Season 4 Episode 1
"A new life begins" - Part 1
We open this episode in Lily and Rick's bedroom. The clock shows it's 3:30 a.m. Neither Lily nor Rick could fall asleep since they got home from Jake and Tiffany's wedding. "We cannot postpone this decision, Rick." Lily says. "And I don't see why we should do that. I already told you that you should take the job. Family comes first for me." Ricky sits on the bed. "Family comes first for me too. And I'm not sure if Australia is the best for you and this baby. Plus, you were really excited about the syndication thing. I can't believe you're so calm about giving it up now. A pregnancy doesn't make it impossible for you to do your job." "Oh, Rick." Lily gets up and sits on the bed next to him. "Do you really think they will want to sign a big contract with a pregnant woman? When they know that in less than nine months I'll have to quit that job?" "You can come back later." Rick insists. "Yeah, of course, but it's never going to be the same with a new born baby in the house. This baby will be my top priority, and I think they want someone who's really free to take this huge thing." She lies back. "Now, I would like to get some sleep. Will you let me?" She turns to the opposite side of Rick. She looks back at him and smiles. "Don't forget that now you're supposed to fulfill all my wishes." "You don't have to worry about that." He leans and kisses her tenderly. Then he lies down to try to get some sleep too.
On the next morning, everyone is sitting around the table waiting for the waffles Lily is making them. They're all talking about the wedding. "Tiffany's dress was great. But when I get married, I want a very fancy dress. And a very fancy party after, with lots of guests." It's Zoe, who's talking very excitedly about her dad's wedding. Grace rolls her eyes and says to Lily, "Mom, please, make it faster. I can't take this anymore." But when she turns to take a look at how things are going, she sees Lily leaning with both hands against the counter. She doesn't answer to Grace, who asks, "Mom? Are you ok?" Lily is feeling terribly dizzy, but manages to look up and say, smiling, "Sure! Everything's fine. Here's your waffles". None of the kids seem to buy that, but there's no time to discuss it. Eli is taking Grace and Jessie to school, and Jake is picking up Zoe to take her to her school.
Then the soliloquy Lily appears on the screen. "Oh, my God. Will I be able to go through this all over again?" She holds her face with her hands, then raises her head and says, "I'm not that young anymore, you know."
A little later that morning, we hear noises from the bathroom. It's Lily, throwing up. She's sweating and pale. Rick, who's getting dressed in the bedroom, comes in and says, "We're going to have to tell the kids tonight. Or let them figure out by themselves tomorrow morning." Lily washes her face and says, "I want to take a blood test first. Just to be sure." Rick laughs, "You still have doubts? Anyway, you took one of those drugstore tests." Lily comes in the bedroom, and starts choosing some clothes of her closet. "Oh, you know those aren't 100%. And, a blood test would make sure that other stuff are fine, too. I'm going to see if I can get an appointment for this afternoon." She puts on black paints and a blue blouse. "Do you want me to go with you?" Rick asks.
Soliloquy Rick adds, "I remember when Karen was pregnant with Eli, and we went to the obstetrician for the first time. I was so scared, thinking the doctor would say there was something wrong with that baby I already loved so much."
"Oh, no, dear. It's not necessary yet. And you can't miss you meeting with Colin, anyway." Lily answers while putting some makeup. "Oh." Rick suddenly remembers that. "What am I going to say? We haven't a made a decision yet." "I have made my decision. You just have to make yours." She kisses Rick and leaves for the station.
Next, we see Lily on the phone trying to schedule a doctor's appointment for that afternoon. "I know Dr. Welling is a very busy man, but I really need to see him today." Lily says. Les Kreswell enters the room, and he seems like he wants to talk to Lily and he can't wait. "Thank you, I'll be there at 5. Thank you very much." Lily hangs up. "Where are you going to be at 5?" Les asks. "At a doctor's office," Lily answers. "Well. I hope your health is fine, because we got the syndication deal with Radiovation." Les tells her. He's even smiling a little. "Oh my God!" Lily is thrilled, but then looks like she remembered something and says, less thrilled, "When do we have to give then an answer?" Les cannot believe what he just heard. "You're going to think about it?" He takes a second and continues, "Is there something wrong, Lily?" She gets up from the chair and says, "Oh, no." She's stops. She's feeling dizzy again. "Well, I can't answer that right now." Les looks puzzled by Lily's reaction.
Now we see Grace and Jessie at the cafeteria of their school. Katie is with them. They're again talking about Jake's wedding. While they talk, Jessie and Kate smile and look tenderly at each other. Grace seems bothered by that. "I think you two look great together," she finally says. Jessie and Katie seem a little shocked by that. "Just an opinion." she adds. Jessie, who knew what Grace thought of this whole situation, says, "Thanks, but I've got to go. I can't miss the Math class." She starts to leave. "Wait for me!" Katie goes after her. And then turns to Grace, "See you later,".
Now, it's time for soliloquy Jessie to talk to us. She sighs. "I can't believe this is happening to me."
Lily is now at her doctor's office. The nurse has taken her blood samples for the blood test. Dr. Welling sits on his chair, and says, "The results will be here in fifteen minutes. You have all the tradicional symptoms, and for what I've seen, I'm pretty sure you're pregnant." Lily smiles. "Congratulations." he continues. "But, I want to have a little talk to you." Lily's smile fades away. "Why? Is something wrong?" She says, a little scared. "No, Mrs. Sammler." he smiles. "Calm down. Now, let's go to the ultrasound and I'll talk to you."
Meanwhile, Rick and Sam are at a meeting with Colin. Rick is trying to explain that he need just a few more days to make a decision. He tries to say that Lily has to talk to Radiovation. He also says that he's having a few problems with the kids, but he and Lily are already taking care of that. Sam seems quite angry to hear these things. "What's wrong with you? This is the greatest oportunity of our career. How can you say you have to think about it?" they are now discussing at the parking lot. "Hey, listen. It's very easy for you. You don't have a family. For you, it's just packing, telling Judy to pack, which she probably already did and go! But I have a family. I've got kids, I've got a wife who's also happens to be in the greatest moment of her career. I can't just change everything in a second!" Sam is not satisfied with this answer. "Fine," he says, still angry. "I jut thought we were partners." He gets in his car and leaves. Rick is left alone at the parking lot. He leans against his car and sighs. He has no clue of what to do.
