They reach an impasse and she leaves for home without him.
If so, why?
Remember how Lexie was positively glowing last week?
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Well, it turns out shes pregnant and only Pearl knows about it.
Meanwhile, Bebes been granted visitation rights to Mirabelle/May Ling and Linda is devastated.
He practically begs her to stay, but shes determined to see this through.
Meanwhile, Lexie goes to Planned Parenthood to inquire about an abortion.
Despite her mothers wariness about her friendship with Lexie, Pearl goes to the clinic to support Lexie.
Lexie has a reputation to protect and doesn’t want to leave any record of her seeking an abortion.
Pearl feels betrayed, but Lexie isnt done asking for help.
Unwilling to go home to her dad, she takes temporary refuge with Pearl and Mia.
She wants an introduction to his colleague who wrote the piece on Duo.
He cant give that to her but agrees to do some digging into the subject.
That her name is written neatly at the top is not lost on Mia.
But she was very wrong it wasnt easy, fun, or simple.
Bestowing motherly wisdom, Mia admits thats never easy or simple.
Pearl uses this heart to heart to segue into a conversation about her father.
Shes careful to add that he wasnt interested in being a parent.
Whoever he is, hes someone Mias gone out of her way to keep from Pearl.
A phone call from Trip interrupts them and he asks Pearl to meet him in a local park.
He apologizes for treating her like garbage after their secret dalliance and they make up.
Despite her disappointment in his siblings, Pearls still willing to give him a shot.
Meanwhile, Lexie, looking for Pearl, stumbles into Mia in the art studio.
That night, Mia dreams about Pearls dad.
He follows her down a subway car with the Duo portrait plastered all over it.
Its a rattling nightmare that also wakes up Pearl, who was sleeping next to her.
Mia says Pearl has no idea how wanted she was.
In New York, Elena and Jamies dinner is getting very flirty.
She says she has a lot of regrets and makes a move, which he flatly rejects.
Hopefully, well learn more about it in episodes to come.
Back at her hotel, Elena continues to unravel.
Shes avoiding calls from Bill, whose messages are growing increasingly frantic.
In a scene mirroring Mia’s introduction in the premiere, Elena spends the night in her car.
Izzy feels betrayed that her sacred space has been infiltrated by one of her siblings.
She wonders to Anita if shes making the right decision by not telling Pearl the truth.
While Anita suggests its time to be honest, Mia isnt so sure she can do it.
Still using her fake story as a cover, Elena gets Mias parents to open up to her.
Theyre harboring a major bombshell: They havent seen Mia since she was pregnant.
The child Mia was carrying wasnt hers, she was acting a surrogate for another couple.
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