Days of Our Lives Update
Update written by Joseph
Eric and Marlena have dinner together at home. Eric calls the dinner a success but Marlena questions if he’s saying that because they got through it without mentioning Nicole or Jude.
EJ and Nicole have ice cream together at home. Nicole checks her phone and comments on Holly not posting pictures from prom. EJ suggests she must be having too much fun. Nicole admits she was really nervous about letting Holly go, but she’s really glad she did and she hopes she’s having the time of her life…
Holly and Tate finish their dance and then they kiss. Holly calls it weird to finally be able to be with each other without looking over their shoulders. Tate doesn’t want it to end. Holly agrees that she wants it to last forever. Tate promises they will figure something out, but until then, they will just enjoy this right here and now. They continue kissing on the bed until Theresa and Brady barge in to catch them. Tate questions what they are doing there. Theresa responds that she was just about to ask him the same thing.
Alex stands in the living room of the Kiriakis Mansion and talks to the portrait of Victor. Alex knows Theresa isn’t who Victor would choose for him, but he hopes that Victor would be happy that he’s happy. Maggie then walks in and asks what they are talking about.
Ava goes home to her room above the Pub and Harris then comes in behind her. Ava is surprised to see Harris is back, but Harris reveals that he’s not back for long. Ava asks where he is off to. Harris announces that he is leaving Salem. Ava questions him moving away and then says he doesn’t have to explain because she gets it. Ava says they kind of left things up in the air in Montana, so she wasn’t counting on them having a future together after all she did and the lies she told. Harris says it’s not like he’s innocent. Ava says things don’t have to be weird between them if he doesn’t want to be together and he doesn’t have to move out of town because of her. Harris then declares that it’s not because of Ava but because of Hope.
Nicole tells EJ that she should get Jude upstairs. They talk about Jude taking after each other and Nicole jokingly comments that she hasn’t seen any DiMera in Jude. Nicole teases that she’s sure EJ wants Jude to be just like his father. Nicole notes EJ’s reaction and asks if that was insulting. EJ says it’s not that and then informs Nicole that there’s something he hasn’t told her about Eric.
Eric knows Marlena is worried about him, but promises he is okay. Marlena tells Eric that she and John will do anything to help him. Eric says that means a lot to him. Eric asks how long John is out of town. Marlena says she doesn’t have an answer. Eric asks if it’s a case for Black Patch but Marlena says it’s not, so Eric asks if everything is okay. Marlena tells Eric that John is still struggling over what he did to Konstantin’s daughter. Eric points out that John wasn’t in control of what he was doing. Marlena says that’s true, but John is hoping this trip can help him make amends and move past all that. Eric commends John for wanting to make amends, especially knowing Konstantin was responsible for Victor’s death.
Alex tells Maggie that sometimes talking to Victor’s portrait helps as he’s a good listener. Maggie relates that she talks to Victor too. Alex asks how she’s holding up and calls it a lot to handle that the man who killed his father was living under this roof and had her convinced that he was Victor’s friend. Maggie admits she made a terrible mistake letting Konstantin in to their home so it’s her own fault. Alex says he’s not blaming her as Konstantin had them all fooled and no one really knew who he was.
Theresa complains that she knew she would find Tate here. Tate asks how she even got in. Theresa explains that she told the front desk that she was a concerned mother and he gave her a key. Theresa guesses that they were about to have sex which they deny. Holly tries to explain but Theresa says she is talking to her son. Tate argues that they were just trying to spend some time alone, which they could’ve done at the prom if Theresa and Brady weren’t trying to keep them apart. Theresa tells Tate not to turn this around on her and argues that he lied to her face about being sick. Tate complains that’s because she wouldn’t listen. Theresa says she knew something was going on which is why she kept her eyes on Holly and saw her scurry out of the prom after Tate left. Theresa brings up seeing Holly and Tate at the Kiriakis Mansion so obviously they had a plan for tonight. Theresa asks them how long this has been going on.
