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00:00:00There are two types of love stories, too.
00:00:04Mmm, money!
00:00:06Okay.
00:00:07Act like you know.
00:00:11Some duos might look like the perfect pairing outwardly,
00:00:17when in fact,
00:00:20they're headed for a split.
00:00:24Often the most satisfying stories are the ones that subvert your expectations.
00:00:30Okay.
00:00:35Because the truth is, the most romantic stories
00:00:40are often the least typical.
00:00:45You see, researchers studying online dating
00:00:48discovered if a person's too focused on checking off a list of rigid criteria in a partner,
00:00:53if they're too fixated on finding a quote-unquote soulmate,
00:00:57they're likely to miss out on their true complement.
00:00:59A partner whose differences fit their own like interwoven fingers creating a firm lock.
00:01:04Hey, watch where you're going!
00:01:05Sorry!
00:01:06The sidewalk is for sharing.
00:01:08A romantic character shouldn't be flawless.
00:01:11They need complexities.
00:01:13Depth.
00:01:14It's their growth along the way that makes them truly worth an epic love story.
00:01:18Uh, excuse me.
00:01:19Hey.
00:01:20Hi!
00:01:21You took my coffee.
00:01:23Thanks.
00:01:24Well, that's my philosophy anyway.
00:01:26And it's served me well.
00:01:28Can't argue with the New York Times bestseller list.
00:01:31Ma'am, sorry to interrupt, but we've arrived.
00:01:34If you've changed your mind, I can take you back to the airport.
00:01:36No, no, no.
00:01:37It's really now or never.
00:01:50Here's Amelia Bloom.
00:01:52You know, I've been trying to keep a bit of a lower profile these days.
00:01:56We are honored to have Penfield's bestselling author staying here with us this week.
00:02:00I hope this means you'll be doing a reading from your latest book.
00:02:03The romance fans of Penfield finally convinced my publisher to send me home.
00:02:07I believe we reserve the penthouse?
00:02:09Yes, Ms. Bloom.
00:02:11And of course you have access to all of our amenities.
00:02:14That includes our top-of-the-line gym.
00:02:16Won't be needing that.
00:02:18As well as our martini bar.
00:02:20Much more recipe.
00:02:23Could I have my key, then?
00:02:27So sorry.
00:02:31You wouldn't mind signing this for me, would you?
00:02:35Who should I make it out to?
00:02:38The Bloomeria.
00:02:39I sent an email last week, but I'm still waiting on a shipment of twelve artisanal planters,
00:02:45two cases of assorted crystals,
00:02:48two cases of assorted crystals,
00:02:50and, uh, let me think, um...
00:02:53Terrariums?
00:02:54Yes, twelve glass terrariums. Thank you.
00:02:56Uh, if I could speak to a real human being instead of an inbox,
00:03:00maybe we could sort this out.
00:03:05Hannah, how is it that you can follow my conversation,
00:03:08update your socials, and watch Front of Store all at the same time?
00:03:12Gen Z. Digital native at your service.
00:03:14Did you clean the potting area?
00:03:16Yep.
00:03:17Switch out front window displays?
00:03:18Obviously.
00:03:19What are the succulents?
00:03:20Great question. They're on a bi-weekly schedule.
00:03:22Listen, I can't help it if the rapid development of new tech has shaped me into a flawless multitasker.
00:03:27It's a blessing and a curse.
00:03:29What are you posting, anyway?
00:03:30Most recently?
00:03:32Our sticky-fingered friend.
00:03:36What am I looking at?
00:03:38The Classify app?
00:03:40There's like a million apps. How am I supposed to keep track?
00:03:42That's exactly why you'd love this one.
00:03:43Sort of an all-in-one.
00:03:45Local events and dating stuff rolled into one.
00:03:49And shaming local shoplifters?
00:03:51Exactly.
00:03:52Like a bulletin board for the neighborhood.
00:03:54Digital classifieds.
00:03:58Okay, this guy's looking for pictures of feet.
00:04:00No thank you.
00:04:01Come on, Taylor.
00:04:03Every neighborhood has its endearing weirdos.
00:04:05Not all the posts are like that.
00:04:07You should seriously consider advertising the Blue Miria on here.
00:04:10A bunch of local shops do it.
00:04:12Between Two Covers posts for all their in-store events.
00:04:14Really?
00:04:15Check it out.
00:04:17Calling all book lovers.
00:04:19Flash your Classify app at checkout for a free gift with purchase.
00:04:23What are they giving away?
00:04:24I don't know. Naughty bookmarks, maybe? That's not the point.
00:04:27The point is, it draws in new customers.
00:04:29I will think about it.
00:04:31You know you won't.
00:04:32Just say you won't.
00:04:33I will think about it!
00:04:36Okay, so I know that we've gone back and forth on this a few times,
00:04:39but I really think this design is going to do the trick.
00:04:43I think it captures the spirit and the energy that Between Two Covers
00:04:48has brought back to the Penfield business district, you know?
00:04:52It's bold. It's graphic.
00:04:55And it announces...
00:04:58We sell books here.
00:05:00So, you know, that's...
00:05:02I'd be ready to start priming the wall just as soon as, you know,
00:05:04we can get a go-ahead on the design.
00:05:06And I want to sign off.
00:05:08I told you, the owner is very particular.
00:05:10I have to clear everything past them.
00:05:11Right, yeah.
00:05:12This mysterious owner that I've never met.
00:05:13What can I say? They're a private person.
00:05:15Yeah.
00:05:16So we're 100% sure that they exist, right?
00:05:19This isn't some ploy I've made up to frustrate you, Zach.
00:05:22Trust me, I have better ways to spend my time, too.
00:05:25Is everything okay?
00:05:26Bowling league drama.
00:05:28You know, they lured me in with their clever, classified post,
00:05:31but it's only been a month and there's already infighting
00:05:33over the lane assignments in Langford Lanes.
00:05:36Langford Lanes.
00:05:37Wow.
00:05:38I used to love that place.
00:05:40Um, so when do you think I can get an answer on these?
00:05:44Uh, soon.
00:05:45Hopefully, definitely soon.
00:05:48So, um...
00:05:50Um, so when do you think I can get an answer on these?
00:05:52Uh, soon.
00:05:53Hopefully, definitely soon.
00:05:57So is it, like, a singles thing, or...
00:06:00No, it's not a singles thing.
00:06:03Why is it that everyone assumes a single woman
00:06:06with a fulfilling career and an active social life
00:06:08is still on the hunt for a man?
00:06:09I didn't really mean...
00:06:10And I'm stuck at home with my long, five-haired cats,
00:06:12watching bridal shows, and dreaming of the day
00:06:14some man will save me from my lonely, spinster life.
00:06:18I love those shows.
00:06:19I like my life.
00:06:21Yeah.
00:06:22Got it, sure.
00:06:23Um, it's just bullying, yeah.
00:06:25That's all I'm saying.
00:06:26Yeah.
00:06:27I guess I just thought that Classify was like a dating app, so...
00:06:29Some people use it that way.
00:06:31I don't.
00:06:32Well, who needs that headache, right?
00:06:36Sorry I went a bit off there.
00:06:38No, no.
00:06:39It was very, uh...
00:06:40Hostile.
00:06:41No, no.
00:06:42I was gonna say righteous.
00:06:44Righteous.
00:06:45Uh, we'll get back to you on these.
00:06:49Yes.
00:06:50Uh, free bookmark.
00:06:51Great.
00:06:52For your troubles.
00:06:59You ever read through two of these and realize
00:07:01the posters are actually perfect for each other,
00:07:03if only they'd connect and figure it out?
00:07:04Yeah, I think you overestimate the amount of time
00:07:06I spend thinking about the love lives of strangers on an app.
00:07:08Like, like this one.
00:07:10They're asking for advice on starting an urban festival garden.
00:07:13This one wants to meet up with local vegans.
00:07:15How perfect is that?
00:07:16Let me see that.
00:07:17Okay.
00:07:19Neither of these people is looking for a romantic connection.
00:07:22Frankly, everybody's looking for a romantic connection.
00:07:25Even the vegans.
00:07:26Please tell me you don't message these people.
00:07:29Um, yeah.
00:07:31Very selectively, yeah.
00:07:33You are like a nosy grandmother.
00:07:35My online persona is more like a hard-to-nail-down man of mystery.
00:07:40Maybe I'm available, maybe I'm not.
00:07:42Maybe you're delusional, yeah.
00:07:49This person, for example, needs me.
00:07:52They're never going to find their soulmate with a post like this.
00:07:56Ready to bloom where I'm planted.
00:07:58Creative soul seeks deeper connections.
00:08:00Translation, I'm a friendless loner
00:08:02whose therapist says I need to put myself out there more.
00:08:05They need me.
00:08:07You are reading way too much into that.
00:08:09Oh, really? No, it continues.
00:08:12Let's share all Penfield has to offer.
00:08:14That's, that's, what is wrong with that?
00:08:16What?
00:08:17What is wrong with that?
00:08:18That's too transactional.
00:08:19Translation, I don't care how cheap this date is,
00:08:22we're still splitting the bill.
00:08:24Okay, now you're just twisting their words.
00:08:27No, these people aren't desperate.
00:08:30Maybe just cliche.
00:08:32This is why you're still single.
00:08:33No, that is not why I'm single.
00:08:37God, just promise me you won't message that guy.
00:08:39Excuse me?
00:08:40Francesca, this sad, ineffective post
00:08:43was clearly written by a woman.
00:08:45I'm ready to blossom where I'm planted?
00:08:48That screams Georgia O'Keeffe.
00:08:51Well, man, woman, whoever,
00:08:53they're just looking for some company.
00:08:55Okay? Nothing wrong with that.
00:08:57Okay.
00:08:58If that's how you feel,
00:09:01she's within a five-mile radius.
