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♪

-Is that really it? -Yes, it is.

God, I can't believe

the first thing you wanted to do on your birthday

was go for a run.

The first thing I wanted to do on my birthday

was torture you, and I've succeeded.

Do you, uh, need me to throw you

into that large body of water there?

You know you'd have to catch me first, right?

I could if I wanted to.

Prove it.

-Hey! -Woo-hoo!

♪

♪ Happy Birthday to you

♪ Happy Birthday to you

What on earth is that?

It is a birthday pizza.

♪ Happy Birthday, dear Rory

♪ Happy Birthday to you ♪

-You're ridiculous. -Quick, blow 'em out

before the pepperoni goes up in flames.

Make a wish.

Mmm.

Let's do this.

Your sister makes the best pizza in the country.

Tell that to New Yorkers.

But don't tell Joey that.

Her ego doesn't need any more inflating.

Mmm.

♪

Wow.

You realize you only have a year

before you need to grow up, right?

-Thirty is just a number. -Hm.

Are you sure you don't want to go out tonight?

Get dressed up, pretend

like we're just out of college again?

Absolutely not.

I got pizza for lunch, I got my best friend.

In the whole world.

Thank you for clarifying that.

And most importantly, I have recorded

the 2003 winter figure skating championship on TV

and which I think we should start right about now.

-Not again. -Come on.

You love Michelle Kwan.

What is wrong with you?

I don't know.

♪

Shah.

Oh!

Here you go.

Where on earth did you find fresh lemons in my house?

Um, in your refrigerator?

Huh, imagine that.

My own culinary skills surprise even me sometimes.

Surprised we never dated because of it.

Well, you're the one that always said

that we'd make a terrible couple.

Because we would.

But there was the pact.

What pact?

My 21st birthday, we were up on my parents' roof,

catching the stars.

Maya Griffith had just broken up with me.

At your own birthday party.

And to cheer me up, you said to me that...

If we were both still single by the time we were 30,

-I'd marry you. -I knew you remembered.

It wasn't serious though.

So, how are you planning on spending

the last year of your twenties?

You know what?

I think I want to travel.

South America.

Stay up all night on Copacabana Beach.

Explore the Amazon.

Tango in Argentina.

Tango? Oh, you can't dance.

Stop that.

Let's look at flights.

You just left your job,

and I guess you deserve an adventure.

Looking at flights for tomorrow.

You can't be serious.

Oh, yeah, Miami to Rio, baby.

Wait a minute.

Departs at 3:25.

I couldn't.

Could I?

And this way I could say I got you more than a pizza

for your birthday.

♪

-Let's do it. -Boom.

♪

To my best friend.

To my best friend.

-In the whole world. -In the whole world.

♪

Charlotte?

Are you in there?

I'm letting myself in.

Please tell me you aren't still in your pajamas!

♪

-What's wrong? -Amethyst Jones?

The psychic?

That's today?

I reminded you, like, a gazillion times, girl.

-Do I have to? -Yes.

You said you needed the research for your new novel,

so get dressed, brush your teeth

because I'm ordering you a cab right now.

It took me weeks to convince her

to meet with you.

What does one wear to meet a bogus psychic?

Don't start with that.

In my experience, it's good

to approach these things with an open mind.

Amethyst might be the real deal.

Mm, so might the Tooth Fairy.

♪

♪

(plastic crinkling)

I knew you'd be late.

Scared the life out of me.

Or perhaps I scared the life into you.

I'm Charlotte Holt.

The novelist.

The people watcher.

You could say that.

Me too. Only I see the whole universe.

I saw you over there admiring

one of my favorite things in the store.

It's called a rumor catcher.

You hang around here long enough

and you'll hear all sorts of gossip.

I'm sure.

♪

Deepest elements of the earth,

help me help Charlotte find her true path.

Pick three.

Uh, okay.

♪

♪

Shall we focus on the cards?

What do they say?

See this first one here?

It indicates a fall.

Could be literal, could be figurative.

Who knows?

So I should watch out for holes in the sidewalk.

-Noted. -And pride.

I'd say pretty soon you'll be taking a flying leap.

And what about this one?

Curious now, are we?

This second card here...

Very interesting. The storm.

Rain, thunder, and lightning are brewing for you.

A storm threatens to change everything

and upend your whole existence.

And, finally...

Ah, yes.

There's a man.

Always, there's a man.

Well, I'm single.

But there's still a man.

And you have great feelings for him.

You've known him a long time.

The bond between you is strong, incredibly strong.

♪

(slamming)

And there was a pact.

A pact that if neither of you married by your 30th birthday,

you would take one another's hand in marriage.

-Excuse me? -A pact made in jest,

but it will come true.

Yes!

Yes, you are destined to be with him, Charlotte.

He is your chosen one.

♪

Let's just say this pact existed,

which it doesn't,

it would be nonsense if it did.

It wouldn't mean anything.

And if it existed...

how would you have known about it?

Perhaps the universe is trying to tell you something.

What it's trying to tell me is that this is crazy,

and if you were a real psychic,

you would know that Rory and I are just friends.

So, thank you for your time.

I've got to go.

♪

Hi, thanks so much for coming out.

All right.

Appreciate it, thanks for reading.

Absolutely.

And, now, the moment you've all been waiting for.

Please welcome to the stage celebrated author

and romance expert Charlotte Holt.

(applause)

♪

(gasping)

♪

Pretty soon you'll be taking a flying leap.

Just a coincidence.

♪

(birds squawking)

♪

(thunder rumbling)

♪

Weird.

Rain, thunder, and lightning are brewing for you.

A storm threatens to change everything.

(thunder cracking)

No way.

♪

Two slices.

Mozzarella doesn't solve everything, you know.

-Doesn't it though? -Ugh.

What if what Amethyst says is true?

What if Rory and I are meant to be together?

What if he's been under my nose this whole time?

Those are a lot of what ifs.

The fall and this storm?

You said it yourself that you think

she's probably a con artist.

What if it's a coincidence?

Rory would say there are no coincidences.

Of course there are.

Otherwise, we wouldn't have a word for it.

Look, I hate to say this,

but maybe you're overthinking it?

There's a reason you and Rory have been friends

all these years.

♪

Yeah.

(birds squawking)

♪

(camera shutter clicking)

♪

♪ It's time to let go ♪

Yes, you are destined to be with him, Charlotte.

(cellphone ringing)

♪

Hi, Rory! Hi.

Uh, I don't know what happened there.

I must have declined the call or something accidentally.

It's bizarre, my mistake, though.

Charlotte, I'm home!

♪

What do you mean you're home?

I'm back in Miami.

I got in last night.

Uh, are you kidding right now?

No, I'm serious.

I couldn't miss having my 30th in my favorite city.

That if neither of you married by your 30th birthday...

I can't believe I've been away for a whole year.

Yeah, me neither.

Sorry, I haven't told anyone.

I wanted to surprise my mom.

How sweet.

Yeah, but that's okay.

Um, I can't believe you're back.

Yeah, me neither.

Look, we have to catch up.

How about Saturday night?

But your birthday is on Friday.

I know, but I sort of already committed to a plan.

Oh, okay.

