Season 4 Episode 13
"Stronger"
"Katie, it's me!" Jessie said as Katie answered the phone. Katie was very pleased to hear Katie's voice. "Hi! Where are you? Your Mom called me looking for you. I was worried, she sounded strange," Katie said. Jessie sighed. "Katie, she knows," Katie froze. "About what?" Maybe it wasn't what she was thinking. "About us." Yes, it was what she was thinking. "But how? When?" Katie asked, quickly. "I don't know. She just said someone told her. I think it was Grace." Jessie answered. "But why would she do that?" Katie doesn't believe Grace would something so mean. "She never liked me. And maybe because I'm not really paying attention to Lily right now, so decided to do that." Jessie looked really hurt. No matter who did this, the person should have come and talked to her first. "Jessie, I think that this doesn't matter anymore. Now we have to think what we're going to do," Katie said. Jessie smiled, "That's while I called you. I'm lost." Katie looked around to make sure no one else was at her house. "Come to my house." She said. Jessie immediately said, "But Katie, that's the first place people are going to look for me." Katie laughed. "Don't be so sure. I have my especial place in here. Just come, I'll be waiting for you in the back door." Jessie, although very curious to know what Katie was talking about, just said, "OK," and then hang up.
Soliloquy Jessie then appeared. "I really don't know what I'm going to do. In situations like this, we try to imagine how it's going to be and plan what we're going to do, but when the time comes, you're just lost."
Meanwhile, at the hospital, Rick was in Lily's room, watching her sleep, when a nurse called him, saying that Karen was there to talk to him. He was surprised by that, after all him and Karen hadn't been very friendly lately. As he appeared in the waiting room, Karen got up from the couch, very anxious and tense, "Rick, I need you. Jessie has run away," She said quickly and very nervous. "What?" Rick couldn't understand that. "She ran away and I don't know where she is." Karen said, trying to be calmer. "But why?" Rick asked, totally confused. "Because I... I..." She stuttered as she tried to gather courage to say it. "Why, what happened?" Rick asked again. "Rick, this is serious. Really serious." Karen began. "Karen, please! Stop torturing me." Rick said, in a louder voice. Karen made a gesture, asking to low his voice, and then she said, almost whispering, "Jessie and Katie are in a relationship," She tried to be subtle, but men sometimes are really naive. "Yes, they're best friends," That was Rick's answer. He looked at Karen with a puzzled expression as she ran her hands through her face and sighed. "She's a lesbian, Rick. Or at least she believes she is." Rick's eyes almost popped out when he heard this. "Karen, are you sure this was not just a stupid gossip?" He tried to remain under control. "She confirmed it to me." Karen answered. Rick didn't know what to say.
Soliloquy Rick, however, knows what to say. He looks from one side to the other several times, totally lost, and then he begins, "Oh, my God." He ran his hand through his hair. "She's going to need us so much." Pause. "My daughter needs me and I have no idea of what to do." He nods, disappointed on himself.
Soliloquy Karen looks very controlled, although very tense. "I can deal with that. I just need a few moments to think it over." She nods. "Yes, it'll be OK."
The next day, there's still no sight of Jessie. Karen hoped she would show up at school, but she didn't. Katie however, decided to attend her classes so people wouldn't be suspicious. Jessie stayed at the basement on Katie's house. That was Katie's special place. Her parents worked a lot and never went there, and besides Katie had made sure only her would have the keys to open the door. When Jessie arrived there, they locked themselves down there and decided that they wouldn't give up. They would fight whatever and whoever was necessary. But, as they expected Karen's reaction to what Jessie had done, they decided that it would be better if Katie pretended she didn't know anything about Jessie. So, when Katie saw Karen outside the school, she approached and said, trying to be cool, "Jessie didn't come today. Maybe she's in the hospital with Lily." And before Karen could say something, she yelled, "That's my bus!" And ran from there.
