"Those of us in the world of daing are warriors." "Competing on an often brutal battlefield." " Hey, Alex." " Oh, hey..." " Donavan." " Donavan!" "Yeah, right." "And the simple truth is, some are just better equiped to navigate the terrain than others." "There are the victorious." "There are the casualties." "I'm currently neither, conqueror nor victim." "I'm the neutral." "The Switzerland of the dating world." "I remain optimistic." "I'm glad we're finally doing this." "Yeah." "My mom was persistent about us meeting, wasn't she?" " Shamelessly, yeah." " Wasn't gonna take "no" for an answer." "No, no, she wasn't." "It wasn't always like this for me." "This time last year, I had the perfect boyfriend." "Every girl's dream." "Handsome, successful, attentive." "But, that was then." "And this..." "Well, this is now." " Oh, come on." " What happened?" "The guy's wide-open on the two point conversion and he drops it." "Unbelievable." "Come on, I know." "Right?" "So, after Mr. Perfect left, I spent three months... wallowing." "Trust me, it wasn't pretty." "Then I decided, since I couldn't go back in time, it was time to move on." "And I dove into three months of regimented training." "And yes, by the I mean, I studied dating." "I felt like "dating", like any other fine skill, the discipline that is meant to be practice and perfected." "Um..." "I'll have the Asian salad." "Some people may tell you that you should just sit back, relax, and let love come to you, but,... in my experience, that approach leads to a myriad of" "Saturday night of double fudge dribble and Jane Austen films." "I'll take the steak... bloody." "See that article?" "Yeah." "I read that one too." "Page 36, paragraph 2, says, at my age," "I have a 1-in-5 chance of finding a husband." "Didn't know that before I let the good one walk." "Yes!" "Uh..." "So, Alex?" "Um..." "Alex?" "Hi." "Um..." "Tell me, what is it that you do when you're not coaching football or watching football?" "Hhh?" "Well, there must be something, right?" "Uh..." "Anything?" "There's this one thing that I like to do." " Okay." " Mmm." "It's kind of mighty excited." "Oh." "♪ You touch ♪" "♪ brings me to my knees, baby ♪" "♪ get burned in my heart ♪" "♪ Your love ♪" "♪ delights of the dark ♪" "♪ It's more... ♪ ♪ more than I consider... ♪" "Sometimes, on the dating battlefield, one warrior's forfeit can be another victory." "♪ Your love is all I need ♪" "The search for love can be unpredictable, messy, and sometimes, downright unpleasant." "You've got up there and try it." "It's amazing." "You would not believe the rush." "It's like... it's like getting in the back field and "boom!" sacking the quarterback." "And the search continues." "But, there is one thing that keeps even us wounded warriors in the battle." ""Hope" that there really is a perfect someone out there for everyone." "Or in my case, a perfect someone... again." "Everything was perfect... before." "My old boyfriend and I were happy." "We were planning our future." "Then the phone call came." "A premiere Chicago firm was looking for some promising young talent to their real estate apartment." "It was the golden ring, he'd been working for." " The movie over?" " Yeah, few hours ago." "What time is it?" "It's early." "You're an ego sister, Donavan." "So, there I was." "Suddenly, face with the hardest decision of my life." "Leave everything I've ever known and the town that I love and go to Chicago." "A thousand miles away." "Or watch all of my plans drive away in the U-Haul." "I hear he enjoyed the deep dish pizza." "Morning, Ernie." "Dark roast, today." "Your favorite." "So, see you at ten." "Hmm." " I love life." " The first sip is... heavenly." "Hope it keeps us in business." "So, are you gonna tell me about last night, or not?" "Or not." "They hated it." "You know, the problem with being a prodigy is people expect more." " They hated it." " No, no." "Hated is a such strong word." "They, they loathed it." " Better." " I try." "Two in a row." "I mean, one bomb..." "One... not particularly successful play, I, I can deal with them." "But, the two would..." "That's quite the pep talk." "Look..." "This is unproductive." "Okay?" "Get some sleep." "Take a week off." "Don't read anymore papers." "Then I need you to find the way to get us back to where we were." " Three years ago?" " Yeah." " I don't want to go backwards." " Yes, but I do." "'Cause three years ago, you were writing hit plays, which means I was producing hit plays." "Three years ago, I was making money then, but now, I'm spending money, lots of it." "And I would like to go back to making money" "I got it." "I, uh, I, I know you got another one in there." "What if I don't." "What if all I had was that one." "Well, I wanna go there." "Look, you, you will figre it out." "You will." " Good morning, Max." " Morning, sunshine." " So, how are you, today?" " Grateful, ladies." "Grateful." "I have gotten fresh air in my lungs, good friends in my heart, and in a moment, I'm going to have some great coffee in my belly." "Kevin's experimenting on this blend all weeks." "Let me know what you think." " You get coffee on this blend?" " Three different types." "Then, it's good." "Coffee is coffee." "Don't over think it." "Caffeinating the world is the public service, Max." "It's serious responsibility." "That being said." "I want a medium, triple karma dream with the half-pumped coconut and a third of caramel." "Did he order a coffee or a wedding cake?" " Hey, Kev." " Hey, how did the opening night go?" "Becky and I can't wait to come up next month to see it." "Cancel your trip." "The play tanked worse than the lifeform." "Come on." "I'm sure it wasn't that bad." "Well, I get hackeled by an 80 year old couple on the street, demanding that I get out of business." "How bad would you consider that?" "Yeah." "No." "That, that's bad." "Look, why don't you just come down here for a while." "Get out of the city." "Ah, it's tempting." "Bring Jessica." "I can finally meet her and you can finally meet Becky." "Nope, that's over." "Apparently, I was more fun to date when I had hit and I was winning Tony Awards." "Mmm." "Yes, sure." "Aren't we all?" "The upside of the complete failure is it has a great way of liberating you from superficiality." "I say that you take some of that new found freedom, hop