Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000): Season 8, Episode 31 - The Wedding: Part 1 - full transcript

Okay,

there are gonna be
tables up there and tables

all in here, right,
and the buffet there

and the dance floor there...

Kel, I've got it under control.

Just relax.

The week before my wedding?

I don't think so.

The flowers, the food,
the tables, the chairs...

They're all ready and waiting.

You just have



to say: "I do."

Yeah.

We still have to get the rings.

Well, you saved the
best for last. Smart.

Yeah, I just want us
to talk to the reverend.

You know, find the right words.

There's so many good things
to say about you and Brandon,

shouldn't be hard.

No go with Dylan.

Oh, what about Brenda?

They both send their
best wishes and apologies

and an invitation
to hang with them

should our honeymoon
drift in their direction.

Aw! Did you mention an
island in the Mediterranean?



When I said we were
thinking about Corsica,

they said they were
already on their way.

For part of the time.

A very small part.

Aw,

you two are going
to be so happy.

Yeah, we are.

Hi.

I'm on my way out.

I was just, uh, looking
for Brandon and Kelly.

Marital bliss is thataway.

Actually, they're
in the backyard.

I just thought I'd come
say good morning.

Good morning.

Good-bye.

I get it. Now that, uh,
we're not a couple anymore,

I'm the enemy.

David, I've got all
the friends I need.

This house is crawling
with them, okay?

You look them in the eye?

You know, Val, I...

I think we're doing
the right thing here.

David, you didn't
do this for me.

You don't even
care about me, okay?

That's not true.

Really?

I mean, do you think about me?

Do you lie awake at night

dissecting every moment,
wondering what it was about me,

what really sickened you?

Val, you didn't ruin this alone.

David, you can't
imagine what I've done.

God, I'm so stupid!

I'm so stupid.

I'm so stupid!

Hey, hey, hey, wait a second.

Val, what's wrong?

I slept with
somebody else, David!

Right after you
broke up with me.

That's real fast work.
Congratulations, Val.

David, he didn't, he didn't
mean anything to me.

I didn't even know him, okay?

He said he's an IV drug user.

I don't know what, what
you expect me to say.

I don't know, that,
that I'm gonna be okay.

That it doesn't matter
that he uses needles.

It probably means
he doesn't share them.

That...

that he doesn't have AIDS.

Val, I think you
need to get tested.

God.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ If your head keeps spinning,
'cause someone else is winning ♪

♪ And you're lost in
a game of chance ♪

♪ You're moving way too fast ♪

♪ You don't need the worry ♪

♪ Slow down, hey,
what's the hurry? ♪

♪ Take you're time,
baby, just relax ♪

♪ And don't look back,
forget about tomorrow ♪

♪ Right now is where it's at ♪

♪ And don't you know that
you are right on track? ♪

♪ Your time is only borrowed,
and you know wherever you are ♪

♪ Is where it's at ♪

♪ Is where it's at ♪

♪ Everyday confusion
turns dreams into illusion ♪

♪ And the rats get
caught in the race ♪

♪ But you can leave the cage ♪

♪ Take this minute to
sit and be right in it ♪

♪ 'Cause today
is a beautiful day ♪

♪ So don't look back, forget
about tomorrow, right now... ♪

I'm sorry, did you really
tell Johnny I was here?

He's meeting with
the head of the agency.

So did you tell
him or didn't you?

Ambrosia? They're
ready for you now.

Thank you.

Ladies, come with me, please.

So we're going to the place

with the great herbal teas, hmm?

You like that, don't you, babe?

Oh, yeah.

Johnny, could I talk to you?

Why don't you go on ahead.

I'll meet you in the lobby.

All right.

Hey.

Uh, you know I would

have called you, but I
didn't have your number.

Really? I've left several
messages on your machine.

I haven't checked,
but I will. We'll talk.

Do you want me to do this here?

Everybody gets
rejected in this town.

Get used to it.

Really? Does everybody
have a heroin addiction?

Does everybody
have unprotected sex?

"Don't worry. I'll be careful."

You weren't so careful
about hiding your works!

She's nuts. Let's go.

Roll up your sleeve, Johnny!
Let's have a look, huh?

Listen, we'll, uh, we'll
wait for you in here.

What the hell do
you want from me?

Have you been tested?

For what?

AIDS.

Listen to me.

I gave you what you wanted.

I didn't give you anything else.

Do you share needles?

No!

Never? You've never
shared a needle?

I'm careful.

I'm clean.

Can you say the same?

When was the last
time you were tested?

Please, I need to know!

Go to hell.

We're putting together
this wedding video.

I'll be ready in a second.

Are you ready for this?

Are you?

Well, what the hell?

Okay.

And we are...

rolling.

Okay, just speak from the heart.

From the heart.

We're rolling.

Go ahead.

Go ahead.

You go first.

Well, this has been great.

Well, it doesn't have to end.

We can go blading,
maybe walk on the beach.

How about a few
rounds of golf, huh?

You are a bad influence.

How about I call
Brandon and Kelly?

I bet they're a little sick of
wedding planning right now.

Maybe they'd take a
ride up the coast with us.

I probably shouldn't.

I can't wait for my friends

to meet you at
the wedding party.

They are gonna love you.

Everything you're
suggesting sounds so terrific,

but I can't.

At least not today.

You can't or you won't?

I have an appointment with Matt.

Marriage counseling.

Matt thinks it's important.

Does he?

It's not a big deal, really.

I don't know. I think,

I think going to marriage
counseling with your husband is,

it's a pretty big way of
saying it isn't over yet.

I told you before,

I'm only going because I feel

I owe it to him
to at least try it.

Does that mean you don't
want to work it out with him?

I think we're past that point.

Steve,

my heart belongs to you.

Sarah, do you mean that?

Yeah, I do.

As far as I'm concerned,
my marriage is over.

I know it's tradition

for the father to walk
the bride down the aisle,

but if it's all right with you, I
would like you both to do it.

Well, of course it's all
right with us. I'm honored

that you want to
include me at all.

Dad...

I can't tell you

how much this means to me.

Now if you'll just let
us pay for the wedding.

No, no, we know
you guys want to help,

and we appreciate
it, but it's our party.

You two are already
paying for the brunch

with Brandon's parents
the next morning,

so it's fine.

You're sure there's
nothing more we can do?

Positive.

We always wanted to
do things ourselves, too,

remember, Jackie?

That was a long time ago.

Yeah, but back then, I-I felt

we could do just about anything.

Which you pretty much did.

I just wish I could,
uh, do it all over again.

I know. This time you'd choose
the brunette over the blonde.

No, no, no, no,
no, what I'm saying

is it was the best
time we ever had.

You two are gonna be so happy.

Wait, that red light.

Are we rolling?

Brandon and Kelly,

Donna and I would
like to wish you the best

of luck on your
upcoming marriage.

To us, you two define true love.

What does that mean
exactly, true love?