00:09:04Go get her, Frankie.
00:09:06No, you know what? I don't have the time.
00:09:08Between work and my extremely high-maintenance friendships,
00:09:12my plate is full.
00:09:15Besides, there's no algorithm on Earth
00:09:17that can accurately predict romantic compatibility.
00:09:20You're right. It's all chemistry.
00:09:24It's like taking a seat at the local bar,
00:09:27striking up a conversation with a handsome stranger.
00:09:30What can I get you?
00:09:33Let's talk gin.
00:09:35Now, my know-it-all editor
00:09:37says I need to incorporate more social media into my books.
00:09:40He says it's so ubiquitous these days
00:09:42that a world without it is entirely too fictional.
00:09:44So you're catfishing locals as you travel from town to town?
00:09:48Excuse me? I am doing research while I'm on my book tour.
00:09:51Ah. Professional catfishing, then.
00:09:53I am not trying to fool anybody
00:09:56or pretending to be somebody else.
00:09:58The last thing I'm looking for is love.
00:10:00I want access.
00:10:02Yeah, access to what? Banking information?
00:10:05No, I'm good there.
00:10:06I bet you are.
00:10:08People's hopes and dreams and hang-ups, you know?
00:10:13To my editor's point, we all live online these days, you know?
00:10:16We're not individuals so much as usernames
00:10:19that are connected to a catalog of things that we consume,
00:10:23like TV and movies and organic dishwashing detergent.
00:10:27There's no accidental discovery, you know?
00:10:31And it's life through a filter, and it's just...
00:10:33It's kind of superficial.
00:10:35Exactly.
00:10:36Given the opportunity for some good old-fashioned analog exchange,
00:10:40you can get somebody to confess
00:10:42their deepest longings and fears in no time.
00:10:46I'm sure you've run across that in your line of work.
00:10:50A stranger comes in, bellies up at the bar, and starts...
00:10:53Oversharing?
00:10:54It happens all the time.
00:10:56See?
00:10:57We are all starving for real, tangible connection.
00:11:02Like this poster, Ready to Bloom.
00:11:04Sounds dreamy. Next!
00:11:06Uh, no. Lonely is great.
00:11:10There is always a story there.
00:11:13So, dear, ready to bloom.
00:11:16Oh, that's a good start.
00:11:17I have just landed in town, and I need a tour guide.
00:11:22Oh.
00:11:23Is that good?
00:11:24A little on the nose, but sure.
00:11:25Would you like to see your city through a stranger's eyes?
00:11:31Wait, I thought you used to live here.
00:11:33Uh, yeah. That was a long time ago.
00:11:35Anyway, I'm just casting a line and seeing if anything catches.
00:11:40Cheers.
00:11:42Well, looks like Mr. Lonely was waiting by his phone.
00:11:47Wow. That was fast.
00:11:49You can never know where the first moment of connection could lead.
00:11:52Maybe he's married, or...
00:11:53Or a serial killer.
00:11:54Or straight.
00:11:55Or straight.
00:11:58You just never know until you put yourself out there.
00:12:04Is that an exciting new prospect?
00:12:06It's hard to say. It's hard to say.
00:12:09So, sometimes you gotta, you know, take it offline.
00:12:13Is that all you're gonna give me?
00:12:14No more juicy details for you, Frankie.
00:12:16You need to stop living vicariously and go have an adventure of your own.
00:12:19But I love juicy details. You know this about me.
00:12:22I gotta take off.
00:12:24Alright.
00:12:26I'll see you.
00:12:48Hey, go ahead and clock out.
00:12:50I'll lock up.
00:12:55A whole ten minutes early?
00:12:58What are you, even body swapped by aliens?
00:13:00No, it's slow for customers and my brother just punked on family dinner.
00:13:05So, I'm just gonna order takeout and make sure that I've watched everything made for TV.
00:13:12Alternatively, you could, I don't know, maybe try to have fun?
00:13:17No, fun is for your twenties.
00:13:19Go. Make some questionable decisions for the both of us.
00:13:23I will try my best.
00:13:26See you tomorrow, boss.
00:13:27Good night, honey.
00:13:42You're hitting it off. Lonely local, aren't you?
00:13:45No, he's funny. I mean, a little awkward, but funny.
00:13:49It's strange, because he kind of reminds me of my husband.
00:13:53You're married?
00:13:54I was.
00:13:56Oh, don't worry. He's dead now.
00:13:58Oh.
00:13:59I invited Ready to Bloom to come and join us.
00:14:01What, you invited him here?
00:14:02Yeah, well, you have to meet a stranger in a public place. That's just common sense.
00:14:06Now, we just wait and see who walks through that door.
00:14:15Okay.
00:14:17Sigh.
00:14:41The heart is a muscle that requires exercise.
00:14:46Yeah.
00:15:17I am so gonna regret this.
00:15:21Well, any updates?
00:15:24Radio's silent.
00:15:25Boo.
00:15:26Yeah, I'm calling it a night.
00:15:28It seems that my lonely local has not been enticed.
00:15:32Or maybe he slipped in just under the wire.
00:15:35Mom?
00:15:38What are you doing here?
00:15:43When did you get here? Are you visiting or staying? Why didn't you text or...
00:15:47It was a last-minute addition to my book tour, and I was gonna reach out. First thing tomorrow.
00:15:52Hello.
00:15:53Hi.
00:15:54Hi.
00:15:55Hi.
00:15:56Hi.
00:15:57Hi.
00:15:58Hi.
00:15:59Hi.
00:16:00Hi.
00:16:01Hi.
00:16:02Hi.
00:16:03First thing tomorrow.
00:16:04Hi.
00:16:05Hello. Hello.
00:16:06Wow, so your publisher finally sent you to Penthouse.
00:16:08Yeah, well, you know, it's not always about the total reach, but the level of enthusiasm.
00:16:13They thought that a passionate hometown crowd would generate excellent press for my latest release.
00:16:19Well, welcome home.
00:16:22Are you staying here?
00:16:24The Penthouse suite.
00:16:26Well, why don't you just stay at the house? I mean, there's plenty of space.
00:16:29I left your room the same. Your shoes, Dad's ties.
00:16:31Oh, you know, I wouldn't want to impose or... But look at you. You look so handsome.
00:16:37I mean, what are you doing here? Are you meeting someone? A date?
00:16:40Um, I was, yeah. Kind of.
00:16:44Oh, look at me. Wrecking your plans already. Well, where is she, then?
00:16:48I don't know. It was kind of an unconventional setup.
00:16:52Oh, a blind date?
00:16:54On Classify, actually.
00:16:57Oh.
00:16:58Yeah, I don't know what she looks like. I don't even know her name.
00:17:01She just told me to meet her at the bar, and she likes gin martinis, so...
00:17:12She's not coming.
00:17:14You're ready to bloom, aren't you?
00:17:17Oh, no.
00:17:18No, no, no, no. Don't be embarrassed.
00:17:20No, I think that these things probably happen all the time.
00:17:23What? To who?
00:17:24God, I finally post that app and I pick up my mom, who doesn't even live here anymore?
00:17:28You know what? I think that it proves that you and I, we're compatible.
00:17:31Mom!
00:17:32What?
00:17:33Wait, why are you even on the Classify app? I mean, are you dating again?
00:17:38First of all, don't look so horrified. No, I'm not. I am just doing research for my book. That's all.
00:17:45You're catfishing strangers for research?
00:17:47That's what I'm saying.
00:17:50Wait, does Taylor even know that you're here?
00:17:56Well...
00:18:18You're not Hardest Muscle, are you? It's me. I'm rooting for you.
00:18:37Thanks?
00:18:38No, not actually rooting. It's my screen name. From Classify?
00:18:44Wrong guy.
00:18:46Right, clearly. Sorry. Enjoy the coffee.
00:18:53You know, I was worried that you might be too cool for me. But thanks for putting my mind at ease.
00:19:03I'm Frankie. Francesca. Nice to meet you.
00:19:12It's just the third shelf to your left.
00:19:17Hello.
00:19:18Hello.
00:19:21Amelia Bloom?
00:19:22Yes.
00:19:23Welcome to Between Two Covers. We weren't expecting you yet, but I confirmed the dates with your publisher and...
00:19:33Amelia Bloom.
00:19:35And do you have a name?
00:19:36Yes.
00:19:38And it is?
00:19:39Margot. The manager.
00:19:41Ah. Well, Margot the manager.
00:19:43I came in a few days early to make the most of this last stop on my tour. You may know that I lived in Penfield for many years.
00:19:48I know everything about you. I mean, I know everything that is normal to know.
00:19:53Okay, well, I'm looking for a little hole-in-the-wall jewelry shop where my husband used to buy me things,
00:19:58and I feel certain that it is just right around here somewhere.
00:20:01It was just right around the corner.
00:20:03Oh.
00:20:04But they went out of business about three-ish years ago.
00:20:08Three years, really?
00:20:10Yeah. It's a coffee shop now. Super cute.
00:20:14I can take you there, if you want.
00:20:18Aren't you supposed to be working?
00:20:20Oh.
00:20:21Yeah, I think you should stay working, and you should get everybody very excited about my book reading, okay?
00:20:26Okay, I am. I mean, we are. All of us.
00:20:29Okay.
00:20:31Oh, actually, Margot.
00:20:32Yes, Miss Bloom.
00:20:33Do you happen to have some water? Because I forgot to take my vitamins.
00:20:57Hi.
00:20:59Hi.
00:21:02I'm not sure why I... Sorry. I'm Taylor.
00:21:06Yeah, you thought I was a guy, didn't you?
00:21:08No. I mean, yes. Yes, I did. Guilty.
00:21:13No, it's all good. It happens all the time in my line of work.
00:21:16Which is personal training?
00:21:19No. I'm flattered, but no.
