Royal Pains s04e12 Episode Script
Hurts Like A Mother
How great that we both exercise in the mornings.
I mean, we can spend time together and get our workouts in.
I know.
Today my boot camp, tomorrow your beach run or is it more like a leisurely stroll? Hey, there's nothing leisurely about the way I stroll.
I mean, that's If you say "that's just the way I stroll" I will hit you.
- I wasn't going to.
- Yeah, you were.
I just hope you can keep up with me.
Oh, did I forget to mention I hold the record for the 100-yard dash at my high school in Providence? Oh, so you're already a pro? Then you won't need the gift I got you.
You got me a gift? I always run with a pedometer.
You're gonna spoil me.
Wait and see where I'm taking you for dinner tonight.
Oh, I have a meeting with a referring doctor tonight.
- Tomorrow? - I'm on call.
Oh, wait.
So am I.
Typical workaholic doctor.
We can figure this out.
What's the rest of the week like? Uh, the night after tomorrow, I'm supposed to see my dad for dinner, but I could cancel.
No.
Family dinners are sacrosanct.
And then the night after that, I'm on call again.
- Can I have my pedometer back? - No.
Look, either we have a relationship based solely on workout routines, or we make on-call nights work.
Yeah.
You know that diner on Clearview? Isn't the food supposed to be terrible? Oh, so much worse than terrible.
But next door is my favorite bookstore.
So, if one of us gets called away, the other can find something good to read.
Oh.
They have an amazing poetry section.
Finally something we don't have in common.
I'm a mystery-novel guy.
Oh, I bet they have those there too.
Then the terrible diner it is.
You guys look tired, huh? Didn't have your breakfast? Oh How sweet.
Do it on your own time! This is my time! - Okay.
- Get on line! You're loud.
- Come on, guys.
- Got it.
What are you doing? If I'm gonna stay here, I need to pull my weight.
I mean, I know Hank is understanding, but he certainly did not expect your fiancee to start working here and move in.
You you did tell him that classes start soon, right? That this is just temporary? Okay, "A," you don't have to do this.
"B," how dirty do you think we are? - I'm doing it again.
- You're doing it again.
Yeah.
I am filling my time caretaking instead of facing the thing I should be facing.
Yeah.
So how about instead of doing that, for five minutes, you come with me you sit down and you talk to me about it? What am I supposed to say that I was lied to my whole life, that I can't even bear the thought of going home because it doesn't even feel like home anymore? When's the last time you spoke to your parents? - You mean the Collins? - Paige.
I'm sorry, that was that was mean.
All right.
Tell me what I can do to help.
Anything what can I do? Just give me some time.
Time? - Okay.
- Thank you.
Yeah.
All the time you need.
Hello? Oh, gosh, I hate to interrupt a moment of passion, - but, um, we need a doctor.
- Um, mom This doesn't look like a doctor's office.
No, uh, it is.
It's a concierge doctor's office.
We usually come to you.
I wondered how you ran a business with those guards all over the place.
Ah, yes.
The article in Dan's paper said nothing about them.
But it did say that you were located close to our home.
You didn't make an appointment? The article said they were available 24-7.
- Hi.
I'm Jackie.
- Hi.
And this is my daughter Fiona.
Hi, Evan R.
Lawson, CFO.
This is Paige, our office manager.
Hi.
The doctor should be back very soon.
Please, make yourselves comfortable.
No, no.
We should make an appointment.
I'm sorry.
My mom she doesn't do schedules, but I'm sure that a medical practice does.
No, we we make a lot of exceptions, actually.
I can't wait here now, all right? I'm gonna be late for summer school.
Fiona, Fiona, you have a dreadful stomachache.
I think you can miss class for that, especially since the class is probably causing it.
No, dreadful is not an emergency, okay? We're gonna come back w Okay.
Do you have a restroom? Yeah, right down there to the left.
So sorry.
Were you watching me sleep? Maybe.
Let's call in sick, spend the day in bed together.
Very tempting Come on.
We have so few days left.
What do you mean? Well, I'm leaving soon for Oahu.
You are? I have to get back on the road with the polo team.
Of course.
- When? - Five days.
So we should spend as much of this time together as possible.
Keep out the real world for as long as we can.
I can't.
I, uh, have to work.
And I promised Hank that I would meet him this morning.
I I can't be late.
I suppose I should go to practice.
I'll see you tonight? Yeah, of course tonight.
Royal Pains 4x12 - Hurts Like A Mother Original air date September 5, 2012 She leaves for college in the fall, but she insisted on taking this A.
P.
class now that she could just as easily take then.
If it were me, I would spend my last summer lying by the pool drinking virgin margaritas.
Yeah.
Because that is how you prepare for M.
I.
T.
Here, water.
So I don't see any stones in your gallbladder or duct.
I'll check your appendix now.
Maybe if you did yoga or meditated with me, then this class wouldn't drive you so crazy.
Mom, I told you, I like organic chemistry.
I have no idea where this side of my daughter came from.
Me, my husband, and my son wouldn't know organic chemistry from organic produce.
Okay, so there's no evidence of appendicitis either.
Well, I felt nauseous last week too.
That doesn't mean there's anything serious to worry about.
I'll give you some antiemetics to treat the nausea, and I'll run some tests on your blood and urine.
I, uh I don't need a pregnancy test.
Yep, I'm probably the only mother in the Hamptons who wishes her daughter made time for boys.
She doesn't understand me because I'm not ripping off my bodice.
I'm a romance novelist well, a part-time romance novelist.
I just write when I can, and I leave myself time to rest and replenish.
I won't get my characters out of bed without good reason.
Anything I may have read? Well, my biggest hit was my first one The Other Side Of Ecstasy.
It's exactly what it sounds like.
Hold on.
You're Jackie Van Ark? - Uh-huh.
- I love that book! That's we used to read it out loud - at summer camp after lights out.
- All right.
I, uh I haven't I'm probably not your target audience.
Oh, anyone who makes love is my target audience.
- Really? - I'll send you a copy.
Okay.
- This may hurt a little.
- Oh, she hates shots ever since she was little.
Uh, so, hey, are you going to live in the dorms at M.
I.
T.
? 'Cause I'm about to start at Parsons, and I found this blog that shows you how to arrange your furniture to make 200 square feet feel like 500.
It's it's awesome.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
All done.
Thank you.
Hey.
Hey.
I am so sorry I am late.
I had the craziest of nights.
