The Cheat Sheet

The Sharks make it to the Super Bowl, and Nathan flies Bree and Lily to Las Vegas in first class for the game. Bree is also thrilled because she got the Good Factory spot. Bree dresses up for the game to meet the “WAG” (wives and girlfriends) dress code. She and Nathan text throughout the day, joking about eloping together in Vegas, before and during the game. In the box at the stadium, Bree sees Vivian. Vivian criticizes Bree’s lack of manicure. Instead of just taking it, Bree responds and tells Vivian that she needs to be nicer to her and Nathan or else Vivian will no longer be in their lives. Bree, Lily, and Vivian watch the game through tense conversation, while Nathan’s father is absent, having chosen to work instead of attending the game. Lily and Vivian get into an argument that Bree hears snippets of, but they resolve it with a hug, which Bree finds strange. Apparently, Lily helped Vivian realize that she’s just like her own mother, who she grew up despising, which may make Vivian kinder in the future. After the Sharks lose the game, Bree runs down to the field to comfort Nathan. When she finds him, he’s not even sad but smiling at her instead. He asks her to elope with him that night. Bree agrees and goes to find Lily to help her get ready for the wedding.

Lily helps Bree get ready. As she was already wearing a white dress at the game, she’s ready to go. They FaceTime Dylan, who walks them through a simple hair and makeup look. Nathan texts Lily with the details so that Bree does not have to worry about anything. At 11:00 pm, Lily puts Bree in a car to take them to the chapel, where Nathan is waiting. Bree almost forgot Nathan’s wedding ring, but Lily remembered to grab it. Lily jokingly gives Bree a “birds and bees” talk before continuing to give her sexual tips for the rest of the drive as Bree yells at her to stop.

When they arrive at the chapel, a woman whisks Bree away to a side room full of wedding gowns. There’s a note from Dylan, explaining that Nathan sent him to select a number of gowns for Bree over a week ago, meaning that Nathan planned this in advance. She selects a beautiful, long-sleeved ball gown with delicate lace and pearls. When she enters the chapel, she sees that it’s beautifully decorated with green and pink flowers and full of all the people Bree and Nathan love: Bree’s parents, friends, Nathan’s teammates, Vivian, and even Dylan. Clearly, Nathan has been planning this wedding for some time. Bree’s dad walks her down the aisle to Nathan, who admits that he began planning this wedding the day after he warned her that he planned to propose. He asks her if she still wants to do this, and Bree agrees and tells him how much she loves him.

After the wedding, Nathan and Bree return to their suite in the hotel. They consummate their relationship gently and passionately, thrilled to finally be husband and wife.

The morning after their wedding, Nathan finally shows Bree the romance cheat sheet and confesses his plan. He expects that Bree will be mad, but she finds it endearing and romantic and makes him promise to continue putting this much effort into their romance throughout their marriage.