SCAVO PIZZARIA



Tom and his friend, Scott, walk into the restaurant where Lynette is busy getting things ready.



Tom: "I cannot thank you enough for doing this. Thanks for taking the time out of your day."



Scott: "Yeah, Tom, I'm not sure this is the best approach. I mean, I've never done a session before where half of the couple didn't know I was a marriage counselor."



Tom: "We'll tell her...eventually. I just don't wanna scare her off. Hey, Lynette."



Lynette: "Yeah?"



Tom: "Look who just walked in off the street--Scott McKinney. Remember? We pledged Alpha Tau together. I told you about him."



Lynette: "You won the beer pong championship?"



Scott: "You told her about that?"



Lynette: "Yeah, and then you threw up in the trophy."



Tom: "Well, that is far from his only accomplishment. He's got a PhD."



Lynette: "Oh, wow. Well, I'd love to chat, but I have cheese to grate."



Tom: "Honey, no, wait, please. I will do that later. I want you guys...to know each other. I mean, this guy...is my boy."



Later, the three of them are sitting at a table, Lynette and Tom close together, Scott on the other side.



Tom: "So, Scott got married the same year that we did. How's your wife liking Fairview?"



Scott: "Well, uh, her whole family's back east, so she--she kind of resisted the move."



Tom: "Really? So that was a source of conflict?"



Scott: "Yes. Well, all couples have their conflicts. I'm sure you've had your share."



Lynette: "Oh, sure, now and then."



Tom: "Emphasis on now.'



Lynette: "Tom..."



Tom: "Scott shared with us. We're--we're--we're going through kind of a rough patch."



Scott: "I see. Well, I'm sure it's something you will get through. The trick is to keep those lines of communication open."



Tom: "Boy. Easier said than done."



Scott: "So this rough patch...what--what--what would you say is the underlying issue there?"



Lynette: "Well, Scott, I'm not sure I would say, particularly not to someone I just met."



Tom: "He--he's just trying to help. If you ask me, I'd say it started when our manager, Rick, quit."



Scott: "Oh. Okay, and--and how did that make you feel, Lynette?"



Lynette: "I am not answering that. This is not a therapy session."



Tom: "But if it were, wh-wh-wh-wh--what would you say?"



Lynette: "Oh, dear god you didn't."



Tom: "What...didn't what?"



Lynette: "Okay, okay. Give it up, Tom."



Scott: "Yes. Yes, Lynette, I am a couple's counselor."



Lynette: "Really? And what do you call this, ambush therapy?"



Tom: "It was my idea. Look, I'm just trying to get you to talk about what is going on. And don't tell me that nothing's going on!"



Lynette: "No, no."



Scott: "Good, good. All our cards are on the table."



Lynette: "Cram it! Okay, yeah, Tom, I've been unhappy lately. I am working through some issues, but that is something I need to do on my own. Talking about it doesn't help--not to you, and certainly not to Dr. Beer Pong."



She leaves.



Scott: "Well, I'm billing you for a whole hour, so, uh, is there anything else on your mind?"



SUSAN'S FRONT PORCH



Edie, Lynette, and Susan are talking on Susan's porch.



Susan: "I mean, I'm sorry, but this time, Gaby has just crossed the line, and I will not make myself sit through her wedding. Julie thinks I'm overreacting. You don't think I'm overreacting, do you?"



Lynette: "Yeah, a little."



Edie: "Absolutely not."



Lynette looks at Edie.



Edie: "What? She asked."



Lynette: "Look, even if Gaby is in the wrong here...and she--she is hugely, hideously wrong--do you really want to boycott her wedding?"



Susan: "She said that I would make Mike wish he was back in a coma."



Lynette: "I think her point--and again, I wish she'd express herself a little more tactfully-- was that marriage is unpredictable. We can't know what it'll be until we're in it."



Edie: "Don't defend that self-centered brat. She steals Susan's wedding and then expects to stay friends. She--she divorces Carlos and doesn't want anyone else to date him. You know, I've never known anyone as dishonest and manipulative."



Lynette: "Speaking of Carlos, I hear he got evicted."



Edie: "Yeah, that was a real shocker. Anyway, you stick to your guns, and don't you dare go to that wedding."



Lynette: "It could ruin your friendship. Are you willing to take that chance?"



Susan: "No, I guess not."



Edie: "Wuss. Well, at least get her a thoughtless, crappy gift, like a blender."



Susan: "I got you a blender for Christmas."



Edie: "And I use it every day. Gotta go."



She leaves.



OUTSIDE SUSAN'S HOUSE - NIGHTTIME



Susan takes a bottle of wine and is starting down the sidewalk when Gabrielle comes up to her holding a box of chocolates.



Gabrielle: "Honey, I am so sorry. I hope you don't hate me."



