{"id":58165,"date":"2024-07-17T15:10:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T20:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/?p=58165"},"modified":"2025-02-23T22:04:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T04:04:39","slug":"days-transcript-wednesday-july-17-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/17\/days-transcript-wednesday-july-17-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Days Transcript Wednesday, July 17, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><b>Days of Our Lives Transcript<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dayslogo.jpg\" alt=\"Days of Our Lives logo\" width=\"235\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"auto-style3\">Transcript provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/20\/biothane\/\">Thane<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"auto-style3\">THIS STILL NEEDS EXTENSIVE EDITING!<\/p>\n<p><i>[gentle music]<\/i><\/p>\n<p>[phone ringing]<\/p>\n<p>Hey, Johnny.<\/p>\n<p>Hey. How&#8217;s it going?<\/p>\n<p>Oh, so busy, I can barely breathe.\u00a0\u00a0 But other than that&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re not pushing yourself too hard, are you?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m fine.\u00a0\u00a0 And since Dr. Greene says that there is\u00a0\u00a0 no reason why I can&#8217;t get back to work,\u00a0\u00a0 I want to reopen Sweet Bits ASAP.<\/p>\n<p>OK.\u00a0\u00a0 Are you sure you don&#8217;t just want me\u00a0 to come down there and help?\u00a0\u00a0 I mean, while you&#8217;re short-staffed\u00a0\u00a0 and I&#8217;m unemployed?<\/p>\n<p>No, thank you.\u00a0\u00a0 I think you&#8217;d just be more of a distraction than anything.<\/p>\n<p>Eh, I&#8217;m sure you could find something for me to do.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m a man of many talents, as you well know.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s true.\u00a0\u00a0 But unless those talents include piping frosting\u00a0 on cupcakes or making a Hogwarts cake\u00a0 out of fondant, then I think\u00a0 you should just let me do my thing.<\/p>\n<p>Hiya.<\/p>\n<p>Oh.\u00a0\u00a0 Love you. Gotta go.<\/p>\n<p>Hi. I&#8217;m so sorry.\u00a0\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t mean to interrupt your call.<\/p>\n<p>No, no, no. It&#8217;s fine.\u00a0\u00a0 Uh, what can I do for you?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m really hoping you can help me,\u00a0\u00a0 and it&#8217;s kind of an emergency.<\/p>\n<p>[birds cawing]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[knocks]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hi.<\/p>\n<p>Hi.<\/p>\n<p>[exhales]\u00a0\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t hear you.<\/p>\n<p>[laughs]<\/p>\n<p>Yeah. Yeah, I can&#8217;t imagine why.<\/p>\n<p>[chuckles]\u00a0\u00a0 I brought you a present, though.<\/p>\n<p>What is this?<\/p>\n<p>Figured you might be missing your Buddy&#8217;s\u00a0\u00a0 fix out here on Smith Island.<\/p>\n<p>Aw.\u00a0\u00a0 Yeah, sure, I missed my Buddy&#8217;s,\u00a0\u00a0 but I missed you a lot more.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[chuckles]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hey, Alex. Is Maggie here?<\/p>\n<p>No.\u00a0\u00a0 She ran out to do some errands for the wedding.\u00a0\u00a0 But I&#8217;ll let her know you stopped by.<\/p>\n<p>OK. Yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 I wanted to&#8211; I wanted to check on her.\u00a0\u00a0 I know she&#8217;s busy with Xander and Sarah&#8217;s\u00a0\u00a0 big day and everything,\u00a0\u00a0 but with everything that went down with Konstantin,\u00a0\u00a0 and the whole idea of a wedding,\u00a0\u00a0 I thought that might be traumatic for her.<\/p>\n<p>No, for sure.\u00a0\u00a0 Well, hopefully after tonight,\u00a0\u00a0 we can make some better memories\u00a0\u00a0 for her and for all of us.<\/p>\n<p>We?\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[soft dramatic music]<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I guess you didn&#8217;t hear.\u00a0\u00a0 It&#8217;s gonna be a double wedding.\u00a0\u00a0 Theresa and I are getting married tonight too.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[sighs]\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; It&#8217;s a little early for a drink, don&#8217;t you think?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s : somewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Hmm.\u00a0\u00a0 What&#8217;s that?<\/p>\n<p>Ah.\u00a0\u00a0 That is a petition from Nicole&#8217;s attorney,\u00a0\u00a0 suing me for divorce.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i>&#8211; Look who&#8217;s here.<\/i> <i>It&#8217;s your mommy.<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Yes.\u00a0\u00a0 Hi, little man.\u00a0\u00a0 Were you a good boy for your daddy?\u00a0\u00a0 Huh? &#8211; Sure was.\u00a0\u00a0 He went right down.\u00a0\u00a0 He slept through the night, unlike his daddy.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Oh.\u00a0\u00a0 You kept checking on him?<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, to make sure I wasn&#8217;t dreaming\u00a0\u00a0 that he was still here. &#8211; Oh.<\/p>\n<p>You know? Thank you.\u00a0\u00a0 Thank you for letting him stay here.<\/p>\n<p>Of course.\u00a0\u00a0 He&#8217;s your son.\u00a0\u00a0 Oh, my little angel.\u00a0\u00a0 I know it was only one night,\u00a0\u00a0 but Mommy missed you like crazy.<\/p>\n<p>[laughter]\u00a0\u00a0 Aw.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[gentle music]<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[soft orchestration]<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 <i>announcer: Like sands<\/i> <i>through the hourglass,<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 <i>so are<\/i> <i>the &#8220;Days of Our Lives.