The black & white Rick is now smiling sadly. "You know, I was supposed to feel like the happiest man on the world." He shakes his head. "But I'm not."
Lily is lying waiting for the exam. The doctor's passing the gel on her belly while she talks. "You can be totally honest with doctor. I've to know if something's wrong." For the look on Dr. Welling face, we see that Lily's has been talking with no pause for the last few minutes. He starts the exam, and begins to say, "Mrs. Sammler, what I would like to say is... " On this moment, there's a knock on the door. It's the nurse with the test results. She has a smile no her face, so we now it's positive. "Yeah, Mrs. Sammler. You're really pregnant. Now let's see how this baby is doing." We see a tear roll down Lily's face. "This is so great. But doctor, you were saying..." Dr. Welling starts again while he pass the ultrasound thing on Lily's belly. "You have to be aware, Mrs. Sammler, that this pregnancy is not risk free. You health is great, but your age goes againt you and this baby." Lily looks relieved, like she was expecting something worse. "Of course, doctor. Actually, I was already worried about that." Dr. Welling looks like he was going to continue what he was telling her before, but then exclaims, "Here it is!" We see a small point on the screen. "Meet your baby." He says and looks at Lily smiling from ear to ear, with tears rolling free down her face. "Oh, my God." That's the only thing she can say. "It's a four weeks pregnancy," he adds.
Soliloquy Lily appears to us. She can't hold the tears. "I'm going to have a baby. I'm going to have a baby." She repeats, sounding like she can't believe it's true. She puts her hand on her belly and grins.
After Lily gets dressed he asks her to sit down and says, "As I was saying, age is a problem. You're almost forty-four. After a woman is forty, her eggs get old and this could cause problems to the baby." Lily listens carefully. "Most problems can be avoided, though, with a proper diet, exercises and also a lot of rest, especially on the last months. It would be better if you avoided big trips or serious changes in your life from now on. Stress could be very harmful to the baby." Lily looks agitated, especially after the last part. "Don't worry doctor. I'll follow all your instructions. No one wants more this baby to be OK than me." She says. "And my husband," she adds. She gets up to leave. "I know that," he says, "And I'm pretty sure that in eight months we will be all celebrating the birth of a perfect, healthy and beautiful baby." The both say goodbye an Lily leaves to go home. She looks worried.
Lily is now inside her car. She's trying to make a phone call, but we see from her reaction that the call was not successful. She was trying to call Rick, but his cell phone was turned off or out of area. She dials a different number and waits. "Hello?" It's Judy on the other side. She's getting ready for a dinner with Sam. "Hi Judy! I need to talk to you." Lily begins. She sounds excited. "Well, I was just going out, but..." Judy says. "I'm pregnant!" Lily doesn't let her finish her sentence. "What?" Judy is stunned. "My God, Lily, this is... great." Lily is not quite happy with her sister's reaction. "You sound like this isn't good news." Lily says. "Of course this is good news, Lily. I just thought this would complicate the Australia situation." Lily sighs on the other side of the line. "Yeah. First I thought it was a signal of what to do, but then..." She suddenly interrupts herself, "Oh sorry, Judy! You were going out!" Judy is still holding the same shoes she was when the phone rang. She still looks surprised. "Oh, that's OK. This is much more important." Lily stars the car. She was still in front of Dr. Welling's office. "It might be, but it's going to take hours. Go." Judy has finally put the shoes on. "If you say so..." Lily starts moving the car. "Sure. We'll talk later." They both hang up.
When Lily arrives at her house. She sees Rick's car already there, and he's inside. He's distracted, reflecting about everything that's going on. Lily knocks on the passenger window. She has a big smile on her face. He opens the door for her and she sits on the passenger seat. They kiss. "So, how was your day?" Rick asks, running his hands through Lily's hair. "I saw it." She says. "You saw what?" He doesn't get it. "Our baby," she answers.
Soliloquy Rick interrupts this scene for a moment. He looks touched. "I'm going to be a father again." He says, thoughtful.
The Lily goes on, "I went to the doctor today." They look at each other tenderly. "So, now we're sure." He says. "Yeah." She nods. He kisses her forehead. "Are we going to start telling people?" he asks. "Yeah, I guess. I already told Judy." "Should we tell the kids now?" Rick asks. Lily takes a while to answer. "I don't know." Another pause. "We should tell them. This way I can't be sick whenever I feel like, withou having to hide it." Rick laughs at this. "For what I saw this morning, this wouldn't be a secret easy to keep." They leave the car and go inside home.
When they enter, all the kids are there. Eli, Grace and Zoe are at the living room, and Jessie is coming from the kitchen. "Did something happen?" Jessie asks. "You look a little different, Mom." Zoe says while hugging Lily. Lily smiles when she hears that. "Everyone looks great for me. Now let's eat, please." Eli says, getting up from the couch. "As a matter of fact, something did happen." Rick begins. "Oh, no." That's Grace this time. "I hope you're not too hungry, Eli. I sense this is going to take forever." There's a pause. "Why don't we all sit down?" Rick suggests. "Is it about Australia? Because I've told you, I prefer to stay with Mom." Jessie says. "It's not really about Australia," Rick begins. "But it's sure going to influence that decision." Lily continues. "Ok, what's the point of this conversation? Because I'm really starving." Eli interrupts. "I'm pregnant." Lily says. All the four kids are stunned. "In eight months, you'll all have a little brother or sister." Rick finishes.
Soliloquy Grace sighs. "Oh, my God."
"A baby?" Zoe is the first one to have a reaction. "I like it. I'm tired of being the baby in this house."
