Y&R Transcript Monday 4/21/03--Canada; Tuesday 4/22/03--USA

Provided By Eric

Raul: Britt, you okay in there?

 Brittany: Be right out.

 Raul: So much for results in two minutes. It's the longest two minutes of my life. That test has got to be positive. That's whyaying in there. She's upset. Brittany? Hone w why don't you come out? It's gonna be all right. Yoan-- we can talk about it, and...

 Dru: You know, I don't have to listen to this.

 Olivia: The truth hurts, doesn't it, sister?

 Dru: Time for you to leave, okay?

 Olivia: Oh, gladly. Ask you a simple question, can't get a simple answer.

 Dru: Whatever.

 Olivia: Wesley?

 Wes: Bad time?

 Dru: No, come right in.

 Olivia: Good to see you, wesley.

 Dru: I thought you were leaving, liv.

 Olivia: And I thought you didn't know where he was.

 Dru: Did I say that?

 Olivia: The way you were avoiding my questions, it was an obvious conclusion.

 Dru: Oh, so now you're a mind reader. As a matter of fact, I haven't see the man in weeks, okay?

 Olivia: Ha.

 Wes: It is true, liv.

 Dru: Yeah.

 Wes: All right, what's going on here? What--

 Dru: Well, she's been trying to hunt you down...

 Olivia: Oh!

 Dru: First of all, and she thinks I'm stashing you away in a corner somewhere so--

 Olivia: That is not--

 Wes: If you could just calm down just for a minute, I can explain everything.

 Dru: Wes, this is very uncharacteristic of you. You were so careful never to do anything like this when we were together. Tell me something, are you losing your touch, or were you trying to deliver a message to my sister?

 Olivia: Oh, that is low. (Knock on door)

 Neil: Yes, come in. Lily aren't you supposed to be in class right now?

 Lily: I had a couple of free periods.

 Neil: So you decided to use your free periods to come and see dear old dad, huh?

 Lily: Yeah, but I have to be back before geometry, though.

 Neil: Yeah, you wl be back before geometry 'cause I'm gonna personally escort you all the way back to school. Don't let me catch you out of class like that again, all right?

 Lily: Okay. Um, so what's new?

 Neil: What's new with what?

 Lily: Well, you know, since I wasn't around last night.

 Neil: Oh, wouldn't you like to know? Did you have fun at colleen's?

 Lily: Yeah, I did. You know that she had a party at mr. Abbott's, right, for her boyfriend?

 Neil: Her boyfriend, mm, your mother seemed to mention something about that.

 Lily: Yeah, well, that was cool, and then we just cleaneupup the mess and crashed.

 Neil: So to what do I owe this precious little visit? You're just chitchatting, or what?

 Lily: Well, unless you're too busy.

 Neil: No, no, no, no. No, I am never too busy for my baby girl.

 Lily: Except when you're going at it with mom, right, which is, like, all the time these days?

 Frederick: Yeah, right. So if we go that route, paul willis, that's the guy to call, huh? All right. No, thanks, harvey. I appreciate the input. Bye.

 Anita: Harvey melbon? You're talking to your lawyer already?

 Frederick: Yeah.

 Anita: That was quick.

 Frederick: I called him about brittany, not about us, to recommend a P.I.

 Anita: And did he?

 Frederick: Yeah. Something you want to discuss?

 Anita: No. No, you know, don'T. The only thing I want to hear from you right nowis that brittany's gonna be fine, and she's gonna be coming home to us soon.

 Raul: You took the test? And?

 Brittany: It's blue.

 Raul: Blue? What, does that mean we're having a boy or--

 Brittany: It means negative.

 Raul: You're not pregnant?

 Brittany: No! Isn't that the best news you've ever heard?

 Raul: I-- but you were so certain...

 Brittany: I know.

 Raul: And all the symptoms were there, baby.

 Brittany: Wl, I must have misread them.

 Raul: I don't understand. How is that possible?

 Brittany: It must have been the stress. You know, I got so worked up thinking I was pregnant, it messed with my period. I've heard that can happen.

 Raul: Oh.

 Brittany: Anyway, it doesn't matter now, right?

 Raul: You know, if, uh, you're not feeling better, you should still go to the doctor, you know that?

 Brittany: I will. I'm just feeling so much better already. We can put this whole nightmare behind us, pretend it never happened.

 Raul: Yeah.