in a plane and, uh, discover some new inspiration." "Yeah." "New perspective might be nice." "Hey, I got to go." "Um, I'll think about it." "Okay." "Think about it." "Later." "Hey, Sarah." "Can I get one more pumped picolatte?" "That my eyes deceive me or are you actually awake before ten?" " My sister's impossible." " Rough night, Becky?" "You have no idea." "Danielle Steele all-night movie marathon." "Enough said." "More cheesy romance movies?" "You do know you have Kevin?" "Yeah, babe." "I am your cheesy romance." "Yes, but you've never rescued me from the couple wagons floating down the rushing river." "Hmm, I was unaware those required of me." "Oh, excuse me." "You so did that on purpose." "Hmm, yes." "Yes, I did." "See, that was your perfect opportunity to defend my honor." " The master is here." " The master is late." "Not to mention loud and obnoxious." "Master?" "Really?" "I believe you've lost barista yet again." "Don't worry about it, Eli." "Nobody has beaten you there." "Espresso just bends to it well." "Well, it is an art form." "But, you can keep practicing." "Yeah, well, I am getting faster and she's getting nervous." "Here comes Eli's super-barista could have saved the world one latte at a time." "Don't you have a job to go to or something?" "That's one of the many benefits of being an executive resale specialist." " Flexible hours." " Executive what?" "You sell old junks on eBay." "Vintage collectibles." "There's a difference." "Hey, easy, tiger." "Save some for the paying customers, please." "You do realize metabolism is a gift, right?" "An unfair gift." "What is it, like, pick on Becky morning?" "Yeah." "Stop picking on my girl." "How was that?" " My knight." " Mmm." "So..." "How was your date with tall dark and muscle, last night?" "Um, my date was... unexpected." "Unexpectedly good or unexpectedly bad?" "Well, he's the coach of a high school football team." "Likes kids." "He was a captain of his college team." "That's eadership skill." "Sounds promising." "And did you set up another date?" "Oh, he also got questionable table manners and he couldn't remember my name." " Your name is kind of odd." " You're odd." "You could give him another chance." "Maybe, he was just nervous." "No, I'm pretty sure I got a clear picture of who he is." "Just hoping I can get rid of it." " Oh, you worked so hard on this one." " Yeah." "You know anyone who wants a bunch of football studs on last cards?" " Well, there's plenty of fish in..." " Really?" "W-Well, there are." "That reminds me why I am here." "Practically, in the middle of the night, in the first place, you need to check your computer." "You have a message." "Do I even wanna ask, how do you know that?" "Probably not." "It's been a year now." "I'm coming to town." "I need to see you." "We need to talk." " Patrick" "Kevin's gonna take me home." "Oh, you read it." " So, what are you gonna to do?" " There's nothing to do." " Of course, there is." " Look, Becky." "We went over this." "Well, let's go over it again." "Okay." "He left and I stayed." "That's it." "If that was it, why is he writing you a message saying "he need to see you"?" "She's so stubborn." "It makes me nut." "I have no idea what that's like." "She keeps dating these losers and she's wasting valuable time." "Becky, you like to meddle in other people's..." " Hey." " affairs." "I... you do." "I'm sorry, it's true." "I love you, but..." "I just..." "I think that you should, maybe, leave this one alone." "Okay, well, instead of discouraging me, why don't you help me?" "I just think Donavan is a self-sufficient woman." " She doesn't need our help, Becky." " Yes, she's self-sufficient and alone." "Besides, what about what I want?" " Does that matter?" " Of course, it does." "Well, what I want is for Donavan to be in love and to have a chance at happiness." "You know, likw we have." "And... if you love me, you would help me help her." "She just needs a little guidance to go." "So, what do you say?" "Are you my knight?" "I suppose I could dust off my shining armor." "So, do you want to talk about what you're gonna do about Patrick's?" "I mean, there's nothing to talk about." "He lives in Chicago and I live here." "Nothing's changed." "Well, maybe, nothing's changed for you, but... you might want to start thinking what you're gonna do if something's changed for him." "See you tomorrow." "I've decided you have to come here." "I even have the perfect place for you to get back to writing." "I'm starting to think there is no such place." "Well then you have nothing to lose by trying Donavan's." "Stop brooding and just trust me, the inspiration you Need is there!" "MORTGAGE RATE INCREASE" "Hey." "You know that, uh, adjustable rate mortgage can be a killer when it pops up like that." "I mean, kind of scary." "Well, so can rock-climbing with Becky, but you managed to survive there, right?" "Barely." "Yeah." "Seriously, Donavan." "I'm, I am a CPA." "You can ask me if you need help." "I appreciate it, Kevin, but, I really just need to talk to Mr. Conner." "He's usually very helpful with hiccups like this, you know?" "Mr. Conner is a great guy and a good banker, but... it's about the big hiccup to repay." "I think I can handle." "But, it was kind of you to offer." "Thank you." "All right." "Hey, you, uh, you haven't seen Becky's phone lying around, have you?" "She thought it might be in here." " I'll call it." " Oh, yeah." "Good idea." "Uh-huh." "Of course." "I should have looked here first." "Can relax we found her phone." " See you." " See you later." "Yeah." "Well, I'm here now." "Okay." "All right." "Yeah." "I'll call you back in five." " Hi." " Hi, what can I get for you?" "What do you recommend?" "Well, matching customers to their perfect drink is sort of my specialty." " I just need to know more about you." " Interesting?" "Well, what do you need to know?" " Um, what sort of professional you're in?" " Investment banking." "Stressful." " Long hours too, I imagine?" "So..." " Uh-huh-huh." "Caffeine..." "Um..." "Spicy or sweet?" "A little bit of both." "And so I've been told." "Both." "Okay." "I..." "How about a chai?" "Sweet at first sip and then the spicy really sneaks up on you." "Best of both world." "Huh!" "Very impressive, Miss Turner." "I'll make it." "I need to practice." "How, how did you know my