'Tis the Season for Love Page #2
Can you say hi?
Say hi!
Barry and Eileen
are married!
I didn't-- Barry and Eileen
are married!
Going on five years.
Wow! Wow. She's beautiful.
Thank you!
We think so.
But then again,
you know,
we're a little
biased here.
Beth and mommy
did drama together!
All of the plays.
The plays!
Yeah, the plays!
Exactly.
And then she left
and I guess we lost touch.
It's good to see you.
How are you?
Crazed, as usual.
We promised Taylor
that we'd get the Christmas tree
up today,
so she's very excited.
But, luckily,
Dean has been very helpful.
Listen, we're going to go
to the pub later.
Why don't you join us?
My mother's going to come
to look after Taylor,
and I want to hear all about
your fascinating life
in New York.
You know, I'm supposed to
help my mom put up the lights.
Oh! Dean can help you
with that tomorrow.
Yeah, they're always
volunteering me for things.
Must be what it's like
to be born a weakling,
you know, like Barry.
Hey! This "weakling"
beat you for
all-state in wrestling,
even though
you're bigger than me.
And he still won
"most athletic."
He's never going to let me
live that down. Never!
Please come.
I need you there.
I can't listen
to this guy's stories anymore.
That's enough out of you.
I'm going to go pay
for the tree.
And you can lug it
to the car.
-Bye.
-Bye. We'll see you later.
So will your
family be there?
Will I be the only
unmarried spinster of the group?
No. It's just me.
No wife. No kids.
You didn't marry
Melinda Casswell?
You guys were voted
"most likely to get married."
Twice.
Yeah, no, I did marry
Melinda Casswell.
She just traded me in
for a newer model
a couple years later.
I never liked her.
Yeah, nobody did.
You should've told me that.
Would've saved me
a lot of trouble.
[Both laughing]
Okay, I'll come.
It was
a beautiful wedding.
You went?
I made Eileen's cake.
But you never
told me that!
Honey...
I know how hard it was
after he decided not
to go to New York with you.
It's not my style
to throw salt on wounds.
You didn't ask.
I didn't tell.
I asked about Barry.
Did you?
Maybe I didn't.
It was just easier
to make a clean break.
It's all old news anyway,
so leave the past
where it belongs
and enjoy your friends tonight.
This one is perfect!
Excuse me!
We'd like
this tree, please.
Sorry.
Mom, I don't even know
what I would say to them.
Tell them the truth.
I don't even want to
tell myself the truth.
Honestly, I feel like
I should give up,
move back home, and...
Sell insurance.
Oh, stop!
We both know you're not going
to be doing that.
You're going to get
that Mamet play,
everything
is going to be perfect.
Broadway will be lucky
to have you.
Now, I'm going to pay
for this tree,
and I will meet you
afterwards.
Dream big, sweetie.
[To tree lot worker]
I'll follow you.
Okay.
Ahh!
Are you ready
for your Christmas wish now?
[Chuckles]
My mother didn't monopolize your
entire afternoon
with her laundry list
of wishes?
[Chuckles mirthfully]
I'm Santa Claus.
There's no cap
on the number of wishes
I can Grant.
So, what's on your mind?
There's this part
in a play.
Ah. And you want it?
More than anything.
It would mean
that I'm not spinning
my wheels in New York.
Accomplishments
don't mean greatness.
They don't hurt.
And if you don't get
this part?
How can you say that?
You're Santa Claus!
You're in the business
of wish-granting.
I am.
So... you want this part.
That's your wish?
That's my wish.
Consider it granted.
Although I have learned
that, sometimes,
what we don't wish for
is more powerful
than what we do.
All righty.
Did you make
your Christmas wish?
Yeah. Let's go.
Bye, Santa.
[]
[Chatter and laughter]
Here you go, Beth!
It's on the house.
Oh! Wow.
Uh, thank you, um...?
Georgia.
When I was eight,
I saw you in Our Town.
I cried and cried
after your performance.
to this day.
Drama used to be
everything, you know?
Now they may have to
shut it down.
They can't afford
a full-time teacher anymore.
Yeah, I heard.
My mom was telling me that.
That's a shame.
We all did. Those
were such good times!
Yeah.
Please enjoy, guys.
Thank you.
Thanks.
So, Beth, tell us
all about your
exciting life in New York.
Oh, well, you know... it's--
it's New York, it's incredible.
You know,
I've never been.
We should really go.
Taylor would love it.
She's learning about
the "statute" of Liberty,
as she calls it,
in preschool.
We should all go.
I bet Beth has some fancy
New York City apartment
we could all crash in. Right?
Yeah. Yeah.
You know, I mean...
When the weather's nice.
Right now it's a mess.
How I would have loved
to have made a career
out of acting,
but I did not have the guts...
Or the talent.
Not like you, Beth.
I'd probably be one of those
perpetually out-of-work actors,
living on someone's couch,
waiting tables,
praying for that big break
that never comes.
[Chuckles] Nope.
I'm much more suited
to the boring old
stability of Kern.
Well, it's not for everyone.
[]
Hey, do you guys remember
that high-speed chase
that happened on main street?
It was all anyone ever
talked about for weeks!
Your dad made us
go downstairs
and turn out the lights
in the pharmacy.
We missed it
by, like, 30 seconds.
We were so mad!
The Weekly Kernel
must've done
a hundred stories
on that one event.
High-speed chase.
That is what you need
for the paper
to really take off.
Yes.
I can't believe you took over
The Weekly Kernel .
I mean, that is huge.
Started as an intern,
worked my way up.
Of course, no one else
wanted the job,
so that definitely helped
my meteoric rise up the ladder.
Your daughter is
adorable, by the way.
Thank you.
She keeps us
on our toes,
that's for sure.
Barry's running
the pharmacy now.
Oh!
Yeah, my dad, he
retired three years ago.
Business is good.
Ahh. Your dad
always wanted
to hand over
the reins to you.
I'm sure he's glad
that you took them.
[Guys laughing]
Oh!
All right,
on that note,
I think I'm going to
go call my mom
and check on Taylor.
Hey, send her
a kiss from me.
-I'm gonna get another pitcher.
-Sure.
[Awkward chuckles]
So...
So...
You married Eileen Taylor.
Yeah, I thought
you would've heard by now.
I didn't get the memo.
I didn't have
your address.
You seem really happy.
I am really happy.
Great job,
great family,
great life.
I couldn't ask for more.
I'm glad.
Me too. Everything's--
everything's great.
Ah. So you made
the right decision,
when you decided to leave.
You decided to stay.
I was always
going to leave.
We had a plan. We were packed.
We had tickets.
Well, I guess things work out
the way they're supposed to.
And we both made choices
that led us here.
Yeah.
To a great life.
Exactly.
I was hoping this wouldn't
be weird between us,
after all this time.
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