04x01 - The End Is Where We Begin

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NARRATOR:
Previously on Chesapeake Shores:

I'm back now. So let's just enjoy
the time we have together.

[♪♪♪] Is something wrong?

-I read your book.
-And?

[DOOR SLAMS]

-You can't publish this.
-Why?

MICK:
It's your truth. Not the family's.

It is what happened.
At least from what I remember.

Bree, I like you,
and I don't wanna give that up.

WOMAN: It looks like you have termites.
-Termites?

It's a miracle
the entire house hasn't collapsed.

We'd like to buy you
a new bed-and-breakfast.

In Tanglewood.

I asked for my old job back. Because
you were gonna give it all up for me.

The least I could do was do
the same for you.

I think maybe this is a chance for us
to build something different.

I'm gonna go, Abby.

We'll make it work.

We always do, right?

Every relationship takes work.

-I don't know what to do.
-You have to take care of yourself first.

I can't share your dreams
by giving up mine.

I don't think I can do this anymore.

I'm sorry.

[♪♪♪]

ABBY:
You brought me ice cream?

KEVIN:
Well, ice cream and a question.

-Ah. Nothing's ever free, is it?
-Afraid not.

[ABBY CHUCKLES] Okay, so...

if someone were to propose to you...

"If"?

Someone already did.
I used to be married, remember?

Sorry, I meant, "when."
When a guy proposes to you,

to you, in the future, how would
you like him to pop the question?

[♪♪♪]

Why? Are you thinking
about asking Sarah?!

No, no, no. It's purely hypothetical.

-Oh, is it?
-Yes.

JESS:
What's hypothetical?

Kevin is just wondering how I might like
someone to propose to me,

but apparently it has nothing to do
with Sarah.

-Are you gonna ask?
-No! This is just hypothetical.

I just mean, like...

how, when, where?

If a guy were to propose,
would you like it in a forest?

Or on a plane? Or would you...?

Would you like it on a train?
Or would you like it in the rain?

I do not like green eggs and ham.

-Don't you live someplace else?
-I do. And so do you.

She has a point.

Why are you here?

I came here to talk to Abby.

Okay, if you must know my opinion,

I think you can never go wrong
with tried and true:

Restaurant, ring and taking a knee.

[IN UNISON]
Hypothetically.

Which is great,
but it's also non-hypothetically boring.

So you have something better?

I never really intended for this
to turn into a competition.

Good, because I would win.
A proposal should be elaborate

and unique and magical--

Didn't you once say
that you wanted unicorns?

When I was 7.

And since this is hypothetical,
what's wrong with unicorns?

It doesn't matter how or where you ask.
The emotions are what matter.

-What matters?
-Oh, what are you doing here?

-Leftovers. What are you doing here?
-Getting absolutely no help at all.

I gotta go get some sleep.

So that I can drive you
back to Tanglewood tomorrow.

[♪♪♪]

-Kevin!
-This is-- Oh, my God!

What?

-What? What? What?
-[ALL CHATTERING]

[TRACE SIGHS]

[♪♪♪]

Thanks a lot.

[PHONE CLICKING]

Hey, it's Trace again. Um...

I just wanna let you know
I'm back in town.

So maybe when you're not too busy,
you can give me a call back.

I'm home.

Bye, Abby.

♪ Plane ticket already paid ♪

♪ I'm gone
But it 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
Not being 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 ♪

♪ Da-da, da-da-da ♪

♪ Da-da-da-da ♪

♪ Da-da, da-da-da ♪

♪ Da-da-da ♪

♪ Da-da, da-da-da ♪♪

[♪♪♪]

KEVIN:
I think you may have overpacked.

It was a long weekend.
I had to be prepared.

For what? An impromptu ball?

Oh, trust me, it's happened.

David packed me enough snacks
for a week.

You couldn't share?

If Connor found out,
they'd be gone in an hour.

Thanks for driving me, by the way.

No problem. Sarah and I wanted
to see the place anyway...

and gives us an excuse
to get away for a few days.

For?

"For" what?

