Vanessa: Excuse me. Hayley Chandler Santos, right? I met you at the opening of your fantastic club. Vanessa Bennett.
Hayley: Hi.
Vanessa: You obviously have your father's business sense because I understand S.O.S. Is a runaway success. Is that what you're doing here, sort of avoiding the crowd?
Hayley: No, not exactly.
Vanessa: You know, I was hoping to find someone who hated to dine alone like I do.
Hayley: I'm sorry?
Vanessa: Well, would you mind if I join you? I was about to have lunch, anyway.
Hayley: Oh --
Vanessa: And did I tell you how your father and I met? It was a transatlantic cruise. Don't ask how many years ago.
Hayley: I don't think I remember him mentioning that.
Vanessa: Oh, of course not. I mean, why now with his new marriage and everything. Although I do understand that everyone was shocked that he took Liza Colby back. But second marriages are, oh, so impossibly romantic. I mean, think about it -- the chance to do it right the second time around is so poignant.
Hayley: Vanessa, I'm sorry. I just remembered I'm very late for an appointment.
Vanessa: Oh, darling, you haven't touched a bite, it doesn't look like. Surely you've got a minute.
Hayley: Don't worry, I'll sign my bill on the way out.
Vanessa: Well, another time.

[Doorbell rings]

[Ring]

Raquel: Hi. What has six feet and smiles?
Mateo: Listen, Raquel --
Raquel: Exactly. Max made it up. You see, my two feet and the four legs on the walker.
Mateo: Yeah, yeah. I get it, I get it.
Raquel: Oh, can you believe that I made it over here all by myself?
Mateo: Are you sure you're supposed to be doing this?
Raquel: Yeah, Kelly said I should just go for it, so here I am. Where's Hayley? I want her to see.
Mateo: Oh, uh, she's not here.
Raquel: Oh. She left for work already? Darn. I wanted to show off for both of you. I'm really starting to pick up speed. Oh. You have no idea how good it feels to get around and to go outside and not have to ask for every little thing.
Mateo: Where's Max?
Raquel: He's on a play date. Remember I told you, with Danny? His mom's taking them to the batting cages.
Mateo: That's good. He needs friends.
Raquel: So much. With all the moving that we did, he never really had the chance to get close to other kids. I tried so much to make up for it, but -- well, I guess if I would have made more room for other people in our lives, maybe he wouldn't be so afraid of Hayley.
Mateo: There's so much to figure out with kids, huh?
Raquel: Yeah. Yeah.
Mateo: You know, but you loved him and you kept him safe.
Raquel: Well, I tried.
Mateo: No, you did it. You did it. No matter how hard it was for you, you did it, and I'm just starting to realize what that takes.
Raquel: You and Hayley did everything for Max and for me. I mean, you -- you took care of us and -- I don't understand, Mateo. You did everything for us. What's wrong? Teo? What is it, Mateo? What's wrong?

Jake: Everything's back from the lab.
Dixie: And I trust that it's good news?
Jake: Yeah, your heart and kidney are fine, which rules out my major concerns. Your blood pressure's fine, 100/70. It's normal. Blood sugars are normal. You're not anemic.
Dixie: Ok. Then why did I faint, and more than once? I mean, there has to be a reason, Jake. Don't tell me this means days of testing.
Jake: No. No, this means that you're pregnant.

