Days of Our Lives Update
Update written by Joseph
Stefan sits in the living room of the DiMera Mansion, wondering what is taking so long. EJ then arrives so Stefan asks what happened and where he’s been. EJ responds that he was tied up in court, trying to get his wife out of prison. Stefan asks where she is and when she’s coming home. EJ then responds that she isn’t.
Nicole sits at the Spectator office with Jude and talks about EJ being pretty upset about Johnny moving to California so they have to do everything they can to lift her spirits. Nicole then gets a call from Eric and says she heard he wasn’t coming in today, so she asks if everything is okay. Eric is at the Pub and says he’s fine and just wanted to call to check on her. Nicole assumes he heard about the drama with Tate and Holly at the prom. Eric confirms he happened to be at Marlena’s when Brady came home with Tate.
Brady is shocked to learn that Alex and Theresa are engaged. Brady calls it unexpected and tells Alex that he doesn’t know what to say. Alex suggests he could try “congratulations” but senses that he’s not really feeling it.
Theresa questions how Sarah tracked down an address for Xander’s mom as she thought Bonnie said it was a dead end. Sarah explains that Xander called his aunt even though she had been estranged from his mother, but Fiona recently reached out and gave her an address. Theresa questions if she’s still at that address. Sarah declares that the only way to find out is sending her a wedding invitation and seeing what happens but Theresa tells her that she can’t do that. Sarah questions why she can’t invite Xander’s mother to their wedding and why Theresa even cares. Theresa claims she’s just heard that she has a lot of issues and is a raging alcoholic. Theresa asks why they are assuming she still is when she could be sober now. Theresa argues that she could be a loose cannon ready to go off like Konstantin. Bonnie calls this a completely different situation and says it’s not like Xander’s mom will try to kill anybody. Theresa says she’s just ruined that she will ruin everything like Sarah’s wedding to Xander. Theresa asks what if Fiona gets bombed and say awful things. Sarah jokes that anyone could do that. Sarah knows she doesn’t know Xander’s mother but she chooses to believe she would be happy to be at the wedding. Bonnie questions why exactly Theresa cares so much when she isn’t Xander’s biggest fan. Theresa says she cares about them, Maggie, Alex, and Justin so she thinks if this woman comes to Salem and starts stirring things up, there could be some really terrible consequences for all of them.
Alex knows Brady and Theresa have history but he didn’t think he would have a problem since just the other night, he wished them the best. Brady claims that it’s just that Alex marrying Theresa affects Tate and admits that he thinks they are moving too quickly. Alex reminds Brady that he bought the ring awhile ago and was going to propose on Valentine’s Day. Alex says he partly didn’t feel he was ready for the responsibility of committing to a recovering addict. Alex starts to say more but stops. Brady says they are talking about his ex-wife so he won’t be telling him anything he doesn’t already know. Alex says it’s more his own cynicism as he always has a hard time trusting people which he calls not the best way to go through life. Brady asks if he’s having a hard time trusting Theresa. Alex says he had a hard time in the past but now, he completely trusts her. Brady then warns that maybe he shouldn’t.
Nicole tells Eric that she’s more upset with Theresa than Holly. Nicole calls Theresa insane for insulting Holly. Eric admits that Theresa can be high strung sometimes. Nicole complains that Theresa put all the blame on Holly like she’s a criminal mastermind and none on Tate. Eric asks what Holly had to say. Nicole says she groaned and moaned and now she’s grounded again. Nicole adds that what disappoints her the most is that Holly was lying to her again after all they had been through. Eric says he understands and he knows they love each other a lot. Eric calls them both kind and good people. Nicole thanks him. Eric encourages that this too shall pass and says he’ll let her get back to work. Eric reminds Nicole that he’s always there for her and Holly if they need him. Nicole thanks him and tells him to have a good day as they hang up. Xander then arrives at the Spectator office with Victoria and comments on them both being on baby duty. Nicole reveals that she just asked Chad for time off so she’ll be on baby duty at home. Xander congratulates her on getting her son back. Nicole says she’s grateful and calls it a dream come true. Xander acknowledges that it must be for EJ as well but that for Eric, it must be his worst nightmare.
Stefan angrily reminds EJ that they had a deal where he agreed not to tell Nicole the truth about Jude’s father while EJ agreed to get Gabi out of prison. EJ tells him to keep his voice down but Stefan screams that he won’t until his wife is out of prison. EJ shouts that he tried his best which Stefan mocks. Stefan declares that if EJ is striking out, he’s losing his family. Stefan warns EJ to try harder because his house of cards depends on it. EJ complains about Stefan threatening him. EJ says he met with the judge and presented the evidence that Gil likely murdered Li and he recommended Gabi’s release. EJ adds that the judge was receptive to his argument but there’s one hitch. EJ reveals he provided photos of Clyde’s black book but the judge insists on wanting the physical evidence in hand to move forward, otherwise Gabi is not getting out of prison.
