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Previously on Once and Again and Again and Again: sensing she was in danger of experiencing authentic feelings of concern for another human being, Nicki hastily schemed to make the Alby confrontation All About Her.
When we begin the episode, Nicki and Bill are in the middle of having sex. Nicki's idea of dirty talk is, "Give me a boy! Give me a boy!" That's a lot of pressure to put on someone mid-orgasm. Bill finishes, gives her a peck on the cheek, then bounces out of bed. So much for basking in the afterglow. And going by the look on Nicki's face, Bill's hasty exit is pretty much consistent with the rest of the Henrickson Baby-Makin' Process.
She asks what Bill thinks of the name "Newell," and I don't care what Bill thinks, it makes me think of banisters. Nicki commands Bill to think of boy names, then adds, "We should name him after you." Bill hastily says he'll come up with a list.
In walks Margene. She's startled to see Bill. He's taking it all in stride. Margene pops out again, then shouts to Nicki through the closed door that her sink disposal is broken again. Nicki rolls her eyes and asks, "What do you put down there?" and I realize that the only valley Nicki grew up in was in the mountains of Utah, but danged if she doesn't sound like a San Fernando kind of gal with that delivery. Through the door, Margene says, "Nothing?" Nicki mouths to an amused Bill, "Why do I always have to fix everything?" Because you can? And because the family is squandering that gift by not letting you go out and teach how-to workshops at Henrickson's Home Plus? Bill tells Margene that Ben will take a look at it, then instructs her not to call a plumber.
Margene eavesdrops as Bill makes his departure. Nicki tells him, "Thanks for coming by on such short notice," and Bill says, "Nicki! You don't have to thank me." But whatever warm fuzzies Nicki gets from that evaporate the minute Bill steps out the door, since Bill quickly begins sucking face with Margene. It's nice to know that Margene's gotten over the whole "You had sex in my bedroom!" mentality; otherwise, that might have cut into her enjoyment of necking in Nicki's hall.