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While Jack and Phyllis enjoy an evening together, he tells her that he won’t press about her moving back in. When Traci apologizes to Phyllis, she is reluctant to believe her sincerity. Michael tells Paul that he wants to divorce Lauren, but he’s afraid of the repercussions it’ll have on Fen. Meanwhile, Carmine tries to slowly convince Fen that his parents should separate. Later, Phyllis confronts Carmine. When Traci tries to talk with Billy about his marriage to Victoria, Billy suspects that Traci might be running from problems of her own. Meanwhile, Nikki tells Victoria that she made the right decision to leave Newman Enterprises and she should focus on her happiness outside the company. Later, Adam confesses to Victor that he thinks Chelsea’s baby might be his.

Phyllis tells Nick that she hopes that being honest with Summer about the ripple effect caused by Cassie’s death will scare some sense into her. Michael tells Lauren he’ll have divorce papers drawn up. Lauren asks Michael to give her 30 days to try and make amends. When Cane tells Lily that he’s in Chicago, he secretly stays in town to plan a surprise party for her. Lily and Tyler have a drink at On the Blvd to toast the success of their campaign. Oliver stops by and tells them they’re crazy to end their partnership. Kevin tells Chloe that they don’t need to sell Crimson Lights and that he’ll find another way to make money. Meanwhile, Fen tells Carmine that he thinks his parents are hiding something from him.

Dylan meets up with Chloe to make the purchase of Crimson Lights official. Chloe gets upset at Kevin when he asks Dylan for an unreasonable amount of money for the business. Chloe rips into Kevin for not being someone that Delia will be able to look up to. Meanwhile, Alex gets frustrated at Kevin for skipping out on his community service. Lily apologizes to Cane for missing part of her surprise party and says she had no idea what he was planning since he told her he was out of town. At Adam’s penthouse, Avery accuses him of throwing her towards Dylan, so he can get Chelsea back. When she leaves, Chelsea comes by and gets angry with Adam for interfering in her life. Noah and Tyler agree to be roommates.

Phyllis and Nick grab dinner after talking with Summer. Later, Avery tells Nick about the baby she and Dylan lost. Adam brings Chelsea to the hospital, and refuses to leave her side. When Dylan arrives, he’s told that Chelsea is fine, and that it’s her high blood pressure that caused the dizziness. Chelsea tells Adam that he needs to leave her alone. While packing up Crimson Lights, Chloe tries to cheer up Kevin with all the good things she says will come from working with Chelsea. When Gloria and Michael have a drink at the GCAC, she is shocked to find out that he’s moving out because Lauren cheated. Meanwhile, Carmine goes to see Lauren.

Chelsea wakes up at Dylan’s after having spent the night there. She mentions that she hasn’t slept that well in ages. Before she leaves for work, they share a kiss goodbye. Chelsea confesses to Chloe that she is falling in love with Dylan. Devon grills Tyler about staying out with Lily, and getting her tipsy the night of her surprise birthday party. Later, Lily confronts Neil about the recent blog post. Neil explains that the hacker has twisted his words. Kevin traces the blogger’s location to the public computer at the GCAC. Dylan comes to pick up his last paycheck from Billy, and informs him that he bought Crimson Lights. Billy calls his buddy Ken and asks to be dealt into a game.

Michael tells Fen that he’s trying to work things out with Lauren. Meanwhile, Carmine sends Lauren chocolates. Later, Carmine tells Fen that he’s upset because a woman he’s been seeing has gone back to her ex. Devon questions Lily’s involvement with Tyler. Summer decides to attend GCU, and Noah can’t help but wonder if it has anything to do with Kyle. Later, Courtney takes Summer to get a prescription for birth control. Adam and Victor sign the paperwork to privatize Newman Enterprises. Avery sends a paralegal named Melanie over to finalize the paperwork.

Billy agrees to play cards with Ken, while at the same time, Victoria reminds him that they’re expected at Adam’s party. When she goes upstairs to tell the nanny that they’re leaving, Billy calls Ken to tell him that they’re going to have to pick up where they left off another night. Alex and Kevin continue their hunt for the blogger. Alex considers recommending Kevin for a job as a computer specialist once his community service is done. Adam invites Melanie to the party at Victor’s. Victor announces that Newman Enterprises is solely owned by their family. Nick makes an important announcement about his future with Avery.

