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>> Devon: Alright.
So, what have you and Jill
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decided about me buying back
Hamilton-Winters?
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>> Lily: Look, Devon, first I
just want to say that we both
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understand all of the reasons
you have for wanting to take
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your company back.
We know this is deeply, deeply
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personal for you.
>> Devon: And I appreciate you
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understanding that.
Thank you.
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>> Lily: Jill wants to move
forward with the IPO.
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>> Devon: Alright.
And what does that mean for me?
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>> Lily: Look, Devon, the
strength that we have lies in
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the unity of our two companies.
And if we do this split, we
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could crush our chances of
having a successful offering.
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>> Devon: So...
So, as much as you understand
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where I'm coming from, you're
rejecting what I'm asking for?
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>> Lily: Yeah, that's --
that's what it boils down to.
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>> Devon: Um, cool.
Then I guess you're gonna make
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this ugly.
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>> Abby: Sharon.
>> Sharon: Hi, Abby.
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Uh, what can we get you?
>> Abby: Oh, um, a coffee and...
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your forgiveness.
>> Sharon: What? Why?
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>> Abby: For storming out of
here and making a scene the
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other day.
I'm sure you heard what Chance
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and I were talking about.
>> Sharon: Well --
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>> Abby: I'm just -- I'm
absolutely mortified.
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I had no idea that things were
gonna escalate that quickly.
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>> Sharon: Look, I understand
how hard the end of a marriage
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can be, whatever the
circumstances are.
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>> Abby: I can only imagine what
you think of me.
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>> Sharon: No, no, I'm -- I'm
quite fond of you.
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And Devon and -- and Chance.
That hasn't changed.
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You know, you've all had a rough
few years.
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>> Abby: And the hits keep
coming.
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>> Sharon: Well, I want you to
know I have no interest in
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passing any judgment or in
discussing your personal life
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with anyone else, just in case
you were worried.
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>> Abby: Thank you.
>> Mariah: Hi!
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>> Tessa: Hi! We're home!
>> Sharon: Hi!
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>> Mariah: Did you miss us?
>> Sharon: Yes! Oh, my gosh!
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I was beginning to worry.
You girls were gone for so long.
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>> Tessa: Hi!
>> Sharon: I had to practically
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stop myself from texting every
hour on the hour to see how
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things were going.
So, how did it go with the
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potential birth mother?
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>> Chelsea: Hey there.
Come on in.
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Johnny, someone's very excited
to see you.
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>> Connor: Hey.
What took you so long?
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>> Johnny: Math.
I thought I'd never finish my
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homework.
Just wait until you get to
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my grade.
The word problems feel like some
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kind of punishment.
>> Connor: When I get to be
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ancient like you, maybe you can
teach me how to do them.
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Unless you've forgotten by then.
I know how hard it is to
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remember things when you get
to be old -- like you.
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>> Chelsea: [ Chuckling ] Ouch!
Why don't you both go get
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something to drink?
Dinner's on the way.
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[ Chuckles ]
Uh, thank you for letting Johnny
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come over for pizza.
I know it means a lot to the
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boys.
>> Victoria: I know it means a
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lot to you, too.
>> Chelsea: Um, would it be
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okay if he stayed after dinner
to watch a movie with Connor?
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>> Victoria: It is a school
night, so I -- I guess we'll
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have to play that by ear.
>> Chelsea: Sure, sure.
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We're flexible.
[ Cellphone chimes ]
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Oh. Hey, guys.
Billy's hit a snag.
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The pizza is gonna be late.
>> Connor: That's okay.
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Tell him to get two.
>> Johnny: Yeah, we're working
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up an appetite.
>> Chelsea: I bet you are.
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>> Connor: Let's go to my room.
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>> Chelsea: It's really sweet.
They get along so well.
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>> Victoria: Yeah, it's easy at
their age to go with the flow.
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>> Chelsea: Hey, um, do you have
a minute, or do you have to run
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off somewhere?
>> Victoria: Uh, I -- I have a
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little while before I have to
scoop Katie up from ballet.
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Why?
Is there something that you
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wanted to discuss?
>> Chelsea: There is, actually.
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I know you said you were okay
with Johnny coming to dinner,
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but [sighs] you're not happy
about it, are you?
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>> Sharon: Oh, my gosh, I should
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just settle down and let you
girls catch your breath.
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Um, they went to Portland,
Oregon.
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I don't know how much you know,
Abby.
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>> Abby: Oh, well, Nick just
told me that they were meeting
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with a birth mother, but that's
all I know.
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>> Mariah: Her name is Delphine.
>> Tessa: She's in her early
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20s.
She is going to college.
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She's getting her bachelor's
degree.
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She is smart and thoughtful.
>> Mariah: And she and the baby
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daddy are no longer together.
She's completely on her own.
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But after a lot of soul
searching, she decided that she
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didn't want to be a mother yet.
>> Tessa: Yeah, she decided
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adoption was the best thing for
her and her baby.
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>> Mariah: She had a million
questions for us, uh, probably
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just as many as we did for her.
>> Tessa: Yeah.
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>> Sharon: Well, like what?
>> Tessa: I mean, everything
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from, "What's your favorite
color?" to, "What's your medical
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history?"
I mean, if you name it, we
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asked.
