A Puppy for Christmas Page #5

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NOELLE:
No, no, no, okay

[crash]

Ah! Okay...

LIAM:
Whoa

NOELLE:
Okay cowboy,

you are cut off!

[Buster barks]

NOELLE:
Come on,

grab your jacket, let's go!

I'm so sorry, yup mhmm

Uh, okay, you take--

LIAM:
Where's Buster?!

NOELLE:
Oh he's right here!

[Buster barks]

NOELLE:
He's ready

to go, let's go!

NOELLE:
Uh huh...

LIAM:
Hey Buster! Hey Buster!

LIAM:
Oh! Who turned the sun on?

Have we been out all night?

NOELLE:
Nope!

You just got an early start.

One step at a time.

NOELLE:
Okay Liam,

where are your keys?

[Buster barks]

LIAM:
In my pocket,

in the back pocket.

[laughs]

NOELLE:
[straining]

[sighs]

Okay!

Let's get you in the car...

Okay..

[bang]

NOELLE:
Oh - Oh, sorry.

LIAM:
Oh...

NOELLE:
Stay!

C'mon Buster!

NOELLE:
You're gonna feel

much better than him.

[Liam groans]

NOELLE:
Okay!

I can do anything.

Including drive shift.

You mean 'stick'.

[engine roars]

[gears grinding]

[engine roars]

NOELLE:
Okay, ah...

not bad.

STANLEY:
Hold up!

NOELLE:
Oh...

NOELLE:
That was fast!

"Fast" is my middle name.

It's on the house.

Thank you Stanley!

Just get him home safe.

[Liam laughs]

I'll try!

Here.

Okay!

LIAM:
Everything's backwards!

Alright, alright...

I'm sorry about this.

I know what it's

like to wait for something.

There's a lot of history

here, isn't there?

After Mom and Dad died,

she's the only home I had.

I just...

I just want to show Jessica

how amazing this place is.

It is amazing.

Goodnight.

GRANPAPPY:
Buster! Here, sit...

Buster, Buster, Buster.

Sit!

Good boy!

Good boy, Buster!

Aww, that's so great!

You're a natural!

Well, I've had

a lot of practice.

Spent years working

with the dog sleds.

I can't get this guy

to stay though.

[scoffs] You and me both.

Give me a hand with the kibble?

Okay.

[Huskies barking]

NOELLE:
Wow.

That's a lot of dog food.

Well when it came to the dogs,

Martha always kept the

place well stocked.

Grab an end?

Yeah sure.

[Huskies barking]

[Buster barks]

NOELLE:
Buster, you

already had dinner!

It's important to set

rules when you're training dogs,

but Grams and I

were always softies.

[laughs]

How did you

know she was "the one"?

Oh...

back in the day,

I was no innocent.

A regular man-about-town

if you will.

But she could see

right through me.

To the real me.

Do you think

you could ever love again?

You're sweet, Noelle.

But I'm a little old for you.

[laughs] You

still got it, Gramps.

[laughs]

[huskies barking]

[knocking]

[sighs] There you are.

[chuckles]

I haven't seen you in days.

I'm proposing.

[gasps]

To Noelle.

[shocked gasp]

[dog barking]

NOELLE:
Moose Feed?

Huh?

LIAM:
Noelle you in there?

[clock chimes]

Whoa... [chuckles]

(softly) Hey!

Hey, good morning...

Noelle...

(startled) I'm writing!!!

[Liam laughs]

[Noelle chuckles nervously]

Oh man, I must've

fallen asleep...

Wow, that looks great!

It's the only thing

I know how to make.

Well,thatand mac n cheese.

Really?

Mac n cheese is the only

thing I can cook too!

[laughing]

Did you do all this?

Ah, you know me,

I can't stand a mess.

[chuckles]

Hey I want to

apologize for yesterday.

I was an idiot.

Don't worry about it.

And I also wanted to say

thank you for everything.

Are you kidding?

My dogruined your

Christmas tree,

peed on your blanket

and you're basically hosting

a homeless person.

