"(Erica) Previously on "Being Erica":" "I'm going to Montreal." "Really?" "I think I need to talk to Claire." "You don't have a long distance calling plan?" "You know, if you keep checking in on Josh, it's not gonna be a very fun stag night." "I know, that's kind of the point." "I don't want it to be too much fun." "His best Ryan is in town and... (scoffs) they always get into trouble." "Dude, come on!" "Let's go!" "Poker." "(Ryan) I'm the best man." "It's my duty to be his whipping boy." "(Erica) Well, hey, just make sure my future brother-in-law remains a virgin." "I am eary." "Half an hour early." "And I know that may seem creepy, but..." "I just like showing up early for things." "That's okay." "I was gonna change into something nicer, though." "You look great." "Thank you." "How do I look?" "(exhales)" "Hot." "You need to get ready." "The maid of honour and the best man cannot be late for this dinner." "Can you help?" "Ooh, I can do that." "Zip up, zip up." "No, no, no." "(laughs giddily)" "You need to get ready." "Oh." "Look who thinks..." "she can boss me around?" "It's been three weeks," "Suddenly she's acting like she's my..." "What?" "Girlfriend." "(laughs) I am not." "Yeah, you are." "And I like it." "Oh, we're gonna be late." "(sarcastic tone) Oh, we're gonna be late." "(Erica) The night before a wedding is like the calm before the storm." "Everyone knows what's coming and the part they will play." "(Samantha) Erica, the alcohol is arriving at 11:30 tomorrow morning." "So if you could clear a space in the fridge for the white wine." "'kay, Sam, you need to be relaxing right now." "There comes a time to relinquish control." "Whatever will be, will be." "And I will take care of it." "(Josh's mom) Barb, the brisket is delicious." "Thank you, Tania." "I'm glad you're enjoying it." "And your two daughters, they both look so beautiful." "(Erica's family) (mumbles of approval)" "(Josh) Hey, mom, can you pass the kugel please?" "(Josh's dad) Josh, you sure lucked out with this one." "(Josh) Yeah." "(Josh's dad) And Erica... from everything Sam tells us, you'd be a hell of a catch." "I bet someone'll snap you up quick." "Oh, someone already has, didn't you notice?" "She and ry-ry arrived looking a little disheveled." "Really?" "No." "(Families) (chuckle)" "I'm only the mother, the last one to know." "Mom, there's nothing to know." "(Gary) Don't guilt her out, Barb." "She is entitled to a private life." "I wasn't guilting her out, Gary." "(Josh) Oh, I'm just giving you the heads up, Barb." "And Gary." "The first set of grandkids might be coming from these two." "(warning) Josh." "(scattered laughter)" "Stop." "(Families) (chuckle)" "Shouldn't we be talking about the bride and the groom?" "I'd like to make a toast." "Great." "I used to wonder how on earth my scrawny best friend here could ever score a girl like Sam." "(Families) (laugh)" "(half laughs)" "Sam, you are gracious, intelligent, and beautiful." "Here, here." "I've met lot of women in my life and I can honestly say you are one in a million." "I don't know how you got so lucky, bro, but I'm glad you did." "All the best!" "(Families) Cheers, Sam!" "(glasses clink)" "Wouldn't you like to say something?" "Oh, no." "I don't really do improv." "(laughs)" "(Barbara) Oh, come on, sweetheart," "Say something about your brother-in-law." "(Gary) Don't pressure her, Barb." "If she doesn't want to..." "I just thought it would be nice, Gary." "Okay, no, it's fine." "It's fine." "Um, (clears throat)" "Okay." "Josh... is a real... character." "(families chuckle)" "And he always has been." "Um..." "He has a really unique sense of humour, and he's always trying to entertain us with comments that are supposed to be funny." "Sometimes they even are." "(Families) (polite chuckles)" "Um... and he is known for just telling it like it is, whether you like it or not." "(knocks table)" "So..." "here's to the bride and groom!" "(Families) Cheers!" "Cheers for the bride and groom!" "(Josh) (applauding)" "(low, uncomfortable "mm's" and grunts)" "Sam, I'm so sorry." "I was just, I was really nervous and I wasn't ready." "I know you were nervous, but