name?" "Because it's on the request for the extension of your business loan." "Um..." "Why..." "Why did Mr. Conner show you that?" "Well, Mr. Conner doesn't own the bank anymore." "My..." "My partner and I do." "I'm Frank Miller." "Mr. Conner sold?" "Uh-huh." "I'm sure he'll be in here to tell you himself." "I know these small town guys get personally charming with their borrowers." "But you see, that's the problem." "They base too many decisions on emotions, and not enough on reality." "But the bottom line is you're in too deep to get out." "The economy has been tough the past few years." "I know, it, it happened." "And, and then you had the unfortunate timing where you had to replace the roof and update the plumbing at the same time." "You need to face the facts." "You can not offord to keep this place open." "And I can not afford not to force you out." "There must be something that we can do." "I think we both know we're just postponing the inevitable." "Listen,..." "I didn't come here to close on you right now." "Look, my business partner and I, we have some other stops to make." " So, uh, perhaps..." " All right!" "Huh, now." "I may not have the title yet, but that sir, it's an amazing chai." " Thank you." " You're welcome." "Uh, perhaps, we can meet again next week." "Then I can explain to you more about the foreclosure process." "Sure." "Oh." " It's on the house." " Oh, thank you." "Mmm..." "You were right." "This is the perfect choice." "I got you a roasted turkey sandwich." "Donavan, are you okay?" "Yeah, I'm fine." "Who was that?" "Just another satisfied customer." "Good, I hope he would be back then." "He'll be back." "Wait a minute." "Wait a minute." "Wait a minute!" "Do, do I know you?" "What is the odd?" "The fellow New Yorker." "Benjamin Carson, the playwright." "I love your work." "I love it." "You see." "What's a guy like you doing in a town like this?" " I was actually..." " Wait, wait, wait." "Let me guess, let me guess." "Research for your next big hit." "Listen, investment banking is just my day job." "I am a playwright too." "I have the best idea for years." "Oh, uh, really?" "I got to page 30-97, that's it, I'm stuck." "But, you know, it's been gesting ever since." "I'm like fine wine." "It's just getting better." "Is that right?" "Who are those guys?" "Nobody." "Is there something you want to talk about?" "Nope." "We should do lunch." "Yeah." "Yeah, people, people got to eat." "Yeah, we should." "To be... to be good." "Excuse me, I have to take this." "Hey, it was a pleasure meeting you." "It's good to meet you as well." "Real, real treat." "Hello." "Yeah." "Guess who I just met." "Benjamin Carson, the playwright." "Yeah, I just met him and you didn't." " Wow!" "He's..." " Shitty." "Huh, definitely not the adjective I was looking for." "Hi." "What can I get you?" "Yeah, um... just gonna check out the menu for a second." "So, you're from out of town?" "Yeah, I just got here, actually." "Hmm." "Same town as your friend you were talking to outside, the one in the suit?" "Actually, yeah." " Yeah." " Hmm." "Business partners?" "Uh, no." "He has his way, we will be." "Right." "I will have a cup of the Darjeeling." "Donavan's coffee." "Mmm." "Ben's tea." "So, you have something against coffee?" "Figures." "If you must know, it can be a bit bitter for my taste." "Bitter?" "I think the correct term is acidic, Ben." "No, I definitely meant bitter." "Do you need some help here?" "I don't know, Ben." "Do I need help here?" "I mean, you should know, right?" "I'm gonna go ahead and say yes, now I start by switching to decaf." "You city types are all the same." " Arrogant." " Seriously?" "Seems like you're the one is all arrogant." "Expecting people to kiss coffee grain you walk on?" "Okay, you can have this one." " What can I get you?" " Love some tea." "Some tea would be nice." "Okay." "Hey, big sister." "What are you doing?" "You would not believe the day I just had." "Uh, yeah." "Did you know that dodging squirrels on the scooter is not safe?" " Yeah, me neither." " Hey, Bex." "Can you hand me those screwdrivers, please?" " Well, uh, what happened today?" "What didn't happen?" "Where, where are you?" "I'm walking home." "What?" "Before closing time?" "When the last time you did that?" "I don't know." "Never." " Talk to me." " Hey, man." "What are you up to?" "Oh, uh, just fixing a scooter." "I just want to let you know I'm here in town at Donavan's place you told me about." "No way." "You're here." "Your day was ruining because a guy ordered tea?" "No, not exactly." "Look, it's not that simple." "He uh..." "He called me bitter, Becky." "Can you believe that?" "Me, bitter?" "No, not you." "Yeah, I suppose it has a great vibe." "Except for one of these employees." "Too much of espresso, I guess." " Really?" " Yeah." "If not for the other girl and the funny guy who works here," "I probably would have left already." "Oh, well." "What are you doing?" "Uh, we are at the beach... dock." "Look, you wanna just kick back tonight?" "Have dinner?" "You, you wanna get together later?" "Dinner tonight, Donavan?" "I don't know." "Yes." "At my place." " Kevin says 7 O'clock at his place." " Yeah." " Bye." " All right, we'll see you there." "Sounds good, man." "Talk to you later." "What are you so happy about?" " Who was that?" " That was my buddy, Ben, from college." "I love it when the plan comes together." "What?" "A-team." "How's the tea?" "Uh, it's good, actually." "I have expected that the faint taste of arsenic." "Hey, don't mind Donavan." "She's actually pretty cool." "I think she's just having a bad day." "Oh, she hides it so well." " Wait, that was the owner?" " Yeah." "No, her life sort of reminds me of a movie." "Yeah, like a horror movie." "No, more like a romantic comedy." "But, I've never seen one quite interesting as, as her dating life, though." " Oh?" " Oh, yeah." "She did some research on the whole "How to get the guy" thing," "Now, she has this theory that you should just study for your date." " Study, study what?" " the guy." "Everything about him, his job, hobbies," "I guess, so she can talk about everything he's into on the date." "But, what about what she's into?" "I don't know." "Yeah." " All right, I got to go." " See you." "Can I help you?" " Ben?" " Becky?" "Great to have finally met you in person." "Yeah." "An