Coming Home to You (2020) - full transcript

♪

♪ Friday night when
the lights get low ♪

♪ We run out shaking
out our bones ♪

♪ I feel my burden
lift with you ♪

♪ Nobody can bring us down

♪ We are the light
of this town ♪

♪ I know I am
somewhere with you ♪

♪ Somewhere with you ♪

♪ I sure love to be ♪

♪ Somewhere with you ♪

♪ I know I am ♪



♪ Somewhere with you ♪

Everyone okay in there?

My Godmother!

My Godmother, she needs help!

I'm a nurse.
Let me check on her.

It's my Godmother.

She was at the wheel and
she had a dizzy spell.

We called the ambulance. They're
going to be here any minute.

One minute we were driving...

You're in shock. You need to
relax a little bit.

We need you to calm down.

Okay. Okay.

Are you all right?

Yeah, I just bounced
around a bit.



Did you hit your
head, or anything?

No no. No no.

How are you feeling?

Not bad for stage
four pancreatic cancer. And you?

Fran!

How is she doing?

Well, there's no head trauma.

Her vital signs are okay.

The ambulance is on the way.

Well I guess I won't
hold my breath.

Considering happy hour
isn't for a few hours yet.

Hey Sarah, you think you
might do something about

getting that pushed up a
bit, so I could, like,

calm the nerves a
little. Right?

Oh Daphne, how are you
sweetheart? You okay?

I'm a bit of a wreck.
But I'm in one piece.

Hey, how about that book?

Did Elizabeth and Mr
Darcy survive the crash?

She is such a Jane Austen fan.

Obsessed with a happy
ending, that one.

Really Fran?
You want to tease me now?

Every chance I get.

I don't have a lot of
time, you know.

Well you sound like yourself
so she must be okay.

You know what?
Daphne, promise me

that you will never let
me die in an ambulance.

They are not dignified.

I work at the hospital.
I'll go with you.

Oh. You think you might
want to come with me,

to the West Coast? I can leave
Daphne and her book here.

I mean, truth be told,
I drive her crazy.

Okay. Well I'm sorry Fran,

but I'm with you
until the bitter end.

That's
not a long commitment.

We're okay. You're okay.

She's okay.

All right. And your relationship
to the injured party is...

Fran is my Godmother.

Okay. Godmother, Fran,
was driving?

Yes.

Okay, I just need to
make sure it wasn't you.

I don't drive.

I get panic attacks when
I'm behind the wheel.

Oh, good call on the
no driving, then. Umm...

The purpose of the trip?

We're driving to the West Coast

to scatter her late
husband's ashes.

- Oh, sorry about that.
- His name was Frederick.

Okay, that might be too many
details for a traffic report.

But don't you want
all the facts?

Yes. All the actual,
relevant facts, ma'am.

They got engaged on the West
Coast under the setting sun.

A love to last a lifetime.

You're not writing.

I'm listening.

I scored ten out of ten on
my sensitivity training.

Understood.

I'm writing my thesis,

so my head is really
deep into details.

My professor wants
evocative storytelling.

I see.

By the way, where
are we exactly?

Have we reached the Midwest?

Exactly. Town of Greenwood.

Sugar? Caffeine?

Thank you. Yes.

What about you, Paul? Huh?

Not every cop likes donuts,
Matt. I'm so sorry.

I've got everything I need.

This is basically an
insurance matter.

- Are you sure?
- Yup.

Can you just
suspend her licence?

I need to convince
her not to continue.

No. But you can
try the doctor.

We have an update
on that tow truck.

It should arrive
in a few minutes.

Roger that.

Um, thanks for the
offensive offer, Matt.

Uh ma'am, your tow truck
will be here any minute, okay.

- Thanks.
- You bet.

Okay.

Do you have a phone number of
a taxi service I could call?

I can give you a ride to the
hospital. It's not far.

Not that anything
is in Greenwood.

Oh. Thank you.
I appreciate it.

Daphne Merlotte.

Matthew Greene. Matt.

- My truck's right over here.
- Okay.

Hey Matt!

Now I know it's not
quite a motorhome,

but it will get us from
point A to point B.

Thank you so must.

The least I can do.

Do you think Fran
looked all right?

I mean I know she
wasn't bleeding, but...

I think she might of hit her
head on the steering wheel.

She always pretends she's as
tough as she's always been.

I'm sure she'll be fine.

Sarah would've
called if she wasn't.

Right. Yeah.

That makes me feel better.

No, no, no it doesn't.

I'm still, I'm still
worried about her.

Like I am every
minute of every day.

We have an excellent hospital.

She'll get great care.

She's my family.

She raised me. Right
alongside her son.

I still can't believe
we're going to lose her.

So you're from the
East Coast, huh?

Yeah.

- I saw your licence plate.
- Yeah. Yeah.

I've actually never been to
this part of the country.

People seem friendly.

Ah, Greenwood's
a friendly place.

We all look out for one another.

Well, I have to admit

Fran picked a pretty
nice place to wreck.

Well, friendly or not, you might
want to keep a low profile.

After all, you almost did
run into our only donut shop.

Thanks for the heads up.

I'll warn Fran.

I am as fit as a fiddle.

If the fiddle had
terminal cancer.

I meant as far as being
not dizzy and able to drive.

You just need to rest Fran.

Oh well. If only I had help.

Do not look at me.

I cannot drive. I have never
driven. I never will.

She's referring to the accident.
Which was years ago.

And it was just
that, an accident.

Hannah would want you to drive.

To live your life, to enjoy.

Whoa whoa whoa whoa! Fran.

You need to rest.

I will rest after I bring my
Frederick to the West Coast.

Frederick? Who's Frederick?

Her late husband.

I promised to spread his ashes

at the exact spot where
he proposed to me.

