After the Storm (2019) - full transcript
Lauren wants to rebuild her community, including her family home, in the aftermath of a devastatingly disastrous storm.
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In weather, record-breaking
hurricane-force winds
are hitting us early in
the season this year.
We're looking at sustained
gusts of over 97 miles an hour.
It's a real challenge
here, without power.
Standby for a list
of evacuation zones.
This storm's
coming in fast.
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Come on Dancer.
Let's go! Come on!
We should head over to Paige's!
She's got a basement.
Dancer? Dancer!
Dancer! Dancer!
Dancer!
Dancer! Dancer!
Lord, I need a little
help right now.
I got him!
Come on.
What are you doing here?
The old oak tree
fell across the road.
I can't get out.
Thank you for saving my dog.
Hey! Where're you going?
You can't get out.
The roads are all closed.
My car got stuck.
I'm going to wait
it out in my barn.
Good. Good. Let's go.
I'm coming too.
It seems you waited a little
too long to evacuate, Lauren.
Seeing as you only made it
this far, it looks like
you waited a little
long yourself, Collin.
Power and cell
service is out
all throughout the valley.
This may be the
Storm of the Century.
Reports of tornadoes
touching down.
The worst is still
heading our way.
If you can hear this,
take shelter immediately.
The time for evacuation is over.
Looks like
we'll be here all night.
Um, my dad has some work
clothes you can throw on.
There's some
pants and shirts...
No, you let me
stay in your barn,
and I'm not going to take
your dry clothes too.
No, no, don't worry.
I have my own work
clothes here, actually.
Good.
I'm sure you look
good in anything.
I'm going to...
Back here?
Of all the guys in town.
Collin Traub.
Collin, Lauren, team two.
All right.
Okay, you put your
arm around me.
-Okay.
-And I put mine here.
Then we put
this leg forward,
and then that
one, then repeat.
Everybody ready?
Ready!
Set!
Go!
Inside!
Outside!
No, outside!
Inside! Outside!
We're gonna win!
We're gonna win!
Sorry!
I spoke too soon! I thought
we were going to win.
Fine. We were outdone!
No problem.
But, how about
you be my partner
for the wheelbarrow race?
Deal.
Deal. Let's get this off.
Let's go.
Thank you.
Ciro, is it me or are they...
No, there's a vibe.
Yeah.
That's exactly what it is.
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Lemonade.
I believe you like lemonade.
How'd you know that?
Birthday parties,
when we were kids.
Right, right. I remember.
But it was lemonade
and chocolate cake.
-Right.
-Remember?
Because together
that would be weird
but apart it's perfect.
Perfection.
For me, personally,
I like milk and cake.
I know it's weird.
Today's been really fun.
Yeah.
I really enjoyed
losing that race.
Okay, I'm just going to
go out on a limb here,
but I think this would be really
fun to do again next week.
The fair's not going
to be back until
the end of the month.
I know.
Not the fair.
No, I just meant coffee,
or a movie, or something.
I'll get the tickets,
you get the popcorn.
I don't think so.
Lauren, I'm sorry. Lauren.
No, I get it.
-I'm doing you a favor.
-I get it.
Honestly, Lauren.
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I think it's about time for
you and me to hit the hay.
Seriously?
Yeah.
This is for you.
And I'll be over here.
No, no. You're the guest.
You can sleep in the bed.
No, no, that's not
going to happen.
This is your barn.
You were kind enough to take
me in out of the storm,
so you know I didn't give
you much of a choice.
And apparently you don't
like me very much,
I don't think.
Well you know what Collin?
You made that bed.
What are you talking about?
Collin, you remember exactly
what I'm talking about.
What I remember, I
remember being here
to one of your
birthday parties.
I remember hiding
right here,
during a game of
hide-and-seek.
It took me a couple
of hours to realize
no one was going
to find me.
I forgot about that.
All the parents were
pretty worried about you.
Parents were worried.
And I was worried.
I was worried I was
going to miss out
on all that cake
and ice cream.
So I got myself back
down to the party.
It was a great cake.
Fun party too.
You know what?
I also remember running
into you at the picnic,
about five
years ago now.
Lauren, look, I did you
a favor, believe me.
You were a school teacher,
and people would of talked.
I promise.
They talked anyway.
No. But the stories would
of been much different.
Yeah, but I would
not of cared.
Sorry.
Wish I could
sleep that well.
With 2,000 homes without power
and the main roads closed,
we're asking those
without shelter
to call the
emergency hotline.
Shelters have been set
up at community centers
across the state.
Lauren.
I'm so sorry.
This is my house.
This is where I grew up.
All of my memories are here.
Lauren, a lot of this
stuff isn't ruined.
You know, you
just dry it out,
get the water out of it
before the mould sets in.
I guess.
You guess?
Things are just
things, Lauren.
No, but they were
my things though.
Right.
But they weren't you.
They weren't Dancer.
They weren't your parents.
I know.
You're right.
I'm going to rebuild
this house myself.
-Yeah?
-Yes.
I know I can do it.
When I was a little
girl, I would sit there
and I'd watch my parents
fix everything,
everything in
our house.
Then I grew up and I
learned how to do the same.
My dad and I
built that barn
that kept us
safe last night.
And, I've watched hours and
hours of home reno shows.
Well, one thing's for sure.
It's going to be
a lot of work.
But, you know, I can
help, if you want.
No, but, it's
rewarding work.
And it's the summer
so I have time
to do it before
school starts.
I could build this
house exactly
how I've always
wanted it to be.
I think this might be
a good thing, a sign.
-A sign?
-Yes.
How's that?
You know, I've been feeling
a little stuck lately.
Just a little down.
And I think this might be a
good chance to rebuild myself.
So, Lauren.
What do you want to do next?
First I'm going to stop
feeling sorry for myself.
I know there are plenty
of folks out there
who are way worse
off than I am.
Stranded, hurt,
who knows what.
Yup.
I was actually thinking about
that earlier this morning.
Thought about maybe
going into town,
checking everybody,
check the damage.
Well, let's go do that.
Yeah. All right.
All right. Why don't we
throw on a change of clothes.
Collin, I'm sorry
about last night.
What about?
Bringing up the past.
I shouldn't have done that.
No, I'm sorry about
that day at the fair.
Thank you, but you are allowed
to date whoever you want.
Believe me.
You did dodge a
bullet with me, okay.
Being single is kind of
my lot in life, I guess.
What about you?
Anyone you're seeing?
Yeah, my boyfriend Dane.
Well he's my
fiancé actually.
Well, kind of.
Kind of?
What's a kind of fiancé?
What's this?
-Frida.
-Collin. Lauren.
Hey Frida. How are
you and Hector doing?
We're good, can't say as
much for Mayor Wallace.
Did you hear?
No, what happened?
Heart attack.
He was checking on some
people and a tree fell,
landed on the
hood of his car.
Just like that.
He didn't make it.
There's never been
a storm like this
recorded in the
county's history.
We're all praying that they're
aren't any more casualties.
I can't believe this.
Thank you
so much, Frida.
Drive safe.
You too, Collin.
The roads are in bad shape.
Hey Sutter, it's Collin.
Yeah, I know.
How are you?
You're not in the hospital
or anything, are you?
It looked bad pretty
bad up there last night.
Yeah. No, not a scratch.
I'm relieved.
How's Colin?
Mom. Not a scratch.
His words. He's fine.
How's the house?
It should be fine up there.
I actually haven't
checked in on it yet.
I spent the night at
Lauren Christiansen's farm.
Excuse me?
What did Collin say?
Nothing, Mom.
He didn't say anything.
Send him my love.
Yeah, he sends his
love to you too.
You want to explain?
I'm fine.
But her house was
destroyed in the storm.
That's awful.
And good of you
to take care of her.
No. She is actually the
one who took care of me.
She actually got me in out
of the storm, kept me dry.
How did you end
up at her place?
I mean I know you've got
that property up there
next to hers, but you
said you don't work it.
Yeah, it's a long story.
It's just, her dog, the
storm, a fallen oak tree...
Hey, Sutter, listen.
I got to go.
This is the only
line that we have.
Okay. Just tell me one thing.
Is she still as good
looking as I remember?
Better.
You be good to her,
Collin.
Yeah, tell Mom
I love her.
I already did. Later.
See you.
Okay Sarah,
glad everyone's well.
So how'd the
Chumaks make out?
The road to their barn
washed out completely.
But they got their
animals out early.
They did?
That's some good
news, I guess.
Going back to what
I said earlier,
about helping you
rebuild your house.
It'll be no trouble.
It's okay. I can figure it out.
Thank you.
It's not that I think
you need a man's help,
or anything like that.
It's just, you know what
I do for a living, right?
Yes you make furniture.
I'm a carpenter.
A pretty good
carpenter, actually.
So helping you with your
house would be no problem.
It's a really nice
offer, but no thank you.
The phone's free, so I'm
going to call my fiance.
You have Dane.
Hey, it's me.
Lauren! My assistant has
been trying you for hours.
Are you okay?
Yes, I'm fine.
Um, but my entire
house was destroyed.
And sorry, I would
have called earlier
but all the power is out,
all the phone lines are down.
Your house was destroyed,
but my Lauren's okay?
I'm fine, I promise.
You should move into
my Manhattan condo
while I'm still
closing this deal.
And then when I'm done,
I'll meet you there.
You want me to leave
at a time like this?
Dane, I can't do that.
The community needs every
single one of us here right now.
Look, I just want
you to be safe.
Thank you. That, that's sweet,
but I'm going to stay here
and I also want to rebuild
my family home myself.
Listen, give me
a couple hours,
I'm going to talk
to my assistant.
He's going to find you the best
crew in the tri-state area.
They'll be there this afternoon
to start construction.
A crew? No. No no no no.
It's way too early
for any of that.
You're going to
supervise, of course.
Dane Richards - you have
zero listening skills.
My grandparents built
that family home
and I'm going
to do the same.
Lauren, Lauren, I'm
just trying to help.
You're a school teacher, you
can't build a house by yourself.
I know it takes a team
to rebuild a home.
But that team
starts with me.
Hey, I need you in here.
Excuse me?
Sorry, that was rude.
And that is why we need
to get people
out there now starting
the clean up efforts.
This is crazy.
The council has made a
list of places to start.
George, you can look after
food and beverage at the park.
Nathan, I know you're doing
your best with Mayor Wallace
gone and all, but we need
to organize search parties
to go out there to find
the people who need help.
I just spoke with the people
from FEMA less than an hour ago.
They need the roads clear
so they can deliver
the relief supplies -
food, water, medicine.
