"JR wants to make a mad dash to get out of the impending rain storm, but Dixie refuses to budge until they talk about Jamie. After insisting that he wouldn't change his mind regardless of which way she approached it, Dixie informed her son that she refused to sit back and watch JR kick his brother's life to pieces. Caustically, JR thanks his mother for coming back from the dead, only to not support him. Dixie swears that she isn't taking sides - but that she simply wants to see him give up the vendetta against Jamie. She doesn't believe that any good can come out of destroying his brother's future. JR believes that Jamie got a great head start on his own by teaming up with Babe, kidnapping little Adam and telling JR that his son was dead. Further, JR doesn't think there is anything he could do to either one of them that would come close to being that bad. As the thunder continues to roll, Dixie suddenly grabs her son's hand and asks him to come with her to find a miracle.
A short time later, Dixie and JR arrive at a rustic cabin in the woods, and it is soon revealed to be the place where both Babe and Bianca gave birth to their children. Dixie reminds JR that for all of the bad things that Babe has done, she protected and delivered the most precious thing in his life: their son...and she did it without doctors or any modern day medicine. JR asks if Dixie believes that he owes Babe because of all that she went through to bring Little Adam into the world. Dixie tells him again that it is not about what is owed. She just wants him to remember that Babe was a victim too - she lost her son the night she brought him into the world. She also wants him to remember that Jamie was with him that night, searching for Babe, out of love for his brother. JR is ready to throw it all out the window again because he still feels that their egregious actions toward him warrant no sympathy. Dixie tells him that although he and Jamie gave it a good try, she will never be convinced that they hate each other. JR tells his mother that she can believe what she wants, but the hate between he and his brother is real. Dixie tries to convince him that he has the freedom to do whatever he wants - and that he shouldn't waste that on revenge. She also tells him that by letting go of his vendetta, he'd not only be letting Babe and Jamie have a better life - but he'd also be improving his own.
Having accidentally overheard Babe's confession to Josh that there would be no wedding, Jamie demands to know what's going on. Uncomfortable, Josh makes a quick exit so the young couple can talk it out. Babe admits that she hates the fact that Jamie wants to sell his car for the wedding because it's just another thing he has to give up for her. He asks Babe if she is really willing to give up their wedding for a set of wheels, and without hesitation, she confirms this fact. Jamie can't believe that after everything they went through, in the end it only took a car to break them up. Babe assures him that it's not just the car - it's living the way they do, him working at a job that he hates, living with a ruined reputation, and not being able to get his medical degree, let alone work at the hospital. Jamie tells her that those were all choices that he made because what she gives him in their life together is worth much more. Finally, Babe tells him that she will take Josh's check and spend every last cent on the most beautiful and lavish ceremony and reception he could imagine - on one condition: that as soon as the honeymoon is over, Jamie has to get to a school as fast as he can, in a place where JR can't touch him, and stick it out until he gets his undergrad and medical degree. She will live happily ever after with him - from afar. Jamie tells her that their marriage isn't up for negotiation and that he refuses to let JR win by leaving her. Babe tries to convince him that he wouldn't be leaving - but rather simply going after his dreams. Jamie can't let go of the idea that if they are not physically together, than they are doing things JR's way. He tells her that all he wants is for them to be together, the rest of the things she worries about be damned. Finally, Babe asks if Jamie is staying with her because he loves her - or as a way to stick it to JR. Jamie fervently denies that he is using her in any way, and asks why she can't just accept that she is the only important thing in his life. She in turn asks why he can't accept that if they choose to be apart for as long as it takes him to him to get his degree, they will win in the end. Jamie finally admits that the bigger issue is that he doesn't trust JR not to do anything to her with him not around. Babe insists that she can handle JR, but Jamie always has the memories of what JR did with drugs, tire irons and motorcycles at the forefront of his mind. Babe tells him that JR knows he is killing her by keeping her son away, and that is almost a guarantee that he won't try anything else. Jamie is unwilling to take that chance, and Babe asks whether it's really her that he doesn't trust. Softening, Jamie assures her that his mistrust is directed only at JR. She tells him that as a grown woman who took care of and protected herself before, she can do it again. She then tells him that after not having custody of Little Adam, the thing that hurts her most is seeing Jamie stuck, not studying to be a great doctor who will save lives. Jamie starts to shoot off again about letting JR win, but Babe tells him that when all is said and done, she will be right beside him as he holds his degree. She pleads with him to go along with her plan - if only because they love each other. They kiss passionately as a way to seal the deal.
Some time later, after they have made love in the back seat of the car, Jamie is ready for a second round. Although tempted, Babe tells him that he has more important things to do - like apply to medical school. Jamie dryly asks if they could just play doctor instead, but Babe is very serious about the topic. She believes, just as she did with her mother, that they deserve the best and together they can get it. She tries to get him to promise that he will do as she asks.
