03x04 - Once Upon Ever After

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NARRATOR: Previously
on Chesapeake Shores...

- JESS: They're like any other family.
- They own a little of everything.

You're wrong about Danielle, and
you have no idea how to apologize.

- Weddings are all about family.
- We would love to renew our vows here.

- NELL: Oh, bless you.
- I don't know how I feel.

- There's something...
- Not right.

- Yeah.
- David, you are the new CEO...

- of Peck Enterprises.
- Are you kidding me?

- TRACE: And kick.
- Ta-da.

- Whoo!
- I'm not ready to say goodbye yet.

Well, maybe we don't have to.

[♪♪♪]

BREE: Jess, we've been going
over this the entire day.

They only asked David to
take over the business.

He didn't actually accept.

- Need a second opinion. I'm calling Abby.
- Wait, no. There's no reason to panic.

Really? Anyone ever say, "Don't
panic," when there's no reason to...

or say it when they're trying
to convince you there isn't?

Yes. Wait, no. Just don't call
her, okay? She's on tour with Trace.

We promised not to call
unless an emergency.

Let's just be happy having my
soul crushed isn't an emergency.

- I'm calling Abby.
- But she's on vacation.

[JESS GASPS]

- No!
- No.

[♪♪♪]

[CROWD CHEERING IN DISTANCE]

Hello?

Hello?

- Who's that?
- It was Jess, but she hung up.

- I wonder if I should call her back?
- If it's important, she'll call you back.

Yeah. Yeah, you're probably right.

Abs, you need to relax. Carrie
and Caitlyn are with Wes...

your office said everything's
fine, and you're on tour.

You're on tour, I'm just following
you, which makes me your...

My bodyguard?

- Your bodyguard?
- And as my bodyguard...

your job is to stay very close to me.

ABBY: Oh, really?

- Heh, heh.
- How's this?

Not close enough.

Trace, we're on.

Hey, Abby, you having fun?

- Yeah.
- MAN [OVER PA]: Hello, Dallas.

Opening tonight with a new
album that just went gold...

here's Trace Riley and
the Trace Riley Band.

Well, time to go to work.

- Don't be late for dinner.
- I'll see you in 20. Heh, heh.

[LAUGHS]

Looking good, Dallas.
Thanks for coming out.

One, two, three.

♪ Looks like the landslide ♪
♪ Is taking me down ♪

TRACE & LEIGH:
♪ Crushin' through my heart ♪

♪ When you come around ♪

- Something to see, isn't it?
- Uh...

Yeah, it's crazy.

Crazy thing is, after a while...

crazy seems normal.

[CROWD CHEERING]

♪ Then the storm comes up ♪
♪ And you flyin' on back to him ♪

♪ Girl, you know it was time ♪
♪ You've gotta cross the line ♪

♪ Just put your hand in mine ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm the only one ♪
♪ Who knows your heart ♪

♪ And when you fall apart ♪

♪ And how to hold you ♪
♪ When you're sad and lonely ♪

♪ Plane ticket already paid ♪

♪ I'm gone ♪
♪ But I don't mean nothing ♪

♪ I'm close even though I'm far away ♪

♪ That's how I remember you ♪

♪ Stuck here on the red-eye special ♪

♪ I can't wait to see you again ♪

♪ So don't think of
me I've been around ♪

♪ Just listen for the
sweet, sweet sound ♪

♪ Of the taxi pulling up the driveway ♪

♪ I'm coming home soon ♪

♪ I'm coming home soon ♪

♪ Doo-da, da-da-da ♪

♪ Da-da-da-da ♪

♪ Doo-da, da-da-da ♪

♪ Da-da-da ♪

♪ Doo-da, da-da-da ♪

[♪♪♪]

You know, I never understood
the concept of renewing vows.

- Why? I think it's sweet.
- Yeah, but unnecessary. No offense.

- No offense taken.
- Offense taken.

- I suppose you're gonna tell us why.
- Please, don't be getting him started.

Too late. Since marriages
never expire, it's like...

going to the DMV, and
taking a driving test

when you already have your license.

- Seriously, Mick?
- MICK: What?

My son has just taken romance
back into the Stone Ages.

I'm with your mother.

I think it's wonderful and romantic,

and full of magic and lights and music.

Megan, no. You promised you were
gonna keep the ceremony simple.

Of course. Why wouldn't I?

Because we O'Briens always
do everything over the top.

