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Thank you, Daddy. Mom, what a lovely send-off.

Mm. It's a couples shoot, correct?

And for Forrester Creations.

No doubt, what a triumph.

When do you leave?

This afternoon.

Well, I have something for you

that I want you to keep on you

while you're there.

Your lucky quarter.

- That's right. - Oh.

Dad, remember how she used to hide this

in our backpacks for final exam?

I-I'm pretty sure that this is the reason

I passed any of my classes.

Ah-ah-ah. I was the reason you passed your classes.

ANITA: Oh, Vernon, hush.

Let us be sentimental.

Well, I will concede that the quarter

was the reason you won your first modeling job.

And you'd be right.

You know, I had that with me

for the Articulettes reunion concert,

and I am convinced it kept me singing on key.

I hope it brings you the same magic

in Los Angeles.

I'm sure it will.

I wish Andre could have joined us.

Yeah, he's back at my place packing up some of his things.

Lots to do if we're gonna make this flight.

Okay, but we were hoping there was one more thing

you could do before you go.

[phone chimes]

Okay, tell me again what happened

after you told Kat that she was just gonna have to live

with Ted letting you call him "Daddy"?

I told you twice already.

Third time's the charm, baby.

I said I grew up

knowing how to fight for myself.

To which she replied, "You're just as crazy as your mother."

And I told her she better not forget that.

Mm. That story gets better every time you tell it.

If I had more time, I really could have roasted her.

Nah, it was perfect.

You are perfect.

And you putting that little siditty-kitty in her place

and letting her know that she will not walk all over you

anymore.

Oh, I wish I had a video.

[both laugh]

What?

Whew.

Whoa.

Now, what did that poor little ring lamp

do to you?

Daddy, you shouldn't sneak up on people.

The door was half open. Plus, I did knock,

but you were busy punishing that lamp.

You are aware that I'm the one you're really mad at, right?

If you're feeling like being all fatherly,

I'm sure Eva is at her place,

waiting with bated breath.

Or you can wait till you get to work.

You know, where she took my place.

She didn't take your place at work.

Or anywhere else.

But she is my daughter every bit as much as you are, Kat.

Something we need to discuss.

Well, you can just turn around and walk out the door

because I'm all talked out about her.

I'm perfectly fine pretending like she doesn't exist.

??

You want this stuff in the box, too?

Uh, yeah, I guess that'll fill that up,

and then we can start a new one.

Okay.

And, um, the chair?

[sighs] Ooh, I just want it gone.

Any suggestions?

Bonfire?

Oh. Yeah, then we can

set off the fire alarms, and then you know who

can rush in here and put it out.

I don't think so.

Okay, well, we can just set it out on the curb

and hope that the garbage guys haul it off.

Is that mean?

It is his favorite chair.

Okay, are you forgetting that he lied to you

about getting feeling back in his legs?

- Help me lift. - Okay.

You're early for PT, and I've got to finish

the staffing rotation.

Look, I'm early 'cause I need a favor.

I want to see about switching out this chair.

What's wrong with the one you've got?

No, I don't want a new chair.

What I want

is a walker.

Derek.

You slacking off in here? I thought you were busy packing.

Uh, yeah, I was just texting.

But it seems I have a whole lot better reason

to put off packing.

- Ooh. Come here. - [laughs]

We're not alone.

[whispering]: Who's here?

Well, I suppose they do have a few minutes.

Oh, good. Good.

I'd, uh, just want to,

you know, have a few words.

Oh, here they come.

ANDRE: Let's see who's...

Ah.

Miss Anita. Hi. Good to see you.

Good morning.

- Senator. - Andre.

Now, we know you have a flight to catch,

but we missed you at breakfast...

And we wanted to wish you safe travels.

And most importantly,

good luck on this new phase of your career.

It must be so exciting, and I bet

a little bit daunting,

to step in front of the camera

after being behind it so many years.

Yeah, uh, it'll definitely hit different, for sure.

He'll be a natural.

So she says, but everybody's gonna be

staring at her anyway. I'll just be an afterthought.

