Big Movie Premiere: The Proposal Page #2

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- Margaret.

We are desperate to have you stay.

If there was any way, any way at all

we could make this work,

we`d be doing it.

There is no way... I am begging you.

No. Excuse me, we`re in a meeting.

- Sorry to interrupt.

- What?!

Mary from Ms Winfrey`s office

called. She`s on the line.

- I know.

- She`s on hold.

She needs to speak with you.

I told her you were otherwise engaged.

She insisted, so... sorry.

So...

Come here.

Gentlemen, I understand. I understand

the predicament that we are in.

And...

And there`s... Well...

I think there`s something

that you should know.

We`re getting married.

- We are getting married.

- Who is getting married?

You and l.

You and I are getting married! Yes.

- We are.

- Getting married.

- We are getting married.

- Yes.

Isn`t he your secretary?

- Assistant.

- Executive... assistant secretary.

Titles. But, wouldn`t be the first time

one of us fell for our secretaries.

Would it, Edwin?

With Laquisha. Remember?

So, yeah. The truth is, you know,

Andrew and l, we`re...

...we are just two people who weren`t

meant to fall in love but we did.

No.

All those late nights at

the office and weekend book fairs.

- Yeah...

- No.

- Something happened.

- Something.

Yeah.

Tried to fight it and...

Can`t fight a...

Can`t fight...

Can`t fight a love like ours, so...

Are we good with this?

Are you happy?

Because, well, we are happy. So happy.

- Margaret.

- Yes?

It`s terrific.

Just make it legal.

Legal.

Yeah, well, then that means we...

...we need to get ourselves

to the immigration office.

So we can work this

whole mess out. Right?

Thank you very much, gentlemen.

We will do that right away.

Thank you very much, gentlemen.

Thank you.

- Gentlemen.

- Thank you.

Margaret and Andrew are getting married!

- What is that about?

- Dragon Lady! Here they come.

- Yeah.

- What is he thinking?

Dude, for real. Her?

Married? Didn`t

even know they were dating.

What?

- I don`t understand what`s happening.

- Relax. This is for you, too.

Do explain.

They were going to make Bob chief.

- Naturally I would have to marry you?

- And what`s the problem?

Like you were saving yourself

for someone special?

I like to think so.

Besides, it`s illegal.

They`re looking for terrorists,

not for book publishers.

- Margaret.

- Yes?

- l`m not gonna marry you.

- Sure you are.

Because if you don`t,

your dreams of touching the lives

of millions with

the written word are dead.

Bob is gonna fire you the

second l`m gone. Guaranteed.

That means you`re out on the

street looking for a job.

That means the time that we

spent together, the lattes,

the cancelled dates,

the midnight Tampax runs,

were all for nothing and all your dreams

of being an editor are gone.

Don`t worry, after the required

allotment of time,

we`ll get a divorce

and you`ll be done with me.

But until then, like it or not,

your wagon is hitched to mine.

OK? Phone.

- This way.

- Margaret.

- Come.

- That`s the line.

- Next, please.

- Just...

Sorry, I need to ask him something.

I need for you to file this

fiancee visa for me, please.

- Miss Tate?

- Yes.

Please, come with me.

Yes, ma`am, I understand that.

We`re backed up...

I have a bad feeling about this.

- Hi. Hello.

- Hello.

- Hi. I`m Mr Gilbertson.

- Hi.

And you must be Andrew,

and you must be...

- Margaret.

- Margaret, well...

Sorry about the wait.

It`s a crazy day today.

Of course, of course.

We understand.

I can`t tell you how much

we appreciate you seeing us

- on such short notice.

- OK.

So, I have one question for you.

Are you both committing fraud

to avoid her deportation

so she can keep her position as

editor in chief at Colden Books?

- That`s ridiculous.

- Where did you hear that?

We had a phone tip this afternoon

from a man named...

Would it be Bob Spaulding?

- Bob Spaulding.

- Bob. Poor Bob. I am so sorry.

Bob is nothing but a disgruntled

former employee.

And I apologise.

But we know you`re incredibly busy

with a room full of gardeners

and delivery boys to tend to.

If you just give us our next step, we

will be out of your hair and on our way.

Miss Tate, please.

Let me explain to you the process

that`s about to unfold.

Step one, will be a scheduled interview.

I`ll put you each in a room,

and l`ll ask you every little question

that a real couple

would know about each other.

Step two, I dig deeper.

I look at your phone records,

I talk to your neighbours,

I interview your co-workers.

If your answers don`t

match up at every point,

you will be deported indefinitely.

And you, young man,

will have committed a felony

punishable by a fine of $250,000

and a stay of five years

in federal prison.

So, Andrew.

You wanna... you want to talk to me?

No?

Yes?

The truth is...

Mr Gilbertson, the truth is...

Margaret and l...

...are just two people

who weren`t supposed to fall in love.

But did.

We couldn`t tell anyone we work with

because of my big promotion

that I had coming up.

- Promotion?

- Yeah.

- Your...?

- We, we both felt that it would be

deeply inappropriate,

if I were to be promoted to editor...

- Editor.

-...while we were...

So...

Have the two of you told your parents

about your secret love?

Oh, l... impossible.

My parents are dead.

- No brothers or sisters either.

- Gone.

Are your parents dead?

- No, his are very much alive.

- No, very much.

Very much. They`re... Well,

we were gonna tell them this weekend.

Gammy`s 90th birthday,

and the whole family`s coming together.

We thought it`d be a nice surprise.

Where is this surprise gonna take place?

- At Andrew`s parents` house.

- Where is that located again?

Why am I doing all the talking?

It`s your parents` house.

Why don`t you tell him where it is.

Jump in.

- Sitka.

- Sitka.

- Alaska.

- Alaska?

You`re gonna go to Alaska this weekend?

- Yeah.

- Yes, yes.

We are going to Alaska.

Alaska, that`s where...

That`s where my little...

that`s where my Andrew`s from.

OK.

Fine. I see how this is gonna go.

I will see you both

at 1 1.00 Monday morning

for your scheduled interview,

and your answers better

match up on every account.

- Thank you.

- Hello?

- Looking forward to this.

- We`re looking forward to it.

- Thank you.

- Yeah.

Gonna be fun.

I`ll be checking up on you.

You got it.

OK... so, what`s gonna happen

is we will go up there.

We`ll pretend we`re

boyfriend and girlfriend,

tell your parents we`re engaged.

Use the miles for the tickets.

I guess I will pop for you to fly first

class. But make sure you use the miles.

If we don`t get the miles,

we`re not doing it.

Please confirm the vegan meal.

`Cause last time they

actually gave it to a vegan,

and they forced me to eat this clammy,

warm, creamy salad thing, which was...

Hey, l`m... Why aren`t you taking notes?

I`m sorry, were you not in that room?

What? What?

The thing you said about being promoted?

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