- 6/1/2025
After the Storm
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00:01In weather, record-breaking hurricane-course winds are hitting us early in the season this year.
00:07We're looking at sustained gusts of over 97 miles an hour.
00:30We should head over to Davis. She's got a basement.
01:00Dancer?
01:06Dancer!
01:09Dancer!
01:18Dancer!
01:23Lord, I need a little help right now!
01:25I got him!
01:30The camera is south. There is an answer in the valley. This may be the storm of the century.
01:38Reports are videos touching down and we're still heading our way.
01:41If you can hear this, take shelter immediately. The time for evacuation is over.
01:46It looks like we'll be here all night.
01:49Um, I'm gonna...
01:54Is that me?
01:55It's about time for you and me to, uh, put the hay.
02:10Seriously.
02:12Yeah.
02:15Now, what I remember, I remember being here, going to your birthday parties.
02:20You know what? I...
02:24I also remember running into you at the, uh, the picnic.
02:28Yeah, about five years ago now.
02:31All in? You too.
02:33All right.
02:34Everybody ready?
02:35Ready.
02:36Set.
02:37Go!
02:38Inside!
02:39Go!
02:40Go!
02:41Go!
02:42Go!
02:43Go!
02:44Go!
02:45Go!
02:46Go!
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03:00Go!
03:01Go!
03:02Go!
03:03Go!
03:04Go!
03:05Go!
03:06Go!
03:07I'm just going to go out on a limb here, but I think this would be really fun to do again next week.
03:15Fair's not going to be back until the end of the month.
03:18Oh, I know. Not the fair.
03:21Oh, I just meant coffee or a movie or something.
03:26I'll get the tickets. You get the popcorn.
03:31Uh, I don't think so.
03:37Oh, Lauren, look. I did you a favor. Believe me.
03:41You were a schoolteacher. And people would have talked, I promise.
03:47They talked anyway.
03:48No, but the stories would have been much different.
03:51Yeah, but I would not have cared.
03:56I'm sorry.
03:57Lorna, I'm so sorry.
04:18This is my house.
04:25This is where I grew up. Like, all of my memories are here.
04:28Lauren, a lot of this stuff isn't ruined.
04:31You know, you just dry it out.
04:34Get the water off of it. The mold sets in.
04:36I guess.
04:38You guess?
04:40No, things are just things, Lauren.
04:42No, but they were my things, though.
04:46Right.
04:47But they weren't you.
04:49They weren't Dancer. They weren't your parents.
04:53I know. You're right.
04:55When I was a little girl,
04:57I would sit there,
04:58and I'd watch my parents fix everything.
05:01And then I grew up,
05:02and I learned how to do the same.
05:04My dad and I built that barn that kept us safe last night.
05:07And I have watched hours and hours of home rental shows.
05:14I'm going to rebuild this house myself.
05:18Yeah?
05:19Yes.
05:21I know I can do it.
05:23So, Lauren,
05:24what are you going to do next?
05:28First,
05:29I'm going to stop feeling sorry for myself.
05:32I know there are plenty of folks out there
05:34who are way worse off than I am.
05:35I was actually
05:36thinking about that earlier this morning.
05:39I thought about, uh,
05:42maybe going into town,
05:44checking everybody,
05:45check the
05:45damage.
05:48Well, let's go do that.
05:50Yeah.
05:52All right.
05:56All right, why don't we, uh,
05:57throw on a change of clothes?
05:58Yeah.
05:59What do I do?
06:05Colin,
06:06I'm sorry about last night.
06:07What about?
06:09It's bringing up the past.
06:11I shouldn't have done that.
06:12I'm sorry for that day at the fair.
06:15Thank you, but
06:16you are allowed to date
06:18whoever you want.
06:19Believe me,
06:21you did dodge a bullet with me.
06:23Okay?
06:24Being single is kind of my lot in life,
06:25I guess.
06:26But,
06:27what about you?
06:29Anyone you're seeing?
06:31Uh, yeah,
06:32my boyfriend,
06:32Dane.
06:34Oh, he's not a fiancé,
06:35actually.
06:36Well,
06:36kind of.
06:37Kind of?
06:40It's a kind of fiancé.
06:43What's this?
06:47Frida.
06:48Colin?
06:48Lauren?
06:49Hey, Frida,
06:50how are you and Hector doing?
06:51We're good.
06:52Can't say as much for Mayor Wallace.
06:54Did you hear?
06:55No.
06:56What happened?
06:57Heart attack.
06:58He was checking on some people
06:59and a tree fell.
07:01Landed on the hood of his car,
07:02just like that.
07:04He didn't make it.
07:05There's never been a storm like this
07:07recorded in the county's history.
07:08We're all praying that there aren't
07:10any more casualties.
07:12I can't believe this.
07:14Um,
07:15thank you so much, Frida.
07:18Drive safe.
07:19You too, Colin.
07:20Roads are in bad shape.
07:28Hey, Sutter.
07:30It's Colin.
07:31Yeah, no, how are you?
07:32It looked pretty bad up there last night.
07:34Yeah, no, uh,
07:35not a scratch.
07:36I'm relieved.
07:37How's Colin?
07:37Mom, not a scratch.
07:39His words.
07:39He's fine.
07:40I, um,
07:42I spent the night
07:43at Lauren Christensen's barn.
07:45Excuse me?
07:47You want to explain?
07:48I'm fine,
07:49but, um,
07:51her house
07:51was destroyed
07:52in the store.
07:56That's awful.
