“My Ex Crashed My Wedding — Then This”

“My Ex Crashed My Wedding — Then This”

If anyone objects to this union, speak  now or forever hold your peace. Then, by the power vested in me, >> I OBJECT! SHE’S MINE. SHE’S ALWAYS BEEN MINE. >> [sighs and gasps] [singing] >> Let me handle this. >> You came. I wasn’t sure you’d get the invitation. I know how busy the ER keeps you. >> I wouldn’t miss it.

I love watching people make mistakes. Oh, you’re funny. Brandon said you were funny. He said you were What was the word, darling? >> Comfortable. Chloe was always comfortable. >> Congratulations, Brandon. I hope you two are very happy. We will be. Brandon tells me you never wanted to get married anyway. That you were too independent, too focused on your career.

My career? Saving lives? How silly of me. >> You could have been more, Chloe. You could have been this. >> I wanted to push you off a cliff. >> [laughter] >> Still funny. Chloe was always funny. >> I wasn’t joking. Chloe, we should go. You don’t need this. You don’t need to watch him marry that ice sculpture. I have to see it.

  I have to see him look at her the way he never looked at me. I have to feel it so I can finally stop feeling anything. I need tequila. And then I need to forget that I wasted 4 years of my life on a man who thinks comfortable is an insult. >> Rough night? My fiance died 6 months ago. Car accident. I came here to stop thinking.

>> [singing] >> I came here to stop feeling. >> Then we have the same goal. >> I’m Chloe. >> Jake. >> Jake. Do you believe in fate? >> No. >> Good, me neither. >> Are you sure? You’ve been drinking. >> So have you. >>  >> I want this. I want to feel something that isn’t Brandon. I want to be someone else for one night.

>> Chloe. >> [sighs] >> Who’s Brandon? >> No one. >> [snorts] >> He’s no one. Who’s Tanya? >> She was going to be my wife. >> I’m sorry. I shouldn’t be here. I’m just a stranger. >> You’re not a stranger. You’re the first person I’ve talked to in 6 months who didn’t look at me like I was broken. >> Oh god. Oh god, what did I do? >> I’m sorry.

I was drunk. I was stupid. Please forget this ever happened. >> [music and singing] [sighs] >> Chloe. Where were you? I called you >> 10 times. I went to the plaza looking for you. Brandon  said you left hours ago. I’ve been terrified. >> I made a mistake. >> What kind of mistake? >> The kind where you sleep with a stranger because you’re sad.

And then you realize he’s probably the most decent man you’ve ever met. And you ran away because you’re too shattered to be decent back. >> We all make mistakes. This one feels different. This one feels like it’s going to follow me. Chloe. >>  >> What does it say? >> It says I’m pregnant. It says I’m pregnant with the child of a man whose last name I don’t know.

A man who was grieving his dead fiance. A man I ran away from like a thief. We’ll find him. The internet exists. We can How? No. I’m not going to trap a grieving man with a one-night stand. I’m not going to be the woman who shows up at his penthouse with the positive test and ruins his life. He’s a doctor. He’s rich.

 He’ll think I planned this. He’ll think I want his money. Chloe, you don’t know that. I know men like him. I dated Brandon for 4 years. I know how the wealthy think. They think everyone wants a piece of them. I’m not going to be that woman. I’m not going to let him look at me like I’m a gold digger with a baby trap.

So, what are you going to do? I’m leaving. What? I’m taking the travel nursing contract. The one in Dubai. 12 months, tax-free, housing included. I applied last year as a joke. Now I’m taking it. For a year? For as long as it takes. I’m going to earn enough money to give this baby a life.

 I’m going to build something so that when I come back, no one can ever say I needed a man to survive. I can’t believe you’re leaving. I know, but I have to. I’ll miss you so much. Me, too. I’ll call. >> Final boarding call for flight DL 456 to Los >> Just us, baby.  We’re going to be okay. I’m here. You’re safe. >> It hurts so much. >> I know. I’m checking your vitals now.

Shh, it’s okay. I’m right here. >> Hi, Breathe. I’m here. >> [sighs and gasps] [sighs] [snorts] >> Chloe, you’re having contractions. >> [panting] >> I can’t. I’m only 32 weeks. It’s too early. >> [gasps and sighs] >> Push, love. >> I can’t. >> PUSH. >> PLEASE HELP ME. >> [gasps] [crying] >> HELLO, my loves. I’m your Mommy.

