The Love Haters

There is a thunderstorm in the middle of the night, and George Bailey gets scared and hops on top of Katie, who is sleeping on Hutch’s sofa. Hutch is awakened by the commotion of them knocking the coffee table over, but when he tries their usual routine of comforting the dog in his bed, George Bailey wants to stay with Katie. George Bailey tugs Katie into Hutch’s bedroom and won’t let her leave. Trapped in the bedroom with Hutch, Katie decides to finally ask what caused the rift between him and Cole. He reveals that Cole was supposed to get married a year ago to a flirty woman named Scarlett, but Scarlett drunkenly proposed to Hutch the night of their rehearsal dinner. Cole and Scarlett reconciled and got married that night, with both blaming Hutch for what she did, but they divorced shortly after. Katie mentions how easy it would be for any woman to be attracted to Hutch, emphasizing the point when he doesn’t recognize how handsome and appealing he is. Just when Katie thinks they are about to kiss again, Hutch tells her she should go back to the sofa. The rejection stings and confuses Katie, but as she goes to leave, George Bailey, who had been asleep, wakes up and forces her back in bed.