Written by: Dallas Walsh

Kymberlynne paces back and forth in the lavish living room of the Thornton mansion. She hasn't been able to stop thinking about her failed attempt to kick Orvilla out of Meccanica by holding an emergency board meeting. She presented a strong case against her sister as she has proof that Orvilla was scheming against her children to keep her position; however, three of the board members, including Orvilla, voted to keep her in power. She thought that she would be able to get rid of her sister but it has backfired; now, not only does Orvilla know that she wants her removed, but she has no idea how she can achieve that.

"Sonia told me that you were in here," a voice calls out at the entrance of the living room. Kymberlynne stops pacing long enough to see Carson standing in front of her. "You are going to burn a hole in the ground if you keep that up."

"Everything is a mess right now," Kymberlynne sighs back to him. "My plan to get rid of Orvilla went horribly array."

"You mean with the board meeting?" Carson asks her quickly.

"Yes," she nods. "Two members voted with Orvilla, even though they saw that she was working against my children. Oh, Carson, I have no idea how I am going to get her out of Meccanica now."

Carson moves closer to her and pulls her into a hug. He inhales and becomes intoxicated by her smell. He can't deny that he is still very attracted to his former lover. He shuts his eyes for a moment to take her all in. When they exit their embrace, he licks his lips as he looks back at her.

"You have a look on your face," she observes to him. "What are you thinking?"

"You probably don't want to know," he winks back to her. "But in all seriousness, I think I know what you can do to remove your sister from being the CEO of Meccanica."

"Really?" Kymberlynne gasps back to him. "What is it? I'll do anything…"

"Your children are the key," Carson informs her. "Lyzz, Liam, or Rachelle…one of them has the ability to take over the company because of the stipulation in Samuel's will."

"My God," Kymberlynne grins back to him. "You're right! One of the children will have the power to take over Meccanica, and then we can get rid of Orvilla once and for all."

/\/\/\

Later that night, Kymberlynne is pleased that her children are all sitting at the dinner table together. Because of their feelings towards her for leaving after Samuel died, Kymberlynne wasn't sure if they would attend the dinner that she arranged for them. After her conversation with Carson earlier in the day, she realized that she had to share her idea to get rid of Orvilla with the children, which is why she asked them to dinner.

"First, I have to thank you all for coming tonight," Kymberlynne tells her children before she takes a sip of her red wine. "I know that you all still have trust issues with me, but I hope you all realize that I am trying my absolute best to make things right between us."

"I am only here because this is the first dinner we are having since Lyzz came back from rehab," Rachelle replies to her. "I am here to support my sister, not because of you Kymberlynne."

"Ditto what Rachelle said," Liam says before he looks over at Lyzz. "You look great, by the way."

"Thanks," Lyzz smiles back to her siblings. "I have never felt better. And this gives me the chance to thank you, all of you, for standing by me while I was in the coma. I could feel your love and strength. It is what pulled me through, to be honest."

"I hope that includes me," Kymberlynne looks over at her oldest daughter. "I was there for you too."

"Yes, you were," Lyzz acknowledges that to her mother. "But, as you pointed out, I do still have a lot of trust issues with you."

"I am hoping that what I'm about to share with you all will help bridge this gap between us," Kymberlynne continues to share with her children. "I…I attempted to get Orvilla removed as CEO of Meccanica."

"What? How did you do that?" Rachelle asks her back in surprise.

"I held an emergency board meeting," she explains. "Tragically, I wasn't successful as two members voted with Orvilla to keep her as the CEO."

"At least you tried," Liam shrugs back to her. "I am not sure what else we can do."

"I know exactly what we can do," Kymberlynne purses her lips together. "Your father had that stipulation in his will that after Rachelle turned 18 that any of you could run the company. Rachelle's 18th birthday has come and gone, so if one of you want to step up to be CEO, this is our chance to remove Orvilla once and for all. And after everything that she has done to all of us to keep that job, I want nothing more than to see my sister thrown out on her ass."

"I…I can't be the CEO," Rachelle quickly blurts out to everyone as the family looks back at her in surprise. "I'm…I'm failing my Art History class. I will have to retake the course, or do a summer class."

