And I'm happy now, and it was the right thing to do.
So who is it you write to?
I couldn't help... Every time you get a break at the hospital...
...you're writing something. - There is someone.
It's kind of a long-distance relationship.
- How did you meet? - We haven't.
- What? - No.
- The story of my life. - You're kidding.
Keep everything at a distance.
Everyone.
The man who was standing in front of me...
...the one that wanted to marry me...
...him, I push away. I run from him.
In the meantime, the...
The one man I can never meet...
...him, I would like to give my whole heart to.
He must write one hell of a letter.
It's nice.
It's safe.
- Christ, he's in prison, isn't he? - No.
- You're one of those women, aren't you? - No.
No, he's just a guy who lives on a lake. He's an architect.
Oh, my God.
Happy birthday.
Thank you.
- I hope it's a great year for you. - Thank you.
I'm Alex.
The lake-house guy.
Oh, yeah. How you doing?
May I?
So you're gonna... You're gonna find us a place on the lake, huh?
- I hope so. - Yeah.
If I can.
You're a real-estate agent?
No, I... I just have a lake house.
Is it nice?
Yeah, you'll love it. You're gonna rent it after I move out.
Oh, really?
Kate, have you...
...read Persuasion?
What?
- By Jane Austen. - I know who it's by.
Yeah, it's... It's my favorite book.
Why did you bring something like that up? What made you bring that up?
I just... A friend of mine gave it to me recently, and I was wondering...
...what it was about.
It's... It's wonderful.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
It's about...
About waiting.
These two people, they... They... They meet.
They almost fall in love, but the timing isn't right.
They... They have to part.
And then...
...years later, they... They meet again.
They get another chance.
You know, but they don't know if too much time has passed.
If they waited too long, if it's...
...you know, too late to make it work.
Why do you like that?
I don't know.
Don't get me wrong. It's beautiful in a kind of...
- No, it's terrible. - It's terrible.
- That's terrible. - It's terrible.
That's...
Yeah, it's... That's terrible.
It's a personal question...
...but have you ever been through anything like that?
- Me? No. No, no. - No.
When I was...
When I was 16...
...I was completely in love with this guy.
He played guitar...
...and I ran away from home...
...and went to San Francisco so I could go live with him.
Yeah, he convinced me I had a beautiful voice...
...and I dreamed of becoming a singer.
I love San Francisco.
Yeah, he was... He was my first love.
Probably the only one.
- He must have been a great guy. - I don't... I don't know, I...
He may have been. It didn't last long enough for me to find out.
Yeah. Truth is, I...
I can't even remember what he looked like.
- Really? - Yeah.
Then that's too bad.
My dad... My dad showed up, actually.
- You were in trouble. - He came in.
Yeah, I was in trouble. He yanked me back to Chicago.
Yeah.
And he was sick, and he...
He had these... These dreams of me becoming a doctor, you know?
You know, and eventually, they became my dreams too.
He was right.
You know, I... I feel good helping people.
Then he died.
Kate.
What?
I...
You?
I just...
What?
Do you know this song?
Yeah.
- Do you sing? - No.
Nobody wants to hear me sing. You don't wanna hear me sing.
L... I didn't mean, you know...
But, yeah.
But I can dance.
Kate.
Hey.
Alex was... Alex was just telling me about the... The lake house.
- Yeah, it sounds... Sounds really great. - Great.
Alex, it's late.
Yeah.
- Good night. - Good night.
It was you.
- You working tomorrow night? - Yeah.
Why didn't you say anything?
You would've thought I was crazy or drunk. Or both.
Yeah, but...
...I liked you. You should have said something.
How? You were with your boyfriend.
You know what? Excuses, excuses. You are a coward.
I'm not a coward.
Oh, really? Well, what about your girlfriend?
What? I told you already...
...she's not my girlfriend. - He's not my boyfriend either.
Oh, really? Well, what is he, then? Your brother?
We have a comedian. What'd you have, a clown for breakfast this morning?
Wonderful. Our first fight.
You could write a song about it and go sing it in San Francisco.
What?
Hello.
Hey, Henry.
What?
You'll let me know if you need anything?
Yes, I will.
- Hi. - Good afternoon.
I'm looking for my father. I don't know which room he's in. Simon Wyler?
- Mr. Wyler, the architect? - Yes.
I'm Anna Klyczynski. I'm the Attending for your father.
Hey. What happened? How is he?
He's okay. He's had a heart attack. Fortunately, relatively minor.
His vitals are fine and he's stable...
...but it will require an intervention.
He's agreed to schedule it for tomorrow.
Good to see you're taking it easy.
Well, you... You didn't need to come. I'm perfectly well.
Perfectly all right.
Well, you had a heart attack, Dad.
I had an episode, for chrissake.
Nothing more.
Appreciate it if you kept everything in its perspective.
Well then, I just wanna let you know I'm here if you need anything.