You're gonna love it.
It's perfect, and amazing, and...

You keep saying that.

-I do?
-Mm-hm.

-Hey.
-Hey.

[♪♪♪]

You okay? You look nervous.

No. Ahem. No, definitely not nervous.

Definitely not.

Great. Now you sound nervous.

BREE: Hey, guys, don't leave yet.
I'm so sorry.

I've been struggling with the transition
between scene 4 and 5,

and the denouement...

Great, another play
I'm not gonna understand.

Relax, it just means "ending,"
and I think you're gonna like this one.

Or you're gonna really love it. Maybe.

-I forgot my coffee. So I'm gonna...
-She's writing about the family again.

If she writes about the time
I got lost in the garage,

I'm gonna write a play about her.

I could do it.

How hard could it be?

[SARAH CHUCKLES]

Porter Fund?

Yeah, we might be taking them on
as clients.

-Wow, big fish.
-Hmm.

And what about, uh...?

If you're wondering how I am
with Trace being back, I'm fine.

No, no, I was just curious
about their stock-to-cash option.

-Dad, I'm fine.
-Okay, all right.

[PHONE CLICKING]

[♪♪♪]

Dare I ask?

Hypothetically, Kevin might be
asking Sarah to marry him this weekend,

and Jess is keeping us all updated.

So your sister is spying?

We think of it
as long-distance reconnaissance.

Did you want her to add you
to the group text?

No, I'll wait till they make
the announcement themselves.

-Bye, Uncle Kevin.
-Bye, Aunt Jess.

-Bye, hon.
-Bye, Sarah.

MICK:
How about a hug for Grandpa?

-Give it up.
-Bye, Grandpa.

-Bye-bye.
-All right, girls, let's load up.

So, uh, how is Abby doing
with Trace being back?

I think she's fine with it.

-Really?
-Yeah.

You heard about Kevin and Sarah?

Unlike everyone else,
I know when not to get involved.

[HORN HONKS]

Did he?

[♪♪♪]

Oh, that's so sweet.

Aw.

-Not involved, right? Oh.
-No.

[DANIELLE GASPS]

Do you really think
he's gonna propose this weekend?

-Hypothetically.
-Then I'm hypothetically excited for them.

-And for us.
-For us?

I had my two-year review at the firm,

and they asked what my plans were,
and I said, "Partner in five years."

-And no one blinked.
-Wow!

-Partnership track?
-I know, right?

-Congratulations.
-Thank you.

Well, I guess us should celebrate.

Yeah. I was thinking
all of us NYU grads could hang out.

-Haven't seen each other since the bar.
-Yeah, sounds like fun. Um...

[CAR ALARM BEEPS]

[♪♪♪]

-You have a new car.
-I started the celebration a little early.

No more breakdowns,
no more calling you to pick me up.

And if you're really nice,
I might even let you drive it.

-Bye.
-Bye, I'll see you later.

DEL: Thank you so much
for coming in, Mr. Porter.

And thank you
for considering Capital Management.

First off, please, call me Derrick.

And I'm looking forward
to a long relationship with you both.

I'm assuming you must be the marvelous
Ms. O'Brien I keep hearing about.

Just Abby. No "marvelous" needed.

Uh, just before we get started,
I am going to need to access...

Our proprietary financial data?
Of course.

Millions of Americans trust
the Porter Fund

with their retirement investments,

and we have grown because
we put our trust in people like you.

Considering what I know about your fund,
it will be an honor to work with you.

Abby, uh, this may sound hokey,
but my father started this fund,

and he believed that every family
that puts their trust in us

becomes part of our family too.

So on behalf of our entire family,
thank you.

And if you need anything,
anything at all, please...

call me personally.

[♪♪♪]

Shall we get started?

We shall.

Mom, stop reading The Times.

It doesn't matter
where I am on the bestseller list.

What matters is my meeting

with the Kodiak Theater Group,
which starts in two minutes.

According to their assistant,
they're very prompt.

Ah! Oh, you moved up a spot.

-What?!
-Look.

