Thursday, January 24, 2019 (S56E201): Rising Water *Liz and Franco make a positive parenting decision; Mike’s memory gets worse, and Sam and Jason finally make love

Sam goes out to the docks in her scuba diving outfit, and sees Jason floating in the water; she jumps in to save him.  She finds him and pulls him to the dock; he comes to and climbs up.  He asks how she found him; she says Spenellli told her that aquaduct came out there.  He thanks her for saving his life; she says she owed him one.  Kim tells Oscar he is staying the night in the hospital for observation; he argues but loses.  Carly tells Jos she is sure Jason will be alright; Jos says he better be… he saved her life.  Jos tells her mother, she knows she was really stupid going to the catacombs at night, with everything closed off; she says she just wanted to make Oscar happy.  Carly says she understands but makes sure that she knows the difference between going on an adventure and putting yourself in danger.  Jason calls Carly to tell her that he found another way out; she asks to talk to Sam and tells Sam to take care of him.  She says she will and promises to keep Carly updated on how he is doing.  She isn’t surprised that he doesn’t want to come to the hospital.  Jos goes to say goodbye to Oscar; she tells him they need to be smarter about doing everything on the list.  She tells him Jason is okay; they kiss goodnight.  Sam takes Jason home; she pours him a drink and he insists she take a shower to warm up.  They sit by a fire, snuggle and decide to take that step; they undress, slowly, kissing the entire time… he carries her to bed and they make love.

Stella takes Mike home; she tells him she promised Milo she would stay with him.  He tells her that won’t work; he says he has to catch the last bus home or his parents are going to be worried sick.  He snaps out of it, and remembers Yvonne; she tells Mike that Marcus made a huge sacrifice for her… he gave her up.  Curtis talks with Marcus, and apologizes for his auntie; Marcus tells him that Stella did nothing wrong.  He says Stella is one of the best; he says he loved her and would have sacrificed anything to be with her.  Curtis asks what went wrong; he says she broke things off to go help his mother after his father died.  He says he met Yvonne soon after that and fell madly in love; he said Stella was more of an unanswered question than a broken heart.  He was actually grateful to her; Mike asks Stella as well.  She tells him she didn’t want Marcus to have any regrets, so she broke things off; Mike asks who they are talking about.  She says it doesn’t matter.  Sonny, Carly and Jos get home; Mike says goodnight.  They tell Stella that Mike has been calling Jos, Mary… someone from his childhood, they think.  Sonny realizes that his father is better off at the facility than at home now; Carly says he remembers more there, and is happier.  They decide to let him go.  Stella goes to see Curtis; he tells her she just missed Marcus.  She tells him she is afraid the next time she sees Mike, he may not know who she is at all.

Franco brings Aiden and Jake home; Aiden asks if they can bake cupcakes.  Jake says their mom would be mad when she gets home if they are still awake; Franco says he will take responsibility.  The cupcakes turn out awesome; Aiden decorates them with flowers.  Franco says he should take those to school too with the cookies for the bake sale tomorrow; Aiden gets excited.  When Liz comes home, Jake tells her that he doesn’t think Aiden should take the cupcakes… he says Charlotte wasn’t the only one picking on him at school.  In fact, he says, it’s gotten worse; he shows them a message on Aiden’s tablet… the kids are calling him Gayden.  Franco and Liz talk about the possibility that Aiden might grow up gay; they agree it shouldn’t be a big deal… they will let Aiden decide who he wants to be and support him regardless.  Awesome.