Right. Search and rescue is
the main priority right now.
You said yourself that
FEMA was not going to be
here for several days.
This is not about you,
Collin. Please sit down.
Nathan, given the circumstances,
I feel we should
set aside our
differences.
Now here, we look
out for each other.
That's what we do.
So there are going to be
people out there without
clean water, without power,
they could be injured,
they could be sick.
We've got to have search
parties to get out there
and find those people.
Yeah. He's right.
Collin's right.
People, people.
Our fire department is
out there right now
doing exactly just that.
Well, great.
We can help them.
How many firefighters
are there?
We have five, well-trained
professionals.
Five? Nathan, that's a
lot of ground to cover.
And we should split
those five up.
And each one of those
firefighters can be
in charge of a small search
party of volunteers.
We can search the
entire town in a day,
a day and a
half at max.
So we'd have five
search parties?
Five.
Fine.
Council will radio out
to the professionals
and if the firefighters agree,
council will allow it.
Nathan, I'd like to
suggest that we pause
for a moment in remembrance of
our mayor Mitchell Wallace.
I was just
about to suggest that.
We remember our
Mayor Wallace fondly.
As we offer our heartfelt
condolences to his wife Paula.
Lord we thank you for
keeping our beloved Mitchell
in your care.
We give thanks for those
who are safe and we ask for
your help and encouragement for
the long road that lies ahead.
Amen.
Amen.
All right.
It won't be easy.
But together we can do it.
Paige!
I'm so happy to see you.
I've been looking
everywhere for you.
We tried to get to you.
I'm so glad you two made
it through the storm okay.
Yeah, we're
fine, we're fine.
Hey, how are you and Mark?
We just lost the
porch and the shed.
How about your place?
Not as bad as some.
My heart goes out
to Carolina Santos.
Mine too.
You know, maybe we should get a
few activities or something,
from the classroom just to give
those kids something to do.
Yeah, five kids can
drive you crazy fast.
Her husband's trying
to get home on Friday
so they can both
be together.
If the roads are open.
True.
Hey! Was that Collin I saw
you waving at just now?
Yeah, yeah.
He's helping out with one of
the search and rescue teams.
Yeah, I heard
he was helping,
but why are you
waving at each other?
You hate him.
No, I don't hate him.
Really.
I have heard you say
the actual words:
"I hate Collin Traub."
I'm just worried about him.
Paige, I'm worried
about everybody.
It's dangerous out there.
There are live power lines down,
there are complete
road closures.
So when exactly
did the hate stop?
Well last night we spent the
night together in the barn...
Lauren!
Tell. Me. Everything!
No, nothing happened. No.
We just got to know each other a
little better, that's all.
Okay, let's help
with the potluck,
and you are telling me
every detail. Come on!
♪
Nothing!
Useless technology.
Help!
Help me!
Anybody. Help me!
Mr. Rodriguez!
Are you in there?
Yes! I'm here!
I got knocked off
my wheelchair.
My leg is stuck.
Stay calm. We have the
rescue team here.
We'll clear this debris
and we'll get you out.
Bless you!
I've been stuck
here for hours.
We're here now.
We'll have you out shortly.
So, did you hear?
What?
The chicken's a little dry, but
the mac-n-cheese is to die for?
Nope. Your boyfriend
is a hero.
Yeah?
Dane's in Australia.
What could he have done?
No! Your "new" boyfriend.
I am an engaged woman.
So you officially accepted
Dane's proposal then?
Not exactly.
See?
I love Dane.
I have no interest in
Collin except as friends.
And besides, he made it
very clear in the past
that he was never
interested either.
Wait. Hero?
He saved Mr. Rodriguez.
What happened?
Hugo fell out of his
wheelchair and spent
the entire storm on the
floor of his bedroom.
He was lucky that
Collin found him.
Is he going to be okay?
Yeah, thank heavens.
Joel, he's a firefighter,
said Collin cleared the debris
and carried Hugo
out to the team.
Really?
Joel said if they
hadn't split up
like Collin suggested, they
wouldn't have gotten
to Hugo for a
few more days.
And who knows what would
have happened by then?
We have got ourselves
a real-life hero.
Well if you're
not interested,
maybe I should
ask him out.
I think you should stop
talking and eat some chicken.
I hear it's dry.
Stay here.
♪
How bad was it out there?
More tough than bad.
Why do I feel like
you chose the areas
that were hardest
hit to search?
I guess I should've thought that
one through a little bit more.
You must be exhausted.
Compared to what we did.
Answering phones,
ordering a few supplies.
Come on.
I saw well-fed children
in clean clothes
who looked very happy.
I know that was
all your doing.
Paula helped too.
So tell me about
this fiancé.
Dane.
Um, Dane is an architect.
He's actually in
Australia right now.
He's working on
a big project,
and then he'll
be back here.
Is he a good man?
Yes. Yes, he's
very good to me.
But?
But, when you're with the
person you're supposed to marry,
you have this gut
feeling. Right?
Right. Unless he isn't.
No no no no.
That's okay.
Don't be silly, you're
freezing. Just take it.
-Thank you.
-You're welcome.
You should run for mayor.
Because I
gave you my jacket?
No. Although I would
vote for that guy.
I'm pretty sure Nathan
wouldn't offer me his jacket.
Well, his heart is
in the right place.
Yeah, maybe.
The way you corralled the
search and rescue team,
and how you helped Mr.
Rodriguez, it's...
Joel saved Mr. Rodriguez.
Okay, I just moved some
things out of the way.
That's all.
We need a good
leader in this town.
And I'm not so sure that
Nathan is the person for that.
You should think about it.
Nah, I think I'll leave running
this town to better men.
Who said that?
You send whoever
said that my way
and I'll give them
a good talking to.
Really?
What would you say?
In under 72 hours, a man
who thought I hated him.
Hey! You did hate me.
-Shhh, I'm talking.
-Okay.
Although that's fair.
This man saved my dog.
Helped scores of people.
And offered to rebuild
my family house.
Which you refused.
Which I appreciated.
It's the intent that matters.
And he offered me
this lovely jacket
because he thought
I was cold.
You know what, if
you're not cold,
I'd be more than happy
to take the jacket back.
Okay, I was just joking!
Dane, he's a,
he's a lucky guy.
We should call it
a night, I think.
Yeah, I think so.
♪
Nathan. Hey, have you
seen Collin anywhere?
Yeah, he went with
the firefighters
to check on the
last few homes.
Then he's heading up one
of the clean up crews.
Cell service is back.
You can call
him if you like.
Aw, that's great news.
Nathan?
How do you feel about starting a
crowd funding campaign?
It's perfect.
I mean the community needs
help getting back on its feet.
I'm not sure insurance is
going to pay that much.
That's exactly how I feel.
I know the homes to the west of
the city were the hardest hit.
I counted 22 exactly,
including yours.
Let's say 21.
I think I'll be okay.
Why don't I get some photos
of the community just to
kind of show the country
what were going through here.
Perfect.
Want to meet up tomorrow?
I'll text you.
Hey Dane.
My beautiful Lauren.
How's everything
flood-wise this morning?
It was a beautiful
day, down under.
Yeah, we're doing okay.
Things are still a little
bit of a disaster,
but we're all
pulling through.
That's my girl.
Yeah. So, when are
you getting here?
Come again? Sorry.
Yeah, yeah.
When is your project wrapping up
so you can come help.
Help.
I'm happy to help.
Just give me the number.
I'll wire the cash.
Cash? No.
No no no no.
Dane this is not about cash.
Okay? I don't need money.
Dane, I need you here.
Dancer, come on.
You want to help
Tony with the lumber?
All right.
Excuse me!
Hello, hi.
What's going on here?
Looks like we're rebuilding
somebody's home.
Yes, this is my house.
You must be...
Lauren Richards.
It's Lauren Christensen.
Did a man named Dane
put you up to this?
Mr. Richards hired us, yes.
I need everybody off
my property right now!
Excuse me, Miss?
Yes! I need everybody to
get off of my property.
Right now!
Thank you.
I don't need strangers
rebuilding my family house.
But we've already been
paid to do the work.
Okay, you can actually
take all of your work
and go work on the Santos'
family barn, down the road.
Miss, I'm going to have
to check with the office.
No, no problem.
Do whatever you need to do
but then you can remove
all the crew and go
over there. Okay?
There will be a ton of
debris. You'll see it.
And there are five young
children who desperately
need your help.
Thank you.
Guys!
Take five!
You have Dane.
Dane! What is going on at
my property right now?
Lauren, guess what?
I got my assistant
to get a great crew.
They're going to be
there any minute now.
Yeah. They're all
working here right now.
Great, they said
they'd be fast.
No Dane!
I told you I wanted to
rebuild my family home myself.
But, I just
wanted to support.
Dane, you are a great
guy, you really are.
You have treated
me like gold.
But there is one thing that
has become crystal clear to me
and that is that you have
never treated me like an equal.
All my thoughts,
all my feelings,
have been completely
second to yours.
What? Lauren...
I...
It's like you
never listened.
That time I told you I
didn't want to go to London.
Or that I didn't
need that new car.
Or that I will never
give up being a teacher.
Dane, I can't
do this anymore.
I can't marry you.
Lauren. Lauren?
♪
♪ In my moment of weakness ♪
♪ I need something
to free this ♪
♪ Heaviness on my heart ♪
♪ That I can't shake ♪
♪
♪ I still carry it with me ♪
♪ Feeling like I'm unworthy ♪
♪ And the thing I need most is
the hardest to take ♪
♪
♪ Where the shadows grow tall ♪
♪ And your back's up
against the wall ♪
♪ In this moment it's clear ♪
♪ In the darkest of times
love begins here ♪
♪
♪ It's what I'm most afraid of ♪
♪ Both to have and
to lose love ♪
♪ I've been waiting for someone
to show me the way ♪
♪
♪ I've believed those
who hurt me ♪
♪ And I let love desert me ♪
♪ When you show me your heart ♪
♪ I don't know what to say ♪
♪
♪ Where the shadows grow tall ♪
♪ And your back's up
against the wall ♪
♪ In this moment it's clear ♪
♪ In the darkest of times
love begins here ♪
♪
♪ Ooohhhh ♪
♪ Aaahahahahah ♪
♪
♪ Ooohhhh ♪
♪ Aaahahahahah ♪
♪
♪ Where the shadows grow tall ♪
♪ And your back's up
against the wall ♪
♪ In this moment it's clear ♪
♪ In the darkest of times
love begins here ♪
♪
♪ Love begins here ♪
♪
♪ Love begins here. ♪
You know, you really should
get that dog a leash.
