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00:00:04I remember it like it was yesterday.
00:00:10Her beauty took my breath away,
00:00:13and her love consumed every part of me.
00:00:18I, Amber,
00:00:21take you, Doug,
00:00:22to be my husband,
00:00:25my partner,
00:00:26and my one true love.
00:00:28I promise to cherish our union
00:00:32and love you every day
00:00:35more than I did the day before.
00:00:39I promise to trust and respect you
00:00:45and laugh and cry with you
00:00:49and love you faithfully
00:00:52through the bad and the good.
00:00:58No matter what obstacles we may face,
00:01:02I give you my hand,
00:01:05my heart,
00:01:07and my love
00:01:10from this day forward
00:01:13as long as we both shall live.
00:01:17I, Doug,
00:01:18take you, Amber,
00:01:20to be my wife,
00:01:22my friend,
00:01:24and my love from this day forward.
00:01:27In the presence of our family and our friends,
00:01:30I offer you this solemn vow
00:01:34to be your faithful partner
00:01:36in sickness and in health.
00:01:40For richer, for poorer,
00:01:43in good times,
00:01:43and in bad,
00:01:45and enjoy as well as sorrow.
00:01:50I promise to love you unconditionally,
00:01:53I promise to laugh with you,
00:01:55I promise to cry with you,
00:01:58and cherish you for as long as we both shall live.
00:02:02You may exchange rings.
00:02:10By the power of Dustin in me,
00:02:13I now pronounce you husband and wife
00:02:18and I kiss the bro.
00:02:33Our world felt like a storybook.
00:02:36We were unstoppable.
00:02:39Eternity was ours
00:02:40just for the taking.
00:02:57That was the beginning
00:02:59of something beautiful
00:02:59and in retrospect,
00:03:03the end of our innocence.
00:03:12That was
00:03:16a magical day.
00:03:19Like a fairy tale come true.
00:03:23It's something I
00:03:26I've always dreamed about
00:03:28ever since I was a little girl.
00:03:31To have my
00:03:33knight in shining armor
00:03:35carry me from
00:03:38the church
00:03:38to the waiting horse and carriage.
00:03:42She never wavered
00:03:43from the vow she made to me
00:03:44on our wedding day.
00:03:47I wish I could say the same.
00:03:51I took her for granted.
00:03:52I was
00:03:53blinded by lust
00:03:56and greed.
00:03:59But it's all a mirage.
00:04:03The grass is
00:04:05never greener on the other side.
00:04:08It's only greener
00:04:09where you water it.
00:04:13That's what she used to say to me.
00:04:17But I never listened.
00:04:21But I hear it now.
00:04:23Loud and clear.
00:04:26Don't go.
00:04:27Oh.
00:04:32No.
00:04:34I've got to get back to work.
00:04:36Take the day out.
00:04:42I can't.
00:04:44Somebody's got to pay
00:04:45for this place.
00:04:47Love doesn't come cheap.
00:04:49No.
00:04:50But I'm worth it.
00:04:53Yeah.
00:04:55You are.
00:04:59Why don't I
00:05:00take an entire month off?
00:05:03Go to Paris.
00:05:06You're so good to me.
00:05:09Tired of waiting though.
00:05:11When are you going to tell her?
00:05:14Tonight.
00:05:18Tonight.
00:05:21It's about time.
00:05:23I kind of feel sorry for her.
00:05:25She doesn't even know
00:05:26what's coming.
00:05:27I don't feel sorry for her.
00:05:31Well you should.
00:05:34You won.
00:05:40It wasn't a competition.
00:05:42No.
00:05:44She didn't stand a chance
00:05:46once I met you.
00:05:47I saved you
00:05:48from your boring life.
00:05:51True.
00:05:53Very true.
00:05:54And thank you.
00:05:58Same time tomorrow?
00:06:04Can't come soon enough.
00:06:07We'll celebrate.
00:06:13We're going to get back to work.
00:06:27Hey mom.
00:06:28Hey sweetheart.
00:06:31Is dad coming home for dinner?
00:06:32He just called.
00:06:33He's on his way.
00:06:35Do you want to help me
00:06:35set the table?
00:06:36Sure.
00:06:36Great.
00:06:37Oh and use the good china.
00:06:39Is it a special night?
00:06:40Oh just want it to be nice
00:06:42for your dad.
00:06:44Seems he's been working
00:06:46late every night.
00:06:49Do you think you can come
00:06:50to my karate tournament
00:06:51this weekend?
00:06:52Oh I sure hope so.
00:06:54I know how much it means to you.
00:06:55It's the state championships.
00:06:57I know.
00:06:59We're so proud of you.
00:07:01Thanks mom.
00:07:09I absolutely dreaded going home.
00:07:12I know it sounds terrible
00:07:13but it's true.
00:07:17I let myself get to a place
00:07:18where the only truthful things
00:07:20in my life felt like lies.
00:07:22It's strange how that works
00:07:23when what you're doing
00:07:26is so wrong.
00:07:27Even seeing my daughter
00:07:28was hard.
00:07:30I adored her
00:07:33but it
00:07:34it riddled me with guilt
00:07:35just seeing her face.
00:07:39Dad.
00:07:42Hey Munchkin.
00:07:43How was your day?
00:07:44Better now.
00:07:45Mine too.
00:07:48Sorry.
00:07:49I should have called.
00:07:49I got
00:07:50tied up.
00:07:53Hey you.
00:07:54It's a school night
00:07:55off to bed.
00:07:56Okay.
00:07:56Dad can you come
00:07:57to my karate tournament
00:07:58this weekend?
00:07:59I wouldn't miss it
00:08:00for the world.
00:08:01Yes.
00:08:02Love you.