Don't worry about it.
Jeremiah needs a ride.
Can you pick him up on the way to your first appointment? - Sure.
- Great.
So I couldn't find one of my shoes.
And when I got to my car, it was practically out of gas.
You don't have to explain.
You're five minutes late.
Hey, is everything okay? You seem unusually anxious.
Do I? Yeah, and, honestly, for the last few days, you've seemed unusually giddy.
- I've met someone.
- That's great.
Who is he? Actually, you know him.
Rafa.
Rafa? H he seems like a decent guy great polo player.
- Is he still here? - Yes.
But he's leaving soon.
Oh, but you'll keep seeing each other? Well, I hope so.
We we haven't talked about it, b but we've talked about all sorts of other things.
He has amazing stories from being all over the world, and and he wants to hear my stories too.
We holed up in his hotel room.
That was nearly too much information.
I love seeing you happy.
Happy? Yes.
Maybe a little crazy too.
No, listen, I just hope he's worthy of you.
Hey, maybe you should bring him around some time.
Oh, Hank, how very big brother of you.
Yeah, it'll be fun.
We'll get to know him man-to-man and man-to-Evan.
You know, I'd like that.
We could have a dinner party.
Then everybody could get to know one another.
It has to be something special, something big.
That's not exactly what I meant.
Hank I've never felt like this before.
When he calls, I get butterflies in my stomach.
When he leaves the room, even for a moment, I miss him.
I just hope he feels the same way.
Okay.
Something special it is.
Great! You guys are going to love him.
Divya? I am fine.
Thank you for the idea.
Yeah.
Thank you for picking me up.
My car's being detailed.
Your car is always spotless.
Exactly.
Jeremiah, your home is beautiful.
It's built for entertaining.
Yes, my mentor designed it that way.
He had many dinner parties here.
You ready? I need you to leave first in order for me to set the alarm.
Oh.
So you never entertain, Jeremiah? I've never had a reason.
Would you like one? I'm planning a dinner party, and I want it to be very special.
And your house is definitely that.
Oh, you're welcome to host it here anytime you want.
Tomorrow? Tomorrow.
Sure.
May I ask are you celebrating something? Yes.
I, uh I want to introduce everyone to my new boyfriend.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Can you take a break from the housewife porn for one sec? Jackie sent it I'm just reading it to be polite.
Look, I don't care what kind of weird stuff you're into, I just need your advice.
Henry, for one sec, please.
- Come on.
- God.
What? All right, so I've been reading these adoption support websites.
Good for you.
You're informing yourself.
Yeah, but it's it's it's not enough.
Paige says she needs time.
- What I think she needs - Is time.
No, she'll be happier if she's doing something other than cleaning.
- Why? - Because isn't everyone happier when they're doing something? I think you mean you'd feel better if you were doing something.
She just seems so lost.
I want to help her.
I have no idea how.
There are no pep talks for this.
There are no sweet fiancee things I can do to fix it for her.
You can't fix it.
But you can be there.
That's plenty.
I could at least, like what if I Evan, I know it's hard, but do nothing.
That's the best way to help her right now.
I promise.
Good talk.
I'll do nothing.
Yeah, that should be easy for me.
Oh, my God.
General.
Evan you got to do something.
We made a mistake not telling Paige.
We thought we were doing the right thing.
We discussed it many times, but we didn't want her to question that that she was part of the family.
We wanted Paige to feel secure and loved.
She did.
She she does.
She has every right to be angry with us.
We kept this secret too long.
I've always been too willing to keep secrets.
But I honestly believed I was protecting my family the only way I knew how.
You know Paige.
You know she loves you.
She just needs time.
Her mother and I miss her so much.
Just tell her that.
She'll listen to you, son.
I was just putting a book away, and it slipped out of my hand, and the next thing I know, I have pulled this whole thing on top of my foot, and it swelled up like a superabsorbent polymer.
They can absorb and retain up to 500 times their weight and Never mind.
So nothing's broken.
Sorry I can't say the same for the bookshelf.
It's an etagere.
It's built to display delicate objets d'art.
Ah.
I wanted her to have beautiful artistic things around her.
And I put my clunky textbooks on it.
I guess the etagere revolted.
Okay, uh, I'll wrap up your foot.
If you could keep your leg up for me, that'd be great.
If you keep ice on it, the swelling should go down.
Now, how's your abdominal pain.
Uh, it's gone.
Paige didn't come with you? I wanted to thank her.
She texted me a link to that blog.
Oh, Paige doesn't usually come with me on house calls, but I'll bet she'll be happy to get a text from you.
How about your nausea? Um, the shot worked.
Thanks.
Tough to concentrate when you're throwing up all day.
You're welcome, but according to your blood work, the vomiting left you dehydrated.
So, not surprisingly, you need to rehydrate and rest.
Well, sure, right after my organic chem final.
Fiona, it can't wait that long.
You need a break.
That was his favorite shade of white.
You have a lovely home.
Oh, I don't rent it out or anything.
It's just a one-time thing.
Oh, uh, is there gonna be a fish option without eyes? Thanks for being flexible about the dinner plans.
I know there's no bookstore if I get called away.
- I'll entertain myself.
- Good.
- Wow.
This is so swanky.
- I know.
If this is just to introduce Rafa, I can't wait to see what she does for his birthday.
He has to show up for his introduction first.
Well, give it to Divya.
She sure goes all out to make a statement.
Not usually, right, Ev? Yeah, it's pretty un-ivya.
- She's usually so - Uptight? - I was gonna say "reserved.
" - Yeah, me too.
Oh, hi.
- You made it.
- Of course.
Wow.
This is quite a spread.
Did Rafa win a tournament or something? No, Divya's just lost her mind.
- How are you? You good? - I'm great.
You look great.
You seem, like, happy.
Yeah.
I hung out with Fiona this afternoon.
- The vomiting girl? - Mm-hmm.
She texted, and I stopped by.
Bonding with a patient that's very Hankmed of you.
I know.
It started because she seems kind of disconnected from her family.
Which makes her kind of relatable to you right now? Yeah.
But hearing how positive and and focused she is about school, I admire her.
She's moving forward, and I want to do the same.
So no more adoption talk, okay? - It's a plan.
- Good.
I don't know how this is gonna fit into that plan, but, um your dad came to see me.
He did? What happened? You told me you needed time, so I I just told him that.
Thank you.
How is he? I mean, you know how desperate he had to be to come see me.
