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00:00:00okay
00:00:03just in time all right anna you've got this i'm gonna go in there you're gonna wow the fancy
00:00:14ceo guest lecturer and you're gonna be so amazing that he offers you a job on the spot
00:00:18hello everyone welcome to the foundations of business my friend professor barnes has invited
00:00:25me to be a guest lecturer for the semester my name is james chapman anna
00:00:55come on we don't need to do anything james james james james i need to focus just because you
00:01:00got into my doesn't mean i don't need to study anymore whatever happened to my success is our
00:01:05success um okay how about next year when i get into columbia then we can goof off all that we want
00:01:11that's your plan radio silence until you're an official columba that is not what i said
00:01:17we will talk every day i promise i think you promise
00:01:21you're a child
00:01:25how was class did you finally learn the secret to starting the perfect business
00:01:51no i didn't go you cut class that lecturer must have been it was james you're kidding
00:02:00what happened you know becca how to cheat on your girlfriend and move a thousand miles away and
00:02:07start blocking her phone calls wasn't exactly in the lesson plan so i am so sorry anna
00:02:12it's been almost nine years there's so much i wanted to tell him about you know i haven't even
00:02:20had the chance to tell him about about what mom
00:02:22she forgot to tell you about a very special dessert we have planned for after dinner
00:02:32cupcakes i don't know we're gonna have to wait and see
00:02:36sweet mom can we meet on the couch absolutely just give me a second okay
00:02:42you my friend are the best honorary mom my girl could ask for anything for my perfect class-cutting
00:02:52honorary daughter
00:02:53you know the best thing my mom did was break up with james for me
00:03:00cruel as she is she always knew he was bad news
00:03:04anna i know you have a lot of complicated feelings about james
00:03:08but you need to tell him about olivia she's his daughter it's only right
00:03:14mom where are you i'm coming sweetie
00:03:19i am not telling him anything
00:03:24look who decided to join listen i don't know why you're here why you're deciding to torture me
00:03:38but i can assure you me being here has nothing to do with you this class is important to me
00:03:43just please promise me you'll behave yourself
00:03:50mr chapman
00:04:07you all right never better let's talk about my favorite part of business
00:04:15the customer there is no more important relationship than the one that you share
00:04:21with your customer and how do you gain the trust of a customer
00:04:25honesty
00:04:27brand loyalty is a two-way street they give us our business and in return we provide a consistent
00:04:36positive experience
00:04:38but they're not always with us
00:04:40so the question remains
00:04:42how do we show that we care from afar
00:04:46consistent communication
00:04:49are you kidding me
00:04:50this is a safe place for discussion
00:04:57actually you know what i think we could all benefit from a healthy debate
00:05:02anna was it would you mind coming up here please
00:05:05not at all
00:05:07so you disagree with my thesis
00:05:13well no
00:05:14i think communicating with your customers regularly is essential
00:05:18oh well that was a short
00:05:20i do believe that your love for your customers is
00:05:23disingenuous
00:05:25disingenuous
00:05:26it means insincere
00:05:28i know what it means
00:05:28i'll have you know my love for customers is not only built on honesty
00:05:31but genuine compassion
00:05:33yeah
00:05:33a weekly meme filled newsletter always makes me feel loved
00:05:37well it seems to work for my company
00:05:39we've seen an exponential increase in first-time users this past quarter
00:05:42what about your long-term users
00:05:43what do you do to maintain your customers who have supported you for years
00:05:47you know you're great at reaching out to customers and inserting yourself in their lives
00:05:51but what about when they try to contact you
00:05:55i think any loyal customer will find my company very easy to reach
00:06:00this is your customer service line
00:06:03i've been on hold for almost five minutes and i still haven't spoken to a single human being
00:06:08is that how you show your care
00:06:10you know growth doesn't mean anything
00:06:18when you abandon the people who got you there
00:06:20i think that's a fair point
00:06:24very well
00:06:26argued
00:06:27and exactly
00:06:30the kind of well-researched and confident points
00:06:32that i like to see in the boardroom
00:06:33let's give it up for anna
00:06:34all right i think we all learned something today
00:06:42and i think
00:06:43you know i think we can end class early
00:06:49yeah good work
00:06:51anna anna wait up
00:07:05what
00:07:06i want to talk to you
00:07:08about us
00:07:09well late to ask me to prom don't you think
00:07:11what are you even doing here anyway
00:07:13aren't you a little too old to be in a college class
00:07:15i didn't go after high school
00:07:17ah didn't get in anywhere and i'm sure everyone else is to blame
00:07:21i don't owe you an explanation
00:07:24i don't actually owe you anything after what you did
00:07:27what do you mean
00:07:28you're the one who iced me out
00:07:29iced you out
00:07:30you changed your number you blocked me on everything
00:07:32you know i can't remember what i ever saw in you
00:07:35you were sort of always like gliding through life without ever having to work for anything
00:07:39so rich
00:07:40coming from the person who can't even break up with her own boyfriend by herself
00:07:43oh god you're such an asshole
00:07:46you ran out of the classroom the moment you saw me
00:07:48like a child
00:07:49i mean not to mention that customer service sheet
00:07:52you pulled it there
00:07:52that's why you chased me out here
00:07:55you're jealous because i beat you in a debate
00:07:58anna
00:07:59i'm the ceo of a fortune 500 company
00:08:02i can care less about a classroom exercise
00:08:04bullshit
00:08:05no matter where you go
00:08:07no matter how high up the corporate ladder you climb
00:08:09with daddy's help
00:08:11no doubt
00:08:12you know i'll always be smarter than you
00:08:14just like i was in high school
00:08:16and you hate it
00:08:18admit it james
00:08:20it's professor shatman too
00:08:21now wouldn't that just turn you on
00:08:25there you are
00:08:29i've been looking for you all over campus
00:08:31um
00:08:36this is astrid
00:08:38hi
00:08:40is this one of your students
00:08:42we're not hiring any interns at the moment
00:08:45sorry
00:08:46no
00:08:47uh this is