Uh, yeah, let's do Saturday then.

Nothing fancy, though.

Let's just grab pizza at Joey's or something,

a few drinks.

Does that sound good to you or what?

Sounds great. Easy.

Yeah, I'll see you then.

There's so much I want to tell you about.

The feeling is mutual.

All right, well, I'll see you Saturday.

Lots of love.

I'll see ya.

♪

(cellphone pings)

♪

He is your chosen one.

♪

(laughing)

It is so good to see you.

You too.

You've cleaned up a bit.

Yeah, I mean, um, I was feeling

a little too much like Magnum P.I.

Well, this suits you.

You still up for some pizza?

I haven't had a slice in a year and I'm starving.

Need me to do something with this?

Yeah, do something with this.

♪

So, I'm standing at the top of the waterfall, right,

and I peer over the edge, and I have this flashback

of that death trap of a water slide we were on.

Remember? You were standing at the bottom,

-you yelled up to me. -I'll catch you,

I'll catch you!

Exactly.

So I just closed my eyes.

-I leapt off. -No.

Couldn't have done it without you.

You are terrified of heights.

Well, what can I say?

I'm a changed man.

Hopefully not too changed.

No, not too changed.

But there is something I gotta tell you.

There is?

Yeah, and it might come as a surprise.

Well, spit it out, don't scare me.

Well, you know, this year I've gone through a lot.

I mean, I've traveled to corners of the world

I never thought I would, met extraordinary people.

And I started to think about what I wanted my life

to look like when I got back.

And what is it you want?

Well, this is the thing,

I started to put it out there in the world.

I mean, I want to settle down, find the one.

I know it sounds a little corny,

but it's as if the universe answered my call because...

♪

I met Rachel.

-Rachel? -Yes!

I mean, we literally ran into each other at Carnival

and we had this instant connection,

like I'd known her my whole life.

I mean, things just felt easy, right,

like they'd never felt with anyone before.

And we spent the rest of our time in Brazil together

and Argentina and Peru.

And while we were camping on the salt flats of Bolivia...

I asked her to marry me.

♪

-You what? -Can you believe it?

No. No.

You're engaged? Wow.

Wow!

That is great news.

Congratulations.

You know what I'm gonna ask you next, right?

♪

Mm-mm.

Be my best man?

Uh, my best woman?

♪

Say yes.

It has to be you, you know that, right?

Yes, I would be honored.

Mm, I haven't even told you the best part.

♪

You haven't?

We want to try and do it in three weeks.

I know it's crazy.

♪

Charlotte, I am so stoked

that we're gonna get to plan this all out together.

And thank goodness that this wedding is gonna have

your good taste sprinkled into it.

It will?

Yes.

I need your help with basically everything.

I mean, Rachel is super busy with work,

and you just know that I'm gonna be useless

with organization.

So, what's she like?

Other than amazing and perfect

and the best thing since sliced bread.

I honestly think that you two are gonna hit it off.

I mean, you're gonna love Rach.

She's a total nerd just like you.

You guys are both foodies, and her favorite musical

is the one with the green witch, too.

She's okay with me helping out?

Yeah.

You're my best friend.

In fact, you know what?

Why don't you come over right now and meet her?

♪

I'm back.

The place looks pretty good, yeah?

Sure, yeah.

♪

Hey, you two.

Hi.

Hi. Charlotte.

-Nice to meet you. -You too.

Are you still hungry?

I'm always hungry.

That is an understatement.

Do you know that I call him my Labrador

because they have a gene

where no matter how much they eat,

their brain doesn't get the message they're full?

Sounds like Rory.

It's amazing, I've just sat down.

I'm already being ganged up on by you two.

Can I fix anyone a drink?

-Wine perhaps? -That sounds awesome.

-Sure. -Red okay with everyone?

Please.

Feels really strange to be back in my old apartment.

I bet.

Thank you for watering his plants, by the way.

Thank you for ensuring that he doesn't leave

his dirty socks everywhere.

Why did I know that I was gonna be toast

as soon as you two got together?

Although, I can see you haven't managed

to improve his taste in art.

Oh, um, actually...

Rachel painted that.

♪

I have totally put my foot in my mouth, haven't I?

Um...

Don't--don't be silly.

It's totally fine.

You know, art is subjective

and in the eye of the beholder.

I am mortified.

No, it's really one of my earlier pieces.

Rachel's main medium is sculpture.

Yes, although, I do love to paint, too.

Oh, Rory and I went on the m--

Oh!

Oh! Oh! Are you all right?

-Yeah. -So sorry.

It's fine, it's fine, yeah.

Just--it'll come out, it'll come out.

♪

It's because I said I didn't like

the painting, isn't it?

♪

Oh, I was just kidding.

♪

It really does look nice.

Thanks so much for letting me borrow your dress, Rachel.

No worries.

♪

I have that same bag.

Oh, gotta love the bees.

Terrifying creatures.

-Absolutely not. -Absolutely not.

Okay, say that after one has chased you

around a bathroom while you're totally naked.

Bees have been here about 30 million years.

They're not doing anything wrong.

Yeah. It is us who need the talking to.

-Mm-hm. -Right. I forgot.

This is probably going to be a losing battle for me.

Mm-hm.

♪

So, Rachel,

rumor has it you've seen Wicked 12 times?

Fifteen, but who's counting?

We should definitely be theater buddies.

I love all the greats.

Rodgers and Hammerstein.

Obviously Sondheim.

It's a date.

Great. All right, let me just pop this

back in the bathroom real quick.

♪

So, what do you think?

♪

She's great.

Of course she is.

I can totally see why you've fallen for her.

So, you approve?

I approve. One hundred percent.

Awesome.

♪

Congratulations.

I'm so excited!

♪

(clanging resonating)

Who disturbs me this late?

It's Charlotte, the author.

Ah, the one with the pact.

He is not destined to be with me.

He's getting married to someone else,

someone he's only known a few months.

And the pact is never coming true.

I can't believe I thought for even a millisecond

that what you said could've been the truth.

He's engaged to somebody else?

This all sounds very strange.

Yeah, I don't know how you did it with those cards,

but you duped me.

I am not a fraud, Miss Holt.

I was actually starting to believe

I might have a happy ending.

But it's not over yet, is it?

With all due respect, you were wrong.

Sweetheart, I am many things, but I am never wrong.

Everything is ruined.

Look, go home and get some sleep.

It will all become clear, I promise.

♪

Morning, trouble.

-Those look heavy. -Ha.

You're gonna offer me a slice of pizza to cool down?

Pizza? At this time of morning?

Someone is off the straight and narrow.

Well, you of all people should know

pizza tastes best for breakfast.

Hey, I, uh, had a dream about you last night, actually.

-Oh, you did? -Yeah.

We, uh, we went sky diving.

You made me jump first.

Yeah, that sounds about right.

Have a great day.

♪

(exhaling)

♪

♪

"Dear Charlotte,

I'm writing to you as I look up at the stars

deep in the Elqui Valley.

It's nice to know that even though

we're so far apart, we're still under the same sky.

I need to tell you about the wish I made

on my 29th birthday.