Ava asks Harris about Hope. Harris says it’s not what she’s thinking but reveals that Hope got a lead on Megan Hathaway and doesn’t want to leave Bo’s side, so she asked if he would do her a favor to follow up on that lead. Ava admits that makes sense after everything Megan did to him. Harris says there’s nothing more he wants than to see Megan Hathaway locked away forever. Ava understands he has to see that through. Ava then asks him what that means for them.
Alex says that Maggie may not have known Konstantin murdered Victor, but she figured out he was up to no good and came up with the whole plan to stop him. Maggie credits Steve and John for helping. Alex wishes that Maggie trusted him with that secret but she lied to him and came up with the whole story about Konstantin needing an office at Titan. Alex asks if she even considered bringing him in to the plan. Maggie admits she didn’t because it’s been a long time since they have been on the same side. Alex calls that fair, but thinks it’s time they change that.
Theresa warns Tate not to deny it because it’s obvious this has been going on for awhile now. Tate admits it’s not the first time but says it’s only because they felt like they had no choice and they had been completely unreasonable. Theresa questions Tate sneaking out and going to hotel rooms with Holly, asking how many times he lied to them. Tate complains that she wants to talk about honesty and asks why she didn’t just talk to him instead of spying on them and busting down the door like Homeland Security. Theresa argues that she wanted to see how far he would go and hoped he would come to his senses. Tate asks Brady to say something. Brady doesn’t know what he wants him to say since he did lie to him. Holly asks what they were supposed to do. Theresa suggests she could’ve gone to prom with her actual date. Holly says she’s going to call a ride home but Theresa insists on driving her home, saying she needs to make sure she goes home. Tate argues that she just wants to keep her in lockdown. Holly says she can get home herself but Brady declares they aren’t just going to leave them here alone and adds that Nicole needs to know what’s going on. Tate calls this so unfair. Theresa tells Holly they are going and escorts her out of the room.
Eric asks Marlena how Konstantin pulled this off and have so many people fooled. Marlena calls him a very bad man and declares that she’s not sorry he’s dead, but his daughter is the innocent one in all of this. Eric asks how John plans to make amends. Marlena says he will go to his gravesite with flowers and hopefully that will relieve some of the guilt he’s been through all this time.
Nicole questions EJ wanting to tell her something about Eric. EJ then reveals that he saw them in the foyer on the night that Nicole had that terrible argument with Holly and went out drinking. EJ then admits that he saw Nicole kiss Eric after he brought her home. Nicole asks why he didn’t say something. EJ supposes he wanted to pretend it didn’t happen, but he mentions it now because he doesn’t want there to be anything between them. EJ declares that he loves her so much and part of him is always scared that he’s going to lose her. Nicole asks why he would think he would lose her.
Harris tells Ava that he doesn’t know how long it will take to find Megan, but says he can’t ask Ava to wait for him. Ava asks if he would want her to wait for him. Harris says when they first met, he wasn’t expecting to make this connection with her but he did and after everything with Hope, he just wanted a simple life. Ava jokes that all she did was make his life a thousand times more complicated. Harris admits that she’s anything but simple and he doesn’t condone all of her choices, but he does understand them. Harris states that in her position, it probably seemed that none of the options were good ones. Ava asks if it’s not a deal breaker then which Harris confirms. Harris tells Ava that he cares for her and she means a lot to him, but to get past the trust issues will take a lot of time to work on and he just can’t commit to that right now. Harris hopes that Ava understands. Ava tearfully responds that she does and guesses this really is goodbye.
Alex tells Maggie that he knows they had disagreements about the company. Maggie points out they disagreed about almost everything. Alex says that was just the business but Maggie feels it got pretty personal. Alex apologizes for the part he played in that but declares that at the end of the day, they are family and connected through Victor. Alex doesn’t think Victor wants them at each others’ throats which Maggie agrees with. Alex says he’s been thinking about Victor a lot lately. Maggie asks if that’s because of Konstantin. Alex says it’s also what Maggie said to him a few weeks ago about being Victor’s son being more than just wealth and power but about living up to his legacy and doing what makes him proud. Maggie acknowledges that he was listening. Alex says he was just too stubborn to let her know that he was. Maggie admits she’s pretty stubborn herself. Alex asks if they can bury the hatchet for Victor’s sake. Maggie thinks they already have as they hug.
