Party of Five (1994–2000): Season 2, Episode 9 - The Wedding - full transcript

[birds chirping]

[indistinct chattering]

[vacuum cleaner whirring]

[sighs]

[woman] I'll get him.

Kirsten?

[sighs] It's Meg.

The inner ear thing?

The antibiotics didn't...

Well, her doctor won't let her
fly, so she's not coming.

My sister is
not coming to my wedding.



Can you believe that?

She told me I could
only cry for ten minutes

because she couldn't
live with the guilt

if I was all puffy-faced
in our wedding pictures.

[laughs]

Oh! Then Mom called.

And they're running
late because she ripped
her stockings.

And she had to pick up
a new pair at Neiman's.

-Kirsten--
-I'm just waiting
for the third thing to happen.

Because it always
happens in threes.

God, you look beat.
Dudley didn't keep you up
all night, did he?

Oh, and the third thing is
Cheryl, the caterer. You know?

-Kirsten--
-There's some salmon disease
going around,

and she's had to
substitute with shrimp.



And Julia's allergic
to shrimp, right?

Could you do this for me?

[gasps] Charlie.

Charlie.

You're wrinkling me.

[sighs]

I wanna get married.

I wanna marry you.

Well, that's a good thing.

Because 9000 bucks says
there's a wedding
in our immediate future.

No. You don't understand.

I've been up all night
trying to figure out
what's going on with me,

trying to figure out
what I want and what to do,

and how to tell you
what I wanna do
without hurting you,

'cause, God,
I don't wanna hurt you.

I want us to wait.

Can we wait just a few months,
just six months?

Please? Please?
I need some time,
just a little time.

Because I don't wanna feel
like this when we do it.

Feel like what?

Like this, panicked
and trapped.

My heart is pounding,
and there's this voice
inside of my head saying,

"No, no, no, no.
Not now, not now."

I wanna spend the rest
of my life with you, Kirsten.
I know that. I do.

Only I'm not ready.

I'm not ready for the rest
of my life to start today.

[theme song playing]

♪ Everybody wants to live ♪

♪ Like they wanna live ♪

♪ And everybody wants to love ♪

♪ Like they wanna love ♪

♪ Everybody wants to be ♪

♪ Closer to free ♪

♪ Closer to free ♪

Come here. It's okay, Charlie.

-It is?
-Yes.

It's okay.

[sighs in relief]

You probably had
too much to drink
at the bachelor party, right?

And you've been up all night,
and you're exhausted.

Yes.

I can tell.

So if you need
more time, take it.

Take a whole half-hour
if you need it.

Just stretch out
and close your eyes, okay?

I'm gonna go downstairs
to take care of--

I don't think
you heard what...

It's not a question
of a half an hour, Kirsten.

Well, I don't think
we can push things
more than that, Charlie.

They're gonna need us
downstairs for pictures soon.

Kirsten...

I know how crazy sleep
deprivation can make a person.
Remember me before my orals?

But it's just me, Charlie.
All we need to do is...

is say how we feel about
each other and make a promise.

And that's not
so hard, right?

I know you can do that.
You can do that.

I love you,
and it's gonna be okay.

Oh, promise me
you're gonna shave.

[man 1] Now I want you
to check all of these, okay.

[man 2] Okay. All right.

[Julia] Kirsten.
Oh, my God!

[Bailey] Wow!

You look so beautiful.

Do you think
the caterer's ready yet?

The guests will be here
any minute. And where's
the photographer?

Out back, setting up.

Okay, I'm gonna
go check on him.

I don't want us waiting
on the picture-taking.

[all] Jitters.

Caterer. I'll check.

-Hey, Claud.
-Oh, wow, Ross!

-Look at you.
-Mwah!

Congratulations, you guys.

I'm just saying
that I think maybe

we should start passing around
hors d'oeuvres, that's all.

-Okay.
-Okay.

[Will] We're the first
ones here.

We are not the first ones
here! Will you relax?

-Hi.
-Hey.

What are you wearing, Will? You like it? See?

I got a lecture
on the ride over.

