Author: Michele and Cheryl

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Mona approached Madison and Chelsea at Orphey Gene’s. She complimented Madison because of her skills as a doctor. Mona’s comments made Chelsea wonder if she regretted not taking the job in Denmark. Madison assured her that she didn’t regret her decision. She kissed Chelsea and said she had to leave. Mona saw Randy and invited him to join her at her table. Randy didn’t want her church friends to see her talking with Joey’s associate. Mona wasn’t worried about what the church ladies would say about her. At the hospital, Bill told Hayley that he got Joey’s help to find her attacker. Hayley was worried about him getting involved with someone like Joey. Chelsea arrived and saw Bill and Hayley together. She was there to give Madison her badge. Hayley went to see the doctor because of her headaches. Chelsea let her father know that she wasn’t happy about him telling Dani about her engagement before she could do it. Bill thought she was being impulsive and didn’t want her to get hurt later. Chelsea was afraid that Madison was giving up an amazing opportunity to be with her. She decided that Madison had to do the fellowship no matter what happened. Bill warned her about making demands. Chelsea left to meet with Madison. Bill called Caroline to arrange something for him.

Anastasia ran into Nicole and Samantha at the club. She got digs in about the cotillion. Nicole shut her down. Anastasia made comments about the scene Anita made there. She thought that Anita was taking drugs. Vernon fussed over Anita when she got a call from Jacinda about what happened at the club. Nicole called Vernon to fact-check Anastasia. Anita wasn’t happy about the lies that Anastasia was spreading so she decided to tell the truth about her cancer. Randy met with Joey at Uptown. He told Joey that Hayley’s mugger probably skipped town. Randy thought they should consider it a loss, but Joey wasn’t happy about it. Joey ordered Randy to find someone who would have answers. Hayley and Bill were at the bar together. She panicked when she saw Randy walk in the door. Bill recognized Randy as the person who helped Hayley during her miscarriage. Hayley said she didn’t recognize him. She went to the bar so Bill could handle his business. Bill went to Joey’s table and wanted to know how he knew Randy. Joey covered for Randy. After his conversation with Bill, Joey reminded Randy that he was finished once he brought a mess to his front door. Hayley played the victim card with Bill to distract him from thinking about Randy.

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Anita and Vernon were having lunch when Leslie arrived at the country club. She wanted to meet with Anita and the Articulettes. Leslie reminded her that she bid on meeting with them at the auction during Winterfest. Anita explained the steps they had to go through to make the meeting happen. Leslie didn’t want to do that so she was going to meet with her. Things don’t go well during their lunch together. Anita collapsed while they were having lunch together. Vernon and Anita wanted to rush off, but Leslie tried to stop them. Her plan didn’t work, and they left together. While they were alone, Anita admitted that it wasn’t Leslie’s fault that she collapsed. She explained that she had good days and bad days. Jacob explained what was going on with his investigation to Elon. Elon wasn’t really happy with Jacob’s progress. He warned his son about the dangers of the investigation.

Hayley was surprised to see Naomi. She wanted Naomi to explain why she was really there to see her. Naomi hated what she did to get married to her father, but she was worried about her. They were on the verge of bonding when Bill walked in the room. He was happy to see them getting along. Later Naomi went home and Jacob told her that he was moving out because of the case. She didn’t want him to leave, but he wanted to keep her safe. He gave her a burner phone to use in case of an emergency. They made love and realized that it felt different. Tomas had coffee with Lynette. He questioned what really happened to Hayley. She dodged the question by talking about the case. Tomas suggested that she accept a plea bargain, but that didn’t go over well with Lynette. Their meeting was interrupted when Randy called her. He wanted Lynette to meet him at Uptown. When she arrived at Uptown Randy told her that Joey demanded that he find the mugger. Lynette felt like that was his problem. He wasn’t happy about that. She thought he was whining too much. Randy warned her that if he went down, he would bring her and Hayley down with him.

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Hayley wanted to go to the office despite the mugger not being caught. Bill was upset that the mugger wasn’t caught. He called Joey to find the mugger. While Bill and Joey were talking, Hayley snapped at Tomas. He wondered why she took a file to Lynette. Hayley was afraid he was getting too close to the truth. She told him that he was trying to put her in her place and forgot his place. Hayley reminded him that she was the boss’s wife. Bill interrupted their conversation and asked Caroline to take Hayley home. Joey and Randy met to talk about the mugging. Joey wondered why the mugger hasn’t tried to get rid of the engagement ring. He assumed Randy was just as upset about the mugging as Bill since he had a close relationship with Hayley. Tomas tried to to Bill why things got out of hand between him and Hayley. He told Bill that he didn’t know Hayley and Lynette were close to each other.