May I ask... why the
fire extinguisher?

His company
manufactured them.

So I thought it would be
fitting to give him a good

SSSSSSSSSspray.

Come on. Classic.

Fran, you are my new
favorite patient.

As long as you...

Stay in bed.

Okay. Well, you are
my favorite doctor.

But I just have a question.

Do you have any handsome
single men for my Daphne?

Fran!

No I mean are there any social
events that we could attend?

- Now?
- No, for real.

I mean we could stick
around for a bit.

I think you're pulling me
into dangerous territory.

I'll check back up
on you in a while.

I see someone's
feeling much better.

Well there's nothing
wrong with us,

checking out the
local prospects.

You're never going to
find a real life Mr Darcy

with your nose in those
books all the time.

I don't need men, okay.
I just need you to be safe.

But I don't want you to
be alone when I'm gone.

Okay. Let's just get you better

and take care of Frederick.

You need your own Frederick.

- I love you.
- I love you too.

I'm going to go see
about the motorhome.

It was just a scratch!

Optimist!

Okay, fine, listen.

When you're out there,
just do me a favor

and take a look around,
because you never know.

You might find
something handsome.

Will do. Right after I
finish writing my thesis.

See you soon.

Matt?

Hey.

Hey.

How's your Godmother?

Oh, she's good.

She's pretending to sleep.

How are you holding up?

I'm pretty worried. Yeah.

I'm just trying to figure out

everything I have
to do, you know.

How badly is the
motorhome damaged?

Where did they even tow it?

Can I still sleep in it?

And the big question is...

how do I get Fran to
stop driving too soon?

Well, umm...

I can try to answer a couple
of those questions for you.

That motorhome of yours
is built like a tank.

There's some minor
front end damage,

the chassis is still intact,

and no major engine
issues to speak of.

Well, that's good news, right?

How do you know all this?

Oh, I'm the mechanic in
town who's repairing it.

Really? I wasn't
expecting that.

Yeah they towed it to my yard.

So, to answer your
last question...

Yes, you can sleep
in it tonight.

In fact, that's why I'm here.

I figured you could use a ride?

Thank you, Matt. And are
you good at body work?

Best in town.

Come on.

You're working hard.

Looks like you are too.

Yeah.

It's nice to be off the road.

Just sit down,
work on my thesis.

Masters or PhD?

I'm doing my PhD on the
economic circumstances of

women in Jane Austen novels.

Ah. So Jane Austen, huh?

Is she any good?

You've heard of Jane Austen?
The English author.

Pride and Prejudice?

Ah, I'm really more of
a magazine guy myself.

What?

- Tell me about this, what is it?
- Pride and Prejudice.

Pride and Prejudice. Yeah, yeah.
Tell me about that.

Well, it's her classic novel,

written in the
early nineteenth century.

It's been made into a movie
countless number of times.

I'm sure you've
seen one of them?

I will add it to
my queue immediately.

Oh. You are missing out.

She is the great
literary expert on love.

Oh what, so, she's
got it figured out

better than the rest
of us train wrecks?

Yes. She does.

Well in that case,
maybe I should read her.

Oh, you should.
Start with this one.

So, Pride and Prejudice.

Then Sense and Sensibility,
Persuasion, Mansfield Park...

Wow, you've got me figured out.

Caffeine and English lit,
my two favorite vices.

Okay, you think I'm
exaggerating but she really

delved into areas like how
challenging it was for

women to change their
station in life.

How advantageous marriages
were one of the few levers

women had to change their
fates because society never

allowed women the same
opportunities as men.

All that's in here?

Yeah.

Huh. Sounds relevant.

So she really helped
you figure love out?

Yeah. Yeah.

Well, nineteenth century love.

But I think you would like
her take on human nature,

good and bad.

Yeah, maybe I would.

She's funny.
Even Fran likes her.

Well, I don't know
much about Fran,

but I can tell she can find
the humor in any situation.

Yeah. I've never met
anyone like her.

She's a force.

You mentioned she
helped raised you.

Yeah. She and my mom
were best friends.

My parents were killed in a
car accident when I was a kid.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Fran, Frederick and their son
took me in without hesitation.

It's tough enough for most
people have to lose one Mom,

let alone two.

I just shared more with you
about that than anyone else.

I don't know why I did that.
I'm very sorry.

Oh, no no no.

Actually, it was, it was great.

Tell me, is that something

that a Jane Austen
character would do?

Yeah. Share their deepest,
most honest feelings?

Yes, but usually after a
series of misunderstandings

and mix-ups, and then they
usually they end up getting...

What?

What do I owe you for
coffee and everything?

- Don't even...
- No no no.

- Don't worry about it.
- No no no.

You've done so much.

I tell you what, you educate
me on all things Jane Austen.

We'll call it even. Deal?

All right. Deal.

Well, I better get back to work.

Otherwise you'll
never leave Greenwood.

Okay.

I know you're in a hurry.
I'll grab the bag.

Argh! Yes!

You think you're out the
door when suddenly someone

very tiny decides to have a
very impromptu diaper change.

Thanks for taking
her last minute.

Of course. It's the
least I can do.

New customer?

Yeah.

Hi there!

Wait. I
brought you something.

What?

Ahhh! Caffeine on ice!
You know what I like.

Let me get her.
There you go.

Oh yes. I got her.

Let's go. Come on.

Thank you, Matty!

Yeah, of course.
Drive safe, Brit!

- Love ya!
- Yeah, love you too.

All right. Come on. Let's go.
We get to play in the backyard.

Who's this?

Say hello to baby Emma.

Hello!

Yeah, when we were
waiting on her.

Couldn't sleep a wink.
It was just...

so many things
that can go wrong.

Oh, she
was worth the wait.

Aww. She's as beautiful
as your wife.