unexpected pleasure." "Uh, come in." "Hey, there's the man." " Good to see you." " Good to see you." "All right, you met Becky already." "So, that's good" "I feel like I already know you." "We are online friends." "Yet, I didn't see post me anything about the visit." "I was uh surprise even so much to myself." "Well, here, I can take this." "Can you excuse us for just a moment?" "Yeah." "Okay, what are you up to?" "Exactly what you asked me to be up to." "What are you talking about?" "Tonight was supposed to be a quiet dinner with Donavan to cheer her up." "You asked me to help you find someone for her, so she can be happy, right?" "Ben's perfect." "I thought this up myself." "He's funny, smart, creative." "Untucked, unshaved, and unneeded." "When I said that, I meant for you to help me get her back together with Patrick." "Hey, you may have meant that, but that certainly not what you said." "How did you not pick up with that?" "Because you didn't say that." "Okay." "So, what?" "They meet and violin starts playing, is that your plan?" "Maybe." "Let's just see what happened." "It's a good idea." "I had a good idea." "Well, I guess we're doing this." "I'll get that." "This isn't happening." "Please, tell me this isn't happening." "Donavan, this is..." " We've met." " You have?" "Yeah, this is the coffee lunatic that almost flip me up." "You ruined my entire day." "By ordering tea?" "You really need to get out more." "Hang on." "We, we can work this out." "You do that." "I need a Little Debbie." "Donavan, Ben was..." "Oh, no." "I, I know why he is here." "Do you?" "I can't believe you actually own that coffee shop." "How do you stay in business with your particular brand of customer service?" "Hey, that's my sister you're talking about." "Your sister?" " This is her sister?" " Okay, I think we're done here." "Ben, do me a favor." "Next time you talk to your buddy Frank, tell him, I hope he chokes on his chai." "I should go after her." "Good job, honey." "You had a good idea." "Who's Frank?" "Ben is a buddy of Kevin from college." "Not who I thought he was." "Really?" "Who do you think he was?" "Okay, we were just talking about you." "And glad you came back." "Took some coaching." "And suits my curiosity best of my sense of self-preservation." "Um..." "So, it seems that is possible, Ben, that I may have uh... jump to some conclusions that were inaccurate and I may have um..." "uninvertedly treated you unfairly." "For that she apologizes." "That was an apology?" "Ap..." "Apology accepted." "Okay, now, that that's done." "Who is Frank?" "The guy you were laughing it up with before you came in here yesterday." "Oh, him?" "He, he stopped me on the street." "He's from New York." "He, he knew some of my work." " What work?" " Yeah, what do you do?" "He's a famous playwright." " You may have read about him." " I'm a writer." "Broadway." "Uh, he needed an inspirational place to write," "I suggested here." "You're sure you thought it was a good idea at the time?" "I acted like a complete psycho over absolutely nothing." "You know, it wasn't over "nothing", it was over "tea" as I recall." "Well, if it helps, I think you drink free tea for life." "Well, if I know you, can I get that deal too?" "You have that deal." "Actually, I was gonna try the coffee." "You should." "it's good." "So I've heard." "Ok, um..." "I can make you something and bring it over to you." "That'll be, that'll be great." "Yeah, thank you." "So, admit it." "Ben's nice." "He's not unnice." "And he's not bad to look at either." "I didn't say he was." "So, you did notice?" " You're fired." " No, I'm not." "Fine." "She must have been pretty young when she opened this place, huh?" "Nineteen." "Wow, that's impressive." "Yeah, she is." "Not to mention smart, funny, beautiful." "Yeah, not to mention those." "And feisty, too." "Very interesting." "So, you got a little..." "Shit." "Mr. Conner." " Hey, Donavan." "How are you?" " Good." "Good to see you." "Listen, I'm sorry about your health issue." "I have no idea." "I'll be fine." "Yes, selling the bank is not something I really wanted to do, but, it's, you know, that's what best for my family right now." "Right." "I've heard the new owners are being a little more aggressive in certain area than I was?" "Yeah." "Um..." "Frank Miller told me they're foreclosing next month." "Oh, no, Donavan." "I, I didn't think they'd do that to you." "Is there anything that can be done?" "Well, they're not gonna listen to me." "If that's what you're asking." "I'm, I'm really sorry." "Thank you." "Well, looks like you're getting a lot of writing done here." "I've done a few pages." "Don't you know pleasure in the job puts the perfection in the work." "Well said." "Did you write that?" "You are good." "I'm afraid Aristotle beat me to that one." "So, you think you're gonna be around a while, Ben?" "I mean, we don't have all the cornices of New York here." "But,..." " No." "City is overrated." " City is overrated." " Exactly." " Exactly." "Um..." "I feel like I can think here." "Check!" "Well, it's good to know you're gonna write something new soon." "I'm sure Aristotle will be relieved to have his quotes back." " Everything's good for tonight guys?" " I picked up the flyers this morning." "What's happening tonight?" "You should come by and see for yourself." "Maybe, I will." "Checkmate." "And bring your wallet." "It's only five pages." "Slow down and it does feel good to be at it again, though." "No, 5 very good pages." "I love the whole small town arena." "Hey, uh, you know, Andrew's play in three weeks." " You're lying." " Well, you're right." "Hey, call me when you have more pages to send me." "Can't wait to see this thing going." " Does tomorrow morning work?" " I'm, I'm hanging up now." "Did she come up with all this herself?" "After spending the summer there." "Yeah." "She buys all the coffee she roasts from them." "It's how they support their villages." "Now, a few times a year, she throws the fund-raiser." "Excuse me, everybody." "Please, please, can I have your attention?" "I would like to present to you all for one song tonight,... the amazing, Donavan Turner." "Let's..." "Hi." "Um, I want to thank you all for coming out tonight." "Your support in this charity means the world to me." "I know that, um, many of you had a chance to