Eddie was in his penthouse pacing back and forth. He really wanted to know what his father had told Joe. Eddie was desperate to see Loren and his children. Two days after he made the initial phone call, Joe called him back.
Eddie: Joe, thank you for calling me back
Joe: Any time Mr. Duran.
Eddie: So what did my dad say?
Joe: You dad told me that he spoke to Loren who doesn't want to talk or see you ever again so for now he won't be calling you. He told me that if anything changes though he will let me know.
Eddie: I can't believe this, they seriously won't talk to me?
Joe: I'm sorry man, i can only imagine how hard this must be for you but there is not much more i can do to help you. I spoke to your dad and this was his decision.
Eddie: Can you make him change his mind?
Joe: Eddie, you know i can't do that. Your dad is a very stubborn man.
Eddie: I know, i'm sorry, i just never thought my dad wouldn't want to talk to me. As much as it hurts to admit i expected this from Loren, but not from my dad. He is my father.
Joe: Look at it from his perspective, his son hurt his daughter, she is no longer just some girl who was supposed to be his daughter in law she is his wife's daughter.
Eddie: I know, i just want to see them again.
Joe: I'm sorry Eddie, but at this point I've done all i can to help you.
Eddie: Thanks Joe, i really appreciate all of you're help.
When Eddie hung up the phone he was really angry. Why did all of this have to happen. He wished that he could turn the clock back to the day before the wedding, the day they were all supposed to fly to Paris together. He wished that he had never gotten on that plane alone in the first place. Why did he listen to his father and Melissa in the first place. Eddie was so angry he threw his phone across the apartment, it landed in the toilet and in the heat of the moment Eddie flushed his phone down the toilet.
Eddie sat down on the floor of the bathroom completely helpless. How did he let it get to this point, why didn't he try harder to get in touch with his family. No matter how many times he called and texted they just wouldn't pick up. An hour later Eddie got up off the floor and left his apartment to go buy himself a new phone. Eddie got to the phone store and walked in. There were 5 people in front of him in line so Eddie had to wait about an hour and a half before anyone helped him.
Eric: Hi, how can i help you today?
Eddie: I lost my phone today, i would like to buy a new phone.
Eric: Sure, anything specific?
Eddie: What is the best phone you have?
Eric: Let me check.
Eric goes to the back of the store and ten minutes later he comes back to the front with a phone.
Eric: This is the best phone, with the best plan we have in the store.
Eddie: I would like to take it.
Eric: Okay, let me get it all set up. Would you like to put it back on your original plan or would you like the new plan that comes with the phone.
Eddie: I'll take the new plan.
Eric: Okay, but you would have to change your number, your old number is not available on the new plan.
Eddie: It's okay, everyone who knows my old number doesn't want to talk to me.
Eric: I heard the rumors Mr. Duran, i am sorry.
Eddie: It's okay. Is there a way though for you to get my information from my old phone for me even though i don't have my phone.
Eric: I can get you all the information from the last time you backed up your phone.
Eddie: Okay, whatever you can get me will be appreciated.
Eric gets behind the computer and starts to work on setting up the new phone for Eddie.
Eric: This is strange
Eddie: What is?
Eric: While retrieving the files from your phone i found something really weird
Eddie: What did you find?
Eric: Did you know that your phone had been hacked.
Eddie: Hacked? no i didn't, who hacked it? how was it hacked.
Eric: Well i have no way of knowing who did it or why they did it, but they put malware on your phone. This malware made it that anytime you called or texted the specific numbers listed you got their voicemail without the call ever going through. For the same numbers every text ended in cyber space never reaching the recipient.
Eddie: And if these numbers called or texted me?
Eric: Same they would get your voicemail and you never got their texts.
Eddie: Do you know when the malware was planted on my phone?
Eric: Yeah about four months ago.
Eric showed Eddie the exact time and date.
Eddie: That was the day before i was supposed to get married, do you know how the malware got on my phone?
Eric: From the looks here, you're phone connected to another device that transmitted the information to your phone.
Eddie: The time, that's when i was in the cab on the way to the airport. Dylan!
Eric: Whose Dylan?
Eddie: Dylan Boyd, he must be working with Chloe, poor Loren, she never got my texts or calls because Chloe hacked my phone.
Eric: If i transfer any information through the computer the malware will be transferred as well. I can give you a print out of the numbers so you can manually import the information that way you will be clean from the hack.
Eddie: Thank you so much.
Eric: You are one lucky guy that you lost your phone today.
Eddie: Earlier i was mad at myself for flushing my phone down the toilet, now i can't be happier, thank you for all your help.
Eric hands Eddie his new phone and a print out of all of Eddie's numbers. Eddie left the store and got into his car, he decided to try his luck with his new phone and call Jake, maybe now with a new number he would be lucky and Jake would pick up. Jake picked up on the last ring.