Eric has dessert but Marlena isn’t sure she wants to eat it. Marlena says with Johnny and Chanel moving to California and the bakery closing, she wants to savor every bit. Eric jokes that he’ll have to have Chanel mail her some cake. Brady then comes home with Tate. Eric and Marlena acknowledge them being home early. Eric offers them some cake but Brady says they will pass on that. Marlena then asks if everything is alright or if something happened at the dance. Tate suggests asking Brady.
Nicole holds EJ’s hand and assures that he is not going to lose her. Nicole admits that she made a mistake and insists that Eric is in the past. Nicole states that she and Eric are friends but EJ is her husband and she loves only him. Nicole calls their son a product of their love and says the family connection is all that matters to her. They kiss until Theresa arrives with Holly and announces that she’s sorry to interrupt but she brought Nicole’s daughter home.
Harris tells Ava that he can’t say when he’ll be back, so he told Rafe that he’s taking an indefinite leave from the police force. Ava guesses Harris is taking all of his belongings with him. Harris notes that he doesn’t have much. Ava doesn’t know how to say goodbye. Harris admits he doesn’t either as they kiss.
Maggie tells Alex that she hasn’t seen Theresa today and asks how she’s doing. Alex says she’s okay. Maggie notes it must have been terrifying when Konstantin held her hostage. Alex admits it was for both of them. Maggie says she’s glad that Theresa has Alex in her life and comments on them getting close. Alex talks about figuring out who he is and who he wants to be with. Maggie says she’s very fond of Theresa. Alex notes that Theresa feels the same about her. Maggie believes that despite her mistakes, Theresa is determined to be a better person and she sees that her efforts are paying off.
Tate complains that Theresa is out of control and overcompensating for her own mess of a life. Brady calls that not fair. Tate argues that Brady didn’t even give he and Holly a chance to explain and says that’s unfair. Marlena thinks his parents did what they felt was best. Tate asks if Eric cares to comment. Eric says it’s not his place, but it sounds like a tough situation. Tate shouts that it was like being raided by a SWAT team. Brady says it wasn’t his intent to bust in on him like that. Tate questions if it was Theresa’s idea and he just went along with it. Brady admits he was concerned about him. Tate insists that he and Holly were just going to spend time and talk, but Theresa busted in and basically called Holly a slut. Brady points out that she did not say that. Tate asks if Brady has any idea how humiliating this was for Holly. Marlena asks where Holly is. Tate informs her that Theresa practically dragged her out by her hair to take her home and now he’s sure she’s going to trash her in front of Nicole and EJ.
Nicole asks what the hell is going on. Theresa explains that she and Brady just caught Holly and Tate hooking up in a hotel room. Holly swears they weren’t doing anything wrong. Nicole thought Holly was going to prom with Aaron. Theresa informs her that was just a cover like Tate going with Sophia, so they could ditch their dates and run off together to the Salem Inn. Nicole asks Holly if that’s true. Holly claims it wasn’t like that. Theresa asks if she didn’t just catch her in a hotel room with Tate. Nicole thanks Theresa for bringing Holly home and says she’d like to speak to her daughter alone. Theresa questions that being it. Nicole calls it a family matter. Theresa complains that they are always sweeping things under the rug and blames Nicole for this. Theresa says if Nicole wouldn’t have ungrounded her delinquent daughter, Tate would’ve stayed at the prom instead of running off for some sexcapade. EJ and Nicole warn Theresa about how she talks to Holly. Theresa can’t believe they are still defending Holly and asks how blind they have to be when Holly and Tate have been sneaking around behind their backs for months. Theresa calls the DiMera Mansion a house full of liars and criminals. EJ tells her that’s it. Theresa says she’s just getting started. Nicole tells her to get out of her house and threatens to have her thrown out. Their fighting causes Jude to wake up crying. Theresa screams at Holly to stay away from her son as EJ removes Theresa from the room.
Harris and Ava lay in bed together and continue kissing.