I wished I'd finally plucked up the courage

to tell you how I feel,

and I guess I'm finally doing it.

These valleys are meant to have a deep, mystical power

and, suddenly, tonight I realized

I couldn't live another day without telling you

that I love you.

I can't call you, I'm in the middle of nowhere,

but what I can do is write you an old-fashioned love letter.

Well, postcard.

If you don't feel the same, that's fine.

You don't have to reply,

and nothing will change between us

unless you want it to.

Your best friend always, Rory."

♪

(cellphone ringing)

♪

-Morning! -Hey, Kimmy.

How long had this bag of fan mail

been sitting at the office?

You're finally reading your fan mail?

Yeah, uh, and I've just found something important in it.

How long had it been sitting there?

Uh, I don't know, sweetie.

Six months?

♪

Charlotte? Are you there?

♪

(honking)

(utensils clanking)

Hey.

Oh, you're back for lunch.

Sadly, no.

I think I forgot my sun--

-Sunglasses. -Are they here?

Oh-ho!

What do you think? Do they suit me?

No.

They cover up your eyes.

Anyway, I owe you big time.

I held on to these out of the goodness of my heart,

but if there is a reward...

Oh, yes, I can offer you one whole date.

I never cared for the taste.

No, I didn't mean...

I wasn't talking about the fruit.

I meant if you want to go out sometime,

if that's something that you do.

Yeah, that's something I do.

But I have a one date policy.

-One date? -Yeah.

Keeps things uncomplicated.

Okay, you get to pick the place then.

Consider it done.

♪

Psst.

♪

(whistling, cellphone dings)

♪

It's 11:05.

I'm calling it.

You are officially done moping.

Why does everyone I know have a key to my apartment?

Because you're constantly losing yours.

Now come on, up and at 'em.

You can't stay in bed all day.

Can't I?

As they say in Sweeney Todd:

♪ Not while I'm around ♪

Did you just make a musicals reference?

I'm trying to cheer you up.

Now get dressed.

(grunting)

Come on!

When I suggested shopping,

I never envisioned spending three hours in a book store.

Don't worry, we will hit the thrift stores next.

-Thank goodness for that. -Mm.

I don't know, there's something comforting

about a book store, they make me feel safe.

That's how I feel in the cheesemongers.

-Safe? -Charlotte.

Rory. Rachel.

What a surprise.

What are the chances?

Rach, this is Joey, Charlotte's sister.

Nice to meet you.

Ah, I know exactly what you two have been up to

this morning.

♪

I'd know that bag anywhere.

Oh.

You and Rory are the same.

You can't keep him out of a good book store

-for five minutes. -What can I say?

They make me feel safe.

Well, I prefer films myself.

I'm a huge Hitchcock nerd.

Although, Rory has fallen asleep

through every one I've tried to show him.

Hey, I like the one with the window.

I watched Psycho once.

Didn't bathe for days.

Never again.

I promise.

Uh, I'm glad that we ran into you, Charlotte.

It's been like a week.

Did your phone break?

You dropped it in the tub again, didn't you?

Remember, you got to put the phone in the rice.

Okay, so many thoughts.

Um, no, I've just been busy writing.

You know how I get when there's a deadline.

Just...

It took me ages to pry her away

from her desk this morning.

Oh, well, I wanted to talk to you

about the wedding stuff.

Everything is still cool with that, right?

Of course it is.

-Why wouldn't it be? -Great.

I know that you're busy with the book and stuff,

so if you can't do it, I understand,

but we have been friends since, like, forever.

And it only makes sense...

No, I'm here for you, for both of you.

What is it you need?

Um, I have that suit fitting tomorrow morning.

Can you come?

Um...

♪

What are you gonna do?

I'm gonna have to go, aren't I?

Not if you don't want to.

I can't let him down.

If Rory is the friend that I think he is,

he'll understand.

♪

But I can't lie to him again

and say I'm working on my book.

What if you tell him the truth?

I'm not saying do it.

I'm just asking you to imagine what might happen if you did.

But he seems happy.

Are you?

I'm happy he's happy.

Are you sure you can put yourself through this?

There's no other option.

I love him.

♪

So, does he always take this long getting dressed?

Oh, I wouldn't know.

Oh.

Let us know if you need any help in there, honey.

There are so many buttons.

You know, we have some

beautiful couture bridal dresses.

If you like, bring some girlfriends.

We can make a fuss over you.

Oh, uh, we're not getting married.

I'm the Best Woman.

I am so sorry.

Screwed that one up.

Oh, it's fine.

My mistake.

♪

I'm going to go see if I can find him

some nice cufflinks to go with that suit.

♪

Hey, Charlotte?

Yes?

Do you know how to tie a bowtie?

Yes, I've tied my dad's

every day before he went to work.

Your dad wore a bowtie to work?

Was he a clown?

Do you want me to tie it or not?

Yes, please.

I need your expertise here.

♪

What do you think?

You look amazing.

♪

Color's not too much?

I've never seen you more handsome.

♪

Really?

(Rory clears throat)

You're gonna have to teach me 'cause I am lost here.

It's just a little fiddly.

All right.

♪

Tighten it up.

♪

And voilà.

♪

Ah.

Huh?

That's it? "Huh?"

I love it.

I genuinely think I look great.

I just want to make sure that I look good

standing next to Rachel in her dress.

You know, will this be too informal?

She wants to do it big,

like puffy princess style,

and I just want to make sure I can match up

next to that kind of drama.

I think you'd match up to the biggest meringue ever.

(Rory clears throat)

Hey.

Will you try on a dress for me?

Just so I can see what they look like

standing next to each other.

♪

Wait till you see this.

♪

What do you think?

♪

Wow.

♪

I feel like I'm being eaten by a flower arrangement.

♪

I think it's beautiful.

I love it.

And it goes pretty well with the suit.

♪

It's a pretty perfect picture.

♪

Rory?

Yeah?

I need your help.

♪

The shoe is stuck on the inside of the dress.

Okay.

Yeah, I--I need you to take my shoe off.

Okay, all right, um...

You got me into this, just--

All right, hold on.

Hold on for a second.

All right, just get it--

You know how it's stuck?

-Ready? -Get it--

-Oh. -Oh.

(Charlotte gasps)

♪

Oh, can you hold this for a sec?

Who is it?

Sorry.

It's my brother.

♪

Ah.

Look who finally showed up.

Sorry.

Uh, we got a little delayed.

But I did get a new suit.

Check that out.

Yeah, we had to discuss

whether or not to go double-breasted

for 45 minutes.

No worries.

Totally used to you by now.

I've only been your brother my whole life.

Hey, Charlotte, great that you're here actually,

because we can finally discuss the bachelor weekend.

♪

Bachelor weekend?

Haven't I told you about this?

No, no you haven't.

You and I are on organized fun duty,

setting this one off into married bliss in style.

Wait, isn't it a little late

to be planning a bachelor weekend?

Exactly.

That's why I wanted us to talk today,

put our heads together.

I'm sorry.

I got so preoccupied with planning the wedding

that I must have not looped you in on this.

Yeah.

So, what's the plan, Sam?

Well, I was, uh, thinking...

No, you know what?

