Lucky Lucifer And Nick The Geek

Stephanie chases Jeremy down as he chases Ilsa. She makes him agree to have dinner with her parents, and then he makes his escape. He tells her to have the new silk panties waiting for later.

Nick loses a hand and decides to skip the next one. Chelsea encourages him to quit while he's ahead or, sarcastically suggests he just up the limit on his credit card and go for broke. Nick insists his luck is going to change.

Chelsea tells him no one ever wins. Nick sees Pete across the table, who just keeps on winning. Pete wins another hand, turns to his bimbos and says, "Hey... winning isn't everything, you know... What am I talking about? Of course it is. WINNING IS EVERYTHING!" The babes paw Pete as he dishes out some of his winnings.

Kayla walks in as Patch tends bar. He's running a special for beautiful blondes, "Everything is on the house." Kayla has come from Hope's house, where she got to spend some time with Ciara.

Patch says, "She's beautiful when she isn't spitting up on you."

Kayla asks, "What do you think about us with a little..."

Patch interrupts, "Teddy bear?"

Kayla smiles, "A baby."

Patch says, "I'd a whole lot rather have a teddy bear."

Belle is stunned at Shawn's marriage proposal. Shawn stammers around waiting for an answer. Belle thought they were going to wait till they got settled. Smooches. Shawn decides to take that as a yes. Belle stares that blank stare of hers.

Jeremy asks Ilsa what she was doing in the casino, "You have to stay out of sight."

Ilsa says, "It won't happen again."

Jeremy says, "Just do your job."

Max walks up, "What job is that, Jeremy? 'Cause I'd sure like to know."

Belle says she has dreamed of this moment often. BUT... Shawn can live with any doubts she might have as long as he knows she's going to be Mrs. Brady someday soon.

Patch and Kayla discuss having a second chance. Kayla wants a baby. Patch reminds her of little things like work and responsibility. He ends the discussion. Kayla can't accept that. Patch makes a face. He says he would give her the world. Kayla says she doesn't want the world – she just wants a baby. Patch says he has been trying with Stephanie, but one of the things he isn't good at is being a dad.

Pete wins again. Chelsea tells Nick tomorrow Pete will be losing. It doesn't look that way to Nick, "You're a buzz kill." Chelsea leaves, and Pete wins again.

Pete gives part of his winnings to the play-for-pay girls, "Put this someplace where I can find it later." He turns to the dealer and says, "I'd like to hang around but my two friends are not just naughty they are downright dirty. I have to go upstairs and give them a bath."

Pete walks over to Nick, I couldn't help but notice you're little hottie split."

"Hottie," asks Nick, "I didn't realize blind people could be so good at cards." Pete assures him she'll come back if he starts winning.

"Some people call me Lucky Lucifer," says Pete.

"And some people call me Nick the Geek."

Pete puts his arm around Nick, "If a geek wants to win he's got to start growing some hair."

Stephanie and Chelsea discuss their men. Well, actually, they discuss Jeremy and Nick. Chelsea has issues with Jeremy. "What is your problem," asks Stephanie, "Are you disappointed all you've ever had is a geek like Nick?" A referee steps in and penalizes Stephanie for a low blow.

Jeremy and Max argue about Ilsa. Max thinks it's quite a coincidence she is staying at the same hotel as Jeremy. Jeremy wants to end the discussion. Max tells him this isn't over.

Nick is insulted by Pete's remark. He asks him to step outside. Pete tells him, "All I meant was, you're not playing. There are forces in the universe that you can't buck, but you can influence. You have to play with more money to influence them. If you're gonna gamble, GAMBLE." He lets Nick in on a secret. He has a good luck charm – his pappy's glass eye.

Shawn puts on the sales pitch, "It will be great for Claire."

Back at Bo and Hope's house, Claire surfs the Internet... www.newparents.com.

Shawn insists, "It's not about Phillip, but I want him out of our lives." Translation: It's about Phillip. Belle just wants to be sure. Shawn says, "I thought it was about me. I thought I had a lot of growing up to do. I guess I'm not the only one." He hesitates for a minute, "Scratch that. I didn't mean it to sound like that."

Belle says, "It's not that. God knows, we both have more growing up to do than Claire. You just surprised me."

"Oh," says Shawn, "Next time I'll give you advanced notice. I'll call you up and you can circle it with a big red marker on your calendar."

The girl is as sharp as a tack under a steamroller, "You're making fun of me! You know, I haven't officially said no yet." He picks her up, tosses her around and the whole thing devolves into giggle and tickle. Things get serious.

Max wants to know why Jeremy is evading him. Jeremy turns to Ilsa and asks her to tell him why she is there. She says she comes to Vegas a lot and she knows people there. Max says he doesn't like the way Jeremy makes his money. Jeremy asks, "Why do you take it, then?"

Chelsea says Jeremy isn't even her type. Stephanie senses there is something more, "If you have something to say, say it."

"OK," says Chelsea, "The guy is cheating on you."

Nick thinks the glass eye is gross. Pete tells him the story of his pappy. His luck was bad. He got caught with a marked deck. That's when they beat him and he lost his eye. He found the glass eye in a pawnshop in St. Louis, popped it in and from that moment, started winning big, "He said the eye saw things. He gave it to me on his deathbed. The eye has never let me down. Try it, Nick. Let's see if you can grow some hair."