They miss you.
He's here.
He's here.
He's here.
- You're here.
- Yes, of course.
Um, I'm sorry I'm late, but it's hard for a man from Buenos Aires to take a 7:00 dinner invitation seriously.
For the beautiful hostess.
I love it.
- What what is it? - It's for drinking mate.
In Argentina, it's a tradition to drink from the same cup.
This one will be ours to share.
Look, it's engraved.
You see? - Mi preciosa.
- Si.
So romantic.
But can it tell how far she runs? I love it.
Thank you.
Um, um okay, all right, everyone this is Rafa.
Rafa, this is everyone.
- Mucho gusto.
- Good to see you again.
- Shall we eat? - Yeah.
So can this behavior be explained medically, or should we actually worry about body snatchers? She fell so hard so fast.
She's acting like a teenager.
What the? We should do something.
I already talked to her.
I mean, I don't know what else we can do.
Again with the "do nothing"? Well Hey, that was mine.
I'll make another one.
- May I have a word? - Why? I don't want to alarm Divya, and I didn't approach Hank because I know how close they are, but I believe I need a doctor.
What's wrong? My fingers and wrist are numb.
And sometimes I can't move it at all.
This is not good for polo, among other things.
I can see you tomorrow for an X-ray.
Okay, thank you.
I took an oath.
Hank, it's Fiona.
I wish she told me she was feeling sick again.
I'm her mother.
I mean, I want to help her.
Of course.
Fiona? What's the matter? I'm drinking plenty of fluids, like you said, but my nausea's back, and my stomach really, really hurts.
Okay, let's have a listen.
Your heart is racing.
Weak and thready.
Okay, let me test your skin profusion.
We need to take you to the hospital.
Let's get you up.
- Wait.
What's wrong? - She's dehydrated.
- Whoa.
- Whoa! - Fiona.
- Call 911.
- Help me raise her feet.
- Okay.
What's happening? Her dehydration has become critical.
Hold that.
But she was drinking water the whole time I was here.
I can't explain why, but her low circulating volume of blood is sending her into shock.
If we don't resuscitate her now, she could go into cardiac arrest.
You're gonna be okay.
Fiona's fluids have been replenished.
We caught the hypovolemia in time.
But she's running a fever and still has an acute abdomen.
The surgeon wants to perform an emergency appendectomy.
This is the release form.
I can walk you through it.
Well, you said you didn't find anything on the ultrasound.
Yeah, and her C.
T.
just came back negative, but sometimes scans don't give the full picture.
They need to remove her appendix to be sure it's not causing her symptoms.
Look, I know it sounds scary, but it's the best course of action we have right now.
I just, um I just need her to be all right.
And hopefully she will be.
Why don't you start by filling in that section right there? Okay.
Jackie? You have a rash.
Oh, yeah, I get 'em sometimes when I'm stressed.
Does it itch? No, it's nothing.
It it'll go away on its own as soon as Fiona's all right, I'm sure.
Okay, they'll send her into surgery as soon as possible.
But how long will I need to recuperate? Hank will explain all of that.
But you don't need to worry about your A.
P.
class.
I emailed your teacher an official doctor's note from Hank, and she's gonna let you take the final later.
Can you postpone fall semester too? So you start M.
I.
T.
In the spring.
Fiona, your health is more important.
Oh, you don't understand.
At school, I'm gonna be around people I can relate to Not like my family.
I'm just tired of being the odd girl out all the time.
Yeah, it's hard to feel like you don't fit.
I'm like a different species.
Everyone in my family is so creative and free-spirited.
I took a writing class once.
I had a panic attack, and I got my first and only "C".
A lot of people have trouble expressing themselves that way.
Not my mom.
Even when she's not writing, it doesn't bother her.
She's so mellow.
And I wish I could be more like her.
I'm sorry.
You probably have more important things to do than listen to me whine about my family.
You are not whining.
And I think you're pretty special the way you are.
I bet your family thinks so too.
I know they love you.
I mean, look at your mom.
She's been by your side this whole time.
Yeah.
I guess so.
Thanks for listening to me, Paige.
Of course.
Thank you both for coming.
But I'm afraid I have some upsetting news.
Rafa, I'm sorry.
Your tests have come back.
Your paralysis will continue to progress, and we cannot reverse or even stop it.
Are you sure? I've run every test twice.
Well, you are a brilliant doctor.
Obviously, you will never play polo again.
But is that really such a tragedy? Will the world suffer if you can't ride on your horse waving your mallet around? I need a hug.
I can't.
Wait.
There is one thing I could try.
If I introduce a gene for a transcription factor normally expressed during the growth of axons, I may be able to motivate the peripheral nervous system to regenerate as Schwann cells.
You really think that would work? I'm cured.
You're incredible, Jeremiah.
Your commitment to cutting-edge research is unparalleled.
Jeremiah.
Jeremiah? Jeremiah! - What's going on, man? - Nothing.
You were staring at that X-ray for, like, five minutes straight, not moving, like you were paralyzed or something.
It's a medical conundrum.
Oh, yeah? Is Rafa okay? What makes you think it's Rafa? Um, it says his name on the X-ray.
Don't worry about it, though you know, doctor-patient whatever.
Is he all right, though? I don't believe so.
He may be suffering from the nearly always fatal Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy or possibly a malignant schwannoma.
What? - Those sound horrible.
- They are.
The guy looks so perfect.
Well, looks can be deceiving.
So Rafa may be dying? Uh, act I've only performed an X-ray.
He needs more tests.
You've only wha so he may not be dying? Uh, maybe not.
Why would you start with the fatal stuff? Aren't you supposed to rule out the little things before you go scaring the hell out of people like me? You're right, I I should rule out more common ailments.
Yes, before you kill him off, you should.
It's almost like you um Do you do you want it to be something horrible so that he won't be around anymore? Of course not.
I'm a physician.
Are you jealous of him? Divya and I have a completely professional relationship.
I didn't mention Divya.
Jeremiah Do you have feelings for her? - Jeremiah.
- I don't have feelings.
She almost always has this one with her.
Thank you.
And, uh are you sure that Fiona should be studying in the hospital? Hank said it was okay.
But shouldn't she be relaxing? Well, maybe keeping up with her schoolwork will make her feel more relaxed.
Oh, God, maybe you're right.
She's so different from me.
She's smart and driven.
- Oh, she always has been.
- Really? Oh, absolutely.