Meanwhile, Rick was in the hospital. Sitting in the waiting room, he was trying to figure things out. Would he be able to handle all of this? Lily's situation, the problem with Jake, and now Jessie. His beloved Jessie. He didn't want to have prejudice against his own daughter. But why led her to that? Was it his mistake? Karen's mistake? He was lost in these thoughts when the nurse came to him and said that Lily had finished her bath and he could see her. He got up and entered the room. Lily was waiting for him, sitting on the bed. He was filled with happiness to see that. She still had a few things connected to her, but that night they had taken the tubes out of her nose. As Rick got near her, she looked at him. He asked, trying to smile honestly, "What?" Lily studied his face for a few more seconds and said, worried, "What's wrong, Rick?"
Soliloquy Rick is smiling. "I can't believe how she can't tell what's going on my heart like she does."
But Rick didn't want to bring this problem to Lily. "It's just something at work. It's not important," He answered. "Are you sure?" She asked, holding his hand and not really believing in him. "Yes. Sure." He kissed her and sat on the bed next to her. She smiled for a second and then Lily looked at him seriously. "Rick, I want to ask you something." She said. "I'll do anything you say." He said, running his hand through her hair. "You're not going to like this." Lily said, seriously. Rick, however, only smiled, happy that Lily was asking him something. "Just say it." She sighed and said, "I want to see Jake." Rick was taken aback by this. "What?" He asked. "I want to see Jake," She repeated. "But Lily, he's going to make you nervous," Rick said, worried. She held his hand with her both hands. "Please, Rick. I need to talk to him." Rick sighed. She was right, he really didn't like that. "OK, if that's what you want. I'll call him and see if he can come now, because I want to be around." He left the room, very unpleased by the request.
About two hours later, Jake arrived at the hospital. Rick was waiting for him outside Lily's room. Jake approached him and said, "So, can I come in?" You can see he's a little nervous. Rick took a second to answer. "Jake, just be careful. She's the mother of your daughters." Jake nodded. "Don't worry." He was going to open the door when Rick grabbed him by the arm. "And she's my wife. And I'm capable of doing something insane if you hurt her in any way." Jake took Rick's hand off his arm and said, "Don't worry, Rick. We're grown ups." Rick sighed, "OK. Go in." Jake straightened his shirt and opened the door.
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"Katie, it's me!" Jessie said as Katie answered the phone. Katie was very pleased to hear Katie's voice. "Hi! Where are you? Your Mom called me looking for you. I was worried, she sounded strange," Katie said. Jessie sighed. "Katie, she knows," Katie froze. "About what?" Maybe it wasn't what she was thinking. "About us." Yes, it was what she was thinking. "But how? When?" Katie asked, quickly. "I don't know. She just said someone told her. I think it was Grace." Jessie answered. "But why would she do that?" Katie doesn't believe Grace would something so mean. "She never liked me. And maybe because I'm not really paying attention to Lily right now, so decided to do that." Jessie looked really hurt. No matter who did this, the person should have come and talked to her first. "Jessie, I think that this doesn't matter anymore. Now we have to think what we're going to do," Katie said. Jessie smiled, "That's while I called you. I'm lost." Katie looked around to make sure no one else was at her house. "Come to my house." She said. Jessie immediately said, "But Katie, that's the first place people are going to look for me." Katie laughed. "Don't be so sure. I have my especial place in here. Just come, I'll be waiting for you in the back door." Jessie, although very curious to know what Katie was talking about, just said, "OK," and then hang up.
Soliloquy Jessie then appeared. "I really don't know what I'm going to do. In situations like this, we try to imagine how it's going to be and plan what we're going to do, but when the time comes, you're just lost."
Meanwhile, at the hospital, Rick was in Lily's room, watching her sleep, when a nurse called him, saying that Karen was there to talk to him. He was surprised by that, after all him and Karen hadn't been very friendly lately. As he appeared in the waiting room, Karen got up from the couch, very anxious and tense, "Rick, I need you. Jessie has run away," She said quickly and very nervous. "What?" Rick couldn't understand that. "She ran away and I don't know where she is." Karen said, trying to be calmer. "But why?" Rick asked, totally confused. "Because I... I..." She stuttered as she tried to gather courage to say it. "Why, what happened?" Rick asked again. "Rick, this is serious. Really serious." Karen began. "Karen, please! Stop torturing me." Rick said, in a louder voice. Karen made a gesture, asking to low his voice, and then she said, almost whispering, "Jessie and Katie are in a relationship," She tried to be subtle, but men sometimes are really naive. "Yes, they're best friends," That was Rick's answer. He looked at Karen with a puzzled expression as she ran her hands through her face and sighed. "She's a lesbian, Rick. Or at least she believes she is." Rick's eyes almost popped out when he heard this. "Karen, are you sure this was not just a stupid gossip?" He tried to remain under control. "She confirmed it to me." Karen answered. Rick didn't know what to say.
