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<i>♪ There’s something
</i> <i>in the air ♪</i>

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<i>♪ That says Christmas is near ♪</i>

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<i>♪ Maybe
it’s the peppermint scent ♪</i>

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<i>♪ From the candle that’s
sitting in the windowsill ♪</i>

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<i>♪ Snow is finally fallin’ ♪</i>

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<i>♪ Children are‐are
all bundled up ♪</i>

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<i>♪ Makin’ snowmen and angels
</i> <i>and all is well ♪</i>

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<i>♪ We’re caroling
in the jingle bells... ♪</i>

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Happy holidays.
Two for the price of one.

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<i>♪ And it’s the perfect time
of year to get to know you... ♪</i>

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I’d never be able to make
my mind if I had to pick

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just one. I’ll take those.

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<i>♪ I’ll pick you up ’round six
</i> <i>and we’ll wear... ♪</i>

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‐Good book?
‐Yes.

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It’s her newest,
and I can’t put it down.

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This author knows romance.

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Or perhaps she just has
a very good imagination.

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It was probably easier
to fall in love back then.

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‐There weren’t so many...
‐[cars honking]

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Distractions.
[chuckles]

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So you know her books, too?

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‐[cell phone beeps]
‐You could say that.

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‐Thanks again.
‐Enjoy.

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[Diana] Merry Christmas!

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[Diana] Happy holidays.
[man] Happy holidays.

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[gasps]

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So? What do you think?

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‐Holland, I‐‐
‐Fabulous, right?

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Diana, I am so excited to be
re‐releasing your first book.

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You make my work look so good.

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Our frontier stallion’s
looking better than ever.

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‐Don’t you think?
‐Who, Greg?

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I didn’t notice.

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‐He looks the same.
‐Don’t be coy with me.

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His perfect jawline
and washboard abs

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have sold millions of copies.

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And your excellent writing,
of course!

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But seriously, Diana, when are
you finally gonna make a move?

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I’ve been a little busy.

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And, besides, I don’t think
Greg sees me that way.

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He is intimidated
by a talented, beautiful,

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extremely successful woman.

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Trust me, it’s time you took
a lesson from your own heroine.

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Suzette St. James
is a woman fulfilled.

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I’ll have you know
I’m very fulfilled.

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You hide behind your work,
Diana.

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I can’t even get you to do
a book tour, for goodness sake.

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I’m not having
this discussion again.

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If you don’t do it for me, then
at least do it for your fans.

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If my readers find out
I’ve never been in love,

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well, they’ll think I’m a fraud.

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It’s time to be the heroine
of your own life.

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Go get the guy.

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Now? I leave
for Maple Creek tomorrow.

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Invite him to go with you.

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Christmas together in
a romantic, beautiful setting.

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Sounds like the perfect getaway

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for you to finally confess
your feelings.

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‐Do you really think that‐‐
‐Tell you what...

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If you invite Greg with you
to Maple Creek for the holidays,

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then the first chapter of your
new series is due in January.

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If not,
I’ll need it by Christmas.

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Uh, but that’s three weeks away.

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I only seem heartless.

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Your advance.

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We’re banking
on another hit series.

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So let’s kick it off with
a scintillating first chapter.

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I guess I better get writing.

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Oh, wait.

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‐What cover did you decide on?
‐Neither.

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The pose works,
but the background should be

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the maple grove where they had
their first stolen kiss.

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[gasps]
Diana?

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Don’t over‐think it.

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Just be honest with Greg
about how you feel.

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She awaited her love, ready
to confess her deepest desires.

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No.

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As the sun beats down
on the steamy plains of...

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No. People will just wonder
if she’s wearing deodorant.

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Maybe she’s dreaming.

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Maybe she’s...

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Wearing completely
the wrong thing!

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No wonder I can’t write today.

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[sighs]
Okay.

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That’s better. Okay.

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Now calm down
and let the romance flow.

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[doorbell buzzing]

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‐[sighs]
‐[doorbell buzzing]

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‐Yes?
‐Hey, it’s Greg.

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Greg? I thought we were
getting coffee in the morning.

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Yeah, but I was
in the neighborhood

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<i>and I’ve got some big news.</i>

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You mind if I come up
for a minute?

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Diana? Hello?

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Okay, but walk up slowly.

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‐All right.
‐[doorbell buzzes]

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‐[knocking on door]
‐Coming!

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Ah, hello, Greg.
What a nice surprise.

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Diana Darrows,
you look amazing as always.

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Stop. I’ve just been writing
all day.

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<i>No mas.</i>

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‐Diana?
‐Yes, Greg?

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‐May I come in?
‐Come in?

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Oh, yes, yes, of course!
Come in.

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[Greg] Looks nice.
[Diana] Thank you.

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‐This is my house. Yeah.
‐Yeah.

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‐Oh.
‐That’s you.

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Um, may I get you something
to drink? A wine?

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W... No, it’s, uh, it’s
2 o’clock in the afternoon.

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Oh, is it only 2:00?

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I lose track of time
when I’m writing, so...

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Why don’t we take a seat?

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‐Yeah.
‐Hm.

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Diana, are you okay? ’Cause
y‐you’re acting kind of weird.

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[sighs] I’m sorry.
Um, my head’s a mess.

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Holland gave me this crazy
new deadline and, well...

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Okay, well, that’s not it, um,

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I’m just a little nervous
because... This is really hard.

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Well, it should be
’cause I benched

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over 300 pounds today, so...

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‐Oh, no, not your bicep.
‐Oh?

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‐Uh, it is hard, though. Yeah.
‐Yeah?

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Way to go, for you.
Um, but that’s not what I meant.

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Okay. Diana, what is it?

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Uh, is this about
the new covers?

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Because I was not feeling myself
at the shoot that day.

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No. No, you’re gorgeous.

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The covers are gorgeous.
They’re the best ones yet.

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‐Actually.
‐Great.

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Save the best for last.
Or is it the first again? Or...

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Does that make that a reboot?

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Greg, listen.

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Um, I have this crazy idea
about you and I and...

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Well, I wanted to ask you
about Christmas‐‐

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That’s, that’s what I wanted
to talk to you about.

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‐No way.
‐Yeah.

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I’ve been invited to the 23rd

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Annual Adonis Multi‐Triathlon.

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I leave tomorrow night,
and it’s all thanks to you.

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‐Me? What did I do?
‐Your books, of course.

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I mean, no one knew who I was
until I appeared on your books,

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and now I’m getting
all kinds of amazing offers.

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Can you imagine
spending Christmas on the beach

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in the Caribbean?

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No. I guess I can’t.

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Uh, sorry, what was it
you wanted to ask me?

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It’s nothing.

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Well, I was just thinking if
you didn’t already have plans,

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that maybe you might
want to experience

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Christmas in Maple Creek.

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Just because so much of my books
are inspired by it.

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Wow.

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Um, that’s so nice of you.

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But this competition
sounds great.

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And I’m so happy for you.

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‐You better send me a postcard.
‐Thanks. Yeah, and I will.

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But, but, hey, um, I’d love
to see what Maple Creek is like.

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Hey, how about, how about I,

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I give you a ride
tomorrow morning?

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Greg, Maple Creek
is three hours away.

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I’m sure you have better things
to do with your time.

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Uh, no.

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No. I picked out
all my favorite swimsuits.

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Oh? Okay. Uh, if you don’t have
anything else to do, then...

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‐Yeah?
‐Yeah.

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Well, what else are friends for?
Right?

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‐Friends. Right.
‐Yeah.

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‐Right.
‐Yeah. Oh!

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[both laughing]

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‐Okay.
‐[indistinct chatter]

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Oh, yeah.

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<i>♪ November days
turn gray in the middle ♪</i>

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<i>♪ Being alone
makes you feel so... ♪</i>

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[Greg] So how long has
Maple Creek been a real town?

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Well, it was one of the first
Frontier settlements

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in the west,
some of the original buildings

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date back to the 1860s.

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When my parents were alive,
they helped turn the site

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into an open‐air museum.

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And now my best friend Kayla
and her mom Lynda

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run the place together.

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Oh, so they’re like the mayors?

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More like curators.

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I just wish you could stay
and meet everyone.

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You would love Uncle Timothy.

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So your uncle works there, too?

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Well, we’re not
actually related,

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but everyone calls him
their uncle

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because he makes you
feel like family.

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He’s been the town blacksmith
for decades.

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Hey. A real‐life blacksmith?

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‐Get out of here.
‐[laughs]

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Turn right here,
and we’re at Maple Creek.

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[Diana] Welcome to Maple Creek.
[Greg] Thank you.

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<i>♪ If I could have one wish
</i> <i>I would... ♪</i>

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Oh, there’s a chapel.

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<i>♪ With you ♪</i>

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<i>♪ And wash away
these Christmas blues ♪</i>

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<i>♪ If I could make it snow ♪</i>

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<i>♪ Pass presents
to people I know ♪</i>

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<i>♪ Help wash away
these Christmas blues ♪</i>

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‐Isn’t it beautiful?
‐Like your books come to life.

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Diana, I can’t believe
I’ve never been here before.

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Oh, well, I would have
invited you earlier,

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but I didn’t think you were
into any of this history stuff.

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I’m not. I mean, I wasn’t.

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You just have a way of making
everything more interesting.

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Right, well, I should
probably hit the road.

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‐Hm.
‐Merry Christmas, Diana.

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Wait! Greg, I have something
to tell you.

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‐Yeah?
‐Um...

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Go get ’em!

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[car engine starts]

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[sighs] "Go get ’em?"
What am I, his gym coach?

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[scoffs]

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Kayla!

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Kayla, we need to talk!

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Kayla?

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Kayla?

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[hammering]

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Uncle Timothy! Thank goodness!

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[hammering]

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Are you here?

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It’s Diana. Really need to talk.

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[Carter] Under here!

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Your voice sounds off.
Are you coming down with a cold?

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[hammering]

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Can I hand you anything?

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Uh, no, no. I’m almost done.

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00:13:55,710 --> 00:13:57,670
Good, ’cause you’ve always
helped me out

243
00:13:57,754 --> 00:13:59,304
when I didn’t know what to do.

244
00:13:59,380 --> 00:14:00,710
[Carter clears throat]

245
00:14:00,798 --> 00:14:03,508
When did you know
you were in love?

246
00:14:03,593 --> 00:14:05,803
’Cause there’s this guy
I may be in love with.

247
00:14:05,887 --> 00:14:09,347
Well, maybe not in love,
but very much in like.

248
00:14:09,432 --> 00:14:13,602
The thing is, I freeze up
every time I try to tell him.

249
00:14:13,728 --> 00:14:16,148
I don’t know
what my problem is,

250
00:14:16,230 --> 00:14:17,900
if I’m more afraid of rejection

251
00:14:17,982 --> 00:14:23,322
or of Greg actually being
my happily ever after.

252
00:14:23,404 --> 00:14:24,914
Does all that sound crazy,
or is that what

253
00:14:24,989 --> 00:14:26,909
love is supposed to feel like?

254
00:14:28,493 --> 00:14:30,413
Depends. What kind of car
does he drive?

255
00:14:30,495 --> 00:14:33,045
‐[gasps]
‐Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hey, easy!

256
00:14:33,122 --> 00:14:36,252
[groans] Oh! Oh!

257
00:14:36,376 --> 00:14:39,336
‐Oh! Ow...
‐What is all the yelling about?

258
00:14:39,420 --> 00:14:41,510
Diana, you made it!

259
00:14:41,589 --> 00:14:43,549
‐Oh.
‐What happened to Uncle Timothy?

260
00:14:43,633 --> 00:14:44,933
I don’t know what happened
to your Uncle Timothy,

261
00:14:45,051 --> 00:14:47,761
but my Uncle Timothy
retired last month.

262
00:14:47,845 --> 00:14:50,175
I’m Carter Macintosh,
his nephew. Hi.

263
00:14:50,264 --> 00:14:53,024
‐Carter is our new blacksmith.
‐Part‐time blacksmith.

264
00:14:53,101 --> 00:14:55,771
By day I’m a history professor
at the college in town.

265
00:14:55,895 --> 00:14:58,225
Now that the semester’s over,
I spend most of my time

266
00:14:58,314 --> 00:14:59,864
helping out around here.

267
00:14:59,941 --> 00:15:01,281
What kind of history
do you teach?

268
00:15:01,359 --> 00:15:03,939
Uh, Old West.
Post‐Civil War mostly.

269
00:15:04,070 --> 00:15:06,240
Ah. What a coincidence!

270
00:15:06,322 --> 00:15:08,872
That is what
Diana specializes in, too.

271
00:15:08,950 --> 00:15:11,080
You’re also a history professor?

272
00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:14,500
I’m a novelist.
Historical fiction.

273
00:15:14,622 --> 00:15:18,252
Diana is too modest. She is one
of the top romance novelists.

274
00:15:18,334 --> 00:15:22,924
A romance novelist scared
of falling in love. How ironic.

275
00:15:23,005 --> 00:15:25,545
How does Carter know
about your commitment issues?

276
00:15:25,633 --> 00:15:27,133
I don’t have commitment issues.

277
00:15:27,218 --> 00:15:28,968
‐Well, does Greg know that?
‐[Kayla gasps]

278
00:15:29,053 --> 00:15:30,393
Greg? Did you finally
ask Greg out?

279
00:15:30,471 --> 00:15:31,471
Personally, I think you two

280
00:15:31,556 --> 00:15:32,596
would make a great couple.

281
00:15:32,682 --> 00:15:34,812
You don’t even know who Greg is,

282
00:15:34,934 --> 00:15:37,484
or who I am, and you should have
made your presence known

283
00:15:37,562 --> 00:15:39,312
before I blabbered on
to a complete stranger.

284
00:15:39,397 --> 00:15:41,607
And miss all the gossip? Nah.

285
00:15:41,691 --> 00:15:42,981
Can we go somewhere
that’s private?

286
00:15:43,067 --> 00:15:44,737
Sure, yeah.
You can leave your things.

287
00:15:44,819 --> 00:15:47,319
We’ll get it later.
What did you do?

288
00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:51,240
Hey, my office is open
any time you need to talk.

289
00:15:51,325 --> 00:15:52,905
Shut up!

290
00:15:52,994 --> 00:15:55,504
Although I charge extra
for relationship advice!

291
00:15:57,999 --> 00:16:00,169
Romance novelist.

292
00:16:01,252 --> 00:16:02,712
[Kayla] Don’t mind him.

293
00:16:02,837 --> 00:16:05,167
Carter’s been a great help,
you’ll get to know him.

294
00:16:05,256 --> 00:16:08,176
He already knows one of the most
intimate details of my life.

295
00:16:08,301 --> 00:16:10,091
Yes, catch me up, please.

296
00:16:10,178 --> 00:16:12,548
So are you and Greg
a couple now?

297
00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:15,520
‐Ish. Almost?
‐Ugh!

298
00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:17,100
‐Well, so close.
‐Mm.

299
00:16:17,185 --> 00:16:19,565
So he doesn’t know anything
about how you feel.

300
00:16:19,687 --> 00:16:21,767
No. I didn’t get a chance.

301
00:16:21,856 --> 00:16:24,016
‐Lynda!
‐Hey!

302
00:16:24,150 --> 00:16:25,860
You got here just in time

303
00:16:25,943 --> 00:16:28,863
for a special
kick‐off Christmas picnic.

304
00:16:28,988 --> 00:16:33,448
And for the one true love
of my life, bacon.

305
00:16:33,534 --> 00:16:35,624
Maple Creek Christmas bacon.

306
00:16:35,703 --> 00:16:38,213
Your combo of brown sugar,
cayenne pepper,

307
00:16:38,289 --> 00:16:40,539
and whatever else you fry
this in should be illegal.

308
00:16:40,625 --> 00:16:42,385
Hm.

309
00:16:42,460 --> 00:16:44,800
I shouldn’t.
This is way too decadent.

310
00:16:44,879 --> 00:16:46,799
But these are
Christmas calories.

311
00:16:46,881 --> 00:16:49,221
‐Yeah, so they don’t count.
‐Hm.

312
00:16:49,342 --> 00:16:50,722
I better eat quickly
before your visitors

313
00:16:50,843 --> 00:16:52,893
snag it all for themselves.

314
00:16:52,970 --> 00:16:55,180
I saw a few guests
in the town square.

315
00:16:55,264 --> 00:16:57,564
When do the big crowds
usually roll in?

316
00:16:59,685 --> 00:17:01,895
These are the big crowds.

317
00:17:03,898 --> 00:17:04,898
Hm.

318
00:17:04,982 --> 00:17:07,902
[instrumental music]

319
00:17:13,407 --> 00:17:16,037
Attendance has been dropping
steadily for a while now.

320
00:17:16,118 --> 00:17:17,578
We had to sell off the horses.

321
00:17:17,703 --> 00:17:19,833
You sold the horses?
All of them?

322
00:17:19,914 --> 00:17:22,214
Had to.
Upkeep was too expensive.

323
00:17:22,291 --> 00:17:24,921
And this is the first Christmas
that we haven’t even rented out

324
00:17:25,044 --> 00:17:26,344
one of our cabins.

325
00:17:26,420 --> 00:17:28,420
But we’re hoping
that the Christmas festival

326
00:17:28,506 --> 00:17:30,586
will help bring in
the holiday crowds.

327
00:17:30,716 --> 00:17:34,216
A Christmas festival is a great
idea. What do you have planned?

328
00:17:34,303 --> 00:17:35,853
You’re looking at it.

329
00:17:35,930 --> 00:17:37,680
Maybe we should’ve spent
more money.

