01x131 - Episode 131

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How did she just skip
the awkward phase

that every other kid goes through?

I don't know. She takes
after her mother, I imagine.

You know, I never

I don't, I don't think I've
ever seen a bad picture of you.

I destroyed the evidence.

Well, now, you're gonna tell me

why you came over here to show me

pictures of our daughter
instead of e-mailing them?

Everyone wants to text instead of call.

You know, I-I think things are
getting lost in translation

in this whole technological bubble.

You text and post like a teenager.

So what am I missing here?

Or do you just need an excuse
to spend more time with me?

Gran, you are the queen of subtle,

but this is the most transparent
excuse to get us over here.

The color palette
for the Dupree Foundation's

upcoming banquet must withstand

Fairmont Crest's most vicious critics.

Now, the Pantone Color of the Year

is this rich, velvety mocha,

but I need the ChelseaKat
seal of approval between...

And there it is.

The icing on the Dupree
motivational speech cake.

- What did I say?
- ChelseaKat.

You mentioned ChelseaKat to remind me

that it's time to get back to normal.

We're Duprees.

Duprees get back up on their feet

the second they fall, right?

Well-well, what if we're-we're pushed

or-or taken and we don't know
if we're gonna live or die?

Chelsea, honey, your well-being

comes before anything else.

Those purses will still sell
like hotcakes whenever

- you decide to promote them.
- Hotcakes?

Where does that phrase
even come from?

Even the algorithm agrees with Gran.

Reminders everywhere
that maybe it's time

for us to pick ourselves
back up by the purse straps.

Hotcakes. 1830s. Interesting.

Kat?

Sorry, Gran.

Chelsea has every reason
to be on the struggle bus.

She's a real victim of a real psycho.

My mood is self-inflicted.

I think I just broke my own heart.

Hey, Shanice.
Hey, is, uh, Ashley around?

What? I come in peace.

I know my place
in the friend zone. Trust me.

Ashley asked me to drop by,
but she didn't say why, though.

You can wait. She'll be back
through here in a minute.

Uh, how's Derek been? Hope he's okay.

All indications are that Derek
is doing quite well.

Cool.

Hey. How's the patient?

You asking as my nurse
or as my fiancée?

Ooh, I love that word.

And I love you. Now, answer.

Same. Doc brought up moving me
to outpatient PT.

Already?

Well, y-you know how this works.

Once one patient's stabilized,

the hospital wants the bed
for someone who isn't.

So does that mean your team, um

doesn't think...

You can say it.

You mean, do they think
I'm ever gonna walk again?

They don't think
there's a real chance of me

getting worse.

There's still hope.

Well, even if they had said
otherwise, I'd still have hope.

Science is evolving all the time.

I think your healing hands might
be the best therapy of all.

Is that so?

Try laying them on me.

Shanice tests me daily
for signs of improvement.

Maybe you can find
something she didn't.

Well, in that case,

my hands are at your command.

Anything?

No.

Nothing.

Try a little higher.

Well, going back to your original question

about my role here,

I think we're about to have
some very interesting results.

Nurse Morgan, I was
talking about my upper thigh.

Did my fiancée have
someplace else in mind?

Well, then I stand corrected.

Ash...

Ugh. Sorry.

It's Andre.

He's outside.

- Andre's here?
- Well, I asked him to come.

I guess it was fate,

when I thought you were lying
about breaking up with Dani.

I wouldn't go that far.

I mean, if
that hadn't happened...

Then I'd be feeding you
breakfast in bed right now.

If we had been a couple right now,

and Derek had his accident,
then he'd be all alone.

God, could you imagine what

- that would've been like for him?
- Yeah.

You invited him?

He's been worried about you,

and I wanted to share our good news.

In that case, I'm totally
on board with the visit.

He can wait.

I want to finish examining you.

No, go.

Nothing's changed.

Just wishful thinking, I guess.

How is it that you think you've
sabotaged things with Tomas?

No one notices that Leslie's evil mini-me

is following in her footsteps, except me.

Am I missing something?

Kat shared her feelings
about Eva with Tomas.

And he found fault with that?

He's an Eva apologist.

He can't help defending her.

