All language subtitles for Do I Say I Do (2017).eng

- Hey.
- Good morning, sir.

- Morning, Whitney.
- Morning.

- How was your weekend, Hannah?

- It was good.
Good morning.

How was yours?
- Short.

- This is for you.
- Thank you.

- I like to start by taking
a few deep breaths

to clear the mind
and let go of any apprehensions.

There is no therapy
without honesty,

so I like to make a safe place

where everyone can say
what s on their mind.

Couples therapy can feel
like a trial,

but I m not here to pick sides
or to declare a winner.

I m here to help
navigate the challenges

and help create
a successful relationship.

- So you re a published author,

but you still see clients?

- Yes. My partner,
Dr. Stephen Bower, and I

have a practice together.

- We re here with
bestselling author

of "Learning to Say I Love You"

and relationship therapist
Jessica Bender.

So what s next for you?

- I have a new book
that I just finished,

and it will be coming out
shortly.

- And what s the title?

- "Do I Say I Do?"

- How was the interview?

- Fine, but I m always
uncomfortable during interviews.

I m sure you were captivating,

and any publicity
is good for the practice.

What are you doing?

I thought you already emailed
your manuscript

to Mike and your agent.

- Just looking it over
before I meet with Kim.

She s the first one
to give me feedback

who isn t required
to give me a glowing review.

Okay, Stephen, I am off.

I will be back
before my next session.

- Thank you.

Mike, Robert Vincent s here.

- Thanks, Hannah.
- What is that?

- Jessica Bender s
new manuscript.

She emailed it this morning.

- That completes
her two-book deal.

No wonder Business Affairs
sent over her contract.

This ll be interesting.

I don t know
if she wants to sign.

- Well, neither does she.

- You re pretty confident,

considering your past.

- Jessica s a professional.

We ve been good
strategic partners.

I m just gonna present her
with a fair offer,

and that ll be that.

- And if that doesn t work?

- I ll come up with something.

- I know you have been
talking to him.

You re a terrible liar.

You should be ashamed
to call yourself an agent.

No, no, Jonah Davis
is going to sign with me,

and you are going to rue the day
that you took me on!

Okay, honey,
love you.

I ll see you at home.

Tony and I are competing
for a new writer;

young adult, very hot.

It s between us two
and the Gilmore Agency.

- It amazes me
that you can be happily married

to an agent who works for
your biggest competitor.

- It s what keeps things
interesting.

Besides, we have one rule:

competition stays
in the office.

- So did you read the new book?

- As soon as I got it.

It s different
than your last book.

- Different good
or different bad?

- Different different.

- Marriage is a big step.

I want to help people
make smart decisions

about their partners
before they tie the knot.

- Well, you don t want to do
too good of a job.

You might write yourself
out of future therapy clients.

- Oh, by the way,
the Browncroft deal

is coming together quickly.

They are hot to sign you

since you re completing
your deal with Mike.

Your last book,
it sold well,

but with their resources
behind you,

they think you could be big.

- I am just glad
with this new book

I am done with
my current contract.

- Almost done.

Mike called.

He wants you
to go by the office.

- Is that a joke?

I don t have anything
to say to him.

Once "Do I Say I Do?"
is released, it s over.

- I know he s your ex-boyfriend,

but he is also your publisher.

- Not for long.

Just tell him we re doing
the Browncroft offer.

- The Browncroft offer
isn t done until it s done.

- You look great, Mr. Vincent.

- I feel like I m doing
a life insurance commercial.

- These videos are for
our pilot marketing program.

We post them to our website

with links to
our digital retailers

to help build excitement
about upcoming releases

and push presales.

They break down walls
and allow the author

to communicate openly
and honestly with their fans.

- Your father never relied
on gimmicks.

- I m bringing Pryce Books
into the digital age.

- Um, actually, I m gonna need
a minute on that, sir.

The camera s
having some issues.

- I got to get some air.

- Robert Vincent.

Zach Miller,
VP, Marketing and Sales.

- Of course you are.

- So overall our numbers are up,

and the investors like
what they see.

They are very close

to giving us a large infusion
of capital.

- If we can get them on board,

we can take this company
from a boutique publisher

into a major player.

- Well, it is all up to you.

You just need to re-sign
Robert and Jessica.

They re our biggest authors
and key to this deal.

- Jessica!

- Hannah,
it s been forever.

How did we lose touch?

- You ve been working,
I ve been working,

and you haven t exactly
been coming around

since you and Mike,
well, you know.

- It looks completely
different in here.

- We did some renovations
and some expansions,

and Mike s even working
with some investors

who want to take
the company global.

- Sounds like
he s doing really well.

- Not bad for
the little publishing house

his father started.

- Mike had some big shoes
to fill,

but it looks like he s really
going out of his way

to distinguish himself.

- I ll tell Mike you re here.
You can wait in his office.

- Oh!
- Ooh.

- Ooh, ooh,
excuse me, Whitney.

Sorry.

Is that the new model?

- Mm-hmm.

- Nice.

5.1-inch screen,
quad core processor,

thing s a real beast.

All right, I, um--

Got to get back.

Can t shoot a video without
a camera, right?

- Mm-hmm.

- Jessica,
thanks for coming in.

I read "Do I Say I Do?"

Very interesting.
Different.

- What do you mean, "different"?
- A new take,

breaking down
marriage compatibility.

I never knew
there were so many rules

before you could fall in love.

- Hence your track record.

- As you know,
the delivery of this book

concludes your current
two-book contract with Pryce,

but we like what you do,
and you re a good seller,

so we want to offer you
a new two-book deal.

We can give you a 10% increase
on your advance

and promise you full marketing
and distribution support.

- Thank you,
but I think

we re gonna be entertaining
other offers.

- From who?

- Not that it s any
of your business,

but Browncroft Press.

- Browncroft?

Why would you want to go
with them?

- Because they re
a major publisher,

and they ll do wonders
for my career?

- Here at Pryce
you re family.

- I counsel families
for a living.

I can tell when
one needs help.

- From what I recall,
you broke up with me.

- And as I recall, you really
didn t leave me much choice.

- What if I went to 15%?

- I have to go.
I have a session.

- 20%.

Wait.

Are you familiar with
the publicity section

of your contract?

- He can t do this, can he?

- Well, it s not how
the clause is usually applied,

but your contract does state,

"Author must engage
in promotional events

as determined by the publisher."

- Mike said the videos were part
of a new marketing strategy

to drum up interest
and push presales.

- I know you said
you were done with Mike,

but this could be good.

Any bump in sales
is going to be attractive

to the Browncroft people,

and Mike does have
good instincts.

He turned your master thesis
into a top-selling

self-help book.