But I said, "Hey, there's
nothing wrong with showing
a sense of personal style."

-Am I right, Bay?
-No, Will, no.

You're not even close.

This is a wedding,
not a golf tournament.

I tried. I'm sorry.

-You're on her side?
-[mouthing] Thank you.

[Will] This is a conspiracy.
I'm not talking to you two
anymore.

Well, congratulations.

I'm gonna check out
the back yard.

She's driving me crazy.

Same here.

Oh, look at you.

Gene, look at her.
Isn't she beautiful?

The most beautiful.

Hi, Daddy.

-Gorgeous.
-Oh, my God.

Mom, don't start
crying over me.

Oh, please.
How can I not cry?

I couldn't be more proud
if I'd paid for this myself.

[laughs]

Meggy's just dying
that she couldn't be here.

We thought that she'd
feel better, you know,
last night.

Well, you'll just
send her pictures.

Oh, pictures! We gotta
get started on the pictures.

Um, we should
round everybody up.

Where's that groom of yours?

Oh. I'll go get him.

[Julia] Charlie!

What are you doin'?

What?

Well, you gotta
get moving here.

We've got guests.
Everyone's wondering
where you are.

You having trouble
with your tie?

Want me to tie it for you?

I'm pretty good at this.

I used to watch Mom
do this for Dad.

You look nervous. You okay?

I don't know.

Yeah.

Guess I can kind of understand
that. Kind of natural.

There.

[sighs]

[sighs]

God, are you
handsome, Charlie.

You look so young.

[chuckles]

Gonna put this back here,
veil over there.

Flowers...
That's fine. That's good.

[indistinct chattering]

Hey! Charlie, would you
look who's finally here.

Hey.

You're holding up the works.
You got pictures to take.

[photographer] Let's start
with the bride and groom
and the bride's family first.

Ellie, you can stand
next to Kirsten.

Gene, next to Charlie.

Good. Everybody's
looking great.

Okay.

Let's get a little closer
together.

Don't be shy, Charlie.
She's not gonna bite you.

You're supposed
to be having fun here.

All right, here we go.
You all look wonderful.

Now look at me.
Very good. And a little closer
together. Smile.

Justin.

Uh, I didn't expect...

Yeah, yeah, I know.

Big surprise.

Um, and I'm probably
not gonna stay, so...

Oh, okay.

It's just, my Mom
bought this present,
and it's, uh,

kind of breakable, so...

-So here.
-Right. Well, I'll take it.

Anyways, you're welcome to stay.
I mean, you were invited.

That was a while ago.

I figured you'd probably wanna
take back the invitation.

I did not.

Justin...

Well.

I mean, if we were
still friends,

then I'd definitely
be here, so, uh...

My, uh...
My Dad's home today.

I don't know, I just needed
to get out of the house.

So maybe I'll just
stay for a little bit.

Okay, great.

Julia.

Come on.

Pictures.

[photographer] Very good.

Julia, why don't you
hold the baby.

Oh, okay.

-Hey!
-There we go.

Good. Perfect.

[Julia] There we go.
Yeah, please. Thanks.

Here we go.

And why don't you change
places, Claudia and Julia.

Give Bailey
a little room there.

Here we go.

I'll need three more
hours of this.

Okay, this is great.
That's it.

A little closer in.

Now everybody say "forever".

[all] "Forever."

[all laughing]

[Bailey] Charlie,
where are you going?

[Claudia] Charlie, what...?

[Bailey] Where's he going?

[Julia] I don't know.

Charlie, please stop this.

No. I told you. I told you!

Shh. Everyone will hear.

Listen to me.
I can't do this.

Yes. Yes, you can.

Why won't you listen to me?

I am listening
to you, Charlie.

What I am not doing
is indulging you.

-What?
-You're scared.

Well, hello. Yes, it's scary.

You're panicked.

Well, who isn't, the morning
before their wedding?
But you make a choice.

You either decide
that it's second thoughts,
or if you love me, Charlie,

you decide that it's nervous
anticipation. And you go back
downstairs with me.

And when the minister asks,
"Do you take this woman?",
you say, "I do."