00:08:48anna
00:08:49the one i told you about
00:08:51anna
00:08:52oh
00:08:53the anna
00:08:54like from high school
00:08:56you know
00:08:57i was gonna say
00:08:59you looked a little old
00:09:00to be a student
00:09:00but i didn't want to be rude
00:09:02yeah
00:09:02wow
00:09:03i'm glad you didn't say that
00:09:05so you're james's girlfriend
00:09:07oh
00:09:07no
00:09:08uh
00:09:09i'm his fiance
00:09:11god i love saying that
00:09:13oh
00:09:16wow
00:09:17congratulations
00:09:19to both of you
00:09:20thank you
00:09:21we are
00:09:22very excited
00:09:24so i've gotta run
00:09:31it was nice meeting you
00:09:34he's engaged
00:09:43engaged
00:09:44what
00:09:45since when
00:09:46i don't know
00:09:47but i'm definitely not telling him about olivia now
00:09:49why not
00:09:50because he's an asshole
00:09:51and i don't need olivia waiting around for him to find the time to make a phone call
00:09:55from one of her stupid corporate retreat he's on
00:09:57anna
00:09:57you're the one juggling two jobs and a college degree
00:10:01taking the bus everywhere
00:10:02he needs to take some responsibility
00:10:04i'm doing fine on my own
00:10:06olivia's really happy
00:10:08you're happy
00:10:09you barely get enough sleep to function
00:10:11you're stretching yourself far too thin
00:10:14it's okay to take a little help from the millionaire
00:10:17this is not about money
00:10:18this is about whether or not james can actually commit to something
00:10:21you know i can't even imagine james getting through one round of candy land with olivia
00:10:25it's it's not worth the trouble
00:10:27i can't risk her getting really close to him and getting her hopes up just for him to
00:10:31take off when times get tough
00:10:35anna
00:10:36are we still talking about olivia or are we talking about you
00:10:40she was cute
00:10:46who
00:10:48anna
00:10:50why'd you end things anyway
00:10:54not important
00:10:56come on
00:11:01it's been forever since i heard some high school gossip
00:11:05please
00:11:08it's stupid
00:11:09try me
00:11:13okay
00:11:19so
00:11:22i went over to her house one day
00:11:25and her mom answers the door
00:11:26and says that she's breaking up with me
00:11:29because she's in love with someone else
00:11:31her mom told you
00:11:34yeah
00:11:34that's brutal
00:11:37yeah that was the worst part
00:11:38i mean we told each other everything
00:11:40or at least i thought we did
00:11:42oh that's so high school
00:11:44what'd you say to her when you found out
00:11:48nothing
00:11:49this was right before i left for college
00:11:52so i just
00:11:52blocked her and everything
00:11:54started a new chapter
00:11:56but
00:11:58all that matters
00:12:00is that i moved on
00:12:02and met someone really special
00:12:04oh yeah
00:12:05who's that
00:12:06hmm
00:12:18hmm
00:12:22hmm
00:12:34thank you again for the extra shifts you know the restaurant's really been cutting my hours
00:12:57this month anything i can do at the bakery would be a huge help
00:13:00how was your day huge debate about purple pig versus bluey today i was the moderator
00:13:13guys sometimes i miss being six so nice that's my girl all right what do you want to do today
00:13:24we could go to the library we could race to some ice cream i'm too tired you're too tired
00:13:33for ice cream usually you're bouncing off the walls after playgroup
00:13:37you're feeling a little bit warm okay let's go home yeah let's put ice cream on the couch
00:13:46mom who's that man watching us
00:13:51um you know what i think it was one of my classmates okay let's not worry about it
00:13:57let's go home
00:13:58all right and remember to study for your exam on wednesday good work today
00:14:08hey anna can you hang back for a second
00:14:11won't your fiance be waiting for you i have an opportunity for you is this a kind of joke
00:14:21it's not a joke i really don't have time to be made fun of right now you let me talk for a second
00:14:24so a friend in new york owes me a favor and said they could hook you up with the job
00:14:30just some basic data entry stuff and you could even do it remotely
00:14:34oh wow that's that's very sweet where is this coming from i know your secret
00:14:39how do you know wait what are you what i know you're working multiple jobs your professor told
00:14:47me professor linden told you about the bakery and the nannying the restaurant nannying the girl
00:14:52you're taking care of wait were you following me yesterday what no i just oh my god i just don't
00:14:59think you've been very open with me being open with you what do you mean you want me to give you
00:15:02all this information so you pity me i'm not trying to pity you i just want to help i don't want your
00:15:08help why do you have to be so stubborn i'm not being stubborn i don't want any handouts i don't
00:15:12want to have to owe you anything okay have you considered that maybe i'm not trying to screw you
00:15:15over that maybe just maybe i'm a good person oh you're a good person no no you just feel guilty
00:15:22about the way that you left me oh my god anna which is it that i abandoned you when you needed help
00:15:26or that you never want any help from me for the rest of your life because you can't have both
00:15:30i never want to see you again
00:15:32james
00:15:36shit i don't want to do i don't have a call what what's going on it's like what i need to go to
00:15:41the hospital right now okay i'll take you
00:15:44hey wait up what is going on i will tell you later you don't think i deserve any kind of
00:15:52explanations james you are the last thing on my mind right now is it your mom will you just shut up
00:15:57for two seconds right yeah sorry hi um i'm anna johnson i'm here for olivia johnson what room
00:16:03is she in i'm sure let me take a look 512 okay thank you johnson do you have a sister i don't know
00:16:09about she's my daughter
00:16:10what happened tell me everything a kid pushed her on the playground not even that hard
00:16:23and it left this huge bruise then i filled her forehead and she was burning up
00:16:28oh my god why didn't i check my phone i had my phone with me i don't know why i didn't check it
00:16:34hey this isn't your fault none of this is your fault all that matters is you're here now
00:16:39mom hi honey it's okay all right i'm here now everything's gonna be fine the doctor's gonna get
00:16:47you all better mom who's that oh uh hi i'm james i'm in front of your mom's so then why didn't you
00:16:54just come and say hi yesterday why were you hiding behind that tree olivia hi i'm dr sherman i'll be
00:17:02helping you feel better today so we got some fever and fainting there were also some chest pains on the
