AUTOMATED_FEMALE_VOICE AUTOMATED_MALE_VOICE AUTOMATED_VOICE BERT CHARLIE DONNA EDNA FEMALE_PROFESSOR FRED FREDDY GUESTS JEANETTE JENNY KRISTEN LUTHER MAN MOLLY MOLLY_AND_RYAN PRESTON RAE_ANN RONNIE RYAN WADE DONNA Ah… DONNA She is going to love this. CHARLIE Yeah, isn't it great? DONNA Yup, perfect. CHARLIE Whoa, hey there. CHARLIE Y-- Are you okay? Donna? CHARLIE Donna! What... DONNA Charlie? CHARLIE It's a miracle you're alive. DONNA We'll never have a family now. CHARLIE Hey... We're going to have each other. CHARLIE We'll be each other's family. CHARLIE How can I help? DONNA I thought maybe I'd just... give everything to a shelter. I feel like it's the only way I'm going to get through this-- CHARLIE Yeah. DONNA …is by helping others. CHARLIE I think I know how we can do it. DONNA A bookstore? CHARLIE Where people can go, and... and disappear, or choose a bigger life, or-- DONNA Heal. CHARLIE And move forward… CHARLIE …from the pain of the past. DONNA To the promise of tomorrow. CHARLIE Yeah. DONNA A bridge. DONNA That's what we'll call it. DONNA & CHARLIE The Bridge. CHARLIE Love it. DONNA Are you kidding me? DONNA Are you seeing… DONNA …this? This is amazing. CHARLIE People will come, stay, connect to something. CHARLIE This could be our home. DONNA Our family. DONNA Ah-hah. CHARLIE Oh, good. Watch this. CHARLIE Ah... DONNA That's more like it. CHARLIE Thank you. DONNA Perfect. CHARLIE Yeah? DONNA Come and see. CHARLIE Ha! I love it. DONNA Here you go, sir. DONNA Grand opening tomorrow. CHARLIE Thank you. DONNA Mm-hmm. CHARLIE Tomorrow, we open that door… CHARLIE …and we welcome in the rest of the world, but today... Come here. CHARLIE Today, it's still... just our dream come true. What do you think, my heart? Who will walk through those doors tomorrow? MOLLY Dad… MOLLY …we agreed that if you want me to come back and take over the place, I get to go away to college, and I get to choose my own courses. WADE Sweetheart I only have your-- WADE & MOLLY Best interests at heart. MOLLY I know MOLLY I'm six hours by plane. WADE I'm used to having you down the hall. MOLLY Yeah. WADE You and me against the world. MOLLY You know, there is this new technology, I don't know if you've heard of it, it's called a cell phone-- WADE Oh… MOLLY …so you could just... WADE All right, all right. MOLLY Yeah. MOLLY Oh, that'll be Ronnie. WADE Well, actually, I, um... MOLLY Preston. PRESTON Ta-dah! MOLLY Oh, wow. MOLLY Business cards. MOLLY Thanks, Preston. PRESTON "Molly Callens, Future CEO," see? MOLLY Yeah. PRESTON Hi, Mr. Callens. PRESTON Thanks for the invite. How are you? WADE Wade. WADE I told you. PRESTON I can't, but thanks. PRESTON Is that Molly's course book? WADE I suggested Macroeconomics. WADE There's also a global business course. PRESTON Ooh, global business, I like it. MOLLY Global business, yeah. PRESTON Lucky. MOLLY I’m jumping out of my skin. WADE You really should let him take you to the… WADE …airport. MOLLY No. Ronnie's taking me to the airport. WADE Ronnie... MOLLY Yeah, Ronnie, my best friend for the last 300 years? Cute, funny-- WADE Yeah. MOLLY She's always right on time. WADE Ah. MOLLY Yeah. WADE Excuse me. MOLLY Hi. RONNIE Hey. MOLLY We need to go before my… MOLLY …dad decides he wants to be my roommate, too. RONNIE Oh, Dad's in fine form, huh? MOLLY He's driving me crazy. RONNIE Okay. RONNIE Hey, Preston. I'll get the bags. PRESTON I can do that. I'll do it. WADE Hey, Ronnie. RONNIE Hey, Mr. Callens. WADE Oh, Molly? WADE No distractions, now, okay? No sororities… WADE …no frat parties, no drinking… WADE …no late nights-- MOLLY Dad... WADE And no boys. WADE If you need anything, the Duffys… WADE …are in the house. They've got a direct line to me. MOLLY I have a direct line to you. WADE You do. MOLLY Yeah. WADE Hey, Mol? WADE We did okay, yeah? MOLLY Yeah, we did great. WADE Your mother would be really… WADE …proud of you. WADE But just one... business… WADE …course? MOLLY Dad! MOLLY Look, it's still you and me against the… MOLLY …world. It's just a couple more miles between us. I'll call every Sunday, like I promised. Maybe the occasional… MOLLY …Tuesday. WADE Love you. MOLLY I love you, too. Hi. MOLLY Thanks. PRESTON You're going to do great. MOLLY Thanks. MOLLY I'm gonna go. Okay. WADE Drive safe… WADE …Ronnie. WADE Hey. RONNIE Hey... RONNIE …what is it? MOLLY I just, I don't even have a major. Maybe I should have gone to Stanford like my dad wanted, and-- RONNIE And let him make the decisions for the rest of your life, too? MOLLY I'd know what comes next. RONNIE You chose 3,000 miles away so you could see what it was like to live without someone over your shoulder. RONNIE You're in charge. That means you could be anything. RONNIE Who will you be when no one is looking? RYAN Woah! RYAN This place goes a little catty-wampus on the first day. MOLLY Sorry, catty-who? RYAN Wampus. You're not from around here… RYAN …are you? MOLLY Seattle. RYAN Never heard of it. MOLLY Are you serious? It's—it’s up, it's in the Northwest... MOLLY It’s… RYAN Yeah. MOLLY Right, okay… MOLLY …it’s… okay, yeah. RYAN Yeah. RYAN Well, you look out for those pickup trucks, unless… RYAN …they don't have them in-- where are you from again? MOLLY Seattle? RYAN Oh. MOLLY Yeah. RYAN Seattle. MOLLY Uh, I'd like to sign up for… MOLLY & RYAN Music Appreciation. MOLLY Hey. RYAN Music major. MOLLY Stepping out of my comfort zone. RYAN Nice. MOLLY Yeah. Sorry. MOLLY Um… Can I get 19th-Century Literature… RYAN Yeah, 19th-Century Literature? MOLLY …please? RYAN Now I'm stepping out of my comfort zone. MOLLY Okay. MOLLY You're not taking Macroeconomics, too? RYAN Macro... No. That is way too far out of my comfort zone. MOLLY Okay. RYAN I'm all registered, just all that's left now is books. MOLLY My favorite part. RYAN Campus bookstore? MOLLY It's too bad there isn't another place we can at least get the 19th-- MOLLY …Century Lit books. RYAN What, like a real bookstore? MOLLY Yeah, is there one nearby? MOLLY CONT’D) What? RYAN You trust me? MOLLY Trust you? I don't even know your name. RYAN Ryan. Ryan Kelly. MOLLY Hey-- Shoot. Thanks. RYAN I got it. MOLLY Sorry. RYAN And you are? MOLLY Molly. Callens. RYAN Yeah. MOLLY Hey. RYAN You want to head out? RYAN This is it. MOLLY Okay. RYAN Wait till you meet Charlie and Donna who run… RYAN …the place. Most amazing couple ever. RYAN You'll love it, you'll see. MOLLY "The Bridge." CHARLIE I don't see-- Oh, I know where it is, come on. CHARLIE Here it is. You... are going to love this. CHARLIE I promise. DONNA Here you go. Coffee crumble, two raspberry scones. Enjoy. DONNA Luther. LUTHER Hey, Donna. DONNA I think you promised to bring some of your specialties to taste? LUTHER I do soul food, not dessert. DONNA Oh. I can't sell soul food, but we can eat it. Come on, Sunday brunch with Charlie before we open? DONNA We'll host. LUTHER Done. DONNA Yes! I can't wait. LUTHER See you Sunday. CHARLIE What... Sunday? DONNA Yeah, taste tests for Luther's future… DONNA …catering company. CHARLIE We are lucky people. DONNA Ah-ah! DONNA Those are for customers! CHARLIE I can't resist. DONNA N-n-n... CHARLIE Hey, how goes constitutional law? JENNY Slow. CHARLIE Try a cupcake. I think that'll help. CHARLIE Hey! "Freddy and the Dreamers." How's our favorite… CHARLIE …landlord? CHARLIE Donna just made some fresh cupcakes. CHARLIE There's one for each of you, it’s on… CHARLIE …the house. Come on, go. Go! Come on, buddy. CHARLIE Ah… CHARLIE The young adolescent at it again? FRED All I can say is thank goodness for this place. It's our escape. CHARLIE You know what I think? Science Fiction. CHARLIE It's a world he can disappear into. CHARLIE Oh, and uh, have a cupcake. CHARLIE You look like you could use one. CHARLIE Ah… CHARLIE …music man! RYAN The great Charlie Bartons. I'd like to introduce Molly-- MOLLY Callens. CHARLIE Welcome, Molly Callens. CHARLIE Are you new to Belmont? MOLLY Yeah. Yeah, uh, new to the South, actually. CHARLIE But you've traveled a lot. CHARLIE Out of the country, even. MOLLY Yeah, how did you know? CHARLIE Ah, you’re a… CHARLIE …sports fan. You prefer sweet to salty, and your favorite books as a… CHARLIE …child were the Little House series? RYAN Charlie is a magician. CHARLIE Well... DONNA Charlie Bartons, are you giving away cupcakes again? CHARLIE Oops, gotta run. CHARLIE Oh, hey, hey, you didn't see me. MOLLY Okay. RYAN Got it. CHARLIE Pinky swear. MOLLY Okay. You’re good. CHARLIE Hey, Bert. BERT Huh? CHARLIE Yup. DONNA Ryan… DONNA …Kelly. Hey... RYAN Weren't you going after Charlie? DONNA Ah… DONNA …I know where he lives. Who's this? RYAN This is Molly Callens. MOLLY Hi. RYAN She's from Seattle. She’s not… RYAN …very good with parking lots, loves bookstores, and has a weakness for all things Southern. I made that last one up. MOLLY You guessed right. DONNA Well, it's very nice to meet you, Molly. I'm Donna… DONNA …Charlie's partner in crime. DONNA Welcome to The Bridge. MOLLY Thank you. RYAN Come on… RYAN …let me show you the best part. MOLLY Okay. Bye. RYAN You're going to love it. MOLLY Okay. MOLLY It's like my dad's library, only better. RYAN Your father works at a library? MOLLY No, I... Never mind. It's somewhere I've gone to escape... MOLLY …before. RYAN So, yeah… RYAN …I'm gonna need a lot of help with 19th-Century Lit. MOLLY Well, I am definitely going to need someone to carry me through Music Appreciation. RYAN If only we had someplace to study. MOLLY You can just stop here, this is good. RYAN You... live in the woods. RYAN You're a nymph? I mean-- that might explain a lot, but-- MOLLY No, I-- I didn't get enough exercise today, and… MOLLY …this is the perfect amount for the walk I need. RYAN Okay. MOLLY I'll see you tomorrow. RYAN All right. MOLLY Yes, Dad… MOLLY …I did sign up for Macroeconomics, uh, those Lit classes that I told you about before. MOLLY Uh, I look both ways before I cross the street, my mittens are attached to my jacket, and I promise that I will sleep at… MOLLY …naptime. WADE Very funny. MOLLY You want me to put a video camera on my shoulder so you can just follow me everywhere I go? WADE Yeah, that'd be great. MOLLY Rae Ann's here. She can vouch for me. MOLLY Rae Ann, tell my dad I'm doing everything I'm supposed to do. RAE ANN It's real, Mr. Callens. RAE-ANN Molly's shooting straight. MOLLY See? I arrived safe. My schedule is complete. I'm… MOLLY …unpacked. Rae Ann testified under oath that I'm doing everything I'm supposed to do. WADE More details, please. MOLLY Uh, there's not much to tell. MOLLY Classes start tomorrow. Uh, I did find a really good place to study. Um… MOLLY Oh, speaking of which, that's my study partner, so I'm going to let you go-- WADE Study… WADE …partner already? Can I-- MOLLY Bye, Dad. I love you. I'll call you soon. MOLLY Hello? RYAN Hey… RYAN …it's-- it’s Ryan, from Belmont and The Bridge. MOLLY Yeah. MOLLY Long time no see. RYAN Um, I just realized that both of us have classes that get out at 3:00, and since you're new to Franklin, and we probably won't have too much work, I thought maybe I could show you around. MOLLY Tomorrow? You bet. RYAN Well... great. Uh... I'll see-- I'll see you then. MOLLY Cool. Bye. JEANETTE Dinner at 6:00? RYAN Oh. Yeah. Um, yeah, I'm on it. JEANETTE Who was on the phone? RYAN Nobody. RAE ANN Dinner in 15. RAE ANN Everything okay? MOLLY Everything’s really great. DONNA Okay... There you go. Oh, almost forgot. DONNA Pick a bookmark. DONNA How about this one? DONNA Like it? DONNA And please, come back when you're done. DONNA I really want to know what you think. I'm Donna. DONNA I own the store with my husband, Charlie. EDNA Edna. Thank you very much. DONNA No, thank you. RYAN So, most people head straight for Nashville, but Franklin is really hitting its stride. It's gotten five times larger in the last 30 years. MOLLY Well, it's not Seattle, but... RYAN Where is that again? MOLLY I think you might need to be taking Geography. RYAN Probably. Probably... This entire area was a giant battlefield during the Civil War. Over 6,000 soldiers died. But if you want something lighter, they have a pumpkin festival every Halloween, and a Bluegrass one in the spring. MOLLY Hmm. RYAN You would not believe the players that show up, they are ridiculous, and at night, they descend on a club called Lucky, where all the greats have played. They try out new material, and people get discovered. MOLLY Like you? RYAN Me at Lucky's? No way. MOLLY What? Isn't that what you're getting a music degree for? To set the world on fire? "Ring of Fire." "Come on baby, light my fire." RYAN Okay, okay. I get it, I get it. MOLLY "Great Balls of Fire." “We Didn't Start the Fire." Sorry. MOLLY I'm just saying, if I'm gonna be CEO of my father's company when I'm 25, the least you can do is-- What? RYAN Nothing. RYAN It's just the way that music can change your entire mood, say things that you've never even had words for, but... but even more than that, it's like this... MOLLY What? Okay, what is music to you? RYAN It's what I was born to do. I'm rambling, aren't I? Wow, um... You look bored. Is it boring? MOLLY No. RYAN No? Not bored at all? MOLLY No, no. RYAN Okay. MOLLY I was-- I was just thinking that you're really lucky to know what you're supposed to do. RYAN I mean, you do, too. RYAN You're gonna be CEO of your dad's company by the time you're 25, and... Wait. Molly Callens. Seattle... Is that Callens… RYAN …Media? MOLLY Yup. RYAN Wow. You're... really rich. MOLLY No, no, no. RYAN Yeah. RYAN Man, and you're gonna be taking over by the time you're 25? You must feel the same way about business… RYAN …as I do about music. RYAN You’re gonna be some billionaire big shot and I'm gonna be in the suburbs of Nashville. MOLLY In your giant country home from all your… RYAN Teaching. MOLLY …records-- record sales. Your… MOLLY What, teaching? RYAN I’m doing a music… RYAN …education double major. That way, I can wind up with something steady, and take care of the people who took care of me. RYAN I mean, I really think… RYAN …it's the greatest gift of all to make a living off of something that you love… RYAN …don't you? MOLLY Yeah, I think that sounds amazing. RYAN Well, that's what we'll do. I'll do music, and you’ll… RYAN …do business. MOLLY Okay. RYAN Um... Are you finished? MOLLY Yeah. Thank you. RYAN Yeah. MOLLY Okay. RYAN You know, I really don't think you need this much exercise. RYAN Just let me take you-- MOLLY No, it's okay. I spend all my time on the computer, reading. RYAN I mean, it's getting late, though. MOLLY I don’t mind. MOLLY Thanks again. RYAN That. During the Renaissance, the bassoon was a brand-new instrument, and composers were making new sounds. The whole world was breaking wide open. RYAN What? MOLLY Nothing. You're going to make a really amazing teacher. You know what I could really use right now? RYAN Your favorites. And Donna is coming with some-- DONNA Study-sized caffeine. MOLLY Thank you. RYAN No cream, 45 sugars. Your usual. MOLLY Mm, you know me so well. Are we okay with me being awake for the next three weeks? RYAN Ah, well, there are 900 pages left in Jude the Obscure, which, if he's so obscure, why does he need 900 pages? Why are these books so long? MOLLY Well, they were serialized, in magazines. They were like the 1800s version of TV. And then, they were cheap, so people who didn't really read before got sucked in. RYAN Now who's the teacher? MOLLY Okay, come on, a hundred more pages, and then maybe we can watch the movie as a reward. RYAN Wait. There's a movie? MOLLY Mm-hmm. RYAN Come on. Jane Eyre's next, it's my favorite. MOLLY & RYAN Cheers. CHARLIE Two months. CHARLIE I am never wrong about love. RYAN Okay, seriously, why do I have to park so far away from where you actually live? RYAN What, you're married? You have five kids? RYAN Turn into a werewolf at midnight? Come on, just… MOLLY Yeah, yeah, that's... Look, it's, um... MOLLY My dad is overprotective, and he rented me a house in Franklin because he doesn't want me in the Belmont dorms. They're distracting. RYAN Hang on, you-- you live in an entire house by yourself? MOLLY No, no, there's a groundsman and a housekeeper. RYAN There's a groundsman and a… RYAN …housekeeper for... How dirty are you? MOLLY No! No, no, no, no, it's not like that. He just wants me to stay in the house, and-and work-- RYAN In some big mansion. MOLLY And… No, please... it's, just, it's just a place off-campus. RYAN Because... I'm the distraction, or...? MOLLY No, no. No, he doesn't even know about you. MOLLY What are you doing? MOLLY Thanks. MOLLY Ow! Ow... RYAN You okay? MOLLY Yeah. Ow. RYAN Here's your bag. MOLLY Thanks. MOLLY My mom died when I was seven, so it's just been me and my dad for as long as I can remember, and he really, really needs me to... RYAN Follow the rules? RYAN I'm really sorry about your mom. MOLLY It's not just that. He really does have my best interests at heart. He can just be a little... opinionated about what he wants me to pursue. RYAN Is that why you're going to take over his company? Is that what he wants you to do? MOLLY I don't know. He's so smart. Everything he's ever pushed me to do has turned out amazingly, and I don't have this burning passion for music… MOLLY …like you do-- RYAN So, you'll just let him drive your life? I'm sorry, it's just... forget about what your dad wants for one second. RYAN What would you do, if you could do anything at all? MOLLY That's the thing, I don't know. I don't know, and if I don't know, then what he's offering is... RYAN Amazing. MOLLY Yeah. RYAN But is it right? Right for you? MOLLY "I would do anything for you, sir. Anything that was right." MOLLY Uh, it's from Jane Eyre, the-- the next one. RYAN Your favorite. MOLLY Mm-hmm. RYAN Look, I don't mean to... It's just that I've got this video for media class, "What will you be doing in 10 years?" And it's been... awful trying to put it together. RYAN But it's... it's good to ask the questions, right? MOLLY Yeah. Yeah, it is. MOLLY I just, uh... I just wish I had the answers. RYAN Yeah. MOLLY I gotta go. RYAN Yeah. MOLLY Bye. RYAN Bye. KRISTEN Hey, stranger. KRISTEN Drove home for the weekend. KRISTEN Want to grab some dinner? RYAN Yeah, sure. That'd be great. KRISTEN So, I needed a break, faces I've known longer than two months, someone to do my laundry. So, a two-hour drive and presto. KRISTEN So... what about you? How's it going? RYAN Good. Good, yeah. Um, it's tougher than I expected. 19th-Century Lit is-- is killing me. KRISTEN 19th-- who? You're-- what? RYAN I know… RYAN …I know, I-- I stepped outside of my comfort zone. KRISTEN Listen to you. So, um... the million-dollar question. RYAN I've been thinking about you. KRISTEN Me too. I can't tell you how hard it's been to not pick up the phone. RYAN Yeah, it's weird, huh? KRISTEN It's so weird. KRISTEN It's so weird to not have you across the street, or in Biology. I was thinking maybe... we could shift the agreement? KRISTEN Or maybe just be in touch more? KRISTEN Because maybe it's hard for us to figure out what we really want without talking. KRISTEN You know? RYAN I… I think, um... I need some more time to be apart. RYAN You know, keep it like this, if that's okay. KRISTEN Yeah. Yeah, of course. KRISTEN We said until Christmas, so I wouldn't want to spring myself-- RYAN No, no, I mean, it's your home… RYAN …you can bring your laundry-- KRISTEN I didn't come for my laundry… KRISTEN …Ry. You get that, right? I came to see you. RYAN Yeah. DONNA More coffee? EDNA Oh, I'll float away. EDNA I should have left an hour ago, but your recommendations have been so good. This one made me laugh. EDNA I needed that. DONNA Wait, do you work? DONNA I never asked. EDNA I do medical billing… EDNA …not far away. I was going to quit at Thanksgiving because I got married last Thanksgiving. DONNA Oh… DONNA …well, that's wonderful. DONNA Isn't it? EDNA Tom and I were high school sweethearts. Then he joined the army and went overseas, until about a year and a half ago, when he was stationed at Fort Campbell nearby. We fell hard again. EDNA And then in December, on his last tour... DONNA Oh, no. EDNA We'd only been married three weeks. DONNA Oh... DONNA I can't imagine what… DONNA …you must be going through right now, but, you know, I... DONNA …I-- I do know what it's like when life turns out differently than you expected, so... I'm just, um... I'm so sorry. EDNA You're not supposed to cry when someone's being kind to you. DONNA Oh, are you kidding me? That's the best time to cry. Can I hug you? DONNA I… You know what, you need a hug. I just have to hug you. Here I come. DONNA Okay, you know what? I have another one for you. DONNA I know you're in the middle of this, but it's just something about it-- DONNA It's the Clara Barton biography. I mean, it's… DONNA …brand-new. EDNA The nurse who founded the Red Cross? How did you know? EDNA I’ve been working… EDNA …in medical administration so long, but... what I've always really wanted to do is nursing. DONNA Well, lookie there. That's the gift of The Bridge. DONNA Right? DONNA Connecting. FEMALE PROFESSOR We’ll discuss… FEMALE PROFESSOR …Jude’s… CHARLIE Hey. DONNA I've been reading about bookstores going out of business. DONNA What makes us special? CHARLIE Talk to me. What's going on? DONNA E-readers… DONNA …they're not slowing down, and magazines, and newspapers are going to be on them… DONNA …soon, along with writers who can… DONNA …self-publish straight to websites. This could wipe out books. CHARLIE Honey... nothing is going to wipe out… CHARLIE …books. DONNA I don't know. People are buying more and more downloads. DONNA I mean, they're browsing on computers instead of going into a store. DONNA We have to counter that with more than just... faith. CHARLIE Well, what should we do? DONNA That's just it. I don't know yet. CHARLIE Look... I'm going to go to church tomorrow. DONNA Charlie... DONNA …please help. CHARLIE Come with me. It's where I get my best thinking done. CHARLIE It's a place of peace. Where there's time and space to... to breathe, and figure things out. Just this one time. Come on. CHARLIE Okay. CHARLIE After closing, a movie? There's another cheesy action flick at the Carmike. DONNA Now, that's more like it. CHARLIE You're getting the popcorn. MOLLY Here's you with kids and a family... and this is an... MOLLY …interesting house. Uh… MOLLY …here's Franklin, and here's you playing music, a lot. MOLLY So... Ry? RYAN I'm here for my education degree. MOLLY You can’t… MOLLY …find a place for it. RYAN I'm supposed to be a teacher. MOLLY Say it. RYAN What if... the 10-year plan in my head right now is different than it's been for years? MOLLY Is that what's happening? Just forget the video for a minute, just tell me. RYAN I want to write songs. I've been writing songs. MOLLY You have? RYAN They're not any good, but... MOLLY Ry', of course they are. RYAN You don't know. MOLLY Yes, I do. Of course, they are-- RYAN Do you know… RYAN …how many people try to make it in this business? I'd be just one more broke musician. MOLLY Or you'll be amazing, and you'll succeed… MOLLY …beyond your wildest dreams. I mean, if this-- if this is what you really want to do, and you pursue it-- what if in 10 years you've written the music, and taken that chance? RYAN How can I go back and tell my mom she's paying for a college education so I can go out and be some... performer? MOLLY If that's what you really want to do? RYAN Could you tell your dad you don't want to run his company? MOLLY No. That's completely different. RYAN How? MOLLY Because you've been mad passionate about music for how long… MOLLY …now? RYAN As long as I can remember. MOLLY Exactly. You can't back off, not now. MOLLY You have to do this. MOLLY You have to tell her. RYAN Okay. I want to make a deal with you. I'll try and figure out a way to pursue my music if you start figuring out what you really want. RYAN 'Cause it's your choice, too, who you become in 10 years. RYAN But you have to start now. Will you? MOLLY So, we hold each other accountable? RYAN Being exactly who we want to be. Within 10 years, become who we want. Our choice. Step outside of-- MOLLY AND RYAN …our comfort zone. Yeah. RYAN Because I think you could be really amazing. RYAN What are you doing on Thanksgiving? MOLLY I'm going home on Thursday. Why? RYAN Come over to my house on Wednesday night. Have a home-cooked meal with my mom. I mean, not that she cooks, but... MOLLY You cook? RYAN Only if I wanted to… RYAN …survive. RYAN Mol'? MOLLY You want me to meet your mother? RYAN I think you guys would hit it off. You'd get to know her, and... maybe someday you can introduce me to your dad. MOLLY Yeah. RYAN Mol...? MOLLY Yeah... Yeah. Yeah. Day before Thanksgiving. MOLLY Meet your mom. I'd love to. RYAN Great. MOLLY Great. DONNA So, any plans for Thanksgiving plans, Fred? We're having our annual dinner. FREDDY Oh, the boys and I were going to spend it at home… FREDDY …together. DONNA Hmm. Who's cooking? DONNA Hm. DONNA Horrible idea. Luther? DONNA Four more for the table. LUTHER You got it. DONNA We'll expect you at 3:00. DONNA How goes the job hunt? JENNY Let's not talk about it. None of the three callback interviews… JENNY …panned out. CHARLIE Your billing service… CHARLIE …does some work for a law firm, too, doesn't it? EDNA Next door. I think they're still looking for summer associates. EDNA If you like, I can ask. JENNY Yes, please. CHARLIE Whoa. Hey, Bert! CHARLIE It's just... Never mind. MOLLY Okay, um... first kiss? RYAN No way. MOLLY Prom date? Come on. RYAN Uh… MOLLY Come on, there's got to be a childhood sweetheart, something. RYAN Kristen. Her name was Kristen. MOLLY Ooh... Kristen's a pretty-girl name. RYAN Okay, what about you? Who's yours? MOLLY Uh… MOLLY …there's this guy, Preston, but it's not... RYAN "Preston." Of course. A rich boy's name. Preston what? MOLLY Millington The Third. Stop. Stop it! Stop! MOLLY Hey, wait, wait, wait. That's it, isn't it? Lucky, that club… MOLLY …you were talking about. RYAN Yeah. MOLLY Yeah? Well, 10 years or less, that's where you're going to be. Let's film in front of it. RYAN Molly... No, no... MOLLY Come on, come on. MOLLY It's perfect. Ry', you said. MOLLY Look... MOLLY …if you want to make these things happen, you have to say them out loud. Come on. Go. RYAN Okay. RYAN Within 10 years, I’d like to… RYAN …play at that club, have my music there, and be considered in the company of those who have been there. RYAN Now… RYAN …you. MOLLY No. Hey, why? Come on. MOLLY Stop. Stop it. RYAN Come on, we've got to say stuff out loud. It's your turn. MOLLY It's your video. RYAN Yeah… RYAN …but you'll be in my life in 10 years, so... RYAN So, what do you think? RYAN What? Say it. Say it right now. MOLLY I don't think I want to run my dad's company, and... I'm not even sure I want to stay in Seattle. RYAN Molly. MOLLY I can't believe I just said that. RYAN But is it true? MOLLY Everything's changing. RYAN Is that a bad thing? MOLLY Shoot, what time is it? We've been doing this all day. MOLLY I have midterms, I have to study. I have to go. RYAN Ah, well, let me give you a ride. Home? MOLLY Actually, The Bridge? RYAN Yeah. MOLLY Okay. DONNA Molly? MOLLY Hey. I, um... MOLLY …my mom read the first one to me out loud when I was little… MOLLY …and then my dad bought the whole set. MOLLY I hadn't thought about them until Charlie said something. MOLLY I, uh... MOLLY …I came to pick them up. I'm not exactly sure why. DONNA Your mom must miss you being away. DONNA You have any brothers and sisters? MOLLY Mm-mm. DONNA Well, I'm sure your parents are very proud. MOLLY You know, I came to Belmont to get the education that I'd always wanted… MOLLY …but... DONNA Got more than you bargained for? DONNA Mm. MOLLY Yeah. DONNA College can be like that. Is it about… DONNA …about being away from home? MOLLY Uh, no-- Well, a bit, but it's-- DONNA Is it about Ryan? MOLLY Is it that obvious? DONNA For him, too. MOLLY Hmm. MOLLY My mom actually died when I was seven… MOLLY …really unexpectedly. She, um… MOLLY …she was diagnosed with lung cancer, and then seven weeks later... So… DONNA Honey. Honey... MOLLY My dad dove into his work. MOLLY He's really overprotective of me, and telling me what my life should be. DONNA He's trying to hold on to you. MOLLY Really tight. DONNA I'm sure you remind him of her. MOLLY Yeah. MOLLY I love him, I really do. I just... What if the life that I want and the life that he wants for me just don't... I mean, I don't-- I don’t even know how to say it. DONNA Respecting those that love you is-- is very important… DONNA …but you know as well as anyone that things can change in a blink of an eye. DONNA So, when you… DONNA …find passion, for a person… DONNA …or a life that you always dreamt of... DONNA …you just can't back up. DONNA Don't give up on something so rare. MOLLY It's scary. DONNA Mm. DONNA Terrifying. DONNA But you can do it. Hmm? MOLLY Thanks. DONNA Hmm. DONNA You remember the beginning with us? Molly was in the store today, alone. CHARLIE Ah. DONNA Ah. She’s like… DONNA …this hummingbird, you know? Everything just shimmering right on the surface. CHARLIE Do I remember... We're still that age. DONNA In your dreams. CHARLIE Come with me to church tonight. CHARLIE Come on, you believe so much. Just… CHARLIE …listen to how you invest. You act on your faith every day… CHARLIE …just admit it. DONNA The Bridge is my ritual, my tradition. DONNA It's... Okay, it's my connection to doing good in the world. DONNA It's my family. I have everything I need with you and The Bridge. KRISTEN I'll get it! KRISTEN You must be Molly. KRISTEN Come in, come in! I've heard so much about you. I'm Kristen. MOLLY Kristen. RYAN Kristen is home… RYAN …on break earlier than I thought. Um… Kristen, this is Molly, my-- MOLLY Study partner. RYAN This is Kristen-- KRISTEN Uh, childhood sweetheart. MOLLY Hi. KRISTEN Come on in. KRISTEN And I see someone was raised… KRISTEN …with manners. KRISTEN Jeanette, something for you! MOLLY And of course, it's more than some girl he went to prom with. They've been a couple since they were 11, and I had to sit there while she recounted all the hilarious things that happened while they were growing up. I mean... RONNIE Honey. MOLLY Why I let you talk me into thinking this was something more. Just 'cause I have feelings doesn't mean that... And thank God she was there when I got there. Can you imagine? I admit I really like him, and then boom. Hello, girlfriend. RONNIE What did Ryan say? MOLLY What could he say? RONNIE You didn't give him a chance to explain? MOLLY It's not like anything's going on. RONNIE Just because you don't admit them out loud… RONNIE …doesn't mean you don't have feelings. They're your feelings. MOLLY What if he's the kind of guy that's "on" with whatever girl he's with? What if he has other girls in other classes? RONNIE What if he likes you as much as you like him, and Kristen… RONNIE …is his Preston? RONNIE That face? That's the one. MOLLY Wow. Thanks for the support. RONNIE Anytime. RYAN Come in. JEANETTE Hey. You left these on the table. Been busy, huh? RYAN Yeah. I can't, uh... seem to stop writing. JEANETTE That's good, right? JEANETTE What? RYAN I always thought I'd end up in Franklin... be with Kristen, and teach… RYAN …like you. JEANETTE And now? RYAN Teaching's steady, dependable. And Kristen is-- JEANETTE She’s also steady and dependable. JEANETTE Ry... do you think I would ever want you to have a life that you could describe as "steady" or "dependable"? RYAN I just wanted to take care of you for once. JEANETTE Don't tell me that's why you signed on to teach? RYAN It's why you did-- to take care of me. JEANETTE No! JEANETTE Ryan, teaching was my life raft. My life expectation was that I would marry and raise a family. The end. Maybe I'd travel, go to Italy one day. JEANETTE That was my dream. Then, when your dad… JEANETTE …left, and you were so little, I had to go to work. JEANETTE But, teaching... teaching made me happy... JEANETTE …every single day. And that's all I've ever wanted for you. And, Ry... Honey, I took care of you because I love you… JEANETTE …and it's made me genuinely happy. And if you don't go out and chase your own dreams after all that... JEANETTE …honestly, what was it all for? JEANETTE Okay? RYAN Okay. Okay. JEANETTE Okay. If we're gonna be ready for people, I'd better start chopping. RYAN Okay. Okay, you can chop and you can stir, and you can set the table. JEANETTE Mm-hmm? RYAN But anything past that... JEANETTE Mm! DONNA Great. LUTHER Mm-hmm. CHARLIE Donna refuses to decorate the tree before Thanksgiving, but... GUESTS ..."Once Thanksgiving Day starts..." CHARLIE Okay, so… CHARLIE …I prefer Christmas to any other holiday, so sue me. CHARLIE Who wants to help me, fellas? CHARLIE Come on! That's it! Come over here. CHARLIE Grab one and put it up there! That's it. WADE Come on, Seahawks! Pull it together! WADE You see that? MOLLY Not a good season… MOLLY …for your boys, huh? WADE Let's not talk about it. WADE You look great. MOLLY The food's really good. WADE Well, I had 'em make all your favorites. Oh, and I made a reservation at Ning Wah tomorrow. MOLLY My favorite hole-in-the-wall Chinese! Thought you hate that place? WADE I do. But you love it. And it's close to the office, so I thought maybe we could… WADE …have… MOLLY Dad. WADE What? WADE You sure you're okay? Your phone calls are short, but you seem... MOLLY Yeah. Classes are challenging, but the people are incredibly nice, so. WADE You making friends there? MOLLY I talk to Ronnie on the phone. Oh, and I… MOLLY …found this bookstore called The Bridge. It's run by this amazing older couple-- WADE What about-- WADE …ah, didn't you have a study partner? MOLLY Ryan! Yeah. Yeah. He-- he grew up in Franklin, so he knows the town really well. He and his girlfriend grew up… MOLLY …next to each other. WADE Hm. PRESTON Hey, Mol! MOLLY Hi, Preston. PRESTON I can't stay, my parents are… PRESTON …expecting me, but… PRESTON …Wade insisted. MOLLY It’s "Wade" now, huh? WADE Mm-hmm. PRESTON Yeah. I’ve been… PRESTON …spending weekends at the office. I'll be there on… PRESTON …Christmas break, too, so you and I… PRESTON …can... PRESTON I-- WADE ...Spoiled the surprise. I'm going to have you come by the office, get your hands dirty… WADE …over the long Christmas break. And I got something… WADE …special to show you there tomorrow. WADE Come have a bite. WADE Remember when we set you up with a… WADE …kid's desk and office toys? MOLLY Yeah. WADE This will be waiting for you every… WADE …summer and every break. WADE You like it? MOLLY Yeah, I love it. MOLLY Thanks. WADE Come on, let's take you shopping. MOLLY Really? I love Black Friday. I could actually-- I could use a new pair of-- WADE At the office supply store. MOLLY Oh. WADE Come on. KRISTEN Hey! Don't want to be late for movie night. RYAN Yeah, I'll be right there. RYAN I ditched her on our Thanksgiving weekend movie ritual. I don't know what's going on with me. CHARLIE Things are changing. RYAN Everything I thought three months ago... RYAN I'm so grateful for everything that I have. RYAN How did you know that Donna was "the one"? CHARLIE I have watched… CHARLIE …you and Molly together. You already know. CHARLIE Just like I knew. CHARLIE Right? CHARLIE Right? CHARLIE It's very obvious. RYAN Talk to you? RYAN I am so sorry. KRISTEN You don't think that maybe in the future, we could--? RYAN I can't imagine… RYAN …you not being in my life. You mean the world to me. And I want to stay as close to you as I… RYAN …possibly can, but-- KRISTEN But not the way I want. KRISTEN Um... KRISTEN …I'm just gonna, uh... KRISTEN Have a good, uh... RYAN Kristen. KRISTEN Have a good holiday. KRISTEN Bye, Ryan. DONNA Hello? MOLLY Donna? MOLLY Hi. It's Molly Callens. I hope I'm not calling too late. DONNA No! No, not at all. Is everything okay? MOLLY Yeah. I-- I just wanted, um... MOLLY I really missed the bookstore today. MOLLY And-- and Franklin. Is that stupid? MOLLY I guess that's really all I called to say. DONNA Well, I think that's the perfect reason. DONNA It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here. How's Seattle? MOLLY It's good. DONNA You remember feeling that deeply for each other? When everything was changing and you were about to crack into something? They have it for each other. CHARLIE They have it because of each other. DONNA Mm. And the Bridge. CHARLIE And The Bridge. DONNA Because of The Bridge! Charlie! Remember when we talked about finding a way to counter technology and what's coming down the pike? CHARLIE Yeah. DONNA I think our two friends may have just showed us what that is. DONNA So people come here for the camaraderie, right? A book recommendation from a trusted source. Right? CHARLIE Yeah. Uh... found it! This is perfect for the long plane ride to visit the… CHARLIE …grandkids. Enjoy. DONNA Coffee made just their way. DONNA Homemade food. LUTHER Savory… LUTHER …gingerbread. Try it. DONNA Okay. DONNA Mm! You make that here, we will… DONNA …absolutely sell it. CHARLIE That is good! DONNA We offer so much more. CHARLIE Yeah. DONNA Something downloads can't give you. A whole experience, reasons to come back. CHARLIE Yeah. Yeah. RYAN Because of the people. DONNA Yes! DONNA That's what folks can't get online. Huh? The connections that make being in the store feel... DONNA …like a "must." CHARLIE Yeah. DONNA So we capitalize on that, right? We bring in local authors to do a reading. CHARLIE Oh, yeah, authors who'd bring their friends and family, might be new to the place. RYAN Or what about an open mike night for poetry? CHARLIE Or musicians. DONNA Yes! RYAN I know tons of artists in Nashville… RYAN …who would love to try out their new stuff. CHARLIE & DONNA We meant you. DONNA Think about it. Huh? DONNA "The Bookstore Unplugged." Acoustic. CHARLIE That is brilliant! I need a… DONNA I know. CHARLIE …pen and paper. DONNA Okay. CHARLIE Wait. CHARLIE You're a genius. RYAN Hey. MOLLY Hey. RYAN I just wanted to, uh... FEMALE PROFESSOR Good morning, everyone. As you’ll recall, last time we were finishing off our discussion of pre-postmodern auteur theory, and today we will discuss the-- RYAN Hey, will you hop in? MOLLY I can't. RYAN Seriously! Just get in. MOLLY I'm really behind, okay? I can't. RYAN Mol, will you please talk to me? MOLLY What? RYAN I've known Kristen since I was six. She was my best friend from across the street. MOLLY You really don't… MOLLY …have to explain. It's okay. RYAN She was there for me when my dad left. RYAN And I was there through her brother's deployment after 9/11. When it came time for college, we said we were gonna separate and see if we really wanted to be together… RYAN …or if it was just out of habit. I've never had any other kind of relationship… RYAN …and I've never met anybody-- MOLLY Look… MOLLY …okay, I get it, okay? I get it. RYAN --until you. RYAN Kristen's the past. RYAN You... I'm in the middle of writing a song for you. I mean, it's not done… RYAN …I'm not sure if it's-- if it's any good or not, but... I never wrote anything for Kristen. MOLLY You wrote me a song? RYAN I've written you, like, 12 songs since we met. I mean, it's practically all that I do. RYAN Over Thanksgiving break, I told Kristen I thought our break should be permanent. RYAN I just-- I don't want the life that I thought I did anymore. I want... RYAN I want... Charlie and Donna have this new idea for The Bridge, to help bring people in. They're featuring local artists, authors, bakers, setting up for one big night to kick it off a few nights before Christmas. RYAN I thought maybe we could help 'em put it together? MOLLY Yeah. Yeah. I mean... they'll probably need musicians, too. Right? Maybe a local musician who loves the bookstore so much and should… MOLLY …totally perform there in public? RYAN I've got a job for you, if you're still looking. RYAN Agent. MOLLY Well, let's see. I'd really only want one client. CHARLIE Ohh... I wish it could be Christmas always. CHARLIE Yes! CHARLIE Yes! BERT Lord, that is so good! CHARLIE Hey, Bert. You have to try these. They are fabulous! Did you paint all of these? CHARLIE Yeah, that's the one van Gogh wished he painted. CHARLIE Will you relax? You're gonna be great. I promise. RYAN I wrote this song for one special person, but it's perfect for a place like this, because… RYAN …we all have a story to tell, because, uh, that's the title of the song. Uh… RYAN Okay, so, I’m… RYAN …uh, just gonna start playing now. RYAN Candlelit sweet memories Of all the… RYAN …nights That always meant so much to me RYAN We're chasing… RYAN …all our hopes and dreams And, baby, you bring out the best in me RYAN Oh, I'm fallin' I'm fallin' for you RYAN One day I will tell my grandson How I met… RYAN …this perfect girl And how… RYAN …my life has never been the same since… RYAN …then The way that I felt is a story to tell RYAN When you don't know where to go I will be the light to guide you on RYAN Your smile lifts me off my feet RYAN Lost control, you pull me in like gravity RYAN Oh, I'm fallin' Still fallin' for… RYAN …you BERT Some place you got here. RYAN One day, I'll tell me grandson BERT Hats off to ya. RYAN How we met in this huge, huge world RYAN And how our lives have never been the same since then The way that we felt is a… RYAN …story to tell DONNA & CHARLIE Whoo! CHARLIE More! CHARLIE More! More! MOLLY Are you kidding me? MOLLY Are you kidding me? MOLLY This whole time, you’re acting like… MOLLY …you're not this singer and this writer? You're gonna be at Lucky… MOLLY …tomorrow! Are you kidding me? DONNA Hey, guys! Look over here. CHARLIE Great! Yeah. MOLLY Ah! Hey, um, listen. My dad's staff is going to be out of the house next week, so I'm gonna be all by myself, uh, the night before Christmas Eve. Do you-- RYAN Yes. MOLLY Do you want—I didn’t… MOLLY …finish my question. RYAN The answer’s… RYAN …yes. MOLLY Okay. Great. Christmas-Christmas Eve dinner at my house. RYAN Well, what can I bring? MOLLY Um, dinner. RYAN Okay. MOLLY And your guitar. RYAN Perfect. MOLLY Okay. RYAN Pork chops are in. What do we got? MOLLY Help, help, help. Emergency. RYAN Oh, boy. Here we go. Coming to the rescue. Easy... Easy! Oh, man. What do you think? Green? Green and red? MOLLY Uh... RYAN It's-- MOLLY We don't have enough red. RYAN We don't have-- You're right. We don't have enough red. MOLLY It's a serious emergency. RYAN You all right? MOLLY Yeah. RYAN Oh... MOLLY I’m gonna give you that. RYAN I'm making-- Oh, thank you. MOLLY No. RYAN You're sweet. MOLLY I'll just be one second. RYAN Oh... MOLLY Hi, Dad. PRESTON Actually, it's Preston. I'm calling from your dad's… PRESTON …office. I have news. MOLLY Oh. PRESTON I start at Callens Media as soon as I graduate. PRESTON Isn't that great? Mol? MOLLY Yeah. Yeah. That's so great. Congratulations, Preston. You're perfect for the company. PRESTON Now our future's all mapped out. You and I'll be working together and-- PRESTON …you know. MOLLY Hey, maybe I'm not meant to run the company. Maybe I'll, uh, maybe I'll stay in Tennessee. PRESTON Don't be ridiculous. Of course, you'll come home. MOLLY Preston... look, you're the best. I mean it. And... I love you, Preston, I always have... as a friend. MOLLY Only ever as a friend. Look, I'm sorry. You should be celebrating. You've wanted to work there forever, and you're perfect for the job. MOLLY I'll be in Seattle on Wednesday, and then we can be together, talk more. Okay? MOLLY Preston? PRESTON I think... that once you're away from Tennessee, you'll see what's here. Your dad will show you what your future is, like always. And you'll come home. I know it. PRESTON I'll see you soon. MOLLY Bye. MOLLY Mm! This is so good. MOLLY Are you sure music is your calling? RYAN You're just biased. MOLLY Mm-mm! MOLLY You can cook for me anytime. RYAN Maybe I will. RYAN Cheers. MOLLY Yeah. Cheers. RYAN It's snowing. MOLLY Oh, it's beautiful. RYAN It’s pretty great, huh? MOLLY Mm. I'm so full. I may never eat again. RYAN So, it's kind of hard to put a bow around an envelope, but... MOLLY I didn't get you anything. RYAN Well, it's okay. MOLLY Can I? RYAN Yeah. Yeah, please. MOLLY The line from Jane Eyre. RYAN As soon as you mentioned it… RYAN …I knew it was a song title. MOLLY And you wrote it? RYAN It’s my first one. RYAN It's for you. MOLLY Where's your guitar? Right now. Right now! You have to play it right now! RYAN I will, I will… RYAN …but first, there's-- there's more. Come on. MOLLY Okay. All right. RYAN I finished the video. RYAN It's your copy. I used the song to score it, and… I couldn't have done it-- any of it-- without you. “I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU” PLAYS I saw you in a sea of faces On the edge of campus Couldn’t help but stare “I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU” PLAYS Something pulled me closer Let my heart take over “I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU” PLAYS Falling hard but a little scared “I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU” PLAYS It’s our destiny… “I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU” PLAYS …to make “I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU” PLAYS All we need is a little faith RYAN Okay... wrap the cookies in wax paper whenever they cool off. And don't eat 'em all. I'm expecting some tomorrow when I take you to the airport. “I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU” PLAYS I would do anything for you I would go anywhere… “I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU” PLAYS …with you… MOLLY Perfect breakfast. RYAN And, Mol... MOLLY Hmm? “I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU” PLAYS As long as you’re by my side You’ve captured… RYAN Watch the video, okay? MOLLY Okay. “I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU” PLAYS …my heart “I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU” PLAYS I don’t want it back And it’s true I would do anything… “I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU” PLAYS …for you RYAN I would do anything for you Anything that is right I would go anywhere with you Long as you're by my side You've captured my heart And I don’t… RYAN In 10 years, I'd like to have… RYAN …played at that club. Have my music there, and be considered… RYAN …want it back And it’s true I would… RYAN …in the company of people who have been there. RYAN …do anything for you RYAN Now you. MOLLY Why? RYAN Because. MOLLY Hey, come on! RYAN A truck parked on Main Street I could feel my heart beat Right … RYAN It's your turn. Say stuff out loud, right? MOLLY Cut it out! Stop it! MOLLY Why? RYAN Because you'll be in my life in 10 years… RYAN …so... What do you think? What? Say it. Say it right now. RYAN …out my chest But the world disappeared… MAN Ryan Kelly? RYAN Help you? MAN I represent Jessie Taylor. He saw you sing… MAN …at The Bridge the other night. RYAN Jessie Tay... The J-- RYAN Please! Come in. MAN He was very impressed. We've had a backup guitar player… MAN …fall out of his upcoming U.S. tour, last minute. I got your address from the couple that runs… MAN …that bookstore. RYAN Yeah. MAN Jessie was wondering if you could sub in. MAN It starts after the… MAN …first of the year, so you'll need to knock out the paperwork quick. MAN The pay's good-- RYAN Th-the first of the year. That means I'd have to drop out of school, and be away from-- RYAN Well, when would you need to know by? MAN You can't tell me "yes" or "no" now? RYAN I can't believe I'm asking you this, but is there any way I could let you know tomorrow? MAN You got guts, I'll give you that. But you also got Jessie's attention, so you get one day. MAN My number's on that card. After that, I gotta move on. RYAN Well... can you let Mr. Taylor know how much I appreciate… RYAN …this? MAN He already knows. Here's your chance, kid. MAN Don't blow it. RYAN Thank you! RYAN I’m sorry. I'm leaving right now. You will not believe what just happened. WADE Ryan? This is Wade Callens. I'm-- RYAN Molly's father. WADE I understand that you and Molly have been… WADE …studying together. I also understand that this relationship might be developing into something more. RYAN Sir? WADE Molly has a path that she's on. WADE You need to leave her alone. RYAN With all due respect… RYAN …I-- I know Molly-- WADE “Know?” WADE You met her, what, three months ago? She's coming back to Seattle to work… WADE …for me, and-- RYAN Sir-- WADE And she’s… WADE …going to marry Preston Millington. RYAN That's... that's impossible. If Molly was engaged, she would have told me. WADE Molly spoke to him yesterday. WADE She told him that she loved him and she was looking forward to being in Seattle with him. RYAN I'm sorry, sir. I spent yesterday with your daughter, and-- WADE Except for one phone call, right? RYAN That came from you. WADE From my office. Preston was here accepting a job I'd offered him. If you don't believe me... take a listen. MOLLY I love you, Preston. MOLLY I always have. I'll be in Seattle on Wednesday and then we can be together... talk more. WADE Preston and Molly are going to work together and be married. The life Molly is supposed to have. WADE The one that she has chosen. Be realistic. WADE What could you possibly offer Molly? WADE Aren't you just a musician? Do the right thing, Ryan. Merry Christmas. MOLLY Thanks. MOLLY Ry? Did I do something wrong? MOLLY Or… RYAN No. No. MOLLY Okay… MOLLY Ryan! Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Wait. MOLLY Merry Christmas. RYAN Hey, listen, about-- about last night. I-- I shouldn't have kissed you. RYAN I really need to apologize. I mean, you have your whole life… RYAN …in Seattle, and I have my life here, so, you know, we're friends. MOLLY Right. Yeah-- RYAN No, no… RYAN I-- I shouldn't have crossed the line. It was a mistake. RYAN Actually, yeah, I might be dropping out of Belmont. MOLLY You're-- Wait! What are you saying? RYAN Jessie Taylor, uh, he saw me at The Bridge thing. MOLLY Jessie Tay-- are you—are you joking? That’s… MOLLY …that's amazing! RYAN Yeah. Yeah, yeah. He wants me as his backup guitarist for his U.S. tour. It's, um, it starts in early January, so. MOLLY Okay. I... I don't understand. RYAN So I spoke to Kristen last night. Um... We're gonna make a go of it. RYAN So… MOLLY You spoke to her last night? MOLLY After... But you wrote me a song, and-- and... MOLLY Your video was... Why are you saying these things? RYAN Kristen and I, um... you know, we have more in common. Same background… RYAN …same... RYAN Hey, you know, it's… it’s better we figure this out between us now anyway, right? MOLLY Yeah. Yeah. Okay. I get it. Um... MOLLY Wow. Well, I hope you two are... both very happy together. RYAN Uh, Molly, wait. You forgot this. MOLLY Keep it. WADE Hey. WADE It's okay. DONNA Sorry, we're closed. DONNA What? DONNA Oh! EDNA Merry Christmas! I knew you'd be here. Is Charlie at church already? DONNA Yeah, well, he's in the back getting ready to leave. DONNA You didn't have to get me anything. EDNA Of course I did. That's what friends do. And it's only because of you I've been able to pick my head up… EDNA …these last few months. And do this other thing... EDNA I signed up for nursing school. DONNA What? Edna! EDNA I know! I start in January. It's night school, so it's gonna take some time, but... I'm doing it. DONNA I am so proud of you. EDNA I never would've done it if I hadn't have met you or Charlie. Or found this place. DONNA Oh! EDNA Open it. DONNA Oh, Edna... EDNA Look inside. EDNA "Love is the only thing we can carry with us when we go… EDNA …and it makes the end so easy." DONNA Little Women. EDNA Look at the next one. EDNA "It's only with the heart that we can see rightly. What is essential… EDNA …is invisible to the eye." DONNA Oh… DONNA …The Little Prince. That is so Luther! EDNA What you and Charlie have created on the heels of your loss... it inspired me. DONNA You know... DONNA …I'd like to think our daughter knows what she inspired in us… DONNA …so many years ago. DONNA Yeah… DONNA Uh, you know what? Uh, do you mind? I need to catch Charlie. EDNA Of course. Go! DONNA Merry Christmas. EDNA Merry Christmas. DONNA Wait! Charlie! CHARLIE Donna? Something wrong? DONNA I do have faith. CHARLIE Are you--? DONNA You're right. I've always had faith. In you. DONNA You're the one I turn to when I need comfort… DONNA …when I need reassurance that things are gonna turn out okay, because they always do. With you. CHARLIE Wow. That's sweet. So... are you coming to church? DONNA No. CHARLIE Of course. DONNA I just... I just wanted to tell you. CHARLIE Thank you. AUTOMATED VOICE Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas! WADE It's Christmas Eve. Our tradition. MOLLY One present. WADE Open it. WADE Your mother wanted you to have it as a college graduation gift… WADE …but I thought... WADE I don't like seeing you like this. WADE If this is about Belmont, we could have a transfer processed by next semester. WADE You don't ever have to go back there again. WADE I would love to have you closer. WADE You and me against the world. WADE Think about where you're meant to be. WADE You know, I only want what's best for you. MOLLY I know, Dad. Thank you. I love you. WADE I love you. AUTOMATED FEMALE VOICE We are unable to take your call at the moment, please leave… AUTOMATED MALE VOICE ...your name and phone number after the beep. MOLLY Hello? RYAN It's Ryan. It seems wrong letting Christmas… RYAN …go by without... RYAN In the book, Jane Eyre... MOLLY You opened it? RYAN I re-read it. Cover to cover, and... couldn't help but think of… RYAN …you. MOLLY Your song-- RYAN You listened to it? MOLLY Yeah, it was beautiful. RYAN So do think you'll get a white Christmas, Mol? MOLLY Uh, no. No. Snow in Seattle's really... Hang on. MOLLY It's coming down. RYAN Tell me what it's like. MOLLY It makes all the lights feel magical. MOLLY Makes everything feel like... RYAN Like what? MOLLY Like a blank slate. MOLLY New and promising.