Nikolas: I think about you every second of every day.
Nikolas: Hey.
Emily: Nikolas, I thought I'd be off early.
Nikolas: You don't have to make excuses. I'm not here to pressure you. I have a board meeting.
Emily: Oh, good, because I don't want you to think that I signed up for this shift to avoid you.
Nikolas: I don't want you to think that I'm breathing down your neck. What we need right now is space, because having to explain our every move to each other only creates stress for the both of us.
Emily: Yeah, like there isn't enough to go around, huh?
Nikolas: Yeah. I'm going to get to my meeting.
Emily: Okay.
Nikolas: Okay. Monica.
Monica: You okay?
Emily: Yeah. Just guess I never thought it could happen. You know, Nikolas and I have become one of those couples who avoid each other while we pretend everything is fine.
Emily: I had a talk with Elizabeth and I realize that I'm not ready to give up on me and Nikolas.
Monica: Well, that's great. So, what's wrong?
Emily: I can't say the same for him, Mom. I mean, I'm not very good company.
Monica: Oh, Em, come on, you're getting over the biggest trauma of your life. Give yourself a break, okay?
Emily: Yeah, but I couldn't blame him if he started to look around.
Monica: What, at other women? Oh, come on, that's not going to happen.
Emily: I'm not that easy to live with lately.
Monica: Well, I know men who cheat. Well, I married one, so -- so maybe I'm not the best judge of character, but believe me I know, Nikolas is not a philanderer.
Emily: You never know, Mom.
Monica: Oh, come on. I'm sure he is guilty of a lot of things, but infidelity isn't one of them.
Emily: I hope you're right. Hey, Elizabeth.
Elizabeth: Hi.
Monica: Oh, hello.
Emily: I don't know what I'd do without the two of you. See ya.
Monica: See ya. The Windsor chart. Thank you. Is there something wrong? Did she take a turn? What?
Elizabeth: What you said about Nikolas? You're wrong.
Elizabeth: I saw Nikolas and Courtney kissing on the pier.
Monica: What?
Elizabeth: I know, I know. There has been so much tension between Jax and Courtney over the surrogacy, I think that Courtney and Nikolas turned to each other for comfort. And I don't know whether I should say something to Emily or whether we have the right to interfere. It is just such a mess right now.
Monica: Yes. Um -- thank you. Thank you for telling me and thank you for -- for your discretion. Oh, boy. I think at the moment -- at the moment, we'll just keep this between ourselves, okay?
Elizabeth: Okay. I should get back to work. Okay.
Monica: Yeah.
Courtney: Hey. Just the person I was looking for.
Courtney: Yeah, I didn't know whether the board meeting was in the pediatric wing or in the big boardroom.
Monica: Board meeting?
Courtney: Yeah, to set up the program for the children that slip through the health care system? I mean, you were there when we agreed we needed to address it. I told you I wanted to represent my foundation.
Monica: Yes, yes, well, I -- I forgot it was tonight. And, yes, I believe it is in Pediatrics.
Courtney: So you're not going to go?
Monica: Well, I'll see if I have time to stop by, yeah. Actually, Courtney, I'm kind of surprised you'd have time for all of this with pending motherhood and all.
Courtney: Yeah, well, I'm not necessarily needed right now.
Monica: How are things going for you?
Courtney: They're -- they're wonderful. Jax can't wait. But please try and stop by if you can.
Lucky: Hey. I thought you were at a meeting.
Nikolas: I did. I walked out. Courtney was there. I wasn't even in there 15 minutes, Lucky, and I realized I couldn't concentrate.
Lucky: Well, so much for good intentions.
Nikolas: Look, neither of us want to give into this. It's just, you know, she was there, I was there. So I made up some lame excuse and took off.
Lucky: Yeah, well, whatever it takes. You know what, you've just got to stay away from Courtney.
Nikolas: I'm trying. I'm trying.
Lucky: Elizabeth and I, we're on your side, and we know you have what it takes to make it.