>> Mariah: And after the first
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meeting, uh, we decided it just
wasn't enough time to get to
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know her better, so we decided
to do breakfast the next day.
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And then breakfast turned into a
trip to the zoo and then seeing
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some of the sights.
>> Tessa: Yeah, we just really
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wanted to spend time together
and get to know each other
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better.
And I got to see how my
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beautiful wife carves out time
for work.
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>> Mariah: And I got to be there
while Tessa wrote some songs.
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Working remotely definitely has
its privileges.
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>> Abby: Well, it sounds like
you got a wonderful trip.
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>> Mariah: Yeah, we did. Um...
>> Tessa: It was scary and
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exciting.
>> Sharon: Um, so, what happens
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now?
Do you just wait to hear from
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her?
>> Abby: Yeah, or do you go back
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to Portland until Delphine makes
a decision?
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>> Mariah: Well, we'll
definitely be keeping in touch.
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>> Tessa: Because Delphine made
up her mind.
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>> Mariah: She wants us to adopt
her baby.
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>> Sharon: Oh, my gosh!
>> Abby: Ahh!
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>> Sharon: Oh, my gosh!
Why didn't you say that?!
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That's amazing!
>> Mariah: I know!
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>> Sharon: Oh, my gosh,
congratulations!
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>> Tessa: Thank you!
>> Victoria: May I be perfectly
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honest?
>> Chelsea: Of course.
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>> Victoria: [ Sighs ]
When you reached out about
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Johnny coming over tonight, I
wanted to refuse the invitation.
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>> Chelsea: Oh.
Right.
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I mean, you had responded "yes"
so quickly, I thought...
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[ Sighs ]
I'm sorry.
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>> Victoria: What for?
>> Chelsea: That you felt you
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couldn't refuse.
>> Victoria: I realized that it
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[sighs] -- it wasn't a big deal
and I know that Connor just
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wanted to have pizza with
Johnny and that if Johnny knew
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about the invitation, he'd want
to come.
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So, despite my reservations,
I said yes.
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>> Chelsea: Because you love
your son.
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>> Victoria: I want to support
Johnny and his relationship
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with Connor.
They're growing so fast.
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I know family's important.
[ Sighs ]
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But I just -- I still feel very
uncomfortable with the
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situation.
>> Chelsea: And by "the
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situation," you mean me.
[ Breathes deeply ]
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You still don't want Johnny
around me.
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>> Lily: Devon, things do not
have to get ugly.
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>> Devon: How do you figure?
Since you guys aren't giving me
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what I'm asking for and you're
gonna make me essentially go to
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war for my own company, which is
what I've been trying to avoid
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doing.
>> Lily: Yeah, we're trying to
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avoid that, too.
That's why Jill and I kept at
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it.
We're trying to find a way to
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resolve this amicably, okay?
So, look, if we just stick with
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the status quo, then we can --
>> Devon: Here we go.
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"Status quo."
>> Lily: Okay, you know what?
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Just hear me out, please.
We keep the companies intact,
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right?
So that way we maximize our
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potential for having a
successful offering.
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Then we re-brand that entity, as
part of the IPO, called
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Chancellor Worldwide.
>> Devon: Mm.
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>> Lily: Okay?
>> Devon: Mm-hmm.
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>> Lily: Then once we go public,
once the dust settles, we buy
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you out for a very lucrative
amount.
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And then you have the chance to
create a brand-new
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Hamilton-Winters, one where you
have complete autonomy like you
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want.
And Jill and I -- we maintain
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our strength.
I mean, it's a win-win for
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everyone, right?
There's no acrimony.
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There's no bloodshed.
I mean, what do you think?
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>> Devon: [ Sighs ] Oh.
You know, I'm -- I'm finding it
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difficult to see the benefits
for me in what you're proposing.
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>> Lily: Jill and I think this
is a fair and very good offer.
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>> Devon: How do you find it to
be fair when you and Jill don't
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have to give up anything, you
still get to go public, and you
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hold on to the company that I
poured my heart and soul into
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creating?
>> Lily: Sorry, I'm not giving
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up anything?
I'm giving up the chance to work
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with my brother, to create
something amazing with you.
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I mean, I've heard these stories
about how siblings -- they lose
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their connection and their bond
when one parent dies.
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>> Devon: That's not gonna
happen to us.
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>> Lily: Really?
It didn't happen with Nate?
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>> Devon: Nate's not our
sibling, and you and I are
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closer than either of us have
ever been to him, so I don't
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know why you're comparing us.
>> Lily: Devon, I'm trying to
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say that if we go to court over
this, it is going to affect our
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relationship.
>> Devon: So, okay, then you're
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saying that if I don't accept
what you and Jill are offering
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me, you're gonna cut me out of
your life?
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>> Lily: No, I'm not saying
that.
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I am trying to salvage things
because I want us to remain
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close.
>> Devon: You're not doing that,
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though.
You're holding my company
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hostage, and you're forcing me
to make a decision, to choose
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either to go public with you
guys or give it up.
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That's what you're doing.
>> Lily: No, I'm trying to keep
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us united.
Look, I know how you get.
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When someone hurts you, you want
to put a wall up and you trust
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no one, including me.
>> Devon: I never said I don't
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trust you.
>> Lily: You didn't have to.
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>> Devon: What are you talking
about, though?
