Dating the Delaneys (2022) - full transcript

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Hey, Mom.

You're here early.

Thanks again for covering
school drop off today.

Mm-hmm, sure.

Hi, honey.

Mom, why is there strange man

in my yard trimming my flowers?



That's Rick.

I met him at pickleball.

He's a widower.

He loves doing yard work
and your yard needs work,

so I just said have at it.

Hi, Grandma.

- Hey kiddo.
- Good morning.

Grab some breakfast
and no lollygagging.

We all need to be on time today.

Good morning, Emma.

Get some breakfast.

It's too early to eat.

And remember I told you
I like to skip breakfast.

And I told you that breakfast
kick starts your metabolism,

helps you bring more
calories throughout the day,

and fuels your brain and body.

I Googled benefits
of eating breakfast

and printed these
articles for you.

Can't be serious.

But I am seriously,
very serious breakfast.

Fine. I'll eat, but
I'll do it in protest.

Noted.

Okay, so we have
Gary's basketball game
after school today.

And I think that's it,
we're not as busy as usual.

Is dad coming to my game?

He says he is.

Yeah, I'll believe
it when I see it.

- Emma.
- What?

We all know Dad's
not very reliable.

He's always so busy.

Okay, kids whenever
you're ready.

Let's go.

Grandma, are you okay?

I'm fine.

I just thought I'd take a
little breakfast out to Rick.

He's been working pretty hard.

(door clicks)

Hey.

(Rick chuckles)

How's it going out here?

[Rick] It's a
nice yard you got.

Maybe you need some energy.

Oh, thanks very much.

Is it just me or is Grandma
acting a little weird?

She's acting really weird.

(upbeat music)

(group chattering)

And please wish your dad a
very happy 75th from all of us.

(Maggie giggles)

(door clicks)

Good morning, Devon.

Did you see the new episode?

[Maggie] I watched
it this morning.

That triple tiered
cake was an inspiration.

Our cakes are just as good.

Yeah, but we're still more

of a best kept
secret kinda place.

Any response on
your application?

Nothing other than
it was received.

Ugh, sudden mood change.

Your was-been just walked in.

I have to go outta town.

Seriously, no,
hello, how are you?

What beautiful weather
we're all having today.

This again, come on.

You're fine, the
weather's great,

and I have to go
outta town for work.

Can't somebody else go?

You've been traveling
so much lately.

I know, but there's a senior
financial analyst job opening

at the end of the year.

And I have to take on all
extra trip and work right now.

I want that promotion.

And what about Gary's game?

I'll have to miss it.

I can't be two places
at the same time

and I have to be in Brussels so.

Fine.

I will cover for you again,

but you need to text
the kids and tell them,

and then you need to
spend time with them

when you come back.

Yeah, yeah.

I know the drill.

Wow.

This place looks good.

And when you said you
wanted to open a bakery,

I thought it was a terrible
idea, but now, I'm glad we did.

You need to remind him that
this is your bakery not his.

(Maggie giggles)

(birds chirping)

Oh.

[Both] Ow.

Oh.

Ow.

Michael.

- Maggie.
- Hi.

Wow.

Hi.

I feel like I haven't
seen you in a while.

Yeah, you haven't.

Anyone ever tell
you got a hard head?

Yes, I've heard that before.

Well, they were right.

(phone ringing)
(Maggie chuckles)

Oh, hang on.

Oh, well from your hard
head to a hardheaded client,

I gotta take this.

- Okay.
- Sorry.

I'll, I'll see you inside.

See you inside.

Hey, save me a seat.

- Of course.
- Okay.

Yes, yes.

(group chattering)

Who are you looking for?

What?

No, one.
- No one or Zach?

I don't know what's
more embarrassing

you knowing about Zach

or being at a freshman
basketball game.

Being here totally not cool.

Supporting your
brother totally cool.

Do you think he wanted to go
to all your dance performances,

lacrosse games, piano recitals?

Message received.

Go, Bull Dogs!

Thank you.

That was good.
- Okay.

Your dad coming today?

He said he was.

Yours?
- Yeah,

he never misses a game.

[Michael] Hey, Maggie.

Hey, you made it.

(timer buzzes)

(group clapping)

Well, you know, we're
only down by eight,

that's actually
not do bad for us.

I just really want
them to win a game.

They work so hard

and a win would really
bolster their confidence.

Mom, are you serious?

They're terrible.

Emma.

What?

They are.

Just keeping it real.

I'm sorry, you just
have to ignore her.

She's a teenager.

(Maggie chuckles)

[Coach] Go, go, go!

(clock buzzes)
(group clapping)

Good game, guys.

- Good game, boys.
- Good game.

See the scoreboard?

We got crushed.

Well, it's not about how
much you win or lose by.

It's about, help me out here.

It's about, I think the
other team was cheating.

(chuckles) I thought you
were gonna use some PR skills.

Yeah, I didn't
have anything there.

You, you played, you
played with heart.

I'm just keeping it real.

Dad, can we take care
Gary to Pizza Alley with us?

Absolutely.

You guys wanna come
to Pizza Alley?

We would love to.

(gentle music)

(laughs) I forgot
about this place.

We used to come
here all the time.

I'm not sure why we stopped.

Oh, well, if your reason
is anything like mine,

it's because you got
schooled at ski ball

by some random 12-year-old girl,

and you didn't wanna show
your face around here anymore.

(Maggie laughs)

Will looks like he's
doing a lot better.

Yeah.

Yeah, he is.

You know, it gets a little
easier every passing year.

And I couldn't help but notice

you're not wearing
your wedding ring.

Uh, no, no, I'm not.

I, I kept telling him we
had to find a way to move on

and it turned out that I wasn't.

And well, he called
me on it, so no ring.

Sometimes moving
on from anything

is easier said than done.

Tell me about it.

I think Nicole would
be very proud of you.

Both of you.

Thank you.

- Thanks.
- There it is.

Thank you.

All right.
- Come on over.

- Pizza time!
- Pizza!

Pizza.
- Pizza party.

(Maggie laughs)

Who gets the jalapeno?

I want it.

It's all yours, kiddo.

- Yes.
- Get in there.

(knuckles tapping)

Dad missed my game again.

I know, honey.

And he wanted me to tell
you how sorry he is.

He got called away on
business to Belgium.

I mean, he could
have told me himself.

It only takes like three
seconds to send a text.

I know.

And he's-
- Mom, stop.

You don't have to
make excuses for him.

(bell ringing)
(group chattering)

New lab and new
lab partners today.

I know.

I hope I get someone smart.

And you hope you get Zach.

Huh?

Jeff kinda cute, kinda
smart, I could do worse.

I did do worse.

I got the new kid.

Hi, Zach.

Yo, Em.

(gentle music)

It's too bad we're
not lab partners.

I know that
would've been cool.

But maybe we could
hang out sometime,

you know, do something.

Yeah, sure.

Cool.

I'll text you.

(insects chirping)

Ooh, that looks nice.

(phone ringing)

(phone beeps)

It's Friday night,
why are we conversating?

Hey, so I was
brainstorming some cake ideas

and I wanted your input.

Do you remember that episode
of "Make It, Bake It, Cake It"

where they used the, it like a-

Maggie, you know, my rule.

I don't talk bakery
stuff on my night off.

I am covering the
early shift tomorrow

and you've got the night off,
go out, do something fun.

Right, it's Friday night.

You're at the bike park.

I'm assuming you're having a
wheelie good time. (laughs)

See what I?

Devon, where'd you go?

(phone thuds)

Okay.

Do something fun.

(upbeat music)

(laptop thuds)

♪
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do
♪

♪ Hey ♪

(Maggie exhales)

♪ Do-do-do-do-do-do
do-do-do-do-do ♪

♪ Hey ♪

Yes!

♪
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do
♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do
♪

♪ Hey ♪

(door clicks)

Maggie, can we
talk for a minute?

Uh, sure, yeah, no,
it's kind of a busy night,

but it's, uh how,
how was Brussels?

Brief.

Good.

And, um, where are our kids?

Oh, Lisa took them
to grab milkshakes.

I wanted to talk to you alone.

Well, she is obviously

the world's most
perfect girlfriend.

Fiance.

I'm sorry.

What?

Well, that's what
I wanted to tell you.

Lisa and I are getting married.

You're getting married.

Yes.

We're planning a small
backyard ceremony

at the end of next month.

And of course we'd like you
and the kids to be there.

