The ladies are getting ready to come out together at the BBQ. Olivia and Natalia take time to get supplies for a special treat Emma wants them to make for the bbq. While Olivia is distracted with making a call to Phillip, Natalia purchases a home pregnancy test. Olivia is over the moon oblivious to the house that’s about to fall on her head.
Today we pick up where we left Olivia and Natalia at Company. Natalia still feeling ill and looking pale tries to compose herself. Natalia leaves to meet up with Fr. Ray to drop off more cookies for the church. Fr. Ray continues to give Natalia a hard time about her choices and the possible reasons she is not feeling well due to guilt. Olivia runs into Rafe at the local store. He tells her he doesn’t want to have this conversation with her because it’s wrong and he doesn’t like her. Olivia tells him he needs to grow up and thanks him because his reaction made their relationship stronger. Natalia working with Blake describes her symptoms as she is holding herself up.
Natalia gets ready for her first day of work with Blake when Olivia walks into the house. They again declare they choose each other and discuss their plans for the day. Olivia plans to tell Emma about their relationship but puts it off because Emma, feeling different, didn’t have a good day at camp. Blake figures out that Natalia and Olivia are together and is very supportive. The girls plan their independence of coming out at the Bauer bbq on the 4th of July. Natalia has to excuse herself from Olivia at Company to go to the bathroom because she is not feeling well.
Natalia decides the girls should blow out Rafe’s candles and have cake because he will not return. Olivia takes Emma back to camp for her project in the park planting flowers. Natalia’s job interview doesn’t go very well and runs into Blake at Towers where she is having a shot. Blake offers Natalia a job. Nat stops by to help Olivia and Emma plant flowers in the park. Natalia leaves Rafe two messages to get him to come back for his birthday. “Am I ever going to make this ok for me & for Rafe?”, Nat ask Olivia. Olivia tells Natalia she is ok with waiting. Natalia then declares she is so over waiting. The girls get very close while holding hands then caressing each others cheek as Olivia says we’re not waiting for anything.
Frank convinces Rafe he has to see his mother on his birthday. Olivia and Emma buy him a gift will later deliver it to the house. Natalia and Rafe had a meal together but Rafe leaves the house when Natalia suggest the three of them sit down at some point together. Olivia and Emma arrive at the house were they put candles on the cake and blow them out together.
The girls were getting hammered with all the wrong reasons they are together. In the end, they mutually decide that Natalia will resign her position at the Beacon. They don’t want anyone to think they are together due to all the circumstances in their life that has brought them to this point. They are going to “take a step back” but they each declare to one another “I choose you”.
Rafe questions Natalia & Olivia about what’s going on. He does not take this well at all. Natalia tries to explain her feelings were not forced, Olivia didn’t “take advantage” of her, that her feelings just happened and she is “in love with Olivia”. Rafe damns them both to hell and takes off to Franks to stay. Olivia returns to see how Natalia is doing. Natalia is very upset she didn’t get to say everything she needed to say to Rafe. Olivia ask “So what does this mean for us?” and Natalia says “I don’t know”. As they both fold the picnic table cloth, Olivia looks devastated by that answer.
Olivia and Natalia are outside picking up where they left off yesterday filled with love. They talk about sex and how they are both scared but it will be ok when it happens. Rafe looks on then approaches but doesn’t tell what he saw. The girls plan for a dinner together with the kids and a movie. Later they share an intimate toast with champagne as Rafe shouts “Ma! What the hell are you doing?”. As Ricky Ricardo would say Natalia’s got a lot of splainin to do.
Today scene opens with Olivia and Blake still at the adult store. They return to Olivia’s room and share wine and talk about the sex they are not having. Blake gives Olivia something to think about when she tells her she would give up sex in a minute just to have one more hour with Ross. Natalia throws a few back at the bar with Frank & Rafe (drinking soda) then ends up at church to thank God for the day she had with her son. She ends up at home with Rafe when he takes off for a run. Olivia alone in her room now with a glass a wine and an adult toy says “This is stupid” and leaves to see Natalia. They discuss how much they miss each other and share an intimate moment of soft touches and hand holding as the girls are unaware as Rafe looks on.
Congratulations to Jessica & hubby on their baby girl Ivy.
The day starts with Olivia calling Natalia to tell her she had a great time baking cookies with her and Emma. Olivia runs into Company for coffee where Blake is reading a hot romance novel reminding Olivia how desperately she needs a relief. Natalia and Rafe visits Rafe’s parole officer where he tells them that Rafe has to be employed. The ray of sunshine Rafe still has an attitude about everything which concerns Natalia.
Olivia has some car trouble and ends up over heating herself then engaging in a passionate wet kiss with Josh. She pulls back and apologizes to him. She’s off to do some yoga for energy release but ends up shopping at a lingerie or some sort of sex toy store where she runs into Blake again. Blake tells her “a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do.”
The day starts with Olivia runs into Josh at Company. They discuss the needs of men and women. Olivia leaves the conversation with a sexually frustrated look. She and Emma surprise Natalia at church who is alone baking 50 dozen cookies and desperately needs help. Rafe shows up briefly to help bake cookies with the girls but has to leave because he can’t take too much family life in one day. Olivia says to Natalia “it’s a start”. Very cute scenes.
Olivia tells Natalia that Rafe cannot become a police officer ever due to his record. Olivia is becoming impatient and ask how long do they have to wait. Nat tells her it’s not about “us” but about her son. Natalia runs into Fr. Ray who tells her maybe her feelings aren’t as strong as she thinks if she has not told anyone or her son about Olivia. Ending scene with the Olivia at the house not giving an ultimatum but telling Nat she is leaving, giving Natalia space and will come back but has to be invited. She is trying to be as patient as she can. Natalia was great to Emma and Olivia wants to do the same. Sweet goodbyes.
Rafe applies to become a police officer and it will never happen because of his felony record. Natalia has no idea yet that he was denied. Olivia has a clue of this and tells Natalia to send him over for a job. She offers him entry level positions just to give him something. Rafe is ungrateful and unappreciative then tells Olivia to mind her business about telling his mother the truth. “This has nothing to do with you!” he says. (Looks like he’s going to take the news of Olivia and his mom very well. Not.)
