A Moment in Time: The Union City Trip (Part 2)

    It's that time of the week again Hearties! Friday! Welcome back to the second half of this, A Moment in Time, double feature! Wednesday's post left off at the romantic picnic Lucas had prepared for Elizabeth during their trip to Union City.

    Let's continue, (And as Lucas would say) shall we? :)

    So the lovely couple (Cough!) couple of friends I mean....has finally reached Union City and is checking into the hotel. (Sorry, I don't have any pics of it.) Elizabeth comments how it reminded her of a hotel her and her parents once stayed at in Brussels. Very interesting. I didn't know she'd ever traveled abroad before. Just another thing to add to the common interests bucket for her and Lucas.

    Anyhow apparently I'm not the only one who thinks they look like a couple as the hotel clerk mistakenly calls Elizabeth "Mrs. Bouchard!" (Sighs....If only....Lol!) This does NOT go over well with Elizabeth and she very quickly tries to correct the man. But it is actually Mr. Bouchard himself who steps in immediately and corrects him. (Very nice!) He could have laughed along with the mistake and then corrected it, but he didn't. Instead he quickly put the mistake to rights, and then on top of it all informs the clerk that he has booked a SUITE for Mrs. Thornton and just a single room for himself. (A round of applause erupts from the crowd.) How thoughtful is this guy? I take two main points away from this.

    First off, he's treating Elizabeth like royalty. He has gone out of his way to make this outing so special for her, and he's paying for everything. He could have just rented her a normal room, therefore saving himself a bit of money, but he didn't. He treated her like a princess and got her her own suite. In a very nice hotel none the less!

    But secondly it shows that he doesn't require the highest standards for himself. (Yes, I'm going to rant again.) Some people pin the fact that Lucas appears to come from a high society life against him, saying that he represents everything Elizabeth left behind. BUT when given the chance to treat himself to the luxury of a hotel suite he doesn't. I'm sure he had the money to do it, yet he was content to just stay in a normal room. I have more to say on this subject, but I'll save it for later on in the post. :)

    So anyhow Lucas corrected the man, very much to Elizabeth's relief. He then turns to her and just says, "An honest mistake."

    And then we come to "the moment." "What moment?" you say, as this episode has many "moments." I'm talking about that signature Hallmark moment when the guy and girl see each other all dressed up for the first time. Lucas is standing in the lobby waiting for Elizabeth (I will not mention the pocket watch again.) and she tentatively walks out. You can see the nervousness in her face before he turns around. It's been a very long time since she's gone out like this, let alone have a man waiting for her. And lets be honest, I'm sure she wanted to impress him.

    And impress she did. Lucas turns around, and just stares, a smile spreading across his face. He's enraptured with her, and Elizabeth can't help but give this sweet smile at him. He then walks over to her slowly, and says, "You look....beautiful." And Elizabeth smiles and thanks him.

    Lucas then asks can he help her with her wrap, which she allows. And in this silent, breathless moment the sparks fly, and we get one of the closest and most intimate moments between these two. This whole scene actually reminds me of Jack and Elizabeth's first date when they saw each other for the first time. There was just this romantic spark flying breathlessness between them, where they barely had words for each other. The same sort of thing happened here with Elizabeth and Lucas. They just stared at each other not saying much. And then Lucas helped her with her wrap like Jack helped her with her corsage. All in all it just truly made things "date like" despite Elizabeth's protest that it wasn't. (Come on, girl! Just say it!)

    Lucas then offers his arm to her, and asks, "Shall we?" And Elizabeth smiles, takes his arm, and they walk off together to attend the reading. :)

    Afterwards they go to what I'm assuming is the hotel's restaurant for dinner. They sit at this very fancy little table right next to a fire place (Nice!) and Lucas orders them some champagne stating that he feels they have plenty to celebrate. (Using his French none the less.) Elizabeth gushes that she can't believe that they just met Virginia Woolf, and Lucas smiles saying that Elizabeth and Mrs. Woolf had quite the conversation. Elizabeth feels she must have talked the woman's ear off, and Lucas laughs lightly telling her that they were "thick as thieves." Elizabeth then laughs and admits that she honestly can't remember what she said to her, eliciting a good hearted laugh from Lucas.

    It's nice to see them just having this casual conversation, and smiling and laughing with each other. Kind of gives you a little glimpse into the future of what it would be like if they were really a couple, you know? They just have so much in common and truly enjoy just being around each other. Add all the romantic sparks, glittery eyes, happy sighs.... You get the picture.

    Then Lucas' true feelings are revealed. He asks Elizabeth did she enjoy Mrs. Woolf's latest book, to which Elizabeth responses that she did. She then goes into detail over it explaining how it felt different from her short stories with the excitement of life, and the fear of death....And she then discovers that she's been rambling with a smile from Lucas. Lol!

    And then she starts to open the can of worms by asking what Lucas thought of the book. He smiles admitting he actually hasn't finished it yet. Elizabeth then asks how far did he get, and he reluctantly says that he only has finished the first chapter....the night before. Elizabeth is quite surprised, and figures that he must he a fan of Mrs. Woolf's short stories. Lucas then claims that he's not particularly. Elizabeth then realizes that Lucas did not buy those tickets for himself....or not in the way she first thought. She looks at him and says, "So you bought the tickets....just because..."

