03x03 - This Rock is Going to Roll

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Previously, on Chesapeake Shores...

What happened between you and Bree?

Bree isn't very good at keeping secrets.

[KEVIN]: I saw Danielle
come out of a restaurant

with some guy. They seemed close.

I don't want to see you get hurt.

You assume she's cheating on me,

and you don't want me to be hurt?

David's inviting us to
Maine to meet his parents!

[ABBY]: Do you ever think
about what would've

happened if I had come
back from New York?

Something tells me I'd
still be here with you.

Robin! What brings you back here?

They're gonna renew their vows.

Just seems that after 30
years of trying harder...

Thanks for the support, Mick.

[♪♪♪]

Whoo!

Grapevine to the right...

Heel! Grapevine to the left...

Heel! And heel! And... kick.

Ta-dah!

Whoo!

We end on the right foot.

Oops! My other right foot. Heh.

- [LAUGHS]
- Maybe Mom wants to try.

Yeah! Come on!

Uh, girls, actually,
we need to get going,

or you're going to be
late for gymnastics.

Boo!

Okay.

You know, one of these days,

you're gonna run out of excuses,

and I'm gonna teach you
how to line dance.

Uh, no, but, see, I
have years of excuses

all stocked up.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

So, Bree's manuscript
getting any easier to read?

Uh, it's not so bad for me,

but I think it's going to be
hard for some of the family.

Anything about me?

There is a part

about a dashing country line dancer.

Who can't tell his left
foot from his right?

But his girlfriend's
daughters love him anyways.

I can't believe your
break is over already.

Well, this time, I won't
be gone for so long.

Three weeks, and I'll be
touring the mid-Atlantic,

so I'll be close to home for a month.

Mm. It's gonna be tough sharing you.

You could always come with me.

Ah, Trace, I told you, I'm no groupie.

Groupie? I was thinking roadie.

How are you at heavy lifting?

I'm very strong.

Let me see. You are strong.

Actually, I already have a second job.

I am now the new night
manager over at Jess's B&B

while she's out of town with Bree.

That should be fun for the girls,

- kind of like a sleepover.
- Yeah, you should come by.

Say goodnight to the
girls, read them a story.

I mean, if you... if you...
if you want to do that.

- You don't have to.
- No, no. No. It sounds like fun.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

I mean, it's a lot of work.

Abby...

I only have three more days at home,

and I want to spend every minute of it

with you, Carrie, and Caitlyn.

[GIRLS GIGGLING NEARBY]

Come on.

What? No, no, no!

I have a headache!
And I need to go to work,

and I have to wash my hair...

Abby, just dance with us, okay?

[♪♪♪]

Let's show her how it's done.

Ready? One, two, three!

Heel, heel,

toe, toe, toe-toe-toe...

Slap, slap, grapevine to the right...

[LAUGHING]

Grapevine to the left...

Heel... and heel... and kick!

♪ The miles are getting longer
It seems ♪

♪ The closer I get to you ♪

♪ So I'm going home ♪

♪ To the place where I belong ♪

♪ And where your love has
Always been enough for me ♪

♪ I'm not running from you ♪

♪ No, I think You got me all wrong ♪

♪ I don't regret
This life I chose for me ♪

♪ But these places And these faces ♪

♪ Are getting old ♪

♪ So I'm goin' home ♪

♪ I'm goin' home ♪♪

[♪♪♪]

♪ Doo-de-doo-doo-doo... ♪

- Hello.
- Don't even think about it.

These belong to our beloved mayor.

Ooh. What, you gonna throw them at him?

Well, only if "k*lling with
kindness" doesn't work.

Gran, I thought you already
tried the muffins.

I did.

I baked 'em, he ate 'em,

- but this time, it'll cost him.
- [CHUCKLES]

Has anyone seen my sparkly heels?

The ones you can't walk in?

Caitlyn was using them for a spaceship.

Check my closet.

So, when are you two
leaving for David's?

Um, five minutes?

Cab's coming to take us to the airport.

- Oh.
- Ooh!

They're for the beloved mayor.

Isn't that a bribe?

Well, only if I get caught.

Ha.

Cherry red or Kelly green?

- Cherry red.
- Kelly green.

Right. I'll take both.

Are you packed?

Yeah. It's just... it's out...

Never mind,

- [CONNOR CHUCKLES]
- Connor...