00:21:23Sorry, just the screen name, Hard as a Muscle?
00:21:25Yeah, I'm a doctor. A cardiologist.
00:21:28Doctor?
00:21:29Yeah. I've got the M.D. and the med school debt to prove it.
00:21:33That's great. And not the debt part.
00:21:37Hey, Taylor. If you're not interested in coffee, you just say the word.
00:21:43Personally, I love coffee, so I'll be fine with my latte either way.
00:21:56Margot? Everything okay?
00:22:00I just met Amelia. Bloom.
00:22:03Already? I thought you confirmed the dates.
00:22:06I did, but she's in town early, and she just casually swung by.
00:22:10Is she still in the shop?
00:22:12Nope. She just left, but she is exactly like I always imagined.
00:22:16Smart and glamorous. Total force of nature.
00:22:20Oh, did you... Did you want to meet her?
00:22:23I'm sorry. You're usually behind the scenes guys.
00:22:25No, no, no. It's fine, actually. It's for the best.
00:22:29We've already met.
00:22:31You know Amelia Bloom?
00:22:35Why didn't you say something?
00:22:37Well, because I don't actually know her nowhere, not anymore.
00:22:42Anyway, this design doesn't really show what makes us special.
00:22:48But we're a bookstore.
00:22:49Yeah. I'd like you to take another pass.
00:22:51Less books.
00:22:54Let him down gently.
00:23:02So you really had no idea?
00:23:03No. How could I? It's anonymous.
00:23:06Well, my best friend Max is convinced that he can tell.
00:23:08Like, age, gender, level of desperation.
00:23:12Well, I am happy to prove him wrong.
00:23:14If you guys have that kind of, you know, casual, competitive friendship.
00:23:17Oh, yeah. Definitely. Ever since pre-med.
00:23:21How is the latte, by the way?
00:23:23Delicious. You know, I've been meaning to come in here for ages.
00:23:26My shop is right around the corner.
00:23:28But it's just, it's hard to get away during work hours.
00:23:31It's my first year in business, so it's... I need to kind of make a break.
00:23:35You don't have any help?
00:23:36No, I do. I have a college junior who might just be better at my job than I am.
00:23:41It's just, I don't know.
00:23:43You might just be better at my job than I am.
00:23:46It's just, I...
00:23:47You like being in control.
00:23:51Yeah. Yeah, I guess I do.
00:23:55So your post actually really resonated with being a fellow workaholic.
00:24:00Now, I really think that we should reframe it as high-achieving and detail-oriented.
00:24:05Yeah, there's plenty of people who get total fulfillment from their work.
00:24:09I wish I got total fulfillment.
00:24:10I think at this point, it's mostly just total fear.
00:24:13Oh.
00:24:14Yeah, I'm not obviously dealing with life or death stakes the way you are.
00:24:18But my business does consume my life.
00:24:23I'm there morning till night, and then even when I'm not there,
00:24:27I'm just worried that it's, you know, catching fire or getting robbed or failing.
00:24:34Wow, I really need to see this flower shop now.
00:24:37You know, it's actually more of a plant store and artisanal goods boutique.
00:24:42But you're welcome anytime.
00:24:45Alright.
00:24:47I have a question for you.
00:24:50Shoot.
00:24:51I don't want to offend or anything.
00:24:55It's going to be a good one then.
00:24:57Why did you post in the first place?
00:25:01You know, you seem to have a great career and incredible friends.
00:25:04Don't people try to set you up all the time?
00:25:07Most of the time, it's really just my patients trying to set me up with their grandkids.
00:25:12And always women?
00:25:14Are you asking who they try to set me up with or who I would actually take out?
00:25:20The latter, I guess.
00:25:23I had girlfriends in college and dated women here and there throughout med school.
00:25:29And it just got easier to be a fantastic physician than a fantastic partner.
00:25:36I think now I finally have my feet under me and if I don't put myself back out there now,
00:25:41maybe I never will.
00:25:44Who knows, maybe there's someone out there who feels the same and wants to share.
00:25:49Share a life together?
00:25:51Yeah, that or I was going to say just a nice bottle of wine and a movie.
00:25:55Oh, yeah, yeah.
00:25:56That sounds more sane.
00:25:59Light and spontaneous, right?
00:26:01Yes.
00:26:03I can't remember the last time I did something spontaneous.
00:26:06Doesn't this count?
00:26:09Yeah, I guess it does.
00:26:12Well, good.
00:26:17Look at me.
00:26:19Look at us.
00:26:26What?
00:26:42Hope you don't mind, I had to open without you.
00:26:44I texted.
00:26:46Did you?
00:26:48I didn't notice.
00:26:50It looks great, though.
00:26:52You never let me open solo.
00:26:54No?
00:26:55No.
00:26:57Are you okay?
00:26:59Yeah, I'm great.
00:27:01I don't know, maybe I'm over-caffeinated?
00:27:03No, you're like the opposite of over-caffeinated.
00:27:06Where's my real boss?
00:27:08The one who likes to shelve the aloe plants by height?
00:27:11She's just trying to be more open to things, you know?
00:27:15But do not touch the aloe plants.
00:27:17Want me to get that?
00:27:19No, I got it.
00:27:21Mom.
00:27:23Look at this place.
00:27:25You really did it.
00:27:27What are you doing here?
00:27:29Well, I thought it was time to come and see what my children have been up to.
00:27:33And, I mean, just look at this.
00:27:37The pots and the plants.
00:27:39It's just fantastic.
00:27:42And you really look the part of a scrappy young business owner.
00:27:46Because I am, Mom.
00:27:48This is not a costume.
00:27:50No, no, it sure is not.
00:27:52Of course, I know that.
00:27:54It's so great to see you, Taylor.
00:27:57I really missed you.
00:27:59Miss Blue.
00:28:01Oh, hi.
00:28:03Hi, I'm Hannah. Nice to meet you.
00:28:05Taylor didn't mention you were coming to Penfield.
00:28:07Well, I'm really just passing through.
00:28:10In fact, you should come to my reading at Between Two Covers.
00:28:14Later this week.
00:28:16Now it makes sense.
00:28:17I wanted to invite you and Zach personally.
00:28:20Oh, wow, that's so nice.
00:28:22Sort of how I invited you to my grand opening.
00:28:25Oh, I know. I so wish I could have gotten away for that.
00:28:28Yeah, yeah, me too, Mom.
00:28:30It's been a long time.
00:28:32Well, as a young business owner yourself, you understand how crucial it is to prioritize.
00:28:36Everything but family, yeah.
00:28:42Is it Hannah?
00:28:44Yeah.
00:28:45Would you mind-
00:28:46Oh, yeah, I'll just go.
00:28:48I'm gonna measure the aloe plants.
00:28:57I am here now, Taylor.
00:29:00And I really am looking forward to spending time with you and your brother.
00:29:05We have so much to catch up on.
00:29:07Yeah, well, unfortunately I'm really quite busy.
00:29:10Um, I don't know, maybe if you'd called ahead or ever.
00:29:15Well, I sent birthday cards and letters.
00:29:19Yeah, yeah, Zach still hangs those on the fridge.
00:29:22I'm sure he'd love to see you.
00:29:25Look, I'll, I'll try and come to your thing.
00:29:29Okay? I know how really important it is to you.
00:29:34But I didn't just come here for work.
00:29:36I didn't just come here for work.
00:29:38Because we have a lot of things that we need to discuss.
00:29:43Important things.
00:29:45What, did you decide to sell the house? Evict Zach?
00:29:48Yeah, figured that was coming.
00:29:50Taylor, no.
00:29:52Your father trusted me to do the right thing and I will always take care of you and Zach.
00:29:59Mom, you left.
00:30:02As soon as he died.
00:30:03We went from having two loving parents to none in the space of a year.
00:30:09That's not something you can just fix with a pit stop on your book tour.
00:30:15Now look, I'm sorry, but I really do have to get back to work.
00:30:19Bitch, I'm sure you understand.
00:30:28Yeah.
00:30:33Bye.
00:30:51Miss Bloom?
00:30:54Are you okay?
00:30:55No, I'm fine, I'm fine.
00:31:04I'm calling an ambulance.
00:31:06No, no, no, don't do that. I'm fine. I'm feeling much better already.
00:31:10Okay, great. Then that gives me enough time to drive you to the hospital myself.
00:31:13I just overexerted myself, that's all.
00:31:15I'm going to finish this glass of water, go back to my penthouse, we order room service and kick back for the rest of the night.
00:31:21That sounds extremely glamorous.
00:31:23Unfortunately, I can't let you leave.
00:31:28If this is a misery situation, I want you to know I do carry pepper spray in my purse.
00:31:31I'm not going to kidnap you and force you to write me a book.
00:31:34Well, that's a relief.
00:31:36It's just, I know what those pills are.
00:31:39My grandpa took the same ones before he...
00:31:42The pills.
00:31:45Well, Margot, you got me there.
00:31:51The truth is that I am...
00:31:54I'm on a deadline for my next book and I haven't written a word in months.
00:31:57I just found out that my daughter hates me.
00:32:01And I think it's just a little unfair that I am having to work through all of that
00:32:08while dealing with a teeny tiny hiccup of just recently having had a heart attack.
00:32:14That's what the pills are for.
00:32:16Okay, are you having a teeny tiny heart attack right now?
00:32:23I don't think so.
00:32:24I don't think so.
00:32:26You don't think so.
00:32:31Mom?
00:32:33So you did know.
00:32:36I was going to text you.
00:32:38She wanted to surprise you.
00:32:40Yeah, well, she did.
00:32:42She showed up at the Bloomeria today and acted like it hadn't been five years.
00:32:46And I take it that was a warm welcome?
00:32:48I think she's really trying, Tay.
00:32:51Do not Tay me.
00:32:52Were you two co-conspirators on this? Did you plan this whole thing?