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; How are you doing?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I stayed at the Salem Inn last night&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0 after I left EJ.<\/p>\n<p>[chuckles]\u00a0\u00a0 And now I&#8217;ve just got to find a place big enough\u00a0\u00a0 for me and my daughter and Jude&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 you know, when he&#8217;s not with you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[laughs]\u00a0\u00a0 How&#8217;s Holly taking it?\u00a0\u00a0 I mean, me being Jude&#8217;s dad?<\/p>\n<p>Well, I mean, Eric, she adores you.\u00a0\u00a0 She&#8217;s really happy for you.\u00a0\u00a0 But she&#8217;s been grounded a lot lately.\u00a0\u00a0 So she&#8217;s miserable, obviously.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, she told me.<\/p>\n<p>She did?<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, I ran into her.\u00a0\u00a0 And let&#8217;s just say she needed to vent a little.<\/p>\n<p>Well, thank you for letting her vent.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m sure it was mostly about me.<\/p>\n<p>No, no, it wasn&#8217;t.\u00a0\u00a0 I mean, she&#8217;s a smart kid.\u00a0\u00a0 Loves you very much, Nicole.\u00a0\u00a0 You know that.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, I do.\u00a0\u00a0 I love her too, with all my heart.\u00a0\u00a0 And I let her stay at a friend&#8217;s last night\u00a0\u00a0 because I needed some time alone to think things through.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 What are you gonna do?<\/p>\n<p>Well, I, uh&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I called my lawyer,\u00a0\u00a0 and I had him serve EJ divorce papers.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[dramatic music]<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 Because he and I, we&#8217;re&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 We&#8217;re done.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Look, Dad, you&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 you can&#8217;t be that surprised that Nicole\u00a0\u00a0 wanted a divorce, right?\u00a0\u00a0 I mean, once she&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 you know, once she took Jude and Holly and moved out,\u00a0\u00a0 it seemed kind of inevitable.\u00a0\u00a0 Don&#8217;t you think?<\/p>\n<p>Mm.<\/p>\n<p>[sighs]<\/p>\n<p>[clears throat] It did, yes.\u00a0\u00a0 And, Johnny, I assume you&#8217;re quite upset with me.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[soft dramatic music]<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Well, I feel horrible for Nicole,\u00a0\u00a0 obviously, and for Eric.\u00a0\u00a0 And beyond that, I mean, I thought\u00a0\u00a0 that I had a little brother.\u00a0\u00a0 I told everyone that I know how happy I was\u00a0\u00a0 that you got your son back and that we&#8217;d be\u00a0\u00a0 raising our babies together.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sorry I let you believe that.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 Yeah, me too.\u00a0\u00a0 Anyway, now none of it&#8217;s gonna happen, so&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[sighs]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An emergency?<\/p>\n<p>Yes.\u00a0\u00a0 So I know that you just reopened,\u00a0\u00a0 and I know this is really last minute,\u00a0\u00a0 but, um, I desperately need a wedding cake.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, OK. When&#8217;s the wedding?<\/p>\n<p>Today.<\/p>\n<p>Today?<\/p>\n<p>Mm-hmm. Yeah. OK.\u00a0\u00a0 See, so Alex and I, we got engaged,\u00a0\u00a0 and we were planning on having a wedding\u00a0\u00a0 in a couple of months,\u00a0\u00a0 but then we agreed on having this double wedding\u00a0\u00a0 with Xander and Sarah.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, OK.\u00a0\u00a0 Um, well, why don&#8217;t you just share the wedding cake\u00a0\u00a0 that I made for them? It&#8217;s definitely big enough.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, it is.\u00a0\u00a0 And it&#8217;s gorgeous.\u00a0\u00a0 It&#8217;s just, uh, there&#8217;s just this little tiny problem.\u00a0\u00a0 It&#8217;s a spice cake.<\/p>\n<p>And you hate spice.<\/p>\n<p>Uh-huh. Yeah. I&#8217;m sorry.<\/p>\n<p>No, no, no, no, no, no. I get it.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m not a fan either.<\/p>\n<p>No, you know?\u00a0\u00a0 I just don&#8217;t want to gag, you know,\u00a0\u00a0 when I have that first slice that Alex feeds me.\u00a0\u00a0 So I&#8217;m really hoping that we can just have our own cake.<\/p>\n<p>OK, um, well, what are you thinking?\u00a0\u00a0 How big would you want it? What flavor?\u00a0\u00a0 What kind of icing?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Honestly, as long as it&#8217;s not spice cake,\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m good with anything.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[laughs] All right.\u00a0\u00a0 Um, let me see what I can do.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Oh!\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Hopefully they&#8217;re not too cold.\u00a0\u00a0 I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s a microwave here.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Oh, these are great, even cold.\u00a0\u00a0 Mm.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[laughs]\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; You know, I never thought that I would see the inside\u00a0\u00a0 of the mythical Horton cabin.\u00a0\u00a0 It&#8217;s beautiful.\u00a0\u00a0 It&#8217;s peaceful.<\/p>\n<p>Mm.\u00a0\u00a0 Boring.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; No, not with you around.