A Christmas Dance Reunion

Mom! I'm home!

Lucybear!

Oh, I'm so glad you're home!

I'm so happy to be home.

Oh it smells good, like hot chocolate.

And paint?

I can proudly say I'm responsible for both.

Wait, what's that?

I thought you said you have two weeks vacation!

Mom, it's just some work I brought home to get ahead.

Uh huh.

You're home! Come on!

Ah!

I can't believe you still put up my dance tree.

I can't help myself.

What's this?

Oh it came in the mail.

It was addressed to you.

"After a hundred years of wonderful memories,

we will be closing our doors permanently.

Come celebrate one last Christmas with us.

Your Winterleigh Family."

What?

Mom! They're closing down the Winterleigh.

That's terrible.

Dad loved that place. We all loved that place.

Especially at Christmas.

He looked forward to watching you dance

in the Christmas Dance there every year.

I wonder what happened to that lovely boy

you used to dance with.

-Barrett Brewster? -Yes!

He was so sweet. And such a good dancer!

I think we should accept the invitation.

I thought you would want to be home for Christmas?

Honestly, Mom,

I think it would be good for both of us.

Our family has such amazing memories from there.

The three of us together.

Lucy, I'm a retired art teacher.

I'm home all the time.

You don't have to twist my arm. I'm in.

Okay then.

Yes!

I wonder if they still do it?

Oh, I don't know.

Should we call a cab?

Oh! There it is!

Sorry for the delay, folks!

I had to stop and let some deer pass up the road.

Aggie?

Little Lucy Mortimer?

It's been too long!

Oh Virginia!

You still drive the Winterleigh Jolly Trolley?

Two trains a day!

I'm here for reservations and walk-ins!

We should have called. Do you think we'll be okay for rooms?

Oh... I think you'll be just fine.

Oh! I got it!

Let's go!

Only the two of you? Where's Jack?

Oh, he passed some years ago.

Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that.

He was always so full of Christmas spirit.

He was.

A big fan of Christmas,

and a huge fan of the Winterleigh.

Well, I'm just so happy to see you both.

Here we are!

Thanks, Aggie.

Luce, why don't you go check us in

and I'll be right behind you.

I'll get our cottage number.

Hello?

Hello?

Hi!

Oh!

Excuse me. Can I... Sorry!

I overestimated.

I should not be carrying this many wreaths!

Barrett?

Lucy! Hi!

Hi!

I didn't see you.

It's okay!

If wreath wrangling was an Olympic sport...

Champion.

I, uh, wondered if you would be here.

Yeah, I just came up from the city to help my uncle

before Christmas,

and say a proper goodbye to the hotel before we... you know.

Yeah, I'm so sorry to hear that this place is closing.

I know it's been in your family for a long time.

Yeah.

All good things must come to an end, right?

Is your Uncle Hank doing okay?

Yeah, yeah. He's, he's...

There he is.

[Virginia and Hank laughing happily]

Look who I found outside!

Mrs. Mortimer!

This cannot be little Lucy Mortimer.

It is.

Hank!

It's so good to see you!

Hank, the Winterleigh looks amazing!

Thanks, Lucy.

Oh, I cannot wait for the Christmas event itinerary.

I always loved that as a kid.

I'm sorry to say we really don't do the events anymore.

It's been a couple of years now actually.

I'm sad to hear that.

Yeah, I know.

It's not quite the same as when we were kids,

but don't worry.

The Winterleigh still got a little bit of Christmas magic

left up it's sleeve.

Well, that I believe.

Did you get them checked in?

No. I had a wreath incident.

Let me get you a cottage.

So...

How about...

Cottage 21?

Oh! Lucy, that's our favorite cottage!

I know Mrs. Mortimer.

Let me help you with your bags.

Thank you!

-Bye Hank. -See you later.

Bye.

Is that the Dance Hall!

Uh huh.

Why don't you guys go ahead.

I'll meet you in the cottage.

-Are you sure? -Yes.

-Yeah? -Yes.

Okay.

-Wait... -Yeah.

-No... -Uh huh.

My goodness!

Ah!

That is from our first Christmas Dance together.

Wow.

And look, five years later,

our last Christmas Dance together.

We were...

-Fifteen? -Uh huh.

Do you still dance?

-I don't. -Really?

Why'd you stop?

It's a long story, but...

I'm a lawyer now,

so there's really not much time for dancing.

Whoah!

Free-spirited Lucy Mortimer is a lawyer now?

I mean we all have to grow up some time.

Can't dance forever, right?

What do you do?

I'm a dancer.

Oh, that's great!

I actually think I love it now more than when we were kids.

How is that even possible?

Well, I haven't really taken the leap into

the whole wife and kids thing yet,

so dancing is still my whole world.

I stay busy doing Broadway shows.

Okay Mr Nonchalant.

Broadway?

You really did it!

Yeah. Yeah.

I love it almost as much as I love teaching kids to dance

at the city youth center.

And you also teach dance.

Seeing kids take their first dance steps, it's the best.

And some of them are pretty good, actually.

They're not "Lucy Mortimer" good, but you know...

We were really good together.

Yeah.

I wanted to teach a few classes here while I'm at the hotel,

but helping my uncle is a full time job.

However...

You still got it.

Wow.

You... you've learned some new moves!

I've had a lot of practice since we last danced.

Right.

You're like a grown man now.

Thanks. I think.

I'm sorry. I...

I can't believe I remembered how to do that.

I can.

I should probably get to my cottage and...