04x06 - Watercolors, Wishes, and Weddings

[bunniefuu]

Previously on Chesapeake Shores...

[JESS] So, you and Mom...

What's going on there?

We're just, you know, taking it slow.

Cheers.

- This is nice.
- It is, isn't it?

[EMMA] It's not every
day you meet someone

who makes you feel safe.

- [WOMAN] We're here to check in.
- What?

Now? This says we're open already.

We'd love to have a
wedding reception here,

for both of our families.

[MICK] Well, that's great.

- I got you a present.
- Really?

It's okay if you didn't get me anything.

[♪♪♪]

♪ I'm looking at life
through the windshield ♪

♪ 'Cause it's bigger than
my rear-view mirror ♪

♪ Leavin' all those storm
clouds behind me... ♪

What are you doing back here?

Take the wrong exit off the I- ?

I was in the neighborhood.

You're never in the neighborhood.

I told you I'd be back soon.

I guess this is soon.

And I told you I wasn't interested

in going back on the road.

Well, maybe this time,
the road is coming to you.

♪ I wanna dance in the sunset... ♪

[♪♪♪]

Thank you all for coming
to our grand opening.

We really appreciate celebrating
this with all of you.

Um, can you officially have
an official grand opening

when the place has already
been officially opened?

[ABBY] Well, I think if it was
unofficially opened by mistake,

- then it's fine.
- Well, considering it's still called

the Inn at Eagle Point, can you
have a third grand opening?

Let's just hope the termites
don't find this one too.

[GASPS, LAUGHTER]

What? Too soon?

- Too soon!
- Way too soon.

Scissors. [CLEARS THROAT]

- Um...
- Oh, here, we forgot the scissors.

- I'll be right back.
- Okay.

[♪♪♪]

[CLEARS THROAT]

[KEVIN] Technically,
it's a re-grand opening.

[CONNOR] Or a re-grand
opening once removed.

[GASPS]

I can get the scissors!

I got 'em!

This drawer sticks.

It's sticky.

We need to fix it.

Yeah, good idea.

So... big day.

Yeah.

One that'll change our lives forever.

Right. Let's get to it.

Till death do us part.

Sorry, I'm just excited.

♪ 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... ♪

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

Hey.

Hello.

Listen, thank you for helping out.

Of course. It's fun.

It's like "Bring Your
Daughter To Work" Week.

[CHUCKLES]

What if we made it a full-time thing?

You running O'Brien
Construction with me.

What?

Not as an employee,
but a full-time partner.

Wow, I mean, I...

[CHUCKLES]

I don't know what to say.

Well, would you think about it?

Yeah, yeah, of course.

Want some more coffee?

I'm good, thank you.

Okay, think about it.

- Bye.
- [CHUCKLING] Bye.

I'm trying to plan the third course.

Do you suggest an antipasto or a salad?

So much for Kevin's wedding
dinner being low key.

Uh, Dad, when have we ever
done anything low key?

[NELL] Anything worth
doing is worth overdoing.

A strong O'Brien motto.

Tickets... for opening night...

That's exciting. Thank you.

... and Gran, here are
yours for the matinee

with Carrie, Caitlyn, Jess, and David.

Oh, thank you.

Bree, have you read this review
of your play in the Tribune?

Someone must have come to the preview.

Oh, no, no, I don't read reviews.

If you took the good,
you have to take the bad.

That's too bad. It says
your dialogue sparkles.

Really?

It also says that some
of your characters

- are out of touch with reality, but...
- Really?

[JESS] I'm not here to
talk about my life.

I just need paprika.

There are things called grocery stores.

Oh, but then I wouldn't get
to see your pretty faces.

"Out of touch"? I say, "true to life."

- Right.
- Okay, I also need

cinnamon and cardamom...
all the "mon" spices.

I'm going to need another cup of coffee.

Hey, Connor, are you
going to join us for...

No time, Dad. Uh, I gotta
grab my other suit.

I got a big meeting today.

It's so nice to have the family

all together again, isn't it?

- Hey, Gran.
- Darling,

your lunch is right
there on the counter.

Don't you know they have grocery stores?

