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Before They Were Housewives: Lydia

Lydia rings up Heather not just to get her excited for her salsa party, but to encourage her to talk to Alexis.

Tamra gets a visit from Vicki, who comes bearing gifts.

Vicki and Tamra examine Vicki's wine bottle labels, but where are Tamra's?

Vicki and Tamra wonder whether the recurring theme for their theme parties is drama between Vicki and Gretchen.

Vicki decides to put on a happy face and avoid drama with Gretchen.

Heather keeps her promise to Lydia and arranges a sit-down with Alexis to talk about their issues.

Alexis remains stern during an awkward coffee date with Heather, where they decide to keep things civil at Lydia's salsa party.

Things start getting heated between Heather and Alexis, but the ladies ultimately agree to move on and be civil.

Gretchen fills her mom in on the scandalous secrets that Lauri told her about Vicki before the Mexico trip.

Gretchen seeks out motherly advice about her future with Slade.

Briana and Troy cuddle while Ryan cooks dinner for his last night home before returning to Afghanistan.

Briana, Ryan, and Troy share special family alone time before Ryan returns to combat training.

Vicki, a.k.a. Nana, drops in on Briana and Ryan's family dinner with a new rug for Troy's room.

Vicki shares one last goodbye with Ryan before he's deployed to Afghanistan.

Lydia goes over the drink menu (pineapple margaritas!) with the bartender for her salsa fiesta.

Lydia gets her salsa on while waiting for the guests to arrive.

Vicki and Alexis ditch their men and make a girls' night out of Lydia's salsa party.

Vicki voices her concerns about her future with Brooks to Alexis, but little does she know that she'll be seeing Brooks sooner than she thinks.

Lydia and Doug goof around as their special guests begin to arrive.

Heather and Terry strut their stuff as they make their grand entrance into Lydia's salsa party.

Gretchen, Slade, Heather, and Terry are ready to get down on the dancefloor, but the night has a little more drama in store for the group.

Lydia greets Alexis and Vicki, looking to have a low-key, drama-free girls' night...or so they think.

The ladies raise a glass to a fun salsa night.

Slade reveals the bedroom secrets of not one, but two ladies in the room.

Slade thinks he's making an innocent joke about Lydia's thin frame, but Lydia won't let him off easy.

The ladies take a break from the drama and heat it up on the dancefloor with a salsa lesson.

Some couples swap dance partners while Gretchen and Vicki stick to their main men: Slade and surprise guest Brooks.

Lydia holds her own after Slade makes a sly comment to Gretchen about her weight.

Lydia and Slade continue to duke it out over Slade's "nickname" earlier that night. Slade's previous comments about Vicki are also on Lydia's mind.

"Ladies, I mustache you a question..."

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