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m telling you, it&#8217;s the perfect\u00a0\u00a0 summer hideout. There&#8217;s the lake.\u00a0\u00a0 There&#8217;s hiking.\u00a0\u00a0 The ferry makes it easy to get back and forth to Salem.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Mm-hmm.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m just glad it was available.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, no kidding.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, have you heard anything from Aaron yet?<\/p>\n<p>Uh, just that he ran six miles today at lacrosse camp.<\/p>\n<p>Wow.\u00a0\u00a0 You&#8217;re gonna be in great shape when you get back.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, most definitely.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[chuckles]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[laughs] By the way, thank you so much\u00a0\u00a0 for saving me from what would have been\u00a0\u00a0 the worst summer of my life.<\/p>\n<p>Of course.\u00a0\u00a0 I mean, it wouldn&#8217;t have been that great for me either.\u00a0\u00a0 I just hope our parents never find out\u00a0\u00a0 we&#8217;re here at the Horton cabin.<\/p>\n<p>How would they?\u00a0\u00a0 As long as we&#8217;re careful, they&#8217;ll never know.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[tender music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; You and Theresa are getting married tonight?<\/p>\n<p>Yeah.<\/p>\n<p>When&#8211; when did that happen?<\/p>\n<p>Well, we just decided.<\/p>\n<p>[laughs] You look shocked.<\/p>\n<p>Uh, no, no.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m not shocked, Alex.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m just, uh&#8211; that was fast.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, well, you said the same thing when we got engaged.<\/p>\n<p>I did.\u00a0\u00a0 Um, that&#8217;s because that was only a few days ago.<\/p>\n<p>Well, look.\u00a0\u00a0 This was Bonnie&#8217;s idea to do the double wedding,\u00a0\u00a0 and Theresa said there was really\u00a0\u00a0 no reason for us to wait.<\/p>\n<p>So did&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I mean, did Theresa push for this?<\/p>\n<p>No, she didn&#8217;t&#8211; she didn&#8217;t push.\u00a0\u00a0 She just said that it was a good idea,\u00a0\u00a0 and I agreed with her, and&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I mean, Xander and Sarah have done all the work.\u00a0\u00a0 The guest list is already overlapping,\u00a0\u00a0 so it kind of made sense.<\/p>\n<p>I thought you hated Xander&#8217;s guts.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve definitely had our differences, yeah,\u00a0\u00a0 but Maggie is hoping that this big family event\u00a0\u00a0 might bring us all together and help eliminate\u00a0\u00a0 some of the baggage.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a lot of baggage.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of, Brady, I know you and I have gone through it\u00a0\u00a0 the past few months.\u00a0\u00a0 So if you are uncomfortable being there today\u00a0\u00a0 to support Theresa and I, I&#8217;m sure Xander\u00a0\u00a0 and Sarah will understand if you rescind your RSVP.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[soft dramatic music]<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Actually, yeah, I don&#8217;t want to&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I don&#8217;t want to&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I don&#8217;t want to crash your big wedding, man.\u00a0\u00a0 I don&#8217;t want to ruin your day.\u00a0\u00a0 So please give Xander and Sarah my deepest regrets.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[exhales]<\/p>\n<p>Brady, don&#8217;t get me wrong, man.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m not hinting at the idea that I don&#8217;t want you\u00a0\u00a0 to come to our wedding.\u00a0\u00a0 I just want to give you the option of just bowing out\u00a0\u00a0 if you&#8217;re uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[sighs] Alex, actually, you know,\u00a0\u00a0 I am a little bit, truthfully.\u00a0\u00a0 Partly because I should have&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I should have never had the idea that Theresa was,\u00a0\u00a0 you know, just gonna marry you for the money,\u00a0\u00a0 and I&#8211; look, the two of you can&#8217;t be happy\u00a0\u00a0 that I even said something like that.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s fine.\u00a0\u00a0 Honestly, I&#8217;m done being upset over it,\u00a0\u00a0 and I&#8217;d be lying to you if I told you that thought\u00a0\u00a0 never crossed my mind.<\/p>\n<p>And the fact&#8211; look, the fact that she&#8217;s willing\u00a0\u00a0 to sign this prenup&#8230; &#8211; Yeah.<\/p>\n<p>That pretty much proves me wrong.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Look, man, you&#8211; you&#8217;re a smart, successful,\u00a0\u00a0 decent-looking guy. &#8211; Ah!<\/p>\n<p>[laughs]\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; There&#8217;s a lot of reasons why Theresa\u00a0\u00a0 would want to marry you.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Well, thank you for the ego boost, my man.<\/p>\n<p>Hey.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; And hey, if you accept the fact that Theresa is not\u00a0\u00a0 marrying me for my money, and really just because of\u00a0\u00a0 how amazing and awesome I am&#8230; &#8211; Alex.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[laughs]\u00a0\u00a0 Why wouldn&#8217;t you want to be there to watch us\u00a0\u00a0 tie the knot together, man?\u00a0\u00a0 Unless there&#8217;s another reason why you&#8217;d be uncomfortable\u00a0\u00a0 coming to our wedding.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[tense music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; OK, so chocolate cake,\u00a0\u00a0 raspberry filling, and a monogram design.