Well, Sarah's family is
meeting us at the station.

And Kevin and I are
domestically challenged.

Does anybody in this family

- know how to cook?
- [CELL PHONE RINGING]

- [FAMILY] No!
- Yeah, hey.

Yeah, yeah, I'm just
about to head out now.

- Hi, Megan.
- Hi.

Okay. All right.

[MEGAN] So I'm here to help.

- Hi, honey.
- I can't wait for the party.

Oh, we can help too,
but I'm taking the paprika,

so no paprikash.

Paprikash...

Only one?

- [CHUCKLES]
- [ABBY] Ah.

So you're not here to ask me to leave?

Strange as it may sound...

I actually have a solution.

Let me guess.

It involves me and Emma.

I just let her know.

I'd like to record a few of her songs,

and I want you to produce.

No, how many times do I gotta tell you?

I'm not going back to Nashville.

You weren't listening.

If the Riley can't come to the mountain,

the mountain will come to Riley.

You can do it right here
in Chesapeake Shores.

I'm not set up here

to record anything professionally.

Trace, you're jumping the g*n.

Now, I wouldn't be much of a manager

if I didn't make it worth your while.

I'll pay you to produce,

and that should cover the cost

to install your own studio

right here at the Bridge.

Now, that's always been
your dream, hasn't it?

And if everything works out,

Emma will be the first of many.

- I think I just hooked a fish.
- [CHUCKLES]

More like circling the bait,

but I have to think about it.

Think about what?

Producing?

Or producing for Emma?

[MEGAN] And look at these.

Two perfect brushes.

[MICK] I can't remember
when you looked this happy.

[MEGAN CHUCKLES]

There's been a few times,

but I haven't bought paints for myself

since I was pregnant with Bree.

That's funny. Why did you stop?

I don't know.

You were working,

Abby and Kevin were
taking up all my time,

and there just wasn't room for it.

I'm sorry.

I'm not.

I like to think that what
happens is supposed to happen.

There's a timing for everything, Mick.

Yeah... including when to retaliate.

_

What?

Congratulations, Bree O'Brien.

And to you, Hannah Urso.

Well, I hope you poured a glass for me.

Never. [CHUCKLES]

That's okay. I brought my own.

I hope you don't mind.

My agent wanted to meet you.

Oh... sure.

Brian Higgins, UCA.

You know, since I've known Hannah,

she always has a glass of champagne

the day before opening,

and she never offers me one,

- so I always come prepared.
- [CHUCKLES]

It's very nice to meet you, Brian.

- You too.
- [CHUCKLING]

Hannah, can I bother you for a minute?

Yeah, yeah.

Uh... I'll be right back.

Remember, he only gets %.

[CHUCKLING]

- Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.

So who are you repped by?

No one.

You're... you're kidding.

You've done all this on your own?

A best-selling novel and
three produced plays?

Honestly, I don't even know
why I'm talking to you.

What?

Well, you seem to be doing
pretty great on your own.

I... I-I am.

[STAMMERING] I am, thanks so much.

So... what do you want to do next?

[SIGHS]

Everybody keeps asking
me that, and, um...

I don't have a plan... yet.

Okay. Then we should do lunch.

Do people actually say that, "do lunch"?

They say it when it's
more about business

and not even about lunch...

- Hmm.
- [LAUGHS]

- ... but we can eat if you want.
- Yeah.

[CHUCKLES] Cheers.

So let's narrow it down
to just the offense.

- Mm-hmm.
- Average cost of raising a child?

Don't forget about football pads

and Band-Aids.

How about college and food?

All right, fine, be that way.

Well?

[SIGHS]

Okay, so I'm thinking
that we have . kids.

[CHUCKLES]

Don't think it works that way.

I had no idea kids were this expensive.

Sarah, Kevin.

Good to see you again, sir.

Hey, it's Dad now.

[KEVIN] Oh. Agh!

Yeah, good to see you, Dad.

So, are you guys enjoying the fire hall?

This place is awesome, yeah.

Ah, you know, it could
use a good cleaning.

[SCOFFS] Just ignore him.

So, how's marital bliss?

