It has been a week since the whole ordeal had happened with Dante and Lulu and Nathan and Maxie were working together to figure out how to keep Georgie.

Nathan comes into the living room after putting Georgie down for her naps and says, "Well, Georgie is finally down for her nap. She put up a bit of a fight but I finally got her down."

Maxie looks at him and says, "Diane's on her way. She wants to discuss how we can keep Georgie."

After a few minutes Maxie and Nathan hear a knock at the door.

Maxie walks over to the door and answers it.

Maxie welcomes Diane in and says, "Diane, I am so glad you're here. You are just the lawyer we need to fix this."

Diane comes and says, "Well, thank you for that vote of confidence, but we do have…"

Maxie cuts her off and says, "It's simple, really. Dante and Lulu do not want to have our baby and they are trying to take her away from us."

Nathan looks at Maxie and says, "Simple" may be an overstatement. We did make them believe that she was theirs and that they could keep her."

"We didn't want to break their hearts." Maxie says.

"Yeah, we may have acted selfish but it was all in an attempt to spare their feelings." Nathan says.

Maxie then says, "But we couldn't live with it. We love our daughter, and we were hoping that they would not want her when they realized she was ours."

"Yeah, but, instead, they presented us with legal papers." Nathan says.

Maxie looks at Diane and says, "They want to adopt our baby."

Diane looks at them both and says, "Stop. Time out. Time out, sports fans. I understand that this has been extremely stressful for the both of you, but you both have to relax. You are in good hands now. I have done my research, and I'm aware of the situation."

Nathan looks at her and says, "And?"

Diane looks at them both and says, "This case should be easy. I am Diane Miller you are in the best hands for this type of case."

Maxie looks at Diane and says, "It looks good for us?"

"You're saying that, despite the contract that Maxie signed, we'll still be able to keep our daughter?" Nathan says.

Diane takes a seat on the couch and says, "I'm saying that the terms of the contract are very clear. The baby that Maxie promised to give Dante and Lulu was created from their embryo."

Maxie: So that's it. Dante and Lulu don't have a right to our little girl. They - they have to give her back.

Nathan looks at Diane and says, "But what are our legal options? I mean, how can we make them leave our daughter here and let us raise her?

"It's pretty clear that Dante and Lulu are not gonna give up this baby without a fight." Nathan says.

Nathan then says, "Well you are the lawyer so, what would you advise?"

"You know, it's not normally my practice to be judgmental about my clients, but I consider you a friend, Detective West. You are one of the good guys and I know that you can be caring, considerate, sensitive, loyal to a fault, and I think that you are in for a world of hurt." Diane says.

Nathan looks at her and says, "Could you be more specific? How am I in for a world of hurt?"

Diane looks at him and says, "Well, this is technically a legal matter, but there has never been a law written or a court convened that can adequately describe what it means to love a child. I have seen people wreck themselves over parental rights. I've seen scorched earth between formerly rational individuals. Case in point… Carly and Jax nearly dismantled each other over Josslyn. And this from two people who said they wanted an amicable divorce."

Maxie steps in and says, "No, that was a totally different situation. Nathan and I are the parents, but we're on the same side. We're not fighting."

Dian then looks at Maxie and says, "Yes. About that. It is my understanding that you never told Nathan that he was the father of your child."

"That's right. I didn't." Maxie says.

"In point of fact, you would have let him go the rest of his life without acknowledging that he had a daughter." Diane says.

Maxie looks at her and says, "Yes, I thought I could do that, but..."

Diane then says, "All right, well, this is me taking off my lawyer hat in order to be able to say to you that I find your actions appallingly selfish. You have used and abused this young man, and you should be grateful that he's even forgiving you, let alone standing by you. If this was any other man he would have dumped you and he would have never looked back but I can tell that Nathan really does love you. But please don't take his love for granted because someday you might do something that will make him leave you forever, and men like this don't just end up on your doorstep every day."

"Diane I appreciate your very passionate defense, and I'm grateful for everything that you just said, but I think we're getting a little off track. Maxie and I are in a good place right now and we want to just be able to raise our daughter together." Nathan says.

"No, Nathan, it's okay. Diane has every right to feel the way that she does, and... I agree with her. Yes, I was selfish and stupid and delusional to think that I could just give up our daughter, pass her off as Dante and Lulu's, but however it happened …however the truth came out…I'm grateful that it did before any more damage could be caused." Maxie says.

Diane looks at her and says, "Oh, there's been enough damage to go around."

