Stop the Wedding Page #5

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about all those fancy

shindigs of yours?

I don't know,

we haven't done one.

What?

Dad, that's a huge

part of your life.

You need to let her in

and see everything.

I'll tell you what,

why don't we pick an event

out of that pile there,

and you take her

for a night out?

I like that idea.

Take your best shot,

see what you find.

Perfect.

The opera guild.

Opera, perfect.

Fancy, elegant,

that's my girl.

Hmm, I'm sure belle

will have an incredible time.

I'll get Jake to r.S.V.P.

And, uh, thank you.

Thank you,

that was a good idea.

Yeah.

Good, soundly

son-to-father advice.

Hmm.

How is it that you have

managed to stay single

all this time?

Aw, you know what,

dad, that's okay.

You fall in love enough

for the both of us.

Don't you?

Yeah...

And all that whining

and complaining.

He was like a big baby

in hiking boots.

Next time will be better.

And besides,

I never should've taken him

up to wilkes point,

but he admired

the painting so much.

Good thing I'm not looking

for a hiking buddy.

Well...

I'm sure there are

plenty of beginner trails

to hit in Malibu,

when you sell the house.

I was going to tell you,

I just wanted

to ease you into it, honey.

I know the wedding bomb

was a lot.

So you're just

going to sell the house

and move to the land of

sweaty yoga and juice cleanses?

Unless you want

to live here, honey.

Your father left the house

to both of us.

I can't move back here.

I mean, my business

is in San Francisco.

Yes, I understand all that,

but you can't be all business,

all the time, sweetheart.

You need to

enjoy your life.

I enjoy my life.

Do you?

What do you do for fun?

My work is fun.

What about dating?

I don't have time

for that right now.

I just went out on my own,

I started my own firm.

It's about priorities.

What?

I wish you would

make passion a priority.

After all these years,

I finally have,

and I've never been happier.

Hmm?

Psst!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey...

Your text said

you had a plan b.

What is it?

An opera guild event,

black tie affair

Friday night.

Oh...

Celebrities, athletes,

red carpet, the whole nine.

Oh, a little glimpse into

Sean's not so simple life?

Yeah, I convinced him

to bring belle,

where she'll be ignored

all night long,

which is what he does.

When you're a celebrity,

you belong to the people.

That's what he says,

that doesn't sound very nice.

I don't like the idea of belle

being ignored all night.

Yeah, but this is his life.

She needs to see

if she can handle it.

Okay, that's good,

that's good,

but we should go, too.

Wait, like a...

Like together?

Yeah.

- Like a date?

- No.

Because I've been asked

on dates before,

and it kind of sounds like

you're asking me out.

I'm not,

I'm asking you on a plan.

Disguised as a date,

so, technically,

it is a date.

What about your talk?

Isn't that on Friday?

I already told them

to replace me on the keynote.

Maybe I can make it

later in the conference.

Oh, good.

Since, you know, you're not

working fast enough

on the task at hand.

What? I'm not

working fast enough?

I'm doing everything

I can here,

all while trying

to appease a client

who is getting

increasingly more frustrated

every minute that I'm gone!

So sensitive, Anna.

I was only kidding.

I knew that.

What is that!

I have no idea.

Okay, so...

Friday night?

- It's a date...

- It's a plan.

It's a date with a plan.

It's a plan with a date.

That's still a date.

I guess I need to

go get a dress.

Yeah.

Good plan.

Good night.

Thank you.

Come again.

Oh, now,

that could work.

I want you to be

the Annabelle of the ball.

Cute. Very cute.

But I'm just going

to be there for belle.

Clay says she'll probably

be ignored the whole time.

Tell me about Clay.

Belle said

he's the whole package.

He sure seems

to think so.

Oh, listen to you,

you're going to

this fancy event

with a handsome surgeon

and you're acting like

you didn't even notice him.

Oh, please, Clay is not...

Charming?

Successful?

Gorgeous?

He's a little

too sure of himself.

And that's

a bad thing?

That kind of charm

is a defense mechanism.

I've seen it

in a thousand depositions.

So he needs a little time

to let people in.

Congratulations,

that makes him human.

You do it, too.

I do not.

I'm just saying

let belle be,

she can handle

whatever happens.

You need to let go

and enjoy your date.

It's not a date.

Hello.

Can I help you?

It's a plan.

Anna, the car is here!

Am I underdressed for you?

No.

Hello, Clay.

You look

beautiful.

Wow.

You look...

You too.

Okay, let's do this.

What do I say if they

ask me any questions?

Well, you just

be yourself.

They're gonna love you.

Hello!

Just remember

when they're taking

all these pictures,

keep your eyes

above the flashbulbs,

otherwise you'll be

blind all night.

Should we just...

We'll meet you inside.

Good luck.

- Good luck!

- Okay, have fun.

This is a zoo.

This is his life.

Now you know

why I live in Boston.

Excuse me?

Yes, hello.

Can we get you

to step back there

so we can

get Sean alone?

Go, go, darling.

See you in a minute.

Hello.

Hello, have you met Corinne,

my lovely co-star.

They just

pushed her aside.

It happens

all the time.

...and she's actually

shared with me

that the word

on the street is

you're lobbying for

the part of Finley Charles

in the latest

superhero franchise.

Care to comment?

I don't know

what street that is.

But I'll wait,

I'll answer the phone.

But that's

a great role,

and, uh, that would be

exciting, wouldn't it?

By the way,

you have almost met

my beautiful fiancee.

This is the lovely

belle Colton.

Fiancee?

Oh, my goodness.

Come here!

Hello.

This is amazing,

we had no idea.

You know, it's been

a long time

since I've been

on a, um...

Plan

with a beautiful woman.

Really? How long?

Well, I was engaged

just over a year ago.

What happened?

If you don't mind

my asking.

No, no, it's fine.

Some women just want

to marry a doctor,

and they don't care

what name

comes in front of

the letters "m.D."

As long as it's

part of the signature.

It doesn't hurt if his dad's

a movie star either.

Oh, that sounds

like a gem.

That's not the word

that I would use.

What about you?

I left my old firm

because they were all about

the bottom line.

They were fleecing clients,

and I just couldn't do that,

so I started my own practice,

and it's a lot,

building a business

from the ground up.

So, that's

my focus right now.

My father always

accuses me

of hiding in my work.

Apparently, to him,

if you're not falling

in love every six months,

you're not

really living.

My aunts say

the same thing to me,

"why aren't you dating?

"Get on one of

those websites.

What happened to

the chef?"

Ooh, what did

happen to the chef?

His one and only

redeeming quality

was his souffle.

Mm, I love a good souffle.

Aw, shucks,

should've married him, huh?

Mm-hmm.

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