Love, Repeat (2020)

[bunniefuu]

It's all a mystery,

the wait and see

Which way the wind will blow

But I know how

much I love you

Yes, I know

You

heard that singing?

That was me, singing my

favorite song, "Yes, I Know."

It's the song my wife

and I fell in love to.

And these are some of the

places where we fell in love.

New York is such

a magical place.

You feel like

anything can happen.

We fell in love in winter,

so it's my favorite

time of the year.

I fell for the most beautiful

woman I ever met, Barbara.

I'm the luckiest

guy in the world.

Here's the place

I sometimes work.

This is where I live.

And these are my best friends.

As you can see,

they're glamorous.

These are my parents.

You know what those are like.

These are the

people I care about.

They're special,

just like New York.

This is my son Chris.

I'm proud of him.

And this is Barbara.

Isn't she something?

I'm James.

Oh, I forgot to say,

we got divorced.

But I'm still in love with

her, and I want her back.

I want her back bad.

Love, repeat.

Get it?

- With dating, the main thing

you have to do is

criticize her slightly

and compliment her immediately.

It confuses them, then

they can't resist you.

And remember, we're both

geeks, but with a sexy edge.

That's my boy.

- h* h* h*.

It really puts me

in the holiday mood.

- This place is fancy.

I've never been to a

rare book room before.

You're in publishing?

- And you work for a bank.

- Yeah, I could never get

a loan myself, though.

Bad credit.

- Shh, I won't tell

"Money Magazine."

Do you have children?

- One. Leandra.

She's just like me.

She tells the truth,

even when she shouldn't.

- Oh, I wish she'd

go into politics.

- James, I hope

you'll excuse me.

My sister tells me I

have a lot of opinions.

She tells me you shouldn't

judge people right away.

You should get to know

them a few minutes.

And I have to tell you,

I don't find you attractive.

Physically.

- Oh, that's okay.

I get that a lot.

- Really?

- Yeah.

It's okay.

- Okay.

Whew.

- Yeah.

- Sorry.

- Yeah.

Yeah, you don't have to...

You can relax now.

- Okay.

- We can just-

- Well, yeah.

- Like read a book or something,

if you feel like reading.

- I don't really, like, read.

Aced that one.

But it's hard to compare

anyone to Barbara.

She's sort of like

Helen of Troy to me.

See what I mean?

It explains the Trojan w*r.

- All right, sweet one,

Daddy will get you to school

despite his existential angst.

Last minute rehearsal.

Love you.

Thanks, James.

I can always count on you.

- How are you doing?

- Dad, I don't know

how much longer

I can take this

amicable divorce thing.

I know how much I love you

Yes, I know

- No, just no.

- I'm sorry, Chad, I've

let you down again.

- You cannot be in

love with your ex-wife.

That's got to stop now.

You're gonna take the

Chad's Ladies Challenge.

Seven ladies in seven days.

You've already been

on the first one.

- Yeah, but will I

survive the next six?

- Look at you.

James, just so handsome

after all these years.

You were always just

such a lovely, nice guy.

- Thank you, thank you.

- Yeah.

- And you were

always a lovely lady.

- Well, I'm kicking

myself a little bit,

you know, that I didn't

scoop you up back then.

We live and we learn.

- Well, very nice of you to say.

And how is your business?

You have that...

- No longer.

No longer.

- Oh.

- It's okay. There was just a

bit of an embezzlement issue.

- Somebody embezzled

in your company?

- I did, and I was

just, you know,

sorta stuck in the

apartment for a bit,

but that is the past

and we're here now.

You and I are here now.

So what's your schedule

like these days?

Um.

- Barbara's dating Frank?

- Check.

- And I've passed on

seven names to James.

Now, they can both move on.

- How did we get

so smart and sexy?

My ex-wife

is dating another man.

Well, I always like a challenge.

- I don't know, Chad, maybe

I'm no good at dating.

Ugh! All you need

is confidence, like me.

- What do you do?

- I write a blog,

on relationships.

- Oh, wow.

- Mm.

- I'm an editor of

literary fiction.

- Oh, wow.

- Tell me about your work.

- Oh, well, my

latest post was about

how men often expect women

to do all the work

in a relationship.

They think, you know, women

are just gonna make it happen.

But if they don't

step up to the plate,

they could wind up losing

the love of their life.

Have you ever experienced that?

Oh, and this isn't happening.

