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Johnny mathis: ♪ I bet We've been together ♪

♪ for a million years ♪

Deniece williams: ♪ and I Bet we'll be together ♪

♪ for a million more ♪

♪ oh, it's like I Started breathing ♪

♪ on the night we kissed ♪

Both: ♪ and I can't remember ♪

♪ what I ever did before ♪

♪ what would we do, baby ♪

♪ without us? ♪

♪ what would we do, baby ♪

♪ without us? ♪

♪ and there ain't no nothin' ♪

♪ we can't love Each other through ♪

♪ ooh hoo ♪

♪ what would we do, baby ♪

♪ without us? ♪

♪ sha la la la ♪

Hey, mal.

What are you doin' up? -00.

Yeah. Um, I got a test today,

And I wanted to get a Head start studying.

What's the test in?

Um, I'm not sure.

You should've gotten up earlier.

Alex, what are you doing up?

Well, I...

I was asleep.

I was having this Really hot dream.

The british pound Was being devalued...

Pence by pence.

And then I hear this Tapping at my window.

So I get up and look,

And it's nick

On a 16-foot extension ladder.

Thought he'd come to kill me.

Quite a dream. Yes.

Mal, you're makin' a Tremendous mistake.

I don't know what You're talking about.

Oh, come on. Mal, it's 5 a.M.

You're standing here.

You're wearin' a white dress.

You're carrying a suitcase.

Now, either you Are a bride-to-be

Or a visiting nurse.

Please, take my temperature.

Alex, sit.

Nick and I are eloping.

Mal, why are you doing this?

You know. Because I love nick.

No. No, I mean, why are You really doin' this?

Does it have anything To do with me?

Did I somehow unwittingly Drive you to this?

No, alex.

All right. All Right, mal. You, uh...

You got us over a barrel here.

What are your demands?

Alex, can't you Understand? This is so simple.

Nick and I are in love.

No, mal, listen to me.

I really care about you,

And I think what you're Doing is a tremendous mistake,

Not just because of nick,

Although he's a big part of it,

But because of you.

You're just now starting To realize your potential,

You're just now starting to get A glimpse of what you can become,

And if you get married Now, it all stops short.

I love you.

That's why I'm tellin' you this.

Thank you, alex.

I know how difficult It is for you to be nice.

I love you, too,

And I know this upsets you,

But this is my decision to make,

Not yours or anybody else's.

Oh.

What, did you guys switch Rooms on me, or what? Ok.

Where have you been? I've Been waiting hours for you.

Aw, what a night. I'm comin' down The street with a ladder in my hand,

And the guy on the Corner starts chasin' me.

He thinks I'm comin' After his daughter.

I'm gonna miss you, alex.

I am really gonna miss you.

Mal...

Don't go.

What am I saying?

I know, alex.

I feel the same way.

It's crazy, but I don't Wanna leave you either.

I mean, you've been Like a brother to me.

God, it's just so Hard to believe.

I mean, you're gonna be Walkin' through that door,

And, uh, we're not gonna Be together anymore.

Mallory, don't go.

What am I saying?

Ahh, I never thought it would Be so hard to leave this house.

So many memories for me here.

Yeah. Me, too.

You know what I Really want, alex?

I really want you To be at my wedding.

I mean, with all Our differences,

You're my big brother, And you should be there.

Hey, come on, little guy. You know, it's not that far.

It's just across the State line in essex county,

Right next to the burger barn,

Where the reception's gonna be.

No.

I want you to take A good look, alex,

Because next time you see Me, I won't be mallory keaton.

I'll be mrs. Nick moore.

And I will be mr. Nick moore.

Alex, are you all right?

Aw, great. Another Sister at dawn.

What are you doin' up?

I've been up for a while Hiding under my covers.

I had this weird dream.

I dreamed that nick was Peeking in our window.

It really scared me.

It wasn't a dream, jen.

It's worse.

It's true.

What?

Nick was looking in your window.

I guess he was looking in every Window in the house tonight.

Why was nick looking In our windows?

I don't know.

I guess he wanted to See how humans sleep.

Did they elope? Please Tell me they eloped.

Yes, they eloped.

2 people for whom a Road runner cartoon

Is a major cultural event

Are gonna be joined In holy matrimony.

Are you happy now?

Why are you against this?

They love each other so much.

Look, jen, you don't Understand, ok?

I think you're a little young To know what's at stake here.

You're wrong. I know plenty.

I know more than you.

Nobody knows more than me.

Well, it's too late now, alex.

They're gone. They're Gonna get married.

You can't stop 'em now.

That's where you're wrong.

I am not just gonna sit Here and let this happen.

I gotta go. I gotta catch 'em

And talk some sense into 'em.

Alex, this is just so mean.

I hope you don't come And mess up my wedding

When I'm ready to get married.