But anything worth doing
is worth doing right.

And on that note, let's keep
the vows short too, okay, Mom?

Me?

Why, I've always been
a woman of few words.

[ALL LAUGHING]

Okay, okay. I'll try to
keep it short too. Okay.

Got room for one more?

No, no, this is the big-people fire.
The kiddie fire's down the beach.

That was very funny.

MEGAN: So is Sarah coming?

No, I just dropped her off at the
station. She has to work tonight.

I'm surprised Connor
isn't here. I should call.

I already did. He said he has to work.

- Really?
- MEGAN: Mm-hm.

I thought we had already
finished the paperwork...

Yeah, no, he's probably
working on that other draft.

Yeah.

Well, now here's a toast.

To Robin and Thomas for vows taken...

and worth taking again.

Here's to the O'Briens
love of making toasts.

Here's to raising our spirits
and the glasses that hold them.

Dad, did you just make a
toast about making toasts?

- Yes, I did. I made it up.
- NELL: [LAUGHS]

- That's a good one, sir.
- MEGAN: Cheers.

[♪♪♪]

ALEXANDRA: I don't remember
the last time I had a s'more.

Well, my family are the
kings and queens of s'mores.

In fact, if you ask my grandma,

I think she'd tell you we invented them.

It sounds nice, your family.

Yeah.

And when we fight, we fight hard...

but we're pretty good
at making up. Eventually.

- Like you and Jess?
- Yeah, like I said, eventually.

Hey, I have a question.

You work for your family business too.

Why are your parents so set on David
running the company and not you?

You went to Harvard Business School.

It's a little more
complicated than that.

Why?

They've decided David's a
better fit to run the business,

no matter what I say or do.

It doesn't matter where I
went to school or what I know.

When my parents make up their
mind, they never change it.

But that...

I mean, doesn't David get to have a say?

You don't know my parents.

Our family, we don't do eventually.

We're more about never.

[♪♪♪]

Leiter and Norse agreed to
the merger before I left.

We were just drawing
up contracts. I don't...

Yeah. Okay, just send me the contracts
and I will take care of it here.

Okay, thanks.

Abby, you gotta see this.

- Wow. Congratulations.
- LEIGH: Thanks, Abby.

Nashville Country. I used to
read this when I was in pigtails.

- Oh. I'd love to see that.
- [LAUGHS]

- TRACE: Hey.
- LEIGH: Hey, how's our gear?

Everything is stacked and stashed.

Every day, Trace checks the
equipment after the roadies finish...

and every day he says the same thing.

I'm just used to doing it
myself. And I already looked.

No mention of you and the girls.

Ben wrote a good article,
most of it is even true.

- Most of it?
- My life, abridged.

Mostly the highlights...

- with a few bumps along the way.
- MARK: That's what people wanna know.

- You look good on that cover, Trace.
- Must be the lighting.

- Must be.
- TRACE: [LAUGHS]

Congrats on the show last
night, guys, and the article.

It's big. And starting tonight,
you're doing another 10 minutes.

Make sure you play something new.

[CHUCKLES] No pressure.

- MARK: It's only the beginning, Trace.
- That settles it.

- We're playing "Bucky's Highway."
- JOHN: I vote "Wild and Free."

LEIGH: What about "Bargains and Boots"?

- We haven't played that.
- You okay? You don't look happy.

No. I mean, it's amazing.

But if we're getting 10 more
minutes, someone else is doing less.

- Donovan?
- Looks like we just took part of his set.

[♪♪♪]

Working from home?

Yeah, I'm planning my next
trip to Chicago on business.

Seems the more time I spend at home...

- the more I have to travel someplace else.
- Mm-hm.

You know when it was that
Robin and Thomas first met?

County fair. You and Thomas
spent at least $50 in quarters...

trying to see who could win
the largest stuffed animal.

That basketball rim was not
regulation size, let me tell you.

I know, Mick, and you should have won.

So you think maybe
a consolation prize...

of a cinnamon roll might help?

What? Why do you always think that
when someone gives you a gift...

- they want something in return?
- It's true.

Well, then I'm happy to
keep your streak alive.

What do you think?

Didn't Robin tell you she wanted
to keep the ceremony simple?

Oh, yeah, that's what she said
but that's not what she meant.

Mick O'Brien, when a
woman gets married...

Renews her vows.

And she tells you not
to go to any trouble,

she's saying to go to all the trouble.