330
00:17:37,765 --> 00:17:40,175
But I didn’t wanna spend
the money if I wasn’t 100%

331
00:17:40,268 --> 00:17:42,268
guaranteed that we would
make back the revenue.

332
00:17:42,395 --> 00:17:47,235
The truth is, if we don’t get
enough visitors or donations,

333
00:17:47,316 --> 00:17:49,106
we may have to close.

334
00:17:49,235 --> 00:17:52,405
‐For the winter?
‐For good.

335
00:17:52,488 --> 00:17:54,948
Face it, Diana,
people just aren’t interested

336
00:17:55,032 --> 00:17:56,742
in coming to Maple Creek
anymore.

337
00:17:56,826 --> 00:17:58,866
Not like when we were kids.

338
00:17:58,953 --> 00:18:01,163
So let’s make them interested.

339
00:18:01,289 --> 00:18:03,789
Okay, but we need money
to do that, so...

340
00:18:03,874 --> 00:18:06,094
Did the settlers who built
Maple Creek have a lot of money

341
00:18:06,168 --> 00:18:08,918
when they arrived? No.

342
00:18:09,005 --> 00:18:10,385
So let’s use that same gumption

343
00:18:10,464 --> 00:18:13,594
and create an authentic
Maple Creek Christmas.

344
00:18:13,676 --> 00:18:15,296
It wouldn’t take much.

345
00:18:15,428 --> 00:18:17,468
We can make snowmen
out of the hay bales,

346
00:18:17,555 --> 00:18:20,315
and I’ll dress someone
as Father Christmas,

347
00:18:20,433 --> 00:18:23,643
and turn the museum into
an old‐fashioned candy shop.

348
00:18:23,769 --> 00:18:26,479
Well, are you coming or not?

349
00:18:26,564 --> 00:18:27,774
‐Yes!
‐[laughter]

350
00:18:27,857 --> 00:18:30,107
[Lynda]
We can get a lot of ideas.

351
00:18:30,192 --> 00:18:33,152
[instrumental music]

352
00:18:42,121 --> 00:18:43,581
And we could recruit
some singers

353
00:18:43,664 --> 00:18:45,254
from the nice church
up the street to dress

354
00:18:45,333 --> 00:18:47,083
in authentic clothes
and sing Christmas carols.

355
00:18:47,168 --> 00:18:49,208
And what about you? Didn’t
your new book just come out?

356
00:18:49,337 --> 00:18:51,257
‐Two weeks ago?
‐Yeah.

357
00:18:51,339 --> 00:18:53,509
You could do a signing
right here.

358
00:18:53,591 --> 00:18:56,681
You always said Maple Creek
is what inspired you to write.

359
00:18:56,802 --> 00:18:58,932
Listen, I’m glad to sign books
for you to sell.

360
00:18:59,013 --> 00:19:01,643
Yes, but it will be an event
if it happened in person.

361
00:19:01,724 --> 00:19:04,184
Think of the crowds
you would draw.

362
00:19:04,268 --> 00:19:07,518
‐Lynda, I’m hardly Santa Claus.
‐No, you’re not.

363
00:19:07,605 --> 00:19:11,695
Although I’d love to see you
try to climb down a chimney.

364
00:19:11,776 --> 00:19:14,816
Right now I would like
to go to my cabin and unpack.

365
00:19:14,904 --> 00:19:17,284
Ooh, I meant to make up
your bed. Ooh, sorry.

366
00:19:17,365 --> 00:19:20,035
Oh, just give us a minute
to finish in there.

367
00:19:20,117 --> 00:19:23,697
Oh, we’re so happy
that you’re back, sweetheart.

368
00:19:31,087 --> 00:19:33,547
‐Hm...
‐Hey, uh...

369
00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:42,890
Excuse me. Excuse me.

370
00:19:44,225 --> 00:19:46,735
I have a message
for a Diana Darrows.

371
00:19:46,852 --> 00:19:48,232
‐Yes?
‐Oh, is that you?

372
00:19:48,312 --> 00:19:50,732
Hm. It’s from a guy named Greg.

373
00:19:50,815 --> 00:19:53,735
I believe his last name is, uh,
Happily Ever After.

374
00:19:53,818 --> 00:19:55,818
‐Why is Greg calling you?
‐Well, he wasn’t.

375
00:19:55,903 --> 00:19:57,323
He called the office
and I picked up.

376
00:19:57,405 --> 00:19:58,825
Why didn’t he call my phone?

377
00:19:58,906 --> 00:20:00,026
Probably ’cause you can’t get
a cell signal

378
00:20:00,116 --> 00:20:01,486
around here for like five miles.

379
00:20:01,575 --> 00:20:03,075
Nice handwriting.

380
00:20:03,202 --> 00:20:05,912
I think you missed your calling
as a doctor.

381
00:20:08,833 --> 00:20:10,673
Sorry.

382
00:20:10,751 --> 00:20:12,541
I’m a bit messy. Let me see.

383
00:20:12,628 --> 00:20:16,918
Greg says, "Glad I got to see
a bit of Maple Creek." Hm.

384
00:20:17,007 --> 00:20:19,637
"And don’t worry, I made it
to the airport in record time.

385
00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:21,720
See you in the new year."

386
00:20:21,804 --> 00:20:23,604
‐Fine. Thank you.
‐Oh!

387
00:20:23,681 --> 00:20:26,101
And he also wants to know
if you wanna get married.

388
00:20:26,183 --> 00:20:27,683
‐What?
‐I made that last part up.

389
00:20:27,768 --> 00:20:29,518
But, hey, if you play your cards
right, I bet he’ll pop

390
00:20:29,603 --> 00:20:30,903
the question before you know it.

391
00:20:30,980 --> 00:20:31,940
The only thing about to get
popped

392
00:20:32,064 --> 00:20:33,364
around here is...

393
00:20:33,441 --> 00:20:34,981
Listen, if he calls again,

394
00:20:35,109 --> 00:20:36,439
I would really appreciate

395
00:20:36,527 --> 00:20:37,607
you coming to get me.

396
00:20:37,695 --> 00:20:38,905
And miss all this fun?

397
00:20:38,988 --> 00:20:40,318
I also appreciate how amusing

398
00:20:40,448 --> 00:20:41,738
you find my personal life.

399
00:20:41,824 --> 00:20:42,784
Now if you’ll excuse me,

400
00:20:42,867 --> 00:20:43,777
I’ve a lot of work to do.

401
00:20:43,868 --> 00:20:46,248
Cabins are that way.

402
00:20:46,328 --> 00:20:48,578
‐I knew that.
‐Hm. For sure.

403
00:20:48,664 --> 00:20:49,754
‐Just around the, uh...
‐Thank you.

404
00:20:49,832 --> 00:20:50,922
Mm‐hmm.

405
00:20:54,628 --> 00:20:56,958
This is going to be
the perfect place to write.

406
00:20:57,089 --> 00:20:58,759
I need to come up
with an idea fast.

407
00:20:58,841 --> 00:21:01,591
Are you sure you don’t wanna
stay in town with us?

408
00:21:01,677 --> 00:21:03,427
The last thing you and Jake need
is me camped out

409
00:21:03,512 --> 00:21:04,932
in your living room.

410
00:21:05,014 --> 00:21:07,524
Besides, I want to embrace
the rural lifestyle

411
00:21:07,641 --> 00:21:08,641
I’m always writing about.

412
00:21:08,768 --> 00:21:09,978
[Kayla chuckles]

413
00:21:12,980 --> 00:21:15,730
I will have the handyman
fix that in the morning.

414
00:21:15,816 --> 00:21:19,436
Maple Creek got a handyman?
Can’t wait to meet him.

415
00:21:19,528 --> 00:21:21,488
You‐you kind of already have.

416
00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:24,910
Uh, from the...

417
00:21:24,992 --> 00:21:26,792
‐Sorry.
‐Yeah.

418
00:21:26,869 --> 00:21:28,789
Well, okay.

419
00:21:34,210 --> 00:21:35,630
[instrumental music]

420
00:21:50,142 --> 00:21:51,692
Ow!

421
00:21:54,271 --> 00:21:57,821
Ow! Oh!

422
00:21:57,900 --> 00:21:59,860
‐Are you okay?
‐Yeah, no.

423
00:21:59,985 --> 00:22:03,445
‐I’m‐I’m fine, totally fine.
‐Hm.

424
00:22:03,531 --> 00:22:06,031
You know, I’ve spent most of
my summers and Christmases here

425
00:22:06,116 --> 00:22:07,866
since I was little.

426
00:22:07,952 --> 00:22:10,162
I’m surprised
we never ran into each other.

427
00:22:10,246 --> 00:22:14,036
I know. I’m sure
we would’ve been best friends.

428
00:22:14,166 --> 00:22:16,246
‐Are you almost done?
‐Nope.

429
00:22:16,377 --> 00:22:19,087
Actually,
I’m all the way done.

430
00:22:19,213 --> 00:22:22,553
I repaired the window
and fixed the door.

431
00:22:22,675 --> 00:22:24,725
What’s that?

432
00:22:24,844 --> 00:22:27,184
It’s an ornament that’s been
in my family for years.

433
00:22:27,263 --> 00:22:29,723
Every year I put it
on top of my Christmas tree.

434
00:22:32,977 --> 00:22:36,397
Wow. Great craftsmanship.

435
00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:38,020
I thought
I would display it somewhere

436
00:22:38,107 --> 00:22:41,567
before I get a Christmas tree
to put it on.

437
00:22:41,652 --> 00:22:43,072
I want this cabin
to look the way it did

438
00:22:43,153 --> 00:22:44,243
when it was first built.

439
00:22:44,363 --> 00:22:46,743
For an authentic
Pioneer Christmas?

440
00:22:46,824 --> 00:22:48,204
‐Precisely.
‐Well...

441
00:22:48,284 --> 00:22:49,744
Then you better toss that thing
in the forge

442
00:22:49,827 --> 00:22:52,077
and melt it down for tools.

443
00:22:52,162 --> 00:22:54,872
When settlers first came to
Maple Creek, materials like this

444
00:22:54,957 --> 00:22:57,247
were too sparse to waste
on something as frivolous

445
00:22:57,334 --> 00:22:58,594
as a Christmas tree.

446
00:22:58,711 --> 00:23:01,051
This isn’t frivolous.

447
00:23:01,130 --> 00:23:02,670
Maybe the family
who lived in this cabin

448
00:23:02,756 --> 00:23:06,386
saw a decoration like this
as uplifting,

449
00:23:06,468 --> 00:23:08,388
something essential to embody

450
00:23:08,470 --> 00:23:10,060
the spirit and soul
of Christmas.

451
00:23:10,139 --> 00:23:12,639
The spirit and soul
of Christmas?

452
00:23:12,766 --> 00:23:14,636
‐Mm‐hmm.
‐Oh, I forgot.

453
00:23:14,768 --> 00:23:18,228
‐You write historical fiction.
‐Historical romantic fiction.

454
00:23:18,314 --> 00:23:20,734
So who cares what people really
did as long as it looks good?

455
00:23:20,816 --> 00:23:23,276
‐Yeah.
‐Gotcha.

456
00:23:23,402 --> 00:23:25,612
‐Excuse me.
‐Okay.

457
00:23:28,782 --> 00:23:31,952
I don’t ignore history,
I enhance history

458
00:23:32,077 --> 00:23:33,867
with modern details
and sensibilities

459
00:23:33,954 --> 00:23:36,794
that make it more accessible
for my readers to enjoy.

460
00:23:36,916 --> 00:23:39,246
Which explains
why my students have no clue

461
00:23:39,335 --> 00:23:41,635
what real history is,
because they’re probably

462
00:23:41,754 --> 00:23:43,134
confusing your books
for the real thing.

463
00:23:43,213 --> 00:23:44,633
How is that my fault?

464
00:23:44,757 --> 00:23:46,427
I’m a novelist, not a historian.

465
00:23:46,508 --> 00:23:48,798
Look, you screw
with people’s ideas of the past

466
00:23:48,928 --> 00:23:52,258
by turning historical figures
into bodice‐ripping lovers.

467
00:23:52,348 --> 00:23:55,598
[scoffs] I bet you don’t even
know what a bodice is.

468
00:23:55,684 --> 00:23:57,274
Oh, please.
I know what a bodice is.

469
00:23:57,353 --> 00:24:00,613
Mm. Why are you in my kitchen?

470
00:24:00,689 --> 00:24:02,149
Kayla asked me to make sure

471
00:24:02,232 --> 00:24:04,482
you have enough supplies
to cook with.

472
00:24:04,610 --> 00:24:06,490
Well, I don’t need much.

473
00:24:06,570 --> 00:24:08,740
A kettle to boil water,

474
00:24:08,822 --> 00:24:11,992
a spoon, a fork
and a pot for my oatmeal.

475
00:24:12,076 --> 00:24:13,026
[clatters]

476
00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:14,490
Oh.

477
00:24:21,293 --> 00:24:23,173
‐And maybe a new pot.
‐Yeah.

478
00:24:27,049 --> 00:24:29,219
[clanking]

479
00:24:35,307 --> 00:24:37,267
Give it time to cool down,
but it’ll get the job done

480
00:24:37,351 --> 00:24:38,731
on your oatmeal.

481
00:24:41,605 --> 00:24:43,935
What’s with the tribute
to Montana?

482
00:24:44,024 --> 00:24:46,994
‐Are you from there?
‐No, but I’m moving there soon.

483
00:24:47,069 --> 00:24:49,699
I’m saving
to buy my own horse ranch.

484
00:24:49,822 --> 00:24:52,452
When are you going?

485
00:24:52,533 --> 00:24:54,663
Why? You wanna make a donation
so I can leave today?

486
00:24:54,743 --> 00:24:57,373
[scoffs] The only donations
anyone should be making

487
00:24:57,454 --> 00:25:00,174
are to keep Maple Creek going.

488
00:25:00,249 --> 00:25:03,209
[sighs] I have no idea
how I’m gonna do this.

489
00:25:03,293 --> 00:25:06,383
Yeah. Well, whatever you do,
make sure you use the chapel.

490
00:25:06,463 --> 00:25:08,513
Lynda just refinished it.

491
00:25:08,590 --> 00:25:10,880
She’s been working on that
for years.

492
00:25:11,010 --> 00:25:13,890
Come on, oatmeal. Let’s go see
what else you have to work with.

493
00:25:13,971 --> 00:25:16,891
[instrumental music]

494
00:25:25,899 --> 00:25:27,359
[Carter]
So what are you thinking?

495
00:25:27,443 --> 00:25:29,193
I know we’ll draw in
new visitors if we make

496
00:25:29,278 --> 00:25:31,698
Maple Creek look just the way
it did in the 19th century.

497
00:25:31,780 --> 00:25:33,110
[Carter] Do you have a year
in mind?

498
00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:35,700
Mm, probably 1870.

499
00:25:35,784 --> 00:25:38,794
Nice.
You know, 1870 is the year‐‐

500
00:25:38,912 --> 00:25:42,962
America officially recognized
Christmas as a national holiday.

501
00:25:43,083 --> 00:25:44,423
Not all the history
I studied in school

502
00:25:44,501 --> 00:25:45,921
was fiction, Mr. Macintosh.

503
00:25:46,003 --> 00:25:47,713
<i>Touche,</i> Ms. Darrows,
do this right,

504
00:25:47,796 --> 00:25:50,586
and I may have
to ease up on you.

505
00:25:50,674 --> 00:25:53,094
A Pioneer Christmas.
That’s what we’ll call it!

506
00:25:53,177 --> 00:25:55,887
‐Just like my book.
‐What? Who will call what?

507
00:25:55,971 --> 00:25:58,351
Holland, my publisher,
says the title of a novel

508
00:25:58,432 --> 00:26:00,182
is as important
as what’s in it.

509
00:26:00,267 --> 00:26:02,387
We could do an entire week
of Maple Creek festivities

510
00:26:02,478 --> 00:26:03,978
in their authentic time.

511
00:26:04,104 --> 00:26:05,814
‐Sounds like a lot of work.
‐Not really.

512
00:26:05,939 --> 00:26:07,649
Everything is already set up for us.

513
00:26:07,775 --> 00:26:10,245
We could do a Christmas pageant
in the chapel and...

514
00:26:10,319 --> 00:26:11,779
Come on, you can teach
your blacksmithy workshop.

515
00:26:11,904 --> 00:26:12,904
Can’t wait.

516
00:26:12,988 --> 00:26:14,158
[Diana] And I know

517
00:26:14,281 --> 00:26:15,241
Lynda makes very good bacon.

518
00:26:15,324 --> 00:26:17,164
It’s a little burnt, but good.

519
00:26:17,284 --> 00:26:20,414
And we can do a Christmas
bacon fest in the general store.

520
00:26:20,496 --> 00:26:23,286
And we have to turn the stable
into a Pony Express station.

521
00:26:23,415 --> 00:26:25,125
Uh, could you make
a Pony Express sign?

522
00:26:25,209 --> 00:26:28,339
Maple Creek never had
a Pony Express station.

523
00:26:28,462 --> 00:26:31,462
But the Maple Creek
I write about in my books does.

524
00:26:31,548 --> 00:26:32,508
That’s where
Suzette and Thorne met.

525
00:26:32,633 --> 00:26:34,303
Sorry, Thorne?

526
00:26:34,426 --> 00:26:35,466
Is that even a real name?

527
00:26:35,552 --> 00:26:37,142
Yes, it’s a real name.

528
00:26:37,262 --> 00:26:38,682
And if you knew everything
Thorne had been through,

529
00:26:38,806 --> 00:26:41,216
you wouldn’t be making fun.

