05x11 - Ironic

[bunniefuu]

Greta Strobe, will you marry me?

Of course, yes.

Previously on
"A Million Little Things"...

If nobody ever tries
to make a difference,

then nobody ever will.

So you want to run against Dottie Lewis?

I'm Regina Howard,

and I'm running for Boston City Council.

It's Benny. Do I know you?

I'm not stalking you.

I'm stalking your Corolla.

This is the first car I ever owned.

Dad, why are you on a dating app?

Your dad and I are splitting up.

Sometimes you don't get
to choose who you love.

No, you don't.

I know I'm ready to
let go of this house,

but I don't know that I'm ready

to let go of everything else.

Are you saying that maybe you'd stay?

Uh, we just finished upstairs.

Okay.

Carter, when I asked
you to be our officiant,

I didn't think it would mean

a phone call every seconds.

Okay, I will see you
and Delilah in an hour.

And the next time you call me,

I am sending you to voicemail.

CARTER: Your voicemail is full.

I know it's full.

It's full of messages from you.

Bye.

Okay. It may be our wedding,

but this is his wedding day.

I know. I made a joke about us eloping,

and he cried for ten minutes.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

What are you guys looking at?

I wanted to check out some photos

of Halmoni and Harboji's wedding

and see if their best
man wore a pocket square.

And he did. But don't worry.

Mine is way cooler.

Look at your Dad.

I don't think I've ever
seen him without an apron on.

You know, back in high school,

Greta used to come by the Donut Palace

when I was working there.

Your mom was the Princess of Donuts.

I know!

I still don't understand why

you walked away from the throne.

[CHUCKLES] Right?

You know, somehow Greta always knew

when I was working.

Yes, sure did.

What?

I got embarrassed for a second.

But then I... I remembered that

we're getting married later today,

so I could just tell you the truth,

which is...

I never knew when you were working.

I just came by, like, all the time

to see if you'd be there.

My hit ratio was like %. [CHUCKLES]

What? I didn't know that.

My dad never told me.

Obviously he didn't approve.

No, no, I don't think that was it.

I think he didn't tell you because

he didn't want me to seem needy.

I mean, he would sneak me bear claws

just to make it look like I
had come there for the donuts.

Instead of for the princess of them.

Mm. Mm-hmm.

[DOOR OPENS]

I wish he could be here.

Don't worry. He is. [CHUCKLES]

Obviously, based on
the energy you're giving

and I'm receiving,

you weren't talking about me.

We were talking about Harboji.

Yeah, and how totally cool he was,

even if he wasn't slinging crullers.

He'd be so happy for you.

[SIGHS]

You know, he used to
give me donuts half-price.

Oh, really? 'Cause Greta said...

Shh.

We're... We're having a nice moment.

[CHUCKLES]

Yeah, that's exactly what happened!

The pistons hit and bent the valves,

which is why I keep telling you folks,

"You gotta replace those timing belts."

You're listening to "The Auto Guys."

We'll be right back.

Why do you even like this show?

In the nine years that I have known you,

I have never once
seen you work on a car.

ANNOUNCER: City council
elections are coming up.

Do you know who you're voting for?

If you're thinking Regina Howard,

you should know the facts.

Oh, my God.

Here's what Regina Howard

had to say about Councilwoman Lewis.

Most politicians in this city

say they want to help the homeless,

but Councilwoman Lewis is
actually doing something.

ANNOUNCER: A ringing endorsement.

- And yet now she's running against her.
- What?!

Just another example
of how Regina Howard

flip-flops on the issues.

She has no experience in public office.

In fact, her only experience
in the private sector

is two failed restaurants.

Regina Howard equals failure.

And failure is not what Boston needs.

That's enough of that.

I've only been in the
race for two weeks,

and she already has
att*ck ads out against me?

What I'm hearing is,
she's scared of you.

Yeah, I... I would be scared of me, too,

after hearing that.

I... I mean, she's not wrong.

Two of my restaurants failed.

Yeah, but then you
got back on your feet,

started a new business,
and it's thriving.

Oh, we got to fight back.

We got to fight fire with fire.