00:17:08way over here no am i gonna die no honey no you're not gonna die that is why we're here okay
00:17:16we've already got her on some acetaminophen just to bring the fever down but i'd like to do more
00:17:22tests i'll need her full medical history and the history of both parents oh no i'm not the father
00:17:27oh my apologies do you have the father's full medical history uh yes i can contact the father um
00:17:36later today perfect i'll be back to check on olivia in a bit okay
00:17:42anna can i talk to you in the hallway for a second not now becca yes now or would you prefer
00:17:51we have this discussion in front of everyone let's go outside
00:17:53so are you obsessed with my mom or what what was that i don't know i panicked
00:18:06i'm gonna figure out his medical history somehow anna this is your daughter we don't have time to
00:18:11wait for you to figure out how you feel about james either you tell him the truth right now or i will
00:18:18you're right i have to do this
00:18:24shit it's gonna ruin everything no you're going to make things right
00:18:32favorite pizza topic uh pepperoni a classic favorite dog breed golden retriever we're really
00:18:42not going for creativity are we
00:18:44hey olivia how old are you i'm um james can i speak with you outside for a second
00:18:52is everything okay um do you want to go get some lunch first yeah please tell me james
00:19:02you're the father
00:19:06yeah i know i found out two weeks after you and i broke up but because of the way we ended things i just
00:19:15decided to raise olivia on my own what about your parents oh they kicked me out of the house
00:19:21you know the bible hates teenage pregnancies who knew i know yeah i know it's okay it was fine
00:19:26and my mom's best friend well now ex-best friend becca she took me in and she made me go back for
00:19:31college and i've just been juggling all this ever since i can't believe that you would be so selfish
00:19:38excuse me i had every right to know about my kid i don't care whatever post breakup teenage
00:19:44angst you were dealing with that is my fucking kid i do not have the time to deal with your
00:19:50bullshit i'm gonna go talk to the doctor you're not without me or not anna your friend becca
00:19:55already submitted your family's complete medical history oh wow okay as for you james can you tell
00:20:01me anything about your family is there a history of cancer lung disease blood disease uh my aunts had
00:20:07breast cancer a while back and my grandma had anemia and thalassemia okay so what can we do next
00:20:15we're just gonna have to run more tests do whatever you need to do i'll pay for all of it money's not
00:20:19an issue james no i can cover this jesus anna be serious do you have any idea how expensive medical
00:20:23procedures can be oh i'm so sorry are hospital bills expensive i i really had no idea thank you so much
00:20:29for enlightening my dumb little brain don't put words in my mouth don't talk down to me what's important
00:20:33here is olivia's well-being both physically and emotionally this is a scary time it's important
00:20:40that we all put up a strong united front can you do that
00:20:52so how are we gonna tell olivia whoa wait whoa we're not telling olivia anything until she's older
00:20:58why wait she's probably dreamed of having a father her whole life she's been doing just fine without
00:21:03one and you know what the last thing olivia needs is is to get really close to someone who's just gonna
00:21:09flake on her when she needs him the most how do i know i can trust you because i'm here
00:21:19you told me everything i need to know and i'm still here what about your fiancee
00:21:24she'll understand how important this is to me
00:21:29because once we do this once i tell her there's no going back
00:21:39are you sure that you can handle this i hung out with her for five minutes i can already tell she's a
00:21:46great kid i promise i will do whatever it takes to give her the best life possible
00:22:02maria i have something to tell you okay
00:22:04uh james is not just my friend he is also your fog oh my god this is amazing
00:22:17i have so much to catch you up on do you read because i have a lot of recommendations oh i can't
00:22:24wait to hear them you know i'm feeling you're my dad when i was asking all these questions you were
00:22:30cracking your ear and i do that too i'm nervous do grandma and grandpa do that do grandma and
00:22:36grandpa even want to be called grandma and grandpa baby gg and papa oh this is so surreal she looks so
00:22:42happy isn't it nice to stop keeping secrets for once i guess you're right james
00:22:50astray how did you find me well you were an hour late to lunch i thought to check the location and
00:22:58it said you were in the hospital i was worried sick i'm sorry everything happened so fast
00:23:04you could have been dead i'm sorry i had to take anna to the hospital we had to make sure olivia was
00:23:10okay olivia who's hi hello oh wow friendly so we found a new babysitter
00:23:22well now that this one's all happy uh shouldn't we be going um listen you can head out whenever but
00:23:36i need to stick around um james don't you think you're kind of intruding on family time
00:23:43i should can we talk outside a child james
00:23:51you have a child asher i'm sorry i just found out today i was going to tell you later tonight
00:23:56oh yeah i'm sure you would have it's a lot to process i know i mean
00:24:02i'm still processing it myself oh my god this cannot be happening it's not gonna be easy
00:24:07but she's a really special kid let me guess you're paying for everything i offered oh my god you are
00:24:20so gullible it's embarrassing what are you talking about so the woman who broke up with you in high
00:24:26school all of a sudden needs a ton of money for a sick kid days after she finds out you're a millionaire
00:24:32i don't you think this is a little convenient anna wouldn't do that how do you know james i mean
00:24:43you knew her in high school you don't know what kind of person she is now i can't believe you would
00:24:49say this my child is sick your child wasn't she with someone else when you two were together i mean
00:24:59how do you even know she's yours
00:25:13dad do you want to join us we just started a new game uh not right now olivia anna can i see what's
00:25:18said well she likes you i know i oh really yeah well actually what she said is she thinks you're smart
00:25:30which for her is the highest praise you could receive well i'm honored but um but what running
00:25:35away from us already james i think we need to take a paternity test are you kidding me i just think
00:25:48we need to make sure especially if medical histories are going to be effective oh my god oh my god i knew