For me? I'd have to say
security. Just knowing that

Donna and I are
together, you know?

I always thought of it in terms

of doing, not being.

Yeah, that, too.

And what about the
institution of marriage?

I'm not ready.

I mean, that's just me, though.

I mean, for most
people, I think it's great.

And you, Donna?

Hmm?

Oh, no, not there yet.

But you guys are,
so, we wish you

all the happiness in the world.

Have a great life.

Are we still rolling?

Yes, we are. Huh.

But this is what I want.

A silver band?

Kel, don't you think
we should go for

something a little
more... Showy?

Expressive of how I feel?

Brandon, that's an
engagement ring.

Well, we are engaged.

Can I suggest a compromise?

Please.

It's expressive but not showy.

Nice, I like it.

It's called an eternity band.

Maybe we should
decide on your ring first.

We already did, didn't we?

No, no, I know you want a band.

But, um, I mean the inscription.

The inscription?

Well, it has to say something.

Well, how about the date?

That's romantic.

Kel, I don't want to
put anything in there

that we're gonna think is
stupid when we look back on it.

You don't think we can come
up with something timeless?

Not off the top
of our heads, no.

I wasn't suggesting that.

Thanks.

We'll be back.

David, hi, Donna.

Music-wise you gotta
let me know who you want

so I can hire them.
Call me, please.

Miss, the tables go?

Rear lawn, by the house.
Watch the sprinklers.

Here, I'll show you.

Hey. Hey.

All right, Donna,
quiche samplers

from my stock brokers brunch.

They absolutely dug my food,

gave me zero stock tips.

Mmm, oh, my God!

That filling is so good.

Wait, could you replicate
that with seafood?

You name the crustacean,
darling, and I'm there.

Mmm!

Uh, truffle foie gras,

charred sea scallops on melba.

See, last night I was,

uh, catering a chow-down
up at Paramount Studios.

Must rinse with your Chardonnay.

Mmm, this stuff is heaven.

Yeah. It costs more than
the green fees there, too.

Okay, deal. My friends
deserve the best.

Good. Now let me introduce you

to the main profit center...

Jacob Wallenfel's wedding cake.

Mmm! Oh, my God, it's so good.

A snack's a snack,
if you ask me.

I see we've got a graduate
from the Cordon Bleu.

I'm just suggesting
we don't spend

all the newlywed" cash, okay?

Sure.

Come on. You only
get married once.

Check the divorce rate lately?

What? What-What are you saying?

A marriage contract is
just a piece of paper?

That it means nothing?

Two people should be
together 'cause they want to be,

not because of some vows.

Oh, so what-what's a wedding?

Just some exercise in smiling?

Given the pressures from
friends and family? Yeah.

And what do you think?

The bride and the
groom's having a good time.

Wait. Are you telling me

that you're actually
opposed to weddings?

No, I dig weddings. It's
marriage I have a problem with.

I mean, if someone
says they love you,

that should be enough.

Okay.

Donna, look out!

Ah.

Donna!

Hey. Are you okay?

Yeah. I'm fine.

Ah. It's nothing.

Hey.

Let me just see something here.

Hey, hey, hey, okay! Okay!

You've been pacing
for the last 15 minutes.

You're checking your own
watch every three seconds,

and now you're checking mine?

You're a wreck.

Well, you would be, too.

Come on! She's with him.

This must be the
continuing saga of Sarah.

She went to marriage
counseling with her husband.

She said she'd call me when
she finished at a quarter to 7:00.

Oh, look. It's five
after, and no call.

Is he her husband or her
ex-husband? I'm confused.

All I know is that he's
this good-looking guy

who's big enough to scare
the balls off a pool table.

You've met? No. I'm
just imagining, though.

Apparently.

Steve, it's been 20 minutes.

She could be stuck in traffic.

She could be stuck

at the office.

She could be
getting her nails done

at one of Los Angeles's
more unhygienic salons.

No, no. This means
it all went well.

That her counseling
worked wonders.

And now they're
back at her house

tearing each others clothes off,

knocking over furniture,
waking up the neighbors.

She's a screamer!

Have you ever
considered Ritalin?

That's for hyperactive
kids. How dare you.

20 minutes.

So when am I allowed
to officially panic?

When she calls 24 minutes,
32 minutes late? Huh?

Careful.

Women can smell fear.

Okay.

Hello?

Oh, Sarah. Hi.

Gosh, is it a quarter
to 7:00 already?

I'm not wearing my watch.

Talked to your mom, huh?

Well, uh, how did
your session go?

Fine, huh?

Fine good?

Fine bad?

Yeah. Yeah, I want to
see you tomorrow night.

Of course. Well,
look, why don't we

talk again in the
morning, all right?

Okay.

Good night.

I was never really nervous.

Oh, no, no, not you.

You are one cool customer.

And you believe him?

He said he's clean.

Yeah, well, addicts are
known for their honesty.

It's done, David,
okay? I can't undo it.

Well, I called the clinic.

You what?

They said that the
virus could show up

in your blood by now.

Or it could wait six months.

David, even if the test
comes back negative,

I'm not gonna

know for sure.

Oh, so you called a doctor?

You are scared.

Scared of what?

Nothing.

What's going on?

You've been acting
weird all week.

Look, I didn't ask for
a performance review,

okay?

You want to know what
David and I were talking about?

How short life is.
Isn't that right, David?

Yeah, something like that.

I figure you shouldn't waste
your time worrying about it.

I couldn't agree more.

Well, David says you should

take your vitamins,

have at least eight
hours of sleep,

and wait for the
cross signal, right?

You know, Val, as
soon as you want

to have an adult conversation
about this, just let me know.

You know what I want to do?

I want to get out of here.
What do you say, hmm?

I could use a break from
the wedding festivities, yeah.

Okay. We'll go

to Silverlake, we'll dance,
we'll ring up a huge tab.

I'm buying, all right?

Not tonight, though.

Tomorrow night.

I'll call Donna.

What do you say, man?

Come on. She wants to go out.

No. You know what?

Uh, she needs to do
something for me first.

Oh.

I'm gonna throw you the bouquet.

And if I catch the bouquet,

I don't know who will
be more horrified...

Me or Noah.

Oh, stop.

You guys wouldn't
have stuck together

through everything if
you hadn't been serious.

Well, it's not the staying
together part that's the issue.

It's the till death
do us part business

that gets stuck in his throat.

I mean, it's not like

I'm ready for marriage.

And it's not as if we're
like you and Brandon, but...

Does Noah snore?

What?

Brandon snores, and I never
really thought about it before,

but now I can't stop
thinking about it.

And this is a problem? No.

No, it isn't.

Not even if it's until
death do us part.

Oh, pretty girl.

Hey, hop to.

The deadline's
coming fast and furious.

Ooh, don't I know it.

I was

talking about your editorial.

Right. So was I.

Mm-hmm.

Okay, pick an obituary.