Then I see red and throw
a couple verbal blows,

then Eva acts all poor, pitiful princess,

and I look like the mean girl.

No, you're definitely the princess.

Well, this princess is in exile because

he won't text me back.

I think the one who makes
the mistake should fix it.

Well, who said I did?

CHELSEA and ANITA: You did.

Or maybe the right guy
will trust your instincts.

Well, we can't all have an Insta
perfect love match like you.

So perfect that it was crashed
by my kidnapper, remember?

Oh, I-I am so sorry.

Chelsea, Kat didn't mean
to be insensitive.

And, Kat, are you really gonna let

your resentment of Eva
come between you and Tomas?

I think both my granddaughters
need a bit of a reset.

Like a spa day?

Or.

You can think about the launch again.

- Gran...
- No, hear me out.

The act of planning
could give you the opportunity

to focus on something good.

Absolutely not.

So now, the world
doesn't just revolve around you,

it's hitting on you, too?

Well...

You remember this?

Look at that. How could I forget?

You know, Chelsea had been
to, what, ten bat mitzvahs?

She had to have one for herself.

Explaining to her that we're not
Jewish and that a bat mitzvah

isn't just a party, but, like,
a whole spiritual coming of age.

Yeah, but she definitely
wanted the party part.

I think she was also attracted to the idea

of being ushered into adulthood,

which is why we settled
on a dress-up dinner.

You rented out the club dining room,

so as not to step on the real mitzvahs,

- and the not mitzvah was born.
- The not mitzvah.

It's just you, me, and the girls, right?

Look at them, holding
those tiny champagne glasses.

Shirley Temples are essential for any girl

on the verge of womanhood.

Yeah, look at that.

Yeah, you always knew how to give them

exactly what they needed.

Then, yes.

Now, uh, I'm not so sure.

- But...
- No. You have a plan.

I thought we could recreate
that night for the girls.

Dress up, get a chef
to reimagine the menu,

spiked Shirley Temples,

and remind Chelsea that she grew up

to be what she wanted to be.

A strong, glamorous, powerful woman.

- Yeah.
- What do you think?

Chaos or genius? And be honest,

I-I know Chelsea's still raw.

No, I think it's sweet.

Yeah. The real question is,
what should I wear?

Because if we're going retro,

I doubt that I can still wear that suit.

You right. You know, I'm-I'm pretty sure

our little fashionista
would want us to be on trend.

- But does that mean you're in?
- Absolutely.

Okay, okay, then I'll be in touch.

Well, look, I have to head out
to a preliminary hearing.

- I can walk you to your car.
- Great.

Are we friends enough to discuss

that hideous statue in your foyer?

What's it, like, a-a pterodactyl?

I need you here ASAP.

Isn't launching ChelseaKat into the world

something you still want?

So very much.

But, one minute,
I'm punching something,

then the next,
I'm jumping at my own shadow.

What am I gonna do
when the press comes at me?

I mean, who cares about
whip stitching and bag chains

when they're gonna be asking me
about me being chained?

Or about that wedding ceremony
that Allison put me through?

That's the showstopper
that they're looking for.

No, we are keeping all of that quiet.

But what if she decides
to do a jailhouse interview?

Then we'll sic your dad on her.

Look, if you're not ready

to launch the purse line, then we wait.

Releasing them without you
just feels fake.

I mean, what's the point
if you're not the face of it?

And are you gonna wait
for your argument

with Tomas to miraculously
work itself out, too?

Now where are you going?

To see if Tomas is still my person.

- Thanks for the inspo.
- Always.

That man will see the light.

I should probably head out, too,

before I snap at my
favorite grandmother again.

Hold on.

We still need to make some headway.

- Gran.
- Scream at me.

Stomp your feet if you want to.

That shows signs of life, signs of fight.

But it just doesn't feel like me.

My work, my passion for the launch,

it should be exciting, and instead, it's

it's so scary.

Then we will work on that.

But you are not alone, baby.

I am standing right here.

I am right beside you.

And I will love you through this.

It feels like I'll never get over this.

Like being held hostage
by Allison will never just

be something that happened
a long time ago.

With each day, it will get easier.

But you cannot let that woman
steal your dream.

