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-She tried to kill me. -Chelsea,

-it's all over now. -DANI: Thank God.

KAT: I was just working

on a statement about your return

to post to your socials.

I'm gonna be deleting all of my accounts.

I love my husband.

I got ten on Nicole.

And raise you 20.

You don't stand a chance.

The hell with all of you.

Maybe we were a little too hard on him.

After everything that Bill and I have been through,

we were able to come together.

NAOMI: You're gonna tell me exactly

what's happening between you and my mother.

Derek Baldwin, will you marry me?

Okay, wait. I don't think I heard you right.

-You want to say that again? -Okay.

I would not blame you if you turned me down.

I've been so back and forth with you.

But I got to warn you, I'm not just gonna

throw up my hands and take no for an answer.

In fact, I'm not gonna give up until I get a resounding yes.

Okay, it's definitely the medication.

[chuckles]

What am I supposed to be saying yes to?

I'm proposing to you, Mr. Firefighter.

I'm asking you to marry me.

Have I ever told you about what I call "thought crowding"?

Is that like when you have a million things

in that lawyer mind of yours?

[chuckles] Yep.

You know me so well.

And it's like all those racing thoughts

are trying to cram through the same tiny doorway.

Thoughts about the horror show of Chelsea being kidnapped?

Yeah.

Act one of my overactive brain.

You want to guess what act two is?

Same thing that worries me.

How she's gonna fully recover.

Exactly.

Chelsea was really shaken up by what happened.

What else is on that beautiful mind of yours?

June.

What can I get for you?

Wait, are you working here now?

My name's June, and I'm a brand-new server

ready to greet you with a smile

and welcome you to Orphey Gene's.

[both chuckle]

NICOLE: Thank you, Smitty, for the clothing donations.

The Children's House and Aid Society

is certainly one of my favorite charities.

Yeah, a lot of this stuff has been in the attic for years.

This stuff, the kids grew out of in just months.

[laughs] Which explains why most of it looks brand-new.

-[chuckles] -I remember how fast

Martin and Kat grew when they were your kids' ages.

For sure, I got some kicks in my closet that don't fit.

Let me grab them.

-Go get 'em. -[laughs softly]

So, uh, how are you holding up since the last time we talked?

Better than I expected, honestly.

Moving on has definitely been healing.

I don't mean to pry.

Maybe it's my journalistic ways

to ask too many questions, but...

...do you ever miss Ted?

After 30 years of marriage? Of course I do.

It would be difficult not to.

But I don't miss him hard enough to forgive him for what he did.

It's just...

after the last time you lectured me,

-I... -Oh, Smitty,

I didn't mean to lecture.

Well, yeah, no, I... I know that wasn't your intention.

It's just, there's a hierarchy between mother-in-law

and son-in-law, and sometimes, when you give me advice,

it can feel a little lecture-y.

But...

what I was gonna say is that I can relate

to how hard it is to forgive someone for lying.

Especially if they keep that lie up for years.

I hear Martin is sleeping on the sofa.

That's right.

So, that makes me wonder if you actually listened

to my advice.

And if you intend on forgiving him.

? ?

TED: "To err is human,

to forgive is divine."

Here's to a considerable lack of divinity

on your part...

...Nicole.

-Hmm? -Ted, who are you talking to?

Oh. My divine ex.

Are you okay?

If you're asking if I'm okay with Nicole divorcing me,

her "charitable to everyone but-me" family

closing ranks against me?

Decidedly no.

I am not okay.

I've been a card-carrying member of this family for years.

Like they haven't asked me to take risks.

Which I have...

loyally done.

Okay, you're wasted, aren't you?

Three sheets to the winds, they say.

Working on my fourth... sheet.

Okay, I don't know what I'm supposed to do.

Oh, Eva, you're doing it.

You're listening.

No meetings, no classes, no rehearsals

or any other obligation for either of us this afternoon.

Nothing to do but sit on our comfortable couch

with a cocktail and a good book.

-[laughs softly] -[doorbell rings]

[sighs]

[groans]

That can only be one person.

Ignore her or find out what the devil she's up to now.

When it comes to Leslie, knowledge is armor, so...

Howdy, neighbors.

Howdy?

Neighbor?

