Abby arrives at her office, and her assistant, Sean, runs through her day’s schedule. Abby is
excited about her wedding in Paris in four weeks. She has brought her wedding dress as she doesn’t
want any movers around it. Sean reminds Abby about her meeting with the wedding coordinator,
Francois, alongside her husband Edward later in the night. Sean lets Abby know that he is going
to miss her, as Abby is moving to Paris after her marriage for good. When Abby is reminded about the
French marriage license she has to sign, Abby asks Sean to access the Benton County Records
portal to download her divorce decree. Abby needs it for her marriage license. Sean is astonished
to hear that Abby was married. Abby tells him that she was married to a man named Luke for
less than a month when she was just 18 years old. Her husband ran off to Alaska, he left her a note
which said that he wasn’t ready for marriage. Luke goes to his usual hardware store to pick up some
paint. He later supervises little children who are painting. Luke is also an inspiring teacher,
and when he appreciates one of the children for painting beautiful mountains, he learns that the
child hasn't painted any trees, because the child believes that there won't be any trees left due
to the rapid deforestation. He advises the child to paint some, as that would inspire people to
plant more trees in the future. When Abby is working late, her fiancé Edward arrives and
jokes about eloping. Abby tells him that she has to work but Edward convinces her to take a break.
Luke has lunch with his sister, Robin, and his niece, Ruthie. Luke is happy to hear that
Ruthie is the highest scorer in her class. Luke is further amazed to hear that Ruthie has started her
own band by the name of ‘Ruthie’s Status Update’. Luke appreciates Robin for raising Ruthie so well,
as she was a single mother. Robin is also happy to have Luke back in her life now. Edward has set
up a beautiful rooftop dinner for Abby. She lets Edward know that after her father left
her when she was just three years old, her stepfather, Leo, has been there for her ever
since. She further adds that she is now proud to have Edward to share the rest of her life with.
Edward says that he feels lucky to be with her and nowhere else. Before they could eat their meal,
their wedding coordinator, Francois, calls them to discuss their wedding. While Luke is stargazing,
Robin asks him if he is aware that his divorce lawyer, George Bingham is dead, to which Luke
is already aware. Luke is also aware of the fact that Abby is getting married again, and how her
mother seems to be talking about it all over the city. Sean informs Abby that he called the
Benton County Court and couldn’t find the copy of Abby’s divorce papers. Sean further states that
Abby has to appear in court with Luke, in order to resolve this matter if she wants to get married
to Edward. Much to her panic, Abby also learns that she has to appear in court at 3 O’clock.
While she’s on the phone with Edward to tell him that she’s in her hometown, Abby is startled to
see Luke again after so many years. Both of them are surprised to see each other and they have a
hard time starting a proper conversation. They enter the court, and soon they learn from the
magistrate, that their divorce lawyer neglected to file their divorce papers with the court. After
a few interruptions that irritate the judge, the judge goes on record to say that Abby and
Luke are still married. Abby is in disbelief but Luke remains impartial to the statement. However,
the judge gives Abby hope by saying that she and Luke can sign the dissolution documents,
and they would be officially divorced. Abby signs confidently but Luke seems to have second
thoughts. Luke says that he hasn’t fully digested the entire moment and needs some time to think.
The judge can’t force Luke to sign the papers, so he gives them time till Monday. Abby is frustrated
and she tries to plead to get the divorce done by today rather than Monday. Abby asks Luke why
he is doing all this to her as he left her life years ago. Luke tries to say something
but doesn’t find the right words. He leaves and says that he needs time to reflect on everything.
Back at Abby’s home, Abby’s mother, Emily, is on the phone with Francois and tells him to
let her know if he would need her help. Leo is confused as to why a big wedding planner would
need Emily’s services. Abby arrives and breaks the news that she is still married to Luke. Back
at Robin’s café, Robin is overwhelmed to hear the same thing. Robin believes that it wasn’t a
coincidence and their divorce lawyer would have thought that it was nothing more than a passing
thing. In honor of her brother still remaining married, Robin offers free pie to her customers.
Luke thinks that it is still a technical error. Abby sits down with her parents and asks them for
advice. Emily proposes that Leo should talk with the judge as both of them go bowling together,
but Leo turns down the idea as the judge and Leo are on opposing teams. Emily believes that
this was supposed to be taken care of years ago. Abby thinks that Emily wants to reveal something
and finds something suspicious about her own mother. Abby goes to the closed carnival and when
she comes across a carousel, she remembers the good times she spent with Luke. Out of a sudden,
Luke appears and Abby tries to convince him to sign the divorce documents. Luke says that
he is still not sure about that. Abby lets him know that it is just a clerical error,
and him not signing the paper isn’t a sign that the universe might be trying to bring
them together. Abby proposes that they should get it done early as she has to move to Paris
soon. Before she could leave to talk with Edward, Luke asks if she still remembers the first kiss
they shared at the carousel. She says 'yes' and also adds that a girl never forgets her first
kiss. Luke further asks her if she remembers that he proposed to her near the carousel,
to which she affirms and says that they are practically strangers who are still married.