[♪♪♪]

Mick, you remember
when they got married?

I was on bedrest with Bree...

so I couldn't be maid of honor,

I couldn't help, I couldn't even attend.

So this time I just wanna do everything
I can to help make it go right.

[MICK SIGHS]

You know, this is very good.

- Thanks.
- I was talking about the cinnamon roll.

Of course you were.

It's gonna take me a
few days to make this.

- I know.
- And you know I actually work?

- Oh, trust me, I know.
- And these lights are gonna take forever.

Oh, don't worry about the
lights, I got them covered.

[♪♪♪]

I object.

Overruled.

Well...

Kevin, Connor...

your job is to hang all
these lights for the ceremony.

Understood?

I think that she's grounding us.

- She's not allowed to do that, is she?
- I don't know. I'm too afraid to ask.

So we'll just do this without talking?

[♪♪♪]

[SIGHS]

- DAVID: What... ?
- Oops.

Hello?

- Down here.
- What are you doing?

- I wanted to talk to you privately.
- Why didn't you knock on my door?

I didn't wanna disturb
you while you were working.

So you're...

Okay, well, now I'm not working, so...

Okay, I need to ask you something,
you don't have to answer right away...

but by not answering, you're actually
answering, so you should answer.

- So you should probably just ask.
- Okay.

I just need to tell you that
if you want to stay here...

because you're really good
at your job, I will be okay.

But if you wanna come back with me...

- that'll be fine too.
- Just fine?

Fine as in amazing.
But it's your choice.

Jess, ever since I became your chef...

I only wanna be with you.

Really?

Great.

Well, now that we have that
settled, I'll see you tonight?

See you tonight.

- Dude, if Romeo and Juliet...
- What about them?

That's what this reminds me of,
Romeo and Juliet. You're Juliet.

[♪♪♪]

Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo.

I'm right here.

Oh, this is so awesome.

- Bye.
- [CHUCKLES] Bye.

I thought we were going to eat.

Don't worry, last time
I was out in 20 minutes.

Shake some hands, give
a few sound bites...

then we'll go to dinner, okay?

Well, as your bodyguard, your
fans look excited to see you.

You got my back, right?

Always.

I can't wait for you to
see the surprise I planned.

A surprise?

You're gonna love it.

[CROWD SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

TRACE: Hey.

No problem.

- Thanks.
- WOMAN: We love you so much.

[♪♪♪]

I got you something.

I hate the fact that you think
bribery's gonna work on me.

Because it does.

I hate that you know
that too. What do we got?

- Mm. Consider me bribed.
- [LAUGHS]

And voilà .

Oh, perfect. Another
picture, another arch.

MEGAN: Mm-hm. I just
want it to be perfect.

You know, I don't think
weddings need to be perfect.

I mean, not that there's
anything bad about it...

but it's just a day, and all the...

All the speeches, the cake,

the dancing seems like
a big deal at the time...

- but they're not.
- Hmm. You enjoyed ours.

Yeah, I just remember borrowing
money for a wedding ring...

borrowing money for your wedding dress,

borrowing for a first place to live.

And we laughed that we had to find
something borrowed for the wedding.

[LAUGHS]

Nell's gloves.

Yeah.

[♪♪♪]

Another one.

TRACE: Make it two.

Must be my lucky day.

It's Trace Riley from
the Trace Riley Band.

Listen, Donovan...

- I want you to know...
- You didn't have anything to do with it?

Yeah, I know.

My guys overheard you talking to Mark,

asking him not to give
you the extra time.

I still don't feel right about it.

I appreciate that, Trace,
but it ain't your doing.

Mark...

he's a smart man.

Knows when he's got a hot hand.

This is your time.

What are you talking about?

You know a funny thing about time?

- You never think it's gonna run out.
- What do you mean by that?

I used to look at my girl
the way you look at yours.

Felt like nothing could
ever tear us apart.

You ever think about
trying to get her back?

That ship sailed a long time ago.

What about your daughter?

She hasn't spoken to me in two years.

- Maybe it's time to fix that.
- Sometimes...

you travel too far down the road to
just swing it around and head back.

I think you can always go back.

- Make it right.
- That's because...

you still think you
got time on your side.

One day you wake up and realize
you didn't lose it, you just...

misplaced it.

[♪♪♪]

So David is going to leave
his job and come home with me.

Well, not to my home, but to the
inn. Not to live, but to work.