Well.
Add it to the list.
Holy cow, Lauren.
How did you build
this, this fast?
It wasn't me.
Dane made a few calls.
Dane.
Fiancé Dane.
Yeah.
Fiancé Dane.
Got to hand it to him.
His men do quick work.
Yeah, well.
Now they can do quick
work for Carolina Santos.
That's a good call.
You think?
Yeah. Absolutely.
I've heard you go on
about a dozen times
about building
this yourself.
So, it's clearly
important to you.
I agree.
Thank you.
Hey listen. Also, I need to
apologize about last night
You know, we, we almost...
Yeah, we almost, but we didn't.
Right.
Right. That's the
important thing.
Yeah, because, emotions were
high... I don't know.
I guess that just...
who would of thought?
The sanctuary?
At night?
It would of been
nice, shall we say.
The stained glass windows
were really nice, as well.
It won't happen again.
I can promise.
Good call.
So, what's next for you and
this house, Miss Lauren?
This house...
Well, actually I was hoping
to recruit a nice strong
person to help me lift
some heavy furniture.
I guess that's me.
All right. Just a
few feet back there.
Pivot to your right.
Got it.
And then just go
right to that wall.
-Okay we're here.
-Yup.
Amazing.
Okay, I just need your help
with this trunk over here.
One or two things?
Ready?
It just goes over here.
This is my grandpa's
old tool set.
And his original
plans for the house.
You okay?
Yeah, who doesn't want a
chance to remodel? Right?
Plus it gives me
an excuse to watch
all the home reno
shows I want.
Next thing you know, I'll be
flipping, I'll be flopping.
I did want to do
it myself, though.
Listen, I understand,
but Dane's people,
they did an
amazing job.
Okay, because they left
the entire foundation.
They put up the perimeter
wall so you can
completely design
the layout.
And you can move the kitchen
over here to right here
to get better sunlight
during the day.
And right here, you can add
a little breakfast nook.
Who doesn't love
breakfast, right?
And this, if you extend the
mud room out a little bit,
you'll have an
extra bedroom.
Or an office.
Or an office. Anything you want.
Now this is your place.
Collin, these
are good ideas.
I think they are all for
tomorrow's work, though.
Sounds good.
I think I'm going to
hit the hay, literally.
What do you mean?
I think I'm going
to spend the night
in the barn
again tonight.
By yourself?
Well, with Dancer.
No, I wasn't implying that
I would stay with you.
I just, why not go back
to the relief center?
You know why?
Because a really nice guy helped
me fix up my bedroom in there.
And I'd like to
embrace that.
Although the cots would probably
be the smarter decision.
Look, I'm going back
there tonight myself.
So if you need a ride,
I'd be more than happy.
Why? I thought your
house was fine.
No, it's fine.
I'm just going to go back in
case anybody needs some help.
The thing about here, you
have no running water.
You don't have a
working washroom.
I think the relief center
will be a better idea.
So come back, be there with
the townspeople, and myself.
You flipped me.
That's funny. I used to have
a jacket just like that.
- Is that right?
- That's right.
Come on, Dancer.
♪
Clean up efforts are ongoing
and the mounting cost
of damage are hitting
residents very hard.
Our thoughts and
prayers go out to those
suffering during
this time.
It looks great, you two.
Hey.
Did you get some
good photos?
I got way too many photos.
This is going to show the
world what we're going through.
Yeah, I got the
same response.
Everyone wanted to
share their story.
I get it. You know,
it's cathartic.
Here, take a look at this.
It's my first draft.
Nathan, this opening
is really good.
You can really write.
I've asked the
search and rescue teams
to get pictures of
the homes to me,
so we can quickly build
a page once there are all in.
I haven't been as
far over as the Santos.
They have nothing.
I'm sorry.
Was this your house?
You need more help
than I thought.
We should
start uploading.
We have a limited Internet
connection today.
I just really
hope this works.
♪ Here in the morning
We're not the same ♪
♪ Well I got the feeling
that we are going to change ♪
♪ And having to keep it inside
deep in our hearts ♪
♪ With only one lifetime ♪
♪ What you gonna cling to? ♪
♪ In this world
In this life ♪
♪ You need someone to hold you ♪
♪ To stay young and stay free ♪
♪
♪ In this world
In this life ♪
♪ You need someone to love you ♪
♪ This is what a good thing
feels like ♪
♪
♪ In this world
In this life ♪
♪ You need someone to love you ♪
♪ This is what a good thing
feels like ♪
Hello!
Got you a little lunch.
-Thank you.
-You're welcome.
So, I have a
question for you.
Okay.
Mr. Collin ladies' man.
How come you haven't
found a lady yourself yet?
I don't know that I've
been a ladies' man
for quite some time now.
I might of actually
outgrown that.
Don't avoid the question.
-Honestly?
-Honestly.
My dad.
I remember your dad.
He left a few
years back, no?
Yeah.
After he cheated on my
mother more than once.
I was the youngest
of five boys,
much younger than the other ones
and my mom was, I guess,
just kind of worn out by
the time that I came around.
That might of been why I
was such an unruly kid.
'Unruly'.
Is that what
we're calling it?
Well, she just didn't have
the time, or the energy,
to supervise me and
younger Collin might of
taken advantage of that.
But my mom, she was there
for me in so many other ways.
You know. I wasn't a good
student by any stretch.
Kids made fun of me.
But my mom, after taking
care of five boys,
after cooking dinners and
cleaning the house
and going through letters
from my teachers,
she would actually sit down
and tutor me every night.
And it worked.
I got better grades,
I grew a few inches
and kids stopped making
fun of me as much.
Moms - you gotta love 'em.
Dads, not so much.
Apparently mine was spending
time all over town.
My mom, she never talked
about it, to any of us.
One night we were at
my brother's wedding.
We were sitting there,
just the two of us
and she finally told me
everything that he had done,
how badly he
had hurt her.
And, that was the
night I promised her
I would never
be like him.
I would never be my father.
And I might have been the
resident "ladies' man",
as you put it, but
I never cheated.
Never.
But you can't spend your
whole life pushing people away,
though Collin.
It's worked so far.
But...
Listen, I want to
make a suggestion. Okay?
We've made a lot of
progress on this house.
Great progress.
Yes we have.
But we have some pretty
big jobs coming up,
roofing, electrical,
plumbing.
So, with your permission, I
have some friends who could
probably help with that
to get you in your home
a little quicker.
Okay. I could be open to that.
Great.
So, who are these mysterious
'friends' of yours?
Lauren, I don't know if you
remember any of my old friends.
But they just got back from
clearing the main road
out to the highway.
Dev, we got Shawn and Ciro.
Yeah yeah.
Dev, good to see you again.
Lauren, how have you been?
Hey, take it easy,
she's got a fiancé now.
I'm just saying 'hi'.
Shawn, good to see you.
Ciro, thank you, thank you.
Well Dev, how do you
feel about plumbing?
I feel great about plumbing.
I had a job with a
plumber back in college.
Let me flush it out.
No kidding.
Okay, I'm going to get
started on the roof.
Does anyone know much
about electrical?
Electrical. Me and
Shawn, we got it.
I thought I was going
to get a 'no' there.
Don't worry, we've
done the circuit.
Well I'm not that qualified,
but I can lift heavy things.
I'm sure you can, Ciro.
Guys, this means so
much to me. Honestly.
Thank you so so much.
Sorry.
Hey, this is
really good news.
What?
Yeah, it's Nathan. He
says we are getting tons
of media attention on
the crowd funding page.
-That's awesome.
-So awesome!
Now we just got to wait and see
if the world wants to help out.
They will.
They'll see how much damage
this storm did, they'll help.
I know.
Just have faith. Okay?
Now, tell Ciro which
shingles to lift first.
And we'll go ahead
and get started.
♪
♪ Constant
Steady as a beating drum ♪
♪ My love won't ever want to
waiver from ♪
♪ Your driftwood
Floating up on to the shore ♪
♪ Either or, I'm yours ♪
♪
♪ You stole my heart ♪
♪
♪ Constant
Steady as a beating drum ♪
♪ My love won't ever want to
waiver from ♪
♪ Your driftwood
Floating up on to the shore ♪
♪ Constant
Steady as a beating drum ♪
♪ My love won't ever want to
waiver from ♪
♪ Your driftwood
Floating up on to the shore ♪
♪ Either or, I'm yours ♪
♪
♪ Either or, I'm yours ♪
♪
♪ Either or, I'm yours ♪
What's up?
Hey!
So, um.
You and Collin?
We're friends.
Okay, I have a fiancé.
Okay
Why?
It's just, you know, I
thought I was getting a vibe.
No, no vibe.
Okay. No vibe.
Why, did you pick up on
a vibe, or something?
What is this, grade school?
Should I pass a note for you
during math class?
Well, Collin kind
of likes you.
Really?
And you kind of like him.
Yeah... I really like
Collin as a friend.
Seriously, he's been
amazing to me throughout
this whole storm situation.
No, as a little
kid you liked him,
as a big kid
you liked him,
when he moved to
Georgia, you liked him.
And when he moved back, no
surprises there, you liked him.
I've got a fiancé.
Okay, Lauren.
Thanks so much, you guys.
Thank you!
Wow.
I cannot believe
how much progress
we've made on this house.
Well, the Amish can
build a barn in a day.
So by that standard, we're
kind of far behind schedule.
Yeah, but, seriously,
your friends are really awesome.
That Ciro can really
lift heavy things.
Yeah, they're
all right, I guess.
They're all right
and you're all right.
Just take credit for what an
awesome friend you've been.
Friend.
Yes, you are helping
me to rebuild my house.
Well, I think I'm going to
spend the night here tonight.
There's no interior
of the house.
How are you
going to do that?
No, no, not in the house.
In the barn.
Plus the house has running
water, gas, everything I need.
By yourself, in the barn?
No, with Dancer.
Right pup?
All right, well, I'll be
staying the night at my place,
so, you know, if you ever
needed a place to crash.
Are you trying to spend
the night with me?
No. I'm just
letting you know
if you don't feel like staying
at the barn by yourself,
you have a place.
That's sweet of you, but
I'm a big girl. I got this.
Just offering as a friend.
Right. Because that's
what we are.
Exactly. Friends.
Okay, well, I'm going
to wash up at the house
and then head to the barn.
Yeah, great.
And I'm going to my truck
and head back to the cabin.
All right.
You can take...
- Sure.
- This.
All right...
Good night. Friend.