Sarah doesn’t get Theresa’s concern about terrible consequences of Xander’s mother coming to their wedding. Sarah argues that she’s an alcoholic, not a homicidal maniac, and she could be sober by now. Theresa admits she might be overreacting a bit. Theresa talks about when someone has a drinking problem and they tend to not have a censor and say really mean, destructive things. Theresa says that with all that this family has gone through, the last thing they need is more drama. Theresa brings up Victoria but Sarah says she is her concern, not Theresa’s. Theresa realizes that she’s being overprotective and blurting things out, upsetting everybody. Sarah tells her it’s okay and to just trust that she and Xander have thought this through. Sarah acknowledges it might not go perfectly but they are willing to take the risk. Sarah says they need to get the wedding invitations out before the post office closes. Theresa says she didn’t realize she was in a time crunch and then suddenly offers to help with the invitations.
Alex complains about this being the millionth time that Brady suggests he shouldn’t trust Theresa. Brady asks if it bothered Alex when he found he and Theresa in bed together recently. Alex admits it did but says he can hardly hold that against her, because he was sleeping with Kristen and they were both playing stupid games but it’s over now. Alex declares that he knows he wants to be with Theresa and she made it very clear she wants to be with him too. Brady asks if he’s sure she wants him or his money?
EJ reminds Stefan that they don’t have the black book because Melinda is illegally holding it hostage. Stefan tells EJ to go get it then. EJ responds that he doesn’t know where Melinda is as she isn’t responding his calls and she isn’t at home which may be because he just stole her job at Stefan’s behest. Stefan questions blaming him now. EJ tells Stefan to face that his elaborate plan blew up in his face because Melinda absconded with the only piece of evidence that will free Gabi. EJ declares that now Melinda will never cooperate with them and blames Stefan for doing this. Stefan warns that EJ’s head is still on the chopping block so he shouldn’t relish this moment. EJ says he’s not relishing it and has no idea what the hell they are going to do at this point. Stefan decides they need to find a way to get Melinda to cooperate and he thinks he knows how they are going to do that.
Nicole tells Xander that she does feel bad for Eric, especially since this is the second time he fell in love with a baby and had to give it up. Xander says he was trying to do something good when he did it but he knows it was terrible and he was trying to spare Eric and Sarah the pain of losing a child. Xander says in the long run, it did work out pretty good for him. Xander then jokes that Nicole is the OG of baby stealing so maybe Sloan was just taking after her. Nicole calls him a piece of work Xander calls her a hypocrite. Nicole questions why Xander is pretending to care how Eric feels when he didn’t care while gleefully destroying their marriage or when he tried to shoot Eric and put Marlena in a coma instead. Xander asks why she wants to work for him if he’s such a monster and offers to fire her.
Roman sees Eric at the Brady Pub and asks what he’s up to. Eric says he was just checking some web sites and mentions seeing Kate earlier, noting that she seemed a little down which Roman confirms. Eric questions that even with Lucas being free. Roman then reveals that Lucas’s first decision as a free man was to leave for an extended visit with Allie and Will in Arizona. Roman is sure Lucas will be back sooner than later but it just seems like they’ve had to say too many goodbyes lately. Eric says not to pile on, but he may have one more goodbye in the near future. Roman questions who else is leaving town. Eric then reveals that he is. Roman questions if he’s taking a trip. Eric says he means moving as it’s something he’s been struggling with for the past few weeks. Roman understands but it makes him sad to hear him say that. Roman asks where Eric would go. Eric says there are opportunities for other jobs in photography work in other cities. Roman thought he was very happy with his job at the Spectator. Eric says he loves it and he’s proud of the work he and Nicole did with the piece on the homeless. Roman guesses this is more about losing Jude then. Eric responds that there’s actually another problem and it’s Nicole.
Nicole tells Xander that she’s taking time off to care for her son so he can try and fire her and see what Chad says about it. Xander agrees not to fire her but questions her picking a fight with the boss. Nicole says she wasn’t and blames him. Xander decides all is forgiven and he’ll accept her apology. Nicole tells him to forget it as she doesn’t care anyway. Xander says he’s just grateful they can put their past differences behind them and they both came out ahead since now Nicole is married with her son while soon, he and Sarah will be married with their daughter in attendance. Nicole questions Sarah agreeing to marry him again. Xander confirms that she’s working on wedding invitations right now and is going all out to make their wedding special, including even convincing him to invite his mom which surprises Nicole.
