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Forgotten Love
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00:00In just 10 minutes, we'll be interviewing the guy who stole girls' hearts worldwide, Ryan Mitchell.
00:04His third album has sold over 3 million copies in 24 hours.
00:08No, thank you.
00:09I was looking forward to watching that.
00:11What are you doing here?
00:12Easy. Don't take it out on the bread.
00:17Nervous.
00:18I don't know why. It is my second year teaching, and I am more nervous than when I started.
00:22You'll be fine. The kids love you.
00:24It is about leaving them, isn't it? They're only coming to mind.
00:26I know. It is just...
00:28Don't worry. They love me.
00:29Speaking of, where are they?
00:31Mommy!
00:32Good morning to you, too.
00:33Are we going to Uncle Jake's house today?
00:36You are? Mommy's starting work again, and tomorrow you're starting playgroup.
00:40With Gray?
00:41Mommy! Uncle Jakey!
00:42There is my girl.
00:43Nearly five years ago, I gave birth to my twins. Noah came first.
00:47Grace arrived nine minutes later, a complete surprise.
00:50Their father wasn't there. He hasn't been here since.
00:52Relax. Everything's fine.
00:54I'll be at yours around 5.
00:56I put everything in their bags.
00:58You have my number. They're medicine.
01:00It is not the first time I've looked after them, Emma.
01:02I just hate leaving them.
01:04Be good for Uncle Jake, okay?
01:06Yes, Mommy!
01:07I built this life from nothing.
01:09I have everything I need.
01:11Almost everything.
01:13Thank you, everyone.
01:17I teach music at the same school I graduated from.
01:21At first it was strange, reliving the good and the bad.
01:24But nothing really changes.
01:26High school will always be high school.
01:29Guess who?
01:31Emma!
01:32Damn! Every time!
01:34Hey, Emma.
01:35Excited for the new year?
01:36Always.
01:37You?
01:37Why not?
01:39Okay.
01:40Class.
01:40First day of a new school.
01:42Scary older kids watching your every move.
01:44Not knowing anyone.
01:45Wanting to run home.
01:46Am I getting it right?
01:48I've been through it.
01:49Don't worry.
01:49It gets better today.
01:50Since it is our first class,
01:51I want you to get to know each other and feel comfortable here.
01:54Sound fair?
01:55I'll start.
01:56My name is Miss Clark.
01:57I have two beautiful children, and I love music.
01:59My favorite instrument is the piano.
02:01Your turn.
02:02Okay.
02:03My name is Remy.
02:04I went to St. Peter's.
02:06I have a little sister who's six.
02:07And someday I hope to change the world.
02:09I believe you will.
02:14Mommy, Uncle Jake promised to take me swimming.
02:17Hey, kid.
02:17Did he now?
02:18Maybe.
02:19Always making promises.
02:21Mommy! Mommy!
02:23The Tickle Monster wants to play.
02:31What did I miss?
02:32My wedding photos finally came through.
02:34That is amazing.
02:35You brought them.
02:36Not yet.
02:37Still looking through them.
02:38I promise I'll bring them over.
02:39I'll hold you to that.
02:40So, what is new?
02:42Well, um, you know, maybe...
02:47What?
02:48Jake and I are moving the wedding forward.
02:50To when?
02:51I thought December.
02:52Two months forward.
02:54October.
02:55Seriously.
02:55Can you get everything done by then?
02:57That's what I have you girls for.
03:04No.
03:06Sir, the tour schedule has been set.
03:08I said no.
03:10My client isn't happy with the current schedule.
03:13We can tweak it.
03:14Of course.
03:15When would you prefer?
03:17Mid-January.
03:18My boss will need a reason, sir.
03:23Family matter.
03:26This meeting is over.
03:27Total waste of time.
03:29But you got what you wanted.
03:30Vincent, I never want anything.
03:33The crowd's getting bigger since you arrived.
03:36Let's just get this over with.
03:37Five years of fame.
03:39I loved most of it.
03:40My first single hit number one in two days.
03:43I was dizzy.
03:45Tours, signings, sharing stages with idols.
03:48Two years flew by.
03:49But when it all fell quiet, I was alone.
03:54Hello?
03:55Hey, brother.
03:57Jack.
03:57Been a while.
03:58Listen, I'm moving the wedding up to October.
04:00Need my best man there early.
04:01I'll drive back tomorrow.
04:02Ryan, there's something I need to talk to you about when you get here.