No, I don't... I don't
want to stoop to her level.

Gina, this is what it
means to be in politics.

It's a dirty game.

Hey, Benny, just calling to make sure

we're still on for Friday.

[WATER TRICKLING IN BACKGROUND]

What am I hearing? Are you peeing?

'Cause we're not there yet, Benjamin.

No, I'm not peeing.

You'll be happy to know
I'm washing the car.

Oh, you're washing my car?

No, I'm washing my car,
which we know is mine

because if it were your car,
I wouldn't be washing it.

We're all set for Friday.

I found four other guys.

Good.

Rome and Eddie are in as
long as the guys you bring

aren't ringers like last time.

Ringers?

Just 'cause your best
player is in a wheelchair...

Hey, hey, you should save the smack talk

for Friday, alright?

Hey, Gary.

Oh, excuse me.
My very attractive roommate

has entered the room.

- What's up?
- Inez just called.

She has a fever,

so she can't watch Javi tonight.

I might just swing by the mall

and get a tuxedo onesie.

They'll never have your size.

Boom. Roasted.

I don't want to be the couple

that brings a baby to a wedding.

What if he cries during my toast, huh?

Steps on my laughs?

I have a... I have a Seinfeld

cadence thing going on.

[AS SEINFELD] Okay.
People are gonna love it.

Hey, if you want, I can look after him.

I'm just staying in
tonight and doing laundry.

[NORMAL VOICE] Look at you,
doing laundry, washing cars.

How about you come over here,

watch Javi tonight,

and you can use our
laundry machines for free?

- Uh, Gary...
- Deal.

Say... like : -ish.

That give you enough time to vacuum

the inside of my car?

Bye.

[CHUCKLES] Boom.

What did you just do?

What did I just do?

I just solved a problem
within seconds

of you presenting it to me.

I should throw on some headphones

and cut to a commercial because
you're in the room with...

Why is your face doing that?

I'm not leaving our -month-old baby

with some rando whose
only decision making

I'm aware of is buying
your old lemon of a car.

Benny's not a rando.

He's great.

And he's majoring in
children's literature.

Oh, poor decision number two.

Okay, that's fair.

But he could probably
read his senior thesis

to Javi as a bedtime story.

I don't know the guy.

Yeah, I do.

I'm going to call Eddie and see

if he has any sitters he can recommend.

How about we go with a
sitter that I can recommend?

Eddie? Talk about poor decisions.

I don't want to wear it.
I don't want to wear it.

- Charlie?!
- I don't want to wear it!

I take it she loves the dress.

More than life itself.

[DOOR SLAMS]

I spent the whole car ride
trying to explain to her

that you and I had a baby,

even though we never had a wedding.

Oh, so I don't miss all
the fun parenting moments.

[CHUCKLES]

Hey, I'm sorry I didn't offer

to have you stay with us.

I just didn't want it
to be confusing for her.

I get it. But you don't have to
worry about that anymore,

'cause I, uh, started looking at places,

and I should have something soon.

So it's official. You're staying.

Yeah, I am.

[CELLPHONE BUZZES]

Oh, it's Carter.

He wants to make sure I'm in the car.

Hi. Yes, I'm in the car right now.

You don't hear the blinker?

[WHISPERING] So bad.

Okay, fine. I'm almost in the car.

But I had to take your call.

So, really, you're the one delaying me.

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

Everyone take one, Okay?

It'll help with nausea
when we're on the boat.

GRETA: Oh, smart.

And nobody is allowed to yak
on these sweatshirts, alright?

I spent way too much effort
hand-painting that "S."

Guys, a wedding on the water.

It's going to be so beautiful.

There's actually a really
sweet story behind it.

When Greta was a kid, she used to watch

"The Love Boat" with her parents.

Yeah, every week,

couples would board
that boat and find love.

Hence the name.

Sure, they'd fight when
they got to Acapulco,

but by the time they got to Mazatlán,

oh, set for happily ever after.

Of course, it was a different time

and catered exclusively

to heterosexual same-race couples.

Totally.

And if you saw a black female guest star

in the opening credits,

you knew Isaac was gonna get some.