Yeah, she does
look a lot like my sister.

Your niece! Your niece.

- Yeah.
- Yeah, yeah.

I try to help out
wherever I can.

She is really, really precious.

Yeah, she is.
So is my sister.

You know, we lost our Mom
a couple of months ago.

And we really never
know our Dad,

so we look out for each other.

You grew up without a Dad, too?

Yeah, yeah.

I don't get it how you can
have kids and just leave.

Not say goodbye.

I should put her down for a nap.

Okay. Okay.

That's my girl.

Bye bye.

Hey Judy.

Well, if you've come
to run away with me

to some place exotic,
the answer is, yes.

And deprive the good
people of Greenwood

of a top notch librarian?
Never.

Best in the tri-state area.

Maybe even national.

So, I heard about you
and the motorhome lady.

Already?

All anyone can talk about
is how the motorhome

crashed into the donut shop.

And how the driver
was taken to hospital.

- Well, news travels fast.
- Always!

So tell me about
the other woman.

Hey, did that book
come in for me yet?

You are a subject changer.

Tell me about the one
who wasn't driving.

I also need
Jane Austen. Pride and...

Prejudice! I love that book.

Follow me...
to the back.

It's classic lit.
Oh!

Are you sure you're
going to read this?

Well, maybe.
I hear it's funny.

You're funny.

Hey Judy.

Hi.

- Matthew.
- Hi Paul.

Just grabbing some
summer reading.

Cool. I enjoy a thriller too,
in the summer months myself.

Paul, mysteries are on the
back wall, as you know.

Yes, but your
recommendations are the best.

It's almost like you
read me like a book.

Umm... Are you going to the
strawberry single social?

Haven't you button
down for the occasion?

- Yeah, you look nice.
- Oh, thank you.

Yeah. Is this new?

- Um...
- The shirt?

- No.
- Oh.

I'm not sure why that is
such a difficult question.

I'm not sure...

Is it repaired?
Is it not repaired?

Why can't you
just answer me?

- It's not ready.
- Why not? It should be.

Because it takes time.
You crashed it.

Let's talk about it
later. Right exactly.

Thank you driver.

You're not
ready to travel, Fran.

Says you.

Why are you so stubborn?

Does the hospital
even know you left?

They'll figure it out.

Until then, I am going to a
lake on the West Coast so I

can spray my Frederick all
over the waves and die happy!

I need time to think about
continuing this journey.

Really? You need time?

Because I was thinking this
could help with your decision.

Fran! Fran Fran Fran
Fran Fran Fran Fran.

What do you think?

What are you doing with my book?

I am releasing
you from its grip.

Don't you think that's great?
I think it's great.

You know I can buy a
new one.

You know what. It's the summer.
Take a break.

Less reading, more living.
Okay?

Thank you.

That's your favorite
book after all.

Hey! Don't give
that back to her.

I worked hard on prying
that out of her hands.

And anyway.
Who are you?

This is Matthew.

I drove her to the hospital.

You drove together? I
mean, did she talk to you?

Because she doesn't
talk to me when I drive.

And I need lively conversation.
You know what I mean?

Like some back and forth banter.
Some love!

But she's always got
her face stuck in a book.

What are you talking about Fran?

We talk all the time.

Even the doctor said you
needed at least a few more days

to adjust to your new
medication levels.

Come on. Please.

Okay, well, that's it.

Whoa! Whoa!

Oh Matthew, Matthew.

I was really hoping we'd
be able to take what's

happening between us
to the next level.

You know, I really, I really
felt like I found someone

I could take care of and who
could take care of me.

But I guess we'll never know
for sure what could have been.

It's going to be so
hard to leave you.

After our long wonderful talks.

And snuggling on your swing.

Heart breaking, heart
breaking, really.

Daphne, you are not
fooling anybody.

Fran! Fran! Fran? Fran!

You know, Daphne.

I was just thinking, we
could delay our departure.

It just hit me.
Just like that.

You know, maybe Matthew
could use some lemonade.

Matthew, do you like lemonade?

I, I, like lemonade.

Perfect. Perfect. Come in.
Come on. Both of you.

Daphne has a secret
ingredient to her lemonade.

See if you can guess what it is.
Nobody ever does.

Fran, Fran. Matt doesn't
care what's in the lemonade.

Do you, dear?

Uh, maybe?

Figure it out. Come on.

I'm learning a lot
about myself now.

I should get going, so...

I'll call when we stop.

No no no no. There's really
no rush. We're fine.

But we need to get to the coast.

No, no. No!

I need to rest, Daphne!

I can't believe that you're
going against doctor's orders.

Are you forgetting?

Okay. Let's talk about it
after I say goodbye to Matt.

Goodbye to Matt.

All right.

Shhhh, shhhh, shhh.
I'm so sorry.

I shouldn't have done that.

I wasn't opposed to it.

No, no! I'm giving you
the wrong impression.

Actually it was a
good impression.

Keep walking.

I panicked.

So when you panic you
kiss virtual strangers?

- No. It's not like that.
- Explain it to me.

Hold me. I'll owe you.

That's quite the
explanation.

Okay. I wasn't ready to get
back on the road with her.

She's not ready to drive.
I was desperate.

So she won't leave
if you kiss someone?

Fran won't leave if I'm trying
to have a relationship.

She's wants me to date more.

But I'm taking working and
I'm taking care of her.

And... I'm not good at it!

Well, nobody's good at it.
You seem pretty dateable to me.

I do?

She's watching.

There. That should
convince her.

- Who?
- Fran.

What about her?

That we're fake dating.

Yes. Yes yes yes. Oh, okay.

Um, I will explain later.
You're not angry?

If you think more kissing
will convince her,

I'm willing to do
whatever it takes.

I appreciate it.
Can I see you tonight?

