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(EXT: Cruz & Eden's Beach House)

---Eden puts the finishing touches on dinner and setting the table. Her hair is pulled up and she's dressed in a beautiful shimmering silver and white night gown, with long off-white satin slip underneath. She dims the lights, strikes a match, and lights the tall white candles sitting in the center of the table. She checks her watch and thinks out loud that Cruz should be home any minute now. As if he could read her thoughts, Cruz enters the front door. He goes to turn on the lights when he sees Eden, lit up by the candles at the dinner.

"Welcome Home." she says.

"Baby, you are a vision"

Cruz walks up to his wife and kisses her. He asks what he's done to deserve this and she tells him that sometimes, he doesn't have to do anything at all.

"Somethin smells delicious- what you got cooking in there?"

"Lobster."

Cruz remembers back to a time early on in their courtship, having the lobster dinner on the house boat. Eden is pleasantly surprised that he remembered. Cruz playfully tells her that he remembers all sorts of things- like what they did before & after eating that lobster. Cruz suddenly looks around and asks where Rafe & Adriana are. She informs him that they are out for the night with Samantha, taking her to do her Christmas shopping.

"You mean- we're alone?"

She nods at him and something goes off inside him and he heads towards her. He begins flirtaciously telling her that though he's hungry, dinner could wait a little while. She tells him in no uncertain terms that she didn't work to prepare dinner just so she could overcook the lobster or eat it cold. She suggests he pop the cork in the champagne she has chilling and pour them each a glass, while she puts the food out. He agrees, but asks for a preview of what's to come. Eden happily obliges with a teasing peck on the lips.

"Heh, yeah right" Cruz says as he pulls her in for something with more passion. Eden pulls out before she loses control.

"You go pop that cork."

Cruz gives her a devilish look.

"I'm serious."

"So am I."

He kisses her again, then obliges with the champagne.

(EXT: Capwell Hotel - Bar)

---Warren wipes his hand over his face as Augusta tends to him. Pamela stands in front of Mason and apologizes to her son for what he saw. When he slurs something about being disgusted that she would even be interested in Warren Lockridge, Pamela realizes that he's drunk. She asks her son what's the matter but he tells her that he doesn't want to talk about it. Augusta suggests they call Julia to take him home and Pamela agrees it's a good idea. Mason tells them they'll be doing no such thing- he's staying right where he is and will get a room for the night. Pamela tells him no way is she letting him go back to that bar and Augusta agrees.

"He's not going to any bar," Warren says, rising to his feet. "Mason will be spending the night in jail- for assault."

Augusta tells Warren to calm down, that nobody is pressing any charges against anyone. Warren informs her that he has a room full of witnesses and will do as he pleases. Pamela asks him not to do it, but Mason taunts him, encouraging him to call the police. Warren tells Mason that he's pathetic as he begins to dial. Suddenly someone comes up from behind him and grabs the phone out of his hands. Warren turns around and sees Julia right in his face. He reaches to grab the phone from her.

"Try that again and I'll break it. Your call."

(EXT: Ted & Angela's condominium)

---Angela sits in her house alone, sipping on a glass of Pinot Grigio. She hears Ted pulling up into the driveway. She continues to sit and drink her wine, silently as he walks through the door.

"Nice of you to come home." she says coldly.

"We need to talk."

"So you're speaking to me today? Because I wasn't sure."

"Please. Can You.....just....listen for a second?"

She nods and offers for him to go ahead. Ted tells her that he had a conversation with his mother earlier in the day and she put things in perspective for him.

"Sophia? Great......she hates me!"

Ted continues on, ignoring her. Ted explains that Sophia made him see that he loves Angela for who she is. He tells her that he doesn't expect her to live up to some wild standard. He does, however, expect her to be honest with him. Though he loves her and understands why she did the things she did, it hurts him that she couldn't have opened up to him in the first place. Angela tells him that she wasn't exactly proud of her actions, but that she wasn't ashamed either.

"I've had to fight for everything I've gotten in life Ted. I wasn't about to just lay down for Lily."

Ted admits that it felt good that she fought for him. Though he doesn't necessarily approve of what she did, he's happy that things turned out the way they did. He apologizes for not being home the night before and ignoring her at work. She is understanding, though she admits it got under her skin more than she liked. Ted is pleased that she missed him. He immediately takes her and kisses her. She kisses him back, unbuttoning his shirt. Ted unbuttons her blouse and lifts her up, with Angela wrapping her legs around her waist. He carries her like that to the bedroom and throws her down on the bed. She looks up at him and smiles. He climbs on top of her and hungrily devours her.

