Nikolas: I've been hoping you'd show up like this.
Emily: Yeah.
Nikolas: Here you go.
Emily: Nikolas, what we said tonight on the pier -- I want it to happen.
Nikolas: So do I.
Emily: So -- here I am. I want to be with you, spend time with you, share a bottle of wine.
Nikolas: Yeah.
Emily: See what happens next.
Nikolas: That sounds like a perfect evening to me. Here, let's sit on the couch. Oh, my gosh. Take your coat off. Sorry, I almost --
Emily: Thank you.
Nikolas: Forgot how to be a host. Here.
Nikolas: What? What's wrong? What's wrong?
Emily: You're different.
Nikolas: Yeah, I mean, I was surprised when you showed up --
Emily: I could tell when you kissed me. There's a -- there's a distance.
Nikolas: Emily, we're just trying to find our way back here, okay? We're just --
Emily: It's Courtney, isn't it? I'm too late.
Jax: Nikolas has nothing to do with us. You've been saying that from the start.
Courtney: You were convinced that I slept with Nikolas no matter how many times I denied it, Jax.
Jax: Well, I believe you now, okay? I know that it was just flirtation between you and Nikolas. It meant nothing. In my heart, I know that you would never have an affair with anyone. We said our vows, you promised yourself to me. I know that you would never break that promise. Come here.
Courtney: Jax --
Jax: I know, I know, I understand, you need time. I just want you to know that -- that I love you and I want us to be a family.
Answering machine beeps.
Nikolas' voice: Courtney, it's me. If you're there, pick up. You there? I need to see you.
Beep.
Answering machine beeps.
Nikolas' voice: Courtney, it's me. If you're there, pick up. You there? I need to see you.
Beep.
Answering machine beeps.
Voice: Message erased.
Emily: You were disappointed when I came in.
Nikolas: No, I wasn't, Emily.
Emily: Were you expecting Courtney?
Nikolas: No, no, I want to be here. I want to be here with you, okay?
Emily: Okay, I've waited too long. Courtney's moved in -- not into this house, but into your thoughts, into your heart.
Nikolas: Whatever you're picking up on, it's not about Courtney. It's about me.
Nikolas: I've wanted you to come home for so long, you know, and then when you finally showed up, I just --
Emily: You said you'd be here when I'm ready.
Nikolas: Yeah, I know, I just -- I didn't expect for it to be so soon, and I just --
Emily: Neither did I.
Nikolas: I mean, you know how many times that I've imagined you walking through those doors and -- and, you know, then you did. And then -- and then we kissed. I just -- I couldn't believe it. I thought I was dreaming, so I just -- I had to pull back a little bit and -- I don't know.
Emily: For a reality check?
Nikolas: Yes, yeah, exactly. I mean, I needed to know, my heart needed to know that you're -- that you're really here with me.
Emily: I'm sorry for being so insecure, Nikolas. I shouldn't have said anything about Courtney.
Nikolas: No, no. No, it's okay, I -- I'm sorry that you misunderstood.
Emily: No, I shouldn't just expect the worst.
Nikolas: I don't want to be with her. I want to be with you. Okay? I want to be with you.
Emily: Courtney. Hello.
Courtney: I'm sorry, you guys. I should have called before just dropping by.
Emily: Oh, nobody just drops by Wyndemere. You were expecting her this whole time, weren't you?
Nikolas: No, you know, it's not what you think.
Emily: Okay, talk about a reality check.
Nikolas: It's not what -- I'm not trying to hurt you, okay? Don't -- don't do this.
Emily: Okay, that's very honorable, Nikolas.
Nikolas: Emily, listen to me, what we said to each other on the pier --
Emily: It doesn't matter at all.
Courtney: Look, Emily, Nikolas just called me out here to make a clean break, okay? He loves you. You're his life. You always have been. He just wanted to tell me in person.
Emily: She's lying, isn't she? You have no intention of breaking off anything with Courtney. In fact, it's just the opposite.
Nikolas: What I said to you tonight on the pier was true.
Emily: Not all, Nikolas. You may love me, but you're not waiting for me, you're waiting for Courtney.
