Married by Christmas Page #4

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None of this is your fault,

and I'm... I'm sorry

if I've been a

little crazy, I just...

I think I don't really

know Ethan that well.

Well, you better

get to know him.

He is going to be your brother.

True. Oh, speaking of...

Carrie, I would like to

introduce you to my best friend

and my best man.

Dylan. Dylan, this is

the official maid of honor

and the much-adored sister

of the bride, Carrie.

Carrie. Hi. Yeah.

- We've... we've met.

- You're kidding?

- No.

- Oh! Well, this is wonderful!

How do you guys know each other?

We're... we're working

on a deal together.

- Not quite together.

- Okay.

We are working on

a deal near one another.

You should watch out for his guy

because he's a tiger

in the boardroom.

[laughs] Hm...

- He's also a great guy.

- Really?

- Yeah. Saved my life.

- Oh, Ethan!

- Yeah. Uh-huh.

- You never told me this story.

We were taking a road trip,

we stopped at a gas station,

and I saved him from eating

a pimento cheese sandwich.

This guy smacked it

right out of my hands.

- Right out of his hands!

- Saved my life.

- I am, I'm a lifesaver.

- A great guy.

Okay, yeah. Yeah.

I wouldn't know any of

this awesome bro code stuff

because he was too busy rejecting my

offer and walking out of the room.

- It was a bad offer.

- It was?

- Oh, yeah.

- [Paul] Hey.

Okay. Oh, hi!

Hi. I'm Paul. I'm Carrie's date.

- Remember Paul?

- Hey, Paul.

Clearly I missed something.

Katie, do you wanna catch me up

to speed so I can choose a side?

I honestly have no idea.

Well, nothing a good, stiff drink

won't fix. I'm taking orders.

It's an open bar,

folks, don't be shy.

- [Katie] Carrie?

- Hm? Mm! Mm-hm.

Uh, vodka soda. Lime. Lime.

- [Paul] Katie?

- Oh, I will take more of the Pinot Noir, please.

Vodka soda with lime, Pinot.

I'm gonna go organic

triple IPA. Yeah.

Oh, no, I'm good.

I'm fine. Thanks.

Great. Well, you will get

nothing and you'll like it.

Cute.

Katie, honey, come here.

I want Aunt Joanne

to meet Ethan.

- Oh, no, don't go! What...

- [indistinct]

[Carrie whispers]

- [Dylan chuckles]

- Small world, huh?

- Oh, it just keeps getting smaller.

- Mm-hm.

- Yeah.

- [laughs]

- [sighs] Nice house.

- Yeah.

Excuse me. I'm gonna...

Only move he's got,

walking out of the room.

It is going to cost a fortune

to ship all of this to Napa.

Oh, honey, don't worry.

I am going to take care of it.

You just need to handle

the "thank you" notes.

Carrie, sweetie, go write down a

serving dish from the Bledsoe family.

- Another one?

- Yes.

So many things!

We should have just asked

for donations to a charity.

- You have to set up house.

- Mom, seriously.

I do not want this

to get out of hand.

I just want a simple,

elegant, intimate wedding.

I don't need

all this hullaballoo.

Oh, yes. You just hate

getting all this attention

and all these presents. Mm!

We are two adults

and I own a restaurant.

Honestly, Carrie, what am I gonna

do with another serving dish?

You are going to write lovely thank

you notes, and that is that.

Ooh. Now you sound like

Grandmother Lucille.

I thought we weren't

going to talk about that.

Okay, fine. No. Never mind.

That Dylan fellow today,

he was very handsome.

Yeah. What was going

on between you two?

[Carrie] Um, nothing.

Nothing! We're kind of

working on a deal together.

- Let's just say it's intense.

- Mm...

This isn't going to

cause any problems, is it?

No, darling sister.

You'll still get your

- perfect wedding, don't worry.

- Okay, let's not start.

I will not start if Carrie

admits that Dylan is cute.

- I hate you.

- [Katie laughs]

- Okay, yes.

- Yes, what?

- Yes, he's cute.

- Ha! I knew it!

Yes, but unfortunately, when he

talks I want to punch him, so...

- Carrie!

- Well, then there won't be any hanky-panky

- amongst the wedding party.

- Mom!

Please, don't engage her.

It'll only get more graphic.

Okay, okay. [chuckles]

Oh! What in the world is this?

Oh! Aunt Joanne

is taking pottery classes.

You don't need to send

a thank you note for that.

[Christmas music plays]

[train whistle blows]

[chuckles]

I like all that glitter.

- Carrie?

- [gasps] Hey.

- Hi. [laughs]

- Oh.

Um... Hello, Mr. Courtney.

Uh, Dylan, please. I think considering the

current attire, we can skip the formalities.

- Um...

- That's a great outfit.

Right, yeah, well, we've shut down for

the office Christmas party. So...

I see. It's, uh...

it's very festive.

- You... you are very festive.

- Yeah.

You're kind of coming on the back end.

We're about to wrap things up.

- They seem to be having a ball.

- Yeah. We are a family company.

You're fond of saying that.

[chuckles]

So why are you here?

Did you not get my paperwork?

I had Zelda send it

over this morning.

Do the Rowlings

have some questions or...?

Oh, no, it's not

a business visit.

I'm actually here on

personal business. [laughs]

Uh, sorry, Ethan and I were... we

were discussing the bachelor party.

Oh, crap. Does... Oh, I'm supposed to

throw Katie a bachelorette party!

I'm, like, the worst

maid of honor ever.

Well, maybe, but I can help

you with that, I think.

What do you mean?

Well, we've got a cabin about

an hour north of Ethan's farm,

where I grew up, and Ethan and I

used to go there when we were kids.

He really likes the place.

So we were talking,

and he said he'd love to have the

bachelor and bachelorette party there.

- So it would save you planning.

- Well, that's... um, nice. Thank you.

Sure.

And, of course,

Paul is more than welcome.

- Also very nice. Thank you.

- Sure.

- Miss Carrie! Miss Carrie!

- Oh!

- Can we have some candy, please?

- Yeah.

The most beautiful dresses ever!

One for you, one for you.

- Merry Christmas.

- [cheering]

So, you know, I'm... elves don't have

pockets, I don't have my phone.

Oh, no. I've got your email,

and we can take care of it.

Yeah, and we'll

talk about dates.

- Just get in touch.

- Great.

- I love your... your antlers.

- Okay, bye.

[laughs] Okay,

I'll... I'm sorry.

Oh, you know what? It's, uh...

- Here you go.

- Oh.

Make sure you don't

eat it all at once.

You'll get a stomachache.

Okay, bye.

- I am mortified.

- What?

What was Mr. Courtney

doing here?

- Uh...

- Being handsome?

Mom! He wants to talk

about wedding stuff.

- Hm.

- He was oddly nice.

I don't know what to do

with that information.

Well, people can

be surprising sometimes.

- Hm... Yes, they can.

- [man] Say cheese.

[jazzy Christmas music plays]

So, this weekend is the big

bachelorette cabin extravaganza?

Yes. It's very exciting. You know

how much I love the outdoors.

Well, but Paul's going, right?

Yeah. He's driving

up to meet me.

This one sounds promising.

I really... I think

he might be perfect.

I trust him and I feel like I can

make him understand all this.

There's a whole lot of

all this to understand.

Yeah. I, uh... invited him

to the house tonight.

Oh! Well, that sounds cozy.

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