For Better or For Worse Page #6

Synopsis: Opposites attract when Wendy (Lisa Whelchel), a wedding coordinator, and Marco (Antonio Cupo), a divorce attorney, find their lives suddenly intertwined. Wendy is finally settling into the single life after struggling with the death of her husband. After a difficult season of grief, she's taken over the family business of coordinating the town's most beautiful and memorable weddings with the help of her friend and co-worker Roseanne (Kim Fields). Wendy's business and values are challenged, however, when the charming and incredibly irritating Marco opens shop as a divorce attorney right next to her wedding chapel. Although Wendy will stop at nothing to promote her marriage business over Marco's divorce business, she must form an alliance with Marco after her son Collin (Edward Ruttle) announces his unexpected engagement to Marco's daughter Sophia (Alicia Josipovic). As Wendy grows closer to Marco, she begins to realize that if she shields herself from the pain of love lost, she may prev
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Marita Grabiak
Production: Better Productions Inc.
 
IMDB:
5.1
TV-G
Year:
2014
84 min
Website
219 Views


THE THING ABOUT EMILY

THE OTHER DAY,

I DON'T KNOW

THAT I FEEL COMFORTABLE...

SHH.

JUST DANCE.

SOMETHING IS MISSING

WHEN YOU'RE NOT WITH ME

HEAVEN KNOWS WHY

I FEEL LIKE I DO

BUT HEAVEN KNOWS I'M CRAZY

I'M CRAZY ABOUT YOU

HEAVEN KNOWS:

I'M CRAZY ABOUT YOU

WALKING DOWN THE AVENUE

DREAMING:

WISHING I COULD BE WITH YOU

HOPING AND SCHEMING

BUT LOVE IS HARD TO EXPLAIN

IT CAN SLIP:

THROUGH YOUR FINGERS

SOME MEMORIES FADE

SOME MEMORIES LINGER

MY LOVER, MY FRIEND

I STILL CAN RECALL

THE NIGHT THAT WE ME THE THRILL OF IT ALL

HEAVEN KNOWS WHY

I FEEL LIKE I DO

BUT HEAVEN KNOWS I'M CRAZY

I'M CRAZY ABOUT YOU

HEAVEN KNOWS:

I'M CRAZY ABOUT YOU

WISHING I COULD BE WITH YOU

HOPING AND SCHEMING

BUT LOVE IS HARD TO EXPLAIN

IT CAN SLIP:

THROUGH YOUR FINGERS

SOME MEMORIES FADE

SOME MEMORIES LINGER

MY LOVER, MY FRIEND

I STILL CAN RECALL

THE NIGHT THAT WE ME THE THRILL OF IT ALL

HEAVEN KNOWS WHY

I FEEL LIKE I DO

BUT HEAVEN KNOWS I'M CRAZY

I'M CRAZY ABOUT YOU

HEAVEN KNOWS:

I'M CRAZY ABOUT YOU

WE SHOULD GO.

I'VE GOT AN EARLY CLASS

TOMORROW.

OH, OF COURSE, RIGHT.

WENDY, I AM SO SORRY.

I MEAN, I DID TRY

TO WARN YOU,

BUT EVEN THAT MUST'VE

BEEN A RECORD FOR ME.

IT'S OKAY. I'M FINE.

MY TOES ARE FINE.

IT'S NO BIG DEAL, REALLY.

THAT MARCO, HE HAD

SOME MOVES, HUH?

YEAH, UH, GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT.

HE'S A VERY GOOD DANCER.

YOU KNOW, I SAW HOW MUCH FUN

YOU WERE HAVING IN THERE.

I NEVER KNEW HOW MUCH

YOU ENJOYED DANCING.

I THINK I FORGOT.

DENNIS AND I USED TO LOVE

TO GO DANCING.

HE WAS A VERY GOOD DANCER, TOO.

UH, DON'T YOU HAVE

SCHOOL IN THE MORNING?

I DO.

YEAH, IT'S JUST...

YOU KNOW, IF COLLIN

MARRIES THIS SOPHIA,

DOES THAT MEAN THA MARCO IS GONNA BE...

YOU KNOW...

AROUND?

AROUND?

YOU KNOW, LIKE, FAMILY

GATHERINGS, DINNER...

YOUR HOUSE...

OH, YEAH, UM...

I DON'T KNOW.

