Season 4 Episode 5
"Worst Surprises"
Grace was in the car, driving to a restaurant where she's going to meet Mr. Dimitri. While she's driving, she's thinking about what she's doing. She knows she's getting into big trouble, but she had decided to follow her heart's decision. Besides, she knew he wasn't going to hurt her. He was a different guy.
Soliloquy Grace tries to explain it better. "The way he looks at you, the way he pays attention to every single word you're saying... Just by that you can tell he's special." She smiles shyly.
She parks the car outside the restaurant. It's a very small and cute place. Looks like a place for secret lovers. As Grace opens the door, she sees Mr. Dimitri already waiting for her. He's observing some flowers that are decorating the place. "Hi!" Grace says, as she sits in front of him. "Hello. How are you doing?", he asks. He looks happy to see her. "Much better now that I'm with you," She answers. He looks a little embarassed to hear something like that. "And your mother?" He asks. "Oh, she's doing great. She's coming home in a week or so." She answers. But then her smile fades away. "But that doesn't mean she's totally recovered. She won't be able to walk for at least a month, and there's still a big chance of her having a miscarriage." Mr. Dimitri looks worried. "Don't worry about that. Your Mom alrealdy proved that she's a very strong woman. She'll be fine. She's just going to need you a lot now." Grace smiles. "I know. I'm even learning to cook so I can help around." He grins. "That's great." She looks at his eyes. "You make me a good girl." He's embarassed again. "Well, I'm hungry. Aren't you?" He says, desperate to change the subject. "Yeah, let's eat," She says, laughing from his reaction.
So, during dinner, they talk a lot, about Lily, about school. He talks about the new book his writing. He's already got an editor who thinks he has quite a future in the business. Everything is great, until she looks at her watch. It's almost ten o'clock. Unfortunately, it's time time to go.
"Jessie, it's almost ten o'clock. Don't you think it's time for you to go to your house?" Katie says, turning off the radio. "I don't have a house." She says, sadly.
Soliloquy Jessie completes the thought. "I have two places where I spend my time and sleep, but none of them feel like a home."
Katie sits on the bed and hugs her. "I can imagine how you must be feeling. But you have to be strong for your Dad. He really needs you now." She kisses Jessie's forehead. "No, he doesn't. The only person he needs is Lily. And her baby." Katie laughs, surprised. "Jessie, I can't believe you're jealous about Lily and the baby! After all your Dad has done for you." Jessie looks at her, still not smiling. "Yeah, I know, but..." She doesn't know how to finish. Katie smiles tenderly at her. "You can be sure you'll always have me." Jessie grins. "Thanks." They kiss. "Can I stay here tonight?" Jessie asks. "Sure," Katie says. She gets up and grabs the phone. "Just check with your Dad." Jessie grabs the phone and throws it in the bed. "I'm not going to call. And you'll see he's not even going to notice." Katie doesn't think that's right, but decides to let it go. They hug each other and stay there like that, until they fall asleep.
Meanwhile, Grace and Mr. Dimitri have left the restaurant and are at the parking lot. "I wish this night would last forever." He smiles. "It was a wondeful night." She touches his face. "I wish I could be with you all the time." He grabs her hand. "Grace, I'm confused." She smiles. "Well, I'm not. I'm sure about what I feel." He pulls away from her and walks a little. "It's crazy. We both know that." She follows him. "Yeah, it's crazy. But it's good. Please, I need you so much." He sighs. She leans and kisses him. He shyly kisses her back. "OK." He says, kisses her forehead and walks away. She watches him go, her eyes full with tears of joy. A few hours before, at Rick and Lily's place, things were not that happy. After Jake left, Rick paced through the house for over an hour, feeling totally disoriented. "Oh my God!" he thought, "She can't go through somethin like this now! And worst, we can't afford a lawyer." He called Eli, and told him to keep and eye on Zoe because he was going out. He then grabed this jacket. He needed to see Lily.
At the hospital, Rick enters Lily's room. She's reading a book Judy had given to her. She saw Rick was there, and she couldn't be happier. "I'm so glad you're here!" She said. He sat on the bed, next to her, and kissed her. "I'm so glad I'm here," He said, between kisses. "Is something wrong?" Lily asked, looking at him. "No, why are you asking?" Rick said, very defensive. He was afraid he could say something about Jake's visit to him that night. She's surprised with his reaction. "I was just asking," she says, laughing a little. "How are the kids?" "Oh, they're fine. Eli is looking after Zoe. Jessie is at Katie's house and Grace..." Then he realizes Grace was supposed to be there. "Well, Grace was going to come here." He's worried. "Oh, the nurse told me she was here while I was sleeping, but she didn't want to wake me up." He's relieved. They couldn't do anything wrong now. If they did, it would make things easier for Jake. "So, what happened? You never come to visit me so late." Lily asks. He puts his arm around her and she lays her head on his chest. "I just needed to be with you. Anything wrong with that?" He says. "Oh, not at all," she says, smiling, and holding his hand.
