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Nash & Clint [2007-2008]

[Clint is annoyed to hear that Nash may have feelings for Jessica]
Viki: (about Nash) You were always his staunchest defender.
Clint: Yeah, well, that was before he kept sniffing around a married lady.

Clint: Viki's not only the mother of my children, it's just that I -- well, I care about her quite a bit.
Nash: Yeah, it's just maybe why you get that little cowboy glint and smile on your face every time you mention her name?
Clint: That obvious, is it?
Nash: Yeah.

Clint: Viki is patient and steady and she's honest, and Dorian, on the other hand -- she's, you know, a little wild and a lot unpredictable and she has only this passing know truth and that’s something about her I don’t care for.
Nash: By "patient, steady, and honest," you do mean judgmental, bullheaded and --
Clint: I wouldn't go there, son.

Clint: Are you developing feelings for Jessica?
Nash: Jessica is the mother of my child.
Clint: That's not what I asked. The question is, do you have feelings for her?
Nash: I suspect that I have the same feelings for her as you have for Viki. I mean, after all, we both have children with the woman in question.

Clint: You know, Jessica was in love with Antonio long before she met you. And she has pledged to love him for the rest of her life.
Nash: Yeah, I was at that wedding.

Clint: Nash, consider this a friendly warning. If you allow yourself to give in to your feelings for Jessie, you fall in love with her, you and several other people are going to be hurt and I'd hate to see that happen.

[Nash denies that he's falling in love with Jessica]
Nash: Antonio's my friend, They are both taking care of my baby. I want them to be very, very happy.
Clint: Nash, you're a man of honor. I do believe that. But even men of honor sometimes fall.

Nash: Tess always was Jessica, right? And Jessica is just the best parts of Tess.
Clint: I'm glad you understand that. Because if you didn't, it might get a little confusing for Bree. We don't want confusion.
Nash: No, we wouldn't want that, sir.

Clint: Look, son, this is complicated, but one thing is simple. I will always do the right thing for Jessie.
Nash: So will I. I promise you that.

Nash: I appreciate your concern, but I'm not afraid of Antonio or his threats, all right, Mr. Buchanan?
Clint: I wish the two of you would just get over yourselves. There's no room in this situation for posturing.

Nash: (about Jessica) She was confused because she's in love with me. She's been trying to tell Antonio. She was going to tell Antonio, but she collapsed.
Clint: And why did that happen? The stress of telling Antonio, right?
Nash: Maybe. But look, if she hadn't gotten sick, we wouldn't know that she's sick, and then the cancer could have spread, and -- and she might not have had a chance.
Clint: You know what that is? That is good spin on a bad situation.

Nash: (to Clint) Jessica is in love with me. She's going to need me now. Everybody has been shutting me out. Now, I'm not saying I blame you, because you didn't know. But you know now, don't you? So nobody is going to keep me away from her anymore. I'm sorry, sir. I know you're just looking out for your daughter. But please believe me, so am I. I would do anything to save her. Everything that is in my heart I'd give to save her.

[Nash and Clint are hanging out in Jessica's hospital room before the wedding ceremony]
Paige: Wouldn’t you gentlemen like to step outside and discuss the reception plans?
Clint: Oh, there'll be plenty of time for that after the operation.
Paige: Ah. Well, isn’t it bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the wedding?
Nash: You crazy? This is the luckiest day of my life.
Clint: That doesn’t apply to me. I'm the father of the bride.
Paige: You guys are such men. Would you mind just stepping outside so I can examine her?
Nash: Yeah. Why didn’t you just say that?

Clint: Son, I understand why you want to get married right away, and I think it’s great. It’s going to lift Jessica’s spirits and give her the strength she needs to get through this.
Nash: She’s going to get through this. She’s going to be fine, Clint.
Clint: Well, yeah, she will, and this time, it’s going to work. And that’s why I need to know that you're going to love and respect my daughter, and honor all the promises that are in your wedding vows, which I'm sure you got up in your head. Nash? I want you to do this not only for my Jessie, but for little Bree, as well.
Nash: I am so sorry, sir -- I had forgotten myself. Um -- I will make you proud to have me as a son-in-law if you will give me permission to not only keep all the promises in my vow, but I -- I will also endeavor to make her happy every day if you will allow me to, sir.
Clint: You got it.

[Clint offers to give Nash money to buy the vineyard from Antonio]
Clint: Now, how much do you need?
[Nash shows Clint the amount]
Nash: That much.
Clint: Uh-huh. Well, at least it’s cheaper than buying a new liver.
Nash: What’s that?
Clint: Nothing.

Clint: If you don’t pay me back, I'm sending Natalie to find you.
Nash: Ooh, no, not that. Anything but the crazy redhead. Kidding.

Nash: Shouldn’t we be drawing up a contract and getting it notarized, and all that?
Clint: Are you going to pay me back?
Nash: Yeah, you have my word.
Clint: That’s good enough for me.

[Asa has just informed the family that they all have to agree on decisions for Buchanan Enterprises]
Clint: I don't believe this.
Nash: Just a question -- have all of you all agreed on anything ever?

[Clint breaks up a fight between Nash and Jared]
Clint: What the hell is going on?
Nash: I hit him.
Clint: I got that part.

[Clint says his goodbyes to Nash before Nash dies]
Clint: Nash. You're such a good man. Thank you for loving my daughter the way you have.

[Jared goes to see Clint after Nash's death]
Jared: Well, if there's anything I can do to start to make this right --
Clint: Wait. Make it right? Can you bring Nash back? Never mind tanking the company that my father started. Can you bring back my daughter's husband?

Clint: I'm so sorry, honey. I loved Nash as if he were my own son.
Jessica: I know, and he knew it, too, and it meant a lot to us. Thank you.

[Clint speaks at Nash's funeral]
Clint: When I first met Nash Brennan, I didn't like him -- not at all. I thought he was reckless, antagonistic, combative -- and on top of that, he claimed to love my daughter. Now, what father wouldn't be terrified? But after a while, I found that these traits that I thought I hated -- they had a different side. And in a certain situation, recklessness became fearlessness and his readiness take up arms -- well, that just meant that Nash wasn't about to walk away from the woman he loved just because she had a disapproving daddy. I was proud to call him family, and I'm sorry I wasted time thinking that he could be anything less.

Clint: (to Jared) You know, I share the blame in all this because I mishandled Dorian, but you made her assault on B.E. possible, and you drove my son-in-law over the edge. Now, Jessica may be able to forgive you for all that. Apparently, she's a far more generous person than I am, because what you did to my family -- lying to everybody and hurting Renee so deeply and making Nash’s life just miserable -- it was unconscionable. And you did it with utter and complete selfishness. Now, as your hero Asa would say, "that sticks in my craw."