Jess, I have a question.

Why, yes, David Peck.

You can ask.

Right.

Should we leave room for
tulips or begonias?

Begonias.

I'm sorry.

This can't wait any longer.

I know. I'm ready.

Just ask.

Okay. Sure.

I was thinking...

that we should have people
park alongside the house

rather than in the driveway.
What do you think?

I think that's an excellent proposal.

Excuse me. I have a question.

You had guests here last week, right?

Uh, yes, uh... It was crazy.

We were so not prepared, but, you know,

it worked out perfectly, sort of.

- Sorry, who are you?
- Rob Crone.

I work with the city small
business license division.

I'm here because our tourism office

has received rave reviews about an inn

that wasn't supposed to be open.

According to our records,

your occupancy permit
didn't go into effect

until yesterday.

Well, I think that I can explain that.

See, there was a mistake with the dates,

- so we had to let people in early.
- Right.

There weren't any complaints
or anything, were there?

I don't know. That's not my department,

but I do know you were
operating an inn illegally

without a license.

Well, I'm sure that we can
pay any fine there is.

Well, it's pretty substantial...

municipal code -A, paragraph two.

Wow...

That is substantial.

Mm.

Yeah.

Uh, wha...

So what do you think?

It sounds perfect.

- Emma, about that...
- You can produce,

maybe write some of the songs,
and we can do it all right here.

That's not it. It's just...

I've been thinking maybe
you'd be better off

recording with another producer.

But the whole reason this is happening

is because Mark thinks
we work well together.

Well, if there's one thing
I've learned in my career,

it's to not mix business with pleasure.

- Trace...
- Besides,

to get a recording
studio up and running,

- it takes time.
- Well, I don't mind the wait,

and I could use the practice.

I just... can't think of anyone
better to produce my first single.

Trace, come on.

Would you at least think about it?

Yeah.

[ABBY] It's not that I hate the idea...

[JAY] Right.

... and it's not that I'm
not excited, but...

- Mm-hmm.
- You know, I just never thought

that I might be running
the family business.

It's not really a typical
family business, is it?

No, I guess it's not.

Hmm.

And what do your brothers
and sisters think?

Ooh, I don't know.
I haven't told them yet.

So I'm the first?

Wow, I mean, that's kind of special.

Okay, I see where
you're going with this,

and I'm still debating

if I'm going to accept
your friend request.

Oh, ouch!

You are cold, Winters.

Oof!

[LAUGHING]

Okay...

Oh, this is not good.

Abby, um...

Plymouth Rock is important why?

Because it's where the Pilgrims landed.

Mm-hmm, but according
to one of my students,

it's where Pocahontas learned to sing.

[LAUGHING]

Well, hey, you know? That could be true.

Oh, you're way too easy of a grader.

[LAUGHING]

So, what do you think?

Maybe we could go out sometime

without taking our homework with us?

Yeah, that'd be nice.

Great.

[LAUGHING] Okay, so wait,

the hummingbirds aren't
actual hummingbirds?

No, no, they are!

They're just also a metaphor, okay?

They're derived from two
separate literary references,

one from ancient Greece.

- What?
- You overthink everything,

- including overthinking.
- Yes, I do,

which is why I'm not
going to think about

what I'm going to say to Brian Higgins.

Who?

Oh, just an agent...

who asked me for lunch...

- Ooh.
- ... and he's going to ask

all kinds of hard personal
questions, probably.

Well, what's wrong with that?
You've already given away

our entire family's life
history of secrets.

[CHUCKLES] This is true...

Although, wait.

I have some that you don't know.

Dad just asked me to work
with him full time...

and Jay also asked me on a date.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait.

You're going to work with Dad?

- Well, I haven't decided yet.
- [JESS] Bigger wait...

You've already been on a
billion dates with Jay.

[CHUCKLES] Yeah, but this one
doesn't involve working.

Oh, Mama, you need help.

What? You did that all
the time with Simon.

- All you did was write.
- Well, and you own an inn with David.

Yeah.

Oh... right.

Well, then, well, we all
need to get a life.

Yeah.

[CLEARING THROAT]

Uh, ring finger...