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Oh, that is perfect.\u00a0\u00a0 Thank you so much, Chanel.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Yeah, uh, let me go check and see if I have everything\u00a0\u00a0 to make that happen. I&#8217;ll be right back.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Oh, Ms. Donovan. &#8211; Oh.\u00a0\u00a0 Hi, Sophia. &#8211; Hi.\u00a0\u00a0 Um, I was wondering if I could talk\u00a0\u00a0 to you about Holly and Tate.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; Hey, sorry I couldn&#8217;t make it last night.\u00a0\u00a0 By the time I felt I could leave my mom,\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;d missed the last ferry.<\/p>\n<p>I just still can&#8217;t believe that EJ pretended\u00a0\u00a0 that my Uncle Eric&#8217;s kid was his.<\/p>\n<p>I know.\u00a0\u00a0 I feel so bad for Eric and my mom.<\/p>\n<p>Hey, how are you doing in all this?<\/p>\n<p>You know, after all the lies EJ said, I&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m totally in my mom&#8217;s corner.\u00a0\u00a0 I know she and I haven&#8217;t really been getting along lately,\u00a0\u00a0 but this was just so wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 Kind of blew up your whole family.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 But it&#8217;s not&#8211; it&#8217;s not really about that,\u00a0\u00a0 at least not for me.\u00a0\u00a0 I mean, the only time I ever felt like\u00a0\u00a0 I had a real family was when Eric was my stepdad, so&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Do you think that there is a chance?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; That Eric and my mom might get back together?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Sure. &#8211; Who knows?\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m just glad to be away from all that drama,\u00a0\u00a0 even if it&#8217;s for a little while.\u00a0\u00a0 And is it horrible to say that the timing\u00a0\u00a0 kind of works out perfect for us?\u00a0\u00a0 I mean, I can&#8217;t be grounded if I don&#8217;t have a home, right?<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, and your mom&#8217;s not worried\u00a0\u00a0 about you seeing me because I&#8217;m away at lacrosse camp.<\/p>\n<p>Exactly.\u00a0\u00a0 But enough talking about that.\u00a0\u00a0 Now that we&#8217;re finally alone, what should we do?\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[soft dramatic music]<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Johnny, I am so sorry you were hurt.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, you mean you&#8217;re sorry that you hurt me.\u00a0\u00a0 I think that would be the appropriate thing to say.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[sighs]\u00a0\u00a0 I am sorry that I hurt you&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 and a lot of other people, too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[scoffs] It&#8217;s just&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 look, I&#8217;ve done some crazy things, OK,\u00a0\u00a0 to hang on to a relationship, Dad,\u00a0\u00a0 but Uncle Eric is, like, the nicest guy on the planet.\u00a0\u00a0 How could you let him hand you his child?<\/p>\n<p>I am not going to relitigate this with you, son,\u00a0\u00a0 nor am I going to try and justify my actions to you.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, well, good because you can&#8217;t.\u00a0\u00a0 And I know you know that.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I do.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; You know, I remember when I was a little kid,\u00a0\u00a0 and I&#8217;d do something wrong,\u00a0\u00a0 and you&#8217;d look at me, and you&#8217;d tell me\u00a0\u00a0 how disappointed you were in me.\u00a0\u00a0 Well, now I know how you felt.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Divorce, that&#8217;s&#8211; that&#8217;s a big step.\u00a0\u00a0 Nicole, you don&#8217;t think you need more time\u00a0\u00a0 to think it through?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Well, how much time did you take\u00a0\u00a0 to end your marriage with Sloan?<\/p>\n<p>None.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah.<\/p>\n<p>But&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Because what EJ did to me, and to you, and to our son\u00a0\u00a0 is just as bad as what she did.\u00a0\u00a0 I mean, he&#8217;s lived in your home,\u00a0\u00a0 and then he was in our home.\u00a0\u00a0 And who knows where he&#8217;s gonna end up next?\u00a0\u00a0 I mean, Eric, we&#8217;re gonna have to figure out\u00a0\u00a0 a custody arrangement.\u00a0\u00a0 I mean, unless&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Unless?\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[gentle music]<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Are you still planning to move to Paris?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; My dad asked me the same question.\u00a0\u00a0 I said I didn&#8217;t know.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8211; that I needed to talk to you about that.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; Alex, I just&#8211; look, I just think\u00a0\u00a0 it&#8217;ll be awkward for Theresa if I&#8217;m at your wedding.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Why?<\/p>\n<p>[chuckles]\u00a0\u00a0 You told me that our being together was good for you,\u00a0\u00a0 that your relationship with Theresa was toxic&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 unless you didn&#8217;t mean that.<\/p>\n<p>No, no, I&#8211; no, I meant that. &#8211; OK.