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Alison and Gwen are chatting about the fertility treatments when Allie brings up Sofie. Gwen warns Alison that Aaron should be really wary around the other girl because of Cole. Alison doesn't think she can tell Aaron who to be friends with but listens to Gwen's objections to Sofie.

Aaron arrives at work to find Cole waiting there. They begin arguing about Sofie and the friendship between Aaron and Sofie's friendship. Cole tells Aaron to back off and leave Sofie alone! Sofie interrupts them before Aaron can tell Cole that she didn't go through with the abortion. Cole leaves, making a smart comment about learning to tend bar. Sofie goes off on Aaron, telling him to back off of Cole and stay out of her life! They continue talking and Sofie apologizes for leaning on Aaron so hard. She tells him they need to put some space between them and leaves as Alison arrives. They talk about Sofie's problems and Dallas arrives with a few questions for Alison about Dusty. She doesn't know anything about his disappearance or the charges against him. But she swears that Dusty wouldn't skip town and wouldn't kill another woman. Aaron listens as Dallas questions Allie about the tape. When things get sticky, Aaron interrupts and asks Dallas to leave! When he is gone, Allie thanks Aaron for believing in her.

Sofie runs into Gwen at the clinic and Gwen questions her about the abortion. She apologizes for yelling at the other girl before and asks if there is anything she can do. Sofie admits she didn't go through with the abortion, which surprises and excites Gwen. She tells Sofie she can be a single mom and be okay, making Sofie nervous about Cole. "Cole and I aren't breaking up," she says defensively and then goes inside the clinic. Gwen waits around until Sofie returns and tries to offer support again. Sofie tells her to support Cole's music in order to support her and the pregnancy. Gwen is certain that won't work and tells Sofie so; Sofie is crushed and walks away.

Rosanna can't forget the emotion she saw between Paul and Meg the night before. Paul comes in to the main salon with a gift - a beautiful (and huge!) diamond engagement ring. Rosanna is stunned and grows quiet. She asks Paul why he gave her the ring now and asks him to take some time to figure out his feelings - about Meg! Paul tries to play dumb but Rosanna won't let things slide. They argue, with Paul insisting that he has no feelings for Meg and Rosanna insisting that she saw an emotional connection between them. Paul answers the phone and learns the hearing will be soon. He and Rosanna begin going over her testimony. He tells her to be honest and she tells him he has to be honest, too. Paul goes upstairs to get a calendar so they can set a wedding date. Just then Craig calls and orders Rosanna to meet him at the hotel - now! Paul returns before Ro can get out of the house. She makes up a story about an appointment and leaves. Paul wonders what is going on.

Back at The Lakeview, Craig tells Meg that the D.A. has moved up the trial phase because of Rosanna's "fragile" state. Meg gets angry, wondering if Rosanna is right about Craig. Craig reminds her that he is no more to blame for the baby switch than Paul or even Meg and continues to swear that he wasn't trying to kill Rosanna the night of the accident. He asks why he is having so many doubts all of a sudden. Meg says she isn't having doubts she is just worried that Rosanna might actually get him behind bars this time around. She starts to leave when Craig tells her that Rosanna can only testify to a conversation that he will say never happened. He also lets her in on his plans to discredit Rosanna because of her coma. He asks her to stand by him. Meg says she won't judge him on the baby switch but if she learns he tried to kill Ro, she'll leave him flat! She leaves. Rosanna arrives and asks Craig what he wants this time around. He tells her to stop messing with his life or she will wind up with no one - including Paul! Rosanna insists that the feelings between Paul and Meg are actually only Meg's feelings. Craig doesn't believe her and tells her to remember the night before; he tells her about the wedding and Paul's following them to Canada. "Why can't he just move on with his life with you?" Craig asks but Rosanna doesn't have an answer.

Meg goes to Old Town but can't forget about Paul. She is remembering a passionate kiss when she turns and sees Paul watching her. He turns and walks away and so does she. A moment later Paul returns and stares at the bench where Meg was seated.

Colonel Mayer goes to see Dallas at the police station to tell him that he has to leave town. He wonders if that will be okay since the trial against Dusty is starting soon. Dallas tells the Colonel that the trial has been delayed. Col. Mayer leaves as Holden walks in and asks some of his own questions. Dallas tells Holden that Dusty skipped the initial hearing and wonders if Lily knows anything. Holden assures him that Lily doesn't know a thing and then he leaves. Holden arrives at the farm and talks to Luke about Lily. Luke tells Holden about Lily's run-in with the Colonel. Both guys are proud of how Lily stood up to the man. Luke wonders if Noah will be able to stand up to his father in the same way. Luke leaves. Meg arrives a while later and Holden fills her in on Dusty's disappearing act. Seeing how distracted she is, Holden asks what is going on and Meg tells him about Craig's latest arrest. She tells him she is going to stand by Craig until she can no longer do so.

Maddie surprises Noah at the diner with their rent check - the landlord allowed them to break the lease without any troubles. She also has a bag full of his things from the apartment. Noah asks her if they can still do a few things together. Maddie isn't sure they should. The Colonel arrives but Noah doesn't stay. The Colonel tells Maddie how happy he is that she and Noah have bridged their differences. Noah returns and apologizes for missing lunch. The Colonel surprises him by telling Noah that he is leaving town for some much needed rest and relaxation. Now that Maddie and Noah are back together, he says he feels comfortable leaving them along. Before Noah can set him straight, Maddie jumps in and acts very romantic toward Noah. The Colonel leaves. Noah asks Maddie what is going on and she tells him that he should keep his sexuality from his dad until he figures out exactly how to come out.

Noah goes to WOAK and tells Luke that he is ready to move forward! He tells Luke about the Colonel leaving town (and the fact that he didn't come out yet). Luke is excited that Noah is ready to move forward. They kiss! Just then the Colonel walks up and sees them!

Meanwhile, Dusty has just woken in the trunk of the car. He remembers the shooting as a homeless man opens the trunk! He pulls Dusty from the trunk and asks what happened. "Mayer," Dusty says and passes out again. The homeless man begins going through Dusty's pockets. Dusty wakes and asks the man to call the cops but he won't for fear that they'll take him in to custody. He walks away. "I'm going to die," Dusty whispers. He hallucinates and Cheri comes to him, telling him death isn't so bad! She reaches out to him but Dusty won't give up. She tells him that he is already gone anyway and she'll just wait.

Next on ATWT:

The Colonel can't believe what he is seeing with Luke and Noah. Parker figures out something is wrong with Carly. Carly and Jack talk about the future. Katie stands by Jack's decision.

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