The soliloquy Jessie is smiling. "I guess I'm happy. We're a family, aren't we?"
"Congratulations." Eli gets up. "Now let's eat to celebrate." He goes to the kitchen. He's followed by Grace. "Yeah, congratulations. It's great." She doesn't sound very excited, though.
"It has to be a boy." Soliloquy Eli tells us. "If it's another girl, I'll have to leave this house."
Soliloquy Zoe seems to be happiest. "I like babies. I hope it's a girl." Pause. "Yeah, Diana."
"I'm really happy, Dad." Jessie kisses Rick. She then hugs Lily, "Really. For both of you." Lily seems really touched. "Thanks, dear." Rick says. "Now, let's have dinner and celebrate." Lily gets up from the couch. They all head to the kitchen. A perfect family?
"Dad, I think it's not going to be good for the baby. Let's stay here." that's Jessie. They're now at the dinner table, discussing Australia. Grace says, "I don't mind going. Even if you all want to stay." Eli interrupts, "I don't want to leave my band." Jessie goes again against the move, "And what about Lily's radio show?". Now Zoe raises her hand and says, "I want a room only for me. A bigger one." They're all talking at the same time. We see on Lily and Rick's face that the kids are driving them crazy. "Hey!" Rick tries to put an order on that. "Please!" Lily also tries. She then raises her voice, "Can I say something?". They all shut up. "I've already told Rick that, considering my pregnancy, I've decided that I'll leave my job, while we're there, and go with him. He's the one who hasn't decided anything yet. Grace, Zoe, you're coming with us. Jessie and Eli, your parents are going to decide wheter you two are going or not. Is it all clear?" They're all looking at her seriously. Including Rick. "Yeah," "OK", they all agree and finish their meals. Lily breaths deeply. She's feeling dizzy again.
No we change to Judy and Sam at the restaurant. Sam is telling Judy about how disappointed he is with Rick. After she hears all he has to say, she begins, "I can't believe you don't understand what they're going through." Sam is lost. "You're talking about Lily getting that syndication deal?" Judy says, "No. I'm talking about Lily being pregnant." Sam is clearly surprised. "She is pregnant?" Judy goes on. "Yes! Didn't Rick tell you?" "No," Sam answers. "He just gave a lot of other excuses, but I really couldn't believe in any of them." He stops for a moment and the goes on, "Well, this is important. But I don't see why this should stop him from taking the job in Australia." Judy looks at him. She's starting to look irritated. "Lily and I didn't have time to talk, but I assume that a pregnancy at her age should be carefully looked after. Maybe a big move like that it's not a good idea." Sam doesn't say a word. He knows that if he were in Rick's place, the baby would be in first place for him too. He also noticed that Judy wasn't going to take his side if he insisted that the pregnancy wasn't a big deal. He finally says, very carefully, "OK. I understand his situation. I'm going to call him tomorrow and apologize for what I said. Anyway, this doesn't stop me from taking the job. We still can go." He looks at Judy, hoping he said the right thing. She just says, "What?" "Yeah, Colin said that if one of us doesn't want to go he'll ask another architect." Sam explains. "No!" Judy is angry now. "How can you think that I would move to another country and be away from my sister in a situation like that?" Sam is surprised to hear that. "But we don't even know if there's any problem!" He says. "But I know this is not going to be easy for Lily. She's going to need all the help we can give her." Now Sam is getting angy too. "You can't give up you life because of her! I'm going to take this job, and nothing is going to change my mind!" They've raised their voices. There are a few people at the restaurant staring at them. Judy sees it and lowers her voice, "And I'm not saying that I'm not going. I'm just saying that if Lily needs me, I'll be there for her." She gets up and leaves. Sam doesn't try to stop her.
Soliloquy Sam makes an appearence. He looks pretty mad. "Damn it!" That's all he says.
Next day, Lily's lying in bed, although she should be at work. She felt dizzy and nauseous all morning. The only times she got out bed, was because she had to throw up. Rick comes in the bedroom. "I've called the station. I explained tho whole situation. Les is going to set a meeting with the Radiovation executives and try to find a solution. He said it's important for you to show up at this meeting." He has set on the bed, on Lily's side. She holds his hand. "Rick, I'm afraid of this." She begins. "Why? It's not the first time you're pregnant. You already know how it's going to be." She sighs. "Dr. Welling said this is not a risk free pregnancy. Anything wrong could put the baby in real danger." Rick's face now looks seriously worried. "And I didn't feel that bad the other times. I'm afraid I'm too old for this." She's trying to fight the tears. "Is there something especial that we should do?" Rick asks. "There's a diet, exercises, and rest. And avoid stress." Rick stands up. "That's it. You're quitting that job." Lily sits on the bed. "Oh, no, Rick. Please. We don't have to go that far. At least not now." Rick takes a breath. "OK. But I'll be driving you everywhere you need to go. And you're going to stay there less hours." Lily sighs, relieved. "Well, I'll take to Les. I'm sure we can come to an agreement. And, after all, if we're going to Australia next month, I'll be quitting my job anyway." Rick sits on the bed. "We can't count on that. Because for what I've seen, I think this could be very harmful for you." He runs his hand through Lily's hair. "And if something happens to you or this baby, I think..." "Oh, Rick," Lily interrupts. "I'd kill myself." She hugs him. "Please, never say things like that!" Lily pleads. "It scares me to think I could lose you. Both of you." Rick says. There's a tear insisting to come out of his eye. They stay there, on that embrace, for a long time.
Now we see Rick arriving at Karen's office. She has heard about the Australia situation and wants to talk to Rick about it. She understands that it's a great oportunity for Jessie and Eli, but she's not happy that he's already making plans about taking them without talking to her first. "Listen, Karen. You don't have to worry about that now. We're probably not even going. That's why I didn't even talk to you about that." Karen says, "For what I heard from Jessie and Eli, it sounds like the greatest oportunity of your career." He says, "And it is. But there are other things going on, and it may not be possible for me to accept it." The expression on Karen's face shows that she's relieved to hear that. "You do seem a little distant. Is something wrong?" She asks. "Well, wrong is not the word." He rests on the chair. "If you don't want to talk about it, I understand..." She says. Rick interrupts, "Oh, no. I think you should know about this." He sighs. "Lily's pregnant." "Oh," Karen is surprised. And a little disappointed, you can notice by her voice.
