Season 4 Episode 23
"Guess Who Came to School"
That thing that Jessie had at school was a Mother-Daughter Literature Project. They were supposed to pick up a book, read and then compare their different views on it. Jessie and Karen had arrived a little early, so while they waited for the class to begin, Jessie remembered that she needed to pick up a book she forgot on her locker. While she went there, Jessie walked by the girls' bathroom, and as she did that, a hand pulled her into the bathroom.
"Katie!" Jessie exclaimed when she saw her adored girlfriend. The girls hugged and kissed for a long time. They hadn't seen each other for more than two weeks. "Oh, Katie, how are you? I missed you so much!" Jessie asked, very excited. Katie's eyes were filled with tears. "I've been better." She said, very sadly. Jessie's smile faded away. "Did your Mom beat you up again?" She asked. "Oh, no," Katie said, shaking her head. "That was only that night. But she wants to send me to live with my grandmother in Dallas." The tears barely let her speak. Jessie was so shocked she couldn't say anything either.
At Booklovers, things are quite crazy. There's a lot of customers, and when Judy arrives Jake is trying to give some instructions to new employees, Christopher and Lucie. They're both young. As Jake is showing them the books sections, and giving brief instructions on how to assist customers, Judy arrives. "My God, you're finally here!" Jake says, disapprovingly. Judy decides not to pick up a fight and ignores the comment. "So, you two are the new employees?" She says warmly to Chris and Lucie. "Oh, yeah, let me introduce you. Chris, Lucie, this is Judy. She's the co-owner of Booklovers." Jake says, "And, Judy, this is Christopher. He's 18 and going to junior college in Chicago. And this is Lucie. She's 19 and she's the daughter of one of my dearest friends from college, Charlie." They exchange greetings, and then Judy says, "Well, let's go? I'm going to show you what you're going to do today." She shows the kids their places in the store and everyone begins to work.
Back at school, Katie has told Jessie everything that has happened on the past weeks. Her Mom was sure she was just confused and all she needed was a time apart from Jessie. That's why she wanted to send Katie to her grandmother on Dallas. Right now, Katie's mom was talking to school's principal about that. "Oh My God!" Jessie exclaimed. "Is she going to tell him about us?" Katie shakes her head. "I don't know. I begged her not to do that, but she's not really listening to me lately." Jessie looks at her watch and notices she must hurry to class. The girls hug again and Jessie leaves. As she arrives on the class and sits next to Karen, she realizes she didn't get the book. Karen also notices that. "Honey, didn't you pick up your book?" She asks. "Oh. It wasn't there." Jessie says. Karen notices Jessie's very agitated, and asks, "Is everything OK?" She puts her hand on Jessie's face. The girls quickly pulls away, saying, "Yes, Mom, everything's fine." Not convinced, Karen goes on. "You can tell me anything."
Soliloquy Jessie. "Oh, yeah. Sure." She says, very ironically.
While they are at the class, Katie's mom is talking to school's principal about the situation. As the girls feared, she told about their romance. The principal, Mrs. Davidson, was a very conservative woman, so she was shocked to learn that "that kind of behavior was spreading through the school". Obviously, Mrs. Davidson promised that situation would be treated very discreetly. Which means that, by Monday, the whole school knew about it.
The next day, it was about 6:45 p.m., so Rick and Lily were getting ready for dinner. They didn't have much to do since Judy arrived at 6:00 p.m. with a perfect dinner. Rick and Lily couldn't help giggling when they saw her fixing up everything. "Oh, you're so obvious." Lily said, when Judy asked her to taste the meal. "About what?" Judy tried to look and sound innocent, but she wasn't succeeding. "He's one of the most eligible bachelors of Chicago," Rick said as he tasted the meal too. "Will you two stop?" Judy said, as she went to the dining room to check the table.
As Judy left, Rick stopped and looked at Lily. She looked so beautiful. And - this was the first time he noticed this - her pregnancy was just starting to show. He then kissed her with passion. "What is this for?" Lily asked after the kiss. Rick just smiled, since Judy interrupted their moment to check the food.