And I promise you I will never let anyone hurt you. I will never let anyone take you from me. I will build a life so strong that no one can ever tear us apart. I’m sorry. I’m sorry I took your father away, but I was so scared and I was so broken and I didn’t know how to be brave enough to stay. >> Find her. Her name is Chloe.

She said she was a nurse. She smelled like gardenias and tequila. >> That’s not a lot to go on, Dr. Carter. >> Then find more. >> [singing and music] >> Who are you? Why did you run? >> Jacob, you  need to stop. You’re making a fool of yourself. You’re making a fool of this family. >> She’s out there. >> She’s a ghost.

A one-night stand who took advantage of your grief. Forget her. >> She’s real. She kissed me like I was alive again. And then she disappeared. I need to know why. I give up. If you’re real, come back. If you’re not, let me forget. >> What a beautiful day. >> Yeah, Mommy. Look at all the leaves. >> And look, sailboats on the lake.

>> So pretty. Can we go see? BOAT! JULIAN, COME BACK. >> GO, RUN. >> PLEASE. >> That’s it. >> Hi. >> Hi. You like boats? >> I love boats. My name is Julian. What’s your name? >> I’m Jake. Nice to meet you, Julian. >> Julian, Mommy said no running. >> It’s okay. I’m a doctor. I know all about little boys who run too fast.

>> You look like my picture. >> I’m Jake. What picture? >> The picture Mommy has in her room. The one she looks at when she thinks we’re asleep. You look like the man in the picture. >> Chloe? >> We need to go now. >> Mommy. >> Now. >>  >> Chloe? What happened? You look like you saw a ghost. I think I did. I saw him.

I saw Jake. And the twins talked to him. And Julian told him about the picture. Oh my god. He’s going to find us, Sarah. He’s going to find us. And he’s going to take them away. Dr. Carter. >> Chloe, please.  Chloe. May I come in? >> I don’t think that’s a good idea. >> I hired a private investigator 6 months ago.

I’ve known where you live for  3 weeks. I’ve known about the twins for two. This is a DNA test. I had a sample collected from Julian’s water bottle at the park. I’m their father, Chloe. 99.99% probability. >> How dare you? How dare you test my children without my consent? >> HOW DARE YOU? How dare you hide them from me? I searched for you for a year, Chloe.

 I hired investigators. I hired a forensic artist to paint your face from memory. I had that painting hanging in my bedroom for 4 years. I thought you were a ghost. I thought I’d imagined you. >> I left  a note. >> A note that said, “I’m sorry.” >> [laughter] >> That’s it? That’s all I got? While you were out there raising my children, THE WOMAN YOU NEVER FORGOT WAS HIDING THE ONLY FAMILY YOU HAD LEFT? Do you know what it’s like to find out you have 5-year-old sons from a private investigator? THE WOMAN YOU NEVER FORGOT WAS HIDING

THE ONLY FAMILY YOU HAD LEFT? >> I was scared. >> Of what? >> Of this! Of you showing up in a suit with a DNA test and a lawyer. I’m a nurse from Queens, Jake. You’re a Carter. Your family owns hospitals. You have more I thought you’d take them from me. I thought you’d say I was unfit. I thought you’d destroy me.

>> I would never. I would never. I would never take your children from you. They are yours.  You carried them. You birthed them alone. You built this life for them. I came here to ask you for a chance. Not to take them. To know them. >> [sighs] >> Why would you want to know them? >>  >> You don’t know me.

You don’t owe us anything. >> Because because I lost my fiance. I lost a year of my life searching for a woman who ran away. And then I found out I have two sons who look exactly like me. >>  >> And they call me daddy in a park before they even knew my name. That’s fate,  Chloe. Whether you believe in it or not.

I don’t want to take them from you. I want to know them. Supervised at first, then weekends, then we’ll see. >> Saturdays, supervised for now. >> Thank [sighs] you. >> Is that a T-Rex? >> Yes, it is. >> How old is it? Did it eat other dinosaurs? >> It’s millions of years old, and yes, it was a predator. >> Did it have babies? >> It probably did.