Coffee.
What?
You heard me.
Coffee.
There's something I never told you, Kate.
You see, it was my father who built the lake house.
I mean, with his own hands.
And it was a long time ago, before he was famous...
...when he still had a family and worshipped my mother.
Her name was Mary, and the house was a gift for her.
She was smart and funny.
She could have done anything, but chose to take care of my brother and I...
...and help him build his career.
You see, the more successful he became, the more impossible he was to live with.
Finally, she just couldn't take living with him anymore.
She left him.
Within a year, she got sick.
Unfortunately, she never learned how to stop loving him.
He wasrt at the funeral.
When I asked him why...
Go on, Alex. What did he say?
He said, "She was dead to me the moment she stepped out of the house."
And then he gave me one of his architect-of-the-year grins.
I hope you appreciate this.
I had to sneak past three nurses and your Attending.
Oh, jeez, it's hot.
It's not decaf, is it?
It should be, but it isn't.
That's not bad. Thank you...
...son.
- You're welcome. - Where's your brother?
I sent him away. He wasrt feeling well.
- You know how he is, he worries. - Yeah, I know.
He gets that from your mother, I'm afraid.
She always worried too much.
What are you looking at?
Oh, yeah, here, take a gander.
It's a proposal for a museum.
- Who is it? - Someone new.
Oh, I like the walkways, where the light falls.
What are the materials?
Granite. Aluminum.
White panels are straight out of Meier...
...but the interior color coming through the front windows, that's different.
It's not new, but it's clean, uncluttered.
I like it.
When was the last time you were in Barcelona?
Years ago, with you, Mom and Henry.
Do you remember visiting Casa de la Caritat?
The almshouse.
That's right. You mentioned Meier.
His Barcelona museum stands in the same area as Casa de la Caritat.
It drinks the same light.
Meier designed a series of louvered skylights to capture that light...
...and cast it inward to illuminate the art within, but indirectly.
And that was important, because although light enances art...
...it can also degrade it. But you know all that already, you son of a gun.
Now, this...
...where do you suppose this is to be built?
I have no idea.
- Oh, but you said you liked it. - Conceptually.
Now, come on.
You know as well as I do that the light in Barcelona...
...is quite different from the light in Tokyo.
And the light in Tokyo is different from that in Prague.
A truly great structure, one that is meant to stand the tests of time...
...never disregards its environment.
An architect takes that into account.
He knows that if he wants presence, he must consult with nature.
He must be captivated by the light.
Always the light. Always.
Hey. I have an emergency. Take my shift. Please.
Hello.
- Mr. Wyler? - Yes.
This is Dr. Klyczynski at Chicago City Hospital.
I'm afraid I have some difficult news for you.
I'm so sorry, Alex.
I wish somehow I could be there with you...
...that we could sit together and look out over the water and the light...
...in this house your father built.
I could be a shoulder for you like you've been for me.
And tell you that everything is gonna be okay.
If I could do one thing for you today...
...from here...
...one small, simple thing from the future...
...I hope this is it.
It won't be published for a couple of years...
...but I don't think you should have to wait that long.
I hope it helps you know how much you were loved.
Pick a place. I'll be there, I promise.
Tomorrow, what do you say?
But, Alex, it won't be tomorrow for you.
- You're gonna have to wait two years. - I know, I don't care. I'll wait.
Are you sure? I don't know.
I do. I've never been so sure of anything in my life.
Okay. I'll see you in two years, then.
See you tomorrow, then.
Kate...
...where would you like to go?
II Mare.
When were you hoping to dine with us?
Two years from tomorrow.
- Two years from tomorrow? - Yeah.
- Two years? - From tomorrow.
- Hi. - Hello. Name?
Forster.
- Can I have your name? - Wyler.
Or Wyler, I'm... I'm really not sure.
I think we should be able to accommodate you.
- Great. - Wyler?
Wyler.
Your waiter will be right with you.
Good evening, miss.
Complimentary.
- Thank you. - Good luck.
Another glass for the lady?
You werert there.
You didn't come.
I don't understand.
Something must have happened. I'm sorry.
I've got two years, Kate. We can try again.
No, Alex, it's too late.
It already happened. It didn't work.
Don't give up on me, Kate.
What about Persuasion? You told me. They wait.
They meet again, they have another chance.
Life is not a book, Alex.
And it can be over in a second.
I was having lunch with my mother at Daley Plaza...
...and a man was killed right in front of me.
He died in my arms.
And I thought:
"It can't end just like that on Valentine's Day."
I thought about all the people who love him, waiting at home...
...who will never see him again.
And then I thought:
"What if there is no one?"
What if you live your whole life and no one is waiting?
So I drove to the lake house looking for any kind of answer.
And I found you.
And I let myself get lost.
Lost in this beautiful fantasy where time stood still.
But it's not real, Alex.
I have to learn to live the life that I have got.
Please don't write anymore.
