WEBVTT 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:03.799 My rom -com plan was set into motion. As the 00:00:03.799 --> 00:00:07.200 classic meddling sister, I had one job. Get my 00:00:07.200 --> 00:00:09.400 workaholic sister Claire and my ruggedly hot 00:00:09.400 --> 00:00:12.500 neighbor Tony to fall in love. All I had to do 00:00:12.500 --> 00:00:15.560 was follow the standard rom -com formula. Easy, 00:00:15.640 --> 00:00:18.460 right? Workaholic advertising executive meets 00:00:18.460 --> 00:00:20.920 a charming outdoorsy guy and eventually learns 00:00:20.920 --> 00:00:24.300 how to have fun and let love into her life. But 00:00:24.300 --> 00:00:27.679 nowhere in the formula did it say step one. Claire 00:00:27.679 --> 00:00:30.239 wipes out in my kitchen like a baby giraffe on 00:00:30.239 --> 00:00:32.799 roller skates. That's not so much a meet cute 00:00:32.799 --> 00:00:36.780 as a meet chaos. I did not expect Claire's foot 00:00:36.780 --> 00:00:39.439 to be fractured. I also didn't realize how much 00:00:39.439 --> 00:00:41.640 she was freaking out about quitting her job. 00:00:41.840 --> 00:00:44.960 Claire was not the freak out type. She's driven 00:00:44.960 --> 00:00:47.399 and responsible and, you know, generally has 00:00:47.399 --> 00:00:50.240 her shit together. But when I took her home from 00:00:50.240 --> 00:00:52.820 urgent care with a boot on her foot, she had 00:00:52.820 --> 00:00:55.399 a watery, panicked look on her eyes that I had 00:00:55.399 --> 00:00:59.920 never seen before. So, I called our mom. I figured 00:00:59.920 --> 00:01:02.119 she would make her some soup or something, give 00:01:02.119 --> 00:01:05.180 her a pep talk, and get her back on track. Well, 00:01:05.500 --> 00:01:07.480 you know what they say about good intentions. 00:01:10.579 --> 00:01:14.180 Hi, Mom. Claire, Shannon told me about your broken 00:01:14.180 --> 00:01:17.620 foot. Oh, what happened? Are you okay? I'm coming 00:01:17.620 --> 00:01:21.099 over. No, Mom. No, I didn't break my foot. It's 00:01:21.099 --> 00:01:23.629 a fracture. I just have to wear a boot for a 00:01:23.629 --> 00:01:26.950 while. It's a fashion statement that says klutz. 00:01:27.510 --> 00:01:29.709 Oh, and what's this about quitting your job? 00:01:30.010 --> 00:01:33.269 Claire, you need to call your boss and apologize. 00:01:33.769 --> 00:01:36.310 You can't just quit because you disagree with 00:01:36.310 --> 00:01:38.909 him. It's irresponsible, dear. I thought we were 00:01:38.909 --> 00:01:41.290 talking about my foot. Where's the sympathy here? 00:01:41.510 --> 00:01:45.109 Honey, I am sorry about your hurt foot, but that 00:01:45.109 --> 00:01:48.549 will heal. Jobs are hard to come by. How are 00:01:48.549 --> 00:01:50.980 you going to support yourself? This is why you 00:01:50.980 --> 00:01:54.400 need to be in a relationship, so you have someone 00:01:54.400 --> 00:01:58.000 to take care of you. Mom, I can support myself 00:01:58.000 --> 00:02:01.519 just fine, even with just the one good leg. I'm 00:02:01.519 --> 00:02:03.640 not a damsel in distress in need of rescuing. 00:02:03.879 --> 00:02:05.879 All right, look, I'm going to make some calls. 00:02:06.019 --> 00:02:08.500 My friend Ramona from Junior League needs someone 00:02:08.500 --> 00:02:11.439 to lay out ads for our newsletter. Maybe you 00:02:11.439 --> 00:02:15.460 could do that. Mom, absolutely not. Stop, please. 00:02:16.330 --> 00:02:19.750 Well, excuse me. I'm just trying to help. I gotta 00:02:19.750 --> 00:02:22.349 go, Mom. I'm fine. Please, just let me be for 00:02:22.349 --> 00:02:25.409 a minute. Okay? Love you. Bye. I love you, honey. 