"Harley Wilkes was your father." "He left you his practice." "Why you stopped our little frolic?" "You got googly eyes for George?" "You think that about me?" "That I'm snobbish and shallow?" "Zoe knows about us." "Lavon and I had an affair." "I cannot tell you how sorry I am." " You don't have to because it's over." " Yes, I swear to you, it" " Lemon, I meant us." " No." " I didn't wanna be in the middle of this." " I understand." "Yeah." "Except for one thing." "We're not friends." "Who the-?" "Uh-oh." "George knows." "Months of keeping the big secret, and now ka-bam, it's exploded." "Who knows what the fallout's gonna be." "All the Belles could be wearing black." "Yeah, well, all know is, I blew it." "Kissing Lemon in public." "Monumentally stupid." "And George Tucker..." " Poor George." " Yeah." " What are you doing?" " George is angry." "He lashed out at me." "It's obvious that you will be the next target." "I just want you to be prepared." "Okay." "You know I got hit by 350-pound linemen for a living, right?" "Mm-hm." "Those little jabs, they're just like butterflies dancing on my chest." "And, no offense to George, I'm not exactly afraid of his right hook." "Though he's got a right to try." "I'm going to the Rammer Jammer for recon." "Find out what everyone's saying about the breakup." "You should probably lay low until I report back." "Hey, uh, I need y'all's help." "Why would I help you?" "Why would I help anyone?" "I am a shallow snob, remember?" "Move out of my way." "Ow." " Lavon" " Wade, write it down." "You do your laundry, you won't have to borrow my socks." " Yeah, or your underwear." " My what, now?" "Uh, it doesn't matter." "There's an emergency, all right?" "Last night, regrettably, I got very drunk, and, uh, I slept with someone." " So?" "That happens all the time." " Well, I can't remember who." " That happens most of the time." " Yeah." "But none of my other overnight guests wear things like this." "That is a large garment." "She's in my shower now." "Hey, are you sure she can fit in your shower?" "What are we gonna do?" "You are gonna head back home and meet your new girlfriend." " Bring her a doughnut." " Come with me." "Please." " Go." " You're a good friend." " Thank you." "Thank you so much." " You made your bed." "Hope she didn't break it." "Come, friends, who plough the sea" "Truce to navigation Take another station" "Let's vary piracee" "With a little burglaree" "Hey, Shellsters." "What's going on, huh?" "Any news, any gossip?" "Debbie Jean Fordham got laryngitis, and can't perform in Dash DeWitt's charity revue Gilbert and South-ivan tomorrow." "Gilbert and South-ivan?" "And that's the gossip?" "The only gossip?" "Sorry." "Jeez." "Yeah!" "Hey, Brick." " How you holding up?" " What do you think?" "I am so furious, I can't even see straight." " I'm sorry, I heard." " Ah." "Yeah, but after a while, this anger will pass." " Not before I have to sing tomorrow." " Sing?" "You know how many words are in "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General"?" "There's 10 in the title alone." "I can't believe I let Dash convince me to sign up for this." "Right." "Dash." "He is always causing trouble." "Hmm." "I still don't understand." "How is this gonna make George un-break up with you?" " Oh, he didn't break up with me." " Hmm?" "He was angry and he lashed out, but he didn't mean it." "And how do you know?" " You see this?" " Mm-hm." "Zero calls." "You know why?" "Because George has not told anyone." "Not even a single soul." "Had he insinuated that we were fighting that phone would be ringing with people wanting gossip." "Maybe he hasn't had a chance to tell anyone." "It just happened." "Maybe." "But until then, I have hopes that he will reconsider." "So I am bringing him his favorite cake, and I am going to apologize." "What's he so angry about anyway?" "I never heard what you were fighting about." "It's not important." "Because all today and all tomorrow, during Dash's revue I'm going to apologize, and I will not stop." "And eventually, he will have to forgive me." "Uh..." " Hello?" "Hey, Wade." " Why are we screaming?" " What are you doing here?" " Don't you remember?" " I wouldn't ask if I remembered." "I found you last night, walking." "You were drunk as a skunk, so I brought you back here and I was tired, so I slept over." " In my bed?" " The couch was itchy." "Don't worry, we slept feet to head." "Some things are best forgot." "Tom, uh, can you tell me, heh, whose shirt this is?" "Maybe what I was doing by the road?" "I have no idea." "This is intriguing." "And where's my car, Tom?" "You