 Brittany: I just can't believe I finally got my life back. I can go back to work and school. I've missed so many classes. I'll have to talk to my advisor. Maybe I can get caught up. I'll take some summer classes. What?

 Raul: I don't think I've ever seen you this happy.

 Brittany: Well, of course I'm hay.Y. We dodged a bullet. What a huge relief, right? 

 Wes: The reason I haven't been in touch with either of you is because I was in paris. It was a spur of the moment trip.

 Olivia: Oh, and you couldn't have told me where you were going?

 Dru: Oh, you're the mother now, right?

 Wes: Look, I needed to get away. Now I figured both of you would understand that considering what went on at the time.

 Olivia: So you couldn't veve called me just one time?

 Wes: I didn't want to raise questions I didn't have answers for.

 Dru: That's a shrink's excuse if I ever heard it.

 Olivia: Oh, okay, so you told no one where you were?

 Wes: I told lily, only because I know how much she depends on me.

 Olivia: Mm-hmm, and you want me to believe that your daughter told you nothing about this?

 Dru: She didn'T. Ok, you are hell-bent on blaming me for something, so just spit it out. Put it on the table, okay?

 Wes: Ladies, please, time out.

 Olivia: You know what? Just forget it. You know, clearly, you came down here to see her. So why don't I just leave you two to it? I'm outta here.

 Frederick: I can't tell you when brittany's coming home. I just don't know.

 Anita: What is it she wants, frederick? Does she want us to be angry with her?

 Frederick: Why would you say that?

 Anita: I don't know. Sometimes I think maybe if we'd been more strict with her when she was a child...

 Frederick: Oh, come on, anita. This is no time to be second-guessing how we raised our daughter.

 Anita: Well, if this isn't the time, then when is? Look what a mess her life is.

 Frederick: What about the mess we're in?

 Anita: Oh, yes, well, that's another mess, isn't it? Thanks to you.

 Frederick: You think you know it all, don't you?

 Anita: My god, frederick, why do you need jill in your life? What, is the sex that good?

 Frederick: We didn't have sex.

 Anita: Really? I saw it with my own eyes.

 Frederick: Did you now? And what did you see, anita, huh, was it anything, or was it your imagination or your dirty mind or the fact that I might be appealing to someone else? Come on, you've got all the answers. T't's hear it.

 Raul: Yeah, sure. Yeah, you not being pregnant, that's, uh-- I mean, yeah, that's definitely a big relief.

 Brittany: Well, how come you're not acting like it?

 Raul: I don't know. I guess I'm just a little surprised. Didn't really expect you to bounce back like that, like nothing had happened.

 Brittany: I'm not sure what you mean.

 Raul: Honey, you and i were talking about some pretty serious stuff before. You know, getting married, having a family, did you forget all that?

 Brittany: But the situation's changed.

 Raul: Listen, I was ready to make a commitment to you, to you, to being a dad. All right, no, you know I never would have chosen the family life for us right now, but I meant everything I said before. We could have made this work.

 Brittany: So you're disappointed?

 Raul: A part of me, maybe. Yeah, a little bit. I guess I just got used to the idea of-of us starting this new life together and-- and now I just have to get unused to it, that's all.

 Brittany: Oh, raul--

 Raul:#No, look, baby, it's not a big deal.

 Brittany: Yes, it is. I mean, this whole time all I've been thinking about is what this means for me. Could I be any more self-centered?

 Raul: You weren't being self-centered.

 Brittany: Let me just say this, okay? Up until the moment I took this egegnancy test, I felt like I was going crazy. Knowing that I had you by my side was the only thing that was keeping me going. I will never forget how supportive you've been. Yes, I am so glad I'm not pregnant. I wasn't ready for that, but that doesn't mean I won't be ready someday.

 Raul: It's gonna be weird, isn't it, going back to the way things were?

 Brittany: I'm not sure we can after something like this...

 Raul: Probably not.

 Brittany: But that's okay. I want things to be different. I want us to never forget how lucky we are. I know how much I scared you when I went away, and I feel so sorry that I put you through that, but something good came out of it and made me realize even more how much I love you.

 Raul: I love you, too.

 Raul: Wow. Quite the morning, huh?

 Brittany: Yeah.

 Raul: So what do you want to do with the rest of the day?

 Brittany: Um, I better go talk to my parents. I've put it off long enough.

 Raul: Well, listen, my offer still stands if you want me to go.

 Brittany: No, thanks. I need to do this by myself. I think I'll go to my father's office, see him first, then call my mom.