Sometimes, when

life gets too complicated,

I take long walks.

Do you ever do that?

I go back to places Barbara

and I went together,

the top of the Empire

State Building,

a boat ride around Manhattan,

that little French restaurant

in the village we both love.

But remembering isn't

gonna bring her back.

My question is, what will?

- Oh, thank goodness

you've come.

- What's wrong?

- Where is my suitcase?

- It's on the top shelf

behind the blankets.

- What happened?

- Your father is moving out.

- What?

- Are you sure you didn't

throw it out?

- I'm not demented, yet!

Your father has decided

that he isn't getting

what he needs with me,

that maybe there's

another woman out there

that's better for him.

Well, good luck to him.

- What are you talking about?

- Nothing.

Nothing. It's time you

found another woman.

- Well, go!

- Oh, you've got it.

- I was only flirting

with that sales girl.

- Why did I ever marry you?

I must have lost my mind!

- Because I make life

interesting for you, Lavanya.

You wouldn't want me to

be like James, would you?

Who wants reliable?

- I would.

You're having an affair!

- Lavanya, I could

never cheat on you.

Besides, that sales girl

had slightly crooked teeth.

- I'm like Barbara.

I want a divorce.

My

parents are separating,

my best friends are breaking up.

Nice of them to remind me.

It all makes me

remember my own divorce.

- "Go to the library

if you want more"?

- More.

- A scavenger hunt.

This is fun!

Wait, okay.

J.

- Yeah.

- K.

- Getting it.

- L.

- Uh-huh.

- Oh!

"Great Literary Editors of

the 19th Century Volume Two."

- And it's signed by the author.

It's a first edition.

It completes our collection.

- This is it?

- Uh-huh.

- For our 10th

wedding anniversary?

- Yeah.

- Can't believe this, James,

this is what I've

been talking about.

What

have I done wrong now?

Well,

it's not just this.

I mean, last year, it

was a gift certificate.

She says

I don't understand her.

- And you're thinking that

maybe somehow this is symbolic.

She

says I'm not in touch

with my feelings.

- "Why is she getting

so emotional?"

- What's wrong with

being rational?

She's right.

- Can't we just talk

about it calmly?

- When is love rational?

And, James, listen,

a wise man once said, "To

love someone is to know them."

Do you remember this ring?

You gave it to me, when you

asked me to get married.

When you're ready to

know me, really know me,

give this ring back to

me and we can start over.

Barbara.

And that's how

it ended, with a simple word.

"Goodbye."

Time to move on,

even though that's the

last thing I want to do.

- Hi.

Thanks for having us over.

I'd like you to meet Frank.

This is Frank.

Young, handsome, and rich.

I haven't got a chance.

- Mom, I don't understand

why you and Dad got divorced.

You match, like

those little people

on top of the wedding cake.

- First, our marriage

worked and then it didn't.

Sometimes, even good

people can't make it work.

- I helped Dad get ready for

a date, but I made a mistake.

That can happen to great minds.

You two belong together,

and I'm going to do

something about it,

despite that Frank

guy I've heard about.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- I'm pregnant and I'm drinking.

Please don't judge.

- Well, the only person

I judge is myself.

- Aw.

I'm your new neighbor.

I met this cute guy,

Chad, in the hallway,

and he said to introduce myself.

Don't worry, I'm single.

Is it just me, or do you smell

an instant attraction here?

You can stop by anytime.

I work from home selling

beauty products online,

and there's always an

open bottle of Merlot,

and Adele on my playlist.

- Oh, she's my favorite.

- Mm. Mm.

Mm.

Chad said you have a son.

I am ready to babysit anytime.

I love kids.

Did I mention I'm pregnant?

Hello

I got to

get rid of this app.

Come on in, Dad.

Make yourself at home.

- Home?

This is not my home.

I've got a sleeping bag.

I've got a football.

Oh, and a small room to boot.

It's all sinking in, all

of those years of marriage.

And I'm moving in

with my grown son.

What is wrong with me?

- You're welcome to stay

as long as you need to.

- I don't want to be in the way.

- You're not in the way.

Chris and I want you here.

We love you, Dad.

- Thank you, son.

We'll need to talk

about what to do

when I bring ladies

home at night.

I think I got you, son.

I think you're on

the road to death.

- Really? Really?

- Mm-hm.

- You think that?

- Mm-hm.

- Okay.

Well, what about this?