Now you know how I've felt all these years.

Don't mind him.

But the clock is ticking, so we should get to the point.

VERNON: Yeah, we want you to know how happy we are

about all of this,

and about what it says about you.

Uh... what does it say?

That you're a unit.

You're one, and everybody can see that.

You have surprised us all

by what you've become, and we just want you to know

what a wonderful surprise it's been.

VERNON: And we haven't been shy about

offering advice and warnings

due to your surprise wedding,

but we have been remiss in making one thing

absolutely clear.

We are pleased to welcome you to the family, Andre.

Today, little girl, you are deemed the queen of comebacks.

Ow.

And I am not annoyed that you did not stand up

for your wonderful mama

and check that little spoiled kitty cat

for calling me cray-cray.

I promise, Mama, next time.

But I just couldn't pass up on putting her in her place,

especially in front of Tomas.

Look, Mama, she's had it in for me

since the day I started working for Nicole.

And that was all about her thinking

that I wasn't good enough.

Not for Tomas, for her family, not for anyone.

Hmm. Yeah, well, she's always been her daddy's

privileged little princess her whole life.

But now it's your turn to wear the tiara.

And, like you said,

she's just gonna have to get used to it.

We both know why you're harping on this.

And I know you don't want to hear

what I have to say about you and Dad.

I love you, Boo.

You know I do. But I don't need

your negativity about who

I have designs on, okay?

"Designs on"? You're out and out throwing yourself at him

like a groupie with an all-access pass.

I am simply offering friendship,

and you have no idea how that will end,

so why can't you just be happy for me?

I'm just managing your expectations as usual.

Well, maybe Mama doesn't need that.

Thanks to you, Ted sees my charitable heart

and my money did save Mr. Linguine.

- Mr. Lindquist, Mama. - Same thing.

Look, I didn't ask for your help

so you can make another play at Ted.

Maybe not consciously,

but you knew what effect it would have.

It's because of you, baby, that

I got one step closer to Ted's bed.

So, go on, girl. Stand up, take a bow.

Ooh, yes.

TED: Come.

Sit with me.

I asked Eva to start calling me "dad." It's true.

But I never told you to stop.

As if I even could.

That's why I'm so upset.

If you didn't mean so much to me,

then you needing Eva to have a bigger place in your life

wouldn't mean anything.

Love isn't like a pie.

It's not like you eat all the pieces and there's no more.

Look

put yourself in my shoes, honey.

What would you have done?

If I'd have known about Eva, you'd be growing up with her,

knowing her, even loving her.

I doubt that. Why would you even think that...

You might not have known what it was like.

If I'd have known about Eva, she'd have had more.

Got the schooling you got,

the advantages that you took for granted.

It's just circumstances as to why

she came in our life so late.

And so sneakily.

Because of Dana.

But that doesn't mean

I shouldn't do the right thing.

Now, I failed your mother,

but I refuse to fail as a father.

Now, I am genuinely sorry you're upset.

You know that.

I've always loved seeing you smiling and happy,

the ruler of your own universe.

And when you're not,

I feel like I've been stabbed in the heart.

That's how much I love you.

Well, if you love me that much

then you'd see what a stab in the heart it is for me

to see you treating her like my equal.

I am over the moon happy for you, Derek.

I really am.

But please, tell me you came clean

with your beautiful fianc�e about your progress.

What is going on with you, Derek? Did you tell her or not?

I, uh...

- More like I showed her. - Hallelujah.

So why the mood? You should be home with Ashley

- setting a date. - Yeah,

couldn't agree more.

Except... there's not gonna be a wedding.

Ashley ended things the other night.

- Okay. - No, no, no.

Man, that nasty old thing is heavier than it looks.

Yeah.

What's going on, Ash?

If I'm real about it?

I could have been more honest with him, too.

How?

I didn't tell you I saw Andre a couple of days ago.

- And? - And he told me

he's falling in love with his wife,

aka your mom.

I guess my timing really is lousy, huh?

So maybe you had some leftover feelings for Andre

when you got back with Derek.