No! No.
You don't understand.

I say that,
and I am married,

to the last woman
that I'm ever gonna be with,

and I've got all the kids
that I'm ever gonna have.

And I live in my father's
house. And every day I go
to my father's job.

And any one of those things
on their own, I can deal with,

but you add them up,
Kirsten, and, I mean, look,

the wife and the kids
and the house and the job.

And that's every decision
that I'm ever gonna make
in my life.

I've got no choices left.
I'm 25 years old,
and I know my whole life.

And it's not what you want?

I'm not who you want?
You don't love me?

I do love you.

I don't want to be
with anyone else. I don't.

You just don't want
to marry me?

No, I do. I do. I just...

I just need to sit
with all this for a while.

I know if I had some time--

Listen to me, Charlie.

My parents are downstairs,
and your family and our friends

and... and a minister
and... and 35 pounds
of Australian shrimp.

Now, you just pull
yourself together, okay.

You take a deep breath
and you put this behind you,

because we are
getting married today.

No.

Kirsten, I...

I can't.

I just...

No.

[Gene] Like hell you're
canceling the wedding!

Stop it. Yelling at him
isn't the answer.

-Don't tell me what to do.
-[Bailey] Hey, come on, now!

-[Ellie] Gene, I--
-Ellie, just stay out
of this. All right?

I mean, what happened?
Did you guys have a fight?

I'm not doing this.
This is private.

This was a private
conversation!

[Bailey] Come on, Charlie.
[Gene] The hell it was!

Not with 50 guests
in your living room!

-Where do you think
you're going?
-Everyone just stop.

I just wanna...

Let's go into
the other room, hmm?

Gene. Let's just go
into the other room.

It's okay.

Charlie...

Just get out of here.

Are you really
calling this off?

-You don't mean it, do you?
-Tell us what's happening.

What the hell are you
doing? Do you know
what you're doing here?

Maybe you didn't hear me.

It's not happening.
You got it?

I want you all out of here now.
I wanna be left alone.

[sniffling]

Okay,

I'm gonna go downstairs,
and, uh,

I'm gonna explain
to the minister
what's going on,

and I'm gonna pay off
all the help.

Okay, Charlie?

It's weird.

I haven't done that
in a while, have I?

Cleaned up your mess.

[Gene] Son of a bitch.

-I'm gonna kill him.
-Gene.

-I'm gonna kill him!
-Gene! You're not helping.

Now, Kirs, he's going
to come around.

I mean, of course he will.
Everybody is downstairs.

Did he at least
give you an explanation?

Did he at least
give you a reason?

What reason could
he possibly have?

A person who
calls off a wedding

30 minutes before
it's supposed to begin
is not thinking rationally.

-Sometimes if you breathe
into a paper bag...
-I need--

Remember when I had
that anxiety attack--

-Could you just...
-Shh!

What, honey? What do
you want? Just tell us.
Anything you want.

I need it to be
quiet for a minute,

because there's
all this noise.

There's all this noise
in my head, and I can't think.

And I have to figure out
how to keep breathing.

[sobbing] What
am I gonna do?

Oh, my God!

What am I gonna do?

I'm trying to figure out
what to say to him,

how to get him
to change his mind.

'Cause he's making
such a huge mistake.

You wanna try out
some arguments on me?

You?

Yeah. You could pretend
we're, like, friends.

Nah, it's okay.

Oh, wait.

Don't go.

Just sit here with me
for a little while, okay?

Okay.

[classical music playing]

Okay, okay, 75 cents
on the dollar. How's that?

What are you doing?

Okay, the best I can do
is knock off $200
from the bill.

That's it.

Keep the shrimp.

Shrimp don't travel.

You're not leaving.

She is not leaving, Bailey.

Uh, yeah, Ellie,
she kind of is.

Weren't you upstairs?
Didn't you get what's going on?

-The wedding's off.
-No, no.

No, no, the wedding
is not off. It's not.

It's been delayed.
That is all.

We're gonna give Charlie
a few minutes to pull
himself together, and then everything,
everything will go on
as planned.

