03x06 - Here and There

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NARRATOR: Previously
on Chesapeake Shores:

JESS: David and I are over.

- It's not necessarily over.
- It is.

I'm not Martin. Sending in
your manuscript was a mistake.

KEVIN: You know what, I do.

- I love you.
- I love you.

It's great what you two are doing.

My parents still go out on dates too.

I don't know if you're still
in the market for a cook.

I'd like to submit my application.

- Do you have references?
- Just one.

I missed her more than anything.

[JESS SQUEALS]

[♪]

You gonna open that?

I don't know. Think I should?

You went to all the trouble to
bring it in. It might be wise.

By consolidating eight
scripts into seven...

... I now only have
to eliminate six more.

And my brain is mush.

On top of that, Seven-Draft Simon
and I are hosting an authors' series.

Which means we are
spending time together.

I don't know what that means.

If anybody wants to make me feel
better, now would be a good time.

- Seven drafts is better than eight?
- Wrong words.

Okay.

Hey, Gran, breakfast is fantastic.

I didn't do any baking today,
because today is my flower face-off...

... with the beloved Dorothy McNamara.

- You said "beloved" again.
- Oh, indeed I did.

And I meant every word.

But I did nothing with the breakfast.

Two fairies made this
beautiful breakfast.

- What?
- MEGAN: Morning.

- ABBY: You two made this?
- Yeah.

- Mimi teach you how to make those?
- No, but they look fantastic.

Dad's new girlfriend, Terri, did.

- Dad has a new girlfriend?
- She's a really good cook.

And she's really fun.
And she has a daughter.

When did Dad start dating... ?

I ran out of food at my place. Wow.
It smells delicious in here, Gran.

I had nothing to do with it. And
I need a ride to my flower show...

... because I have to hold
my beautiful flower entry.

Sorry, Gran, I can't.

I have so much research to do

for this case we're
litigating in Baltimore.

Give me 20 minutes, and I'll be ready.

Wha... ? Did I just say
yes? I thought I said no.

- That would be a "yes."
- Oh.

Kevin, can you... ?

No, I'm doing a rotation
in Chesapeake, so I can't.

- Mom?
- Oh, no.

Mick, we're gonna talk
about the mayor's assistant.

Kate Pragnell. Right.

So Denver, San Jose...

... and NYFD, New York's bravest.

At least you're getting closer to home.

Yeah, just not quite close enough.

- Wow. This looks like a k*ller breakfast.
- ABBY: Oh!

- Trace!
- Trace, you're back.

MICK: How are you, man?

TRACE: I missed you girls. Ooh.

[♪]

- When did you get back?
- Late last night.

- Want some breakfast? The girls made it.
- Yes. Definitely

♪ 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 ♪ª

[♪]

- DAVID: You have the coffee?
- Made and poured.

- And the quiches are... ?
- In the oven. Here you go.

- And the... ?
- Croissants ready in... Ding.

Are you okay? It's
great to have you back.

I'm not doing anything. I'm
following you. I can't help.

Right. Sorry.

I got used to doing everything
on my own when you were gone. I...

- You're doing great.
- Really? Thanks.

Here you go.

We can go back to the way things
were, when you did everything.

I wouldn't want that.

Good. I was about to
tell you how I'm amazing,

capable and doing everything.

[LAUGHS] Jess.

Right. Sorry. Um...

Why don't we divide responsibilities
and share chores... ?

Would you like to go on a
date with me to a restaurant?

[♪]

Like a real date?

Yeah.

Are you annoyed Wes is
involved with someone new

or that he didn't tell you?

You didn't go out of your way to
let him know we were back together.

Okay, well, it is different
with us because we have history.

I don't know anything about her.

Wes still had to come to terms that
I'd be spending time with his daughters.

I know you probably
think I'm overreacting...

... but I just need to vent a little bit

before I meet Wes' new girlfriend.

- You already called Wes?
- Yeah.

I invited him and Terri
to come out tonight.

I was hoping you could be there.

[CHUCKLES]

As much as I would love to meet Terri...