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'Cause that's not the way I
feel.
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This isn't about me not
trusting.
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It's not about me in pain from
anything.
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This is a professional
disagreement that you're making
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personal, and I don't know why
you're doing it.
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I don't get why it's so
difficult.
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>> Lily: Because it is
difficult.
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It's difficult when you're
walking away from someone or
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something that matters to you.
I mean, at one point you wanted
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this merger, too.
>> Devon: Oh, I know I did.
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We -- Yeah, we all did.
It looked good on paper at
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first, and then things changed.
>> Lily: Right. Okay. Great.
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You changed your mind.
I get it, and I can respect it.
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>> Devon: But you can't accept
it?
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>> Lily: [ Sighs ]
This is not a bad deal.
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>> Devon: I don't care about the
deal.
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This is not about money.
I mean, you can throw all the
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money in the world at me.
You're still making me start
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from scratch.
You're making me build an empire
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from the ground up.
That's what you're doing.
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>> Lily: Don't you see that as
an opportunity?
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>> Devon: Oh, boy.
>> Lily: You can correct things
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this time that didn't go right
the first time.
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>> Devon: Yeah. That's --
I'm sure it sounds real easy to
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you since you're not the one
that has to do it.
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>> Lily: No, I do not think it's
easy, but wouldn't you rather
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focus your energy on building a
new legacy than fighting a
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potentially unsuccessful lawsuit
against Chancellor-Winters?
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>> Devon: I-I mean, it's --
it's crazy to me.
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>> Lily: Yeah, I 100% agree with
you.
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It is crazy.
>> Devon: So, why don't you give
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me what I'm asking for then?
>> Lily: I'm trying to, okay?
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I'm trying to end this war
before it begins.
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And there is a viable option on
the table that could actually
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make you happy if you would
consider it.
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>> Devon: I've already said
that I --
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>> Lily: Okay, don't -- don't --
Please don't give an answer,
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alright?
Just think about it.
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That is all I'm asking, for you,
for us, because whatever we do
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next, it's going to change our
lives.
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So let's do something that'll
make our dad proud.
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I'll see myself out.
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>> Devon: [ Sighs ]
[ Door opens ]
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[ Door closes ]
>> Abby: I'm just so happy for
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you ladies!
Ooh!
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>> Mariah: Thank you so much,
Abby.
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>> Tessa: It's huge, right?
>> Sharon: It's definitely
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another monumental step forward.
>> Mariah: And we have so many
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more to go.
We know. Don't worry.
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>> Tessa: Yes, we have talked
about how this is just the
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beginning.
>> Mariah: And that we have a
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million more hurdles to clear
before we bring a child home
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forever, but...
>> Tessa: Right now, in this
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moment, we just want to embrace
our good fortune and celebrate
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how well everything went in
Oregon.
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>> Mariah: Yeah.
Nothing is set in stone.
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Delphine could change her mind
today or tomorrow or even the
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day that the baby is born.
>> Tessa: Yeah, it could be a
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roller coaster.
>> Mariah: We're arming
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ourselves for the worst, but we
are sincerely hoping for the
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best.
>> Tessa: Yes, we have thought
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about all the possibilities in
between, and we are just trying
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to prepare for wherever this
journey takes us next.
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>> Mariah: But nothing is gonna
change what we know to be true
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in our hearts -- that, no matter
what, one day we're gonna have
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a child of our own.
>> Tessa: It's meant to be.
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>> Abby: It's the same maternal
urge that I felt when all of us
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joined together and helped make
my dream of a family a reality.
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I couldn't have done it without
you.
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>> Mariah: And if I hadn't have
been Dom's surrogate, I would
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have never known how much I
wanted to be a mother.
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>> Tessa: I was a little late to
the baby-fever party...
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>> Mariah: [ Laughs ]
>> Tessa: ...but now there is
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nothing more that I want than to
start a family with my wife.
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>> Sharon: Okay.
Who wants hot chocolate?
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>> Mariah: Oh, me.
>> Tessa: Oh, yeah.
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>> Mariah: Definitely me.
>> Abby: I wouldn't say no.
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>> Sharon: Alright, good, 'cause
I want to hear more about what
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happened with Delphine.
>> Tessa: Can I give you a hand?
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>> Sharon: Yeah, my favorite
barista.
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It's been a while since you were
behind the coffee counter.
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I'm gonna alert your fan club.
>> Mariah: Thank you.
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>> Abby: [ Sighs ] What a day.
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>> Mariah: Abby.
Are you okay?
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>> Abby: [ Exhales heavily ]
>> Mariah: Um...do you want to
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talk?
>> Abby: Yeah.
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>> Billy: Hey.
>> Lily: Hi.
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>> Billy: You know, it's only
awkward if we let it be.
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>> Lily: [ Chuckles ]
>> Billy: Take a load off.
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>> Lily: Charming as ever.
>> Billy: Don't worry.
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I'm not staying.
I'm just waiting to pick up my
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pizza.
>> Lily: Oh.
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When did they start serving
pizza here?
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>> Billy: [ Chuckles ] Yeah,
exactly.
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Uh, it's basically an oversized
version of their flatbread, but
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I'm keeping that a secret from
the kids.
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Abby's asking for an honest
opinion.
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>> Lily: Oh, well, I'm sure
Johnny and Katie will be more
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than happy to give an honest
opinion.
