Gia: {Outside} Lucky? Are you in there? It's Gia. {Rings the bell again} Lucky? {Lucky answers the door} Can I come in? Ahem. Do you -- do you hate me? I mean, should I just leave? Will you say something? {Lucky steps further inside} Where is everybody?

Lucky: Lulu's with my grandmother. My parents are gone. But if you mean Elizabeth --

Gia: Where is she?

Lucky: Elizabeth's gone, Gia.

~*~

Gia: {Reading the letter Elizabeth left Lucky} "Don't try to find me. I'll be back once I've had time to think"?

Lucky: Yeah. I went upstairs to see Elizabeth, and I found that note.

Gia: Ok, so the good news is Elizabeth is coming back, right? I mean, that's what it says.

Lucky: "Coming back," Gia? Coming back to what?

Gia: You know, Nikolas is angry enough at me right now. I don't need you dumping on me, too.

Lucky: {Angry} You told Elizabeth that I didn't love her! Not only did you break her heart, you blew my plan to fix it! Who the hell do you think you are?

Nikolas: {Walks in the house} Hey, Lucky -- don't talk to Gia that way. All right, you want to blame somebody? Like I told you on the porch, you blame the person responsible -- me.

~*~

Nikolas: And, you know, if I hadn't told Gia what you told me in confidence, Lucky, none of this would've happened.

Lucky: Yeah. You got that right, brother.

Gia: I'm sorry. This is partly my fault. But if you took a step back for a second, you'd realize that when two people are in love for real, they should be able to tell each other everything -- especially if one of them is going to get hurt. Especially if both of them are --

Lucky: I thought I was through with people telling me how to live and how to feel. It's definitely cost me enough already. But apparently I haven't been worked over quite enough yet, have I? So thank you again, Nikolas.

Gia: Look, I forced him to tell me.

Lucky: Yeah?

Gia: I did. Look, I wouldn't leave him alone until he told me the truth, which he did because he loves me. Ok, I thought Elizabeth had a right to know how you really felt, and I still do.

Lucky: And what about my right, Gia, the right to do something about it myself?

Gia: But you didn't. You were still going through with the wedding.

Lucky: And that's my decision! Not yours, not his!

Gia: How can you stand there and accuse him of trying to hurt you when he is the one who stood by you, when he almost lost everything?

Lucky: Nikolas is the one who wiped out my love for Elizabeth in the first place.

~*~

Nikolas: I was trying to prove myself to Helena. All right? Asking her to wipe out your love for Elizabeth seemed a lot less risky than the alternatives. It wasn't, and I'm sorry. Like I told you earlier, if I had it all to do over again, Lucky --

Lucky: What is that, Nikolas? Is that your weak attempt at an apology? Or is that just an excuse?

Gia: {Lucky walks around them} Elizabeth is coming back, Lucky.

Lucky: And then what? How am I supposed to get back what you two took away? {Angry, he runs upstairs, tearing the flower garlands off the rails}

Gia: Thank you for defending me. You know, I don't care what he says. It is not your fault. He wasn't being honest with Elizabeth.

Nikolas: Yeah, well, you know, Lucky doesn't see it that way, Gia.

Gia: He was ready to lie to the woman he was marrying. I mean, he's got no right to criticize anyone.

Nikolas: After what Lucky lost, he has any right to feel the way he wants to, all right?

Gia: Ok. I'm sorry. Look, I know you're upset with me.

Nikolas: You're sorry?

Gia: You know, this probably isn't the right time to ask you, but will you promise me something? If you ever really fall out of love with me, no matter what the reason, will you tell me? Please? {He hugs her}

~*~

Gia: We should go.

Nikolas: Not until I make Lucky understand.

Gia: Look, he won't listen. He is way too angry. Let's just wait until Elizabeth gets back, and we'll talk to her.

Nikolas: Gia, I want to fix this.

Gia: It's not up to you to fix it. It's between Lucky and Elizabeth and time. You know, all we can do is help them when they need us.