Courtney: Look, Emily, I'm going back to Jax, okay? We've decided to make our marriage work, to give ourselves another chance. I swear that is why I came here -- to tell Nikolas that I am committed to my husband.
Emily: Okay. Be my guest.
Nikolas: Emily? Em--
Monica: Hey. What happened?
Emily: I'm late for work.
Monica: Wait a minute. No, I don't think so. Actually, I don't even think you're scheduled to work.
Emily: Yeah, well, I'm here. I may as well make myself useful, huh?
Monica: Well, just a minute. You may as well just stop right where you are, take a deep breath, and talk to me.
Emily: I went to Wyndemere and Nikolas pretended to be happy to see me, but he was really expecting Courtney.
Monica: I'm so sorry.
Emily: Hey, don't be, mom. I'm a fool.
Monica: No, you're not. No, you are a beautiful young woman who deserves a lot better than she's getting.
Emily: Nikolas changed. So did I. I should have let go a long time ago.
Monica: Yeah, except for one thing, and that's that you love him.
Emily: Yeah, Nikolas swears that he loves me, too, mom, but he's with Courtney now.
Monica: Are you sure? Really, is there any chance that maybe you are jumping to conclusions?
Emily: I've been trying so hard to hold on, but there's no point.
Monica: Okay. Just tell me what happened. Start at the beginning, okay?
Emily: All that matters is that Nikolas and Courtney are together, now, this moment, at Wyndemere.
Courtney: How could you let Emily just leave like that? Why don't you go after her?
Nikolas: Because it wouldn't have done any good anyway, Courtney.
Courtney: Nikolas, I was trying to give you guys a chance. Why didn't you just tell her that you don't have feelings for me?
Nikolas: Because I didn't want to lie.
Courtney: Don't -- don't you want to be married to Emily?
Nikolas: I loved Emily. I've loved her for years. I loved being married her. You know, I was happier than I'd ever been in my entire life.
Courtney: Okay, why don't you tell her that?
Nikolas: I have told her, too many times. You know, she can't -- she can't hear it anymore, she can't feel it anymore.
Courtney: Nikolas, you and Emily -- I mean, you have to find a way through this.
Nikolas: I -- I don't understand how I can love her so much and still have feelings for you, still want to be with you. Do you understand? Are you going through the same thing?
Courtney: No. I'm not. I can't.
Monica: Tell me, what did you -- what did you mean when you said Nikolas was expecting Courtney?
Emily: After I left here, I decided to go to Wyndemere, right, surprise Nikolas, have a romantic evening, and work on finding our way back to each other, but something was way off from the very start. But Nikolas swore that he wanted me there, and then Courtney showed up.
Monica: Oh. I mean it, I am so sorry.
Emily: Yeah, she tried to cover, mom, but it was obvious that he'd been waiting for her.
Monica: Well, listen, you take your time before you make any decisions now. Do you want to get away for a while?
Emily: There's no point in running away, mom. I can't escape the fact that Nikolas loves Courtney and Courtney loves him.
Courtney: I got your message.
Nikolas: Yeah, I'm sorry for babbling into your answering machine like that. I just -- I didn't want to leave things on that note, with you upset like that.
Courtney: Jax wants to get back together. He apologized for shutting me out, for getting obsessed about the baby. He wants us to have another chance.
Nikolas: What about you?
Courtney: Jax -- I mean, he loves me so much, Nikolas. I love him, too.
Nikolas: Okay. Well, all right. I guess this is goodbye for real then, huh?
Courtney: Yeah.
Nikolas: Yeah. Well, it's, you know, it's probably best for everyone anyway.
Courtney: Yeah.
Nikolas: Yeah.
Courtney: I think so, too. Look, Nikolas, I want you to know how much you've meant to me. I mean, this, whatever we had, I mean -- it was wrong, but I don't know, at the same time, you helped and understood me. And, yeah, I'm sorry for the pain, but I'm not sorry for knowing you.
Nikolas: That's how I feel about you.
Courtney: Emily loves you. Get her back. Because, Nikolas, I would really hate for you to be the only one that ends up alone.