Rick, Amber & Bridget sense Brooke is hiding something, beg her to open up to them. Brooke only admits that she has no intention of marrying Whip, refuses to give her child up for adoption. She insists that Whip won't be a part of the baby's life, but Rick observes that the baby is more important to Whip than Brooke realizes. Deacon & Megan try to find out who Whip Jones really is, how far he'll go to get what he wants. Deacon is sure that Whip is a gold-digger and wouldn't hesitate to blackmail Brooke. Whip tells his mother that he may not have gotten the promotion he wanted, but he's about to have a very rich little baby. Whip says that he's paid his dues, there's nothing that will stop him now. Whip tells Brooke that he's not the enemy and asks her not to turn him into one. Brooke informs Deacon that Whip is definitely going to be trouble and they have to keep the truth from him. Whip decides that if he can find out who the real father is, he would own Brooke.