A Christmas in New York (2016) - full transcript
Several guests come to terms with love and its countless complications over the course of one night in an upscale Manhattan hotel.
[soft Christmas music]
- [Jasmine] I know, Mom, I know.
Katherine is just
really busy with work.
We're going to New York for
her company holiday party
and we're going to
talk about it then.
There's nothing I want more.
- [Bob] Yes, this
is Bob Burgess,
I need to get a room for, ah...
Let me call you back.
- [Radio Jockey] WTLA, New
York's best alternative rock,
your home for Jack
Livingston tickets
this Saturday at the Flynn.
- [Gabriela] Diego,
are you home?
- [Diego] Yeah, I am,
I got holiday leave.
- [Gabriela] That's great.
- [Diego] Hey, so I
heard about you and Jose.
- [Gabriela] Yeah,
it's pretty messed up.
Right before the winter formal.
I really wanted to go.
- [Diego] Well, I can
take you, you know.
If you want.
- [Gabriela] Um, yeah, sure.
[soft Christmas music]
- [Jason] Ben, hey
buddy, it's Jason.
Ah, listen, I'm looking
over the sales reports
and I see you're down a
good bit for the quarter,
give me a call.
I know you're at the
conference this weekend
but make some time to call me.
Thanks.
- [Ben] Susan, hey, it's Ben.
So I'm here at the hotel.
Call me when you
get in, will you?
I miss my drinking buddy.
All right, bye.
[soft Christmas music]
- [Kate] It's a sold
out show tonight
so we've added another
for tomorrow night.
Oh, and don't forget
about your radio interview
in the morning.
Hudson, shut up.
Call me.
- Man, your brother
hooked us up.
Look at you going all out,
you didn't have to do that.
- Oh, it's nothing.
I just thought you
might like them.
- They're beautiful.
- Do you want a glass
of wine or something?
- Ah, sure.
I'm going to shower.
- Yeah, yeah, I'll just
get the stuff ready.
- It's amazing the
plane could get off
the ground with this thing.
- Be nice, it's our anniversary.
- You miss it?
- Oh, yeah.
- We should see Madeline
while we're here.
- Honey, Madeline
died two years ago.
- [Billy] Where are you dad?
- I'm in New York.
- Oh, when will you be home?
- [Jack] Come home Wednesday.
- [Billy] In time for my game?
- Ah sorry buddy, flight
gets in a little bit later.
- Oh well, when you go back out?
- I've got a show on
New Year's in Vegas.
- Oh.
- But then I'm home
for two months.
- You promise.
- I promise just me and you.
All right buddy, I
gotta run all right?
- [Billy] All right.
- I love you.
- Love you, dad.
- All right buddy.
- [Billy] Bye.
- Bye.
[telephone ringing]
- Hey.
- [Kevin] Hey, how
was your flight?
- Ah, it was, it was good.
Um, you need anything?
- [Kevin] No.
- Okay, well listen,
Maddy's got practice
for the pageant
tomorrow, don't forget
to take her after school.
- [Kevin] Yeah, yeah, okay.
- Listen, I have to run but
I'll call you later, okay?
- [Kevin] I love you.
- Yeah, love you too, Kev.
- [Jasmine] What do you
think of the name Maisie?
- Uh, I like it.
- Maisie more than Emily?
- I like them both.
- Come on Switzerland,
choose one.
- Uh, Maisie.
- Okay good, me too.
And I was thinking we
should let it be a surprise.
- What?
- Sex of the baby.
- You, you do realize
that the unknown
is notoriously
challenging to plan for.
- Yeah, but it's more
exciting when you don't know.
It's a big mystery.
- Yeah, yeah like, um,
the Bermuda Triangle
or Area 51 or Bigfoot.
Mysteries!
- Oh!
- [Katherine] Mm-hmm.
- [Jasmine] Huh!
[bright Christmas music]
[champagne popping]
- Shit.
♪ The snow is falling down
♪ Outside my window
♪ The roads are closed
♪ There's nowhere we can go
♪ And I want to be with somebody
♪ This time of year
is better that way
♪ You're more than just anybody
♪ It's Christmas and
I want you to stay
♪ Whoa
♪ Come here, baby
♪ Why don't we cuddle up
♪ I wanna cuddle up
♪ Come here, baby
♪ Why don't we cuddle up
♪ I wanna cuddle up
♪ Come here, baby
- 1932, come on Bob.
1-9-3-2.
1-9-3.
- Oh.
- Oh.
I just need to get my shampoo.
- Eh, oh, yeah.
Here's your wine.
- Thanks.
[text message dinging]
- Honey, did you make an
appointment with the VA?
- Sweetie, they're always
busy, but I promise
I'll call them when
we get home, okay?
That's a nine pounder.
Hey, baby, that's a nice fish.
- What did he catch it on?
- Little spinner, the top prize
for the tournament is $10,000.
- You should go out and rent
a boat and enter one of those.
You can out fish
anyone on the lake.
- Oh honey, all these
guys are professionals.
- So?
- It's $400 to rent a boat.
I catch just as
many from the shore.
- You say that all the time
and you catch more fish
when you're in a boat.
- Honey, with $400 we could
fix the roof on the garage.
- Or spend a nice
day on the lake.
- Oh, look at that one,
look at that, oh no, oh boy.
- Your birthday's coming up.
- Oh hon, sweetie, I don't
need anything for my birthday.
- [Irene] I think you do.
- Oh, card will do just fine.
[cellphone ringing]
- Hey Kate.
- [Kate] Hi listen,
I just got a call.
Shut up, sorry, I'm dog
sitting for my sister.
The opening band for JRE
dropped out last minute
and they want you
to take their spot.
- Wow, uhh.
Wow, uhh, how long is the tour?
- [Kate] About eight months.
God, this is insane.
Why would anyone want
one of these creatures?
He just ate half my sandwich.
- Ah, just don't give
him grapes or chocolate.
- [Kate] Ah, why?
- Cause you'll have a
dead dog on your hands.
- [Kate] Tempting.
[Christmas music]
- Hey, new dress huh?
- Honey, I wore
this dress last week
at Bill and Betty's party.
- Oh yeah, that's, that's right.
Well, you can wear
it again next week
and I'll think it's new again.
Oh look, let's take a selfie.
Laura says all the
kids are doing it.
Yo, yo, here we go.
Let me get you in there.
Merry Christmas.
- Hi! [camera clicking]
- There.
- [Irene] Well, it's
a selfie all right.
- [Kate] So you're in, right?
This is huge.
- Can I think about it?
- [Kate] Wait, hang
on, let's not look
a gift horse in the mouth.
They could find
someone else by then.
- I get it, I just...
I just need the night
to think about it.
Can you tell Mark,
I'll give him an answer
first thing in the morning?
- [Kate] Oh, for the love of...
I'm gonna have to call you back.
- Okay.
[soft music]
[telephone ringing]
- Hello.
- [Receptionist] Ms.
Chen, I have a Mr. Martin
here to see you.
- Ah, yes please,
send him up, thanks.
- What about the name Janine?
- It's nice.
- You like it more than Masie?
- Babe, I really got to get
this contract
reviewed by Monday.
- Okay, sorry.
- I like Masie
better than Janine.
- Babe, I really got to get
this book read by Monday.
- Oh.
- Okay.
Hi.
- Hey.
- Oh, come on in.
You look great.
- Well, thanks.
So do you.
[bright Christmas music]
- [Madison] Mommy, Santa
Claus is coming in nine days!
We need to make
him some cookies.
- Well, what about the milk?
- [Madison] We can't make
milk, cows make milk.
- So then, should we
leave Santa a cow?
- [Madison] No, silly, milk.
- Okay, then milk it is.
All right, listen
little munchkin, get
Ah, will you put daddy
back on the phone?
- [Madison] I love
you, Mommy, sleep good.
- Muah!
- [Kevin] Hey.
- Hey, listen I forgot
to ask, um, did you ever
hear back about the interview?
- [Kevin] No.
- Well, don't you think
you should follow up?
- [Kevin] They'll call
if they're interested.
- Okay.
I'll talk to you later.
- [Kevin] Mm-hmm, bye.
- [Courtney] Are you still
living in the village?
- Yeah, same place.
- Does Gladys still get up
and vacuum at 3:00 a.m.?
- [Sam] Every single night.
- Here you go.
Cheers.
- So um, where are
you these days?
- I've got a place
in L.A. but I,
I don't see it much.
- [Sam] How long
are you in town for?
- Ah, just for tonight.
I have a meeting in the morning
and then I fly to Paris.
How's the painting?
- Shitty.
Fashion?
- It's been a really good year.
We actually started
a new line and it's...
It's doing really well.
- You still working
for your dad?
- My dad died a year ago
so I took over the company.
- I'm sorry.
- Are you?
- Sorry as I would be for
anyone losing their father.
- Thanks.
- You look nice.
- Thanks, who knew you'd
look so hot in a uniform?
Look, I don't wanna
come off as bitchy,
but I just wanted to make sure
you didn't think we
were gonna, you know?
- Oh no, no it's...
No, I knew that.
- I'm dealing with
the whole Jose thing.
And we're friends and I wouldn't
ever want to mess that up.
- No, yeah, yeah, I get it.
Just friends going
to the formal.
That's what I thought this was.
- Now, I feel weird
for bringing it up. Sorry.
- Oh no, it's fine.
It's cool.
- Cool.
You'll still dance
with me though, right?
- I just don't really dance.
- It's easy.
Now you.
- No, I'm good, thank you.
- Follow my lead.
Back.
Forward.
Oh my God, you really need help.
- All right.
- So like.
[door clicking open]
- Oh, hello.
What's your name?
- Hi, I'm Jasmine.
- You think maybe I
could get a little,
sexy time later, Jasmine?
- Maybe.
Guess what color?
- Oh, ah.
Red.
- Mm-mm.
- Blue.
- Nope.
- Nothing.
- Maybe so, maybe not.
See, isn't a little mystery fun?
- Not even a little bit.
- Uh-uh!
You have to finish
this by Monday.
And we don't wanna be
late for the party.
[text message dinging]
[elevator bell dinging]
[text message dinging]
[text message dinging]
[text message dinging]
[text message dinging]
[text message dinging]
- [Courtney] I still have
that painting of yours,
the goat in the sneakers.
- Oh my God.
- That's not a failure
because I smile
every time I look at it.