Good night.
Friend.
"We left you some pizza
your buds ”
Friends!
Friends. Hmph!
Friends!
Collin, she's
asleep in a barn.
By herself.
What would your mother
think if she knew this?
You know what? He's not
even that good looking,
no matter how many times Ciro
catches me checking him out.
He's not.
He's so amazing though.
He just doesn't see it.
He saved entire
families out there.
He helped rebuild my house.
Friends! My foot!
That's it!
Lauren! Lauren!
Lauren? Lauren!
Hello?
Hey, Collin, it's
me. It's Lauren.
Um. Why aren't you
answering your door?
Wait, you're,
you're at my place?
Wait, you're not
at your place?
No. I'm at your place.
What are you doing there?
I... I was...
worried about you. Yeah.
Just thought I'd come
and check on you.
What are you
doing at my place?
I got scared.
Yeah, I was scared staying
in that creepy barn by myself.
You said it wasn't creepy.
No, I know.
But it turns out it is.
You're at my place.
I'm at your place.
Yeah, it's pretty funny.
Why don't you just crash
at my place tonight
and I'll stay here.
Yeah, no, that sounds great.
Very reasonable.
Yeah, um, the key to the front
door is there on the windowsill.
We'll have a big laugh about
this tomorrow, Lauren. I'm sure.
I know.
Okay, good night, Collin.
Get some sleep, Lauren.
Wow.
I remember this.
She's got a fiancé, man.
She's got a fiancé.
Can't... do this.
Dancer?
Is that you buddy?
What are you doing Collin?
Sleeping in a
pink frilly bed,
that's what
you're doing.
Lauren, what are
you doing here?
I came here to talk to you.
Okay.
Is everything all right?
No actually, it's not.
Okay.
I... I...
I really like you Collin.
I really like you.
And actually I came
to apologize to you
for hating you
all of those years
after that stupid
day at the picnic.
Lauren...
Because I was
just embarrassed.
And I was really insecure
and I spent years trying to
avoid you, thinking you
were this horrible person.
Even though you're
not, at all.
I was a horrible person.
You're not a horrible
person, Collin.
You are smart.
You're kind.
You're a leader.
And, okay, I saw the
furniture in your house.
Wow, talk about talented.
And you listen to me.
You care about
what I have to say.
You care about other
people, Collin.
Do you know how
rare that is?
I like you.
And if I'm being honest,
I think you like me too.
Lauren. You have a fiancé.
I mean, I saw his pictures
up in your bedroom,
your barn room. Whatever.
You two seem incredibly
happy together.
You deserve him.
And I could of handled
things so much differently,
so much better.
But I didn't.
No, you were just
pushing me away,
like you're doing right now.
Lauren, how could I
not like you? Tell me.
You're at the
top of the class.
The best catch.
The most beautiful
woman in town.
You dedicate your whole
life to helping children.
You're smart, talented.
You're an absolute
boss with a nail gun.
You give back
to other people.
You deserve the best.
And Lauren, that's not me.
History has shown
that it's not me.
You deserve Dane.
I broke up with Dane.
When?
That day that he, that
he brought the crew over
and I asked him not to.
Why did you do that Lauren?
My gut.
And because he never
listened to me.
Why didn't you say
something sooner?
Because I was so tired of
relationships, Collin.
You know, and then there's
this incredible guy
standing right in
front of me and
I couldn't help
but fall for him.
Collin, I think I'm
falling in love with you.
I can't do this.
I'm sorry, I thought
I could. But I can't.
♪
♪
♪ Don't want to do something
I can't take back ♪
♪ Don't want to leave
without seeing you ♪
♪
♪ I can't bear to look
in your eyes ♪
♪ All I see is the road
that I didn't choose ♪
♪
♪ In another lifetime ♪
♪ In some forgotten dream ♪
♪ In another lifetime ♪
♪ Maybe it was meant to be ♪
♪ Beeeeeeee ♪
♪ In another lifetime ♪
♪
♪ Sometimes I wonder
where I'd be now ♪
♪
♪ If I followed
the stark angel ♪
♪
♪ Into the unknown
the years we've planned ♪
♪ Living ghosts of a life
that could of been ♪
♪
♪ In another lifetime ♪
♪ In some forgotten dream ♪
♪ In another lifetime ♪
♪ Maybe it was meant to be ♪
♪ Beeeeee ♪
♪ In another lifetime ♪
♪
♪ In another lifetime ♪
♪
♪ In another lifetime ♪
♪
Dancer?
What are you doing here, buddy?
Is Lauren here?
Lauren?
You must have run off again.
What do you need?
Hey, um, Dancer's actually
here, at my place.
Sorry about that.
No no. It's fine.
He must of run off again.
Um, listen, if you want
I could bring him back,
to your place?
Could you drop him off
at my friend Paige's?
Paige's place.
Yeah, yeah, that's fine.
Um, Lauren. Listen...
Thank you.
Come on.
Let's get you back.
Paige. Hey.
Dancer! Have you been
on your adventures again?
Yes he has.
I'll keep him until Lauren
gets back from teaching.
Thanks.
Paige. Can you tell
Lauren something for me?
Tell Lauren what?
Could you tell Lauren
to get this dog a leash.
Thanks.
Dancer, I don't have time...
Hope I'm not interrupting.
No. Just thought you
were a dog, is all.
All right.
What's going on?
Wow! This is a nice bench, man.
Where did you get it?
The big box store by
the highway?
I know you didn't
drive all this way out
to talk about
my bench, Ciro.
You know, Collin,
for a smart guy
you can be pretty
dumb sometimes.
Yup. Family
tradition, I'm afraid.
Man, you can't blame your
dad for everything.
I can blame him for a lot.
Come on.
Just talk to her.
Tell her how you feel.
She doesn't want to talk to me.
She doesn't want to see me.
That ship has
sailed, my friend.
Well that's not
necessarily true.
What do you mean?
Building her house.
When you're together,
there's like,
there's a vibe.
There's a vibe. What are we,
in high school?
A vibe? Be serious.
It's just my gut, but I think
there's still a chance, man.
You don't understand, Ciro.
You will never understand.
No comment.
You don't understand.
What are you doing?
Big. Guns.
Sutter! Hey buddy.
I...
Hey listen.
It's not your turn to talk.
All right.
I'm going to talk.
And you're going to listen.
We've known Lauren's family
for what, 40, 50 years?
Brett, Alison, they're
as good as they come.
I know, Sutter. I...
Listen, listen.
I'm still talking.
You were a teenager when we
moved back here from Georgia.
And since then, there's
only been one woman,
Only one. Lauren.
The problem is, you think
you're not good enough.
But it's not true.
Sutter what dad did...
Listen, this not about dad.
I'm not talking about dad.
I'm talking about you.
You're a good man.
You always have been.
Even before this
town needed a leader.
Before Lauren
needed a new house.
I don't need to tell
you what mom and dad
went through when
they were together...
Listen, hold on.
Mom has five sons,
seven grand kids. And she's
hoping for a few more.
She talks more about the good
years than the bad years.
With what happened to
mom, I promised her
I would never hurt somebody
like dad hurt her.
And you won't.
You won't.
You are not Dad.
Tell me about Lauren.
What?
You can talk now.
Well, I can't stop
thinking about her.
If that's what you mean.
I...
I just want to be with her.
All the time.
I mean seeing that girl
accomplish something,
is something to behold.
She's gets this smile
on her face, you know.
She snores.
She snores like
a grizzly bear.
She could wake the
dead with that snore.
How do you know this?
Never mind, never mind.
Sutter, I can't stop
thinking about her.
Well there she is, teaching
a bunch of third graders.
And there's a man
on his way to maybe
take her away from you forever.
Do you really love her?
With all my heart. Yeah.
Then don't let
dad's behavior
stop you from maybe
being with her forever.
Listen, deep down, you
know you're a better man.
Can I show you something?
Yeah.
-What do we got here?
-Open it up.
I made that.
-You made this?
-I made that.
Why are you surprised?
It's what I do.
-Wow.
-Think she'll like it?
Yeah.
Think it'll fit?
You don't know
if you don't try.
You're right.
You're right.
I assume the
conversation went well.
As well as it could be.
On a scale from one to ten...
nine point five.
♪
♪
Mr.
Chan, I'll call you back.
How's my Lauren!
Dane, what are
you doing here?
I came to apologize.
I want to make this work.
Me and you.
Dane we talked about this.
You were right, I should
have listened to you.
I should never have
sent those guys
to build your
house for you.
Or sent you that furniture.
Or that Italian marble tile.
It's just my way of
taking care of you.
And yet you took this
long to get here.
You chose your job, Dane.
Look, I've come here now.
I want to make this work.
I am listening.
But it's so much
more than that.
You know, after
the storm hit,
I realized what's
important to me.
And I also realized
what's important to you.
And those two things
just aren't the same.
I love you.
And I loved you.
But your life is all condos,
right, and big city living,
and I'm all little kids
and home reno shows.
We can make
this place work.
We're going to
get a place here.
We're going to buy a home and
you're going to design it.
And it's going
to be fantastic.
I already have
a house here.
I have a
home actually.
A home that
I built myself.
I'm sorry, Dane.
No, Lauren.
I'm sorry.
Lauren!
Collin!
Lauren.
Lauren.
Lauren.
I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry for pushing
you away five years ago.
Lauren, you're the most
amazing woman I've ever met.
Ever since I was a
kid, I was always
my best when
I was with you.
And I'm a better man
when I am with you.
Lauren, I've got to spend
the rest of my life with you.
I made you something.
Lauren Christiansen,
would you marry me?
Yes. Yes I will.
It's beautiful.
-I love you.
-And I love you.
My gosh, that
was so romantic.
That is the most beautiful
ring I've ever seen.
Right.
Here, take a picture.
Sure.
I think she liked the ring.
Our boy finally did it.
Hi.
I guess you're happy for us,
too. Aren't you Nathan!
Absolutely! Absolutely!
But look!
Look at this!
Look at this!
Did we hit our
fund raising goal?
We have more than
enough for everyone!
We did it?
Kids! We did it!
We did it! We did it everybody!
All of us together. This is
amazing.
May I?
Yes you may.
♪
♪
Our boy
finally did it.
What do you mean? Our
boy finally did it?
It was all of
us. You and me.
Mostly me.
Somebody had to talk
some sense into him.
You're right.
I just called you.
You're the man. The VIP.
The big brother. The bees knees.
Enough is enough.
I get it already.
But I do appreciate it!
I'll bet a bag of chips.
A big tuna.
