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The florist needs a final count and the bakery is waiting.

We are running behind!

Well, as long as we still have time to panic.

Now what was that charge?

The caterers added more staff.

It's your big day, sweetie.

Don't worry about it.

I love you.

I do, but I can't tell if I'm marrying him

because I want to or because everyone's spent so much that I feel like I can't back out.

Please don't say anything.

I'll talk to him tonight.

I just needed to tell somebody.

Tessa, what are you doing?

Don't send that.

He's about to marry her.

Somebody needs to tell him.

Well, then let her tell him she said she will don't send it

Ethan deserve to know for me not you I I passed for one night.

You're my brights mate.

How could you do this to me?

I wasn't gonna help you lie to Ethan.

He is a good man.

Layla, why don't we - No, I was panicking.

That's why I told all my best friends and then you can't just let me vent.

What am I supposed to do?

Pretend that you didn't just say you might not marry him?

Then why did you text everybody?

Why can't you just tell Ethan?

Girls, let's just give Layla a moment.

Tessa, I told you not to send it.

Yeah, but you still stood by and let her send it anyway.

It happened so fast.

I froze.

I'm sorry.

Everybody feels nervous before their wedding.

It's natural to be scared.

But why does it feel like I'm not allowed to be?

Real love doesn't make your choices.

It gives you room to choose.

Then why is everybody choosing for me?

And while you figure it out, what happens to him?

I'm supposed to just watch.

No, you've said enough for me.

Let me.

She doesn't even know if she wants to marry me?

Every bride gets scared.

This isn't about every bride.

What is that?

Nothing you need to worry about.

I need to see you in my office when you're ready.

There are deadlines that we cannot move.

How much time do we have?

Until tomorrow afternoon to reduce the largest charges.

You go.

I'll figure this out.

Somehow.

Ethan.

I love you.

But do you want to marry me?

But I don't know whose wedding this is anymore.

Every time somebody added something, I just said yes.

More money, more guests, more traditions.

I just didn't want to be the problem.

You could have just said that.

Told me.

I tried to tell you, but you'd call a vendor before I could even finish.

Because you said the wedding was the problem.

It is.

But I'm not sure if it's the only problem.

Were you really going to tell me tonight?

Yes.

Or were you going to wait until Naomi and Tessa told you to run?

I just needed a second to think.

Then take it.

When you come home tonight, I don't want to hear an answer about the deposit, your mother, the guests, or even what Tessa sent.

I need to know whether you choose me or not.

Ethan!

Why aren't you with Layla?

She doesn't want me there.

You're always making up excuses for her.

And now she can't even tell you if she wants to marry you.

Yeah, but why send it to everyone?

Are you trying to embarrass me?

No!

Someone had to tell you.

You deserve someone who is short about you.

Why do you care so much?

Because I'm your friend.

You rehearse first.

You didn't do this for me, and I never asked you to.

You have till 3 p .m tomorrow afternoon to reduce catering and release optional rentals.

Otherwise, 80 % remains non -refundable.

Only Layla and Ethan can terminate the contract.

Tessa can update the guests, she can pause deliveries, and she can coordinate with Bender since she's listed as the day of contact.

You asked me to make sure nothing fell apart?

Look at what you did!

I was trying to help.

You blew up my relationship!

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How is that helping?

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Okay, then kick me out!

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That's exactly what you want, isn't it? for me to make another emotional decision and let you take over the consequences.

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That is not what I want.

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You're staying because the wedding is in two days.

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Just because you know every vendor detail.

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But you are not sending a message, or changing any details, or speaking for me again.

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And after the wedding?

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After the wedding, we're going to have a different conversation.

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Ma, how much did you spend?

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It's not important right now.

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But I'm worried sick about how much you spent.

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That's almost all of your savings.

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It's supposed to be for you.

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I never asked you to spend that much.

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You didn't have to.

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I want you to have the day I never had.

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But all this money, I can't...

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I can't just stop the wedding.

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Waiting makes this worse.

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Farah's losing more money every hour, you don't make a decision.

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Ethan and I are gonna make a decision together.

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Ethan deserves an answer before you start tearing up this wedding.

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Stop speaking for Ethan!

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Well, someone needs to think about what this is doing to him.

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Ethan said stay out of it.

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The money is real, Layla, and so are the people traveling here.

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Pause every optional charge.

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No added rentals, no extra flowers, and no upgrades.

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Nothing that isn't already irreversible.

