Over the past year, Baxter's girlfriend, Candace (Sara Rue), who comes from a rich family, constantly put down Christy at every turn and it continued to rub Christy the wrong way. From buying Roscoe new clothes, to giving him his own bedroom with a closet. At the Plunkett apartment, the closet was his bedroom. He excelled in school as Candace took interest in his studies and it totally turned Roscoe against Christy.
At a parent-teacher meeting Candace was once again condescending and Christy had enough, she stared at the gorgeous redhead and spat out, "I am not upset, you big red turd!"
The following week, she took Roscoe to Candace and Baxter's huge home for his visit. Baxter answered the door, Hey, buddy, Candace made cookies; they're in the kitchen."
Roscoe tore off for the kitchen blurting out, "Bye Mom!"
She yelled out, "Bye!" She looked to Baxter, "He used to give me a hug."
He shrugged, "Yeah, he's at that age. I wouldn't take it personally."
From the kitchen Candace yelled out, "Look who's home. Ooh, what a big hug!"
Baxter looked back at Christy, "Come on, he'd hug a scorpion if it had a cookie."
She smiled, "He just did!" She turned to leave, "See you later."
She headed down the walk and Candace opened the door back up, "Oh, Christy? Wait!"
She stopped and mumbled, "So close!" She turned and put on a fake smile, "Hey!"
Candace stepped out of the house "You got a second?"
Christy headed back towards the house, "Uh, sure, what's up?"
"Well, I've just been thinking, now that Baxter and I are getting married, you and I are gonna be in each other's lives a lot."
Christy nodded, "Yeah, I think about that, too."
"Wouldn't it just be easier if new wife and...old wife, were friends?"
Christy was getting upset, "OLD WIFE! She chuckled, "Good start!"
"How about I take you to lunch tomorrow?"
"Oh, that sounds super fun and nutritious, uh........but, um, ugh, I have plans with my Mom tomorrow."
Candace wasn't letting her off the hook, "Bring her, I love Bonnie."
"If we're gonna be friends, you can't lie to me."
Candace chuckled, "1:00 at the Oak Ridge Country Club?"
"Okay, uh, great. I will see you there."
Suddenly Candace leaped forward and hugged Christy, "Yey!"
Christy gave her a weak hug back, "Oh, there's the hug Roscoe loves." She could feel Candace's firm body press to hers and she pulled away and left before any more was said.
She got back to the apartment and Bonnie and Christy went through their entire wardrobe to find something suitable to wear to the club. They found nothing and headed to the mall to buy clothes they couldn't afford and return the following day.
They arrived at the club looking fabulous. Christy wore a chic red dress, showing off her curves perfectly. Her long light blonde hair was straight and looked very elegant.
Bonnie wore a blue print dress with a plunging neckline and her light brown hair was curled and hung down to her exposed breasts.
Candace saw they and waved them over. She took looked amazing. Her long red hair hang down in waves and rested upon her large tits. She stood to meet them. She was wearing a chic royal blue dress with a tiny black belt around her waist to accent her large tits and shapely hips. She gave them both an air kiss and they took a seat at the table.
She looked to the two of them, "Thank you for coming. I have to tell you, Baxter is sitting at home right now, out of his mind with worry that the three of us won't get along."
Christy replied, "Why wouldn't we get along?"
Candace scoffed, "That is exactly what I said to him. Frankly, I think he's afraid we'll gossip about him."
Christy rolled her eyes, "Like we don't have better things to talk about." After that there was a long pause of uncomfortable silence.
Candace broke it, "So Bonnie, what is it like to manage an apartment building?"
"Well, to be honest, I don't think of it as managing a building. I think of it as managing a diverse community of people."
Candace smiled, "Oh, that's a lovely thought."
Bonnie chuckled, "I'm kidding. I'm mostly killing mice and unclogging toilets." She picked up the menu, "So what's good here?"
They began to eat and the conversation went smoothly. Candace giggled, "Okay, okay, okay, I am dying to ask. What is the deal with Baxter and Q-tips?"
Christy nodded, "Oh no, is he still leaving them on the sink?"
Candace grinned, "The sink, the bathtub, the nightstand. The other day, I found one in the refrigerator."
Christy replied, "Yeah, you got to go easy on him with that. When he cleans his ears, it's like he goes into a trance state."
Bonnie added, "Remember when we took him to the emergency room to get one out?"
Candace let out a gasp, "Oh God, a Q-tip got stuck in his ear?"
Christy broke in, "You know what, we're having lunch. Yeah, let's say ear."
They all broke out in laughter. Candace snickered, "Oh well, you got to love him."