know my mother." "She was... an amazing woman." "And she introduced me to all of this." "She couldn't go five minutes without quoting the Bible and..." "She always reminded me that "love" is a verb." "And that's what "Bring a better tomorrow" is all about." "And I'm so glad that it's close to your heart as it is to mine." "♪ Walk with me by the ocean side ♪" "♪ Together we'll take on this life ♪" "♪ As the sun melts to pink and blue ♪" "♪ So my heart melts for you ♪" "♪ Dance with me under the stars ♪" "♪ Oh, dance with me wrapped in your arms ♪" "♪ You be the bend and I'll be the song ♪" "♪ Oh, can you see that we belong?" "♪" "♪ You and I are meant to be ♪" "♪ As the shore is to the sea ♪" "♪ Oh, let me be your hand to hold ♪" "♪ Your darling kisses you when you're old ♪" " She's good, huh?" " ♪ Dance with me... ♪" "Incredible." "These people love her." " What's not to love?" " ♪ Oh, dance with me... ♪" "♪ wrapped in your arms ♪" "♪ You be the bend and I'll be the song ♪" "♪ Oh, can you see that we belong?" "♪" "♪ Oh, can you see that we... ♪" "♪ belong?" "♪" "Whoaaa!" "Thank you." "Patrick." "Hi." "Hey." "So, you're saying is a good thing then that he's back?" "It's a great thing." "Did you see her face?" " It's definitely still there." " Well, that remains to be seen." "Oh, how can you forget about the past, babe?" "The thing between you and Patrick was, what, two years ago." "Well, the problem is not when it happened, is that it happened at all." "He beat you to the top of that climbing wall by what..." " 7 seconds?" " After stepping on my hand." " It was an accident." " Sure, it was." "The fact is, Donavan may actually have a chance now." "I mean, with everything going on in the coffee shop, it couldn't be better timing." "Bex, that's not exactly a public knowledge." "Well, Ben is not just anybody." "He can be trusted." "Can you be trusted?" "Yeah." "What's the problem with the coffee shop?" "Gin." "I, I can't believe Caroline's married." "I used to babysit her after school." "Yeah, my mom completely took over the wedding planning." "Not before she got her sight set on grandchildren." "Well, it's what she has wanted for some time now." "Yeah, she has." "So, Becky and Kevin." "They seem to be getting serious." "Yeah, I think so." "You know, he... he seems to understand her anyway that none of the rest of us can." "Well, she certainly has a mind of her own." "The trade of the Turner women." "Both the blessing and the curse, right?" "Yeah." "Captivating and confounding." "I'm glad you came by tonight." "So, am I." "I wasn't sure what to expect." "It's really good seeing you again." "It's good seeing you too." "Can I drive you home?" "Um..." "No, I, I walk." "I'll also walk with you." "I think I can manage three blocks." "I guess, it's good night then." "Okay." "Maybe, I come by the shop tomorrow." "Yeah, I'll have a triple caramel mocha going for you." "You remember." "Something you don't forget." "Okay." "Uh, yeah." "I'll see you tomorrow then." "See you." "Yeah." "Did he say he wanted to get back together with you?" "We really didn't get into that." "Of course, he does." "He is a smart man and he knows what he lost." "You mean, why he left?" " Are you gonna see him again?" " When are you gonna see him again?" "Okay, if you really must know, he... he called this morning and said he couldn't stop by." "I was gonna make him his favorite drink, but, he asked me to meet him for dinner instead." "See?" "He is so smart man." "He's making his move, trading a coffee date for dinner." "Your life could be about to change." "Hmm, she's right." "Do you want... for your whole life to change?" "Things are already changing." "Yes..." "They are." "Good morning." "Good morning." "Um, coffee or tea, even?" "Uh, Coffee." "Hey, you were amazing last night." "I, I love your charity." "I have no idea you could sing." "Oh, thank you." "It was nice of you to come by." "What size?" "Uh, large." "Thanks." " Hey." " Hey." "Patrick Cole, Frank Miller." " Nice to finally meet you." " Same here." " Have a seat." " Thanks." "You know, I have heard nothing but good things about you." "You are really making a reputation for youself up in Chicago." "I really appreciate you meeting us in such short notice, Frank." "Well, I was just thrilled to get your call and I'm very intrigued about your plan to help Miss Turner." "My guys should be able to work quickly on this one." "If we can come to agreement, can you meet with Donavan and me on Thursday?" "Thursday?" "No, I'm leaving for London tomorrow night." "Then we need to make this deal happen today." "Works for me." "Well?" "Any guy can live with that." "Let me make one call to my partner." "If he says OK, we'll print this document up." " We'll be good." " Great." "You know, I got a quick phone call to make also." "So, uh, what do you think?" "About another hours?" "Uh, yeah, about that." " Hello?" " Hey, Donavan." "Uh, I'm so sorry." "I'm gonna be a little late tonight for dinner." "Oh." "I know it sounds bad, but trust me." "When I explain myself, you're gonna love what you hear." "Okay." "Uh, so, it'll probably be another hour, and I'll come to pick you up." "Oh, actually, I'm already here." "So, I can just meet you." "Uh, okay." "That sounds Good." " And Donavan..." " Yeah?" "I'm sorry." "I'd much rather be there with you right now." " See you soon." " Okay." " You again." " Small towns." " No place to hide." " Not in that dress." "Um, I'm having dinner." "W-With someone very lucky." "Where are you off to?" "Uh, place down the street." "Uh, Lucy's." "For, and I quote:" ""mind-blowing lime gelato"." " My sister's recommendation?" " Who else." "Except you have a dinner plan or I'll ask you to join me." "Actually, I just got a phone call." "I have an hour to kill." "I guess, I could do dessert first." "You might have to order for me." "I'm not sure they'll even see me stading next to you." "Somehow, I think they'll notice you." "All right." "It was an accident." "I wasn't looking to see anything." "If it is bad as you say it is, I just wish she would trust us and tell us." "Uh-huh." "I'm sure she doesn't want us to worry." "Besides, what can we do anyway?" "I don't know, but, we can't just sit by and watch her loose the place." "She'll be upset if she knew we know." "I thought she had dinner with