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Four more passes?

I'm going to need to speak to the publicist about that. Give me a sec. Is

that People magazine?

Okay, the badges, they're on the route.

You know what? I'll actually have a messenger deliver them in your hands

within the hour.

No problem. My pleasure.

Okay, let me see how many badges we have for ICM. They never RSVP'd, but I saved

them six tickets anyway.

Okay. All right, hold on a second. I know that they're... Oh, there they are.

All right.

They will be at the door tomorrow for you, and I will see you tomorrow night.

No, thanks for the assist.

No, you had my back, too.

True.

And we do make a pretty good team.

Yeah, don't I know it.

Listen, um, this operation would be dead in the water without you.

Is that your way of asking me not to quit?

You quitting sends chills down my spine. Eddie Duran has grown into more of a

publicity monster than I could have ever dreamed.

And I can't even imagine me and Steven trying to handle everything that's

coming up in the next few months.

Oh, I just got the chills. I see your point.

Yeah.

Listen, I also wanted to say that I'm sorry.

Thank you. I appreciate that.

I'm starting to feel like I'm wearing an A on my chest.

No, I am. A for ass.

You know, that's the way I've been acting lately.

I still feel really guilty about it.

Well, don't. You know, it's not like we had a full-blown affair. It was just one

kiss.

Well, no, all the drawers were locked except for one, and all that was in

there was three packets of crackers and some hand sanitizer.

So what did you do? One of my dad's partners, Dr.

Caldwell, left his wallet on his desk, so then I took it to the bathroom, and

there was nothing in there, except for the fact that he has really ugly kids.

Babe. Okay, hold on. Okay, so my dad has another partner, and he's this really

creepy post-op physical therapist.

He can never take his eyes off my boobs.

Okay, so what happened?

Well, I pretended to flirt with him while checking emails on my phone, which

was really his phone, which I had picked up from his briefcase and was snooping

right in front of him, which he didn't even notice because he's a slave to the

cleavage. So were they in the phone?

It was, along with some really ugly self-pics. Yes, thank you. You were

awesome. Thank you.

Yeah, well, I feel disgusting now. Oh, but along with our little chat, I found

out my dad is taking him to Sacramento for some seminar tomorrow.

Great. So the purr will not be missing.

Is that what I think it is?

Is it the key card for the new pharmacy room? Oh, hell yes.

Thank you. We will hit the clinic tomorrow night.

Hey, Mel.

I need to talk to you.

This is a 911 situation.

My whole world just got turned inside out. Tell me what happened.

No, I can't. Not over the phone.

Okay, I'm just going to finish up dessert and I'll meet you at your place.

No, no, no, no, no. Don't come here. Anywhere but here.

Okay, you're trying to really freak me out.

What's going on? Did something happen with your mom?

Yeah, you could kind of say that.

I'll meet you at your house, okay?

Sure, whatever you want. I'm sorry, Lo. I just, I'm really freaking out here.

Please hurry.

Mel, you're scaring me. Did someone die?

No, no. Everyone's alive. Just hurry, okay?

Yeah, okay. Can you just at least tell me what's going on?

Wow.

Uh, what's up?

I don't know. Mel's freaking out. I think she really needs me.

Okay. Do you want to finish up dessert?

I can't. I'm sorry. And that's how you know it's a real emergency, because I

would never leave a dessert this good on the table.

You're a good friend.

Never lose that.

What do you mean?

You know, this fame monster, it tends to chew up your friendships.

You know, it adds all this distance, sucks up all your time, and it makes it

hard to do anything with your friends.

Your real friends.

Well, you're really famous, and you always make time for me.

Oh, well, you're extremely cute.

If any of my old friends have been as cute as you are, I might still be in

touch with them.

You

should

go. I really need to get to my place to talk to Mel.

Hi. It's great running into you.

It was an amazing meeting today. Thank you so much for all your help. You were

wonderful. Don't do this, Chloe. Not tonight.

Do what?

I'm just thanking and congratulating you. We had a great meeting with some

studio execs today.

Well, I heard it ended in an arrest, so that doesn't sound so great.

You see, we tell each other things.

Truthful things.