There's an ice cream parlor
a couple of blocks from here.

It's the best pistachio in town.

- Okay. Six?
- Sure thing.

Okay. Thank you so much.

Thank you.

You know, I can't believe

you didn't want to
try the pistachio?

Oh no. It's underneath
the chocolate.

The chocolate sauce?

Yep. The chocolate sauce,
chocolate ice cream,

chocolate sprinkles,
chocolate cookie.

Yup. It's pretty delicious.

I don't share with just anyone.

But I'm trusting you
on the pistachio.

It never disappoints.

You can even ask my
ex-fake girlfriend.

Okay, I had to do something.

I just couldn't face driving
through the mountains with Fran.

- I'm sorry.
- For what?

I got a couple of great
kisses out of it.

Fran has never seen me have
a serious relationship.

Because I've never had one.

She's just trying to take
care of me, you know.

And she doesn't
want me to be alone.

Ah, so if she sees you in
a serious relationship

she'll postpone
this whole drive?

I didn't know what else to do.

Her doctor says she just needs
another week or so to rest.

Well, I've seen how
stubborn Fran is.

Don't forget. I
saw the crash too.

Look, if it keeps Fran and
others, including you,

out of harm's way,
I'm all about it.

Thank you.

Well, as a back-up plan,
in case she insists,

you should really let
me teach you to drive.

Oh no. Not going to happen.
Driving phobia.

What about my phobia
about her driving you two

off the side of a mountain?

Okay. That's horrible.

It's also possible.

Look for her safety and yours,

you need to learn how to drive.

You have a point.
All right. Yeah.

I have to learn how to drive.

I have faith in you.
You can do it.

Oh, and...

Got you a little something.

Austen!

"I declare after all there
is no enjoyment like reading.

How much sooner one tires
of anything than a book!"

Look, I just saw it in
a bookstore window.

Thought maybe you could
use a replacement.

It's perfect. Thank you.

So do me one favor.

Can you reassure me, please
that you like the pistachio?

Yeah! I like it.

But I really like that
you're sharing it with me.

Oh, um, excuse me.
Do you mind?

Could you just
take a photo of us?

I can show Fran how
in love, 'we' are.

Because pictures never lie.

Hi Uncle Matt!

Marshall!

My man!
What night is tonight?

- Greene Family night!
- Greene Family night.

You got that right.
And I think I brought...

Yeah, I did.

Hey Britt.

So, lemonade, anyone?

Can you just finish the story!

I'm repairing her motorhome.
And then she kisses me.

Sure. That's all.
Just repairing the motorhome.

And then smooch.

Uh huh.

Oh and her Godmother is
starting to get bored.

So I stretched the
truth a little bit,

and said I'm waiting on parts.

I heard that there
was ice cream.

You shared yours,
she shared hers.

You shared your pistachio?

Greene family night

is not supposed to be
about my love life.

It is when the entire town
sees you out with the woman

who almost smashed into
our donuts and coffee.

Technically, she
was the passenger.

So, who's ready to eat, huh?

Well, well well.
Kissy face.

Ah ha ha.

You kissed someone,
you kissed someone.

- Marshall!
- You should work on this.

It is not a good social skill.

Yeah, but you did kiss someone.

Okay, so who's ready to eat?
Hmm?

- Pizza!
- Who wants pizza?

Hmmm.

I thought you had a
date with Mr Greene.

Oh oh. Yeah yeah yeah!
I can't wait.

Look he gave me this book.

Daphne, I thought you
were meeting at five.

Yeah.

Daphne, it's 4:45.

You really shouldn't get so
engrossed in your reading.

You have a date.

Oh. Yeah yeah. Yeah.

- Really?
- I'll see you later.

Oh. What?

Like that?

Oh, yeah.

Yes, okay.

Better?

- Much.
- Right. Okay.

Wait wait wait.

You're going on a
date with your laptop?

Oh yeah. Oh oh. Matt loves to
hear about my writing.

He asks all the time.

He's just great like that. Okay.
Bye.

That girl is crazy.

No Matt tonight?

Pardon me?

Oh, um, I'm a good
friend of his. Judy.

Daphne.

No Matt tonight.
Just doing some work.

You didn't break up did you?

No no no no. But let's just
say, it's complicated.

I hope things get uncomplicated.

Everybody loves Matt.

He's been here his whole life.

You know, he's never left town.

- Never?
- Not even for a holiday.

Okay.

That does not mean he doesn't
have an adventurous soul.

A wild and uninhibited soul.

Ever since we were in grade
school he used to talk about

a girl who blows into town
and sweeps him off his feet.

That is quite a fine piece
of fiction, Paul, but I'm

sure that Daphne will get to
know the real Matthew during

these sweet honey
first days of romance.

Yeah, we renaissance men need to
stick together. You know.

Just letting Daphne
in on his dreams.

It wouldn't be the first time as
Matthew's cupid wing man.

Oh that was back in grade
school with Jennifer Steinman.

Boom!

There. Validation.

We're always so much in sync.

Well, I will just leave
you two in memory lane.

I have a lot of work
I need to finish up.

By the way, beautiful
wifi here, Judy.

Oh, well thank you. We are
roaring into the digital age.

She's funny.

I, ah, have some new
thrillers that you would love.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

- Okay.
- Come with me.

Yeah. Sure.

Okay. Good.

Frederick?

Sweetheart?

I love you, Fran.

But what are we going to do?

Fran?

When you go off to law school...

What if you meet somebody else?

That would be bad luck for you.

There's a good chance
you'll meet someone who is

smarter, better looking.

Or someone who's less
smart, worse looking.

No, I mean, like, a gentleman
who's rich and tall.

What nonsense.

We fit together, Fran.

Like forever.

What are you saying?

