Days of Our Lives Update
Update written by Joseph
Marlena lays in bed alone as she flashes back to laying with John the night before until he officially passed away.
Belle wakes up and greets Brady in the living room. Belle says she’s going to call the hospital to check on John but Brady stops her and reveals that he was up late working last night when Marlena called to inform him that their dad is gone.
Kayla goes to the Brady Pub and tearfully informs Roman that John died last night.
Paulina and Abe are asleep in bed together until they are woken up by Abe’s phone ringing. Abe answers the call from Steve and asks if something happened. Steve informs him about John which shocks him. Abe thanks Steve for calling and hangs up. Paulina asks him what it is. Abe responds that it’s about John.
Julie is praying the rosary at home when she gets a call from Hope, who shocks her with the news that Bo has woken up.
EJ sits in the living room of the DiMera Mansion on his laptop as Kristen walks in. EJ notes her being up early. Kristen responds that she couldn’t sleep but it seems like EJ has been busy and questions if he’s even gone to bed. EJ says he has no time for sleep as he’s been working on cementing his takeover of the hospital. Kristen hopes he’s working on a plan of getting her mother home. EJ assures that he has no intention of reneging on their pact and he has no issue bringing her mother back as long as Kristen makes sure that she won’t testify against him and that Rachel won’t implicate Johnny in his shooting. Kristen tells EJ that they have a deal and promises nothing will change her mind. Rachel then screams from upstairs, so Kristen rushes to go check on her. Kristen runs in and hugs Rachel, asking if she’s still feeling sick. Rachel tells Kristen that she had another nightmare. Kristen asks if it was about EJ’s shooting again but Rachel reveals that she dreamed that her Grandpa John had died.
Kayla tells Roman that John was doing so much better and they all believed he would recover as he was getting stronger and then everything turned. Kayla wishes she could’ve done more. Roman assures she did all she could and asks her not to be hard on herself. Roman asks where Steve is. Kayla says that he’s making calls to tell Shane and Andrew what happened. Kayla asks how Roman is feeling. Roman responds that he’s in shock as John had such a huge presence in all of their lives. Roman says he first knew him as his rival when he took over his life, but it’s not like he set out to hurt him. Roman adds that because of the man John was, he ended up doing a lot of good for him including raising his kids and loving them like his own. Roman says he couldn’t ask for a better man to be his kids’ second father. Kayla agrees that John was so loving, kind, and full of joy. Kayla says it was crazy how John was first introduced to them, but he was part of their family like another brother and to Steve too. Roman very much feels like he lost a brother and part of himself. Kayla says they all do.
Brady hugs Belle as she says she doesn’t understand since John was doing better. Belle recalls Marlena sending them home and telling them to come back in the morning. Belle asks why Marlena didn’t call them so they could be there to say goodbye. Brady tells her that it happened very sudden and quickly, otherwise Marlena would’ve called if they had time. Marlena comes out from her room, so Belle hugs her as they cry.
Julie tells Hope this is the greatest news and calls it a miracle. Julie declares it’s all because of John Black. Julie thanks Hope for telling her and says they will talk later as she hangs up. Julie looks to a photo of her and Doug, telling Doug that was the most wonderful news in the world and she knows he had something to do with it.
Kayla talks to Hope on the phone and says she’s so happy for her and Bo. Kayla thanks her and gives the phone back to Roman, who says to tell Bo that he will see him sooner than later. Roman says they will talk soon and hangs up, commenting on Bo being awake and doing fine after all this time. Kayla declares that John sacrificed his life so Bo could live. Kayla doesn’t know what Hope will think when she hears this. Roman says Hope just got the love of her life back after all this time and there’s no way he was going to take that moment away from her, but he still can’t get over how all of this happened. Roman says 48 hours ago, Bo was getting his last rites while they were waiting to welcome John home.
Belle and Marlena sit together while Brady notes that Tate is still asleep and he feels like he should wake him up. Marlena says not to since Tate is just getting over the flu and needs his rest. Belle mentions that Paul, Eric, and Carrie are all staying at the Salem Inn. Brady says he will call Paul if Belle wants to call Eric and Carrie. Marlena stops them and says it’s still so early, so she suggests to give everybody some time. Abe and Paulina then show up at the door, informing Marlena that they just heard the news from Steve. Paulina says they are so sorry as she hugs Marlena.