530
00:26:41,308 --> 00:26:43,478
He was an orphan when
the Pony Express took him in.

531
00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:45,600
[gasps] Thorne was an orphan?

532
00:26:45,687 --> 00:26:47,557
It was love at first sight
for Suzette and Thorne

533
00:26:47,648 --> 00:26:50,148
when they met
at the Pony Express station.

534
00:26:50,234 --> 00:26:53,574
Wow. And then what happened?

535
00:26:53,654 --> 00:26:56,164
Oh, wait,
these people aren’t real.

536
00:26:56,281 --> 00:26:58,991
No, but if my fans show up,
they’ll want to see

537
00:26:59,076 --> 00:27:00,826
the Pony Express station
Thorne worked at.

538
00:27:00,911 --> 00:27:04,791
Look, this is a historic site,
okay, not an amusement park.

539
00:27:04,873 --> 00:27:06,463
I agreed to help you
because I thought you wanted

540
00:27:06,542 --> 00:27:08,792
to recreate Christmas in 1870.

541
00:27:08,877 --> 00:27:12,127
Well, how authentic do you want
this celebration to be, Carter?

542
00:27:12,214 --> 00:27:14,674
Should we serve everybody
brown drinking water

543
00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:16,340
and, oh, take away
a woman’s right to vote

544
00:27:16,426 --> 00:27:18,176
as soon as she walks
through the door?

545
00:27:18,262 --> 00:27:21,932
Merry Christmas! By the way,
your barber’s also your dentist.

546
00:27:22,015 --> 00:27:23,215
Enjoy the eggnog.

547
00:27:25,060 --> 00:27:27,020
Eggnog was considered
an aristocratic drink.

548
00:27:27,146 --> 00:27:29,056
It was definitely not served
at Christmas in the Frontier

549
00:27:29,189 --> 00:27:31,819
until the dawn
of the 20th century.

550
00:27:31,900 --> 00:27:34,860
‐Fine, you win.
‐Yes!

551
00:27:34,945 --> 00:27:38,375
I may not know what people
were drinking in 1870 or 1970

552
00:27:38,448 --> 00:27:40,698
or yesterday at noon,
but what’s happening today

553
00:27:40,826 --> 00:27:43,116
is me making a success
of this Christmas celebration

554
00:27:43,203 --> 00:27:44,833
with or without your help.

555
00:27:47,082 --> 00:27:49,672
So mark today down in your
history book and remember it.

556
00:27:54,673 --> 00:27:56,223
It was a pretty good comeback,
actually.

557
00:27:56,300 --> 00:27:59,220
[instrumental music]

558
00:28:03,849 --> 00:28:07,389
"A Pioneer Christmas Celebration
at Maple Creek." I like it.

559
00:28:07,477 --> 00:28:10,187
Yeah, every day of the week
leading up to Christmas Eve

560
00:28:10,272 --> 00:28:12,232
we can focus on
a particular landmark in town.

561
00:28:12,357 --> 00:28:13,687
And what happens
on Christmas Eve?

562
00:28:13,775 --> 00:28:15,605
I haven’t decided yet, I was

563
00:28:15,736 --> 00:28:17,236
hoping you’d help me
come up with an idea.

564
00:28:17,321 --> 00:28:19,161
[chuckles] Wait a minute,
Maple Creek never had

565
00:28:19,239 --> 00:28:22,409
a Pony Express station.

566
00:28:22,492 --> 00:28:25,252
‐I’m just kidding.
‐[scoffs]

567
00:28:25,370 --> 00:28:28,420
But I’m sure Carter will have
a lot to say on that.

568
00:28:28,540 --> 00:28:29,750
That man is impossible.

569
00:28:29,833 --> 00:28:32,293
‐That man is single.
‐Big surprise.

570
00:28:32,419 --> 00:28:34,919
And he’s been single for over
a year, which means you don’t

571
00:28:35,047 --> 00:28:36,877
have to worry
about the rebound situation.

572
00:28:36,965 --> 00:28:39,755
There is no situation
as far as Carter is concerned.

573
00:28:39,885 --> 00:28:41,095
I like Greg, remember?

574
00:28:41,178 --> 00:28:44,218
‐Hm.
‐What?

575
00:28:44,306 --> 00:28:47,726
Do you like Greg or do you like
the fantasy of Greg?

576
00:28:47,809 --> 00:28:49,559
You two have known each other
for years now

577
00:28:49,645 --> 00:28:51,485
and you still can’t tell him
how you feel.

578
00:28:51,605 --> 00:28:55,785
So? My feelings needed time
to marinate.

579
00:28:55,901 --> 00:28:58,401
You marinate a steak,
not a relationship.

580
00:28:58,487 --> 00:29:00,777
‐Speak for yourself.
‐[laughter]

581
00:29:00,864 --> 00:29:02,954
‐Come on.
‐I do love the idea, though.

582
00:29:03,075 --> 00:29:05,295
I think it’d be fun to start off
in the church and...

583
00:29:05,369 --> 00:29:06,619
[Kayla] Ooh, and then
we could wear costumes.

584
00:29:06,703 --> 00:29:09,623
[instrumental music]

585
00:29:14,169 --> 00:29:16,629
[Kayla] I’m telling you, I think
it would be a great idea.

586
00:29:16,713 --> 00:29:18,973
Well, Kayla, you know
I’m not gonna do that.

587
00:29:19,049 --> 00:29:20,469
Well, he’s really cute
and I think‐‐

588
00:29:20,592 --> 00:29:23,302
You two! It’s like high school
all over again.

589
00:29:23,387 --> 00:29:25,257
‐[Kayla giggles]
‐What’s so funny?

590
00:29:25,347 --> 00:29:28,267
I was telling Diana that Carter
is single and available.

591
00:29:28,350 --> 00:29:30,850
He’s also stubborn
and irritating.

592
00:29:30,978 --> 00:29:32,558
Besides, I don’t have time
for men right now.

593
00:29:32,646 --> 00:29:33,976
I have a new book to write

594
00:29:34,064 --> 00:29:36,614
and Maple Creek to help save.

595
00:29:36,692 --> 00:29:38,532
Now do you like this idea
or not?

596
00:29:38,652 --> 00:29:39,782
I love it. Let’s do it!

597
00:29:39,861 --> 00:29:40,901
‐Really?
‐Yes!

598
00:29:40,988 --> 00:29:43,158
Hey, what are we doing?

599
00:29:43,282 --> 00:29:45,952
The Pioneer Christmas idea
we discussed.

600
00:29:46,034 --> 00:29:48,664
With a special guest appearance
by the Pony Express.

601
00:29:48,787 --> 00:29:50,247
‐Thank you very much.
‐Kayla.

602
00:29:50,330 --> 00:29:52,170
Do you have enough money
in your budget to pull this off?

603
00:29:52,291 --> 00:29:54,831
I can juggle the numbers
and figure it out.

604
00:29:54,918 --> 00:29:57,128
Well, include this
in your juggling.

605
00:29:57,212 --> 00:29:58,842
Absolutely not.
This is too much.

606
00:29:58,922 --> 00:30:00,262
It’s the advance
for my next book,

607
00:30:00,340 --> 00:30:02,630
so it’s money
I wasn’t expecting anyways.

608
00:30:02,718 --> 00:30:04,508
And besides, every year
I donate to Maple Creek.

609
00:30:04,636 --> 00:30:07,006
Oh, so you’re donating for
the next ten years in advance?

610
00:30:07,097 --> 00:30:09,637
‐Is that against the law?
‐Uh, we...

611
00:30:09,725 --> 00:30:12,445
I... I don’t know what to say.

612
00:30:12,519 --> 00:30:14,349
Say thank you
and show me where you keep

613
00:30:14,479 --> 00:30:16,309
the authentic clothing so we
can start dressing people up.

614
00:30:16,398 --> 00:30:17,978
Thank you. Thank you,
thank you, thank you.

615
00:30:18,066 --> 00:30:20,146
It’s just back here, the stuff.

616
00:30:23,822 --> 00:30:26,202
Wow, she really puts her money
where her mouth is.

617
00:30:26,283 --> 00:30:29,543
She is an extraordinary woman.

618
00:30:29,661 --> 00:30:32,911
Carter, that popcorn
is three days old.

619
00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:35,380
It’s easier to string garland
when it’s stale.

620
00:30:35,500 --> 00:30:37,340
‐I knew, I knew that.
‐Mm.

621
00:30:37,419 --> 00:30:39,379
I like it better this way.

622
00:30:40,630 --> 00:30:41,760
Yum.

623
00:30:55,187 --> 00:30:56,557
[instrumental music]

624
00:30:58,940 --> 00:31:01,230
Oh, I used to love dressing up
in these outfits

625
00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:02,690
for old‐timey photos.

626
00:31:02,778 --> 00:31:03,898
Oh, we should do
a photo booth again,

627
00:31:04,029 --> 00:31:05,409
but holiday it up.

628
00:31:05,530 --> 00:31:07,030
So then people can dress up

629
00:31:07,115 --> 00:31:08,945
and make their very own
Maple Creek Christmas cards!

630
00:31:09,076 --> 00:31:10,286
Oh, I love it!

631
00:31:10,410 --> 00:31:11,740
What if we take a few photos now

632
00:31:11,870 --> 00:31:13,250
and use them
for an online promotion?

633
00:31:13,372 --> 00:31:15,252
Yes! And you would look great
in this gown.

634
00:31:15,374 --> 00:31:17,084
We can style your hair
and everything.

635
00:31:17,209 --> 00:31:19,629
Good luck!
I’m a novelist, not a model.

636
00:31:19,753 --> 00:31:21,803
You’ll have to call in a favor
elsewhere.

637
00:31:21,922 --> 00:31:23,012
We’ll see.

638
00:31:23,090 --> 00:31:24,090
And you’ll have to try on

639
00:31:24,216 --> 00:31:26,676
this hat. Oh, it’s perfect.

640
00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:28,260
‐Can I be the model?
‐Please!

641
00:31:28,387 --> 00:31:30,347
Oh, we need to get a camera.

642
00:31:31,598 --> 00:31:33,138
[Kayla laughing]

643
00:31:36,812 --> 00:31:38,652
What time are the models
supposed to get here?

644
00:31:38,772 --> 00:31:41,072
‐It’s almost noon.
‐I hope they didn’t get lost.

645
00:31:41,149 --> 00:31:42,609
Carter’s theater professor
friend assured me

646
00:31:42,734 --> 00:31:44,654
they’d send over a few students.

647
00:31:44,778 --> 00:31:46,278
Maybe we should give her a call.

648
00:31:46,405 --> 00:31:48,365
Don’t bother. I just got off
the phone with her.

649
00:31:48,448 --> 00:31:50,698
The students who agreed to model
got stuck in dress rehearsal

650
00:31:50,784 --> 00:31:52,454
for their holiday show.

651
00:31:52,577 --> 00:31:54,617
I guess we have to reschedule
the shoot for another day.

652
00:31:54,704 --> 00:31:56,164
There no time!

653
00:31:57,749 --> 00:31:58,959
Good thing I know two people,

654
00:31:59,084 --> 00:32:00,384
and they happen to be
very photogenic.

655
00:32:00,460 --> 00:32:03,090
‐Oh, that’s great!
‐Who are they?

656
00:32:04,631 --> 00:32:07,511
‐It’s you two. Yes.
‐No. Th... I...

657
00:32:07,634 --> 00:32:09,394
[Kayla] You look great
in this light. I promise.

658
00:32:09,469 --> 00:32:11,179
‐[Carter] Really?
‐Yeah.

659
00:32:11,304 --> 00:32:13,514
[Carter] <i>No, Kayla, let me
see that. I wasn’t ready.</i>

660
00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:16,020
[instrumental music]

661
00:32:17,978 --> 00:32:21,308
Stop struggling or else I won’t
be able to loosen this bodice.

662
00:32:21,398 --> 00:32:23,228
This is what it feels like
to wear a bodice?

663
00:32:23,316 --> 00:32:25,856
No wonder my heroines
always want this ripped off.

664
00:32:25,986 --> 00:32:27,146
It’s torture!

665
00:32:27,279 --> 00:32:28,199
Here, pass me a few bobby pins

666
00:32:28,321 --> 00:32:29,201
so I can put up my hair.

667
00:32:29,322 --> 00:32:31,572
[instrumental music]

668
00:32:31,658 --> 00:32:33,368
Kayla, are you...

669
00:32:33,493 --> 00:32:34,993
Oh!

670
00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:37,120
Um, I wasn’t sure
if I should wear the bowler hat

671
00:32:37,205 --> 00:32:38,705
or the cowboy hat.

672
00:32:38,832 --> 00:32:41,002
People will probably
be expecting the cowboy hat,

673
00:32:41,084 --> 00:32:45,134
but the bowler hat was actually
still in fashion out here, so...

674
00:32:47,966 --> 00:32:49,256
Oh, I look stupid, don’t I?

675
00:32:49,342 --> 00:32:51,012
[Diana and Kayla]
No! [CHUCKLES]

676
00:32:51,136 --> 00:32:52,296
I told you, I’m not a model.

677
00:32:52,387 --> 00:32:54,927
No, Carter,
you misunderstood us.

678
00:32:55,015 --> 00:32:57,645
‐Then why did you both laugh?
‐We weren’t laughing.

679
00:32:57,726 --> 00:32:59,476
We’re...

680
00:32:59,561 --> 00:33:03,311
I’ve never truly understood the
word dashing until right now.

681
00:33:04,983 --> 00:33:08,363
Yeah? You’re smooth.

682
00:33:08,487 --> 00:33:11,657
Okay, Annie Leibovitz,
where do you want us?

683
00:33:11,740 --> 00:33:15,410
<i>♪ Oh I can’t wait another day ♪</i>

684
00:33:15,535 --> 00:33:19,035
<i>♪ There is something
</i> <i>I gotta say ♪</i>

685
00:33:19,164 --> 00:33:21,334
<i>♪ I can’t get you
out of my mind ♪</i>

686
00:33:21,416 --> 00:33:26,586
<i>♪ And it’s about time to say
I think I’m fallin’ in love ♪</i>

687
00:33:26,713 --> 00:33:29,673
<i>♪ Fallin’ in love with you ♪</i>

688
00:33:29,758 --> 00:33:33,468
<i>♪ There’s no one else
</i> <i>I’m thinkin’ of ♪</i>

689
00:33:33,553 --> 00:33:36,853
<i>♪ Nothing else I wanna do ♪</i>

690
00:33:36,932 --> 00:33:39,642
<i>♪ I think I’m fallin’ in love ♪</i>

691
00:33:39,726 --> 00:33:43,096
<i>♪ Oh‐oh oh‐oh oh‐oh‐oh‐oh ♪</i>

692
00:33:43,230 --> 00:33:46,480
<i>♪ Oh‐oh oh‐oh oh‐oh‐oh‐oh ♪</i>

693
00:33:46,566 --> 00:33:50,896
<i>♪ Oh‐oh oh‐oh oh‐oh‐oh‐oh ♪
</i> <i>♪ Oh oh oh ♪</i>

694
00:33:50,987 --> 00:33:54,277
<i>♪ I think I’m fallin’ in love ♪</i>

695
00:33:54,407 --> 00:33:57,117
Oh. Oh, I need to post
one of these on my fan page.

696
00:33:57,244 --> 00:33:59,374
Just don’t use the ones where
we’re wearing the Santa hats.

697
00:33:59,454 --> 00:34:01,754
They didn’t wear Santa hats
in 1870.

698
00:34:01,873 --> 00:34:03,673
These are great, but if
anything, they would have worn

699
00:34:03,750 --> 00:34:07,500
holly in their hair which is
how Father Christmas, not Santa,

700
00:34:07,587 --> 00:34:09,047
was depicted back then.

701
00:34:09,130 --> 00:34:10,590
Oh, why didn’t you
say something earlier?

702
00:34:10,715 --> 00:34:13,005
I’d love to wear holly
in my hair.

703
00:34:13,093 --> 00:34:14,803
‐Good to know.
‐Hey.

704
00:34:14,928 --> 00:34:18,008
‐I’ve got some bad news.
‐What’s wrong?

705
00:34:18,098 --> 00:34:19,768
Well, our accountant
double‐checked the projections

706
00:34:19,891 --> 00:34:22,441
on how much we need to raise
to keep Maple Creek afloat.

707
00:34:22,561 --> 00:34:25,651
And even if we hit
our target attendance, uh,

708
00:34:25,772 --> 00:34:27,822
we’re still off
by a pretty large amount.

709
00:34:27,941 --> 00:34:30,611
Oh, honey, unexpected donations
might come in.

710
00:34:30,735 --> 00:34:32,445
Yeah, I’m sure my colleagues
will throw in a few bucks

711
00:34:32,571 --> 00:34:33,861
when they see what
we’ve done with the place.

712
00:34:33,947 --> 00:34:35,487
That’s all really nice
to think about,

713
00:34:35,615 --> 00:34:38,115
but nothing we can bank on.

714
00:34:38,201 --> 00:34:39,491
If we don’t raise
the money then,

715
00:34:39,619 --> 00:34:42,369
this could be our last Christmas
at Maple Creek.

716
00:34:46,626 --> 00:34:48,166
[Diana] Since our festival
ends on Christmas Eve,

717
00:34:48,295 --> 00:34:50,465
we need to devise
something grand.

718
00:34:50,589 --> 00:34:52,049
Something that will
attract people

719
00:34:52,132 --> 00:34:54,182
and get them to pay big money.