- I, I had honestly
forgotten about that one.
- It's a good one.
It's my favorite.
- Really?
- Mm-hmm.
- Wow, so I peaked with
a goat in sneakers.
- Yeah, pretty much.
- Oh boy and I used to believe
that art could fill the void.
- [Courtney] And now?
- Now, oh now, I think I should
have become an accountant.
- You are a wonderful artist.
- Keep going straight ahead,
we're heading right over here.
I'm gonna sit you
down on the bed.
Everything will--
- I'm worried about this.
- Don't be worried.
Oh, a little more to your left.
Now, we're gonna do
a little turn around.
[soft music]
[knocking on door]
- [Ben] There she is, hey.
- Hey.
- How are you stranger?
- Just so you know we're
sharing a bottle of wine.
We are not sharing
bodily fluids.
- What?
Yeah, then I'm out.
- Hey.
- What, I'm just saying,
there must be somebody
in this hotel willing
to have have sex with me
for a bottle of beautiful
wonderful, Pinot Noir.
- Oh Meiomi.
- What?
- This is my favorite wine.
- Get outta here.
Pure coincidence.
I merely picked the one with
the highest alcohol content.
Come on, you order
it at every function,
it's an easy impress.
- Let's crack this baby open.
- Please.
- Now, keep your eyes closed.
Now, come on Bob.
Come on, 1-9.
Oh.
1-9.
1990.
1930.
No, no, no.
Well, let's see.
Yes, 1932, yes.
Okay, here we are.
There, I'm here now sweetheart.
I'm here as always.
- Are you?
- Here, just stay
right there now.
I'm not finished, not finished.
[soft jazz music]
Open sesame.
- Oh no, oh.
Oh!
Oh, they're beautiful.
- So why am I here, Courtney?
- I want to talk
about what happened.
- I don't really see the point.
We've moved on.
- I, uh.
Really didn't
handle things well.
- No, you didn't.
- Okay, okay, I thought this
was gonna go differently.
But I see you haven't lost your
ability to shut people out.
- Really, you wanna
have that conversation?
- Yeah, actually I do.
- The one where you made the
decision about our child,
not with me, but with
your overbearing,
You wanna have
that conversation?
- I made that decision
Sam, not my father.
- Oh, right, yeah.
[soft jazz music]
- You didn't have
to say anything.
They ask us about having kids
and you immediately
walk off to get a drink.
- Babe, I wanted another drink.
We could have been
talking about the weather.
- But we weren't, we're
talking about our family.
We agreed when we got together
that we both
definitely wanted kids.
What changed?
- Nothing.
- Really?
- I just think we should
wait until I make partner.
- Another year?
- Or so, yeah.
- You know there's never
gonna be a right time?
- But there will
be a better time.
We need to get a bigger place.
We need a bigger car.
I want us to have
more money saved up.
- We could easily have a baby
right now and make it work.
- God, you're driving me nuts.
We have to plan these things.
- Okay, fine, let's
start planning.
I'm tired of babysitting
everybody else's kids.
- Does it have to
be this very minute?
- Yes, it does.
- This one first.
- Where in the world
did you find this?
- [Bob] It was in the attic
when I was getting down
the Christmas decorations.
- I was so nervous that night.
- Yeah, you were
talking a mile a minute.
- Yeah well, you were no help.
You didn't say a word.
- I most certainly did.
I said you looked very pretty
and then my, my,
my voice cracked.
I thought, well, I'd better
quit while I was ahead.
- We were just kids.
It goes by so fast.
- Hey, hey, hey.
- All right, well, maybe it's
my mid-life crisis kicking in.
I guess the kid in me is
just somewhat disappointed
in who the adult
became, you know?
- What did the kid
want you to be?
- Eddie Van Halen.
- You play guitar?
- No.
- Yeah, probably time
to give up that dream.
- You think, huh?
Well, I'm just trying
to find something
that I'm passionate
about that doesn't make
people's eyes glaze over
at cocktail parties.
- All right so,
quit and go do it.
- And give up the company car,
pension, health
benefits, you crazy?
- Then stop
complaining about it.
- Although, correct
me if I'm wrong,
I vaguely recall the
conference in Atlanta
and somebody whose
name rhymes with Busan,
who said that she
wanted to, and I quote,
walk out and go live
on a beach in Mexico?
- You see, see that
was a company problem.
That wasn't a career problem.
I'm very happy now,
thank you very much.
- You are?
- Yes.
- I don't believe you.
I think you've been brainwashed
by the corporate fascists.
- Yeah maybe, but they do
sign the checks that give me
my very comfortable lifestyle,
and yours too buddy.
- I know and I
hate myself for it.
That's why I've decided,
I'm going to be the change.
I'm going to start a revolution.
You in?
- What kind of revolution
are you gonna start?
- I have no idea, but I know
it's going to be significant.
- I'm not really a
revolutionary kind of girl.
- You don't think.
[telephone ringing]
I disagree, I
think it suits you.
You want me to step
out for a second?
- No, no, no, no, it's okay.
- That Kevin?
- Yeah.
- Maybe he's flyin'
out to surprise you.
- Yeah, that would never happen.
- Oh, is this for me too?
- Of course it's for you.
We start in Italy and
we go all through Europe
and I got us a couple
of those Eurail passes.
- We can't afford this.
- I sold the Babe.
- You what?
- It was time.
- Take these back and
you'll get your money back.
And no, you can't sell the Babe.
That card, the Babe Ruth card,
you've had it since
you were a boy.
- Sweetie, sweetie,
it just sat there
in the safe deposit box.
Sweetheart, 50 years
we've been married.
I want this for us.
I want this for us.
- Nothing is going to change
when you make partner.
You're gonna work
just as many hours
and you're gonna be just as
stressed about it, I know you.
- Sweetie, we will
do this, I promise.
- I'm 34 now.
Let's say it takes you a year
to make partner then I'm 35.
Who's to say that that year
won't be the difference
between me being able
to conceive and not?
You always said you
wanted two kids.
You hated being an only child.
- We have time, Leslie was 40.
- Yeah and you know what
Leslie went through.
Do you honestly want to see
me go through that hell?
Having a baby at 40 should
not be the goal here.
- Jas, I just can't
handle anything else
on my plate right now.
I already feel like I need
five extra hours a day as it is.
- But you wanted us to take
a cooking class together
two nights a week.
I'd rather have a baby than
learn to make an omelet.
- Let's see what we've got here.
A surprise.
Oh.
Okay.
What's...
Oh!
Oh, what do we...
- I know you hated the movie,
but these are the best
seats in the house.
- Les Miserables, huh?
Look at that, oh tomorrow night.
- And, uh, Laura and the
kids will be with us.
- Oh, that's gonna be great.
- You're right.
- Well, thank you.
- Is there...
Is there anything else in there?
- Let's see.
Let's see if we got
anything in here.
Oh!
Oh, my gosh.
Oh sweet.
A boat?
- Mm-hmm.
It's from everybody.
- Ho, ho, ho!
I'm gonna give those pros
a run for their money.
- Of course you will.
[crowd applauding]
- Thank you very
much, I appreciate it.
It's always good to
be back in New York,
you guys always make
a guy feel welcome.
Anyways, this next song,
I wrote for my dad.
He was troubadour if
there ever was one.
Not too many roads he didn't
go down, probably twice.
[guitar music]
♪ Oh to live and rise
♪ In the morning light
♪ Burning the holly berry tree
♪ I'll be there
waiting on my knees
♪ But oh, oh, oh
♪ Going home
♪ And, oh, oh, oh
- [Susan] How's that
OCD working out for you?
- [Ben] I have no idea
what you're talking about.
- [Susan] I have seen the inside
of your briefcase my friend.
- Whatever, it's just
a regular briefcase.
So what?
I like things to
go where they go.
- [Susan] I can't even imagine,
what your house looks like.
- [Ben] It's a romper
room, let me tell you.
- [Susan] Right,
I'm sure, the mess.
- Wanna hear a secret?
I don't tell this
to just anyone,
so ah, that must
mean I trust you.
- [Susan] Oh, now you got
me all hot and bothered.
- Okay, I have an
apothecary in my bedroom.
- [Susan] A what?
- An apothecary, why does
nobody know what an apothecary--
- [Susan] What is an apothecary?
- It's an ornate
piece of furniture
with some nice
glass on the front.
You know what, pharmacists
back in the day,
they used to store
their medicine in there.
I obviously don't do that.
But what I do store, are my
deodorants and my flank oils.
- I'm, I'm sorry, deodorants?
As in plural?
- Yeah, yeah, I ship them in
from New York, I'm not kidding.
- [Susan] No, you
always smell good.
- I wasn't his puppet.
I was his little girl.
You know, he wanted
what was best for me.
- What he wanted was a pedigree
he could brag about
to his golf buddies.
Not some broke, white artist.
- He didn't care
that you were white.
- He would've preferred
me to be Korean.
- He was worried that
you couldn't support me.
- And were you?
- No.
Yeah.
I don't know.
- Exactly, I wasn't
good enough for you.
- Of course you were.
- That's why you asked
me, where do you see
yourself in five years?
Why you turned away when your
friends asked me what I did?
Why you kept on talking
about the graphic design jobs
at your dad's company?
- 'Cause I was trying to help.
Not that it mattered
because all you
cared about was your art.
If only I'd been one
of your paintings.
- And only if I had a
place in the Hamptons.
[telephone ringing]
- Yeah, what's goin' on?
- [Kevin] Where were you?
- Um, I was ah, you
know, just out to dinner.
I'm, I'm back at the hotel now.
- [Kevin] I'm out
of sleeping pills.
- Okay, well the pharmacy
on Tunnel is open 24 hours
or you know, I did buy you
that homeopathic stuff,
it's in the bedroom.
- [Kevin] I'll just
go to the pharmacy.
- Okay.
I'll talk to you later?
- [Kevin] Yeah, sure.
- You okay?
- You know that
second bottle of wine
is sounding real good right now.
- You got it.
- Vanessa Vasquez?
What a slut!
She's had sex with
the entire school.
- I never had sex with her.
- Would you want to?
- Well, I...
No, no, not really.
- This was two weeks ago.
He told me he loved me.
- Probably just wanted
to have sex with you.
- We'd already done it.
- Oh.
Right.
- Why do I only like assholes?
- Well, I mean, you know, not,
not all guys are assholes.
- Sorry if I bummed you out.
