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- Next up for our Christmas Extravaganza,

we have Madison O'Hara singing "Up on the Rooftop."

Let's give her all a big round of applause.

[audience applauding]

[soft piano music]

- Coop, I don't think I can do this.

Tell Miss Connelly I changed my mind.

- Of course you can do this, Maddy.

- I don't know, Coop.

[soft piano music]

- You can borrow this.

It's my good luck charm.

It was my mom's.

She always wore it when she needed courage.

- It's beautiful. Thanks, Coop.

- Break a leg. You can do this, Maddy.

[audience applauding]

- Your girlfriend's gonna freeze up there, Coop.

- She's not my girlfriend, and she's gonna do great!

Come on, Maddy.

[audience applauding]

- I told you she won't do it.

- Give me that.

- Cooper, what are you doing out here?

I don't think I could do this.

- Of course you can.

Just like we practiced. You can do this, Maddy.

I'll be here right with you.

Ready?

A-one, a-two, a-one, two, three.

♪ Up on the rooftop reindeer paws ♪

♪ Out jumps good old Santa Claus ♪

♪ Down through the chimney with lost of toys ♪

♪ All for the little ones' Christmas joys ♪

♪ Ho ho ho, who wouldn't go?

♪ Ho ho ho, who wouldn't go?

♪ Up on the rooftop, click click click ♪

♪ Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick ♪

♪ First comes the stocking of little Nell ♪

♪ Oh dear Santa, fill it well

♪ Give her a dolly that laughs and cries ♪

♪ One that will open and shut her eyes ♪

♪ Ho ho ho, who wouldn't go?

♪ Ho ho ho, who wouldn't go?

♪ Up on the rooftop, click click click ♪

♪ Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick ♪

♪ Saint Nick

♪ Up on the rooftop, click click click ♪

♪ Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick ♪

[crowd applauding lightly]

- Aw, thank you so much.

It has been so fun hanging out with you guys today,

but I bet you are pretty excited to meet our special guest.

[bell ringing]

I think I hear some sleigh bells now.

Does anyone else hear sleigh bells?

Cooper, what do you think?

Is it time to bring out our special guest?

- That depends. Has everyone been good this year?

- [Boy] Yes we have!

[cheering]

- Well, if that's the case, then let's put our hands

together for the big man himself.

Everyone welcome ...

- Santa Claus! - Santa Claus!

[audience applauding and cheering]

- Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas, everyone!

- Hey, does Santa look different to you?

- A new Santa. I hired him yesterday.

- Here.

- Thanks.

- Wow, great costume.

- Yes, it is. Less talking, more walking.

- What's the rush?

- Hey, Mr. Hayes, I like your elf costume.

- Oh, thank you, Jessica.

- You're a teacher.

Why are you working as an elf during the Christmas holiday?

- I am helping a friend out. 'Tis the season.

Merry Christmas, Jessica.

I'll see you back in class in the new year.

- Mr. Hayes, I've been practicing on my keyboard

half an hour every day, just like you told me to.

- That's great, Jessica.

You keep up the good work and you're gonna be

amazing at the spring concert.

- Hi!

Sorry to interrupt, but Elf Cooper here

has a very busy schedule.

- Is this your girlfriend, Mr. Hayes?

- Yes. - No.

- Yes, I am Mr. Hayes' girlfriend,

and it's lovely to meet you?

- Jessica.

- Jessica. Merry Christmas.

Come on, Mr. Hayes, we don't wanna be late.

[soft guitar music]

- Why did you tell my student you're my girlfriend,

and why are we in such a rush?

- One, because that little girl has a huge

teacher crush on you, and so you having a girlfriend

is the kindest way to break her tiny little preteen heart.

And two, we are in a rush because I have

someplace special to be.

- She does? And we do?

- Yes, and yes.

I need you to drop me off at Chez Elise, please.

- Chez Elise?

I thought were going for wings

and then off to my brother's big game-a-thon night.

- I know. Sorry.

Change of plans.

- Luke.

- Luke.

He's back in town for a few days,

and he wants me to meet him for dinner.

- Does this mean you're breaking up with me?

- It's not me. It's you.

- Story of my life.

- Hey, can you stand watch? I need to change.

- Here?

- Yeah.

- Yeah, sure.

So, I thought Luke was spending Christmas

somewhere in the Greek Islands.

- He made a special trip home just to see me

for the holidays, and he's taking me

to the most romantic restaurant in the city.

That can only mean one thing.

- Last-minute attempt to get on Santa's nice list?

- Cooper, I think he's gonna pop the question.

- What question?

- The question.

I think he's gonna propose.

- Propose, propose what, a plan for world peace?

- Wow, are you really not following?

- Maddy, you've been dating Luke for six months,

half of which has been long distance.

- I know, but my parents only knew each other for ...

- [Together] Two months before my dad proposed.

- Yeah, I know.

- And I met Luke in the exact booth in the exact

same coffee shop where my parents met.

Coop, it has to be a sign.

- Maddy, you've been looking for magical signs and chasing

love at first sight ever since high school,

and it never works out well.

Not everyone is as lucky are your parents.

Life's a lot more complicated now.

- It doesn't have to be.

- You know, just because he checks all the right boxes

doesn't mean he's your person.

- He's a good guy, Coop.

So, what do you think?

- I think Luke is the luckiest man in the world.

- Those are the words I wanna hear from my best friend.

[gentle piano music]

- Thanks, Cooper.

- You're welcome.

- Have fun tonight with your brother.

I know how much you look forward to this event every year.

Sorry I'll miss it.

- It's okay. Have fun.

Drop your stuff off at your place.

I know you have a music session with Grams tomorrow.

- You don't have to do that, Coop.

- It's okay, I have time. I'll leave your keys ...

- Under the flowerpot. - Under the flowerpot?

- Thank you.

- You sure Luke's gonna give me a ride home?

- Unless he decides to whisk me off to Paris.

- Well, if he whisks you off to Paris, can you remind him

to whisk you back by five PM Sunday night?

We have the Montello Christmas party.

- I wouldn't miss it.

I have been planning this party for three weeks.

It's gonna be our best one yet.

Good night, Cooper.

- Good night, Maddy.

[soft piano music]

[door closing]

- Hi.

- Do you have a reservation?

- Yes, it would be under Luke Anderson for two.

- I don't see anything under Mr. Anderson for two,

but there is for a party of five.

- Are you sure? Can you just check again?

- Yes, I'm sure. I spoke to him personally.

He hasn't arrived yet, but the rest of his guests

are at his usual table, by the window.

- Okay, thanks.

["Tidings of Comfort and Joy" instrumental music]

- Maddy, over here.

- Hi, James.

I didn't expect to see you all here.

- You know Luke, he's got great time management skills.

Why space us out over a two-day visit

when he can see us all at once?

Boom, four birds with one stone.

- Yeah, that's, a lot of birds.

[gentle piano music]

- Christmas is coming early this year.

- Oh, hi, Jackie.

- Do you mind opening the door for me with that key

instead of showing the entire neighborhood where we hide it?

- I was being stealthy about it.

- You are a giant green elf.

There is nothing stealthy about you.

- I will get the door.

- Thank you.

- Is that a turtle?

- Oh yeah, this is Shelby.

She needed some overnight medication,

so I volunteered to bring her home.

- Nice to meet you, Shelby.

