Love Struck Cafe Page #6

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You ready?

Folks, thank you so much

for making this year's Apple

Sampler the best ever.

[APPLAUSE]

And for those of you

who contributed to our hospital,

you are truly the

heartbeat of Cedarvale.

[APPLAUSE] - I mean...

And now, for this

year's People's Choice

for Best Dessert,

the award goes to...

The Wainwright family.

[APPLAUSE AND CHEERS]

Oh, my gosh!

Yeah!

- What?

- We did it.

Thank you, Megan.

I think your mother would

be so proud of you.

Thanks.

I think so too.

Come on, let's go tell Rodrigo!

Okay, all right, all right.

Hey...

wanna come?

You go.

It's a Wainwright moment.

I play golf every Sunday, Ms.

Quinn.

It relaxes me.

But today, I'm not relaxed.

Now, why do you think that is?

Well, you said it rained...

That's the least of it, Ms.

Quinn.

Try again.

You're worried about the

Sapphire Lake project?

Exactly.

Now, I got in six holes,

and I was five over par.

I'm a scratch golfer, Ms. Quinn,

so life is not good.

Well, at least now you can relax

and go back to enjoying

the rest of your Sunday.

I'm back at my office.

Who relaxes at work?

You do remember work, Ms. Quinn?

Now, tell me,

what is happening with this Mrs.

Figgins?

Uh, she's being a

little difficult.

Well, that's why I

gave you this job.

You're supposed to be

able to handle difficult,

help her overcome

her reservations

and get the deal done.

Now, you do your job,

or else you'll be

looking for a new one.

[BEEPING]

[MUTTERING] Great.

Oh...

Hey, Matt!

Hey!

Good morning!

Dad, what are you doing here?

Well, I got tired of

sitting around the house,

so I thought I'd just

come by and, uh...

do a little cleaning?

Don't worry, I'm not

gonna overdo it.

[CHUCKLING] Look at you.

Oh, your mother'd be

grinning from ear to ear.

Hey, Matt, how you feelin'?

Like a man with a busted foot.

Well, you're back in the

nick of time, boss.

Megan here

was just about to run this

place into the ground.

Oh, stop it, she did just fine.

So it seems.

Well, welcome back. I gotta go.

Where are you going?

I just got here.

I have a meeting to go to.

I'll see you later.

A meeting?

On Sunday?

This one's perfect.

Dad and I are going

to make applesauce.

Just don't let the

goats know, okay?

[CHUCKLES]

I thought you were

supposed to leave by noon.

Yeah.

I'm headed out to see Frances

again this afternoon.

I have no choice.

If I can't get her to

sign by tomorrow morning,

I'm out of a job.

Well...

You want me to come with you?

No.

I just...

Anyway, I gotta get going.

Hey, you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

See ya.

Megan, hey...

I know when you're not okay.

I always have.

Talk to me.

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

Am I doing the right thing,

with Frances?

I mean, I'm not sure anymore.

Why aren't you sure?

Because it doesn't feel right.

When I was little, Frances

was so kind to me.

She encouraged me,

and believed in me.

And now all I can think about

is getting her to do what I want

so I can get some promotion

and advance my career.

Is that wrong?

You know...

I think, sometimes in life,

we put on blinders,

and we think there's only

two solutions to a problem.

What do you mean?

Well, look, you think

that Frances either

sells you the property

or she says no, and

the project's dead.

Yeah, that pretty

much sums it up.

Well, what if there

was another option?

A third option?

Yeah.

What?

Well, I don't know.

But...

what I've found is

that when you admit

there could be another solution,

one ends up showing up.

I'd better get going.

Frances is expecting me.

Bye, Lily.

Bye, Megan.

See you later.

For Frances.

She loves apples.

Good luck!

Thanks.

So, Megan's going home soon,

huh, Dad?

That's right.

Are you going to miss her?

A little.

I miss Mommy,

even though I was little.

Sometimes I wish I

could tell her that.

So...

if you're going to miss Megan,

I think you should tell her,

or she'll never know.

[CHUCKLES]

You know what,

I think you're right.

We're done apple picking.

All right? - Okay.

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I love this view.

That drawing you once

made of my house?

I still have it,

framed, near my mantle.

Oh, wow, I'm flattered.

Ah, you were always

talented, Megan.

Always.

Oh, it's still so

beautiful, isn't it?

The reflection of

leaves on the water?

Yeah, it is.

I used to love to come

down here as a girl

and skip stones.

Oh, me too.

Joe and I used to do that.

Joe's a good man.

Yeah, he is.

We all thought

you were destined

for one another,

the whole town.

Well, I thought so too,

but then he...

broke up with me,

just like that.

Ah yes, the "Dear Megan" letter.

Joe told me about it.

He came out to my house

the day he mailed it.

Oh, he was practically

inconsolable.

Inconsolable?

He... he wrote me

and told me he didn't

want to see me anymore.

Your Joe was just a young man,

but he was smart enough to know

that he had to let you go

and chase your dreams,

and he was so afraid

that you'd resent him,

so he told a little white lie

to make it easier for you.

But I was just going

off to college.

We could have found a

way to make it work.

Joe wanted to give

you your freedom,

so he made a choice.

Now, maybe you could

have made it work,

and maybe not.

And now it's too late.

You have a special place

in Joe's heart, Megan,

and no matter what happens

from this point forward,

you always will.

A first love is a forever love.

Well, I had a lovely time.

Me too.

Frances...

can I ask you a question?

You want to know what

it's going to take

to convince me to sell my

house to your company.

Look around you.

What do you see?

Beauty.

Peace.

It really is a special place.

Yes,

and the plan that your

company has presented

doesn't respect the beauty

of this special place.

Now, if you can

come up with a way

to keep the beauty

of this lake alive,

then maybe we can do business.

But how?

The plans are set.

They have been for months.

Put your heart into it.

Goodbye.

Bye.

[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]

Hello?

Megan, you need to

come right away.

Yeah, Flo's been

acting up again,

and your dad's not around.

Flo?

The dishwasher!

All right, I'll be right there.

And maybe you should call Joe.

Okay.

Hey, Dottie, is it bad?

Did you call Joe?

No need to.

Joe?

Hey, Megs.

Um...

Megan... [CLEARING THROAT]

We've known each

other a long time...

and when I saw you

the other day,

when you bumped into

me in the street,

I needed to tell you that

I felt something.

Mmm.

...and it made me realize

that the feelings I've had

for you a long time ago

have never gone away.

Megan...

I don't want to lose you again.

And...

[DOOR OPENS] Megan?

Philip?

I was hoping you'd be here.

What are you doing here?

I couldn't stand it any longer.

I had to see you.

Megan, honey,

I don't know what the

future holds for us,

but I think we should

choose each other,

and just figure it out as we go.

So...

Megan Anne Quinn...

will you be my wife?

Uh...

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