... I have a recording session
in Baltimore this afternoon.

But I'll see you later. I
booked a last-minute gig.

Encore performance for two sisters,
Return of the Snipes.

- Good luck. They're a tough audience.
- You too.

- Let me know how it goes.
- I will. Bye.

- I'll see you tonight.
- Yeah.

[SIGHS]

[♪]

[CHATTERING] Oh, that's nice.

Oh, this will be good.

Oh.

Oh, well.

If it isn't Nell O'Brien.

Oh-ho-ho. And the
beloved Dorothy McNamara.

Well, I can't even begin to describe...

... how it makes me
feel to see you again.

I bet you can't.

- [LAUGHS]
- Your display is lovely. [LAUGHS]

- I'm sure that yours will be lovely also.
- Oh, well, I do try.

My late husband was always so proud
of the way I kept our gardens...

- ... and the trophies I won here.
- Uh-huh.

You must've had trouble
finding somewhere...

... for your second-place
ribbons. [CHUCKLES]

[CHUCKLES]

Ah...

The things I do for you, Gran.
I have a law degree from NYU.

I called in to work and told them
I'm gonna be late because I'm a spy.

Stop complaining and
show me what she brought.

- You could've done this for yourself.
- What? And give her the satisfaction?

- Oh, no. No, no. Never.
- Oh, hi.

- Oh. Okay.
- I did some reconnaissance.

She's got delphinium, purple veronica.

There's nothing out of the
ordinary here, except...

[GASPS]

A grown man doing
espionage for his grandma?

Connor.

Why did you become a lawyer?

I'm here to fight for truth,
justice and the American way.

Good.

Because...

... how if I told you that
Miss Dorothy McNamara...

... that she is a...

A cheat.

- Shh.
- Well, now...

... how would that make you feel?

Neither true, just nor American.

Good. Because you're gonna
help me fight for all three.

[♪]

I think it's a mistake

your school's allowing you to
do a rotation in Chesapeake.

Why?

Because there can be some negatives.

- Didn't the doctor clear you for full duty?
- Yeah. Clean bill of health.

I'm saying there's
some negatives for you.

Lot of maintenance this week.

You'll be doing medical
inventory on the trucks.

- It's okay.
- And trainees always cook.

So don't make your signature
mac and cheese and meatballs.

I wasn't. I learned how to make
this fancy quiche thing at Jess' inn.

- Quiche thing? Wow.
- Yeah.

- Wait, what are the negatives?
- You're gonna have to work with me.

That does sound horrible.

- I can be exacting when it comes to rules.
- I'm going to be able to figure it out.

- That's not the worst of it.
- MAN: Hey, hey.

- MEN: O'Brien!
- Whoo!

Welcome back.

- MAN: [CHUCKLES]
- Yeah.

BREE: "For all their
swinging and swaying...

... their tired feet
never left the ground."

[CROWD APPLAUDING]

Thank you, Bree. That was lovely.

Simon, any thoughts?

Honestly, I think that's
some of Bree's very best work.

Thank you.

So, Bree, what prompted your move back

to Chesapeake Shores from Chicago?

Um, a number of reasons, really.

But, um, I had a story to tell.

- And Chicago just wasn't the place.
- Mm-hm.

And, oh, Simon? You are also pivoting
from your Caroline novels...

... with Dublin's Last Sunset.

- Could we hear an excerpt?
- BREE: Ooh.

My pleasure.

This is our harrowed lovers'
first parting in wartime Dublin.

[CLEARS THROAT]

"He stood on the curb.

[IN IRISH ACCENT]
'I'm not Brandon,' he said.

'I don't know Brandon. If
I was to meet Brandon... '"

"Brandon"?

Excuse me?

[♪]

Oh, uh, I'm so sorry. Uh...

It's... You said "Brandon,"
like Martin Brandon?

Like, the "if you were to meet
him, you would hate him" Brandon?

- [IN NORMAL VOICE] Yes, but...
- You said those exact words.

Right, but Brandon is my
Brandon, my fictional Brandon.