- How was that event today?

- Good, I guess.

- Why so glum? Where's your holiday spirit?

- I used up my quota for the day.

Eight-year-olds with massive sugar highs.

- You think you have a smidgen left

to help me wrap some Christmas presents?

- Mm.

- I'll spring for pizza.

- Deal.

- Yes.

- But I have to be outta here by 7:30.

It's Brett's big game-a-thon night.

- He's still doing those?

- Year 10, haven't missed one yet.

You wanna come? You can be my date.

- I've had worse offers.

Your first choice ditched you for Luke, huh?

- Yeah, she did.

So what do you think of him?

- Luke? He's rich, gorgeous, successful.

- Do you think he's right for Maddy?

- Of course not. He's totally gonna break her heart.

- Right? How does she not see it?

- Maddy's a big girl, and we're not kids anymore.

You don't need to be her knight in shining armor.

- I just, I just don't wanna see her get hurt again.

[phone ringing]

- Mm, speaking of Maddy.

Hey, girl, how's the big date going?

- He invited three of his friends to join us for dinner.

- Oh.

Um, that's cool.

- Yeah, that was my reaction.

- Well maybe he has something special planned

for just the two of you afterwards.

- [Maddy] You think so?

- Maybe.

- Jackie, I was really hoping that tonight

was going to be a special night.

He said he was flying in just to see me.

- Luke's a busy guy, and maybe he's just trying

to see everyone for the holidays.

- Well why does he have to kill so many birds at once?

- Luke's killing birds.

- Sh.

- I have nothing in common with his friends.

I feel so out of place here.

- Try to have fun, and if you need to bail,

call us and we'll come get you.

- Us?

- Yeah, I'm with Cooper.

We're about to order a pizza, wrap some Christmas presents

and then go to his brother's game night,

and how am I supposed to say no to an elf during Christmas?

- Have fun.

I better head back in there.

- [Jackie] Okay, talk to you later.

- There she is. You look stunning.

- Thanks. You look great too.

- Have a seat.

We just ordered some appetizers.

Hope you like steak tartar.

- Yum.

["What Child is This" instrumental music]

What is this?

- It's your Christmas present.

- Do I open it now?

- I can't think of a better time.

["What Child is This" instrumental music]

- Perfume! That's great.

- Latest line from Paris. Super exclusive.

It's not even on the shelves yet.

- Is that actually Francois La Toole's new scent?

- It is.

I had to pull a lotta strings for that little bottle.

- I am so jealous. Can I see it?

- [Maddy] Of course, yeah.

- So, I was thinking, after dinner, poker night at my place?

- Sorry, wish I could, but

I have special plans after dinner.

A few potential clients are in town

that I need to impress.

I didn't grow one of the largest PR firms in the country

by wasting a Friday night in the city.

- I thought that we were going to hang out tonight.

- We are.

We'll hit all the hot spots. It'll be fun.

[upbeat piano music]

- Let me guess. These are for Maddy.

- You know how much she loves her cozy winter slippers.

- Yeah, she'll love those.

Almost as much as the epic gift that she's getting from me.

- Oh yeah, what did you get here?

- That's a secret, and I wanna keep it a surprise,

and we all know that you are completely

incapable of keeping secrets.

- Okay, I am very good at keeping secrets.

How long have I kept yours for?

- Oh, don't start that again.

Okay, you and your theories are completely wrong.

- [chuckles] So you wanna look me in my eyes and tell me

that you are not madly in love with Maddy?

- I am not.

I'm not madly in love with Maddy.

- In my eyes.

- This is ridiculous.

I am not in love with Maddy.

- Of course not, you're just spending your entire Christmas

holidays dressed like an elf to sing at kid parties.

- I like to sing.

- I like to sing. That's what karaoke night's for.

- She needed my help. She was one elf short.

- She would have found someone.

- Look, I love helping out.

- You love Maddy.

Look, Cooper, I've known you since Grade 10,

and you've always worn your heart on your sleeve.

Everyone knows that you are in love with Maddy.

Except Maddy.

- Everyone?

- Except Maddy.

- Well then,

let's keep it that way.

- I knew it.

- Jackie, I'm serious. You can never tell her.

- Cooper, what I don't get is why you haven't said

anything yet, you've had plenty of opportunities.

- I told her once.

- You're talking about Grad Night?

- Yeah, Grad Night.

Hey, I told her that I was in love with her.

- And she told me that she loved me, as a friend.

A best friend.

Conversation over.

- Right, okay, so you were 18

and she was dating the captain

of the high school football team at the time.

What did you expect her to say?

- It still counts.

Plus, I have been very good at moving on.

- Right.

- I have been moderately good at moving on.

- Can I give you one piece of advice?

One of these days, one of these guys that Maddy falls for

might actually be a good fit for her,

and you'll lose your chance of telling her forever.

You're a sweet guy, Cooper, but if you don't tell her now

you might never get the chance to.

- Great to see you.

[soft piano music]

Are you ready for a spectacular night?

- Luke, you're only in town for a few days.

I thought we could do something special.

- We are doing something special.

- I meant, I thought we could spend some time together.

Just the two of us.

- I wish I could, but I gotta lock in

these clients before the new year.

We'll make some time after the holidays,

once things settle down.

Come on, let's grab a cab. I don't wanna be late.

- You go ahead. I think I'll head out.

- But you're my good luck charm.

- Luke, I'm just not sure that this is working out.

I really want it to, but I realized tonight that maybe

you and me are just at different stages in our lives.

And maybe we don't know each other

as well as I thought we did.

- When we met at the coffee shop, you said it was fate.

- I did.

And I want to believe that.

I just need some time to think about things.

- Was it the perfume?

Because I can get you any present your heart desires.

- It's not a present that my heart desires, it's time.

The person I love.

Luke, your company is your first love, and that's amazing.

But at this point in my life,

I want someone whose first love is me.

- Are we breaking up?

- Yes.

No.

I don't know.

- Can we talk about it tomorrow?

[soft piano music]

- I'll be home after my yoga class.

[soft piano music]

[upbeat music]

- Please tell me your brother has matured since high school.

Those nicknames leave much to be desired.

- I make no such promises.

[phone pinging]

- Who is it?

- It's Maddy. She needs a ride.

- So soon? That's not a good sign.

Here, give me your keys, I'll go grab her.

I'll meet you back here in half an hour.

- And let you drive Red Thunder?

Uh, no.

- Red Thunder? You named your truck?

- That was the name when I bought it.

Look, you go on ahead without me.

I'll be back as soon as I can.

- But I don't know anybody here.

- You know my brother.

[engine starting]

- Turtle Toes.

- Hi, Brett.

- Come on in.

[upbeat music]

[music fading out]

[sighing]

♪ Why don't fairy tales come true? ♪

♪ Feels like they ought to just for a while ♪

♪ And I really hoped this time they would stay ♪

♪ Yeah, I really hoped they'd stay ♪

- Pretty song.

- Thanks.

It's you.

Small world.

How was your first day on the job as Santa?

- Trust me, young lady.

Today was not my first day as Santa.

- Why are you still in costume now?

- You know I can't afford to pay you overtime, right?

[laughing]

- Busiest time of the year for me.

It's a full-time job keeping Christmas spirit high.

- Of course.

- Your Christmas spirit seems to be in trouble, Madison.