Nick receives an envelope from the paternity lab. Meanwhile, Phyllis finds birth control pills in Summer’s purse. Phyllis urges her to really think before doing anything. Kyle confides in Jack that he’s growing more attached to Summer, and enjoys spending time with her. Nikki and Victor rent out a room at the club to celebrate Summer’s graduation. After the celebration is over and everyone is gone, Victor surprises Nikki with two tickets for their honeymoon. Later, Nick comes home from Summer’s graduation and rips open the envelope from the paternity lab. Michael and Lauren bring Fen home from graduation to celebrate with Kevin and Paul. Fen tries to act like he’s grateful when Michael and Lauren give him a car. Fen receives a text saying he isn’t invited to the graduation party because he’s a loser.

Cane and Lily enjoy a dinner together as they discuss balancing family and work. Cane tells Lily that she shouldn’t have walked away from the campaign and that he was jealous of Tyler. Alex asks Kevin if he knows anything about a recent robbery. Kevin vehemently denies having any involvement and Alex leaves. Nick opens the paternity test results and is shocked to learn that he’s not Summer’s father. When Noah asks him what’s wrong, Nick covers, saying he received an unexpected repair bill from the Underground. Later, Sharon tries to offer help to Nick. Phyllis tells Summer that whatever she has planned with Kyle can wait. Later, Summer and Kyle end their date with a kiss.

Nick goes to the Abbott mansion to tell Jack the truth about Summer. Nick can’t bring himself to reveal the truth, and quickly leaves. Phyllis confronts Nick and he tells her that he doesn’t know if he’ll ever be able to reveal the truth. Meanwhile, Kyle and Summer head out on a date. While Billy sits at the bar looking over his bets, he tells Jack he’s just taking care of some business. Kyle joins them after his date with Summer. Lauren and Michael come back home after their first session with a marriage counselor.

When Sharon confronts Adam about his social life, he accuses her of being jealous. Meanwhile, Chelsea feels the baby kick for the first time. She gets caught up in the moment and tells Dylan that she loves him. Chloe tells Kevin that she is done living with a thief and covering for him. When Kevin asks if she is thinking of turning him in, Chloe takes off her wedding ring. Later, Chloe tells Chelsea that things are over between her and Kevin. Anita makes a phone call to a florist to order flowers for Chelsea in Adam’s name. When Billy checks the race results on his phone, Victoria asks him why he’s so excited. He covers and says he was just going over some receipts and that the restaurant made some money. Victoria suspects that something else is going on with Billy.

While Leslie and Avery discuss their partnership, Leslie reveals that she needs access to a safe deposit box her father left behind. Devon and Neil question how the blogger has managed to pick up old journal entries that correspond with what is currently happening in their lives. With everything going on at Newman, Nikki questions if Victor is still comfortable leaving Adam in charge of the company while they go on their honeymoon. Later, Adam makes a mysterious phone call. Chelsea tells Dylan that she loves him. Dylan later admits that he can’t live in the past, and he does love Chelsea. Meanwhile, Anita considers telling Adam about Chelsea and the baby. Cane hires Hilary as his new assistant. Hilary introduces herself to Lily and tells her she recognizes her as the face of Jabot.

Victoria accuses Billy of having an affair with Chloe. Billy denies having an affair and admits that he fell back into gambling. Chloe figures out that Lauren had an affair with Carmine. Later, Chloe tells Kevin to return everything he stole and to volunteer at a homeless shelter. Michael finds Fen passed out and he wakes him to ask if he’s drunk or high. Lauren overhears Michael tell Fen that he wants his marriage to work. Michael gets a text from a client, and has to leave. Later, Carmine comes over to visit Lauren. Leslie reads over the letter that Neil wants to post to the blogger. Leslie realizes something the blogger said was in a letter that Rose wrote to Gus. Phyllis and Nick decide to tell Summer the truth about the paternity test. Nick buckles, and ends up telling Summer that he’s worried about her and Kyle. When they’re alone, Phyllis asks Nick what happened.