[BOTH GIGGLE]

I have to text Simon.
He's gonna be so proud.

-So it doesn't matter, huh?
-Oh, no, it totally matters.

The Kodiak Group must really want
your play

if they're willing to come here.

Yeah. The chances of them offering me
anything are still really slim, though.

-How many other producers are there?
-Two.

Okay, then don't worry.
All you need is one.

[♪♪♪]

Funny, Dad said the exact same thing.

Yeah, we've been talking a little bit
about it.

[BELLS JINGLE]

Ms. O'Brien?

-Oh, they are prompt.
-Yeah.

Oh, I gotta-- Yeah.

[SOFTLY]
Hi.

[♪♪♪]

JESS:
Yes!

Oh!

-I love you. I'm so happy.
-I love you.

You bought me a rose.
Oh, I smashed it.

-You bought me a rose and I smashed it.
-We can get more.

You picked me a rose. Aw!

Thank you. Isn't this place amazing?

Just perfect.

-I gotta get back. We'll talk later, okay?
-Okay.

See you, guys.

JESS: I love you.
DAVID: I love you.

[♪♪♪]

Um, yes. I'll check you guys in, in just
a second. I'll be right back, okay? Hi.

Really does seem amazing.

And awesome and...

Actually a little bit surprised
that she said it so many times.

-You got me a rose. Heh-heh.
-Yes, I did.

Ah.

-What?
-Just thorn.

-Aw. I love you.
-I know.

No. You're supposed
to say "I love you" back.

Fine. Be that way.

Say it.

[♪♪♪]

-I love you too.
-Mm.

[♪♪♪]

Trace. I heard you were home.

-How you doing?
-I'm good. Just got in late last night.

I've been trying to call Abby,
but we haven't had a chance to connect.

Is she around?
I was hoping we could talk for a sec.

I'm sure Abby got your message.
If she wants to talk, she'll let you know.

[♪♪♪]

Right.

No, I get it.

-Can you just make sure she gets these?
-Of course.

Welcome back.

Thanks, Mick.

That was Trace. These are for you.

I didn't know whether
you'd wanna talk to him or not.

Thanks, Dad.

-I'm not sure yet.
-Mm.

Uh, so, ahem, how bad is it with Dilpher?

He's poured the foundations
for just about every structure I've built.

I got a heads-up from two city managers
there's gonna be an investigation.

Seems like you can't trust anyone
these days.

Derrick Porter?

Yeah.

His numbers are...

just strange.

Right now everything's
just a little confusing.

[♪♪♪]

SARAH: Get housekeeping and early
check-ins, tour bus is coming at 3, and...

Uh, I'll get on the reservations.
We need to deal with that reunion,

-and I'll start turndown service.
-I don't know how you do it.

-Everything okay?
-Perfect and awesome.

So do you guys have
anything special planned today?

Kevin said he has plans.

I do hope so.

And it includes a picnic lunch
that he made,

which I'm hoping doesn't k*ll me.

David helped me put it together.

Okay, David put the whole thing together.

Great. Then today will be amazing.

Bye.

[♪♪♪]

Okay.

-Bree, about this play of yours...
-Mm-hm.

What?

Well, we've just all been
getting along lately.

Mm-hm.

And we've been spending
a lot of time together, which is nice, right?

And it was your book that got us
all talking again, which is also very nice.

Mm-hm.

So, honey, we just wanna know
about your play.

That's not about us too, is it?

[♪♪♪]

Hmm. Um...

Not exactly.

Hey.

I, uh, hear that last storm really did
a number on your house.

The house survived, but a tree decided
to take out the gazebo.

That's too bad.
So how long you here for?

No, I'm just curious.
I read that your tour got extended

and I figured you'd only be here
a few days before flying out.

Missed you too, Mick.

Look, right now,
I'm just, uh, trying to fix what's broken.

Yeah, but you don't see how she feels
when you're not here.

Abby's my daughter, Trace, I--

-I'm just looking out for her.
-I'm not leaving again.

I'm here to stay.