I just stopped by because I figured

you would not be hauling out the welcome wagon.

[laughs]

You want to clarify, Leslie?

Vanessa was able to find a house for me after all,

right here behind these lovely gates.

-Not the... -I knew you would guess. Yes.

The Jarvis place right across the street.

Turns out it was available after all.

You're acting like women don't propose to men.

That's not the big surprise here.

It's that it's you.

I am proposing to you

because I really want to be your wife.

And I know it might surprise you that I want to marry you,

but it shouldn't surprise you how much I love you

or that I want to spend the rest of my life with you.

You know I love you more than anything, too, right?

I do.

Get it? "I do."

[both laugh]

-Funny. -[laughs]

But getting married right now?

With me in this condition?

I don't think I can agree to that.

Okay, my future husband is being dumb right now.

NAOMI: June,

you look like a brand-new person.

Yeah. When did this happen?

Uh, it hasn't actually happened yet.

I'm not officially hired.

I'm still in training.

I have to prove myself first

since this is my first waitressing job.

Kind of my first steady job ever.

NAOMI: Well, it's a great start, isn't it?

-JACOB: Yeah. -Congratulations.

JUNE: Thanks.

JACOB: Where are you staying?

I'm proud to say I've been staying

at the shelter you found for me.

I haven't been back to the overpass since.

[gasps] Oh, shoot.

I've been talking to you guys too long.

I've got tables to get to.

-NAOMI: Okay. -Go ahead, then.

[soft laughter]

Our situation might be more similar than you think.

I'm sorry?

When I think of forgiving Martin, I can't commit just yet.

Just like you won't even think about getting back with Ted.

You want me to go there, but you won't.

That is a bit of a simplification, Smitty.

At least I allow Martin to stay here.

On the sofa.

Have you offered Ted that much?

It is not the same.

Why? Because we have the kids around

and you guys are empty nesters?

That's part of it.

But mostly, I push because I know how wonderful

you and Martin are together.

So I'm-I'm holding on to hope.

And I remember how wonderful you and Ted were.

Should I hold on to that hope, too?

[door closes]

-Hi, Pop. -Sorry I'm late.

The mobile clinic had to stay open

later than planned and the driver needed to leave.

New experience.

I've never driven a bus, so don't report me.

[laughs]

I am proud at how committed you are

to the people you serve.

Sometimes you have to break a rule for the greater good.

And sometimes you can call a real bus driver

so that others don't have to keep your secrets for you.

No worries. Samantha hasn't even arrived yet.

-Uhp, it's you and me, kid. -[chuckles]

Well, I am very thankful for all of your help,

but I am gonna take off to Daddy and Mother's

and see if I can get a donation bag from them, too.

Uh, I will be back to pick up the clothes

for the drive in a little bit.

I spent months doing...

everything I could to win Nicole back.

-Haven't I? -I guess.

Showering her with flowers that she gave away.

Seeing the other guy who...

Uh, she isn't exactly seeing Carlton, is she?

S-She ate lunch with him.

She ignored me. She ignored my pleas.

She turned her back.

Served me divorce papers.

I know one thing.

I want her back.

I want my...

I want my marriage back.

Whatever it takes.

Oh, and that reminds me.

I am very angry at your mother.

Dana just...

poured alcohol...

-...all over the flames. -Okay,

speaking of, I think you've had enough.

Thank you for listening, Eva.

Your dad needs a hug. Hmm?

[whispers]: He needs a hug.

Okay.

-Okay. All right. -[stammers] Yeah.

-Okay. I- okay. -No? Yeah? Hmm?

I-I think you need a nap.

-Okay? Come on, come on, come on. -Okay. I...

-I didn't do it. -Okay.

-Okay. All right. -[stammers] No, I...

-I didn't... [clears throat] -Okay. All right.

-Careful, careful, careful, careful. -[grunts] Oh...

Oh, yeah.

What? No cocktails?

Surely, the two of you could use a drink.

This deal is closed?

It is.

That stuffy old eyesore is now mine.

Eyesore?

It's a beautiful Colonial Georgian that was featured

on the cover of Architectural Digest.

And it probably will be again after the remodeling.

You'll be pleased to know that I am tearing

that hideous thing down

and building something of my own design.