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>> Billy: Actually, it's for,
uh -- for Johnny and Connor.
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They're hanging out at
Chelsea's.
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>> Lily: Oh.
Well, have fun.
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Don't forget it's a school
night.
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>> Billy: [ Chuckles ]
So, what's up with you?
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And don't tell me nothing.
I could see it in your eyes
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when you walked in.
>> Lily: Oh, it's just, uh --
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just work.
>> Billy: Tough week?
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>> Lily: [ Chuckles ]
That is an understatement.
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But not your problem to solve
anymore.
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>> Billy: You know, things might
be over between us, but that
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doesn't mean that I've stopped
caring about you...
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or wanting to support you.
If you need someone to lean on,
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I'd like to be that person.
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>> Victoria: You know, I have to
keep reminding myself that this
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is not about me, that it's about
Johnny.
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I'm not gonna say that he can't
spend time with you.
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We've all moved past that point.
And I'm really trying so hard to
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operate in good faith.
>> Chelsea: I'm glad.
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>> Victoria: But I still feel
very protective of my son.
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And somehow I think he's
processed the fact that you're
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his biological mother, and he's
welcomed you into his life.
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And he loves the idea that he
and Connor are half-brothers.
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But I can't forget how
devastated he was when we first
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told him.
And I'm sorry.
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I'm really having a hard time
getting used to this new norm of
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pizza night and holidays
together.
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From my perspective, I just feel
that everything is moving too
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quickly.
>> Chelsea: I get it. I do.
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If I was in your position, I
would feel the exact same way.
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I forced the issue, and I
shouldn't have.
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It was selfish.
>> Victoria: You were going
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through a difficult time.
>> Chelsea: I was in a lot of
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pain and I was hurting, but I
didn't recognize how my actions
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were hurting other people.
I blindsided you, Victoria,
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several times.
So, I'm very grateful that
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you're just making an effort.
>> Victoria: I would do anything
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for my son.
>> Chelsea: I'm trying really
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hard to rebuild my life, and I'm
really appreciative that you're
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letting me even be the slightest
part of Johnny's life.
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>> Victoria: He's a good kid.
>> Chelsea: And that's because
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you're such a good mom.
His only mom.
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I promise you have nothing to
fear in regards to that.
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I just -- I just want to make
you comfortable with this
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situation.
I promise you we're on the same
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side.
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>> Mariah: So, I'm guessing that
something is wrong.
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I-I mean, I'd like to think that
you were just happy for Tessa
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and me, but I -- I have my
suspicions.
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>> Abby: I am.
I am so happy for the two of
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you, um, but...
You know that Chance and I
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were having problems?
>> Mariah: Yeah, but I was
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hoping that you guys would find
a way to work things out?
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>> Abby: Well, um, things got
more complicated since the last
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time we spoke.
>> Mariah: Do I even want to
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know what that means?
>> Abby: No. Probably not.
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And I hate telling you this
because you guys have such
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amazing news, and I...
I just -- I think you should
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hear it from me first.
Chance and I are...
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getting divorced.
>> Mariah: Oh, my gosh.
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Abby, I am -- I am so sorry.
>> Abby: And I just keep
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thinking about the time when
Chance was in Spain and you gave
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us the most incredible gift --
our son.
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And I thought Chance was gonna
come home and we were just gonna
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have the happiest future
together as a family.
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>> Mariah: Look, even though
you're not gonna be married,
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you're still going to be a
family.
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You're going to be amazing
co-parents because of the love
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that you have for Dom.
That's never gonna change.
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>> Abby: Thank you for saying
that.
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Ahh, that makes me feel a lot
better.
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[ Sniffles ]
But, um, you know what?
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I should go.
I should let you get back to
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catching up with Sharon.
I just wish the two of you the
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best.
>> Mariah: Right back at you.
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>> Abby: Mm.
Oh, I'm so happy for you guys!
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Ahh!
You and Tessa are gonna be the
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most amazing moms.
And after everything the two of
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you have done for me, if there's
anything I can do to return the
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favor, please let me know.
>> Mariah: Oh, count on it.
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>> Abby: Oh, good.
[ Both laugh ]
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Bye.
>> Mariah: See you.
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[ Cellphone pings ]
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>> Lily: It's just nothing seems
to be going right lately.
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Nothing.
It's like, Devon and Nate still
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aren't talking.
Devon now wants to end our
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partnership.
>> Billy: What?
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>> Lily: And then there was this
guy I used to have in my life.
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>> Billy: Yeah.
The worst.
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Can't believe you liked him.
>> Lily: I loved him.
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>> Billy: [ Sighs ]
You know, just because things
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didn't last forever with us, it
doesn't mean it was all bad.
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I still believe we have
something.
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After all, you're sitting here.
>> Lily: Well, still.
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>> Billy: Devon wanting to end
the partnership -- You mentioned
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a few days ago you were dealing
with some kind of nightmare with
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the IPO.
Is that what you were talking
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about?
>> Lily: Yeah.
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>> Billy: [ Scoffs ]
So, I guess Nate was right when
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he said that the root of their
problems all stemmed from
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Devon's desire to be a lone
wolf.
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>> Lily: Yeah, and now I'm the
lone wolf.