[GASPING]

You're getting engaged? What?!

Not yet, but I found the ring...

- [GASPING]
- ... but David's just obsessed

with this permit and this fine,

so future Jess has to wait.

- Oh, my gosh! What does it look like?
- It's really big!

It's beautiful, I love it!

I know, can you imagine it?

You know, we weren't surprised.

What, about Kevin and Sarah?

No, you and Megan.

When Megan came back,

Robin and I just figured
it was a matter of time.

Yeah, well, I guess we're slow learners.

Well, it takes a while

for you to smooth out the rough edges.

Well, I just hope we're not
making the wrong choice.

I don't think the family could take it.

Oh, I think you'll be fine.

Oh, Megan and I will be fine.

It's just that other thing.

- What, Dilpher?
- Yeah, yeah.

How you holding up?

Well, as of today, I'm f*ring back.

I've got three lawsuits
against him and his company.

If you need any help, let me know.

Oh, thanks, I appreciate that,

but I know you and Connor are real busy.

- I'll be okay.
- What do you mean?

Well, he said he had a big day today.

Really?

I purposely have been giving
him a light workload.

Don't tell him, but next month,

I'm giving him first chair
on the Hubert case.

Oh.

I think he's going to love it.

- It's out of New York.
- Oh, that's great.

He'll never come back.

Mick, is there something
you're not telling me?

Always.

Connor,

you're looking deep in thought.

I'm more like drowning in
conflicting legal theories.

Trying to pinpoint where these
other lawyers went wrong.

Is there anything I can do to help you?

[CHUCKLES]

Well, unless you want to
throw me a life jacket,

I think I'm okay sinking on my own.

[LAUGHING] No.

You know, I really could
use Danielle right now.

Well, now, you miss her, don't you?

Of course, because you always
bounced everything off of her.

That is very true.

She's the very first person I would call

- when I want to talk law.
- That's right.

Hey.

- Oh, hey.
- Hi!

- What are you up to?
- Hi.

I am going to go sketch at the beach.

Well, that sounds lovely.

I'd love some company. Huh?

You? Nell?

Oh, I'm getting my
driver's license renewed.

It expired.

Everything expires.

- Yeah.
- Relationships...

Yeah.

... and everything.

Gran, you are a genius!

[CHUCKLES IN CONFUSION]

Yes!

[CHUCKLING]

Any idea what that was about?

I haven't a clue.

[SARAH] On the plus side,
he didn't break your hand.

[KEVIN] No, but I do think that
he cracked one of my vertebrae.

[LAUGHING]

It was nice having him here,
but between you and me,

there was not a speck of
dust on that fire engine.

Yeah, he told me.

He said he did it just
to give you a hard time.

[CHUCKLES]

Seeing them made me realize
how much I miss them.

So is that why you organized
the tour of the bay?

We used to go on these
road trips all the time

when I was a kid.

Kevin, I love living here with you,

but seeing them just made me realize

I want them to be part of our lives too.

All right, we just need
to lose that handshake.

I mean, does your dad ever let up?

Only if he doesn't like you.

Well, then he must love me.

I just don't understand

why you're suddenly so eager
to send me to Nashville.

You know I'm not ready.

Emma, you are.

Besides, you're never going
to feel completely ready.

You've just got to go for it.

That's exactly what I'm trying to do.

You helped me finish my song, and...

I really thought we had something.

We work well together, Trace,

and you've told me that
doesn't happen often.

And I really like working
with you, too, Emma.

So what's going on?

Why are you suddenly pulling back?

Hey, Trace?

How's it going?

Jay.

Hey, Abby.

Hey.

Uh, Emma, you remember Jay.

I know you.

- Schoolteacher.
- That's right, yeah.

And this is Abby.

- Nice to meet you, Emma.
- Hey.

Trace.

Yeah.

[♪♪♪]

So... that's her.

Hmm?

You still have feelings
for her, don't you?

[TRACE SCOFFS]

It's just, uh... It's not that simple.

You know, we grew up together.

I mean, we've known each
other since we were kids.

So, wait, you did this voluntarily?

