"Erica and David embraced on the couch in his office after making love. "That was something," he growled. Passion had never been a problem between them, they agreed. Erica rebuffed David's suggestion that give their relationship another try. Erica responded that she wouldn't have a relationship "built on animal lust." David tried to argue that they shared more than just sex, but Erica refused to comment. Aroused once again, they kissed. Just then, there was a knock at the office door. The two jumped up and started throwing on clothes just as Dixie barged in.
"What do you want?" Greenlee asked Wade after she found him sitting in Erica's living room. He said he knew the police had been there. Greenlee denied telling the police anything. He told Greenlee never to cross him again. Just as Bianca and Leo came into the house, Wade left unseen by them through the French doors. Bianca yelled at Greenlee for wearing Erica's clothes, but Greenlee was too terrified to reply.
Ryan and Gillian waited outside Jake's hospital room. She was worried; Jake was still in a lot of pain. She decided that she must tell Jake the truth soon. Ryan kissed her and she entered Jake's room.
"How are you feeling?" Gillian asked Jake. He admitted to being in pain, but he told her he was going to be all right. Jake asked about Ryan and asked Gillian to thank him for saving her life. He grimaced; Gillian wanted to run and get a nurse. "I want you to stay right here. Stay with me for a while. Just like this." He grabbed her hand.
Outside the hospital room, a worried Ryan paced.
"Nothing happened." Greenlee lied and said she was worried about her grandfather without explaining why she was wearing Erica's clothes. Leo and Bianca prepared to get dressed for the party. Greenlee said there was no way she could stay at Erica's alone. Bianca guessed that Wade Randall had been there and had frightened Greenlee. Greenlee admitted it. "Did he threaten you?" Leo asked. "Yes. He knows exactly what we're doing."
An embarrassed Dixie fumbled with her files while she tried not to look at David buckling his belt and Erica buttoning her blouse. David left and Erica and Dixie talked about the resurrected Dimitri and Stuart. "I'm so glad you finally know the truth about Dimitri." Dixie said, explaining how difficult it had been to keep the secret. "Dimitri was treated here by David?" asked a disbelieving Erica. Dixie fumbled with her papers again and fled the scene. David walked back in and Erica got straight to the point. "How long have you known Dimitri was alive?"
David refused to fight with Erica about Dimitri. Erica raged on about the injustice and the cruelty of not telling her about Dimitri when she is "the most important person in his life." David told Erica that she was living in a fantasy world where Dimitri was concerned. Erica said the afternoon of lovemaking had been a mistake. Erica said she had planned to invite David to be her date for Bianca's party, but now, after what she learned, she would rather go alone. Erica stalked out. Dixie came back in. "Me and my big mouth, huh?"
Leo admitted it was a mistake to call the police because Wade was bound to find out and suggested that Greenlee leave town. When Bianca reminded the pair about the party, they decided that Leo would escort Bianca and Greenlee to the party so they could protect her. After the festivities, they planned to get Greenlee out of town. Bianca came down with a case of pre-party jitters but Leo cracked some jokes to help ease her nerves.
"Look at you, you're so beautiful," Jake told Gillian. She blushed. He admitted he was ashamed he had put her life in jeopardy to save his own and even more ashamed that pride had made him leave Pine Valley. He apologized for walking out on their marriage. "I should have loved you more Gillian," he said. She protested.
While Dimitri and Alex dressed for the party, they planned a trip to Hungary. While they cuddled, someone knocked. A dashing Edmund stood at the door and asked a surprised Alex, "Are you ready to go to Bianca's party?"
Dimitri, equally surprised, accepted a boutonniere from Edmund, who said they should go the party together in order to avoid gossip. Edmund demanded that they present a united front "even if it's a lie."
Jake begged Gillian's forgiveness. At first, she protested that he had nothing to be sorry for, but seeing the pain on his face, she accepted his apology. He promised that he would survive his injuries and he talked about their return to Pine Valley. He realized they couldn't just pick up where they left off. He asked Gillian for a second chance to prove his love.
Bianca, dressed for the party, looked nervously in the mirror. A proud Erica gushed "If I'm going to be put to shame by a younger woman, I'm glad it's you." Erica apologized for being late and ran off to get dressed. Bianca stopped her. She explained that she had invited Travis to the party. "Bianca, how could you do this to me?"
Alex asked Edmund if it was a good idea for the three of them to attend the party together. Edmund explained that people would talk about their family no matter what they did. "Poor Edmund, gained a brother, lost a fiancé," Edmund imagined people would say. The trio decided to get through the whole thing with as much dignity as possible.
Bianca said she invited Travis because he was traveling to Washington, not to purposely antagonize Erica. "That unbearable wife of his isn't going to be there, is she?" Erica asked. The party would be stressful enough without this, Erica whined. As they continued to argue, Leo entered. He prodded Erica to get dressed. Erica asked Leo to be on his best behavior. While they talked, Greenlee sneaked through the dining room and out the door, then rang the bell. Erica asked why Greenlee was there and Leo explained that Greenlee couldn't find a date and he would be escorting both Bianca and Greenlee. The three left for the party. "I don't believe this," Erica moaned. "What is the point of being the perfect mother when no one else cooperates."
Gillian tried to talk to Jake, but he was in so much pain, she rang for the nurse.
Edmund fastened his boutonniere in the mirror and thought about the recent turn of events -- his asking Alex to marry him, the devastation of finding Alex and Dimitri together, his fight with Dimitri and his goodbye to Alex. He looked down. The flower lay crushed in his hands. He walked out.
David and Dixie worked in his office. He compared his relationship with Erica to her relationship with Tad. He gushed that he was amazed that Tad and Dixie had fought and then reconciled in New York. He railed against Erica's arrogance and self-centeredness. "You hate most in others what you see in yourself," Dixie proposed. Dixie prepared to leave for the day "I've got to go home to Tad, she said. "I would never yell at someone like you Dixie," he said to the closed door after she walked out.
Erica opened the door for Jack, who had brought Bianca a gift. Erica explained that she had excused her date and would be attending the party alone. She asked, "that reprehensible Brooke isn't waiting in the car for you is she?" When he said no, Erica asked Jack to be her date. He settled in to wait for her to get dressed.
Bianca, Leo and Greenlee entered the party room. The two women were terrified, but for different reasons. Bianca threatened to throw up and ran from the room.
A nurse gave Jake something for the pain. Gillian met Ryan in the hall. "So what did you tell him?" he asked. Gillian looked worried."
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