Yeah, we're open and honest with each other. Makes for a much healthier

relationship.

Oh, well, if you want to speak honestly, then you should probably do something

about those eyebrows.

I can give you my girl's number. She can fix them for you. All right, her

eyebrows are fine. They're beautiful, in fact.

Now who needs a big dose of the truth?

Leave us alone.

Okay, Chloe, I did what you asked. Now stay away from us. Stay away from anyone

close to me. Don't show up at Jake and Tracy's house looking for me again.

Is that what he said?

That I went there looking for you?

Hmm, I wonder why he didn't tell you the real reason I was there.

Well, Jake has no reason to lie about it. Is that what you think?

I had to get some things off of my chest to Tracy, but I'm sure there's a good

reason why I didn't tell you the truth.

I'm not falling for this, Chloe.

Goodbye.

Oh, you're leaving.

Yeah, I'm sure you probably have to get the teenager home. She probably has a

curfew.

You know, we might drive up to Max's beach house to spend the night again.

Yeah, right.

Yeah, it's really romantic up there, Chloe. You should come and bring a date.

You know the way, right?

Oh, no, that's right, you don't, because you've never been there.

I just heard it wasn't a full-blown affair. Just one kiss. What one kiss?

Listen, you guys better start giving me some answers now.

Before I start throwing Kung Pao chicken all over this damn office. It was me,

Trace. It was me. I kissed Jake.

You kissed my husband? It was a one-time thing. It just happened after work. And

he pushed me away the second that it happened. It's my fault.

Jake didn't do anything.

Is this true?

Trace, I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry.

Oh, she's not here.

I know. I waited for her to leave so we could talk.

So now you're lurking in the bushes?

Where are you going?

Leaving tonight.

Back to Fresno?

Yeah. I'm done.

Chloe doesn't want me here.

She didn't give a monkey's left eye about anything I got to say.

I've had it. I know how you feel.

I tried, Ty.

I really did.

I thought we could make a new start.

With Chloe?

Yeah, right.

I only ever wanted the best for her, and she doesn't get it.

That being around that girl isn't healthy for me.

Not for anyone.

I thought I loved her.

I know you did, Ty.

But you still do, even as angry as you are.

But I see her for what she really is. She's a soul-sucking vampire that

poisons anybody that she comes in contact with.

That's a little strong. Let's just say she's going to end up alone.

That's her punishment.

No.

That's just the start of it.

What do you mean?

I mean it's time Chloe paid up.

Tyler, just walk away and be done with her.

Now see, that's going to be the beauty of it, Jackie. Not only is Chloe going

to get what she deserves, but so will Eddie Duran.

You don't want to do this.

That's where you're wrong, Jackie.

I've never wanted to do anything more in my whole life.

Tyler. I am not saying that Chloe's an angel.

She has done plenty of rotten things to me, too.

She told everyone I was dead.

And ever since I got here, she's been acting like she wished I was.

So then you understand where I'm coming from. No, no.

She's still my daughter.

And I love her, and I don't want to see her go to jail. And deep down, I know

you feel the same way.

She's the only girl you ever loved. And that just makes it worse. I'm an idiot.

Because Chloe's a crippling disease.

I've had it, and now I'm done.

Then just be satisfied with cutting her out of your life and be done with it.

But why should she win? Why shouldn't she suffer?

She killed Eddie's mom and she just drove away.

You were in that car too.

She'll drag you into it.

Let her try.

Tell her.

Why are you even telling me this?

I mean, why don't you just go ahead and blindside her?

Because I know you can't keep your mouth shut.

And I want her to see it coming.

I want to make her sweat. I want her to think that every call and every single

tweet will be the end of her.

Well, I won't tell her.

I'll never say a word.

I'm not so sure about that.

Oh, my God.

I hate seeing this side of you.

Yeah, I used to think it was bad, too.

But now I'm over it.

You know why I think you're doing this?

It's because you want her to stop you.

The two of you, you can't stay away from each other, so you keep playing these

sick, twisted games.

Once, yeah, but not anymore.

This game is over.

Tyler, if you pull this trigger, you're right.

It's over.

This is a bullet you can't stop.