Out in the courtyard at Wildwind, Amanda takes it upon herself to have a look around. She finds a crystal glass and deposits it in her bag without a second thought. A split second later, Aidan emerges from the house and startles her. Trying to divert attention from herself, she asks why he's there, and notes that he doesn't live there. Unsuccessful at her attempt, Aidan notes the same thing about her, and since Maria and Maddie moved to California - he asks why she's on the grounds. Smoothly, Amanda tells him that their families were close back in the day and that before Maria left, she told Amanda that she could come by and enjoy the place when she wanted to. Aidan clearly doesn't believe her and starts to badger her with questions. Amanda gets more and more irritated and decides that she's going to leave. Before she can make a move, Aidan asks what's in her bag. Indignant that he would even ask, she tries to avoid the question and his hands. Failing miserably, Aidan gets a hold of the bag, dumps out the contents on the tray and finds the glass. As explanation, Amanda tells him she was planning on sending the glass to Maria and easily follows that with more lies. Aidan remains unconvinced and he whips out his cell phone. She tells him not to call Maria because Maria didn't know about Amanda's surprise, but Aidan informs her that he's actually calling the police. She freaks out, grabs his phone and throws it to the ground, breaking it in half. Aidan then strong arms her and says that she earned a personal escort to a visit with Chief Frye. As they struggle, someone watches through a window from the shadows. A few moments later, Aidan and Amanda return to the patio, with Amanda still struggling to get out of Aidan's grasp. Aidan is still determined to take her down to the station, even in the face of her threats that she could drum up some charges against him. Suddenly, her cell phone starts ringing and she tells Aidan that it's her mom and begs him to let her answer the call. At first he doesn't believe her, but he sees true panic on her face as she tells him that she has a unique ring for her mom's calls. He lets her go and she grabs the phone, immediately apologizing for taking so long to answer. Aidan then gets to hear a one-sided conversation where Amanda tries to convince her mother that while she will always love her, she can't come home just yet. She assures her mother that Trevor is there for her and will keep her safe. She then tries to ascertain whether her mother has been taking her medicine and then moments later, a sense of urgency creeps into her voice. As a puzzled and concerned Aidan continues to listen, Amanda insists that her mother put down the mirror and stop listening to the lies she's hearing. Moments later, the phone call ends, and Aidan asks if she wants to call her back. Amanda tells him that it won't do any good, and then unleashes a fresh batch of anger on him. She tells him that she knows he is thinking she is crazy like her mother, and advises him to take her down to the police station and tell them that information so she'll get out on an insanity plea. Aidan softens his approach to her and tells her that he just wants to be a friend. This only fuels her fury because she thinks he is trying to placate her. This theory is only confirmed when he tries to offer her some money so that she can get by. She rejects his good will, and blows him off, saying that she is perfectly capable of finding her own way. As she storms off with Aidan watching her exit somewhat forlornly, the unknown presence once again takes in the scene from the other side of the glass.
Lily and Zach arrive back at the townhouses, and in the courtyard, Lily laments about Sam being angry with her. Zach apologizes and takes the blame on himself because Sam doesn't like him. Lily notes that she just wants to help the ghost at Wildwind like she helped Ryan's ghost. Uneasy, Zach reconfirms that her sighting of Ryan's ghost would be their secret. Just as Lily repeats that fact back to him, Kendall emerges from her place, shocked at what she hears. She demands to know what Lily meant, but Zach continues to talk over her so that Lily won't have to answer. In her agitated state, she forgets Lily's boundaries, and it isn't until Lily starts to get upset over her loud voice that Kendall tries to calm down. Zach continues to try to get Lily to go into his place but Kendall is furious at being put off. Lily tries to go inside, but Kendall grabs her to try to make her stay. Almost instantaneously, Kendall realizes her error and lets her go. Zach urges Lily to go inside, and prevents Kendall from following her. Kendall says that she has gotten to know Zach pretty well since they exchanged vows, she knows that he's hiding something - and she demands to know what it is. Zach breaks down and tells her most of the truth - that Lily read a book about ghosts and is now obsessed with the idea that troubled spirits still walk they earth. He tells her that Lily saw a shadow at Wildwind and thought it was Edmund, and another at the casino and thought it was Ryan. Calming down at last, Kendall realizes that although these things are very real to Lily, they aren't to anyone else. Zach tells her that he understands why she got so upset, but that she needs to let Ryan go. As Kendall reviews the recent events in her head, Zach notices that Kendall has her bags packed. He asks if she is leaving him. She jokes around for a moment, pulling the same lie about wanting to marry JR that she used on her mother. Zach plays along, and offers to give her a quickie divorce so that she can be with the man she loves. She gives it up and confesses that she had plans to go stay with Greenlee for a few nights so that her friend didn't have to be alone. Zach notes that Greenlee is lucky to have Kendall as a friend. Blowing the compliment off, Kendall starts to take her leave. Zach stops her by telling her that he stands by their agreement: she only has to stay married to him until she doesn't want to be. He offers that if she is truly ready to be done with him, he will indeed give her a divorce this very night. She asks if he is the one who really wants the divorce, but he tells her that business-wise, it's working out well for him. Just then, thunder rolls through again, and Kendall is visibly shaken. Zach asks if she is really afraid of storms, and initially, Kendall says that it's her mother and sister that have trouble dealing with it. Zach asks what it means to her when she hears thunder, and after a moment, she confesses that it reminds her of the night that they almost lost Bianca and Miranda in the storm. Zach offers to let her come in until the storm passes, but Kendall declines. She says that she keeps thinking that she has reached a point where she has forgotten that night, only to have it all roll back in on her when a storm approaches. She then quips that with all of the stuff that she is dealing with in her life, a divorce would be nothing more than an additional nuisance. She then grabs her bag and heads off for Greenlee's place.