00:25:52you were going to do this of course you're doing this i just think logically logically no logically you
00:25:56would not have waited until after you told my our kid before you started pulling this i'm not pulling
00:26:02anything i just think it's all a little a little what no a little what suspicious do you think i'm
00:26:06lying to you for some free blood tests who else would it be i don't know how many losers from our
00:26:11hometown you used to spend your little nights with anna but maybe none of them run a corporation
00:26:15you're disgusting you know the only reason i told you any of this was for the well-being of my daughter
00:26:22i do not want your money i will take care of this like i take care of everything else go take your
00:26:27stupid test i don't care
00:26:57dr sherman
00:27:03i'm the father aren't i
00:27:08adam jesus james what are you doing here i went to the hospital but they said yeah they
00:27:11cleared us to go home so we went home
00:27:16i was such an asshole so you got the results back huh i'm sorry i even questioned it with everything
00:27:24you're going through i'm sorry well if olivia is happy i'm happy i'm so happy to be here dad
00:27:38i really am and i promise i will be as much of a part of her life as you want me to be
00:27:46what's wrong wait stop i don't know i don't know what's happening
00:27:59i'm sorry i think it's just been a lot
00:28:02it's getting late james i think you should go home
00:28:15i don't know
00:28:39god james won't stop texting me about spending a day with olivia
00:28:43this time his excuse was it would give me time to focus on studying wouldn't it well of course
00:28:48it would but i'm not gonna cart olivia off to her father
00:28:52anna sweetie it's been weeks he's obviously sticking around
00:28:58come on when was the last time you took any time off
00:29:05i mean i guess you're right
00:29:09okay fine fine you win
00:29:13okay she loves candy lands or should we teach her monopoly is monopoly too mean of a game
00:29:24what about solitaire
00:29:26what i'm kidding thank you for being so supportive with all this i know it's been a lot but
00:29:37i really think olivia's gonna love our new home
00:29:38yeah i'm surprised you actually committed to buying this place such a podunk town
00:29:47why
00:29:48oh sweetie new york city's our home this is just a place for you to play dad a couple times a year
00:29:59this is not a part-time thing astrid i fully intend to be a part of olivia's life
00:30:07oh james i i love you but you are not dad material
00:30:13you're gonna get sick of this in like a couple hours she's my daughter astrid i'm not going anywhere
00:30:20it's really important to me that you try to connect with her you will try won't you
00:30:28so it's a magical school where your powers come from what instruments you play the violinists
00:30:39are the popular kids but julie our protagonist she's an orphan by the way she plays the oboe
00:30:45uh-huh hey how about music do you like music i bet you're a swifty favorite era is it what
00:31:06okay so these are for the morning before any food uh this is once every four hours if she mentions
00:31:13any pain got it now what about these this is for the evening okay um with food wait wait wait hang on
00:31:25no this is in the morning before food this is what is happening i literally labeled these so that
00:31:31i could organize them and i think that they're all messed up and it's it's okay no it's actually
00:31:34not okay because i actually can't mess this up it's just like so much i know i know hey
00:31:40take a breather okay if we can sort these out in a minute you're doing great
00:31:59i'm sorry it's just been so non-stop i know olivia's so lucky to have you
00:32:04thank you thank you james join me in the bedroom now
00:32:21we need to talk
00:32:22i didn't sign up for this it's too much you must see it's too much it's an adjustment for all of us
00:32:39i'm sorry i don't fit into your perfect little fairy tale but i don't want to end up being some
00:32:45evil stepmother i mean you could be a nice stepmother you're missing the point i don't want to be
00:32:52any kind of stepmother
00:32:58we talked about this we didn't want kids we've planned the whole life together
00:33:06i'm just gonna throw all of that out the window for some fling you had when you were a teenager
00:33:11you know it's more than that astrid and i'm sorry i know this was completely different than
00:33:16anything we were expecting but they're my family
00:33:20you can play perfect family that's fine but i'm not gonna be a part of it you have to choose me or them
00:33:51don't make me choose astrid oh my god
00:33:56i'm sorry
00:33:59you can't be serious after everything we built together you're just gonna choose a stranger she's
00:34:06my daughter astrid i've already missed so many years of her life i can't miss any more
00:34:11you promised me forever and i still do so let's make it work let's be a family we can all be
00:34:21together all of us together you mean anna too of course she's olivia's mother so i just have to hang
00:34:29out with your ex for the rest of my life there is nothing going on between us
00:34:40i'm not gonna stick around and hope that you're right
00:34:42i'm sorry she left this but thank you for taking such good care of it absolutely
00:35:01so how'd it go we had so much fun uh she took all her meds and she kicked my butt of candyland oh
00:35:11yes she's very good at that yeah so what test did you have today uh financial accounting oh god
00:35:19so we'll be pouring the good stuff then huh
00:35:27what happened between you and astrid i saw her storming out um honestly
00:35:33it's over oh my god i'm so sorry it's okay
00:35:39you know for so long i tried to convince myself i didn't want kids because astrid didn't
00:35:49it made me wonder how many other things i convinced myself i wanted because of astrid
00:35:58you know what let's open that one
00:36:01i mean she really is just like you very sure of what she wants every round of candyland included
00:36:10a 10-step plan to ensure victory you know people think that it's all luck really there's so much
00:36:18more strategy
00:36:22you know she's actually a lot like you too she is
00:36:28she's really good at picking up tension in a room and diffusing it like anytime that i'm stressed
00:36:36she finds a way to make me laugh so funny i thought i was always the one causing stress
00:36:48did you really think that astrid was the one like how did you know
00:36:52i don't know i guess i was just comfortable with her and then time went on and i was still
00:37:03comfortable with her so we just
00:37:09holly's the romantic
00:37:12what about you anybody ever no no no no never