"So, I understand, okay? You're…you're saying you're doing this for Nathan's benefit." Maxie says.

Diane looks at her and says, "No. However much I don't like what you did…and I don't like what you did…that does not impinge upon your right to a vigorous legal defense. The law, in this case, is on your side."

"Great. So, how do we make it work for us?" Nathan says.

Diane pulls out a notepad and sys, "Well, you have a couple of options. You could to the police."

Nathan looks at Diane and says, "The police?"

"Dante and Lulu are threatening the both of you and your child saying that they are going to do whatever is necessary to take her away from you. You could accuse them of attempted kidnapping."

Nathan looks at her and says, "That seems a bit extreme."

"I don't think we want to do that. What are our other options?" Maxie says.

"I could file a court order, demanding that an emergency Protection Order." Diane says.

Nathan then says, "So, how would this court order work?"

"I go in front of a judge and argue your case. If the judge agrees with me, he signs a document which states that Dante and Lulu are not allowed to come anywhere near you or your baby, and if they do they will be arrested."

Maxie then says, "That sounds great, but what if the judge doesn't agree?"

"Well, this is New York, and in New York, as in most states, the courts bend over backwards to see to it that the biological parents have the right to raise the child." Diane says.

"How soon can you get this court order?" Maxie says.

Diane looks at her and says, "How soon can I get in front of a judge?"

Nathan then says, "And once you get it all in writing, Dante and Lulu would have to leave us and our baby alone?

Diane looks at him and says, "In a perfect world, yes. But we all know that this is not a perfect world."

"Are we to guess that Alexis may find a way for Dante and Lulu to win custody of our child?"

Diane grabs her bag and says, "Well, I'm sure she'll try."

Maxie then says, "Wait. You just said the courts favor biological parents."

"They do, but Alexis is a formidable attorney. She'll do her research. She will craft an argument, very compelling, based on precedent, I'm sure, because somewhere, someone has to have found sufficient cause for the adoptive parents to retain custody of the child, even when the biological parents want that child back." Diane says.

Maxie then says, "But that doesn't apply to our situation or Nathan and me."

"I'm just trying to explain to you that this is going to be a fight." Diane says.

Maxie looks at her and says, "Well, we're already fighting. I just want to know we can win."

Diane then says, "Dante and Lulu will lose, but I'm going to warn you that, before all is said and done, things could get ugly."

"I was hoping getting custody of our biological child would be simpler than this." Maxie says.

"With less potential for ugliness." Nathan says.

Diane then says, "I'm trying to explain to you that it is never simple or pretty when it comes to parental rights."

"Whatever we have to do, I'm ready. I want to raise our child and keep her home with us. I've loved her since the moment I knew that she belonged to Nathan and me." Maxie says.

Nathan comes and wraps his arm around Maxie and says, "So have I."

Maxie smiles at Nathan and then looks at Diane and says, "Get that court order, Diane. We'll do whatever it takes to keep our baby."

Diane leaves and heads to the court house.

Maxie closes the door and looks at Nathan and says, "Well, from everything Diane said, getting to keep our daughter is practically a done deal."

Nathan looks at Maxie and says, "Yes, well, Diane was confident that the judge would grant the court order. It's not a slam dunk not yet."

Maxie walks up to him and says, "Nathan, she's our daughter. The court is going to let us keep her."

"I hope you are right because I love that little girl so much I just can't imagine life without her. Maxie we have been taking care of her for a whole months now and if we were to lose her I don't think I could handle it." Nathan says.

Maxie looks at him and says, "I know I feel the exact same way."

They then hear Georgie cry through the baby monitor.

Maxie and Nathan look at each other and smile.

"Come on let's go check on our daughter." Maxie says.

After a few hours, Maxie and Nathan are in the living room playing with Georgie when they hear a knock on the door.

Maxie gets up and says, "I'll get it."

Maxie opens the door and sees Diane and says, "What happened? Do we get to keep our baby?"

Diane comes in and sees Nathan holding baby Georgie and says, "The judge won't grant the order."

"The judge...wouldn't grant our court order?" Maxie says.

Nathan looks at Diane and says, "What was his explanation?"

"Alexis argued that to grant it would be premature. I, of course, countered, hard, that you are the baby's biological parents, but Alexis managed to convince the judge to let this whole thing play out in a custody suit in the courts." Diane says.

Maxie looks at Diane and says, "But she's our baby."