Soliloquy Karen confirms that. "Every day I see he moving forward with his life more and more. And what am I doing with my life?" She asks herself.
Back at the office. "Well, this is wonderful news. Congratulations." Karen says. "Thanks. But there's a bad part. You know that we aren't that young anymore, all of us, and that a pregnancy at Lily's age is not the safest kind." Karen nods. "Yes. I understand. Well, I hope nothing is wrong with her." Rick goes on, "Everything is OK until now, but we don't know if a big move like that wouldn't be dangerous for her and the baby, considering all the risks. The doctor told her to avoid any stress." Karen asks, "And how does she feel about this?" Rick answers, "She doesn't want me and the kids to lose this oportunity. But I know that inside she's really afraid." Karen says, "Well, I hope you make the right decision. But concerning our children, I still have a lot of thinking to do about this situation." They both get up. Rick says, "I understand. But try not to forget of the good side of this move." They say goodbye and Rick leaves.
Later that day, Rick is talking to the kids on the kitchen. Lily is upstairs, on the bedroom. She went to station and did her show, but when she came home she was not feeling very good again. Things at the station didn't go very well. Les was not quite happy with having Lily work less and with the possibility of her giving up the syndication deal. But, back to the house, Rick is now sharing with the kids all the aspects of this new situation. "Eli, if Lily needs to go anywhere and I'm not here, you have to drive her." Eli nods. Rick goes on. "This means you have to be always around when I'm out." Eli doesn't seem thrilled about this, but agrees without saying a word. "And," now Rick is talking to the four, "It's very important that we never leave Lily alone. This far, everything is fine, but we must be prepared for anything." They all nod, feeling the gravity of the situation. "Can I go upstairs?" Grace asks. "I want to talk to my Mom about something." "Yeah, go." Rick answers.
There's a knock on the door. "Come on in," We hear Lily say. "Hi, Mom. It's me." Grace says, still at the door. "Can I talk to you now?" Lily sits on the bed and says, "Yeah, sure. Come here." Grace enters the room and sits on the bed, next to Lily. Lily embraces her daughter, and Grace leans her head agains Lily's shoulder. "Mom, is that true? Are you really that bad?" Lily smiles. "Oh, no, honey. I know Rick probably scared you, but things are OK. Until now, they couldn't be better." She goes on, "But I'll be needing your help more than ever." Grace looks at Lily. "I'm afraid something might happen to you." Lily kisses her forehead. "Don't worry, honey. Nothing is going to happen."
On the next morning, Lily and Eli are the only ones at home. They're both in the kitchen, where Lily is trying to find something that will stay in her stomach longer than half an hour. Eli is saying, "It must be really awful. After what I'm seeing, I'm really glad I'm not a woman." Lily smiles and sits down, holding a glass of milk. "Well, everything has a bad side. But giving birth to a child is also one of the greatest gifts someone can receive." She says. "The gift!" Eli says. "What?" Lily asks. "My Mom asked me to buy a CD she's going to give to one of her friends. And I was supposed to take it to her this morning." "Go, then." Lily says, calmly. "No," Eli says. "I promised my Dad I would stay here with you. He is going to kill me if I leave you alone even for one second." Lily sighs. "Well, then I'll go with you. Go get ready, I'll be a ready in a minute."
Lily and Eli arrive at Karen's house. Karen hears the car and opens the door. She's a bit surprised to see Lily there too. "Hi," Lily says. "Hi," Karen answers. Eli senses the situation is a little tense, and quickly says, "Well, Mom, here's the CD you asked me to buy." He hands her the CD. "Oh. I had completely forgot about it. Thanks, dear." Eli then says, "I'll be just going in for a second. I just want to take a few clothes." He goes inside and leaves Karen and Lily alone. "Oh, wait.." Karen tries to stop him, but Eli has already saw Henry there. He smiles to Karen. She's a little embarrassed. But Eli is actually very happy to see his Mom starting her life all over again after the accident. He goes to his bedroom to get the clothes he wanted. Meanwhile, Karen and Lily stay where they were, not knowing what to say. Then Karen says, "Well, Jessie called and said that she needed two books that were here. So I'm going to give them to you, and you give to her." She goes inside and gets the books. "Here they are." She gives them to Lily. Lily says, "Well, I'll put them in the car." She goes to the car, but remembers that she locked the passenger door. So she goes to the driver's side, because Eli rarely locks the door. But at the moment she's about to open the door, she feels awfully dizzy again. And this time it's even worse. She feels like she's going to faint the same minute a car passes by her. As Lily begins to fall, the car hits her.
"Oh, my God, Lily!" Karen shouts, when she sees what's going on. She runs to Lily, who's lying on the street. Henry and Eli heard all the noise and came there too. "Is she alive?" Karen asks Henry, who's trying to take Lily's pulse. Lily has suffered many cuts and injuries on her head and arms, and she's losing blood. "Yes, she is alive." Henry answers. "But her pulse is very weak." He breathes heavily. Eli has already run inside to call 911. He comes back. "The ambulance is going to be here any minute." He says while leaning near Lily. He holds her hand "Oh, please Lily. You can't do this with me. Be strong." Karen and Henry stay there, both terrified with the situation. "The ambulance is coming," Karen says, as they hear the siren. "Everything is going to be OK." She says while trying to take Eli out of there. As we hear the noise of the medical crew coming out of the ambulance, we get a closer and closer image of Lily's face. We see the blood coming out of the many cuts she has, especially on her forehead.
The image fades away like this, and we read in white letters on the black screen, "TO BE CONTINUED..."