[♪♪♪]

-Well, I guess we'll see.
-I guess we will.

Thanks for coming by, Mick.

Submitted to evidence
on January 2nd.

We also have two additional reports,
one by the EPA,

dated June 5th of last year--

This is gonna take us
some time to review.

Uh, yeah, you're right.
Okay, why don't you start with that?

And then let's meet in two days
to discuss our next meeting

after a cursory review.

I agree. Two days.

You are making us work for this.

-Yeah, thank you.
-I didn't really mean it as a compliment.

[PHONE BUZZES]

Okay.

Oh, uh, it's my brother and his girlfriend.

-He's about to propose.
-And you hired a PI to take pictures?

-Something like that.
-Huh.

You weren't so busy trying to save
the world, I'd hire you in a second.

[♪♪♪]

SARAH:
I feel like Goldilocks.

We hike a cliff and it's too high,

we try to canoe but it starts to leak...

and now we're picnicking.

And it's just right?

-It's pretty close.
-Yeah?

[PHONE CLICKING]

Okay, well...

now that we're here,

and it's just right,

or pretty close to just right,

there's been something that
I've been wanting to ask you. Oh! Oh!

Oh...

[♪♪♪]

So much for pretty close.

You know, you're not really
a picnic kind of guy.

Yeah, I guess not.

-It's all right, neither am I.
-Well, that's not what your dad said.

You asked my dad?

[♪♪♪]

Uh...

Kev, are you okay?

I mean, you just seem disappointed
by something.

And pretty close or not,
I'm having an amazing day with you.

Yeah. Perfect and awesome.

Not now, John.

Look, if you think
you can just come down here and--

It wasn't about that.

It's not about the tour for me, John, okay?
It's bigger than that.

I need to be here.

No, I can't.

[♪♪♪]

Look, I'm done. I'm sorry.

EMMA [SINGING]:
♪ Sometimes when the night is dark ♪

♪ And the world wants to take my heart ♪

♪ And it feels like the sun
Will never shine ♪

♪ I know it'll turn around ♪

♪ When love-- ♪♪

CHRIS:
Emma.

Break ended five minutes ago.

Sorry. Be right there.

Trace Riley.

I heard you might be around.

I guess your music thing didn't work out?

Everything's working out just fine.

Welcome back.

[♪♪♪]

Emma, if you want those extra shifts,
you've got to earn it.

Sorry. It won't happen again.

I cannot believe you said it.

Yeah. It was immediately stricken
from the record.

-But I said it loud and clear.
CONNOR: Come on.

"The truth?"

-"You can't handle the truth!"
-"You can't handle the truth!"

I am so, so jealous.

I'm surprised you're not doing litigation.

You spent law school talking about how
you were gonna be Clarence Darrow.

DANIELLE:
Or Judge Judy.

Actually, Connor is single-handedly
taking on United Metals.

Well, I feel sorry for them
once you guys get to trial.

Yeah, yeah.

Well, we win by not going to trial, so...

To billable hours.

And to us taking over the world. DANIELLE: Cheers.
-Cheers.

[♪♪♪] I can't believe they're shutting me down.

It's wrong, Mick.

We've always engineered
everything above code.

So why are they going after you?

I have no idea.

Maybe it's an old grudge,
maybe jealousy,

maybe Venus is in retrograde.

-I don't know.
-This isn't a witch hunt, Paul.

They must have found something.

They ain't gonna find anything.

Why don't you just tell me what you did?

Look, Mick.
We've walked every site together.

-You knew what I was doing.
-That's not an answer.

Look, we're in this together.
We're partners.

Are you insinuating that I knew?

Knew what, Mick?

Like I said before, we've always
engineered everything above code.

What's your line again? That's right:

It's just business.

[♪♪♪]

Abby. You haven't talked to him yet?

No. I don't know what to say.

I mean, I know what I wanna say,

but when I'm standing there in front
of him, my brain gets all jumbled.

So you're not getting back together, huh?

I made a decision.

Sounds like your mind's made up, honey.

