A Puppy for Christmas Page #6

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Noelle,

I love you.

Let's just be in the moment.

Okay.

Oh! Ah,

don't forget to get Buster!

Of course...

[Buster growls]

Easy boy...

It's me, your 'daddy'.

[Buster growls]

LIAM:
Congratulations.

TODD:
[sighs]

This surprise is

going to beBIG.

[sighs]

I'm finally making

her dream come true.

We'll be back in an hour

to pick up her things.

[Buster whimpering]

Thanks!

So...

where are we going exactly?

Let's not spoil the surprise.

What's this?

Oh, just some papers I

need what's his name to sign.

Happy coincidence, huh?

Two birds with one stone.

Wait, what?

It's just finalizing

the transfer of ownership.

Thisis the property that

got you that big promotion?

TODD:
Yep.

Look at all this

wasted potential.

[scoffs]

We'll fix that.

Don't worry!

We'll get you back

to civilization soon enough.

That guy is finally going to

ask her to marry him, isn't he?

I think you're right Gramps.

GRANDPAPPY:
Liam.

Youlovethis girl, don't you?

[snowmobile motor]

JOYCE:
Get on!

[snowmobile revs]

TODD:
Right this way m'lady.

NOELLE:
What are we doing here?

TODD:
You'll see.

[Buster barks]

Isn't... Buster coming?

[Buster continues to bark]

We should probably

just leave him in the car.

For uh,

safety purposes.

[Buster growls]

Surprise!!

Helen?!

[Helen laughs]

I told you the dog would work.

What are you doing here?

Oh,

you'll see.

[snowmobile revving]

JOYCE:
Joyce to the rescue!!

Woo hoo!

LIAM:
Whoa whoa whoa, look out!

Ah! Ahh!!!

Noelle, my love...

[gasps] I can't believe

you set all of this up!

Oh no, my interns did.

Good job!

(flatly) You're both not fired!

[laughing] We do have fun.

Don't we?

What... is all of this for?

This is part of your surprise.

STANLEY:
Did somebody

saysurprise?

NOELLE:
Mr. McGibbons?

I'm also the town jeweler!

Todd...

TODD:
I couldn't

decide on one, so...

I just got them all.

NOELLE (breathlessly):

Oh my gosh...

TODD:
Noelle,

we've been together

for five years,

and those have been the

happiest of my life.

You're the perfect girl for

me and with you by my side,

I can do anything...

So,

Noelle Baker,

will you marry me?

[motor shutting off]

[running footsteps]

I...

[Buster barking]

Buster!

No!

[Buster growling]

TODD:
I thought I locked that

little mutt in the car!

What do you

mean, "little mutt"?

[scoffs]

TODD:
That flea bag

ruins everything!

Did you guys ever have a moose?

No...

We need to et to the farm!

TODD:
What is going on?!

I've driven shift!

I can do anything!

[snowmobile revs]

You heard the lady!

Let's jet!

You're riding with me, cowboy!

[Buster barking]

[Noelle panting]

NOELLE:
C'mon Buster!

GRANPAPPY:
Oh!

NOELLE:
Hey Gramps!

GRANPAPPY:
H-Hi!

[Buster whimpering]

What the?

Buster, what's going on here?

Oh my goodness...

oh my goodness.

GRANPAPPY:
Noelle!

What's going on?

NOELLE:
Okay, "Moose Feed"

GRANPAPPY:
Moose feed?

NOELLE:
Does that mean

anything to you?

Gram always said the Huskies

had a moose-sized appetite.

Oh my...

THE BARN!

GRANPAPPY:
You see anything

out of the ordinary in there?

NOELLE:
Not yet!

AHH!

SPIDER WEB!

Moose Feed.

I got it!

STANLEY:
What

are you going to do?

It was so beautiful!

Kids these days...

WOMAN:
Where is everyone?

[Buster barking]

[thud]

LIAM:
What is that?

NOELLE:
When I was

organizing Gram's papers,

I noticed that every month over

five hundred dollars

was marked under "Moose Feed".

That's when it clicked!

Thiswas her rainy day fund!

She's been doing this

for over forty one years.

There's gotta be hundred of

thousands of dollars in here!

[laughter]

We can keep the farm!

[Buster barking]

GRANPAPPY:
It's a

Christmas miracle!

[sneeze]

[sniffling]

[Buster growling]

What is happening?

Son,

we're keeping the farm!

TODD:
Noelle...

how could you do this to me?

They're going to

repossessmy watch.

NOELLE:
Todd...

When you broke up with me,

I was devastated.

It felt like everything

I ever dreamed of

was ruined.

In our time apart,

I got to knowme.

[Buster barking]

You're a perfect guy, Todd.

You're smart,

driven,

you still have all your hair.

You're just not the

perfect guy for me.

Are you...

breaking up with me?

ERICA:
Don't do it, Todd!

Erica?!

Who are you?

I'm Todd'srealgirlfriend!

TODD:
I...

TODD:
Ugh!

[Buster barking]

TODD:
Ugh!

I retract what I said

about you beingperfect.

JOYCE:
Guys I have a

confession to make.

When I said we lost the

box of tinsel this year.

That wasn't entirely true.

NOELLE:
Ohh, mmm. Yeah...

LIAM:
Cause... because

you put it on the vest?

JOYCE:
I put it on the vest.

LIAM:
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

NOELLE:
Oh yeah. It's working!

Aww Buster!

Look at him go!

[laughter]

HELEN:
Oh Norman!

Your hot chocolate is ready!

GRANPAPPY:
Coming!

JOYCE:
Woo hoo!

Hot chocolate!

LIAM:
I got you something.

NOELLE:
Aw you shouldn't have...

NOELLE:
A frame?

LIAM:
It's for when you get

that first cover story.

We're gonna frame it.

Liam...

Thank you.

Come here.

[indistinct barking]

[Buster whimpers]

NOELLE:
I've spent a

lifetime searching

for the 'perfect' key to

make a relationship last...

I've learned that the

greatest relationships

are the ones you never expected

and through life's triumphs

and heartaches...

The one person you'll

always have, is yourself.

So be kind to yourself...

And if you

choose to share your life,

do it with someone

who makes you happy,

not someone you

have to impress.

[slams]

When the person you're with not

only lets you beyourself,

but helps you be

the best version of yourself...

I realized that there is no

'perfect key' to a relationship.

It doesn't have to be perfect.

It just has to be true.

I'm so proud of you!

Well, a great

journalist once told me,

to write from the heart.

Oh that is good advice.

That guy must have

been a genius.

[Noelle laughs]

Next up is 'Simple Pleasures on

the Farm' by Liam Swift.

[laughter]

[Buster barking]

NOELLE:
& LIAM:

Ohh Buster!

NOELLE:
Hi Buddy!

LIAM:
Hey Buddy!

LIAM:
Ohhh!

Here's your new sister Holly!

NOELLE:
Oh there she is!

Go get her!

LIAM:
Oh you're so cute.

NOELLE:
No, that's my magazine!

LIAM:
Hey Buster!

Are you guys getting along?

NOELLE:
Do you

love him as much as I do?

Yeah?

LIAM:
Ahh, puppies.

NOELLE:
The best.

[upbeat rock]

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