I GUESS I HADN'T EVEN

THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

HE'S AROUND ENOUGH ALREADY,

ISN'T HE?

HE IS?

WELL, HIS BUSINESS

IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO MINE.

RIGHT, OF COURSE. YEAH.

LOGAN, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

OF COURSE. SURE.

WE SHOULD GET GOING.

DANCING? REALLY?

OH, I DIDN'T THINK LOGAN

KNEW HOW TO DANCE.

OH, WELL...

HE DOESN'T.

HE TRIED. IT'S OKAY.

AH, AND THAT SUMS IT UP.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

NOTHING.

ROSEANNE...

LOGAN IS... SOLID.

HE'S PREDICTABLE.

HE'S SAFE.

SAFE IS A GOOD THING.

I HAVE ALREADY BEEN

THROUGH HEARTBREAK.

I DON'T NEED

TO GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN.

SO YOU DON'T LOVE HIM?

LOGAN IS A GOOD MAN.

[GROANS]

OKAY, SO, UH...

WHAT ABOUT MARCO?

WHAT ABOUT MARCO?

YOU LIGHT UP:

WHENEVER HE'S IN THE ROOM.

THAT'S "WHA ABOUT MARCO?"

WE WERE SIMPLY:

DISCUSSING THE KIDS.

I HAVE SEEN THE WAY

YOU LOOK AT HI--

GO ON, TELLING ME IT'S

ABOUT SOME DARN KIDS!

DON'T YOU HAVE SOME WORK

YOU NEED TO BE DOING?

AND I HAVE SOME WORK

I NEED TO BE DOING AT HOME.

I GUESS YOU DO.

GO ON AND RUN AWAY FROM DENIAL.

[LAUGHS]

[RAY]:
SHE WAS.

KIND, GENEROUS...

THE MOST LOVING SPIRI YOU COULD EVER FIND.

I'M REALLY SORRY

YOU LOST HER.

SO AM I.

IT'S HARD TO OPEN

YOUR HEART UP AGAIN

AFTER LOSING:

SOMEONE LIKE THAT.

I TRIED.

LORD, I TRIED,

BUT I GOT SCARED

EACH TIME.

WENDY KNOWS.

SHE LOST THAT KIND OF LOVE

WHEN DENNIS DIED.

AND NOW...

SHE'S JUST SCARED, TOO.

HEY!

SO WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING HERE?

HI, MRS. HAMPTON.

RAY HERE WAS JUST TELLING ME

ABOUT YOUR MOTHER.

OH?

UM...

I'LL JUST LEAVE YOU

TWO LADIES TO IT,

SEEING AS I GOTTA SEND

SOME ROSES OFF:

TO MY OWN DIXIE ROSE.

NICE CHATTING:

WITH YOU, SOPHIA.

YOU, TOO, RAY.

SOPHIA!

WHAT BRINGS YOU BY?

I WAS ACTUALLY HOPING

TO SPEAK TO YOU, MRS. HAMPTON.

OF COURSE, BUT PLEASE,

CALL ME WENDY.

LOOK, I UNDERSTAND

WHY YOU'RE WORRIED.

BUT, YOU KNOW,

TALKING TO YOUR DAD,

I REALIZED THAT WE ALL HAVE

TO DEAL WITH LOSS,

AND I ACTUALLY THINK

THAT BRINGS PEOPLE

CLOSER TOGETHER.

BUT I DON'T KNOW

WHAT I WOULD DO:

IF SOMETHING EVER HAPPENED

TO COLLIN.

OH, MY GOSH...

YOU WERE SO YOUNG!

WERE YOUR MOM AND DAD

AT THE WEDDING?

YES.

YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL

IN YOUR DRESS.

DID YOUR MOTHER HELP YOU

PICK IT OUT?

YES, SHE DID.

I'M SUPPOSED TO SEE

MY MOTHER TOMORROW.

[PHONE RINGS]

HELLO?

OH, HI, EMILY...

YES, YES, THAT'S TWO DOZEN.

NO, PLEASE.

THANKS FOR CHECKING, EMILY.

YOU'RE THE BEST.

THAT WASN'T COLLIN'S EMILY,

WAS IT?

YES... IT WAS.

SHE'S A WONDERFUL FLORIST.

I LOVE WORKING WITH HER.

THEY WERE-- THEY WERE

REALLY SERIOUS, WEREN'T THEY?