I really appreciate you
helping me out with Wordplay,

but you don't have to, like, dress up.

Actually, I have, no, I have
a date with Danielle after.

Hey, how's that going, by the way?

Danielle and I are great.
We're totally great.

Hey, why do they get muffins?

Well, Nana plays favorites.

What?

[CHUCKLING]

Farewell, Mother...

Grandmother, siblings,
and the princesses.

I shall be traveling to Maine today

to visit the Boston Pecks.

Shouldn't that be "the Maine Pecks"?

Ah! Very amusing.

I shall wait outside for moi carriage.

Bree, try and keep Jess relaxed

when she meets David's parents.

Well, considering she's
not talking to me,

I can't guarantee anything.

"Farewell."

- Tah-tah.
- Bye!

And I have got to open Wordplay.

- Goodbye.
- See you later.

Ha! Uh...

Oh, I love you, Gran.

We're gonna say goodbye, too.

You guys, have fun!

- Bye!
- My sweet sugar.

- Mm! I love you.
- Love you, too.

Have fun today!

You're taking a bottle
of wine to Jess's B&B?

Uh, yes. Trace is coming by later

to hang out with me and the girls.

They're gonna love that.

Yes, bedtime stories. It's gonna be fun.

His first time?

- Mm-hmm.
- Aww!

Bedtime is the last stop

before we free our souls to dream.

Wait a second, Gran.

You read Ms. Marvel's blog?

She is a very wise woman.

Well, she's simply marvelous.

You know what else was marvelous?

Having Connor swing by today.

Oh, well, that's because

Dad is at the B&B with Kevin.

They're running the B&B right now?

That can't be going well.

Oh, yes, but Dad said it's okay,

because between his experience
and Kevin's education,

running the B&B will be a piece of cake.

Ah.

[ALL START CRACKING UP]

I'm not cleaning up.

[♪♪♪]

So, you and Connor are
still not speaking?

Ah, not really. Ever since he moved out,

we just haven't seen each
other all that much.

Hey, how many teaspoons are in an ounce?

Six. Kevin, you had to tell Connor

that you saw Danielle with another guy.

And you better hurry
up with those quiches,

or that family from Aberdeen's

gonna be telling you all
about their vacation again.

Don't worry, okay?

I've got this. And I know
I had to say something,

but that doesn't always
make it any easier.

Well, nobody wants to hear
what they don't want to hear.

And the Bennetts need more scones.

Seriously? How many scones
can one family eat?

Even if it's good for them to hear it.

Oh, yeah. Hey, uh...

Cilantro and coriander...

They're the same thing, right?

Well, it's the same plant, but
coriander comes from the seeds.

You were just looking
out for your brother.

I know, but with Connor,
it's impossible to know

if doing the right thing is helping him

- more than hurting him.
- You're only doing for him

what you'd want him to do for you.

- Yeah.
- [ALARM BEEPING]

Oh! God.

[BEEPING]

You know, I just really
need to talk this out

with him and clear the air.

I hate having this between us.

Hey, how do you know the difference

between coriander and cilantro?

Social media.

- _
- [♪♪♪]

Hello.

Are summer homes bigger or
smaller than winter homes?

[BREE]: I don't know.

I wasn't talking to you.

- Who was the question for, then?
- It was rhetorical.

[BREE]: Okay, Jess, I
cannot keep apologizing.

Eventually, we have to make up.

I'm fully aware of eventually,

but due to the sheer
intensity of this situation,

which is very intense,

I simply need you as my wing woman.

[EXHALING DEEPLY]

You know, they're just
like any other family.

No, they're not.

They're the Boston Pecks.

- They own a little of...
- Everything.

[BREATHING ANXIOUSLY]

Okay.

Uh-oh. Are you freaking out?

T... Totally.

What if David doesn't feel anything?

What if we only have the B&B in common?

What if, without the inn, we...

[♪♪♪]

David.

[CHUCKLING BREATHLESSLY]

Um... Mom.

Dad, Alex, I'd like you to
meet my girlfriend, Jess.

And her sister, Bree.

Welcome to our summer home.

[CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY] Thank you.

- Please. Come on in.
- Okay.

Hi!

[♪♪♪]

- Hello!
- There you are.

Uh, just so you know,

- we are sold out of Simon Atwater.
- Good.

Gave people a 5% discount if they

bought both "Caroline" books.