Susan: "I don't. I was just on my way to apologize to you."



Gabrielle: "Just so you know, I changed all my flowers."



Susan: "You don't have to."



Gabrielle: "The hell I don't. Those peach tulips belong to you...and so do these."



She hands her the chocolate.



Susan: "Thank you. I was just bringing you this."



Gabrielle: "Well, we got chocolate and wine. Your place or mine?"



Susan: "Oh! Well..."



Susan puts her arm around Gabrielle and they walk into Susan's house.



Later, the two of them are slightly tipsy as they drink their wine and eat the chocolate.



Susan: "I'm so glad we're doing this. I hate it when we fight."



Gabrielle: "Me, too, and I'm so sorry about that comment I made about Mike. It was way out of line. You guys are gonna be insanely happy."



Susan: "I think so, too. But, you know, then I remember, that's what I thought about me and Karl."



Gabrielle: "Please. Mike is not Karl."



Susan: "Well, you know, when I married him, Karl wasn't Karl. And I think that's why I got so mad at you. Because ninety-nine percent of me is sure that we're gonna be totally happy. But then what you said--it just stirred up that pesky one percent."



Gabrielle: "Honey, please. If anyone should be nervous, it's me. I met Victor three months ago. I mean, I'm crazy about him. It's just, the thought of saying those vows again? That's scary."



Susan: "Mm. Lynette is right. You know, marriage is like...it's like these bonbons. You never know what you're getting until you're in the middle of it."



She opens up a chocolate.



Susan: "It's one of those hard jelly ones. Do you think that's an omen?"



Gabrielle: "Honey, you're gonna be okay. All right? We're gonna help each other through this."



Susan: "Right. Yeah."



Gabrielle: "And getting married is scary, but at least we'll be doing it together. Oh, my god! We should totally do that!"



Susan: "What?"



Gabrielle: "Get married together!"



Susan: "You and me? Oh! Well, I-I'm beyond flattered. I-I find you to be an incredibly attractive woman. I just--"



Gabrielle: "Oh! No, stupid. I mean, a double wedding!"



Susan: "Oh. Oh! Oh, I would love that!"



Gabrielle: "Yeah, and then you wouldn't be mad at me for the date, and I wouldn't feel guilty. And we could be brides..."



Susan: "Together!"



Gabrielle: "Oh, yes! Let's celebrate. More chocolate. And just so you know, if I was a lesbian, I'd totally do you."



Susan: "That's good to know."



THE NEXT MORNING...



Mary Alice: "It's a fact of life that brides-to-be who agree to double weddings late at night often feel differently come the dawn. This change of heart was certainly true in the case of Susan Mayer...and even more so...for Gabrielle Solis."



GABRIELLE'S HOUSE



Gabrielle: "Morning."



Victor: "Hi, honey."



Gabrielle: "I hope I didn't wake you last night. I was at Susan's till midnight."



Victor: "Is something wrong?"



Gabrielle: "No, not exactly. Just a...small change of plans about the wedding."



Victor: "What kind of change?"



Gabrielle: "See...Susan was really upset..."



SUSAN'S HOUSE



Susan: "I mean, I've never seen Gaby so torn up with guilt."



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Gabrielle: "Practically in tears over this whole wedding date thing."



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Susan: "And she kept saying, please, let me make it up to you!"



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Gabrielle: "So after an hour of this, I suddenly heard myself say..."



SUSAN'S HOUSE



Susan: "Hey, how about a double wedding?"



GABRIELLE'S HOUSE



Gabrielle: "Wanted to bite my tongue the minute it came out."



SUSAN'S HOUSE



Susan: "She's so excited, so needy."



GABRIELLE'S HOUSE



Gabrielle: "Jumping up and down and hugging me."



SUSAN'S HOUSE



Susan: "I mean, what could I say?"



GABRIELLE'S HOUSE



Gabrielle: "So we're kind stuck."



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Susan: "So what do you think?"



Gabrielle: "I think anything that makes you happy is fine by me. Will this make you happy?"



Susan: "No. I'm screwed. I cannot get out of this without hurting her feelings."



Gabrielle: "Well, maybe this'll help...I forbid it."



Susan: "You do?"



Gabrielle: "Sure. Tell her that your groom's an old-fashioned guy and he doesn't want to see anybody on that altar but his bride. If she gets mad, have her take it up with me."



Susan: "So this is what marriage is about? Having someone to hide behind?"



GABRIELLE'S HOUSE



Gabrielle: "So what do you think?"



Victor: "You're gonna have to undo this."



Gabrielle: "How? Look I know I shouldn't have offered, but I did. I can't just take it back."



Victor: "Well, you're gonna have to. Do you have any idea what this day means to me?"