Actually, I am going to step out for a few minutes,

hide this suit from Rachel's prying eyes,

let you guys plot away.

I don't want anything crazy, I mean it.

Well.

Don't let him lead you astray.

Got it.

♪

Sorry, this has sort of been dumped on you.

Rory wanted to have me chaperoned.

I organized our buddy's bachelor party in Vegas,

and, uh, we all lost two days from our memory, so...

(Charlotte shudders)

I can see why he wants you on a leash.

I was thinking we could use

our parents' vacation home down south.

Do some hiking, maybe some kayaking.

Camp fires, all that.

I think he'd love that.

Listen, while I've got you here, you know Rory better than I do.

Well, I wouldn't say that.

Eh, yes, you do.

He opens up to you and he trusts you.

And I wanna ask you something.

I'm totally happy for him, I am, believe me,

but I can't help but wonder...

is all this happening a bit fast?

Um...

I think he seems happy.

Isn't that the important thing?

I don't know.

Something just doesn't feel right.

Don't get me wrong, Rach is great.

I always thought, despite all his protesting,

you two would eventually end up together.

You know, I just remembered I actually--

I'm supposed to be meeting with my sister right now, um,

so I gotta go.

Yeah, bye.

I'm sorry.

Are you okay?

♪

Call me. Amethyst.

♪

So, you had a vision.

An exceptionally clear one.

Was I in it?

I didn't recognize the woman.

And I know this might sound strange, but...

Amethyst, everything you say sounds strange.

I had a feeling as if you knew this woman.

There was a connection to you two somehow.

♪

-I drew her. -So you draw.

♪

That's Rory's fiancée.

-The guy I-- -Made the pact with.

-Yeah. -Interesting.

Very interesting.

♪

W--well, why? What happened?

I saw her running down the aisle,

fleeing her wedding,

wearing this huge meringue dress,

jilting someone at the altar.

Are you saying Rachel's gonna leave Rory?

My child, I do not get visions of the future,

I only get visions of the past.

This already happened.

♪

Wait...what?

I don't make the rules.

♪

So if she's done this before, she can do it again.

-Break his heart. -It's up to you

to interpret the vision as you see fit.

♪

I wonder if he knows.

♪

(sighs)

♪

(typing)

♪

♪

(bottle spritzing)

Can I ask you a question?

Sure.

When do you sleep?

Oh, I don't.

I'm like a bullfrog.

(Billy-Joe sighs)

I'm jealous of all that energy.

Yeah, I always hated standing still.

Oh yeah, I'm a total fidget too.

I drove my parents crazy as a kid.

In fact, they used to call me Billy-naise

because I was wriggly like spaghetti.

♪

That's cute.

No it's not.

(Billy-Joe chuckles)

I think it is.

Are we gonna finally go out on our first and only date?

Maybe.

I had reservations about being a Joey

dating a Billy-Joe,

but...now that I know I can call you Billy-naise.

Okay, you are absolutely forbidden from calling me that.

We can go tonight if you let me.

(Billy-Joe sighs)

You drive a hard bargain.

♪

(bottle spritzes)

Ooh, cake for breakfast.

How lucky are we?

Why don't we do this every morning?

Hey, sorry I'm late.

Oh, perfect.

We're actually in desperate need of your tastebuds.

Charlotte has always been the ultimate foodie.

She can definitely help us with a decision here.

Can I have a word?

Uh, yeah, sure.

Excuse us, we'll just be one moment.

Well, we can't promise all this cake

will still be here when you get back.

Nobody eats cake without my permission.

♪

What's wrong?

Why is Charlotte here?

She's helping us out.

I just thought this might be the type of thing

that we decide on our own.

♪

I didn't realize it was a big deal.

I'm sorry.

No, it's...

It's not a problem.

I mean, I can ask her to leave.

She really won't care.

I think she finds this whole wedding thing

a bit tedious anyways.

No, I really don't want to make things awkward.

Okay.

Next time I'll check in, I promise.

Okay. Thank you.

Yeah.

But I do think you should be happy

I have someone like her to help me out with all this.

You know, imagine me going rogue on this wedding

without someone helping me steer clear from disaster.

You do make an excellent point.

Well, we should go and try some more cake.

Here, I'll see you in there.

♪

(Rachel sighs)

-Mm-hm. -Mm.

And the final one is the lime with ginger creme.

Mm.

Right.

Mm. Mm-hm.

That's definitely my favorite.

It's our most popular flavor.

Mm!

You know what, to be honest,

I kind of prefer the white chocolate and lemon better.

You don't think that's too sweet?

No, I think it's perfectly balanced,

a real crowd pleaser.

And I think it's gonna go really well

with the Italian theme.

Mm, does it?

I mean, no offense,

but I think the ginger is just a little hit or miss

with people.

But we did just hear that it's their most popular flavor.

What do you think, Charlotte?

♪

Mm, I don't know.

No, be honest.

♪

The white chocolate lemon.

Yes, I knew it.

♪

We'll go with that one then.

No, I don't want to sway any decision.

No, it's two versus one, so...

It's not like that.

At the risk of talking myself out of business,

it is just cake.

Yeah, I mean, Rach, it's your wedding.

You should have the cake that you want.

It's our wedding.

Yeah, I know.

I just want you to be happy.

♪

The lime ginger just seemed a little strong.

Mm, well.

What do you know about wedding cake anyway?

♪

I know you never ate your first one.

♪

Excuse me?

Rachel, are you--

Oh, Rach, are you all right?

-What do you need, water? -She's choking.

She's choking, do somethin--

Um...

Oh, oh.

(Rachel choking, gasping)

♪

-Um... -Are you okay?

♪

I'm fine.

Uh, napkin?

I said I'm fine.

Oh...

♪

Have your lemon.

Ooh, this cake is everywhere.

Yeah...

♪

Should I have gone after her?

♪

You know her better than I do.

I mean, she probably just needs a little space.

So what was all that?

I mean, the whole this wasn't her first time...

Oh, that was nothing.

Never mind.

♪

All right.

I mean, if there was something wrong,

please tell me.

♪

I would.

In that case,

do you mind just cutting Rachel a little slack?

This whole wedding thing has been pretty stressful,

and it's important that you two get along for me.

♪

I'll make more of an effort, I promise.

Thank you.

♪

Please tell me purple is still your favorite color.

It is.

Great, because mine changes like all the time.

Right now mine's brown.

Should I be worried?

Mm.

It's an apology for the fan mail thing.

I should have been more thorough

with what was and wasn't a personal letter.

There are no bad feelings here.

It wasn't meant to be.

Mm, that's a mature attitude.

Yeah.

I'm trying this new thing

where I just accept things the way they are.

I don't think it'll last.

You're looking very nice.

Where are you headed off to?

Thank you for noticing.

But now I see you all cozy with your takeout.

I wish I was staying in.

I've been running around all week.

I could do with a chill.

Well, where are you supposed to be?

There's this Hitchcock retrospective downtown.

I was going with a friend, but she bailed, so...

So you have two tickets.

Yeah, why?

How about we trade my night in with your night out?

Hmm.

How many spring rolls do you have left?

Oh, I ordered way too many.