- Maybe a little.

- What seems to be bothering you?

- Time.

- I see.

- I'm gonna be 30 soon, and I'm still wearing

an elf costume to make ends meet.

- Making children happy and lifting people's

Christmas spirits isn't such a bad job.

- Oh, my gosh. I didn't mean ...

- [laughs] Madison. - I'm sorry.

- If running your company at 27

wasn't your dream, what is?

- Getting a record deal?

- Oh.

- Finding that perfect someone to spend my life with.

- I'm afraid I don't know much about record deals.

But love, now there's something I know a thing or two about.

Sometimes, being a little unperfect

can be perfectly perfect.

- I'm not sure I'm following.

- Love lives in the little gestures, not the large ones.

It's in the thoughtfulness of others.

Loyalty, friendship.

Trust.

That perfect someone may not always be perfect.

But the love? The love is perfect.

- Mr. Perfectly Unperfect, huh?

- Yup.

- Even for me?

- Even for you.

- That's my ride. It was really nice talking to you.

[truck door opening and closing]

Santa?

Weird.

- Hey, stranger.

- Hey, Coop, thanks for coming.

- What are you doing out here by yourself?

- Santa was keeping me company until you got here.

- Santa?

- Claus, the guy that I hired. He was here.

You know, Mr. Johnston was right to recommend him.

He makes a pretty convincing Santa, even off the clock.

- Musta just missed him.

- Yeah.

- Beautiful night.

- Is it?

- You wanna talk about it?

- Not really.

- Wanna go to my brother's party?

- Nope.

I'm sorry, Coop. I'm just not in the mood.

Can you just drive me home?

- I have a better idea. You'll love it.

Trust me.

[gentle piano music]

- I haven't been here in years.

I'm pretty sure this is illegal.

- Maddy, I'm a teacher. Literally my job to be here.

Trust me, no one'll mind.

I'll be right back.

[gentle piano music]

- It's beautiful.

- Yeah, we didn't take it down after the Christmas concert.

It was a good one this year.

You woulda loved it.

- So what exactly are we doing here?

- Mm, we are gonna write a song together. Like old times.

It's the one true thing I know'll make you happy.

What do you say?

- What about your brother's party?

- There will always be next year.

Come on, let's hear some of the ideas you been working on.

[gentle piano music]

- Why not?

[upbeat guitar music]

♪ Why does it feel like I've been here before ♪

♪ Like we've had so much more?

♪ Why, what's the deal

♪ With this feeling inside thinking you were once mine? ♪

♪ I

♪ Can't shake

♪ Can't shake

♪ How familiar you are

♪ I'm dreaming awake

♪ Can't escape this feeling in my heart ♪

♪ Somehow I, I have always been yours ♪

♪ And you, you have always been mine ♪

♪ It's like a deja vu every moment with you ♪

♪ Am I going outta my mind?

♪ I swear we've fallen, fallen, fallen ♪

♪ In love in another life

♪ Oh I've known you for years

♪ And that look in your eyes tells me this is right ♪

♪ And now, that we're here

♪ I see the light, is this what true love feels like? ♪

♪ I can't shake

♪ How familiar you are

♪ I'm dreaming awake

♪ Can't escape this feeling in my heart ♪

♪ Somehow I, I have always been yours ♪

♪ And you, you have always been mine ♪

♪ It's like a deja vu every moment with you ♪

♪ Am I going outta my mind?

♪ I swear we've fallen, fallen, fallen ♪

♪ In love in another life

- Uh, really good, I must admit.

- Like old times.

- Like old times.

I can't believe you grew up to be a teacher

at our old school.

Was that always your dream, Coop?

- Part of it, yeah.

- Didn't you ever dream of being,

and I mean no offense by this.

- Mm-hm.

- But being more?

- Sure, yeah.

I wanted to be a professional hockey player,

but I didn't wanna risk ruining my beautiful smile, so.

I love my job, Maddy.

I know it's not glamorous, but I love it.

And every once in a while I make a difference

in a kid's life, like a real difference.

Nothing beats that for me.

- I'm sorry you missed your brother's party tonight.

- No worries.

No place I'd rather be.

[sighing]

Wow.

Okay, here's a memory with Madison O'Hara.

- Okay.

- You had just moved to town, and I barely knew you.

- That was a tough year for you.

- It was, yeah.

But you made it easier.

And I remember you showing up

to my mother's funeral wearing those ...

- Fuchsia pink pants. - Fuchsia pink pants.

- Yeah.

- In my defense. - Okay.

- I hadn't told my parents I was going to the funeral, so

no one had told me that bright pink

was wildly inappropriate.

I didn't know that I was gonna stand out

until I walked in and everyone was wearing black.

- Oh yeah, I saw you. And you looked really pretty.

I didn't even realize you knew my name at the time.

But you were like a bright light on my darkest day.

- I didn't want you to be sad.

BFFs, ever since.

- Yeah.

BFFs.

Maddy [clears throat], I have something I wanna tell you.

[phone pinging]

Oh, shoot.

- What is it?

- It's Jackie.

I left her at my brother's party. I gotta go pick her up.

- You are a terrible date.

- Yeah, I am.

- Let's roll.

[gentle piano music]

- Okay, okay, stop stop stop.

[groaning]

Cannot breathe, might not make it.

What is with you, man?

Dude, first you bail on my epic party,

breaking a 10-year tradition, might I add.

Then you ditch your super hot date, Turtle Toes,

who is just tons of fun.

- Okay, you should really stop calling her that.

- And now, you're clearly trying to kill your brother

with just an unreasonable amount of cardio.

Something I should know?

- Sorry, I'm just full of so much energy today.

- Were you bit by a radioactive spider last night?

- No.

- A radioactive reptile then?

- No, nothing radioactive.

It's Maddy.

- You were bit by Maddy?

- No.

I'm in love with Maddy.

- Yeah, and?

- And I'm gonna tell her today.

- You're telling me she doesn't already know that?

- Of course not.

- Wow, pretty, talented,

but not the sharpest tool in the shed, is she?

- Brett.

- What, man, it's been totally obvious

since you hit puberty.

- Yeah, because we're just friends, best friends.

- Coop, Coop, Coop, Coop,

whenever a boy and a girl are just friends,

and they remain only best friends,

it's usually because the poor sap,

that's you, you're the poor sap,

the poor sap is just totally in love with a woman

who's just way out of his league.

- You think Maddy's outta my league?

- Absolutely.

- Thanks for the support, brother.

- But, you're still a Hayes brother.

And, despite our questionable fashion sense,

my ever-expanding love handles and your terrible

comic timing, any woman would be lucky to have us.

- You think so?

- I know so.

That's what my loving wife tells me,

and I choose to believe her.

So lay it on me.

What's the plan? How you gonna tell her?

- I have the perfect idea, but I need a big favor from you.

- I am in.

One condition, I get to walk home from here. That's enough.

[light piano music]

- Coffee?

- Sure, thanks.

[sighs] You heading to work?

- Yes.

And I only slightly regret staying out so late last night.

- How was Brett's party?

- Fun, actually.

Considering the fact that my date ditched me

midway through for another woman.

[throat clearing]

- Sorry about that.

- And on that note, how was your night?

- It was nice,

considering that I kind of broke up with Luke.

I thought that I would be devastated.

