Maddie's Garden

Maddie is single and wants to be married with a family more than anything. When she discovers the four year old twins hiding in her yard, her heart swells and opens up to them. The twins tell her that they are running away. She befriends the children and their single father, and she is more than happy to accomodate him when he needs her help. She learns that he is engaged and the twins don’t like his fiancée and vice versa. Growing up in a loveless atmosphere of dysfunction, Maddie knows the pain of not being loved, so while she lavishes affection on the children, she is also deeply concerned. It is only when she learns that Adam has set the date for his wedding does she realize the painful truth that she has fallen in love with the twins’ father. She is not the only one with a broken heart. Four year olds Shayla and Shawn are crushed by the fact that they may not see Maddie again. The twins resort to drastic measures, in four-year-old fashion, but a Christmas Eve wedding is planned in spite of their efforts. Shayla and Shawn claim that it is the saddest Christmas ever.