Marry Me (2010) - full transcript

Good morning,
Division of Children and Family Services,

can I help you?

Hey.

This is it, right?
I think this is it.

You're meeting him
where?

Kinsey's, where we had our third date.

I got food poisoning there,
barfed for days.

Oh, thank you
for sharing.

He's gonna ask you.

Let's not get
ahead of ourselves.

He's gonna ask me.
He's gonna ask.



You been with him for how long?
Two years.

But he's never
mentioned it.

Of course he's mentioned it,
we have plans.

He's gonna
establish himself,

then I'm gonna
go back to art school.

We're gonna get a loft with his-and-her studio spaces.

But nobody
said marriage.

Okay, back off,
broken dreams.

It's true. He might
be asking me to move in.

Say no.
Say no.

Isn't that progress?

It's the death knell.

Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?

He's already
getting the milk, Kim.



But he's not
living with the cow.

Ugh, I hate that saying.

I know, honey,
but it's kind of a law of the universe.

You can't move in

because if you move in
with him,

then he'll never ask you
to marry him.

And seven years
will go by...

Seven years. Silent tears
at anniversary dinners,

and then one day,
out of the blue,

he'll meet
a Pilates instructor

who makes him
feel alive again.

Let's just see
how it goes.

What did he say again?

He wants to talk
about something special.

He's gonna ask you.

Hi.

Hi.

Wow.

Wow, look at you.

Yup, Veuve Clicquot
on ice,

and whether you remember or not,
this is...

Our table,
of course I remember. Yes.

You're not supposed
to remember that stuff.

Well, you always said
I'm not a normal man.

I meant that in a good way.
Yeah.

Okay, you know what?

I know I should probably wait until after we're done with the meal,

but I'm not a normal man,
so here goes.

Okay, wait,
let me take a sip.

Okay, do I look all right?
You're beautiful.

Okay, I'm ready.

I got it.

I got the grant.

What grant?

The frog grant.

Rae, I got
the government grant

to travel the world taking pictures of frogs.
Frogs of the world.

Oh.

Aren't you excited for me?

You know I've been working
at this my whole life.

To take pictures
of frogs.

Frogs of
the whole world.

And how long
will that take?

I... I...
I don't know, a year?

You don't seem happy.

It's just...

I thought it was
something else.

What?

Wait, what did you think?

Well, I didn't
think frogs.

- I don't care.
- You care.

I don't. I have a great life,
I love my job.

You get a new job?

Just because it
stresses me out

doesn't mean
I don't love it.

You wanna
go to school.

I think I wanted to be an artist because Adam was one.

You majored in art.
And social work.

As a fallback position.

You are in
the fallback position.

I really love
my job, okay?

I have great friends.
You met new friends?

I know people from yoga.

Oh. Angry vegetarians.

I have my family.
They drive you crazy.

Is this you
being supportive?

No. I just can't
listen to you say

and you don't care if you get married.
It's not true.

Nobody means that.
Except for men, they mean it.

But women,
we never do.

I'm just saying,
I don't need a man to make me complete.

Listen, you're only saying that because you read somewhere

that if you give up, you'll meet a man,
but that is not true.

The way you meet a man
is you don't stop trying.

Get back out there.

Why would I take
advice from you?

Why wouldn't you?

Your boyfriend's married.
Don't make this about me.

Point is,
nobody has a marriage that I'm envious of

so I don't think
it matters.

Oh. It matters.

Ask Vera Wang.
Ask gay people. It matters.

Well, then,
maybe I'm just not the marrying kind.

You want the fairy tale.
I don't.

Yes, you do.

You want Richard Gere
climbing up the fire escape.

I'd have to be
a hooker for that.

You want the 1930s.

You want some guy who comes in wearing a tuxedo

to waltz you
around the room.

Is that what
happened in the '30s?

If you wait for the fairy tale,
nothing happens

'cause it's not real.

Then what's real?

What's real is...

You know what?
You make a list of everything you want

and then you
start shopping for it.

You create
an emotional budget

and you compromise
where you have to,

but you don't go
to the checkout

until you have
at least 80 %

of everything
on that list.

I don't even
grocery shop like that.

You're still hung up
on Adam.

I'm not hung up
on him.

It's not easy to move on from someone who is handsome

and had a great body,
had an exciting career.

Honey,
he chose frogs over you.

I broke up with him.

Because he chose
frogs over you.

Stop saying that.
I'm fixing you up.

No.
I know a guy.

No, you don't.
I don't wanna talk about it, Candace, I mean it.

We're two college-educated women
up to our necks in real-life scenarios.

We help indigent children.
We know the welfare system.

I've read Freakonomics
and Malcolm Gladwell.

I read Camus in
the original French.

Really?
A few chapters.

I understand civil rights and fiber optics and the stimulus package.

We're not gonna talk about this.
Okay.

Okay?
Okay.

He did have kind of
a perfect body, though.

What?

Okay, I hate to be
a stuck record on this,

but we do not expense meals around here, people.

I don't care if you're working late.
This is a government institution.

We subsidize people in need,
not people with cravings for Subway.

Why do you look at me
when you say that?

I'm not, Kim.
Why do you take everything personally?

I don't know.
Maybe because I'm so sensitive.

Moving on.

Rae.
Yes?

I see you have a busy day.

Imogene Hicks needs
another placement.

No, I found
a good home for her.

The Cranes want her out.
Picking fights with the other kids.

Hardaways said they'd take her,
only till Monday.

If you can't find a spot,

I'm gonna kick it to detention where she belongs.

I'll handle it.
You know my policy,

Do not waste time
on the hopeless cases.

Immy is not hopeless.

One more chance.

I'll take care of it.

Okay, that's it.

Hey, don't forget to sign up for the softball potluck.

We still need desserts.

Ladies.

Mmm. You should
definitely go for that.

He's barely out of college.
Plus, he wears the hat.

He's part of that
whole hat-rock movement.

What? I'm not saying
marry him.

The whole
younger guy thing,

they're just looking
for Mommy.

No, they're bored with girls their age.
They adore strong women.

They're like gum on your shoe,
you can't lose them.

Nice image.

Okay, why don't you
just go ahead

and get the two
dozen cats now?

Goodbye.

And join a book club.

They were crazy and they had it in for me.

All the families
have it in for you.

Yeah, but this woman
had OCD.

You know what it's like cleaning the bathroom for someone with OCD?

It's not a chore,
it's a career.

I'm on your side,
and I'm telling you,

if you can't make it work,
my boss is gonna send you to court

and they're gonna send you
to detention.

Do you want that?
No.

Then make it work with the next family, okay?

You probably come from some perfect croquet-playing family.

Actually, I was adopted.

You were in the system?
For eight months.

I don't remember anything
because my strange

but wonderful family came and got me,
and I'm grateful.

Mmm-hmm. Why can't I
come stay with you?

We've been through this.

I'm your social worker,
not your parent.

I'm not licensed
to take care of you.

Why would they have
to know?

I slot right in.
You don't have a life.

Who told you that?
You did.

Well, I'm gonna get one.
Old maid.

Get in the car,
delinquent.

Well, that is just the silliest thing I ever heard.

I know it sounds crazy,
but when everybody's thinking crazy,

you have to too.

But to sign him up for nursery school before he even has a name...

He has a name, Mother.
Llewellyn Rufus Rumson has a name.

You're not kidding
with that.

Well, we haven't
entirely decided yet.

Yes, we have.
Okay.

It's a girl's name.

How many times do I have to tell you?
It's Welsh.

It's a man name
in Wales.

We're in America,
and it's a fat girl's name.

Not open
for discussion.

Our son is named.

Swan, do something.

I'm doing something.
I'm checking my stock.

I mean about
your daughter,

what she's about to
name our grandson.

Trudy, don't give
your baby a name

that's gonna
upset your mother.

Oh, ha, ha, Daddy,
you're funny. Ha, ha.

Well, feel free
to chime in here, sport.

I'd rather not.

Well, whose side
are you on?

Didn't know
there were sides.

You haven't been
paying attention.

Okay, why is
this happening?

What?

The empty plate.
What is that?

Is Elijah coming?

I had to
balance the table.

Didn't consider
it'd make me miss Adam?

We miss him. We thought
you were gonna marry him.

I thought so too.
You couldn't wait.

No, it's not like war,
I couldn't wait.

Besides, he wasn't ready.

How do you know?
I gleaned it when he said,

"I'm not ready
to get married."

Okay, that's enough.

Rae Ann,
don't let them bully you around.

You've got smarts and
determination, true grit.

Not every woman
can say that.

You have substance,
and that sets you apart.

A real man notices that.

That's just between
you and me, okay?

Thank you, Daddy.

Everybody can
hear you, Daddy.

What?

Like it's some big surprise
that Rae is your favorite.

I'm Mommy's favorite,
it's fine.

There's traffic.
I better get going.

You can't go,
we're all gonna go to church tomorrow

and Reverend Maynard's been asking about you all the time.

Sounds great,
but I can't.

All right.

Okay, fine, I'll go.

Perfect.

Genesis 2, verse 24:

"Therefore, a man shall leave his father and mother

"and be joined to his wife
and they shall be one flesh."

In his letter to the Corinthians,
Paul reminds us

that it is better to marry
than to burn with passion.

You knew what the sermon
was gonna be about.

Oh, yes,
that's right.

The Reverend Maynard sends me his sermons every Saturday

so he can
get my input.

That wasn't
a coincidence.

Maybe you're hearing this all around because it is on your mind.

Maybe it's because no one can talk about anything else.

Why can't anything else
impress you?

I graduated summa cum laude
from Emory,

I've won awards for my work,
I'm saving lives.

And that's more than a party,
a cake and a dress.

Oh. Oh, I'm so sorry,
Reverend.

It's so good
to see you.

Heavens, I don't believe I've seen you since the christening.

Yours.

I moved closer to the city.
I'm a social worker.

I'm saving lives.
Ooh. That's wonderful.

Can we talk
for a moment?

Reverend,
if this is about my soul...

No, no,
it's nothing like that.

No, I saw you sitting
in the congregation

and it got me thinking
about my nephew.

He lives in the city,
but a hopeless bachelor.

Family's trying to
marry him off.

Give him a call.

You're fixing me up?

He makes good money.

He's an interior designer.

Oh, well...

He's not gay.
I asked him.

Well, I'm sure he wouldn't lie to his preacher uncle.

I have gaydar.

Give him a call.

I do not
want the fairy tale.

What? I do not
want the fairy tale.

What? Everyone does it,
there's no shame in it.

Don't judge me.

Let's see. Bob.
Sensitive and caring.

Having children is the most important thing in the world to him.

He's looking
for a baby mama.

Next.

Patrick, entrepreneur,
loves travel,

looking for someone
open-minded, spontaneous,

with European
sensibilities.

What? He wants to
have a threesome.

It doesn't mean
that I do.

Okay, this one's headline is
"Use the Force, Luke."

We do not date grown men who still talk about Star Wars.

If anyone's
listening or even cares,

I don't want the yard-sale scenario,
I want the fairy tale.

* Somewhere seems
so nice and new

Thank you.

* Someday dreams
they can come true

* I'll fly away
to someday soon

* Mmm, mmm, mmm

I think that
you should call him up.

I should call
the pastor's gay nephew?

He might not be gay.

Go on a date, for God's sake.
It's not gonna kill you.

Have sex. You know once you start having sex,
other men, they can tell.

They start coming around.
They're like wolves.

Wolves mate for life.

Well, then,
like dingoes.

I don't know, but it is
scientifically proven.

You should have
your own show

on the National Geographic
channel.

Well, it's nature,
you know? It's DNA.

You've just gotta stop
being so romantic about it.

Adam?

Hey.

How long have you
been back?

Not long.

Uh, you remember
Candace.

Of course, hi.
Hey.

So, uh, you're shopping.

I couldn't get you to go
with a gun to your head.

There you are.

Stop to look at one pair of heels and you disappear.

Yeah, I ran into
some friends.

Lyric, this is Rae,
Candace.

Hi, it's nice
to meet you.

Hi. How are things
on the pole?

What?

Frogs.
Um, how are things with the frogs?

What frogs?

Were there
ever any frogs?

I can explain.
Okay, we gotta go.

Rae, she's my niece!

Oh, you're not crying,
are you?

Over the frog-wrangler?
Honey, he's so not worth it.

I get it now,
the dream has died.

Men are dingoes.
I get it.

Oh, I didn't mean for you to totally get it.

I mean,
maybe she is his niece.

There could be
some explanation.

I mean,
maybe there was a frog famine.

I could hear him out,
I owe him that.

Oh, come on.

I'm gonna call him.

I don't care
what you think.

Hi, this is Rae.

Hi, Rae,
this is Luke Maynard.

Who?
Luke Maynard.

My uncle gave you...
Er, me your phone number.

Oh, God.
Yeah, I know.

I figured, hey,
it's gotta be better

At least
he got a look at you.

He said you were hot,
by the way.

Reverend Maynard
said I was hot?

Actually, I'm sure
he said "pretty."

You know, Luke,
as much fun as this dating ritual is,

I'm gonna have
to call you back.

Sure, yeah,
you're busy, I see.

Uh, is there a good time
for me to call back?

Never. Never would be
a good time.

Hello?

I should just
get the cats.

Hi, Luke,
this is Rae Carter from the other night. Um...

Sorry I was so rude,
it was a really bad time.

Anyway, I was thinking about what you were saying and I agree.

We might as well meet,
what the hell?

Um, how about Rush
at 5:00?

Um, you don't have to call me back.
We could just meet there.

I'm gonna be there anyway so we could just meet there.
Uh...

So if you show up,
then that'll be great,

and if you don't, that's also great,
and it's all good.

Okay, bye.

Wow, smooth.

Mind your own business.

Your bathrooms are really skanky,
by the way.

The tampon machine is broken,
so I loaded up.

Technically,
that's government fraud.

What, I'm a ward
of the state.

Any luck finding me
a happy family?

Working on it.
How are the Hardaways?

They treat Spam like a food group.
Be nice to them.

If they turn on you,
you're going to detention.

I know how to
handle myself.

Is that why you got
kicked out of gym today?

I refused to weigh in.
It's nobody's business.

You told the PE teacher
she was a cow,

and that she should
get on the scales herself.

I'm socially maladjusted.

Could you not
express every thought?

Learn how to finesse.
Finesse?