[LAUGHTER]

Oh, I would watch that show

every Saturday night each week.

I'd just... Dying to see
a gay couple on there.

- Oh.
- There... There never was one.

That's why we want to get in a boat

and tell the world we're in love.

- [CARTER CHUCKLES]
- Oh, that's amazing.

Also, every other venue was booked.

- [THUNDER RUMBLES]
- Oh, no, it's really coming down.

Oh, don't worry.

I checked the forecast
on three different apps.

It's just a passing drizzle.

Coast Guard won't let us leave the dock.

I'm sorry.

Your wedding's not happening today.

Synced & corrected by QueenMaddie
www.addic ed.com

- Get in. get in.
- Yeah, I'm soaked.

[THUNDER RUMBLES, RAIN FALLING]

[SIGHS]

If it gets any worse out there,

I call dibs on the life preserver.

This is a disaster.

We need to call everyone and postpone.

LUKASZ: Ahoy there, Mateys.

Welcome to the Salty Seagull.

Pick your poison.

Oh, sorry. We just ducked in

to step out of the rain...

I'll take a vodka tonic.

And if there's any kind
of early-bird special

to double it for a dollar,

sign me up.

You got it.

The name's Lukasz.

Um, the rest of you,

let me know if I can get you anything.

Thank you.

GRETA: I can't believe this.

KATHERINE: Oh, the boat was booked out

for the next three months.

I'm going to start making calls.

Give me the RSVP list.

Alright.

Wait, don't call anyone yet.

I think I just got an idea.

MAGGIE: Mm-hmm. Okay. Yeah.

Oh, no, no.

I... I totally understand.

Yeah. Yeah.

You're... You're busy
'cause you're in demand.

That's...

Oh, you do?

That would be great. Uh, yeah.

What is her number? Uh-huh.

And how old is your niece?

Hey, can you ask whoever
that is to hold on for a sec?

Uh, Janice, would you mind
holding on for one sec?

Janet, sorry. Sorry. Yeah.

Could you hold on for one second? Sorry.

[CELLPHONE BEEPS]

I think I found somebody.

Yeah, I heard.

You're going to leave
our baby with someone

you've never met who came recommended

by someone else you've never met,

instead of leaving him with my friend.

[SIGHS]

[CELLPHONE BEEPS]

Janet, I need to call you back.

MAGGIE: You can read as
many books as you want,

but just make sure that Javi is down

sometime between : and : .

Anywhere in that five-minute window.

[CLEARS THROAT]

I know these times are specific, but...

Hey, I get it.

The key to sleep training
is staying consistent.

My sister's going through
it with my nephew right now.

Oh, so you have a baby nephew

that's... that's approximately
the same age as Javier?

Yeah, the little guy's five months now.

Just a little older than you, buddy.

They live on the West Coast.
Can't wait to meet him.

- Oh.
- So like I said,

sometime between : and : .

Where is Javi?

[JAVI COOS]

There he is.

- Where is Javi?
- [JAVI GIGGLES]

There he is.

Admittedly, the bit is pedestrian,

but he's crushing it.

He does appear to be crushing it.

Alright, gentlemen, we're off.

We'll be back, uh, no
later than : , : .

We'll be home by : .

The woman lives for local news.

[CHUCKLES] See you later.

[DOOR OPENS]

Okay, Gina, when the caterers get here,

direct them to the kitchen.

On it. Um, does this place
have a kitchen?

Yeah. Okay, great.

Thank you.

Rome, can you help move

some of the tables to
clear out the space?

Consider it done.

Carter, make sure the florist
knows where we are.

Aye, aye, Captain!

I don't care that I'm not on a boat.

I promised myself I
would say that today.

Brides, something
tells me that this place

does not shy away from
a little holiday decor.

Can you check the stock room

and see if you can
find something subtle?

Yep. We're on it.

D, are you sure we can make this place

look good enough for our wedding?

Trust me, it's going to look great.

All we need to do is take
everything tacky off the walls,

which is basically everything.

No offense.

Despite what my outfit might suggest,

I have no emotional
connection to this job.

[CELLPHONE BUZZES]

- Eddie, hey.
- Good news.