00:02:27.729 --> 00:02:31.349 Hello? Dude! Why the hell did you call Mom? Because 00:02:31.349 --> 00:02:34.150 you're spiraling. You haven't responded to my 00:02:34.150 --> 00:02:36.990 texts, and you haven't left your condo in three 00:02:36.990 --> 00:02:40.509 days. How do you know? Because I know you. You're 00:02:40.509 --> 00:02:43.150 not allowed to drive with the boot. Have you 00:02:43.150 --> 00:02:45.680 bathed? As a matter of fact, I've been in this 00:02:45.680 --> 00:02:49.740 bath for two hours. Thank you very much. Hello? 00:02:50.319 --> 00:03:03.060 Hello? Claire? Hello? Are you still there? Claire? 00:03:03.500 --> 00:03:06.560 Claire? Claire? I dropped my effing phone in 00:03:06.560 --> 00:03:09.620 the effing bathtub. You know what? Do not tell 00:03:09.620 --> 00:03:13.020 Mom. You're not going to fix it with a hair dryer. 00:03:13.689 --> 00:03:16.530 You're supposed to put it in a bag of rice. I 00:03:16.530 --> 00:03:18.770 thought you'd slipped and banged your head on 00:03:18.770 --> 00:03:21.629 the bathtub and were drowning all alone. You 00:03:21.629 --> 00:03:26.710 did not. It crossed my mind. Nope. I'm alive. 00:03:26.889 --> 00:03:29.750 Just sitting here with a broken foot. No job. 00:03:29.750 --> 00:03:32.590 And now, no phone. But at least I have a bag 00:03:32.590 --> 00:03:35.949 of rice. This is all fixable. You have a ton 00:03:35.949 --> 00:03:38.710 of contacts. In my phone. That drowned. Like 00:03:38.710 --> 00:03:42.770 my life. We need CPR. We'll get you a new one. 00:03:43.210 --> 00:03:45.650 It's all in the cloud. You'll get work when you're 00:03:45.650 --> 00:03:48.870 ready. I can help you go freelance, set up an 00:03:48.870 --> 00:03:52.169 LLC, post on LinkedIn more often for visibility. 00:03:52.650 --> 00:03:55.590 Oh, God, kill me now. Mom is dying for me to 00:03:55.590 --> 00:03:57.789 be in a relationship, my only job prospect is 00:03:57.789 --> 00:04:00.129 with the junior league, and you're harassing 00:04:00.129 --> 00:04:02.389 me about being a LinkedIn thought leader? This 00:04:02.389 --> 00:04:04.650 is torture. You're the one having an existential 00:04:04.650 --> 00:04:08.009 crisis about not having a job. It's not about 00:04:08.009 --> 00:04:12.949 the paycheck. I've got savings. I just... I don't 00:04:12.949 --> 00:04:15.629 know how to exist if I'm not working. I can't 00:04:15.629 --> 00:04:19.029 shut my brain off. I need to do something. You 00:04:19.029 --> 00:04:22.009 don't have to be productive all the time. Just 00:04:22.009 --> 00:04:25.389 let yourself be a bum and heal your foot. Watch 00:04:25.389 --> 00:04:28.769 some movies. Eat some cheese dip. Bed rot is 00:04:28.769 --> 00:04:32.589 self -care now. Oh, I could tear up some cheese 00:04:32.589 --> 00:04:34.889 dip. You know, that if I were stranded on a deserted 00:04:34.889 --> 00:04:37.670 island and I could only pick one food, it would 00:04:37.670 --> 00:04:40.610 be chips and queso. Maybe I can be unemployed 00:04:40.610 --> 00:04:45.149 and useless. Drown me in queso. That's my girl. 00:04:45.310 --> 00:04:48.430 Come on. I'm taking you back to my house. I'll 00:04:48.430 --> 00:04:50.610 pick up a new phone and get you set up on the 00:04:50.610 --> 00:04:53.649 couch. You can put your feet up, eat cheese dip, 00:04:53.810 --> 00:04:56.990 and watch chick flicks for a day. Just one day. 00:04:57.370 --> 00:05:00.790 Um, does it have to be chick flicks? Maybe a 00:05:00.790 --> 00:05:02.670 horror movie to remind me that my life isn't 00:05:02.670 --> 00:05:05.610 that bad? What the? How are we even related, 00:05:05.769 --> 00:05:11.910 Claire? Okay, you got fizzy water, queso dip. 00:05:12.050 --> 00:05:16.310 Is this pillow under your foot comfortable? Ooh, 00:05:16.610 --> 00:05:19.050 you got this spendy spindrift instead of this 00:05:19.050 --> 00:05:21.209 store -bought brand fizzy water that I can afford. 