 Raul: Well, good luck.

 Brittany: Thanks.

 Brittany: It feel so good to be home.

 Raul: I'll see you later then.

 Brittany: All right.

 Olivia: Great, thanks. Keep the change. (Gasps) oh!

 Ashley: I'm sorry to startle you.

 Olivia: Ashley.

 Ashley: Hi. I was just sitting over there, and I saw you come in.

 Olivia: You look fantastic.

 Ashley: Oh, thanks. I feel pretty good.

 Olivia: Good. Um, I hope you haven't thought that I've been avoiding you.

 Ashley: Have you?

 Wes: Drucilla, I'm sorry to see that you two aren't getting along again.

 Dru: Well, you should be. You know, you're the cause of it all.

 Wes: Me?

 Dru: Yeah. Haven't you noticed how territorial my sister's become? So what's up, doc? What's the real reason you kept my sister in the dark, going on this trip to paris?

 Wes: That's between your sister and me.

 Dru: Ooh, ouch. You're no fun. You sure you can't tell me the sudden urge as to why you had to go to paris?

 Wes: You know, I would rather talk about you, drucilla. How art things going with you?

 Dru: I accepted the job with jabot.

 Wes: Good for you.

 Dru: So far, so good, too.

 Wes: Well, I'm not surprised. You seemed pretty hyped up about the potential of it all.

 Dru: Yeah. Well, they're showering me with rponsibilities. I'm working with the movers and the shakers. It's a real kick, you know? Ha ha.

 Wes: And how are things at home?

 Dru: You mean between neil and me?

 Wes: Well, I know you were concerned about, you know, working for the competition and how that might affect things between you two.

 Dru: Nothing we can't handle.

 Wes: Hmm. So no significant setbacks?

 Dru: Why all the questions? Are you hoping that things would go belly-up between neil and me, or what?

 Wes: You know I don'T. So no speed bumps, huh?

 Dru: I gotta be honest with you, we've had a couple obubumps, but we work through them. You know, there are no guarantees in life.

 Wes: Uh-huh.

 Dru: All-in-all, everything's good.

 Wes: And lily?

 Dru: Lily's fabulous. Oh, you should see her getting closer with her dad again, and you know what? That's not to take anything from you 'cause you know she's wild about you.

 Wes: I know, but neil's her father, and--

 Dru: Yep, yep, and they're growing closer after all these years. Wonderful.

 Wes: Well, that's how it should be.

 Dru: Mm-hmm.

 Wes: Well, that's great. It sounds like smooth sailing for the three of you, huh?

 Dru: You think I'm lying?

 Wes: No, not intentionally, but, you know, given all that you've just said, I'm wondering how you would account for the fact that lily is actively rooting for you to break up with neil and get back together with me.

 Neil: So, lily, is that what you're here to talk to me about, the tension between your mother and me?

 Lily: Not that it's anything new.

 Neil: I didn't realize that you had--

 Lily: What, that I noticed? Dad, how could I not?

 Neil: If you'd let me finish, I was about to say I didn't realize that it was upsetting you so much.

 Lily: You know what? Actually, it isn'T. You know, I guess I kind of expected it. I mean, why should you and mom suddenly be all compatible if you've never been before, like, in your whole lives?

 Neil: Wow, um, okay, I can understand how you might believe that.

 Lily: Dad, look, I love you a lot, okay? But this experiment of us trying to live together, I mean, it's just not workg,g, so why force it?

 Neil: First of all, uh, I don't see this as forcing anything.

 Lily: I know you want it to work.

 Neil: You don't think it can?

 Lily: Well, I think that you and mom are doing this for my sake, but, I mean, I'm not happy, and you're not happy, and I really don't see that changing. Do you?

 Anita: I saw you and jill looking like romeo and juliet the morning after.

 Frederick: Jill abbott is the best friend this marriage has at the moment.

 Anita: You've got to be kidding me. You're insane.

 Frederick: Do you know how we spent our night together, anita?

 Anita: No, and I don't want to.

 Frederick: We talked. We didn't even take off our clothes, except maybe our jackets and shoes, and we talked. We talkeababout everything. We talked about our lives. We talked about feelings...

 Anita: How stupid do you think I am?

 Frederick: And in the morning, do you know what jill did? She told me to go to you, to go to you, my wife, and try and find some common ground, to use this crisis with brittany to see if maybe it could help bind ourselves back together again.