Bill told him to keep Hayley happy or else. Joey told Randy to find the mugger so the person could be punished. Dani went to Nicole to talk about what happened at Uptown. Nicole said she didn’t expect Ted to fall for someone she liked. She told Dani that she thought Shanice could be good for Ted. Dani said Leslie was there. She said she and Shanice double teamed Leslie. While they were talking, Nicole realized Dani wanted Ted and Shanice to be friends with her and Andre. She told Dani that she was okay with it. Carlton talked to Ashley about Nicole. Ashley told him that Kial was something new while he was familiar. Ashley advised him to make himself less available which would make Nicole curious. Later on when Nicole asked Carlton out, he told her he couldn’t go.

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The town celebrated Valentine’s Day. Vanessa shocked Joey by blindfolding him and taking control of him. He thought it proved how much he loved her by allowing her to control him by tying him up. Vernon surprised Anita with a quiet night at home. He followed their tradition by giving her salt water taffy. Anita sang a song from her first jazz album. Hayley was disappointed with Bill’s gift until he surprised her with paperwork for a house in St. Bart’s. Eva and Izaiah were on their date at Orphey Gene’s when Leslie arrived. Leslie wasn’t happy that Eva didn’t want more for the holiday. Eva thought she was projecting. Leslie didn’t want her throwing Nicole’s word in her face. Eva wanted her to leave so Leslie reached out to Marcel. Izaiah gave Eva a necklace for Valentine’s Day. Eva put her feelings for him on a card.

Ted had plans to celebrate the holiday with Shanice, but the restaurant didn’t have a free spot until 2027. They decided to go to Uptown. While they were there, Andre and Dani arrived. Dani and Shanice bonded over their hatred for Leslie, Leslie arrived while the ladies were talking about her. They confronted Leslie when she walked in the club. Dani warned Leslie that she’s as crazy as she is. She dared Leslie to do something to cause her to use her self-defense skills. Leslie didn’t have a comeback for Dani since she was distracted by being turned down by Marcel. Leslie went home and started spiraling. She looked in the mirror and picked up a vase. Leslie smashed the vase in anger.

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Bill wondered why Lynette was in his hotel room. Hayley and Lynette were able to put Bill off their scent. He finally agreed to get Lynette a room at the hotel. While Lynette was alone, she started plotting what she would do next. Hayley warned her that Bill would get suspicious if she kept going down that road. Later Bill warned Hayley to keep her distance from Lynette. He suspected that she was trouble. Bill was going to call Elon when he got a notice that Dani was doing a livestream. Randy ran into Lynette and let her know that he was onto her. Lynette thought he wanted her away to avoid temptation. Randy admitted that he had memories of their time together. He didn’t have good memories of their time. Lynette tried flirting with him, but he wasn’t interested.

Dani was getting interviewed by someone who felt she was a has been and wondered why she was modeling again. She put the guy in his place and told him that she felt beautiful. After the interview, Dani went to her parents’ house to make sure interview didn’t want it to have a bad impact on Anita’s health. Anita and Vernon were supportive of her and what she told the interviewer. Hayley was annoyed that Bill was impressed with Dani’s decision to model again. She tried to use her injury to get him to focus on her.

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Hayley met with Randal, and he realized that she lied about getting mugged. He wasn’t happy to find out that she was working with Lynette. Randy felt like Lynette would sell out her own mother to get her way. He wasn’t happy to find out that Bill’s doctor was suspicious of his test results. Hayley told him that she stopped spiking his tea. Bill yelled at Tomas and Caroline for allowing Hayley to deliver Lynette”s paperwork which led to her getting attacked. Tomas started putting the pieces together and became suspicious of Hayley and Lynettte’s relationship. Lynette went to see Hayley. She told her that she was keeping the engagement ring for coming up with the scheme Hayley used. She wanted Hayley to get Bill to get the embezzlement charges against her dropped. While they were talking, Bill showed up. He wanted to know why Lynette was there, Carlton was in a bad mood at the hospital. He didn’t like seeing Nicole with Kial so he snapped at Shanice. Ted heard the encounter and got involved. He found out what happened through Shanice. They also talked about the underwear that she found in his room. After talking about the situation, they realized they were building something special. Ted and Shanice kissed each other.