Fresh cut grass.
Enough.
King of the jungle.
King of the south.
♪
In weather, record-breaking
hurricane-force winds
are hitting us early in
the season this year.
We're looking at sustained
gusts of over 97 miles an hour.
It's a real challenge
here, without power.
Standby for a list
of evacuation zones.
This storm's
coming in fast.
♪
Come on Dancer.
Let's go! Come on!
We should head over to Paige's!
She's got a basement.
Dancer? Dancer!
Dancer! Dancer!
Dancer!
Dancer! Dancer!
Lord, I need a little
help right now.
I got him!
Come on.
What are you doing here?
The old oak tree
fell across the road.
I can't get out.
Thank you for saving my dog.
Hey! Where're you going?
You can't get out.
The roads are all closed.
My car got stuck.
I'm going to wait
it out in my barn.
Good. Good. Let's go.
I'm coming too.
It seems you waited a little
too long to evacuate, Lauren.
Seeing as you only made it
this far, it looks like
you waited a little
long yourself, Collin.
Power and cell
service is out
all throughout the valley.
This may be the
Storm of the Century.
Reports of tornadoes
touching down.
The worst is still
heading our way.
If you can hear this,
take shelter immediately.
The time for evacuation is over.
Looks like
we'll be here all night.
Um, my dad has some work
clothes you can throw on.
There's some
pants and shirts...
No, you let me
stay in your barn,
and I'm not going to take
your dry clothes too.
No, no, don't worry.
I have my own work
clothes here, actually.
Good.
I'm sure you look
good in anything.
I'm going to...
Back here?
Of all the guys in town.
Collin Traub.
Collin, Lauren, team two.
All right.
Okay, you put your
arm around me.
-Okay.
-And I put mine here.
Then we put
this leg forward,
and then that
one, then repeat.
Everybody ready?
Ready!
Set!
Go!
Inside!
Outside!
No, outside!
Inside! Outside!
We're gonna win!
We're gonna win!
Sorry!
I spoke too soon! I thought
we were going to win.
Fine. We were outdone!
No problem.
But, how about
you be my partner
for the wheelbarrow race?
Deal.
Deal. Let's get this off.
Let's go.
Thank you.
Ciro, is it me or are they...
No, there's a vibe.
Yeah.
That's exactly what it is.
♪
Lemonade.
I believe you like lemonade.
How'd you know that?
Birthday parties,
when we were kids.
Right, right. I remember.
But it was lemonade
and chocolate cake.
-Right.
-Remember?
Because together
that would be weird
but apart it's perfect.
Perfection.
For me, personally,
I like milk and cake.
I know it's weird.
Today's been really fun.
Yeah.
I really enjoyed
losing that race.
Okay, I'm just going to
go out on a limb here,
but I think this would be really
fun to do again next week.
The fair's not going
to be back until
the end of the month.
I know.
Not the fair.
No, I just meant coffee,
or a movie, or something.
I'll get the tickets,
you get the popcorn.
I don't think so.
Lauren, I'm sorry. Lauren.
No, I get it.
-I'm doing you a favor.
-I get it.
Honestly, Lauren.
♪
I think it's about time for
you and me to hit the hay.
Seriously?
Yeah.
This is for you.
And I'll be over here.
No, no. You're the guest.
You can sleep in the bed.
No, no, that's not
going to happen.
This is your barn.
You were kind enough to take
me in out of the storm,
so you know I didn't give
you much of a choice.
And apparently you don't
like me very much,
I don't think.
Well you know what Collin?
You made that bed.
What are you talking about?
Collin, you remember exactly
what I'm talking about.
What I remember, I
remember being here
to one of your
birthday parties.
I remember hiding
right here,
during a game of
hide-and-seek.
It took me a couple
of hours to realize
no one was going
to find me.
I forgot about that.
All the parents were
pretty worried about you.
Parents were worried.
And I was worried.
I was worried I was
going to miss out
on all that cake
and ice cream.
So I got myself back
down to the party.
It was a great cake.
Fun party too.
You know what?
I also remember running
into you at the picnic,
about five
years ago now.
Lauren, look, I did you
a favor, believe me.
You were a school teacher,
and people would of talked.
I promise.
They talked anyway.
No. But the stories would
of been much different.
Yeah, but I would
not of cared.
Sorry.
Wish I could
sleep that well.
With 2,000 homes without power
and the main roads closed,
we're asking those
without shelter
to call the
emergency hotline.
Shelters have been set
up at community centers
across the state.
Lauren.
I'm so sorry.
This is my house.
This is where I grew up.
All of my memories are here.
Lauren, a lot of this
stuff isn't ruined.
You know, you
just dry it out,
get the water out of it
before the mould sets in.
I guess.
You guess?
Things are just
things, Lauren.
No, but they were
my things though.
Right.
But they weren't you.
They weren't Dancer.
They weren't your parents.
I know.
You're right.
I'm going to rebuild
this house myself.
-Yeah?
-Yes.
I know I can do it.
When I was a little
girl, I would sit there
and I'd watch my parents
fix everything,
everything in
our house.
Then I grew up and I
learned how to do the same.
My dad and I
built that barn
that kept us
safe last night.
And, I've watched hours and
hours of home reno shows.
Well, one thing's for sure.
It's going to be
a lot of work.
But, you know, I can
help, if you want.
No, but, it's
rewarding work.
And it's the summer
so I have time
to do it before
school starts.
I could build this
house exactly
how I've always
wanted it to be.
I think this might be
a good thing, a sign.
-A sign?
-Yes.
How's that?
You know, I've been feeling
a little stuck lately.
Just a little down.
And I think this might be a
good chance to rebuild myself.
So, Lauren.
What do you want to do next?
First I'm going to stop
feeling sorry for myself.
I know there are plenty
of folks out there
who are way worse
off than I am.
Stranded, hurt,
who knows what.
Yup.
I was actually thinking about
that earlier this morning.
Thought about maybe
going into town,
checking everybody,
check the damage.
Well, let's go do that.
Yeah. All right.
All right. Why don't we
throw on a change of clothes.
Collin, I'm sorry
about last night.
What about?
Bringing up the past.
I shouldn't have done that.
No, I'm sorry about
that day at the fair.
Thank you, but you are allowed
to date whoever you want.
Believe me.
You did dodge a
bullet with me, okay.
Being single is kind of
my lot in life, I guess.
What about you?
Anyone you're seeing?
Yeah, my boyfriend Dane.
Well he's my
fiancé actually.
Well, kind of.
Kind of?
What's a kind of fiancé?
What's this?
-Frida.
-Collin. Lauren.
Hey Frida. How are
you and Hector doing?
We're good, can't say as
much for Mayor Wallace.
Did you hear?
No, what happened?
Heart attack.
He was checking on some
people and a tree fell,
landed on the
hood of his car.
Just like that.
He didn't make it.
There's never been
a storm like this
recorded in the
county's history.
We're all praying that they're
aren't any more casualties.
I can't believe this.
Thank you
so much, Frida.
Drive safe.
You too, Collin.
The roads are in bad shape.
Hey Sutter, it's Collin.
Yeah, I know.
How are you?
You're not in the hospital
or anything, are you?
It looked bad pretty
bad up there last night.
Yeah. No, not a scratch.
I'm relieved.
How's Colin?
Mom. Not a scratch.
His words. He's fine.
How's the house?
It should be fine up there.
I actually haven't
checked in on it yet.
I spent the night at
Lauren Christiansen's farm.
Excuse me?
What did Collin say?
Nothing, Mom.
He didn't say anything.
Send him my love.
Yeah, he sends his
love to you too.
You want to explain?
I'm fine.
But her house was
destroyed in the storm.
That's awful.
And good of you
to take care of her.
No. She is actually the
one who took care of me.
She actually got me in out
of the storm, kept me dry.
How did you end
up at her place?
I mean I know you've got
that property up there
next to hers, but you
said you don't work it.
Yeah, it's a long story.
It's just, her dog, the
storm, a fallen oak tree...
Hey, Sutter, listen.
I got to go.
This is the only
line that we have.
Okay. Just tell me one thing.
Is she still as good
looking as I remember?
Better.
You be good to her,
Collin.
Yeah, tell Mom
I love her.
I already did. Later.
See you.
Okay Sarah,
glad everyone's well.
So how'd the
Chumaks make out?
The road to their barn
washed out completely.
But they got their
animals out early.
They did?
That's some good
news, I guess.
Going back to what
I said earlier,
about helping you
rebuild your house.
It'll be no trouble.
It's okay. I can figure it out.
Thank you.
It's not that I think
you need a man's help,
or anything like that.
It's just, you know what
I do for a living, right?
Yes you make furniture.
I'm a carpenter.
A pretty good
carpenter, actually.
So helping you with your
house would be no problem.
It's a really nice
offer, but no thank you.
The phone's free, so I'm
going to call my fiance.
You have Dane.
Hey, it's me.
Lauren! My assistant has
been trying you for hours.
Are you okay?
Yes, I'm fine.
Um, but my entire
house was destroyed.
And sorry, I would
have called earlier
but all the power is out,
all the phone lines are down.
Your house was destroyed,
but my Lauren's okay?
I'm fine, I promise.
You should move into
my Manhattan condo
while I'm still
closing this deal.
And then when I'm done,
I'll meet you there.
You want me to leave
at a time like this?
Dane, I can't do that.
The community needs every
single one of us here right now.
Look, I just want
you to be safe.
Thank you. That, that's sweet,
but I'm going to stay here
and I also want to rebuild
my family home myself.
Listen, give me
a couple hours,
I'm going to talk
to my assistant.
He's going to find you the best
crew in the tri-state area.
They'll be there this afternoon
to start construction.
A crew? No. No no no no.
It's way too early
for any of that.
You're going to
supervise, of course.
Dane Richards - you have
zero listening skills.
My grandparents built
that family home
and I'm going
to do the same.
Lauren, Lauren, I'm
just trying to help.
You're a school teacher, you
can't build a house by yourself.
I know it takes a team
to rebuild a home.
But that team
starts with me.
Hey, I need you in here.
Excuse me?
Sorry, that was rude.
And that is why we need
to get people
out there now starting
the clean up efforts.
This is crazy.
The council has made a
list of places to start.
George, you can look after
food and beverage at the park.
Nathan, I know you're doing
your best with Mayor Wallace
gone and all, but we need
to organize search parties
to go out there to find
the people who need help.
I just spoke with the people
from FEMA less than an hour ago.
They need the roads clear
so they can deliver
the relief supplies -
food, water, medicine.
