Debbie isn't out to buy anything, but tries on several dresses anyway. She must really love her work, Jackie thinks.

As Jackie tries on a gown herself, she can't help but think of it as a precursor to shopping for a wedding dress, even though the dress she's chosen for the award ceremony is decidedly non-bridal. Debbie promises to get Jackie in touch with some top designers, "I've modeled some fantastic gowns, Jackie," she enthuses with a giggle, when Jackie asks about shopping for wedding stuff, "When my turn comes I'll have the worst time choosing."

After Jackie buys her dress for the show, the women split up: Debbie has a spa appointment before her photo shoot she has to get to.

Jackie gets home & watches TV with Andrea for awhile, until Nico comes home & without saying anything, sweeps Jackie up & carries her to their bedroom, where he makes love to her with furious passion. He's been like this lately, like they've just fallen in love, he's constantly on her, his lips whispering endearments in her ear, his hands all over her, like he's starting their honeymoon before wedding.

Nicolas doesn't let Jackie out of bed the next morning, not even for her workout. It isn't until Debbie comes over for dinner that Nico & Jackie come downstairs. "Have you emailed those designers I told Nico about yesterday?" Debbie asks her, and Jackie turns to Nico. "You didn't tell me you ran into Debbie yesterday, Nico," Jackie says, though he hasn't said anything to her in the past 24 hours that wasn't an expression of love & passion. "Yes, at the spa at the Bellagio," Debbie goes on, confusing Jackie...Nico didn't say where the photo shoot was, but the spa at the Bellagio hotel is pretty a unlikely location..."I ran into Nico with Mary Strong," Debbie goes on, and the wheels in Jackie's head start turning rapidly. The actress come up too often, makes Nico too uncomfortable for something entirely in the past...

"Nico didn't mention that...or the spa...," Jackie says, speaking to Debbie but at Nicolas, who is clearly squirming in his chair now. But before Nico can respond to her, Andrea interjects, "Mary Strong...that's that nasty red-haired actress from that party, isn't she, Nico? Why were you with her?" Jackie would like to know the answer to that question & also what Andrea means by 'nasty actress at that party'. Andrea continues in Italian, his voice low with menace, "You better not lie to me, brother, I'm not going to keep quiet for you if you're going to lie...." Jackie understands every word, her language skills are better than she thought..."Nicolas, what's going on?" she demands.

The world both stops & moves at a terribly quickened pace while Nicolas makes his confession, and Jackie has a hard time filtering through the details, as he admits to different lies told to herself & his brother. "I lied to you, Andrea, when I told you the party was a one night stand. That wasn't the first time, it was the last." Nicolas says to Andrea, and then looks down at the floor as he speaks to her, "Jacklyn, I let you believe Mary had been a client of mine, but I never met her until recently...I've been having an affair." Jackie can't hear anything else, no explanation or apology. She rushes out of the dining room upstairs. Debbie follows after her, Jackie would like to tell her, tell all of them, to get out of her house. But she just collapses in tears & gasps, "I want him out," as Debbie puts her arms around her. "I'll take care of it," the model promises & leaves Jackie crying on her bed. After a few minutes, Debbie comes back & tells her she's sent Andrea to her place with Nicolas, they're alone here now. Jackie can't say anything, her world has completely shattered. She cries herself to sleep while Debbie sits by her, like she's on a suicide watch.

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