'Taker's parents are now at the ranch. Meemaw had made Chicken n' Dumplins for dinner and Estelle and Marc are telling his parents the news. Cass carries her sister from the bathtub to her room getting her dressed.
Lizzie: Cassie?
Cass: What stinkerbelle?
Lizzie: I like being here with you.
Cass: I like it too.
Lizzie: Is this where mommy and I are going to live now?
Cass sighs and sits Lizzie on the bed.
Cass: Would that be so bad?
Lizzie: I don't think daddy loves us anymore.
Cass: (heart broken) Oh sweetie that's not true, he loves you very much.
Lizzie: Then why did he leave us?
Cass: (remembers saying the same thing once upon a time) I need to share something with you stinkerbelle, something very very special.
Lizzie: Candy?
Cass: (laughs) You are so important to me Lizzie, I love you very much and we have so much more in common than either of us ever could have known.
Lizzie picks up the picture of eight year old Cass, Estelle and Marc.
Lizzie: I look like you.
Cass: You do, don't you?
Lizzie: Is uncle Marc going to be my new daddy? Gran said he's going to take care of me and mommy.
Cass: (surprised)He wants to, what do you think about that.
Lizzie: I miss my daddy.
Cass: I know baby.
Lizzie: When is he coming back for me (tears)?
Cass: I don't know Lizzie, but hey I promise you this okay? Okay? Your daddy loves you very much, I promise.
Lizzie: Promise?
Cass: Pinky swear.
Cass kisses her pinky and holds it out—Lizzie kisses her pinky then touches it to her sisters then they hug.
Downstairs Leo and Sharron Calloway are taking in the news of their new grandchild
Leo: Dammit boy what the hell were you thinking?
Marc: Dad…
Leo: You couldn't even tell your mother and me?
Marc: Okay I made a mistake.
Leo: You two are too old for these mistakes! Four years and now you're telling me I got another grandchild!
Sharron: Leo… calm down your blood pressure.
Leo: Dammit, my blood pressure started acting up when this boy started shaving!
Sharron: How is Cass taking this.
Marc: She's hurt, hurt like hell, as everyone.
Estelle: Leo, Sharron we thought we were doing what was in the best interest of the girls. Cass was just getting use to me being remarried….
Sharron: But you weren't son right? I don't see Sara around. You two tell me something, no bullshit!
Marc: Mom!
Sharron: Do you still love eachother?
Marc: She's my first love, I've always loved her, even when I hated her.
Sharron: Stella?
Estelle: Marc… I feel safe with him, I love him, yes.
Sharron: So where does that leave you? You know there was all these problems your first time around. You can not put that baby through what Cass went through.
Leo: It's all or nothing!
Marc: We haven't decided on anything but taking care of the girls.
Sharron: Okay you two, that child is four years old! Cass is a 19 year old adult! What the hell are you going to tell this child when she starts asking for her father?
Marc: (rolls his eyes) Cass wants to tell her.
Leo: What the hell!
Estelle: We feel she should.
Leo: But now?! Now when the child knows Ross as her father? You two are still day dreamers!
Cass comes downstairs
Cass: Lizzie's sleeping.
Estelle: Thanks honey.
Cass sits by her mom.
Sharron: Cassy… what did you tell Lizzie?
Cass: That her sister loves her. I couldn't tell her, she was asking for Ross. And she'll ask for him for a while. We just have to be truthful to her. Mom Gran told her she would be living here with us.
Estelle: My mother.
Cass: Someone needs to inject a little truth in the situation. (A beat) Are you two together?
Estelle: Cass…
Cass: It's a yes no question mom.
Estelle: Yes. We are. ('Taker takes Estelle's hand)
Cass: And is this why Sara's gone?
'Taker: Baby girl, I didn't mean to hurt her, I didn't--- but when she found out about Lizzie, she … well she left.
Cass: How did she find out?
'Taker: Goin' through some of my papers. Cass, Sara and I hadn't been doing good for a long time.
Cass: I take it she told Ross?
Estelle: Yes.
Cass: And you two worry about me? Your lives read like a soap opera.
They laugh trying to find some humor in this. Then Jeff walks in with his bags ('Taker gave him a key to the ranch--- guess he likes him huh?)
Jeff: Hello everyone.
Cass: Jeff!
Cass runs into her boyfriends arms and he holds her tight and smiles as does everyone else.
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