Episode 2.03:

Surprise! Happy Thanksgiving!

Summary by Scott

Valerie tells Kelly that she got drunk and slept with Noah because she thought Lexi was sleeping with Rick. Kelly advises her to tell Rick but Valerie,never one to take good advice, doesn't want to.

Brenda visits Donna at the store. After they have a good time visiting, Brenda makes dinner plans with her.

Rick visits Janet at the hospital . Finding her a sympathetic ear, he tells her about the problems he's having with Val. He tells Janet that he's going back to Buffalo and that he's going to ask Val to come with him.

Brenda rents an apartment from Lexi at Melrose Place.

Janet is determined to be home for Thanksgiving and talks her obviously outmatched doctor into seeing what he can do.

Brenda relaxes at the Melrose Place pool and meets Noah. They immediately hit it off and sparks begin to fly.

Brenda, Clare, Donna and Kelly settle down at the Bungalow for an evening of bonding and catching up. Clare admits to everybody that she's still in love with Steve.

Chasing a story, Brandon spends a lot of time in a bar and starts talking with the bartender, Jennifer Mancini. They hit it off and Brandon invites her to the party for his book.

The next day, at the hotel, Dylan checks to see if Clare likes her room. He also reminds the forgetful Clare about Thanksgiving at the Walshes. Clare muses to herself that she really doesn't know if she still loves Steve or just misses him.

Val tells Noah that she's going to break up with Rick and that she really isn't sure if she has feelings for Noah. Sadly, Val still has a hard time figuring out what's in her heart.

Steve has a meeting with everybody to arrange the details of Thanksgiving. They're going to try to get Janet home for it. Donna bravely volunteers to cook. Kelly tries to smooth things over with Brandon but only succeeds in making things more awkward in general.

Rick asks Valerie to leave Beverly Hills with him. She says she can't,that Beverly Hills is her home and that she can't leave it. He leaves.

Clare spends time with Janet at the hospital and they bond over an electronic Wheel Of Fortune game (As ever, Clare can't resist a new toy to play with).

Donna calls Gina. Gina advises Donna not to tell David about her fling with Joe.

Steve and Kelly talk Janet's doctor into letting Janet come home for Thanksgiving. Janet's doctor never had a chance.

Val tells Noah about what happened with Rick. They are totally unaware that Lexi is spying on them with evil in her heart...

David, uneasy about Donna's ability to cook an entire Thanksgiving meal,calls Nat for a backup meal.

Steve and Kelly rejoin Clare and Janet. Steve calls Janet "Sunshine." Clare automatically responds and is terribly embarassed.

Lexi gives Rick polaroids she's taken of Val and Noah together. Rick goes over to Val's, yells at her and leaves forever.

Brandon is shocked to discover Jennifer in his apartment,wearing nothing but a towel. He learns that Jennifer is Michael's sister and that the not-terribly-stable Jennifer has decided that she and Brandon are already involved. Brandon gets Jennifer out of the apartment but it's obvious that this isn't going to solve anything.

Dylan tells Brandon that things aren't going well between him and Kelly mostly because Dylan still has feelings for Toni.

Donna has been having trouble cooking Thanksgiving dinner. David decoys Donna away and substitutes the back-up meal.

Steve gets Janet out of the hospital and surprises her by taking her to Casa Walsh for Thanksgiving dinner.

The substitute meal is big hit with everybody. Donna brings out her dessert. David forgot about substituting dessert and he's very nervous. The dessert is pies and they're good. Donna hits David with a pie for thinking that she wouldn't notice the meal substitution. Then she admits that she didn't make the pies either.

Everybody is having a good time but there's still one thought that won't leave Janet. Her baby isn't there.