00:08:03Love you too honey.
00:08:04Night night.
00:08:07I'm glad you're home.
00:08:13Let me go
00:08:15warm up dinner.
00:08:17Okay.
00:08:24Thanks for dinner.
00:08:28It's my pleasure.
00:08:30But you're not eating much.
00:08:32You want me to get you
00:08:33something else?
00:08:36No it's fine.
00:08:40I don't know about
00:08:41these green beans.
00:08:43Last week they just
00:08:44seemed I don't know
00:08:45sweeter.
00:08:48Are you okay?
00:08:51Look Amber.
00:08:54I can't do this anymore.
00:08:57What on earth
00:08:57are you talking about?
00:08:58Us.
00:09:01Our marriage.
00:09:08Where on earth
00:09:09is this coming from?
00:09:12Amber.
00:09:14You are a good person.
00:09:17I'm just not happy.
00:09:19I feel like we've been
00:09:20growing apart like
00:09:22like we want
00:09:23different things
00:09:24out of life.
00:09:25I want out.
00:09:29You want out?
00:09:31There's more to it
00:09:32than that.
00:09:34But yeah.
00:09:37I see.
00:09:39Isn't this just
00:09:40a little bit cliche?
00:09:42What?
00:09:43Come on, Doug.
00:09:46I'm not stupid.
00:09:48The new clothes.
00:09:50The flashy car.
00:09:54Late nights.
00:09:56Working.
00:10:02I can't believe this.
00:10:07This is hard for me
00:10:08to say, Amber,
00:10:09but
00:10:12I don't love you
00:10:13anymore.
00:10:16I'm sorry.
00:10:19You're sorry?
00:10:23Really?
00:10:25Have you stopped
00:10:26to think
00:10:27for a moment
00:10:29what this is going
00:10:30to do to Izzy?
00:10:31Of course I have.
00:10:33Izzy's my daughter.
00:10:35I love Izzy.
00:10:38Right.
00:10:41It's just me
00:10:42you don't love anymore.
00:10:50I don't love anymore.
00:11:00I can't get her look
00:11:01of disappointment
00:11:02out of my head.
00:11:04That's what
00:11:04hell is.
00:11:07I think.
00:11:09Remembering the face
00:11:10of someone you love
00:11:11and
00:11:12the pain you caused them.
00:11:16I wasn't always like this.
00:11:19I had character.
00:11:21You should have seen her
00:11:22on our first date.
00:11:24She was beautiful.
00:11:28I loved her
00:11:28the moment
00:11:29I laid eyes on her.
00:11:40Can I help you?
00:11:42I'm here to pick up
00:11:43Amber for the...
00:11:47dance.
00:11:47And you are?
00:11:51Your name's M?
00:11:56Doug.
00:11:58Doug, that's my name.
00:12:00And?
00:12:03And I'm here to
00:12:07pick her up for the prom.
00:12:09I...
00:12:10I...
00:12:11I...
00:12:11Girls ask guys.
00:12:13I...
00:12:14I thought she would have
00:12:15mentioned something.
00:12:16She did.
00:12:18I was just expecting
00:12:20someone different.
00:12:22Uh...
00:12:22No, it's...
00:12:24Just...
00:12:24Just me.
00:12:25Daddy.
00:12:26Be nice.
00:12:28Wow.
00:12:29This is nice.
00:12:31Wow, you look beautiful.
00:12:37You have her home by 11.
00:12:39Or I'll come looking for you.
00:12:42You don't want that.
00:12:44Yeah.
00:12:4511 o'clock sharp.
00:12:46You...
00:12:47You...
00:12:47You have my word.
00:12:48We'll see.
00:12:51Look at this.
00:12:52This is a gorgeous couple.
00:12:53Don't you think?
00:12:54They're not a couple.
00:12:56It's a date.
00:12:58It's all it is.
00:13:00It's a first date.
00:13:01And it's probably her last one.
00:13:04With him anyway.
00:13:05And don't even think about first base.
00:13:07Robert.
00:13:08I...
00:13:09I...
00:13:10I...
00:13:10I don't even know what that is,
00:13:11but I...
00:13:12I...
00:13:13I promise you I won't even think about it, sir.
00:13:15You're good.
00:13:17You have all the right things to say,
00:13:19don't you?
00:13:20You can't outsmart a fox.
00:13:22I've been in the hen house, pal.
00:13:25I...
00:13:25I don't...
00:13:26I don't even know what that is,
00:13:27but I...
00:13:27I...
00:13:28I promise you I won't think about it, sir.
00:13:30It means keep your hands to yourself.
00:13:32Stop.
00:13:36Time's ticking.
00:13:39The big ones, eight by tens.
00:13:49Nice guy.
00:13:51He's really a huge teddy bear once you get to know him.
00:13:54I can tell.
00:13:57I don't like him.
00:14:00Robert.
00:14:01You don't even know him.
00:14:03Look, he looks like a really nice boy.
00:14:05Look.
00:14:06He's a gentleman.
00:14:07He's opening the door for her.
00:14:10Okay.
00:14:11Let's try and put this on without stabbing you.
00:14:14Okay.
00:14:17Ow!
00:14:20Don't.
00:14:31I, um...
00:14:34I actually made this for you.
00:14:36It's, uh...
00:14:37It's not that great, is it?
00:14:41I think it's beautiful.
00:14:57I've never actually worn one of these before.
00:15:01Well, you look very handsome.
00:15:09Parents are truly watching us right now.
00:15:14Should we go?
00:15:16Yeah, let's go.
00:15:18Let's go.
00:15:41What I wouldn't give to go back in time and share that moment with you again.
00:15:50And we were, we were so innocent.