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Once we release those things, we can't get them back.

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Then we won't get them back.

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Changing things before you make a decision will make people even more confused.

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Then let them be confused.

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I don't want my mom to spend another dollar and take Tessa off the account.

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I can, but every vendor confirmation resets.

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You're gonna need re -approval on everything by 3pm tomorrow.

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Leave it for now.

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Can you make sure that no major changes happen without Layla or Ethan's approval first?

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I can add that information, but Tessa's administrative access remains active.

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Layla just decided to leave it.

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If you'd touch one more thing without asking Layla, I swear.

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Well, this feels threatening now.

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Yeah, I know.

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I hate polyester.

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Can we just have one night without the venue, the guest list, the bridesmaids,

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or my mom, or anyone waiting for an answer?

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We still have to talk about it.

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Can't we just be us for like ten minutes first?

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Just...

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Same order?

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Is that what you want?

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Whatever you want is fine.

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That's not an answer.

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I don't really like the sauce.

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You've ordered that for four years.

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Yeah, because I know that you love it.

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The End

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More wedding messages?

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It's nothing.

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My mother used to bring this to every important event.

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I was going to have you fix it for Saturday, but...

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I don't know, it just seems stupid now.

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It's not stupid.

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Give it to me.

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Why wasn't I the first person you told?

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I tried to tell you, but I was scared.

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You told me you were stressed.

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I thought that all of this was the problem.

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You kept fixing it before I could explain.

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But then you said everything was fine.

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Are you afraid of disappointing me, or are you afraid that you don't want me?

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Did you find your answer yet?

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Not about the ceremony.

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I just know that I can't figure it out without you.

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I need the catering number by 3 p .m today.

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187. Ten.

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Only ten guests?

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No coworkers, extended family, or people that my mom hasn't seen since I was 12.

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People booked flights.

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They changed work schedules.

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Then we better tell them fast.

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What happens if you wake up tomorrow and you still don't know?

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Then there's no ceremony at all.

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I lose everything either way.

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I just can't marry Ethan, feeling guilty about money.

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I need to be sure all of my own.

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So do I.

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We'll each give our answers tomorrow morning at 9.

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Two yeses or nothing happens.

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If you still don't know, isn't that kind of an answer?

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It's not up to you.

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Okay, should I authorize the reduction? Do it.

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I'm sorry.

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Perfect.

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I'll get this to the manager.

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Not yet.

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I'm gonna call my dad. Do you need something?

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The final schedule.

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I love you too, dad.

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Bye.

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Finished?

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Yeah, with what I could.

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Night tomorrow?

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Night tomorrow.

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Wow.

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I'm sorry.

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Layla did not authorize this.

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Okay, your guests were already cancelling.

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I couldn't get a hold of Layla or Ethan, and Tessa told me that she was speaking for them.

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What did you do?

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What neither of them could.

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Put everything back.

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The officiant has been released.

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Catering has stopped the preparation, and another event takes the room after the original ceremony time.

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Well, what if I pay the restart fee?

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I mean, I can try, but I cannot promise anything.

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What happened?

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She sent it before your deadline.

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You cancelled my wedding?

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Neither of you had made a decision.

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People needed to know.

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The deadline's at 9.

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Ethan and I were going...

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Guests were already traveling, and Ethan was about to be humiliated.

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What happened?

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You did this?

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I stopped it before Ethan was humiliated in front of everybody.

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You told everybody!

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They're already asking questions.

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We still have the room.

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We can find another officiant we can save part of it.

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Stop rebuilding.

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There won't be a ceremony today.

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Is that your answer about today? Or us?

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I choose us.

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I just don't want to get married proving that today.

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Did you make that decision before seeing this?

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Yes.

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Why didn't you tell me?

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Oh, that's why I came here.

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It's to tell you that...

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But how am I supposed to know that?

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What if you're just trying to find some excuse not to marry me?

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No, Ethan, wait.

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Ethan.

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She walked away from you again.

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Please just leave me alone.

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She has no idea what she wants.

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You deserve better.

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Why do you care so much about this?

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You exposed Layla.

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You cancelled the wedding.

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You keep trying to convince me that she doesn't love me.

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Why?

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Because every time she pulled away from you, I was the one standing right there.

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you I've

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watched you choose her over and over again.

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Tessa.

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I told myself that I could live with it.

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Being close to you was enough.

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Then she admitted she didn't even know she wanted you.

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Do you know what that did to me?

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Watching her question the one thing that I have wanted for years.