Soliloquy Rick has tears in his eyes. "How can I tell her someone will try to take her girls off her?" He looks down.
The next day, it's 9 o'clock in the morning and Rick is arriving from the hospital. Eli is waiting for him at the living room. "Dad..." He doesn't know how to begin. "What is it, Eli?" Rick asks, surprised that Eli has already waken up. "Well, I took Zoe to school, although she didn't want to go." Rick is happy by this sense of responsibility. He begins to say something, but Eli interrupts him. "And Grace arrived just after you left, and she's at school too." Another pause. Rick senses Eli wants to tell him more. ""But Jessie..." Just the mention of Jessie's name makes Rick really worried. "What about her?" Eli looks around, and then at his father. "Well, she didn't come home." Rick is desperate. "What? Why didn't you call me?" He asks. "You forgot your cell phone here. So, I tried to call you at the hospital, but they said they wouldn't transfer any calls to the rooms because it was past ten o'clock." Rick sits in the couch, and holds his head with his hands. "Have you heard from her?" Rick asks. "Yeah, she spent the night at Katie's," Eli says. Rick is relieved to hear that. He looks at Eli and says, "You can't tell your mother about this." Eli looks around again. "Sorry, Dad, but she already knows." That's just what was missing for Rick. "But how?" He asks. "Well, she came here very early because Jessie forgot a book she was going to need at her house. And Jessie wasn't here. I couldn't lie." Eli answers. He looks at Rick, seeing how bad he's feeling.
Soliloquy Eli looks seriously at us. "I want to help him. I just don't know how." Pause. "I really love him."
A little later, Rick and Eli are at hospital. Lily's taking a shower, so they are in the waiting room. Eli sees his Mom, at the end of the hall. "Oh, my God." He says. "What?" Rick asks, turning his back to see what's going on. He could expect everything but Karen. "Oh, my God," He says too, when he sees her. She approaches them. "I know this is not the right place, but I really needed to talk to you," She says to Rick, then looks at Eli. He takes his cue and gets up. "I'm going to eat something," He says, actually glad to leave. Rick gets up and begins, "Karen, I know what you're going to say. I have nothing to say in my defense, but just look around and see the mess my life is now." Karen doesn't look touched. "That doesn't give you the right to forget you have two kids." Rick doesn't know what to say. After a moment, he says, "This won't happen again." Karen doesn't say a word. "She's OK, isn't she? And besides, she should've called me to ask if she could stay at Katie's." Karen finally says something. "I have talked to her about that. And you know what she told me? She wanted to test if her father still remembered that she existed. Apparently, she's got an answer."
Meanwhile, at Lily's room, which was near the waiting room, Lily is telling the doctor how good she's feeling. "I would like to walk a little," she says. "Well, you were not supposed to, but since you say you're feeling no pain, I guess it's OK." The doctor says. Lily puts on a robe and the nurse helps her get to the door.
At the waiting room, the conversation is tense. "I'm going to pick up Jessie at school, talk to her, and work this out," Rick is telling Karen. "I'm not sure she wants to see you," Karen says. "Well, she's going to see me, either she wants or not. Anyway, she's supposed to sleep at my place tonight." Karen nods. "Well, OK. But about that, I'm thinking Jessie should stay with me for a while." Rick can't believe what he's hearing. "You can't do that." He says. "I just want the best for her." Karen says. "You're not getting full custody of her!" Rick says, raising his voice a little. A nurse looks at him disapprovingly. He lows his voice. "I'm not giving her up." "I'm not doing this. Not yet." She says. "Thank you." He says. "Jake called me and asked me for the name of good attorney of family cases. He opening a process to get the custody of Grace and Zoe." Rick is speechless. So, Jake wasn't wasting any time. "I think you already have enough problems for now." She says, and she doesn't look like she's sorry for it. She turns around to leave. As Rick watches Karen go, he hears a terrified "Oh!" from behind him. When he turns around, he sees Lily with the nurse. Her hand is covering her opened mouth and her eyes are full of tears. She has heard everything.
