All for Love (2017) Movie Script
1
LUKE MOVED THROUGH THE JUNGLE
WITH THE STEALTH
OF A PANTHER.
EVEN AFTER MONTHS
OF EVADING HIS CAPTORS,
THE INTENSITY OF HIS YEARNING
TO GET HOME
HAD NOT WANED.
HOME...
WHERE SHE...
THE ONLY WOMAN
HE HAD EVER LOVED...
WAITED.
NOW, THAT'S PRETTY DARN GOOD.
I THINK THIS DESERVES
A PIECE OF CHOCOLATE.
COMING.
HEY, YOU!
HI! CHOCOLATE'S OUT.
MUST BE A GOOD DAY OF WORK.
HAD A BIOF A BREAKTHROUGH.
OOH!
WELL, LUKE DID
ESCAPE HIS CAPTORS
AND HE'S ON HIS
WAY BACK TO ABBY.
OH! AT LAST.
YES! BUT...
WILL ABBY HAVE
THE COURAGE
TO GIVE UP
HER SAFE WORLD
AND ACCEPHIS LOVE?
THAT IS
THE QUESTION.
I VOTE FOR LOVE.
YOU ALWAYS DO.
WELL, ONE
OF US SHOULD.
ESPECIALLY
IN THE REAL WORLD.
MM, NO THANKS.
IT'S ENOUGH TO WRITE ABOUT IT,
AND TO GIVE
MY BEST FRIEND ADVICE ABOUWHAT TO GET HER BOYFRIEND
FOR HIS BIRTHDAY, WHICH...
OH! CHARLIE LOVED
THE YANKEES TICKETS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I KNEW IT.
THERE IS A REASON
I HAVE BEEN COMING
TO YOU FOR ROMANTIC ADVICE
SINCE THE THIRD GRADE.
UH, YEAH.
OUTSIDER'S CLARITY
OF PERSPECTIVE.
NOBODY SHOULD BE
OUTSIDE OF ROMANCE,
LEAST OF ALL YOU.
AU CONTRAIRE.
SEE, THE WORLD NEEDS
PEOPLE LIKE ME.
PEOPLE WHO CAN SEE ROMANCE
WITH CLEAR EYES
AND THEN RECREATE IFOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU.
OR YOU COULD TRY LIVING IT.
- DID THAT.
- ONCE.
ONCE WAS ENOUGH.
TODD WASN'T...
WE DON'T MENTION HIM.
SORRY.
- WHY ARE YOU MAKING THAT FACE?
- WHAT FACE?
THE "UH-OH" FACE.
IT'S MY PUBLISHER, DIANA.
WHY AREN'YOU ANSWERING?
'CAUSE SHE
NEVER CALLS ME.
IT'S ALWAYS HER ASSISTANOR MY EX-EDITOR.
WHAT WAS HIS NAME?
WE DON'T MENTION HIM, EITHER.
OKAY, SERIOUSLY, ANSWER.
NO, THIS CAN'T BE GOOD NEWS.
HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY
KNOW THAT?
INSTINCT.
ANSWER!
HELLO. HEY... OH.
WENT TO VOICEMAIL.
YOU ARE ADORABLY
FRUSTRATING SOMETIMES.
I KNOW.
MY SPIDEY-SENSES ARE TINGLING.
THINGS HAVE JUST BEEN
OFF WITH HER EVER SINCE THE B...
AND?
THIS CAN'T BE GOOD.
SHE WANTS ME
TO COME IN TODAY,
FOR A MEETING ABOUTHE NEW DRAFT OF MY BOOK.
OH! I KNEW THAT CHOCOLATE
WAS PREMATURE.
I KNOW.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WELL, YEAH, I'M PRETTY SURE
THIS HAS TO DO WITH
THE WHOLE EDITING FIASCO.
I THOUGHT WE DIDN'TALK ABOUT THAT.
WELL, I DO HAVE
THIS IMPROMPTU MEETING
BECAUSE THERE'S TROUBLE
FROM THE LAST BOOK.
FLAMES OF DESIRE.
WE DO NOT TALK
ABOUT THE TITLE!
CAN YOU
SEND ME AN E-MAIL
OF ALL THE THINGS
YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT?
COME ON,
I'M BEING SERIOUS, MOLLY!
YOU ARE ONE
OF THEIR BIGGEST AUTHORS.
I KNOW,
BUT YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD
AS YOUR LAST BOOK,
AND, LET'S FACE IT,
MY LAST BOOK WAS...
AH!
OHH!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I WAS SAVING YOU
FROM POTENTIAL INJURY!
I WAS WALKING
DOWN A SIDEWALK!
DANGER CAN COME FROM
ANY DIRECTION AND AT ANY MOMENT.
YEAH, LIKE FROM
AN ICED MOCHA
AND A STRANGER
WITH A HERO COMPLEX?
OR FROM A SKATEBOARDER
AND A DISTRACTED PEDESTRIAN.
WHAT SKATEBOARDER?
EXACTLY.
OH...
AND YOU'RE WELCOME.
OH, YEAH. THANKS.
YOU KNOW, FOR THE RECORD,
I DIDN'T SEE A SKATEBOARDER.
I KNOW.
AND I SUPPOSE,
IF THERE HAD BEEN ONE,
THEN YOUR ACTIONS
WOULD HAVE BEEN WARRANTED.
I THINK THE WORDS
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
ARE "THANK"
AND "YOU".
THANK YOU.
WHAT WAS THAT?
ELEVATOR.
MORNING.
AFTER YOU.
NO, THAT'S OKAY.
AFTER YOU.
A GENTLEMAN ALWAYS HOLDS
THE DOOR FOR A LADY.
THAT'S OKAY,
THIS LADY PREFERS
TO HOLD HER OWN DOOR,
SO I'M GOOD.
WE COULD GO
AT THE SAME TIME.
WOW, YOU REALLY CAN'LET THIS GO, CAN YOU?
- NO.
- OKAY. FINE.
ON THREE.
ONE, TWO, THREE. GO!
AHEM. HI, STACEY.
SHE'S WAITING
IN HER OFFICE.
GREAT. THANK YOU.
OKAY, SO I FEEL LIKE
I'VE BEEN CALLED
INTO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE.
DO I HAVE DETENTION?
NOT YET.
OH.
JO, YOU'RE AWARE OF
THE LESS-THAN-STELLAR
CRITICAL RECEPTION
FOR FLAMES OF DESIRE.
WELL, SURE, BUT, YOU KNOW,
AS I ALWAYS SAY,
THOSE WHO CAN, WRITE,
AND THOSE WHO CAN'BLOG NEGATIVE COMMENTS.
- IT WAS PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY.
- WELL...
- AND THE GAZETTE.
- ALL RIGHT.
AND THE READERS.
HERE'S THE THING.
THERE WERE SOME FACTS
THAT WERE A LITTLE OFF
ABOUT THE FIREFIGHTERS...
BUT IT'S
THE EDITOR'S JOB
TO CATCH THAT.
AND THAT'S WHY
THE EDITOR IS NOW GONE.
MM! PROBLEM SOLVED!
MM. NO.
THAT WASN'T THE ONLY PROBLEM.
OH. REALLY?
JO, I BOUGHYOUR FIRST BOOK
BECAUSE YOUR VOICE
WAS FRESH.
IT WAS EXCITING
AND ENGAGED.
TODAY,
YOU'RE NONE OF THOSE THINGS,
AND IT SHOWS.
THAT WAS BLUNT.
I COULD BE
BLUNTER.
NO, I'M GOOD.
I READ THE FIRST DRAFOF SEALED,
AND, FRANKLY,
YOU'RE ON THE SAME ROAD
TO MAKING THE SAME MISTAKES
YOU MADE IN FLAMES.
WELL, BUT IT...
IT'S A FIRST DRAFT.
JUST AS YOU SAID,
WE WILL GET THERE.
YES, WE WILL GET IT,
AND WE'RE GONNA GET IT NOW.
ONLY, THIS TIME, WE NEED
TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
WE NEED TO TAKE
A DIFFERENT APPROACH.
SALES ON YOUR LAST TWO BOOKS
HAVE BEEN DOWN.
WE CANNOT AFFORD
ANOTHER DISASTER.
YOU CANNOT AFFORD
ANOTHER DISASTER.
WELL, THAT WAS
REALLY OMINOUS, DIANA.
GOOD.
BECAUSE WE ARE THREE MONTHS
AWAY FROM PUBLICATION,
AND, JO, YOUR NEXT PASS
HAS TO BE DARN NEAR PERFECT.
WHAT, "OR ELSE"?
YES. OR ELSE.
WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST?
A CONSULTANT?
NOT JUST ANY CONSULTANT.
A RETIRED NAVY SEAL.
HIGHLY-DECORATED.
SILVER STAR,
SEVERAL BRONZE STARS.
YOU GET TO LEARN
FROM THE SOURCE,
IMMERSE YOURSELF
IN THE WORLD.
IMMERSE MYSELF?
THAT'S RIGHT, YOU'RE
GONNA DO WHAT THEY DO,
BREATHE THE SAME AIR.
CRAWL IN THE MUD.
- THE MUD?
- THE MUD.
THIS IS NOT GOOGLELAND
ANYMORE, JO.
THIS IS HANDS-ON
RESEARCH.
OKAY, FINE.
SO, WHO IS THIS GUY?
CAPTAIN COLIN KELLY
AT YOUR SERVICE.
OF COURSE YOU ARE.
HAVE YOU TWO
ALREADY MET?
NOT OFFICIALLY.
UNTIL NOW, MS. PAYDEN.
CAPTAIN KELLY.
"KELLY." WAIT.
THAT'S RIGHT, JO.
THIS IS MY YOUNGER
BROTHER, COLIN.
GREAT!
WELL, DID YOU READ IT?
I DID.
AHEM. AND?
WE HAVE OUR WORK
CUT OUT FOR US.
WE?
YES. YOU, ME. "WE".
DID YOU DO ANY RESEARCH?
I ALWAYS DO MY RESEARCH,
BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW,
THE MAIN FOCUS
IS THE LOVE STORY.
YEAH, THAT'S A PROBLEM, TOO.
I'M SORRY?
WHY ON EARTH WOULD
THESE TWO FALL FOR EACH OTHER?
THEY'RE TOTAL OPPOSITES.
RIGHT, BUT DEEP DOWN,
SEE, THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR.
NEH.
NEH?
DID YOU JUST "NEH" MY ROMANCE?
REALISTICALLY,
THEY'D BREAK UP IN SIX MONTHS,
A YEAR TOPS.
HE'S A MAN OF ACTION,
AND SHE'S A FLORISWHO HASN'T LEFT TULSA.
OKAY.
THEY'RE YIN
AND YANG.
WELL, AT LEAST YOU DIDN'T SAY
THEY COMPLETE EACH OTHER.
OKAY, CAPTAIN CYNICAL.
YOUR JOB IS GONNA BE
TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE SEAL PARTS
ARE ACCURATE.
I WILL DO THE WRITING.
AND FOR THE RECORD,
I AM ONLY HERE
BECAUSE DIANA ASKED ME TO BE.
WELL, WE HAVE
ONE THING IN COMMON.
TOMORROW MORNING.
5:30 A.M. BE THERE.
AND HOW IS THIS SUPPOSED
TO HELP ME WRITING MY BOOK?
IF YOU'RE GONNA WRITE
WITH ANY AUTHENTICITY
ABOUT THE NAVY SEALS,
YOU NEED TO GET TO KNOW THEM
AT THE MOST BASIC LEVEL.
I PROMISE...
THIS WILL BE
QUITE THE INTRODUCTION.
YOU'RE ON.
"TRAINING SEALS
BEFORE THEY'RE SEALS." HMM.
I BET THAT READ BETTER
IN HIS HEAD.
YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?
ARE YOU?
IT'S A BIG ASK.
I THINK I CAN
HANDLE THE PRINCESS.
PRINCESS?
I READ HER BIO.
BOTH HER PARENTS ARE PROFESSORS,
SHE GREW UP IN THE IVORY TOWERS
OF THE IVY LEAGUE,
PROBABLY HASN'T DONE
A HARD WORK IN HER LIFE.
PRINCESS.
FIRST THING I LEARNED
AS A PUBLISHER
IS YOU NEVER BELIEVE
EVERYTHING YOU READ.
I'LL KEEP YOU
UPDATED.
JUST DO ME A FAVOR.
DO NOT KILL HER.
I NEED TO HAVE
THIS BOOK FINISHED.
NO PROMISES.
OH...
OH, NO.
OHH.
IT'S EARLY.
OHH. I SERIOUSLY PREFER
GOOGLE RESEARCH.
WOW.
IF WE'RE GONNA WORK OUAT THE CRACK OF DAWN,
I FIGURED I SHOULD WEAR
REFLECTIVE CLOTHING.
YOU KNOW,
SAFETY FIRST.
YEP, THERE'D BE
NO MISSING YOU.
WOW. YOU'RE PEPPY TODAY.
ALWAYS AM AFTER
MY MORNING WORKOUT.
YOU'VE ALREADY
HAD A WORKOUT?
4:30. EVERY MORNING.
DISCIPLINE IS THE FOUNDATION
OF BEING A SEAL.
AFTER YOU.
THIS IS YOUR PLACE, HUH?
YES. ONE OF FOUR I CREATED.
WE PREPARE RECRUITS WHO PLAN
TO BE SEALS FOR BUDS.
"BASIC UNDERWATER
DEMOLITION SEALS,"
THE 24-WEEK
SEAL-TRAINING COURSE.
SEE? I DID SOME RESEARCH.
THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
UM, YOU DON'EXPECT ME TO DO THIS
FOR 24 WEEKS,
THOUGH, RIGHT?
BECAUSE THAT'S
NOT POSSIBLE.
SEALS ACCOMPLISH THE IMPOSSIBLE
FOR BREAKFAST,
AND THE IMPROBABLE
FOR LUNCH.
RALPH,
THIS IS JO PAYDEN.
I FIGURED THAT.
JO, THIS IS RALPH LODELL,
ONE OF MY INSTRUCTORS.
JUST FYI...
UM, I AM NOT HERE
FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE,
I'M JUST HERE FOR
A LITTLE RESEARCH.
RESEARCH IS
THE ACCUMULATION OF FACTS.
YOUR TASK IS TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SEAL.
MM-HMM. AND YOUR TASK
IS TO TEACH ME.
OH, I INTEND TO.
GOOD.
LET'S GET YOU
A CHANGE OF CLOTHES.
OH, NO, THANKS.
I FEEL PRETTY
COZY AS-IS.
WE HAVE A DIFFERENT STYLE.
OH, I CAN'T WEAR THOSE.
THERE'S NO ARCH SUPPORT.
PLUS, I PRONATE,
SO I'M GONNA NEED
SOMETHING WITH
A LITTLE MORE STRUCTURE.
WE ALL DO IT.
YOU CAN, TOO.
BUT... BUT...
ARE THESE EVEN
IN MY SIZE?
SEVEN AND A HALF.
NARROW.
YOU'RE NOMY FIRST LADY RECRUIT.
BUT I THOUGHT THERE
WERE NO FEMALE SEALS.
NOT YET, BUWE DON'T DISCRIMINATE.
WE'LL PREP RECRUITS FOR
ARMY AND AIR FORCE, TOO.
OH.
NOW IT'S TIME FOR YOU
TO MEET YOUR TEAM.
I HAVE A TEAM?
YOU HAVE
TO CHANGE FIRST.
OH.
OH, BOY.
LEARNING TO BE
PART OF A TEAM
IS ONE OF, IF NOTHEMOST IMPORTANT PAROF BEING A SEAL,
SO CONSIDER THIS
LESSON NUMBER ONE.
TEAM DELTA,
STEP FORWARD!
AT EASE!
THIS IS
JOSEPHINE PAYDEN.
HELLO.
THIS IS PJ SALIZAR,
SEAL RECRUIT.
CARLIE JONAS,
ARMY RECRUIT.
AND BARRY KLIMPKIE,
SEAL RECRUIT.
HE GOES BY "TINY".
IT'S IRONIC.
YEAH, I GOT IT.
DELTA TEAM!
HOW DO WE GREET PAYDEN?
HOOYAH!
OH! CUTE!
"HOO-YAH" BACK.
TADPOLES!
BEFORE YOU ENTER BUDS,
YOU WILL BE EXPECTED
TO DO THE FOLLOWING...
70 PUSH-UPS,
TWO MINUTES,
60 CURL-UPS
IN TWO MINUTES,
10 PULL-UPS
IN TWO MINUTES,
RUN FOUR MILES
WITH YOUR PANTS AND BOOTS
IN 28 MINUTES,
SWIM 1,000 YARDS...
IN...
THIS IS NOT INTERACTIVE.
NO. I KNOW.
I JUST THINK
THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME
FOR ME TO MENTION
THAT I CAN'T SWIM, SO.
WE'RE THE NAVY SEALS.
"NAVY" MEANS WATER.
YOU HAVE TO SWIM.
RIGHT.
WELL, I CAN'T,
SO UNLESS YOU WANTO CALL YOUR SISTER
AND LET HER KNOW
THAT I WON'T BE
DELIVERING MY REWRITE
BECAUSE I DROWNED...
WE'LL FIND A WORKAROUND.
OKAY. THANKS.
FOR NOW.
ALL RIGHT, TADPOLES!
FOLLOW INSTRUCTOR LODELL!
HE'S GONNA GETHIS PARTY STARTED.
LET'S MOVE!
MOVE!
YOU WANT ME TO RUN?
OH, YEAH.
OKAY. OH, COULD YOU GUYS
WAIT ONE SEC?
HERE I COME!
GUYS?
AS SOME OF YOU KNOW...
BEHIND ME IS A NAVY SEAL
OBSTACLE COURSE.
YOU'LL BE EXPECTED
TO COMPLETE IT IN 12 MINUTES.
OF COURSE,
NONE OF YOU WILL.
BUT THE JOURNEY OF 1,000 MILES
BEGINS WITH THE FIRST STEP.
THIS IS YOUR FIRST STEP.
LET'S MOVE.
MOVE!
GO, GO, GO, GO!
GO, GO, GO, GO!
BE DECISIVE,
PAYDEN.
I GOT IT! I GOT IT!
YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.
THAT WALL REPRESENTS
FEAR, PAYDEN.
OKAY.
OOPS.
I'M JUST GONNA...
NEXT TIME.
YOU MUST CONQUER ITO MOVE AHEAD!
MUST YOU SHOUT?
I'M NOT SHOUTING!
THIS IS MY
"GET IT DONE" VOICE!
NOW GET IT DONE!
MAYBE YOU WANT ME
TO GET YOU A CAPPUCCINO!
RALPH? AMERICANO?
- WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- EXTRA-HOT?
EXTRA-HOT!
CONGRATULATIONS.
TODAY'S SPA DAY.
GET IN THE MUD!
LET'S GO!
OH...
THIS IS HARD.
I'M JO, BY THE WAY.
I'M FOCUSED.
I CAN SEE THAT.
I THINK YOU'LL MAKE
A VERY GOOD RECRUIT.
YOU GOT TIME TO TALK,
YOU GOT TIME TO WALK.
TEAM DELTA, GIVE ME
ANOTHER MILE AND A HALF.
WHAT? NO, NO, NO!
IT WASN'T THEM, IT WAS ME.
WHERE YOU GO, THEY GO,
VICE VERSA.
THAT IS NOT FAIR!
FAIR?
NO ONE MENTIONED FAIR.
LET'S MAKE IT THREE MILES.
WAY TO GO.
YOU HEARD HIM.
LET'S MOVE! MOVE IT! MOVE!
LET'S GO! LET'S GO!
LET'S GO! LET'S GO!
OH!
HEY, EVERYBODY.
UM...
WELL, THAT'S GREAT.
SO MY ENTIRE TEAM
TREATS ME LIKE A PARIAH,
I COULD BARELY
MAKE IT THROUGH
ONE OF THE OBSTACLES
ON THE OBSTACLE COURSE,
AND I CAN'T REALLY
FEEL MY LEGS.
SO, YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN TO ME
WHAT ANY OF THIS HAS TO DO
WITH ME LEARNING
ABOUT BEING A SEAL?
YOU REALLY NEED ME
TO SPELL IT OUT FOR YOU?
APPARENTLY.
TEAMWORK.
TEAMWORK
IS CRUCIAL FOR SEALS.
THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
HELPS EACH OF US,
AND YOU HAVE TO TRUSTHE STRENGTH OF THOSE AROUND YOU
BEFORE YOU GO
INTO ANY SITUATION.
BUT... YOU'RE A WRITER,
SO THAT'D
BE HARD FOR YOU.
UH, WHAT'S THASUPPOSED TO MEAN?
WRITERS ARE SOLITARY.
THAT'S NOT TRUE,
'CAUSE WRITERS
HAVE TO HAVE A FULL TEAM
OF PEOPLE AROUND THEM
TO GET THEIR BOOK PUBLISHED.
AND ONE OF THE REASONS
I AM IN THIS MESS
IS BECAUSE MY EX-EDITOR
DROPPED THE BALL.
SO, IT'S THE EX-EDITOR'S FAULT?
WOW.
UH, NO, I SAID
ONE OF THE REASONS.
AND YOU DO REALIZE WHAT THIS
MEANS FOR YOU, DON'T YOU?
IT MEANS THAT YOU ARE NOW,
OFFICIALLY,
ON MY TEAM.
TEAM SEALED WITH A KISS.
PLEASE,
DON'T SAY THAT OUT LOUD.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, AT SOME POINT,
I AM GONNA NEED TO GESOME NON-CARDIO-INDUCED
INFORMATION
FROM YOU, I GUESS.
FINE.
FINE.
OW.
OW...
OW!
OW...
OW...
OW-W-W-W-W...
OW.
OH...
OH. OW...
ALL THIS FROM ONE DAY?
OH, YOU HAVE NO IDEA.
I WAS SO SORE WHEN
I WOKE UP THIS MORNING,
I COULD BARELY MOVE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING OVER HERE
AND SAVING ME.
HOW COULD I NOT?
YOU SOUNDED SO SAD ON THE PHONE.
I AM SAD.
BESIDES, CHARLIE WAS
GETTING ON MY NERVES.
OH! HAS THE BLOOM
ALREADY FALLEN
FROM THAPARTICULAR ROSE?
A LITTLE WILTY.
WHEN YOU WERE DATING
THE GUY WE DON'T TALK ABOUT,
DID HE GO ON AND ON
ABOUT GETTING ENOUGH
BILLABLE HOURS?
OH, I MEAN, IT'S JUSONE OF THE MANY THINGS
THAT I DO NOT MISS.
WHAT DO YOU MISS?
HONESTLY, I CAN'THINK OF A THING.
UH-HUH.
THERE HAS TO BE
SOMETHING.
YOU DATED
FOR NEARLY A YEAR.
FOR YOU,
THAT IS A RECORD.
YEAH, ONE I INTEND
TO NEVER BREAK.
JO.
MOLLY, PLEASE,
I'M IN ENOUGH PAIN AS-IS.
OH.
POTASSIUM TABLETS.
THANK YOU.
DON'T FORGET TO TAKE
THEM TOMORROW, TOO.
THE SECOND DAY
IS ALWAYS WORSE.
OH.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
DO YOU WANT ME
TO READ BACK
THE LAST PARAGRAPH?
YES. THAWOULD BE GREAT.
IF YOU COULD ALSO DO
ALL MY TYPING...
I THINK ALL MY FINGERS
ARE BRUISED.
HA.
THIS WAY I GET TO FIND OUWHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
"HE CROUCHED BEHIND A ROCK,
"WAITING FOR NIGHTFALL
BEFORE HE MADE HIS NEXT MOVE.
"FEAR COURSED THROUGH HIS VEINS,
BUT HE TAMPED IT DOWN.
WITH ONLY HIS FLASHLIGHTO GUIDE HIM HE... "
FLASHLIGHT?