We open this episode in Lily and Rick's bedroom. The clock shows it's 3:30 a.m. Neither Lily nor Rick could fall asleep since they got home from Jake and Tiffany's wedding. "We cannot postpone this decision, Rick." Lily says. "And I don't see why we should do that. I already told you that you should take the job. Family comes first for me." Ricky sits on the bed. "Family comes first for me too. And I'm not sure if Australia is the best for you and this baby. Plus, you were really excited about the syndication thing. I can't believe you're so calm about giving it up now. A pregnancy doesn't make it impossible for you to do your job." "Oh, Rick." Lily gets up and sits on the bed next to him. "Do you really think they will want to sign a big contract with a pregnant woman? When they know that in less than nine months I'll have to quit that job?" "You can come back later." Rick insists. "Yeah, of course, but it's never going to be the same with a new born baby in the house. This baby will be my top priority, and I think they want someone who's really free to take this huge thing." She lies back. "Now, I would like to get some sleep. Will you let me?" She turns to the opposite side of Rick. She looks back at him and smiles. "Don't forget that now you're supposed to fulfill all my wishes." "You don't have to worry about that." He leans and kisses her tenderly. Then he lies down to try to get some sleep too.
On the next morning, everyone is sitting around the table waiting for the waffles Lily is making them. They're all talking about the wedding. "Tiffany's dress was great. But when I get married, I want a very fancy dress. And a very fancy party after, with lots of guests." It's Zoe, who's talking very excitedly about her dad's wedding. Grace rolls her eyes and says to Lily, "Mom, please, make it faster. I can't take this anymore." But when she turns to take a look at how things are going, she sees Lily leaning with both hands against the counter. She doesn't answer to Grace, who asks, "Mom? Are you ok?" Lily is feeling terribly dizzy, but manages to look up and say, smiling, "Sure! Everything's fine. Here's your waffles". None of the kids seem to buy that, but there's no time to discuss it. Eli is taking Grace and Jessie to school, and Jake is picking up Zoe to take her to her school.
Then the soliloquy Lily appears on the screen. "Oh, my God. Will I be able to go through this all over again?" She holds her face with her hands, then raises her head and says, "I'm not that young anymore, you know."
A little later that morning, we hear noises from the bathroom. It's Lily, throwing up. She's sweating and pale. Rick, who's getting dressed in the bedroom, comes in and says, "We're going to have to tell the kids tonight. Or let them figure out by themselves tomorrow morning." Lily washes her face and says, "I want to take a blood test first. Just to be sure." Rick laughs, "You still have doubts? Anyway, you took one of those drugstore tests." Lily comes in the bedroom, and starts choosing some clothes of her closet. "Oh, you know those aren't 100%. And, a blood test would make sure that other stuff are fine, too. I'm going to see if I can get an appointment for this afternoon." She puts on black paints and a blue blouse. "Do you want me to go with you?" Rick asks.
Soliloquy Rick adds, "I remember when Karen was pregnant with Eli, and we went to the obstetrician for the first time. I was so scared, thinking the doctor would say there was something wrong with that baby I already loved so much."
"Oh, no, dear. It's not necessary yet. And you can't miss you meeting with Colin, anyway." Lily answers while putting some makeup. "Oh." Rick suddenly remembers that. "What am I going to say? We haven't a made a decision yet." "I have made my decision. You just have to make yours." She kisses Rick and leaves for the station.
Next, we see Lily on the phone trying to schedule a doctor's appointment for that afternoon. "I know Dr. Welling is a very busy man, but I really need to see him today." Lily says. Les Kreswell enters the room, and he seems like he wants to talk to Lily and he can't wait. "Thank you, I'll be there at 5. Thank you very much." Lily hangs up. "Where are you going to be at 5?" Les asks. "At a doctor's office," Lily answers. "Well. I hope your health is fine, because we got the syndication deal with Radiovation." Les tells her. He's even smiling a little. "Oh my God!" Lily is thrilled, but then looks like she remembered something and says, less thrilled, "When do we have to give then an answer?" Les cannot believe what he just heard. "You're going to think about it?" He takes a second and continues, "Is there something wrong, Lily?" She gets up from the chair and says, "Oh, no." She's stops. She's feeling dizzy again. "Well, I can't answer that right now." Les looks puzzled by Lily's reaction.
Now we see Grace and Jessie at the cafeteria of their school. Katie is with them. They're again talking about Jake's wedding. While they talk, Jessie and Kate smile and look tenderly at each other. Grace seems bothered by that. "I think you two look great together," she finally says. Jessie and Katie seem a little shocked by that. "Just an opinion." she adds. Jessie, who knew what Grace thought of this whole situation, says, "Thanks, but I've got to go. I can't miss the Math class." She starts to leave. "Wait for me!" Katie goes after her. And then turns to Grace, "See you later,".
Now, it's time for soliloquy Jessie to talk to us. She sighs. "I can't believe this is happening to me."
Lily is now at her doctor's office. The nurse has taken her blood samples for the blood test. Dr. Welling sits on his chair, and says, "The results will be here in fifteen minutes. You have all the tradicional symptoms, and for what I've seen, I'm pretty sure you're pregnant." Lily smiles. "Congratulations." he continues. "But, I want to have a little talk to you." Lily's smile fades away. "Why? Is something wrong?" She says, a little scared. "No, Mrs. Sammler." he smiles. "Calm down. Now, let's go to the ultrasound and I'll talk to you."
Meanwhile, Rick and Sam are at a meeting with Colin. Rick is trying to explain that he need just a few more days to make a decision. He tries to say that Lily has to talk to Radiovation. He also says that he's having a few problems with the kids, but he and Lily are already taking care of that. Sam seems quite angry to hear these things. "What's wrong with you? This is the greatest oportunity of our career. How can you say you have to think about it?" they are now discussing at the parking lot. "Hey, listen. It's very easy for you. You don't have a family. For you, it's just packing, telling Judy to pack, which she probably already did and go! But I have a family. I've got kids, I've got a wife who's also happens to be in the greatest moment of her career. I can't just change everything in a second!" Sam is not satisfied with this answer. "Fine," he says, still angry. "I jut thought we were partners." He gets in his car and leaves. Rick is left alone at the parking lot. He leans against his car and sighs. He has no clue of what to do.