Vanessa: Palmer.
Palmer: Well --
Vanessa: How delightful to see you again.
Palmer: Vanessa.
Vanessa: I couldn't walk out without saying hello.
Palmer: You know Reginald Hightower?
Vanessa: I don't want you to get up, of course. Yes, Reggie. We met in Capri, summer of 1995, Cissy Waterman's villa.
Reginald: Yes, I remember it very well. Nice to see you again, Vanessa.
Vanessa: Nice to see you. I don't want to interrupt you, gentlemen.
Palmer: No, no, no, please, please, don't rush off. No, Reggie and I would love to have you join us, right?
Reginald: Of course.
Vanessa: Well --
Palmer: No, no, I insist.
Vanessa: Thank you, thank you. Only for a moment, though, if Reggie promises to tell me what he's doing in Pine Valley.
Reginald: Oh, business. We were discussing Palmer's role in the future of Cortlandt Electronics.
Vanessa: What, you've got some wonderful new device in the works?
Reginald: Well, he hopes to remain chairman of the board.
Vanessa: Of course he does. Why wouldn't he?
Palmer: Well, because my insatiable wife received so many stocks for our divorce settlement that she's now trying to replace me at my office.
Vanessa: What, destroy the company in the process? How foolish.
Palmer: Well, you know, it's a vendetta. She's creating a crisis of confidence.
Vanessa: Ah. Reggie, surely you don't share that? You think Palmer should stay at the helm.
Reginald: Well, frankly, I've been wondering if a change isn't for the best. The third- and fourth-quarter earnings were down.
Vanessa: Oh, well, simply because of the Asian market bottoming out, but Cortlandt stock is still blue chip. For heaven's sakes, Palmer's still the wiz kid. I mean, he's the one who created this whole new area. You know, you throw your weight behind an unknown, I'm afraid you're going to send some shivers all the way up and down wall street.
Reginald: Well, perhaps you're right.
Vanessa: Well, a word of advice that I'm sure you've given others -- it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Reginald: Oh, you're right, Vanessa. Why take an unnecessary risk. Palmer, you've got my vote.
Palmer: Well, thank you.
Reginald: But I want to be kept informed on the Y2K problem.
Palmer: Oh, of course, of course. Absolutely.
Reginald: Yes, well, you can thank Vanessa.
Palmer: I certainly will.
Vanessa: Please.
Reginald: Well, my pilot's waiting. If I'd known you'd be here I would have arranged my schedule differently.
Vanessa: Ooh, you're such a terrible flirt, Reggie. Now go get your plane, and tell Patsy hello.
Reginald: Will do. Bye-bye, Palmer.
Palmer: Well, you can see the havoc that Opal is wreaking. I mean, even our most loyal board members are beginning to waver.
Vanessa: Oh, nonsense. Come on, Reggie knows you're a financial wizard. Besides, he just likes to be courted. Anyone else who needs reassurance?
Palmer: No, I don't think so. I've been in conference every day this week.
Vanessa: It must be exhausting for you.
Palmer: Yeah. But there is one person I really want to make sure of. That's Erica. In fact, I'm going to go see her right away.
Vanessa: Oh, then you haven't heard.
Palmer: No. What?
Vanessa: Poor Erica. It's absolutely heartbreaking.

Raquel: What is it, Teo?
Mateo: I don't want to get into it right now, ok?
Raquel: Are things still going well at S.O.S.? Because if you're having financial problems, Max and I can get by with a lot less. I've already told you that.
Mateo: Please, Raquel, it's between Hayley and me.

[Doorbell rings]

Adam: Hello, Mateo.
Mateo: Adam.
Adam: Where's my birthday girl?
Mateo: Oh, uh -- she's asleep.
Adam: Ah.
Mateo: We had a late night last night and, you know, she's wiped. I don't want to wake her up. Plus, we're working tonight, so --
Adam: Oh, no, no, no, let her sleep, of course.
Mateo: Yeah. You've met Raquel, right?
Adam: Yes, of course. Hello, Raquel. It's good to see you up and about.
Raquel: Thank you, Mr. Chandler. I had no idea it was Hayley's birthday.
Adam: Yes, it's a big one. 25 Years old today. Hardly seems possible.
Raquel: Aw.
Adam: I've left strict instructions with Colby not to get old nearly as quickly.
Mateo: I heard Liza carried Colby during the whole ceremony. I'm sorry I missed that.
Adam: It was unforgettable, my friend. All my girls were extraordinarily beautiful. You'll see the pictures.
Mateo: I'm sure.
Adam: Mateo, we've had our disagreements, but you've made my daughter safe and happy, and that's the only thing that matters to me. Well, let me leave this for her. I don't want my girl to think for a second that she's one bit less precious just because I have new baby.
Mateo: She knows that.
Adam: Hayley will be my little girl forever.
Mateo: Of course.
Adam: Well, would you tell her to call me? Ask her to call me when she wakes up.
Mateo: Yeah, I will, I will. Thanks for stopping by. Give Liza and Colby my love, ok?
Adam: I will.
Mateo: Thanks a lot. Bye.
Raquel: Bye.
Adam: Bye.