"Faillng?" Lyzz asks her sister with an arched eyebrow. "That doesn't seem like you."

"Is that why the dean wanted to speak to me?" Kymberlynne asks her daughter quickly. "Oh Rachelle, this is most disappointing."

"Shut the fuck up," Rachelle shrieks back to her mother as she stands up from the table. "This isn't any of your concern!"

Before anyone can say anything else, Rachelle rushes out of the room as she is desperate to get stoned again. The family look at one another in surprise by her admission and her outburst.

"What has gotten into her?" Kymberlynne asks her children, who shrug back to her. "In any event, that leaves you two. Would either of you want to run your father's company?"

A tension creeps into the room as Liam and Lyzz lock eyes with one another, both wondering if they should run Meccanica.

/\/\/\

The following morning, Liam is sitting at a table at Café Tropical while Leaf is sitting across from him. They are waiting for Jacqueline to arrive so they can have breakfast together. Liam is a little nervous about meeting Leaf's mother because their relationship is still relatively new and he is, already, meeting his parents. That being said, Liam can't deny that he has been happy since he and Leaf were suspended from the tour and they decided to be together. The sex between them has been incredibly hot and they can't seem to get enough of one another.

"You look nervous," Leaf chuckles over to him. "Relax, my mother is harmless."

Liam giggles back to him. "It just feels like a big step."

"I want to take this step with you," Leaf tells him as he reaches over and grabs his hand, which Marco happens to see as he makes his way to the pool deck. Marco rolls his eyes at the sight as he continues to the deck. "I hope you're okay with it?"

"Yea, of course," Liam nods back to him. "I wouldn't be here if I wasn't ready."

Before Leaf can respond, Jacqueline arrives at the table. Leaf stands up to hug his mother while Liam nods to her. "Mom, this is Liam. Liam, this is my mother, Jacqueline."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Matthews," Liam tells her as the three of them sit down.

"Oh please, call me Jacqueline. Mrs. Matthews is far too formal," Jacqueline tells him. "And for the record, I am sorry to hear about the suspension from the tennis tour. From what Justin tells me, you are quite the player."

"Yea, thanks," Liam replies to her. "I guess everything happens for a reason, right? I mean, if we hadn't been suspended, we couldn't be, uh, together."

"That's very true," Leaf chuckles to him. "And we have been enjoying each other and getting to know one another on another level."

"That's lovely to hear," Jacqueline says before she takes a sip of her coffee. "So, Liam, do you have any idea of what you will do now that you can't play tennis?"

Liam uneasily nods back to her. "Well, my both Leaf and my mother suggested that I run my father's company, Meccanica. The company actually owns the Barracuda Blue."

Jacqueline makes eye contact with Leaf as they know that they want this relationship to work because of the financial gain. She, then, looks back at Liam. "I…I think that's a great idea," she tells him. "Imagine, you as the CEO. Wow, that would be very exciting."

At the doorway of the restaurant, Arrow stands in shock at the sight unfolding in front of him. Leaf, Liam, and Jacqueline all having breakfast together; he can't believe that Leaf and Liam are that serious about one another, and he suddenly realizes that he might have lost Leaf forever.

Meanwhile, outside on the pool deck, Marco is about to climb up to his chair when Kelvin approaches him. Kelvin can't help but check out Marco's toned chest as he is shirtless. He still wishes that he and Marco could be together; that is why he has been keeping it a secret that he knows Leaf is pursuing Liam for the financial security. He believes that Marco realizes that Liam is out of touch, he will move on with him.

"Hey, did you see what is going on in Café Tropical?" Kelvin asks him as Marco turns to face him.

"Are you talking about Liam and Leaf?" Marco asks as Kelvin nods back to him. "Yea, I saw it."

"I'm sorry," Kelvin replies to him. "I know you had hoped for you and Liam to get together. But…that doesn't seem like it will happen now."

"You're right," Marco sighs back to him. "And it kinda sucks, but I'll survive."

"I could help you release some frustrations if you want," Kelvin winks back to him.