Nathan then says, "Uh, what is Dante and Lulu's strategy?"

"They don't have one. How could they possibly think they could win custody of our child?" Maxie says.

Diane pulls out a file from her bag and says, "There's only one way they're gonna win this."

"How?" Maxie says.

Diane hands her the file and says, "They're saying you're an unfit mother."

Maxie looks at the file and says, "Dante and Lulu are saying I'm unfit to be a mother? How can they do that?"

"It's the only way they can make a case for custody. It's a desperation play, Maxie, and I promise you, we are going to fight this hard. We're gonna prove that you have every right to that beautiful little girl in Nathan's arms." Diane says.

Nathan looks at Maxie and says, "I guess we should have expected something like this. I mean...they want our daughter as much as we do."

Maxie then says, "But I'm fit. I'm her mother. I will be good to her. I am good to her I have been taking care of her for the past month and I know that I would sacrifice anything for her. How could they think that I would do anything to hurt her or make her suffer?"

"Maxie, it's a necessary evil of the law that in order to prove one thing, you have…" Diane says.

Maxie cuts her off and says, "No. No! Whose idea was this? Lulu would not do something like this to me."

"At the very least, Lulu had to approve Alexis' strategy." Diane says.

Nathan looks at Maxie and says, "Yeah. When I last saw Lulu, she made it clear that she and Dante were determined to keep Georgie no matter what the cost."

Diane stand up and says, "Maxie, I don't want you to worry. I'm not gonna let this happen."

Nathan looks at her and says, "Thank you, Diane."

Diane then opens and leaves.

Maxie turns to Nathan and says, "I-I can't believe this. I can't believe that Lulu would do something like this."

Nathan looks at her and says, "Maxie, don't worry Diane will figure something out. I promise you that."

"I'm going to go change our little girl and then how about I go in the kitchen and get some of your favorite ice cream to cheer you up." Nathan says.

"Sure, sounds great." Maxie says as she sits on the couch.

As soon as Nathan leaves the living room with Georgie there is a knock on the door. Maxie opens the door to be faced with Lulu.

Maxie looks at her and says, "How could you do this to me? How could you?"

Lulu looks at her and says, "I don't know what you're talking about."

Maxie looks at her and says, "You're suing me for custody of Georgie and claiming that I'm an unfit mother?"

Maxie then says, "Do you get how insane this is? You are suing Nathan and me for custody of our own baby."

Lulu walks into the apartment and says, "You didn't leave us much choice, Maxie."

"I didn't?" Maxie says.

"Dante and I love our daughter, and you're trying to keep her from us." Lulu says.

Maxie looks at her and says, "She is not your daughter."

Lulu looks at her and says, "Yes, she is. She is as much my daughter as if I'd given birth to her. She is as much my child as Rocco is and now I'm being told that I might lose her. How do you think I felt when Nathan told me that you were getting a court order? I was devastated. I even talked to Dante about kidnapping her going on the run."

Maxie looks at her shocked and says, "You did?"

Lulu then says, "But I didn't do it. I chose to do the right thing, to stay here and fight for my daughter."

"Lulu, I actually understand how you're feeling. Because I feel that way right now, too. But it is not fair for you to try to take my baby away from me." Maxie says.

Lulu then says, "You can go on and on about how this is not fair. But the only person who is responsible for any of this is you."

Lulu looks at Maxie and starts to look around the apartment, "Where is she?"

Maxie looks at her and says, "You can't just come in here and take Georgie."

"Where is Connie? I want to see my daughter." Lulu says.

"Thankfully GEORGIE is out with Nathan right now. The last thing I want is you anywhere near her." Maxie says.

Maxie looks at her and says, "Lulu, this is insane. We both know how this is gonna turn out, okay? No judge is gonna grant you custody of a baby that is not yours. It is an open-and-shut case."

Lulu looks at Maxie and says, "Obviously the judge agrees with us. Not only does he think that Dante and I have a case, but that we would provide a better temporary home, and it's the judge's job to decide what's best for Connie."

"Right. He picked you because I'm so unfit." Maxie says.

Lulu looks at her and says, "You said it."

Maxie then says, "How can I be an unfit mother if I've never been a mother before?"

Lulu then says, "Exactly. You haven't been. But I have. I am the one that spent the last year reading all of those baby books and buying all of the baby gear and baby-proofing my entire apartment.