720
00:34:54,301 --> 00:34:56,721
‐A dance marathon?
‐Uh‐uh.

721
00:34:56,803 --> 00:34:58,813
‐A quilting marathon?
‐Huh?

722
00:34:58,888 --> 00:35:00,468
‐A real marathon?
‐Mm.

723
00:35:00,599 --> 00:35:03,679
How’s it going in here?
Any ideas yet?

724
00:35:03,810 --> 00:35:06,520
We’ve talked and re‐talked
about so many ideas,

725
00:35:06,646 --> 00:35:08,016
and my head is throbbing.

726
00:35:08,148 --> 00:35:09,858
And we’ve eaten all the fudge.

727
00:35:09,983 --> 00:35:11,983
But Uncle Timothy always said
that the key to unlocking

728
00:35:12,068 --> 00:35:15,858
any problem is to remain
optimistic. Think positive.

729
00:35:15,989 --> 00:35:17,489
This will work out.

730
00:35:17,616 --> 00:35:19,576
[Diana] Yeah,
but we have to be realistic.

731
00:35:19,659 --> 00:35:21,739
We’re talking facts,
not fiction.

732
00:35:21,828 --> 00:35:24,498
What about a big lunch
or dinner on Christmas Eve?

733
00:35:24,623 --> 00:35:25,873
Mm. We went over that already.

734
00:35:25,999 --> 00:35:28,329
A meal is cumbersome
and too expensive.

735
00:35:28,460 --> 00:35:31,630
No, we need something that’s
already here in Maple Creek.

736
00:35:31,713 --> 00:35:33,553
Something that won’t cost much
to organize,

737
00:35:33,673 --> 00:35:35,803
but will draw in a big crowd.

738
00:35:35,884 --> 00:35:37,804
Come on, everybody, think.

739
00:35:40,180 --> 00:35:42,850
‐You.
‐Yeah. I’m trying to think, too.

740
00:35:42,974 --> 00:35:45,774
No. You.

741
00:35:45,852 --> 00:35:48,522
‐You are the big idea!
‐No, he’s right!

742
00:35:48,647 --> 00:35:51,267
Oh, see, I told you, I have been
trying to get her for years

743
00:35:51,358 --> 00:35:52,608
to come and do a signing.

744
00:35:52,692 --> 00:35:55,822
‐Nobody wants to see me.
‐Why not?

745
00:35:55,904 --> 00:35:57,574
The only reason we’re making
the stables look like

746
00:35:57,697 --> 00:35:59,367
that historically‐inaccurate
Pony Express

747
00:35:59,449 --> 00:36:00,619
station is because
of your books.

748
00:36:00,700 --> 00:36:01,700
And if your fans come and see

749
00:36:01,826 --> 00:36:03,196
a fake Pony Express station,

750
00:36:03,286 --> 00:36:04,536
then they will definitely
come and see you.

751
00:36:04,663 --> 00:36:06,253
More will come and see you.

752
00:36:06,373 --> 00:36:08,923
‐But I don’t do that.
‐Do what?

753
00:36:09,042 --> 00:36:10,502
Meet people.

754
00:36:10,585 --> 00:36:13,455
I have a reputation
for being hidden away.

755
00:36:13,546 --> 00:36:15,006
Remaining aloof
is part of my brand.

756
00:36:15,090 --> 00:36:17,380
Oh, I didn’t realize
we were in the presence

757
00:36:17,509 --> 00:36:18,929
of the great Greta Garbo

758
00:36:19,052 --> 00:36:21,472
of the local
literary intelligentsia.

759
00:36:23,390 --> 00:36:25,560
N... Oh, no, it was a joke.

760
00:36:28,895 --> 00:36:30,435
Who’s Greta Garbo?

761
00:36:31,481 --> 00:36:34,111
She’s so famous, Kayla.

762
00:36:38,405 --> 00:36:40,785
Okay, one thing
history has taught me

763
00:36:40,907 --> 00:36:42,527
is that the public
loves a celebrity.

764
00:36:42,617 --> 00:36:44,617
‐I’m hardly a public icon.
‐Right.

765
00:36:44,744 --> 00:36:49,254
‐But to your fans you are.
‐There has to be a better idea.

766
00:36:49,374 --> 00:36:50,674
Why? Because you don’t want to?

767
00:36:50,750 --> 00:36:55,590
No! No, it’s not that.
It’s just that...

768
00:36:55,672 --> 00:36:57,592
[sighs] I can’t believe
I’m admitting this

769
00:36:57,716 --> 00:37:01,386
to you of all people,
but I’m scared, okay?

770
00:37:02,470 --> 00:37:04,470
I’m scared, too.

771
00:37:04,597 --> 00:37:06,017
Maple Creek
isn’t just special to you.

772
00:37:06,099 --> 00:37:07,769
It means a lot to me, too.

773
00:37:07,892 --> 00:37:11,152
What if nobody shows up and I
end up disappointing everybody?

774
00:37:11,271 --> 00:37:12,981
Or worse,
what if my fans do show up,

775
00:37:13,106 --> 00:37:15,606
and I’m a huge disappointment
to them?

776
00:37:15,692 --> 00:37:18,322
What would my uncle say to you
right now?

777
00:37:18,445 --> 00:37:21,575
"Diana, suit up and show up."

778
00:37:21,656 --> 00:37:24,906
‐Yeah. [chuckles]
‐Fine.

779
00:37:24,993 --> 00:37:26,663
But there has to be
more than just me...

780
00:37:26,786 --> 00:37:28,116
‐For the price of the ticket.
‐Fine!

781
00:37:28,246 --> 00:37:30,246
Let’s do this the right way.

782
00:37:30,331 --> 00:37:31,671
What do your fans wanna see?

783
00:37:31,791 --> 00:37:35,711
What Suzette St. James would do
if she was here.

784
00:37:35,795 --> 00:37:38,875
And she would host
a Christmas Eve gala.

785
00:37:38,965 --> 00:37:40,965
We can encourage everyone to
come dressed as their favorite

786
00:37:41,092 --> 00:37:43,342
<i>Hearts Of The Wild Frontier
</i> characters.

787
00:37:43,470 --> 00:37:44,640
It will be as if
they’re stepping into

788
00:37:44,763 --> 00:37:46,353
one of my novels for real.

789
00:37:49,601 --> 00:37:50,891
‐Oh, you want me to follow?
‐[Diana] Yes.

790
00:37:50,977 --> 00:37:52,227
[Carter] Okay. Yeah.

791
00:37:59,861 --> 00:38:03,451
We can hold a dance in here.
Nothing too fancy.

792
00:38:03,531 --> 00:38:06,951
Suzette may be dramatic,
but she is also humble.

793
00:38:07,035 --> 00:38:09,545
What about auctioning off a
dance with the novelist herself?

794
00:38:10,205 --> 00:38:11,165
Perhaps.

795
00:38:11,289 --> 00:38:14,209
[instrumental music]

796
00:38:24,886 --> 00:38:27,506
These cabins are perfect
for a writer’s retreat.

797
00:38:27,639 --> 00:38:29,179
We could sell packages.

798
00:38:29,265 --> 00:38:30,975
And I could even host
a workshop or two.

799
00:38:31,059 --> 00:38:33,389
Wait, hold up, a minute ago
you didn’t even wanna be seen

800
00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:36,520
in public, and now you’re
scheduling more appearances?

801
00:38:36,648 --> 00:38:39,648
‐You sure you’re up for this?
‐Yes, I think I am.

802
00:38:39,734 --> 00:38:42,574
Good, it’s about time
you saw yourself

803
00:38:42,695 --> 00:38:43,695
the way everyone else does.

804
00:38:43,780 --> 00:38:45,530
Like you know me so well.

805
00:38:45,615 --> 00:38:47,335
We just met.

806
00:38:47,408 --> 00:38:49,158
Well, I can’t believe
I’m admitting this to you

807
00:38:49,244 --> 00:38:53,214
of all people,
but I’m glad we did.

808
00:38:56,125 --> 00:38:57,745
[telephone ringing]

809
00:38:57,877 --> 00:38:59,047
Oh.

810
00:39:01,798 --> 00:39:04,718
[telephone ringing]

811
00:39:09,013 --> 00:39:11,723
‐Hello?
‐Hey, Diana.

812
00:39:11,808 --> 00:39:14,388
‐How’s the wild west?
‐Greg?

813
00:39:14,519 --> 00:39:17,399
Hi! Hold on. Let me
just say goodbye to Carter.

814
00:39:18,523 --> 00:39:20,783
[Greg] <i>Who’s Carter?</i>

815
00:39:20,900 --> 00:39:24,030
Oh, he’s just a guy I met.

816
00:39:24,112 --> 00:39:27,532
Well, not a guy. Well, yes,
in a physiological sense.

817
00:39:27,615 --> 00:39:29,365
[Diana] <i>I mean, I’m assuming
</i> <i>all the parts are there.</i>

818
00:39:29,450 --> 00:39:31,580
But, wait, why are we talking
about Carter?

819
00:39:31,703 --> 00:39:33,123
You brought him up.

820
00:39:34,622 --> 00:39:37,582
Um, so how’s the Caribbean?

821
00:39:37,667 --> 00:39:42,587
Well, you know, I’m a little
nervous about the competition.

822
00:39:42,672 --> 00:39:44,422
[Greg] <i>Figured I’d call you
</i> <i>to feel better.</i>

823
00:39:44,507 --> 00:39:45,717
[woman 1] He is..
[woman 2] Oh, my God!

824
00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:48,430
Really? Why me?

825
00:39:48,511 --> 00:39:51,061
’Cause you’re always
so encouraging.

826
00:39:51,139 --> 00:39:53,889
Maybe I just need another, uh,
"Go get ’em."

827
00:39:53,975 --> 00:39:56,945
[Diana] <i>You’re gonna be great.
</i> <i>Greg, I know it.</i>

828
00:39:57,061 --> 00:39:59,561
So how’s the new book
coming along?

829
00:39:59,647 --> 00:40:01,607
I’m having
my first ever book signing.

830
00:40:01,733 --> 00:40:04,993
‐Right here in Maple Creek.
‐Oh, what?

831
00:40:05,111 --> 00:40:06,901
I thought you were doing
the whole unknown mysterious

832
00:40:06,988 --> 00:40:08,818
private life of the writer
thing.

833
00:40:08,948 --> 00:40:11,238
I was, but Carter
helped me realize

834
00:40:11,326 --> 00:40:14,246
how silly and contrived
that was.

835
00:40:14,329 --> 00:40:18,289
Carter? He sounds so convincing.

836
00:40:18,374 --> 00:40:20,134
Has he swept you off
your feet yet?

837
00:40:20,251 --> 00:40:22,751
What? No, of course not!
I just met him.

838
00:40:22,837 --> 00:40:25,627
[laughs]
I’m‐I’m joking, I’m joking.

839
00:40:25,715 --> 00:40:28,975
Well, I’m really proud of you.

840
00:40:29,052 --> 00:40:31,302
<i>Just wish I could be there
</i> <i>for your big event.</i>

841
00:40:31,429 --> 00:40:34,139
‐I wish you could, too, Greg.
‐Yeah, yeah.

842
00:40:34,265 --> 00:40:38,135
I do, really. Before you left,
I wanted to tell you that‐‐

843
00:40:38,269 --> 00:40:41,649
Oh, they’re calling us to the
line. I gotta run, literally.

844
00:40:41,773 --> 00:40:43,983
<i>Wait. What did you
</i> <i>wanna tell me?</i>

845
00:40:44,108 --> 00:40:46,988
Um, it’s nothing.

846
00:40:47,070 --> 00:40:48,650
<i>But good luck today.</i>

847
00:40:48,738 --> 00:40:50,068
[chuckles]
Thank you.

848
00:40:50,156 --> 00:40:52,616
[crowd cheering]

849
00:41:00,166 --> 00:41:02,036
[Diana] This should be
good here.

850
00:41:02,168 --> 00:41:03,378
[Carter] Mm‐hmm.

851
00:41:06,214 --> 00:41:08,844
‐[Carter] What do you think?
‐Hey!

852
00:41:08,967 --> 00:41:11,387
‐Here, look!
‐All the job’s been assigned?

853
00:41:11,511 --> 00:41:13,011
Mm‐hmm, and we have
more help now

854
00:41:13,096 --> 00:41:14,676
than I ever thought possible.

855
00:41:14,764 --> 00:41:17,854
Calling in your fans
with that post was brilliant.

856
00:41:17,934 --> 00:41:19,854
As president
of the West Coast branch

857
00:41:19,936 --> 00:41:21,346
of the Diana Darrows Fan Club,

858
00:41:21,479 --> 00:41:24,689
I consider it an honor
to be your Santa Claus.

859
00:41:24,774 --> 00:41:26,444
I mean, Father Christmas.

860
00:41:26,526 --> 00:41:28,396
That’s my man.

861
00:41:28,528 --> 00:41:29,778
The honor’s all mine, Jimmy.

862
00:41:29,862 --> 00:41:32,032
I can’t believe
I’m meeting you in person.

863
00:41:32,156 --> 00:41:35,826
You’re younger than I imagined,
full of so much wisdom.

864
00:41:35,910 --> 00:41:39,540
That’s the beauty of words,
they speak for themselves.

865
00:41:39,664 --> 00:41:42,334
Would it be too much
if we serve hot cider, cocoa

866
00:41:42,417 --> 00:41:44,037
and buttered rum?

867
00:41:44,127 --> 00:41:46,797
Just don’t serve eggnog,
or Carter will have an aneurysm

868
00:41:46,879 --> 00:41:48,709
since only aristocrats
drank that in 1870.

869
00:41:48,798 --> 00:41:51,718
‐[Carter] I can hear you.
‐I know you can.

870
00:41:51,801 --> 00:41:54,391
Look, I don’t wanna
jinx anything, but I think

871
00:41:54,512 --> 00:41:56,392
everything’s going to work out.

872
00:41:57,557 --> 00:41:58,637
I think it’ll be great.

873
00:41:58,725 --> 00:42:01,065
[bells jingling]

874
00:42:02,937 --> 00:42:05,857
[thunder rumbling]

875
00:42:07,942 --> 00:42:09,742
I think we’re gonna have
a wet Christmas

876
00:42:09,819 --> 00:42:11,029
instead of a white one.

877
00:42:11,112 --> 00:42:12,862
[gasps]

878
00:42:12,947 --> 00:42:15,867
[thunder rumbling]

879
00:42:18,536 --> 00:42:20,906
[Holland] <i>I know you, Diana.
</i> <i>You’ll make it work.</i>

880
00:42:21,039 --> 00:42:23,249
Holland, thank you
for your generosity,

881
00:42:23,374 --> 00:42:25,884
donating the proceeds
from the novels sold on site.

882
00:42:25,960 --> 00:42:28,250
[Holland] <i>Of course!
</i> <i>This is momentous.</i>

883
00:42:28,379 --> 00:42:32,419
The first ever public appearance
by my number‐one novelist.

884
00:42:32,550 --> 00:42:34,800
Oh, by the way,
how’s the new book?

885
00:42:34,927 --> 00:42:37,387
I’m revisiting
the first chapter tonight.

886
00:42:37,472 --> 00:42:40,312
‐It’s very clean.
<i>‐Hopefully not too clean.</i>

887
00:42:40,433 --> 00:42:42,103
‐[knocking on door]
‐Uh, hold on.

888
00:42:42,185 --> 00:42:44,655
I think there’s a wild animal
trying to get me.

889
00:42:44,771 --> 00:42:47,361
‐[thunder rumbling]
‐Hey, the storm’s getting worse.

890
00:42:47,440 --> 00:42:49,730
I wanted to make sure you had
enough firewood for the night.

891
00:42:49,817 --> 00:42:51,777
Kayla and Lynda
already went home.

892
00:42:53,738 --> 00:42:54,948
Holland, I better go.

893
00:42:55,073 --> 00:42:56,413
[Holland] <i>Oh, before you go,</i>

894
00:42:56,491 --> 00:42:58,031
<i>Greg called the office today</i>

895
00:42:58,117 --> 00:43:00,117
and he wanted to know
if it’d be a good idea for him

896
00:43:00,244 --> 00:43:02,664
to make an appearance
at your event.

897
00:43:02,789 --> 00:43:04,499
But Greg’s in the Caribbean.

898
00:43:04,624 --> 00:43:06,464
[Holland] <i>Just think
of the publicity we’d get</i>

899
00:43:06,542 --> 00:43:08,462
if fans saw
the two of you together.

900
00:43:08,586 --> 00:43:11,456
It will be like Van Gogh
with his Mona Lisa.

901
00:43:11,547 --> 00:43:15,007
Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa,
Van Gogh cut off his ear,

902
00:43:15,134 --> 00:43:16,934
which is what I feel like doing
right now.

903
00:43:17,011 --> 00:43:19,471
[Holland]
<i>I thought you liked Greg.</i>

904
00:43:19,597 --> 00:43:22,847
No, I do like Greg, but I’m
nervous enough with the signing.

905
00:43:22,975 --> 00:43:24,765
I don’t need the added pressure
of having him here.

906
00:43:24,852 --> 00:43:26,812
You know, if you need help
dealing with Greg,

907
00:43:26,896 --> 00:43:28,226
I can give you a few pointers.

908
00:43:28,314 --> 00:43:29,734
Thanks, Holland, but I...

909
00:43:29,816 --> 00:43:32,356
‐[line beeping]
‐Hey, Holland?

910
00:43:33,694 --> 00:43:34,824
Diana?

911
00:43:34,946 --> 00:43:38,156
[Diana] Hello? Are you there?

