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00:05Oh, we should change the peonies out for sunflowers, the Ryder's favorite, and they match his racing logo.
00:14You know what? I think we should change the tablecloth to pale gold. There's lucky color.
00:19And let's scratch the champagne. Change everything to orange soda. Ryder loves it.
00:27Your engagement rings, Ms. Davenport.
00:30Designed personally by Avery, Mr. Kane's favorite jeweler.
00:35Oh, my gosh.
00:39I just hope that in a week, Ryder accepts my proposal.
00:43And when he does, he will be the one to slip this on my finger.
00:47Um, ma'am, isn't it normally the guy who was supposed to propose?
00:52Well, I'm 30. He's 25. It's all about who's ready first.
00:58Woo!
01:06And here comes Ryder coming up really fast.
01:10We are coming into the final turn, and it is a pure, unaculterated dogfight for the police.
01:16Ryder Kane is sitting in second.
01:17We all know the story, folks.
01:19The natural-born racing prodigy.
01:21Is he really going to settle for second place?
01:48Ryder Kane is in the lead, and Brock will notice a quick behind.
01:51It's going to be a close one.
01:58Come on, come on, come on, come on.
02:04Another win for Ryder Kane and a crushing defeat for Brock Malone.
02:08Let's go, Ryder!
02:10Woo!
02:13Congrats on yet another win, Mr. Kane.
02:16The fans want to know, what's your secret?
02:19My manager, Alexis Davenport.
02:23She's my good-look charm.
02:29You've been together for five years.
02:32Any plans to make it official?
02:41I would love to marry Alexis.
02:47But a man can't keep up all of his secrets.
02:52He'd love to marry me.
02:53I hope that means he'll say yes next week.
02:59Congrats on your...
03:03It's like we're living in a dream
03:08There's words that can say
03:16Fuck.
03:18Every time I'm on that track,
03:19all I can think about is you.
03:22You know, if I crashed,
03:23this was the last thing I felt,
03:26I'd die happy.
03:29Wait, wait, wait.
03:31Did you mean what you said out there today?
03:33Which part?
03:36That you'd love to marry me.
03:45You want to get married?
03:48Yeah, I mean, it's been five years.
03:50Hey, I'm almost 30.
03:53Okay, look, my parents are pushing me
03:55to marry into the Hill family,
03:56but I figured that if we get married, then...
04:08He doesn't have to say it.
04:09He's ready.
04:10I can feel it.
04:12I know he is.
04:16Hey, Ryder.
04:17I'm back in town.
04:19Do you miss my body?
04:28All right, I'm going to head to that after party.
04:30Just come over when you're ready.
04:31Oh, uh, don't forget.
04:32I booked the West Side venue
04:34for your birthday party next week.
04:35Aw, you're the best, babe.
04:37How could I forget?
04:45Ryder, in a week, will you say yes?
04:48Will you put this ring on my finger?
04:53Cheers.
04:58Man, Ryder, you got it all.
05:01You're undefeated on the track.
05:02You got a beautiful girl who adores you.
05:04When are you going to put a ring on it?
05:07Mary Alexis?
05:08Dude, no, she's just...
05:10She's practice.
05:12Practice?
05:14For what?
05:15For Kathy, obviously.
05:17Kathy?
05:18Wait, is it like Kathy?
05:19Kathy?
05:19The one that got away.
05:21Before Alexis showed up,
05:22these two were the dream team.
05:24King and queen of the track.
05:27When Ryder confessed he was in love with her,
05:29Kathy shut him down.
05:30Told him she wanted a more experienced guy.
05:34Then Alexis showed up.
05:35The perfect chance for Ryder
05:37to get some practice.
05:38Dating and, of course, in bed, too.
05:44It's practice.
05:45Practice.
05:46I heard Kathy's back in town.
05:48You going to end things with Alexis?
05:50Yeah, of course, man.
05:51I have to.
05:53Kathy's the reason I got into racing.
05:55She's my muse.
05:56And Alexis.
05:58I mean, hell, she doesn't even know me.