00:37:17hello there was a high school boyfriend oh yeah but he was so good at everything that i just no
00:37:26one could ever compare hey hey i tried my best okay i did a lot of cosmo articles oh cosmo articles
00:37:35you know that was probably the first time in your life you ever did your own research
00:37:38i had some moves all right like watch this ready
00:37:50nothing was that like that was the whole move yeah it's okay it's like i'm looking at your lips
00:37:56okay right uh-huh and you're like oh my god does he want to kiss me right now what does this mean
00:38:04it's mysterious it's cool it's very very cool
00:38:17so what is it then
00:38:24do you want to kiss me
00:38:34do you want to kiss me right now
00:38:37was that okay or
00:38:49wait how was i going too fast
00:38:53no
00:38:57you taste the same
00:38:58sorry
00:39:09late in the evening
00:39:12when the stars come out
00:39:17it's just me and him in a perfect moment
00:39:23that i can't live without
00:39:24hey
00:39:25hey mother nature
00:39:27i need a favor
00:39:29from you
00:39:31oh
00:39:33sunrise
00:39:35promise you'll take
00:39:39your time
00:39:41if you kiss the sky
00:39:44with your golden light
00:39:46i'm not ready to call it a night
00:39:49sunrise
00:39:54no need to
00:39:56no need to
00:39:57rise
00:39:58the warmth of his
00:40:00touch is more than enough
00:40:02i think i've fallen in love
00:40:06sunrise
00:40:08morning
00:40:19um it's actually getting a little late
00:40:22i think i think i need to go
00:40:23no
00:40:26no
00:40:28is everything okay
00:40:29yeah
00:40:31that was fun
00:40:32obviously
00:40:34but don't we owe it to ourselves to be like
00:40:36a little responsible here
00:40:38we were drunk
00:40:39you just got out of a relationship with a woman that you were about to marry
00:40:43you're not some random woman i met at a bar last night we have a history too
00:40:46a history of making each other miserable
00:40:50you're scared is that what this is about
00:40:52i come on can't you just admit that this is too messy for my daughter
00:40:56our daughter
00:41:00edna are you seriously not gonna
00:41:01that
00:41:01it's the hospital
00:41:03hello
00:41:05yes
00:41:07okay uh we'll be right there
00:41:09what's wrong
00:41:11they found something
00:41:15i was looking through olivia's blood work and we noticed some irregularities in the hemoglobin
00:41:19levels of her red blood cells
00:41:21is it cancer
00:41:22no but based on the other tests and james's family history
00:41:26it is looking like a rare blood disease called thalassemia
00:41:29is she what does that mean her body's having trouble creating oxygen in her blood
00:41:35she'll need a blood transfusion as soon as possible how soon tonight
00:41:43we're getting it through this together
00:41:46no james james i'm sorry there is so much going on right now
00:41:53i can't think about us two i just need to be alone right now
00:42:00can you just go
00:42:13honey
00:42:24you look like
00:42:25shit
00:42:26wow
00:42:27thank you
00:42:28thank you
00:42:33you need to sleep too you know you can't just stare at her forever
00:42:38yeah well she's gone
00:42:41she's got me
00:42:43and her father
00:42:45no
00:42:46no no no it's too complicated
00:42:49enlighten me
00:42:50we hooked up
00:42:53we hooked up
00:42:54oh my god she is sleeping
00:42:57this is incredible
00:42:58no no it's not it's incredibly messy he just got in a relationship
00:43:02with someone who was real
00:43:03becca
00:43:05she was
00:43:08it doesn't matter what she was
00:43:10i'm not gonna be anyone's rebound
00:43:11i think if we look at the full timeline she was the real rebound
00:43:15god you are enjoying this way too much
00:43:19just want you to be happy
00:43:22it's a drunken one-time thing we were caught up in a moment it was it was a huge mistake
00:43:27sounds like a fun mistake
00:43:30you know he already abandoned us once before
00:43:33who's to say he's not going to do that again
00:43:35i need to show you something
00:43:37follow me
00:43:54james
00:43:56james
00:43:57hey
00:43:57hey
00:43:59what happened how's olivia
00:44:00she's fine
00:44:01yeah the treatment went really well
00:44:03she's just resting
00:44:04oh good thank god
00:44:08how long have you been here for
00:44:11i haven't left
00:44:14oh james
00:44:16come on okay look this whole camp out grand romantic gesture thing it's
00:44:20it's very cute
00:44:22but just be real with me
00:44:24this is not what you want
00:44:26of course it is
00:44:28i want you anna
00:44:29it's always been you
00:44:31no it hasn't how could you say that to me after you cheated on me
00:44:35well what
00:44:36cheated on you when who said that
00:44:40and you're sure it was him
00:44:42yes sweetie
00:44:45right there in the middle of the mall like he didn't even care who saw them together
00:44:52but i
00:44:55he loves me
00:44:56you know i always said there was something wrong with that boy
00:45:03i'm sorry honey
00:45:05i wish i wasn't right about this
00:45:07mom
00:45:10mom i don't know what to do
00:45:12i don't want to see him ever again
00:45:16don't worry honey
00:45:18i'll take care of it
00:45:19there's someone else
00:45:36from church
00:45:37someone actually bore through time
00:45:51oh my god
00:45:54i cannot believe she lied to me like that
00:45:55i know she never liked me in the first place but
00:45:58this is next level
00:45:59and she went through all of that just to kick me out of the house like
00:46:03a month later
00:46:04i can't believe she would do that to me
00:46:07i can't believe i would be so stupid
00:46:09hey
00:46:10trusting your mother as a child is not stupid
00:46:14but it ruined everything
00:46:16maybe it didn't
00:46:18oh no james james come on i think this is probably a bad idea
00:46:22maybe it is but
00:46:25there's clearly a connection between us
00:46:27we owe it to ourselves to try again
00:46:29but what about
00:46:35exactly
00:46:36i mean what's stopping us
00:46:37your fiance
00:46:38ex-fiance
00:46:40who dumped me partially because of her fear of olivia
00:46:44but mostly
00:46:47because of the way i look at you
00:46:49but what about
00:46:50the cheating
00:46:51that didn't happen
00:46:55you are my professor
00:46:57for the semester
00:47:02well then
00:47:06i guess i have no more excuses
00:47:11good
00:47:15but
00:47:17we're gonna have to be really
00:47:22thoughtful about this
00:47:23definitely
00:47:25yeah
00:47:27of course
00:47:29we're gonna take this
00:47:30really
00:47:33slowly
00:47:35right
00:47:37like
00:47:39a snail's pace
00:47:42well i'll follow your lead
00:47:43step
00:47:44step
00:47:45by
00:47:48step
00:48:23And...
00:48:26My God, James.
00:48:53Did you bring a...
00:48:57It's your phone.
