Lucinda Rockwell paces back and forth in the living room of the Rockwell Mansion as her mind races about what she overheard on Christmas Day: her son, MacKenzie Rockwell, and her former daughter-in-law, Lydia Rockwell, were discussing the fact that her fiancé, Dane Ashby, had a child years ago out of wedlock; that child happens to be Dyhannah Cooper. Lucinda is rattled because, she knows that, she has had a rocky relationship with Dyhannah over the last few weeks. She has no idea how Dane will react to this news, but she is also wondering what else he could be keeping rom her.

"Do I even know the man that I am engaged too?" Lucinda whispers to herself as she moves to the bar and pours herself a brandy. "I can't believe that I accepted his proposal without knowing every last detail about him. My God," she pauses before she takes a sip of her drink. "I even divorced Mortimer."

She shuts her eyes for a moment as she recalls telling her other son, Nathan Lockhart, that he is now going to be in charge of his father, Mortimer Rockwell's, personal care and power of attorney because her divorce was finalized.

"This could go terribly sideways if I am not careful," she tells herself. "I have to figure this out. I have to figure out what I am going to do."

"There you are," a voice calls out from the entrance way of the living room. Lucinda slowly turns and sees Dane standing there with a smile on his face. "I haven't seen you all day, is everything alright?"

Lucinda forces a smile on her face as she knows that she must cover with him. The last thing she can do is let him know that she knows about his long-lost daughter. "I suppose my mind has been pre-occupied as of late. Everything that happened over Christmas, happened so fast."

"Are you talking about Nathan taking over as Mortimer's primary care give?"

"Yes, and that my divorce is finalized," Lucinda nods back to him. "You have to understand, I've been married to him for so long, it just feels like the end of an era."

"And now, it's time for a new era to begin," Dane looks back at her. "We can be married as soon as we can, remember we agreed about that?"

"I remember," Lucinda purses her lips together. "But the truth is, Dane, I need more time before I can marry you. I need to make sure this is the right decision that I am going to make. And I need to ensure that my family is in a good position with my divorce from Mortimer and that Levi is taking good care of his father. Let's just say, we will have an extended engagement."

***

"Are you absolutely sure that you going to Moscow is the answer?" Mac Rockwell asks as he stands in his bedroom of the Rockwell mansion while his lover, Sabine Andrews, is putting some clothing into her suitcase. Mac just learned from Sabine that her grandson, Jumper, was spotted with his father, Marat Kafelinkov, in Moscow. Sabine, along with her daughter Quinn Cunningham and Deacon Cooper are going to Moscow to try to get Jumper back, as Marat kidnapped him because he was worried, he was going to lose his custody case.

"Yes, darling, and I'm sorry that this is such short notice," Sabine pauses and looks back at Mac with desperation in her face. "But I have to be there for Quinn; I have to do anything I can to get my grandson back."

"I understand that," Mac nods back to her. "I just wish that you'd let the authorities handle this."

Sabine nervously chuckles back to him. "You know how corrupt the Russian police force can be," she tells him. "There's not a chance in hell that I would leave my grandson's fate in their hands."

"Alright, that's a good point," Mac moves up to her. "I hate to see you go, but I understand why you are doing this."

"Thank you," Sabine smiles as she looks back into his eyes. "I will be back as soon as I can, I promise you that."

"You better be," he leans in and kisses her on the lips. "Do you have time to make love before your flight?"

"I can make the time," Sabine purrs back to him. "Because I need you know that I am coming back to you Mac; nothing will ever keep me away from you."

***

Deacon Cooper stands in his suite at the country club as he is packing his suitcase. He is planning to meet Sabine and Quinn at the airport shortly so they can go to Moscow to find Marat and Jumper. He just hopes that they are successful because he knows how upset and worried Quinn has become.

He moves to the door of his suite when he hears a faint knock on the door. He opens it and sees his parents, Chase and Dyhannah Cooper, on the other side. "Hey, come in," Deacon tells his parents, who move into the suite. Dyhannah kisses her son's cheek.

"Your message made it seem important and I can see a suitcase," Dyhannah tells her son. "Are you going somewhere?"

Deacon nods back to them. "I'm going to Moscow," he reveals to them as Chase and Dyhannah look at one another with worry. "Helena Grant informed Quinn and I that Marat was sighted there with Jumper; we are going together, with Sabine, to try to find Quinn's son."

