"Well, Celeste," Mac Rockwell looks over at his wife, Celeste Baldwin, who bites her lip before he looks over at his son, Cole Rockwell, who folds his arms across his chest, as they stand in the living room of the Rockwell mansion. Mac has wanted to have this conversation for awhile now; he sees no reason not to have it now. "Which one of us do you love? Which man do you want to be with? The decision is yours."

Celeste turns around as tears fill her eyes. She never actually believed that her husband would ask her which man she wanted to be with; she never thought that she had a choice to make. She made a mistake with Cole, in her mind. "Do you want our marriage to work?" she finally asks him as she turns around to face him, hoping to read his mind through looking into his eyes.

"I want to put my life back together," Mac explains to her. "I want to get my company back. I want Lexington to know that I will always be he is father, regardless of what DNA says. And, I want to bury this affair between you and Cole. But, if you love Cole, then you should be with him. I don't want to keep my son from happiness. And, if he makes you happy, then you two should be together. I want you to be happy too, Celeste. I just want all of this to be put behind us. "

"Dad, I don't know what to say," Cole admits to him as he comes up to his father. "I never meant to hurt you. But, the fact that you would let us be together, it shows the kind of man that you are."

"I know that Cole," Mac nods back to him. "I've heard how you speak to Celeste; it is clear that you care deeply for her."

"I do," Cole admits to Mac as he looks back at Celeste. "You know that I do, Celeste."

Celeste nods back to him. "I know you do, Cole."

"So, it's time to make a choice then," Mac tells his wife. "We are both grown men, we can accept your decision, right Cole?"

"Absolutely," Cole agrees with Mac, thinking that Celeste will choose him. "Mac is right. This has to end."

"See," Mac looks back at Celeste. "He agrees with me. Which means, all you have to do is make your decision."

Before Celeste can answer, Stacey Rockwell appears in the doorway of the living room. "Thank God you're all here," she says, almost trying to catch her breath. "It will save me from having to say this again."

"What's going on Stacey? You look upset about something?" Mac observes to his daughter.

"I just got a phone call," Stacey reveals to them. "It's about Mom."

"Lydia? I'm assuming she's finally done it, she's gone and married Kent Blackmore?" Mac asks her.

Stacey shakes her head no. "She was arrested before the wedding could take place."

"What?" Cole gasps in shock. "What she charged with?"

"Corporate espionage," Stacey continues to tell them. "I don't know all of the details, but she didn't marry Kent, she was arrested before the ceremony took place."

"I know what happened" Lucinda Rockwell announces to everyone, as she stands at the doorway with Lex behind her.

"Lex, you're here," Mac rushes up to his son and hugs him. "I've been trying to call you."

"I know, I'm sorry," Lex tells him as they exit their embrace. "I needed some time to adjust. But, right now, we have to hear what Grandma has to say about Mom. We'll talk later?"

"I'd like that very much," Mac smiles back to him before he looks at Lucinda. "Alright, mother. What did Lydia do that caused her to get arrested on her wedding day?"

Lucinda moves over to the bar and pours herself a gin and tonic. "I should have a drink before I tell you this story," she says before having her first sip of the gin. "This happened years ago."

"What happened?" Celeste asks her.

"You see," Lucinda begins to tell everyone. "The day after you," she says looking at Mac. "Caught her in bed with Kent, you lost the Kelsey Lake mine. I know, for a fact, that she went to your office, looked at your Kelsey Lake mine file and told Kent Blackmore how much you were going to bid on the Kelsey Lake mine."

"My God," Mac whispers as he covers his mouth. "That's how Blackmore Ltd was able to outbid me. She told that son of a bitch what I was planning and he was able to outbid me!"

"Exactly," Lucinda takes another sip of her gin. "That's why she conducted this plan with Lexington's paternity, to prevent you from asking questions about the mine."

"This woman just will not stop!" Mac protests, once again in shock by what Lydia has done to him.

"Well, from where I stand, she's getting exactly what she deserves. I hope they throw the book at her," Lex quips to everyone, as they all try to process what Lydia has done.

***

Kent Blackmore is moved into a room with a table and two chairs. Above the table is a low hanging, industrial light fixture, that he knows Lydia is sure to hate. He, on the other hand, just wants to ensure that she is okay. He can't imagine the hell she has gone through since she was dragged away from the penthouse in handcuffs, arrested for something that happened over 20 years ago.

He looks up when a door opens and Lydia quickly comes inside, her eyes are red from all the tears she has shed since being at in jail. She is still wearing her wedding dress, but she doesn't look as radiant as she did before all of this happened.