I know.

This is going to be the end.

Checkmate, Chloe.

You're going down.

Geez, I didn't know you had such a mean streak. I know. I kind of liked it. Wow.

Where have you been? What are you doing?

Just waiting in the dark.

I didn't think about that.

Hey, Mel.

You scared the life out of us. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to.

Now, where have you been?

We got here as soon as we could. Sorry. It was my fault. We kind of got caught

up with the restaurant.

Yeah. Chloe was there. You would have been so proud of me. I can't wait to

hear all about it later, though. But right now, my news kind of trumps all

news. It's really important.

Oh, okay. What is it?

Please don't take this the wrong way, Eddie, but... Oh, no.

You want me to get out of here? I'm sorry.

No, don't be.

I hope everything's okay.

Thanks.

Sure.

So, I'm going to leave you guys to it. Okay. I'll see you in a bit. Okay.

I don't think I'll ever get used to that.

Eddie Duran just kissed you.

Mel, what's happening?

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to spoil your night. Oh, my God. Stop apologizing.

Is it your dad? Is everything okay?

No, no. He's doing a lot better, actually.

That's great. Yeah, he's actually probably going to be able to leave the

hospital soon, so no thanks to my imbecile brother.

Oh.

I guess I can't call him that anymore.

You can't call him an imbecile?

No, I can't call him my brother.

What are you talking about?

This is huge, Lo.

This is, like, changed my life forever huge.

Okay, Mel, will you just tell me what's going on? Yeah.

Lisa is not my mother.

What?

I checked my birth certificate.

Then who is?

Beth.

My aunt is my mom.

My mom is my aunt.

My whole life has just been one big messed up lie.

Phil? Mel?

Oh, I guess they're not here either.

I can't believe those kids.

Oh, come on, honey.

You know, what did you expect?

Parade? It would have been nice if they'd answer their phones. I've been

calling them all night. They won't even pick up. Yeah, well, Phil's scared, and

Mel's probably freaked out about what happened.

It's not an excuse.

I thought family was supposed to pull together in times of crisis.

This is not a crisis. It's a setback. It's horrible.

Look, I don't really mind that they're not here.

Right? The silence is kind of nice, and I get you all to myself.

How do you stay so calm?

I've got to balance you out, don't I?

Sorry, sorry, sorry.

Oh, it's okay.

You know, there is one good thing that came out of this accident.

What's that?

I realize more than ever how lucky I am to have you in my life.

That is very sweet.

Except it wasn't an accident, Gus. It was an attack.

And it was a direct result of the mess that our son has gotten himself into.

Yeah, well, whatever it is, we are going to get through it.

Look at everything that we've weathered so far and we're still standing.

Well, me not so much, but you are.

I love you.

I love you too.

The truth was sitting in a drawer in my house all this time.

You've never looked at your birth certificate before?

Who looks at their birth certificate?

I never thought I had a reason to.

I mean, I always knew it was there, but I didn't think I needed confirmation

about where I was born or who I came out of. I thought I was pretty clear on

that.

So then what made you look at it now?

Something just felt off lately, you know, since meeting Beth.

Something felt wrong.

I'm so sorry. I wish I could have been there with you.

Yeah, me too.

Where have you been, Lo?

I've been busy.

No, why do you keep asking me that? Yeah, but all this stuff is happening,

and I just, I need you with me.

Okay, I'm here now.

All right, so just tell me, tell me how you found out about all this.

I was looking for more pictures.

You know, I thought I could find some information, especially since Beth is a

photographer.

Okay, and what did the pictures tell you?

Well, I didn't find anything at first, but then I dug this out.

It was just there in black and white.

Time of birth, 1036.

Mother, somebody I didn't know existed until a few weeks ago.

Name, Beth Bridges.

Wow.

Wow doesn't even begin to describe how I'm feeling right now.

Mel, I'm so sorry.

What does it say under father?

I don't... I didn't even check that.

Unknown.

Dad is unknown?

Well, what did you expect?

Gus? Gus?

Mel, if Lisa and Beth are sisters, that means you... You know, I don't know.

Maybe they had a torrid love affair or something.

