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hey just so you know we have a strict

you break it you buy it policy on

everything in the store oh okay yeah

I'll uh be sure to be careful

Gabriella wow my mom is a huge guide and

Grace fan she's going to freak out wait

wait is this really happening this isn't

a dream uh well I certainly hope not cuz

if so then I've definitely overslept and

I am very late for several appointments

that's that classic Gabriella

B my name's actually Abby you can call

me Abby you know I was just watching you

make your famous Christmas cookies over

there and now you're

here so do you make them every year now

since the show's been cancelled or oh uh

you know what I'm going to let you in on

a little secret so I've actually never

baked Christmas cookies before those are

from the grocery store you've never bake

Christmas cookies y

that's a good one oh you had me going

that's

great bet the perfect mom off screen too

um H Hey listen I'm I'm happy to sign an

autograph for your mom before I go

really yeah H thanks actually since

you're here I I do need some advice my

girlfriend and I are got into this huge

fight and now she's not talking to me

for some reason so um you know what

would Gabriella say uh again not

Gabriella and I was really just reciting

lines that other people wrote for me

come on you worked on that show for

years you must have some advice H you

know what let me call my writers oh

would you um listen can I just can you

engrave this for me oh yeah of

course uh what's the message um always

follow the light love a you mean G I

mean a

oh excuse me is that one of your writers

hey Julian Abby hey it's been way too

long and Brandon's graduation I think

yeah I can't believe our fictional son

is in college H you grow up so fast I

know how you been H I'm good I'm good

I'm really excited to see what your

answer on Christmas Eve you're never

going to guess when I got you you mean

for our yearly Christmas ornament

exchange you're going to love this one I

promise I bet I will uh hey um just a

just a heads up about Christmas Eve this

year I yeah i' I've been meaning to tell

you oh right no I know uh you didn't

like the vegan version of the cookies I

brought last year so I've already

decided I'm going to bring vegan and

regular because whether your brother

admits it or not he's lactosa tolerance

I'm getting married

Abby what we've been together for just

about a year now

and actually we're um we're expecting a

baby oh I'm sorry I should have told you

sooner I am yeah um

you I got to be honest Julian I'm

surprised I mean you said you never

wanted kids yeah I I didn't think I

wanted them either but um yeah I don't

know something in me just kind of

changed

right um that's a plot to a i and see

coming uh but listen you are still more

than welcome to come to my aunt's

Christmas party everyone loves having

you there and well I'm I'm sure Veronica

wouldn't mind if you came yeah no I I I

I just um thank you I just don't think

that would really be right but why

not I I always thought that you know it

was rather evolved of us that you'd

still come for Christmas Even after the

divorce yeah I mean yeah you know I love

your family and the friends we share

like I always will but I am I just think

it would be a mistake to keep this

tradition going that's too bad but I I I

do understand I'll send you Christmas

ornament in the mail then no that's okay

I think that's a mistake too um anyways

I got to go Merry Christmas right

bye so what' your writers say that that

wasn't my writer oh who was it listen um

I'm actually not going to need this

anymore oh well store policy says that

once an engraving order is in the

computer it can't be canceled so but it

hasn't even been engraved yet can't you

just delete it from your computer well

computer

says negative please don't make me buy

this you know what this reminds me me of

that time that your son brought home

that chimp remember and you wanted to

return it but you couldn't cuz the

circus was already out of town right

yeah just like that um listen I'm not

I'm not Gabriella I'm Abby I'm a

customer who's just looking for some

help at Christmas time please you get it

right yeah course I get it hey everyone

Gabriella thinks she can just bend the

rules and nobody gets hurt I'm sorry

who's getting hurt you haven't even done

anything to the ornament yet people make

mistakes I thought Gabriella fixed

mistakes I didn't think she made them

what okay you know what let me be really

clear with you I'm not Gabriella

Gabriella is a character I played on TV

I'm Abigail Fontaine a real human being

who tries her best but sometimes makes

mistakes like picking out ornaments that

me and me's husband no longer have use

for well it's store policy so you can

hang it on your tree I don't have a tree

I don't make freshly baked cookies I'm

not a wife or a mother the only correct

thing that's come out of your mouth is

that I would need writers to give

relationship advice because I haven't

been on a date in years now please

cancel my

order oops

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oh Merry Christmas Merry

Christmas where have you been I've been

trying to reach you what are you doing

here just get in the house I'll explain

inside come on come on go go go what why

can I get you something to drink no no

is time for a drink

listen you're a little incident at the

store okay the video went viral

America's perfect Mom losing your cool

over Christmas ornament what what do you

mean I mean they recorded you everyone's

a Paparazzi nowadays you got to be

careful your image is taking a serious

hit I stood up for myself against a

total jerk and now my whole image is on

the line guide and Grace ended 2 years

ago when do I get to get off this

pedestal and start being me come on you

were Gabriella for 14 Seasons The

public's not letting go of you that easy

but don't worry okay once you film The

patter point in Mysteries Public's going

to love this new side of Abby fonte okay

listen I'm super flattered The Producers

cast me I really am but that role is

just another variation of Gabriella and

I'm not really sure that's what I need

right now Eddie what you were all in a

couple months ago what's Chang no

nothing no I'm still interested it's

just I feel like maybe I need something

new like a like a new challenge this

character isn't going to be a challenge

come on your character's got layers oh