00:15:54And you, you were so cute, so charming.
00:16:05I think it's safe to say I was smitten with you from the very beginning.
00:16:12Did you tell her?
00:16:16Yeah.
00:16:18What'd she say?
00:16:37Are you okay?
00:16:38Are you okay?
00:16:42I've just never heard her cry like that before.
00:16:48It's hard to be around.
00:16:51Why didn't you just pack your bags and leave?
00:16:53Because I didn't want to make a big scene with my daughter there.
00:16:58I'll grab my things over the next few days.
00:17:05You'd stay with me.
00:17:07Until we get a place of our own.
00:17:15Did you hear me?
00:17:20Yeah.
00:17:25I knew she wanted to find out what happened to our marriage, but...
00:17:30I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer.
00:17:34She had lost my heart to another woman.
00:17:36I...
00:17:39I didn't love her anymore.
00:17:41I just pitied her.
00:17:45Or so I thought at the time.
00:17:57She was sick.
00:18:02She said,
00:18:02I think she was sick.
00:18:02She said,
00:18:05she's fine.
00:18:11And she was sick.
00:18:18How is Izzy?
00:18:21She waited up for you again.
00:18:28I'll go talk to her in a minute.
00:18:36I'm sorry this has to be done right now, but it's just got to get done.
00:18:40I need you to sign the divorce papers they're more than fair you get you get
00:18:45the house your car half the money we have in the bank you and Izzy will be well
00:18:54taken care of. I promise.
00:19:11I'm sorry I'm late.
00:19:12It's okay.
00:19:15Are you all right?
00:19:18Yeah.
00:19:19Okay. Did you order yet?
00:19:22No, I was waiting for you.
00:19:23Okay.
00:19:25So did you look into that?
00:19:28Yeah. Yeah, it seems like it's a pretty good junior college.
00:19:32I meant the marriage license.
00:19:34Oh, um, I haven't gotten around to that yet.
00:19:39Good.
00:19:41What do you mean good?
00:19:44Never mind.
00:19:47You're acting really strange. What's going on?
00:19:54I think that we might be a little bit too young to be thinking about marriage.
00:20:04That's all you've been talking about for the last year, Amber.
00:20:07I know. I just, I feel like we need more time to think about it, you know.
00:20:16And then we'll, we'll meet back up after, after college.
00:20:24Are you breaking up with me?
00:20:30That's not what I said.
00:20:32Then what are you saying?
00:20:35That maybe, um, we should see other people.
00:20:42Look, Doug, forever is a really, really long time, Doug.
00:20:46I can't believe this. I just wanted a hamburger.
00:20:52Look, this, this isn't some permanent, this isn't some permanent thing, Doug.
00:20:59I just need to be sure.
00:21:02I know what I want. I thought you did too.
00:21:06You're the last person I'd ever want to hurt.
00:21:10I'm sorry.
00:21:12This is coming from your dad, isn't it?
00:21:15No.
00:21:17Yeah, it is.
00:21:18He's never liked me since day one.
00:21:21He's just overprotective.
00:21:23I'm his only daughter.
00:21:28He thinks I'm never going to amount to anything because he's loaded and I'm poor.
00:21:32No, he, he just thinks.
00:21:35What?
00:21:36Thinks that what?
00:21:40He thinks that I'm way below his precious daughter.
00:21:44Because I grew up in foster care.
00:21:47Because I don't know my real parents and I've never had a real family.
00:21:51So what?
00:21:54It's not my fault I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth.
00:22:01Yeah, life's hard, but you know what?
00:22:03I'm going to prove him wrong.
00:22:06I'm going to be really successful.
00:22:08I'm going to be a great husband to you someday.
00:22:10So go do whatever you want to do.
00:22:11Go on a hundred dates.
00:22:15Nobody's ever going to love you as much as I love you.
00:22:17I'm going to be here for you, Amber.
00:22:19However long it takes.
00:22:22Because I know that you're supposed to be my wife.
00:22:32I think that must have been so hard for you.
00:22:37What are you talking about?
00:22:40When we were young and...
00:22:43in that diner and...
00:22:47I said I wanted to see other people.
00:22:52You were right.
00:22:54It wasn't what I wanted.
00:22:59My father was...
00:23:02pressuring me.
00:23:04I'm...
00:23:05really sorry I put you through that.
00:23:09None of that matters anymore.
00:23:12It matters to me.
00:23:16Amber...
00:23:19Don't make this harder than it has to be.
00:23:23Just sign the papers.
00:23:48I'm coming.
00:24:01Is he?
00:24:02Yeah.
00:24:08I'm sorry if I woke you.
00:24:09I was already awake.
00:24:11I was waiting for you to come home.
00:24:14I had to work late.