You have no common sense at all.

No. None whatsoever.

But neither do you.

It's a blessing.

It's a blessing.

I love you.

You eat like you're
on a desert island.

Dessert island.
It's pretty delicious here.

Does the offer still stand?

What offer?

To teach me how to drive.

- Uh huh.
- Great. When can we start?

In about four minutes.
As soon as I finish these.

Okay.

- Bite?
- No.

- Thank you.
- Your loss.

Ta da!

- Your turn.
- My turn?

- Yeah.
- Now?

Right now.

No better time than the present.

Unless it's tomorrow.
Then that's a better time.

Do you want to do
this another time?

No. Now is perfect.

Oh. Okay. Okay.

- Okay.
- After you.

Watch your feet.

It's Brittany's car.
You can't hurt it.

And even if you do, I'll fix it.

Yeah. Okay.

I'll tell you what.

Leave the car off, throw it in
neutral, I'll just push it.

Okay.

That way you can get a feel for
it while you're steering.

It's totally safe.

You know what? I feel like
you've done this before.

How do you think Brittany
learned to drive?

- Ready?
- Just not too fast, okay?

I will try and keep
it under sixty.

Okay. Okay.

♪

♪ Black coffee in my car ♪

♪ Crowded thoughts
fighting in my head ♪

♪ No one left I didn't
leave the things behind ♪

♪ Will always be a part of me ♪

♪ Funny feeling
from my stomach ♪

♪ Tell me where did
these words come from ♪

♪ My oh my is this the sign ♪

♪ For gathering the
stuff in my life ♪

♪ Running out of gaz ♪

♪

Okay. You're going to
stop pushing, right?

Yes! Okay. That was great.

I feel like, almost,
like I can drive!

I think I'm getting
the hang of it.

Maybe next time we can try
with the engine running.

- Thank you.
- Yeah? Okay.

Here. You need this.

Want that back?

That's yours. Now. Yeah.

Yes!

What's next?

Air conditioning. Let's go.

- I'll take you.
- Okay.

He pushed you around
a parking lot?

Yeah.

And, I was pretty good.

You finally
get into a relationship

and you nearly give
him a heart attack.

Fran, I know you don't like that
I can't help you with driving.

And I want to be able to.

That would be good for me.
And your independence.

So where are you two
lovebirds going this evening?

Dinner. Just dinner, Fran.

Oh, well I said 'lovebirds'
and you blushed.

- Did not.
- Did too.

- Did not.
- Did too. And I think it's great.

I am so happy for you.

Come with us.

No no. I've got another
nap on the agenda.

You go.

Okay. Bye Fran.

Where are we going?

Well, it's my birthday.

It's your birthday?
Why didn't you tell me?

Well, I didn't know if
you'd still want to go.

Go? Go where?

To my sister's.

Like, I wasn't sure
if meeting my family

was part of the whole
fake relationship thing.

Yeah, it's not.

But before you say no, I promise
we're a really fun family.

How fun?

Board games and
chocolate cake fun.

Yup. I'm in.

Come on. They're nice.

I'm not sure I should've come.

They're going to look at me
like I'm your actual date.

Let them stare.
That's half the fun with us.

It's also why I didn't
tell them you were coming.

You didn't tell them?

I told baby Emma, and
she already likes you.

Okay. Okay.

What's your name again?

It's Daphne.

Like the duck?

No, that's Daffy.

Excuse me. I don't feel well.

Hey, why don't we go
check on mommy, huh.

We'll put you to bed.
Excuse me.

So, is your last
name is Greene, too?

No. My last name is Merlotte.

But this is Greene Family
Night. It's for Greenes.

I see your logic.

Although, I am the
guest of a Greene.

A Greene guest. Okay!

So did you kiss?

Maybe we should just
change the subject.

Sorry about that. Lunch
must've disagreed with me.

Daphne, can I get
you a glass of wine?

Please. Thank you.

I'm just going to...

What's going on with you?
Are you sick?

I'm fine.

Are you sure?

Yeah. Stop worrying.

And by the way, thanks
for the advance notice

that you were bringing a date.

Well on this special day,

Matt gets to have his
cake and eat it too.

Where do the
sheeps go for vacation?

To the Baaaaahamas!

What's the subject of your PhD?

The role of economics in
Jane Austen's novels.

Sounds like a page turner.

For about ten people, it is.
Yeah.

You said it's rooted in equality
and fairness in society.

Who gets opportunities
and who doesn't.

I couldn't have put
it better myself.

So... how's the driving going?

It's more like sitting so far.

Well, it's a good way to start.

It helped to relieve me of
my white knuckle syndrome.

So... Daphne, you
are an academic,

three years into
your post doctorate,

and you are going on a
cross country road trip.

Yes.

Now, Matt never liked school,

he reads car and
truck magazines,

and he doesn't like
traveling at all.

Okay, so now this
is over, William.

It just goes to show
that opposites attract.

To opposites!

To me and my academic.

Hey Britt. I thought
you poured wine?

No.

Now, William?

Sure. Yeah.

We have an announcement to make.

We are going to be
having our third baby.

Oh!

You're getting a
brother and sister!

Congratulations.

Thanks very much.

I appreciate it.

Come here.

Can I ask you something?

Anything.

Where does the over
protectiveness come from?

That is a long story.

Does it have to
do with your Dad?

Unfortunately, it does.

And I'm still pretty
bitter about it.

You probably will be until
you confront it, right?

You have to deal someday.

Yeah. Just not today.

Your turn.

I can tell you dread
family get-togethers.

Why is that?

Okay.

Well I told you that Fran
and Frederick raised me from

a young age...
after I lost my parents.

There was a car accident.

My parents were driving
my best friend Hannah,

Fran's daughter, to a recital.

And I was supposed to
go, but I got was sick.