"Kent, thank God," she rushes into his arms, happy to see a loving face.

"No touching," the guard tells them as they hold each other for a moment longer before exiting their embrace.

"You have to get me out of here. There must be some kind of mistake!"

"I'm working on it already," he replies to her, trying to keep her calm. "I've hired the best lawyer."

"Good, I should be out in the next couple of hours then?"

Kent shrugs. "I'm not sure. These charges, they seem pretty serious!"

"But I haven't done anything," Lydia pleads with him. "Corporate espionage? I've only been in a power at Rockwell Mining for a short time. And, I would never do anything to hurt Blackmore Ltd."

"I spoke to the officer who made the arrest," Kent explains to her. "These charges are regarding something that happened a long time ago."

Lydia's mouth turns to complete and utter shock. "You don't mean…?"

He nods as he looks over at the guard, indicating that she can't say anything further. "But don't you worry, I will do everything in my power to make sure you are a free woman."

"Please hurry," she says, grabbing his hands. "I can't stay in this place for very long, Kent. I just won't survive. I won't!"

***

Celeste sets her file down on her desk and picks up her glass of water, taking a healthy sip of it. After Stacey revealed that Lydia had been arrested, she left the mansion and came to the office to get her mind off things. She still can't believe that Mac is actually letting her choose between him and Cole; she never believed that she would actually have to choose between the two men. It seems like something out of a soap opera to her.

She shakes her head. "Maybe some time here will help me realize what I need to do," she whispers to herself.

"Talking to yourself?" Stacey smiles as she moves inside the office.

"Yea, sorry, I guess I was just thinking out loud," Celeste replies to her as she stands up from her chair. "What is the latest with Lydia?"

Stacey shrugs her shoulders. "Mac was going to make some phone calls and see if he could learn anything," she tells her. "I'm not sure that he will learn anything, however, since they aren't married anymore."

"I just can't believe that she was arrested," Celeste tells her. "And, at her wedding, no less."

"I know."

"Part of me things that this is karma though," Celeste continues to tell her. "After all, she did cause my miscarriage."

"She claims it was an accident," Stacey reminds her. "But, let's not dwell about that. Let's try to get some work done."

"Yes, we need to work on this line," Celeste tells her. "Rockwell Mining might take another hit because of Lydia's arrest. Our collection might be the positive PR this company needs right now."

"Lydia Rockwell was arrested?" Marat Kafelinkov asks as he comes into the office. "I guess that is why I didn't see her in her office."

"That's right, Marat," Celeste smiles as she moves up to him and they kiss on both cheeks. "How are you?"

"I'm fine, we should do lunch again soon."

"I'd love that," she purses her lips together.

"Wait," Stacey interrupts their conversation. "You two know each other?"

Celeste nods back to her. "From a long time ago, we both lived in New York at the same time."

"Small world," Stacey tries to put a smile on her face.

"Very," Marat tells her, as he makes eye contact with Celeste, knowing most of their past has to be kept mum. "Speaking of lunch, you never got back to me either. What does a guy have to do around here to get a woman to accept his lunch date?"

"Maybe not be a player?" Stacey chuckles back to him.

"Celeste and I are just friends," Marat informs her. "You and I, however, we could do beautiful things together."

Stacey feels her cheeks flush. "Like I told you Marat, I'm flattered, but I am still grieving my fiancé."

"I understand," he says back to her. "But I'm here waiting, in case you change your mind. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to make some calls back to Russia."

Celeste waits until Marat is out of the office, before she moves over to Stacey. "What was that about?"

"What? Marat?" Stacey asks her as Celeste nods. "He's been flirting with me. No big deal."

"No big deal? Have you seen how handsome he is?" Celeste asks her, surprised Stacey isn't all over him.

"Of course I have," Stacey admits to her. "But, I just lost Houston. I'm not ready. I need time to mourn."

"I know that Houston meant a lot to you," Celeste tells her. "But, these things sometimes just happen. There's no reason. And, you're a young beautiful woman. Don't let yourself get caught up in your grief forever. You could be passing up another great opportunity."

***

Cole moves into the country club dining room and walks over to the bar. His mind is racing a million miles per second after hearing that Lydia was arrested on her wedding day to Kent. Not only that, but he recalsl how Mac is asked Celeste which man she'd like to be with. Cole never thought that Celeste would actually get make this decision; now, he just hopes that she decides she wants to be with him because he knows that he still loves her desperately. Moreover, he hopes he and Mac can rebuild their relationship once this is all said and done because he realizes that is the most important thing.

"I'll have a bourbon, please," Cole tells the bartender as he sits down and picks up a couple of the nuts that are in a glass dish on the bar.