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; We&#8211; we&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 Theresa and I, we haven&#8217;t always brought out\u00a0\u00a0 the best in each other.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; But she&#8211; look, she has moved on,\u00a0\u00a0 and I have as well. &#8211; Yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[sniffs]\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; We can just celebrate this connection\u00a0\u00a0 that you and I have, and we can just have this\u00a0\u00a0 great old lovely time together.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Lovely time together.\u00a0\u00a0 Yeah, you are&#8211; you are really aiming high on this one.\u00a0\u00a0 You know that?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Why not?\u00a0\u00a0 I know you&#8217;re not seeing anyone.\u00a0\u00a0 So I bet you are really lonely,\u00a0\u00a0 and I bet you would like\u00a0\u00a0 to have some companionship.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; You know what?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Hmm?<\/p>\n<p>Alex, I&#8217;m gonna&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m gonna&#8211; I&#8217;m gonna do a total\u00a0 on this.\u00a0\u00a0 We&#8217;re family. We&#8217;re family.\u00a0\u00a0 And if you don&#8217;t have a problem with me being there,\u00a0\u00a0 yeah, man, I&#8217;d love to be at your wedding.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Done. Done.\u00a0\u00a0 It&#8217;s settled. Good.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;ll see you there.<\/p>\n<p>Great, man.\u00a0\u00a0 Great.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So I&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>OK, Sophia.\u00a0\u00a0 Before you say anything, I just&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I want to apologize for the way my son treated you.\u00a0\u00a0 I know that must have been so hard for you to tell me\u00a0\u00a0 that Tate was seeing Holly behind my back,\u00a0\u00a0 but I am so glad that you did.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m cool with Tate.\u00a0\u00a0 Actually, I&#8211; I blame Holly.\u00a0\u00a0 She was supposed to be my BFF.\u00a0\u00a0 And she knew I liked Tate,\u00a0\u00a0 but she didn&#8217;t bother to tell me\u00a0\u00a0 she was in a relationship with him.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Mm-mm.\u00a0\u00a0 God, I just&#8211; I cannot stand that girl.<\/p>\n<p>[sighs]\u00a0\u00a0 But look, if it&#8217;s any consolation,\u00a0\u00a0 they are gonna be really far away from each other\u00a0\u00a0 this summer because we&#8217;ve just sent Tate\u00a0\u00a0 to lacrosse camp in New York.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[dramatic music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[fireworks exploding]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; So is everything a go?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; My mom is totally on board with me\u00a0\u00a0 going away to lacrosse camp.\u00a0\u00a0 And since Aaron agreed to take my spot&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>That means we&#8217;ll be able to spend\u00a0\u00a0 the whole summer together.<\/p>\n<p>And no one will ever know.<\/p>\n<p>[fireworks exploding]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; Ms. Donovan, there&#8217;s something you should know.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; You know, there&#8217;s not a lot to do here.\u00a0\u00a0 Um, I found some board games over there.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, which ones?<\/p>\n<p>Uh&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0 the Game of Life.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, my God, my Grandma Maggie and I\u00a0\u00a0 used to play this all the time. I always won.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe because she let you?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Uh, no.\u00a0\u00a0 My Grandpa Victor used to call her cutthroat.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; OK. Sure.<\/p>\n<p>I swear.\u00a0\u00a0 And she is.\u00a0\u00a0 But so am I, actually.\u00a0\u00a0 I take after her.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, yeah?<\/p>\n<p>Oh, yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 So do you want to play or what?\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[soft dramatic music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; Look, Dad, I don&#8217;t mean to kick you\u00a0\u00a0 while you&#8217;re down here, OK?\u00a0\u00a0 I understand that it sucks that you lost Nicole,\u00a0\u00a0 that you lost Jude, and you lost the CEO position\u00a0\u00a0 to Aunt Kristen. I know that.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I may lose my DA job as well, if I&#8217;m charged as an accessory\u00a0\u00a0 after the fact.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Well, I hope that doesn&#8217;t happen.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[tender music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; Thank you for saying that.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Look, Dad, I am mad at you right now.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>But that doesn&#8217;t mean that\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m not always gonna have your back,\u00a0\u00a0 the same way you&#8217;ve always had mine.\u00a0\u00a0 You&#8217;re my dad.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; And you&#8217;re my loyal son.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>I&#8217;m sorry I wasn&#8217;t as supportive of\u00a0\u00a0 Chanel&#8217;s pregnancy as you needed me to be.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 You came around eventually.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Speaking of, are you and Chanel\u00a0\u00a0 still thinking of getting a place of your own?