And a truck hit the car.

Oh, I'm so sorry Daphne.

I wouldn't want to get behind
the wheel of a car either.

Yeah.

I don't know, I just...

I could never get
over the guilt.

Instead of their daughter, every
holiday, every get together,

it was me, some
stranger in her place.

So I'd find a corner and hide.

And read.

Books let me escape.

Pride and Prejudice
was Hannah's favorite.

Thank you.

I had a really nice time.

Wonderful people.

I tried to tell you.

♪ ♪

♪ I remember all the times
we loved with no regret ♪

♪ The tears and all the laughter ♪

♪ How could I forget? ♪

♪ The foolish games
we used to play ♪

♪ When you would always win ♪

♪ But somehow we made it through
the thick and thin ♪

♪ After all this
time I wonder ♪

♪ Baby how how did
we get this far? ♪

Easy. Easy.

Your foot on the brake.

♪ Somebody tell me
what is the secret ♪

I drove! I drove Matthew!

♪

I'm not positive but
you might be a driver.

I am! I am!

♪

Wow. You are really committed
to this fake relationship.

♪

So, um, I'm sure you have
stuff to do tonight.

And I should probably get back.

Okay. Yeah.

I'm going to... I have to...

Right. Your paper...

I'm sure I have something to do.

♪ Starting to love again

No Fran, we are both
going to the West Coast.

You finally find somebody
that you're connected to

and you're just going to...
leave? Just like that?

I was hoping that
you'd get over this

before I finally checked out.

Get over what, Fran?

Sabotaging yourself.

You have real love, Daphne.

Not on a page, in a book.
In the real world.

Wake up.

You have no idea what you're
talking about Fran. You don't.

This trip has one purpose, okay.

And one purpose only. You want
to scatter Frederick's ashes

on the West Coast where
he proposed to you.

I want to help you get there.

It's the least I
can do because...

Because? Because what?

- It doesn't matter.
- It does matter.

I said it doesn't matter Fran!

We don't have a lot
of time to be careful.

You were going to say

'because you owe me.'
Weren't you?

How could I not owe you!

My baby girl.

What happened to Hannah
all those years ago

was not your fault.

You were stuck with me Fran.

What else could you do?
You were stuck.

All those family
get-togethers, year after year.

I was sitting in
your daughter's place.

You're wrong. You're wrong.

No, I'm not.
I wasn't her.

I wasn't Hannah.
I was just me.

Stupid, useless me,
who got sick that day.

I should have been in the
car with my best friend.

And my parents.
And you know this Fran.

No, no. I never
felt that way.

Frederick never felt that way.

We love you!

I was no substitute!

I was a burden.
I was a burden.

You were not a burden.

- Yes!
- Don't say that.

Don't!

Frederick and I were
blessed to have you.

You, our little girl,
your presence and love.

We were happy that you were
with us during a time when

our family needed it the most.

You helped us heal our pain.

The only thing we couldn't
figure out, Daphne,

was how to help you heal yours.

But now, now, you finally
have real love in your life

and you just want
to toss it all away.

It was fake!

It was fake Fran.

I was afraid of a
relationship with Matt.

I did it so I could
convince you to stay here

and not get on the road.

It surprised him as
much as it did you.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Matt...

I just got into
this fight with Fran.

I don't know what to do.

I don't know who to talk to.

No! No! No! Fran! Fran. Please.

No, I'm so sorry.
Fran stop!

Okay that's good
to hear.

So you'll some of your patrol
men keep an eye out for her?

Great.

Thanks, Paul. I really
appreciate it.

Uh huh.

It's not illegal for her to
drive her own motorhome so...

Fran is going to get
into another accident

and kill herself
or someone else.

There is nothing we can do
until the police call.

In the meantime, I made
the bed up for you.

No, no, that's okay.
I can take the couch.

Or...

You can sleep on the bed.

Trust me it is way
better that the couch.

Come on.

Come on! Let's go.

If you need anything just yell.

I'm a pretty light sleeper.

Okay.

It's going to be fine.
They're going to find Fran.

Or she'll check her
phone and call you back.

Stay positive, okay?

Tomorrow's a new day.

- Good night.
- Good night.

Thank you.

You got it.

Matt?

Breakfast
sandwich for you. Enjoy.

Hmm.

I appreciate what you
did for me last night.

And what exactly
did I do for you?

Sorry.

Sorry. I thought you were Matt.

Relax. Matt called me and
explained everything.

Let's go.

Where? Go where?

Shopping.

Matt said all your clothes,
makeup, cell phone charger,

it's in the motorhome, right?

Right. Yes. That's very nice.

That's very nice
of him, and you.

Thank you, but I'll be fine.

No offense but I'm
sensing 'not fine'.

Maybe I haven't mention
it to you before

but I'm the best
shopper in this county.

Okay. Okay.

Okay, but I'm paying you back.

Okay. Let's go.

♪ Time's when ♪

♪ I'm really feeling down

♪ I know I can turn it around

♪ And I go through
with a smile ♪

♪ Woo oh

♪ I'm happy

♪ Yeah, even though
sometimes I get mad ♪

♪ But I can't go
through life being sad ♪

♪ No no because the good
outweighs the bad ♪

♪ Yeah yeah
Woo woo woo ♪

♪ You don't need
someone to tell you ♪

♪ You don't need
someone to help you ♪

♪ You don't need to be afraid

♪ You got it
You got it ♪

♪ Oh you got it
You got it ♪

♪ You don't need no one to say

♪ You don't need no one to pay

♪ You don't need to walk away

♪ Cause you got it
You got it ♪

♪ You got it!

I haven't had
this much fun in...

Ever!
Yeah ever.

It checks all the boxes.

- New clothes.
- Check.

- Hair done.
- Check.