Gabrielle: "I do, and I know you've worked really hard to make our wedding perfect."



Victor: "Exactly. Do you think I want to share it with your friend and her ex-convict fiance?"



Gabrielle: "That's your problem?"



Victor: "Gaby, I'm the mayor of this town. How's it gonna look? There'll be press there."



Gabrielle: "Press? At our wedding?"



Victor: "Well, we're public figures."



Gabrielle: "So all of this planning and attention to detail--that's all been about your image?"



Victor: "Of course not. Gaby, this is gonna be the proudest day of my life and I'm not sharing the spotlight with anyone."



Gabrielle: "How about the bride?"



Victor: "Oh, please. Every eye in that place is gonna be on you. Every woman will wish they were you. Every guy will wish they had you. It's gonna be great. Tell your friends you're sorry. Tell 'em I'll even pay for their wedding. But they're not sharing mine."



EDIE'S HOUSE



Edie is getting ready for bed while Carlos reads the classifieds in the paper.



Carlos: "Here's a one-bedroom at the Oaks with a view of the golf course. That's gonna go fast. You know, I'm gonna call on this first thing in the morning."



Edie: "Or...I know this is the last thing you'd expect to hear from me, but... What if you stayed here with me, and we tried to have a baby?"



Carlos: "What, you're serious?"



Edie: "Well, I saw the look on your face when that test came back negative. Admit it. You were disappointed."



Carlos: "Yeah, maybe a little."



Edie: "Well...so was I."



Carlos: "You were?"



Edie: "Yeah, I was. You know, having Travers here made me realize that I like being a mom. And you're so great with him. Well, think...we could have that all the time."



Carlos: "Edie, nobody wants a kid more than me. It's just..."



Edie: "Yeah, yeah, we're not head over heels in love. We like each other, right? I mean, that's more than a lot of parents have going for them."



Carlos: "It's...just a very big step."



Edie: "Carlos, look around. Everyone's taking big steps--Gaby and Victor, Susan and Mike. And this could be our step. And we both need to love someone. No one said it had to be each other. Just think about it."



Edie goes into the bathroom and Carlos looks at the nightstand where Gabrielle's wedding invitation is lying.



Carlos: "Let's do it."



Edie: "You really want to?"



Carlos: "Yeah. I'm tired of waiting for my life to start."



Edie: "Oh, Carlos! Imagine, with your genes and mine, that child is gonna be a knockout! I'm gonna brush my teeth, I'm gonna flush those birth control pills, and we're gonna get cracking'."



OUTSIDE SUSAN'S HOUSE - NIGHTTIME



Susan puts out the trash and sees Gabrielle getting out of her car. They walk up to each other.



Susan: "Hey!"



Gabrielle: "Hey!"



Susan: "How are you doing?"



Gabrielle: "Good."



Susan: "Listen. We need to talk. I spoke to Mike, and, uh, he's just not really into the whole double wedding thing."



Gabrielle: "Mike said no?"



Susan: "Yeah, he sort of wants the day just to be about us. So we're gonna wait till the fall. I'm so sorry."



Gabrielle: "No. No, it's okay. Victor was kind of on the fence about it, too."



Susan: "Oh, good! I mean, not that they said no, just...'cause I really wanted to do it."



Gabrielle: "Me, too. I think it would've been so much fun."



Susan: "Yeah."



Gabrielle: "Well, I gotta go. I'm gonna meet Francois."



Susan: "See ya. Oh, by the way...you know that one percent sliver of a doubt thing I told you about? Totally gone. Any question I had about Mike's been answered."



Gabrielle: "That must feel really great."



EDIE'S HOUSE



Carlos: "Yeah. I feel really good about this."



Edie: "I do, too."



Carlos: "Our friends are probably gonna make fun of us."



Edie: "Yeah, I'm sure. But who cares? It's gonna be great. I'm so happy we're gonna be living together. We're gonna have so much fun. I'll be right out."



She goes into the bathroom and shuts the door. She takes out her birth control pills, takes one of them, then puts the pills in a small compartment in her purse. She goes back into the bedroom.



Edie: "Okay...let's make a baby."



LYNETTE'S HOUSE



Lynette is reading in bed when Tom gets into bed. He lies on his side, propping his head up with his hand and stares at Lynette. She looks at him.



Tom: "I talked to my back doctor today."



Lynette: "What did he have to say?"



Tom: "He said, assuming I exercise reasonable caution I can have sex again."



Lynette: "And what would that have to do with me?"



Tom: "Well, you don't seem to want to talk to me these days so I figured it's the one thing that we can do together without speaking."



Lynette: "Remember when I was giving birth to the twins and screaming in agony because Porter was dragging my uterus out with him? Well, I was more in the mood for sex then than I am now."



Tom: "Lynette?"



Lynette: "Hmm?"