Well, doesn't mean it's easy.

Okay, but I don't want somebody
who just understands my vision.

-I need somebody who can hone it.
TED: I can't agree more.

Okay, so for example,
the transition between scene 4 and 5...

It's brilliant.

[♪♪♪]

Okay, uh, how about the ending?

I love that part too.
It's my favorite part of your play.

Okay, thank you so much, Mr. Steiff.

I'm gonna think about your proposal.
In the meantime, I do have to...

-You know.
-Oh, right, you're closing.

So sorry.
I'm just such a huge fan, and I...

Thank you, thank you,
thank you so much.

-Bye.
-Okay, bye.

-Bye.
-Bye.

[MEGAN CHUCKLES]

Oh, he seems very friendly.

Teddy Steiff is a fluffy pillow.
Too soft to hold shape.

I just want somebody I can trust.

-Yes.
-Thanks for watching the store, Mom.

No problem. Gave me a nice little break
from the mayor and his opinions on art.

So my play...

Mm.

[BREE CHUCKLES]

...is not about the family.

Oh. Bree. Thank you.

-Really?
-Mm-hm.

"Hummingbirds in the Attic,
by Bree O'Brien."

Yup. It's about a, uh, bookstore owner

who is trying to find her voice as a writer

while dating a British author.

So, basically, it's about you and Simon.

No, definitely me and Simon.

Okay.

I can't wait.

It's a lot harder to get engaged
than I thought.

Hypothetically.

Yeah.

You know,
Georgia and I never really got engaged.

Just sort of happened.

This time I want it to be different.
I want it to be perfect.

There's no such thing.

You and David seem to be
in perfect sync.

Yeah, well, not here.

I hate it here.

Everywhere I turn, I see David's parents.
And not in a good way.

Well, because there isn't a good way.

It's just, this place will never be ours.

It's a job, not a family.

-Have you talked to David about it?
-No. I don't think I can.

He's just so happy. How can I ask him
to give up his dream?

But you and Sarah,
you gotta make that work.

[♪♪♪]

It's right, Kev. You love her, we love her.

Perfect or not, just ask.

SARAH:
Hey.

-Hey.
-Hey.

-You making s'mores?
-Yeah.

Would you like one? Yes, please.

[ACOUSTIC GUITAR PLAYING]

TRACE [SINGING]: ♪ Crazy dreams
Pull me further from you ♪

♪ These places and faces ♪

♪ But I'm still alone in this town ♪

♪ Nothing matters the way you do ♪♪

Hey. Connor.

What are you still doing here?

Saying goodbye to my friends out front,
saw your truck.

It's good to have you back. How was it?

It was, uh...

It was good.

-I bet.
-It was good.

You, uh, writing something new?

Maybe, I don't know.

How about you? How's the family?

Oh, they're all good.

I mean, nothing really changes here.

Trust me, that's not such a bad thing.

That's easy for you to say.
You've been everywhere.

Yeah. When I should've
just stayed right here.

Have you talked to Abby yet?

I've tried.

Well, I don't know
if you're still much of a runner,

but I hear Remmey Beach is nice.

[♪♪♪]

Around 7 a.m.

Thanks, Connor.

No problem.

[♪♪♪]

So when I told you that I wanted
to come here with Jess,

I wasn't being entirely honest with you.

Eggplant.

What?

I haven't been entirely honest
with you either.

When we both grabbed that eggplant
at the farmer's market, I did it on purpose.

So you stole the eggplant from me?

Well, I mean, you were mildly cute.

And I figured it would give us
something to talk about.

You're telling me this now, why?

Because I don't want there
to be any secrets between us.

And I love you.

-And I love that we're here--
-Okay, before we go on...

"mildly cute"?

[♪♪♪]

Yeah. Mildly.

Listen. Sarah.

I love you,

and the real reason
why I wanted to come here...

[DISHES CLATTERING]

WOMAN: I was just trying to get through.
Are you okay?

Okay, we're gonna remake everything.
Call in the night staff,

-tell them it's an emergency.
-I'm on it.