lost your car?" "Oh, man, this is just like The Hangover." "Which is awesome because it's like The Hangover II." "There might be a tiger in your closet." "I'm going over there." "He needs a friend." "A friend?" "He's not even speaking to you." "George just thinks he's mad at me." "He needs someone today, someone who understands what he's going through." " Not using this to your advantage?" " I am a doctor." "Which is why I am bringing him this soup, homemade by me." "Uh-huh." "And what's this, now?" "I had to use a can opener." "That counts." "Not in the South, it doesn't." "Hi, Lemon." "I should've known." "Thirty seconds after George found out you'd make your move." "I didn't make my move." "I made soup." "Listen to me, Miss Opportunistic." "George may be angry at me, but he will forgive me." "And in a couple weeks, we will be standing in that church and we will be saying our vows, and then we will be dancing to "What a Wonderful World" in front of our 200 closest friends." "And nothing and nobody is gonna stop it." "Lemon, I am simply here because my friend George is in pain." "He needs someone to talk to." "Someone who didn't break his heart." "Hey, George." "Come on, you two." "Ladies, hi." "Lemon, did you make that cake for me?" "How thoughtful of you." "And, Zoe, is that-?" "is that soup?" "How sweet, heh." "Well, you know what, ladies?" "I'll see you two later." "Thanks for the grub." "It was so weird." "George Tucker was happy." "Elated, even." "Didn't seem like he was angry with me." "He's obviously in denial, which is stage one in the five stages of grief." "Yes, Zoe." "Even I, a stupid football jock, knows what denial is." "Sorry." "It's just I've never seen a case this bad." "He needs to deal with his feelings." "I have to figure out a way how to help him move on to stage two anger, before he snaps." "You're researching how on a computer." "Aren't you supposed to be a doctor?" "Psych was not my best rotation." "My thesis, "Get Over It," wasn't well-received." " Can't imagine why." " The Internet is no help." "It is telling me to let him be." " It's unaware of the danger." " Which is?" "He denies himself right down the aisle with a woman who cheated on him." "I see." "Zoe, maybe you should just let this go." "Oh, no." "I cannot let this go." "George's mental health is in jeopardy." "I have to get a consult." "I am the very model Of a modern Major-General" "I've la-la-la-la animal And la-la-la-la Benadryl" " Benadryl, Brick?" " It's just hard for me to sing with all these distractions." "I know the kings of England" "Tom, that boat is awesome." "Will you pass the white paint?" "The white paint." "Uh, uh..." "Sure." "Uh, okay." "Hey, Tom." "Buddy, sweet tea?" " Yeah." " Wanda?" " Me?" " Yeah." "Brick, the performance is tomorrow." "Well, you should've given me these lyrics a month ago." " Well, I did." "Sweet tea, anyone?" "Hello, Lemon." "Would you like some sweet tea?" "No, uh, I do not want a sweet tea." "What the hell is going on?" "We are at rehearsal for Dash's revue, scheduled to sing "I Am the Pirate King. "" "Did something happen to you?" "Are you okay?" " I'm fantastic." " But you" "You do remember what happened last night?" "I remember." "Something like that is hard to forget." "All right." "Come on." "Next up, "Three Little Maids from School. "" "A little over." "A little over." "Okay." "Right there." "Okay." "I am missing one little maid." "Lemon, I think you're needed on-stage for rehearsal." "Who's got a paintbrush for me?" "Yeah, well, I got some time." "Okay." "Hey, uh, Shelley, you" "Did you happen to see me leave here last night with anyone?" "You were flirting with every girl." "Could've been anyone." "You have any guesses?" " I guess her." " What'd you do that for?" "For calling me all drunk for sex last night." "Oh." "Well, sorry." "Here." "Like I would ever wear that." "So we didn't-?" "Of course not." "I turned you down." "You'd already called my married sister, you pig." "Classy, Wade." "Super classy." "I wondered when you was gonna give me that shirt back." " This is not yours." " It's my sister's." " Big Ethel?" " I saw you when you snatched it from my clothesline." "Well, heh, why would I do that?" "Maybe because you was walking around naked as the day is long." "And you just keep getting classier." ""About binomial theorem I'm teeming with news with many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse. " Dear God." " Yeah?" " Hi." " Hey, hey." "Brick." "Have you ever dealt with a patient who's stuck in serious denial?" "First, let me relish the moment." "Ha, ha." "You've finally come