The black & white Rick is now smiling sadly. "You know, I was supposed to feel like the happiest man on the world." He shakes his head. "But I'm not."
Lily is lying waiting for the exam. The doctor's passing the gel on her belly while she talks. "You can be totally honest with doctor. I've to know if something's wrong." For the look on Dr. Welling face, we see that Lily's has been talking with no pause for the last few minutes. He starts the exam, and begins to say, "Mrs. Sammler, what I would like to say is... " On this moment, there's a knock on the door. It's the nurse with the test results. She has a smile no her face, so we now it's positive. "Yeah, Mrs. Sammler. You're really pregnant. Now let's see how this baby is doing." We see a tear roll down Lily's face. "This is so great. But doctor, you were saying..." Dr. Welling starts again while he pass the ultrasound thing on Lily's belly. "You have to be aware, Mrs. Sammler, that this pregnancy is not risk free. You health is great, but your age goes againt you and this baby." Lily looks relieved, like she was expecting something worse. "Of course, doctor. Actually, I was already worried about that." Dr. Welling looks like he was going to continue what he was telling her before, but then exclaims, "Here it is!" We see a small point on the screen. "Meet your baby." He says and looks at Lily smiling from ear to ear, with tears rolling free down her face. "Oh, my God." That's the only thing she can say. "It's a four weeks pregnancy," he adds.
Soliloquy Lily appears to us. She can't hold the tears. "I'm going to have a baby. I'm going to have a baby." She repeats, sounding like she can't believe it's true. She puts her hand on her belly and grins.
After Lily gets dressed he asks her to sit down and says, "As I was saying, age is a problem. You're almost forty-four. After a woman is forty, her eggs get old and this could cause problems to the baby." Lily listens carefully. "Most problems can be avoided, though, with a proper diet, exercises and also a lot of rest, especially on the last months. It would be better if you avoided big trips or serious changes in your life from now on. Stress could be very harmful to the baby." Lily looks agitated, especially after the last part. "Don't worry doctor. I'll follow all your instructions. No one wants more this baby to be OK than me." She says. "And my husband," she adds. She gets up to leave. "I know that," he says, "And I'm pretty sure that in eight months we will be all celebrating the birth of a perfect, healthy and beautiful baby." The both say goodbye an Lily leaves to go home. She looks worried.
Lily is now inside her car. She's trying to make a phone call, but we see from her reaction that the call was not successful. She was trying to call Rick, but his cell phone was turned off or out of area. She dials a different number and waits. "Hello?" It's Judy on the other side. She's getting ready for a dinner with Sam. "Hi Judy! I need to talk to you." Lily begins. She sounds excited. "Well, I was just going out, but..." Judy says. "I'm pregnant!" Lily doesn't let her finish her sentence. "What?" Judy is stunned. "My God, Lily, this is... great." Lily is not quite happy with her sister's reaction. "You sound like this isn't good news." Lily says. "Of course this is good news, Lily. I just thought this would complicate the Australia situation." Lily sighs on the other side of the line. "Yeah. First I thought it was a signal of what to do, but then..." She suddenly interrupts herself, "Oh sorry, Judy! You were going out!" Judy is still holding the same shoes she was when the phone rang. She still looks surprised. "Oh, that's OK. This is much more important." Lily stars the car. She was still in front of Dr. Welling's office. "It might be, but it's going to take hours. Go." Judy has finally put the shoes on. "If you say so..." Lily starts moving the car. "Sure. We'll talk later." They both hang up.
When Lily arrives at her house. She sees Rick's car already there, and he's inside. He's distracted, reflecting about everything that's going on. Lily knocks on the passenger window. She has a big smile on her face. He opens the door for her and she sits on the passenger seat. They kiss. "So, how was your day?" Rick asks, running his hands through Lily's hair. "I saw it." She says. "You saw what?" He doesn't get it. "Our baby," she answers.
Soliloquy Rick interrupts this scene for a moment. He looks touched. "I'm going to be a father again." He says, thoughtful.
The Lily goes on, "I went to the doctor today." They look at each other tenderly. "So, now we're sure." He says. "Yeah." She nods. He kisses her forehead. "Are we going to start telling people?" he asks. "Yeah, I guess. I already told Judy." "Should we tell the kids now?" Rick asks. Lily takes a while to answer. "I don't know." Another pause. "We should tell them. This way I can't be sick whenever I feel like, withou having to hide it." Rick laughs at this. "For what I saw this morning, this wouldn't be a secret easy to keep." They leave the car and go inside home.
When they enter, all the kids are there. Eli, Grace and Zoe are at the living room, and Jessie is coming from the kitchen. "Did something happen?" Jessie asks. "You look a little different, Mom." Zoe says while hugging Lily. Lily smiles when she hears that. "Everyone looks great for me. Now let's eat, please." Eli says, getting up from the couch. "As a matter of fact, something did happen." Rick begins. "Oh, no." That's Grace this time. "I hope you're not too hungry, Eli. I sense this is going to take forever." There's a pause. "Why don't we all sit down?" Rick suggests. "Is it about Australia? Because I've told you, I prefer to stay with Mom." Jessie says. "It's not really about Australia," Rick begins. "But it's sure going to influence that decision." Lily continues. "Ok, what's the point of this conversation? Because I'm really starving." Eli interrupts. "I'm pregnant." Lily says. All the four kids are stunned. "In eight months, you'll all have a little brother or sister." Rick finishes.
Soliloquy Grace sighs. "Oh, my God."
"A baby?" Zoe is the first one to have a reaction. "I like it. I'm tired of being the baby in this house."