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What are you saying?

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I loved you before the engagement.

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Before the wedding.

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Before Layla even knew what she wanted.

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I loved you first.

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You cancelled the wedding because you thought I would choose you?

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I thought once she was finally out of the way, that you would see the person that was standing there all along.

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I thought that maybe you'd finally see me.

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I would never let you wonder if I wanted you.

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What are you doing?

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Ethan, how could you?

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Layla, she tried to kiss me.

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What happened?

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I think I saw them kissing.

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Sweetie.

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I saw them kissing.

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Did you see Ethan kiss her or did you see Tessa kiss him?

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I don't know.

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I walked in and they were all over each other.

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Then you don't know yet.

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I don't know.

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You can't trust that girl.

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She's shown you that.

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All your life, you've let other people tell you what things mean, what to do

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if you let the worst moment you saw answer for you, Tessa still gets to make your choice.

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What if I don't want to hear his answer?

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Then you let fear answer for you.

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Ask him.

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After that, whatever you choose will finally be yours.

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I never chose you, Tessa.

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You tried to kiss me and I told you no. For a second, I thought that it would be - You canceled my wedding and you thought I would just fall for you?

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Did it work?

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No. Layla, you saw that - She saw what you wanted her to. When did you...

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This was never about protecting me.

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You just wanted to see Layla gone.

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I loved you first.

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That doesn't mean that I ever loved you.

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I love Layla.

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I always have.

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I have the longs, Tessa.

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It shows everything.

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You two deserve each other.

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Get up with your divorce in three months.

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You chose me.

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I did.

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I want to marry you.

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Just not like this.

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Not today.

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Ma, I'm sorry.

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All your savings.

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I promise I'll work hard and pay you back.

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Real love doesn't make your choices.

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It gives you room to choose.

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I should have given you the room from the beginning.

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We can donate whatever we can't return.

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I do.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “BEST FRIENDS Expose Girl In Group Chat”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Ethan, Layla, wedding, Tessa, answer. This video has 319 sentences and 2145 words to shadow. The speech runs for 24:14. The speaker talks slowly, about 89 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 65 of its 319 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
cancel verb	/ˈkæn.sl̩/	To cross out something with lines etc.
catering noun	/ˈkeɪ.tɚ.ɪŋ/	The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
vendor noun	/ˈvɛn.dɚ/	A person or a company that vends or sells.
scare verb	/skɛɚ/	To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
authorize verb	/ˈɔθəɹaɪz/	To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.
humiliate verb	/hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/	To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
officiant noun	/əˈfɪʃi.ənt/	A person who officiates at a religious ceremony (in Christianity, at any ceremony other than the Eucharist).
sweetie noun	/ˈswi.ti/	A person who is much loved.
optional adjective	/ˈɑp.ʃə.nəl/	Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
pause noun	/pɔːz/	A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
bride noun	/bɹaɪd/	A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
rental noun	/ˈɹɛntəl/	Something that is rented.
deadline noun	/ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/	A time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed.
panic noun	/ˈpænɪk/	Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare.
bridesmaid noun	/ˈbɹaɪdzˌmeɪd/	A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
back out verb		To reverse (a vehicle) from a confined space.
blow up verb		To explode or be destroyed by explosion.
fall apart verb		To disintegrate, to break into pieces.
make up verb	/ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/	To constitute, to compose.
run behind verb		To be late; to be behind schedule.
take over verb		To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.
tear up verb	/ˈtɛəɹ ˈʌp/	To tear into pieces.
wake up verb	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	To stop sleeping; to awake.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

Tessa, what are you doing?
That's exactly what you want, isn't it?
Why wasn't I the first person you told?
Why didn't you tell me?
What if I don't want to hear his answer?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	you've said · You've ordered · hasn't seen
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	has been released · be humiliated · was humiliated
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past	was panicking · was trying · were already cancelling
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form	start tearing · Stop speaking · kept fixing

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 90 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, can't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: authorize /ˈɔθəɹaɪz/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: officiant /əˈfɪʃi.ənt/, optional /ˈɑp.ʃə.nəl/, ventilation /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
Long words — get the stress right: humiliate /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/, officiant /əˈfɪʃi.ənt/, irreversible /ˌɪr.ɪˈvɝ.sə.bəl/, ventilation /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, coordinate /koʊˈɔɹ.dəˌneɪt/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like cancel, catering, vendor.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Sentences worth repeating

Grammar in this video

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?