Nikolas: Yeah, what Emily needs right now is space and what I need is to clear my head, all right? I got to figure out some way to focus all my energy on my marriage.
Lucky: Okay, so what's your plan?
Nikolas: I don't know, I think I'm going to -- I think I'm going to get out of town for a couple of days.
Lucky: What's Emily think about that?
Nikolas: The less I bother her with details, the more she can deal with whatever it is she needs to deal with. So I'm going to go to the airport and get on a plane and I'm going to fly to the Bahamas and I'm going to stare out at the ocean until the answer comes to me.
Monica: Hi, Sweetheart.
Emily: What's wrong? Mom, did something happen?
Monica: No. Well, yes. Oh, boy. Uh -- you know what we talked about earlier, about infidelity? Well, I guess I'm really not as intuitive as I thought I was. The fact is, em, you know, anybody -- anybody is capable of it, including Nikolas.
Emily: Mom, why would you even say that?
Monica: Oh, Em, I'm so sorry. It's -- uh -- well, I think that it is possible that your husband and Courtney -- oh, I really hate this, Em. I'm so sorry.
Emily: Courtney? I --
Monica: Elizabeth saw them on the docks kissing.
Emily: Mom, Courtney's in love with Jax, Mom. They have a baby coming, and Nikolas knows it.
Monica: And I really don't want to make any trouble, Em. But you -- you kind of sensed it yourself earlier when we were talking. You said that you were worried that -- well, that Nikolas might get tired of waiting for you, that he might just start looking elsewhere.
Emily: But that's a far cry from what you're telling me.
Monica: Well, I saw them, too.
Emily: You what?
Monica: Here at the hospital. I mean, I didn't see anything really, except they were talking, it was very serious, and -- and he touched her and -- and the minute he saw me, he got out of this hospital as fast as he could.
Emily: Okay. Mom, listen, I know that you're trying to help me somehow, but I'm going to find Nikolas and I'm going to straighten this all out.
Monica: Okay, okay.
Emily: Yeah.
Monica: Darling, I know this is such a lot to absorb, believe me. If you need me, you know where I am, okay?
Emily: Okay. Thanks.
Monica: Be strong, okay?
Phone rings
Emily: Hi.
Nikolas: Hi.
Emily: Where are you?
Nikolas: I'm in seat 4-A.
Emily: You're on an airplane?
Nikolas: Yeah. I have some business to do in New York.
Emily: When are you going to be back?
Nikolas: A few days.
Emily: Um -- listen, Nikolas -- will you call me from there?
Nikolas: You really want me to?
Emily: If you can. Yeah, sure. Okay, have a safe trip.
Nikolas: Thanks.
Pilot: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We'll be taking off for the Bahamas in just a few moments. If you'd like to follow our takeoff and landing, you can listen in on channel 3 on your headsets.
Courtney: How did you know --
Nikolas: I didn't, I didn't. It was just a spur-of-the-moment trip.
Courtney: Well, so, what, what is this, like, kismet? What?
Nikolas: Is that seat for Jax?
Courtney: Yeah. Yeah, he likes the window seat.
Nikolas: Yeah, yeah, me, too.
Phone rings
Courtney: Hello?
Jax: Honey, don't be upset.
Courtney: Oh, no, what happened?
Jax: It's just a small glitch. The deal I was planning to delay? Well, it's going to go to hell if I don't stay here for just tonight.
Courtney: Just tonight?
Jax: Yeah, I can salvage it if I put off the trip until tomorrow.
Courtney: Well, you know, I can just get off the plane and we can --
Jax: No, no, that's fine. No, you go ahead. You go ahead and go down there as planned and, you know, check out the hotel, check out all the good spots on the beach, and I'll come down first thing in the morning.
Courtney: Okay. All right, if you want me to.
Jax: I want you to. I love you.
Courtney: You, too. Well, I guess it's just going to be the two of us.