Kristen tells Rachel that she doesn’t have to worry about Grandpa John. Rachel worries about John being sick. Kristen says she spoke with Brady last night and he said John was feeling much better. Kristen knows Rachel was disappointed they didn’t get to see him yesterday, so she’ll pick her up from school and go visit him. Rachel says that may make her feel better. Kristen encourages her to get some sleep now and then she’ll be so rested to see her Grandpa. Kristen tells Rachel that she loves her and to go to sleep. Kristen then pulls out her phone and texts Brady that she needs to see him about Rachel.
Brady says he has to go as it’s about Rachel and he’ll be back as soon as he can. Brady hugs Marlena and says he loves her. Brady thanks Paulina and Abe for being there. Abe asks where else they would be as Brady then exits. Paulina asks if there’s anything she can get for Marlena. Marlena says no. Abe asks if there’s anything else they can do. Marlena cries that there is not. Paulina knows it’s a terribly difficult time for her and assures they are here for her.
Kristen gets a text back from Brady that he’s on the way. Kristen exits Rachel’s bedroom as she falls back asleep.
Belle brings Marlena some tea and asks where Abe and Paulina went. Marlena responds that they went to get her some pastries. Marlena says she told them they didn’t have to as she wasn’t hungry. Julie then arrives and excitedly brings in lemon bars, talking about how they were waiting for news on Bo and then she remembered they were John’s favorite so she brought some over. Julie then notices Marlena’s expression. Marlena tearfully informs Julie that John is gone.
Brady joins Kristen in the living room of the DiMera Mansion. Kristen thanks him for coming so early and says they need to talk about Rachel. Brady agrees that they do. Kristen asks him what is going on. Brady responds that he has some difficult news and they have to find a way to break it to Rachel, but he doesn’t know how as she’s been through a lot now. Kristen says he’s scaring her and asks what is wrong. Brady reveals that his father died last night.
Julie hugs Marlena as they cry and says she’s so sorry. Julie says last she heard, John was better. Julie wants to be there for Marlena like she was for her. Julie says she knows what it means to lose someone you love so much. Paulina and Abe return with pastries. Paulina jokes that they practically bought out the Bakery. Marlena says she didn’t have to but Paulina says now all their guests can have something sweet to eat. Marlena and Julie thank them. Julie takes the pastries to the kitchen.
Kristen doesn’t understand since John was getting better. Brady says he was and then he took a turn for the worse. Brady says it happened very fast, so he wasn’t there but there was nothing anybody could do. Kristen says she just doesn’t believe it. EJ returns to the living room as Kristen states that she can’t believe John is gone. EJ then steps back out and looks at Belle’s number on his phone and quickly exits.
Roman wonders if he should call Eric and Carrie to invite them over for an early breakfast but feels with news like this, they might not be hungry. Kayla doesn’t think they know as Marlena was adamant about waiting until a decent hour to tell them. Roman agrees that’s probably for the best. Kayla decides she should get to Marlena’s house since she told her she would collect John’s personal belongings from the hospital. Roman decides to go with her.
Abe asks if Marlena has given any thought to the funeral. Marlena cries that she hasn’t, so Abe says they are here to help with whatever she needs. EJ arrives and is surprised to see Paulina at the door. Paulina questions what he’s doing there. EJ says he wanted to pay his respects. Marlena asks how dare he come here. Belle comes over and questions what EJ is doing there. EJ says he heard about her father and wanted to offer his condolences to all of them as he’s so very sorry. Belle thinks Marlena has had enough visitors today and suggests they get out of here, so Belle exits with EJ.
Kristen tells Brady that it’s so shocking to know that John is gone and says he was so important to so many people including her. Kristen tells Brady that she’s so sorry as she knows how much he and John adored each other and she can only imagine how much he is hurting now. Brady doesn’t think it’s really hit him yet that he’s never going to see his father again as he can’t wrap his head around it. Kristen understands it’s impossible to accept that such an important and great man is just now. Kristen knows she and John had a complicated history but she respected him as a father and grandfather. Kristen states that the world will be lesser without him.
Julie sits with Marlena until Kayla and Roman arrive at the door. Roman hugs Marlena and tells her that he’s so sorry. Marlena thanks them for coming. Kayla says they know how much they loved John. Kayla adds that they do have some good news that she thinks Marlena would like to hear. Kayla announces Bo woke up from his coma. Marlena says that’s wonderful news. Kayla calls it a miracle. Roman declares that John saved their brother’s life. Kayla calls John a true hero. Marlena agrees and cries that they must be so happy.