And do the kids
know about this?

Not yet.

Wanted to tell you first.

All right.

Now you've told me.

Yeah.

Okay.

(door bangs)

Some people complain
about how noisy

it is at a pickleball game.

Have they never been
to a jai alai match?

I've always wanted
to play jai alai.

- Me too.
- What?

We should go.
- Let's do that.

And then one thing
led to another

and we started spending time
together and then more time.

And the next thing I
knew, we were a couple.

- Wow.
- Oh, honey,

Rick is a great catch.

And if I didn't make a move
somebody else would've.

All of the widows at the tennis
club had their eye on him.

So when you told me you
were out with the girls?

I was with Rick.

- Book club?
- Rick.

Pickleball?

Oh no, pickleball was
actually pickleball with Rick.

Why did you not
tell me about him?

Well, I just guess I was
waiting for the right time

and, and part of me was
afraid that I don't know,

I just didn't know
how you'd react.

Mom, I'm okay with it.

I mean, at least I think I am.

You did, you caught
me a little off guard,

but Dad's been gone for a while

and he would want
you to be happy.

I want you to be happy.

I mean, seeing you
with someone else

that's gonna take me a
little time to get used to,

but I support you.

Rick seems like a
really nice guy.

He is.

And I'm happy.

This is just great.

So my mom has a boyfriend,

my daughter has a crush,

and my ex-husband
is getting married.

David's getting married?

Oh yes, he is at
the end of the month.

And yay, we're all invited.

That's why I came by.

I just wanted to tell
you the happy news.

(Grandma sighs)

What you don't
seem so surprised?

No, I'm not.

David has proven
time and time again

that he's capable of moving on.

It seems like everyone's
capable of moving on,

except for me.

Mags, nobody's
holding you back.

There's more to life
than just work and kids.

You're independent and you
don't need a relationship,

but there's nothing
wrong with wanting one

or looking for one.

You know what?

You're right.

I haven't given dating
much of a thought,

but maybe I should
give it a try.

I could even bring a
date to David's wedding.

Yes.

(Maggie laughs)

I'll do whatever I can to help.

Well, I will need that

because I have not been
on a date in 20 years.

Oh, maybe just don't
wanna say that out loud.

(Maggie laughs)

(birds chirping)

Hey, Mom.

(Maggie sighs)
(door clicks)

Good morning.

Good morning, good morning.

I brought coffee.

Thank you.

Why are you here so
early on a Saturday?

Because I'm excited.

I set you up with a blind
date, who's Celia's nephew.

You did what?

He's single.

He recently moved to town.

You're single.

You're looking to date.

So you'll be meeting
him for dinner tonight.

I'm really sorry,
but I, I cannot go.

Of course you can.

You wanna start dating again

and dating's all about who
you know and who they know.

So I have a single daughter,

Celia has a single nephew,
one plus one equals?

A blind date.

Exactly.

(Grandma laughing)

(traffic humming)
(group chattering)

Oh, thank you.

Hi.
- Welcome.

I'm here to see George.

Yes, the gentleman
in the black shirt.

Right this way.

George.

Hi, I'm Maggie.

It's really nice to meet you.

I hope you weren't
waiting too long.

No, you're right on time.

I got here early.

I was hungry.

Mm, thank you.

Really hungry.

(playful music)

Can I get you
something to drink

while you look over the menu?

That gentleman has already
ordered his dinner.

Oh sure, I will have
a club soda with line.

And how is the pasta pesto?

It's one of my favorites.

I will have that.

- Okay.
- Thank you so much.

Of course.

(bread crunching)

So I hear you just moved here.

From where?

Oh, I'm sorry.

What was the question?

You just moved here.

Yeah, yeah, that's right.

(bread crunching)

(gentle playful music)

You would pardon my reach.

Now do either of you care for
coffee or dessert tonight?

- No.
- Yes.

I'll have a coffee and
a tiramisu, please.

Can you excuse me for a minute?

I'll be right back.

- Leave.
- What?

This is a blind date, right?

You can tell.

Everyone in the
restaurant can tell.

Oh.

This may be your only chance.

Get out before he comes back.

I can do that?

Sure, we just need
a believable excuse.

Do you have kids?
- I do.

Perfect.

I'll tell him there
was an emergency

with one of your
kids, a high fever.

You apologize,
but you had to go.

Come on.

Okay.

Oh, thank you,
thank you so much.

Thank you.

(flag rustling)

(window whirring)

(gentle music)

Maggie.

Maggie.

(knuckles tapping)

Hi.

- Hi.
- You scared me.

Sorry.

I pulled up right here and I
was waving and yelling at you,

and you were just
locked on over here.

Everything all right?

It's kind of embarrassing.

A dating app.

- Yes.
- Oh.

Well that's, it's
not embarrassing.

You know, I'm, I'm, I'm
actually on that one.

- You're on this?
- Yeah.

I mean, I'm not very active.

I'm Cool Dad MT.

(Maggie and Michael Laughing)

Oh, I see.

This is probably explains
why I'm not very active.

(Maggie laughs)

I'm a little surprised,
I, I, you know,

you had said that you
weren't interested

in dating after your divorce.

Yeah, I know,
but things change,

and I am looking at this hoping

there's some kind
of dating advice

because besides a
disastrous blind date,

I haven't been on
a date in 20 years.

Oh, well, I, I probably
wouldn't announce
that. (chuckles)

I've been told
that before. (laughs)

Well, I mean, if
you're anything like me,

you're probably just
wildly out of practice.

Maybe, maybe there's a way
that we could help each other.

Let's, let's go on date.

Like a, like a, a pretend,
like a practice date.

You know, we can observe
each other in date mode

and, and give
helpful suggestions

and constructive criticism.

It's actually a
really good idea.

There you go.

Well, how about tonight?

I'll pick you up at seven.

Wow, uh, you're, you're
really outta practice.

This is normally where you
would respond to my comment

and, and give an answer
one way or the other.

Yes, yes.

Let's go on a pretend date.

Okay.

I'll see you at seven.

It's a date.

- It, pretend.
- Pretend date.

Pretend date.

I'll see you then.

Huh? (exhales)

What in the 1986 is that?

My mom set me up.

I had to go.

If you're serious
about dating,

you need to get on
some dating apps.

It's not that easy.

I looked, there's so many.

There was one for farmers.

There's one for bacon lovers.

One even promise me, I'd
find my salad soulmate.

Does anyone need
a salad soulmate?

So not all dating
apps are food centric.

It's important
that you know that.

And although you didn't really
ask, I am going to help you.

Not necessarily
because I want to,

but because I obviously have to.

Before I get on one of
these apps for practice,

I am going on a pretend date.

A what now?

A pretend date.

We're going out as
friends to practice.

Sorry, but there is no
such thing as a pretend date.

(phone ringing)

Unknown number.

Don't answer it unless
you're actually concerned

about your car's
extended warranty.

Hello, this is Maggie Delaney.

What?

Yes, of course I remember.

We can absolutely
make that happen.

Thank you so much.

(phone dings)
(gentle upbeat music)

That was "Make It,
Bake It, Cake It".

- What?
- We're gonna be on it.

No way.

Oh my goodness!

This other bakery dropped out.

They loved our application,

and we're filming
here in two weeks.

(Maggie cheering)

Oh, congratulations.

That's amazing.

This is gonna be
huge for the bakery.

Thank you.

This could really help us
out with the second location.

Well, we're gonna have
to have a viewing party

when the episode airs.

Mom, let's not get
ahead of ourselves.

There's a lot of work
to be done before then.

Hey, Mom.

Can I go to Shake,
Battle, and Bowl tonight?

With Lily?

Sure.

No.

Zach just texted, asked if
I wanted to meet him there.

You and Zach like a date?

Sort of, I guess.

I can go right?

As long as you're
home by 11:00.

So this is kind of weird,

since I have a date with Rick
tonight, we all have dates.

That is weird too weird.

Too weird.

Let's still talk about it,

(Maggie and Grandma laughing)

(fast tempo upbeat music)

(knuckles tapping)

(door clicks)

Michael.

Hi.
- Hi.

Uh, you look great.

Look nice.

So do you.

Uh, ready to go?

I hope so. (laughs)

Me too.

Look at us, I'm on
time, we look great.

You look great.

And we're, we're
making small talk.

We're a good start.

You're already better at
dating than I thought,

then you thought, right?

Should we?