00:05:21.389 --> 00:05:24.550 I like it here. I could use a second beverage, 00:05:24.629 --> 00:05:29.209 though. Can you bring me a water? Or a hot tea? 00:05:29.930 --> 00:05:34.689 Or both? Why do you need so many beverages? You 00:05:34.689 --> 00:05:36.740 know I'm a beverage whore. I need at least two 00:05:36.740 --> 00:05:39.980 drinks, a water and a tasty beverage at minimum. 00:05:40.100 --> 00:05:43.360 But I usually need a comfort beverage, too. Ugh, 00:05:43.540 --> 00:05:45.779 is the fizzy water your comfort beverage or your 00:05:45.779 --> 00:05:48.720 tasty beverage? Ideally, it's the bonus beverage. 00:05:49.100 --> 00:05:51.720 See, you start with the mandatory emotional support 00:05:51.720 --> 00:05:55.060 water bottle, then something warm for coziness, 00:05:55.060 --> 00:05:58.459 and then fizzy water. Keeps things spicy and 00:05:58.459 --> 00:06:01.279 keeps me stable. You're ridiculous. At least 00:06:01.279 --> 00:06:04.879 I'm properly hydrated. I'm only doing this for 00:06:04.879 --> 00:06:09.420 you because you're injured. Here you go. Hot 00:06:09.420 --> 00:06:14.139 tea, water, and a bonus beverage, weirdo. Now, 00:06:14.240 --> 00:06:17.680 are you ready? Ready for what? I have the perfect 00:06:17.680 --> 00:06:21.079 movie for us. Point Break. Utah, give me two! 00:06:21.480 --> 00:06:26.000 Yes! I caught my first tube this morning, sir. 00:06:27.079 --> 00:06:37.699 Hey, Shannon? Thank you. Vaya con Dios. Oh man, 00:06:37.839 --> 00:06:41.459 that last scene always gets me. Hey, Tony. Oh, 00:06:41.480 --> 00:06:44.000 hey. Shannon, thanks for moving my drill out 00:06:44.000 --> 00:06:45.860 of the rain this morning. I'm going to pour concrete 00:06:45.860 --> 00:06:49.480 for the support beams today. You know, he really 00:06:49.480 --> 00:06:53.379 is as nice as they say. Who? Keanu Reeves. Hey, 00:06:53.439 --> 00:06:55.379 Shannon, the rest of the Quikrete is in the garage, 00:06:55.560 --> 00:06:57.600 right? Yeah, you'll see it by the recycling bin. 00:06:59.860 --> 00:07:02.860 Hold up. How the hell does long guy Tony know 00:07:02.860 --> 00:07:05.509 Keanu Reeves? Probably from the Warped Tour. 00:07:06.410 --> 00:07:10.610 I am so not following. Well, Tony's band always 00:07:10.610 --> 00:07:12.790 opened up for Dogstar on the Warped Tour back 00:07:12.790 --> 00:07:16.069 in the day, so, you know. Long Guy Tony was on 00:07:16.069 --> 00:07:18.850 the Warped Tour? What band was he in? What is 00:07:18.850 --> 00:07:22.410 happening? I told you, he's multifaceted. Remember 00:07:22.410 --> 00:07:25.170 that singer Nick Charlie from like 10 years ago? 00:07:25.769 --> 00:07:28.370 Tony was his bassist and songwriting partner. 00:07:28.790 --> 00:07:33.129 Oh, shit. And then Nick Charlie died, right? 00:07:33.819 --> 00:07:36.800 That's why that song, Secretary of My Thoughts, 00:07:36.800 --> 00:07:40.759 was such a big hit. Damn. And now Tony's mowing 00:07:40.759 --> 00:07:45.019 lawns? Yeesh, how the mighty fall. Claire, what's 00:07:45.019 --> 00:07:47.959 wrong with mowing lawns? So judgy. You sound 00:07:47.959 --> 00:07:51.100 like Mom. Ouch. Way to kick me while I'm down. 00:07:51.319 --> 00:07:53.720 Besides, Mom is a touchy subject right now. I 00:07:53.720 --> 00:07:56.240 still haven't forgiven you for calling her. Noted. 