Any obituary.

Hey, what's up? Can I play?

Fine.

Uh...

Milford Duhaven.

What does it say?

"Noted industrialist

better known for his
invention of the Swedish pe..."

Well, this is what you
should see. It says "survived

"by his wife of

38 years."

Now pick another one.

Leonard Omega.

"Survived by his
wife of 28 years."

See?

That's what counts.

It's not what they
did with their lives,

but who they built
their lives with.

How come the guys

always die? What?

Well, the women... they live on,

but the guys drop like flies.

Why is that?

I think you're missing
the point, Steve. I think

what she's trying to say is

that these men
led very full lives,

both professionally
and personally.

Right.

What?

Oh!

Couldn't stay away
from me, could you?

I have to warn you... I
have that effect on women.

Don't worry. I'm wearing
my protective Steve gear.

Very funny.

I can't make it tonight.

Oh, that's impossible.

You see, my doctor said
it's not good for my health

to go too long
without seeing you,

and frankly, I'm
feeling a little sick.

Cute.

A friend of mine, Kim, is
going through a bad breakup,

and she needs a
friendly shoulder.

Doesn't she have
any other friends?

I mean, honestly, Sarah,

I'm feeling a little
vulnerable here myself.

I can see you tomorrow...

if you're free.

Okay. Deal.

I'm really sorry about this,

but tomorrow
night, rain or shine.

I'm gonna hold you to that.

Bye. Bye.

Hey.

You alone?

For now.

Should get tested.

Yeah, I-I thought about
spending my evening

at some skanky clinic, and...

and then I saw this-this
band that I love is playing

at the Circle Bar so...

You look like hell.

Were you out all night?

Yeah, I saw a friend of mine.

Went to a couple parties,

and, uh, a-about ten of
us went up to Griffith Park

and-and watched the sun rise.

It was... It was great. Yeah.

You know what, Val?
I-I care about you.

I want you to live a long time.

The only way you're going to
do that is by staying healthy.

If you're not... I, uh... I am.

I-I-I am.

The sooner you
deal with it, the better.

Better for who?

You?

What, you need documentation

before you can touch
me again? No, Val.

We were way over before
you slept with the photographer.

I needed you.

I'm here.

To love me.

Not feel sorry for me.

Let's get out of here,
okay? Let's go grab

something to eat. We can talk.

Donna's not going to make it.

You coming to the show?

No, you know what, it's
not a good night for me.

Um...

you should make other plans.

What do you want to do?

Dan's covering the bar.

Let's go.

I thought we were
going to go get a beer,

maybe shoot some pool.

We'll get there, okay?

I just want to be sure.

One of my last
nights as a single man.

I'm spending it parking
with you. Go figure.

It beats the hell
out of shopping

for china patterns,
don't you think?

You know, I don't know, Steve.

Stalking, china,
stalking, china.

It's a pretty difficult choice.

I just want to be sure

she's not with her
husband, all right?

That's what this is about.

Her being with someone else.

"I see," said the blind man.

I'm going crazy over this girl.

Steve, the thrill of the chase

is a very powerful thing.

Someone else in the mix,

that just adds
to the... the thrill.

I mean, where's your
competitive spirit?

She sees me the way I
always wanted to be, Bran.

In her eyes, there's
nothing I can't do.

And with her by
my side, she's right.

Duck.

Duck.

All right, that is definitely
not her husband.

Can we go now?

Not yet.

Okay.

Everything's okay.

Now?

All right, let's go.

Okay, as soon as the guests

arrive, champagne is served.

Check.

Bar opens five minutes later.

Check. Hot and cold hors
d'oeuvres begin circulating.

Check, check.

And then we start
cooking the entrée.

Check. And, uh, 40 minutes
later, the guests are seated.

Oh, and there's one other
thing we haven't discussed yet.

Yeah, what's that? Oh.

You, um, saved my life.

Jacob.

No, no, I'm not going to pay it.

There is no such thing as
extra virgin olive oil, all right?

Fine, fine, quit, then.

Well, you're
worthless anyway. Bye.

Uh, my, uh, mother.

Look, I'm-I'm serious.

You saved my life, Jacob.

Yeah, you know,
I've actually, uh,

been rethinking
those appetizers.

Come on, remember the truck?

You saved me from
being crushed by it?

I don't know.

I just... I'd like to express
my gratitude somehow.

Good. Yeah, I'll, uh...

I'll take the Empire
State Building.

Yeah, have it here by Monday.

Hmm. Second choice?

Uh...

What, you... you really mean it?

Well, within my meager power.

Yes.

Huh. Um...

Okay.

Okay.

I want a date with you.

So, this is the place, huh?

Yeah.

You sure you want to do this?

I had a good time last night.

You did, huh?

Come on.

I've got a better idea.

Come on.

Now, that's a view.

Look at all those poor
suckers down there.

Trying to get picked
by the bouncer.

They'll get in, meet somebody,

take them home
and actually pretend

like it meant something.

I was never into that,

you know?

Yeah, well, you're lucky.

Don't get me wrong, I like bars.

I own one.

I remember when
I was 16 years old,

my friends and I used to go

to this dive bar called Casey's.

And when we couldn't get in,

we'd climb to the rooftop
of a nearby factory.

Kind of like this.

Yeah?

Well, I can do
better, all right?

Hold this.

Hey, come on, sit down.

See, when I was 16, I
used to play truth or dare.

Had a lot of stuff

I didn't want to
talk about, so...

I always took the dare.

Who said it was your turn?

Okay, you want to go?

All right.

What was the scariest thing
that's ever happened to you?

Huh? Or would you
rather hear the dare?

Huh? Look, I saw a girl
die right in front of me.

Come down. I don't want
to see it happen again.

That was Beth, right?

What was that like? It was like

watching the world end in
slow motion. Get down here.

Okay.

Well, that was a car wreck.

Imagine what a...

what a really slow
death would be like,

you know?

Like, uh...

like from cancer or something.

I thought you said you wanted
to have a good time tonight.

I am. I'm letting loose.

This is great.

Not that I... not that
I'd recommend it.

Just give me your hand.

Letting loose, you know.

I did that once.

Told David everything.

It was a big mistake.

Huge. Never do that, okay?

Well, come down here.

Sit down, and
we'll talk about it.

You know what,
you're so protective.

Just like David.

Except I don't make you sick.

God, I was okay, I was fine!

You're bleeding.

Oh, my God. It's a brush burn.

Let me see it. No,
don't touch me.

Just leave me alone.

What's wrong with you?

Nothing... I just
want to go home.

And I know we haven't
been terribly observant,

but we would like the ceremony

to have a spiritual quality.

Of course.

Yeah, and we'd
like it to be personal,

you know, to be about us.

I couldn't agree with you more.

And to the extent that I
can add a personal touch,

uh, it would help if you
would answer a few questions.

Sure.

What do you two do?