But, Ashley, that is nothing like Derek

letting you believe that he was still completely paralyzed.

Like, that's apples and eggplant.

No, you're either honest or you're not, and I

wasn't.

There's that binary thinking you do.

Either-or.

Well, I am a nurse. It comes in handy.

Yeah, not so much in relationships.

You do know it's not either Derek or Andre, right?

Like, there is a whole world of possibility out there for you.

And when you explore them,

maybe you'll find out something about yourself, too.

Andre told me that once.

Andre is not available.

In more ways than one.

He's headed to Los Angeles with my mother today.

And you know what?

I hope they have a great trip.

And that is the truth.

Wow.

We've had a lot of conversations,

but this one is, well, a surprise.

When me and Dani first got back from Vegas,

I know everyone was trying to twist themselves

into pretzels, figuring out what we had done.

We definitely shook things up.

Oh, you did a lot more than that even before Vegas.

We can all be honest here.

Anita and I had serious doubts

about you getting together, due to the

well, for the obvious reasons.

And you, my wild child, I was convinced

that you had finally gone all the way around the bend

and lost your whole damn mind.

You didn't say anything like that.

After all these years of being a daddy's girl,

you don't know how it works?

Your father's disapproval would have only led to one thing:

you being more determined to do whatever you want to do.

Okay, truth.

But we are so pleased

to be wrong about all of this.

And I am thrilled that you are out of

that awful Bill-induced spiral.

But more than that,

you've come alive again, Dani.

I see that fire in you.

Our confident, fearless, take-no-prisoners

force of nature is back.

VERNON: And Andre,

we know you played a big role in that.

Ah, all I did was treat Dani

the way she deserved to be treated.

No games, just respect.

You never once let me fall.

In fact, you held me up until I could do it for myself.

And now, here we go,

off to the land of glitz, glamour

and beautiful sunsets to make a new start.

Yeah, back in front of that camera

where you belong.

And I get to do it all with my gorgeous,

amazing man by my side.

Get ready to smile for the camera, shy boy.

You can say "I told you so" if you want to, Shanice.

I deserve it.

Ash came home, saw me standing

on my own two legs just after you warned me

for the last time to come clean with her,

stop covering up all the progress I've made.

What is wrong with me?

Why don't I ever listen?

The risks I take at work, the accident,

wanting to surprise her at the wedding.

It's... it's all the same, isn't it?

I get these dumb ideas in my head

that I'm gonna be some kind of hero,

that I'm gonna make her see how worthy I am.

As much as I wanted to surprise her at the wedding,

I was starting to think that you were right.

And then in walked Ash.

She's thrilled I'm standing.

Till she pieced it all together.

Let's back up, Derek.

I'm not the type to tell you "I told you so."

- Sure you are. - Okay,

I was definitely thinking it, but I'm not gonna

kick a man while he's down.

Yeah, well, it doesn't matter if you do.

I've been kicking myself for days, so

whatever you're not saying, I'm already thinking.

I told myself in the beginning what I was doing was right.

How many times did you and Jacob tell me I was nuts?

Kind of a lot. But listen,

if you want to postpone today's session, I totally get it.

No, no sympathy.

That's the last thing I need.

Now that things are happening,

I can't afford to ease up on these legs.

I want you to push me harder than you ever have.

Careful what you wish for.

Life gets weird sometimes.

Talking to you about the guy you have feelings for when...

When he's married to your mom?

Trust me, it's weird for me, too.

But be honest with me.

Am I being too hard on Derek?

Are you kidding?

Why are you second-guessing yourself?

I don't know, I guess.

I'm just

really hurt.

So, what is it? Hmm?

You're worried you don't get to feel hurt

because you kept something from him, too?

That being some sorta-kinda residual feelings for Andre?

Look, I can't tell you how to feel,

but you said it wasn't just that Derek lied,

it was how he manipulated you.

I did say that.

- I do feel that. - So what's with the back-and-forth?

Maybe I wouldn't be so all over the place

about it if I hadn't seen Andre

and got my heart handed to me on a platter.

He was just being honest.

He and my mom are happy together.