Well, you substituted
"Brandon" for "Martin,"

- which doesn't make fiction.
- Art imitates life.

- Okay, but that is not art.
- Is the name Brandon or Martin?

- Brandon.
- Martin.

[CROWD CHUCKLING]

MEGAN: Connor mentioned you've
been spending time together.

MICK: A little bit, yeah.

That's unusual and pretty great.

Yeah, well, things change.

Mm-hm. They do.

I am finally feeling all settled
in my new house and my new job.

Oh, good. How's it going with the kids?

It's getting better.

Well, mostly.

"Getting better mostly" to
the O'Briens is pretty good.

[CHUCKLES] You got a point.

When Jess was in high school, she
wouldn't speak to me for a month...

... because I hadn't
noticed she cut her hair.

- Sure that was the only reason?
- Probably not.

Things were so crazy, I
don't think even she knew why.

- So, Mick...
- Hmm?

... is this a date?

I don't know.

[♪]

- Hey, Trace.
- Hey.

- I didn't know you played golf.
- I don't.

And I don't fish, bowl...

... and assuming that mat there
is for yoga, do that either.

[TRACE CHUCKLES]

Mom asked me to stop by
on my way to Baltimore.

She's, uh, afraid
you're getting cold feet

about selling the bank
and finally retiring.

Trace, I built this business
from the ground up, 43 years.

If I'm not running this
bank, then who am I?

Oh, I don't know.

Maybe a husband, a father.

A yogi.

- Very funny.
- [LAUGHS]

But, Trace...

... I was always there
for you and your mother.

Anything you needed,
this job made it possible.

You might have been there financially.

But you weren't always
there emotionally.

- I needed a father, not a banker.
- Trace, this is who I am.

You don't have a family of your
own yet, so you wouldn't understand.

It's not as easy as you think.

Well, I know Mom misses you.

I'll see you.

See you, son.

[♪]

- You seem worried.
- I'm not worried.

I know worried, and you are worried.

- Is that why you're here?
- Partially.

I don't really need David anymore.

As a boyfriend?

No, as a cook, a chef,
launderer, handyman.

[♪]

CARRIE & CAITLYN: Dad. Terri.

Hey, you guys. What's going on, huh?

- JESS: Oh.
- WES: Hey.

It's good to see you. Muah. Muah.

- I'm gonna go.
- No, please don't.

Nope. You have fun with Mary Poppins.
I got a date with David. See you.

- Hi.
- WES: What has been going on, huh?

- You having fun?
- CAITLYN: Yeah.

WES: Good.

- Hey.
- Hi.

- ABBY: Hi. Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.

[♪]

Tambourines and maracas to
catch snipes. Nice touch.

- Never taken your kids snipe hunting?
- JOHN: Not yet. My kids are too little.

They'd would just start crying.

It's all about Freddie
the Fish at our house.

- I'm gonna go check on those tracks.
- TRACE: Sounds good. Thanks.

I can't believe I'm
listening to the two of you

talk about putting kids to bed.

- I can tell you a Freddie the Fish story.
- Pass.

What? That was funny.

You good?

Yeah, yeah. I just, uh...

I had a little thing
with my dad earlier.

You and your old man have always
had a complicated relationship.

I thought we were past it,

but I guess we still have
a few things to work out.

Hey, guys.

Sorry, but our computers just
crashed and wiped out everything.

- We're gonna have to rerecord.
- LEIGH: What?

TRACE: Can't we can
reschedule? Maybe tomorrow?

I'm off to California in the
morning. Mark Hall needs these tracks.

Guys, I gotta go. I promised
Abby's kids I'd see them tonight.

Trace, I don't think we
have that choice, do we?

All right. Just, uh, let me make a call.

[SIGHS]

Hey, Abby.

Looks like we're not gonna
get out of here for a while.

Can you let the girls
know I can't make it?

Yeah, I'll see you later.

Okay, bye.

Sorry.

TERRI: Oh, um, ahem...

Your daughters, Abby, they're so smart.