Now, I think they could
use some more of those
delicious canapés

in the living room,
dear, hmm?

It is not over yet.

[door opens]

I've been sitting
outside for, like,
the last ten minutes.

I've got all these arguments
I wanna make to you,

these great arguments,
but I--

Julia.

Please don't
do this, Charlie.

-Please?
-What are you doing?

I don't know.

I guess I'm begging you
'cause I don't know
what else to say.

'Cause I don't understand
what you're doing.

Nobody does.
Nobody understands, Charlie.

I can't.

This is such a terrible
thing you're doing.

You don't think
I know that, Julia?

Do you think I would
do this to someone that
I love that much

if I could
figure out any way?

Just any way.

God, Charlie.

[sighs]

Well?

God!
So that's it?

That's it.

Wow.

So, what happens now?

Now? I don't know.
I guess everything goes back,

you know, all the presents
and guests and in-laws

and food
and all that liquor.

[classical music continues]

-Too bad.
-Hey, Justin.

She's feeling
a little better.

Good, good.

I brought you
something, pumpkin.

No, nothing, really.

I don't know.
Maybe we could do this
in a few months.

You know, much smaller,
no fuss.

You know,
maybe it would be okay. Maybe Charlie would
be okay by then.

Kirsten--

But what if he isn't?
What if he's never okay?

On the other hand--

Listen to me.
Listen to me.

-Now, are you listening?
-Yes.

Do you want
this wedding to happen?

Do you still want
this wedding to happen?

-Yes.
-Okay, then.

Ellie, what are you doing?

You forget about three
months from now or four
months or six months

because today
is your wedding day.

Mom, come on.

Don't you let him
play his game.

You tell Charlie,
"This is it."

You give him one chance
to keep you, one chance,

and after that minister
walks out the door today,

it's over.

Either you're married,
or you're gone.

I can't. What if he says no?

Baby.

He's already said no.

[Julia and Justin laughing]

[Julia] Mmm!

I probably should have
eaten something, because
I feel kind of funny.

Funny like bad?

Wow, 1991 was
an excellent year.

[Julia] Mmm.

You, uh, realize, don't you,

that this is
a very historic site?

This is the scene
of our very first kiss.

-Was not.
-Yes.

Uh, we were playing
Hide and Seek,

and you got stuck
in the dryer.

Come on. You remember
this, don't you?

Where was it?

Um...

I think we were
somewhere over by the sink.

No, I mean the kiss.
Was it on my cheek
or was it...?

Oh.

I think it was, uh,

something like...

that.

Just for the record,
it was under the stairs.

[indistinct chattering]

[man] Hello!
[woman] Hi.

I was trying to figure out
something to say to you,

something helpful.

All I could think
of is "Oye".

That pretty much
sums it up.

-Oye.
-Yeah.

Well, I'm starting to think
that I should have expected
it to go this way.

What's that
supposed to mean?

Turns out all the Salinger
men make the same mistake.

What mistake?

They, um...

They walk away
from the one thing

that is actually the best
thing in their whole life.

Really?

I don't know what to say.

Well,

he's gonna be
sorry, some day.

And he's gonna wanna
take it all back, you know,

and try again,

but it will
probably be too late.

Probably.

Yeah, I know
what you're thinking.

You're thinking, "How can
anyone be so stupid?", right?

Bailey.

It beats me, Sarah.

It beats the hell out of me.

[classical music playing]

Could everyone
just leave me...?

Hey.

Are you...

I wanna ask you
if you're okay,
but you're not.

I mean, obviously,
you're not okay.

Right. Obviously.

And, uh,

I wanna touch you

or hold you
or something, but...

I don't know.
I mean...

can I do that?

Just let me get
through this, okay?

I heard everything
you said, Charlie.

Really, I did.

But I can't wait,

because nothing's
gonna change,

and I know that
six months from now,

we're gonna be in
exactly the same place
as we are right now.

And I don't ever
wanna be in this place again.

So here's what it
comes down to for me.

Either you love me
enough to marry me
today, right now,

or we split up.

So that's it, I guess.