"Russia is far way away," Chase replies to him quickly. "I'm not sure this is the best idea."

"What other choices do we have? Quinn is desperate to get her son back," Deacon informs them. "This is our only hope."

"I have heard that the Russian police force is not very corporative when it comes to American's," Dyhannah looks back at Chase. "Deacon is right; going to Moscow might be their best chance at getting the child back."

"You need to do us a favor," Chase says as he moves closer to Deacon and pulls him into a hug. "And that is be careful. You have no idea how dangerous Marat could be if he's cornered."

"I will be," Deacon exits his embrace from his father and hugs Dyhannah. "I will be in touch and, the next time you see me, I will be with Quinn and Jumper at home safe and sound."

***

MOSCOW, RUSSIA
Marat looks out of the large office window and see the Moscow skyline, which has become more modern in recent years. Still, the traditional Russian buildings can be seen from the Kremlin tower, where he is working. He is so glad to be back in home country; he realizes that he had been away far too long. And, he is back with Jumper, his son. Now, he realizes that no one will be able to take Jumper away from him because the laws are different in Russia compared to the United States.

He turns back around and looks at the desk that belonged to his father, Yuri, for many years. On the desk, there is a picture with a golden frame of him and Yuri. Marat slowly picks it up and smiles to his father, who passed away many years earlier.

"Father, I am home," he whispers to the picture. "And, I have my youngest son with me," he says before he looks over and sees the small crib, where Jumper is fast asleep. "I know what you're going to say, 'Marat, you have other children still in the US', and I know that, but I couldn't lose Jumper. Not to Quinn; not after all the lies that she told about who the father was. It's not okay, and I had to do this to protect my son."

"And the best part is, I'm back at the Kremlin to carry out your legacy," Marat continues to whisper as he puts the picture back down. "I won't let you down father, you have my word on that."

***

"I needed that so badly this morning," Lexington Rockwell chuckles as he crawls out of his large bed in his bedroom in the Rockwell mansion while his lover, Casper Ross, catches his breath as they just finished having passionate sex with one another. It wasn't long ago when Lex thought that he had lost Casper forever after he realized that Casper had closed his office and left town; to his surprise, however, Casper returned on Christmas day and they have been inseparable ever since.

"You and me both," Casper replies to him as he puts his hands behind his head, which display his large biceps. "I am so glad that we are finally in this place, Lex. We make a good team."

"That we do," Lex turns to him and grins back to him. "I wish I could spend all day in bed with you, but I have to get dressed and head to the office."

"Busy day planned?"

"There's never a dull moment at Rockwell Mining," Lex chuckles back to him. "The joys of working for family."

Casper giggles back to him. "I don't envy you," he winks back to him. "Let's meet at the club for dinner later?"

"Yea, that sounds good," Lex nods back to him. "I'll text you an ETA. Have a good day babe."

"You too," Casper smiles back to his lover.

***

Houston Blackmore sits behind his desk at Blackmore Ltd. and types furiously into his laptop. He is trying to come up with a new plan for the company; with his father, Kent Blackmore, out of the company and Lex returning to Rockwell Mining, Houston is in charge of the family company now. The last thing he wants to do is let Kent down, but he knows that he is in a touchy situation because Dyhannah Cooper also recently quit the company and is now working at Rockwell. The last thing he wants is to fall behind to Rockwell Mining; he is determined to make Blackmore Ltd. a success.

"You look busy, should I come back?" Stacey Rockwell asks as she moves into the office. She looks at her former fiancé and gets a sly grin on her face; she loves seeing Houston being so engaged in work because she knows how much his work means to him.

Houston looks up and gets a grin on his face. "Not at all, I can always make time for you," he tells her as he moves closer to her. "I've been meaning to reach out to you."

"You have?"

"Yes, I have," Houston nods back to her. "After I told you about my Mom and Dad being in bed together on Christmas, I thought I would have heard from you. I wanted to see how you were doing."

Stacey uneasily chuckles as she recalls getting the information that Kent and Vivian Blackmore moved their relationship back to the bedroom over the holiday season; Stacey was gutted because Kent had just finished telling her that he still loved her, but he was upset to learn that she and Houston made love before Nathan Lockhart and Sabine Andrews wedding.

"This entire situation is a mess," she sighs back to him. "I…I honestly don't know what we should do."