When I was out picking
up the tealight candles,

I found the acrylic paint
for the life preserver.

It's midnight blue, which honestly,

looks no different from : p.m. blue.

Amazing.

Don't forget Greta's suit.

Yeah, it's right here.

[SHAKILY] Oh, my God.

- Charlie.
- What?

CHARLIE: I made it pretty.

I got to call you back.

Man, we're gonna need a boat

just to get to the wedding
that is no longer on a boat.

[CELLPHONE CHIMES]

Oh. Uh-oh.

Benny.

Aww, look at that.

Even with the disguise,

our little guy is really cute.

[CHUCKLES] It's a winner.

Almost makes up for the fact

that he has such an overprotective mom.

Are we... we gonna talk about this now?

We can or we could just
forget it ever happened?

That seems... That seems right.

Let's do that.

I'm sorry.

I just... It's really
hard for me to leave him.

Believe me when I say that I get it.

It's also hard for me to leave him.

I also want him left in
the best possible care.

Sometimes it feels
like you're the manager,

and I can't even get
a key to the register.

What are you talking about?

We make all of our
parenting decisions together.

[SIRENS WAIL]

Are you really bringing up
the home birth?

No, actually, that's
not what I was thinking.

But it is a good example

of how me not being
on board with something

doesn't keep it from happening

the way it does with you.

Name one other thing.

Sleep training.

You told me you supported that.

Yeah. After you bought
out an entire Barnes Noble.

I just wanted you to
know the benefits of it.

[CHUCKLES WRYLY] No.

You basically gave me an ultimatum.

Agree with me

or do a book report on
this huge stack of books.

[SCOFFS] You're right. I'm... I'm sorry.

I think it's just really
hard for me to let go.

I'm not just saying this for me.

It's good for you, too.

And I think it's important
that Javi see his parents

as a united front.

You don't have to raise
our kid by yourself.

I just need to accept that

you're the Kathie Lee to my Hoda.

Huh. Well...

I'm diverse, so that makes me Hoda.

You're just the white
lady that sits next to me

drinking wine way too early.

[CHUCKLES]

The kitchen is this way.

And you know what?

Let's all agree to wait till Monday

to tell the health inspector

about whatever we may find in there.

Yeah, just over there.

- [CELLPHONE CHIMES]
- Cool.

Thought you should see this?

MAN: Councilwoman Lewis,
before you head out,

I would like to show
you where our volunteers

are putting together the meals

for the free school lunch program.

- It'll only take a minute.
- DOTTIE: Oh, take two.

[SIGHS] Unbelievable.

We have to feed these kids now, too?

Do their parents not do anything?

What's next?

Are we going to be tucking
them into bed at night?

ROME: Oh, my God.

Why would someone send this to me?

It's horrible.

What are you talking about?

This is great. Wait
till people see this.

What? I am not showing this to anybody.

Oh, you have to.

She's playing ads with
a glowing sound bite

that you gave her.

People need to hear
this sound bite, too.

No. I... I want to win

because my constituents see who I am

and want me to represent them,

not because I engage in
character assassination.

You need to respond
because the longer that ad

sits out there with no response,

the more people are going to believe it.

You know, you have
really good handwriting.

I better. I write things on
people's bodies permanently.

A fair point.

LANA: Whoo! [CHUCKLES]

Mom? Dad? Uh, what
are you two doing here?

LANA: Hi, honey.

[DOOR CLOSES]

You realize it's your wedding day?

You look surprised to see us.

Oh, just surprised to see you together.

Not "together" together.

If there's a... A singles table,

sign me up.

We just came by to drop off

something special for Katherine.

Oh, that's... That's really sweet.

It was your mother's idea.

It's a little something sexy

for Katherine to wear
on your wedding night.

[CHUCKLES] It was your mother's idea.

And yet you did nothing to stop her?

Sweetie, look, I know that this was not

what you had planned,

but if it makes you feel any better

on our wedding day,

everything went to
hell in a hand basket.

I always say the worst wedding days

result in the best marriages.

I don't know if you've seen
Dad's dating profile recently,

but you two are separated.

Yeah, I did see it, actually.