Now or never.

[Kirsten] I did it.

I gave him an ultimatum,
today or never.

You did?

I told him to think about it.

Not to take too long,
but to think about it.

-I feel better.
-Aw.

[knocking on door]

[Claudia] Hello?

[Bailey] Charlie?

[Claudia] Charlie,
are you in there?

I'm coming.

-Is Charlie in here?
-No. What's going on?

He's not in his room.
His car's gone.

Nobody knows anything.
Nobody saw him leave.

[Claudia] He's missing.

[Bailey] I don't know what
the hell's going on.

Rumor in the back yard
is that Charlie's missing.

Yeah. That's the rumor
in the kitchen too.

Apparently the odds
on no wedding have
shot to 12-1.

Too weird.

Yeah.

I mean, it really
makes you think.

I mean, you never know what's
gonna happen to anybody.

It's all a mystery,
you know?

I mean, two people
look like a happy couple
and then boom, it's over.

And two others
look a little shaky,

and it's, you know--
It's happily-ever-after.

I mean, you can just never
tell with relationships.

Is that what you
were thinking?

More or less.

Like, for example, with us.

-With us?
-Yeah.

I mean, are you gonna
look back on this

and say, "Oh, yeah, Sarah.
She was, um, kind of nice.

I dated her between...
Who was it? Betsy and Lucy"?

You know, are you gonna say
that she's the one
that really mattered?

You know? I mean,
maybe even "She was the one."

-Are you asking me--?
-No! No.

Because we've only been
dating, like, three weeks.

I know! We couldn't
possibly know what
we mean to each other.

It's very hard
to know. Usually.

I mean, that's my point.
You never know.

It's just food for thought.

[chuckles]

Gone? Really gone,
as in disappeared?

That's what I said.
What's wrong with you?

You look like somebody
thwacked you on the back
of the head.

[Julia] Oh, well, it's
upsetting news. I'm upset...

[hiccups]

And I have the hiccups.

I have the hiccups,
and I'm upset, okay?

Hey, don't you wanna show me
that thing in your room now?

That thing?

Oh! Right.
That thing.

Fresh makeup, huh?

Yeah. So much
for non-smudge.

So, does this mean
you think he's coming back?

I don't know, Claudia.

I think he's coming back.

He just went somewhere
to figure everything out.

If he comes home,

will it be okay?

I want it to be okay.

Because I love you and Charlie,
and I want you to be together.

And I want you
to sleep in their room,

and I want you both
to be here every day.

I don't think he's coming
back in time, Claud.

Under the circumstances,
is it, like, inappropriate
for me to say

this is the best shrimp
I've ever eaten
in my entire life?

No word from Charlie
yet, huh?

-Will?
-Yeah?

Do you love her, man?

What? Who? Sarah?

I mean, do you
really love her?

What's going on here, Bay?

Because between you and her,
I'm feeling put on the spot
all of a sudden.

Do I love her?

I'm definitely into her.

I mean, we're not about
to buy real estate

or major appliances
together or anything.

Because I think I could.

Love her.

I mean, I think I do.

You... you think
you love her?

So...

So just tell me that
you're in love with her.

Tell me that...

That you think you need her
and that maybe she'll change
your whole life.

And then...
Well, okay, then.

Then that's it.
I can live with that.

Just tell me.

Justin. [clears throat]

Is the ceiling
spinning over there?

[soft rock music playing]

-Nope.
-Hmm.

'Cause it's spinning
over here.

-Come look.
-[laughs]

Ow.

You see?

Round and round.

Maybe the whole house
will come unscrewed
like a giant light bulb.

[both laugh]

Mmm, make it stop,
Justin, would you?

[chuckles]

How's that?

[growls playfully]

Better.

[chuckles]

Now you're spinning.

Yes, I am.

[zipper opens]

[panting]

Do you have something?

In my wallet.

How long has it
been in there?

Not that long.

-Justin...
-Really, really.

Just since right before
we weren't in love.

Okay, then.

[indistinct chattering]

[speaks gently] Uh, hi.

Hello. I...

