>> Jack: As wonderful as it has been having breakfast with you,
I do have to get to the office.
>> Diane: [ Chuckles ] And as much as I've enjoyed
this time together, I need to get to work eventually, too.
But the first thing I need to do is go back to the hotel
and get a change of clothes.
>> Jack: Well, that's awfully inconvenient.
I know it's early in our relationship,
but you are more than welcome to leave a few things here.
I just hate that you have to race to the hotel any morning
that you decided to spend the night.
>> Diane: Well, that's a great idea, but I'm a little concerned
how Kyle will react.
>> Jack: Oh, I think a couple changes of clothes
are not going to alarm Kyle.
Besides, we can be discreet.
We don't have to flaunt it.
>> Diane: Alright, you've convinced me.
>> Jack: Okay.
I have one errand before I go in, so why
don't you go get your things, bring them here, and
I'll help you get them upstairs before I go to Jabot.
>> Diane: Okay.
Ah, you know, I have to admit,
this is making me a little nervous.
Are we tempting fate to be this happy?
>> Jack: This time, fate is on our side.
>> Diane: Mm.
>> Jack: Got to go.
>> Sally: Yes, yeah, this afternoon works perfectly.
Thank you so much for getting back to me so quickly.
I really appreciate you squeezing me in
for an appointment so soon.
Yeah, yeah, I'll see you then.
[ Sighs ] Okay. Okay. I...
I will call Nick and see if he's available.
That will be fine.
Then, after that...
I will call Adam. [ Sighs ]
♪♪
>> Victoria: They have no idea
what it takes to make things really happen.
>> Nate: [ Chuckles ] We do.
[ Bottle uncorks ] >> Victoria: That's damn right
we do.
>> Nate: [ Chuckles ] [ Sighs ]
[ Door closes ] >> Elena: Hey.
>> Nate: Hi.
>> Elena: Everything okay?
>> Nick: What's up?
Oh, sorry.
Didn't mean to startle you.
Are you....okay?
>> Victoria: Yes, I'm fine.
Everything is great.
I was just thinking about the brainstorming session that
I had last evening with Nate.
We were talking about our plans for pursuing Daniel's
gaming platform and strategizing for taking over
Tucker's company.
Well, once Newman can assume his loans and control his debt...
>> Nick: Tucker's just going to fold under the pressure.
>> Victoria: Yes, he just might.
>> Nick: You sound awfully sure of yourself, Vick.
>> Victoria: Well, no one has ever benefited
from underestimating me.
I know, I know that things could get ugly, but nothing
worth taking is ever easy.
>> Chloe: Hi.
I got your text message.
What's the emergency?
>> Sally: I told Nick everything.
>> Chloe: Everything?
As in, Adam could be the baby's father?
>> Sally: Yeah.
>> Chloe: How did he take it?
>> Sally: Better than I could've hoped.
He was sweet and understanding, as always, and he claimed it
didn't change anything between us.
>> Chloe: Okay, well, if Nick is saying and doing all the right
things, then why are you so concerned?
>> Sally: Because what if he's only doing everything right
because he feels like he has to?
Maybe he's just hedging because the baby might be his,
but if that's not the case and the father is actually Adam,
Nick could walk away.
>> Elena: If only you could take a personal day off from
work and stay home with me.
>> Nate: Ah, I'm so tempted.
Believe me, I'd love nothing more.
And I've missed you, too.
But you've already made me a little late.
>> Elena: Aw, don't tell me you regret our little interlude.
>> Nate: Not even a little bit.
But I have a lot going on at work today,
and I need to get to the office.
>> Elena: [ Clicks tongue ] Okay.
Well, it could've been fun doing all your favorite things.
>> Nate: Mm, you need to stop tempting me.
But hold that thought, because I promise you,
this weekend will just be you and me.
We'll have a romantic getaway.
Okay?
No work, no phones, no late-night shifts.
Just us.
>> Elena: Okay.
[ Door opens ] [ Chuckles ]
>> Victor: Well, now.
My goodness. Jack Abbott.
Should I be hiding the silver and the jewelry and all that?