So, we are going to stay here,

and we are going to talk it through

until we wrap our heads

around another way
to launch your company.

I didn't expect I'd be getting
urgent summons as part of this.

Well, that's why
they call it a surprise party.

Getting something past Bill is like

tiptoeing through a lion's den.

Facts.

So, Bill had court.

I figured, while he's away,

we make a super cut of Bill's life.

Pictures of little Bill
to big bad Bill Hamilton.

I'm pretty sure Bill came
into this world fully formed.

Yeah, he does gloss over
his pre-Dupree life.

He was a smart kid
with a difficult father, but

that's all I know.

How do we handle the first chapter of Bill

if even you aren't read in on it?

Combine our efforts.

Look, you're one of the
chosen few that Bill lets in.

And the best researcher
the firm has, besides me.

It's one thing to surprise Bill,

it's another to throw his past in his face

if he doesn't want to share it.

I've never seen this side of you before.

I like it.

Am I interrupting something?

- Hey.
- Hey.

Uh, Shanice said that Derek's stable.

- I was glad to hear that.
- Yeah, he's doing pretty well.

So why did you want to see me?

I'm sorry.

It's life-changing.

Okay? I'm here for you.

The suspense, not so much.

I need you to be okay with this.

Okay.

Derek and I...

Um...

We're engaged.

And I know it's a lot to ask,

but I really hope
that you could be happy for me.

For us.

All right, hot stuff, you know the drill.

- Just breathe and relax and...
- Don't bother.

Ashley already conducted the field test.

Nothing.

Well, no shade,
but your fiancée is not a PT.

There?

Same.

Phone down.

I don't get it.

Andre stopping in...

Is the bro code just dead?

What do you mean?

I mean, you and me, we went out,

but it wasn't a real date.

And you were so transparent, Derek.

I mean, I could practically
see your heart beating

for Ashley through
those T-shirts you're fond of.

I'm still sorry
I brought you into our break.

Got a teeny, tiny nudge
to my very healthy ego.

Plus, I never wanted to be a spoiler

in someone else's love story.

We're cool. We're just flirty friends.

And Andre stopped carrying
his red flags for Ashley,

so they're friends now, too.

Yeah, that's what Ash says.

- So, everybody's cool.
- Yeah.

I knew it.

- You felt that.
- What the hell, Shanice?

And that wasn't your first time, was it?

No.

Why are you hiding
your medical miracle?

We just got started.
The Gibbons case, remember?

Hayley generously volunteered
her paralegal services.

No one digs like me.

Wait, aren't you supposed to be in court?

Judge Collier got food poisoning,

so the hearing was canceled.

And they didn't text?

No, it's the craziest thing,
I must have left my phone

on the nightstand.

Oh, you know what?
I-I noticed your phone.

But when I got downstairs,
you were gone.

And you didn't think
to message Caroline?

I got distracted.

I see.

I bet you and Hayley can
wrap this up at the office.

Uh... Of course.

So.

Now that we're alone, you can fill me in

on your illicit little plan.

Wow. I-I was assuming
that you were gonna announce

that you two are giving it another go

at living together,
but you really went for it.

We did.

So did Derek have some
huge speech planned or...

Actually

I did the asking.

So this is really what you want?

It is.

And I hope it wasn't cruel
and unusual to tell you,

but I just didn't want you
to find out through some post.

That's cool. I like my truths face-to-face.

That's one of the things you taught me.

This hurts, Ashley, a lot.

I really thought that you and I

could be each other's happily ever after.

- Andre...
- Hey, at least I was your Paris, right?

C'est la vie.

- I'm sorry.
- I mean, don't be.

I-I can see that sparkle back
in your eyes, and it's for him.

You hoped that I'll be happy
for you, and I am. I promise.

Hey.

Congratulations, Ashley.

I wasn't sure if maybe I imagined it.

And you weren't curious enough
to push that little call button

that brings in your doctors
and physical therapists?

I wanted to live
in the possibility of good news

for a minute before I heard
the cold, hard truth.

So, now I'm asking.

You've had other patients like me?

I have,

and this seems positive.

The more sensation
leads likely to more sensation

blooming from that same point.

Or you could've plateaued.