Yeah, just if, just if only
to stop me from speaking.

(both laughing)

Was Will excited
about video game night?

I know Gary was.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, he was.

And he's already looking forward

to that basketball tournament
at the end of the year.

Couldn't stop talking about it.

I know, they were
both telling me

about that after school program.

Wait, wait, wait, okay,
okay, hold on, hold on.

This is supposed to be a date.

- Yes.
- Right?

We should be getting
to know each other,

not talking about our kids.

- That's true.
- As fantastic as they are.

That's very good
dating advice.

We should, we should
both take that.

I brushed up.

(Maggie laughing)

Oh right, I know this one.

Nice.

Yes.

Very good work.

Can I ask where we're going?

Well, I did a little
research and by research,

of course, I mean, I
interrogated your poor son,

and he told me, "That
you really liked the food

you had on your trip
to New Orleans."

So I am taking you
to a cool little cafe

called Cafe New Orleans.

Jumbalaya, po-boys, crawfish.

Are you attempting to do a
New Orleans accent right now?

Yes, ma'am, I think I am.

Can I give you
some dating advice?

- Mm-hmm.
- I would just leave out all the accents.

- Ah.
- Just not do them.

Okay.

Noted.

Arms in the bus.

No accents.

(upbeat music)

(Maggie laughing)

'Cause you never know.

That's true.

Wow.
- Oh, wow.

Thank you.

That is a lot of crawfish.

That's a lot of crawfish.

(Maggie laughing)

I'm only realizing now when
we ordered the house special,

I probably should have
asked some questions

'cause I'm, this is you,
you've never had crawfish.

I have not, but I
trusted you to order.

And now here we are.

What a mistake.

Gosh, no, I'm so
happy we came here.

This place is really cool.

And I appreciate your effort.

Okay.

I've also heard that the
best way to peel a crawfish

is to have someone
do it for you.

That's you.
- That is one way.

No, I got a very
subtle gesturing.

Uh, that is one way,

but actually I'm gonna
show you the real way.

You get 'em like this, okay?

Twist.

Oh.
- You dig.

No, get in there.

And Bob's your uncle,
there's the meat.

That's what we're looking
for that guy right there.

Tastes better than it looks.

Oh, it was really good.

It's good.

- Mm-hmm.
- All right.

Only 250 more to go.

Get in there.

(man vocalizing)
(upbeat music)

♪ Till the dark never
steals the light ♪

♪ See the sun rise and it's ♪

I'm glad you could
hang out tonight.

This is fun.

Yeah, it is.

I love this place.

♪ We can run away ♪

♪ Will we ever disarm ♪

(liquid slurping)

♪ 'Cause ever day
in time we collide ♪

Do you like the
new chemistry lab?

♪ I know there's some kind of ♪

Not really.

Science isn't my thing.

♪ Far just to say it's ♪

Huh.

I like the lab and science.

♪ Light ♪

♪ Like the earth never
changed their mind ♪

♪ I need to feel the sun ♪

(gentle music)

Oh, you played
right into my trap.

(Grandma chuckles)

I'd love to hear
more about your family.

Have you and Maggie
always been close?

We have, and even more
so over the last few years.

I lost Bob soon
after she divorced.

We were both dealing with, you
know, our own kind of grief.

The kids were young,
she needed help,

so I moved here to be close by.

I'm glad you had someone.

Yeah.

After I lost Pat, we'd
been married so long

I forgot how to be alone.

Ah.

It's nice to have met someone

whose company I enjoy so much.

(Grandma laughs)

(group chattering)
(upbeat music)

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

So good.

Ah, beignets.

Beignets.

- Thank you-
- Thank you.

Very much.

So if you don't mind me asking

why the sudden
interest in dating?

Couple of things I guess.

I just felt like everyone was
moving forward, moving on.

My daughter started dating.

My mom is in a relationship.

And when I found out that
David was getting married,

I don't know, it just made me
feel like I wasn't moving on.

Hmm.

Were you upset by the,
the wedding announcement?

I mean, did you, did you feel
like you two might get back?

- Oh, no.
- Oh.

No, no, never.

But it forced me into some
kind of self evaluation.

This may seem petty
or unimportant,

but I would like to have
a date at this wedding.

I feel like I feel better or
at least I, I think I would.

I get it.

You want somebody by your side

for comfort and support

during what is probably gonna
be pretty uncomfortable.

Very.

Thank you for reminding me.

Or at least to make sure

you don't leave the
wedding in squad car.

(laughs) Yes, I need a friend.

Oh, I cannot believe
I didn't tell you.

Do you know that show "Make
It, Bake It, Cake It"?

- I do.
- I'm gonna be on it.

Or Sweet Sensations
is gonna be on it.

Congratulations,
that's amazing.

Thank you.

Why are we having
dessert here?

You have a whole bakery.

I do.

Would you like to go?

I, I would like that.

♪ See the sun rise and
it's breaking my heart ♪

You have to be
home at 11:00, right?

Pretty lame I have
a curfew home huh?

Nah, I think it's cute.

But since you have to be home,

you cool if I take off

and meet up some of the
guys over at The Rocks.

Yeah.

That's cool.

♪ I need to feel the sun light ♪

♪ Like the earth never
changed their mind ♪

I should get going.

The guys are already there.

Okay.

♪ Let it burn through
the darkest times ♪

(gentle music)

Okay, that chocolate
cake looks incredible.

Is that bacon on top?

It is.

And we add some crumbles
inside the cake as well.

Emma actually inspired it,

and then she named it The
Wiki Wiki Chocolate Cakey.

(laughs) Okay.

We're gonna have a piece.

Oh yes.

So Sweet Sensations
how did it all start?

You don't know the story.

I don't.

Tell me.

Here you go.

Wow, okay.

That's a piece of cake.

So when Emma was born,

I knew I wanted to be
a stay-at-home mom,

and I was very fortunate
that that was an option.

And for fun, I started
making elaborate cakes.

I made-
- Mmm.

You like it?

I think it might be the best
thing I've ever had in my life.

Carry on.

Well, people started asking
me to make cakes for them.

So I started out very small,

just baking out of the
kitchen in the house.

And, and then when
the kids got older,

I had more time on my hands,

so I started researching what
goes into opening a bakery,

put together a proposal,

and with David's
help secured a loan,

and I opened this place.

Impressive a self-made woman.

And we're hoping to
open a second location.

I'm sure being on "Make
It, Bake It, Cake It"

will help with that.

We hope so.

A lot of bakeries,
they double, triple

in business after
being featured.

I bet.

But I didn't really think
about all that went into it.

I, I just, I don't know if
I'm gonna be that interesting.

Come on, you got an
incredible backstory,

your bakery is beautiful,
and your desserts are, uh,

hmm, they're amazing.

I wish I had your confidence.

- Let me help you.
- What do you mean?

Come on. I'm a, I'm a PR guy.

I am in public relations,
this is what I do.

I help people all the time
get ready for presentations,

pitch meetings and interviews.

I, I can help.

You would do that?
You have time?

Absolutely.

I would love to.

Well then I accept.

Well then I accept
your acceptance.

(Maggie laughs)

Now if you'll excuse me,
I'm gonna finish my cake.

I'm glad you love it.

[Michael] Mm-hmm.

Oh, I had so much fun tonight.

I forgot we were
on a pretend date.

Yeah, so did I.

Now that we have
arrived at your door

signaling the end
of the evening,

I can say with certainty,
Maggie Delaney,

you definitely know how to date.

So do you.

You know what else I decided?

You are my barometer.

I don't think I
know what that means.

You're my indicator.

Just knowing you, I
just feel like there

are good guys out there,

and if I keep looking,
I'm gonna find one.

So basically you're
saying I'm a good guy.

No, I didn't actually say.

Didn't say it,
but you implied it.

I guess a little
bit maybe, partially.

Yeah.

[Maggie] Well this was fun.

Yeah.

Well I guess I should.

[Michael] Yeah.

- Goodnight.
- Yes.

Goodnight.

(door clicks)

(door bangs)

(sighs) Barometer.

Well, I could do worse.

Thank you.

So after a great pretend date,

I think I'm ready
for the real thing.

So a single guy
picked up a single girl,

took her to dinner,

spent three and a half hours
with her, and paid the check.

I'm sorry, it was a date.

It wasn't a date.

He is the one who specifically
labeled it as pretend.

And then when I told him

we were gonna be on "Make
It, Bake It, Cake It"

he offered to help me prep.