Even when she was little, she only wanted the toys she could build with.
I couldn't buy Legos fast enough.
And then one Christmas, I found this chemistry set for kids, and I just knew that she would love it.
And now here she is.
She's about to go to college, and, um I never figured out a way to be closer to her.
We never had, you know, a relationship that, um that I hoped for.
Well, it's never too late.
She's my ba she's my baby girl.
Jackie, are you okay? I'm just am fine.
I'm just Jackie, are Jackie! What's Jackie! - Hey.
- She's still not breathing.
Okay.
The ambulance is on its way.
I I tried mouth-to-mouth, but I haven't done it since junior lifeguards.
No, no, no, expired air ventilation won't work.
Her trachea's swollen.
She needs to be intubated.
Okay, hold this.
Can you take the tube out, please? Okay.
Tube.
Inflating the balloon.
Can I have the ambu bag, please? Just this happened so fast.
She was upset, and then she couldn't breathe.
It's okay.
Take over for me, please.
And squeeze.
Okay.
And squeeze again.
Okay, I hear breath sounds.
She's getting oxygen now.
Rash and swelling both linked to stress I think I know what's going on with mother and daughter.
We have to call the hospital.
Fiona doesn't need an appendectomy.
Hey, welcome back.
Just relax, Jackie.
Everything's gonna be okay.
It's okay.
You both have a condition known as Quinke's disease.
That sounds far more adorable than what we experienced.
Also known as hereditary angioedema.
Much less adorable.
Swelling develops rapidly in your face, hands, feet, or, more seriously, your trachea or intestinal tract.
That's why you were experiencing abdominal pain, dehydration, and nausea.
And some patients get a nonpruritic rash, or a rash that doesn't itch.
But why does it happen? There are several triggers.
Trauma can be one, which is why your foot swelled so big when the bookcase fell.
Illness and surgery can be triggers and often stress.
That would explain why I had my first rash when you were a baby.
I was so tense all the time.
I just knew I was doing something wrong.
I cannot imagine you stressed about anything.
Well, when you started turning out so well, nothing else seemed stressful anymore.
I had a new perspective.
Looks like you and your mom have more in common than you thought.
This C1-inhibitor concentrate will help alleviate your symptoms, and you'll get medication to use if you feel another attack coming on.
But the best way to guard against future problems stress management.
Well, then I guess I should go with you to one of your meditation classes.
I would love that.
All you have to do is clear your mind.
That's not possible.
I'll help you.
And great news about your A.
P.
chem final you are gonna be out of the hospital in time to take it with your class after all.
Um, what about my mom? She'll have to stay another day just to be safe.
Um then I'll take the makeup test.
I want to be here with you.
Hey.
It's my Hankmed hero.
Hi.
I heard you were amazing today.
I was scared.
Yeah, but you did it.
You saved her life.
That's pretty cool.
You know what? Let's celebrate.
I'm gonna make you some food.
Evan I miss my mom and dad.
They're my parents.
They've taken care of me my whole life, and they know me better than anyone.
They may not have made me, but they made me who I am.
Will you come home with me? Of course I will.
Right now? Yeah.
Let's do this.
Paige.
Hi, mom.
Dad.
Oh, honey.
I wish you had told me.
I didn't want to worry you.
It's, uh it's nothing to worry about.
Are you sure? I believe you have a radial nerve palsy.
Honeymoon palsy? Yes, uh, it's called that by laid peop laypeople.
Your radial nerve, which controls the movement of your triceps and wrist isn't working properly.
You kept your arm immobilized and in an unusual position for too long.
I've been sleeping on it.
Oh, you should have woken me.
Not for the world.
And how is it that I can't move my wrist at all? If you keep your arm immobilized for several hours, you can damage the nerve to the point of paralysis.
- Wait.
I'm paralyzed? - No.
You'll recover movement slowly over time.
- Uh, may I? - Yeah, of course.
Okay, this is just a splint that will prevent overstretching of the denervated muscle.
Just, um, thread your last three fingers through.
- Okay.
- Good.
And the thumb.
That's good.
How do you usually sleep when you're with someone else? I've never been so comfortable with someone in my arms.
In fact, I don't know how I'm gonna sleep without you now.
I'll be very eager to get back to you.
You will? Of course.
These last few days have been some of the happiest in my life, mi preciosa.
You won't be able to sleep together anymore uh, in that position.
We'll find different positions.
Oh, uh, yes, that'll help.
And I will recommend some occupational therapy.
Okay.
- Thank you, Jeremiah.
- You're welcome.
Oh, whoops.
Hey.
Whoever gave you that must really like you.
So much more useful than a gourd with a straw.
But his gift was engraved.
There's only so much room on a pedometer.
Hmm, guess you'll have to get me something bigger maybe a catered dinner party.
I would take French.
- Would you? - Yeah.
Actually, that whole dinner got me thinking.
If you're leaving me for Rafa, I totally get it.
It's not just the polo.
He listens to me.
In all our negotiating about how this relationship would work, don't you think we skipped a step? What do you mean? The fun, falling for each other, "throw caution to the wind" part.
- We skipped it.
- Yeah, you're right.
There hasn't been much falling, more like a controlled descent.
I don't know maybe we've been too practical.
You mean like being at an exercise class when most people are still in bed? No, I like that we have that in common, and I'm not saying that we should go overboard.
It's just it might be fun trying to get - What's this? - Oh The Other Side Of Ecstasy.
This is no mystery novel, my friend.
A patient gave that to me.
I don't usually read Did you get to chapter nine yet? I did.
Come on, up off the ball! Let's do it.
Warm-up time.
Jumping jacks, jumping jacks! Immediately! Now! I hope you guys had your wheaties! Come on! Up, up, up! This is gonna be a tough one! Come on! Hi.
Are you looking for Hankmed? I was expecting a a waiting room.
Yeah, we get that a lot.
Uh, come on in.
The, uh, Dan's papers' article was a little misleading, but, uh, this is a medical practice, though, believe it or not.
It's a concierge medical practice.
- Oh.
- Yeah.
I'm Evan R.
Lawson, CFO.
The doctors are out right now, but I can make an appointment for someone to visit you at your home.
Do you have a a scheduler or an office manager? She's not here either.
I could make an appointment for you, though.
Um, it's okay.
I'll just I'll find another way to contact her.
I'm sorry find another way to contact who? Um Are you looking for Paige? Yes.
Yes.
Oh.