- This isn t about marketing.

He is just trying to hold things
up with the Browncroft deal.

- Browncroft?

Nice.

Even their cookbooks
get movie deals.

- Tony,
what are you doing here?

- Kim s car had to go
to the shop this morning,

so I gave her a lift.

We should get going
before they close for the day.

- I know your personal
relationship with Mike

didn t end on the best note,

but you guys were always good
business partners.

- That s what gets me the most.

We see each other for the
first time in a year and a half,

the first time
since we broke up,

and it s like
he didn t even care,

like I was just
another author.

- Well, he s moved on,
and so have you.

- Fine, I ll do it.

- I m about to head out.

Do you need anything else?

- No.

Have a good night.

- So I take it she didn t agree
to a new contract?

- No,
but I have a plan.

Under the publicity clause
in her contract,

I can make her do promotional
videos for the book.

I figure if I can keep her
around long enough,

I can somehow figure out a way
to make her sign.

- That s your plan?

- The only reason she won t
sign with me is because,

well, me.

- Jessica is loyal

and she knows you two
work well together.

- I lost that Jessica
a long time ago.

- Good night.

- Good night.

- You nervous about
being on camera

for the promotional video?

- Nervous? No.

Dragged kicking and screaming?

Getting warmer.

- Any promotion
that s good for the book

is good for the practice
and for us.

- I know. I just thought
I was done working with Mike.

- Do you know what
you re gonna do yet?

- Mike sent over
some approved suggestions,

but if he s gonna make me
do a video,

I m gonna do one
that will impress the people

at Browncroft.

- What do you have in mind?

- I have an idea for a little
couples compatibility exercise,

but I could use some help.

- Of course.

- You don t mind?
- Not at all.

Besides, I m curious
to meet Mike

after everything
that I ve heard.

- Hey.
- Hey there.

- Uh, I fixed your printer,
by the way.

Also gave it
a stern talking-to,

so you shouldn t have
any more problems with that.

- I m glad someone
finally scared it straight.

Is that a Zoom-Con shirt?

- Uh, yeah.

How do you--

no way!

- Get out of here.

That s awesome.

Wow, uh, a group
of friends of mine,

we go every single year.

We get dressed up in costumes.

We do the whole thing.

I feel like
it s the one time of year

where you re truly allowed
to be as nerdy as you want

without all the embarrassment.

- No, forget that.

I work hard on my costume.

I want to show it off.

Actually, I have some pictures
from last year.

Do you want to see?

- Yeah, duh.

- Darn it.
- What s wrong?

- My phone keeps doing
this thing where it shuts down,

and then I have to restart it.

- Want me to take a look at it?
- You don t mind?

- Please, it s the least I could
do for a fellow con artist.

- Yeah?

- Wow, that really
didn t come out right.

I m sorry.

- It s okay.

- But I ll still
take a look at it.

- Thank you.
- Sure.

- What s all this?

- Setting up my video.

- Setting up for what?
I didn t approve this.

- I came up with my own idea.

- The videos we re doing
already work.

Presales are up.

- Well, this is what I m doing.

Take it or leave it.

And I ll also be working
with a partner.

Stephen?

- Jessica, I m so sorry.

- What s wrong?
Where are you?

- At the office.

I just got an urgent referral
for an emergency session.

- This is a two-person exercise.

When do you think
you can get here?

- That s the thing.

I don t think
I m gonna make it.

- I guess
I ll just see you later then.

Bye.
- Bye.

- Action.

- Hi, I m Jessica Bender,

relationship therapist
and author of the upcoming book,

"Do I Say I Do?"

Today we re going to be talking
about marriage.

Joining me in this demonstration
is my assistant, Mike.

- Partner.

- In the first chapter
of my new book,

I refer to marriage
as a painting

that you and your partner
create together.

You bring your own colors,
your own styles,

but you have to work together
towards the same goal

to create an image that is
balanced and harmonious.

You ll paint many pictures over
the course of your marriage,

which will then become
the gallery of your lives.

- Or sometimes you only get
a few pictures out

before the other person picks up
and heads to a new gallery.

- Yes, sometimes people
do change galleries.

Then again, some never even
make it to the opening.

- Managing a gallery takes work.

Sometimes you have to choose
between keeping the gallery open

or making the artist happy.

- You don t have to make
all the artists happy,

just the featured artist.

- Still, they don t
have to take

all the supplies
you ve given them and leave.

- If they wanted
the artist to stay,

they should have closed
the gallery once in a while

and showed it.

- Maybe the gallery was busy

trying to be the best gallery
it could be.

- Then they never should have
started painting!

And with any work of art,

you can t create a masterpiece
without spilling a little paint.

Thank you.
I m Jessica Bender.

Hey, how d it go?

- About as well as expected.

- What happened?

- Stephen couldn t make it,
so Mike stepped in.

Clearly some things
can t be faked.

- So that s your
promotional video?

- No, fortunately,
Mike agreed

that any video in which
I looked like an idiot

didn t help either of us,

so I agreed
to do one more video,

and he agreed that this would
never see the light of day.

I am a therapist.

How can he still
get under my skin like this?

- You guys were
quite the couple.

I was even heartbroken
when you broke up.

- It felt hypocritical
being honored on a paper

about remembering
relationship priorities

when my own boyfriend
stood me up. Again.

- I know he was late
to the ceremony,

but is that really the reason?

- No.

Mike was always driven at work,

trying to impress his father,

but by the end
it felt like work

was the only thing
that mattered.

At least I got out of that
before it was too late.

- Maybe the gallery was busy
trying to be the best gallery

it could be.

- Then maybe they shouldn t
have started painting.

- Managing a gallery takes work.

Sometimes you have to choose

between keeping
the gallery open

and making the artist happy.

- If they wanted the artist
to stay, the gallery&

- What are you watching?

- Should have closed
once in a while and showed it.

- Oh, um,
footage from the video

that Mr. Pryce
and Jessica Bender made.

- You re not gonna post that,
are you?

- No way.

Oh, by the way,
I fixed your phone.

- You re kidding.

Um, how much do I owe you?

- Eh, don t worry about it.

It was nothing.

- Thanks.
- Mm-hmm.

- Trip was fun for a while,

but then he got too clingy.

I m just sick of dating the same
kind of guy over and over again.

I need a change.

- So are you gonna
ask her out or what?

- What are you talking about?

I want to ask her out,

but it s like we re from
a different world.

I don t even know what girls
like that are into.

Maybe you could help me out.

- You want me to get Whitney
to go out with you?

- No, no, just, you know,
help me talk to her.

- I guess I could help.

I mean, I do owe you one
for the phone anyway.

- Oh, thank you.