because in addition to being a perfect

wife and mom she also solves Mysteries

and don't forget she runs an in come on

you're going to love it and the

producers adore you at least they did

until today what are they having second

thoughts about casting me oh let's not

get ahead of ourselves here they're just

um nervous they just want to make sure

that you're not a liability okay so

we're just going to have to do some

damage control create PR opportunities

PR charity events public apology a

public apology really for not wanting to

buy an ornament it's not about the

ornament okay it's about the The

Narrative you got to control it before

it controls you okay oliv please love

you really do but this feels very

inauthentic to me and it's not who I

am so your bad day today wouldn't have

anything to do with your uh ex-husband's

news would it you heard about that we're

putting out a press release first thing

tomorrow I I got to get out of La no

running won't help no matter where you

go there you are having a on camera

meltdown at a Christmas store melt out

please honestly I

um I don't think I've ever felt this

lost I need a

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change you know

what maybe you're right hit the pause

button for a couple days clear your head

yeah somewhere like rustic in the

mountains where I can just be alone and

think oh you don't mean like a cabin in

the middle of nowhere do you if my cabin

in the middle of nowhere you mean five

star resort the spa yes yes that's more

like it okay great so you're going to

have your e Pray Love Christmas figure

things out I'm going to send you the

script read it research it and be ready

okay we start filming at the top of the

new year wait I'm I'm I'm so confused

are you or are you not worried about me

losing this role I wouldn't be a very

good Agent if I let that happen now

would I got to run call you later it's

all going to blow over I'm here with the

victim of Abby fontaine's unprovoked

attack I know it's difficult but can you

tell us what happened well uh difficult

is an understatement but I'll try I was

just trying to be helpful and the next

thing you know she just went crazy I've

always held Abby Fontaine in high regard

but to see her so unhinged it was

unsettling I I don't know how I'll

recover thank thank you this incident

has sparked a social media frenzy with

many fans expressing their

disappointment thanks Jane in other news

traffic on the 405 continues to be

backed up the way

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downtown yeah hi oh hello welcome Miss

Fontaine I'm Clara what a surprise to

see you thank you thank you um I'm

checking in oh uh okay oh I'm I'm sorry

I don't see your reservation is it under

a different name what i h that's weird I

just booked it online last night hang on

I'm going to pull it right off here you

go um this reservation is for next

Christmas next Christmas next next

Christmas yes you know I was really

distracted when I booked this so I'm

just I'm wondering maybe you just have

another room available something with

the annual masquerade ball and the

Christmas star we're actually overbooked

Christmas star what's that oh it's a

beautiful and very rare star set to

appear on Christmas Eve they're calling

it The Modern Day Star of Bethlehem it's

beautiful oh I wish I could help most of

the hotels in the swn are fully booked

but I also work part-time at this lovely

little Inn that I know as of yesterday

had one more room

available the Maguire

Inn an in yeah yeah like a B&B what it

lacks in five star amenities it makes up

for in rustic charm and wonderful

Christmas spirit yeah I'm sure I would

call and check for you but um yesterday

one of the pipes burst and the phone

line is dead but I could call it Nick no

we're good we're good you know what um I

think I'm just going to head home yeah

if you don't mind me saying sometimes an

unexpected the change in plans can be a

blessing even if it doesn't feel that

way at

first noted thank you for your help I

appreciate it Merry Christmas Merry

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Christmas hey hey just running into a

meeting but have you seen the news oh no

I've been trying to stay disconnected

what now well the press has camped

outside your house ever since Julian

made his big announcement for ravenous

yeah ready to add angry ex-wife to their

glowing stories about me I'm sure you

know this is all the more reason to stay

ahead it with some PR control the

narrative you know what maybe this is a

sign I'm meant to spend Christmas in

Vermont after all I mean there's a in

that might have a room available well

that sounds like the perfect spot to be

researching your upcoming role as a

mystery solving inkeeper yeah exactly

that's that's that's what I'm going to

do I'm going to dig into that script

tonight at the end that's what I like to

hear you focus on that let me handle the

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Press can't find my hammer oh no listen

Miss eldrid don't you worry we are going

to look into getting a stocking for your

cat oh Mr Ali you're right you're cat Mr

Ali thank you

Nick excuse me have we met uh nope I I

don't think so are you sure yeah are you

from Connecticut no did you go a glass

very high with my daughter no no no I

think you must be thinking of somebody

else

strange anyway have a nice day you

too hello welcome to the Maguire Inn I'm

Nick McGuire the owner how can I help

you um so I don't have a reservation but

I heard that you have a room available

um Let me let me see oh yes you are in

luck we one room available and the

plumbing issues are almost resolved um

are you here for the planetary

conjunction the what the sorry uh

Christmas star when I'm not doing this

I'm a science teacher parttime in owner

part science teacher well it's an

experiment that I'm still working out so

hey why don't I help you with

your no NP don't you worry about that

you bre oh

yeah you're Abby fonte please don't hold

it against

me never so would I hold that against

you if anything I'd like hold it away

from you you know what do you well it's

really nice to meet you Nick thanks you

know what let me get your luggage here

right this way here's our library if you

want to just hang out sorry I'll move

that yeah careful um okay here we go

there's that and um oh uh

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you know what you still have a little

