Back in the Saddle Again

***Back in the Saddle Again*** is the eighth episode of the first season of Country Comfort. It premiered on March 19, 2021. It is written by Ron Rappaport, and directed by Leslie Kolins Small.

## Synopsis

*Boone's big ask leads to a big answer. The following morning, Beau tries to minimize his birthday, much to the dismay of Bailey and the kids.*

## Plot

Instead of immediately giving Boone an answer, Bailey busts into singing Celine Dion *It's All Coming Back To Me Now* in her head. But in the end, she rejects his proposal.

She doesn’t want to be with him personally, but says she still wants to sing with him.

The next day, Tuck admits that he feels bad for Boone, when they are talking about it. Not long after, Boone shows up at the ranch and serenades Bailey, thinking that he can sweet talk her into saying yes.The kids are looking on, but she closes the window on him and says she said no.

Bailey continues to say that she’s over him because she knows what she wants and she doesn’t want Boone personally.
The kids and Bailey stop talking when Beau comes down. He thinks that at this point they stopped talking because it’s his birthday coming up. He tells them he’s going to make it easy because he doesn’t want a party. Nor does he want a present.

However, Bailey thinks that what Beau is saying may not be what he really wants. That he’s just saying this because he is on a break with Summer. Thus Bailey decides that she’s going to plan a surprise party. The kids remind her that he didn’t want one, but she isn’t paying attention. The kids aren’t shocked she’s not paying attention, but they are trying to figure out how to deal with getting him a gift and Brody has the perfect idea.

Beau once sold a saddle that he loved. Brody has found one that is on sale and is like the one he sold. Only it’s $1,200 bucks and that is way too much for the kids. But the thing is like always these kids have a plan.

Summer can give them a loan.

Of course Beau walks in and hears them talking. Bailey tries to cover, but the thing is she over talks. She lies and tells him that for his birthday it is a family dinner and then drops in Summer would be there too. But he says absolutely no Summer. He’s not going to be the one to cave. He leaves.

Cassidy mentions how Summer is dying for them to love her but all they have to do is pretend to like her. They say they’ll leave out the part about the party.

Summer is surprised to see them at the bank and they are surprised to see pictures of them on her desk. Cassidy blurts out and says that they need to borrow money for Beau's birthday. Summer looks hurt, but asks what they are doing and Chloe tells her about the surprise party.

Summer admits that she has been listening to her mom who said to not cave first. She admits to Bailey that she hasn’t even told Beau that she loves him cause her Mom said not too. In the end, Summer takes a picture with them all for Beau’s birthday present but crops out Bailey.

Heading home. Bailey walks in and her tone gives away she’s done something. Beau asks her about it, but she doesn’t answer. Instead she distracts him with ugly looking voodoo doll on the table. Which ends up being a Boone doll that sings her a song he wrote for her.. Beau then says that may be the reason she hasn’t said yes.

Bailey starts talking about love and how Summer should be going to the dinner. Beau reminds Bailey that Summer manipulated him. Bailey in turn says it's because she wants to know where she stands and that Summer wants to move forward. They compare their relationship issues and Beau says he’s not ready for marriage.

Moreover, Beau says it’s not fair to continue the relationship with Summer and goes to text her. Bailey says not to end it before his birthday, seeing as how he may regret it.

Bailey heads back to the bank and walks into Summer’s office to see her wrapping the gift for Beau.

Bailey tells her she can’t go to the party and not because of the picture. Summer says no party no loan. Bailey anticipated that and opened the door to see the kids smiling. Summer slams the door in their face and says no party no loan.

Bailey then goes onto say that Summer tried to manipulate Beau and that she’s basically gotta own up to it. Summer says she’ll wait as long as it takes. Bailey tells her she has to tell Beau how she feels.

Summer has also not told him that she loves him, because her Mama said you can’t tell a man before he tells you. Bailey says if she doesn’t, the break may become permanent.

Summer then admits that she’s been miserable without Beau. She admits that she’s bad at vocalizing her feelings and so Bailey says that she should sing for him. However,when Summer starts to sing, it is off-key. Bailey tries to give her pointers, but Summer still can’t sing.

At the surprise party, Beau is overtaken by the kids present and they then tell him that they couldn’t have done it without Summer. She’s there and on stage, ready to sing. In the end, Boone helped them come up with the idea that Bailey would sing in the backstage and Summer would lip sync

Things are going great, but after hearing the crowd’s applause, she gets excited and calls for an encore. Only the encore wasn’t planned and it results in her getting caught and is mortified. She runs off stage to not see anyone.

Summer is crying in the bathroom with mascara running down her face but when Beau sees her, he says that she’s beautiful. She says she’s sorry she embarrassed him, but states that she just doesn’t know how to communicate her feelings.

But does tell him that she is willing to wait for him after they say they are crazy about each other. While he is not ready for marriage, Beau tells her that he’s ready to take a step forward and takes off his wedding ring and puts it away.

Back at home, Bailey is thinking of all the things that Boones did for her. She’s crying and admits that she doesn’t think she’s over Boone. They have a heart to heart and she tells him that she can’t trust him, which is why she said no to him. She further tells Boone that it’s not okay to just go from A-Z; that you have to earn all the letters in between and that takes time.

In the end, she tells Boone that it’s a no for now.

## Cast

### Starring

* Katharine McPhee as Bailey Hart
* Eddie Cibrian as Beau Haywood
* Ricardo Hurtado as Tuck Haywood
* Jamie Martin Mann as Brody Haywood
* Pyper Braun as Chloe Haywood
* Shiloh Verrico as Cassidy Haywood
* Griffin McIntyre as Dylan Haywood

### Guest Starring

* Eric Balfour as Boone
* Janet Varney as Summer

### Images

* Promotional Images
* Behind the Scenes

## Trivia

* The title of this episode is a reference to the song of the same name, which was the signature song of American cowboy entertainer Gene Autry.
	+ Which was first released in 1939.
* Bailey reveals to Summer that LeAnn Rimes has blocked her.
* The song Summer lip syncs with Bailey’s help for Beau’s birthday is *How do I Live Without You*.
	+ This song has two versions, one sung by Trisha Yearwood and another by LeAnn Rimes.

## References

1. ↑ Every Song in Country Comfort Season 1 - Screen Rant