From: dias@cac.washington.edu (Vivian Dias )
Subject: SB - Friday Update
Organization: UW Computing
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 17:47:02 GMT

  Instead of sending my Friday update I seem to have erased it, eh, uh, my
  apologies, let's try this again.

  Friday Update - Decemer 11, 1992

  Gina arrives at Sophia's for the big surprise wedding shower for Lilly and
  finds Sophia in pretty sad shape on the stairs.  Gina assumes she's drunk
  but Sophia convinces Gina she's not feeling well and asks for her help.

  BJ is getting ready for the shower when she decides to make one last minute
  phone call.  She gets an answering machine and from her end of the 
  conversation we realize she has sent Warren's manuscript off to a publisher
  and/or literary agent.  Just as she's hanging up Warren walks in carrying
  a box.   BJ looks a trifle guilty as she hangs up the phone and Warren
  appears a bit flustered telling BJ he hadn't expected her to still be there.
  BJ tries to change the subject  and questions Warren about the box and Warren
  dodges her questions by asking her about the phone call.  Neither one of them
  gets a straight answer and Warren tells her the box contains his scientific
  experiment fusing time and carbon.  BJ exits.

  Angela arrives at CC's and tries one more time to convince CC that it's him
  she really wants.

  Gina gets Sophia to the couch and tries to get her to eat or drink something
  but Sophia refuses.  Gina blabbers on and on about future grandchildren that
  Ted and Lilly will produce all the while Sophia is getting another of her
  "headaches".  Gina finally leaves the room and Sophia pops some of the pills.

  Angela pleads with CC to forgive her, claiming she wants him back.  She tries
  to justify her relationship with Ted as simply her need to be needed after
  Warren left her, and claims that the only reason Ted went after her was
  because he felt she was forbidden fruit.  CC mentions that Ted did happen
  to be engaged to Katrina at the time and Angela counters that Ted never
  loved Katrina he was only with her to please CC.  CC isn't buying it and 
  tells Angela that her relationship with TEd and now with him feels slightly
  incestuous.  Angela pleads that she chose CC not Ted, "In my heart I know
  I could never care for Ted the way I'm beginning to care for you".  CC looks
  at Angela and challenges her to look him in the eye and tell him she never
  loved Ted.

  Guests start arriving for the shower and the first one there is Elaine!  BJ
  is close on her heels and Elaine complains about her best friend getting
  married (Lilly), her other friend in love (BJ), "I feel like a Hanukkah bush
  in a lot full of Christmas trees."  Gina welcomes everyone and lets slip to
  Elaine that Lilly is going to ask her to be a member of the wedding party.
  Kelly arrives with Lilly is surprised, pleased and a little embarrassed.
  Elaine proposes a toast, at Gina's prompting, and refers to her friend as
  a "gas, a laughing gas".  Sophia is on the couch looking really, really
  bad throughout the proceedings.

  Minx and Lionel are chatting when Warren arrives with the suspcious box.
  He opens it to show Lionel and Minx a trayful of diamonds.  Lionel, being
  a little slow, needs Minx to explain that Warren is going to ask BJ to
  marry him, but not, says Warren, until Christmas.  In a very tender moment
  Minx give Warren the ring that her husband gave her when he proposed.  Warren
  is touched but wonders why Minx is willing to part with it.  She then displays
  the ring that Warren's grandfather gave her on their 20th (?) anniversary.
  He wanted to giver her something bigger and better, but Minx tries to explain
  to Warren that his grandfather never understood the sentimental value that
  Minx had for the original ring.  "A lesson in economics, where the currency
  of the heart is concerned, the more you give the more  that comes back to
  you."  Warren is truly touched, but before things get too sentimental Minx
  takes off for the shower leaving Warren and Lionel.  Lionel congratulates
  Warren when the phone rings and it's for Warren.  Apparently the literary
  agent that BJ called earlier is returning her call and Warren is made aware
  of BJ's deception.  He's not pleased.

  Angela looks CC in the face and tells him she never loved Ted.  CC says that
  Ted certainly loved her and relates to Angela how Ted defended her and warned
  CC about hurting her.  Angela claims it was simply Ted's guilty conscience.
  Ted walks in about this time and wants to know if CC and Angela have worked
  things out.  No, states Angela, because Ted is standing between she and CC
  because CC thinks that Ted is in love with her.  Ted denies he ever loved
  Angela and leaves.  Do you believe me now, asks Angela of CC, what more do
  you want?

  Back to the shower where Gina has brought out a poster of what appears to
  be a very attractive man sans shirt so that the ladies can play "pin the
  bow tie on the hunk".  The ladies close their eyes are spun around and
  are to place the bow time some place close to the "hunk's" neck.  Elaine
  misses the poster altogether, Kelly pierces a body part, and Lilly hits
  just a trifle low.  Sophia, when her turn arrives, spins around out of
  control and stumbles into a table.  Kelly is really worried and goes to
  Sophia and tells they have to talk.  Meanwhile, Minx has put the bow tie
  exactly where it belongs (she cheated) and BJ approaches her and tells her
  about sending Warren's manuscript off.  Minx isn't sure it was a good idea
  since Warren was so hurt last time when it was rejected but promises to keep
  BJ's secret.  Next on the agenda is present opening and Minx relates an old
  custom of saving all the ribbon from the presents and then passing it around
  to see who the next bride will be.  The ribbon runs through everyone's hands
  and at one point it looks like it may stop at Minx to which she replies,
  "I'm not interested in husbands.  There what's left of the lover once the
  nerve has been extracted."  Needless to say the ribbon stops at BJ.
  About this time Warren arrives and tells BJ he wants to talk to her NOW.  She
  says her goodbyes and they leave.

  Angela is still pleading with CC (yawn) and finally decides to leave when
  CC grabs her and hugs her and begs her not to ever hurt him like that again
  and they kiss and kiss and kiss.

  The shower is breaking up and as Elaine is leaving Lilly asks her to be her
  maid of honor.  Elaine is really touched and most pleased.  Clean up has
  begun at Sophia's when Ted shows up and wants to take Lilly home.  She seems
  a bit surprised especially when he asks her to come home with him.  They end
  up back at Ted's and once can only guess at what will happen next.

  Back at Sophia's Gina is loading up the car with Lilly's presents when Kelly
  tries to get Sophia alone to talk to her.  Sophia collaspes on the floor.

  Warren finally stops the car and is really upset.  BJ has no idea what is 
  bothering him and he finally explodes that she had no right to send off his
  manuscript without asking him. He goes on and on about what gives her the
  right, and who made her his literary agent and BJ counters that the book
  is brilliant, that Warren has an incredible gift and that that gift should
  be shared.  She is undaunted by his ranting and raving.  He goes on about
  how she's ruined everything, how everything was supposed to be perfect and
  she's just ruined it.  She's looking confused not having the foggiest idea
  what he's talking about and he hands the ring to her.  She looks at it and
  hands it back to him and says she can't accept it.  Since Warren doesn't
  trust her there is no way she can take the ring because without trust there
  is nothing.  Now Warren really goes off  and yells at her what does she mean
  she can't accept it, he didn't offer it.  Then he realizes what she's said
  and calms down adn says what do you mean you can't accept it?  I have finally
  found someone who believe in me even when I don't believe it myself.  Marry
  me damn it! he demands.  BJ smiles sweetly, "Who could refuse that charming
  invitation?" and accepts Warren's proposal.  He places the ring on her
  finger, wishes her a Merry Christmas and they kiss.