YES... THEY WERE.

WELL, I'VE TAKEN UP

ENOUGH OF YOUR TIME, WENDY.

I'LL SEE YOU SOON.

'KAY, BYE.

BYE.

SEAN AND CANDACE...

YOUR MARRIAGE OFFERS YOU

THE PROMISE OF LOVE,

WHICH IS TRUE AND MATURE.

[FRANTIC "WEDDING MARCH" MUSIC]

TO TAKE THIS LOVE,

YOU HAVE TO COMMIT YOURSELVES

TO EACH OTHER GLADLY...

[WOMAN]:
THERE YOU ARE!

MY LAWYER SAID:

THAT YOU CHANGED THE SETTLEMENT.

IF YOU THINK THAT I AM GONNA BE

HAPPY WITH THAT DUMP OF A HOUSE,

THEN YOU HAVE GO ANOTHER THING COMING!

[STAN]:
LANA! THIS IS

MY BROTHER'S WEDDING!

[SEAN]:

WILL YOU GET HER OUT OF HERE?

SEE? YOUR FAMILY

IS A NIGHTMARE.

[GUESTS MURMUR]

I... I CAN'T DO THIS.

I'M NOT MARRYING YOU!

[SEAN]:
BUT MY FAMILY...

HEY, WAIT!

[YELLING]

SHOULD I JUS START DISMANTLING?

UH, HONEY, I GOTTA GO.

GARY JUST SENT ME A TEXT.

BABY ROSIE'S GOT A FEVER.

OH, OKAY... IT'S

OKAY, ROSEANNE.

DON'T WORRY, EMILY.

I'LL CALL COLLIN

TO COME HELP YOU.

[DIALS]

[DOOR OPENS]

HEY, MOM.

I GOT YOUR MESSAGE.

IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

COLLIN?

EMILY!

HEY.

COLLIN, SWEETHEART,

I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

WE HAD A RATHER SUDDEN

WEDDING CANCELLATION,

ROSEANNE HAD TO LEAVE,

AND I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP

TAKING EVERYTHING DOWN.

SURE.

START THERE.

YEAH.

YEAH, THERE WE...

[LAUGHS]

[COLLIN AND EMILY LAUGH]

MOM, I THINK WE'RE DONE,

UNLESS YOU CAN THINK

OF SOMETHING ELSE

WE CAN HELP YOU WITH.

NO, IT LOOKS GREAT.

THANK YOU!

WHY DON'T YOU KIDS

GO GET SOMETHING TO EAT?

GREAT, BECAUSE

I AM STARVING.

ME TOO.

AND YOU KNOW:

WHAT I'M THINKING OF?

ZENO'S!

YES! LET'S DO IT.

BYE, MOM!

I'M SO SORRY...

BUT YOU'RE VERY FORTUNATE

TO HAVE SUCH A GREAT FATHER.

SOPHIA!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I THOUGH YOU WERE WITH YOUR MOTHER.

SHE NEVER SHOWED UP.

OH, SOPHIA...

[RAY]:
YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE.

THANKS, RAY.

I'M SO SORRY.

NO, IT'S MY OWN FAULT.

I SHOULD HAVE EXPECTED IT.

BUT I'LL BE OKAY BECAUSE...

I KNOW THAT I'M GETTING

THE BEST MOTHER-IN-LAW

A BRIDE COULD HOPE FOR.

YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY LUCKY ONE.

GOSH, I WAS REALLY HOPING

TO SEE COLLIN.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE HE IS?

YEAH, HE'S OVER AT ZENO'S.

GREAT.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, WENDY.

SOPHIA!

SOPHIA, WAIT!

SOPHIA!

NO, SOPHIA! SOPHIA!

WENDY?

WHERE'S THE FIRE?

ZENO'S, IF I CAN'T REACH COLLIN.

[PHONE RINGS]

OH, NO.

HE LEFT HIS PHONE.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

DAD, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

AH, PRENUPS!

P... R... E...

N... U... P... S.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

DAD, I GOT IT.

[PHONE RINGS]

[PHONE RINGS]

HELLO?

MARCO, IT'S WENDY.

I NEED YOU:

TO CALL SOPHIA AND STOP HER.

STOP HER? I THOUGHT SHE WAS

WITH HER MOTHER.

SHE'S NOT. YOU NEED TO STOP HER

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