Rating: 7/10
Lawyer Lady goes to her office. Assistant is decorating Lawyer Lady's office and has Christmas music playing. Lawyer Lady thinks no one will take her seriously if she has a whimsical side.
Boss Guy hands LLady a file and says this is super important! Put everything else aside. Mess this up and you're done here!
LLady and Assistant get dressed in Olde Time dresses to go to a Victorian Christmas party. LLady keeps ripping her dress, or losing her hat in the fire. (She will not get her deposit back).
Now the heel has broken off LLady's shoe. Scruffy Single Dad talks about restoring the old Victorian house, and mentions there's a Ghost Guy (but he's friendly). LLady says she doesn't believe in ghosts, so SSD offers to show her the Ghost Guy. He hands her a photo and explains the guy in the photo is Ghost Guy. SSD tells them that Ghost Guy often appears around books having to do with Charles Dickens.
Assistant takes a picture of LLady and SSD. Assistant sees Ghost Guy, but he's not in the picture. LLady tells Assistant, "no more pictures."
SSD notices LLady is limping, and she shows SSD her broken heel. He offers to fix it for her.
SSD returns with the fixed shoe, and put it on LLady's foot, just like Cinderella. SSD gets called away by Teenage Son.
LLady is preparing to leave, and tips over the Christmas tree. SSD catches it. Assistant tries to smooth it over by talking about books. LLady says, "I'm a lawyer. I don't have time for books."
SSD tries to give LLady his business card. LLady tells SSD to give the card to Assistant. LLady is blind to SSD's attempts to connect with her.
Assistant posted the picture of LLady with SSD, and now people are going to think they are dating!
SSD liked the photo.
LLady goes home, and her carpet is soaking wet. LLady opens her bag and finds SSD's business card in a Charles Dickens book. LLady calls SSD to help with her soggy rug. In the meantime, LLady finds the smallest single rag and starts sopping up the water.
SSD comes over the next day. He looks at the carpet and assesses. From his one look, he knows:
-the garage is below the wet floor
-a pipe has burst
-he can fix it
-he can replace the floor and seamlessly match it to the original hardwood
-he can get her a wholesale discount
-he can give her a quote later tonight
SSD notices the Charles Dickens book, and accuses LLady of stealing it from his house. LLady says she doesn't know how the book got in her bag. SSD says it's fine, it's probably the work of Ghost Guy, and LLady should read it.
LLady goes to work and accuses Assistant of putting the book in LLady's bag. Assistant doesn't know anything about the book. Assistant is getting mad for being falsely accused.
Later LLady is looking through her lawyer papers, and picks up the ghost book. She begins reading. It seems she is capable of reading books after all!
Assistant tells LLady that her dating standards are very high, and that's ok. Also, SSD meets those standards.
SSD has finished with the flooring, and LLady gives him a croissant. They talk about Paris. SSD asks LLady if she went to a private school. She proudly confirms his suspicions. SSD says he barely graduated from community college. LLady says that's ok. SSD wants to go to Paris someday. (All this is to point out they have very different backgrounds, and very different lives. LLady is privileged, SSD is poor).
LLady is off to work. SSD stays to finish stuff with the floor, and also does the dishes. LLady returns home, notices the floor and dishes, and calls SSD. They flirt a little, then LLady asks when she'll get the bill. Things get awkward. SSD thanks LLady for her business.
LLady settles in to read from the ghost book. The stories are very short.
LLady goes to the garage to get something, and finds a fully decorated Christmas tree! LLady is about to call SSD, then her Mother rings to doorbell.
Mother and LLady make Christmas cookies, and Mother says she bought a Charles Dickens book, and has been reading it. This must be the work of Ghost Guy!
It starts snowing. LLady is sad. Mother acknowledges that Christmas is sad for them. The kitchen fuse blows. LLady doesn't know how to flip the breaker. Mother leaves and tells LLady to call a handyman. LLady calls SSD. He comes over and flips the breaker.
SSD notices an old table in the garage and offers to refurbish it for LLady. She says ok. SSD invites LLady to come watch Teenage Son play hockey. LLady says she's busy.
