General Hospital Daily YAPP Recap, July 9: 'Is Ric the messiest man in the world?'

Welcome to the General Hospital Daily Y.A.P.P. (Your After-Program Ponderings) for a quick — and by that, I mean you’re already halfway done — recap of the most amazing or what-the-heck-did-we-just-watch moments on today’s episode. Let’s get to it:

What happened on General Hospital

Ric had a gift for Ava on General Hospital | Image: ABC

We couldn't help but burst out laughing as Lucas absorbed the fact that Ric asked Elizabeth to be his date at Ava's big gallery show opening, knowing that Ric was actually Ava's boyfriend. Heck, Lucas once had to run over to the Port Charles Grille and pay for their dinner when Ava's credit cards were declined. "Is Ric the messiest man in the world?" Lucas asked. Elizabeth couldn't even answer Lucas, but assured him that she had made it clear to Ric that they are just friends and nothing more. Then, Ric proved Lucas' point. Liz seemed to finally get through to Ric that there will never be any sort of romance between them when he showed up at Ava's gallery with flowers. Earlier in the episode, he seemed to be fine with the fight he had with Ava because he thought it left him free to pursue Elizabeth, since he brazenly asked her on a date to Ava's gallery. Once he struck out with Elizabeth, Ric headed straight to the gallery with flowers (and some cash) for Ava. He was sweet and sincere in his apology for lying to her about seeing Elizabeth, and smoothed things over nicely. Ava felt good, Ric felt relieved, but we all know the second Elizabeth gives Ric any signal that she might be interested in being anything more than friends and Ava will be left out in the cold once again. By the messiest man in the world.

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