From: debraa@poof.WV.TEK.COM (Debra Aubrey;685-3679;63-356;;poof)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: GL - update 19Aug
Date: 21 Aug 92 21:10:32 GMT
Reply-To: debraa@poof.WV.TEK.COM
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This was mainly Nick/Eve, Bridgett/Nadine and Nessa/Fletch day.  I am truly
disgusted with the Bridgett/Nadine storyline.  I am so *very* tired of
Nadine plotting to get Billy back, and this thread is *sooo* lame!!

Otherwise, please enjoy the update!

	Debbie.


Nick/Eve
--------
Nick is in the boat house swizzling some brandy [ I think ] when Eve knocks
on the door.  She comes in uninvited and tells Nick that before he asks her
to leave, he should think about how many other people will put up with him
behaving this way.  Eve wants to know why what Alex did bothers him.  He
blames both Alex and Rog for Mindy leaving.  Eve says Mindy left on her
own.  Nick notes that Eve is fond of pointing this out and Even says that
Nick has to face the fact that what he is dealing with has nothing to do
with Mindy, rather it is about how he feels about Alex.  Eve knows that Alex
left town because she sent Eve a note.  Nick says this is great, that now
Eve is pleading Alex's case for her.  Eve denies this and Nick asks her when
she is going to wise up and stop being led around by the nose by these
people.  He turns to leave and when Eve asks where he is going, he says he
has been stabbed in the back enough for one day.

Nessa/Fletch
------------
Nessa finds Fletch on the dock, and tells him that he keeps taking mental
snapshots of her at a given moment, telling himself that yes, that is
Vanessa.  She tells him to throw those pictures away and start from scratch.

She confesses about why people have loved her in the past:  money, position,
money ... She tells Fletch that he is the first man to love her from the
inside out - the way it is supposed to be.  She says she doesn't think
Fletch even knows about the reasons she is attractive to others:  position,
money, pedigree.  With him, she is just another woman, with another family,
with another job and she really likes it, though there was a time when she
would have considered that an insult.  She has worked hard for what she has
- it's been hard, and she hopes that she still has Fletcher.

Fletch kicks in asking the moral of the story - that Nessa is bad?  He
should stay away?  Nessa says NO! in an alarmed way, but she is going to
disappoint him because she is only human, not the ideal he has built up in
his mind.  Fletch says he is not so blinded by love for her that he doesn't
see her faults, he knows the real her, knows when she puts on her mask for
the outside world.  Nessa says, then what is wrong?  Fletch mentions the
gurus on TV that say all you need for a relationship is two people, but they
are wrong.  It really takes one person with a goal and one on a fence, and
up to this point Fletch has been carrying the torch and Nessa has been
sitting back turning her attention to him when she wanted to.  Well, they
are not kids anymore and cannot do crazy things together because they have
two people who depend upon them.  Nessa has made her son an obstacle in
their relationship and he can't imagine why, unless it is Billy.  Fletch is
tired of feeling like he had to fill someone else's cowboy boots.  If Nessa
really wants him, she is going to have to clean house because he takes up
too much room.

Nessa says they always get stuck in the same place, and confesses that yes,
she loves Billy and yes, she always will.  Fletch remarks that is finally
out in the open.  Nessa goes on the defensive:  why is it wrong?  Billy is
the father of her son, they *made* her what she is today, taught her what is
really important, made her someone that Fletch *could* love.  She tells him
that he didn't know her before Billy, and that he wouldn't have liked her
then - let alone loved her.  She cannot love Billy the way that she loves
Fletcher.  She cannot be Billy's wife because she tried ... and failed, but
that failure made her into something she is proud of.  Fletch sounds that
her feelings for Billy sound more like gratitude than love.  Nessa says yes,
but she has tried to tell Fletch until she is blue in the face that she is
over Billy, but Fletch keeps sensing there is more and she is trying to
explain why.  Fletch asks why not tell Little Billy what she told him,
rather than lead LB to believe that she is holding the door open for Billy.
Nessa promises to tell LB as soon as he gets back to Springfield.

Billy/Little Billy
------------------
They are back in Springfield.  Being late at night, LB should be in bed but
comes downstairs because he heard Nadine.  LB asks Billy if he is going to
divorce Nadine and get back together with Mom?

Billy doesn't want to tell LB because it is personal, and he should tell
Nadine first.  But LB has caught him off-guard and Billy is not handling
this very well.  Billy says he knows that LB wants them to get back together
and be a family again, but it is up to Nessa.  LB thinks he can talk Nessa
into it and Billy says no, and Nessa will tell LB why when she gets back.
LB goes back to bed and Billy tries to reach Nessa, but ...