something in your hair thank you you

know what I'm just going to thank you

leave that to you okay uh here's a key

um breakfast is included that's how we

do it but I would love to offer you

dinner on the house tonight to make up

for that whole Tre oh it's fine it's

fine honestly um I've had a crazy day I

got a script to read so I think I'm just

going to lay low if you change your mind

Bel Rudy and in the kitchen makes the

meanest shepherd's pie here let me just

okay yep yep oh all kind things

happening here all right uh let me know

if you need anything thank you I know

you can shut the

door Lyla stands outside the Inn with Mr

Walters the local art dealer Mr Walters

you mentioned you were getting a haircut

yesterday when Mrs Clark's self-portrait

went missing problem with that is

we all know old man Willy's Barber Shop

is closed on Sundays and now thanks to

you so is this case now I should head

back inside my kids need to be tucked in

and my cookie timer will be going off

any

minute I thought I was got to be

cookies I'm

hungry a this so so cute did did you

change your mind oh well you talk such a

big game so sort of want to see what

this shepherd's pie was all about that

is if it's not too L yeah no one

shepherd's pie coming right up it's Che

please have a seat thank

you you good oh yeah yeah yeah I got

this you just is that your script yeah

oh

wow kit this one

silly don't worry about got it okay

okay ready for dessert oh H I've got

Rudy's signature

sticky toffee por you know honestly with

my luck today I thought you were going

to offer me homemade Christmas cookies

oh no you don't strike me as a cookie

person oh you have no

idea I say l thank you what's uh what's

the verdict oh uh on the food or the

scripts oh uh the the food first

honestly you undersold it yes well what

about the script H jury's still out yeah

it's the uh powder point in Mysteries H

yeah it's a new show I'm starting right

after Christmas about an inkeeper who

solves crimes and a small community oh I

can relate Well yeah if it's not too

much trouble you know do you mind if I

maybe pick your brain about running in

in it could really help me bring some

authenticity to the part yeah yeah

anytime I mean I actually am part part

of the entertainment industry myself

really yes yeah I'm the director at the

local Christmas Pageant at our church

well what made you decide to take on the

pageant my wife

Natalie she directed for years um and

then when she passed away uh a friend

took over for a few years and then she

was transferred so I decided to

volunteer despite having zero experience

incredible of you to to step up and take

it on it's important for me to

keep her Legacy alive yeah I'm sure

she's smiling down from up above I know

she's smiling right now because she was

your biggest fan really was she would be

just so thrilled to know that you're

staying here at the end that means a lot

thank you well it was the you know your

character's hopeful spirit that really

comforted her especially um at the

end

really wow um I I'm I'm glad Gabriella

could do that for her you two Ram this

in together well it was her idea uh

despite the plumbing issues that I think

I have under control that's hope I'm

kind of starting to sort of is get the

hang of

it and how about the pageant is that

okay that's another story I'm much more

comfortable with buns and burners

blocking well you know I I haven't done

much ding since theater school but if

you need a sound board I'm around oh

that's awfully kind of you I might just

take you up on that but but honestly

what about you I see that you're here

through Christmas you have big plans oh

no no no no just uh you know lots of

research and script reading other than

that I'm going of lay low what laying

low you're laying low in Vermont during

Christmas come on we are Christmas you

don't know do you no no what I don't I

don't know a lot Nick

ni yeah um I'm right here miss Eldridge

you wouldn't happen to have a portable

heater Mr M's paws are

F yeah let's get you that here of

course wait a minute what I know where I

know you from you're that woman that had

that public meltdown you are mistaking

Abby for someone else let's go get Abby

exactly my breach partner sent me the

video here I'm going to show you no that

won't be

necessary Miss ELD that's your

calculator no I don't know what video

you're talking about nor do I care

because it's safe to say that meltdowns

are part of being a human being right I

mean you saw me last week when the water

man burst yeah I don't think you'd want

your most vulnerable moments broadcast

to the world okay well that's something

I've never had to worry

about I bet

not I'm that heater from Mr Ali

right Abby it's really wonderful to have

you here so just please let me know if

you anything okay thank you yeah and and

by the way my toilet is

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clogged we're almost there

seriously just trust me all

right not everyone gets a chance to see

this yeah that's because it's a place

people go in and never come

out it's

true wow it's

amazing they call it the true love

Christmas

tree it's a little hard to find because

they move it somewhere new every

year why do they make it so hard to

find it's that's how love works I guess

you got to get lost sometimes before you

find it or it finds you some people

never

do happy holidays all new Saturday at 8

only on Hallmark Channel

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right and I had a peppermint milk mocha

happy holiday thank you Merry Christmas

Merry

Christmas do you know who that was yeah

it was Abby Fontaine what do you think

brings her to Vermont probably hiding

from all that bad press what you didn't

see the

video she went shopping and refused to

pay pay for her items she told the poor

salesman she shouldn't have to because

she's a celebrity yeah would even give

him an autograph for a grandmother can

you believe it oh she said all that on

camera yeah I mean I didn't actually see

it but my hairdresser's mom did yeah sad

isn't it I never would have expected

that from her you know just because you

play a saint on TV doesn't mean you're

one in real

life um Zoe yeah that espresso isn't

going to make itself oh right uh a

double espresso for Mia please Mom you

will not believe who I just saw Mrs

Guiden Grace herself grabing coffee at

Zoe's she was fuming and so he asked her

to pay for a

coffee Miss

Fontaine it's great to see you again hey

please call me Abby were you able to

stay at the end I was yeah thank you so

much I'm actually just heading back

there now me too I'm just dropping this

off at the church before I start my

shift oh um can I please let me help you

oh thank you I think I may have overdone

it with the toy drive this

year are you doing all right yeah I'm

just feeling a little overwhelmed so

probably just going to hang out at the

end for the rest of my vacation oh I'm

really sorry Abby I saw the news and you

really still want to talk to me of

course I'm a woman of faith not a woman

of judgment besides those articles are

far less concerned with the facts and

more concerned with gossip yeah you and

Nick might be the only two people who

realize that well it must be difficult

trying to live up to the perfect TV

character so strange like for the

longest time the world just couldn't

tell Abby and Gabriella apart until the

other day when I had a very human moment

after getting some unexpected news and

now it's like instead of seeing me as

too perfect they look at me like he let

them down

yeah you know years ago I went through a

divorce and everybody and their mother

had something to say about it it was

hard but it taught me that once you

accept yourself what others think won't

matter as much I really want to let go

of what others think of me then my

unsolicited advice is to not hide out at

the end don't let these busy buddies

ruin your

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vacation thanks so much for your help