00:32:56No, I didn't even know she was coming. It's just...
00:33:00I don't know. Maybe it's time to leave the past in the past.
00:33:05Cut her a break.
00:33:07Of course she tracked you down first.
00:33:09Alright, what's that mean?
00:33:11You're just like Dad.
00:33:14Okay, first of all, she didn't track me down.
00:33:18Okay, whatever you say.
00:33:20And furthermore, what is wrong with being like Dad?
00:33:22Come on, Zach. You let people take advantage of you.
00:33:25All the time.
00:33:26That's not true.
00:33:27Really? So you want to tell me how many drafts you've done of these murals?
00:33:31What, five? Six?
00:33:33Sometimes you just have to cut your losses.
00:33:36And stop holding on to that tiny shred of hope that people won't continually disappoint you.
00:33:46I didn't come...
00:33:49Look, I don't want to fight with you.
00:33:50I'd rather you fight with me than with Mom.
00:33:53I'm sorry.
00:33:55I didn't mean...
00:33:57I think you said exactly what you meant to say.
00:34:00Maybe you're right.
00:34:02Maybe I am a pushover like Dad.
00:34:06But I would rather be that than...
00:34:12You know she's only here for her book signing, right?
00:34:15She didn't come to apologize.
00:34:17Okay, it's not about us.
00:34:19I should get back to this.
00:34:21Sure.
00:34:35Zach.
00:34:37She had five years to fix all of this.
00:34:42It's too late.
00:34:43It's too late.
00:34:46So I will tolerate Mom's presence in Penfield because I love you.
00:34:52But no matter what you want to believe, I know that Mom will be out of here as soon as she gets her fill of her hero worship.
00:35:06I'm listening.
00:35:07Okay, so she's never dated a woman before?
00:35:09So she's straight.
00:35:10Aren't we evolved enough to admit that human sexuality exists on a spectrum?
00:35:14Okay, so she's bi.
00:35:18I don't want to assign labels or make any assumptions, okay?
00:35:21She said she's never met a woman who interests her before.
00:35:26Sometimes you just don't know until you know, you know?
00:35:30So again, I ask, what's the problem?
00:35:33I just, I don't want to fall for her if we're destined to end up as platonic friends.
00:35:38Okay.
00:35:39There was this thing between us.
00:35:45You really liked her, huh?
00:35:46Yeah, of course I did.
00:35:48Which inevitably means I'm never going to hear from her again.
00:35:51Come on.
00:35:53That's probably her.
00:35:54Go on, check it.
00:35:59Go on.
00:36:01Check it.
00:36:09Need to blow off some steam.
00:36:10Are you up for an adventure outside of the coffee shop?
00:36:12Ooh.
00:36:14She's asking me out on a date, right?
00:36:16Yeah, an adventure.
00:36:19That could mean anything.
00:36:20Is it a date or not a date?
00:36:22Oh, oh, so now you understand the value of labels like I, yeah.
00:36:25Not happening.
00:36:26Okay, okay.
00:36:28So, just ask her for some clarification.
00:36:34But like in a flirty way.
00:36:38Flirty clarification.
00:36:39Okay, okay, yes.
00:36:47What?
00:36:50What's good?
00:36:51What you doing?
00:36:54Super cash.
00:36:55Now I'm actually interested.
00:36:57I may have gone on a date through that app.
00:37:01You use Classify?
00:37:03Boss, I'm so proud.
00:37:06What, did you totally blow it?
00:37:08No.
00:37:10At least, I don't think I did.
00:37:12It was supposed to be a quick coffee and we talked for three hours.
00:37:16Ha, I knew something was up.
00:37:18You never let me open solo.
00:37:20Then I asked if they wanted to go on another date and it's been three blinking dots.
00:37:25Ouch.
00:37:27Wait, so that is bad?
00:37:29Not necessarily, but it's probably more complicated than you thought.
00:37:34Like, I don't know, maybe he's seeing multiple people and he really likes you,
00:37:39but he just doesn't want to lead you on in case he really likes someone else more.
00:37:43Or he's married. That's always a possibility.
00:37:47Don't think it's that.
00:37:49You don't know. People lie.
00:37:52Well, he's not married and he's not dating a lot of...
00:37:57What am I even saying?
00:37:59He isn't a he.
00:38:04Oh.
00:38:08What is this for?
00:38:10First of all, I'm super proud of you for embracing this new possibility.
00:38:15And second, getting ghosted by a woman has got to be so much harder.
00:38:22I'm not getting ghosted.
00:38:25Am I?
00:38:30Hannah!
00:38:31Okay, I'm just going to say, I'd love to see you again.
00:38:34Is this a date date? Not a date, right?
00:38:36Do not send that.
00:38:38No?
00:38:39No, just give me the phone. I'll handle this.
00:38:41Okay.
00:38:42Yeah, I got this.
00:38:43Oh, no problem with that.
00:38:45This is Dr. Murray speaking.
00:38:51I'll be right there. Bye.
00:38:57Go, go. I got this.
00:39:01Bye.
00:39:05I know things might seem dark right now, but I promise in time you'll find other women.
00:39:11Or men, or whatever.
00:39:15You made real strides today.
00:39:18You're not going to pass out, are you?
00:39:20I'm not trying to make this about me.
00:39:21Okay.
00:39:22What is it? Is she having a heart attack? Is she dying?
00:39:25No, just, um, you can ignore Margot.
00:39:27Okay.
00:39:28Is this your daughter?
00:39:29No, no. She's actually my bookseller.
00:39:32Oh, which reminds me, you should really come to my book reading.
00:39:39Yes, um, yes, okay.
00:39:42Amelia, when you transferred into my care, you promised me that you were going to stop drinking,
00:39:48you were going to monitor your diet, and you were going to take your medication religiously.
00:39:51And you assured me that you had the necessary support systems in place to help you do that here.
00:39:56Well, I have, um, I have Margot.
00:40:01She is very supportive.
00:40:05And I have you!
00:40:06I'm your doctor.
00:40:08Yes! Yes!
00:40:10Amelia, I thought the whole point of receiving treatment in Penfield was so that you could be closer to your family for their support.
00:40:15Why aren't they here?
00:40:17Yeah, well, I am, um, I am working on that.
00:40:23Well, your chart indicates that you're not.
00:40:25And I'm concerned that you could have another cardiac event.
00:40:27Okay, I will do better. I, I, I will do better, better, better, better, I promise.
00:40:32Well, I'm telling you, at this point, you have no other option.
00:40:43A mimosa while you wait, Ms. Bloom.
00:40:45Oh, yes, please.
00:40:48Actually, sorry.
00:40:50Could you just give me the juice part and an herbal tea?
00:40:56No problem.
00:41:06Hi.
00:41:07Hi.
00:41:08Uh, are you being followed?
00:41:11Am I?
00:41:12Zach, it's a joke. Sit down.
00:41:15Sorry, it's just, this feels strange, not inviting Taylor.
00:41:19I doubt you're gonna get spotted here because apparently she never steps foot outside of her shop.
00:41:24We still do family dinner every week.
00:41:27You do? I think you two have been good to each other.
00:41:31No, we didn't really have a choice.
00:41:33Your juice and the tea.
00:41:36Oh, no, sorry, she only drinks coffee. Buckets and buckets of coffee.
00:41:40No, no, no, Zach, it's, it's totally fine. It's so herbally. Thank you.
00:41:47Ugh.
00:41:49You okay?
00:41:50Oh, yeah, no, I'm just so happy that you were free to come and join me for breakfast.
00:41:56Conveniently, I have no life, so.
00:41:58You have your work. Is that not going well?
00:42:00I'm designing a mural for Between Two Covers in a bookstore. It nearly folded, like, a couple years ago, I think.
00:42:06Yeah, it seems that they're having a comeback if they're commissioning murals and, you know, hosting my book reading.
00:42:12Well, at least one of those will be a success.
00:42:15I'm just a little bit stuck, creatively.
00:42:19Does that ever happen to you? What am I thinking? Book a year, you're a machine.
00:42:23That is not always a good thing, Zach.
00:42:26Your sister, you know what I mean? I mean, she's more like me than, than she'll ever admit.
00:42:31You know, she's stubborn and driven and single-minded and, you know, it's why she's going to make that shop a wild success,
00:42:36but I just hope that she doesn't neglect the rest of her life to see it succeed.
00:42:42Hmm.
00:42:43I was thinking maybe you could, you know, talk to her.
00:42:48It's not like I have all the answers. I mean, my personal life's probably going worse than the mural.
00:42:53Recent highlights include an accidental date with my mom.
00:42:57Maybe you're just an analog guy, like your dad. He was always so old-fashioned that way.
00:43:04I was thinking about our bowling nights recently.
00:43:06I have to confess, I always felt a tiny bit left out.
00:43:09Your dad, he always understood the need to live and play.
00:43:14I kind of struggled with the balance of that.
00:43:21I know that you still miss him.
00:43:24And I want you to know that I miss him.
00:43:28Still.
00:43:31Desperately.
00:43:36I know I haven't been a very present parent.
00:43:40But I'm here now.
00:43:45Let me try.
00:43:48I gotta ask.
00:43:51What's with the tea?
00:43:52Well, that is just a healthier alternative. So, yeah. And I've also stopped drinking.
00:44:01What?
00:44:02Yeah.
00:44:03Hannah, do you know where the rest of the healing amethyst crystals are?
00:44:06I thought we placed another order, but I can't seem to find any.
00:44:10Have you checked wherever you keep your very tiny fairy lights?
00:44:15You laugh. But I do stock very tiny fairy lights.
00:44:19Oh, I would be disappointed if you didn't.
00:44:23That is quite the glass thing.
00:44:27Special order terrarium.
00:44:29Oh, hi.
00:44:30Hi.
00:44:31Hi.