 Anita: Well, isn't she a saint? How gullible do you think I am, frederick?

 Frederick: I'm telling you, anita, we talked.

 Anita: Wow. So you couldn't come home and talk to me? Oh, no, it's that you couldn't come home and make love to me. That's it, isn't it?

 Frederick: Make love, anita? Come on, what are we talking about--

 Anita: No, shut up, frederick. You know, I don't want to hear any more of your lies. All I want to focus on right now is brittany. Did harvey give you a name?

 Frederick: Paul williams.

 Anita: Well, let's get him on the phone

 Frederick: No, harvey said that we should think twice about this.

 Anita: Why?

 Frederick: Because--

 Anita: You're the one that wanted to hire a detective.

 Frederick: Yeah, but if brittany finds out that we're hiring people to hunt for her, she might run even farther away.

 Anita: I'm not gonna sit here and do nothing. Yes, the number for paul williams, please. It's a detective agency.

 Frederick: Anita, this could be a mistake.

 Anita: Let go of the phone. We have been lazy, uninvolved parents, frederick, and it's gonna stop now.

 Frederick: No, damn it, not till we talk about this first.

 Anita: Oh, you want to talk? Go talk to your girlfriend.

 Frederick: Look, we need to discuss this.

 Anita: Let go of the phone. Damnt.T.

 Brittany: Mom, dad, what are you doing?

 Frederick: Brittany. Worshipped the sun

 Brittany: What's going on?

 Frederick: Brittany.

 Anita: Honey, you're back. Oh, my god.

 Frederick: Sweetheart, come here.

 Brittany: Hi, dad.

 Frederick: Oh, where were you? God, we were so worried.

 Brittany: Well... why were you fighting?

 Anita: Oh, honey, never mind us. We have been so worried about you.

 Frederick: It was nothing. I mean, it was a disagreement, actually, over how to find you, but here you are.

 Anita: Let me look at you. You do have that glow

y your cheeks, don't you?

 Brittany: Mom, I really hope that you don't get mad at me, but I--

 Anita: No, why would i be mad at you, honey? We are just so glad to see you, and, as for your pregnancy, honey, these things happen. I think right now what we should focus on is just how we're gonna take care of this.

 Brittany: Take care of this?

 Anita: Yes, you know what I mean. Honey, the baby.

 Olivia: Well, I guess I have been avoiding you a a little. You know, I wasn't sure.

 Ashley: Yeah, I know. I wasn't sure either. Would you like to join me?

 Olivia: Sure.

 Ashley: Well, if you'd rather not...

 Olivia: You know what? This is silly, us being awkward this way with each other. Yeah, come on.

 Ashley: Okay.

 Olivia: Although I have to warn you that I'm not good company this morning.

 Ashley: Oh, yeah? What's wrong?

 Olivia: Why don't we talk about you? How are things going?

 Ashley: I'm fine.

 Olivia: Yeah?

 Ashley: Except I have to have people reassure me that I still have feet.

 Olivia: (Laughs) well, it goes with the territory...

 Ashley: Yeah, it does.

 Olivia: And herbal tea, that's good.

 Ashley: I'm taking care of myself.

 Olivia: How are your checkups?

 Ashley: Uh, good. Nora thinks I might be a little stressed.

 Olivia: Are you?

 Ashley: Yeah, work's prey y intense.

 Olivia: And I'm sure my sister isn't helping any.

 Neil: You're really struggling with this, aren't you?

 Lily: Well, I wouldn't call it struggling.

 Neil: But you're not happy.

 Lily: Oh, andikike you are, always fighting about work, saying, "mine's better," and, "I'm gonna bury you," and all that garbage? I mean, you guys actually enjoy that?

 Neil: So is that how it seems to you?

 Lily: That's how it is all the time. I mean, what did you and mom do last night when I was gone, go an extra three rounds?

 Neil: Actually, uh, your mother and I spent a very quiet, intimate, romantic evening at home.

 Lily: Ew. Dad.

 Neil: Well, you asked.

 Lily:Kakay, so one evening you got along okay, but what about this morning? I mean, were you guys still all lovey-dovey?

 Neil: Okay, that's none of your concern.

 Lily: No, see? I don't even have to be there. I know exactly what's going on.

 Neil: And I know exactly what is worrying you.

 Lily: What?

 Neil: You think it's gonna be permanent, this competitive thing. You think it's gonna split the three of us apart again. Well, I'm here to tell you, young lady, I will not allow that to happen.

