"I didn't steal you from your mother." "She and I agreed a long time ago that you would be better off with me full time." "Mom says differently." "(SIGHS)" "Just let me go." "What, to Hong Kong?" "And back to New York." "I know you care about me, but you've had your time." "It's Mom's turn now." "I do love you, and that's why my answer is no." "Not even to Hong Kong?" "I'm sorry." "You aren't." "I can't let you go." "You can't stop me." "I'm still your father." "When I graduate from high school," "I'm leaving, I'm not coming back." "So, what do you think?" "I'm not sure." "I can't go to England." "Brandon, you were gonna move anyway." "It's too far." "And I can't leave Middleton." "Not now." "I'm sorry, Tara." "I love you." "I'm so sorry." "You knew?" "Since this morning." "Why didn't you tell me?" "I wanted to fix it first." "I've been on the phone with Jones all day." "I must have shown him 10 different buildings." "And?" "Java Shed wants your building." "And Jones wants Java Shed as a tenant." "Well, you still should have told me." "You're right." "Just give me a chance." "To do what?" "To make this right." "You didn't make it wrong." "Then why do I feel so guilty?" "Because you're a good guy." "(EXHALES)" "Hey, Sam!" "Hey." "You were expecting me?" "I was." "Last night, actually." "Tea?" "Sure." "Ah!" "Ooh!" "Hot, hot!" "Yeah." "Hot tea is not meant to be downed." "Well, I thought those relaxing, happy properties you always talk about with tea could be fast-tracked." "It doesn't work that way." "I get that now." "So what's new with the shop?" "Does Ryan have a plan?" "(SNIFFS)" "Ryan is trying to get Jones to see that I'd make a great tenant, and if Java Shed can be talked into a different location, then, uh, Jones would give me a lease." "Oh." "I hope this doesn't sound too..." "Why don't you just relocate?" "It's not like it's sacred ground." "Your loyal customers will follow you wherever you are, and the new ones always seem to find you." "Um, how's the new house guest?" "Which means we're through talking about that." "No, it means that I want to know how the house guest is." "And I'm guessing that's why you burned your throat on my tea." "Uncomfortable?" "You have no idea." "So you're stuck between a rock and a..." "Linda." "(SIGHS)" "All right." "I'll see you later." "Thanks." "Sure." "(ENGINE STARTS)" "Martha Tinsdale." "Thank you, Deb." "You're welcome." "Oh, dear!" "Seriously, Martha!" "I can't stop them." "I tried." "I have spoken to Mr. Jones and he refuses to entertain any offer." "He wants that building." "Well, you've got to do something!" "Well, I can't just tell them to go away." "The property was for sale, he bought it." "And besides, Java Shed has already started all the necessary paperwork for the renovations and construction." "Not good enough!" "I have done everything in my power or what is legally within my power." "If I take one more step, then Java Shed and Mr. Jones will have a lawsuit." "A winnable lawsuit." "I know that this is difficult for you to hear, but Java Shed is coming to Middleton, and nothing short of a miracle will stop it." "Hey." "Hey." "(DOOR CLOSES)" "How go the real estate wars?" "Ryan says he's making progress with Jones." "Hmm." "Look... (SIGHS)" "I shouldn't have said anything about relocation." "It's obvious that you like where your shop is now." "Because it is sacred ground." "Oh?" "It's where Jake and I first connected." "It was magical." "It's where I finally found my roots, my purpose..." "A home in Middleton." "You clearly loved Jake very much." "He was lucky to have you." "Every day, when I open my front door for business, it's like he's still there." "What are you doing?" "Shooting hoops." "Um, no, you are slamming the ball against the backboard over and over again trying to drive me crazy." "And guess what?" "It worked." "So you can stop now." "Okay, so I'm a little off my game, all right?" "Only if you're trying to get the ball in the hoop." "I hate this." "Basketball?" "My parents." "I'm stuck between them and they really hate each other." "Dad wants me to stay here, and Mom wants me to go with her." "Well, what do you want?" "I want to go to Hong Kong and back to New York." "No, you