Christy shook her head, "Oh no, you got to love him, I did my time."
Candace continued to laugh, "Oh, this is so much fun. See, I knew if we made the effort, we could get along."
Bonnie spoke up, "Absolutely. There's a spa here, right?"
Candace nodded, "One of the best."
Bonnie chuckled, "Oh, yeah, we're getting along."
Just then a handsome man came to the table, "Well, look who's here."
Candace looked up, "Oh, hi Daddy."
He kissed her on the cheek, "Hey, Snicker-doodle."
"Uh, these are my friends, Christy and Bonnie."
He reached out and shook their hands, "Ah, nice to meet you. I'm Fred Hayes (Harry Hamlin). "So how do you girls know each other?"
Candace replied, "Well, Christy used to be married to Baxter."
He was stunned, ""Really? And you're friends?"
Christy stared up at him, "I'm surprised as you are."
He looked to Bonnie, "And what about this lovely lady? Have you also slept with Baxter?"
She glared at him, "I'm her mother, and Ew!"
He couldn't take his eyes off of Christy, "You know, your ex is one of my most popular employees."
"Mmm, I'm not surprised. He's a terrific guy."
"That and he sells killer weed."
Candace scoffed, "DADDY!"
He looked to his daughter, "Oh, lighten up, he gives me a family discount."
Bonnie blurted out, "What? I never got a discount."
Christy looked to her mother, "Maybe that's because, at our wedding, you introduced him to people as my "first husband."
Fred placed his hands on Christy's shoulder, "You know, I'm liking Candace's new friends. Especially you."
There was suddenly a stillness at the table. Christy was taken by surprise, "Oh, thank you, I guess."
Candice broke the uneasiness in the room, "So Daddy.....aren't you gonna go play golf?"
"No, I've got plenty of time." He stared down at Christy, "So, Christy, do you play?"
She tipped her head to the side and chuckled, "Only if there's a windmill."
'We don't have any of those. But, we have a waterfall on the tenth hole. Would you like to see it?"
"Um, I'm not wearing any sunblock."
They returned home and Fred was relentless. He kept on inviting her out to dinner, but she refused. He sent her golf clubs, one at a time starting with a putter. He even sent her a huge bag to hold them all.
There was a knock on the door and Christy answered it. Standing there was a delivery man. He handed her a huge vase full of red roses, "A delivery for Christy Plunkett?"
Bonnie hopped up and down, "It's happening! It's happening! It's happening! Read the card."
Christy put the vase down, "Would you please calm down?" She read the card, "Again he want to have dinner with me." She stared at Bonnie, "I'm not having dinner with him. Mom, he's Candace's father. He's gonna be Baxter's father-in-law and Roscoe's step-grandfather."
Bonnie hopped up and down, "And he's got five car dealerships, a full head of hair and when he looks down, he can see his belt."
Christy stood up, "Doesn't matter. I'm finally started to get along with Candace and, she is, like it or not, a part of my son's life."
Bonnie looked up at her, "What are you doing?"
"I'm calling Fred to tell him I'm not gonna go out with him." Bonnie snatched the phone from her hand, "No, you're not."
She chased her around the room, "Give me my phone."
She held it away from her, "Hear me out."
"I don't need to hear you out. Gimme."
Bonnie raised her hand high so Christy couldn't reach the phone, "Yes, I get the Roscoe thing, but you deserve to be happy too."
Christi jumped up several times, but was unable to reach Bonnie's hand.
Christy picked up the apartment phone and called him.
Fred wasn't giving up and continued to send more clubs, but Christy refused to have dinner with him. She was on her way to work and the doorbell rang again.
Bonnie answered it and it was Candace, "Hello Bonnie."
"Hey, Snicker-doodle, what's up?"
"We seem to have a bit of a situation."
Christy came to the door, "Is Roscoe okay?"
"Oh, he's fine. Christy, can we speak privately?"
Bonnie chimed in, "No, what's going on?"
Candace glared at Christy, "I don't know what your game is, but I want you to stay away from my father."
"I....don't have a game."
"I know you're jealous of me. You've always been jealous of me. But I can live with that because I was raised to be tolerant of those who are less fortunate."
Bonnie stepped away and grabbed hold of Christy's cell phone and came back to the door.
Candace continued her speech, "What I can't live with is you trying to better yourself by seducing my father."
Christy was fuming, "I didn't seduce anybody."
"I'm only gonna say this once. Stay away from him."
"Once will do it."
Bonnie handed Christy the phone, "It's ringing."
Christy took the phone, "Hi, Fred, it's Christy. I changed my mind. I would love to have dinner with you."