07:58Oh, and good of you
07:58to take care of her.
08:00Oh, no.
08:00She's actually the one
08:01who took care of me.
08:03She actually got me in
08:04out of the storm,
08:05kept me dry.
08:07How did you end up
08:08at her place?
08:09I mean, I know you got
08:09that property up there
08:10next to hers, but...
08:11Hey, uh,
08:12Sutter, listen,
08:13I gotta go.
08:14This is the only line
08:15that we have.
08:16Okay, uh,
08:17just tell me one thing.
08:18She's still as good looking
08:19as I remember?
08:20I remember.
08:22Better.
08:25You'd be good to her, Colin.
08:26Yeah, I'm on my lever.
08:28I already did.
08:29Later.
08:30See ya.
08:33So, how did the
08:34Shumaks make out?
08:35The road to their barn
08:37washed out completely,
08:38but they got their
08:39animals out early, so...
08:41They did.
08:44That's some good news,
08:44I guess.
08:47Hey, going back
08:48to what I said earlier
08:49about helping you
08:50rebuild your house,
08:53it'd be no trouble.
08:54It's okay,
08:55I can figure it out.
08:57It's not like I think
08:58that you need a man's help
08:59or anything like that,
09:00it's just...
09:01You know what I do
09:02for a living, right?
09:03Yes, you make furniture.
09:05I'm a carpenter.
09:06Pretty good carpenter,
09:07actually.
09:08And so,
09:08helping you with your house
09:09would be no problem.
09:11That's a really nice offer,
09:12but no thank you.
09:14The phone's free,
09:16so I'm going to
09:17call my fiance.
09:25Do you have Dane?
09:30Hey, it's me.
09:32Lauren,
09:33my assistant's been
09:33trying you for hours.
09:34Are you okay?
09:35Yes, I'm fine.
09:37Um, but
09:38my entire house
09:40was destroyed.
09:42And sorry,
09:42I would have called earlier,
09:43but
09:43all the power's out,
09:45all the phone lines
09:46are down.
09:50Your house was destroyed?
09:52But my Lauren's okay.
09:54I'm fine.
09:55I promise.
09:55You should move
09:56into my Manhattan condo
09:57while I'm still
09:58closing this deal.
09:59Then when I'm done,
10:00I'll meet you there.
10:00You want me to leave
10:01at a time like this?
10:03Dane,
10:03I can't do that.
10:04The community needs
10:05every single one of us
10:06here right now.
10:08Look,
10:08I just want you
10:10to be safe.
10:12That's sweet,
10:13but
10:13I'm going to stay here,
10:16and
10:16I also
10:17want to rebuild
10:19my family home myself.
10:21Listen,
10:22give me a couple hours.
10:23I'm going to talk
10:23to my assistant.
10:24He's going to find you
10:25the best crew
10:25in the tri-state area,
10:27and they'll be there
10:27this afternoon
10:28to start construction.
10:29A crew?
10:30No,
10:30no,
10:31no,
10:32no,
10:32it's way too early
10:33for any of that.
10:33You're going to supervise,
10:34of course.
10:36Dane Richards,
10:37you have zero
10:38listening skills.
10:39My grandparents
10:40built that family home,
10:41and I'm going to do
10:43the same.
10:43Lauren,
10:44Lauren,
10:44I'm just trying to help.
10:45You're a school teacher.
10:46You can't build a house
10:46by yourself.
10:47I know it takes a team
10:48to rebuild a home,
10:50but that team
10:50starts with me.
10:56Hey,
10:57I need you in here.
10:58Excuse me?
11:01Sorry,
11:01I was rude.
11:03And that is why
11:04we need to get people
11:04out there now
11:05starting the cleanup efforts.
11:07This is crazy.
11:08The council has made
11:10a list of places
11:11to start.
11:12Nathan,
11:14I know you're
11:17doing your best
11:18with Mayor Wallace,
11:19gone and all,
11:20but we need
11:21to organize
11:22search parties
11:22to go out there
11:24and find people
11:24who need help.
11:25I just spoke
11:29with the people
11:29from FEMA
11:30less than
11:31an hour ago.
11:32They need
11:32the roads clear
11:33so that they can
11:34deliver the relief
11:34supplies.
11:35Food,
11:36water,
11:37medicine.
11:37Right.
11:37Search and rescue
11:38is the main
11:39priority right now.
11:41You said yourself
11:41that FEMA was not
11:42going to be here
11:43for several days.
11:44This is not about you,
11:45Colin.
11:46Please sit down.
11:47Nathan,
11:48given the circumstances,
11:49I feel like we just
11:50set aside our differences.
11:51Now here,
11:52we look out
11:53for each other.
11:54That's what we do.
11:57Okay,
11:57so there could be
11:57people out there
11:58without clean water,
11:59without power.
12:00They could be injured.
12:01They could be sick.
12:03We've got to have
12:03search parties
12:04to get out there
12:05and find those people.
12:07Our fire department
12:08is out there right now
12:10doing exactly just that.
12:12Great.
12:13Well,
12:13we can help them.
12:14How many firefighters
12:15are there?
12:15We have five
12:16well-trained professionals.
12:19Five.
12:19Nathan,
12:21that's a lot of ground
12:21to cover.
12:23And we should split
12:24those five up.
12:25And each one of those
12:26firefighters can be in charge
12:27of a small search party
12:28of volunteers.
12:29We could search
12:29the entire town
12:30in a day,
12:30a day and a half at max.
12:32So we'd have
12:33five search parties?
12:35Five?