[speaks loudly] Everyone?
Could I just...?

Hi.

This is really...

Well, embarrassing
is what it is.

Um...

I love a lot of you.

And... [sobs]
a lot of you I don't
know very well.

But I know how much
you mean to Charlie,

and I'm sure
if he were here,

he'd...

He'd...

[laughs and sniffs]

Well, I guess I'm really
not the best person
to say what he would do.

Um...

But I wanted
to say thank you

for getting all dressed up
and coming over here

and wanting
to share this with us.

But it's not gonna happen.

[murmuring]

It's just not.

And I think the best thing
to do is for us to just call--

[door opens]

-[startled gasps]
-[panting]

Can we, uh...?

Just give us a second,
would you?

[shuffling and murmuring]

Charlie, where have you been?

Nowhere. Just driving.

Just driving and thinking
and trying to figure
it all out.

And okay.

Okay?

I love you,
and I'm sorry.

And, yeah.
Yes. I'm saying "yes".

Because saying no
is pretty much
saying goodbye, right?

And I don't want that,
Kirsten. I don't.

So...

So let's do it, okay?

Let's just do it.

[chatter and laughter]

What are we gonna
do about this?

About what?

About the fact that twice
in the last half-hour,

I was asked how exactly
I see my future with you.

[both] You asked him that?

I'm starting to get
a little pissed off.

But just for the record,
are you dumping me
for this jerk?

No!

-Are you taking her back?
-No!

That's not his decision.

Right. That's
not my decision.

Besides, you are my
best friend, Will,
and I would never...

On the other hand,
I have these feelings.

Which is why I asked you
before I did anything.

You asked him?

He's my best friend.

I am not a piece
of property here.

[both] Right!

You had plenty of chances.

-And he's great.
-[Bailey] I know he's great.

I thought he was great before
you thought he was great
and same with her.

But that's not the point.

I know. How I feel about
her is not the point.

Or how I felt about you.

-Felt?
-Feel, okay? Whatever.

The point is, is that you
care about her, and she
cares about you,

and I care about you,
even though I really
care about her.

[Bailey] So now what?

[all sigh gruffly]

[groans]

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. [knock at door]

Oh, my God!

Don't come in.
I mean it. Don't come in.

[Claudia] I can't
come in. It's locked.

Why is it locked?

Because... Because...

[whispers] You're
taking a nap.

'Cause I was taking a nap.
I was taking a nap?

[Claudia] You were
taking a nap?

Claudia, what do you want?

[Claudia] Charlie just
showed up and the
wedding's back on,

so hurry up
and get downstairs.

Oh, my God! Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

[violinist playing "Air On
The G String" by Bach]

I'll go check on her.

[crowd murmuring]

Kirsten, what are you...?

Everyone's ready.

Kirsten...

I would have given you
everything I have today.

God, Charlie. I would
have given you me.

I can't give you any more
than that. I don't know how.

And if that's not enough,
if you're not sure...

I'm sure. I'm sure.

No.

You're not.

And I'm sorry, but there are
some things you say
you just can't take back.

So I made a mistake.

Kirsten, please don't do
this to me. Please.

What do you
want me to do?

I'm afraid to marry you.

I'm afraid of the day
you're gonna walk in that door

and say, "I don't
want you anymore."

I won't say that.

I don't believe you.

I love you,
but I don't believe you.

And I can't take that chance

because I would die, Charlie.

So I'm gonna
walk away from you

and from these
children who I love.

Thanks.

Bye.

[Bailey] Here.

Bye, Joe.

See you, kid.

All in all,

I'd have to say,

not a good day.

Yep.

One for the record books.

Putting aside the whole
wedding thing for a sec,

I got this mambo cigar burn
on my new jacket,

turns out you're still
hung up on my girlfriend,

my girlfriend's
still hung up on you, and, uh...
Oh, and the shrimp.

I take back what I said before.
It's repeating on me.

Big time.

She is?

She said that? Sarah?

No.

What she said was,
"You're the nicest guy
in the world, Will,"

and I sort of cut her off
right there 'cause I knew
where she was headed.

Okay.