Jennifer, when you are Ready to get married,

I'm gonna be Living far, far away

In the fabulous Tax-free bahamas.

Alex, you're in your pajamas.

Thank you.

Hi.

Hey.

I'm mike, and this is erin.

Nick. Hi.

Mallory.

Getting married, huh?

Uh-huh.

Nick, can I talk to You for a second?

I'll sit down.

Uh, I hate to ask you,

But can you lay A 20 on me? Uh...

The reason I'm asking is I don't think I got enough left for the ceremony.

I didn't think I'd have To buy her lunch.

Hey.

You know each other long?

About a year. You?

We met last tuesday.

Wow. That's not Very long, is it?

Well, we met early in the day.

Oh.

We really love each other,

And we wanna be Together all the time,

So we're goin' for it.

There. That didn't take long,

And you both did fine.

Have a nice day.

Well, can I help you?

Yeah. Uh, we wanna get married.

Well, you came To the right place.

Mallory, alex, jennifer, Andrew! Breakfast!

How'd you sleep?

Not that great.

Come on, kids! Get It while it's hot!

You know, I just can't Seem to rid myself

Of these thoughts of Mallory and, uh, nick.

It's crept into my subconscious.

I... I dreamt about them.

About him.

Yeah? Last night.

Hey, so did I.

Did you?

Mm-hmm.

I dreamt that nick

Was peeking through our window.

Really? I had the same dream.

Really?

He... He was whispering,

"Mallory..."

"Mallory."

He was in mine, too.

"Mallory.

Mallory."

Was he wearing a Tie in your dream?

Yes, he was.

A blue tie?

Yes.

Mallory!

Mallory!

Good morning. Good morning.

Where's mallory?

Don't blame me.

What do you mean, "Don't blame me"?

"Don't blame me" is not an Answer to "Where's mallory?"

They eloped. Mallory And nick eloped.

Oh, no! No! No! No!

Oh, no! No!

No! No!

Alex went after 'em.

Yes! Yes! Thank you! Thank you for sending alex.

They had a big lead on him.

No! No!

Where did they go?

I don't know. Nobody Tells me anything.

Why didn't you tell us sooner?

Because it's what Mallory wanted,

And because I'm really Hoping they make it.

No. No, no. Cheryl. That's All right. We'll find her.

Uh, you've been a big help. Thanks for your concern.

We're all worried.

If I see mallory,

I'll be sure to tell her About your new sweater.

You bet. Bye.

Well, we've tried everything.

Friends, police. There's Nothing left to do.

I feel so dumb.

You're not dumb, steven.

I am dumb. We saw it coming.

We knew something was up.

I should've been out there in The shadows beneath her window

With the entire Ohio national guard.

But instead, what was I doing?

I was sleeping with you.

What a ridiculous Thing to be doing.

You are dumb.

It all started years ago, elyse,

When we so casually decided

It was a good idea to let Mallory play with other children.

Do we deserve this, elyse?

Steven, we've gotta stop Thinking about ourselves.

We have to accept the Fact that they're married

And make the best out of it.

I-it's how we'd hoped We'd be treated

The night you climbed up that ladder And crawled into my parents' bedroom.

Accept this? Never.

It is done. It is over.

Steven, I don't like it, but I don't Want to lose mallory. Do you?

No.

Well, if we want Her in our life,

Then we have to be ready to Make some accommodations.

You're right.

You're right.

I had a bad dream.

Sometimes we all Have bad dreams.

Yeah. What... What was it about?

Nick was at my window Going, "Mallory, mallory."

Hey, um, mal, what's your Mother's maiden name?

Donnelly.

Elyse catherine donnelly.

And what about your Dad? He got a middle name?

Richard.

Steven richard keaton.

You ok, babe?

Oh, I'm fine.

I'm just very excited and happy.

Hey, uh, you look happy.

Um, excuse me. How Long will this be?

I mean how long will this take?

Well, we just have to Marry off erin and mike here.

If I get rolling, you could be

A married woman in 10 minutes.

I'll ask you both To sign right here.

And that'll be $25.

Now, is there any special music that You would like played at your wedding?

Yeah. lola by the kinks.

How about greensleeves?

How's that go?

♪ alas, my love You do me wrong ♪

♪ to cast me out So discourteously ♪

Uh, surprise me.

Nick, I never dreamed It would be like this.

I always imagined We'd be married

In a much bigger Place. Didn't you?

I never thought about it.

You know, guys don't think About that kind of stuff.

And I always thought my Family would be there, too.

My friends'd be throwing rice

Jennifer would carry Flowers down the aisle.

Alex would appraise the gifts.

Isn't that how you Imagined your wedding?

I never thought about it.

Nick, are you nervous?

Yeah, but I try not To think about it.

We're gathered here today

To join you, erin, and You, michael, in marriage,

Which is an Honorable institution.

