"Previously on "Desperate housewives"..." "Victor made himself perfectly clear." "Whenever I've truly wanted something, I've always gotten it." "Bree needed to get away." "We're finally taking our honeymoon." "Susan couldn't wait to pop the question." "Will you marry me?" "lynette received shocking news." "You can see this-- it could be lymphoma." "Why are you so reluctant to make a commitment to me?" "Because I'm not in love with you." " And Edie..." " what if we tried to have a baby?" "Engaged in a dangerous deception." "when gabrielle solis agreed to marry victor lang, she was determined to have a very traditional wedding." "She was even more determined to be a very traditional bride." "To that end, the handkerchief in her cleavage was borrowed, the garter on her leg was blue, and the diamonds on her ears were old." "But sadly for gabrielle, something was missing, and she was about to throw a traditional fit." "It is after 3:00!" "Where the hell is bree with my "something new"?" "!" "I know her plane landed on time." "She'll probably be here any second." "God, I should have my head examined for even agreeing to this." "Who the hell cares about swiss jewelry anyway?" "Gaby, bree went out of her way to buy you that bracelet." "And, of course, it's the hottest day of the year." "All the guests are out there sweating like pigs." "God, at this rate, my reception's gonna look like the finish line of the Boston marathon." "If you're that freaked out, just get married without the bracelet." "Are you out of your mind?" "!" "I can't get married without my "something new."" "Oh, I have an idea." "I just got a lipstick yesterday." "You could wear that." "I just paid a makeup artist 500 bucks to do my face." "Do you really think I wanna march down the aisle looking like just ate a popsicle?" "Okay, it's your big day, so I'm gonna let that slide." "God, it is 10 after, and bree is never late!" "Where can she be?" "All right, that's it." "After I finish "tszujing" my hair, tell the preacher it's showtime." "I can't believe my wedding's already ruined, and it hasn't even started." "Hey, I'm starting to get worried about bree." " Maybe we should call." " Yeah." "I'm calling her cell." " It's ringing." " oh, good." "bree!" "Oh, wow!" "Hello, ladies." "is that bree?" "She better not have come empty-handed!" "Oh, I didn'T." "As promised, bree had arrived with something new." "Holy crap!" "And she also... brought the bracelet." "Desperate Housewives Season 3 Episode 23" "Three days earlier" "Family...there is nothing more important." "They're the ones we want to laugh with during the good times... and the ones we need to console us during the bad." "And even though the time comes when they have to leave us, their voices still linger in our minds." "And sometimes we can't help but listen." "A tangled web-- that's what you're weaving." "beat it, mother." "You really think this little scheme of yours is gonna work?" "Of course it will." "Look at him." "He's practically in love with me already." "That's because he thinks you're gonna give him a baby." "Wait till he finds out you're still on the pill." "Oh, shut up, would you?" "!" "I just thank the good lord your father didn't live to see this." "Well, neither did you." "You died alone in a trailer park watching game shows." "And why should I listen to you?" "'Cause I know what's waiting for you, missy." "This one's gonna leave you like all the others." "You're going to end up old and alone, just like i did." "carlos?" "Carlos!" "down here, babe!" "I'm making you a fruit smoothie." "chicken or fish?" "What?" "I haven't gotten your reply card back yet." "So chicken or fish?" "Oh!" "Right, your wedding." " I can't go." " Why not?" "I'm a jinx." "I went to your last wedding, d look how that turned out." "Come on, gaby." "We both know it'd be weird if I went." "Okay, maybe a little, but it'll be weirder if you don'T." "Excuse me?" "Look, everyone knows you're living with edie." "If she shows up alone, people will think I asked her not to bring you, like it bugs me that you guys are together." "But it does bug you." "You hit the roof when you found out." "Which is why I have to show people that I'm okay with