Plot Twenty Four Candles

the story begins betty dreaming of perfect birthday party, complete horse , carriage , boyfriend henry knight in shining armor. alarm wakes , family wishes happy birthday hilda giving pat on butt, justin giving customized cellphone, , ignacio making pancakes, before leaves planned trip poconos henry.

but arrived henry s place, knocks on door , shouts birthday girl s here! , have door opened henry s pregnant ex, charlie. turns out in town parenting seminar had last-minute opening on same weekend of betty s birthday. henry explains charlie showed , can go parenting seminar alone. betty suggests stay in new york, henry can parent , still partake in birthday festivities. betty kisses henry , says see him tonight.

as wilhelmina, former mode diva trying hide fact has christina @ house—and christina carrying dead bradford meade s offspring. christina attempts open window in room, renee comes rescue. after renee, christina decides light candle , renee freaks. extinguishes flame , says, no. candles. ever. christina calls betty tell renee, unfortunately betty s cell phone not have reception, betty misses every other word. hoping evidence, christina put baby monitor in pantry, determined find out going on. wilhelmina shows @ daniel s place warn him renee, dating daniel, , tells him ask renee stony brook.

meanwhile, betty enters office , approaches amanda, decked out in kiss t-shirt. betty notes turning 24 (amanda first guessed 40, , later 50) , asks amanda romantic restaurant in new york. amanda suggests pemberley inn, makes amanda want lick betty tongue. betty enters daniel s office (just googling stony brook .) appears have no idea s betty s birthday, , in retribution betty talks him out of taking tickets see new york philharmonic in central park.

as claire prepares launch hot flash, daniel , alexis become concerned budget magazine s launch, alexis tells mother cut off funding. did not sit claire, upset own daughter, company ceo, tell this. moments later in bathroom, betty sees , claire tells happened, betty tells claire shouldn t give up. claire takes advice heart.

renee enters daniel s office , announces found apartment right around corner place. balks bit, , asks stony brook, renee says state college on long island went school. furious listen wilhelmina, , tells him call when ready trust little. @ slaters, renee confronts wilhelmina , asks why trying break , daniel. wilhelmina says both know happens when renee gets serious men. renee claims nothing stony brook, , wilhelmina reminds took lot of work clean mess. renee warns sister leave them alone or regret it, adding sure not 1 around secrets unaware christina listening via baby monitor , writes stony brook on notepad.

as betty makes reservations @ pemberley inn, gio emerges sandwich cart sit on desk. betty explains birthday , details romantic night has planned henry. gio says thing missing carriage ride. when betty asks why that, gio thought into. betty tries escape, , gio says sorry don t talk anymore. betty says has been busy working , living, walks away. betty gets call henry amanda listens in (only have betty tell amanda butt out). henry carrying big bouquet of gerbera daisies. betty gets off phone excitedly sees daniel coming toward big present, renee.

at suarez house, ignacio upset betty s weekend has been scrubbed because of charlie, pouts because likes have family birthdays. hilda thinks can take cupcakes henry s, , betty can eat them under stars @ philarmonic. hilda drops off cupcakes @ henry s place, charlie there receive them. tells hilda there not going birthday date, hilda corrects her. charlie insincerely says great, , adds betty not let in way. hilda says not. if happen, hilda has back. hilda exits, charlie bites cupcake fiercely, smiles. hours later, henry leaves message betty, saying has take charlie doctor , tells betty should not go restaurant, saying meet later. adds sorry, , loves her. betty s cellphone gets part of message heads restaurant.

back @ slaters, marc drops off baby supplies, renee there , tells him sister skipped infant cpr class , made christina go alone, in favor of deep tissue massage. renee offers make marc chocolatini, not knowing opportunity renee waiting for, hours later, in drunken moment marc ruins spilling beans renee baby christina’s carrying. renee later tells wilhelmina has taped marc s conversation , if interferes, ll expose her. when wilhelmina becomes threatened if meades find out stole bradford s sperm go prison, sends marc break daniel s apartment retrieve recording, while there daniel arrives, marc pretends there seduce daniel, daniel knows wilhelmina behind all, marc leaves before daniel can call cops.

at pemberley inn, betty waits. buy time, orders cheese fondue waiter, thinks there herself. @ casa suarez, ignacio takes call henry , learns canceling whole night betty because charlie not feeling well, family decides put party in place. hours passed, waiter grows impatient betty s presence, , asks leave. @ mode, amanda sees gio bring piece of pie betty, reveals gio henry called cancel plans betty never bothered give betty message, gio steps in , gives betty night remember shows @ restaurant carriage , shows night on town. betty , gio paint town red, family thinks betty maybe on way home. however, henry @ door instead. says doctor not find wrong, , thinks charlie trying ruin night betty. hilda quick forgive, ignacio isn t sure.

back @ mode, alexis sees claire in meeting room other older women. claire tells hot flash ready launch, has outsourced former ex-cons finance magazine.

back @ daniel s apartment, tells renee marc, , apologizes letting wilhelmina him earlier. renee sorry, too, , says hasn t told daniel everything. says can trust him, tells him stony brook. in college , had breakdown, , went treatment facility. still sees doctor , has takes daily medication. long time ago, says, still little sensitive it. daniel telling truth, , assures still wants her, daniel asks renee move in him. unbeknownst renee, looks wilhelmina has played her; renee called sister plans, marc told wilhelmina had retrieved (her prescription pills) hopes make go crazy. returned apartment, 2 noticed baby monitor, had christina fearing might on her.

betty gets evening gio , finds henry sleeping on living room sofa, ignacio greets her. betty sad have missed of family s efforts, ignacio admits him, because likes feel s still taking care of little girl. betty still needs him, says, , cupcakes. ignacio stands , walk small table retrieves small box, present betty, left 2 weeks earlier daniel because afraid forget birthday. go on couch, betty wakes henry , says sorry birthday not perfect. , embrace, betty seems have else on mind.