912
00:43:42,036 --> 00:43:45,326
Is Mr. Biceps
coming for a visit?

913
00:43:45,456 --> 00:43:48,536
I don’t know. Perhaps.

914
00:43:48,668 --> 00:43:52,628
‐That’s a good thing, isn’t it?
‐Perhaps.

915
00:43:52,713 --> 00:43:56,013
Why do you have this look
like you’re about to be audited?

916
00:43:56,092 --> 00:43:57,762
‐I do not.
‐Do, too.

917
00:43:57,844 --> 00:44:02,014
I do not. In fact, I do hope
Greg comes for a visit.

918
00:44:02,098 --> 00:44:03,718
Great! I can’t wait to meet him.

919
00:44:03,850 --> 00:44:06,350
‐He’s a tremendous guy.
‐A prince among men.

920
00:44:06,435 --> 00:44:08,555
He is! Very kind and charming.

921
00:44:08,688 --> 00:44:10,018
Which explains why you’re
panicked at the thought...

922
00:44:10,106 --> 00:44:12,896
‐Of him showing up.
‐Exactly! I mean...

923
00:44:14,235 --> 00:44:17,155
Oh, just get out
and leave me alone.

924
00:44:17,238 --> 00:44:19,528
Nothing would give me
more pleasure.

925
00:44:22,910 --> 00:44:25,370
[thunder rumbling]

926
00:44:25,454 --> 00:44:28,214
[Diana] Maybe you should wait
here until the storm blows over.

927
00:44:29,792 --> 00:44:32,542
Believe me,
the storm in here is much worse

928
00:44:32,670 --> 00:44:34,090
than what’s out there.

929
00:44:50,146 --> 00:44:53,066
‐[thunder rumbling]
‐[gasps]

930
00:45:18,633 --> 00:45:19,973
[knocking on door]

931
00:45:24,639 --> 00:45:27,599
[thunder rumbling]

932
00:45:30,102 --> 00:45:34,272
My truck got stuck. It’s like
a river of mud out here.

933
00:45:34,398 --> 00:45:35,938
Is that invitation
to wait out the storm

934
00:45:36,025 --> 00:45:38,365
with you in here still open?

935
00:45:38,444 --> 00:45:42,454
I promise, no more talk
about Mr. Muscles.

936
00:45:42,531 --> 00:45:44,911
In fact we don’t,
we don’t have to talk at all

937
00:45:44,992 --> 00:45:46,292
if you don’t want.

938
00:45:52,833 --> 00:45:53,923
[thunder rumbling]

939
00:45:54,001 --> 00:45:55,131
[Carter] Do you have
any marshmallows to, uh‐‐

940
00:45:55,253 --> 00:45:58,463
I thought we agreed.
No talking.

941
00:45:58,589 --> 00:46:01,679
‐Seriously?
‐It was your suggestion.

942
00:46:01,801 --> 00:46:02,891
Besides,
I’m behind on my writing

943
00:46:02,969 --> 00:46:04,509
and I need to concentrate.

944
00:46:04,637 --> 00:46:07,387
Okay, sorry. Won’t bother you.

945
00:46:07,473 --> 00:46:10,063
In fact, I’ll stay on my side
of the cabin over here

946
00:46:10,142 --> 00:46:13,352
and you can stay
on your side over there.

947
00:46:13,479 --> 00:46:15,859
But your side has the fire.

948
00:46:15,982 --> 00:46:18,442
But I gave you the kitchen.

949
00:46:18,526 --> 00:46:20,566
The kitchen and fire
are neutral.

950
00:46:21,612 --> 00:46:22,862
Fine.

951
00:46:24,323 --> 00:46:25,493
Fine!

952
00:46:28,703 --> 00:46:31,623
[water dripping]

953
00:46:33,291 --> 00:46:35,711
‐Where is that coming from?
‐Shh!

954
00:46:35,835 --> 00:46:37,425
Shh at you.

955
00:46:40,798 --> 00:46:42,088
[sighs]

956
00:47:17,168 --> 00:47:18,628
Hey, I think I found it.

957
00:47:18,711 --> 00:47:20,301
[groans]

958
00:47:20,379 --> 00:47:21,799
Why are you standing behind me?

959
00:47:21,881 --> 00:47:24,051
‐Why are you Macing me?
‐Oh.

960
00:47:24,175 --> 00:47:26,595
Um, let me get some water
for your eye.

961
00:47:26,719 --> 00:47:28,759
Oh, I think I may be blind.

962
00:47:31,515 --> 00:47:33,515
‐[groaning]
‐Don’t be a baby.

963
00:47:33,601 --> 00:47:35,061
It’s just a little perfume.

964
00:47:35,186 --> 00:47:36,596
Why are you wearing perfume?

965
00:47:36,729 --> 00:47:38,309
You got a big date later?

966
00:47:38,397 --> 00:47:42,897
No, it’s part of my routine
when I have writer’s block.

967
00:47:42,985 --> 00:47:45,695
‐Can you open your eyes?

968
00:47:45,780 --> 00:47:48,910
‐Oh, God!
‐Oh.

969
00:47:49,033 --> 00:47:51,413
Can I borrow that stuff
sometime? It smells really good.

970
00:47:51,535 --> 00:47:53,535
Oh.
You scared the heck out of me.

971
00:47:53,621 --> 00:47:56,041
What, me? I’m the one
who should be scared of you.

972
00:47:56,123 --> 00:47:58,083
‐You macer.
‐[laughs]

973
00:47:58,167 --> 00:48:00,247
I was just trying
to find the leak.

974
00:48:02,046 --> 00:48:04,796
Okay, I can’t get
any writing done now.

975
00:48:04,924 --> 00:48:06,844
Call a truce and make dinner?

976
00:48:13,891 --> 00:48:15,311
What are you doing?

977
00:48:15,434 --> 00:48:16,644
Just making sure
you’re not concealing

978
00:48:16,769 --> 00:48:18,849
any other weapons.

979
00:48:18,938 --> 00:48:19,898
‐You’re clean.
‐Okay.

980
00:48:19,980 --> 00:48:22,520
[thunder rumbling]

981
00:48:22,608 --> 00:48:25,568
[instrumental music]

982
00:48:28,906 --> 00:48:33,536
<i>♪ Stay inside
won’t you... ♪</i>

983
00:48:33,619 --> 00:48:35,249
[Diana]
At least the power’s back on

984
00:48:35,329 --> 00:48:37,829
and we’re not cooking
in the dark.

985
00:48:37,957 --> 00:48:39,117
<i>♪ Don’t let ♪</i>

986
00:48:39,208 --> 00:48:40,788
[Carter] Mm....

987
00:48:40,918 --> 00:48:43,458
I’m sure it will taste better
than it looks.

988
00:48:43,587 --> 00:48:46,127
I’m working
with what’s available.

989
00:48:46,215 --> 00:48:48,385
Besides, aren’t you supposed
to be setting the table?

990
00:48:48,467 --> 00:48:51,757
‐No peaking.
‐I know. Huh.

991
00:48:51,846 --> 00:48:54,716
<i>♪ We’re both scared ♪</i>

992
00:48:54,807 --> 00:49:00,477
<i>♪ Drinking all the wine
missing our friends ♪</i>

993
00:49:00,604 --> 00:49:04,984
<i>♪ Slowly going insane ♪</i>

994
00:49:05,067 --> 00:49:10,487
<i>♪ But it’s all same
</i> <i>I’m home again ♪</i>

995
00:49:14,076 --> 00:49:17,576
<i>♪ And I... ♪</i>

996
00:49:17,663 --> 00:49:20,963
Now you don’t have to like it,
but you at least have to try.

997
00:49:22,668 --> 00:49:24,748
You said to make it Christmassy.

998
00:49:26,714 --> 00:49:31,594
<i>♪ And I think ♪</i>

999
00:49:31,677 --> 00:49:35,637
<i>♪ I might go crazy
if I don’t see you ♪</i>

1000
00:49:39,393 --> 00:49:40,643
<i>♪ But again ♪</i>

1001
00:49:40,728 --> 00:49:42,098
Okay.

1002
00:49:42,188 --> 00:49:44,398
<i>♪ We’ll hold on ♪</i>

1003
00:49:45,483 --> 00:49:47,693
<i>♪ One more day ♪</i>

1004
00:49:50,488 --> 00:49:52,858
‐You first.
‐No way. You made it.

1005
00:49:52,990 --> 00:49:55,370
<i>♪</i> Say it again ♪

1006
00:49:55,493 --> 00:49:57,953
Let’s take a bite together.
Okay?

1007
00:49:59,705 --> 00:50:03,125
One, two, three.

1008
00:50:03,209 --> 00:50:06,839
<i>♪ Have to get up just stay ♪</i>

1009
00:50:06,921 --> 00:50:11,051
‐Mm! This is good!
‐[chuckles] It really is!

1010
00:50:11,175 --> 00:50:13,055
‐It’s really good!
‐Wow!

1011
00:50:13,177 --> 00:50:16,047
‐What do you call this?
‐Frontier hash pie.

1012
00:50:16,138 --> 00:50:18,718
I found the recipe while
researching one of my novels.

1013
00:50:18,849 --> 00:50:21,479
‐Which one?
<i>‐Hearts Of The Passion Trail.</i>

1014
00:50:21,560 --> 00:50:24,020
It’s the book where Suzette gets
snowbound on a wagon train...

1015
00:50:24,104 --> 00:50:27,234
And Thorne gets amnesia and she
helps him remember who he is

1016
00:50:27,358 --> 00:50:30,148
by cooking his favorite meal.

1017
00:50:30,236 --> 00:50:31,986
So you have been reading
my novels.

1018
00:50:32,071 --> 00:50:35,411
Yes, but only
out of morbid curiosity.

1019
00:50:35,533 --> 00:50:37,123
I’ve been giving you such
a hard time about your books

1020
00:50:37,243 --> 00:50:38,203
being historically inaccurate.

1021
00:50:38,285 --> 00:50:39,615
That’s putting it mildly.

1022
00:50:39,745 --> 00:50:43,615
But now I’m completely hooked.

1023
00:50:43,749 --> 00:50:45,629
You gotta tell me,
do Suzette and Thorne

1024
00:50:45,751 --> 00:50:47,421
finally end up together or not?

1025
00:50:47,545 --> 00:50:49,675
You’ll have to read
the last book.

1026
00:50:49,755 --> 00:50:51,965
Oh! Wait, the last book?

1027
00:50:52,091 --> 00:50:54,761
‐So the series is over?
‐Yeah.

1028
00:50:54,885 --> 00:50:57,925
<i>Hearts Of A Pioneer Christmas
</i> is the end.

1029
00:50:58,055 --> 00:51:00,055
I already miss writing
about Suzette and Thorne.

1030
00:51:00,140 --> 00:51:03,690
Hm. I’m going to miss
reading about them.

1031
00:51:03,769 --> 00:51:06,439
You’re a good writer.

1032
00:51:06,564 --> 00:51:10,444
Did you just compliment me
or are pigs flying outside?

1033
00:51:10,568 --> 00:51:12,988
I’m serious.

1034
00:51:13,112 --> 00:51:15,782
What made you
want to become a writer?

1035
00:51:15,906 --> 00:51:18,776
I love words, I always have,

1036
00:51:18,909 --> 00:51:22,749
and the power they have
to move us.

1037
00:51:22,830 --> 00:51:24,330
And the <i>Hearts</i> series, I mean,

1038
00:51:24,456 --> 00:51:29,206
why Suzette and Thorne
on the frontier?

1039
00:51:29,295 --> 00:51:32,215
I suppose writing the <i>Hearts
</i> series let me live out a life

1040
00:51:32,298 --> 00:51:34,628
that’s always eluded me.

1041
00:51:34,758 --> 00:51:37,638
‐Romantically?
‐[Diana] Well, yeah.

1042
00:51:37,761 --> 00:51:40,601
Don’t we all want a romance
like Suzette and Thorne’s?

1043
00:51:46,145 --> 00:51:48,405
Well, that’s not it.

1044
00:51:48,480 --> 00:51:51,570
I’m an only child and I lost
my parents when I was young,

1045
00:51:51,650 --> 00:51:54,740
so Suzette’s close relationship
with her family

1046
00:51:54,820 --> 00:51:57,990
has always been
wish fulfillment for me.

1047
00:51:58,073 --> 00:52:01,123
You know, everyone
living together under one roof.

1048
00:52:03,162 --> 00:52:05,912
I’m sure your readers
connect to that.

1049
00:52:09,543 --> 00:52:12,093
And what about your family?
Are you close?

1050
00:52:12,171 --> 00:52:17,631
Yeah, but we moved around a lot
for my dad’s work.

1051
00:52:17,718 --> 00:52:21,508
When I was a kid, we never had
that one‐roof thing,

1052
00:52:21,639 --> 00:52:23,679
you know, a real home,
except when I was here

1053
00:52:23,766 --> 00:52:25,596
visiting Uncle Timothy.

1054
00:52:25,684 --> 00:52:28,944
I guess that’s part of why
Maple Creek is so special to me.

1055
00:52:29,021 --> 00:52:31,401
I’ll toast to that.

1056
00:52:31,523 --> 00:52:35,193
To Suzette and Thorne.

1057
00:52:35,319 --> 00:52:39,659
May the romance they’ve always
wanted finally come true.

1058
00:52:42,368 --> 00:52:45,328
[instrumental music]

1059
00:52:52,378 --> 00:52:53,748
How was the couch?

1060
00:52:53,879 --> 00:52:56,459
Eh. How was the bed?

1061
00:52:56,548 --> 00:52:58,548
[Diana] Probably better
than the couch.

1062
00:52:58,634 --> 00:53:01,224
I didn’t mean to wake you.

1063
00:53:01,345 --> 00:53:04,565
I was ready to make
a clean getaway.

1064
00:53:04,682 --> 00:53:07,062
If I could only find
my other boot.

1065
00:53:07,184 --> 00:53:10,404
‐Here, I’ll help.
‐Go back to bed. It’s early.

1066
00:53:10,521 --> 00:53:12,901
No, I should have been up
hours ago.

1067
00:53:13,023 --> 00:53:15,233
I still have no idea
what I’m writing about.

1068
00:53:15,359 --> 00:53:17,439
I don’t know why I’m having
such a hard time.

1069
00:53:17,569 --> 00:53:20,279
It’s not like I’m writing
the sequel to <i>War And Peace.</i>

1070
00:53:20,406 --> 00:53:21,946
Well, maybe that’s it,
maybe you’re struggling

1071
00:53:22,074 --> 00:53:24,664
because you don’t believe
your writing is special.

1072
00:53:24,743 --> 00:53:27,753
You should value your talent.

1073
00:53:27,830 --> 00:53:29,500
Well, I appreciate
the sentiment,

1074
00:53:29,581 --> 00:53:33,461
but my books
don’t exactly change lives.

1075
00:53:33,585 --> 00:53:36,045
‐Ah!
‐[Diana] Are you okay?

1076
00:53:39,925 --> 00:53:42,255
[sighs]
Wait, isn’t this yours?

1077
00:53:42,386 --> 00:53:46,346
‐Oh, it broke last night.
‐It’s actually not that bad.

1078
00:53:46,432 --> 00:53:48,522
I think
I can weld this back together.

1079
00:53:48,600 --> 00:53:51,560
‐You’d do that for me?
‐Yeah.

1080
00:53:51,645 --> 00:53:53,055
As long as you tell me
if Suzette and Thorne

1081
00:53:53,147 --> 00:53:54,857
get their happy ending.

1082
00:53:54,940 --> 00:53:57,940
Go read it! I’m not spoiling
the ending for you.

1083
00:53:58,068 --> 00:53:59,648
Well, fine, then I guess
I don’t have time to fix

1084
00:53:59,778 --> 00:54:02,778
broken ornaments, you know,
with so much reading to do.

1085
00:54:02,906 --> 00:54:04,066
Okay.

1086
00:54:06,410 --> 00:54:09,200
Fine. Then you’re never getting
this back.

1087
00:54:09,288 --> 00:54:12,668
I see, you can play dirty, too.
Are you serious?

1088
00:54:12,791 --> 00:54:14,671
<i>♪ Stars twinkle at night ♪</i>

1089
00:54:14,793 --> 00:54:19,923
<i>♪ Hot chocolate
Rudolph leading the skies ♪</i>

1090
00:54:20,007 --> 00:54:25,547
<i>♪ All I need is you ♪</i>

1091
00:54:29,141 --> 00:54:31,061
This is really beautiful work.

1092
00:54:32,811 --> 00:54:35,231
Thanks, part of me
is kicking myself for agreeing

1093
00:54:35,314 --> 00:54:37,484
to auction it off at the gala.

1094
00:54:37,608 --> 00:54:40,738
I planned on taking it with me
when I move to Montana.

1095
00:54:40,819 --> 00:54:44,489
‐Why Montana?
‐Uncle Timothy’s out there now.

1096
00:54:44,573 --> 00:54:47,243
And a buddy of mine is the dean
at a nearby college.

1097
00:54:47,326 --> 00:54:50,246
He’s been begging me to come out
and revamp the departments.

1098
00:54:52,039 --> 00:54:54,959
And frankly,
it’s time for me to move on.

1099
00:54:55,042 --> 00:54:58,132
Kayla mentioned you had
a breakup last year, and so...

1100
00:54:58,212 --> 00:55:01,842
‐Oh, jeez, sorry, I’m prying.
‐No! No, it’s okay.

1101
00:55:01,965 --> 00:55:04,675
Yeah, we split
summer of last year.