What do you say to that?

- You play a passive game, son.

That just won't cut it.

- Okay. All right.

- In fact, you're

living your love life

like it's a chess game.

If you want to win Barbara

back, you've got to-

- Dad, she has a boyfriend.

Remember? Mr. Chiseled Jawline?

- So he's handsome,

in good shape,

has millions because he

runs a hedge fund, so what?

You've got good qualities too.

- I'm trying to remember

my good qualities.

- Look, imagine this, you're

in a shotgun formation,

you drop back, take

the snap, roll right,

toss a dart downfield

to your wide receiver

who's running a post pattern,

he catches the ball in

stride, and bingo, six points.

You follow?

- Dad, football and I are

not on speaking terms.

- Do you love her, James?

- Yeah.

- Do you want her back?

- Yeah.

- Then get off your duff.

- Make Barbara jealous,

then she'll come

running back to you.

- Right, that always works.

- Now that Lavanya's gone,

I'm gonna have to

start dating again.

What are you wearing?

We've got to give

you a man makeover.

- What, are you going

to a costume party?

It's almost Christmas.

Halloween was two months ago.

- Thanks for the

confidence-building,

and thanks for getting

together again.

- I always did have a

self-destructive streak.

- So what do you want to do?

- So how's yours?

- Romantic and uplifting.

How's yours?

- Otherworldly.

Takes me to another place.

And this is still not happening.

- Hey.

- Hi.

Sorry to bother you at work.

- That's okay.

- Do you have a second?

- Something wrong?

Well, yeah,

we need a new babysitter.

Olga is pregnant.

- Again?

Okay, it's my turn.

You found the last one.

Maybe this one

could be a nice g*y guy?

- Oh, okay.

Time to call Manly Mannies.

I know

it's a stereotype,

but often g*y men can

express their feelings.

- Oh, right, the

famous feelings.

Well, I'm still

searching for mine.

And it

wouldn't hurt, James,

I mean, Chris to learn

a little compassion.

- What exactly are you

trying to say here?

You

know what I mean.

- Yeah, I do.

Unfortunately, I do

know what you mean.

I do.

- Sorry for the slip-up.

I just, I'm-

- That's okay.

Sort

of in a hurry and-

- Well, you know, I was hoping

we could talk for a minute.

I got to go.

But listen, I'll see

you on Saturday, right?

- Okay.

- Can I pick Chris up at six?

- Yeah, yeah. That's good.

That's good.

- Thank you, James.

- Okay, sure.

Sure. Maybe we can

talk again later.

Yes, we will

definitely talk again later.

- Okay.

- Okay.

Okay.

- Bye.

- Bye.

- Hi, I'm Donny.

Your Manly Manny?

- Come on in.

Just curious, how

do you identify?

- g*y.

- Uh-huh.

- And/or fluid.

- Fluid. You mean,

like, hydrated?

- Right.

- Chris is 11, smart,

and a little sarcastic.

- Then Chris and I

will get along great.

- What's your favorite sport?

- Basketball.

- Book?

- "The Underground Railroad."

- Do you like girls?

- Yes.

- I can tell, you've

never babysat before.

- Just my brothers.

I need the money

while I'm in school.

- What are you studying?

- Early medieval

religious history

with an emphasis on

Francis of Assisi.

- Cool.

I won't tell Dad that

you don't have a clue

about babysitting or life.

My new blog

writing friend told me

I need an action plan

to get Barbara back.

I need to try something

I've never done before.

Maybe expressing my feelings?

- I know you're on deadline,

hence deadline food.

- I actually didn't have time

to eat today, so thank you.

Oh, and thank you for

getting the new babysitter.

Does he seem sensitive

and artistic?

- Abundantly.

- That's what the world needs.

What's that?

- Flowers.

- You've never given

me flowers before.

- Camilla called.

- Ooh, I love women

chasing men, it's so zesty.

- I'm still in

love with Barbara.

- James, don't let love

interfere with romance.

You called.

- I did.

- You actually called.

- I did.

- I was surprised

when you called.

- Were you really?

- I was surprised.

- Why?

- I wasn't sure...

I thought you didn't like me.

- No, I like you fine.

I just don't find you sexy.

- Ah.

Apparently, my ex-wife

agrees with you.

- You're not supposed to

talk about past relationships

until the third date.

This is a date?

- I decided I should give

guys who read a chance.

