Christmas in Carolina

- It's another Christmas, and here I am again.

Oh yeah successful, yet single.

No, and I'm not in the Christmas spirit at all.

Miss Moore!

Now I'm going on another date

that I might have to pay for.

Miss Moore!

On the way, and I'm trying to get there.

Rude.

Everybody is in my way today.

Are you there yet?

I've been calling you.

I'm trying to get there, Blythe.

I just left work.

Please be nice to him.

Do not scare him away like you've done to others.

E is for Elle, not Ebenezer.

Okay so his name is Wesley,

he's a really nice guy,

and he should be waiting right by the bar.

- That's the same thing you said about the others,

but we'll see.

Just trust me on this one.

Okay Blythe, well, I'm here now.

I'm super excited!

I can't believe I'm another date

my cousin has arranged.

- This date you might enjoy, so relax.

All right, Blythe.

Well, I'm about to walk inside the restaurant.

- Okay, I can't wait to hear about your date.

Okay, talk to your later.

Enjoy your date!

Bye.

Excuse me.

Are you Wesley?

I'm afraid not, but I can be.

Oh please, not a chance.

Another date, Miss Moore?

Yes.

This makes, what?

Date number seven this month?

Like more so 15, but who's counting?

Right.

That last date I was on was horrible.

You saw it?

Yeah, I did.

- I ended up having to pay for my meal and his.

- Well hey, hopefully this date will be better

than any of your dates in the past.

I hope so, but we'll see.

Hey, we will.

What are you drinking in the meantime?

Your usual beverage?

You know it.

All right, be right up.

Thank you.

Excuse me, are you Elle?

And you are?

I'm Wesley Saxon, nice to meet you.

Why are you late, Mr. Saxon?

I do apologize, Miss Moore.

My meeting ran a little longer than expected.

So I'll understand if you don't wanna continue

with our afternoon.

This is for you.

Forgive me for being a few moments late.

- So what, you just think all women just love roses?

Roses are not my favorite flower.

Okay.

So what are your favorite flowers, Miss Moore?

Tulips.

Note taken.

May I?

So how was your day?

- My day was long and stressful, and what are you doing?

Powering off my phone.

Why?

Why?

I like to focus on our conversation.

But what if your job calls you?

Oh, no worries.

My assistant takes care of all of that.

Besides, he knows my schedule,

and he knows I'm out of the office.

I wouldn't do that.

It's fine, trust me.

So you were telling me about your day.

Yes, my day was long and stressful,

and I still have so much work to do once I leave here.

Well, I hope tomorrow's better for you.

I hope so too.

So, I'm curious, Mr. Saxon.

Please, call me Wesley.

And what were you curious about?

What do you do?

Your job.

Blythe didn't tell me much about you.

I was an athlete before my injury.

The league offered me a position,

so I started working as a manager for a team in the area.

You?

I'm an investment adviser.

Nice.

So are you from here?

I'm from Maryland.

What about you?

- South Carolina. - South Carolina?

Yeah.

- So how do you and my cousin Blythe know each other then?

Cousins?

You and Blythe are cousins?

Yes.

- Blythe never mentioned you guys were cousins.

She mentioned that you were beautiful, and I agree.

So you and Blythe are cousins.

Yes, she is my only cousin.

I do have a sister, but she just relocated

to the UK last month.

The UK?

So you ladies have any plans,

maybe going back and forth to the UK?

Oh, no, no, no.

I don't have any plans for Christmas,

and I won't be going to England yet.

But I'm sure Blythe is gonna wanna do something.

And why not?

- Christmas just hasn't been the same for me.

It's just not a big deal to me anymore.

That's the opposite from my family.

Really?

Oh my god, yes.

Every year we've got this big Saxon Christmas fest,

and this year my mom's gonna host at home.

- Really? - Yeah absolutely.

Oh excuse me, I have to take this call.

Certainly.

Hello.

Yes.

Yes, I sent the files last week.

Okay, so have them handle it, I have to go.

Okay, bye-bye.

Is everything okay?

Yes, sorry about that.

So you were saying?

- Basically every year my family goes really big

during this time of year.

Have you seen this documentary?

No.

Who is he?

Coach Staff Watson.

A legendary basketball coach from South Carolina.

Oh.

Was he your coach?

My mentor.

He taught me a lot when I was a basketball player.

Do you ball?

Do I what?

Do you ball?

Do you play basketball?

No.

Fun doesn't exist in my life at the moment.

And why not, Miss Moore?

Because I work a lot, many hours,

and the last thing you'll ever

see me doing is playing basketball.

Do I ball?

No.

Excuse me, I have to take this.

Elle Moore speaking.

Okay, okay, have them to wait,

I'll be there in five minutes.

Okay.

- Well, it was nice to meet you, Mr. Saxon,

but as you can see, I am needed in the office.

I see.

Well, maybe we can meet again sometime.

Maybe.

I really need to get going.

Let me pay for this.

Elle.

Elle, I'll take care of it.

I got it.

You're gonna pay for mine?

Yes.

I'll take care of it.

Thank you.

It was my pleasure.

And it was nice to meet you.

Merry Christmas, Elle.

Nice to meet you too.

Did you change your mind?

Forgot my coat.

Miss Moore left.

Yeah, she had to get back to work.

You seem to know her.

Yeah.

So is she always like that?

Ever since I met her, man.

But I must admit, you outlasted her other dates.