06:00Let alone racing.
06:02But, I mean, she gave me five years.
06:05Five of her best years, man.
06:07Like, I can't just crush her out of nowhere.
06:11We all know Alexis is just a placeholder.
06:15Drink to that.
06:17It's just practice.
06:19Practice.
06:20Dating and, of course, in bed, too.
06:21We all know Alexis is just a placeholder.
06:26I would love to marry Alexis.
06:29But a man can't keep up all the secrets.
06:32So this is the secret you've been keeping?
06:40Our five years meant nothing to him.
06:45I was practice.
06:47Practice.
06:49Practice.
07:13Everett, I made up my mind.
07:15I'll do it.
07:17I'll marry you next week.
07:433.30 flat.
07:45Hell yeah, Alexis.
07:46You beat your record again.
07:47You know Ryder, he's still stuck at 3.40.
07:50If he knew he was with his idol this whole time,
07:52he would lose his mind.
07:53So, you know, why aren't you telling Ryder
07:57you're this mysterious racing guru, the queen?
08:01Because I'm the only heiress to the Davenport family.
08:04Like, I have a whole corporation waiting for me to take over.
08:06I can't just run off and become a racer.
08:09This is just me blowing off some steam.
08:11You're really going to break up with Ryder
08:13and marry some guy your family picked for you?
08:16I am.
08:18No, she's just...
08:19She's practice.
08:23Like, I love Ryder.
08:27But he doesn't love me.
08:29And I'm not going to throw myself at somebody that doesn't want me back.
08:33You came up racing for him.
08:35You became his manager.
08:36You pulled every string just to build his career.
08:38I mean, you know, that's five years of your life.
08:42You're really ready to just walk away from it?
08:46Like, when something's rotting,
08:48you have to cut the rot.
08:52It hurts, yeah,
08:53but at least I'm the one holding the knife.
09:00Here's the marriage contract.
09:15The West Side venue, huh?
09:17That place is usually booked a month in advance.
09:20What were you planning to use it for before this?
09:25Mr. Hale, I'm sure you know that
09:27before agreeing to marry you,
09:29I had just ended a relationship.
09:43As long as you won't regret it,
09:44I won't regret it either.
09:48Here's to our wedded bliss.
09:50I guess I'll just let the last five days
09:52bury the last five years.
10:02Let's grab dinner tonight.
10:03We have a friend returning to the team.
10:08Uh, hello?
10:09Hello, Mr. Kane.
10:11The sunflowers you requested for your proposal
10:13aren't available.
10:14Would white roses work as a substitute?
10:17Proposal? What proposal?
10:18We have you booked for a proposal in five days
10:21at our West Side venue
10:23for Miss Alexis Stavisport.
10:25Did you mean what you set up there today?
10:27Oh, uh, don't forget.
10:29I booked the West Side venue
10:30for your birthday party next week.
10:32Was Alexis trying to get me to marry her?
10:43Brader, what's wrong?
10:47Hello?
10:49Hey, Brader, are you okay?
10:51Yeah.
10:52Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.
10:56Pop in.
11:07We have you booked for a proposal
11:09in five days
11:10at our West Side venue
11:12for Miss Alexis Stavisport.
11:15Ah, Alexis, you know, I...
11:18I've been thinking.
11:19I've been thinking.
11:21I'm still young,
11:23and over these next couple years,
11:25I don't really...
11:25Look, let's...
11:26just talk after dinner.
11:29There's something I want to tell you.
11:42Hey.
11:46I can't get a car at the airport.
11:48Ryder, come pick me up.
11:51Ryder, come pick me up.
11:52Yeah, okay.
11:54Ah, my old teammate.
11:56She needs a ride.
11:58Do you, um,
11:58mind if we stop by the airport?
12:00Sure.
12:10Kathy.
12:12Kathy!
12:13Ryder!
12:15Ryder!
12:17Ryder!
12:18Ryder!
12:27Ryder!