Dr. Montgomery and your
orthopedist will run more tests,

but now you can share it with Ashley.

- No. I want to wait.
- For what?

I don't want to give false hope.

Or maybe you're getting it twisted.

If you're back on your feet,
you're not sure if Ashley

still wants to walk down that aisle.

Where are you getting that from?

Hmm. She couldn't stay away
from Andre before,

and now, she just commits to you.

And even now, he's out there circling.

I thought you were my friend.

Real friends give it to you straight.

And I've had half the mind
to go tell Ashley myself.

Give her and your love
more credit than this.

You said you were fine with
how things ended between us.

I'm starting to think maybe
you want Ash and me to break up.

I'm gonna let you pass
with that because,

obviously, you're hurting.

Well, you're bound by HIPAA,

so you can't share anything
without my permission.

You know, the hottest thing
about you was how good you were.

Same guy flat on his back
as you were on your feet.

And you are allowed to be scared, Derek,

but do not be a jerk.

You know, last time I checked,

Tomas is head-over-heels with my niece,

and you're madly in love with me,

so... I don't know.

To what do I owe this bit of theater?

Oh, are you saying it doesn't
feel great seeing your person

cozied up with somebody else?

Look.

Dani is trying to put our girl
back together, that's all.

You know what all this proximity
could stir up in Cowboy Dani?

Baby

Dani wielding lethal weapons
is over now.

Okay? We're past that. I'm past
anything romantic with her.

My heart belongs to you. Just you.

How... how come
you don't know that by now?

Well, there is something you
can do to make it clear to me.

- Okay, name it.
- Tell her again.

Draw the line, Bill.

Remind her that you are never,
ever getting back together.

I was hoping you'd be here.

Is this a good time?

I'm having a weird day.

I don't know if I can take whatever this is.

An apology.

It can't be any worse
than your uncle implying

I was trying to get with his wife.

What? No way.

Bill trusts you.

Hayley has been a home wrecker
from the jump, but...

Um, you can like or not like whoever.

Look, I've always been Team Kat.

I just wasn't anti anyone else.

I know. I'm always asking
with you, from the beginning.

Asking you to wait for me
to launch my business.

To get over my parents' breakup.

To... make love for the first time.

And you've been more than patient.

And what did I do to repay you?

Have another tantrum about Eva.

You do have strong feelings.

You've always made me feel so beautiful,

but when you called me
a mean girl, I felt so ugly.

Because you're right.

I can do better. I can be better.

If you let me.

Tomas, no more waiting.

I'm here.

That's the challenge of life.

You know, we're always trying to
organize it into straight lines.

Good and bad. Broken and healed.

But life

life is like jazz.

And how does that apply to my launch?

When I used to sing with my trio,

we'd create a set list.

But when we got out on that stage,

the music would take us
somewhere else,

and we would just go along with it,

and it was even better.

Now, you and Kat planned to launch,

but life took you in a different direction.

Trust it.

Okay.

- Doing a big party scares me.
- Okay, no party.



Just family.

I'd like Madison there and maybe
a few of my influencer friends.

But no press.

No press. Friends and family.

We used to do dinners like that
during Granddaddy's campaigns.

We called them family dinners.
We'd just rally the troops,

and then they'd put out
the word. No press, just love.

Well, we're gonna need
a lot more than love

to give us the reach we need.

Well, what about an online launch?

We could gather friends and family

in the actual location and then stream it.

That way, the whole internet
could watch it,

and the press doesn't
have to be involved at all.

Gran, I love you,

but that idea sounds as crazy as Allison.

Kat, it wasn't all me waiting.
I love being with you.

I love that you shared
your first time with me.

I know what a big deal that was.

But maybe our timing
was just wrong from the get-go.

I'm glad you were here
through the worst times

and the best times in my life.

Because you know me.

And I'm almost to the other side
of the bad part.

Can you just stick around for the good?

Where I can prop you up
like you did me?

Instead of being the mean girl,

I want to be your girl.

You know, I thought
we were getting close

when we finally made love,

but somehow, we just keep stalling out.

Well, maybe we're just putting
too much pressure on ourselves.

When we first met, there was this

spark.