00:07:56.740 --> 00:07:59.180 Tony's actually the most creative person I've 00:07:59.180 --> 00:08:03.300 ever met. Thanks a lot. Besides you. Hey. Why 00:08:03.300 --> 00:08:05.360 don't I help you get set up on the laptop out 00:08:05.360 --> 00:08:08.199 there in the back deck? You can get started updating 00:08:08.199 --> 00:08:10.339 your portfolio while I do some work upstairs. 00:08:11.379 --> 00:08:14.439 Uh, hold on. I thought I was supposed to be practicing 00:08:14.439 --> 00:08:18.379 not being productive. I'm enjoying this. Can 00:08:18.379 --> 00:08:21.060 you bring me one more beverage? No! You're done 00:08:21.060 --> 00:08:23.740 with the liquids. You know, you're just dying 00:08:23.740 --> 00:08:26.540 to be on a Zoom call right now. Okay, I'm not 00:08:26.540 --> 00:08:30.139 that bad. Okay. I'm going to go record for a 00:08:30.139 --> 00:08:33.289 couple of hours. These teenage bicurious vampires 00:08:33.289 --> 00:08:35.809 are never going to fall in love if I'm watching 00:08:35.809 --> 00:08:43.429 movies all day. You have the weirdest job. Stupid 00:08:43.429 --> 00:08:52.909 thing. Get in there. Hey, what are you watching? 00:08:52.950 --> 00:08:55.889 It sounds like it's just stuck on unskippable 00:08:55.889 --> 00:09:01.370 ads. That sucks. I'm watching commercials. On 00:09:01.370 --> 00:09:05.870 purpose? Why? I'm in advertising. I know the 00:09:05.870 --> 00:09:08.230 people who made a lot of them. These won a bunch 00:09:08.230 --> 00:09:11.690 of awards. I'm doing some research. Oh, I see. 00:09:11.769 --> 00:09:15.210 So you're the problem. I'm sorry, what? I'm the 00:09:15.210 --> 00:09:18.110 problem? What does that mean? Sorry, it's just 00:09:18.110 --> 00:09:21.090 commercialism in general. You know, America's 00:09:21.090 --> 00:09:23.929 obsession with capitalism and advertising taking 00:09:23.929 --> 00:09:27.690 over all forms of art. Okay, my guy. I happen 00:09:27.690 --> 00:09:29.830 to believe that there's a lot of creativity and 00:09:29.830 --> 00:09:33.990 culture in advertising. Yeah. Okay. I'm gonna 00:09:33.990 --> 00:09:38.730 go take this back inside. Nice chat. Oh, man. 00:09:39.470 --> 00:09:48.769 Shit. Smooth talking, Tony. Coming. Just gonna... 00:09:48.769 --> 00:09:55.269 Hop. Dang it. Coming. Hello, girls. Hey, Mom. 00:09:56.230 --> 00:09:58.769 Oh, good. You're both here. I just wanted to 00:09:58.769 --> 00:10:00.649 drop off some things from the fridge since we're 00:10:00.649 --> 00:10:02.809 leaving for our cruise tomorrow. I had some leftover 00:10:02.809 --> 00:10:04.830 creme fraiche from Barbara's grandbaby shower, 00:10:04.909 --> 00:10:07.669 you know. Now, Claire, are you going to be okay 00:10:07.669 --> 00:10:09.950 on your own for a few weeks? Mom, I've been on 00:10:09.950 --> 00:10:12.590 my own for years. Oh, honey, you know what I 00:10:12.590 --> 00:10:16.230 mean. Unmarried, no job, broken foot. Can I give 00:10:16.230 --> 00:10:19.360 you some money? Oh, good Lord, Mom. I know. No 00:10:19.360 --> 00:10:21.840 need to remind me. I'm a grown -ass woman. I 00:10:21.840 --> 00:10:23.620 make more money than you and Dad did put together 00:10:23.620 --> 00:10:27.039 when you were my age. Oh, really? I didn't think 00:10:27.039 --> 00:10:29.179 you still got a salary after you quit your job. 00:10:29.679 --> 00:10:32.980 Okay. Thank you for the food, Mom. I hope you 00:10:32.980 --> 00:10:35.679 and Dad have a great trip to Aruba. We'll be 00:10:35.679 --> 00:10:39.799 fine here. Oh, um, hi, ladies. Uh, Shannon? Yeah, 00:10:39.879 --> 00:10:41.500 I'm just gonna go grab something from the workshop. 00:10:41.600 --> 00:10:44.539 I'll be right back. Oh, my. Oh, well, my goodness. 