Marco smirks back to him. "I might just take you up on that, stud."

"Cool," Kelvin beams back to him. "I'll message you when I'm off work."

/\/\/\

Lyzz steps off the elevator on the third floor of the Barracuda Blue and makes her way towards Cole's suite. They are both still reeling from Chloe's claim that she is pregnant with Cole's child; Lyzz didn't realize that Cole had even slept with Chloe, but she realizes that it must have happened while she was in a coma. Still, it hurts because they were just starting their relationship and now they already have this huge obstacle to overcome.

"Hi, come in," Cole says after she knocks on his door. "How was your night?"

"My family is insane with their drama," she admits to him as she throws her purse onto his bed. "My mother wants either me or Liam to take over Meccanica so she can throw my Aunt to the curb."

"Whoa," Cole replies to her quickly. "How do you feel about that?"

"I am not sure," Lyzz admits to him as she moves some of her hair behind her ear. "I guess I have some soul searching to do. How are you? I am sure you're head has been spinning since Chloe's little bombshell."

"That's she's pregnant with my kid?" Cole asks her quickly. "Yea, I'm shocked."

"I didn't realize you two were that close?"

"We aren't," Cole admits to her. "It's a long story, but I slept with her to try to find out the truth about your coma. I thought she was drugging you and I found a syringe in her pocket after we had sex and she was sleeping."

"What? She was drugging me? Why was she drugging me?" a shocked Lyzz asks her quickly.

"My guess is that Orvilla put her up to it so she could remain in Meccanica," Cole tells her. "But I don't know what could have on Chloe to get her to agree to it."

"Chloe and I have a history," Lyzz tells him. "I…I just can't believe that she would do that to me."

"All that matters, now, is that you're back," Cole says. "And if I am honest, I don't know that I believe Chloe. This could all be a lie on her part."

Lyzz uneasily nods back to him. "But why would she lie?" Lyzz asks him. "Why would she tell you she's pregnant if she's not?"

"That's the million dollar question," Cole tells her. "And I need to find out the answer."

/\/\/\

Alex lays on the small cot in his jail cell. He hasn't slept since he was booked because his mind keeps replaying the night he went to save his mother, who had been kidnapped. Darcy had her at gunpoint and was threatening to shoot her; that's when Alex fired two shots at him. Darcy used Paola as a human shield and she was hit by the bullets, which killed her, almost instantly. Alex can't believe that he shot and killed his own mother. As soon as the shooting happened, police arrived on the scene and arrested Darcy. The other officer confirmed that Paola was dead and asked Alex what happened; without realizing what he was saying, Alex admitted that he fired the gun that killed his mother, and he was arrested.

His eyes are red from the tears that he has been shedding. He doesn't know why he fired the gun that night; he doesn't know why he thought he could save Paola on his own. Maybe had he called the police to start with, none of this would have happened. He has a million questions in his head, but he knows that he will never get answers because nothing will change what happened: he shot and killed the woman that gave him life.

The other thing that keeps replaying in his mind are some of the final words that Paola said to him. "Your father is alive," she had told him while Darcy had her at gunpoint.

If that is true, it means that Samuel is alive and well. But if it's true, where would Samuel be? And why would have been pretending to be dead for all of this years? Alex realizes that there are even more questions that he may never get answers too because the only person that could answer them is dead. And is the reason why she is dead.

He shuts his eyes as more tears flow out of his eyes. He opens them, however, when he hears a key unlocking his cell door. He sits up on the cot and sees a police officer.

"What's going on?" Alex asks the officer.

"You have a visitor," the officer replies to him. "Come on, this way."

/\/\/\

A few minutes later, Alex is sitting down behind some plexi-glass waiting for whoever is coming to visit him. He can't think of anyone that would want to see him, but he hopes that they are there to help him get out of jail. He looks up in surprise when Chloe appears and sits across from him. He picks up the red phone next to him as Chloe does the same.

"How are you holding up?" Chloe slowly says as she looks at her boyfriend. She has never seen him look so awful before; she can't imagine the torment he is going through knowing that he killed Paola.