WHAT? HOW DID YOU...?
WHY NOT HAVE A KLIEG LIGHT,
MAKE IT EVEN EASIER
FOR THE ENEMY TO SPOT HIM?
OR... OR, BETTER YET, HE SHOULD
STAND UP AND ANNOUNCE,
"LOVE HAS MADE ME STUPID.
"PLEASE...
TAKE ME AWAY."
MOLLY, COLIN.
COLIN, MOLLY.
HI.
HI, MOLLY.
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU DON'T DO
WHEN YOU'RE BEHIND
ENEMY TERRITORY AT NIGHAND YOU'RE TRYING TO ESCAPE
WITH YOUR LIFE?
- USE A FLASHLIGHT?
- BINGO!
MOLLY, YOU MAKE ITO THE NEXT ROUND!
YOU, HOWEVER, DO NOT.
WHERE WERE YOU THIS MORNING?
UM... MM,
LYING AROUND,
GROANING
IN PAIN. WHY?
BECAUSE YOU WERE SUPPOSED
TO BE AT BOOTCAMP.
YOU CANNOT HONESTLY
EXPECT ME TO BE FUNCTIONAL
AFTER YESTERDAY.
I CAN, AND I DO.
WE HAD TEAM ACTIVITIES PLANNED.
TEAM DELTA WAS A WOMAN SHORT.
OH... OH, NO.
OH, YES.
OH, DO THEY
HATE ME?
YOU'RE NOT THEIR FAVORITE.
SHE CAN GO
TOMORROW, RIGHT?
WAIT A MINUTE! YOU SAID
IT WAS GONNA BE WORSE TOMORROW,
AND I CAN BARELY WALK TODAY.
YOU SHOULD TRY THIS.
IT'S PROTEIN POWDER,
AMINO ACIDS, AND MINERALS.
AND SHE'S SAVED FROM TOMORROW.
WE'RE UNDER REPAIR.
BUT THE NEXT DAY...
OH, SHE'LL BE THERE.
WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?
YOU'LL NEED TO FLUSH OUTHE TOXINS AND STRETCH,
AND THAT MEANS...
YOGA.
YOGA?
YEAH, MOLLY TEACHES YOGA.
VINYASA.
YOU EVER TRIED IT?
YEAH. RIGHT.
YOU'RE NOSCARED, ARE YOU?
AFRAID OF YOGA?
RAISE YOUR RIGHT FOOINTO YOUR LEFT THIGH...
HANDS INTO PRAYER.
DEEP BREATH IN...
AND EXHALE.
AND RELEASE.
TAKE HOLD OF THE INNER-ARCH
OF YOUR RIGHT FOOT.
BREATHE IN,
RAISE YOUR LEFT ARM,
AND, AS YOU EXHALE,
LEAN FORWARD...
KICK YOUR FOOT BACK,
REACH YOUR HEARTO THE SKY.
HOW LONG
DO I HAVE TO HOLD THIS?
TWO MINUTES.
I'M NEVER GONNA NEED THIS
IN THE REAL WORLD.
COME ON!
NAMASTE.
I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER.
THANK YOU. THAT WAS FUN.
I DON'T THINK HE SHARES
THE SAME SENTIMENT.
YEAH. THAT'S
WHAT MAKES IT FUN.
GLAD I COULD
HELP YOU FEEL BETTER.
BYE, COLIN!
YEAH.
BYE.
SO, WHAT DID YOU
THINK OF YOGA?
WELL, ACTUALLY,
I PREFER MY EXERCISE TO BE
A BIT MORE ACTIVE.
WELL, YOU SEEMED
PRETTY ACTIVE
EVERY TIME YOU TIPPED OVER.
AHEM.
COLIN.
HEY, COLIN, WAIT. UM...
DO YOU HAVE LUNCH PLANS?
WHY? YOU GOT SOME WHEATGRASS
AND GRANOLA YOU WANT ME TO TRY?
HA-HA. NO, BUT I DO HAVE
SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SEALS
THAT I'D LOVE TO ASK YOU,
IF YOU'RE UP FOR
A LITTLE WRITER-PESTERING.
OKAY.
BUT ON ONE CONDITION.
SO MUCH BETTER THAN YOGA.
SO YOU WERE TELLING ME
ABOUT THE MISSION.
RIGHT.
BEFORE A SEAL GOES
ON ANY MISSION,
WE PREPARE.
AND THEN WE PREPARE
SOME MORE,
AND THEN WE PREPARE AGAIN,
UNTIL, WHEN WE GO
WHEREVER IT IS WE'RE GOING,
WE ALREADY KNOW SO MUCH
ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO,
IT SEEMS OLD HAT.
BUT MISTAKES HAPPEN?
ALL THE TIME.
LIKE WITH YOUR LUKE.
GREAT! SO WHAI WROTE IS POSSIBLE?
YES AND NO.
ABSOLUTELY,
THE HELO COULD'VE CRASHED,
BUT WHERE YOU WENT WRONG
IS HAVING LUKE'S TEAM LEAVE
WITHOUT SEARCHING FOR HIM.
WHEN YOU BOND WITH SOMEONE,
YOU NEVER LEAVE THEM BEHIND.
OKAY. I CAN FIX THAT.
SHORT-TERM.
BUT IT'S JUST, LIKE,
LUKE'S CHARACTER
IS SO SOLITARY
BY NATURE, YOU KNOW?
YOU CAN BOND
WITH YOUR SEAL BROTHERS
AND STILL BE SOLITARY.
WOULD THAT DESCRIBE YOU?
I THOUGHT WE WERE TALKING ABOUTHE CHARACTERS IN YOUR BOOK.
WHOA.
CHARACTERS ARE
JUST AMALGAMATIONS
OF OTHER PEOPLE'S STORIES,
AND EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS,
SO...
OKAY. I... I WOULDN'CONSIDER MYSELF SOLITARY
AS MUCH AS...
I'M ALWAYS ON THE MOVE.
BY YOURSELF.
YES.
HMM.
YOU KNOW,
I READ SOMEWHERE
THAT SOME SEALS
HAVE TROUBLE
ADJUSTING
TO CIVILIAN LIFE.
I GUESS THAT'S TRUE.
BUT I'VE BEEN RETIRED
NOW FOR A FEW YEARS,
AND I'M GOOD.
YEAH. BUT, YOU KNOW,
YOU NEVER STOP MOVING.
OLD HABITS.
ACTUALLY, I'M HEADING OUIN A COUPLE MONTHS
TO OPEN UP A NEW BOOTCAMP
IN AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND.
MY FIRST INTERNATIONAL VENTURE.
WOW!
CONGRATS.
WAS MARS NOT AVAILABLE?
YEAH, IT'S FAR.
BUT I AM, UH, NOT TIED DOWN,
SO WHY NOT?
YEAH, SURE.
I MEAN, MAKES SENSE.
YOU'D ACTUALLY HAVE
TO PHYSICALLY BE IN ONE PLACE
LONG ENOUGH
TO GET TIED DOWN.
ARE YOU GONNA
FINISH THE PIZZA?
OH, NO.
IT'S FOR RALPH.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
OH! UH...
REMEMBER,
WE'RE CLOSED MONDAY,
BUT TUESDAY A.M.,
WHERE WILL YOU BE?
BOOTCAMP, SIR!
BRIGHT AND EARLY.
HOOYAH!
OKAY. GAH!
HE SAYS THAT SO MUCH.
WELL, IF THE GOAL IS TO MAKE
EVERY PART OF MY BODY HURT?
PROGRESSING NICELY.
I MEANT WITH THE REWRITE.
I KNOW. YEAH, IT IS.
ACTUALLY, I'M LEARNING A LOT.
GOOD!
BECAUSE I AM THROWING
A PRELAUNCH PARTY
FOR THE BOOK.
REALLY? SO SOON?
WELL, WE HAVE
TO DO SOMETHING
TO SHOW THAWE'RE BEHIND THIS,
BEHIND YOU.
ALL THE CRITICS WHO DIDN'LIKE FLAMESWILL BE THERE,
SO IT'S A SIGN OF CONFIDENCE.
WHEN?
A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
THE EARLIER BEFORE THE RELEASE,
THE BETTER.
SHOWS CONFIDENCE,
AND IT CREATES BUZZ.
MM. SO YOU'RE BLUFFING?
HMM, ONLY PARTIALLY.
I AM CONFIDENIN YOUR TALENT, JO.
NOBODY CAN WRITE ROMANCE
LIKE YOU CAN,
WHEN YOU WANT TO,
BUT IT'S JUST THAT,
OVER THESE LAST COUPLE OF BOOKS,
IT'S LIKE
YOU'VE STOPPED BELIEVING IN IT.
OF COURSE,
I BELIEVE IN ROMANCE!
COME ON! IT'S ME!
HEARTS, FLOWERS...
YOU KNOW, LIKE...
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.
MM. "BLAH,
BLAH, BLAH."
WHEN WAS
THE LAST TIME
YOU SERIOUSLY DATED SOMEONE?
LIKE, A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
OKAY. DIDN'T YOU BRING HIM
TO A BOOK-SIGNING?
UH, "TODD"?
YEAH, BUT I DON'T REALLY
TALK ABOUT HIM.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD.
IS THIS TURNING INTO
A THERAPY SESSION, DIANA?
NO.
IT'S JUST THAYOU WOULD NOT BE
THE FIRST AUTHOR
TO GET HURAND THEN HIDE
BEHIND THEIR WRITING.
JO, YOU'RE SMART,
YOU'RE CREATIVE,
AND YOU'RE ATTRACTIVE,
AND IT WOULD BE A REAL SHAME
IF YOU DID THAT.
A SHAME FOR ME,
OR A SHAME FOR MY WRITING?
BOTH.
OKAY, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
I'LL MAKE YOU A DEAL.
HOW ABOUT, FIRST, I FOCUS ON
BECOMING A NAVY SEAL...
THANKS FOR THAT, BY THE WAY...
SECOND, I FINISH MY NOVEL,
AND THEN...
I WORK ON
MY OWN PERSONAL ROMANCE?
HOW'S THAT?
DEAL.
GREAT.
BYE.
OKAY.
HEY, GUYS...
LISTEN, UM...
I'M REALLY SORRY
ABOUT THE OTHER DAY.
I PROMISE...
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN.
YOU GOTTA UNDERSTAND.
THIS IS IMPORTANT TO US.
WE'RE NOT JUST DOING THIS
FOR BOOK RESEARCH.
THIS IS OUR LIFE.
I GET IT. I'M SORRY.
I PROMISE I'LL RESPECYOUR TIME IN THE FUTURE.
UM, BUT, FOR NOW...
HOW ABOUT JUST A LITTLE TOKEN?
FLOWER.
THAT'S FOR YOU.
ORANGE... TO BRING OUTHE COLORS IN YOUR CHEEKS.
HAPPY SPRING!
YOU KNOW?
SO... YEAH!
GO, TEAM, RIGHT?
COOL.
KNOCK-KNOCK!
- GOOD MORNING!
- MORNING.
WHAT IS THAT?
YOU MAY
RECOGNIZE THESE.
THEY ARE
CALLED "FLOWERS."
THIS REALLY ISN'T THE PLACE
FOR FLOWERS.
WHY ARE THEY HERE?
TO BRIGHTEN THE PLACE UP!
YOU KNOW, WHEN
THINGS GET TOUGH,
REMIND PEOPLE THASPRING HAS SPRUNG.
OH, THOSE ARE PRETTY!
GERBERA DAISIES
ARE LUCY'S FAVORITE.
WHAT?
WHO'S LUCY?
MY WIFE. 20 YEARS.
THIS...
SATURDAY'S OUR ANNIVERSARY.
YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO HAVE
THE FLOR...
THANKS, JO.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
OH, BOY.
AND...
YOU ARE WELCOME.
THE PURPOSE OF LOG PT...
OR "PHYSICAL TRAINING"
FOR THE NEWBIE...
IS TO BUILD TEAM COHESION.
YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD
AS YOUR WEAKEST MEMBER,
SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE
BY YOUR SIDE.
KEEP IT UP!
OKAY, TINY, CAN YOU JUST MAYBE
LOWER YOUR ARMS A LITTLE BIT?
THE ANGLE'S REALLY TOUGH
FROM BACK HERE.
IF I DO,
I CAN'T LOCK MY ELBOWS.
WE JUST NEED
TO OUTLAST TEAM ALPHA, GUYS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER
I CAN HOLD ON.
NO, NO, WE CAN DO THIS!
WE CAN DO THIS.
TINY, JUST SLOW
YOUR BREATHING A LITTLE.
HOW ELSE AM I
SUPPOSED TO BREATHE?
TRY YOGA BREATHING.
DID SHE JUST SAY
"YODA BREATHING"?
YOGA.WITH A "G".
YOU KNOW, IT'S GOOD
FOR WHEN YOU'RE STRESSED OUT.
YOU MEAN, LIKE LAMAZE?
SORTA.
MY SISTER HAS FOUR KIDS.
SHE SAYS BREATHING
HELPS WITH THE PAIN.
I'LL DO ANYTHING.
I'M IN!
GOOD. TAKE A DEEP BREATH,
IN THROUGH THE NOSE...
AND OUT THROUGH THE MOUTH.
AGAIN! DEEP BREATH.
IN THROUGH THE NOSE...
OUT THROUGH THE MOUTH...
VERY GOOD!
IN THROUGH YOUR NOSE...
AND OUT THROUGH YOUR MOUTH.
SHE'S GOT TEAM DELTA
DOING YOGA BREATHING.
YOUKNOW
YOGA BREATHING?
YEAH. KINDA SORTA.
KUNDALINI
OR BIKRAM?
VIN-SOMETHING.
VINYASA.
YEAH.
AHH. THAT STUFF...
NO RESTING THE LOG
ON YOUR HEADS!
REALLY
HELPED MY SHOULDER.
SEE?
HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN DOING IT?
A FEW YEARS NOW.
LUCY GOT ME INTO IWHEN MY BLOOD
PRESSURE GOT...
NO SLACKING!
TOO HIGH.
WORKED LIKE A CHARM.
HOW COME YOU NEVER
MENTIONED IT BEFORE?
OH, THOUGHYOU'D LAUGH.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, TEAM ALPHA IS OUT!
WHICH MEANS, TEAM DELTA,
YOU WIN!
AS YOUR REWARD...
YOU GET TO PUT THE LOG DOWN.
- OH!
- THANK YOU.
ALPHA, DELTA,
DON'T GET TOO COMFORTABLE.
WE'RE GOING
THROUGH THE MUD.
YEAH!
- YEAH!
- TEAM!
TEAMS ARE GOOD.
NICE JOB.
SHE'S CUTE.
WHO'S SHE?
ANNALISE.
WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS
SINCE WE WERE KIDS.
WANT TO ASK
HER OUT, BUT...
BUT...?
SHE'S JUST WAY
OUTTA MY LEAGUE.
PJ,
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I'M S... I HAVE
WATCHED YOU
SCALE A 13-FOOT WALL
LIKE YOU WERE WALKING
UP A STEPLADDER.
I WATCHED YOU CRAWL
THROUGH A PITHAT WAS COVERED
IN BARBED WIRE
LIKE IT WAS NOTHING.
I CANNOT BELIEVE
YOU'RE AFRAID
TO ASK OUT SOME GIRL.
I MEAN...
LOVE'S SCARY.
OKAY,
I HAVE AN IDEA.
HOW ABOUT WE COME
UP WITH A PLAN?
WE WILL CALL IT...
ASK OUT ANNALISE."
IT'LL BE GOOD.
OKAY, YOU GOT A DEAL.
OKAY, GREAT.
HEY.
OH, HEY!
I MEANTO GIVE YOU THESE EARLIER.
WHAT'S THAT?
MY NOTES.
OH...
NO, COLIN, THIS CHAPTER
IS ALL ABOUT ABBY.
YEAH. SHE'S PROBLEMATIC.
I'M SORRY?
SHE'S WAY TOO MUCH
OF A DREAMER
IN COMPARISON TO LUKE,
WHO, LET'S FACE IT,
IS WAY TOO MUCH OF A REALISFOR HER.
I MEAN, SHE HASN'T EVEN
FLOWN INTERNATIONALLY.
IT'S 2017.
WHY DOESN'T FLY INTERNATIONALLY?
I MEAN, EVEN TO CANADA.
UM... I HAVEN'T.
WHAT?
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
I'M NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING.
THERE JUST HASN'T BEEN
ANY NEED FOR ME TO GO.
EVERYTHING
THAT I COULD EVER DESIRE
IS RIGHT HERE,
IN THE TRI-STATE AREA.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
THAT'S WHY PEOPLE
GO ON ADVENTURES,
TO FIND THINGS THEY NEVER
KNEW WERE OUT THERE.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
I THINK IT WOULD BE BESIF YOU JUST STUCK
TO YOUR AREA OF EXPERTISE.
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
IS MY AREA OF EXPERTISE.
WELL, WRITING ROMANCE NOVELS
IS MINE, SO.
TCH.
OKAY, COLIN, YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF I NEED YOUR ADVICE,
I'M GONNA ASK FOR IT. OKAY?
WHY DO I DOUBT THAT?
WITH HIS BROTHERS IN ARMS
BY HIS SIDE,
LUKE KNEW HE WAS SAFE NOW,
PROTECTED, AT LEAST PHYSICALLY.
BUT WHAT ABOUT HIS HEART?
HE AND ABBY WERE SO DIFFERENFROM EACH OTHER.
WAS IT FOLLY TO THINK
SHE WOULD WAIT FOR HIM
AND WANT TO BE
BY HIS SIDE FOREVER?
AND WHAT IF HE DIDN'T HAVE
THE COURAGE
TO RISK IT ALL FOR LOVE?
HAVE COURAGE, JO.
"WE SHOULD
GO OUT SOMETIME."
IT'S A LITTLE GENERAL.
YOU DON'T WANT IT TO GO
INTO THE FRIEND-ZONE.
I WOULD ASK HER OUTO SOMETHING REALLY SPECIFIC.
LIKE WHAT?
UM...
LIKE, WHAT KIND OF STUFF
DOES SHE LIKE?
SHE WORKS FOR AN AIRLINE,
SO SHE'S GONE A LOT.
MM-HMM.
SHE MENTIONED THASHE'D LIKE TO DO
A STAYCATION
AND SEE STUFF
SHE NEVER GETS TO SEE.
OOH! WHAT ABOUT, LIKE,
THE TWILIGHT FERRY CRUISE?
AND THEN SHE CAN GEA VIEW OF THE CITY,
AND IT DOESN'BREAK THE BANK.
I LIKE THAT!
AND, SOMETIMES, IT GETS
A LITTLE COLD ON THE BOAT,
SO YOU MIGHT JUSHAVE TO SNUGGLE.
I REALLY LIKE THAT!
UP TOP, PAYDEN!
OKAY. I GOT THIS.
EEK! OH.
OH...
NEXT TIME.
OW. OKAY.
WE NEED TO TALK
ABOUT YOUR WARDROBE.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY STYLE?
OH, YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LEARN,
MY LITTLE PADAWAN.
REALLY?
THINK THEY WERE
TALKING FASHION.
I THINK SO.
HMM.
SO?
I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHYOU WERE TALENTED.
BUT...?
BUT YOUR DETAILS
ARE MUCH STRONGER NOW.
AND LUKE'S STRUGGLE
WITH BEING ALONE
VERSUS LOVING ABBY
IS BELIEVABLE.
BUT...?
I MEAN, I'M JUST SENSING
THAT THERE'S, LIKE,
ANOTHER "BUT" IN THERE,
KIND OF LURKING.
I WANT MORE ROMANCE!
OH! I KNEW IT!
I HAVE LOST MY ROMANCE MOJO!
- THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
- NO! IT'S NOT!
DIANA SAYS SHE THINKS
I'M SO BURNED OUT BY LOVE.
THAT IT'S NOW
AFFECTING MY WORK. I...
CAN WE TALK ABOUT IT NOW?
YES. YES.
I'VE GOT TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
AS YOUR FRIEND,
IT'S BEEN HARD TO WATCH.
ESPECIALLY FOR A GUY
WHO WASN'T WORTH IT.
YOU GUYS
NEVER LAUGHED TOGETHER.
WELL, YEAH,
'CAUSE HE'S NOT FUNNY.
HE'S SO NOT FUNNY.
I GUESS I JUST WANT SO BADLY
TO HAVE WHAT MY PARENTS HAVE.
YOU KNOW? DO YOU KNOW
WHAT MY DAD DID FOR MY MOM,
FOR HER BIRTHDAY LAST WEEK?
NO, BUT I'M SURE
IT SET THE BAR
INCREDIBLY HIGH...
GET THIS.
HOT-AIR BALLOON RIDE.
A PICNIC.
ALL AT SUNSET.
I MEAN, SO ROMANTIC.
DO YOU KNOW THEY STILL WRITE
EACH OTHER LOVE NOTES
AFTER 30-PLUS YEARS?
SEE? THIS TELLS ME
YOU ARE THE SAME ROMANTIC
YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN.
YOU JUST HOLD YOUR PARENTS
AT SUCH A HIGH STANDARD,
THAT NO ONE
CAN LIVE UP TO THAT.
MM.
MAYBE. MAYBE.
NO "MAYBE".
YOU KNOW I'M RIGHT.
OH... IT'S YOUR HUMILITY THAI'VE ALWAYS FOUND SO ENDEARING.
HA!
OKAY, BACK TO YOU.
OH.
IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS
SINCE TODD.
- I KNOW!
- IT'S ENOUGH.
YOU HAVE TO GIVE IANOTHER TRY.
IS THERE ANYONE
ON THE HORIZON?
HOW ABOUT CAPTAIN HOTTIE?
PLEASE.
AND I MEAN, COME...
DON'T BE DELUSIONAL!
NOT AN OUTRIGHT REJECTION.
I'M SORRY,
I BELIEVE "DELUSIONAL"
CONSTITUTES A REJECTION.
TOO BAD.
BECAUSE HIS NAME
IS THE FIRST IN YEARS
THAT HAS
MADE YOU LIGHT UP.
THERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU.
OH, I'LL TAKE ONE OF THOSE.
THANK YOU.
I'M FINE.
THANK YOU.
CAMO PANTS, HUH?
YES. I THOUGHTHE MILITARY THEME
WOULD PUT PEOPLE
IN THE MOOD.
NO, IT'S A NICE TOUCH.
THANK YOU.
LOWELL BINGLEY.
ISN'T HE THE CRITIC
FROM THE "MANHATTAN MONITOR"...
WHO SAID...
CALLED FLAMES...
"BLAZINGLY INEPT"?
UH-HUH.
LOWELL!
SO GOOD OF YOU
TO COME.
OH. YOU'VE CERTAINLY
GONE ALL OUT.
YES. NOTHING,
BUT THE BEST.
UH, SPEAKING OF,
HAVE YOU METHE LADY OF THE MOMENT?
JOSEPHINE PAYDEN.
HELLO.
I WASN'T SURE
YOU'D BE HERE.
WELL... I AM.
WE ARE ALL SO EXCITED
ABOUT SEALED WITH A KISS.
I GATHER, FROM THE TITLE,
AND FROM THE WAY
THE WAIT STAFF IS DRESSED,
THAT THIS LATEST LOVE TOME
IS MILITARY-THEMED?
YES. IT IS.
HMM.
IS THAT A PROBLEM?
MY SON IS IN THE NAVY.
I DON'T REALLY CARE TO SEE
SUCH AN IMPORTANT INSTITUTION
REDUCED IN
SUCH A TRIVIAL ARENA.
THE ROMANCE GENRE
IS THE BIGGEST-SELLING
IN ALL OF FICTION.
I MEAN, IT'S WORTH BILLIONS.
NOT TO MENTION,
WE MIGHT HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO REACH
TONS OF PEOPLE
WHO MIGHT NOT EVER KNOW
WHAT NAVY SEALS DO.