They're really sweet and giving.

And they made Wes and me
these amazing pancakes.

- Would you like one?
- No. Thank you.

I'd love your recipe.

Oh, uh, it's my mother's, probably.

But I'm sure she would
love to give it to you.

Um... Considering you
work in Baltimore...

... I can't imagine how tough
it must be going back and forth.

Yeah, yeah, it is. It is. [LAUGHS]

But you know what, it reminds me of
this great quote that I read. Um...

Have you heard of the Ms. Marvel blog?

[CHUCKLES]

Wes, you don't understand.
It's a great blog.

All of my friends read it.

Every... Anyways.

How does it go? Um... "You put
in the time. You put in the hours.

You tend to the garden,
and you always get flowers."

- I think Terri knows that one too.
- Stop.

So, um, how long have
you two known each other?

We started dating just
over six months ago.

Yeah. We didn't want to complicate
things until we were a couple.

So when Carrie and Caitlyn were
with their dad, I stayed away.

CAITLYN: Terri, come
see our fairy garden!

Oh, excuse me. I'll be right
back. The coffee is delicious.

Thank you, Abby.

[♪]

- Well, she... she seems nice.
- And just so you know, she's not a felon.

- Good.
- She runs a large blog from home.

Wow, that's cool. I love blogs.

What's it called?

Actually...

... Terri is Ms. Marvel.

- What?
- [CHUCKLES]

- Yeah.
- What?

Yeah.

TERRI: What is this?

- This is our fairy garden.
- TERRI: My goodness.

That's...

That's great.

And, uh...

... I love her.

And I hope you like her too.

Because I'm gonna ask her to marry me.

Wow.

Wes, that's...

[♪]

- Congratulations.
- Thank you.

- Thank you.
- Congratulations.

That's just...

So great. [CHUCKLES]

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

Sorry.

[KEYPAD CLICKING]

Ugh. The Met just keeps asking me...

... to curate this show
for a hot, new young artist.

- I thought you were done curating?
- I am.

- They just want me to do this one.
- You gonna do it?

- I don't know.
- It would mean going to New York.

Yeah.

Sounds like a wonderful opportunity.

- Not trying to convince me, are you?
- No, I just think it sounds interesting.

- Hmm. It sounds like you are.
- Why would I do that?

Because maybe I'd move back to New York.

Heh. Megan, I'm the one
who brought you here.

But you didn't intend
for me to stay, did you?

I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have said that. I
know you didn't mean that. I, uh...

- Maybe I misunderstood.
- I think maybe you did.

- So how's the Trust development going?
- Great. Really great.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

- Hey, honey.
- ABBY: Hi, Dad.

I just wanted to let you
know that I just offered...

... to host a dinner tomorrow night
for Wes and Terri and her daughter.

Okay.

And, um...

... Wes is also getting engaged.

Wow.

- Are you okay with that?
- Yeah, I'm fine.

I'm just, uh...

... processing.

But we will talk later.

- Wes is getting engaged.
- What?

I'll tell your mother. She'll
probably wanna start cooking today.

Thank you. Bye.

[♪]

[INDISTINCT DIALOGUE]

[GIRLS GIGGLING]

[♪]

NELL: She's gone.

Look, Gran, no offense,
but why does this matter?

You've lost to Dorothy
for, what, 15 years now?

Well, I don't mind losing
to Dorothy McNamara.

But I don't like losing to a cheat.

Rule 23-A says that
all flowers and fauna...

... has to be come from within
the boundaries of Maryland.

Stop.

Oh, Connor, there it is.

The coast is clear. Here.

NELL: Oh...

"The Middlemist camellia."

There's only two.

One in New Zealand.

And the other is in a
greenhouse in Britain.

- Do you know what this means?
- I do.

I'm gonna call the police
and have her arrested.

Dorothy will spend the rest of
her days gardening in Alcatraz.

You don't take any of
this seriously, do you?

Gran, I am insulted.

The fate of the free world
hinges on what happens here today.

Remember when you were only 8 years old?

