Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

Recap written by Michele and Cheryl
Gabi was upset about Arianna being gone all night and not responding to her messages. She was thankful that JJ helped her since they weren’t talking to each other. While they were eating, Gabi thought the worst could have happened to Arianna. JJ told her about the different things that could have happened, but thought she was with a boy. Gabi didn’t believe Arianna was with a boy. Arianna and Doug talk about being with each other again since he didn’t have a girlfriend. Sophia met with Melinda to help with the adoption papers. She let Melinda know that the father of the baby was okay with the decision, but her mother wasn’t. Melinda said it wasn’t an issue since she was 18 but things would go better if her mother didn’t object. Amy showed up and wondered why Sophia was with Melinda. Sophia told her that Melinda was helping her with the adoption process, but Amy refused to let Melinda help her. When Sophia tried to explain to Amy what was going on, Melinda said Amy didn’t have a say. Melinda opened up about giving her baby up to her parents when she got pregnant as a teenager. She said she and Haley made up, but she died. Melinda said she regretted not being her mother, but she did the right thing by giving her up. She advised Amy not to lose Sophia over this.
After Tate talked to Brady, he rushed out of house. Chanel talked to Johnny about filling up their home. Johnny thought she was talking about children, but she let him know she was talking about furniture. He checked his phone and got a message about John. After Johnny finished talking to Sami, he told Chanel about John. Chanel tried to comfort Johnny by telling him that John was a strong person. Johnny wasn’t so sure because the strongest men couldn’t live forever. Tate went to see John at the hospital and ran into Johnny and Chanel. He told them that it didn’t look good for their grandfather. Chanel tried to comfort Tate as Arianna and Doug left the Salem Inn. Arianna didn’t want her family to see them together. Tate told Johnny and Chanel about Sophia meeting an adoption lawyer. Gabi and JJ saw Arianna in the square. She wanted to know where Arianna was. Arianna said she was with a friend. Javi showed up and it leads to an argument. After they finished arguing, Gabi apologized to Javi for firing him. She asked if things were good between them. Javi said they were getting there. When Javi and JJ left, Arianna told Gabi that she didn’t lie about where she was. They ended up arguing until JJ came back with news about John. Gabi thanked JJ for his help as she and Arianna left. Doug met with Leo to ask for his help with finding the person that Melinda sold the necklace to. He told Leo that he needed someone who was used to dealing with shady people. Leo agreed to help him. Johnny was upset about seeing John hooked up to machines. Chanel comforted him. Johnny said he wanted to name their baby after John. Chanel said it was a great thing to do one day. They ended up talking about his job at Titan. Chanel asked if he wanted to work with Xander. Johnny said Xander didn’t get arrested for Philip’s attack. He said he needed a job and didn’t want to have to rely on his DiMera money to support their family when they had kids. Amy thanked Melinda for telling her story. She apologized to Sophia and said she wanted the best for her. When Amy got a message from work, she left to take care of it. Sophia thanked Melinda for her help. Tate showed up and didn’t want Melinda’s help. He told her about Melinda’s involvement in Nicole and Eric’s baby’s kidnapping. Melinda said it showed what she would do to help her clients.
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