12:36who is she right yes um alexis this is kathy she was uh one of my teammates best racer i
12:45know
12:45um and then kathy this is alexis my manager and also my girlfriend oh your girlfriend huh
12:59she's basically one of the guys
13:04nice to meet you kathy
13:08damn dude we're supposed to be best friends you never told me that you had such a
13:15pretty girlfriend since when did you start keeping secrets from me not keeping secrets you're the one
13:22who disappeared overseas we had no idea how to contact oh okay okay so it's my fault now i would
13:27never say okay we should probably go i don't think we'd stay parked there much longer
13:37yeah looks like your girlfriend's jealous sucks to be here
13:44hey just so you know ryder and i we've always been like this when team practice went late we would
13:51share the same bed and finish each other's sentences
13:58old habits i guess
14:09i call shotgun i call shotgun
14:16ryder i always get the front seat tell her yeah lexi maybe give kathy the front this time
14:25you once told me a racer's front seat is always for the woman he loves
14:29now she's back and i don't belong there anymore
14:32i can't let this go i can't let this go sorry old habit
14:44oh god you're back
14:47oh god you're back
15:14no way
15:18this is my favorite orange soda you still keep it in your car
15:24ryder i knew you didn't forget about me
15:29and let's scratch the champagne change everything to orange soda
15:32ryder loves it oh and my sunflower stickers are still here ryder
15:41and this this is the lucky gold ribbon that i got you
15:49you know i think we should change this to pale gold as his favorite color we should change the
15:54peonies out for sunflowers the writer's favorite everything i thought i knew about him
15:59came from another woman
16:22oh
16:23kathy head inside i just want to talk to alexis real quick fine don't be long
16:38Sorry about that.
16:39I haven't seen her in a while.
16:40It's fine.
16:42Look, when's the night's done, you and I really need to talk.
16:44Oh, what?
16:46Getting married?
16:48So that's what he's worried about.
16:53Do you want to marry me, Ryder?
16:57Come on, Lexi.
16:58I mean, I'm young.
17:00We're just getting our team started.
17:03Can't we just wait, like, a little longer?
17:04How much longer?
17:06I don't know, like five more years.
17:08Five more years?
17:11Okay.
17:13Look, actually, what I really want to talk to you...
17:14Alexis, Ryder, come on.
17:16We're waiting for you guys.
17:17Let's go.
17:18Let's go.
17:18We won't have five more years, Ryder.
17:23Cheers.
17:24Cheers.
17:27Man, this feels like old times.
17:29We'd end up here celebrating every win.
17:32Kathy, you're not leaving us again, are you?
17:34You should come back.
17:35Yeah, the team's incomplete without you.
17:37Incomplete?
17:39Hardly.
17:40There's one too many now.
17:49Oh, look at that.
17:52Cutting Ryder's steak for him.
17:54He can't drink on an empty stomach.
17:57He had surgery recently.
17:58Wow, someone actually fusses over you.
18:01Back then, he would always cut my steak.
18:07You're the team's manager, right?
18:10Do you actually know anything about racing?
18:17The basics.
18:19But my job is to manage the team.
18:22So you don't really understand racing.
18:24She actually saved the team.
18:26Four years ago, our investors bailed on us.
18:28Alexis stepped up.
18:30We all wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her.
18:32Yeah, she might not race, but she's an epic manager.
18:35I mean, since she joined, her stats have blown up.
18:36I mean, sponsors, fans, global rankings.
18:40I mean, everything's shot up.
18:42But Kathy, I mean, if you joined, we'd be even stronger.
18:46You know, we could definitely lose a genius racer like you.
18:49Hmm, I don't know.
18:51Would the manager even want me back?
18:59Yeah, you are more than welcome to rejoin.
19:04All right, then.
19:09Team tradition.
19:11New member joins.
19:13Captain Chug's five beers.
19:17But considering what Ryder and I have been through together, make it ten.
19:22Uh, Kathy, Ryder had stomach surgery four months ago.
19:25He really shouldn't drink like that.
19:27Yeah.
19:27Aw, no, Max, it's okay.
19:28I can handle ten beers.