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Grace was in the car, driving to a restaurant where she's going to meet Mr. Dimitri. While she's driving, she's thinking about what she's doing. She knows she's getting into big trouble, but she had decided to follow her heart's decision. Besides, she knew he wasn't going to hurt her. He was a different guy.
Soliloquy Grace tries to explain it better. "The way he looks at you, the way he pays attention to every single word you're saying... Just by that you can tell he's special." She smiles shyly.
She parks the car outside the restaurant. It's a very small and cute place. Looks like a place for secret lovers. As Grace opens the door, she sees Mr. Dimitri already waiting for her. He's observing some flowers that are decorating the place. "Hi!" Grace says, as she sits in front of him. "Hello. How are you doing?", he asks. He looks happy to see her. "Much better now that I'm with you," She answers. He looks a little embarassed to hear something like that. "And your mother?" He asks. "Oh, she's doing great. She's coming home in a week or so." She answers. But then her smile fades away. "But that doesn't mean she's totally recovered. She won't be able to walk for at least a month, and there's still a big chance of her having a miscarriage." Mr. Dimitri looks worried. "Don't worry about that. Your Mom alrealdy proved that she's a very strong woman. She'll be fine. She's just going to need you a lot now." Grace smiles. "I know. I'm even learning to cook so I can help around." He grins. "That's great." She looks at his eyes. "You make me a good girl." He's embarassed again. "Well, I'm hungry. Aren't you?" He says, desperate to change the subject. "Yeah, let's eat," She says, laughing from his reaction.
So, during dinner, they talk a lot, about Lily, about school. He talks about the new book his writing. He's already got an editor who thinks he has quite a future in the business. Everything is great, until she looks at her watch. It's almost ten o'clock. Unfortunately, it's time time to go.
"Jessie, it's almost ten o'clock. Don't you think it's time for you to go to your house?" Katie says, turning off the radio. "I don't have a house." She says, sadly.
Soliloquy Jessie completes the thought. "I have two places where I spend my time and sleep, but none of them feel like a home."
Katie sits on the bed and hugs her. "I can imagine how you must be feeling. But you have to be strong for your Dad. He really needs you now." She kisses Jessie's forehead. "No, he doesn't. The only person he needs is Lily. And her baby." Katie laughs, surprised. "Jessie, I can't believe you're jealous about Lily and the baby! After all your Dad has done for you." Jessie looks at her, still not smiling. "Yeah, I know, but..." She doesn't know how to finish. Katie smiles tenderly at her. "You can be sure you'll always have me." Jessie grins. "Thanks." They kiss. "Can I stay here tonight?" Jessie asks. "Sure," Katie says. She gets up and grabs the phone. "Just check with your Dad." Jessie grabs the phone and throws it in the bed. "I'm not going to call. And you'll see he's not even going to notice." Katie doesn't think that's right, but decides to let it go. They hug each other and stay there like that, until they fall asleep.
Meanwhile, Grace and Mr. Dimitri have left the restaurant and are at the parking lot. "I wish this night would last forever." He smiles. "It was a wondeful night." She touches his face. "I wish I could be with you all the time." He grabs her hand. "Grace, I'm confused." She smiles. "Well, I'm not. I'm sure about what I feel." He pulls away from her and walks a little. "It's crazy. We both know that." She follows him. "Yeah, it's crazy. But it's good. Please, I need you so much." He sighs. She leans and kisses him. He shyly kisses her back. "OK." He says, kisses her forehead and walks away. She watches him go, her eyes full with tears of joy. A few hours before, at Rick and Lily's place, things were not that happy. After Jake left, Rick paced through the house for over an hour, feeling totally disoriented. "Oh my God!" he thought, "She can't go through somethin like this now! And worst, we can't afford a lawyer." He called Eli, and told him to keep and eye on Zoe because he was going out. He then grabed this jacket. He needed to see Lily.
At the hospital, Rick enters Lily's room. She's reading a book Judy had given to her. She saw Rick was there, and she couldn't be happier. "I'm so glad you're here!" She said. He sat on the bed, next to her, and kissed her. "I'm so glad I'm here," He said, between kisses. "Is something wrong?" Lily asked, looking at him. "No, why are you asking?" Rick said, very defensive. He was afraid he could say something about Jake's visit to him that night. She's surprised with his reaction. "I was just asking," she says, laughing a little. "How are the kids?" "Oh, they're fine. Eli is looking after Zoe. Jessie is at Katie's house and Grace..." Then he realizes Grace was supposed to be there. "Well, Grace was going to come here." He's worried. "Oh, the nurse told me she was here while I was sleeping, but she didn't want to wake me up." He's relieved. They couldn't do anything wrong now. If they did, it would make things easier for Jake. "So, what happened? You never come to visit me so late." Lily asks. He puts his arm around her and she lays her head on his chest. "I just needed to be with you. Anything wrong with that?" He says. "Oh, not at all," she says, smiling, and holding his hand.
