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‘LOVE, AGAIN’
SYNOPSIS
Chloe and David Baker were once madly in love. On their 10th wedding anniversary, they
could never imagine drifting apart as they vacationed in Maine with their daughter,
Amanda. Now, 15 years later, they couldn’t be living more separate lives. Chloe works
for a family law practice, where she helps couples who are divorcing. David works for an
Internet start-up, where he recently hired a gorgeous young techie, Hayley, which
makes Chloe jealous and insecure.
After an anniversary party celebrating a couple who are still deeply in love after many
years, Chloe and David confide in their friends that they’ve grown distant. Each believes
the other works too much, and David sleeps in the guest room. Nothing has been the
same since Amanda grew up and moved out. Finally realizing they might be heading for
divorce, Chloe and David are resigned to the inevitable. But then, Amanda arrives
unexpectedly with her boyfriend Jeremy to announce their engagement.
As Chloe and David pop the champagne, they are both emotional; they don’t want to
ruin the happy moment with their divorce decision—especially because Amanda has no
idea their marriage is even on the rocks. Amanda is still inspired by her parents’ lasting
love, which leads to another big announcement: she’s decided to get married the very
next weekend, at that same resort in Maine. Chloe and David decide they can’t tell
Amanda about their marital trouble before her wedding, and must fake their happiness.
The Baker family arrives in Maine, with Chloe and David forcing smiles for the sake of
their daughter. Everything is as beautifully scenic as it was years ago, when they
vacationed there in happier times. They meet Nico, the event coordinator for the
wedding. He promises to make it perfectly romantic. Amanda is exuberant, unaware of
the tension between her parents.
Nico shows Chloe and David to their room—the same room they had 15 years ago—but
it doesn’t spark a reconnection. Then, the Bakers meet Jeremy’s parents, Stan and
Brittany. They are the complete opposite of Chloe and David, affectionate and in love.
Watching their happiness and hearing them talk excitedly about their life together, Chloe
is sad. Chloe and David both try to bury themselves in work calls, and avoid each other.
The next morning, Amanda wants to scout out a ceremony location near a suspension
bridge where she has great memories. Chloe confides in David that the trip to the bridge
wasn’t as romantic as Amanda remembers, because Chloe is scared of heights and got
sick. Before they leave, David heads down to the gift shop, where he runs into the
beautiful dance instructor, Sophia. He asks her if she’ll help him with some dance moves
so he doesn’t embarrass himself at the wedding, and just as they are laughing together,
Chloe sees them. She storms away, hurt, but David assures her he isn’t moving on yet.
The group hikes up to a scenic point Amanda thinks would be the perfect spot to get
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married. David gives Chloe a pair of dizziness bracelets he bought in the gift shop, to
help her with her sickness, and Chloe is touched. Nico tells them about a special stone
called the halo, which is said to bring joy to all those who have it. Chloe is wistful as she
remembers that David bought her a necklace made of halo stones, but she lost it.
Nico starts to lead everyone back to the resort on the rickety old suspension bridge, but
Chloe is too scared. David crosses back to calm her down, and tells the others to keep
going. Chloe is again moved by his gesture, and they reminisce about other trips they’ve
taken, and risks they’ve taken along the way, momentarily forgetting their troubles.
After they all make it back to the resort, David gets a call from Hayley. Chloe watches
him, lost in thought. Amanda approaches, noticing her mom’s discontent. Amanda
assumes David’s business is causing them stress as he tries to get his project off the
ground. Compared to Chloe’s successful career, David must feel pressure not to fail.
Chloe considers this, never realizing the stress David has been under.
That night, the couples all go to a dance party at the resort, where Chloe and David
awkwardly hang back. But when the MC starts the limbo, David can tell Chloe wants to
dance, and offers his hand. Even though he is a terrible dancer, they end up having a
great time. Back in their room, Chloe and David laugh and collapse on the bed,
exhausted. Chloe tells David he can share the bed with her, and to her surprise, she
even finds herself cuddling close to him in the night.
The next day, as Amanda, Jeremy and their parents look over more wedding
arrangements, Chloe and David get lost in the meaningful memory of their own
wedding. But a call from Hayley breaks their moment. Hayley has bad news—the new
website crashed in front of the investors. Noticing David is upset after the call, Chloe
approaches him and he finally confides in her about his business trouble. She reassures
him and, without thinking, takes his hand, but immediately drops it, feeling awkward.
After their moment, David buys Chloe a new halo stone necklace, and takes it up to
their room. But before he can go in, he overhears Chloe on the phone with her boss
talking about filing divorce papers. Although she is talking about her clients, David
assumes she’s decided to go through with their own divorce. Devastated, David walks
off to the beach, lost in thought. Sophia approaches him and offers to give him that
dance lesson, and David reluctantly agrees, still hoping not to disappoint Amanda at the
wedding. Chloe walks in on them again, and David runs after her. As they talk about if
their marriage is salvageable, Amanda interrupts them, having heard everything.
Chloe and David finally sit Amanda down and tell her they are separating. Amanda is
emotional and shocked, as she insists they are the perfect couple. When Chloe and
David tell her they just grew apart, Amanda wonders how she could make her own
marriage last, if her parents couldn’t. Crying, she storms out. Jeremy tries to comfort
Amanda, but their conversation quickly leads to an argument and Amanda second
guesses their own relationship.
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Back in their room, David and Chloe are upset, both wishing they could go back in time
and make things right. Suddenly resolute, Chloe asks David to follow her. They return to
the creaky bridge, and Chloe is determined to get to the other side this time. David is
right there to encourage her and help her along the way. When Chloe makes it across,
they realize they are still very much in love, and they kiss, finally done with the faking.
When they return back to the resort, Amanda and Jeremy are missing. As all four
parents start to panic, Chloe and David come clean to Stan and Brittany about
shattering Amanda’s image of the perfect marriage. Amanda suddenly returns, and
David and Chloe try to explain, but Amanda announces she isn’t upset anymore; she is
relieved. She and Jeremy finally had their first fight, and ended up even stronger. The
wedding is still on!
The next day, a storm threatens to ruin all of Amanda’s wedding plans. Amanda, finally
realizing it doesn’t have to be perfect, puts on a brave face. David gets a call from
Hayley, who has good news—their investors have decided to fund them. David is excited
and Chloe celebrates the news with him, but he says it would have meant nothing if he
lost her. They go to their room, and exchange surprise gifts. They each got each other
halo stone jewelry, marking the next chapter of their happy life together. They return to
the resort, where they watch Amanda get married, as the skies begin to clear.
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