Shadowing Practice: HUSBAND CHEATS On VALENTINE'S DAY | Dhar Mann - Learn English Speaking with Video
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So what do you think?
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I love it.
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I think it'll look amazing on you.
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All right, I think I'll take it.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, Silver.
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You don't have anything in gold?
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I do, but not with the butterfly.
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You know what?
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I did just get in a stunning heart-shaped pendant in gold.
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Would you guys like to see that?
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Great, we'll take a look.
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Great, I'll be right back.
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I really like that one, Travis.
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Really, Miranda?
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I can't have my wife wearing silver.
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Come on.
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There you guys go.
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It's beautiful.
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Very simple.
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A little more expensive.
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It's $1,800 plus tax.
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But I think it'll make a lovely Valentine gift for your beautiful wife.
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Great.
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We'll take it.
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Great.
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I know what you're gonna say, and it's fine.
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Price doesn't matter to me.
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It's a beautiful piece.
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Yeah.
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I mean, take that one.
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I'm not sure.
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I'm not sure.
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David.
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No way.
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Oh, what?
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Oh, my God.
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Hey.
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It's been a long time, huh?
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Yay.
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How are you?
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Great.
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I'm great.
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Oh, I got married last year.
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Oh, wow.
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That's a big room.
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Yeah, it's pretty big.
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Yeah, that's right.
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Because that's what you get when you marry a CEO.
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This is my husband Travis.
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And this is David.
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We dated in high school.
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Dated?
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Is that right?
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Yeah.
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It was a long time ago.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, I'm sure it is.
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Because she won't be dating someone who works at a mall now, right?
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Travis, what?
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I'm just saying.
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No, sorry.
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Sorry, I didn't mean to intrude.
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It was great meeting you, Travis, and you take care of Miranda.
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Actually, you know what?
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Happy early birthday.
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What?
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You remember after all those years? Of course.
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I mean, how could I forget?
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Pisces, right?
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Uh, nah.
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She's an Aquarius, not a Pisces.
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Oh, no. David's right.
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I'm on the cusp.
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If I were born 12 hours earlier, then I would be an Aquarius.
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Ah, that's right.
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That's right.
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So, excuse me.
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What do you guys think?
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We'll take it.
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No. I don't want it.
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You know what?
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I have some other pieces in the back.
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Let me go get them, and maybe we can find something you guys like.
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Be right back.
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Do you have to be so ungrateful?
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I'm about to drop two grand on you.
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And that's probably way more than your rent-a-cop ex-boyfriend makes her in a month.
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Now stop putting him down.
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He is a nice guy.
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And don't forget, you were barely making minimum wage when I first met you.
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Yeah, but I didn't stay there, did I?
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She'd feel real lucky you were someone who could afford to buy such nice things.
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own these girls.
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They barely even get cheap flowers for Valentine's Day, let alone a crappy card.
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I didn't ask for a necklace.
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You wanted to come here.
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I would have been perfectly happy with the card.
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Because it's not about how much money you spend.
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It's how much love you put into it.
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Ha ha ha ha.
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That was a good one.
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You almost had me convinced her for a minute.
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Oh, I gotta take this.
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Hey.
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You know John Legend's back on his concert tour?
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I don't know if you remember, but that was our first date.
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First date?
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Of course I remember.
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We went to see him live in Oakland.
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Yeah.
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Oh, man.
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Even though we had those nose fleece seats, it was...
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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Sorry.
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That's all I could afford at the time.
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I wish I could buy us better tickets.
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What are you talking about?
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It was perfect!
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We could see the whole theater!
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And it was like, he had so much spirit.
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I felt like I was just sitting right next to him on the piano bench, listening to him play.
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Even though we weren't so far.
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And all my girlfriends, they wanted to see Chris Brown because he was playing that night, right?
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But I've always been a John Legend girl.
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Oh, I know.
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You don't gotta tell me twice.
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You do.
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You would sing it every morning, before school, in the car.
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Ah, na-na-na-na-na.
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You remember?
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Yeah.
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Oh, you would drive your brothers crazy about it.
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I know.
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Yeah.
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Anyway, you know he's playing at the Hollywood Bowl.
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Maybe you can get Travis to take you.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, we'll see.
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Yeah.
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I'm sorry, babe, but it's work, and he really need me to come in today.
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It's Valentine's Day.