Sarah admits they are under a time crunch and asks if Theresa is sure she wouldn’t mind pitching in. Theresa claims that she’d be so happy to help. Bonnie remarks that Theresa is usually the last person to offer free labor, pointing out that she didn’t help her move boxes when she asked. Theresa then admits she has an ulterior motive and that’s because she’s hoping they will return the favor when it comes to her wedding which Sarah questions. Theresa then shows her ring and reveals that Alex proposed last night. Sarah congratulates her. Bonnie asks if they picked a date. Theresa says not yet, but the sooner the better as far as she’s concerned. Bonnie starts talking about how Maggie would love to mend fences with Alex and she’d like for Sarah and Theresa to get along. Bonnie then suggests maybe they should have a double wedding.
Alex says it’s a little insulting to suggest Theresa is only interested in him because he’s rich. Brady says he didn’t mean to insult him as it’s not about him, but about her since Theresa has a history of chasing men with money. Brady calls that one of the reasons she was interested in him at first too and she did some desperate things to get her hands on his money. Alex brings up Theresa marrying Brady while blackout drunk in Las Vegas and says he’s heard it all. Alex gets that Theresa is willing to do some extreme things but insists that is not the case here. Brady asks how he can he be so sure. Alex points out that Theresa was interested in him before she had any idea that he was inheriting Victor’s fortune. Brady asks what if she did have an idea? Alex questions how Theresa could’ve known that he was Victor’s son. Brady reminds him of when they went to Greece and how they went to se Konstantin but Theresa stayed back at the hotel where Shane dropped off Victor’s briefcase which included the only evidence that Alex was Victor’s son. Alex asks if he’s saying that Theresa secretly opened the briefcase. Brady says he knows that Theresa likes to snoop and that she was curious so she could have opened the briefcase since it was the only thing returned from Victor’s plane. Alex realizes if that were true then Theresa would have known the truth about the fortune before they ever even slept together.
Bonnie jokes that double weddings are very popular in Salem and they seldom go wrong except for one time they had two double weddings. Sarah suggests not talking about that. Bonnie thinks a double wedding makes sense since they basically have the same guest list, except Xander’s mom. Theresa points out that the problem is that she and Xander don’t like each other. Sarah acknowledges that Xander isn’t Alex’s biggest fan either and things are especially tense now since finding out that Alex was Victor’s son has made Xander feel like an outcast. Bonnie encourages that this could strengthen the bond between Alex and Xander. Theresa remains unsure while Sarah calls it not a good idea for anyone involved. Bonnie thinks that after everything they’ve been through, a super sized wedding is exactly what the Kiriakis family needs.
Nicole brings up Xander and his mom not getting along. Xander says they were fine when he was a kid as he didn’t start getting in to trouble until he was a teenager. Xander says his dad tried to be there for him in his way, but his mom was flat out done with him like he was a huge burden to her. Nicole is sure it was more complicated than that. Xander feels he was bad news and she wanted nothing to do with him, pointing out that she didn’t even show up to court when he was convicted of manslaughter. Nicole reminds him that Victor stepped in. Xander says Victor got years off his sentence, became a mentor to him, and definitely saved his life. Xander feels his mom didn’t like that one bit. Nicole suggests she thought Victor would be a bad influence on him. Xander says things really fell apart when his dad died and his mom couldn’t take the pain so she decided to numb herself with drinking. Xander says he tried to be there for her but she shut him out. Xander thinks he must have reminded her of his dad. Xander says it was like he lost both parents, but he’s thankful for Victor stepping up when no one else did and letting him work for him. Xander decides he’s sure that Nicole doesn’t care about his sob story. Nicole responds that she’s actually glad he shared with her as it turns out that he’s actually kind of human.
Roman asks Eric about having problems working with Nicole because he still has feelings for her. Eric points out that he isn’t even divorced yet so romance isn’t even on the radar. Roman asks what the issue is then. Eric responds that Nicole brought Jude to work the other day and he of course said no. Roman asks if that was a lie. Eric admits he really loves to see Jude as it was hard saying goodbye. Roman guesses it’s living in the same town as Jude and not being able to be in his life which Eric calls more than he can bear.
Stefan brings up that Melinda asked Rafe for immunity but he couldn’t give that to her, though EJ can. Stefan instructs EJ to give Melinda what she wants and make sure she doesn’t face any charges for stealing Nicole’s baby. EJ asks how the hell Nicole would feel if he allowed Melinda to walk and he can’t tell her that Stefan is blackmailing him. Stefan doesn’t give a damn how he handles it with Nicole. Stefan orders him to handle Melinda, get the evidence, and get Gabi out of prison. Stefan warns EJ to do it today or he will tell Nicole the truth as he then storms out.