"I don't know," Alex replies to her. "I…I feel numb and like I can't think straight."

"I wish there was something I could do," Chloe says back to him. "I don't have enough money to post your bond though."

"That's fine," Alex tells her. "I killed my mother; I should be in jail."

"Alex, I wish you would realize that this is all an accident. You didn't mean to do this."

"But I did."

"Okay," Chloe looks at him. "I…I have news. I wasn't going to tell you but maybe it will cheer you up."

"News? What news?" Alex asks her with an arched eyebrow.

"I'm pregnant, Alex," Chloe tells him as his eyes open wider in surprise. "You're going to be a father."

/\/\/\

Kymberlynne pours herself a gin and tonic as she stands in the study of the Thornton mansion. She has been thinking about her proposition to her children about taking over Meccanica; she is also very concerned that Rachelle has been failing her Art history class. That is very unlike Rachelle, so she realizes that something must going on with her youngest daughter.

She turns when there is a knock on the door and she sees Liam standing there. "Oh Liam, come in," she tells her son. "I was just making a drink. Would you like one?"

"Nah, I'm good," Liam replies to her quickly. "Do you have a moment to talk?"

"I always have time for you," Kymberlynne purses her lips together. "What is on your mind?"

"I haven't been able to stop thinking about what you suggested to us at dinner last night," Liam admits to her. "You know, about one of us children taking over Meccanica so we could get rid of Orvilla?"

"How could I forget?" Kymberlynne asks him. "Have you made any decisions?"

"I have," Liam looks at her with intent. "And I'll do it. I'll take over Meccanica. I will be the company's next CEO."

/\/\/\

A short time later, Lyzz opens the front door to the mansion and moves inside. After her talk with Cole, she realized that she had to come see Kymberlynne. She can't believe that Orvilla had Chloe drug her to ensure she remained in her coma; having that in her mind, she realized what she had to do next. She moves into the living room where she sees Kymberlynne sitting on the sofa with a cocktail and her IPad open.

"I hope I'm not interrupting," Lyzz announces to her mother. "But we need to talk."

"Oh Lyzz," Kymberlynne stands up after she puts her Ipad down on the sofa. "You're not interrupting at all. What is this all about? You're still feeling well, I hope?"

"Yes, I have a check-up with my doctor later today," she replies to her quickly. "But that's not what this is about."

"I am just pleased to know that you want to speak to me," Kymberlynne tells her. "I really want you and your siblings to see that I am trying to make amends with you all. I know that my leaving after Samuel's death hurt you all."

"I am still pissed off about that," Lyzz admits to her. "But this isn't about you, shockingly."

"Well, I'm all ears."

"I will do it," Lyzz tells her quickly. "I'll take over Meccancia so we can get rid of Orvilla."

/\/\/\

Caramel sits on a bench out front of Belview Academy with a large iced coffee in their hand. They can't stop thinking about her last conversation with Rachelle. They had planned to tell Rachelle that they thought something was off with Nate, but Rachelle told them that she didn't know them anymore. They has no idea what could have happened between them and their best friend, but they is determined to figure it out.

"Have you seen or heard from Rachelle?" a voice calls out causing Caramel to look up and she sees Nate.

"Why does it matter to you?" Caramel asks him coldly.

"Because she hasn't been responding to my texts or calls," Nate admits to them. "It's not like her and I am concerned about her."

"Oh, you're concerned about her?" Caramel rolls their eyes back to him. "Maybe you should have thought about that before you kissed me. What the hell were you thinking?"

"I'm a guy, I can be attracted to more than one person at the same time," he admits to her. "But this isn't about that; I'm concerned about Rachelle."

Caramel sighs. "If I am honest, I am concerned too," they admit. "I'm worried that Rachelle is on a dark path and I don't know what we can do to stop her."

/\/\/\

Liam and Lyzz sit across from one another at Café Tropical with a thick tension between the two of them. Kymberlynne has informed them that they both agreed to step up and become the CEO of Meccanica, now the siblings have to decide how they will determine who will overtake Orvilla.

"It feels weird that after all this time we both decided to run Meccanica," Liam finally breaks the silence between them. "We've always been so against the idea."