I mean, now that you've resorted to becoming a thief
to become relevant.
>> Jack: I didn't come here to play your games, Victor.
I came here to offer a word of warning.
>> Victor: Oh, really?
Well, you have a lot of nerve, man.
I could turn you into the authorities.
>> Jack: I've been made aware of your plot to undermine Adam's
work at Jabot.
Additionally, you've tried to enlist my son in your effort.
>> Victor: How'd you learn that?
>> Jack: Doesn't matter how I found out.
You may have lost your own son.
I will be damned if you use mine for your little
underhanded plot.
>> Victor: Hate to disappoint you, Jack, but I have no
intention of undermining my son, Adam.
He's doing a very good job all by himself.
But you and I know that he doesn't belong at Jabot.
He's doing a terrible job there.
Which does not speak very well for you as a mentor and a boss.
How would you allow someone to perform at a subpar level?
>> Jack: You seem to be privy to inside information.
>> Victor: Instead of coming here and leveling unfounded
accusations against me, why don't you go home and try to
somehow salvage that train wreck of a relationship
between you and Diane Jenkins?
Although, I must say, I love watching it all go up in flames.
>> Diane: [ Sighs ] [ Chuckles ]
[ Sighs ]
[ Knock on door ] >> Elena: Tessa.
>> Tessa: Hi.
Uh, do you have a shift you have to get to?
Or bed, maybe?
>> Elena: No, I just finished my night shift.
Come on in.
I've always got time for a friend.
>> Tessa: Thank you.
>> Elena: So, what's going on?
Is everything okay with Mariah?
The baby?
>> Victoria: What is going on with you?
You've been distracted for days.
>> Nick: Nothing for you to worry about.
Everything's fine.
>> Victoria: [ Sighs ] You know, you can't
hide from me.
I can tell that something is weighing on you.
Maybe I can help.
>> Nick: I'm not denying there's something on my mind.
There just isn't anything you can do about it.
>> Victoria: Well, judging by the way that you're shutting me
out, I can only assume that this has to do with Sally.
>> Nick: I guess you weren't listening when I said
it doesn't concern you.
>> Victoria: I don't understand.
Why would you be involved with somebody
that completely alienates you from the rest of your family
the way that Sally does?
You know, after what I went through with Ashland,
I know how damaging and painful something like this can be.
And the fact that you won't even talk about it maybe is a sign
that it shouldn't be happening in the first place.
>> Nick: I'm not talking about this with you or Dad.
Sally is off limits.
>> Chloe: You need to just trust in Nick.
Whether or not the baby is his, I don't believe for a minute he
would treat you any differently.
>> Sally: Well, when I told him about Adam,
he said that the possibility had already occurred to him.
He wasn't completely caught off guard, but then
he left almost immediately.
But he claimed that he had to get home to Christian.
>> Chloe: Oh, well, yeah, of course he did, because he's an
amazing father.
>> Sally: Yeah, but that's the problem.
What if he's not my baby's father?
What if Adam is?
>> Chloe: Okay, don't even entertain that thought.
It's just not worth it.
>> Sally: How can you say that?
Ignoring that reality is just stupid and naive.
If Adam is the father, it changes everything,
especially between me and Nick.
>> Chloe: I just don't think it's that cut and dried with
Nick.
It's not who he is.
He won't walk away.
>> Sally: Regardless, I can't take any more of this.
Seriously, this tension is driving me crazy.
I called the DNA lab before I texted you.
The paternity test is set for this afternoon.
They'll just draw some blood for me, and then
they will need to take a swab from the potential fathers.
Nick...and...Adam.
>> Chloe: You can't tell Adam about the pregnancy.
That would be a mistake.
>> Sally: You don't know that.
And Adam is an amazing father to Connor, and he already
makes the co-parenting thing with an ex work with Chelsea.
>> Chloe: Well, better safe than sorry when it comes to someone
that impulsive and unpredictable.
>> Sally: I can't have this uncertainty hanging over my
head.
I just need to get it all out in the open and deal with it.
So I just need your help trying to figure out
what to say to Adam.