I don't think you can help me with finesse.

Okay, I will talk to the principal

and get them to
drop the suspension

because if I told my boss
about this incident

he'd kick you over
to court.

Hmm, covering for me.

Isn't that fraud?
Just say thank you.

Rae, pick up line five.

Rae Carter.

Mrs. Lang, yes, thank you
for getting back to me.

No, she is a sweet girl,
a great kid.

She'll fit right in.

Tomorrow after 5:00.
Yes, we will be there.

Thank you.

You're in.

Thank you.

Lovely.

Aw. Cute.

Another martini?

Uh, no, I'll just
finish this one, thanks.

Will there be another party joining you?

Don't know.
I don't have a crystal ball

just a phone that
hasn't rung yet.

Okay, easy, princess.

Sorry, I guess
I'm a little tense.

I'll get you
another drink.

Hi. Are you Rae?
I am.

I'm Luke Maynard.

Nice place.
Yes, I love the aesthetic,

the whole gestalt,
the general vibe.

I know that one.

Yeah. You look familiar.

It sounds like a line,
but you do.

Maybe your uncle.
I feel like I've met you before.

Sorry, am I talking
really fast?

I had a martini
on an empty stomach.

That sounds like
a good idea to me.

So did you hit traffic?
No.

Ooh. They've got seviche,
are you hungry?

No.

So you didn't
hit traffic?

Mmm-mmm.

It's just that
you're really late.

Uh-oh.

Please don't suspend me.
I'll have to go to summer school.

If I had insulted a complete stranger on the telephone,

I might float him
a few extra minutes.

You're right.

I think I apologized.

You did, on voicemail.

Doesn't that count?
No, not really.

No one uses
voicemail anymore.

The phone is for letting you know who called,

but for invitations,
schedule changes, emergencies,

texting is
the way to go.

Apologies, that's definitely
an in-person kind of thing.

Well, that, or e-mail,
but thanks, I accept.

I take it back.
No take-backs.

If I could address these rules of technological etiquette

which sprung up suddenly,
without a vote,

is it possible that the people who invented this

are actually not good at traditional social interaction?

They found a way
to avoid confrontation

by imposing
these restrictions

on those who are
adept at connection

and they bully us
with these rules

so they can hide
their inadequacies

while making us feel
culturally irrelevant?

No?
Am I talking fast?

Yes.
I know you, Luke.

"Use the Force, Luke."
Oh, my gosh.

That's you.
My friend did that.

She created my profile.
Never used it.

I never used it, either. Okay.

Well, you...

are beautiful.

What?
What?

My uncle,
he said that you were beautiful and you are.

Thank you.
You're welcome.

That sounds like a line.

Doesn't mean it is.

You feel comfortable saying that to any woman?

Well, not to
ugly women.

Wow.

This is a mistake and I apologize,
but I have to go.

What did I do?
Nothing.

I'm just exhausted
by the whole dance,

so I should
just sit this one out.

Could I just ask you a question?
What is wrong with men?

Oh, boy. Hey, Jimmy?

Wait, you know him?

I designed this place.
I'm a regular here.

Do you want me to answer that?
You designed this?

Okay, first off,
we are told to stop crying by the age of, like, three.

Then every time an adult male leaves the house,
he says,

"You're in charge."
But deep down inside you know

you can't be in charge because you can't even make a sandwich.

Then you start to notice girls who aren't your mom.

You want them to like you,
but they don't go

for the normal
social cues,

such as being
tackled to the ground

or being called a nickname
like Craphead.

You decide to
give her a gift,

but she laughs at the rock you brought her

even though it's
the coolest rock

and it has all kinds
of glittery stuff

Anyway, let's assume that you work your way through that minefield

and you get a woman
to notice you.

Then your guy friends
start calling you names.

So you spend your life trying to satisfy these two groups of people

and then you grow up,
throw work into that mix

and you're pulled in
three different directions,

and you're just
too tired

to know what a woman
wants from you,

particularly if you've only spoken to her for five minutes.

But we know we would die in a ditch without women,
so we keep trying.

Thanks, Jimmy.
Ah, yes.

That was amazing.
Mmm.

Really.

How long did it take
to memorize that?

Three days, tops.

Well, you've given me a lot to think about,
so I'm gonna go.

I had a nice time.
Thank you. Goodbye.

Wait, you're leaving?
But we're just getting started.

That went well.
Really?

I'm gonna marry
that girl.

Yeah.

Oh, was he cute?

Yes, he was cute,
but you're not listening, Mother.

He was aggressive.
He lectured me a little.

He might be a jerk.

Do you want me
to date a jerk?

We do know his family.

God, son of a...
What's he doing in there?

Woodworking.
It's his latest hobby.

Men have to
have hobbies,

otherwise
they have affairs,

which I suppose
is a kind of a hobby.

Men need to have a life outside you to prove they don't need you.

It's in the Bible.

But he might
hurt himself.

Well, that's his business.

Can't you tell him
to stop?

My darling dear,
you cannot tell men what to do.

You can tell them
what to do.

No, you can't.
If they do it,

then they lose respect
for themselves

and you lose respect for them too,
without even realizing.

You can tell men
what you need,

and about half the time,
they can do that.

Good average.
Then what's the point of marriage?

It's a kind of
business proposition.

Ugh, I hate that.

Why? It works out
very well.

They do the hardware stuff,
we make things smell good.

I'm not buying this.

My darling,
you are making it much too complicated.

You're asking too much of men.
They're not us.

They're not intuitive,
they can't multitask, they're color-blind.

They seem broken,
but they're not, they're simple.

And they have
things to teach us.

Like what?

That you don't have to have an emotional response to everything.

You use tears
like a weapon.

Yes, but I know
I'm doing that.

Your father
taught me that.

And he taught me that things mostly work out.

He taught me patience,
and not to go near sharp objects

and how to pack a trunk,
lots of things.

But mostly, he taught me
that he is not a woman

and that I wouldn't
want him to be.

I'll play that part.

But you don't
want to hear this,

because you want
the fairy tale,

which is why
you'll be an old maid.

Bev, can you
bring me a beer?

Coming, Swan.

Nobody says
"old maid" anymore.

Hello?
- Hi, it's me.

"Me" who?
Me, Luke.

Oh, I see,
you didn't put me in your phone.

Wow. You're calling me?

You shouldn't answer numbers you don't recognize,

that's one case where voicemail would be okay,

because now I know you didn't like me enough

to put my number
in your phone,

and that makes me feel weird and kind of excited.

Do you wanna go
out this weekend?

I didn't think our
date went that well.

It didn't,
but I like you.

You got moxie.

I've got moxie?

Come to my house,
I wanna cook.

Why, because I've got moxie?
Is this a '50s movie?

Should I put on a skirt,
let you chase me around?

Sounds great. Saturday night, 8:00.
I'll text you the address.

Moxie.

Hi, it's Rae.
- Hi, come on in.

It's me again.
Hey, sorry.

Wait.
Don't touch it. Oh.

Now.

Hi.
Hi.

I'm glad
we worked that out.

Me too.

You look great,
come on in. Thanks.

You're welcome.

Wow.

I'm glad you changed your mind,
especially about the skirt.

It's a pencil dress.

This is amazing.

Architecture's limiting.

Gotta get a note from the governor to change anything,

but I tried to put
my own spin on it.

You're good.

You like the aesthetic,
the whole gestalt, the general...

What was the other one?

Um, general vibe.
Ah.

I was a little drunk.

But I do like
your work, it's...

You know,
it's great. Uh...

The textures, the palette,
the use of space.

Doesn't sound like
you're making that up.

Yeah, I studied art in school,
and social work.

Ooh. Who won?

Uh, social work,
for now.

Oh. This is for you.

Thank you, nice choice.
Shall we?

Sure.

So how did you
get started in design?

I don't know,
Legos, forts, tree houses.

I just always loved
designing stuff.

Why, how'd you get started
in social work?

Actually, I was adopted from the system when I was eight months old.

I always wondered what would've happened if they hadn't come.

Well, I'm glad they did.

And that they go
to my uncle's church.

Me too.

All right.
Let's get the big stuff out of the way.

What happened
in your last relationship?

He left me for frogs.

That old chestnut?

You?
I wouldn't take it to the next level.

And why was that?

I don't know,
she wasn't the one.

Mmm. How did you know?

Come on,
you just know.

So you believe
in all that stuff?

Absolutely I do.

You don't?

I think it's a mystery.

Mystery's good.

Are you hungry?
Mmm. Yes.

Good. I'd hoped to time
things out better,

but the paella is
already done.

Ooh.
I don't think I've met a man who can make paella.

Or a woman,
for that matter.

Oh, it smells amazing.

Oh, excuse me.

Don't worry about it,
this only took six hours.

Hi, this is Rae Carter.
Yes, I can vouch for her.

She's my responsibility.

Please, just...
Just wait till I get there.

I'm on my way.
I'm sorry, I have to run.

What?
This girl I'm in charge of ran away.

She's in police custody.
I gotta go. Now?

They're gonna put her in detention.
Let me drive.

It's fine. You're upset,
shouldn't be driving.

Let me take you,
please.

Thanks.

I'm so sorry about this.
It's okay.

You've got
five minutes.

So is that your date?

Immy, what were
you thinking?

There was a kid
in that house.

I knew him from
another foster home.

He tried to make a move on me before,
he tried it again.

I hit him with something.
It was, like, a soccer trophy, I think.

Look, I didn't mean
to hurt him.

I was just trying
to make a point

and I knew no one would listen,
so I ran.

You can get me out, right?
I don't think so.

Come on, Rae,
vouch for me.

I will, but you're
in the system now.

This is bigger
than the both of us.

Detention.

Most likely
until you age out.

He's cute, go for it.
Immy...

Marriage material.
Looks like he has good sperm.

You could have
lots of babies.

I can't think
about that now.

Why not? I think
about it all the time.

Meeting some cute,
nerdy guy, having kids,

buying a house
in the suburbs

with a fireplace and
matching La-Z-Boys.

What, a girl
can't dream?

You believe in all that?

Yeah.

Why, just because I've seen a bunch of people get it wrong?

That's just how you learn
to get it right.

I'm sorry.

For what?

Well, just...
Tough night.

Yeah, well...

Thank you for dinner
and for bringing me here.

I'm sorry
about the paella.

Maybe you can make it again for me sometime

or I could try to
make it for you.

Or I could try to resolve the national debt,

which is about as likely
as me pulling off paella.

You don't have to
do that, you know.

Do what?
Pretend.

You can talk to me.

I don't know you.

Well, I'm here.

What else are you gonna do,
talk to your dog?

He never interrupts.

Well, I won't interrupt.

You see the kids who are never gonna make it.

You almost know it the moment you look at them,

bitter, immature,
self-destructive.

You harden yourself
to those cases.

But then you see the ones who have a chance.

That girl
still has dreams.

Somehow, she thinks
she's gonna have

some kind of
a traditional life.

She's gonna make up for all the things she didn't get.

I've seen the way the system works,
the odds are against her.

I can't tell her that,
but at the same time,

I can't not tell her,
you know?

Would you consider
marrying me?

Drop dead.

Wait a second,
what happened?

I'm confused,
what did I do?

I just opened up to you

and you used that opportunity to make fun of me.

I'm being serious.

Oh, you wanna marry me after knowing me 45 minutes

and only half of those
are pleasant?

My fault, which I'll own,
but seriously.

It happens.
Not to me.

Wait, Rae, well,
maybe your story's changing.

All right,
if you won't marry me,

will you at least
finish our date?

Please?

Okay.

Well, uh...

Warmed-up shellfish
sound good to you?

Not really. Yeah, yeah,
me neither.

Ooh. How about
some wine?

Sure.

Great.

Here you go.
Thanks.

I have an idea.
Don't move.

Huh?

That's nice.

Good, I'm glad you like it.
Come on down here.

* Well, people ask me

Let me take that.

Don't move.
I'll be right back.

* And how this came

We're gonna dance.

* 'Cause I'm the envy
with luck so hard

* You better believe

* Yeah

* They like to call me

Uh-oh.

* For better or worse
baby, here I stand

* And I wouldn't
change a thing

* For an unlikely king

* I must have made
all the right mistakes

* Yeah

* And I'm livin' the dream

Hold that thought
and that position.

Don't move.
It'll be like freeze-tag. You're it.

Seriously, don't move.

* In life are free

Hey. Ah.
Hey, what...

You wanna
grab a drink?

Uh, what are you doing here?
What happened to Majorca?

Malaysia, and that
was yesterday.

Tonight I went from my plane to a charity event

and when I got to the hotel,
they lost my reservation.

Ah. The reservation
you never made.

You know I hate hotels.

Yeah, listen, I got a,
uh... Some...

What?

Ah.
Hey, easy.

Sorry.
Harry, this is Rae.

Rae, this is my oldest friend in the world

and college
roommate, Harry.

I should just go.

Hi.
Hi.

No, stay.
Have a drink.

You guys chat,
I'll make up the guest room.

You sure?
Yeah, absolutely.

So college.
Yup.

Which one?
Yale, Princeton...

Brown.
Brown, that's the one.

I transferred a lot.

How about that drink?

Oh, right,
I'll get you a glass.

Oh!

You all right?

Fine.

Am I interrupting?
Oh.

I fell.

I caught her.
He caught me.

Huh. Likely story.

Please do not
take liberties

with the future
Mrs. Maynard, Harry.

Is that what we're celebrating?
No.

Well, not yet,
I just asked her.

In a police station.

I haven't answered.

Of course,
because he asked you in a police station.

Didn't I teach
you any manners?

You came to my house on my first date looking for a place to stay.

No, you didn't
teach me.

Your first date?
The other one didn't count, did it?

The one where I walked out on you?
Probably not.

Hmm. This sounds like
a stable relationship.

Can I be the best man so I can console her when this doesn't work?

No.
Hmm.

Maybe this needs to breathe or just go away.

The guy recommended it.
How about a martini?

You're dressed for it.
No, thanks. I'm tired anyway.

I spent too much time in the opium den last night.

He's joking.
I'm joking.

I spent the right amount
of time there.

Still joking.

Good night, you guys. I'll, uh,
see you at the wedding?

Good night.
- Night.

He's great.

I don't get to see him much,
but when I do,

it's like we're back
in college.

I know, I'm sorry,
he can be a little bombastic.