You okay, David?

Yeah. Um...

No. No. Not even close.

But don't tell Jess.
I don't wanna ruin this for her.

[♪♪♪]

MEGAN: Hey.
-Hey.

I got Carrie and Caitlyn
some new leotards.

Oh, great. They're still at practice.
They'll be home any minute.

Are you still working?

Oh, yeah.

Well, you want some good news?

I read Bree's play.

And it's not about the family this time.

Oh, well, that's a relief.

[♪♪♪]

Although when she told me
it had a "happily ever after" ending,

I figured as much.

What? You don't think it's possible?

No, I think it's possible,
I just think the O'Briens are complicated.

Well, it's gonna get complicated for Bree.

She said
she wrote it about her and Simon.

Let me know what you think.

Ah, so do you think
he's gonna propose soon or what?

Well, I hope so, or else we've all wasted
a lot of screen time on him.

BREE: Mm-hm.
ABBY: Kevin...

Well, it is always nice when the author
is standing next to a picture of the author.

I know you.

You're Hannah Urso.

I saw your last play
at the National Theatre in D.C.

It was amazing.

This is my sister, Abby.
Abby, this is Hannah Urso.

-Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you.

I'm actually going to, uh, Sally's.
Can I get either of you anything?

I'm good. Thank you.

-Okay, bye.
-Bye-bye.

So, um, what are you--?

I just signed on as the resident director
at the Baltimore Rep,

and I wanted to see you personally.

You're at the Rep?

And I wanna direct your play.

[♪♪♪]

Cool.

Ahem. Cool.

Yeah. Um...

Well, we should talk.

We could do that,

and I could pitch you on how well
I think we'd work together,

or I could give you
some of my thoughts.

And then you could let me know...

-If we're a good fit?
-Yeah.

-I like that.
-Mm-hm.

Okay, so...

A couple of bumps.

-Your transition between scenes 4 and 5.
-Oh.

It doesn't work.

I just--
There's tonal differences between--

Jace's angst and Melanie's, uh,
desire for acceptance.

-Yes.
-Mm-hm.

And I'm just not sure I understand

what Melanie really wants
in a relationship.

Neither do I.

-Yes.
-Let's get to work.

-Mm-hm. Mm-hm.
-Mm-hm.

Well, at least Bree is getting
what she wants.

Aren't you?

I don't know.

I thought so.

But I became an environmental lawyer
because Uncle Thomas offered me a job

when no one else would.

And for the past two years, I've just been
saying yes to people and to jobs,

and lately, I've been thinking
if I'd stuck it out

and stayed in the corporate world...

what might have been?

That's funny because I've been
thinking I should've gotten out.

Hey, have you heard
of the Porter Fund?

Yeah.

Okay, so they're paying out dividends

based on earnings
that only seem like they're coming

from bringing in new investors.

-Ponzi scheme.
-Yeah.

I don't know. But I will deal with it,
just like I deal with everything else.

[♪♪♪]

Like you and Trace?

Yeah, I guess.

Lately I just feel like I need to go back
to who I used to be for a little while.

Yeah, sometimes I wanna go back
to the old me too...

but I left him in Baltimore.

Well, you should look him up.

CONNOR:
Hm.

You didn't say anything, did you?

No, but you probably should.

You think so?

Worth a try.

I guess.

-Well, thank you for coming.
-Yeah, thanks for having us.

Well, I am sorry to see you go.

Me too.

Kevin, there's no such thing as perfect.

And you don't need perfect
because you have each other.

So do you. Tell David how you feel.

Like, for real?

Yeah, like, for real.

It'll be okay, Jess.

Okay, picture for the road.

What, you haven't got enough already?

What?

I love you, Jess, but you're a horrible spy.

[♪♪♪]

Pfft.

I don't know what you're talking about.

[CAMERA CLICKS]

-Bye.
-Bye.

Drive safe.

[PLAYING COUNTRY MUSIC]

You look like you could use a drink.

How can you tell?

Because otherwise,
this music is unbearable.

I'll take a beer.