Well, it seemed like a
good idea at the time.

Brothers' weekend,

bonding, but by mile
five, covered in mud,

and climbing up a rope ladder...

So, uh, when you get to Nashville,

I'd look into some open mics.

It's a great way to
test out new material.

I was beginning to think
that this was an awful idea.

[TRACE] ... I know the owner
of the Palace Station...

What did your brothers think?

Well, Pete thought it was hilarious,

and Nate, he didn't
talk to me for a week.

I'd start with the Bluebird Cafe,

but there's also Puckett's
and Douglas's Corner,

and there's the Mercy Lounge...

Hey, do you want to get out of here?

Maybe grab a bite at Giovanni's instead?

I would love that.

Thank you.

All right.

Take it easy, Trace.

Yeah, you too.

Bye.

So... where were we?

Thank you.

So, what do you want?

I think I'm going to go with
the garbanzo bean salad

with the honey vinaigrette.

Sounds delicious. I think
I'm going to go with

the chicken club and fries, but
that is not what I was asking.

- Oh, it wasn't?
- No.

What do you want in your career?

Well, um, I mean,

I'd like to write a series
of short stories, and...

- I have another play in mind.
- Right, I know,

and you're already doing all
those things on your own.

Listen, Bree, you are successful,

and what you've done without an agent,

it's pretty amazing,

so if you like your life right now,

you don't need me.

You'll stay here, you'll keep writing,

and you'll continue to be successful.

Okay.

So... why do I need you?

- [LAUGHING]
- Ha ha, right,

because I am not about the next book.

I'm about the next years.

[EXHALES NERVOUSLY] Okay,
so you should know

that I can barely handle tomorrow.

[CHUCKLES] Which is why you need me.

While you worry about you,

my job is to worry about the future you.

Hmm.

Oh, and that's the question
you want me to answer, right,

the "where do I see myself in years?"

Yeah, but you don't need to
know the answer right away.

I just need to know that you're
willing to ask the question,

because I can only take you
as far as you're willing to go.

I'm going to have to give up
some things too, though, right?

Yeah, that's the price.

So, Bree...

what do you want?

So, are you ready to dazzle me?

We'll see.

Connor, we've lost this case once,

so if you've come back without
knowing how to win it,

I'm not sure what you're
bringing to the table.

Linda, when is the law not the law?

Just because a law is cited and obeyed

doesn't mean that it actually exists.

Okay, I'm intrigued.

Go on.

You and the prosecution

presumed that previous legal
findings were actionable,

but you failed to consider
a simple sunset clause.

Laws expire.

We looked into that.

You did, but only with city laws,

not the superseding county laws.

You tried to protect a hospital's lease,

but you readily accepted a zoning issue

that no longer existed.

The county's zoning restrictions
had a sunset clause,

and had your team known that,

the case would've been thrown out.

It should've never gone to trial.

[CHUCKLES RUEFULLY]

What tipped you off?

My grandma's driver's license.

It expired...

and so did my last relationship...

and it dawned on me that
everything has an expiration date.

The trick is knowing when it is

and being prepared for it...

because they sneak up on you...

and, in the end,

you have to realize
when something's over,

even when you don't want to let it go.

I've always believed

that a good lawyer
understands not just the law

but people, too.

I'll see you on Monday.

We start at : .

Thank you.

[MEGAN] It was wonderful.

I got off work, went to Remmey Beach,

and did some sketches.

Anything that might be a painting?

I'm not sure yet.

I can't really do anything

until I get my studio set up.

Are you asking for help?

Nah... Okay, yes.

[CHUCKLES]

- You did offer.
- No, I did, and I want to help.

So, what's on the agenda?

Okay, now, picture this...

hardwood floors in the second bedroom...

Mm-hmm.

... replacing the windows
for better light,

and raising the ceiling.

Oh, is that all?

Mm-hmm. I'll cook you dinner.

Oh, that's good. Hey!

Hey.

Where's Sarah and her family?

Oh, they're just taking a
drive along the shore.

Well, I'm excited to meet them,

but it's nice to have just
a moment with you, Kevin.

Yeah, yeah, it'll be
nice, a little weird.