don't." "How would you know?" "I just do." "Cambridge?" "What did you say?" "I'd like my job back." "Oh?" "Cassie needs me here." "Yeah, I heard about the Bell, Book  Candle, and I can't even imagine Middleton without it." "So Cassie asked you to stay?" "She didn't, and she wouldn't, but I have to be here for her and Grace whatever happens." "Okay, but..." "What?" "Never mind." "No, go on, say it." "Tara needs you, too, right?" "I mean, everything is gonna get settled, right?" "I mean, hopefully Cassie's shop stays right where it is, but this isn't gonna go on forever." "And once things are settled, you could go be with Tara in England." "That's true." "Tara's family." "So, is this really about Cassie?" "Wow." "I..." "I still cannot believe that you left" "New York for this." "I did." "And I like it." "What do you really want?" "Does it ever occur to you that I may want a chance to be a real mother to Nick?" "A real mother wouldn't try to take a son from a father who's raised him his whole life." "She's one of the top custody lawyers in the country, and she thinks that I have a very strong case." "Full custody or not, Nick doesn't want to live with you." "And that's gonna carry a lot of weight with a judge." "If you do this, Nick's gonna get hurt." "I haven't filed yet." "I told my lawyer that I could get you to come around." "Whether Nick gets hurt or not is up to you, not me." "Thought we could drown our respective sorrows in tea and carbs." "Aw, you gave up your mid-afternoon latte?" "(CHUCKLES)" "Well, since Java Shed, I've decided to give up on java all together." "So, Ryan is currently at the Bistro rocking two cell phones." "Yeah, he's trying to get Jones to lease me back the space." "But to do that, he first needs to get the Java Shed people interested in a different location." "So, you and Ryan..." "Is this Jones thing gonna be a speed bump or a full stop?" "I don't know." "I..." "I just don't know." "You're just not so sure?" "Yeah." "What are you up to, Ryan?" "Trying to save Cassie's shop." "Isn't that kind of like setting a house on fire and then calling the fire department?" "No, Abigail, it's nothing like that." "You brought Jones to Middleton." "Jones was interested in the Keating property." "That's it." "After you called his office and sent a ton of emails." "Ever heard of Pandora's Box?" "I'm not the bad guy here." "Depends on who you ask." "You charged me for all my coffee refills?" "And my water." "(SCOFFS)" "Boss' orders." "CASSIE:" "Okay, thanks." "Bye, Ryan." "I thought that I would help with dinner." "Oh, well, I never turn down help." "Something tells me that you're not here just to help make a salad." "Why can't Bell, Book stay where it is?" "It's not my building." "Why can't you buy it?" "Can't afford it." "Why does everything have to change?" "Losing Dad, Brandon moving away, the Bell, Book..." "Why can't things stay the same, Mom?" "Oh, honey, change is a part of life." "A bad part." "Hmm." "So, you're looking to avoid pain to avoid the unpleasant and unhappy things in life?" "Yeah." "It's completely understandable and completely unrealistic." "(BOTH CHUCKLE)" "So you're saying that stuff like this is just gonna keep on happening to me?" "To all of us." "But we aren't defined by what happens to us." "We are defined by how we react to what happens to us." "Like the shop?" "Exactly." "Mom?" "Yeah." "What aren't you telling me?" "Jones won't budge on the rent, so in order to stay, I'd have to pay double." "Hey!" "Hey." "How are you?" "Tired of looking at real estate." "Spent the afternoon looking at commercial space." "You didn't want to move." "What changed?" "Ryan got Jones to offer me a lease, but he knows I can't afford to pay double the rent." "Basically an empty gesture." "(SCOFFS) -(CASSIE SIGHS)" "Feelings and emotions aside, whether I want to or not, I have to keep the shop going." "It's how I pay the bills." "Single mom..." "Hey, there's an empty space a couple of blocks from us." "Yeah." "Half the square footage, twice the price, no charm." "(LAUGHS) Practically sells itself." "(CHUCKLES) Practically." "Well, I've got a short day tomorrow, if you want some company." "Sure." "Great." "We can