How do I tell him?
>> Chloe: Okay, let's just slow down for a second and let's
really think this through.
>> Sally: If Adam is the father, I have to tell him.
>> Chloe: Okay, I...
I understand that.
But let's not forget that there is a very good chance
that he's not.
So you should do the test with Nick first, and if he's the
father -- and, please, God, let that be the case --
then Adam never even needs to know that there is a possibility
that he could be the father.
>> Sally: And if it's not Nick's baby?
>> Chloe: Well, then and only then, do you even consider
bringing Adam into the equation.
>> Sally: But is that really fair to Adam, letting him be the
last to know?
>> Chloe: No.
In most cases, it wouldn't be, but Adam only recently
stopped stalking you.
>> Sally: Okay, that's a bit of an exaggeration.
He was...
more of a pest.
>> Chloe: Okay, whatever you want to call it.
But if Adam knows that there was even a chance
that he could be the father, even if the test shows
that Nick is the dad, Adam will use it
as an open invitation.
And the last thing you need right now
is giving Adam an excuse to come storming into your life.
[ Knock on door ] [ Both sigh ]
>> Nick: Hey, Chloe.
>> Chloe: Hi, Nick.
>> Nick: Hi.
[ Door closes ] >> Chloe: Um, well, it looks
like you're in good hands, so I will leave you to it and, um...
just know if you need anything, anything at all,
just shoot me a text.
>> Sally: Thank you.
[ Door opens, closes ] >> Nick: She is a good friend.
You're lucky to have her.
>> Sally: [ Sighs ] >> Tessa: So there Mariah and I
were, about to hop on the next flight after Delphine called us
because she told us she was going into labor.
>> Elena: So she wasn't?
>> Tessa: No.
We were headed to the airport when she called us again
and told us it was, um, uh, Braxton Hicks, a false alarm?
>> Elena: Ah, no, that's very common.
And since the baby's do any day now, you can just think of it
as a dress rehearsal for the real thing.
>> Tessa: Which I'm thankful for, because, you know,
we want to be there when the baby is born.
>> Elena: I hope it works out for you guys.
>> Tessa: Thank you.
But, honestly, it really freaked me out.
It made me realize that something could go wrong
during the birth.
And I know this is probably just residual anxiety
because of Mariah and Dom, but I just have to hear it
from a professional.
Is there anything I can do to ensure that the baby's
going to be okay?
>> Jack: I'd like to think you have better things to do
with your time than worry about my personal life.
>> Victor: If I were you, I would start worrying about
yourself.
>> Michael: Oh.
[ Clears throat ] What is that
I detect in the air?
>> Victor: Nothing, nothing at all.
Everything okay. Right, Jack?
>> Michael: Um, I need to have a word with you, but if I need to
go and come back -- >> Jack: No, no, don't.
Don't worry. I'm leaving.
But not before I offer one last warning.
Stay out of Jabot's affairs, even if they include Adam.
You lost him as an employee and a son.
That's on you.
Maybe you should make peace with that.
>> Michael: Wow.
>> Victor: Have a seat, Michael.
>> Michael: [ Chuckles ] Thank you.
>> Victor: So?
Any more news about Tucker McCall?
>> Michael: As a matter of fact, there is.
I've been doing some more digging into his loans.
The man is in quite a lot of debt, or, actually, his company
is.
And as you'd hoped, buying up McCall's loans will give
Newman quite a bit of leverage, but, unfortunately,
not outright control.
>> Victor: Hmm.
>> Michael: That'll take a little more convincing,
and, as you and I both know, Tucker's not easily intimidated.
>> Victor: You know, I love a challenge,
and I'm looking forward to dealing with that S.O.B.
>> Tucker: Uh-oh, there she is.
Where are you headed off to now?
Is that your escape bag?
Is your partner in crime Stark back?
>> Diane: [ Scoffs ] >> Tucker: You know, it'd be so
ironic if you were to leave town right after Phyllis.
I bet she would -- she would hop on the first flight back here
ASAP if she knew you were going to be gone for good.
>> Diane: Whatever.