I guess I'm just getting
used to being married.

Is it that different?

I don't know.

Sarah and I have been
talking about having kids,

and she's probably right.

Just have two or three.

So you did the math?

Yeah.

That's why I'm still working.

- [LAUGHING]
- Oh, who are you kidding, Mick?

You work because you love it.

[♪♪♪]

Are you going to share?

No! Give me that back.

[BREE] How are things here

with the, um... you know, the ing-ray?

Not a word on the ing-ray
or the engagement-ay.

It's okay. It's okay. It's gonna happen.

Yeah, eventually, when
the feng shui realigns

with municipal code -A, paragraph two.

Ever since, David's been at city hall,

arguing with them,

saying it's not about money.

It's about principle.

[CHUCKLING]

You guys really are
perfect for each other.

I know it sounds silly,
but when I saw the ring,

I didn't just see the ring. I saw David,

and it felt like my
whole life made sense,

and I always thought

that I would be on the
outside looking in

at you and Abby being happily married,

which... I'm sorry, no offense.

No, Jess...

of all the people in the world,

you deserve this most.

Thank you.

[LAUGHING HAPPILY]

Hey, did it work?

In order to waive the fine,

I have to file five different appeals.

I'm going to be up all
night doing paperwork,

and then we have to wait for
city council to review it,

which could take a month or two.

Wait? For two months?

I don't think so.

It's already been hours,

and I have been patiently
waiting, and it's k*lling me.

I'm not just going to stand idly by

while a city official stops me

from a lifetime of happiness and love.

I'm going to find this Rob Crone

and tell him that he's
standing in the way

of my "happily ever after."

It's about the feng shui.

You brought me...

- an éclair.
- [CHUCKLES]

That is incredibly sweet of you.

Well, it's not as sweet as you think.

It was the last one, and there
was this very nice elderly couple

who were trying to order it,
but I pulled it from the counter.

There's no bite marks.

Yeah, I figured you'd
prefer it unchewed.

[CHUCKLES]

So, that was, uh, awkward yesterday.

[CHUCKLES]

Yeah.

Um...

it's over with Trace.

Yeah, I know.

Just because we have history does
not mean that we have a future.

Yeah. I know that too.

Yeah.

It's just that, you know,
sometimes the past

has a way of sticking around.

Yes, and in a small town,

it's especially hard to avoid it.

Oh, very true.

So...

what do we do now?

I think we take it slow...

or we could take it fast,

but nobody really says that, do they?

- [CHUCKLING]
- No, they don't.

Uh... but...

Abby, I understand.

Really, I do.

No matter what happens with us,

it'll always be different
between you and me,

and I'm okay with it.

So... slow, then?

Like turtles.

- Or molasses.
- Oh, good one.

[CHUCKLES] Come here.

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

A list of some friends in Nashville,

people you can trust.

You really think I'm ready?

I really do.

What about your recording studio?

I'm still going to build it.

For you?

Yeah, for me.

Hopefully I can finish
what I started here.

Thank you.

[CHUCKLING]

For what?

For believing in me.

Emma, you're talented,

and right now, you need
to follow your dreams,

and I need to follow mine.

You're going to be great.

I hope it works out for you too.

You're one of the good ones, Trace.

Come here.

So have you officially taken the job?

Yeah. Yeah, I officially took it.

And listen, Uncle Thomas,

I really want to let you
know how much I appreciate

everything you did for me,

and the responsibility that you gave me

when I first started out.

But it was time to move on.

Exactly, it's time to move on.

I just...

I really want to see what I
can do on my own, you know?

Hey, you don't have to explain it to me.

Denzer, Lewis, and
Phelps is a great firm.

Linda Nelson is a tough attorney,

but... and I hope you don't
mind me saying this,

have you thought about
why they wanted you?

Uh, what do you mean?

Look, Connor, any firm would
be lucky to have you.

You have a great feel for the law,

but Nelson is a shark,

and she'll att*ck when
you least expect it.

[CHUCKLES]

Isn't that what attorneys do?

Not against their own team.

Uncle Thomas?