I want tomorrow to go well and if you don't feel like you can make a speech..." "No, I will have a beautiful speech ready for tomorrow." "And I will manage the cake, and the DJ, and the seating, and you do not have to worry about a thing." "(Josh) Come on, Sam, let's go." "Okay, just give me a second." "No, I'm tired." "I wanna leave." "Just grab your purse, so we can get home, get to bed, get up and get married." "And get this whole thing over with." "I'm just kidding." "(Erica) It's an unspoken rule, that on the day of the wedding, we must put away any worry, any secret, lingering doubts." "But what do you do if you can't shake the feeling that someone you love is about to make a terrible mistake?" "♪ Being Erica 1x06 ♪ Til Death Original Air Date on February 11, 2009" "♪ it's clearer inside of me ♪" "♪ who I will always be ♪" "♪ open me up to my heart ♪" "♪ feels like I'm seeing in the dark ♪" "♪ waking me up to my heart ♪" "♪ to do it all over... ♪" "♪ again and again ♪" "♪ until the end ♪" "♪ the sum of my dreams ♪" "♪ and everything I ever wanted to be ♪" "(frustrated groan) (Ryan) What?" "This speech is killing me." "Wrote mine two weeks ago." "Took me an hour." "Oh, that's great." "Good for you." "Super-duper." "Don't over-think it." "Say some nice things about the happy couple, wish them well, and..." "What, do you hate Josh or something?" "No!" "Why would you even say that?" "Well, your toast last night was a little..." "Oh, well, I was..." "I was trying to be funny." "(Ryan) No, you weren't." "You don't think Josh is good enough for your sister, right?" "(Erica) No, that's not it." "It's just... their relationship, it makes no sense to me." "They've been together for years." "(Erica) So?" "They fight all the time." "And when they're not fighting, they just, they're... they're uncomfortable just being together." "I mean, haven't you ever noticed that?" "No." "But I'm not around a whole lot." "Have you told Sam?" "No." "God, no." "That's not something you just say to someone." "I'm not an expert on this, but... watching two people tells you nothing about what goes on behind closed doors." "So just because it doesn't make sense to you doesn't mean it doesn't work." "(towel lands heavily)" "(Ryan) Mmm... coconut." "(Erica) I moisturized." "(laughs) Stop it!" "(gasps)" "Okay, you need to control yourself." "You taste like a pina colada." "(Claire) Well, there she is." "Surprise!" "I came in for the wedding." "Uh..." "Oh!" "Oh, I mean, oh, wow." "That's..." "Great." "Ah, how are you?" "Good." "Really wonderful." "Great!" "Ryan, right?" "Oh my God, I'm so sorry." "Ryan, this is, uh, this is Claire." "Hi." "Ethan's wife." "(Claire) Is that your Harley outside?" "Yeah, she's mine." "I almost bought one," "But, uh, this one here talked me out of it." "Is that right?" "(Ethan) Yeah, she hates them." "Says they're noisy and dangerous." "(half laughs)" "Well, they are, but sometimes you just gotta... throw caution to the wind, and live your life, right?" "Exactly." "Mm-hmm." "We drove downtown yesterday, she handled herself like a pro." "Really?" "Erica, on a bike?" "I hate to interrupt, but we should probably get going, we're gonna be late." "Oh... ah, sorry." "No, don't be sorry, it's just we have, you know, maid of honour and best man duties, so." "Uh, but I'll, I'll uh..." "I'll see you at the wedding." "Yeah." "All right." "Yeah." "(Ethan's keys jingle)" "(Claire) Bye." "(Erica) See you." "(Erica) Whoops!" "(Erica) Here we go, this way." "(Woman) 'kay, thanks." "(Erica) Hi, there." "Oh, perfect." "Chairs, they go out in the back, underneath the tent." "Judith can show you." "(Judith) Oh, yeah." "Hi, little baby." "Um, perfect." "Booze goes right in there." "Um, Aunt Roberta, wine is incoming." "(Josh) Did I hear someone say wine?" "(Barbara) Josh, outside!" "If you see her in her dress..." "I'm gonna see her every day for the rest of my life." "Where's my buxom bride, anyway?" "She's upstairs getting her hair done." "Excuse me!" "(Barbara) By my stylist, who's very good." "(Erica) Okay, the frites, they go on the counter, and the aioli goes in the fridge." "Mom, can you please