Season 4 Episode 4
"Bad Surprises"
"Hello?!?" We hear two voices coming through the kitchen door at Lily and Rick's house. Rick is having breakfast with the four kids. As the door opens, we see Jake and Tiffany. They have just come back from their honeymoon. As they enter the kitchen, Grace and Zoe run to give their Dad a big hug.
"Dad! I'm so glad to see you again!" Zoe says.
"Yeah, me too." Grace adds.
The girls, however, didn't seem very excited. Jake, sensing something is wrong, asks, "Is everything OK, girls?" Before they can answer, Tiffany asks, "And where's Lily?"
Grace looks at Rick. He just nods, and she begins, "Dad, Mom was in an accident." "What??" Jake exclaims. He and Tiffany look shocked. "What kind of accident?" He asks. "A car ran over her." Grace answers. "Oh my God!" Tiffany says. "And how is she?" She asks. "She's fine now." Rick answers. "But we almost lost her."
"Why didn't you call us?" Jake is a little angry.
"The girls decided it was better not to ruin your honeymoon. I thought they were right." Rick answers.
Soliloquy Jake gives a sarcastic laugh to the camera. "What is he thinking? That he has replaced me completely on this family??" He pauses. "Well, he hasn't, and I'm going to show him."
"Yeah, Dad, and you couldn't do much around here, so why bother you?" Grace completes. "Of course I could have done something! I could have helped!" Jake says, angrier.
Now it's time for soliloquy Rick. He looks surprised. "What is he thinking? He has nothing to do with Lily anymore. Why was so important that we called him? I'm her husband now!" He waves his hands a lot while he talks.
"That doesn't matter anymore." Tiffany interrupts Jake, realizing he was getting really angry. "Now, please give us the details," She says. Then Grace starts telling everything that happened since the day of the accident. Rick helps with some extra information. As they talk, Jake observes Zoe. Since the accident subject came up, she didn't say another word. She just sat there, with her glass of orange juice. Jake approaches her, but she quickly gets up and says, "Grace, could you please drive me to school?" Grace grabs her bag. "Yes, sure. I have to go to school, too." She hugs Jake again. "Don't be angry, Dad. We had the best intentions." He smiles. "OK, dear."
After Grace and Zoe leave, Rick tells Jake and Tiffany he's going to the hospital to see Lily. The couple decides to join him. "Eli!" Rick calls out to the garage. "We're going to the hospital. Do you want to come?" Eli answers from his bedroom. "Yeah, sure. Just a second." He gets up from the bed as Jessie says. "You promised to help Mom with a few stuff at her house, remember?" She doesn't look friendly. Eli runs his hand through his hair, and checks it in the mirror, "Danm it! I totally forgot!" He starts to leave. "Well, I call her from the hospital and say that something came up." He says as he goes to join Rick, Jake and Tiffany. Jessie looks as if she can't believe what she has heard.
At the hospital, Jake and Tiffany go to visit Lily while Rick talks to the doctors and Eli calls his mother. Lily is pretty happy to see them. "Oh Lily, how are you doing?" Tiffany asks as she looks closely to the scratches on Lily's face. "Well, I'm feeling much better now. I guess the worst part has gone. And you two? How are you doing?" She asks. Jake answers, sitting on her bed. "Oh, we're fine. I wish the girls had called us after the accident, so we could be here since the begining." Lily smiles. "Thanks, Jake. But they only wanted you to enjoy your honeymoon." He nods. "Yes, I know." She turns to Tiffany. "And where's Maddie?" Tiffany smiles. "Oh, she's with her new baby-sitter. You should see her, she's so cute." Lily grins. "Oh, I want to see her as soon as I leave the hospital." She pauses. "I guess Rick didn't tell you, but we're having a baby too." "Oh, this is so great!" Tiffany says. "Congratulations, Lil." Jake says. After a small pause, Jake asks, "So, when you're leaving this hospital?" Lily answers, "Oh, probably in one week." He smiles. "Whatever you need me..." She smiles. "Thanks. Things are really not going to be easy... I won't be able to leave the bed for some time, and I'm going to need a full- time nurse to take care of me... This is the worst part." Tiffany holds her hand. "Remember: the worst part is gone." A nurse enters the room and tell they should leave, so Rick and Eli can see Lily. They get up, say goodbye and leave.