- Mm-hmm.

- Hey, Mike.

Did you change your clothes?

- Long story.

The short version is we can t
use the video with Jessica,

but she s gonna
shoot another one.

- And her contract?

- One step at a time.

- All right.

The numbers are in
for this quarter.

Let s make this work.

Hey, Connor?

- Hey.

- Is that the video
from today?

- I--yeah, yeah, I was just
about to shut it down.

- Mind if I watch?

- No, no, go ahead.

Um, I m just gonna continue
packing up, okay?

Just make sure you shut down
the computer when you re done.

- All right.
- All right, cool.

- Oh.

Oh, now, this is good.

- Hi, I m Jessica Bender,

relationship therapist and
author of the upcoming book,

"Do I Say I Do?"

Today we re going to be talking
about marriage.

- Every night
it s the same thing.

It s like I don t even exist.

- I work hard.
- We don t talk.

We don t go out.

We used to have
a nice relationship.

Now it s like he s married
to the remote.

- And is that too much to ask?

- Okay, one at a time.

- Dinner, a movie.

- But when I do it,
I m encroaching on date night.

I mean, seriously,
date night?

- Obviously we have some issues,

but you both cared enough
to take the time before work

to come in,
so with a structured program

of honesty, communication,
and trust exercises,

I am confident I can help you
guys get back on track.

- I m leaving
in just one minute.

Okay, has Jonah Davis
made a decision yet?

All right, well, schedule
a lunch before--same as before.

That is two dozen,

uh-huh, and the card should read
"To my lovely wife."

Okay, thanks. Bye.

You weren t supposed to
hear that.

- Of course not.

You were scheduling a meeting
with Jonah Davis.

- It was just a quick call.

- What s the rule, hmm?

- Competition stays
in the office.

- Don t cross me.

I know where you live.

- Who s that?

- It s a text
from my assistant.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no.

- Hi, Kim.
- Are you sitting down?

- No.

- Then lean up
against something.

Do you remember the video

that was never supposed to see
the light of day?

- Yeah.
- It s online.

- I know this is not in
your wheelhouse, Mr. Vincent,

but I think the videos
turned out well.

- I think I look like
a trained monkey.

- I know it s different
than how my father ran things,

but the dynamics of publishing
are changing.

- You know, I did ten books
with your father,

and let me tell you something
I ve learned.

Things don t change.

People change them.

- Mr. Vincent,
we can discuss this further,

but we also need to talk
about your new contract.

- All right, I ll be at
the cabin for a few more days.

Come on out.
We ll talk about the contract.

- Great, thank you.
See you soon.

How s it going?
- You snake.

You rat.
How could you do that?

- I beg your pardon?

- You posted the video.

- What are you talking about?
We didn t post it.

Connor?

- Uh, no, no,

I just did a quick cut
and saved it to the server.

- Then how?

- I did it.

Zach Miller,
VP, Marketing and Sales.

- You did? Why?

- The videos were great,

fun, active,
full of personality.

You said you wanted the authors
to communicate honestly

with their fans.

Well, this was honest.

It s already had 20,000 hits,

5,000 in the last hour alone.

- I look like a fool.

- No, you re a hit.

Presales of your book
are through the roof.

- 12 videos.

- I don t have time for that.

Three.

- These videos benefit you
just as much as they benefit me.

Ten.
- Ten?

I have a practice to run.

- You re worried about
a little practice

when you have
a potential bestseller?

- Seven videos.

- Deal.

- And I have conditions.

I have a professional image,

so no making me look bad
or foolish.

- Fine.

I ll leave that entirely
up to you.

- And I want to work
with Stephen. I d--

- Funny, that was gonna be one
of my conditions too.

- Then I guess that s it.

- The key here
is to play to your strengths.

- Have you seen Whitney s ex?

He s, like,
rich and handsome.

- Rich and handsome do not count
for as much as you think.

- Neither does smart
and funny in my experience.

- You know what?
You re a great guy,

and you treat people nicely.

That is what s
most important.

- Yeah, if only I could
convince Whitney of that.

- You have a lot more
going for you

than you think,
trust me.

- Your father was so
accomplished. It s impressive.

- The fonts for your book
are in.

Can you have a look?

I like the spacing on this one,

but I prefer this
for the chapter titles.

- I agree.

This is a great picture of
you and your father.

- Thanks.

I think it s one of
the only photos

where the two of us
are almost smiling.

I used to love his library,

all those rare books
and first editions.

He used to let me borrow
anything I wanted,

and I think I read his copy
of "Carter s Playhouse"

about 20 times.

- He liked you.

He always said he was gonna
give you that book.

I ll dig it up
one of these days.

- Where are his books?

- Storage.

- So with a little bit
of planning and some discipline,

couples can learn to balance
the budget

and manage their household.

- Was that rehearsal
as boring as it looked?

- I don t know.

I fell asleep
halfway through.

- We need to do something.

- I ve got a friend
that owes me a favor.

I ll get rid of Stephen.

You pump some life
into this video.

- Are we ready to shoot this?

- Yeah, good rehearsal.

Just give us a second
to take care of some things

and check the settings
on the camera.

- Hey, Stephen,
is that your car out front?

I think it s getting towed.

- They re towing my car?

- Yeah, you should
take care of that.

I m sure he ll be right back.

- Ugh, stupid computer!

- This is your chance.

Go help her.

- Just--just
go over there?

- Would you rather wait
for the computer to come to you?

Go.

Go.

- Computer problems?

- Yeah, the problem is

this stupid thing doesn t work.

I-I don t know what I did wrong.

- You probably
didn t do anything wrong.

You see, computers
are programmed by humans,

so they re subject to
human error.

I know it s frustrating,
but fortunately

there are humans like me
who know how to fix them

and get the original human
back to working again.

All right, back to normal,

and I even saved the original
document that you were...

- You can do that on your phone?

- Yeah.

It was fun.

- It ll be a while.

Stephen went to the impound.

- I guess you can come back
and spend the rest of the day

with me tomorrow,

or if you d like,

I could step in and play
the part of your boyfriend

just for the purpose
of the video.

Balancing a household budget
can be a tricky experience

for young couples
merging expenses.

In chapter four of my book

I explain how you can help
visualize this process

by creating envelopes
with each area of expenditure,

and you can use board game money
to swap around until--

what are you doing?

- Reallocating
some of our funds.

You hardly had any
in entertainment.

- Well, we can discuss it,

although financial planners
recommend

10% of income goes to savings.

- We used to have fun.

Now it s all scrimp and save.

- Obviously this is just
a demonstration

of a conversation
a real couple might have,

but it does bring up
the importance of

responsible choices
in joint decisions.