Abe and Paulina return home. Abe says they’ve been up since early morning but they agree they can’t go back to sleep. Paulina brings up a book she read awhile back called “When Bad Things Happen to Good People” written by a rabbi. Paulina says he didn’t have any theories as to why life was so unfair, but he wrote that acts of God are reflected when a community responds and rebuilds after a tragic event, meaning that it’s how people support and comfort each other during hard times and that’s when you find God. Abe agrees and says they will be there for Marlena and John’s family. Abe calls John one of the closest friends he had and talks about standing up for John at he and Marlena’s wedding and the honor of marrying them. Abe hopes John knew how much he loved him. Paulina assures that he did as they hug.
Belle and EJ walk through the town square. EJ asks if she wants coffee from the Bakery, feeling she could use it. Belle says she doesn’t want to see anyone right now. EJ says he understands and asks why she hustled him out of Marlena’s house then. Belle says Marlena was going to physically throw him out and questions what he was thinking, showing up at the house when half of her family doesn’t even know yet. EJ explains that as soon as he heard the news, he wanted to see her as soon as he could and be there for her.
Kayla tells Marlena that she will call Cat to cancel all of her appointments today but Marlena says no because her patients need her. Kayla says she will be there for her when she’s ready but she should take this time now for herself. Marlena questions what she would do with herself just staying home. Roman suggests she could get some rest and visit with people who love John and her. Kayla agrees and says she knows Marlena wants to find a distraction, but right now she needs to take care of herself.
Kristen tells Brady that Rachel was so excited to see her Grandpa yesterday and she told her that they could go back to visit him today, but now she will never get the chance. Brady says he gave John the card that Rachel made and will make sure she knows how much it meant to him. Kristen worries that it’s going to hit Rachel hard when she’s already so scared. Kristen informs Brady that Rachel had a nightmare that her Grandpa died and she told her not to worry as everything would be alright. Brady asks why she wouldn’t tell her that since he was doing better and they all thought they would have more time. Kristen thought she would have more time with her mother and she might just get the chance. Brady questions that as he thought EJ was refusing to tell her where she was and asks if EJ is going to bring her back. Kristen responds that EJ said he would tell her where she is if she promised to make sure she didn’t testify against him. Brady questions that being all he wanted in return and says that doesn’t sound like EJ. Kristen adds that she also promised Rachel wouldn’t say anything about seeing Johnny with a gun. Brady questions why she would tell EJ that Rachel saw that. Kristen explains that EJ already suspected Johnny had shot him and was just protecting his son. Brady can’t believe she agreed to EJ’s terms without talking to him. Kristen cries that EJ is keeping her mother from her. Brady asks what about their daughter and if she’s supposed to keep this secret for the rest of her life. Kristen says she doesn’t expect her to keep it for the rest of her life and argues that’s what her therapist is for. Brady worries about the police come calling. Kristen says that won’t happen and would only happen when a crime is about to happen. Brady asks if she’s willing to bet on that, pointing out the lengths EJ went to silence her mother and asks what if he did the same to Rachel. Kristen says he wouldn’t. Brady asks if she’s sure about that.
EJ tells Belle that she can’t be surprised that he wanted to be there for her and tells her that he wanted to do whatever he could because he loves her. Belle questions him loving her. EJ says he thinks about her all day and night and his heart skips a beat when he sees her. Belle stops him and says it’s like she can feel her dad’s presence and almost see him worrying about her and wanting her to make the right choices in life. EJ asks what she’s trying to say. Belle thinks her dad wouldn’t think what they are doing is the right decision for her and she wants to honor his memory and respect his wishes. Belle tearfully tells EJ that she’s sorry.
Kayla tells Marlena that she has John’s things from the hospital and offers to put them in the other room but Marlena wants to see them now. Julie says it can wait but Marlena doesn’t want to, so Kayla hands over the bag. Marlena looks inside and questions if this is everything. Kayla says it should be and asks why. Marlena states that she gave John a gold coin at the hospital.
Paulina talks about how close she and Abe have come to being in Marlena’s position as they’ve nearly lost each other so many times. Paulina is grateful to be here with Abe now. Abe says that goes double for him as they hug.
Marlena goes to her room and looks at an old Christmas photo of her and John. She flashes back to when they took the picture as she holds back tears.
Julie asks if she can get anything for Roman and Kayla but they decline. Roman suggests they start making calls to give people the news.
Marlena looks at her phone and sees she has a voicemail from John, questioning how she did not see this as it’s from when he was coming home. Marlena plays the voicemail of John saying “I love you, Doc”. She plays it twice more as she cries and says she loves him.
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