Right. Search and rescue is
the main priority right now.
You said yourself that
FEMA was not going to be
here for several days.
This is not about you,
Collin. Please sit down.
Nathan, given the circumstances,
I feel we should
set aside our
differences.
Now here, we look
out for each other.
That's what we do.
So there are going to be
people out there without
clean water, without power,
they could be injured,
they could be sick.
We've got to have search
parties to get out there
and find those people.
Yeah. He's right.
Collin's right.
People, people.
Our fire department is
out there right now
doing exactly just that.
Well, great.
We can help them.
How many firefighters
are there?
We have five, well-trained
professionals.
Five? Nathan, that's a
lot of ground to cover.
And we should split
those five up.
And each one of those
firefighters can be
in charge of a small search
party of volunteers.
We can search the
entire town in a day,
a day and a
half at max.
So we'd have five
search parties?
Five.
Fine.
Council will radio out
to the professionals
and if the firefighters agree,
council will allow it.
Nathan, I'd like to
suggest that we pause
for a moment in remembrance of
our mayor Mitchell Wallace.
I was just
about to suggest that.
We remember our
Mayor Wallace fondly.
As we offer our heartfelt
condolences to his wife Paula.
Lord we thank you for
keeping our beloved Mitchell
in your care.
We give thanks for those
who are safe and we ask for
your help and encouragement for
the long road that lies ahead.
Amen.
Amen.
All right.
It won't be easy.
But together we can do it.
Paige!
I'm so happy to see you.
I've been looking
everywhere for you.
We tried to get to you.
I'm so glad you two made
it through the storm okay.
Yeah, we're
fine, we're fine.
Hey, how are you and Mark?
We just lost the
porch and the shed.
How about your place?
Not as bad as some.
My heart goes out
to Carolina Santos.
Mine too.
You know, maybe we should get a
few activities or something,
from the classroom just to give
those kids something to do.
Yeah, five kids can
drive you crazy fast.
Her husband's trying
to get home on Friday
so they can both
be together.
If the roads are open.
True.
Hey! Was that Collin I saw
you waving at just now?
Yeah, yeah.
He's helping out with one of
the search and rescue teams.
Yeah, I heard
he was helping,
but why are you
waving at each other?
You hate him.
No, I don't hate him.
Really.
I have heard you say
the actual words:
"I hate Collin Traub."
I'm just worried about him.
Paige, I'm worried
about everybody.
It's dangerous out there.
There are live power lines down,
there are complete
road closures.
So when exactly
did the hate stop?
Well last night we spent the
night together in the barn...
Lauren!
Tell. Me. Everything!
No, nothing happened. No.
We just got to know each other a
little better, that's all.
Okay, let's help
with the potluck,
and you are telling me
every detail. Come on!
♪
Nothing!
Useless technology.
Help!
Help me!
Anybody. Help me!
Mr. Rodriguez!
Are you in there?
Yes! I'm here!
I got knocked off
my wheelchair.
My leg is stuck.
Stay calm. We have the
rescue team here.
We'll clear this debris
and we'll get you out.
Bless you!
I've been stuck
here for hours.
We're here now.
We'll have you out shortly.
So, did you hear?
What?
The chicken's a little dry, but
the mac-n-cheese is to die for?
Nope. Your boyfriend
is a hero.
Yeah?
Dane's in Australia.
What could he have done?
No! Your "new" boyfriend.
I am an engaged woman.
So you officially accepted
Dane's proposal then?
Not exactly.
See?
I love Dane.
I have no interest in
Collin except as friends.
And besides, he made it
very clear in the past
that he was never
interested either.
Wait. Hero?
He saved Mr. Rodriguez.
What happened?
Hugo fell out of his
wheelchair and spent
the entire storm on the
floor of his bedroom.
He was lucky that
Collin found him.
Is he going to be okay?
Yeah, thank heavens.
Joel, he's a firefighter,
said Collin cleared the debris
and carried Hugo
out to the team.
Really?
Joel said if they
hadn't split up
like Collin suggested, they
wouldn't have gotten
to Hugo for a
few more days.
And who knows what would
have happened by then?
We have got ourselves
a real-life hero.
Well if you're
not interested,
maybe I should
ask him out.
I think you should stop
talking and eat some chicken.
I hear it's dry.
Stay here.
♪
How bad was it out there?
More tough than bad.
Why do I feel like
you chose the areas
that were hardest
hit to search?
I guess I should've thought that
one through a little bit more.
You must be exhausted.
Compared to what we did.
Answering phones,
ordering a few supplies.
Come on.
I saw well-fed children
in clean clothes
who looked very happy.
I know that was
all your doing.
Paula helped too.
So tell me about
this fiancé.
Dane.
Um, Dane is an architect.
He's actually in
Australia right now.
He's working on
a big project,
and then he'll
be back here.
Is he a good man?
Yes. Yes, he's
very good to me.
But?
But, when you're with the
person you're supposed to marry,
you have this gut
feeling. Right?
Right. Unless he isn't.
No no no no.
That's okay.
Don't be silly, you're
freezing. Just take it.
-Thank you.
-You're welcome.
You should run for mayor.
Because I
gave you my jacket?
No. Although I would
vote for that guy.
I'm pretty sure Nathan
wouldn't offer me his jacket.
Well, his heart is
in the right place.
Yeah, maybe.
The way you corralled the
search and rescue team,
and how you helped Mr.
Rodriguez, it's...
Joel saved Mr. Rodriguez.
Okay, I just moved some
things out of the way.
That's all.
We need a good
leader in this town.
And I'm not so sure that
Nathan is the person for that.
You should think about it.
Nah, I think I'll leave running
this town to better men.
Who said that?
You send whoever
said that my way
and I'll give them
a good talking to.
Really?
What would you say?
In under 72 hours, a man
who thought I hated him.
Hey! You did hate me.
-Shhh, I'm talking.
-Okay.
Although that's fair.
This man saved my dog.
Helped scores of people.
And offered to rebuild
my family house.
Which you refused.
Which I appreciated.
It's the intent that matters.
And he offered me
this lovely jacket
because he thought
I was cold.
You know what, if
you're not cold,
I'd be more than happy
to take the jacket back.
Okay, I was just joking!
Dane, he's a,
he's a lucky guy.
We should call it
a night, I think.
Yeah, I think so.
♪
Nathan. Hey, have you
seen Collin anywhere?
Yeah, he went with
the firefighters
to check on the
last few homes.
Then he's heading up one
of the clean up crews.
Cell service is back.
You can call
him if you like.
Aw, that's great news.
Nathan?
How do you feel about starting a
crowd funding campaign?
It's perfect.
I mean the community needs
help getting back on its feet.
I'm not sure insurance is
going to pay that much.
That's exactly how I feel.
I know the homes to the west of
the city were the hardest hit.
I counted 22 exactly,
including yours.
Let's say 21.
I think I'll be okay.
Why don't I get some photos
of the community just to
kind of show the country
what were going through here.
Perfect.
Want to meet up tomorrow?
I'll text you.
Hey Dane.
My beautiful Lauren.
How's everything
flood-wise this morning?
It was a beautiful
day, down under.
Yeah, we're doing okay.
Things are still a little
bit of a disaster,
but we're all
pulling through.
That's my girl.
Yeah. So, when are
you getting here?
Come again? Sorry.
Yeah, yeah.
When is your project wrapping up
so you can come help.
Help.
I'm happy to help.
Just give me the number.
I'll wire the cash.
Cash? No.
No no no no.
Dane this is not about cash.
Okay? I don't need money.
Dane, I need you here.
Dancer, come on.
You want to help
Tony with the lumber?
All right.
Excuse me!
Hello, hi.
What's going on here?
Looks like we're rebuilding
somebody's home.
Yes, this is my house.
You must be...
Lauren Richards.
It's Lauren Christensen.
Did a man named Dane
put you up to this?
Mr. Richards hired us, yes.
I need everybody off
my property right now!
Excuse me, Miss?
Yes! I need everybody to
get off of my property.
Right now!
Thank you.
I don't need strangers
rebuilding my family house.
But we've already been
paid to do the work.
Okay, you can actually
take all of your work
and go work on the Santos'
family barn, down the road.
Miss, I'm going to have
to check with the office.
No, no problem.
Do whatever you need to do
but then you can remove
all the crew and go
over there. Okay?
There will be a ton of
debris. You'll see it.
And there are five young
children who desperately
need your help.
Thank you.
Guys!
Take five!
You have Dane.
Dane! What is going on at
my property right now?
Lauren, guess what?
I got my assistant
to get a great crew.
They're going to be
there any minute now.
Yeah. They're all
working here right now.
Great, they said
they'd be fast.
No Dane!
I told you I wanted to
rebuild my family home myself.
But, I just
wanted to support.
Dane, you are a great
guy, you really are.
You have treated
me like gold.
But there is one thing that
has become crystal clear to me
and that is that you have
never treated me like an equal.
All my thoughts,
all my feelings,
have been completely
second to yours.
What? Lauren...
I...
It's like you
never listened.
That time I told you I
didn't want to go to London.
Or that I didn't
need that new car.
Or that I will never
give up being a teacher.
Dane, I can't
do this anymore.
I can't marry you.
Lauren. Lauren?
♪
♪ In my moment of weakness ♪
♪ I need something
to free this ♪
♪ Heaviness on my heart ♪
♪ That I can't shake ♪
♪
♪ I still carry it with me ♪
♪ Feeling like I'm unworthy ♪
♪ And the thing I need most is
the hardest to take ♪
♪
♪ Where the shadows grow tall ♪
♪ And your back's up
against the wall ♪
♪ In this moment it's clear ♪
♪ In the darkest of times
love begins here ♪
♪
♪ It's what I'm most afraid of ♪
♪ Both to have and
to lose love ♪
♪ I've been waiting for someone
to show me the way ♪
♪
♪ I've believed those
who hurt me ♪
♪ And I let love desert me ♪
♪ When you show me your heart ♪
♪ I don't know what to say ♪
♪
♪ Where the shadows grow tall ♪
♪ And your back's up
against the wall ♪
♪ In this moment it's clear ♪
♪ In the darkest of times
love begins here ♪
♪
♪ Ooohhhh ♪
♪ Aaahahahahah ♪
♪
♪ Ooohhhh ♪
♪ Aaahahahahah ♪
♪
♪ Where the shadows grow tall ♪
♪ And your back's up
against the wall ♪
♪ In this moment it's clear ♪
♪ In the darkest of times
love begins here ♪
♪
♪ Love begins here ♪
♪
♪ Love begins here. ♪
You know, you really should
get that dog a leash.