help?" "(Josh) You look good." "I saw you and Ryan on the bike this morning, all cozy." "(Ryan) You, outta here." "(Josh) You know what, as my best man," "You're supposed to be nice to me." "Oh, hi there." "Perfect." "Flowers?" "Um, right this way." "Judith, can you..." "Oh, perfect." "...And all the vases are stacked up in the garage." "Okay, just call me if you need anything." "Oh, great." "Thanks, Lynn." "You guys good?" "(Wedding staff) Everything's great, Erica." "(Erica) (exhausted sigh)" "(Judith) You run a tight ship, Erica Strange." "You know, if publishing job doesn't work out, you could totally be a party planner." "(Erica) Yeah, well, the last party I held, I bailed on." "(Judith) Stop it." "You know this is gonna be great." "It is right?" "Yeah." "I just, I really want it to be perfect..." "It will." "For Sam." "(Erica) Uh, excuse me." "Didn't you guys get the seating plan?" "It's three, then four, then four." "Oh, you know what?" "Take five, I'm gonna handle this." "Thanks, Jude." "(Photographer) (giggling) Give it back." "What're you doing?" "(laughing drunkenly)" "What're you doing?" "Hey!" "Give it back." "Little flashes..." "Guys, careful!" "Whoa!" "(photographer gasps)" "Ha-ha!" "You okay?" "(Ryan) Josh, let the woman do her job, okay?" "(Photographer) Why don't we get those bike pictures you wanted." "I was thinking..." "a couple with your boys around?" "(Josh) Yeah." "Why don't you come too?" "Oh, no, I don't think so." "It'll make Sam happy." "(acquiescent murmur)" "This bike kicks ass." "Hey..." "Josh," "Do you mind if I ask you a couple questions for my speech?" "Sure." "Uh, okay." "Tell me about the first day that you met Sam." "Um... don't remember." "Um, okay." "Uh..." "Is there a moment, or even a day, when you realized that you loved her?" "What, like, an exact day?" "I don't know." "Hey!" "I want one with Erica and me on the bike with, uh, my guys around." "Why?" "I mean..." "(stammers)" "I really don't think that's, like, appropriate." "Oh, come on, Sam's gonna love it." "It works for me too." "Nothing is hotter than a chick on a bike." "Come on." "Please?" "Come on." "Enh!" "It's a little weird, but okay, fine." "I mean, if you think that Sam will get a kick out of it." "(Erica grunts)" "We're good?" "(Erica) Okay, just be careful." "Whoa!" "(wine splatters) (gasps) Oh!" "(horrified) Josh..." "Shit!" "Hold still for the oxi-clean." "This stuff is magic." "(Barbara) I'm telling you, soda water and lemon juice will take this right out." "I am not letting you put lemon juice on her dress," "Roberta." "(Gary) It's not that bad." "No one will ever notice." "Gary, get out of the kitchen." "(Erica) Guys... (Samantha) Erica!" "Can you come to my room?" "(whispering) Okay, Lisa." "Go upstairs and find out what she needs, but just not a word about this, okay?" "I'm not good at lying." "(whispers) Lisa!" "(Barbara) Oh my God." "Maybe she should try wearing it inside out?" "Are you insane?" "Mom..." "Hand me the scissors." "No." "Yes." "Hand me the scissors." "(Aunt Roberta) (hurried footsteps)" "What's going on?" "Everything's fine." "They're taking care of it." "Did you need something?" "Taking care of what?" "Nothing." "Can you cut a straight line?" "You can do it." "Okay." "Oh my God." "Oh, it's just so much better." "Sam, just stay..." "Stay in there." "Sam, don't!" "(Gary) All the shouting and screaming, 'kay, so how does it look?" "Oh, it's much better, in my opinion." "How many times do I have to tell you to stay outside?" "What happened?" "(gasps)" "What're you doing here?" "You're not supposed to see me." "Oh!" "No, I didn't see anything." "You did." "(Josh) Okay, I saw your hair, and now I know what you're gonna look like at... at your mom's age." "(Barbara and Samantha) (gasp)" "He gave me the same hair as you." "Oh, no." "(worried te) Oh, no." "(Erica) Sam." "Sweetheart." "Well, it wouldn't be a wedding without a little drama." "(Erica) Hey." "(Samantha) Hey." "(Erica) Hey." "Okay, come here and sit," "I am going to fix your hair." "Sit, sit, sit." "Okay." "It's gonna be fine, Sam." "We're gonna figure out the pictures, right?" "I'll, um, I'm gonna