- Worked like a charm.
- Brilliant.

Oh! I am late.

See ya.

- Bye.
- Mwah!

Off to go see Danielle?

Oh, come on. Kevin told you, too?

Told me what?

Danielle?

Dinner with another guy?

Oh, no... Conn, I didn't know.

Oh.

Then disregard.

Danielle and I are great.
We're totally great.

I'll see you later.

Bye.

[BELL JINGLES AS DOOR CLATTER SHUT]

[BELL JINGLES]

Robin!

- Hey.
- Hey!

I was just out, picking up a few things,

before we head to Bali next week,

and thought I'd swing
by and say hi to Bree.

Oh, you missed her.

I'm filling in for a couple days

while she and Jess are out of town.

Aww! Too bad.

- Look at this!
- I know! [LAUGHS]

She's really done a great job

with this new place, huh?

Mm-hmm.

I talked to Nell.

- Yeah?
- Mm-hmm.

Does she still think that Thomas

made a mistake marrying me?

Mm-hmm.

Great.

How's it been for you,
since you've been back here?

The truth?

Sometimes confusing.

[DRY CHUCKLE]

Guess I'm still trying to
figure out how I fit in.

Well, then I guess things
really haven't changed

all that much for either
one of us, have they?

Nope.

[SIGHS] You become part of this family,

you spend your life trying
to cr*ck that O'Brien code.

For better or worse.

Oh, yes.

Ohh... I love this.

So do I, but look at this.

[LAUGHING]

[♪♪♪]

How lucky am I?

On a double date with my beloved Mayor.

[CHUCKLES]

Muffin?

You have three minutes.

I suppose you're here to

extend an olive branch?

Well, actually...

I was hoping to declare a victory.

As much as I appreciate your
passion for our town...

You know, Mayor, have I ever told you

how our beloved fountain came to be?

When Charles took me on a long drive

to a really, very special spot...

You have told me this story

- about 20 times, Nell.
- Oh...

But the fountain's going to be
torn down for the city hall

expansion, whether you like it or not.

The decision's been made.

Well, minds can be changed,

and I'm not stopping
until I change yours.

Or until the wish fountain's gone.

[♪♪♪]

[DICE RATTLE]

Five. Chute!

One, two, three, four... Oh!

[DICE RATTLE]

Ladder! I'm at 99.

You guys are k*lling me.

[ABBY, CHUCKLING]:
All right, girls. It is bedtime.

But we haven't finished the game yet.

Well, we will put it up on the counter,

and we can finish it tomorrow night.

All right. Teeth, and
then bedtime story.

Will you read to us, Trace?

Of course.

Come on.

There is no way anyone could hit

so many ladders without cheating.

Well, if it makes you feel any better,

- they've never lost a game.
- It doesn't.

But, besides that, this is going well.

Yeah. How are you doing?

Abby, this is great.

We're ready!

I got this.

[TRACE, CHUCKLING]: Come on.

Mom makes silly faces,
Dad makes funny voices.

And Grandpa does both.

[♪♪♪]

We're on chapter three.

Okay...

Now, I could read this book to you,

or...

I could tell you all about... snipes.

What are those?

A snipe is a mythical and
mischievous little creature

who lives in the woods

and shimmers and sparkles in the light.

Have you ever seen one?

As a matter of fact, I have,

but only once, when I was
just about your age.

So do you wanna hear the story?

[BOTH]: Yeah!

Okay.

Well, one late afternoon,

I believe it was a Wednesday,

I was walking through the woods,

and there was a really eerie
fog kinda rolling through,

and I could... I could hear something...

Make a wish.

But it already came true.

[GIGGLES]

I missed you.

Really?

Yeah.

When we didn't talk for three days,

I thought you forgot about me.

Me, too.

So what's up with you and Bree?

[SIGHS] That's just it.

The book wasn't about me, exactly...

But, some parts

were just like looking in the mirror,

and I just...

I didn't like what I saw.

Well, I'm looking at you...

And you look beautiful.

Everything you do

just makes every day an adventure.

But without you, it's not
as much fun anymore.

There's no one to make
birthday cakes for no reason.

I snuck off between calls

to Miami and New York.

I should...

[DEEP BREATH]

One more time.

[LAUGHS] Seriously?

Seriously.

Ahem.

Okay. Ahem.

Make a wish.

