From: Mark & Heather <jmevans@mail.utexas.edu>

MATT/VANESSA'S - Matt is telling Van his nightmare of seeing her burn up in
the car fire. "You made me think you were dead!  How could you?  Did you
think I didn't trust you enough?  Did you think I didn't love you enough?"
Van says he loved her too much and that's why she did it.

TOWERS - Harley steps out on the balcony and re-lives "the night" with
Phillip in her mind while she also hears the conversation she and Phil had
about being pals.  Phil walks out and they chit chat. She says she just
needed a breather.  Phil says "from all of that or from me?"

INSIDE TOWERS - Dahlia is wrapping up her song.  Marcus looks on amazed.
Everyone applauds and Marcus tells her she was great.  Sugar, pretending he
planned it all along, says to the record company execs "what do you think
of my latest find?"  

Meanwhile, Jesse is reliving the discussion he and Rick had about Michelle
not fulfilling her dreams because of Jesse.  Rick sees him and starts to go
balistic.  Jesse approaches Rick/Abby/Michelle and says not to worry, he
isn't staying.  Michelle says it is okay, she isn't going to hide it about
them anymore.  Jesse says he is only there because he gave Marcus a ride.
He isn't staying.  Michelle says there is no reason for him to leave.

MATT/VAN'S - Matt - "I loved you too much?  That doesn't make any sense."
Van says none of it made sense.  She admits that it was a huge mistake, but
she did it for them.  Matt says he would have been there for her.  Van says
"I know" and that's why she did it.  Then she admits that she went back to
the house and saw everyone after the memorial service, and she saw Matt at
the beach.  He says "You were here?!"  Van says yes, but she didn't want
them to see horror, feel the pain, experience the grief.   She wanted to
save them from the pain.  Matt says "you didn't."

TOWERS - Michael/Dinah/Hart are discussing Van.  Dinah is assuming all is
normal with her mom again, but Michael tells her that Van will still need
time to fully recover and will need to see a specialist.

Michelle/Jesse/Rick/Abby -  Jesse pretends he isn't interested in Michelle
and leaves.  Michelle tells Rick this is all his doing and is pissed and
runs off after Jesse.

Marcus is so grateful to Dahlia for filling in and impressing everyone.
They discuss their little private evening they have planned for later.

Buzz and Jenna are chugging champagne as Buzz says he is worried about Harley.

While Marcus gets ready to jam, Sugar takes Dahlia over to meet the big
wigs.  Sugar's girl Drew (the main big wig, Mr Jacob's daughter) is
jealous.  The big wigs are all impressed with Dahlia's singing, but she
immediately turns their attention to Marcus.

OUTSIDE ON THE BALCONY - Phillip and Harley start having their "friends"
discussion again.  Harley turns away from Phil and then he starts making
the moves on her.  It looks like she might give in and admit her feelings
for him, but then she tells him to stop.  He keeps trying and she finally
says "Please just leave me alone" and walks away.  Phil is pissed at himself.

BACK INSIDE - Marcus apologizes for being late and then dedicates his first
song to Dahlia.  He plays the full song while the camera scans across
everyone's smiling faces.

MATT/VAN'S - Matt tells her he took vows "For better or for worse.  In
sickness and in health."  He tooks those vows very seriously.  Van tells
him that she couldn't see, feel or move.  It was horrible.  Matt says he
could have helped.  Van says maybe not.  Nothing was helping and she kept
getting worse.  Then suddenly she started getting better.  She thinks she
got better because that's when she wanted to get back to Matt.  She thinks
maybe it was all for the best after all.

JESSE'S - Jesse walks into his place all mad about having to pretend he
doesn't like Michelle.  Suddenly she is at the door.  She apologizes for
Rick's behavior.  She knows Jesse was just pretending for Rick's benefit.
Jesse says he left the Towers because he wanted to, not because of Rick.
He doesn't want Michelle here.  Michelle doesn't understand.  Jesse says he
doesn't want a relationship with her.