12:36Fine.
12:37The council will radio out
12:38to the professionals
12:39and if the firefighters agree,
12:41the council will allow it.
12:46Oh!
12:49Paige!
12:57Oh,
12:58I'm so happy to see you.
13:00I've been looking
13:00everywhere for you.
13:02Oh,
13:02we tried to get to you.
13:04I'm so glad
13:05you two made it
13:06through the storm okay.
13:07Oh,
13:07we're fine.
13:08We're fine.
13:09Hey,
13:09how are you and Mark?
13:10Oh,
13:10we just lost the porch
13:11and the shed.
13:12How about your place?
13:16Not as bad as some.
13:18You know,
13:18my heart goes out
13:19to Carolina Santos.
13:20Oh,
13:20mine too.
13:23Hey,
13:23was that Colin
13:26I saw you waving at
13:26just now?
13:27Oh,
13:28yeah.
13:28Yeah,
13:28he's helping out
13:29with one of the
13:29search and rescue teams.
13:31Yeah,
13:31I've heard he was helping,
13:32but why are you waving
13:34at each other?
13:36You hate him.
13:37No,
13:37I don't hate him.
13:39Oh,
13:39really?
13:39I have heard you say
13:40the actual words,
13:42I hate Colin Tron.
13:44I'm just worried
13:45about him.
13:47Paige,
13:47I'm worried
13:47about everybody.
13:49It's dangerous
13:50out there.
13:51There are live
13:51power lines down.
13:52There are complete
13:53road closures.
13:54Like,
13:54so when exactly
13:58did the hate stop?
14:00Well,
14:01last night,
14:01we spent the night
14:02together in the barn
14:03and there's...
14:04Laura?
14:05Tell me everything.
14:07No,
14:08nothing happens.
14:09No,
14:10we've...
14:11We just got to know
14:11each other a little better,
14:12that's all.
14:14Okay,
14:15let's help
14:16with the pop book.
14:17And you are telling
14:18me every detail.
14:20Come on.
14:24Nothing.
14:38Useless technology.
14:43Help!
14:44Help me!
14:47Anybody!
14:49Help me!
14:54Mr. Rodriguez,
14:57are you in there?
14:58Yes!
14:59I'm here!
15:01I got knocked
15:02off my wheelchair!
15:05My leg is stuck!
15:07Stay calm.
15:08Yeah,
15:08we have the rescue
15:09team here.
15:10We're here in this
15:10to bring and we'll
15:11get you out.
15:15Bless you!
15:18I've been stuck
15:19here for hours.
15:22All right,
15:22we're here now.
15:23Okay,
15:24we'll have you
15:24to go shortly.
15:35So,
15:36did you hear?
15:39What,
15:40the chicken's a little dry
15:41but the mac and cheese
15:41is to die for?
15:43Nope.
15:43Thank you so much.
15:45Your boyfriend's
15:45a hero.
15:48Oh yeah?
15:49Dane's in Australia.
15:50What could he have done?
15:51No,
15:52you're a new boyfriend.
15:53I'm an engaged woman.
15:57So,
15:58you officially
15:59accepted Dane's proposal then?
16:02Not exactly.
16:03See?
16:04I love Dane.
16:06I have no interest in Colin
16:09except his friends
16:10and besides,
16:11he made it very clear
16:12in the past
16:13that he was never
16:13interested either.
16:17Wait,
16:17Hero?
16:19He saved
16:20Mr. Rodriguez.
16:22Hugo fell out
16:22of his wheelchair
16:23and spent the entire
16:25storm
16:25on the floor
16:26of his bedroom.
16:26He was lucky
16:28that Colin
16:29found him.
16:31Wait,
16:31is he gonna be okay?
16:32Yeah.
16:33Joel,
16:33he's a firefighter,
16:35said Colin
16:36cleared the debris
16:37and carried
16:38Hugo
16:38out to the team.
16:40Joel said
16:41if they hadn't
16:43split up
16:43like Colin
16:44suggested,
16:45they wouldn't have
16:46got to Hugo
16:46for a few more days
16:48and who knows
16:49what would have
16:50happened by then.
16:56We have got ourselves
16:57a real live hero.
17:02Well,
17:02if you're not interested,
17:04maybe I should ask him out.
17:05I think you should
17:06stop talking
17:07and eat some chicken.
17:08I hear it's wrong.
17:18I hear it's wrong.
17:48How bad was it
17:51out there?
17:54More tough
17:54than bad.
17:57Why do I feel
17:58like you chose
17:59the areas
17:59that were hardest hit
18:00to search?
18:02I guess I
18:03should have thought
18:04that one through
18:04a little bit more.
18:07You must be exhausted
18:08compared to what we did.
18:11Answering phones,
18:13ordering a few supplies.
18:14Oh,
18:15come on.
18:15I saw well-fed
18:16children in clean clothes
18:18just that looked
18:18very happy.
18:20I know that was
18:20all you're doing.
18:23So,
18:24tell me
18:25about this fiancée.
18:27Dane?
18:28Hmm?
18:30Um,
18:31Dane is an architect.
18:33He's actually
18:33in Australia right now.
18:35He's working
18:35on a big project
18:36and, um,
18:37and then he'll
18:38be back here.
18:38Is he a good man?
18:45Yes.
18:46Yes,
18:47he's very good
18:48to me.
18:51But?
18:53But,
18:54well,
18:55when you,
18:56when you're with
18:56the person
18:57you're supposed
18:57to marry,
18:58you have this
18:59gut feeling,
19:00right?
19:01Right.
19:03Unless he isn't.
19:04Oh,
19:08no, no, no,
19:09it's okay.
19:09Don't be silly.
19:11You're freezing.
19:13Just take it.
19:16You're welcome.
19:17You should run for mayor.
19:20Because I gave you
19:20my jacket?
19:22No.
19:23Although,
19:23I would vote for that guy.
19:25The way you
19:26corralled
19:26the search
19:27and rescue team
19:28and how you
19:31helped Mr. Rodriguez,
19:32it's...
19:33Listen,
19:33Joel saved
19:34Mr. Rodriguez,
19:35okay?
19:36I just
19:36moved some things
19:38out of the way.
19:39That's all.
19:40I'm not so sure
19:41that Nathan
19:41is the person
19:42for that.
19:44You should think
19:45about it.
19:46Yeah.
19:47I think I'll,
19:48uh,
19:49leave running
19:50this town
19:51to better men.
19:52Who said that?
19:53You send
19:54whoever said that
19:55my way
19:55and I'll give them
19:56a good talking to.
19:57Oh, really?
19:58Mm-hmm.
19:58What would you say?
20:00In
20:00under 72 hours,
20:03a man
20:03who thought
20:04I hated him...
20:04Hey,
20:05you did hate me.
20:07Shh,
20:08I'm talking.
20:09Okay.
20:09This man
20:10saved my dog,
20:13helped
20:14scores of people,
20:15and offered
20:16to rebuild
20:17my family house.
20:18Which you refused?
20:20Which I appreciated.
20:22It's the intent
20:23that matters.
20:25Okay.
20:26And he offered
20:27me this
20:27lovely jacket
20:29because he
20:31thought I was
20:31cold.
20:32You know what?
20:33If you're not
20:34cold,
20:34I'd be more
20:35than happy
20:35to take
20:36these jackets
20:36back.
20:37That's fine.
20:40Hey, Dane.
20:42My beautiful
20:42Lauren.
20:43How's everything
20:43flood-wise this
20:44morning?
20:44It was a
20:45beautiful day
20:45down under.
20:46Yeah,
20:47we're doing
20:47okay.
20:48Things are still
20:49a little bit
20:50of a disaster,
20:50but we're
20:51all pulling
20:51through.
20:52That's my
20:53girl.
20:54So,
20:54when are you
20:55getting here?
20:56Coming in?
20:56Sorry?
20:57Yeah,
20:58yeah,
20:58when is your
20:58project wrapping
20:59up so you can
20:59come help?
21:00Help?
21:00Happy to help.
21:01Just give me
21:02the number.
21:02I'll wire you
21:02the cash.
21:04Cash?
21:05No,
21:05no,
21:05no,
21:05no.
21:06Dane,
21:06this is not
21:07about cash,
21:07okay?
21:08I don't need
21:08money.
21:09Dane,
21:10I need you
21:10here.
21:11Dancer,
21:26come on.
21:30Get
21:30down on the
21:31phone,
21:31will you?
21:33You want to
21:34help Tony with
21:34the number?
21:35All right.
21:35Excuse me.
21:37Hello.
21:37Hi.
21:38What's going on
21:39here?
21:39Looks like we're
21:40rebuilding somebody's
21:41home.
21:42Yes,
21:42this is my
21:43house.
21:44Ah,
21:45you must be
21:46Lauren Richards.
21:49It's Lauren
21:50Christensen.
21:52Did a man named
21:53Dane put you up
21:54to this?
21:55Mr. Richards
21:56hired us,
21:57yes.
21:57I need everybody
21:59off of my property
22:00right now.
22:01Excuse me,
22:01miss?
22:01You have Dane.
22:07Dane,
22:08what is going on
22:09on my property
22:09right now?
22:10Lauren,
22:10guess what?
22:11I got my
22:11assistant to get
22:12a great crew.
22:13I'm not going to
22:13be there any minute
22:13now.
22:14No,
22:14yeah,
22:15they're all
22:15working here
22:15right now.
22:16Great.
22:17They said
22:17they'd be fast.
22:18No,
22:19Dane,
22:19I told you
22:20I wanted to
22:20rebuild my
22:21family home
22:21myself.
22:23But I just
22:23wanted to
22:23support.
22:26Dane,
22:26you are a
22:28great guy.
22:29You really
22:30are.
22:30You have
22:31treated me
22:31like gold.
22:32But there
22:33is one thing
22:33that has
22:34become crystal
22:34clear to me,
22:35and that is
22:36that you have
22:36never treated
22:37me like an
22:37equal.
22:39All my
22:39thoughts,
22:40all my
22:40feelings have
22:41been completely
22:42second to
22:42yours.
22:43What,
22:43Lauren?
22:44I...
22:45Like you
22:45never listened
22:46that time
22:47that I told
22:47you I didn't
22:48want to go
22:48to London,
22:49or that I
22:50didn't need
22:50that new
22:50car,
22:51or that I
22:52will never
22:52give up
22:53being a
22:53teacher.
22:56They and
22:58I can't
22:58do this
22:59anymore.
23:03I can't
23:04marry you.
23:10Lauren?
23:12Lauren?
23:26In my
23:36moment of
23:37weakness,
23:40I need
23:41something
23:41to free
23:43this
23:44heaviness
23:46on my
23:47heart
23:48that I
23:48can't
23:49shame.
23:50I still
23:55carry it
23:57with me
23:59feeling
24:00like
24:01I'm
24:01unworthy
24:03and the
24:05thing
24:06I need
24:06most
24:07is the
24:08hardest
24:08to take
24:09where
24:14the
24:15shadows
24:16grow
24:16tall
24:17and
24:19your
24:20back's
24:20up
24:21against
24:22the
24:22wall
24:23in
24:24this
24:25moment
24:25it's
24:26clear
24:27in
24:29the
24:29darkest
24:30of
24:31times
24:31love
24:32begins
24:33here
24:34you
24:36know
24:37you
24:37really
24:38should
24:38get
24:38that
24:38dog
24:38a
24:38leash
24:39yeah
24:40well
24:40add it
24:41to the
24:42list
24:42holy cow
24:44Lauren
24:45how did
24:46you build
24:46this
24:47fast
24:47Dane
24:48made
24:48a few
24:49calls
24:49that's
24:51a good
24:51call
24:51you think
24:54yeah
24:55absolutely
24:56I've heard
24:57you go on
24:58about a dozen
24:58times
24:59about building
24:59this
24:59yourself
25:00so it's
25:01clearly
25:01important
25:02to you
25:02wow
25:06I agree
25:08thank you
25:08hey listen
25:09also
25:10I need to
25:10apologize
25:11about last
25:12night
25:13you know
25:13we
25:13we almost
25:15we almost
25:16but
25:17we didn't
25:18right
25:18right
25:18that's the
25:19important thing
25:19yeah
25:20because
25:20you know
25:20emotions
25:21were high
25:21I don't know
25:22I guess
25:23that just
25:23plus
25:26who would
25:26have thought
25:26the sanctuary
25:27at night
25:28be that
25:30nice
25:32shall we
25:33say
25:33yeah
25:33and
25:34stained glass
25:35windows
25:35were
25:36really nice
25:38as well
25:38it won't
25:39happen again
25:40good
25:42thanks
25:42good call
25:44so
25:45what's
25:48next
25:48for
25:49you
25:49in this
25:49house
25:50Miss
25:50Lauren
25:51this
25:52well
25:52um
25:53actually
25:54I was
25:54hoping
25:55to
25:55recruit
25:56a nice
25:56strong
25:56person
25:57to help
25:57me lift
25:58some
25:58heavy
25:58furniture
25:58I guess
26:00that's me
26:01all right
26:02just a few
26:03feet back
26:03there
26:03pivot to
26:04your right
26:05right
26:05and we'll
26:07just go
26:07right to
26:08that wall
26:08okay
26:10right here
26:11yeah
26:11amazing
26:14okay I just
26:17need your help
26:18with this trunk
26:18over here
26:19one or two
26:22things huh
26:22you okay
26:36you okay
26:38yeah
26:40who doesn't want a chance
26:42who doesn't want a chance to remodel
26:43right
26:44I did want to do it myself
26:46though
26:46listen I understand
26:48but
26:49Dane's people
26:50they did an amazing job
26:52okay
26:53because they left the entire foundation
26:55they put up the perimeter wall
26:57they put up the perimeter wall
26:57so you can completely design the layout
26:59I mean you can move the kitchen
27:01from over here
27:02to right here
27:03get better sunlight during the day
27:05right here you could add a little uh breakfast nook
27:09and uh this
27:10if you extend the mudroom out a little bit
27:12you have an extra bedroom
27:14bedroom or an office
27:16or an office
27:16anything you want
27:17Colin these are good ideas
27:19I think they're all for tomorrow's work though
27:21sounds good
27:22I think I'm going to hit the hay
27:24literally
27:25what do you mean
27:26I think I'm going to spend the night in the barn again tonight
27:29by yourself
27:33well with dance sir
27:36yeah no
27:36I wasn't implying that I would stay with you
27:39I just um
27:40why not
27:41go back to the relief center
27:42you know why
27:43because a really nice guy
27:45helped me fix up
27:46my bedroom in there
27:47and I'd like to embrace that
27:49well
27:50I'm going back there tonight myself
27:52so if you need a ride
27:52I'd be more than happy
27:53why
27:54I thought your house is fine
27:55yeah no it's fine
27:56I'm just going to go back
27:56in case anybody needs any help from them
27:58and think about
27:59here
28:00you have
28:01no running water
28:02you don't have a working washroom
28:04I think the relief center
28:06will be a better idea
28:07so
28:07come back
28:08get there with the townspeople
28:10and myself
28:11you flipped me
28:15that's good
28:16come on dad
28:17come on
28:18come on
28:19come on
28:20come on
28:21here in the morning
28:22we're not the same
28:25well I got the feeling
28:29we're going to change
28:32we're going to change
28:32and having to keep it inside
28:36deep in our hearts
28:39with only one lifetime
28:42what you're going to claim to
28:44what you're going to claim to
28:46in this world
28:48in this life
28:50you need someone to hold you
28:52to stay young
28:54and stay free
28:56in this world
29:01in this world
29:01in this life
29:03you need someone to love you
29:05this is what
29:07a good thing feels like
29:11what it feels like
29:24hello
29:25got your little lunch
29:30thank you
29:32you're welcome
29:33so I have a question for you
29:37okay
29:38Mr. Colin ladies man
29:40how come you haven't found a lady
29:43for yourself yet
29:44honestly
29:46honestly
29:47my dad
29:51I remember your dad
29:54he left a few years back
29:57after he cheated on my mother
30:01more than once
30:02I was the youngest of five boys
30:04and my mom was
30:06she didn't have the time
30:08or the energy
30:10to supervise me
30:11and younger Colin
30:13might have taken advantage of that
30:14but my mom
30:15after taking care of five boys
30:17after cooking dinners
30:19and cleaning the house
30:21and going through letters
30:21from my teachers
30:22she would actually sit down
30:24and tutor me
30:25every night
30:25and
30:27it worked
30:28I got better grades
30:29moms
30:33you gotta love them
30:34dads
30:35not so much
30:36apparently mine was
30:39spending time
30:42all over town
30:43my mom
30:45she never
30:46talked about it
30:47one night
30:48we were
30:49at my brother's wedding
30:51we're sitting there
30:53it was the two of us
30:54and she finally told me
30:56everything that he had done
30:57how badly he had
31:00hurt her
31:01and
31:02that was the night
31:05that was the night
31:06that I promised her
31:06I would never be like him
31:09I would never be my father
31:11and I might have been
31:14the resident ladies man
31:16as you put it
31:16but I never cheated
31:17never
31:19but you can't spend
31:24your whole life
31:24pushing people away
31:25though Colin
31:26that's worked so far
31:28but
31:30hey listen
31:30I want to make a suggestion
31:31okay
31:32we've made a lot of progress
31:33on this house
31:34great progress
31:36yes we have
31:37but
31:38we have some
31:39pretty big jobs
31:40coming up
31:41like roofing
31:42electrical
31:44plumbing
31:45so
31:47with your
31:48permission
31:48I have some friends
31:51who could
31:51probably help with that
31:52and get you in your home
31:53a little quicker
31:54okay
31:56I could be open to that
31:57huh
31:58Lauren
32:04I don't know
32:05if you remember
32:06any of my old friends
32:07but they just got done
32:08clearing the main road
32:08out to the highway
32:09you got Dev
32:10we got Sean
32:12and Siro
32:13yeah yeah
32:14Dev
32:15good to see you again
32:16how have you been
32:17hey take it easy
32:18she's got a fiance
32:19you know
32:19I'm just saying hi
32:20guys
32:21this means so much
32:23to me honestly
32:23thank you so so much
32:25now
32:25tell Siro
32:26what she wants to live first
32:27we'll go ahead
32:29and get started
32:29come on
32:34stay
32:34steady
32:35steady
32:35as the beating
32:36of my love
32:38won't
32:39ever
32:40wanna
32:40wiver
32:41from your drift
32:43would
32:43floating up
32:45onto the shore
32:47oh
32:48oh
32:49either
32:50or
32:51out
32:51of
32:51yours
32:52what's up
33:11hey
33:12so um
33:15you and Colin
33:16we're friends
33:21what
33:21okay
33:23I have a
33:23fiance
33:24oh
33:25okay
33:26why
33:29I'm just
33:30you know
33:31I thought
33:32I was getting
33:33a vibe
33:36no
33:38no vibe
33:39okay
33:41no vibe
33:42why
33:46did you
33:46did you pick up
33:47on a vibe
33:48or something
33:48this is grade school
33:51should I pass a note
33:52for you during math class
33:54well
33:58Colin kind of likes you
34:00really
34:05and you kind of like him
34:08yeah
34:11I really like Colin
34:13as a friend
34:14seriously
34:15he's been
34:16amazing to me
34:17throughout this whole
34:18storm
34:18situation
34:19no
34:23as a little kid
34:25you liked him
34:26as a big kid
34:28you liked him
34:29when he moved to Georgia
34:30you liked him
34:32and when he moved
34:33back
34:34no surprises there
34:36you liked him
34:38I've got a fiance
34:41okay Lauren
34:44thanks so much
34:51thanks so much
34:51you guys
34:52thank you
34:53wow
34:58I cannot believe
35:00how much progress
35:01we've made on this house
35:02well
35:03the Amish
35:04can build a barn
35:04in a day
35:05so
35:05by that standard
35:07we're kind of far
35:07behind schedule
35:08no but
35:10seriously
35:12your friends
35:12are really awesome
35:13that zero
35:15can really lift
35:16heavy things
35:17yeah they're alright
35:18I guess
35:19they're alright
35:20and you're alright
35:21just take credit
35:23for what an awesome
35:24friend you've been
35:24friend
35:28huh
35:29yes you are helping me
35:32to rebuild my house
35:34well I think I'm gonna
35:37spend the night here
35:37tonight
35:38there's no interior
35:40of the house
35:40how are you gonna do that
35:41no no not in the house
35:42in the barn
35:42plus the house has
35:44running water
35:45gas
35:46everything I need
35:46by yourself
35:48in the barn
35:48no with Dancer
35:50hey pup
35:51all right
35:53well
35:53I'll be staying
35:54the night at my place
35:55so
35:56you know
35:56if you
35:57ever needed
35:58a place to
35:58crash
36:00are you sure
36:01I'll spend the night
36:01with me
36:01no
36:03I'm just letting you know
36:06if you didn't feel like
36:07staying at the barn
36:08by yourself
36:08you have a place
36:09so
36:10well that's sweet of you
36:11but
36:11I'm a big girl
36:12I got this
36:13just offering as a friend
36:16right
36:16because that's what we are
36:17exactly
36:18friends
36:19okay well
36:24I'm going to
36:25wash up
36:26at the house
36:27and then
36:27let's go to the barn
36:28yeah great
36:29I'm gonna get in the truck
36:29and head back to the cabin
36:31all right
36:32you can take
36:33oh
36:34sure
36:34this
36:35all right
36:37well
36:37good night
36:39friend
36:39good night
36:40friend
36:43oh
36:53huh
36:57hi
36:59ho
37:02hi
37:02my
37:12Friends.
37:21Friends.
37:23Friends!
37:25Colin, she is asleep in a barn by herself.
37:32What would your mother think if she knew this?
37:36You know what? He's not even that good looking.
37:38No matter how many times Ciro thinks he catches me checking him out.
37:42He's not.
37:44He's so amazing, though. He just doesn't see it.
37:49He saved entire families out there.
37:55He helped rebuild my house.
38:03Friends, my fight.
38:10That's it.
38:12Lauren!
38:25Lauren!
38:34Lauren?
38:35Hello?
38:44Hey, Colin. It's me. It's Lauren.
38:47Um, why aren't you answering your door?
38:50Wait, you're at my place?
38:52Wait, you're not at your place?
38:54No, no. I'm at your place.
38:56What are you doing there?
38:58I, uh...
38:59I, uh...
39:00I was worried about you.
39:02Yeah.
39:04You started coming?
39:05Check on you.
39:06What are you doing at my place?
39:08I got scared.
39:10Uh, yeah, I just...
39:11I was scared staying in the creepy barn by myself.
39:13You said it wasn't creepy.
39:14No, I know, but it turns out it is.
39:17Well...
39:17You're at my place, I'm at your place.
39:23Yeah, that's pretty funny.
39:25Why don't you just, why don't you just crash at my place tonight, and I'll stay here.
39:31Yeah, no, that, um...
39:32That sounds great.
39:35Very reasonable.
39:36Yeah.
39:36Um, the, um...
39:38The key to the front door is there on the windowsill.
39:43We'll all have a big laugh about this tomorrow, Lauren.
39:46I know.
39:48Okay, goodnight, Colin.
39:50It's my sleep, Lauren.
39:50Wow.
40:10Wow.
40:20I remember this.
40:41Who's got a fiancé?
40:46You can't do this.
40:50What are you doing, Colin?
41:20Sleeping in a pink frilly bed.
41:23That's what you're doing.
41:41Lauren?
41:42What are you doing here?
41:43I came here to talk to you.
41:48Okay.
41:49Is everything all right?
41:51No, actually, it's not.
41:53Okay.
41:55I...
41:55I really like you, Colin.
41:58I really like you, and actually, I came to apologize to you, too, for hating you all of
42:07those years after that stupid day at the picnic, because I was just embarrassed, and I was really
42:14insecure, and I spent years trying to avoid you, thinking that you were this horrible person,
42:19even though you're not at all.
42:21I was a horrible person.
42:25You're not a horrible person, Colin.
42:29You are smart.
42:31Right?
42:31You're kind.
42:33You're a leader.
42:35And, okay, I saw the furniture in your house.
42:38Wow.
42:38Talk about talented.
42:41And you listen to me.
42:42You care about what I have to say.
42:48You care about other people, Colin.
42:50Do you know how rare that is?
42:55I like you.
42:57And if I'm being honest, I think you like me, too.
43:03Lauren, you have a fiancé.
43:06I mean, I saw this picture's up in your bedroom.
43:09Your barn room.
43:11Whatever.
43:12You two seem incredibly happy together.
43:15I mean, you deserve him.
43:18All right?
43:18Because I was awful.
43:19No, you were just pushing me away, like you're doing right now.
43:23Lauren, how could I not like you?
43:26Tell me.
43:28You're at the top of the class.
43:31The best catch.
43:33The most beautiful woman in town.
43:35You dedicate your whole life to helping children.
43:39You're smart.
43:40Talented.
43:41You're an absolute boss with a nail gun.
43:45You give back to other people.
43:47And you deserve the best.
43:49And Lauren, that's not me.
43:52History has shown that.
43:54It's not me.
43:55You deserve Dane.
43:57I broke up with Dane.
43:59I broke up with Dane.
44:01When?
44:03That day that he brought the crew over and I asked him not to.
44:08Why did you do that, Lauren?
44:10My gut.
44:12And because he never listened to me.
44:14Why don't you say something sooner?
44:17Because I was so tired of relationships, Colin.
44:23You know?
44:24And then there's this incredible guy standing right in front of me.
44:28And...
44:28And I couldn't help but fall for him.
44:40Colin.
44:44I think I'm falling in love with you.
44:46I...
44:56I can't do this.
44:59I'm sorry.
45:00I thought I could.
45:02But I can't.
45:02I can't.
45:02I don't want to do something I can't take back.
45:23Don't want to leave without seeing you.
45:27I can't bear to look in your eyes.
45:36All I see is the road that I didn't choose.
45:43In another lifetime.
45:48In some forgotten dream.
45:51In another lifetime.
45:53Sometimes I wonder where I'd end up.
46:18If I follow the star game trail.
46:23Into the unknown years we've planned.
46:31Living ghost of a life that could have been.
46:42Dancer?
46:44What are you doing here, buddy?
46:46Is Lauren here?
46:48Lauren!
46:51It's a runoff again.
46:53What do you need?
46:58Yeah, um...
46:59Dancer's actually here at my place.
47:02Sorry about that.
47:03No, no, it's fine.
47:04You're just supposed to run off again.
47:08Listen, if you want, I could, um...
47:11You know, bring him back to your place.
47:14Could you drop him at my friend Paige's?
47:17At Paige's book?
47:18Yeah.
47:18Yeah.
47:19That's...
47:19That's fine.
47:21Um...
47:24Lauren, listen.
