The Y&R Update Tuesday 2/10/15

Written by Ellen
Pictures by Juanita

At their apartment, Sage thinks Gabriel is pathetic for buying furniture at Chelsea’s suggestion. Billy, on the phone with Chelsea, is surprised to hear about the shopping spree and unhappy to find his front door blocked by boxes addressed to Gabriel. He knocks on Gabriel’s door and is invited in.

Chelsea runs into Sharon at Crimson Lights. She’s eager to hear about the custody hearing. Sharon was correct to think that a half-naked woman (Sage) in Nick’s home with Faith present would have been the deciding factor, and it was—to Nick’s advantage.

Summer accompanies Austin to the tack house to confess. The building inspector left three messages for Nick that he never delivered, and now the place could be shut down as soon as Valentine’s Day. Nick is livid and demands an explanation. Austin was focused on his other job, shooting a commercial for Joe Clark. Until Nick says otherwise, bartending is Austin’s primary job.

Dylan delivers pizza and Chianti to Avery’s office. He’s sorry for doubting her devotion to him. As he kisses her, Joe appears, supposedly to see Michael, but he does an excellent job of getting under Dylan’s skin. Dylan tries to contain his rage, but Joe gets the better of him—and Dylan’s fist in his face.

Nick arranges a meeting with the inspector and hurries off, refusing Austin’s help. He leaves Faith in Summer and Austin’s charge but not before taking a dig at them for being young and irresponsible. After he leaves, Austin sarcastically thanks Summer for having his back. She couldn’t. She agrees with Nick: Austin messed up.

Chelsea shouldn’t blame herself for encouraging Sharon’s aggressive approach in court. It turns out Mariah tanked Sharon’s case. In the course of conversation, Chelsea reveals that she’s acquainted with Sage and her husband, Gabriel, which is why she knew there couldn’t have been any hanky-panky going on between her and Nick. She notices a gleam in Sharon’s eye. Does Sharon still have her sights on Nick? Not romantically, but perhaps they could be friends again. Chelsea doubts it. Sharon insists it’s possible, witness Chelsea and Adam’s reconciliation.

Chelsea hears Billy talking in Sage and Gabriel’s apartment and enters. Gabriel now wants her advice on placement of the new furnishings. Chelsea bites and sends Billy home to start dinner. Sage throws up her hands and leaves. Chelsea apologizes for causing friction between Gabriel and his girlfriend. Not his girlfriend, he corrects, his wife.

Austin and Summer argue. He’s trying to make his own way and doesn’t like being under his father-in-law’s thumb, is that so hard to understand? No, but she expects him to think before he acts. Does that include their impulsive marriage? he wonders.

Sharon finds Dylan in the park with his hand in a snowbank. He doesn’t want to discuss it, but she suspects his problem begins and ends with Joe, Avery’s ever-present ex-husband. It’s hard to let go, she muses.

Avery returns to her office and finds Joe holding a soda can to his face. She doesn’t need to ask. They talk about the reasons their marriage failed. One particularly vivid memory involves a Valentine’s Day date during which he ignored her to conduct business over the phone. A man approached and asked Avery to dance, which she refused. When Joe wandered away from the table though, phone to ear, she changed her mind. Joe remembers the scenario differently. In any case, he admits he wasn’t the best husband he could have been, but he wasn’t the worst. She focused on his shortcomings to justify her affair with Dylan. She accepts her share of the blame.

Sharon is mortified when Dylan sees the remnants of her tantrum at home. She explains that it happened right after court. She intended to torch some family photos. Dylan shudders to think what Nick could do with such evidence. Sharon could lose Faith forever.

Sage turns up at the Underground, across the bar from Nick. She congratulates him on winning custody and gushes over what a great parent and overall good guy he is. And why is Sage there and not home with her hubby? he half jokes, knowing that the marriage is for show only. They down a couple of shots, drinking to better times ahead, and then he goes home to Faith. (Such a good dad!)

Gabriel explains to Chelsea that he and Sage eloped and things have been rocky ever since. He takes the opportunity to investigate her feelings toward Adam. Did she and her husband fight? Oh, sure, but they worked it out because they loved each other. He asks an even bolder question: If Adam were to return today, would she take him back? She’s unsettled and decides it’s time for her to go. They’ll talk feng shui another time.

Summer is spoiled. Austin never said he was perfect. Maybe she doesn’t understand him at all. Nick returns in the middle of their argument and makes things worse. Because he loves his daughter, he won’t fire Austin, but he’d better shape up. Austin quits on the spot and leaves. Summer is outraged at his ingratitude to her daddy, but Nick understands. He tells her to go to him and tell him he still has a job, but she refuses.

While Sharon tends to Dylan’s hand, they agree that they’re people of extremes and need to exercise better self-control. They make a pact to look after each other. Simultaneously, at Avery’s office, she nurses Joe’s injury.

Austin drinks a beer at the Underground and fires off a text to a friend.

Billy finds Chelsea in the hallway and asks why the tears. Something Gabriel said reminded her that today is Delia’s birthday. He consoles her and takes her into their apartment for dinner.

As Joe prepares to leave Avery’s office, he notices the pizza box. Too bad it’s not deep-dish, her favorite. She remembers his favorite as well. They part amicably. In fact, after he’s gone, her memories of that Valentine’s Day date improve.

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