LLady reads a ghost book story. Every time she reads a story, she thinks about SSD, and likes SSD a little more.
SSD brings Teenage Son to LLady's house to help put the Christmas tree in the living room. Teenage Son asks LLady to come watch him play hockey. LLady says no thanks.
SSD gets a call from someone who needs help. SSD asks if LLady can bring Teenage Son to hockey. LLady regretfully says ok.
Teenage Son plays hockey while LLady waits in the car. LLady is adverse to hockey, and it is hinted at that it has something to do with her brother. Teenage Son gives LLady a flyer about his hockey tournament.
Boss Guy reminds LLady about her important case.
Teenage Son asks SSD if he likes LLady. SSD says she's not his girlfriend. Teenage Son tells SSD that LLady could be his girlfriend if he'd ask her.
SSD asks LLady if she can bring Teenage Son to hockey again. LLady says ok, and actually goes into the arena this time. Teenage Son is not playing well, and walks off the ice. LLady finds him, and tells him to relax and go play better. Teenage Son takes her advice, and shoots some scores!
SSD invites LLady over for spaghetti. LLady compliments SSD on his mad culinary skills. SSD asks LLady to pass him the jar of pasta sauce. SSD tells LLady his wife died. LLady tells SSD she broke up with her last boyfriend because work was more important. They kiss.
SSD gets a call that Teenage Son doesn't feel good and needs to be picked up from his sleepover. SSD tells LLady he has to go get Teenage Son, so dinner is over before it starts.
LLady reads ghost book. LLady looks at hockey tournament flyer.
Boss Guy reminds LLady about her important case.
Assistant tells LLady to go have fun. LLady says she can't, because it'll remind her of her brother who died in a snowmobile accident.
LLady goes to watch Teenage Son play hockey. SSD asks LLady about the ghost book. LLady says she's busy with her important case. LLady is leaving now.
Teenage Son hits LLady with a snowball and she cries. SSD asks her what's wrong. LLady says she thought Teenage Son was her dead brother because he used to throw snowballs at her. He died snowmobiling just before he was going to go play hockey in Europe. SSD apologizes for not knowing any of that.
LLady goes home and calls Mother. Mother asks if LLady is ok. LLady tells Mother she likes SSD. Ghost Guy hovers in the background.
It's time for LLady to present her important case. Lawyer stuff is happening. The opposition brings in an expert witness. It's SSD.
LLady objects.
Overruled.
LLady objects to something else.
Overruled.
LLady asks what his degree is in, proving that maybe he's not such an expert after all.
SSD sadly leaves.
LLady wins her important case.
SSD asks how she could do that to him. Llady says it wasn't personal. SSD walks away. LLady got a promotion! LLady is not excited about the promotion. It will mean more time at work, and less time for a social life. She's a terrible person! She didn't mean to hurt SSD!
SSD is on a ladder, and Ghost Guy makes him fall. Teenage Son calls LLady to the hospital. SSD says he's fine, it's just a broken leg. LLady says it was probably Ghost Guy.
LLady apologizes to SSD for how she acted at the important case. LLady tells SSD she quit her job. SSD tells her that's cool. LLady offers to read the ghost book to SSD. He can't go anywhere anyway, so she starts reading.
SSD is very much enjoying story time. They almost kiss, then the nurse shows up with some pills. LLady goes home.
LLady asks Assistant to come to Teenage Son's hockey tournament with her. The score is tied. LLady tells Teenage Son, "good job." Now he'll win for sure! Assistant doesn't understand hockey. LLady is explaining everything to her. There's seconds left, and Teenage Son gets the goal! They won the Hockey tournament!
LLady has everyone over for Christmas. Apparently Assistant also quit her job so she can work with LLady forever. Teenage Son asks his new grandma for some hot chocolate. Mysteriously it's all gone. Ghost Guy strikes again!
LLady gives SSD a book about Paris. SSD asks if he can give her his gift. LLady says ok. SSD kisses LLady.
The end
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