"I think you know what I am about to say," Houston chuckles back to her. "You and I, we belong together Stacey. We proved that when we made love before Nathan and Sabine's wedding."

"It's not that simple," Stacey tells him. "I…still care about your father, Houston."

"So, what are you saying?"

"I'm saying," she looks back into his eyes. "I'm feeling overwhelmed, and I have no idea what I'm going to do next."

***

Kent Blackmore moves into the living room of the Blackmore mansion, where he lives with his wife, Vivian. He can see her looking into the flames of the large fire that is raging in the fireplace. He can only imagine that she is thinking about how they became lovers once again over the Christmas break; in her mind, she must be thinking that their marriage is back on solid ground, however, he hasn't been able to stop thinking about Stacey. He knows that a part of the reason why he gave into Vivian is because he was hurt to learn that Stacey had been with Houston again. He hates that the woman that is in his heart is seemingly torn between him and his son.

"You look a million miles away," he finally says something to his wife. "What is on your mind?"

Vivian turns and smiles back to him. "Hello darling," she purses her lips together. "I guess I was just thinking about how wonderful Christmas was this year. It really is my favorite time of the year."

Kent chuckles back to her. "Yes, it was nice to have the entire family together. And, for once we were all getting along."

Vivian giggles back to him. "We have had our share of internal battles, haven't we?" she asks him as she moves up to him. "You know, my favorite part of the holiday season is that we were able to reconnect, Kent. We are lovers again, just the way we always should have been."

Kent gulps back to her. "You really do want this marriage to work, don't you?"

"We belong together, Kent," Vivian looks back into his eyes. "Our divorce was the worst thing that ever happened to us and now that we have found our way back to one another, I want nothing more to spend the rest of our lives together, and you proved that to me over the holidays."

***

"Well, don't you look lovely this morning," Nathan Lockhart says to his wife, Lydia Rockwell, as he moves into their bedroom at the Rockwell mansion. Lydia is standing in front of a large mirror putting on some large diamond earrings as she has a busy day planned. She turns to look at her new husband and smiles at him.

"That's sweet of you to say," she purses her lips together. "Are you heading into Rockwell Mining?"

"Very shortly, yes," he nods back to her. "We have a lot to do today."

"That we do," Lydia chuckles back to him. "I can't thank you enough for giving me a position at the company."

"You're my wife," he reminds her. "And after your idea to hire Dyhannah Cooper went over so well, this is the least I can do."

Lydia puts her hands on his muscular chest. "Together, Nathan, we will accomplish every goal that we set out for ourselves. We will get everything we want and deserve."

Nathan chuckles before he leans and kisses her softly on the lips. "That's exactly what I'm counting on, my dearest wife."

***

Cole Rockwell drives his Lamborghini closer to the front door of the Blackmore mansion. He hasn't been to the mansion since right before Christmas when he came to see his former fiancé, Madison Stewart, to tell her that nothing was going on between him and Celeste Baldwin. Madi, at the time, told him that she was done going around in circles with him and Celeste and that she was planning to leave town after the holiday season. He was so furious with Celeste that he went to see her, and they ended up having sex! Now, he just hopes that he can convince Madi that they do belong together and that he wants to be with her.

He moves to the front door and rings the doorbell. Soon, Vivian opens the door and looks at her former lover. "Cole, what a surprise. How have you been?"

"It's been a long time, Vivian," he says as he moves into the foyer. "I am glad that you're doing so much better following the car accident."

"Who knew that snow in Pasadena could create so much havoc?" she chuckles back to him. "Anyways, it is nice to be back and healthy. What brings you by?"

Cole looks back at her with intent. "I'm hoping that I can chat with Madi? I know she's probably mad at me, but I have to make her realize how much she means to me."

"I'm afraid that is not possible," Vivian tells him quickly.

"Please Vivian, don't try to keep me from your daughter. I really care about her."

"It's not that I am not blocking you from Madi," Vivian says back to him. "It's that she's not here. She went back to Portland."

Cole feels his heart sink in his chest. "She left? I … I thought that I would have time to see her before she left."

"I'm sorry Cole," Vivian tells him. "But yes, Madi is gone and when she left, she noted that she was not coming back to Kelsey Lake any time soon."

***

Houston moves into the country club looking for a drink as he feels like he needs to unwind after his meeting with Stacey earlier in the day. As he moves towards the bar, he sees Celeste Baldwin sitting with a martini in front of her.