Well.
Add it to the list.
Holy cow, Lauren.
How did you build
this, this fast?
It wasn't me.
Dane made a few calls.
Dane.
Fiancé Dane.
Yeah.
Fiancé Dane.
Got to hand it to him.
His men do quick work.
Yeah, well.
Now they can do quick
work for Carolina Santos.
That's a good call.
You think?
Yeah. Absolutely.
I've heard you go on
about a dozen times
about building
this yourself.
So, it's clearly
important to you.
I agree.
Thank you.
Hey listen. Also, I need to
apologize about last night
You know, we, we almost...
Yeah, we almost, but we didn't.
Right.
Right. That's the
important thing.
Yeah, because, emotions were
high... I don't know.
I guess that just...
who would of thought?
The sanctuary?
At night?
It would of been
nice, shall we say.
The stained glass windows
were really nice, as well.
It won't happen again.
I can promise.
Good call.
So, what's next for you and
this house, Miss Lauren?
This house...
Well, actually I was hoping
to recruit a nice strong
person to help me lift
some heavy furniture.
I guess that's me.
All right. Just a
few feet back there.
Pivot to your right.
Got it.
And then just go
right to that wall.
-Okay we're here.
-Yup.
Amazing.
Okay, I just need your help
with this trunk over here.
One or two things?
Ready?
It just goes over here.
This is my grandpa's
old tool set.
And his original
plans for the house.
You okay?
Yeah, who doesn't want a
chance to remodel? Right?
Plus it gives me
an excuse to watch
all the home reno
shows I want.
Next thing you know, I'll be
flipping, I'll be flopping.
I did want to do
it myself, though.
Listen, I understand,
but Dane's people,
they did an
amazing job.
Okay, because they left
the entire foundation.
They put up the perimeter
wall so you can
completely design
the layout.
And you can move the kitchen
over here to right here
to get better sunlight
during the day.
And right here, you can add
a little breakfast nook.
Who doesn't love
breakfast, right?
And this, if you extend the
mud room out a little bit,
you'll have an
extra bedroom.
Or an office.
Or an office. Anything you want.
Now this is your place.
Collin, these
are good ideas.
I think they are all for
tomorrow's work, though.
Sounds good.
I think I'm going to
hit the hay, literally.
What do you mean?
I think I'm going
to spend the night
in the barn
again tonight.
By yourself?
Well, with Dancer.
No, I wasn't implying that
I would stay with you.
I just, why not go back
to the relief center?
You know why?
Because a really nice guy helped
me fix up my bedroom in there.
And I'd like to
embrace that.
Although the cots would probably
be the smarter decision.
Look, I'm going back
there tonight myself.
So if you need a ride,
I'd be more than happy.
Why? I thought your
house was fine.
No, it's fine.
I'm just going to go back in
case anybody needs some help.
The thing about here, you
have no running water.
You don't have a
working washroom.
I think the relief center
will be a better idea.
So come back, be there with
the townspeople, and myself.
You flipped me.
That's funny. I used to have
a jacket just like that.
- Is that right?
- That's right.
Come on, Dancer.
♪
Clean up efforts are ongoing
and the mounting cost
of damage are hitting
residents very hard.
Our thoughts and
prayers go out to those
suffering during
this time.
It looks great, you two.
Hey.
Did you get some
good photos?
I got way too many photos.
This is going to show the
world what we're going through.
Yeah, I got the
same response.
Everyone wanted to
share their story.
I get it. You know,
it's cathartic.
Here, take a look at this.
It's my first draft.
Nathan, this opening
is really good.
You can really write.
I've asked the
search and rescue teams
to get pictures of
the homes to me,
so we can quickly build
a page once there are all in.
I haven't been as
far over as the Santos.
They have nothing.
I'm sorry.
Was this your house?
You need more help
than I thought.
We should
start uploading.
We have a limited Internet
connection today.
I just really
hope this works.
♪ Here in the morning
We're not the same ♪
♪ Well I got the feeling
that we are going to change ♪
♪ And having to keep it inside
deep in our hearts ♪
♪ With only one lifetime ♪
♪ What you gonna cling to? ♪
♪ In this world
In this life ♪
♪ You need someone to hold you ♪
♪ To stay young and stay free ♪
♪
♪ In this world
In this life ♪
♪ You need someone to love you ♪
♪ This is what a good thing
feels like ♪
♪
♪ In this world
In this life ♪
♪ You need someone to love you ♪
♪ This is what a good thing
feels like ♪
Hello!
Got you a little lunch.
-Thank you.
-You're welcome.
So, I have a
question for you.
Okay.
Mr. Collin ladies' man.
How come you haven't
found a lady yourself yet?
I don't know that I've
been a ladies' man
for quite some time now.
I might of actually
outgrown that.
Don't avoid the question.
-Honestly?
-Honestly.
My dad.
I remember your dad.
He left a few
years back, no?
Yeah.
After he cheated on my
mother more than once.
I was the youngest
of five boys,
much younger than the other ones
and my mom was, I guess,
just kind of worn out by
the time that I came around.
That might of been why I
was such an unruly kid.
'Unruly'.
Is that what
we're calling it?
Well, she just didn't have
the time, or the energy,
to supervise me and
younger Collin might of
taken advantage of that.
But my mom, she was there
for me in so many other ways.
You know. I wasn't a good
student by any stretch.
Kids made fun of me.
But my mom, after taking
care of five boys,
after cooking dinners and
cleaning the house
and going through letters
from my teachers,
she would actually sit down
and tutor me every night.
And it worked.
I got better grades,
I grew a few inches
and kids stopped making
fun of me as much.
Moms - you gotta love 'em.
Dads, not so much.
Apparently mine was spending
time all over town.
My mom, she never talked
about it, to any of us.
One night we were at
my brother's wedding.
We were sitting there,
just the two of us
and she finally told me
everything that he had done,
how badly he
had hurt her.
And, that was the
night I promised her
I would never
be like him.
I would never be my father.
And I might have been the
resident "ladies' man",
as you put it, but
I never cheated.
Never.
But you can't spend your
whole life pushing people away,
though Collin.
It's worked so far.
But...
Listen, I want to
make a suggestion. Okay?
We've made a lot of
progress on this house.
Great progress.
Yes we have.
But we have some pretty
big jobs coming up,
roofing, electrical,
plumbing.
So, with your permission, I
have some friends who could
probably help with that
to get you in your home
a little quicker.
Okay. I could be open to that.
Great.
So, who are these mysterious
'friends' of yours?
Lauren, I don't know if you
remember any of my old friends.
But they just got back from
clearing the main road
out to the highway.
Dev, we got Shawn and Ciro.
Yeah yeah.
Dev, good to see you again.
Lauren, how have you been?
Hey, take it easy,
she's got a fiancé now.
I'm just saying 'hi'.
Shawn, good to see you.
Ciro, thank you, thank you.
Well Dev, how do you
feel about plumbing?
I feel great about plumbing.
I had a job with a
plumber back in college.
Let me flush it out.
No kidding.
Okay, I'm going to get
started on the roof.
Does anyone know much
about electrical?
Electrical. Me and
Shawn, we got it.
I thought I was going
to get a 'no' there.
Don't worry, we've
done the circuit.
Well I'm not that qualified,
but I can lift heavy things.
I'm sure you can, Ciro.
Guys, this means so
much to me. Honestly.
Thank you so so much.
Sorry.
Hey, this is
really good news.
What?
Yeah, it's Nathan. He
says we are getting tons
of media attention on
the crowd funding page.
-That's awesome.
-So awesome!
Now we just got to wait and see
if the world wants to help out.
They will.
They'll see how much damage
this storm did, they'll help.
I know.
Just have faith. Okay?
Now, tell Ciro which
shingles to lift first.
And we'll go ahead
and get started.
♪
♪ Constant
Steady as a beating drum ♪
♪ My love won't ever want to
waiver from ♪
♪ Your driftwood
Floating up on to the shore ♪
♪ Either or, I'm yours ♪
♪
♪ You stole my heart ♪
♪
♪ Constant
Steady as a beating drum ♪
♪ My love won't ever want to
waiver from ♪
♪ Your driftwood
Floating up on to the shore ♪
♪ Constant
Steady as a beating drum ♪
♪ My love won't ever want to
waiver from ♪
♪ Your driftwood
Floating up on to the shore ♪
♪ Either or, I'm yours ♪
♪
♪ Either or, I'm yours ♪
♪
♪ Either or, I'm yours ♪
What's up?
Hey!
So, um.
You and Collin?
We're friends.
Okay, I have a fiancé.
Okay
Why?
It's just, you know, I
thought I was getting a vibe.
No, no vibe.
Okay. No vibe.
Why, did you pick up on
a vibe, or something?
What is this, grade school?
Should I pass a note for you
during math class?
Well, Collin kind
of likes you.
Really?
And you kind of like him.
Yeah... I really like
Collin as a friend.
Seriously, he's been
amazing to me throughout
this whole storm situation.
No, as a little
kid you liked him,
as a big kid
you liked him,
when he moved to
Georgia, you liked him.
And when he moved back, no
surprises there, you liked him.
I've got a fiancé.
Okay, Lauren.
Thanks so much, you guys.
Thank you!
Wow.
I cannot believe
how much progress
we've made on this house.
Well, the Amish can
build a barn in a day.
So by that standard, we're
kind of far behind schedule.
Yeah, but, seriously,
your friends are really awesome.
That Ciro can really
lift heavy things.
Yeah, they're
all right, I guess.
They're all right
and you're all right.
Just take credit for what an
awesome friend you've been.
Friend.
Yes, you are helping
me to rebuild my house.
Well, I think I'm going to
spend the night here tonight.
There's no interior
of the house.
How are you
going to do that?
No, no, not in the house.
In the barn.
Plus the house has running
water, gas, everything I need.
By yourself, in the barn?
No, with Dancer.
Right pup?
All right, well, I'll be
staying the night at my place,
so, you know, if you ever
needed a place to crash.
Are you trying to spend
the night with me?
No. I'm just
letting you know
if you don't feel like staying
at the barn by yourself,
you have a place.
That's sweet of you, but
I'm a big girl. I got this.
Just offering as a friend.
Right. Because that's
what we are.
Exactly. Friends.
Okay, well, I'm going
to wash up at the house
and then head to the barn.
Yeah, great.
And I'm going to my truck
and head back to the cabin.
All right.
You can take...
- Sure.
- This.
All right...
Good night. Friend.
Good night.
Friend.
"We left you some pizza
your buds ”
Friends!