- It's cool.
- Why are you so nice to me?
- I don't know.
[text messaging dinging]
- I don't even want
to go to the party.
- We don't have to, you know.
We could probably just stay
here and just hang out.
- No.
Let's go.
I'm gonna change.
- [Diego] Okay.
- This is non-negotiable for me.
- Meaning?
- Well, if this isn't
something you're willing
to do right now, I need
to consider my options.
- What are you talking about?
- Finding someone who
actually wants to have kids.
- Jas, I wanna have kids.
I just don't wanna
have them right now.
- I don't believe you.
- So let me get this straight.
If I don't agree to have
kids now, you're leaving me.
You're giving me an ultimatum.
- I guess so.
[somber music]
So?
Nothing?
No response?
- I think it's best,
considering how
I feel about ultimatums.
- I'm going to take a shower.
[door slamming shut]
- I wasn't ready
to have a child.
My father had nothing
to do with it.
- Look, he's gone,
stop protecting him.
Just...
Just tell me the truth.
I think I deserve at least that.
- It wasn't yours.
- What?
- The baby wasn't yours.
- Well then, whose whose was it?
- Doesn't matter.
- Well, it, it matters
a hell of a lot to me.
- Peter.
- Pete...
Peter, your ex?
Yeah, um...
How long, how long
was this going on?
- It was just once.
- Oh, it was just once?
So um...
You just saw him out
somewhere and then you
just decided to
have sex with him?
- No, we were...
We were at a bar, we had too
many drinks and it just...
It just happened.
- It just happened,
it just happened.
Did he know?
- No
- Merry Christmas.
- So, is this how you seduce
all of your unsuspecting
ladies at conferences?
You know a little foot massage,
a couple of bottles of wine?
- I have no idea what
you're talking about,
I give all my friends
fancy foot rubs.
- Spare me the details.
No but seriously, what's
ah, what's your MO?
- What if I told you
I don't have one?
- Oh, come on.
- Well let's put it this
way, I have never ever,
bought anyone a bottle
of Meiomi before.
[telephone ringing]
- Yes.
I can't.
I, I'm, I'm so...
I really want to, I really,
really want to, I just...
- It's okay.
- I can't.
- I know.
- Yeah, but it's my fault.
I'm the one that invited
you up here and--
- Hey.
- I'm just in a really
weird place right now.
- I get it.
- I'm sorry.
- I'm gonna go to bed okay?
- Okay, I'll see you tomorrow.
[soft music]
[telephone ringing]
- [Kevin] Hello.
- What?
- [Kevin] What's wrong with you?
- What's wrong with you?
You keep calling me.
- [Kevin] And you don't answer.
- Yeah, 'cause maybe I don't
wanna talk to you right now.
You could send me a text,
you could leave me a message.
Really, can you, can you not
figure out how to get online
and find a pharmacy
that's open right now?
- [Kevin] Well I was going to.
- Maybe you could
get up off the couch
and take Maddy to a movie.
Huh?
Maybe I just don't
feel like being
your mother for one night.
- [Kevin] So you've
been drinking?
- I don't know.
I had a couple glasses
of wine with dinner.
Who cares?
- [Kevin] Sorry to interrupt.
Enjoy your evening.
- Hey, Kevin.
Kev.
[phone beeping]
[knocking on door]
- All these years.
All these years, all you
had to do was, was tell me.
Would've been a clean
break, but no, no.
No, you couldn't even do that.
- If it was yours, I would
have absolutely kept it.
- [Shannon] Is that the same
guitar you had last time?
- No, that one was a Martin
that I picked up at a
pawn shop in Nashville.
- It's beautiful.
- '74, good year for guitars.
- How many of those do you have?
- I don't know, 12 or 15, maybe?
See I'm always buying
and selling them.
My life has become a constant
search for the perfect guitar.
- It's not that one?
- No.
I thought it was, but it wasn't.
- They're like men.
Perfect at first, but
then their flaws come out.
- Their tone's not as sweet
and their A-string buzzes.
- Exactly.
And then you get rid of them
and all you can think about
is how perfect they were.
- And you try to get them back,
but somebody else
is playing them.
- And round and round
and round we go.
Maybe it's not
about the guitars?
- Maybe.
[knocking on door]
- Hey.
- If I could do it over, I
would do it so differently.
- Maybe then I...
Maybe I'd have been a
little less self-absorbed.
- I wouldn't have asked you
where you saw yourself
in five years.
- I'm sorry about your dad.
- Thanks.
I'm sorry that Gladys
still vacuums at 3:00 a.m.
- Yep.
- I hope that bitch
gives him a disease.
Is there any more Vodka?
- I can get you some water.
- Do you have a cigarette?
- Nope.
- You can do me if you want.
- Oh, um.
I'm alright.
- You don't wanna
have sex with me?
- Just not like this.
- All right then, whatever.
[Bob snoring]
[soft Christmas music]
[text message dinging]
It's Jose, wants to
know what room we're in.
I wonder why.
- Just don't answer.
Here come on, let's go.
- I never thought
I'd be this girl,
in so many ways.
- Why do you stay, hmm?
- Because, well, because
there's a lot of history there.
- Yeah.
- There's a lotta love there.
Well, at least there used to be.
Uh, because of Maddy.
That's the truth,
I stay for Maddy.
- How old is she now?
- Six.
- Hmm.
My folks separated
when I was 11.
- Hmm.
- Ah nah, c'mon.
It was miserable.
There was a lot of
shouting in my house.
Anyway around that
time, my dad he,
he took me to a Dodger's game.
I'll never forget it.
There was this old
couple sitting next to us
and on the screen they
were paying tribute
to the 1932 Olympics in
LA and, the old woman,
she turned to me with the
biggest smile on her face.
She said, we were there.
She was so proud, so
happy, and she leaned over
to her husband, wrapped
her arms around him
and put her head on his
shoulder right there.
I remember thinking that's
it, it's that simple.
That's what I want.
- Listen, it was, it was
good to see you again.
- And, really, thank you
for coming out tonight.
- Sure, have a safe flight.
- Thanks.
And let's not make it 10 years
before we see each other again.
Yeah?
- Okay.
Yeah, deal.
- Merry Christmas, Sam.
- Merry Christmas.
- Bye.
[Gabriela retching]
- Why do I keep
doing this to myself?
- I have no idea.
- I hate throwing up.
Why did I have had those
three shots of tequila?
- Five.
- What?
- You had five.
- [Operator] Room
service, can I help you?
- Hi, could I get a
bottle of the Pinot Noir
and what kind of
cake do you have?
- I think maybe six months ago
and he blames his
medications, but it's hard
not to take it
personally, you know?
- Sure.
- I bought some lingerie
and wore it into bed
and he told me I looked nice
and then he fell asleep.
- Oh.
- [Susan] My dad always says,
you can't be responsible
for someone else's happiness.
- Sounds like a smart man.
- He was.
- Can I ask you something?
- [Susan] Hmm.
- Do you think that maybe,
maybe it's time you move on?
- You don't like your
job and you don't quit.
- It's true but it's
a little different.
- Yeah, it's a lot harder
to quit a marriage.
- I don't know, is it?
- Yeah, you don't just like
hand in your resignation
and give two weeks' notice.
- I get that.
You know what, I've
invested 10 years of my life
into building my career.
I'm not saying it's
the exact same but--
- Then what are you saying?
- Well, look, I
might not be married
but I certainly have
commitments in my life.
- Okay, but if you quit, the
company wouldn't be devastated.
They would just replace
you and move on.
- That might be true,
but what are you sayin',
that you're not leaving because
Kevin will be devastated?
- Yeah, partly.
- Partly.
- Yeah, of course.
- See, that makes
no sense to me.
- Why?
- I'm sorry.
Why?
You've already told
me that you're,
you're not happy, Susan.
And neither is
Kevin for that fact,
so isn't it time you
looked at other options?
- Says the single guy who
picks up girls at conferences.
- Come on.
- No, no really.
Ben, you don't know anything
about my situation, okay.
So don't like sit there all
smugly after you've fucked me--
- Come on.
- [Ben] And judge me.
- Who's judging you?
- You are.
- Don't you think you're kind
of playing the victim, here?
- Okay, okay.
It is not the same thing.
- I'm not saying
it's the same thing.
I'm just trying to make a point.
- All right, I'll tell you what,
I will go on playing the
victim here and you can keep
boring the shit out of
people at cocktail parties.
- Susan, it's not what I meant.
Hey, I'm sorry, okay.
Just come back to bed.
[door slamming shut]
[knocking on door]
- What?
I mugged the bellhop.
- Should I call security?
- I would.
- Why are you always
so nice to me?
- Why are you such a bitch?
- What?
- Look, you're probably
not gonna remember this
in the morning, all right, so
I'm just gonna say it anyway.
Whenever I'm with you, it's
like there's two people.
There's this girl that's
sweet and funny and charming
and there's this pain in the ass
that's selfish and
drinks too much.
All right, it just
drives me crazy.
I don't even know what
you see in guys like Jose.
You're better than that.
You didn't even need
my help in math.
You could have done
it on your own.
You could probably
go to any college
if you really wanted to.
You just always
sell yourself short.
And...
And I've been in love
with you this whole time.
Here just take
a shower, all right.
It'll probably make
you feel better.
You know, I was really
looking forward to tonight.
[piano music]
- I know, I know I
got a better one.
- Okay, all right, what is it?
- This is for old times' sake.
[piano music]
- Oh, my favorite.
Here I come.
So fancy.
You like that?
- Whoa.
- Did that throw you off?
- I can't keep up with that.
- Watch this.
- No, if you gonna
freestyle like that,
I'm in all sorts of trouble.
I can't.
- I think we're kind
of falling apart here.
Oh wait, I'll follow.
[soft Christmas music]
[elevator door dinging]
[knocking on door]
[knocking on door]
- Hey Diego.
- Hey.
- What's up homie?
- Hey so, where's Vanessa?
- Dude, she like passed out.
Where's Gabriela?
- Well, I mean she's not feeling
well right now, you know,
so just don't be a dick, right.
She's a good girl.
- Yeah.
Damn man.
She's got you fooled bro.
Gabriela?
- What are you doing here?
- Hey, I just
wanted to apologize
about that whole other thing.
I messed up.
Can you forgive me?
- You're a dick.
I can't believe I
had sex with you.
- This fool right here said
he's gonna leave us alone
for a minute so you
and I can have a talk.