look at overpriced commercial real estate for you, and I can tell you how my ex is going to sue me for custody of Nick." "Okay, fun." "Great." "Whoo!" "(LAUGHS)" "You know, in battle, the troops have to follow the general." "Okay..." "I wouldn't follow you into the bathroom, let alone battle." "Hey!" "Hey." "Java Shed hasn't even broken ground yet and look at you." "I just...feel so defeated." "You look defeated, too." "It's not a good look for you." "You're not defeated, you're frozen in fear." ""It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself," ""you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles."" "It's some war book Cassie is reading right now." "I have no idea why." "Cassie." "Keep an eye on the Bistro, okay?" "Where are you going?" "To get to know my enemies." "(BELL CHIMES)" "Brandon told me." "I had no idea." "You just told me it was a notice from your landlord." "I'm so sorry." "Yeah, me too." "Here you are trying to help me and you might lose your store." "So, um, what did Brandon say about England?" "He didn't tell you?" "He's not sure he wants to go." "(SIGHS)" "He wants to protect you, too." "I'm okay." "I'll be okay." "Aw..." "Are those..." "CASSIE:" "Oh, yeah." "Brandon's skates from when he was in grade school." "He still loves hockey." "With the shop's anniversary," "I'm finding all sorts of things." "Tomorrow is the ice rink's equipment drive, and I was thinking about donating them." "I could drop them by for you if you'd like." "I'd like that very much." "(SIGHS) You're breaking up?" "Living apart." "But you love Tara." "But I love my family, too." "Wow." "What?" "I got what I wanted." "But now I'm not so sure I want it anymore." "What do you mean?" "I want you to stay..." "But both of you." "Tara too." "She's part of the family and I don't want part of our family an ocean away." "I know." "But she's got a once-in-a-lifetime thing at Cambridge, and I can't ask her to stay here." "I could." "No, I don't want her to stay because she's being pressured into it." "This whole thing with Bell, Book has me feeling so helpless." "Hey, we all feel helpless." "Grace..." "(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)" "Sam, my attorney wants to know who's gonna be representing you." "Look, let's not delay this." "I don't have any representation." "Because I'm not gonna fight you." "Excuse me?" "You have a second chance with Nick." "Don't mess it up." "So you're just..." "You're just handing him over?" "I thought maybe I'd try winning by not fighting, this time." "That way, Nick wins." "I'm going to honor what he wants, which is to live with you." "Hey." "Hey." "Well, I just..." "Wanted to let you know that I'm going to..." "Hey, what's wrong?" "Oh, no." "I'm gonna lose my Bell, Book." "No, you don't know." "I can't afford a new store because the rents are so high." "And even if they weren't high, there's nothing available on Main Street." "Oh, Cassie..." "(SIGHS)" "Ryan's going to Chicago to, uh..." "Have a face-to-face meeting with Jones." "One last try to get him to give me my space back at my old rent." "Looks like my anniversary celebration is gonna end up being a going-out-of-business sale." "Oh." "Shh." "Bye, Mom!" "Hey, where are you going?" "Um..." "I can't say." "But what I can say is that" "I won't be doing anything that I ever need to be punished for." "Grace..." "Have a little faith, Mom." "Hi, Brandon!" "Bye, Brandon!" "Teenagers..." "Don't like their mood?" "Just wait an hour." "So Tara tells me you're staying." "I am." "And she's okay with it." "Because she loves you." "I love her." "So because of me, two people who love each other very much can't be together?" "I don't feel very good about that." "Go." "I'll be fine." "It's not about you." "It is, but it's about me and..." "The promise you made to your father." "Right." "He wouldn't want this, and I don't either." "Well, I don't agree with you, and I'm staying whether you like it or not, and whether you approve or not." "I love you, Cassie." "I love you too, Brandon." "Brandon, could you do me a favor?" "Name it." "The ice rink is having their equipment drive today, and I made a big batch of my hot cocoa for their volunteers." "Well, it's