You just gotta
get to know him.

He insulted my wine.

That's true.
You know what?

He will not be
the best man.

You don't really think
we're getting married.

That proposal
wasn't real, right?

Of course it wasn't real,
that would be crazy.

Mmm.

When can I
see you again?

When do you wanna see me again?
Tomorrow.

I'll check my schedule.

Tomorrow's good.

And every day
after that.

Miss Hicks has had difficulty adjusting to the foster care system

since entering it
at the age of 12.

Though she's run away several times,
she's never been in serious trouble.

She has no police record and she maintains a B average in school.

We can't keep burning through foster families,
Miss Twain.

I've given her
a number of chances.

Is her
social worker here?

Yes, Your Honor.

Have you had a chance
to talk with Miss Hicks?

I have
and I'm fully convinced

that Imogene now understands the gravity of her actions.

She's willing
to be placed anywhere

and desires to graduate from her current high school.

She's in her last year,
and it seems outrageous...

Extreme.

I'm not sure it's a good idea to disrupt her life

when she's so close to aging out of the system.

You've worked with her?

I have, Your Honor.

And you're still
vouching for her?

I believe in her,
Your Honor.

She's high-spirited,
it's true, and impatient,

but that's because she's exceptionally intelligent.

She's not
a classic case.

She's the only child of a single mother who died when she was 11.

Before that,
she was a good student with drive and ambition.

I believe that's
all still in there.

Given the right environment,
she could thrive.

Question is, where is
that right environment?

I need a few days
on this.

I'm ordering Imogene
back to detention

and you'll be notified
of the next court date.

Come with me, please.

Does he have
any money?

Mother,
money is not the issue.

It's an issue.
It's just as easy

to love a rich man
as a poor man.

Don't tell me you left some poor guy in the dust to marry Dad.

As a matter of fact...
Don't answer that.

He was a writer.
A poet, no less.

I knew that was a disaster waiting to happen

so as fond
as I was of him,

I said yes instead to the somewhat less handsome law student

and we've been
very reasonably happy.

And the other guy
ended up being destitute?

Oh, no,
he had a company that went public.

Now he could buy
and sell your father.

Is there a moral
to this story?

Yes, and I'm pretty sure
that it's

that I don't regret
marrying your father.

That's not the same thing as having the man of your dreams.

I never have any men
in my dreams.

I had houses and furniture and china and shoes in my dreams.

And children.

So wait, Daddy's
just a space-filler?

No, he's a facilitator.

I couldn't have had all that without him.

Let's just pretend for a minute that it's you.

Mother, it is me.

All right.

What is it you have
in your dreams?

A man who is
honest and kind

and sexy and exciting and secure and rational and consistent

and who will love me like crazy until the day he dies.

I'm not finished.
I want the kind of relationship

where we make
each other better

so that at the end of a lifetime,
we can look back

and pass that on
to our children,

who will have learned lessons about love and friendship

and companionship from two people who are willing to take the leap

and trust that
true love is real.

And not just real,
but the most powerful thing in the world.

How long have
you been like this?

All my life.

I wish I'd known.
Maybe we could've done something about it.

Well, it's too late now,
and I'm not willing to settle for less.

And you think
Reverend Maynard's nephew

is the man
to give you this?

I think, but how
can I know for sure?

If I were gonna gamble on one thing,
I'd go with the trust

rather than
all that other stuff.

Do you trust
this young man?

Of course.
As much as you can trust someone after two dates.

I have a date that
I have to get ready for.

I've driven all the way here to see you.

No, you drove here
for a shopping fix.

And to see you.
I can't sit home

all the time
worrying about you.

Sometimes I have to come here and do it face-to-face.

Thank you, Mother.

Hi.
Hey.

Sorry I'm late.
No worries.

Am I late?
Um, no, I'm early.

Oh.

Wow, this is nice.

Isn't it?

Did you design it?
Yes, I did.

Are you gonna keep showing me your greatest hits?

Yes, I'm wooing you.

Do you...
Do you feel wooed?

Yes, I feel very wooed.

Thank you.

How are things
with your roommate?

Uh, okay. I haven't
seen much of him.

He was on business
all day.

What's he do? I don't know,
he buys and sells stuff.

What kind of stuff?

Buildings, countries.
He's very rich.

He was born that way.

I'll remember that.

Uh-oh. Is this
our first pothole?

You hate my best friend? No.
I don't know your best friend.

He doesn't seem
like you at all.

How's that?

Well, you seem responsible
and grounded,

and he's the other thing.

Well, he's a player.
At least he can admit it.

It's not like you have to
date the guy.

No, I already dated him.

I mean, a guy like him.

Okay, more than one guy
like him. I'm over it.

Good. Because that guy,
the free spirit,

he always says that he has to live his life his way

and someone's usually
getting hurt.

Someone's picking up
the emotional tab

or giving him
a place to stay.

We're supposed to admire
his adventurous nature.

But that guy's
gonna end up alone

and then where's his adventure,
you know?

Yeah, okay.
Well, I'm glad that you're over it.

Sorry.
It's okay.

That last relationship's
a little fresh, huh?

No. Maybe.
I don't know.

You know,
the point is I finally realized that I want a guy like you

and I don't want you
to be a guy like that.

Well, I'm not.
I just know a guy like that.

Okay?
Okay.

Okay.

Now, will you marry me?

No. I mean, not yet.

Someone's gotta
put the brakes on it,

because we don't
know each other.

We have to
be sensible.

You're right, you know?
I totally agree.

As a matter of fact,
I'm over it.

I think we should
just be friends.

Hey.
Oh.

Hey. Sorry.
I locked myself out.

I know, I'm an idiot.

Oh, the future Mrs. Maynard
is looking lovely tonight.

Thank you,
and Rae is fine.

Who's Rae?
I'm Rae, it's my name.

Oh, right.
I'm still Harry.

Yes, you are.
You're not gonna lose these, are you?

Nope,
I'm gonna go home,

eat pizza,
watch the History Channel.

Really?
Really.

Really?
I have a quiet side.

Really?
You guys just go ahead

and enjoy your dinner.

Okay.
I'll see you later.

Do you wanna
join us for dinner?

Mmm. I don't
wanna impose.

No, it's fine.

I should probably get to know Luke's best friend.

Oh, well, in that case,
I accept.

I really
appreciate this.

I looked
through my phone book.

There's not a single woman in Georgia that's speaking to me.

There is one in
South Carolina.

I don't remember
what she looks like,

so don't wanna
risk it, right?

He's kidding.

I'm absolutely kidding.

What?

Oh, you're not busy?

I can take a break.

Okay, come
check this out.

This is Max's
wife's blog.

Who's Max?
My boyfriend.

There was a rule about not using his name.

That was when
I was protecting him.

But now, I don't care.
Look at this.

"Leslie is showing off
her new diamond ring."

You checked out
her blog?

Under a false identity.

You're cyber-stalking her.

You are
missing the point.

He bought her a ring

one day after he told me that I was the wind beneath his wings.

He said that?
Yeah.

You gotta check
out my profile.

Are you really calling yourself "Party in a Box?"

Yeah, it's better than
"Party with a Box."

Whoa, whoa, go back.
What?

That's Luke.

That's your Luke?
Yeah.

He's cute.
Yeah.

I guess you have to let the contract run out or something.

I'm still on it
for another month.

Right. You're not active.

Right. I'm sure
he isn't either.

I don't wanna know.
You do.

It will set your mind
at ease.

I don't computer-stalk people, okay?
Back off.

Back off.
Fine.

That could
mean anything.

Right, but what?

I have no idea.

Great.
I wasn't sure.

What's he doing here?

I said I have no idea.

No, I mean,
he's actually here.

Don't make a scene
in front of the children.

Hi.
Hi.

I thought we were meeting at the restaurant.

I'm sorry.
I gotta go out of town.

Oh, when? Right now.
I gotta go to Austin.

I'm really sorry.
I'm designing a bar there.

It's kind of
an '80s thing.

Colored glass, flecked wallpaper,
tufted banquettes.

I may come back
with a mullet,

and a fanny pack,
if you're lucky.

Hi.
Hi.

Um, how long
will you be gone?

Couple of days.

College buddy of mine
bought a bar

and he asked me
to jump in, so...

How many college buddies do you have?

A few.

Wait a second,
do you think I'm making this up?

Why would I do that?
You wouldn't.

I'm sorry. I...

I just thought this was gonna be the magic date.

Uh-huh. The what?

You know.

I don't know. Tell me.

Magic date?

You know,
the magic date. No...

Oh, the sex date.
Your...

Sorry.

We prefer "magic."

Okay, well,
the sex date is coming

and I promise it is going to defy the laws of gravity

and create time warps.

That's pretty big talk.

You're the one
who said "magic."

I miss you already.
I will call you from New York.

Um, Austin.

Oh, right, Austin.
Usually it's New York.

Bye.

Bye.

- Bye-bye.
- Bye.

Aw...

Okay, you are
gonna love this.

I could not live
without mine.

You can go straight
to the snuggly.

And from that
to the backpack.

That takes you to preschool without actually holding the baby?

I'm just saying,
does anyone hold babies anymore? Is that out?

This punch has alcohol,
doesn't it?

Yes, that's enough
for you.

It must really
be hard for you.

What must be?

Well, I mean,
you're single, and...

You're single.

Mmm-hmm.

Actually,
I'm not single.

Oh, that's right,
she met a guy.

So it could be her next year,
opening baby slings.

Wow.

So is this love?

It's still very early.

We've had two dates.
We're taking it slow.

Although he did ask me
to marry him already.

Oh. Are you serious?
What'd you say?

I didn't know what to say,
but it was pretty romantic.

Really?
What?

It's a little crazy.

I know it sounds crazy.
But it wasn't like that.

It's like one
of those stories you hear

about the guy
who sees the girl

and he decides he's gonna marry her and then he does.

Those aren't stories,
they're movies.

Yeah.

You hear about
real people doing that.

Don't you
and Jeff have that?

No.
No.

Jeff's not a romantic guy,
he's a boring guy.

I had to give
him an ultimatum.

Yeah, me too.
- Exactly.

Why would you
marry a boring guy?

I love him.

Boring men are reliable.
Romantic men cheat.

That's not true.
It's true.

Romantic men are in love
with falling in love.

After that,
they start looking around.

I don't know, is it that black and white?
What if I want both?

You can't have both.

I think Luke is both.

Wait until you meet him before you decide he's a jerk.

Sure. When can
I meet him?

When he's back
from his business trip.

What, the man
can't travel for work?

Two dates, a proposal
and a sudden business trip?

I think I've seen
this story on Dateline.

Yeah, I would totally have him background-checked.

Yeah.
Doesn't sound like the ideal start

to a relationship.
Or casually pass by his apartment

and see if
it's really empty.

Yes.

I'm not gonna stalk him.

Sweetie,
better safe than sorry.

Remember Adam?

No, I've totally
forgotten Adam.

He left her for frogs.

It wasn't that simple.

All I'm saying is that perhaps your judgment in men

is worth questioning.

Well, I wanna
thank you all

for helping me celebrate
my happiness.

You're welcome.

I'm gonna need
a little coffee

to come down from the high.
Excuse me.

Okay, next.

Oh, thank you,
who's it... Kelsey.

Oh.

Jeff, I didn't know
you were here.

Trying to stay out
of the way.

So you're washing dishes.
Yup.

You don't mind that?

Helping my pregnant wife
with the domestic chores?

No, I don't mind that.

So, what are you, like,
the greatest guy in the world?

I do my best.

Oh!

Oh.

Hey, if I just slipped out,
could that be our little secret?

We never had
this conversation.

Oh, thanks.

Hello.
Hi.

You lose something?
No.

Yes. An earring,
I thought maybe.

You want me to
help you look for it?

No, no,
it wasn't expensive.

Anything else
I could help you with?

Uh, no,
I was just passing by.

Oh, uh,
is Luke home, by chance?

Nope, out of town on business.
He didn't tell you?

He did.
I just thought maybe he came back early.

I guess not.
Anyway, it's nice to see you again.

You wanna go see some art?
What?

Art. There's a painting
I'm thinking of buying

and Luke said
you're an artist.

He did?
Mmm-hmm.

What do you say?
You give me some art advice,

I answer all your
questions about Luke?

Sure.

I can't believe you just bought that painting.

You said I should.
I said I liked it.

I had no idea
how much it cost.

We shouldn't be
talking about me.

I should be giving you the dirt on Luke,
as promised.

Okay Uh,
what was he like in school?

Well, kind of how
he is now, a visionary.

Smart, focused,
set goals, went after them,

made it look easy, but funny,
you know, not uptight.

And loyal.
Always covered for me when I'd go off the rails,

which was quite a bit.

What do you see
in Luke?

A guy who knows what he wants and who he is.
That means a lot.

Not some guy who's just gonna take off at the drop of a hat.

I didn't mean you.

Well, it sounds
a lot like me.

It's just that my ex-boyfriend left me to travel the world.

He didn't take you with him?

I wanted to stay here.

I wanted to build a life.
I just feel like the world-traveler guy

is just ultimately
running from something.

Oh, not you.

You know what?
You're right.

I am running from something.
What?

Ordinary life, marriage, kids, mortgages,

pretty much
everything you value.

I guess we're
just polar opposites.

But that's good because all the polar opposites are disappearing.

Oh, no, no, no, wait.
That's polar ice caps and bears.

Polar opposites
are just fine.

- What do you do?
- What do I do?

Let's see, I play tennis,
I ride horses, I race cars,

I jump out of planes,
travel to exotic ports of call.

I mean, for a living.
Do you have an actual job?

I do. I'm rich.

That's a job?
It's harder than it sounds.

Oh, excuse me.

Speaking of work.

Hi, this is Rae Carter.

Right now?

Well, I thought the decision wasn't until next week.

It'll take me
30 minutes to get there.

Tell Judge Barbour
I'm on my way.

Um, I'm so sorry,
but I have to be in court.

I thought
you were an artist.

I'm a social worker.
I have a teenager that has a hearing right now.

Huh.
I'll give you a ride.

I'll jump in a cab.
Come on.

* Come on

* Come on
* Come on

* Can you see the light?
* Can you see the light?

* Come on
* Come on

* You know it feels right

* The door is open Are you gonna take the ride?

* We're playin' it all wrong that's why I'm sayin' it,
come on

* Get in, come on

Thank you for showing up,
Miss Carter.