"Drinking so early in the day?" Vivian Blackmore asks Cole as she sits next to him at the bar. "Have you had a long day?"

"Vivian Blackmore," Cole gives her half a grin. "I haven't seen you in ages."

"I believe the last time we saw one another, you were only knee high. You've certainly grown up into a young man."

"Would you care for a drink?" he asks her as she nods back to him.

She looks at the bartender. "I'll have a champagne cocktail. So, why are you drinking here, alone, at this hour?"

Cole arches his eyebrow. "I guess I have a lot on my mind," he reveals to her. "Coming here, I thought it would clear my mind."

Vivian smiles back to him. "You should try to find a way to blow off some steam," she tells him as he looks back at her.

"And, how do you propose I do that?"

Her hand finds his leg and she squeezes it a little. "I have a few ideas," she purrs back to him.

"I bet you do," he winks back to her. "Thanks for the offer, but I really should get back home. There's some family problems right now that I should work out."

"Very well," she purses her lips together, unable to hide her attraction to the much younger man. "Thanks for the drink, Cole."

***

In the Rockwell mansion living room, Mac looks at his IPad and feels his blood pressure slowly start to rise. With the news of Lydia's arrest spreading around the world, the stock value at Rockwell Mining continues to slowly drop. Now, not only are the stocks dropping at Rockwell Mining but also at Blackmore Ltd, because Lydia is a key player at the company as well.

"This can't go on," Mac stands up and moves to the bar to pour himself a scotch. "I have to do something, anything, to get my company back."

"Dad?" Lex calls out from the door, as Mac turns to see Lex. "I'm glad you're here. I wanted to have a moment alone with you."

"Would you care for a drink?" Mac asks him as Lex nods back to him.

"I know we had a moment earlier, but I wanted you to know that I don't care what anybody says or what any altered paternity test says, you're my father. I don't want anything to change between us."

Mac swallows down some of his scotch. "I'm glad you feel that way, Lexington. Because, you're my son in every way that matters. I don't care what Kent Blackmore thinks about anything, you're my son and you always will be."

They move into a quick hug and they look at each other. "You're the best father I could have asked for," Lex tells him, his eyes filling with water.

"I appreciate that, Lex," Mac replies to him. "You know that I love you?"

"I do, of course I do," Lex nods back to him. "And, I feel the same. I don't want anything to change with us."

Mac smiles back to him as they hug again. "Nothing is going to change, Lexington. You're my son, and that is all that matters. Okay?" he asks him, as Lex nods back to him before whiping his eye. "I'm glad that we cleared the air because I could use your help."

"What's going on? Is it Mom? Has she been released from jail?"

"I don't believe so," Mac admits to him. "But the arrest has certainly left its impact. Look at this," Mac passes him the IPad, with the Rockwell Mining stocks on the screen.

"Share prices are falling drastically," Lex notes to him, echoing Mac's statements.

"Exactly," Mac takes another sip of his scotch. "I have to do something to get my company back before it's too late."

Lex suddenly gets an idea and looks at Mac. "I have the perfect answer for you," he reveals, as he locks eyes on Mac. "A way to get Rockwell Mining back."

***

Cole opens the front door to the mansion and moves inside, just as Lex emerges from the living room, fresh from his meeting with Mac.

"Lex, is Dad in there?" Cole asks his brother.

"Yea he is," Lex replies to him. "I'm not sure for how much longer, however."

"I have to talk to him," Cole tells him. "Before you go, Lex, I just wanted to let you know that I don't care what has happened between you, Mac and Kent Blackmore. I'll always consider you my brother."

"I appreciate that Cole," Lex shakes his brother's hand. "Especially since I know we haven't always seen eye to eye."

"That's water under the bridge," Cole tells him. "Blood is thicker than water. We'll chat soon?"

"Absolutely," Lex smiles back to him, as they shake hands.

Cole moves over to the living room and walks inside. "Dad, I'm glad I found you. Is Celeste home?"

Mac turns around and looks at his son. "I believe she got home a short time ago, why? What has happened?"

Cole shrugs his shoulders. "Nothing other than I'd like to finish the conversation from earlier, before we found out about Lydia's arrest."

Mac nods back to him. "Yes, since Celeste was going to make a decision about her future."

"Exactly," Cole tells him. "For what it's worth Dad, I don't want to hurt you. I just want Celeste to be happy."

"I want the same thing," Mac replies to him. "Regardless of who she wants to be with, our relationship will not be impacted."

Cole nods back to him. "That's exactly what I was thinking."

"I'm not interrupting, am I?" Celeste asks as she comes into the living room, her arms folded across her chest.