And I am sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not going anywhere.
My life is more on track now than it's ever been.
Although yours, not so much.
Oh, hey, where is Ashley these days?
Oh, that's right.
She fled Genoa City for Paris just to get away from you.
Sad.
>> Tucker: Yeah, I think she's going to be back pretty soon.
>> Diane: Mm.
>> Tucker: But I'm happy to hear that your life is back on track,
as you say.
But it's a happiness that's yours to lose.
[ Hums indistinctly ] >> Diane: [ Sighs ]
>> "The Young and the Restless" will continue.
>> Elena: The first thing I want to tell you is I think
that it's great that you already want to protect the baby.
It's a very natural maternal instinct.
Now, I've got some good news and some bad news for you.
The bad news is that there's not really much that you and Mariah
can do outside of just being there for Delphine
when the time comes.
So the best thing that you can do is be on standby
and be ready to be the best mothers that you can be.
>> Tessa: Is there anything else you can suggest?
>> Elena: Well, that's where the good news comes in.
You can stop worrying.
The probability of having a complication
during a full-term delivery after a healthy pregnancy
is very low.
>> Tessa: Oh. Thank God.
>> Elena: [ Chuckles ] >> Tessa: I guess I just have
to keep reminding myself that Delphine is giving birth
in a hospital under perfectly normal circumstances.
>> Elena: [ Chuckles ] Exactly.
So you have no reason to think anything is going to go wrong.
So, tell me, are you and Mariah preparing to go to Portland?
>> Tessa: Yes, we are going to be leaving soon.
Mariah has some loose ends to tie up at work
so that she can work remotely while we are waiting
for the baby to come.
>> Elena: Great.
Alright, so you want to tell me what else is going on?
'Cause it's very clear that you're still holding
something back.
>> Tessa: Mariah's been pregnant before, so she's familiar
with what's going on.
And Delphine is carrying the baby, and she's had nine months
to prepare for childbirth.
And then there's me who is completely unprepared
for childbirth and...motherhood.
>> Diane: [ Sighs ] >> Jack: Hey.
>> Diane: Hi.
>> Jack: Did you get everything?
>> Diane: Yeah.
Mm.
>> Jack: So if you need a toothbrush or anything like
that, I can certainly accommodate you.
>> Diane: I appreciate your hospitality,
but I think I've got everything.
>> Jack: What about your stuff in L.A.?
I'm guessing you left a lot of possessions there.
I could arrange to have it sent for and stored here, if you
like.
>> Diane: Um, thank you, but -- but no, no.
My years in L.A. hardly feel real to me anymore.
I mean, I know that's where I healed, but I don't really
have a connection to that time.
I mean, whatever's left there is just stuff,
and I think those things belong right where they are.
>> Jack: Then they should stay in California.
>> Diane: Tell me, Jack, is it wrong to be this happy,
especially knowing no one else will be happy for us?
>> Jack: The people that care about us,
the people that love us will come around.
The rest don't even matter.
>> Diane: Mm.
>> Tucker: Hey, Ashley, it's me.
I assumed that you let it go straight to voicemail 'cause
you're seeing it's me calling.
I get that.
The reason I'm calling is I'm wondering
if you would give me the opportunity to clear the air
between us.
There's a lot of things I want to tell you, and
I want to come clean about every aspect of my situation,
because I want you to understand why...
why the subterfuge, as foolish as it was.
So I'm wondering, would you be willing to meet me
if I came to Paris briefly?
We'd just have lunch and chat, but that's all I ask.
Alright, bye.
[ Cellphone thuds lightly ] >> Nate: I was, um, just about
to come see you.
Is this a good time?
>> Victoria: I'm on my way back to my office right now.
Do you want to walk with me?
>> Nate: Okay, um, I thought it might be a good idea if we clear
the air about, uh -- >> Victoria: Our brainstorming
session last night.
Um...yes.
You know, I was very invigorated by what we accomplished.
>> Nate: Yes, uh, I thought it was a productive meeting, too.
>> Victoria: We should have more meetings like that.
Don't you think?