Sorry I'm late.
I had this scheduled for next week.

I reached my decision earlier.
That's my prerogative.

Of course.

I've had an opportunity
to review Immy's transcript.

This is a girl who's had far more than her share of chances,

but your commitment to this girl means something to me.

I think we both realize
that sometimes

all a person needs to succeed is one champion in her corner.

You could be
that person for her.

Yes, Your Honor.

Therefore, I am remanding her to your custody

for a period
of three months,

at which time we will review her status.

You mean
as in living with me?

That's exactly
what I mean.

But it's against protocol.
I'm not licensed. It's a bad idea.

I don't have
bad ideas, Miss Carter.

As for the other issues,
I'll take care of it.

I know some people
in the court system.

Your Honor...
It's this or detention till her 18th.

Yes, Your Honor.

Yes, you accept
Miss Hicks as your ward?

Yes.

Fantastic.
I love it when it all works out.

Thank you.

Okay,
here we are.

Okay.
Oh, you know what?

Don't touch.

Okay, so this is
the kitchen, obviously,

and this is
the living room.

It's also your room,
but only at night.

That's the couch,
you sleep there.

That's Mike,
he sleeps with you.

No sweat.

I realize you're totally
freaked out by this,

but don't worry.
I'm gonna be the best roommate.

I'm not freaked.

There's no blood
in your face.

I tell people how
to take care of kids.

I have no idea
how to do it myself.

Nothing to it. Eat, sleep, school,
that's my gig.

So who was the guy
with you in court?

He's a friend of
a guy that I'm dating.

Your boyfriend?

I can't call him that,
we haven't...

Done it?

We're not gonna have
this kind of a relationship.

Too Gilmore Girls?

A little.

Hey, what's this stuff?

Uh, that's off-limits.

Do you draw
or something?

I used to.
It's just a hobby.

Look, I'm gonna convince the judge to give you another placement.

Why?

Look, the important thing was to get you out of detention.

This isn't the
environment for you.

I'm single,
I work all the time.

If I were
your social worker,

I'd take you away from me.
Okay, here's your bedding.

But I think...
Like any other kid,

you deserve parents,
not some job-obsessed single woman

who talks to her dog.

But I think that...

No more "buts."
End of discussion.

See, that sounded
very parental.

I gotta change for work.

Don't take drugs, break anything,
befriend human traffickers.

You're a natural at this.
Thanks, Mom.

Don't.

See, that's only gonna
make me wanna do it more.

So has he called?
- No.

Has he texted?
No.

E-mailed?

He doesn't have to
check in with me.

It's weird, you know?
The guy wants to marry you,

but he can't call
when he's on a trip?

That's what people do on trips,
they get busy.

That's one thing they do
on business trips.

Hey.
- Just trying to help.

She does not
need help from you.

I can see that.

Okay, she does
kind of have a point.

Thank you.

It's just...
It's the early days, Rae.

This is when he's
supposed to be perfect.

He is. I'm not gonna
start looking for trouble.

That's the thing
about trouble.

You don't have to look,
it shows up.

I'm sorry,
are you in this?

He's obviously cheating.
Why else would he not call?

Technically, he can't be cheating,
because we're not in a relationship.

What does that mean?
They haven't had sex.

Shh!
Why not?

It's personal.

Why not?
Ignoring you.

Going for jewelry before sex,
that's what I do.

Does that work?
Depends.

If you count that little plastic sword they put in a martini,

it works like a charm.

I am so sorry
I started this.

Why don't
you just call him?

Yeah,
that would be great.

You could tell him all about your biological clock.

I don't wanna talk
about it anymore.

I'm at work.
I wanna work.

Fine.

Rae Carter.

Luke.

Hi.
I'm sorry I haven't called.

I left my phone on the plane
and all my numbers are gone.

And I just realized I don't even know anyone who knows you.

Are you still speaking to me?
Yes.

Oh, good, okay.

Somebody found my phone
so I should have it tonight.

I won't have to bother you at work.
You're not.

Really? Okay, well, listen, I gotta hop,
but I will call you later, okay?

Okay, I love you.

No!

I didn't.
You did.

Tell me I mumbled.
You didn't.

Maybe he hung up.
- Did he say anything?

No.
I'm sure he hung up first.

Maybe forever.

Oh.

Hey, I'm home,
look busy.

Okay, so I was thinking

since tonight is our
first dinner together...

Oh, hi, hi.

Hi.
Hi.

You two have met?

Well, he came by
to surprise you.

I didn't wanna
ruin the surprise.

Surprise.

Wow.

I am surprised.

Those are for you.
I had to guess.

If you hate them, I'll take them back.
They're beautiful.

Well, you're beautiful.

Oh, look at that,
I suddenly have something to do in your room.

Hmm.
Hmm.

Excuse me.
Mmm.

Right.

Come here, please.
I'll take this.

Come sit down.

Hi.
Hi.

My meeting was canceled.
I was calling from the airport.

I wanted to surprise you.
Immy...

Oh. I can explain.

Before you left,
I didn't have a foster kid and now I do...

You're right.
All this caring about the welfare of children,

it's really gotta stop.

She's amazing,
by the way.

There is no way that
you're really this great.

Yeah, there's no way
that I'm not.

Why are you unwilling to believe this is happening?

I have these
voices in my head,

and I have
a history so it's...

Not with me, you don't.
With me, you have a future.

I'm gonna go so that you can spend some time with your kid.

She...

Goodbye.
Bye.

Oh.

I love you too.

Don't ask.

* Walked along
I walked along

* I sang your song
And I tried to read *

Why didn't
he spend the night?

Teenagers don't really ask questions to their mothers like that

and even if I were your mother,
I wouldn't answer.

Most mothers aren't tomcatting around town.

I'm not.
That's not even a current term.

I'm entering a mature and productive relationship, which I...

How did you
pull me into this?

I'm evil.
Back to your love life.

What we need today is for you to go
back to school and not cause problems.

We're gonna go
to the principal's...

Kiss his ass until it shines.
Exactly.

I can do that,
but I'm worried about you.

There's nothing to
be worried about.

Everything's fine.
I'm very happy.

Spill it.
There's nothing to spill.

You're glowing.
I am not.

You are so a lava lamp right now.
I am not a lava lamp.

He said something to me
last night

that made me
feel really good.

What'd he say?
End of discussion.

You're the magnet
and he's the steel?

No one says that.

It's an '80s song.
They said stuff like that in the '80s.

We're not in
the '80s anymore.

Just tell me
what he said.

He loves you. He loves you.
That's what he said.

Actually, he said,
"I love you too."

Oh.
What?

That means you said
"I love you" first.

It doesn't matter.
He said, "I love you too."

I can't believe you.

I'm out of practice,
okay?

You really dodged
a bullet there.

Where are we?

Thought you'd never ask.
Come on.

I can't believe you said
"I love you" first.

Thank you.

So couple of things
you need to know.

I called ahead to order the wine.
Thank you.

What is it?
No idea.

I asked which would
get you drunk the fastest.

Classy.

Secondly, I don't
have a middle name.

My parents named me
after an apostle.

Apostles don't have
middle names.

They did consider giving me a chapter and verse number.

Anything else?

Yes.
I don't own power tools.

Okay.
Still with me?

I think so.
Good.

These are the things
you need to know

if you and I are
going to, you know,

move forward, as in

the magic date.

Okay.
I know what you mean.

Okay, then why do you
look troubled?

I was just thinking maybe
there are reasons to wait.

Like what?

Maybe there are things we don't know about each other yet.

That's what
I'm trying to tell you.

Maybe there are other things that we
aren't adequately equipped to discuss yet.

Why are you speaking
like the queen?

It's just for me,
after the magic date, that's kind of it.

Uh-huh. Like, we die? What is it,
some praying mantis ritual?

No, it's that
we're monogamous.

Right.

Are you ready for that?

Are you ready for that?

Hey, listen, if you wanna wait,
it's okay, honestly.

I'm fine with it.
You just have to let me know

so I can call the Ritz
and cancel the suite.

You booked a suite?

You said you were expecting magic.
Magic requires a suite.

I wasn't expecting anything.
I just wanna be sure.

You weren't expecting anything,
and yet you wanna be sure.

You know what I mean.
It's a commitment

and commitments are scary.
Yes.

I don't like
to be scared.

No one likes
to be scared,

yet everyone
likes to be scared.

That's why horror movies
do so well.

Exactly.

But everybody likes to be fake scared,
nobody likes to be real scared.

Okay, well,
there won't be any knives or people in masks,

so this is the good
kind of scary, okay?

But if you wanna wait, hey,
it's fine with me, honestly.

I can wait for you to be the right kind of scared.

Okay.

Okay.

* All I wanna do
is hold you tight

* And laugh
until I start to cry

* Strange but I like it

Champagne?
Mmm. Later.

* There's something about
The way you make me feel

Did you see the flowers?
Beautiful.

How about the fire?
Cozy.

Yeah, I asked for that.
Mmm-hmm.

Actually, I made it,
with some twigs and a magnifying glass.

You make me laugh.

Wait, I gotta ask.

Where you been?

Waiting for you.

* And laugh
until I start to cry

* There's something
about you *

What?

Hey, I didn't
wanna wake you.

Well, now that you did,
we're gonna have to think of something to do.

No, I have to go home.

Why?
Tonight is going so well.

It's going amazing,
but I have to go.

Why?
Immy.

Oh, yes, our teenager.

She's not yours,
she's mine.

She's ours now.

You're still stuck
on this idea of forever.

What's wrong?
Nothing.

No, no, no. Come on,
we're not gonna do that. Sit, tell me. Spill it.

What?

I saw your status,
you're still active.

You talk about marrying me,
but still looking.

I can explain, okay?

But I don't think
I should have to.

I haven't done anything
to make you doubt me.

This is just classic self-sabotage stuff here.
This always happens.

It always happens?
What, to all the women that you propose to?

Would I have done any of this if I wasn't serious?

I don't know.
That wasn't the question. I have to go.

Hey, Rae. Rae.

Hey. Really?

Okay, let's talk
about what happened.

What?

The crying till 3:00 a.m.
If we're gonna live together,

we need to have
a policy of communication.

No, we don't.

Did you and Luke
break up?

No.

But I take it the magic date wasn't so magic.

Is this how you are
in your foster homes?

I'm starting to
understand your dilemma.

Hmm. Is this how you
are in relationships?

I'm definitely starting
to understand yours.

Oh, God.

Hello, Mother.

What? Right now?

Yeah, is everything okay?
Yeah, no, I'm on my way.

Okay, we'll have to table
this fascinating discussion.

My sister is in labor.

Cool, I'm gonna
be an aunt.

I'm gonna be an aunt,
you're gonna be a cousin. Let's go.

Dr. Joel to Maternity.
Dr. Joel

Can you hear me now?

You're here.
She's here.

Hey. How's she doing?

Well, she's in labor.
She won't let us come in.

She's asking just for you.
Jeff is in there.

We can't reach...

He won't answer his phone,
he's not at the club.

It's a total mystery.
Call him again.

Uh, this is Immy.

Oh, this is
your daughter?

Daughter?
You're practically grown up.

I'm sad for all the years we've missed.

Oh, don't worry,
we'll catch up. Go talk to Papa.

This is insane,
she's by herself?

Don't look at me.

She barred us from the room.
She told me I was too tearful.

Tearful?
It's all right, go on.

Where?
You'll hear her.

I hate you.
No, don't touch me.

Just give us
a few minutes, okay?

Hi. Hi.

Make them leave me alone.

They keep telling me to breathe.
I don't wanna.

Sweetie, breathing would be better than not breathing right now, okay?

It's like someone's killing me from the inside.

The books don't
tell you about this.

It's gonna be okay.

How do you know?
Where's Jeff?

They're looking for him.

How can he
turn his phone off?

Probably in
a bad reception area.

They're gonna find...
I have to tell you.

I have given you
some really bad advice.

Don't get married,
don't have a baby.

There aren't enough cute baby clothes in the world to make this worth it.

You're gonna feel differently once Llewellyn is here.

Who's she?
Your son?

Oh, right, right.

Rae, I'm really scared.

It's gonna be fine.
You're gonna have a baby. Okay?

Oh, God!

Oh, my God, baby,
I am so sorry.

I was on the ninth hole,
no reception.

I'm teaching this lady.
She keeps taking mulligans.

Do not use golf terms,
I'm in pain here.

Right, right.
I know, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. Um...
Oh, God.

I love you. Yeah.

Okay. Mmm-hmm.
- Okay. All right.

I can take it from here.

Okay.
I'm gonna be outside if you need me, okay, honey?

Okay.
Okay.

Okay.
Okay.

Okay. All right,
you with me? I'm fine.

Look at me.

How's your breathing?

Rae? Still no baby,
Jeff's in there.

All right.

How is she? Oop.

How is she?

She's fine,
but she's miserable.

Having a baby hurts.
Don't have sex.

Gotcha. Now what?

We wait.

Hi. Oh.
What are you doing here?

Immy called me.
How...

From your phone.
Why...

It was the right thing
to do. You okay?

Uh, yeah, I guess.

You don't need
to explain.

I wanted to know
if you were still active.

See? I didn't trust you,
you didn't trust me.

It's kind of
a "Gift of the Magi."

Gift of the Magi
is nothing like that.

Right. More the Spy Vs.
Spy kind of thing.

It doesn't matter.
Yes, it does.

You don't know me enough
to know I don't run around

asking women I just met to marry me,
but I don't, okay?

What I feel is very real.

I believe you.

Take a deep breath
and start over.

Okay.
Okay? Here goes.

Swan, wake up,
look what's about to happen.

No, Mother, that is
not about to happen.

Do we know
this young man?

I believe this is
Reverend Maynard's nephew.

It is, it's Luke.
Hi, how are you?

Go ahead and say
what you were gonna say.

Mother.

Rae, will you go on
a first date with me?

Yes.

And then,
will you marry me?

It's a girl!
What?

What? It's a girl?
- It's a girl.

A girl?
- The ultrasound was wrong

and Llewellyn Rufus
Rumson is a girl.

Well, that's not
gonna work at all.

It's kind of
a girl's name.

We'll change the spelling.

Is Trudy okay?

She's fine, everybody's fine.
Y'all come on.

It's a baby girl.
Hey, Rae?