00:24:18you always work late
00:24:21you're never home anymore
00:24:26how's school
00:24:28keeping those grades up
00:24:32always
00:24:34that's my girl
00:24:39well
00:24:41early day tomorrow
00:24:42get some rest
00:24:48dad
00:24:54why has mom
00:24:55been crying all day
00:24:58I don't know Izzy
00:25:01but I don't want to discuss this right now
00:25:04you hurt her
00:25:05didn't you
00:25:09has your mom told you anything
00:25:11no
00:25:14but all my friends' parents seem like they're getting divorced
00:25:17lately
00:25:19I don't want that to ever happen to you and mom
00:25:28all that matters
00:25:30is that you know that both your mom and I love you very much
00:25:35and that will never change
00:25:39okay
00:25:42all right
00:25:44goodnight
00:25:46kids sense things
00:25:48they're more intuitive than we give them credit for
00:25:52I have to live with it
00:25:53all the guilt
00:25:56all the shame
00:25:59I'm haunted
00:26:02so she just ripped it in half
00:26:04yeah
00:26:05she can't do that can she
00:26:08she can and she did
00:26:09well what are you going to do about it
00:26:12print another one tomorrow and give it to her
00:26:15she's going to take you for everything you're worth
00:26:17look
00:26:18I don't get the feeling she's in it for the money or the possessions anymore
00:26:21don't be so naive
00:26:22of course she is
00:26:24she's planning something I know it
00:26:26she's just trying to cope
00:26:27I shadowed her whole world
00:26:29that woman is no saint
00:26:30she wants your money
00:26:32she wants her family
00:26:33why are you defending her
00:26:34that's not what I'm doing
00:26:35yes it is
00:26:39are you having second thoughts
00:26:40no
00:26:42no we've been through this before
00:26:45do you still have feelings for her
00:26:49no
00:26:51but you think I'm some kind of a monster
00:26:54no I didn't say that
00:26:57you're not the one that had to look his daughter in the eye last night
00:26:59and try to explain all this to her
00:27:00okay
00:27:04I know this is hard on you because of your daughter
00:27:09listen to me
00:27:11but even she wouldn't want you to be in a miserable marriage
00:27:17and she's going to understand someday
00:27:20I'm sorry if you think that I've been insensitive
00:27:25but I have feelings too
00:27:30it's just a bad situation all around
00:27:35sit down
00:27:38this is going to be over soon
00:27:41and it's just going to be me and you
00:27:47your daughter can come over anytime she wants
00:27:52everyone is going to be happier in the end
00:28:07sometimes people come into our lives
00:28:10and
00:28:12they appear to be something
00:28:15that they're not
00:28:18like a
00:28:21like a wolf in sheep's clothing
00:28:26and these people can harm you
00:28:30and more importantly they can
00:28:32harm the people you love
00:28:38it seems
00:28:39family
00:28:43is being
00:28:45targeted for destruction
00:28:46more now than ever
00:28:51and without God in our lives
00:28:53we have nothing
00:28:56we need to turn to him
00:28:58often
00:29:02we need to protect each other
00:29:08if we
00:29:11hold on to what we believe in
00:29:12and if we hold on to each other
00:29:17nothing can ever tear us apart
00:29:18Doug
00:29:20will you please just wait a minute
00:29:22I knew this was a bad idea
00:29:23I trusted you
00:29:24please just calm down
00:29:26come back inside
00:29:27why so I can listen to your father
00:29:29to grade me even more
00:29:29no
00:29:31it's not like that
00:29:32it's exactly like that
00:29:33you knew what I was walking into
00:29:35listen he didn't mean any of that
00:29:37okay
00:29:38rich people just
00:29:40they say strange things sometimes
00:29:42and
00:29:43just keep justifying him
00:29:44trying to make me fake a loser
00:29:45no
00:29:47he was wrong
00:29:48to have asked you all of those questions
00:29:52what I'm saying is none of those questions
00:29:54should matter to you
00:29:56there's a lot you don't know about me Amber
00:30:02you don't know what it's like to be kicked out of every foster care by one abusive jerk after another
00:30:09what it's like to eat out of garbage cans or beg for food on the street
00:30:15back when we were in high school I had
00:30:17there were nights when I slept on the street with the bums
00:30:21why didn't you ever
00:30:23say something
00:30:25it doesn't matter anymore
00:30:28I'm not gonna be a victim
00:30:30I'm a survivor
00:30:36under the circumstances junior college is the best I could afford
00:30:41but I get it
00:30:43I'm not good enough for daddy's little girl
00:30:45that is not true
00:30:48you've treated me better than anybody ever has Doug
00:30:54you're the only person who's ever fought for me
00:31:01please don't stop
00:31:02I don't want to lose you
00:31:04just because my dad is close-minded
00:31:06I would live in a cardboard box with you
00:31:16let me in
00:31:20I'm not gonna hurt you
00:31:21I can't
00:31:32Doug
00:31:32you can trust me
00:31:37listen to me
00:31:38I'm never
00:31:39ever going anywhere
00:31:41okay
00:31:45we can start our own life together
00:31:59you had such character
00:32:03even at a young age
00:32:05and you've been through so much
00:32:08more than most
00:32:11and I know my father
00:32:14eventually came to have a great respect for you
00:32:19and that night
00:32:22changed everything
00:32:25because I was able to stand up for someone I loved
00:32:31you
00:32:33I don't know if you knew this or not but
00:32:35she all put me through college
00:32:38she worked two jobs and never complained
00:32:41I couldn't have done any of it without her
00:32:44what I wouldn't do to have those moments back again with her
00:32:50I don't need a net to save me
00:32:54or parachute to raise me
00:32:57if I'm crashing into you
00:33:00I just want to fall forever
00:33:05hey
00:33:06hey
00:33:07I missed you
00:33:13what's the special occasion
00:33:16I just want to let you know how thankful I am for you helping me
00:33:19I mean
00:33:21helping us
00:33:22get through college
00:33:25we're almost there
00:33:26we're a team
00:33:27yeah
00:33:29are you hungry?
00:33:30starving
00:33:37would you like some of this
00:33:38very rare
00:33:40generic brand 1993 ripper?