Brady tells Alex to think about it. Brady goes over how Theresa could’ve pried open the suitcase, seeing the news, and suddenly going from flirtation to wanting to seal the deal. Brady calls the timing too good. Alex argues that’s not how it played out since Theresa tried to seal the deal with Brady, but he rejected her harshly and he was just there to comfort her. Brady believes that’s what Theresa planned all along, knowing Alex would come in to pick up the pieces. Alex calls it impossible and says he’s sure their hook up was not pre-meditated. Alex adds that if that were ture, it would mean Theresa was playing him the whole time and he can’t and won’t believe that. Alex declares that Brady is wrong.
Bonnie points out that it would be very easy to add Alex and Theresa’s name to the wedding invitations. Sarah says that she and Theresa will talk about it on their own time so Bonnie agrees to drop it for now. Bonnie asks Theresa how prom was and brings up how her daughter Mimi told her about the dance at Salem High 20 years ago where kids dumped blood on Chloe. Theresa remarks that she wouldn’t have minded if they dumped blood on Holly which Sarah questions. Theresa apologizes for forgetting that Holly is Sarah’s niece. Theresa explains that they had just found out that Holly and Tate have been secretly dating even when they told them not to. Sarah knows Holly messed up when she didn’t clear Tate’s name but she’s a kid and she made a mistake. Theresa remarks that she knows Holly too well because she got caught up in drugs too, lied to her parents, and fell in with the wrong crowd. Theresa doesn’t want Tate dating someone like her. Sarah says from what Maggie says, Holly is doing great, not doing drugs, studying hard and turning her life around so she deserves a second chance. Theresa says that’s great just not with her son. Bonnie encourages that she was a wild child too and eventually they grow up. Bonnie remarks that Theresa isn’t the lying, scheming gold digger that she once was…
Eric thinks the only way to put Jude behind him is to put some distance between them. Roman says he understands and brings up when he took a job in DC, it was to get over Marlena but also trying to deal with the fact that Belle wasn’t his daughter. Eric asks if moving away helped him. Roman doesn’t want to say but admits that it did and that is why he will respect Eric’s decision if he chooses to move. Roman adds that selfishly, he will be very sad to see him go. Eric tells him he doesn’t have to worry about anything because nothing is set in stone.
Nicole never thought she would say this but she can relate to Xander since she had major issues with her mom growing up and they fought all the time. Nicole says she blamed her for things that weren’t entirely her fault, but she knows what it’s like to be a teenager feeling like the world is crashing down on her. Nicole talks about feeling like a disappointment to the most important person in your life does a number on your self esteem. Xander asks if they ever worked things out. Nicole says thankfully they were on good terms before her mom died, which is why she thinks it’s good that Sarah invited Xander’s mom to the wedding so maybe there is a chance to repair their relationship before it’s too late. Xander says he’s not too optimistic but decides he would like to introduce his mom to Victoria. Nicole hopes his mom does go to the wedding as she thinks something good can come out of it.
Bonnie tells a story about getting in trouble with the cops. Theresa then asks if they’ve seen the stamps. When Bonnie and Sarah start looking for them, Theresa steals the envelope with Xander’s mom, Fiona Cook’s, wedding invitation.
Brady tells Alex that he’s not claiming to know anything for sure but he’s just saying that it could have hypothetically gone down like that. Alex responds that Brady’s theory is trash and warns him not to say it again, especially in front of Theresa. Theresa then arrives and asks about hearing her name. Theresa asks Alex to lunch which he says he would love to do right now. They go to leave but Brady stops Theresa and says there’s something he has to say to her. Brady informs her that Alex told him the good news, so he congratulates her on her engagement. Theresa thanks Brady and then leaves with Alex.
Xander walks through the town square with Victoria where Sarah joins them. Xander asks how things went with Bonnie. Sarah mentions Theresa helping them which Xander questions. Sarah thinks Theresa was just laying the ground work to ask her for a favor later.
Bonnie is excited that they got done in time for her to watch Body and Soul. Bonnie accidentally knocks over the trash can and finds Fiona’s wedding invitation inside. Bonnie questions who put that there and worries that Sarah let Theresa get in her head. Bonnie then decides to put a stamp on it and calls it a little push to help family do the right thing. Bonnie says that Sarah will be grateful and decides she will put it in the mailbox herself after she watches Body and Soul.
Eric goes to the Spectator office and asks Nicole if she has a moment. Nicole thought he wasn’t coming in today. Eric says he wasn’t going to but there’s something he needs to tell her.
EJ calls Rafe and says he spoke with the judge about Gabi and if he wants Gabi released from prison, he needs to find Melinda Trask immediately.
Stefan goes to prison to visit Gabi (now played by Cherie Jimenez)
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