The soliloquy Jessie is smiling. "I guess I'm happy. We're a family, aren't we?"
"Congratulations." Eli gets up. "Now let's eat to celebrate." He goes to the kitchen. He's followed by Grace. "Yeah, congratulations. It's great." She doesn't sound very excited, though.
"It has to be a boy." Soliloquy Eli tells us. "If it's another girl, I'll have to leave this house."
Soliloquy Zoe seems to be happiest. "I like babies. I hope it's a girl." Pause. "Yeah, Diana."
"I'm really happy, Dad." Jessie kisses Rick. She then hugs Lily, "Really. For both of you." Lily seems really touched. "Thanks, dear." Rick says. "Now, let's have dinner and celebrate." Lily gets up from the couch. They all head to the kitchen. A perfect family?
"Dad, I think it's not going to be good for the baby. Let's stay here." that's Jessie. They're now at the dinner table, discussing Australia. Grace says, "I don't mind going. Even if you all want to stay." Eli interrupts, "I don't want to leave my band." Jessie goes again against the move, "And what about Lily's radio show?". Now Zoe raises her hand and says, "I want a room only for me. A bigger one." They're all talking at the same time. We see on Lily and Rick's face that the kids are driving them crazy. "Hey!" Rick tries to put an order on that. "Please!" Lily also tries. She then raises her voice, "Can I say something?". They all shut up. "I've already told Rick that, considering my pregnancy, I've decided that I'll leave my job, while we're there, and go with him. He's the one who hasn't decided anything yet. Grace, Zoe, you're coming with us. Jessie and Eli, your parents are going to decide wheter you two are going or not. Is it all clear?" They're all looking at her seriously. Including Rick. "Yeah," "OK", they all agree and finish their meals. Lily breaths deeply. She's feeling dizzy again.
No we change to Judy and Sam at the restaurant. Sam is telling Judy about how disappointed he is with Rick. After she hears all he has to say, she begins, "I can't believe you don't understand what they're going through." Sam is lost. "You're talking about Lily getting that syndication deal?" Judy says, "No. I'm talking about Lily being pregnant." Sam is clearly surprised. "She is pregnant?" Judy goes on. "Yes! Didn't Rick tell you?" "No," Sam answers. "He just gave a lot of other excuses, but I really couldn't believe in any of them." He stops for a moment and the goes on, "Well, this is important. But I don't see why this should stop him from taking the job in Australia." Judy looks at him. She's starting to look irritated. "Lily and I didn't have time to talk, but I assume that a pregnancy at her age should be carefully looked after. Maybe a big move like that it's not a good idea." Sam doesn't say a word. He knows that if he were in Rick's place, the baby would be in first place for him too. He also noticed that Judy wasn't going to take his side if he insisted that the pregnancy wasn't a big deal. He finally says, very carefully, "OK. I understand his situation. I'm going to call him tomorrow and apologize for what I said. Anyway, this doesn't stop me from taking the job. We still can go." He looks at Judy, hoping he said the right thing. She just says, "What?" "Yeah, Colin said that if one of us doesn't want to go he'll ask another architect." Sam explains. "No!" Judy is angry now. "How can you think that I would move to another country and be away from my sister in a situation like that?" Sam is surprised to hear that. "But we don't even know if there's any problem!" He says. "But I know this is not going to be easy for Lily. She's going to need all the help we can give her." Now Sam is getting angy too. "You can't give up you life because of her! I'm going to take this job, and nothing is going to change my mind!" They've raised their voices. There are a few people at the restaurant staring at them. Judy sees it and lowers her voice, "And I'm not saying that I'm not going. I'm just saying that if Lily needs me, I'll be there for her." She gets up and leaves. Sam doesn't try to stop her.
Soliloquy Sam makes an appearence. He looks pretty mad. "Damn it!" That's all he says.
Next day, Lily's lying in bed, although she should be at work. She felt dizzy and nauseous all morning. The only times she got out bed, was because she had to throw up. Rick comes in the bedroom. "I've called the station. I explained tho whole situation. Les is going to set a meeting with the Radiovation executives and try to find a solution. He said it's important for you to show up at this meeting." He has set on the bed, on Lily's side. She holds his hand. "Rick, I'm afraid of this." She begins. "Why? It's not the first time you're pregnant. You already know how it's going to be." She sighs. "Dr. Welling said this is not a risk free pregnancy. Anything wrong could put the baby in real danger." Rick's face now looks seriously worried. "And I didn't feel that bad the other times. I'm afraid I'm too old for this." She's trying to fight the tears. "Is there something especial that we should do?" Rick asks. "There's a diet, exercises, and rest. And avoid stress." Rick stands up. "That's it. You're quitting that job." Lily sits on the bed. "Oh, no, Rick. Please. We don't have to go that far. At least not now." Rick takes a breath. "OK. But I'll be driving you everywhere you need to go. And you're going to stay there less hours." Lily sighs, relieved. "Well, I'll take to Les. I'm sure we can come to an agreement. And, after all, if we're going to Australia next month, I'll be quitting my job anyway." Rick sits on the bed. "We can't count on that. Because for what I've seen, I think this could be very harmful for you." He runs his hand through Lily's hair. "And if something happens to you or this baby, I think..." "Oh, Rick," Lily interrupts. "I'd kill myself." She hugs him. "Please, never say things like that!" Lily pleads. "It scares me to think I could lose you. Both of you." Rick says. There's a tear insisting to come out of his eye. They stay there, on that embrace, for a long time.
Now we see Rick arriving at Karen's office. She has heard about the Australia situation and wants to talk to Rick about it. She understands that it's a great oportunity for Jessie and Eli, but she's not happy that he's already making plans about taking them without talking to her first. "Listen, Karen. You don't have to worry about that now. We're probably not even going. That's why I didn't even talk to you about that." Karen says, "For what I heard from Jessie and Eli, it sounds like the greatest oportunity of your career." He says, "And it is. But there are other things going on, and it may not be possible for me to accept it." The expression on Karen's face shows that she's relieved to hear that. "You do seem a little distant. Is something wrong?" She asks. "Well, wrong is not the word." He rests on the chair. "If you don't want to talk about it, I understand..." She says. Rick interrupts, "Oh, no. I think you should know about this." He sighs. "Lily's pregnant." "Oh," Karen is surprised. And a little disappointed, you can notice by her voice.
