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That was quick. Yeah, I was close by when

you called. It sounded urgent. Yeah,

well, I want to peel my skin off. It's

understandable. You're having a paternity

test. Are you having second thoughts?

Cause you're allowed. This doesn't have to

happen today. I don't want to put it off.

I can't go another two months not knowing

who's the father of this baby. But there's

something I need from you. Okay.

You know I'll do whatever I can to help

you. Please don't be at the hospital when

I get the test done.

You called me over here to tell me that

you don't want me at the hospital during

the test? Not you, not Nicholas. It's a

very straightforward test. Kelly will take

a DNA sample from where the uterus

attached to the placenta and ship it off

to the lab. That's it. There's no reason

for anybody to be hovering around. It's

not about the mechanics. It's about being

a support. Well, maybe it's time I be my

own support.

Whatever you think is best. I just hope

you're not trying to punish yourself in

some way. Honestly,

I'm not a very good judge of my own

motives right now. All I can do is listen

to my heart, and my heart is telling me

that it'll make me even more mental than I

already am to have you and Nicholas

sweating the results in the hallway.

I know it's not logical. I know you may

not understand it. I just really can't

have you there. Okay.

That's fair enough.

Hey. I just saw lucky. Is everything okay?

I just wanted to see you separately. When

the three of us are in the same room,

it's suffocating. All the hurt and anger

and my guilt and your guilt, it just sucks

up all the air. Is this how it's always

gonna be? Are we just gonna have to get

used to it?

No. I hope nothing.

Maybe with some time, we'll be able to do

okay together. Yeah. Time will be really

nice. I guess the first thing we need to

do is just get this paternity test done

with. Right? Is it still on for today?

Yes. And I told Lucky that I don't want

him there, and now I'm asking you the same

thing. All right, if that's what you

want. I mean, I was hoping to discuss

a few things with you beforehand, but I

suppose I can wait until after we get the

results. Yeah, I'm not really gonna be up

for any big discussions until I figure out

what I need to do. And once I get a handle

on that, you and lucky will be the first

to know. But until then, I'd really

appreciate it if it just wouldn't pressure

me. That's not what I'm trying to do.

Thank you. I need to get ready now.

Okay.

Well, they took my DNA.

Oh, that's right. Today is Elizabeth's

paternity test. How are the nerves?

Steady as she goes. Good. The odds favor

Nicholas. I'm sure he's just waiting for

the go ahead and nail down all the

legalities. Yeah, I'm sure he is. This all

has to do with that bogus royal bloodline

the Kassadines try to foist off on

everybody. He just wants to protect his

coagulating bloodline, his lineage.

Yeah. So far, I haven't had the best of

luck with lineage, but Cam and Jake

are still my sons, and they always will

be, no matter what Nicholas and Elizabeth

decide to do.

And what about the rest? What's the rest?

What if the kid is yours?

The baby's not gonna be mine, dad. She's

not. The odds heavily

favor Nicholas. I hope

you're right. But to not even consider the

alternative is just closing your eyes and

acting stupid. Don't do that. Think ahead.

Prepare the contingencies.

Come on, you got to consider the worst

outcome in order to prepare yourself for

the situation. Are you afraid that if

this baby turns out to be mine, I'm going

to get carried away or something and ask

Elizabeth to marry me again? Because

that's not going to happen. It's been a

dream of yours for a long time. Yeah,

well, the thing with dreams, unless you're

dead, you always wake up.

And that's what happened. I woke up.

Elizabeth that I fell in love with no

longer exists. She grew up,

changed, and so did I.

I'm no longer good for her, and she's

poison for me. And I finally

faced that, and I told her, dad,

not in anger, not lashing out

or trying to hurt her. Just stating a

fact. There's no future for

me and Elizabeth. And you know what? She

got it. She understood.

So even if this baby turns out to be mine,

you don't have to worry. Elizabeth and

I will not be together.

Hello? Hey. Hi. I know that

you have your paternity test today. Would

you like a ride? Oh, well, let me see.

I'm parking in the lot and walking in like

a normal person, or showing up in a big

old van with shady books across the side.

I will gladly take that offer. So you're

still on board to do this. The paternity

test part, definitely. But what happens

next? I'm still working it through. I know

I need to stand on my own, which is not

going to be easy because I have never done

it before. Since I was 15, I've had a man

in my life. First I was lucky and then

Jason and then Rick, and back to Lucky.

Back to Jason and Lucky and Nicholas. Oh,

my God. I sent the pattern. Yeah, more

than one. And I'm really gonna try to

avoid all these familiar traps this time

around. Well, you seem to have a handle on

everything, so why do you look so unsure?

Well, knowing what I need to do and

actually being able to accomplish it are

two different things. If nothing else,

sorting through this colossal mess I've

made and taking sock and all the people

I've hurt has made me realize I'm not

really as strong as I thought I was. I

can't just make up my mind and trust

myself to see it through. My advice? Just

deal with one thing at a time. That's how

you rebuild faith in yourself. And taking

this paternity test, facing the truth

instead of avoiding it, is a good first

step.

It's lovely, isn't it? There's more of

where that came from. All you have to

do is follow my instructions to

Valletta.

I was looking for Lulu. I haven't seen

her. Yeah, I tried

her cell, but she's not answering, and I

thought she might have been. Obviously,

she's not. Sorry to interrupt. You don't

have to go. It's good to see you up and

around. Listen, since you're here, why

don't we talk about your startup at the

PCPD? If you gentlemen will

excuse me, I'm going to pass on the

bonding of the boys in blue. I've got a

bunch of cigars in my office waiting to

get smoked.

I wouldn't worry about him. I think he

sort of approves of you on some level. As

much as he can under the circumstances.

You know, while we're on the topic of

fathers, how are you gonna feel

about working with Sonny Corinthos? Son,

if you could have this turn out any way

you wanted, all transgressions forgiven,

all wounds magically healed, what would

that look like? I thought it has a prayer

of happening. No, but it helps

to know what you really want deep down in

your heart of hearts. My heart of hearts?

What I want is the ideal of a family, of

mommy and daddy and kids under one roof

functioning as a healthy unit. I actually

had that with Lucky, and I made him

believe in it, too, until, you know, I was

with Nicholas, and I took it all away.

He wants to marry me,

Nicholas. He wants to be

a real hands on dad. If this baby is his,

it's not unreasonable, right? Except I

can't do it just another way I'm gonna

hurt him. Elizabeth, one of the reasons

you had this breakdown is because you were

so worried about everyone else, you didn't

take care of yourself. Now it's time to

take care of you. What I need is to be

alone. Sounds good. Except for one thing.

Pattern, habit, or destiny. I have loved

and depended on lucky for so long. I don't

know how to stop. I just collected

Nicholas Kassadine's DNA sample, and I.

Oh, okay. I'll take this from you, and

I'll make sure it gets to the lab for you.

Oh, perfect. Thank you. Sure. All right.

Is that the sample for Elizabeth Weber's

maternity test? Oh, yeah. I was about to

call you. They set me up for it. Oh,

okay. Well, here you go.