"Not at all," Mac replies to her. "We were just talking about our situation."

"Ah yes," Celeste nods back to them.

"Have you made a decision?" Cole asks her. "Do you know who you want to be with?"

Celeste pours herself a brandy and takes a sip of it. "I don't want to hurt either one of you. Nor do I want this to be more complicated than it has to be."

"Cole and I already have come to an understanding," Mac tells her. "We aren't going to let this come between our relationship."

"But the decision is still yours to make, Celeste," Cole interjects. "Which one of us do you really want to be with? Which one of us do you love?"

She takes another sip of her brandy before she sets her glass down. She moves up to Cole and looks him in the eyes. "That night we shared, I know it was special for you, Cole," she tells him, as he feels butterflies in his stomach. "But, it was just a night for me. When I told you that I thought it was a mistake, I meant it. I love my husband. I love Mac. I want to make my marriage work. But, can you accept that?"

Cole feels his heart move into his throat. He fakes a smile on his face. "Of course I can," he whispers back to her, trying to stay composed but clearly hurt by her decision. "If he makes you happy, then I will step aside."

"He does make me happy," Celeste continues to tell him before she looks at Mac. "That is, if you will take me back? Will you give our marriage another chance?"

"I would like that very much," Mac smiles as he moves up to her and kisses her on the lips. "I love you Celeste."

"I love you too," Celeste smiles back to her husband as Cole quickly leaves the room, trying to catch his breath.

***

"You're back so soon after you left," Vivian says to Cole, as he sits next to her at the bar of the country club. "Everything okay with the family?"

Cole orders a double scotch before he looks back at beautiful, older woman next to him. "Yea, never better," he says, his voice full of sarcasm. He can't believe that Celeste actually choose Mac over him.

His drink comes and quickly slams it back. "Whoa, something is obviously wrong. Do you want to talk about?"

"Nope," Cole quickly replies to her. "I don't think talking is what I need right now."

She purses her lips together. "What is it that you think you need right now?"

He looks at her and notices how beautiful she really is. He moves in and kisses her on the lips. "Is your offer still on the table?"

"More than on the table," she purrs back to him. "I have a room upstairs."

"Lead the way," he tells her, his eyes full of lust.

***

"I'm glad that I found you," Jarek Williams tells Lex, as he comes into the condo that they are sharing now that they are married.

"I brought some of my stuff over from the mansion," Lex replies to him. "I still have more there, but I'll grab it at a later time."

"I heard about your Mom on the news, are you okay?" Jarek asks his husband, as they share a hug.

"I'm fine," Lex admits to him, exiting their embrace. "While I have no proof, I still believe that Lydia drugged me to get me to sign my proxy over to her. And, she lied to me for years about who my father is. I think she's getting exactly what she deserves."

"Ouch," Jarek grins back to him. "Remind me not to get on your bad side."

"I kinda like it when you're on my bad side," Lex winks back to him. "Anyways, what's up? You said you were happy that you found me?"

"I am," Jarek nods back to him. "I think it's time, Lex. I think it's time for us to announce to your family that you're gay and that we are married. I mean, Mac will figure it out since you're not living at the mansion anymore."

Lex moves up to Jarek and kisses him passionately on the lips. "I think it's a great idea," Lex tells him. "It's time they know where we stand. And, my family could have some good news."

"So, you'll do it? You really will do it?"

"Of course I will," Lex smiles back to him. "I know that the marriage was a surprise but I'm not upset that we are married, Jarek. I love you."

"I love you too," Jarek can't stop smiling back to him, mostly because his plan is working out perfectly. "Because I have another favor to ask."

"What's that?" Lex arches his eyebrow.

"I've changed my will this morning," Jarek reveals to him. "To ensure that you're left with everything in the event something happens to me."

"Nothing will happen to you," Lex tells him, unsure of why Jarek is mentioning this.

"I hope not," Jarek says. "But, I think you should do the same. I think you should update your will now that we are married. Just in case, better safe than sorry, right?"

***

Following his conversation with Jarek, Lex drove to the police station. He had been wrestling with whether or not he should visit Lydia, but he just couldn't stay away. He knows that his mother has done some horrible things, and he wanted to ensure that she knows how he feels about her.

"Mr. Rockwell," a police officer announces as he comes into the waiting room. "You can see your mother now."

Lex stands up and follows the officer into a visiting room. He stays standing up as another door opens and Lydia emerges.

"Oh Lexington," she, now wearing an orange jump suit, gasps at the sight of her son. "I'm so glad that you came to see me. You're the only one of my children who has visited me, you know."