Dr. Cody to the pharmacy.

Dr. Cody to the pharmacy.

Psst.

Hey, you coming?
What happened?

You missed the whole thing?
What whole thing?

Immy.
Luke.

Shh.

She's absolutely beautiful.

Llewellyn Rumson looks
just like her mother.

I can't name her Llewellyn, Daddy,
that's a fat girl's name.

Well,
I just can't keep up.

Meet Carter Rae Rumson.

You wanna hold
your namesake?

Yes, please.
- Yes.

Here you go.

Oh, she's so small.

Oh, I know.
She's so tiny.

Who are y'all?

Oh...
Uh...

That's Luke
and that's Immy.

Long story.
They're engaged.

She hasn't answered yet.

So answer.
Mother.

I can wait. Really, it's...
We can wait.

Yeah. So tiny. Cute.

Yeah.

Isn't she the
prettiest baby ever?

She totally is.
Hey, we should make sundaes.

That's actually a great idea.
I have them sometimes.

Who could that be?

Uh, human traffickers?

Oh, God.
It's really human traffickers?

Hi. I really need to talk to you.
Can I come in?

Fine.

Adam, this is Immy,
Immy, this is Adam.

I really love it here.

Maybe I'll just
go to your room.

So, what's new?

Oh, not much.
I became an aunt,

I have a daughter
and I might be engaged.

Something to drink?

You're engaged?
How long?

Officially,
almost an hour.

How can you
just show up like this?

You blocked my e-mail an de-friended me on Facebook.

And why?

You don't
wanna hear from me.

I was trying
to get over you.

You got engaged,
I guess it worked.

I might be engaged.
How does that work?

I haven't answered.

He's letting you
test-drive the ring?

Look, it's...
It all happened very fast.

Today, in fact,
the ring part.

How long have you known this guy?
A few weeks.

I was with you for two years and it didn't make a difference.

The length of a courtship
doesn't determine

the success
of a relationship.

Sometimes you just know.

Except that
you don't just know.

I almost know... Wait,
how do you have me defending myself?

You left me for
frogs and strippers.

What?

You expect me to believe that woman
is your niece and not some stripper?

She is my niece.

She's also a stripper.
My brother's been trying to get her out of that

so I let her
intern with me.

You don't have a niece.
I'd remember.

Bob's kid?

They lived in Minnesota.
I had her pictures on my fridge.

Patty with the braces
and the glasses?

Now it's Lyric with the fake boobs and the hair extensions.

Still, okay,
you came home from wherever without telling me.

I was depressed.

There was some kind of migratory issue and frogs were disappearing.

There really
was a frog famine.

I couldn't deliver what I promised,
so I lost the grant.

After that,
I didn't know what to do.

I wasn't ready to face you until I could figure out a few things.

And now you have?

Not everything.

But a lot of things.

One big thing.

Don't marry him.

Marry me.

Okay, under Luke
we have handsome, reliable,

good job,
knows what he wants.

On the negative side,
he might be crazy.

And he could have a secret life.
Why crazy?

He asked you to marry him on the first date.

That could be decisive.

Or bipolar.

Under Adam we have sexy, artistic, spontaneous.

He could be lying
about the niece,

and he left you
for frogs.

The first dude.
Hasn't done anything wrong.

He didn't lie.
He didn't tell the truth.

I'm definitely
using that one.

Can I address the elephant in the room here and, no,
that's not me.

Luke might be
the rebound guy.

The rebound guy always brings the original guy back into the picture.

That is actually true.

Isn't the rebound guy
sometimes the right guy?

Depends on the movie.

This isn't a movie,
this is a fairy tale.

Sometimes there's a third guy in the scenario,

you have meaningless sex with just to clear your head.

Nice try. Come on,
put me on the board.

Okay, this is nuts.

I have no idea what
I'm doing, but I know

if you're making charts,
you're not ready to get married,

so I'm gonna give the ring back and tell Luke what's going on.

I'm not putting that
on the board.

Oh!
Uh...

Hi.
Hi.

I thought
you might need this.

Why?
Why not?

You're a great guy.

Was that ever
in question? Come in.

Okay.

I need to talk to you
about something.

Okay.

Oh. What smells
like heaven?

Cassoulet.

I believe you remember my former best friend, Harry.

Hello, the future Mrs. Maynard.
- Hi.

So former?
Did you guys have a falling out?

Yes.
He thinks I'm marrying out of my league.

Obviously.
And he won't be my best man.

I'm trying to
talk him into it.

I can't commit
to something like that.

You know how I am.
- With women.

You can commit to me.
I'm your best friend.

Former.
I saved his life once.

Dared me to lie down drunk
in the middle of the road.

I was nearly
run over by a cop.

He shouted
at the last minute.

I bailed you out of jail.

I'll name my
first child after you.

First you know about.

Exactly.
You finish this off?

Mmm-hmm.
I'll run out and get some.

I'll come with you.
No, stay.

Have your drink.
I'll be back in a few minutes.

You're having
second thoughts.

What?
I see it in your face.

No, you can't.
And your body language.

You've downed
half your drink,

you're not wearing your ring.
There was a ring?

Yes, but...
And it's in your pocket.

Purse.
You were gonna ask for time to think.

You can't
possibly know all that.

How can you know all that?

I've been dumped.

Oh, so
you've been engaged?

No, no, just dumped.

I know all the signs and I heard you say the terrible sentence.

What terrible sentence?

"There's something
we need to talk about."

He didn't hear it
because he's in love

and he's in denial,
but I heard it.

I haven't decided yet.
I need some time, that's all.

What is it?
Old boyfriend or new boyfriend?

Old.

You see, we have
this internal alarm

that goes off
when you've moved on,

then we swoop in and try to get you back.
It's not fair.

If you don't close the deal,
you don't get the girl,

and that's the way it is.

So I'm right to tell him
everything, right?

I mean, the whole story,
not just needing more time, then.

I don't know.
How serious are you about the other guy?

I have no idea. I mean,
I was madly in love with him once.

Then I met Luke and now I'm madly in love with him.

What worries me is the use of the word "madly."

The whole idea is crazy,
you know that,

to say you're only gonna
love one person for life.

I mean, who could really
make that promise?

The question isn't who you should or shouldn't marry.

The question is
whether you should.

Well, you've answered that question for yourself.

So far.

And you're happy?

Back to your problem.

So, what's this
other guy proposing?

Marriage.

And what's he done
to deserve that?

Nothing yet.

You want my advice?

I guess.
Don't tell Luke.

You mean lie to him.

No, I mean
don't tell him. Not yet.

Give it a little bit
of time

and wear the ring.

You're what they call
the marrying kind.

I believe the technical word is "a keeper."

Don't sell yourself short.

You know,
I'm beginning to see what Luke sees in you.

Thanks.

So this is just
between us, right?

Absolutely.

Thanks.

You better not have your hands on the future Mrs.
Maynard.

You almost caught us.

I like this one.

What one?
- The old one.

Good afternoon,
Division of Children and Family Services.

I'll take Luke.
- Stop voting.

I'm not voting.
I'm saying, I'll take Luke.

Whichever one
you don't want.

Luke and I are engaged,
Adam hasn't shown me he's different.

He's there with a flower.
I'd say that's different.

Stop stalling.
Go see what he wants.

Go.

Hi.
Hi.

This is for you.

So is this.

Uh, why don't we go
somewhere more private.

Yeah.

Right in there.

Oh, that's just
DCF business.

So this is a surprise.
The good kind, I hope.

I can't kiss you.
I'm almost engaged.

There's a lot of
wiggle room in there.

No, there's not.
There is no wiggling.

Just open this.

Oh. Adam.

You made these
for me, remember?

You're gonna need
a portfolio if you're

gonna make it
as an artist, right?

I don't know
what to say.

Maybe you're having feelings that can't be expressed with words.

This is the nicest thing
you've ever done for me,

by a lot.

But I'm serious about Luke.

We'll see about that.

Well, we have officially christened the apartment.

Well, one room.

It's a start.

So how'd you
get rid of Harry?

I told him to leave
so we could have sex.

Just like college.

Except in college
I was leaving.

That's reassuring.

Do you have an answer?
No rush.

I was just wondering,
maybe we should talk about things.

What things?
Us.

We have our whole
lives to do that.

Maybe just
the top three things.

We should know those,
just in case it comes up at parties.

Okay, scoot over.

Shoot.
Okay.

Let's start with religion.
Do you have one?

Raised submarine Protestant,
meaning we came up at holidays

and when my uncle,
Reverend Maynard, came to town.

So do you
believe in anything?

I believe in something bigger than all this.

If you wanna get dressed up
once a week and visit it,

that's fine, except during
football season. Next.

Kids. Do you want them?

You mean besides Immy?

Immy's not our kid.
I'm talking about babies.

Oh, babies are good.
They're cute, babies do tricks.

Yes.
I vote yes on babies.

You know I'd
still have a career?

Yes.

Are you gonna
agree to everything?

Yes. Next.

Extended family,
do you have any?

I do, Rae,
I wasn't hatched.

I have a mother, a father,
a brother and a sister-in-law,

all living relatively happily and sane in New York.

Well,
my family's insane

but I love them so you'd have to love them too.

They seem super nice.
They are.

Listen.
It's not that I don't care

about these things,
because I do.

But we're marrying
each other, right?

Not our histories
and our resumes.

Breaking things
down into parts

takes all
the romance out of it.

I'm betting on you,
okay? On us.

I'm not saying
it's gonna be perfect.

What I'm saying
is that you are the person

I wanna figure
it all out with.

You make a good case.

Hmm.

Let's get it done.

Even if I say yes,
it's still gonna

take time to pull
together a wedding.

Yeah? How about a month?

As in 30 days?
Yeah.

How are we gonna do that?

Not having
a full-metal wedding.

Ask anyone.
They'll tell you it becomes about everyone

other than the two people
actually getting married.

Yeah,
my sister's wedding,

no one was speaking,
but it was very pretty.

Yeah, I just want to get on
with the rest of our lives.

Can we at least have
a half-metal wedding?

Is that your official yes?

No, that is my official
I'm still thinking about it.

Is there anything I can do
to help you decide?

You can give it
your best shot.

Hmm.

Hi.
Hey.

Wanna have lunch?
I'm having lunch.

Can I meet you after work?
I don't think so.

I'm gonna
text you an address.

I want you to meet me
there after work.

It's not gonna
take long, I promise.

I don't wanna
play games, Adam.

Neither do I, Rae.
Just give me a chance to prove it.

I'll think about it.

Not a word.

Judge Barbour wants to
see you in her office.

Why? I don't have
any pending cases.

Do I look
like your assistant?

Judge Barbour?
Knock.

Go away, I'm eating.

You asked to see me.

Well, I didn't mean right away.
Don't you eat lunch?

Don't answer that,
I don't care. Sit down.

Hear you're
getting married.

Is that court business?
Of course not.

It's gossip
and I want in on it.

It's possible.

Hear there's another guy
complicating the situation.

My ex-boyfriend.

Well, I guess you know
what you're doing.

I know it sounds crazy.

A few months ago I thought I was gonna be single for life.

I met my husband
on a Club Med cruise.

We got married
on the ship.

Twenty-four years and two kids later,
still together.

Wow. So you believe
in happily ever after.

I said, "together."

So listen, about your other situation,
the one with Imogene Hicks.

Yes.

I've been thinking about what you said,
and you're right.

She should be
in a more suitable home.

Oh, I don't think
those were my words.

Well, whatever you said.
I know this couple, the Graftons.

They adopted two kids
in my courtroom,

both grown
and off to college.

They're looking for a teenager to ease the transition.

They don't mind feisty.

Their two kids were holy terrors,
but they handled it.

What do you say?

I guess
I'd have to meet them.

I'll set it up
with your office.

Okay.

That's all.

Go eat something,
you're too skinny.

Judge Barbour,
this isn't because of my love life, is it?

What would that
have to do with it?

It might
look a little crazy.

Whole idea of marriage
is a little crazy.

There's no way to
guard against it.

I thought you'd be happy about this,
the placement.

Oh, I am.

Thanks.

* How far do you
think this thing can go?

* You're not
the sanest guy I know *

Hi.
What's going on?

Come in.
It's very exciting.

Some of the frog photos got the attention of an ad agency,

who put me on contract
for print work.

Great advance and more where that came from.

I'm also gonna have
a home studio

where I can do head shots,
family portraits, all kinds of things.

I figured,
my space will be here

and your studio
would be here.

Just like
we talked about.

Yeah, except now
it's for real.

I can't take those.

Come on,
just hold on to them, okay?

While you're
thinking about it.

Come on, let's go eat.

Okay.

* Your place or mine?

You look beautiful.

Okay, you need to dial it back.
I need to ease into this.

I ordered champagne.

That's not easing in.

So you like
that ring, huh?

Yes.

Do you like
that one better?

Oh, Adam.

It belonged
to my grandmother.

Adam, you had me all the time.
You could have proposed.

I wasn't ready.

Now it's too late.
No, it's almost too late.

I've moved on.

Because you
thought you'd lost me.

I did lose you,
and that doesn't make him the rebound guy.

You're the one
who just said it.

Luke has never let me down.

In all the weeks
you've known him?

Rae, we had
a real relationship.

Real relationships
are tested.

They go through ups and downs.
We've weathered those.

I haven't
weathered anything.

You broke my heart.

I got over it
and found someone else.

Then what
are you doing here?

I love you.

I'm ready for this.

Say yes.

Oh, my God.
What?

Nothing.

"Oh, my God. Nothing"?
What is it?

I have to go.

Rae, we haven't
finished talking yet.

Rae. I need an answer.

It's not what you think.

They were holding hands,
practically making out.

I'm sure it wasn't him.

Mother,
I know what I saw.

I'm sure there's
an explanation.

Yes, he's cheating on her.
That's the explanation.

Shh. Lower your voice.
Your father's lurking.

Well, he should know too.
Trudy should know.

That's not a good idea.

We should let her be married to a cheater?

Listen, sweetheart,
if what's going on is going on,

and I'm not
saying that it is,

there's a good
chance she knows.

Wives usually know.

Like there's some
sort of understanding?

Don't ask, don't tell,
like they have in the military.

Do you hear yourself, Mother?
That is such an outdated idea.

Nobody does that anymore.

Now they go on TV
and talk about it.

I can't believe
you're not upset.