it." "Please, just consider it my wedding gift." "Okay, but I'm skipping the ceremony." "What?" "!" "And just go to the reception?" "You can't do that." "I don't want to make a scene." "You'll vow, "till death do us part,"" "I'll bust out laughing, people will stare... reception starts at 4:00." "I'm thinking a chocolate fountain would be a cool centerpiece to a dessert buffet." "Dessert buffet?" "We're having a wedding cake, right?" "Isn't that dessert?" "Yeah, but you have to give people a choice." "Don't you think a chocolate fountain would be elegant?" "I don't know..." "you, a big white dress, melted chocolate." "Am I the only one hearing alarm bells?" "Fine, we'll skip the chocolate." "How out a champagne fountain?" "Oh, I know!" "Maybe we can make the champagne flow through the ice sculpture." "Don't you think we might be going a little over-the-top?" "Mike, these are all fairly standard wedding features." "Now you name one thing that you think is going over-the-top." "How about the dove wrangler?" "Well, the doves are not going to release themselves." "do we really need 40 of 'em?" "Okay, I know that you think I'being silly, but all of our friends went to bree's wedding, and now they're going to gaby'S." "Two months from now, do we really want them thinking our wasn't as nice?" "It seems to me our friends wouldn't be there to make petty comparisons." "They'd be there to celebrate our love." "You would think that, but no." "Come on." "This is something that we have both looked forward to for so long." "Don't you want it to be perfect?" "Oh, I guess." "About the doves, though... what?" "You in a wedding gown, 40 birds circling overhead?" "Again, not liking those odds." "Oh, it's not as bad as it sounds." "It's, um, hodgkin's lymphoma, and apparent, if you're going to get lymphoma, that's the kind you want." "hey, you wanna hold it down up there, kids?" "I'm trying to talk to your aunt lucy!" "Thank you!" "Anyway, I know I said that we would come and visit you this june, but I'll be a little woozy and... bald from the chemo, so..." "Thanks for understanding." "Oh, one more thing-- our insurance policy has a really high deductible, so we are strapped financially, and I was wondering if maybe you and dave might be able to... oh, really?" "No, I am not asking mom." "She doesn't know about any of this, so don't you tell her, okay?" "We'll be fine." "I love you." "Bye." "I take it that's a "no" on the loan?" "Yep." "Dave lost his job at the plant, and he is now handing out flyers at a chicken restaurant, and-- prepare to wince-- there is a chicken suit involved." "Ouch so where are we gonna find this $10,000?" "You leave that to me." "I want you to focus on getting better." " But, honey" " I will find it." "Meanwhile, we'll make some sacrifices around here." "My tennis club membership is up this month." "I'm not renewing." "Should you even be playing tennis after your back surgery?" "Probably not." "Well, in that spirit, as soon as I start chemo, I will be giving up shampoo." "Okay, thanks." "Taxi's here." "Are you sure you're ready to go back?" "We could wait another week." "And miss gaby's wedding?" "No, I'll be fine." "Is, uh, this the dress you were thinking for the ceremony?" " Yes." " Oh, good." "I'll fold it in tissue so it doesn't wrinkle." "Oh, darling, I don't deserve you." "Oh, come on." "We agreed--no more tears." "I'm so sorry to be putting you through this." "I-I wouldn't blame you if you ran like hell and never looked back." "Stop." "I'm going to raise this child and love it as if it were my own." "Now let's see a smile." "Well, I'm gladyou could join us, milton." "It's good to get to know you before the wedding." "Thank you.You know, I must say, all these months, I thought victor was exaggerating about you." "But he hasn'tdone you justice." "You, my dear, are a flawless beauty." "I'm hardly flawless." "I'm sure I have a blemishhiddway somewhere." "Now that's a search I would relish." "she is way out of your league, dad." "Honey, he's a multimillionaire." "He runs my league." "by the way, victor, I, uh, ran into keith perkinsonlast week." " And how is the venerable state chairman?" " Impressed with you." "He liked the way