stand behind mom and you won't see a thing." "I promise, okay?" "All right, let's see here..." "Just take this piece down." "(sniffs)" "Let's see." "We put that to the side." "I think that looks really pretty." "Okay..." "And, hmm... as for the Barbara Strange hair, let's see." "Take this out." "And... voila." "I mean, what do you think?" "It's much better." "Thanks." "'kay. (laughs)" "Oh, Sam, you're still not happy." "I mean, what can I do to make you happy?" "Is it..." "is it my dress?" "No." "No." "It's not the dress, it's..." "I just... (sniffs)" "I have this horrible feeling in my stomach and..." "I don't know if it's nerves or... something more." "Tell me that I'm crazy." "That... (sniffs) everything's gonna be fine." "Just tell me I'm doing the right thing." "You mean what I... what're you saying, sam?" "Are you having doubts?" "I need you to convince me right now that I'm doing the right thing marrying Josh." "Sam..." "I..." "I um..." "I just don't... people have doubts all the time, right?" "I mean, if..." "everybody gets cold feet." "Yeah, I know." "(sniffs)" "You're right." "It's normal." "It's just the stress of everything." "Of course." "Of course." "(Samantha) (gasps)" "(sniffs and exhales)" "After this is all over, we should go for drinks and laugh about how insane I was." "(laughs)" "This looks good." "Go downstairs." "People are gonna start arriving soon." "Are you sure?" "Mm-hmm." "Erica, tell Josh I'm sorry for freaking out, okay?" "(Erica) Okay." "Oh, thank you." ""the most exhausting thing in life is being insincere."" "Anne Morrow Lindbergh." "(door bangs shut)" "I'm not being insincere." "I am doing my job as the maid of honour to help my sister have the wedding that she has always wanted." "Did you know the custom of bridesmaids originated in ancient Rome?" "It says in here that apparently the reason that they were all dressed the same was in order to ward off evil spirits." "That's interesting, no?" "That your job is to protect the bride." "No offense, but I really don't want a history lesson right now, please." "Just... send me back." "Okay." "Any idea where you might be going?" "August 2003:" "Getting Sam and Josh back together." "Wow, good guess." "So, what happened?" "All right, um..." "I'd invited Sam and Josh over for dinner to celebrate her first day of residency." "And Josh, he showed up an hour late and Sam wanted to kill him." "And it just..." "(sigh of disgust) degenerated from there." "He broke up with her on the spot." "It was the one and only time that they had ever split." "And even though I secretly knew and felt that was for the best," "I just, I couldn't stand to see Sam upset." "So... the next day, I showed up on his doorstep and I convinced him that he was making a mistake." "That... you know, that it wasn't worth it." "All the years that they'd had together." "And (exhales) oh, I just..." "I so wish that I would've stayed out of it." "I mean, they broke up." "They were over." "And..." "now it's too late." "I mean, she's getting married in a few hours and there's nothing I can do about it." "It's never too late." "What?" "You had a chance, just now, to tell her how you feel, but you didn't." "Why?" "Because..." "You don't tell someone that they might be making a mistake on their wedding day." "Oh, I see." "Is that because it's not convenient, or it's not true?" "No, you..." "you don't know my sister." "She wasn't asking for the truth." "She wanted reassurance." "Hmm." "And you just gave her that." "But now you're telling me you wanna go back in time and break them up." "So, I'm sorry, I'm a little confused." "Look, Sam and Josh broke up, and they would've stayed that way if I hadn't and interfered." "So, if I could do it over, I would stay out of it and let it end the way it should have." "(book thunks on table)" "(Erica squeals, tray clangs)" "Uh... heh..." "Whoops!" "I think that tonite of nights, you'd actually be on time." "I told you, there was an accident on Bloor." "An accident?" "What was it?" "Like, a fifty car pile-up?" "(Josh) No, it was a car and a motorcycle." "And all four lanes were shut down." "And who takes Bloor Street in rush hour?" "You know, unless..." "Oh, unless what?" "You know what." "Or who." "You read into everything." "I'm not." "I can't take a dump without you mentioning Laura." "How many times I gotta tell you?" "Nothing's going on." "Whatever, Josh." "I'm sure that's true, just like I'm sure there was an accident." "Oh, God!" "Anyone up for seconds?" "Not until your sister stops acting like a total bitch!" "I'm sorry, Erica," "Josh doesn't seem to be able to control himself." "Oh, that's right, take the high road around Erica," "And then accuse me of cheating as soon as we're alone." "Just drop it already!" "(sighs)" "Sorry, Erica." "Sam..." "I can't do this." "(half laughs) This is endless." "(Josh) It is endless." "Sam... this relationship..." "It's not what I want." "It's done." "We're done." "Josh, just sit." "(door opens)" "Josh!" "(exhales)" "Did he... did he just... did he just break up with me?" "You can't just end things like that;" "That's not the way you end things." "Hey, Sam... it's gonna be okay." "It's gonna be okay." "(plates clink)" "(door opens, Erica sighs heavily)" "Sam?" "Hey." "I got all your favourites." "I got doritos, wasabi peas." "How're you feeling?" "(Samantha) Good." "Really good." "Really?" "(Samantha) Definitely." "Umm, where's the comet?" "Ah, you don't have to clean." "Uh, no it's fine." "I..." "I have all this energy." "It's really weird." "It's like I feel so awake and alive." "That must mean it was the right thing, right?" "Oh, definitely." "I mean, I know he's been cheating on me for months, and we barely talk." "We definitely don't have sex." "He called this morning, he wants me to, uh, go to his apartment and pick up my stuff." "I should do that." "Get it over with." "Yeah." "Um, do you want me to come with you?" "Would you?" "Of course." "Yes." "Definitely." "Thanks." "Breakfast?" "(door shuts, keys jingle)" "(Erica) Oh, you know what, Sam?" "I forgot my cell phone." "Do you wanna go grab a cab?" "Okay." "(Erica) Okay." "Hi." "Hello." "Uh-oh." "(sucks teeth and inhales)" "What do you think?" "It's very red." "(half laughs) Yeah." "I'm a real perfectionist when it comes to paint." "I see a little nick, I have to just... just get in there, you know?" "Oh, and then I start..." "picking away at it, and before you know it, the whole thing's a big mess." "I'm not getting in there." "Just so you know, I'm not getting involved." "I didn't say you were." "(Erica) Staying out of it like I said I would," "You know, said I was gonna do." "And it was Sam's idea to go pick up her stuff." "I'm, I'm just along for the ride." "Sounds like it may be quite a ride." "And I will deal with it." "I mean..." "I need to do what's best for Sam." "Yes, you do." "Mm-hmm." "Mm-hmm." "Oh, there's another crack." "(irritated exhale)" "Ah, well." "(laboured grunt)" ""there's a crack in everything," "That's how the light gets in."" "Leonard Cohen." "Okay." "(Dr. Tom) (whistling tunelessly)" "You ready?" "Yeah." "Okay." "(door clicks open)" "(Josh) What're you doing here?" "Moral support." "This place is a mess." "That's not your business." "I came to get my stuff." "(Josh) Toothbrush, purple sandals, bird mug... and the '85 bordeaux." "The one we were saving for our anniversary?" "Yeah." "Yeah, enjoy." "Okay, Sam, let's go." "(door opens)" "(lock clicks)" "I feel like I'm gonna be sick." "It's okay, Sam, you did the right thing." "Did I?" "Because I thought I did this morning..." "I don't know." "Hey, look, let's just get the hell out of here, okay?" "God, he didn't even say goodbye." "Oh my God." "Power's out." "Oh my God." "What?" "What day is it?" "Thursday, August 14th." "(exhales) The blackout." "Oh, dammit!" "How could I forget about the blackout?" "What are you, what are you talking about?" "(Erica) The power's out." "Hey, ladies." "(Samantha) The power's out." "What floor are we on?" "*Man) Twenty-two." "Oh, this is gonna be fun." "Need a flashlight?" "Thanks." "("Brother Down" by Sam Roberts plays)" "Wow." "Nice place." "It'll take me a minute to dig around for it." "Feel free to, um, hang out." "Can I get you a drink?" "Oh, no, thanks." "I don't wanna crash your party." "The more the merrier." "I'm Jeff." "Sam." "Erica." "You know, I wouldn't mind sticking around for a bit." "Red or white?" "Red, please." "Two." "Erica, what are you doing?" "I just..." "I have a feeling the blackout might last awhile." "Yeah, apparently," "The whole eastern seaboard is down." "New York, all of Ontario," "Baltimore, Detroit." "Check it out." "Okay." "Thanks." "♪ been looking for peace, but they're bringing you war ♪" "(to herself) Cute." "♪ rich man's crying 'cause his money's time ♪" "♪ poor man's smiling 'cause he knows he ain't blind ♪" "(cd tray clicks shut, button clicks)" "Shake that thing miss kana kana" "♪ shake that thing miss annabella ♪" "♪ shake that thing yan donna donna ♪" "♪ jodi and rebecca ♪" "♪ woman get busy ♪" "♪ just shake that booty non-stop when the beat drop ♪" "♪ just keep swinging it ♪" "♪ get jiggy ♪" "♪ get crunked up, percolate ♪" "♪ anything you want to call it ♪" "♪ oscillate you hip and don't take pity ♪" "This day is, uh... turning out a lot better than I thought." "Yeah, me too." "♪ gal, nobody can tell you nothing ♪" "♪ 'cause you don' know your destiny ♪" "You know, I mean, it's crazy." "You lose the cell phones and televisions and it's like everybody becomes best friends." "(Samantha) It's amazing." "♪ ..." "Them can vex with us ♪" "♪ from the day me born jah ignite my flame ♪" "♪ gal a call my name and it is my fame ♪" "♪ it's all good girl turn me on 'till the early morn... ♪" "Hey, Sam." "Hi..." "What're you doing just standing there?" "Um..." "Come on, get up." "Dance with me." "I'm okay." "Thanks though." "No, you know what?" "She would totally love to." "(Samantha) Erica." "Have fun." "Okay." "(giggles)" "♪ gal run the program ♪" "♪ gals want to pet it ♪" "♪ yo, have a good time ♪" "♪ gal free up on a mind ♪" "♪ 'cause nobody can dis your man ♪" "♪ won't let it ♪" "♪ 'cause you are the number one ♪" "♪ gal wave your hand ♪" "♪ make them see the wedding band ♪" "♪ yo, sexy ladies want par with us... ♪" "(Josh) Yo!" "(Party guests) (cheer and holler)" "♪ in a the club, they want flex with us ♪" "♪ to get next to us ♪" "♪ them can vex with us ♪" "♪ from the day me born jah ignite my flame ♪" "♪ gal a call me name and it is my fame ♪" "♪ it's all good girl turn me on 'till the early morn ♪" "♪ let's get it on ♪" "♪ let's get it on 'till the early morn ♪" "♪ girl it's all good just turn me on ♪" "♪ woman get busy ♪" "♪ just shake that booty non-stop ♪" "♪ when the beat drop just keep swinging it ♪" "(glasses clink, crowd cheers)" "♪ get crunked up, percolate ♪" "♪ anything you want to call it ♪" "♪ oscillate you hip and don't... ♪" "♪" "Party guests:" "(low hum of chatter)" "(thwack)" "♪" "(chatting quietly)" "(can fizzes open)" "I think that you did the right thing, yesterday." "I just want you to know that." "Thanks." "I was so looking for your approval." "I just think in the long run you'll both be happier, okay?" "Now tell me to screw off." "Screw off." "Why do you hate me so much?" "I'm really drunk;" "You do not want me to answer the question." "Yes, actually, I do." "You know how I met Sam?" "Grade 9, I switched lockers so I could meet her." "Why?" "Strategy." "'cause I was..." "(inhales and exhales)" "I liked this other girl that she was with and she and Sam were really close." "Okay..." "so you used her." "Yup." "To get to the girl I liked, but just... it didn't work." "Things look different from up here." "Don't they?" "Careful." "Whoa... hey, what're you doing?" "What're you doing?" "!" "Josh!" "God, I'm so wasted." "I am so wasted." "(exhales)" "Josh!" "Open your eyes." "Stop freaking me out." "You know, and she's a great girl." "My parents liked her, my friends liked her, I liked her..." "I just didn't love her." "What?" "We used to have so much fun together, and I kept thinking things would change, that eventually I'd start to feel it, so I faked it." "But I never got there and Sam could sense it." "That's why she makes up shit about girls like Laura." "I mean I don't even like Laura." "She could tell my heart's not in it." "See, that's the thing." "The heart wants what it wants." "And... from the beginning, my