And you were so sick with the
flu. You looked up at me and said:

"Gran, you'll always be
there for me, won't you?"

And I'll always be there for you."

- And I said, "Do you mean it?"
- "Do you mean it?"

- And you said...
- Fine.

What do you want me to do?

[CONNOR CHUCKLES]

And I really wasn't thinking.

I just was very upset with your parents.

And I wanted to speak my mind, so I did.

It was great.

After I went back inside...

... Alexandra was talking to them.

And when I found out what
happened, I joined in.

You did?

- I'm so sorry for what happened.
- No, it's okay.

You know, I think that they
might have been sorry too.

Might be?

They didn't deny that they were wrong...

... which is about as close
as it gets with my parents.

Were they upset when you left?

I don't know.

They told Alexandra that
she's running the company now.

And then, um...

... before I said goodbye, I made
them dinner, this six-course meal.

I pulled out all the stops.

And?

And my dad got up.

And he walked away from the
table. And he didn't say a word.

I'm sorry.

- TRACE: How'd it go with Wes and Terri?
- Uh, heh.

[CHUCKLES]

Well, uh...

... have you heard me
talk about Ms. Marvel?

Yeah, I think so.

It's like a cooking blog, right?

Close. It's about, uh, being
the perfect single parent.

Okay.

Well, it...

... turns out that Ms. Marvel...

... is Terri Ingram.

[CHUCKLES]

Yeah, and she's even
more perfect in person.

And Wes is going to propose.

Wow. I missed all that?

Well, that had to be tough.

I'm sorry I wasn't there.

Yeah, it was.

But, uh, Terri is great,
and the girls like her, so...

And that's what's most important, right?

Right.

Come here.

[ABBY SIGHS]

Hey. Thanks for coming
in so early, Mick.

I was hoping to get these loan
documents signed and ready.

No problem.

So, um, how's your dad doing
with the selling of the bank?

I think he'll be okay.

He might take up yoga.

- That's something I'd like to see.
- [LAUGHS]

Or maybe not. He's a good man, your dad.

He spent more than half his
life building up that bank.

That's quite an accomplishment.

Yeah, it is.

Yeah, but after 43 years...

- ... what's left to accomplish?
- [CHUCKLES]

I've asked myself that
same question many times.

- Hey, Mick.
- Hmm?

You ever regret missing stuff
when your kids were growing up?

Oh, yeah, all the time.

I used to tell myself that
I needed to be away working...

... building, being a provider.

And now?

Now I realize...

... that the measure of a man's
success is not what he has...

... but who he has to
truly share it with.

You know, Mick, I like our little talks. e

Me too.

- There you go.
- I'll sign.

[LAUGHING]

- CARRIE: Watch this.
- CAITLYN: [LAUGHS]

- CARRIE: Look at me.
- ABBY: Whoo! Good job.

Hey, Mom, watch this. I got
a new twist on my handstand.

Ooh, that's good.

- I'm still working on it.
- ABBY: You'll get it. I have no doubt.

- Terri's nice, isn't she?
- Yeah, she likes to sing Beatles songs.

Wow.

What do you, um, think of her with Dad?

It's okay.

- Dad already asked us that.
- What's that?

If we were okay with him marrying Terri.

Oh. Uh, what did you say?

CARRIE: Sure. Watch this.

Three, two, one. Split. Ta-da!

ABBY: Whoa.

[ALL LAUGH]

- That's really good. [CHUCKLES]
- CARRIE: [LAUGHS]

I didn't write actual conversations
replacing "Martin" with "Brandon."

The fact is, the conversation
didn't belong to you.

But it was our conversation.
I have 50 percent custody.

Okay, I have a question for you.

Your family members that read your
book, they recognize themselves?

- A few.
- Then what's the difference?

Well...

I mean, Bree, we all write
what we know. That's what we do.

I turned you into a painter in Ireland

and you turned me into Wallace...

... a marine biologist
with a flounder obsession.

It's my favorite fish.

Well, that is sweet.