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No, no, I already planned a whole dinner for us.
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I know, I know, and I'll try to get through as soon as I can.
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Seven o'clock, 7.30 at the very latest.
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Tell you what, why don't you take the Mercedes?
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You can drive and I'll Uber back.
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And you can use my credit card.
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You can buy whatever you want here, okay?
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Please, don't be late.
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Here you go, folks.
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Hey, babe, what about the gift?
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Travis is going to be so happy when he sees all of us.
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Travis is going to be so happy when he sees all of this.
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By the way, I got you a little something.
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Genevieve, you shouldn't have. Are they?
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Oh, don't worry.
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They're all milk chocolate, no dark.
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And some of them even have caramel in them.
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Your favorite.
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Thank you.
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None of them have coconut in them.
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I know you're allergic, so I made sure.
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You're the best.
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Really?
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You are.
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And I can't wait to have these for dinner.
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Could you put these in the kitchen for me?
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Sure.
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Okay.
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Thank you.
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Finally.
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Hey, I got a delivery for Travis Jackson.
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Happy Valentine's Day.
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Happy Valentine's Day.
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Genevieve, thanks again for the chocolates. Of course. Have a good night.
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Sweetheart, I'm home.
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Honey, did you not hear me?
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Do you even know what time it is?
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I know, but you know how work goes.
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There's a reason why we can afford to live like this, right?
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And you couldn't text or even call.
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I spent so much time getting everything right.
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I spent so much time getting everything ready, and you didn't even show up.
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Look, I know you're upset, but I got you some gifts.
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Check this out.
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Girindelli chocolate, the most expensive.
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It's just I know that you love sweets.
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It's dark chocolate, and it even has coconut in it.
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I can't eat this.
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I specifically told my assistant, Kristen, not to...
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You know what?
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Let's just forget about the chocolate.
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I got you something else as well.
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Check it out.
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Now, I know you said you didn't want it because of the price, but I got you the Go Heart necklace.
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It's beautiful, alright?
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Yeah.
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Thanks.
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And I saved the best for last.
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You wrote me a card.
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You can't rip me a card in years.
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That's really sweet.
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No, it's not that.
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It's something even better.
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Now, I know that you love music, and when I found out that this person was in concert, I had to get this for you.
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You didn't.
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You got me the tickets to...
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The Chris Brown concert.
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Front row.
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Aren't you excited?
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What's wrong now?
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You know, sometimes I...
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I don't think you even pay attention to me at all.
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Wait.
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What are you talking about?
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You have any idea how much I spent on all these gifts?
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The tickets alone were a few grand, and you're not even grateful.
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Grateful?
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Grateful.
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You know, I would have been grateful had you showed up to dinner on time.
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Or if you had taken five seconds to actually pay attention to what I really like, instead of you just guessing.
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What's that?
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What?
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Is that lipstick on your shirt?
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This?
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Well, must have got it from you or something.
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I don't wear that color, Travis.
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Well, I must have ran into somebody.
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Are you seriously accusing me of something right now?
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You know what?
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I don't have time for this.
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I spent so much time just getting you all these gifts, and you're not even grateful.
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You know what?
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I'm about to go take a shower, okay?
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Your phone's ringing.
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Travis?
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Hey, have you seen my...
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How is the office texting you?
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Why are you snooping in my phone?
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Don't try to turn this around on me, Travis.
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Tell me what's going on.
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Nothing.
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Just back off.
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The office texts you, thanks for spending V-Day with me, with a little kissy mark.
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And you left your watch.
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Tell me.
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Tell me what's going on now.
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It's nothing, all right?
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Probably got the wrong number or something.
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I don't know how this could... Where are you going?
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Just leave it.
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Oh, hi.
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It's Travis here.
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He left this at my place.
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What are you doing here?
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I told you not to show up unannounced.
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I mean, I tried calling.
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that you told her about us.
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Told me what?
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Well, remember the assistant that I told you that I hired?
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She's more than an assistant.
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So while I was here making you a special dinner, you were cheating on me.
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Oh, come on, Miranda.
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Are you really surprised all successful men cheat?
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No, that's not true.
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And you wouldn't even be successful if it weren't for me.
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I was the one that was working double shifts
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while you were bringing in no income just so you can focus on starting your business.
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You wanted to give up so many times and I didn't let you.
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And I helped you through the tough times.