I MEAN,
THAT'S HARDLY TRIVIAL.
NO ONE IS DISPUTING
THE REACH.
IT'S THE MESSAGE
THAT WORRIES ME.
YOU HAVE MY WORD
THAT NO OTHER PUBLISHING HOUSE
OR AUTHOR
WILL EVER BE MORE DILIGENABOUT MAKING SURE
THAT NAVY SEALS
ARE PORTRAYED ACCURATELY
AND WITH
THE UTMOST RESPECT.
FAIR ENOUGH.
BUT I WILL
BE READING CAREFULLY,
AND ANY MORE MISTAKES...
THERE'LL BE
NO MISTAKES.
OR SUPERFICIAL COVERAGE,
AND, UH, I WILL
CALL YOU OUT.
AGAIN.
FAIR ENOUGH.
DIANA.
YES.
LOWELL.
NICELY DONE.
NOW, ONLY A DOZEN
OR SO MORE TO GO.
OH, I JUST SAW
MARGO MARCOUX.
SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY
VICIOUS ABOUT FLAMES.
LISTEN TO ME.
DO NOT TALK TO HER
UNTIL I WARM HER UP
WITH A CHOCOLATE ECLAIR.
NO PROBLEM.
HI.
HELLO.
OH, THERE SHE IS...
THE PRINCESS WHO WON'FLY INTERNATIONALLY
AND CAN'T SWIM.
YOU KNOW, IT'S
A REAL TESTAMENTO HOW MUCH I DON'WANT TO BE HERE
THAT YOUR COMPANY
IS PREFERABLE TO THEIRS.
PLUS, I AM HARDLY
A PRINCESS.
RIGHT NOW, YOU COULD
GIVE KATE MIDDLETON
A RUN FOR HER MONEY.
IT'S SO ODD HEARING
"KATE MIDDLETON"
COME OUOF YOUR MOUTH.
WELL, I HAD AN EX
THAT WAS A ROYAL-WATCHER.
YEAH, AND, YES,
OUR LACK OF COMPATIBILITY
WAS A BIG FACTOR
IN THE BREAK-UP.
I BET!
HOW LONG AGO WAS THAT?
LONG ENOUGH FOR HER
TO GET MARRIED AND HAVE KIDS.
OH. YOU MISS HER?
UH, I'M HAPPY FOR HER.
SHE GOT EXACTLY WHAT SHE WANTED,
TO SETTLE DOWN.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?
I WAS ON ACTIVE DUTY.
IT WASN'T AN OPTION.
BUT, I MEAN,
YOU'RE RETIRED NOW,
SO IT IS...
ISN'T IT?
DO YOU TWO NOT SPEND
ENOUGH TIME TOGETHER?
OH, NOT WITH ME
ALL GUSSIED UP
AND HER DAZZLED
BY MY BEAUTY.
OH! YES,
YOU DO LOOK PRETTY.
AND SPEAKING OF WHICH,
WE ARE GONNA
SHOOT THE COVER NEXT WEEK,
SO I WILL SEND YOU
ALL THE DETAILS,
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN ME
HERE AT MY HOUSE.
YES, ABSOLUTELY.
- YEAH?
- YEAH.
PLEASE TELL ME
YOU AT LEAST GOT A GUY
WHO LOOKS LIKE
HE IS MILITARY
AND NOT JUSBEEN GOING TO THE GYM.
BEFORE WE GET INTO
THAT ALWAYS-FUN TOPIC,
I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT MY AUTHOR IS NOT HIDING
FROM THE VERY PEOPLE
SHE'S HERE TO WIN OVER.
YEAH. EXCUSE US.
GOOD LUCK, PRINCESS.
OH, ABSOLUTELY.
YES. SO TRUE.
I'M SURE IT WILL BE FINE.
ONCE AGAIN,
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL
FOR COMING HERE TODAY.
I BELIEVE
THAT WE HAVE A SPECIAL BOOK
FROM A SPECIAL AUTHOR,
AND IT HAPPENS TO BE IN AN ARENA
THAT IS VERY DEAR TO MY HEART.
YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THIS,
BUT MY BROTHER, COLIN,
IS A HIGHLY-DECORATED NAVY SEAL,
AND...
HE HAS BEEN
A CONSULTANT ON THIS BOOK.
I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT JOSEPHINE PAYDEN
HAS BEEN SO DEDICATED
TO MAKING SURE
THAT HER STORY REFLECTS
THE TRUTH OF SEAL LIFE,
THAT SHE HAS BEEN
TRAINING FOR WEEKS
WITH ACTUAL RECRUITS.
SO, PLEASE...
LET'S TAKE A MOMENAND THANK
OUR VERY BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE U.S. MILITARY.
THANK YOU.
AND I CANNOT WAIT FOR YOU ALL
TO READ SEALED WITH A KISS!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
YOU WEREN'SUPPOSED TO DO THAT.
AND I HOPE
YOU ENJOY THE BOOK.
LEAVING SO SOON?
I JUST SPENT HOURS
PLAYING NICE WITH
MY HARSHEST CRITICS.
I DESERVE A MEDAL.
YEAH, YOU DID GO
ABOVE AND BEYOND.
OH? WERE YOU
WATCHING?
MAYBE.
AND, UH...
ABOUT EARLIER,
WHEN I GAVE YOU NOTES
ON ABBY,
I MIGHT HAVE BEEN...
YOU KNOW... WRONG.
OH. I'M SO SORRY.
WHAT WAS THAT?
I WAS WRONG.
MM. THAT'S WHAI THOUGHT YOU SAID.
BYE.
WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH YOU AND JO?
WE'RE JUST WORKING TOGETHER,
LIKE YOU ASKED.
MM. SO, I-I'M JUST IMAGINING
THE FLIRTATION
BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU?
ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S JUST AN INTERACTION
BETWEEN COLLEAGUES.
I'M GONNA HOLD YOU TO THAT,
BECAUSE I CANNOT HAVE
ONE OF MY BIGGEST AUTHORS
DISTRACTED
AT THIS CRITICAL TIME.
AM I CLEAR?
YES, MA'AM.
THAT'S NOT FUNNY,
COLIN, I'M SERIOUS.
SHE NEEDS TO FOCUS
ON THAT REWRITE.
BESIDES, YOU'RE LEAVING TOWN.
YOU'RE GOING TO PLACE
THAT DOESN'T EXACTLY ENCOURAGE
LONG-DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS.
DOWN-SHIFT, SIS.
JO AND I ARE NOIN A RELATIONSHIP.
GOOD.
BECAUSE SHE HAS A LOT RIDING
ON GETTING THIS BOOK RIGHT.
WE ALL DO.
GORGEOUS.
YOU LOOK FABULOUS.
YOU'RE GORGEOUS.
BEAUTIFUL!
IT'S GONNA LOOK GOOD.
I THINK SO.
IT'S JUST THE HAIR.
- THAT ONE SIDE LOOKS...
- YEAH.
OOH.
WAIT. YOU'RE HERE.
WELL, I HAD TO CHECK OUWHAT VERSION OF FABIO
YOU GUYS CAME UP WITH.
YEAH. RIDICULOUS.
HE'S NOT EVEN WEARING
THE RIGHT UNIFORM!
THAT'S FOR THE MARINES,
NOT NAVY!
OH, MY GOSH.
HE'S RIGHT.
HOW DID WE NOT SEE THIS?
WELL, THEY'RE
VERY SIMILAR.
NOT TO THE TRAINED EYE.
EXCUSE ME! DO WE HAVE
A NAVY UNIFORM?
THAT'S ALL THAT I GOT.
DOES IT MATTER?
YES!
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA
TAKE A BREAK.
THIS IS A DISASTER.
HOW AM I GOING TO FIND
A NAVY UNIFORM?
WELL, I HAVE
ONE IN MY CAR,
BUT IT'S NEVER
GONNA FIT THAT GUY.
YOU COULD WEAR IT.
OF COURSE, I COULD WEAR IT,
IT'S MINE.
NO...
I'M SAYING...
YOUCOULD WEAR IT.
OH, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
IT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA, D.
YOU SAY YOURSELF,
THAT THESE BIG
BOOK-COVER MODELS,
THEY DON'T LOOK
LIKE REAL MILITARY.
WELL, YOU ARE REAL MILITARY.
RESCHEDULE.
WE DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH TIME.
STOCK FOOTAGE.
IT'S JUST GONNA END UP BEING
SOME VERSION OF THIS GUY...
WHO, YOU'RE RIGHT,
DOESN'T CAPTURE THE ESSENCE
OF A NAVY SEAL.
BUT YOU DO.
SHE'S RIGHT.
NO.
PLEASE?
NO.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, STOP.
WOW.
IT'S OKAY...
YOU KIDDING ME?
NO.
NOT THE LIPS.
NOW...
LOOK AT ME.
CHIN DOWN.
OH, HE'S JUSNOT COMFORTABLE.
YEAH, I KNOW,
BUT IT'S JUSHIS FIRST TIME
DOING ONE
OF THESE THINGS.
WHICH IS IRRELEVANTO THE FINISHED PRODUCT.
HE'S SO HANDSOME.
IT'LL WORK.
HANDSOME?
YEAH, YOU KNOW,
OBJECTIVELY.
SPEAKING AS
AN OUTSIDE OBSERVER.
YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY
MORE OF A COMPLIMENTO YOUR GENE POOL,
SO CONGRATS
TO YOUR MOM.
NOT THAYOU'RE HANDSOME.
IT'S JUST THAT, UM...
JO,
LISTEN.
NOW, WHEN I SPOKE
TO YOU EARLIER, ABOUT DATING,
WHAT I WAS ACTUALLY MEANING...
- WAS AFTER THE BOOK IS DONE.
- RIGHT.
JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'WANT TO BE DISTRACTED...
WHAT'S SHE
DOING TO HIM?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
UNBUTTONING YOUR JACKESO WE CAN SEE YOUR CHEST.
FOR WHAT?
SO THAT IT LOOKS...
NO, WE'RE NOT DOING THAT.
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
I GOT IT.
THANKS SO MUCH.
SURE.
YOU'RE DOING
A GREAT JOB.
NO PROBLEM.
I'LL JUST GO.
I'M SO SORRY.
I'M SORRY. HERE.
THANK YOU.
OKAY.
THINK WE'RE...
YOU CAN
KEEP GOING. OKAY.
SO, THAT WAS...
AWFUL.
A LEARNING EXPERIENCE?
THE PHOTOGRAPHER
IS REALLY HAPPY.
SHE IS?
YEAH, SHE SAID
SHE GOT SOME GREAT SHOTS.
I CAN'T SEE HOW.
OH, WELL, YOU CAN
DO A LOT THESE DAYS
WITH FILTERS,
PROCESSING.
UM, I SAW THIS LITTLE
PLACE UP THE ROAD,
IF YOU WANT TO GO,
GRAB A BITE.
YOU KNOW, JUST...
TALK SEALS?
HOOYAH.
GREAT. UM, I'M JUSGONNA GRAB MY STUFF.
I'LL MEET YOU OUT FRONT?
OKAY. I'LL DRIVE.
WE'LL TAKE TWO CARS.
THANK YOU.
SO WHY DID YOU WANTO BE A NAVY SEAL?
I WANTED
TO PROTECT PEOPLE.
FROM WHAT?
WHEN I WAS 10 YEARS OLD,
MY PARENTS PASSED.
OH, I'M SORRY.
YEAH.
DIANA HAD JUSGRADUATED FROM COLLEGE,
SO YOU CAN IMAGINE
THE IDEA OF RAISING
HER LITTLE BROTHER
WASN'T EXACTLY WHASHE ENVISIONED FOR HER LIFE.
BUT SHE DID IT.
THAT'S WHY YOU TWO
ARE SO CLOSE.
I OWE EVERYTHING TO HER.
AND I WASN'THE EASIEST KID TO RAISE.
I GOT INTO SOME TROUBLE
WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER.
'KAY, IT WASN'ANYTHING SERIOUS,
BUT IT WAS ENOUGH
FOR D TO SUGGESTHE HIGH SCHOOL'S R.O.T.C.,
FOR SOME DISCIPLINE.
RIGHT. AND WAS ILOVE AT FIRST SIGHT?
MM! HARDLY.
BUT... WHEN
IT GOT THERE,
IT STUCK.
ESPECIALLY
WHEN I REALIZED
I COULD SAVE PEOPLE.
AH...
SO, YOU KNOW, WHAT NOW?
- NOW?
- WELL, YEAH.
YOU'RE RETIRED.
WHAT DOES SUPERMAN DO
ONCE HE'S HUNG UP HIS CAPE?
HE STARTS SCHOOLS
FOR OTHER WOULD-BE SUPERHEROES,
OF COURSE.
NO, SERIOUSLY.
IT'S SOMETHING
I HAD PLANNED.
GET INTO THE SEALS,
RETIRE,
AND THEN START BOOTCAMPS.
THAT'S GREAT.
SO, DO ANY, UM...
MISSIONS REALLY
POP IN YOUR MIND?
LIKE, WHEN
YOU THINK BACK?
KENYA. 2008.
SIX MISSIONARIES
WERE CAPTURED BY PIRATES.
THEY WERE HELD AT SEA,
SO THEY CALLED US IN
TO EXTRACT THEM.
JAMES, WHO WAS
ONE OF THE PEOPLE RESCUED,
HE HAD A WIFE
WHO WAS NINE MONTHS PREGNANT,
AND SEEING THEM
REUNITED
WAS THE MOSAMAZING FEELING.
I BET.
AND THAT'S WHEN YOU EARNED
YOUR SILVER STAR, RIGHT?
OH, LOOK AT YOU,
YOU DID DO RESEARCH.
I TOLD YOU,
I ALWAYS DO RESEARCH.
BUT SERIOUSLY,
A SILVER STAR
IS A BIG DEAL.
YOU SHOULD
BE VERY PROUD.
I THINK MEDALS
ARE FOR TRACKMEETS,
BUT IT IS IMPORTANTO RECOGNIZE THE SACRIFICES
THAT THE NAVY SEALS MAKE.
YEAH. I BET DIANA
WAS SUPER-PROUD.
OH, SHE WAS.
YOU TWO
ARE REALLY SWEET.
MAKES ME KINDA WISH
I HAD A SIBLING.
I MEAN, MOLLY IS SORT OF
LIKE A SISTER TO ME,
BUT IT'S, LIKE, EVERY TIME
SHE STARTS DATING
A NEW GUY,
SHE SORT OF DISAPPEARS.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE LIKE
WHEN YOU DATE?
DISAPPEAR?
NO.
NO. BUT MOLLY SAYS
THAT'S BECAUSE I'M NEVER
REALLY INTO THE GUY.
NEVER?
WELL...
THERE WAS
THIS ONE GUY. TODD.
WE DATED
FOR, LIKE, A YEAR.
UNTIL?
UNTIL...
I FOUND OUTHAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY PERSON
HE WAS DATING AT THE TIME.
I'M SORRY.
YEAH.
WERE YOU HURT BADLY?
I THOUGHT I WAS.
BUT, ACTUALLY, I THINK I WAS
JUST USING HIM TO HIDE BEHIND,
YOU KNOW,
KIND OF LIKE A SHIELD.
IT'S JUST...
I WANT FIREWORKS.
LIKE I WRITE ABOUT.
AND I WANT THAT,
AND I DON'T THINK
THAT I SHOULD
HAVE TO COMPROMISE.
NO. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO.
THANK YOU.
AND THERE'S, UM...
ONE OTHER THING
THAT I DON'T THINK
YOU SHOULD HAVE
TO COMPROMISE ON.
WHAT'S THAT?
SATURDAY AFTERNOON,
AT 3:00...
UH-HUH?
I WOULD LIKE IIF YOU WOULD MEET ME
AT THE COMMUNITY POOL.
OH, NO...
OH, YES.
NO. I CAN'T.
OKAY, JO.
I POSED IN FRONT OF STRANGERS
WITH MAKEUP ON.
YEAH. YOU CAN DO THIS.
I DON'T SUPPOSE
THE FIRST LESSON COULD BE
MORE OF, LIKE,
A VISUALIZATION-TYPE THING?
WELL, THAT'S
EXCELLENT MENTAL TOOL,
ONE I USE MYSELF,
BUT YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO GET IN THE WATER.
WELL, AT LEAST, YOU KNOW,
TURN AROUND.
CLOSE YOUR EYES.
OKAY, JUST, UM...
TAKE MY HAND,
I'LL GUIDE YOU INTO THE WATER.
YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTO POINT OUTHAT THIS SHOULD SHOW YOU
HOW DEDICATED I AM
TO GETTING THE DETAILS ACCURATE
IN THE STORY.
I-I CAN SEE THAT.
WELL, NOT LITERALLY,
BECAUSE MY EYES ARE CLOSED,
BUT YOU'VE GONE
ABOVE AND BEYOND.
THANK YOU.
NOW, JO? TAKE MY HAND.
JO.
OKAY.
THAT'S IT.
AH. COLD!
ONE STEP
AT A TIME. GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, CAN I OPEN MY EYES?
UH, YEAH.
YOU'RE IN THE WATER.
MM-HMM.
OKAY!
THAT'S ENOUGH
FOR THE FIRST LESSON.
NO. NO.
ARE YOU SCARED?
UM, NO, JUST, YOU KNOW,
A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE,
WHEN YOU TRY SOMETHING NEW.
IT'S LIKE THAFOR MOST PEOPLE,
THE FIRST TIME
THEY TRY ANYTHING.
YEAH.
OF COURSE, YOU COULD ALWAYS
JUST NOT TRY THINGS.
WELL, THEN
YOU'D BE AVOIDING LIFE,
AND YOU DON'T WANT TO AVOID
YOUR LIFE, NOW, DO YOU, JO?
ONLY THE SCARY PARTS.
AHEM.
SO I DON'T SUPPOSE
THE POOLS ARE THIS WARM
WHEN YOU DO
ALL YOUR SEAL TRAINING?
NO. NOT EVEN CLOSE.
WE'D HAVE TO TREAD WATER
FOR HOURS, IN A CIRCLE,
PASSING WEIGHTS
TO EACH OTHER.
IT'S TO BUILD STAMINA.
I THINK
I'LL SKIP THAT LESSON.
SO HOW COME
YOU NEVER LEARNED HOW TO SWIM?
UH, HAVE YOU
HEARD OF THE TERM
"ABSENT-MINDED
PROFESSOR"?
WELL, I HAD TWO OF THOSE
FOR PARENTS.
AND DON'T GET ME WRONG,
THEY'RE GREAT, THEY'RE GREAT.
BUT SOMETIMES THEY'D GESO CAUGHT UP IN ACADEMIA,
THAT THEY'D FORGET TO TEACH ME
SORT OF BASIC PARENTING THINGS.
LIKE SWIMMING?
YEAH, LIKE SWIMMING.
BUT IT'S OKAY,
IT'S WHY I BECAME A WRITER.
THEY WOULD BE SO INVOLVED
WITH THEIR MATH PROBLEMS,
THAT I WOULD JUST THROW MYSELF
INTO BOOKS,
AND I WOULD CREATE
WHOLE NEW WORLDS IN MY MIND,
AND THEN, EVENTUALLY,
I PUT IT IN MY NOVELS.
AND YOU MADE ME TELL THAT STORY
TO DISTRACT ME,
TO GET ME INTO THE DEEP END?
- DIDN'T YOU?
- YEAH. AND IT WORKED.
IT SURE DID.
OKAY...
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH, I FEEL...
YOU KNOW, WET, BUT FINE.
OKAY. WHAT'S NEXT?
FLOATING.
FLOATING?
YOU CAN DO THIS.
DO YOU TRUST ME?
YEAH.
DON'T LET GO.
I WON'T LET GO.
DON'T LET GO.
I WON'T. I WANT YOU
TO LEAN BACK.
OKAY.
BREATHE NICE AND EASY.
OKAY, DON'T...
DON'T LET GO.
I WON'T, I WON'T.
WHEN YOU'RE READY,
YOU LET GO.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD!
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
OKAY.
I GOT YOU.
JUST RELAX.
NICE AND EASY.
BREATHING,
BREATHING, AND...
YOU'RE DOING IT!
GREAT JOB!
THAT'S FANTASTIC.
IT'S OKAY,
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY,
I GOT YOU.
YOU'RE SAFE.
I THINK MAYBE THAT'S
ENOUGH FOR ONE DAY.
YEAH. YEAH.
I GOT YOU.
YOU GOT ME?
- I GOT YOU.
- OKAY.
HOW DID YOU NOT KISS HIM
IN THAT MOMENT?
I DON'T KNOW! I JUST...
I GOT FLUSTERED, 'KAY, MOLLY?
YEAH. BECAUSE YOU LIKE HIM.
FINE. ALL RIGHT?
I LIKE HIM.
BUT IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER,
BECAUSE COLIN'S
GONNA BE GONE IN A MONTH,
AND, PLUS,
HE'S MY BOSS'S BROTHER.
SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
THE ONLY THING I CAN DO...
THROW MYSELF INTO WORK
AND IGNORE THE WHOLE THING.
YEAH, THAT'S HEALTHY.
LOOK, IT'S ALL GONNA
BE OVER IN A MONTH.
MY BOOK'S GONNA BE PUBLISHED.
COLIN GONNA'S BE IN NEW ZEALAND,
AND I'M JUST GONNA BE HERE.
LIKE I ALWAYS AM.
UNLESS YOU GO TO NEW ZEALAND.
YOUR LAPTOP
IS PORTABLE.
YOU CAN WRITE
FROM ANYWHERE.
I THINK WE'RE GETTING
AHEAD OF OURSELVES.
WE HAVEN'T EVEN KISSED YET.
"YET"?
I'M GONNA GO WORK
ON THE LUKE AND ABBY REUNION.
I BET THEYKISS.
I'M OVER YOU.
TCH.
AHEM.
OHH,
IT'S SO CLOSE.
ALL THE DETAILS ARE ACCURATE.
I HAD COLIN CHECK.
YES, I KNOW.
I CAN SEE THAT.
IT'S JUST...
WHEN WE START TO GO DEEP,
ABOUT HOW LUKE AND ABBY FEEL,
WE JUST FALL SHOROF WHAT COULD BE AMAZING.
I MEAN, THESE TWO,
THEY CAN'T BE TOGETHER,
SO IT SHOULD FEEL
LIKE TORTURE.
THEY SHOULD BE TOGETHER.
WHAT?
WHAT?
ARE YOU OKAY?
YOU'RE NOT...
YOU KNOW,
DISTRACTED BY ANYTHING?
OR ANYONE?
WHAT? NO!
YES. NO. I'M GOOD.
I'M GREAT!
PAIN, LOVE, TORTURE.
I GOT IT.
IT'S ALREADY WRITTEN.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
GOOD.
THANKS.
COLIN?
ALEXIS!
HI!
WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE?
MY SISTER'S OFFICE
IS NEXT DOOR.
I THOUGHT I'D BE SPONTANEOUS
AND VISIT HER.
AND FRIEND.
SO WHEN THEY SAY
"PERMANENT MARKER,"
THEY AREN'T KIDDING!
WE HAD TO GET DOUG
A WHOLE NEW BRIEFCASE.
OH, MAN.
CUTE KIDS, THOUGH.
YOU KNOW, YOUR NAME
CAME UP IN CONVERSATION
THE OTHER DAY.
DO I WANT TO KNOW?
OH, IT'S ALL GOOD.
I WAS JUST RECOUNTING
YOUR LOVE OF
THE ROYAL FAMILY.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I MADE YOU WATCH
THE WEDDING.
YES, YOU DID.
I'M SURPRISED YOU DIDN'BREAK UP WITH ME RIGHT AWAY.
OH, I WANTED TO.
I BELIEVE YOU USED
THE "I'M BEING SENTO ISTANBUL" EXCUSE.
I WAS SENT TO ISTANBUL.
WELL, YOU WERE
ALWAYS GOING OFF
SOMEWHERE ELSE.
- MM.
- SO!
WHERE'S YOUR NEXBIG ADVENTURE?
NEW ZEALAND.
ARE YOU GOING ALONE?
YEAH.
WHY?
IT'S JUST...
YOU'RE SUCH
A CATCH, COLIN.
AH, I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT THAT.
IS THERE SOMEONE?
I'M NOT SURE.
WAS THIS THE "FRIEND"
THAT YOU WERE BEING
SPONTANEOUS FOR?
YEAH.
HUH. INTERESTING.
WHY?
YOU WERE NEVER
SPONTANEOUS.
I WAS SPONTANEOUS!
YOU PLANNED EVERYTHING
TO THE LAST DETAIL,
AND YOU NEVER DEVIATED,
WHEN WE DATED.
IT'S WHAT MADE YOU
A GREAT SEAL,
BUT A TERRIBLE BOYFRIEND.
I NEVER THOUGHABOUT THAT.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
I'M GONE
IN A FEW WEEKS,
AND I'VE NEVER BEEN
A STAY-IN-ONE-PLACE KINDA GUY.
FIRST OF ALL,
LOVE ALWAYS MATTERS.
AND SECONDLY,
SETTLING DOWN
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A PLACE.
IT CAN BE A PERSON.
DOUG AND I AND THE KIDS,
I MEAN, WE TRAVEL ALL THE TIME,
AND I KNOW THAT,
WHEREVER THEY ARE,
THAT'S MY HOME.
THANKS.
REMEMBER,
TO GET INTO BUDS,
YOU MUST COMPLETE THIS COURSE
IN 12 MINUTES!
READY!
SET!
GO!
GUYS!
COME ON, PAYDEN!
YOU CAN DO THIS!
SERIOUSLY, I CAN'T.
IF YOU HAD LET ME
KEEP THAT ATTITUDE,
I WOULDN'T BE GOING ON A DATE
WITH ANNALISE THIS SATURDAY!
WHAT? SHE SAID YES?
THAT'S AWESOME!
- I KNOW!
- FOCUS, PAYDEN.
IT'S TOO HIGH.
GO BACK A COUPLE YARDS.
COME ON.
COME ON!
YOU CAN DO THIS.
GET YOUR FOOT OVER!
OH...
PUT YOUR LEFT FOOT DOWN.
NOW THE OTHER FOOT DOWN.
LOOK DOWN HERE.
ALL RIGHT,
NOW FALL IN MY ARMS. READY?
- WELL DONE!
- OKAY!
LET'S GO, LET'S GO!
THAT IS...
WITHOUT A DOUBT,
THE WORST RECORDED TIME
IN SEAL OBSTACLE HISTORY.
BUT YOU DID IT AS A TEAM.
CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS!
GUYS, THERE WE GO.
BRING IT IN, BRING IT IN.
TEAM DELTA!
HOOYAH!
HOOYAH!
OH, HEY!
CONGRATS ON FINALLY
GETTING OVER THE HIGH WALL.
THANKS.
I READ THE NEW PAGES
WITH THE LUKE AND ABBY REUNION,
AND I...
WERE THE SEAL PARTS ACCURATE?
THEY WERE.
GREAT.
JO! HANG ON.
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
YEAH. FINE.
I'M JUST REALLY BUSY.
ACTUALLY, I'VE BEEN MEANING
TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT.
THIS WILL BE MY LAST BOOTCAMP.
THERE ARE NO MORE SEAL PARTS
TO MY BOOK,
AND I REALLY NEED TO BUCKLE DOWN
AND MEET MY DEADLINE.
JUST LIKE THAT?
WE BOTH KNEW
THIS WAS TEMPORARY.
RIGHT. WELL...
LET'S AT LEASGO OUT TO CELEBRATE.
YOU'VE PUT IN
A LOT OF HARD WORK.
I'VE GOT SOMETHING PLANNED
ALREADY WITH THE TEAM.
I DON'T WANT TO BOTHER YOU.
YOU'VE ALREADY GONE
ABOVE AND BEYOND.
AND THIS WAY,
YOU HAVE TIME TO GET READY
FOR YOUR NEXT GREAT ADVENTURE.
I'M SURE I'LL SEE YOU,
MAYBE ONCE BEFORE YOU GO.
SURE.
THE BOYS ARE READY.
- YEAH.
- LET'S GO.
OH...
DON'T YOU LOOK CHEERY.
HEY.
HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS
ABOUT LEAVING?
WELL, THE NEW BOOTCAMP
HAS TO BE OPENED,
AND THE INVESTORS WON'T BE HAPPY
IF I SKIPPED IT.
OKAY. THAT DOESN'ANSWER MY QUESTION,
WHICH, YOU KNOW,
ANSWERS MY QUESTION.
AND ALSO
RAISES ANOTHER...
WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO
WITH JO?
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK...
DON'T.
YOU'VE BEEN MY RESPONSIBILITY
SINCE YOU WERE 10.
I KNOW EVERY EXPRESSION
IN YOUR REPERTOIRE.
YOU CANNOT SURPRISE ME.
I THINK
I'M IN LOVE WITH HER.
UNTIL NOW.
WOW.
I'VE NEVER HEARD YOU
SAY THOSE WORDS BEFORE.
ARE YOU SURE?
NO.
NO.
BUT...
I CAN'T STOP
THINKING ABOUT HER.
IT'S LIKE THERE'S
THIS JO PAYDEN LOOP
PLAYING IN MY HEAD.
PART OF ME
WANTS TO TURN IT OFF,
BUT ANOTHER PART OF ME
WANTS TO...
LET IT PLAY ON FOREVER.
THE CRAZIEST PART IS,
WE HAVEN'T EVEN...
HAVEN'T EVEN KISSED.
REALLY?
YEAH.
NOTHING MAKES SENSE,
BUT, FROM THE FIRST MOMENT,
MY HEART BEAT FASTER.
WHEN SHE'S NOT THERE,
I LOOK FOR HER,
AND WHEN SHE IS THERE,
I HAVE TO STOP MYSELF
FROM STARING.
YOU SOUND
LIKE A ROMANCE NOVEL.
I KNOW.
WELL, HAVE YOU TOLD HER
ANY OF THIS?
I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN.
YOU GET IN YOUR CAR,
YOU DRIVE TO HER PLACE,
YOU KNOCK ON THE DOOR.
WHEN SHE ANSWERS,
YOU SAY,
"JO...
"I HAVE FEELINGS FOR YOU,
"BUT I'M LEAVING.
SO WHAT EXACTLY ARE
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS SUBJECT?"
THAT SOUNDS ACADEMIC, D.
WELL, THEN, YOU USE
YOUR OWN WORDS,
BUT YOU DO IT.
I'M OLDER THAN MOM AND DAD WERE
WHEN THEY PASSED.
YOU'RE ALMOST THERE.
LIFE IS
SO SHORT, COLIN.
IF YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH HER,
OR EVEN IF YOU THINK
YOU MIGHT BE,
YOU HAVE TO TELL HER.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR REWRITE?
YOU'RE MORE IMPORTANTHAN THE REWRITE.
BUT IF YOU
COULD MAYBE NOGET HER SO UPSETHAT SHE CAN'T FINISH IT...
MWAH.
GET GOING.
YEAH.
"HE APPEARED
AS IF OUT OF A DREAM,
RAISING MORE QUESTIONS
THAN HE ANSWERED..."
HI.
COLIN, HEY.
UH... WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
YOU MIND IF I COME IN?
S... UH, SURE.
THANKS.
UH, THIS FEELS LIKE
THE FIRST TIME I WENT THROUGH
"DROWN-PROOF" TRAINING
IN BUDS.
OH, THAT'S WHERE
THEY TIE YOUR ARMS
AND YOUR LEGS TOGETHER, RIGHT?
YEAH.
AND YOU...
AND YOU JUMP
IN THE POOL.
YEAH, GLAD WE DIDN'GET TO THAT EXERCISE.
LOOK, JO, UM...
THE THING IS...
UH...
ARE YOU OKAY?
Y-YEAH, YEAH.
I'M SORRY.
IT'S JUST, UH,
I WANTED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING
BEFORE I LEAVE.
UM, COLIN, LET ME...
LET ME START.
I JUST WANT TO SAY
THAT I AM SO GLAD THAT DIANA
PAIRED US UP TOGETHER.
SO AM I.
AND IF YOU HAD
TOLD ME ON DAY ONE,
WHEN I SPILLED COFFEE
ALL OVER YOU,
AFTER YOU "SAVED ME"
FROM A SKATEBOARDER
THAT MAY OR MAY NOHAVE EXISTED...
HE EXISTED.
THAT YOU AND I WOULD HAVE
ENDED UP, UH, AHEM, FRIENDS...
I WOULDN'T HAVE
BELIEVED IT.
"FRIENDS."
AND I'M SO GRATEFUL
TO YOU, YOU KNOW.
AND NOT JUST FOR YOUR HELP
WITH THE BOOK,
BUT FOR BOOTCAMP.
THAT IS AN EXPERIENCE
I WILL NEVER FORGET.
I MEAN,
I WAS PART OF A TEAM. ME!
AND I ACCOMPLISHED MORE THAN
I EVER EVEN THOUGHT POSSIBLE,
SO... THANK YOU.
I'M GLAD IT HELPED.
IT DID.
IMMENSELY.
YOUR TURN.
RIGHT.
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU
A MEMENTO.
THANK YOU.
I LOVE IT.
GOOD.
I'M GONNA LET YOU
GET BACK TO WHATEVER IT WAS
YOU WERE DOING.
COOL.
GOODBYE, JO.
"HOLDING BACK TEARS,
HE SMILED AT HER
"AS THE MEMORIES
OF ALL THEY HAD ENDURED
"FADED AWAY.
SHE WAS IN HIS ARMS NOW."
"THAT WAS ALL HE NEEDED.
"AND HE KNEW,
"AFTER A LIFELONG,
RESTLESS JOURNEY,
HE WAS, AT LONG LAST,
HOME."
THAT IS
MY FAVORITE PART!
WHERE THEY FINALLY
GET TOGETHER
AFTER EVERYTHING
THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH.
WELL, BLAME MY PUBLISHER...
PAIN, TORTURE, LOVE.
YES! AND LOOK, IT WORKED.
GOOD.
WHAT IS THAT?
OH. A SURPRISE.
IT WAS THE BEST PHOTO.
OHH...
BUT MY BOOK COVERS
USUALLY JUST FEATURE THE MAN.
YEAH, WELL, I FELT WE'D MAKE
A LITTLE EXCEPTION.
HAS COLIN SEEN IT?
NO, HE'S NOT.
HE'S BEEN VERY BUSY,
GETTING READY FOR NEW ZEALAND.
OH, YEAH.
HE MUST BE REALLY EXCITED.
NO, IT'S WORK,
IT'S NOT A VACATION.
AND IF HE DIDN'T HAVE TO GO,
I KNOW FOR A FACTHAT HE WOULD STAY RIGHT HERE.
WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?
IS SOMETHING WRONG?
NOT AT ALL!
BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD
PHONE HIM YOURSELF AND FIND OUT.
WELL, I'M A SMIDGE BUSY
WITH MY LITTLE WRITING HOBBY.
YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE BESPART ABOUT THIS BOOK IS,
IT'S REAL.
I THINK IT'S PROBABLY THE BESTHING YOU'VE EVER WRITTEN.
REALLY?
YES.
WELL, THANKS TO YOU.
AND TO COLIN.
MAY 13TH.
YES, WHAT ABOUT IT?
THAT'S THE INAUGURAL
BOOK-SIGNING FOR "SEALED".
SO SOON?
IT'S BUZZ!
WE SENT OUT SOME ADVANCE COPIES
TO CHOICE CRITICS,
INCLUDING LOWELL BINGLEY...
UGH. AND?
AND I THINK YOU JUST MIGHT BE
HIS NEW FAVORITE WRITER.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
HOW ABOUT THAT!
COME IN.
HEY.
HI.
WHAT'S UP?
HERE'S THE THING
ABOUT CLICHES.
SOMETIMES,
THEY'RE RIGHT.
LIKE WHEN A GUY
BREAKS UP WITH YOU,
AND ALL YOU WANT TO DO
IS EAT ICE CREAM
WITH YOUR BESTIE
AND COMMISERATE.
MOLLY, I'M SORRY.
WHAT HAPPENED?
IT'S A LONG STORY.
MY HEART IS BROKEN.
OH, MOLL.
I DON'T THINK THACHARLIE BROKE YOUR HEART.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WELL, THAT'S COOKIES
AND CREAM,
AND NORMALLY,
WHEN YOU'RE HEARTBROKEN,
IT'S A CHOCOLATE FUDGE.
ACCURATE.
WHAT KIND OF ICE CREAM
DID YOU EAAFTER THE WHOLE DISASTER
WITH COLIN?
NOTHING.
I ATE NOTHING
AT ALL.
I LOVE THIS PART.
IT'S SO CUTE.
I BET I COULD RECITE
ALL THE DIALOGUE.
WORD FOR WORD?
PROBABLY.
WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY
SOMETHING TO COLIN?
WHEN HE CAME BY,
YOU SHOULD'VE ASKED HIM
WHO THAT WOMAN WAS
OR SOMETHING.
WHAT'S THE POINT?
WE ARE NOT DATING.
I DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHTO BE MAD AT HIM
FOR SEEING SOMEONE ELSE.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN
IT DOESN'T HURT.
YOU LIKED HIM MORE THAN
I'VE SEEN YOU LIKE ANYONE.
EVEN TODD.
I THINK
I MORE THAN LIKED HIM.
OH, HONEY.
PJ'S RIGHT.
LOVE IS SCARY.
I DON'T KNOW,
I JUST FEEL LIKE
I WAITED SO LONG
TO FIND SOMEBODY
WHO MAKES ME FEEL...
WHO MAKES ME FEEL.
YOU SHOULD
SAY THAT TO HIM.
NO, I CAN'T.
WHY NOT?
BECAUSE WHAT IF
HE LAUGHS AT ME,
OR, WORSE,
WHAT IF HE PITIES ME?
I MEAN...
EVERY PERSON WHO HAS
EVER FALLEN IN LOVE
HAS FELT THAT EXACSAME WAY AT LEAST ONCE,
INCLUDING
YOUR PERFECT PARENTS.
I'VE HAD MINE
STOMPED ON,
CRUSHED...
BUT AT LEAST I TRIED.
I MEAN, I TRIED.
A LITTLE.
NOT ENOUGH.
I'M SUCH A COWARD.
OH, SWEETIE. NO.
THERE YOU GO.
THANKS.
HI.
HEY!
HI.
YOU'RE HERE.
I WOULDN'T MISS THE BOOK LAUNCH
OF MY FAVORITE AUTHOR.
OHH.
- LOOK.
- WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
DID YOU SEE
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS?
YEAH, D SHOWED ME.
THAT'S VERY NICE.
THANK YOU.
SO WHEN DO YOU LEAVE?
I FLY OUT IN A FEW HOURS.
BUT I CHANGED MY TICKESO I COULD BE HERE,
AND GIVE YOU THIS.
DO YOU WANT ME TO SIGN IT?
NO.
I ACTUALLY WROTE SOMETHING
FOR YOU INSIDE,
BUT DON'T READ INOW, PLEASE.
IT'S... WHAT I COULDN'T SAY
TO YOU THE OTHER NIGHT.
SO YOU DID COME OVER,
PLANNING TO SAY SOMETHING?
BUT I CHOKED.
LIKE A NEW RECRUIT.
BUT IT'S IN HERE.
ANYWAY, UM...
CONGRATULATIONS.
THIS IS GREAT.
THANK YOU. HAVE A...
HAVE A GREAT TRIP.
THANK YOU.
GOODBYE, JO.
BYE.
SEE YOU, SIS.
BYE, MOLLY.
HI! HOW ARE YOU?
- HEY.
- HEY.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YOU TOO.
- ENJOY.
- OKAY.
I'M SORRY. WHO DO I
MAKE IT OUT TO, AGAIN?
YEAH.
THANK YOU.
HI! I'M ALEXIS.
I'M AN OLD FRIEND OF COLIN'S
AND I'M A HUGE FAN.
ALEXIS?
YEAH, WHEN WE RAN
INTO EACH OTHER A FEW WEEKS AGO,
COLIN SAID THAT YOU TWO
WERE WORKING TOGETHER
AND I NEARLY DIED!
I LOVED DANGEROUS IN BLUE.
OH, THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
THAT'S SO NICE
OF YOU TO SAY.
SO, YOU AND COLIN ARE...
ARE DATING NOW?
WHAT? OH...
NO, NO.
I'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR YEARS.
OH, COLIN AND I DID DATE
FOR, LIKE, A MICROSECOND,
BACK WHEN I MADE HIM
WATCH THE ROYAL WEDDING.
KATE MIDDLETON.
OH, I LOVE HER!
I THOUGHT YOU TWO WERE DATING.
MAYBE?
WHY?
WELL, IT WAS THE WAY
HE WAS TALKING ABOUT YOU,
LIKE HIS TONE.
EVEN WHEN IT WAS JUST ABOUHOW HE HELPED CONSULT ON THIS.
HE CLEARLY THINKS
THE WORLD OF YOU.
IT WAS REALLY SWEEAND ROMANTIC, YOU KNOW?
WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT?
OF COURSE, YOU KNOW!
THIS IS THE STUFF
YOU WRITE ABOUT ALL THE TIME!
YEAH.
OH. THERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU'RE SO AWESOME.
I'M SORRY,
JUST GIVE ME ONE...
ONE SECOND.
I THINK I NEED
A MINUTE.
ARE YOU OKAY?
I DON'T KNOW.
"JO.
"I'M NO WRITER,
SO PLEASE BE KIND.
"I'VE BEEN ON MISSIONS
AROUND THE WORLD,
"BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN
AS SCARED AS I WAS
"WHEN I TRIED TO TELL YOU
HOW SPECIAL YOU ARE TO ME,
"AND HOW I WISH
I WAS STAYING HERE WITH YOU,
"SO WE COULD HAVE A CHANCE...
"INSTEAD OF LEAVING.
"AND I REALIZE THAT 'HOME'
ISN'T A LOCATION.
"IT'S A PERSON.
"AND, FOR ME,
YOU'RE THAT PERSON.
LOVE, COLIN."
YOU'RE NOT GONNA
FIGHT FOR HIM?
FIGHT...?
WHAT DO YOU...
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, FIGHT FOR HIM?
WHAT KIND OF
ROMANCE WRITER
ARE YOU, PAYDEN?
THIS IS EXACTLY
WHEN THE HEROINE GOES AFTER
HER TRUE LOVE.
IT'S IN ALMOST EVERY BOOK.
WHAT?
I LOVE ROMANCE.
SHE'S RIGHT.
I MEAN, YOU WOULDN'LET ME GET AWAY
WITH THAABOUT ANNALISE.
WELL... OKAY, NO.
BUT IT'S DIFFERENT, BECAUSE...
- OKAY, HERE'S...
- DO THE YODA BREATHING.
THANK YOU, TINY.
YOU SAID
YOU WISHED YOU'D TRIED.
NOW YOU HAVE A SMALL WINDOW
FOR A SECOND CHANCE.
TRY.
IT'S TOTALLY WORTH IT.
YOU CAN DO IT, PAYDEN!
CLIMB THE WALL.
THEY HAVE A POINT.
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO STAY
NEUTRAL THROUGH ALL OF THIS,
BECAUSE I AM YOUR BOSS
AND I AM COLIN'S SISTER,
BUT THE BOOK IS DONE NOW,
AND I JUST WATCHED MY BROTHER
WALK OUT OF HERE,
LOOKING FORLORN
WHEN HE SHOULD BE HAPPY,
SO I'M GONNA BE BLUNT.
DO YOU WANT TO BE WITH COLIN
OR NOT?
YEAH, I DO.
THEN WHAT ARE YOU
STILL DOING HERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
BLUE DIAMOND AIR.
FLIGHT 725, DEPARTS AT 9:30.
SO YOU'D BE OKAY
WITH ME JUST LEAVING HERE?
THERE'S A BIG PART OF ME
THAT IS NOT HAPPY
YOU TWO DID NOSORT THIS OUT SOONER
SO THAT I'M NOT STUCK
IN THIS SITUATION,
BUT THERE'S BIGGER PARTHAT WANTS YOU TO JUST TO GO
AND GET HIM ALREADY.
AND YOU'RE GOOD WITH ME
DATING YOUR BROTHER?
I AM NOW THAT THE BOOK'S
PUBLISHED, YES.
AND I ALSO HAVE A FEELING
THE NEXT ONE
IS GONNA BE EVEN BETTER.
THANKS, DIANA.
GO MAKE COLIN HAPPY,
AND I WILL SORT OUT THIS MESS.
ONE-WAY TICKETO AUCKLAND ON FLIGHT 725...
IS BOOKED.
OH, MY GOSH.
I HAVE LITERALLY WRITTEN
THIS SCENE SO MANY TIMES.
I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE
THE ONE RUNNING TO THE AIRPORT!
HOW DOES IT FEEL?
I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING I NEED.
I DON'T HAVE
A CHANGE OF CLOTHES.
I DON'T HAVE
A TOOTHBRUSH.
- I DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT SHOES.
- WHAT'S THIS?
IT'S MY PURSE.
AND THIS?
MY WALLET.
OH...
OKAY, IT'S MY CREDIT CARD.
I UNDERSTAND
WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITH THIS.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
JO, IT'S NOT THE MOON.
YOU'RE GOING ON AN ADVENTURE.
A REAL ONE.
I AM, AREN'T I?
YEP.
THANK YOU, GUYS.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME
CLIMB THAT WALL.
LOVE YOU GUYS.
- LOVE YOU.
- I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
BYE.
HOOYAH!
THAT'S STILL
REALLY CUTE, YOU GUYS.
HOOYAH.
EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME, SORRY.
OH, GREAT.
HI.
HI. WAIT. WHAT?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
DON'T YOU HAVE
A FLIGHT TO CATCH?
DON'T YOU HAVE
A BOOK-SIGNING?
COLIN, I READ WHAT YOU WROTE.
I COULDN'T STAY.
YOU'RE ON MY TEAM.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE LET YOU GO.
I SHOULD'VE MADE SURE
YOU WERE BY MY SIDE.
I'M SO SORRY.
DON'T APOLOGIZE.
WHEN YOU BOND WITH SOMEONE...
YOU NEVER LEAVE THEM BEHIND,
AND I NEARLY DID.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR PLANS?
SEALS KNOW
THAT YOU CAN PLAN ALL YOU WANT,
BUT ONCE THE BOOTS
HIT THE GROUND,
EVERYTHING FLIES OUT THE WINDOW.
YOU GOTTA ADAPTO THE NEW SITUATION.
I WAS HEADING TO THE AIRPORT,
AND ALL I COULD THINK ABOUWAS HOW MUCH I WISHED
THAT YOU WERE WITH ME.
SO I'M CHANGING MY PLANS.
I COULDN'T LEAVE WITHOUT YOU.
WELL, MY PLANS HAVE KIND OF
CHANGED A LITTLE BIT, TOO.
UM...
I HAVE A TICKETO NEW ZEALAND.
REALLY?
ARE YOU SURE?
YEAH.
I'M SO SURE.
I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME THAI TRAVELED INTERNATIONALLY.
YES.
AND FELL IN LOVE.
YEAH.
LET'S DO THIS!
YEAH! OKAY.
ON THREE...
TWO...
ONE...
AND SO,
THEY WALKED AWAY TOGETHER,
REUNITED AS A TEAM,
WITH A SHARED SENSE OF PURPOSE,
AS THEY EMBARKED ON
THEIR GREATEST ADVENTURE EVER...
TRUE LOVE.
LUKE MOVED THROUGH THE JUNGLE
WITH THE STEALTH
OF A PANTHER.
EVEN AFTER MONTHS
OF EVADING HIS CAPTORS,
THE INTENSITY OF HIS YEARNING
TO GET HOME
HAD NOT WANED.
HOME...
WHERE SHE...
THE ONLY WOMAN
HE HAD EVER LOVED...
WAITED.
NOW, THAT'S PRETTY DARN GOOD.
I THINK THIS DESERVES
A PIECE OF CHOCOLATE.
COMING.
HEY, YOU!
HI! CHOCOLATE'S OUT.
MUST BE A GOOD DAY OF WORK.
HAD A BIOF A BREAKTHROUGH.
OOH!
WELL, LUKE DID
ESCAPE HIS CAPTORS
AND HE'S ON HIS
WAY BACK TO ABBY.
OH! AT LAST.
YES! BUT...
WILL ABBY HAVE
THE COURAGE
TO GIVE UP
HER SAFE WORLD
AND ACCEPHIS LOVE?
THAT IS
THE QUESTION.
I VOTE FOR LOVE.
YOU ALWAYS DO.
WELL, ONE
OF US SHOULD.
ESPECIALLY
IN THE REAL WORLD.
MM, NO THANKS.
IT'S ENOUGH TO WRITE ABOUT IT,
AND TO GIVE
MY BEST FRIEND ADVICE ABOUWHAT TO GET HER BOYFRIEND
FOR HIS BIRTHDAY, WHICH...
OH! CHARLIE LOVED
THE YANKEES TICKETS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I KNEW IT.
THERE IS A REASON
I HAVE BEEN COMING
TO YOU FOR ROMANTIC ADVICE
SINCE THE THIRD GRADE.
UH, YEAH.
OUTSIDER'S CLARITY
OF PERSPECTIVE.
NOBODY SHOULD BE
OUTSIDE OF ROMANCE,
LEAST OF ALL YOU.
AU CONTRAIRE.
SEE, THE WORLD NEEDS
PEOPLE LIKE ME.
PEOPLE WHO CAN SEE ROMANCE
WITH CLEAR EYES
AND THEN RECREATE IFOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU.
OR YOU COULD TRY LIVING IT.
- DID THAT.
- ONCE.
ONCE WAS ENOUGH.
TODD WASN'T...
WE DON'T MENTION HIM.
SORRY.
- WHY ARE YOU MAKING THAT FACE?
- WHAT FACE?
THE "UH-OH" FACE.
IT'S MY PUBLISHER, DIANA.
WHY AREN'YOU ANSWERING?
'CAUSE SHE
NEVER CALLS ME.
IT'S ALWAYS HER ASSISTANOR MY EX-EDITOR.
WHAT WAS HIS NAME?
WE DON'T MENTION HIM, EITHER.
OKAY, SERIOUSLY, ANSWER.
NO, THIS CAN'T BE GOOD NEWS.
HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY
KNOW THAT?
INSTINCT.
ANSWER!
HELLO. HEY... OH.
WENT TO VOICEMAIL.
YOU ARE ADORABLY
FRUSTRATING SOMETIMES.
I KNOW.
MY SPIDEY-SENSES ARE TINGLING.
THINGS HAVE JUST BEEN
OFF WITH HER EVER SINCE THE B...
AND?
THIS CAN'T BE GOOD.
SHE WANTS ME
TO COME IN TODAY,
FOR A MEETING ABOUTHE NEW DRAFT OF MY BOOK.
OH! I KNEW THAT CHOCOLATE
WAS PREMATURE.
I KNOW.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WELL, YEAH, I'M PRETTY SURE
THIS HAS TO DO WITH
THE WHOLE EDITING FIASCO.
I THOUGHT WE DIDN'TALK ABOUT THAT.
WELL, I DO HAVE
THIS IMPROMPTU MEETING
BECAUSE THERE'S TROUBLE
FROM THE LAST BOOK.
FLAMES OF DESIRE.
WE DO NOT TALK
ABOUT THE TITLE!
CAN YOU
SEND ME AN E-MAIL
OF ALL THE THINGS
YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT?
COME ON,
I'M BEING SERIOUS, MOLLY!
YOU ARE ONE
OF THEIR BIGGEST AUTHORS.
I KNOW,
BUT YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD
AS YOUR LAST BOOK,
AND, LET'S FACE IT,
MY LAST BOOK WAS...
AH!
OHH!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I WAS SAVING YOU
FROM POTENTIAL INJURY!
I WAS WALKING
DOWN A SIDEWALK!
DANGER CAN COME FROM
ANY DIRECTION AND AT ANY MOMENT.
YEAH, LIKE FROM
AN ICED MOCHA
AND A STRANGER
WITH A HERO COMPLEX?
OR FROM A SKATEBOARDER
AND A DISTRACTED PEDESTRIAN.
WHAT SKATEBOARDER?
EXACTLY.
OH...
AND YOU'RE WELCOME.
OH, YEAH. THANKS.
YOU KNOW, FOR THE RECORD,
I DIDN'T SEE A SKATEBOARDER.
I KNOW.
AND I SUPPOSE,
IF THERE HAD BEEN ONE,
THEN YOUR ACTIONS
WOULD HAVE BEEN WARRANTED.
I THINK THE WORDS
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
ARE "THANK"
AND "YOU".
THANK YOU.
WHAT WAS THAT?
ELEVATOR.
MORNING.
AFTER YOU.
NO, THAT'S OKAY.
AFTER YOU.
A GENTLEMAN ALWAYS HOLDS
THE DOOR FOR A LADY.
THAT'S OKAY,
THIS LADY PREFERS
TO HOLD HER OWN DOOR,
SO I'M GOOD.
WE COULD GO
AT THE SAME TIME.
WOW, YOU REALLY CAN'LET THIS GO, CAN YOU?
- NO.
- OKAY. FINE.
ON THREE.
ONE, TWO, THREE. GO!
AHEM. HI, STACEY.
SHE'S WAITING
IN HER OFFICE.
GREAT. THANK YOU.
OKAY, SO I FEEL LIKE
I'VE BEEN CALLED
INTO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE.
DO I HAVE DETENTION?
NOT YET.
OH.
JO, YOU'RE AWARE OF
THE LESS-THAN-STELLAR
CRITICAL RECEPTION
FOR FLAMES OF DESIRE.
WELL, SURE, BUT, YOU KNOW,
AS I ALWAYS SAY,
THOSE WHO CAN, WRITE,
AND THOSE WHO CAN'BLOG NEGATIVE COMMENTS.
- IT WAS PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY.
- WELL...
- AND THE GAZETTE.
- ALL RIGHT.
AND THE READERS.
HERE'S THE THING.
THERE WERE SOME FACTS
THAT WERE A LITTLE OFF
ABOUT THE FIREFIGHTERS...
BUT IT'S
THE EDITOR'S JOB
TO CATCH THAT.
AND THAT'S WHY
THE EDITOR IS NOW GONE.
MM! PROBLEM SOLVED!
MM. NO.
THAT WASN'T THE ONLY PROBLEM.
OH. REALLY?
JO, I BOUGHYOUR FIRST BOOK
BECAUSE YOUR VOICE
WAS FRESH.
IT WAS EXCITING
AND ENGAGED.
TODAY,
YOU'RE NONE OF THOSE THINGS,
AND IT SHOWS.
THAT WAS BLUNT.
I COULD BE
BLUNTER.
NO, I'M GOOD.
I READ THE FIRST DRAFOF SEALED,
AND, FRANKLY,
YOU'RE ON THE SAME ROAD
TO MAKING THE SAME MISTAKES
YOU MADE IN FLAMES.
WELL, BUT IT...
IT'S A FIRST DRAFT.
JUST AS YOU SAID,
WE WILL GET THERE.
YES, WE WILL GET IT,
AND WE'RE GONNA GET IT NOW.
ONLY, THIS TIME, WE NEED
TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
WE NEED TO TAKE
A DIFFERENT APPROACH.
SALES ON YOUR LAST TWO BOOKS
HAVE BEEN DOWN.
WE CANNOT AFFORD
ANOTHER DISASTER.
YOU CANNOT AFFORD
ANOTHER DISASTER.
WELL, THAT WAS
REALLY OMINOUS, DIANA.
GOOD.
BECAUSE WE ARE THREE MONTHS
AWAY FROM PUBLICATION,
AND, JO, YOUR NEXT PASS
HAS TO BE DARN NEAR PERFECT.
WHAT, "OR ELSE"?
YES. OR ELSE.
WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST?
A CONSULTANT?
NOT JUST ANY CONSULTANT.
A RETIRED NAVY SEAL.
HIGHLY-DECORATED.
SILVER STAR,
SEVERAL BRONZE STARS.
YOU GET TO LEARN
FROM THE SOURCE,
IMMERSE YOURSELF
IN THE WORLD.
IMMERSE MYSELF?
THAT'S RIGHT, YOU'RE
GONNA DO WHAT THEY DO,
BREATHE THE SAME AIR.
CRAWL IN THE MUD.
- THE MUD?
- THE MUD.
THIS IS NOT GOOGLELAND
ANYMORE, JO.
THIS IS HANDS-ON
RESEARCH.
OKAY, FINE.
SO, WHO IS THIS GUY?
CAPTAIN COLIN KELLY
AT YOUR SERVICE.
OF COURSE YOU ARE.
HAVE YOU TWO
ALREADY MET?
NOT OFFICIALLY.
UNTIL NOW, MS. PAYDEN.
CAPTAIN KELLY.
"KELLY." WAIT.
THAT'S RIGHT, JO.
THIS IS MY YOUNGER
BROTHER, COLIN.
GREAT!
WELL, DID YOU READ IT?
I DID.
AHEM. AND?
WE HAVE OUR WORK
CUT OUT FOR US.
WE?
YES. YOU, ME. "WE".
DID YOU DO ANY RESEARCH?
I ALWAYS DO MY RESEARCH,
BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW,
THE MAIN FOCUS
IS THE LOVE STORY.
YEAH, THAT'S A PROBLEM, TOO.
I'M SORRY?
WHY ON EARTH WOULD
THESE TWO FALL FOR EACH OTHER?
THEY'RE TOTAL OPPOSITES.
RIGHT, BUT DEEP DOWN,
SEE, THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR.
NEH.
NEH?
DID YOU JUST "NEH" MY ROMANCE?
REALISTICALLY,
THEY'D BREAK UP IN SIX MONTHS,
A YEAR TOPS.
HE'S A MAN OF ACTION,
AND SHE'S A FLORISWHO HASN'T LEFT TULSA.
OKAY.
THEY'RE YIN
AND YANG.
WELL, AT LEAST YOU DIDN'T SAY
THEY COMPLETE EACH OTHER.
OKAY, CAPTAIN CYNICAL.
YOUR JOB IS GONNA BE
TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE SEAL PARTS
ARE ACCURATE.
I WILL DO THE WRITING.
AND FOR THE RECORD,
I AM ONLY HERE
BECAUSE DIANA ASKED ME TO BE.
WELL, WE HAVE
ONE THING IN COMMON.
TOMORROW MORNING.
5:30 A.M. BE THERE.
AND HOW IS THIS SUPPOSED
TO HELP ME WRITING MY BOOK?
IF YOU'RE GONNA WRITE
WITH ANY AUTHENTICITY
ABOUT THE NAVY SEALS,
YOU NEED TO GET TO KNOW THEM
AT THE MOST BASIC LEVEL.
I PROMISE...
THIS WILL BE
QUITE THE INTRODUCTION.
YOU'RE ON.
"TRAINING SEALS
BEFORE THEY'RE SEALS." HMM.
I BET THAT READ BETTER
IN HIS HEAD.
YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?
ARE YOU?
IT'S A BIG ASK.
I THINK I CAN
HANDLE THE PRINCESS.
PRINCESS?
I READ HER BIO.
BOTH HER PARENTS ARE PROFESSORS,
SHE GREW UP IN THE IVORY TOWERS
OF THE IVY LEAGUE,
PROBABLY HASN'T DONE
A HARD WORK IN HER LIFE.
PRINCESS.
FIRST THING I LEARNED
AS A PUBLISHER
IS YOU NEVER BELIEVE
EVERYTHING YOU READ.
I'LL KEEP YOU
UPDATED.
JUST DO ME A FAVOR.
DO NOT KILL HER.
I NEED TO HAVE
THIS BOOK FINISHED.
NO PROMISES.
OH...
OH, NO.
OHH.
IT'S EARLY.
OHH. I SERIOUSLY PREFER
GOOGLE RESEARCH.
WOW.
IF WE'RE GONNA WORK OUAT THE CRACK OF DAWN,
I FIGURED I SHOULD WEAR
REFLECTIVE CLOTHING.
YOU KNOW,
SAFETY FIRST.
YEP, THERE'D BE
NO MISSING YOU.
WOW. YOU'RE PEPPY TODAY.
ALWAYS AM AFTER
MY MORNING WORKOUT.
YOU'VE ALREADY
HAD A WORKOUT?
4:30. EVERY MORNING.
DISCIPLINE IS THE FOUNDATION
OF BEING A SEAL.
AFTER YOU.
THIS IS YOUR PLACE, HUH?
YES. ONE OF FOUR I CREATED.
WE PREPARE RECRUITS WHO PLAN
TO BE SEALS FOR BUDS.
"BASIC UNDERWATER
DEMOLITION SEALS,"
THE 24-WEEK
SEAL-TRAINING COURSE.
SEE? I DID SOME RESEARCH.
THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
UM, YOU DON'EXPECT ME TO DO THIS
FOR 24 WEEKS,
THOUGH, RIGHT?
BECAUSE THAT'S
NOT POSSIBLE.
SEALS ACCOMPLISH THE IMPOSSIBLE
FOR BREAKFAST,
AND THE IMPROBABLE
FOR LUNCH.
RALPH,
THIS IS JO PAYDEN.
I FIGURED THAT.
JO, THIS IS RALPH LODELL,
ONE OF MY INSTRUCTORS.
JUST FYI...
UM, I AM NOT HERE
FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE,
I'M JUST HERE FOR
A LITTLE RESEARCH.
RESEARCH IS
THE ACCUMULATION OF FACTS.
YOUR TASK IS TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SEAL.
MM-HMM. AND YOUR TASK
IS TO TEACH ME.
OH, I INTEND TO.
GOOD.
LET'S GET YOU
A CHANGE OF CLOTHES.
OH, NO, THANKS.
I FEEL PRETTY
COZY AS-IS.
WE HAVE A DIFFERENT STYLE.
OH, I CAN'T WEAR THOSE.
THERE'S NO ARCH SUPPORT.
PLUS, I PRONATE,
SO I'M GONNA NEED
SOMETHING WITH
A LITTLE MORE STRUCTURE.
WE ALL DO IT.
YOU CAN, TOO.
BUT... BUT...
ARE THESE EVEN
IN MY SIZE?
SEVEN AND A HALF.
NARROW.
YOU'RE NOMY FIRST LADY RECRUIT.
BUT I THOUGHT THERE
WERE NO FEMALE SEALS.
NOT YET, BUWE DON'T DISCRIMINATE.
WE'LL PREP RECRUITS FOR
ARMY AND AIR FORCE, TOO.
OH.
NOW IT'S TIME FOR YOU
TO MEET YOUR TEAM.
I HAVE A TEAM?
YOU HAVE
TO CHANGE FIRST.
OH.
OH, BOY.
LEARNING TO BE
PART OF A TEAM
IS ONE OF, IF NOTHEMOST IMPORTANT PAROF BEING A SEAL,
SO CONSIDER THIS
LESSON NUMBER ONE.
TEAM DELTA,
STEP FORWARD!
AT EASE!
THIS IS
JOSEPHINE PAYDEN.
HELLO.
THIS IS PJ SALIZAR,
SEAL RECRUIT.
CARLIE JONAS,
ARMY RECRUIT.
AND BARRY KLIMPKIE,
SEAL RECRUIT.
HE GOES BY "TINY".
IT'S IRONIC.
YEAH, I GOT IT.
DELTA TEAM!
HOW DO WE GREET PAYDEN?
HOOYAH!
OH! CUTE!
"HOO-YAH" BACK.
TADPOLES!
BEFORE YOU ENTER BUDS,
YOU WILL BE EXPECTED
TO DO THE FOLLOWING...
70 PUSH-UPS,
TWO MINUTES,
60 CURL-UPS
IN TWO MINUTES,
10 PULL-UPS
IN TWO MINUTES,
RUN FOUR MILES
WITH YOUR PANTS AND BOOTS
IN 28 MINUTES,
SWIM 1,000 YARDS...
IN...
THIS IS NOT INTERACTIVE.
NO. I KNOW.
I JUST THINK
THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME
FOR ME TO MENTION
THAT I CAN'T SWIM, SO.
WE'RE THE NAVY SEALS.
"NAVY" MEANS WATER.
YOU HAVE TO SWIM.
RIGHT.
WELL, I CAN'T,
SO UNLESS YOU WANTO CALL YOUR SISTER
AND LET HER KNOW
THAT I WON'T BE
DELIVERING MY REWRITE
BECAUSE I DROWNED...
WE'LL FIND A WORKAROUND.
OKAY. THANKS.
FOR NOW.
ALL RIGHT, TADPOLES!
FOLLOW INSTRUCTOR LODELL!
HE'S GONNA GETHIS PARTY STARTED.
LET'S MOVE!
MOVE!
YOU WANT ME TO RUN?
OH, YEAH.
OKAY. OH, COULD YOU GUYS
WAIT ONE SEC?
HERE I COME!
GUYS?
AS SOME OF YOU KNOW...
BEHIND ME IS A NAVY SEAL
OBSTACLE COURSE.
YOU'LL BE EXPECTED
TO COMPLETE IT IN 12 MINUTES.
OF COURSE,
NONE OF YOU WILL.
BUT THE JOURNEY OF 1,000 MILES
BEGINS WITH THE FIRST STEP.
THIS IS YOUR FIRST STEP.
LET'S MOVE.
MOVE!
GO, GO, GO, GO!
GO, GO, GO, GO!
BE DECISIVE,
PAYDEN.
I GOT IT! I GOT IT!
YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.
THAT WALL REPRESENTS
FEAR, PAYDEN.
OKAY.
OOPS.
I'M JUST GONNA...
NEXT TIME.
YOU MUST CONQUER ITO MOVE AHEAD!
MUST YOU SHOUT?
I'M NOT SHOUTING!
THIS IS MY
"GET IT DONE" VOICE!
NOW GET IT DONE!
MAYBE YOU WANT ME
TO GET YOU A CAPPUCCINO!
RALPH? AMERICANO?
- WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- EXTRA-HOT?
EXTRA-HOT!
CONGRATULATIONS.
TODAY'S SPA DAY.
GET IN THE MUD!
LET'S GO!
OH...
THIS IS HARD.
I'M JO, BY THE WAY.
I'M FOCUSED.
I CAN SEE THAT.
I THINK YOU'LL MAKE
A VERY GOOD RECRUIT.
YOU GOT TIME TO TALK,
YOU GOT TIME TO WALK.
TEAM DELTA, GIVE ME
ANOTHER MILE AND A HALF.
WHAT? NO, NO, NO!
IT WASN'T THEM, IT WAS ME.
WHERE YOU GO, THEY GO,
VICE VERSA.
THAT IS NOT FAIR!
FAIR?
NO ONE MENTIONED FAIR.
LET'S MAKE IT THREE MILES.
WAY TO GO.
YOU HEARD HIM.
LET'S MOVE! MOVE IT! MOVE!
LET'S GO! LET'S GO!
LET'S GO! LET'S GO!
OH!
HEY, EVERYBODY.
UM...
WELL, THAT'S GREAT.
SO MY ENTIRE TEAM
TREATS ME LIKE A PARIAH,
I COULD BARELY
MAKE IT THROUGH
ONE OF THE OBSTACLES
ON THE OBSTACLE COURSE,
AND I CAN'T REALLY
FEEL MY LEGS.
SO, YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN TO ME
WHAT ANY OF THIS HAS TO DO
WITH ME LEARNING
ABOUT BEING A SEAL?
YOU REALLY NEED ME
TO SPELL IT OUT FOR YOU?
APPARENTLY.
TEAMWORK.
TEAMWORK
IS CRUCIAL FOR SEALS.
THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
HELPS EACH OF US,
AND YOU HAVE TO TRUSTHE STRENGTH OF THOSE AROUND YOU
BEFORE YOU GO
INTO ANY SITUATION.
BUT... YOU'RE A WRITER,
SO THAT'D
BE HARD FOR YOU.
UH, WHAT'S THASUPPOSED TO MEAN?
WRITERS ARE SOLITARY.
THAT'S NOT TRUE,
'CAUSE WRITERS
HAVE TO HAVE A FULL TEAM
OF PEOPLE AROUND THEM
TO GET THEIR BOOK PUBLISHED.
AND ONE OF THE REASONS
I AM IN THIS MESS
IS BECAUSE MY EX-EDITOR
DROPPED THE BALL.
SO, IT'S THE EX-EDITOR'S FAULT?
WOW.
UH, NO, I SAID
ONE OF THE REASONS.
AND YOU DO REALIZE WHAT THIS
MEANS FOR YOU, DON'T YOU?
IT MEANS THAT YOU ARE NOW,
OFFICIALLY,
ON MY TEAM.
TEAM SEALED WITH A KISS.
PLEASE,
DON'T SAY THAT OUT LOUD.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, AT SOME POINT,
I AM GONNA NEED TO GESOME NON-CARDIO-INDUCED
INFORMATION
FROM YOU, I GUESS.
FINE.
FINE.
OW.
OW...
OW!
OW...
OW...
OW-W-W-W-W...
OW.
OH...
OH. OW...
ALL THIS FROM ONE DAY?
OH, YOU HAVE NO IDEA.
I WAS SO SORE WHEN
I WOKE UP THIS MORNING,
I COULD BARELY MOVE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING OVER HERE
AND SAVING ME.
HOW COULD I NOT?
YOU SOUNDED SO SAD ON THE PHONE.
I AM SAD.
BESIDES, CHARLIE WAS
GETTING ON MY NERVES.
OH! HAS THE BLOOM
ALREADY FALLEN
FROM THAPARTICULAR ROSE?
A LITTLE WILTY.
WHEN YOU WERE DATING
THE GUY WE DON'T TALK ABOUT,
DID HE GO ON AND ON
ABOUT GETTING ENOUGH
BILLABLE HOURS?
OH, I MEAN, IT'S JUSONE OF THE MANY THINGS
THAT I DO NOT MISS.
WHAT DO YOU MISS?
HONESTLY, I CAN'THINK OF A THING.
UH-HUH.
THERE HAS TO BE
SOMETHING.
YOU DATED
FOR NEARLY A YEAR.
FOR YOU,
THAT IS A RECORD.
YEAH, ONE I INTEND
TO NEVER BREAK.
JO.
MOLLY, PLEASE,
I'M IN ENOUGH PAIN AS-IS.
OH.
POTASSIUM TABLETS.
THANK YOU.
DON'T FORGET TO TAKE
THEM TOMORROW, TOO.
THE SECOND DAY
IS ALWAYS WORSE.
OH.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
DO YOU WANT ME
TO READ BACK
THE LAST PARAGRAPH?
YES. THAWOULD BE GREAT.
IF YOU COULD ALSO DO
ALL MY TYPING...
I THINK ALL MY FINGERS
ARE BRUISED.
HA.
THIS WAY I GET TO FIND OUWHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
"HE CROUCHED BEHIND A ROCK,
"WAITING FOR NIGHTFALL
BEFORE HE MADE HIS NEXT MOVE.
"FEAR COURSED THROUGH HIS VEINS,
BUT HE TAMPED IT DOWN.
WITH ONLY HIS FLASHLIGHTO GUIDE HIM HE... "
FLASHLIGHT?
WHAT? HOW DID YOU...?
WHY NOT HAVE A KLIEG LIGHT,
MAKE IT EVEN EASIER
FOR THE ENEMY TO SPOT HIM?
OR... OR, BETTER YET, HE SHOULD
STAND UP AND ANNOUNCE,
"LOVE HAS MADE ME STUPID.
"PLEASE...
TAKE ME AWAY."
MOLLY, COLIN.
COLIN, MOLLY.
HI.
HI, MOLLY.
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU DON'T DO
WHEN YOU'RE BEHIND
ENEMY TERRITORY AT NIGHAND YOU'RE TRYING TO ESCAPE
WITH YOUR LIFE?
- USE A FLASHLIGHT?
- BINGO!
MOLLY, YOU MAKE ITO THE NEXT ROUND!
YOU, HOWEVER, DO NOT.
WHERE WERE YOU THIS MORNING?
UM... MM,
LYING AROUND,
GROANING
IN PAIN. WHY?
BECAUSE YOU WERE SUPPOSED
TO BE AT BOOTCAMP.
YOU CANNOT HONESTLY
EXPECT ME TO BE FUNCTIONAL
AFTER YESTERDAY.
I CAN, AND I DO.
WE HAD TEAM ACTIVITIES PLANNED.
TEAM DELTA WAS A WOMAN SHORT.
OH... OH, NO.
OH, YES.
OH, DO THEY
HATE ME?
YOU'RE NOT THEIR FAVORITE.
SHE CAN GO
TOMORROW, RIGHT?
WAIT A MINUTE! YOU SAID
IT WAS GONNA BE WORSE TOMORROW,
AND I CAN BARELY WALK TODAY.
YOU SHOULD TRY THIS.
IT'S PROTEIN POWDER,
AMINO ACIDS, AND MINERALS.
AND SHE'S SAVED FROM TOMORROW.
WE'RE UNDER REPAIR.
BUT THE NEXT DAY...
OH, SHE'LL BE THERE.
WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?
YOU'LL NEED TO FLUSH OUTHE TOXINS AND STRETCH,
AND THAT MEANS...
YOGA.
YOGA?
YEAH, MOLLY TEACHES YOGA.
VINYASA.
YOU EVER TRIED IT?
YEAH. RIGHT.
YOU'RE NOSCARED, ARE YOU?
AFRAID OF YOGA?
RAISE YOUR RIGHT FOOINTO YOUR LEFT THIGH...
HANDS INTO PRAYER.
DEEP BREATH IN...
AND EXHALE.
AND RELEASE.
TAKE HOLD OF THE INNER-ARCH
OF YOUR RIGHT FOOT.
BREATHE IN,
RAISE YOUR LEFT ARM,
AND, AS YOU EXHALE,
LEAN FORWARD...
KICK YOUR FOOT BACK,
REACH YOUR HEARTO THE SKY.
HOW LONG
DO I HAVE TO HOLD THIS?
TWO MINUTES.
I'M NEVER GONNA NEED THIS
IN THE REAL WORLD.
COME ON!
NAMASTE.
I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER.
THANK YOU. THAT WAS FUN.
I DON'T THINK HE SHARES
THE SAME SENTIMENT.
YEAH. THAT'S
WHAT MAKES IT FUN.
GLAD I COULD
HELP YOU FEEL BETTER.
BYE, COLIN!
YEAH.
BYE.
SO, WHAT DID YOU
THINK OF YOGA?
WELL, ACTUALLY,
I PREFER MY EXERCISE TO BE
A BIT MORE ACTIVE.
WELL, YOU SEEMED
PRETTY ACTIVE
EVERY TIME YOU TIPPED OVER.
AHEM.
COLIN.
HEY, COLIN, WAIT. UM...
DO YOU HAVE LUNCH PLANS?
WHY? YOU GOT SOME WHEATGRASS
AND GRANOLA YOU WANT ME TO TRY?
HA-HA. NO, BUT I DO HAVE
SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SEALS
THAT I'D LOVE TO ASK YOU,
IF YOU'RE UP FOR
A LITTLE WRITER-PESTERING.
OKAY.
BUT ON ONE CONDITION.
SO MUCH BETTER THAN YOGA.
SO YOU WERE TELLING ME
ABOUT THE MISSION.
RIGHT.
BEFORE A SEAL GOES
ON ANY MISSION,
WE PREPARE.
AND THEN WE PREPARE
SOME MORE,
AND THEN WE PREPARE AGAIN,
UNTIL, WHEN WE GO
WHEREVER IT IS WE'RE GOING,
WE ALREADY KNOW SO MUCH
ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO,
IT SEEMS OLD HAT.
BUT MISTAKES HAPPEN?
ALL THE TIME.
LIKE WITH YOUR LUKE.
GREAT! SO WHAI WROTE IS POSSIBLE?
YES AND NO.
ABSOLUTELY,
THE HELO COULD'VE CRASHED,
BUT WHERE YOU WENT WRONG
IS HAVING LUKE'S TEAM LEAVE
WITHOUT SEARCHING FOR HIM.
WHEN YOU BOND WITH SOMEONE,
YOU NEVER LEAVE THEM BEHIND.
OKAY. I CAN FIX THAT.
SHORT-TERM.
BUT IT'S JUST, LIKE,
LUKE'S CHARACTER
IS SO SOLITARY
BY NATURE, YOU KNOW?
YOU CAN BOND
WITH YOUR SEAL BROTHERS
AND STILL BE SOLITARY.
WOULD THAT DESCRIBE YOU?
I THOUGHT WE WERE TALKING ABOUTHE CHARACTERS IN YOUR BOOK.
WHOA.
CHARACTERS ARE
JUST AMALGAMATIONS
OF OTHER PEOPLE'S STORIES,
AND EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS,
SO...
OKAY. I... I WOULDN'CONSIDER MYSELF SOLITARY
AS MUCH AS...
I'M ALWAYS ON THE MOVE.
BY YOURSELF.
YES.
HMM.
YOU KNOW,
I READ SOMEWHERE
THAT SOME SEALS
HAVE TROUBLE
ADJUSTING
TO CIVILIAN LIFE.
I GUESS THAT'S TRUE.
BUT I'VE BEEN RETIRED
NOW FOR A FEW YEARS,
AND I'M GOOD.
YEAH. BUT, YOU KNOW,
YOU NEVER STOP MOVING.
OLD HABITS.
ACTUALLY, I'M HEADING OUIN A COUPLE MONTHS
TO OPEN UP A NEW BOOTCAMP
IN AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND.
MY FIRST INTERNATIONAL VENTURE.
WOW!
CONGRATS.
WAS MARS NOT AVAILABLE?
YEAH, IT'S FAR.
BUT I AM, UH, NOT TIED DOWN,
SO WHY NOT?
YEAH, SURE.
I MEAN, MAKES SENSE.
YOU'D ACTUALLY HAVE
TO PHYSICALLY BE IN ONE PLACE
LONG ENOUGH
TO GET TIED DOWN.
ARE YOU GONNA
FINISH THE PIZZA?
OH, NO.
IT'S FOR RALPH.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
OH! UH...
REMEMBER,
WE'RE CLOSED MONDAY,
BUT TUESDAY A.M.,
WHERE WILL YOU BE?
BOOTCAMP, SIR!
BRIGHT AND EARLY.
HOOYAH!
OKAY. GAH!
HE SAYS THAT SO MUCH.
WELL, IF THE GOAL IS TO MAKE
EVERY PART OF MY BODY HURT?
PROGRESSING NICELY.
I MEANT WITH THE REWRITE.
I KNOW. YEAH, IT IS.
ACTUALLY, I'M LEARNING A LOT.
GOOD!
BECAUSE I AM THROWING
A PRELAUNCH PARTY
FOR THE BOOK.
REALLY? SO SOON?
WELL, WE HAVE
TO DO SOMETHING
TO SHOW THAWE'RE BEHIND THIS,
BEHIND YOU.
ALL THE CRITICS WHO DIDN'LIKE FLAMESWILL BE THERE,
SO IT'S A SIGN OF CONFIDENCE.
WHEN?
A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
THE EARLIER BEFORE THE RELEASE,
THE BETTER.
SHOWS CONFIDENCE,
AND IT CREATES BUZZ.
MM. SO YOU'RE BLUFFING?
HMM, ONLY PARTIALLY.
I AM CONFIDENIN YOUR TALENT, JO.
NOBODY CAN WRITE ROMANCE
LIKE YOU CAN,
WHEN YOU WANT TO,
BUT IT'S JUST THAT,
OVER THESE LAST COUPLE OF BOOKS,
IT'S LIKE
YOU'VE STOPPED BELIEVING IN IT.
OF COURSE,
I BELIEVE IN ROMANCE!
COME ON! IT'S ME!
HEARTS, FLOWERS...
YOU KNOW, LIKE...
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.
MM. "BLAH,
BLAH, BLAH."
WHEN WAS
THE LAST TIME
YOU SERIOUSLY DATED SOMEONE?
LIKE, A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
OKAY. DIDN'T YOU BRING HIM
TO A BOOK-SIGNING?
UH, "TODD"?
YEAH, BUT I DON'T REALLY
TALK ABOUT HIM.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD.
IS THIS TURNING INTO
A THERAPY SESSION, DIANA?
NO.
IT'S JUST THAYOU WOULD NOT BE
THE FIRST AUTHOR
TO GET HURAND THEN HIDE
BEHIND THEIR WRITING.
JO, YOU'RE SMART,
YOU'RE CREATIVE,
AND YOU'RE ATTRACTIVE,
AND IT WOULD BE A REAL SHAME
IF YOU DID THAT.
A SHAME FOR ME,
OR A SHAME FOR MY WRITING?
BOTH.
OKAY, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
I'LL MAKE YOU A DEAL.
HOW ABOUT, FIRST, I FOCUS ON
BECOMING A NAVY SEAL...
THANKS FOR THAT, BY THE WAY...
SECOND, I FINISH MY NOVEL,
AND THEN...
I WORK ON
MY OWN PERSONAL ROMANCE?
HOW'S THAT?
DEAL.
GREAT.
BYE.
OKAY.
HEY, GUYS...
LISTEN, UM...
I'M REALLY SORRY
ABOUT THE OTHER DAY.
I PROMISE...
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN.
YOU GOTTA UNDERSTAND.
THIS IS IMPORTANT TO US.
WE'RE NOT JUST DOING THIS
FOR BOOK RESEARCH.
THIS IS OUR LIFE.
I GET IT. I'M SORRY.
I PROMISE I'LL RESPECYOUR TIME IN THE FUTURE.
UM, BUT, FOR NOW...
HOW ABOUT JUST A LITTLE TOKEN?
FLOWER.
THAT'S FOR YOU.
ORANGE... TO BRING OUTHE COLORS IN YOUR CHEEKS.
HAPPY SPRING!
YOU KNOW?
SO... YEAH!
GO, TEAM, RIGHT?
COOL.
KNOCK-KNOCK!
- GOOD MORNING!
- MORNING.
WHAT IS THAT?
YOU MAY
RECOGNIZE THESE.
THEY ARE
CALLED "FLOWERS."
THIS REALLY ISN'T THE PLACE
FOR FLOWERS.
WHY ARE THEY HERE?
TO BRIGHTEN THE PLACE UP!
YOU KNOW, WHEN
THINGS GET TOUGH,
REMIND PEOPLE THASPRING HAS SPRUNG.
OH, THOSE ARE PRETTY!
GERBERA DAISIES
ARE LUCY'S FAVORITE.
WHAT?
WHO'S LUCY?
MY WIFE. 20 YEARS.
THIS...
SATURDAY'S OUR ANNIVERSARY.
YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO HAVE
THE FLOR...
THANKS, JO.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
OH, BOY.
AND...
YOU ARE WELCOME.
THE PURPOSE OF LOG PT...
OR "PHYSICAL TRAINING"
FOR THE NEWBIE...
IS TO BUILD TEAM COHESION.
YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD
AS YOUR WEAKEST MEMBER,
SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE
BY YOUR SIDE.
KEEP IT UP!
OKAY, TINY, CAN YOU JUST MAYBE
LOWER YOUR ARMS A LITTLE BIT?
THE ANGLE'S REALLY TOUGH
FROM BACK HERE.
IF I DO,
I CAN'T LOCK MY ELBOWS.
WE JUST NEED
TO OUTLAST TEAM ALPHA, GUYS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER
I CAN HOLD ON.
NO, NO, WE CAN DO THIS!
WE CAN DO THIS.
TINY, JUST SLOW
YOUR BREATHING A LITTLE.
HOW ELSE AM I
SUPPOSED TO BREATHE?
TRY YOGA BREATHING.
DID SHE JUST SAY
"YODA BREATHING"?
YOGA.WITH A "G".
YOU KNOW, IT'S GOOD
FOR WHEN YOU'RE STRESSED OUT.
YOU MEAN, LIKE LAMAZE?
SORTA.
MY SISTER HAS FOUR KIDS.
SHE SAYS BREATHING
HELPS WITH THE PAIN.
I'LL DO ANYTHING.
I'M IN!
GOOD. TAKE A DEEP BREATH,
IN THROUGH THE NOSE...
AND OUT THROUGH THE MOUTH.
AGAIN! DEEP BREATH.
IN THROUGH THE NOSE...
OUT THROUGH THE MOUTH...
VERY GOOD!
IN THROUGH YOUR NOSE...
AND OUT THROUGH YOUR MOUTH.
SHE'S GOT TEAM DELTA
DOING YOGA BREATHING.
YOUKNOW
YOGA BREATHING?
YEAH. KINDA SORTA.
KUNDALINI
OR BIKRAM?
VIN-SOMETHING.
VINYASA.
YEAH.
AHH. THAT STUFF...
NO RESTING THE LOG
ON YOUR HEADS!
REALLY
HELPED MY SHOULDER.
SEE?
HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN DOING IT?
A FEW YEARS NOW.
LUCY GOT ME INTO IWHEN MY BLOOD
PRESSURE GOT...
NO SLACKING!
TOO HIGH.
WORKED LIKE A CHARM.
HOW COME YOU NEVER
MENTIONED IT BEFORE?
OH, THOUGHYOU'D LAUGH.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, TEAM ALPHA IS OUT!
WHICH MEANS, TEAM DELTA,
YOU WIN!
AS YOUR REWARD...
YOU GET TO PUT THE LOG DOWN.
- OH!
- THANK YOU.
ALPHA, DELTA,
DON'T GET TOO COMFORTABLE.
WE'RE GOING
THROUGH THE MUD.
YEAH!
- YEAH!
- TEAM!
TEAMS ARE GOOD.
NICE JOB.
SHE'S CUTE.
WHO'S SHE?
ANNALISE.
WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS
SINCE WE WERE KIDS.
WANT TO ASK
HER OUT, BUT...
BUT...?
SHE'S JUST WAY
OUTTA MY LEAGUE.
PJ,
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I'M S... I HAVE
WATCHED YOU
SCALE A 13-FOOT WALL
LIKE YOU WERE WALKING
UP A STEPLADDER.
I WATCHED YOU CRAWL
THROUGH A PITHAT WAS COVERED
IN BARBED WIRE
LIKE IT WAS NOTHING.
I CANNOT BELIEVE
YOU'RE AFRAID
TO ASK OUT SOME GIRL.
I MEAN...
LOVE'S SCARY.
OKAY,
I HAVE AN IDEA.
HOW ABOUT WE COME
UP WITH A PLAN?
WE WILL CALL IT...
ASK OUT ANNALISE."
IT'LL BE GOOD.
OKAY, YOU GOT A DEAL.
OKAY, GREAT.
HEY.
OH, HEY!
I MEANTO GIVE YOU THESE EARLIER.
WHAT'S THAT?
MY NOTES.
OH...
NO, COLIN, THIS CHAPTER
IS ALL ABOUT ABBY.
YEAH. SHE'S PROBLEMATIC.
I'M SORRY?
SHE'S WAY TOO MUCH
OF A DREAMER
IN COMPARISON TO LUKE,
WHO, LET'S FACE IT,
IS WAY TOO MUCH OF A REALISFOR HER.
I MEAN, SHE HASN'T EVEN
FLOWN INTERNATIONALLY.
IT'S 2017.
WHY DOESN'T FLY INTERNATIONALLY?
I MEAN, EVEN TO CANADA.
UM... I HAVEN'T.
WHAT?
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
I'M NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING.
THERE JUST HASN'T BEEN
ANY NEED FOR ME TO GO.
EVERYTHING
THAT I COULD EVER DESIRE
IS RIGHT HERE,
IN THE TRI-STATE AREA.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
THAT'S WHY PEOPLE
GO ON ADVENTURES,
TO FIND THINGS THEY NEVER
KNEW WERE OUT THERE.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
I THINK IT WOULD BE BESIF YOU JUST STUCK
TO YOUR AREA OF EXPERTISE.
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
IS MY AREA OF EXPERTISE.
WELL, WRITING ROMANCE NOVELS
IS MINE, SO.
TCH.
OKAY, COLIN, YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF I NEED YOUR ADVICE,
I'M GONNA ASK FOR IT. OKAY?
WHY DO I DOUBT THAT?
WITH HIS BROTHERS IN ARMS
BY HIS SIDE,
LUKE KNEW HE WAS SAFE NOW,
PROTECTED, AT LEAST PHYSICALLY.
BUT WHAT ABOUT HIS HEART?
HE AND ABBY WERE SO DIFFERENFROM EACH OTHER.
WAS IT FOLLY TO THINK
SHE WOULD WAIT FOR HIM
AND WANT TO BE
BY HIS SIDE FOREVER?
AND WHAT IF HE DIDN'T HAVE
THE COURAGE
TO RISK IT ALL FOR LOVE?
HAVE COURAGE, JO.
"WE SHOULD
GO OUT SOMETIME."
IT'S A LITTLE GENERAL.
YOU DON'T WANT IT TO GO
INTO THE FRIEND-ZONE.
I WOULD ASK HER OUTO SOMETHING REALLY SPECIFIC.
LIKE WHAT?
UM...
LIKE, WHAT KIND OF STUFF
DOES SHE LIKE?
SHE WORKS FOR AN AIRLINE,
SO SHE'S GONE A LOT.
MM-HMM.
SHE MENTIONED THASHE'D LIKE TO DO
A STAYCATION
AND SEE STUFF
SHE NEVER GETS TO SEE.
OOH! WHAT ABOUT, LIKE,
THE TWILIGHT FERRY CRUISE?
AND THEN SHE CAN GEA VIEW OF THE CITY,
AND IT DOESN'BREAK THE BANK.
I LIKE THAT!
AND, SOMETIMES, IT GETS
A LITTLE COLD ON THE BOAT,
SO YOU MIGHT JUSHAVE TO SNUGGLE.
I REALLY LIKE THAT!
UP TOP, PAYDEN!
OKAY. I GOT THIS.
EEK! OH.
OH...
NEXT TIME.
OW. OKAY.
WE NEED TO TALK
ABOUT YOUR WARDROBE.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY STYLE?
OH, YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LEARN,
MY LITTLE PADAWAN.
REALLY?
THINK THEY WERE
TALKING FASHION.
I THINK SO.
HMM.
SO?
I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHYOU WERE TALENTED.
BUT...?
BUT YOUR DETAILS
ARE MUCH STRONGER NOW.
AND LUKE'S STRUGGLE
WITH BEING ALONE
VERSUS LOVING ABBY
IS BELIEVABLE.
BUT...?
I MEAN, I'M JUST SENSING
THAT THERE'S, LIKE,
ANOTHER "BUT" IN THERE,
KIND OF LURKING.
I WANT MORE ROMANCE!
OH! I KNEW IT!
I HAVE LOST MY ROMANCE MOJO!
- THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
- NO! IT'S NOT!
DIANA SAYS SHE THINKS
I'M SO BURNED OUT BY LOVE.
THAT IT'S NOW
AFFECTING MY WORK. I...
CAN WE TALK ABOUT IT NOW?
YES. YES.
I'VE GOT TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
AS YOUR FRIEND,
IT'S BEEN HARD TO WATCH.
ESPECIALLY FOR A GUY
WHO WASN'T WORTH IT.
YOU GUYS
NEVER LAUGHED TOGETHER.
WELL, YEAH,
'CAUSE HE'S NOT FUNNY.
HE'S SO NOT FUNNY.
I GUESS I JUST WANT SO BADLY
TO HAVE WHAT MY PARENTS HAVE.
YOU KNOW? DO YOU KNOW
WHAT MY DAD DID FOR MY MOM,
FOR HER BIRTHDAY LAST WEEK?
NO, BUT I'M SURE
IT SET THE BAR
INCREDIBLY HIGH...
GET THIS.
HOT-AIR BALLOON RIDE.
A PICNIC.
ALL AT SUNSET.
I MEAN, SO ROMANTIC.
DO YOU KNOW THEY STILL WRITE
EACH OTHER LOVE NOTES
AFTER 30-PLUS YEARS?
SEE? THIS TELLS ME
YOU ARE THE SAME ROMANTIC
YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN.
YOU JUST HOLD YOUR PARENTS
AT SUCH A HIGH STANDARD,
THAT NO ONE
CAN LIVE UP TO THAT.
MM.
MAYBE. MAYBE.
NO "MAYBE".
YOU KNOW I'M RIGHT.
OH... IT'S YOUR HUMILITY THAI'VE ALWAYS FOUND SO ENDEARING.
HA!
OKAY, BACK TO YOU.
OH.
IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS
SINCE TODD.
- I KNOW!
- IT'S ENOUGH.
YOU HAVE TO GIVE IANOTHER TRY.
IS THERE ANYONE
ON THE HORIZON?
HOW ABOUT CAPTAIN HOTTIE?
PLEASE.
AND I MEAN, COME...
DON'T BE DELUSIONAL!
NOT AN OUTRIGHT REJECTION.
I'M SORRY,
I BELIEVE "DELUSIONAL"
CONSTITUTES A REJECTION.
TOO BAD.
BECAUSE HIS NAME
IS THE FIRST IN YEARS
THAT HAS
MADE YOU LIGHT UP.
THERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU.
OH, I'LL TAKE ONE OF THOSE.
THANK YOU.
I'M FINE.
THANK YOU.
CAMO PANTS, HUH?
YES. I THOUGHTHE MILITARY THEME
WOULD PUT PEOPLE
IN THE MOOD.
NO, IT'S A NICE TOUCH.
THANK YOU.
LOWELL BINGLEY.
ISN'T HE THE CRITIC
FROM THE "MANHATTAN MONITOR"...
WHO SAID...
CALLED FLAMES...
"BLAZINGLY INEPT"?
UH-HUH.
LOWELL!
SO GOOD OF YOU
TO COME.
OH. YOU'VE CERTAINLY
GONE ALL OUT.
YES. NOTHING,
BUT THE BEST.
UH, SPEAKING OF,
HAVE YOU METHE LADY OF THE MOMENT?
JOSEPHINE PAYDEN.
HELLO.
I WASN'T SURE
YOU'D BE HERE.
WELL... I AM.
WE ARE ALL SO EXCITED
ABOUT SEALED WITH A KISS.
I GATHER, FROM THE TITLE,
AND FROM THE WAY
THE WAIT STAFF IS DRESSED,
THAT THIS LATEST LOVE TOME
IS MILITARY-THEMED?
YES. IT IS.
HMM.
IS THAT A PROBLEM?
MY SON IS IN THE NAVY.
I DON'T REALLY CARE TO SEE
SUCH AN IMPORTANT INSTITUTION
REDUCED IN
SUCH A TRIVIAL ARENA.
THE ROMANCE GENRE
IS THE BIGGEST-SELLING
IN ALL OF FICTION.
I MEAN, IT'S WORTH BILLIONS.
NOT TO MENTION,
WE MIGHT HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO REACH
TONS OF PEOPLE
WHO MIGHT NOT EVER KNOW
WHAT NAVY SEALS DO.
I MEAN,
THAT'S HARDLY TRIVIAL.
NO ONE IS DISPUTING
THE REACH.
IT'S THE MESSAGE
THAT WORRIES ME.
YOU HAVE MY WORD
THAT NO OTHER PUBLISHING HOUSE
OR AUTHOR
WILL EVER BE MORE DILIGENABOUT MAKING SURE
THAT NAVY SEALS
ARE PORTRAYED ACCURATELY
AND WITH
THE UTMOST RESPECT.
FAIR ENOUGH.
BUT I WILL
BE READING CAREFULLY,
AND ANY MORE MISTAKES...
THERE'LL BE
NO MISTAKES.
OR SUPERFICIAL COVERAGE,
AND, UH, I WILL
CALL YOU OUT.
AGAIN.
FAIR ENOUGH.
DIANA.
YES.
LOWELL.
NICELY DONE.
NOW, ONLY A DOZEN
OR SO MORE TO GO.
OH, I JUST SAW
MARGO MARCOUX.
SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY
VICIOUS ABOUT FLAMES.
LISTEN TO ME.
DO NOT TALK TO HER
UNTIL I WARM HER UP
WITH A CHOCOLATE ECLAIR.
NO PROBLEM.
HI.
HELLO.
OH, THERE SHE IS...
THE PRINCESS WHO WON'FLY INTERNATIONALLY
AND CAN'T SWIM.
YOU KNOW, IT'S
A REAL TESTAMENTO HOW MUCH I DON'WANT TO BE HERE
THAT YOUR COMPANY
IS PREFERABLE TO THEIRS.
PLUS, I AM HARDLY
A PRINCESS.
RIGHT NOW, YOU COULD
GIVE KATE MIDDLETON
A RUN FOR HER MONEY.
IT'S SO ODD HEARING
"KATE MIDDLETON"
COME OUOF YOUR MOUTH.
WELL, I HAD AN EX
THAT WAS A ROYAL-WATCHER.
YEAH, AND, YES,
OUR LACK OF COMPATIBILITY
WAS A BIG FACTOR
IN THE BREAK-UP.
I BET!
HOW LONG AGO WAS THAT?
LONG ENOUGH FOR HER
TO GET MARRIED AND HAVE KIDS.
OH. YOU MISS HER?
UH, I'M HAPPY FOR HER.
SHE GOT EXACTLY WHAT SHE WANTED,
TO SETTLE DOWN.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?
I WAS ON ACTIVE DUTY.
IT WASN'T AN OPTION.
BUT, I MEAN,
YOU'RE RETIRED NOW,
SO IT IS...
ISN'T IT?
DO YOU TWO NOT SPEND
ENOUGH TIME TOGETHER?
OH, NOT WITH ME
ALL GUSSIED UP
AND HER DAZZLED
BY MY BEAUTY.
OH! YES,
YOU DO LOOK PRETTY.
AND SPEAKING OF WHICH,
WE ARE GONNA
SHOOT THE COVER NEXT WEEK,
SO I WILL SEND YOU
ALL THE DETAILS,
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN ME
HERE AT MY HOUSE.
YES, ABSOLUTELY.
- YEAH?
- YEAH.
PLEASE TELL ME
YOU AT LEAST GOT A GUY
WHO LOOKS LIKE
HE IS MILITARY
AND NOT JUSBEEN GOING TO THE GYM.
BEFORE WE GET INTO
THAT ALWAYS-FUN TOPIC,
I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT MY AUTHOR IS NOT HIDING
FROM THE VERY PEOPLE
SHE'S HERE TO WIN OVER.
YEAH. EXCUSE US.
GOOD LUCK, PRINCESS.
OH, ABSOLUTELY.
YES. SO TRUE.
I'M SURE IT WILL BE FINE.
ONCE AGAIN,
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL
FOR COMING HERE TODAY.
I BELIEVE
THAT WE HAVE A SPECIAL BOOK
FROM A SPECIAL AUTHOR,
AND IT HAPPENS TO BE IN AN ARENA
THAT IS VERY DEAR TO MY HEART.
YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THIS,
BUT MY BROTHER, COLIN,
IS A HIGHLY-DECORATED NAVY SEAL,
AND...
HE HAS BEEN
A CONSULTANT ON THIS BOOK.
I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT JOSEPHINE PAYDEN
HAS BEEN SO DEDICATED
TO MAKING SURE
THAT HER STORY REFLECTS
THE TRUTH OF SEAL LIFE,
THAT SHE HAS BEEN
TRAINING FOR WEEKS
WITH ACTUAL RECRUITS.
SO, PLEASE...
LET'S TAKE A MOMENAND THANK
OUR VERY BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE U.S. MILITARY.
THANK YOU.
AND I CANNOT WAIT FOR YOU ALL
TO READ SEALED WITH A KISS!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
YOU WEREN'SUPPOSED TO DO THAT.
AND I HOPE
YOU ENJOY THE BOOK.
LEAVING SO SOON?
I JUST SPENT HOURS
PLAYING NICE WITH
MY HARSHEST CRITICS.
I DESERVE A MEDAL.
YEAH, YOU DID GO
ABOVE AND BEYOND.
OH? WERE YOU
WATCHING?
MAYBE.
AND, UH...
ABOUT EARLIER,
WHEN I GAVE YOU NOTES
ON ABBY,
I MIGHT HAVE BEEN...
YOU KNOW... WRONG.
OH. I'M SO SORRY.
WHAT WAS THAT?
I WAS WRONG.
MM. THAT'S WHAI THOUGHT YOU SAID.
BYE.
WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH YOU AND JO?
WE'RE JUST WORKING TOGETHER,
LIKE YOU ASKED.
MM. SO, I-I'M JUST IMAGINING
THE FLIRTATION
BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU?
ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S JUST AN INTERACTION
BETWEEN COLLEAGUES.
I'M GONNA HOLD YOU TO THAT,
BECAUSE I CANNOT HAVE
ONE OF MY BIGGEST AUTHORS
DISTRACTED
AT THIS CRITICAL TIME.
AM I CLEAR?
YES, MA'AM.
THAT'S NOT FUNNY,
COLIN, I'M SERIOUS.
SHE NEEDS TO FOCUS
ON THAT REWRITE.
BESIDES, YOU'RE LEAVING TOWN.
YOU'RE GOING TO PLACE
THAT DOESN'T EXACTLY ENCOURAGE
LONG-DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS.
DOWN-SHIFT, SIS.
JO AND I ARE NOIN A RELATIONSHIP.
GOOD.
BECAUSE SHE HAS A LOT RIDING
ON GETTING THIS BOOK RIGHT.
WE ALL DO.
GORGEOUS.
YOU LOOK FABULOUS.
YOU'RE GORGEOUS.
BEAUTIFUL!
IT'S GONNA LOOK GOOD.
I THINK SO.
IT'S JUST THE HAIR.
- THAT ONE SIDE LOOKS...
- YEAH.
OOH.
WAIT. YOU'RE HERE.
WELL, I HAD TO CHECK OUWHAT VERSION OF FABIO
YOU GUYS CAME UP WITH.
YEAH. RIDICULOUS.
HE'S NOT EVEN WEARING
THE RIGHT UNIFORM!
THAT'S FOR THE MARINES,
NOT NAVY!
OH, MY GOSH.
HE'S RIGHT.
HOW DID WE NOT SEE THIS?
WELL, THEY'RE
VERY SIMILAR.
NOT TO THE TRAINED EYE.
EXCUSE ME! DO WE HAVE
A NAVY UNIFORM?
THAT'S ALL THAT I GOT.
DOES IT MATTER?
YES!
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA
TAKE A BREAK.
THIS IS A DISASTER.
HOW AM I GOING TO FIND
A NAVY UNIFORM?
WELL, I HAVE
ONE IN MY CAR,
BUT IT'S NEVER
GONNA FIT THAT GUY.
YOU COULD WEAR IT.
OF COURSE, I COULD WEAR IT,
IT'S MINE.
NO...
I'M SAYING...
YOUCOULD WEAR IT.
OH, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
IT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA, D.
YOU SAY YOURSELF,
THAT THESE BIG
BOOK-COVER MODELS,
THEY DON'T LOOK
LIKE REAL MILITARY.
WELL, YOU ARE REAL MILITARY.
RESCHEDULE.
WE DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH TIME.
STOCK FOOTAGE.
IT'S JUST GONNA END UP BEING
SOME VERSION OF THIS GUY...
WHO, YOU'RE RIGHT,
DOESN'T CAPTURE THE ESSENCE
OF A NAVY SEAL.
BUT YOU DO.
SHE'S RIGHT.
NO.
PLEASE?
NO.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, STOP.
WOW.
IT'S OKAY...
YOU KIDDING ME?
NO.
NOT THE LIPS.
NOW...
LOOK AT ME.
CHIN DOWN.
OH, HE'S JUSNOT COMFORTABLE.
YEAH, I KNOW,
BUT IT'S JUSHIS FIRST TIME
DOING ONE
OF THESE THINGS.
WHICH IS IRRELEVANTO THE FINISHED PRODUCT.
HE'S SO HANDSOME.
IT'LL WORK.
HANDSOME?
YEAH, YOU KNOW,
OBJECTIVELY.
SPEAKING AS
AN OUTSIDE OBSERVER.
YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY
MORE OF A COMPLIMENTO YOUR GENE POOL,
SO CONGRATS
TO YOUR MOM.
NOT THAYOU'RE HANDSOME.
IT'S JUST THAT, UM...
JO,
LISTEN.
NOW, WHEN I SPOKE
TO YOU EARLIER, ABOUT DATING,
WHAT I WAS ACTUALLY MEANING...
- WAS AFTER THE BOOK IS DONE.
- RIGHT.
JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'WANT TO BE DISTRACTED...
WHAT'S SHE
DOING TO HIM?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
UNBUTTONING YOUR JACKESO WE CAN SEE YOUR CHEST.
FOR WHAT?
SO THAT IT LOOKS...
NO, WE'RE NOT DOING THAT.
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
I GOT IT.
THANKS SO MUCH.
SURE.
YOU'RE DOING
A GREAT JOB.
NO PROBLEM.
I'LL JUST GO.
I'M SO SORRY.
I'M SORRY. HERE.
THANK YOU.
OKAY.
THINK WE'RE...
YOU CAN
KEEP GOING. OKAY.
SO, THAT WAS...
AWFUL.
A LEARNING EXPERIENCE?
THE PHOTOGRAPHER
IS REALLY HAPPY.
SHE IS?
YEAH, SHE SAID
SHE GOT SOME GREAT SHOTS.
I CAN'T SEE HOW.
OH, WELL, YOU CAN
DO A LOT THESE DAYS
WITH FILTERS,
PROCESSING.
UM, I SAW THIS LITTLE
PLACE UP THE ROAD,
IF YOU WANT TO GO,
GRAB A BITE.
YOU KNOW, JUST...
TALK SEALS?
HOOYAH.
GREAT. UM, I'M JUSGONNA GRAB MY STUFF.
I'LL MEET YOU OUT FRONT?
OKAY. I'LL DRIVE.
WE'LL TAKE TWO CARS.
THANK YOU.
SO WHY DID YOU WANTO BE A NAVY SEAL?
I WANTED
TO PROTECT PEOPLE.
FROM WHAT?
WHEN I WAS 10 YEARS OLD,
MY PARENTS PASSED.
OH, I'M SORRY.
YEAH.
DIANA HAD JUSGRADUATED FROM COLLEGE,
SO YOU CAN IMAGINE
THE IDEA OF RAISING
HER LITTLE BROTHER
WASN'T EXACTLY WHASHE ENVISIONED FOR HER LIFE.
BUT SHE DID IT.
THAT'S WHY YOU TWO
ARE SO CLOSE.
I OWE EVERYTHING TO HER.
AND I WASN'THE EASIEST KID TO RAISE.
I GOT INTO SOME TROUBLE
WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER.
'KAY, IT WASN'ANYTHING SERIOUS,
BUT IT WAS ENOUGH
FOR D TO SUGGESTHE HIGH SCHOOL'S R.O.T.C.,
FOR SOME DISCIPLINE.
RIGHT. AND WAS ILOVE AT FIRST SIGHT?
MM! HARDLY.
BUT... WHEN
IT GOT THERE,
IT STUCK.
ESPECIALLY
WHEN I REALIZED
I COULD SAVE PEOPLE.
AH...
SO, YOU KNOW, WHAT NOW?
- NOW?
- WELL, YEAH.
YOU'RE RETIRED.
WHAT DOES SUPERMAN DO
ONCE HE'S HUNG UP HIS CAPE?
HE STARTS SCHOOLS
FOR OTHER WOULD-BE SUPERHEROES,
OF COURSE.
NO, SERIOUSLY.
IT'S SOMETHING
I HAD PLANNED.
GET INTO THE SEALS,
RETIRE,
AND THEN START BOOTCAMPS.
THAT'S GREAT.
SO, DO ANY, UM...
MISSIONS REALLY
POP IN YOUR MIND?
LIKE, WHEN
YOU THINK BACK?
KENYA. 2008.
SIX MISSIONARIES
WERE CAPTURED BY PIRATES.
THEY WERE HELD AT SEA,
SO THEY CALLED US IN
TO EXTRACT THEM.
JAMES, WHO WAS
ONE OF THE PEOPLE RESCUED,
HE HAD A WIFE
WHO WAS NINE MONTHS PREGNANT,
AND SEEING THEM
REUNITED
WAS THE MOSAMAZING FEELING.
I BET.
AND THAT'S WHEN YOU EARNED
YOUR SILVER STAR, RIGHT?
OH, LOOK AT YOU,
YOU DID DO RESEARCH.
I TOLD YOU,
I ALWAYS DO RESEARCH.
BUT SERIOUSLY,
A SILVER STAR
IS A BIG DEAL.
YOU SHOULD
BE VERY PROUD.
I THINK MEDALS
ARE FOR TRACKMEETS,
BUT IT IS IMPORTANTO RECOGNIZE THE SACRIFICES
THAT THE NAVY SEALS MAKE.
YEAH. I BET DIANA
WAS SUPER-PROUD.
OH, SHE WAS.
YOU TWO
ARE REALLY SWEET.
MAKES ME KINDA WISH
I HAD A SIBLING.
I MEAN, MOLLY IS SORT OF
LIKE A SISTER TO ME,
BUT IT'S, LIKE, EVERY TIME
SHE STARTS DATING
A NEW GUY,
SHE SORT OF DISAPPEARS.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE LIKE
WHEN YOU DATE?
DISAPPEAR?
NO.
NO. BUT MOLLY SAYS
THAT'S BECAUSE I'M NEVER
REALLY INTO THE GUY.
NEVER?
WELL...
THERE WAS
THIS ONE GUY. TODD.
WE DATED
FOR, LIKE, A YEAR.
UNTIL?
UNTIL...
I FOUND OUTHAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY PERSON
HE WAS DATING AT THE TIME.
I'M SORRY.
YEAH.
WERE YOU HURT BADLY?
I THOUGHT I WAS.
BUT, ACTUALLY, I THINK I WAS
JUST USING HIM TO HIDE BEHIND,
YOU KNOW,
KIND OF LIKE A SHIELD.
IT'S JUST...
I WANT FIREWORKS.
LIKE I WRITE ABOUT.
AND I WANT THAT,
AND I DON'T THINK
THAT I SHOULD
HAVE TO COMPROMISE.
NO. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO.
THANK YOU.
AND THERE'S, UM...
ONE OTHER THING
THAT I DON'T THINK
YOU SHOULD HAVE
TO COMPROMISE ON.
WHAT'S THAT?
SATURDAY AFTERNOON,
AT 3:00...
UH-HUH?
I WOULD LIKE IIF YOU WOULD MEET ME
AT THE COMMUNITY POOL.
OH, NO...
OH, YES.
NO. I CAN'T.
OKAY, JO.
I POSED IN FRONT OF STRANGERS
WITH MAKEUP ON.
YEAH. YOU CAN DO THIS.
I DON'T SUPPOSE
THE FIRST LESSON COULD BE
MORE OF, LIKE,
A VISUALIZATION-TYPE THING?
WELL, THAT'S
EXCELLENT MENTAL TOOL,
ONE I USE MYSELF,
BUT YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO GET IN THE WATER.
WELL, AT LEAST, YOU KNOW,
TURN AROUND.
CLOSE YOUR EYES.
OKAY, JUST, UM...
TAKE MY HAND,
I'LL GUIDE YOU INTO THE WATER.
YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTO POINT OUTHAT THIS SHOULD SHOW YOU
HOW DEDICATED I AM
TO GETTING THE DETAILS ACCURATE
IN THE STORY.
I-I CAN SEE THAT.
WELL, NOT LITERALLY,
BECAUSE MY EYES ARE CLOSED,
BUT YOU'VE GONE
ABOVE AND BEYOND.
THANK YOU.
NOW, JO? TAKE MY HAND.
JO.
OKAY.
THAT'S IT.
AH. COLD!
ONE STEP
AT A TIME. GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, CAN I OPEN MY EYES?
UH, YEAH.
YOU'RE IN THE WATER.
MM-HMM.
OKAY!
THAT'S ENOUGH
FOR THE FIRST LESSON.
NO. NO.
ARE YOU SCARED?
UM, NO, JUST, YOU KNOW,
A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE,
WHEN YOU TRY SOMETHING NEW.
IT'S LIKE THAFOR MOST PEOPLE,
THE FIRST TIME
THEY TRY ANYTHING.
YEAH.
OF COURSE, YOU COULD ALWAYS
JUST NOT TRY THINGS.
WELL, THEN
YOU'D BE AVOIDING LIFE,
AND YOU DON'T WANT TO AVOID
YOUR LIFE, NOW, DO YOU, JO?
ONLY THE SCARY PARTS.
AHEM.
SO I DON'T SUPPOSE
THE POOLS ARE THIS WARM
WHEN YOU DO
ALL YOUR SEAL TRAINING?
NO. NOT EVEN CLOSE.
WE'D HAVE TO TREAD WATER
FOR HOURS, IN A CIRCLE,
PASSING WEIGHTS
TO EACH OTHER.
IT'S TO BUILD STAMINA.
I THINK
I'LL SKIP THAT LESSON.
SO HOW COME
YOU NEVER LEARNED HOW TO SWIM?
UH, HAVE YOU
HEARD OF THE TERM
"ABSENT-MINDED
PROFESSOR"?
WELL, I HAD TWO OF THOSE
FOR PARENTS.
AND DON'T GET ME WRONG,
THEY'RE GREAT, THEY'RE GREAT.
BUT SOMETIMES THEY'D GESO CAUGHT UP IN ACADEMIA,
THAT THEY'D FORGET TO TEACH ME
SORT OF BASIC PARENTING THINGS.
LIKE SWIMMING?
YEAH, LIKE SWIMMING.
BUT IT'S OKAY,
IT'S WHY I BECAME A WRITER.
THEY WOULD BE SO INVOLVED
WITH THEIR MATH PROBLEMS,
THAT I WOULD JUST THROW MYSELF
INTO BOOKS,
AND I WOULD CREATE
WHOLE NEW WORLDS IN MY MIND,
AND THEN, EVENTUALLY,
I PUT IT IN MY NOVELS.
AND YOU MADE ME TELL THAT STORY
TO DISTRACT ME,
TO GET ME INTO THE DEEP END?
- DIDN'T YOU?
- YEAH. AND IT WORKED.
IT SURE DID.
OKAY...
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH, I FEEL...
YOU KNOW, WET, BUT FINE.
OKAY. WHAT'S NEXT?
FLOATING.
FLOATING?
YOU CAN DO THIS.
DO YOU TRUST ME?
YEAH.
DON'T LET GO.
I WON'T LET GO.
DON'T LET GO.
I WON'T. I WANT YOU
TO LEAN BACK.
OKAY.
BREATHE NICE AND EASY.
OKAY, DON'T...
DON'T LET GO.
I WON'T, I WON'T.
WHEN YOU'RE READY,
YOU LET GO.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD!
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
OKAY.
I GOT YOU.
JUST RELAX.
NICE AND EASY.
BREATHING,
BREATHING, AND...
YOU'RE DOING IT!
GREAT JOB!
THAT'S FANTASTIC.
IT'S OKAY,
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY,
I GOT YOU.
YOU'RE SAFE.
I THINK MAYBE THAT'S
ENOUGH FOR ONE DAY.
YEAH. YEAH.
I GOT YOU.
YOU GOT ME?
- I GOT YOU.
- OKAY.
HOW DID YOU NOT KISS HIM
IN THAT MOMENT?
I DON'T KNOW! I JUST...
I GOT FLUSTERED, 'KAY, MOLLY?
YEAH. BECAUSE YOU LIKE HIM.
FINE. ALL RIGHT?
I LIKE HIM.
BUT IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER,
BECAUSE COLIN'S
GONNA BE GONE IN A MONTH,
AND, PLUS,
HE'S MY BOSS'S BROTHER.
SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
THE ONLY THING I CAN DO...
THROW MYSELF INTO WORK
AND IGNORE THE WHOLE THING.
YEAH, THAT'S HEALTHY.
LOOK, IT'S ALL GONNA
BE OVER IN A MONTH.
MY BOOK'S GONNA BE PUBLISHED.
COLIN GONNA'S BE IN NEW ZEALAND,
AND I'M JUST GONNA BE HERE.
LIKE I ALWAYS AM.
UNLESS YOU GO TO NEW ZEALAND.
YOUR LAPTOP
IS PORTABLE.
YOU CAN WRITE
FROM ANYWHERE.
I THINK WE'RE GETTING
AHEAD OF OURSELVES.
WE HAVEN'T EVEN KISSED YET.
"YET"?
I'M GONNA GO WORK
ON THE LUKE AND ABBY REUNION.
I BET THEYKISS.
I'M OVER YOU.
TCH.
AHEM.
OHH,
IT'S SO CLOSE.
ALL THE DETAILS ARE ACCURATE.
I HAD COLIN CHECK.
YES, I KNOW.
I CAN SEE THAT.
IT'S JUST...
WHEN WE START TO GO DEEP,
ABOUT HOW LUKE AND ABBY FEEL,
WE JUST FALL SHOROF WHAT COULD BE AMAZING.
I MEAN, THESE TWO,
THEY CAN'T BE TOGETHER,
SO IT SHOULD FEEL
LIKE TORTURE.
THEY SHOULD BE TOGETHER.
WHAT?
WHAT?
ARE YOU OKAY?
YOU'RE NOT...
YOU KNOW,
DISTRACTED BY ANYTHING?
OR ANYONE?
WHAT? NO!
YES. NO. I'M GOOD.
I'M GREAT!
PAIN, LOVE, TORTURE.
I GOT IT.
IT'S ALREADY WRITTEN.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
GOOD.
THANKS.
COLIN?
ALEXIS!
HI!
WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE?
MY SISTER'S OFFICE
IS NEXT DOOR.
I THOUGHT I'D BE SPONTANEOUS
AND VISIT HER.
AND FRIEND.
SO WHEN THEY SAY
"PERMANENT MARKER,"
THEY AREN'T KIDDING!
WE HAD TO GET DOUG
A WHOLE NEW BRIEFCASE.
OH, MAN.
CUTE KIDS, THOUGH.
YOU KNOW, YOUR NAME
CAME UP IN CONVERSATION
THE OTHER DAY.
DO I WANT TO KNOW?
OH, IT'S ALL GOOD.
I WAS JUST RECOUNTING
YOUR LOVE OF
THE ROYAL FAMILY.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I MADE YOU WATCH
THE WEDDING.
YES, YOU DID.
I'M SURPRISED YOU DIDN'BREAK UP WITH ME RIGHT AWAY.
OH, I WANTED TO.
I BELIEVE YOU USED
THE "I'M BEING SENTO ISTANBUL" EXCUSE.