00:44:32You-
00:44:33I-
00:44:34Ah, thank you.
00:44:37You found my shop.
00:44:39I did. Did you know that there are very few artisanal pottery and plant shops within walking distance of Jo's?
00:44:44Right. Right.
00:44:48So you aren't ghosting me?
00:44:50Did you expect me to?
00:44:51No. No. I, uh...
00:44:54You know, the three deaths of death thing.
00:44:57My employee told me to abandon all hope.
00:45:02Oh, no. I'm so sorry I left you hanging. I got called into work last night.
00:45:07Oh. I mean, yeah. I totally get it.
00:45:10I get called into work all the time for emergencies.
00:45:13You know, over-watering emergencies and under-watering.
00:45:18I know you're joking, but don't downplay what you do.
00:45:22You managed to keep a small business open in a terrible economy.
00:45:25That's really impressive.
00:45:27I tell her that all the time.
00:45:29Hi.
00:45:30Hi.
00:45:31Sorry, I'm-
00:45:32I'm Hannah.
00:45:33Oh, yes. Frankie. Nice to meet you.
00:45:36You know, we should find a place to talk, but maybe not here.
00:45:42Yes. Um...
00:45:45Can I steal you tonight? I'm not on call.
00:45:49I love this. This is really good.
00:45:53Uh, Hannah?
00:45:55Could you maybe go look for that box of crystals?
00:46:05I, uh, I close up at seven.
00:46:07Seven. Um, okay. Could you sneak away like an hour early?
00:46:10I really want to show you this, this thing, but it's kind of time-sensitive.
00:46:14Um, that's just a little tough.
00:46:16I can close tonight, in case anybody was wondering.
00:46:19I will make it work, apparently.
00:46:22Yeah, great. Okay, I will, I'll see you then.
00:46:27Bye.
00:46:28Bye.
00:46:32Good call, boss.
00:46:34She's hot. Hot doctor.
00:46:36Stop.
00:46:379-1-1, I've got a fever, and her name is Dr. Frankie.
00:46:42You know what a second date means, right?
00:46:48We should probably have the talk.
00:46:52Oh, Madeline, Madeline, Madeline, I am going to need your stiffest Shirley Temple.
00:46:58You're sure I can't tempt you with a glass of wine? It's nearly happy hour.
00:47:03No, thank you. This book isn't going to write itself.
00:47:09Excuse me, miss, is this seat taken?
00:47:11Depends who's asking.
00:47:15Your biggest admirer.
00:47:19Brian Thompson?
00:47:21Yep.
00:47:22Is that you?
00:47:23Yep.
00:47:24What? Oh my gosh, hello!
00:47:29Welcome home, ma'am.
00:47:34So this is why you asked me to leave the clogs at the shop.
00:47:37Well, it's not a super challenging hike, just enough to get the blood flowing.
00:47:41Okay, just for your information, I'm not super outdoorsy.
00:47:44Most kids, they go camping. I went bowling with my dad.
00:47:49Are you in?
00:47:53I can't believe you have my very first. I mean, and this is in absolutely perfect, perfect condition.
00:47:59You've obviously not read it.
00:48:01Of course I read your book, Em.
00:48:02Really?
00:48:03Yeah, I read all your books. I saved this one for an inscription, if you would do me the honor.
00:48:08Of course. But first, you owe me an explanation.
00:48:12Huh, what do you mean?
00:48:13How did you know I was staying here?
00:48:17Between two covers.
00:48:18Is Margo going around telling people my business?
00:48:20No, she did, however, tell her employer where to find you.
00:48:24You own the bookstore?
00:48:25Mm-hmm, yep.
00:48:26What?
00:48:27You're kind of responsible for that. I used to read their short stories you wrote.
00:48:32Oh, oh, those were bad.
00:48:34They were fantastic. And they got me hooked.
00:48:37And I started spending way too much time reading while gradually growing to resent my actual job.
00:48:42Which was?
00:48:44Accounting.
00:48:46I know, I know.
00:48:47Sorry.
00:48:48But I'm really good at balancing the books, you know.
00:48:52So what made you decide to buy the bookstore?
00:48:54Some people go through a midlife crisis after my divorce.
00:48:59Between two covers was mine.
00:49:01Oh.
00:49:02No.
00:49:03No infidelity, no kids, nothing like that.
00:49:06Nothing for your next book.
00:49:08I just came to realize that I was more excited about the prospect of saving a community treasure than it was saving my own marriage.
00:49:17And ironically, for once, my ex was on the same page.
00:49:22I have to confess, I wasn't sure that Finn Field would ever get you back after your husband passed.
00:49:30Miss Bloom.
00:49:31Oh, thank you.
00:49:32What are you drinking?
00:49:33Oh, this is a Shirley Temple.
00:49:35A Shirley Temple.
00:49:36Yeah.
00:49:37Well, I'm working and I'm, you know, I'm trying a whole new diet.
00:49:45Why? You're stunning. You're as stunning as you ever were.
00:49:48Oh, oh, thank you.
00:49:50Um, no, it's just, um, yeah, it's not a vanity thing.
00:49:55Oh.
00:49:56Just.
00:49:59Is it a healthy?
00:50:06Wow.
00:50:08Not too bad, right?
00:50:10I mean, please tell me I don't have to start hiking on the regular.
00:50:14Sometimes it's worth the effort.
00:50:17I gotta be honest, I really don't know what I'm doing.
00:50:22Yeah, well, it's just one foot in front of the other, really.
00:50:26I am not talking about the hiking.
00:50:29Yeah, I know.
00:50:33Frankie, you are amazing in every way.
00:50:39But?
00:50:41I mean, I don't know.
00:50:42In every way.
00:50:44But.
00:51:12I wouldn't be so worried if I wasn't convinced I was going to somehow screw this up.
00:51:18Well, if that's your main concern.
00:51:24I can promise you that we all screw it up at some point.
00:51:28Well, that's comforting.
00:51:30Just being honest.
00:51:37That doesn't scare me.
00:51:38That makes one of us.
00:51:42Hey.
00:51:47Is Taylor in the back?
00:51:50No.
00:51:52No.
00:51:54Is she doing a delivery or something?
00:51:57Don't think so.
00:51:59Huh.
00:52:02She's not answering my texts.
00:52:04Nobody's answering my texts.
00:52:05I guess Taylor's pretty busy.
00:52:08But not with work.
00:52:10See, that's very unlike Taylor.
00:52:15What's going on, Hannah?
00:52:17I know you know.
00:52:19How's your mural going, Zach?
00:52:23You know about that?
00:52:25I got my sources.
00:52:27Yours in the street.
00:52:29It's going good.
00:52:31It's going really well.
00:52:33Great.
00:52:36Okay, well, just tell Taylor I came by, alright?
00:52:40I'm making dinner this week, whatever she wants.
00:52:42But that would actually require her to answer my messages.
00:52:46That hack is a plague.
00:52:48It only works if you work it.
00:52:50Yeah, yeah.
00:52:57Huh.
00:53:00I cannot believe how long it's been.
00:53:02I really didn't mean to stay away as long as I did.
00:53:05It's just once I was gone,
00:53:07it was easier not to feel his crushing absence every single second of every single day.
00:53:11We built a life here together.
00:53:14We built a home.
00:53:17We shared our first kiss right across the street.
00:53:23I can see how that would be difficult.
00:53:25Impossible.
00:53:29And the kids don't understand.
00:53:30I did not leave to hurt them.
00:53:33I left so that they wouldn't have to live with all of my pain.
00:53:37They had enough of their own to deal with.
00:53:39Em, did you explain it to them like that?
00:53:41Well, I mean, Taylor wouldn't let me.
00:53:44And besides, I'm just really not good at these conversations.
00:53:49Andy was always the one that comforted them.
00:53:54You just gotta find a way to talk to Taylor.
00:53:57If she's anything like you, she'll understand.
00:53:59Wants to get past the gristly, angry part.
00:54:03Good luck to me.
00:54:05Right?
00:54:07I'm sorry. I, you know what, I really didn't mean to unload all of this on you.
00:54:11I should have just signed your book and let you, let you go on your way.
00:54:20I don't feel that way.
00:54:27I think we both know that I've always had a thing for you.
00:54:30Really?
00:54:32Yeah.
00:54:34It just, it felt wrong bringing it up with your husband.
00:54:38Oh, please. He knew too. Why do you think you proposed so quickly?
00:54:41I knew it.
00:54:43See? You snooze, you lose, buddy. That's the way it goes.
00:54:46It's nice to think that we still have time to make new choices.
00:54:51And me with the bookstore.
00:54:54You with your kids.
00:54:55Well, I certainly know that it's on me to make things right.
00:54:59After my heart attack, I realized, oh, maybe I don't have all the time in the world to find my way back there.
00:55:04And then my kids will never know why I left.
00:55:10Oh, God.
00:55:13Hey.
00:55:15You okay?
00:55:17No, no, it's not that.
00:55:19Hey, I, look, let me take you back to the hotel.
00:55:20You know what? If you don't mind, I think I have a better idea.
00:55:27Taylor? Is that you?
00:55:31Hi, honey.
00:55:33Mom.
00:55:35All right. Call me if you need anything.
00:55:37Thank you so much. Thank you.
00:55:41I'm home.
00:55:44So, you're moving in?
00:55:46Um, you offered, didn't you?
00:55:48Yeah, you turned me down.
00:55:50I thought you were leaving town right after your reading.
00:55:52I never said that.
00:55:54No, I think that, um, I think there are some reasons that I should stick around for a while.
00:55:59It's not because of that guy, right?
00:56:01I mean, where'd you even meet him?
00:56:03Technically, the hotel bar.
00:56:05Mom, you've got to be careful. He could be trying to scam you.
00:56:08I mean, you're kind of a high profile person around here.