Really? I don't know. Lo, I'm scrambling for anything here. I just found out that

my man is my mother and that I'm half-orphan.

I don't think that's the right terminology for... What?

Lauren, please. I just... I don't need a dictionary lesson right now. I know.

Okay, you're right. I'm sorry. I'm just trying to make you feel better. I know,

I know. I've been here before.

I know.

What am I going to do?

Lisa! When did we lose control of our lives, Phil?

We are in control. We have... No, Phil.

Okay, just look at us.

We haven't finished high school.

I'm a pregnant teenager.

How trashy is that?

Okay, and it hasn't sunk in for me, so I know it hasn't sunk in for you yet.

We'll handle it. Oh, really? When?

What? In between robberies, drug deals, and staying away from that violent

criminal Colorado who's out to get you?

Okay, Colorado almost got your father killed. My dad's going to be just fine.

Yeah. Thank you. And what about us?

Okay, how do we know that Colorado's plan isn't to just shoot us both in the

head after we get him the meds? Oh, come on. Hey.

No, Phil, why would he leave any loose ends?

That's not going to happen. You don't know that. It's a business deal.

So as long as we just stick to our end of the plan, give him what he wants,

don't freak out.

We get paid, collect a wad of cash, and get the hell out of town.

That's still your plan?

Well, yeah. You know, we get paid, and then we can go anywhere we want to go.

And then what?

What, we get married, have a baby, and then try and figure out how to make a

few thousand dollars that's the rest of our lives?

Fine. Forget it.

You know, you have all the answers.

Why don't you tell me what you would like to do? Okay, don't yell at me. I'm

not. Really, I want to know.

What do you think we should do?

I think you should talk to that detective.

Conley?

Oh, thank God you're back.

Oh, let me guess. Fresno called.

They told you to stay away.

I'm heading home first thing in the morning, but there's something we need

to... Love you.

Kisses. Oh, hi, Jackie.

Hello, Lily.

Leaving so soon?

Don't tell me you're already over life in Tinseltown.

I need to get back to real life in Fresno. I don't want to overstay my

welcome. Well, I'm sure that Chloe's really sorry to see you go.

I'll turn up about it.

Now, if you'll excuse us, Lily and I have plans.

Right. Do you mind if I see you a minute in the bedroom?

What is it?

Well, I... Yeah, exactly.

Why don't we talk about it in the morning before you leave?

I'd rather do it tonight.

Lily and I are trying to have fun.

Chardonnay, Lil?

Sounds scrumptious.

Bye, Mom.

Perfect timing on the text, Chloe. I so didn't want to have dinner with Jonah

Hill. You're skinny now. You don't eat carbs. We get it.

I hate when hefty celebrities lose weight and they get all that attention.

I know.

It's like, what about all of us who never got fat in the first place?

Where's our praise?

Anyway, I'm happy to just have girls night with you. I want to hear all about

your boy trouble.

Boy trouble?

Well, yeah, you're a popular girl.

Eddie, Tyler, Osbourne, Silver, you have to tell me everything.

Off. The record, you mean?

Off, on, up, down. Who cares, right? I always spin you the right way, don't I?

Well, the truth is, I am free, and I am available for select fix-ups.

Oh, you want more boy trouble.

So what are you looking for? Hot?

Check. Rich?

Big check.

Famous? What do you think?

I think you are as transparent as an icy shot of vodka.

I just, I'm a woman who knows who she wants, and I'm tired of sitting around

here wallowing in my own self-pity.

I need to have fun and forget everything about Eddie and Tyler and everything

that goes along with them.

So, hook me up.

All right.

Let's see who's available.

Tracy, you cannot drive like that. I couldn't even keep up with you.

That was the point, Jake.

You could have been hurt. It was dangerous.

I am hurt.

Baby, let me just try to explain this to you. No, explain to me why you were in a

lip lock with my best friend.

Do you really think there's an explanation that's going to make any of

this better? It wasn't like that, okay? Really, it was nothing.

If it was nothing, then why were you lying to me all this time?

Trace, it's all my fault. Please don't blame Jake.

Can I please just, can I just try to explain?

When did this happen?

When you were in Chicago?