- So spending this much
at the hair salon every month

is responsible?

- It is if it s budgeted,

but if you re worried
about finances,

you could always cut back
on your video games.

- What about
your shoe collection?

- Or your car washes.

- Your lattes.

- Electronics.

- Let s see how
concerned you are about a budget

when it comes down to
getting a engagement ring.

- You know what?

Spend it however you want.

- Is this all we make?

- Okay, so that didn t go
quite as well as I d hoped.

- Are you kidding?

She barely even noticed me.

I mean, what was I thinking,
huh?

That I would take Whitney
to Zoom-Con?

That we d dress up in costumes?

I m a tech guy.

She s, like,
a supermodel.

- Okay, I have an idea,

but I have to warn you,

it s a little radical.

- ...demonstration
of a conversation

a real couple might have,
but it does bring up...

This is a disaster.

- I m really sorry
I had to leave.

I was parked legally.

The tow truck driver
must have made a mistake.

- Yeah, right.

I m guessing Mike set it up

because he wanted to turn
the video into a circus.

Look at these comments.

"Hysterical."
"These guys are a riot."

"Is this book funny?"

No, it s serious!

- Mike s really got you
worked up.

- Can you blame me?

He s making me look ridiculous.

Next time you and I
are glued to each other.

- This isn t like you.

You re usually so calm.

You clearly have some unresolved
issues with Mike.

Maybe it s time
to address them.

- There are no issues.

He just likes
to push my buttons.

- You re a relationship
therapist.

What would you tell yourself
if you were one of your clients?

- I would say to talk it out

and try to reach
a mutual understanding.

- So?

There you go.

I think we ve made some really
great progress here today.

Besides, this is great publicity
for the book.

I think you should do the rest
of the videos with Mike.

- What?
- We ll talk later.

Your clients are here.

- It s about time.

We re gonna be late
for the movie.

- Just give me five minutes
to change my clothes.

- Wow.

Look at this place.

- Hey, no fair.

I didn t know anybody
was coming over.

I didn t have time to clean.

- No, no, I m jealous.

You have every collectible
I want.

You have to let me borrow
your "Star Angel" graphic novel.

- Whew.

- Wow, look at you.

- I feel like a car salesman.

- Yeah, well, if you want a girl
like Whitney to notice,

you have to play the part.

- Something s wrong.

- There you go.

- Hey,

thanks for all this.

- You re welcome.

Tomorrow Whitney
meets the new you.

- How long do we
have to do this?

- Just a little longer.

- Wow, that felt strange.

- It s supposed to at first.

It s a trust exercise
to break down barriers

and open channels
of communication.

- We have to do it
in the park?

- Since we re trying
to facilitate open dialogue,

I thought we should
get out of the office

and come to neutral territory.

- I thought you were trying
to recreate our first date,

that time I surprised you and
brought you here for a picnic?

- I d forgotten about that.

- At least
one of us remembers.

Connor showed me
how to run the camera.

What are we shooting today?

- Actually,
we re not shooting this one.

We re gonna try
a little icebreaker

to work through
some of our issues.

Chapter six,

make a list of things that
bother you about your partner.

Hey there.

- Hey.

Oh, I m glad you re here.

My computer is doing
that thing again.

- Oh.

Um, okay,

uh, let me just
take a look.

- Mm-hmm.

- I, uh--

I better roll up
these sleeves first.

Wouldn t want to mess up
the new duds.

But you know what they say.

You got to dress for success.

- Do you normally
wear glasses?

- Let me know
when you run out of paper.

I ll go cut down a forest.

- I m just being thorough.

You know, normal people actually
consider that a good quality.

- I didn t need directions.

I just needed someone
to be quiet for 30 seconds

so I could find the road.

- Oh, please.
I did that one time.

- Once was enough.

I didn t do that.

Well, maybe.

- Really?
Two years later?

- Sore loser.
- Bad winner.

- Can t take a joke.
- Can t take anything seriously.

- We both do that.
- That s it.

I can t do this
if you won t take it seriously.

- What s the point of this?

- To have a conversation.
We--

- If you want to have
a conversation,

let s just have a conversation.

It s just like your book:

ten extra steps
when you only need one.

- Now you re criticizing
my book?

- It s not a book.

It s a owner s manual.

"Do this, do that,

"and if your fiancée still
isn t working right,

call our 24-hour help line."

- Love takes a plan.

You need to use your head.

- You don t love with your head.

You love with your heart.

It takes passion.

- I don t need to take
relationship advice from you.

- Wait, Jessica.

Wait.

Wait.

Look, I m just
trying to talk.

- Well, I m trying
to protect people.

- From what?

- From making the same
mistake I did.

- So tell me
how everything s going.

- I m trying to do some
real good with these videos,

but they look like a joke.

- I have to admit,
they are really funny.

- I m not trying to be funny.

I m trying to be educational

and hopefully impress
the Bancroft people.

The videos were Mike s idea.
He could at least cooperate.

Oh, and get this.

On top of that, he had the
audacity to insult the book.

He said it read like
an owner s manual.

- What?

You didn t like it either?
- No,

I thought it had some good,
practical ideas in it.

- Except?

- Well, for a book about
creating a successful marriage,

it kind of came off
a little...

cold.

- Cold?

- Your book,
it s all about

checking off these boxes
and flagging warning signs.

- The people I counsel

are the ones who ignored
those warning signs.

- I know.

It just felt like
it was avoiding the pain

and not finding the love.

- She didn t even notice?

- It s hopeless.

- Okay, new approach.

- No, no, no.

Look, just forget
about it, okay?

I mean, I really
appreciate your help,

but I m never
gonna be her type.

I should just accept it
and move on.

Um...

Wow.
What was that for?

- I was trying to get
Whitney s attention.

Sometimes it helps if
someone else is interested.

- Um, thanks?

- What are friends for?

Okay, now,
so just play it cool,

go back to work.

Um, let her come to you.

- Good tip.

- Yeah.

- Thanks.

- This is Mike.

- Are you there yet?

- I m almost at
Mr. Vincent s cabin now.

- All right.

Time to get Robert to sign
on the dotted line.

Then we just have to worry
about Jessica.

- How critical is she
to this deal?

- Critical.
Why do you ask?

- I m not sure
I can pull it off.

- What do you mean?
The videos are great.

- Yeah, great for us.
She hates them.

The more I try to charm her,
the more I push her away.

- Okay, look, look, look,
for now just focus on Robert.

He s a writer,
so stroke his ego.

- Have you read his new book?

It s...not good.

- Who cares?

It s Robert Vincent.

He could fall asleep
on the keyboard

and the book would still sell.

- Yeah, my father would never
release a book like that.

- Mike,

it s Robert s job to make art.

It s our job to make money.

It s only business, man.

Now, get him to sign.

- You also get consultations on
the cover art and sleeve photo.

We ve increased...

your pre-break split.

- You know,
back in the day

your father used to come out
here, and we d talk about books,

authors, new voices.

The company was all about
literature.

Now all I hear
is dollars and cents

and marketing videos.

- Mr. Vincent, you ve been with
Pryce Books since the beginning.

We released your first novel.

- That was your father.

- This company s
my father s legacy.

He couldn t bear you going
to another publisher.

Please just think about it.

- Write up a contract.

I ll take a look at it.

No promises.

- Hey.

- Hey.

- Um, nice shirt.

- Congratulations on
Mr. Robert Vincent.

Here s the paperwork.

- Well, Mr. Vincent s
not official yet.

- That just leaves Jessica.

I think I need to rethink
my strategy there.

I thought if we just spent time,

I could show her
how great we are together,

but I think I m just giving her
more reasons to leave.

- Well, you two
always pushed each other

even when you were a couple.

That s what made you work
so well together.

- Maybe I m still a little upset

about the way
she broke up with me,

so threatening to go
to another publisher

is just fuel on the fire.

- Then you should apologize.

- Yeah.

I need to get back on her
good side if I want her to sign.

- No,

because you owe it to her.

- Can I come in?

I want to apologize.

Do I smell stir fry?

- Yes.

You wanted to apologize?

About the videos.

Back when we were together,

if something seemed dull
or wasn t working,

we d find a way
to make it better.

I guess I was trying to
recapture some of that magic,

but maybe we re past that.

Or based on our videos,
maybe we never really had it.

Is something burning?

- Oh, no.

Great, it s ruined.

- It s not ruined.

It just needs a little love.

Okay, we need garlic,
spices,

and dice up this potato
while you re at it.

- I know you were just trying
to have fun with the videos.

- I was mostly just trying
to have fun with you.

It s been a while since we ve
both been on the same team.

I missed it.

We had some good times.

- They weren t all bad.

- But I support you
as an author,

and I support you
as a professional,

so I ll be good
and play by your rules.

Okay, bon appétit.

I ll let myself out.

- Wait.

You prepared it.

You might as well
stay for dinner.

- Gilmore Agency dropped out
of the race for Jonah Davis.

It s down to the two of us.

- Really?

Well,
no business talk tonight.

- Right?

Of course not.

- It s really great that we can
ignore something like this

and just be ourselves.

- No, technically our first date

was when I took you for coffee

while you were
getting your car repaired.

- After you rear-ended it.

- I paid for it.

- Insurance paid for it.

- I meant the coffee.

- Okay, that was our first date.

So I guess we should talk
about the book

even though
I know your opinion on it.

- It s not that
I didn t like it

or that I didn t agree.

It just didn t sound like you,

the you that I remember.

- What do you mean?

- Your first book was all about
opening yourself up to love.

It spoke to me,

the randomness
of a chance meeting,

the spark of a first kiss,

the unexplainable
but undeniable chemistry,

but as you pointed out,
with my track record,

I m not an expert
in that area.

I should get going.

- Relationships are hard.

You have to be careful
who you let into your heart.

- I know,

but wouldn t it be nice
if once in a while

we could just throw out
the rules and have fun?

I ll see you tomorrow?

What s all this?

I thought we were doing
the priority tree exercise

from chapter nine.

- I had an idea last night

and thought I d try something
off-script.

- So what are we doing?

- A cooking video.

- And action.

- The foods we eat say a lot
about who we are as individuals.

Do we like things healthy

or on the indulgent side?

Sweet or...

spicy?

In a way,
how we cook says a lot

about the kind of marriages
we ll have.

Does one person
do all the work,

or is there a division of labor
in the household?

Be a dear and cut this,
will you?

- Sure.

- Your relationship
is an evolving recipe,

hot and spicy at times,
milder at others,

but always a shared effort.

Marriage is a recipe,
and like all recipes,

sometimes the best things
come out

when you throw away the book
and...

have a little fun.

- Oh, you re dead.

- Stop!

Stop!

Why are you d--
why are you--

It s not bad.

- Delicious.

- Saw you talking to Whitney.

- Yeah, we re going to dinner.

- Congratulations.

- Oh, I hope
you don t mind,

I told her we used to go out,

and that s why you kissed me.

- That s fine.

I actually came up with
a little cover story for us

last night,
but yours is perfect.

- I can t believe it worked.

- Hmm.

- You know,

and I owe it all to you too.
Thank you.

- Like I said,
what are friends for?

- One hour, okay.

Good news.

I spoke with the Browncroft
people this morning,

and they re gonna be sending me
a offer any day now.

- Ooh.

- You have got to be kidding me.

- What did Mike do this time?

- Actually, it was me.

- Really?

I guess I must have missed
that chapter in the book.

So what inspired you?

Or should I say who?

- A girl can change it up.

- I had fun tonight.

- Me too.

- "Guild Wars 2: Heart of
Thorns" is coming out?

- What s that?

- It s a video game.

It s my favorite.

Yeah, I went as one of
the characters last year

for Zoom-Con, actually.

- Zoom-what?

- It s this, uh,
sci-fi/fantasy convention.

It s great.

Actually,
it s happening next week.

We should go.

Yeah, you get to trade comics

and test out new games,

and people go as their favorite
comic characters.

- So it s a kids thing?

- No, kids and adults.

It s basically for anyone
who likes sci-fi and fantasy

and they just want to have fun

pretending to be somebody else
for a while.

Do you, um,

want to check out the mall?

- Yeah.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

- I ve tried to be patient,

but sometimes it feels like
we re on different planets.

- Maybe we should work on
our "I feel" statements

to get things loosened up.

- No more exercises.

- See?

He doesn t even want to try.

- Well, these exercises
are pointless.

We keep doing them
week after week,

and we re not getting anywhere.

- You know what?
I love you, Burt,

but sometimes
I just want to...hit you.

- Okay, hit him.

- Huh?
- Excuse me?

- Hit him.

- That felt good.

- Yeah, I don t think
I like this kind of therapy.

- It s couples therapy.

You can hit her too.

- What?

Ow.

- Now we re getting somewhere.

- Take that.
- What s that?

- Oh!

- Tony, what are you doing here?

- I sent a pair of basketball
tickets to Jonah Davis

to woo him,
but when I called to follow up,

I found out they d been replaced
with tickets to a puppet show?

That s okay

because I found the receipt
to this cookie basket

you were gonna send him
and had it delivered

to our office instead.

So I guess that s how
the cookie crumbles.

What?

- That was a decoy.

I let you find that receipt

so that you wouldn t find
the real order

that s being delivered...

now.

- This isn t over.

- Mm-hmm.

- Not by a long shot.

- That s what you got,
a long shot!

- We are almost home.

Just keep saying all the things
Robert wants to hear.

- What if he asks
about the book?

- What do you mean?

Lie.

- Hey.
- Hey.

- How are things
on cloud nine?

- Oh, fluffy.

- Yeah?

So your date went well?

- Amazing.

- You had a lot to talk about?

- Uh,

we re still kind of
figuring each other out.

- Mm.

Ooh, "Guild Wars 2:
Heart of Thrones"

comes out tonight.

Do you want to go
stand in line for it?

- I can t.

Uh, Whitney and I are going out
on another date.

- No worries.
No problem.

Romance comes first.

- But, um,

maybe next weekend
we could do something.

I mean, I still owe you
for, like, all of this.

- Yeah, okay.

- All the terms
are just as we discussed.

All we need is your signature.

- Looks like I m on the hook
for another two books.

- I m sure you have many volumes
of brilliance left in you.

- We re honored
you re gonna remain a member

of the Pryce family.

- Have you read the new book?

- Of course.

- What d you think?

- Truly one of
your best pieces ever.

- You know what?
Maybe it s time for a change.

- What?
- I look around here,

and I don t even recognize
this place anymore.

Silly videos,
this modern office.

Your father s books
aren t even here.

I don t know what this is,

but it isn t
Pryce Books anymore.

- Mr. Vincent--
- And you know what?

Your father wasn t into it
for the money

or the sales.

He loved books

and helping new authors
find their voices.

Now, if you have no passion
for that,

maybe you re just not
cut out for it.

I m going to my cabin
for a week.

When I come back, you can tell
me why I should stay.

- Yes, I saw the video,
but I thought

you were gonna stick to
the exercises from the book.

- I was, but I thought it d be
fun to try something new.

- Change is good,
but I hope you ll go back

to the book exercises.

It s important that we have
unified treatment guidelines.

Oh, I am late for a symposium,

but I ll see you
when I get back.

Bye.
- Bye.

- Stop it.

- I hope you re ready.

I have something special planned
for the video today.

- I m sorry,
I need to cancel.

I have to go downstairs.

- Where are you going?
- To storage.

- Are his books down there?

- I don t know where his copy
of "Carter s Playhouse" is.

You ll have to look around.

- These are all
from your father s office?

- Yeah.

Oh, wow.

- Did you find something good?

- Just a book report I did on
Robert Vincent in junior high.

I didn t know
he held on to this.

- Your father truly loved
literature.

- One of the few things
we had in common,

although I m not sure
what he would think

about Mr. Vincent s new book.

His standards seem to have
dipped since I took over.

- Why don t you work with him?

You re a great editor,

and I say that
from personal experience.

- I guess we can t go back,
can we?

- I guess not.

- Hannah, hey.

- Connor,

what are you doing here?

- I dropped off Whitney early
and swung by.

I ve been waiting in line
for over an hour.

- I didn t realize the line
was gonna be this long.

I m gonna be here all night.
- Jump in.

- Thank you, but I don t want to
cut in the line.

- Well, then I ll go to the end
of the line with you.

- No. Really?
- Yeah.

- But you are so close.

- Eh, that s what best friends
are for.

- Thanks.
- Yeah.

- But first let s take a picture
to commemorate this occasion.

- Ah, you know it.
- Okay, good.

- Let s do it, yeah.
- Okay. Ready?

- Uh-huh.
- One, two, three.

- That s great.

You know you re gonna have to
send me that, right?

- Of course.
- Right?

- Clearly.

- Oh.
- Oh, my gosh.

You re crazy.

- The offer from Browncroft
came in.

It s good.

We don t have to give them
an answer right away.

You can look it over,

think about it,
and I m on board

with whatever
you want to do.

Bed.

Oh,

I was up playing all night.

- I know.

I m already on
my third cup of coffee,

but it was totally worth it.

- I think the closest thing
I got to a pillow

was a bag of Styrofoam
packaging.

- Did you ever figure out how to
escape from the knight s tomb?

- Yeah, yeah, I did.

Come over later tonight, and
I ll show you how to do it.

- Sounds good.

Uh, I should get back to work.

I ll see you later?

- Okay.

- Okay.

- Thanks for waking me up.

- Any time.

- So I thought about
what you said

about throwing out the rules,

and my clients are making
amazing progress.

- That s fantastic.

Defuses the tension
and makes therapy feel like fun.

- Thanks.

- That s the kind of
thinking I need.

I still don t know what
I m gonna say to Mr. Vincent.

- This is the first contract
he s signing

without your father around.

He has to know he s in
good hands,

and he is.

- You always were
my biggest cheerleader.

- There s something
you should know.

The Browncroft offer came in.

- I m sure it s great.

- I haven t made
my decision yet.

- Well...

I always knew
I d have to fight for you.

- Hi, Whitney.

- So you and Connor
used to date?

- Yeah, but we re just
friends now.

- Oh, good that
you re still so close.

- Mm-hmm.

- I guess that s why
I like Connor.

He s sweet.

The guys I used to date
in the past were party guys,

lots of fun, but I always had to
keep one eye on them.

Good not to have to worry
about that anymore.

Of course, if I did
have to compete for him,

I d have to think
I d be pretty good at it.

- Wow.

- Honesty is the key element
to any successful relationship.

One method I use
to open up dialogue

with my premarital
counseling clients

is "reveal a secret" day.

It can be silly
or embarrassing

or deeply personal

as long as it starts
a conversation.

- I thought I already knew
all your secrets.

- We ll see about that.

I have this weird thing
with my feet.

They re extremely sensitive,

and they can be tickled
without touching them.

- Like this?

- Yes, and that s not funny.

It may sound trivial,

but it s difficult
to trust someone enough

to let your guard down
and admit your vulnerabilities.

Your turn.

I almost gave up
my career once.

It all started with a girl--

smart,
beautiful.

I was crazy about her.

But I was a bit
of a workaholic,

which took a toll
on the relationship.

One night she was being honored
by some colleagues.

I was so proud,

but as I was getting ready
to leave,

I was handed
a stack of paperwork.

Stuck in the office,

I suddenly realized I had this
great girl that I was ignoring,

so instead of working,

I wrote a resignation letter.

Then I went off to see her,

but I was late,
obviously.

I was just about to tell her
what I had done,

by that point I d pushed her
too far.

She thought that
my not being there

meant that I didn t care,

and she broke up with me
on the spot.

I guess it was pride,

but I figured if she was
so willing to give up on me,

why should I give up
everything for her?

So I went back to the office,
and I ripped up that letter.

Stupidest thing
I ve ever done.

I fought so hard at work

only to lose the one thing
I cared about.

- Hey.

Did you have a chance
to look at the Browncroft offer?

- I sure did.

I m sticking with Pryce.

- Hey.

How s the phone holding up?

- Still going strong.

- So there s this animation
festival happening

at the Independent Theater
later.

Feel like going?

- Wouldn t you rather
take Whitney?

- Animation s not really
her thing.

Besides, I thought
it d be fun for us.

- Actually, I m kind of busy
tonight.

I have to take a pass.

- Okay.

Maybe next time.

- Initial here,

and lastly, sign here.

That concludes the business
portion of our night.

- When you said you wanted
to take me out to celebrate

the contract,
I did not expect all this.

- I told you,

at Pryce we treat you
like family.

- This has to be the most
intimate contract signing ever.

- I have to admit, I didn t
think I d get you to sign again.

- I have to admit,
me neither.

Why didn t you tell me
about the letter?

- I don t know.

I was hurt, angry,
and focused on myself.

By the time I realized
how pigheaded I was being,

you moved on.

- I m not sure
how much I moved on.

I think in a lot of ways,
writing "Do I Say I Do?"

was my way of getting over you.

- I guess we both had things
to figure out.

- Yeah.

- To second chances?

- Give it to me.

Yeah.

Let s do that.

Don t wait too long.

We don t want to flop
this one, okay?

- Everything okay?

- Just work stuff.

- Did you get it?

Okay, keep trying.

We only have one shot.

That was the gardener.

both: I got to take this.

- I hope you re impressed.

I broke out the good
fake dinner party china.

- Joke if you will,
but a dinner party can be

a great metaphor
for a successful marriage.

- Sorry,

didn t mean to snack on
your metaphor.

You free for lunch today?

There s something I want to
talk to you about.

- Yeah, there s something
I want to talk to you about too.

- Oh, there you are.

Got a minute to go over
some paperwork?

- Sure.

I ll be right back.

- All right.

I ll see you later.
- See you.

- Hey.
- Hey.

- A package came for you.

- Oh, yeah?

Oh, nice.

Now I can finally complete
my work on my robot army.

- I wanted to
tell you something.

- Yeah, me too,
actually.

Whitney said she wants to go
to Zoom-Con.

- She did?
- Yeah, yeah.

It took a lot of persuading,

but I bought the ticket
for me and Whitney last night,

so we could all go together.

- That s actually what I wanted
to talk to you about.

My computer crashed last night
when the tickets went on sale.

By the time I got it up and
running, there were none left.

- So you re not going?

It won t be the same
without you.

- Maybe next year?

- Okay.
Um...

I cannot believe
you got Jessica to sign.

I will never doubt
your charms again.

You must have really worked
some magic, huh?

- Something like that.

- Well, now that Jessica s
locked in,

you just have to work that
razzle-dazzle on Robert Vincent.

- Compared to him, Jessica s
gonna look like a breeze.

At least I knew
how to talk to her.

- Just give him
the same dog-and-pony show

you used to coax Jessica.

The investors want both of them
on board, or they re gonna walk.

- Jessica.

- I can t believe you.

- Jessica, wait.

- Was this all just a setup

to get me to agree to
a new contract?

- Of course not.

- You never told me you needed
me for the investors.

- I didn t think
it was relevant.

- What about the resignation
letter story?

Was that relevant?

- What are you talking about?

- Funny how
after all these years,

suddenly it just came up

after I told you about
the Browncroft offer.

Have you just been telling me
all these things I want to hear

to get me to sign?

- How could you even think that?

- It s what you re doing
with Robert Vincent, isn t it?

- That s different.
- How?

You re pretending to feel
a certain way

as a means to an end.

You know, the problem isn t
that work is the thing

you care about most.

It s that it s the only thing
you care about.

There has to be some way
to get out of this contract.

- Not unless you signed
with disappearing ink.

- Two more books with Mike,
I cannot do that.

- Just breathe.

I m more concerned with you
than the contract right now.

- I really thought he changed,

but it was all just to get me
to sign a new contract.

- Are you sure about that?
- Kim, I heard it.

He just needed me
to get the investors on board.

- Come on, Jess.
What did you expect him to say?

"I have a major deal
in the works right now,

and the fate of the company
rests in your hands?"

No pressure.

- Still, I shouldn t have
let my guard down.

- You and Mike have always
had your differences,

but I ve known you
a long time, Jess.

For better or worse,
he brings out the real you.

You gonna walk away from that?

- Hey, Kim.

- I want to call a truce.
- Okay.

- Lunch tomorrow,
Bon Mange Restaurant.

- See you there.

- Well, just got off the phone
with Robert Vincent.

He s coming in
the day after tomorrow.

- Good.
- So what s the plan?

- Jessica and I found this photo
of my father and Mr. Vincent

up at his cabin.

They used to hang out up there,

talk about books,
give notes.

I would have done anything
to be up there with them.

Anyway, talk about that,

get him to relive
some of his glory days.

- Perfect.

Butter him up like toast,

and with Jessica on board,

he s the last piece
of the puzzle.

- Maybe I should tell him
what I really think.

- Whoa, what?

Mike,

do you want to make something
of yourself?

Hmm?

Do you want to step out
of your father s shadow?

Sometimes you have to
make compromises.

- I wanted to return your
"Star Angel" graphic novel.

It was really good.

- Oh, yeah.

I can bring in some more
if you want.

I got some really great ones.

- No, thanks.

I m good for now.

- Ooh, she s hot.

Maybe I ll dress as her
for Zoom-Con.

- Wait, you re gonna dress up
for Zoom-Con?

- Yeah, when in Rome,
right?

Besides, I don t want to lose
you to some other cute girl.

- I should get back to work.

- Okay.

She s a really cool character.

- And here are your menus.

- Thank you.

- Sure.
I ll be right back.

- Did you come alone?

- Yes.

- No weapons?

- What s this about?

- I have a proposal.

- So I told the wolf,
"You re just a dog."

Oh.
- I am such a goof.

- Please, this is nothing.

In high school, my super power
was clumsiness.

- Come on, we re gonna be late.

- It s okay. I got it.
- You sure?

- Yeah, thanks.

I got it from here.

- Okay.
- Maybe.

- Yeah, she s got it.
- Have a good night.

- Yeah, you too.

Good luck with that.

- I m heading out.

Are you gonna
be here a while?

- Probably.

- So should I ask what happened
with Jessica?

- She found out
she was part of the deal

with the investors and thought
that that was the reason

I was saying all the things
that I said.

- Why would she think that?

- Cause it s what I m doing
with Mr. Vincent.