TOWERS - Marcus finishes to major applause.  Sugar's girlfriend is still
pissed.  She sees right through Sugar and says "you're going to dump Marcus
aren't you?"

Marcus's dad and Dahlia's mom chat with Sugar and the big wigs.  They
ignore Griff and focus on Dahlia's mom.  Mr. Jacobs tells Ms. Creed that
Dahlia has a lot of talent, etc.

MATT/VAN'S - Van says if she could go back and change the past, she would.
 Matt is still hurt and mad.  Van says this is just like her nightmare,
that when she returned Matt wouldn't want her back.  She says "I was afraid
of this.   Don't you get it?"  Matt says he isn't sure he can forgive her.
Van says they can get through this.

TOWERS - Dinah, Michael and Hart discuss Van's progress further.  Michael
says the best person to talk to about it is Van herself.   Michael leaves
and Hart asks Dinah what she thinks about October for a wedding.  She
thinks that is great.

Sugar introduces Marcus to the big wigs who are still only focused on
Dahlia.  Dahlia blows it off and says she owes all her talents to Marcus.
Sugar and the big wigs leave to talk.

Dahlia's mom tells her how impressed the big wigs were with her singing and
that she should go for it herself.

Rick/Phil chat.  Phil wants to know what is up with Michelle.  Rick doesn't
know what you do with a teenager.  Abby walks up and says it looks like
Jesse listened and made the right decision.

JESSE'S - Michelle is hurt and confused.  Jesse tells her to give it up.
"There is no us."  He says he wants no part of it and wants her to leave.
She doesn't understand.

TOWERS - Phillip walks behind Harley and she gets all weird and tells Buzz
and Jenna that she is leaving.  Jenna, knowing what Harley's problem is,
asks if she is okay.  Harley just jumps on Jenna about being there early if
they are going to start a business together and then she leaves.  Buzz and
Jenna start smoochin.

Sugar is trying to play up Marcus to the big wigs who, once again, focus on
Dahlia.  Sugar wants them all to go out and celebrate, but Marcus says "not
tonight."  He wants to celebrate alone with his lady.
Dahlia doesn't know what to do or say while Sugar is shocked.  Mr. Jacobs
tells Dahlia to keep in touch.

Dinah and Michael agree to meet at the hospital tomorrow to discuss Van's
future.

MATT/VAN'S - Van says she will do anything and begs Matt's forgiveness and
love.  Matt says he does love her and is happy she is back, therefore he
had buried these feelings.  Van apologizes a million times and says "What
do we do?"  Matt says he doesn't know.  He says they will just have to
forget about the past, it will just take time.  Van says "just don't say
you want to spend time away from me."

PRIVATE SUITE - Marcus and Dahlia are finally alone and getting lovey
dovey.  Marcus says they can just take it slow, hang out, talk, whatever.
Dahlia says she is ready.  She wants him to make love to her.

JESSE'S - Jesse continues to tell Michelle that she isn't anything special.
 She says "sorry to have bothered you" and leaves.  They both do the stop
and think thing on opposite sides of the door.

TOWERS - Sugar thanks and pays the band.  All the big wigs but one have
left.  Mr. Jacobs says he could care less about Marcus but wants Sugar to
sign Dahlia.  He says they could have sealed a deal tonight if it weren't
for Marcus.

The girlfriend overhears and after her dad leaves she says "Pity about
Dahlia."  But Sugar says it isn't over yet.

PRIVATE SUITE -  Marcus and Dahlia are gettin it on.  There are candles
everywhere and music playing (sax music of course).  They feed each other
fruit, strip each other's clothes off, and hit the bed (all in a romantic
way).

MATT/VAN'S - Van says she knows she really hurt Matt, but she did it all
for love.  She doesn't want to lose him again.  Matt says he doesn't want
that either.  In fact, he doesn't want her to leave his side for a second.
"Tell me you will never leave me again."  Van says, "I promise you that we
will be together from this life until the next."

That would be it for this Monday.

Heather