I've been wanting every moment
to be that perfect, but

maybe perfect isn't hot.

What if we just go back
and enjoy it? All of it?

We could be amazing.

I never stopped feeling that spark.

And

you're not the only one
who's made mistakes.

I know I haven't made
the situation easy with Eva,

but I want us to work, Kat.

This next chapter is gonna
be straight heat,

no mess.

Who can't stay away from whom?

You know, a month ago,
I couldn't imagine myself

in here with you without
expecting incoming glassware.

- We've come a long way.
- Yeah. Yeah, we have.

I hate that it took a stroke
and a kidnapping to get us here.

- Me, too.
- Yeah.

Yeah, but now, we can both co-parent

and not hate each other.

The hate was so big, it was like

- a whole other person inside me.
- Yeah.

- And I'm glad she's gone.
- Hmm. Yeah, me, too.

But you know who's here to stay?

Hayley.

And this conversation was going so well.

Hey, I love her, Dani.

- All right? That hasn't changed.
- I didn't think it had.

What

Hayley thinks us reliving our greatest hits

might lead to us hitting it?

Chelsea's back home.
The initial crisis is over.

I-I just think it's time for us
to re-establish some boundaries.

Cut the crap, Bill.

You confirmed Hayley
had a case of the jealousies.

I told you to get her something shiny

to distract her from
her deeply insecure self.

Instead, you're here humiliating yourself.

Hey, wait, wait. I don't do anything

that I don't want to do, okay?

But maybe we should, you know,

table the not mitzvah for now.

Until your wife gives you permission.

Uh, you know what?

This the way you want it? You got it.

We will work up a schedule so
that no more lines are blurred.

But, Bill

just remember that you were
doubly broken up

about Chelsea because you regretted

the distance between you
before she was taken.

I just hope Hayley allows you
to take time out of your tower

to make up for the time
you lost with your kids.

Or does her ultimatum
cut your daughters out, too?

What's up?

So, Ashley liked it, and she
decided to put a ring on it.

- Yeah, she did.
- Yeah.

Wait, what? No ring?

I don't think we're quite that modern.

Well, the important thing
is you're doing the deed, man.

Congratulations.

I didn't think you'd
take him through every detail.

Well, Andre was our friend before

everything, and I want him to be again.

So.

I thought I owed it
to all of us to loop him in.

That works.

I want the whole world
to know that you chose me

and that we belong together.

Knowing what you want
and then asking for it,

that's pretty fearless.

You know, what are we waiting for, right?

- Right.
- Andre's right.

A lot of people would hesitate
before they signed onto this.

Says the man who runs
into burning buildings.

I'm not running anywhere now,

and might not ever again.

You proposed to me knowing
that I might be in a chair

till death do us part.

And if the situations were reversed,

you wouldn't have hesitated.

Look, I don't know anything
for sure about your condition,

but I do know that
"in sickness and in health,"

those are more than just words to me.

All right, now you're just
trying to choke me up.

Well, maybe I'll be on my feet
standing next to you

after you walk down that aisle.

You know where you two
should go together, actually?

Um... Paris. Right?

Why not? Ashley's always wanted to go,

and now's the perfect time

for you to make her dreams
come true at your honeymoon.

There isn't anywhere
I wouldn't go for my bride.

Now that we're gonna spend
our lives together,

I'll do whatever it takes
to keep her happy.

I've been thinking,

and I believe my idea is very au courant.

Gran, the idea is solid.

It's just that I'm seriously questioning

if I'm even cut out
to be an influencer anymore.

Even with Allison locked up,
there's still a whole lineup

of trolls just waiting to take their shot.

And I used to just brush it off.

I thought that attention was attention,

but now, I know better.

Gran, you are a man whisperer.

Tomas accepted your apology?

Thanks to you.

See? Listening to your gran
pays dividends.

Gran thinks that we should have
an online launch without press.

I was just telling her it's crazy.

Or.

Crazy good.

Seat taken?

I don't think anyone can be
as alone as I am right now.

I see you,

and I raise you one lonely woman.

I just got some great news.

Your face cards are not giving
celebratory vibes.

Ah. That's because I'm
a selfish player after all.

Okay, now, you're not stealing
the whole me, me, me thing.

