I'm saying yes.
What? You're saying yes?
To my question, you're saying yes? Yes.
I'm saying -- Yeah. I thought that's what you wanted.
Yeah, but -- Yes?
Like, I didn't think it would be that easy.
I'm sorry. You call this night easy?
No, not -- not easy like that,
but, like, I thought [chuckles] you'd have to pray
or consult with Matthew, maybe get your pastor involved,
some additional praying... Yeah. Yeah. Matthew will be fine.
[ Sighs ] Alright, well, when does he get back?
I can help with the pitch. I can talk to him.
What do you want me to...? Uh, no. No. No.
No, that's a horrible and weird idea...
Yes. ...obviously.
Um, but tell him that I can help him with work.
I'll make sure everything is arranged for him and for Ruby.
We split up.
♪
Oh.
♪
We kept trying to tell ourselves that our whole winding road
was God's plan to bring us back together.
[ Breathes deeply ]
But he was still so angry and so hurt.
I mean, I left him at the altar, and then his wife died.
You know, you don't just stop feeling hurt
'cause it's a better story
if God brought us together in our pain.
He denied it for so long.
You know, he tried so hard not to hate me.
I think loving me, making us a full circle
was the story he was writing.
I mean, I guess it was the story we were both writing.
I mean, I was trying to get past my guilt.
He was -- He was trying to forgive God
for the loss of Karin.
♪
But, y-you know, ultimately, we learned that...
[ Chuckles ]
...life just isn't always so tidy.
♪
And God's plan isn't always so easy to understand.
♪♪
He's always been so good with Harriet,
and I adore Ruby,
but we both started working longer hours,
just avoiding coming home.
And then, his sister got sick. She lives in Philadelphia.
So he and Ruby went to Philadelphia to be with her,
and...now she's better,
uh, but they're still in Philadelphia.
[ Chuckles ]
And...
they are not coming back.
♪
I had no idea.
Yeah, I mean, I was gonna tell you,
but, you know, hundreds of thousands of people were dying.
I just didn't think my marriage counted as a casualty.
And you were maybe a little too proud to tell me?
Yeah, fine. [ Chuckles ]
I was a little -- a little too proud.
You okay?
It's hard to say.
But...
it looks like I'm moving to Boston.
[ Chuckles ]
So...
[ Humming ]
Fingers crossed for new horizons.
♪ I know you're out there, doin' the best you can ♪
Jackson: No one said it was easy,
becoming the person you're meant to be.
♪ But everybody needs a helping hand ♪
It takes bravery a step into the power you found
and earned and deserve.
♪ 'Cause we're all alone in this together ♪
♪ But the storm won't last forever ♪
He'll come back.
And you'll visit, and he'll visit.
I know.
You know, it's okay to be sad.
It's hard handing over something you put your life into.
♪ So much light ♪
[ Voice breaking ] I'm not sad.
It's just, like, I never in my life
felt pride quite like this.
♪ We can hold each other up ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Hold each other up ♪
The trick is, to take the people who were there for you,
with you.
To remind you you're not alone.
It's gonna take a few days,
figure out what to tell the chief.
Feels weird to say Boston.
[ Scoffs ] Feels like a...
[ Door creaks ]
I don't know.
It feels "I don't know" to me, too.
♪ 'Cause I see hope in togetherness ♪
Thank you. Oh!
♪ So much light ♪
Harriet: Mommy, Daddy!
♪ And so much love ♪
I got her.
You go.
Get ready to go.
♪ There is strength, strength in tenderness ♪
[ Door closes ]
You have an entire legacy behind you
as you create your own. 00:04:52.542,00:00:00.000 ♪ We can hold each other up ♪