A Christmas Proposal Page #3

he might even make partner.

Small price to pay

for selling your soul.

All right, that's enough.

Let's go. Come on.

Oh, no. No, no.

Rick, wait.

Rick.

Wait a second,

Rick, please.

These are your friends.

They care about you.

Sweetie, can you...

Just give me a minute, okay?

Reagan's a really

good person, Mom.

Oh. Look, I'm sure she is,

but, you know, she said some

rude things about the town.

Can you keep a secret?

Yeah.

Oh, my... Is that real?

Yeah, it is, Mom.

Well, I-I didn't know

it was this serious.

Yeah, that's why

we've got to get going.

I've got a whole surprise

waiting on the way home.

I've got a whole

breakfast planned.

Wow, I... I didn't know

she meant this much to you.

Yeah.

Listen, I love you, okay?

I'll, uh, call you

in a couple of days. Bye.

Bye, and, uh,

good luck, huh?

Thanks, Mom.

Will you slow down?

We've got

a schedule to keep.

But that doesn't mean

you got to get us killed.

We can still get there.

What are you talking about?

Oh!

Aah! Make it stop!

I'm trying!

Are you okay?

I told you to slow down.

Great.

Just great! Great!

I can't get a signal.

What are we going to do?

I have no idea.

Will you stop

looking at that thing?

This is a real emergency.

I didn't bring enough

luggage to get stuck here.

Oh, I'm sorry about you

and your luggage.

Just get out of the car

and see what's wrong.

I'm gonna get out of the car

and see what's wrong.

You're such a baby.

Ugh.

Great!

As your office manager and

bookkeeper, it is my sworn duty

to tell you that we can

afford to turn up the heat.

Oh. I come bearing

warm beverages.

Okay, okay.

I'll turn on the heat.

Just trying to save

a couple trees, you know.

Hot chocolate.

I love you.

Mmm.

Did you hear what happened

to Rick last night?

No, I hope it was painful.

His car broke down

trying to get out of town.

I don't have time to worry

about Rick Kirkland.

I've got to build a case

to stop this Alexander Malone

from bulldozing our town.

So I was doing

some research last night,

and it turns out that there's

a four-day grace period

before the resolution

is finalized.

What exactly did you

have in mind?

Find anything that

doesn't smell right,

and file an injunction.

I love working for you.

Jingle bells

Jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun

It is to ride

In a one-horse

Dude, it's

an $80,000 car, okay?

How much?

$80,000 car.

Wow. It's all right.

I'm the best mechanic

in Fillmore.

You're the only mechanic

in Fillmore.

Then it's a good thing

I'm the best, isn't it?

How long is this

going to take?

Well, it's going to be a while

before I can get a new a new tranny.

There's a guy down in Lincoln

who deals in imports.

So I'll give him a call.

It's still going

to be a couple of days.

I'll probably...

I'll just rent a car, okay?

No, no. Chill out.

Stay with your mom.

She certainly brought

enough clothes.

I'll have you and Sleeping

Beauty out of here in no time.

I am so ready to get

out of this town.

She smells like flowers.

Yeah. Smells good

though, right?

Let's go.

Okay.

I'll be here fixing.

Okay.

All of a sudden, they don't have

any German parts or whatever.

I've got that meeting at 4.

Oh, hey, Mom.

He's never

been able to relax,

not even as a boy.

He never stops working.

Well, his father

was the same way.

Look at the bright side.

You get to spend more time

with your dear old mother.

Delicious as usual, Maggie.

Oh, thanks. Thanks.

Hey, you should

watch your back, kid.

Oh, yeah? Why is that?

Your ex-girlfriend

called this morning

She wants all the files

I have on your proposal.

She's up to something.

I don't get what

the big deal is.

Well, maybe you

should talk to her.

She doesn't want

to see me, Mom.

Maybe you could apologize.

Apologize for what?

Well, Reegan... Reagan,

uh, said some not-so-nice

things about the town.

She didn't say anything

that wasn't true.

You catch more flies

with honey.

That's all I'm saying.

Let's eat.

Okay.

I'll take care of her.

Don't worry about it.

I'll handle it. Come on.

Let's go have

some breakfast.

Hey Cass?

Did, uh, Marilyn ever call

from the Mayor's office?

This is really

fascinating.

How did you get in here?

Cass stepped out

for a sandwich.

I told her I'd keep

an eye on the place.

Well, excuse me, my files

are none of your business.

Oh, well, being that Mr. Malone

is a client of mine,

I'd say that you're wrong.

Come on, what do you think

you're going to find?

Well, who knows what

you people are capable of?

You people?

You do know my proposal has

nothing to do with you, right?

Then why are you

in my office?

Well, I don't know, I just

thought that I'd apologize.

Oh, please, please don't

insult my intelligence.

I feel bad.

I shouldn't have run out

on you guys last night.

Okay. Apology accepted.

Now leave.

I'm being serious.

Why, what happened?

Your mom give you a guilt trip?

Obviously, I made a mistake.

Good, we agree

on something.

Bye-bye.

You know where to find me.

Hey, you.

Hey.

Yeah.

Hi.

Hi, Lisa. I'm in here.

You're packing already?

Unbelievable.

I can't believe...

I'm going to have to put

some of this stuff in storage.

I never thought

I would see the day.

Look.

Here's something.

Do you remember this?

It was his favorite jacket.

Yeah.

Yeah.

You know, he came

to my office today.

He said he felt bad

about last night.

Oh, good.

Well, I'm sure...

I'm sure he does feel bad.

Yeah, I think

it was more like

he was trying to get

a good look at my files.

You know, come here.

Sit down. Sit over here.

You just... some things

you just really...

you really just

have to let it go.

You know? And...

His... His leaving the town

is not the same

as his leaving you.

Yeah.

But, you know, I mean,

when he came to visit you,

he could have said hi.

Instead, he just

always avoided me.

Well, he...

he probably didn't know

what to do, you know?

It's just all in the past.

This building has been around

since the early 1900s.

Wow, that's Fillmore?

It is.

See, the big tree was the only

other thing standing there

besides this place.

Wasn't until 1907

that they made that tree

the symbol of the town.

And I guess

they're gonna probably

tear that down, too.

See, I don't know

why Rick wants to ruin

everything that

makes Fillmore so special.

Well, he just thinks

he's doing the right thing.

Sometimes in life,

things happen for a reason.

Hey.

You're going to love it.

What the heck

did you do to my car?

Oh, I gave it

a complete overhaul.

I scrubbed everything

nice and clean,

except for, well,

I don't really know

what this one does.

I don't need it nice and clean,

I need it running. Running.

They're backed up

down there, okay?

But Billy's got a cousin

who lives up in Conway,

and she's going to drop off

the part tomorrow afternoon.

Tomorrow afternoon. No, no.

Probably late.

Hey, look, Rick, I'm doing

the best job I can here.

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