Nessa/Fletch
------------
Nessa is still on the beach talking to Fletch.  She says she doesn't know
what else to say.  Fletch remarks that she shouldn't be surprised to hear
that he knows she wants to tell, but doesn't know if she will be able to go
through with it.  Nessa notes that Fletcher is still angry.  He snorts and
Nessa asks why as she looks over his shoulder.  He points out that he has
been writing "V" in the sand over and over.  They laugh as he confesses that
all the while he has been trying to be the tough guy, he subconscious has
been acting like a love-sick kid.  The kiss and proceed to partake of the
wild thing in the sand.  [ It does seem to me that the beach is a fairly
sexy place these days - Hey!  Just where is this beach, anyway?  I want to
go there, too! ]

After the wild thing, they lay on the beach nekkid.  It must be love, they
sigh, and Nessa wants to stay on the beach for the night, since no one is
waiting for her.

Nadine/Bridgett
---------------
Naadine drags Bridgett into the house.  Bridgett resents Nadine dragging her
away from Kat, but Nadine tells her that the answer to Bridgett's problem
is also the answer to Nadine's.  She says that Bridgett is having a baby she
doesn't want, and Nadine wants a baby to get Billy back.  Bridgett says
something about adoption and Nadine tells her she is not talking about
adoption. [ Really, this storyline *BUGS* the he** out of me and I am really
getting nauseated by it ].

Bridgett asks, then what *is* she talking about?  Nadine hints at her plan
about pretending to be pregnant and sending Bridgett away.  Bridgett tries
to leave telling Nadine that "she sounds like the High Priestess from Hell
trying to make a deal with Dameon, the Demon Child."  Nadine blocks the
door, and mentions that Bridgett's private detective had called and left a
message.  Nadine asks rather slyly whether Bridgett would like her to give
the detective the Bauer's phone number.  Bridgett decides to hang around and
wait for his call.  Nadine tells Bridgett that she won't show until her
fifth month, and that Nadine would send her anywhere she wanted to go until
the baby is born.  Bridgett would rather wait for the detective to find the
"father".  Nadine [ very selfish here, but what is new? ] tries to convince
Bridgett that she is better off without the father ... what are his
prospects?  Nadine says he has the morals, his family has the money.
Nadine says what is he going to do?  Marry her?  Bridgett says, why not?

A little later, Bridgett hangs up the phone.  She cannot get through to the
detective.  Nadine brings in cookies and lemonade and they sit on the couch
together [ this is a cute image:  they are both wearing clothes with a
leopard-skin pattern ].  Nadine tells Bridgett the story of another young
girl who found herself pregnant - Nadine.  That against eveyone's advice,
Nadine married that man, and it turned out to be the biggest mistake of her
life.  She didn't love him and it didn't work out because he couldn't
support the family.  Nadine says every marriage needs a miracle and that
this baby would be the miracle for she and Billy, and the scene fades off to
Nadine's daydream:  She, Billy and [ a rather large ] baby are posing for a
family picture that ends up on a Christmas card.

Bridgett brings her back to the present by asking why Nadine is so sure that
it won't work for her, but will work for Nadine.  Why can't it be Bridgett's
miracle?  Bridgett says Nadine is just worried that her grand plan will fail
if the detective does find the "father".  Bridgett says she *know* marriage
won't be easy, but she thinks she can be good at this.  She has been looking
for something to be good at all her life, and thinks this just might be it.
The "father" will want to get married and have children at some point.  Why
not Bridgett?  Why not now?  She daydreams of the wedding announcement in
the paper with a big headline:  Thorpe-Reardon To Wed.  There is a picture
of Bridgett beaming in a white dress.  The picture slowly fades to red as
Bridgett gives us a profile shot showing her *very* pregnant.  Bridgett is
brought back to the present by the doorbell.  She runs to hide.

Nadine opens the door, sure that it is Billy.  It's not.  It is a funny
looking short guy who says he is Gordo, the detective and asks if Nadine is
Julia Roberts.  Bridgett pops up from behind the couch and says that's me.
He has come to see her, which he tells her is not good.  She notes that he
is not the Gordo she talked to, and he says he is a different Gordo.  In
fact, the name of the firm actually sounds like a lawyer's office and they
call themselves Gordo because it is less intimidating to people looking from
private detectives.  He has brought back her retainer, less an exploratory
fee.  It turns out that before they accept a case, they do background work
to see how successful they will be.  In this case, not knowing where the
"father" went, what job he might take, there are no leads and they are not
going to take her case.  Bridgett is upset and says she will find someone
else.  Gordo says it is up to her, but it would be a waste of money.  He
leaves.  Bridgett is totally deflated, and thinks aloud that perhaps she
should reconsider abortion ... keep her options open.  Nadine says why, when
there is someone who does want the baby right here?