But Coop and I had a lot of fun last night.

- Tell me more.

- I just thought it was really sweet of him

to stay with me and take my mind off stuff.

Time with him is effortless.

He's one of my favorite people.

My best friend.

- I thought I was your best friend.

- You are.

You're just on a lateral scale.

[gentle music]

- Hey, you work here?

- Yeah, what do you need?

- I was wondering if you have a record

called the "Pink Star Dogs"?

Local band, one-hit wonder about a decade ago?

- "Pink Star Dogs," wow, we don't get

many requests for that one these days,

but yeah, since they were a local band,

we usually carry a few copies.

It's in the back. I'll go see if we have any left.

- Perfect, thank you.

["Gloria in Excelsis" instrumental music]

[phone ringing]

- Hello.

- Hey, Jackie.

- [Jackie] Yes.

- Hi, I'm sorry to bother you at work.

- No problem, I needed a break.

I have a cranky parrot who needs an X-ray.

- How can you tell the parrot's cranky?

- [Parrot] You're a jerk, you're a jerk.

- Oh, you can tell.

- I need a favor.

- Shoot.

- I'm gonna tell Maddy how I feel tonight,

and I wanna make it special.

- You are? Ooh, good luck.

- [Parrot] Good luck.

- [Jackie] So, what's the plan? What's your big move?

- It's nothing big, but I do want it to be perfect.

- Anything you need, Coop. How can I help?

- [Parrot] You're a nut. You're a nut.

You're an idiot.

♪ Like it's deja vu every moment with you ♪

♪ Am I going outta my mind?

♪ It's like we've fallen, fallen, fallen ♪

♪ In love in another life

- Oh, that's really good, Maddy.

- Thank you, Grams.

- You know, sweetheart, you don't need my help anymore.

You've got this.

All on your own.

- I will always appreciate your help, Grams.

- And I appreciate your company.

- Grams, why didn't you ever pursue a career in music?

You have more talent than anyone I've ever met.

- Who says I didn't?

- I don't mean teaching piano lessons.

I mean shining up on a stage for everyone to see.

- Oh, sweetheart, I don't need a stage

to shine on every day.

I'm plenty shiny all on my own.

- Well, I can't argue with that.

But, didn't you ever dream of sharing

your gift with the world?

- I did.

Each student that walked through this door

over the past, oh, 50 years,

left with a little piece of my gift.

My music allowed me to make others happy, but also,

it gave me the time to raise a beautiful family.

If I'd have been a big star, I wouldn't have had

the wonderful life I did with your grandfather.

- I never thought of it like that.

- No one gets to have it all in life, Maddy.

You only get so much time, so you need to spend it wisely.

- How did you become so wise?

- Oh, it comes with the wrinkles, honey.

[laughing]

[phone pinging]

- Yes.

- Here you go.

That's the last one.

- Wow.

- Is that for you or for someone special?

- Someone special.

- I hope she likes it.

- Thanks.

- Now how much for that classic record player?

[Laura humming]

- Hi, Laura.

- Hey.

- What's going on? Where is everybody?

I know it's the holidays,

but this yoga studio looks like a ghost town.

- I canceled the class.

Turns out someone booked a private session.

- A private session? That's crazy.

Who would do that?

- Looks like you have a fan.

Go on in.

[upbeat music]

- What is this?

[upbeat music]

- [Luke] Surprise.

- Luke.

What are you doing here?

- Taking interest in your yoga classes.

- I'm not sure you can do yoga in those pants.

- Maddy, I had time to think about what you said,

and this is the dinner you should have had last night.

I'm sorry I messed it up.

- Wow, this is ...

- Perfect?

- I was going to say grand,

but, yes.

This is beautiful.

What did you have to promise the studio to get them

to shut this place down for a few hours?

- I promised them a free PR campaign for the new year.

- Persuasive.

- And, here's a little something.

Hope it's more to your liking than the perfume.

- Luke, you didn't have to get me anything.

- Don't be silly.

I want you to be happy.

[upbeat music]

- This is unbelievable.

It, it's too much.

- Nothing is too much for you.

[gentle piano music]

- You all set?

- Yes, I told Maddy to meet me at the pet supply store.

Said I had to grab a few things.

She should be here any minute now.

- Okay great, but remember you have to stall her

for at least 40 minutes so I can decorate.

- 40 minutes, Coop?

I'm at a pet store, not a laundromat.

What am I supposed to do for 40 minutes?

- You'll think of something.

- Oh, she's coming, gotta go. Good luck, Coop.

- Thanks.

- Hey.

- Hi.

- You get everything you need?

- No, not yet. I'm still looking.

- What do you need? I'll help you look.

- I'm looking for, uh.

A hamster. I'm looking for a hamster, for the clinic.

I'm just having a hard time deciding.

They're so cute.

Wanna help?

- Why would you wanna get a hamster for the clinic?

Don't you guys treat a lot of cats?

- We do. We do.

I just thought that they might want a friend.

- Cats eat hamsters.

You're a vet. You should know this.

- They do. They do.

- What's going on?

- Nothing, nothing's going on.

- You are being weird.

Which means that you're hiding something. Spit it out.

- Nope, I'm not hiding anything.

I'm not being w ...

Oh my goodness, what is that?

- Oh.

Do you like it?

- Yes, I like it. It's a giant diamond on a string.

- Yeah.

- Where did you get it?

- Luke gave it to me.

We kind of got back together.

I think.

- You what?

- Perfect.

Okay.

Maddy, I am in lo ...

I am in lo ...

Just in case I get tongue-tied,

this is everything I wanna tell you.

[gentle piano music]

[phone pinging]

[gentle piano music]

- Hey, Jackie, do you think we can keep this

whole Luke thing just between the two of us for now?

I would rather to tell Cooper myself.

I really wanna talk to him about something.

- Absolutely, my lips are sealed.

I won't say anything to Cooper.

Hey, are you sure you wanna go home right now?

Wouldn't you rather just grab a movie,

just the two of us tonight?

- I am sure.

Luke is trying to clear his schedule.

He should be able to swing by here

later tonight to hang out.

- By here, tonight?

- Luke and I still have a lot to work out.

Why? What's going on?

- Nothing, I just, I, I would have tidied up a bit.

That's all.

- Don't worry about it. I'll tidy up.

- Hey, is that Luke?

- What, already? Where?

- I am positive that I just saw him drive by.

- Are you sure?

- Pretty sure.

I think he overshot the house.

You should probably go check on him.

- Okay.

[light music]

- Jackie, where's Maddy?

- Didn't you get my text? She's out in the driveway.

- What text?

[light music]

Red alert. Red alert, what do I do?

- Here, take the hamster.

- I don't think this is a valid solution

to the problem at hand.

- Go hide.

- Where?

- In my room.

- The card, the card.

[light music]

- Jackie?

- Yep, here.

- It wasn't him. You must have seen someone else.

- Oh, sorry, my bad.

- This place looks amazing.

When did you find the time to decorate?

- I came home at lunch.

I guess it's not as messy as I remembered.

[Cooper sneezing]

- What was that?

- The hamster. I'm gonna go check on him.

- Okay.

[light music]

[muffled sneezing]

- I think I'm allergic to hamsters.

- Breathe.

- Breathing is the problem.

- Okay, why did you take him out of the cage?

- He looked really cute. I wanted to say hi.