But in real life, I happen to be

terribly allergic to
seafood of all varieties.

- One taste and I puff up like a blowfish.
- [CHUCKLES]

Oh, that is so tragic and
wonderfully ironic at the same time.

- I have to use that in my book.
- Well, thank you and you're welcome.

[BREE SIGHS]

What are we doing?

Simon, what are you really doing here?

I suppose you won't
completely buy me saying...

... I'm a good Samaritan who
helps novelists in distress.

No.

Because I'm not in distress.

I kind of want an answer without
all the cleverness attached.

The truth is...

... I wanted to come back,
but I didn't know how to do it.

And I love your novel.

So volunteering to edit it...

... was my lame excuse to see you.

Well, sometimes "lame" can be...

- Brilliant?
- Not so lame.

[♪]

Okay.

[CHATTERING]

Now, how exactly did Gran
get you to spy for her?

- I'm guessing she brought up the flu?
- The flu?

- NELL: I say love. Love works.
- CONNOR: Agreed.

I'm going with Gran. That was why.

No, Connor had the most disgusting
flu, and Gran took care of him.

And she's been working
that guilt for 20 years.

[ALL LAUGH]

- It was a really gross flu.
- Trace, can we go snipe hunting tonight?

- I would love to, but...
- Girls, Trace has to, um, work.

He's got a gig in D.C.

- Maybe we can go.
- CAITLYN: And we can send him a video.

- Yeah, send me a video.
- Sure.

You cannot write about any
of this in your next book.

- I wouldn't dream of it.
- Hey, you're not writing about us too.

- Wait, wait, who's writing about who?
- Not me.

I got to set the record straight,
okay? I was not guilted into it.

Gran can attest. I did it for
truth, justice and the American way.

[ALL CHATTERING]

- Hey. Hey.
- Way to go, Superman. Way to go.

Okay, is everybody here?

I'd like to make a toast.

I'd just like to say that, um,

over the years, this
table has gotten larger...

... it's gotten small.
Now it's large again.

That's a testament to this family

and the love that we
have for one another.

And tonight, we have some very
special guests at the table.

And we'd like to, uh, pass
that love on to you guys.

And so may you always be healthy.

And may your home always be too
small to hold all of your friends.

- TRACE: Cheers.
- MICK: We love you. Thanks.

- KEVIN: Cheers.
- Cheers.

MEGAN: Cheers.

CAITLYN: [LAUGHS] CARRIE: Come on.

When I was young, I decided
to only read dead authors.

I love dead authors.

Yes, me too.

I read them because I
knew once I'd consumed

everything that they'd written...

... I'd never have to worry about
missing their next great work.

That seems logical.

- It's also kind of sad.
- Yeah.

Bree, I love your writing.

But more than that...

[SIGHS]

... I like you.

And I don't want to give that up.

[EXHALES]

This feel like we're
gonna have the, um...

Like, the "what are we" talk?

Yeah.

Yeah, I need to ask the question.

Um...

You could just keep making
excuses to come visit me.

You know, I think now is the
moment I ask you not to be clever.

Yeah, it's easier to be clever
than it is to be vulnerable.

Cleverly said.

Right.

[♪]

Okay.

Okay, well, let's
just, uh... Let's talk.

Good.

- ABBY: I really want to dislike her.
- MEGAN: She's pretty hard to dislike.

I just never thought about

having to share my
children with anyone else.

And I know that Wes has
had to accept Trace, but...

But you never thought about
another woman raising your children.

Hmm. No.

And what is wonderful...

... and horrible, is that...

... Carrie and Caitlyn are okay with it.

They're even happy.

- That's what I want for them, but...
- Of course you do.

That's the most important thing.

Even in my worst moments,
I knew you had Gran.

And that was wonderful...

... and horrible too.

Mom...

[♪]

Yeah. Ahem.

- CONNOR: Gran.
- Hmm.

- I found what you're looking for.
- The smoking g*n?

- More like a flowering one.
- [LAUGHS]

I canvassed some flower stores.

And I managed to find out...

Don't ask.