Raquel: Why did you tell Adam Chandler that Hayley was sleeping?
Mateo: I'm such a bad liar.
Raquel: You said she was at work.
Mateo: You said she was at work. I didn't correct you.
Raquel: Wait a minute -- I don't understand.
Mateo: Hayley left me.

[Telephone rings]

Hayley: Hello? No -- yes. Yes. No, I haven't checked the bathroom yet. I don't know if I need towels. I'll let you know if I do. Yeah. No, I don't know how much longer I'll be staying. Yeah, I will.

Hayley Reading: "It is ironic that we who have thought ourselves so unique follow a pattern that is so easily recognizable that our experiences can be considered typical. Typical of an alcoholic, that is."

Dixie: I'm -- I'm pregnant? Are you sure?
Jake: Well, I can run the tests again, but, yeah, I'm sure.
Dixie: I mean, it's not possible. I mean, Tad and I, you know, we use birth control. We're very careful.
Jake: Nothing's 100%.
Dixie: No, that's true. Well, I guess that makes sense. I mean, doesn't it?
Jake: It does?
Dixie: Well, yeah, because, I mean, I've been queasy and I've been lightheaded and having to take naps in the middle of the afternoon. Wow. This is so great. I'm going to have a baby.
Jake: Yeah, if that's what you want.
Dixie: Well, yeah. Of course it's what I want. I mean, god, I've wanted to have a baby, you know, another baby for a long time, and especially a baby with Tad. I just -- I just didn't think it was possible because I've been sick. You know, I mean, I've been cleaning out the attic and getting rid of all the baby stuff and the shoes and the toys and everything. I just never expected this.
Jake: To be honest, I really didn't expect it, either.
Dixie: Well, I guess it just goes to show that some things are just out of your hands, no matter how many precautions you take.
Jake: Yeah, but those precautions were there for a reason. They haven't changed, Dixie.
Dixie: Oh, come on, I mean a baby -- it changes everything.
Jake: Not really. You still have one kidney. You still have a history of heart disease.
Dixie: Oh, come on, Jake. I mean, I'm going to be fine.
Jake: I know you want to believe that, and I want to believe that, too, but, Dixie, there are very substantial risks in this situation for both you and the baby.
Dixie: Jake, what are you saying? Jake: Kidney failure. Need I remind you that a couple of months ago you were near death in a coma?
Dixie: But that's -- that's all over, and you just said that my heart and my kidney are functioning normally.
Jake: They are, they are, and they will continue to function normally as long as they don't take on more than they can handle.
Dixie: Meaning what, a baby?
Jake: Well, yes. I mean, obviously, there's going to be stresses caused by the physical changes in your body, but there's also going to be an additional blood volume that needs to be pumped and filtered, which is going to cause your remaining kidney to be working overtime. It might fail. You might have to go on dialysis. You might have to go on dialysis for the rest of your life.
Dixie: Is that the worst-case scenario?
Jake: I'm just trying to tell you that, Dixie, you have a husband and two beautiful children who would be lost without you.
Dixie: Well, Jake, I also have a child inside of me that wants to be there.
Jake: I know, but you're only a few weeks along.
Dixie: Which means that I have time to do everything right from the beginning. I mean, this child is like a gift from God. I mean, it got here despite precautions, despite birth control. It wants to be there. It's meant to be.
Jake: If you're going to carry this child to term, there's going to be constant monitoring, a very strict diet.
Dixie: I can do that.
Jake: Ok. No activities that will overexert you, no emotional ups and downs. You can't just throw caution --
Dixie: It's fine. I know that. It's not forever.
Jake: All right, this is very serious. I just want you to know that. You're not going to be able to control everything, no matter how careful you are. Can you accept that? Because I'm not sure Tad will be able to.
Dixie: Are you saying that you don't think I should have this child?
Jake: Dixie, I can't make that decision.
Dixie: Well, that's right, you can't.
Jake: I just want you to be aware of the toll that this is going to take on you. And please talk to Tad.
Dixie: I will. I'll talk to Tad.
Jake: All right, soon, and tell him everything that I've told you.
Dixie: I will, I will, ok? Just do me a favor. Let me talk to Tad before you say anything at all, ok, so that I can -- I can tell him how I feel first.
Jake: All right. I will. I won't say anything.
Dixie: Ok.
Liza: Hello? Oh, hi. Mind if we interrupt?
Jake: No, no. How's she doing? She ok?
Liza: Oh, she's wonderful. We're here for the checkup. Look.
Dixie: Hi.
Liza: Isn't she cute?
Dixie: Can I see her?
Liza: Yeah.
Dixie: Hi, precious. Aw.
Liza: I'm not getting in the way her
Dixie: No, no, no, no. We're done. We're all finished. Oh, sweetie, baby, you're so beautiful.
Liza: Yeah.
Dixie: Hi.
Liza: Well, we were on the way -- could you hold this for a second?
Dixie: Yeah.
Liza: We were on the way to the checkup and I just thought she might like to say hello to her father.