- Okay, you need to be very quiet.

Stay here with Larry until Maddy goes to bed.

- Who's Larry?

- Hamster.

- You named your hamster Larry?

- You named your truck Red Thunder.

- That was the name of the truck when I bought it.

Okay, I can do this.

- And one more thing. Luke is coming over.

- I can't do this.

[knocking on door]

- [Maddy] Jackie, can I come in?

- Duck.

- Can I borrow that white sweater for tonight?

- Mm-hm.

- Were you on the phone?

- Nope.

- Then who were you talking to?

- I was talking to my new hamster, Larry.

- Where is the hamster?

- He's sleeping.

I, I tucked him in.

Sh.

[Cooper sneezing]

- What was that?

- That was, Larry.

- That's enough. You are a terrible liar.

Hamsters don't sneeze.

What's going on?

[light music]

- Hi.

- Cooper?

[sneezing]

[gentle piano music]

So is someone gonna tell me what's going on?

- I was.

See, when you were gone, I just ...

- We just ...

- [Cooper] Sometimes ...

- Cooper. - Me.

- Just. - Just, and we don't.

- I just don't understand why you guys

didn't tell me that you had a thing.

- A what?

- Thing.

- Yes, a thing.

Jackie

and I

are a thing.

- That's why you were asking me all those questions

about Cooper this morning.

And that's why you've been acting so weird all day.

- Yes, because we didn't want to upset you.

- Why would I be upset?

I mean, my two best friends getting together,

I have no reason to be upset.

I would have never guessed.

- Neither would I.

- But I'm happy for you guys.

Really.

- You are?

- Of course I am.

- That is, great.

- Great.

- Everything's great.

- Great, it's so good.

- How long have you guys been dating?

- Three weeks. - Two days.

- Three weeks and two days.

[stuttering together]

- I'm gonna go get changed before Luke arrives.

Nobody move.

- Oh, me and her, we won't [laughs].

[laughing]

- We need to get outta here before Luke gets here.

- Agreed, but, she told us to stay here, so.

- What are you, four?

Wait here a second, I'm gonna go get changed.

[gentle piano music]

- Coop, my man. How you doing?

- I'm good.

Wow, that's a big bouquet.

- Did you see the necklace?

- Hi, Luke.

Bye, Luke. Ready, Coop?

- Where you two heading off in such a rush?

- The movies.

- Luke, hi.

- Brought you something.

- Thank you.

- I managed to push the rest of my evening commitments,

so I am all yours for the night.

- That's perfect.

- You guys have a great night.

- Wait, why don't you two stick around for a bit?

- No, no, thank you.

We have to get going.

Jackie has been waiting to see this movie for weeks.

It's a big date night.

- Oh, I didn't realize you two were together.

- It's a new thing.

- Well, I have some incredible wine here

and lots of pastries.

I insist you two stay for at least one drink.

- Is that cannoli?

- The best in town.

- I love cannoli.

- Then it's settled. I'll get the wine opener.

Maddy, why don't you put on a record?

- A record?

- Yeah, I haven't seen one of these in a long time.

- Wow, me neither.

Jackie, is this yours?

- Yes, Cooper got it for me for Christmas. Right, Coop?

- I sure did.

- It's a classic.

It's Beautiful.

- Where are your wineglasses?

- I'll show you.

- Okay.

"The Pink Star Dogs," are you serious?

Did you buy this?

- I did.

- I love this record.

- I know.

- How did you even find this?

- I got it at the local record shop.

It was supposed to be a surprise, but, uh ...

- A surprise?

- For Jackie. It was supposed to be a surprise for Jackie.

But I couldn't wait to give it to her.

- I didn't realize that Jackie liked them that much.

I thought that you and I were the only ones

on the planet that loved them in high school.

- No, no.

I, I'm pretty sure she liked them too.

In fact, she, she couldn't get enough.

- I don't--

Hey, thanks.

- Great tune. What record's this?

- "The Pink Star Dogs." - "The Pink Star Dogs."

- These two would not stop playing this song in high school.

I hated it.

- I told you.

Sorry, Coop, it looks like Jackie didn't share

our obsession with this band after all.

But, if it makes you feel any better, this made my night.

- So you guys all went to high school together?

- Yeah, I've known them pretty much my whole life.

- Wow, that's rare.

You guys are lucky to hold friendships for that long.

I didn't stay in touch with any of my high school friends.

- Really, why?

- Outgrew them, I guess.

Too much time spent apart,

and everyone went their separate ways.

- I guess we are pretty lucky. Here's to friendship.

- Friendship.

[glasses clinking]

[upbeat guitar music]

♪ If I believe it

♪ Then darling you're the same as me ♪

♪ You're broken and it's torn at the seams, oh darling ♪

♪ You're the same as me

♪ You're the same as

♪ Me

[applauding]

- It's beautiful.

- Thanks.

- She's the best.

- You should be singing in front of a much bigger audience,

not just kid parties.

- One day, hopefully.

- Definitely, and sooner than you think.

- What do you mean?

- I was meaning to tell you earlier,

but it's been a really weird evening.

I spoke to my brother today, and, you know how he helps

find sponsors for the Christmas telethon every year?

Well, we worked out a deal, and your company is gonna be

an official sponsor of the telethon.

- Uh, what, what does that mean?

- It means that you have a spot to sing

on the telethon on Christmas Eve.

- I do?

- Yeah, you'll be singing live

on Trey Fondell's Christmas special.

- Oh my gosh! This is amazing.

What do they want me to sing?

- Whatever you want. It's your spot.

It's gonna be great promotion for your company,

and you can put on the best

Madison O'Hara Christmas special yet.

- Coop, this is incredible.

- I'm happy you're excited.

- How did you manage that?

How can I afford to be the sponsor?

- I might have made a few promises, but

nothing I can't handle.

- Thank you so much, Cooper. I don't know how to repay you.

- It's nothing.

- Hey, I know some people in the business too,

some big clients, let me see if I can

get you a few gigs as well.

I mean, a telethon is cute,

but maybe I can get you in front of some record labels.

- Really?

- Sure thing.

- It's getting late.

Cooper and I should head out now.

If we leave now, we can get the late late showing.

- [Maddy] Are you sure?

- Yeah, we didn't mean to crash your date night,

and I know you two wanted some alone time.

- That was the plan.

But this was really fun.

Thanks for sticking around.

- You two have a great night.

- I'll see you tomorrow for the Montello party?

- I'll see you tomorrow.

[gentle piano music]

- Hey, just because things didn't exactly go to plan

does not mean you get to back out on our deal.

- I know. I won't.

- It was not easy getting Maddy into that telethon.

You know that clown with the hairless cat?

They gave up one of their songs for Maddy.

- Mr. BonBon and Cue Ball gave up time for Maddy?

I love that hairless cat.

- She better be worth it, man.

I owe that clown a favor now.

And you know how I feel about clowns and favors.

- She's worth it.

- So what are you gonna do now?

- About what?

- You know, about Luke.

- What about Luke?

I'm a primary school teacher, not a mob boss.

He won. He's the better man.

He got the girl.

- I can't believe what I'm hearing.

You finally work up the nerve to tell Maddy how you feel,

after a decade, might I add,

and now you're just, what, throwing in the towel

because Rich Boy bought her a fancy lunch?