heart has always wanted... don't..." "Erica..." "No." "Okay, no." "Just stop talking." "I don't wanna hear it, okay?" "I gotta, um..." "I've gotta go find Sam." "And, uh... you... you do not tell Sam ever." "I won't." "Ever." "I won't." "(withdrawing footsteps)" "(Erica) Hey, Sam, we gotta go." "Thank you so much for everything, Jeff." "Can I borrow this?" "Good." "Thanks." "Come on, Sam!" "Erica?" "(Erica) Come on, Sam." "Erica, just wait!" "What're we doing?" "We have to leave now." "Wait, wait!" "Why?" "I was having fun, with Jeff." "Okay, well, um... did you give him your phone number?" "Yeah." "Okay, good." "Let's go." "Okay, wait." "Why, why are we going?" "Because it's just not healthy for you to be there." "To be here (stammers) in Josh's building." "Okay, let's go, come on." "(Samantha) Wait, Erica." "(Erica) Come on, Sam." "I'm sorry, Sam," "But when people break up, they need space." "So promise me that you'll not call him or not email him." "You'll not make up excuses to come back here." "Erica, I wasn't anywhere near Josh." "We're 22 storeys up." "Why..." "Just because, okay?" "!" "Come on." "(low hum of traffic idling, people chatting)" "(Samantha) Thanks for your help today." "(Erica) Oh, no problem." "You still feeling okay about Josh?" "Like you did the right thing?" "Yeah." "I think so." "Good." "I'm just gonna say this." "We used to hang out more, remember?" "We used to do this all the time." "What happened?" "I don't know." "When we were little, we would tell each other everything and..." "then we just stopped." "I mean, I feel like today has been the first day in a really long time that you've been... honest with me." "And I miss it." "Keep doing it, okay?" "Promise?" "Okay." "Sam." "(gasps)" "(Wedding guests) (low hum of chatter)" "Sam?" "(Samantha) Erica!" "I'm up here!" "(heels clack as she runs)" "What do you think?" "Too princess diana, right?" "I know, tiara's are cheesy, but... do I look okay?" "You look like someone that's about to get married." "And you..." "you look beautiful." "You look like someone who needs to lay off the sangria." "I'm the one who's supposed to be nervous here." "Is Josh ready?" "(small, nervous squeak)" "Oh my God, can you believe I'm getting married today?" "♪" "(Wedding guests) (low hum of chatter)" "What is going on?" "They're still getting married;" "Nothing has changed." "Oh, well, the day after the blackout," "Josh showed up with flowers and... (inhales)" "Sam took him back pretty much immediately." "The heart wants what it wants." "No, but this has nothing to do with the heart." "He's just using her because he's... he's too lazy or he's too scared." "Or maybe the next day he woke up and realized he was madly in love with Sam." "Yeah, well, what're the chances of that?" "One way to find out, I guess." "(exhales)" "(footsteps thump across deck, wedding guests chatter)" "Hey!" "Are you excited?" "Yup." "No, I mean it, Josh." "Are you excited to be getting married?" "Are you happy?" "(sighs)" "I'm really drunk right now." "Are you sure you want me to answer that question?" "Yeah, I'm sure." "Even if you might not like the answer?" "(Ethan) Erica?" "Hey." "Hey, hey." "Are you guys having fun?" "Except for that little moment with your mom. (laughs)" "Yeah, she was asking a lot of questions about the divorce." "It was very awkward." "No, it was fine." "I just told her the truth:" "We've patched things up." "Good as new." "That's great." "Yeah, it is." "You know what?" "We should get some champagne and celebrate." "Yeah." "Yeah." "Look, I'll meet you over at the bar in just a minute, all right?" "Okay." "So, Ryan seems like a really nice guy." "Seems into you." "Erica, what's wrong?" "Nothing." "Are you upset about Claire?" "Or what happened between us?" "I mean, are things weird now or..." "No, no, no." "It has nothing to do with that at all." "It's Josh." "Oh." "I know that this wedding, it's a terrible mistake." "And I feel like..." "I have spent so long trying to protect Sam from pain and now, I can't seem to find a way out of it." "Erica, you need to make a choice." "So just think about Sam;" "Think about what's best for