So he is not interested,

but a busy single father

is just magically gonna
have time to help you.

Yeah, right.

I told you we're friends.

Our kids are friends.

But it was really fun.

And I'm starting to
feel more confident.

You're gonna help me with
online dating, right?

Yes.

Here, take my phone,
download all the apps I have,

and start working
on your profile.

Wait, I have to
be on more than one?

(slow tempo gentle music)

[Teacher] Wait for it.

(air hissing)

- Whoa!
- Oh my God.

(group laughing)

- That's so cool.
- Em.

Hello?

You watching this?

Mm-hmm.

You sure?

'Cause you're not
really paying attention.

Sorry.

It's just, I met up with Zach

at Shake, Battle,
and Bowl on Saturday

and he's kinda ignoring me.

Oh, I didn't know
you were with Zach.

Yeah, we just
started hanging out.

That's great.

(bell ringing)

Let's see what you've got.

Cool Mom MD, really?

What?

I like it.

People may think
you're a doctor.

And when they come to me
for free medical advice,

they're gonna quickly
realize that I'm not.

Not bad, but it could
be a little better.

Remember your profile is
your first impression.

People decide within
a matter of seconds,

whether or not to pursue you.

In seconds?

That's quick and harsh.

Maybe, but that's
how dating gets done.

And you can chat with
potential matches

sitting on your couch
in your pajamas.

I do like my pajamas.

Here, I made a few changes.

Okay.

Intelligent, funny,
successful, single mom,

looking for someone to share
everyday adventures with.

That sounds great.

Couldn't that be read as a
little braggy or intimidating?

Maggie, that is
nothing to hide.

And at this stage you earned
the right to brag a little.

If you say so.

Okay, one, two, three, post!

Okay, that was a
little overly dramatic,

but I'm proud of you.

And remember you
have to be proactive.

Mr. Wonderful isn't just
gonna come knocking.

(knuckles tapping)

[Maggie] Michael.

- Hi.
- Hi.

Hey.
- Hi.

Hi.

Hi.
- Hi.

You must be Devon.
I've heard so much about you.

- Nice to meet you.
- Michael.

- Hey.
- Devon, this is Michael.

Okay.

Excuse me.

Um, I just came
by to, to grab this.

Will loves your cheesecake
and it's his half birthday,

so we're celebrating.

I know it sounds kind
of weird, but you know,

we're celebrate the little
things kind of people.

Well, please wish him a
very happy birthday from me.

(Maggie giggles)

I will do that.

So Saturday night that
was, that was fun.

It was really fun.

(playful music)

She's definitely watching.

- She's watching.
- Yes.

Uh, yeah, I was wondering if,

I don't know if you wanted
a little more practice?

Actually, thanks to you,

I think I'm finally
ready for the real thing.

I just signed up
for that dating app.

- Oh.
- That's me.

That is definitely you.

- My profile.
- Cool Mom MD.

Okay, people might
think that you're-

A doctor.

Yeah, I just figured that out.

Okay, cake doctor.

A cake doctor.

I'm a doctor cakes.

(Maggie and Michael laughing)

All right, well,
I was also gonna ask

if you wanted to set
up a practice session

for the, for the show.

You could come by the
office and talk it through.

Oh, that sounds great.

And we're less
than two weeks away

and I definitely
don't feel ready.

Great.

Not that you're
not ready, right?

(laughs) Yes.

[Michael] We want
you to feel ready.

I hope you want
me to feel ready.

We'll schedule a session.

I'll text you and we'll,
we'll make a plan.

Text me.

Okay.
(Maggie laughs)

Uh, I'm gonna go.

I'll, I'll text you and
we'll set up a plan.

I already said that.

Okay.

Happy birthday, Will.

- It was nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.

Yeah, take care.

Like I said, no such
thing as a pretend date.

(birds chirping)

Okay, but why is
it called a beaker?

That name doesn't
make any sense.

Well, probably 'cause
it has a beak for pouring.

No, still doesn't make sense.

(John chuckles)

Um, next up we have
biomolecules oxidation reduction

in chemical kinetics.

Okay, but before we do that,

I heard about two atoms that
were walking down the street.

One says, "Uh-oh, I think
I lost an electron."

The other says, "You sure?"

And the first says, "Yeah,
I'm positive." (laughs)

(gentle music)

(both laughing)

I actually like chemistry
jokes periodically.

(both laughing)

Can we stop here?

I've to dinner with
my dad tonight.

Oh, yeah, totally cool.

I'll take off.

So you think you're
gonna go to homecoming?

Yeah, totally.

Just waiting for Zach

to ask me to make it,
you know, official.

Cool, that's awesome.

I'll see you in class.

(door clicks)

So now what?

I just wait for hits,
or flirts, or winks.

Wait for them or send them.

Up to you.

Oh, I just got a wink
from a guy named Steve.

What do I do?

Look at his profile.

If it's interesting wink back.

If not ignore it.

While I love tutoring
you in dating apps

I actually called
for another reason.

What do you think
about girls night?

Just you and me on Friday.

Ooh, that sounds great.

I'm in.

Hey, the kids just got home.

Uh, let's talk details tomorrow.

Can do.

I'm out.

Hey, how'd it go?

Uh, Dad made zero effort.

Just ordered a pizza.

And he only wanted
to see us to say

that he and Lisa
are getting married.

How do you feel
about that news?

I don't know.

They've been together a while,

so I'm not really
that surprised.

Gary seemed kind
of bummed though.

Can I ask you something?

Sure.

Why did you and
dad get married?

I mean, you're
both so different.

'Cause we were
young and in love

and we wanted to spend
our lives together.

But you didn't,
you got divorced.

Well, we tried to make it
work for a really long time.

We both loved you, and Gary,
and the family we created,

but we had grown too far
apart on too many things.

Okay, so like
in the beginning,

how did you know
that you liked him?

Well, it's not gonna
be the same for everyone.

It's gonna be a
combination of things.

Common interests, the ability
to talk to one another,

similar sense of humor.

Your dad and I had all of that
when we were starting out.

But if you are
asking me about you,

this may sound old fashioned,

but I think you
want a gentleman.

Someone who treats you well,
but also knows you are strong,

you are smart, you are capable.

He lets you be you.

You shouldn't have to shrink
in order to make him feel big.

And if someone isn't all that?

Well, sometimes two people
aren't meant to be together

and that is okay.

Are we talking about Zach?

Yeah.

After we met up that time,

I thought he was gonna
ask me to homecoming,

but he hasn't really said
much to me until today

when he finally texted.

All he said was yo.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I don't really know
how to interpret that.

Me either.

Just go out there, have fun.

Find your way.

Just let the relationship
and dating stuff,

it'll work itself out.

Is it Zach?

(Emma laughs)

No.

It's my lab partner John.

He sent a science meme.

[Maggie] Oh, that's funny.

Such a dork.

That's a beaker with a beak.

Yeah. (laughs)

John's funny.

(phone ringing)

(door clicks)

Who is ready for girls night?

Maggie is!

Oh, you're
referring to yourself

in the third person now.

It's new, random
and a little weird.

Here, I grabbed your mail.

Thank you.

What?

(playful music)

David's wedding invitation.

You all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.

He found his soulmate
good for him.

Maybe tonight I'll find mine.

I thought it would be fun,

and the interactive style
makes it easy to meet people.

And note the men to women ratio.

Awesome note, I might be the
oldest person here. (laughs)

Hi, I'm Isaac.

We need a couple more
for our foosball game,

do you guys wanna join?

Definitely.

I'm Devon, this is Maggie.

Well, very nice
to meet you guys.

Devon, you wanna be my partner?

- Absolutely.
- Look at that.

- Oh perfect.
- Maggie, Alex.

Alex.
- Maggie.

- Nice to meet you.
- Maggie, Devon, here we go.

[Maggie] Wow.

- Oh, yeah!
- Yes!

Good job, we crushed them.

Since we lost we'll
get the next round, yeah?

Hey, you wanna play some pool?

Sure, that sounds fun.

Let's go.

(giggles) I can't remember
the last time I played pool.

Here, let me show you.

You should tell Alex

that Maggie owns
her own business,

is a great boss, and
she knows how to yodel.

Wow, yodel?

Uh, that is cool

You know what else is cool?

Owning her own business.

Yeah, you're right, that
is actually pretty cool.

How about a little wager?

Let's say 20 bucks.