[laughs]

Don't worry about it honestly.

I woke up this morning and uh,

I decided to write my

first nature article:

'Simple Pleasures on the Farm.'

[chuckles]

Now it's, it's rough,

but I would love it

if you looked it over.

Yeah, of course!

I'd love to.

And I know you've got your own

paper to write and everything,

but it is Christmas Eve...

...Yeah?

...and I thought maybe

we could have a little fun.

[Liam and Noelle frolicking]

[Buster barking]

All the girls and boys

Asking for special toys

Only time of year

that this could be

Presents, carols

Cuttin' down the tree

Sounds like Christmas to me

(Sounds like Christmas to me)

Hey!

Santa needs some little helpers!

[snowball thuds]

Oh! You are so

lucky that there is a beautiful

ham in there that needs

immediate glazing!

Okay!

Now, my rule of thumb

is the more cheese the better.

That's my kinda girl.

[nervous chuckle]

Not likemy girl.

Like a friend.

A girl friend.

[awkward laugh]

But not like...

NOELLE:
[clears throat]

Mmm, that smells great!

JOYCE:
Hot ham coming through.

Ooh!

[laughs]

Good job!

Thank you.

I wanna thank

you guys for being here.

You've made this last Christmas

on the farm very special.

And wherever life takes us,

I want you all to know

that Gramps is only a

phone call away.

I'd like to say,

that this has been the

best Christmas ever.

I never thought in a million

years that

I would ride a dog sled,

[laughter]

or build a campfire,

or...

learn to sew.

[gasps]

[chuckles]

Would you look at that...

NOELLE:
Thank you,

all of you.

For everything.

EVERYONE:
Cheers!

[glasses clinking]

NOELLE:
Merry Christmas!

EVERYONE:
Merry Christmas!

NOELLE:
[laughs]

LIAM:
Mmm.

NOELLE:
That's nice.

Now ,as Grandma

always used to say,

[bad cockney accent]

Let's have supper, guv'na!

[laughter]

Those potatoes were

absolutely creamy and delicious!

Oh, well instead of water

I boil them in whipping cream.

[laughs]

GRANPAPPY:
The

ham was heavenly.

JOYCE:
Ohhh thanks Gramps!

GRANPAPPY:
I think I know

your secret though...

JOYCE:
Ohh, a little

bit of moonshine...

LIAM (whispering): Hey Noelle?

There's one last thing

I wanna do with you.

JOYCE:
Aw Gramps, yeah...

I was pretty heavy

with the pour today.

Weren't there more of us?

I think they left.

LIAM:
Is he cold?

[laughs]

[Buster pants]

LIAM:
Okay!

You have to close your

eyes from here on.

Trust me.

Give me your hand.

Keep 'em closed!

NOELLE:
[laughs]

LIAM:
Woah, hey

[laughs] watch your step.

NOELLE:
Is this where

you kill me?

LIAM:
[laughing]

Alright.

Open your eyes.

NOELLE:
...It's incredible!

LIAM:
Mhmm.

NOELLE:
Oh ah, sorry!

I know you have a fianc.

LIAM:
I broke it off.

NOELLE:
Liam... I am so sorry.

LIAM:
Don't be.

I was always second in her life.

Second to work,

second to travel...

I don't want to be

someone's 'second'.

I'm actually starting to

realize it was for the best.

We are two very, very

different people.

LIAM:
I ah,

I was going to share

this with her,

but I'm happier I get

to share it with you.

NOELLE:
Thanks.

[car honks]

NOELLE:
Looks like

she showed up after all.

Noelle!

[Buster whimpers]

Todd?

What are you doing here?

I came to find you.

You're really roughing it, huh?

Well, it is the holidays

and Liam invited me

after youkicked me out!

About that...

I'm really sorry.

Everything happened so fast.

I just got spooked.

But I was wrong.

I need a good woman

behind me, Noelle.

Smart, sophisticated,

perfect.

Really?

I was awful.

But I want to make it up to you.

I've got a surprise.

[Buster whimpering]

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