"I had no idea," Lex whispers back to her. "I don't even know why I am here."

"I am your mother," she reminds him, trying to get him to be happy to see her.

"I know who you are," he spits to her. "You're the woman who has lied to me my entire life about who my father is. You're the woman who drugged me to get me to sign that damn proxy over to you! Yes, you're my mother, but you've hurt me in the most brutal of ways."

Lydia shakes her head, shocked by what she is hearing from Lex. "If you hate me so much, then why are you here?"

"So you can hear it from me," he continues to be brutal with her. "This wouldn't have had the same impact if Mac told you. I want you to know from me how much I hate you and how much I hope you stay in jail for a very, very long time."

"You don't mean that!" Lydia cries back to him. "I'm your mother, Lexington!"

"Like hell I don't," Lex yells at her. "Get comfortable, Mom, because you're going to be in here for a very, very long time. I'll see to that."

***

Jarek rushes over to the front door of the condo and opens it. "Can I help you?" he asks Kent Blackmore, who is standing on the other side of the entrance.

"I was looking for Lex Rockwell," Kent replies to him, eyeing the young man. "I understand this is his new address?"

"Yes, that's correct," Jarek says to him. "He just stepped out for a moment, he will be back soon. Would you like to come in and wait?"

"Yes, thank you," Kent moves into the condo, as he continues to look around. He can't place it, but something feels off to him.

"Can I offer you a drink of some kind?"

"No, I'm fine," Kent replies to him. "I find this interesting."

"What?" Jarek asks him.

"That Lex would move out of the Rockwell Mansion and into this condo with a roommate."

Jarek folds his arms across his chest, upset by Kent's comments. "We aren't roommates."

Kent arches his eyebrow. "I see."

"We are married," Jarek shocks Kent by his revelation, who openly gasps. "Lex and I are husbands."

***

"God, I don't want to see anyone else today," Lydia announces as she comes back into the visitors room and sees Mac standing there. "Did you have to come so quickly after Lex?"

"Lex was here?" Mac asks his ex-wife, who nods back to him.

"He was so cruel to me," she reveals to him. "I have to get out of here so I can make him understand why I've done the things that I have done. Will you help me?

"Help you?" Mac laughs at her, shocked by what she is asking. "You've got to be kidding me."

"No, I need to make up for everything I've done," she pleads with him. "To everyone, I've hurt."

"It doesn't seem like you will be getting out of here anytime soon," Mac admits to her as he moves closer to her. "And, while you're in here, Rockwell Mining and Blackmore Ltd are suffering."

"What are you talking about?" she asks him.

He throws a newspaper down on the table. "Read the headlines, Lydia," he tells her. "Stock prices in both companies are down drastically because you, the CEO, is behind bars."

"But, I haven't done anything wrong," she tries to plead her case.

"Whether or not that is true," he continues to tell her. "The public perception is that you're have done something very wrong," he says back to her. "And, until you can prove this, the stocks will continue to fall. What you have to realize is that, this isn't just hurting Rockwell Mining, it's also hurting Kent's company, Blackmore Ltd."

"I don't want to ruin Kent's company. And despite what you may think, I don't want to ruin Rockwell Mining either."

"Then you'll sign these papers," Mac announces as he sets an envelope down on the table and pulls a pen out of his pocket.

"What are these?" she asks him as they lock eyes with one another.

"They are declarations giving me back control of Rockwell Mining effective immediately and Kent control over Blackmore Ltd."

"Absolutely not," she protests to Mac. "I will be a free woman very soon. This has all been a huge misunderstanding!"

"Really?" Mac asks her. "Lucinda told me the entire truth, Lydia. About how you looked at the file at Rockwell Mining and provided my bid information to Kent Blackmore to outbid me for Kelsey Lake and how you used your pregnancy with Lexington to cover it all up. I will testify to that in court. You won't get away that easy."

"You wouldn't do that," Lydia gasps. "I'm the mother of your children."

"I won't, if you sign these papers! After everything you've done tome, I'll gladly send you away for years, Lydia."

"But what if I get out of here?"

"Do you really want to take that risk?" Mac asks her. "Sign the papers, Lydia. You know that it's best for everyone involved."

Lydia gulps and looks up at him. She finally grabs the pen and pulls the papers out of the envelope, and signs them quickly. "I'm not doing this for you," she spits back to him.

She looks back at up at him and wipes a tear away from him. "There, now get out of here before I change my mind and rip those papers up!"

"With pleasure," Mac smiles as he grabs all the documents from the table, and moves over to the door. He looks back at her quickly. "Oh Lydia," he says as she looks up him. "Rot in hell."