So what kind of house will you be building?

A shouse.

I'm sorry, a what?

A shouse!

I'm building a shouse.

Ooh, Auntie Anita, you got to get your-your hearing checked.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with my hearing.

And what, pray tell, is a shouse?

[laughs softly]

A studio and a house.

A shouse.

It's a place where I can live

and-and nurture my creative outlets under the same roof.

I am picturing a log cabin-style mansion.

And instead of plain wood,

very rich mahogany everywhere.

[laughs]

And then I'll be, uh, decking out the property

with all this glistening, glittery garden gnomes

and fairies.

When the light comes through

on the bald head of one of those gnomes,

it will beam and shoot a light straight through

those French doors right into here.

[chuckles] Now, I'm afraid

that it's gonna be a tad bit noisy for a while.

A long while. [laughs]

But, you know,

with all the jackhammering and digging a moat...

You're putting in a moat?

Oh, I didn't mention that.

Oh, yes, for the troll bridge to go over.

Still considering a troll design, though.

Maybe I'll do one exactly like Nicole.

Yeah, can look just like her.

Ooh, wouldn't that be delicious?

Meantime, I will see you at the club.

Ta-ta.

Ah.

Yes.

There it is right there,

that same troll expression.

[squeals] I can't wait.

Hmm.

What on earth is she doing here?

Oh, Lord. That look can't be good.

When I asked you to marry me, I was whole.

And that's how I want to marry you.

Not-not as some...

used-to-be firefighter whose best days are done.

I have no doubt that you are gonna move through this

and so far past it, it's just gonna be a blip.

You are not a man who settles, Derek.

So whatever work you do, it's gonna matter

whether you do it walking or not.

Well, I-I'm gonna work hard to recover, Ashley.

And I hope that you will walk again.

I really do.

But when I took a good, hard look at our future,

no matter the circumstance,

I wanted a life with you and me together.

I-I don't want to be taken care of.

I mean, what kind of life would that be for you?

The same kind of life it'll be for you.

You're gonna take care of me, like always.

You know, if it were me in this hospital bed,

you'd be telling me all the things that I'm telling you.

We are gonna have a lifetime of loving each other,

being there for each other, taking care of each other.

Do you remember when we fell in love?

Of course I do.

What was it that drew us together?

Besides your, you know, prowess?

-[laughs] -Well, considering my prowess is still fully operational.

Yeah, besides that.

What drew us together?

We were both moving towards our dreams.

You becoming a nurse, a person who helps, and me?

Being a real-life hero.

Someone who runs into burning buildings

and risks their lives to save others.

And I'm not that anymore.

I'm not who you fell in love with.

Okay.

So you think...

heroes are the only ones who run toward danger?

Don't you dare count out the quiet heroes.

I see them every day here at the hospital.

People who are struck down by fate or illness,

and they don't give up, even if they want to.

Well, I'm not saying I'm gonna give up, but...

Derek, sometimes heroism is moving a single toe today

and then a second toe six months later.

Sometimes it's knowing that all the odds

are stacked against you and just pushing forward anyway.

Sometimes perseverance

is the truest form of bravery.

That's what makes a superhero, right?

-Must be. -[sniffles]

I really want to be your wife.

And I'll be a great partner to you.

I'll be Black Widow

-to your Hulk. -[laughs softly]

-With the costume and everything? -Mm.

Everything.

It's great that we're doing this donation thing as a family.

It teaches the kids to cherish what they have

while they have it.

Yeah, it was Nicole's idea.

I miss us, Smitty.

I miss our easy conversations.

I miss the kids not tiptoeing around us, worried about us,

I miss being in our bed.

But it hurts when you're so cold to me.

I'm doing the best I can.

Considering I asked for time.

Space to let my emotions settle to see how I feel.

-Can you please give me that? -Baby,

I'm trying my best

with everything that I have in me,

but you know what I'm made of.

Yeah. You're used to pushing until you get what you want.

-I won't pressure you. -I appreciate that.

A "shouse"? She actually said that?

That woman is determined to make our lives a living hell.

In every way possible.

It's bad enough that she's gonna be living across the street,

ready to pounce out at us whenever we least expect it.

But her having a club membership?

We are never going to escape her.