Patrick." "I don't know." "You want to go talk to him?" "No." "I'm sure we'll hear all about it in the morning." "They look cute together, don't they?" "Hmm, if you say so." "It'd be good if he dressed a little better." "You ran away from home to live in the lighthouse?" "Yes." "It actually used to be right there." "I was only gonna live there until I have enough money to afford my own boat and sail away." "I miss sailing." "Anyway, I had a vision of playing at Carnegie Hall." " You were that good?" " No." "I could barely play chopsticks." "I guess I had a tendency to dream a little too big." "You say that like it's the bad thing." "Well, I mean, it, it can be." "Anyway, my mom found me a half hour later, and I will never forget what she said." ""Lighthouses aren't there to draw attention to themselves." "They're just there to shine."" "Her way of saying, I didn't need to be so dramatic." "I guess she didn't have that same conversation with your little sister?" "No." "She seemed like she was a wise woman." "Your mother." "She was." "You know, she can handle anything, even the most difficult situations with such poise and grace." "I always admire that." "Anyway, I just, I feel closer to her here, you know?" "Yep." "What is this?" "Uh, small town tradition." "You know, I had my first dance with the boy in that circle when I was 12." " Really?" "It was that serious?" " Oh, very." "Yep." "Four whole days." "I'm not the greatest dancer, but, I'm pretty sure I can match the skill of 12-year-old." "Since, we are the only ones not dancing, you wanna dance?" "Sure." "You've done a very good deed." "I'm so glad that this whole deal has a happily ending." "So, we'll, uh, tell her tormorrow." "Meet her at the coffee shop at 9:00?" "Your girlfriend is gonna be so pleased with you!" "I can see it." "Now, I know... why this town means so much to you." "It's a part of me." "And I guess, I'm a part of it." "Like the coffee shop." "Exactly." "I guess, I just thought if I could... capture a small piece of it and to share it, then maybe..." "You could make a difference." "Yeah." "But,..." "I mean, I was naive." "The world certainly doesn't care about the idealistic notion of a small-town coffee girl." "Why wouldn't they?" "I do." " I have to get that." " Yeah." "Of course." "Hello?" "Yeah, hi." "Uh..." "No, I'm just down at the water." "Oh no, I'll meet there." "Okay." "Um..." "I have to go." "But, thank you for the ice-cream." "Absolutely." "That show's been sold out for weeks." "So, are you gonna tell me how you got tickets?" "A man has to maintain a little mystery." "You know, when I left last year, and you decided not to go with me," "I thought to myself there's got be a reason why we're not supposed to be together." "And I thought, look backward on things down the road and... figure it out that that's the reason we're supposed to break up." "The thing is, it's been a year." "I still don't get it." "I mean, this... still feels right." "So, what are you saying?" "I'm saying... what if, last year, we made the biggest mistake of our lives?" "And... this is our chance to fix it." "I should go in." "Think this through." "Yeah." "Bye." "Bye." "Well?" "Well what?" "Come on, he just kissed you." "Yes, he did." "Not that you were watching." "So,..." "What color am I gonna wear as your bridesmaid?" "No Spring tone's lace, they completely wash me out." "Uh, we're not quite there yet." "Yet?" "I like the sound of "yet"." "So, I ran into Eli and he said you were with Ben, but, I mean, he's total freak, right?" "'Cause I absolutely knew you were with Patrick" "Patrick met with the..." "the banker today about the coffee shop." "I only assume you knew about that?" "I may have mentioned... your financial situation, um, to him." "Well, what was the meeting about?" "I don't know." "He said he'd tell me tomorrow?" "You know?" "No." "But, I can only think of one thing." "He's investing in the future with you." "Oh, I can picture it now, you guys... standing next to each other with matching aprons, serving up mokut chokeup... whatevers." "Blissful." "Let's not get ahead of ourselves." "Why not?" "Definitely Fall tone." "Yeah." "Same as the new orange." "Hi." "Good morning." "How was dinner?" "It was good." "Very good." "Can I get you your usual?" "Uh, yeah." "Yeah, it's nice to have the usual." "It sounds good. thank you." "Uh, I, I brought you something." "You did?" "It's, it's nothing big." "But,..." "Seems like, you're the only one around here who doesn't have a mug of your own." "I don't really know what I "do" or "don't" have anymore." "Thank you." " Hey." " Hi." "Good morning." "Are you ready?" " Completely." " All right." "I trust Patrick'd filled you in on the details?" "Um, no, he hasn't." "Not exactly." "I wanted to surprise her." "Well, without Patrick here, this could have gone in very different direction." "I'm so glad we can solve this quickly." "I know." "He was kind enough to get involve on my behalf." "I..." "I don't know how I'll ever repay him." "Well, that's the beauty of it." "You don't have to repay anyone anymore." "Sorry, this doesn't seem real." "Well, I assure you it is as soon as you sign these." "I'm sorry, who's, who's this Thomas Kimbell?" "His... name's..." " wow, everywhere on these..." " He's, he's my client." "He's the buyer, Donavan." "What?" "He was looking for some investments to put quickly," "So, I convinced him to buy your property." "And he got you a very handsome profit." "If it wasn't for Patrick here, you could have ended up empty handed." "I have to say, your boyfriend certainly lives up to his real estate guru reputation." "Just what exactly does this Thomas Kimbell plan on flipping my coffee shop into?" " Does it matter?" " It does to me." "It does to me." "You know, uh... crowding is a serious issue here when beach season picks up?" "Just say it." "I told him the town can use an extra parking garage." " He's buying the building next door also." " Of what?" "Yes." "A solid deal..." "Donavan!" "She, she does this sometimes." "Um..." "She'll come around." "She just needs some time to think it over." "Quickly, I hope." "I could have gotten here sooner, but I don't run as fast as you." "You didn't have to follow me." "I felt like I did." "Have you ever wondered why it always seems like they're building another parking