I can't believe you don't want me to tell Trudy.

What is going on here?
Did somebody die?

Garden club tomorrow,

and I will not go down to Eileen Wilson for a third time.

I have a lot on my mind.

So a flower-arranging competition is more
important than a daughter's marriage?

Maybe you're
focusing on this

because you are marrying someone that you don't really know.

Almost marrying, and this isn't about me,
this is about Trudy.

Fine, tell her,
but she'll blame you. Why?

You are the messenger,
and she will not thank you,

she will not
believe you because

she needs to find
out for herself.

Just like Luke has to find it out for himself.

About what?

Adam.

There's nothing going on between me and Adam, except...

What?

He wants to marry me.

What did you say?

Didn't have time to say anything,
I saw Jeff.

Then what are
you going to say?

I'm gonna say...

I'm gonna say no.

When?

I don't know.

It might be a good idea
to figure out your own life

before you go
messing around in others'.

Judge Barbour has spoken
very highly of you.

I wonder if she's given you
any idea of Immy's history.

Yeah, well,
she told us that Immy had a history of running away

and a bit of
trouble in school.

Apparently,
Immy speaks her mind.

We like that.

We believe in giving children a lot of room to express themselves.

Well, you might need
to add on a wing.

Believe me,
we're up for the challenge.

Immy's not gonna wanna be adopted.
She's too old for that.

Oh, so are we.

Look, we're not trying
to change her whole life.

We just wanna give her
the best shot at it.

Well...

I can't seem to find
anything wrong with you.

Are you trying?

Frankly, yes.

Immy means
a great deal to me.

Look, if she's not happy,
she can leave.

She won't have to run away.
She can just tell us.

And, of course,
you can visit anytime.

Okay.

I'll call and make
the arrangements.

So you're
getting married?

Oh, uh, yes.
Maybe.

Excuse me. Hi.
I need to see you right away.

I'm busy.
Okay, whenever.

It's about Luke Maynard.

Okay. If you could just fill out these forms.
Excuse me.

What is it?
I'm having a meeting

Sorry to interrupt you with information

I ran a background check.

Somebody had to.
What am I looking at?

Luke in the Austin paper in front of his
restaurant with the business partner.

That's his
college buddy Ronnie?

Yeah, Veronica.

He didn't just design it,
he co-owns it with her, Veronica.

That doesn't
mean anything.

Okay. The article
goes on to say

how excited the city is
to have him as a resident

once the restaurant
is officially launched.

That could mean anything.

Sure. Yeah, I mean,
that could mean

that he has a secret life with his business partner, Veronica.

Or he's planning to move you to another city without telling you.

What it can't mean
is anything good.

You own
a restaurant in Austin

with a beautiful business partner named Veronica.

Uh, hi. I've known Ronnie since college.
Where's this coming from?

Candace did a background check.
You know what? Never mind.

You weren't even gonna tell me.
I did.

I'm sorry,
you did a background check?

Not that you were
planning to move us.

I'm not planning on moving us unless you want to.
I can commute.

What if I don't
want a commuter?

What if I didn't
want a daughter?

I thought you loved Immy.

I do.
That's not what I meant.

The point is, Rae,
you didn't know that when you took her on.

You're changing the subject.
This is the subject.

There are things we don't know.
Not secrets, it's life.

I gotta take this.
Have a seat, breathe. Really?

What if I don't wanna sit and breathe?
Breathe.

Hello. Hi. Yeah...

Oh.

Hi.
I keep forgetting that you live here.

I don't live here.
In fact, I'm leaving soon.

What was the yelling?

I found out he owns a restaurant with his partner.

Ooh, that must
be devastating.

Have you
told him about Adam?

You told me
not to tell him.

No, I told you to wait.

You're changing
the subject.

You can't be mad
at him for having

a secret when
you have a secret.

I wanted to tell him.

Okay, so tell him now.

I can't tell him,
because I'm too upset.

And you're still thinking
about the other guy.

I'm just trying to
make the right choice.

Love's a gamble.

How would you know?

Think I've never
been in love?

I have no idea.

In fact,
I'm in love right now.

Really? With whom?

My best friend's fiancee.

Please don't say that.

Believe me,
I've tried not to.

Try not to say it,
try not to think it,

and I've tried
not to feel it.

It doesn't work.

And you wanna know
what's really awkward?

I have to be the best man.

I mean, the guy
did save my life once.

All right,
I'll call you later.

All right, bye.

Okay,
so that was Veronica.

She says hello and she's looking forward to meeting you.

I'm gonna leave you guys alone so you can talk.

No, no, we... I already explained it,
didn't I?

Maybe Rae
has something.

No, I don't have anything.

I think
you have something.

No, I don't.

Okay, my mistake.

What was that all about?
Hey. I've gotta go.

I have a daughter
that I need to take care of.

Rae, hey.

Rae, I didn't
mean it like... Rae.

Hey.

Look what I have.

Oh, favorite meal,
bad news.

Of course not. Actually, if anything,
I've got great news.

I found a foster family for you,
the Graftons.

They've raised
two foster kids,

and they
appreciate feistiness.

Uh, what are you
talking about?

I told you from the beginning, Immy,
I can't be your parent.

I'm a social worker,
I'm completely unqualified.

We have a good time
and I haven't done anything.

I barely get in
trouble anymore.

This isn't about
you being a bad kid.

I've always felt
you were a great kid, okay?

This is about you having a real family and a real opportunity.

They can give you that.

You can give me that.

No, I can't.

My life is chaotic.

But, no, you're getting married soon.
It's gonna calm down.

I can help out
around the house,

I can babysit
when you have kids.

I can walk the dog.
I can do stuff.

Immy...

You are
missing the point.

This isn't about me and Luke,
this is about you,

your life out
in the world,

where you can make
a real contribution.

That's what I want for you
and it's what you deserve.

Luke doesn't want
a ready-made family?

That is not it at all.
He thinks you're great.

This is just
what's best for you.

I'm trained to
know stuff like that.

So when do I leave?

They wanna pick you up
tomorrow from DCF.

You get to skip school.

I can visit you any time.

Can I go to my couch?
I'm not that hungry anymore.

And you get your own room,
not just some couch.

* Sometimes

* Love will
send you round *

Hi.
Hey.

Good morning. Breakfast?
Yeah.

What are you doing?
I was worried.

We had our first
premarital dispute.

We didn't dispute.

Okay, I can't really talk,
we have to go.

She's dumping me
on another family.

I found a placement
for you.

What do you mean?
Take a picture.

Not because of us.
- No.

That thing that I said?

What thing did you say?

This is about
what's best for Immy.

What did he say?
He didn't say anything.

Immy should be with us.

Are you a social worker?
Trained to make decisions?

Because I am.
Rae.

Immy.
Please go to the car. Hmm.

I'm sorry, this isn't easy
and you're not helping.

I'm going with you.
That's not necessary.

And yet I'm going.

What was the thing?

Hi.

Immy,
meet the Graftons.

Here I am,
the grand prize.

I'm Stella
and this is Robert.

Hey.
Hey.

So let's get
this party started.

I'm sorry, do you mind?
I feel like I already know you already.

Boy, are you
in for a surprise.

Why don't we give
you two a minute.

Thanks.

Thanks.

So I guess this is it.

You're gonna do great.

I'm gonna see you all the time,
whenever you want.

Backpack.
Thanks.

Don't let her
get any worse.

I'll do my best.

Hi. What are you
doing here?

I live here now.

Oh. Why's that?
You know why.

Because my husband's
a cheating pig.

Did I know that?

You saw him
and you didn't tell me.

Really?
Don't lie.

How could you
not tell me?

Mom said I shouldn't.

It's not what I said.
It is.

It doesn't matter.
You should have told me anyway.

How did you find out?

He saw you there. He knew you'd tell me.
You're a loyal sister.

I didn't know what I was seeing.
What if it was a friend?

Oh, don't make excuses.

You protected him.
You chose him over me.

Or maybe you're just preoccupied with your own crazy love life.

I didn't wanna hurt you.
I didn't wanna be wrong. Mother, tell her.

Swan, would you please stop it with that noise?

I told you
not to marry him.

I told you to marry
a dull man, like me.

I thought he was dull.
Darling, he's a golf pro.

Golf is dull.
- To you.

He's out there correcting ladies' swings all day.
Bound to happen.

Nobody tells me anything.

People get past
these things.

Marriage is work.
You have to be willing to do it.

Rae, I hope
you're listening to this.

It's not too late
for you.

It's funny you should
mention that,

because I've made
my decision.

About what?
Who I'm gonna marry.

Is he dull?
No.

Here we go again.

You can't do that.
Mommy, tell her.

She can't.
She can't get married when I'm getting divorced.

You are not
getting divorced.

She's not getting
married either.

But I am getting married.

You are so insensitive.

Not gonna cancel my life
because you're unhappy.

You can.
No, I can't.

Yes, you can!
No, I can't!

Girls, girls, please,
you're both pretty.

Rae is postponing her wedding until this is resolved.

What?
Darling, this is a family crisis.

But this is my wedding.
I've been waiting my whole life.

Then you can wait
a little bit longer.

Okay.

Why don't we talk
about this later

when everyone's
just a little less upset.

Oh! Oh!
I will never be less upset!

Shh, shh, shh.

Hey, I really
need to see you.

I'm gonna be home in an hour.
Can you meet me there?

Thanks.

Hi.

That was a little more
than an hour.

There was traffic.
Um, I thought you'd wait outside.

I still have the key.
Figured we were gonna be celebrating.

I wanted to get
started early.

So where's the kid?

She left.
She got a placement.

Where's the guy?

He's not here.
I wanted to talk to you alone.

You didn't call me
to celebrate.

Not unless you wanna celebrate my engagement to Luke.

Not really.

I'm gonna say yes to him.

What put it over the top?

No grand gesture,
nothing romantic.

He was just there for me
in a moment

that I needed him
and I just knew.

Well, he's a really
lucky guy.

Thanks.

If you change your mind,
you know where to find me.

Oh, I'm sorry,
I didn't mean to intrude.

I thought you might
be missing Immy.

Didn't realize you were entertaining.
I wasn't.

I was saying
goodbye to him.

Him? Who is he?

He's my ex-boyfriend.

Oh, I see, the player.

He showed up
a couple of days ago.

Really? What did he want?

To marry me.

Oh, I see. So that's what
all the thinking was about.

Whether you were gonna
marry him or me.

No, it was just you.
He showed up, I got confused.

I made a chart. Whoa.
Go back. You made a chart?

Yes, pros and cons,
but I realized it was crazy.

I went to tell you,
Harry talked me out of it.

Oh, Harry's in on this,
that's great.

He guessed. He told me
to give it a few days.

He knows what
he's talking about.

He knows you.
I don't know. I panicked.

I can't believe you had me defending myself

about online dating

and my business
partner and Harry,

he's a player so
I have to be a player,

when the entire time you're seeing your ex-boyfriend.

It wasn't the entire time,
just a couple of times.

Here I am feeling guilty
about everything

and you've been
seeing your ex.

Guilty about what?

What?
Guilty about what?

Nothing. I...

Oh, God.

I was gonna tell you
about Veronica.

Are you having an affair?

No. I was,
before I met you.

It was never very serious.
I was...

That's why I went
to Austin, to end it.

Did you?
Yes.

Did you sleep with her?
Not since I met you.

Did you sleep with him?

Not since
he left me for frogs.

Oh! Oh, God.

But you let him propose?

He did that on his own, and, yes,
I gave him up for you.

I gave up a perfectly good,
sincere guy for you.

Well, I gave up a perfectly meaningless long-term affair for you.

I didn't ask you
to do that.

This whole thing
was your plan.

We didn't discuss my plan.

What are your plans?
No idea.

Okay, well, do you want art,
do you want family,

do you want
a romance or adventure

or reality
or the fairy tale,

or maybe a little
of everything?

Know what?

Maybe the reason no one can make your dreams come true

is because you have no idea what they are.

That's a terrible
thing to say.

I'm sorry.

And the worst thing is,
it might be true.

Well, what do we do now?

I guess I go and figure out what my dreams are.

* I'm lovesick
sick of love

* My heart's just
about had enough

* I'm tired of games
And all that stuff

Hey, it's Candace.
Pick up the phone.

Rae, I heard what happened.
I am really worried.

You've never missed
three days of work.

I'm still selling H1N1,

even though Jack remembers
you got the shot.

Hi, it's Mom.

Sweetheart, we're very
worried about you.

Candace said you broke up
with Luke. Please call us.

Hey, it's your sister.

Okay, look,
I was a little upset and maybe I went overboard,

but you should have told me about my cheating bastard of a husband.

We're trying to work things out,
by the way, so call me back.

Hey, it's Adam.
Just calling to say goodbye again

and thanks for almost
giving me a chance.

Hope you and
your rebound guy...

I mean "fiance,"
are very happy together.

Rae, it's Luke.

This is officially
my last voicemail.

You know where
to find me.

* Some folks put
the bottle down

* Ooh

* The day they wake up
On the ground

* Well, I never drank much

* But I know
how it feels to drown

So much for
the fairy tale.

* I'm lovesick
sick of love

* My heart's just
about had enough

Don't say a word.

* Can't find no one

* Love
* Love

* Love
* Sick

* I'm sick and tired
of playing games with love

* Love
* Sick

* I can't find no one
I can fall in love with

* Love
* Sick

What are you doing?

Avoiding your feelings by escaping into your work?

You got it.
What are you doing?

Leaving.

What do you mean?
Where are you going?

Not sure,
but I always land somewhere.

Now would be a really good time for you to permanently move in.

I could go for some nights involving shots of tequila and strippers.

Uh, you never
had those nights.

You used to
watch me have those.

Oh, yeah.

You won't do that.
You are gonna get the future Mrs. Maynard.

No, I am not.
She will not even return my calls.

The women of The View
were right, okay?

I'm not going to
force my vision on her.

I'm not going to
take advantage of her...

Luke, listen to me.

A man needs to sweep
a woman off her feet.

I tried, Harry. It didn't work.
I'm sticking with The View.

All right, well,
I'm definitely leaving at the right time.

Seriously, you're not gonna
give this another shot?

She knows where
to find me.

Go away.

I went to a better place,
I've gone to the light.

I knew you didn't
go into the light.

Oh!
Oh, you look like hell.

