Zach said goodnight to Edie and closed the door to the spare bedroom. He went to his room and lay down on his bed. As he closed his eyes, every image that flashed before his eyes was of Kendall. Kendall smiling at him, kissing the dimple in his chin, laughing as he held her in the rain…

He drifted off to sleep, wishing that he just couldn't get back to Pine Valley fast enough to be with his wife-- if she was still his wife.

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Kendall watched Greenlee as she sat in the chair across the room. She wished Greenlee would just disappear. Why the hell was she there anyway, Kendall thought. She remembered waking up and seeing Greenlee hovering over her like she was some sort of science project gone awry.

Her throat was parched and she was feeling very weak. Her eyes felt like sand was in them and her tongue stuck to the roof of her mouth.

"Water," said when she found her voice. Greenlee quickly poured her a cup of ice water and gave it to her. Kendall took a sip and then looked around the room. She deduced she was in a hospital- only she wasn't exactly sure how she got there. Panic rose inside her and she felt her abdomen for that lump that told her she was still pregnant. Relief washed over her when she felt the baby moving around then she closed her eyes.

She recalled feeling lost, only she was at home. She had tried to remember what the last thing it was that she did. She recalled dry-heaving over the toilet and then going to bed. She remembered that Zach was gone. Then had she started to cry. Greenlee positioned herself at Kendall's side quickly to try to fix the problem and Kendall violently pushed her away, remembering it was Greenlee's fault that Zach was gone.

Greenlee had tried to plead with Kendall to get her to calm down, but Kendall threw the pitcher of ice water at her then proceeded to scream a string of profanities at her even though her voice was weak and raspy. The nurse had rushed into the room and asked Greenlee to leave. Greenlee went only when the nurse threatened to call security.

Kendall lay in bed crying softly to herself, wanting her husband to be there with her. She had tried calling his cell phone and kept getting the out of area message. She even called the Casino to ask Edie if she knew where Zach was, only to find that she, too, was gone.

The only person Kendall allowed in the hospital room with her was Myrtle. Greenlee was outside the room, she knew, but she didn't care so long as she did not have to look at her. Myrtle spoke gently to Kendall as she lay in the bed, crying every time she opened her eyes from a short nap, only to discover that the dream she was having was just a dream and nothing more.

Myrtle encouraged Kendall to eat so that she could gain her strength back and go home. Kendall had argued that home was no longer home. Her husband was not there and she didn't want to ever go there again without him.

Myrtle was at a loss for words of encouragement for Kendall now. She was so heartbroken and the only thing she could do was listen to her. Kendall told Myrtle what happened, what had led up to her being so depressed. It angered Myrtle to the point she simply refused to speak to Greenlee until she felt she could speak to her in a dignified manner. How dare that ornery girl arrange for someone else's divorce?

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Greenlee was sitting in the hallway looking through a magazine when a nurse called her. She said that a Mr. Zach Slater was on the phone, and needed to speak with her. Greenlee was not happy that Zach called, but she took the receiver anyway. She whispered that Kendall was depressed and that she was sleeping, and needed to sleep. Then she hung the phone up in his face.

Who did he think he was anyway? You don't tell lies like the one he did abut Ryan and get away with it, thinking it was ok to just jump back into someone's life when you felt like it. He was better off where he was, away from Kendall. After all, he did sign the divorce papers.

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Zach was fixing himself and Edie a simple lunch of grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato vegetable soup when he heard a familiar knocking on the door. He grabbed another piece of bread and cut off another slice of cheese to make Ursula a sandwich also.

Edie had been helping to pack Zach's clothes and heard the light tapping on the door. She got up and looked through the peephole and then went back to packing when she heard the tapping again. Zach yelled from the kitchen for her to open the door for Ursula.

Edie opened the door to the little girl on the same pink and silver tricycle that she had seen her on the day before. "Eeeed" the child said and gave the biggest grin. Edie corrected her and moved to the side for her to come in. She almost had a heart attack when I very large white cat appeared out of nowhere and entered the penthouse.

It was beautiful, and it had to be at least 20 pounds. The cat strode into the living room and perched atop the back of a recliner as if it lived there. It watched Ursula go into the kitchen, turned in a circle, then balled up with its tail over its nose.

Edie just stared and wondered what would become of Zach if he were to actually remain in Ipanema. This was the second time that Ursula had been over this morning and the first time the nanny had come to get her, just as she had done three times the day before. Her father came for her the fourth time. He was a very nice man and offered to show Edie around Ipanema while she was there even for a short time.

Edie guessed that Zach was Ursula's favorite person at the moment. He was so patient with her even though she didn't speak much English and he didn't speak much Portuguese.

Edie was in deep thought when Zach touched her shoulder and told her she could have lunch. Ursula was talking to the cat on the back of the chair, and nursing half a grilled cheese sandwich. The cat seemed uninterested in what the child had to say and only twitched and ear when Ursula tried to get the cat to take a bite of the sandwich. After a few moments, Ursula gave up and went to stand next to Zach. She watched him eating the soup and then she pointed to it.

"Soup," Zach said to her and then offered a taste. She opened her mouth and he gave her the soup. Edie stifled a laugh when Ursula made a face while she decided if she liked the soup or not. She and Zack both laughed out loud when she placed her sandwich with little nibbles all around it on the table and opened her mouth again for more soup.

Edie and Zach made small talk while Ursula finished off Zach's soup and her sandwich. Edie cleared the table while Zach went to finish packing his clothes. Ursula followed Edie around watching her every move and parroting everything Edie said to her. The only sure thing Edie was able to figure out was that the massive lump of fur on the back of the recliner was named Lala and that Ursula liked to eat the cookies out of the tin in the pantry and wander around the penthouse.

Ursula went into Zach's room and looked around at all the suitcases and boxes. She peered over the dresser and could only see her eyes in the mirror, and a shiny sliver key. She reached up and slid the key off the dresser and then walked to the front door. She put the key in, turned it, and was fascinated that the door locked and unlocked. She put the key into the deadbolt and awed at the shiny piece of steel that moved every time she turned the key. She fiddled with the key a little longer until she heard a familiar voice calling her name.

Zach came out of the bedroom and waved at the nanny as she led Ursula out of the penthouse and Lala jumped from the chair and loyally followed.