00:33:43I would love some
00:33:44okay
00:33:56for you
00:33:57and for me
00:34:12and a test
00:34:16to
00:34:19forever
00:34:24to forever
00:34:34and
00:34:36dinner
00:34:37is served
00:34:40ramen noodles
00:34:41with sliced hot dogs du jour
00:34:43my favorite
00:34:44I thought that
00:34:47filet mignon
00:34:48with asparagus
00:34:50and hollandaise sauce
00:34:51was your favorite
00:34:53doesn't matter what we eat
00:34:56as long as I'm with you
00:34:58let's dig in
00:35:08thank you
00:35:10you're welcome
00:35:12I don't know what to do without you
00:35:15you'll never have to find out
00:35:21for a second
00:35:31may I have this dance
00:35:34you may
00:35:35we can live our whole lives
00:35:55sometimes
00:35:57we
00:35:58we take our love for granted
00:36:01and we
00:36:02stop doing
00:36:03the little things
00:36:05that
00:36:06kindled that spark
00:36:07in the first place
00:36:11just like a
00:36:12plant
00:36:13needs
00:36:13sunlight
00:36:14water
00:36:15to live
00:36:18a relationship
00:36:19needs constant
00:36:20love
00:36:21and nurturing
00:36:23so it doesn't die
00:36:46we can live our whole life
00:36:55I don't know.
00:37:36I don't know.
00:38:06I don't know.
00:38:29I don't know.
00:38:55I don't want anything from you, Doug.
00:39:01But I do have a few requests.
00:39:08What do you mean?
00:39:12It's all right here.
00:39:20Those are my stipulations.
00:39:25And I'm not asking for very much, so that money, this house, the car, it's all yours.
00:39:42This is absurd.
00:39:46You have to survive.
00:39:48Sign the papers.
00:39:53In 30 days.
00:39:55No.
00:39:58No!
00:40:14After Izzy's birthday.
00:40:1830 days.
00:40:19In the meantime, you and I need to carry on like everything's as normal as possible for her's sake.
00:40:30It's not asking very much.
00:40:33You were just prolonging the inevitable.
00:40:35It's not going to change my mind.
00:40:37Just sign the papers.
00:40:39We owe her that much, Doug.
00:40:47Okay.
00:40:5230 days.
00:40:55But after that, you are signing those papers.
00:41:00You have my word.
00:41:05I could understand that part of it.
00:41:07A month didn't seem unreasonable, but the words that came out of her mouth next, I thought she'd lost her
00:41:17mind.
00:41:17There is one other thing.
00:41:21What?
00:41:24Do you remember on our wedding day, you carried me from the church to the limousine?
00:41:35Yeah.
00:41:37Yeah, of course I do.
00:41:40I want that again.
00:41:44You're not making any sense.
00:41:48Every day, for the next 30 days.
00:41:56It'll be just like our wedding day.
00:41:58You carry me from this room to the front door when you go to work.
00:42:10Amber, that's just stupid.
00:42:18Amber, it's not stupid to me.
00:42:21Amber, I need you to hear me.
00:42:30Our marriage is over.
00:42:35This, this stunt.
00:42:38There's nothing you can do that's going to change my mind.
00:42:44I will stay here in this marriage for 30 days.
00:42:52But, that's it.
00:42:56I'm just not going to carry you to the door.
00:43:00I've given you the best years of my life.
00:43:05I kept my vows to you and to God.
00:43:09I have served your every need.
00:43:12And I have loved you with all my heart.
00:43:16You can't do this one thing.
00:43:26Don't make me beg.
00:43:32Don't make me beg.
00:43:37Okay.
00:43:41I will carry you to the door.
00:43:46But then, you're going to sign those papers.
00:43:50And that will be it, right?
00:43:52Nothing more.
00:43:53Nothing else.
00:43:59That's all I want.
00:44:03Okay.
00:44:10I'm late for work.
00:44:15So, come on.
00:44:16Let's do this.
00:44:17Come on.
00:44:18Come on.
00:44:18Let's do this.
00:44:19Let's...
00:44:19It starts today.
00:44:22Yeah.
00:44:24Yeah.
00:44:45I felt like it was a cruel waste of time.
00:44:53One of the most awkward moments of my life.
00:44:59My wife had become a stranger in my arms.
00:45:19Intimacy and touch, I think those are the things people long for.
00:45:29It's what people need.
00:45:32It's what people need.
00:45:33And it's what separates the other relationships in our lives.
00:45:44What's going on?
00:45:47Mom and I are just having a little fun.
00:45:50Don't tell her about the door.
00:45:51Please.
00:45:59I've got to go to work.
00:46:00Yeah.
00:46:01Bye much, kid.
00:46:02Bye.
00:46:04I love you.
00:46:05I'll see you tonight.
00:46:17I like it when Dad carries you.
00:46:20That's right.
00:46:21I like it, too.
00:46:26Do you know how much I love you?
00:46:29Yeah.
00:46:29Do you?
00:46:32Yeah.
00:46:34Don't ever forget that.
00:46:37I won't.
00:46:38Okay?
00:46:39I'll go.
00:46:41Why are you crying?
00:46:43Oh!
00:46:44These are happy tears.
00:46:46It's all good.
00:46:50Love you.
00:46:51Love you, baby.
00:46:51I'll see you later.
00:46:53Bye-bye.
00:47:00Bye-bye.
00:47:22You should have seen the look on my daughter's face.
00:47:26It's like we're living in some fairy tale.
00:47:3230 days.
00:47:34Yeah.
00:47:36And you agreed?
00:47:39What was I supposed to do?
00:47:41She laid a huge guilt trip on me.
00:47:43You're supposed to say no.
00:47:45That woman's crazy.
00:47:46She needs to be institutionalized.
00:47:50I hate her for this.
00:47:56This is going to crush my daughter even more when she finds out the truth about the divorce.
00:48:02I couldn't face the truth.
00:48:06When you're doing something that you know is wrong, deep down inside you have to have someone to blame beside
00:48:14yourself.