It is the foundation of the home

As the home is the Foundation of society.

Ohh. Sounds serious.

The desire to join Together in love

With another human being

Is both noble and courageous.

Nick, why are you Getting married?

Because you asked me.

No, I mean, if I hadn't asked You, would you be here?

By myself?

Would you have asked me?

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure we're ready.

Then why did you say yes?

Well, you know, you're so much Smarter about these things than me.

I mean, you know, I figured Since you thought we were ready,

We must be ready And I just didn't notice.

Nick, why doesn't it feel Right? We love each other.

I don't know. It feels Like we're breakin' the law.

Yeah. Yeah, like our Wedding picture's

Gonna go up on a Post office wall.

You know, like you Say, we're startin'

With a couple of Strikes against us.

I mean, your Parents aren't here.

Our friends aren't here.

This guy doesn't know lola.

Maybe my parents are right. Maybe we're going too fast.

Maybe we could Slow down a little.

I mean, we don't have to get Married if we don't want to.

No. Nobody can force us.

Ok.

Oh, nick, I love you.

Let's not get married.

If there is anyone here Who objects to this wedding

Or could show just Cause why these 2 parties

Should not be legally Joined in holy matrimony,

Let him speak now Or forever hold his...

Stop! Stop this marriage!

It's completely crazy! They're too young!

Alex, over here.

Uh, that's the Marriage I came to stop.

You 2 kids look Perfect for each other.

Just, uh...

Carry on with your vows.

You know, mike, he's Right. We are too young.

Maybe we are too young.

Oh, I don't know That for sure, mike.

Just givin' you a Little somethin'

To think about During the ceremony.

You know what? We Could go out for a while

Before we get married.

Maybe we won't like each other.

Thanks.

Thanks.

Anytime.

You're welcome.

Just a little somethin' I Wanted to get off my chest.

Ok, all right, I Warmed up on them.

Now I'm gonna Stop your marriage.

Alex, we didn't get Married. We decided not to.

This is a first for me.

2 marriages wiped Out with one objection.

A nuptial double play.

Congratulations.

Well, they've, uh, got to Be married by now, elyse.

I mean, how long does It take to say, "I do"?

Even for nick.

Steven, that is not The right attitude.

They're gonna walk through That door as husband and wife.

We're gonna have to Welcome nick into this family.

It's not how we Pictured it, is it, elyse?

No, not at all.

I always thought we'd be at Mallory's wedding of course.

All her friends would Be there throwing rice.

Jen would carry flowers.

Alex would appraise the gifts.

Let's not forget One thing, steven.

She's still our mallory.

Yeah.

But now he's our nick.

Ok. Ok, now that's them.

That's mallory and nick. Ok.

Please, honey. Try to be civil.

I will. I will.

Mom, dad...

We heard.

Congratulations.

Welcome to our family.

S-son.

Huh?

Welcome to our family.

You see, when you Marry our daughter,

You enter our family,

So welcome! Welcome! Welcome!

We're not married.

We changed our minds.

Yeah. We decided not to.

It didn't feel right.

Oh!

Oh!

Nick, I have never felt Closer to you than...

Than I do at this moment.

Hey, me, too, dad.

Hey, uh, I'm sorry about

Almost marrying your daughter.

No hard feelings?

No, no, no. Don't be silly.

These things happen.

The important thing is you're In no way related to this family.

Hey, uh, you get Some sleep, you hear?

I will.

I love you, nick.

I love you, too, mallory, And I always will.

And I'm gonna wait for you, So you better wait for me.

I will.

Hey.

Hey. Hey.

Hi.

Boy, I tell you, It's hard to be 18.

It's hard to be 35.

Tell me, honey...

What... What made You change your mind?

It just felt wrong All of a sudden.

I mean, the excitement

And the thrill of it all Just kind of faded away

When I realized I wasn't Going toward something,

I was running away.

Nick felt it, too.

I like that nick.

I guess I was using Marriage as an excuse.

My... My life has gotten So complicated so fast.

I just wanted something Settled, something safe.

Oh, honey, I wish I could promise

That everything was Gonna get easier for you,

That all the pressures And the frustrations

Would just kind of Magically disappear,

But... But they're not.

We're just gonna have To work through them.

You know, we'll... We'll work Through them as a family,

But you don't have to Run away from us again.

Don't worry. I Won't, not that way.

I mean, next time I get married,

I want a big wedding With everybody there.

Aww, yeah, that sounds great.

You can even invite nick.

Hey.

Well, it was close.

It was very close.

Thankfully I was there in time

To nip it in the bud.

Come on, alex. It had Nothing to do with you.

No, but what you Tried to do, alex,

Helping your sister, Was very touching.

I didn't do this for me.

She's my sister.

I care very deeply for her.

Her happiness is my reward.

Alex, I can't wait all day.

Sit, ubu, sit.

Good dog.