It already came true.

[♪♪♪]

[ABBY]: All right, let's
reconvene in an hour.

Thank you very much.

Is this the Leiter-Norse
pharmaceutical merger?

Uh, it is, hi.

From what I read, those guys
really hate each other.

Well, you are reading the
same things that I am.

You came to Baltimore
to bring me breakfast?

No, no, I have three
meetings in my office,

and I thought I'd k*ll two
birds with one scone.

It's a Dad joke.

Actually, it's quiche.

- And who made this?
- Oh, Kevin did.

I draw the line at making quiche.

Carrie told me they're
learning about Snipes.

Yes!

And Trace put them to bed last night,

and they fell asleep

to him singing a lullaby.

Oh, I used to love doing
that with you guys.

I remember.

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

Dad, you know you can call Connor.

Oh, I think we're a little bit
past lullabies now, honey.

Well?

I actually have to eat it?

Oh, yeah.

[CHUCKLES, THEN GRUMBLES]

Oh! That's...

That's worse than his
macaroni and meatballs.

I know! Right? That's what I thought.

- He's really awful.
- He's a terrible cook!

Why did you bring this to me?

[MR. PECK]: So...

David tells us that you run an inn?

[CLEARING HER THROAT]

Yes. I do... an inn.

Although I prefer to call it an auberge.

C'est très exclusif.

C'est magnifique!

Vous parlez français?

Mm-hmm.

Nous préférons parler
français seulement en France,

la pays de sa naissance.

You prefer to speak
French only in France,

the country of its birth?

Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

Je comprends parfaitement.

We'll just speak English then.

Delightful.

I'm glad you're feeling better, Mr.Peck.

Oh, please, call me
Dennis, and thank you.

I'm uh, I'm very glad that the

two of you were able to make it.

David, your mother and
I are off to the club,

and you, you have your London call.

- Have a nice day.
- Bye.

I have to go to play adult.

Play adult?

My family has board seats

on five high-tech companies,

so it's a lot of overseas calls,

but we'll talk later?

[QUIETLY]: It's going
really well, right?

It's going amazing.

Okay.

Nell, I've never seen anybody

work so hard at a marriage.

30 years, they've been trying.

And now they've finally

decided to spend more time together,

in the same city.

Well, it's their life,

and all I want

is for my son and his wife to be happy.

I know you do.

They're not giving up...

Reminds me of someone else I know.

Oh, ho. Thank you, darling.

Uh, I'll take

three lunch specials with fries,

extra ketchup,

and three brownies.

Thanks.

Hungry?

[LAUGHS] Nah, it's for
Carrie and Caitlyn.

I'm watching them this afternoon.

- Oh, nice.
- Yeah.

I can imagine it must be hard

going back out on the road?

You have no idea.

Actually, I do.

It was always the day before

deployment that was the hardest.

I would just spend every
second soaking it in.

And the longer you're away,
the more you miss it.

Yeah. [CHUCKLES]
It's funny, because, at first,

I just couldn't wait to
get away from everything,

but now that school's done,

I'm just hoping I can find
a job somewhere close.

Yeah...

it's hard to leave Sally's.

[TOGETHER]: The pastrami Reuben! Yeah.

Thanks.

Here you go. Keep the change.

- Good to see you.
- Yeah.

I will have every
pie that you have left.

Hungry?

[LAUGHS] Yeah!

[CONNOR]: Have a good day.

Hey.

Heard you were here.

You're spying on me now?

[SCOFFS]

What do you want?

I don't know.

I just thought that maybe
I should come apologize.

I never should've gotten
involved in your life.

Thank you.

You know, it's just sometimes,

as your brother, I have to...

Whoa. Whoa, whoa. Don't do that.

You're not planning on apologizing,

then letting me know you'd
do it again, are you?

I was just explaining why I did it.

Well, it sounds like you're
about to justify it,

which really doesn't make
this an apology, does it?

Connor, I was just looking out for you!

Oh, right.

Kevin, "my brother's keeper,"

making sure I know

what my girlfriend's doing
at all hours of the day.

[SIGHS, FRUSTRATED]

That is completely unfair.

And you know that.

What I know is that you're
wrong about Danielle,

and you obviously have no
idea how to apologize.

Yeah, at least I came
down here and I tried.

What, is that supposed
to make it all better?

Well, it certainly doesn't
make things worse!