It came up on mine.

Don't worry. I swiped left.

Oh, my God.

Why are you telling me this
right before my wedding?

You were right, Lon.

She is a bridezilla.

Unbelievable.

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

This can't be happening.

[STALL DOOR UNLATCHES]

Greta?

Hey.

[SIGHS]

This is a disaster.

And I know you're going to say

everything's going to be fine, but...

No, you're right.

This is a total tear-down.

This is not what I hoped
for for our wedding day.

I don't want to be one of
those couples that says,

"Oh, everything going wrong

on the wedding day,
that's a good thing."

Then years later, I
see you on a dating app

and I have to swipe left!

My parents are here.

Oh.

[RAIN FALLING]

[SIGHS]

[INHALES DEEPLY]

You know what's great about us?

Not our wedding-planning abilities.

No, those are literally in the toilet.

What's great about us [CHUCKLES]

is that when one of us is spiraling,

the other one steps up.

And unless I'm mistaken,

it seems like you're the one that needs

to be spiraling right now.

So it's my turn to step up.

[BREATHES DEEPLY]

We are getting married
today, right here.

I mean, not right here, but out there.

You really want to get
married in this gross bar?

Gross is an understatement.

This may be the most
depressing bar I have ever seen.

And I went to all of Eddie's early gigs.

So if you're asking me,
"Do I want to get married

in this tacky bar?" the answer is no.

But if the question is,

"Do I always want to be able to say

that I was married to you
for as long as possible?"

the answer is absolutely yes.

So I pick this dump of a bar today

over any beautiful venue

that we might be able to find

two weeks from now.

Because that way, for
the rest of forever,

I can say that I was married to you

for two weeks longer
than I would have been.

[CHUCKLES]

Well, when you put it like that...

Delilah's out there

putting lipstick on this pig.

Whatever it ends up looking like,

we are going to have
a wonderful wedding.

Because the truth is...

the only thing I'm going
to be looking at is you.

While you are in a good mood...

Mm-hmm?

My mother bought you lingerie.

I cannot believe that
you are moving back.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

What made you want to leave France?

Was it the art, the wine,
the incredible bread?

I get it. It's enough already.

Well, selling the house

brought me back to the States.

And then since I've been back,

I just realized how
much I missed you guys.

We missed you, too.

And I missed too many things

with Sophie and Danny.

Their life is here.

And Charlie should be near her dad.

Yeah.

How is all of that going?

What do you mean?

I mean co-parenting
when you're not a couple.

Oh.

I-I know that

even for me and Gary,
it's difficult sometimes.

Well...

Eddie's been really incredibly sweet

about everything.

I mean, sure, we've
had our growing pains,

but I think we're just both

determined to make it work.

Whatever that means.

What does that mean?

What? No, no, no. [CHUCKLES]

It's not like that.

Is it because you don't want it to be?

You know, D,

I came into this friend group

after all of that.

If memory serves,

you still got caught in
some of the crossfire.

Yes, indeed. And that was super fun.

But my point is, ever
since you got back,

whenever I see you and Eddie together,

it just makes sense.

And, you know,

all the things and the reasons

why you couldn't be together before

aren't really here.

They are, though.

There's kids involved,

and I don't want to do anything

that would hurt them or Eddie or...

[INHALES DEEPLY] anyone else.

Whatever Eddie and I were,

he... he's moved on.

So have I.

Here it is.

Are you sure this is okay?

I think it is beautiful idea.

[CHUCKLES]

I go help Katherine get ready.

Okay. Right through there.

CHARLIE: Look what I found!

Hey, sweetie.

Oh! Charlie, put that down.

Charlotte!

You see that guy chasing the toddler

who's sprinting with a dart?

That's the babysitter recommendation

that you valued more than mine.

Way to be the bigger person.

EDDIE: Charlie! Put it down now!

Give me that.

Oh, thank you.

You're welcome.

[SIGHS] Is that my suit?

Yeah, about that...

Oh, God. What happened?

What happened is an amazing plan "B."

Have I seen what's in this bag before?

Actually, you have.

Oh, yes, please, definitely be cryptic.