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I taught you how to save money and I just loved you so much.
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This is how you repay me.
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It is what it is.
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You don't have to work anymore.
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You can live this pampered life that I gave- I don't care about any of that.
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Never.
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I never cared about any of that.
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I would go back to waiting tables at a diner again and have my husband.
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If it meant that we didn't live like this anymore again.
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Sorry.
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Miranda, where are you going?
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I'm done.
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Happy Valentine's Day.
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And I hope you find what it is you're looking for.
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Miranda, don't leave.
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Well, at least take the gold necklace and the Chris Brown tickets I got you.
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Ooh.
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Is it a gold necklace?
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Yeah.
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You know, I love Chris Brown.
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Especially if they're good seats.
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After Miranda leaves,
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it doesn't take Travis long to adjust to his new life without her.
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Not surprisingly, Kristen loves her new life of luxury.
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He has no problem taking full advantage of all the finer things Travis has to offer.
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And in the beginning, everything seems great.
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But Travis quickly notices that Kristen isn't like Miranda.
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While Miranda was always trying to save money, Kristen was always spending it.
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Before long, Kristen's lifestyle gets more and more expensive.
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Even Travis has a hard time keeping up with her.
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The biggest surprise of all is when Travis is having dinner with Kristen, he finds out that she's seeing someone else.
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Travis can't believe it.
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A whole year goes by, and then on next Valentine's Day, he bumps into the person he'd least suspect.
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Wait, aren't you that security guy?
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What's your name again?
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Hey, Travis, it's David.
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Yeah, I see you doing quite well for yourself.
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Yeah, thanks.
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How have you been?
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I mean, if I'm being honest, I've been better.
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You know, me and Miranda.
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Hey.
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I know you're still working, but I just couldn't wait to see you.
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Wait, wait a minute.
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You two are dating?
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Well, I can see now that he has money.
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What is that supposed to mean?
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I mean, look at him.
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He has a nice suit, drives a Porsche, and I can see why he wants to...
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Keep the change.
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Thank you.
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You're right.
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Thank you. Have a nice day.
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You too.
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Thank you.
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Wait a minute.
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You're a valet?
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Talk about a downgrade.
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You know, Travis, the whole world doesn't revolve around money.
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And I'd rather be with a Valen than be with a self-absorbed,
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misogynistic, lying, cheating, pig-headed CEO any day of the week.
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Hmm.
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Yeah, well, I guess he's the type of guy to get you a car for a long time's day, too.
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Actually, uh, I did get you a car, but I hope that's okay.
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Along with a few other things.
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I might as well just get him for you right now.
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Why are you still here?
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Don't you have something better to do?
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Yeah, I need to get my car valet, so I need your little boyfriend to do that for me.
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Oh, this should be nice.
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Look, I figured I'd start with...
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Milk chocolates.
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And they have caramel in them.
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Thank you so much.
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Yeah, I'm sorry they're not Ghirardellis, but you would get these before high school every day.
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You would not let me have one of them.
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And don't think that's gonna change now.
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And since he's in town.
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John Legend?
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Oh my God.
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You know how long I've been waiting to see him alive?
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Thank you so much.
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Let me see these.
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Section 305?
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These are horrible.
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It doesn't matter.
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This is so thoughtful.
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Thank you. Of course.
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And one last thing.
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Gosh.
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Yeah, I know you love butterflies.
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Silver?
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I know it's not gold or has diamonds, so...
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It's perfect.
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This is the best Valentine's Day ever.
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Come on, Miranda.
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You cannot be serious.
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Cheap chocolates, nosebleed section, and a silver necklace?
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Now, don't act like you like those things.
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I couldn't ask for better gifts.
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Because it's like what I've always told you, Travis.
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It's not how much money you spend But how much love You put into it.
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Yeah, whatever.
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That's not true.
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I'm sure all these girls you can ask in the same question.
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Oh Hey, honey, I see you got the flowers I sent you.
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You love them?
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No, I told you I don't like roses I like lilies way to pay attention.
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I'm so sorry.
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I think you got your last girlfriend jewelry And you just get me flowers I got the way in here!
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Wait, where you go?
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Hey brother, can you go ahead and valet this for me?
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Yeah, cool, I appreciate it.
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Oh, you drive a Honda?
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What happened to the BMW?
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Yeah, um, it's a long story.
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Vanessa, wait, where you going?
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