I barely remember how to play.

Why don't you tell me
something about yourself?

Shoot first, talk later,

I'll even let you pick the game.

Eight ball, English billiards,
snooker, straight pool?

I don't know what any
of those things are.

Do you think she's gonna win?

- Yes, definitely.
- No, she isn't.

(both laughing)

(rock music)
(group chattering)

Here you are.

- Nah.
- Ah.

Very good game.

Good game.

- I'll see you soon.
- Okay.

I think I could
get good at this.

- Yeah.
- Uh-huh.

Isaac and Alex
invited us to hit up

another bar after this.

Are you up for it?

Even I know what that means.

Isaac wants to go out with you.

I know he's definitely
into me. (laughs)

But Alex seems nice too.

He is.

He's really good at pool.

We just don't have
that much in common.

And he's a little young for me.

Come on 40 is the new 30.

And 10:00 PM is
my new midnight.

Let's call it a night.

We got you out of the house.

We had some fun and I
finally got to spend time

with you outside at work.

Thank you for helping me.

(door clicks)

(light clicks)
(phone beeps)

Wink.

(phone ringing)

Michael.

Hi, is everything okay?

Hi, yeah.

Sorry. I, I, I, I
meant to text you

and I accidentally called.

I, I hope I didn't wake you up.

No, not at all.

What's up?

My afternoon is
wide open tomorrow.

And I was wondering if,
if you wanted to try

and slip in that
practice session?

Sure, I, I would love to.

Good.

Okay, we can do it at my office.

How's noon?

Yeah, yep, noon sounds good.

Everything all right?

You sound a little distracted.

Uh, it's just been a
weird past few hours.

I got David's invitation

and I was just
snuckered at eightball.

And now I'm home,
and I'm hungry,

and suddenly craving those
spring rolls from China Dragon.

Oh, China Dragon.

And they have those, the
cream filled wontons.

Those are so good.

Well, I've never tried
'em, now I suddenly want to.

Uh, well, if, if you wanna
forget that you're hungry,

maybe I could distract you.

Are you able to FaceTime
from your laptop?

I can.

Good, okay.

Well then get your laptop,
get comfy, and call me back.

Okay.

Hi, okay, so this is called
camera rolls scavenger hunt.

We have to run it
for a client of mine

for his new hire orientation.

So this will actually be
really helping me out.

I am happy to help
you in any way I can.

So how do we play?

Well, I choose a category
like flowers or whatever,

and then using only the
photos on your phone,

we have to find pictures
of said category.

That sounds really fun.

Let's give it a try.

All right, we'll start
with something easy,

dogs on skateboards.

(Maggie laughing)

I'm kidding.

Let's do meals.

Let's start with meals.

I'm sure you have a ton
of pictures of food.

I don't think I do,
but I will hunt for one.

Oh, okay, I got
one, I got one.

What?

That was so fast.

Hold on.

Hunting, hunting.

Oh, I found one too.

Got it.

Uh, so this is, I was
teaching Will how to grill

and this is a steak
dinner that we made.

Oh, that looks delicious.

This is a chicken pop pie
that I am unusually proud of.

Ooh, that looks really good.

Let's do a sunrise or sunset.

Oh, that one is easy.

I got it.
- What?

What's taking you so long?

Do you hate the sun?

I'm a sunset guy more
than a sunrise guy.

Okay, I got it.

Look at that.

Here's mine.

Oh, that's gorgeous.
Where is that?

This is Turks and Caicos.

- Where's yours?
- This was a hike

we took a few months ago.

Oh, I'm so sorry,
it wasn't an island.

(Michael and Maggie laughing)

I'm totally kidding.

(laughs) Can I
pick the next one?

Fire away.

Um, how about
favorite family photo?

Hmm.

(gentle melancholic music)

Michael, I'm so sorry.

I should not have said
favorite family photo.

No, Maggie, no.

Its okay.

It's good photo, isn't it?

It's a great picture.

It really captures Nicole's
bubbly personality.

Yeah, it does.

You know, our anniversary was
a few weeks ago, 17 years.

You think it's weird

that I still make her
favorite dinner to celebrate?

It's not weird at all.

It's a great way to
keep her memory alive

for both you and for will.

Yeah.

(doorbell ringing)

Who would that be?

It's really late.

I'm gonna let you go.

Uh, I'll see you tomorrow.

And Maggie, bon appetit.

[Maggie] Goodnight, Michael.

(door clicks)

As we wrap it up today,

remember if you are getting
married in or around Seattle

Dream Day Cake is the go-to
for your wedding cake.

I'm Priya Parker.
- I'm just about finished

the press packet for
Jacob and Roberts.

They wanna meet here
Tuesday at nine.

Does that work for you?
- Perfect.

- Thanks Jill.
- Will do.

Thank you.

Hi.

Michael.

- Maggie.
- Hi.

- Hi.
- I cannot believe

you sent me food last night.

Oh, well you were hungry.

And I wanted you
to try the wonton.

They were really good.

You were right.

This office space is fantastic.

How long have you been here?

Couple years.

Still a bit of a work in
progress, but we're getting by.

Do you always work weekends?

It depends.

A lot of people here have kids,

so we let them make
their own schedule.

I love that.

I have been watching
"Make It, Bake It, Cake It"?

(giggles) You have?

I have.

Gonna be helping you out,

I should know what
I'm helping you with.

That is incredibly thoughtful.

Thank you.

Have you decided what
you want to focus on

or highlight, things
you want to avoid?

Well, they do a lot of
wedding cakes and kid cakes,

so I think we should
stay away from that.

I'm thinking, you're thinking
the right thing to think.

Um, we wanna make your
episode stand out.

You know, Sweet Sensations
is about so much more.

This is why I hired the
best PR guy in town.

I got the best one.

In this part of town.

(Maggie laughs)

Come with me, I wanna
show you something.

(pins rattling)
(upbeat music)

You're up, new kid.

Why do you guys
still call me new kid?

I moved here in seventh grade.

There's a ton of
kids, newer than me.

Just kind of suits you.

Yeah, it does.

♪ If I can do it ♪

Everybody's having fun, right?

My party is fun, isn't it?

Lily, it's great.

Except Zach's being weird.

Isn't really talking to me.

Maybe because
you're beating him.

I can't help it up in a
better bowler than he is.

I'm just gonna throw gutter
balls just so we can win.

(pins rattling)

I'm tired of bowling.

Anyone want to hit the arcade?

♪ Isn't every night and day ♪

♪ Keep on working ♪

Why do you like him?

What?

It's just, he isn't
really that nice to you.

He's the most
popular kid in school.

So what?

He can still be nice to you.

None of your
business, new kid.

I have taken the liberty

(Maggie gasps)

of setting up a little
replica of the bakery.

Wow.

- Yeah.
- This looks incredible.

Thank you.

So we'll use this
table as the counter.

Obviously this is a hat

that I've had custom
made for myself.

That's a cake.

That's a, that's a cake.

And then we can figure out
where and how you wanna stand,

so you feel most comfortable

'cause the more comfortable
you feel going in,

the more comfortable you
will appear on camera.

(gentle upbeat music)

Michael, I cannot
believe you did all this.

This is amazing.

I'm already starting
to feel less nervous.

That's 50% of the
battle right there.

Okay, so I think the best place

for you to stand
is probably here.

Where it says Maggie.

Where it says Maggie.

Now I have prepared
some questions for you

that I think are, no
peeking, thank you,

are the types of questions
that I think Priya will ask.

She's gonna want to know how
Sweet Sensations started.

Obviously you already
have that answer.

Any ideas on how to
make it more interesting?

No, I, I like the answer.

I think it's interesting enough.

I think the thing to remember

with all the
questions and answers

is to find a way to
distinguish yourself

and the bakery in a way
that makes you stand out.

Distinguish, stand out.

(Maggie laughing)

All right, oh,
this is a good one.

Okay, do you plan to make
any changes to your bakery?

Oh, um, ah, that's a hard one

because I'm sure there are
lots of things we could change.

But what I really
would like to focus on

is that we are hoping to
open a second location.

Okay, well you could
just say something

like you're really happy

with the success
of Sweet Sensations

and you're excited
to replicate it in?

- A second location.
- A second location.

I love it.

That's hopeful, that's
honest, that's positive.

Great things.

Ooh, okay, I like this one.

Is there anything you bake

that isn't currently
featured at the bakery?

I do make an amazing

sweet and salty
chocolate chip cookie.