00:48:28You're supposed to have to have someone to do something that you know is wrong, deep down inside you, deep
00:48:29down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep
00:48:30down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep
00:48:30down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep
00:48:30down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep
00:48:30down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep
00:48:30down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep
00:48:35down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep
00:48:38down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you, deep down inside you
00:48:59All right.
00:49:01Let's do this.
00:49:02Okay.
00:49:11I could smell the fragrance of her blouse.
00:49:14I realized that I hadn't looked at her in a really long time.
00:49:21I looked at her carefully.
00:49:25She wasn't young anymore.
00:49:28There were these fine wrinkles.
00:49:33On her face.
00:49:36Our marriage had taken a toll on her.
00:49:40For a minute, I wondered.
00:49:45What had I done to her?
00:49:55Doug.
00:49:57Doug.
00:49:59Is something wrong?
00:50:03No, I...
00:50:04You what?
00:50:09I've got to go to work.
00:50:11Yeah.
00:50:22Wow, two days in a row.
00:50:26This is the way I carried your mother to the car after we got married, so...
00:50:31I thought that...
00:50:34I thought that...
00:50:34Thought what?
00:50:35We just thought it'd be fun to celebrate the whole month.
00:50:40Your birthday's coming up, and our 25th wedding anniversary's right around the corner.
00:50:49I want a marriage just like you're a son of Mulder.
00:50:54We want that for you too, sweetie.
00:51:00I hate to run off, but I've got to get to work.
00:51:03Love you.
00:51:27What's wrong with you?
00:51:32You're acting different.
00:51:36Carrying my wife to the front door every day is really beginning to bother me.
00:51:41You should have seen our daughter.
00:51:42She was waiting there like she was expecting it.
00:51:46You wouldn't put a stop to it.
00:51:48I can't.
00:51:49I promised her.
00:51:50You wouldn't break your promise.
00:51:51It's hard on your daughter, and I don't like it.
00:51:55It's only for 30 days.
00:52:00So you're telling me that you're going to pick her up with her body close to yours
00:52:04and carry her from your room to the front door like she's some little princess for 28 more days?
00:52:11You're making it sound like it's romantic or something.
00:52:13It's not.
00:52:14It's a chore.
00:52:17You've got nothing to worry about.
00:52:22Somewhere along the line, I quit trying to make things between my wife and I special.
00:52:28The effort was gone.
00:52:31I was the problem.
00:52:35Not her.
00:52:39In only a few days, I felt myself changing back again.
00:52:42And at the same time, I didn't even realize why.
00:52:56Thanks for breakfast.
00:52:58You're welcome, honey.
00:53:01I made your bacon extra crispy the way you like it.
00:53:04It was perfect.
00:53:05Good.
00:53:05And I made this for your mom.
00:53:08I'm going to go see where she is.
00:53:22Amber?
00:53:23I'll be right out.
00:53:25I made you some breakfast.
00:53:29I'm not hungry right now, but I'll eat it later.
00:53:31Thanks.
00:53:33All right.
00:53:33Well, I'll just be waiting out here.
00:53:38I've got to be getting off to work soon.
00:53:41I'll be getting off to work soon.
00:53:52I'll be getting off to work soon.
00:53:54I'll be getting off to work soon.
00:53:55I'll be getting off to work soon.
00:53:57I'll be getting off to work soon.
00:53:58I'll be getting off to work soon.
00:54:00I'll be getting off to work soon.
00:54:01I'll be getting off to work soon.
00:54:01I'll be getting off to work soon.
00:54:01I'll be getting off to work soon.
00:54:01I'll be getting off to work soon.
00:54:02I'll be getting off to work soon.
00:54:03I'll be getting off to work soon.
00:54:04I'll be getting off to work soon.
00:54:09I'll be getting off to work soon.
00:54:21Good morning.
00:54:22Morning.
00:54:27Who were those kids?
00:54:32Were we ever that young?
00:54:45Are you okay?
00:54:48Yeah, I'm good. I just didn't sleep very well. I was kind of tired today.
00:54:54Be good. It's all good.
00:54:57All right.
00:54:59Well, ready?
00:55:01Okay.
00:55:09You smell good.
00:55:11Thanks.
00:55:14And thanks for doing this.
00:55:17You don't have to thank me.
00:55:21I want to.
00:55:22I know you're doing this for Izzy.
00:55:26Right.
00:55:28For Izzy.
00:55:33I realized in that moment that I had let her down in the most cruel way I could.
00:55:44I had allowed a gulf to come between us.
00:55:49But on the third and the fourth days, when I lifted her up,
00:56:03I started to feel things that I hadn't felt in a long time.
00:56:15And that gulf began to narrow.
00:56:20Hi.
00:56:24Need to lunch?
00:56:26Wow.
00:56:29It's peanut butter and jelly with crushed potato chips.
00:56:31Mmm.
00:56:33That's my favorite.
00:56:34I know. You taught me how to make it.
00:56:36My favorite now, too.
00:56:39It's been a long time since I made one for you.
00:56:42It's okay.
00:56:43It's my turn now.
00:56:47You okay, Dad?
00:56:50Yeah.
00:56:52Yeah, I'm fine.
00:56:54I'll see you girls tonight, I hear.
00:56:59Love you.
00:57:06I'll be home for dinner.
00:57:08Okay.
00:57:10See you then.
00:57:15The greatest gift a father can give his children
00:57:20is to love their mother.
00:57:25And I believe that's true.
00:57:27As the days turned into weeks, I could feel myself changing inside.
00:57:33Not just emotionally, but physically.
00:57:40And spiritually, and even mentally as well.
00:57:47I even started praying and going back to church.
00:57:52Everybody was praising him the first week.
00:57:55An important part of my life that I had somehow just gotten away from.
00:58:02I didn't realize until now how all the little things add up to make a huge difference in our lives.