04:05What is it?
04:05Can't say over the phone.
04:06Just be prepared.
04:07Tomorrow, I want to help out.
04:10Besides, it's been years.
04:12I think that's a great idea.
04:17Come with me.
04:18And I don't want the paparazzi bothering you.
04:21I love how you protect me.
04:34Get some rest.
04:36Long day tomorrow.
04:38Five years ago, I left her.
04:40I made a promise, and I broke it.
04:43Tomorrow, I'm going back to that town.
04:45Where it all began.
04:46Where it all fell apart.
04:50Emma, I need to tell you something.
04:52Okay.
04:52Um, I, uh...
04:55Why is everyone doing this?
04:56This.
04:56Doing what?
04:57You start to say something, then you hesitate, then you change the subject, or just run off.
05:00You.
05:01Jack.
05:01Lily.
05:02Fiona.
05:02All of you.
05:03What are you hiding from me?
05:04Oh, that!
05:05Oh, that.
05:06I was hoping you could cover Mr. Henderson's English class for me on Thursday.
05:09He teaches English.
05:10And there's a schoolably on Thursday.
05:11I know.
05:12Please.
05:12I'm asking as a friend.
05:14And if you say no, I'm ordering you as the head of the music department.
05:16You can't refuse that.
05:17Fine.
05:18Can I ask why?
05:19No.
05:20Why not?
05:21I don't want to be the one who tells you.
05:23Remind me again why I, a music teacher, am covering an English class?
05:26Because you love me and you're willing to do me a favor.
05:28That's not a good enough reason.
05:34Does anyone know what's going on in the music department today?
05:37Some celebrity is speaking at the assembly.
05:39Great.
05:40And I'm stuck in here.
05:41Weather's so nice.
05:42We don't want to be stuck in a class.
05:44Tell you what.
05:44Go outside and write a one-page story about your summer vacation.
05:47Fair?
05:48Yeah.
05:50Miss Clark, why won't Mr. Market let you go to the assembly?
05:54I'd like to know that too.
05:55Then let's sneak in and see.
05:57I can't let you sneak into an assembly.
05:59Fine.
05:59We'll just stay outside and work on our assignments.
06:01Very seriously.
06:07I caught your three little swordsmen sneaking into my assembly.
06:11I told them not to go.
06:12I'm sure you did.
06:14He's so handsome.
06:15I can't believe the school got him.
06:17He's super famous.
06:19Who is the guest speaker?
06:20See you tomorrow.
06:22What is wrong with everyone?
06:24Honey, wake up.
06:25We're here.
06:26I'm up.
06:27Sort out your hair.
06:29I'm so excited seeing where you grew up, where you went to school.
06:32She hadn't met my parents yet.
06:33They've been doing better the last five years, but they barely spoke to me.
06:37Like, they were angry at me for something I couldn't name.
06:39Ryan, tomorrow you are the guest speaker at your old school's music assembly.
06:43Sure.
06:44Aren't you excited to see your old friends?
06:47Some of them.
06:48I'm not sure how they'll react to me being back.
06:50It'll be fine.
06:51Just talk.
06:52Probably.
06:54My old locker.
06:55Right next to hers.
06:56The football field where we celebrated after the big game.
06:59Every corner of this place holds a piece of her.
07:01Ryan, you okay?
07:02I am ready.
07:04Please welcome Ryan Mitchell.
07:10Welcome back.
07:11Six years ago, I was sitting in that crowd.
07:12Now look at me.
07:13Famous.
07:14Successful.
07:15I'm completely lost.
07:16It's an honor to have you back, Ryan.
07:17It is a pleasure to be back, sir.
07:21That went well?
07:22Yeah, it did.
07:24She wasn't there.
07:25Part of me was relieved.
07:27The rest of me was terrified of what that meant.
07:29Thanks for coming early, man.
07:31Lily's been stressing about everything.
07:33That's what best men are for.
07:36It's the florist.
07:37I gotta take this.
07:39Come on, buddy.
07:39Let's go inside.
07:41Ryan, could you keep an eye on Grace?
07:43Sure.
07:44Grace?
07:45Grace?
07:46Where are you?
07:47Grace?
07:50Jake's gonna kill me.
07:52Grace?
07:53Grace, what are you doing up there?
07:55What's your name?
07:56Ryan, now will you come down?
07:57Nope.
07:58Who are you?
07:58I'm here for the wedding.