    And Lucas just smiles, and says, "Yes. Just because." And Team Lucas begins to swoon. Lol! Elizabeth now understands everything. Lucas only bought those tickets because he thought she would really enjoy the reading, and....because he wanted to spend time with her. Truthfully I think he wanted that whole trip to be a date, but he knew that Elizabeth needed time. So he agreed to go just as friends, because no matter the label he just wanted to be with her. (And maybe try his hand at winning her heart a little...:D )

    We now come to the final scene. The scene that had one of the biggest foreshadowing moments of all Season 7. (Or at least I hope it's foreshadowing. :)

    So first they both gush over the fact that the food is so good that even the mushrooms (Which, happy coincidence, they both don't like :) actually taste good. And then Lucas brings up a fact that Hearties have been using against the poor man. He asks Elizabeth does she miss her old lifestyle of the theater and fine dinning that she left in Hamilton. She admits that after an evening like they'd had it's hard not to, but that now that she has Little Jack there's really nowhere else she could picture raising her son then Hope Valley. And Lucas makes the revolutionary statement, "I know what you mean." What now? He does? Continue Mr. Bouchard...

    He says that after traveling around so much he just really wanted to find the perfect place to finally stop....and raise a family!!!

    Okay, before I get into that great statement I wanted to finish my earlier rant....I mean point about Lucas. One of the big arguments that people make against Lucas is that he represents the world Elizabeth left behind. But the big point I want to make is the fact that his statements that I just listed above about why he came to Hope Valley blow those arguments out of the water. Yes, I very much agree with other Hearties that it seems like Lucas came from a very "comfortable" lifestyle. BUT he left it. Hmm...Now who does that remind me of.... Yes, Elizabeth herself. They actually have similar stories in a way as they both left the lives they knew of comfort and finery, and came to Hope Valley. And Elizabeth didn't become the frontier woman she is now over night. No, it took seven seasons for that.

    I guess the main point is that while Lucas does enjoy fine dinning and such, he made his choice, just as Elizabeth did. People like to give him a hard time for his "fancier" ways and call him shady, dishonest, and even slimey. But does that mean that Elizabeth is all those things too just because she came from a ritzy upbringing as well? Just making a point is all.

    Any who, back to this business of wanting children. Wow! That was a big statement from Lucas and Elizabeth knew it. Especially as she has a son, this was super important for her to hear. She could absolutely never even consider dating a guy who didn't want a family. But Lucas has made it clear that he does, and that's actually part of the reason he chose to settle down in Hope Valley. Now of course he clarifies that he is in no hurry, and I wonder if that stems from his past.

    He tells Elizabeth that his father used to stress the importance of patience....especially when finding your soulmate. Whoa, man! Hold up one minute! Did you just start talking about finding your soulmate??? Yeah, Elizabeth's face showed her surprise, and she seemed interested yet nervous. After all they are sitting at an intimate candle lit dinner, and he starts talking about finding his true love. That would definitely make me stop and pause.

    So he continues to tell Elizabeth how his father courted his mother for five years! Elizabeth shows her surprise at such a long courtship....(Begins to snicker...) Girl, how can you even be that surprised? You are the queen of long term courtships in Hope Valley. You didn't even marry Jack until...wait what was it...oh Season "5" you say? Hmm... So she asks what took them so long, and Lucas shrugs his shoulders saying, "You know life. Things get in the way." Really? I didn't know that....I can't think of anything to even compare that to...Lol!

    Then we get to the good stuff! (Here comes the foreshadowing. Here comes the foreshadowing...) Lucas claims that his father always knew she (Lucas' mother) was the one. And that his mother says that she got tired of turning him (Lucas' father) down. And then here's comes the big one...Lucas then says,

    "But she loved him. I think she just wanted to be sure." And Elizabeth's face says it all. Truthfully, if Lucas is the writers choice, then his statement may just outline him and Elizabeth's current point in their journey. Lucas possibly already sees Elizabeth as his soulmate, and may even be in love with her already. (I can't put words in his mouth.) But Elizabeth is very cautious when it comes to opening her heart to love again, and may not be sure how she feels just yet.

    She then tentatively asks, "So you plan to be patient....like your father?" A huge playful smile forming on her face as she says it. Basically she's asking is he willing to be patient with her, as she figures things out. Lucas looks at her smiling, and says,

    "I have always had faith that I would know the perfect woman for me when I met her. And I will wait as long as I have to....to win her heart."

    Good-night! Okay, that was hands down one of, if not the most romantic thing he has ever said. I mean, first off he said that he's always had faith that he would know the perfect woman for him when he met her....and now it is his burning desire to pursue Elizabeth. I mean, just look back at the moment that he first saw Elizabeth. He didn't even know her name, and instantly at the sight of her he was trying to offer her a job, and complimenting her.

    And then he assures her that he will wait as long as he has to for her. Awww!! I mean he was speaking indirectly yet directly to her. I watched him, and he wasn't saying that to some random woman in the corner. He looked right at her. And Elizabeth knew it. Her face went to this instant nervous/shy smile as she looks timidly away then back to his face. And that sweet smile never leaves her face for the rest of the scene.

    Well, there we have it! Lucas and Elizabeth's Union City trip from beginning to end! I hope you guys enjoyed the ride! I know things are still in the air as to what really happened in the finale, but it's always fun to go back and watch these romantic scenes! They give some hope to this sweet potential couple, and I so want to know what's next for them in Season 8!

    Thank you so much for reading! Feel free to comment your thoughts on these scenes below or on my Twitter page! Stay safe, and God Bless!