Don't worry, sweetheart.

Work on the escape hatch has already begun.

LESLIE: Oh, look who bothered to visit.

Why aren't you at work?

Because I have no boss at the moment.

Okay, what is that supposed to mean?

I'm really worried about Ted.

My Ted?

Your Ted? [scoffs]

Boy, do you run hot and cold.

I thought you were mad at him because he tricked you

into withdrawing your bid on that house.

Well, I am learning to forgive,

especially since I know that he did it

just to try and hide his attraction to me.

[laughs]

Well, maybe he forgot how into you he was,

because right now, he's deep in his feelings about Nicole

and the divorce.

[scoffs] He'll get over that.

What makes you so sure?

Because I am still standing, baby girl.

And as long as I am, honey,

there's this great big barrier between my love

and his boring, lackluster ex.

You amaze me, Mama.

It seems like just yesterday you were crying

and feeling vulnerable about the way Ted tricked you.

Yeah, well,

one thing about Leslie Thomas,

moi,is that my comeback mode

is always activated.

-[laughs] -Facts.

So, my, uh, Teddy-Weddy is down, huh?

He practically drank a whole bottle of whiskey

and was wobbling and sad.

Like, I had to take the bottle away.

Then what?

Then nothing.

I helped him lie down and put a blanket over him.

Aww. So sweet of you

to take such good care of your father.

Is there anything else I can do to help him?

Well, I mean, the best thing to do is let him sleep it off.

And...

...in the meantime, as much as I would love

to sit here and listen to you

talk about you and your parental escapades,

I have plans.

-What plans? -Hmm.

And with who?

Maybe I am having...

[English accent]: a spot of tea with some friends.

[English accent]: Mm-hmm. You don't have any friends.

[laughs]

Your mama, although I may be old...

-old season, as they say... -Mm-hmm.

...baby, I sure ain't dead.

-Oh, okay. -Mm-hmm.

Well, come on, Mama. Tell me where you going.

[laughs]: Ooh, I'm-a tell you

as soon as you walk out the door.

And get your purse. That's right.

'Cause we gonna catch up tomorrow.

Yes. I love you, pumpkin.

So precious. You look so pretty in your dress.

Yes.

Tootles and ta-ta.

Mwah.

[sighs]

So, are you gonna accept my proposal, or are you gonna

-leave me hanging? -You want the truth?

Here it is.

This hero is afraid.

Afraid that you might be more in love

with nursing me than you are with me.

Why aren't you saying anything?

Because... I don't even know where to start with that.

You're acting like I wasn't even attracted to you before.

-You turned down my proposal. -Because I needed time.

And I got it.

I love you, Derek, not your condition.

And I need you to know that I am going to be there with you

and fight with you, side by side.

And-and we could win together. We could.

But I just need you to stop playing hard to get.

I just want to make sure that you're sure.

I am 100% certain that I want to marry you, Derek Baldwin.

-Clear? -Clear.

So?

I would love to be Mr. Ashley Morgan.

[laughs]

Ah, it is PT time, sir.

-Why are y'all cheesin' like that? -[Ashley laughs]

-What? What did you do? -[Ashley laughs]

-[Derek laughs] -Derek and I are engaged!

Do you remember how Allison asked me to represent her?

Yup, and you weren't having it. She should have known better

-after what she put your sister through. -Mm.

Wait. She didn't reach out to you again, did she?

No, but Chelsea actually wanted me to accept her as a client.

Why?

Okay, here we go. This is for you.

-Oh. -Here we go.

Oh, June, I'm sorry, but neither of us got what we ordered.

-Yeah. -You didn't order this?

No, but if it's too much trouble, we'll just take it.

-We'll take it. -No. No, no. No trouble at all.

I will fix this.

-Okay. -I will get it together. [hums]

Hmm.

Leslie Thomas, you are one bad "beyotch."

Born to burn, baby. [laughs]

[sighs]

Hmm.

Engaged? Wasn't this a complete 180?

I'm sorry. I'm just getting whiplash

because it wasn't too long ago

that Ashley here was determined to move on.

-Isn't that right, Ashley? -Well, why don't you tell us

-how you really feel about the situation? -ASHLEY: No.

You know what? Shanice is right.