- That's mine. Lay it on me.
- Come on.

'Cause I'm in the glass house

about pretty much everything right now.

How about Ashley proposed to Derek?

Yeah, and-and I have no right, I know,

but it feels like someone
has punched me in my heart.

How's that for selfish?

Well, that was big of Andre.

You don't have to pretend
that wasn't awkward.

But now, he knows that I'm
right where I'm supposed to be.

No secrets.

Just you and me headed towards
our happily ever after.

No secrets, huh?

Why? Is there something
you want to tell me?

I just want to skip ahead to
that honeymoon Andre mentioned.

Okay, but we don't have to go to Paris.

As long as you're with me.

I'm not sure if I'll ever feel

the sand between my toes again,

but I want to float
on my back somewhere with you.

Feel the sun on my skin
with your hand in mine.

I just want to get out
of these fluorescent lights

and be alone with you.

I want that, too.

I want you for all of you.

The question is-is,

can you put up with all the parts of me

that annoyed you so much
the last time I moved in?

Because this...

This is a lot bigger
than scratches on the fridge.

That's a brilliant idea.

It's not exclusive, but

we can have a QR code

so people can buy while they watch.

I'm not opening that door again
for millions of Allisons.

Well, we can have someone
man the chat.

Samantha. She's a whiz.
She could moderate.

Naomi told me that
shutting down my socials

would be letting Allison win.

I don't want to give her that power.

This could be my chance to get it back.

My work, my following,

everything I've built.

That's my girl.

So... is that a yes?

Thank you, Gran,
for your brilliant advice.

No one puts Chelsea in a corner.

I can explain. Well, I can't, exactly,

but trust me, you'd approve.

You know, when specificity is lacking,

I assume someone is stupid.

Or hiding something,

and I know you're not the former.

I meant no disrespect.

Come on, man, relax. Relax, Tomas.

Man, I know Hayley put you
in an impossible position,

and I know exactly
what the missus is up to.

- You do?
- Mm-hmm. Yeah.

She's trying to prove a point,
and she used you to do it.

- What point?
- Oh, nothing to worry about.

This is above the scope of your work.

- It won't happen again.
- I know it won't.

'Cause that problem's in my rear view.

I hate to see you hurt,

but I think you
and Nurse Sunshine and Rainbows

dodged a b*llet,
and that's coming from someone

far more selfish than you.

Yeah. So you want me all to yourself?

I enjoy you very much, Andre.

But more importantly,
she's just not right for you.

Maybe fate played a hand
and stepped in.

Maybe you missed connecting
with Ashley

so that she could be there for Derek.

Yeah, Ashley said the same thing.

It took everything in me
not to grab her hand

- and just whisk her away.
- But you sucked it up.

Probably offered
to photograph the wedding.

Practically.

You're not alone.

I'm the bad girl,
even when I'm trying to be good.

Hayley got it in her head

that I was trying to reconnect with Bill

when I was recreating one
of Chelsea's childhood parties.

What does she think I'm gonna do,

seduce him in front of my daughters?

- You're a great mom, Dani.
- Right.

But

if I'm keeping it a buck,

the chemistry you and Bill have

can be seen across any room.

Hell, it can be seen at 50,000 feet.

But you would never
tell me not to see him.

I don't know what kind of
twisted fairy tale

Hayley thinks she's living in.

Well, we've established
that we're both selfish

and misunderstood. Now what?

We have a drink.

Okay.

But we're not commiserating
having no one waiting on us.

We're celebrating our freedom,

whether we want it or not.

It's a given.

You don't even have to ask.

You're moving in.

Hold that thought.

You okay?

How's the patient?

I've made a decision,
thanks to your advice.

Narrow it down.

I lay down advice constantly.

What you said about trusting
Ashley to handle the truth.

Oh, good.

She's gonna take me home
as soon as the doctors sign off.

Well, and once I get my place ready.

Oh, that's not what
I was expecting you to say.

Well, I can consult with home care

about how to adapt my place for Derek,

and I can bring him in to see you for PT.

This is what's best for us.

We just got engaged.

We deserve our time.

So how about it, Shanice?

Can you help a patient out?

For the sake of true love?