Abby they're rehearsing for the local

Christmas Pageant oh you I'm going to go

see what's going on in there but thank

you so much for the chat so helpful

anytime I appreciate

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it okay just uh just remember that it's

pronounced frankincense not Frankenstein

okay okay okay okay good oh um it's

probably

uh hi hi

hi

what what are you doing here I'm an

actress we naturally gravitate towards

stages wow listen about that video no

please you have really you have nothing

to explain I SL gossips just never been

my things well I'm definitely going to

try not to worry about what people think

of me however the story they created is

very different than what actually

happened okay just need to say that okay

I'm sure that it is and

I'm really sorry for whatever it is

you're going through thank you I

appreciate that course how's uh how's

the play going go

look it's going one of my angels just

quit because rehearsal is interfering

with sledding time I can't find half my

barn animals but oh I actually think I

saw them roaming around outside oh great

yeah you know I

just I just want this to be perfect for

the kids but I'm starting to feel like

I'm in over my head here well listen

working with kids can definitely be

challenging but after 14 seasons of

working with them I've learned a few

tricks do you mind if I try something

please be my guest

yeah all

right

great Gabriella oh no sorry this is this

is Abby she's the really talented

actress played Gabriella on

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TV

excellent check it

out great now start the scene okay come

on

guys uh wow that actually worked yeah

you're uh you're really good at this

thanks maybe I could be more than a

sounding board for you you know pretty

flexible over the next week and you look

like you use a hand so or two or 10 TI

talk time is money uh from the

top action I bring news of great

joy news of great joy

that's um you okay loose you're doing

great yeah I just keep thinking about

all the people who are going to be

watching me oh yeah that's okay

um you know what that's a that's a

wrapper today guys we'll do the same

time tomorrow okay thank you so

much do you mind if I can I try

something oh sure yeah sure good

yeah you know something I get nervous

all the time when I act but you never

look nervous but does it mean I don't

feel nervous do you ever forget your

lines of course I do but I just remind

my myself that it's okay to make a

mistake because it's not about being

perfect it's about believing in

ourselves and doing our best no matter

what maybe you can be an angel in the

play too so that way you could be next

to me in case I get oh that's a

wonderful idea but Abby's just a guest

at the end she's here on vacation so

it's listen I'll tell you what how about

we make a secret signal and that way if

you get nervous you can just look for me

in the audience

so what's our secret signal

ah okay how about I put my hands on my

heart like this and that way you know

that even though I'm not on stage with

you I'm still there with

you like how me Mom isn't here anymore

but she's still with me right

Dad that's right sweetie why don't we

get our

coats than you

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[Applause]

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than M this is great apple cider right

yeah the apples are grown here in our

Orchards yeah we are pretty spoiled when

it comes to anything apples pie cider

bobing look dad Bryce and Eloise are

decorating WS can I go of course you

can as I'm sure you noticed we are way

behind on our Christmas decorations at

the end H well you need a hand do I well

let's go make some waths together uh

yeah okay yeah so as a science teacher

I'd imagine you're pretty excited about

this Christmas star oh yeah I you know

what though fun fact it's not actually a

star it's called a planetary

conjunction it's when you have two

astronomical objects aligned together to

appear as one in the sky from Earth's

perspective H then why are they calling

it The Modern Day Star of Bethlehem

that's a good question because Jupiter

and Saturn align roughly every 20 years

right so some believe that it's this

very planetary conjunction that the wise

men were referring to as Star of

Bethlehem well do you think maybe

there's something deeper going on since

it's happening on Christmas

Eve I've never really thought about that

yeah well planetary conjunction or not

the star appeared to the wise men

exactly when they needed it so I'm

thinking that since the star is

appearing on Christmas Eve it's a sign

for those of us who need hope right now

you know maybe just a way to feel a

little less

lost that's beautiful

actually working on this pageant has

really been a good reminder to check in

on my faith you know I mean I still

believe of course but prayer hasn't come

as easy yeah I used to wish that my

faith came as easily as Gabriella's I

mean she was always so certain with all

the answers

yeah but I recently realized that you

don't have to be certain to pray you

just need to start a conversation with

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god well for what it's worth Gabriel is

not the only one with good advice aby's

pretty spot on

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too

wow things are really coming along it

was all Nick well looks like stepping

into a guide and Grace Christmas special

oh thank you still got to finish the

lights the tree of the Garland but got

to start somewhere well I just finished

reading my script if you want any help

oh you have already done so much no go

relax you're our guest please please

yeah a guest who has to research what

it's like being an inkeeper so you'd

actually be doing me a favor huh that's

right ornaments are in the Box great I

found it what oh yeah a Natalie bought

Lucy this Shepherd on the search doll a

few years ago go and every night he goes

on a journey and in the morning Lucy

finds him on his way to the

manger that sounds like a beautiful

tradition you had with your mom yeah it

was pretty much my favorite a what are

your Christmas traditions Abby well I'm

uh still trying to figure that one

out I don't know maybe it's time for

some new Christmas traditions come on

Abby let's go decorate the tree

yeah that

one all

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right did you make that

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one all right oh look it's one you

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made sure you got

this let's go with your

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hair go

you very Christmas

huh you know the most I've decorated in

the past few years has been a house

plant oh this has been really fun

good Dad yeah I'm having a fashion

emergency I can't choose oh Lucy's ant's

taking her to The Nutcracker tonight oh

fine but which one should I wear this

one has Christmas Wonderland Vibes yes

and this one's more snowflake princess

oh yeah uh well it first off you're

going to look great in either one of

them and that one is uh well you're

Hess Abby can you help me uh okay so I

love them both but I think snowflake

princess is going to make you feel extra

special that's exactly what I was

thinking and I just need to figure out

my hair oh I'll help you write it no

problem thanks Dad but I'll figure

something

out I can help if you'd like really yeah

I'd love to come on then is that right

Dad please no yeah go I can't

obiously where didd you learn how to do

hair so well well when I first started

acting I used to have to do my own hair

makeup but before that I used to watch

my mom do hers and I would try to copy

her is your mom still alive no she's not

but what helps me is remembering the fun

times that we had

together I bet you have a lot of great

memories of your mom

too one Christmas Eve we were supposed

to go caroling then a snowstorm hit my

mom said we shouldn't let the snow in

our plans so we built a fort in the

living room with all the blankets and

pillows we could find then made hot coco

with marshmallows and sat in the foring

and Christmas girls together

a it was even better than real caroling

she sounds like she was a great mom she

was the best

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okay all done do you like it I love it