I haven't had enough
surprises on my wedding day.

Quick question.

Am I still marrying the same person?

The day's not over yet.

Ooh, scissors!

Charlie!

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

[SIGHS]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

If you're Greta, don't come in.

It's just me.

Wow.

[CHUCKLES]

- Mm.
- Thank you.

I knew I needed to see
you before the ceremony.

Otherwise we'd be in
for even more waterworks.

Also, I'm here to give you
a gentle kick in the tush.

It's go time. Everyone's ready.

We're just missing a bride.

You! No, Greta's out there.

I... I was trying to be cute.

- It backfired.
- Okay. Thanks, Carter.

You can cue the music.
There's music, right?

It's gonna be great.

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

[SPEAKING KOREAN]

[SPEAKING KOREAN]

Thanks so much, Mom.

I wish Dad could be here today.

But I'm so glad

you get to walk me down
the aisle this time.

CARTER: Gentle kick.

Oh.

[GUITAR PLAYING "TAKES MY BREATH AWAY"]

♪ Sometimes it amazes me ♪

♪ How strong the power of love can be ♪

♪ Sometimes you just
take my breath away ♪

[MOUTHING WORDS]

♪ You watch my love grow like a child ♪

♪ Sometimes gentle and sometimes wild ♪

♪ Sometimes you just
take my breath away ♪

Is that Dad's tuxedo?

Mm. [SPEAKS KOREAN]

♪ Beauty is there in all I see ♪

♪ And when I feel your eyes on me ♪

♪ Ooh, don't you know ♪

♪ You just take my breath away? ♪

Good evening.

Dearly beloved, the
rain could not stop us.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

When we were growing up,

I never thought I'd have
the chance to be myself,

and I certainly never
thought I'd get the chance

to be myself with you.

I mean, I dreamed about it.

I wrote about it in my... In my diary.

A lot, in detail.

[LIGHT LAUGHTER]

But I-I never thought
it would actually happen.

In high school, our
English teacher always said

the best stories are
surprising and inevitable.

And that's what our love is.

Katherine,

I loved you when we were young,

I love you now, and I
will love you forever.

Greta, I love that you're wearing

what my dad wore on his wedding day.

The idea that for the rest of my life,

whenever I open my eyes in the morning,

you'll be there,

is my dream come true.

I learned only this morning

that you used to come by the donut shop

to try to run into me.

It's like my dad
somehow knew before I did

that we were meant to be together.

He was just giving you those donuts

as a way to convince you to be patient,

to wait for me,

to be ready.

Greta...

I am ready.

[BREATHES DEEPLY] I'm ready to laugh.

I'm ready to love.

But most of all, I'm
ready for all the happiness

that you finally made me
realize that I deserve.

They're supposed to do that
after I tell them to,

but I get it.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

♪ It ain't my fault that
I'm out here getting loose ♪

♪ Gotta blame it on the Goose ♪

♪ Gotta blame it on my juice, baby ♪

♪ It ain't my fault that
I'm out here making news ♪

You remember the last
time we were at a big party

and you snuck into the coat
room to make out with me?

I know where you're going with this.

And now we can just make out
right here in front of everyone.

Actually, I was gonna
to suggest that later

we sneak off to the coat room
and make this thing official.

♪ Blame it on my juice ♪

♪ Ya-ya-ee, ya-ya-ee ♪

♪ Ya-ya-ee, ya-ya-ee, ya-ya ♪

♪ Blame it on my juice, blame
it, blame it on my juice ♪

Oh, my God! Six o'clock.

♪ No, I'm not a snack at all ♪

Okay. It's Delilah
dancing with her kids.

I don't think that's an "Oh, my God."

Sorry. My six o'clock.

♪ Ain't my fault ♪

- Oh, my God.
- I know.

Wow. I can't stop watching.

I know!

It's like the sex-ed video

they showed us in the eighth grade.

[LAUGHS] With the same actors.

Yeah, well, good for them.

Greta wanted them to get back together.

Oh, no, they're not back together.

Yeah, in the buffet line, Lana told us

that her and Lon are now
"Parents with Benefits."

Yikes!

GARY: Wait. Where is his other hand?