00:10:45.899 --> 00:10:48.919 That's Tony. Well, I didn't realize your sister 00:10:48.919 --> 00:10:51.019 let workers just pop in and out of her house 00:10:51.019 --> 00:10:54.299 willy -nilly. He's Tony. He's also my neighbor 00:10:54.299 --> 00:10:57.580 and our friend. He's not just a rando. Dear, 00:10:57.740 --> 00:11:01.299 I was just a little surprised by the casual nature 00:11:01.299 --> 00:11:04.500 of the way he popped in here unannounced. I think 00:11:04.500 --> 00:11:05.820 the help should have a little more respect for 00:11:05.820 --> 00:11:09.870 their employers. The help? Oh, please, Mom. Well, 00:11:09.950 --> 00:11:13.289 anyway, Claire, I spoke to Ramona, and she said 00:11:13.289 --> 00:11:16.649 that she knows someone who is a graphic designer 00:11:16.649 --> 00:11:19.929 who could talk to you. Mom, I'm not a graphic 00:11:19.929 --> 00:11:22.809 designer. I'm an art director. It's not the same 00:11:22.809 --> 00:11:27.090 thing. I am so tired of... Okay, Mom, thanks 00:11:27.090 --> 00:11:29.669 for stopping by. I hope you and Dad have the 00:11:29.669 --> 00:11:33.769 best time. Send lots of pics. Okay. Now I want 00:11:33.769 --> 00:11:35.450 you girls to take care of each other, all right? 00:11:35.649 --> 00:11:41.460 We love you. Wow. Did she really just say the 00:11:41.460 --> 00:11:45.159 help? Boomers. What are you going to do? Okay. 00:11:45.340 --> 00:11:48.059 I got to meet the kids at the bus stop. You want 00:11:48.059 --> 00:11:49.899 to stay for dinner? Brian's going to try out 00:11:49.899 --> 00:11:52.200 the new pizza oven. Yeah. Pizza sounds great. 00:11:52.360 --> 00:11:54.620 According to Mom, I need you to adopt me and 00:11:54.620 --> 00:12:01.440 feed me and provide me shelter. Well, look who 00:12:01.440 --> 00:12:04.669 I found on my way back. Oh, hey guys, the bus 00:12:04.669 --> 00:12:07.509 came early, huh? Tony, come play video games 00:12:07.509 --> 00:12:10.110 with us. We've got the coolest new roller coaster 00:12:10.110 --> 00:12:12.269 game. Guys, I'm still in the middle of building 00:12:12.269 --> 00:12:16.669 the treehouse. Come check it out. Oh, cool! Tony, 00:12:16.750 --> 00:12:19.070 when you're done, why don't you stay and help 00:12:19.070 --> 00:12:21.629 us break in the new pizza oven? Oh, yeah? Um, 00:12:22.049 --> 00:12:24.490 yeah, that sounds great. Let me run home and 00:12:24.490 --> 00:12:29.009 take a quick shower first. Oh, and now we're 00:12:29.009 --> 00:12:39.850 dining with the help. Shh! I'll get it. Hi, Tony. 00:12:40.149 --> 00:12:43.009 Hi, Claire. Don't you usually just let yourself 00:12:43.009 --> 00:12:46.629 in? Yeah, but you're here, so I felt like I should 00:12:46.629 --> 00:12:49.690 be maybe more formal. I don't want to startle 00:12:49.690 --> 00:12:53.669 anyone. Is my fancy boot intimidating you? Tony, 00:12:53.710 --> 00:12:56.909 my dude! Hey, Brian. What's up, man? Thanks for 00:12:56.909 --> 00:12:59.889 having me. Bro, you're always welcome here. Also, 00:13:00.029 --> 00:13:02.350 I need you to help me light the pizza oven secretly 00:13:02.350 --> 00:13:05.710 so I can pretend I did it myself. Tony, do you 00:13:05.710 --> 00:13:08.809 want to play Mario Kart? Hey, Sam. Yeah, absolutely. 00:13:09.250 --> 00:13:13.889 Um, I just gotta help your dad first, okay? Shannon, 00:13:13.970 --> 00:13:17.070 how can I help? I feel useless. Uh, chop veggie 00:13:17.070 --> 00:13:20.509 toppings. Is Brian fanboying over Tony again? 00:13:21.610 --> 00:13:24.669 Yeah, pretty hard, honestly. I think everyone 00:13:24.669 --> 00:13:27.679 here has a Tony crush. Brian's strengths are 00:13:27.679 --> 00:13:30.500 Lego engineering and dungeon mastering. Home 00:13:30.500 --> 00:13:33.460 maintenance and tools, not so much. Luckily, 00:13:33.600 --> 00:13:35.740 Tony lives around the corner and can fix just 00:13:35.740 --> 00:13:40.200 about anything. Oh, I forgot to tell you. My 00:13:40.200 --> 00:13:42.460 friend Joel might have a project for me. Wow. 00:13:42.799 --> 00:13:45.539 You lasted a whole three days without working. 