Uh, I work at a newspaper,

and Kelly works
at a street clinic.

Oh.

Interesting work. Mm-hmm.

Uh, why don't you sit down?

Have you talked
about having children?

Yeah, yeah, we want children

when the time is right.

What made you
decide to get married?

What do you mean? The occasion.

Was it romantic, spontaneous

or carefully planned?

It was...

so romantic. Well, we were
just fighting one minute and...

It was, um, just right.

Yeah, it was...
it was just right.

I find, that in
addition to my words,

the most personal of services
very often include vows

written by the
couple themselves.

I think we're getting
a little too personal.

No, no, I think
that sounds nice.

You're a writer.

The words should
come easily to you.

Let's give it a try.

Val.

Hey, Val, I brought your purse.

What?

I-I said I brought your purse.

You mind telling me

what you're doing here?

Yeah, I just dropped...

What, are you swooping
in now? Swooping in?

Yeah, you know
exactly what I mean.

You're kidding me.
What, you mess things up

with Donna, so now
you got to use Valerie

as some little backup
plan or something?

Huh? Man, stop pushing me.

Guys, guys, guys!

Stop it, all right?

David, you got to stop
protecting me, okay?

Wait a second, what
happened to you? Nothing.

Nothing... just...

just go.

Please.

Look, you left your
purse last night.

Listen, Val.

You know, about the ledge...

Noah...

I think it's best
if... if you go, too.

All right.

Last night was the best
thing I could have done.

Oh, the surveillance?

Yep. Right.

Now I trust Sarah completely.

This is about her being
with another guy, isn't it?

Well, yeah, but
that's not all, Bran.

I can't help it. I'm
nuts about this girl.

And the thought of
her with someone else,

it drives me crazy.

I stay up nights
wondering where she is,

what she's doing.

I breathe differently
when she's around.

You must have experienced

something like
that with Kelly, huh?

Not even when you guys broke up?

You know, uh, this-this jacket's

a little tight through
the shoulders.

I feel like I can't move.
Oh, you know what?

I know what it is. What?

Well, in the beginning stages

of a relationship,
everything's so new,

you're not sure where you stand,

so each day is incredibly
exciting and unexpected.

You and Kelly are
eons away from that.

It's not like we're
80 years old, Steve.

No, but you're cooked.

You're baked, you're done.

You know each other, all the
little secrets about each other.

Hey, could you, uh...

could you let these
pants out a little bit.

So I can breathe?

Come on, it's
not like it's a date.

So it's completely
innocent, then, huh?

The guy saved my life.

And now he's asking you out?

You don't think that's weird?

No, actually, I'm
kind of flattered.

Will you stop
folding your clothes?

I'm talking to you.

Look,

Jacob just broke
up with his girlfriend.

He's crushed, so
he wants to take me

to a restaurant
that she frequents.

And he wants to make
her jealous... that's all.

Oh, yeah, he says that now.

What, does he have some
deeper scheme going on?

Yeah, he's a guy.

We're planning a
wedding together.

Look, the drill is, when
you're seeing someone,

you don't go on dates
with other people.

Oh, I'm sorry. Is
that Jungle Law?

Stop folding the
clothes for one second.

Look...

I don't want you to go.

He saved my life.

I owe him. I'm going.

It's not a big deal, okay?

♪ ♪

And that's why if I had
one line to explain Kelly,

it would be by Micah:

"She does justice, loves mercy,

and walks humbly with her God."

That's great.

But is it what you
want me to say?

Yeah.

No, yeah, of course
anybody would.

It makes me sound
like the Statue of Liberty.

We said we'd be
honest, remember?

Preliminary thoughts,

no hurt feelings. I remember.

So?

So...

while it's

really lovely...

it's all about me.

Yeah.

You describe me.

I was hoping maybe you would
describe how you feel about me.

Well, isn't that obvious?

Why don't you read to
me what you want to say.

It's a poem by Deborah Garrison.

It's called "Happily Married."

"Almost home on the
longest day of the year

"I saw two birds
on a telephone wire;

"Two beaks, two
sharp peaked ruffs,

"Two tails that stuck down stiff

"Like two closed fans
all matched up neatly,

"And against the faintly
yellow pre-dusk sky

"The birds and wire
were all one color,

"A fading black
or darkening gray.

"Sometimes

"The smallest thing brings
harmony in through the eye.

"Or was it that I

On that particular day, had
harmony to bring to what I saw?"

Isn't that intense?

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, it is, uh, it is.

You don't see it.

See what, exactly?

The birds.

I want us to be those birds

sitting on that wire forever.

You want us to be birds?

Yeah.

I'm gonna go.

Kel, you're gonna go,

because we don't
like each other's vows?

Come on, they're just words.

Do you honestly
think that's all it is?

No.

Neither do I.

♪ ♪

Hi. Hi. Wow.

Thank you.

Your coat,
mademoiselle. Oh, thanks.

Tonight we have champagne,

and oysters. Pâté.

And sashimi

á la Wallenfels'.

Bon appétit.

Thank you.

Yeah, but how're the burgers?

When you work in the food trade,

you, uh, you know,
win a few perks.

Two candles, one rose?

Didn't pick up on it?

You're being wined and dined.

Jacob, you saved
my life, not vice versa.

Well, here is to...

vice versa.

I have a boyfriend.

Oh, yeah, yeah, I know.

And, uh, you see
that gorgeous brunette

behind me?

The one in the black dress?

Yes.

Yeah, well, uh...
I used to be hers.

Oh, that's Phyllis?

Mm-hmm.

Oh, oh.

Oh, don't turn around
or anything right now.

She's looking over here.

Boy, you-you easily fit
into your role, don't you?

So, um... what is she up to

now? Oh.

Mmm, she's giving me

the once-over. And, um,

does she like what she sees?

I don't think so.

Good.

Ah.

Um, you want to amp it up a bit?

Sure, I'm here, aren't I?

Okay, um, lean forward.

Okay.

Closer.

Mm-hmm.

Now give me a little peck,

and than, uh,

a really juicy long one.

Oh, Jacob, I'll laugh.

I probably will, too, but, um...

No, no, I won't.

I won't laugh.

Oh, okay.

Oh, my God.

Yes! It worked.

Thank you.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Hey.

Uh...

I called you at home
but you'd already left.

What's going on?

I-I can't see you anymore.

Everything was great yesterday.

I mean,

what happened to "my
heart belongs to you"?

My friend Kim
came over last night.

She's going through
this horrible breakup,

dividing books and CDs,

all of their belongings,

I mean, they were
only living together.

They weren't...
married. Sarah...

Sarah, you don't love Matt.

Steve...

I have to give our
marriage a real chance.

I can't do that if
I'm seeing you.

You told me you weren't happy,

that you didn't love him. I...

I know what I said.

But I

also stood in front
of God and everyone,

and I-I swore that I would
be with him for better or worse.

I mean, that means
something to me.