- Don't forget about the expensive diamond necklace.

- No no, no no no.

Hayes brothers do not give up that easily, you understand?

Do you know what I had to do, what I had to go through,

to convince Linda to marry me, do you?

- Beg?

- Well yeah.

But, I also won her over

because of my incredible perseverance.

- Your perseverance?

- Mm-hm, it's like my superpower.

- Brett, Luke is the perfect man.

He's rich, he's successful, he's charming.

How do I compete with that?

- You just ask yourself one simple question, WWBD.

- What?

- What would the Brett Man do, huh?

We're gonna find his kryptonite.

[holiday music]

Kryptonite.

- Christmas is this weekend.

[phone ringing]

Hello.

- Hi, beautiful, how are you?

- Just having coffee with Grams before the Montello party.

Are you heading to the airport?

- I've extended my trip.

I'll stay in town till Christmas Eve.

- Really? That's great.

- And I booked you a gig at the Blue Velvet.

- The Blue Velvet?

But it's almost impossible to get a spot to perform there.

Record labels are there all the time scouting new talent.

- Exactly, and it gets even better.

It's for their biggest show of the year, Christmas Eve.

Performers compete all year to earn

a spot on Christmas Eve.

How did you pull it off?

- Christmas magic.

- Luke, I have the telethon that night.

- Maddy, the telethon is for local talent.

No one takes artists performing

at the Christmas telethon seriously.

It's for amateurs.

Plus, your company can still be a sponsor.

You don't have to be the one performing.

Find another elf to do the gig.

The Blue Velvet is for real artists, like you.

- Cooper worked really hard to get me that spot.

- Cooper will understand.

- I don't know what to say.

Can I think about it for a bit?

- This is a huge opportunity.

Don't wait too long to say yes.

- Have a great night, Luke.

And, thanks.

- Sounds like there are a lot of opportunities

coming your way.

- Grams, what do I do?

- You follow your heart, my darling.

What does your heart say?

- Can I be honest?

I haven't been able to get Cooper

out of my head or my heart lately.

I'm so confused. I mean, we're friends, best friends.

But then I found out he's dating Jackie.

- Well, that's wonderful.

- Oh, and I love her,

but they are just so wrong for each other.

And I got to thinking about Cooper and I, and--

- It sounds like it's time

for an honest conversation with Cooper.

- I know.

Things are just so complicated right now.

- Life always is.

But when you have something to say,

you owe it to yourself to say it.

- Yeah.

[soft guitar music]

- Hey, Cooper.

- Hey.

- What are you doing out here? It's getting chilly.

Come on.

[case zipping]

How was the movie last night?

- What movie?

- The one you went to see with Jackie.

- Oh, it was, it was good.

How was the rest of your night with Luke?

- It was good.

- Good.

- What's wrong?

- Maddy, can we talk after the party tonight?

I have something I really need to tell you,

and it's important.

- Yeah, I actually have something I really wanna talk

to you about too, Cooper.

- Okay.

- Okay.

Let's go inside. It's about to start.

- Brett.

- Turtle Toes.

- What are you doing here?

- I need your help. Can I come in?

- Sure.

You want me to do what exactly?

- Just think of this as your chance to be in a spy movie.

- First off, I've never had any aspirations

to be a spy in a movie.

- Are you serious?

- Secondly, I am a terrible liar, a terrible actress,

and inevitably, I'd be a terrible spy.

- You don't know that.

- The last time I lied for your brother,

I ended up with a hamster and a boyfriend.

- Well, that doesn't seem so bad.

Wait, who's your boyfriend?

- What exactly are you trying to find by spying on Luke?

- Kryptonite.

- What?

- Kryptonite. A chip in his perfect armor.

Some sort of weakness.

- Why?

- Because, if I can expose enough of Luke's weaknesses,

then maybe Cooper has a chance.

- Why do you care so much?

There are millions of girls who would love to date Cooper.

- Sure, yeah.

They're not Maddy.

Coop always puts other people before himself.

How many times have you seen him go and help

somebody else instead of going after what he wants?

- He did help me wrap Christmas presents the other day.

- Yeah, and he missed my epic party to go help Maddy.

- Cooper's a great guy, but you can't force love.

Plus, I don't wanna do anything unless I hear back from him.

- I want him to be happy, Jackie.

I'm just trying to give him a fighting chance here.

- Anytime you get involved with other people's

love lives, it never ends well.

Trust me.

- Fine, I'm just gonna leave you my number

in case you change your mind, okay?

It is not like I'm asking you to track down

some criminal activity here.

Although if you did find some, that would be a total bonus.

- Brett.

- I just wanna know his flaws.

I just wanna know where does Luke fall short

and where does Cooper shine, that's all, okay?

Please, please please please please.

- Fine, I'll think about it.

But if I end up with any more pets

or any more boyfriends, I'm dropping them at your place.

- Deal.

[light music]

- That was fun! I think we really nailed it tonight.

And, I don't wanna jinx it,

but we're getting pretty good at these events.

- Yeah, it was, and yeah, we are.

You know what, Maddy?

I've been feeling really down lately,

but being here with you made my day a little brighter.

- Me too actually.

I was feeling a little down too, until I saw you.

- Yeah.

- Maddy, I wanna talk to you about something.

- I actually wanna talk to you about something too, Cooper.

- You go first.

- Um, Cooper,

I,

it's just that.

- You know you can talk to me about anything, Maddy.

- I know.

Have you ever felt that maybe--

[phone pinging]

- Oh, I am so sorry. It's Jackie, I'll call her back.

- Right, Jackie.

- What is it, Maddy?

- Nothing.

I just wanted to tell you that I won't

be able to make it to the telethon on Christmas Eve.

- What?

- I know how hard it must have been for you to pull

the strings to get me that spot, and I promise I'm gonna get

some great performers to represent my company,

but Luke, he got me a spot performing

at the Blue Velvet on Christmas Eve.

And you know how big that could be for me.

- Wow, the Blue Velvet.

- Yeah, can you believe it?

- That's great.

- I am sorry, Cooper.

- No, I completely understand.

- You do?

- I do, yeah, I know how much your career means to you

and I understand that this is a really great opportunity.

- Thank you.

- And I also understand that nothing I do will

ever match what someone like Luke can do for you.

- Cooper.

- I have to go.

- Wait, where is this coming from?

- All I've ever wanted was for you to be happy, and you are.

- Cooper, what did you wanna tell me?

- Nothing important.

Good night, Maddy.

[soft music]

[light piano music]

- Luke, come on in.

Maddy isn't home yet, but she should be here soon.

- Good, I wanted to surprise her. Cool if I wait?

- Yep.

- Ah, baking cookies.

- Banana chocolate chip.

It's a super easy recipe, and it's Maddy's favorite.

I could give it to you.

- Oh, thanks, but easy or not, I'd find a way to burn them.

Never had a knack in the kitchen.

- So you don't know how to cook?

- Not at all.

- Interesting.

- Not really. A bachelor can survive on takeout for months.

- Do you consider yourself a bachelor, Luke?

- I guess.

I mean, Maddy and I aren't usually in the same city,

so most of the time I'm alone to fend for myself.

- Uh-huh.

- Yeah.

So when exactly is Maddy getting home?

- Should be soon.

[phone ringing]

- Oh.

Excuse me.

Hello.