"Yeah, well Lulu I have been the one changing diapers and giving baths. And I'm the one that's up doing all of the midnight feedings. I have been taking care of Georgie for the past month and I am enjoying every moment of it. Just because I'm not as experienced as you are does not mean I can't take care of this child." Maxie says.

Lulu glares at her and says, "Really? Just like the baby that you killed on New Year's Eve?"

Maxie looks at her and says, "I can't believe you just went there."

"Oh yeah. Believe it." Lulu says.

"Throwing that miscarriage in my face. Lulu, do you have any idea how hard that was for me?" Maxie says.

Lulu tears up and says, "No. I don't. Because you never bothered to tell me about it."

Maxie looks at her and says, "I wanted to."

Lulu then says, "I can imagine how you felt, though. It's how I've been feeling ever since I found out what happened. I didn't get to mourn my baby when he or she died, but I am grieving now."

Maxie looks at her and says, "And I wish that had never happened. But it was an accident. Lulu, I'm sorry that I lost your baby. But that does not mean you can take mine away from me. I will never stop feeling guilty about what happened on New Year's Eve, but that doesn't change the fact that GEORGIE IS MY BABY! And I don't owe it to you to give her up."

Lulu looked at Maxie and says, "As if you even want her."

"Excuse me?" Maxie says.

Lulu looks at her and says, "Can we please just stop pretending? We both know the reason that you're fighting for Georgie, and it's not because you're her mother. It's because she's this season's hottest accessory."

Maxie then says, "What are you talking about? I love her."

Lulu then says, "Sure you do. Just like you loved being vegan for a month. And those Cartullo sandals…you called in so many favors for those, and then you never wore them because they were too on trend. You want Georgie right now. What happens when you find a shiny new toy?"

Maxie looks at her and says, "Lulu, I get it. Okay? What I did was wrong. And maybe that makes you think that I am being careless now. But I'm not. Just because I lied about whose baby she was does not make me an unfit mother."

"Well, maybe it doesn't. But what about all of the other horrible things that you've done?" Lulu says.

Maxie then says, "Come on, Lulu. We all make mistakes."

"Really? Maxie, do you think that everyone makes mistakes on the same level as you? I doubt it. And, please, before you deny it, remember that I have had a front-row seat to every single dirty deed you have ever done." Lulu says

Maxie looks at her and says, "Like what?"

Lulu looks at her and says, "What? You want me to start listing them?"

"Is that what this is gonna come down to? You listing off every little thing I've ever done wrong?" Maxie says.

"Not all of the mistakes you've made were little, Maxie. A lot of these so-called mistakes…they were huge and ugly and life-altering." Lulu says.

"And now you're going to throw them in my face." Maxie says.

"If I have to. I am Connie's mother, and I will do anything to protect her from you. Even if that means airing your dirty laundry in court." Lulu says.

Maxie looks at her and says, "Fine. I've messed up. A lot."

Lulu then says, "It's good of you to admit it."

Maxie walks up to Lulu and says, "But…so have you, Lulu. You say you know all of my dirty secrets. Well, I know yours. I don't want to have to do this either, but if this is what I have to do to fight for my daughter, I will."

Lulu then says, "If this is how you want to play it, then I'll see you in court."

Maxie stares at her and says, "Bring it on. Now get the hell out of my house."

Lulu walks to the door and says, "Gladly."

Lulu slams the door on her way out.

Nathan comes from Georgie's room and says, "Hey are you okay?"

Maxie looks at him and smiles, "Yeah, I'm fine. I just can't believe that it has come to this. Lulu and I use to be best friends and now we are pitted against each other."

"But I'm willing to do whatever is necessary to keep our little girl." Maxie says.

Nathan looks at her and smiles, "Well I'm glad you feel that way because I think that there is something we need to do before we go to court."

"Well what is it I am willing to do anything that could improve our chance of getting to keep Georgie." Maxie says.

Nathan looks at Maxie and smiles, "Well I was in the back having a conversation with Georgie and she gave me her approval so I figured she would know you better than anyone."

"Alright, Nathan what do you want to say." Maxie says with a smile.

"Maxie I think that we should get married. Now hear me out before you say anything. I have always pictured that when I had a child that I would be married. Now I know we went a little backwards but I want to show you and the world just how committed I am to you. So Maxie Jones will you marry me?"

Nathan gets down on one knee and presents Maxie with a gorgeous diamond ring.

"Oh my god, Nathan it's gorgeous and I would be honored to be your wife, so my answer is yes!" Maxie says.

Nathan slides the ring on Maxie's finger and kisses her passionately.