Kayla tells Patch to stop blaming himself for not raising Stephanie. She swears things will get better with her.

"Couldn't get a whole lot worse," says Patch. He tells her a kid shouldn't be a second chance to make things right. He's happy and he doesn't need a baby to make his life better.

Belle wants a rematch. Shawn says he pinned her fair and square, "Tell me, are you dumping me?"

"Why would you say something like that," asks Belle, "I love you. I don't want to dump you. I want us to be open about things. I know you blew off that job interview, and you didn't get on that plane."

Kayla says she doesn’t need a baby to make her happy. She thinks it would make their lives richer. Patch has issues. He wouldn't know how to raise a baby. Kayla says a child of theirs would love him as much as she does. He doesn’t want to end up raising a kid like Jeremy.

Max and Jeremy argue. Max tells him to take his money and shove it. Jeremy says Max can't handle Vegas and the partnership is over. Isn't this the part where Max is supposed to remind Jeremy he's doing all this with money he borrowed from Max?

Nick wins again. He thanks Pete. His winnings are up to $22,400, and he wants to bet the rest of the pile.

Stephanie says, "Jeremy would never cheat on me."

"You're right," says Chelsea with a whole lot of sarcasm, "Max saw him at my parents house with a girl."

"Max hates him," says Stephanie, "He's lying. You and Max are rotten friends. I hate you both."

Chelsea says she's trying to be a true friend. Max thought she should tell her sooner but she couldn't because she knew how upset she would be. Stephanie insists it can't be true, "If it is, and it's not, what would you do?"

Chelsea says, "After I thought of a million ways to get back, I'd get in his face and make sure he knew he'd never mess with me again. But you won't do that because Jeremy would never cheat on you." She leaves.

Nick wants to do something really nice for Chelsea. Pete says the eye is only good for one more hand. Nick bets it all. The dealer tells him he can't – the table has a $1,000 limit. Pete steps in and tells her to bend the rules. She lets Nick bet the whole pile and deals. Nick gets a sixteen, "That's not good. If I get more than a five, I go bust."

Pete points the eye at the deck of cards, "You're OK. The next card is a four."

"How do you know," asks Nick.

"I've been counting cards," says Pete, "Keep it quiet or they'll throw me out of here."

Max tells Jeremy walking out on the deal is fine with him. Jeremy says there is outstanding business. Max says, "I'll keep my mouth shut unless you are running more than knockoffs. If that's the case I'll drop a dime on you."

Kayla shows Patch Ciara's pictures. Patch likes the pictures; it's kids he can't stand. Seeing the picture doesn't make him want one.

Kayla whines, "There are so many needy kids who need a home."

"Not the Johnson home," growls Patch.

Kayla thinks it's a shame for a needy child to miss out on a father like Steve. He tells her it's not for him, "The kind of things you do with kids are gone for me. That boat has sailed."

Shawn rages that Phillip told Belle about the job interview. He says everything about that job would have been about Phillip. He thinks he can build a future for them at the garage. If he had taken the job in Cleveland, he would have been missing out on everything. Belle agrees but wants to know what he did on the fourth. Shawn flashes back to changing the tickets. He tells her he didn't go anywhere, "I just drove around. So many living rooms, so little time."

"Hit me and make it hurt," says Nick. The dealer turns over a four. Nick has a 20; the dealer has 19. Nick yells, "I WON FIFTY GRAND! Thank you, Pete! This is all because of your pappy's eyeball." Nick goes to cash in.

Chelsea comes back and asks if Stephanie still hates her. Jeremy walks up before she can answer. Chelsea asks where Nick is. Stephanie says she saw him counting some cash, "Maybe you should put some tabs on him."

Chelsea looks at Jeremy, "Maybe you should put some on him." Chelsea leaves.

Jeremy wants to know why Chelsea is so hung up on the loser. Stephanie defends Nick. Jeremy wonders what's with her. He suggests one of his famous backrubs. Stephanie isn't in the mood.

Nick counts his money. Chelsea finds him and he tells her he won, "We are rich, and we are in Vegas. Let's get married."

Pete turns to the dealer, "Anything the skinny kid won, put it on my tab."

"Why did you do that for a stranger," asks the dealer.

"I did it for love," says Pete, "I'm a romantic I guess."

On his way out, Pete comes across a janitor with an eye Patch sweeping up. He holds up the glass eye, "Hey, pal, did you lose this? I found it under a table. You should keep a better eye on your eye. It's a lucky eye."

Max knocks on a door. Creepo answers. Max asks how to find Ilsa. Creepo is reluctant to say anything until Max roughs him up. "Are you a pimp," asks Creepo, "She's a hooker."

"I want to know how to find her NOW," says Max.

Patch says Kayla had years to adopt a kid. Kayla says she didn't because she wanted a full time dad. Patch admits she's wearing him down and he's thinking about it. They agree to talk it through. Patch wants to leave time for other things besides a kid in their life. He comes to her side of the booth. Smooch.

Shawn is sorry Belle had to find out from Phillip. He thinks he messed things up. Belle thinks they both did. "So what do we do now," asks Shawn.

Belle gets on her knees, "We still have some unfinished business. Will you marry me?"

Shawn asks, "You're proposing to me?"

Belle asks, "Are you gonna marry me or not?" Shawn says yes. Hugs. Belle goes back to that stare. FF.


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