Cupids on Beacon Street

Good morning, Eve.

Could you take a look at Chapter 2

and make sure it's clean before we hand it to Greta?

- Yep, got it! - Great!

Um, why didn't you tell me you needed to talk to Alex?

I could have accidentally on purpose stopped by or something!

By the way, I'm making heart- shaped pancakes for dinner.

Are you in?

Last night was heart-shaped toad in the hole.

Who doesn't like breakfast for dinner?

No one.

You could ask Alex out

and stop wasting your Valentine's cooking on me.

- I can't do that, not yet. - Why not?

'Cause he's way too cute, and he's way too smart.

And he hasn't even noticed me yet.

Quinn, relax. He's been here 2 weeks.

- Details! - Guess what?

An editor position just opened up in nonfiction.

That's perfect! That's your dream job.

Should I ask Greta for a recommendation?

I mean, you'll never know until you try.

Oh, there you are.

Arthur and Ruth are coming by.

They want to talk about changes to the book.

Changes?

She said minor, which usually means major.

But it's going to the printers in a week.

At the end of next week, I know, yes.

So let's get the conference room set.

Let's break this up,

whatever this is, this chit-chat club.

Let's go. They're gonna be here in 15.

Here. You're gonna need the caffeine more than I do.

And just ask her.

The worst that can happen is she'll fire you

for wanting to switch departments.

Nice.

I'm just... I'm kidding!

Ah, no I'm not. She really does scare me.

- Eve... - Hi!

Um, I was wondering if I--

Can you get some of those cookies?

You know, the little hearty cookie thingies from downstairs?

From downstairs?

For--for the meeting.

For the meeting.

And can you get rid of the echo in the room?

Sure, um...

- I wanted to ask you, though... - Greta here.

...if you could...

You're not there anymore.

Ah! Did you ask for the recommendation?

Tell me you asked!

Timing was off. And I kind of chickened out.

Not a great combo.

Apparently, I'm supposed to get

these cookies for the meeting.

Oh yeah, right over there.

Uh, hi!

Hi!

Those are actually for eating here,

not for take-out.

Uh, sorry.

I didn't realize they were in limited supply.

I mean, you're welcome to one.

One. Right.

Uh, OK, sure.

You can't do that!

You just told me that I could only take one.

Yes, but now you've touched it, so it's dirty.

Well, hey, look, like my aunt always says,

a little dirt never hurt anyone.

Who are you, anyway?

Oh, I'm a guest of the client.

OK.

What a waste of a perfectly good cookie.

I'll be thinking about that cookie

for the rest of the day.

No shortage of Valentine's here!

We aim to please.

You'd think we were in the romance division or something.

So, what do you have on tap for Valentine's, Evie?

I plan to snuggle up with a good book.

I meant in the date department.

I meant that too.

A date with a good book.

You see, that's what comes of not believing

that true love exists.

Wow! Straight to the point.

That's not true. I just don't think it exists for me.

Aw! Well, what are we reading now?

On the Origin of Species?

- Oh! Thrilling! - Oxford English Dictionary?

What a page-turner!

Who's got the time?

I'm too busy reading best-selling romances

by my two favorite authors.

Ooh! Flattery will get you everywhere!

Don't worry. You'll find love eventually.

Sorry! Sorry, guys! It is crazy here!

Are you excited about your Valentine's cruise?

Are we ever!

40 years ago, I married this beauty!

- Oh, go on! - I could, couldn't I?

No, seriously, go on!

I remember when she read my very first novel.

- She said it was... - Pedestrian.

- ...spiritless. - Dull.

I fell madly in love with her.

- Aw! - Mmm!

Oh, stop!

Listen, we love the work that Evie's done on the book.

Yes, me too.

We just have a few little rewrites here.

Wow! The book is great as it is.

These pages are way better.

See, we just couldn't see Luigi letting her go

on page 200.

So once we tweaked that moment,

we had to find a new middle to the book!

I mean, you don't want your readers to hate Luigi, do you?

No. No, I don't.

But we do go to the printers in one week.

Yes, but--but Evie here is a very fast worker.

Part of why we love her.

I'd be happy to do it.

- Ah! - You're sure?

Yes.

Oh, sorry, hey! It's over Valentine's.

Oh, that's OK!

You're sure that you can pull this together in 5 days?

I can do this. Totally. It'll be fun!

I have an idea.

It's so busy here. You've got a roommate.

Why don't you stay at our house while we're away?

Oh, that's sweet. I wouldn't want to impose.

No, it's no imposition at all!

No, you're not imposing. Hey, you can water my ferns!

Now, we're not gonna take no for an answer.

You'll be able to edit in peace there.

- Ruth, I like this idea. - Mmm.

Well, you know, what do I always say?

What do I always say?

The writer is always...

Are always right. Writers are always right.

The writers are right.

Music to our ears!

Here you go, Eve! You'll like these, Greta.

We need to save Luigi!

Can't wait!

So, you can work in the study

or down here or wherever you like!

Make yourself at home.

Hey, forgot to mention, every couple of months,

a life coach, well, our nephew, actually,

will be hosting his How to Rekindle Love workshops

in the living room.

His place is too small.

Here?

You know, why don't you sit in on it?

It's only a couple hours a day.

- Ah, I'm gonna be so busy. - No, no, no, no, no.

It's always good to hear about love problems. We learned a ton.

I mean, it helped us connect with our readership.

That's nice. It's not really my thing, though.

Well, do your best.

Yeah, but it'll help with the edit.

And remember what Greta always says.

- The writers are always right. - Yes.

She did say that.

Well, here he is already. OK! We're off.

- Have a great week! - Thanks for this.

Have a good trip!

- Jake! - Hey, guys!

Yeah, she's here!

OK, great! Well, have fun then.

- Yeah, you too. - Thank you so much.

Uh, hi.

Hi.

You're the house guest?

You're the life coach?

Uh, wow!

Well, this should be interesting.

So, they talked you into sitting in on my course, huh?

It's all good! You're welcome!

I can sit in for today, but I have their book to edit, so...

The reluctant participant, my favorite.

You know what you should do?

You should head over to my website,

check out the testimonial page.

It's full of people

who said they really didn't want to take the course.

Is that an accurate assessment of your whole situation?

No comment.

They ended up loving it!

Didn't see that coming!

Are those from the office?

I can't believe you took them!

Uh, actually, the receptionist told me where she got them,