Friends. Hmph!
Friends!
Collin, she's
asleep in a barn.
By herself.
What would your mother
think if she knew this?
You know what? He's not
even that good looking,
no matter how many times Ciro
catches me checking him out.
He's not.
He's so amazing though.
He just doesn't see it.
He saved entire
families out there.
He helped rebuild my house.
Friends! My foot!
That's it!
Lauren! Lauren!
Lauren? Lauren!
Hello?
Hey, Collin, it's
me. It's Lauren.
Um. Why aren't you
answering your door?
Wait, you're,
you're at my place?
Wait, you're not
at your place?
No. I'm at your place.
What are you doing there?
I... I was...
worried about you. Yeah.
Just thought I'd come
and check on you.
What are you
doing at my place?
I got scared.
Yeah, I was scared staying
in that creepy barn by myself.
You said it wasn't creepy.
No, I know.
But it turns out it is.
You're at my place.
I'm at your place.
Yeah, it's pretty funny.
Why don't you just crash
at my place tonight
and I'll stay here.
Yeah, no, that sounds great.
Very reasonable.
Yeah, um, the key to the front
door is there on the windowsill.
We'll have a big laugh about
this tomorrow, Lauren. I'm sure.
I know.
Okay, good night, Collin.
Get some sleep, Lauren.
Wow.
I remember this.
She's got a fiancé, man.
She's got a fiancé.
Can't... do this.
Dancer?
Is that you buddy?
What are you doing Collin?
Sleeping in a
pink frilly bed,
that's what
you're doing.
Lauren, what are
you doing here?
I came here to talk to you.
Okay.
Is everything all right?
No actually, it's not.
Okay.
I... I...
I really like you Collin.
I really like you.
And actually I came
to apologize to you
for hating you
all of those years
after that stupid
day at the picnic.
Lauren...
Because I was
just embarrassed.
And I was really insecure
and I spent years trying to
avoid you, thinking you
were this horrible person.
Even though you're
not, at all.
I was a horrible person.
You're not a horrible
person, Collin.
You are smart.
You're kind.
You're a leader.
And, okay, I saw the
furniture in your house.
Wow, talk about talented.
And you listen to me.
You care about
what I have to say.
You care about other
people, Collin.
Do you know how
rare that is?
I like you.
And if I'm being honest,
I think you like me too.
Lauren. You have a fiancé.
I mean, I saw his pictures
up in your bedroom,
your barn room. Whatever.
You two seem incredibly
happy together.
You deserve him.
And I could of handled
things so much differently,
so much better.
But I didn't.
No, you were just
pushing me away,
like you're doing right now.
Lauren, how could I
not like you? Tell me.
You're at the
top of the class.
The best catch.
The most beautiful
woman in town.
You dedicate your whole
life to helping children.
You're smart, talented.
You're an absolute
boss with a nail gun.
You give back
to other people.
You deserve the best.
And Lauren, that's not me.
History has shown
that it's not me.
You deserve Dane.
I broke up with Dane.
When?
That day that he, that
he brought the crew over
and I asked him not to.
Why did you do that Lauren?
My gut.
And because he never
listened to me.
Why didn't you say
something sooner?
Because I was so tired of
relationships, Collin.
You know, and then there's
this incredible guy
standing right in
front of me and
I couldn't help
but fall for him.
Collin, I think I'm
falling in love with you.
I can't do this.
I'm sorry, I thought
I could. But I can't.
♪
♪
♪ Don't want to do something
I can't take back ♪
♪ Don't want to leave
without seeing you ♪
♪
♪ I can't bear to look
in your eyes ♪
♪ All I see is the road
that I didn't choose ♪
♪
♪ In another lifetime ♪
♪ In some forgotten dream ♪
♪ In another lifetime ♪
♪ Maybe it was meant to be ♪
♪ Beeeeeeee ♪
♪ In another lifetime ♪
♪
♪ Sometimes I wonder
where I'd be now ♪
♪
♪ If I followed
the stark angel ♪
♪
♪ Into the unknown
the years we've planned ♪
♪ Living ghosts of a life
that could of been ♪
♪
♪ In another lifetime ♪
♪ In some forgotten dream ♪
♪ In another lifetime ♪
♪ Maybe it was meant to be ♪
♪ Beeeeee ♪
♪ In another lifetime ♪
♪
♪ In another lifetime ♪
♪
♪ In another lifetime ♪
♪
Dancer?
What are you doing here, buddy?
Is Lauren here?
Lauren?
You must have run off again.
What do you need?
Hey, um, Dancer's actually
here, at my place.
Sorry about that.
No no. It's fine.
He must of run off again.
Um, listen, if you want
I could bring him back,
to your place?
Could you drop him off
at my friend Paige's?
Paige's place.
Yeah, yeah, that's fine.
Um, Lauren. Listen...
Thank you.
Come on.
Let's get you back.
Paige. Hey.
Dancer! Have you been
on your adventures again?
Yes he has.
I'll keep him until Lauren
gets back from teaching.
Thanks.
Paige. Can you tell
Lauren something for me?
Tell Lauren what?
Could you tell Lauren
to get this dog a leash.
Thanks.
Dancer, I don't have time...
Hope I'm not interrupting.
No. Just thought you
were a dog, is all.
All right.
What's going on?
Wow! This is a nice bench, man.
Where did you get it?
The big box store by
the highway?
I know you didn't
drive all this way out
to talk about
my bench, Ciro.
You know, Collin,
for a smart guy
you can be pretty
dumb sometimes.
Yup. Family
tradition, I'm afraid.
Man, you can't blame your
dad for everything.
I can blame him for a lot.
Come on.
Just talk to her.
Tell her how you feel.
She doesn't want to talk to me.
She doesn't want to see me.
That ship has
sailed, my friend.
Well that's not
necessarily true.
What do you mean?
Building her house.
When you're together,
there's like,
there's a vibe.
There's a vibe. What are we,
in high school?
A vibe? Be serious.
It's just my gut, but I think
there's still a chance, man.
You don't understand, Ciro.
You will never understand.
No comment.
You don't understand.
What are you doing?
Big. Guns.
Sutter! Hey buddy.
I...
Hey listen.
It's not your turn to talk.
All right.
I'm going to talk.
And you're going to listen.
We've known Lauren's family
for what, 40, 50 years?
Brett, Alison, they're
as good as they come.
I know, Sutter. I...
Listen, listen.
I'm still talking.
You were a teenager when we
moved back here from Georgia.
And since then, there's
only been one woman,
Only one. Lauren.
The problem is, you think
you're not good enough.
But it's not true.
Sutter what dad did...
Listen, this not about dad.
I'm not talking about dad.
I'm talking about you.
You're a good man.
You always have been.
Even before this
town needed a leader.
Before Lauren
needed a new house.
I don't need to tell
you what mom and dad
went through when
they were together...
Listen, hold on.
Mom has five sons,
seven grand kids. And she's
hoping for a few more.
She talks more about the good
years than the bad years.
With what happened to
mom, I promised her
I would never hurt somebody
like dad hurt her.
And you won't.
You won't.
You are not Dad.
Tell me about Lauren.
What?
You can talk now.
Well, I can't stop
thinking about her.
If that's what you mean.
I...
I just want to be with her.
All the time.
I mean seeing that girl
accomplish something,
is something to behold.
She's gets this smile
on her face, you know.
She snores.
She snores like
a grizzly bear.
She could wake the
dead with that snore.
How do you know this?
Never mind, never mind.
Sutter, I can't stop
thinking about her.
Well there she is, teaching
a bunch of third graders.
And there's a man
on his way to maybe
take her away from you forever.
Do you really love her?
With all my heart. Yeah.
Then don't let
dad's behavior
stop you from maybe
being with her forever.
Listen, deep down, you
know you're a better man.
Can I show you something?
Yeah.
-What do we got here?
-Open it up.
I made that.
-You made this?
-I made that.
Why are you surprised?
It's what I do.
-Wow.
-Think she'll like it?
Yeah.
Think it'll fit?
You don't know
if you don't try.
You're right.
You're right.
I assume the
conversation went well.
As well as it could be.
On a scale from one to ten...
nine point five.
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♪
Mr.
Chan, I'll call you back.
How's my Lauren!
Dane, what are
you doing here?
I came to apologize.
I want to make this work.
Me and you.
Dane we talked about this.
You were right, I should
have listened to you.
I should never have
sent those guys
to build your
house for you.
Or sent you that furniture.
Or that Italian marble tile.
It's just my way of
taking care of you.
And yet you took this
long to get here.
You chose your job, Dane.
Look, I've come here now.
I want to make this work.
I am listening.
But it's so much
more than that.
You know, after
the storm hit,
I realized what's
important to me.
And I also realized
what's important to you.
And those two things
just aren't the same.
I love you.
And I loved you.
But your life is all condos,
right, and big city living,
and I'm all little kids
and home reno shows.
We can make
this place work.
We're going to
get a place here.
We're going to buy a home and
you're going to design it.
And it's going
to be fantastic.
I already have
a house here.
I have a
home actually.
A home that
I built myself.
I'm sorry, Dane.
No, Lauren.
I'm sorry.
Lauren!
Collin!
Lauren.
Lauren.
Lauren.
I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry for pushing
you away five years ago.
Lauren, you're the most
amazing woman I've ever met.
Ever since I was a
kid, I was always
my best when
I was with you.
And I'm a better man
when I am with you.
Lauren, I've got to spend
the rest of my life with you.
I made you something.
Lauren Christiansen,
would you marry me?
Yes. Yes I will.
It's beautiful.
-I love you.
-And I love you.
My gosh, that
was so romantic.
That is the most beautiful
ring I've ever seen.
Right.
Here, take a picture.
Sure.
I think she liked the ring.
Our boy finally did it.
Hi.
I guess you're happy for us,
too. Aren't you Nathan!
Absolutely! Absolutely!
But look!
Look at this!
Look at this!
Did we hit our
fund raising goal?
We have more than
enough for everyone!
We did it?
Kids! We did it!
We did it! We did it everybody!
All of us together. This is
amazing.
May I?
Yes you may.
♪
♪
Our boy
finally did it.
What do you mean? Our
boy finally did it?
It was all of
us. You and me.
Mostly me.
Somebody had to talk
some sense into him.
You're right.
I just called you.
You're the man. The VIP.
The big brother. The bees knees.
Enough is enough.
I get it already.
But I do appreciate it!
I'll bet a bag of chips.
A big tuna.
Fresh cut grass.
Enough.
King of the jungle.
King of the south.
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