-Oh, God. -About what I said and how I was.

But the truth is, I've had a lot of time on my own

since when Derek proposed and now.

And I've had time to think about my life and-and...

and what I want

without the pressure of committing to a relationship.

-Maybe I grew up a little in that time. -Hmm.

And maybe I learned a little bit more about who I am.

But when they brought you into this hospital,

so severely injured, my heart nearly stopped.

And I realized how much I love this man.

Unconditionally love him.

I love you, too, Ashley.

So much, sometimes, I think my heart's gonna stop.

Well, then you have my congrats.

[clears throat] Now shoo, Ashley.

Your fianc� and I have some work to do.

-Mm. -[Shanice laughs softly]

[clears throat]

Shanice, I don't know where your head's at with you and me.

I mean, I know we went on a few dates, but-

And we put that to rest, remember?

Then why aren't you happy for us?

This face isn't about you and Ashley.

This is all about you and the real state that you're in.

Now, are you gonna tell her or am I?

Look, I know I'm a cop and not a lawyer like you,

but help me understand why Chelsea would want you

to represent crazy Allison.

'Cause I can't wrap my head around it.

Well, she tried to say that it was

so I'd make sure she'd get convicted.

But you think there's more to it.

Listen, as much as my sister is trying

to "bravado" herself through this situation

and show the world her whole pick-myself-up

and brush-myself-off kind of attitude,

I think she is still traumatized.

And maybe, for Chelsea,

putting me in the same room as Allison,

even if it's to defend her,

is her way of maintaining some sort of control.

Like, me knowing where Allison is

and what she's thinking is gonna give Chelsea peace of mind,

like, some feeling of safety.

Does that make any sense?

Wow, babe, I think you just dropped a giant truth bomb.

[silverware clattering on floor]

TYRELL: You okay?

'Cause you've been out of it since you got home.

Do you think Dad and Pop noticed?

I think they're too busy being weird with each other

to even notice us.

-You wouldn't get it. -Try me.

MARTIN: I'll be back in the office tomorrow.

The charity drive.

Okay, just leave it on my desk. Thanks.

You two are uncharacteristically quiet.

What's going on?

Don't look at me like that.

-I'm fine. -You sure?

Yes, I'm fine. Everything's fine.

Yeah, I'm gonna need some help with the attic.

I think there's just a few more boxes.

-Tyrell, you want to help me? -Okay.

And you better tell me what's up.

Not so fast, Samantha.

Is there something you want to talk about?

Gabe, you are the president of the country club board.

I'm sure you hold sway over the other board members.

Yes, I know she's purchasing the Jarvis home, but...

But ownership doesn't guarantee membership

if someone is of questionable character.

Yes, yes. We'd be happy

to set up a video meeting this afternoon.

I'll be sending you a link shortly.

We'll give you everything we can, and...

and pray that something positive comes out of this.

All right.

[knocking]

[knocking continues]

[groans]

[Ted scoffs]

What the hell do you want?

To forgive you.

-To forgive me? -Mm.

I'm feeling oh, so charitable this afternoon.

And since I know how much pride that you have,

I decided to just let you save face,

you know, save yourself from the trouble of coming to me

to apologize for playing that little dirty trick on me

about selling Nicole's house to me.

So I just wanted to come and tell you I understand.

Hmm?

-Understand? -Mm-hmm.

See, by tricking me into thinking

that you were giving me that house,

I mean, right underneath Nicole's nose,

well, you were actually looking

for a way to keep me close.

Keep you close to what, Dana?

To you, silly Willy.

You want to keep me close to you.

You want me within reach, Teddy?

Well, baby, I am right here.

I don't know what you're talking about.

I have nothing to tell Ashley.

Why am I in your room, Derek?

Is that a trick question?

Maybe. Answer it.

[scoffs]

To give me physical therapy.

Because I am a...?

Nurse, slash, physical therapist.

Bingo. Which means I have some experience

with people in your condition, right?

Right.

So I can tell that you're showing signs

of real improvement.

Isn't that the whole point?

It is.

But I wonder if there's something

you're not telling me and Ashley.

What do I have to hide from you?

Enough with the games, Derek.

I'm gonna ask you this one time,

and I expect an honest answer.