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>> Billy: With a C-suite filled
with empty chairs, including the
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one that I occupied.
Let me just say, Lily, that that
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is not a reflection of your
leadership.
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>> Lily: Well, it's hard to not
doubt myself.
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>> Billy: No.
You did everything you could to
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get people to work together.
You did amazing things for that
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company.
Let me ask you point blank --
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do you regret any of the
decisions that you made?
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Taking over Chancellor Media,
then Chancellor Industries,
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the merger, the IPO?
>> Lily: No.
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I don't regret anything.
I'm -- I'm really proud of what
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I've accomplished.
>> Billy: Good.
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Because you should be.
And I hope you can see that this
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is a golden opportunity.
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>> "The Young and the Restless"
will continue.
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>> Lily: I would love to know
how everyone I thought I could
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depend on deserting me is a
golden opportunity.
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So, please tell me.
[ Chuckles ]
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>> Billy: Lily, I've known you
for a long time.
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I've loved you for a good
portion of that time.
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I know when your back is against
the wall, that is when you are
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at your strongest, most
powerful.
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You will rise to the occasion,
and you will show what a strong
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leader you are.
In fact, I'll go a step further
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and say, without having to
mediate between the issues of
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your nearest and dearest, you
will rise to even greater
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heights.
>> Lily: [ Chuckles ]
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That's an interesting
perspective.
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>> Billy: Well, trust me.
And I do have a little bit of
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experience with family business
drama.
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Over time, eventually, everyone
will forgive and forget.
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>> Lily: Even Devon?
>> Billy: Especially Devon.
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You two have an incredible bond.
He'll get over it.
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>> Lily: Yeah.
I hope so.
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Well, thank you for the pep
talk.
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You should probably get going.
I think your food's probably
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getting cold.
>> Billy: You're probably right.
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[ Sighs ]
If there's ever anything that I
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can do to help...
>> Lily: Thank you, but I've
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got this.
>> Billy: I have no doubt about
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that.
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[ Knock on door ]
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>> Devon: [ Sighs ]
Hey.
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>> Abby: Hi.
>> Devon: Thank you for coming
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over.
>> Abby: Mwah! Of course.
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[ Sighs ] I know you're going
through it, but I have some good
448
00:25:46,177 --> 00:25:48,613
news.
>> Devon: Oh.
449
00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:49,781
There's still some of that in
the world?
450
00:25:49,848 --> 00:25:52,150
Please share it with me.
>> Abby: Mariah and Tessa had a
451
00:25:52,217 --> 00:25:54,819
wonderful visit with a potential
birth mother, and, fingers
452
00:25:54,886 --> 00:25:56,154
crossed, things are looking
good.
453
00:25:56,221 --> 00:25:57,889
>> Devon: Yeah? Really?
>> Abby: Yeah.
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00:25:57,956 --> 00:26:01,326
>> Devon: That's fantastic.
Good for them. They deserve it.
455
00:26:01,393 --> 00:26:04,763
And it's nice to hear that good
things are happening to someone
456
00:26:04,829 --> 00:26:07,332
somewhere.
>> Abby: I don't like the sound
457
00:26:07,399 --> 00:26:09,534
of that.
Do you have an update about
458
00:26:09,601 --> 00:26:14,105
dissolving the merger?
>> Devon: Yeah, I do.
459
00:26:14,172 --> 00:26:22,180
And it's not what I saw coming.
>> Sharon: So, overall, how did
460
00:26:22,247 --> 00:26:24,549
the two of you get along with
Delphine?
461
00:26:24,616 --> 00:26:28,520
>> Tessa: Well, our
conversations with her were
462
00:26:28,586 --> 00:26:31,756
challenging.
I mean, she's nice.
463
00:26:31,823 --> 00:26:34,326
She's young.
>> Sharon: She's scared.
464
00:26:34,392 --> 00:26:38,496
>> Tessa: I think she was trying
to be what she thought we wanted
465
00:26:38,563 --> 00:26:41,199
her to be.
>> Mariah: But to be fair, we
466
00:26:41,266 --> 00:26:43,835
were doing the same thing.
>> Sharon: Well, everyone's
467
00:26:43,902 --> 00:26:46,604
expectations are so high
right now.
468
00:26:46,671 --> 00:26:49,374
You're both hoping that she'll
like you enough to believe that
469
00:26:49,441 --> 00:26:53,745
you'll be great parents, and,
for her, she's obviously decided
470
00:26:53,812 --> 00:26:56,548
that adoption is the best route
for her, but she's got to be
471
00:26:56,614 --> 00:26:58,817
experiencing a lot of
complicated emotions.
472
00:26:58,883 --> 00:27:03,621
Giving up a baby's never easy.
And what about the father?
473
00:27:03,688 --> 00:27:06,958
Did you say that they're no
longer together?
474
00:27:07,025 --> 00:27:11,629
But does he know about the
pregnancy and what she intends
475
00:27:11,696 --> 00:27:13,832
to do?
>> Tessa: Yes, Delphine assured
476
00:27:13,898 --> 00:27:17,268
us that he is on board with the
adoption and relinquishing all
477
00:27:17,335 --> 00:27:21,272
of his parental rights.
>> Sharon: Oh. Okay, good.
478
00:27:21,339 --> 00:27:26,644
Did you notice any reluctance
on Delphine's part?