I liked your song.

So embarrassing.
I never sing for anybody.

Why not?

You sing from the heart.
That's not always easy.

You don't seem to have
any trouble with that.

For me, writing from the heart's
the easy part.

Following it is a whole different thing.

Story of my life too. Emma Rogers. Trace. So you're a singer-songwriter?

Server-songwriter.
Like I said, I don't sing for people.

Maybe you should. Especially this song.

Yeah, well, don't count on it.

[♪♪♪]

Okay. So here's the deal.

I love you, a lot,
but you already know that,

and I'm just saying it
because I like saying it. A lot.

I do too, but there's something else
that we should talk about.

How we love each other.
That's not what I wanna talk about.

I wanna talk about being miserable.

Because I am miserable. I hate it here.

I do too.

It reminds me of your parents
and being in your parents' house,

which is unfair.

No, no, Jess, I'm agreeing with you.

-You are?
-Yes.

Completely.

Oh. Okay, then. I'm gonna skip ahead.

Um, I think we should go back
to Chesapeake Shores

and try to rebuild our inn,

because it's ours and it's our home
and we built it and--

-I think it's a great idea.
-Really?

-Yeah.
-Thank you. I'm...

-Heh-heh. Thank you.
-I know. I know.

[♪♪♪]

I'm gonna need to know
how much exposure I'm gonna have.

All right, well, you co--

Okay, good, thank you. Appreciate it.

-Hey.
-Hey.

So here's what I find amazing.

For two hours, Carrie and Caitlyn
have been doing backflips,

and they still have energy
to run up the stairs and do homework.

I threw my knee out just watching them.

Is this for my knee?

Stomach, knee, take your pick.

Oh, boy. I'm beginning to get
why the kids love this so much.

Hm. Mm-hm.

I don't know if you remember,
but they got this from us.

That's right.

Sunday night sundaes.

Mm-hm.

That was nice.

Yes, it was.

[♪♪♪]

Um...

Connor, we need you to formally accept
our timeline for review.

Yeah, so we can meet again
in two months?

Maybe three.

Yeah, and what about after that?

Excuse me?

Thing is...

[♪♪♪]

I can win this.

I'm sorry. What did you just say?

I immediately move to take this to court
at the earliest possible date.

I thought we were going to continue
the discovery process.

Not anymore.

I have never seen anyone take longer
to fix a flat.

Maybe if we didn't take the scenic route.

Kev, you gotta see this.

[♪♪♪]

Sarah.

I love you more than anything.

♪ Oh ♪

♪ But it seems ♪

Will you marry me?

Kevin O'Brien...

I love you.

♪ I don't care where the hours go ♪

You're supposed
to say "I love you" back.

Fine, be that way.

I will love you forever.

♪ As long as I have you ♪

So?

-Yes.
-Yeah?

[KEVIN CHUCKLES]

Oh. Here.

♪ And I don't care if we never know ♪

♪ I will stand with you on our own ♪

♪ As long as I have you I'm home ♪♪

ABBY:
Trace?

Abby, hey.

Yeah, the, um...

The flowers were beautiful, thank you.

I'm so sorry that I haven't had a chance
to return your call. I just...

No, no, I get it.

I've been busy too.

I...

Wow, it's, uh...

It's good to see you.

Yeah, you too.

So you're back.

Yeah. Yeah, the label wanted
to extend the tour, but I was done.

I'm so happy you followed your dreams.

-I want you to have it all.
-Yeah, I know.

But what if...?
What if I don't want that anymore?

Trace, please don't.
I can't go on that roller coaster again.

We just keep doing the same thing,
and I can't live my life like that.

And I don't want to either,
which is why I came home.

You didn't have to. I didn't ask you to.

I know. I know, and I love you for that.

But I'm here to stay.

It'll be different this time.

Yeah, but we keep just having
the same conversation.

And every time we do this,
it just hurts more.

And I can't hurt any more
than I already have, so...

Abby.

I never meant to hurt you.

I know.

But I can't go back.

And neither should you.

[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪]