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00:00:00Oh
00:00:30Oh, hi.
00:00:56Now the holiday has started.
00:01:00Ma'am, your carriage awaits.
00:01:05Sir.
00:01:10Onward, James.
00:01:18I found the one.
00:01:23We did it!
00:01:25Yay!
00:01:28Hey!
00:01:30Oh, she is going to love this.
00:01:54I think, right?
00:01:55Yep.
00:01:56Perfect.
00:02:01Whoa, hey there.
00:02:02Are you okay?
00:02:04Don?
00:02:05Don?
00:02:06What?
00:02:09Charlie.
00:02:09It's a miracle you're alive.
00:02:15It's a miracle you're alive.
00:02:19We'll never have family now.
00:02:21Hey.
00:02:25We're going to have each other.
00:02:29We'll be each other's family.
00:02:30How can I help?
00:02:43I thought maybe I'd just give everything to a shelter.
00:02:47I feel like it's the only way I'm going to get through this.
00:02:51It's by helping others.
00:02:53I think I know how I can do it.
00:03:10A bookstore.
00:03:11Where people can go and disappear or choose a bigger life.
00:03:19Heal.
00:03:20And move forward from the pain of the past.
00:03:24To the promise of tomorrow.
00:03:26Yeah.
00:03:28A bridge.
00:03:29that's what we'll call it
00:03:33the bridge
00:03:36love it
00:03:58are you
00:03:59are you seeing this
00:04:11this is amazing
00:04:14people will come
00:04:18stay
00:04:20connect to something
00:04:23this could be our home
00:04:29our family
00:04:32oh good watch this
00:04:51ah that's more like it
00:04:59thank you
00:05:05perfect
00:05:10come see
00:05:11ha I love it
00:05:16here you go sir
00:05:23grand opening tomorrow
00:05:25thank you
00:05:26tomorrow
00:05:28we open that door
00:05:31we welcome in the rest of the world
00:05:33but today
00:05:36today
00:05:41it's still
00:05:42just our dream come true
00:05:46what do you think my heart
00:05:49who will walk through those doors
00:05:52who will walk through those doors tomorrow
00:05:52dad we agreed that if you want me to come back and take over the place
00:06:09I get to go away to college
00:06:10and I get to choose my own courses
00:06:12sweetheart I only have your best interest to set apart
00:06:14I know
00:06:14I'm six hours by plane
00:06:16I'm used to having you down the hall
00:06:18yeah
00:06:19just you and me
00:06:20against the world
00:06:21you know there is this new technology
00:06:24I don't know if you've heard of it
00:06:25it's called a cell phone
00:06:26so you could just
00:06:27that whole thing
00:06:28all right
00:06:28oh that'll be Ronnie
00:06:30well actually I um
00:06:32Preston
00:06:34ta-da
00:06:36oh wow
00:06:38business cards
00:06:40thanks Preston
00:06:41Molly Callens
00:06:42future CEO
00:06:43see
00:06:43hi Mr. Callens
00:06:45thanks for the invite
00:06:46how are you
00:06:47wait
00:06:47I told you
00:06:48I can't
00:06:49thanks
00:06:49is that Molly's course book
00:06:51I suggested macroeconomics
00:06:53there's also a global business course
00:06:54global business
00:06:55I like it
00:06:55global business
00:06:56yeah
00:06:57jumping out of my skin
00:06:59you really should let him take you to the airport
00:07:00no
00:07:01Ronnie's taking me to the airport
00:07:02Ronnie
00:07:03yeah Ronnie
00:07:03my best friend
00:07:04the last 300 years
00:07:05cute
00:07:05funny
00:07:06she's always right on time
00:07:08yeah
00:07:09oh
00:07:10excuse me
00:07:11hi
00:07:13hey
00:07:13we need to go before my dad decides
00:07:15he wants to be my roommate too
00:07:16oh
00:07:17dad's in fine form huh
00:07:18he's driving me crazy
00:07:19okay
00:07:20hey Preston
00:07:21I'll get the bag
00:07:22oh
00:07:22I can do that
00:07:23I'll do it
00:07:24hey Ronnie
00:07:26hey Mr. Callens
00:07:28oh
00:07:30Molly
00:07:31no distractions
00:07:33no sororities
00:07:34no frat parties
00:07:35no drinking
00:07:35no late nights
00:07:36dad
00:07:36and no boys
00:07:37if you need anything
00:07:39the Duffy's are in the house
00:07:39they get a direct line to me
00:07:40I have a direct line to you
00:07:42you too
00:07:42yeah
00:07:43hey Maul
00:07:45we did okay yeah
00:07:49yeah we did great
00:07:51your mother would be really proud of you
00:07:57but just one business course for a season
00:08:01dad
00:08:02look it's still you and me against the world
00:08:04it's just a couple more miles between us
00:08:06I'll call every Sunday like I promised
00:08:07maybe the occasional Tuesday
00:08:09love you
00:08:10I love you too
00:08:10hi
00:08:12thanks
00:08:12you're gonna do great
00:08:13thanks
00:08:14I'm gonna go
00:08:15okay
00:08:15dress safe Ronnie
00:08:17hey
00:08:23what is it
00:08:24I just
00:08:26I don't even have a major
00:08:27maybe I should have gone to Stanford
00:08:29like my dad wanted
00:08:30and
00:08:30let him make the decisions
00:08:32for the rest of your life too
00:08:34and know what comes next
00:08:37you chose
00:08:383,000 miles away
00:08:41so you could see what it was like
00:08:42to live without someone
00:08:43over your shoulder
00:08:44you're in charge
00:08:46that means
00:08:47you could be anything
00:08:49who will you be
00:08:52when no one is looking
00:08:52let's see you there
00:09:16this place goes a little cattywampus on the first day
00:09:46sorry
00:09:47caddy who
00:09:48wampus
00:09:50you're not from around here
00:09:52are you
00:09:52Seattle
00:09:53I've heard of it
00:09:55you serious
00:09:56it's up
00:09:56it's in the northwest
00:09:57it's up
00:09:58right
00:09:59it's okay
00:09:59yeah
00:10:00you look out for those pickup trucks
00:10:02unless they don't have them
00:10:03in
00:10:03where are you from again
00:10:04Seattle
00:10:05I'd like to sign up for music appreciation
00:10:30music major
00:10:35stepping out of my comfort zone
00:10:36nice
00:10:38yeah
00:10:39can I get 19th century literature please
00:10:49now I'm stepping out of my comfort zone
00:10:54okay
00:10:55okay I'm gonna stop
00:10:57you're not taking macroeconomics too
00:11:00macro
00:11:01no that is way too far out of my comfort zone
00:11:05okay
00:11:05I'm all registered
00:11:07just all it's left now is books
00:11:09my favorite part
00:11:10campus bookstore
00:11:12it's too bad there isn't another place
00:11:14we can at least get the 19th century old books
00:11:16what like a real bookstore
00:11:18yeah is there one nearby
00:11:19what
00:11:21you trust me
00:11:22trust you
00:11:23I don't know your name
00:11:24Ryan
00:11:25Ryan Kelly
00:11:25hey
00:11:26shoot
00:11:26thanks
00:11:27I get it
00:11:28sorry
00:11:28you are
00:11:31Molly
00:11:31Callens
00:11:32yeah
00:11:33hey
00:11:33right out
00:11:36this is it
00:11:47okay
00:11:48wait till you meet Charlie and Donna and run the place
00:12:03most amazing couple ever
00:12:05we'll love it
00:12:07we'll see
00:12:08bridge
00:12:17I don't see it
00:12:18oh
00:12:18I know where it is
00:12:19come on
00:12:19here it is
00:12:21you
00:12:23are gonna love this
00:12:25I'm a crumb
00:12:26she's exceptional
00:12:28here you go
00:12:40coffee crumble
00:12:42two raspberry scones
00:12:43enjoy
00:12:44hi Luther
00:12:45hey Donna
00:12:46I think you promised to bring some of your specialties to taste
00:12:50I do soul food
00:12:51not dessert
00:12:51oh
00:12:52I can't sell soul food
00:12:54but we can eat it
00:12:55come on
00:12:56Sunday brunch with Charlie before we open
00:12:59we'll host
00:12:59done
00:13:01yes
00:13:02I can't wait
00:13:04see you Sunday
00:13:05what
00:13:06Sunday
00:13:08yeah
00:13:09taste test for Luther's future catering company
00:13:11we
00:13:12are lucky people
00:13:14those are for customers
00:13:16I can't resist
00:13:17I can't resist
00:13:17I can't resist
00:13:19how goes constitutional law
00:13:21slow
00:13:22try a cupcake
00:13:23you get help
00:13:25hey
00:13:27Freddie and the dreamers
00:13:30how's our favorite landlord
00:13:32Donna just made some fresh cupcakes
00:13:34there's one
00:13:35for each of you
00:13:36it's on the house
00:13:37it's on the house
00:13:37come on
00:13:37go
00:13:38go
00:13:38come on buddy
00:13:39the young adolescent at it again
00:13:44all I can say is thank goodness for this place
00:13:47it's our escape
00:13:48you know what I think
00:13:49science fiction
00:13:50it's a world he can disappear into
00:13:53oh and uh
00:13:55have a cupcake
00:13:56you look like you could use one
00:13:57ah
00:14:00music man
00:14:02the great Charlie Barton
00:14:03I'd like to introduce Molly
00:14:05Callens
00:14:07welcome Molly Callens
00:14:08are you new to Belmont
00:14:09yeah
00:14:10yeah
00:14:10new to the south
00:14:11actually
00:14:11but you've
00:14:12traveled a lot
00:14:13out of the country even
00:14:15yeah
00:14:16how did you know
00:14:17you're a sports fan
00:14:18you prefer sweet to salty
00:14:20and your favorite books
00:14:20as a child
00:14:21with a little house series
00:14:22Charlie is a magician
00:14:25no
00:14:26Charlie Barton
00:14:27are you giving away cupcakes again
00:14:28gotta run
00:14:29oh hey
00:14:30you didn't see me
00:14:32got it
00:14:32pinky swear
00:14:33you go
00:14:34hey Bert
00:14:35yep
00:14:36Ryan Kelly
00:14:41hey
00:14:42weren't you going after Charlie
00:14:46ah
00:14:47I know where he lives
00:14:48who's this
00:14:49this is Molly Callens
00:14:51hi
00:14:52she's from Seattle
00:14:53she's not very good
00:14:54with parking lots
00:14:55loves bookstores
00:14:56and has a weakness
00:14:57for all things southern
00:14:58I made that last one up
00:15:00you guessed right
00:15:01well it's very nice
00:15:02to meet you Molly
00:15:03I'm Donna
00:15:04Charlie's partner in crime
00:15:06welcome to the bridge
00:15:07thank you
00:15:08come on let me show you
00:15:09the best part
00:15:09okay
00:15:09bye
00:15:10you're gonna love it
00:15:14okay
00:15:15it's like
00:15:28my dad's library
00:15:29only better
00:15:30your father works
00:15:31at a library
00:15:32no
00:15:33I
00:15:33never mind
00:15:34it's like
00:15:36somewhere I've gone
00:15:37to escape
00:15:38before
00:15:38so yeah
00:15:41I'm gonna need
00:15:43a lot of help
00:15:44with 19th century lit
00:15:45well I am definitely
00:15:47gonna need someone
00:15:48to carry me
00:15:48through music appreciation
00:15:49if only we had
00:15:51some place to study
00:15:51you can just stop here
00:16:03this is good
00:16:03you live in the woods
00:16:09you're a nymph
00:16:10I mean
00:16:11that might explain a lot
00:16:12but
00:16:12no I
00:16:13I didn't get enough
00:16:14exercise today
00:16:15and this is the perfect
00:16:16amount for the walk
00:16:16I need
00:16:17okay
00:16:18I'll see you tomorrow
00:16:19all right
00:16:20yes dad
00:16:40I did sign up
00:16:41for macroeconomics
00:16:42those lit classes
00:16:43that I told you about
00:16:44before
00:16:44I look both ways
00:16:45before I cross the street
00:16:46my mittens are attached
00:16:47to my jacket
00:16:48and I promise
00:16:49that I will sleep
00:16:50at nap time
00:16:50it's very funny
00:16:51you want me to put
00:16:52a video camera
00:16:53on my shoulder
00:16:53so you can just
00:16:54follow me everywhere I go
00:16:55yeah that'd be great
00:16:56Rayanne's here
00:16:58she can vouch for me
00:16:59Rayanne
00:16:59tell my dad
00:17:00I'm doing everything
00:17:01I'm supposed to do
00:17:01it's real Mr. Callan
00:17:03Molly shooting straight
00:17:03see
00:17:04all right
00:17:05safe
00:17:06my schedule is complete
00:17:07I'm unpacked
00:17:09Rayanne testified
00:17:10under oath
00:17:10that I'm doing
00:17:11everything I'm supposed to do
00:17:12more details please
00:17:13uh there's not much
00:17:15more to tell
00:17:16classes start tomorrow
00:17:17uh I did find a really
00:17:19good place to study
00:17:20um
00:17:21oh
00:17:22speaking of which
00:17:24that's my study partner
00:17:25so I'm gonna let you go
00:17:27study partner already
00:17:28can I
00:17:29bye dad I love you
00:17:30apply soon
00:17:30hello
00:17:33hey
00:17:34it's Ryan
00:17:35from Belmont
00:17:36and the bridge
00:17:36yeah
00:17:37long time no see
00:17:39um
00:17:41I just realized
00:17:42that both of us
00:17:42have classes
00:17:43that get out at three
00:17:44and since you're
00:17:45new to Franklin
00:17:45we probably won't
00:17:46have too much work
00:17:47I thought maybe
00:17:48I could show you
00:17:49around
00:17:49tomorrow
00:17:50you bet
00:17:52well
00:17:54great
00:17:55uh
00:17:56I'll see
00:17:57I'll see you then
00:17:57cool bye
00:17:59hey mom
00:18:04dinner at six
00:18:05oh yeah
00:18:06um
00:18:07yeah
00:18:07I'm on it
00:18:08who was on the phone
00:18:10nobody
00:18:12dinner at fifteen
00:18:15everything okay
00:18:17everything's really great
00:18:19okay
00:18:29there you go
00:18:31oh
00:18:31almost forgot
00:18:32pick a bookmark
00:18:35how about this one
00:18:38you like it
00:18:39thanks
00:18:39and please
00:18:40come back when you're done
00:18:41I really want to know
00:18:42what you think
00:18:43I'm Donna
00:18:44I own the store
00:18:45with my husband Charlie
00:18:46Edna
00:18:46thank you very much
00:18:48no thank you
00:18:50so most people
00:18:58head straight for Nashville
00:18:59but Franklin
00:19:00has really hit its stride
00:19:00it's gotten five times larger
00:19:02than the last thirty years
00:19:03well it's not Seattle
00:19:04but
00:19:05where is that again
00:19:06I think you might need
00:19:08to be taking geography
00:19:09probably
00:19:10probably
00:19:11this entire area
00:19:12was a giant battlefield
00:19:13during the civil war
00:19:14over six thousand soldiers died
00:19:16but
00:19:17if you want something lighter
00:19:19they have a pumpkin festival
00:19:20every Halloween
00:19:20and a bluegrass one
00:19:22in the spring
00:19:22you would not believe
00:19:24the players that show up
00:19:25they are ridiculous
00:19:25and at night
00:19:27they descend on a club
00:19:28called Lucky
00:19:28where all the greats have played
00:19:30they try out the new material
00:19:31and people can discover
00:19:32like you
00:19:33me at Lucky
00:19:36no way
00:19:37what?
00:19:38isn't that what you're getting
00:19:38a music degree for?
00:19:40is that the world on fire?
00:19:42ring of fire?
00:19:43someone beat me light my fire?
00:19:44okay
00:19:45great balls of fire?
00:19:45I get it
00:19:46I get it
00:19:46we didn't start the fire
00:19:47sorry
00:19:47I'm just saying
00:19:49if I'm going to be CEO
00:19:50of my father's company
00:19:51when I'm 25
00:19:52the least you can do
00:19:53is
00:19:53what?
00:19:55nothing
00:19:56it's just the way that
00:19:59music can change
00:20:01your entire mood
00:20:02say things that you
00:20:04never even had words for
00:20:05but
00:20:05but even more than that
00:20:07it's like this
00:20:08what?
00:20:10okay
00:20:10what is music to you?
00:20:12it's what I was born to do
00:20:13I'm rambling
00:20:16aren't I?
00:20:17wow
00:20:17um
00:20:18you look bored
00:20:18is it boring?
00:20:20no
00:20:20no not bored at all?
00:20:21no
00:20:21okay
00:20:21I was just thinking
00:20:23that you're really lucky
00:20:24to know what you're supposed to do
00:20:25I mean you do too
00:20:27you're going to be CEO
00:20:28of your dad's company
00:20:28by the time you're 25
00:20:29and
00:20:30wait
00:20:31Molly Callens
00:20:34Seattle
00:20:35is that Callens Media?
00:20:38yeah
00:20:39wow
00:20:39you're
00:20:40really rich
00:20:42no
00:20:42no
00:20:42yeah
00:20:43man
00:20:44and you're going to be
00:20:44taking over
00:20:45at the time you're 25
00:20:46and you just feel
00:20:48the same way about business
00:20:48as I do about music
00:20:49give me some billionaire big shot
00:20:55I'm going to be in the suburbs of Nashville
00:20:57in your giant country home
00:20:59from all your
00:20:59your record sales
00:21:01your what?
00:21:02teaching?
00:21:02I'm doing a music education double major
00:21:04that way
00:21:05I can wind up with something steady
00:21:06and
00:21:07take care of the people
00:21:08who took care of me
00:21:09I mean I really think
00:21:10it's the greatest gift of all
00:21:11to make a living off of something
00:21:12that you love
00:21:13don't you?
00:21:14yeah
00:21:14I think that sounds amazing
00:21:15well
00:21:16that's what we'll do
00:21:18I'll do music
00:21:19and you'll do business
00:21:20okay
00:21:20um
00:21:23are you finished?
00:21:24yeah
00:21:25thank you
00:21:25yeah
00:21:25let's go
00:21:36oh man
00:21:39um
00:21:40you know
00:21:41I really don't think
00:21:42you need this much exercise
00:21:43just let me take you
00:21:44no it's okay
00:21:45I spent all of my time
00:21:46on the computer and reading
00:21:46I mean it's getting late though
00:21:48I don't mind
00:21:49thanks again
00:21:49welcome
00:21:50that
00:22:02during the renaissance
00:22:17the bassoon was a brand new instrument
00:22:19and composers were making new sounds
00:22:21the whole world was breaking wide open
00:22:22what?
00:22:25nothing
00:22:26you're gonna make a really amazing teacher
00:22:27you know what I could really use right now?
00:22:33your favorites?
00:22:35and Donna is coming with some
00:22:37study size caffeine
00:22:39thank you
00:22:40no cream
00:22:4145 sugars
00:22:42your usual
00:22:43mmm
00:22:44you know me so well
00:22:45are we okay with me being awake
00:22:47for the next three weeks?
00:22:48well
00:22:48there are 900 pages left
00:22:50in the obscure
00:22:51which if he's so obscure
00:22:53why doesn't he need 900 pages?
00:22:55I
00:22:55why are these books so long?
00:22:58well they were serialized
00:22:59in magazines
00:23:00they were like the 1800s version of TV
00:23:01and then they were cheap
00:23:03so people who didn't really read before
00:23:05got selected
00:23:05now who's the teacher?
00:23:08okay come on
00:23:09100 more pages
00:23:10and then maybe
00:23:11we can watch the movie
00:23:12as a reward
00:23:12wait
00:23:14there's a movie?
00:23:17come on
00:23:18Jane Eyre's next
00:23:19it's my favorite
00:23:20cheers
00:23:21cheers
00:23:21two months
00:23:24I am never
00:23:25wrong about love
00:23:27okay seriously
00:23:41why do I have to park
00:23:42so far away
00:23:42from where you actually live?
00:23:44what you're married
00:23:45you have five kids
00:23:46turn into a werewolf
00:23:47at midnight
00:23:48come on
00:23:49look it's
00:23:51my dad is
00:23:54overprotective
00:23:55and he rented me a house
00:23:57in Franklin
00:23:58because he doesn't want me
00:23:59in the Belmont dorms
00:24:00they're distracting
00:24:01hang on
00:24:02you live in an entire house
00:24:04by yourself
00:24:04no no
00:24:05there's a groundsman
00:24:05and a housekeeper
00:24:06there's a groundsman
00:24:06and a housekeeper
00:24:07for
00:24:08how dirty are you?
00:24:11no no no no
00:24:12it's not like that
00:24:12he just wants me to stay
00:24:14in the house
00:24:15and work
00:24:16in some big mansion
00:24:17no please
00:24:18it's just
00:24:19it's just a place off campus
00:24:20cause
00:24:21I'm the distraction
00:24:23or
00:24:24no
00:24:24no
00:24:25he doesn't even know about you
00:24:26thanks
00:24:38ow
00:24:41you okay?
00:24:43yeah
00:24:43here's your bag
00:24:47thanks
00:24:48my mom died
00:24:57when I was seven
00:24:58so
00:25:00it's just been
00:25:00me and my dad
00:25:02for as long as I can remember
00:25:03and he really
00:25:04really needs me
00:25:05follow the rules
00:25:07I'm really sorry
00:25:10about your mom
00:25:10it's not just that
00:25:14he really does have
00:25:15my best interests
00:25:16at heart
00:25:16he can just be a little
00:25:17opinionated
00:25:19about what he wants me
00:25:19to pursue
00:25:20so are you gonna
00:25:22take over his company?
00:25:23is that
00:25:23what he wants you to do?
00:25:25I don't know
00:25:26he's so smart
00:25:27everything
00:25:27he's ever pushed me to do
00:25:29has turned out amazingly
00:25:30and I don't have this
00:25:31burning passion
00:25:33for music
00:25:34like you
00:25:34so you'll just let him
00:25:35drive your life?
00:25:37I'm sorry
00:25:37it's just
00:25:38forget about what your dad wants
00:25:40for one second
00:25:41what would you do
00:25:43if you could do
00:25:43anything at all?
00:25:47that's the thing
00:25:48I don't know
00:25:48I don't know
00:25:50and if I don't know
00:25:51then what he's offering
00:25:52is
00:25:52amazing
00:25:53yeah
00:25:53but is it right?
00:25:55it's right for you
00:25:57I would do anything
00:26:00for you sir
00:26:01anything that was right
00:26:02it's from Jane Eyre
00:26:06the next one
00:26:07your favorite
00:26:09look
00:26:11I don't mean to
00:26:12it's just
00:26:14I've got this video
00:26:14for media class
00:26:15what will you be doing
00:26:16in ten years
00:26:17and it's been
00:26:18awful
00:26:19trying to put it together
00:26:22but it's
00:26:23it's good to ask
00:26:24the questions
00:26:25right?
00:26:26yeah
00:26:26yeah it is
00:26:28I just
00:26:28wish I had the answers
00:26:32yeah
00:26:34I gotta go
00:26:35bye
00:26:36bye
00:26:37I gotta go
00:27:07Hey, stranger.
00:27:26Kristen, what are you doing here?
00:27:28Drove home for the weekend.
00:27:30Want to grab some dinner?
00:27:32Yeah, sure.
00:27:34Be great.
00:27:37So I needed a break.
00:27:44Faces of no longer than two months.
00:27:45I'm going to do my laundry.
00:27:47So a two-hour drive and presto.
00:27:50So what about you?
00:27:51How's it going?
00:27:52Good.
00:27:53Good, yeah.
00:27:54It's tougher than I expected.
00:27:5619th century lit is killing me.
00:27:5919 who?
00:28:00You're what?
00:28:01I know.
00:28:02I know.
00:28:02I stepped outside of my comfort zone.
00:28:05Listen to you.
00:28:08So, um, the million-dollar question.
00:28:13I've been thinking about you.
00:28:14Me too.
00:28:15I can't tell you how hard it's been to not pick up the phone.
00:28:18Yeah, it's weird, huh?
00:28:20It's so weird.
00:28:21It's so weird to not have you across the street or in biology.
00:28:24I was thinking maybe we could shift the agreement or maybe just be in touch more because maybe
00:28:34it's hard for us to figure out what we really want without talking, you know?
00:28:37I think, um, I need some more time to be apart.
00:28:43You know, keep it like this.
00:28:44If that's okay.
00:28:45Yeah, yeah, of course.
00:28:46We said until Christmas, so I wouldn't want to spring myself.
00:28:49No, no, I mean, it's your home.
00:28:50You can bring your laundry.
00:28:52I didn't come for my laundry, right?
00:28:54You get that, right?
00:28:56I came to see you.
00:28:59Yeah.
00:29:02More coffee?
00:29:04Oh, I'll float away.
00:29:06I should have left an hour ago, but your recommendations have been so good.
00:29:10This one made me laugh.
00:29:12I needed that.
00:29:13Wait, do you work?
00:29:14I never asked.
00:29:14I do medical billing not far away.
00:29:17I was going to quit at Thanksgiving.
00:29:18I got married last Thanksgiving.
00:29:21Oh, well, that's wonderful.
00:29:25Isn't it?
00:29:28Tom and I were high school sweethearts.
00:29:31Then he joined the army and went overseas until about a year and a half ago when he was stationed
00:29:37at Fort Campbell nearby.
00:29:40We fell hard again.
00:29:43And then in December on his last tour.
00:29:48Oh, no.
00:29:53We'd only been married three weeks.
00:30:02I can't imagine what you must be going through right now.
00:30:05But, you know, I do know what it's like when life turns out differently than you expected.
00:30:13So, I'm just so sorry.
00:30:18Oh, you're not supposed to cry when someone's being kind to you.
00:30:23Oh, are you kidding me?
00:30:24That's the best time to cry.
00:30:27Can I hug you?
00:30:29You know what?
00:30:30You need a hug.
00:30:30I just have to hug you.
00:30:31Here I come.
00:30:35Okay.
00:30:36You know what?
00:30:36I have another one for you.
00:30:39I know you're in the middle of this, but it's just something about it.
00:30:43It's the Clara Barton biography.
00:30:46I mean, it's brand new.
00:30:48The nurse who founded the Red Cross?
00:30:51How did you know?
00:30:51Well, I've been working in medical administration so long, but what I've always really wanted to do is nursing.
00:31:01Oh, looky there.
00:31:04That's the gift of the bridge, right?
00:31:08Connecting.
00:31:08As we turn to the second chapter of Jude the Obscure, where we'll discuss Jude's unfortunate upbringing.
00:31:27Hey!
00:31:28I've been reading about bookstores going out of business.
00:31:34What makes us special?
00:31:37Talk to me.
00:31:39What's going on?
00:31:40E-readers, they're not slowing down.
00:31:42And magazines and newspapers are going to be on them soon.
00:31:46Along with writers who can self-publish straight to websites.
00:31:50This could wipe out books.
00:31:53Honey, nothing's going to wipe out books.
00:31:57I don't know.
00:31:58People are buying more and more downloads.
00:32:01I mean, they're browsing on computers instead of going into a store.
00:32:04We have to counter that with more than just faith.
00:32:09What should we do?
00:32:10That's just it.
00:32:12I don't know yet.
00:32:16Look.
00:32:18I'm going to go to church tomorrow.
00:32:21Charlie.
00:32:22Come with me.
00:32:24It's where I get my best thinking done.
00:32:26It's a place of peace.
00:32:28There's time and space to breathe.
00:32:32Figure things out.
00:32:35Just this one time.
00:32:37Come on.
00:32:37Okay.
00:32:38After closing movie, there's another cheesy action flick at the car, Mike.
00:32:46No, that's more like it.
00:32:48You're getting the popcorn.
00:32:49So, in your ten-year plan, here's you with kids.
00:32:56And this is an interesting house.
00:33:00Uh, there's Franklin.
00:33:03And here's you playing music.
00:33:06A lot.
00:33:09So...
00:33:09Rye.
00:33:11I'm here for my education degree.
00:33:12You can't find a place for it.
00:33:15I'm supposed to be a teacher.
00:33:17Say it.
00:33:18What if the ten-year plan in my head right now
00:33:36is different than it's been for years?
00:33:40Is that what's happening?
00:33:41Just forget the video for a minute.
00:33:43Just tell me.
00:33:45I want to write songs.
00:33:48I've been writing songs.
00:33:49You have?
00:33:50They're not any good, but...
00:33:51Why?
00:33:52Of course they are.
00:33:52You don't know.
00:33:53Yes, I do.
00:33:54Of course they are.
00:33:54Do you know how many people try to make it in this business?
00:33:57I'd be just one more broke musician.
00:34:00Or you'll be amazing.
00:34:01And you'll succeed beyond your wildest dreams.
00:34:04I mean, if this is what you really want to do and you pursue it,
00:34:07what if in ten years you've written the music and taken that chance?
00:34:11How can I go back and tell my mom
00:34:13she's paying for a college education
00:34:15so I can go out and be some performer?
00:34:20If that's what you really want to do...
00:34:22Could you tell your dad you don't want to run his company?
00:34:25No, that's completely different.
00:34:27How?
00:34:28Because you've been mad passionate about music for how long now?
00:34:33As long as I can remember.
00:34:35Exactly.
00:34:36You can't back off, not now.
00:34:39You have to do this.
00:34:41You have to tell her.
00:34:45Okay.
00:34:48I want to make a deal with you.
00:34:49I'll try and figure out a way to pursue my music
00:34:53if you start figuring out what you really want.
00:34:56Because it's your choice, too, who you become in ten years.
00:35:00But you have to start now.
00:35:02Will you?
00:35:04So we hold each other accountable.
00:35:06Being exactly who we want to be.
00:35:08Within ten years, become who we want.
00:35:11Our choice.
00:35:11Step outside of our comfort zone.
00:35:13Yes.
00:35:13Because I think it could be really amazing.
00:35:24What are you doing on Thanksgiving?
00:35:25I'm going home on Thursday.
00:35:27Bye.
00:35:28Come over to my house on this day and night.
00:35:31Have a home cook to me with my mom.
00:35:33I mean, not that she cooks, but...
00:35:35You cook.
00:35:36Only if I wanted to survive.
00:35:40Mom.
00:35:41You want me to meet your mother?
00:35:43I think you guys would hit it off.
00:35:44You'd get to know her, and...
00:35:46Maybe someday you can introduce me to your dad.
00:35:50Yeah.
00:35:53Mom?
00:35:54Yeah.
00:35:55Yeah.
00:35:57Yeah.
00:35:58Day before Thanksgiving.
00:36:00Meet your mom.
00:36:01I loved you.
00:36:02Great.
00:36:03Great.
00:36:06So, any plans for Thanksgiving, Fred?
00:36:09We're having our annual dinner.
00:36:10Well, the boys and I were going to spend it at home together.
00:36:13Hmm.
00:36:13Who's cooking?
00:36:16Horrible idea.
00:36:17Luther?
00:36:19Four more for the table.
00:36:21You got it.
00:36:23We'll expect you at three.
00:36:27How goes the job hunt?
00:36:29Let's not talk about it.
00:36:30None of the three callback interviews panned out.
00:36:35Um, your billing service does some work for a law firm, too, doesn't it?
00:36:40Next door.
00:36:42I think they're still looking for summer associates.
00:36:44If you like, I can ask.
00:36:48Yes, please.
00:36:54Hello.
00:36:55Hey, Bert.
00:36:56Okay.
00:36:57Um, first kiss.
00:37:07No way.
00:37:08Prom date?
00:37:10Uh...
00:37:10Come on.
00:37:10There's got to be a childhood sweetheart, something.
00:37:13Kristen.
00:37:14Her name was Kristen.
00:37:15Ooh, Kristen's a pretty girl name.
00:37:19Okay.
00:37:19Well, what about you?
00:37:21Who's yours?
00:37:22Uh, there's this guy, Preston, but it's not...
00:37:24Preston.
00:37:25Of course.
00:37:26A rich boy's name.
00:37:27Preston what?
00:37:29Millington III.
00:37:30Stop.
00:37:30Stop it.
00:37:31Stop.
00:37:33Hey, wait, wait, wait.
00:37:35That's it, isn't it?
00:37:36Lucky, that club you were talking about.
00:37:38Yeah.
00:37:39Yeah.
00:37:40Well, ten years or less, that's where you're gonna be.
00:37:43Uh...
00:37:43What's going in front of me?
00:37:44Molly...
00:37:45Come on, come on.
00:37:46No, no.
00:37:46It's perfect.
00:37:47Right, you said.
00:37:48Okay.
00:37:50If you want to make these things happen, you have to say them out loud.
00:37:52Come on.
00:37:53Go.
00:37:54Okay.
00:37:56Been ten years.
00:37:57I'd like to play at that club.
00:38:00Have my music there.
00:38:01Be considered in the company of those who have been there.
00:38:04Now you.
00:38:08No.
00:38:08Hey, why?
00:38:09Come on.
00:38:10Stop.
00:38:10Stop it.
00:38:11Come on, we gotta say stuff out loud.
00:38:12It's your turn.
00:38:13It's your video.
00:38:14Yeah, but you'll be in my life in ten years, so...
00:38:17So what do you think?
00:38:22What?
00:38:24Say it.
00:38:24Say it right now.
00:38:28I don't think I want to run my dad's company, and...
00:38:30I'm not even sure I want to stay in Seattle.
00:38:34Molly.
00:38:37Can't believe I just said that.
00:38:40But is it true?
00:38:43Everything's changing.
00:38:45Is that a bad thing?
00:38:49Shoot, what time is it?
00:38:51We've been doing this all day.
00:38:52I have midterms.
00:38:53I have to study.
00:38:54I have to go.
00:38:54Oh, well, let me give you a ride.
00:38:55Home?
00:38:57Actually, the bridge?
00:38:58Yeah.
00:38:59Okay.
00:38:59Okay.
00:39:04Molly?
00:39:12Hey.
00:39:13Hi.
00:39:15I, um...
00:39:16My mom read the first one to me out loud when I was little,
00:39:19and then my dad bought the whole set.
00:39:22I hadn't thought about them until Charlie said something.
00:39:25I, uh...
00:39:26I came to pick them up.
00:39:27I'm not exactly sure why.
00:39:31Your mom must miss you being away.
00:39:34You have any brothers and sisters?
00:39:36Well, I'm sure your parents are very proud.
00:39:38You know, I came to Belmont to get the education that I'd always wanted, but...
00:39:45Got more than you bargained for?
00:39:47Mm.
00:39:47Yeah.
00:39:48College can be like that.
00:39:49Is it about being away from home?
00:39:51Uh, no, well, a bit, but it...
00:39:54Is it about Ryan?
00:39:57Is it that obvious?
00:39:58Mm.
00:40:01For him, too.
00:40:01My mom actually died when I was seven.
00:40:10Really unexpectedly.
00:40:11She, um...
00:40:13She was diagnosed with lung cancer, and then...
00:40:15Seven weeks later.
00:40:17So...
00:40:18I don't know.
00:40:20My dad dove into his work.
00:40:22He's really overprotective of me, and...
00:40:26Telling me what my life should be.
00:40:28He's trying to hold on to you.
00:40:30Really tight.
00:40:31I'm sure you remind him of her.
00:40:37Yeah.
00:40:40I love him.
00:40:41I really do.
00:40:42I just...
00:40:44What if the life that I want, and the life that he wants from me, just don't...
00:40:48I mean, I don't even know how to say it.
00:40:50Mm.
00:40:54Respecting those that love you is very important.
00:40:59But you know, as well as anyone...
00:41:01That things can change in a blink of an eye.
00:41:07So when you find passion for a person, or a life that you always dreamt of,
00:41:14you just can't back up, you just can't back up.
00:41:22Don't give up on something so weird.
00:41:23It's scary.
00:41:26It's scary.
00:41:27Terrifying.
00:41:31But you can do it.
00:41:34Thanks.
00:41:36You remember the beginning with us?
00:41:39Molly was in the store today alone.
00:41:41Ah.
00:41:41It was like this hummingbird, you know?
00:41:45Everything just shimmering right on the surface.
00:41:48Do I remember?
00:41:50We're still that age?
00:41:51In your dreams.
00:41:52Come with me to church tonight.
00:41:58Come on.
00:41:58You believe so much.
00:42:01Just listen to how you invest.
00:42:03You act on your faith every day.
00:42:06Just admit it.
00:42:07The bridge is my ritual.
00:42:09My tradition.
00:42:11It's...
00:42:12Okay, it's my connection to doing good in the world.
00:42:14It's my family.
00:42:17I have everything I need with you and the bridge.
00:42:30I'll get it.
00:42:35You must be Molly.
00:42:36Come in.
00:42:37Come in.
00:42:37I've heard so much about you.
00:42:39I'm Kristen.
00:42:39Kristen.
00:42:40Kristen is home on break earlier than I thought.
00:42:42Kristen, this is Molly, my...
00:42:45Study partner.
00:42:47This is Kristen.
00:42:49Childhood sweetheart.
00:42:50Hi.
00:42:51Come on in.
00:42:52And I see someone who was raised with manners.
00:42:55Jeanette, something for you.
00:42:56And of course, it's more than some girl he went to prom with.
00:43:14They've been a couple since they were 11, and I had to sit there while she recounted all
00:43:18the hilarious things that happened while they were growing up.
00:43:20I mean...
00:43:21Honey.
00:43:23How did I let you talk me into thinking this was something more?
00:43:26Just because I have feelings doesn't mean...
00:43:27Thank God she was there when I got there.
00:43:29Can you imagine?
00:43:31I admit I really like him, and then...
00:43:32Ooh.
00:43:33Little girlfriend.
00:43:34What did Ryan say?
00:43:35What could he say?
00:43:37You didn't give him a chance to explain?
00:43:39It's not like anything's going on.
00:43:42Just because you don't admit them out loud doesn't mean you don't have feelings.
00:43:46They're your feelings.
00:43:47What if he's the kind of guy that's on with whatever girl he's with?
00:43:50What if he has other girls and other classes?
00:43:53What if he likes you as much as you like him, and Kristen is his Preston?
00:44:00That face, that's the one.
00:44:03Oh.
00:44:03Thanks for the support.
00:44:04Anytime.
00:44:08Come in.
00:44:11Hey.
00:44:13You left these on the table.
00:44:15Been busy, huh?
00:44:16Yeah.
00:44:17I can't, uh, seem to stop writing.
00:44:20That's good, right?
00:44:25What?
00:44:26I always thought I'd end up in Franklin.
00:44:29Be with Kristen.
00:44:30And teach.
00:44:31Like you.
00:44:32And now?
00:44:35Teaching's steady.
00:44:37Dependable.
00:44:38And Kristen is...
00:44:39Also steady.
00:44:40And dependable.
00:44:45Right.
00:44:46Do you think I would ever want you to have a life that you would describe as steady or dependable?
00:44:51I just wanted to take care of you for once.
00:44:55Don't tell me that's why you signed on to teach.
00:44:57That's why you did?
00:44:58To take care of me?
00:44:59No.
00:45:00Ryan, teaching was my life raft.
00:45:02My life expectation was that I would marry and raise a family.
00:45:11The end.
00:45:13Maybe I'd travel.
00:45:14Go to Italy one day.
00:45:16That was my dream.
00:45:19And when your dad left and...
00:45:21You were so little.
00:45:22I had to go to work.
00:45:25I had to go to work.
00:45:27But teaching...
00:45:29Teaching made me happy.
00:45:31Every single day.
00:45:32And that's all I've ever wanted for you.
00:45:40Oh, honey.
00:45:43Honey, I took care of you because I love you.
00:45:47And it's made me genuinely happy.
00:45:50And if you don't go out and chase your own dreams after all that...
00:45:53Honestly, what was it all for?
00:46:01Okay?
00:46:02Okay.
00:46:03Okay.
00:46:08Okay.
00:46:09If we're going to be ready for people, I better start chopping.
00:46:12Okay.
00:46:13Okay, you can chop.
00:46:14Then you can stir.
00:46:15You can set the table.
00:46:16But anything past that...
00:46:18Donna refuses to decorate the tree before Thanksgiving.
00:46:37But once Thanksgiving Day starts...
00:46:41Okay, so I prefer Christmas to any other holiday.
00:46:43So sue me.
00:46:46Who wants to help me, fellas?
00:46:48Come on!
00:46:50Hey, Sam!
00:46:51Come over here!
00:46:52Grab one and put it up there!
00:46:55That's it.
00:46:55Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
00:47:04Oh, what's going on is to ride on the horse, open sleigh.
00:47:10Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
00:47:15We're down, down on the free card.
00:47:17Come on, Seahawks, both together!
00:47:28That was a huge...
00:47:29Not a good season for your boys, huh?
00:47:31Let's not talk about it.
00:47:33You look great.
00:47:34The food's really good.
00:47:38Well, I had to make all your favorites.
00:47:40Oh, and I made a reservation at Ningua tomorrow.
00:47:44My favorite.
00:47:44Well, in the Wall of Charnese.
00:47:46I'm glad you hate that place.
00:47:47I do.
00:47:48But you love it.
00:47:48And it's close to the office, so I thought maybe we could have it.
00:47:52Dad.
00:47:53Why?
00:47:54You sure you're okay?
00:47:57Your phone calls are short.
00:47:58You seem...
00:47:59Yeah.
00:48:01Classes are challenging, but the people are incredibly nice, so...
00:48:04You're making friends there?
00:48:06I talked to Ronnie on the phone.
00:48:07Oh, and I found this bookstore called The Bridge.
00:48:09It's run by this amazing older couple.
00:48:10What about, uh, didn't you have a study partner?
00:48:13Ryan.
00:48:14Yeah, yeah.
00:48:14He grew up in Franklin, so he knows the town really well.
00:48:17He and his girlfriend grew up next to each other.
00:48:19Hey, Mo.
00:48:20Hi, Preston.
00:48:22I can't stay.
00:48:22My parents are expecting me, but Wade insisted.
00:48:25Wade, yeah?
00:48:26Mm-hmm.
00:48:27Yeah.
00:48:27I've been spending weekends at the office.
00:48:30I'll be there on Christmas break, too, so you and I can...
00:48:32I have all the surprise.
00:48:38I'm gonna have you come by the office, get your hands dirty over the long Christmas break,
00:48:41and I've got something special to show you there tomorrow.
00:48:45Come have a bite.
00:48:54Remember when we set you up with a kid's desk and the office toys?
00:48:57Yeah.
00:49:04This will be waiting for you every summer and every break.
00:49:07You like it?
00:49:11Yeah, I love it.
00:49:13Thanks.
00:49:14Come on, let's take a shopping.
00:49:16Really?
00:49:16I love Black Friday.
00:49:17I could actually, I could use a new pair of...
00:49:19The office supply store.
00:49:21Oh.
00:49:22Come on.
00:49:22Hey, don't want to be late for moving it.
00:49:46I'll be right there.
00:49:47Come on, come on.
00:50:05I don't know.
00:50:35I skipped our Thanksgiving weekend movie ritual.
00:50:47I don't know what's going on with me.
00:50:52Things are changing.
00:50:56Everything I thought three months ago, I'm so grateful for everything that I have.
00:51:02How did you know that Donna was the one?
00:51:04I have watched you and Molly together.
00:51:10You already know, just like I knew.
00:51:16Right?
00:51:19Right?
00:51:20It's very obvious.
00:51:23Talk to you.
00:51:50I am so sorry.
00:52:04You don't think that maybe in the future we...
00:52:07I can't imagine you not being in my life.
00:52:12You mean the world to me.
00:52:14I don't want to stay as close to you as I possibly can.
00:52:16But not the way I want.
00:52:24Yeah, um...
00:52:25I'm just gonna, um...
00:52:28Have a good, uh...
00:52:29Kristen...
00:52:30Have a good holiday.
00:52:31Hi, Ryan.
00:52:37Hi, Ryan.
00:52:37Hello?
00:52:38Hi.
00:52:39Hi.
00:52:40It's Molly Callens.
00:52:40I hope I'm not calling too late.
00:52:41No, no, not at all.
00:52:43Is everything okay?
00:52:44Yeah, I just wanted him.
00:52:45I really missed the bookstore today.
00:52:48And...
00:52:50And...
00:52:51Franklin, is that stupid?
00:52:55No, no.
00:52:56I just wanted him.
00:52:56I really missed the bookstore today.
00:53:00Hello?
00:53:01Donna.
00:53:01Hi, it's Molly Callens.
00:53:03I hope I'm not calling too late.
00:53:05No, no, not at all.
00:53:06Is everything okay?
00:53:07Yeah, I just wanted a...
00:53:10I really missed the bookstore today.
00:53:15And Franklin, is that stupid?
00:53:20I guess that's really all I called to say.
00:53:23Well, I think that's the perfect reason.
00:53:25It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here.
00:53:28How's Seattle?
00:53:31It's good.
00:53:38You remember feeling that deeply for each other?
00:53:42When everything was changing?
00:53:44You were about to crack into something?
00:53:48They have it for each other.
00:53:50They have it because of each other.
00:53:53And the bridge.
00:53:54And the bridge.
00:53:55Because of the bridge.
00:54:00Charlie, remember when we talked about finding a way to counter technology and what's coming down the pike?
00:54:06Yeah.
00:54:06I think our two friends may have just showed us what that is.
00:54:16People come here for the camaraderie, right?
00:54:19A book recommendation from a trusted source, right?
00:54:22Yeah.
00:54:23Found it.
00:54:24This is perfect for the long plane ride to visit the grandkids.
00:54:27Enjoy.
00:54:28Coffee meet just their way.
00:54:31Homemade food.
00:54:32Savory gingerbread.
00:54:34Try it.
00:54:35Okay.
00:54:35You make that here, we will absolutely sell it.
00:54:43That is good.
00:54:44We offer so much more.
00:54:46Yeah.
00:54:46Something downloads can't give you.
00:54:48A whole experience.
00:54:49Reasons to come back.
00:54:50Yeah.
00:54:51Yeah.
00:54:52Because the people.
00:54:53Yes.
00:54:55That's what folks can't get online.
00:54:58Huh?
00:54:58The connections that make being in the store feel like a must.
00:55:04So we capitalize on that, right?
00:55:06We bring in local authors to do a reading.
00:55:09Right.
00:55:09Authors who bring their friends and family might be new to the place.
00:55:11Or what about an open mic night for poetry?
00:55:13Or musicians.
00:55:15Yes.
00:55:15I know tons of artists in Nashville who would love to try out their new stuff.
00:55:18We met you.
00:55:20Think about it.
00:55:21Huh?
00:55:21Bookstore unplugged.
00:55:23Acoustic.
00:55:24That is brilliant.
00:55:25I need a pen and paper.
00:55:26Okay.
00:55:27Wait.
00:55:27You're a genius.
00:55:56Hey.
00:55:57Hey.
00:55:58Hey.
00:56:00I just wanted to...
00:56:01Good morning, everyone.
00:56:02As you'll recall, last time we were finishing off our discussion of pre-post-modern auteur theory.
00:56:08And today we will discuss the...
00:56:10Hey, will you hop in?
00:56:17I can't.
00:56:18Seriously, just get in.
00:56:19Look, I'm really behind, okay?
00:56:20I can't.
00:56:21Ma, will you please talk to me?
00:56:22I can't.
00:56:27What?
00:56:34I've known Kristen since I was six.
00:56:36She was my best friend from across...
00:56:38You really don't have to explain.
00:56:40It's okay.
00:56:40She was there for me when my dad left.
00:56:42And I was there through her brother's deployment after 9-11.
00:56:45When it came time for college, we just said we were going to separate and see if we really
00:56:49wanted to be together or if it was just out of habit.
00:56:51I've never had any other kind of relationship and I've never met anybody else...
00:56:54Okay, I get it.
00:56:55Okay, I get it.
00:56:55Until you.
00:57:09Kristen's the past.
00:57:11You.
00:57:13I'm in the middle of writing a song for you.
00:57:15I mean, it's not done and I'm not sure if it's any good or not.
00:57:19But I never wrote anything for Kristen.
00:57:23You wrote me a song?
00:57:24I've written you like 12 songs since we met.
00:57:27I mean, it's practically all that I do.
00:57:30Over Thanksgiving break, I told Kristen I thought a break should be permanent.
00:57:36I just, I don't want the life that I thought I did anymore.
00:57:38I want...
00:57:40I want...
00:57:45Charlie and Donna have this new idea for the bridge to help bring people in.
00:57:48They're featuring local artists, authors, bakers, setting up for one big night to kick it
00:57:53off a few nights before Christmas.
00:57:56I thought maybe we could help them put it together.
00:57:58Yeah, yeah.
00:57:59I mean, they'll probably need musicians too, right?
00:58:04Maybe a local musician who loves the bookstore so much and should totally perform in their
00:58:09public.
00:58:11I've got a job for you if you're still looking.
00:58:15Agent.
00:58:17Well, see, I'd really only want one client.
00:58:19Oh, I wish it could be Christmas always.
00:58:29Oh, that was so good.
00:58:46Hey, Bert.
00:58:47You have to try these.
00:58:48They're fabulous.
00:58:49Did you paint all of these?
00:58:51Yeah, that's the one Van Gogh wished he painted.
00:58:53Will you relax?
00:58:56You're going to be great.
00:58:57I promise.
00:59:05Wrote this song for one special person, but it's perfect for a place like this because
00:59:10we all have a story to tell.
00:59:11Because that's the title of the song.
00:59:16Okay, so I'm just going to start playing now.
00:59:20Candlelit, sweet memories of all the nights that always meant so much to me.
00:59:41We're chasing all our hopes and dreams.
00:59:44And baby, you bring out the best in me.
00:59:48Oh, I'm falling, I'm falling for you.
01:00:05One day I will tell my grandson
01:00:09How I met this perfect girl
01:00:15And how my life has never been the same since then
01:00:23The way that I felt
01:00:26It's a story to tell
01:00:29When you don't know where to go
01:00:43I will be the light to guide you home
01:00:47Your smile lifts me off my feet
01:00:55Lost control
01:00:56You pull me in like gravity
01:00:59Oh, I'm falling, I'm falling for you
01:01:11Some place you got here
01:01:15One day I will tell my grandson
01:01:18One day I will tell my grandson
01:01:19One day I will tell my grandson
01:01:20How we met in this huge, huge home
01:01:26Merry Christmas
01:01:27And how our lives have never been the same since then
01:01:35The way that we felt
01:01:38It's a story to tell
01:01:40Are you kidding me?
01:01:57Are you kidding me?
01:01:58This whole time you're acting like you're not this singer and this writer
01:02:01You're going to be at Lucky Lake tomorrow
01:02:02You're going to be at Lucky Lake tomorrow
01:02:03Are you kidding me?
01:02:04Hey guys, look over here
01:02:08Great, yeah
01:02:10Hey, listen, my dad's staff is going to be out of the house next week
01:02:14So I'm going to be all by myself the night before Christmas Eve
01:02:16Do you want me?
01:02:17Yes
01:02:18I didn't finish the question
01:02:20The answer is yes
01:02:21Okay, great, Christmas Eve dinner at my house
01:02:25And what can I bring?
01:02:26Um, dinner
01:02:27Okay
01:02:28And your guitar
01:02:29Perfect
01:02:30Okay
01:02:31Pork chops are in
01:02:36What do we got?
01:02:37Oh, oh boy
01:02:38Here we go
01:02:39Coming to the restaurant
01:02:40Thanks
01:02:41Easy, easy
01:02:42Oh, man
01:02:43What do you think?
01:02:44Green?
01:02:45Green or red?
01:02:46It's nice
01:02:47We don't have enough red
01:02:48We don't have...
01:02:49You're right
01:02:50We don't have enough red
01:02:51It's a serious courtesy
01:02:53You alright?
01:02:54Yeah
01:02:55Yes
01:02:57Oh
01:02:58Thank you
01:02:59Thank you
01:03:00You're sweet
01:03:01I'll just be one second
01:03:09Hi, Dad
01:03:10Actually, it's Preston
01:03:12I'm calling from your dad's office
01:03:13I have news
01:03:14Oh
01:03:15I start at Callens Media as soon as I graduate
01:03:17Isn't that great?
01:03:19Mom?
01:03:20Yeah, yeah
01:03:21That's so great
01:03:22Congratulations, Preston
01:03:23You're perfect for the company
01:03:24Well, now our future's all mapped out
01:03:26You and I will be working together and...
01:03:28You know
01:03:29Hey, maybe I'm not a mentor in the company
01:03:31Maybe I'll stay in Tennessee
01:03:33Don't be ridiculous
01:03:34Of course you'll come home
01:03:35Preston, look
01:03:37You're the best
01:03:39I mean it
01:03:40I mean it
01:03:41And...
01:03:42I love you, Preston
01:03:44I always have
01:03:46As a friend
01:03:48Only ever as a friend
01:03:51Look, I'm sorry
01:03:52You should be celebrating
01:03:54You've wanted to work there forever
01:03:55And you're perfect for the job
01:03:56I'll be in Seattle on Wednesday
01:03:58I'll be in Seattle on Wednesday
01:03:59And then...
01:04:00We can be together
01:04:02Talk more
01:04:03Okay?
01:04:04Preston?
01:04:05I think
01:04:07That once you're away from Tennessee
01:04:12You'll see what's here
01:04:13Your dad will show you what your future is
01:04:16Like always
01:04:17Like always
01:04:20And you'll come home
01:04:22I know it
01:04:24I'll see you soon
01:04:26Bye
01:04:39Mmm...
01:04:40This is so good
01:04:42Are you sure music's are crawling?
01:04:44You're just biased
01:04:46Mm-mm
01:04:47You can cook for me anytime
01:04:48Maybe I will
01:04:53Cheers
01:04:54Cheers
01:04:56Cheers
01:05:02It's snowing
01:05:14It's beautiful
01:05:19Pretty great, huh?
01:05:23Mmm...
01:05:24I'm so full
01:05:25I may never eat again
01:05:27So...
01:05:28It's kinda hard to put a bowl around an envelope, but...
01:05:31I didn't get you anything
01:05:32Oh, that's fine
01:05:34Can I?
01:05:35Yeah!
01:05:36Please
01:05:44The line from Jane Eyre
01:05:46As soon as you mentioned it, I knew it was a song title
01:05:49And you wrote it?
01:05:51It's my first one
01:05:52It's for you
01:05:53Where's the guitar? Right now? Right now?
01:05:54I have to play it right now
01:05:55I will, I will, but first there's more
01:05:56Come on
01:05:57Okay, alright
01:06:02Finish the video
01:06:03That's your copy
01:06:04I used the song to score it and...
01:06:07I couldn't have done it
01:06:09Any of it
01:06:10Without you
01:06:14What's your story...
01:06:15Sure
01:06:18It's beautiful
01:06:19powiedzieć
01:06:22But
01:06:23It's so funny
01:06:26It feels right
01:06:31It feels nuts
01:06:31I guess
01:06:32It feels really nice
01:06:33To help us
01:06:34I hope
01:06:35To help us
01:06:37And say
01:06:38To help us
01:06:39To help us
01:06:40And staring at us
01:06:41Ooh
01:06:42So
01:06:43Okay, I have cookies and wax paper whenever they cool off.
01:06:48And don't eat them all.
01:06:49I'm expecting some tomorrow when I take you to the airport.
01:06:52Perfect breakfast.
01:06:53No.
01:06:54Watch the video, okay?
01:06:57Okay.
01:07:13I would do anything for you, anything that is right.
01:07:19I would go anywhere with you, as long as you're by my side.
01:07:25You captured my heart.
01:07:27In ten years, I'd like to have played at that club.
01:07:32Have my music there and be considered in the company of people who have been there.
01:07:37Now you...
01:07:40Why?
01:07:41Because.
01:07:42Hey, come on.
01:07:43It's your turn.
01:07:44Say stuff out loud, right?
01:07:45I know.
01:07:46Stop it.
01:07:47Why?
01:07:48You'll be in my life in ten years, so...
01:07:50What do you think?
01:07:51What?
01:07:52Say it.
01:07:53Say it right now.
01:08:08Ryan Kelly?
01:08:09Help you?
01:08:10I represent Jesse Taylor.
01:08:12He saw you sing at the bridge the other night.
01:08:14Jesse T...
01:08:15The...
01:08:17Please, come in.
01:08:19He was very impressed.
01:08:25We've had a backup guitar player follow up his upcoming US tour last minute.
01:08:30I got your address from the couple that runs that bookstore.
01:08:32Yeah.
01:08:33Jesse was wondering if you could sub in.
01:08:35It starts after the first of the year, so you'll need to knock out the paperwork quick.
01:08:40The pay's good.
01:08:41The first of the year, that means I'd have to drop out of school and be away from...
01:08:45Well, what would you need to know by?
01:08:47You can't tell me yes or no now?
01:08:49I...
01:08:50Can't believe I'm asking you this, but is there any way I could let you know tomorrow?
01:08:53You got guts.
01:08:54I'll give you that.
01:08:55She also got Jesse's attention, so you get one day.
01:08:58My number's on that card.
01:09:00After that, I gotta move on.
01:09:02Well, can you let Mr. Taylor know how much I appreciate this?
01:09:07He already knows.
01:09:08It's your chance, kid.
01:09:10Don't blow it.
01:09:28I'm sorry I'm leaving right now.
01:09:30You will not believe what just happened.
01:09:32Ryan?
01:09:33This is Wade Callens.
01:09:35I'm...
01:09:36Molly's father.
01:09:37I understand that you and Molly have been studying together.
01:09:40I also understand that this relationship might be developing into something more.
01:09:43Sir?
01:09:44Molly has a path that she's on.
01:09:45We need to leave her alone.
01:09:47With all due respect, I know Molly.
01:09:49No.
01:09:50He met her what?
01:09:51Three months ago?
01:09:52She's coming back to Seattle to work for me and...
01:09:55Sir?
01:09:56And she's going to marry Preston Millington.
01:09:58That's...
01:10:00That's impossible.
01:10:01If Molly was engaged, she would have told me.
01:10:03Molly spoke to him yesterday.
01:10:05She told him that she loved him.
01:10:07And she was looking forward to being in Seattle with him.
01:10:10I'm sorry, sir.
01:10:11I spent yesterday with your daughter and...
01:10:13Except for one phone call, right?
01:10:17It came from you.
01:10:18From my office.
01:10:19Preston was here accepting the job I had offered him.
01:10:23If you don't believe me...
01:10:25Take a listen.
01:10:27I love you, Preston.
01:10:29I always have.
01:10:31I'll be in Seattle on Wednesday and then...
01:10:34We can be together.
01:10:36Talk more.
01:10:38Preston and Molly are going to work together...
01:10:41And be married.
01:10:43The life Molly is supposed to have.
01:10:45The one that she has chosen.
01:10:47Hmm.
01:10:48Be realistic.
01:10:50What could you possibly offer Molly?
01:10:52Aren't you just a musician?
01:10:54Do the right thing, Ryan.
01:10:56Merry Christmas.
01:10:58Merry Christmas.
01:11:23Thanks.
01:11:24Ride...
01:11:25Did I do something wrong, or...?
01:11:27No, no.
01:11:28It's good.
01:11:30Ryan!
01:11:31Hey, hey, hey, hey!
01:11:32Wait.
01:11:38Merry Christmas.
01:11:41Hey, listen.
01:11:42About...
01:11:43About last night, I...
01:11:44I shouldn't have kissed you.
01:11:45I really need to apologize.
01:11:47I mean, you have your whole life in...
01:11:48In Seattle, and I have my life here, so...
01:11:51You know, we're friends.
01:11:53Right, yeah.
01:11:54No, I...
01:11:55I shouldn't have crossed the line.
01:11:56It was a mistake.
01:11:59Actually, yeah.
01:12:00I might be dropping out of Belmont.
01:12:02You...
01:12:03Wait, what are you saying?
01:12:04Jesse Taylor.
01:12:05He saw me at the bridge thing.
01:12:07Jesse Taylor?
01:12:08Are you joking?
01:12:09That's amazing.
01:12:10Yeah, yeah.
01:12:11He's coming in the stars for his US tour.
01:12:12It's, um...
01:12:13It starts in early January, so...
01:12:14Okay.
01:12:19I...
01:12:20I don't understand.
01:12:21So I spoke to Kristen last night.
01:12:23Um...
01:12:24We're gonna make a go of it.
01:12:26We spoke to her last night.
01:12:27After...
01:12:28But you wrote me a song.
01:12:29And...
01:12:30And...
01:12:31Your video...
01:12:32Is...
01:12:33Why are you saying these things?
01:12:34Kristen and I, um...
01:12:35You know, we have more in common.
01:12:36Same background, same...
01:12:37You know, it's...
01:12:38It's better we figure this out between us now, anyway, right?
01:12:39Yeah.
01:12:40Yeah.
01:12:41Okay.
01:12:42I get it.
01:12:43Um...
01:12:44Well, I...
01:12:45Well, I...
01:12:46I...
01:12:47I...
01:12:48I...
01:12:49I...
01:12:50I...
01:12:51I...
01:12:52I...
01:12:53I...
01:12:54I...
01:12:55I...
01:12:56I...
01:12:57I...
01:12:58I...
01:12:59I...
01:13:00I...
01:13:01I...
01:13:02I...
01:13:03I...
01:13:04I...
01:13:05I...
01:13:06I...
01:13:07I...
01:13:08I...
01:13:34I...
01:13:35I don't know.
01:14:05I don't know.
01:14:35It's okay.
01:15:05Sorry, we're closed.
01:15:12What?
01:15:14Merry Christmas.
01:15:16I knew you'd be here.
01:15:17Is Charlie at church already?
01:15:19Yeah, well, he's in the back, getting ready to leave.
01:15:21You didn't have to get me anything.
01:15:25Of course I did.
01:15:26That's what friends do.
01:15:28And it's only because of you I've been able to pick my head up these last few months and do this other thing.
01:15:34I signed up for nursing school.
01:15:36What?
01:15:38Edna.
01:15:38I know.
01:15:40I started in January.
01:15:42It's night school, so it's going to take some time, but I'm doing it.
01:15:45I am so proud of you.
01:15:48I never would have done it if I hadn't have met you or Charlie or found this place.
01:15:54Open it.
01:15:55Oh, Edna.
01:16:09Look inside.
01:16:14Love is the only thing we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.
01:16:18Hey, little woman, look at the next one.
01:16:25It's only with the heart that we can see rightly.
01:16:28What is essential is invisible to the eye.
01:16:31The little prince that is so Luther.
01:16:35What you and Charlie have created on the heels of your loss, it inspired me.
01:16:41You know, I'd like to think our daughter knows what she inspired.
01:16:49And us.
01:16:51So many years ago.
01:16:56You know what?
01:16:57Do you mind?
01:16:58I need to catch Charlie.
01:17:00Of course.
01:17:01Go.
01:17:05Merry Christmas.
01:17:06Merry Christmas.
01:17:09Wait.
01:17:10Charlie.
01:17:11Don't know if something's wrong.
01:17:13I do have faith.
01:17:16Are you?
01:17:16You're right.
01:17:18I've always had faith.
01:17:21In you.
01:17:22You're the one I turn to when I need comfort, when I need reassurance that things are going
01:17:30to turn out okay.
01:17:30Because they always do.
01:17:34With you.
01:17:39Wow.
01:17:41That's sweet.
01:17:44So, are you coming to church?
01:17:48No.
01:17:49Of course.
01:17:50Of course.
01:17:50I just, I just wanted to tell you.
01:18:08Ho, ho, ho.
01:18:17Merry Christmas.
01:18:19It's Christmas Eve.
01:18:32No tradition.
01:18:35One present.
01:18:40Open it.
01:18:41Your mother wanted you to have it as a college graduation gift.
01:18:52But I thought...
01:18:54I don't like seeing you like this.
01:19:02If this is about Belmont, we can have a transfer process by next semester.
01:19:08You don't ever have to go back there again.
01:19:10I would love to have you closer.
01:19:14You and me against the world.
01:19:17Think about where you're meant to be.
01:19:23You know...
01:19:24I only want what's best for you.
01:19:28I know, Dad.
01:19:31I love you.
01:19:33I love you.
01:19:34I love you.
01:19:58I love you.
01:20:28We are unable to take your call at the moment.
01:20:54Please leave your name and number after the beep.
01:20:58I love you.
01:21:09Hello?
01:21:11It's Ryan.
01:21:13It seems wrong letting Christmas go by without...
01:21:17And the book.
01:21:20Jane Eyre.
01:21:23You open it.
01:21:24I reread it, cover to cover, and I couldn't help but think of you.
01:21:32Your song.
01:21:33You listened to it?
01:21:36Yeah, it was beautiful.
01:21:42So do you think you go to White Christmas Mall?
01:21:45Uh, no, no, snow in Seattle's, really.
01:21:50Hang on.
01:21:54It's coming down.
01:22:02Tell me what it's like.
01:22:05It makes all the lights feel magical.
01:22:09It makes everything feel like...
01:22:13Like what?
01:22:15Like a blank slate.
01:22:21New and promising.
01:22:24Oh, my God.
01:22:27So do you think you're in some way?
01:22:29Yeah, I'm free.
01:22:30I'm free.
01:22:40Oh, my God.
01:23:11What I want is here.
01:23:12Or will the bridge bring them back together?
01:23:15Karen Kingsbury's The Bridge, Part 2, coming Christmas 2016.
01:23:20And on our other channel, catch an encore presentation of Part 1.
01:23:25That would be really amazing.
01:23:26Karen Kingsbury's The Bridge, Saturday at 9 on Hallmark.
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