I wanna hear more.

So I was fooling around
in my kitchen one night

and I added this ingredient
that, you know what?

I'm actually not gonna tell you.

It's not gonna do it justice.

I'm just gonna make
it for you one day.

I'm gonna hold you to that.

You know, you still have a
week left until you shoot,

and I don't think you realize
what a natural you are.

Thank you.

(Maggie exhales)

- All right.
- All right.

Let's go through
some camera basics.

I will stand on my mark.

♪ But I keep totally soft ♪

♪ I shouldn't spend my life ♪

♪ Thinking of you ♪

Hey, Em, about earlier,
I'm really sorry.

You should hang out with
whoever you want and it's-

Yo.

I got next on ping pong
table, need a partner, you in?

Yeah, sure.

Sorry. I, I was
talking to new kid.

I really wanna
beat Luke and Nico.

Uh, actually Emma's
better than me.

You'll probably do
better playing with her.

That's okay, you guys play.

I'm gonna catch up
with the birthday girl.

♪ With you ♪

How, how are you feeling?

Are you hungry?

You wanna get something to eat?

Oh, I would love to,

but we're actually doing
a family night tonight.

We haven't had that
much quality time.

Yeah, no, no, you
don't have to explain.

Kids come first as they should.

Plus you have to
be up super early

to take the boys fishing.

Yeah, I don't know how
Will got me to agree to that.

(Maggie laughs)

I'll see you in the morning.

See you in the morning.

Hey, thank you again.

(phone ringing)

(insects chirping)

[Gary] Why does fishing
have to be so early?

Well, I don't know.

It's probably 'cause the
early fish catches the worm.

I don't get it.

You were trying to be
funny, weren't you?

I was, yes. (laughs)

Good morning.

Good morning, morning.

Oh wow, not everyone
can pull off that look.

Oh, is it the baggy robe
or the fancy scrunchy?

I think it's a toss up.

(Maggie laughs)

You ready?
- Yeah.

All right, you guys
catch 'em I'll cook him.

[Michael] Deal.

Hope you have
a real good time.

(laughs) It too
early for that joke?

It's never too
early for that joke.

(Maggie laughs)

- Bye, Mom.
- Bye.

Bye bye.

All right, kiddo.

(group chattering)

So there's Steve who
hasn't replied to my wink.

And besides that I got nothing.

Follow my lead.

Be proactive and ask
Steve to meet up.

Okay.

And done.

Good.

Now we need to focus.

The shoot is in five days

and we have to choose
a dessert and theme.

Right, so I think we
should go with a fall cake.

It'll make Sweet
Sensations stand out,

it's gonna look good on camera,

blow Priya away, and make
sure everyone remembers us.

[Devon] Okay.

(door clicks)

Hey guys.

Oh nice.

We caught 'em now
you have to cook 'em.

Oh no, no, no, not so close.

Oh, you're not afraid of a
few little fishies are you?

How you gonna cook 'em if
you don't wanna touch 'em?

Ah!
- I didn't really

think this part through.

I can help.

Are you gonna let
me off the hook?

Come on, no.

It's all you, no, you can't, no.

(Maggie laughing)

What do you call a
fish with no legs?

(Maggie laughing)

A fish.

Do you guys know how you
get a fish to talk to you?

You drop it a line.

(Michael and Maggie laughing)

Dad, why are you laughing?

It's not really that funny.

Oh, I'm just being polite.

Hey, what's the best
way to catch a fish?

You have somebody
throwing at ya.

(Maggie laughing)

Being polite, Mom?

No, I thought that was funny.

[Michael] It was funny.

Hi, I'm sorry, we're late.

What did we miss?

Mom was telling fish jokes.

Oh, I'm really
sorry we missed that.

Here you go, are you
gonna eat the whole fish?

(Emma groans)

Did we give her Sam?

Oh, I think we gave her Jimmy.

Oh, this was Jimmy.

[Maggie and Michael]
You got Jimmy?

Yeah, go easy on Jimmy.

(water splashing)

Dinner was fun,
fish jokes and all.

It really was.

Thank you again for taking Gary.

Oh.

Sure he wishes it was
his dad taking him fishing

or anywhere for that matter.

Is David's still working and
traveling around the clock?

Oh, yes, that's David.

There's not a work trip or
assignment he can say no to.

I think he thinks the kids
just wanna spend less time

with him as they get older,

but I'm the opposite
I just wanna spend

as much time with them
as they'll let me.

As you should.

I'm the same way.

You know it's like
they say you have kids

and suddenly time
just disappears

and it turns out they're right.

They're growing up.

It's true.

(phone beeps)

Steve replied.

I have a date.

Wow.

We're going wine tasting.

Okay.

Wine night.

(birds chirping)

Look, I know I've been a little
busy and spread thin lately,

but I wanted to take some
time to talk to both of you.

As you know, your father
is getting remarried

and Lisa will be
your new stepmother.

Yeah, so?

Well, that's
kind of a big deal.

So I just wanted to make sure
you're both okay with it.

It's not really
gonna change anything.

We only see dad like once a week

and that's only if he has time.

And we'll probably see him
less after he is married.

He's gonna have new
wife, maybe a new family.

He'll be focused more on them.

Hey, you guys don't know that.

Gary's right.

Dad knows when he supposed to
see us, just chooses not to.

(birds chirping)

I have to admit

I was a little intimidated
by your profile.

You being a doctor and all.

Oh, I'm not.

I'm not actually a doctor.

Those are my initials.

MD, Maggie Delaney.

I own a bakery down
on Front Street.

You run your own business.

I do.

That's a little
more intimidating.

Still I suppose when you saw

my occupation software engineer,

you must have thought
how incredibly boring.

No, no, actually I just
thought dork. (laughs)

(dramatic playful music)

(birds chirping)

You know I was kidding, right?

My kids would be so embarrassed

that I used the word
dork. (chuckles)

Oh right kids.

You are a single mother.

- Mm-hmm.
- That must be, um,

how many kids do
you have exactly?

I have two.

I have a daughter who's
16 and a son who's 14.

How about you any kids?

Ha, Maggie, no,

but it's okay that
you have them.

I know that when I
date women my own age,

they're bound to
have children already

or want them immediately
for some reason.

It's been challenging,

but it's something
I've learned to accept.

Now for the real
reason we are here,

I was very happy that
you took the initiative

and called to meet up.

I've been wanting to come here
with another wine connoisseur

for quite some time.

Oh, I would not call
myself a connoisseur.

I'm more of a, I'll have a glass

if there's nothing else to
drink kind of gal. (laughs)

Let's try this one.

Okay.

It uses a hand
grafted hybrid grape.

Very difficult to grow.

And I'm told we can expect
notes of pomegranates.

Is that correct?

Pomegranate.

What are you looking for?

Clarity.

Texture.

Glycerin.

That's very good.

Mm-hmm.

(wine swishing)

(playful music)

(Steve spits)

Right at the end there.

Very nice.

The end was what
I felt as well.

Thank you.

Are you free Friday night?

I have tickets to
a private concert.

A renowned string quartet is
in town for one night only,

and I would very much
like to take you.

Sure.

That sounds fun.

Moving on.

[Devon] So how was the date?

I would rate it as, okay.

He didn't really ask me
any questions about myself

or laugh at any of my jokes.

It was the first date.

He is probably just nervous.

Besides he has to see you again,

so he is at least a
little interested.

Mags, you're not committed to
Steve, just to a second date.

That reminds me.

I actually need to call Michael,

schedule some more episode prep.

Interesting, I say date
you think of Michael.

I was expecting
more episode prep.

I wasn't expecting all of this.

What exactly is this?

Well to thank
you for helping me,

I was going to make you

my sweet and salty
chocolate chip cookies.

And I thought, why
make them for him

when I can just teach
him how to make them?

Oh, so this is more
of a teach man to fish

than give a man a fish thing.

Oh, I see what you're
trying to do there.

And although you baited me,

I'm not gonna make
any fish jokes.

Are you gonna
make a baking joke?

You butter believe I am.

All right, so next we add
in the chocolate chips.

- Okay.
- I'll let you do it-

- Thank you.
- Since I'm teaching you.

All right, now, I'm
going out on a limb here,

but I'm guessing that the chips

represent the sweet secret.

Ding, ding, ding,
you are correct.

All right, all of them?

All of them, yes.

Okay.

And then you just.

All right, all
right, all right.