If you think you can persuade me

by any and all means, Miss O'Brien,

you are sadly mistaken.

I am a rock,

standing... nay, sitting,

firm against a sea of impropriety.

Rob...

have you ever been in love?

Yes. Yes, I have.

Chickpeas and garbanzo
beans are the same thing.

It's not that complicated.

Do you know what else isn't complicated?

Love... marriage...

finding the person

you're meant to be with...

I mean, unless you're
not with the person

that you're meant to be with.
Then it is absolutely complicated,

but you don't have that excuse.

- No, I guess I don't.
- Mm-mm.

So what's stopping you?

Congratulations.

I am so happy for you.

- [JESS CRYING]
- Good luck.

[SNIFFLING]

[FRONT DOOR CLOSES]

We're back in business.

[LAUGHING]

Yeah!

Yes!

So either cars are getting smaller,

- or my brothers are getting bigger.
- [CHUCKLES]

I think your brothers
are getting bigger.

But it was worth it,

because my dad even
started singing "Kokomo."

- Your dad is a fan of the Beach Boys?
- Mm-hmm.

It's why I learned how to surf.

Hawaii.

I love Hawaii.

- Ocean and mountains.
- For our honeymoon?

It's perfect.

I was also thinking that...

we should go to your
family's for Christmas.

- Really?
- Yeah.

I don't want to take you
away from your family,

and I want to be a Mercer as
much as you are an O'Brien.

So you're as sweet as
you are mildly cute?

- Again with the "mildly cute"?
- I love you.

I love you too.

Wow, no hesitation.

- None at all.
- You going to eat that?

They're all yours.

I can feel a shift coming...

- a monumental shift.
- No, you're cheating.

- What?
- You're cheating. You...

It's... It's like you've
already time-traveled.

You know that there's a ring,

so it's not, in fact,
a monumental shift.

It is a tiny shuffle.

I'm not talking about me.

I'm... Well, I'm, a little bit,

but I'm talking about you guys.

Something big is going to happen,

- for both of you.
- No.

No?

- Nope.
- Oh.

I have had enough monumental shifts

to last a lifetime.

Uh... Trace! Hi.

Hey.

Hi.

Abby, you got a sec?

Uh, yeah.

Yeah, just a sec, though.

Bye.

I, uh, I just wanted to...

to tell you that, uh...

I'm finally building
that recording studio

in the back of the Bridge.

- That's amazing.
- Yeah.

You have wanted to do that for so long.

Yeah. Yeah, I have.

I mean, I still do.

Oh, and Emma, will she be
able to record there too?

No. No, actually, she's
going to Nashville

with Mark Hall.

I told her she should follow her dreams.

So, how's Jay?

He seems like a good guy.

Yeah. Yeah, he is.

Good.

Good. That's good to hear.

Trace, I, um...

have to go.

Yeah. Yeah, of course.

Me too.

- Here you go.
- Oh, thank you.

David, you can stop cooking.

We don't have guests until tomorrow.

I know.

Uh, sorry, force of habit, but...

I think this one might be my best yet.

Try it.

[GASPING]

- Yes, yes, yes, yes!
- Wait, wait, wait, wait.

You have to let me ask first...

- and...
- Aw...

You remembered.

Sorry, I couldn't find a real one.

It's okay. They're mythical.

♪ It's like you fell in
the palm of my hand ♪

Jess O'Brien...

there is nobody else like
you in the whole world...

♪ I was the fortunate man ♪

... and I would love nothing more

than to spend the rest of my life

giving you your "happily ever after."

[SNIFFLING]

Will you marry...

Yes, yes, yes! A thousand times yes!

♪ I believe in us ♪

♪ I believe in... ♪

Let me see.

It's really pretty. [GIGGLING]

[♪♪♪]

[ERIN] I've known that

since you first walked
into my bookstore.

So, "happily ever after," huh?

I suppose so.

Are you scared?

I don't know. should I be?

Maybe. It might not last.

Nothing perfect ever does.

Then I think we'll be just fine.

[THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE]

- [EVERYONE CHEERING]
- Congratulations.

[♪♪♪]

Whoo!

Wow!

Even I got this one.