 Dru: If this is about lily's attitude before you left for your trip, much has changed.

 Wes: I don't think so. I saw her today.

 Dru: Really?

 Wes: Mm-hmm.

 Dru: Is she still hoping that the two of us get back together again?

 Wes: That's why I'm here, dru.

 Dru: I don't believe this.

 Wes: Now as much as I hate to break the girl's confidence, I think it's important that you know what's going on in her head.

 Dru: Oh, so now you can read my daughter better than I can?

 Wes: You know what? I didn't have to read anything, dru. She told me straight out.

 Dru: She's a teenager. Their mouths go like bell clappers, always--

 Wes: No, it's more than that.

 Dru: What did she say about neil and me?

 Wes: That this whole tension between you two regarding work is a lot more serious than you're letting on.

 Dru: Oh, for crying out loud. Come on.

 Wes: Then, dru, talk to her.

 Dru: I will.

 Wes: I hope you know I'm only trying to help.

 Dru: I know that.

 Wes: Well, message delivered. I'll be going.

 Dru: Wes, wes,

comment était paris?

 Wes: How was paris? Interesting.

 Dru: We had a lot of fun in the city of lights, didn't we?

 Wes: You take care, drucilla.

Au revoir.

 Dru: Au revoir. 

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 Anita: Honey, I'm sure you agree, you can't raise this baby. I mean, do you want to? Brittany: Mom, I'm try--

 Frederick: Kitten, kitten, it's one thing for you to start living with your boyfriend, even to not go back east to college, but to be a mother at this age?

 Anita: Completely out of the question. I mean, for more reasons than I can enumerate.

 Brittany: Like what the ladies at the country club might think?

 Anita: How could you say that? I could care less about that.

 Frederick: Sweetheart, look, don't be hard on us, okay? It's just a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils. For you to be a mother at this age, it's just inconceivably wrong.

 Anita: Brittany, honey, I know this is very hard and sad, but it's something that has to be done.

 Brittany: Nothing has to be done.

 Frederick: Sweetheart--

 Brittany: Would you just listen to me? We don't have to take care of an unwanted baby. We don't have to do anything sad or horrible. I'm not pregnant.

 Ashley: Now why would you think that I dislike having drucilla working for us?

 Olivia: Well, I know she can be a handful, and I know you two have tangled recently.

 Ashley: Yeah, more than once.

 Olivia: Which is why I'm a little surprised that you hired her.

 Ashley: Oh, I didn'T. It was jack's idea.

 Olivia: I hope you understand, this job means a great deal to her.

 Ashley: I don't doubt that for a second, believe me.

 Olivia: I don't think she understands how she alienates people sometimes.

 Ashley: Believe me, she doesn'T.

 Olivia: You know, when she told me how she saw you with victor in the lab, I--

 Ashley: She told you about that? Oh, well, of course she did. She must have been in gossip heaven. She said she was concerned for the company. Do you realize how insulting that is? Then she goes to the board behind my back, making insinuations about my trustworthiness.

 Olivia: Wait, she-she what?

 Ashley: Uh-huh. She told jack and brad and my father that I was consorting with the enemy.

 Olivia: Oh, god, ashley, I'm so sorry.

 Ashley: Don't apologize for her. If she's gonna work for us, she's gotta learn a few things.

 Olivia: God, I told her to just--to forget about it, get it out of her mind.

 Ashley: You did?

 Olivia: Well, obviously, it didn't help. I thought I got through to her.

 Ashley: So you took my side?

 Olivia: Don't loo so stunned. You know, whatever you and victor were talking about, it's none of our business, period.

 Ashley: Well, thank you.

 Olivia: Thank me? I didn't do anything. I certainly didn't help.

 Ashley: Well, you, you know, you could have backed her up, and instead you did the opposite, so, thank you.

 Olivia: Yeah.

 Ashley: Well, I mean, I just, I just want you to know that I appreciate that.

 Olivia: All right. Well, I hope you remember what I said o our talk, which is that I do want us to rebuild our friendship again.

 Ashley: Yeah, I... I believed you.

 Olivia: Well, um, thanks for the company.

 Ashley: You have to go?

 Olivia: Yeah, I'd better.

 Ashley: You don't want to vent a little bit yourself?

 Olivia: It's just dru.

 Ashley: I get the feeling it might be something more than just dru.

 Olivia: Rain check?