[Colby fusses]

Jake: Hello.
Liza: She's hungry.
Jake: I hope she wants to see --
Liza: Here you go.
Jake: Oh, hello. Oh, you've just made my day. You know that? You just made my day. I think she recognizes me.
Dixie: Of course she does.
Liza: It's so sweet when he feeds her. Actually, there was another reason why I came by, which is really to tell you that Adam is planning this big surprise party for Hayley. It's for her 25th. And if you could watch her tonight, it would certainly free me up.
Jake: You kidding me? I'd love to.
Liza: Oh, great. I meant to call Tad because I wanted to invite you guys. I know that Adam would like the whole family there.
Dixie: Oh, yeah, sure. Of course we'll try. Definitely, thanks.
Liza: Well, good, good. I'll get you the details, then.
Dixie: Ok.
Liza: Well, I actually probably should take her back because I got to go.
Jake: No, no, I will go with you.
Liza: Ok.
Jake: I'll go with you to Dr. Neufield's office. You ok?
Dixie: Oh, yeah, I'm fine.
Jake: All right.
Dixie: Fine. Well, bye, Colby. You certainly made your mommy and daddy very happy.
Liza: Oh, she's everything to me.
Dixie: Yeah, I can tell. Ok, bye.

[Hayley Dreams]

Hayley: Oh, I love my birthday this year!
Adam: After the cake, there will be a magician.
Hayley: A real one?
Adam: What other kind would I be?
Hayley: It's you, Daddy?
Mateo: Blow out your candles. Blow out your candles.
Raquel: Yeah, they're starting to melt.
Max: I want cake.
Mateo: Come on, come on, make a wish.
Hayley: Oh, that's right. I have to think.
Mateo: Oh, you know what you want. What we both want.
Adam: Wish for whatever your heart desires, Hayley. Whatever will make you happiest. And you know I can make it come true.
Mateo: Make our dreams come true, Hayley.
Hayley: Ok. Here goes.
Hayley: What happened?
Adam: It worked. They're gone.
Hayley: They're gone? You did it? Max and Raquel are gone? Oh, Mateo, they're gone! Now we can get married! I can be your bride and we can have babies!
Mateo: Where's Max? Where's Raquel? What did you do? Hayley, I thought you loved me.
Hayley: I do.
Mateo: You took my son away from me. I'll always hate you for that.

[Hayley gasps and wakes up]

Hayley: Happy birthday.