Dead people look
better than you. Hi.

Where should I put this?
Shh.

Don't make me answer that.

Oh, that's cute, nice.

Oh, that's really
nice, that's sweet.

At least
I'm drawing again.

Are you really not gonna give Luke another chance?

I don't know.

He didn't tell you about his friend with benefits.

You didn't tell him
about your ex.

You know,
those two lies are so white that they're not even lies.

Omissions,
they cancel each other out.

Okay, fine. It's not him,
it's me. No idea what I want.

Honey, do you love him?

Yes.

That doesn't mean
I have to get married.

I mean, what if being alone
isn't the end of the world?

Okay, we're gonna
finish this

when you're feeling
a little more rational.

Get some sleep.

Eat something.

* You're nobody's shadow
Nobody's fool

* Nobody's fool

* You write your own story
Make your own rule

* Make your own rule

Your next sentence
could be your last.

That goes double for you.

Surveys have found that meaningless sex can help in a crisis.

Jack, I'm being
sexually harassed.

Wow, you're like
a totally different person.

She always had bitch potential.
Keep it up.

You never hear about
government employees

going berserk
in the workplace.

It is really nice
to have you back.

Rae, can I see you
in my office, please?

Whatever you need to say,
you can say it right here.

Are you firing me?
Of course not.

I'd never find anyone with your qualifications who'd work for this salary.

I think you should
take time off.

I took some time off.

Some more. You threatened
your fellow workers.

That was a joke.
I'm obligated to suspend you.

If I didn't and something happened,
I'd be in big trouble.

Besides, you look like crap.
Can't say that.

Two weeks, with pay.

You're serious?
Very.

Fine.
Oh, was that for me?

No, it's for Immy,
I'm gonna see her later.

Oh, no, you're not.

What are you talking about?

You're forbidden to see anyone related to this office,

especially
and including Immy.

Leave her alone,
she's fine.

She'll think
I've forgotten about her.

I'll get it to her.

In the meantime,
I'm serious.

Don't communicate
with anyone here.

We'll see you
in two weeks.

What am I supposed
to do now?

What do people do when their whole lives get obliterated?

I don't know,
take a trip?

Have an adventure.
You could go to France or Russia or Thailand.

Better yet.
Go to the airport and just pick a country.

Sounds terrifying.

I'm gonna do it.

She's gonna cook
somebody's rabbit.

Okay, Candace,
I'm doing it.

I am disappearing
on an adventure.

I changed my number and everything,
but I will text it

just in case
there is an emergency.

But, Candace,
I am talking death or really good gossip.

Otherwise, please,
don't find me. Okay, bye.

Two weeks.

It'll fly by. Eddie will
take care of you.

You like him.
He gives you bacon.

Look, I need this,

and you're a dog.

End of discussion.

PLAYING)

* I can if I think I can
Turn my doubts into sand

* I can if I think I can

* I can if I think I can

Where are you going?
To the airport.

Where are you going?

To the airport.

I came to say goodbye.

Okay, goodbye.

Let me give you a ride.
I don't know.

Hmm? Never take a taxi
when you could take a limo.

That's a lot of car
for one person.

That's true.

Where you headed?
I don't know.

I'm just gonna
pick a place.

I'm trying to have an adventure.
Mmm.

What about you? London.
I've got business there.

Then I'm dropping in
on the castle in France.

Whose castle?
Mine.

Well, my family's.

Your family has
a castle in France?

Mmm-hmm. Loire Valley.

Wow.

Come with me.

What? No.

Why not?
Because the last time I saw you

you said you were
in love with me.

You're Luke's friend.
I can't do that.

First of all,
unless I got the story wrong,

you and Luke have broken up.
But...

Secondly, it doesn't have to be romantic.

It's just a guy giving a girl a ride on his plane.

You have a plane?

Mmm. You said you wanted adventure.
I do adventure very well.

Come on.

Never mind.

* I can be
whatever I'm gonna be

* Yes,
I'm following my heart

* I can if I think I can
Turn my doubts into sand

* I can if I think I can

* I can if I think I can
Turn my doubts into... *

She's got a specific
set of rules for him.

- Like a handbook?
- What are the rules?

Well, like he cannot go out
on a date. Can't go to dinner.

Be in a relationship.
- Can't be in relationships.

He can't kiss her.

Now, how do you know
what he's doing?

Like Pretty Woman.

So smart.

Oh!

What did you do?
How did you get in?

Don't worry about it.
Okay.

Nice place.
Thank you.

She disappeared.
Your fault.

Who disappeared?
What?

Rae. She was supposed
to see me,

but she ended up sending me
a present by way of her boss,

so I called DCF.

Two weeks off.
She changed her cell phone.

What the hell did you do?

Whoa! Too fast.
I didn't do anything.

We broke up.

Why?
Grown-up stuff.

Did you cheat?
No. Nobody cheated.

I was getting some healing done before you arrived.

I don't think
it's every man's fantasy.

Some men may
fantasize about it.

Some men don't want to do that.
Uh-oh.

Put some real clothes on.
We have work.

What?
We have to go to her place.

No.
She could be lying in her own blood.

She could be lying in bath salts hoping that people leave her alone.

Luke, you only
saw her strong side.

I had to listen
to her cry

every time you guys had an argument.

She cried?

Dude, like Chad Lowe
at the Oscars.

I'll go change.

Why get married?
I don't understand marriage.

Thank you.

I can't believe I'm really on a private plane.

This plane is ours and no one is gonna get on it?

I hope not.

And that flight attendant
is all ours?

We can move about
whenever we want

and I can use
my very own bathroom?

Exactly. Try some caviar.

Uh...

Are those fish eggs?
Yes.

I have this thing about eating things before they're born.

Do you eat chicken eggs?

That's only after they don't look like eggs anymore.

Try it. It's delicious.

Mmm.

Oh, it really is.
Who knew?

The Russians
and rich people.

Oh.

What are you doing?
Breaking in.

Give me your card.
You had a key.

No. Any major card will do.

I'm not gonna
let you use my card.

I'll give it
right back to you.

That's not the point.

I don't have any credit cards,
being a ward of the state.

This isn't right.

You're the worst
detective.

I'll take the rap
if we get caught.

I can't let you.

Luke, you know what?
There's not gonna be any rap.

Do you want your woman back or not?

Oh, look at that.
Thank you.

Are you kidding me
with that?

Oh, my God,
that totally worked.

I've only seen that
happen in movies. Ha!

Take that.

She needs better locks.

Tell her that when we find her,
she'll swoon.

Ugh! Oh, jeez!
Oh, nice one.

I'm okay.

Whoa.

Hey. She did these?

She is good,
and demented.

Okay, don't get distracted.
We're looking for clues.

What? Oh, wait,
what are you doing now?

Hacking into her computer.

You have an impressive
array of criminal skills.

I'm good with technology.

And I'm in.

How did you
know her password?

I've seen her type it in
like a thousand times.

What? She's, like,
never even tried to hide it.

The last thing she Googled
was a bunch of destinations.

African safari.
Yeah, I don't see that happening.

Prague, Aruba, London.

Oh, my God,
I just had a terrible thought.

Hmm. Share.
Harry, London.

Gonna need a verb. He left.
That's where he was going.

You think that
she went with him?

I don't know.

I was calling,
he didn't pick up.

I know this guy.
He would do something like this.

Huh. Some best friend
you got there.

Give me your credit card,
we're booking some tickets.

No. No, we are
not gonna chase her.

Uh, are you nuts?

We broke into her house,
we broke into her computer.

We're in this.

I wanted to make
sure she was safe.

If she's chosen
another guy over me,

then I have
to accept that.

What are you, Sting?
Grow a pair.

Plus if I see Harry,
I might kill him with my bare hands.

That's better.
Credit card, please.

No. I'll handle this.

Does not fill me
with confidence.

I will find her.
First, I'm gonna take you home.

This is my home.

If I let anything
happen to you,

Rae's gonna kill me
with her bare hands.

Let's go.

Okay.

Just promise
you'll go get her.

I promise.

Okay.

Bachelor Number 2 is here.
What should I tell him?

Oh, I got this.

Hi. Are you
looking for Rae?

Yeah.

She changed her cell-phone number.
What's going on?

Is she still engaged?
I have no idea.

She disappeared
on an adventure.

You have her new number?

I'm sworn to secrecy.

Look, if she's broken up with the guy,
I want a second chance.

What if you're standing
in the way of true love?

It wouldn't be
the first time.

I can't betray
my best friend like that.

Okay, okay,
what if I took my eye

off of my cell phone
for a minute

and you were to
get into my contacts?

Would that really
be my fault?

You think about that
while I get this.

DCF, Candace's desk.

Mmm-hmm.
I'm covering her cases for a little while.

No, she's fine,
she just went on vacation.

How can I help?

Mmm-hmm.

Rae?
Hmm?

Rae? Wake up,
wake up, wake up.

Oh. It seemed
like minutes ago

I was being offered
another drink.

Welcome to London.

London?
It's a miracle.

I'm gonna deal
with Customs, okay?

Okay, great.

Hello?
Hey, Rae? It's Adam.

Hey, Adam. Adam?
How'd you get my number?

It's a long story.
Where are you?

In a private plane.

It took, like, no hours to get here,
ate fish eggs.

Where are you?
How did you get my number?

Thank you.
Never mind.

Just wanted to make
sure you were okay.

I'm fine. I'm in London,
having an adventure.

Where are you staying?

At the Townshend Hotel,
but don't tell anyone.

It's part of
the adventure.

Don't worry,
I won't.

Thanks. Well,
I gotta go. Bye.

Bye.

What do you say we get this adventure started?

It was nice of them to keep the bar open for us.

Well, they kind of
have to. I own it.

Oh, right.

You look beautiful.

Thank you.

Wow, everyone here
is fancier than I am.

Ah, it's London.
People like to dress up.

Well, I don't have
anything formal.

Really? Why not?

Well, I don't do
anything formal.

I work for the government.

You seriously looked
in the mirror and said,

"I'm gonna dedicate my life
to saving people"?

No.

Maybe.

I wanted to be an artist,
but it scared me.

It seemed selfish.

So I thought,

"What's the opposite of being selfish?
Helping people.

"Maybe if I have a job
helping people,

"I can justify being
an artist on the side."

You dropped that dream?

Well, Luke says no one can give me my dreams

because I don't know
what they are.

That's harsh.

I think it's true.

Well, I wanna
help you fix that.

What did you
love about him?

Do we have to
talk about this?

I'm curious.

The way he smiled.

The way he'd listen
with his eyes.

He had this confident
way of sitting.

He made me laugh.

He never let me
get away with anything.

But it never made me
feel foolish.

It made me feel like he could expect the best of me

and I could expect
the best of him, and we...

Why are you making me
talk about this?

I'm not.

Anyway, all that's over.

How am I doing?

I'm not very good
at this fancy dancing.

I have this rule
about dancing.

Less thinking,

more feeling.

I didn't know that rule.

Well, now you do.

So a whole bunch of people just live like this all the time?

We do our best.

And you don't
feel guilty?

No. What?

It's just the divide
is so enormous.

I see people every day
who have nothing.

I see people who have everything and some are still unhappy.

That's not the point.
What's the point?

The point is if nobody ever lived the dream,

well, then what would
people dream about?

Do you think you could
stop saving the world

and get used to
living a life like this?

Maybe.

Are you having any fun?

A lot, actually.

Know what I'd like
to do right now?

I have an idea.

See your sketches.

What?
Your art.

I'd like to see it,
if you don't mind.

Um, sure.

It's in my room,
but that's really what we're doing.

Let's go.

These are exceptional.

You're amazing.
Thanks.

You could really do
something with this.

Maybe I will.

Maybe it's time
to go beyond maybe.

I think I'm doing
that right now.

Get some sleep.

Big day tomorrow.

He really did just
wanna see my sketches.

Harry?

Wow.

Now, that's what
I call a dress.

I can't have this.
Of course you can.

I can't let you
buy me a dress.

You'd let me buy you
a European adventure?

That's different. Not sure how,
but give me a minute.

Every woman needs
a dress like this.

Back in my real life I'll have nowhere to wear it.

Dress for the life
you want,

not the life you had.

We're just
getting started.

* Every princess
has a castle

* Some kind of honor
to defend

* I would rather fight my battles Yeah

* Than hide behind
a thousand men

* I've been hanging my hair
outside of this tower

* Waiting for a savior

* When all along I had the power to save myself

* And I can tell
It's gonna be a better day

* I think
I'm gonna be okay

* I got a little air
to breathe

* It's all right with me

* Oh, go ahead,
bring on the rain

* It's gonna be
a better day

* I think
I'm gonna be okay

* I got a little air
to breathe

* It's gonna be
a better day *

Ross, how have you been?

Harry,
as I live and breathe.

What brings you
across the pond?

I try to drop by
now and then.

I'm glad
you could join us.

I'd like you
to meet Rae Carter.

Delighted.
Harry's told me about you.

Oh, and he's told me, well,
absolutely nothing about you.

Ross and I
went to university.

Oh, which one?
Oxford.

Oh, yeah, well,
I've heard of it.

May as well get
down to business.

Did you bring
the sketches?

Ross owns
a publishing company.

They look for
talented illustrators.

Which I hear you are.

I work for the government.

Good, then
you'll be cheap.

Welcome aboard.

Hello.

Hello, welcome aboard.

You really think you can
do this without me?

Are you kidding?
Did you run away?

Passport. I told her
it was the only thing

I wanted for birthday
and Christmas.

This child needs to be
escorted off the plane.

Dude, okay?
I told you, it's legit.

How stupid
do you think I am?

That depends. Are we using a sliding scale,
point system, ratios?

Anyone can forge papers.

That's actually not true.

But these are for reals.
You can call the Graftons.

I will, right now.
Oh, fine.

I'm not taking a minor
out of the country.

I'm back in the cheap seats.
See you.

Don't go anywhere.
Come here. Immy, Immy.

Hi, Mrs. Grafton?

Yeah, this is Luke Maynard.

How are you?
Yes, I did just see her.

Yes, she's onboard.

Yeah, well, I don't know
if I'd go so far as to say

we made plans together,
but, yeah.

Yeah, no, I'm aware
she's had a hard life.

Yeah, this is...
It's making her very happy, you're right.

Yeah, she does.
She loves us both very much.

I'm excited.
It's gonna be great.