(EXT: Capwell Hotel- Bar)

---Mason loudly tells Julia that he doesn't need her fighting his battles for him, that he's perfectly capable. Looking at Warren's face, Julia concurs. Julia insists that Mason come home with her but Mason pushes her away, continuing to cause a scene. Mason raises his voice again, admonishing her for not bothering to tell him about Mary.

"I take it from the looks of you that she's gone."

"OF COURSE SHE IS JULIA!! WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? HELL, WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT? ALL OF THE WOMEN IN MY LIFE EITHER DISAPPOINT ME OR LEAVE ME. LOOK AT THE HISTORY. IT STARTED WITH HER" He points at Pamela. "ONE DAY I WAKE UP AND SHE'S JUST POOF! GONE! DISAPPEARED! THEN I GROW OLDER. AND I MEET MARY- AND SHE TEACHES ME ABOUT LOVE, HOW TO LOVE AT ALL. SOMETHING UP UNTIL THEN, I WASN'T EVEN SURE I WAS CAPABLE OF. AND WHAT HAPPENS? AN OVERSIZED LETTER FALLS ON TOP OF HER LIKE THE PUNCH LINE OF A TWISTED SESAME STREET JOKE. AND THEN YOU COME ALONG, JULIA. MY PRECIOUS JULIA. AND I LEARN TO FEEL THOSE THINGS ALL OVER AGAIN. YOU CHALLENGED ME IN WAYS THAT NOONE HAD BEFORE YOU. I COULD COUNT ON YOU LIKE NONE OF THESE OTHER WOMEN. NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENED, HOW BAD THINGS WERE- I COULD COUNT ON MY JUUULIA FOR THE TRUTH, HOWEVER GRIM. NOW, YOU'VE GONE AND TAKEN THAT AWAY FROM ME AS WELL. SO WHAT IS IT THAT I HAVE LEFT? HUH? AUGUSTA? MOTHER? WARREN? YOU TELL ME. TELL ME WHAT I'VE GOT."

The bartender approaches and warns Julia that a patron has called the police over Mason's actions. Julia tells him they have to get him out of there, but he lashes out again, telling them he isn't going anywhere. He pulls the table cloth off of the closest table, breaking everything on it and ruining a couple's dinner. He apologizes to them , but they angrily ask the waitress for management. Warren informs them that Mason's family owns the hotel. They remark that 'it figures' . Julia and Pamela begin forcibly walking Mason out of the lounge area, but he loudly protests.

"Oh, you're not going anywhere," Keith Timmons says, entering the scene. "Anywhere, but jail that is. Read him his rights."

"What's the charge?" Julia questions

"Vandalism"

"He owns the hotel, Keith"

"How about public intoxication?" a belligerent Mason suggests.

"Works for me. Cuff him."

The officer cuffs Mason, as everyone looks on. Warren asks a patron to borrow her cell phone and uses it to take pictures as Mason is taken off & read his rights.

(EXT: Cruz & Eden's Beach House- YOU MUST LISTEN TO THE SONG TO ENHANCE THE SCENE!!! TRUST ME!)

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---Cruz & Eden finish their meal and stare across the table at each other. Eden smiles that it was delicious and Cruz agrees. Cruz stands up and takes his wife by the hand, bringing her up to him.

"I love you Eden Castillo"

"I love you too Cruz"

He touches her face with his hand and she slowly brings her hands up to his, pressing it against her face. He kisses her passionately and sweeps her off her feet. He carries her up to their bedroom, sitting her on the bed. She removes her nightgown, sitting there in her slip only. She stands up and begins unbuttoning his plaid shirt. She parts it at the middle and pushes it over his shoulders. It slips over his back and they begin to kiss again. Gently with his fingers, Cruz slides both straps of Eden's slip down her arms, until it finally falls off of her body. She takes off his belt and unzips his trademark skin-tight jeans. They begin to kiss again as he pushes himself onto her, pulling both of them up to the head of the bed as they roll around. He kisses her neck, then works his way back up to her lips again. He stops for a second and looks into her eyes. He smiles at her and she smiles right back. He kisses her again and pulls her back on top of him very quickly, making her laugh. He laughs with her, but it subsides into them once again tenderly kissing, with Cruz holding the back of her head and her gorgeous long blonde hair in his hand.

THE END.............for today