From: "Czajka, Marguerite" <czajkm@uf5387p01.ChicagoIL.ncr.com>

Angie and Jacob are stunned by Lorraine+s willingness to carry their
baby.  Nick makes his displeasure known and walks off.  Lorraine feels
she owes them - Jacob for helping her on the wagon and for giving her
a job in SoHo, Angie for saving Nick+s life.  Jacob and Angie go upstairs
to discuss it.  Lorraine apologizes for making Nick uncomfortable, but he+s
being an obstinate pri...oops! jerk.  She wants them to be in this together,
but he doesn+t see how that+s possible.  If she+s goes through with it, he 
wants
no part of it and he+s upset that his feelings mean so little.

Meanwhile, upstairs, Jacob is relieved that Angie is not interested.  She+s
worried about Lorraines years of drinking, recent slip, and emotional
shakiness, not to mention the history between Lorraine and Jacob - Angie
thinks Lorraine still loves Jacob.  "They all do" he laughs (Yep!)  Angie
thinks that Lorraine thinks that they are close, but she doesn+t feel the
same, but maybe they can find someone.  Jacob wonders how - a sign at the
bar - "Want baby - Need Womb".  Angie wishes her mother was younger,
but Jacob doesn+t like that idea.  He says he doesn+t trust anyone but her
to carry their baby, which saddens her - having someone else carry it is
there only chance.  They hold each other.

Tracy is trying to calm Gino who is upset that he can+t reach Carla.
She suggests he talk to Tony and Gino admits that he and Tony haven+t
been getting along lately.  Tracy says she+ll invite him up and they+ll all
talk CALMLY.  She calls and he politely refuses.  She reminds him that
it+s not wise to refuse Gino and tells him it would be wise for him to talk
to Gino while she  is there.  Tracy tells Gino that she gets the impression
that Carla is pregnant.  Gino gleefully admits it+s true and tells her she+s
going to be a grandmother - she laughs.  (Note to non-GHers:  she already
is, her son Ned has a baby daughter).  The doorbell rings and she lets Tony
in.  Gino gets right to the point and asks where Carla is, Tony+s not 
telling.
Tracy tries to calm Gino, and instead asks Tony when he last talked to
Carla.  Gino gets a business call, Tracy urges him to attend to it and to 
let
his wife-to-be handle Tony and Carla.  Gino leaves and Carla asks Tony
where Carla is.  He tells her the Plaza, but not to expect the red carpet.
She expresses sympathy (Ally had told her about the situation), and tells
them if there+s anything she can do....  He appreciates it and tells her 
about
their trip to Dr. Mareno.  He leaves and she writes down the doctor+s name.

Danny is reluctant to be Carla+s sperm donor, but is convinced by the
thought of not having Ally.  Danny sits on the beds and gestures for Carla
to come over and she gulps down the rest of her drink (these two have so
much chemistry!)  Carla starts undressing Danny, he tries to get her to
slow down.  She doesn+t want to waste time on foreplay, but he needs
some inspiration.  She takes off her shirt and continues undressing him.
Danny again asks her to slow down, so she starts massaging his neck and
chest and kissing him.  They kiss and fall down on the bed and the camera
pans to the fire and a commercial in order to keep the TV14 rating.  After
they lie in bed flat on their beds saying short sentences like "That+s it",
"No going back now", "It was something we just had to do"...   Neither
of them look very happy.  Danny starts to get up to get dressed and leave.
She asks that they never talk of it again.  He agrees.  A knock on the door
startles them both.  (Smiling Tracy at the door cliffhanger)

Marguerite