I didn't. There weren't
any hummingbirds.

[APPLAUSE CONTINUES]

- And you, and you.
- What?

- Thanks.
- Thank you.

[LAUGHING]

- Whoo!
- Yee-oo!

Yeah!

I know.

- Great job.
- Thank you.

[HANNAH] See you soon, buddy.

Will you be my agent?

[CHUCKLES] Okay, I think you're
taking this whole % thing

- a little too seriously.
- No, no, I just,

I want to thank you so
much for taking me on.

Well, then, you're really going
to like what I have to say,

because I just booked you your next job.

How do you feel about taking
your play to the West End?

London?

Yup. Well?

[LAUGHING] Yes!

Here. Thank you!

You're welcome.

[SQUEALING IN DELIGHT] Mom! Dad!

Oh, honey, I'm so proud of you!

[ALL LAUGHING JOYFULLY]

[♪♪♪]

[CHATTERING]

Thank you everyone...

Oh, David, get right here.

- Yeah.
- Okay.

Uh, so...

Derrick Porter was just indicted,

and Del offered me my job back.

- What?
- Yeah.

What are you going to do?

I thought you were going
to work for Grandpa.

Uh...

yes, maybe. I'm not... I'm not sure yet.

Hey, by the way,

congratulations on your new job.

Oh, yeah, thanks. I'm excited.

I'm sorry about the Hubert case.

What about it?

Well, Thomas was talking
about you being first chair.

[JESS] So, um... I have a confession.

I knew about the ring.

Yeah, I know.

You knew, and you didn't tell me?

You wanted me to tell you my
secret about your secret?

Oh, right. Never mind. Good job.

Thanks.

I want to get married next.

You have a boyfriend?

Ew.

[LAUGHTER]

Your adventure is just beginning.

Soon you'll have your own kids.

Yeah, we've talked about having kids.

Football team!

[BROTHERS LAUGH]

You know, we never talked about...

Oh, we're having five.

Three girls and two boys, just like us.

Two forwards, two guards, and a center.

Actually, I was thinking
more like chef de cuisine,

a sous-chef, a pâtissier, a saucier,

- and a chef de partie.
- Yes.

- I'm moving into your home.
- [LAUGHTER]

- Yeah, so will we.
- Yeah, so are we.

- Me too, after London.
- [NELL] Me too. We all are.

I don't want everything to change...

not yet.

Well, we're still going to be the same.

Yeah, we will.

We might be the same,

but the table seems to change, right?

It always will.

[WHISPERING] Mick, look at this.

I am.

[TAPPING WINE GLASS]

You only know for sure
one thing in life,

where you've been,

and the journeys that you've taken.

Our paths come together,

and then they break apart,

and you can only hope

that they lead you back
to those you love,

the people you love,

the families you have,

and those that you will have.

So today, let's celebrate

the path that led us all here now.

Mick, a toast?

To Kevin and Sarah on their wedding...

and to David and Jess
on their engagement.

- Hear, hear.
- Cheers.

- Hear, hear.
- Cheers.

- Cheers!
- Cheers!

- Cheers!
- Cheers!

- Cheers!
- Cheers!

Great life together.

[♪♪♪]

♪ Crazy dreams pull
me further from you ♪

♪ There's places and faces ♪

♪ But I'm still alone in this crowd ♪

♪ 'Cause nothin' matters
the way you do ♪

♪ And it's turnin' my heart inside out ♪

[♪♪♪]

♪ Is this the way it feels
when it's almost over ♪

♪ Hurts too deep to heal ♪

♪ When we're not together ♪

♪ Do you remember how high we flew ♪

♪ Is there any way to see this through ♪

♪ Or is it almost over ♪

[STRUMS FINAL NOTE]

Abby...

what are you doing here?

Uh, I came down here to clear my head.

Looks like you b*at me to it.

[CHUCKLING]

The song is, um...

It's nice. Is it new?

Yeah, it's new,

but I'm still singing the same tune.

[CHUCKLING]

Abby, listen.

I'm not going anywhere...

- and I'm not giving up on us.
- Just, Trace...

[♪♪♪]