She said I should be honest
with Mr. Vincent,

but if I do that,

I ll lose him,
and I ll lose the investors.

- So?

- It s my father s legacy.

- Your father s legacy is
exactly the way he left it.

This is your company now.

Jessica said that
Mr. Vincent needs to know

the company s in good hands.

But I don t know
if it is anymore.

- Jessica didn t stay with us

because you tricked her
into signing.

She signed because
she knows you care about her,

about the company,

about everything your father
built this company on.

So listen to her advice.

I ve read her stuff.

She is one smart cookie.

- I want to start today
with an exercise.

I want each of you
to make a list,

or if you prefer, we could
practice our role reversals.

Jessica,

this isn t working.

I m--
pillow fights are fun,

but whenever we go home,
we have the same issues.

I know that you re trying
your best,

but at the end of the day,

we re just not on the same page.

- You know what?

Maybe you re not right
for each other.

Since I ve been doing this,

I ve seen couples who can
finish each other s sentences,

and they can t make it a year,

or couples who can argue
about the color of the sky,

and they re celebrating
their 50th wedding anniversary.

The truth is compatibility
can t be measured

by looking at two individuals,

but by seeing how those two
people work as a couple.

You can do all the tests
and exercises

and check all the boxes,

but only you can decide if
the person sitting next to you

is the right one.

I ll hold your next session.

If you want to keep working
at it, I ll see you then.

But if you can imagine
a life without each other,

then there s really no point
in going on.

Hi, Kim.

- What are you doing?

- Nothing.
- Perfect.

Tony and I just ended
our client war.

Why don t you come over
and help us celebrate?

- That s great. Who won?

- Both of us.

We decided to
split represent.

I m taking book sales,

and he s handling TV
and movie deals.

- Congratulations,

but I don t really feel
up for dinner.

- Just call me

if you change your mind.

We re here, okay?

- The great Robert Vincent.

Thanks for taking the time
to see us.

- You re packing?

- Unpacking
my father s books.

Figured they belonged
up here.

- Okay, you have the floor.

- I want to read to you
something that was written

about your first book,

"The Hay in the Needle Stack."

"Robert Vincent writes the way
nature carves landscapes:

"beautiful, harsh,

"expansive,
and all-consuming.

"His narratives aren t just
engaging, they re enlightening.

"In his words are truth,

"a truth you can t always face,

but you can never deny."

- I don t remember that review.

Is that from the "Times"?

- It s a book report
I wrote about you.

I was 13.

My father and I have
a complicated relationship.

He wasn t good
at sharing his feelings,

but what he did share
was his love of literature,

which is why
I can t release your book.

- I beg your pardon?

- It s not good.

I think what Mike
is trying to say is--

- My father s legacy
was literature.

It s the only thing
I have left of him.

He wouldn t put it out,

and I can t tarnish his name
by releasing it.

I took the liberty
of writing up some notes.

I think it could be great.

It just needs some guidance.

Thanks for taking the time.

I honestly hope you ll choose to
remain a member of this family.

Hannah,

I need you to do
something for me.

- Sorry we re late.

- That s okay.

- We tried to imagine a life
without each other.

We couldn t do it.

- So we re willing
to do whatever it takes,

lists and all.

- Come in.

- So that was your idea
of buttering him up?

- I want to be proud
of the work we do,

not just successful at it.

- Well, I want to work with
writers who make us money.

You re gonna blow this deal
with the investors.

- My company,
my decision.

- Mike...

Look, maybe I can salvage
this deal.

At least we still have
Jessica.

- Funny you should mention that.

- That was really good work
today.

I will see you next week.

- Bye.
- Bye.

Hannah,
what are you doing here?

- Hey.

Mike asked me to drop off
some paperwork.

- Too busy to drop it off
himself?

- Kind of.

He s meeting with
Robert Vincent,

telling him what he really
thinks about his book.

- Really?

- Yeah.

He took some advice
from an old friend.

Look, I know Mike cared
about losing the investors,

but I think what he really
cared about was losing you.

- Thanks.

- I know.

Mike called, and he told me

that he was letting you out
of the contract.

- Why would he do that?

He needed to keep me
for the investors.

- Well, I spoke with
the Browncroft people,

and they still want to offer you
the same deal.

- Okay.

- That is,
if you still want it.

- I m not sure
what I want anymore.

- Mr. Vincent.
- Don t get up.

You were right.

The book s no good.

I knew it,

and you knew it too.

- Mr. Vincent, I think
you re a brilliant author.

- Now, look, an author s world
is insulated.

We re fiercely protective
of our work,

yet we need an outside voice
to give us perspective.

I read your notes.

I m impressed.

The only other person
that gave me feedback like this

was your father,
and I thought I d lost that.

- Thank you.

- Well, the company is...
changing,

that s for sure.

Maybe it s just growing up.

Your father would be proud.

- Unfortunately,
we ll never know.

- I do.

You have more in common
than you think.

By the way,

your father called me Robert.

- What do you think?

- Oh.

Wow.

- Thanks.

Hey, how long
is this Zoom-Con thing?

Because I told some friends
we d meet up with them later

and go dancing.

We can dip out early, right?

- I think we need to talk.

Look,

I can t even believe
that I got the chance

to go out with you.

I mean, you re beautiful,
and you re smart,

but...

I changed myself a lot
to be with you,

and you changed yourself
to be with me,

and I think as much as
we want to be with each other,

I think we ve got to be true
to ourselves.

- Are you breaking up with me?

Hannah must be pretty special.

- You both are.

Hey.

- Hey.

- So I ve got an extra ticket
for Zoom-Con.

Got any plans tonight?

- What about Whitney?

- We broke up.

It was bound to happen.

I can t be with a girl
who can t quote "Astro Fleet."

But you did it.

Tonight s the night.

You got the girl.

- Just...

not the one I wanted.

- Careful, you re gonna
make Whitney jealous.

- She ll be fine.

- Oh, you re dead.

Stop!

Stop it!

Hey, hey!

Stop!

Why are you-

You re gonna ruin the food.

- Hi.

- What are you doing here?

- I wanted to tell you to hold
off on publishing the book.

- What?

- It s missing a step.

- What step would that be?

- After all the checklists
and compatibility tests,

you have to ask yourself if this
is what your heart wants.

And then...

trust what it says.

- You didn t sign
with Browncroft?

- It wouldn t have been
a good match.

- If you re still
under contract,

you know that means we re gonna
have to do more videos.

- Good thing we re compatible.

I have some ideas
for the next book.

- Well, as your publisher,

I d be very interested
in hearing them.

- We could discuss them
over dinner tonight.

- Do you ever stop
thinking about work?