09-06-2017 (Wednesday) Let Bygones Be Bygones

Lulu orders two dozen cupcakes from Kelly’s Diner for tomorrow night; Valerie comes in and says it sounds like they are having a big celebrations.  Lulu tells her it is for Rocco’s birthday, adding that “it’s just family.”  She then takes out an invitation and hands it to Valerie, asking her to come.  She says it is time they moved past the awful things they did to each other and became the family they were meant to be.  Valerie smiles and gladly accepts the invitation.  Carly welcomes Michael home; she tells him that Jason is in a coma and they don’t know if he is going to wake up.  Michael tries to reassure her that Jason will be fine, reminding her of all he has already come through.  She tells Michael this is all her fault; she explains how she told his father he had to get out of the business the night Kiki was shot after she found all those guns on the docks and started throwing them into the water.  He reminds her that’s not how the business works; she says she knows that, and always accepted that, but she was just so angry then.

Dante finds Sonny in the hospital chapel; he tells them no charges are being filed for the shooting of Petrov.  Sonny is relieved to hear that; Dante asks how Jason is doing and Sonny tells him there is no change.  He says he came there to pray; Dante says he is going to stay and light a candle himself for Jason.  Lulu finds Dante in the chapel; he tells Lulu he has been thinking about the bond he never developed with Sonny… the one most sons have with their fathers, like the one he has with Jason.  As Jason still lies in the hospital bed, in a coma, Sam pleads with Jason to fight for her, and for their children; she wishes him a happy anniversary.  She slips his ring back on his finger and tells him that he can’t leave her, repeating her vows and telling him she wants to grow old together.  She leaves the room and Sonny goes in to see him.

Ava finds Griffin in the gym; he tells her he wants to be alone.  She tells him, then he is a hypocrite, reminding him that he wouldn’t let her be alone when she thought she wanted to.  He says this is different, but Ava argues that it is not; she says he needs someone to talk to, and it doesn’t have to be her, but she is standing there.  He concedes; he tells her about when he was a boy and how he ended up in seminary – then, how he became a doctor.  He says he found himself reading biology books just as much as theology, because he needed to understand the how and why of the workings of the human body and where the soul fit into all of that.  Ava realizes that is why he picked the field of neurology; he tells her his instructor encouraged him to pursue both careers.  He says helping people is wonderful, and dealing with death, although always difficult, is just part of the job… but Marisol was an exception he says.  Ava likens his feelings, somehow, to what she felt about hiding her face and wallowing in whiskey in the dark, wishing she were beautiful again, and Griffin tells her she IS beautiful, looking her lovingly in the eyes; she kisses him.  He appears to kiss her back for a moment, then pulls away and tells her there has been a misunderstanding; he says he never meant to mislead her.  She feels like a fool and lashes out at him, telling him that he doesn’t have any real emotions, other than pity and grief; she turns to leave, and he reaches out, taking her arm, stopping her.

Michael and Carly go to the hospital; they find Sam talking to Molly.  Molly tells them, she was going to take Danny to the water park, but he didn’t want to go; he wanted to see his daddy.  Michael says maybe he’ll change his mind if he goes to the water park with them; he and Molly go to get Danny from the daycare.  Carly tells Sam that she is going to take her to get something to eat, and to shower, and then they will come back to be with Jason.

While Kristina is watching Scout, Scout begins to cry; Kristina can’t figure out what is wrong.  Parker happens by and rocks the carriage, soothing Scout to sleep; Kristina is impressed.  She and Parker talk, agreeing that they should move past the hurt they caused each other and consider themselves friends again; just as Parker begins to ask about the girl Kristina was with the other night at “Ladies, Ladies Night” at The Floating Rib, Valerie walks in the door.  Kristina does not end up telling her that they are just friends; Parker introduces herself and then excuses herself.  Valerie tells Kristina, “it’s official… Parker is jealous.”  Kristina agrees, admitting that it kind of makes her happy, because she honestly isn’t over Parker at all.