The dinner went pretty well, and Lily and Judy had the opportunity to meet the other side of Doug - he was a very smart and funny man. Lily was glad he was Rick's friend - she never really liked Sam. And, Judy was more than delighted. It was time she got over Sam. And Doug seemed perfect for it. It was clear that he dreamed of having a family. He asked to see the pictures of Rick and Lily's wedding, and asked a lot of questions about her pregnancy. Judy thought that was a little weird, but decided to let it go. "He's just too lonely," she thought.
After Doug left, Judy helped clean up everything and the she left too. Lily sat on the couch. She really had fun that night, but now she looked terribly sad. Rick sat near her and grabbed her hand. He didn't have to ask why she was so sad. She began to speak, "I've been trying to play it cool these days. I don't know why." She's fighting tears. "I need my girls, Rick." He holds her very tight and lets her cry. After a while, he says, "I had an idea. I'm going ask Karen to let Jessie stay here for two weeks. Then she can keep you company." Lily smiles. "That's nice. But I don't think Karen is going to agree. And, anyway, Eli is always around." Rick looks angry to hear his son's name. "Well, he's not the most trustable company I could get you." He then gets up and goes to bed. Lily follows him, worried about how things are going between Rick and Eli.
On Monday morning, Jessie was having breakfast while Karen, as usual, lectured her. About her situation with Katie, and also about how she should try to talk to Eli and convince him to get a decent job. Jessie, however, wasn't listening. She was just wondering how lucky her brother was for living with their father. Not that life at Lily's house was wonderful, but lately life at her mom's house was getting unbearable. Little did Jessie know she had worse things expecting for her. When she arrived at school, she was walking to her locker when she noticed people were acting a little strange, looking at her differently. She checked her clothes - they looked OK. She getting her books when Grace approached her. "What?" Jessie asked, as Grace just looked at her. "They already know." Grace didn't have to tell Jessie what she was talking about. Jessie leaned against her locker. "Are you OK?" Grace asked. "Yeah. Thanks for telling me." Two girls walked by them, and one of them said, "How do I look today, Jess? Do you want me?" Everyone around giggled. "Mind your own business." Grace said, pulling Jessie away from there. "Look who's talking!" The girl said. "The one that had an affair with a teacher." Again, people giggled. "I guess the freaks walk around together," The other girl said, as Jessie and Grace walked away from there, under everyone's eyes.
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"Guess Who Came to School"
That thing that Jessie had at school was a Mother-Daughter Literature Project. They were supposed to pick up a book, read and then compare their different views on it. Jessie and Karen had arrived a little early, so while they waited for the class to begin, Jessie remembered that she needed to pick up a book she forgot on her locker. While she went there, Jessie walked by the girls' bathroom, and as she did that, a hand pulled her into the bathroom.
"Katie!" Jessie exclaimed when she saw her adored girlfriend. The girls hugged and kissed for a long time. They hadn't seen each other for more than two weeks. "Oh, Katie, how are you? I missed you so much!" Jessie asked, very excited. Katie's eyes were filled with tears. "I've been better." She said, very sadly. Jessie's smile faded away. "Did your Mom beat you up again?" She asked. "Oh, no," Katie said, shaking her head. "That was only that night. But she wants to send me to live with my grandmother in Dallas." The tears barely let her speak. Jessie was so shocked she couldn't say anything either.
At Booklovers, things are quite crazy. There's a lot of customers, and when Judy arrives Jake is trying to give some instructions to new employees, Christopher and Lucie. They're both young. As Jake is showing them the books sections, and giving brief instructions on how to assist customers, Judy arrives. "My God, you're finally here!" Jake says, disapprovingly. Judy decides not to pick up a fight and ignores the comment. "So, you two are the new employees?" She says warmly to Chris and Lucie. "Oh, yeah, let me introduce you. Chris, Lucie, this is Judy. She's the co-owner of Booklovers." Jake says, "And, Judy, this is Christopher. He's 18 and going to junior college in Chicago. And this is Lucie. She's 19 and she's the daughter of one of my dearest friends from college, Charlie." They exchange greetings, and then Judy says, "Well, let's go? I'm going to show you what you're going to do today." She shows the kids their places in the store and everyone begins to work.