- Okay.
- I can do it.

- I'll let you do it.
- I can do it.

Now that I have
almost successfully
folded in the chips,

what's next?

Next we add the salty,

the secret ingredient that
makes these cookies so special.

(thunder crashing)

Rain check?

While chocolate is the most
popular cake in the world,

guess what the most popular
cake in the United States is?

I don't know, vanilla.

Oh, I wish.

It's pineapple upside down cake.

Oh, what?

- Yeah, right?
- No, you're kidding me.

I like all cake except for
pineapple upside down cake.

I can't stand it.

And people that put pineapple
on their pizza don't even-

- Oh, no.
- Get me started.

I'm right there
with you. (laughs)

(gentle music)

How was, how was your,
your wine tasting date?

It was okay.

I'm not really that into wine,

but since I wrote on my profile

that I like to try new
things, I figured I should.

[Both] Try new things.

(Maggie laughs)

Did you work in any
of your corny jokes?

Oh, I did, I did.

And you know, while I was there,

I just really took the time
to stop and smell the rose.

(Maggie laughs)

Oh, that's, that's good.

- Thank you.
- That's some good work

right there.

How about you?

Have you been on
that app lately?

Did you find anyone to wink at?

Oh no, I, no, I'm not, I'm
not moving too quickly on that.

I know that Nicole would
want me to be happy,

but I'm, I'm not ready
to take that leap.

It's understandable.

You need to take your
time, go at your own pace,

and anyone that you're with
needs to understand that.

You get me, you really get me.

And when I do wink at somebody,

I'm gonna make sure
that it's somebody

who really interests me.

(electricity clicks)

(insects chirping)

Well, even though I
never actually got

to try your top secret
sweet and salty cookies,

that was fun.

It was.

You're still coming
to the shoot, right?

Absolutely.

I wouldn't miss it.

So I guess I will see
you at the boys' game.

Yeah, I hope so.

I, I had a meeting
come up last minute

and I'm desperately
trying to get out of it.

Uh, I would like that.

(man vocalizing)

Well, I guess I
should go, so goodnight.

(man vocalizing)

(car door clicks)

(car door bangs)

This was just
delivered for you.

Oh, oh, oh, I
know what this is.

These are Maggie's
secret recipes

sweet and salty
chocolate chip cookies.

Go ahead.

Thank you.

Mmm.

Wow.

Yep.

This is so good.

It's brilliant.

Oh.

Here's the market
research for Morris and Son.

[Michael] Thank you.

I knew you liked her.

I'm, I, I, I'm, I'm-

Just do it, Michael.

She's obviously interested.

Trust me, women don't share

their secret cookie
recipe with just anyone.

She's interested.

Ba, ba, ba, ba.

Huh.

(playful music)

(phone dings)

(upbeat music)

(phone dings)
(gentle upbeat music)

Michael just sent me a wink.

What do you think that means?

Means I'm right,

and there is no such
thing as I pretend date.

(whisk clanging)

(group cheering)

Go Bull Dogs!

(ball bouncing)

(group booing)

Oh wow, I should film this.

Yes.

- Go, go, go!
- Come on, go, go, go, go!

- Hey go.
- Shoot.

(timer buzzes)
(group cheering)

Oh, yes!

Good job!

Bull Dogs!

Wow, that was amazing!

Hope you filmed it.

I got it all on video.

Your dad is gonna be so proud.

Dad isn't here.

I know honey, something
must have come up.

Something always comes up.

Stop making excuses for him.

[Devon] Maggie, we shoot
tomorrow, you have to decide.

Well, the pumpkin
spice tiramisu

is definitely a potential.

Nothing screams screams fall
louder than pumpkin spice.

And the spiced apple
cake is really popular.

It looks so pretty
with its glaze.

Is, and while I love the
idea of the pear skillet cake,

I don't think it's gonna
look good on camera

unless they only
photograph it from above.

That is a very good point.

So my gut says we should
go with the pecan pie cake.

It's unique, it's very fall.

It's gonna look great on camera.

I got this.

David, I am so glad
you could stop by.

Why so many cakes?

I guess the kids
didn't tell you.

We're gonna be on "Make
It, Bake It, Cake It".

We film here tomorrow.

Wow.

Is that why you're summoned me?

So you can brag about that.

No, and I'm not bragging.

Also, you are gonna
have to pay for that.

You can't be serious.

Oh, I am.

I'm very serious.

(David scoffs)

It's not enough that I paid

for the bakery when it was made?

Okay, David, we need to
get a few things straight.

First of all, you didn't
pay for this bakery.

You helped me secure
loan, but that is it.

I did everything else.

When our marriage ended so did
your interest in this bakery,

You wanted nothing to do
with it, you got your wish.

It's mine. It's not yours.

It's not ours.

Fine, it's your bakery.

You finished?

No, I'm not.

From now on I'm gonna
start making decisions

that are best for
me and for our kids.

Not what's best for you.

You've let them down
for the last time.

So this is a schedule
for the next month.

It outlines all of your
responsibilities to the kids.

I'm not available to change
your switch days with you,

so don't bother asking me.

You need to start making
your work schedule

around your schedule
with Emma and Gary,

not the other way around.

They love you.

They're your kids, they just,

they wanna spend time with you.

You always were
the better parent.

I'll try and do better.

I promise.

Thank you.

(gentle upbeat music)

I am so proud of you.

Wow, that gave me a
burst of confidence.

I'm gonna start trusting my gut.

We are going with
a pecan pie cake.

Yes.

Oh, that felt really good.

Your bakery is perfect.

I mean, perfect
size, perfect layout.

Even the exterior, it really,

you know, blends with the
surrounding environment.

I really love it.

Thank you so much.

I was actually part
of the design team.

I really wanted our bakery
to have a welcoming feel.

Good to know.

I'll be sure to bring that
up in our conversation.

Do you mind if I
take just one second?

Of course, do
what you need to do.

Um, we'll be ready to
roll in a few minutes.

Thank you.

Michael, hi.

I'm so happy, you're here.

Wouldn't miss
it for the world.

Like I did the best
basketball game ever.

Apparently three point
buzzer beater come on.

Wait, did Will tell you?

Take a look.

(gentle upbeat music)

(timer buzzes)
(group cheering)

Oh!

That's my boy.

That's my boy.

It is.

Maggie, thank you.
That's so great.

Send that to me, please.

[Maggie] Of course.

Oh, this is exciting.

How are you?

Are you feeling good?

Are you ready?
- I'm good.

I'm a little nervous
still, but I feel ready.

Good.

Well, just remember all
the things we talked about

and be yourself.

It'll be great.

You got this.

Thank you.

I'm Priya Parker.

Welcome to another episode of
"Make It, Bake It, Cake It".

It I'm standing
with Maggie Delaney

owner of Sweet Sensations,

and we are coming to you

from her beautiful bakery
in downtown Franklin.

So for the cake,

I swap out granulated
sugar with brown sugar,

and I add a generous
amount of crème de cacao.

I imagine that compliments
the pecan pie filling too.

That's the idea?

- Ooh.
- Yes.

Mm, ooh, that is good.

So for the frosting,
we also use brown sugar,

which gives it a richer flavor.

- And a nice coloring.
- Mm-hmm.

I am excited to see how
this all comes together.

All right, all that's left

is my favorite part
trying the finished cake.

(Maggie giggles)

Mm, mmm.

Wow.

That is amazing.

(Maggie laughs)

You know, the filling
tastes just like pecan pie.

It is pure heaven.

And the brown sugar
cake and the frosting,

perfectly compliment each other.

You know, I thought that with
the filling and the frosting,

it was gonna be too sweet,

but they are actually
very, very good together.

This pecan pie cake is worth
adding to your holiday lineup,

whether it is a fall event,
Thanksgiving, Christmas,

or anywhere in between,
this one's a winner.

I'm Priya Parker, goodbye
from Sweet Sensations.

And I'll see you next time on
"Make It, Bake It, Cake It".

(Priya chuckles)
(group cheering)

All right, that's a wrap guys.

Maggie, Devon, seriously
this cake was amazing

and I am so glad you didn't do

another wedding cake
or a princess cake.

I mean, how many more of those
episodes do we really need?

Right.

Really nice
meeting you, Maggie.

Well done.

Oh, it was a
pleasure meeting you,

and thank you so much for
having us on your show.

Of course.

You know, when you open that
second location, let me know.