- Gary.
- Please, just...

let me have this.

- Mnh-mnh.
- No, no, no, no.

♪ What, my DMs ♪

Hey, sweetie.

The caterer is getting
you chicken nuggets. Huh?

DELILAH: Ooh, and after that,

Danny and Milo are gonna
drive you and, uh, Theo back.

Until then, please,

have some fun out here.

Wait, Dad. Dance with us.

Yeah, Daddy. Dance with us.

Yeah, Daddy, dance with us!

- Come on!
- [LAUGHS] Okay.

Hey, let me have your phone.

I want to take a picture
of all of us together.

♪ Blame it on my juice ♪

Aw! [CHUCKLES]

- ♪ Ya-ya-ee, ya-ya-ee ♪
- Picture!

- Guys ready?
- Yes.

♪ Blame it, blame it on my juice ♪

♪ Ya-ya-ee, ya-ya-ee,
ya-ya-ee, ya-ya-ee ♪

- Nuggets!
- Oh, uh, I got her.

You go chase that nugget.

[LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S "SOLITUDE" PLAYS]

May I have this dance, please?

Oh, I don't know if I know how.

Why don't we figure it out together?

[BOTH LAUGH]

Okay.

- ♪ You... ♪
- Whoa.

Ooh! [LAUGHS]

Ahhh!

- Now me.
- ♪ With memories ♪

[BOTH LAUGH]

- Ooh!
- ♪ Of days gone by ♪

All right.

[SIGHS]

What's up, Charlie?
You gonna eat all those?

Not if there's no dipping sauce.

I'll go get you some.

But you stay here with Uncle Gary, okay?

'Kay.

Dipping sauce.

What's this?

Hey, it's Jon. Uh...

I was hoping to speak to you,
not just leave a message...

- Can I borrow that?
- ♪ With memories ♪

I just need you to do me a favor.

Love each other.

♪ That never die ♪

[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]

You've gotta be kidding me.

It's not the last call he made.

No, yeah, it was.

When I came in to give him the mail,

he was standing on the balcony

just finishing up the call.

He made a call right after that.

To you.

Thank you, ma'am.

[LAUGHS]

I'm gonna go check on the kids.

So you must go.

What the hell is this, Ed?

Huh?

Jon left you a voicemail?!

Please. Not here, okay?

I don't want to wreck
Katherine's wedding.

Start talking, Ed.

I know, man. I'm sorry.

I just felt so guilty.

You have every right to be angry.

I'm not angry. I'm furious.

You've been sitting on
this the whole time?!

I didn't know how to tell you.

I don't care about me.

You have a child with her.

The last thing Jon did

was give you permission
to be with Delilah.

No, he was telling me
that he knew about us.

It might have sounded
like that the first time

you heard it, but think, man, think.

Come on.

We know so much more now.

The man was suffering.

So much so that he couldn't
take care of the people

that he loved, but he
knew that you loved D.

[SCOFFS]

You still love her, don't you?

Gary, come on, man.

Yes or no?

That is very complicated.

It's really not.

When I was trying to make
things work with Katherine,

- I meant every moment of that.
- And I don't know if you heard,

but Katherine is married to a woman now.

That door is so closed
for you on so many levels.

And to be honest, it's a wonder

that it was ever even a little bit open.

Yeah, but there's kids involved.

What kids? Huh?

The one you have in common?

Or the ones that you
helped through everything

while she was in France?

Or your son, who I just watched

you and Delilah and Charlie dance with

together like a family?

The family that you should be.

Ed, the only person that's
keeping the two of you

from being together now is you.

What if everyone hates us?

I'm the president of
everyone who hates everyone.

[CHUCKLES]

And I am begging you to do this.

Trust me.

I'll find another reason to hate you.

[COUGHING]

You okay?

Ugh! Yeah. [INHALES SHARPLY]

Oh, my God.

Gary, we need to get
you to a hospital, man.

No, Ed, no. We're not gonna do that.

Like you said,

we're not gonna wreck
Katherine's wedding.

But, Gary, come on!

No.

Don't make this the
reason that I hate you.