I'm trying to focus on

what's most important.

What's that?

- A man who is solvent,

who won't cheat on me,

and who I can depend

on in any situation.

Basically, I'm looking

for a man who's boring.

You're perfect.

- Maybe I'm no good

at relationships.

- Oh, I'm not looking

for a relationship.

I'm looking for a husband.

Mm-hm.

Mm-hm.

I can work with that.

- Ugh, men are such children.

Seriously, they're like little

Peter Pans skipping around

in their little green tights.

I mean, don't they

realize that eventually

we're all going to die?

- I don't think they do.

- Exactly.

The male ego is so

fragile, it's exhausting.

Chad thinks that if he

dates a younger woman,

he'll magically become her age.

- James's father too.

- Hm.

Now it's different when women

date younger, we live longer.

It makes evolutionary sense

for us to date younger men.

- I didn't go after Frank.

He came after me.

- Of course.

He's an intelligent, gorgeous,

sexy hunk of a man.

My god, in those photos, his

abs look like the Himalayas,

all those peaks and valleys.

Tell me, what's he

like in the bedroom?

- Mm-hm.

- And that's all

I needed to know.

- Frank helped me out with my

math homework the other day.

Are you going to

keep dating him?

- Do you like him?

- He's okay.

While Frank was watching me,

Dad tried to have a date.

- Oh?

- It was pretty much

like his cooking

from what I could tell.

- What does that mean?

- Mom, we both know

what that means.

New York

is my kind of town.

Mine.

I know eight million

people feel the same way.

All these impressive buildings,

all this energy,

all these diverse and

fascinating people,

it's like nowhere else.

So why is it harder for people

to stay together here

than anywhere else?

- You're hot.

- You're hotter.

- Then I guess we're an

impossibly hot couple.

- People probably hate

us for showing off.

Hey.

I feel silly for

bringing this up...

- What?

- I was cleaning out the

closet and I found a bra.

- We talked about this.

I'm bi, I'm fluid.

Whatever I am,

that's what I am.

- Or is that just your way

of sleeping with more people?

How do you think

this makes me feel?

- Jay.

Jay, listen to me,

it's not that I-

- I'm listening,

and what I hear you saying

is "I don't know who I am."

- Jay.

Jay!

- How was your day?

- Good.

- What'd you do?

- Just hung out with Mom.

- Oh, okay. How's she doing?

- Good.

- Okay.

- I was just wondering...

- Uh-huh?

- Why do people fall in love?

- Oh.

Well, all kinds of reasons.

There are different

theories about it.

- What do you think?

- Well, I think

people are looking

to find meaning in their lives,

and falling in love is one

of the best ways to do that.

- Why do people

fall out of love?

- All kinds of reasons and,

often, it's nobody's fault.

- You and Mom, Grandma

and Grandpa, does

everybody break up?

Maybe love isn't worth it.

- It is worth it, Chris.

It'll happen for you someday.

- Dad, I love you.

- I love you too, Chris.

And I promise I'm never going

to fall out of love with you,

no matter what happens.

Okay?

I love remembering the

thought of thinking

How it's gonna be

That sunny someday

winter morning

When you'll come

and sing for me

And though the very

heart of my heart

May be cold as fallen snow

I know how much I love you

Yes, I know

Yes, I know how

much I love you

Yes, I know

- Careful, Dad,

we're both expressing

some serious emotion here.

- Yeah.

Yeah.

- Thanks for calling, Barbara.

I've missed you.

- I've wanted to

know how you are.

How's the single life?

- Wonderful.

Great.

- How's Amanda?

- She says she's all right.

You know, I've been thinking,

we got married just

out of college.

We had James.

Life happened really fast.

We've been together

our whole lives.

It's been good, mostly.

But I keep thinking about

what if I had made different

choices along the road?

I can't help wondering if maybe

I've missed out in some way.

- Or maybe you have something

everyone else wants.

- Philip said I could get

rid of things in his closet.

Maybe James or you

could use some of these.

- Thanks.

James will be home soon.

- I don't know you

very well, Donny,

but you seem like a very

nice young man, so does Jay.

Do you fight much?

- Not so far.

I mean, we have some

stuff we're working out,

but we're gonna

be fine, I think.

Neither of us have any money,

but we have each other.

Mostly, we feel very lucky.

- I'm happy for you both.

It's funny, Phillip

and I have everything

they tell you to have, a

bank account for emergencies,

plenty of money put away for

retirement, a nice apartment.