Is that what you think?

You pull me aside in a public place,

assume that my girlfriend's
cheating on me,

and, what, you want me to thank you?

- That's not even remotely what I want.
- Good!

The next time you come to apologize,

prepare an apology. It might help.

Because I don't need
your justifications,

and I certainly don't
need your sympathy!

[♪♪♪]

[CAITLYN]: Come on,
let's go find a Snipe.

[CARRIE]: Caitlyn, you can
only find Snipes in the woods.

Then let's go to the forest.

[TRACE]: Why don't we
play around here instead?

You know, we could collect
some seashells or something.

- Or we could have a race!
- The last one in the water...

- Wait for me!
- Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down!

Hey, wait for me.

Stop!

Why don't we stay a little
further up on the beach, okay?

But Dad lets us play in the
water whenever we want.

I'm sure he does,

but the waves are really big today,

and the undertow's really strong.

But we always go by ourselves.

Sorry, not today.

That's not fair.

I know, but it's not safe, either.

Let's just do something else.

Fine, but it's not like you're our dad.

Come on, let's go eat some brownies.

Oh.

Working on your book?

David mentioned you're a novelist.

Uh, well, does it count

if it hasn't officially
been published yet?

- [LAUGHS]
- Uh, I'm so sorry...

I didn't mean to interrupt.

I didn't realize anyone was in here.

What's it about?

Uh, it's about a river trip

and a ranch in Colorado
and woman in New York,

but, really, it's more
about a messed-up family

and a woman trying to
make sense of it all.

It draws some parallels
to my own family.

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

Well, no family is more
messed up than mine.

My parents wrote the book

on being disappointed by your children,

which is why I hide in here.

Ah, it's a nice place to hide.

It was my safe place when my
parents would yell at David.

I used to run

to a bookstore near my house.

It seems like they're pretty
happy with him now, though?

"Seems like" is what my parents do best.

The one thing you need
to know about my parents

is the truth is almost
always the exact opposite.

What do you mean?

This weekend has nothing to

do with getting to know Jess.

[♪♪♪]

Yeah, so my brother, Craig, called me

because my dad got a
ticket for jaywalking,

and he wanted to fight it.

Was he guilty?

Well, yeah! Totally!

I mean, his argument

was that he crossed the same street,

the same way,

every day for the last 40 years.

That's smart! Establishing a precedent?

Exactly, there's nothing
like admitting to a judge

that you're a repeat offender.

Hey, Danielle.

I gotta ask you something.

Um...

You're not seeing someone else, are you?

I'm so sorry. I shouldn't
have asked you that.

Or maybe I should have.

Connor...

Do you remember Davis?

That guy from undergrad?

Yeah...

Your... your ex-boyfriend.

Last week,

we had dinner.

Okay, so you had dinner.

Are you seeing him?

Connor,

if you want me to apologize
for having dinner...

No, no. Hey, Danielle.

Come on, you saying you had dinner

with an old boyfriend is one thing,

but you're not answering my question.

- At least I deserve that.
- It's just... It's complicated.

What's complicated?
My question's complicated,

or what you're about to
tell me is complicated?

Please don't lawyer me, okay?

I really don't like
being cross-examined.

I'm not, I just...

I want to figure out what's going on.

That's just it. I...

I don't know. I...

I don't know how I feel.

About me?

Yeah, about you...

And about him,

and mostly about me.

Connor, I really like you,

it's just that...

I don't know. [STAMMERS]

There's something...

Not right?

Yeah.

Why didn't you tell me?

You could've told me.

I know.

I think I just have to
figure it out on my own.

I'm really sorry, Connor.

Hey! Sally's only had six pies left...

They had three apple, a peach, rhubarb,

and banana cream,

so we should be all good
for wine-and-cheese hour.

Great!

- You were right, by the way.
- About what?

Oh, just about talking when
there's no reason to talk.

There's no point.

You and Connor?

Yeah, so much for taking the high road.

Ahh... I'm sorry, Kevin.

You know, I apologized to him,

and he literally just
threw it in my face.

Yeah, I always have found
that apologies don't work

unless a person wants to accept it.

Yeah, well, I'm done saying sorry.

So if this is the way things are

between me and Connor, then fine.

When did you learn how to bake?

I told you. I'm a contractor.

Hey! Jess, wait up.

Um, hey, has David talked
about coming back with you?