you ranyour moral campaign, said if you keepyour numbers up, he might consider supporting you in the next governor's race." "Really?" "what's so funny?" "You gotta be kidding,right?" "I mean, we just finisheda campaign." "You're not about to put methrough another one." "But I thoughtyou loved campaigning." "God, no." "It's a complete snore." "Pasting a smile on my face while you say the same speechfor the 50th time?" "But you were a natural." "People loved you." "Well, the feelingwasn't mutual." "You think I enjoyed sipping teawith these frumpy matrons who woreloud, polyblend pantsuits?" "You know how many timesI just wanted to scream," ""vote for my husband, you color-blind cow!"?" "I think you've discovered something very importantabout democracy, my dear-- the nation is full of fools,and everyone gets a vote." "Well, they're not gonnaget us again." "I made nice with fairview." "I'm not about to suck up tothe whole damn state." "What are you doing?" "Some guy out in mount pleasant'sgot a cracked water heater." "It's 3:00 in the morning." "Well, I started advertisingas a 24-hour plumber." "After midnight,I get triple time." "Okay, well, that's crazy." "You can't work round the clock." "It's not healthy." "Well, this is the third ghtI've worked this week." "I'm fine so far." "You've been sneaking outwhile I've been asleep?" "What are you,ninja plumber?" "It's just for a little while,earn some extra money." "Is this about the wedding?" "we agreedwe want it to be nice." "But we didn't agreeon this." "Maybe I canscale things back a bit." "How?" "Have a ginger ale fountain?" "Make paper dovesand hope it's windy?" "okay, seriously, you don'thave to kill yourself." "I could max outmy credit card." "Is that really how you wantto start our life together-- in debt?" "No,I wanna start out happy." "But clearly, you're upset,and I don't know why." "I'm not ian." "I can't affordto move you into a mansion or fly you off to paris, but I'll be damnedif I don't give you the same dream weddinghe would have given you." "I'll see you in the morning." "I'm drawing picturesof trees." "Where the hell do you get offhaving cancer and not telling me about it?" "!" "Mom... how do you think you couldhandle this without me?" "Stella?" "Oh,there's my tommy boy!" "Come here!" "Oh!" "God." "Oh,listen,be a love,will you,honey,and get my bags from the cab?" "Bags?" "She's staying?" "Yep." "And do not tip the driver." "S.O.B. Wouldn't let me smoke." "Jeez,lynette,I didn't know you opened a day care center." "Hey,kids,grandma's here." "Okay,what did youtell them about me?" "It's been five years,mom." "They don't remember you." "Well,they'll remember me this time." "I brought presents." "cool!" "Hey... for you, and...you, and you." "These are baby toys." "We're too oldto play with these." "Well,I'm too old to remember whathe hell 6-year-olds like to play with." "We're 8." "What do I care?" "Just say thank you." "thank you." "Oh,wh-who's the pretty thing?" "Your girlfriend?" "No!" "She's my sister!" "Oh." "Is that tom'slittle b-a-s-t-a-- okay,kids,time to get yourtoys and let's play upstairs." "Come on,penny." "Come on,sweetie." "Let's go,everybody." "Listen,mom,I reallyappreciate you coming to help, but as you can see,I'm perfectly fine." "for now." "Now how you gonnahandle that mob when you're flat on your assfrom chemo?" "I'll manage." "You got through breast cancer while raisingthe three of us alone." "I was not alone." "I had you." "Lynette was all of 13,and shestill looked after her sisters, cleaned the house,cooked the meals,and I was curled up in a ball,puking my guts out." "Well,that's what you get whenyou mix chemo and vodkgimlets." "you can goad meall you like,lynette." "I did not come hereto fight." "Now trust me,cookie," "I have memorizedthe whole catalog of subjects you and ican no longer discuss, and if that means that we have to talk aboutthe weather for three months,then fine." "But i am staying." "Now... if you'll excuse me,I have to go kick a childout of its room." "okay." "Legs up!" "Oh,you wanna do it again?" "no." "I've been doinga lot of research, and gravity helps facilitatethe sperm reaching the eggs." "So... heave-ho!" "Oh!" "Well,could we trya