to me for a consult." "Okay." "Can we please just get on with it?" " No, I'm still relishing, ha, ha." " Brick!" "Oh, okay, okay." "Well, you know, uh, a little short-term denial is a perfectly, um, healthy coping mechanism." "Not in this case." "This guy just found out something terrible about his fi" " Wife." "His wife." "Oh, I see, I see." "Mm-hm." " Did Lemon put you up to this?" " What?" "Dr. Hart, I am processing the information about my wife in my own time, thank you very much." "And it is within reason for me to attend my daughter's wedding without a date." " But I" " Now, if you will excuse me I have lines to learn. "I'm very good at integral and differential calculus." "I know the scientific names of beings animalculous. "" "Yes." "Yes, that's good." "That's good." "Three little maids who, all unwary Come from a ladies'seminary" "Freed from its genial tutelary" "Three little maids from school Three little maids from school" "Wow." "They're just lovely, aren't they, Tom?" "Uh, uh..." " Yes." " Do you sing?" "He's incredible." "You never heard him in the choir?" "Really fantastic voice." "You know what?" "I think I'm gonna go get some more paint." "Thank you, sir." "Hey, Lemon." "Great rehearsal." "You were hitting those high notes." " Stop it." " Stop what?" "I was being friendly." "Don't be friendly, George." "Friendly is insane, okay?" "I hurt you." "I betrayed you." "Just yell at me or scream at me or something, please." "There's no need for that." "I get it." "You had an affair." "And I'm sure that you are very, very sorry." "I am so sorry." "I am so, so, so sorry." "Like I said, I am sure you are." "So does this mean that there's still hope for the wedding to be on?" "Not even an iota." "Lemon, George, come on." "You're up." "I don't feel like rehearsing." "I got my part down pat." "So I'll just see you at the big show tomorrow, okay?" " But" " Thank you, Dash." "Hey." " Hi, Zoe." "Hi, George." " Are we okay?" " Of course we are." "Look, I wanna say I'm sorry for taking it all out on you last night." "I know that you were just trying to do what's best and" "You're a really good friend, and I wanted to tell you that." "I am glad you think so, pal." "I was hoping you might wanna watch a movie." " Oh, yeah?" " Yeah, I got, um..." " ..." "Unfaithful, Fatal Attraction, Obsessed..." " Ha, ha." "Zoe." "Look, George, I don't mean to alarm you but all of that happiness you feel is really major denial." "It's not denial." "And this happiness I feel, it's relief." "I've been walking around for six months wondering why my fiancée was acting all nutty and erratic." "And now that I get it well, I feel" " I feel free." " Free?" " Yeah." "I get to start over." "Now." "While I am still young and vibrant and, let's face it, kind of cute." "All right, look, George." "You need to process." "No, no." "No process." "See, what I need to do is live." "It turns out that Lemon wasn't the girl for me." "She wasn't my destiny." "So now it's my job to go find out what or who that destiny is." "Well, I guess that makes sense." "So, Zoe Hart I hope to see you around again really soon." "From Marathon to Timbuktu And something oratorical" "Yeah?" "That's it?" "Oh, Daddy, not even close." "If this was not a charity, I would quit it right now." "Are you okay, Lemon?" "You look kind of pale." " No." " Oh, pfft." "It's those ridiculous hats she wears." "She never gets any sun, heh." "I'm fine." "I'm fine, Daddy." "Stay healthy." "This is a big month for you, right?" " Of course it is." "Heh." " You should really tell him." " Oh, no." "There's no need to." "George and I are gonna make it through." " I have a new plan." " What?" "At the end of our Gilbert and Sullivan song, I am gonna kiss him." "Right there, up on the stage." "And what?" "He'll get furious." "And fury will lead to a fight." "A fight will lead him to let out his feelings, and we'll talk through it." "Then we'll live happily, happily, happily, happily ever after." "Oh, we really need to get a shrink in this town." "And if the girls' club is gonna have its bake sale on Wednesday we'll need to change the trash pickup." "Uh, Selectwoman Blackwell, it has been a treat, heh." "And, uh, I will get back to you on all those issues." "Promptly." " Thank you, Mayor Hayes." "Thank you for coming." "All right." "You have a good old day." "What is wrong with you?" "So very, very much." "The shirt?" "It was Ethel Warner's." "No." "No." "No." "No, no, no, I" "Apparently, I stole it off her clothesline." "Well, why'd you do that?" "Because I was naked." "And I have no idea what happened to my clothes