Soliloquy Rick has tears in his eyes. "How can I tell her someone will try to take her girls off her?" He looks down.
The next day, it's 9 o'clock in the morning and Rick is arriving from the hospital. Eli is waiting for him at the living room. "Dad..." He doesn't know how to begin. "What is it, Eli?" Rick asks, surprised that Eli has already waken up. "Well, I took Zoe to school, although she didn't want to go." Rick is happy by this sense of responsibility. He begins to say something, but Eli interrupts him. "And Grace arrived just after you left, and she's at school too." Another pause. Rick senses Eli wants to tell him more. ""But Jessie..." Just the mention of Jessie's name makes Rick really worried. "What about her?" Eli looks around, and then at his father. "Well, she didn't come home." Rick is desperate. "What? Why didn't you call me?" He asks. "You forgot your cell phone here. So, I tried to call you at the hospital, but they said they wouldn't transfer any calls to the rooms because it was past ten o'clock." Rick sits in the couch, and holds his head with his hands. "Have you heard from her?" Rick asks. "Yeah, she spent the night at Katie's," Eli says. Rick is relieved to hear that. He looks at Eli and says, "You can't tell your mother about this." Eli looks around again. "Sorry, Dad, but she already knows." That's just what was missing for Rick. "But how?" He asks. "Well, she came here very early because Jessie forgot a book she was going to need at her house. And Jessie wasn't here. I couldn't lie." Eli answers. He looks at Rick, seeing how bad he's feeling.
Soliloquy Eli looks seriously at us. "I want to help him. I just don't know how." Pause. "I really love him."
A little later, Rick and Eli are at hospital. Lily's taking a shower, so they are in the waiting room. Eli sees his Mom, at the end of the hall. "Oh, my God." He says. "What?" Rick asks, turning his back to see what's going on. He could expect everything but Karen. "Oh, my God," He says too, when he sees her. She approaches them. "I know this is not the right place, but I really needed to talk to you," She says to Rick, then looks at Eli. He takes his cue and gets up. "I'm going to eat something," He says, actually glad to leave. Rick gets up and begins, "Karen, I know what you're going to say. I have nothing to say in my defense, but just look around and see the mess my life is now." Karen doesn't look touched. "That doesn't give you the right to forget you have two kids." Rick doesn't know what to say. After a moment, he says, "This won't happen again." Karen doesn't say a word. "She's OK, isn't she? And besides, she should've called me to ask if she could stay at Katie's." Karen finally says something. "I have talked to her about that. And you know what she told me? She wanted to test if her father still remembered that she existed. Apparently, she's got an answer."
Meanwhile, at Lily's room, which was near the waiting room, Lily is telling the doctor how good she's feeling. "I would like to walk a little," she says. "Well, you were not supposed to, but since you say you're feeling no pain, I guess it's OK." The doctor says. Lily puts on a robe and the nurse helps her get to the door.
At the waiting room, the conversation is tense. "I'm going to pick up Jessie at school, talk to her, and work this out," Rick is telling Karen. "I'm not sure she wants to see you," Karen says. "Well, she's going to see me, either she wants or not. Anyway, she's supposed to sleep at my place tonight." Karen nods. "Well, OK. But about that, I'm thinking Jessie should stay with me for a while." Rick can't believe what he's hearing. "You can't do that." He says. "I just want the best for her." Karen says. "You're not getting full custody of her!" Rick says, raising his voice a little. A nurse looks at him disapprovingly. He lows his voice. "I'm not giving her up." "I'm not doing this. Not yet." She says. "Thank you." He says. "Jake called me and asked me for the name of good attorney of family cases. He opening a process to get the custody of Grace and Zoe." Rick is speechless. So, Jake wasn't wasting any time. "I think you already have enough problems for now." She says, and she doesn't look like she's sorry for it. She turns around to leave. As Rick watches Karen go, he hears a terrified "Oh!" from behind him. When he turns around, he sees Lily with the nurse. Her hand is covering her opened mouth and her eyes are full of tears. She has heard everything.
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