What about me?

Don't I mean anything to you?

I-I can't walk away from him.

I have to try and
make this work.

I'm sorry.

I waited for everyone to leave.

What do you want?

You got me thinking, Val.

Smart girl like you.

Guy like me.

Are you high?

We meet.

Flirt, flirt.

Go at it. No condom.

Don't even know each other.

You've been using, haven't you?

Have I?

So, I have.

Look, it's been really nice

chatting with you, okay,
but I got a lot of work to do.

But we haven't
sung the blues yet.

Don't touch me, okay!

Just-just go, all right?

I thought about quitting.

Heroin, I mean.

But now...

what's the point?

There are programs.

It's never too late.

I'm positive.

What?

HIV.

♪ ♪

Hey.

You didn't come by last night.

I got home kinda late.

Want some breakfast?

No, I'll just nibble on yours.

So, how was your
big date last night?

Oh,

with Jacob? Fine, fine.

Did you have fun?

It was okay.

Yeah? How okay was it?

Oh.

You're still jealous.

What, of Jacob?
I don't think so.

Good, 'cause he's a
decent guy, you know.

Yeah, I know.

He's just trying to get
his ex-girlfriend back

that's all.

So I keep hearing.

And I'm helping him because
I believe in commitment.

By dating other people.

That's a great idea.

Excuse me, have
you seen this file here?

You know the drill, Tim.

Two white and one orange.

For good luck.

Yeah, for luck.

Thank you.

Miss?

Can I help you?

No.

No, it's-it's okay.

What Brandon wrote
just seems so off.

Yeah, but you said
it was his first try.

It just seemed so
forced, you know?

He's a guy.

He has a hard time
expressing his feelings.

I guess.

I know,

but let's concentrate.

You said you want to buy
Brandon a cool pre-wedding gift.

You read the poem I selected.

Kel...

It was perfect, right?

Honestly?

I didn't really get it, either.

The birds, the wine, the beaks.

Peaks.

Sharp peaked ruffs.

Sorry.

I'm overthinking this, right?

Completely.

But understandably.

You're getting
married in two days.

Two days.

And we're great,
we're good. Yeah.

I've seen that expression
before, Brandon,

and I'll tell you what... I
don't like that expression.

It's all wrong, it's all wrong.

Bran, this is the fifth
store we've been to.

Maybe what you're
looking for doesn't exist.

I'll know it when
I see it, okay?

Come on, there must be
four things alone in this case

that Sarah would like.

Steve, this is my
wedding gift to Kelly.

It has to be perfect, all right?

I'm gonna win her back.

I'm gonna win her back,
and this gold bracelet

is going to help me do it.

What do you think,
Bran, one or two?

Excuse me, miss, I'd like
this gold bracelet, please.

Don't worry, man,

whatever you get Kelly,
she's going to love it.

See, it's more than that.

We had this huge
fight about our vows.

Oh, right on time.

What are you talking about?

Wedding day jitters.

Come on, it's textbook.

Perfect.

You guys will work it out.

I don't know. Brandon,

even professional athletes
get so nervous before a game,

they forget their name,
but when that bell rings,

boom, they're right back in it.

You'll be, too.

I don't know, it's
a pretty big deal.

I mean, she wants to have
all this poetry in our vows,

and it, it just doesn't
sound right to me,

It's my wedding, too, right?

Yeah, it's your wedding, too,

and that's why you guys
will work through it together.

I don't know.

Hey, hey, where are you going?

You haven't seen
the whole store.

It's not in here.

The Muntzters.

Hey.

Hi, Julie. Hi.

Donna, this is my wife Julie.

Hi. Nice to meet you.
- You, too.

This is great. You guys
must be so happy for them.

Oh, yeah, come on in.

Oh, here. The bar.

I know what you like.

It's over here.

Lot of couples, huh?

Pretty much everyone.

It's nice.

Where's Noah?

We had a fight. Where's Sarah?

She had plans.

Donna.

Thanks.

- Hey, you guys.
- Hey.

Uh, have you seen Valerie?

Yeah, yeah, she's
out on the balcony.

Great.

Thanks. Sure.

Hey. Hey.

Steve. Hi, Noah.

Oh, look at this. Hey, guys.

Hey. Oh, wow, this is too much.

Mmm, not by half.

Hi.

Hi. Good to see you.

What a great way to
spend our first night at home.

Hope we're not crashing.

Are you kidding? No, no,

it's great to see you guys.

Everybody having a
good time? The best.

Cocktails?

Sounds good.

Look, I know you've got issues,

but your friends are
waiting for you inside.

Yeah.

Good food, good music.

I've tried about three
times to go back inside.

Val, why don't you stop
thinking about yourself?

This is Brandon
and Kelly's night.

Yeah, so selfish of me.

Nobody likes a
party pooper, right?

Oh, uh... Johnny came to see me.

He's positive.

He's got HIV.

Well, we thought a few
words would be in order.

And we promise there'll
only be a couple, but they're

from the bottom of our hearts.

Brandon, you have
no idea how proud

you've made us over the years.

Your accomplishments have
been nothing short of spectacular,

and on the plane
on the way over,

I was thinking which of
your accomplishments is

the most spectacular,

and I came to the
obvious conclusion

that it's marrying Kelly.

Kelly, this is going
to be easy for us.

We've always loved
you like a daughter,

and now that's what you are.

A radiant and kind,
decent daughter

who will give our son such joy.

And this is nothing you
don't already know, but...

we think you couldn't
have found a better guy.

And you couldn't
have found a better girl.

To spend your life with.

To Brandon and Kelly.

Cheers!

Cheers.

Aw...

I'm sorry about the vows.

Don't worry about it.

No, we don't need them.

We don't need anything.

Valerie, nice of you to join us.

Well, I had some time to think

about my toast.

It's not mandatory.

No, I know

what I want to say.

Toasts are about honesty, right?

Brandon,

Kelly, straight from my heart,

um... I want what you guys have.

I hope

I can find it again someday.

To your health.

Hear. Hear, hear. Cheers.

Cheers.

Sarah.

Steve, hi. Uh, what
are you doing here?

I was in the neighborhood.

Um, Matt Coleson, Steve Sanders.

Who's he?

He's a friend.

You should go.

I brought these for you.

Thanks.

I said you should go.

I heard what you said.

Please, just go.

What a night, huh?

All those toasts,
everything we heard tonight.

Yeah.

I guess I'd hoped
we'd have that one day.

We don't, do we?

I don't know.

I mean, all we do is fight

and... this jealousy thing...

I can't be in a relationship
that's minute by minute.

My parents have
a bad marriage...

eruptions all the time.

It just gets ugly.

Good marriages...

they do exist, you know.

Yeah, and many go bad.

Still, for me...

it's something to hope for.

Worth risking failure for.

Oh, boy.

So what do we do now?

Just walk away?

Tired?

No.

I was just making a list

in my head of every
bad thing I've done.