little light spooning before you hang me uplike a side of beef?" "Edie,we're trying to havea baby." "Well,could we bea little less clinical?" "Maybe let naturetake its course?" "Nature is noton our side anymore." "Look,you're no spring chicken,and those eggsaren't exactly farm-fresh." "Okay,stop referring to meas poultry." "Sorry." "Can we just try this?" "It's only for 30 minutes." "30 minutes?" "!" "I am not staying in thisposition for a half an hour." "Listen,I know that thisrequires some work, but it will all be worth it when we have our beautiful,beautiful baby." "Right?" "Right." "I guess I could...make some sacrifices." "That's my girl." "Can I get you anything?" "Yeah." "I'd kill for a beer." "Sorry." "No alcohol." "What?" "!" "For how long?" "Just until the baby's born." "Oh,and you stop nursing." "Don't worry." "I'll get youa nice herbal tea." "It's just for a few monthswhile you're in treatment." "We're--we're gonna have to findsomeone to watch the kids." "No!" "I am not leaving that womanin charge of our children." "In three months,the twins will be chain-smoking,and pennywill be an alcoholic." "We can manage." "We've got mccluskey." "She costs money--money that we won't have if we're paying someoneto replace you at work." "You saidnot to worry about money,that you'd find it somewhere." "I did." "What,someone loaned us $10,000?" "No,gave us,and we can't thank herby kicking her out." "No!" "Tom,you didn't ask my mother?" "!" "Didn't have to." "She knew that you hit up lucy,so she offered." "Well,we're giving it back." "No,we can't afford to." "Tom,you don't knowhalf the stuff she did to us." "She would get drunkand smack us around." "She would meet some new guy and then drop us offat her sister's for a week because he wasn't into kids." "Okay,so she was a crappy mom." "You said yourselfthat she has mellowed." "Now she wants to make amends." "If you would just tryto understand..." "I think that I've beenpretty understanding lately." "What's that supposed to mean?" "I think you know." "Great,so in the middle ofeverything I'm dealing with,you're gonnathrow rick in my face." "When someone we love hurts us,if we still love them,we deal with itand we move on." "If I can do it,so can you." "So forgiving my mother... that's my penance?" "Yeah." "I think it is." "I thought you saidwe weren't supposed to spend the night beforethe wedding together." "Yeah,I was tryingto respect tradition... but I got horny." "Well,I guesswe'll just have to start the honeymoon early,won't we?" "Let me get rid of this stuff." "What are you working onso late?" "Nothing." "Polling data?" "Why are you polling?" "The election's over." "It's just a little research." "God,you look hot." "Is this aboutrunning for governor?" "Because I told youhow I feel about that." "My dad just set up a little...exploratory committee." "It's no big deal." "Oh." "Okay,well,let's explore it now." "nope,not gonna happen." "Gaby--victor,ever since we met,it's been photo opsand fund-raisers,and I'm sick of it." "Well,I'm a politician." "Do you think I want my careerto begin and end in the suburbs?" "Fairview is my home,and I don't want to leave it." "And you can'tmake this decision without me." "I'm gonna be your wife." "Exactly,not my career adviser." " Oh,so I don't even get a vote?" " Not if it's a veto." "Okay,look,no!" "I already married a man who put his career before me, and I sworeI wasn't gonna do it again." "Well,I swore I would not leta stupid woman hold me back." "That did not come outthe way I wanted it to." "I'm sorry." "I'm sor--I'm really sorry." "I've just been undera lot of pressure lately." "Well,here's one less thingyou have to worry about-- our wedding." "You can't cancel the wedding." "It's too late." "As far as I'm concerned,it's just in the nick of time." "good morning,gaby." "God,milton,the newspaper'snot even here yet." "I'm sorry it's so early." "I just... came to apologize." "Why?" "What happenedwasn't your fault." "That's not exactlythe case." "Is that coffee I smell?" "you only bolted becausevictor wants to be governor." "He only wants to be governorbecause of me." "You only suggested it." "You can't make him go aftersomething he doesn't want." "The