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; Uh, we haven&#8217;t really talked about it, honestly.<\/p>\n<p>Well, I&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I would understand if you wanted to put\u00a0\u00a0 some distance between us,\u00a0\u00a0 but I just wanted you both to know\u00a0\u00a0 that you&#8217;re more than welcome to stay here\u00a0\u00a0 for as long as you wish.\u00a0\u00a0 In fact, it would mean\u00a0\u00a0 a great deal to me if you did.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; Well, uh, obviously it&#8217;d be\u00a0\u00a0 a lot easier to share custody of Jude if you were&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 were here in Salem,\u00a0\u00a0 but after everything you&#8217;ve been through, Eric,\u00a0\u00a0 I don&#8217;t want you to give up anything because of me.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I was leaving because it was too painful\u00a0\u00a0 for me to be around Jude,\u00a0\u00a0 but now that I know he&#8217;s mine&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[chuckles]\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[tender music]<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 You could stay.\u00a0\u00a0 And I&#8217;m sure Chad and Xander would love\u00a0\u00a0 to have you back at &#8220;the Spectator.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0 I know I would.\u00a0\u00a0 And I know it&#8217;s not Paris, but&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I just wanted a fresh start.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>There&#8217;s no reason why I can&#8217;t have that\u00a0\u00a0 with Jude&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>And with you.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; What about Tate and Holly?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Well, the other day, I was at the park, and I&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Oh, I&#8217;m so sorry, Sophia.\u00a0\u00a0 Just give me a second. Hi.\u00a0\u00a0 So can you do it?<\/p>\n<p>Uh, so I can do the cake and the frosting,\u00a0\u00a0 but the filling has got to be chocolate mousse.<\/p>\n<p>That is totally fine.\u00a0\u00a0 Thank you so much.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, yeah, of course.\u00a0\u00a0 And I promise you that your wedding cake\u00a0\u00a0 will be made with love.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; You&#8217;re an angel.\u00a0\u00a0 You know that?\u00a0\u00a0 You are.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re getting married?<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, I am.\u00a0\u00a0 Today, actually.<\/p>\n<p>Congrats.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you.\u00a0\u00a0 So I&#8217;m sorry for the interruption.\u00a0\u00a0 What&#8211; what did you want to tell me?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; It&#8217;s your big day, so it can wait.\u00a0\u00a0 Um, it&#8217;s&#8211; it&#8217;s not important. &#8211; No, no, no, no.\u00a0\u00a0 If this is about Tate and Holly, I&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s really nothing.\u00a0\u00a0 Enjoy your wedding.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[bright acoustic music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Seven, eight, nine.\u00a0\u00a0 Are you serious?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Told you, you should&#8217;ve got the insurance.<\/p>\n<p>K? That&#8217;s crazy.\u00a0\u00a0 I don&#8217;t have that kind of money.\u00a0\u00a0 I have triplets, and I just lost my job.\u00a0\u00a0 You&#8211; you have that kind of money.\u00a0\u00a0 Why don&#8217;t you just&#8211; why don&#8217;t you just\u00a0\u00a0 give me some money?<\/p>\n<p>No, no.\u00a0\u00a0 That&#8217;s not how the Game of Life works.\u00a0\u00a0 So how about you call it quits and say I&#8217;m the winner?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; No. OK, fine, yes.\u00a0\u00a0 You win.\u00a0\u00a0 OK.\u00a0\u00a0 Do you, uh&#8211; do you want to play something else?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; How about trivia?\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[bright music]<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Oh.\u00a0\u00a0 Yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 Yeah, sure.\u00a0\u00a0 Do you, uh&#8211; are you always this competitive?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Yeah, only when I want to win.\u00a0\u00a0 I told you I take after my Grandma Maggie.<\/p>\n<p>[chuckles] OK.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Ready? &#8211; Yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 All right.\u00a0\u00a0 Three, two, one, go.\u00a0\u00a0 Uh, OK.\u00a0\u00a0 Um, like&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; OK.\u00a0\u00a0 That&#8217;s\u00a0 for me, and, uh,\u00a0 for you.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Was that even movie trivia?\u00a0\u00a0 I mean, there wasn&#8217;t a single name\u00a0\u00a0 from this century.\u00a0\u00a0 Danny Kaye, Gary Cooper, Macdonald Carey?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; At least you got Dick Van Dyke.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; How do you even know all these old movies anyway?<\/p>\n<p>Oh, I used to watch a ton of them\u00a0\u00a0 when I had a thing for this guy who&#8217;s this big movie buff.<\/p>\n<p>[chuckles]\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; You mean Johnny DiMera?\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[soft dramatic music]<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 <i>&#8211; Chanel and I are<\/i> <i>not gonna live here forever.<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 We&#8217;ll stay a little while longer.