my day off, I can bring it right over." "Perfect." "With everything you're going through, you can still think about other people." "Hi." "Hello." "Could I have a menu, please?" "You're not here for the food." "Sadly, I am." "There aren't a lot of restaurant choices in Middleton." "There are always choices." "The trick is picking the right one." "Ah..." "Well, this, uh, this place is pretty much it." "I wasn't talking about the Bistro." "What were you talking about?" "Who are you?" "I'm Abigail." "I'm Cassie Nightingale's cousin." "Okay..." "Listen, could I just have a cup of coffee?" "How's Geoffrey?" "Excuse me?" "Your boyfriend." "He come with you?" "Wait a second, how do you know..." "The thing I love about social media and anyone over the age of 14 is they don't know how to use the privacy settings." "Now I know all your secrets." "That's on the house." "So, you're really okay with me going with Mom?" "(SIGHS)" "Yeah, if that's what you want." "Why didn't you fight her?" "Why'd you give in?" "(CHUCKLES)" ""He who wishes to fight must first count the cost."" "The scroll." "I counted the cost of a prolonged fight with your mother, and the price is just too high for you to pay." "All I've ever wanted was for you to be happy." "So, that's why you aren't fighting Mom?" "That's why I do everything." "(SNIFFLES)" "Nick, I..." "I love you." "And I want things to go smoothly for you with your mother and Geoffrey." "You don't have to go." "I do." "No, you don't." "Mom needs me." "(SIGHS)" "Hey." "Courtesy of the Bell, Book  Candle." "Freshly made by Cassie..." "Here you go." "Brandon." "What's going on?" "I was just, uh, dropping off something..." "BOTH:" "For Cassie." "(LAUGHS) You too?" "Yeah." "A lot of good memories here, huh?" "You remember?" "Our first kiss?" "Yeah, I remember." "It was easy back then." "Easy?" "Please." "I wanted to kiss you the moment I met you, but I had to wait until I brought you here, under the ruse of friendship." "(CHUCKLES)" "(SHIVERS)" "Thank you." "Thanks." "(TARA SHIVERING)" "That smell..." "It's cardamom." "Cassie's hot cocoa." "That spice." "It brought us together." "And now our careers and responsibilities are driving us apart." "So what do we do?" "(SIGHS)" "Hey, boss." "I went, I saw and I know I will conquer." "Java Shed?" "Yesterday, I drove to Blairsville, and, well, their sales people are rude." "They don't know the difference between an iced Americano and an iced coffee, they rely on self-busing for clean-up, and their bathrooms..." "Well, they'll change you, and not in a good way." "So, what you're saying is..." "I can take them." "Java Shed is big and impersonal, and I am small and, well, personal." "I wish I thought to tell you that." "There's a method to your..." "Magic?" "I was gonna say madness." "Oh." "(DOOR CLOSING)" "Hi, Sam." "Abigail." "So I met the ex." "Hmm, Linda." "I get why she's the ex." "(LAUGHS) Irreconcilable..." "Everything?" "Yeah." "She's interesting." "I've never known her to be a big talker." "I never rely on just what someone tells me about themselves." "Are you saying you vet people?" "Don't think I didn't Google you." "Stephanie realized she has something Java Shed doesn't." "Hmm." "Which is?" "Taste." "And it's not shareholders who make the decisions, I do." "The personal touch." "Nice." "I don't think we've officially met." "I'm Stephanie." "I own the Bistro." "I need a refill." "Coffee, black." "Yes, well, I will gladly fetch your coffee, but I just wanted to tell you that I'm not going anywhere." "This place isn't an investment." "It isn't a franchise." "It's me." "Okay." "Thanks." "Coffee, black." "You are a charmer, aren't you?" "Get Mr. Jones a black coffee, please." "I don't trust myself not to drop it in his lap." "I could do that." "Accidents happen." "Every day." "Thanks, but no." "I'll take that coffee to go." "With pleasure." "Thank you." "And, oh, please remember to never come back." "Bye-bye." "What did you do, Elliott?" "Bank called?" "The bank?" "No." "The Java Shed people did." "Oh." "They're pulling out, looking at a different city, different developer." "What did you do?" "I did the right thing, and it felt really good." "(CHUCKLES)" "You're