Are you getting feeling back in your legs?

No.

No, I'm not.

I just feel like I need to talk to somebody.

But not necessarily me?

I am not sure.

I'm a good listener.

Okay. So there's this really cute guy at school. Nathan.

From the launch party. I remember.

I really like him. Like, really, really like him.

Wow, Samantha. Double "reallys"?

Thank you for trusting me enough to share that with me.

Well, here's the thing.

We almost hooked up.

What do you mean, almost "hooked up"?

I almost let him...

get... with me.

Are you saying you almost had sex with him?

Yeah, Pop. That.

Dana, don't do that.

Keep your clothes on.

You really can't resist me, can you, Teddy?

Oh, come on, baby. Just admit it, all right?

This is what you really want.

I really want my wife back.

I love Nicole and everything Nicole is.

And everything Nicole is not...

is exactly what you want from me.

Listen, you are as tired as I am of the Duprees

and being at the mercy of them.

And you know it, so, just, come on, baby, admit it.

Teddy, you know I'm not crazy.

So why don't you, uh, come on over here

and help me with this? Hmm?

You know how good we were together.

Hmm?

You know you want this.

You want me, baby.

-No. No. -Ted?

-Ted. -I...

-Oh. -Let me make you feel better.

Thank you, Gabe.

Thanks to the entire board

for gathering so quickly and resolving this issue.

We are so glad you agree.

-Talk to you soon. Bye-bye. -[door closes]

-Please tell me that was good news. -It is.

The board agrees with us.

Leslie's membership has been denied.

How did you manage that?

Fortunately, the chair of the board was on our side.

Well, I am glad you were successful in that.

Now, how do we keep her

from moving in across the street from you?

We've got time.

We'll figure it out.

I have to take you at your word, Derek.

You say, "no feelings in your legs."

I put it in your chart.

But if and when you do start to feel, you have to say so.

I will.

Do not just shine on me.

This is important.

We have to adjust your therapy

based on what you say your progress is.

And even more importantly, whether you like it or not,

you have to be truthful with Ashley.

She's making huge life-altering decisions

based off her understanding of what's happening right now.

That you are paralyzed.

And if that scenario changes,

she has the right to be the first to know.

Understood and agreed.

Okay.

You ready to get started?

You almost had sex?

We just decided to let you date.

Okay, are you gonna be my sweet Pop

who listens and is helpful, or are you gonna be the guy

who says things like, "You're never leaving this house again"?

I'm listening.

Tell me what went down with Nathan.

Okay, so even though I caught feelings for him,

I couldn't go as far as he wanted to.

Thank God.

-Pop, you're not helping. -Sorry.

I know you're pretty helicopter-y about me,

but that's not what I need from you right now.

Please, go on.

It's like, I like him, right?

And I wasn't sure if I wanted

to have sex with him in the first place,

but then I thought that I could just finesse it

and make out with him or whatever.

But now I-I feel like he hates me

because he feels like I rejected him.

I'm so confused. What-what am I supposed to do?

Real talk?

I want to lock you away so you never see this kid again.

-Pop. -But have you told your dad?

No. He-He's a guy, too.

I'm surrounded by guys.

Do you think if you talk

to Grandma Nicole it will be better?

With everything that she's going through?

It seems like... bad timing,

talking to her about wanting to impress some boy,

especially when her and Granddad, you know?

I think she'll love it if you talk to her.

This convo is pretty weird for you, isn't it?

I'm not gonna lie.

I want to help you process this, but it is.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but...

I need advice from a woman.

And I think that woman is...

my mom.

I'm clearly no good at this job.

June, everybody messes up on their first day.

You should have seen me my first day out of law school.

I'd gotten my first job, and I was a mess,

trying to keep track of everything.

I was dropping files and folders left and right.

Nerves get to everybody.

Hey, pressure is real.

-This is nowhere near something that fancy. -Oh.

I'm nowhere near that smart.

You'll get the hang of it.

Thanks, you two, for gassing me up,

but let's face it.

I'll probably be fired before the end of my shift.

I'm no good to anybody.

Ted. [panting]

I can feel how much you want me.

And I need you to stop ignoring it.

-This is our reality. -Dana, shh.

[both moaning]

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[moaning continues]

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