or where my car is or why my arm is so damn itchy." "That's a clue." "Well, maybe it's an allergy." "What are you allergic to?" "Uh, pumpkins, birch beer, rabbits." "But, you know, pumpkin season's over, and I stay the hell away from birch beer." "The only person I know with a pet rabbit is" " Oh, dear God." " What?" "I know exactly who I was with last night." "And I only wish it was Big Ethel, because this is" " Oh, this is so much worse." " Oh, who could be worse than Big Ethel?" " Tansy." "Your ex-wife." "My ex-wife who's still in love with me." "God, I am such a jerk." "So I see." "You're not in denial, you're in an erectile dysfunction ad." "What is going on?" "I've been part of an us for so long that I lost sight of me." "So I stayed up all night and I made a list of things that, uh, I wanna do." "And one was dying in a motorcycle accident?" " No, no, no, because I have a helmet." " Oh, good." "What else is on this list?" "Oh, so much." "So much." "A couple years ago Lemon and I, we went to New Orleans." "And I saw this little place, Bar Moreau." "It had this incredible old-time jazz band." "It was decked out." "Place was amazing." "I wanted to go in, but Lemon wanted to go to the opera." "So I'm going there now." "Aren't you supposed to be in Dash's revue?" "Also something that Lemon wanted to do, not me." "I'm not doing things I don't wanna do." "It is George Tucker time." "Heh, okay." "You have fun." " Oh, I will." " Okay." "Heh." " You have fun here." " Well, thanks." "Don't die." "Hey, Tansy." "Hey, heh." " Thank you for bringing my car back." " Least I could do." "And I'm sorry for, uh, you know having drunk sex with you last night." "Is that what you think happened?" "Well, you were drunk, but we did not have sex." " We didn't?" " Oh, you wanted to, heh." "You even took off your clothes to prove how much." "But last time I saw you, you gave me a speech about making better choices." "And you were right, which is why I kicked you out." "I guess you were too drunk to figure out how to put your clothes back on." "Well, thank you for having some good sense." "At least one of us does." "I'm trying." "Actually, I'm going to night school." " Studying cosmetology." " Hey, all right." "And I am steering clear of men for now." "I'm getting my life together, and it's all because of you being so terrible to me." "So thanks, heh." "I should grab a cab." " Yeah." " I have to study." "Well, it's not broken." "Just a bad bruise." "You are lucky." "I got distracted while I was hammering." "I know I should've been looking at what I was doing, it's just..." " I kind of have a crush on someone." " Anyone I know?" " Do you know Tom Long?" " Tom Long." "You have a crush on Tom Long?" "Who wouldn't?" "He's sweet and funny and handsome and good to his mama." "He's just so shy." "Uh, hold that thought." " Hello?" " Zoe Hart?" "I wanted to call and tell you that you are missing out because New Orleans is amazing." "I mean, it's alive, it's electric." "And the food, I'm eating this beignet right now." "And I swear to you, it is a religious experience." " Well, heh, I am glad you are having fun." " You should come join me." " What?" " New Orleans is two hours away." "You come out here." "We'll hang out, hear some jazz, you'll be home by 1 a. m., 2 at the latest." "Uh, I don't know." "Come on." "You need to get out of that office." "You need to live a little." "You need to seize the day." "Seize the day." " I'll think about it." " You do that." "You think about that real hard." " Okay?" " Bye, heh." "So, what do you think?" "What should I do about Tom Long?" " You should go for it." " Really?" "Yeah, sometimes destiny gives us a window." "And no matter how crazy it may seem, you act on it before that window closes." "I have to go." " I just wanna let you know George isn't here." " He's not?" "Mm-mm." "That's okay." "He will be." "I'm not worried." "First up is "Three Little Maids. " And for me, two little earplugs." "Come on." "Magnolia, you get him here, okay?" "Everything depends on this." "Everything." " Okay." " Thank you." "Okay, go, go, go." "Lavon." "Lavon, I need to borrow your car and some cash for emergencies, and directions to New Orleans." " Why New Orleans?" " To meet George." "Dangerous territory, Zoe." "Very dangerous." "But what if George is my destiny?" "And this is my only chance?" "Let me remind you of one thing." "George did not choose you." "He found out a secret about Lemon." "Big difference." "I am the very model Of a modern Major-General" "I've information vegetable Animal and mineral" "I know the kings of England And I