thank you Abby you're wel go

D we'll see I kind of want to just lay

low oh my goodness what a spaed

opportunity hi an hi sweetheart do I

look like a snowflake princess you

definitely do you look beautiful

Zoe from the bakery

right what how exactly do you all each

uh Abby is a guest here and she was kind

enough to help Lucy get ready tonight oh

what a generous

guest this is my sister-in-law Zoe

Natalie's sister

ah okay

um uh anyways it's late and I'm hungry

so I'm going to you have fun in the ne

cracker and I'll see you later thank you

yeah no problem okay

okay so you're ready yep okay I just

need to grab my jacket actually yeah you

know where it

is okay so

cute you could have been a little nicer

I'm sorry but can you blame me for being

a little caught off guard to see Abby

fontine with my niece Have You Seen Her

Scandal you know I don't care about that

kind of stuff and honestly she's one of

the most kind down Earth people I've

ever met so oh but you know for three

old days come on Nick you have to be

careful you can't let Lucy get to

attached she can't take another loss I

hear you but you have nothing to worry

about okay Lucy knows that ab's gone

after Christmas and in the meantime if

hanging out with Abby makes Lucy happy

I'm not sure what the problem is I just

don't want Lucy to get hurt I promise

you you have nothing to worry about

ready great great

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s's

light s

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light what's you eating hi wow whoa The

Art of

War I sorry yeah um what were you what

you have plans tonight uh well I was

sort of hoping to do something

Christmasy oh have any

ideas sure uh well there's the lights

down on Maple Street they're beautiful

um they're building gingerbread houses

in Town Square which is so fun you check

out the caroling next to the bakeries oh

uh speaking of which is it me or was

that sort of awkward

earlier I'm sorry about that Zoe is the

best really but she's also extra

protective of Lucy oh yeah yeah yeah no

I totally understand yeah I hope I

didn't overstep are you kidding no Lucy

could not have been happier I mean if I

was on herir and dress Duty I'm mind a

center and jeans in a

perm I'm glad I could help

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yeah what were you thinking tonight uh

well I was sort of hoping that maybe we

could check out some of that beautiful

Vermont nature you were telling me about

or not I mean I have thousand things to

do so wash my hair we could do yeah yeah

no I think um yeah yeah

uh I'm going to make a call and um you

bundle up I'll meet you back here in 20

yeah yeah okay okay great

great w okay you really out did yourself

here cuz I would have settled for a

brisk walk as of an in I find it

important to satisfy my guests needs

requests all right well I'll remember

that for what I'm getting into character

okay all right watch your step ah thank

you Santa thank you enjoy guys all right

this way see over here where are we

going right through

here this is so

cute okay come here we got to S this

okay come on come on come on

okay look in there all right okay you

see that big cluster of stars I don't

see anything what

oh okay got yep okay look again big

cluster of green

stars yeah yeah yeah oh that looks like

a Christmas tree exactly yeah so that's

part of the constellation moneros and

well it always just gets me in the

Christmas spirit oh it's incredible yeah

wow have you always lived lived in

Vermont my whole life born and raised

yeah yeah and we've always been been

interested in science who is

it yeah no I was the kid who here

actually sit please thank you park it

over there there blanket if you need it

I was the the kid who you know wanted to

be the astronaut but once I got my first

experience teaching everything changed

it just something rewarding about

working with kids you know but what

about you has La always been do you want

yes um yeah technically born and raised

um but lately I don't really know where

home is yeah house and home aren't

always the same no marshmallows pleas

yeah okay there go oh thank you cheers

cheers well um for the longest time the

set of guiding Grace felt like home cuz

I spent so much time there no yeah and

it's like my TV family started to feel

like a real family and then I married

Julian yeah and it was incredible

because my fictional life had actually

become a reality and it was sort of hard

to let all that

go why didn't work out well a week ago I

would have told you it's because I

wanted a family and he didn't and now

and now um I just we were under so much

PR

pressure like I sort of took on the role

of the all

knowing supportive wife that had all the

answers and he was the doting husband

that always deferred to me and while

that works really well in a TV show it

doesn't work so well in reality sure was

difficult to separate professional and

personal yeah it's almost like we didn't

know where our characters ended and we

began imagine that made the uh

divorce difficult yeah in some ways but

we were

amicable yeah he can go to his aunts

every year for

Christmas well what changed this

year oh you really don't read

Entertainment News do you

no uh

well I just recently found out that he's

engaged and is expecting a baby oh wow

talk about a plot twist

I think there was a time when I held at

Hope for reconciliation but what I

really wanted was familiarity and family

cuz I I just really hate coming home to

an empty

house I get

that

when Natalie passed it

was the end just became a shell of what

it once was I'm sorry Nick I your loss

is so much greater than mine no I I I I

don't think loss is something to be

compared is yeah I mean Julian didn't

die but your dream of having a family

did and I didn't that didn't come right

I'm sorry that was I

think what I

was trying to say

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is I think you're going to get your

second chance of love

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that was exactly what I needed being in

nature has a way of clearing my head

this is such a magical place can't write

this stuff huh dad Abby oh hey hi what

how was the Nutcracker it was so good

and one of the balleras even told me she

loved my dress of course she did Sor

what are you two doing out here I was

just showing Abby around

town by

slay yeah

uh you know what hey would you go tell

Abby all about the plan I'm going to

have a little chat hands on you okay

okay here take your popcorns

okay okay so first there was a bigas

what is going on all Lucy talked about

tonight was Abby she grew up watching

Abby on TV of course she's going to be

excited but she knows that she's only

here on vacation she's okay with that

are you yeah yeah just hey uh Lucy come

look at the snow angel I just made okay

um I'll see you soon all right

bye I'm just trying to be listen I'm

just a little concerned and a little

shocked honestly the passion was natal's

Legacy how is a celebrity who's wrapped

up in some scandal going to help to

preserve

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them um honestly if I were you I'd

probably feel the exact same no I didn't

mean fore to hear that this is all just

a lot to process no I I I get it I mean

I'm just trying to help Nick and the

kids but if I'm in the way no oh no no

it's just the last I heard I thought you

were going to stay in oh that's my fault

I was I was like I asked to show

me what we just rehearsed our lines and

didn't mess up oh yeah now we just got

to get it right on stage well I've been

off book for weeks yeah you're going to

be great on stage because if you can do

it here you can do it

there and Zoe yes sweetheart are you

going to come watch My Scene tomorrow

mean a lot to me and

loose yes I would love to come and check

it out I guess that means I'll see you

all tomorrow then good thank you for

tonight thank you for

tonight Night by see you later night

okay tell me all about it all right let

go can we get a pretzel of course we can

get a pretzel I okay jinx

oh okay why don't you go look for the

shepherd and uh we'll get your PJs on

okay swe okay Dad good night Abby good

night princess I can't wait for tomorrow

me too um yeah I should get to bed too

yeah well I good night good night Abby

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this is nicer than what you'd find most

