Goodbye, My Dad's Best Friend

Episode 1

A drunk night out turns ugly when Lena can't shake unwanted attention—until Elijah shows up and gets her out of it. She clings to him, and it's easy to see why: he's always been there for her, and he's also her dad's best friend. That's the problem.

Drunk, Lena blurts out that she's in love with him and promises to confess every birthday until he believes her. Elijah doesn't laugh it off. He says the work he does—the deals—is too dangerous. His parents and sister died because of him, and he can't let the same thing happen to her. Even if he has feelings, they shouldn't be together. Does he mean it, or is he just building a wall?

Episode 2

Lena explains her past: her father angered a New York mafia leader and then disappeared, so she moved to Los Angeles alone to study, with Elijah watching over her ever since. He keeps refusing her feelings—so she sets a deadline. In two months, on her birthday, she'll try one last time.

Then Elijah drops a bomb: this is Stella, his girlfriend. Aunt Lily calls from Paris with news that Lena's master's program application was accepted. Lena gives herself sixty days to save tuition money and leave. Stella is friendly at first, but the arrival of a girlfriend changes everything for Lena.

Episode 3

Lena starts putting distance between herself and Elijah, and he notices. He offers her a ride to campus; she says she'll grab a taxi. Stella piles on the charm, inviting Lena to an art studio and then announcing a week in Miami—with a ride for Lena, of course.

Elijah presses her about why she's avoiding him. Her answer is blunt: he has a girlfriend now, so she needs to keep her distance. Stella, watching all of it, isn't subtle about her threat—if Lena won't stay away, she'll make her.

Episode 4

An ordinary moment cracks Elijah's composure wide open. Lena helps him with something small, and he can't hide how gentle he still is with her—or how much it costs him. She tries to leave, insisting she needs to go on her own, but he admits he forgot how close they used to be. Seeing her like this, he says, he can't control himself.

The spell breaks when Stella appears, and Elijah snaps back into boyfriend mode, offering Lena his coat and promising a driver. Lena watches him play happy with Stella and makes her decision out loud: she should get ready for Paris. But is she really ready to go?

Episode 5

Lena starts clearing out her things, telling Elijah it's for charity—and he offers to have someone handle it, keeping his distance. Stella has a better idea: invite Lena to the charity gala tonight. There will be plenty of hot guys, she says. Then she twists the knife, reminding Lena that she and Elijah are getting married soon and won't want a roommate forever.

Lena reads it for what it is—he's starting a family and wants her gone. At the gala, everyone whispers that Elijah and Stella are a perfect match. Lena meets a stranger who asks for her number, and Elijah's jealousy leaks out. Why does he care who she talks to?

Episode 6

Outside the gala, Elijah corners Lena about the man she was texting. She corrects him—it was her aunt. The conversation turns to Paris, and Elijah probes carefully: did Aunt Lily mention anything about Lena moving there? Lena deflects, and he retreats, suggesting they head back inside.

Stella, meanwhile, is spiraling. Watching Elijah chase after Lena is more than she can stand, and she vows to make Lena pay. Someone urges her to seize the moment. Then Lena gets hurt, and Elijah is instantly at her side—worried, protective, and completely unable to hide it. Stella's patience is running out.

Episode 7

Lena is bleeding, and the scene is chaos. Stella insists she didn't push her, and Lena backs her up—but Elijah isn't letting it go. He orders the car and takes her to the hospital himself, refusing to leave her side.

At the hospital, the doctor cleans the wound and hands over painkillers. Then a new face: Ryan Harris, whose family works in art curation. He tells Lena she's pretty and asks her out. She turns him down politely—but he promises to ask again. Back home, the gossip mill spins: does Lena actually like Ryan? And why does Elijah look like he's losing something he never claimed?

Episode 8

Elijah insists he has a meeting tomorrow, but someone calls his bluff—he can fool everyone except himself, because his feelings for Lena are written all over him. The question hangs: how long can he keep pretending?

Lena, meanwhile, is doing her own math. Elijah isn't home, probably staying with Stella, and that's fine—Stella is his girlfriend. What he does has nothing to do with her. She repeats it like a mantra, counting down: in fifty days, she'll be in Paris anyway. But that countdown is starting to feel less like freedom and more like a deadline she might not keep.