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0:05coming.
0:09Hey, what are you? I thought you had a
0:12date.
0:14Yeah. No, come in. Come in.
0:18Can I get you anything? Tea, hot cocoa.
0:24Yeah. [snorts]
0:26One cup of hot chocolate coming right
0:28up.
0:30Just take this blanket and snuggle onto
0:32the couch. Okay, that'll be just a
0:34moment.
0:39You warm? I know it was raining outside.
0:45You poor thing. Let me go ahead and get
0:48you a towel.
0:51Here you go. Your hot chocolate will be
0:53just a moment.
0:59So,
1:01not good, huh?
1:05I'm sorry, dear. I know you had high
1:07hopes for this one.
1:11Mind if I ask you what happened?
1:16What do you mean you don't know?
1:20Wait,
1:22he never showed?
1:25He just ghosted.
1:29That's pretty up.
1:32Excuse my language, but it's true.
1:36Did he not answer any of his texts?
1:41Completely ghosted, huh? That's
1:45ridiculous.
1:49I'm sorry, dear.
1:53Huh?
1:56No, of course it isn't you. Why would
2:00you say that?
2:02Well, no. Yes. I I know this has been
2:06happening so much lately, but trust me,
2:09it's not you, okay?
2:14Because I just know. All right?
2:18[clears throat] Listen to me. You are
2:20the kindest, most loving, beautiful soul
2:23I've ever met who needs to cut herself
2:26some slack right now.
2:29I'm being serious.
2:32Do you remember the conversation we had
2:33earlier this year
2:35where you told me you were done being
2:37scared of relationships after your toxic
2:39ex
2:41and that you were going to go out into
2:43the world, live how you wanted, and be
2:46free of these chains that were holding
2:48you back?
2:50And that was so brave of you, taking a
2:54step for yourself, wanting to live for
2:56yourself, and not some shadow of the
2:59past that he left hanging over you.
3:03So, yes, you've had a few bad
3:07experiences,
3:09but you can't let that stop you from
3:11finding out what you really wanted in
3:12the first place.
3:16what you really wanted.
3:19Well, happiness.
3:23It's all we all really want, right? And
3:26whether or not that has to be with
3:27someone else, you've taken steps to find
3:30that out for yourself.
3:34So, you've been stood up a few times.
3:37These guys did you a favor and showed
3:39you their red flags early. I'd consider
3:42myself lucky.
3:46I'm serious. Can you imagine if you
3:49actually went out with one of them,
3:50maybe started a relationship and went
3:54further, and then what if he suddenly
3:57abandoned you? Wouldn't that be so much
4:00worse?
4:03Trust me, I'd know a thing or two about
4:06abandonment.
4:11Thanks.
4:13But we're not here to talk about me
4:16right now. I want to focus on you.
4:20Those guys, well, they're just
4:24and they aren't worth shedding one tear
4:27over.
4:31Come here.
4:39It's all right. It's all right.
4:42I'm here. I've got you.
4:49You know that no matter what happens,
4:52you've always got me, right?
4:57I promise.
5:01Exactly. Who needs those when
5:03you've got a best friend like me?
5:09There it is.
5:12There's that smile I know and love.
5:17Of course, I always know the right thing
5:19to say. I'm me after all.
5:24Oh, and that's your hot coco. I'll be
5:28right back.
5:42All righty. Here we are. One steaming
5:47hot cup of
5:51What are you doing with my phone?
5:55Yeah. So, what? You saw a notification
5:58pop up and you decided to What? Hey,
6:01maybe I should go snooping.
6:06Listen, I
6:10It's not what it looks like.
6:13I I know it looks like I was looking
6:16into these guys, but like I said, they
6:18were They weren't even worth
6:21your time.
6:23I I know. I know. I I know. I know. And
6:26I was letting you be you, discover you,
6:29find someone that you love, the whole
6:31shebang. But after the first guy ditched
6:33you, I just
6:35I don't know. I got protective. Okay.
6:42Because you're my best friend and I
6:45would hate seeing you hurt, especially
6:47when you were being so brave.
6:51No, I swear I didn't have any other
6:55reasons. I just I wanted to check up on
6:58them, make sure they weren't creeps or
7:00anything like that.
7:04At least
7:06I did
7:08at first.
7:11Well, there were some some that were all
7:15right. Not bad peeps.