Nicole arrived at the hospital to talk to Ted. She felt like he didn’t have a reason to judge her behavior. Ted promised that he wouldn’t stand in her way. Nicole wasn’t sure what she would do next. She felt like it was the beginning. Leslie went to the casino to see Joey. He wasn’t thrilled to see her, but she wanted info about Marcel. Joey didn’t give her any information about him. He wanted to know why she needed the information on him. She started cozying up to him when Vanessa showed up, Vanessa put Leslie on notice about getting too close to Joey. Leslie informed her that she had her eyes on another prize. She sauntered out of his office. Joey admitted that he liked seeing Vanessa’s jealous side.

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Ashley felt like Naomi should tell her family the truth about having the BRCA Gene. Lynette and Hayley interrupted them. Ashley took Naomi into a treatment room. Naomi noticed Lynette’s hand and wondered if she was hurt in the attack too. Hayley wondered what happened to Bill. Bill and Dani talked about Chelsea and Madison getting engaged and moving to Denmark. He wondered if she was upset about them moving like he was. Naomi’s call interrupted their conversation. She told him that Hayley was at the hospital and needed him. After she got off the phone with Bill, Naomi watched Lynette with suspicion. Bill arrived while Hayley was talking about her accident. Hayley wanted to know where Bill was when she tried to reach him, but he avoided telling her. He promised to keep her safe and replace the ring that was stolen. It turned out that Lynette had the ring. Chelsea and Madisont old Anita and Vernon about their news. Madison stopped Chelsea from telling them they were moving. She said they weren’t moving anymore. Madison turned down the fellowship because being in love and settling down was better. Chelsea was scared that Madison would regret turning it down. Madison believed she did the right thing.

Jacob and Smitty met at Orphey Gene’s to talk about the undercover assignment. Jill realized they were talking about the Impaler. She told them that the Impaler targets homeless encampments like where she stayed in for years. Smitty tried to question her, but she didn’t want to talk about it. June warned him not to get involved in that dangerous situation. Jacob met with his source. He informed Jacob that it won’t be easy to walk into the position. The informant said he had to pass a test to by teaching someone in the organization a lesson. He told Jacob that he would be informed when he had to pull the act off.

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Bill brought Hayley to the hospital. He was afraid she might have a concussion. Shanice noticed how close Nicole and Kial were. They planned to meet at Uptown. Carlton showed up and saw them kissing. Nicole said she wanted to date Carlton, but he had to understand that she would be seeing other people. An unhappy Carlton walked away. Later on, Nicole and Kial had a great time on their date. They ended up making love. Carlton talked to Shanice to talk about Nicole. Hayley and Bill made love. He suggested they renew their vows. He promised the love and honor her. Bill said he was determined to find the person who hurt her. Anastasia tried to bring down the Duprees. She tried to goad Dani but it didn’t work. Naomi and Chelsea showed up at the club. Anastasia’s granddaughter Francesca showed up. Anita helped Samantha for the cotillion. Dani wanted to celebrate Chelsea engagement. Naomi was afraid that Chelsea was rushing into marriage.Chelsea said she was afraid Madison would regret giving up her Copenhagen position. She wondered if Dani went through this with Bill. Dani said she thought the situation would be temporary. She said telling Bill no wasn’t an option. Dani said their situations weren’t the same.

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Hayley let Lynette know that Tomas was going to do her case pro bono. They talked about the cons they pulled. Lynette felt like Hayley’s con wasn’t going well and suggested that she get rid of Dani. While they were talking, they came up with a new plan. Lynette said she couldn’t fake an illness so she had to come up with a new one. She told Hayley to create a fake mugging. Lynette took Haley to a dark place before she hit her. Jan advised Derek to take the job at the free clinic. He was willing to work there until he found out Leslie worked there. Jan tried to convince him to take the job which led to the arguing. He agreed to thinking about the position.