Hollywood sets well thank you Natalie

had a dear friend who was a big Broadway

producer a few years back donated a

bunch of wardrobe that they weren't

using anymore so yeah that's incredible

we got pretty lucky got Chicago Greece

My Fair Lady My Fair Lady yeah really

yeah that's my favorite musical I love

my fair lady you know the musical My

Fair Lady Of course originally starring

Julie Andrews and later played by Audrey

heern in the film adaptation wonderful

what I take my profession very seriously

see that now shall we get on with it we

shall you're okay Bryce remember buddy

when Joseph and Mary asked to come in

you tell them that they can't okay got

it got it got it great okay here we go

great let's run the scene and action

knock knock my wife just with TR and we

need somewhere to stay can you let us in

oh of course okay okay okay let's cut

Bry buddy we just talked about this when

they ask to come in you say they can't I

know but that just seems so mean oh well

you know what you're right that was

unkind if I don't let them in won't

people watching think I'm mean too you

don't have to worry about that because

what we're doing here is we're showing

people what it feels like when we're

unkind that way when they have the

opportunity to make someone feel welcome

and included that's exactly what they'll

do okay I can do that okay

excellent yes Eloise I'm having trouble

connecting with my character because

Mary's about to be a mom and I've never

been a mom right okay so that's that's

very insightful Eloise um have you ever

taken care of anything in your life or

my little sister emry okay and I'm sure

you love her very much excellent now if

you could just imagine that feeling of

loving her and wanting to protect her

that's what a mother feels but even more

so okay I can work with that you really

are a professional oh

thanks okay we're good there um how

about we move on to the angel scene okay

Abby yes which Wings would you wear oh

that's a tough call I love them both um

which ones would you choose I can't

decide I thought you know because my my

mom always said you gave the very best

advice I'm going to

you okay so which ones do you think your

mother would have

chosen these ones for sure okay then

let's go with those

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okay hi hi um you're doing great oh yeah

thanks so was your friend Abby thanks

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Zoe going to grab some ingredients for

later we'll see you guys soon yeah we'll

see you back all right bye he

Zoey yes Miss Eldridge warm milk on its

way oh let me help you with that oh

thank you Abby yeah what's all this for

Zoe is graciously offered to host a

cooking decorating class for our guests

so oh

cookies my favorite although I thought

we'd be doing the baking of the baked

goods at the bakery oh what the fun in

that so fun as long as our plumbing

holds okay okay so the truth is I was

actually hoping to spend some time with

you Abby

what you ready to get your cookie on

okay you're going to be great okay

listen I'll do the wet ingredients you

do the dry ones

okay I'm really sorry last night I only

want what's best for my niece and for

Nick and sometimes that keeps me from

giving someone a fair chance just my

sister was my favorite person in the

world I think about her all the time

yeah I mean we all want what's best for

the people we love so I get it your

shoulders brought my sister so much joy

near the end we watched it together and

at first it rolled my eyes but I changed

to tears pretty quick

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are yeah just gave Natalie and maybe

even me a little hope when we needed it

most okay don't let this tough exterior

fool you but I'm actually quite a

softy but don't tell anyone I'm a

fault I'm just um I'm just glad the show

could bring you guys some

hope sorry

it wasn't just the show it was you

no no I just I just recited the lines

and rers wrote for me

so nobody told you what to say to those

kids in

rehearsal you got

this thank

you okay okay yeah enough of

that do you know how to crack an egg oh

please do I know how to crack an egg

season 4 episode 7 she worked in a soup

kitchen oh wow look at these holy moly

they look

delicious oh except your decorating

skills are a little

suspect ISS you what is this a pepperoni

pizza this is clearly a Christmas tree

with big red

ornaments wow CL that's beautiful thank

you whatever Claire's pretty much good

at everything that's

true how long have you two known each

other oh gosh Claire has been a source

of wisdom for me since I was Lucy's age

actually that's his flattering way of

saying I was a Sunday school teacher

that too

honestly the best person you'll ever

meet hands down for real when I took

over the Inn she cut back on her hours

at her job at the big fancy resort to

come help me out and let's just say I

can't pair

close well honestly if it weren't for

Clara I'd either be home alone in LA or

hold up in my room so well thank

goodness that neither one of those

things happen yeah

amen I'm not sure what's wrong with this

thing last week it was working perfectly

it's a the whole fixture it's brand new

I installed it myself no it's you know

what I can just take a shower no no no

just needs a little adjusting that looks

like a lot of wrench oh trust me I know

what I'm doing

see that it's uh maybe time to call

Professional okay yep yeah let's see I'm

just going to he'll be soaking in Bliss

in no time I'm just going to make quick

calls I know

guys ah Randy how's my favorite plumber

huh yeah Nick McGuire down here at the

end hey I got a little situation I could

use your help

with next Tuesday no no no no this is

kind of a right now sort of thing it's y

yep what okay okay yeah got it

yep uh I'm let me know if something

changes

okay let me take another

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look season 12 episode 6 Gabriella helps