Here's how I figure it.

We've known
each other how long?

I don't know, ten years?

And sooner or later
we were gonna fall
for the same girl.

And I guess I can make
a big stink about it
and tell you to go to hell,

but then I'd be
out a girlfriend

and a best friend.

And that'd be pretty dumb.

Anyway, I think
the lesson of the day is,

what's meant to be
is meant to be.

And you guys, you and Sarah,

you just are.

-Will--
-Oh, and one more thing.

[groans]

I'm sorry, man.
I'm sorry about that.

I kind of had to,
you know? As a guy.

[choked] I...

[groans]

...totally understand.

She's in the back yard.

[groans]

I don't know whether
to be really pissed off
at you or apologize.

Well, it doesn't have to be
somebody's fault, you know?

I mean, uh,

Or even a mistake.

No.

Right.

Stuff just happens.

You get married or you don't.

You save yourself for when
it's special, or you just get
drunk and do it.

Same difference, right?

No. Of course not.

I wanted it to be special.

I'm not saying it has to be
the one person ever,

but it'd be nice.

I mean, it'd be nice
right after it happens

to look at that person
and say, "You could be
the one."

Or at least a friend.

At least someone you love,
who kind of feels
the same way about you.

Then it'd be okay.

Then it'd be nice.

Oh, never wear
new shoes to an event

that lasts longer
than three hours.

[both chuckle]

[sighs]

I was thinking,

when we were together before,

it was too soon. And then,

when you were with Will,
it was kind of too late.

So now...

maybe now
it's just...

I don't know. Right.

'Cause I feel like
I'm ready for this.

I mean, I am ready.

Do you wanna borrow
a jacket or...?

No.

Sarah, you're shivering.

Yeah.

I know. Isn't that funny?
I don't feel cold at all.

[traffic whisking past]

I'll probably be in Chicago
with my folks for about a week

and then come back
and look for a place.

I'll call and let you know.

Right.

We'll figure out a time
for me to pick up my stuff.

Can we slow down for a minute?

No.

And if there are any questions,
um, we can figure it out then.

Or you can take what you want.

Kirsten...

Oh, and, um...

Owen has a pediatrician's
appointment on Tuesday.

This should stay
in the family,
your Mom's ring.

For Julia.

Or you, I guess.

Damn, I can't.
Can you help me?

No. No.

I love you.

I love you too.

Maybe if we're both lucky
that'll go away a little.

[door closes]

Whose bright idea was it
to pay off the caterers
before they finished cleaning?

I'll give you
50 bucks, Claud--

I think
Charlie should do it.

This whole thing
is his fault.

I could get behind that.

I don't get it.

I mean, do you get
why he did it, Bay?

He loves her.

I really think he
loves her, doesn't he?

Yeah.

Yeah, Claud, he loves her.

[sighs]

Okay, look.

Why don't we just
deal with the cleanup
in the morning, okay?

What are you doing
there, Claud?

Saving the top.

You're supposed
to for good luck.

[sentimental music playing]

Maybe they'll change
their minds.

Just help me make room
in the freezer, okay?

Okay.

Have you eaten anything?

'Cause there's lots of stuff.

Not hungry.

What are you
gonna do, Charlie?

You think I know?

Think I've got a clue?

It's only been, what,
six hours and you--

No. I mean,
tonight. Right now.

What are you gonna do?
You just gonna sit here?

Yeah.

Look, I know what you're doing
here, Bailey, so just go ahead.

Get it over with.

Get what over?

You know.

The lecture.

Just really let me
have it. Tear me apart.

Tell me how I've
lost her for good.

Tell me how I've
let you all down.

Tell me how I
just ruined my life.

Nah.

You're gonna hear that
from a lot of people

so you don't need
to hear it from me.

[sighs]

I don't always
get you, Charlie.

Sometimes you do things I...

Well, I just don't get you.

But you know what?
I'm gonna love you, anyway,

because you're my brother.

And I think you could use
someone on your side.

So that's me.

I'm on your side.

How about I just sit with
you for a while, huh?

[muffled sobbing]

[weeping]