07:59I'm the best man.
08:00Oh, the pig man.
08:02Pig man?
08:02That's what mummy calls you.
08:04She calls you other names too, but I'm not allowed to repeat those words.
08:07Right, now please come down.
08:09I haven't seen you before.
08:10No.
08:10First time home in five years.
08:12Why?
08:13I've been busy.
08:13No, you had the chance.
08:15You just didn't take it.
08:16Everybody has a choice.
08:17You just have to look harder and make room.
08:18You had the chance.
08:19You chose not to.
08:20How old are you?
08:21One, two, three, four.
08:23Four.
08:23Grace!
08:24Crap, Grace, come down.
08:25Fine, I can't.
08:26I'm too hard.
08:27Grace, what did your mother tell you about climbing trees?
08:29I'm sorry, I want to come down.
08:32Okay, sweetie.
08:33Turn around.
08:34Put your foot in the hole in the tree.
08:36Can you do that?
08:39Thanks, Ryan.
08:44She needs stitches.
08:46Let's go.
08:47Now.
08:54Doctor, we need a doctor here.
08:58I need to make a call.
09:00Be right back.
09:05Who are you?
09:06Sorry, kid.
09:07I've been gone five years.
09:09Will Grace be okay?
09:10Don't worry.
09:11She'll be fine.
09:13Maybe a little scar.
09:15Mom is going to be so mad.
09:17Don't remind me.
09:19She's going to kill me.
09:20When's mom coming?
09:21Any minute now.
09:26How's Grace?
09:27She's fine.
09:28Just a few stitches.
09:30What is he doing here?
09:31He just got back yesterday.
09:33You're in big trouble.
09:35Emma will freak off when she sees him.
09:37Mom!
09:40Help me.
09:42Where is she?
09:43What happened?
09:43Is she okay?
09:44She's fine, Emma.
09:45She climbed a tree, fell, got a scratch.
09:48They're stitching her up now.
09:49A scratch, Jake?
09:50You call that a scratch?
09:53Okay.
09:58What is he doing here?
09:59Why is he here?
10:01Emma, I...
10:02Don't!
10:03Mom, what's wrong?
10:04Mommy's fine.
10:05Let's see your sister.
10:08This is what you've been hiding from me.
10:09What a mess.
10:20My baby, does it hurt?
10:22Mommy, my leg really hurts.
10:25It's okay.
10:26Don't be scared.
10:27You're very brave.
10:31I told you, don't climb trees.
10:33That uncle saved me.
10:35Which uncle?
10:36That piggy uncle.
10:38When I fell, he caught me.
10:47Is she okay?
10:49Not good.
10:50Twelve stitches.
10:51I'm sorry.
10:51I got distracted for just a second.
10:53I told you, no climbing that tree.
10:54I know.
10:55I already feel terrible.
10:56I know.
10:57I know.
10:58I already feel terrible.
11:05As long as you've been back.
11:07He arrived yesterday.
11:08He's my best man.
11:09The wedding can't...
11:09Why didn't you tell me?
11:10Tell you.
11:10Would you have been okay with it?
11:12Definitely not.
11:13But I had a right to know.
11:14You, Lily, Fiona, Marcus, all of you.
11:16Treating me like I'll shatter.
11:17We just didn't want to hurt you.
11:18I don't need protection.
11:19I need honesty.
11:21He doesn't know about the twins.
11:22What?
11:23He doesn't know the kids are yours.
11:24He doesn't know he has a son and a daughter.
11:27Good.
11:29He can never know.
11:31Do you mind?
11:32You do?
11:38Okay.
11:39You've got some nerve showing up here.
11:41Jake invited me.
11:42I'm his best man.
11:43I'm not talking about the wedding, Ryan.
11:45I'm talking about right now.
11:46Sitting here.
11:47In her space.
11:48I didn't know the kids were...
11:49Hers.
11:50Yeah.
11:50They are.
11:51She has kids.
11:53Twins.
11:53She does.
11:54She raised them on her own.
11:56At 18.
11:57She looks...
11:58She looks good.
11:59Don't!
12:00Don't you dare sit here and...
12:04Hi, pig man.
12:05Hi, Grace.
12:07Grace, we're going home.
12:09Emma...
12:09Thank you for catching my daughter.
12:10We're even now.
12:11Goodbye.
12:11Emma, wait.
12:12Please.
12:14I know I don't deserve a single second of your time,
12:16but I'm going to be here for the wedding.
12:18We're going to see each other.
12:19Can we at least...
12:19At least what?
12:20Be civil?
12:21Fine.
12:21We'll be civil.
12:22But don't mistake that for forgiveness.
12:27She's stronger than you think.
12:29She had to be.
12:30Because you weren't there.
12:31She was a mother.
12:33She'd built an entire life without me.
12:34And I'd missed all of it.
12:36Mommy, is the pig man staying?
12:38For a little while.
12:40For Uncle Jake's wedding.
12:41He was nice.
12:42He caught me.
12:43I know he did, baby.
12:45Why don't you like him?
12:46It's complicated, sweetheart.
12:48Grown-up stuff.
12:49Did he make you sad?
12:51A long time ago.
12:53But I have you and Noah now,
12:54and you make me the happiest mommy in the world.
12:57Mommy?
12:58Yes, sweetheart?
12:59That man at the hospital.
13:00He looked at me funny, like he knew me.
13:02He's just Uncle Jake's friend.
13:03He hasn't been home in a long time.
13:05Does he know Daddy?
13:06Why do you ask that?
13:08Grace has Daddy's eyes.
13:10That man has the same eyes.
13:12You have a big imagination, mister.
13:14Get some sleep.
13:20Hey, how's Grace?
13:21Twelve stitches.
13:21She'll be fine.
13:22Fiona, he's here.
13:24I know.
13:25I'm sorry we didn't tell you.
13:26Noah noticed his eyes.
13:27He asked if Ryan knows his dad.
13:29Oh, Emma.
13:30What do I do?
13:30He's going to be here for weeks.
13:31The wedding, the preparations.
13:32He's the best man.
13:33I can't avoid him forever.
13:34You don't have to tell him anything you're not ready to tell him.
13:37But the kids, they look just like him.
13:39Grace is his mirror imagens.
13:40Anyone with eyes can see it.
13:41Then you deal with it when it comes,
13:43and we'll be right beside you.
13:44I spent five years building a life without him.
13:46I can't let him walk back in and destroy it.
13:48He won't.
13:48You're stronger than that.
13:54This is so wonderful.
13:56I've never seen an English countryside wedding before.
13:58I can't wait.
13:59So glad you could come.
14:04Ryan, the best man arrangements are set.
14:05Fitting for the suits next week.
14:07No problem.
14:08Anything else you need me to do?
14:09Just help out with the day-to-day stuff.
14:11And don't upset my sister.
14:13Sister, Jack.
14:15I've never heard you mention a sister before.
14:20Emma is my sister.
14:25You never mentioned this.
14:29Never had a chance to.
14:43So beautiful here.
14:45No wonder you love it.
14:59Is that Jack's sister?
15:01Yeah.
15:03She's beautiful.
15:05The little girl looks just like you.
15:07What?
15:07Eyes.
15:08She looks like she could be...
15:09Don't be ridiculous.
15:10Impossible.
15:10I saw it clearly.
15:13I'm not stupid.
15:14That child...
15:16Is clearly his mirror emission.
15:43You
16:26Hey, his girlfriend commented on my daughter's eyes Fiona, my daughter's eyes, which are his eyes. She doesn't know. How
16:32long before she figures it out? How long before he does? Grace is his carbon copy. What do you want
16:36to do? I want to get through this wedding and then never see him again.
16:40And if he finds out before then? Emma, I love you, but those kids are going to start asking questions.
16:45Noah already has. You can't run from this forever. Watch me. I'm fine. Let's go back in.
16:51So, entertainment. Emma's playing piano during the ceremony.
16:55You still play?
16:56Every day.
16:57That's great. You were always incredible.
16:59Thanks.
17:00Right, so Jake, bachelor party. When are we doing this?
17:02Two weeks before the wedding.
17:03Perfect. You're the best man. It's literally your job.
17:05Me? I'll sort something out.
17:07And we need to plan your hen night.
17:08Now we're talking.
17:09I vote spa weekend.
17:10I vote wine tasting.
17:11Why not both?
17:13Her laugh. I'd forgotten what it sounded like. No, I'd forced myself to forget. Because remembering her laugh meant remembering
17:19everything I walked away from.
17:23How did you get in here?
17:24Marcus. He said you'd be here.
17:26I'm gonna kill him.
17:28You teach here now?
17:29Music. Yes.
17:30That's perfect for you.
17:33This was Mrs. Patterson's room.
17:35It's mine now.
17:36What were you playing?
17:37Something I wrote.
17:38It was beautiful.
17:39Don't do that.
17:39Do what?
17:40Be nice.
17:41Act like we're old friends catching up. We're not.
17:44I know we're not.
17:45Emma, I know what I do.
17:46You promised you'd come back and you didn't. That's what you did.
17:49I wanted to come back every single day.
17:50You didn't. Every single day. For five years.
17:52I was scared.
17:54You were scared? I was 18, pregnant and alone. You don't get to talk to me about scared.
17:58Pregnant?
18:00Get out.
18:01Emma.
18:01Get out!
18:02Are they, are they mine? Emma, please. Are Wilson and Grace?
18:07Their names are Noah and Grace. And you don't get to ask me that. You lost that right five
18:12years ago.
18:13Please.
18:14Don't touch me.
18:18How was your day?
18:20It was good. Thank you.
18:26Are they my children?
18:33Noah and Grace, are they mine?
18:39Emma. She let it slip. Jake, answer me.
18:45Yes.
18:48She found out she was pregnant after you left.
18:51She was 18. No job, no degree, all alone. She was going to put them up for adoption.
18:56I convinced her to keep them.
18:59Why did no one tell me?
19:02Because you left.
19:03You changed your number, disappeared, started a new life, and never looked back.
19:07Ryan. She raised them alone. The fevers, the sleepless nights, the first steps, the first words.
19:12She was there for all of it. Alone.
19:14I have children. I'm a father.
19:16You're their biological father. A real father shows up.
19:20I want to know them. I want to be there for them. Then go earn it. Starting with Emma.
19:27I went to the school. And then Jake's.
19:29And?
19:30The twins. Noah and Grace. They're mine.
19:33I know.
19:34What?
19:35I've known since I saw that little girl through the cafe window. She has your face, Ryan. Your exact face.
19:40I was just waiting for you to tell me.
19:41Stella, I'm sorry. I didn't know-
19:43I don't believe you. But you know now. So what are you going to do?
19:46I want to be in their lives.
19:47And Emma?
19:48What about her?
19:49Do you still love her?
19:52I love you.
19:53That's not what I asked.
19:56I'm not going to compete with a ghost, Ryan. I've spent two years with you. I know when you're thinking
20:00about her.
20:01It's in the way you flinch at certain songs. The way you stare at nothing. The way you kissed me
20:06on our first date and whispered the wrong name.
20:09Stella!
20:09You corrected yourself so fast you thought I didn't notice. But I did. I've always noticed.
20:14That was two years ago. Things changed.
20:17Did they? Because from where I'm standing, you just found out you have two children with the love of your
20:21life. And you look more alive than I've ever seen you.
20:24I'm going to stay for the wedding. I like Jake and Lily. But you and I both know this changes
20:28everything.
20:34Mommy?
20:35Yes, sweetheart?
20:36The other kids at playgroup have daddies. Tommy's daddy picks him up every day. And Sadie's daddy coaches football. How
20:42come we don't have a daddy?
20:43Yeah, Mommy. Where's our daddy?
20:45Your daddy had to go away before you were born.
20:49Why?
20:49He had a job. A very important job. And he had to go far away to do it.
20:52Does he know about us?
20:53He does now.
20:54Is he coming back?
20:55I don't know, baby. I honestly don't know.
20:57Is it the pig man?
20:58Why would you say that?
20:59He has my eyes heads. And Uncle Jake calls him his best friend like daddy was. And he caught me
21:03when I fell. Daddy's catchy when you fall.
21:05You two are too smart for your own good.
21:07Is that a yes?
21:08Yes. But listen to me. Just because someone is your daddy doesn't mean things will change right away.
21:15Okay? I need you to trust Mommy.
21:16We trust you, Mommy. Always.
21:19I had five years protecting them from this moment. And a four-year-old figured it out in three days.
21:26Are you following me?
21:28Jake told me you'd be here. I asked permission.
21:31Permission? That's new for you.
21:33Can we talk?
21:34I'm busy.
21:35Five minutes. Please.
21:37Go play with no one for a minute, sweetheart. Talk.
21:40I want to be in their lives.
21:41No.
21:42Emma-
21:42You don't get to show up after five years and play father. They have a life. They have stability. They
21:45have me.
21:46I know that. And I'm not trying to take anything from you. I just... I want to know them. I
21:50want them to know me.
21:51They already know about you. Grace figured it out herself. She's four and she's smarter than both of us.
21:55She's incredible.
21:55They both are. No thanks to you.
21:57I deserve that. I deserve all of it. But I'm here now and I'm not leaving.
22:00You said that before.
22:01I know. And I broke that promise. I'll spend the rest of my life making up for it if you
22:04let me.
22:04Here's what's going to happen. You can spend time with them. Supervised. At Jake's house. With me or someone I
22:08trust present.
22:09You don't make promises you can't keep. You don't buy their love. And if you hurt them. If you disappear
22:14again. I will make sure you never see them.
22:15I understand.
22:17And Ryan, this isn't forgiveness. This is me doing what's right for my children.
22:21Thank you, Emma. I won't waste this.
22:35Mr. Piggy.
22:36Grace, don't call him that. His name is Ryan.
22:40Can I secretly call him Mr. Piggy?
22:43Whatever you want.
22:44Noah. Noah, this is Ryan. He's Uncle Jack's friend. He wants to play with you today.
22:50Mommy will stay with you, okay?
22:54Do you play soccer?
22:57I used to be on my school's soccer team.
23:01Really?
23:01Of course. Want me to teach you a few moves?
23:10Okay.
23:15Noah, kick it hard. No, the other way.
23:20He's good with kids.
23:22It's only been one afternoon.
23:27He looks like a father.
23:29He is a father.
23:29He just never understood it before.
23:35Ryan, will you come back tomorrow?
23:39If your mom says yes...
23:45We'll see.
24:06Promise me something.
24:07Anything at all.
24:08When you make it big, and you will, don't forget about me.
24:12Not a chance. Emma Clark, you're the best thing that ever happened to me.
24:17Then you'll come back, right?
24:19Always. I promise.
24:28I got the record deal. I leave next week.
24:31I love you more than music.
24:36I'll come back for you. Wait for me.
24:38I love you.
24:39I love you. More than music. More than fame. More than anything in this world.
24:43Always yours, Ryan.
24:45You promised.
24:46I waited.
24:48Days turned into months.
24:49Till one day, I saw him on TV.
24:51A new life. A smile I didn't recognize.
24:53I stopped waiting. I started living.
24:54To Lily, who somehow convinced Jake Clark to commit.
24:57To Lily!
24:58I didn't convince him. He convinced me, eventually.
25:01After how many years of you playing hard to get?
25:03It was called quality control.
25:05Okay, truth time.
25:06Lily, when did you know Jake was the one?
25:08When he drove three hours in a snowstorm to bring me soup because I had a cold.
25:11He showed up soaking wet, holding a thermos, and said,
25:13I couldn't let my girl be sick alone.
25:16That's disgustingly adorable.
25:17Your brother has his moments.
25:18Don't tell him that. His ego's big enough.
25:21So, how are things with Ryan?
25:23He's been seeing the kids. Supervised.
25:27It's...fine.
25:28He's trying. I'll give him that.
25:29Noah's warming up to him.
25:30Grace already has him wrapped around her finger.
25:31And you?
25:32What about me?
25:32How are you doing with all of this?
25:34I'm angry. I'm tired.
25:35And sometimes, when I watch him with the kids, I forget to be angry,
25:37and that makes me even angrier.
25:38It's okay to feel more than one thing at once.
25:40I know. I just, I spent five easier when he was a villain.
25:42Now he's here, and he's being decent.
25:44And I don't know what to do with decent.
25:46Maybe decent is a start.
25:47Exactly.
25:48Tonight isn't about me.
25:50Tonight is about Lily becoming Mrs. Clark.
25:52So let's stop being deep and start being drunk.
25:54Now we're talking!
25:57To Jake, the bravest man I know,
25:59because marrying into that family requires serious courage.
26:01Watch it.
26:01Speech from the best man.
26:04Jake Clark is the best friend I've ever had.
26:06He took me in when my own family couldn't handle me.
26:08He trusted me with his home, his friendship,
26:11and the people he loves most.
26:12I didn't deserve that trust, and I let him down,
26:14but he still asked me to stand beside him
26:15on the most important day of his life.
26:17That says everything about who he is.
26:19To Jake!
26:19To Jake!
26:20Good speech.
26:21Meant every word.
26:22I know you did.
26:23Jake, I need to ask you something.
26:24Go ahead.
26:25When Emma was pregnant, was she okay?
26:27No.
26:28She was terrified.
26:29She was 18, alone, and the guy she loved had vanished.
26:31She almost gave them up for adoption, Ryan.
26:34She was sitting in that hospital,
26:35holding two babies she didn't expect,
26:37and she almost signed the papers.
26:38What stopped her?
26:40Me.
26:41I told her she wouldn't be alone,
26:42that we'd all help.
26:44And mom walked in, saw those babies, and that was it.
26:46The whole family showed up.
26:48She looked around that room and decided to keep them.
26:50I should have been in that room.
26:51Yeah.
26:52You should have.
26:53But you're here now.
26:54That counts for something.
26:56Don't waste it.
26:57I won't.
26:57I swear on my life.
26:59Don't swear to me.
27:00Swear to them.
27:07This is Mommy, this is Noah, this is Uncle Jack, and this is Becky.
27:13That's amazing, Grace.
27:15And who is this in this drawing?
27:18It's you.
27:21Is that me?
27:23You're our family now.
27:25Mommy says family are those who stay by your side,
27:27and you're always there.
27:30Yes.
27:31I'll always be with you.
27:32I promise.
27:33Mommy says don't make promises lightly.
27:36Your mommy is right.
27:38That's right.
27:39If I had known-
27:40Would you have stayed?
27:41I would never have left.
27:44Can I call you Daddy?
27:47Of course, son.
27:49Yes, son.
27:50You can call me Daddy.
27:52Are you okay?
27:54Not at all.
27:55But the kids are fine.
27:56That's all that matters.
28:03What are you doing?
28:04Can't you tell?
28:06Stella.
28:08Today, the kids called you Dad.
28:11Jack told me.
28:13I'm not angry, Rayan.
28:14I'm just sad.
28:15For two years, I've hoped you'd look at me the way you look at her, but you never have.
28:19That's not-
28:20You love her.
28:21You always have.
28:22You just buried it under fame, distance, and me.
28:25You were never a consolation or a crutch, Stella.
28:27You matter to me.
28:29Immensely.
28:30I know.
28:31But it's not enough.
28:33I'll stay at a hotel in the next town.
28:35I promised Lily I'd be at her wedding.
28:37But after that, I'm going home.
28:39There was never an us, Rayan.
28:41Never.
28:41You were just trying to forget her.
28:43And I- I kept pretending not to see.
28:46Go be the father your kids actually need.
28:48And please, don't wait any longer.
28:50Tell her how-
28:57Where's Stella?
28:57She had to leave early.
28:59She sends her love.
29:01As the guy who introduced these two idiots, I'd like to take full credit for this wedding.
29:05You introduced us at a football game.
29:06I spilled beer on her.
29:07And then he spent 20 minutes apologizing while I tried to tell him I didn't even like the shirt.
29:11Romance at its finest.
29:13To Jake and Lily.
29:14To Jake and Lily.
29:15I remember the time he had to give a speech in the third grade and his pants fell down.
29:20Following me again?
29:22Old habits.
29:24Stella left.
29:25I noticed.
29:26She said I never stop loving you.
29:27Ryan, don't.
29:28I need to say this.
29:29I've been carrying it for five years and it's killing me.
29:31And what about what I've been carrying?
29:33You don't get to unload your guilt and call it love.
29:34It's not guilt.
29:35It's the truth.
29:36I loved you then.
29:37I love you now.
29:38I never stop-
29:38Love doesn't leave, Ryan.
29:40Love doesn't change its number and disappear.
29:42Love shows up at 3am when your daughter has a fever.
29:44Love holds your hand when you're giving birth to twins you didn't expect.
29:47You don't get to call what you did love.
29:49You're right.
29:49What I did wasn't love.
29:50It was cowardice.
29:51But what I feel, right now, standing here, that's real.
29:55And I'll spend the rest of my life proving it if you let me.
29:57I can't do this tonight.
29:58Tomorrow is about Jake and Lily.
30:02How do I look?
30:03Like the luckiest woman alive and my brother is the luckiest man.
30:06Don't make me cry.
30:07My makeup took an hour.
30:08You look incredible.
30:09I'll lose it when he sees you.
30:10Thank you for everything.
30:12For the planning, the decorations, the music.
30:13For being my sister before I even officially became one.
30:16You've been my sister since the day you made my brother smile again.
30:19How do I look?
30:20Like you're about to throw up.
30:21Helpful.
30:22You look great, man.
30:23She's gonna love it.