Has he told his parents yet?

He said no. I'm thinking maybe.
That would explain the quiche.

That quiche was such a
warning sh*t across the bow.

Exactly.

It's a complicated mixture
of David's parents...

eggs, personal feelings, salt...

- family obligations.
- Cooking temperatures, I got it.

You gotta stop. Let that quiche go.

That quiche is David's parents.
It's not David's quiche. We like his.

Okay, true.

- But I can't turn off my brain.
- I know.

Neither can I, but David
wants to be with you...

you wanna be with David.

Life or quiche don't have to
be more complicated than that.

- I know, but it always is, isn't it?
- Well...

- We're still amazing though, right?
- Oh, amazing.

Okay, I'm done here.

- What?
- I'm having a G and T. Hi.

[CHUCKLES]

BREE: Oh, stop, stop, stop.

You're sure we have
enough extension cords?

Because...

I could go out, get a couple more.

You know, this will
go faster if we talked.

You don't seem to
have a problem talking,

whether anyone wants to listen.

So, what is that? It's like
a dig? What are you, 12?

You know, Connor, I'm so
sick and tired of this.

I'm so sick and tired of you just...

If this happened to me, even if
you were wrong, I'd wanna know.

You weren't.

- What?
- You weren't wrong, all right?

The guy you saw with
Danielle was her ex-boyfriend.

[♪♪♪]

I guess that makes
you a little bit happy.

Get to be the hero one more
time. Kevin saves the day again.

You have no idea what
you're talking about.

After not seeing each other...

I can only imagine what you and
David have been talking about.

Well, I'm not exactly sure either,
some of it was in iambic pentameter.

[CHUCKLES]

Well, Jessica, I know
my son really likes you.

Really? That's great,
because I really like him.

And I know that, to you,

the idea of David running a
multi-million dollar corporation...

which employs hundreds of
people isn't as important as...

perhaps baking quiches.

- We did talk about that.
- Which is why I'm asking you a favor.

A favor? Absolutely.

Good.

Because you like David,
David seems to like you...

- why don't you stay here with us?
- Here?

Until you and David settle
down, and buy a home.

I run a B and... Auberge
in Chesapeake Shores.

I know you do, for now.

I'm sure you can run one here in
Maine, or in Paris, or Boston...

or any place you'd like, really.

- Jessica, think of what's best for David.
- But...

And it won't be so bad.

Besides, attending the odd
glamorous party every now and then.

And depending on what you decide...

tonight's party could either be
a going-away affair for David...

or a celebration of David
taking over Peck Enterprises.

And welcoming you to
the family, of course.

[♪♪♪]

And it's up to me to make that decision?

In the meantime...

please accept this small gift

for being so kind and
gracious to our son.

Jessica, you know what
happened to the girl...

who became a princess
when she found her prince?

She lived happily ever after?

[CHUCKLES]

Thank you.

What?

Trace, I've called the girls, but
I still have work calls to make.

If this merger falls through,
it's gonna be terrible...

Abby, you've been on the phone all day,

I'm sure your deal
can wait until morning.

And besides, I'm trying
to be romantic here.

- What? By kidnapping me?
- If that's what it takes.

[ABBY CHUCKLES]

You have any idea where we are?

[SIGHS]

Well, it's been quiet
since we left the hotel,

so I'm hoping we're finally alone.

Well, you're right about that.

How about I give you a clue?
We are surrounded by flowers.

[SNIFFING]

I do not smell flowers.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

[♪♪♪]

Trace, this is the Alkin Gallery.
How are we here after hours?

I had our stage manager make a call...

let them know we have a very
passionate fan of impressionist art.

Seriously?

It also helped that he's
married to the curator's sister.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

What do you think?

You have managed to combine...

- my three favorite things.
- Uh...

Me, impressionist art and...

- Cheese.
- Cheese, of course.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

[ABBY SIGHS]

Trace, are you gonna be happy
without all of this back home?

We have cheese back home.

[TRACE CHUCKLES]

No, without the thousands of
fans screaming your name...

and the VIP treatment.

Abby...

none of that means anything
if I don't have you.

- You've been practicing that line?
- Yeah, a bit.

[BOTH LAUGH]

We do have permission to be in
here, right? We didn't just break in?

We might have. If you hear something,

grab a Monet, and
we'll make a run for it.

[LAUGHS]

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

It might be the most
beautiful thing I've ever seen.