with WS in Africa it was a

two-parter I must have missed it

hey what does Gabriel know about

boilers thank you we will be there what

a soak I feel

great right what's on the menu tonight

after all your hard work today we're

going

out you and me you and

me oh uh where are we going it's a

surprise are you in yeah yeah I love

surprises I'm definitely in great I'm

just going to go change into my tuxedo

and we'll head

out on doing here just come on just

trust me okay oh yeah yeah like the

bathtub yeah exactly okay you wait wait

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please the My Fair Lady

C for you to wear the mask right

all tonight but I thought you weren't

going I didn't have the right dat

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well that'll work I feel like I'm in a

fairy

tale I feel like the luckiest man on the

planet having you on my arm I don't

remember the last time I did this it's

been a long time well needless to say

neither am I hey Abby

um I'm just really happy you're here me

too is that Nick

Maguire yeah youil discharged made it

after

all and who's this hi Mia it's Abby we

met at the rehearsal well I suppose this

is the perfect event for you wearing a

mask and hiding from all that nasty

gossip well Mia you don't even Nick it's

school I got this listen Mia when I

overheard you talking negatively about

me at the bakery I felt really hurt but

your words actually helped me realize

who I am and who I'm not and I am not

the person that I play on TV or the

person they portray on social media I

have laws we all do but I'm kind and I

care about

others you should try it some

time that was a private

conversation if you'll excuse

me you're

excused um I guess you gave her

something to think about yeah hope

so and now we dance no no I'm I don't

dance on oh you do now no

I really we not your

mask I don't need it

anymore yeah what made it so

magical well for the first time in a

long time I just got to be me felt

really good

oh Nick Y where would I find a spare

toothbrush Mr amal's breath stinks it's

forties in the kitchen Miss alridge oh

thank

you oh sorry I didn't mean to ruin the

romantic moments oh no no you didn't

that's okay we were just saying good

night yeah you're good y good night

underneath the mistl toe no last oh well

you know what I'll leave you two love

birds to it

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you look like a

princess

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thanks I have to

agree ah oh that's that's my agent no no

I can get this later yeah I'll call him

back sure 100% okay where were you ah

somewhere here Dad what hi uh what are

you doing up it's where's Zoe we were

both asleep in my bed but then I had a

nightmare but a really mean Snowman and

I didn't want to wake her up so I came

to see if you were home oh sweet come

here we'll get you back to bed it's

going to be okay I uh yeah yeah okay

it's all

right it's over again so I should take

it anyway yeah good night Abby good

night

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yeah hey Oliver what's up how's my

favorite star holding up honestly I I'd

say I'm more than holding up Vermont has

been exactly what I needed what I like

to hear so tell me have you been

immersing yourself in the life of a

future inkeeper uh yeah no yeah I'd say

I'm absolutely immersing myself in him

her the Thea the character

great cuz here's the deal we get our

final screen test on the 26th what

screen test I I thought I already had

the part uh you did till the headlines

made him jittery you know how it is

Hollywood a heartbeat away from a panic

attack it's just a final dance to calm

the suits no but the

26th it's just Oliver I I'm helping to

direct the community Christmas Eve

pageant up here and I was hoping to stay

for a few extra

days oh you're directing a local patent

tomorrow well I'm co-directing actually

and I have to be honest I have never

felt more alive directing those kids has

just made me feel yeah that's beautiful

really no it is but I I you need to be

back on the 25th you know the day after

tomorrow look I I I didn't want to

Rattle you but producers started

sniffing around in other actress during

all the negative press look oliv maybe

this just isn't meant to be no no it

definitely is because if you're not back

here on the 26th and then this whole

deal falls apart I I'll just email you

your ticket

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okay

Abby you can't hide

forever don't flush your career

away yeah I know okay you're right I'll

um I'll leave on the

25th great and uh break a leg with that

whole uh kid thing sounds like a a great

news story love you

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God I need your help right now I'm

feeling a little

lost I never thought I was going to feel

for someone else

but thaty has brought so much joy that I

wasn't sure I was in the field

C I'm so grateful even if it's temporary

so whatever your will

just please help me do R my

Natalie and Lucy and

help just help guide me to do the right

choice I've been walking through the

dark long time I can really use some

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light we really are two peas in a pod

I'm telling you Lucy just lights up when

she's around

Abby so do

you Nick I can't tell you how much it

fills my heart to see you both doing so

much better thank you I really really

like Abby

right but how's this going to work yeah

I know I get it I get it her her whole

life's in LA

but there's just something that won't

let me give up

hope that's a really sweet

sentiment just how can you be certain

she's not going to break your heart I

can't be I can't

but sometimes happiness is worth taking

a risk even if it's scary Mr McGuire yes

sweetie I'm not trying to be a diva but

are there any snacks I'm quite peckish

you're not being a diva at all no you

are a hardworking actor who needs to

fuel up for tonight's performance well

do cookies count as fuel on Christmas

Eve absolutely you know what right and I

ran over to the bakery I'll grabb some

stuff for everybody I can use some

fresher I'm going to come

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with what excuse us what what's going on