Raquel: Why would Hayley leave you?
Mateo: Come on, Raquel. Look what I asked her to do. Look what I asked you guys to put up with. I thought we could live side by side in matching condos, like some patched-together family. It only made Max more confused. It didn't help any of us.
Raquel: Don't say that. We're still adjusting.
Mateo: Adjusting? Come on, he's burning things. He broke the window. He's not adjusting.
Raquel: We're getting him help, Mateo.
Mateo: He shouldn't need a shrink! I'm his father. He should trust me, like I trusted my father.
Raquel: Yeah, well, what does that have to do with Hayley leaving you?
Mateo: She knows how he feels. She knows that he's scared and unhappy, that he thinks she's a threat.
Raquel: I'm sorry.
Mateo: And we wanted to get married, you know? We're still not married. We have to wait for the baby.
Raquel: Yeah, it'll happen.
Mateo: And she's starting to think that it might not happen. She almost took a drink, and that scares her, and it scares me. I got to go. I got to get to the club.
Raquel: You -- you and Hayley were doing so well before Max and I showed up.
Mateo: Close to perfect.
Raquel: Yeah.
Mateo: But you see, I made a big mistake.
Raquel: What do you mean?
Mateo: I didn't tell her about us.

Liza: Didn't expect you to be at Colby's checkup.
Adam: Well, obviously Dr. Neufield didn't, either. Did you hear that crack about, "oh, well, usually fathers don't feel they need to be present at their daughter's weighing"?
Liza: Oh, it wasn't a crack. You are a very devoted father and he was enjoying that.
Adam: Really? Well. Do you believe that she's 11 pounds already?
Liza: Mm-hmm, my back can.
Adam: Oh, well, you'll have to just let me carry her from now on.
Liza: Done. Oh, how's Hayley?
Adam: Oh, she was asleep, poor baby. I saw Mateo. He said they're both going to have to work tonight.
Liza: Oh, well, you know, I have an idea. Have you made any plans for the party yet?
Adam: No, I wanted to talk to you about that.
Liza: Hmm. Ok, suppose you just listen.
Adam: Ok.

Vanessa: Erica's just determined to have this procedure done to her face and it's still highly experimental, so I am so frightened for her. But what if something goes wrong? I mean, who's she going to turn to? I mean, even if everything goes perfectly well, it's got to be terrifying.
Palmer: Erica does not lack courage.
Vanessa: But somehow I feel so protective. I mean, I think she feels the same way, too, because she did ask me to move in with her when she was recuperating. And of course I said yes, but this infuriated some of her friends.
Palmer: Yeah. Including my ex-wife, I'm sure.
Vanessa: Well, I think Opal just felt she'd been replaced somehow. I mean, she badgered Erica constantly.
Palmer: She never, ever stops interfering.
Vanessa: There I was, all of a sudden overstepping my bounds? I became a leech abusing Erica's hospitality. I couldn't even bother to respond to that, honestly.
Palmer: Well, good for you.
Vanessa: But I did move out, Palmer, because I couldn't have Erica defending me -- not now…. the last thing she needs in the world is that.
Palmer: You say Erica's going to be gone for a few more days?
Vanessa: Oh, possibly a few weeks.
Palmer: Well, then I think I'd better -- I'd better get down there to Brazil right away because she's not going to be back in time for the vote. So I will leave just as soon as my jet is ready to go.
Vanessa: Palmer, you are a marvel. I love a man of action.

Joe: What's so urgent?
Jake: Well, Dixie came into the ER Today. She was alone. She was complaining of dizziness.
Joe: Oh, my. She all right?
Jake: Well, she was pale and shaky and she actually had a dizzy spell right in front of me, so I did a full blood work up.
Joe: And? Her heart?
Jake: No. She's pregnant.
Joe: But she was told to avoid that.
Jake: I know. She said it wasn't planned. She said that her and Tad had been careful.
Joe: Well, not careful enough, obviously.
Jake: That's not the problem, Dad. She was thrilled. She's not thinking of herself.
Joe: She's got to start. Did you explain to her how dangerous it could be to go ahead with the pregnancy?
Jake: Yeah, I tried, I tried. She wouldn't think anything of it.
Joe: Well, I mean, she's got to listen to you. This load on the kidney could cause renal failure. We could lose her. We could lose the baby as well.
Jake: She wasn't listening to me. All she talked about was baby clothes and highchairs.
Joe: Oh, boy. Tad -- does he know about is?
Jake: No, no, Dixie just found out.
Joe: She going to tell him -- everything?
Jake: She promised she would.

