A December Bride Page #6

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[sighs] It's Darcy.

She wants me to stop by

the Fletcher house.

She's not even my boss anymore.

I don't know

why I'm so nervous.

You'll be fine.

Okay, don't touch anything.

[chuckles]

I'll be back soon.

Okay.

What are you doing

with this yard?

I haven't

figured it out yet.

Is that why

you wanted to see me?

[sighs]

My silver ornaments

never arrived.

I'm not saying

it was intentional,

although it crossed my mind.

Well, I ordered them

before you fired me.

I suggest you call the vendor.

I ran into

Stanley Malcolm today.

Apparently, he sold

your fianc his house.

That's right.

How long have you

been together?

It's odd that you never

mentioned him.

I'll be right in, honey.

Okay, honey.

Seth and I were just

about to have dinner.

Okay.

I'll see you?

Soon!

Soon...

Put your arm

around me.

Let's pretend to

be a real couple.

I can do

better than that.

[giggling]

We're practicing

for the big day.

Oh.

You know, Darcy's been

talking to Malcolm.

Oh, then we'd better

put on a good show.

Speaking of which,

check out the stocking

on the right.

[chuckles] Why?

What did you do?

Oh, my gosh.

That was my grandmother's ring.

It's so beautiful.

Here.

It's a perfect fit.

Yeah, it is.

Hi.

Hi.

Thank you for

agreeing to meet me.

I remembered how much

you love the lattes here.

True.

Jack, I'm not...

I don't really know

why you wanted to meet.

Jessica told me

that you two might be

mending things between you,

and, well,

I need to mend things

with you too.

Layla, I really

never meant to hurt you.

Well, then why did you?

You always expected

the best of me.

It was a lot to live up to.

I didn't mean to pressure you.

I know...

I just...

You just what?

We never really took the time

to get to know each other.

And a lot of times,

it felt like we were

just out of sync.

I mean, you were

just so wrapped up

with wanting to be this

December bride that--

That I never really

saw you.

Maybe that was on me.

Look, I just know

I want you to forgive me.

I handled everything badly.

[quietly]

We talked about this.

Is... everything okay?

I assume you guys

were just in the neighborhood?

Oh, you know

how I can't stop meddling

when it comes

to family.

Layla...

we are both

just so happy

for you and Seth.

We'd love to

have a dinner,

and maybe we can all

start over?

Wow, uh...

I don't know what to say.

Just say yes,

and we'll make

the plans.

Yes!

[all gasping in relief]

Thank you.

-Yes.

-Okay.

Thank you.

Oh, I am so pleased.

[chortles]

My family is finally

coming together.

And Seth is a wonderful man.

And that couldn't

have been very easy.

No, it wasn't easy.

But you know what,

it was telling.

Because after all the anger

and the resentment,

maybe he just wasn't

the right guy for me.

Oh, honey, I could have

told you that...

the moment you

danced with Seth.

[chuckling]

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[she chuckles]

I can't believe you did this.

[chuckles]

Gingerbread cookies?

I tried.

They smell amazing.

Uh, I'm not great

at the icing part.

[chuckling]

Um, here, try.

Mmm.

-Mmm?

-Mmm!

Too much cinnamon?

No, I mean...

Maybe a little.

Not like your mom's.

But just as sweet.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

So...

let me tell you

something.

I have decided

not to sell the house.

When did you decide that?

Just now.

You've turned

my investment

into something more valuable.

A home.

And I'm home now.

[cell phone rings]

Someone has

very bad timing.

Yes, they do.

Hey, Dad.

Hi.

I called your office

this morning,

and they said you'd

gone home for the day.

Yeah, yeah, I'm at

home helping Layla.

We hire people for

that sort of thing.

Yeah, it's fun.

I made

gingerbread cookies.

I think it's time

that your mother and I

met your fiance.

Please make your mother happy

and come

for dinner tonight.

Okay.

Great, see you

at 7:
00.

Is she coming?

Yup.

Oh, good.

What are we having

for dinner?

Oh. Oh, boy.

Is everything okay?

Fine.

We're just going to be

having dinner

with my parents tonight.

Bring cookies.

Lots of cookies.

Doing Seth's house

for the Tour of Homes

must be very challenging.

Seth has been a big help.

Just don't ignore

your obligations at work.

[pops champagne cork]

Ever the romantic.

You obviously

make my son happy.

He can't stop talking about you.

And that's all that matters.

Very happy, Mom.

I hope I'm not

being too forward,

but I have

so many ideas

about the wedding.

She never stops

talking about it.

Listen, we...

let's...

We haven't even

set a date yet.

A mother can dream,

can't she?

I have a wedding planner

I'd love you to meet.

Oh, that's

very nice of you--

...And a wonderful

florist.

Oh, I hope you like lilies.

Lilies are nice.

Or roses,

whatever you prefer.

Flowers can add

so much to a wedding.

And then so can the music.

Perhaps a string quartet?

I got some samples

from a bakery.

They specialize

in wedding cakes.

They look... lovely.

Let me know

what you think.

I'm partial to the red velvet.

Perhaps you'd

prefer gingerbread.

Oh, Layla,

I'm sorry,

am I being too pushy?

Yes.

No.

No...

[chuckles awkwardly]

I'm just...

I'm just a little overwhelmed.

Yeah.

Layla, she's got

a lot on her plate,

so why don't we just...

let's talk about the wedding

after the Tour of Homes.

Of course.

But I can still help

with all the details.

Oh, well, that's very,

very sweet of you,

but totally not necessary.

Oh, don't worry, dear,

all my planning

and bending your ear,

it's just my way of saying...

welcome to our family.

Cheers.

Welcome to

the family.

Cheers.

Your mom is so nice.

Every compliment,

every piece of cake,

I wanted to slip

right underneath the table.

This thing has gotten

way out of hand.

Yeah, you think?

It's not about

getting a job anymore.

This charade has taken on

a life of its own.

It's too late to take back now.

I mean, how would we

ever explain it?

We'll pretend to break up--

[cell phone rings]

That's Jessica.

Hello?

Hi. Layla.

Hi. How are you?

I'm good.

Hey, um...

how about the four of us

go for dinner

at Bon Ami,

like we talked about?

That's so nice of you.

It's just, I'm so busy

with the Tour of Homes.

I haven't had

a second to breathe.

Oh, well, that's okay.

I mean, we could do it

after the Tour.

Maybe Sunday at 7:00?

Yeah, that sounds good.

Okay, great, see you then.

Bye.

So Jack and Jessica

just invited us to dinner

at Bon Ami.

Another dinner

as a fake couple.

Hmm.

Well, it can't be any worse

than the last ones.

We only have

two days left,

and the yard

is still so blank.

[sighing]

There's just

so much empty space.

I don't know

how to fill it.

Well, maybe...

maybe some

Christmas trees,

or a snowman?

No, it needs

to be original.

We need to

make it stand out

from the other houses.

I got it.

We can use your dad's

plastic Santa.

That's it.

I was joking.

No, not Santa,

his sleigh.

[gasps] That would

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