The list can't be that long.

Triple digits, and I'm
only in my pre-teen years.

Hmm.

Look at these people.

Not a care in the world.

Think it mentions
condoms in here?

Yeah, probably.

Oh, yeah, right here.

It doesn't fit the
picture, though.

Why didn't you use one?

I didn't think.

I didn't think,
because if I did...

I thought about you.

David, it's not
your fault, I know.

You had every right
to turn away from me.

Valerie Malone?

You know, Val,

when these results come back

HIV negative, you're going to
feel like a whole new person.

Good.

Because I hate the old one.

How are you?

All right, let me
get this straight.

You're waiting by her front
door when she comes home?

Mm-hmm.

With her husband? Yeah,
but that's not the worst.

Oh, no, no, not possible.

Oh, yeah, um, I
sent her flowers.

Been leaving messages
on her voice mail,

begging her to talk to me.

Any word?

Not a peep. Hmm.

And you want to know why.

Yes, I'd like to know
why. She was...

All right, I'll tell
you why, Steve.

She's married,

and when you're married
you don't see other people.

You don't call them,
you don't date them.

You are committed to one person

and one person only
for the rest of your life.

Yeah, you tell her that.

You don't flirt.

You don't go out for cocktails

in the middle of the afternoon.

You don't take strange girls'
phone numbers on napkins.

No hickeys, no fogged
windows, no kissing in alleys

until you just
can't kiss anymore.

Nada.

That's marriage?

Dictionary definition.

I see you took your
wife-to-be's wishes.

She decided this
is what she wants.

That's key to a good marriage.

Okay, um...

things I associate
with true love:

um...

chocolate mocha ice cream,

anything,

anything at all with
Audrey Hepburn,

oh, and Bruce Willis movies

just 'cause Noah
likes all that action.

Go ahead, you're on a roll.

Right.

Um, midnight sails on
a warm summer night.

Pink's hotdog stand at 4:00
AM with someone that you love.

Kissing in the rain,

and...

Donna.

What?

I'm just... just happy,

you know, for Brandon and Kelly.

Mom, what are you doing here?

The question is: What
are you doing here?

You're getting married tomorrow.

I just, uh, have some
paperwork I wanted to finish up

before I go on my honeymoon.

Can we talk somewhere?

Sure, yeah.

What's up?

Oh, nothing, really.

I just felt badly about
our lunch the other day.

You father and I...

You don't have
to apologize, Mom.

We had a bad marriage,

which has nothing to
do with you and Brandon.

In fact, you and
Brandon remind me a lot

of grandma and grandpa.

They loved each other so much.

Grandpa always
used to say about her,

"Why play the lottery
when I've already won?"

On their 25th
wedding anniversary,

he gave her a gift.

I think they'd both
want you to have it.

How do you think they knew when
they were ready to get married?

You know, that moment.

People just know.

The minister asked
us about our moment

and we couldn't describe it.

You couldn't put it into words.

That doesn't mean
you should question it.

It's just nerves, right?

Nothing else.

Oh, wow.

"Thoughts that lie
too deep for tears."

It's from a Wordsworth poem.

It's lovely, isn't it?

It's the most beautiful
thing I've ever heard.

Sweetie?

Don't you see?

This is their moment.

It took them seven
words to describe it.

I couldn't do it in 7,000.

So, I thought if
we moved the sofa

and chairs right
over here, then...

The, uh, flow'll be evened out.

Hmm. Yeah, yeah, I
see what you mean.

Let's just, uh, move
this into the corner.

Good grief, what is
this? A shipwreck? Mmm.

Mystery wood.

I don't think any one's
ever actually moved it.

Brandon thinks it's been
secretly bolted to the floor.

Let's just try again.

You having fun
there or something?

Are you men all the same?

We just give you facts and
you choose to ignore 'em.

Yeah, well, you know, as
the newly elected spokesman

for the whole of
the male gender...

Oh, hey, by the way,

I forgot to thank you
for dinner the other night.

So, thank you. Ah, yeah.

You've, uh, been preoccupied.

It shows?

Uh, well, yeah.

It's just Noah and I, we, um...

Actually we're kinda
like that old piece

of furniture over there.

We can't seem to

move forward together.

You ever thought of
moving forward apart?

Hi. Hey.

I got champagne. I got
booze. Where do you need it?

Out the back, by
the kitchen door.

Gotcha.

Body language.

It's that bad between
you two, is it?

Hey, so, um, what...

What ever happened
with Phyllis, did it work?

Wait-wait, let me
guess, she called you?

Yeah, um, 9:00 the next morning.

And?

Well, she wants to see me again.

And? Go on, tell me, tell me.

Um, there's, uh...
there's a problem.

Oh, no.

What problem?

You.

You and Noah don't seem
to be too happy together.

Why not...

why not try me?

So much about being a
parent is about letting go.

About accepting
that as your kids grow,

they build their own lives,

they have their own experiences.

It's hard to do.

You want to hold on so tightly,

you want to just feel everything
it is that they're feeling.

But of course,

most of the time you can't.

Which just makes the
times that you can so special,

like now.

Jim and I know exactly
what you two are feeling.

I mean, we have
always felt so lucky

to have found each other.

The wonder of knowing
you're with "the one."

There's this, um,
moment in Broadcast News

when William Hurt says,

"What do you do when your
real life exceeds your dreams?"

And Albert Brooks says,

"Keep it to yourself."

Well...

your secret's safe with me.

Sarah?

I'll, uh, be with you
guys in a minute, okay?

I had to see you.

Not here, okay.

I see you got the
stuff I sent you.

Did you get the messages?

What are you doing here?

Sarah, I-I can't eat,

I-I can't sleep.

I can't stop thinking
about you, Sarah.

Look, I'm sorry
about last night.

It was awful all around.

But you shouldn't have

come to my apartment.

I know.

Sorry.

Steve, we can't see
each other anymore.

Sarah, you're making a mistake.

I know you feel the same way

about me that I feel about you.

It doesn't matter how
we feel about each other.

I can't walk away from
my marriage without a fight.

Well, what about us?

Don't we deserve a chance?

Can't we see each
other this weekend?

Just one night. Matt

and I are going to New
York for the weekend.

So you're officially
back together?

We're officially trying to be.

I am so confused
right now, Steve.

I know I led you on.

And I do care
about you, so much.

But you're gonna go back to him?

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

Yeah.

Hello?

Hi. Hey.

I'm glad you called.

I, uh, I got the rings.

I think you were right
about which we should get.

I would have been
happy either way.

I, uh, thought maybe
you'd be asleep.

Oh, I quit trying hours ago.

I didn't even bother.

Want some company?

I could come over.

That would be nice.

But I think we should wait.

I suppose.

Make tomorrow night special.

Have I told you
how lucky I feel?

That you want to marry me.

I do.

So much.

I think I can get
some sleep now.

Yeah, me, too.

