Huntington Memorial Hospital

Jenn is stunned, learning her enemy, Jodie, is HIV positive. She quickly walks away from Diego's door.

Inside Diego's office,

Diego

"So how have you been feeling Jodie?"

Jodie

"For the most part fine. Vomiting every now and again."

Diego

"And I see you are keeping your self busy, modeling for Divine Design."

Jodie

"I'd rather not talk about that."

Diego

"So when did you find out you were positive?"

Jodie, shedding a tear, remembering when she was first told she was HIV positive. Mike holds her

"It's ok Jodie. I'm here for you. You can do this."

Jodie

"I know. It's just hard. Sometimes I wish this was all a bad dream. Or maybe the doctor's got my results mixed up with someone else's."

Diego

"I know it's hard Jodie. If you would like, we can continue this another time."

Jodie

"No, no it's ok. You would think after 2 years of knowing, I would be past the denial stage."

Diego

"So you found out in 2006?"

Jodie

"Yes."

Diego

"Have you had any sexual contact since finding out?" He says, Looking at Mike

Jodie

"No."

Diego

"How did you contract HIV Jodie?"

Jodie, takes a deep breath before answering

"I was a prostitute."

Diego

"Wow."

Mike

"What's that supposed to mean?"

Diego

"Nothing I'm sorry. Jodie, I'll fax over some stuff to your doctor's from Cleveland and we'll get your meds set up. Now if you would go out to the nurses station, and Dr. Whitfield will draw blood so we can see how your numbers are."

Jodie

"Ok, thanks Dr. Serrano."

Diego

"Please call me Diego." Jodie and Mike gets up and leaves the office. From around a corner, Jenn sees Kiko escorting Mike and Jodie back to a private room.

Jenn(talking to her self)

"HIV, and Mike is with her. I can't believe this. But I do now hold the trump card Jo Ho." She says with a smile on her face, leaving the hospital.

Episode: 84, 1 Night Stand!

Written by: ML Cooks

Storyline Consultant: Durand Saint Hillarie

Westwood Park

Natalia's House

Natalia is rubbing her belly, talking to the baby inside of her

"I think it's time we make daddy move in here. Don't you think little one? It's time for us to become a family. Let's give daddy a call" Natalia pulls out her cell phone and calls Mark

"Good morning"

Mark, on the phone

"Is the baby ok?"

Natalia

"Yes."

Mark

"Than why are you calling?"

Natalia

"It's time for us to be a family. We need to be together for this child. I can't raise this baby on my own. I want you to move in here, tonight."

Mark

"That won't be happening."

Natalia

"Why not? I am having your baby!"

Mark

"Not by choice."

Natalia

"You bastard. This is stressful for me. It's not good for the baby. I've been getting harassing phone calls. I need my man to protect me and his child."

Mark, thinking of Rufus

"What do you mean you been getting harassing phone calls?"

Natalia

"I really don't want to talk about it. It frightens me."

Mark, not wanting Rufus to expose his bisexualness to Natalia, and wanting to protect his child from a crazy Rufus, Mark gives in

"You win. I do want to be a father to this child. Even if his mother is Satan her self. I'll be there later on with my things"

Natalia

"Thanks baby. I can't wait till you get here. I love you." Mark just hangs up on Natalia after she say's that. Natalia is a little hurt. "One day he will love me little one. I promise." She says to her baby. Natalia grabs her purse and heads to Divine Design.

Downtown Pasadena

Ivory Inc.

Karim is sitting in his office taking to his secretary Ladonna. She is taking notes as he talks

"I want you to set up a meeting with everyone. I'm taking over day to day operations here. My brother is taking a leave of absence."

Ladonna

"Is he ok?"

Karim

"He's just needs some time off. And with Ivory posting a loss of 22 percent of revenue last quarter, he is just unable to put in his all right now. The economy is in trouble, borderline recession and Ivory needs to reorganize to reflect the latest market slump."

Ladonna

"So that must mean layoff's?"

Karim

"It's the only way Ivory can stay alive and remain competitive. Plus a new and exciting line of fragrances. "

Don barges into Karim's office

"Look at my nephew. Living large. Nice office, pretty lil secretary. My brother is right! I show could get used to working round these parts." Walking closer to Karim, Don reaches out to his nephew with open arms "Show your uncle some love" He says slapping Karim's back

Karim

"Donna, can you excuse us. "

Ladonna

"Sure, I'll get right on that"

Karim

"Thanks you." Ladonna gets up and walks out of the office.

DC

"That's a good one there."

Karim

"You got a lot of nerve barging into my damn office like this!"

DC

"Is that how you talk to you old uncle DC. I haven't seen you since you was knee high to a grasshopper boy. What the hell's the matter with you?"

Karim

"I'm a little salty. My uncle slept with my ex fiancée. This just aint sitting on me right."

DC

"Don't be on that boy. I didn't know who she was. She came to Cleveland looking for my hoe."

Karim

"Hoe, You a pimp?"

DC

"Not for much longer. I'm about to be working here. With my nephew. I hear Kevin took some time off so this is the perfect time for me and my nephew to get reacquainted. "

Karim

"You? Work here, at Ivory?"