When I was taking care of my sick father?

That's when you cheated on me?

I wasn't.

I did not cheat on you.

Oh, is there another word for it?

we just went out for drinks one night after a crazy day of work and i just i

drank too much too fast we both did i was so grateful for the job

and it was so exciting with the work that we were doing that i just made this

really really stupid spontaneous decision and it just happened and she

got upset the second that it happened and i told her she was way out of line

how noble i swear

I meant nothing.

I've been sick about it ever since.

I love you like a sister, and I just, I would never do anything to hurt you. I

just haven't been able to tell you because I'm really ashamed.

Please say something.

Get the hell out of my house.

Maybe we could go to Bali or live in Tahiti or Mahi Mahi.

That's not a place, babe. It's a sandwich.

Well, we have to go somewhere, Phil.

Okay, it's not safe here anymore.

It's all gonna be fine.

I would never let anything happen to you.

You know that, right?

I don't know that number.

Do you?

No.

It's Conley.

You're not going to answer?

I don't have anything to say to that guy.

I think you should talk to him.

Why would I do that?

I feel maybe he can help us. He's a cop, Abe.

Guys like him don't help guys like me.

Especially Conley.

Just wants to use us.

Well, we're gonna need someone's help.

Okay, especially if we're gonna move to Tahiti.

I feel like some horrible joke has been played on me.

Like my whole family got together and planned this elaborate prank that would

take 18 years to pay off.

Okay, that sounds like a lot of work.

Yeah. Talk about commitment to a bit, right?

I think you can rule that out as an explanation.

Yeah, probably.

I guess it makes sense why I never really felt like I was a member of that

family.

You were a member of that family always, just not in the way that you thought.

And all this time I wasted trying to be more like them.

Then all this time it turns out you were supposed to be just the way you are.

So, my mom is really recovering, drug addicted.

bohemian photography savant and not an uptight fretful suburbanite

would you say that's an improvement well you don't have to go

rethink in your whole life i don't i feel like i do

how am i even supposed to react to this how do you react to this what anger

betrayal confusion i feel like damien in the omen part two where he finds out

satan is his dad Okay, it is not that bad.

No, not that bad. I mean, Beth isn't Satan.

I used to think my mom was.

Remember when I couldn't call Lisa mom? Now I know why.

He didn't know back then?

Yeah, not consciously, but maybe I did deep down.

Maybe I knew all along and I just blocked it out.

Okay, now you're just thinking logically.

It's because none of this makes sense, Lauren.

I've told a lot of lies in my life, but I never dreamt that my entire life was

one. Mel, you don't know the whole story, okay?

Maybe they had a good reason. For keeping a secret like this? Give me one.

Okay.

Beth was really into drugs and all that. They didn't want you getting into any of

that stuff.

What about Beth?

I mean, not even bothering to tell me she existed, let alone that she's my

mom.

How could she just dump me with Lisa and Gus and take off like that?

Sometimes it happens.

Some people just...

Can't handle the thought of being a parent, and they think it'd be easier to

run away.

Yeah.

Guess that's what's got me so rattled.

An abandoned child.

You are not abandoned. You have two parents. My birth mother left me,

Lauren. You don't know the whole story. I think I'm pretty clear on what

happened.

Now you're abandoning me.

What?

You're always with Eddie.

I can't believe you're throwing that in my face right now. I'm not angry.

I understand.

It just makes me sad.

Mel, I would never abandon you. I can't believe you would ever think that.

All right, I will keep making suggestions, and you just tell me when

you hear one you like.

Okay. All right.

Eric Trump.

Usher. Dylan Boyd. Sergey Brin. Hold up.

Dylan Boyd. I forgot that you knew him. I love his movies and his stubble.

What's he really like?

Um, different than what you'd expect. He's much funnier, much more laid back.

He's still sexy as all hell.

Wait, isn't he dating that reality star, the tattoo artist? No, that's way over.

She totally cheated on him.

He's ready to have fun again.

Do you think he'd be into me?

Please, I mean, look at you. What's there not to be into?

I mean, besides that thing.

My ring?

Yeah.