Carmine kisses Lauren as Fen comes off the elevator. Lauren makes Carmine leave, and then explains things to Fen. He concludes that at one point they had an affair. Michael arrives and notices something is wrong. Lauren explains that Carmine showed up uninvited and initiated the kiss. Fen lashes out at Lauren, and leaves. Traci opens up to Jack about her problems with Steve. Meanwhile, Phyllis gets angry at Nick for not telling Jack the truth about Summer. Later, Courtney grills Summer as to why she and Kyle haven’t had sex yet.

Chloe tells Chelsea that Kevin needs to change, and this is his last chance. Chelsea confesses to Chloe that Dylan told her he loves her. Tyler and Devon argue when Devon finds out that Tyler moved forward on the campaign designs without him. Chloe calls Lily and asks her to help settle their argument. Devon confronts Lily about her feelings for Tyler. Billy calls Victoria and leaves her a message saying he wants to make things right between them. Later, Billy tells Dylan about his gambling problem and that he’s not going to play cards anymore. Phyllis calls Nick to discuss how to fix things. Phyllis tells Jack that she needs to go to Chicago and the executive that was supposed to go with her is on vacation. When Jack offers to go, Phyllis suggests that Kyle go with her instead. Avery realizes that something is bothering Nick. Nick tells her that nothing will stand in their way of getting married.

Michael wonders what will happen if he and Lauren can’t convince Fen that they’re committed to making their marriage work. Lauren suggests they follow their therapist’s advice and go on a date. When Kevin returns all the stolen items and asks Chloe to come back home, she tells him that she’s not ready yet. Abby accuses Chloe of being involved with Billy. When Chloe denies Abby’s accusation, Kevin wonders if something might be going on. Later, Chloe is shocked to discover that Victoria also thinks she’s having an affair with Billy. Neil receives a response from the blogger. Avery tells Leslie the court order went through, and she can now open the safe deposit box. Leslie finds Gus’s will inside the box.

Adam flirts with Melanie until he is distracted by Chelsea. Melanie compliments Chelsea on her designs, and congratulates her on the baby. Chelsea leaves, and Adam informs Melanie that Chelsea is his ex-wife. Billy brings Victoria to see Adam so he can confirm that he’s been gambling. Billy’s plan backfires, as Adam says Billy must have really screwed up if he was willing to use gambling as an excuse. Chelsea arrives at Dylan’s and notices a freshly painted wall this is slightly obscured by a sheet. Dylan distracts her and says she can see what it is after dinner. After dinner, Dylan pulls down the sheet to reveals a surprise for Chelsea. Leslie and Neil inform Avery that Gus left half of his estate to his children and the other half to Rose Turner. Leslie finds a photo of Rose in Gus’s safe deposit box. Leslie thinks Neil should respond to the blogger with a mention of Rose. Lauren and Michael’s date is interrupted by the waiter bringing over a bottle of Champagne. Michael believes that Carmine ordered the bottle.

In Chicago, Kyle and Phyllis go over information for their meeting with a focus group. When Kyle steps out, Phyllis answers his phone when Summer calls. When Summer questions why Phyllis is in Kyle’s room, Phyllis says they are meeting about work, and that Kyle can’t talk because he’s in the shower. Sharon questions what is bothering Nick. Avery overhears, and wonders why Sharon is making herself so available to Nick. Kevin confronts Billy and asks if he’s sleeping with Chloe. Meanwhile, Chloe enjoys telling Adam that Chelsea is engaged to Dylan. Anita disapproves of Chelsea’s engagement to Dylan. Billy leaves Victoria a heartfelt message asking her to let him come home. Chloe accuses Kevin of avoiding the real problem in their marriage which is his stealing. Adam figures out that Sharon still thinks she might have a chance with Nick.