It's so beautiful that
other beautiful things

realize their beauty doesn't compare...

making other beautiful things feel bad

for thinking they were ever beautiful.

- It's vindictively beautiful.
- Spitefully beautiful.

It's just cruel.

[BREE SIGHS]

You know, I always thought
life should be like this.

- Being in the Peck summer home?
- No.

Lying around with my
sisters on a warm day...

doing nothing at all.

And staring at criminally
beautiful dresses.

- Swaying in the breeze.
- You write about things like this.

I know, mostly because I can't
actually bring myself to do nothing.

- But you're doing it now.
- I know.

So David's mother asked you to stay?

So David will run the
family's corporation...

and I will run an auberge in France.

- You'll have to learn to speak French.
- Oui.

- You'll be leaving Chesapeake Shores.
- Oui.

And we will be wearing
these beautiful dresses.

- "We," right?
- Hmm.

Oui.

[BOTH SIGH]

Is that what you want?

Well, I think I'm in love.

And I wanna do what's best for him.

And me coming here would mean that...

he wouldn't have to leave...

and I could still run an auberge.

But I've never left
Chesapeake Shores before.

[♪♪♪]

I'll visit often.

I know you will.

[BOTH BREATHE DEEPLY]

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

MEGAN: Oh, these are gorgeous.
- I told you to keep it small.

- And I ignored you.
- Ugh.

[CHUCKLES]

- So you nervous?
- Hardly.

I'm already married.

Oh, I do love Thomas.

I have people come into my practice,

and they've been married 50 years...

and things changed from where
they start. The marriage changes.

But they've just managed
to find a way to get closer.

- A different way, you know?
- Hm.

- Those are pretty.
- You know...

they say that sometimes
it takes a lifetime

to learn how to dance together.

I'm just hoping that
the way we are now...

will be different than
all the other times

that just did not work before.

- A second chance. Yep.
- New beginnings.

With way, way too many flowers.

Trust me, you're gonna
love it. They're gorgeous.

That's all I'm asking, Mort.
Just consider the deal. Okay.

- I was right, wasn't I?
- You were.

They're back to being friends,
the merger's back on. For now.

Which means you can resume
your bodyguard duties.

I gotta tell you, a woman's been
following me around all week.

- Oh, really?
- She's relentless.

She even followed me into
a closed museum last night.

Wow, that sounds serious.

[BOTH LAUGH]

I'm sorry, are you Trace
Riley? Can I take a picture?

- Sure. What's your name?
- Diane.

- Nice to meet you, Diane.
- You too, Abby.

Join us for a photo?

- I'm sorry, do I know you?
- Well, no.

Diane, how... ? How do you know Abby?

[SOFTLY] Oh.

DIANE: You have a beautiful family.

_

[♪♪♪]

THOMAS: Typical of your dad, he
makes the decision to do something...

and then has other people
actually do the work.

Dad has this way of convincing people

when they're doing something for him...

they're really doing it for themselves.

Man, he was a tough act to follow.

I had this one teacher, Mr. Healy.

Never did learn my name, spent the
whole year calling me "Mick Two."

- Well, it must've been tough.
- Following a big brother...

who everyone knew was gonna
be a success, including him?

Yeah.

You know, my life hasn't
exactly been easy either.

It's hard to see that until
you're out of the shadow.

And that takes time.

Thing is, I wouldn't be doing what
I'm doing if Mick wasn't so good...

at what he does.

[CHUCKLES]

Okay, so you battling Dad over
the trust is really Dad's fault?

In a way.

Hey, truth is...

we're all just trying to
find a way to be special.

[♪♪♪]

Here.

- I could've done this myself, you know.
- MICK: I know.

You know, I threatened our mayor
once. We were back at school.

He really hated Thomas.

- Is this story going anywhere?
- Eventually.

[MICK CHUCKLES]

- I assume Thomas didn't vote for him?
- Probably not.

It was an after-school basketball game.

Thomas always tried to avoid
fights, and Frank went after him.

- So I got involved.
- What'd you do?

I got in his face...

and I told him if he messed with my
brother, he'd have to mess with me.

So you threatened him? That's great.

You could call it that, or I
was sticking up for my brother.

And then Thomas wouldn't
speak to me for a month.

Well, in our family a month is nothing.

It has taken us 40 years to
figure out why we weren't speaking.

[♪♪♪]

- I can't wait for tomorrow night.
- Neither can I.