Don't try to find me.
Let me let you go.
Hello.
What? Sorry, hold on. I can't hear you. I'll be back, sorry.
Hello. Hold on. Hold on.
Hello.
Hi.
How long are you here?
- I'm at a bar with some friends. - Come.
Well, don't get too excited.
I find that hard to believe.
It is good.
And it was really good to hear your voice.
I was surprised how good it was to hear your voice.
So how was your meeting?
- It was good. - Yeah?
Yeah, I... I got the job.
- Really? - Yeah.
- Well, congratulations. - Imagine that.
Yeah. A telecom company. I'll be in-house counsel. Pays well.
And it's here...
...in Chicago.
Well...
...it's great news.
Hey.
What?
Jack.
Hey, Jack.
Jack.
Are you gonna come down this weekend?
Don't you miss me a little bit?
Oh, just a little bit. Not a lot, huh?
Okay. No, I heard you. Yeah.
Kate, I'm gonna have to call you back, okay?
Still wanna rent a lake house?
It's what Kate wants.
How the hell do you know what Kate wants?
Trust me.
Hey, you. I know you.
Whatever you want out back.
What do you think?
You're fixating. You know?
Why do you keep tweaking the lake house?
Why don't you do your own work?
Because it's hers.
You're talking about the girl from the future.
Kate.
And you're still writing with Kate?
- No. - Why not?
She asked me not to.
Why?
Time.
Hey, come on.
This is a good thing. You know, you need a real woman.
- A woman... - Henry, listen.
Listen to me.
While it lasted, she was more real to me than any of that stuff.
She was more real to me than anything I've ever known.
I saw her.
I kissed her.
I love her.
And now she's gone.
She's gone.
And Duckett squirts through.
First thing...
How could the Ab Scissor four-minute ab machine?
- And your potatoes cooking on the top.
It's nice out here. Let's stay here.
But we have to eat.
We can eat here. I'll cook.
I thought you didn't like to cook.
No, I don't like to cook.
But I have a chicken in the icebox, and you're eating it.
What about all the washing-up afterward?
- We'll eat with our fingers. - Could you turn that down?
Don't we need any plates?
Yes. One for you, and one for...
"There could have been no two hearts so open...
...no tastes so similar...
...no feelings so in unison."
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six...
...five, four, three, two, one.
Happy New Year!
Come in.
Hi.
What do you think?
This is what I gave up lunch for?
- I know it needs work. - Work? How about a wrecking ball?
I found an architect who specializes in renovations.
I made an appointment for tomorrow.
Ambush.
Come on.
We can't stay in my apartment. We've been there over a year.
I wanna keep moving forward.
- It's a new firm. - "New" as in inexperienced?
No. "New" as in cheap.
Hi, Dr. Forster. We'll be with you in a moment.
Great, thank you.
Oh, by the way...
...happy Valentine's Day.
Oh, God, Katie, I didn't get you anything.
I'm sorry. I've just been so swamped and...
Doesrt matter.
- What is this? - It's global warming.
Dr. Forster? Hi, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.
- Hi. Good to see you again. - Dr. Forster. You too.
- Hi, I'm Morgan. - Hey, Morgan. Vanessa Vanderbeck.
So obviously, the first thing you see is what we had talked about. The atrium.
That's stunning.
So we were able to do it with all the glass panels in the metal structure?
- Yeah. - Can I?
Wanna get a beer after work?
I'm sorry, I can't. I'm taking Vanessa out for Valentine's Day.
Wait.
Say that again.
It's Valentine's Day today. I'm taking out Vanessa, my girlfriend.
Cold champagne, some oysters, maybe a little chocolate.
- What's the date? - It's February 14th.
- February 14th, 2006. - Yeah.
- Stunning. Thank you so much. - Our pleasure.
Thank you. Henry will make sure you have everything.
Great. They were absolutely beautiful.
Thank you.
What?
Katie, I gotta get back to work.
Who did this drawing?
My brother did, actually.
Who's your brother?
Alex Wyler.
Did you know him?
Yeah.
Yeah, I know him.
Do you know how I can get in touch with him?
Is he? Is he anywhere that I can?
I'm sorry.
He died...
...two years ago today, actually.
There was an accident.
Where?
Kate.
Wait, just stop. Just stop.
Goddamn it, answer me.
What is the matter? Kate.
Kate!
Sixty degrees on Valentine's Day.
This cannot be Chicago.
The TV says it's global warming.
Nothing wrong with that.
It's a dangerous thing.
Alex...
...I know why you didn't show up that night.
It was you at Daley Plaza that day.
It was you.
Please, don't go.
Just wait. Please.
Don't look for me.
Don't try to find me.
I love you.
And it's taken me all this time to say it, but I love you.
And if you still care for me...
...wait for me.
Wait with me.
Just wait. Wait.
Wait two years, Alex.
Come to the lake house.
I'm here.
You waited.
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