It's a deal.

Who are you gonna bring as your plus one?

Do you have a date?

Uh, not exactly, but I know the perfect person.

I have some making up to do.

♪

Thank you.

♪

Thank you so much for thinking of me.

This was seriously so awesome.

And I've never seen Rope on the big screen.

You're welcome.

That was scary, but it was fun.

All of my friends in Film Club are going to be so jealous.

Did I actually just say that out loud?

Yes, you did.

Look, I have to apologize for this morning.

No.

It's me who needs to apologize.

I'm sorry.

I should never have derailed that whole thing.

And...

I definitely shouldn't have brought up

your previous engagement.

How did you know about that?

Oh, you know, the internet.

Right, well, it all happened such a long time ago, years.

I was a totally different person back then.

And I know that you're only looking out for Rory.

It's just, I have to admit,

I have been feeling sort of out of my depth next to you.

It's like you and him, you have this--this shorthand.

Let me tell you something.

Before Rory left, he was in a dark place.

And since he's come back,

he's the most assured I've ever seen him.

And from what I can tell, you have a lot to do with that.

I wouldn't underestimate it.

Thank you.

I really appreciate it.

To be honest, now that we're back,

I--I worry that we don't have that much in common.

It's because he doesn't like musicals, isn't it?

(laughs)

Because it's--it's not the same

as waking up each morning on a beach.

Look, the way to Rory's heart

is through ice skating and pizza.

Seriously?

Yeah, he's a simple enough guy.

Just start with Michelle Kwan

and you can't go wrong from there.

Thanks for the advice.

Any time.

Do you wanna go out together?

♪

We are out.

Like out out.

Like partying.

I think we could both do with letting our hair down.

I wanna go dancing.

-Come with? -Sure.

Why not?

(laughing)

♪

See?

The fresh air, the sunset.

Come on, this is better than a king prawn.

Yeah, and there's nothing like a Miami sunset.

Hey, you know where is meant to be beautiful at sunset?

-Florence. -Ooh.

Oh yeah, for years I've dreamed

about watching the sun go down on the Saint Trinity Bridge.

I'd love to go to Italy, mainly for the gelato.

(chuckling)

Well, you should come with me.

Yeah, a few weeks ago I finally bought my ticket.

That would be quite a second date.

Well, you should think about it.

♪

Don't be ridiculous.

I could never leave the pizza place.

Besides, we barely know each other.

I know.

But I've looked at you every Wednesday morning

for the last 10 years delivering you tomatoes,

and I've thought to myself,

"That is the most beautiful woman in the world."

I'm pretty sure that after a long-haul flight,

I would get on your nerves.

I'm serious.

For years I've thought about following my dreams,

but...just been too shy.

Do you know how many times

I've thought about asking you out?

About a million.

I just thought, you know,

we just gotta do the things we wanna do.

So...

What's stopping you from having an adventure?

I don't know.

My job.

Bills, responsibilities.

Yeah, and all that will be waiting for you

when you get back.

(Joey sighs warmly)

It's not as simple as that.

Think about it is all I'm sayin'.

♪

♪

There you are.

I've been calling you.

(Rachel sighs)

Sorry, my phone died.

I figured you two were having fun anyways.

We did.

That's awesome.

I can totally see why you chose Charlotte for a best friend.

She is so funny.

And just razor smart.

And generous.

♪

You're really lucky to have someone like her in your life.

♪

I love you.

I love you too.

♪

-Charlotte? -That's me.

Good to meet you, I'm Troy.

Nice to meet you.

I hope you don't mind,

but I took the liberty of ordering you a coffee.

That's very thoughtful, thank you.

And thanks for agreeing to meet me on such short notice.

I realize that must have been a strange message

to receive out of the blue.

How's Rach?

We might not be together anymore,

but I--I often think of her.

I heard she's getting married again.

Not that we ended up officially tying the knot.

She's engaged to my best friend.

♪

What's he like?

Actually, I--I don't wanna know.

♪

Well, she hasn't told him about you and her.

Really?

♪

I wonder why.

What's the story there?

♪

I broke one of her sculptures.

That's how we met.

It was a complete accident.

I slipped on the wet floor

and collided with the plinth it was on.

My ankle broke its fall, and I was on crutches for weeks.

I wrote to her apologizing

for breaking something she worked so hard on.

We started writing back and forth.

How old-fashioned.

That's the thing about Rachel.

She's a traditionalist, by the book, adorably so.

She wouldn't usually make rash decisions.

But she left you at the altar, didn't she?

How do you know that?

You wouldn't believe me if I told you.

♪

That's what's so unusual.

She wasn't usually so spontaneous.

And... I was worried about her.

I would have done anything to fix it.

But then she flew out to Brazil and...

♪

I haven't heard from her since.

That was, uh, that was nearly a year ago.

♪

Man...

Wh--when did you say that was?

Around this time last year.

♪

♪

♪

Hey, I must admit, it's an unusual request.

And it has to be completely secret.

-Okay. -I don't want her

catching a whiff of what's goin' on.

It is so romantic.

Can you imagine her walking in

and everyone singing a Sondheim song?

Uh, I don't know about singing,

but we'll definitely have a good go

at butchering a classic.

Well, consider it done.

Now I must ask:

Have you thought about your vows?

♪

(seagulls calling)

Don't freak out.

How could I have forgotten about my wedding vows?

You still have a lot of time.

Do you remember when I was writing my thesis

how long that took?

I am terrible with words.

Well, I'm good with them, so we'll figure something out.

So then you'll help me?

That's not what I said.

Look, just focus on the positives.

You've managed to arrange an amazing surprise

at the ceremony,

you're getting married where your parents did.

Your dad would be so proud.

I mean, just don't beat yourself up

over things you haven't done yet.

You always say the right thing.

It's annoying sometimes.

(cell phone vibrating)

It's Rachel.

Hello?

♪

What?

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

Slow down.

You're kidding.

All right, hold on.

We'll work this out, okay?

We'll find something else.

I know.

All right.

Look, just call me later.

♪

What happened?

The food caterer cancelled.

I guess her truck lit on fire.

I mean, if this is an omen of things to come that day,

I don't know what I'm gonna do,

because we have 150 people to feed.

We will figure something out, come up with a plan.

Um...

Do you think Joey could do it?

♪

Pizza for 150?

Yeah.

Do you know how many slices that is?

1200.

♪

Wow, that was oddly quick.

I was a mathlete back in high school.

I had a jacket and everything.

This is Billy-Joe, he's my tomato guy.

She says tomato, I say potential love interest.

You know how it is.

Whoa!

So, can you do it?

I would owe you until my dying day.

I don't think I have enough servers that I can spare.

Hey, I'd be happy to help if you need an extra pair of hands.

Really, dude? That would be awesome.

Please.

Joey, we're in a real bind here,

and I literally have dreams about your pizzas.

Literally.

♪

-Okay. -Yes!

-All right. -Let's do it.

Thank you. I owe you big time.

♪

(door opens)

Oh, hey!

Hello.

Your housekeeper let me in.

So, you ready to get those hips moving,

get this first dance down?

You know what, I think there might have been a mistake.

