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tchen sink, absentmindedly washing a plate, while staring out the window. Julie es over and looks out the window to see what Susan39。s looking at. It39。s Mike, shirtless and sweaty, tending to his lawn. Julie looks at the dish that Susan39。s washing. Julie: Mom, the dish is clean. Susan: Huh? Oh. Julie: I still don39。t understand why you don39。t just ask him out on an official date date! Susan: Oh, I39。m trying a new strategy. I39。m playing hard to get. Julie: How long do you think you can keep that up? Susan: Oh, maybe until noon. Then I39。m gonna have to run over there and beg him to love me. Julie laughs, then looks out the window in the other direction. Uh, mom. I don39。t think you39。re gonna be able to wait that long.Susan follows her gaze to where Edie is washing her car, wearing very short shirts and a revealing white top. Susan: You39。ve got to be kidding. She washed her car yesterday!As Edie washes, she glances over at Mike, who glances back. She takes the sponge she39。s using and squeezes the water from it over her chest and Susan can39。t believe it. Susan: Oh, no, she39。s not.Mike stops working to watch. Susan: Yep. She39。s bringing out the big guns. Julie: You better get over there. She39。s wearing cotton.She walks over to a drawer and pulls out an envelope. Susan: What am I supposed to say to Mike? I saw you half naked and thought I39。d drop by? Julie hands Susan the note. Susan: What39。s that? Julie: A piece of Mike39。s junk mail we got by mistake. I held onto it in case of an emergency. Susan is thrilled. God bless you!She kisses Julie and rushes out the door. Susan crosses her lawn to go to Mike, looking over at Edie as she does so. She es up to Mike. Susan: Hi. Mike: Hey, Susan. Susan: I, uh, got this by mistake. MikeOh, thanks. He opens it. Susan: I hope it39。s not important. MikeOh, not, it39。s just a promotion for the Realto. They39。re having a film festival. Susan: Oh.Edie watches them. SusanWell, guess I39。ve done my good deed for the day. I39。ll just head back home. Bye. She turns to go and walks a few steps. Mike: Hey, you like old movies? Susan: I love old movies.As they talk, Edie, annoyed, throws her sponge into the bucket of water by her feet and walks off into Mrs. Huber39。s house, where she39。s staying. Edie: I hate Susan Mayer. Every time I see those big doe eyes of hers, I swear to God, I just want to go out and shoot a deer. Mrs. Huber39。s eyes light up. What has she done this time? Edie: She is out there throwing herself at Mike Delfino. Again. Mrs. Huber: Susan likes Mike? Edie: Where the hell have you been, Martha? She39。s been lusting after him ever since he moved in.Edie walks away and Mrs. Huber looks thoughtfully out the window. Elementary SchoolLynette es running down the hallway of the twins39。 school, ending up at the twins39。 teacher, who39。s standing outside the classroom. Lynette: I got your message. What39。s going on? Ms. Butters: The boys refuse to be separated. Lynette: They refuse? They39。re six years old. Make them. Ms. Butters: Well, school regulations are pretty strict about me wrestling with the boys. But if you want to give it a shot, be my guest. Lynette: Fine.She walks around the teacher to go inside the classroom, and then stops and turns around. Lynette: Oh. Which one goes and which one stays? Ms. Butters: You pick.Lynette opens the classroom door and Ms. Butters listens from outside. Screaming and shouting can be heard from within. Ms. Butters opens up the door and peeks in. One twin is holding onto a table while Lynette grabs him by the feet, pulling. The other twin is on the other side of the table, trying to prevent Lynette from pulling it. Ms. Butters smiles. Ooh!Gabrielle39。s BathroomGabrielle and John are in a bubble bath together. She squeezes some water over his back with a washcloth. Gabrielle: I love taking baths. Especially with you. It39。s like taking a vacation from the world. John: I hated taking baths when I was a kid. Course back then, the only thing I had to play with was my rubber ducky.He leans back, turning slightly, and he leans in to kiss her. Right before they can, the doorbell rings and John gets nervous. John: Who39。s that? He gets out of the tub and begins putting on his clothes. It39。s Mr. Solis. Gabrielle: Relax! Carlos is at work. And he doesn39。t ring the doorbell.She gets out more casually and puts on a bathrobe. She looks out the window and calls to John. Gabrielle: It39。s the cable guy. He39。s three hours late. Use the side entrance.John finishes getting dressed quickly and rushes out the door. Gabrielle knew her vacation from the world had ended. What she didn39。t know was John had left behind a souvenir. Underneath the bed, a lone sock of John39。s lies there. Bree39。s HomeDanielle and Andrew e home. Danielle: I39。m telling you. Dad didn39。t e home last night. They had a fight. A bad one. Andrew: How bad? Danielle: Like, divorce court bad.They hear Bree humming and through a small opening into the dining room, see her setting up dinner candles. Danielle: Listen to her. She always overpensates when she39。s worried. Andrew: Dad moves out and leaves us with her...I39。ll lose my mind.Bree opens the door from the dining room, smiling. Bree: Dinner is on the table. Andrew: Mom, where39。d dad go last night? Bree: He got a last minute call to speak at a medical conference in Philadelphia. Take your seats.On the table is a huge fancy meal, with a fre