00:13:45.720 --> 00:13:48.559 New record. Well, he said it could be like a 00:13:48.559 --> 00:13:50.679 big -budget celebrity -driven thing. It could 00:13:50.679 --> 00:13:53.080 be a good creative opportunity. Weren't you the 00:13:53.080 --> 00:13:57.039 one pushing me to start freelancing? I am. Speaking 00:13:57.039 --> 00:14:02.620 of, I need a favor. Uh -oh. Okay, so I got invited 00:14:02.620 --> 00:14:05.419 to speak at a romance -lit conference. They want 00:14:05.419 --> 00:14:07.600 me to do a live reading of Midnight Darkness 00:14:07.600 --> 00:14:10.620 as part of their morally gray but hot AF track. 00:14:11.200 --> 00:14:15.779 Congrats. It's next week. Same time as Brian's 00:14:15.779 --> 00:14:19.779 annual work thing in Vegas. So, could you stay 00:14:19.779 --> 00:14:23.679 with the kids? Oh, um, terrifying? I love them, 00:14:23.740 --> 00:14:26.470 but do they like... They themselves? How often 00:14:26.470 --> 00:14:29.509 do they need to be fed? You're ridiculous. They're 00:14:29.509 --> 00:14:32.629 in school all day. Just bust them, feed them, 00:14:32.710 --> 00:14:34.929 and, you know, stop them from setting the house 00:14:34.929 --> 00:14:36.889 on fire. You'll crush it. But what if there's, 00:14:36.909 --> 00:14:38.909 like, a medical emergency? I can't drive in this 00:14:38.909 --> 00:14:43.269 boot. Uber. Groceries will be stocked. Food delivery's 00:14:43.269 --> 00:14:45.789 on me. And there's always Mom's Creme Fraiche. 00:14:46.730 --> 00:14:50.450 It'll be fun. Camp Claire. Camp Claire. I'd go 00:14:50.450 --> 00:14:55.460 there. Oh, great. Here come the boys. Did someone 00:14:55.460 --> 00:14:58.620 say camping? I haven't camped in years. Oh, not 00:14:58.620 --> 00:15:00.820 actual camping. Just me being the world's best 00:15:00.820 --> 00:15:04.940 sister. So you'll do it? Nice. I told you she'd 00:15:04.940 --> 00:15:07.659 say yes. I guess I'm a stay -at -home aunt now, 00:15:07.759 --> 00:15:10.279 living the dream. When are you guys leaving? 00:15:10.460 --> 00:15:13.120 Next week. Vegas for me, then Shannon's conference. 00:15:13.840 --> 00:15:16.080 I'm going to go check on the pizza. My daughter's 00:15:16.080 --> 00:15:18.740 visiting then, too. Oh, that's great. How long 00:15:18.740 --> 00:15:21.620 is Dominique staying? Two weeks. Her moms are 00:15:21.620 --> 00:15:25.480 taking a trip. Perfect. She can join Camp Claire, 00:15:25.539 --> 00:15:28.240 too. Whoa, hold on. Now I'm babysitting extra 00:15:28.240 --> 00:15:31.799 children? No, no. Dominique's 13. She'll be fine 00:15:31.799 --> 00:15:33.679 at the house when I'm not there. The challenge 00:15:33.679 --> 00:15:35.899 is just keeping her off that phone constantly. 00:15:36.220 --> 00:15:39.740 Let me guess. Pre -teen skincare on TikTok? Yes. 00:15:40.440 --> 00:15:43.039 Drives me nuts. We were so close when she was 00:15:43.039 --> 00:15:44.820 little, and now I can't even get her to look 00:15:44.820 --> 00:15:46.399 up from her phone long enough to have an actual 00:15:46.399 --> 00:15:50.120 conversation. Who's ready for pizza? Me! I'm 00:15:50.120 --> 00:15:53.779 starving! Pizza, pizza! I want a whole cheese 00:15:53.779 --> 00:15:56.559 pizza. Okay, I'm taking notes. So I can just 00:15:56.559 --> 00:15:59.220 feed them an entire pizza each day that you're 00:15:59.220 --> 00:16:01.879 gone, right? Do they have a self -feeder thing 00:16:01.879 --> 00:16:04.940 like they