>> Sally: First of all, I just wanted to see how you were
doing.
I wasn't really sure where things stood
whenever you left last night.
>> Nick: I'd be lying if I said I didn't think about it
all the time, but, Sally, it doesn't change anything.
I'm with you, just like I promised.
>> Sally: That's the thing.
I don't understand why.
The only explanation that I can come up with
for you supporting me is because the situation forces you to,
like, the baby that I'm carrying might be yours,
but what if it's not?
>> Nick: Do you not understand how I feel about you yet?
Look, I appreciate you telling me the truth about Adam, that
he may be the father, but...
I know it was hard for you.
It just makes me respect and appreciate
and care about you even more.
As far as the paternity of the baby goes,
Sally, we'll just cross that bridge when we come to it.
>> Sally: Well, I had to tell you I couldn't wait another
second.
I can't deal with this uncertainty any longer,
which is the main reason why I asked you to come right away.
I scheduled the DNA test for today.
>> Nate: I agree.
Our brainstorming session was very productive.
We should have more of them.
We could potentially lay a clear and lucrative path
to the future.
>> Victoria: On a purely professional level, of course.
>> Nate: Of course.
>> Victor: Hello.
Hello, Nate.
>> Nate: Hello.
>> Victor: Nate, would you mind if Michael and I had a
conversation with Victoria alone?
>> Elena: While I haven't had any firsthand experience
with pregnancy, either, I have worked with a lot of
mothers, and I can tell you that what you're experiencing
is very normal.
In fact, I have yet to meet any first-time mothers,
biological or otherwise, who haven't at one point
or another felt, on some level, completely overwhelmed
and unprepared for what's next.
>> Tessa: Yeah, I mean, it's pretty terrifying thinking
about all that responsibility.
>> Elena: There's nothing trivial about taking care of
another life, especially a newborn,
because it can't do anything for themselves.
You know, they only can communicate by crying
instead of talking.
They need to be carried.
They need to be fed.
They need to be changed.
But I have no doubt you have everything it takes
to be a great mother.
>> Tessa: But I have no idea what to do.
>> Elena: Yeah, and there are some skills that you'll have to
develop, like changing diapers and feeding
and setting a sleeping schedule.
But then there are going to be things that are pure instinct,
like loving and caring and nurturing.
And those are all things that you are very familiar with.
Tessa, I've seen how amazing you can be.
I remember when Mariah was struggling
with giving Dominic to Abby.
You were her rock.
You comforted her, you loved her,
and you helped her get back to the amazing person that she is.
And the way I see it, you coming here, it just proves that you're
ready.
>> Tessa: What do you mean?
>> Elena: Coming to me, hoping to find any way possible
to shield your daughter from harm even before she's born.
That little baby is going to be beyond lucky
to have not only one, but two of the strongest,
most loving women as her mothers.
>> Adam: Hey, Chloe, wait.
Can -- Can you just give me one second?
>> Chloe: Why would I want to do that?
>> Adam: Look, Chloe, I realize that you hate me, and
I don't expect that to change anytime soon,
but you know me as well as anyone, for better or worse,
and I know you care about Sally.
I'm genuinely concerned about her right now.
You must see that.
>> Chloe: All I see is you trying to worm your way back
into her life.
>> Adam: Listen, come on.
I know that something is wrong.
And don't tell me that she's worried
about your new business venture or this -- this lame line
that Nick was giving me, that she's uncomfortable
being around the both of us.
Sally's much tougher than that.
This is something new.
I mean, is she unhappy with Nick?
Is it not working out between the two of them?
>> Chloe: [ Scoffs ] Why are we doing this again?
And why are you meddling in Sally's life?
Hasn't she made it perfectly clear that she wants
nothing to do with you?
And what more do Nick and Sally need to do to convince you
that what they share is real?
I mean, they are bonded together now.
>> Adam: Bonded? How?
>> Chloe: I mean, even if things with Nick weren't amazing,
which they are, why would Sally want you?
Don't you have something else to obsess over?
I mean, don't you have a job, or do you not have
actual responsibilities?