00:49:02So why are you this, Doctor?
00:49:03I hope I wasn't interrupting anything.
00:49:06No.
00:49:07Nothing.
00:49:08Not at all.
00:49:09Is everything okay?
00:49:11The transfusion was successful.
00:49:12But it's not enough.
00:49:14She'll have to keep getting them, unless we treat the root cause of the problem.
00:49:18Anything would be better than having an eight-year-old go back and forth from the hospital again and again.
00:49:22Exactly.
00:49:24If you want, I can put her on a waiting list for a stem cell transplant, which should eliminate any more future transfusions.
00:49:31That would be incredible.
00:49:32How long is the wait?
00:49:32Another ten months to a year.
00:49:34Jesus, that long?
00:49:35Finding a donor to match takes a lot of time.
00:49:39Our best shot at finding anybody quickly is to receive a donation from a family member.
00:49:43So, this is the kitchen, in case you forgot.
00:49:52I know where the kitchen is, Becca.
00:49:55Just wanted to check since it seems like you've been at James' every night for the past month.
00:50:00It's been that long?
00:50:01Wow.
00:50:02I don't even know what day the weekend is.
00:50:04Has the hospital called?
00:50:05Did you get the results back?
00:50:06Not yet.
00:50:08James really wants to be the one to do it, but I got tested too, of course.
00:50:13I really hope one of us is a match.
00:50:15I don't know what we're going to do if we're not.
00:50:17It's going to work.
00:50:19And Olivia will be out of the hospital in no time.
00:50:25I don't know how I could do any of this without you.
00:50:31You're going to make me cry.
00:50:34Let's see.
00:50:35Come on.
00:50:38A lot of pickles in here.
00:50:41And watermelon?
00:50:43Yeah, I don't know.
00:50:44My diet's been really off lately.
00:50:46I've just been craving a lot of pickles and watermelon.
00:50:48It's kind of weird, right?
00:50:50Sweetie.
00:50:54Not pregnant.
00:50:55Maybe it's just stress that's making you buy four bags of triple sour gummy worms.
00:51:01Jesus.
00:51:02And Olivia's going to be really excited.
00:51:03She's always wanted a sibling.
00:51:04And at least this time you won't be raising them by yourself.
00:51:07You'll have James.
00:51:08Shit.
00:51:09What am I going to tell James?
00:51:10James is crazy about you.
00:51:13He'll support you no matter what.
00:51:14Are you sure about that?
00:51:16We just now found a sense of normalcy.
00:51:18Now all this new shit's happening.
00:51:20I honestly, I can't take on anything else.
00:51:27It's positive.
00:51:29Well, aren't you two just a recipe for fertility?
00:51:32Here we go.
00:51:38Okay.
00:51:39All right.
00:51:39I'm not peaking.
00:51:41All right.
00:51:42You ready?
00:51:43Yes.
00:51:47Oh, James.
00:51:49This is very sweet.
00:51:51It's been three months since you came back into my life.
00:51:54I want to celebrate.
00:51:56Okay.
00:51:56Um, I actually have something I really want to talk to you about, too.
00:51:59So.
00:52:00All right.
00:52:01A little wine for the lady?
00:52:02Oh, no.
00:52:06Okay.
00:52:07Um, well, I did get some of your favorite sushi.
00:52:09Yeah, I can't have any of that either.
00:52:13Can't.
00:52:15Um, okay.
00:52:16I can whip us up a little charcuterie gourd.
00:52:18James, stop.
00:52:27I'm pregnant.
00:52:35I don't know what to say.
00:52:37Right.
00:52:37Of course.
00:52:37Because this was so unplanned.
00:52:39I know.
00:52:39And it's really okay if you don't want to be a part of it at all.
00:52:42It's completely fine.
00:52:43We'll.
00:52:46So is that a goodbye forever kiss, or?
00:52:49Anna.
00:52:51I'm not going anywhere.
00:53:02A little brother or sister?
00:53:04This is the best day of my life.
00:53:06Just wait till the baby gets here.
00:53:08I'm going to be the best big sister in the world.
00:53:11I promise.
00:53:12I know you will, honey.
00:53:14I'm not going to be one of those bossy big sisters.
00:53:16This baby is going to be my best friend.
00:53:19I'm going to read them all my favorite books.
00:53:21It's going to be perfect.
00:53:23Sorry to interrupt.
00:53:24James, Anna, may I see you in the hall for a moment?
00:53:25We got your results back for the stem cell transplant.
00:53:34Neither of you can donate.
00:53:37Oh, okay.
00:53:38Well, we're her parents.
00:53:39So genetically, one of us must be a match.
00:53:41Well, technically, Anna is a match.
00:53:43Then what's the problem?
00:53:44Performing this procedure while you're pregnant would be dangerous to both you and the baby.
00:53:47I can't recommend it.
00:53:49Okay.
00:53:49Well, what are our options?
00:53:50I mean, wait on the wait list for years?
00:53:52Since Anna is a match, our best bet is to do testing on relatives.
00:53:55Do you have any siblings?
00:53:57None.
00:53:58Could you reach out to your parents?
00:54:06No.
00:54:07There's no way that I'm talking to my parents.
00:54:10Look, I know this is hard for you, but...
00:54:12But what?
00:54:13I can't go to the woman who, at 17 years old, kicked me out of my own house,
00:54:17and the man who just stood there and watched it all happen.
00:54:20Think about Olivia.
00:54:21I am thinking about Olivia.
00:54:24I'm always thinking about Olivia.
00:54:27Olivia is everything that's good in this world.
00:54:31I don't want my parents anywhere near her.
00:54:33I don't want my parents anywhere near any of my children.
00:54:36Listen, you know I'm not a fan of your parents either.
00:54:42But we can't let our baggage get in the way of our daughter's treatment.
00:54:52I just can't believe that...
00:54:54after everything that they've done...
00:54:57I'm gonna have to come crawling back to them and ask them for something.
00:55:02But you won't have to do it alone.
00:55:03I'll be by your side the whole time.
00:55:08Okay?
00:55:18You ready?
00:55:22No.
00:55:23It's okay.
