"Ryan once again thanked Mateo and Hayley for giving him a job at the new club. As he was putting on his coat to leave, he jokingly urged the couple to come up with a name for the club before it opens. Alone with Mateo, Hayley told her lover that she missed not having him by her side the night before. Hayley asked Mateo if he'd contacted Raquel's family to alert them to her condition. Mateo shook his head and explained that Raquel had asked him not to have any contact with her family. Instead, Mateo said that they should focus on taking care of Max and figuring out how to pay for Raquel's medical bills as they'd promised. Hayley smiled warmly and told Mateo that his compassion and concern is just one of the reasons she loves him. Mateo looked into Hayley's eyes and detected that something was bothering her. Hayley responded that there were dozens of things that were on her mind, but one was getting more attention than the others. Hayley was scheduled for another liver function test at the hospital. Mateo felt badly for not knowing about the test and offered to scrap his plans to go to the zoo with Max. Hayley ordered Mateo to go to the zoo, saying that one can never break a promise to a child. A deliveryman arrived with a shipment of alcohol for the new club. Hayley looked at the case of vodka for several seconds before going about the rest of her work. When it was time to leave for the hospital, Hayley forced a smile and assured Mateo that she was going to be fine.
Wearing only a towel, Adrian stumbled out of bed and headed to the kitchen to whip up some breakfast for Belinda. Belinda, wearing substantially more clothing than Adrian, followed Adrian to the kitchen and offered to help him cook. Adrian chuckled and commented that he works by himself. He teased Belinda about taking time out to read the paper or talk to the squirrels. Belinda grabbed the morning edition from the hallway and sat down to scan the latest headlines. Aloud, she announced that Cortlandt Electronics' stock had dropped yet again. Belinda tried to urge her boyfriend into reconsidering Opal's offer to take over her half-ownership of the company. Adrian remarked that a desk job just wasn't his thing. Belinda smiled wryly and informed Adrian that he was the only man she knew that could pass up ownership of a billion dollar company.
As if things weren't tenuous enough, David dropped by Liza's condo to give her very important news. This wasn't the first time David had made the claim, so Liza wasn't all that interested in what the doctor had to say. Adam, however, was a nervous wreck. David looked around and sarcastically asked if he was interrupting anything. David was ordered to leave, but before he could leave he just had to reveal his urgent news. He told Liza that he'd finished taping a segment on nutritional supplements at WRCW. Adam followed David into the hallway and blasted him for playing mind games. If Adam was furious, David was absolutely giddy. He told Adam that he was going to "enjoy every minute" until he finally decided to drop his bombshell. Again Adam mentioned that he wanted to kill David---but David reminded him that he'd taken measures to cause Adam a headache even from the great beyond. Stuart poked his head into the hall and asked if everything was okay. Adam told Stuart to go back into the condo, but Stuart knew that something was amiss. David smiled broadly and noted that Stuart must love Adam as much as Liza does. The obvious implication was that Adam would lose Stuart too when the news of his fertility clinic swap was revealed. David was paged to the hospital before he could spray any more venom. Stuart asked Adam about his encounter with David and followed it up with questions about why Adam wanted to get married in such a hurry. Adam quickly replied that he wanted to get married before Liza had the baby. Stuart smiled and reminded Adam that marrying Liza would not change the fact that Jake's name was going to appear on Colby's birth certificate. Stuart knows his brother better than anyone else---so he knew that something wasn't quite right. In Stuart's mind, Adam was acting like something bad was going to happen. Adam closed his eyes and shook his head vigorously back and forth as he tried to convince Stuart that everything was okay.
Back inside, Marian sat down on the sofa with Liza and told her that she would understand if she wanted to forgo the wedding ceremony she and Stuart had been planning. Liza's heart melted as Marian described the ceremony they'd planned---from the location, the chapel at Wildwind, to the hundreds of butterflies she planned to release. Adam suddenly burst into the room and asked Liza to marry him. Liza told Adam that she would marry, but not now. She wanted the perfect wedding ceremony. Adam tried to plead his case, but Liza had already made up her mind. Liza, Stuart, and Marian went into another room to go over plans for the wedding. The minister, meanwhile, headed on his way. Adam pulled Barry aside and asked him find a way to buy him time so that he could marry Liza before David opened his mouth. The attorney nodded calmly and said that "wheels are [already] in motion."
Gillian reported to Pine Valley Hospital for her first day as a volunteer. Jake met with her briefly to give her a map of the hospital as well as a pep talk. For her first official duty, Gillian decided to check in on a familiar face---Raquel. Raquel was resting comfortably in her room. Gillian immediately apologized for the recent friction between her and Raquel. Raquel smiled slightly and told Gillian that all was forgiven. She understood that Gillian and Hayley had bonded during Ryan's ordeal, so she was able to see why Gillian might have been upset with some of her shenanigans. "I can't walk out no matter what you say," she grinned. The two women had a lot in common. Both were dealing with the loss of the men in the lives. Raquel told Gillian that she'd been denying the truth for too long: Mateo did not love her any more. Likewise, Gillian was coming to terms with the chasm that had developed between her and her husband, Ryan. Tears streamed down Raquel's cheek as she thought of her life without Mateo and seeing the man she loved every time she looked into her son's eyes. The door to the room opened slowly and Ryan appeared in the doorway. As he asked to speak to Gillian, the princess' mouth dropped. Raquel spoke up and urged Gillian to talk to her husband. Outside, Ryan and Gillian exchanged details about their new jobs. Ryan also told Gillian that he wanted to continue to fulfill his obligation to "pay for our... your room at Myrtle's." Gillian suggested that they pool their money and share the room. She quickly realized that her idea to live together would never work and withdrew the offer. A woman appearing to be Gillian's supervisor called out to her and told her that a patient needed to be transported to physical therapy. Gillian nodded and gently pushed the man's wheelchair. The man grumbled that she was going in the wrong direction. Since it was her first day on the job, Gillian was overly nervous. She hurriedly turned the wheelchair around nearly tipping the vehicle over and raced down the hall---this time in the proper direction. Ryan shook his head and laughed to himself.
An out of breath Mateo raced into Raquel's room and quickly closed the door behind him. As he panted, he held tightly to a plain white paper bag. Mateo scurried over to Raquel's bed and announced that he had sneaked "contraband" into the hospital. He could chosen things that were a lot worse. As it turns out, he'd opted for a root beer float. Mateo leaned forward and helped guide the straw into Raquel's mouth. As he did, he noticed a picture Raquel had placed on her bedside stand of him and Max.
At the bar at The Valley Inn, Barry sat alone at the bar sipping a drink. Adrian entered and sat in the next stool. "I hear you're extremely skilled," said Barry without introducing himself. Adrian shrugged slightly. "I have a problem that needs delicate handling," Barry said coldly.
While Jake drew a blood sample, Hayley asked questions about Raquel's prognosis. Jake said that he was pleased that Raquel had no been more seriously injured, but the young woman would need to undergo extensive physical therapy. With no relatives nearby and cousin Angela missing in action, Hayley feared that Mateo would be called to care for Raquel. Hayley read a magazine while tests were done on her blood. She didn't bother to look up when Jake returned to the examining room. She'd become all too familiar with the bad news. "I have good news," Jake smiled. Hayley nearly burst into tears and asked Jake repeat himself---just so she could be sure that she'd heard him correctly."
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