Episode 85 - Date Night

"Look at you!" Zara gushed when she opened the door and saw Cassandra. She stepped aside and invited her sister, niece, and nephew into her new apartment. "Pulling out all the stops?"

Cassie just smiled and changed the subject as Zara greeted Brooke and Doug. "So, this is your new place? How do you like it?"

"It's great. I would give you the tour, but there's not much to show."

"That's okay, I can't stay long."

Zara pointed the kids toward the bedroom. "I have some movies and games in my room. Why don't you go pick out what we should do first?"

Once they were out of the room, Zara turned to her sister. "So, tonight's the big date night. Are you excited?"

Episode 84 - Jellyfish and Daffodils

Julian returned home after basketball practice to a quiet house. He didn't need to check or call out to know that no one else was home. Meghan was living at her mom's, Andrew had moved out, and his mom was working later and later into the evenings. He hated to admit it, but the empty house had left him feeling lonely.

He was glad when he heard his phone chime and saw a text from Sara.

"What's up? Are you still at practice?"

"No, I'm home. What are you doing?"

"Nothing. Kinda bored. :("

As he started to text her back, he was interrupted by a phone call from his mother. He wasn't surprised when she told him that she would be working late and that he was going to be on his own for dinner. Once he hung up, he finished his text to Sara.

"Want to hang out?"

Episode 83 - On Board

"Reese, welcome!" Dustin smiled as he invited his former coworker into his new office space. "I'd offer to give you the grand tour, but we aren't so grand around here yet. Emphasis on the yet.

"This is our office receptionist, Christy," he said, motioning toward the person sitting at the front desk. "Christy, this is Reese. Reese is one of the most talented corporate lawyers I have ever had the pleasure to meet. She was one of the youngest people to finish law school and pass the bar exam in our state, so she has more years of experience than one would think."

Reese blushed at the praise and exchanged hellos with the receptionist before following Dustin through the office.

"I didn't know you knew so much about me."

"I always do my homework, especially when it comes to my career, and this new firm is my baby. It's what I've spent my entire life working toward, and I'm determined to make sure it succeeds. I'm leaving no details to chance, so that means no secrets for anyone who wants to work with me."

Episode 82 - Kidnapped

"Dad!"

Lawrence came to on his office floor with Artie crouched over him, shaking his shoulder. The back of his head was throbbing.

"What happened?" Artie asked once he saw his father was awake.

"I don't know. Where's the nanny?"

Episode 81 - The Imposter

Blaine tried to focus on his work, but he kept going back to that one file, that one woman. He knew he shouldn't obsess about it, but he realized the sooner he solved what was bothering him about her, the sooner he could forget about it and focus on the task at hand.

He pulled up the picture again of the young woman with spiky black hair, dark eyes, and a pixie face. He held his palm over parts of the screen to isolate her features. Was it the hair or was it her face? He decided it was definitely the face. He pulled up some other pictures with different hairstyles and colors and started mixing and matching them with Lauren's face.

When he tried a long, blonde style, he knew he had it.

He swiveled in his chair to go find Lawrence, but the man was already behind him, frozen in place where he had been walking across the room.