Correcting Christmas Page #9

All you ever do is work.

Yes, okay, I've been

working more hours,

but I'm not always there,

and I'm sorry.

I can't just walk out the door

in the middle of the afternoon

when the New York market closes

like you do.

Work to live,

not live to work...

that's what you and I

always said.

No, that's what

you always said.

I just didn't disagree.

I happen to love my job.

Yeah, you love

your job so much

that you choose that

and this...

this pie-in-the-sky

relationship

antiquated ideal

instead of me.

That's the thing, Cameron.

I shouldn't

have to choose.

We should support

each other's wants and needs.

Cam, do you love me?

Yeah.

"Yeah. "

There's a sexy,

confidence-inspiring word

every girl wants to hear.

Okay, all right, stop.

I'm gonna go inside,

I'm gonna get my things,

and I'm gonna go

to the airport,

and you can come with

me, and if you don't,

then I guess this

relationship can't be fixed.

Finally

we agree on something.

You're just gonna throw

it all away, is that it?

All the great years that we

had for some holiday tinsel?

You really don't get me,

do you?

Guess I don't.

I'm gonna go

finish packing.

Oh, Ali, will you go tell Cam

we're just about ready,

or your father is going

to eat all the bacon.

- Stop.

- I am not.

Mom, I... I don't think Cam...

Who on Earth drops in

on Christmas morning

when I'm putting

breakfast on? Good heavens.

Happy holidays to you

Merry Christmas

from the zoo

To you and you

and you and you

Happy holidays...

I'm sorry. I... I don't

think we ordered an ape.

Gorilla-gram for Ali.

It's a Christmas present

from her boss.

Wow, Ali, your boss

is a freak.

Uh, honey, I... I don't want to

interrupt your... your present,

but just a reminder.

We need to get you

to the airport

in about an hour.

Cam's going

to Aspen by himself.

What?

I'll be right back.

God, I hope she

lets me tell Cam.

Where were you

last night?

It was Christmas Eve.

I crashed a party.

I'm here now.

In a gorilla suit?

A singing Christmas card?

Really?

I'm running out of ways to

keep people from asking me

questions I'm

not allowed to answer.

Whatever, Ginny.

I needed you last night.

You wanted my help

last night,

but you didn't need

my help. Semantics.

You sound like Cam.

Lord, I hope not.

Okeydokey,

you got an ex-boyfriend

that I need

to take off your hands,

and I'm just the gorilla for the job.

Hold on.

My mother's

gonna freak.

Look, it's gonna

be okay, slugger.

The hard part's over.

Okay, look,

you brought me here to

unmake this huge mistake,

and all I've done

is make it worse.

What if

breaking up with Cam

wasn't the thing

you're back here to fix?

Yeah,

I thought about Nick.

He's not interested.

That's not what he said.

I wanted Nick

to fight for me,

not tell me that

nothing is gonna happen.

Doll, he as much as told you

that he has feelings for you.

You know what? What if I

don't care how this turns out?

What if I just want to see

where my life might take me?

Now, that's deep.

Now we can proceed.

Let's go.

Yeah, the gorilla suit,

it's not helping me

in there.

Alison,

honey, I don't understand

what's going on.

Mom, I think

the problem is you do.

You know what?

I think you kids

just need to turn down the

volume here, have breakfast.

Whatever's wrong,

you can talk it out.

Okay, there's

nothing wrong, Mom.

Cam and I, we just want

different lives.

No, no, you don't!

You want adventure

and romance!

Honey,

did you say something

about turning down

the volume, yeah?

Ali, don't go to Aspen.

I mean,

I blew it last night,

and I want to answer

your question again.

Nick, dear, this is not the

ideal time for a drop-in.

Trust me. This is

exactly the right time.

Right, and exactly the right

time for us to butt out.

- But she needs to talk...

- Go, dear. Go, dear. Go.

Oh, Lord, will

this Christmas never end?

Um, look, you...

you asked me last night

how I felt about you,

and, I mean,

I wanted to explain so

perfectly after all these years.

- No, you did.

- No, I didn't,

because you ran off,

and you were convinced

that I didn't have

feelings for you.

Alison, I did then,

and I do now,

and it's definitely

not like a brother.

Um, I mean,

I'm over there, right,

and I'm

driving myself nuts.

And then it hits me.

This is about us.

I could care less about

stepping between you and Cam.

Good news.

Now you don't have to.

Well, it's like

she's 14 again,

you know,

instead of an adult

whose life is finally

starting to fit together.

Honey,

you said it yourself.

They're

not kids anymore.

They can make

their own decisions.

Mm, the wrong ones?

Wrong for who, you?

Mm, yeah.

The kids were little.

I wasn't sure

it was the right thing.

I mean,

who knows, really?

What I know is that

that's what made us us.

You know, we could've... we could've

blown out of this town years ago,

taken the jobs

in the big city.

I would go anyplace

on this Earth with you.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Try me, baby.

How 'bout Aspen?

Think about that.

Oh, okay.

So guess I will see you back in the city

once I get back

from Colorado?

Take your time.

I promise I'll be out

by the time you get back.

Perfect.

No reason not to be

civilized about this, right?

Take care, Cam.

I mean that.

You, too.

Good-bye, Ali.

Hey, don't.

No, you deserve a guy

who knows that Aspen

is the last place you want to be

on Christmas than with your family.

I know. It's just...

Why didn't my mom just tell me

you had feelings for me

in high school?

It wouldn't have mattered.

I mean, back then,

you probably would've

thought my life

was kind of boring.

I was

a stupid teenager.

Well, you're not

a teenager now.

What do you want?

I want to get

to know you as adults.

Man, am I glad I rolled

the dice and came over here.

Me, too.

Here's to

second chances.

Oh, it's a human

candy cane.

Oh, give it a rest.

Oh, good morning,

sunshine.

You said I could

change things.

You promised.

No, I didn't.

I said sometimes people

get second chances.

Yeah, well,

I went back last night,

and I did everything

differently.

And you broke up with Cam

a second time.

I know, remember?

I was there,

really cute gorilla suit.

You said that maybe that

wasn't the point of the redo,

that maybe my mistake,

it wasn't the breakup,

it was

not noticing Nick.

It's your redo, Ali,

not mine.

You tell me.

Well, I chose

the right guy this time.

I chose the guy that

was gonna make me happy.

I chose the guy who

really knows who I am

and wants

the same life that I do.

What went wrong?

Maybe nothing.

Maybe all of those things

are still true.

But they're not.

I just got a Christmas card from Nick,

from Nick and Lila.

Yeah, the girl

he wasn't interested in,

the girl that

I told him to date.

I even screwed that up.

Should I

call a coroner?

Oh, she's not dead.

Can you get me

some ketchup?

Sure.

Thanks, sexy.

Nick. Nick.

Stupid Lila.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes