The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022) s03e08 Episode Script

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Previously on
The Summer I Turned Pretty…
- Bottoms up!
- [Taylor] We're getting lit, bitches.
[Ethan] How could you have only slept
with one person for all of college?
[Redbird] You didn't tell them
about you and the iconic Lacie Barone?
Jere and her hooked up
in Cabo during spring break.
Are you good, B? You seem stressed.
[Belly] I'm just kind of in my head
about all this wedding stuff.
- Well, you want to be my wingman?
- Sure.
Steven's not mine, and I'm not
gonna just, like, hold on to him
if he doesn't want to be with me.
I'm not like you.
[Belly] Everything was fine
until Christmas.
[Taylor] What happened at Christmas?
We were here together in Cousins.
[Taylor] I thought
you hadn't seen him in forever.
I lied.
I never even had a dream wedding.
I only ever pictured Conrad.
[Conrad] Belly, I still love you.
Don't marry him. Be with me.
[gentle music playing]
[ Gracie Abrams featuring Taylor Swift
sing "Us."]
[Jeremiah over voice memo] Good morning,
Bells. I-I'm really sorry
about missing our beach meetup last night.
My punishment is being on a boat
hungover all day with my dad and the guys.
Have fun at the spa today with the girls.
I love you.
See you tonight at the rehearsal.
I show, you don't,
and now we're talking ♪
I know your ghost…
Love you, too.
I'll see you at the rehearsal.
She'll play her show
and you'll be watching ♪
And if history's clear,
someone always ends up in ruins ♪
And what seemed like fate
becomes "What the hell was I doing?" ♪
Babylon lovers
hanging lifetimes on a vine ♪
Do you miss mine? ♪
Do you miss us, us? ♪
I felt it, you held it, do you miss ♪
us? ♪
The best kind, well,
sometimes do you miss us? ♪
♪
[Conrad] Hey.
You're supposed to be fishing.
Yeah.
Somehow, spending all morning on a boat
with my brother seemed like a bad idea.
Listen, about last night, uh…
…can we just forget
that it ever happened?
I was drunk off my ass.
I was way out of line.
I'm really sorry.
You weren't drunk.
Yeah, I was, but…
Oh, my God.
You haven't changed at all. [scoffs]
You bring all this up
the weekend of my wedding…
and now you just want me to forget it?
What, are you saying
that you don't want to forget?
You know what? You're, you're sick.
Don't you, don't you understand
that you can't play with people like that?
- Belly, wait…
- Don't-don't say my name.
Don't even think it. You know what?
Don't ever speak to me again.
Come on, Belly,
that's gonna be a little hard,
- considering you're marrying my brother.
- [sighs]
Yeah. I'm marrying your fucking brother.
And what am I supposed to say to him now?
I'm supposed to let you stand up there
with him on his wedding day? [sighs]
I want you to leave. I want you to make up
one of your bullshit excuses,
and I want you to go
to Boston, to California,
I don't even care where,
just-just get out of here.
I'm not leaving, Belly.
Go.
Just go! Go!
What did you expect me to say, Belly?
- Stop saying my name!
- What do you want from me?
I laid myself fucking bare last night.
I put it all out there,
and you shut me down.
And now here I am,
trying to let you off the hook,
trying to come out of this
with a little…
piece of pride,
and you won't let me have that.
You broke my heart last night, Belly.
Is that what you want to hear?
You really are heartless.
No.
I think it's you who's heartless.
What is that supposed to mean?
- Tell me what you mean by that.
- You know what I mean by that.
I love you. I will never not love you.
I think you know that.
I think you've known all along.
- That's not true.
- Yes, it is.
We dated for a couple months
when I was in high school,
and I'm-I'm somehow supposed to know
that-that you're still not over that
after all these years?
It hasn't been years since Christmas.
[ U2 plays "With or Without You"]
Christmas? What about it?
Hmm. What about the day
we went to Michaels?
Or when I cut my leg surfing?
Nothing.
Okay.
And you give yourself…
Fine. Have it your way.
I'm not pretending for you anymore.
And you give…
[Belly] My heart's pounding
a million trillion times a minute.
I've never felt more alive.
Anger, sadness, joy.
He makes me feel all of it.
No one else has that effect on me. No one.
[sighs]
Suddenly, I have this feeling,
this absolute certainty
that I will never be able
to completely let him go.
It's as simple and as hard as that.
Oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
Oh-oh-
oh-oh ♪
Oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
Oh-oh ♪
With or without you ♪
With or without you…
[Belly] I can't walk away from Jeremiah.
But I still can't seem
to let go of Conrad.
When Conrad Fisher told a girl
he loved her,
he meant it.
A girl could believe in that.
A girl could maybe bet
her whole life on it.
That's what I'd be doing.
I'd be betting my whole life on him.
And I can't do it.
I won't.
[song ends]
I thought all the guys
went on a fishing trip this morning.
Yeah, I wasn't really up for it.
Hmm. Gee. Wonder why.
I need to talk to you.
Sit down.
What'd you say to Belly last night?
What did she tell you I said?
[sighs] Sh… Nothing.
But she was upset,
and I'd be willing to bet money
that it's something to do with you again.
Nice.
- Nice one, Conrad.
- It's none of your business.
Yeah, no, Belly's my oldest friend
in the world.
- Of course it's my business.
- Are we done here?
No. Can you sit your ass back down?
Stop… doing whatever you're doing.
Leave her alone. It's confusing her.
I'm not trying to.
She cried herself to sleep last night.
You just, like,
you-you treat her like this…
[sighs] …toy that you just
pick up and play with
whenever you feel like it.
That's not what I'm trying to do.
What? Really?
What do you expect to happen?
You think you're just gonna drive off
into the sunset with her?
That she's just, like,
gonna blow up her whole life
just because you suddenly remember
- she exists?
- Yes.
No. It's not like
I just suddenly remembered
that she existed, Taylor.
It's that I never forgot.
- [sighs]
- Ever. Not for a second, and,
I don't know, she can try
and push it down all she wants,
but I don't think she forgot either.
[inhales deeply] Mm-hmm. [sighs]
Um…
Look, I mean… if you keep this shit up,
you might get what you want, you know?
Maybe she, she gives up
everything for you.
It's possible.
But just…
I don't think that
you're capable of-of being
the person that she needs,
and I think you know that.
So…
I would say do the right thing
and let her go.
[sighs]
[door opens]
[door closes]
[quiet spa music playing]
[Belly sighs]
Where's Anika?
They brought her back for her massage.
[sighs] Oh.
I wish Jeremiah wasn't
on this stupid boat. I need to see him.
You'll see him at the rehearsal.
It's only a few more hours.
Uh-huh.
Are we gonna talk about it?
Talk about what?
Conrad.
I don't want to talk about him.
I saw him this morning.
What'd he say?
That he wants to, like,
run off into the sunset with you.
- What?
- Yeah.
Is he going around telling people that?
- No, I mean, I don't…
- Oh, my, oh, my God. What if, what if
- he says something to Jeremiah?
- No, no, no.
- I-I really… No. I don't think he will.
- What if he says something?
I mean, I told him to fuck off.
[sighs]
I doubt he'll even show up tonight.
Did I do the right thing?
- Like, is that the right thing to do?
- Yes. Yes.
- Okay. Okay.
- Absolutely, you did the right thing.
I hope he left town already. Oh, my God.
[sighs] Okay. Now I just…
I need to get through
this rehearsal and this dinner…
…and then I can marry my best friend.
And I am never letting him go.
- [laughing] Hey, Mom.
- [Laurel] Hi.
- Hey, Daddy.
- Hey.
You look beautiful, bean.
- [laughs, sniffles]
- [Laurel] Oh, man,
you're gonna be a wreck
tomorrow, aren't you?
Ten bucks says you cry before me.
Sucker. You're on.
So, how you doing, kid?
- You ready for this?
- [Belly] Why?
Are you gonna try to talk me out of it
one last time? [chuckles]
Nope. I'm all in.
You know what's best for you.
Come on.
[Belly sighs, chuckles]
After you.
- [Conrad] How was fishing?
- [Steven] It sucked.
Redbird got seasick,
and everyone was hungover and cranky.
You dodged a bullet.
[Laurel] Hey, Kayleigh.
[Belly] Is he insane? Why is he even here?
[sighs] Just ignore him.
[indistinct chatter]
You ready, babe?
- Yeah. Of course. Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Let's go rehearse. Let's go.
- Okay.
Yeah, sounds good. I just have to talk
to Jeremiah before we start.
Yeah, sure.
[Adam] Hey, guys.
- [Laurel] Hey, Adam.
- Good to see you.
There you are, Jeremiah. Come with me.
Belly, I'll be right with you.
[ New Order plays
"Bizarre Love Triangle"]
Every time I think of you, I feel ♪
shot right through with a bolt of blue ♪
It's no problem of mine ♪
but it's a problem I find ♪
Living a life
that I can't leave behind ♪
There's no sense in telling me ♪
the wisdom of the fool
won't set you free ♪
But that's the way that it goes ♪
and it's what nobody knows ♪
Well, every day my confusion grows ♪
Every time I see you falling ♪
I get down on my knees and pray ♪
I'm waiting for that final moment ♪
You say the words that I can't say ♪
♪
[indistinct chatter]
Kayleigh, the table looks great.
Thank you.
Yeah, yeah, she worked really hard on it.
It shows.
- [piano music playing faintly]
- Hmm.
[Jeremiah] Hey, Stevie.
[laughter]
Hey.
- [Belly] There he is.
- [Steven] When's dinner start?
[Denise laughs]
Hey.
Mm, hey, you good?
Mm-hmm.
I'm great.
[chuckles]
- [cheering, whistling]
- [glasses clinking]
[Belly chuckles]
[Steven whistles]
[Steven and Denise laughing,
chatting indistinctly]
[laughing] Oh, my God.
Aw, babe.
[sighs] Don't say it.
I didn't say a word.
I'm really sorry that I was
such a raging bitch to you last night.
Well… I'm used to it.
[scoffs]
- [Denise laughs]
- [Taylor] He looks happy, right?
He does.
Yeah.
Let's go out next weekend,
just two single girls,
before I go back to school.
We can, like…
What, you have plans? Or…
Um…
- there might be a guy. [laughs]
- What?
- It better not be Scott.
- It's not Scott.
- Thank God.
- It… I…
I didn't say anything because I know that
you think I have terrible taste in men.
Well, you should have, like, PTSD.
[chuckles]
Look, I'm not gonna let this one drain
- my savings and ruin my credit, okay?
- Yeah.
I learned my lesson.
Wait, you know about that?
I figured it out.
I wish you'd told me.
- Mom, I-I just…
- No, no, no.
I…
I know that you were trying to protect me,
and I love you for it, Tay,
but that's not your job.
I'm the mom.
[Belly] Jere, what do you have planned?
I have a surprise for you.
You'll never guess what I convinced
Kayleigh to serve tonight.
Lobster rolls?
- [laughs] Yeah.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
- [squeals]
I know the way to my woman's heart.
You already have my heart.
Mm.
[host] Ladies and gentlemen,
- if you could take your seats…
- [Belly giggles]
…lobster is served.
- [indistinct chatter]
- [Belly] Ooh, they look so good.
[music playing quietly]
[indistinct chatter]
[laughter]
[speaks indistinctly]
Sure.
[Belly] All night I haven't looked
in his direction,
but I always know where he is.
I am painfully aware of him
and the fact that, at any moment,
he could blow this whole thing up.
Hey. You ready?
[Belly] Yeah, let's do it.
[indistinct chatter]
[glass clinks]
[both breathe deeply]
Jeremiah and I just wanted
to, uh, thank you all
for, for being with us tonight.
[Jeremiah] Yes, yes.
We know the wedding came
as a shock, um, for all of you,
so we don't take your support for granted
and we know you'll never let us.
- [laughter]
- I know.
Um… we've been lucky enough
to have you all by our sides
for our whole lives,
and, um, we'll take the lessons
that we've learned from you
with us into this next chapter together.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
From my mom, her strength and resilience,
and from my dad,
his optimism and steadfastness.
[laughs]
And from my father,
his drive and determination.
And from Steven…
Yeah, I guess we didn't come up
with anything.
- Weird.
- Sorry.
[laughter]
[Belly] Um…
[laughs] Uh, in all seriousness…
nobody has a bigger heart
than my big brother.
And, Taylor…
the way that you go so hard
for the people that you love
is something that we both deeply admire.
And you may not be my sister by blood,
but you are in my heart.
Love you.
And, Conrad…
…like most brothers,
sometimes we're best friends,
and other times… well…
[laughter]
But, man, um,
you're loyal as hell,
and I really respect that.
Brothers till the end.
Mm.
There's one more person
that we want to recognize.
Um…
we both miss my mom so much…
…especially now.
Belly…
…you were the daughter
she always wished she had,
and that makes me feel
like a part of her is with us every day.
I've known you your whole life, my Bells,
and I have loved you the entire time,
first as a friend…
then as something more,
and at the risk of sounding
really cringey…
…as soulmates.
[chuckles]
And I cannot wait
to marry you tomorrow.
[Lucinda and Taylor] Aw.
Me, too.
- [Adam] Cheers.
- Cheers.
[others] Cheers.
[glasses clinking]
Wonderful speech.
[chuckles] Thanks, Dad.
- Thank you, Adam.
- No, I should be thanking you.
You've really helped Jeremiah
come into his own.
[Belly chuckles]
The partners are thrilled
you're taking the job,
none more than me.
I'm proud of you, son.
Thanks, Dad.
Jere.
- Yeah.
- Can we…?
What was that about?
Um…
my dad offered me a job, and I said yes,
and it starts next month.
Y-You said yes without consulting me?
Yeah… that way we don't have
to rely on our parents for anything.
- I thought you'd be proud of me.
- Yeah,
I mean, I, I am, um…
…but what-what about school?
I'll just… I'll finish online.
Okay, so you're just,
like, moving to Boston?
Well… no, no, I-I'll make
the commute from our place,
and with the money I'll be making,
we'll be able to get that apartment.
Okay.
I-I, I just really wish
that you had talked to me about it first.
Belly, if you don't want me to do it,
then I won't.
[pensive music playing]
You know what?
If working for your dad
is what you want, then…
I want it for you, too.
I just want us to figure out
what's next together.
Okay?
Yeah, yeah, of course.
Okay. [chuckles]
- [clears throat]
- [chuckles]
[Jeremiah and Belly laugh]
[Jeremiah] My lady.
[sighs] Thank you.
I'm wiped.
So, does that mean
you're too tired for ice cream?
We're getting married tomorrow, and you
don't know the answer to that question?
Do you know me at all?
[Jeremiah chuckles]
- Thank you, sir.
- Thank you.
Oh, I know you, Belly Conklin.
Hey, Con, bunch of us
are grabbing some ice cream.
You want to join?
Uh, yeah, man, I think I'm just
gonna head back to the house.
I'm pretty beat.
[scoffs] Seriously?
Just join.
I don't really want to.
[scoffs] So, first you tap out early
on the bachelor party,
then you bail on fishing, and…
today you barely say a word?
I'm doing my best, man,
it's been a long 24 hours.
Hey, they're gonna close in ten.
We should go.
Sorry.
You're supposed to be my best man.
Co-best man.
Remember?
Excited for your speech tomorrow.
We'll get you some ice cream.
The usual, right?
[chuckles] Thanks, man.
Rest your weary bones, Grandpa.
All right, let's go.
[pensive music playing]
[bottles clinking]
Thought you were just getting your dress
and going back to the inn.
You looked like you could use
a little company.
What should we toast to?
The happy couple. What else?
How you doing with all of this?
Good. Great.
Come on, Con, it's me.
Your Laura.
It's killing me.
I'm gonna…
…go out there tomorrow
and be my brother's best man.
I'm sorry, kid.
I know you love her a lot.
This must be really hard.
You'll get through it, I promise,
and I'm here for you.
God, I miss your mom.
Me, too.
I wish…
I'm gonna go up to bed
before they get back.
Okay.
- Good night, Laurel.
- Good night, Connie.
Dude, you didn't tell me that your
sister's rehearsal dinner was family only.
Belly said I could bring a plus-one.
Okay, well, maybe she said that,
but she didn't mean it.
Taylor and Lucinda, they're not family.
Well, Belly's known them for forever.
Taylor is practically her sister.
Okay, what about, uh, Kayleigh, then? Huh?
Oh. [gasps] Oh, my God.
Dude, that was totally
their coming out, wasn't it?
- [laughs]
- [laughs] Oh, my God.
Oh, I wonder if she's gonna be
on Adam's desk on Monday.
Oh, God. On it, under it.
- Mm. That is sick, Steven.
- Okay, yeah, yeah. You're right.
- You're right, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
- Mm-hmm.
- He'll be under it.
- No. [chuckles]
So, how's the, um,
the coffee-cookie dough-pretzel
extreme, huh?
[chuckles softly]
It's a… flavor explosion in my mouth.
- Oh, yeah? Let me try it.
- Yeah.
[gentle music playing]
Anything?
- No. You?
- Mm. Nothing.
- Oh.
- Like kissing a plant.
- [stammers] Thanks.
- No. [stifled laugh]
No, like… like a… a really nice
tall… [laughs] plant.
- That makes me feel a lot better.
- [laughs] Okay.
- It's probably for the best.
- [chuckles] Yeah.
To be honest. I mean,
if we're gonna work together.
No HR violations to worry about.
- Yeah, right.
- Yeah.
Okay. All right,
now that we got that out of the way,
um, how about we talk terms?
Off the top of my head…
50-50, equal equity.
Uh, four years to vest, one year cliff.
Either of us split early, we get nothing?
Great. Shake on it.
- You don't have any counters?
- Nah.
Sounds fair. I trust you.
Partners?
Partners.
I do want more of that, though, actually.
- That was delicious.
- You have to take it yourself.
You're not gonna spoon-feed it?
Mama bird? [laughs]
[ Olivia Rodrigo sings "Making the Bed"]
Want it, so I got it,
did it, so it's done ♪
Another thing I ruined,
I used to do for fun ♪
Another piece of plastic
I could just throw away ♪
Another conversation
with nothing good to say ♪
I thought it, so I said it,
took it 'cause I can ♪
Another day pretending
I'm older than I am ♪
Another perfect moment
that doesn't feel like mine ♪
Another thing I forced to be a sign ♪
Well, sometimes I feel like
I don't want to be where I am ♪
Getting drunk at a club
with my fair-weather friends ♪
Push away all the people
who know me the best ♪
But it's me who's been making the bed ♪
I'm so tired
of being the girl that I am ♪
Every good thing has turned
into something I dread ♪
And I'm playing the victim
so well in my head ♪
But it's me who's been making the bed ♪
Me who's been making the bed ♪
Pull the sheets over my head, yeah…
[Belly] Tomorrow
I'm going to marry my best friend.
I'm making a promise in front
of everyone to love him forever.
How can I marry him
with a secret this big between us?
Counting all
of the beautiful things I regret ♪
But it's me who's been making the bed ♪
Me who's been making the bed ♪
Pull the sheets over my head ♪
Making the bed, oh ♪
♪
Jeremiah?
[Jeremiah grunts softly]
You're not supposed
to be in here, are you?
The night before the wedding?
I know, um, but I have
to tell you something.
Last night Conrad told me
he still has feelings for me,
that he still loves me.
H-He did what?
- I wanted to tell you sooner…
- I fucking knew it.
- I'm gonna kill him. I'm gonna kill him.
- Jere. Jere. No, please.
Please just stay here and talk to me.
- Stop protecting him.
- I'm not.
I see the way he looks at you.
I know he's been in love with you
this whole summer, even longer.
[Belly sighs]
So is that, is that it?
Are we over?
Is that why you're telling me this? So you
can go to him with a clear conscience?
No. I'm-I'm-I'm telling you this because
I couldn't marry you if you didn't know.
No secrets, remember?
[scoffs] I can't believe
he would do this to me.
It doesn't matter. He doesn't matter.
This is you and me,
and we're getting married tomorrow.
[slow, contemplative music playing]
Unless you want out.
Of course I don't want out.
I don't want to lose you, Belly, ever.
I don't want to lose you either.
Can I stay here tonight?
- Please?
- Yeah.
Come here.
[birds singing]
- [knock on door] - [Redbird] Jere-Jere,
I need some dress socks, man.
[Steven in distance] Watch out,
watch out, best man coming through.
- What happened to separate bedrooms?
- Shut up.
- [chuckles] - Jere's not here.
He's probably downstairs.
No, he's not. I've been down there
all morning. He's not there.
Blake? I need socks, man.
[Blake] No, you're not borrowing my socks.
Everything okay?
- Have you seen Jere?
- [Redbird] Why not, buddy?
- [Anika] No.
- [Blake] 'Cause I've seen your toenails.
- They're disgusting.
- [Belly] Okay.
[Taylor] Okay, can someone find
Redbird socks?
Okay.
[Belly] Jere, we were supposed
to be at the country club, like, now.
Where are you?
I'm just, I'm starting to freak out.
Please, please call me.
[inhales sharply]
[sighs]
[Redbird in distance] Hey, do you have
any socks I can borrow?
[chatter continues indistinctly
in distance]
[exhales]
- [knock on door]
- Jere?
Yo, why are you not answering your phone?
Mom keeps calling.
She says you need to get your ass moving.
I mean, you were supposed
to leave, like, an hour ago.
- I can't.
- [scoffs] Okay,
Bridezilla, Mom's about to lose her shit,
I mean…
Jere's missing.
Uh, uh, wait, wait, wait, wait.
M-Missing like, um…?
Like I woke up this morning, and
he was gone, and nobody's seen him.
Okay, fine. Yeah, whatever. He probably
just went out surfing or something.
No, he's not surfing.
Conrad told me he loved me,
and last night I told Jere
so that we could work through it.
- And we did.
- Con told you he loved you?
And-and you told Jere?
Belly, what the fuck are you thinking?
- Steven, please focus.
- Okay. Okay.
- Uh, well, did you call him?
- Don't you think I thought of that?
- He's not picking up his phone.
- Fuck.
No, that's okay. Hey, that's okay.
That's okay. We'll figure it out together.
Yeah?
Hey, hey, hey.
I'll find Jere, okay?
I'll bring him back,
and you two will make up.
And you'll live together, happy,
just like you planned.
Okay?
Okay.
[slow, gentle music playing]
[inhales deeply]
Yo, have you seen Jere?
Isn't it bad luck to see the groom
before the wedding?
Okay, I'm not in the mood, Fisher.
Just tell me if you've seen him or not?
No.
Not that I'd want to see you
if I were him, anyway.
[scoffs] I can't even fucking look
at you, man.
[Conrad] Is everything okay?
You know, Belly told me what you said.
She told Jere, too.
Last night. And now he's gone.
- What do you mean, he's gone?
- I mean, no one can find him.
[stammers] What is wrong with you?
Really? What is wrong with you?
We can all clearly see
that you're still hung up on Belly, okay?
With all your brooding
and your sad-boy whatever-the-fuck.
But did you really have to go
and confess your undying love
the weekend
of her wedding to your little brother?
Did you really think
she was gonna change her mind?
I don't know. Maybe.
You're insane.
All right, Steven, I really don't want
to hear about this from you.
Oh, no, no, no, you're gonna hear it.
You're gonna hear it
'cause Belly is my little sister
and Jere is my best friend.
I've barely seen you in years. All right?
I see Jere every day.
He has Thanksgiving with my family.
He has the spare key to my apartment.
He calls my grandmother
Halmoni, for fuck's sake.
You are the one who disappeared.
Yeah, and now you know why.
Look, I know that somewhere
in all your self-destructive bullshit,
there's still a good guy.
Okay? So I'm only gonna say this once.
Fix what you broke. Find Jere.
Be the good guy
that we all thought you were.
[ Tame Impala plays
"Feels Like We Only Go Backwards"]
It feels like
I only go backwards, baby ♪
Every part of me says, "Go ahead" ♪
I got my hopes up again, oh, no…
[phone buzzing]
- Did you find him?
- [Taylor] No, not yet,
um, but, look, Steven's on it,
I'm handling Paige.
- I should be looking for him.
- No.
I-I'm gonna, I'm gonna come help you.
Really, I don't think that's a good idea,
you know.
L-Look, when Jere's dumb ass
comes to his senses,
you're the first place he's gonna go.
I think you need to stay where you are.
Yeah, yeah, but I-I just feel like…
Look, if I hear anything,
I will call you right away, I promise.
- Okay.
- Okay.
Mm-hmm. Thank you.
Love you. Bye.
The hope that maybe ♪
your feelings don't show ♪
It feels like
I only go backwards, baby ♪
Every part of me says, "Go ahead…"
[knock on door]
How's everything going in here?
Do you need my help with anything?
I'm just trying to pin this up.
You know I'm not great with hair,
but I can try.
[Belly] What's that?
[Laurel] It's for you.
From Susannah.
She asked me to give it to you
on your wedding day.
Jere has one, too.
Did you give it to him this morning?
I left it with Conrad.
You went with hydrangeas.
Like in Susannah's garden.
[Laurel sighs]
[emotional music playing]
I can't believe my only daughter
is about to get married.
Hey, this may not be
exactly what I'd pictured for you,
but I am always, always here for you.
Thank you, Mommy.
What if you wore it down?
I was thinking that, too.
[breathes deeply]
Okay. All right.
Hurry up and get yourself ready.
I love you.
[sighs]
[exhales sharply] Fuck.
[exhales sharply]
I'm warning you,
don't come near me right now.
Jere, we don't have time for this.
You're getting married.
Come back with me.
- Fuck you.
- What's it gonna take, Jere?
Do you want to hit me? Come on, hit me.
- It'll make you feel better.
- No, it'll make you feel better.
Okay.
Belly's waiting for you.
Don't keep her waiting on her wedding day.
Shut the fuck up
and don't talk to me about her.
Jere, I'm begging you. Please.
You're begging?
Why'd you do it?
I mean, did it make you feel noble,
giving her up for me?
I know about Cabo, you dick.
So maybe I should be the one
asking you if you love her or not.
- [grunts]
- [yells]
[spits]
Okay.
Good. Can we go now?
- [punch lands]
- [Conrad grunts]
Don't talk to me about
who loves Belly more.
You're the one
who treated her like garbage.
Even now, you can't admit
how you feel about her to my face.
Fine.
I love her.
Someti… sometimes I think
that she's the only…
girl I could ever be with,
but she doesn't want me.
She… picked you.
Yeah, she did.
I gave you your shot years ago.
You don't fucking get another one.
Read this. It's from Mom.
[emotional music playing]
[sniffles]
I'm going back,
but I'm not going back with you.
You're not my brother anymore.
You're dead to me.
I don't want you at my wedding.
I want you gone.
- Jere…
- You're never seeing her again.
[sniffles] Or me.
You and I are done.
[sniffles] This is for you.
[sighs]
- Is he here?
- No.
[sighs] People are starting to arrive.
I-I mean, I'm-I'm trying to stall Paige
as best as I can. Like, I told her, like,
Jere has stomach problems, and I…
- [sighs] I think it might be time to…
- He'll be here.
- Belly…
- Don't.
Any minute now.
I know him. He's-he's coming back.
Okay.
But would it be, like…
like, the worst thing
in the world if he didn't?
What is that supposed to mean?
Nothing.
No, say it.
Fine.
I don't think you should do this.
Do what?
Marry Jeremiah.
I-I don't think that you should.
I-I honestly, I don't think
that you want to.
How can you say that to me?
Belly, am I supposed to pretend like
you didn't cry yourself to sleep
two nights ago?
And, like, all the stuff that you said
about Conrad at your bachelorette…
Yeah, well, I was, I was high
when I said that.
- No, we both know that that's not why.
- No. Stop. Stop.
I am marrying Jeremiah today,
and if you can't support me,
then you shouldn't be here.
What? I've been supporting you
this entire time, Belly.
I mean, I-I've stood by you
and watched you choose Jere over Paris,
over your mom, and now over me?
Yes, I choose him over everyone
because that is what you do
when you love someone
- and when you're really in it with them.
- Is it?
Really? I don't… I'm just,
I'm worried about you.
I feel like you've completely
lost yourself in Jere.
And, like, that's not love.
That's codependency.
Oh, stop with your
TikTok therapy bullshit, okay?
You are the last person that I would
ever come to for relationship advice.
You-you are too selfish
to ever put anyone before yourself.
- [door opens]
- [Steven] That's enough, Belly.
- Stay out of this, Steven.
- No.
You don't get to take your messy
relationship problems out on Taylor
just because your fiancé
went fucking AWOL.
Steven, shut up.