What's it regarding? I'm her fiancee.
I'm her mother.
I mean, we can spend time together and get our workouts in.
I know.
Today my boot camp, tomorrow your beach run or is it more like a leisurely stroll? Hey, there's nothing leisurely about the way I stroll.
I mean, that's If you say "that's just the way I stroll" I will hit you.
- I wasn't going to.
- Yeah, you were.
I just hope you can keep up with me.
Oh, did I forget to mention I hold the record for the 100-yard dash at my high school in Providence? Oh, so you're already a pro? Then you won't need the gift I got you.
You got me a gift? I always run with a pedometer.
You're gonna spoil me.
Wait and see where I'm taking you for dinner tonight.
Oh, I have a meeting with a referring doctor tonight.
- Tomorrow? - I'm on call.
Oh, wait.
So am I.
Typical workaholic doctor.
We can figure this out.
What's the rest of the week like? Uh, the night after tomorrow, I'm supposed to see my dad for dinner, but I could cancel.
No.
Family dinners are sacrosanct.
And then the night after that, I'm on call again.
- Can I have my pedometer back? - No.
Look, either we have a relationship based solely on workout routines, or we make on-call nights work.
Yeah.
You know that diner on Clearview? Isn't the food supposed to be terrible? Oh, so much worse than terrible.
But next door is my favorite bookstore.
So, if one of us gets called away, the other can find something good to read.
Oh.
They have an amazing poetry section.
Finally something we don't have in common.
I'm a mystery-novel guy.
Oh, I bet they have those there too.
Then the terrible diner it is.
You guys look tired, huh? Didn't have your breakfast? Oh How sweet.
Do it on your own time! This is my time! - Okay.
- Get on line! You're loud.
- Come on, guys.
- Got it.
What are you doing? If I'm gonna stay here, I need to pull my weight.
I mean, I know Hank is understanding, but he certainly did not expect your fiancee to start working here and move in.
You you did tell him that classes start soon, right? That this is just temporary? Okay, "A," you don't have to do this.
"B," how dirty do you think we are? - I'm doing it again.
- You're doing it again.
Yeah.
I am filling my time caretaking instead of facing the thing I should be facing.
Yeah.
So how about instead of doing that, for five minutes, you come with me you sit down and you talk to me about it? What am I supposed to say that I was lied to my whole life, that I can't even bear the thought of going home because it doesn't even feel like home anymore? When's the last time you spoke to your parents? - You mean the Collins? - Paige.
I'm sorry, that was that was mean.
All right.
Tell me what I can do to help.
Anything what can I do? Just give me some time.
Time? - Okay.
- Thank you.
Yeah.
All the time you need.
Hello? Oh, gosh, I hate to interrupt a moment of passion, - but, um, we need a doctor.
- Um, mom This doesn't look like a doctor's office.
No, uh, it is.
It's a concierge doctor's office.
We usually come to you.
I wondered how you ran a business with those guards all over the place.
Ah, yes.
The article in Dan's paper said nothing about them.
But it did say that you were located close to our home.
You didn't make an appointment? The article said they were available 24-7.
- Hi.
I'm Jackie.
- Hi.
And this is my daughter Fiona.
Hi, Evan R.
Lawson, CFO.
This is Paige, our office manager.
Hi.
The doctor should be back very soon.
Please, make yourselves comfortable.
No, no.
We should make an appointment.
I'm sorry.
My mom she doesn't do schedules, but I'm sure that a medical practice does.
No, we we make a lot of exceptions, actually.
I can't wait here now, all right? I'm gonna be late for summer school.
Fiona, Fiona, you have a dreadful stomachache.
I think you can miss class for that, especially since the class is probably causing it.
No, dreadful is not an emergency, okay? We're gonna come back w Okay.
Do you have a restroom? Yeah, right down there to the left.
So sorry.
Were you watching me sleep? Maybe.
Let's call in sick, spend the day in bed together.
Very tempting Come on.
We have so few days left.
What do you mean? Well, I'm leaving soon for Oahu.
You are? I have to get back on the road with the polo team.
Of course.
- When? - Five days.
So we should spend as much of this time together as possible.
Keep out the real world for as long as we can.
I can't.
I, uh, have to work.
And I promised Hank that I would meet him this morning.
I I can't be late.
I suppose I should go to practice.
I'll see you tonight? Yeah, of course tonight.
Royal Pains 4x12 - Hurts Like A Mother Original air date September 5, 2012 She leaves for college in the fall, but she insisted on taking this A.
P.
class now that she could just as easily take then.
If it were me, I would spend my last summer lying by the pool drinking virgin margaritas.
Yeah.
Because that is how you prepare for M.
I.
T.
Here, water.
So I don't see any stones in your gallbladder or duct.
I'll check your appendix now.
Maybe if you did yoga or meditated with me, then this class wouldn't drive you so crazy.
Mom, I told you, I like organic chemistry.
I have no idea where this side of my daughter came from.
Me, my husband, and my son wouldn't know organic chemistry from organic produce.
Okay, so there's no evidence of appendicitis either.
Well, I felt nauseous last week too.
That doesn't mean there's anything serious to worry about.
I'll give you some antiemetics to treat the nausea, and I'll run some tests on your blood and urine.
I, uh I don't need a pregnancy test.
Yep, I'm probably the only mother in the Hamptons who wishes her daughter made time for boys.
She doesn't understand me because I'm not ripping off my bodice.
I'm a romance novelist well, a part-time romance novelist.
I just write when I can, and I leave myself time to rest and replenish.
I won't get my characters out of bed without good reason.
Anything I may have read? Well, my biggest hit was my first one The Other Side Of Ecstasy.
It's exactly what it sounds like.
Hold on.
You're Jackie Van Ark? - Uh-huh.
- I love that book! That's we used to read it out loud - at summer camp after lights out.
- All right.
I, uh I haven't I'm probably not your target audience.
Oh, anyone who makes love is my target audience.
- Really? - I'll send you a copy.
Okay.
- This may hurt a little.
- Oh, she hates shots ever since she was little.
Uh, so, hey, are you going to live in the dorms at M.
I.
T.
? 'Cause I'm about to start at Parsons, and I found this blog that shows you how to arrange your furniture to make 200 square feet feel like 500.
It's it's awesome.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
All done.
Thank you.
Hey.
Hey.
I am so sorry I am late.
I had the craziest of nights.
Don't worry about it.
Jeremiah needs a ride.