quote the fights historical" "From Marathon to Waterloo In order categorical" " Did you find him yet?" " He's not at home or his office." "Lemon, where is George?" "He's supposed to be getting into his costume." "Oh, um, I forgot to tell you, uh, George is very, very, very sick." "He has, um, a terrible stomach bug." " He's at home." " Weird." "I saw him riding his new motorcycle." "Motorcycle." "No, that's crazy, heh." "He was with Dr. Hart." "I'm sure she insisted he wear his helmet." "Dr. Hart?" " I'll be right back." " What?" "But you're up in two songs." "Jambalaya and a crawfish pie And fillet gumbo" "Because tonight I'm gonna see my ma chére amie, oh" "Pick guitar fill fruit jar And be gay, oh" "Son of a gun, we're gonna have big fun On the bayou" "Thibodeaux and Fontaineaux The place is buzzin'" "Kinfolk come to see Yvonne By the dozen" "Dress in style and go hog-wild Me-oh-my, oh" "Son of a gun, we're gonna have big fun On the bayou" "Jambalaya and a crawfish pie And fillet gumbo" "Because tonight I'm gonna see My chére amie, oh" "Pick guitar fill fruit jar And be gay, oh" "Son of a gun, we're gonna have big fun On the bayou" "Son of a gun, we're gonna have big fun On the bayou" "Son of a gun, we're gonna have big fun On the bayou" "Woo!" "Great job." "Thank you, sir." "Thanks." "You sounded great." "Good job." "I did not know that you could sing like that." "There are a lot of things you don't know about me." "I guess so." "But I am really glad you came." "Now you can help me with the next thing on my to-do list." "Bartender, two hurricanes, please." "I'm sorry to interrupt, but you were great up there." " Oh, thank you, heh." " Can we see you anywhere else in town?" " Um, heh." " Hmm." "Sorry, that was actually just kind of a spontaneous thing, so..." "But you are a professional singer?" " No." "Really?" "Actually, I'm a lawyer." " Oh." "You hear that, honey?" "We're groupies for a lawyer." "Oh, don't be embarrassed." "You're not the first groupies this lawyer has had." "Kim and Pablo Charlton." " Um, George Tucker." " Hi, I'm Zoe." " Hi." " You two from around here?" " No, just visiting." " Oh, so are we." "From New Jersey." " Actually, we're on our honeymoon." " Oh, congratulations." "And that is such a coincidence, because so are we." "I'm called Little Buttercup Dear Little Buttercup" "Though I could never tell why" "Did you hear?" "I got all the words right." "Every single one of them." "Where's Lemon?" "I'm not really sure." "Heh." "We are gonna have to skip their number." "Tom and I can fill in." "Oh, he can sing." "He's in the choir." " We can do it." " What?" "Come on, Tom." "Seize the day." " Okay, we can do it." " Heh." "Oh, betterfar to live and die Under the brave black flag I fly" "Than play a sanctimonious part With a pirate head and a pirate heart" "Away to the cheating world go you" "Where pirates are all well-to-do" "But I'll be true to the song I sing" "And live and die a pirate king" "For I am the pirate king" "And it is, it is a glorious thing To be a pirate king" " For I am the pirate king" " You are!" "Hurrah for the pirate king!" "And it is, it is a glorious thing" "Where are Lemon and George?" "It's not like them to blow off an important town event and to miss my song." "Daddy I have to tell you something." "Pirate king Hurrah for the pirate king!" "So you don't live anywhere?" "Oh, right now, nothing's holding us down." "We're just kind of untethered." "Free." "You know, so we decided to take a year off and travel." " Yeah." " And see where life takes us." "Yeah." "Well, we've been all over." "To Australia." "Oh, yeah." " Europe." "Wow, so, what's next?" "Uh, what's next on the honeymoon is Uganda, actually." "I have always wanted to go to Uganda." "To see the gorillas in the wild." "Me too." "You two lead such an amazing life." "We really do." "Ladies and gentlemen we have a special guest performer tonight." "Please, give a warm New Orleans welcome to Mr. Scotty McCreery." "Scotty McCreery." "Holy crap." "If you'll excuse us, uh, I'm gonna go dance with my bride." "Oh." " Heh, bye." "Come on." "The trouble with girls Is they're a mystery" "Something about 'em puzzles me" "Spent my whole life trying to figure out" "Just what them girls are all about" "The trouble with girls is They're so dang pretty" "I should've known that we'd have so much in common." "Zoe Hart from the first day I picked you up by the side of the road, you have gotten to me." "It's been a great night." "Do you have anything left on your list that you wanna do?" "No, I have done everything on my list." "Except one." "SCOTTY