fired." "You should check your e-mail, because I sent my resignation an hour ago." "That felt really good, too." "(CHUCKLES)" "(DOOR CLOSES)" "(SIGHS) So what do you think?" "I wish I'd thought of it myself." "Good." "We'll have to work fast." "Absolutely." "And we'll need help." "Lots of it." "Well then, let's get cracking." "(TARA LAUGHING)" "Ooh!" "I forgot how much..." "You love to skate?" "No." "How much I love you." "We're a great team." "It's about time we start acting like it." "(CHUCKLES)" "(KNOCKS ON WINDOW)" "(BELL CHIMES)" "Stop the presses." "What?" "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa." "Not anymore." "I can stay?" "Just the way it should be." "Wait." "How did you do that?" "You want me to tell you how I worked my magic?" "Yes!" "Your old landlord." "Bill?" "He's a nice guy, by the way." "You talked to him?" "Yeah." "The second I found out that Jones doesn't actually own this building yet." "But Jones said escrow closed." "I know." "He lied to you." "See, Bill told me that he only agreed to sell to Jones if Jones would made sure that you and Bell, Book  Candle could stay indefinitely." "And worse, he went to Bill and he told Bill that you had asked to relocate." "The deal is dead." "(CHUCKLES)" "What?" "Now, Bill is gonna sell the building eventually, but not to Jones." "And before he does, he's gonna sign a long-term lease with you." "Meaning?" "Meaning that you can stay as long as you want to stay." "(LAUGHING) Wow!" "(SIGHS)" "And better than that, that lease will have to be honored by anybody else who buys the building." "Bill thinks that some things are worth more than money." "And he said to say hi." "(LAUGHS)" "Wow!" "Ah..." "(CHUCKLES)" "And just to make sure that you and he are both taken care of, he hired a new agent to handle the sale of the building." "Me." "(LAUGHS) You did it!" "You did it, you saved the shop." "Actually, I didn't save the shop." "I don't understand." "Well, it wasn't my magic that saved Bell, Book  Candle, it was yours." "You helped Bill a long time ago." "His granddaughter." "Yeah." "She was very troubled." "And you gave her a job at your shop one summer." "I did." "And now she's doing really well." "She's a doctor." "Oh." "Well, he never forgot, and he never raised the rent." "So, it was you." "All your good works just coming back to help you out when you need it the most." "And Jones?" "Ah, I quit." "I definitely don't want to be working with a guy like that." "This..." "This is where I want to live." "With you." "I think we have a start to something really special, and I would like to see where it goes." "This is where you should say something." "Oh..." "I'm just not ready for this." "Really?" "It's not you." "It's just..." "I'm not ready to move on with anyone." "Cassie..." "Is there someone else?" "No." "Jake maybe?" "Yeah, I guess he'll always be there." "You know, what keeps me going and..." "And gets me through the toughest times is the fact that I know he's there." "Yeah." "Don't forget about me." "I'm not going anywhere." "Me either." "Here." "And here." "Cash?" "I don't take bribes." "How much is in here?" "For all the overcharging I've been doing since I found out Java Shed's coming to town." "Oh, well, are you perhaps trying to apologize for your appalling behavior towards me?" "Appalling?" "Yes, I felt very...appalled." "Okay." "Take the box, take the cash, and take the apology." "Hmm." "Hmm..." "No chocolate croissant?" "Let's not push it." "Ah." "(GIGGLES)" "Hello." "He doesn't want to go." "And I know why." "He loves me, Sam." "And that's why he feels like he has to go, to take care of you." "You two broke up months ago." "Geoffrey changed his status on your social media accounts." "Right about the time you started texting and e-mailing Nick." "Okay, this is..." "It's not Nick's job to fill a void in your life." "Sam..." "No." "No." "There's a reason I have full custody, and it still holds." "He's better off with me." "And deep down you know that." "I recalculated the cost to Nick if I don't fight you on this, and it's too high for him." "You can't keep him from me." "Never have." "Never would." "I want you to know him, too." "Hey, he loves you." "You're his