No. You cannot go on a date with Dylan Boyd wearing an engagement ring. Not one

with a rock like that.

I'll take it off for the date.

Look, can't it even come off? I'm surprised you didn't glue it to your

finger.

Yeah, I'm surprised too.

Look, Chloe, why don't you just take off the ring?

There's no way I'm setting up a date for you when you can't even take the ring

off. Look, I have a reputation here.

I'll take it off.

Okay, fine.

There now call him, okay

All this time, you have been working so hard to try to convince me that I'm the

one overreacting, making it seem like I'm the one that's being paranoid about

you and Kelly. You were.

All right, you were getting upset about nothing. It was a friendly kiss that

went on too long.

Really? A friendly kiss? Since when have you ever kissed any of my friends?

No, not like that.

We were arguing, and we resolved it, and then we kind of celebrated the

resolution, and there we were. She kissed me.

So, after a hot, sexy argument, you guys fell into each other's arms? You're

getting it all wrong. And you're digging yourself into a deeper hole.

Baby, it's just like Kelly told you.

It was a spur-of-the-moment, one-time kiss.

I don't care.

This isn't even about that stupid kiss.

It's about the fact that you kept it a secret.

I mean, that shows that it means more to you than some one-time mistake. If you

really had nothing to feel guilty about, you could have said, hey, you'll never

guess what happened.

Oh, right, and then what?

Oh, Kelly, you made a drunken mistake out of bad judgment.

I understand, no problem.

I would have.

Oh, not in a million years.

Yeah, well, now we'll never know, Jake.

It would have ruined your relationship with your best friend over nothing. It

did ruin my relationship with both of you.

Nothing's ruined.

All right, Trace, let's just forget about this and move on.

Like nothing ever happened?

Yes, because nothing did happen.

Let's just forget about all of this.

I can't, Jake.

Eddie, your performance was so strong.

Oh, this movie's going to be huge. I can feel it in my heart.

You know, I couldn't have done any of this without you.

You're so talented, sweetie.

You are.

You would have found your way with or without me. I don't know about that.

Always remember the most important thing. You've got to hold on to who you

are. Even if the whole world changes around you, that doesn't mean you have

to change. No, I won't.

Oh, I've been waiting for this my whole life.

I'm ready.

Okay, that's what your dad and I said too, but once you're in the middle of

it, it can be hard to keep friends.

To have a life.

I know.

I'll keep that in mind.

Thank you.

And it can be especially hard to find true love.

Your dad and I were lucky we found each other before the fame, but you're about

to get it.

Fast.

I want what you guys have, so hopefully I'll find it. I know I will. Yeah.

Just be careful.

Okay. Love can be confusing and tricky.

Sometimes you think you have it, but it's just an illusion.

And other times, because of the crazy life and all the work, it can be right

in front of you.

Staring at you.

And you're so distracted.

You let it slip by.

Nah.

You'll be here.

Straighten me out if that happens. Yeah, always.

Okay. Just keep in mind that love tops

everything else.

Career, success, money.

Love is the reason we do it all.

Beth abandoned me.

There's no other way to put it, Lauren. She dumped me with Gus and Lisa and just

disappeared from our lives. She left you with two people who love you.

But she didn't want me. You don't know that.

Okay?

Okay, at least you weren't four years old having to deal with the fact that

your dad, who you loved so dearly, just decided to leave town.

It should be easier when you're older, right?

No. It's not.

It's just different.

I didn't know you still thought about that.

All the time.

Maybe you should get it out in the open every once in a while, you know? Don't

keep it all bottled up inside.

No, that'd be a bad idea.

Would it?

Because I know an emotional wreck when I see one.

Shut up, Mel.

You've never told me to shut up.

I tell you to shut up all the time. You never mean it.

Well, I meant it that time.

No, you know what? I'm not going to shut up.

I have something to say.

Unless you want to make it all about you again.

What is that supposed to mean? That means that I am here moments after

getting life-changing information, and you make it about you, Lauren. It is

always about you.

What, are you jealous?

Jealous?

You wouldn't be where you are now without me.

Well, wherever I'd be, it'd be a lot quieter without you.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean that.

Do you really think about your dad all the time?