have for cats? As much as they would 00:16:04.940 --> 00:16:08.379 totally love that, no. You can't feed them pizza 00:16:08.379 --> 00:16:12.860 every single day. Maybe every other day. I don't 00:16:12.860 --> 00:16:15.659 have to feed them every day? This is great. They're 00:16:15.659 --> 00:16:18.639 even easier than goldfish. No, I require food 00:16:18.639 --> 00:16:21.990 every day, Aunt Claire. We're going to need a 00:16:21.990 --> 00:16:25.509 bunch of snacks. All of the snacks. Camp Claire 00:16:25.509 --> 00:16:28.350 will feature breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Well, 00:16:28.370 --> 00:16:30.289 at Camp Claire, we are definitely having ice 00:16:30.289 --> 00:16:33.070 cream every night, though. Oh, obviously. It 00:16:33.070 --> 00:16:35.330 said so in the brochure. And Shannon already 00:16:35.330 --> 00:16:37.309 said bathing is optional, so all I have to do 00:16:37.309 --> 00:16:38.870 is keep them alive long enough to get them to 00:16:38.870 --> 00:16:41.509 the bus each morning. Then they are the school's 00:16:41.509 --> 00:16:44.350 responsibility until, what, 3 o 'clock? Then 00:16:44.350 --> 00:16:46.230 I can just show them point break until bedtime 00:16:46.230 --> 00:16:48.889 and turn on the pizza feeder and I'm home free. 00:16:49.110 --> 00:16:57.700 Camp Claire! Here, I'll wash. You dry? Yeah. 00:16:58.379 --> 00:17:02.039 So, your daughter is coming to visit? Yeah, I'm 00:17:02.039 --> 00:17:04.339 pretty excited about it. Maybe I'm a little nervous. 00:17:05.259 --> 00:17:09.059 Nervous? Well, isn't everyone a little bit scared 00:17:09.059 --> 00:17:11.460 of a 13 -year -old girl? I mean, she lives with 00:17:11.460 --> 00:17:14.000 her moms, who are amazing, by the way, but... 00:17:14.640 --> 00:17:18.019 It's all girl power, social justice, piano recitals, 00:17:18.019 --> 00:17:22.640 and studying the arts. Ah, is that the arts with 00:17:22.640 --> 00:17:26.079 a capital A? Yeah, exactly. Then she comes here 00:17:26.079 --> 00:17:28.099 to hang out with her goofy white dad who's like, 00:17:28.220 --> 00:17:31.579 let's go stare at trees. You know, which I fully 00:17:31.579 --> 00:17:33.640 plan to make her do. Her moms aren't into tree 00:17:33.640 --> 00:17:38.940 staring? Yeah, I somehow doubt it. Her mom, my 00:17:38.940 --> 00:17:41.839 ex, Rashida, she's the symphony director in Nashville. 00:17:42.400 --> 00:17:44.720 Her stepmom runs the Tennessee Human Rights Campaign. 00:17:45.180 --> 00:17:47.599 I mean, they're basically a black lesbian power 00:17:47.599 --> 00:17:49.900 couple there. Pretty hard act to follow. Oh, 00:17:49.940 --> 00:17:52.420 come on. I thought you were Mr. Warped Tour. 00:17:52.700 --> 00:17:55.539 Doesn't that earn you cool points? Oh, great. 00:17:55.700 --> 00:17:59.259 Shannon told you about that? Maybe a bit. Man, 00:17:59.460 --> 00:18:01.819 that feels like another lifetime. You're a rock 00:18:01.819 --> 00:18:05.339 star. Do you miss it? All the adoring fans and 00:18:05.339 --> 00:18:08.400 being on the road? You know, I miss the music. 00:18:09.660 --> 00:18:12.200 I miss the people, not the fast food or the aroma 00:18:12.200 --> 00:18:14.819 of five dudes B .O. marinating in a tour bus. 00:18:15.119 --> 00:18:18.099 I mean, it was fun, but I don't miss the guy 00:18:18.099 --> 00:18:23.359 I was back then. What do you mean? Um, that's 00:18:23.359 --> 00:18:26.799 a story for another dishwashing session. Sorry, 00:18:27.119 --> 00:18:29.640 too nosy? Maybe I am turning into my mother. 