"Celeste, hey," Houston says as he sits next to her. "How were the rest of your holiday's?"

Celeste takes a long sip of her martini as she thinks about how Cole showed up at her suite and they ended up having passionate sex. After Cole had told her, many times, that they were over, Celeste is once again feeling hopeful that they can reunite.

"It was great, how about yours?" Celeste finally replies to him.

"It was pretty good, seeing Drake so happy at the holidays means so much to me," Houston tells her. "You know what I'm talking about though since you have children."

"They do make the holidays special," she chuckles back to him. "But something else happened that made my Christmas the best one in a while."

"What happened? Something with you and Cole?"

"He came to my room," Celeste looks back at him with a twinkle in her eye. "And he didn't leave until the next morning."

Houston chuckles back to her. "You two made love? See, I told you that he still cared about you, Celeste."

"It was so…heated," Celeste reveals to him. "Like he was mad or pent up or something."

"It had been a while since you two were together that way, so maybe he did have some pent-up aggression? In any event, I'm so happy for you, Celeste. You and Cole, you belong together."

"That's what I think," Celeste smiles back to him. "And now that we are back together, I will not lose him again."

***

"We are boarding in about 5 minutes," Sabine announces to Deacon and Quinn as she approaches them with some bottles of water in her hand. "I got us some water since it will be a very long flight."

"Do we know how long the flight is to Moscow?" Deacon asks her back.

"I think it's about 15 hours," Sabine sighs back to him. "We should all try to get some sleep so when we land, we can start the search for Marat and Jumper."

"I don't know that I'll be able to sleep," Quinn admits to everyone. "I am so worried about what we will find in Moscow, or if we will even find Marat and Jumper."

Deacon pulls her into a hug. "We will find them," he whispers back to her. "I won't stop until we find your son."

***

Mac sits behind the large desk in the main office at Rockwell Mining typing into his computer furiously. He is trying to ensure that the company stays on top of its game, which he is worried about because he doesn't believe that Nathan made the right decision to hire Dyhannah Cooper. He, originally, had asked her to join the team because he learned that she is his half-sister and he wanted to try to bridge the gap that was between them. However, Dyhannah turned him down flat. At that moment, he realized that they would likely never be close, and he still hasn't revealed the truth yet to anyone other than Lydia, who told him the truth about Dyhannah's paternity.

"I have to do everything in my power to make sure that Dyhannah doesn't do anything to this company that will hurt it," he whispers to himself. "She has proven herself to be an enemy, despite being related to me. I will do whatever I have to make sure she's not working against this company."

Before Mac can say anything further, he hears his cell phone start to ring. He looks at the screen and gets a slight grin on his face when he sees the name of his caller.

"Well, this is a surprise," he says as he answers the phone. "How are things in Twin Peaks, Natasha?"

Natasha Calimo stands in her office of Roboto, a huge cosmetics company that is based in Twin Peaks. Natasha's father, Bob Calimo, built the company from the ground up. After his death, Natasha and her brother, Robbie, took over as co-CEO's and are now running the company.

"I am sure you'll understand when I say that there is never a dull moment here," she chuckles back to him. "How are you, Mac? How is Kelsey Lake?"

"I am doing just fine," he replies to her. "And like you, things are always hoping around here."

She chuckles back to him. "Is this a good time to chat? I'm hoping that you can hear me out on a sales pitch to you."

"The Rockwell's and Calimo's go back for many, many years," he reminds her. "So yes, I can hear your sales pitch. What are you thinking?"

"A collaboration between Rockwell Mining and Roboto," Natasha reveals as she purses her lips together. "One that will change both of our worlds, forever."

***

"Oh good, you haven't left for the office yet," Lucinda announces as she moves into the living room of the Rockwell mansion and sees Nathan about to pour himself a cup of coffee at the bar. She has been eager to see her son since she found out that there was a change to Mortimer's will right before Christmas; she can only assume that he is the one that made the change because he is now power of attorney. "We have to talk, Levi."

Nathan turns and arches his eyebrow back to his mother. "You sound serious," he chuckles back to her. "What have I done this time?"

"This isn't funny Levi," Lucinda sternly moves closer to him. "This is about Mortimer and how you've taken over as his power of attorney."

"Yes, you told me that this would happen after you divorced father," Nathan reminds her. "This is because you are going to marry Dane Ashby."