7:19But the more I looked into them, the
7:21[snorts] more I wanted to know, you
7:23know.
7:25After all, not just anyone could be good
7:28enough for my best friend. No, no, no,
7:30no, no, no, no. They had to be perfect.
7:36It started small at first, too short,
7:40too ugly, too cocky. And [snorts] and
7:43then the digging started.
7:48That racist remark they made online 10
7:50years ago. Get him out of here.
7:54The one with the hidden gambling
7:56problem. Yeah. There was no way I was
7:59going to let him anywhere near you.
8:02The one who had a reputation of being
8:04just a little too clingy. No. No. And
8:09no.
8:13No. Not just anyone.
8:17No one. In fact, no one is good enough
8:20for my girl.
8:25>> [laughter]
8:26>> No, I'm I'm not saying they suddenly
8:30gave up, decided to ghost, and walk away
8:33silently.
8:35Some of them fought, some held on.
8:40Like that guy tonight, man.
8:43He was a fighter. All right.
8:47But well,
8:49let's just say he won't be fighting much
8:52anymore.
8:57What?
8:59Why are you looking at me like that?
9:05No.
9:07No, I'm not.
9:09I I I'm not crazy. Don't you dare call
9:13me that.
9:16All this I did all of this for you. I
9:20did it to protect you.
9:25You think the world out there is kind?
9:28You think you can just walt out there
9:29and I'll hand you that happiness you've
9:31been looking for?
9:34It's naive. The world isn't that easy,
9:37sweetheart. It's ugly and rotten. And I
9:41look for any moment to stab you in the
9:43back. But you you don't need to worry
9:45about that
9:48because I'm looking out for you. Because
9:51I've always looked out for you.
9:56I've promised you, haven't I? Time and
9:59time again, that I was going to be here
10:01for you. No matter what happened,
10:06I'm here to protect you, to guide you,
10:09to make sure that no one can hurt my
10:11angel again. And that's a goddamn
10:14promise.
10:17You see all those guys out there, those
10:21options you've been swiping on, going to
10:23pubs in hopes to meet, none of them, and
10:26I mean none of them are worth it.
10:31But that's okay because you've got me,
10:36baby. You don't need to look anywhere
10:39else.
10:41I've got you. I've always got you. Who
10:45have you come to crying anytime you've
10:48needed comfort? Anytime you've needed
10:50company? Anytime you felt scared and
10:52alone in this big bad world?
10:57That's right. Me. I've taken care of
11:01you. I can provide for you. I can give
11:03you that happiness.
11:06I always have.
11:10I just need you to see me, too.
11:17Yeah, baby.
11:19See me for me. Not just as some best
11:23friend you can shove all your worries
11:25on, but as a man. A man that loves you
11:29more than anything or anyone else in the
11:32world.
11:41What do you mean?
11:44No, I'm
11:46I'm I'm not too much
11:50again.
11:52Stop using that word.
11:54I was just looking out for you, making
11:57sure you were safe.
12:03Where do you think you're going?
12:06No, you're not going anywhere. We are
12:09going to finish this conversation.
12:12I said you're not going anywhere.
12:15[clears throat]
12:16[laughter]
12:20Don't fight me. Don't fight me.
12:24I didn't want this. I didn't. I didn't
12:27want this. [snorts]
12:30No, they weren't supposed to be like
12:33this. I let you live your life. Bruise
12:35your options. You were supposed to go
12:37out there and realize it was all
12:41You were supposed [snorts] to hate it
12:43and realize that you had something
12:45amazing this entire time waiting for you
12:47back here.
12:50But you just had to go snooping, didn't
12:52you? You just had to use that word. Just
12:56had to work me up and then try to
12:58abandon me.
13:01Don't call me crazy.
13:07No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Oh.
13:11Don't Don't cry.
13:13Don't you dare cry,
13:16baby.
13:18This is a happy moment
13:20because we can finally be honest with
13:23each other. I can finally tell you how I
13:27feel and you in turn can finally realize
13:30that we were meant to be.
13:37You are not leaving.
13:41No.
13:44No, you're not.
13:47You're going to stay here and I'm going
13:50to make you understand how much you need
13:53me, how perfect we are together.
14:01You might say no right now, but trust
14:04me,
14:05you'll get it.
14:08After all, there's no length I won't go
14:11to to make you understand that you
14:14are
14:16mine.
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