 Ashley: Yeah, I think we could probably arrange that.

 Olivia: Take care of yourself.

 Ashley: I will. You, too, and, you know, um, whatever's bothering you, I hope it all works out.

 Ashley: Bye.

 Olivia: Bye.

 Lily: You promise? How can you?

 Neil: Lily--

 Lily: It wouldn't be the first time you and mom split up.

 Neil: First of all, nobody's talking about splitting up.

 Lily: It's going to happen. It's so obvious. God, I just wish...

 Neil: What do you wish, sweetheart?

 Lily: I just wish that we could all just see what's going on, you know, and not stick around and wait for it to happen. That's so dumb.

 Neil: Do you think it would hurt any less if we bail out now?

 Lily: Yes, totally. I mean, don't you?

 Neil: So you think, you're sure, that it's not gonna work out?

 Lily: Dad, if it doesn't, it's okay with me, honest. I never expected it to last in the first place.

 Neil: All right, um, I've heard what you have to say, now I want you to hear me. Why don't you come over here and sit down for a minute, all right? Come here.

 Neil: Lily, um, your mother and I, yeah... we are having our differences, all couples do, but if we were completely in sync on every issue all the time, believe it or not, that wouldn't work out either. We'd get bored of each other. All the passion would just go away.

 Lily: So you're saying fighting's good for your love life? Please.

 Neil: As crazy as that might sound, yeah, sometimes, that's the truth. In our case, uh, your mother and me, how do I explain this to you? We are... we're working through a process here. We're adjusting, okay? It's all about the give and take. Things might get a little loud at times, and that's what you've been hearing lately, but, lily, the thing to remember is our feelings for each other run a lot deeper then what our paychecks mean to us. Do you understand that? And I can promise you, as sure as you and i are sitting here right now, today, that I will not allow our business issues to interrupt or divide this family.

 Neil: You think you can trust me on this one, hmm? Can you be patient? Because, darlin', I see such beautiful things happening for our family, and if you look a little bit closer, I know that you'll see the same thing.

 Neil: Come here. You're such a beautiful girl. Give me a hug. Come on.

 Olivia: Whatever you're selling, I don't want any.

 Wes: I've been waiting for you.

 Olivia: Yeah, that's obvious.

 Wes: Can we talk?

 Olivia: I'm busy.

 Wes: You going to the hospital? I can give you a ride.

 Olivia: I'm not going to the hospital. I have work to do right here.

 Wes: I just need a few moments.

 Olivia: It seems like what you needed was to go down and see my sister since you went to her door first.

 Wes: That was because of lily. I wanted to give dru a heads-up.

 Olivia: About?

 Wes: Lily and I met for breakfast this morning, and I thought her mother should know what we talked about. Besides, I did come by here first. You weren't home.

 Olivia: Really?

 Wes: It's true.

 Olivia: You want some coffee?

 Wes: Water's fine.

 Olivia: So this, uh, this thing with lily, was it serious?

 Wes: Uh, I hope not. She's a little confused.

 Olivia: Does that surprise you?

 Wes: No. It's a complicated situation, especially for someone her age.

 Olivia: Um, you know, about this morning, what happened, I'm a little embarrassed.

 Wes: Don't be.

 Olivia: Well, I'm sure my sister elaborated about the situation after I left.

 Wes: As a matter of fact, I put an end to any conversation about you after you were gone.

 Olivia: And she went along with that?

 Wes: I'm well aware of dru's uncanny ability to spin things to cause maximum discomfort to her target, believe me. I've experienced it numerous times.

 Olivia: How did you deal with it?

 Wes: I go with the flow. Dru's dru. What can I say?

 Olivia: Tell me about it.

 Wes: Liv, I can understand if you're ticked off at me for my lack of communication while I was in paris.

 Olivia: I survived.

 Wes: Obviously. I can tell you weren't pining away, waiting for my phone call. Although, I'll admit, I'd have been flattered as hell if you had been.

 Olivia: So... if it's not prying, why did you go to paris?

 Wes: In large part, because of you.

 Anita: Sweetheart, that is wonderful news.

 Frederick: Oh, what a relief.

 Anita: Why didn't you tell us?

 Brittany: Well, I was trying to, but you you were so sure you knew what--

 Anita: Well, what were we supposed to think?

 Brittany: What the best thing to do was.

 Frederick: I hope you don't think we take this lightly. It's just that it's your life, it's your future.

