Rocky Mountain Christmas Page #4

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I'm dating my co-star,

Nicole Collins,

which...

-Are you?

-No.

No. it's just, you know,

they have to feed

the rumor beast.

Just laugh it off,

because, before

you know it,

they'll be talking

about somebody else.

Easier said than done.

I know.

Well...

An excellent second day

at the ranch.

We can head into the town

this afternoon,

pick up some more supplies.

Um...

Thank you...

For your help with the wreath.

Yeah. yeah, of course.

Thank you for showing me

how to make 'em.

How'd it go?

He's pretty green,

but he held his own.

What's up?

I found these

under some files

in the office.

What is it?

Real estate comps

for other ranches

in the area.

I think uncle Roy

wants to sell the ranch.

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Here we are.

So, um, I'm going

to meet up with Paige

to hang up

the rest of these candy canes.

You've got some errands.

Meet me in an hour?

Yeah. see you in an hour.

Bye.

[Paige]:

how's your uncle doing?

He's good.

Did I tell you

that Cody thinks

that he wants

to sell the ranch?

No, you're kidding!

Did you ask him

about it?

Honestly,

i haven't even had a chance.

Sarah, you can't

let him sell it.

I know...

But, you know,

i moved away years ago,

and it's his place,

so who am I to tell him

that he can't sell it?

Yeah, you're right.

I just...

I know how much

that place means to you.

Ribbon?

So, how is your rancher-

in-training coming along?

Uh... I have to admit,

he's doing better

than I thought he would.

Do you like him?

He's not as annoying

as I thought he would be.

There's something about him...

I can't put my finger on it.

I just get the feeling

that I'm not the only person

hiding out this Christmas.

Anyway,

it doesn't matter.

I've got bigger fish

to fry.

Only you,

Sarah mckinney,

would suggest

that Graham Mitchell

is a small fish.

[Ringing bell]

Hi!

Yeah, of course.

Absolutely.

[Camera clicking]

Good, you got it.

Okay, here,

take a flyer.

Come to the parade.

Hey, brother.

[Camera clicking]

Good, you got it.

Here, take some flyers.

Pass 'em out.

Four days away.

Biggest parade ever.

I have to admit,

your celebrity

is not exactly hurting

the promotion

of this parade.

Thank you for being

such a good sport.

You're welcome.

I'm just going

to file this

in the category of doing

what the ranch boss says.

Oh, wise decision.

Okay,

so we have four days

to put together a parade

that until

a couple of days ago

was considered canceled.

You know,

I've got to say,

you have a knack for this.

I'm impressed.

Thank you.

I just realized

i never told you

what it is that I do.

No, what do you do?

I'm an interior designer

at a hotel chain

back in New York,

so making christmases

Christmas-y

is part of

what I do.

It's what you do.

You know, I've got to say,

I guess

this is kind of similar

to making movies,

you know, putting

on a Christmas parade.

You need costumes.

You need props.

There's music.

Got to have

good word-of-mouth.

[Laughing]

Okay, that genuinely

surprises me.

I thought that this

town would be too small

to have a bell-ringing

Santa claus.

Hey, this town

may be small,

but we are big on

Christmas spirit.

Come on,

i don't get you.

You don't like

Christmas Carols.

You work straight

through the holidays.

How can any one person

be so impervious

to Christmas magic?

I don't know.

I have my reasons.

You work in a land

of make-believe.

Could you at least pretend

to have

the Christmas spirit?

Fine. I'll try.

You grew up here?

I did, and I loved

every minute of it.

This has always

been home to me.

Here.

Put these on.

Oh, no...

No, your hands,

they look cold.

They're white

with cold, so...

Plus, I've got to get

my hands used to the cold.

Seems like you've

attracted quite a crowd.

[Laughing] hi.

All right.

I'm going to put

these guys to work.

What do you mean?

What's his name?

Phil.

Hey, Phil.

Graham.

Do you mind

taking a break?

For just, like, ten

minutes, you go inside,

get some hot

chocolate, warm up?

Oh, well, uh...

[Sarah]:

Phil...

I can vouch

for this character.

Well, okay, Sarah.

Thank you...

And, uh...

Thank you, young man.

Of course.

Merry Christmas, Phil.

-Merry Christmas.

-Ten minutes!

Give me ten minutes.

[Ringing bell]

Come on, everybody!

Come on,

make some donations!

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Hey, guys, remember,

Christmas parade

in four days.

It is going to be

the biggest parade

this town has ever seen.

Four days away.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Thank you so much.

You raised $380

in 20 minutes,

and no,

i am not counting

the hundred dollar bill

that you put in.

Ah, you saw that?

Yeah.

I don't know.

What can I say?

Guess I got carried away

with the Christmas spirit.

I don't suppose

you'd want to volunteer

to be the grand marshal

at the Christmas parade?

I think it's one thing

to be Christmas-y

for a minute,

but then...

Right. yeah.

That was dumb.

Sorry.

No, it's...

I think I'm going to head

back to my bunkhouse.

Oh.

Good night.

Um, there is...

One ranch tradition

that we haven't covered yet.

What's that?

Want to help me cut down

a Christmas tree?

[Laughing]

Right now?

Yeah.

You don't want to wait

'til the morning?

No.

There's a full moon.

Yes.

Grab your saw.

Come on, cowboy.

Ah, yes, ma'am.

Wow.

This was my aunt and uncle's

favorite place.

He proposed to her

one Christmas Eve

right on this very spot.

They must have had

something really special.

They did.

This whole ranch is special.

You know,

even when I'm back in New York,

just knowing it exists...

All the happy memories

i have here...

[Laughing]

Graham, can i

ask you something?

Yeah, sure.

Is there something

you're avoiding this Christmas?

What would make you

even think that?

Well, I happen to know a thing

or two about avoidance.

I mean, I'm the one

who had to travel

a couple thousand miles

just to avoid our own breakup.

Um...

All right, so the truth is,

my film doesn't start shooting

for a couple of months,

and, uh...

I just had nowhere to be

for Christmas,

so the timing was...

Good.

What about your family?

Mm.

I lost my folks

when I was in high school,

and I've been on my own

ever since,

and so, uh...

And, um...

Christmas time

is a really rough season for me.

You know?

It just makes me feel

all alone,

so the more I work,

the less it hurts.

I'm so sorry.

Don't be sorry.

I have...

Been around the world

at Christmas.

Unfortunately for me,

Christmas time is...

You know, it's more of a time

to be endured than enjoyed...

But, uh,

last year,

I was in Barbados,

and...

Next year?

Who knows.

Well...

Looks like

we're both hiding out

this Christmas.

Yeah, looks that way.

[Sarah]:
you know...

Since you've missed out

on so many christmases,

seems only fair

that you get to pick

the tree this year.

Me?

Yeah.

Go for it.

Huh.

what about...

What about this one?

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