Back inside, Zach tells Lily that he straightened everything out with Kendall. Lily is pleased to hear that because she doesn't want anyone else angry with her. Zach promises that Kendall will be fine, and that she will keep the secret. He then asks for more information about the ghost she saw at Wildwind. She tells Zach that she didn't see a face or body, and that Sam didn't believe it could be Edmund's ghost. She understands that but admits that she can't think of who else could be haunting the manor.
Josh shows up at BJs and finds Dani at a table alone, admiring the first product she was allowed to develop at Fusion. He joins her, and asks how she's doing. She does a miserable job at trying to convince him that she is okay. She tells him that she didn't get anything worked out with Reggie, and that she royally screwed everything up at the beach that night. Josh reminds her that he was there too, but she tells him that she misrepresented herself so he really can't be blamed. As they continue to talk, Garret walks in the front door. He sees the duo and his expression darkens. He approaches the table and after asking if he's interrupting, Dani makes introductions. Josh stands and offers his hand to shake, but Garret realizes that Josh is the man from the beach, and fails to return the gesture. Dani tries to assure Garret that everything is okay, but he still requests a private talk with Josh. Dani tries to call off the confrontation, but is interrupted by a phone call from Fusion. She asks them both to remain cool while she takes the call. Once she's gone, Garret feels the need to try to read Josh the riot act. He tells Josh about all that Dani has been through and how she is on shaky ground trying to keep everything together. Josh tries to say that he is aware of what is going on, but Garret refuses to believe that Josh could know the first thing about Dani from one night. Garret tells Josh that with everything going on, the last thing that Dani needs is some random guy trying to take advantage of her. Smartly, Josh notes that while he isn't taking advantage of Dani, it is quite apparent that Garret is. Garret demands that Josh not try to turn the tables and make him out to be the bad guy. He continues to try to intimidate Josh, warning him that if he doesn't stay away from Dani, he will regret it. Undaunted, Josh tries to blow Garret off but Garret is not amused. He confirms the warning as their gazes lock. Just then, Dani comes back and asks if everything is all right. Josh assures her that he was just getting acquainted with Garret. Josh grabs his food, and Garret menacingly notes that he should go before his food gets cold. Ignoring him, Josh turns to Dani and tells her that if she needs anything, all she has to do is call. As he takes his leave, Garret's eyes bore holes in his back. Once the door swings closed, he tells Dani that she should stay away from Josh. Dani is confused as to what he is talking about, and Garret further notes that he had to let Josh know where he stands with regard to Dani. Upset, Dani tells him that he should stand back - because she doesn't need him disrespecting her or her friends. Garret then tells her that from what was exchanged during their confrontation, she can be assured that Josh is not her friend. Dani doesn't believe him at first but when Garret spins a tale about how Josh is nervous about her having two cops for parents, and how he is worried that they will make trouble for him, she slowly changes her mind. Garret tells her that the friend play was only an attempt to save himself. Dani takes the bait and admits that she is failing in every aspect of her life. Garret smiles comfortingly and tells her that they will find the right person for her - together.
Kendall shows up at the New Beginnings offices and calls out to see if anyone is there. After hearing only silence reverberate back to her, she pulls out a small gift box and notes that what is inside will have to be a surprise. Just then, someone puts a hand on her shoulder and startles her. It turns out to be Josh, and he makes fun of her for being so jumpy. They talk for a moment, and then the storm starts to unleash itself on the town. Kendall mentions that she wanted to get home before the rain came down - and then realizes that she doesn't have an umbrella. Smoothly, Josh provides her with one, and snaps it open to show her that it's functional. She thinks it's bad luck to open an umbrella indoors, but when she goes to close it, her skirt gets jammed in one of the mechanisms. Josh initially tries to help but she tells him to stay back, for fear that he will do more harm than good. He does, but soon, when she realizes she is getting nowhere, she changes her mind and asks for his assistance. As he tries to help her, Josh's father comes in and finds them, thinking that the situation is somewhat compromising. He demands to know what is going on.
Zach shows up at Wildwind and looks around the courtyard. Moments after his arrival, lightening flashes and he turns in time to see a person in a dress, silhouetted."
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