Petals on the Wind Page #5

Right this way.

Miss Sheffield, Bart Winslow.

- Pleasure to meet you.

- Cathy.

The pleasure's all mine.

I hope I didn't keep

you waiting too long.

Just dealing with

my mother-in-law.

Another one of her nurses quit.

Oh. I hope she's not too sick.

Oh, no. I... I'm sure

she'll outlive us all.

Running my wife in circles

seems to keep her going.

Is that your wife? She's pretty.

You must have beautiful children.

Uh, my wife couldn't have any.

I'm sorry.

Do you have children?

I do... a son, Jory.

- How fun.

- So much fun.

I can't imagine my life without him.

Sorry. That was thoughtless.

No. It's... it's fine.

I'm crazy about children.

It's... one of the biggest

regrets of my life, actually.

But you didn't come here

to discuss my personal tragedies, so...

Tell me. How can I help you?

I was hoping you could help

me revise my family's trust.

Okay.

My guardian passed away

and left my siblings and

me quite a bit of money,

but my sister recently passed away.

She was murdered, actually.

Oh, my God. I'm so sorry.

Thank you.

So, now it's just my brother and me.

Oh.

You're not married. I... I just assumed.

My husband died in a car accident

when I was pregnant with our son.

Sounds like you've been through

your own fair share of tragedy.

My mother always said,

"if you cling to the past,

you'll drown in a sea of tears. "

Well, she sounds like a very wise woman.

Let's just say that

everything I know about pain

I learned from her.

Christopher, being a doctor

is a tremendous privilege.

People treat you like a God.

But with that comes a

great deal of pressure.

Now, I know that you've gone through

some very tough times recently.

And I've often said

that what gets us

through those tough times

is the love of our family.

You've been dating my

daughter for over a year now.

Sarah is a very sweet girl, Christopher.

She's always been the light of my life.

If you're serious about her,

I would like nothing more

than to welcome you

into our family as a son.

But if you don't intend

to marry my daughter,

you need to let her go.

Right on time.

Oh.

I wasn't expecting you.

Is Christopher with you?

He doesn't know I came

up here to Virginia.

Can I come in?

Of course.

Sorry. I'm just surprised you're here.

I know this isn't my place,

but I was hoping the two of

you could patch things up,

whatever happened between you.

I just know that Christopher

misses you very much.

I've just been busy.

Cathy, I know that's not true.

The fact is,

you're the most important

person in the world to him.

And I know that Christopher

would just be heartbroken

if you weren't part of our wedding.

What?

We're getting married

at the end of the year.

And I was hoping that

you'd be my maid of honor.

Of course.

Oh.

Your wife won't miss you tonight?

No. She's busy renovating the

entrance to her family's mansion

for about the 17th time now.

Sounds like a huge project.

It's hell, but it makes my wife happy.

You must love her very much.

Let's just say she keeps things lively.

Never a dull moment with Corrine.

Must be glamorous...

fancy parties, exotic vacations.

Want to know the truth?

Sometimes, I fantasize about living

in a tiny, little cottage

somewhere in suburbia.

Picket fence, hamburgers on the grill,

playing catch in the yard.

That's so funny, because the

people that have that life

are probably fantasizing

about trading places with you.

The grass is always greener.

I suppose it's hard to get through life

without a few little regrets.

Anything you say yes to...

you're necessarily saying

no to something else.

I hate the word "no. "

I much prefer...

the sound of "yes. "

Yes.

Yes! Yes!

I asked the contractor

for Robin's-egg blue,

and he brought over

cornflower and periwinkle.

The man is colorblind.

It's not Robin's egg.

Well...

This one matches your eyes.

Do you want to come with

me to the house today?

I'm meeting the contractor

over there later.

These men think they can

ride roughshod over me.

I'm sorry, babe. I got to go to work.

It's a Sunday.

Uh, yeah.

We're trying to hash out a settlement

on this Josephson case, so...

Okay.

I'll probably be home late.

Will you wake me?

I love you.

I love you, too.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

I just haven't been

feeling very well lately.

It's just it's my first

Christmas without my sister and...

my brother's getting married

and I'm even jealous

that I'm not invited

to your Christmas party.

I don't want to hurt you.

The fact is I'm happier with you

than I've been in a long, long time.

I've known all along

that you love your wife.

I do love my wife.

But I'm also falling

head over heels for you.

Doctor's office.

Hi. It's Cathy Sheffield.

Dr. Weiss said I should call

this morning for my test results.

Please hold.

I just talked to the florist.

He can't get the white

peonies for my bouquet.

Oh, honey.

If you carried a bunch of dandelions,

you'd still be the

prettiest girl in the room.

You're the best daddy

in the whole wide world.

Except for the fact that you

won't give your son-in-law

time off for his honeymoon.

Well, I was planning to surprise you

with this later tonight, but, uh...

I've booked you two a week in Bermuda.

Oh, daddy!

You leave tomorrow night

after the reception.

Dr. Reeves, this is...

Oh, call me dad. No. Come here.

Dad.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

You know, I'm just glad

that my daughter finally

made an honest man out of you.

Hi.

Jory's here!

Hi!

I think your ring bearer

needs a diaper change.

Oh.

Hi.

That's my boy. I missed you.

You're so sweet.

- Cathy.

- Hi. Dr. Reeves.

Since when do you drink whiskey?

You don't know everything about me.

It's late.

Don't you think you

should get some sleep?

I'm not tired.

What time do you have to be

at the church in the morning?

9:
00.

Sarah obviously adores you,

and she's gonna be a

wonderful wife and mother.

Everything that you just said is true,

and yet there's one problem.

She isn't you.

You can have a good life, Christopher.

All my life, all I've

ever wanted is you.

I love you with all my heart,

but we can't be together again.

Please marry Sarah and just be happy.

Don't look at me. I'm

sorry. I just forgot...

I don't care what folks are saying.

God will forgive you.

Thank you, Henny.

You could practice at

a hospital out of s...

It's over, Cathy.

Don't you get it?

I'm finished.

We both are.

Don't say that.

Come to California with me.

You, me, and Jory can start over,

start a new life. People

don't know us out there.

I don't want to live a lie.

It's not a lie.

I love you, and I always have.

I can't hurt anyone else.

I can't.

He's not gonna leave her,

Cathy. She has all the money.

Believe or not,

some people don't put money

before their own children.

What are you talking about?

I'm pregnant with Bart's child.

Do you love him?

No.

I love you.

But I have to finish what I started.

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