"We were against the idea before we knew what Orvilla was up too," Lyzz informs him. "Once we learned how far she is willing to go to keep a hold of the company, we both realized that we had to take action."

"Yes, I agree," Liam nods back to her. "What's more troubling is that we both agree with Kymberlynne on this."

Lyzz chuckles back to him. "I will never admit that out loud."

"So, uh, how are we going to decide this, Lyzz?" Liam asks her as they lock eyes. "How are we going to determine who is going to run the company?"

/\/\/\

Kymberlynne knocks on Carson's office door and opens it once she hears him say "Come in". She looks at the front desk manager, who is behind his desk looking at his laptop screen. For a moment, she can't help but realize that he is still a very handsome man; she finds herself getting caught up in his steel blue eyes and can see his muscular arms under his button up shirt. While she and Carson have remained close since she has been back in Maui, it is, probably, the first time she is seeing him for the man that he is.

"Kymberlynne," he says looking up from this screen and sees the woman that he still loves. "This is a surprise. I wasn't expecting you."

"I…I know," she says as she closes the door behind herself. "I had to see you."

"Oh? What is going on?"

"Your idea to have my children take over Meccanica," she moves closer to him as he stands up from his chair. "It worked, Carson. Both Liam and Lyzz have agreed to take over the company!"

"You must be thrilled," Carson chuckles to her. "You'll be able to get rid of Orvilla once and for all."

"I know," she smiles back to him. "And I owe it all to you, Carson. You've been by my side this entire time. You've been the only one on my side."

"You know why."

"I do," she moves closer to him. "And I can't thank you enough."

He pulls her into a hug and as they exit their embrace, she caresses his face as they look into one another's eyes. Before they know what they are doing, they are kissing passionately. He breaks away from the kiss.

"Are you sure about this?" he asks her as she sits up on the desk and starts to unbutton her blouse.

"I have never been more sure about anything in my life," she whispers back to him. "I want you so badly."

Carson gets lust in his eyes as he moves to his office door and locks it. When he gets back and throws everything on the desk to the floor before he moves back to Kymberlynne and kisses her passionately again. He unbuttons his pants and lays her down on the desk, desperate to feel her again.

/\/\/\

About an hour later, Kymberlynne moves into Café Tropical with a huge grin on her face. She and Carson just finished making love, which was their first time being together in years, but she can't deny that he hasn't lost his touch one bit. And she didn't realize how badly she needed to be with a man until she was enjoying him as much as she could. For far too long, she had been denying the fact that she could still enjoy the company of a man, but that ended today with Carson. She realizes that she still has to keep their relationship a secret, however, as she has no idea how her children would react to the fact that they are sleeping together.

"I'll have a champagne cocktail please," she says as she sits at the bar and looks over at the bartender. She is having a champagne cocktail to celebrate her day; she knows that Orvilla will soon be out of the Barracuda Blue and either Lyzz or Liam will be running Meccanica. This, combined with her and Carson reuniting, has made this one of the best days she's had in a very long time.

A dark shadow appears behind her causing Kymberlynne to turn around and she sees Orvilla standing there. "What do you want?"

"Is that anyway to greet your sister?" Orvilla asks her with a coy smile on her face. "You have to admit, your attempt to get rid me failed miserably, Kymberlynne."

"I wouldn't be so sure about that," Kymberlynne replies to her. "One thing you should know about me, Orvilla, is that I do not give up without a fight."

"Yes, yes," Orvilla waves her hand in the air. "I'm going to give you a warning, and I suggest you listen to it carefully."

Behind them, Rachelle stands listening to the conversation. She wonders what kind of warning Orvilla is about to give her mother, but she wants to hear in case she has to defend her mother, which is something she never thought she would think about, but she realizes that Orvilla must be stopped at all cost.

"I can't wait to hear what you are going to try to threaten me with this time," Kymberlynne rolls her eyes back to her sister.