479
00:27:26,711 --> 00:27:29,581
>> Mariah: Well...
>> Tessa: She seemed determined
480
00:27:29,647 --> 00:27:33,151
to stay on this path with us.
>> Mariah: But she did have some
481
00:27:33,218 --> 00:27:35,520
concerns.
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00:27:37,022 --> 00:27:38,189
>> Billy: Hey.
>> Chelsea: Hey.
483
00:27:38,256 --> 00:27:40,558
>> Billy: I, uh --
Hi.
484
00:27:40,625 --> 00:27:43,228
Is, uh -- Is everything
alright?
485
00:27:43,294 --> 00:27:45,130
>> Victoria: Yeah.
Why wouldn't it be?
486
00:27:45,196 --> 00:27:47,132
>> Billy: Well, because you just
said that you were gonna
487
00:27:47,198 --> 00:27:50,568
quickly drop off, a-and then
you're still here.
488
00:27:50,635 --> 00:27:53,204
>> Victoria: We were chatting.
>> Billy: Oh, okay.
489
00:27:53,271 --> 00:27:56,608
And how is, uh...
>> Chelsea: Everything's fine.
490
00:27:56,674 --> 00:28:01,146
>> Billy: Okay, great.
>> Victoria: Uh, well, I'm gonna
491
00:28:01,212 --> 00:28:02,680
get going.
I'll leave you to your pizza.
492
00:28:02,747 --> 00:28:06,217
>> Chelsea: Why don't you stay?
>> Victoria: Stay? For dinner?
493
00:28:06,284 --> 00:28:08,753
>> Chelsea: Yeah. Why not?
You said you've got some time
494
00:28:08,820 --> 00:28:10,522
before Katie needs to be picked
up from ballet.
495
00:28:10,588 --> 00:28:11,956
It'll be fun.
496
00:28:24,969 --> 00:28:31,476
>> Devon: So, Jill has decided
to move forward with the IPO.
497
00:28:31,543 --> 00:28:35,246
And in order to do that, she
needs to keep Chancellor merged
498
00:28:35,313 --> 00:28:38,850
with Hamilton-Winters.
>> Abby: So, she won't let you
499
00:28:38,917 --> 00:28:42,287
buy back your own company?
>> Devon: No.
500
00:28:42,353 --> 00:28:45,323
No, she won't.
And she and Lily cooked up this
501
00:28:45,390 --> 00:28:50,361
idea to buy me out for a big
profit and leave me with
502
00:28:50,428 --> 00:28:55,300
basically nothing but the
ability to create a new company
503
00:28:55,366 --> 00:28:58,369
from scratch and call it
Hamilton-Winters.
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00:28:58,436 --> 00:29:02,040
>> Abby: Well, empires have been
built on a lot less than that.
505
00:29:02,107 --> 00:29:05,276
>> Devon: Yeah, but -- Are you
playing devil's advocate?
506
00:29:05,343 --> 00:29:08,379
>> Abby: [ Chuckles ]
Just hear me out for a second.
507
00:29:08,446 --> 00:29:13,952
If you take this deal, one, you
would make your sister happy,
508
00:29:14,018 --> 00:29:18,623
which isn't the worst thing in
the world, and, two, you could
509
00:29:18,690 --> 00:29:21,426
start something brand new, which
is right up your alley.
510
00:29:21,493 --> 00:29:28,032
>> Devon: Right.
How do I just walk away from the
511
00:29:28,099 --> 00:29:31,169
biggest professional achievement
of my life, though?
512
00:29:31,236 --> 00:29:35,240
Like, the company is invaluable
because I created it with Neil
513
00:29:35,306 --> 00:29:41,012
and it's my connection to him.
If I leave it, I mean, that's --
514
00:29:41,079 --> 00:29:45,650
Doesn't that defeat the purpose?
>> Abby: I'm not so sure.
515
00:29:45,717 --> 00:29:48,453
I mean, I don't think that's the
truth, at least not the part
516
00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:51,923
about the connection to Neil.
>> Devon: How do you figure?
517
00:29:51,990 --> 00:29:54,993
>> Abby: [ Sighs ]
Neil is gonna be a part of
518
00:29:55,059 --> 00:29:58,663
everything you do -- I mean,
every move, every decision that
519
00:29:58,730 --> 00:30:01,666
you make.
Yes, Neil was here physically
520
00:30:01,733 --> 00:30:05,036
when you guys started
Hamilton-Winters, but Neil is
521
00:30:05,103 --> 00:30:07,472
gonna be a part of you in
everything that you do moving
522
00:30:07,539 --> 00:30:09,941
forward.
>> Devon: So, what are you
523
00:30:10,008 --> 00:30:13,545
saying?
>> Abby: Make your decision on
524
00:30:13,611 --> 00:30:17,882
how you see your future, not
how you feel about the past.
525
00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:24,722
>> Chelsea: Mmm.
>> Johnny: Pizza!
526
00:30:24,789 --> 00:30:26,691
>> Billy: The name's Dad.
>> Connor: Hi, Billy.
527
00:30:26,758 --> 00:30:27,859
>> Johnny: Hey, Dad.
>> Billy: Hey.
528
00:30:27,926 --> 00:30:30,562
How are you, guinea pigs?
Because that's what you are
529
00:30:30,628 --> 00:30:32,664
today, okay?