1102
00:55:08,013 --> 00:55:12,103
For a long time I felt
really brokenhearted over it,

1103
00:55:12,184 --> 00:55:13,984
that I wasn’t enough for her.

1104
00:55:17,105 --> 00:55:20,475
Eventually, I realized
she wasn’t enough for me either.

1105
00:55:22,027 --> 00:55:23,947
It’s probably why
I’m a bit guarded.

1106
00:55:27,366 --> 00:55:28,776
If you don’t let anyone
get too close,

1107
00:55:28,867 --> 00:55:30,537
you don’t get hurt, right?

1108
00:55:37,042 --> 00:55:40,052
Um, the way to make sure
this never gets broken again

1109
00:55:40,170 --> 00:55:43,090
is to put it on top of a tree,
where it belongs.

1110
00:55:43,215 --> 00:55:45,725
Yeah, there, uh, there are some
great trees in the meadow

1111
00:55:45,843 --> 00:55:49,723
behind the chapel, all sizes.
We should go.

1112
00:55:49,847 --> 00:55:52,807
Right, but you have
writing to do today. Hm.

1113
00:55:52,891 --> 00:55:54,561
Carter, do you wanna know
what the secret is

1114
00:55:54,685 --> 00:55:55,735
to writing a good novel?

1115
00:55:55,853 --> 00:55:57,063
What?

1116
00:55:57,187 --> 00:55:59,937
Putting it off
as long as possible.

1117
00:56:00,065 --> 00:56:02,975
[instrumental music]

1118
00:56:12,411 --> 00:56:14,581
What’s your ideal
number of horses?

1119
00:56:14,705 --> 00:56:17,085
‐My ideal number of horses?
‐Mm‐hmm.

1120
00:56:17,207 --> 00:56:21,837
Uh... Do I have to say it?
I’m just, just unlimited horses.

1121
00:56:21,920 --> 00:56:25,760
[Diana] Out with it.
[Carter] We’re almost there.

1122
00:56:28,260 --> 00:56:31,600
Okay. Take your pick.

1123
00:56:32,764 --> 00:56:34,354
They’re all so beautiful.

1124
00:56:35,726 --> 00:56:37,726
‐But I think that one.
‐This one?

1125
00:56:37,811 --> 00:56:40,231
‐Yeah.
‐Good choice.

1126
00:56:41,732 --> 00:56:44,232
And how can I
properly thank you?

1127
00:56:44,318 --> 00:56:45,608
Don’t worry about it, I just

1128
00:56:45,736 --> 00:56:47,486
want you to enjoy
your Christmas.

1129
00:56:51,617 --> 00:56:53,787
Okay, fine. I’ll tell you.

1130
00:56:53,869 --> 00:56:56,199
Yes, they do.

1131
00:56:56,288 --> 00:56:57,618
"Yes, they do?"

1132
00:56:57,748 --> 00:56:59,328
In the final book,
Suzette and Thorne

1133
00:56:59,458 --> 00:57:01,038
finally get
their happily ever after.

1134
00:57:01,126 --> 00:57:03,876
‐Wow!
‐And then that’s it.

1135
00:57:04,922 --> 00:57:06,632
Is that a bad thing?

1136
00:57:06,757 --> 00:57:09,377
In a way, because I can’t
write about them anymore.

1137
00:57:09,468 --> 00:57:11,258
And I can’t think
of anything new to write about,

1138
00:57:11,345 --> 00:57:13,265
because I keep wanting
to write about them.

1139
00:57:13,347 --> 00:57:14,887
So do it.

1140
00:57:14,973 --> 00:57:17,353
Just because two people
get their happily ever after

1141
00:57:17,476 --> 00:57:19,266
doesn’t mean their story’s done.

1142
00:57:19,353 --> 00:57:21,693
The rules of romance novels
are very strict.

1143
00:57:21,813 --> 00:57:24,483
You get your happy ending,
and then that’s it.

1144
00:57:24,566 --> 00:57:27,186
No more. The end. Goodbye.

1145
00:57:27,319 --> 00:57:29,239
Right, but that’s not
how life works.

1146
00:57:29,321 --> 00:57:32,531
Yes, it is.
Take you and I for instance.

1147
00:57:32,658 --> 00:57:35,028
After Christmas
you’ll move to Montana

1148
00:57:35,160 --> 00:57:37,250
and I’ll be back
in San Francisco.

1149
00:57:37,329 --> 00:57:39,909
‐End of story.
‐Hm.

1150
00:57:39,998 --> 00:57:43,328
I didn’t know
you and I had a story.

1151
00:57:43,460 --> 00:57:45,420
No, we don’t. I was just
using us as an example.

1152
00:57:45,504 --> 00:57:49,554
Ah. I see, so the rules of a
romance novel don’t apply to us?

1153
00:57:49,675 --> 00:57:51,475
‐No.
‐Good.

1154
00:57:51,551 --> 00:57:54,761
Because I always thought
rules were overrated.

1155
00:57:58,100 --> 00:58:01,440
You are both alive! Ugh!
That storm last night was awful!

1156
00:58:01,520 --> 00:58:03,980
Carter, did you know
your truck is stuck in the mud?

1157
00:58:04,064 --> 00:58:05,364
You don’t say.

1158
00:58:06,692 --> 00:58:08,112
Was I interrupting something?

1159
00:58:08,193 --> 00:58:09,153
‐Yes.
‐No.

1160
00:58:09,236 --> 00:58:11,606
No.

1161
00:58:11,697 --> 00:58:15,577
I’m just gonna just go
that way.

1162
00:58:15,701 --> 00:58:17,201
Uh, let me come with you.

1163
00:58:17,327 --> 00:58:18,907
Oh, but the tree...

1164
00:58:19,037 --> 00:58:21,287
No sweat. I got it.

1165
00:58:26,003 --> 00:58:27,383
[sighs]

1166
00:58:29,381 --> 00:58:31,381
What happened with you two
last night?

1167
00:58:31,508 --> 00:58:33,008
‐Nothing.
‐Oh.

1168
00:58:33,093 --> 00:58:34,763
I love it when that kind of
nothing happens.

1169
00:58:34,886 --> 00:58:37,806
Kayla, your mind is more twisted
than a Jackie Collins novel.

1170
00:58:37,889 --> 00:58:40,429
‐Who’s that?
‐[Diana sighs]

1171
00:58:40,559 --> 00:58:43,439
[upbeat music]

1172
00:58:51,695 --> 00:58:54,745
<i>♪ It is a day
coming right round the corner ♪</i>

1173
00:58:54,823 --> 00:58:57,913
<i>♪ When we wake up from a dream
</i> <i>and then I’ll show you ♪</i>

1174
00:58:57,993 --> 00:59:02,663
<i>♪ All the things that will be
</i> <i>under the tree ♪</i>

1175
00:59:02,748 --> 00:59:04,668
<i>♪ For you and me ♪</i>

1176
00:59:04,750 --> 00:59:07,500
<i>♪ Why not treat it
just like we used to? ♪</i>

1177
00:59:07,586 --> 00:59:10,416
<i>♪ When we were little
it was all that we could do ♪</i>

1178
00:59:10,547 --> 00:59:15,177
<i>♪ Santa comes just
as soon as you fall asleep ♪</i>

1179
00:59:15,260 --> 00:59:18,140
[inaudible]

1180
00:59:18,263 --> 00:59:20,853
<i>♪ It’s your Christmas magic ♪</i>

1181
00:59:20,932 --> 00:59:23,852
<i>♪ It’s still automatic ♪</i>

1182
00:59:23,935 --> 00:59:26,685
<i>♪ It’s a day coming
right round the corner ♪</i>

1183
00:59:26,772 --> 00:59:30,112
<i>♪ When we wake up from a dream
</i> <i>and then I’ll show you ♪</i>

1184
00:59:30,192 --> 00:59:34,532
<i>♪ All the things
that will be under the tree ♪</i>

1185
00:59:34,613 --> 00:59:36,323
<i>♪ For you and me ♪</i>

1186
00:59:36,448 --> 00:59:39,488
<i>♪ Why not treat it
just like we used to? ♪</i>

1187
00:59:39,618 --> 00:59:42,748
<i>♪ When we were little
it was all that we could do ♪</i>

1188
00:59:42,829 --> 00:59:47,169
<i>♪ Santa comes just
as soon as you fall asleep ♪</i>

1189
00:59:49,795 --> 00:59:53,055
<i>♪ It’s your Christmas magic ♪</i>

1190
00:59:53,131 --> 00:59:56,051
<i>♪ It’s still automatic ♪</i>

1191
00:59:56,134 --> 00:59:58,184
<i>♪ And this is the time
</i> <i>of the year ♪</i>

1192
00:59:58,303 --> 01:00:01,393
<i>♪ That’s just been
</i> <i>disbelief ♪</i>

1193
01:00:01,473 --> 01:00:06,443
<i>♪ So let go of all your grief
</i> <i>and you make amends ♪</i>

1194
01:00:08,980 --> 01:00:09,900
<i>♪ This is the time ♪</i>

1195
01:00:09,981 --> 01:00:11,861
Is it everything you imagined?

1196
01:00:13,193 --> 01:00:15,033
The Pony Express station!

1197
01:00:15,153 --> 01:00:19,203
It’s exactly the way
you described it in your book.

1198
01:00:19,324 --> 01:00:21,204
Does that answer your question?

1199
01:00:21,326 --> 01:00:23,286
I know I look silly,
a guy like me,

1200
01:00:23,370 --> 01:00:25,160
gushing about
your romance books.

1201
01:00:25,288 --> 01:00:27,328
No. My books are for everyone.

1202
01:00:27,457 --> 01:00:29,787
My wife, Amy,
she got me hooked.

1203
01:00:29,876 --> 01:00:32,666
She always talked about
Suzette St. James

1204
01:00:32,796 --> 01:00:34,456
like it was her best friend.

1205
01:00:34,548 --> 01:00:37,548
I love that. Where’s she?
I wanna meet her.

1206
01:00:37,676 --> 01:00:41,796
Ah, that’s not possible, ma’am.
Uh, Amy died two years ago.

1207
01:00:43,557 --> 01:00:47,187
Oh. I’m so sorry.

1208
01:00:47,310 --> 01:00:50,940
It was real hard for her when
the cancer got into her eyes

1209
01:00:51,022 --> 01:00:53,522
and she couldn’t see to read.

1210
01:00:53,650 --> 01:00:56,530
One day I started
to read the stories

1211
01:00:56,611 --> 01:01:00,621
about Thorne and Suzette
to cheer her up...

1212
01:01:02,534 --> 01:01:05,754
I still read the stories
out loud every night,

1213
01:01:05,871 --> 01:01:09,081
hoping that wherever Amy is,
she can hear them.

1214
01:01:10,917 --> 01:01:13,247
’Cause they made her
so very happy.

1215
01:01:15,297 --> 01:01:18,467
Thank you, Jimmy,
for sharing that with me.

1216
01:01:18,550 --> 01:01:21,640
It really means so much to me.

1217
01:01:21,720 --> 01:01:23,600
It’s my pleasure, Diana.

1218
01:01:23,722 --> 01:01:25,182
I mean, thank goodness
there are stories like yours

1219
01:01:25,265 --> 01:01:27,645
that we can all escape into.

1220
01:01:27,726 --> 01:01:30,226
It’s those little escapes that,

1221
01:01:30,353 --> 01:01:32,943
they give us the strength
to face another day.

1222
01:01:45,535 --> 01:01:47,745
I’m sorry...

1223
01:01:47,871 --> 01:01:52,131
for giving you such a hard time
about the Pony Express station.

1224
01:01:52,250 --> 01:01:54,670
It’s very real to your readers.

1225
01:01:54,753 --> 01:01:57,463
I guess my books
do have meaning after all.

1226
01:02:01,468 --> 01:02:04,008
[Kayla] Diana, Carter, come on,
you have to see this.

1227
01:02:04,095 --> 01:02:05,345
[Kayla laughs]

1228
01:02:14,731 --> 01:02:14,771
[Kayla] Come on.

1229
01:02:18,360 --> 01:02:19,530
Whoo!

1230
01:02:20,779 --> 01:02:22,109
You like it?

1231
01:02:26,368 --> 01:02:28,288
Now just wait for this, though.

1232
01:02:30,956 --> 01:02:34,126
Now, Carter, before you get
on me about how Maple Creek

1233
01:02:34,251 --> 01:02:37,341
didn’t have electricity
in the 1870s, keep in mind,

1234
01:02:37,462 --> 01:02:40,882
it also did not have a fire
marshal, so I had to improvise.

1235
01:02:40,966 --> 01:02:43,756
I’m willing to make
an exception.

1236
01:02:43,843 --> 01:02:47,513
Are you still doing the auction,
to dance with you at the gala?

1237
01:02:47,639 --> 01:02:49,769
I suppose, but it won’t be
much of a prize.

1238
01:02:49,849 --> 01:02:51,599
‐With my two left feet.
‐Hah.

1239
01:02:51,685 --> 01:02:54,485
Well, maybe you should practice.

1240
01:02:54,604 --> 01:02:56,984
‐With him!
‐Hm.

1241
01:02:57,107 --> 01:03:00,567
‐Um, if you’re not too busy.
‐[instrumental music]

1242
01:03:00,652 --> 01:03:03,492
[chuckles]
You wanna dance with me?

1243
01:03:03,613 --> 01:03:04,783
Oh, I’d ask Fred Astaire,

1244
01:03:04,864 --> 01:03:06,824
but he doesn’t seem
to be around.

1245
01:03:15,834 --> 01:03:18,344
‐Your hand is trembling.
‐Sorry.

1246
01:03:18,420 --> 01:03:21,550
I’m a bit nervous. I haven’t
danced with anyone since...

1247
01:03:21,673 --> 01:03:22,923
Uh, maybe this isn’t
a good idea.

1248
01:03:23,008 --> 01:03:25,928
Uh... no.

1249
01:03:26,011 --> 01:03:28,011
I think
we both need the practice.

1250
01:03:28,096 --> 01:03:29,636
[footsteps approaching]

1251
01:03:31,349 --> 01:03:33,349
‐[Greg] May I cut in?
‐Greg, what are you...

1252
01:03:33,476 --> 01:03:35,896
Ta‐da!

1253
01:03:36,021 --> 01:03:38,611
‐Hi. I’m‐‐
‐Carter. I figured.

1254
01:03:38,690 --> 01:03:42,030
‐Diana told me all about you.
‐Um, Carter, this is‐‐

1255
01:03:42,110 --> 01:03:44,700
The Adonis on your book covers.

1256
01:03:46,448 --> 01:03:48,698
‐I recognize the chin.
‐Mm.

1257
01:03:50,702 --> 01:03:52,042
[Carter chuckles]

1258
01:03:56,082 --> 01:03:59,042
[Diana] Greg,
what are you doing here?

1259
01:03:59,169 --> 01:04:01,919
You said you wished
I could be here.

1260
01:04:02,047 --> 01:04:04,837
And I started thinking, maybe
Christmas in the Caribbean alone

1261
01:04:04,924 --> 01:04:07,724
might be a little, well, lonely.

1262
01:04:09,054 --> 01:04:11,854
‐Is it okay that I came?
‐Of course.

1263
01:04:11,931 --> 01:04:14,731
I’ve just been so busy
getting ready

1264
01:04:14,851 --> 01:04:16,891
for tomorrow night’s gala.

1265
01:04:17,020 --> 01:04:19,400
Holland needs a new chapter
by tomorrow.

1266
01:04:19,481 --> 01:04:21,981
‐I’m a mess.
‐[scoffs] Please!

1267
01:04:22,067 --> 01:04:25,567
If anyone can do it, it’s you.
Plus I’m here to help.

1268
01:04:25,653 --> 01:04:26,823
‐With my book?
‐No.

1269
01:04:26,905 --> 01:04:29,075
No, with the, with the gala.

1270
01:04:29,157 --> 01:04:31,077
I thought maybe I could pose
for some pictures with the fans,

1271
01:04:31,159 --> 01:04:33,119
raise some money
for Maple Creek.

1272
01:04:33,244 --> 01:04:36,504
Greg, that’s genius!
The fans will go nuts.

1273
01:04:36,581 --> 01:04:38,251
You know, I would have
come earlier, but, uh,

1274
01:04:38,375 --> 01:04:40,545
I had to stay
for the, uh, award ceremony.

1275
01:04:40,627 --> 01:04:43,707
[gasps]
You won?

1276
01:04:43,797 --> 01:04:47,167
Wait, don’t let go. Unless
you wanna go dance with Carter.

1277
01:04:47,258 --> 01:04:49,008
You know, he’s not a bad‐looking
guy, but I don’t think

1278
01:04:49,094 --> 01:04:50,684
he can bench as much as me.

1279
01:04:50,762 --> 01:04:52,932
Oh, that’s a very smug thing
to say.

1280
01:04:53,014 --> 01:04:57,064
What can I say? That’s how I am
when I’m jealous.

1281
01:04:57,143 --> 01:04:59,313
Ah. Do you want a tour?

1282
01:04:59,437 --> 01:05:00,807
Everyone who comes to
Maple Creek for the first time

1283
01:05:00,939 --> 01:05:02,569
gets a horseshoe.

1284
01:05:02,649 --> 01:05:04,729
‐It’s pretty cool. Yeah.
‐Yeah?

1285
01:05:11,324 --> 01:05:13,244
Make sure you hang it
with the prongs up

1286
01:05:13,326 --> 01:05:15,446
so your luck doesn’t fall out.

1287
01:05:15,537 --> 01:05:18,287
Thank you.

