"Dimitri hesitated before knocking on the door to Maria's office. As he walked into the office and caught sight of Edmund, Dimitri fumbled the envelope containing the paternity test results. Edmund happily bent down and picked up the envelope and teased Dimitri by pretending that he was going to take a peek at the envelope's contents. Dimitri was quick on his feet and said that the envelope contained information on a hospital board member's relative living in Texas. Dimitri said that since the Santos family business was in Texas, he was hoping that Mateo might be able to give the person a job doing construction. Maria snatched the envelope and put it in her pocket. Edmund told Maria that he would meet her back at Wildwind just as soon as he finished some work.
Tad confessed that the night he had taken off to find Liza, he had tracked her down to the very same inn that Gloria had chosen for their romantic getaway. Tad seemed to feel uncomfortable with the situation, but Gloria praised Tad for doing something nice for a friend. Tad's mind wandered to another subject as he asked Gloria how long they had together before she had to leave for her seminar in Virginia. The two made love, but when everything was said and done, Gloria felt uneasy about what they had done. She told Tad that the reason she had chosen the Sleepy Hollow Inn was because she did not feel right about having sex in Tad's house.
Tad assumed that she meant she did not want Jake around the house. Gloria actually meant that she was not comfortable having sex in what had been Dixie and Tad's bed. Gloria indicated that she wanted to talk to Dixie about her relationship with Tad so that she would no longer feel she was doing something behind Dixie's back. Tad initially put up opposition to the idea, saying that they were both grownups and did not need to get permission to sleep together. After listening to Gloria's argument and seeing that it was something that Gloria felt she had to do, Tad agreed.
At Holidays, Erica told Skye that Dimitri had told her he'd had a hospital board meeting, but when she called the hospital, she had been told that there was no board meeting scheduled. Skye took a call from Andy but made the conversation short. When Erica heard the mention of "work" and "article" in the brief phone chat, she drew the conclusion that the topic of conversation was Edmund. Skye seemed more than a bit bothered by Erica's continued implications that Skye had the hots for Edmund. Skye told Erica that she had changed her way of thinking and that she was only going to focus on men who were available.
Erica tried to arrange a date for Skye with a new employee at Enchantment, but Skye turned her down. Erica rambled on about how she and Maria were lucky to have men who were honest and loving. Edmund walked into the club and heard the mention of his name and asked if his ears should be ringing. Skye explained that she and Erica had been talking about Edmund's Sinclair Award. Erica asked Edmund if he had seen Dimitri in his travels to the hospital. Edmund nodded and indicated that Dimitri had dropped by Maria's office after a board meeting. Erica was relieved to hear that there had, in fact, been a board meeting and headed back to Wildwind to pack her bags for her trip to Seattle.
Before Skye could shuffle off, Edmund said that he had to have a few words with her. Skye finally confessed that she found Edmund to be attractive, but she said that she did not have designs for him. She said that if Edmund were single, she would love to see how a relationship with him would work out, but since he was married, she would never think of pursuing anything. Edmund was pleased to finally wipe the slate clean and told Skye that he was glad that there were no personal feelings to get in the way of a new job assignment he had for her.
When Erica returned to Wildwind, she found Ruth waiting at the door. Ruth, coffee cake in hand, said that Joe had told her that Erica was... home. Erica gave Ruth a funny glance, and Ruth confessed that Joe had told her that Erica was expecting. Erica had no problem with Ruth knowing about her pregnancy and said that she had given Joe permission to tell Ruth. The two ladies chatted about motherhood, and Ruth said that in a year's time, Wildwind would be filled with the sounds of children.
Erica wished she could talk to Mona about her pregnancy and admitted to picking up the phone several times before realizing that she could not speak to her mom. Ruth told Erica that Mona would be proud of Erica for finally settling down into the family life. Erica beamed. She said that she was happier than she had ever been and that nothing could ruin her happiness.
Even though Trevor did not want Janet to tell her story to Amanda, he seemed to have no alternative but to let Janet tell Amanda "the truth." Janet said that people called her names because she had done some very mean things in the past. Amanda was confused and said that Janet was a very nice lady. Janet nodded but said that she was not always nice. Janet asked Amanda if there was ever a time that she'd wanted something so badly that it hurt. Amanda nodded and said that she wished for her mommy to return.
Janet said that she had once wished for friends, and as hard as she had wished, no one had ever wanted to be her friend. She said that she had pretended to be other people and that she had even talked to herself. All of that, she said, had led to her imprisonment, and because she had gone to jail, she was no longer allowed to see her little girl. Janet said that she did not know if she'd ever be able to see her daughter again, but the little girl lived with her daddy, and he loved her very much. Amanda told Janet that she should be allowed to see her daughter.
Janet's story continued, but when Trevor figured out that Janet's story might lead to telling Amanda of her conviction as a murderer, Trevor pulled the plug on the story. Amanda went upstairs to get Jamie. While she was gone, Trevor blasted Janet for trying to confuse Amanda. When Amanda returned downstairs, she told Janet that she had a photo of Laurel by her bed and that she talked to her mommy when she was lonely or scared.
Amanda then handed Janet a picture of herself and told Janet that she should talk to Amanda when she was lonely. The tears flowed down Janet's cheeks. Trevor, Jamie, and Amanda headed to the movies, but Trevor told Janet that she could hang around for five minutes to compose herself.
As Janet was preparing to leave, Pierce knocked at the door. Janet wanted to leave without saying anything to Pierce, but he refused to let her go without saying hello. Janet filled Pierce in on her wanting to tell Amanda the truth about being Amanda's mother and how she had been allowed to see Amanda on special occasions. Pierce apologized for the way he had left things with Janet when he'd left town. Janet accepted the apology but said that their bad split had been mostly her fault.
Janet told Pierce that she had not heard from Laura in quite some time and that she guessed she was "out of the loop." Janet did say, however, that she thought that Laura was much better off living with Brooke. Pierce offered to speak to Trevor on Janet's behalf and try to get Trevor to lift the restraining order, but Janet told Pierce not to bother because it would look like she had conned Pierce into talking to Trevor. Janet left the house, but as she walked away, Pierce walked to the window and watched Janet leave.
"Maria, I'm so sorry," were the first words out of Dimitri's mouth. Maria was devastated. She said that she had known her baby was Edmund's baby and that God was enacting revenge on her for sleeping with Dimitri. She went on to say that she and Edmund had begged God for a baby and that God had played the ultimate joke of irony by giving Maria a baby, but making Dimitri the father. Dimitri suggested that they deal with the news slowly and talk to Dr. Clader about their options. Maria refused, She said that too many people already knew about her affair with Dimitri and that she could not take any more chances.
Dimitri reminded Maria that Dr. Clader was bound to secrecy through his Hippocratic Oath. Maria still refused. Dimitri said that he would not destroy their families because of their "one mistake." Maria asked Dimitri if he would "go through life, denying" his own child. Dimitri nodded and said that that was what he had to do. Maria disagreed. She said that she had to tell Edmund the truth and that Dimitri had to do the same for Erica because they could not live their lives filled with lies."
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