Oh, sure, that'd be great. I can be there in 15 minutes.

Do you have?

Oh.

Uh-huh.

Great.

Great.

Looking forward to seeing you, Lucille.

Jackie, something came up. I've gotta go.

- Are you sure?

My cookies are almost ready, and Maddy will be here soon.

- Rain check. Can you tell Maddy I'll text her?

- Yeah.

Have a good night, Luke.

- Thanks.

[door opening and closing]

[light music]

[phone buzzing]

- Hello.

- [Jackie] Hey, Brett, it's Jackie.

- Jackie, hey, what's up? Did you find something?

- Turns out I'm a better spy than I thought.

I did the whole pencil-and-notepad thing and everything.

Where are you right now?

- I'd rather not say.

- Can you come meet me?

- Yeah, just say where and when.

- 222 Main Street, 15 minutes.

Oh, and dress incognito.

- Copy that.

Oh, okay, all right.

[upbeat music]

- Ah! - Ah!

- Oh, Jackie, crap, I thought you were gonna rob me.

- I'm a spy.

- Right. Hey, good job.

- What is this? I told you to dress incognito.

You look like every other guy on the streets.

- Yeah, because that's what incognito means, to blend.

Never mind, I really appreciate all the effort

you put in, this is great.

Hey, what are we doing here?

- Okay, Luke is in that restaurant with a woman

named Lucy who he totally ditched Maddy tonight.

- Good job.

- Also, Luke can't cook.

- Less impressive, but good job, we can work with that.

- Let's go.

There he is.

- Which one is he?

- The really good-looking one.

- That's Luke?

- That's Luke.

Oh, man, Cooper doesn't stand a chance.

- Brett, focus.

- Right right, right right.

[soft mysterious music]

- He is totally cheating on Maddy.

[soft mysterious music]

I bet you that's a diamond necklace.

- 100%, we should get some pics.

- Mm.

[camera clicking]

[throat clearing]

- Hey. - Maddy.

- What are you doing here?

Did you follow me?

Shoot, I told you I was a terrible spy.

- A spy? What do you mean?

Who are you spying on?

- No one.

- A colleague of mine.

A colleague who I suspect is selling secrets

to our competitors, yeah.

So, I enlisted Turtle Toes' help, apparently.

- Really?

Then let me see the photos that you were snapping.

- What?

- Photos, I don't know.

- There wasn't ...

- No photos.

- Come on.

- Jackie, I saw you. Pass me your phone.

Seriously?

First, you steal Cooper from me, and now you're trying

to ruin my relationship with Luke?

- [Jackie] No, it's not like that.

- You and Coop, really? Welcome to the family!

- No, it's complicated.

- [Brett] Yeah, you're telling me.

- And why are you helping?

Is this because Cooper missed your party?

- Actually, yes it is, but not for the reason you think.

- You know what? I am sick of being lied to.

And your little photos of Luke and another woman

are a waste of time.

He invited me here to meet her.

That's Lucille.

She's the one who got me the gig at the Blue Velvet.

- Oh. - Oh.

- I think you guys better leave.

- Would this be a bad time to bring up that Luke

in there is just a terrible cook?

- It is.

- Okay.

[door creaking]

- So you and Cooper, really?

What?

- I can't believe you guys did that.

- We were just trying to help, man.

- I'm pretty sure you didn't.

- We're sorry, Cooper.

Want me to tell Maddy the truth tonight?

- It'll probably just make things worse.

Look, we've messed with her love life enough.

I just wanna give her her lame Christmas gift

and move on with my life.

- I thought you said it was an epic Christmas gift.

- It's no diamond necklace.

Trust me, my perception of great has changed.

Thank you guys for trying, but it's over.

I'll see you tomorrow at the telethon.

- God, don't remind me.

- Wait, you guys are still going to the telethon?

I thought Maddy bailed.

- She did.

[soft piano music]

["Gloria in Excelsis" instrumental music]

- Merry Christmas Eve, little buddy.

Do you mind if play some tunes?

Personal favorite.

[soft music]

♪ Dancing in the shadows

- [Cooper Voiceover] Just in case I get tongue-tied,

this is everything I wanna tell you.

♪ That I'm running from your past ♪

♪ Wanna fight the demon and get on the way that you like ♪

♪ Good intentions come and go

- Come on. This is your night.

- Yeah.

- Is something on your mind? You're so quiet.

- I know. I'm sorry.

I guess I'm just nervous.

- Well trust me. In the PR world, this press is priceless.

After you.

- You have a very merry Christmas, Pearl, okay?

And I'll come check on you tomorrow morning,

and if everything is good, we'll get you home

by Christmas day.

- [Parrot] You're a jerk.

- You're right.

I have been a total jerk.

I mean, it's Christmas Eve, and my best friend is mad at me.

- [Parrot] Hello, hello.

- You're right. I should call her.

Or better yet, I should go see her perform.

I mean, I am a spy now, I could totally sneak

into the most exclusive club on the busiest

night of the year, right?

- [Parrot] Good luck, good luck.

- Thank you.

You know, for a bird, you're actually pretty smart.

[gentle piano music]

- There you go.

You can get settled in.

They'll come get you when they're ready for you.

You're on first.

- Great, thanks, Luke.

Where are you going?

- I invited some clients tonight. This event's a big deal.

Can't miss a golden opportunity to show them a good time

while also showcasing my beautiful girl.

- Oh, okay.

Are you coming back?

- I'll try and swing by before you get onstage,

but if I don't see you, good luck.

- You mean break a leg.

Good luck actually means bad luck when you perform onstage.

- Right.

Break a leg.

Break two.

- It's ...

Okay.

Hi, I'm Maddy.

- Hey, what's up?

- Hey.

- Are you guys performing tonight too?

- I am.

- I'm just on standby.

They gave my spot up to someone else,

last minute, is what I heard, so.

They said they might try to squeeze me in, if they can.

So, I don't know, fingers crossed [chuckles].

[soft piano music]

- This is just embarrassing.

- Hey, a promise is a promise, Coop.

And don't talk to me about embarrassing, okay.

You're not the only one who got screwed over

by this Maddy deal.

- Yeah, I offered to be Santa Claus' elf on television.

And you ...

I guess we both have to pay a pretty

hefty price for nothing.

- Right.

- No offense, Mr. BonBon.

- None taken, kid.

I'm sorry your girlfriend didn't show up.

I'm a sucker for love stories.

Cue Ball here was pretty excited to try the new routine.

Your brother was a good sport for keeping his promise.

- That's me.

I'm a good sport.

- Now, you two are both good boys.

Any young lady, she'd be lucky to have either one of you.

- Thank you, Mr. BonBon.

- Call me Clark.

Look, Kid, I know things didn't turn out

exactly as you'd hoped.

But we're all here tonight to raise money

for a very important cause, and to make children smile.

It's nothing to be embarrassed about

when you're putting a smile on a child's face.

Why, it's, it's the greatest gift in the world.

Just go out there and have fun, huh?

- Those are some wise words, Clark, thank you.

- Honk, honk!

[phone pinging]

[exhaling]

[soft piano music]

- [Jackie Voiceover] Maddy, please forgive us.

Call me at work, we need to talk.

PS, the gift is from Cooper.

[soft piano music]

- [Young Cooper Voiceover] You can borrow this.

It's my good luck charm.

