Married by Christmas Page #8

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- No, I didn't know this.

What are you gonna do?

There's not enough time to find

anyone else unless I'm willing

to make truly

desperate choices, so...

And you don't consider your last

plan a little desperate?

- [sighs] Well...

- Sorry.

Katie and Ethan are gonna take

over, and it's all for nothing.

Everything I did.

Carrie, have you considered even for a

second, you don't own the company now?

It doesn't have

to change anything.

You're right. It doesn't

have to change anything.

That's the point.

Nothing ever changes, Zelda.

I just... I... I thought that

one day, I would own all this,

and I won't have to answer

to anyone else.

- Your sister's not gonna...

- I'm just gonna go to work.

Hey, hi. I have Dylan

Courtney here to see you.

- Says he has your phone.

- What?

Has to give it to you

in person. He's here.

- Oh. Hi. Hm...

- Hi.

- Thank you.

- Welcome.

I do indeed have your phone.

Thank you for bringing it back.

Yeah, sure. I figured, you know,

you'd be lost without

it, so... there you go.

Where did you find it?

You don't remember?

- You don't remember.

- I'm confused.

Do you remember anything

about last night?

- I'm confused.

- I brought you home.

- I took a cab.

- No, I brought you home.

- I woke up in my pajamas.

- You did. That was, uh...

That was entertaining.

- Excuse me?

- No, I mean, I...

Look, I was just

trying to help you.

- By getting me undressed?

- No, you got yourself undre...

Okay, hold on. Look,

you got yourself undressed.

Okay? Look, you called me,

you were drunk,

you were at the bar,

I came, I picked you up

before you made a total idiot out of

yourself. You don't remember this?

Oh, don't act so superior.

Okay? I don't even know you.

- I'm not...

- [Carrie sighs]

Okay, look, I just wanted to help you

out by bringing your phone back.

I figured you need it,

and that was all.

- Okay. Thanks.

- Wow. Okay. Uh...

You know, you're a lot

nicer when you're drunk.

You're a lot nicer when

your lips aren't moving.

You're welcome.

- [sobbing]

- All right, here I come. Okay.

It's all right. Okay.

I got two kinds of tissues:

the box and the

rectangle. You choose.

[sobbing] Why didn't

you try to stop me?

I'm pretty sure I tried to stop

you real hard, several times.

[sniffles] My sister hates me,

Dylan hates me,

I'm not gonna get the company,

- Paul probably hates me.

- Your sister doesn't hate you.

I've been so awful

to her, Zelda. How am...

How am I supposed to go

to that rehearsal dinner?

Maybe with a little less snot?

Zelda, please, please don't tell my dad

about the whole Vegas wedding thing.

He would be so

disappointed, please.

My lips are sealed.

Do you know that

I drunk-dialed Dylan last night

and asked him to take me home?

He put me in my pajamas.

I may or may not have overheard

that part of your conversation.

They weren't even cute pajamas!

- Carrie, breathe.

- [exhales]

This isn't fair.

I've been working so hard...

In through your nose. [exhales]

[sobbing] Okay. Get it together.

Get it together.

I need to get it together.

- Okay. Get it together.

- You got it.

[inhales, exhales] I...

Oh, my God!

- I can't get it together.

- Okay.

I can't get it together!

I can't breathe!

- Here I come.

- My heart hurts!

It's okay, it's okay. Carrie, Carrie.

Carrie, look at me.

Look at me. Look

at me, right here. Okay?

- Yeah?

- Carrie Tate does not

- back down from a challenge. Okay?

- Okay.

Carrie Tate is in control

and always on top.

- Okay.

- Okay? She's a problem solver. Right?

You're gonna get yourself up, you're

gonna get to that rehearsal dinner.

Okay?

I go wandering after dark

Missing my old counterpart

The carols that I'm singing Miss

the thrill that you were bringing

When the two of us

walk through the snow

I miss those days

like a mistletoe

It's hard to be merry

when you feel so low

[music fades]

Oh, my God! That was so awkward!

What was going on with you and

Katie at the wedding rehearsal?

- Are you guys in a fight?

- Sh! I don't really feel like

talking about this right now.

Um, well, I feel like you owe us

an explanation.

Um, why exactly

would I owe you that?

- Because we're Team Wedding!

- Team Wedding!

I... I'm not

following your logic.

I am also sensing some sexual tension

between you and the best man.

Which is obviously scandalous,

considering you have a boyfriend,

but I'm gonna fully

encourage it anyway.

- Had a boyfriend.

- Aw!

Yeah, I'm not surprised.

I think he might be gay.

- Oh, totally gay.

- Yeah.

- Really? I...

- [both] Mm-hm.

Why... Okay. I'm not quite sure why

I'm talking to you two about this.

- I'm just gonna...

- Did you really tell Katie her dress makes her look

- like Stevie Nicks?

- Okay.

Um, Stevie Nicks is a very well respected

recording artist and style icon.

- That was really mean.

- That's meaner than when Katie

told me my croissants tasted

like mushrooms and confusion.

Yeah, you're right.

I'll apologize.

- Oh, my God!

- What?

Okay, so Dylan

is right behind you.

- I... okay...

- Unbridle your sexual tension and go!

- You, go!

- [both] Oh!

- I'm so...

- I'm sorry.

- I tripped. No, no, it's...

- No, it's... no worries.

You look lovely.

Oh. Thank you. So do you.

- Thank you. Uh...

- [chuckles]

Look, I want to apologize if you feel like

I crossed some sort of line last night.

- I didn't...

- No, it's, um... You were trying to help.

Yeah, I was.

I was trying to help.

I know.

Uh, would you like

to go sit down?

Uh, I'll be there in a minute.

Okay. I'll see you in a minute.

- Carrie, darling.

- Yes?

They're serving the salads.

Come sit down.

Okay.

[laughter]

[fork dings on glass]

I actually have

a couple of things to say.

Um, no it's not

the Tijuana trip.

I'll save that for tomorrow

for that speech.

Um, Ethan, Katie,

I just wanted to tell you

how much I admire your bravery.

And I know that it

takes a lot of bravery

to open yourself up, and to let your

guard down, and to promise forever.

And the fact you two love

each other so completely

that you are willing to walk

down that road together...

That's amazing.

And I gotta tell you,

I'm actually a little envious

of, uh, of that kind of love.

But... most of all,

it makes me happy.

It makes me happy to think

that it exists,

and it makes me happy that I'm going

to experience it in your orbit.

And it makes me happy to

think that maybe one day,

if I'm lucky enough, a little

bit of that will rub off on me.

Anyway, cheers to both of you.

- I love you.

- Cheers.

- Cheers, buddy.

- Cheers.

[all] Cheers.

Sorry. Just... can I talk

to you for one second?

I am so, so sorry. I have been

an idiot this whole time.

I do not want to fight.

Okay, what is going on?

You... you have no idea what

a mess of everything I made.

No, Carrie, it is a beautiful night and

tomorrow will only be more perfect.

No, no, Katie,

you don't understand.

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