Yes, he's just looking
for the right time

- to tell his parents.
- Okay, but does he think

that his parents are
gonna be okay with it?

Why wouldn't they be?

It's why they invited me here,

they wanted to meet
me before David left.

Seriously, how cute is this outfit?

Okay, never mind the outfit.

I just talked to Alexandra,

who is super-lovely, by the way, um,

and she said that it is not an accident,

that you're here, that you're
not here just to meet them...

That they are planning something.

I know... a party.

Jess, you're not listening.

Because I don't need to!

They wouldn't be inviting me to
play a few "chukkas" of croquet

if they were planning
to do anything to me.

Bree, not everything in
life is like your novel.

Not everyone is capable
of backstabbing betrayal.

Okay, Jess. In my novel,
Kacie, who you are not,

has one tragic flaw...

Because she's been hurt

by the people she loves the most.

When people hurt her,
she shuts them out.

Okay, I'm not shutting you out.

Because you're not Kacie!

I am!

Jessica, there you are.

Meet us at the east stables.

Is David coming?

He'll be on a call. It'll be just us.

Sounds delightful.

And Jess, "chukkas" is polo.

What?

Oh...

Hi!

[HORSE SNORTS]

[♪♪♪]

So I heard you told Carrie and Caitlyn

about snipe hunting?

How do you know about snipes?

And don't tell me it's
because you're a contractor.

Oh, no. Snipes, 1840s,

created by a Dr. Steven McLean.

He had a summer camp in the Adirondacks.

I took Kevin snipe-hunting
once, when he was a kid.

He was out there for three hours

searching for mythical creatures.

- [LAUGHS] Well-played.
- Thank you.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

[CLACK]

Mick, don't take this the wrong way,

but you've really mellowed out
since I was in high school.

[CHUCKLES] Maybe.

Or maybe it's just that
the kids got older,

and things got a little easier.

And when it wasn't... easier?

Well, you just...

You just keep moving
forward, keep trying,

and hope that the next
day's gonna be better.

Thanks, Mick.

For what?

For the beer.

Trace, don't take this the wrong way,

but, um, you've actually

mellowed out since high school, too.

[LAUGHS]

You're definitely right about that.

[CARRIE]: We couldn't go on a snipe hunt

since there's no such
thing as swimming snipes.

- [ABBY]: Oh...
- And there was an undertow.

And Trace said we couldn't play.

But Dad lets us.

Well, it was probably a
good thing you didn't.

But we can swim.

And Trace isn't our dad.

Well, yeah, I know that, but...

But I guess undertows are bad.

Yeah, did you... Did you talk to Trace

about not being your dad?

Yeah, but then we went inside

and had our brownies.

And they were really good.

[KISSES]

[BELL JINGLES]

You're late.

Oh, yeah, sorry. I had
to blow off some steam.

Hey, do you mind taking my shift?
I've got to go see Danielle.

[SIGHS]

Is everything all right?

Yeah, Danielle and I are great.
We're totally great.

Are you okay?

Because you keep saying
those exact same words.

[SIGHS]

Well, I have to convince Danielle

that we're great.

Ah.

Tsk. Conn...

Ever since you were little,

you've had this great gift...

You could convince anyone of anything.

[LAUGHS]

Your Dad and I used to laugh, because

every time you got in trouble in school,

you always managed to find a way out.

Remember third grade?

You managed to convince
your entire class

that your teacher was an alien.

Mrs. Spelling? She was
definitely an alien.

[SIGHS]

Honey...

Just because you can
convince others of something

doesn't mean you have to work so hard

trying to convince yourself.

If it's not right with
you and Danielle...

Trust me...

Don't pretend it is.

You deserve amazing.

Thanks, Mom.

Mm.

[♪♪♪]

I hope you're having a
good time, Jessica.

Oh, yes. Just delightful.

I didn't know that horses were so...

Big.

And fast.

[LAUGHS] They're deceiving.

Mm-hmm.

I'm sorry that you haven't been able

to see much of David, considering.

No, that's okay.

So, I thought I would
take you to see him now.

He's working in the office.

Oh, I'd like that.

So, what does David actually
do at your auberge?

Well, a lot of everything, actually.

He, um, he helps out with the gardening

and housekeeping and cooking, of course.

Sounds like he does it all.

He can, and he does.

I don't really know how...