My fiancée was supposed to move the session.

She's gotta work late tonight.

Oh.

Oh, I'm just the Best Woman.

Zero involvement in the dance stuff.

(dance instructor laughs softly)

Well, it would be a shame to let the session go to waste.

In my experience, it's usually the groom

that needs a little extra help, so,

I don't know, maybe you guys can practice together.

♪

So let's start with rock and roll.

-Okay. -Ready?

Let's just do the classic Elvis, which is ba-boom.

-Ba-boom. -Ba-boom.

Let's add the hips.

Ooh!

♪

What do you wanna try?

-Uh... -Some salsa?

-Salsa! -Salsa,

let's do salsa. Okay.

Vamos, fácil.

Front, together, and back.

♪

So flamenco's all about passion.

♪

♪

The waltz is your number,

this is where you're gonna shine.

One, two, three, one.

You live with one, two, three.

See that? You actually do.

Literally, you guys.

Here's your first step.

You're gonna say, "Please, may I have this dance?"

Please, may I have this dance?

And hopefully you say yes.

Why yes.

♪

♪

W--you almost kissed him?

Yeah.

But I didn't.

We wouldn't do that.

This is messy, like very, very messy.

Yeah.

I'm gonna need a lobotomy

for agreeing to organize this bachelor weekend.

I think I'm gonna need a lobotomy too.

Wait, why?

Billy-Joe asked me to go to Italy with him.

Wh--he did?

Yeah, it's bananas, right?

Yeah, a little.

I mean, everybody's making crazy decisions right now, so...

Yeah, but I barely know him.

Joey, you've known him 10 years.

Not intimately.

So what's keeping you from taking the plunge?

What if it all goes wrong?

Like let's say I take sabbatical

and roll around Italy and eat my bodyweight in pasta.

♪

And what if...

it all just suddenly goes belly up?

♪

Then I will be here when you get back,

help you pick up the pieces.

That's what sisters do.

That's what we have always done for each other.

Joey, I think I let my chance at real love get away

because I was too afraid to acknowledge my own feelings.

♪

I would hate for you to make the same mistake.

♪

Plus, this could mean free tomatoes for life.

Well...

♪

(laughing)

♪

♪

-Let's do this. -Don't mind if I do.

-Oi, oi. -Ooh.

Bachelors and Charlotte, welcome to paradise.

This is beautiful.

Is there Wi-Fi out here?

What part of off-grid don't you get, bro?

Why don't we get a photo, you know,

while everyone is fresh?

-Get together. -All right,

-bring it in. -Pretend like you guys

like each other.

Oh, that's beautiful.

All right, three and two...

(frantic shouting)

What? What? What? What is it?

That's a--that's a tarantula.

That's a tarantula.

Do we get tarantulas out here?

Are you talking about this tarantula?

Who did that?

Don't look at me, bro.

Very funny.

Who was it?

I couldn't help it.

At least Charlotte was here to protect you.

Oh, it's like that time we first met

and I had to get that little spider off your desk.

It was huge, by the way.

You know what, enough of story telling.

I'm going inside.

Sam, I think you can grab my bag.

-I got it. -Yeah, you got the bags.

Make yourself at home, everyone.

♪

Hey!

Figured you wouldn't want to share with a smelly boy,

so I gave you the single room at the end of the hall.

-Hope that's okay. -Yeah, great.

It's right next to Rory's room, actually,

so you'll get to hear him snoring through the wall.

Mm, love it.

All right, I'll go unpack.

(flames crackling)

And that's when the old woman realized

she'd been completely alone in the house.

The voice calling to her was nowhere to be found.

Is that it?

What was that?

That was the worst ghost story I've ever heard.

(laughing)

I've had scarier trips to the grocery store.

I second that actually.

You tell a better one.

Well, first I want to thank all of you guys

for comin' out here this weekend with me.

Seriously, all my closest friends hangin' out.

No frills, no fuss, just havin' a good time.

So, thank you, guys.

And, Sam, Charlotte,

thank you, guys, for putting this together.

-Cheers. -Cheers!

-Cheers! -Cheers.

Thanks, guys.

♪

You havin' a good night?

♪

Perfect.

♪

Beautiful.

♪

You know, the last time I saw a night sky this beautiful,

I wrote you a postcard.

♪

Uh, one I don't think you ever got.

♪

Ah, I was wondering where you guys slipped away to.

Didn't know if you were lookin' for more food.

Oh, we were just talking.

Yeah, we're about to set off some fireworks.

♪

Won't those scare the animals?

No, they're the special quiet ones.

(laughs)

Oh, stealthy fireworks.

You know what, uh, we'll be right over.

Awesome, I'll go set 'em up.

Be careful.

Yeah.

♪

Do we need to talk?

About what?

♪

I think I'm the only one of my friends

that brushed their teeth before bed.

Should I be concerned?

I think they should be concerned about gum disease.

I think everyone's gonna sleep pretty well tonight.

Yeah, well, we better.

Apparently a big day of fun and games planned for tomorrow.

I am intrigued.

♪

Well, goodnight, Charlotte.

Night.

♪

And thank you, by the way, for putting this all together.

It really does make me feel special.

♪

It's nothing.

♪

(nocturnal creatures hooting)

♪

(Rory snoring)

♪

(sounds continue)

(sighs)

♪

(whistle blaring)

Rise and shine, early birds.

(pounds on door)

Be outside in 30 minutes.

(blows whistle)

♪

-Oh my God. -Why?

That's nice.

Careful who you wake up with that one.

I suppose you're all wondering

what on earth you're doing up at this hour.

-Slightly. -Yeah, very much so.

-We're having a race. -Okay.

Uh, now I know Rory hasn't won anything sporty

since the third grade.

Yeah. About right.

But I couldn't resist the chance to absolutely humiliate him

one last time before he became a married man.

So, the rules are as follows:

We're gonna hop into the Jeep, head out into the wild,

where we're gonna check out a bunch of viewpoints.

Creeks, mangroves, that sort of thing.

Okay?

First team to make it back to the cabin wins.

However, every viewpoint must be checked off

with a selfie before making it back to the cabin.

-Make sense? -Yeah.

-Got it. -Yeah.

-Make up some teams-- -I'm not with Mark.

He couldn't navigate himself out of a paper bag.

Oh my gosh, Jim, you took a comedy class, didn't you?

I feel like we're in high school.

You two, with me.

Let's go.

♪

Dream team?

You got it.

Don't let me down.

Are you gonna take that from him, Mark?

♪

(male vocalist) ♪ She only calls when she's feeling down ♪

♪ Trying to find her way out

♪

♪ It only hurts when I'm not around ♪

♪ I'm looking for my way out

♪ She said

(overlapping chatter)

Let's do this.

Um, okay, take it in Rory, let's go.

Jimmy and Mark with me.

Hey, good luck to you.

Rory and Charlotte, that way.

Charlotte, keep him alive, okay?

He's kind of got a big day coming up.

-Okay, yeah. -This way?

♪

Okay, it should be right up here.

Oh, it better be.

Just around this corner I think.

♪

Oh no.

-What? -I was wrong.

It's all the way over there.

-You're kidding me. -I give up.

