Episode 7
It`s a LAD, LAD, LAD, LAD world!
Recap: Tad and Liza are getting ready for the birth of the baby, had a dressed rehearsal when Liza had a false alert. Jacob tried to make Tad realize that he`s falling in love with Liza. Adam hopes that Liza`s aunt, Holly Colby will be the key to his master plan.
Part 7: The shower, part 2.
After a long day at work, Tad and Liza are sitting in his car, heading home. Tad decides to first stop at Jacob`s LADder. They have been fighting all day about an up-coming TCE show. Liza has been tense all week.
Liza: (sigh) Why are we stopping here?
Tad: Dinner.
Liza: I don`t want to dine out. I want to go home and relax!
T: Chill! I`m here for the take out. I called earlier for chicken cacciatore for three.
L: How can you do that? I hate chicken! You know I hate chicken!!! Ever since you brought those damn chicken fingers at the office months ago, I can`t stand the sight of chicken!
T: Fine, then why don`t you come in and order what ever you want, exactly like you want it, since I obviously can`t get it right no matter what.
L: (getting out of the car, while Tad is grinning away): Oh fine! I can`t believe this! I`m carrying this bowling ball and I still have to do everything!
Liza and Tad enter Jacob`s and Liza spots the huge banner at the top of the foyer. *Happy Shower, Liza and Little Coco*. Liza is shocked.
The party: Surprise!
The party are Hayley, Matteo, Belinda, Grace, Marian, Jacob, Stuart and Ester.
Liza: Oh mine! (she turns to Tad who is all smile).
Tad: It worked!
Hayley: Happy real shower.
Liza: Didn`t we do this?
Tad: I believe the last one was for you, alone, this one is for the Colby bowling team...
Liza (hugs Tad) : You, you did this!
Tad: Well, all I did was: get you here. Hayley and Marian deserved the credit.
Later: The group gathers around and while Liza is opening the gifts, all smiles and laughs, Tad stepped away to the bar to talk to Jacob.
Jacob (pouring Tad a beer): Tad, my friend, Liza is a happy woman. You are doing great.
Tad: Is she? Happy, I mean.
J: Sure. And why not she`s surrounded by love.
T: Stop that!
J: Now come on, Tad, admit it.
T: You don`t understand, it can`t be, it can`t never be.
J: From what I understand from your history with Liza, I can see why you would fall in love with her at this point.
T: Oh really, and why is that, Jacob Freud?
J: Liza is an amazing woman, but for years, you could never let yourself approach her for different reasons. But when she got pregnant you thought yourself immuned. And you let yourself open, your guard went down. And that`s when you, my friend, fell. Hard.
T: That`s your theory, Foster??
J: Absolutely....(Tad stares at Liza) The question remains: When are you going to tell her?
T: OK! What if you`re right, what if I am falling for Liza? What the hell can I do about it? She`s pregnant with another man`s child. She`s in love with him, no matter how mad she is at him. Believe me, I know how mad she can get...
J: Maybe yes, and maybe not.
T: I can`t tell her! It would destroy every thing. The friendship is the best thing we`ve got going right now...
J: Of course, it could get better still...
T: Or worst. And she needs me right now more then ever...
J: Sure, but after a while you know, you will explode.
T: I know... I can deal with that.
On the other side of the room.
Belinda: So I heard about your false alarm?
Liza: I will explode very soon.
Belinda: How`s Tad holding up?
Liza: He`s making sure he`s getting on my nerve as much as possible so I won`t think about Adam or worry about the baby. He`s doing a great job.(smiles and laughs)... It`s really weird how life turns out, if you would have told me that I would be waiting for the birth of my first child in Tad`s house 7 years ago, I would have told you you were mad.
Belinda: Still holding a grudge way back when?
Liza: Kind of. I remember I was living in Dallas and Holly ...
Belinda: Holly?
Liza: The station owner. She was also from PV and she had a copy of the PV Journal in her office, and I just happened to pick a glimpse at it. The headline read: *Local PI Tad Martin presumed dead in explosion*. I cried all night that night. I mean, I was living a thousand miles away, and I hadn`t talked to him in years but still.... it touched me. I thought about all that unfinished business that we had, and it would remain that way...
Belinda: It was like saying good bye to one`s youth?
Liza (nods yes): And with the biggest hang over in Texas, I decided to move on. I just left. For Connecticut.
Back to Jacob and Tad:
Tad (holding his head): What the hell am I gonna do?
Jacob: Maybe you should just give up? Move on, once the baby is born. Just get on with your life. Find someone new.
T: I can`t do that!
J: Then you`re going to have to tell her, man! Sooner or later...
T: Later.
Cut to Liza and Belinda:
Belinda: So, you and Tad? Anything serious?
Liza: (not expecting the question) No! Of course, not. We`re just friends.
Belinda: Still, that living together thing....
Liza: That`s just temporary. Mother just found me this perfect little house and as soon as the baby is born, we`re moving in. No, Tad is sweet but, no ... Tad and I just don`t do well ``together``... I do worry about him though, I mean he`s lonely....
B (looking over at Tad`s): Is he? He seems quite content....
Liza: That`s an act.
B: Would you mind if I ask him out?
L: (trying not to show her jealousy): Sure, why would I mind? I know he likes you... He`s a lot of fun....
Later that night, Tad and Liza are the last people in the restaurant while Jacob is closing up, the two of them sitting at a table, silently. Music is playing from the jukebox, Liza takes Tad`s hand.
Tad: I think they want us to leave...
Liza: You know this was a very nice.... Thank you.
Tad: For what?
Liza: For making my life good. (holding her belly) Our lives.
Tad: I`m happy to do this, Liza.
Liza: This was such a perfect night. The perfect shower.
Tad: Well, not quite (another song comes on, the Beatles` *In My Life*, Tad gets up and offers his hand). Come on, dance with me.
L: Dance? Like this?
T: Why not? Last chance to do this as a free woman, come on...
Liza flashes a smile and still with difficulty gets up as Tad helps her. Tad smiles offering his hand. Liza hesitates and finally takes his hand. They get closer to dance, Liza puts her head on his shoulder and he closes his eyes as they dance, slowly.
In My Life: by Lennon-McCartney:
There are places I remember All my life though some have changed Some forever not for better Some have gone and some remain.
All these places had their moments with lovers and friends I still can recall Some are dead and some are living In my life, I`ve loved them all.
But of all these friends and lovers There is no one compares with you And these memories lose their meaning When I think of love as something new.
Though I know I`ll never lose affection for people and things that went before I know I`ll often stop to think about them In my life, I love you more.
Fade to black