He's taught me a lot.

Well, he did go to Lawrenceville

and Harvard.

Mm. Don't forget le Cordon Bleu.

Well, yes, there's that.

So, what is his
speciality for breakfast?

Oh, David makes

the best quiche in the whole world.

Quiche?

That's quite impressive.

[DAVID]: ... The singularity
comes with two implications,

both based on exponential progressions,

not linear.

I'm proposing a four-fold increase

in capital expenditure

based on biological and
hardware advances.

So tell me a little bit
more about this quiche.

[WORDS CATCHING]

Jessica, are you okay?

[♪♪♪]

Mr. Mayor...

I'm not going to tell you again

how important this fountain is to me.

Good, because it didn't work.

But let me explain

why the fountain

is so important to you.

Nell... what's your point?

The wish fountain isn't about my past,

it's not about your past.

It's for all the people who
come here and toss in a coin,

to make a wish for a better future.

It's about hopes, it's about dreams.

It's a place of wishes, possibilities,

and if we take it away from them,

then what do they have left?

I still don't know what
this has to do with me.

Well...

My husband, Charles,

and my son, Mick,

they played a big, important role

in developing Chesapeake Shores.

Now, I know you don't
want to talk to me,

but do you really want to battle

all the people in this town

who were involved in building it?

You know, maybe, especially
in an election year,

this might really be a good

time to make a wish, Mr. Mayor.

[MAYOR SIGHS]

What did you wish for?

Well...

That the fountain would always

be a part of Chesapeake Shores.

[♪♪♪]

[SIGHING HEAVILY]

[♪♪♪]

Yes!

So I basically spent the
entire day trying to convince

these two C.E.O.s who hate each other

that they should merge their companies

and spend the next 20 years

being profitable together.

How'd that go?

[CHUCKLES] Well, they
can agree on one thing.

They hate each other equally.

[LAUGHS] Sounds like progress.

Mm-hmm.

[SIGHING DEEPLY] Hey, Trace?

Um, I know what

the girls said to you last night.

What do you mean?

About you not being their dad.

Abby, it wasn't a big deal.

I feel like it was,

and I'm sorry that
they said that to you.

It's fine.

It's what they were feeling.

And considering everything...

I get it.

It's got to be confusing for them.

Yeah.

I think we're all just trying
to figure out how this works.

[♪♪♪]

[KNOCKS]

[SOBBING]

Quiche is so beneath him.

What?

I can't believe he would
ever choose quiche.

Okay, so we're talking again?

Okay, I'm not saying I forgive you,

but this house is full of Pecks

and I need an O'Brien right now,

and you're the best one to talk to...

Well, at least in the top two,

most of the time.

It's all a mess.

And your book, which, clearly,
I didn't understand...

No, I think you understood it perfectly.

But Kacie's you,

and I thought she was me, because...

- She kind of is.
- Because, Jess...

We both had somebody leave us.

[JESS SNIFFLES]

So we're both Kacie.

We can share Kacie.

Yeah, or maybe neither of us are.

We've both grown so much.

I mean, Jess, look at you.

I'm sorry I got so mad at you.

I think I'm just more mad at myself

because I didn't even think
about what you lost.

Thank you.

Do you know what, though?

Kacie isn't nearly as
amazing as Jess O'Brien.

Just ask David Peck.

[LAUGHS] You know what?

Kacie isn't nearly as
amazing as Bree O'Brien.

Just ask Simon Atwater.

Oh! Come on. I don't even
know where that's at.

Do you know what, though?

We shouldn't be giving anybody the power

to tell us how amazing we are.

We are amazing because we're amazing!

No matter what anybody says! Right?

- Right.
- Yeah. Amazing?

- Quiche.
- What? No. No, no.

The quiche!

No, David. David runs
million-dollar companies.

He uses words like "singularity"

and "exponential" and "conglomerates,"

and he talks to Paris and Berlin...

And he loves... you.

[WHIMPERS SOFTLY]

[BREE LAUGHS]

One more thing.

All right.

Olive oil?

I couldn't find a branch.

[STARTS LAUGHING]

Are you going to make a wish?

As a matter of fact, I am.

Well, here.

Thank you.

[COINS SPLASHING]

What did you wish for?

Understanding.

Nell, I don't have a problem...

Well, now, honestly,

this wish isn't for you, it's for me.

Robin...