... that Dorothy has
been importing flowers...

... including one Middlemist
camellia from England.

I knew she was cheating.

She's been doing it for years.
Here is what I couldn't figure out.

She's paying for them in installments.

Some of them are still outstanding.

What do you mean installments?

Dorothy's well-off.

That's what I thought, so
I did a little research.

And it turns out, after
Dorothy's husband d*ed...

... she hasn't had
a stable place to live

or a place to grow her own flowers.

- What?
- Gran, I think that the...

The facade of the flower show...

... it might be pretty
much all she has left.

Facade, indeed.

Well, I mean, cheating is
cheating, but at least now we know.

[♪]

When I hang out with your
family, I think about how...

How crazy we are.

I was gonna say how wonderful you are.

I guess we're kind of
wonderful too, sometimes.

Your dad and Connor are talking
again. That's really nice.

Yeah.

I guess it is.

I just mean you guys seem
to get over things quickly.

Only when we throw them under the rug.

But you and Alexandra,
you guys seem okay.

Yeah.

My family excels at seeming.

But we're never even
close to being okay.

[♪]

You having fun yet?

Uh, actually, yeah. [LAUGHS]

No one got hurt. All that's
left is cooking dinner.

Good thing you're a paramedic,
because your cooking might k*ll us all.

What?

- Nothing.
- No, there's something.

When you stop smiling,
there's always something.

All right, it's just... I've only
gotten three job offers so far.

- Denver, San Jose and New York.
- Oh.

I've applied to every department
within a hundred miles of here...

... but so far, nothing close by.

Well, I'm sure you'll
hear something soon.

I just, uh...

I like being here with you.

Yeah, it's been okay.

Come on.

If you're nice, I'll let you
help me roll up the hoses.

I've been thinking about yesterday.

At Sally's?

Yeah, me too.

It felt, um...

- ... familiar.
- Mm-hm.

Unfortunately.

I guess we haven't changed
as much as we thought we had.

Hmm.

Do you ever wonder what
might've happened... ?

If?

Yeah, if.

We had some good times.

Yes, we did.

I'm just not sure I'm
over the other stuff.

Same here.

It's kind of like...

... so much water under the bridge...

... that maybe the
bridge has washed away.

Think there's any chance
we could rebuild it?

I think that maybe

this is a chance for us to
build something different.

- [♪]
- Like that old boat you're building?

- Ah. So you know about that, huh?
- Mm-hm.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

I'm just glad that you found something
that makes you so happy, Mick.

Well, thank you, Megan.

So am I.

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

[BEEPING]

CARRIE [ON VIDEO]: Hi, Trace.
We're looking for snipes.

Dad saw one, but it got away.

We miss you.

Wish you were here.

[♪]

And second place goes to Nell O'Brien...

... for her traditional mass
display, "Summertime Fugue."

Love you, Gran.

Thank you so much. Appreciate you.

Okay.

And first place, for
the 16th year in a row...

... goes to Dorothy
McNamara for "Gilded Lilies."

Come on up, Dorothy.

- Congratulations.
- Thank you.

- Well done.
- Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[CAMERA CLICKS]

Dorothy, could I talk
to you for just a minute?

Of course. I always have
time for you, my dear Nell.

Listen, I was thinking that we
might go and have lunch together.

Because after 16 years...

... heh, maybe it's time, you know?

It's not the trophies or the ribbons...

... it's the friendships
that are the true rewards.

[♪]

I can't agree more.

You can go to work now.

Huh.

[♪]

The last three days have
been the best of my life.

We really didn't do anything special.

It's just that it wasn't
special. It was just...

- ... the way that I thought it would feel.
- For me too.

Which is why I just
don't want it to end.

Yeah.

[♪]

- JESS: I'll do the scones.
- I'll do the quiche.

- JESS: I love your quiche.
- I love your scones.

- And you wash. I'll dry.
- And we'll both fold.

- Deal. See? We make a great team.
- Yes, we do.

- I always knew I wanted to be a writer.
- Not me.

I always fancied myself a rock star.