I was worried about it, but I've seen it close up.

Well, it's hard to compete

when the guy's in love with a supermodel.

I just really hope that Dani knows what she has.

Can I make a confession to you two?

Should we brace ourselves?

In all of my thinking I've done since

Dani and I got married, there was one thing

that I was worried I would mess up somehow.

What's that?

Well, I didn't want to make things difficult

or tense between you and your parents.

The fact that you even considered that, Andre,

says a lot.

Dani and I were casual about what it meant to be us at first,

but now I can't picture my life without Dani in it,

no matter what the risk.

Risk?

Uh... Yeah, coming between you all.

Yeah, I didn't want her to think she had to choose.

Well, any worries about that are now all in the past.

I get that.

Getting this type of invitation and welcome

into your family for me

is... everything.

It's something I had growing up

with my parents, before I lost them.

And of course, Uncle Ted and Aunt Nicole,

they tried to fill in what was missing for me,

but I thought the answer would be just to run off.

I was young and I thought that I could outrun my pain,

replace it with adventure,

and seeing the world.

Hence your reputation

for being the ultimate player.

Yeah. But you can run fast,

you can run far and hard,

but you can't get out of those sneakers.

You can't outrun what's inside of you.

As the proverb says,

sometimes one must travel a great distance

just to come back to something very near.

And now you're back where you belong.

Stick with me, babe. It's just the beginning.

All right, enough of all this mushy, mushy stuff.

We have determined that we all like each other.

So Vernon and I are going to get out of your hair

so the two of you can go to Los Angeles

and be absolutely fabulous.

Thank you for the good wishes.

Really. I guess we'll see you when we get back.

Are you ready to be famous?

Yeah. Can't wait.

I know it's hard for you to understand

that everybody doesn't play an angle like you do, Mama,

but can I just tell you something straight up?

Do I have a choice?

I was just trying to do the right thing for Dad's patient,

so can you please not make it weird?

What's weird?

I am just simply trying to get back on track.

I told you how real things were between

me and Ted when we first met.

I mean, it didn't all start out all hot and heavy, okay?

We genuinely liked each other.

And Nicole is the side attraction.

Ooh. I'd forgotten how

fancy-schmancy this restaurant is.

Mm. Well, I thought you would

eat in here practically every day

because you were Vanessa's housekeeper.

Oh, it's been a while.

Besides, I'm more of a "pack your own lunch" kind of gal.

Oh, well, I thought that this was

a good change of pace from Orphey Gene's.

It is.

How are you doing, sweetheart?

I'm good. Thanks, Jan.

But you're not okay, are you?

Just feeling bad for Ashley.

Is something going on with her job?

No, she loves being a nurse, and they love her.

She and Derek broke things off.

I was really rooting for those two.

He didn't cheat on her, did he?

No, worse.

Remember how I told you he got paralyzed

after that bike accident he was in?

Yeah. That's terrible.

Well, turns out he was progressing

in his recovery and not telling Ashley about it.

Why not? I mean, what's the point of that?

He said he wanted to surprise her, but...

I think it was insecurity, pure and simple.

Well, pretending to be paralyzed has to earn you

a special place in hell.

You better hope not, all the crap you pulled.

Know what I think?

I think you could use some cheering up.

And I've got just the thing.

Hang tight.

They've got this special Belgian waffle,

and I am gonna have them whip it up just for you.

Oh.

I'm really sorry about Ashley.

But I'm going to need you to stop encouraging my mom

and this crazy plan of hers to try to get my dad back.

Look at this.

So? It's from Banneker last year,

from all the fundraising I did for them.

Banneker is a good school.

- Hmm? - Yeah, and...?

You raised thousands for scholarships.

People you never met got a chance

to build a better life, thanks to you.

That's kind of the point, Dad.

You can have compassion for people you've never met,

but somehow, your own sister

will never qualify.

If this is where you say

Eva didn't choose to be born into the life

that she had, you can save it.

Well, she didn't.

She didn't ask to be told her real father

didn't want anything to do with her.

She didn't ask to be manipulated

to feel like our family, collectively,

cheated her out of something, when none of that was true.