00:56:10Oh, just around here? I was looking for international notoriety.
00:56:14You know what I mean.
00:56:15He's not trying to scam me, Zach. He's an old friend.
00:56:19I know, it's weird to think that I had a life before kids, but I did.
00:56:24Mom.
00:56:26Zach, Zach, Zach, Zach, Zach. I did not come here to talk about Brian, okay?
00:56:34I should have told you this right from the start.
00:56:38I didn't come to Penfield for a stop on my book tour.
00:56:41I asked my publisher to find a reason to send me here because I needed to see you and your sister.
00:56:47What's going on?
00:56:50I had a heart attack.
00:56:52A heart attack?
00:56:53A few months ago.
00:56:54Mom.
00:56:55But don't worry. I am being treated by an excellent specialist.
00:56:59It's just that the whole recovery thing, apparently, is...
00:57:05could take longer than I expected and...
00:57:08I can't believe you had a heart attack and didn't tell us.
00:57:11Now you're mad?
00:57:12No, I'm not mad. I'm furious.
00:57:15Well, I wanted to tell you earlier, but your sister...
00:57:18No, no, no. Don't blame her.
00:57:20I know she gives you a hard time, but that was your choice.
00:57:24We've always been living with the repercussions of your choices.
00:57:28I mean, you think you're protecting us by keeping a distance from us, but you're just driving a wedge deeper.
00:57:32I'm sorry, Zach.
00:57:38Clearly, this was a bad idea.
00:57:39Clearly. I mean, it was a bad idea, and I knew it was a bad idea.
00:57:42Right. Well, there you go again. Just walking away.
00:57:44Just like Taylor would say, put your bags down.
00:57:46Mom.
00:57:48All right, this isn't a debate.
00:57:57I'm sorry.
00:57:58I'm sorry.
00:58:00Jesus.
00:58:08Zach, you are such a gifted artist.
00:58:10And why am I eating this so hard?
00:58:12I've made half a dozen versions.
00:58:14They've all been rejected by this mystery owner between two covers.
00:58:17Well, I'm sure that he or she knows how capable you are.
00:58:21It's just a matter of, you know, reconceptualizing.
00:58:25I think I'm gonna tell them to find another artist.
00:58:29What?
00:58:32Mom, you can tell me.
00:58:33I don't want to wear out my welcome that quickly.
00:58:35Mom.
00:58:37Dad was always so good at this. He always knew what to say, when to say it, how to say it.
00:58:45I mean, it really was because of him that I finished my first book.
00:58:51Yeah, I think he's the only reason I ever finished art school.
00:58:54See?
00:58:56I mean, sometimes I feel like I'm trying to be helpful, but it just comes off as criticism.
00:59:03Well, that's not entirely inaccurate.
00:59:06But this time, I am asking for your feedback.
00:59:10So, lay it on me.
00:59:14Well, just maybe you're focusing too much on the business.
00:59:19You know, where are the people that make Penfield special?
00:59:22And unique.
00:59:24You know, not the dead famous authors, but the real flesh and blood people.
00:59:33Hmm.
00:59:36Thanks, Mom.
00:59:37Alright. So, now that I have solved your problem, I need you to help me with mine.
00:59:46So, now that we've established I am completely capable of opening and closing on my own,
00:59:51I think it's time for a serious discussion regarding my compensation.
00:59:55Oh, aren't you getting a little ahead of yourself?
00:59:57Too many women sell themselves short with salary negotiations.
01:00:00Hannah, you're not wrong. And I would love to give you a raise, but I'm just as stressed as I can right now.
01:00:07So, what you're saying is, if profits go up, I get my raise?
01:00:11You make it sound so easy.
01:00:13No worries, boss. I got you.
01:00:15So, another date with the hot doc?
01:00:19What's it this time? Movie under the stars? Conceptual pottery class?
01:00:24Are you adopting a cat together?
01:00:26Okay, slow down. We've only had a handful of dates.
01:00:29I don't know. I believe that's a very typical timeline for co-parenting a cat with another woman.
01:00:34Uh-huh. I will see you first thing tomorrow.
01:00:37Don't burn the place down.
01:00:39Okay, I only staged it once. And the fire was completely...
01:00:45contained.
01:00:51Alright, family dinner. Let's do this.
01:00:55Once.
01:00:56I have a lot to put you in on.
01:00:58Hey, honey. I hope you don't mind. I am cooking tonight.
01:01:03What is going on?
01:01:05Mom's kind of staying here now.
01:01:09You set me up.
01:01:11No, no, no. No one set anybody up.
01:01:13Uh, it's family dinner tonight, and I'm part of the family. Still.
01:01:19You know, I had a lot that I needed to talk to you about. Alone.
01:01:23Tay, come on. It's one dinner.
01:01:26See you next week.
01:01:28Taylor.
01:01:33You gonna make me chase you? Come on, Tay. Wait.
01:01:36Look, I should have told you she was here, but I didn't think you'd come.
01:01:39Yeah, of course I wouldn't have. I thought I made myself perfectly clear.
01:01:43You can make nice with her all you want. I am not interested.
01:01:46There are things she wants to tell you. Needs to tell you. Okay?
01:01:50And I can't... I can't choose between you two anymore.
01:01:53Look, this isn't what Dad would have wanted.
01:01:56For any of us.
01:01:58I'm not ready.
01:02:02I just... I really wanted to talk to my brother tonight.
01:02:05And you still can.
01:02:07Did you really want to play fake happy family all dinner?
01:02:10No.
01:02:12Okay, no dinner.
01:02:15Change of plans.
01:02:37Hey, not bad.
01:02:38Dad, you have impeccable form and, uh, really bad aim.
01:02:42Why do I remember being so much better at this?
01:02:44Because Dad always let us use bumpers.
01:02:46No, he didn't.
01:02:48Yeah, he did. Until you hit puberty and started growing a mustache.
01:02:51My turn. Watch and learn, bro.
01:02:57Yeah.
01:02:59No.
01:03:01I don't know her.
01:03:08What?
01:03:10Thank you very much.
01:03:12That looked ridiculous. That does not count.
01:03:14Zachary, Zachary, Zachary.
01:03:16You gotta just find what works for you and quit worrying what it looks like to everyone else.
01:03:20Okay, Yoda.
01:03:22That was slushy for you, I think.
01:03:24Yeah.
01:03:30Zach.
01:03:32This was a really good idea.
01:03:35Mostly because I won it.
01:03:38Okay.
01:03:44Ho!
01:03:46That's right.
01:03:50Margot.
01:03:52I guess the, uh, bowling league lured you back in.
01:03:55For a year with a, uh...
01:03:57Bowling league?
01:03:59Guilty as charged.
01:04:01Actually, I've been planting the seeds of revolution.
01:04:04Trying to unseed the power-tripping dust bottle onset.
01:04:06Oh, yeah.
01:04:08Yeah, I can see that.
01:04:10You know, I could always, uh, infiltrate the team and help bring them down or something.
01:04:16Actually, I'd love that.
01:04:18Great. Put it in my calendar.
01:04:20Hey, Zach. You, uh, ready to go?
01:04:22Uh, yeah. Um, Margot, this is, uh, Taylor.
01:04:25My sister.
01:04:27Yeah. Um, Taylor, this is Margot.
01:04:29She manages the bookstore.
01:04:31It is really nice to meet you.
01:04:33I'm super impressed with what you've done with the place.
01:04:34Oh, thanks.
01:04:36It'll be even better when Zach's mural is up.
01:04:38Yeah, about that, um...
01:04:40I think I may have something for you soon.
01:04:43Really? Really?
01:04:45Yeah. Mom helped me with it.
01:04:47Really.
01:04:49Oh, well, I, uh, I can't wait to see it.
01:04:51And I'll keep you in the loop about the, uh, the revolution.
01:04:55Yes. Revolution.
01:05:00Well, uh, have a good, uh, bowl.
01:05:02That's how you say it, right? Bowl, yeah.
01:05:04Thanks.
01:05:05All right.
01:05:06It's so nice of you to hang out.
01:05:07Yeah.
01:05:08I'm gonna go now. Bye.
01:05:09I'll, um, I'll, I'll, I'll send you the...
01:05:11Yep, yep, yep. He'll, he'll do the thing. Bye.
01:05:13What happened to you back there?
01:05:15I don't know. It just came out of my mouth.
01:05:17Oh, my gosh.
01:05:19You should ask her out.
01:05:21But, like, on a real date, please don't take her bowling.
01:05:23It is not romantic.
01:05:25Yeah, I don't think she's interested.
01:05:27She's definitely interested.
01:05:29Yeah, you don't know this girl.
01:05:30She's got a very strong opinion about women's independence.
01:05:33Tell me.
01:05:34She also had a very strong opinion about your butt.
01:05:36Okay, no.
01:05:38We're not going there. We're not discussing that.
01:05:40Why not?
01:05:42Well, first off, since when are you the authority on dating?
01:05:45I mean, you haven't dated anybody since, what, college?
01:05:47I'm actually seeing someone now.
01:05:51No, you weren't.
01:05:53I am.
01:05:55I swear. It's, uh, it's new.
01:05:57But it's actually going really well.
01:06:00That's how you learn.
01:06:02That's why I freaked out about dinner.
01:06:05I wanted to tell you.
01:06:07What, you didn't want Mom to know that you're dating someone?
01:06:10I didn't want Mom to know that I am dating a woman.
01:06:16Oh.
01:06:19Not, not because she's a she.
01:06:21Not because she's a she, just,
01:06:24like, Mom and I don't have that kind of relationship.
01:06:28You know, I can't talk to her about the big stuff.
01:06:33Well, maybe she can't talk to you either.
01:06:35Either way, I don't need her pretending to care.
01:06:42I wouldn't hate some help from you, though.
01:06:45Could you please say something?
01:06:48Well, I don't know what to say.