Abby tells Edward everything for the first time, and Edwards says that she should
have let him know early on about her first marriage. Abby says that she wasn’t confident
in sharing this secret with him. Edward, despite not knowing about this early on,
still supports Abby in this tricky situation and professes his love for her once again.
Abby lets him know that she is grateful to have him and thanks him for being supportive. Edward
advises her to remain with her parents for a few days so that she could freshen up a bit.
The next day at Robin’s café, Luke is dealing with potential customers. He even reluctantly pays the
bill for their coffee which they appreciate. Luke is called into the kitchen for fixing a
broken dishwasher. Abby arrives at the café and is happy to meet Robin. She lets her know that
Ruthie looks exactly how Robin used to look in high school. After watching Luke failing to fix
the broken dishwasher, Abby offers him a hand and fixes it instantly. She says that Leo used to be a
mechanic who taught her a few technical things. Before she could proceed with the conversation,
Abby gets a call from her office. Later, Abby attends the summer festival and catches up with
Robin at her stall. Robin offers her a piece of pie which Abby absolutely enjoys. Robin talks
about the current situation between Abby and Luke, and both of them joke about how they are
currently sisters-in-law. Abby heads toward Luke’s stall where he is monitoring a bunch
of children who are painting. Abby admires the students and also praises Luke’s past artwork.
While spending time together, Luke asks if Abby has any plans for the night, to which she
actually does as she would be having dinner with Emily. Abby is still frustrated thinking about
the divorce and her upcoming wedding. Her mother suggests that she should take some time off and
go for a coffee in town. Abby agrees with her and says that she is taking too much stress over this
matter. Abby goes to an ice cream parlor where she reunites with the owner of the store, Ian. Abby
finds out that Luke is there, and waited for her before he could place an order. Luke reminisces
about the time he spent working at that store and how he met Abby there. Both of them remember the
time when Luke messed up the silverware, and how Abby assisted him in that particular manner. Luke
lets her know that at that point he knew that Abby was the one, because she cared for him a
lot. Luke asks Abby about Edward. She responds that Edward is a solid guy and he has a lot of
love for her. Luke wants to ask if Abby actually has feelings for Edward, but Abby doesn’t want to
go there. Both of them arrive at the carnival and Abby requests Luke to start the carousel,
so that they can relive their beautiful memories. It seems as if Luke still has feelings for Abby.
When the ride is over, Abby suggests that they should leave in order to avoid getting caught. It
appears as if Luke wants to get something off his chest but he isn’t able to. Abby asks Luke what
he was expecting from all of this, to which Luke still has no idea. Luke asks Abby if she is still
sure about marrying Edwards. Abby is completely confident and she decides to leave for home.
Abby arrives home and finds her mother extremely anxious about something she has been hiding from
Abby. Her mother asks her why she was out so late, to which Abby replies that she was out
with Luke. Abby tells her that they can discuss whatever Emily wants to discuss in the morning,
but Emily is bent on discussing it right now. Her mother says that she has been hiding a huge
secret from Abby. When the letter of acceptance from Princeton came for Abby. Emily went to
Luke and told him that if he didn’t leave Abby after their marriage then her dreams of going
to Princeton would be shattered, and Luke would be solely responsible for ruining Abby’s life.
Abby is upset that Emily hid this from her all these years, and also concludes that this might
be the reason Luke hasn’t been signing the divorce papers. Her mother, in her defense, says that she
wanted Abby to have the life she deserves which she eventually got. Abby lets her know that it
wasn’t her decision to make. Abby goes to meet Luke who is stargazing and tells him that she has
found out about everything. Abby asks Luke about his actions of moving to Alaska and letting Abby
go to Princeton. Luke says that he knows that Abby would have torn the acceptance letter and
lived her life with Luke. He continues by saying that he wanted the absolute best for Abby and now
she has the life she wanted as well. Abby asks him if he is completely sure about what he is saying,
and wonders about the possibility of them being together if Luke hadn’t left her. Abby asks
Luke if he missed and thought about her while stargazing in Alaska, to which Luke says that
he used to think about her every night. Luke says that he is now relieved that Abby knows the truth.