\u00a0\u00a0 I know you&#8217;ve lost a lot, Dad.\u00a0\u00a0 You know, I know.\u00a0\u00a0 But you&#8217;re not gonna lose me&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 not ever.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[tender music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; That means the world to me, son.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; Well, um, I should get going.\u00a0\u00a0 I, uh&#8211; Chanel told me to stay away from the bakery\u00a0\u00a0 because she&#8217;s so busy, but I&#8217;m gonna go see\u00a0\u00a0 if I can take her to lunch. &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[chuckles]\u00a0\u00a0 You&#8217;re a good husband, Johnny.\u00a0\u00a0 That is something that you definitely\u00a0\u00a0 did not learn from me.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Eh, I don&#8217;t know.\u00a0\u00a0 Maybe you just haven&#8217;t found the right person yet.\u00a0\u00a0 You and Nicole just weren&#8217;t meant to be.\u00a0\u00a0 Obviously.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>I think you should sign those divorce papers\u00a0\u00a0 and move on.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[sighs]\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;ll take that under advisement.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re gonna be OK, Dad.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m sure of it.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[sighs]\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[somber music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; So you&#8217;re really staying here in Salem?<\/p>\n<p>Jude&#8217;s been moved around too much already.<\/p>\n<p>Are you sure?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m positive, Nicole.\u00a0\u00a0 If we&#8217;d found out that he was mine\u00a0\u00a0 when you were first pregnant&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Things would have been a lot different.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 And if I&#8217;m being honest, I&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I wanted to put some distance between us, because&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Because whenever we&#8217;re together,\u00a0\u00a0 we can never seem to get it right.<\/p>\n<p>[sighs] You know&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0 when EJ and I committed to each other, I&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I think he knew that I never really got over you.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>And maybe that&#8217;s why he went to such extremes\u00a0\u00a0 to hold on to our marriage.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; Did you know that, too?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In my heart of hearts, I did.<\/p>\n<p>[exhales]<\/p>\n<p>Hey, you.\u00a0\u00a0 I saw you lurking over there.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 I was about to come in and see if I could take\u00a0\u00a0 my wife out to a late lunch.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Mm, I wish you could, but I am so swamped.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Oh, come on. You still got to eat.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Yes, I know.\u00a0\u00a0 And I have been eating very well all day, I promise.\u00a0\u00a0 But it is really sweet of you to check up on me.<\/p>\n<p>Am I smothering you?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[chuckles] A little bit, but I like it.<\/p>\n<p>OK.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[bright acoustic music]<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Tate, I didn&#8217;t mean to bring up Johnny.\u00a0\u00a0 Actually, I tried not to, but you guessed him anyways.<\/p>\n<p>Well, yeah.\u00a0\u00a0 I mean, when you said movie buff&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 hey, it&#8217;s not like I didn&#8217;t know\u00a0\u00a0 that you had a thing for him.\u00a0\u00a0 He&#8217;s all you talked about when we first met.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Yeah, I know. I remember.\u00a0\u00a0 And he was super into Chanel.\u00a0\u00a0 So it was just a dumb crush, a stupid fantasy.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; So what am I?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; You are very real,\u00a0\u00a0 and I&#8217;m so lucky I have you now.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[dramatic music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; It&#8217;ll mean a lot to Theresa to have you there tonight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[sighs] I&#8217;m not so sure about that.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Not so sure about what? &#8211; Hey.\u00a0\u00a0 I was just telling Brady how happy you&#8217;ll be to know\u00a0\u00a0 that he&#8217;s coming to our wedding.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Why would you not be sure about that?\u00a0\u00a0 Of course, I want you there.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Is that the dress?<\/p>\n<p>It is. &#8211; Oh, my God.\u00a0\u00a0 I cannot wait to see you in it.<\/p>\n<p>[laughter]\u00a0\u00a0 Look, I know we&#8217;ve had a whole lot of ups and downs,\u00a0\u00a0 but I truly am hoping that after this wedding,\u00a0\u00a0 we can all come together as family.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Me too.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[soft dramatic music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; I&#8217;ve&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;ve never admitted this out loud to anyone.\u00a0\u00a0 So here it goes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If I had known Jude was ours back then&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0 And you would have taken me back&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0 I would have left EJ.