We would love to do another
episode with you guys.

Our viewers really love
follow-up episodes.

- Absolutely.
- Thanks-

- We would love that.
- Priya.

[Priya] Right,
okay, bye, guys.

Bye.

(Maggie and Devon cheering)

Best day ever.

- You're shaking.
- I know.

It's over, we did it, we did it.

Thank you.

Oh, that was so fun to watch.

And you were perfect.

I don't know if I'm perfect,

but I do feel good about it.

That was really fun.

Thank you for your help.

- I-
- Would do anything for you.

Is that why you winked at me?

I was wondering if you were
ever gonna acknowledge that.

I winked at you because I wanted
you to know that I was here

in case you wanted to
go on another date.

Practice.

Pretend, yeah.

Or otherwise.

(bell ringing)

Maybe I won't go.

Just homecoming.

What?

No, you have to go.

Zach might not be perfect, but
he's a good homecoming date.

It's a few weeks away,
he hasn't asked anyone.

Yes, of course, I'll go.

(gentle brooding music)

(door bangs)

Hey, Em.

How was school?

Awful.

Zach asked Susie
Crawford to homecoming

in front of everyone.

Oh, honey.

I should have just asked him.

Like maybe if I didn't wait,
we'd be going together.

I'm so sorry.

It's okay.

Zach asked Susie, I'm
not going, the end.

You want me to
cancel my plans?

We could have a mother-daughter
night, order pizza,

eat ice cream, watch
some cheesy reality TV.

No, it's fine.

You should go.

Plus shock, Dad texted,

and double shock wants
to meet for dinner.

Even suggested China Dragon,
Gary's favorite spot.

That's great.

Maybe some of their
famous wontons

will just help you
forget about Zach.

Who?

That's the spirit.

There you go.

(fast tempo violin music)

Wow, they are very good.

Oh, reviewed as one
of the best quartets

in the country, you know?

You know, I have heard
that a string player's motto

is it's better to be sharp
than out of time. (laughs)

What did I tell it wrong?

Oh, I have no idea.

I just don't think this is
the proper setting for jokes.

Oh.

And as I'm sure
you already know,

puns are the lowest
form of humor.

(playful music)
(phone ringing)

Um, I, I should
probably check this.

It, it could be one of my kids.

Right, kids.

I'll meet you back at our seats.

Me, I'm sorry.

(gentle music)

Is everything all right?

Your kids seem to be
distracting you quite a bit.

My daughter thought this boy

was gonna ask her to homecoming,

but then he ended up
asking someone else so.

Sounds unimportant.

Just another teenage
girl with a broken heart.

I'm sure there's
nothing you or anyone

could possibly do about it.

(fast tempo violin music)

I'm really looking forward
to the second half.

I hear it's even longer.

(gentle music)

It was a little uncomfortable.

I've never broken up
with someone before.

Really?

Do it once a month.

Don't tell Isaac I said that.

I think I might
actually like him.

See, when you say
things like that,

it makes me think I'm never
gonna understand dating.

And truthfully, this experiment

has just made me feel like
I'm really happy where I am.

I love my life.

There's nothing wrong
with wanting a relationship,

but it's amazing when you
realize you don't need one.

Exactly.

And if somebody finds
me and it's meant to be,

then it's meant to be.

And if it's meant
to be with Michael,

don't wait too long
to wink back at him.

(Maggie sighs)

(gentle brooding music)

I waited too long.

He's no longer available.

Okay, boys, extra
cupcakes for you.

(knuckles tapping)

(door clicks)

Hi.

I'm so excited for you.

- Thank you.
- Congratulations.

Your mother is so proud and
thank you for including me.

Of course.

I'm so glad you can make it.

Enjoy.

(door clicks)

Devon and Isaac.
- We're here.

You can start the party.

- Come on in.
- We brought champagne.

So when the episode is a
success we can celebrate.

And we brought sunflowers,
so in the unlikely event

the episode is a flop,
they'll cheer you up.

I did research sunflowers
are the happiest flower.

Thank you.

That's very thoughtful. (laughs)

All kidding aside, you okay?

I think so.

I'm a little nervous
about watching the show

and also seeing Michael.

He said he was coming today,

but I haven't heard from him.

Since the rejected wink.

Oh, thank you for so
succinctly verbalizing that.

He'll show up.

He's a good guy.

Wink or nod, he's not
gonna stop supporting you.

(doorbell ringing)

Told you.
- I'll get it.

It's probably my dad.

Okay, do you
guys need anything?

(door clicks)

Emma, the new kid's
here to see you.

(door bangs)

Uh, I'm so sorry, I
should have texted Emma

to see if it was
okay to stop by.

No, it's okay.

We can talk in here.

He's cute.

I'm sorry, I
interrupted the party,

but I've been wanting
to talk to you.

About chemistry.

Do you wanna change
lab partners?

No.

I love being a lab partner.

Em, I know he wanted to
go to homecoming with Zach

and I know I'm not
as popular as he is,

but I was hoping you
would go with me.

I can make a sign and
come back or get flowers

or get down on one
knee, whatever you want.

I just, I, I really like
you and wanna take you.

And I thought-
- Yes.

Really?

Yes, I'll go with you.

(both laughing)

So-
- Oh, okay, everybody go.

I just started reading
a book on helium.

Ah.

I can't put it down.

(both laughing)

Turning into my mother.

Oh, here you go, you two.

Sit here.
- Oh, thanks.

But I really should get going.

- Oh no, no.
- No.

This is the premiere
Maggie's episode.

No, no, you have
to sit right here.

Besides if you're taking my
granddaughter to homecoming,

I'm gonna need to
get to know you.

Grandma.

Uh, okay, I
guess I could stay.

Okay.

Welcome, welcome, welcome.

Come on, sit down.

Oh gosh, I'm a little
too nervous to sit down.

So I'm just gonna walk back
and forth right around here.

(Maggie laughs)
(door clicks)

Hi guys.

What's up?

Quiet, it's starting.

I'm Priya Parker.

Welcome to another episode of
"Make It, Bake It, Cake It".

It I'm standing
with Maggie Delaney

owner of Sweet Sensations.

And we're coming to you
from her beautiful bakery

in downtown Franklin.

This pecan pie cake is worth
adding to your holiday plans.

Whether a fall event,
Thanksgiving, Christmas,

or anywhere in between,
this one's a winner.

I'm Priya Parker, goodbye
from Sweet Sensations.

And I'll see you next time on
"Make It, Bake It, Cake It".

(group cheering)
(group clapping)

It was okay, right?

It was great.

It was the best
episode I've ever seen.

Let's watch it again.

It really, really was.

- I'll get some champagne.
- Really was good.

Hey.

So well done.

Thank you.

Um, hey, can I, can
I steal you for a sec?

Of course you wanna talk back?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Okay.

(Maggie laughs)
(gentle music)

Uh, I got, I
got you something.

- Is that-
- It is.

- A gift?
- For you.

Yeah, I, I-
- It's for me.

I saw it and I thought of you.

(Maggie laughs)

(paper rustling)

[Maggie] What is it?

[Michael] Open it up.

Oh, look.

It's a barometer.

Um, I'm giving it to you

because I don't wanna be
your barometer anymore.

I don't wanna be the
guy that indicates

that there are good guys.

Michael, I meant, I
meant that as a compliment.

I know, I know.

I, I don't want to
be your barometer,

uh, because I want to, I wanna
be the guy that you date.

I wanna be the guy that laughs
at your corny jokes, (laughs)

and insists that you laugh
at my even worse jokes.

And the guy that helps
you prep for baking shows

and, and you know, the
guy who believe it or not

wants to accompany you to
your ex-husband's wedding.

Uh, that's the guy
that I wanna be.

Uh, you know, you'd
really be helping me out

of a potentially very
humiliating situation

if you'd say something.

Anything, anything at all?

Just say just anything at all.

Hey, look, it's
pointing at you.

This thing works.

Oh, that's so corny.

(gentle upbeat music)

You'll really go to
David's wedding with me?

I wouldn't miss
it for the world.

Wait till you see me dance.

(both laughing)

(gentle music)

I'm so glad
you're here with me.

Yeah, me too.

Now that we're dating
I'm a little nervous

that you might desert me.

(Maggie laughing)

Oh, don't you worry.

I will not go baking your heart.

Oh, that's good because
I think you're flantastic.

(Maggie laughing)

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Hey, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Who I am ♪

(gentle music)