Knowing that she deeply hurt Abby, Emily plans on throwing a French-themed garden party for
Abby alongside her book club members. Leo tells her that Abby is dealing with the biggest secret
of her life and a party would not help her at all. Abby arrives and is informed about family
dinner later on. Abby leaves for Robin’s café and while she’s on the road, Edward calls her and is
informed that Abby would be going to see Ruthie’s band perform. Upon asking if Luke would be there
as well, Abby says yes which puts Edward in doubt. Abby meets Luke, who is waiting for the clients
he was dealing with earlier. The clients arrive and let Luke know that they have found another
contractor and would not be needing Luke’s services. Just when Luke was about to let them go,
Abby interferes, pretending to be Luke’s attorney, and tells the couple that they were under contract
with Luke, and the time Luke spent on them could have contributed to different new clients. When
being informed that they would be getting under an oath in a deposition, the clients
tell Luke that he can begin painting their home soon. Luke is happy that Abby stood up for him,
just like she used to when they were young. Both of them have a long conversation, where
they talk about how they used to stand up for each other. They remember the time when they both were
running against each other for school elections, and how Luke stepped down in support of Abby.
Luke lets her know that the reason he proposed to marry Abby was that she was always there for him.
Abby returns home to find a surprise garden party, arranged by her mother and her book
club members. She thanks her mother for it and receives various gifts from the club members.
Abby asks for Leo’s help and asks him to cover for her, because she wants to attend Ruthie’s
band performance. As Ruthie sings, both Abby and Luke share a dance and while they do,
they remember their past and reflect on how different everything could have been for them.
Edward surprisingly arrives and meets Luke. He is astonished to see Abby this close to Luke.
Luke leaves them together and tells Edward, that he is a lucky man as he is about to marry
Abby. Edward feels as if there’s some unfinished business between Abby and Luke. He advises Abby
to take care of it before their wedding. Abby asks Luke for a proper explanation. She tells
Luke that she was just 18 years old when she got proposed to, and loved Luke with all her heart
and Luke left her without any proper explanation. When Luke says that Abby has the life she wanted,
Abby rebukes him for playing the victim. Luke asks her if she still loves him to
which Abby is completely numb. Luke leaves and Edwards feels like he needs to talk with Abby.
Edward and Abby sit down to talk about what’s going on. Edward says that he has loved Abby
ever since he laid his eyes on her, and his love for her grew as he learned more about her. He goes
on to say that he deserves her completely, and if Abby isn’t one hundred percent sure about their
wedding, then things could go the other way. Abby appreciates Edward for being supportive and a nice
man and says that she can’t give the complete love Edward truly deserves. Abby goes with her heart
and hands the engagement ring back to Edward and apologizes to him. Edward leaves after saying that
he would miss her. Emily still believes that Abby is never going to forgive what she did to her,
but Leo assures her that anger always fades away but love stays. Abby arrives and Leo
lets her know that forgiveness is what keeps the family together. Abby tells Emily that
she loved Luke so very much, and Emily wasn’t the one to decide about Abby’s future. Emily
confesses that she tried to convince herself that what she did was right for over twenty
years but failed to do so. She says that she wouldn’t have forgiven herself if she didn’t
reveal the secret she had been hiding for so long. Abby informs her that she has broken
up with Edward and would be moving to Paris alone. Emily apologizes for ruining Abby’s
life to which Abby accepts. Both of them hug it out to resolve their relationship problems. Leo
comes back and plans a trip to Paris where he and Emily would help Abby unpack her things.
Abby attends the carnival once again and remembers how Luke proposed to her near
the carousel. Luke hangs his new painting on the wall in Robin's café which she and
Ruthie adore. Luke also lets them know that he signed the divorce papers earlier that day.
Emily arrives and wants to talk with Luke. She apologizes to him for taking Abby away from him,
and says that she didn’t know that Luke was a big part of Abby’s life. Luke says that
it doesn’t make sense for Emily to apologize now since Abby is about to marry Edward. Emily stops
him in the middle and says that Abby has broken up with Edward and is waiting for Luke in court.
An excited Luke rushes to the court soon. Abby enters the court and has no idea that Luke had
signed the divorce papers. The judge lets her know that her divorce is official. Luke appears
and requests for his signature to be taken back. An irritated judge gives both of them
thirty seconds each for their hearing. Abby uses her thirty seconds to say that she has now found
out that Luke left her because he actually loved her. Luke uses his thirty seconds to talk to Abby
and ask her if she still loves him. Abby says that she has always loved him and always will. Emily,
Leo, Ruthie, and Robin arrive in the court and witness Abby and Luke share a kiss after so long.
Abby is now settled in Paris with Luke,
and Luke seems to be doing well as a painter there. Both of them sit down for a drink,
and Luke surprises Abby with a wedding ring. He asks her if she would marry him again.
Abby happily says yes and both of them kiss and await the life they were meant to live together.