Christmas Inheritance Page #7

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I'm especially looking forward

to spending the night

on a cot in the hallway.

So how come you're not back there

enjoying the Christmas hoo-ha?

Sometimes you just need

a break, even from Christmas.

Tell me about it.

My family wasn't much

for tradition.

More of the... buy the next

shiny new thing crowd.

Right.

I gotta hand it to you.

Never in a million years did

I think I'd see Ellen Langford

making Christmas cookies.

I thought she was a baker.

A baker!

(chuckling)

Yeah... you're kidding, right?

Wait, Ellen Langford?

As in Jim Langford.

As in Jim Langford

of Home & Hearth Gifts?

Do me a favour,

forget I said anything, alright?

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, sure.

Merry Christmas.

(soft Christmas music)

(scoffing)

(sighing)

Ellen Langford.

Fooled again.

(sighing)

(indistinct conversation)

Well, I guess this is goodbye.

I'm sad you're leaving.

I don't even know how to start to

thank you for everything you've done.

You already did.

You guys kept me company

through a scary storm.

Now, there is someone

who wants to come home with you.

What do you say, Livvy?

Thank you. Now,

I'm sorry, but we have to go.

Santa comes tonight

and we cannot be late.

Oh, of course!

Merry Christmas.

- Thank you.

- Bye.

Get the door, Livvy.

Thanks!

I'm gonna go take this out

to the car

if my back

doesn't give out first.

Hopefully, there'll be better

bellboys in Maui, huh, babe?

- On your way?

- I guess so.

Did you hear from Zeke?

Phone call? Anything?

Sorry, nothing.

Okay. Uh, well...

If you could just give him this

when you see him.

Yeah, I can't, sorry.

What? Why?

It's like the sign says:

"Management will not be

responsible for valuables."

And to the people in this town,

these Christmas letters

are pretty damn valuable.

Here's your bill.

Now, is your fianc gonna pay

for this

or should I just send an invoice

directly to Home & Hearth Gifts?

- You know.

- Yeah.

We may not have cell service here,

but we do have the Internet.

Looked like that tree

put up quite a fight.

Jake...

Hey, you know, let's just

forget this whole thing, huh?

We ought to be honoured that

New York City's Party Heiress

decided to stay

at our little inn.

Jake, I never wanted

to lie to you.

I just couldn't tell anyone.

Please, you have to understand.

Oh, yeah, no, I understand.

Totally.

You know, this is why I left

New York.

Because of people like you.

Merry Christmas,

Ms. Langford.

Ellie! Leaving already?

But it's Christmas Eve!

I know, but we have

to get back to the city.

That's too bad.

I was hoping you'd come

to the Santa Dinner.

I know that...

Jake was really looking forward

to having you there too.

Yeah, well... thank you

for everything.

Oh! I got you something.

- You didn't have to do that.

- Your very own oven mitts.

Debbie...

Thank you. I... I love them.

Merry Christmas, sweetheart.

- Don't be a stranger.

- Merry Christmas.

Oh and, um... tell your dad

I said "hello" too.

I will. Thank you

for keeping my secret.

I told you I would.

Just remember...

some secrets are too big

a burden to keep.

(honking)

Okay. Gotta go.

Bye.

(sighing)

Hello? Jake?

(Silent Night playing softly)

Want to talk about it?

(sighing)

We're cutting it

kind of close,

but we should have just enough

time to throw some things

- in a bag and race to the airport.

- It's not here.

What?

The letter. I have all the letters

dating back to 1981, but...

but I don't have the one

from this year!

- Maybe he didn't write one.

- He must have.

That was the whole point of me

going to Snow Falls, so that...

so that I would

hand deliver the letter. I...

And now, I was planning to courier

it to him from the airport. I...

(sighing)

I must've left it at the inn.

We have to go back.

Are you kidding?

We'll miss the flight!

- Gray, I have to get that letter.

- You know what,

I've been pretty patient this

whole time, but enough's enough.

They're just a bunch

of stupid letters. Who cares?

You don't mean that.

Yeah! As a matter of fact,

I do.

I'm sick and tired of your

father's neurotic cutesy

family business traditions.

Now, can we please just drop it

and enjoy our vacation, please!

(beeping)

Great, we need gas.

Voice command.

(GPS):

Speak a command.

Find gas station.

(GPS):
Finding gas station.

(soft music)

(sighing)

Look, if your boyfriend back there

finds your letter at the hotel,

he'll just send it

to your office, right?

He knows how important it is to

you, to your father, the company.

That whole village is built around

the Home & Hearth Gifts legacy.

What makes you think

he'd know who my father is?

- How did he know who I am?

- Maybe I let it slip out last night.

- Why would you do that?

- It was a mistake.

He was gonna find out sooner

or later. What's the big deal?

Who cares

what those people think?

I care!

Me!

That's the whole reason

I went to Snow Falls,

it was to learn from them!

Oh, please... what are you gonna

learn from a bunch of hicks?

Look, baby...

You don't belong there

and you know it.

Maybe I don't.

But I know

I don't belong with you.

Don't be ridiculous.

Where are you going?

Back to Snow Falls.

And how do you plan

on getting there?

I think I'll take the bus.

What about Maui?

You should go by yourself,

I'm sure you'll enjoy

the company.

(bus beeping)

Jingle bells jingle bells

jingle all the way

Oh what fun it is to ride

in a one horse open sleigh

Dashing through the snow

in a one horse open sleigh

Over the fields we go

Laughing all the way

Bells on bobtails ring

Making spirits bright

What fun it is to ride and

sing a sleighing song tonight

Oh jingle bells jingle bells

jingle all the way

Oh what fun it is to ride

in a one horse open sleigh

Merry Christmas, everybody!

(cheering and applause)

Okay, so, we're actually going

to take a little bit of a break

to let you all enjoy some food

and fun.

And a visit with Santa.

(cheering and applause)

But then, right after that,

we will be back

with a very special guest, okay?

Thank you.

Oh, wait! Hey, look,

it's the big man himself!

Ho! Ho! Ho!

Merry Christmas everyone!

(applause)

Jake...

Look, I know that you have

no reason to help me,

but I lost one of the Christmas

letters at the inn.

Have you seen it?

- Sorry, no.

- Are you sure?

Yep.

Where's your fianc?

Out in the car?

Not wanting to mingle

with the common folk?

He's probably

back in the city by now.

I don't know

and I don't really care.

Okay.

I really don't.

That's a pretty bold move.

Well, sometimes,

bold moves are worth making.

Worth the risk.

I don't...

I don't know

what you want me to say.

You framed them.

Good idea.

Look, I didn't want

to come here at first.

Like, I really didn't.

I wanted to...

shut down the part of me

that missed my mom.

But then, I met everyone here.

And I met you.

And it made me think that...

even though there are some

things that you can't get over,

maybe it's easier...

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