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Preston insults Claire at the pier parking lot, so she slaps him. She drives away, splashing his suit with soda from a crushed can. On the highway, Enzo and Preston's sister call to insult Claire. Claire pulls over in tears, but Noah hugs her. Back home, Rafael cancels his meetings to join them for dinner. Later, Rafael steps into Claire's bedroom, and the two collide when she turns around.
Preston insults Claire's nanny job and touches her car. Claire slaps him across the face and rejects his demand to apologize to his family. She drives off, crushing a soda can that sprays Preston's suit, and leaves him shouting in the lot.
Enzo calls Claire to say nobody loves her, then hands the phone to Preston's sister, who mocks Claire. Claire pulls over to cry. Noah wakes up, wipes Claire's tears with tissues, and hugs her to comfort her.
Claire and Noah play with superhero toys in the living room. Rafael arrives home early and moves his evening meetings to the next day. He sits down for dinner with them, leaving Claire wondering about his sudden presence at home.
Claire exits the shower in a silk slip and dries her hair. Rafael speaks through the door and walks into her bedroom. Claire spins around, crashes straight into Rafael, drops her towel, and snaps a strap on her slip.
“Without me, you'd still be that piece of trailer trash nobody would look at twice!”
“Not a chance. I'm done cleaning up after a manchild.”
“Grown-ups can cry too. I'll stay right here.”
“Claire. I'm coming in.”
The episode ends in Claire's bedroom as she collides with Rafael right after her shower. Her towel drops to the floor, and her slip's shoulder strap snaps, leaving the two of them clutching each other in an unexpected embrace. How will Rafael and Claire react to this sudden moment of physical intimacy in the next episode?