Marry Me at Christmas Page #7

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to save the business,

and I... I panicked.

Iz...

you lied to me.

I know, and I am...

I am so, so sorry.

I've already

apologized to Johnny,

if that makes a difference.

So he knows it was you?

I called him last night.

I hated the idea

that you guys

weren't together

because of me.

It wasn't gonna

work out anyway.

You just sped up

the inevitable.

We didn't even need Johnny

for the publicity.

I've been posting

your idea boards

all over our social media,

and we have gotten

so much more traffic

just based on that alone,

but Maddie...

When people see

what you've done here,

you're gonna be huge.

You really think so?

I know so.

This is all you.

Well, none of this

would've been possible

if you had not

laid the foundation.

Thank you for that.

So, what do you say?

Can we stay

business partners?

But more importantly,

can we stay friends?

One breakup is enough.

Come here.

Hey there, JB!

Hi, Ed.

Is that

for the wedding?

Yep. It's Oliver's

groom's cake.

-May I?

-Yep.

Is... Is that a heart?

Yep.

I love that guy.

Okay. Why don't

you have a seat?

You know, I should

probably get going.

Okay.

Yeah.

You know,

I never had a son,

so I'm probably

gonna stink at this,

but I know

your dad's gone,

so, can I offer you

a little unsolicited

fatherly advice?

No.

Tough.

Good start!

Yeah.

Listen.

Don't give up on Maddie.

She's just afraid of

having her heart broken.

Who can blame her?

You can see how much

I care about her, Ed.

But if she

doesn't trust me,

then how can it work?

From what I hear,

you could use

a little work

in the trust

department yourself.

I know, I know.

I was gonna

apologize to Maddie

the next time I saw her,

but what difference

would it make?

She still thinks

I'm with someone else.

Well, you gotta look at things

from Maddie's perspective.

I mean, she sees you

here in Fool's Gold,

and you're this

nice, normal guy,

then all of a sudden,

on TV,

there's "Johnny Blake"

doing "Johnny Blake" things.

I know.

That's not really me.

I don't even want

that life anymore.

You know, after

that dinner in L.A.,

I made a decision.

Told my agent it was

time to make some changes,

start heading down

a different path.

And what path is that?

The path that leads here.

This is the first

time in my life

that I've actually

felt whole.

You know, I don't

want to lose that.

And I think

I've made enough money

to where

I don't have to.

I could actually

live here,

and work when

I want to work.

Well, sounds

like you found

a little something

called "balance."

Yeah, but if

Maddie's not with me,

then what's the point?

I don't want to be here

without her.

I got one question.

Why aren't you

telling her all of this?

I can't even get her

to talk to me one-on-one.

Wait a minute.

I know where

she's gonna be

standing

right next to you,

with no escape.

"I now pronounce you

man and wife."

I think you're rushing

things just a little bit, Ed.

Not you, fool!

No, after Ginger and Oliver

walk back down the aisle,

who you are you gonna

be standing right next to?

All alone.

Right.

You know, you're...

pretty good at

this father/son stuff, Ed.

Stick around awhile,

I'll show you how to fish

and change a tire.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

I'd like that.

So would I.

You look

beautiful, Ginger.

Everything is perfect,

thanks to you.

I wouldn't change

a minute of it.

I just wish you would

talk to Johnny

before the wedding.

We are not gonna talk

about that today.

Today is about you.

But you're meant to be!

We're not.

It's too hard.

Who ever said it was

supposed to be easy?

If you care about each other,

and I know you do,

you find a way.

Are a few

misunderstandings

worth giving up

on happiness?

It's not just

the misunderstandings

themselves.

It's the fact

that we immediately

thought the worst.

We aren't ready.

You were ready.

You were both just scared.

Hey, isn't

the Maid of Honor

supposed to help

the bride today?

Not vice-versa.

Since when do we do

anything by the book?

That's a good point.

Okay.

It's time to get you married.

I can't believe how many

friends showed up.

I can.

It's you.

I know Dad would've

loved to do this...

but he's here with us.

I can feel it.

I know.

Mom too.

Thank you for

all of this, Johnny.

I love you.

I love you too, Ginge.

With this ring,

I thee wed.

With this ring...

I now pronounce you

husband and wife.

You may kiss your bride.

Now talk to each other.

You don't have

to do this, I'm fine.

I'm not.

You will be.

Maddie, don't shut me out.

You shut me out

the minute you accused me

of betraying your trust.

You did the same thing,

and neither of us

did what we were accused of.

Clearly, neither of us

is ready for this,

so let's just celebrate

Oliver and Ginger,

and move on

with our lives.

Maddie. Wait.

I am so sorry

that I thought

you had anything to do

with those pictures of me.

I just... I freaked out.

It was my worst-case

scenario come to life.

Mine was seeing you on TV

with Natalie Fernandez.

So it was a test.

Yeah.

And we failed.

No.

We're still standing here.

Let's give ourselves

one more chance,

let's take a big leap

of faith, together.

What if it doesn't work out?

What if it does?

I have something for you.

Johnny...

These are amazing.

You really captured

the soul of this place.

It's because of you.

You taught me

how to appreciate

the little things...

open up, slow down.

To "stroll".

When I was back in L.A.,

just for one day,

I was miserable...

because everything

that makes me happy

is right here.

Right...

here.

You have made

quite the impression here.

What's wrong?

I just realized...

it's going to be really hard

when you go back to L.A.

Maddie, I bought the house.

You did?

I'm home.

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