30:24Ryan, I want to thank you for being here, for stepping up with the kids, for trying.
30:29You don't need to thank me.
30:30Yeah, I do.
30:30Five years ago, I wanted to kill you.
30:32Today, I'm glad you're standing next to me.
30:34Gentlemen, it's time.
30:45You're the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.
30:50You're the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.
30:52Don't make me cry.
30:53I just told Emma not to make me cry.
31:00Jake, do you take Lily to be your wife?
31:03To love and to cherish, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?
31:07I do.
31:08Lily, do you take Jack to be your lawfully wedded husband?
31:12I do.
31:12Willingly.
31:13The rings, please.
31:20Pronounce you husband and wife.
31:22You make this your day.
31:27Yay!
31:28Uncle Jake kissed Auntie Lily!
31:37Jack, you deserve every beautiful thing in this world.
31:41And lucky for him, that was supposed to be my title today.
31:44He became better because of you.
31:46To the happy couple.
31:48To the happy couple!
31:53Daddy, dance with me.
32:07No.
32:08Just one.
32:11For Jack and Lily's sake. That's all.
32:17One dance.
32:27You played beautifully today.
32:31The song you wrote, what's it called?
32:34Waiting.
32:35Emma.
32:36I wrote it the year you left.
32:38I played it every night, hoping you'd hear.
32:41Hoping you'd come home.
32:42I'm so sorry.
32:44I know you are.
32:45And I believe you mean it.
32:46But sorry doesn't fill five years.
32:48Then what will?
32:49Time.
32:50Being there.
32:51Every day.
32:52Not just the big moments.
32:53School runs, bedtime stories, skinned knees, nightmares, all of it.
32:57I want all of it.
32:58Your life is in LA.
32:59Private planes.
33:00Sold out arenas.
33:01Ours is here.
33:02School runs.
33:03Grocery lists.
33:04What if I chose the ordinary?
33:14Show me.
33:16Don't just say it.
33:17Take your time.
33:18Ryan, the label needs you back by Friday.
33:20The January tour dates are locked.
33:22Press juggits start-
33:22Cancel them.
33:23Excuse me?
33:24Cancel the press juggits.
33:25Push the tour to March.
33:26I'm not coming back yet.
33:27And you can't-
33:27I can.
33:28I'm not retiring, Vincent.
33:29I'm restructuring.
33:30I'll record remotely.
33:31I'll do the tour in spring.
33:32But right now, I need to be here.
33:33This is about the girl, isn't it?
33:35It's about my children.
33:36And their mother.
33:37And the life I should have had.
33:40You've got until March.
33:41After that, the label won't wait.
33:42That's all I need.
33:50What are you doing here?
33:52School run.
33:52If you'll let me.
33:54You don't even know where the school is.
33:55That's why I need you to show me.
33:57Daddy, are you taking us to school?
33:59If mommy says yes.
34:02Fine.
34:02But I'm driving.
34:04Daddy, do you know the alphabet song?
34:06I think so.
34:07Sing it.
34:08Now I know my A, B, C, D, E, F, G.
34:11You're terrible.
34:12I know.
34:12That's why I sing other songs instead.
34:15Will you pick us up too?
34:16Every day, if I can.
34:19You pushed your tour back.
34:21Jake told you?
34:22Jake tells me everything.
34:23Eventually.
34:24I meant what I said.
34:25I choose sandwiches.
34:28Pick them up at three.
34:30Don't be late.
34:37I'm yours.
34:44Fowl.
34:52Noah drew a family portrait at school today.
34:56You were in it, standing right next to me
34:58He's never drawn a father before
34:59Grace told her teacher you're a famous singer who gave it all up just to get sandwiches
35:02The teacher was so confused
35:05Ryan, I need to say something
35:06Go ahead
35:07I can't forgive you yet
35:09Not completely, maybe not for a long time
35:11But you've been here, every day
35:13Every hard moment
35:14And the kids, they love you, so much
35:17I love them too, more than I ever knew I could
35:20I know
35:21Dad
35:23I'm here, son
35:25You're not leaving again, are you?
35:28I'm not leaving
35:29Promise?
35:31Why not, Ryan?
35:35Why not, Ryan?
35:40Six months
35:42I know
35:44Can you answer me now?
35:48Ask me
35:50Is there a chance for us?
36:00Noah, Daddy's kissing Mama
36:04Some loves end in goodbye
36:08Ours
36:09Begins again
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