We're set.

So why don't I feel lucky?

- Not even jewelry,

diamonds, emeralds, anything?

You call this a reconciliation?

- But I bought you

expensive chocolates.

- With a note that says,

"To Chad, with much love.

From Haley, your little girl

in the maroon linen jumpsuit.

XOXO."

- Did you write that?

That's so sweet.

- I don't want your

girlfriend's chocolates!

She admires me from afar.

- How far?

- Lavanya, as you know,

I come from a very

privileged family,

albeit it was also

strangely disadvantaged.

I never got enough attention.

- Where are you going with this?

- I get lonely, Lavanya.

While both of us have a myriad

of other central opportunities-

- We do.

- We're both comparatively young

and undeniably attractive.

- Well, not everything

you say is a lie.

- Irregardless of whatever

mistakes either one

of us have made,

I do feel it's best

that we're together.

If anything, when

we have children,

they'll be very,

very good-looking.

- Huh?

- Hm?

- What?

- You want children?

- Do I?

- I just assumed you did.

- Oh, god.

So typical.

Manhattan is

an island, just like me.

Both of us have energy and

activities swirling around us.

Times Square is the

heart of New York,

but its heart is cold like mine.

But how do we get it warm?

By letting someone in?

Or by letting something out?

This is

my daughter Leandra.

- Nice to meet you.

- She's beautiful.

I don't have

any childcare today.

- My daddy's a really hot dude.

- I'm not really a dude.

- We know. James, it's

painfully obvious.

James, I've been thinking...

- Oh.

Why do I feel dubious?

- I've gotten used to your

lack of steaming passion.

- Thank you.

- I think we should

become exclusive.

- Ignore her.

- Camilla, I have to tell you,

I think I'm still in

love with my ex-wife.

- Well, that's never

gonna work out.

She's way too classy.

You should stick

with Leandra and me.

We'll work with

your shortcomings.

- Adults, right?

- They can't help it.

They just don't know

what they're doing.

- Tell me about it.

You want to go on a date?

There's a walking tour

of Upper Manhattan

where they study

different rock formations.

- Tempting, but since

our parents are dating,

wouldn't that make things

interpersonally complex?

- How long did Dad say

he was gonna be gone?

- Two hours.

Your babysitter

had a love crisis.

God, I can relate.

- You look like you've

had a lot of those.

- Look, kid, this can

be a pleasant experience

or an unpleasant one.

And remember, your father is

most likely going to believe

my version of the story,

so which one's it gonna be?

- Jay and I had a bad fight.

What if he can't accept

everything that I am?

I don't know if I

can accept myself.

- Jay's a lucky guy.

- Sometimes, life sucks.

- Yeah.

Sometimes, life sucks.

How was your day?

- Good.

You know, working on

living in the moment.

- Wow.

I love those yoga

pants, and I love you.

- Frank.

- Seriously.

I love you.

- And I love you.

- Wow.

First time saying that.

- Well, it's a big step.

- Speaking of living

in the moment,

why don't we get married?

- What?

- When are we tying the knot?

- Now.

Today?

This weekend.

Frank.

- Hm?

- You just proposed

to me in the bathroom.

- I didn't plan on it.

- I can see that.

- Sorry.

- I heard Barbara's engaged.

Sorry, guy.

- I thought you wanted me

to be a player like you.

- Oh, it's exciting, sure,

but it's a lonely game, James.

How's your dad's love life?

- Well, he keeps claiming

he wants to start dating.

- Go, Dad.

- But mostly, he

watches football

and thinks about calling Mother.

It's harder for her.

- Woo!

I'm loving the single life!

- She's a delicate flower.

- Well, with this separation,

she's going to

need time to heal.

- I might sell everything

I own and move to Alaska.

Yeah.

Set up my own human

genome testing service.

How hard could it be?

- I wouldn't be surprised

if she delves deeper

into her religious faith.

O'er the land of the free

And the home of the brave

- Yeah.

- Mom?

- It's all gonna be okay.

There's a letter in the

top drawer of my desk.

It tells you everything I want.

- Mom, try not to talk.

- I have just one

regret in life.

When I was young, I didn't

know I was beautiful.

Maybe if I'd known that, my

life would have been different.

Don't live the way I did, James.

Live with your heart open.

- I love you, Mom.

- I love you too, son.

