The day before the show:

CC and Max meet with the cast at the theater.

"Sorry to interrupt you guys." The janitor said with a phone in his hand.

"Can't it wait?" Max yelled.

"No sir, sorry it's an emergency." He looked at CC. "CC something about a sick babysitter."

"Oh, god." She grabs the phone from him. "Yes, what do you mean sick. How?" She hears pucking on the other end of the line. "Ok, ok. I'll be right there. To take over."

"No you wont. I need you here." Max said with anger in his voice.

"But…Maxwell. I really have to leave."

"Now," he drags her by the arm.

"I can walk you know." She spat at him.

"I don't trust you." he smiled "when I turn my back you will run out that door."

"You don't trust me!" she shouted at him. "And why not when have I giving you any doubts not to trust me." She twisted in his grip. "Let go of me now! Before I…."

"You what? Now get in here." He opened dressing room door. And slammed it when they went in. He let go of her and she almost fell. "Listen to me, stop acting like every time something happens to your dog you have to leave." CC mind: Should I tell him? No, why should I have to justify my whereabouts to him. That's my life. Not his.

"CC listen," he softened his tone. "I'm worried about you. That dog has been affecting your work."

"I know." She breathed in deeply trying to hold back tears.

"And stop saying that."

"Look I have to go this time. It's more then just the dog." he stared at her confused look appeared on his face. "It's my family."

"If you walk out that door."

"Then I go to prison." She opened the door and stepped out.

"No you're fired!" The door slammed shut with a bang. He stood there staring for a minute. "Why would she just walk out like that? And for…." her words replayed in her head. "What did she say …what family she doesn't have one?" he shook the thoughts.

He walks out, to find CC standing there in the hall crying. "CC, I…" he started to apologize to her.

"Don't say anything to me." she walks off.

The janitor waves at Max. "I'll be back later." He passes CC. "And CC don't worry about a thing." He patted her on the shoulder. "I'll take care of him while you're here."

She just nods. "Thanks, I owe you."

"It will be my pleasure." He winks, CC turns to face Max. "Now do you trust me." she walks on stage yelling at the crew. "You stand here. And you over on the other end."

Max's mind: I will never understand that woman?

The play went on without a hitch. For the first time since Josh left her life Fran got out of the house.

"The play was great!" she commented to Max.

"One of your better ones." Niles added as he joined them.

"Yeah it all came together because of all the hard work we had to do yesterday." He looked round. "Where did she go now."

"I saw Ms Babcock panicking. She raced out of here like her house was on fire or something." Fran responded.

"Why would she do that? unless…."

"She was just upset about something I said yesterday I guess." Max replayed her words in his head. 'It's my family.' those words stuck in his head the most. Max's mind: What did all that mean? Maybe something did happen and she was covering it up with her dog. He would have to find out. But right now he wanted to see what the reviews said about his new play. The three of them made it over to a TV station to watch the results.

"And the results are in…." the three of them tried to get closer so they could hear them. The place was packed. " 'The bacheloratte and the baby' was a hit. Two thumbs up. Let's go down to the theater and get some more comments."

"Yes," Max shouted I knew people would enjoy it."

"Shh…sir, let's hear what some of the people thought about it." Niles commented.

Most of the comments they got were good. One loved the show but thought the theater should have been bigger.

"I wish that CC could have seen that." Max said once they were in the limo.

"I bet she did." Fran responded with a snort. She looked at Niles and shook her head.

"She's probably already drunk." She whispered to him.

Niles laughed. "You know it."

"I heard that."