This is not about me. This is about you
and what you really want.
So figure it out while there's still time.
[door opens]
You know how good
of a friend Taylor is to you?
How loyal she is, how much she loves you.
And this is how you repay her?
I don't need this right now.
Why are you here?
Jere's back.
Yeah, just thought you should know.
[ Bon Iver plays "Skinny Love"]
[sighs]
[Blake] Has he texted you back at all?
[Redbird] Nah, he's probably just trying
to make an entrance.
- [Ethan] Let's hope so.
- Ho-ho-ho.
Yo, dude, where have you been?
You rage again last night? Legend.
Hey, uh, I just, I need a minute.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, yeah, sure. For sure.
- Yeah.
[Ethan] Come on, guys.
[Redbird] Let's go hit the bar.
- [Blake] Yeah, yeah, let's go.
- [door opens]
- Come on, skinny love
- [door closes]
Just last the year ♪
Pour a little salt, we were never here ♪
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my ♪
Staring at the sink
of blood and crushed veneer ♪
And I told you to be patient ♪
and I told you to be fine ♪
and I told you to be balanced ♪
and I told you to be kind ♪
And in the morning I'll be with you ♪
but it will be a different kind ♪
And I'll be holding all the tickets ♪
and you'll be owning all the fines ♪
♪
[knock on door]
Come in.
[door opens]
What happened to your face?
Nothing I didn't deserve.
Y-You… you can't be in here.
I know.
I need to say something to you.
You've said plenty.
Just go.
[sentimental music playing]
[door closes]
I'm sorry for screwing everything up.
I hurt you.
And for that, I am so sorry.
I'm sorry.
I don't want to do that.
So I'm not gonna stay for the wedding.
I'm just gonna take off now.
I won't see you for a long time.
And that's probably for the best.
It hurts.
Being near you like this.
And Jere, he's the one
that needs you right now.
I need you to know…
that whatever happens…
…it was worth it to me.
Being with you, loving you.
It was all worth it.
[ Phoebe Bridgers sings
"Friday I'm in Love"]
I wish you guys the best.
Be good to each other.
[Belly] A part of me always believed
that we would find our way
back to each other.
That no matter what,
we would be connected…
by our history, by the summerhouse.
- But this time it felt final.
- [door opens]
Like I would never see him again.
Break my heart…
Or that when I did, it would be different.
[door closes]
There would be a mountain between us.
So, bye-bye, Birdie.
Saturday, wait ♪
- [man] Hi.
- Hi. Good to see you.
Sunday always…
Hey. She's, um,
she's over there.
Never hesitate ♪
Okay?
I don't care if Monday's black ♪
- Tuesday, Wednesday, heart attack
- Thanks.
Oh, Thursday, never looking back ♪
It's Friday I'm in love…
It's not good to drink alone.
You don't believe all that shit
Belly said about you, do you?
[scoffs] I mean, Taylor…
I mean, she knows me better than anybody.
She was right.
No, she wasn't.
No, no, she wasn't.
And it was bullshit of her to say that.
I mean, Taylor, you've been nothing but…
an amazing friend to her.
Wednesday, stay in bed…
And to me.
Watch the walls instead, it's Friday…
No, if… if I was
such a great friend to you, then…
…I would actually be happy
that you finally found somebody
who deserves you.
Denise?
Yeah. Yeah, she's great.
She's perfect for you.
You guys are all, like…
like, tall and…
- and businessy together and…
- There's nothing happening
with me and Denise.
Break my heart…
There's not?
[chuckles] I mean, we tried, uh, but…
…uh, it just wasn't there.
Why not?
[Paige] You people are like herding cats.
Best man, maid of honor, let's go.
Yeah. Um, uh, to be continued?
Yeah.
Yeah. [chuckles]
Oh.
[knock on door]
[Jeremiah] It's me.
Come in.
[chuckles softly] No one's gonna
be able to take their eyes off you
when you walk down the aisle.
S-So there's…
there's gonna be a wedding?
Well, I'm-I'm dressed
and so are you, so…
Where were you?
It's not important.
I just needed some time.
I'm good. I'm ready.
Wait. Can we…
can we just talk about what happened?
I'm a little freaked out.
I mean, you've been gone all day,
and I didn't know if you were coming back.
I don't want to talk about it, Bells.
I'm here now, aren't I?
That's what matters. I-I always come back.
Conrad's the one who leaves.
[somber music playing]
I ca… I can't even say his name without
you getting this look on your face.
- Jere…
- Even now, you-you can't
stop thinking about him, can you?
[scoffs]
[chuckles] Oh, my…
Uh, I thought I could do this,
but I can't.
I need you to look at me…
look me in the eyes…
and tell me you don't still love him.
Jeremiah, I love you.
That's not what I asked.
I know you love me.
What I'm asking…
is do you love him, too?
[Belly] There are moments
in every girl's life
that are bigger than we know at the time.
Moments that, whatever you do next,
there will be an impact.