Okay, well,
we'll call you from London.

All right, great, bye-bye.

Welcome aboard Flight 419
nonstop service to London.

Please take your seats
and enjoy your flight.

It's true.

I can't believe
you did that.

You deserve to be
working as an artist.

But in London?

Everything happens online.

You can live
wherever you want.

I highly suggest
London,

or wherever
I happen to be.

Rae?

Adam?

And who's this?

Uh, Adam.
The ex-boyfriend.

Who's this?
Harry Townshend.

Pleasure.

We need to talk.

What are you doing here?

We really need to talk.

It's okay.

You know where I am.

Yes.

I was wrong
to let you go.

When you told me you
were gonna marry Luke,

I should have
tried to stop you.

Because I'm the right guy for you.

We both know that.

I don't know that,
that's the problem.

You knew it once.

If I proposed
the night of the frogs,

you'd have said yes
and we'd be celebrating.

But that's not
what happened.

I wasn't ready then.

I'm ready now.

But now I'm not.

Ready to marry Luke.
Obviously not.

Otherwise,
we wouldn't be here.

Look, Adam,
give me a break.

I went from
"couldn't get arrested"

to having three guys trying to give me the fairy tale.

That guy's
in the running?

Nobody's in the running.

I'm trying to take a step away from it right now.

I'm trying to have
an adventure.

You, of all people,
should understand that.

I'm done with adventures.
I want something real.

I want something tangible.

Are you sure?

Absolutely.

Because here's
what I think.

You were really disappointed with what happened with the frogs.

You felt like you failed.

Then you came back to me
for a safe place to fall.

I was always Plan B.

But that's not
good enough for me

and it shouldn't
be good enough for you.

Don't give up
what you love most.

Don't give up
on your adventure.

And you wonder
why everybody wants you.

Now go find some frogs.

Thank you.

Oh. Oh.

Hey, this is England.
We gotta be civilized.

Do I look like I care?
We're on a tight clock.

I got it.
Hi, excuse us. Hi.

We're looking for
a guest, Rae Carter.

It could be Townshend.
It couldn't.

You were dragging your feet.
They could have children.

Mr. Townshend and his guest
checked out this morning.

Did they say
where they were going?

They did not,
and even if they had,

I wouldn't be
authorized to tell you.

Well, you know what,

this is a US dollar,
so just start talking.

She's joking.

But it is kind
of an emergency.

She was kidnapped.

She's diabetic.
She could slip into a coma

at any moment.
Stop helping.

Take this show somewhere else.
We are rather busy here.

I hope you don't mind
blood on your hands.

Thank you.
She could be dead.

You've been helpful.
Have not.

What is wrong with you?

You heard "You catch more flies with honey"?

Great, if we needed flies.
What's next?

I don't know, sightseeing. What?

Never find them.
This is a big country. No, it's not.

Well, it's attached
to a big continent.

He's got a plane.
They could be anywhere.

He could have told somebody
where he was going.

Stop talking,
let me think.

Always nice to
try something new.

What if we, uh...
Hey.

* It's gonna take
a little time

* While you're waiting
like a factory line

* I'll ride across the park
Backseat on the 79

* Wasted days
You've come to pass

* So go
I know you would not stay

* It wasn't true
But anyway

* Pollination yellow cab

Wow.

Well, I guess if you've seen one family castle,

you've seen them all.

Actually,
that's very true.

* You walk up the stairs

* See the French kids
by the door

* Up one more flight

* See the Buddha
on the second floor

Wow.

* Coronation rickshaw grab

Oh, Charlemagne.
Come here, boy.

Go on, sit. Sit, sit.

Who takes care
of Charlemagne?

The caretaker.
He lives out back.

He won't bother us.
Good boy.

Okay, is this a trap?
Are you a human trafficker?

Tomorrow I'm gonna sell you
to a gunrunner named Olaf.

But we still have tonight.

You can at least
show me to my room,

so I can change
for the occasion.

Right this way.
Come on.

Hey, Nicolette.
It's Luke Maynard.

Remember,
we went out a few times,

and then you fell for
my best friend, Harry?

Yeah. Yeah, I agree.

Hey, you picked
the wrong guy.

No, I'm just wondering if you're still in touch with him.

I see.

If he does happen
to call you

out of the blue,
for no reason,

would you ask him to let me know where he is?
Okay.

Thanks so much.
Bye-bye.

I'm open to your ideas.

Interpol?

Alicia, hi. Hi,
this is Luke Maynard,

Harry's friend.

We met in Atlanta a few months ago when you two were...

Oh, I see. I see.

It ended that badly,
did it?

Okay, well,
so does that mean that you're not in touch with him?

Because I...
I agree, yeah.

I agree, I'd like him
to meet a similar fate.

All right.
Thanks so much, bye.

This guy burns through people.
Why are you friends?

He never stole
my fiancee before.

Where does he live?
He'd take her to his home.

He doesn't live anywhere.
Travels.

Yacht?
I don't know where he parks it.

Does he have any family?

They're all over the place.

I spent Christmas with him
once at their family castle.

There's a castle in this?
Yes, in France.

You had this information
the entire time?

I forgot.
Let's hit the castle.

How far is France?
Far enough.

All right, how did I fail?
What do you mean?

I played all my cards,
you're thinking about Luke.

How do you know that?

I read women.

I'm thinking
about him a bit.

More than a little bit.

Is that why you haven't made a move?

I can't make a move
on my best friend's girl.

I'm his ex.
Technically, that is off-limits too.

Let me get this straight.
If I'm off-limits, why bring me here?

You were holding out
for the fairy tale.

I wanted you
to get over it.

You can't lose a guy like Luke over a fantasy.

So you brought me here
to teach me a lesson?

Sort of.

Okay, wait a minute.

You should
have told me that.

Yeah, but it wouldn't
have worked.

So you were never
in love with me?

Oh, I was, but...
I still am.

I fall in love all the time.
Falling in love is not my problem.

Staying in love,
that's my problem.

What if I had fallen
for the fairy tale?

Well, it's funny
you should ask,

because for the past few days,
for the first time ever,

I could see taking someone
on the journey with me.

As a mistress?

No, as the other thing.

I'm not an expert,

but I suspect
if you can't say it,

then you're probably
not ready to do it.

Marry me.

Excuse me?

Marry me.

You brought me over here
to teach me a lesson

and now you
wanna marry me?

Yeah.

That's crazy.

Crazier than wanting
to be with one guy,

then reconsidering
another guy,

then jetting off
with a third?

It's all crazy, Rae.

Trying to make sense of it,
that's where we fail.

Love is a gamble.

Bet on someone
or get out of the race.

I don't want to get out of the race,
just the living room.

You know what?
I do want out of the race. It's Luke.

I love him.
I've always loved him.

I doubted myself,
I thought it was too good,

but it wasn't too good to be true,
it was just true.

I understand.

I had it, you know?

I had the fairy tale

and I didn't even
realize it.

A guy who knew
what he wanted,

who showed up for me,

who wanted me
for who I was.

He didn't need me to be an artist or have expensive taste

or these fancy dresses
or big plans, he wanted me.

And I didn't know
what that meant.

I blew it.
He let you blow it.

I would have
come after you.

I made that impossible.

Nothing's impossible, Rae.

I'm going to my room.

Which way is my room?

That way and up.

* When I hear the right words at the wrong time

* When I read the poem
but it don't rhyme

* When I get the answer
that I don't like

* I let it go

* By

* Drinkin' in
while I hold my breath

* I begin to forget

* I won't wake up
this way ever again *

Good morning,
Charlemagne.

What's for breakfast?

Or lunch?

Come on, let's go.

Okay.

I go to town,
you guard the girl?

Harry, Harry...

Where are
you going? Harry?

Harry. Harry!
Up here!

Where are you going?
Don't leave me here.

Harry!

Harry.

You gotta
be kidding.

Okay, so,
what's with the no roads

and the no signs
and the no GPS signal

and everything's
in French?

It's France.

We're in the middle
of nowhere.

The car breaks down? Cannibalism.
Don't eat me. Pinkie promise?

Concentrate on the map.
I think we gotta turn.

You think anyone of my generation can read a map?

Well, could you give it a shot, please?

Okay.
God.

So, what's the plan
when we get there?

It's very elaborate.
I made diagrams and...

You're winging it.

No idea
what's gonna happen.

But I know what my objective is and how to articulate my position.

You're clueless.
I hope it works out.

We've come a long way for you to "hope it works out."

Hey, know what?
I was supposed to be alone on this trip.

You can thank me later.
We should role-play.

I'll be Rae, you be Luke.
I don't wanna be Luke.

Hilarious.
I don't wanna role-play.

If we ever find her,
I'll know what to say.

Okay, now what?

Uh...

Which way?
I don't know, dingus.

Let me see the map.
All right.

It's in French.

Oh, my God,
I'm hallucinating.

Luke, Immy!

Whoa, cozy.

There's no one here since,
like, the Renaissance.

Sure this the right place?
All castles look the same.

Yeah, no,
I'm sure this is it.

Maybe they went
to get groceries.

I'm not looking
forward to that drive.

Come on.

Luke, Immy!
Look, it's her.

Rae?

Help me,
I'm locked in.

Oh, my God. Why?

I'll explain later,
just get me out.

Right, sorry, okay.

We gotta figure out
a way to get in.

Grab, like,
a rock or a log,

or, you know, that.
Mmm-hmm.

Is this breaking
and entering?

Why are
you asking me?

You're the hardened
criminal. Duh.

You mean "doy"?

Yeah, I mean "doy." Wow.

Whoa.

I can see how you can forget this.
- Help!

You hear that?
Let's go.

Oh, God. The dog,
I forgot about the dog.

Great Danes
are stupid.

What do you wanna do,
throw some SAT questions at him?

Get something, will you?

Hey, buddy, hi.
What's your name?

Charlemagne.
Is that your name?

What am I to do
with this, Braveheart?

I don't know.
Immy, come on.

What's the matter with you?
It's shiny and could distract him.

Oh, hey, you remember me.

Oh, that's touching.

Hey, buddy. Hi.

How you doing?
- Help!

Rae?
Oh, right, okay.

See you, buddy.
Stay back, okay? Stay there.

Please stay.

Help, up here!

Where are you?

Rae?

Immy, I'm up here. Help!
I gotta get to the gym.

I'm not gonna make it.
Yes, you can.

Save yourself.
Come on, you can do it.

Rae?
The stairs. Rae!

I'm in here.

Rae?
Rae?

Are you...
Are you in there?

I broke the key in the lock.
I can't get out.

What did he do?
Nothing.

I'll explain it all.
Just get me out.

Okay, let me think.

You gonna spend
time on this?

Take it off its hinges.
It's in every action movie.

Okay, Bruce Willis.
Give me a tool.

Not even gonna
make a tool joke.

Rae?

Oh.
Oh!

Hi.
Hey.

You came for me.

Rae, I am so sorry.

I'm so sorry.
I should've told you.

I should've told you.

I never should've
let you go.

I shouldn't have run away
with your best friend.

That's true.
Nothing happened.

He was just trying
to teach me a lesson.

What lesson?

That I already
had what I wanted.

Harry tried to
teach you that lesson?

He also wanted to marry me,
but that doesn't matter.

Did he say that?
Just in passing.

Okay.

How does that not matter?

I got something.

What is it with the ax?

Only thing I could find.

In the whole castle?

Are we not in a hurry?

Give it to me.
Hey, Rae?

Stand back, I'm gonna
take the door down.

Hinges.
Yeah, smarter.

* Look at the mountain
Look at the river

* Look at the city
Look at it glitter

* 'Cause every second
counts in love

* It's time for a shake up

* And quit with
the make-up

* Just watch me
take up with you *

Give me the ax.

There we go.
Yeah, I got it.

One, two...
One, two, three.

I got it. Oh, I got it!
I got it. Hurry.

Nice.
God.

You know, I have
an extra key to that.

Uh-huh. Knew it.

Hey, hey, easy, killer. Whoa.

Give it to me.

* I'll try and deliver
I'll learn to forgive her

* I'm gonna take it

* So just watch me
make it with you

Aw.

You gotta love
the happy ending.

* Here I go

* Here I go

* Here I go

* Here I go

* Here I go

* Here I go

* Yeah

Harry.

Okay, let's go.

You and me,
right now, pal. Come on.

Whoa, are we choosing
our weapons?

You kidnapped my girlfriend.
No, I didn't.

I helped her come
to her senses.

You violated
the guy code.

No. I asked you if you
were going after her.

You said no, remember?

Still, the girl is off-limits
for at least a year, okay?

Or until the guy starts dating someone else.

Even then, you have
to ask permission.

It is Article 1
in the breakup rulebook.

I haven't consulted the handbook in a very long time.

You didn't go after her,
therefore you didn't deserve her.

What are you talking about?
I came after her.

Now.

Which is why
I'm surrendering.

You... You... Oh.

Mmm-hmm.

Why are we
friends again?

I make your life
more interesting.

That's not it.
Yes.

I'm not hugging you.
You kidding? I don't want a hug.

Come on,
I'm not interested...

Whoa, whoa. Please, please,
it's my fault, it's my fault.

No, we're having
a friendly chat.

And now you're here
and Luke's here.

I'm going.

Tell your story
walking, pal.

Hi.
Hi.

I believe this
belongs to you.

Rae,

would you...
Yes.

He forgot the knee.

Eh. You can't
have everything.

Smart girl.

* Oh, her eyes, her eyes

* Her hair, her hair

* Falls perfectly
without her trying

* She's so beautiful

* And I tell her every day

* When I see your face

* There's not a thing
that I would change

* 'Cause you're amazing

* Just the way you are

It's beautiful, isn't it?
I helped plan this.

Rae designed the dresses.
She's an artist.

She's gonna do that on the side while saving lives.

But you guys
know all this.

I keep forgetting,
who is this person?

Oh, Swan.
I'm their daughter.

They're officially
adopting me.

Can you believe our daughter's going to college?

I know.
It seems like we just got married five minutes ago.

* If perfect is what
You're searching for

* Then just stay the same

* So don't even
bother asking

* If you look okay

* You know I'll say

* When I see your face

* There's not a thing
that I would change

* 'Cause you're amazing

* Just the way you are

* And when you smile

* The whole world stops
And stares for awhile

* 'Cause, girl,
you're amazing

* Just the way you are