mother." "Come on, Linda, do the right thing." "Wow!" "Kind of dressy for a celebratory dinner out." "Ah..." "It felt like the right thing to wear." "Well, now I've gotta go home and change." "Oh, you look great!" "Why don't you tell me that I just have a nice personality?" "(BOTH SIGH)" "So..." "Ryan told me about the store and the landlord." "Yeah." "You know, when you think about it, it's amazing how many people you've touched." "I love what I do." "Well, hey." "What's up?" "Nick and I have said our goodbyes." "He's back at the house." "I have a car waiting." "Well, by all means, don't let me hold you up." "I wanted to let you know that I'm gonna take you up on your offer to spend more time with our son." "Oh, great!" "That'll make Nick really happy." "(CHUCKLES) Yes, but will it make you happy?" "Oh, I think for the sake of Nick, we can get along for a weekend here or there." "I'm relocating to Middleton." "(LAUGHING) Right!" "Linda?" "When I get back from China," "I'm gonna look for a house here in Middleton." "I've already spoken with a real estate agent, Sam." "You can't be serious." "You asked me to do this." "No, I didn't!" "You did." "Thank you." "You're welcome." "Good night, Sam." "What?" "I've always hated that tie." "I know." "That's why I like it." "(LAUGHS)" "Just a quick, quick stop." "I just have to pick something up." "I forgot something here earlier." "At my shop?" "Yeah, yeah, yeah." "ALL:" "Surprise!" "(WHOOPING)" "(LAUGHING) What?" "This isn't dinner." "No, it's better." "(GIGGLES)" "I got ahold of your mailing list." "And I sent out an e-mail blast." "And everybody showed up." "And I got a new dress." "And I..." "Well, I thought it was a wonderful idea." "(ALL LAUGH)" "She did." "So..." "Mom, these are some of the people that have been touched by you and Bell, Book." "Thank you." "Oh, wow." "You're welcome, Mom." "(GRACE GIGGLES)" "CASSIE:" "Thank you." "ABIGAIL:" "You're welcome." "(INDISTINCT CHATTER)" "Aw, thank you, Susan." "You're welcome, Cassie." "CASSIE:" "Nice to see you again." "Thank you." "Thanks." "Your cheeks look a little flushed from the cold." "(CHUCKLES)" "Enjoy your day at the rink?" "We did." "Thank you." "So, I get to keep my shop, Brandon, you don't have to stay." "Grace and I will be okay." "I never had to stay, Cassie." "I wanted to." "And I want to as well." "And the best part is we came to that decision together." "Thanks, Cassie." "Nice turnout." "Yeah." "Thanks for coming." "Nah..." "You know, Nick really loves that scroll that you gave him." "Yeah." "It had special meaning for me when I was just a little older than he is now." "Yeah?" "I was a little lost then." "You?" "Yes, me." "(CHUCKLING)" "Well, I'm here if you need me." "I know that." "Everything is perfect." "Thank you so much." "Mom." "Honey." "You did all this?" "We all did it." "You're growing up so fast." "Mom." "Your dad would be very proud." "He's proud of both of us." "I'll be right back." "I love you." "I love you." "Hi." "Hey." "I heard Hong Kong and New York aren't happening." "Ever gonna tell me how you know stuff before it happens?" "Hmm!" "Yeah, probably not." "(BOTH LAUGH)" "I do know that you're happy." "How?" "Well, you're not pounding basketballs into the backboard." "(BOTH LAUGHING)" "Cassie!" "Aw!" "You're back." "We almost lost you." "I'm sorry about Java Shed," "I know you had big plans for Middleton." "I will get my big-box store or my name's not Martha Lorraine Tinsdale." "See?" "You do like my tea." "Hmm..." "Can I be honest?" "Uh, yes." "Your tea tastes like tree bark." "You eat a lot of tree bark, do you?" "(LAUGHS)" "What, was that too honest?" "A little bit." "Oh, excuse me." "Yeah." "Hi, so good to see you." "Glad you made it." "(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)" "You don't have to help." "No, Nick got a ride home with Brandon and you can't do all this by yourself." "I told everyone to leave." "I don't listen so well." "Yeah, I get that about you." "(CHUCKLES)" "Thanks." "(SIGHS) I just can't believe what everybody did." "You're very popular around here." "Hey, we had the teary hug earlier, let's have the celebratory hug." "Okay." "Oh, Sam..." "No more tears." "No more crying."