- The doctor says all your

tests came back negative.

You were dehydrated.

You're going to be fine.

- sh*t.

Why do you have to

ruin everything?

This was supposed to

be my death scene.

- Hello?

Hello?

- Okay.

Do you want me to zip you up?

- It's okay, I got it.

- Mm.

- What?

You don't like my dress?

- You look beautiful.

- Thanks for doing this.

Frank hates these things.

Plus, he had to work

late on that deal

he's putting together.

Oh, is my hair coming down?

- No.

- I dropped Chris

off at your mother's.

- And Dad's staying with

Uncle Jeff in Albany.

- So we don't have to worry

about how late we stay.

All the donors are going

to be pretty mature,

but the food is gonna be great,

and there's dancing and a band.

Who knows, we might

even have fun.

Are you up for dancing?

- You know that was

never my long suit.

I feel like I'm

in middle school.

- Oh!

Come on, it's simple.

Come here.

- Nice cologne.

- Thanks.

Frank gave it to me.

So there are many

different kinds of steps.

- Mm-hm.

- But what you really have to

do is just shift your weight

back and forth

from foot to foot.

- Okay.

- You can try it.

And this is the arm that

you use to sorta guide me-

- Mm-hm.

- 'Cause you're leading.

To follow you around

Who's that singing?

- Oh, that's the Merlot

woman down the hall.

Oh, her.

It's all a mystery

She's singing our song.

- Chris taught it to her.

But I know how

much I love you

Yes, I know

- Hey, look, you're dancing.

See?

Nothing to it.

- Right.

Nothing to it.

Yes, it's you

- James.

Chris is waiting for you

to take him to school.

That's a nice dress.

- What's Chris gonna think?

- He's gonna think his

parents slept together.

Well, did you?

- We had a lot to drink.

I don't remember.

- In my day, you knew

when you slept with a man.

Barbara, I've always liked

you, as much as I like anyone,

but your divorce

wasn't all about James.

- What do you mean?

- I know James has trouble being

in touch with his feelings.

Look at his mother.

But are you really so

in touch with yours?

What exactly do you

feel this morning?

- Well, so what

are you gonna do?

- I don't know.

Do you have any suggestions?

- Sandra.

Did you miss me?

- I'm sorry.

I'm with Barbara now.

- Lucky woman.

This doesn't happen to me.

No one leaves me.

- I'm not trying to hurt you,

and I hope we can

still be friends.

- Have you forgotten

how good we are?

- But I'm in love

with someone else.

- Are you sure?

Ooh.

- Everything okay?

- You two are getting

married tomorrow.

Ah, the twists and turns of

fate, it's really moving.

Hey, guys.

- Speaking of twists and turns.

- Chad.

You've returned.

- Lavanya, love of my life.

- Kneeling with roses?

You've done that already.

- Will you please forgive my

wayward ways and take me back?

I promise to have eyes

for you and only you.

- Mm.

- What?

- I'm thinking.

Oh, all right.

Mm.

Mm.

- Mm-mm-mm.

- What do you think?

Zane is the top wedding

wizard in New York.

- This dress was featured

in "Vogue" last month.

- I hope that doesn't

mean too many women

will be wearing it.

- Oh, very few women

have your good taste.

- Did I miss something?

I don't remember

becoming engaged.

- I remember how shy you

are, and you forgot to ask,

so I'm prompting you.

- This is one

option for headgear.

- Should I be seeing this?

Isn't that bad luck?

- Oh, that's an old

wives tale, darling.

- I want you to be happy with

how I look on our special day.

- And here is another choice.

- Can you see me under here?

You look fabulous.

- You look beautiful.

- I'm so happy.

Don't worry, I know that Chris

and Leandra will get along

just fine as stepkids.

We'll be one big, somehow

functional family.

I will remember

this day forever.

It's the best day of my life.

Oh, my god.

- I'm very excited.

- Oh, god, Zane, I am

so happy you're here.

- Absolutely.

- Oh, god, happy, happy!

- Oh.

- Okay.

- Mm.

Thank you.

I should go.

- Okay.

- All right, darling?

- All right, baby. All right.

- I'm gonna leave this with you.

- Oh, yes, we have to choose.

- All right.

- Okay.

All right.

I think we should-

- Camilla.

You are a lovely, lovely...

I can't tell you what

a lovely woman you are.

You know, maybe this

isn't a good time.

- What?