Eva came to this town and saw us all,

you in particular, living a life

that might have been hers.

And, by the way, a life you wholly take for granted.

And you're saying all of this to say?

I want to make it up to her.

And I wish you could open your heart and want the same.

You don't understand, Dad.

She's not a saint.

It would be different if she was worthy

or even a good person, but she's not.

You keep acting like she's some victim.

From the jump, she was a sneaky, conniving,

horrible chip off of her mother's block.

She came into our lives

under false pretenses

with one single goal.

To ruin our family. And guess what?

It worked.

SHANICE: There you go. Steady.

Steady.

You've got this.

How do you feel?

You know what? I... I feel okay. I...

Steady. I...

A lot better than I thought I would. I...

Wow.

From standing to steps.

I'm glad you feel so steady.

I better check on that post-op in three.

[clicking tongue]

Savage.

Mad respect, though.

What? You said no sympathy.

I'm just following my orders.

You got a bag up there that's only half packed, you know?

Uh-huh, yeah. I'm still making some decisions.

I still got to get to my place to grab a couple things.

You want to just meet me at the gate, save some time?

Good idea.

Ah, you got that text from Pamela?

Yeah. Picture included.

Hmm.

The day our lives changed.

For the better.

You can still back out, you know.

Weren't you listening before?

I'm not talking about us.

I'm talking about this trip.

You getting in front of the camera.

Like Daddy said, becoming famous.

I weighed the risk

and I decided it's worth it.

See, there's that word again. "Risk."

You're being literal. I'm teasing.

Dani, you are what's worth it.

You want this more than anything.

And I get a chance to be the one who helps you

make a dream come true.

It's a no-brainer. Sign me up.

Then let's do the hell out of this thing.

Ready to change our lives for good?

I'll give you that answer when I see you at the airport.

All right.

See you soon.

I'm sorry, Eva, but I think you've got a take on this

that isn't accurate.

Leslie isn't trying to win Ted back.

She genuinely wants to recapture their friendship,

and frankly, I don't see anything wrong with that.

There's nothing wrong with that.

But what Mama's actually doing? Huge problem.

So you're saying she isn't being honest?

In her own way, I guess.

But she took your advice on starting over with Ted

by rekindling the friendship they had a very long time ago.

And that's bad?

To Mama, it's just a stepping stone to her real goal,

my dad spending forever with her.

I think Leslie would have told me that's what she wanted.

Mama can pretend that that's not the truth, but I know better.

And frankly, so should you.

See her for who she is, Jan.

You're the one who told me to forgive her.

Yeah, forgive her, not blindly believe

everything that comes out of her mouth.

Look, I love my mom,

and I want her to have friends and relationships

with people other than me.

But I can't keep her from sliding off

into "Happily Ever with Ted Land" all by myself.

Okay? Help her make good choices.

That is what friends do.

You know what else friends do?

Give their friends the benefit of the doubt.

She just told me that she's trying

to get Ted back into her bed and heart

by going the friendship route.

You give her the benefit of a doubt, and all she'll do

is get over on you, and you will be disappointed.

LESLIE: Voil�. Ha-ha.

- Chocolate. - Ooh.

The cure for everything

that ails you, hmm?

That looks yummy.

Yeah. What's going on with you two?

I was just telling Eva that I was sure

that this wouldn't disappoint.

Look, if you want to blame someone

for blowing the family up, blame me.

I made bad choices.

But as for Eva, she changed.

Ha.

Okay, yes, she did get the job from your mother

under false pretenses,

but once she got there and got a close-up look

at what it's all about, she changed.

When she saw what being in a family like ours could be,

she regretted everything after that.

Just not enough to stop it in time.

Just not before Mom was humiliated.

You know, let me ask you something, Dad.

Do you think she regrets sleeping with my boyfriend?

Do you think she curled up on her couch

last night feeling sorry for barging in here,

getting in my face and trying to intimidate me?

There's a lot about her that you don't see,

but I've seen it all.