"If you don't back off, sister dear, I will have to have a little conversation with your children and inform them about the type of woman that their mother really is," Orvilla whispers back to as Kymberlynne arches her eyebrow. "That's right, Kymberlynne; if you don't back the hell off, I will tell everyone that you and Carson were having an affair! I will tell them that you were cheating on Samuel. How do you think your children will react to that news? I'll tell you how, not well. So, like I said, back the hell off and let me run Meccanica, or your children will find out that you're nothing more than a common whore."

/\/\/\

Rachelle opens the door to her bedroom at the Thornton mansion and slams it shut. Her head is spinning over the fact that she just overheard Orvilla reveal that Kymberlynne was having an affair with Carson, the front desk manager, while married to Samuel. All this time, Rachelle thinks, Kymberlynne has been playing the mourning widow card, when in fact, she is probably happy that Samuel is dead so she can carry out her affair with Carson.

Rachelle opens her drawer and finds the small bag of cocaine. She quickly lines up three lines of it on her dresser and sorts them up quickly. Once she is done, she feels like the room starts to spin. This is the most cocaine she has ever done at once but she wanted to feel it badly. She starts to drool a little and, then, she feels sick to her stomach. She rushes to her washroom and makes it just in time to vomit into the toilet. Once she is done getting sick, she finds a towel to pat her mouth dry, but the effects of the cocaine continue to make her feel uneasy. She collapses to the floor and falls unconscious while her body twitches.

/\/\/\

Orvilla moves back into her office with a sly grin on her face. She realizes that by threatening Kymberlynne, she should be able to keep control of Meccanica as she knows that her sister will not want her affair to be exposed. Not only would it hurt her ability to make amends with her children, but she knows that Kymberlynne will have public backlash.

"I have taken care of my sister," she tells herself proudly as she moves behind her desk. "She will do what I say because she knows that her children will hate her if they learn the truth about her and Carson."

Before she can say anything else, her phone starts to ring. She looks at the screen of her IPhone and arches her eyebrow when it says "Maui Police Station" on it. "What on earth?" she asks herself as she answers the call. "Orvilla Anderson speaking."

"Yes, Ms. Anderson," a police officer replies to her. "We have a felon being held here and they have requested that their one phone call be to you. Will you accept this call?"

Orvilla tapes her finger on the table wondering who could be calling her. Suddenly, she realizes that it must be Darcy Westin. She knows that she has to take the call to keep him at bay or she could risk having her involvement in the kidnapping be exposed.

"Yes, yes, I will accept the call, thank you," Orvilla tells the police office.

Within a few minutes, Orvilla can hear breathing on the other end of the call. "Yes, this is Orvilla," she says into her phone. "Is anyone there?"

"It's…it's Alex," Alex says into the phone in a whisper as he looks over his shoulder to ensure no one can hear him.

Orvilla looks confused. "Alex? Why are you calling me?"

"Did you hear about my mother?" Alex asks her.

"Yes, it is the talk of the island," Orvilla replies to him. "I am terribly sorry for your loss. I'm…I'm confused as to why you're calling me, though, Alex? What can I do for you?"

"You're going to get me out of jail," Alex informs her. "Because I can help you keep what is the most important thing in the world to you: Meccanica."

Orvilla chuckles back to him. "And how do you think you can help me keep Meccanica? Or believe that I even need your help?"

"I know about the stipulation in Samuel's will," Alex reveals to her. "That after his youngest child turns 18, any of the children have the potential to run the company. What are you going to do if Lyzz, Liam, or Rachelle stake claim on Meccanica?"

"Leave that to me," Orvilla replies to him quickly. "I have everything under control."

"Do you?" Alex questions her. "What happens if all three children announce they want to run Meccanica? What will happen, then, Orvilla?"

"I believe the will states that it would go to the oldest child," Orvilla informs him. "Not that this is any of your concern, Alejandro. You are in very hot water."

"That's the thing," Alex says. "I would be Samuel's oldest child."

Orvilla gasps back to him in shock as she had no idea that Samuel and Paola had an affair that resulted in her having a child. "What…what did you just say?"

"You heard me," Alex tells her. "Samuel Thornton is my father. And if you help me get out of jail, I will help you keep Meccanica. So, tell me, Orvilla, do we have a deal?"