08-25-2016 (Thursday)

Jennifer wakes up, on a hotel bed, to find Kayla and Belle watching over her… she tries to tell them, as she looks over at the empty bottle of vodka on the nightstand, it isn’t what it looks like (but she has no explanation).  She gets up and starts to clean up her mess; Belle admits that she found her, having come there to take photos of the pills and alcohol, but called Kayla instead because, being a mother too, she can’t even begin to understand what she must be going through.  They take her home where Julie and Doug are waiting… Jennifer tells Belle she wants her to stay, so she doesn’t run and tell Chad.  Kayla tells Belle, if she could stay, she thinks it would help.  Belle gives Jennifer her phone; tells her to look through it and see there are no incriminating photo or anything.  

Theo gets uncomfortable after Claire kisses him, and tries to leave, but Claire talks him into staying for a movie, popcorn and soda.  But he ends up just talking about Ciara the whole time; Claire clearly gets upset about his obsession with Ciara.  She asks him if he is sorry they kissed; he explains, he just hasn’t kissed many girls (only Ciara, actually).  Again, Claire is annoyed with the mention of Ciara’s name.  A few hours have passed since Ciara blurted out that she loved Chad; she is having some difficulty with Thomas.  Chad questions if her frustration has anything to do with what she said to him earlier; she denies that having anything to do with it.  Chad tells her that he thinks she is great, but he doesn’t reciprocate her feelings – he does not love her.  He apologizes, saying what she is feeling is his fault… she asks him to explain.  He says it’s life experience; she says she’s been through a lot too, and he’s not that much older.  She says they can keep it between them, until he’s ready; he says that is crazy.  He explains that he cannot even accept that Abby is gone and he is not ready to move on (and if he were, it wouldn’t be with her).  He tells her she is an amazing woman, and in many ways she saved his life; she deserves someone who will love her with all her heart.  He offers to pay her through the end of the year, but he fires her.  She leaves, upset.   

Claire tells Theo that she thinks he is sweet, and sensitive and extremely sexy; then asks him to tell her what he likes about her.  Chad talks to Thomas (very sweet)… he tells him he has screwed up, and he’s sorry.  He vows never to screw up again.  Claire’s phone beeps (it’s Ciara, saying she needs to talk), but she tells Theo their conversation is more important; she says he seems to regret kissing her, says maybe he should leave.  He tells her no; he says he has no regrets about kissing her – none at all – he and Ciara have always been friends, he’s always loved her, but they have grown up and moved on.  He kisses her again (pretty passionately).  Ciara gets frustrated that her text receives no reply; she sits down with a soda to watch a movie, but apparently changes her mind.  She walks into Claire’s apartment (because the door is wide open) to find her on Theo’s lap.  

Chad shows up at Jennifer’s door, where Belle greets him.  She steps out and tells him to take Thomas and go; he realizes that Jennifer relapsed – Belle tells Jennifer.  Her response is pretty mature; she’ll just have to deal with the consequences.  Ciara excuses herself and leaves; Theo tells Claire that he should head home.  Claire decides to work on one of her songs, but knows that Theo is going to talk to Ciara.  Ciara asks Theo if they are a couple now; he says no and tells her to call anytime if she needs to talk.  He leaves.  

Jennifer agrees to go to a meeting at the hospital, but is hesitant to go in when Julie takes her there.  Jennifer does go in to the meeting and she speaks, from the heart (looking at her mother) saying that she truly understands now that the only way to get through pain is to just ‘get through’ it; sad as she is about her daughter, she has so much more to live for.  

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