Rocky Mountain Christmas Page #8

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for some advance promotion.

Okay, well,

I'll get on a flight

right after Christmas.

No!

no, no, no, no.

No can do, buddy.

They need you guys there

tomorrow.

All right, the studio is hostig

a Christmas party on the lot.

Marketing needs you there.

They're turning it

into a huge press junket,

so, you know,

they want to see you and Nicole,

walking arm-in-arm.

So, uh, better come home,

cowboy.

[Knocking]

Nicole, hi.

I just wanted to say thank you.

Cody is over the moon.

Hey, it's the least

i could do.

Oh, are you packing already?

Yeah, I'm headed

back to L.A. tomorrow,

unfortunately.

-Oh.

-Peter called,

and the studio

needs us there

for a press event

tomorrow night.

Graham's not going, right?

He is.

When the studio head

says jump,

the right response

is, "how high?"

He just...

He hadn't said anything.

Oh...

Well, I'm sure

he's going to tell you.

Yeah.

Good night.

Bye.

[Sarah]:

uncle Roy.

What are you

doing up here?

Oh, just out

for my evening stretch.

You?

I...

Was just thinking about

how foolish I've been.

Graham's leaving.

He's going back to L.A.

Well...

I wouldn't judge him

too harshly.

He seems to have a good heart.

I wish I could be

as forgiving as you.

Well...

It's not always

a question of forgiveness.

It's just accepting folks

for who they are.

I know.

It's my mistake

more than his.

It was too soon for me

to start something

with someone new.

Do you remember that foal

that your aunt raised?

It was born

three weeks too early.

It could barely stand.

Yeah.

The vet said, "don't

get too attached..."

But Beth spent

every waking minute

with that animal...

Made sure that it was

well-fed and warm.

I think she stayed

in that barn

for about three weeks!

Now, that little foal

is a very big, healthy horse,

and your aunt's

the one who's gone.

You've got

to accept, honey,

that...

Things come and go.

Best we can do is just

enjoy them while they're here.

It's just so hard

to make sense of it sometimes.

It is...

But I promise you this...

Tomorrow is always going to be

just a little bit better

than today.

Well, hopefully,

our Christmas parade

will put some smiles

on people's faces.

I think it already has.

[Chuckling]

[Cell phone ringing]

Sorry.

It's probably my boss.

He doesn't sleep.

[Picking up]

Good night, uncle Roy.

Good night, honey.

Mr. Jacobs?

Merry Christmas

to you, sir.

Nice work.

Ha!

Looks like you've really caught

the Christmas bug, huh?

I think so.

Voila .

Maybe you can show me how to do

that when we're on location.

You know what?

That I can.

I'll be an expert by the time

we start shooting.

[Laughing]

Graham...

I want to apologize.

For what?

For not seeing things

more clearly before.

Look, I get it.

Despite our headlines,

you and I...

We weren't meant to be...

And I have to admit,

Sarah's pretty great.

I can see

how you feel about her.

It's that obvious, huh?

Well, you're not that great

of an actor.

Oh, ouch.

Hey...

We're still friends?

We better be.

We have to spend three months

on location together.

Hey, yeah,

we do.

Hey?

Thank you.

Hey, Sarah...

I've been

looking for you.

Were you going to let me know

you were leaving?

Nicole told me.

Hold on...

Hold on, Sarah.

It's fine.

I know you have

responsibilities

back in L.A.

Sarah...

I knew we'd have to say goodbye

sooner or later.

It might as well be sooner,

right?

It would never work out

between the two of us.

Your... life

is in Los Angeles,

and...

i have to head back east.

Look, I trained you

how to be

a ranch hand, right?

So you're ready

for your movie, and...

You helped me out

with the parade,

so... you held up

your end of the bargain.

It's done.

What's done?

What are you talking about?

The deal's done.

Good luck in L.A.

Uncle Roy?

It's so early.

What are you doing up?

I couldn't sleep.

Me neither.

So I came down,

and I started looking at these.

Oh... all our old

christmases here?

[Roy]:
mm-hmm.

[Sarah]:

remember that one?

Yes, I do.

I'm going to miss

this place so much.

Yep.

A lot of wonderful

memories.

[Sarah]:
I know,

no matter how much I want to,

it's not fair for me to ask you

to hold on to the ranch,

if I'm going back

to New York,

and Cody's moving to L.A...

But tonight's

Christmas Eve.

It's probably

our last one here,

so...

And?

And I think

we should light this place up

as much as aunt Beth ever did.

I mean, she was so proud

of this place.

Wouldn't she want us

to show it off

and decorate that tree

one last time?

Aw, honey,

there's so little time.

I don't know

how we can ever do that.

Well, we could try.

Well...

In that case...

We'd better wake up Cody

and see what Delilah's up to.

I love you,

uncle Roy.

I love you back.

Heading out

to the airport, huh?

Yeah.

Just waiting for the cab

to show up.

Uh-huh.

Any chance you

could stick around

'til after Christmas?

Unfortunately,

I've got to be back in L.A.

tonight.

Sarah made it pretty clear

that she wants me to go,

so...

You know...

I was in a situation

not so different than yours

back when I was your age.

I was at

a train station,

heading home from Chicago.

So I went

and bought my ticket,

sat down on a bench

to wait for the train,

and, uh...

This amazing girl sat down

next to me.

[Chuckling]

Well, we struck up

a conversation.

It turns out

we had a whole lot in common.

We talked for hours.

And?

And...

Turns out,

i missed my train.

[Laughing]

Wasted a ticket, too...

But what I got back...

Was a wonderful life.

Matter of fact,

i still got that ticket.

Kept it all these years.

It's my little reminder

not to let life

pass me by.

May I?

I probably should've

pulled this out

a lot sooner,

but, uh,

you know what?

It's never too late...

For any of us.

You have

a good flight.

All right, guys.

We might be up

against the clock,

but we are going to make this

the best tree-lighting

ceremony ever!

Cody, the decorations

and the lights

are out in the barn.

I hate to be the

bearer of bad news,

but it usually takes days

to get the tree up properly.

He's right.

Well then, we'd

better get going!

That tree ain't going

to decorate itself.

Delilah, call as many people

as you can.

We're going to need help.

I'm going to put a phone call in

to the radio station, too.

Come on!

Let's go!

Do you think

i could lend a hand?

I thought you'd left.

No, you're not going

to get rid of me that easy.

But...

I'm here.

I'm here for the parade.

I'm here for the tree-lighting.

I'm here for you.

You don't have to do that.

But I do.

I don't want to lose you...

And besides,

a ranch hand doesn't leave a job

half-finished.

What about Nicole?

There was never anything

between me and Nicole.

You're just going

to have to trust me on that.

Trust an actor?

Come on.

Everyone,

make sure you keep looking

at aunt Beth's old photo albums.

We want to make sure we get

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