Marry Me at Christmas Page #3

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It's called

"strolling."

Right, but I'd like

to make it to the end

of the street

before I hit

retirement age.

Hey.

Who's that?

It's my

second-grade teacher.

So you basically

know every single person

in this town?

Yeah.

In L.A., I don't even know

my next-door neighbor.

-Really?

-Nope.

I was

engaged to mine.

What happened?

We had

different goals.

Sorry.

It was

a long time ago.

Is there a gym nearby?

I haven't worked out

in a while.

No, we don't

have a gym here.

How is that possible?

You just hike

up the mountain,

do pull-ups

on the tree branches,

swim in the lake.

Boom! There's your gym.

Right.

I'm kidding!

The gym's down

the block.

We're not cavemen.

Okay, this is me.

All right, well...

Hi! I'm Isabel.

I'm Maddie's

business partner.

You must

be Johnny Blake!

I mean,

what am I saying?

Of course

you're Johnny Blake!

Hey!

You know,

I was thinking...

maybe you would want

to take a photo

for our wall of fame?

We don't have

one of those.

We can start one.

Run.

Nice to meet you,

Isabel.

Yes! Yes.

Bye, Johnny Blake.

Maddie!

You are a genius.

I am?

Yes! You start

dating him,

and then the publicity

for the store

happens naturally!

You are

out of your mind.

He's Johnny Blake.

Hey! Hey.

Give yourself

some credit.

You are funny, and smart

and beautiful.

Look, even if

he was a regular guy,

I would not date him.

He's outta here

in, like, three weeks.

What would be the point?

He's Johnny Blake!

No.

You ready to try on

some dresses?

Yes! I can't wait.

It feels too... princess-y.

Maybe I should just

wear a pantsuit.

Ginger.

Do not stress.

This is all

a part of the process.

And now that I've seen

you in a few dresses,

I have a better idea

of what you need.

I'll call in

some favors

and get new dresses

sent here A.S.A.P.

Thanks, Maddie.

I'm so happy

I walked in here.

Me too.

Barb.

So you do

have cell service?

Yeah, it's a little spotty.

So did you read

the Fire's Edge script yet?

I'm gonna have

to get back to you.

I'm only

about halfway through.

So what did you think about

the Hawaii scene

at the beginning?

Loved it.

There is no Hawaii scene.

Then have the writer

put one in.

Johnny.

I gotta go, Barb. Bye.

Hey!

Sorry if there

was some confusion,

but Ginger is not coming

for another hour.

No, I came down early.

I got gloves!

I'm happy for you.

I forgot what it feels like

to actually be cold, you know?

Kinda reminds me of

when I was a kid.

Where did you grow up?

Florida.

Brr-r-r?

Well, every year,

my parents would rent

a snow machine and build a hill

out in front of our house.

Whole neighborhood

would show up.

The snow would melt

in about an hour,

but... best hour

of the whole year.

That's really sweet, Johnny.

Yeah.

Well, I'm really happy

that Ginger

is getting married here.

She will have a white Christmas

for her wedding.

Even if it wasn't

already snowy,

I'd hire a guy to make some.

You have a "guy" for just

about everything, don't you?

Pretty much.

Well, I'm going to go see

my "tree guy".

I want a tree guy!

Come with.

Thanks for helping me

take this home.

Well, you know, you

could've had it delivered,

like mine was.

I would've paid for it.

Thank you,

but dragging

a tree home

is half the fun.

Well, then I guess

it's a good thing

I was here

to help you then?

Actually...

I was just

humoring you.

Okay.

I always wanted to do that.

Okay.

Why don't I show you

how it's really done?

Yeah?

Okay.

You got to get some deep snow,

so it's warmer.

Wanna get about

a half-a-cup in each hand...

and gradually apply pressure

until you start

to feel resistance.

Then, you place it aside...

give it a couple of minutes

until it settles into

the right consistency...

Johnny?

Johnny?

How's that?

Now you're toast.

Okay! Okay! I surrender!

I surrender! I surrender!

You throw hard!

All-state champion...

softball.

Four years in a row.

This is all so cool.

[laughs If you think

that this is cool,

wait till you see

the official tree lighting

a couple days from now.

This place really

doesn't mess around

when it comes to Christmas?

No, we don't.

Johnny...

these are my parents,

Loretta and Ed.

-Hi!

-This is Johnny.

-Hey, nice to meet you.

-Nice to meet you.

Hi! You look really familiar.

Did you used to work

at the Stop'n'Shop?

Mom, Johnny

is an actor.

"Johnny Blake"?

Well, would you have been

in anything I've seen?

Yeah, he was in

that Fire's Edge one.

The one you hated.

Sorry, it was just

really loud.

No need to apologize.

You know what?

I totally agree.

So...

what brings you

to town, Johnny?

You didn't tell them?

You told me to keep it quiet.

I know, but...

people usually don't.

Well, maybe you're hanging out

with the wrong people.

Maybe so.

-Hey, Maddie!

-Hey!

Mom, Dad, this is Ginger,

Johnny's sister,

and her fianc, Oliver.

-Hey, nice to meet you.

-Gee, you're pretty.

Are you an actress, too?

No, I do coding

and web design.

I'm doing

the Fool's Gold website.

That's... you know,

I have no idea what coding is...

But good for you.

-You've got a catch here.

-I know.

You know what

all of this reminds me of?

Yeah. I know.

There's Santa.

I love how excited

all the kids get

when Santa comes.

Well, all of you should

come back to the house.

We're having

our annual dessert potluck.

Mom, I think that they have

better things to do

than hang with the locals.

No, I think the locals

are starting to grow on me.

Me too.

Well, then it's settled!

Come on.

Johnny, you can walk with me.

Okay, then.

Let's go.

What is happening?

Someone's not happy.

No. Well, she had...

Mom.

That's adorable.

What are you showing him?

Just all the photos

with you and Santa.

Not the one

where I got nervous...

Yeah.

Mom, seriously?

I'm sorry, honey.

I forgot it was here.

I'll be right back.

Hey, buddy.

What's your name?

Connor.

Connor?

You like action movies?

Only the battles.

I'm awesome at karate!

I'm an orange belt now!

Really?

Think you could

take me?

Yeah!

Bring it on.

Boy.

Okay. No! No!

I give up!

I defeated Alpha One!

I defeated Alpha One!

That was

very nice of you.

Best part of the job.

I hope my Mom didn't

ask you too many

personal questions.

She doesn't really

understand boundaries.

Yeah, are you sure she's not

a plant for the tabloids?

Yeah, she's

been lying in wait

for, like, 30 years

on the off-chance

a celebrity would

come to her potluck.

You know, I'm kidding

about your mom, but...

people haven't always

turned out to be

who I thought they were.

Well...

that is a quality

that is not exclusive

to celebrities.

Johnny! Try this

fruitcake I made.

I...

Do you like it?

That's another

Christmas tradition...

Trying to convince Gladys

you love her fruitcake.

So you're basically

a local now.

Cool.

Get some water.

Some fruitcake?

Water.

So did you

have a good time, Johnny?

I did.

You sound surprised.

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