00:18:30.200 --> 00:18:33.359 No, no, you're good. Anyway, I gotta get started 00:18:33.359 --> 00:18:35.240 early tomorrow if I'm gonna have that treehouse 00:18:35.240 --> 00:18:38.420 ready for Camp Claire. Oh, yeah, I guess so. 00:18:39.369 --> 00:18:42.490 I'll catch you later. Yeah, tell Brian and Shannon 00:18:42.490 --> 00:18:46.369 I said thanks for dinner. So you see what we 00:18:46.369 --> 00:18:49.009 did there, right? What's sexier than doing dishes 00:18:49.009 --> 00:18:51.869 with someone? Laundry! Laundry's pretty hot. 00:18:52.009 --> 00:18:54.769 You got your underwear all tumbling around together? 00:18:55.450 --> 00:18:57.930 Brian, close the door to my booth. I'm recording 00:18:57.930 --> 00:19:00.809 in here. Ooh, do the werepanther scene again. 00:19:01.170 --> 00:19:05.210 I like to hear you growl. No! Brian! Later! Shoo! 00:19:06.609 --> 00:19:09.410 Like I was saying. The overlapping work trips? 00:19:09.630 --> 00:19:12.609 Total stroke of luck. All I planned was getting 00:19:12.609 --> 00:19:14.869 Claire and Tony alone in the kitchen with a sink 00:19:14.869 --> 00:19:17.849 full of dirty dishes. Classic rom -com proximity 00:19:17.849 --> 00:19:21.930 setup. The rest? The universe provided. And I 00:19:21.930 --> 00:19:25.309 exploited. By then, I'd recruited Brian into 00:19:25.309 --> 00:19:28.509 the scheme. He's surprisingly devious for someone 00:19:28.509 --> 00:19:32.390 who owns three novelty grill aprons. He's actually 00:19:32.390 --> 00:19:34.990 the one who suggested Claire watch the kids while 00:19:34.990 --> 00:19:39.500 we were gone. Genius! Then I had my own little 00:19:39.500 --> 00:19:41.900 stroke of genius by suggesting that Tony's daughter, 00:19:42.079 --> 00:19:46.059 Dominique, join Camp Claire. My only concern, 00:19:46.319 --> 00:19:49.220 maybe we hadn't meddled quite enough to force 00:19:49.220 --> 00:19:52.099 Claire and Tony quality time. Could we really 00:19:52.099 --> 00:19:54.339 count on a 13 -year -old to tear herself away 00:19:54.339 --> 00:19:56.359 from TikTok long enough to hang out with the 00:19:56.359 --> 00:19:59.599 kids? Would Tony take a break from manly man 00:19:59.599 --> 00:20:01.839 handyman things to get to know Claire better? 00:20:02.599 --> 00:20:05.759 Could Claire stop spiraling enough to fully embrace 00:20:05.759 --> 00:20:09.559 her coveted stay -at -home aunt role? All I could 00:20:09.559 --> 00:20:12.039 do was cross my fingers and hope they'd keep 00:20:12.039 --> 00:20:14.960 bumping into each other while we were gone. And 00:20:14.960 --> 00:20:18.500 maybe, maybe the rom -com gods would take it 00:20:18.500 --> 00:20:21.880 from there. I mean, could you imagine the thrill 00:20:21.880 --> 00:20:24.839 if Tony and Claire's hands were to gently brush 00:20:24.839 --> 00:20:26.839 up against each other as they go for the same 00:20:26.839 --> 00:20:30.640 slice of pepperoni? Maybe I'm getting a little 00:20:30.640 --> 00:20:33.619 too excited here. But here's hoping Camp Claire 00:20:33.619 --> 00:20:37.339 becomes Camp Chemistry. The rom -com formula 00:20:37.339 --> 00:20:39.960 was created, directed, produced, and written 00:20:39.960 --> 00:20:42.759 by Susan Cooper. Co -produced by Micah Caldwell 00:20:42.759 --> 00:20:45.940 and co -written by Micah Caldwell, Rozzy Shadmery, 00:20:45.940 --> 00:20:48.640 and Scythe Sullyperm. Co -starring Susan Cooper 00:20:48.640 --> 00:20:52.039 as Shannon, Micah Caldwell as Claire, and Matt 00:20:52.039 --> 00:20:55.529 Fogarty as Tony. Join in this episode by an ensemble 00:20:55.529 --> 00:20:58.470 cast that includes Francisco Almenara as Brian, 00:20:58.690 --> 00:21:01.829 Trevor Johns as Mom, Matilda Cooper as Samantha, 00:21:02.009 --> 00:21:05.390 and Oliver Clearfield as Jonathan. 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