 It’s a Tyrannosaurus Rex. About 65 million years old. Yes, it was a carnivore. And yes, scientists believe they care for their young. >> You’re our dad? >> I’m your biological father. But your mommy is the one who raised you. She’s the hero. >> Mommy says you’re a doctor. >> I am. >> Mommy says doctors are smart. >> Your mommy is smarter than any doctor I know.

Fixed. >> D O G, dog. >> That’s right. You’re getting so good at this. And then the chief of surgery walked into the wrong operating room and tried to scrub in for appendectomy he wasn’t scheduled for. >> He didn’t. >> The resident had to physically turn him around and point him toward the gallbladder removal down the hall.

>> [laughter] >> I can’t believe you work with these people. >>  >> I always wanted to be a florist. Nursing was practical. This is joy. >> Chloe, I never stopped thinking about you. Not because of the twins, >>  >> because of you. Because you kissed me in a bar when you were heartbroken. And then you ran away because you were too brave to trap me.

>> I was a coward. >> No. You were the bravest person I’ve ever met. I don’t want to take your life from you. >>  >> I want to build one with you. >> I told you he was the man in the picture. >> I want to show you off. >> Sarah picked this dress. I feel like  I’m pretending. >> You’re not pretending.

You’re the most beautiful woman here. And you’re real. >> They think I’m a charity case. >> Then they’re idiots and they’re  jealous. >> Well, well, the comfortable nurse all dressed up. >> Brandon, move. >> Is this the guy? The one you left me for? A doctor? How original. >> You don’t want to do this here, Brandon.

Walk away. You need to leave. >> I didn’t destroy your life, Brandon. You did that yourself. I just finally stopped letting you destroy mine. >> You think you’re so brave now? With your doctor boyfriend? Let’s talk about how brave you were when you were pregnant and alone and too proud to ask for help. >> [singing] >> Did you plan this, Chloe? Did you get pregnant on purpose to trap a rich man? >> Did you hear that? She trapped him.

>> Margaret, don’t. You have the right to walk out of here with your dignity. You’re choosing not to. Oh, what? You’ll sue me? I’m a lawyer, doctor. I know my rights. She’s a gold digger, Jake. She always was. She couldn’t have me, so she found the next best thing. Don’t you ever speak about her like that again.

She raised two children alone. She built a business. She saved lives in the ORs while you were filing briefs. She is the best woman I know. And you are nothing compared to her. Let’s go. >> Why did you do that? >> Because someone should have done it a long time  ago. >> You didn’t have to. You could have let him humiliate me.

Everyone else did. >> I couldn’t. Because the moment I saw you in that bar 5 years ago, I knew you were different. And the moment I found you again, I knew I wasn’t going to let anyone hurt you. >>  >> Not ever again. >> Jake, I don’t know how to be loved like this. >> Then I’ll teach you. One day at a time.

>> I didn’t know she’d be >> Hello? >> Miss Bennett? This is St. Catherine’s Hospital. Dr. Carter has been admitted. There’s been an accident. >> What? Is he alive? Is he conscious? What kind of accident? Where is he? >> He’s in the trauma bay. He’s stable, but I’m >> I’m on my way. I’m coming. Tell him I’m coming.

Sarah. Sarah, wake up. I need you. Chloe, what time is it? Please be okay. Please be okay. Please be okay. I never told him. I never said it. Three months he’s been in our lives and I never said it. What if he dies not knowing? What if he dies thinking I don’t love him? >> Ma’am, you can’t just >> Dr. Carter.

 Jake Carter, where is he? >> Ma’am, stop. You need to check in. >> No, tell me where he is. >> Trauma Bay 3. Down the hall, last door on the left. >> Thank you. Thank you. Go now. Jake. What happened? Tell me what happened. >> Car accident. A driver ran a red light. Dr. Carter’s car was hit on the driver’s side.

 He has a concussion and three broken ribs. He’s stable, but he hasn’t regained consciousness yet. >> Is he going to be okay? >> The doctors are optimistic,  but head injuries are unpredictable. We have to wait. He was bringing this to the hospital. The paramedics found it in his car. >> He was bringing me a gift? >> He was bringing it to you.