01:06:52Does it really matter? Does it make a difference?
01:06:56I mean, I don't care if you date a woman or a man or both.
01:07:00Just, as long as whoever it is is good to you.
01:07:07Did I say the wrong thing?
01:07:14You said exactly the right thing.
01:07:16Okay.
01:07:19You're the first person I've told, besides Hannah.
01:07:23You told Hannah before me?
01:07:25I may or may not have briefly spiraled.
01:07:28Well, I think it's great.
01:07:31So, what will I refer to this woman as? I can't just keep calling her this woman.
01:07:36Frankie.
01:07:38Francesca.
01:07:40From Classify.
01:07:43You did.
01:07:44I definitely did.
01:07:46Um, yeah, you should take that.
01:07:48She probably thinks I murdered you and spawned it with the body.
01:07:51Uh-huh.
01:07:53Hey, Mom. That's fine. We're just...
01:07:57Yes.
01:08:00We'll be right there.
01:08:02We gotta go.
01:08:04That was Penfield General. Mom's just been admitted.
01:08:07Oh, my gosh.
01:08:15Mom, you had a heart attack and you weren't gonna tell us?
01:08:19Dr. Murray, these are my children. My son, Zach, and my daughter, Taylor.
01:08:24Hi, Dr. Francesca Murray. Nice to meet you.
01:08:26Are you kidding me right now?
01:08:28Zach, perhaps we should discuss your mother's condition.
01:08:30Oh, yes, please.
01:08:32Uh, excuse me. Yes, very interested. But, um, first, could someone tell me who this is?
01:08:37That's my Brian. I'm an old friend of your mother's.
01:08:39Great. Now that that's perfectly clear...
01:08:41Taylor, please. Dr. Murray was...
01:08:43Would you prefer if we spoke in private?
01:08:45No, no, no. No, I am done keeping secrets from them. That is what got me here in the first place.
01:08:50Well, based on what I'm seeing, Amelia is no longer suffering from a heart attack.
01:08:54She is, however, suffering from a panic disorder, which could trigger many of the same symptoms.
01:08:59Shortness of breath, tightness in the chest.
01:09:01The good news is that it doesn't cause the same sort of physical damage to the heart muscle.
01:09:05And now that we know what's going on, we can more effectively treat it.
01:09:08When you were pretty upset earlier, could that cause a panic attack?
01:09:09Emotional upset can absolutely be a factor, yes.
01:09:12Okay, so, uh, so it's our fault then, or my fault, rather. Right? Right, Frankie?
01:09:17Uh, there can be any number of contributing factors.
01:09:22Wait, this is good news, right?
01:09:24Yeah.
01:09:26Wait, wait, wait. Frankie, Frankie, like, Frankie, Frankie?
01:09:29Did you know she was Mom's daughter?
01:09:32Until 20 minutes ago, I didn't even know Mom had a doctor.
01:09:35What am I missing here?
01:09:36You know what? I'm gonna go get some air. Does anyone need anything? No? Good.
01:09:47Zach, will you go check on your sister, please?
01:09:49Yeah.
01:09:50You know what? Let me. You should stay with your Mom.
01:09:54What, what is going on there?
01:09:57I don't know what you're talking about.
01:09:59Okay, but they know each other.
01:10:01Yeah, no, it seems like it, doesn't it?
01:10:02Yeah, but she's a cardiologist, and your sister pots plants. I mean, they don't exactly, you know, move around in the same circles.
01:10:09Maybe we should put the oxygen mask back on. They'll be back in a minute. We can...
01:10:12But they're friends.
01:10:13Yeah, no, it looks like that, yeah.
01:10:15Like friends with palpable tension.
01:10:18Are they involved?
01:10:20Should I nurse you?
01:10:22No, do not get a nurse.
01:10:24My daughter is dating a doctor.
01:10:33I didn't make the connection until she listed you as her emergency contact.
01:10:37You never talk about your Mom.
01:10:39My last name wasn't a giant red flag for you?
01:10:41No, it wasn't rooting for you.
01:10:44Right.
01:10:46But even if I had found out sooner...
01:10:48I don't regret getting to know you.
01:10:50I wouldn't take that back for anything.
01:10:53She listed me as her emergency contact.
01:10:55You and your brother?
01:10:57We've barely spoken in years.
01:10:59I know I'm just getting to know Amelia, and I know she puts on a tough front, but...
01:11:03I think she's got a lot of regrets.
01:11:05Well, she should.
01:11:07She came a long way to seek this treatment.
01:11:10She could have gone to another specialist in another city, and she didn't.
01:11:14She came here to be near you.
01:11:18Didn't tell me you were a therapist, too.
01:11:21Taylor, how would you feel if it had been another heart attack?
01:11:25Is this how you'd want to leave things with your Mom?
01:11:26You know, if you said so yourself, you're just getting to know her.
01:11:29I've had decades of experience.
01:11:31Panic disorder? No.
01:11:33It's Amelia got her feelings hurt.
01:11:35And then she called a doting admirer to come comfort her.
01:11:38And now the whole rest of the world has to stop to accommodate her.
01:11:41You're wrong.
01:11:43Wow.
01:11:45And you're being sort of cynical, which is not your best look.
01:11:48If that's what you think of me...
01:11:50That's how you're behaving.
01:11:52How about I just make it really easy for us, then?
01:11:53From now on, let's just stick to our jobs.
01:12:07Finished all my tasks.
01:12:09Thanks.
01:12:11And got a head start on inventory.
01:12:13Sounds good.
01:12:15And since you're suddenly all checked out,
01:12:17I'll be heading up our new marketing push myself.
01:12:20Great, thanks.
01:12:21Wait.
01:12:23What new marketing push?
01:12:25Look, boss.
01:12:27It's clear to me you've got a lot of life stuff you're dealing with right now.
01:12:31So I'm more than happy to take on the store stuff for a while.
01:12:34Hannah.
01:12:36What did you do exactly?
01:12:41We are expanding our digital footprint.
01:12:46Plant moms and plant daddies.
01:12:49Plant moms and plant daddies.
01:12:52Plant daddies?
01:12:54Well, I was gonna go for all my plant-loving gnomies, you know, to be more inclusive,
01:12:58but it was over the word count.
01:13:00Go green and shop local.
01:13:02Present this at checkout for 10% off your next purchase at the Blue Miria.
01:13:06That's gonna cut it into our bottom line.
01:13:08All I'm asking is for you to give it a chance.
01:13:10Increased foot traffic will more than make up for the discount.
01:13:13Um, what increased foot traffic?
01:13:16I just posted it today.
01:13:18I've got a lot of faith in people.
01:13:20If they showed up for other businesses that posted on Classify, they'll show up for us.
01:13:23And then you can give me my raise.
01:13:25I will leave it up for a day.
01:13:27Not ideal, but I can work with that.
01:13:30You do remember I own this place, yeah?
01:13:32Yes, and on that note, I was hoping to petition you for a slight alteration to the schedule.
01:13:39I would like to leave earlier today.
01:13:41Like approximately now.
01:13:43Now?
01:13:45Yeah, there's an event I'd like to attend.
01:13:49It's my mom's book signing, isn't it?
01:13:52Sorry. I've been obsessed with your mom's spy novels ever since my aunt inappropriately gifted them to me thinking they were travel guides for young adults.
01:14:00It's fine. Go. Have a nice time.
01:14:03You're the best.
01:14:09I'm gonna say something and hope you don't fire me, okay?
01:14:12Well, I haven't fired you yet, have I?
01:14:14Some people don't have moms, you know?
01:14:18Let alone wildly creative and complicated type moms that don't just tell you but also show you how you can be whatever you want to be when you grow up.
01:14:29Look, Hannah, I know you mean well-
01:14:31I'm just saying that those types of people that don't have those moms, they'd end up seeking out unconventional female mentorship.
01:14:38Like at their part-time job, for example.
01:14:41She left me.
01:14:42No, I know, but look. I mean, look how much your world has grown. And maybe hers has too, and that's why she's back.
01:14:54Really, how are you gonna know unless you just, you know, talk to her?
01:15:02Am I fired?
01:15:04No. No, you're not fired.
01:15:07No, you're not fired.
01:15:10You're right. You should go. Have a great time.
01:15:15And Hannah, mom or no mom, you still managed to become one of the best people that I know.
01:15:26Okay.
01:15:27Bye.
01:15:37Alright, that's it. If you're deleting the app, I'm deleting the app.
01:15:40It's not the app's fault, I felt.
01:15:42You know, a narcissist with mommy problems.
01:15:44You haven't even met her.
01:15:46No, no, but as your best friend, it's my job to blindly protect you. So I'm assuming this is entirely on her and you're a blameless angel, my friend.
01:15:52Okay, well, I may have overstepped a little with the unsolicited advice.
01:15:57No, you give great advice.
01:15:59Thank you. That'll be real comfort to me when I'm old and alone.
01:16:04I don't know, old, maybe. Alone, never. I will be on this bar, Stu, whenever you need me.
01:16:11I mean, unless I meet my dream guy, in which case, he'll still invite you over like all the time.
01:16:17Hey, hey, you wanna cut it out with the PDA? People are gonna think we're a couple.
01:16:25You're right.
01:16:27Hey, um, since you got the evening off, I say we double down. Order something really poisonous and hard to pronounce.
01:16:33Yeah.
01:16:40Take it that wasn't mommy problems?
01:16:43No.
01:16:44It's her loss. Okay?
01:16:48Yeah. Yeah.
01:16:51Alright. What are we ordering?
01:16:55Actually, would you be my plus one with something?
01:16:58Um, yes.
01:17:00Okay.
01:17:07Admiring your hard work?
01:17:09Our hard work.
01:17:11Thanks for pitching in.
01:17:12There's no way I could have pulled this off alone.