Can you pick him up on the way to your first appointment? - Sure.
- Great.
So I couldn't find one of my shoes.
And when I got to my car, it was practically out of gas.
You don't have to explain.
You're five minutes late.
Hey, is everything okay? You seem unusually anxious.
Do I? Yeah, and, honestly, for the last few days, you've seemed unusually giddy.
- I've met someone.
- That's great.
Who is he? Actually, you know him.
Rafa.
Rafa? H he seems like a decent guy great polo player.
- Is he still here? - Yes.
But he's leaving soon.
Oh, but you'll keep seeing each other? Well, I hope so.
We we haven't talked about it, b but we've talked about all sorts of other things.
He has amazing stories from being all over the world, and and he wants to hear my stories too.
We holed up in his hotel room.
That was nearly too much information.
I love seeing you happy.
Happy? Yes.
Maybe a little crazy too.
No, listen, I just hope he's worthy of you.
Hey, maybe you should bring him around some time.
Oh, Hank, how very big brother of you.
Yeah, it'll be fun.
We'll get to know him man-to-man and man-to-Evan.
You know, I'd like that.
We could have a dinner party.
Then everybody could get to know one another.
It has to be something special, something big.
That's not exactly what I meant.
Hank I've never felt like this before.
When he calls, I get butterflies in my stomach.
When he leaves the room, even for a moment, I miss him.
I just hope he feels the same way.
Okay.
Something special it is.
Great! You guys are going to love him.
Divya? I am fine.
Thank you for the idea.
Yeah.
Thank you for picking me up.
My car's being detailed.
Your car is always spotless.
Exactly.
Jeremiah, your home is beautiful.
It's built for entertaining.
Yes, my mentor designed it that way.
He had many dinner parties here.
You ready? I need you to leave first in order for me to set the alarm.
Oh.
So you never entertain, Jeremiah? I've never had a reason.
Would you like one? I'm planning a dinner party, and I want it to be very special.
And your house is definitely that.
Oh, you're welcome to host it here anytime you want.
Tomorrow? Tomorrow.
Sure.
May I ask are you celebrating something? Yes.
I, uh I want to introduce everyone to my new boyfriend.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Can you take a break from the housewife porn for one sec? Jackie sent it I'm just reading it to be polite.
Look, I don't care what kind of weird stuff you're into, I just need your advice.
Henry, for one sec, please.
- Come on.
- God.
What? All right, so I've been reading these adoption support websites.
Good for you.
You're informing yourself.
Yeah, but it's it's it's not enough.
Paige says she needs time.
- What I think she needs - Is time.
No, she'll be happier if she's doing something other than cleaning.
- Why? - Because isn't everyone happier when they're doing something? I think you mean you'd feel better if you were doing something.
She just seems so lost.
I want to help her.
I have no idea how.
There are no pep talks for this.
There are no sweet fiancee things I can do to fix it for her.
You can't fix it.
But you can be there.
That's plenty.
I could at least, like what if I Evan, I know it's hard, but do nothing.
That's the best way to help her right now.
I promise.
Good talk.
I'll do nothing.
Yeah, that should be easy for me.
Oh, my God.
General.
Evan you got to do something.
We made a mistake not telling Paige.
We thought we were doing the right thing.
We discussed it many times, but we didn't want her to question that that she was part of the family.
We wanted Paige to feel secure and loved.
She did.
She she does.
She has every right to be angry with us.
We kept this secret too long.
I've always been too willing to keep secrets.
But I honestly believed I was protecting my family the only way I knew how.
You know Paige.
You know she loves you.
She just needs time.
Her mother and I miss her so much.
Just tell her that.
She'll listen to you, son.
I was just putting a book away, and it slipped out of my hand, and the next thing I know, I have pulled this whole thing on top of my foot, and it swelled up like a superabsorbent polymer.
They can absorb and retain up to 500 times their weight and Never mind.
So nothing's broken.
Sorry I can't say the same for the bookshelf.
It's an etagere.
It's built to display delicate objets d'art.
Ah.
I wanted her to have beautiful artistic things around her.
And I put my clunky textbooks on it.
I guess the etagere revolted.
Okay, uh, I'll wrap up your foot.
If you could keep your leg up for me, that'd be great.
If you keep ice on it, the swelling should go down.
Now, how's your abdominal pain.
Uh, it's gone.
Paige didn't come with you? I wanted to thank her.
She texted me a link to that blog.
Oh, Paige doesn't usually come with me on house calls, but I'll bet she'll be happy to get a text from you.
How about your nausea? Um, the shot worked.
Thanks.
Tough to concentrate when you're throwing up all day.
You're welcome, but according to your blood work, the vomiting left you dehydrated.
So, not surprisingly, you need to rehydrate and rest.
Well, sure, right after my organic chem final.
Fiona, it can't wait that long.
You need a break.
That was his favorite shade of white.
You have a lovely home.
Oh, I don't rent it out or anything.
It's just a one-time thing.
Oh, uh, is there gonna be a fish option without eyes? Thanks for being flexible about the dinner plans.
I know there's no bookstore if I get called away.
- I'll entertain myself.
- Good.
- Wow.
This is so swanky.
- I know.
If this is just to introduce Rafa, I can't wait to see what she does for his birthday.
He has to show up for his introduction first.
Well, give it to Divya.
She sure goes all out to make a statement.
Not usually, right, Ev? Yeah, it's pretty un-ivya.
- She's usually so - Uptight? - I was gonna say "reserved.
" - Yeah, me too.
Oh, hi.
- You made it.
- Of course.
Wow.
This is quite a spread.
Did Rafa win a tournament or something? No, Divya's just lost her mind.
- How are you? You good? - I'm great.
You look great.
You seem, like, happy.
Yeah.
I hung out with Fiona this afternoon.
- The vomiting girl? - Mm-hmm.
She texted, and I stopped by.
Bonding with a patient that's very Hankmed of you.
I know.
It started because she seems kind of disconnected from her family.
Which makes her kind of relatable to you right now? Yeah.
But hearing how positive and and focused she is about school, I admire her.
She's moving forward, and I want to do the same.
So no more adoption talk, okay? - It's a plan.
- Good.
I don't know how this is gonna fit into that plan, but, um your dad came to see me.
He did? What happened? You told me you needed time, so I I just told him that.
Thank you.
How is he? I mean, you know how desperate he had to be to come see me.
They miss you.
He's here.
He's here.
