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ELLA

Can’t. I’m on the sidewalk of Once Upon a Brew and there are ears everywhere. Supposedly, the gnomes have literal ears.

I’m sorry, did you say gnomes?

BRIDGET

Was this a thing when we lived there?

Do they have little gossip clubs? I need to know how this works.

ELLA

This is a real, actual problem.

Why does Holly think you’re engaged to Luke?

ELLA

Susie from the bridal shop told me she pulled dresses…

In front of Holly.

Please keep this quiet. I’ll figure something out. Gotta go.

Ella, don’t you dare leave us hanging like this! What is happening? The gnomes are less of a concern than the phone tree!

BRIDGET

Susie told you she pulled dresses… for you?

Ella, connect the dots for us, please!

This is serious.

BRIDGET

I think she’s ignoring us.

Do you have any idea what’s going on?

BRIDGET

No. I was going to ask you the same. What’s this about a phone tree?

You know like in Practical Magic? Someone calls someone else and they call someone else…

BRIDGET

That’s not real.

You wish it wasn’t real.

BRIDGET

There’s so much happening in this chat right now.

There’s about to be so much happening in this town right now.

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