Or, hmm, was it just a pity handout to keep you off the
streets and out of trouble?
[ Doorbell rings ] >> Jack: I wonder who that could
be.
>> Adam: Jack, uh, I hope now's not a bad time, but I need to
speak with you about Jabot.
>> Jack: Uh, can you give me a minute?
>> Diane: I will make myself scarce, but we will continue
this later.
>> Jack: Come on in.
Everything alright?
>> Adam: Um...
>> Jack: Something wrong?
>> Adam: No, I just -- I wanted to speak with you
about my potential future in the company,
you know, before things get potentially ugly
with Victor and Kyle.
>> Jack: Oh, wait, now, let me stop you right there.
I don't know where you're getting your information.
I spoke to Kyle at length, and he assured me he had no part
in Victor's little scheme.
>> Adam: Okay, well, I'm not so sure about that, Jack.
I spoke to people at the company,
and it turns out Kyle has looked into some of the projects
that I'm directly overseeing.
Now, I understand they haven't turned out to be successful
ventures, as we hoped, but that is not
public knowledge.
>> Jack: I spoke to Victor earlier.
He did seem to know an awful lot about your
diminished performance.
>> Adam: Yeah, I'm sorry about that.
I'm working on turning things around.
But regardless, I think it's pretty clear
that your son is lying to you.
>> Nick: [ Clicks tongue ] I am surprised you scheduled
the DNA test so soon.
Have you talked to Adam yet?
>> Sally: No.
And after speaking with Chloe, I've decided that I am going to
tell Adam only if I have to.
>> Nick: Meaning if I am not the father.
>> Adam: I just don't invite that chaos back in my life
if I can avoid it.
Right now, things are good, and I need to hold onto that
for as long as I can, so I thought I would start with
just testing your DNA.
>> Nick: Well, it's your decision to make.
I will support you no matter what.
>> Sally: If we're really in this together, I need you
to be completely honest with me.
>> Nick: Have I ever been anything but?
>> Sally: No, and that's what I'm counting on.
How would you feel if I told Adam
that he could potentially be the father even before the test?
Is that what you want?
>> Nick: Um...
I'm okay with it in the sense that it is not my decision
to make.
As far as Adam knowing, I absolutely do not want him
to know.
I hope he never has to know.
I'm just trying to do the right thing here.
But when and if you decide to tell him, just know
I will completely have you back.
>> Sally: Well, thank you so much for being understanding.
It means everything to me.
If you're free, would you mind coming with me
to the testing center so they can swab you to see
if you're a match?
Then we can know for sure.
And maybe we could put this whole issue to rest sooner
rather than later.
>> Nick: I'll make time for that.
>> Tessa: Thank you for your kind words and your faith in me.
It is exactly what I needed to hear.
>> Elena: Well, it was all true.
Every word.
>> Tessa: I wish we could bring you to Portland with us, if only
for advice and pep talks.
>> Elena: You have my number.
You can call me any time, day or night.
>> Tessa: Thank you.
So, what's new with you?
I can't help but seem to notice how happy you are.
>> Elena: Is it that obvious?
>> Tessa: Yes.
And I am just so glad that things are better for you.
>> Elena: Yes. Me, too.
It was really tense with Nate and I
during his career transition, and, honestly,
I wasn't sure if we would find our way back to each other.
But...
here we are, making it work.
And, yeah, I am indeed very happy.
We both are.
[ Chuckles ] >> Nate: Alright, then, I will,
um, leave you to your meeting.
>> Victoria: Well, what is it that you wanted to discuss?
>> Michael: [ Clicks tongue ] It's about the purchasing of the
debt you and Victor discussed.
>> Nate: I'll check in with you later, Victoria.
>> Victoria: No, Nate, wait.
You should be in on this.
>> Victor: Sweetheart, this does not involve Newman Media.
>> Victoria: Well, nonetheless, I think that Nate should be in
on our plan for Tucker and our acquisition of
McCall Unlimited.
I-I believe that he would be a valuable asset
to our plan moving forward.
Trust me, his input will benefit all of us, Daddy.
♪♪
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