It was my mom's.

She always wore it when she needed courage.

[soft piano music]

- Madison O'Hara?

- Yes, that's me.

- Someone is here to see you.

- Ooh!

- Grams!

- Ooh.

- And Madison, you're on in 10 minutes.

- Thank you.

- Madison, look at you. You look fabulous.

- Thanks for coming, Grams.

- Oh, I wouldn't miss it for the world, my darling.

It's so exciting.

It's everything you've ever wanted.

- Yeah.

I guess it is.

- Will you look at that?

We get to see Cooper perform as well, oh.

Oh, how lovely.

- What?

- All right, everyone, I am so happy

that you are joining us today.

- Hey, do you mind putting the volume up?

- Yeah, sure thing.

- Cooper and Sally will help me hand out presents

to some very special children.

- Thank you for helping us raise money

for this wonderful cause.

- That's right, Santa, because Christmas is all about

giving and sharing and doing the right thing.

It's about the small gestures

that make a big difference in people's lives.

- It sure is.

Now, who wants to come up first?

- Grams.

We need to go.

Hey, Lila?

- Yeah?

- You're on in 10 minutes. You earned it.

You're supposed to be the one out there tonight, not me.

- I don't know what to say [giggles].

- Just go out there and give it your all.

Break a leg.

Both of you, merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas.

- Grams, there are a few things that I need to fix.

[upbeat music]

- Maddy?

- Hey, Jackie. We need to talk.

- I know.

- Can you meet me at the telethon?

I'm gonna grab a cab and head over there right now.

- No need, I'm actually outside

of the Blue Velvet right now.

I can drive you.

- What are you doing here?

- I came to see my best friend sing.

Don't tell me I'm too late.

- You didn't miss anything.

I'm bailing.

I'll see you in a second, and, Jackie?

- Yeah.

- Thanks.

[upbeat music]

Grams, let's roll.

- All righty, then. Yes, ma'am.

[laughing]

- Excuse me.

Luke, I have been texting you for over an hour.

- Maddy, what are you doing out here?

Aren't you going on soon?

- Yeah.

- Hi. Is this your grandma?

- Nice to meet you, Luke.

- Likewise.

What's going on?

- I'm sorry, Luke, but I gave Lila her spot back.

- What?

- I appreciate everything that you have done for me,

but this isn't going to work out.

You are out here with clients

when I'm scheduled to be onstage.

You would have missed my performance.

You might check all the boxes,

but you're not the one that I'm meant to be with.

- Maddy, don't leave.

This is the opportunity of a lifetime.

- And I won't take that away

from someone else who earned it.

I will get here on my own one day.

Or maybe I won't.

But tonight, there is someplace else that I need to be.

[soft piano music]

- Maddy.

- I'm sorry.

Merry Christmas.

Grams?

[soft piano music]

- Hi! - Hi!

- So what's the plan to break into the telethon?

Anyone have tickets?

- I have an idea.

- You are the best.

- Mm.

- I'm sorry I was mad.

I found Cooper's card.

- Which card?

- The one with all of his feelings written in it.

- Oh, thank goodness, because I had no idea

how I was gonna explain this past week.

- I think I get the picture.

And I owe both of you a huge apology.

- That's okay. We didn't exactly handle it the best.

Friends?

- Best friends.

- Okay, okay, enough of the mushy stuff.

We're on a mission, ladies,

so as Maddy says, let's roll, woo, woo, woo, woo!

- [Group] Woo, woo!

[laughing]

- Seat belts.

- Oh, right, yeah.

[holiday music]

- Oh, my darlings, the last time I snuck into a venue

I was 16 and the Beatles were in town.

I was arrested for breaking and entering.

But it was well worth it.

- You did what?

- The stage is right through here.

- Oh, right.

Oh.

- Are we too late?

- Oh, you're just in time.

And I'm so glad you're here.

Suddenly, this tutu seems worth it.

- I won't ask.

- You know, you can never judge my costume choices again.

Twinkletoes.

- Okay, I deserve that.

- Do you mind if I borrow these?

- Sure, why not add petty theft to our list?

- Brett?

I owe you one.

[holiday music]

[audience applauding]

- That's a commercial break.

I'm happy to see that you made it, Madison.

- I am happy to see you too.

Do you know where Cooper is?

- He should be back any second.

You seem to have found your Christmas spirit.

Did you get everything you wanted, for Christmas?

- I'm not sure yet, Santa.

But I'm about to find out.

- Great job.

Maddy?

- Cooper, I, uh ...

- What are you doing here?

- Change of plans.

- Well, it's too late to change the number.

We go on next.

- I know. I'm not here to change anything.

Just here to be a part of it.

- What about the Blue Velvet?

- This is more important.

You are more important.

- I don't understand.

- Cooper, you are my best friend.

- I know.

- And I love you, Coop.

- I know you do, Maddy, and I'm not mad about the telethon.

I was just--

- No, Cooper, I mean

I am in love with you.

- What?

- I'm sorry that I didn't see it earlier.

I was chasing something that wasn't real.

Looking for a sign or a serendipitous event to happen

to show me that I was with the right person.

When all along, you

were already by my side.

- But what about Luke?

- We broke up.

He is a great person, but he's just not my person.

My perfect someone has been right in front

of me this whole time.

- Maddy, I'm not perfect.

- Exactly.

You are perfectly unperfect.

But the love that I feel for you is

perfect.

[romantic music]

[throat clearing]

- Hey, hi, as I excited as I am to eavesdrop on this,

and trust me I really am quite excited,

this little magical moment's gonna have to wait.

We're about to go on. I can't find my head.

[soft piano music]

Do you mind helping me put this on?

- Absolutely.

[soft piano music]

I love you, Madison O'Hara.

- I love you, Cooper Hayes.

[romantic music]

- Are you ready?

Come on.

- Let's put our hands together for an exciting performance

sponsored by Madison O'Hara's Special Events, ho ho ho.

♪ Ring-a-ling, hear the sleigh bells' sweet caroling ♪

♪ Whoa oh

♪ Ring-a-ling, hear the sleigh bells' sweet caroling ♪

♪ It's that special time of year ♪

♪ All your worries disappear, ho ho ho ♪

♪ I can hear Santa Claus, ho ho ho ♪

♪ Lots of gifts and fa-la-la's

♪ I can hardly wait

♪ There's so much to celebrate, ho ho ho ♪

♪ Jack Frost can have a ball, ho ho ho ♪

♪ We don't mind the cold at all ♪

♪ And I wanna say happy holiday ♪

♪ Happy holiday

♪ May all your dreams burst at the seams ♪

♪ Happy holiday

♪ All the gifts are now exchanged ♪

♪ For a warm and smiling face, ho ho ho ♪

♪ Can you hear the reindeer paws, ho ho ho ♪

♪ Candy canes and fa-la-la's

♪ Now we gather for the food

♪ Feel that cozy merry mood, ho ho ho ♪

♪ All the stockings on the chimney, ho ho ho ♪

♪ Cards and candy's all aplenty ♪

♪ And I wanna say happy holiday ♪

♪ Happy holiday

♪ May all your dreams burst at the seams ♪

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♪ May all your dreams burst at the seams ♪

♪ Happy holiday

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♪ And I wanna say happy holiday ♪

♪ Happy holiday

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♪ Happy holiday