DC

"Yea boy, you hard of hearing. I used to have my own business in new Orleans before Katrina came and washed it away."

Karim

"What kind of business?"

DC

"I ran a car wash and a dry cleaners. I also did landscaping, And I owned a few chicken coops. Oh and I can't forget about the rib shack. Now that's real cooking down there boy."

Karim

"And you call all that experience?"

DC

"Yea boy. So just tell me where my office is. I am ready to make people smell good. Do you think I can get a cologne named after me, DC.." He say smiling.

Around the corner, inside of Divine Design

Jodie walks into Natalia's office.

Natalia

"Well look at who decided to show up."

Jodie

"Nat, I am so sorry."

Natalia

"Well you better be. I put everything I had into that fashion show. I've waited all my life for that moment and you took that away from me. I will never forgive you for this."

Jodie

"Nat, please. I want to make thing right. I want to make amends. I can't go out like this. I know you had a lot wrapped up in this. But please, I can do this. Give me another shot."

Natalia

"You must be flipping crazy. Second chance? Have you seen the tabloids. My face is on all of them with sub titles such a Loser, set-up, disaster, those are the headlines Jodie. I am the joke of the fashion world. I make my first grand foray and it blows up in my face. Our stock is trading at an all time low. I failed."

Jodie

"No No No. We can do this again. We can do it over. And it will go right. "

Ria barge into the office.

"She's right."

Jodie, turning to Ria

"I've been looking for you."

Ria

"Excuse me?"

Jodie

"I want to know why you went to Cleveland with Jenn?"

Natalia

"What? What is it with Jenn and this fashion shows and Ria what do you have to do with this?"

Jodie

"Oh, you're home girl didn't tell you did she? She was in on it with Jenn. Ria helped Jennifer bring my pimp back to Pasadena. That's why I walked out the fashion show. Because Jenn threaten to expose the truth to the tabloids."

Natalia

"I can't believe this. And Ria, you are my girl. I can't believe you helped Jenn do this.'

Ria

"Wait a damn minute! First of all I didn't know what the hell Jenn was up to. All she said was she wanted to dig up some dirt on Jodie. I had no idea it was this serious."

Natalia

"What? You should have stopped her before she even tried. You knew I was doing a big fashion show. You were in it. Why would you help Jennifer take my dreams away from me? You knew how much I wanted this. To beat Sabryn and Alexis, and show them I am a force to be reckoned with. Show them that I am talented and that I do have what it tales to compete with them. But no! All you bitches played me."

Ria

"You say what? I know you didn't"

Jodie

"Yes she did. And you ought to be a shamed of yourself doing your good friend like that."

Ria

"Bitch you don't know me like that."

Jodie

"Whatever" looking at Natalia "I promise, I will make this up to you Natalia." Jodie leaves as Ria is still standing in her office. Natalia wipes tears from her eyes.

Ria

"I'm going to excuse you talking crazy girl. You're 6 months pregnant. It's those crazy hormones. When was the last time you got you some girl?"

Natalia

"Ria, I mean it, get the hell out. I can't believe you did this to me."

Ria stands there, looking at her home girl stare out the window. Ria, finally get the picture and leaves Natalia's office. "I really fu(ked up this this time" Ria says to her self.

The Blue Note

Kevin is sitting at the bar drinking a beer. Lauren walks in and begins talking to Pierre until she notices Kevin sitting at the bar.

Lauren

"Excuse me Pierre. "

She says walking away over to Kevin. She grabs a seat next to him at the bar.

Kevin, feeling uneasy being around her, having memories of sleeping with her

"Lauren, it's been a while. How is Daniel doing?"

Lauren

"He's doing great. He's finally turned over a new leaf. He's becoming his own man. He's cut all ties with Tyler."

Kevin

"I am glad to hear. It's a shame it took such a tragic ordeal to finally bring Daniel to his senses. One minute he is dead and the next he's not. Didn't Chris Douglas get put to death for stabbing Daniel?

Lauren

"As painful as it is to admit it, it's true."

Kevin

"How did all this happen?"

Lauren

"Some crazy woman, Mona faked his death by cloning Daniel. It was Daniel's clone that was stabbed to death."

Kevin

"Cloned? This Mona person really is crazy. "

Lauren

"You do know that Daniel saw Sharan while he was held captive in Mona's Dungeon?"

Kevin

"What? Why didn't know one tell me this sooner?"

Lauren

"Mona is the one who kidnapped Sharan. Mona set up Dondre just like she set up Chris."

Kevin

"But no one seems to know where this infamous Mona is."

Lauren

"I am sure she and Sharan will be found. And speaking of, Kevin we need to talk about that night?"

Kevin

"I think we do. We have not spoke on it since."

Lauren

"What do you think we should do about this?"

Kevin

"Lauren it was a mistake. You love Daniel and I love Sharan. We don't need to let what happened between us change any of that."

Lauren

"I hope we can still remain good friends."

Kevin

"Of course we can." He says as he hugs her, and to his surprise Dondre is standing right behind Lauren.

Dondre

"It must really run in the family. The so called self righteous Williams family. A family full of cheaters. It always starts with a one night stand." Lauren and Kevin are stunned that Dondre has just learned about that one night stand…….