All right?
Can you please go?
- Dude, I think you
should just leave.
- I think you shut up?
- You know what?
Diego got this room for us.
There were flowers
and a bottle of wine
when I came in, okay?
He told me I was pretty.
He didn't have sex with
me when I was drunk.
That's how I deserve
to be treated.
You know what, I'm sure Vanessa
is wondering where you are.
Don't touch me.
- Whatever.
You weren't worth it anyway.
Not one bit.
I'll be seeing you, bro.
- [Charlie] So, uh,
things are going well?
- Yeah, Dad.
Things are good.
Just got an offer to--
- Did you get my postcard?
- Yeah, I did.
- Yeah, I was up in Montana
last week, Billings.
Yeah, they had a couple
of gigs up there.
It's a really beautiful
country, I'll...
I'll take you next time.
- Yeah, all right.
Make you a drink?
- Uh, no, no, no.
I'm okay.
Nice guitar.
- Yeah, picked it
up at a pawn shop.
- Yeah, that mahogany,
it ages real nice.
- It does.
You sure I can't
make you a drink?
- No, I gotta get going.
- No, you don't.
Look just hang out
for a little bit.
- Yeah I'd love to,
buddy, but I gotta go.
- Please Dad, please.
- I think my ride's here.
I gotta go.
- Yeah, okay.
See you around.
[guitar music]
[water splashing]
- Do you really think
I can go to college?
- I think you can do
anything you want.
- I'm not smart like you.
I'm barely getting
through high school.
- You just, just
gotta keep trying.
You can always go to community
college and then transfer.
- Can I call you every night
so you can help me
with my homework?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, of course.
- You be careful out there.
- I will.
- You're like, so grown up.
Don't get all cocky.
[soft Christmas music]
[birds chirping]
- [Radio Jockey] Thanks
for stickin' with us.
We are back on WTLA, New
York's best alternative rock.
We are on the phone
with Jack Livingston.
And we have four tickets
to his sold out show
at The Flynn tonight.
We'll give those away in
the nine o'clock hour,
but Jack talk to us about
your writing process.
Everybody wants to
know what comes first,
the words or the music?
- Typically words, you know,
get an idea from somethin'
I read about or somethin'
that sorta just, you know,
strikes me and I gotta
get it down on the page.
- [Radio Jockey] Yeah,
that makes sense.
Lemme ask you this
Jack, between being
in the studio recording,
playing shows or writing,
which would you say
that you enjoy the most?
- I love bein' on the...
You know, it's funny, I was
gonna say being on the road.
You know, you spend your whole
life working for one thing
and you want it so badly
so you put in all the hours
writing or recording
or out on the road,
in vans and playing
in tiny little clubs.
And then you taste that,
just that touch of success,
which don't get me wrong,
I'm, I'm grateful for it,
so thank you.
But if I am honest
with you, I think...
I think the thing that brings me
the most pleasure is
bein' with my son.
- [Radio Jockey] Spoken
like a true rockstar, man.
- Yeah, something like that.
- Erika Edwards.
We were in kindergarten
and she had those cornrows,
those braids, with the little
beads on the end and the foil.
They would click when she
walked and she was so pretty.
The day she held my
hand, it changed my life.
I loved her.
I was so excited to tell
my dad that Erika Edwards
held my hand
and how happy
it made me feel.
I just went on and on and
on and on, on the ride home
and then when we, we got in
the driveway he looked at me
and he said, what are
you talking about?
Why are you talking about
that girl, that way?
It's weird, unnatural.
That's probably why I waited
till he died to come out.
The thought of bringing
a kid into this world
where there's so much pain
possible, it just terrifies me.
I don't want our children to
suffer because of who we are.
- We're gonna be
such good parents
that everybody's gonna
wish they had two moms.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
We will be.
Just promise me that our
baby will have your eyes.
Promise?
Okay.
- What are you doing?
No, I look awful.
- I'll be the judge of that.
- Hey you're supposed to
say you look fabulous.
- I think you're gonna like it.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Breakfast?
- Strawberry, my favorite.
- Yeah, I remember you
used to eat them at school.
Do you want anything
for your coffee?
I mean some cream and sugar?
- I'll take both.
- Okay, cool, just one second.
Yeah, they are all out of cream.
- It's fine.
- That's cool.
Hey, so how's your head?
- Not too bad.
I think I threw it
all up last night.
- So I...
I, I kinda got you a gift.
You know, it's nothing big.
I just thought, you know,
I wasn't gonna see you
for Christmas and everything.
- That's so sweet, Diego.
You didn't have to do that.
Should I open it?
- Yeah, I mean if
you want, it's cool.
- It's beautiful.
Thank you.
Thank you.
- [Irene] Honey, can
you help me with this?
- Sure, okay just a minute.
Let me see what we
have got here now.
Okie dokie.
- You got it?
- You look so sweet.
I'm such a lucky guy.
- No, I'm the lucky one.
- Got it.
- [Jasmine] Kevin?
- I love Kevin, but do
we really want our child
to be a vegan
conspiracy theorist?
- Good point.
- What about Paul?
- Paul goes out of
his way to avoid kids.
- Well, that might
be a good thing.
He won't want to
be too involved.
- That's true.
I don't know would it be weird?
'Cause we see him and
Rick all the time.
- I don't think so.
He'd be Uncle Paul.
- He's not a
conspiracy theorist.
- He's super smart.
- Tall.
- And really one of
our favorite people.
- Think he'd do it?
- We did help them move.
- Yeah.
- That took all damn day.
- All damn day.
- I think that deserves
a couple good swimmers.
- So, what's your day like?
- Hmm.
I am hanging Christmas
lights for one of my clients.
- That's good.
- Yeah, I'd rather be
beaten with a two by four.
- Can't be that bad.
- Oh it's worse,
they're always tangled,
there's always one
strand that doesn't work
and it is cold as
hell up that ladder.
- But it's so pretty
when they're all up.
- I guess.
Oh, she does give
me hot chocolate
with Bailey's in it, so...
- Does she try to
seduce you too?
- Every year, but she's 105.
So I politely decline.
- Well, I'm glad you
didn't politely decline me.
[knocking on door]
- Hold on.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Come on in.
Just--
Look, I'm sorry about last
night, about everything.
- No, no it's okay.
You woke me up.
You made me see
things differently.
Thank you for that.
I am.
Uh, I'm gonna leave Kevin.
- Well, um...
- Yeah.
- You okay?
- I'm okay.
- Please don't do that
because of what I said.
- Oh, come on, no.
Look, I don't want Maddy
growing up thinking
it's okay to be in a
relationship like this.
I want her to be,
you know, that woman
at the baseball game one day.
- Then, I think you're
doing the right thing.
- Oh, I hope so.
- Well look, I did, uh, I did
wanna say something to you.
This whole thing, it wasn't just
a conference hook-up for me.
It's more than that.
- Okay.
- I can call down, get
us a late check out.
- [Susan] Really tempted.
- Yeah.
- Merry Christmas.
- Yeah, Merry Christmas.
- Wait, why don't
I hear any barking?
What'd you do with
the dog, Kate?
- [Kate] I put some
whiskey in his bowl
and he's been asleep ever since.
- Seriously?
- [Kate] Yes.
- You're ridiculous.
- [Kate] So we're moving
ahead with the tour, right?
- No.
- [Kate] Jack,
it's eight months.
- I know.
Look, I haven't seen one of
Billy's games in six months.
I missed his birthday, Kate.
- [Kate] Fly home more
often between shows.
This is--
- No.
- [Kate] Jack, it could
change your career.
- No, I'm sorry.
- [Kate] Okay, I'll tell them.
- Thanks.
- [Ben] Hey Jason, it's Ben.
- [Jason] Hey Ben.
- Yeah, listen I'll make it
official tomorrow, but I wanted
you to know I'm handin'
in my two weeks' notice.
- [Jason] Wow, are you sure?
- Yeah.
Yeah, I'm sure.
- [Jason] What are you gonna do?
- I have no idea.
Not this.
- Aww, that one is cute.
I look messed up in that one.
- I like that one.
- You would.
[soft Christmas music]
- Have fun with those lights.
- I can't wait.
Enjoy Paris.
- Thanks.
Do you...
Do you want to come with me?
- To Paris?
- Yeah.
- Today?
- Yeah.
But it's, it's okay if not.
I mean, never mind,
it's a crazy idea.
You've got a really busy
week and you gotta put up
Christmas lights and
I know you got to--
- I'd love to.
- Really?
- Really.
- What about those lights?
- What about the lights?
Paris has great lights.
[upbeat music]
♪ It's been three years
♪ Of running for cover
♪ I just want to slow it down
♪ I just want to slow it down
♪ Where it's headed
♪ I don't need to know
♪ But we're gonna find it out
♪ We're gonna find out
♪ Can't imagine where I'd be
♪ If I had control of me now
♪ Every time I see you
♪ It keeps me from
spinning around
♪ I could be yours
♪ And you could be mine
♪ I could be yours
♪ And you could be mine
♪ If you find yourself
♪ Wanting more than you could
never get from somewhere else
♪ Maybe I could give to you
♪ It's been too long
♪ Since I've held you
♪ Never felt the way
it feels with you
♪ Maybe only one
thing left to do
♪ Open the door
♪ What are you waiting for
♪ Can't imagine where I'd be
♪ If I had control of me now
♪ Every time I see you
♪ It keeps me from
spinning around
♪ I could be yours
♪ And you could be mine
♪ I could be yours
♪ And you could be mine
♪ If you find yourself
♪ Wanting more than you could
never get from somewhere else
♪ Maybe I can give to you
♪ It's been too long
♪ Since I've held you
♪ Never felt the way
it feels with you
♪ Maybe only one
thing left to do
♪ Open the door
♪ What are you waiting for
♪ Can't imagine where I'd be
♪ If I had control of me now
♪ Every time I see you
♪ It keeps me from
spinning around
♪ I could be yours
♪ And you could be mine
♪ I could be yours
♪ And you could be mine
♪ If you find yourself
♪ Wanting more than you could
never get from somewhere else
♪ Maybe I could give to you
♪ It's been too long
♪ Since I've held you
♪ Never felt the way
it feels with you
♪ Maybe only one
thing left to do
♪ Open the door
♪ What are you waiting for
♪ Can't imagine where I'd be
♪ If I had control of me now
♪ Every time I see you
♪ It keeps me from
spinning around
♪ I could be yours
- [Jasmine] I know, Mom, I know.