This is Abby's new pizza from
530
00:30:32,730 --> 00:30:34,732
Society, and she wants our
honest opinion.
531
00:30:34,799 --> 00:30:37,835
>> Connor: Cool.
>> Billy: Okay, well, let's get
532
00:30:37,902 --> 00:30:40,238
it while it's hot.
>> Johnny: Mom, are you staying
533
00:30:40,305 --> 00:30:42,574
for dinner?
>> Connor: Of course she is.
534
00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:46,110
Who says no to pizza?
>> Victoria: I guess I-I could
535
00:30:46,177 --> 00:30:49,314
stay and have a slice.
>> Johnny: Yes!
536
00:30:49,380 --> 00:30:51,182
>> Billy: Okay, good.
Well, let's get some plates,
537
00:30:51,249 --> 00:30:52,750
alright?
Help me out, boys.
538
00:30:57,322 --> 00:31:00,291
>> Sharon: So, what were some of
Delphine's concerns?
539
00:31:00,358 --> 00:31:03,428
>> Tessa: Well, she wanted to
know our parenting philosophy,
540
00:31:03,494 --> 00:31:06,264
what we think about education,
discipline.
541
00:31:06,331 --> 00:31:08,766
>> Mariah: She just wanted to
know how we met and fell in
542
00:31:08,833 --> 00:31:11,803
love, what makes our
relationship so strong.
543
00:31:11,869 --> 00:31:14,439
>> Sharon: All the things that
she couldn't find out from the
544
00:31:14,505 --> 00:31:16,140
application.
>> Tessa: Yes. Yeah.
545
00:31:16,207 --> 00:31:18,977
She wondered if the baby was
gonna have grandparents, aunts,
546
00:31:19,043 --> 00:31:20,645
uncles, cousins.
>> Sharon: [ Laughs ]
547
00:31:20,712 --> 00:31:23,615
>> Mariah: So, uh, we got to
show her some pictures and let
548
00:31:23,681 --> 00:31:27,485
her know all about you and Nick
and Crystal, Noah, Faith.
549
00:31:27,552 --> 00:31:29,320
>> Tessa: Yeah, and all of our
friends who are gonna be around
550
00:31:29,387 --> 00:31:30,955
the baby.
And we tried to think of
551
00:31:31,022 --> 00:31:33,291
everything we could to tell her
about Genoa City.
552
00:31:33,358 --> 00:31:36,561
>> Mariah: It's the perfect
place to fall in love and build
553
00:31:36,628 --> 00:31:40,164
a family, raise a kid.
>> Sharon: Did she ask about
554
00:31:40,231 --> 00:31:44,102
your childhoods?
>> Tessa: Yes.
555
00:31:44,168 --> 00:31:46,571
And we told her that we did
not have the best situation
556
00:31:46,638 --> 00:31:49,741
growing up, but we were not
gonna be making the same
557
00:31:49,807 --> 00:31:51,376
mistakes.
>> Mariah: No.
558
00:31:51,442 --> 00:31:54,946
Just new and different ones.
>> Sharon: Of course.
559
00:31:55,013 --> 00:31:59,684
Well, I think it's really wise
of her to ask those questions.
560
00:31:59,751 --> 00:32:02,487
You know, she obviously liked
what you had to say.
561
00:32:02,553 --> 00:32:05,823
She chose you.
>> Tessa: So now we have to
562
00:32:05,890 --> 00:32:09,294
think about things like, are we
gonna be in the birthing room?
563
00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:12,063
>> Mariah: Yeah.
How are we gonna structure
564
00:32:12,130 --> 00:32:15,166
an open adoption?
Because Delphine wants to know
565
00:32:15,233 --> 00:32:17,135
the kid, and we are totally fine
with that.
566
00:32:17,201 --> 00:32:19,203
>> Tessa: Yeah.
>> Sharon: Well, that's why you
567
00:32:19,270 --> 00:32:21,439
have an attorney to walk you
through that.
568
00:32:21,506 --> 00:32:23,007
>> Mariah: I know.
We're gonna have a lot of
569
00:32:23,074 --> 00:32:26,177
questions for Christine.
>> Sharon: Just make sure the
570
00:32:26,244 --> 00:32:29,547
agreement she draws up for you
covers every detail, even things
571
00:32:29,614 --> 00:32:31,516
that you think don't matter
right now.
572
00:32:31,582 --> 00:32:33,718
Trust me -- everything matters.
>> Mariah: Yeah.
573
00:32:33,785 --> 00:32:36,454
We don't have much time.
>> Sharon: Wait.
574
00:32:36,521 --> 00:32:40,458
I didn't ask the most important
question.
575
00:32:40,525 --> 00:32:44,462
When is the baby due?
>> Tessa: Well, if everything
576
00:32:44,529 --> 00:32:47,665
works out...
>> Mariah: We could be moms by
577
00:32:47,732 --> 00:32:50,368
the end of February.
>> Sharon: [ Gasps ]
578
00:32:50,435 --> 00:32:52,036
>> Mariah: [ Chuckles ]
579
00:32:58,810 --> 00:33:02,146
>> Billy: Okay, on a scale from
"never again" to "incredible,"
580
00:33:02,213 --> 00:33:03,448
what do you say?
Vick?