Your life could go in one
of two directions. Do or die.
They don't get much bigger than this.
Yes.
I think I'll always love him a little.
I'll always have him in my heart.
But he's not the one that I choose.
I choose you.
I choose us.
That's not enough.
I don't want part of you, Belly.
I want all of you.
And I haven't had that, not ever.
[sniffles]
[sighs]
I know about Christmas.
I know you two were together.
Jere, nothing…
nothing happened.
I-I would have told you.
- I-I swear that we didn't…
- I know,
I know you didn't sleep together, okay?
But something happened,
something bigger than that.
You started to love him again.
The two of you in the house all summer.
And fuck you both
for making me think it was all in my head.
I never meant, I never meant to…
You lied to me, Belly, for months.
How long have you known?
Since before spring break.
When my dad and I visited my mom's grave.
- What?
- Yeah. It turns out, one of the neighbors
saw Conrad there
at the same time you told me
that you were at the beach house alone.
Do-do you know how stupid
I felt in that moment?
That's, that's why you picked a fight
with me before spring break?
Yes. Of course it was.
Why didn't you just say something?
Because I was waiting for you to tell me.
- Wh…
- But you never did.
I-I-I wanted to…
When you came to the hospital
the day of Steven's accident,
- I-I almost did, I…
- Yes,
but you didn't, Bells.
You didn't.
You-you could have just said no
when I asked you to marry me.
If you had any doubts,
you could have said no,
but you said yes. So I think, "Finally,
finally, I am enough,"
that you were ready to forget him,
but there's a piece of you…
there's a piece of you
that will always love him,
and I think it's bigger than you know.
No. No, you're wrong.
I see the way you look at him, Belly.
I don't think you've ever
looked at me like that.
Not once.
[chuckles] Nice.
You haven't opened your letter. [sniffles]
No, not yet.
I got one, too.
Except it was Conrad's.
She said she's only ever
seen him in love once.
It was with you.
It doesn't matter.
Not anymore.
Jere, after your mom died,
you and I,
we put each other back together.
We did that, you and me.
And you're a part of me now.
I don't, I don't know
where I end and where you begin, and…
and whatever I have left
in my heart for Conrad, it…
it doesn't compare to me and you.
You can't marry me to erase him.
I don't know how to not love you.
Even now. And that's the worst part.
[Belly] The way he said it,
I knew that, if I asked him to,
he would still marry me,
even after everything.
But I couldn't.
[door opens]
[door closes]
[crying]
[ Taylor Swift sings "Cardigan"]
Vintage tee ♪
- Brand-new phone…
- [knock at door]
[Laurel] Belly, it's me.
Cobblestones ♪
When you are young…
Lemon Jelly Belly.
- [sniffles]
- Oh, bean.
[sobbing]
But I knew you ♪
Dancing in your Levi's,
drunk under a streetlight ♪
I, I knew you ♪
Hand under my sweatshirt ♪
Baby, kiss it better, I ♪
And when I felt
like I was an old cardigan ♪
under someone's bed ♪
You put me on
and said I was your favorite ♪
[sighs]
A friend to all is a friend to none ♪
Chase two girls, lose the one ♪
When you are young,
they assume you know nothing ♪
But I knew you ♪
Playing hide-and-seek
and giving me your weekends, I…
Conklin. C-O-N-K-L-I-N.
Mm-hmm.
Twenty lifetimes, I ♪
And when I felt
like I was an old cardigan ♪
Uh-huh, that's correct.
Under someone's bed ♪
- [boy] Come on, Belly.
- You put me on
- and said I was your favorite
- [children chattering indistinctly]
[children chanting] Belly, come on.
Belly, come on.
[boy] Belly, come on, let's go.
[young Belly] Coming.
To kiss in cars and downtown bars ♪
was all we needed ♪
You drew stars around my scars ♪
but now I'm bleeding ♪
'Cause I knew you ♪
Stepping on the last train,
marked me like a bloodstain ♪
I, I knew you ♪
Tried to change the ending,
Peter losing Wendy ♪
I, I knew you ♪
Leaving like a father,
running like water, I ♪
- Hi.
- And when you are young
they assume you know nothing ♪
But I knew you'd linger…
- Hi.
- Hi.
Can I please have, um,
a ticket for the 10:20 to Paris?
Yes, of course.
Would hang around this long ♪
'Cause I knew everything
when I was young ♪
I knew I'd curse you
for the longest time ♪
Chasing shadows in the grocery line ♪
I knew you'd miss me
once the thrill expired ♪
and you'd be standing
in my front porch light ♪
And I knew you'd come back to me ♪
You'd come back to me ♪
And you'd come back to me ♪
And you'd come back ♪
And when I felt
like I was an old cardigan ♪
under someone's bed ♪
You put me on
and said I was your favorite ♪
♪
- [waves crashing]
- [seabirds calling]
[waves crashing]
[seabirds calling]
[waves crashing]