Back at school, Katie has told Jessie everything that has happened on the past weeks. Her Mom was sure she was just confused and all she needed was a time apart from Jessie. That's why she wanted to send Katie to her grandmother on Dallas. Right now, Katie's mom was talking to school's principal about that. "Oh My God!" Jessie exclaimed. "Is she going to tell him about us?" Katie shakes her head. "I don't know. I begged her not to do that, but she's not really listening to me lately." Jessie looks at her watch and notices she must hurry to class. The girls hug again and Jessie leaves. As she arrives on the class and sits next to Karen, she realizes she didn't get the book. Karen also notices that. "Honey, didn't you pick up your book?" She asks. "Oh. It wasn't there." Jessie says. Karen notices Jessie's very agitated, and asks, "Is everything OK?" She puts her hand on Jessie's face. The girls quickly pulls away, saying, "Yes, Mom, everything's fine." Not convinced, Karen goes on. "You can tell me anything."
Soliloquy Jessie. "Oh, yeah. Sure." She says, very ironically.
While they are at the class, Katie's mom is talking to school's principal about the situation. As the girls feared, she told about their romance. The principal, Mrs. Davidson, was a very conservative woman, so she was shocked to learn that "that kind of behavior was spreading through the school". Obviously, Mrs. Davidson promised that situation would be treated very discreetly. Which means that, by Monday, the whole school knew about it.
The next day, it was about 6:45 p.m., so Rick and Lily were getting ready for dinner. They didn't have much to do since Judy arrived at 6:00 p.m. with a perfect dinner. Rick and Lily couldn't help giggling when they saw her fixing up everything. "Oh, you're so obvious." Lily said, when Judy asked her to taste the meal. "About what?" Judy tried to look and sound innocent, but she wasn't succeeding. "He's one of the most eligible bachelors of Chicago," Rick said as he tasted the meal too. "Will you two stop?" Judy said, as she went to the dining room to check the table.
As Judy left, Rick stopped and looked at Lily. She looked so beautiful. And - this was the first time he noticed this - her pregnancy was just starting to show. He then kissed her with passion. "What is this for?" Lily asked after the kiss. Rick just smiled, since Judy interrupted their moment to check the food.
The dinner went pretty well, and Lily and Judy had the opportunity to meet the other side of Doug - he was a very smart and funny man. Lily was glad he was Rick's friend - she never really liked Sam. And, Judy was more than delighted. It was time she got over Sam. And Doug seemed perfect for it. It was clear that he dreamed of having a family. He asked to see the pictures of Rick and Lily's wedding, and asked a lot of questions about her pregnancy. Judy thought that was a little weird, but decided to let it go. "He's just too lonely," she thought.
After Doug left, Judy helped clean up everything and the she left too. Lily sat on the couch. She really had fun that night, but now she looked terribly sad. Rick sat near her and grabbed her hand. He didn't have to ask why she was so sad. She began to speak, "I've been trying to play it cool these days. I don't know why." She's fighting tears. "I need my girls, Rick." He holds her very tight and lets her cry. After a while, he says, "I had an idea. I'm going ask Karen to let Jessie stay here for two weeks. Then she can keep you company." Lily smiles. "That's nice. But I don't think Karen is going to agree. And, anyway, Eli is always around." Rick looks angry to hear his son's name. "Well, he's not the most trustable company I could get you." He then gets up and goes to bed. Lily follows him, worried about how things are going between Rick and Eli.
On Monday morning, Jessie was having breakfast while Karen, as usual, lectured her. About her situation with Katie, and also about how she should try to talk to Eli and convince him to get a decent job. Jessie, however, wasn't listening. She was just wondering how lucky her brother was for living with their father. Not that life at Lily's house was wonderful, but lately life at her mom's house was getting unbearable. Little did Jessie know she had worse things expecting for her. When she arrived at school, she was walking to her locker when she noticed people were acting a little strange, looking at her differently. She checked her clothes - they looked OK. She getting her books when Grace approached her. "What?" Jessie asked, as Grace just looked at her. "They already know." Grace didn't have to tell Jessie what she was talking about. Jessie leaned against her locker. "Are you OK?" Grace asked. "Yeah. Thanks for telling me." Two girls walked by them, and one of them said, "How do I look today, Jess? Do you want me?" Everyone around giggled. "Mind your own business." Grace said, pulling Jessie away from there. "Look who's talking!" The girl said. "The one that had an affair with a teacher." Again, people giggled. "I guess the freaks walk around together," The other girl said, as Jessie and Grace walked away from there, under everyone's eyes.
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