I love you, Kel.

I love you, too.

♪ ♪

Hey.

It's after 1:00.

I-I couldn't sleep.

Did-did I wake you?

No.

No, I don't think so.

I mean, I didn't hear you.

Just-just a feeling.

That I was gone.

No, you...

weren't in my bed.

They said I could
call at 10:00 AM.

Nine hours until I know
if I'm gonna live or die.

You know, Val,
people live with HIV.

Or if anyone's gonna be
able to touch me again.

Come here.

Come here.

I swear, if this
comes back negative,

I'm gonna be nicer to everybody.

You should try being
nicer to yourself.

I'm so sorry I slept with
that stupid photographer.

Val, it's fine, it's fine.

It's okay, I know.

I don't understand why
you're being so nice to me?

Probably 'cause you'd
do the same for me.

I wouldn't.

I-I would think that you
deserved everything you got

for sleeping with somebody else.

The only thing this
test is gonna prove

is that you're fine.

Okay?

And if I am, I'm...

I'm gonna act like...

the way I-I want
to be remembered.

Even if I live to be a hundred.

I'll be...

I'll be like you.

Hey.

How are you feeling? Good.

Good. Like all the
anxiety was just part

of getting ready, you know?

Now you're ready.

Yeah.

You okay?

Nothing to it.

The day I married your mother,

I was so nervous, I
sweat off five pounds.

My father had to make
a new notch in my belt

to keep my pants up.

Brandon took me in,

like I was family.

Clearly, I was the
black sheep, mind you,

but it was a love that
I had never known.

So, Brandon...

good luck to you.

What about Kelly?

Kelly. Right.

Um... what-what time is it?

It's 10:15.

Why hasn't the
clinic called me yet?

Val, they'll call.

Kelly? The bride?

Right.

Kelly. Um...

Beautiful, smart,
blah, blah, blah.

Everybody loves her.

Well, maybe not everybody.

It's funny when you think

about everything that she has.

You know, I think
Brandon's always loved her.

Even before they
started going out.

She yawns and happens
to flash some teeth,

and guys think she's smiling

and just kind of
fall to her feet.

She said a lot of things
that destroyed me.

But nobody calls her a bitch,

because she's being
constructive in her criticism.

People say I hate her.

I don't.

But she bugs me.

Okay.

You know what? The
wedding's in a couple hours.

What do you say
we try this again?

Wait.

Hello?

Yeah.

Yeah, she's right here.

The doctor's office.

H-Hello?

Yes, it is.

Why can't you tell
me over the phone?

Look, it's only one word.

Yeah, I-I understand.

They, uh... they
said to come down.

They have the results.

Okay, guys, let's get one more
round table right about here.

Hey, there. Look at you.

Great monkey suit.

Yeah, it's a look, isn't it?

One of the bartenders took sick.

Oh.

Oh, Anna, uh, my invoice shows

we're about, oh, two
dozen short on the roses.

Donna, can we talk somewhere?

Yeah, sure. Ooh, hold on.

Tom, listen,

if the camera assistant
isn't here by 4:00

with the lights, I
don't know what to do.

Uh, talk about what?

Um, the-the... the
hors d'oeuvres.

Oh, hors d'oeuvres. Decided on.

Oh, well, the entree then.

I'm actually having very
serious doubts about them.

Jacob, I know what you're trying
to do, and it's not gonna work.

It's not?

I don't want to lead you on.

Yeah, but, um,
yeah, you and Noah...

I heard you say yourself that...

Yes... and it's...

Hmm?

It's all true.

I have absolutely no clue
what's going to happen next.

But... I love him.

Yeah.

That is the last
life that I ever save.

Ah. Come on!

What is this, a funeral?

It's a wedding. Chop-chop.

Let's go.

Okay, if you guys were
stranded on a desert island,

what music would you
want to have with you?

R.E.M.

Van Morrison.

Anything by Fleetwood Mac.

Oh.

Very retro of you.

Well, they're classic.

No argument here.

When was the first time

you guys realized you
wanted to kiss each other?

First time I laid eyes on her.

Really?

Well, I'm from Minnesota.

They didn't grow girls
like you back home.

In high school, I thought
about it a couple of times,

but in college, I
had to have him,

so I jumped him.

And here we are.

Yup.

What is it, two,
three proposals later?

Yeah.

Something like that.
Practice makes perfect.

I'm glad we
finally got it right.

What's kept you guys together
through all the ups and downs?

Well, the great thing
about me and Kelly is

that, um, we're best friends.

Always will be.

No matter what.

Yeah?

Hey, you almost
ready to go to the clinic?

It's open till 8:00.

I can wait to get
my death sentence

till after the wedding.

Val, you're gonna be fine.

I've waited this long.

Another six or seven
hours won't kill me,

right?

That was a joke.

Well, it wasn't very funny.

David, I-I just want
to go to the wedding.

I want to have a good
time, I want to dance.

I'm just not ready
to face this, okay?

Fine.

I know I wouldn't be able to
go all day without knowing.

Well, you're not me.

You're too smart.

Look, Val, they make
people come in there

whether it's good news, or...

Or bad. I know.

Come here for a second.

What?

Look at yourself.

Hmm?

I see a very healthy person.

What's that, uh,
Jim Morrison line?

Live fast, die young,

and leave a good-looking
corpse, right?

What am I gonna do with you?

David.

Sally, I'm sorry, but
we were paying you not

to get the place
cards out of order here.

About the music setup.

Okay, yeah, hold on.

Look, we have whole families

that are completely
mixed up, so...

I've got all the
equipment outside.

Where you want it's
another story. Wait.

Oh! Hold on.

Oh!

Hello?

Yes, this is Donna.

Mike, hi. Your car broke down?

No, no, no. Wait.
You don't understand.

Without music, we
have no wedding here.

Yeah, I'll hold.

If you give me a second,
I'll figure the whole thing.

Yeah, sure. Mike, hi.

Yeah. Hello. Hello?

Hello. Great.
We're disconnected.

Wonderful, super, great.

Sally, we need to get those
place cards done pronto.

Let's go over them.

Okay, here. We'll switch
table three with four.

Noah. Uh...

May I offer you a drink, sir?

I'm, uh, practicing

my humble pie, you
know, for the party.

You do know about
humble pie, don't you?

Do you mind?

I never had a chance with Donna.

Didn't stop you from
making a play for her, did it?

Yeah, and I'd do it again, too.

She loves you.

You see, Noah,

some people are
actually worth the effort.

And the sad thing is that
sometimes you don't realize it

until after you've lost them.

She said she was crazy about me.

That doesn't disappear
overnight, does it?

Not if it's real.

Women always lie.

Let's see.

Bracelet is old, and
the necklace is new.

And the angel is
borrowed for luck.

And for something blue...

Tada!

Mom, do people still do that?

Of course they do.

Besides, I don't think
Brandon will mind.

Everyone's here.