hell I can'T." "Ever since he was a kid,victor's been killing himself trying to live upto his big shot father." "He's desperatefor my approval." "Why?" "I supposebecause he's never gotten it." "Everything he does--even becoming mayor" " I somehow let him knowthat it's not quite enough." "Oh...don't get me wrong." "I'm right to push." "That's why he's so successful." "So what are you saying,I should marry victor becauseyou're a withholding father?" "No,I just want youto understand why he does what he does." "Fine." "I get it." "But why would I wanta husband who values his father's opinionmore than mine?" "Well,he doesn't reallycare much what I think anymore." "After you left last night,he called me and,uh...what's the phrase?" ""Tore me a new one"?" "He did?" "He said because of me,he'd lost the best thingthat had ever happened to him, and if he coul'twin you back,I could take my moneyand buy a new son, because I was never gonnabe hearing from him again." "He blew off $80 million?" "Well,if he cares about meso damn much,why am I not hearing thisfrom him?" "I think you're about to." "is there a back wayout of here?" "Aren't you gonna be latefor gaby's wedding?" "Oh,weddings are boring." "I like to sneak in at the end,look teary-eyed and pretend I was therethwhole time." "I am gonna see youat the reception." "oh!" "Uh,hi,danny." "Um...carlos,the paperboy's here." "Could you pay him?" "Come on in hey,here you go,danny." "oh." "Uh,looks likeI'm a little short." "Can I catch you later?" "no." "Okay." "Hold on." "oh,my god." "What's that?" "It's birth control pills." "I'm gonna need cash." "hey,welcome home!" "I have missed you,sweetheart!" "Oh,here,allow me." "Well,hello there,julie." "you guys are back!" "Wow,somebody'S...blonder." "Oh,yeah,my momhates it,too." "so where's danielle?" "Well,um,while we werein switzerland,she ran acrossthis boarding school, and she fell in love with it and just insisted that welet her spend a year abroad." "Wow.She must be havinga really good time." "She hasn't returnedany of my phone calls." "Oh,well,um,you know,her school'sup in the mountains,and-- and her cell phonereception is kind of funky." "She hasn't answeredmy e-mails,either." "Well,I am gonnacall her tonight and have a little talk with herabout mmon courtesy, and I'm surethat you will get an e-mail first thing tomorrow morning." "Well,we should go." "I've got to get that braceletto gaby before the wedding." "Well,I'll see you guys there." "Bye." "Well,that was uncomfortable." "You have no idea." "Everyone'sbeen asking questions." "This might not be as easyas we'd hoped." "There." "Now you have something new." "So how do I look?" "You are now officially the mostbeautiful bride that ever lived." "Until your wedding,of course." "Nice save." "it means so much to me that we're all here togetherright now." "And...break!" "love you." "we are gathered here today to join together victor langand gabrielle marquez in matrimony-- an honorable estatenot to be entered in lightly,but reverently and soberly." "This is a lifetime union-- one based on love,honor and trust... you wanna bemy new best friend?" "Premium scotch.Keep it coming." "You are promising not onlyto give of yourself,but also to accept each other, promising not onlyto love for today,but to extend that loveto include... carlos!" " I thought you weren'tcoming until after-- - save it...." " okay,look,I can explain-- - don't bother!" "Your lies were moreconvincing when I cared." "Victor,do you take gabrielle... carlos!" "... you've got to understand." "I do wanna have a baby with you,just not yet." "I..." "I just" "I wantedto give you a chance to fall in lovewith me first." "I don't believe you,and I willnever trust you again!" "Well,what was I supposed to do?" "You backed me into a corner,and you were gonna bail on us, and I was just tryingto save what we had." "Carlos,don't leave me.... please just talk to me." "I am done with you." "Carlos!" "Ladies a gentlemen,I present to youmr." "And mrs." "Victor lang." "I'm sorry!" "Mrs. Mccluskey!" "Enjoy the wedding?" "Nice.Very classy." "Although what the hellwas that brouhaha between carlos and edie?" "I don't knowand I don't care." "Today,I'm so filled with