Katherine is just
really busy with work.
We're going to New York for
her company holiday party
and we're going to
talk about it then.
There's nothing I want more.
- [Bob] Yes, this
is Bob Burgess,
I need to get a room for, ah...
Let me call you back.
- [Radio Jockey] WTLA, New
York's best alternative rock,
your home for Jack
Livingston tickets
this Saturday at the Flynn.
- [Gabriela] Diego,
are you home?
- [Diego] Yeah, I am,
I got holiday leave.
- [Gabriela] That's great.
- [Diego] Hey, so I
heard about you and Jose.
- [Gabriela] Yeah,
it's pretty messed up.
Right before the winter formal.
I really wanted to go.
- [Diego] Well, I can
take you, you know.
If you want.
- [Gabriela] Um, yeah, sure.
[soft Christmas music]
- [Jason] Ben, hey
buddy, it's Jason.
Ah, listen, I'm looking
over the sales reports
and I see you're down a
good bit for the quarter,
give me a call.
I know you're at the
conference this weekend
but make some time to call me.
Thanks.
- [Ben] Susan, hey, it's Ben.
So I'm here at the hotel.
Call me when you
get in, will you?
I miss my drinking buddy.
All right, bye.
[soft Christmas music]
- [Kate] It's a sold
out show tonight
so we've added another
for tomorrow night.
Oh, and don't forget
about your radio interview
in the morning.
Hudson, shut up.
Call me.
- Man, your brother
hooked us up.
Look at you going all out,
you didn't have to do that.
- Oh, it's nothing.
I just thought you
might like them.
- They're beautiful.
- Do you want a glass
of wine or something?
- Ah, sure.
I'm going to shower.
- Yeah, yeah, I'll just
get the stuff ready.
- It's amazing the
plane could get off
the ground with this thing.
- Be nice, it's our anniversary.
- You miss it?
- Oh, yeah.
- We should see Madeline
while we're here.
- Honey, Madeline
died two years ago.
- [Billy] Where are you dad?
- I'm in New York.
- Oh, when will you be home?
- [Jack] Come home Wednesday.
- [Billy] In time for my game?
- Ah sorry buddy, flight
gets in a little bit later.
- Oh well, when you go back out?
- I've got a show on
New Year's in Vegas.
- Oh.
- But then I'm home
for two months.
- You promise.
- I promise just me and you.
All right buddy, I
gotta run all right?
- [Billy] All right.
- I love you.
- Love you, dad.
- All right buddy.
- [Billy] Bye.
- Bye.
[telephone ringing]
- Hey.
- [Kevin] Hey, how
was your flight?
- Ah, it was, it was good.
Um, you need anything?
- [Kevin] No.
- Okay, well listen,
Maddy's got practice
for the pageant
tomorrow, don't forget
to take her after school.
- [Kevin] Yeah, yeah, okay.
- Listen, I have to run but
I'll call you later, okay?
- [Kevin] I love you.
- Yeah, love you too, Kev.
- [Jasmine] What do you
think of the name Maisie?
- Uh, I like it.
- Maisie more than Emily?
- I like them both.
- Come on Switzerland,
choose one.
- Uh, Maisie.
- Okay good, me too.
And I was thinking we
should let it be a surprise.
- What?
- Sex of the baby.
- You, you do realize
that the unknown
is notoriously
challenging to plan for.
- Yeah, but it's more
exciting when you don't know.
It's a big mystery.
- Yeah, yeah like, um,
the Bermuda Triangle
or Area 51 or Bigfoot.
Mysteries!
- Oh!
- [Katherine] Mm-hmm.
- [Jasmine] Huh!
[bright Christmas music]
[champagne popping]
- Shit.
♪ The snow is falling down
♪ Outside my window
♪ The roads are closed
♪ There's nowhere we can go
♪ And I want to be with somebody
♪ This time of year
is better that way
♪ You're more than just anybody
♪ It's Christmas and
I want you to stay
♪ Whoa
♪ Come here, baby
♪ Why don't we cuddle up
♪ I wanna cuddle up
♪ Come here, baby
♪ Why don't we cuddle up
♪ I wanna cuddle up
♪ Come here, baby
- 1932, come on Bob.
1-9-3-2.
1-9-3.
- Oh.
- Oh.
I just need to get my shampoo.
- Eh, oh, yeah.
Here's your wine.
- Thanks.
[text message dinging]
- Honey, did you make an
appointment with the VA?
- Sweetie, they're always
busy, but I promise
I'll call them when
we get home, okay?
That's a nine pounder.
Hey, baby, that's a nice fish.
- What did he catch it on?
- Little spinner, the top prize
for the tournament is $10,000.
- You should go out and rent
a boat and enter one of those.
You can out fish
anyone on the lake.
- Oh honey, all these
guys are professionals.
- So?
- It's $400 to rent a boat.
I catch just as
many from the shore.
- You say that all the time
and you catch more fish
when you're in a boat.
- Honey, with $400 we could
fix the roof on the garage.
- Or spend a nice
day on the lake.
- Oh, look at that one,
look at that, oh no, oh boy.
- Your birthday's coming up.
- Oh hon, sweetie, I don't
need anything for my birthday.
- [Irene] I think you do.
- Oh, card will do just fine.
[cellphone ringing]
- Hey Kate.
- [Kate] Hi listen,
I just got a call.
Shut up, sorry, I'm dog
sitting for my sister.
The opening band for JRE
dropped out last minute
and they want you
to take their spot.
- Wow, uhh.
Wow, uhh, how long is the tour?
- [Kate] About eight months.
God, this is insane.
Why would anyone want
one of these creatures?
He just ate half my sandwich.
- Ah, just don't give
him grapes or chocolate.
- [Kate] Ah, why?
- Cause you'll have a
dead dog on your hands.
- [Kate] Tempting.
[Christmas music]
- Hey, new dress huh?
- Honey, I wore
this dress last week
at Bill and Betty's party.
- Oh yeah, that's, that's right.
Well, you can wear
it again next week
and I'll think it's new again.
Oh look, let's take a selfie.
Laura says all the
kids are doing it.
Yo, yo, here we go.
Let me get you in there.
Merry Christmas.
- Hi! [camera clicking]
- There.
- [Irene] Well, it's
a selfie all right.
- [Kate] So you're in, right?
This is huge.
- Can I think about it?
- [Kate] Wait, hang
on, let's not look
a gift horse in the mouth.
They could find
someone else by then.
- I get it, I just...
I just need the night
to think about it.
Can you tell Mark,
I'll give him an answer
first thing in the morning?
- [Kate] Oh, for the love of...
I'm gonna have to call you back.
- Okay.
[soft music]
[telephone ringing]
- Hello.
- [Receptionist] Ms.
Chen, I have a Mr. Martin
here to see you.
- Ah, yes please,
send him up, thanks.
- What about the name Janine?
- It's nice.
- You like it more than Masie?
- Babe, I really got to get
this contract
reviewed by Monday.
- Okay, sorry.
- I like Masie
better than Janine.
- Babe, I really got to get
this book read by Monday.
- Oh.
- Okay.
Hi.
- Hey.
- Oh, come on in.
You look great.
- Well, thanks.
So do you.
[bright Christmas music]
- [Madison] Mommy, Santa
Claus is coming in nine days!
We need to make
him some cookies.
- Well, what about the milk?
- [Madison] We can't make
milk, cows make milk.
- So then, should we
leave Santa a cow?
- [Madison] No, silly, milk.
- Okay, then milk it is.
All right, listen
little munchkin, get
Ah, will you put daddy
back on the phone?
- [Madison] I love
you, Mommy, sleep good.
- Muah!
- [Kevin] Hey.
- Hey, listen I forgot
to ask, um, did you ever
hear back about the interview?
- [Kevin] No.
- Well, don't you think
you should follow up?
- [Kevin] They'll call
if they're interested.
- Okay.
I'll talk to you later.
- [Kevin] Mm-hmm, bye.
- [Courtney] Are you still
living in the village?
- Yeah, same place.
- Does Gladys still get up
and vacuum at 3:00 a.m.?
- [Sam] Every single night.
- Here you go.
Cheers.
- So um, where are
you these days?
- I've got a place
in L.A. but I,
I don't see it much.
- [Sam] How long
are you in town for?
- Ah, just for tonight.
I have a meeting in the morning
and then I fly to Paris.
How's the painting?
- Shitty.
Fashion?
- It's been a really good year.
We actually started
a new line and it's...
It's doing really well.
- You still working
for your dad?
- My dad died a year ago
so I took over the company.
- I'm sorry.
- Are you?
- Sorry as I would be for
anyone losing their father.
- Thanks.
- You look nice.
- Thanks, who knew you'd
look so hot in a uniform?
Look, I don't wanna
come off as bitchy,
but I just wanted to make sure
you didn't think we
were gonna, you know?
- Oh no, no it's...
No, I knew that.
- I'm dealing with
the whole Jose thing.
And we're friends and I wouldn't
ever want to mess that up.
- No, yeah, yeah, I get it.
Just friends going
to the formal.
That's what I thought this was.
- Now, I feel weird
for bringing it up. Sorry.
- Oh no, it's fine.
It's cool.
- Cool.
You'll still dance
with me though, right?
- I just don't really dance.
- It's easy.
Now you.
- No, I'm good, thank you.
- Follow my lead.
Back.
Forward.
Oh my God, you really need help.
- All right.
- So like.
[door clicking open]
- Oh, hello.
What's your name?
- Hi, I'm Jasmine.
- You think maybe I
could get a little,
sexy time later, Jasmine?
- Maybe.
Guess what color?
- Oh, ah.
Red.
- Mm-mm.
- Blue.
- Nope.
- Nothing.
- Maybe so, maybe not.
See, isn't a little mystery fun?
- Not even a little bit.
- Uh-uh!
You have to finish
this by Monday.
And we don't wanna be
late for the party.
[text message dinging]
[elevator bell dinging]
[text message dinging]
[text message dinging]
[text message dinging]
[text message dinging]
[text message dinging]
- [Courtney] I still have
that painting of yours,
the goat in the sneakers.
- Oh my God.
- That's not a failure
because I smile
every time I look at it.
- I, I had honestly
forgotten about that one.
- It's a good one.
It's my favorite.
- Really?