Thanks, sweetie.

You look like a princess.

You really do.

Ready?

Uh, no, not quite.

Would you give us a second?

Sure. I'll be outside.

I...

I keep telling myself
it's just nerves.

Maybe I'll start
believing it soon.

But you don't?

No.

Oh, Kelly, how did you get here?

I don't know.

He's such a great guy, you know?

I don't want to lose him.

But that's no
reason to marry him.

Will I regret not doing it?

Yeah.

You will for a while.

But you're only 22.

You have your whole
life in front of you,

and if this is not how
you want to live it...

I'm just not sure.

How much doubt is too much?

Only you can answer that.

And it could be just nerves.

She's coming back to me.

I know it. I know it!

I don't know about that, buddy.

Oh, no. You can't walk away

from that kind of
passion, Brandon.

I'm telling you it's impossible.

There's nothing
we can't do together.

Walk through fire, swing
from the chandeliers.

Chandeliers?

You know what I mean.

Live life to the fullest,
go to the extremes.

She's not gonna trade all that
for some boring life with Matt.

Huh. Well, sounds
like you're a lock.

It feels awful being right.

Ugh.

All that stuff you're
talking about.

Do I have that with Kelly?

Of course you do.

The anxiety, the cold feet,

everything you're talking about.

The way the thought
of not holding her again

makes you want to

jump off a bridge.

Or when you lie
awake in bed at night

and think about
how her eyes crinkle

when she smiles at you.

You got that.

It's scorched on your brain.

You totally got it.

What you're experiencing
right now is just jitters, Bran.

Standard operating procedure.

You're just nervous.

Yeah, but that's
the thing, I'm...

I'm not nervous at all. Well,

that's because you're confident.

You know you're making the
right decision, and it feels good.

No, Steve...

I'm not nervous, because...

Kelly and I walk
under chandeliers.

It'd never occur to
us to swing from them.

Sorry.

No, it's okay.

I was just coming
to leave this for you.

You look beautiful.

And you.

Look at you.

Hope you like it.

It's so that

you can handle any situation.

I love it.

I've always admired
that about you.

You're so capable.

This is by E.E. Cummings.

It's called "Somewhere
I Have Never Traveled."

"Somewhere I
have never traveled,

"gladly beyond any experience,

"your eyes have their silence,

"in your most frail gesture

"are things which enclose me,

"or which I cannot touch
because they are too near,

"your slightest look

"easily will unclose me

"though I have closed
myself as fingers,

"you open always petal by petal

"myself as spring

opens her first rose."

It's beautiful.

Yeah.

I was, um...

thinking before I
came out here about...

About not going through with it.

I was having the same thoughts.

Your poem is so beautiful.

That's how I feel about you.

You're beautiful,

and kind and smart and strong.

And you don't want to marry me.

I don't think you want
to marry me, either.

What do we do?

♪ ♪

Wait, you can't call it off.

Why not? Because
you're getting married.

Everyone's waiting.
For us to be happy.

And we are.

Remember my nerves?

That wasn't about
going through with it.

It was about getting out of it.

I don't get it. Everyone knows

you guys are
perfect for each other.

Everyone's waiting.
Everyone knows.

We don't want to live
our lives for everyone.

Of course not, but...

Donna, you're my best friend.

I need your support here.

You got it.

Is this what you want? Thanks.

This is what we both want.

Come on.

Okay.

Here they come.

You look peaceful, sweetheart.

I am.

But there has been
a change of plans.

Please stop the music.

Reverend.

Hi.

First of all, we want to thank

everyone for coming today.

You are our dear friends,

and we know that you
care about us very much.

And that is why

we couldn't stand
up here in front of you

and the reverend and each other,

and say something
that we don't believe.

We love each other
very much, but...

Kelly and I...

we've decided
not to get married.

We've decided.

Together.

You remember

our moment? Our occasion?

The one that you asked us about?

It wasn't the right one.

For either of us. It takes

a great deal of
courage to admit that.

Most people don't.

Actually,

we have something to celebrate.

And, as luck would have it

there's a party
planned to do just that.

So I hope you'll all come back

to Brandon's for
good food, music,

most of all good friends.

♪ ♪

The trip was horrible.

We came back early.

Horrible, huh?

I couldn't stop
thinking about you.

How when I'm with you,
I never want to leave.

I know I hurt you,

and I'd do anything
to take it back.

Is there any possible
way you could forgive me?

I don't know.

I mean, there's
something to be said

for having a little dignity...

a shred of self-respect.

Guess I'm not the only
one having a bad day.

You know, it's really amazing

how much Brandon
and Kelly love each other.

I feel the same way about you.

So are you ready
to say good-bye?

I'm ready to help you move on.

Val, we...

we broke up because
things were bad.

I don't think we should get back
together because they're worse.

We didn't sleep
with a heroin addict.

I did.

Well, it doesn't
change how I feel.

And you needing me more,
doesn't change it either.

Will you go to the
doctor's office with me?

Yeah.

Yeah, every step of the way.

I like what you did.

Talking about the party?

Yeah, I'm talking
about the party.

Well, I guess this is one big...

happy ending for you.

Brandon escaped the
dreaded marriage contract.

Hey, they realized they
were making a mistake

and they stopped it.

It might've caused
further pain down the road.

You never know.

Yeah.

Anyway it's just a piece
of paper, just like you said.

Look, I don't know,

I mean, what these people
walked away from today...

maybe the piece of
paper means more.

So if...

one day, one of those papers
happened to float your way...?

I might be inclined to sign it.

You never know.

Yeah.

You never know.

Come here.

So, are you sure about this?

Absolutely.

Then you did the right thing.

And we're very proud
that you did it. Thanks.

Excuse me, Mom.

Mmm. So, how's it going?

My mom is trying to set me up.

On our wedding day.

Nice touch. Yeah.

So, I'll, uh, get

my stuff out as
soon as possible.

No rush. Whenever.

If you want me to help
you return the presents...

I'll take care of it.

Well, let me at least
write you a check

for my half of the catering.

Kel...

I insist.

All right, the
tickets to Corsica?

Kel, I don't want
them, Brandon...

take Donna, go visit
Dylan and Brenda.

A beach in the Mediterranean

should probably save
on your therapy bills.

I love you.

I love you, too.

♪ ♪

May I have this dance?

Yes.

♪ But I ♪

♪ I know that it's
been worth the wait ♪

♪ It feels like springtime ♪

♪ In winter ♪

♪ It feels like Christmas ♪

♪ In June ♪

♪ It feels like heaven ♪

♪ Has opened up its gates ♪

♪ For me and you... ♪

Why's it taking so long?

Just hang in there.

It's weird.

I don't want to do this, but...

I can't wait for it to be over.

That's just 'cause you know
everything's gonna be okay.

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah it is.

Valerie?

Come on in.

It's gonna be
different after this.

It's gonna be better.

Yeah.