Kyle brings Harrison home as Traci, Jack and Diane are decorating the Christmas tree.
Eating at the club, Ashley jokes with Devon and Abby about getting Dom a pony for Christmas. Have you made plans with Tucker? she instantly brings the mood down.
In his suite, Tucker unpacks a parcel he had delivered by mail (which includes a kids’ tambourine and ‘Grandpa’s Little Rockstar’ T-shirt)
Phyllis arrives at Society to see Summer laughing it up with Chance.
Sauntering into Chancellor-Winters with Aunt Maime, Nate’s emotional about his return (on a trial basis) This is where you belong, Maime’s sure ‘our’ family will accomplish great things. Nate has a question – does his Aunt have any more surprises in store?
Ashley doesn’t want to have to see Tucker over the holidays. After Devon excuses himself to take a call, Abby assures her Mom that they won’t forgive Tucker (regardless of him being Dom’s grandfather)
With an assist from his Dad, Harrison holds up mistletoe for Jack and DD to kiss beneath. Diane briefly gets a moment to sympathize with poor Kyle (his first Christmas without Summer) before Tucker’s text him to ask – any progress?
Phyllis joins Summer and Chance to hear about the fun time they had at the concert last night. After small talk, Chance leaves Summer to chide her Mom – don’t start. But, she can’t hide how happy she is to be spending time with him.
Back at CW, Maime assures Nate that her only agenda is keeping Jill out of her business. Billy appears – he’s there to make sure she doesn’t succeed.
Yeah, Billy knows his Mom’s not there. He’s setting up shop in Lily’s office and will be acting as Devon’s co-CEO until she’s back. You walked out on the company and Lily, Nate grumbles. And you tried to hijack the company and betray her, Billy fires back.
Fine, Summer admits it – last night was amazing. For a few hours she was able to forget about missing Harrison over Christmas. Phyllis is happy she had a good time and implies that Chance is just settling for Sharon. Asked what’s new, Phyllis replies immediately ‘Tucker McCall’.
Running into Devon in the GCAC lobby, Tucker hopes this won’t be the only chance he has to say Merry Christmas.
Meanwhile, back at the table, Ashley points out that Tucker’s the grandpa Dom adores. Abby hopes her Mom’s not feeling sorry for him. No, Ashley knows he’ll be dealt with soon; he won’t be a threat to Jabot or anyone else.
On the front porch, Kyle and Jack go over their one-two punch plan. Full of praise and pride, father credits son for beating Tucker at his own game.
Billy thinks media and content development a perfect fit for Nate (but wastes no time needling him) We need to focus on the challenges ahead, Maime scolds. Agreeing, Billy leaves them to hang out in his office – until he gets back.
Phyllis confides that Tucker had the gall to offer her a job. You said no, Summer hopes/assumes. It’s a great job – overseeing an IT department instead of being babysat in a cubicle and it’s for 4X the money. Why did Tucker offer me a job? Because I’m brilliant, Phyllis boasts.