He told us in the ambulance. He said, “Tell Chloe I’m sorry I’m late.” >> Sorry he’s late? He was bringing me a locket with our children’s pictures and he’s sorry he’s late? >> You listen to me, Jake Carter. You open your eyes and you look at me. Don’t you dare. Don’t you dare leave me. Not now. Not after everything.

I love you. I love you. Do you hear me? I love you and I’m sorry  I was scared. Please. Please wake up. The boys need you. I need you. I can’t do this alone anymore. >>  >> I don’t want to. Do you remember the first Saturday, the museum? Julian asked you a thousand questions and you answered every single one.

 And Jordan  didn’t say a word until lunch. And you looked at him like you had all the time in the world to wait. And you fixed the faucet. And you read him dog three times because he kept forgetting the D. And you looked at me like I was the only person in the room even when I was in my pajamas with flour on my face. And I never  said it.

I never said it because I was still the girl who ran. I was still the girl who thought love was something that got taken away. But you didn’t take anything. You gave everything. >>  >> And I never said thank you. I never said I love you. Jake. Jake! >> [gasps] >> Oh my god, Jake, you’re awake. You’re here. You’re here.

>> Did you just say you love me? >> Yes, you idiot. I love you. I loved you since that night in the bar. I was just too broken to believe it. >> Then I guess I can’t die yet. I have to hear you say it again. >> You will. You’ll hear it  every day for the rest of your life. >> Every day. I can live with that.

You survived a car accident. You can survive asking a woman to marry you. She said it every day. 30 days,  30 times. Today she says it for the rest of her life. >> Is he doing it now? Is he doing it now? >> Shh. He’s getting ready. We have to wait for the signal. She’s going to cry. Mommy always cries when she’s happy.

She’s going to say yes. She has to. We already picked out where he sits at dinner. >> If she doesn’t cry, I will. I swear I will. >> Jake? What’s with all the flowers?  Did I forget >> Chloe Bennett. >> Jake. >> I searched for you for a year. I painted you from memory. I DNA tested your son’s water bottle.

>> You DNA tested a water bottle, you absolute lunatic. >> I punched your ex in front of 300 people. And I almost died bringing you a locket. >> Don’t say that. Don’t say you almost died. You’re here. You’re right here. >> Marry me. Not because of the twins. Because I am nothing without you. >> You idiot. Yes, a thousand times yes.

>> [crying] >> A thousand times? That’s a lot of weddings. >> It’s not a diamond. >> It’s a sapphire. The color of your eyes. The color of the night I met you. >> You remembered. You remembered the color of my eyes from a bar five years ago. >> I remembered everything. >> Mommy said yes. >> We get to keep him. >> [gasps] >> I love you all so much.

>> We love you, too. >> Love you. >> I have to pee. >> No, you don’t. You peed five minutes ago. You’re just nervous. >> I’m not nervous. I’m excited. There’s a difference. >> Me, too. But don’t tell anyone. >>  >> You are not the girl who drank tequila to forget. You are not the mother who ran. You are Chloe Carter, florist, mother, wife, survivor.

>> If you don’t start walking soon, I’m going to use all the tissues in Connecticut. >> You already have three. >> I need four, maybe five. Don’t judge me. >> [laughter] >> I painted her from memory. And now she’s walking toward me in white. >> Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness the union of Jake Carter >>  >> and Chloe Bennett.

Do you, Chloe Bennett, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband, >>  >> to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, until death do you part? >> I do. >> Do you, Jake Carter, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, until death do you part? >> I do.

I do. >> I love you. I love you. I love you. >> By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss THE BRIDE. >> I OBJECT! [screaming] AND SHE’S MINE! >> DON’T MOVE. I’ll handle this. >> Did you see this? This is better than the opera. Margaret, hush. This is a woman’s wedding day. >> Brandon.

>> Chloe, listen. I know I messed up. I know I wasn’t good to you. But we can fix this. We can go back. Just you and me. Like before. >> Brandon, there is no before. There was never a you and me. There was just me, alone, trying to be enough for someone who made me feel like nothing. You were never mine. And I was never yours.

I was just too broken to see the difference. But I see it now. >> [crying] >> I thought you’d never ask. >> Ask what? >> To finish this. >>  >> Let’s finish this. >> Kiss her again. Kiss her again. >> We kept him. >> I need six tissues. Six! Someone get me six tissues. >> [laughter] >> I love you. >> I love you  more.