her, and then you'll know what to do." "Come here." "(knocking on door, door clicks open)" "Hi." "Hey!" "Where have you been?" "Um... would you ladies just give us a few minutes please?" "Can you close the door please?" "Thanks." "What happened?" "Don't tell me, it's something with the cake." "No-no-no-no, it has nothing to do with the cake, Sam." "Um..." "But have a seat, okay?" "So, you know how there are some things that you just don't say?" "I um..." "I have to say one of those things." "You're scaring me." "The night of the blackout, do you remember the promise that we made to each other;" "That we would always tell each other how we felt and we wouldn't hold anything back?" "Do you remember that?" "Um... vaguely." "Okay, well, um..." "I broke my promise to you that night because I didn't want to hurt you." "I wanted to protect you, and I've watched you struggle to make your relationship with Josh work and, um, seeing that you had doubts this morning, it just..." "it made me sick." "Because I, I just know, and I've always known that..." "Josh isn't right for you." "And I know that today of all days is not the day to be saying it, and I tried to keep it to myself because I didn't wanna hurt you, but I realize that by keeping it to myself," "I am hurting you." "So I just have to say it, Sam." "Please don't marry Josh." "He can't make you happy." "He doesn't make you happy." "I mean, you..." "Oh..." "You deserve to be with someone that really loves you and that shows it to you in everything that he does." "Josh is not that guy." "(knocking on door, door clicks open)" "Come on, girls, it's time." "What's wrong?" "Nothing's wrong." "Can you give us a second, please?" "(door shuts)" "Um..." "You're gonna head downstairs, and you're gonna watch me walk down the aisle, and... you're gonna stand beside me at my wedding." "(murmurs) Sam... (forceful whisper) Sam." "Mom, we're ready." "(camera shutters click, low hum of chatter)" "(guests whisper)" "(camera shutters click, guests murmur quietly)" "(Rabbi) Welcome everyone to the wedding of Josh and Samantha." "As we travel together over the peaks, plateaux and valleys of life," "may the journey be a joyful and fulfilling one." "I would like to ask the family to declare their support for the couple, to help them build a healthy marriage." "(camera shutters click)" "(glass shatters) (guests) Mazel tov!" "(Wedding guests) (applauding and cheering)" "(whistling and applauding)" "(Samantha) (laughing giddily)" "(Erica) Sammy..." "Sam, I'm sorry..." "I'm not really interested in hearing your speech and... after tonight," "I never wanna talk to you again." "(guests clapping)" "(rabbi singing, guests cheer and holler)" "(Erica) The heart wants what it wants." "It forces us to act when reason dictates otherwise." "It tears down walls, breaches boundaries, and for better or for worse, it leads us places that the head would never go." "(knocking on door)" "Uh, yup." "Everyone's looking for you;" "you gotta give your speech." "Uh..." "You know what?" "Actually, I'm just," "I'm not feeling well right now, Ryan." "So, um..." "Sam knows." "Uh, she understands." "I..." "I'm not gonna do the speech." "Is there anything I can do?" "Uh, no." "I just need a few minutes to myself." "Please." "Thanks." "(exhales)" "(sobs)" "Please go away." "I can't handle you pointing out how right you were." "Because you were." "I never should've got involved." "I didn't help Sam," "I didn't stop her from marrying a guy that doesn't love her, and I just hurt her." "And for nothing." "(Dr. Tom) No." "No, not for nothing." "You didn't choose the easy road." "You did your job." "The maid of honour is charged with protecting the bride, and that's exactly what you tried to do." "You put everything on the line for your sister's happiness." "Doing the right thing doesn't always guarantee a happy ending." "But the ending is all that matters." "It's, it's the whole point." "I mean, so what if I did the right thing?" "If I couldn't stop Sam from marrying Josh," "I mean, what difference does it make?" "All the difference in the world." "(muted chatter and laughter, camera shutter clicks)"