00:55:24We can wait.
00:55:28What did Becca say when you told her you were coming here?
00:55:31Oh, God, I didn't tell her anything.
00:55:32Yeah, if she knew we were coming here,
00:55:34she'd probably spray-paint the word traitor on the front door.
00:55:37Fair.
00:55:41Maybe we'll take a few steps to the door?
00:55:44Great, yeah.
00:55:44Okay.
00:55:45Okay?
00:55:51Anna.
00:55:52Oh, you meant, like, right away?
00:55:54I know.
00:55:56You're the strongest person I know.
00:55:58If anybody can handle this, it's you.
00:56:00What if they say no?
00:56:01And when have you ever turned down a debate?
00:56:05I think you're right about that.
00:56:07Okay, let's do this.
00:56:09Yeah.
00:56:09There's a car in the driveway.
00:56:25Yeah, they must be home.
00:56:29Hello?
00:56:31Hello?
00:56:31Maybe they went for a walk or something?
00:56:36I know you're in there.
00:56:42Maybe we should just go.
00:56:43No, you know what?
00:56:43I'm so sick of doing everything on her terms.
00:56:46You ruined my life!
00:56:48I hope that you know that.
00:56:52I could have gone to college on time with everybody else.
00:56:56I could have had the support to get a good job and provide for my daughter,
00:57:00but I couldn't.
00:57:01I couldn't do any of that because I couldn't fit into whatever stupid vision you had for me.
00:57:06Actually, no.
00:57:10No, you know what?
00:57:11I did.
00:57:12I did fit into the mold.
00:57:13I did every single AP class,
00:57:15every single after-school activity,
00:57:17and every community service event.
00:57:19I was such a good daughter,
00:57:21and I loved you so much.
00:57:23But I guess you didn't know how to love me back.
00:57:37Excuse me.
00:57:38If you don't leave,
00:57:40I'm going to call the police.
00:57:41What?
00:57:41That won't be necessary.
00:57:42This is a misunderstanding.
00:57:44We're very sorry.
00:57:44No, but the Johnsons live here,
00:57:46and my parents live here.
00:57:47Okay, Anna, we clearly have the wrong house.
00:57:49We're very sorry.
00:57:49Come on, let's go.
00:57:50I don't own my own house.
00:57:51I'm so sorry.
00:57:52Can you please help us?
00:57:53Um, are you renting a room from them or something?
00:57:56No.
00:57:57I've lived here for the past six years.
00:58:01Six years?
00:58:03Parents sold the house six years ago?
00:58:05They didn't tell me?
00:58:06Okay.
00:58:11I'm sorry.
00:58:14Honey, can I get you some water or something?
00:58:16That's not necessary, thank you,
00:58:17but we should go.
00:58:18Come on, Anna, let's go.
00:58:21Anna, are you okay?
00:58:23I don't feel good.
00:58:25What?
00:58:25Hey, it's okay.
00:58:26Hey, hey, hey, hey!
00:58:28Hey, hey, hey, Anna!
00:58:30Anna!
00:58:31You okay?
00:58:32Hey!
00:58:32I can't believe they would move and not tell me.
00:58:38I can.
00:58:39Why'd you even go over there?
00:58:42I don't know.
00:58:43It was a stupid idea.
00:58:45James and I can't donate stem cells to Olivia,
00:58:47but the doctor said that odds are my parents would be matches.
00:58:50Really?
00:58:54Really?
00:58:54Yeah.
00:58:55I should have known that going to them would only lead to more drama.
00:59:00I mean, I could never trust them before.
00:59:02I don't know why I thought I could trust them now.
00:59:04Anna?
00:59:05Did you know that my mother lied to James and I?
00:59:09She said that we cheated on each other.
00:59:11What kind of mother would go out of her way to break up a high school relationship
00:59:17because what, it was, like, such an affront to her Bible study group or whatever?
00:59:21I mean, you'd think that, like, a little part of her would want to fight for me.
00:59:30Anna, your mother acted that way because she's not your mother.
00:59:40What?
00:59:41What do you mean she's not my real mother?
00:59:44Your real mother was a teen mom who couldn't raise you on her own.
00:59:50And so your parents offered to adopt you.
00:59:54And you knew about this?
00:59:56For how long?
00:59:57It was a closed adoption, Anna.
00:59:59Legally, I couldn't say anything until you were 18.
01:00:02What about when I wasn't 18?
01:00:07I am so sorry.
01:00:10I was so afraid if I told you the truth after all this time, I'd lose you forever.
01:00:15Becca.
01:00:18What is the truth?
01:00:20Please.
01:00:28I'm your real mother.
01:00:32I was young and irresponsible.
01:00:35Your mother offered to keep you out of the system.
01:00:40My daughter's life was in danger.
01:00:43And you didn't tell me this?
01:00:44No, that's why I went to the doctor and told her your real family's medical history.
01:00:49And I didn't say anything when you were looking for a match because, well, I thought you or James would be matches.
01:00:55So if James was a match, you just wouldn't have told me ever?
01:00:57Anna, this is all of it.
01:01:02There's no more secrets.
01:01:04I can get tested to save Olivia and everything can finally be normal.
01:01:09Normal?
01:01:11Are you kidding me?
01:01:12We never had a shot at normal, did we?
01:01:15Anna, please.
01:01:17I am so sorry.
01:01:19I need to go to James' right now.
01:01:23Okay?
01:01:24I need to be alone and I need to think about this.
01:01:26Hey, hey, hey.
01:01:44Hey, what's wrong?
01:01:49Will you promise me something?
01:01:52Anything.
01:01:53No more secrets.
01:01:58If there's anything that you're keeping from me from now on, you please just tell me.
01:02:04Deal.
01:02:10Well, there is one thing.
01:02:19I love you.
01:02:23I love you, too.
01:02:46Good morning.
01:02:47Do you want some coffee, James?
01:02:49I feel like I really want some coffee.
01:02:50You're pregnant, you can't drink coffee.
01:02:52Do you want the coffee or not?
01:02:54What is going on?
01:02:56I'm sorry.
01:02:57I'll leave you alone if that's what you want.
