Coming Home for Christmas Page #8

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Enjoy yourself.

Uh, wow. Uh...

Lizzie, you look...

Exquisite.

Shall we have

that dance now?

[Man]:
kip,

someone you need to meet.

Don, right now?

I just...

One minute.

Yeah.

Mom! Meg! Hi!

Merry Christmas!

Oh, merry

Christmas, honey.

Merry Christmas.

Nice party,

and everyone

is saying

it's the best gala

they've ever been to.

Oh...

I'm just happy that we c

all be together tonight...

Mm-hmm.

And in

the most incredible house

I've ever seen.

Yeah, you just had

to make us work

on Christmas Eve.

Um, you begged to come to work

with me on Christmas Eve.

I know,

and I'm not

complaining.

It's a really wonderful

party, Lizzie.

Um, mom, this is kip Marley,

and you know my sister, Megan.

It's a pleasure

to meet you, Mrs. richfield.

And you as well.

Your daughter is...

Well,

she's something else.

Uh, they both are.

Yes, they are.

They certainly are.

I can see

why planning this

has been such a joy for you.

Well, go.

Enjoy yourself,

enjoy your party.

We promise to

as well, okay?

You look incredible!

Aw, thank you.

Courtesy of your grandmother.

Oh, no, no, no,

it's you, Lizzie.

It's always you.

Kip, could you help

your old grandmother?

I have to greet

the kents,

and would like

to do that

with my handsome

grandson on my arm.

Well, I can't say no to pippa.

Uh, don't go anywhere?

I can't anyway.

I'm on the clock.

Right.

I thought

he'd never leave.

Oh!

[laughs]

[Laughs]

[ Playing

silver bells ]

This whole house

feels alive again.

Maybe it's not the house.

Maybe it's you.

Uh, I was thinking...

[Kip]:
hey, uh, excuse me.

Sorry to interrupt,

but, uh, there's an emergency.

Pippa needs you outside.

There's something going on

with the desserts, I don't know.

Oh, okay.

Rain check on that dance?

Definitely.

After you.

Pippa shouldn't

be out here.

It's too cold.

[Kip]:

oh, here.

Huh? oh!

Thank you.

No problem.

Actually, uh,

pippa's inside.

I'm the one who

wanted to talk to you.

I've been doing

a lot of thinking these days.

I know that some

people inside

might think

that's a dangerous idea.

[Laughs]

Lizzie...

You deserve

a life that inspires you...

To see the world

through the artistic expression

of ancient civilizations.

So...

Here.

Thank you.

[Laughs]

Well, what are

you waiting for?

Go ahead, open it.

Come to Athens with me.

It won't cost you a dime.

Now, I know that

I'm a bit of a nomad.

I tend to live life

in a little bit of a

faster Lane than most,

but something's

changed in me

since you got here.

There's a light inside you,

Lizzie,

and I don't even know

if you realize it.

When you're around anyone,

you...

You make them better,

just by being

around them.

I mean, look at me.

I mean, suddenly,

settling down

doesn't make me want

to run and hide.

Come to Athens with me,

and then let's just see

where it goes.

[Lizzie]:
kip,

this is...

The kindest thing

anyone has ever said

or done for me,

and I would love nothing more

than to go to

Athens with you...

[Kip laughs]

But I can't.

You're a good man, kip...

But my heart belongs

to someone else.

I think

I just realized that tonight.

I'm sorry.

Um, well...

My brother is a good man,

and really,

i just want you...

And him...

To be happy.

I think I'm going

to go upstairs.

I'm done celebrating

for the night.

Thank you.

Merry Christmas,

Lizzie richfield.

Merry Christmas.

Have a good night.

Thank you very

much for coming.

Hey, Sloane,

any sign of Robert?

No.

Hmm.

Hey, have you guys seen Robert?

No, not in a while.

Lizzie?

I am Gladys vanderton.

Yes, of the Virginia

vandertons,

and you have done

the most exceptional

job here.

Thank you.

That really means a lot to me.

Anyway,

I'm having a little soiree

on Valentine's day...

Small, intimate,

only 200 people,

and I would love

to retain your services.

To plan it.

You do plan parties,

don't you?

She does.

She plans the most

magnificent ones around.

I believe that.

Here's my card.

Call me.

Thank you.

[They laugh]

What did I tell you?

Sometimes your

thing finds you.

Robert, where

are you going?

I'm going

back to the city.

Why?

Because there's nothing

left for me here, Sloane.

Don't go.

It's Christmas Eve.

This has been the best

Christmas we've had

in years.

We're all just starting

to find each other.

I can finish

the sale from D.C.

Have either of you seen Robert?

All we know

is that he left,

and kip is holed up

in his room

and doesn't want

to talk to anyone.

Well, that's probably my fault.

Everything was going so well.

We were together.

Why would Robert leave

without saying anything?

Evidently,

his work here was done.

That's what he told Sloane.

Go home, Lizzie.

Spend the rest of your Christmas

with your mother

and your sister.

I'm sure they'd rather be home

tonight anyway.

No, I don't want

to leave you alone.

Sloane and Jackson

and the two boys are here.

We'll have Christmas together.

But there's so much to be done.

Cleaning up

after the party, and...

Gerard and i

will take care of it.

Everyone should be

with their family

on Christmas.

[Fire crackling]

I left him two messages

saying I need to talk to him.

No response.

Last night, everything

seemed so clear.

The job and Robert...

It felt

like something was happening.

You know,

he was different

the past few weeks...

In a good way, I mean.

You know,

i let myself get too close.

I got caught up

in their world...

But this is me.

Here is where I belong.

And who knows

what the future holds?

And now you've seen

what happens

when you're open

to all the possibilities.

Yes, you found

yourself there, Lizzie.

You found your thing.

"Events by Lizzie."

[Laughs]

It doesn't have

a terrible ring to it.

It's all happening.

So...

Maybe try calling him again.

[Phone rings]

[Footsteps approach]

Grandmother.

Uh, what are you doing here?

It's Christmas.

Don't families see each

other on Christmas?

You're a hard

one to find.

My first mistake was not

checking your office.

No rest for

the weary.

Hmm.

I'll go take a walk, ma'am.

Call when she's ready

for me to come get her.

When you get to be my age,

Robert,

you start to consider,

what will my legacy be?

We never want to be defined

by our mistakes.

After the accident,

I went from weekend grandmother

to single guardian of three

in the blink of an eye.

You did the best you could.

I could have done better

by you.

Well...

But these past few weeks,

seeing how you've changed,

I wish I hadn't

let you shut down.

It should have been my job

to open you up...

But I didn't do it.

Lizzie did.

It doesn't matter,

grandmother.

She chose kip.

[Sighs]

Dear boy.

I love your brother

with all my heart,

but Lizzie

would have never chosen kip.

What are you talking about?

Your brother got on a plane

to Greece this morning...

Alone.

She didn't go with him?

This was under

the tree this morning,

with your name on it.

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