Mimi is excited about her plans to buy her own home and start a new career, but has reservations about leaving the Pratt family household. Candy has been a good friend and Mimi doesn't want her to feel abandoned.
2. Mimi really wants Candy to know that she has enjoyed her time spent with the Pratt family, but wants to pursue other things, such as a possible relationship with Juston and maybe a career in the culinary arts.
3. Upstairs, Spencer is still focused on solving the tough mathematical problem. But after putting in a wholehearted effort, he is disappointed when he finds that he has failed. He puts the computer away and heads off to school.
4. After Mimi has finished taking out the trash, she gives Juston a call.
8. Mimi also reveals her reservations about moving out, such as her great relationship with Candy and the children. She’s also not sure if Candy can handle keeping this big home clean on her own. Juston tells her that Candy is a tough woman and will manage just fine. Mimi knows that he is right.
9. Candy has completed her first day back at work. As she suspected, she is promoted and is now at the top of her career.
10. Spencer is also done for the day. After school, he decides to go home with his half-brother Nicky to continue with the tutoring sessions that they started yesterday.
11. Nicky is having a tough time adjusting to the rigorous high school schedule and has fallen behind in several of his subjects. Spencer is more than happy to help out.
12. Candy is finished at the office, but has more work to do down at city hall. She has been asked to facilitate a monetary lobby meeting in the mayor’s absence.
13. Spencer is prepared to begin their tutoring session. Cassandra, who has now aged to an elder, is happy to see that Spencer is back to help Nicky with his school work.
14. Nicky wants to just relax for a while, but Spencer pushes him to get his homework done first.
16. Once again, Cassandra is really impressed with Spencer’s kindness. She knows that his mother Candy must have really done a great job in raising him. She really wishes Candy did not dislike her so much.
17. Gwendolyn feels very important today. Her teacher has asked her to deliver the class field trip permission slips to city hall.
18. Gwendolyn was surprised when her teacher asked her to deliver the slips, because she’s never picked Gwendolyn for anything before.
19. After delivering the permission slips, Gwendolyn goes across the street to the park to play.
20. Gwendolyn enjoys the swings as much as she loves swimming. Swinging gives her the weightless feeling that she seeks. Maybe if she swings high enough, she’ll be able to just fly away.
21. Candy finishes facilitating her meeting, and heads to her owned properties to collect her investment payments.
22. Gwendolyn, not quite ready to return home yet, decides to remain at the park and begin her homework.
23. Homework has never been a problem for her, so she quickly plows through it.
24. Candy arrives at her last property, Crystal Springs, and becomes a bit spooked by being at the isolated park alone. She collects her money and leaves as quickly as possible.
25. Spencer returns home after tutoring his half-brother Nicky. He begins his own homework once he gets home.
26. Mimi has finished all of the housework for the day. She sits and waits for Candy to arrive home. Now is the time to tell Candy of her plans to move out.
27. Candy arrives home and is surprised to see Mimi sitting by the door waiting for her. She hopes that nothing is wrong.
28. Gwendolyn is still at the park. One of the other park patrons share their picnic lunch with her, so she sits down to enjoy it.
29. Meanwhile, Mimi reveals her plans to Candy. Candy is surprised, but she’s not upset that Mimi wants to move out.
30. In fact, Candy is very understanding. “Mimi, I really appreciate you being here for us when we needed you. You are a bright, talented woman. I am glad that you have purchased a home and you’re ready to fulfill your own pursuits.”
31. “I just don’t want you to feel as if I am abandoning you. This is a lot of house to care for and keep clean,” Mimi says.“I will just find someone else to help. I can hire anyone to clean. What I’ll miss most is your positive presence and your friendship…
32. …but it would be selfish of me to want to keep you here just because we’ll miss you. I want you to be happy going after your own pursuits.” Candy answers.
36. Mimi’s move is bittersweet. She will miss the Pratt household very much and she appreciates Candy for providing her with a home and a job when she first moved to Sunset Valley with very little money.
37. Candy holds back tears as she watches her good friend walk out the door. She knows that Gwendolyn will be heartbroken that she didn’t get a chance to say goodbye to Mimi.