Hmm. You realize by saying
things like "fancied myself"...

... you could never,
ever become a rock star.

Yeah. Not to mention the
fact that I'm tone deaf.

But you know what? I still
haven't given up hope.

- Still think about it.
- Ha. Really?

Yeah, sadly. That and American football.

Quarterback. I still hope that one
day, I'll finally be discovered.

So you are a tone-deaf,

failed rock-star quarterback
who's afraid of flounder.

Yeah, pretty much.

Which is why I became a novelist.

It's far easier to
pretend to be someone else.

This "pretend" you, um...

... has he ever sold cars?

I don't understand.

Well, as you may recall, I'm
in the market for a new one.

Right.

- Maybe British.
- Okay.

Maybe a muscle car.

Something adaptable to
all kinds of terrain...

... and can fit a few
spirited family members.

Ah. Interesting.

I don't suppose you'd be
willing to give up one,

two items on your wish list?

Heh. I don't know. I,
uh, haven't decided yet.

Well, when you do finally decide

to purchase a slightly
used British car...

... give me a call.

- You're going?
- I have a talk at UCLA next week.

I either intend to talk
about contemporary fiction...

... or the state of the
British automobile industry.

You are way too clever
for your own good.

- Bree?
- Yeah.

I like you.

And there's really only
one clever thing left to do.

And it doesn't involve words.

[♪]

BREE: Mm-hm.

Mm-hm.

Ahem. Cheerio.

Mom said you were still here.

Last day.

Which I'm okay with.

I think it's time.

Not sure the banking industry
really needs me anymore.

Maybe not.

I wanted you to know I understand
how hard this must be for you.

There's a baseball game coming up.

I thought maybe we could go together.

They're on the third baseline.

The Nationals have a
good team this year.

Yeah, they do.

You know, you were right.

I don't know exactly what
it means to be a father.

But I'm trying to figure it out.

[♪]

I think you'll be okay.

- Wanna give me a hand with this stuff?
- Sure.

Thanks.

[SIGHS]

MEGAN: Hello, sailor.

- Hey.
- Hey.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

- Permission to come aboard, sir?
- Granted.

Thank you.

Oh, wow.

Mick.

I love her.

[BELL DINGS, THEN MEGAN LAUGHS]

This is where you've
been bringing Connor.

He's been helping me
put her back together.

- Thank you for inviting me to meet her.
- I just, uh...

I wanted to share this with you.

It's an old Roman tradition.

When you step the mast on a sailboat,
you slide a coin underneath it...

... for good luck and protection.

So tomorrow...

... I've got a crane
coming to re-step the mast.

So...

So is there a ceremony,
or special toast?

Or some obscure words of wisdom?

No. This is it.

Just a way to share the boat with
those that you've sailed with before.

Hm

- I'll drink to that.
- Me too.

- Come on. I'll show you the boat.
- I can't wait.

MICK: Watch your step, watch your drink.

[MEGAN LAUGHS]

- GIRL: Okay, let's go.
- CARRIE: [LAUGHS]

GIRL: Come on.

Wes, the girls have gymnastics
Wednesday and Friday.

I know. And Terri has it written down.

[TERRI & ABBY CHUCKLE]

Thank you for coming. I'm
glad we were able to meet.

Me too.

Abby, I...

I don't think this is
supposed to be easy.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

No. No, it's...

It's not, but we'll see
how it goes. [LAUGHS]

Yeah. Uh...

[ABBY CHUCKLES]

- Okay.
- Bye.

Bye.

[♪]

- Have fun at Dad's, girls.
- CARRIE & CAITLYN: Bye, Mom.

[♪]

[♪]

NARRATOR: Next week
on Chesapeake Shores:

You've been running this in absentia.

Now we do it my way.

- Mom and Dad should encourage you.
- They're setting me to fail.

- We'll be accepting your resignation.
- My what?

DANIELLE: You don't have a case.
- This doesn't sound like you.

This is me gunning for a partnership.

What would you say if I
took a job in Philadelphia?

What?