 Brittany: Look, I'm not judging you, but I do think it's interesting.

 Anita: What is?

 Brittany: Your reaction, it's just so different.

 Frederick: Well, I think it's the way a lot of parents would react under the circumstances, though they might not say it in public.

 Brittany: Oh, you're probably right, dad.

 Anita: You said our reaction's different. From whose?

 Brittany: Raul'S.

 Anita: Huh, I'm sure.

 Brittany: Mom...

 Anita: No, I'm sure raul thinks being a daddy is just the ticket. Another way to tie you down, smother you.

 Brittany: Mom, don'T. I mean it.

 Frederick: Anita, we've got our daughter back. Can we please just be happy?

 Anita: Of course I'm happy.

 Brittany: So what's going on with you two? Is everything okay?

 Frederick: Yeah.

 Anita: Yeah, fine.

 Frederick: Same old, same old.

 Brittany: Because it seemed a little wild when I came in.

 Frederick: Well, like I said before, I mean, we were frantic, not knowing where you were, sweetheart. You know, brittany, right before you came in, your mother and i were talking about you, and I think

b both realized something. You see, we always thought it was best to give you your freedom and let you make your own decisions, but looking back on it, now we kind of wonder if maybe it didn't seem to you that, well, that we weren't concerned enough, and maybe we didn't care enough.

 Brittany: No, dad.

 Frederick: It's okay if it did, sweetheart. I mean, how were you to know what we were thinking, that we had a plan? Probably seemed to you like we were just caught up in our own lives all the time, but you know what? We were watching you, always, and we're very proud of how you've handled your independence.

 Brittany: Dad, are you sure you mean that? Because you haven't been too proud lately. ;N' h

 Olivia: You took this trip because of me?

 Wes: I needed some time away to put things in perspective.

 Olivia: In paris?

 Wes: I suppose I could've, uh, picked a more neutral city.

 Olivia: No, I understand. I mean, paris is, like, your comfort zone. It's a place you were happy.

 Wes: Happiest times of my life.

 Olivia: Yeah. Okay, so you went to paris, and, what, to see if it still had some hold on you?

 Wes: Something like that, yeah.

 Olivia: Well, thank you for coming over and updating me, but, as I told you before, I am busy.

 Wes: No, but I'm not finished.

 Olivia: Oh, I think you are finished. I've heard enough.

 Wes: Olivia, I don't think you understand.

 Olivia: I mean, I don't understand why you have to spell this out for me.

 Wes: I am not leaving until you hear me out. Spell what out?

 Olivia: For heaven's sake-- come on, we know why you're here. You're gonna break things off. You went to paris. It reaffirmed your feelings for dru.

 Wes: Olivia, stop it.

 Olivia: Okay, you know what? If you need to do it the hard way, go ahead.

 Wes: Listen, would you just listen? Now while I was in paris, I started every morning at my favorite sidewalk cafe, I saw friends, met with colleagues, roamed all the old stomping grounds, and, like I say, I was trying to put things into perspective, sort my emotions out, and, yes, there were some ghosts from the past that reappeared, but they faded away. You know why?

 Olivia: Why?

 Wes: Because they're rooted in a different time, a time that is becoming more and more distant every day. I was more haunted by my thoughts of a woman I left behind here in genoa city.

 Olivia: Drucilla.

 Wes: I'm talking about a woman with whom I've made an amazing connection. Someone I realized I ached to be with. Now maybe it took longer than it should have, but once I made that revelation, I was on the next plane back, back to you, olivia... to you.

 Wes: Well, aren't you gonna say something? Has all this honesty scared you away?

 Frederick: You remember what I said toouou on the phone last night, about us not being a family without you?

 Brittany: Yeah.

 Frederick: It's true, sweetheart. I mean, no matter what problems we've had in the past, they mean absolutely nothing compared to not knowing where you were, if you were all right.

 Brittany: Thanks, dad.

 Anita: Frederick, can I speak to brittany alone for a moment? We need to talk, mother to daughter.

 Frederick: Sure. I've got some people I need to check in with.

 Anita: Good.

 Frederick: We'll talk later, hmm?

 Brittany: Sure, dad.

 Frederick: Welcome home, baby.

 Brittany: Something is going on with you two.

 Anita: No, listen, I don't want to talk about your father and me right now. I want to talk about you and this absence of yours. I mean, if you weren't pregnant, then what on earth was going on? What in god's name were you thinking?

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