"Yes, yes," Lucinda waves her hand in the air. "You see, Levi, I received a phone call from my lawyer, and do you know what she told me? That there was a change made to Mortimer's will! What are you up too, Levi?"

Nathan gulps heavily as he looks back at his mother. "Oh that."

"Yes, that," Lucinda glares back at him. "I want to know what you are up too, Levi! Why did you change your father's will?"

"It…it was nothing," he tells her quickly. "I was just making the change that I am now power of attorney and not you."

"You better not be trying to double cross me or this family," Lucinda warns him. "I am still your mother and I can make your life a living hell if I need too."

"Don't worry mother," Nathan gets a sly grin on his face, thinking that he has covered his tracks. "I am not trying to do anything that you wouldn't support."

***

Lydia sits at the bar in the country club with a martini in front of her as she thinks about her marriage to Nathan. The large diamond ring on her left hand, which brings a slight grin to her face. She, almost, can't believe that she and Nathan are married and are working together to be a power couple. After her failed romances with both Mac and Kent, Lydia had almost given up on finding another man that could give her the wealth and stability that Nathan is proving to be giving her.

"I am, once again, back in a position of power," she whispers to herself as she takes a sip of her martini. "And I will not lose it this time. I will keep my position at Rockwell Mining, and no one will ever take that away from me; not after I've worked so hard to get back."

She pulls out her cell phone from her large purse and dials a number. "It's me," she says with the person on the other end answers the call. "Yes, everything is going according to our plan. Don't worry, nothing will stop us now, you have my word."

***

"Do you think the new briefcase you got me for Christmas goes with this outfit?" Dyhannah Cooper asks her fiancé, Chase Cooper, as she finishes getting ready for the day in their suite at the country club. She is still trying to make a good impression at Rockwell Mining since she is still a new employee there.

Chase looks over and smiles back to her. "You look lovely, as always darling."

"Thank you," Dyhannah turns and smiles back to him. "I can't thank you enough for this bag, Chase. It's simply marvelous."

"I know how much of an impression you want to make at the company," Chase nods back to her. "That being said, I feel like I need to warn you."

Dyhannah arches his eyebrow back to him. "Warn me? About what?"

"Crossing the Rockwell's," Chase looks back into her eyes. "If you are planning anything that will create a stir at the company, I would think twice."

Dyhannah chuckles back to him. "Don't you worry about anything," she winks back to him. "I know exactly what I am doing."

***

Kent moves towards the main office door at Blackmore Ltd. and prepares to move inside. He pauses, however, and looks around; he has spent so much time away from the company the last few years, it is just dawning on him how much he has missed it. The company that he created and turned into a huge success is the same place that he walked away from a few years earlier and left Houston and Lex in charge. Of course, his sons had many issues over the years, and now, Houston is the lone CEO as Lex returned to Rockwell Mining.

He opens the door and sees Houston sitting behind the large desk, working furiously. Kent gets a grin as he does love seeing his son run the company that he built. "You look busy," he announces, which causes Houston to look up.

"Dad, I wasn't expecting you," Houston looks back at his father. "What brings you into my neck of the woods."

"Other than seeing how my company is doing? I thought it was high time you and I had a discussion," Kent says as he crosses his arms over his chest.

Houston arches his eyebrows back to him. "A discussion? About what, exactly?"

"Stacey," Kent replies as Houston locks his eyes with his father. "I know that you slept with her before Nathan and Sabine's wedding. What the hell were you thinking?"

Houston gulps back to him. "What do you mean? I love Stacey, I always have. The fact of the matter is, I have never gotten over the fact that you, my father, started sleeping with Stacey, the mother of my child, the mother of your grandson. That has always made me sick to my stomach."

"You know damn well that Stacey and I never meant to fall for each other," Kent says sternly. "But the heart can't control itself sometimes."

"Well, I can turn that back around on you," Houston tells him. "Because my heart has always wanted Stacey and I still do. If I had the chance to be with her, I damn well would."

***

Vivian slowly moves into the country club looking to grab a drink. Her mind is still racing over the fact that Kent and Stacey were still an item right before she got back into town. She is so grateful that she was able to seduce her husband over the Christmas break because it means that she and her husband are closer than ever.

As she moves closer to the hostess, she happens to glance at the bar, where she spies Stacey sitting with a martini in front of her. She gets a wicked grin on her face as she moves closer to the mother of her grandchild.