01:03:00I'll leave you alone forever after the transplant.
01:03:03My test results just came back.
01:03:06I'm a match.
01:03:09Oh, my God.
01:03:10Oh, this is amazing.
01:03:11Oh.
01:03:12Oh.
01:03:17I'm surprised to find you here.
01:03:18Yeah, I just wanted to go someplace quiet until after the surgery was out.
01:03:26Good plan.
01:03:33Hey.
01:03:35Remember when we said we'd tell each other everything?
01:03:38What's going on with you and Becca?
01:03:39She's my real mom.
01:03:47Oh.
01:03:49Um.
01:03:50Yeah.
01:03:52That's a lot.
01:03:53How are you doing?
01:03:56It hurts.
01:03:57Because, you know, when I had Olivia, I felt hopeless too, but I never would have given
01:04:05her away, especially to people who don't even care.
01:04:09Well, when you had Olivia, you had support.
01:04:12What are you talking about?
01:04:13I was kicked out of my house.
01:04:15And then Becca took you in.
01:04:17No questions asked.
01:04:18I mean, sure, she might have not been able to make the right decision when she was 17.
01:04:25But she stepped up so that you wouldn't have to make the same decision that she did.
01:04:36Hello?
01:04:39Okay.
01:04:40We'll be right there.
01:04:44Olivia's surgery's over.
01:04:46It was a success.
01:04:48I used to come to the church more often.
01:04:58Here it is.
01:05:00The extra jello from my favorite nurse.
01:05:04Oh.
01:05:06It's you.
01:05:09How's our girl?
01:05:15Olivia's surgery was a success.
01:05:17She could come home tomorrow.
01:05:21How are you feeling?
01:05:23I know stem cells are supposed to be important, but to tell you the truth, I can't feel much
01:05:30of a difference without them.
01:05:36I love you.
01:05:40I love you too, kid.
01:05:42I've said it once, and I'll say it again.
01:05:58You are definitely an autumn, my darling.
01:06:01Oh, well, well.
01:06:01Look who's back up and running.
01:06:03It's an honor to be back.
01:06:04Where's your prettier half?
01:06:06It's with a doctor checking in on the baby.
01:06:08Is he going to be a girl or a boy?
01:06:09Well, we don't know yet.
01:06:10It's a surprise.
01:06:12Well, that's silly.
01:06:13If it's a surprise, then how will I know how to make the perfect gift?
01:06:18I'm sure whatever you make for the baby will be perfect.
01:06:21Yeah, maybe.
01:06:22Hey, now that I have you both here, I want to talk to you guys.
01:06:26I've been thinking a lot about your mom and us and family.
01:06:33I want to ask for your blessing.
01:06:35Oh, my God.
01:06:36Are you serious?
01:06:37Of course you're serious.
01:06:38Why wouldn't you be serious?
01:06:39I...
01:06:40How do you want to do it?
01:06:41Balloons.
01:06:41No, that's tacky.
01:06:43Flowers.
01:06:44Roses.
01:06:44You'll need roses.
01:06:46I don't get it.
01:06:47What's the blessing for?
01:06:49Well, when two people have been going out for a while, and one of them wants to get married,
01:06:56they ask the other person's parents for their blessing so they can propose marriage.
01:07:02You want to marry, Mom?
01:07:03Yes, I do.
01:07:04Well, you definitely have my blessing, without a doubt.
01:07:07And I know Anna loves you with her whole heart.
01:07:11You're going to make each other so happy.
01:07:13That's very sweet, Becca.
01:07:13But there is one more person I need their blessing from.
01:07:18Me?
01:07:18Of course.
01:07:19You're Anna's whole world.
01:07:21If we're going to be a family, I want to make sure it's something that you want, too.
01:07:24Of course I want you guys to be together, Dad.
01:07:27And I have the perfect ring.
01:07:29Oh, I already bought a year.
01:07:40Perfect.
01:07:43James, why did you bring me here?
01:07:50Anna, these last few months have been a whirlwind.
01:07:57But being by your side, being with your family, our family, has made them the best months of my life.
01:08:06Who's that?
01:08:15Well, I bought you a diamond.
01:08:16Okay.
01:08:17But Liv insisted you prefer pink.
01:08:21That's perfect.
01:08:23Anna, will you make me the happiest man alive and marry me?
01:08:30Yes.
01:08:33Come on.
01:08:34Hey, Mom.
01:08:42Did you like the ring?
01:08:44I love it.
01:08:46We're finally going to be a real family.
01:08:48I can't wait.
01:08:50You won't have to.
01:08:52I don't want to waste another moment.
01:08:54Let's get married today.
01:08:55What do you say?
01:08:56I mean, we're already in a chapel.
01:08:58Yes.
01:08:58Let's do it.
01:09:00I'll go find a priest.
01:09:01Given the circumstances, I'm assuming you're the types that would like to say your own vows.
01:09:17Anna, it's been a long road to get here.
01:09:20But no matter what the world throws at us, we'll always find a way to come back to each other.
01:09:28I can't wait to be a part of your family.
01:09:31I promise to never leave your side.
01:09:34James, thank you for your honesty and for your love and your support and for helping me find the strength to trust again.
01:10:00Even though I literally fought you every single step of the way.
01:10:05I love you.
01:10:11James, do you take this woman to be your wife?
01:10:15I do.
01:10:17Anna, do you take this man to be your husband?
01:10:21Yes.
01:10:23You may now kiss the bride.
01:10:24Now, time to get you out of that sheet.
01:10:45Oh, what?
01:10:46And onto these sheets.
01:10:49You are such a dork.
01:10:50Yeah, but I'm your dork.
01:10:52Forever.
01:10:53Forever.
01:10:54I love you.
01:10:59I love you too.
01:11:04God, I never want to go back to that hospital ever again.
01:11:08Get a baby coming through.
01:11:10Move, move, move.
01:11:11Everybody go.
01:11:12Hey, it's okay.
01:11:13Baby coming through.
01:11:14Here we go.
01:11:14Here we go.
01:11:24Come on.
01:11:31Here we go.
01:11:33Here we go.
01:11:33You
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