Lunch. Check!

Last night I was alone.
Now I'm with a friend,

enjoying mint tea, and
gazpacho, and the most amazing

club sandwich I've
ever had in my life.

My head is spinning.

I'm glad you like the food.

This is Matt's favorite place.

He's all about the chopped
salad. Heavy on the avocado.

Well, he has good taste.

He told me your Mother
passed away recently.

We're still trying to figure
out life without her.

She was our heart.

I only just worked up the nerve
to go through all her things.

So what are you going
to do about Fran?

Well, I'm hoping she
reconsiders and comes back.

Should Fran even be driving?

Not really. No.

She has a terminal illness
and she acts like...

Oh, it's just another thing.

I should be angry at her.

I just love her so much.

It's never easy.

I know.

Hi.

Hey. I hope you're
heading east.

Got some serious weather
in the mountains.

Probably going to be some bad
winds for the next few days.

If you are headed west,

I'd wait until that passes.

That is one fast delivery guy.

Great, because I'm starving.

This is the best pie in town.

I'm telling you. You're
absolutely are going to love it.

It's been a long time, son.

You lost the right to call
me that a long time ago.

You should leave.

Please. Just give
me a few minutes.

I know it's a bit of a shock,
me turning up like this,

out of the blue.

There's my card.
And my number.

I just wanted to see you.
Talk with my son.

I'll be at the restaurant on
Waverly Street at eight o'clock.

Financial Advisor.
Yeah, right.

Are you going to meet him?

Huh? No. No way.

But he's your Dad? Right?

Come on. I haven't had one of
those since I was ten.

For a long time, my Mom put up
with Cal chasing his dreams,

blowing away their money.

Until one day, she'd finally
got fed up and left.

Took us with her.

And rightfully so. I mean,
Cal is a selfish man.

Always just thinking
about himself.

Twenty years and not so
much as a phone call.

Or a birthday card.

Zero interest in us whatsoever.

Good riddance.

I'd give anything to
see my Dad one more day.

That pain doesn't go away.

Trust me. I know
better than anyone.

You never know when
it'll be too late.

Look, um...

If you say you'll go with me,

I'll think about seeing him.

Deal.

After pizza.

Great. Great.

Matt. You came.

It's Matthew.

One drink. No dinner.

Of course.

Who's your lovely friend?

Hi. I'm Daphne.

- Cal.
- Nice to meet you.

Have a seat, have a seat.

- Light beer for me.
- Chardonnay.

Ah. Jack straight. Thanks.

I don't see a ring so it
must be a dating thing.

No, it's more of a none of
your business kind of thing.

I've been on the
road my whole life.

Sold everything from
frying pans to insurance.

I learned to read
people quickly.

I wonder if you
can read 'angry'?

Yeah.

And you deserve to be.

I was a terrible father.

Matt, I've changed.

You changed?

So, twenty years and
that's the best you got?

These are on me.

At least we can
agree on something.

I won a little money.

Enough to get me up here to
see you and your sister.

You know I love my kids.

Let's go, Daphne.

Cal, you can't blame Matt
for not believing you.

I'm not as bad as
you think I am.

Your Mother asked me not to
follow you all after she left.

So, I didn't.

I respected her wishes.

And when I tried to
make contact with her,

all I got was a letter
from her lawyer

saying she wanted
full parental rights.

I gave her everything
she wanted.

She deserved better.

I don't expect you to forget but

I had hoped you might forgive.

You abandoned us.

No doctor, no midwife.

It was the middle of nowhere.

You couldn't even
pay the phone bill

so she could call out for help.

So I'm sorry. The only person
who could forgive you is her.

And guess what? She's gone.

She forgave me.

You didn't even show
up to the funeral.

Is that what you think?

That I never cared?

I visited her in the
hospital five times.

I begged her forgiveness.

She gave it to me.

God bless her.

Look.

I know this conversation
was never going to be easy.

But I respected your
Mother's wishes

while she was alive.

I wanted to give you some
healing time before I showed up.

Maybe you should have
waited a little longer.

She deserved better.

She was my soul mate.

She left me with some
beautiful memories.

She must've left you

with some of her important
things too, right?

Are you serious?

That's what this is
all about, isn't it?

What do you want, man?
You want her wedding ring?

Something else you can pawn
off for a couple of bucks?

No no no no. Just...

Thanks for the drink.

I'll see you in
another twenty years.

I'm so sorry.

The night my sister
Brittany was born was

the worst night of my life.

Matthew.

Matthew. I'm going to need
you to get some help. Okay?

Something doesn't seem right.

Don't worry, mama.
I'll get help.

Emergency.
What is the problem?

Hi. My Mom needs help.

Cal was at a bar.

Drunk. Clueless.

Brittany nearly died.

Ten days later, when my Mom was
released from the hospital,

she left him.

She told me that it was over and

we were never going to
speak about him again.

She couldn't bear it.

Hey.

Hey.

I brought breakfast.

I'm glad you were
here last night.

Thank you.

Oh, ah...

Hey, Paul. Anything?

Where?

Sure, we'll head that way.
Thanks.

Okay, look. They found Fran
about sixty miles west of here.

She's okay. Just a
little disoriented.

They took her back to
Meadowbrook Hospital.

So, let's go.

Fran? Fran.

I should be so angry at
you for deserting me.

Deserting you? No.

I was protecting you.
From making a mistake.

You mean me and Matt?

Okay, well.

We've become friends
but that's all Fran.

Now you and I have to finish
what we set out to do.

But I already have.

All I ever wanted was
for you to feel loved.

By me, by someone special.

Now maybe that's Matt
and maybe it's not

but there is nothing fake about
the way he looks at you

and you look at him.

Make it work.

I'm not sure that I can Fran.

I am sure.

Because you are loved.