love, I can forgive anyone anything." "Oh,um,but if you dosee them again,call security." "So we're in zurich,and I sick after breakfastfor the third morning in a row." "And I thought to myself,dear god,I hope I have not developedan allergy to chocolate brioche." "Life just wouldn't be worth living." "So I said,that's it.We're seeing a doctor." "Well,you could'veknocked us over th a feather when he said she was alreadytwo months pregnant." "Aw,I think it's so great, and we could not be happier for you." "When's your due date?" "Oh,not until the early fall,but enough about me." "This is your day-- you and vior-- who,by the way,I have not met yet." "Oh,my gosh,that's right." "Okay,you stay here.I'm gonna go grab him." "it is so good to be back." "I can't believehow much is happening." "I mean,you and gaby getting married, and I'm having a baby." "What's going on with you,lynette?" "Nothing.same old,same old." "Really?" "Is everything okay,sweetie?" "'Cause you haven't quite seemed yourself the last couple weeks." "I'm fine.Everything's just fine." "I'll tell youthis much--I'm exhausted." "I'll be gladwhen this day is over." "well,it was all worth it." "Marrying gaby is the smartest thing you've ever done." "With her bringing in the latino vote, the governor's mansion'sas good as yours." "Well,that's assumingI can change her mind." "I had to makecertain concessions just to get her down the aisle." "You're the husband now.The rules have changed." "Be nice,buy her a few pretty things." "Trust me,you'll be ableto tame that little spitfire." "I'm not too worried." "I've alwaysbeen able to manage my assets." "Did you find him?" "No,I'm still looking,but I'll let you know." "oh,movie's over." "And may I add...amen." "Go out and play.Go on,go on.Out!" "they're just gonnago play guns." "Can I watch another movie?" "Oh,lynette said one was the limit, and she'll be home soon." "No,she won'T." "Whenever they go outto a party,they always come homeat least an hour later than they say they will." "aren't you an observant little monkey?" "Tell me,sweetie... would you know anything about a man named rick?" "Yeah,I know rick." "My daddy and lynettehad a big fight about him." "Really?" "Sounds like there'smaybe a little story there." "If I tell you,could I watcha really good grown-up movie?" "If it'sa really good grown-up story." "Okay,I got you some appetizersto tide you over." "We have mini quichesand beef satay and something called "crystal coast shrimpwith grits,"" "but it's mostly just grits 'cause I ate all the shrimpon my way over." "Mike?" "Reverend,that wassuch a beautiful ceremony." "Really,just heartfeltand moving--the whole paage." " Why,thank you." " Yeah,it was really impressive." "So what are you doing tonight?" "Oh,carlos." "Didn't know you were in here." "I got a little thirsty." "Yes.I can see that." "Gaby,I am sorryif I ruined your wedding." "But if it's any consolation,I also ruined my life." "what are you talking about?" "A couple years ago,I was totally happy." "I had a home,you,a great career." "And I don't understandhow I let it all go to hell." "And now here I am,back at square one." "i really blew it." "ah,what am I doing?" "I shouldn't be dumping thison you." "It's your wedding day.Go to victor." "I'm gonna stay right here" "well, I don't knowhow you did it." "The kids are asleep, and the cough syruphasn't been touched." "Boy, you're just waiting foran excuse to give me the boot." "Well, if history'sany indicator, I won't have to wait long." "So you don't thinkpeople can change?" "I thinkat a certain point, people just arewho they are." "Well,I thinkpeople can change." "Now take you." "You werethe perfect wife and mom... then along came rick." " How did you- - come on,lynette." "You kids were young whenI was sneaking around on glen,but you knewsomething was up." "You heard about thisfrom my kids?" "Just the girl,and all she knows is that daddy got mad because rick "liked"you." "Nothing happened between me and rick." "Yes,he came on to me,but unlike you, I controlled myself." "Well,you had tomto come home to." "I had your stepfather." "Hey,glen may have bored you,but the yearswe had a father in that house were the happiest in my