Ashley asked Shanice if she thought Grayson was shady. Grayson showed up and apologized for leaving when they were about to make love. He said the call was about his mother who was in a care facility for Parkinson’s Disease. Later on, Ashley and Jan talked about Derek’s job offer. Ashley didn’t think it was a good idea for Derek to work with Leslie. Jan said Leslie changed. Chelsea and Madison celebrated their engagement. Bill and Caroline showed up and saw Chelsea and Madison. He was shocked at their engagement since they were about to break up. Bill was concerned that Chelsea was rushing into something she would regret. Chelsea told Madison what Bill said. Madison thought Bill was right. They decided they were going to move on despite any obstacles. Bill told Caroline that Chelsea made a decision based on temporary feelings. He thought Dani could talk sense into Chelsea. Bill tried calling Dani, but Andre made sure she didn’t get the call.

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Chelsea surprised Madison with an early Valentine’s Day celebration since she won’t be in town for it. She believed that their relationship would survive Madison moving to start her fellowship. Chelsea proposed to Madison. Madison thought they agreed that they weren’t ready to be married. Chelsea felt like she found the perfect partner. She knew that Madison liked to plan things, but she wanted her to do something wild. Madison finally agreed to marry her Dani met with Izaiah at Uptown to talk about the proposal she made about him joining her agency. He liked his job and didn’t want to let his students down. Dani wondered if Eva had anything to do with his decision. He said that Eva had nothing to do with his decision. Dani was impressed by his attitude. She was willing to speak to the people at his school who were interested in fashion. Pamela met with Andre, and they talked about him meeting with a designer named Tatum Stewart. He explained that Tatum wanted Dani to be the face of her company. Pamela didn’t think that Dani would agree to it if she thought the deal was arranged. They agreed to keep the truth about the job from Dani. Andre wanted her to do something to take her mind off having the BRCA Gene, and Anita’s cancer. Dani arrived while they were talking. Pamela talked to her about the job offer from Tatum. Dani wanted to think about it. After Pamela left, Andre tried to push for Dani to take the job. Dani wondered why he wanted her to take it so badly. He wanted to make up for keeping her from getting the Forrester Creations job. Andre thought she could make sure that she was able to work close to home so she could be near her family.

Ted had trouble explaining to Shanice that he didn’t know where the underwear came from. He said the underwear had to belong to Leslie. Shanice thought they belonged to Nicole. She said she jumped to the wrong conclusion because of the way he acted when they saw Nicole with Kial. Ted believed that Leslie bribed her way into his room and put the underwear in his couch the same way she disguised herself to trick her when she attacked Laura. Shanice felt bad about that. Ted wanted to continue the evening, but Shanice wanted to leave. The mood died for her when they ran into Nicole and Kial. Shanice informed him that she didn’t want to be his consolation prize. Leslie was talking when Ted arrived at Uptown. He threw her panties down. She pretended not to know anything about them. He was upset that she ruined his relationship. Ted drove it home that he wasn’t interested in her. He wanted her to stay out of his room.

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Kial and Nicole were flirting at Uptown and saw Ted and Shanice arrive. Ted and Shanice were surprised to see Nicole on a date with Kial. They walked away from Nicole and Kial. Shanice wondered if she got dressed up for him to spend the night talking about Nicole. Ted was worried about Nicole. Shanice told him that Nicole was walking in her power. She suggested they go somewhere else. Kial couldn’t stop complimenting Nicole. He wanted to take things further, but she wanted to take them slowly. She was interested in seeing where things went with them, but she wasn’t ready yet. Kial was willing to wait.

Joey invited Vanessa to his place. She was amazed at how warm his place was. Vanessa felt it was a special moment for them to have dinner at his place. He cooked for her. Vanessa said he could cook for her when she moved in. Joey didn’t think it was a good idea. He thought it would be dangerous. His enemies would know how much she meant to him. Ted and Nicole ended up at his hotel room. They were about to make love when Shanice pulled the brakes. She didn’t like what he said to her about Nicole. Shanice noticed a pair of panties on his couch. She demanded to know how they got there. Anita met with Samantha and Jessica to talk about the cotillion. Jessica was skeptical about the cotillion so Anita educated her about the importance of it. Anita thought that one of the girls would be the platinum debutante. Anastasia overheard Anita and interrupted their conversation. She believed her grandchild would win the tiara. Anastasia said Anita couldn’t do anything about it. She called out Anita and her family. Anita refused to take her insults. They went back and forth with each other. Anita hoped the best person would win. Later, Anita hoped Samantha and Jessica would do their best to win. Anita got dizzy while they were talking.

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