He's here.
- You're here.
- Yes, of course.
Um, I'm sorry I'm late, but it's hard for a man from Buenos Aires to take a 7:00 dinner invitation seriously.
For the beautiful hostess.
I love it.
- What what is it? - It's for drinking mate.
In Argentina, it's a tradition to drink from the same cup.
This one will be ours to share.
Look, it's engraved.
You see? - Mi preciosa.
- Si.
So romantic.
But can it tell how far she runs? I love it.
Thank you.
Um, um okay, all right, everyone this is Rafa.
Rafa, this is everyone.
- Mucho gusto.
- Good to see you again.
- Shall we eat? - Yeah.
So can this behavior be explained medically, or should we actually worry about body snatchers? She fell so hard so fast.
She's acting like a teenager.
What the? We should do something.
I already talked to her.
I mean, I don't know what else we can do.
Again with the "do nothing"? Well Hey, that was mine.
I'll make another one.
- May I have a word? - Why? I don't want to alarm Divya, and I didn't approach Hank because I know how close they are, but I believe I need a doctor.
What's wrong? My fingers and wrist are numb.
And sometimes I can't move it at all.
This is not good for polo, among other things.
I can see you tomorrow for an X-ray.
Okay, thank you.
I took an oath.
Hank, it's Fiona.
I wish she told me she was feeling sick again.
I'm her mother.
I mean, I want to help her.
Of course.
Fiona? What's the matter? I'm drinking plenty of fluids, like you said, but my nausea's back, and my stomach really, really hurts.
Okay, let's have a listen.
Your heart is racing.
Weak and thready.
Okay, let me test your skin profusion.
We need to take you to the hospital.
Let's get you up.
- Wait.
What's wrong? - She's dehydrated.
- Whoa.
- Whoa! - Fiona.
- Call 911.
- Help me raise her feet.
- Okay.
What's happening? Her dehydration has become critical.
Hold that.
But she was drinking water the whole time I was here.
I can't explain why, but her low circulating volume of blood is sending her into shock.
If we don't resuscitate her now, she could go into cardiac arrest.
You're gonna be okay.
Fiona's fluids have been replenished.
We caught the hypovolemia in time.
But she's running a fever and still has an acute abdomen.
The surgeon wants to perform an emergency appendectomy.
This is the release form.
I can walk you through it.
Well, you said you didn't find anything on the ultrasound.
Yeah, and her C.
T.
just came back negative, but sometimes scans don't give the full picture.
They need to remove her appendix to be sure it's not causing her symptoms.
Look, I know it sounds scary, but it's the best course of action we have right now.
I just, um I just need her to be all right.
And hopefully she will be.
Why don't you start by filling in that section right there? Okay.
Jackie? You have a rash.
Oh, yeah, I get 'em sometimes when I'm stressed.
Does it itch? No, it's nothing.
It it'll go away on its own as soon as Fiona's all right, I'm sure.
Okay, they'll send her into surgery as soon as possible.
But how long will I need to recuperate? Hank will explain all of that.
But you don't need to worry about your A.
P.
class.
I emailed your teacher an official doctor's note from Hank, and she's gonna let you take the final later.
Can you postpone fall semester too? So you start M.
I.
T.
In the spring.
Fiona, your health is more important.
Oh, you don't understand.
At school, I'm gonna be around people I can relate to Not like my family.
I'm just tired of being the odd girl out all the time.
Yeah, it's hard to feel like you don't fit.
I'm like a different species.
Everyone in my family is so creative and free-spirited.
I took a writing class once.
I had a panic attack, and I got my first and only "C".
A lot of people have trouble expressing themselves that way.
Not my mom.
Even when she's not writing, it doesn't bother her.
She's so mellow.
And I wish I could be more like her.
I'm sorry.
You probably have more important things to do than listen to me whine about my family.
You are not whining.
And I think you're pretty special the way you are.
I bet your family thinks so too.
I know they love you.
I mean, look at your mom.
She's been by your side this whole time.
Yeah.
I guess so.
Thanks for listening to me, Paige.
Of course.
Thank you both for coming.
But I'm afraid I have some upsetting news.
Rafa, I'm sorry.
Your tests have come back.
Your paralysis will continue to progress, and we cannot reverse or even stop it.
Are you sure? I've run every test twice.
Well, you are a brilliant doctor.
Obviously, you will never play polo again.
But is that really such a tragedy? Will the world suffer if you can't ride on your horse waving your mallet around? I need a hug.
I can't.
Wait.
There is one thing I could try.
If I introduce a gene for a transcription factor normally expressed during the growth of axons, I may be able to motivate the peripheral nervous system to regenerate as Schwann cells.
You really think that would work? I'm cured.
You're incredible, Jeremiah.
Your commitment to cutting-edge research is unparalleled.
Jeremiah.
Jeremiah? Jeremiah! - What's going on, man? - Nothing.
You were staring at that X-ray for, like, five minutes straight, not moving, like you were paralyzed or something.
It's a medical conundrum.
Oh, yeah? Is Rafa okay? What makes you think it's Rafa? Um, it says his name on the X-ray.
Don't worry about it, though you know, doctor-patient whatever.
Is he all right, though? I don't believe so.
He may be suffering from the nearly always fatal Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy or possibly a malignant schwannoma.
What? - Those sound horrible.
- They are.
The guy looks so perfect.
Well, looks can be deceiving.
So Rafa may be dying? Uh, act I've only performed an X-ray.
He needs more tests.
You've only wha so he may not be dying? Uh, maybe not.
Why would you start with the fatal stuff? Aren't you supposed to rule out the little things before you go scaring the hell out of people like me? You're right, I I should rule out more common ailments.
Yes, before you kill him off, you should.
It's almost like you um Do you do you want it to be something horrible so that he won't be around anymore? Of course not.
I'm a physician.
Are you jealous of him? Divya and I have a completely professional relationship.
I didn't mention Divya.
Jeremiah Do you have feelings for her? - Jeremiah.
- I don't have feelings.
She almost always has this one with her.
Thank you.
And, uh are you sure that Fiona should be studying in the hospital? Hank said it was okay.
But shouldn't she be relaxing? Well, maybe keeping up with her schoolwork will make her feel more relaxed.
Oh, God, maybe you're right.
She's so different from me.
She's smart and driven.
- Oh, she always has been.
- Really? Oh, absolutely.
Even when she was little, she only wanted the toys she could build with.