I WAS SENT TO ISTANBUL.
WELL, YOU WERE
ALWAYS GOING OFF
SOMEWHERE ELSE.
- MM.
- SO!
WHERE'S YOUR NEXBIG ADVENTURE?
NEW ZEALAND.
ARE YOU GOING ALONE?
YEAH.
WHY?
IT'S JUST...
YOU'RE SUCH
A CATCH, COLIN.
AH, I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT THAT.
IS THERE SOMEONE?
I'M NOT SURE.
WAS THIS THE "FRIEND"
THAT YOU WERE BEING
SPONTANEOUS FOR?
YEAH.
HUH. INTERESTING.
WHY?
YOU WERE NEVER
SPONTANEOUS.
I WAS SPONTANEOUS!
YOU PLANNED EVERYTHING
TO THE LAST DETAIL,
AND YOU NEVER DEVIATED,
WHEN WE DATED.
IT'S WHAT MADE YOU
A GREAT SEAL,
BUT A TERRIBLE BOYFRIEND.
I NEVER THOUGHABOUT THAT.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
I'M GONE
IN A FEW WEEKS,
AND I'VE NEVER BEEN
A STAY-IN-ONE-PLACE KINDA GUY.
FIRST OF ALL,
LOVE ALWAYS MATTERS.
AND SECONDLY,
SETTLING DOWN
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A PLACE.
IT CAN BE A PERSON.
DOUG AND I AND THE KIDS,
I MEAN, WE TRAVEL ALL THE TIME,
AND I KNOW THAT,
WHEREVER THEY ARE,
THAT'S MY HOME.
THANKS.
REMEMBER,
TO GET INTO BUDS,
YOU MUST COMPLETE THIS COURSE
IN 12 MINUTES!
READY!
SET!
GO!
GUYS!
COME ON, PAYDEN!
YOU CAN DO THIS!
SERIOUSLY, I CAN'T.
IF YOU HAD LET ME
KEEP THAT ATTITUDE,
I WOULDN'T BE GOING ON A DATE
WITH ANNALISE THIS SATURDAY!
WHAT? SHE SAID YES?
THAT'S AWESOME!
- I KNOW!
- FOCUS, PAYDEN.
IT'S TOO HIGH.
GO BACK A COUPLE YARDS.
COME ON.
COME ON!
YOU CAN DO THIS.
GET YOUR FOOT OVER!
OH...
PUT YOUR LEFT FOOT DOWN.
NOW THE OTHER FOOT DOWN.
LOOK DOWN HERE.
ALL RIGHT,
NOW FALL IN MY ARMS. READY?
- WELL DONE!
- OKAY!
LET'S GO, LET'S GO!
THAT IS...
WITHOUT A DOUBT,
THE WORST RECORDED TIME
IN SEAL OBSTACLE HISTORY.
BUT YOU DID IT AS A TEAM.
CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS!
GUYS, THERE WE GO.
BRING IT IN, BRING IT IN.
TEAM DELTA!
HOOYAH!
HOOYAH!
OH, HEY!
CONGRATS ON FINALLY
GETTING OVER THE HIGH WALL.
THANKS.
I READ THE NEW PAGES
WITH THE LUKE AND ABBY REUNION,
AND I...
WERE THE SEAL PARTS ACCURATE?
THEY WERE.
GREAT.
JO! HANG ON.
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
YEAH. FINE.
I'M JUST REALLY BUSY.
ACTUALLY, I'VE BEEN MEANING
TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT.
THIS WILL BE MY LAST BOOTCAMP.
THERE ARE NO MORE SEAL PARTS
TO MY BOOK,
AND I REALLY NEED TO BUCKLE DOWN
AND MEET MY DEADLINE.
JUST LIKE THAT?
WE BOTH KNEW
THIS WAS TEMPORARY.
RIGHT. WELL...
LET'S AT LEASGO OUT TO CELEBRATE.
YOU'VE PUT IN
A LOT OF HARD WORK.
I'VE GOT SOMETHING PLANNED
ALREADY WITH THE TEAM.
I DON'T WANT TO BOTHER YOU.
YOU'VE ALREADY GONE
ABOVE AND BEYOND.
AND THIS WAY,
YOU HAVE TIME TO GET READY
FOR YOUR NEXT GREAT ADVENTURE.
I'M SURE I'LL SEE YOU,
MAYBE ONCE BEFORE YOU GO.
SURE.
THE BOYS ARE READY.
- YEAH.
- LET'S GO.
OH...
DON'T YOU LOOK CHEERY.
HEY.
HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS
ABOUT LEAVING?
WELL, THE NEW BOOTCAMP
HAS TO BE OPENED,
AND THE INVESTORS WON'T BE HAPPY
IF I SKIPPED IT.
OKAY. THAT DOESN'ANSWER MY QUESTION,
WHICH, YOU KNOW,
ANSWERS MY QUESTION.
AND ALSO
RAISES ANOTHER...
WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO
WITH JO?
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK...
DON'T.
YOU'VE BEEN MY RESPONSIBILITY
SINCE YOU WERE 10.
I KNOW EVERY EXPRESSION
IN YOUR REPERTOIRE.
YOU CANNOT SURPRISE ME.
I THINK
I'M IN LOVE WITH HER.
UNTIL NOW.
WOW.
I'VE NEVER HEARD YOU
SAY THOSE WORDS BEFORE.
ARE YOU SURE?
NO.
NO.
BUT...
I CAN'T STOP
THINKING ABOUT HER.
IT'S LIKE THERE'S
THIS JO PAYDEN LOOP
PLAYING IN MY HEAD.
PART OF ME
WANTS TO TURN IT OFF,
BUT ANOTHER PART OF ME
WANTS TO...
LET IT PLAY ON FOREVER.
THE CRAZIEST PART IS,
WE HAVEN'T EVEN...
HAVEN'T EVEN KISSED.
REALLY?
YEAH.
NOTHING MAKES SENSE,
BUT, FROM THE FIRST MOMENT,
MY HEART BEAT FASTER.
WHEN SHE'S NOT THERE,
I LOOK FOR HER,
AND WHEN SHE IS THERE,
I HAVE TO STOP MYSELF
FROM STARING.
YOU SOUND
LIKE A ROMANCE NOVEL.
I KNOW.
WELL, HAVE YOU TOLD HER
ANY OF THIS?
I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN.
YOU GET IN YOUR CAR,
YOU DRIVE TO HER PLACE,
YOU KNOCK ON THE DOOR.
WHEN SHE ANSWERS,
YOU SAY,
"JO...
"I HAVE FEELINGS FOR YOU,
"BUT I'M LEAVING.
SO WHAT EXACTLY ARE
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS SUBJECT?"
THAT SOUNDS ACADEMIC, D.
WELL, THEN, YOU USE
YOUR OWN WORDS,
BUT YOU DO IT.
I'M OLDER THAN MOM AND DAD WERE
WHEN THEY PASSED.
YOU'RE ALMOST THERE.
LIFE IS
SO SHORT, COLIN.
IF YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH HER,
OR EVEN IF YOU THINK
YOU MIGHT BE,
YOU HAVE TO TELL HER.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR REWRITE?
YOU'RE MORE IMPORTANTHAN THE REWRITE.
BUT IF YOU
COULD MAYBE NOGET HER SO UPSETHAT SHE CAN'T FINISH IT...
MWAH.
GET GOING.
YEAH.
"HE APPEARED
AS IF OUT OF A DREAM,
RAISING MORE QUESTIONS
THAN HE ANSWERED..."
HI.
COLIN, HEY.
UH... WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
YOU MIND IF I COME IN?
S... UH, SURE.
THANKS.
UH, THIS FEELS LIKE
THE FIRST TIME I WENT THROUGH
"DROWN-PROOF" TRAINING
IN BUDS.
OH, THAT'S WHERE
THEY TIE YOUR ARMS
AND YOUR LEGS TOGETHER, RIGHT?
YEAH.
AND YOU...
AND YOU JUMP
IN THE POOL.
YEAH, GLAD WE DIDN'GET TO THAT EXERCISE.
LOOK, JO, UM...
THE THING IS...
UH...
ARE YOU OKAY?
Y-YEAH, YEAH.
I'M SORRY.
IT'S JUST, UH,
I WANTED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING
BEFORE I LEAVE.
UM, COLIN, LET ME...
LET ME START.
I JUST WANT TO SAY
THAT I AM SO GLAD THAT DIANA
PAIRED US UP TOGETHER.
SO AM I.
AND IF YOU HAD
TOLD ME ON DAY ONE,
WHEN I SPILLED COFFEE
ALL OVER YOU,
AFTER YOU "SAVED ME"
FROM A SKATEBOARDER
THAT MAY OR MAY NOHAVE EXISTED...
HE EXISTED.
THAT YOU AND I WOULD HAVE
ENDED UP, UH, AHEM, FRIENDS...
I WOULDN'T HAVE
BELIEVED IT.
"FRIENDS."
AND I'M SO GRATEFUL
TO YOU, YOU KNOW.
AND NOT JUST FOR YOUR HELP
WITH THE BOOK,
BUT FOR BOOTCAMP.
THAT IS AN EXPERIENCE
I WILL NEVER FORGET.
I MEAN,
I WAS PART OF A TEAM. ME!
AND I ACCOMPLISHED MORE THAN
I EVER EVEN THOUGHT POSSIBLE,
SO... THANK YOU.
I'M GLAD IT HELPED.
IT DID.
IMMENSELY.
YOUR TURN.
RIGHT.
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU
A MEMENTO.
THANK YOU.
I LOVE IT.
GOOD.
I'M GONNA LET YOU
GET BACK TO WHATEVER IT WAS
YOU WERE DOING.
COOL.
GOODBYE, JO.
"HOLDING BACK TEARS,
HE SMILED AT HER
"AS THE MEMORIES
OF ALL THEY HAD ENDURED
"FADED AWAY.
SHE WAS IN HIS ARMS NOW."
"THAT WAS ALL HE NEEDED.
"AND HE KNEW,
"AFTER A LIFELONG,
RESTLESS JOURNEY,
HE WAS, AT LONG LAST,
HOME."
THAT IS
MY FAVORITE PART!
WHERE THEY FINALLY
GET TOGETHER
AFTER EVERYTHING
THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH.
WELL, BLAME MY PUBLISHER...
PAIN, TORTURE, LOVE.
YES! AND LOOK, IT WORKED.
GOOD.
WHAT IS THAT?
OH. A SURPRISE.
IT WAS THE BEST PHOTO.
OHH...
BUT MY BOOK COVERS
USUALLY JUST FEATURE THE MAN.
YEAH, WELL, I FELT WE'D MAKE
A LITTLE EXCEPTION.
HAS COLIN SEEN IT?
NO, HE'S NOT.
HE'S BEEN VERY BUSY,
GETTING READY FOR NEW ZEALAND.
OH, YEAH.
HE MUST BE REALLY EXCITED.
NO, IT'S WORK,
IT'S NOT A VACATION.
AND IF HE DIDN'T HAVE TO GO,
I KNOW FOR A FACTHAT HE WOULD STAY RIGHT HERE.
WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?
IS SOMETHING WRONG?
NOT AT ALL!
BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD
PHONE HIM YOURSELF AND FIND OUT.
WELL, I'M A SMIDGE BUSY
WITH MY LITTLE WRITING HOBBY.
YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE BESPART ABOUT THIS BOOK IS,
IT'S REAL.
I THINK IT'S PROBABLY THE BESTHING YOU'VE EVER WRITTEN.
REALLY?
YES.
WELL, THANKS TO YOU.
AND TO COLIN.
MAY 13TH.
YES, WHAT ABOUT IT?
THAT'S THE INAUGURAL
BOOK-SIGNING FOR "SEALED".
SO SOON?
IT'S BUZZ!
WE SENT OUT SOME ADVANCE COPIES
TO CHOICE CRITICS,
INCLUDING LOWELL BINGLEY...
UGH. AND?
AND I THINK YOU JUST MIGHT BE
HIS NEW FAVORITE WRITER.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
HOW ABOUT THAT!
COME IN.
HEY.
HI.
WHAT'S UP?
HERE'S THE THING
ABOUT CLICHES.
SOMETIMES,
THEY'RE RIGHT.
LIKE WHEN A GUY
BREAKS UP WITH YOU,
AND ALL YOU WANT TO DO
IS EAT ICE CREAM
WITH YOUR BESTIE
AND COMMISERATE.
MOLLY, I'M SORRY.
WHAT HAPPENED?
IT'S A LONG STORY.
MY HEART IS BROKEN.
OH, MOLL.
I DON'T THINK THACHARLIE BROKE YOUR HEART.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WELL, THAT'S COOKIES
AND CREAM,
AND NORMALLY,
WHEN YOU'RE HEARTBROKEN,
IT'S A CHOCOLATE FUDGE.
ACCURATE.
WHAT KIND OF ICE CREAM
DID YOU EAAFTER THE WHOLE DISASTER
WITH COLIN?
NOTHING.
I ATE NOTHING
AT ALL.
I LOVE THIS PART.
IT'S SO CUTE.
I BET I COULD RECITE
ALL THE DIALOGUE.
WORD FOR WORD?
PROBABLY.
WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY
SOMETHING TO COLIN?
WHEN HE CAME BY,
YOU SHOULD'VE ASKED HIM
WHO THAT WOMAN WAS
OR SOMETHING.
WHAT'S THE POINT?
WE ARE NOT DATING.
I DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHTO BE MAD AT HIM
FOR SEEING SOMEONE ELSE.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN
IT DOESN'T HURT.
YOU LIKED HIM MORE THAN
I'VE SEEN YOU LIKE ANYONE.
EVEN TODD.
I THINK
I MORE THAN LIKED HIM.
OH, HONEY.
PJ'S RIGHT.
LOVE IS SCARY.
I DON'T KNOW,
I JUST FEEL LIKE
I WAITED SO LONG
TO FIND SOMEBODY
WHO MAKES ME FEEL...
WHO MAKES ME FEEL.
YOU SHOULD
SAY THAT TO HIM.
NO, I CAN'T.
WHY NOT?
BECAUSE WHAT IF
HE LAUGHS AT ME,
OR, WORSE,
WHAT IF HE PITIES ME?
I MEAN...
EVERY PERSON WHO HAS
EVER FALLEN IN LOVE
HAS FELT THAT EXACSAME WAY AT LEAST ONCE,
INCLUDING
YOUR PERFECT PARENTS.
I'VE HAD MINE
STOMPED ON,
CRUSHED...
BUT AT LEAST I TRIED.
I MEAN, I TRIED.
A LITTLE.
NOT ENOUGH.
I'M SUCH A COWARD.
OH, SWEETIE. NO.
THERE YOU GO.
THANKS.
HI.
HEY!
HI.
YOU'RE HERE.
I WOULDN'T MISS THE BOOK LAUNCH
OF MY FAVORITE AUTHOR.
OHH.
- LOOK.
- WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
DID YOU SEE
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS?
YEAH, D SHOWED ME.
THAT'S VERY NICE.
THANK YOU.
SO WHEN DO YOU LEAVE?
I FLY OUT IN A FEW HOURS.
BUT I CHANGED MY TICKESO I COULD BE HERE,
AND GIVE YOU THIS.
DO YOU WANT ME TO SIGN IT?
NO.
I ACTUALLY WROTE SOMETHING
FOR YOU INSIDE,
BUT DON'T READ INOW, PLEASE.
IT'S... WHAT I COULDN'T SAY
TO YOU THE OTHER NIGHT.
SO YOU DID COME OVER,
PLANNING TO SAY SOMETHING?
BUT I CHOKED.
LIKE A NEW RECRUIT.
BUT IT'S IN HERE.
ANYWAY, UM...
CONGRATULATIONS.
THIS IS GREAT.
THANK YOU. HAVE A...
HAVE A GREAT TRIP.
THANK YOU.
GOODBYE, JO.
BYE.
SEE YOU, SIS.
BYE, MOLLY.
HI! HOW ARE YOU?
- HEY.
- HEY.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YOU TOO.
- ENJOY.
- OKAY.
I'M SORRY. WHO DO I
MAKE IT OUT TO, AGAIN?
YEAH.
THANK YOU.
HI! I'M ALEXIS.
I'M AN OLD FRIEND OF COLIN'S
AND I'M A HUGE FAN.
ALEXIS?
YEAH, WHEN WE RAN
INTO EACH OTHER A FEW WEEKS AGO,
COLIN SAID THAT YOU TWO
WERE WORKING TOGETHER
AND I NEARLY DIED!
I LOVED DANGEROUS IN BLUE.
OH, THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
THAT'S SO NICE
OF YOU TO SAY.
SO, YOU AND COLIN ARE...
ARE DATING NOW?
WHAT? OH...
NO, NO.
I'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR YEARS.
OH, COLIN AND I DID DATE
FOR, LIKE, A MICROSECOND,
BACK WHEN I MADE HIM
WATCH THE ROYAL WEDDING.
KATE MIDDLETON.
OH, I LOVE HER!
I THOUGHT YOU TWO WERE DATING.
MAYBE?
WHY?
WELL, IT WAS THE WAY
HE WAS TALKING ABOUT YOU,
LIKE HIS TONE.
EVEN WHEN IT WAS JUST ABOUHOW HE HELPED CONSULT ON THIS.
HE CLEARLY THINKS
THE WORLD OF YOU.
IT WAS REALLY SWEEAND ROMANTIC, YOU KNOW?
WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT?
OF COURSE, YOU KNOW!
THIS IS THE STUFF
YOU WRITE ABOUT ALL THE TIME!
YEAH.
OH. THERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU'RE SO AWESOME.
I'M SORRY,
JUST GIVE ME ONE...
ONE SECOND.
I THINK I NEED
A MINUTE.
ARE YOU OKAY?
I DON'T KNOW.
"JO.
"I'M NO WRITER,
SO PLEASE BE KIND.
"I'VE BEEN ON MISSIONS
AROUND THE WORLD,
"BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN
AS SCARED AS I WAS
"WHEN I TRIED TO TELL YOU
HOW SPECIAL YOU ARE TO ME,
"AND HOW I WISH
I WAS STAYING HERE WITH YOU,
"SO WE COULD HAVE A CHANCE...
"INSTEAD OF LEAVING.
"AND I REALIZE THAT 'HOME'
ISN'T A LOCATION.
"IT'S A PERSON.
"AND, FOR ME,
YOU'RE THAT PERSON.
LOVE, COLIN."
YOU'RE NOT GONNA
FIGHT FOR HIM?
FIGHT...?
WHAT DO YOU...
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, FIGHT FOR HIM?
WHAT KIND OF
ROMANCE WRITER
ARE YOU, PAYDEN?
THIS IS EXACTLY
WHEN THE HEROINE GOES AFTER
HER TRUE LOVE.
IT'S IN ALMOST EVERY BOOK.
WHAT?
I LOVE ROMANCE.
SHE'S RIGHT.
I MEAN, YOU WOULDN'LET ME GET AWAY
WITH THAABOUT ANNALISE.
WELL... OKAY, NO.
BUT IT'S DIFFERENT, BECAUSE...
- OKAY, HERE'S...
- DO THE YODA BREATHING.
THANK YOU, TINY.
YOU SAID
YOU WISHED YOU'D TRIED.
NOW YOU HAVE A SMALL WINDOW
FOR A SECOND CHANCE.
TRY.
IT'S TOTALLY WORTH IT.
YOU CAN DO IT, PAYDEN!
CLIMB THE WALL.
THEY HAVE A POINT.
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO STAY
NEUTRAL THROUGH ALL OF THIS,
BECAUSE I AM YOUR BOSS
AND I AM COLIN'S SISTER,
BUT THE BOOK IS DONE NOW,
AND I JUST WATCHED MY BROTHER
WALK OUT OF HERE,
LOOKING FORLORN
WHEN HE SHOULD BE HAPPY,
SO I'M GONNA BE BLUNT.
DO YOU WANT TO BE WITH COLIN
OR NOT?
YEAH, I DO.
THEN WHAT ARE YOU
STILL DOING HERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
BLUE DIAMOND AIR.
FLIGHT 725, DEPARTS AT 9:30.
SO YOU'D BE OKAY
WITH ME JUST LEAVING HERE?
THERE'S A BIG PART OF ME
THAT IS NOT HAPPY
YOU TWO DID NOSORT THIS OUT SOONER
SO THAT I'M NOT STUCK
IN THIS SITUATION,
BUT THERE'S BIGGER PARTHAT WANTS YOU TO JUST TO GO
AND GET HIM ALREADY.
AND YOU'RE GOOD WITH ME
DATING YOUR BROTHER?
I AM NOW THAT THE BOOK'S
PUBLISHED, YES.
AND I ALSO HAVE A FEELING
THE NEXT ONE
IS GONNA BE EVEN BETTER.
THANKS, DIANA.
GO MAKE COLIN HAPPY,
AND I WILL SORT OUT THIS MESS.
ONE-WAY TICKETO AUCKLAND ON FLIGHT 725...
IS BOOKED.
OH, MY GOSH.
I HAVE LITERALLY WRITTEN
THIS SCENE SO MANY TIMES.
I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE
THE ONE RUNNING TO THE AIRPORT!
HOW DOES IT FEEL?
I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING I NEED.
I DON'T HAVE
A CHANGE OF CLOTHES.
I DON'T HAVE
A TOOTHBRUSH.
- I DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT SHOES.
- WHAT'S THIS?
IT'S MY PURSE.
AND THIS?
MY WALLET.
OH...
OKAY, IT'S MY CREDIT CARD.
I UNDERSTAND
WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITH THIS.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
JO, IT'S NOT THE MOON.
YOU'RE GOING ON AN ADVENTURE.
A REAL ONE.
I AM, AREN'T I?
YEP.
THANK YOU, GUYS.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME
CLIMB THAT WALL.
LOVE YOU GUYS.
- LOVE YOU.
- I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
BYE.
HOOYAH!
THAT'S STILL
REALLY CUTE, YOU GUYS.
HOOYAH.
EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME, SORRY.
OH, GREAT.
HI.
HI. WAIT. WHAT?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
DON'T YOU HAVE
A FLIGHT TO CATCH?
DON'T YOU HAVE
A BOOK-SIGNING?
COLIN, I READ WHAT YOU WROTE.
I COULDN'T STAY.
YOU'RE ON MY TEAM.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE LET YOU GO.
I SHOULD'VE MADE SURE
YOU WERE BY MY SIDE.
I'M SO SORRY.
DON'T APOLOGIZE.
WHEN YOU BOND WITH SOMEONE...
YOU NEVER LEAVE THEM BEHIND,
AND I NEARLY DID.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR PLANS?
SEALS KNOW
THAT YOU CAN PLAN ALL YOU WANT,
BUT ONCE THE BOOTS
HIT THE GROUND,
EVERYTHING FLIES OUT THE WINDOW.
YOU GOTTA ADAPTO THE NEW SITUATION.
I WAS HEADING TO THE AIRPORT,
AND ALL I COULD THINK ABOUWAS HOW MUCH I WISHED
THAT YOU WERE WITH ME.
SO I'M CHANGING MY PLANS.
I COULDN'T LEAVE WITHOUT YOU.
WELL, MY PLANS HAVE KIND OF
CHANGED A LITTLE BIT, TOO.
UM...
I HAVE A TICKETO NEW ZEALAND.
REALLY?
ARE YOU SURE?
YEAH.
I'M SO SURE.
I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME THAI TRAVELED INTERNATIONALLY.
YES.
AND FELL IN LOVE.
YEAH.
LET'S DO THIS!
YEAH! OKAY.
ON THREE...
TWO...
ONE...
AND SO,
THEY WALKED AWAY TOGETHER,
REUNITED AS A TEAM,
WITH A SHARED SENSE OF PURPOSE,
AS THEY EMBARKED ON
THEIR GREATEST ADVENTURE EVER...
TRUE LOVE.