Ugh. [EXHALES SHARPLY]

[SOFTLY] Yeah, we're okay.

Okay.

Now, if you'll excuse me...

I have a toast to give.

And then you met Eddie,
and that was what we will

affectionately call a detour.

But seriously, Katherine,

you are such an incredible
friend to all of us.

And the truth is,

you haven't always gotten
as much back from us

as you've given, which is why I think

I speak for everyone when
I say we are so thrilled

that you found Greta.

It's been some crazy times.

You met so many people.

A lot of wins, couple body blows,

but... but mostly wins.

And then one day you just said,

"Nah, what I really want is
what I had in the eighth grade."

[LAUGHTER]

And what did that look like, huh?

Trading friendship bracelets

and watching "My So-Called Life."

[LAUGHTER]

Slumber parties. You know
what I'm talking about.

We don't need to know everything,

but I'd like to know a few things.

This is probably, uh, an understatement,

but our friend group
has been through a lot,

especially these last few years.

And, uh, we're often reminded
of just how short life can be...

[CLEARS THROAT] Sorry. Sorry.

Uh, of just how short life can be. Be.

And, uh, as someone who found my...

My soul mate later in life,

I just gotta say, watching you two

make every moment count

is so beautiful...

And inspiring.

And...

You know, at the end of the day,

we just... we gotta remember
what's most important,

and that...

is that we love each other.

Right?

I know I don't say it enough, but...

I love you guys.

To eighth-grade love.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

ROME: Eighth-grade love!

Congratulations, you two, huh?

We are married.

We totally are. [LAUGHS]

You know, I'm gonna clink glasses,

but I'm not gonna
drink because champagne

gives me a headache,

and I don't want to
have a headache later.

Fair enough.

Between you wearing what
my dad wore to his wedding

and me having lingerie
that your mom got me,

um, what do you say that
tonight we just cuddle?

CARTER: Wow!

There really is a drop-off
in sex once you get married.

[LAUGHTER]

You guys, thank you so much
for giving me a lift home.

Surge pricing in the rain
is ridiculous, am I right?

Greta, if you're really not
gonna drink that champagne,

I'm a little parched from the ceremony.

Thank you.

Are you sure you want to do this?

You said I need to respond to Dottie.

This is how I want to respond.

Okay, let's go live.

Hello. I'm Regina Howard.

And as you probably know,

I'm running for Boston City Council.

By now, I'm sure many of
you have heard the att*ck ad

put out by my opponent,
Councilwoman Dottie Lewis.

Well, it's my turn
to tell you something.

Politics are full of people
who will tear you down

just to get ahead.

That's why so many great
people don't run for office.

And it's a part of running for office

I wish I didn't have to face.

But if this is the price of admission,

then I'm willing to pay it
because I care about Boston,

and I care about our community.

And, yeah,

two of my restaurants did fail.

But I have a new company,
and it's thriving

because I never give up,

which is the real thing Boston needs...

Someone who will fight for you,

someone who knows your struggles,

because I've been there, too.

[SIGHS] What a beautiful night.

I can't believe we pulled it off.

It's like we set up a whole party

for Greta's parents to make out.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

What is it?

Listen, D, I overheard you
talking to Maggie earlier

about why you're staying, and...

to be honest, part of
me was hoping you'd say

it was because of us.

And I know you told
Maggie that I'm over you,

but the truth is, I am not.

And after tonight, I just
couldn't wait another mi...

MAGGIE: Ugh! Oof.

All right, going forward,

I'm just gonna have to
wrap my head around the idea

that everybody knows that I am short.

[LAUGHS]

Ah.

I texted Benny.

Oh, I did, too. [CHUCKLES]

Like times, so...

You were right. He's fantastic.

And I know I need to be
better at co-parenting.

Nah, you're doing great.

Yeah, the truth is, Javi's very lucky

to have his mom take the lead.

Okay. What is going on with you?

You've been acting all
weird and sappy all night.

[SCOFFS]

And you... You just missed our turn.

We have to make a stop first.

That's why I texted Benny.

And Dr. Stein.

Earlier tonight, I...

I coughed up some blood.

So we need to go to the hospital.