They kill you with goodbye" "They're the perfect drug" "And I can't break free" "Yeah, the trouble with girls" "Is nobody loves trouble As much as me" "So, what now?" "Now..." "Now we spend the night." "And be who we just pretended we were." " Live our lives." "Seize the day." "Heh." "You're right, we should." " We should?" " Yeah." "I'll get us a room then." "My mom knows somebody at every fancy hotel in America." "So why don't you let me make a call?" "George?" "George, are you in there?" " George?" "Lemon." "Hi, Daddy." "Um..." "I was just, um..." "I was just checking to see if Zoe Hart had my wallet, because I lost it and somebody said that she might have it." "I need to find it, because it's really important." "Honey Magnolia told me that George broke off the wedding." "What's going on?" "I messed up real bad." "I messed up so bad, Daddy." "I cheated on George." "Hey." "Oh, hey, Tom." " So I hear you solved the mystery." " Yeah." "Yeah, I did." "I'm sorry I couldn't be there to lend a hand, but I had a big night." "I was so scared, but I sang." " Hey." "Hey, that's great." " It was incredible." "Up there on that stage with Wanda, it felt like everything was right." "It felt like, uh, destiny." "Destiny, huh?" "I've been pining away for Zoe Hart for so long that I nearly missed Wanda." "Well, good for you, you know." "I'm, uh, glad you found someone." "Our life as wild bachelors was incredible, but it's time to grow up." "I'm nearly 23." "I'm sorry, Wade, but goodbye." "All right, Tom." "Hey, Tansy, it's, uh, Wade." "Pierre, a suite would be perfect." "Thank you so much." "Okay, bye." "BAND LEADER I see trees of green" "Red roses too" "I see them bloom For me and for you" "And I think to myself" "What a wonderful world" "I see skies of blue" "And clouds of white" "The bright, blessed day And the dark, sacred night" "And I think to myself" "What a wonderful world" "I see friends shaking hands" "Saying, "How do you do?"" "They're really saying "I love you"" "I hear babies cry" "Your wedding song." "It just took me by surprise, that's all." "George I think it's time to go home." "What a wonderful world" "What a wonderful world" "Wow." "Nice hair." "Very funny." "We have to practice on each other in class." "My partner went a little overboard." "No, no, it, uh, looks good." " Thank you for, uh, coming by." " You're my only ex-husband." "When you need me, I'm here." "What's going on?" "Well, you know, I was just thinking about what you said about, uh..." "You know, about how you're trying to change and do better, and, uh..." "Well, it got me thinking." "Getting drunk, going home with random women, heh losing my clothes." " I'm trying to put that behind me too." " Is that so?" " Obviously, I'm not doing perfectly." "But, uh..." " Heh." "I got a plan." "I'm saving up money to open my own bar." "It could be a special place, heh." "Is that why you called me?" "To tell me you're saving up for a bar?" "I guess I just wanted you to know that, uh well, I'm trying too." "Well, it's about time, Wade Kinsella." "Zoe, thank you for everything." "This night was magical." "But..." "When the magic wears off, reality will still be here." "And you have to deal with it." "Yeah." "I'll see you tomorrow." "Hey, George." "Unh!" "Okay, uh, I did feel that." "I'm sorry, Daddy." "You must be so disappointed in me." "No." "We all make mistakes." "All of us do." "It's okay." "Do you think George is gonna come back?" "I don't know." "Tell you what I do know." "Unlike your dear old dad you are resilient." "No matter what happens, you will go on." "That much I know." "I can't sleep." "Is everything okay?" "Hey, Magpie." "Why don't you go on back to bed?" "You know?" "You got school tomorrow." "I wanna help." "What can I do?" "Um, you could, um make a list of all the people we need to call to tell them that the wedding is off." "Okay." "But don't make me call Aunt Lavinia." "George, where have you been?" "Are you okay?" "How could you do that, Lemon?" "How-?" "How could you do that to me?" "How could you do that to us?" "I loved you, Lemon." "So, no, I am not okay." "I'm hurt, and I am" "I am angry." "I know." "I know." "So how was New Orleans?" " I had a perfect night." " Hmm." "Well, almost perfect." "But you were right." "It's too soon for George to start a new relationship." "So I'm glad we came home before we both did something we'd regret." "Do you seem oddly, uh...?" " What is that look on your face?" " Hope." "Because now I know that George and I would be..." "That we could be great together." "Well, I really hope everything works out for you." "I do."