"Why, Stacey, it looks like we had the same idea about requiring a drink," Vivian announces as she moves up to the bar.

"Yes, it certainly does," Stacey replies to her before she takes a sip of her martini. "It is good to see you up and about."

"Thank you," Vivian sits next to her. "It feels great to be back, especially now that I am married to Kent again. My husband, he is one in a million."

"That he is."

"You know," Vivian purses her lips before she takes a sip of her champagne cocktail that she ordered. "When I first got out of the hospital, Kent was very respectful of me and our space. But now that I am better, we have been husband and wife in every way possible."

Stacey sighs back to her. "Do you think that I need to know about your sex life, Vivian?"

"I was just making conversation."

"Funny, I don't believe you," Stacey turns to face her. "I think you know, exactly, what you're doing."

"And what would that be?"

"You're trying to make it clear that you and Kent are back on track," Stacey glares at her. "Because you know that Kent and I had something, something very special."

Vivian chuckles back to her. "You may think that you and Kent had something, Stacey, but the truth is, he has always loved me. And you, you've always belonged with Houston. It's just time that you, and everyone, accepts that."

***

Lex steps off the elevator at Blackmore Ltd. and moves swiftly towards the main office door. He was rather surprised to hear from Kent, who asked Lex to come see him at Blackmore Ltd. Lex has no idea what his biological father could want, but he isn't one to shy away from a visit.

"I got here as soon as I could," he announces as he moves into the office and sees Kent behind the desk. "I have to admit, I was surprised that you asked me to meet you here of all places. You've been retired for a few years now, Kent."

"Yes, I have," Kent uneasily smiles back to him. "To be honest, I have been thinking of coming out of retirement."

Lex arches his eyebrow back to him. "Really? How does Houston feel about that?"

Kent chuckles back to him. "He doesn't know yet," he admits to him. "I am still weighting my options. But if I do this, Lex, if I come back to Blackmore Ltd, I will need your help with the company. What do you say? Come back to work with me at Blackmore?"

***

Stacey storms into the living room of the guest house that she lives in and immediately moves to the bar to pour herself a brandy. Her blood is boiling after her encounter with Vivian at the country club. She can't believe that Vivian was trying to get under her skin over the fact that she and Kent have become lovers again.

"That woman, I don't know what so many people see in her," she whispers to herself as she takes a sip of her brandy.

"Oh, I thought I heard the front door open," Lydia says as she comes into the living room. "I hope you don't mind, darling, I wanted to come and see my grandchildren."

"Of course not," Stacey turns to face her mother. "You know that you can see Drake and Poppy whenever; they love seeing you."

Lydia smiles back to her before she looks more closely at her daughter. Immediately, she can tell that something is off with her. "Stacey? What is it? What's wrong?"

"It's…it's nothing," Stacey waves her hand in the air. "I'm…I don't know anymore."

"Darling, what don't you know? What is going on?"

Stacey gets tears in her eyes as waves her hand in the air. Lydia moves up to her and pulls her into a hug. "It's okay Stacey," Lydia whispers to her daughter. "I am right here; I am not going anywhere."

"I'm just lost mother," Stacey gasps back to her as a tear falls down her cheek. "I feel so incredibly lost, and I have no idea how to find myself again."

***

A short time later, Lydia moves into the living room of the Rockwell mansion and pours herself a drink from the bar. She is rattled from her visit with Stacey; she hadn't seen her daughter that distraught in a very long time.

"Whatever it is that is going on with you," she whispers to herself before she takes a sip of her scotch. "I hope you figure it out. I hate seeing you so upset."

Before she say anything else, her cell phone rings. She moves to her large Chanel purse and pulls out the IPhone. She arches her eyebrow as she doesn't recognize the number on the screen.

"Hello," she says as she answers the call. "Yes, this is Mrs. Nathan Lockhart, who is this? … Ah, yes, the doctor from the facility where Mortimer is … Yes, I can relay any message to my husband … I see, well thank you for letting me know."

She hangs up the phone and sighs heavily, as the doctor just told her that Mortimer has taken a turn for the worse. She knows that she must tell Nathan, so he can make plans to see his father before, possibly, the inevitable happens.

"This could be my chance," she whispers to herself. "If I play my cards right, this could be the exact thing that I need. But I'm going to need quickly," she tells herself as a wicked grin sweeps across her face.