00:58:10Embarrass him.
00:58:11He's above embarrassment.
00:58:12He's above your fear.
00:58:14He's above your lust.
00:58:15He's above your cheating, your lying, your stealing.
00:58:19Is anybody here hearing what I'm saying?
00:58:21I found myself coming home from work early just to be with my family.
00:58:27My head started to clear.
00:58:30My thoughts seemed to be in line with what was truly important in my life.
00:58:38God and family.
00:58:42I started to look forward to each morning with my wife.
00:58:45Not my time with the other woman.
00:58:49Though I didn't tell her about this.
00:58:51I also noticed that it became easier to carry her out as the month went by.
00:58:57Perhaps my everyday workouts were making me stronger.
00:59:09What are you doing?
00:59:11I'm eating this sandwich my daughter made.
00:59:14Is there a problem with that?
00:59:17Nope.
00:59:19Here.
00:59:21You should try some.
00:59:22It's really good.
00:59:23No, thank you.
00:59:26All right.
00:59:28Suit yourself, but you don't know what you're missing.
00:59:30What is wrong with you?
00:59:34Nothing is wrong with me.
00:59:36I'm just enjoying a sandwich is all.
00:59:38You can't keep your hands off me usually.
00:59:40And you haven't touched me in weeks.
00:59:52I'm just tired.
00:59:55Can't sleep at night.
00:59:58No, not really.
01:00:05Is she keeping you up?
01:00:08No.
01:00:10What are you two doing?
01:00:15I want to know.
01:00:19Answer me!
01:00:19We are not doing anything.
01:00:22I'm just not sleeping is all.
01:00:23I'm not stupid, Doug.
01:00:25I can smell her perfume all over you.
01:00:27Okay.
01:00:28All right.
01:00:29Maybe she's putting on her perfume a little heavily in the morning and it's getting all
01:00:32over my suit as I carry her to the door.
01:00:34Please.
01:00:35She's trying to seduce you.
01:00:38Is there more going on here than you're telling me?
01:00:40No, there is nothing more going on.
01:00:42I don't believe you.
01:00:45Nothing is happening.
01:00:50It's her that I don't trust.
01:00:55Look.
01:00:57She is just trying to keep her family together.
01:01:00That is the same thing that any decent human being would be trying to do.
01:01:03Then let's call the whole damn thing off and you can go back to your boring little life
01:01:07with your boring little wife.
01:01:08That's not what I want.
01:01:10You better figure things out really fast because I'm not going to play second fiddle to her.
01:01:14No.
01:01:16Where are you going?
01:01:17I am going to work.
01:01:19Since when?
01:01:20You never go in until noon.
01:01:21Since my business is falling apart.
01:01:26I'll call you later.
01:01:37This is nice.
01:01:40Yeah.
01:01:42You used to bring me here a lot during your lunch breaks.
01:01:46I used to come here all the time.
01:01:50Why did we stop?
01:01:53I don't know.
01:01:57Probably my fault.
01:02:03Are you okay?
01:02:07Yeah, I'm just taking in the fresh air.
01:02:14All right.
01:02:15I don't know.
01:02:27I don't know.
01:02:31But I don't know.
01:02:33I don't care.
01:02:36I don't know.
01:02:40I don't know.
01:02:42I don't know.
01:02:54Is she pretty?
01:03:01Does she make you happy?
01:03:05No.
01:03:08No, she doesn't make me happy.
01:03:10Then why?
01:03:14I've been asking myself that same question
01:03:16for these last three weeks
01:03:17and I don't have a good answer.
01:03:21I'm sorry.
01:03:23Don't say anything.
01:03:27Not until you're sure what it is you want to do.
01:03:37Thanks for bringing me here.
01:03:46I so wanted to pour my heart out to her right there and then.
01:03:50And somehow she knew I wasn't ready.
01:03:58It wasn't the right time.
01:04:04At that point, it was more for me
01:04:07and to relieve my own guilt
01:04:10than to tell her how much I wanted her back
01:04:15and how sorry I was.
01:04:28Here.
01:04:31Let me help you with that.
01:04:32I realized that she had grown so thin
01:04:39that that was the reason
01:04:40I could carry her out more easily.
01:04:50I love you, Amber.
01:05:04I love you.
01:05:07I love you.
01:05:11I love you.
01:05:29Do you know what she did?
01:05:32Yes, I do.
01:05:37I've got something I need to take care of.
01:05:41And then I'll be back.
01:05:47Okay.
01:05:49I knew Isabelle loved
01:05:51seeing me hold her mother in my arms.
01:05:54Carrying her out each morning
01:05:56had become an essential part of her life.
01:05:59Our children are more
01:06:02aware of our lives
01:06:04through our actions
01:06:05than we think they are.
01:06:10Why couldn't I see that more clearly
01:06:12when it mattered the most?
01:06:15Look who's here.
01:06:21You ready?
01:06:22Yep.
01:06:23Ready for what?
01:06:25He's taking me to school.
01:06:26Nice.
01:06:28Come on, let's go.
01:06:30See you later.
01:06:31Bye, Mom.
01:06:32Bye.
01:06:33Can we run?
01:06:34Stop down.
01:06:35But of course.
01:06:45I knew exactly what I had to do.
01:06:49What I wanted to do.
01:06:50You must be sick.
01:06:52No, I feel fine.
01:06:54Very clear-headed, actually.
01:06:55Oh, she's putting a guilt trip on you.
01:06:58She's using your daughter
01:06:58to fix a dead marriage.
01:07:00This isn't about our daughter.
01:07:01Well, then what is it?
01:07:02This.
01:07:04All of this.
01:07:05It's wrong.
01:07:05It's been wrong from the start.