garage?" "I've never liked them." "They're... cold and impersonal." "No-one cares who you are or... why or how you got there." "They don't care how long you stay or if you'll ever come back." "In fact, two minutes after you leave, you just got replaced." "I, I guess, I never have thought of it that way." "When I opened my coffee shop," "I vowed I would never treat people like they wee disposable." "Now, I am the one who is disposable." "No, Donavan, you're not." "I am not sure, I've ever met anyone who's loved by so many people for the right reason as you." "You know, I bought my coffee shop just before it was torn down." "I've worked so hard to transform it in to what it is now." "I wanted it to be a place where friends could go and talk and laugh." "I honestly thought that it was I was meant to do." "And you did that." "That coffee shop has a way of changing people." "It changed me." "You know, you, you did something that so few people do anymore." "You did something, because you believed in it." "But now, they just want to tear it down again." "I failed." "No, you didn't fail." "Failing would have been if you hadn't tried at all." "Oh, I feel like such a fool." "Well, you shouldn't." "But, I know that feeling too." "I doubt that." "Go ahead and google the review of my last two plays." "But, if hadn't said those things,..." "I never would have come here." "And met you." "God really does work in mysterious ways." "I know it... doesn't feel like it, but..." "I've watched you and you're gonna be okay." "I'll leave you alone." "Let you figure this out." "Thank you." "I, I'm, I'm glad that critics didn't like your two last plays." "That's what brought you here." "Me too." "Donavan, are you okay?" "You sounded so upset on the phone." "Yeah, I've never seen her pedal that fast..." "Ever." "Patrick was just trying to help you." "I know, but just thought that if I..." "He had a different idea." "It doesn't make him a bad guy." "He does love you and..." "He wants a future with you." "It's just a different one." "Are you really gonna let the parking garage change everything?" "But, it does change everything, Becky." "Does it really?" "I mean, either way, you're gonna loose the coffee shop." "He loves you." "Are you okay?" "I will be." "Yeah." "I knew, you just needed some time to think about it." "I didn't take the deal, Patrick." "I told Frank that I'd go ahead with the foreclosure and not fight with him if he could... find the buyer who wouldn't destroy the building, and use it for something positive." "It's just a building, Donavan." "Not to me." "I don't understand." "My plan made perfect sense." "Yeah..." "It did." "On paper." "Letting it all go is gonna be hard, but, it's the right decision." "For me." "You're talking about more than just the coffee shop, aren't you?" "I guess so." "Yeah." "Yesterday, Becky told me about you love me." "I do." "I know that you think that you do." "But... this all made me realize something that I believe deep down I've always known." "That's why I was able to let you go before." "This is just the first time I've been able to put into words, okay?" "You love..." "who you wish I was." " Hello." " Hey, kid, you're back." "No, I'm still here." "No, no." "I read, I read the draft of the new play you send me." "And you're back." "It's gonna be a hit." "I knew, I knew you had it in you." "Yeah, I guess I had." "I guess I just needed the right inspiration." "Well, it's a crazy world you landed down there" "You're suddenly surrounded by some interesting characters." "Hey,... you made me a happy man, Ben, a very very happy man." "That makes two of us." "It is so unfair." "For once, I agree with him." "I tried everything that I could." "But at the end, there was no way to keep it open." "I'm sorry." "We got to do something." "Yeah, we do." "Now, you look here, darling." "You know what they say:" "It's not what they take away from you that counts." "It's what you do with what you have left." "Thank you, Max." "But, I don't..." "Hi." "Hi." "Can we talk for a minute?" "No, actually, I'm gonna require a bit more time than that." "Can you and Eli manage it without Donavan for today?" "I think we manage it just fine." "Good." "It setlles then." "Wait." "What, what settles?" "What's going on?" "Our first date that started about a minute ago." "We don't wanna be late." "I'm not dressed for a..." "Where are we going?" "You're perfect just how you are." "Shall we?" "Text Kevin, and make sure he has her back by seven." "We got a lot to do." "We better move fast." "Yeah." "Is this really necessary?" "I know this entire town, I don't see how you could possibly surprise me?" "I'm a writer." "I specialize in the unexpected." "Huh?" "You sail?" "Not at all." "Never been on the boat." "But, he can sail." "Hi." "See?" "Unexpected." "Thank you." "It's amazing." "Isn't it beautiful?" "Breathtaking." "We need to talk." "Can that wait." "I just want to enjoy this feeling for a few moment." "It can't wait." " What's wrong?" " You need to see these." "They were underneath the pile of newspapers on Kevin's dining room table." "I don't understand." "What is this?" "It's notes and pages from Ben's new play." " His new play?" " Uh-huh." "Yeah." "It's about you." "And this odd town." "He's been laughing at you and using you this entire time." "It was a good day." "It was a very good day." "Yeah, I knew my plan would work." " Can you explain this?" " Explain what?" ""You serious?" "She actually studies for her date?"" ""Donavan is chronicle retryer." "She has no idea people see her as totally desperate..." "Queen of Mayberry."