Jess O'Brien, would you dance with me?

[PLAYING CLASSICAL MUSIC]

David Peck, I would
love to dance with you.

[CHUCKLES]

This is a big step.

You said being with me was an
adventure, so why not just take one?

But I'd... I'd never
ask you to move for me.

That's why I want to.

Are you nervous?

Um... Running the company temporarily

is a lot different than permanently.

Or running away.

- Together.
- [CHUCKLES]

Abby, it's an obscure
website, and it'll pass.

That's not the point, this is my family.

I know, and I know you didn't
sign up for any of this...

but they get this first
sh*t, and then they move on.

And it's not a story.

You don't know that,
and it might get worse.

ANNOUNCER: Give it up for
one of the hottest bands.

Celebrating their new
record, it's Trace Riley...

Abby, it's gonna be fine. Let's
just talk about this later.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

[LOUDER CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

How are you doing tonight, Dallas?

[♪♪♪]

THOMAS: Mick, maybe you're
not completely clear...

on how bachelor parties work...

but normally, the groom
doesn't have to work

for three hours to get a beer.

MICK: What's the matter,
you don't like it?

No, it's fine.

I just don't think you
understand the concept of a party.

Oh, I understand the concept of a party.

I'm the guy who used to
close the joint, remember?

I'm just a little greedy

to get this baby out on the
high seas as soon as possible.

So now I have to ask. Am I the
only one who knows about this boat?

Yeah.

Any reason why?

I have no idea.

I didn't intend to tell you.

[CHUCKLES]

You know what I find amazing?

You've made a mess of so many things,

yet you managed to
raise five great kids.

Yeah, thank you, and I
find it amazing that...

even though the O'Briens have
never been very good at marriage...

you're still working
on yours after 30 years.

An O'Brien happily married,
that would be interesting.

It'd be a miracle. Heh.

- Kind of like this boat not sinking.
- Exactly.

- No, you don't have to pay me for the beer.
- Oh, no.

MICK: Queen Victoria?

1888?

This is the coin that Dad put
under the mast when he stepped it.

[♪♪♪]

When he got rid of the boat

and they pulled the mast
out, I kept the coin.

It was the only time we all got along.

The only time I ever saw him relaxed.

It's the only time I
ever saw him smiling.

And now you've got a coin
looking for another boat.

Wow, this is...

Thank you, Thomas. Thank you.

You gonna need a crew.

Well, then, to the ship, to the crew...

- and the Blue Lady of the Skies.
- And the Blue Lady of the Skies.

MICK: No idea what Dad meant by that.
- Not a clue.

- I don't think he even knew.
- I don't think he knew either.

Yeah. I... I know, girls.

I understand, sweetie. Well, I
am going to see you very soon.

I love you too. I love
you both so much. Okay.

[BEEP]

[SIGHS]

- Hi.
- Hi.

- What's this?
- I've been going back and forth...

but I had to show you this.

What is this?

Mortgage?

School reports?

I found it in my dad's office.

This is Jess' entire life.

Like I said, when it comes to my
parents, nothing happens by accident.

Thank you.

[♪♪♪]

Good book?

Yeah, but I've read better.

It's pretty slow.

Do you remember your
plastic army soldiers?

What?

That giant box of green soldiers?

And they all melted?

- That might've been me.
- Mm.

- So you were the one.
- Yeah. Yeah.

I borrowed Dad's video
camera with my friends.

We sort of sh*t a w*r movie.

Might have lit them on fire.

[KEVIN CHUCKLES]

All right, and you're
telling me this now, why?

When you told me about Danielle...

Look, I can take care of myself...

but you were just trying to help...

and I...

[♪♪♪]

I'm sorry.

Anyway, I thought maybe
I could make it up to you.

You know, brothers in arms...

band of brothers.

It's a medic. A little Kevin.

This might be one of the
weirder things you've done.

- Although this guy does look like me.
- [LAUGHS] Yeah, that's what I thought.

- Thanks.
- Yeah.

That's me on the stretcher.

[BOTH LAUGH]

ABBY: Can't believe
we're saying goodbye.

I know it's just for a
few weeks this time, but...

TRACE: But it's supposed
to get easier, not harder.

Yeah.

So we'll talk tonight?

I will call you when I get in.

Thanks for being my bodyguard.

Well, someone's gotta have your back.

Listen, Abby.

- I'm so sorry.
- I know.

I love you.