- You know, timing.

I read somewhere

timing is everything.

We should time it, time

it so it's really good.

You might want to, you

know, get out of...

Is that returnable?

Oh, hi.

- I saw Camilla running

down the street,

sobbing in a wedding dress.

- Yeah, we broke up.

- Yeah, I kinda figured.

So you're on the market again.

You're selling, I'm buying.

- Yeah, but I'm thinking of

taking a break from dating,

maybe permanently.

- Oh, what a loss.

- Yeah, I've got the guys

coming over.

- And Barbara's getting

married tomorrow.

- Yeah, yeah.

We're having a party.

- I mean, like, in 12 hours.

- She asked me to invite

you to the wedding.

- Really?

- Yeah.

- Oh, I should say I'm

busy, but I'd love to go.

Where's she getting married?

- The Colonial Dames.

- Ooh, fancy.

- Yeah.

- Fancy.

- That historic organization,

they rent their clubhouse.

- Yeah, I've heard them.

Very cool.

It's tomorrow?

OMG.

- Yes.

- What to wear, what to wear?

Barbara does not waste time.

I respect that.

Still, this must be

really not easy for you.

Mm.

- Jenny.

Jenny, I've got the

guys coming over.

They're coming over for a party.

Jenny?

This is gonna

be the most epic party ever.

- Thank you.

- All right, gentlemen,

keep it down, keep it

down, keep it down.

Frank is having

his bachelor party,

so I thought we should

have our own party.

Gentlemen, a toast.

- Uh-huh.

- To my best friend James,

the ultimate good loser.

- Hear, hear!

To the good loser!

- There you go, James!

You've got to break

out tonight, kid.

You're gonna get a chance.

You're gonna get...

Oh, you're gonna

get a chance too.

Music!

"YMCA" or "Macarena"?

- Neither, my friend.

We are gonna bust

out our best hip hop.

- All right, all right, all-

Wow!

Good going, Chris!

- All right, guys.

And two.

And three.

And four. And then hips.

Yes, James.

Come on.

Do your hips move at all, James?

- I don't know.

- Can you feel it?

Feel it with me.

- Feel it, James.

Feel it, James.

- Uh-huh, uh-huh.

- It's a coming out party.

Show that music,

that excitement.

Move it, man.

- You got it, Dad.

- Oh, good going, James.

Get that jacket off.

- Ah, got it!

You got it! Oh, yeah!

- Yeah.

- James, let's show it.

Let's show it.

- All right, James, you're up.

Move it on up.

- Oh, yes!

- Oh!

- Oh, your dancing looks great!

Oh!

The topper, the

topper, the topper!

Chad, oh, wow! Oh!

Oh, geez.

All right.

- Tonight was one of the

trials on your hero's journey.

You've come through the fire

and now you're one

step closer to the goal

of achieving raised

consciousness and

your full manhood.

You're almost there.

Then, you can attain

life's highest purpose.

- What's that?

- The heck if I know.

- My mother taught me

that I have to live

with my heart open.

And your mother said to me

that to love someone

is to know them.

You got to call your

mother on the phone

and tell her to

meet me on the roof.

- Dad, what are

you talking about?

I think you've had a little

bit too much to drink.

I'm going.

- Oh, god.

- Hello?

Mom, come quickly.

Dad's going to the roof.

I love the way the

winter finds a way

To follow you around

You're the shades of

gray in night and day

You're the silence

in the sound

It's all a mystery,

the wait and see

Which way the wind will blow

But I know how much

- James.

James.

What are you doing?

Chris called.

I didn't know what to think.

- Barbara.

You came.

You came. This is for you.

- Why'd you do all this?

- It's lights.

- Why?

- Lights like a wedding cake

because we came up

here so many times,

and I wanted you to have this

beautiful night one more time

before you get married tomorrow.

- Yes, tomorrow.

- And I see, I see,

and I know you see and know-

- James, this is crazy!

- And I see and I

know, and see all

those lights in the sky.

- It's too late!

- They know-

- It's too late.

James, listen.

Listen.

- Hm?

- I am so glad that we

were married for a time,

but I'm marrying Frank tomorrow,

and you have to let me go.

- No.

No.

- Yes, I knew it.

I knew you two were going

to get back together.

- I'm sorry, Chris,

your mother and I are

never gonna be together.

- But you and Mom just kissed.

- That was a kiss goodbye.