Tad: Hello! Honey? Ah. I'm home. How are you, sweetheart? How is the love of my life?

Palmer: You think I should?
Vanessa: Oh, please, I'm the last person. I'm too afraid to give advice about Erica.
Palmer: Please don't group me with that coven that she calls friends.
Vanessa: Oh. I'm sorry, Palmer. It's just that I'm afraid they're not the only ones who question my affection for Erica. My own son, David, does as well, you know.
Palmer: Why's that?
Vanessa: Oh, guilt. Jealousy? Habit? I don't know. We haven't been close for years. Perhaps he resents my mothering someone else? I don't know. He resents me for almost everything else in the world.
Palmer: You know, I have a son like that -- Ross, Ross. We're practically strangers.
Vanessa: Oh, I'm sorry, Palmer. There's nothing worse.
Palmer: No. No, no.
Vanessa: Well, this may sound strange coming from a mother, but David is no humanitarian, you know, in spite of his medical skills.
Palmer: Well, I know David a little. Well, he took care of my niece in New York.
Vanessa: Mm-hmm. Let me guess -- he was terribly brilliant and terribly self-serving.
Palmer: He saved her life. Then, of course, he secured a position at Pine Valley hospital.
Vanessa: Uh-huh. Well, he saved Erica's life, too. Now she's supposed to be down on her knees in front of him for the rest of her life? Well, in spite of the fact, and never mind that he caused the accident that robbed her of her beauty? Well, you know something? I don't think she owes him a thing.
Palmer: You and I think remarkably alike.
Vanessa: Do we? Oh, I hope so.
Palmer: I wish we could continue this, but -- well, if I'm going to leave tomorrow, I'd better get to the office.
Vanessa: Oh, which reminds me -- Erica needs some papers from Enchantment. I'd like to get them to her. Would you take them?
Palmer: Of course, of course.
Vanessa: What's best? Shall I drop them at your office, pick them up here at --
Palmer I have a better idea. Have dinner with me tonight and bring the papers along and we'll see what we can do about straightening out this little problem you have with Erica.
Vanessa: Palmer, that would be lovely.

Tad: What are you up to?
Dixie: I'm just taking a moment to think.
Tad: Really? You mean you're that lovely for absolutely no reason?
Dixie: Come on, Tad.
Tad: No, I'm serious. You look really good. Well, pretty, you know, different in an interesting way, kind of pink. If that's what the Glamorama does for women, my mother's going to make a fortune.
Dixie: Come here.
Tad thought you'd never ask. Although personally -- mmm -- I would rather go upstairs.
Dixie: Oh, careful.
Liza: Knock, knock.
Dixie: Oh.
Tad: Who's there? Hey.
Dixie: Hi, Liza!
Liza: I am so sorry to interrupt you so much today, but I wanted to get this back to you.
Dixie: Oh.
Liza: It's the dress that Colby wore in the wedding and she's going to be outgrowing it. It was in the car when I saw you at the hospital, but --
Tad: Hospital? You were in the hospital?
Dixie: No, no, nothing. I'll explain later. Everything's fine. Why don't you put Colby down here.
Liza: Ok.
Dixie: Put the car seat down.
Liza: That's great. She's sleeping. The car is magic.
Dixie: Hi, sweetie. All comfy?
Liza: Yeah. She's sleepy.
Dixie: Did Adam figure out where the party's going to be?
Liza: Oh --
Tad: Party? What party? Why doesn't anybody tell me anything?
Liza: I am telling you now. Adam is throwing a surprise party for Hayley's birthday tonight.
Tad: Oh.
Dixie: Oh, I said we'd go, if that's ok. Maybe Becca can baby-sit.
Tad: No, that's fine, absolutely. Sounds fun. Speaking of Becca, Scott wants me to ask you if he can borrow an editing bay at the station, and he's probably going to need me equipment for this documentary video he's making.
Liza: Well, I suppose so. Does he know what he's doing?
Tad: Yeah, seems to. It's supposedly all about breakups, 49 ways to leave your lover.
Liza: Hmm. I assume he's interviewing you for all 49?
Tad: No, but thank you for playing.