I love you too.

Come on.

- Bye.
- Bye.

[CAMERA CLICKS]

[SIGHS]

Jess, this is crazy. I'm so sorry.

- JESS: I'm not.
- You're not sorry?

I'm too upset to be sorry.

And to think I thought Deidra liked me.

I thought she truly wanted the
best for me. The best for David.

- Jess, you look really good in that dress.
- Really?

- I'm not gonna take it!
- Okay, what are you gonna do?

I don't know. Everything.

Nothing, I don't know. I'm
just very, very, very angry.

Do you want me to come with you?

No, I want you to stay
here and stick to the plan.

Got it. You're not going to
do anything too crazy, right?

Have I ever done anything
crazy in my lifetime?

- Frequently.
- Then yes, I am.

[ABBY GRUNTS]

[HUFFS]

Mr. and Mrs. Peck.

- You look lovely, Jessica.
- Thank you, I know.

You look lovely too.

Oh, thank you.

Which is why this hurts so much.

You had no right to spy on me.

This is just not cool, and
mean, and rotten and wrong.

Jessica, there is a complete
explanation for all of this.

Really? Oh, good.

[♪♪♪]

I mean, no. This is just wrong.

We wanted to make sure that

David was with someone
of whom we approve.

Still wrong. You can't spy on me.

I don't see the problem, Jessica.

And that's the problem.

You say that you want me here, you
tell David that you want me here...

and all the while, it's
to see if I'm good enough?

Yeah, I might just run a B&B...

and I really don't know what an
auberge is, and I don't speak French...

and I don't play polo...

and when you said "Gstaad" earlier,

I didn't know it started with a "G."

Which is silly anyway.

But I am proud of who I am,

and where I come from,
and who my family is...

and while they're all nuts,
and we have our problems,

trust me, a ton of them...

they love me, and I love them,

and I don't need you to
say I'm good enough...

because no one is gonna
put Jess in a corner.

So before I move into this fishbowl...

I'm leaving, and that's
I, Jess. Not I, Jessica.

So you can have your party,
and your life, and your son...

even though I love him a whole lot...

but you can't have me.

And I'm keeping this dress.

[♪♪♪]

[JESS PANTING]

- You're wearing your dress too?
- You bet I am, I'm never taking it off.

Operation Pumpkin, engaged.

- You look really amazing by the way.
- Really? Thank you so much.

[GRUNTS]

- JESS: You tell David we're leaving?
- Haven't seen him.

- JESS: What? But that was part of the plan.
- No time.

JESS: Oh, no.

[♪♪♪]

NELL: Love is a spark
that creates a fire...

and to make it last,
you have to tend to it.

You have to nurture it. And you
have to give it room to grow.

It's about changing with each other,

and it's about finding the balance.

Not only who you are,
but who you are together.

You enter marriage with
your eyes wide open...

but you walk through
it with one eye shut.

Because great marriages, they
don't worry about the small things.

No, great marriages, they
focus on the bigger picture...

and they focus on love.

Kiss her now?

You may kiss each other. Kiss
your wife, and kiss your husband.

[BREE WHOOPING]

MICK: Well done.
Congratulations, Thomas.

- NELL: Oh, Thomas.
- MEGAN: Congratulations.

KEVIN: Guys, congratulations.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

You've been amazing, San Antonio.

We've got time for one more.

It's called "More Where That Came From."

One, two, three.

♪ They love to tell us ♪
♪ That we'll never make it ♪

♪ They're throwing stones ♪
♪ Against the glass just to break it ♪

♪ But they don't live here ♪

♪ They don't know this kind of love ♪

MEGAN: Thank you for building that arch.

Twice.

Oh, you were right.

I'm glad we didn't keep it simple.

- "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right."
- Nicely done.

- Ah. Years of practice.
- [CHUCKLES]

At our wedding, did the
minister say that thing about...

walking into a marriage
with both eyes open...

and walking through
it with one eye closed?

Honestly...

I can't remember.

[♪♪♪]

NARRATOR: Next time
on Chesapeake Shores:

Simon, what are you doing here?

- I volunteered to simplify your life.
- My parents still go out on dates too.

ABBY: Okay, there are pictures
of my daughters online.

- Trace, it scares me.
- I want to spend time with you.

- And I'm not interested.
- I can't believe David and I are over.

- I'll be there.
- What is it?

Sarah was hurt at work. She's
on her way to the hospital.