And you have brought me

more love in my life than I
could ever have imagined.

And I am blessed to have you.

Matt is too.

Make it work.

Oh. I'm tired.

Hey.

How is she?

She's tired. She's sleeping.

So what are you going to do?

Fly back East with her.

It's our only choice.

Yeah, of course.

You have been a really
great fake boyfriend.

I like you too, fake girlfriend.

What are you doing with those?

Son...

I'll make you wish
you never had a son.

Put them back right now.

I was a terrible Father.

You weren't around long enough
to actually be a Father.

So what?

It wasn't good enough for
you to almost kill Brittany

the night she was born.

You want to take our only
memories of Mom too?

I was a fool.

I was on the road months,
months at a time.

I made money, I spend money.

Drinking. Women.

Forcing your Mother to
shoulder the responsibility.

You might not believe me
but I really did love her.

When she took you kids
and left, it broke me.

I don't care.

I don't care about any of
that because you left us.

You had a thousand chances
to make good on it

and you never took one of them.

The best decision I ever made

was to marry your Mother
and have you kids.

Mom needed you that night.

Mom needed you that night
and you weren't there. I was.

I lost my entire
family that night.

And I deserved it.

You didn't even
try to contact us.

No phone call. Nothing.

What did you do instead?
You abandoned us!

I was only looking
for the letters.

She said that you would
find them in your own time.

But from what you said at
the bar, I knew you didn't.

You don't know.

Whoa whoa whoa.
What don't I know? You tell me.

Do you still have
her special box?

You can't have it.
That's hers.

Just take a look.

I haven't been able to bring
myself to open it yet.

I thought about you.

And your sister and your Mother.

Every birthday, every holiday.

But she made me promise
never to contact you

so I never sent them.

I brought them to her at
the hospital, so we could

catch up on all those
years in some sort of way.

You wrote those?

I love you Matt.

And I wanted you and your
sister to know that.

To know how much I missed
you all these years.

Please, just read them.

Just read them.

I'll be on my way.

Marshall. Come.

Marshall, this is
your Grandpa Cal.

He's my Dad.

And he's your Uncle Matt's Dad.

Hi. Is your last
name is Greene too?

I sure am.

Come on.

Hey! Whoa!

Let me grab Emma.

Go to daddy.

Let's go play.

She's getting big.

Greene Family Night With Cal.

Who could have imagined it?

Who would have thought he'd
actually try to see us?

Not me for sure.

I guess if you wait long enough,

love comes around.

We only know him from sneaking
into Mom's photo albums.

I miss her Britt.

Me too.

You must be a really
good driving instructor, Matt.

Ah. Give me a sec.

What?

You drove that tank
here all by yourself?

It's Greene Family Night.

I passed!

Well look at you.

Driving a motorhome
with confidence.

I'm so proud of myself!

I'm so proud of myself I am too.

Daffy!

Oh! Marshmallow! Give me a hug.

Come on. Hurry!

Go! Go! Go!

Let's go!

Oh. Marshmallow,
you're beating everyone!

That's your son.

Uh huh.

Hey. I know you're worried
about Brittany.

I always have been,
always will be.

Yup.

And we appreciate that. We do.

But, it's time to open
yourself up to love.

I'm thankful everyday
for each moment

that I get to spend with
Brittany and the kids.

I can't imagine my
life without them.

It's time for you to start
living your life, Matthew.

Well, thanks for
saying that Will.

You're welcome.

Come on Uncle Matt!

I'm being summoned.

I'm coming. I'm coming.

Who's winning so far?

Me.

Oh, well. Sounds about right.

I think of Hannah every
time I make lemonade.

We sold it every summer

and kept playing with the
recipe until it was perfect.

It's not like any
lemonade I've ever had.

It's the secret ingredient.

She used to say that the
ultimate test for my hero

was to see if he could
identify what it actually was.

Hannah was a romantic.

Yup.

It was crazy of me to
start a fake relationship.

I'm sorry.

It didn't feel fake to me.

I just wanted to reassure Fran.

How can we be sure it's
anything but fake?

This was different.

How?

I wish I knew.

But it was.

It definitely was.

Fran doesn't have
that much time left.

Right. Yeah.

She has to see the
rest of her family.

Goodbye, fake boyfriend.

Goodbye, Daphne.

Daphne.

Come give me a hug.

I could use one.

You just had to go all
Jane Austen on me, huh?

I love the way she paints
the relationship between

the heroine and the
parental figure.

Mr Bennet is my favorite.

Yeah.

That is pretty cool.

Yeah.

Oh! My favorite mechanic...

That is always around
if our cars need fixing.

I'm always up for that.

I just came by to return this.

Ohhh.

How did you like it?

The way she deals with
the class structures.

Between the three of us...

I actually loved it.

Ever the romantic.

But you have to be careful.
I am no longer single.

So you are going to
have to back off mister.

You know what? I even read the
study notes at the back.

And...?

Oh, something about people
not hiding their feelings

and sharing them.

Don't you know it.

Often leading to
misunderstandings

and near heartbreak.

Well, you can't stand
by and let that be.

No. You can't.

I'll see you.

- You bet.
- Good luck, Mr Darcy!

♪

♪

What are you doing here?

Is it true that no one's
been able to guess

the secret ingredient
in your lemonade?

You didn't drive thousands
of miles just to ask me that?

Not exactly.

Long distance never works.

We've been through this.

You're right.

We have to let
whatever this is go.

It's time we both move on.

Here goes nothing Matt.

"In vain I have struggled."

It will not do.

My feelings cannot be repressed.

You must allow me to tell you
how ardently I admire you.

"And love you."

I love you, too.

It's white pepper, by the way.

In your lemonade.

The secret ingredient.

Not so secret anymore.

Hannah was right.