The smug looks, the gotcha moments,

the attitude that she's perfected

that say, "Get out of my way,

I'm gonna take everything you've got."

She's playing you like Boo-Boo the fool.

And not only are you letting her,

you're rewarding her for it.

I got your text.

I was at the hospital getting this thing.

The hospital?

- That doesn't mean... - Yeah, I saw her.

She's... still really angry.

Well, she's entitled to be.

Look, I'll-I'll sit you down and tell you

how guilty I feel for as long as it takes

for you to believe me.

Uh, yeah, I'll pass on that.

But something more helpful than your ever-abundant guilt

would be for you to realize that Ashley shouldn't come home

to her apartment with your stuff everywhere.

I get that. But do me a favor,

be mad at me. Don't be mad at Jacob.

Friends don't ask friends to lie to their wives like that,

and I put him square in the middle.

Okay, well, you know, Jacob and I are going through

a rough patch, I guess.

And you and Ashley went through one, too.

Then you got into your accident and

it was looking like things were getting

back on track with you two.

And that felt good to see, you know?

Gave me a little hope

that things were working out for my friends.

God, hope is something I could use right about now.

So, uh

thanks for that.

TED: Okay, so tell me more about this behavior

of Eva's you're talking about.

What's the point? You'll just explain it all away,

say that I'm not seeing the bigger picture,

encourage me to be all Kumbaya

with my sister from another mother.

If you're saying I won't listen to you,

that will never be true.

Dad, let's just agree to disagree

when it comes to her.

When you and I look at Eva, we see

two completely different people,

which is the literal definition of being two-faced.

Well, Eva's not going anywhere.

But that's not what I came to tell you today.

I came to tell you that you won't, either.

Not in here.

I love you, sweetheart.

I love you, too.

Not what you want to hear.

But.

I can't do what you want me to do.

I will never trust her, and I will.

I will never accept her as my sister.

That's just the way it is.

Well, not what you want to hear...

I choose optimism.

"Never say never" is a thing for a reason.

??

[whispers]: Send it to her.

Okay.

[phone chimes]

On my way.

EVA: Is it good?

TED: Ladies.

Oh, hey, Dad.

Hey.

Everything okay?

Oh, just paid a quick visit.

I, uh, wish it had gone better.

Personal or professional?

It doesn't matter.

I'm choosing to believe it will all work out in the end. Hmm?

Well, there's never anything wrong with a little optimism.

Listen, Dana, uh, I don't want to forget,

but thank you. It's really something,

the way you stepped up to cover the cost

for that patient. Long story short,

I had a patient badly in need of surgery

that insurance wouldn't cover, and Dana footed the bill.

What an amazing thing to do.

Well, I struggled for a long time.

I mean, a little generosity

goes a long way, am I right?

It certainly did for Mr. Lindquist.

Wish more people thought that way.

Oh, Ted. You are too nice to me.

Do me a favor.

Can you give this to Ashley?

Yeah.

I'll, um, I'll take some of these boxes out for you.

Thanks.

And I'll call a couple guys from the station

to help me with the rest of my stuff.

Starting with Herbert.

Yeah, honestly, the sooner the better,

because I can't promise that this will still be

in one piece when they get here,

if you catch my drift.

Did you know?

Ugh, what am I asking? Of course you knew.

You're his physical therapist. There's no way

that's gonna get past you.

Well, if you know all that, then you know why

- I couldn't tell you. - Yeah.

HIPAA.

You are a nurse, but you weren't Derek's nurse.

I wasn't about to risk my job running my mouth

talking out of turn.

I just feel so stupid.

You knew, Jacob knew.

When this gets around, people are gonna wonder

how I could be so clueless.

You are not clueless.

If Derek deserved you,

and you know I like Derek,

but if he deserved you, he'd be with you.

All he did was free you up for the next thing to come along.

Hi.

Hey. What's the problem?

We've got plenty of time before we board.

I'm not boarding, you're not boarding.

I don't get it. They're expecting us

on that flight to L.A.

Not anymore. Trip's off.

But I don't understand. Why? We...

Andre,

if you really think about it.

I believe you do understand.

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