I couldn't buy Legos fast enough.
And then one Christmas, I found this chemistry set for kids, and I just knew that she would love it.
And now here she is.
She's about to go to college, and, um I never figured out a way to be closer to her.
We never had, you know, a relationship that, um that I hoped for.
Well, it's never too late.
She's my ba she's my baby girl.
Jackie, are you okay? I'm just am fine.
I'm just Jackie, are Jackie! What's Jackie! - Hey.
- She's still not breathing.
Okay.
The ambulance is on its way.
I I tried mouth-to-mouth, but I haven't done it since junior lifeguards.
No, no, no, expired air ventilation won't work.
Her trachea's swollen.
She needs to be intubated.
Okay, hold this.
Can you take the tube out, please? Okay.
Tube.
Inflating the balloon.
Can I have the ambu bag, please? Just this happened so fast.
She was upset, and then she couldn't breathe.
It's okay.
Take over for me, please.
And squeeze.
Okay.
And squeeze again.
Okay, I hear breath sounds.
She's getting oxygen now.
Rash and swelling both linked to stress I think I know what's going on with mother and daughter.
We have to call the hospital.
Fiona doesn't need an appendectomy.
Hey, welcome back.
Just relax, Jackie.
Everything's gonna be okay.
It's okay.
You both have a condition known as Quinke's disease.
That sounds far more adorable than what we experienced.
Also known as hereditary angioedema.
Much less adorable.
Swelling develops rapidly in your face, hands, feet, or, more seriously, your trachea or intestinal tract.
That's why you were experiencing abdominal pain, dehydration, and nausea.
And some patients get a nonpruritic rash, or a rash that doesn't itch.
But why does it happen? There are several triggers.
Trauma can be one, which is why your foot swelled so big when the bookcase fell.
Illness and surgery can be triggers and often stress.
That would explain why I had my first rash when you were a baby.
I was so tense all the time.
I just knew I was doing something wrong.
I cannot imagine you stressed about anything.
Well, when you started turning out so well, nothing else seemed stressful anymore.
I had a new perspective.
Looks like you and your mom have more in common than you thought.
This C1-inhibitor concentrate will help alleviate your symptoms, and you'll get medication to use if you feel another attack coming on.
But the best way to guard against future problems stress management.
Well, then I guess I should go with you to one of your meditation classes.
I would love that.
All you have to do is clear your mind.
That's not possible.
I'll help you.
And great news about your A.
P.
chem final you are gonna be out of the hospital in time to take it with your class after all.
Um, what about my mom? She'll have to stay another day just to be safe.
Um then I'll take the makeup test.
I want to be here with you.
Hey.
It's my Hankmed hero.
Hi.
I heard you were amazing today.
I was scared.
Yeah, but you did it.
You saved her life.
That's pretty cool.
You know what? Let's celebrate.
I'm gonna make you some food.
Evan I miss my mom and dad.
They're my parents.
They've taken care of me my whole life, and they know me better than anyone.
They may not have made me, but they made me who I am.
Will you come home with me? Of course I will.
Right now? Yeah.
Let's do this.
Paige.
Hi, mom.
Dad.
Oh, honey.
I wish you had told me.
I didn't want to worry you.
It's, uh it's nothing to worry about.
Are you sure? I believe you have a radial nerve palsy.
Honeymoon palsy? Yes, uh, it's called that by laid peop laypeople.
Your radial nerve, which controls the movement of your triceps and wrist isn't working properly.
You kept your arm immobilized and in an unusual position for too long.
I've been sleeping on it.
Oh, you should have woken me.
Not for the world.
And how is it that I can't move my wrist at all? If you keep your arm immobilized for several hours, you can damage the nerve to the point of paralysis.
- Wait.
I'm paralyzed? - No.
You'll recover movement slowly over time.
- Uh, may I? - Yeah, of course.
Okay, this is just a splint that will prevent overstretching of the denervated muscle.
Just, um, thread your last three fingers through.
- Okay.
- Good.
And the thumb.
That's good.
How do you usually sleep when you're with someone else? I've never been so comfortable with someone in my arms.
In fact, I don't know how I'm gonna sleep without you now.
I'll be very eager to get back to you.
You will? Of course.
These last few days have been some of the happiest in my life, mi preciosa.
You won't be able to sleep together anymore uh, in that position.
We'll find different positions.
Oh, uh, yes, that'll help.
And I will recommend some occupational therapy.
Okay.
- Thank you, Jeremiah.
- You're welcome.
Oh, whoops.
Hey.
Whoever gave you that must really like you.
So much more useful than a gourd with a straw.
But his gift was engraved.
There's only so much room on a pedometer.
Hmm, guess you'll have to get me something bigger maybe a catered dinner party.
I would take French.
- Would you? - Yeah.
Actually, that whole dinner got me thinking.
If you're leaving me for Rafa, I totally get it.
It's not just the polo.
He listens to me.
In all our negotiating about how this relationship would work, don't you think we skipped a step? What do you mean? The fun, falling for each other, "throw caution to the wind" part.
- We skipped it.
- Yeah, you're right.
There hasn't been much falling, more like a controlled descent.
I don't know maybe we've been too practical.
You mean like being at an exercise class when most people are still in bed? No, I like that we have that in common, and I'm not saying that we should go overboard.
It's just it might be fun trying to get - What's this? - Oh The Other Side Of Ecstasy.
This is no mystery novel, my friend.
A patient gave that to me.
I don't usually read Did you get to chapter nine yet? I did.
Come on, up off the ball! Let's do it.
Warm-up time.
Jumping jacks, jumping jacks! Immediately! Now! I hope you guys had your wheaties! Come on! Up, up, up! This is gonna be a tough one! Come on! Hi.
Are you looking for Hankmed? I was expecting a a waiting room.
Yeah, we get that a lot.
Uh, come on in.
The, uh, Dan's papers' article was a little misleading, but, uh, this is a medical practice, though, believe it or not.
It's a concierge medical practice.
- Oh.
- Yeah.
I'm Evan R.
Lawson, CFO.
The doctors are out right now, but I can make an appointment for someone to visit you at your home.
Do you have a a scheduler or an office manager? She's not here either.
I could make an appointment for you, though.
Um, it's okay.
I'll just I'll find another way to contact her.
I'm sorry find another way to contact who? Um Are you looking for Paige? Yes.
Yes.
Oh.
What's it regarding? I'm her fiancee.
I'm her mother.