[Liza laughs]

Tad: Actually, it was Becca's idea.
Liza: Oh.
Tad: As a matter of fact, he'd like her to stick around for the summer to help him film it.
Dixie: I bet there's other reasons he'd like her to stick around.
Tad: Mama's hoping that Becca will stick around to take care of Petey.
Dixie: Oh, really?
Tad: Mm-hmm.
Dixie: I didn't know that.
Tad: Well, obviously, we need some more time alone.
Liza: Oh. Did I just hear a hint fall?
Tad: Mm-hmm, it's right there next to your left foot. No, it wasn't aimed at you, honey. Personally, I hope she sticks around, too. She could stay here. She could help out with us. We could go out more than once a year.
Dixie: We go out more than once a year.
Tad: We could finish a conversation.
Dixie: Oh, well, that's tempting.
Tad: Ok, so what do you say? Do you think it's a good idea? I mean, you never know what the summer's going to bring.
Dixie: Oh, I love it. I hope Becca will say yes. I have a feeling this summer's going to be full of surprises.

Jake: She's done this before. She did it with the pericarditis. She didn't tell him.
Joe: I can hear her now, assuring him that she's going to be ok if only she keeps her feet up.
Jake: You called it. I know she wants to keep the baby.
Joe: You expect anything else?
Jake: Oh, I don't know. Maybe I understand why she wants to take the risks.
Joe: I guess you do now, now that you've got Colby. You'd do anything for her.
Jake: Sure. I'd be willing to take any risk.
Joe: Glad you feel that way. Not all parents do.
Jake: Well, Tad and Dixie have a lot of love to give. If anyone wants to have a child, they should have one.
Joe: Yep. If only the world worked that way.
Jake: With Colby, I guess I start to look at the future a little bit differently, you know.
Joe: How can you ask Dixie to give that up?
Jake: I can't.
Joe: Nobody can. This is something Tad and Dixie are going to have to decide for themselves.
Jake: Well, I think Dixie's already decided.

Liza: Hayley doesn't suspect a thing, so don't blow it.
Tad: Hear that, kid? No talking.
Liza: Yeah, I'm talking to you ,Tad.
Dixie: Thanks so much for stopping by.
Liza: Oh, thank you for everything. Come on, sweetpea.
Tad: I'll get the door for you.
Liza: Oh, thank you. Take care.
Dixie: You, too.
Liza: Bye.
Dixie: Bye.
Tad: Bye, sweetheart.

Tad: Now, where were we?
Dixie: Did I ever tell you how cute I think that babies are?
Tad: Yeah, all babies are cute, you know, especially when they're sleeping.
Dixie: Little girls especially, though.
Tad: Yeah.
Dixie: Don't you just love little girls?
Tad: I love little girls, and I love big girls, too. You know something?
Dixie: What?
Tad: You feel even better than you look.
Dixie: Oh, Tad.
Tad: Where are the boys?
Dixie: The boys are playing with the ferret next door. I told them to be home in time for dinner.
Tad: You know there's a joke in there, right? What time is dinner?
Dixie: Dinner's in about a half an hour.
Tad: Is it ready to go? It's in the oven?
Dixie: Yes, it's in the oven.
Tad: Ok, terrific.
Dixie: Now, wait. Now, wait. I was going to say --
Tad: No, no, no, you wait. Come here. Come here a sec.
Tad: Tell you what.
Dixie: What?
Tad: Let's go upstairs for a while, ok? Come on. I think we've got something to finish other than a conversation. Better run.

[Dixie screams]

Singer: I have a smile stretched from ear to ear to see you walking down the road we meet at the lights
I stare for a while the world around us disappears it's just you and me on my island of hope a breath between us could be miles
let me surround you my sea to your shore let me be the calm you seek oh, and every time I'm close to you there's o much I can't say and you just walk away and I forgot to tell you I love you

[knock on door]

[Haley opens the door]

Mateo: Happy birthday.