I, uh...

I really want to say that I'm sorry.

All my life,

I've been fighting for
what I believe in,

I've been fighting to save my family,

to keep 'em together,

and, sometimes, I forget

to ask myself

what is best for other people.

So, you don't think that we're

making a mistake, renewing our vows?

Well... people have to
find their own way.

All of us.

I'm still trying to find mine!
[CHUCKLING]

And I think that you and Thomas,

you have to find your own path.

But...

I do have one little, bitty request...

Weddings are all about family,

and I think that you and Thomas

should be with yours.

We would love to renew
our vows here, Nell.

Oh, Robin! Oh, bless you.

Oh, bless you, child.

- Bless you.
- Yes.

_

[♪♪♪]

Hey, Danielle?

Do you have a second?

Connor, what are you doing here?

I was in the neighborhood.

Okay, I wasn't remotely
in the neighborhood,

but I wanted to talk
to you one more time.

And the truth is, I had
this entire speech planned

to convince you that
we're great together,

that you should give us another sh*t.

But, hey, Danielle...

Look.

You've been a good friend...

You've been a great friend.

But I realized, you know,

with everything that's been going on,

you know, my dad and Uncle Thomas...

I think I just...

Wanted something stable,

and maybe I pushed too hard,

too fast, and that wasn't fair.

It's fine, Connor.

The truth is...

I don't even know where we are,

but what I do know

is that I want you to be happy.

Well, yeah, I mean, I want
you to be happy, too.

And I get what we need to do,

and whatever happens after...

I just want you to know,

I'm okay with that.

Thank you.

[LAUGHS]

Who knows, right?

Yeah.

So I guess I'll see you around?

I hope so.

See you.

[♪♪♪]

Bree, I, uh, talked to
Steve Kennedy today.

From Harper Day?

Yes, the, uh, the Editor-in-Chief.

We've known each other forever.

He asked me to wish you well,

he's very excited about your novel.

Oh.

That is exciting.

You must be very proud, Jessica.

My sister is a very talented writer.

Alexandra? David?

I would like to thank both of you

for helping me with the company
these past few months.

Your-Your work has been
a tremendous asset to me

and to Peck Enterprises while I was ill.

Thank you.

So...

I think the time feels right,

amongst family and friends,

to finally do the right
thing for the company

and this family.

Good luck running the company.

Well deserved, sis.

[QUIET CHUCKLE]

David,

you are the new C.E.O.
of Peck Enterprises.

You're kidding me.

Not in front of the guests.

Dad, we talked about this.

No need to discuss it now.

You should discuss is with Jessica.

I know you'll do what's best
for you and the family.

Ahem. You know,

I read Bree's first play,

Meditations From the Second Floor...

The ending is so poetic.

Oh, well, thank you so much.

Not very many people understand it.

Yeah, that's what makes it so great...

The lack of pretension and calculation.

Well...

I can't wait to eat.

Jessica and I were
bonding this afternoon

while David was at work,

and it inspired tonight's dinner menu.

Quiche.

So, what are we doing?

We are waiting for the
rest of our hunting party.

And there they are!

So, what are we doing?

Carrie already asked that.

Oh. Did you get an answer?

No. Grandpa?

Don't look at me.

I just own the joint. No idea.

Well, since this is my last day in town

before I head back to tour...

And since you girls are about to

go spend the week with your dad,

we wanted to do something very special.

[MICK]: So... we consulted
the Creature Almanac.

And it turns out

this is the perfect afternoon...

For snipe-hunting!

[LOUD CHEERING]

- Not again.
- Yes, again.

- Throw me a snipe caller!
- Ta-dah!

Nice throw, Mom.

Mick? You want to do the honors?

Oh, I do, I do!

Let the snipe hunt... begin!

Come on, girls!

[WHISPERING]: Okay, now, listen,

let's stick together this time.

Yeah, but that's what you said

last time, Dad, and then I...

Come on, snipes! Yoo-hoo!

Snipes! Yoo-hoo!

So... girls are going
to Wes's for the week?

Yeah.

[TAKES A BREATH]: And...

My two C.E.O.s who hate each other

are suddenly best friends.

Seems like you might have
some extra time, then.

Yes. Seems so.

I'm not ready to say goodbye yet.

Well, maybe we don't have to.

Come on!

[MARACAS SHAKING]

[♪♪♪]