1288
01:05:18,373 --> 01:05:20,423
Diana, I didn’t come here
for a horseshoe.

1289
01:05:20,500 --> 01:05:24,300
Although, this is, this is
awesome. I came here for you.

1290
01:05:24,421 --> 01:05:26,301
The whole time I was in
the Caribbean, I was thinking

1291
01:05:26,381 --> 01:05:27,971
about your invitation
for me to come here

1292
01:05:28,049 --> 01:05:30,049
and spend Christmas with you.

1293
01:05:30,135 --> 01:05:32,645
I spoke to Holland, talked to me
about your book singing

1294
01:05:32,720 --> 01:05:34,930
and she did more than hint
at the fact

1295
01:05:35,014 --> 01:05:38,064
that maybe all you wanted
for Christmas was me.

1296
01:05:38,143 --> 01:05:41,983
‐She what? I...
‐Diana, it’s okay.

1297
01:05:42,063 --> 01:05:45,653
I didn’t have the guts to do it
myself. I’m glad she did it.

1298
01:05:45,733 --> 01:05:48,493
Actually, I never thought
that I was good enough for you.

1299
01:05:48,611 --> 01:05:52,281
What?
You not good enough for me?

1300
01:05:52,365 --> 01:05:54,485
‐Greg, that’s crazy!
‐Yes, you.

1301
01:05:54,576 --> 01:05:56,906
A woman who can create worlds
for others to see,

1302
01:05:56,995 --> 01:05:59,005
simply by reading the words
that you write...

1303
01:05:59,080 --> 01:06:03,460
You’re, you’re inspiring.

1304
01:06:03,543 --> 01:06:06,553
And to be honest,
hearing you talk about Carter,

1305
01:06:06,671 --> 01:06:09,881
I got worried, when I saw
the guy was gonna snag you

1306
01:06:10,008 --> 01:06:11,798
before I ever got the chance
to tell you...

1307
01:06:11,885 --> 01:06:14,765
Greg, I don’t know what to say.

1308
01:06:14,846 --> 01:06:17,306
Don’t say anything.

1309
01:06:17,390 --> 01:06:20,480
Listen, tomorrow night,
after the gala,

1310
01:06:20,560 --> 01:06:22,690
I’m driving back
to San Francisco.

1311
01:06:22,812 --> 01:06:24,362
I want you to come with me.

1312
01:06:25,523 --> 01:06:26,863
Think about it?

1313
01:06:28,401 --> 01:06:29,991
‐Hm.
‐Okay.

1314
01:06:33,490 --> 01:06:34,820
Thanks.

1315
01:06:48,379 --> 01:06:52,129
Oh, hey.
Did I catch you at a bad time?

1316
01:06:52,217 --> 01:06:56,047
No, um, I was just reflecting
on how quickly

1317
01:06:56,179 --> 01:06:58,059
these past few weeks
have gone by.

1318
01:06:58,139 --> 01:07:00,729
Yeah, time flies
when you’re having fun.

1319
01:07:03,228 --> 01:07:06,188
So Greg’s here. That’s good.

1320
01:07:07,565 --> 01:07:08,725
Right?

1321
01:07:14,781 --> 01:07:17,451
Diana! Diana!

1322
01:07:17,575 --> 01:07:18,735
Wait.

1323
01:07:20,245 --> 01:07:21,545
Tell me I don’t have
a chance with you

1324
01:07:21,621 --> 01:07:23,411
and I’ll leave you alone.

1325
01:07:27,919 --> 01:07:29,749
I’d be lying if I said
you haven’t come

1326
01:07:29,837 --> 01:07:31,587
to mean a lot to me.

1327
01:07:33,049 --> 01:07:34,469
‐So I do have a chance?
‐Look.

1328
01:07:34,592 --> 01:07:36,092
I’ve only known you
for a couple of weeks

1329
01:07:36,219 --> 01:07:37,889
and we’ve spent
most of that time arguing.

1330
01:07:37,971 --> 01:07:40,351
No, we spent
most of that time talking.

1331
01:07:40,431 --> 01:07:42,061
Is that supposed to be
a compliment?

1332
01:07:42,141 --> 01:07:43,931
It is. You don’t take my crap!

1333
01:07:44,018 --> 01:07:48,228
Just when I became jaded
with everything, I met you.

1334
01:07:48,314 --> 01:07:50,234
You reminded me
how beautiful and special

1335
01:07:50,316 --> 01:07:51,856
and fun Maple Creek is.

1336
01:07:51,943 --> 01:07:55,863
And not just Maple Creek,
but life in general.

1337
01:07:55,947 --> 01:07:57,777
For the first time
I’ve met someone

1338
01:07:57,907 --> 01:07:59,367
I can truly be myself with,

1339
01:07:59,450 --> 01:08:02,290
who seems to actually like
who I am.

1340
01:08:02,412 --> 01:08:06,042
I do, so much.

1341
01:08:06,124 --> 01:08:08,544
So what do you think,
can we give this a shot?

1342
01:08:13,506 --> 01:08:16,836
Are you still set
on Mr. Calendar Man?

1343
01:08:16,968 --> 01:08:21,218
There’s more to Greg than
his biceps. We have history.

1344
01:08:21,306 --> 01:08:22,716
And I’ve only known you
for two weeks!

1345
01:08:22,807 --> 01:08:24,637
Oh, come on,
you forgot all about Greg

1346
01:08:24,767 --> 01:08:26,437
until he came out of nowhere
and asked you to go back

1347
01:08:26,519 --> 01:08:29,689
to San Francisco with him...

1348
01:08:29,814 --> 01:08:31,694
And that was
a very private conversation.

1349
01:08:31,816 --> 01:08:34,276
In a very public place,
which I did not interrupt.

1350
01:08:34,360 --> 01:08:38,610
Y‐you stayed and listened,
didn’t you? I feel so stupid.

1351
01:08:38,698 --> 01:08:41,528
Diana,
please don’t leave like this.

1352
01:08:41,659 --> 01:08:45,789
Carter, these are my decisions
to make, not yours.

1353
01:08:45,872 --> 01:08:48,462
If you don’t mind,
I just need a little space.

1354
01:08:48,541 --> 01:08:49,711
Diana, Carter?

1355
01:08:49,834 --> 01:08:51,294
Kayla, it’s really
not a good time.

1356
01:08:51,377 --> 01:08:53,497
[Kayla]
They’re gonna close us down.

1357
01:08:53,630 --> 01:08:55,800
An inspector from the state
came by today.

1358
01:08:57,050 --> 01:08:58,800
What’s the problem?

1359
01:08:58,885 --> 01:09:00,895
Well, uh, we’re being rezoned

1360
01:09:01,012 --> 01:09:03,142
and so we need new heating,
and plumbing.

1361
01:09:03,222 --> 01:09:06,062
And basically, the entire
infrastructure has to...

1362
01:09:06,184 --> 01:09:09,604
Even if we were to make
twice as much at the gala,

1363
01:09:09,687 --> 01:09:13,267
we can’t, we can’t do that.
We...

1364
01:09:13,358 --> 01:09:15,818
So what happens after tomorrow?

1365
01:09:17,695 --> 01:09:19,855
We have to close down
Maple Creek.

1366
01:09:23,493 --> 01:09:25,373
How much more do you need?

1367
01:09:28,623 --> 01:09:30,213
I’m sorry.

1368
01:09:31,834 --> 01:09:34,384
I tried so hard
to make a miracle happen.

1369
01:09:43,012 --> 01:09:44,052
I...

1370
01:09:53,981 --> 01:09:55,401
‐[instrumental music]
‐[indistinct chatter]

1371
01:10:07,412 --> 01:10:09,042
[music continues]

1372
01:10:10,540 --> 01:10:11,790
[footsteps approaching]

1373
01:10:15,628 --> 01:10:18,588
‐Carter?
‐[Lynda] Only me.

1374
01:10:18,673 --> 01:10:21,633
You’ve got quite a crowd
out there.

1375
01:10:21,759 --> 01:10:23,679
‐You’re not bailing, are you?
‐No.

1376
01:10:23,761 --> 01:10:25,351
I just can’t seem
to get my hair right.

1377
01:10:25,430 --> 01:10:27,560
‐Oh.
‐It’s this stupid holly.

1378
01:10:27,640 --> 01:10:30,810
Sit. I’m a professional at this.

1379
01:10:34,605 --> 01:10:37,475
‐Have you seen Carter?
‐Not since this morning.

1380
01:10:37,608 --> 01:10:40,488
He had a bit of business
to take care of in town.

1381
01:10:41,821 --> 01:10:43,491
I need to talk to him.

1382
01:10:43,614 --> 01:10:45,704
I said some things last night
that I regret.

1383
01:10:45,783 --> 01:10:48,293
I’m sure he’d be happy
to hear you out.

1384
01:10:48,369 --> 01:10:50,829
I see the way
Carter looks at you.

1385
01:10:50,955 --> 01:10:52,995
And then there’s Greg

1386
01:10:53,124 --> 01:10:56,004
who seems to be enamored
of you also.

1387
01:10:56,127 --> 01:10:59,047
[sighs]
I’m gonna screw it all up.

1388
01:10:59,130 --> 01:11:02,340
I should stick
to writing about romance.

1389
01:11:02,467 --> 01:11:05,337
And Holland needs a chapter
by tomorrow. I can’t do this.

1390
01:11:05,470 --> 01:11:08,930
Yes, you can. You’ve always been
able to see both sides.

1391
01:11:09,015 --> 01:11:12,485
That’s what makes you
such a great writer.

1392
01:11:12,560 --> 01:11:16,060
This isn’t fair,
two of the most wonderful men

1393
01:11:16,147 --> 01:11:18,977
I’ve met in my entire life,
both want to be with me.

1394
01:11:19,066 --> 01:11:22,436
[laughs] There are
worse problems to have.

1395
01:11:25,531 --> 01:11:28,531
I won’t pick either one.
That way no one gets hurt.

1396
01:11:28,659 --> 01:11:30,159
Except you.

1397
01:11:30,244 --> 01:11:34,004
I can handle it.
My parents gave me a thick skin.

1398
01:11:34,081 --> 01:11:36,421
I’m sure your mom and dad
would be thrilled

1399
01:11:36,501 --> 01:11:38,751
with the woman you’ve become.

1400
01:11:38,836 --> 01:11:42,586
‐You think?
‐Absolutely.

1401
01:11:42,673 --> 01:11:45,803
You know what’s great
about the times we live in?

1402
01:11:45,885 --> 01:11:48,515
We get to choose
who we want to be with,

1403
01:11:48,638 --> 01:11:51,928
who to build a life with.

1404
01:11:52,016 --> 01:11:54,476
And what if
I can’t make up my mind?

1405
01:11:54,560 --> 01:11:58,810
Well, it’s not always
about what’s in your mind.

1406
01:11:58,898 --> 01:12:02,028
You’re no longer the little girl
who hides behind her books.

1407
01:12:02,109 --> 01:12:06,199
You’re a woman
who writes all about hearts.

1408
01:12:06,280 --> 01:12:09,030
You have a chance
to make your dream come true

1409
01:12:09,158 --> 01:12:10,658
if you choose.

1410
01:12:10,743 --> 01:12:14,163
So, remember your heart.

1411
01:12:17,959 --> 01:12:20,749
‐You ready? Let’s go.
‐Let’s go.

1412
01:12:27,635 --> 01:12:28,935
Ugh.

1413
01:12:32,056 --> 01:12:33,136
[instrumental music]

1414
01:12:33,224 --> 01:12:34,684
Go for a ride on that horse.

1415
01:12:34,767 --> 01:12:37,727
[indistinct chatter]

1416
01:12:59,542 --> 01:13:00,882
‐Thorne, too?
‐Yes.

1417
01:13:00,960 --> 01:13:03,170
‐No way! I wanna sit...
‐Oh, my God!

1418
01:13:03,254 --> 01:13:06,174
[indistinct chatter]

1419
01:13:10,386 --> 01:13:11,966
[woman] Where’d you go?

1420
01:13:13,598 --> 01:13:16,018
Thank you.
Take two minutes.

1421
01:13:18,436 --> 01:13:20,556
Hey. How’s it going?

1422
01:13:20,646 --> 01:13:21,766
‐Um, busy.
‐Yeah?

1423
01:13:21,856 --> 01:13:24,646
Hope we have enough copies.

1424
01:13:24,775 --> 01:13:27,565
‐How are things with you?
‐Good, good. Yeah.

1425
01:13:27,653 --> 01:13:29,453
Three ladies
already asked me out, so...

1426
01:13:29,572 --> 01:13:32,872
Oh! And what did you say?

1427
01:13:32,950 --> 01:13:37,290
I told them
that I had an inquiry out

1428
01:13:37,371 --> 01:13:39,791
for someone else.

1429
01:13:39,874 --> 01:13:42,464
Did I use the word inquiry
right?

1430
01:13:42,543 --> 01:13:44,093
Yeah.

1431
01:13:44,170 --> 01:13:46,880
<i>♪ Ha‐ha‐ha
bells on bobtail ring ♪</i>

1432
01:13:46,964 --> 01:13:49,054
<i>♪ Making spirits bright ♪</i>

1433
01:13:49,133 --> 01:13:51,183
<i>♪ What fun it is
to ride and sing ♪</i>

1434
01:13:51,302 --> 01:13:54,222
<i>♪ A sleighing song tonight
</i> <i>oh jingle bells... ♪</i>

1435
01:13:54,305 --> 01:13:55,765
I just, I wanted to impress you,

1436
01:13:55,848 --> 01:13:57,978
I got a word‐of‐the‐day app
on my phone, so...

1437
01:13:58,100 --> 01:13:59,850
Greg, do you mind
if we talk later?

1438
01:13:59,977 --> 01:14:01,397
We just have
so many fans waiting.

1439
01:14:01,479 --> 01:14:03,109
Yeah, I just, I just need
to know if you’re coming

1440
01:14:03,189 --> 01:14:05,189
to San Francisco
with me tonight.

1441
01:14:07,234 --> 01:14:09,784
‐Oh!
‐[Holland] Hah!

1442
01:14:09,862 --> 01:14:13,912
[gasps] A perfect picture
of a picture‐perfect couple.

1443
01:14:13,991 --> 01:14:15,701
The trades will go wild
for this one.

1444
01:14:15,826 --> 01:14:17,906
Holland, I was getting worried
you wouldn’t show up.

1445
01:14:17,995 --> 01:14:20,035
And miss all of this? No way.

1446
01:14:20,164 --> 01:14:24,044
Besides, I’m also here
for my Christmas present.

1447
01:14:24,168 --> 01:14:27,048
You promised me the first
chapter of our new book.

1448
01:14:27,171 --> 01:14:29,301
But it’s only Christmas Eve.

1449
01:14:29,382 --> 01:14:32,052
So tomorrow.
I said by Christmas.

1450
01:14:32,176 --> 01:14:34,546
Hm, you sound exactly
like my father

1451
01:14:34,679 --> 01:14:37,969
who wouldn’t let us open any
gifts until Christmas morning.

1452
01:14:38,057 --> 01:14:41,687
Oh, Greg, the Caribbean sun
looks good on you.

1453
01:14:41,811 --> 01:14:43,271
We need to talk.

1454
01:14:48,526 --> 01:14:51,316
Kayla, why are you hauling
all those books by yourself?

1455
01:14:51,404 --> 01:14:52,864
Hey, Carter can help.

1456
01:14:52,989 --> 01:14:54,869
Ooh. He’s still not here.

1457
01:14:54,949 --> 01:14:56,529
‐Do you know where he is?
‐Uh...

1458
01:14:56,617 --> 01:14:58,407
My guess is
now that Maple Creek is folding,

1459
01:14:58,536 --> 01:15:00,786
he’s packing his bags
to Montana.

1460
01:15:00,871 --> 01:15:03,121
Don’t say that.
I mean, look around.

1461
01:15:03,207 --> 01:15:06,417
Maple Creek
is more popular than ever.

1462
01:15:06,544 --> 01:15:09,254
I love your enthusiasm, but this
isn’t one of your novels

1463
01:15:09,380 --> 01:15:12,510
where we can write
a happy ending.

1464
01:15:12,591 --> 01:15:15,141
But if this is the end
of Maple Creek,

1465
01:15:15,219 --> 01:15:17,759
I’m happy
I’m here with my best friend.

1466
01:15:17,888 --> 01:15:20,718
Whoo‐hoo‐hoo‐hoo! Yes! Yes!

1467
01:15:20,850 --> 01:15:22,640
Diana, I did it!
I‐I... You did it!

1468
01:15:22,727 --> 01:15:25,147
‐We‐we‐we all did it!
‐[Holland] Greg, shush!

1469
01:15:25,229 --> 01:15:26,609
We haven’t even inked
the contracts yet.

1470
01:15:26,731 --> 01:15:30,361
‐Right. Right.
‐Uh, contracts? For what?

1471
01:15:30,443 --> 01:15:33,823
Exercise books, online videos,
and if everything goes well,

1472
01:15:33,904 --> 01:15:37,124
my very own line
of exercise equipment.

1473
01:15:37,241 --> 01:15:40,121
They’re gonna call it
The Cardio Casanova.

1474
01:15:40,244 --> 01:15:41,754
‐[laughs]
‐And it’s all because of you.

1475
01:15:41,871 --> 01:15:44,501
Because y‐you put me
on your books, and...

1476
01:15:44,582 --> 01:15:46,962
[sighs] What would I do
without you?

1477
01:15:47,084 --> 01:15:48,214
‐[instrumental music]
‐[gasps] Oh.