581
00:33:03,514 --> 00:33:05,550
>> Victoria: Uh, I'm sorry.
What is it that we're
582
00:33:05,616 --> 00:33:07,318
contemplating again?
>> Billy: The new Cubano pizza
583
00:33:07,385 --> 00:33:08,886
from Society.
Abby wants to know --
584
00:33:08,953 --> 00:33:10,388
what do we think?
What's the verdict?
585
00:33:10,455 --> 00:33:13,091
>> Connor: We've got a more
important question.
586
00:33:13,157 --> 00:33:15,693
>> Johnny: What's for dessert?
>> Victoria: I think that maybe
587
00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:17,695
you should let your food digest
first, don't you?
588
00:33:17,762 --> 00:33:19,464
>> Connor: I guess.
>> Chelsea: I've got some ice
589
00:33:19,530 --> 00:33:22,800
cream for later.
>> Connor: Next time we do this,
590
00:33:22,867 --> 00:33:24,969
Katie should come, too.
>> Johnny: Why?
591
00:33:25,036 --> 00:33:27,972
>> Connor: She's your sister
and my cousin.
592
00:33:28,039 --> 00:33:36,280
I mean, this is a family dinner,
>> Victoria: Uh, speaking of
593
00:33:36,347 --> 00:33:39,550
Katie, I -- I should go.
I want to be there when she gets
594
00:33:39,617 --> 00:33:42,086
out of ballet class.
>> Johnny: Oh, Mom, did you
595
00:33:42,153 --> 00:33:43,654
decide whether I can watch a
movie?
596
00:33:43,721 --> 00:33:46,391
I finished my homework.
>> Victoria: Uh...yeah, sure.
597
00:33:46,457 --> 00:33:48,559
Go ahead. It's fine.
>> Billy: I can drop him at your
598
00:33:48,626 --> 00:33:52,096
place after.
>> Victoria: That sounds great.
599
00:33:52,163 --> 00:33:54,899
Alright. Later, alligator.
>> Johnny: After a while,
600
00:33:54,966 --> 00:33:56,901
crocodile.
>> Connor: Bye, Aunt Victoria.
601
00:33:56,968 --> 00:34:01,239
>> Victoria: Bye.
>> Chelsea: Victoria?
602
00:34:01,305 --> 00:34:03,241
Are you sure you're alright?
>> Victoria: Yeah.
603
00:34:03,307 --> 00:34:06,110
Why wouldn't I be?
Thank you again for dinner.
604
00:34:06,177 --> 00:34:08,446
I'll be in touch.
Good night.
605
00:34:08,513 --> 00:34:13,351
>> Chelsea: Good night.
Alright, now, what movie are we
606
00:34:13,418 --> 00:34:15,486
gonna watch, huh?
>> Connor: Something funny.
607
00:34:15,553 --> 00:34:17,155
>> Johnny: Oh, no. Action.
>> Chelsea: Ah.
608
00:34:17,221 --> 00:34:19,290
>> Billy: Well, there's only one
way to solve that -- first one
609
00:34:19,357 --> 00:34:22,427
around the table wins.
>> Chelsea: Ah! No, not really!
610
00:34:22,493 --> 00:34:24,495
[ Laughter ]
Careful!
611
00:34:24,562 --> 00:34:26,898
>> Connor: Ah! Whoa!
612
00:34:53,057 --> 00:34:55,827
>> Devon: Honestly, Abby, I
don't know what I see when I --
613
00:34:55,893 --> 00:35:00,865
when I think about the future.
>> Abby: What do you love about
614
00:35:00,932 --> 00:35:05,703
Hamilton-Winters?
>> Devon: I love that it's an
615
00:35:05,770 --> 00:35:10,508
established company already and
that it has a history of success
616
00:35:10,575 --> 00:35:14,312
that I can build on.
>> Abby: Okay, and a new
617
00:35:14,378 --> 00:35:19,851
company -- walk me through that.
>> Devon: It's -- I mean, it'd
618
00:35:19,917 --> 00:35:22,820
be just that.
It would be brand new.
619
00:35:22,887 --> 00:35:25,656
It's...
I don't know how it would even
620
00:35:25,723 --> 00:35:28,659
compare.
And...
621
00:35:28,726 --> 00:35:33,264
>> Abby: And?
>> Devon: A-And I could not be
622
00:35:33,331 --> 00:35:36,601
successful.
I could fail with starting over
623
00:35:36,667 --> 00:35:41,739
like this.
>> Abby: Or you could soar.
624
00:35:41,806 --> 00:35:48,846
But whatever choice you make,
you're not gonna face it alone.
625
00:35:48,913 --> 00:35:55,353
>> Devon: Thank you.
When did you take off your
626
00:35:55,419 --> 00:36:00,057
rings?
>> Abby: A few days ago.
627
00:36:00,124 --> 00:36:04,428
I have to face my new reality.
>> Devon: I know that wasn't
628
00:36:04,495 --> 00:36:08,199
easy for you.
>> Abby: I'm filled with a lot
629
00:36:08,266 --> 00:36:14,872
of uncertainty.
>> Devon: The good thing is, is
630
00:36:14,939 --> 00:36:18,509
whatever life throws at you,
you won't have to face it alone.
631
00:36:38,229 --> 00:36:52,877
♪♪
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