- Mm-hmm.
- Wow, so I peaked with
a goat in sneakers.
- Yeah, pretty much.
- Oh boy and I used to believe
that art could fill the void.
- [Courtney] And now?
- Now, oh now, I think I should
have become an accountant.
- You are a wonderful artist.
- Keep going straight ahead,
we're heading right over here.
I'm gonna sit you
down on the bed.
Everything will--
- I'm worried about this.
- Don't be worried.
Oh, a little more to your left.
Now, we're gonna do
a little turn around.
[soft music]
[knocking on door]
- [Ben] There she is, hey.
- Hey.
- How are you stranger?
- Just so you know we're
sharing a bottle of wine.
We are not sharing
bodily fluids.
- What?
Yeah, then I'm out.
- Hey.
- What, I'm just saying,
there must be somebody
in this hotel willing
to have have sex with me
for a bottle of beautiful
wonderful, Pinot Noir.
- Oh Meiomi.
- What?
- This is my favorite wine.
- Get outta here.
Pure coincidence.
I merely picked the one with
the highest alcohol content.
Come on, you order
it at every function,
it's an easy impress.
- Let's crack this baby open.
- Please.
- Now, keep your eyes closed.
Now, come on Bob.
Come on, 1-9.
Oh.
1-9.
1990.
1930.
No, no, no.
Well, let's see.
Yes, 1932, yes.
Okay, here we are.
There, I'm here now sweetheart.
I'm here as always.
- Are you?
- Here, just stay
right there now.
I'm not finished, not finished.
[soft jazz music]
Open sesame.
- Oh no, oh.
Oh!
Oh, they're beautiful.
- So why am I here, Courtney?
- I want to talk
about what happened.
- I don't really see the point.
We've moved on.
- I, uh.
Really didn't
handle things well.
- No, you didn't.
- Okay, okay, I thought this
was gonna go differently.
But I see you haven't lost your
ability to shut people out.
- Really, you wanna
have that conversation?
- Yeah, actually I do.
- The one where you made the
decision about our child,
not with me, but with
your overbearing,
You wanna have
that conversation?
- I made that decision
Sam, not my father.
- Oh, right, yeah.
[soft jazz music]
- You didn't have
to say anything.
They ask us about having kids
and you immediately
walk off to get a drink.
- Babe, I wanted another drink.
We could have been
talking about the weather.
- But we weren't, we're
talking about our family.
We agreed when we got together
that we both
definitely wanted kids.
What changed?
- Nothing.
- Really?
- I just think we should
wait until I make partner.
- Another year?
- Or so, yeah.
- You know there's never
gonna be a right time?
- But there will
be a better time.
We need to get a bigger place.
We need a bigger car.
I want us to have
more money saved up.
- We could easily have a baby
right now and make it work.
- God, you're driving me nuts.
We have to plan these things.
- Okay, fine, let's
start planning.
I'm tired of babysitting
everybody else's kids.
- Does it have to
be this very minute?
- Yes, it does.
- This one first.
- Where in the world
did you find this?
- [Bob] It was in the attic
when I was getting down
the Christmas decorations.
- I was so nervous that night.
- Yeah, you were
talking a mile a minute.
- Yeah well, you were no help.
You didn't say a word.
- I most certainly did.
I said you looked very pretty
and then my, my,
my voice cracked.
I thought, well, I'd better
quit while I was ahead.
- We were just kids.
It goes by so fast.
- Hey, hey, hey.
- All right, well, maybe it's
my mid-life crisis kicking in.
I guess the kid in me is
just somewhat disappointed
in who the adult
became, you know?
- What did the kid
want you to be?
- Eddie Van Halen.
- You play guitar?
- No.
- Yeah, probably time
to give up that dream.
- You think, huh?
Well, I'm just trying
to find something
that I'm passionate
about that doesn't make
people's eyes glaze over
at cocktail parties.
- All right so,
quit and go do it.
- And give up the company car,
pension, health
benefits, you crazy?
- Then stop
complaining about it.
- Although, correct
me if I'm wrong,
I vaguely recall the
conference in Atlanta
and somebody whose
name rhymes with Busan,
who said that she
wanted to, and I quote,
walk out and go live
on a beach in Mexico?
- You see, see that
was a company problem.
That wasn't a career problem.
I'm very happy now,
thank you very much.
- You are?
- Yes.
- I don't believe you.
I think you've been brainwashed
by the corporate fascists.
- Yeah maybe, but they do
sign the checks that give me
my very comfortable lifestyle,
and yours too buddy.
- I know and I
hate myself for it.
That's why I've decided,
I'm going to be the change.
I'm going to start a revolution.
You in?
- What kind of revolution
are you gonna start?
- I have no idea, but I know
it's going to be significant.
- I'm not really a
revolutionary kind of girl.
- You don't think.
[telephone ringing]
I disagree, I
think it suits you.
You want me to step
out for a second?
- No, no, no, no, it's okay.
- That Kevin?
- Yeah.
- Maybe he's flyin'
out to surprise you.
- Yeah, that would never happen.
- Oh, is this for me too?
- Of course it's for you.
We start in Italy and
we go all through Europe
and I got us a couple
of those Eurail passes.
- We can't afford this.
- I sold the Babe.
- You what?
- It was time.
- Take these back and
you'll get your money back.
And no, you can't sell the Babe.
That card, the Babe Ruth card,
you've had it since
you were a boy.
- Sweetie, sweetie,
it just sat there
in the safe deposit box.
Sweetheart, 50 years
we've been married.
I want this for us.
I want this for us.
- Nothing is going to change
when you make partner.
You're gonna work
just as many hours
and you're gonna be just as
stressed about it, I know you.
- Sweetie, we will
do this, I promise.
- I'm 34 now.
Let's say it takes you a year
to make partner then I'm 35.
Who's to say that that year
won't be the difference
between me being able
to conceive and not?
You always said you
wanted two kids.
You hated being an only child.
- We have time, Leslie was 40.
- Yeah and you know what
Leslie went through.
Do you honestly want to see
me go through that hell?
Having a baby at 40 should
not be the goal here.
- Jas, I just can't
handle anything else
on my plate right now.
I already feel like I need
five extra hours a day as it is.
- But you wanted us to take
a cooking class together
two nights a week.
I'd rather have a baby than
learn to make an omelet.
- Let's see what we've got here.
A surprise.
Oh.
Okay.
What's...
Oh!
Oh, what do we...
- I know you hated the movie,
but these are the best
seats in the house.
- Les Miserables, huh?
Look at that, oh tomorrow night.
- And, uh, Laura and the
kids will be with us.
- Oh, that's gonna be great.
- You're right.
- Well, thank you.
- Is there...
Is there anything else in there?
- Let's see.
Let's see if we got
anything in here.
Oh!
Oh, my gosh.
Oh sweet.
A boat?
- Mm-hmm.
It's from everybody.
- Ho, ho, ho!
I'm gonna give those pros
a run for their money.
- Of course you will.
[crowd applauding]
- Thank you very
much, I appreciate it.
It's always good to
be back in New York,
you guys always make
a guy feel welcome.
Anyways, this next song,
I wrote for my dad.
He was troubadour if
there ever was one.
Not too many roads he didn't
go down, probably twice.
[guitar music]
♪ Oh to live and rise
♪ In the morning light
♪ Burning the holly berry tree
♪ I'll be there
waiting on my knees
♪ But oh, oh, oh
♪ Going home
♪ And, oh, oh, oh
- [Susan] How's that
OCD working out for you?
- [Ben] I have no idea
what you're talking about.
- [Susan] I have seen the inside
of your briefcase my friend.
- Whatever, it's just
a regular briefcase.
So what?
I like things to
go where they go.
- [Susan] I can't even imagine,
what your house looks like.
- [Ben] It's a romper
room, let me tell you.
- [Susan] Right,
I'm sure, the mess.
- Wanna hear a secret?
I don't tell this
to just anyone,
so ah, that must
mean I trust you.
- [Susan] Oh, now you got
me all hot and bothered.
- Okay, I have an
apothecary in my bedroom.
- [Susan] A what?
- An apothecary, why does
nobody know what an apothecary--
- [Susan] What is an apothecary?
- It's an ornate
piece of furniture
with some nice
glass on the front.
You know what, pharmacists
back in the day,
they used to store
their medicine in there.
I obviously don't do that.
But what I do store, are my
deodorants and my flank oils.
- I'm, I'm sorry, deodorants?
As in plural?
- Yeah, yeah, I ship them in
from New York, I'm not kidding.
- [Susan] No, you
always smell good.
- I wasn't his puppet.
I was his little girl.
You know, he wanted
what was best for me.
- What he wanted was a pedigree
he could brag about
to his golf buddies.
Not some broke, white artist.
- He didn't care
that you were white.
- He would've preferred
me to be Korean.
- He was worried that
you couldn't support me.
- And were you?
- No.
Yeah.
I don't know.
- Exactly, I wasn't
good enough for you.
- Of course you were.
- That's why you asked
me, where do you see
yourself in five years?
Why you turned away when your
friends asked me what I did?
Why you kept on talking
about the graphic design jobs
at your dad's company?
- 'Cause I was trying to help.
Not that it mattered
because all you
cared about was your art.
If only I'd been one
of your paintings.
- And only if I had a
place in the Hamptons.
[telephone ringing]
- Yeah, what's goin' on?
- [Kevin] Where were you?
- Um, I was ah, you
know, just out to dinner.
I'm, I'm back at the hotel now.
- [Kevin] I'm out
of sleeping pills.
- Okay, well the pharmacy
on Tunnel is open 24 hours
or you know, I did buy you
that homeopathic stuff,
it's in the bedroom.
- [Kevin] I'll just
go to the pharmacy.
- Okay.
I'll talk to you later?
- [Kevin] Yeah, sure.
- You okay?
- You know that
second bottle of wine
is sounding real good right now.
- You got it.
- Vanessa Vasquez?
What a slut!
She's had sex with
the entire school.
- I never had sex with her.
- Would you want to?
- Well, I...
No, no, not really.
- This was two weeks ago.
He told me he loved me.
- Probably just wanted
to have sex with you.
- We'd already done it.
- Oh.
Right.
- Why do I only like assholes?
- Well, I mean, you know, not,
not all guys are assholes.
- Sorry if I bummed you out.
- It's cool.
- Why are you so nice to me?
- I don't know.