They go back to Lily and Rick's place to pick up their car. On the way there, Jake asks about how things are going to be with Lily in the house. Rick tells about the nurse. Jake asks if that isn't very expensive. Rick's face looks worried when he hears the word "expensive". "Yes, of course, but I don't care about the money." Jake nods. "I know. But now that you lost the Australia projects..." "Don't worry Jake. I can take care of my family," Rick interrupts, looking really irritated. Jake realizes it's better to drop the subject.
Soliloquy Rick looks at us for a few moments, searching for words. "What is he thinking? I don't know what's wrong with this guy. Does he think I'm not capable of handling this situation? Well, I am." He looks away.
As they arrive in the house, Grace gets up from the couch, telling that she's going to see her Mom. "I was just waiting for you to arrive, I didn't want to leave Zoe alone. She's acting weird lately." Rick looks surprised. "Jessie hasn't come back from school?" He asks. "She asked me tell you she was going to spend the days at Katie's house. She's only coming back after dinner." Rick doesn't like to hear his daughter did that without asking if it was OK. But he just nods. "Well, I guess that's OK." Grace grabs her stuff and leaves. But before, she pulls Eli to the front yard, to talk to him.
"OK, listen. I'm only going to tell you this because I need someone in this house to know, and I don't trust your sister or mine." She starts to walk towards the car and he follows her, as she says, "I'm not going to see my Mom." "What?" Eli interrupts. "Well, I'm going to see her, but only for fifteen minutes or so. I'm going to another place afterwards." Eli looks at her as he guesses what's coming next. "Oh, no, you're going to see him again!" He whispers. She looks around, to see if anyone has heard. "Yes. And you have to help me. Please." Eli sighs. He didn't believe this was going to end very well, and he didn't want to be involved on it. "I don't think you should be getting into trouble, especially now that your Mom is in the hospital." Grace laughs. "Look who's talking! Mr. Nice Guy." She shakes her head. "I wasn't the one arrested with marijuana in my car." Eli doesn't answer. Grace gets serious. "Eli, this is the time I need him the most. Please help me." He sighs again, giving up. "OK, I'll help with anything you need." She smiles and gets in the car. "Thank you, Eli. Thank you very much!" She leaves. He watches her go, knowing problems were going to appear very quickly.
Later that day, Rick was having dinner with Eli in the kitchen. Jessie and Grace haven't arrived yet and Zoe didn't want to have any dinner, no matter how much Rick and Eli insisted. They were finishing, as they heard a knock on the back door. It was Jake. He gets in and says, "Oh! I'm sorry to interrupt your dinner." Rick gets up and grabs the plates and glasses. "Don't worry. We've finished." There's a pause. Eli, gets up and says, realizing what's going on. "Well, I have some stuff to do in my bedroom. Just call me if you need anything." He leaves, but not to his bedroom. He hides near the kitchen door, so he can hear what's going on in there. "Well," Jake begins. "I came to apologize for this morning. I think I made you feel bad, when I asked you about the nurse, and mentioned the Australia projects." Rick looks happy to hear this. "Yes, just a little bad. But I knew those weren't your intentions." Jake smiles a little. "Good. So I hope you understand my intentions now." Rick stops what he's doing and asks, "What intentions?" Jake paces a little, and finally says. "I think the girls should come to live with me and Tiffany." Rick is very surprised to hear that. "What? Are you crazy??" Jake says, calmly, "You and Lily are not in conditions of taking care of them. Lily is going to need you all the time." Rick shakes his head. Jake goes on. "And I noticed Zoe is acting a little strangely. Maybe she needs a regular home." Now Rick is really offended. "Listen, Jake. I know you want the best for your daughters, but this can't happen. First, because the girls are fine here. Second, this is going to affect Lily really badly, and it could be dangerous in her condition." Jake looks a little surprised by Rick's strong reaction. "Well, honestly, I'm just telling you this because I can't talk to Lily. I don't think you should give your opinion on this situation." Rick looks at Jake and raises his voice. "Yes, Jake, I should give my opinion because this affects my wife, Lily, and I have the right to participate in any decision that affects her, especially now." Jake doesn't act friendly anymore. "Fine. If we can't solve this problem as gentlemen, we're going to solve it in the court, because I'm going to fight for the girls custody. You'd better call you attorney now." He turns his back and leaves. Eli, still hiding near the kitchen, looks shocked and worried. He gets up and finally goes to his bedroom. Rick stays in the kitchen, trying to figure out what just happened, and looking totally helpless.