01:07:06Don't get all high and mighty with me.
01:07:08No, I take full responsibility.
01:07:10You blame me.
01:07:11I blame myself.
01:07:11Your marriage is dead, boring, uneventful.
01:07:15It got boring and uneventful
01:07:16because I didn't value the details of our lives anymore.
01:07:19Not because we don't love each other.
01:07:25What are you saying?
01:07:30I'm saying that I never loved you.
01:07:34This was a mistake.
01:07:37A sick addiction.
01:07:41I'm always going to have to live with the guilt
01:07:43of what I've done to my family
01:07:44and the shame
01:07:45of what I've put them through.
01:07:48And if you have any remorse whatsoever,
01:07:50you will get on your knees like I have
01:07:52and you will beg God for forgiveness.
01:07:55I love my wife.
01:07:59And if she'll take me back,
01:08:01I'm not divorcing her.
01:08:04You and I are through.
01:08:07Yeah, we are.
01:08:21Have a good life.
01:08:22Go to hell.
01:08:26I probably will.
01:08:28I could finally see her for who she was.
01:08:31It was like looking into the eyes of the devil.
01:08:36On the other hand,
01:08:39I could see the beauty
01:08:42and the tender nature
01:08:45of those sacred vows
01:08:47that I had taken out with my wife.
01:08:53My marriage was everything good
01:08:55that I'd ever had.
01:09:02How could I abuse
01:09:03the most precious gift
01:09:04that I had been given
01:09:07in this life?
01:09:12Why couldn't I see it sooner?
01:09:16I wish I could go back
01:09:18and change anything.
01:09:20I bet I can.
01:09:31Hi.
01:09:32Hi.
01:09:34I need a dozen
01:09:36of the most beautiful
01:09:37long stem roses you have.
01:09:40Something over there.
01:09:41Those are cute.
01:09:41Well, you came to the right place.
01:09:45Who's the lucky one?
01:09:47My wife.
01:09:48Oh, anniversary, I presume?
01:09:50No.
01:09:50I just wanted to tell her I love her.
01:09:54Um, do you want to
01:09:56write something on a card?
01:09:57Would you write it for me?
01:09:58My hands are shaking.
01:09:59Yeah.
01:09:59Yeah, sure.
01:10:02What do you want it to say?
01:10:04Um, my darling, Amber.
01:10:13I know that I don't deserve it.
01:10:20But I hope, no, I pray that you can find it
01:10:28in your heart
01:10:29in your heart
01:10:32to forgive me.
01:10:34I promise.
01:10:36Amber!
01:10:38That I will carry you
01:10:39to the front door
01:10:40Honey!
01:10:42Every day
01:10:42for the rest of our lives.
01:10:45Amber!
01:10:46For eternity.
01:10:48If the heavens
01:10:51will allow.
01:10:55Amber!
01:10:58Love you forever.
01:11:00Doug.
01:11:02Amber!
01:11:10Sweetheart!
01:11:15Amber!
01:11:32Amber!
01:11:40Amber!
01:11:48Oh!
01:11:49Oh, oh, oh.
01:12:21You see, I believe that we're put here to choose for ourselves.
01:12:29And I guess in the end, you can only hope that you've learned forgiveness.
01:12:38And hopefully you leave the world a better place.
01:12:44My world has been blessed because of the two of you.
01:12:56I love you so much.
01:12:59I ache from it.
01:13:03And a love like that, it doesn't fade.
01:13:06It doesn't ever go away.
01:13:13So, let that be your anchor when things seem tough.
01:13:23I love you both.
01:13:26With everything I am, I love you.
01:13:39There's nothing I can say or do to bring her back.
01:13:51I don't think there's anything I can do to be forgiven.
01:13:54Amber forgave you a long time ago, Doug.
01:13:59I know in my heart that the Lord is waiting with open arms to forgive you as well.
01:14:08You just need to learn to forgive yourself.
01:14:12Sometimes that's the hardest part.
01:14:15Your broken heart and sorrow are evident.
01:14:20That's all the Savior Jesus Christ asks for.
01:14:25It's up to you to reach out to him.
01:14:31Amber came to me in confidence when she first found out she was terminal.
01:14:38And asked me to give you and your daughter these letters.
01:14:46I hope it has the answers you're looking for.
01:14:57I'll go and talk with Isabel for a few minutes and give you some time.
01:15:28My dearest Doug.
01:15:31I wish you were reading this letter under different circumstances.
01:15:37But there are some things I need you to know.
01:15:43Life is short.
01:15:45So fragile.
01:15:48We never know when it's our time to be called home.
01:15:53I can only imagine how hard this is on you and our Isabel.
01:15:59I wanted to tell you of my illness but it came suddenly and I felt this was the right way.
01:16:08I want you to know that I completely and unconditionally forgive you.
01:16:16All that matters now is that you made the right choice and you came home.
01:16:32Is my dad going to be okay?
01:16:35It's going to be just fine.
01:16:37And so are you.
01:16:40He just needs a little time to himself.
01:16:44He's discovering some things that are important to him.
01:16:48And so, your mom was a wonderful person.
01:16:54You remind me of her.
01:17:00She asked me to give this to you.
01:17:05And then, I'm going to go for a little walk while you read that.
01:17:13You are the man of my dreams and the father of our child.
01:17:20Hold on to that.
01:17:23Above all, baby girl, don't be sad about me.
01:17:26I'd rather look up at the sky and smile.
01:17:32Feel the sun on your face and know it's me warming you.
01:17:39Be happy, Izzy.
01:17:41May God be with you until we meet again.
01:17:44I love you with all of my heart.
01:17:48Mom.
01:18:21I love you with all of my eyes.
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