life." "You didn't care about that,though,did you?" "You just drove him away." "And you couldn't wait to pay me back." "Do you remember what you saidthe next year when I got sick?" " No I don'T." " Liar." "You said I earned it." "It was god's punishment." "How are you feeling now,lynette?" "You thinkyou're being punished?" "How can you say that?" "You were sosanctimonious." "You could not imagine what sort of womancould do that kind of thing." "Not so hard to imagine now,is it?" "Stop comparing us.I never did what you did." "No,you just wanted to." "You're leaving tomorrow." "I don't want your money." "I don't want you imy house." "Hey.You are sick,lynette." "You think you knowwhat you're in for 'cause you watched mego through it?" "Watching it is nothing." "You are going to feel worse than you thought a person could feel, and I'll be holding your handthrough every damn minute." "You can't stayif I don't want you here." "You can fight meor you can fight the cancer." "Trust me,you won't havethe strength to do both." "Andrew?" " Do young people still say "awesome"?" " Not so much." "Um,try "off the hook." ""Off the hook"?" "That doesn't even make sense." "Fine,ty in "groovy."See if I care." "hello?" "Hodge residence." "Oh,hi,danielle.Listen,I am sending julie mayeran e-mail from you." "Now would you say thatyour school was "off the hook"?" "Uh,no.I would say it was sucky or crappyor a freaking nightmare." "Look,if you're gonnastart complaining, I'm going to hang up." "Mom,you have gotto talk to the nuns." "They are so harsh with me, and they haveall these stupid rules." "Well,perhaps if someof those rules had been in place when you took upwith edie's nephew, you might not be in this little pickle." "Mom,please,I just wanna come home." "Look,I am gonna say thisone last time." "You are gonna stay putuntil that baby is born." "Now don't forget,we're driving up this weekend, and I am bringingyour favorite-- lemon squares,and" "darling...can I draw you a bath?" "That would be lovely." "oh,would you give mea hand,please?" "there you go." "it's almost time for the 6-month size." "Oh,don't remind me." "No.No,it's no problem." "I can fix that for you." "Just,um,give meyo name and address." "I'm mrs." "Emmeline walcott, and I'm at 42 old mill road." "All right,I gotta stopand pick up a douglas valve,but,uh," "I should be therein 45 minutes tops." "I hate to see you drivewhen you're this tired." "There's some iced coffeein the fridge." "see you when I get back." " you were great." " did y'allever doubt I would be?" "Just hurry up and get dressed." "We only have 45 minutes." " Are you mike?" " Yeah." "I'm looking fora mrs." "Walcott's house." "You've cometo the right place." "Here,put this on." "You mind telling mewhat susan's up to?" "Ask her yourself." "are you sure about this?" "I don't want you to look back and regretnot ving your perfect wedding." "Well,I don't knowif you've noticed, but my idea of the perfectwedding keeps changing." "one day,I want white roses,and then I want lilies, and first,I want a harpist, and then a string quartet." "Only one thingstays constant... and I'm looking at him." "Why would I need anything elseto make my wedding perfect?" "Well,who knew downsizingcould be so romantic?" " yeah." " Uh,mrs." "Walcott,I presume?" "that's right,sugar." "oh,you might wanna check thatbreast pocket of your suit." "And just so you know,you'll be paying for thoseand the lights and the flowers." "I've never seen youlook so beautiful." "You clean up pretty goodyourself." " Are we ready?" " Are you kidding?" "They've been dragging this thing out for three years." "we are gathered here today to join togethermike delfino and susan mayer in matrimony-- an honorable estatenot to bentered into lightly, but reverently and soberly... family-- there is nothing more important." "They're the ones who show up when we're in trouble... the ones who push us to succeed... the ones who help keep our secrets." "But what of those who haveno family to rely on?" "What happens to those poor souls... who have no loved ones to help them in their hour of need?" "Well... most learn to walk life's road by themselves." "but a sad few of us... simply...stop trying."