Yeah.

What do you mean you give up?

We're almost there.

Plus, this is the last viewpoint we have on our checklist.

I am tired.

-Oh, you're tired. -Mm-hm.

You know, the problem is we're not moving fast enough.

We've only been out here two hours.

You've rushed us through every viewpoint,

and I wanna look at some of this beautiful scenery.

Okay, well, maybe I wanna win.

♪

Look, if we just cut through up here,

we'll get there pretty quick, I promise.

Well, the map says we should go this way.

No, it'll be quicker this way.

No, we need to stay

-on the trail. -Ow! Oh!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

- What happened? -(Rory groans)

I think I rolled my ankle.

No, I'm sure it's fine.

Just stay off it.

No, seriously.

Ah, I think I sprained it.

Do not say that, okay?

Just...

(Rory groans)

All right, well...

♪

What do we do now?

We need to get back before it's dark.

Let me call Sam and see if he can come pick us up...

No service.

Great.

Piggyback you all the way home?

What about the viewpoint?

(Charlotte laughs)

Rory, I think you're gonna have to accept that we just lost.

♪

-Come on. -I'm not conceding defeat.

I'm telling Sam that we won.

Okay, it doesn't really work like that, but you can try.

♪

How's it feeling?

Oh, I think I'll live.

It's all right.

Feels to me like we're going pretty slowly.

Yeah, okay.

I get it.

Knock a man while he's down.

You wanna take a break.

Yeah, actually.

All right.

♪

Ease it on there.

Oh yeah.

You know the guys are never gonna let me

live this down, right?

Nor should they.

I mean, this is what happens when you try to take a shortcut

when we have a perfectly beautiful path ahead of us.

I get it, okay?

Less talking, more resting.

(Charlotte laughs)

Wait a minute.

Are there alligators here?

Of course there are.

And I'm thinking of leaving you behind for their dinner.

Well, that's charming.

I heard they love sprained ankles.

You know what?

Let's not stick around to find out, okay?

♪

Thank you.

♪

It's what friends are for.

Seriously, I couldn't have done this without you.

Me neither.

♪

All right, I'm gonna let you lead on this one.

-I've learned my lesson. -Yeah,

it should have been that way from the start, huh?

Okay.

Again, rubbing it in.

I almost had it with the map.

Yeah, sure ya did.

♪

Do you guys think we should go look for them or?

I think we should just wait here, honestly.

If they're not back in 15 minutes,

-I'm gonna call the ranger. -Think we should look?

You think you can make it 30 seconds.

-I am... -Ha!

Finally. We were getting worried about you guys.

Where have you been?

Uh, long story that Rory's worried

you're gonna roast him about for months,

-and he should. -Thank you.

Excellent.

We needed more ammunition.

(laughing)

Phone died.

-Welcome back, bro. -Thank you.

-Yeah. -Who's got a cold one

-for me? -Ah, let's go.

-Let me grab that. -Your job's not done yet.

(Charlotte laughs)

♪

(cell phone ringing)

♪

Hello?

Quick. I need your help.

♪

This better not be about the vows.

No. Come quick.

Did you fall out of the bed?

Just hurry.

♪

(door opens)

What is it?

Hurry up and get that thing out of here right now

before it eats me.

♪

-Seriously? -Seriously.

And it knows that I can't move because of my ankle.

♪

(Rory grunts, Charlotte chuckles)

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

Can that thing get out of there?

Yeah, not unless it can break through glass.

Well, I wouldn't be surprised.

You see how big that thing is?

As if saving your life once in a day wasn't enough.

All right, I'm sorry about today, okay?

I went ahead and I rushed into it.

Like you do everything.

Everything?

Never mind.

What does that mean?

It's nothing.

I--I...

Clearly something is bothering you.

♪

You rush into everything without thinking.

Today.

The South America trip.

-This wedding. -Wait a second.

You supported me

when I went traveling through South America.

You basically bullied me into booking that flight.

Yeah, but...

don't you think this is a lot of change

to drag through your life in one year?

You don't like Rachel.

That's the problem.

(Charlotte scoffs)

That is not true.

I just don't think you should be declaring

you're gonna spend the rest of your life

with someone you barely even know.

Why are you telling me this now?

My wedding is next week.

Yeah, exactly.

I don't want you making some huge mistake.

Don't you think you both need a little more time

to decide if it's something you really want?

I do want this.

♪

Does she?

What are you talking about?

♪

I met up with her ex.

♪

Excuse me?

♪

Did you know that she was engaged to someone

less than 12 months ago?

Jilted him at the altar?

Does that sound like someone who knows what she wants?

♪

You went behind my back.

Out of concern for you.

I mean, what if she does the same, ditches you?

Is that something you really feel prepared to deal with?

Yes.

Yes, I do.

And, frankly, I would have thought

you had more faith in me as my best friend.

Your best friend?

You barely contacted me while you were away.

I wrote you.

I told you I had feelings for you.

That I've had feelings for you for years.

♪

And...you ignored it.

No, I never got the postcard.

Not until recently.

♪

And it's too late now anyway, so...

♪

I mean, do you feel the same?

It doesn't matter now, does it?

Doesn't it?

No.

Because you left the fate of our relationship

to the postal service.

So why are you bringing this up to me now?

You know, we had all of our 20s for you to tell me how you felt.

And now I'm engaged and I'm happy,

and you want to dredge all this up?

All of this has been really hard for me.

♪

So what--what do you want me to do?

I mean, not get married

and have you and I trying to figure out what's going on?

♪

I can't tell you what to do.

♪

You know what, this is so selfish of you.

I just can't believe that you chose this moment

to do this.

I would have expected a lot more from my best friend.

♪

-Rory, I-- -No. No.

I think you should leave.

♪

And, seriously, I think it's best

if you just don't come to the wedding.

♪

(Charlotte scoffs)

Fine.

♪

(cell phone chimes)

♪

(knocking on door)

♪

♪

(typing)

♪

♪

When we're in Italy,

we should take a class at the Scuola Italiana Pizzaioli.

Hey, what's wrong with my pizza?

Hey, nothing.

I'm obsessed with it.

And stop saying "When we're in Italy..."

I keep telling you it's never gonna happen.

And you keep saying we'd never have a second date.

But what are we on now?

Five, six?

Keep kneading.

Hey, I, um, I got you something actually.

It's in my bag.

I have a gallon of marinara to make.

Just open it.

It's in my bag.

Go look.

-This? -Yeah, open it.

Something in Italian.

♪

-Why did you do this? -I don't know.

I was trying to be romantic.

It's not romantic, it's presumptuous.

I keep telling you and telling you

that it's a no-go.

Why?

Because you're afraid something wonderful might happen?

No, okay?

Because I don't need anyone else.

I built all this on my own.

I am fine on my own.

I don't need you or anyone else.

So you won't need help prepping

any of these pizzas for the wedding then?

♪

Don't be childish.

♪

You know what?

♪

I opened my heart to you...

♪

And you just stamped on it.

♪

Billy-Joe, come back.

♪

(sighs)

(cell phone chimes)

♪

Wait a minute.

What did I do to deserve all this?

I just wanted tonight to be special.