01:17:15Well, thank goodness the owner finally got it out of his own way.
01:17:18Well, it might have helped that he's got a soft spot for my mom.
01:17:21Not at all. I mean, I absolutely adore Amelia.
01:17:25I didn't do you any favors. You're, you're utterly spectacular, Zach.
01:17:29It announces that it's always been the people that make Penfield so special.
01:17:32The town deserves it. It's why I climb out the bookstore in the first place.
01:17:35I think there's still room for a little cameo of Penfield's most celebrated author.
01:17:41So, did you talk to your sister?
01:17:45She isn't coming, Mom.
01:17:48I texted, I called. It's been radio silence.
01:17:54Hey, it's going to be a full house. Dozens of adoring fans.
01:17:58And why don't I get you set up in the back, relax a little bit before we open?
01:18:01Great.
01:18:04Well, I hope you are as happy with the final product as we are.
01:18:08Hmm, actually...
01:18:11What? Can't be serious.
01:18:14I don't think I accurately captured your essence.
01:18:18Oh, really? And what is my essence exactly, hmm?
01:18:22Neurotic bookworm?
01:18:24Brainy, persistent, original.
01:18:26All the qualities that would convince a guy who hasn't had much luck with love to take a shot and ask the girl out.
01:18:37Please don't say you have to run that by your boss.
01:18:40I think that is a really solid proposal.
01:18:47And I'm in.
01:18:48Uh, did we just make that happen?
01:18:51I think that might be Brian's very subtle way of telling me to go do my job.
01:18:56Right.
01:18:58Find me after?
01:19:00Definitely.
01:19:01Zack!
01:19:03Dr. Murray!
01:19:04Hey!
01:19:05I didn't know you were coming.
01:19:06Honestly, I didn't either. Until Amelia sent me the invite. I wasn't sure it would be welcome.
01:19:11Of course you are, but, um, I don't think Taylor's gonna show up for the post-op.
01:19:16She's on the way.
01:19:18You're not going to talk to her?
01:19:19I'm not going to talk to her.
01:19:21You're not going to talk to her?
01:19:23No, I'm not.
01:19:25I'm not going to talk to her.
01:19:27Okay, then.
01:19:28But, um, I don't think Taylor's going to show up, so...
01:19:32But, hey, if you wouldn't mind,
01:19:34would you maybe help me keep an eye on Mom?
01:19:36Yeah.
01:19:37Make sure she doesn't overdo it.
01:19:38Frankie, have you seen this?
01:19:40Uh...
01:19:41I'm going to sue for infringement.
01:19:42Infringement on what?
01:19:43My impeccable jawline, for starters.
01:19:45Okay, technically that's covered under artistic license, so...
01:19:48All right.
01:19:50Did she know that you painted her?
01:19:52She's been pretty distant since the hospital.
01:19:54I take it she hasn't...
01:19:56No.
01:19:57You want to know the worst thing about my sister?
01:20:00Besides her bowling technique.
01:20:02Her clogs?
01:20:04Mm.
01:20:06The person she's best at punishing is herself.
01:20:11Yeah.
01:20:15Good evening, dear book lovers.
01:20:18Without further ado, Between Two Covers is thrilled to introduce
01:20:22a woman who needs no introduction,
01:20:24Penfield's very own queen of romance,
01:20:27author Amelia Bloom.
01:20:29APPLAUSE
01:20:35Wow. Wow.
01:20:37CHEERING
01:20:39Wow.
01:20:41PIANO MUSIC
01:20:55PIANO MUSIC
01:21:16Aw, thank you so much.
01:21:18Thank you, Margot.
01:21:20And a special thank you to Between Two Covers
01:21:23for hosting me tonight.
01:21:25I look forward to signing everyone's copies of my books
01:21:29after I have read an excerpt from my latest novel,
01:21:33The Problem With Prague.
01:21:36I have done this a few thousand times,
01:21:39but tonight just feels different.
01:21:42Since coming home to Penfield, I've just felt...
01:21:50Well, it's been, um...
01:21:54It's been an awakening.
01:21:58I left Penfield five years ago after my husband passed away.
01:22:02Well, left. Fled.
01:22:04Semantics are debatable.
01:22:06The reality is that I, uh...
01:22:09I abandoned my children.
01:22:13They were grown children,
01:22:15but, um...
01:22:18I stranded them to handle their grief alone.
01:22:23And for that, I am very sorry.
01:22:27The thing is, I really am not trying to make excuses here,
01:22:30but I could not imagine spending the rest of my life
01:22:33in the place that I'd raised my family
01:22:35without their father by my side.
01:22:48I assume you've all read my books.
01:22:51Sometimes, well, often,
01:22:55I write about love more nimbly than I manage it for myself.
01:23:01And I have missed out on so much while I've been away.
01:23:06This mural behind me,
01:23:08this was painted by my extraordinarily talented son.
01:23:13He is an artist, like me,
01:23:16but he sculpts his worlds with shape and color
01:23:21instead of dusty old words.
01:23:26And he always sees the best in everyone,
01:23:30even when they let him down.
01:23:35And there I go talking about myself again.
01:23:38But that is a thing that my daughter might say about me,
01:23:41and you know, she is not wrong,
01:23:43but she too is a bit of a chip off the old block,
01:23:46and she is living proof that sometimes
01:23:49being stubborn and driven is not a bad thing.
01:23:52Because without any help from anyone,
01:23:55least of all me, she has opened the Bloom area
01:23:58just down the street, a beautiful plant store.
01:24:01You should all go down there and see
01:24:03what her hard work and vision has created.
01:24:06And I wish she knew how proud I am
01:24:09of every brave choice she has made for herself.
01:24:14I just wish she would reconsider
01:24:16calling it off with my cardiologist,
01:24:18and I am happy to accept a referral elsewhere,
01:24:20but that's what it takes.
01:24:24All of that to say
01:24:26that going forward in my personal life
01:24:29and with my son,
01:24:31that going forward in my personal life
01:24:34and with my writing,
01:24:36I want to pay tribute to the more complicated
01:24:39love stories that surround us,
01:24:41because they're not all flawless.
01:24:43They're not all romantic.
01:24:46They're not all expected.
01:24:49And I don't need to transport myself
01:24:52or my readers to some far-flung country
01:24:55to find those love stories.
01:24:57Sometimes they're just right around the corner.
01:25:01Sometimes it's even on Classify.
01:25:08Local author ready to bloom where she's planted.
01:25:12Sounds awfully familiar.
01:25:14Just back in town and hoping to connect
01:25:16with familiar faces and new friends alike,
01:25:19let's write a beautiful story together.
01:25:22My chat is open.
01:25:26applause
01:25:32All right, shall we get started?
01:25:35The problem with Prague, Chapter 1.
01:25:39Her body ached,
01:25:42a constellation of fading bruises
01:25:45stretched from her right hip.
01:25:47Oh, I think I've lost my senses
01:25:49Am I walking straight into a burning light?
01:25:54A burning light
01:25:57Cheers.
01:26:00Flower Queen coming through.
01:26:04Beautiful. Right here, my dear.
01:26:08Hey, Mom, you plan on joining us anytime soon?
01:26:11Yes, absolutely.
01:26:13Just sometimes you have to get it down
01:26:15when the inspiration strikes.
01:26:17Making progress, then.
01:26:18Ooh, I don't want to jinx it, so...
01:26:20No, absolutely not.
01:26:22Have you given my question any more thought?
01:26:24The do-I-want-to-move-home question?
01:26:26Mm-hmm.
01:26:27I have, and definitely not.
01:26:28Business is picking up.
01:26:30Oh, my book signing appeal, perhaps?
01:26:32Hannah's ad.
01:26:33We're rolling in plant parents
01:26:34and garden gnomies, or whatever she called them.
01:26:36She's more than earned her raise.
01:26:38And your boyfriend has brought
01:26:39a very nice bottle of wine with him.
01:26:41He is not my boyfriend.
01:26:42He's just an old...
01:26:43An old college friend, sure, Mom.
01:26:45Funny, though, Zach did mention that
01:26:47you haven't been home most nights when he goes to bed,
01:26:49even when he's out late with Margo.
01:26:51Well, your brother and I are going to need
01:26:53to have a little chat about, uh,
01:26:55what percentage of my royalties he can expect to inherit
01:26:58if he can't learn to keep his mouth shut.
01:27:01Can you get that?
01:27:03I need to have a little chat with your brother.
01:27:07So...
01:27:09What is he doing?
01:27:17Don't tell my girlfriend
01:27:18that I went to the other plant shop in town.
01:27:20Your girlfriend will forgive you this time.
01:27:22Good.
01:27:27Mmm.
01:27:28How are things going with your mom?
01:27:30She's trying, I'm trying.
01:27:32We're all just...
01:27:34Blooming where you're planted.
01:27:36Oh.
01:27:38Zach is never gonna live that down, is he?
01:27:40No, never.
01:27:41Oh, I love it.
01:27:44Um, excuse me.
01:27:46Hi, ladies.
01:27:47Sorry to interrupt.
01:27:49Is this Amelia Bloom's house?
01:27:51Is she on some map of the stars or something?
01:27:54Does Penfield have a map of the stars?
01:27:56Ah, I thought that was you!
01:27:58There she is!
01:28:00Oh, ladies, this is not some crazed fan.
01:28:02This is my editor, Graham.
01:28:03I'm so glad you could make it.
01:28:05Well, my best-selling author promised me a new book.
01:28:07Yes, yes.
01:28:08How's it going?
01:28:09It's coming, it's coming.
01:28:10And I am doing something different.
01:28:12I'm gonna tell you all about it after dinner.
01:28:14This is about to get really interesting.
01:28:16Why's that?
01:28:17He is totally Max's type.
01:28:19Oh, really?
01:28:20Yeah.
01:28:21Then we should go get good seats.