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[gentle music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; From the moment\u00a0\u00a0 that I found out you were pregnant,\u00a0\u00a0 I wished, I&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I prayed that baby was mine.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>And I did want the same thing that you did.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[knocking]\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[exhales]\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[tense music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; So&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>[sighs]\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;ve ordered the wedding cake. It&#8217;s all ready.\u00a0\u00a0 And now I just need to get ready.<\/p>\n<p>Good. We probably both should.<\/p>\n<p>[phone ringing]\u00a0\u00a0 Oh.\u00a0\u00a0 Oh, I have to take this.\u00a0\u00a0 Um, OK.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m gonna take off, but I will see you at the altar.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Mm-hmm.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Mm. Mm.<\/p>\n<p>[phone beeps]\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I didn&#8217;t know that you were getting married today.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[soft dramatic music]<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Yeah, I didn&#8217;t know that either&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0 till the other night.<\/p>\n<p>[clears throat]\u00a0\u00a0 I know that&#8211; that you&#8217;re on\u00a0\u00a0 Xander and Sarah&#8217;s guest list.\u00a0\u00a0 So I really&#8211; I should have just told you,\u00a0\u00a0 given you a heads up.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8211; I told you before, I&#8217;m&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m happy for the two of you.<\/p>\n<p>Great.\u00a0\u00a0 So there&#8217;s no problem then.<\/p>\n<p>And again, I&#8217;m&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m really sorry that I brought up\u00a0\u00a0 the whole money thing to Alex.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; It&#8217;s OK.\u00a0\u00a0 You&#8217;ve already apologized. I get it.\u00a0\u00a0 And you know my history.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[laughs]\u00a0\u00a0 I do, but I also know that you&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 You have a huge heart.\u00a0\u00a0 Alex is a really lucky guy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[sighs]\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m really sorry things didn&#8217;t work out between us, Brady.\u00a0\u00a0 I am.\u00a0\u00a0 You are always gonna be\u00a0\u00a0 so, so very special to me.\u00a0\u00a0 I mean, you&#8217;re Tate&#8217;s dad.\u00a0\u00a0 Oh, my God.\u00a0\u00a0 Oh, my God, Tate. &#8211; What?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[gasps]<\/p>\n<p>What?<\/p>\n<p>Oh, my God.<\/p>\n<p>Theresa.<\/p>\n<p>Um&#8211; oh!\u00a0\u00a0 When Alex and I got engaged,\u00a0\u00a0 I just assumed that Tate would come home from camp\u00a0\u00a0 for the big day, but when we agreed\u00a0\u00a0 to this double wedding, I&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t even think about the fact\u00a0\u00a0 that Tate wasn&#8217;t gonna be in town.\u00a0\u00a0 I can&#8217;t&#8211; I can&#8217;t get married without my son.\u00a0\u00a0 Brady, I need&#8211; I need Tate.\u00a0\u00a0 I need my son there at my wedding.\u00a0\u00a0 <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>[dramatic music]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[knocking]\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[whispers] Oh, my God.<\/p>\n<p>Who&#8211; who is that?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I don&#8217;t know.\u00a0\u00a0 Just be quiet, and maybe they&#8217;ll go away.\u00a0\u00a0 <i>&#8211; Tate?<\/i> <i>Holly?<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 <i>I know you&#8217;re both in there.<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>And you two are so busted.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; Johnny. &#8211; Mm-hmm?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; You know the bakery is my dream,\u00a0\u00a0 but I want you to follow your dreams too.\u00a0\u00a0 We could still move to LA.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; No. No, not a chance, Chanel.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m not even thinking about that right now, OK?\u00a0\u00a0 And my dad just asked me if we&#8217;re still looking\u00a0\u00a0 for a place of our own here, which we&#8217;re gonna do, OK?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; OK, sure.\u00a0\u00a0 You know, just as soon as I get the bakery back up\u00a0\u00a0 and running full speed.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I mean, not that he probably minds having us in the house\u00a0\u00a0 for a little while, anyway.\u00a0\u00a0 I think he&#8217;s, uh&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 he&#8217;s a little lonely.<\/p>\n<p>Mm. Yeah, I&#8217;m sure he is.\u00a0\u00a0 Any chance he and Nicole can get past this?\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[exhales] No.\u00a0\u00a0 No, I don&#8217;t&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 She&#8217;s already served him with divorce papers.\u00a0\u00a0 I, uh&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[clears throat]\u00a0\u00a0 I told him he should\u00a0\u00a0 just sign them, move on.\u00a0\u00a0 I don&#8217;t know. 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