So, we have all your favorite things.

-Okay. -Pizza.

-Mm-hm. -Michelle Kwan.

Me.

(Rachel laughs)

Most importantly.

Thank you so much.

This is wonderful,

and I am so lucky that I get to be your husband.

And I cannot wait to marry you tomorrow.

Wait a minute, how did you know about Michelle Kwan?

Just a hunch.

Okay, because I definitely keep

my ice skating escapades pretty top secret.

No, I think it's so sweet how much you love it.

And it makes me wonder

what else I don't know about you.

Yeah, me too, for you.

Okay, well, what do you wanna know?

♪

You can't think of anything to ask me?

I mean, it's different now that we're in Miami, right?

I mean, we're different.

What do you mean?

Like not as exciting or?

No, no, that's not it.

You know, I'm not just a holiday romance, Rory.

I was not implying that.

Then what's different?

♪

It's hard to say.

Are you having doubts?

No, no.

I know that I love you very much.

But...

♪

But you're thinking about her, aren't you?

She told you about the ice skating.

Yes.

♪

I am so glad that we've met.

I should really get to the hotel.

If I stay any later,

I will technically be seeing you on our wedding day,

so, I'll see you in the morning.

I love you.

You too.

♪

(cell phone ringing)

♪

Kimmy, it's early.

I know, but I just finished reading the pages you sent over.

Already?

What can I say? I'm a fan.

Charlotte, this is some of the best stuff

you've ever written.

♪

Are you there?

Um, yeah.

Yeah, I...

I just don't know how to respond to that.

I say carry on, trust your instincts.

I'm telling you, I was instantly obsessed with both of them.

But I do have a question.

Does she get the guy in the end?

♪

(razor buzzing)

♪

(razor stops)

♪

♪

How you doing?

Try not to stress.

I feel like I'm sweating.

-Am I sweating? -No, you're fine.

Well, how late is she?

♪

-Late enough. -Sorry to interrupt,

boys, but we need to get things going.

Any update on where she is?

-I'll call her again. -Thank you.

Okay.

♪

(cell phone vibrating)

How am I supposed to get there now?

Can't exactly order a horse and carriage out here, can I?

We might have to walk.

-Walk? -Yeah.

Dad, are you serious?

In these heels?

The city is gridlocked.

It's our only choice.

Come on, let's go.

We're gonna be late.

Let's go, come on.

♪

We can make it.

♪

We need to go faster.

I'm going as fast as I can, sweetheart, okay?

(Rachel groans)

♪

Sorry, I tried her again.

No answer.

Well, do you think something's wrong?

They're probably just stuck in traffic.

With no way of answering a phone?

I'll keep trying her.

So, how quick do you think you can finish it?

I knew you were gonna ask that.

I wouldn't be your agent if I didn't ask you that.

Right.

(indistinct chatter)

Wait, is that Rachel?

Don't distract me from your deadline.

No, no, seriously, that's Rachel.

What are you doing here?

I'm meeting with my agent.

What are you doing here?

Our car broke down.

Oh no, what a nightmare.

Yeah.

We will get you there.

You don't have to help me.

Yes, I do.

Okay, um.

Hey, stop.

-Billy-Joe? -Charlotte?

This is my sister's guy-- aren't you supposed to be--

Actually, I--I think I'm just her tomato guy now.

Anyway, what are you doing here?

♪

My friend Rachel is late for her wedding,

the wedding.

I may have gotten myself uninvited,

but she is marrying my best friend,

and the least I can do is get her there on time.

So we're gonna need that scooter.

This? Uh, do you even know how to ride this?

Yeah, you just point and zoom, right?

Right.

It can't be that hard.

Helmet. Rach?

Okay, knock yourself out.

Wait, actually...

-Don't. -Yeah, don't do that.

♪

Uh, Rachel's dad, I hope we see you there.

Thank you.

♪

(Charlotte exhales sharply)

One, two, three.

Go!

♪

Woohoo!

♪

And here you go.

There you are!

What happened?

-Long story. -It doesn't matter,

as long as you're here and safe and in one piece.

Despite this one not stopping for red lights.

(Rachel laughs)

Well, let's get you in there

before the officiant starts having palpitations.

Wait, my dad.

Are you not coming in?

I was disinvited.

Remember?

Did somebody order a father of the bride,

extra anchovies, extra hot?

That would be me.

Great job, sis.

♪

(Rachel's father sighs)

Is he your plus one?

What can I say?

Right place, right time.

Why not?

Sure.

Guys, we have a wedding to get to, right?

-Yeah. -Yeah.

♪ Nothin' but your mind

♪

♪ Nothin' but your heart

♪

♪ Nothin' but your mind

♪

You've got this, sweetie.

♪ Nothin' but your heart

♪

You okay?

♪

Dearly beloved,

we are gathered here today to join this man and this woman

in matrimony.

If anyone knows any reason

for which they should not be joined in union,

please state it now.

♪

♪

I think that's long enough, don't you?

♪

-Wait. -Wait.

Maybe I should go first.

♪

Rory, I know that what we have is real,

and I will always be so grateful for this,

but you're in love with someone else.

♪

Rach...

You're an amazing man.

I just--I don't think I have all of my answers yet,

and I think yours are out there.

♪

Thank you.

♪

I'm sorry to do this in front of all of you,

our closest friends and family,

but I promise one day we will be able

to look back at all of this and laugh.

I hope.

Rachel...

♪

You know that I adore you.

I'm so sorry.

I'm not.

♪

I don't want to stand in the way of true love.

♪

Wait here.

♪

-Here? -Right there.

♪

She's comin' back, right?

♪

Charlotte, wait!

Is something wrong?

It should be you in there.

♪

I was gonna go home and do my ironing today.

You own an iron?

Hey, listen, I'd love to keep on surprising you.

I mean, it can't be any worse than these guys.

You know what?

I think you're right.

So you'll think about it?

I'll think about it.

Maybe on a sun lounger in Italy.

(Joey groans)

What's Rory gonna do now?

Poor guy.

(running footsteps)

♪

♪

I told you you'd look good in that suit.

♪

Charlotte...

I'm sorry about what happened.

You are totally stealing my apology right now.

♪

Look, I didn't get your postcard in time.

And when I did, I...

I thought I'd lost my chance at this forever.

♪

I should have followed up, huh?

When you didn't respond,

I just figured I had to close the door and move on.

♪

This has been difficult and messy,

but I'm finally being honest.

It's not perfect, but it's truthful,

and maybe that's what romance is.

♪

I'm glad at least you finally know how I feel.

♪

I know this is all a little sudden.

Yeah, to say the least.

♪

You're still my best friend.

That hasn't changed.

♪

But if you feel even a little bit of what you felt before,

then maybe we could--

Charlotte.

♪

I never stopped feeling it.

♪

So, are we really doing this?

♪

I don't want to wait another 23 years.

♪

Oh yeah, man.

Thank you, guys, for coming.

♪

You know, I think you'd make a better wife than Best Woman.

♪

For now, how about we get a slice

and watch some figure skating?

I like that.

♪

He is your chosen one.

♪

♪

♪

♪

(projector whirring)