Soliloquy Rick, however, knows what to say. He looks from one side to the other several times, totally lost, and then he begins, "Oh, my God." He ran his hand through his hair. "She's going to need us so much." Pause. "My daughter needs me and I have no idea of what to do." He nods, disappointed on himself.
Soliloquy Karen looks very controlled, although very tense. "I can deal with that. I just need a few moments to think it over." She nods. "Yes, it'll be OK."
The next day, there's still no sight of Jessie. Karen hoped she would show up at school, but she didn't. Katie however, decided to attend her classes so people wouldn't be suspicious. Jessie stayed at the basement on Katie's house. That was Katie's special place. Her parents worked a lot and never went there, and besides Katie had made sure only her would have the keys to open the door. When Jessie arrived there, they locked themselves down there and decided that they wouldn't give up. They would fight whatever and whoever was necessary. But, as they expected Karen's reaction to what Jessie had done, they decided that it would be better if Katie pretended she didn't know anything about Jessie. So, when Katie saw Karen outside the school, she approached and said, trying to be cool, "Jessie didn't come today. Maybe she's in the hospital with Lily." And before Karen could say something, she yelled, "That's my bus!" And ran from there.
Meanwhile, Rick was in the hospital. Sitting in the waiting room, he was trying to figure things out. Would he be able to handle all of this? Lily's situation, the problem with Jake, and now Jessie. His beloved Jessie. He didn't want to have prejudice against his own daughter. But why led her to that? Was it his mistake? Karen's mistake? He was lost in these thoughts when the nurse came to him and said that Lily had finished her bath and he could see her. He got up and entered the room. Lily was waiting for him, sitting on the bed. He was filled with happiness to see that. She still had a few things connected to her, but that night they had taken the tubes out of her nose. As Rick got near her, she looked at him. He asked, trying to smile honestly, "What?" Lily studied his face for a few more seconds and said, worried, "What's wrong, Rick?"
Soliloquy Rick is smiling. "I can't believe how she can't tell what's going on my heart like she does."
But Rick didn't want to bring this problem to Lily. "It's just something at work. It's not important," He answered. "Are you sure?" She asked, holding his hand and not really believing in him. "Yes. Sure." He kissed her and sat on the bed next to her. She smiled for a second and then Lily looked at him seriously. "Rick, I want to ask you something." She said. "I'll do anything you say." He said, running his hand through her hair. "You're not going to like this." Lily said, seriously. Rick, however, only smiled, happy that Lily was asking him something. "Just say it." She sighed and said, "I want to see Jake." Rick was taken aback by this. "What?" He asked. "I want to see Jake," She repeated. "But Lily, he's going to make you nervous," Rick said, worried. She held his hand with her both hands. "Please, Rick. I need to talk to him." Rick sighed. She was right, he really didn't like that. "OK, if that's what you want. I'll call him and see if he can come now, because I want to be around." He left the room, very unpleased by the request.
About two hours later, Jake arrived at the hospital. Rick was waiting for him outside Lily's room. Jake approached him and said, "So, can I come in?" You can see he's a little nervous. Rick took a second to answer. "Jake, just be careful. She's the mother of your daughters." Jake nodded. "Don't worry." He was going to open the door when Rick grabbed him by the arm. "And she's my wife. And I'm capable of doing something insane if you hurt her in any way." Jake took Rick's hand off his arm and said, "Don't worry, Rick. We're grown ups." Rick sighed, "OK. Go in." Jake straightened his shirt and opened the door.
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