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"Hello?!?" We hear two voices coming through the kitchen door at Lily and Rick's house. Rick is having breakfast with the four kids. As the door opens, we see Jake and Tiffany. They have just come back from their honeymoon. As they enter the kitchen, Grace and Zoe run to give their Dad a big hug.
"Dad! I'm so glad to see you again!" Zoe says.
"Yeah, me too." Grace adds.
The girls, however, didn't seem very excited. Jake, sensing something is wrong, asks, "Is everything OK, girls?" Before they can answer, Tiffany asks, "And where's Lily?"
Grace looks at Rick. He just nods, and she begins, "Dad, Mom was in an accident." "What??" Jake exclaims. He and Tiffany look shocked. "What kind of accident?" He asks. "A car ran over her." Grace answers. "Oh my God!" Tiffany says. "And how is she?" She asks. "She's fine now." Rick answers. "But we almost lost her."
"Why didn't you call us?" Jake is a little angry.
"The girls decided it was better not to ruin your honeymoon. I thought they were right." Rick answers.
Soliloquy Jake gives a sarcastic laugh to the camera. "What is he thinking? That he has replaced me completely on this family??" He pauses. "Well, he hasn't, and I'm going to show him."
"Yeah, Dad, and you couldn't do much around here, so why bother you?" Grace completes. "Of course I could have done something! I could have helped!" Jake says, angrier.
Now it's time for soliloquy Rick. He looks surprised. "What is he thinking? He has nothing to do with Lily anymore. Why was so important that we called him? I'm her husband now!" He waves his hands a lot while he talks.
"That doesn't matter anymore." Tiffany interrupts Jake, realizing he was getting really angry. "Now, please give us the details," She says. Then Grace starts telling everything that happened since the day of the accident. Rick helps with some extra information. As they talk, Jake observes Zoe. Since the accident subject came up, she didn't say another word. She just sat there, with her glass of orange juice. Jake approaches her, but she quickly gets up and says, "Grace, could you please drive me to school?" Grace grabs her bag. "Yes, sure. I have to go to school, too." She hugs Jake again. "Don't be angry, Dad. We had the best intentions." He smiles. "OK, dear."
After Grace and Zoe leave, Rick tells Jake and Tiffany he's going to the hospital to see Lily. The couple decides to join him. "Eli!" Rick calls out to the garage. "We're going to the hospital. Do you want to come?" Eli answers from his bedroom. "Yeah, sure. Just a second." He gets up from the bed as Jessie says. "You promised to help Mom with a few stuff at her house, remember?" She doesn't look friendly. Eli runs his hand through his hair, and checks it in the mirror, "Danm it! I totally forgot!" He starts to leave. "Well, I call her from the hospital and say that something came up." He says as he goes to join Rick, Jake and Tiffany. Jessie looks as if she can't believe what she has heard.
At the hospital, Jake and Tiffany go to visit Lily while Rick talks to the doctors and Eli calls his mother. Lily is pretty happy to see them. "Oh Lily, how are you doing?" Tiffany asks as she looks closely to the scratches on Lily's face. "Well, I'm feeling much better now. I guess the worst part has gone. And you two? How are you doing?" She asks. Jake answers, sitting on her bed. "Oh, we're fine. I wish the girls had called us after the accident, so we could be here since the begining." Lily smiles. "Thanks, Jake. But they only wanted you to enjoy your honeymoon." He nods. "Yes, I know." She turns to Tiffany. "And where's Maddie?" Tiffany smiles. "Oh, she's with her new baby-sitter. You should see her, she's so cute." Lily grins. "Oh, I want to see her as soon as I leave the hospital." She pauses. "I guess Rick didn't tell you, but we're having a baby too." "Oh, this is so great!" Tiffany says. "Congratulations, Lil." Jake says. After a small pause, Jake asks, "So, when you're leaving this hospital?" Lily answers, "Oh, probably in one week." He smiles. "Whatever you need me..." She smiles. "Thanks. Things are really not going to be easy... I won't be able to leave the bed for some time, and I'm going to need a full- time nurse to take care of me... This is the worst part." Tiffany holds her hand. "Remember: the worst part is gone." A nurse enters the room and tell they should leave, so Rick and Eli can see Lily. They get up, say goodbye and leave.