He never even said goodbye.

I'm sorry, Lauren.

It's okay.

Look at us. We're pathetic. No, no.

No, no, no. We are strong and resilient.

And confused as all hell.

Oh, damn it. We made it about you again. No, no, no. This is about you and your

family problems.

Not just family.

What? What else?

Adam's going to NYU.

That's great!

Oh, Mel.

I'm sorry.

With him going and you becoming a huge star, I don't know what I'm going to do.

Everybody I love is leaving. I am not leaving you.

We were a new blood.

No, Mel, what do you want from me?

You were the one who was always pushing me to be a star, and here I am trying to

do that. I want you to be a huge star. I just want you to take me with you. I am

going to take you with me.

Mel, do you remember that night that you were trying to get me to go into the

singing contest?

Do you remember what you said to me?

No. You know I have a terrible memory. I don't remember why we're crying.

You said... You said that you were jealous of me because I had a talent and

that you didn't have that one thing that you loved so much that you were good at.

Do you remember?

Starting to ring a bell.

Well, I'm jealous of you.

I am. You know why?

Because I know you.

And I know that there's not just one thing that you're good at.

You can do whatever you want.

I was crying.

Are you sure you want to go? You could

spend the night.

No, there's no avoiding this conversation with Lisa and Gus.

Might as well get it over with.

I mean, someone has to get out in the open.

Looks like it's going to be me.

Do you want me to come along for a backup?

Uh, thanks, but it would probably be weird to have a guest in an epic

parental confrontation.

Especially that awkward part where I accuse them of deceiving me for 18

years. Yeah.

Okay. Well, good luck. And let me know how it goes, okay?

Yep. You've got enough to worry about.

Mel, no matter how busy I ever get, I'm always going to have time for you.

Okay?

So, when you're a big, huge star, you won't tell your bodyguard to keep me out

of your dressing room?

Are you kidding me? You are always going to have an all-access pass. Always.

I'm better.

The bodyguard's going to be cute, right?

He is going to be the hottest bodyguard you have ever seen. That's all I want.

Ryan Gosling quality.

Got you.

I love you. I love you.

Okay. Wish me luck. Okay.

Bye, Mel.

Drinks tomorrow at room or eight-ish. I'll text you each other's info.

I know this is what I need. Happy, healthy, positive.

It's the new me.

Bye. Bye.

Adriana, hey, it's Chloe. I need you to call me back right away.

I want to discuss the whole Lauren's date situation.

You like it?

You came all the way back just to show me that?

Yes. Plus, we didn't get a proper goodnight because Mel was here.

You okay? You look upset.

Yeah, just best friend stuff.

Yeah, is Mel okay?

Yeah, she's fine. Just, you know, things.

All right. Let me see.

Does that say very special guest Lauren Tate? It does. I was waiting for you to

notice. It's pretty dope, huh?

Yeah.

Dope. You remember that you're opening, right?

No, I know. It just didn't really seem real to me until I saw it on the poster

just now.

Yeah? Is everything okay? I thought you'd be a little more excited.

It's kind of getting me not so excited. Oh, stop.

You're going to be just fine. It's just a couple of songs.

I'm opening for a superstar.

Oh, my gosh.

I mean, would you rather headline? Because we could... No, no, no, no. It's

just I'm going on first, and everybody's going to go there and be showing up for

you. But then this girl that nobody knows shows up, and who's going to go?

Karen. Whoa, whoa. Hey, hey.

It's okay.

You have, like, 24 hours to prepare.

24 hours? That is so not enough time.

You're gonna be just fine.

Okay?

Detective Conley, this is Phil Sanders.

Mom.

Your father was released from the hospital tonight. Did you know that?

No, I didn't know that. He came home to an empty house? No one here to greet

him?

I'm sorry. I was busy.

Doing what?

Okay, Mom. What is so important that you would ignore the fact that your father

just got out of the hospital?

That's so thoughtless, Melissa.

Where were you?

Well, let's see. I was just at Lauren's hanging out. And then before that, I was

at the MK Club at her photo shoot, which was super fun.

That's your excuse?

that's it and then before that i was in palm springs meeting my real mom that's