On Set: The Making of 'A Christmas Wedding Tail' Page #6

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Flavors?

- I was thinking angel food.

- Like a red velvet.

- Okay, lemon coconut.

- Raspberry cream.

Or--

Or lemon raspberry

coconut cream.

Okay, I think we have

some work to do.

Why don't I go get us

some books to look at?

Thank you. Good. All right, we're gonna

rock-paper-scissors for this.

- All right, you're on.

- Red velvet. What are you?

Um, lemon.

- Hey, where are you going?

- I smell something.

Can't you just

wait patiently?

- Hold on.

- Is that--

is that-- is that tiramisu

or a cappuccino torte?

You are going to get us

in so much trouble.

- Is it gonna look good?

- Or taste good.

All right, here we go.

Here are some samples for you.

Now I'd like to explain

each of these in detail, if I may.

First of all, we have the--

oh, not--

Just wait.

Wait wait just a second.

Okay, this is the sour cream fudge

with swirled marble.

I find the sour cream fudge

particularly playful.

Food Network.

We have the vanilla

French butter cream.

If you could just wait

and let me explain.

That's good.

This is-- this is not gonna

be a helpful--

- They're hungry. Sorry.

- Right. I just want--

- Guys.

- There's a detail that should--

Rusty, get back here.

- I just want to get a closer look.

- Maybe they got samples in the dumpster.

Oh, that's disgusting. Come on.

isn't that the most

beautiful thing

you've ever seen

in your whole life?

You're only three.

Yeah, but that's 21

in dog years.

- That didn't go so well.

- Okay, can I try some?

- Come to Rusty. Oh.

- Rusty!

What was that?

Oh gosh, that's so good.

What was that?

What is-- what is--

what is going on?!

What?

How did you get in here?!

You get out of here!

Get out of my bakery!

Get out of here, you!

Argh!

Furry, mangy, pile of fleas,

you get back here!

Are those your animals?

Do you have any idea

what they have done

to my kitchen,

to my cake?

They've ruined a $2500 cake!

Okay,

you get to go upstairs

and go to bed.

Go to bed.

Hi. Everything okay?

Oh yeah, other than the fact

that Rusty ran through the kitchen

of the bakery

and destroyed everything,

everything is great.

Hey, it's Pat again.

I have some fantastic news.

Call me immediate--

- Pat Blake.

- Hey, it's Susan.

Susan, what have you

been doing?

I've been waiting here in my office

all day for you to call me back.

I was out walking the dog.

I thought you'd like to know that

I had a very interesting conversation

with Mr. Bob Martinez

over at MOCA.

And?

Are you sitting down?

I am.

- You got the position!

- You're kidding me.

No. He said you're by far

the best candidate for the job.

That's incredible. I--

Chief Curator, New York City.

It's exactly what you wanted.

Yeah, I don't know what to say.

How about "Yeah"?

How about, "You're amazing, Pat.

And nobody else could have

done this for me, Pat."

Listen, they're sending

the contract over right now.

I'm gonna have the lawyers

take a peek at it.

All I need from you is a commitment

to start on the 1st.

I'll even book your flight out

on the 26th.

Oh, that's the day

after Christmas.

Well, you want time to get settled

or organized or whatever you do.

The kids probably need

a school to go to.

Right, yeah.

Of course.

What's the big deal?

It's just it's short notice is all.

Well, when you live life

in the fast lane like you are, Susan,

you gotta hold on tight.

This is exactly

what you've been waiting for.

I want to hear a celebration.

I want to hear excitement.

I want to hear jumping for joy.

Are you even jumping?

No, I am.

I've met someone.

Actually I've more than met someone.

I'm engaged to be married.

What? Why'd you go and do

something silly like that for?

Yeah, it just happened

on Thanksgiving.

We are going to be

getting married

on December 25th.

Listen, can I give you a little

piece of advice?

Because I've been married

four and a half times.

- Half?

- It was an annulment.

It was a stupid Vegas thing.

Whatever.

I know a thing or two about marriage.

Listen to me.

This whirlwind-romance-

spur-of-the-moment stuff

is fake. it's not real.

It doesn't exist.

It's a movie.

Do you understand?

It feels pretty real to me.

Fine. Then get married

to Mr. Mayberry

and spend the rest of your life

living in a small town

working at your mom's shop, because

that's what you're gonna be doing

if you marry this guy.

That's gonna be your life.

Or go to New York City,

the job of your dreams--

running the second-biggest

art museum on the East Coast.

You deserve this position.

And I would hate to see it go

to somebody else, Susan.

I know. Yeah.

Listen, give me 24 hours

to think about it, okay?

You got 12.

Marriage.

Disgusting.

You know, you were made

for that job.

Yeah, you can tell him

that I'll give him another 5% off,

but tell him that I know

that he knows that I know

that he's already getting a good deal.

Yeah, you guys are

our best customers.

Don't worry about it.

Hey, let me call you back.

To what do I owe the pleasure?

Welcome.

- How's Rusty?

- Grounded.

I'll bet.

Can we talk for a minute?

Sure, yeah.

Let's go inside.

It's getting chilly out here.

New York?

Yeah. I've been wanting

something like this.

It's a tremendous opportunity.

MOCA is one of the biggest museums

in the country.

How did they find you?

I mean, who hires someone

without an interview?

- You interviewed.

- I did.

It was the day that we met

with the coordinators.

L-- they were in LA

and I went down.

You went down to LA

for an interview?

I didn't think anything

would come of it.

- And you didn't tell me?

- No, I didn't--

I didn't want to worry you.

I didn't--

Oh yeah, so you just lied about it.

That's so much better.

Okay, wait, did you never think

that I was gonna work again?

Of course not, but I thought these were

the kinds of things we could discuss...

- Yes, we are.

- ...that we could be open about them.

That's what I'm doing.

I'm here talking to you about it.

I want you to come to New York

with me.

I can't just leave here.

This is the only home that my kids know.

Their friends are here.

Their school is here.

I understand, but they can make

new friends. That's what kids do.

This place has been in my family

for 40 years--

40 yea rs.

There's nothing

more important than family.

And besides, I thought

we had a good thing here.

What about your mom's store?

What about that?

'Cause she took pity on me

and gave me a place to live?

I mean, I have worked

my entire life, Jake,

ever since I graduated

from high school.

I put myself through college.

I got two master's degrees--

to end up here?

This is not me. This was never meant

to be permanent for me.

I am not a small-town person.

You have this. You have the winery.

What do I have?

What defines me

other than mom?

Wife?

I didn't mean that.

Jake--

No, I know exactly

what you mean.

You know, when I told everyone

that I wanted to marry you, they said,

"Slow down.

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