47:33Paige!
47:34Hey!
47:35Dancer!
47:36You've been on your adventures again!
47:38Yes, yes.
47:39I'll keep him until Lauren gets back from teaching.
47:41Thanks.
47:43Paige, could you tell Lauren something for me?
47:46Tell Lauren what?
47:49Could you tell Lauren just to get this dog a leash?
47:52Thanks.
47:53Thanks.
48:03Oh, God!
48:04Answer, I don't have time.
48:30Oh, for my interrupting.
48:37No.
48:38Just thought your dog's off.
48:40All right.
48:42What's going on?
48:44You know, calling for a smart guy, you can be pretty dumb sometimes.
48:48Man, you can't blame your dad for everything.
48:51I can blame him for a lot.
48:54Come on.
48:55Just talk to her.
48:57Okay?
48:57Tell her how you feel.
48:59She doesn't want to talk to me.
49:00She doesn't want to see me.
49:02That ship has sailed, my friend.
49:05Well, that's not necessarily true.
49:07What do you mean?
49:09Building her house.
49:11When you're together, there's like a...
49:13There's a vibe.
49:15There's a vibe?
49:16Yeah, I woke up in high school.
49:17A vibe?
49:18I'm serious.
49:19It's just my gut, but I think there's still a chance, man.
49:22You don't understand, Ciro.
49:25You won't ever understand.
49:26No, Colin.
49:28You don't understand.
49:31What are you doing?
49:34Big guns.
49:36Sutter!
49:37Hey, buddy.
49:39Hey, listen.
49:40It's not your turn to talk.
49:41We've known Lauren's family for, what, 40, 50 years?
49:45I know, Sutter.
49:46I'm not doing it.
49:47Listen, listen.
49:48You were a teenager when we moved back here from Georgia.
49:51And since then, there's only been one woman.
49:54Only one.
49:56Lauren.
49:57The problem is, you think you're not good enough.
50:00But it's not true.
50:02Sutter, what Dad did was...
50:03Listen, shut up.
50:04I'm not talking about Dad.
50:05I'm talking about you.
50:07You're a good man.
50:09You always have been.
50:11I don't need to tell you what Mom and Dad went through.
50:15Listen, hold on.
50:16Mom, she talks more about the good years than the bad years.
50:22With what happened to Mom, I promised her I would never hurt somebody like Dad hurt her.
50:27And you won't.
50:28You won't.
50:29You are not dead.
50:33Tell me about Lauren.
50:35What?
50:36Well, I can't stop thinking about her, if that's what you mean.
50:40I, uh...
50:42I...
50:43I just want to be with her.
50:48All the time.
50:49I mean, seeing...
50:50Seeing that girl accomplish something, it's...
50:53Something, behold, she gets this smile on her face.
50:56It's, you know, it's...
50:59Sutter, I can't stop thinking about her.
51:04Well, there she is, teaching a bunch of third graders.
51:06And there's a man on his way to maybe take her away from me forever.
51:10Do you really love her?
51:12All my heart.
51:14Yeah.
51:14Then don't let Dad's behavior stop you from maybe being with her forever.
51:21Can I show you something?
51:23I'll put it up.
51:24I made that.
51:25You made this?
51:26Why are you surprised?
51:27It's what I do.
51:28Wow.
51:29Think she'll like it?
51:30Yeah.
51:31Think it'll fit?
51:36You don't know if you don't try.
51:38You're right.
51:41How's my Lauren?
51:46Dane, what are you doing here?
51:47Dane, what are you doing here?
51:48I came to apologize.
51:50I want to make this work.
51:52Me and you.
51:53Dane, we talked about this.
51:56You were right.
51:57I should have listened to you.
51:59I should never have sent those guys to build your house for you,
52:01or sent you that furniture or that Italian marble tile.
52:05It's just my way of taking care of you.
52:06And yet you took this long to get here.
52:10You chose your job, Dane.
52:13Look, look, I'm here now.
52:15I don't want to make this work.
52:17I am listening.
52:18But it's so much more than that.
52:22You know, after the storm hit, I realized what's important to me.
52:29And I also realized what's important to you.
52:33And those two things just aren't the same.
52:39I love you.
52:40And I loved you.
52:43But your life is all condos, right?
52:46And big city living, and I'm all little kids.
52:50We can make this place work.
52:51We're going to get a place here.
52:53We're going to buy a home, and you're going to design it.
52:56And it's going to be fantastic.
52:57I already have a house here.
52:59I have a home, actually.
53:01A home that I built myself.
53:07I'm sorry, Dane.
53:10No, Lauren, I'm sorry.
53:16I'm sorry.
53:46I've never pushed you away five years ago.
53:49Lauren, you're the most amazing woman I've ever met.
53:55Ever since I was a kid, I was always my best when I was with you.
54:01And I'm a better man when I am with you.
54:04Lauren, I've got to spend the rest of my life with you.
54:08Lauren, I made you something.
54:13Lauren Christensen?
54:16Would you marry me?
54:17Yes, yes, yes, I will.
54:29Oh, it's beautiful.
54:32It's gorgeous.
54:33Oh, my gosh, that was so romantic.
54:41That is the most beautiful ring I've ever seen.
54:44Right?
54:44Here, take a picture.
54:46Oh, shoot.
54:54Think she liked the ring.
54:55Our boy finally did it.
54:59No.
55:00No?
55:01No.
55:02May I?
55:04Yes, you may.
55:05No.
55:24No.
55:26No.
55:27No.
55:29No.
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