1478
01:15:48,294 --> 01:15:50,344
The gala is about to start!
Mm, mm.

1479
01:15:50,421 --> 01:15:53,171
Will you two please lead us off
in the dance?

1480
01:15:53,257 --> 01:15:56,007
‐Yeah, of course. Let’s go.
‐Mm‐hmm.

1481
01:16:00,139 --> 01:16:02,389
Uh, Greg, I think you might be
forgetting something.

1482
01:16:02,475 --> 01:16:04,565
‐Huh?
‐Your jacket.

1483
01:16:04,643 --> 01:16:05,693
‐Oh, right.
‐Yeah.

1484
01:16:05,770 --> 01:16:07,400
Right, I’ll... Yeah.

1485
01:16:09,482 --> 01:16:12,072
You are the Grinch
who steals all my Christmas fun.

1486
01:16:12,151 --> 01:16:13,281
[Diana chuckles]

1487
01:16:17,281 --> 01:16:19,991
‐[instrumental music]
‐Mm.

1488
01:16:30,795 --> 01:16:33,595
[indistinct chatter]

1489
01:16:36,217 --> 01:16:37,337
Oh.

1490
01:16:42,014 --> 01:16:44,984
[instrumental music]

1491
01:16:58,239 --> 01:17:00,449
I’m sure he’ll show up.

1492
01:17:00,533 --> 01:17:02,783
Who?

1493
01:17:02,868 --> 01:17:05,908
Come on, Diana.
I’m not that naive.

1494
01:17:05,996 --> 01:17:08,416
I need to talk to him.

1495
01:17:08,499 --> 01:17:11,129
The way we left things
last night...

1496
01:17:11,210 --> 01:17:13,170
I said all the wrong things.
I...

1497
01:17:13,295 --> 01:17:14,915
I’m sure he’ll understand.

1498
01:17:15,005 --> 01:17:18,715
How? I barely understand it
myself.

1499
01:17:21,178 --> 01:17:24,098
You know, Diana,
before I met you,

1500
01:17:24,181 --> 01:17:27,521
I thought all my dreams
were just fantasies.

1501
01:17:27,601 --> 01:17:31,561
But now all those dreams
are reality.

1502
01:17:31,689 --> 01:17:33,569
And I want that for you, too.

1503
01:17:36,068 --> 01:17:38,318
You know what I think?

1504
01:17:38,404 --> 01:17:42,324
I think everything
you ever wanted is right here.

1505
01:17:42,408 --> 01:17:44,828
I mean that literally,
right here in Maple Creek.

1506
01:17:44,910 --> 01:17:46,700
[chuckles]

1507
01:17:51,792 --> 01:17:53,292
There you go.

1508
01:17:56,213 --> 01:17:58,723
Carter! You missed the bacon.

1509
01:17:58,841 --> 01:18:01,431
Ah, sorry. Everything
took longer than I expected.

1510
01:18:01,552 --> 01:18:04,552
‐Where were you all day?
‐Ah, not important.

1511
01:18:04,638 --> 01:18:07,218
How is it going with the
fundraising? You make any more?

1512
01:18:07,349 --> 01:18:10,559
Kayla did more
than anyone ever expected.

1513
01:18:10,644 --> 01:18:13,154
‐I am so proud of you.
‐Thank you.

1514
01:18:15,316 --> 01:18:17,356
Kayla, the reason
I was gone today‐‐

1515
01:18:17,443 --> 01:18:19,573
Is because you’re mad at Diana.

1516
01:18:19,653 --> 01:18:21,113
Why would I be mad at Diana?

1517
01:18:21,238 --> 01:18:24,488
Uh, well,
that’s what she thinks.

1518
01:18:24,575 --> 01:18:28,295
She’s been out of her mind with
worry wanting to see you today.

1519
01:18:28,412 --> 01:18:30,122
‐She has?
‐Yes.

1520
01:18:31,582 --> 01:18:33,832
‐Where is she?
‐She just...

1521
01:18:33,918 --> 01:18:36,208
And I’ve been thinking
long and hard about us.

1522
01:18:36,295 --> 01:18:37,305
I’ve been thinking
long and hard about

1523
01:18:37,421 --> 01:18:39,261
what I asked you yesterday.

1524
01:18:39,340 --> 01:18:40,550
[both]
I don’t want to be with you.

1525
01:18:40,633 --> 01:18:42,263
Wait, what?

1526
01:18:44,136 --> 01:18:46,046
I mean, you’re in love with
Carter. That’s clear as day.

1527
01:18:46,138 --> 01:18:49,978
Yes. You’re right. But wait, why
don’t you want to be with me?

1528
01:18:50,100 --> 01:18:52,850
Don’t get me wrong, I thought
I wanted to be with you,

1529
01:18:52,937 --> 01:18:55,267
but now that this whole
Cardio Casanova thing

1530
01:18:55,356 --> 01:18:58,396
is really lifting off, I‐I think
I need to focus on my passion.

1531
01:18:58,484 --> 01:19:00,944
‐You know?
‐That’s wonderful!

1532
01:19:01,028 --> 01:19:03,608
I like us as friends.
We’re better that way.

1533
01:19:03,697 --> 01:19:06,027
‐I agree.
‐[laughing]

1534
01:19:06,116 --> 01:19:07,486
Oh.

1535
01:19:07,618 --> 01:19:10,498
[instrumental music]

1536
01:19:13,249 --> 01:19:15,539
[Greg] Wanna dance?
[Diana] Yes.

1537
01:19:15,626 --> 01:19:17,666
[indistinct chatter]

1538
01:19:17,795 --> 01:19:19,635
‐What are they so happy about?
‐Ah.

1539
01:19:19,755 --> 01:19:23,045
Looks like those two finally
got together. Took long enough.

1540
01:19:23,133 --> 01:19:25,893
‐[chuckles]
‐I’m so sorry, Carter.

1541
01:19:28,847 --> 01:19:31,557
No. Don’t be.

1542
01:19:31,642 --> 01:19:34,192
She finally got
her happily ever after.

1543
01:19:38,649 --> 01:19:40,649
Isn’t that what we all want?

1544
01:19:44,655 --> 01:19:46,415
I think it’s time for me
to head out.

1545
01:19:46,490 --> 01:19:48,200
You can’t leave. It’s Christmas.

1546
01:19:48,325 --> 01:19:51,075
Which is why
I should be with family.

1547
01:19:51,161 --> 01:19:53,041
If I leave now,
I could be at Uncle Timothy’s

1548
01:19:53,163 --> 01:19:54,373
by tomorrow night.

1549
01:19:54,498 --> 01:19:56,458
There’s nothing here for me
anymore.

1550
01:19:58,836 --> 01:20:01,586
But I’m glad she found
what she was looking for.

1551
01:20:06,343 --> 01:20:10,143
Oh. I almost forgot.
This is for you.

1552
01:20:10,222 --> 01:20:12,392
What is it?

1553
01:20:12,516 --> 01:20:15,226
A happily ever after
for Maple Creek.

1554
01:20:20,524 --> 01:20:23,154
[laughing]

1555
01:20:23,235 --> 01:20:25,525
I can’t believe this.

1556
01:20:25,654 --> 01:20:27,914
Should I go tell her?
Oh. Okay.

1557
01:20:29,700 --> 01:20:31,490
Diana, I have the best news.

1558
01:20:31,577 --> 01:20:32,577
You won’t believe
what just happened.

1559
01:20:32,703 --> 01:20:33,953
Oh. We have good news, too!

1560
01:20:34,038 --> 01:20:35,368
Yeah. We’re not gonna see
each other.

1561
01:20:35,456 --> 01:20:36,996
What if we’d actually gone
through with it?

1562
01:20:37,082 --> 01:20:38,212
It would have ruined
the friendship.

1563
01:20:38,292 --> 01:20:40,092
To think we almost kissed.

1564
01:20:40,210 --> 01:20:42,050
Diana, you’re not making
any sense right now.

1565
01:20:42,129 --> 01:20:44,549
Then again, neither did Carter
just make any sense.

1566
01:20:44,631 --> 01:20:46,801
Anyway, here it is. Look!

1567
01:20:46,884 --> 01:20:48,764
This money will help us cover

1568
01:20:48,886 --> 01:20:50,466
the expenses
that Maple Creek needs.

1569
01:20:50,554 --> 01:20:52,264
It’ll help us thrive
for years to come.

1570
01:20:52,389 --> 01:20:56,389
[whistles] He give you
all his life savings?

1571
01:20:56,477 --> 01:20:59,937
No. That money was
for his horse ranch in Montana.

1572
01:21:00,064 --> 01:21:03,194
Oh. I can’t believe
he’d give all that up for this.

1573
01:21:03,275 --> 01:21:05,355
I can.

1574
01:21:05,444 --> 01:21:06,824
Where is he? I need to see him.

1575
01:21:06,904 --> 01:21:09,744
‐Oh, Diana, I’m so sorry.
‐What?

1576
01:21:09,865 --> 01:21:11,575
When he saw you and Greg
just now,

1577
01:21:11,658 --> 01:21:13,238
he thought you two decided
to be together.

1578
01:21:13,327 --> 01:21:15,287
‐[scoffs]
‐But we’re not.

1579
01:21:15,412 --> 01:21:18,542
Well, I know that, but
he didn’t. He left for Montana.

1580
01:21:18,624 --> 01:21:20,004
[gasps] Oh.

1581
01:21:20,084 --> 01:21:21,464
[mellow music]

1582
01:21:23,379 --> 01:21:25,089
Excuse me. Sorry.

1583
01:21:34,932 --> 01:21:38,062
<i>♪ Hang the light
slipping on ice ♪</i>

1584
01:21:38,143 --> 01:21:40,193
<i>♪ The world
is covered in sugar ♪</i>

1585
01:21:40,270 --> 01:21:42,400
Carter?

1586
01:21:42,481 --> 01:21:48,451
<i>♪ Tonight
as we lay by the fire ♪</i>

1587
01:21:48,529 --> 01:21:50,529
Carter?

1588
01:21:50,614 --> 01:21:53,914
<i>♪ Family’s walking
</i> <i>hand in hand ♪</i>

1589
01:21:53,992 --> 01:21:57,502
<i>♪ Or should I say
glove in glove? ♪</i>

1590
01:21:57,621 --> 01:22:00,291
<i>♪ The world
is covered in love... ♪</i>

1591
01:22:00,416 --> 01:22:03,126
[bells jingling]

1592
01:22:03,210 --> 01:22:06,960
<i>♪ All of us we come together ♪</i>

1593
01:22:07,089 --> 01:22:09,589
I caught this guy
as he was about to leave.

1594
01:22:09,675 --> 01:22:12,435
Now, Kayla said
you wanted to see him.

1595
01:22:12,511 --> 01:22:16,141
<i>♪ Christmas time has come ♪</i>

1596
01:22:16,265 --> 01:22:18,605
Merry Christmas, you two.

1597
01:22:18,684 --> 01:22:21,144
‐Merry Christmas.
‐Merry Christmas, Jimmy.

1598
01:22:22,980 --> 01:22:26,230
Kayla told me what you did.

1599
01:22:26,316 --> 01:22:30,196
I can’t begin to fathom
what that means for you.

1600
01:22:30,320 --> 01:22:32,360
You saved for that ranch
for so long.

1601
01:22:32,489 --> 01:22:37,199
I’ll still have my ranch.
It just won’t be in Montana.

1602
01:22:37,327 --> 01:22:41,747
It’s time Maple Creek had horses
roaming around here again.

1603
01:22:41,832 --> 01:22:43,292
You’re staying here?

1604
01:22:45,335 --> 01:22:46,915
For good?

1605
01:22:47,004 --> 01:22:50,674
Dreams change.
Some come true, and some don’t.

1606
01:22:53,552 --> 01:22:55,052
Greg’s a lucky guy.

1607
01:22:58,182 --> 01:23:00,852
‐I’m not with Greg!
‐You’re not?

1608
01:23:00,976 --> 01:23:02,056
No!

1609
01:23:02,186 --> 01:23:04,936
I confused my romantic fantasies

1610
01:23:05,022 --> 01:23:07,072
for the real thing.

1611
01:23:07,191 --> 01:23:09,991
I’m not in love with Greg.

1612
01:23:10,068 --> 01:23:11,858
Well, how could I be
when I’m falling in love with‐‐

1613
01:23:11,945 --> 01:23:15,615
Careful! Do you know what you’re
getting yourself into with me?

1614
01:23:15,699 --> 01:23:19,699
‐You? I can be quite grumpy.
‐You can be so grumpy.

1615
01:23:19,786 --> 01:23:23,036
But I am way more stubborn
than you are.

1616
01:23:23,123 --> 01:23:25,043
Yes, you are.

1617
01:23:25,125 --> 01:23:27,535
And that’s probably the last
thing we’ll ever agree on.

1618
01:23:27,628 --> 01:23:29,838
I guess that means
we’ll be doing

1619
01:23:29,922 --> 01:23:32,262
a lot of kissing and making up.

1620
01:23:32,382 --> 01:23:34,472
We may as well start now then.

1621
01:23:35,385 --> 01:23:37,045
[instrumental music]

1622
01:23:37,137 --> 01:23:40,347
<i>♪ Hang the lights
slipping on ice ♪</i>

1623
01:23:40,432 --> 01:23:45,312
<i>♪ The world
is covered in sugar tonight ♪</i>

1624
01:23:45,395 --> 01:23:49,815
‐What is it?
‐I see it. I see all of it.

1625
01:23:49,900 --> 01:23:51,820
I know what my next book
is about.

1626
01:23:55,113 --> 01:23:56,203
[instrumental music]

1627
01:23:56,281 --> 01:23:58,871
[indistinct chatter]

1628
01:24:06,583 --> 01:24:07,543
Hi.

1629
01:24:08,377 --> 01:24:09,667
[music stops]

1630
01:24:11,421 --> 01:24:14,841
Everyone,
thank you for coming.

1631
01:24:14,925 --> 01:24:16,055
[all cheering]

1632
01:24:16,134 --> 01:24:18,344
‐Yeah!
‐Whoo‐hoo!

1633
01:24:18,428 --> 01:24:21,008
‐Diana!
‐Awesome!

1634
01:24:21,098 --> 01:24:22,678
I know
<i>Hearts Of A Pioneer Christmas</i>

1635
01:24:22,766 --> 01:24:25,096
was supposed to be the end
for Suzette and Thorne

1636
01:24:25,185 --> 01:24:27,555
since they got
their happy ending.

1637
01:24:27,646 --> 01:24:29,226
But when I was little,

1638
01:24:29,314 --> 01:24:31,734
I always wanted to know
what happened to Cinderella

1639
01:24:31,817 --> 01:24:35,197
and Sleeping Beauty
and all of the others

1640
01:24:35,279 --> 01:24:38,449
after they found their prince.

1641
01:24:38,574 --> 01:24:40,784
To me, happy endings
didn’t seem so happy

1642
01:24:40,867 --> 01:24:43,537
if that’s when
all the fun stopped.

1643
01:24:43,620 --> 01:24:47,000
I never wanted the dream to end.

1644
01:24:47,124 --> 01:24:49,964
But what if nothing really ends?

1645
01:24:50,043 --> 01:24:53,803
What if
it’s just more beginnings?

1646
01:24:53,880 --> 01:24:55,800
So if all of you
are up for reading

1647
01:24:55,882 --> 01:24:57,722
about what happens
to Suzette and Thorne

1648
01:24:57,801 --> 01:25:00,141
after their
happily ever after...

1649
01:25:00,262 --> 01:25:01,602
‐[indistinct chatter]
‐Come on.

1650
01:25:01,680 --> 01:25:02,810
I’m up for writing it.

1651
01:25:02,931 --> 01:25:05,101
‐[woman] Yes! Yes!
‐[applause]

1652
01:25:07,144 --> 01:25:10,404
That is, if my publisher thinks
it’s a good idea.

1653
01:25:10,480 --> 01:25:13,730
‐I don’t think it’s a good idea.
‐What?

1654
01:25:13,817 --> 01:25:16,067
I think it’s a fabulous idea!

1655
01:25:16,153 --> 01:25:18,403
‐All right!
‐[all cheering]

1656
01:25:18,488 --> 01:25:20,158
[indistinct chatter]

1657
01:25:20,240 --> 01:25:21,530
All right! Whoo!

1658
01:25:21,658 --> 01:25:24,618
[cheering]

1659
01:25:24,703 --> 01:25:26,703
Hey, Kayla,
does that check I gave you

1660
01:25:26,830 --> 01:25:29,960
cover the winning bid
on who gets to dance with Diana?

1661
01:25:30,042 --> 01:25:31,462
Just barely.

1662
01:25:35,339 --> 01:25:38,839
‐Wait. About our first kiss...
‐What about it?

1663
01:25:38,925 --> 01:25:42,175
Well, I think
it needs a do‐over.

1664
01:25:42,304 --> 01:25:44,264
How do they do it
in your novels?

1665
01:25:45,182 --> 01:25:46,352
Like this?

1666
01:25:46,475 --> 01:25:49,395
[music continues]

1667
01:25:51,730 --> 01:25:54,650
[crowd cheering]

1668
01:26:00,739 --> 01:26:02,239
It’s snowing.

1669
01:26:03,909 --> 01:26:05,989
You couldn’t have written
a better ending.

1670
01:26:08,205 --> 01:26:11,175
[instrumental music]

1671
01:26:28,558 --> 01:26:31,518
[instrumental music]

1672
01:27:01,633 --> 01:27:04,553
[music continues]

1673
01:27:34,666 --> 01:27:37,586
[music continues]