[text messaging dinging]
- I don't even want
to go to the party.
- We don't have to, you know.
We could probably just stay
here and just hang out.
- No.
Let's go.
I'm gonna change.
- [Diego] Okay.
- This is non-negotiable for me.
- Meaning?
- Well, if this isn't
something you're willing
to do right now, I need
to consider my options.
- What are you talking about?
- Finding someone who
actually wants to have kids.
- Jas, I wanna have kids.
I just don't wanna
have them right now.
- I don't believe you.
- So let me get this straight.
If I don't agree to have
kids now, you're leaving me.
You're giving me an ultimatum.
- I guess so.
[somber music]
So?
Nothing?
No response?
- I think it's best,
considering how
I feel about ultimatums.
- I'm going to take a shower.
[door slamming shut]
- I wasn't ready
to have a child.
My father had nothing
to do with it.
- Look, he's gone,
stop protecting him.
Just...
Just tell me the truth.
I think I deserve at least that.
- It wasn't yours.
- What?
- The baby wasn't yours.
- Well then, whose whose was it?
- Doesn't matter.
- Well, it, it matters
a hell of a lot to me.
- Peter.
- Pete...
Peter, your ex?
Yeah, um...
How long, how long
was this going on?
- It was just once.
- Oh, it was just once?
So um...
You just saw him out
somewhere and then you
just decided to
have sex with him?
- No, we were...
We were at a bar, we had too
many drinks and it just...
It just happened.
- It just happened,
it just happened.
Did he know?
- No
- Merry Christmas.
- So, is this how you seduce
all of your unsuspecting
ladies at conferences?
You know a little foot massage,
a couple of bottles of wine?
- I have no idea what
you're talking about,
I give all my friends
fancy foot rubs.
- Spare me the details.
No but seriously, what's
ah, what's your MO?
- What if I told you
I don't have one?
- Oh, come on.
- Well let's put it this
way, I have never ever,
bought anyone a bottle
of Meiomi before.
[telephone ringing]
- Yes.
I can't.
I, I'm, I'm so...
I really want to, I really,
really want to, I just...
- It's okay.
- I can't.
- I know.
- Yeah, but it's my fault.
I'm the one that invited
you up here and--
- Hey.
- I'm just in a really
weird place right now.
- I get it.
- I'm sorry.
- I'm gonna go to bed okay?
- Okay, I'll see you tomorrow.
[soft music]
[telephone ringing]
- [Kevin] Hello.
- What?
- [Kevin] What's wrong with you?
- What's wrong with you?
You keep calling me.
- [Kevin] And you don't answer.
- Yeah, 'cause maybe I don't
wanna talk to you right now.
You could send me a text,
you could leave me a message.
Really, can you, can you not
figure out how to get online
and find a pharmacy
that's open right now?
- [Kevin] Well I was going to.
- Maybe you could
get up off the couch
and take Maddy to a movie.
Huh?
Maybe I just don't
feel like being
your mother for one night.
- [Kevin] So you've
been drinking?
- I don't know.
I had a couple glasses
of wine with dinner.
Who cares?
- [Kevin] Sorry to interrupt.
Enjoy your evening.
- Hey, Kevin.
Kev.
[phone beeping]
[knocking on door]
- All these years.
All these years, all you
had to do was, was tell me.
Would've been a clean
break, but no, no.
No, you couldn't even do that.
- If it was yours, I would
have absolutely kept it.
- [Shannon] Is that the same
guitar you had last time?
- No, that one was a Martin
that I picked up at a
pawn shop in Nashville.
- It's beautiful.
- '74, good year for guitars.
- How many of those do you have?
- I don't know, 12 or 15, maybe?
See I'm always buying
and selling them.
My life has become a constant
search for the perfect guitar.
- It's not that one?
- No.
I thought it was, but it wasn't.
- They're like men.
Perfect at first, but
then their flaws come out.
- Their tone's not as sweet
and their A-string buzzes.
- Exactly.
And then you get rid of them
and all you can think about
is how perfect they were.
- And you try to get them back,
but somebody else
is playing them.
- And round and round
and round we go.
Maybe it's not
about the guitars?
- Maybe.
[knocking on door]
- Hey.
- If I could do it over, I
would do it so differently.
- Maybe then I...
Maybe I'd have been a
little less self-absorbed.
- I wouldn't have asked you
where you saw yourself
in five years.
- I'm sorry about your dad.
- Thanks.
I'm sorry that Gladys
still vacuums at 3:00 a.m.
- Yep.
- I hope that bitch
gives him a disease.
Is there any more Vodka?
- I can get you some water.
- Do you have a cigarette?
- Nope.
- You can do me if you want.
- Oh, um.
I'm alright.
- You don't wanna
have sex with me?
- Just not like this.
- All right then, whatever.
[Bob snoring]
[soft Christmas music]
[text message dinging]
It's Jose, wants to
know what room we're in.
I wonder why.
- Just don't answer.
Here come on, let's go.
- I never thought
I'd be this girl,
in so many ways.
- Why do you stay, hmm?
- Because, well, because
there's a lot of history there.
- Yeah.
- There's a lotta love there.
Well, at least there used to be.
Uh, because of Maddy.
That's the truth,
I stay for Maddy.
- How old is she now?
- Six.
- Hmm.
My folks separated
when I was 11.
- Hmm.
- Ah nah, c'mon.
It was miserable.
There was a lot of
shouting in my house.
Anyway around that
time, my dad he,
he took me to a Dodger's game.
I'll never forget it.
There was this old
couple sitting next to us
and on the screen they
were paying tribute
to the 1932 Olympics in
LA and, the old woman,
she turned to me with the
biggest smile on her face.
She said, we were there.
She was so proud, so
happy, and she leaned over
to her husband, wrapped
her arms around him
and put her head on his
shoulder right there.
I remember thinking that's
it, it's that simple.
That's what I want.
- Listen, it was, it was
good to see you again.
- And, really, thank you
for coming out tonight.
- Sure, have a safe flight.
- Thanks.
And let's not make it 10 years
before we see each other again.
Yeah?
- Okay.
Yeah, deal.
- Merry Christmas, Sam.
- Merry Christmas.
- Bye.
[Gabriela retching]
- Why do I keep
doing this to myself?
- I have no idea.
- I hate throwing up.
Why did I have had those
three shots of tequila?
- Five.
- What?
- You had five.
- [Operator] Room
service, can I help you?
- Hi, could I get a
bottle of the Pinot Noir
and what kind of
cake do you have?
- I think maybe six months ago
and he blames his
medications, but it's hard
not to take it
personally, you know?
- Sure.
- I bought some lingerie
and wore it into bed
and he told me I looked nice
and then he fell asleep.
- Oh.
- [Susan] My dad always says,
you can't be responsible
for someone else's happiness.
- Sounds like a smart man.
- He was.
- Can I ask you something?
- [Susan] Hmm.
- Do you think that maybe,
maybe it's time you move on?
- You don't like your
job and you don't quit.
- It's true but it's
a little different.
- Yeah, it's a lot harder
to quit a marriage.
- I don't know, is it?
- Yeah, you don't just like
hand in your resignation
and give two weeks' notice.
- I get that.
You know what, I've
invested 10 years of my life
into building my career.
I'm not saying it's
the exact same but--
- Then what are you saying?
- Well, look, I
might not be married
but I certainly have
commitments in my life.
- Okay, but if you quit, the
company wouldn't be devastated.
They would just replace
you and move on.
- That might be true,
but what are you sayin',
that you're not leaving because
Kevin will be devastated?
- Yeah, partly.
- Partly.
- Yeah, of course.
- See, that makes
no sense to me.
- Why?
- I'm sorry.
Why?
You've already told
me that you're,
you're not happy, Susan.
And neither is
Kevin for that fact,
so isn't it time you
looked at other options?
- Says the single guy who
picks up girls at conferences.
- Come on.
- No, no really.
Ben, you don't know anything
about my situation, okay.
So don't like sit there all
smugly after you've fucked me--
- Come on.
- [Ben] And judge me.
- Who's judging you?
- You are.
- Don't you think you're kind
of playing the victim, here?
- Okay, okay.
It is not the same thing.
- I'm not saying
it's the same thing.
I'm just trying to make a point.
- All right, I'll tell you what,
I will go on playing the
victim here and you can keep
boring the shit out of
people at cocktail parties.
- Susan, it's not what I meant.
Hey, I'm sorry, okay.
Just come back to bed.
[door slamming shut]
[knocking on door]
- What?
I mugged the bellhop.
- Should I call security?
- I would.
- Why are you always
so nice to me?
- Why are you such a bitch?
- What?
- Look, you're probably
not gonna remember this
in the morning, all right, so
I'm just gonna say it anyway.
Whenever I'm with you, it's
like there's two people.
There's this girl that's
sweet and funny and charming
and there's this pain in the ass
that's selfish and
drinks too much.
All right, it just
drives me crazy.
I don't even know what
you see in guys like Jose.
You're better than that.
You didn't even need
my help in math.
You could have done
it on your own.
You could probably
go to any college
if you really wanted to.
You just always
sell yourself short.
And...
And I've been in love
with you this whole time.
Here just take
a shower, all right.
It'll probably make
you feel better.
You know, I was really
looking forward to tonight.
[piano music]
- I know, I know I
got a better one.
- Okay, all right, what is it?
- This is for old times' sake.
[piano music]
- Oh, my favorite.
Here I come.
So fancy.
You like that?
- Whoa.
- Did that throw you off?
- I can't keep up with that.
- Watch this.
- No, if you gonna
freestyle like that,
I'm in all sorts of trouble.
I can't.
- I think we're kind
of falling apart here.
Oh wait, I'll follow.
[soft Christmas music]
[elevator door dinging]
[knocking on door]
[knocking on door]
- Hey Diego.
- Hey.
- What's up homie?
- Hey so, where's Vanessa?
- Dude, she like passed out.
Where's Gabriela?
- Well, I mean she's not feeling
well right now, you know,
so just don't be a dick, right.
She's a good girl.
- Yeah.
Damn man.
She's got you fooled bro.
Gabriela?
- What are you doing here?
- Hey, I just
wanted to apologize
about that whole other thing.
I messed up.
Can you forgive me?
- You're a dick.
I can't believe I
had sex with you.
- This fool right here said
he's gonna leave us alone
for a minute so you
and I can have a talk.
All right?
Can you please go?
