I'm Not Ready for Christmas

Hey, I'm gonna be a little bit late

coming into the office today,

I'm looking everywhere for a taxi,

and they don't seem to be out this morning

for some weird reason.

I have to pick up my car from the mechanic on the way in,

so we have to bump the 9:00 with Ben Cameron.

Are you sure? We've already canceled on him once this week.

Oh, send him one of those holiday cookie baskets.

Tell him I had to get on a flight to Dallas

to put out a fire. That oughta do the trick.

Okay, sure, but you'd better hurry up and get in

for your 10:00 conference call.

Oh, I should be able to make that.

Call the mechanic and tell him to have my car ready to drive

the instant I get there.

Okay, bye.

- Thank you very much. - Thanks.

Taxi!

Taxi!

Oh! Hi. Are you trying to get this?

Um, kind of, but if you're in a rush.

Oh, I am in a very big rush, actually.

Yeah, my sister is actually in the hospital,

so I gotta get there lickety-split.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Yeah, no, it's actually a good thing.

She's having a baby, but her husband is gone,

so I have to be there for moral support.

Yeah, of course, it's all yours.

Yeah? That's very nice of you. Thank you.

- Boy or girl? - I'm sorry?

Your sister. Is she having a boy or girl?

The baby? Yeah, the baby, it's a little girl.

- Yeah, Anna. - That's a beautiful name.

That's very sweet of you to say, yes.

Well, I should let you go.

Don't wanna keep your sister waiting.

That's a very good point, yes, thank you.

- Congratulations, auntie! - Oh.

Oh, Miss Nolan!

How are you enjoying your new parking space?

Not as much as you are going to enjoy

your Christmas Day basketball tickets.

My grandson would be so excited.

Well, he is lucky to have such an amazing grandpa.

You get those basketball tickets

for old Brouhard at the front desk yet?

I'm trying, but Christmas games are tough.

- How's my day looking? - Tight.

And don't forget you have a 3:00 Christmas tree lighting

at your niece's school.

Oh, Anna.

Hopefully you can make the office Christmas party later?

Well, if I'm still standing by then.

Oh, and forget about your lunch break.

Mr. O'Connell just scheduled a staff meeting at 1:00

to talk about some huge client that he's trying to land.

It's Graydon DuPois.

The fashion designer?

Yup.

Good girl.

Anything else?

No, that'll do it.

Hey, on second thought, there is something.

Come on in. Close the door.

I can't emphasize enough

how important this new account would be

if we can land it.

And that's why I want to make sure

that I get the best possible person from our team

to run point on the pitch.

And I've narrowed it down to the two biggest movers this year,

Holly and Ted.

Thank you so much, Mr. O'Connell.

That's a real honor.

Thank you. So who's the potential client?

- - Oh, excuse me one second.

I'm sorry.

Hello?

Oh, what a delight, Mr. DuPois.

To what do I owe the privilege?

Um, tomorrow, the symphony?

Wow. I didn't even know they were still in session.

7:00. That would be delightful.

Do you need me to call you again?

No, I'm good, Mr. DuPoi-- Oh, Graydon.

I don't know why I keep doing that.

Silly me.

Bye.

Whew. I am so sorry about that. What did I miss?

Hey, you guys, I'm so, so sorry.

I got a call from an angry client on my way over.

I had to stop by there and smooth things over.

I'm so sorry I missed your tree-lighting ceremony.

- It's okay, Aunt Holly. - It's really not okay.

But I promise you I will be at your next one.

I have a holiday music show tomorrow night,

if you want to come to that.

I'm singing a solo: "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."

Oh, I love that song!

So will you be there?

I wouldn't miss it for the world.

Yes, I will be there.

Yes! I love you, Aunt Holly.

I love you too, Anna.

Hey, kiddo, can you give us a minute?

Mm-hmm.

Tree lighting and pizza, how hard could that be?

Well, it was in the middle of my work day.

Kind of hard to get away at 3:00 in the afternoon.

If it had been 4:30, it would've been no problem.

Your work can't be

a get-out-of-jail-free card anymore.

You make a promise, especially to Anna,

you gotta follow through.

Hopefully 'cause you want to.

All right.

- Hello. - Hey, there you are.

I didn't think you were gonna make it.

Oh, yeah, of course.

I just hit a little traffic on my way in.

What did I miss?

No one's dancing on a table yet, so...

Oh, there's Mr. Shea.

So, Ted, did your wife come?

No. She had a conflict.

I figured you'd bring Graydon DuPois as your date,

since you two are so close.

You may have fooled O'Connell,

but given your track record with the truth,

I'm pretty confident that you and iconic fashion designers

don't run in the same circle.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

DuPois and I go way back.

We met at Fashion Week in Miami a couple of years ago,

and now he calls me whenever he comes through Denver.

Look, Holly,

you're smart, and you're good at your job,

but I am too.

So there's no way I could have actually won this account

because I earned it?

No. That's just the point. You could.

But now we'll never know.

- What was that about? - Oh, nothing.

I definitely need a drink though. Are you all set?

- Oh, no, thank you, I'm good. - Okay.

Thank you.

- Here. - Thank you.

Hey, it's you.

Oh! Taxi cab guy.

Exactly. So why aren't you with your sister at the hospital?

Oh, my sister.

I mean, she just had a baby, so she needs some sleep.

But everything went okay with the birth and all?

Oh, absolutely. It was perfect.

Beautiful, healthy baby girl.

Anna.

Really good memory.

Well, I'm good with names, I guess.

Drew.

- Holly. - Okay, Holly.

Well, it looks like we got another minute or two to kill,

so what exactly do you do?

I'm in advertising.

Cool. You like it?

I love it, actually.

My job, basically,

is to sell people what they want the truth to be,

and I'm very, very good at that.

How about you?

Wait, don't tell me.

Um, head of a charity?

Grade school music teacher.

- No, seriously? - Mm-hmm.

That's really sweet.

Good sweet or condescending sweet?

Good sweet.

So has advertising always been your dream job?

Let me put it this way.

If things go well,

I might actually get to work with Graydon DuPois soon.

- The fashion guy. - Mm-hmm.

Handsome, rich, trend-setting.

Who knows? I may end up becoming the next Mrs. DuPois,

running his company alongside him.

I'm just kidding.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Would you maybe like to get together again sometime?

Oh, I'm not really looking for anything right now.