Chloe refuses to fight with Kevin over whether or not she is having an affair with Billy. She sadly tells Kevin that their marriage is falling apart. Chloe tells him she’s going to draw up divorce papers. While Victoria believes that Billy is not having an affair with Chloe, she tells him that he needs to leave. Sharon tells Adam he is fooling himself if he really thinks he has moved on from Chelsea. Sharon visits Cassie’s grave and tells her how much she misses her. Dylan tells Anita how much he loves Chelsea, and how he will provide Chelsea and the baby with everything they need. Avery tells Nick that she thinks he needs some space and that she can’t help him if he won’t open up to her. Adam tries to get to know Melanie but she is reluctant to reveal anything. When she excuses herself, Adam takes the opportunity to go through her phone.

When Tyler tells Neil that he can’t work this way, Neil fires him. Later, Tyler tells Noah that Neil fired him because of his feelings for Lily. Meanwhile, the blogger taunts Neil, asking him what his children and grandchildren would think if they knew what he did. Jack worries about Traci and her marriage, but she doesn’t want to talk about it. Meanwhile, Kyle agrees to have drinks with Phyllis to celebrate his success with the focus groups. Phyllis stresses what little Kyle and Summer have in common. Avery asks Nick if he has changed him mind about telling her what is bothering him. Nick calls Phyllis and leaves her a message that it’s time for them to come clean about Summer.

Billy tells Carmine that Victoria kicked him out for gambling. Carmine hands Billy a business card of a guy looking for a game. Later, Fen tells Carmine to stop texting him. Tyler accuses Devon of getting him fired. Meanwhile, Abby and Alex get into an argument at the police station. Later, Abby offers to buy Tyler a drink when she hears that he lost his job. Michael and Lauren try to enjoy watching a movie together. During dinner, they share a sweet kiss and work on rebuilding their relationship. Jill offers Hilary double her pay to divert projects to her instead of Cane. Lily comes clean with Cane, and tells him that Tyler is the reason she left the campaign. Lily tells Cane that she doesn’t have feelings for Tyler even though he may be attracted to her. Chloe and Kevin inform Delia that they are getting a divorce. Delia is pained by the news, but is assured that it has nothing to do with her. Fen passes money to a dealer in exchange for a bag of pills.

Billy confides in Jack about his gambling. Jack assures him that he will always be there for him. Abby tells Victoria that she hopes she can work things out with Billy. Later, Billy comes to the magazine office to return a doll that Delia left behind. Chloe tells him that she has made a lot of bad decisions, but choosing him to be Delia’s dad was a good one. Adam and Melanie continue to flirt, and eventually make love. Adam tells Melanie that it was his idea to privatize Newman. Melanie doesn’t think it will be long before Victor is working for Adam. Adam heads to the shower and overhears Melanie make an important phone call. Dylan asks Chelsea to move in with him. Chelsea admits to Chloe that she hates that the best relationship she has ever had is based on a lie. Meanwhile, Dylan reunites with his old friend Stitch. Phyllis succeeds in keeping Kyle and Summer apart by asking them to help her plan Jack’s surprise party.

Lauren gets a text from Carmine and she responds by telling him to leave her alone. Michael tells Lauren that he turned down a case where a woman, Eleanor, killed her husband and his mistress. Paul warns Carmine to stay away from Michael and Lauren. At Jack’s birthday celebration, Abby confronts Kyle about what is going on between him and Phyllis. Kyle receives a text from Summer saying that she and Jack are on their way to Jack’s surprise party. Later, Billy shows up drunk to the party. Meanwhile, Kyle tells Summer that they are moving too fast. Abby lays into Kyle when he tells her that he broke things off with Summer. Phyllis arrives at The Underground just as Nick reveals the truth to Avery.

Sharon watches as Summer gives Faith an early birthday gift. Victoria takes Johnny over to the ranch and tells her parents about Billy’s gambling, and that she is going to visit Reed for the fourth of July. Victor tells Victoria that he wants her to file for divorce. Kyle tells Abby that Phyllis kissed him, and it doesn’t mean anything. Abby tells Kyle that Jack should know that he kissed Phyllis. Summer tells Jack that Kyle dumped her and that she’s convinced that her mother had something to do with it. Meanwhile, Billy confides to Jack about Victoria leaving, and his inability to quit gambling. Avery thinks Phyllis lied about the paternity test, but soon realizes that it was Nick’s doing.