19:30No, three.
19:31That's it.
19:33You have a race next week.
19:35You can't wreck your body.
19:37Hey, I am your manager.
19:39Just listen to me.
19:41Excuse me.
19:42This is between Ryder and me.
19:47This is between Ryder and me.
19:50I mean, aren't you like 30?
19:51This game is for young people.
19:53If you can't keep up, just stay out of it.
19:55Kathy, come on.
19:56She isn't trying to...
19:56This is supposed to be a reunion between Ryder and I.
20:00I didn't even complain when you brought your girlfriend, but now you're going to let her embarrass me in front
20:04of everyone?
20:04I'm like, I'm your best friend.
20:06I'm not trying to embarrass you, but my job is to manage the team, and that includes Ryder.
20:10No one asked you.
20:16So Ryder, are you going to listen to me or her?
20:20Ten beers, not one less.
20:24You better listen to me, or I might start ghosting you again.
20:32Or we can do it like the old days.
20:39You drink a beer.
20:48I take something off.
20:54Okay.
20:55Yeah, I'll drink.
21:11One.
21:19Two.
21:25See?
21:26He'll do anything I want.
21:28Doesn't matter if you're his girlfriend or not.
21:30His heart has always been with me.
21:32Ryder, do you really like her enough to hurt yourself for her?
21:44Ryder?
21:48What?
21:49Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
21:51Come on.
21:54There you go.
21:55You okay?
21:56You drink some water for me?
21:57No, no, I'm okay.
22:00Look, I know why you're mad.
22:03I mean, you're jealous, right?
22:06I know you still have feelings for me.
22:11Kathy?
22:24Kathy, you dumped me because I was immature.
22:27But I've learned.
22:29I've learned how to love a woman.
22:34And, you know, I'm pretty good in bed, too.
22:38I'm everything you wanted.
22:42Oh, Kathy, don't cry.
22:46Just be with me.
22:48Alexis wants to marry me.
22:50Alexis wants to marry me, but, I mean, she's not you.
22:59For five years, you've only been pretending to love me.
23:04Ryder!
23:06Kathy!
23:09Just be with me.
23:11I've learned how to love a woman.
23:14So that's what he looks like when he's actually in love.
23:22Don't worry.
23:24I could never marry someone who doesn't get racing.
23:27Five years.
23:28Five years, and you never once tried to get to know me, Ryder.
23:33I am the racer that you idolize so much.
23:36The queen?
23:38But that doesn't matter anymore, does it?
23:42Because I am marrying somebody else in five days.
23:46And that will be the end of us.
23:48We're done.
23:51What did you just say?
23:54Ryder!
23:56Kathy!
23:57You're back.
23:58Brock.
24:00Oh!
24:02Kathy Whitman, you dirty little slut!
24:05How dare you show your face around here!
24:10Kathy!
24:16You're the only idiot that still treats this bitch like she means something!
24:20I'm telling you, she's all used up.
24:23Everybody's had a turn.
24:24Shut up!
24:25Don't listen to him, Ryder.
24:26He's lying.
24:27I've never...
24:27Stop pretending, you fucking...
24:36You saw Kathy, you're going to fucking kill you!
24:39Ryder!
24:52Ryder!
24:53This isn't over!
24:55This isn't over!
24:58Well, let's see how you do next race without your manager.
25:02What?
25:16Ryder, ever since Kathy came back, I mean nothing to you.
25:26Hey, thanks for taking me to the hospital, Celeste.
25:29You should thank your fiancé, Mr. Hale.
25:31Stayed with you all night.
25:32Good thing you didn't need stitches or it would have messed up your wedding.
25:36Yeah, I guess I own a few minutes.
25:37Girl, that's what future husbands are for.
25:40Seriously, what's wrong with Ryder?
25:41Can't believe he just left you alone like that.
25:43We'll wait till he finds out you're getting married.
25:46He's going to regret it so bad.
25:47Uh, look, I should go.
25:49I have a lot to get done before the wedding.
25:50What wedding?
25:57Lex, are you getting married?
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