- This is your fault, Dad!

- Chris, stop it.

- How come I'm more

mature than you are?!

- Stop it.

- It's time you grew up

so you have time to

live before you die.

I love the moment,

every morning

When the sun seems to decide

If he'll rise

again to greet me

Or run away and hide

I've gotten used

to never knowing

How the day is gonna go

But I know how

much I love you

Yes, I know

I love the way the

winter finds a way

To follow you around

Your the shades of

gray in night and day

And the silence in the sound

It's all a mystery,

the wait and see

Which way the wind will blow

But I know how

much I love you

Yes, I know

I question everything

Until my heart

begins to sing

And the only song

it ever sings is you

Yes, it's you

I love remembering the

thought of thinking

How it's gonna be

That sunny someday

winter morning

When you'll come

and sing for me

And though the very

heart of my heart

May be cold as fallen snow

I know how much I love you

Yes, I know

Yes, I know how

much I love you

Yes, I know

New York has

a special kind of winter.

It snows, then melts,

then snows again,

all in the same day.

After last night, I melted.

I'm finally open.

And the irony is Barbara's

about to marry someone else.

- Hello, Zane.

What are you doing here?

- Studying how not

to do a wedding.

Apparently,

a wedding means

dueling wedding planners.

- Philip and I

are back together.

He lost his mind all over again.

- Mrs. Anderson, what

a beautiful space.

What a beautiful day.

Weddings always make me cry.

- Thank goodness

Lavanya's forgiven me.

Now, all we have to do

is survive the rest

of our lives together.

- I'm glad you could

make it as my date.

How's your mom?

- She's already picked

out her next husband.

- The most important thing

is to be with the person

who makes your heart sing.

Amanda's my gal.

- Is this wedding

giving you any ideas?

- I do.

- What are you feeling, Barbara?

- I'm really not sure.

- I'm sure you heard

about my deathbed speech.

I'd take my advice

if I were you.

- Mom, I wanted to tell

you I won't hate you

for the rest of your

life from marrying Frank.

I see he's actually an okay guy.

- That's very nice

of you, Chris.

- I'm remarkably

mature for my age.

Everyone,

come into the dining room!

- Oh. Candice!

I just-

- We're starting

to get smitten!

- But...

Candice?

Oh.

Is that Sandra?

She's very pretty.

- And even more importantly, I

realize she's my best friend,

like you and James.

What are we gonna say,

about not going through with it?

- The truth.

- Lady has class.

- Something wrong?

- I seem to have lost the groom.

- Let's find somewhere quiet.

- I'm a little overdressed

if I'm not getting married.

- You look beautiful.

- Thank you.

- I'm grateful.

- For what?

- For our sassy son and

our quirky families.

- And our unique friends.

- And for being best

friends for life.

You said that we

could start again

when I understood that to

love you is to know you.

- James, have you

been carrying this

with you this whole time?

- Yes.

I carry your heart.

- And I'll carry yours.

- I'm confused.

What happened to

the hedge fund guy?

Are Barbara and James really

getting married again?

- I think they were

always married.

- Ah.

Look at all of you guys.

Well, there may be

happily ever after after all.

You can find happiness

the second time around,

and with the same person.

The world is often

a crazy place.

Love is the one thing

that makes sense,

especially if you

love and love again.

Love, repeat.

Ah

Ah

Ah

Looks like I'm gonna

get to love you

For the rest of my life

Ah

The kind of love

that gets so big

That you can barely describe

Ah

Ooh, it's beyond, beyond,

beyond, beyond, beyond

Ah

Ooh, it's beyond, beyond,

beyond, beyond, beyond

Ah

Ooh

Ah

Ah

Ah

Ah

Looks like we're

gonna be so happy

For the rest of our days

Ah

The kinda happy that the

happiest heart would amaze

Ah

Ooh, it's beyond, beyond,

beyond, beyond, beyond

Ooh, it's beyond, beyond,

beyond, beyond, beyond

Ooh

Beyond, beyond,

beyond, beyond, beyond

Ooh

Beyond, beyond,

beyond, beyond, beyond

Ooh

Ah

How happy, how

happy can we be

How happy, how happy,

how happy can we be

How happy, how

happy can we be

Ooh, beyond

Beyond

Beyond, beyond,

beyond, beyond

Beyond, beyond,

beyond, beyond

Beyond

Beyond, beyond,

beyond, beyond

Ooh