They go back to Lily and Rick's place to pick up their car. On the way there, Jake asks about how things are going to be with Lily in the house. Rick tells about the nurse. Jake asks if that isn't very expensive. Rick's face looks worried when he hears the word "expensive". "Yes, of course, but I don't care about the money." Jake nods. "I know. But now that you lost the Australia projects..." "Don't worry Jake. I can take care of my family," Rick interrupts, looking really irritated. Jake realizes it's better to drop the subject.
Soliloquy Rick looks at us for a few moments, searching for words. "What is he thinking? I don't know what's wrong with this guy. Does he think I'm not capable of handling this situation? Well, I am." He looks away.
As they arrive in the house, Grace gets up from the couch, telling that she's going to see her Mom. "I was just waiting for you to arrive, I didn't want to leave Zoe alone. She's acting weird lately." Rick looks surprised. "Jessie hasn't come back from school?" He asks. "She asked me tell you she was going to spend the days at Katie's house. She's only coming back after dinner." Rick doesn't like to hear his daughter did that without asking if it was OK. But he just nods. "Well, I guess that's OK." Grace grabs her stuff and leaves. But before, she pulls Eli to the front yard, to talk to him.
"OK, listen. I'm only going to tell you this because I need someone in this house to know, and I don't trust your sister or mine." She starts to walk towards the car and he follows her, as she says, "I'm not going to see my Mom." "What?" Eli interrupts. "Well, I'm going to see her, but only for fifteen minutes or so. I'm going to another place afterwards." Eli looks at her as he guesses what's coming next. "Oh, no, you're going to see him again!" He whispers. She looks around, to see if anyone has heard. "Yes. And you have to help me. Please." Eli sighs. He didn't believe this was going to end very well, and he didn't want to be involved on it. "I don't think you should be getting into trouble, especially now that your Mom is in the hospital." Grace laughs. "Look who's talking! Mr. Nice Guy." She shakes her head. "I wasn't the one arrested with marijuana in my car." Eli doesn't answer. Grace gets serious. "Eli, this is the time I need him the most. Please help me." He sighs again, giving up. "OK, I'll help with anything you need." She smiles and gets in the car. "Thank you, Eli. Thank you very much!" She leaves. He watches her go, knowing problems were going to appear very quickly.
Later that day, Rick was having dinner with Eli in the kitchen. Jessie and Grace haven't arrived yet and Zoe didn't want to have any dinner, no matter how much Rick and Eli insisted. They were finishing, as they heard a knock on the back door. It was Jake. He gets in and says, "Oh! I'm sorry to interrupt your dinner." Rick gets up and grabs the plates and glasses. "Don't worry. We've finished." There's a pause. Eli, gets up and says, realizing what's going on. "Well, I have some stuff to do in my bedroom. Just call me if you need anything." He leaves, but not to his bedroom. He hides near the kitchen door, so he can hear what's going on in there. "Well," Jake begins. "I came to apologize for this morning. I think I made you feel bad, when I asked you about the nurse, and mentioned the Australia projects." Rick looks happy to hear this. "Yes, just a little bad. But I knew those weren't your intentions." Jake smiles a little. "Good. So I hope you understand my intentions now." Rick stops what he's doing and asks, "What intentions?" Jake paces a little, and finally says. "I think the girls should come to live with me and Tiffany." Rick is very surprised to hear that. "What? Are you crazy??" Jake says, calmly, "You and Lily are not in conditions of taking care of them. Lily is going to need you all the time." Rick shakes his head. Jake goes on. "And I noticed Zoe is acting a little strangely. Maybe she needs a regular home." Now Rick is really offended. "Listen, Jake. I know you want the best for your daughters, but this can't happen. First, because the girls are fine here. Second, this is going to affect Lily really badly, and it could be dangerous in her condition." Jake looks a little surprised by Rick's strong reaction. "Well, honestly, I'm just telling you this because I can't talk to Lily. I don't think you should give your opinion on this situation." Rick looks at Jake and raises his voice. "Yes, Jake, I should give my opinion because this affects my wife, Lily, and I have the right to participate in any decision that affects her, especially now." Jake doesn't act friendly anymore. "Fine. If we can't solve this problem as gentlemen, we're going to solve it in the court, because I'm going to fight for the girls custody. You'd better call you attorney now." He turns his back and leaves. Eli, still hiding near the kitchen, looks shocked and worried. He gets up and finally goes to his bedroom. Rick stays in the kitchen, trying to figure out what just happened, and looking totally helpless.
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