I have no idea oh you guys here to cover

the

star I mean Abby Fontaine hasn't really

been considered a star in a

while wait you're here for Abby she's

entitled to her privacy she doesn't want

you guys here if she doesn't want us

here then why did she invite us I'm

sorry Abby wouldn't have done that I

hate to break it to you buddy but she

would and she did makes no sense why

would she want you here to cover a

children's play that she's directing

it's obviously some desperate PR move

hey look I know this may be shocking to

you but in our world the Celeb tipping

us off to their location for good press

is a daily occurrence well I'm sorry did

you say she tipped you off and now

she'll act all surprise when we show up

like we just happened to catch her in

this beautiful moment of

Charity you can't be that surp surprised

can you they're actors they know how to

act excuse me I'm out here I'll meet you

back there right away follow me

to okay great now just move a little to

your left no your your your other left

okay your your left hand makes an L so

if you want to just can I talk to you

for a second oh yeah sure um okay

everyone it's almost show time so let's

get those costumes on and we'll meet you

backstage all right is everything okay

yep I don't want go

outside what's going

on

oh think you know oh is this about the

donkey not wearing his ears look I know

it looks better with them on but they

were itchy and so I told him it was fine

should have run that by you sorry I

thought you wanted to get away from the

cameras not get in front of them to

secure some rooll I meant to tell you

about that but I only decided on it last

night when Oliver

called I just thought I had the rooll

locked in and I don't so you didn't

think how this would affect the pageant

I don't see how it

would okay got it how do you even know

about this the only other person that

knows is my agent and the Press I ran

into him at the bakery what why would

the Press be at the bakery you ask them

what are you guys doing here how did you

even know where I was we're here to see

about the amazing charity work you're

doing with the kids very impressive Abby

can you tell us what inspired you to

give up your vacation to volunteer your

time we heard there's no director and

you stepped in to save the show I guess

you got what you came here from no Nick

can can you guys just please give me a

minute Nick wait wait wait I I promise I

don't know any I'm so confused I have no

idea what's happening you know how much

this pageant meant to

me this was Natalie's Legacy Nick please

you have to leave me this is the

furthest thing from what I want wanted I

want to believe you I do you you are an

incredible actor and right now I don't

know if I'm your friend or just another

viewer so I don't think it's a good idea

for you to be here

tonight Abby Abby Abby please go away

just please leave me alone okay now you

guys going to be great it's me it's all

me hey get FL here how are you holding

up you know I thought I knew who the

real happy was but I guess I was

mistaken ni over the last few days she

has proven herself to be an incredible

person I spoke to the paparazzi and

she's the one that made the phone call

so I've been thinking about that I don't

know celebrities don't even make their

own nail point supped to be some just

not I don't know adding up what do you

mean I'd love to believe you but I don't

know what to believe anymore so Nick

Nick what I mean good actress but she's

not that good what's that I don't know

don't you think Abby coming into your

life is meant to be you think it was

meant to be yeah you do yeah should I go

get her go go wait can K can you stay

with the kids make sure they're in

costume all ready to go I'm on it I'm on

it I'm on it go go go

go thank you thank you I appreciate you

I love you I love you okay I'm going

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I thought the drama was supposed to be

on the stage I'll see

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I made a big

[Music]

mistake like do people actually live

here Abby there you are Oliver what are

you doing here saving the day look at

this we're blowing up what is this your

career back what does it look like you

called depressed yeah you're

welcome the Network's thrilled no more

screen tests you got the part Oliver

that was not the plan well it is now

okay got the Redeye booked first class

just need a little wet ink on the

contract we can toast in the plane come

on come on let's go before we freeze to

death let's go supp to do our special

sign so I know I'm not alone where is

she sweetie come

here I am so sorry okay Abby not being

here is my

fault but I know you're going to do

great you've been so wonderful in

rehearsal I know you got this okay okay

okay Dad I'll do my best and in the

middle of that light is something even

brighter the face of an Angel okay okay

that's

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cute do not be afraid I bring news of

great

joy news of great joy to

be

um um

um news of great joy to

be

um hello fellow

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angel I believe you were telling

everyone we bring them new of great

joy a joy to be shared by all people

today a savior is born he is Christ the

lord I

got

later you did so good the shepherds run

with joy as the Angels

depart okay we should get going fellow

Angel let's go look at that beautiful

star fellow Angel why is it there

um because it's leading them to

Bethlehem okay let's go but how do they

know to follow that

star uh because G

Rog because sometimes when we're lost or

unsure we need

guidance okay we're out NOP right

um the light of that star brings them to

Hope and joy the baby Jesus they trusted

God even though the journey is uncertain

and they follow it in the end they

believe that it'll lead them to where

they

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belong and where do we belong right now

we belong off

stage I'm so happy

[Music]

[Applause]

great

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job hi

Abby um okay I just need to start um I

had no idea the Press was here when we

spoke I thought you were referring to

the screen test that my agent asked me

to fly home for and I'm just really

sorry and I hope you believe me that I

had nothing to do with

that I should have never doubted

you you've treated us with nothing but

kindness

just I'm

sorry I can't blame you I have spent my

whole life playing other people so why

should you believe me I should have

believed

you the only reason I didn't believe

you is because when I realized how deep

my feelings were for

you I

panicked I

did and I went looking for any evidence

to prove to me that what I was feeling

this last week was just not

real to snap me out of any delusional

thought that Abby

Fontaine the

most beautiful woman Inside and Out out

could actually potentially

just

maybe feel even a

hint for me what I'm feeling towards

her I think you can add writer to your

resume that's good

Abby what I'm feeling for you

is so

huge and so real

but I'm pretty sure if you feel even a

speck of that in

return it might just last us a

lifetime

Abby I want to give you your Christmas

present nice sweetie have to do that Dad

and I picked it out I know you said you

needed to find a new Christmas tradition

so maybe snow GLS could be

yours I'd love that

Merry Christmas Merry

Christmas come on dad we should go

outside it's almost

time I think she's right okay let's

go here sweetie oh what's happening I

know your whole life is back in La more

respect

Nick what what I feel for you it's more

than just a spec I'd say it's CL through

the whole night sky I'm just really

excited about your role I think you're

going to do great I turned down that

role you did

yeah

why

because I've spent my whole life in

front of the camera and I can't tell you

how lucky I feel to have Liv that

dream but I have other dreams that I

want to live too and that's where I want

to put my focus yeah

because

I'm getting tired of just playing a

perfect wife and mom I'm going to start

living it even if I'm not

perfect I think you're

perfect that's sweet I know we can work

on your cookie

Decor is there room at the end it

depends if you need running

water don't worry I can fix it you know

I sort of like giving direction inste of

taking you yeah yeah thank you for the

opportunity thank you for showing me

it's possible to fall in love

again you and me

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both you know I feel like my best

revel's ahead of

me and it's being

me with

you I yeah

[Music]

yeah come here come here

[Music]

come ladies and gentlemen premiering

Friday catch the special Extended Cut

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finalist for the fan of the Year award

we can all see there's something between

you and Derrick it's not like Derrick is

just hanging out with us