- Dude, I think you
should just leave.
- I think you shut up?
- You know what?
Diego got this room for us.
There were flowers
and a bottle of wine
when I came in, okay?
He told me I was pretty.
He didn't have sex with
me when I was drunk.
That's how I deserve
to be treated.
You know what, I'm sure Vanessa
is wondering where you are.
Don't touch me.
- Whatever.
You weren't worth it anyway.
Not one bit.
I'll be seeing you, bro.
- [Charlie] So, uh,
things are going well?
- Yeah, Dad.
Things are good.
Just got an offer to--
- Did you get my postcard?
- Yeah, I did.
- Yeah, I was up in Montana
last week, Billings.
Yeah, they had a couple
of gigs up there.
It's a really beautiful
country, I'll...
I'll take you next time.
- Yeah, all right.
Make you a drink?
- Uh, no, no, no.
I'm okay.
Nice guitar.
- Yeah, picked it
up at a pawn shop.
- Yeah, that mahogany,
it ages real nice.
- It does.
You sure I can't
make you a drink?
- No, I gotta get going.
- No, you don't.
Look just hang out
for a little bit.
- Yeah I'd love to,
buddy, but I gotta go.
- Please Dad, please.
- I think my ride's here.
I gotta go.
- Yeah, okay.
See you around.
[guitar music]
[water splashing]
- Do you really think
I can go to college?
- I think you can do
anything you want.
- I'm not smart like you.
I'm barely getting
through high school.
- You just, just
gotta keep trying.
You can always go to community
college and then transfer.
- Can I call you every night
so you can help me
with my homework?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, of course.
- You be careful out there.
- I will.
- You're like, so grown up.
Don't get all cocky.
[soft Christmas music]
[birds chirping]
- [Radio Jockey] Thanks
for stickin' with us.
We are back on WTLA, New
York's best alternative rock.
We are on the phone
with Jack Livingston.
And we have four tickets
to his sold out show
at The Flynn tonight.
We'll give those away in
the nine o'clock hour,
but Jack talk to us about
your writing process.
Everybody wants to
know what comes first,
the words or the music?
- Typically words, you know,
get an idea from somethin'
I read about or somethin'
that sorta just, you know,
strikes me and I gotta
get it down on the page.
- [Radio Jockey] Yeah,
that makes sense.
Lemme ask you this
Jack, between being
in the studio recording,
playing shows or writing,
which would you say
that you enjoy the most?
- I love bein' on the...
You know, it's funny, I was
gonna say being on the road.
You know, you spend your whole
life working for one thing
and you want it so badly
so you put in all the hours
writing or recording
or out on the road,
in vans and playing
in tiny little clubs.
And then you taste that,
just that touch of success,
which don't get me wrong,
I'm, I'm grateful for it,
so thank you.
But if I am honest
with you, I think...
I think the thing that brings me
the most pleasure is
bein' with my son.
- [Radio Jockey] Spoken
like a true rockstar, man.
- Yeah, something like that.
- Erika Edwards.
We were in kindergarten
and she had those cornrows,
those braids, with the little
beads on the end and the foil.
They would click when she
walked and she was so pretty.
The day she held my
hand, it changed my life.
I loved her.
I was so excited to tell
my dad that Erika Edwards
held my hand
and how happy
it made me feel.
I just went on and on and
on and on, on the ride home
and then when we, we got in
the driveway he looked at me
and he said, what are
you talking about?
Why are you talking about
that girl, that way?
It's weird, unnatural.
That's probably why I waited
till he died to come out.
The thought of bringing
a kid into this world
where there's so much pain
possible, it just terrifies me.
I don't want our children to
suffer because of who we are.
- We're gonna be
such good parents
that everybody's gonna
wish they had two moms.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
We will be.
Just promise me that our
baby will have your eyes.
Promise?
Okay.
- What are you doing?
No, I look awful.
- I'll be the judge of that.
- Hey you're supposed to
say you look fabulous.
- I think you're gonna like it.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Breakfast?
- Strawberry, my favorite.
- Yeah, I remember you
used to eat them at school.
Do you want anything
for your coffee?
I mean some cream and sugar?
- I'll take both.
- Okay, cool, just one second.
Yeah, they are all out of cream.
- It's fine.
- That's cool.
Hey, so how's your head?
- Not too bad.
I think I threw it
all up last night.
- So I...
I, I kinda got you a gift.
You know, it's nothing big.
I just thought, you know,
I wasn't gonna see you
for Christmas and everything.
- That's so sweet, Diego.
You didn't have to do that.
Should I open it?
- Yeah, I mean if
you want, it's cool.
- It's beautiful.
Thank you.
Thank you.
- [Irene] Honey, can
you help me with this?
- Sure, okay just a minute.
Let me see what we
have got here now.
Okie dokie.
- You got it?
- You look so sweet.
I'm such a lucky guy.
- No, I'm the lucky one.
- Got it.
- [Jasmine] Kevin?
- I love Kevin, but do
we really want our child
to be a vegan
conspiracy theorist?
- Good point.
- What about Paul?
- Paul goes out of
his way to avoid kids.
- Well, that might
be a good thing.
He won't want to
be too involved.
- That's true.
I don't know would it be weird?
'Cause we see him and
Rick all the time.
- I don't think so.
He'd be Uncle Paul.
- He's not a
conspiracy theorist.
- He's super smart.
- Tall.
- And really one of
our favorite people.
- Think he'd do it?
- We did help them move.
- Yeah.
- That took all damn day.
- All damn day.
- I think that deserves
a couple good swimmers.
- So, what's your day like?
- Hmm.
I am hanging Christmas
lights for one of my clients.
- That's good.
- Yeah, I'd rather be
beaten with a two by four.
- Can't be that bad.
- Oh it's worse,
they're always tangled,
there's always one
strand that doesn't work
and it is cold as
hell up that ladder.
- But it's so pretty
when they're all up.
- I guess.
Oh, she does give
me hot chocolate
with Bailey's in it, so...
- Does she try to
seduce you too?
- Every year, but she's 105.
So I politely decline.
- Well, I'm glad you
didn't politely decline me.
[knocking on door]
- Hold on.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Come on in.
Just--
Look, I'm sorry about last
night, about everything.
- No, no it's okay.
You woke me up.
You made me see
things differently.
Thank you for that.
I am.
Uh, I'm gonna leave Kevin.
- Well, um...
- Yeah.
- You okay?
- I'm okay.
- Please don't do that
because of what I said.
- Oh, come on, no.
Look, I don't want Maddy
growing up thinking
it's okay to be in a
relationship like this.
I want her to be,
you know, that woman
at the baseball game one day.
- Then, I think you're
doing the right thing.
- Oh, I hope so.
- Well look, I did, uh, I did
wanna say something to you.
This whole thing, it wasn't just
a conference hook-up for me.
It's more than that.
- Okay.
- I can call down, get
us a late check out.
- [Susan] Really tempted.
- Yeah.
- Merry Christmas.
- Yeah, Merry Christmas.
- Wait, why don't
I hear any barking?
What'd you do with
the dog, Kate?
- [Kate] I put some
whiskey in his bowl
and he's been asleep ever since.
- Seriously?
- [Kate] Yes.
- You're ridiculous.
- [Kate] So we're moving
ahead with the tour, right?
- No.
- [Kate] Jack,
it's eight months.
- I know.
Look, I haven't seen one of
Billy's games in six months.
I missed his birthday, Kate.
- [Kate] Fly home more
often between shows.
This is--
- No.
- [Kate] Jack, it could
change your career.
- No, I'm sorry.
- [Kate] Okay, I'll tell them.
- Thanks.
- [Ben] Hey Jason, it's Ben.
- [Jason] Hey Ben.
- Yeah, listen I'll make it
official tomorrow, but I wanted
you to know I'm handin'
in my two weeks' notice.
- [Jason] Wow, are you sure?
- Yeah.
Yeah, I'm sure.
- [Jason] What are you gonna do?
- I have no idea.
Not this.
- Aww, that one is cute.
I look messed up in that one.
- I like that one.
- You would.
[soft Christmas music]
- Have fun with those lights.
- I can't wait.
Enjoy Paris.
- Thanks.
Do you...
Do you want to come with me?
- To Paris?
- Yeah.
- Today?
- Yeah.
But it's, it's okay if not.
I mean, never mind,
it's a crazy idea.
You've got a really busy
week and you gotta put up
Christmas lights and
I know you got to--
- I'd love to.
- Really?
- Really.
- What about those lights?
- What about the lights?
Paris has great lights.
[upbeat music]
♪ It's been three years
♪ Of running for cover
♪ I just want to slow it down
♪ I just want to slow it down
♪ Where it's headed
♪ I don't need to know
♪ But we're gonna find it out
♪ We're gonna find out
♪ Can't imagine where I'd be
♪ If I had control of me now
♪ Every time I see you
♪ It keeps me from
spinning around
♪ I could be yours
♪ And you could be mine
♪ I could be yours
♪ And you could be mine
♪ If you find yourself
♪ Wanting more than you could
never get from somewhere else
♪ Maybe I could give to you
♪ It's been too long
♪ Since I've held you
♪ Never felt the way
it feels with you
♪ Maybe only one
thing left to do
♪ Open the door
♪ What are you waiting for
♪ Can't imagine where I'd be
♪ If I had control of me now
♪ Every time I see you
♪ It keeps me from
spinning around
♪ I could be yours
♪ And you could be mine
♪ I could be yours
♪ And you could be mine
♪ If you find yourself
♪ Wanting more than you could
never get from somewhere else
♪ Maybe I can give to you
♪ It's been too long
♪ Since I've held you
♪ Never felt the way
it feels with you
♪ Maybe only one
thing left to do
♪ Open the door
♪ What are you waiting for
♪ Can't imagine where I'd be
♪ If I had control of me now
♪ Every time I see you
♪ It keeps me from
spinning around
♪ I could be yours
♪ And you could be mine
♪ I could be yours
♪ And you could be mine
♪ If you find yourself
♪ Wanting more than you could
never get from somewhere else
♪ Maybe I could give to you
♪ It's been too long
♪ Since I've held you
♪ Never felt the way
it feels with you
♪ Maybe only one
thing left to do
♪ Open the door
♪ What are you waiting for
♪ Can't imagine where I'd be
♪ If I had control of me now
♪ Every time I see you
♪ It keeps me from
spinning around
♪ I could be yours