ENTER THE NEXT DAY:  DAWN COMES TO SPRINGFIELD
----------------------------------------------

Bridgett/Nadine
---------------
They are still talking.  Nadine is talking about using her talents as an
actress to make herself look preggers, act the part.  She is a whiz at
make-up - why if she can make herself look 25, she can make herself look
pregnant.  Bridgett tells Nadine that *she* has never seen Nadine look 25!
Nadine imagines aloud going to Billy, telling him she is pregnant.  How
happy Billy will be with a loving wife, a home, a baby he doesn't have to
share!  Nadine stops when she notices that Bridgett is getting teary-eyed
and consoles Bridgett saying she knows it should be Bridgett, but if it
can't be the why *not* someone else?  Bridgett asks Nadine where she is the
whole time?  Oh yes, anywhere in the world.  How would they explain that?!
Nadine says they can make up an excuse about school - Bridgett snorts, but
Nadine continues.  She will stay here pretending to be pregnant, and when
Bridgett is due, she will make up a trip to NewYork ... for medical
reasons.  Bridgett won't have to worry, Nadine will be there for her.
Bridgett won't have to deliver the baby alone.  Then, Nadine will return to
Springfield with the baby.  Bridgett can return later.  Nadine turns to
Bridgett and says she knows it sounds flakey, but she is "as serious as a
heart attack about this".

Bridgett objects, telling Nadine that it will never work!!  What, for
example, will Nadine *do* with Billy if he does come back?  Nadine says,
why, love him, of course.  Bridgett says she better do it with clothes on
unless she can teach all that padding how to kick.  Nadine is deflated.

Billy/Little Billy
------------------
Billy has called out a messenger first thing in the morning to take the
divorce papers to the lawyer.  LB comes downstairs with a new soccer ball
that Billy bought him.  Billy asks him if he would like some OJ, but LB
would rather go kick the soccer ball.  Billy asks if his mother would let
him do that, and LB points out that they don't have a *BEACH* [ get the hint
of what is going to happen? ] where he can kick the ball around.  Billy says
okay, but be back in 30 minutes then they will eat and he will take LB home
before he goes to work.  LB goes outside.

Fletch/Nessa
------------
Fletch rouses himself long enough to uncover the ring he had buried in the
sand, remarks to himself that this is going to be a great day and goes back
to sleep with Nessa in his arms.

Eve/Nick
--------
Eve finds Nick back up on the roof top.  Eve tells him she didn't talk to
him because of Alex.  Nick admits that he has been a pain in the butt, that
Eve has been trying to make him see the truth.  Eve apologizes.  Nick asks,
for what?  For being there when he needed her?  He says, No, Eve is right.
None of this would matter right now if the Mimbo had stayed.  He cannot even
be angry with her for not staying because he cannot handle the situation any
better than she did.  Nick has decided he won't need to come to the roof top
anymore.  Eve pulls in closer saying she just wants Nick to be okay.  Nick
says he will and turns.  Her face is in his, he looks in her eyes.  He
wouldn't be okay if it weren't for Eve ... she is always there for him ...
he moves to kiss her [ ACK! PHT! ] - she tells him not to mistake gratitude
for ...  He won't, and neither should she.  They commence to ravenously neck
... Nick declaring he missed her ... she came back ... and calls her
Melinda.  They stop abruptly.  He says it has been a long day in order to
try to cover the faux pas.  Eve says, that would explain a lot of things and
runs off.

Nadine/Bridgett
---------------
Nadine says okay, the cannot think of everything.  Bridgett says it won't
work.  She lives with a doctor.  Nadine says Bridgett doesn't know her well
enough - whenever she needs an idea, one comes to her.  Bridgett tells
Nadine she is wrong:  she only gets 30 percent of an idea.  Bridgett
resolves to go home and tell her Aunt Moo.  Nadine cries NO! and makes
Bridgett promise not to tell anyone until she has had time to think things
through more.

Little Billy on the Beach
-------------------------
Little Billy is on the beach, kicking the ball around, scoring and being the
cheering crowd at the same time [ typical kid stuff ] when he runs up on
Nessa and Fletch asleep together on the beach, obviously nekkid under the
same cover.
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