EJ returns to the living room as Holly apologizes to Nicole for waking up the baby. Nicole says it’s okay since he fell back asleep and she blames Theresa. Holly calls Theresa crazy for barging in to the hotel room. Nicole questions if she really ditched her date to be with Tate. Holly claims it wasn’t like that but then admits it was because she never expected Nicole to change her mind about letting her go to prom. Holly reveals that when she was grounded, her and Tate had a different plan to sneak off and be together but then she had to ask Aaron to go with her. Nicole feels it wasn’t right what she did to Aaron. Holly explains that Aaron wanted to go with Sophia so they all ended up with the right people. Nicole argues that nothing about tonight was right since Holly lied to everyone. Holly wishes she didn’t have to as she would’ve loved to have gone with Tate but his parents were watching them like prison guards since they were chaperones. Holly says she snuck out to the Salem Inn to spend time with Tate and admits that she really likes him. Holly argues that Nicole must understand what it’s like to have feelings for someone when everyone says they are bad for her.
Tate acknowledges that he shouldn’t have lied and snuck around. Brady questions if he knew that an hour ago in the hotel room. Tate argues that it’s not like they eloped. Brady complains that Tate lied to their faces so Theresa has a right to be upset. Tate asks them to talk to Theresa, feeling she’s being completely unreasonable. Eric says he’s sorry but this is between Tate and his parents. Tate asks if Marlena can talk to Theresa as a psychiatrist. Marlena says she would be glad to but Theresa is his mother. Tate complains about Theresa deciding how he lives his life and who he gets to be with. Marlena tells Tate that if he and Holly want to be together as a couple, they are going to have to prove they can be trusted.
Theresa goes home to the Kiriakis Mansion where Alex asks how chaperoning was. Theresa calls it a complete disaster since she and Brady caught Tate and Holly sneaking off to the Salem Inn but she doesn’t want to talk about it. Theresa asks Alex to just say anything to take her mind off how awful the night’s been and to cheer her up. Alex responds that there actually was something he wanted to talk to her about and he really wanted to wait for the perfect time. Alex then pulls out his ring box and says he knows last time, she really expected him to propose. Theresa says they talked about it and it’s okay. Alex says he just wasn’t ready and he didn’t know what he wanted. Alex admits since finding out he’s Victor’s son, he hasn’t been sure about a lot of things like who he is, how he fits in the family, and what he wants in life. Theresa asks if he’s saying he’s figured it out now. Alex confirms he has and he’s ready. Theresa asks if he’s asking what she thinks he is. Alex knows they aren’t in front of the Eiffel Tower or in a hot air balloon, but after the last week they’ve had, it’s made him realize how much she means to him and he wants her to know how he feels about them. Alex then gets down on one knee and proposes to Theresa.
Ava asks if Harris is leaving right now. Harris thinks that’s for the best. Ava hates long goodbyes too. Harris says he will stop downstairs to tell Roman that he’s leaving. Ava thanks Harris for everything as they kiss.
Nicole tells Holly that it’s been a long night and suggests going to bed, then they will figure this out in the morning, so Holly exits. Nicole tells Jude not to turn in to a teenager for a long time.
Brady tells Tate that it’s been a long day so he’s going to bed. Brady encourages Tate that it’s going to be alright and they will get through it as he heads to his room.
Theresa accepts Alex’s proposal and they kiss.
Tate sits alone with his phone.
Holly comes back downstairs and gets a text from Tate, asking if she’s okay. Holly responds that she’s fine. Tate texts back that he’s missing her.
Ava and Harris kiss goodbye and hug with tears in their eyes. Harris then takes his bag and exits.
Alex puts his ring on Theresa’s finger.
EJ asks Nicole if there’s anything he can do. Nicole tells him that she’s sorry for not being honest with him about Eric, but agrees to no more secrets which EJ promises as they hug.
Eric sits on the bench outside the Brady Pub as a woman walks by with a baby in a stroller.
EJ holds Nicole while looking down at Jude.
Tate texts Holly that he’s really sorry about everything. Holly texts back that he gave her the perfect prom and thanks him. Tate responds that no matter what happens, they will always have tonight.
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