Tom: "I'm your husband. I have to find a way to connect to you somehow. So we can have sex or we can talk. Your call."



Lynette: "Fine. Let's have sex."



Tom: "What?"



Lynette: "Yeah. Let's get this off."



She pushes him roughly onto his back and straddles him. She begins tearing his clothes off.



Tom: "What, you would rather have sex with me than talk to me? Ow, that hurts."



Lynette: "I said I'd have sex. I didn't say I'd make love."



Tom: "Huh, you wanna play rough? 'Cause I could play rough. Cut it out!"



Lynette: "Sorry. I'll try to be gentler as I move down south."



She aggressively grabs at the front of his pants and he sits up, grabbing her wrists roughly to make her stop.



Tom: "Okay. Okay! Okay, fine! You are mad at me. But name one thing that I have done to deserve it!"



Lynette: "You had lunch with Rick."



Tom: "You're damn right I did. I saw the security tape. What was I supposed to do, pretend that nothing was going on?"



Lynette: "Nothing was going on! He never touched me!"



Tom: "And I wasn't gonna sit around and wait until he did! I am glad that I made him quit!"



Lynette: "You didn't make him quit! I fired him!"



Tom: "You what?"



Lynette: "The idiot told me he had feelings for me, which he never would've done if you hadn't pushed him, and now he's gone. It's all your fault."



She pushes at him and he falls back.



Tom: "My back!"



As he falls, they twist and Lynette lands on the floor, hitting her head on the nightstand.



Tom: "Lynette? Honey?"



HOSPITAL WAITING ROOM



Tom and Lynette are alone in a waiting room. They sit in separate chairs which are slightly apart from each other. Lynette is holding an ice bag to the back of her head. A nurse pokes her head into the room.



Nurse: "It'll just be a few more minutes, Mrs. Scavo. The doctor's looking at your CAT scan."



Lynette: "Thank you."



The nurse leaves.



Lynette: "This whole thing is ridiculous. I bumped my head."



Tom: "Lynette, you were dizzy and throwing up. You can't be too careful."



Lynette: "Well, I feel just fine now."



Tom: "When Rick said he had feelings for you, what did you say?"



Lynette: "I said that it was totally inappropriate, and then I fired him."



Tom: "Do you have feelings for him, Lynette? Do you have feelings for Rick?"



Lynette: "I would never cheat on you. You know that."



Tom: "That's not what I asked. Did you fall for him?"



Lynette's face starts to crumble.



Tom: "Oh, god."



Lynette: "Nothing happened. He's gone. It's over."



Tom: "Don't tell me that it's over. We've been fighting about this all week. You miss him, don't you?"



Lynette: "Don't do this."



Tom: "Damn."



Lynette reaches between their chairs and holds onto Tom's hand. He pulls his hand from hers.



Tom: "Not now. I can't."



The doctor comes in.



Doctor: "Mrs. Scavo?"



Lynette: "That's me. I'll be back."



Doctor: "Actually, I'd rather have you both come in for this."



The three of them walk into the doctor's office.



Lynette: "Is it a concussion?"



Doctor: "No, it's just a bruise."



Tom: "Well, good."



Doctor: "But I noticed something in your CAT scan that concerns me. You have a few swollen lymph nodes in your neck. I want to send you in for a biopsy."



Tom: "A biopsy? Why?"



Doctor: "Have you noticed any change in your appetite lately? Any fatigue, fevers, uh-"



Lynette: "Stop. Just...stop. What is it you think I have?"



Doctor: "I don't want you to panic. This can be any number of things."



Lynette: "Is one of them cancer?"



Doctor: "It could be lymphoma. We're hoping the biopsy will rule that out. If you look at the CAT scan...you can see this white area here stands out. These are called submandibular lymph nodes. Lymphoma can vary according to the type of cell that multiplies and how the cancer presents itself. There are two types--Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma."



Sitting in separate chairs, slightly apart from each other, Tom reaches over and takes Lynette's hand. He squeezes it tightly.



LYNETTE'S HOUSE



Parker is sleeping with the covers off.



Mary Alice: "From the moment we wake up in the morning till our head hits the pillow at night our lives are filled with questions."



Lynette comes in and pulls the covers up over him. He wakes up.



Parker: "Is it morning yet?"



Most are easily answered and soon forgotten.



Lynette: "Not yet, sweetheart. You go back to sleep now."



She kisses him and starts to leave. At the doorway, she turns around and looks at her sleeping children.



Mary Alice: "...but some questions are much harder to ask because we're so afraid of the answer. Will I be around to watch my children grow up? Am I making a mistake by marrying this man? Could he ever truly love me? And what happens when we ask ourselves the hard question and get the answer we'd been hoping for? Well, that's when happiness begins."



THE END

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