Jake: Jake Madsen
Eddie: Jake, it's Eddie
Jake: I'm busy Eddie, i have to go.
Eddie: Please Jake, don't hang up, i'm desperate please can you just give me one minute.
Jake: One minute.
Eddie: Where are you? Where is my dad? Loren, the children?
Jake: I can't give you their information Eddie and you know that.
Eddie: Why not Jake, why not?
Jake: Because i promised your dad, look Eddie, i don't know what happened or why you didn't show to your wedding but you hurt many people that day myself included.
Eddie: I know Jake but please can i at least explain myself?
Jake: Eddie, you are four months too late, I've moved on, we all have, and you should too.
Tracy: Babe, are you coming we're late.
Eddie: Is that Tracy?
Jake: look Eddie, i wasn't kidding when i said I've moved on. Eddie i have to go, i'm late for dinner with Tracy.
Eddie: Dinner, it's only 3:30
Jake: I'm in Chicago Eddie, I've moved back here to be with Tracy.
Eddie: What about Kelly?
Jake: I can't tell you Eddie.
Eddie: Is there any way we can go back to where we were before?
Jake: I don't know Eddie.
Eddie: What about my career?
Jake: I think Eddie, that you threw your career out the door when you stood Loren up in Paris.
Tracy: Jake, are you coming.
Jake: Eddie, i have to go.
Jake hung up the phone leaving Eddie standing on the other end completely dumbfounded. Eddie knows he has to get in touch with his father and Loren, he just doesn't know how to find out where they are. Loren was busy feeding the babies when her phone rang.
Loren: Mel, can you please pick up my phone
Melissa: Sure.
Melissa picks up the phone.
Melissa: Loren Tate's phone.
Kevin: Hi, this is Kevin Townsend, I am calling for Miss Tate from Brown University.
Melissa: Sure, one minute. [to Loren] It's the dean from Brown.
Loren takes the phone from Melissa.
Loren: This is Loren.
Kevin: Hi Loren, Kevin Townsend from Brown, how are you.
Loren: I am great thank god.
Kevin: We received your email last week regarding your acceptance to our university last year.
Loren: And?
Kevin: And after much deliberation we have decided that we would be crazy not to accept you into our program for this upcoming fall.
Loren: That's amazing, thank you Mr. Townsend.
Kevin: Please, call me Kevin.
Loren: I know i mentioned it in my email, but i just want to make sure you are aware that i am a mother.
Kevin: Yes Loren, the whole world knows.
Loren: And that's not a problem.
Kevin: As long as you do your work and show up at classes, no it's not a problem. You would have to figure out all the details of your personal life though, you cant have a child on campus.
Loren: Oh of course, i totally understand.
Kevin: You have until the end of the week to give us your final answer, i just wanted to let you know that you have been reaccepted.
Loren: Thank you so much Kevin.
Kevin: Your welcome, we look forward to hearing good news from you really soon.
Loren: Have a great day.
Loren hung up the phone.
Melissa: What was that?
Nora: What was what?
Melissa: Loren just got off the phone with the dean from Brown.
Max: What did they say? Would they be willing to let you go there in the fall?
Loren: They said they would be crazy not to take me back.
Melissa: So what's with the sour face?
Loren: Last week i was so sure i wanted to leave music forever, to go to college, get my degree but now that the possibility of going to college can be a reality i'm not so sure its the right decision.
Nora: Lo, i know that ever since you found out that Eddie was back it hasn't been easy for you, but you made the decision to leave music when you fired Kelly.
Loren: I know, i know but maybe that wasn't the smartest move.
Melissa: Lo, do you want to talk to Eddie?
Loren: No, why would you even ask that.
Melissa: If you want to forget Eddie forever, well as much as you can being that his father is married to your mother and he is the father of your children then you have to move on. Go to college, put the music part of your life behind you. Yes you are an amazing musician and singer but you are an even better mom. Lo, you have to get over Eddie for your children's sake.
Nora: Loren, you have time to think about it. Sleep on it, you don't have to make a decision this second. But whatever you do know that we are all here for you and will have your back no matter what.
Loren: Thanks guys, i really appreciate it. I know i haven't been easy to be around since Eddie disapeared but i really appreciate you hanging in with me.
Nora: We all love you Lo. Know that always.
Loren: I do. Thanks mom.
Loren slept on the decision for the next two days, and by the end of the weekend she picked up the phone and made the phone call.
Kevin: Kevin Townsend.
Loren: Mr. Townsend, Loren Tate
Kevin: Miss Tate, i am so glad to hear from you, have you made a decision yet?
Loren: I have
Kevin: And?
Loren: And i have decided to...