?" " I can explain that." " Really?" "How can you explain that?" "It's not what you think." "Oh, that's right." "Because you're a writer, huh?" "Unexpected is your thing." "Plot twist is your specialty." "Well, congratulations!" "I've never expected that you were a jerk or a liar." "Can you just calm down?" "Donavan!" "If you just give me a minute," " I..." " What?" "Give me more lies?" "Get more material for your play?" "You know, why don't I, I just burst into tears?" "That will be a great scence." "People could... tap-dance to my agony, right?" "Hold on!" "I think, by now, I should have, at least, earned a chance." "Earn a chance?" "Really?" "You earn nothing when you use my life for a... a punch line." "You're a fraud!" "Donavan, wait." "You know, I thought you were genuine." "But, this all is for your own gain." "Go back to New York, Ben, okay?" "You don't belong here." "How's that for plot twist?" "Are you okay?" "I'm not sure if I'm really up to going in there." "If there is anything which can make you feel better right now, it's in that coffee shop." "You go in." "I'll be right behind you." "I just need a minute." "Okay." "You look more like your mama everyday." "I wish I didn't hear it more than just the features." "because I could really use her strength right now." "Tough day?" "You know?" "Just because things aren't going the way you've planned, doesn't mean they aren't going the way they should go." "It's nice thought, Max, but, you don't know the whole story here." "Well, you're right, I don't." "But, maybe you don't either." "After my accident,... your mom came to the hospital to see me." "She gave me that because I needed it then." "Like you need it now." ""Don't lose yourself in the temporary."" ""No-one has ever seen..."" ""no-one has ever heard and no-one has ever imagined what God has prepared."" "Thank you." "What's going on here?" "They're celebrating." "Celebrating what?" "You." "You've been here 10 years, serving us all and given up so much to do it, Donavan..." "We thought you may be wondering, if it was worth it." "We'll let you decide." "I remember my first day working here." "I was a complete disaster." "Dangerous, really." "But, you were eerily calm." "Anyone else would have thrown me out on my ear." "Especially, after the whole fire incident." "The first I've ever met Becky, she was sitting right there." "And, uh, I couldn't take my eyes off of her." "He stared at me for days." "It was a little creepy." "But, Donavan told me that he was someone special, and..." "I don't trust anybody more than my big sister." "So... ♪ In Your arms ♪" "♪ Is where I want to be ♪" "♪ When my world ♪" "♪ Comes crashing down on me ♪" "♪ So hold me close ♪" "♪ Keep me Yours always ♪" "After my accident, for a long time, I didn't know exactly where I fit in anymore." "Then... one day..." "you invited me here." "I never will forget the words you said." "You told me that I belong here." "Then, you handed me this mug." "And with that, I will be eternally grateful." "Thank you." "What you've built here..." "is a family." "Can have the beats right away, Donavan." "Mom would be really proud of you." "I'm proud of you." "You wanted to make a difference and... you did." "♪ So hold me close ♪" "♪ Keep me Yours always ♪" "♪ Bend me, break me ♪" "♪ Be my rock ♪" "♪ For now and all my days ♪" "Hold on." "I, I have one more." "Haven't you done enough?" "Not nearly." "Hi, I'm Ben." "Most of you probably don't know me." "I don't have a list of life altering moments that's happened here like most of you." "But, I do have one." "I told you." "You don't belong here." "Yes,..." "I do." "You wrote a play,... making fun of us." "Of me, actually." "I read it with my own eyes, Ben." "You call me "desperate"." "But, you didn't read this part." "You know, pages you found?" "You're stumbling in the middle of the story when things are muddy and confusing." "I didn't know how to write the end of the story, until today." "You, you said I was a fraud." "And you were right." "I wasn't with you, but, I have been in my work." "I used to speak for my soul." "And then I began trying to write hits." "Write things I thought other people wanted to hear." "And you... thought you ought to do the same thing to find love, didn't you?" "Become something someone wanted you to be?" "But Donavan, you're the original." "That's what drew me to you." "You're you." "And you care." "And that's real all the time." "And you taught me all." "Anyone of us has to offer what's inside us." "That's what I needed to let out." "I didn't write the play making fun of you." "I wrote a play about falling in love with you." "I fell in love with you in this place just like everyone else." "You love me?" "Every stubborn, beautiful, frustrating, and inspiring bit of you." "I'm not gonna let you lose this coffee shop." "And he was truth in his word." "He actually had a solution." "A new hit Broadway play." "From the very first moment I met Donavan," "I knew she was like no-one I've ever known before." " She was absolutely..." " Irritating and desperate?" " I wasn't going to say that." " But, you did say it?" "Let's see how he digs himself out of this one." "Yes, I did say that." "Maybe, I even believed it." "Until I got to know her." "And then I realized, we're actually... just alike." "Both searching..." "Tried to be the best themselves." " Good on their own." " But incredible..." " together." " together." "It's a hit." "You did it, kid." "You did it!" "I see more Tony's." "I'm not..." "Wait, where are you going?" "Have fun." "You know where to find us." "W..." "We open tonight!" "The critics said, it was then, Ben's best work." "Full of authenticity and hearts and surprises." "I'm incline to agree." "Ben's advance check for the play was enough to save the coffee shop." "Of course, I insist on paying back every cent, but, he had a different idea." "Full partnership." " This is our wedding planner." " Hi." "Nice to meet you." " Remember, we want simple." " Don't listen to her." "The double wedding has to be extra heavy." "I'm thinking 12-piece orchestra, doves..." "No." "I started out thinking, love was a battlefield." "And the more armors and weapons I had, the better chance I had of winning." "But in reality, the armors didn't protect me." "It just held and reeled me in." "Once I got rid of it, the story ended just I like think it was suppose to." "Ahem." "What?" "It's time for barista war, right now." "You sure you're ready for this?" "Ready and waity." "Oh, me too." "I got you." "Good morning." "It is now." "Are you seeing this?" "Something is going around." "It's in the coffee." "Welcome to Donavan's." "♪ Never cared much for espresso ♪" "♪ 'Cause it's all a little bit too strong ♪" "♪ But man don't give me decaf ♪" "♪ Come on don't make me laugh ♪" "♪ Gotta have the real thing or it's wrong ♪" "♪ Like the mocha down in Boca ♪" "♪ Corner blend in Monterey ♪" "♪ But give me the flavor ♪" "♪ That I prefer to savor ♪" "♪ Give me my low fat latte ♪" "♪ Yeah... ♪" "♪ Give me my low fat latte ♪"