Soliloquy Karen confirms that. "Every day I see he moving forward with his life more and more. And what am I doing with my life?" She asks herself.
Back at the office. "Well, this is wonderful news. Congratulations." Karen says. "Thanks. But there's a bad part. You know that we aren't that young anymore, all of us, and that a pregnancy at Lily's age is not the safest kind." Karen nods. "Yes. I understand. Well, I hope nothing is wrong with her." Rick goes on, "Everything is OK until now, but we don't know if a big move like that wouldn't be dangerous for her and the baby, considering all the risks. The doctor told her to avoid any stress." Karen asks, "And how does she feel about this?" Rick answers, "She doesn't want me and the kids to lose this oportunity. But I know that inside she's really afraid." Karen says, "Well, I hope you make the right decision. But concerning our children, I still have a lot of thinking to do about this situation." They both get up. Rick says, "I understand. But try not to forget of the good side of this move." They say goodbye and Rick leaves.
Later that day, Rick is talking to the kids on the kitchen. Lily is upstairs, on the bedroom. She went to station and did her show, but when she came home she was not feeling very good again. Things at the station didn't go very well. Les was not quite happy with having Lily work less and with the possibility of her giving up the syndication deal. But, back to the house, Rick is now sharing with the kids all the aspects of this new situation. "Eli, if Lily needs to go anywhere and I'm not here, you have to drive her." Eli nods. Rick goes on. "This means you have to be always around when I'm out." Eli doesn't seem thrilled about this, but agrees without saying a word. "And," now Rick is talking to the four, "It's very important that we never leave Lily alone. This far, everything is fine, but we must be prepared for anything." They all nod, feeling the gravity of the situation. "Can I go upstairs?" Grace asks. "I want to talk to my Mom about something." "Yeah, go." Rick answers.
There's a knock on the door. "Come on in," We hear Lily say. "Hi, Mom. It's me." Grace says, still at the door. "Can I talk to you now?" Lily sits on the bed and says, "Yeah, sure. Come here." Grace enters the room and sits on the bed, next to Lily. Lily embraces her daughter, and Grace leans her head agains Lily's shoulder. "Mom, is that true? Are you really that bad?" Lily smiles. "Oh, no, honey. I know Rick probably scared you, but things are OK. Until now, they couldn't be better." She goes on, "But I'll be needing your help more than ever." Grace looks at Lily. "I'm afraid something might happen to you." Lily kisses her forehead. "Don't worry, honey. Nothing is going to happen."
On the next morning, Lily and Eli are the only ones at home. They're both in the kitchen, where Lily is trying to find something that will stay in her stomach longer than half an hour. Eli is saying, "It must be really awful. After what I'm seeing, I'm really glad I'm not a woman." Lily smiles and sits down, holding a glass of milk. "Well, everything has a bad side. But giving birth to a child is also one of the greatest gifts someone can receive." She says. "The gift!" Eli says. "What?" Lily asks. "My Mom asked me to buy a CD she's going to give to one of her friends. And I was supposed to take it to her this morning." "Go, then." Lily says, calmly. "No," Eli says. "I promised my Dad I would stay here with you. He is going to kill me if I leave you alone even for one second." Lily sighs. "Well, then I'll go with you. Go get ready, I'll be a ready in a minute."
Lily and Eli arrive at Karen's house. Karen hears the car and opens the door. She's a bit surprised to see Lily there too. "Hi," Lily says. "Hi," Karen answers. Eli senses the situation is a little tense, and quickly says, "Well, Mom, here's the CD you asked me to buy." He hands her the CD. "Oh. I had completely forgot about it. Thanks, dear." Eli then says, "I'll be just going in for a second. I just want to take a few clothes." He goes inside and leaves Karen and Lily alone. "Oh, wait.." Karen tries to stop him, but Eli has already saw Henry there. He smiles to Karen. She's a little embarrassed. But Eli is actually very happy to see his Mom starting her life all over again after the accident. He goes to his bedroom to get the clothes he wanted. Meanwhile, Karen and Lily stay where they were, not knowing what to say. Then Karen says, "Well, Jessie called and said that she needed two books that were here. So I'm going to give them to you, and you give to her." She goes inside and gets the books. "Here they are." She gives them to Lily. Lily says, "Well, I'll put them in the car." She goes to the car, but remembers that she locked the passenger door. So she goes to the driver's side, because Eli rarely locks the door. But at the moment she's about to open the door, she feels awfully dizzy again. And this time it's even worse. She feels like she's going to faint the same minute a car passes by her. As Lily begins to fall, the car hits her.
"Oh, my God, Lily!" Karen shouts, when she sees what's going on. She runs to Lily, who's lying on the street. Henry and Eli heard all the noise and came there too. "Is she alive?" Karen asks Henry, who's trying to take Lily's pulse. Lily has suffered many cuts and injuries on her head and arms, and she's losing blood. "Yes, she is alive." Henry answers. "But her pulse is very weak." He breathes heavily. Eli has already run inside to call 911. He comes back. "The ambulance is going to be here any minute." He says while leaning near Lily. He holds her hand "Oh, please Lily. You can't do this with me. Be strong." Karen and Henry stay there, both terrified with the situation. "The ambulance is coming," Karen says, as they hear the siren. "Everything is going to be OK." She says while trying to take Eli out of there. As we hear the noise of the medical crew coming out of the ambulance, we get a closer and closer image of Lily's face. We see the blood coming out of the many cuts she has, especially on her forehead.
The image fades away like this, and we read in white letters on the black screen, "TO BE CONTINUED..."