Days of Our Lives Update
Update written by Joseph
Sophia walks through the town square and hides off to the side as Tate and Holly come through after finishing biking together. Tate and Holly joke together about racing while biking and Holly always winning. Holly praises Tate as an amazing boyfriend and kisses him as they walk off together while Sophia sadly watches on.
Chad wakes up on Cat’s couch and says he can’t believe how late he slept. Cat says she and Felicity are feeling much better thanks to him.
Rafe gets Cat’s text that she won’t be able to meet as she is sick. Javi comes home with Tesoro and comments on Rafe cooking chicken tortilla soup. Rafe tells him that it’s for a friend who is under the weather but promises to save him a small bowl. Javi then gets a text from Leo, revealing the jury has been sequestered and he doesn’t know when he will be able to come home.
Marlena and Belle exit the courtroom. Marlena asks how Belle is feeling after resting her case. Belle says she’s okay but EJ still has to present his, so she guesses they should be prepared for more surprises. Belle asks how her second hypnosis session went. Marlena reminds her that she can’t talk about that but EJ comes out from the court and tells her to feel free to talk to anyone about it because he’s waiving doctor-patient confidentiality. Marlena responds that he doesn’t have to do that, but EJ says he does as he reveals she’s been served and hands her a piece of paper. Marlena questions EJ wanting her to testify about what he said under hypnosis. Belle asks if there was a breakthrough and if EJ remembered who shot him. EJ responds that he did not, but he remembered who didn’t.
Cat bets Chad didn’t expect this when he offered to pick up Felicity’s prescription and jokes that they’ve become a sick bed and breakfast. They joke about when they got stuck in the elevator. Chad says at least they were in good company and guess fate brought them together.
Rafe tells Javi that he’s sorry about Leo. Javi jokes about Leo sending him a three page list of things he wants him to pack up and bring to him at the Salem Inn. Arianna comes out from her room and mentions being on her way out to meet with Sophia as she’s been really down lately since giving her baby away. Javi recognizes Sophia’s name and questions her giving her baby away. Arianna says it was right after it was born actually and asks if Javi knows her. Javi looks puzzled and looks down at Tesoro.
Tate goes home with Holly and they talk about how great it is to be together. Tate wishes they didn’t waste time apart while Holly says all that matters is they are together now as they kiss. Holly feels like she should freshen up and asks if she can use the shower. Tate assures that she can in the guest room and mentions that his whole family is at the trial so they have the place to themselves. Tate and Holly go take their showers and rejoin each other afterwards in just their towels. Tate tells Holly how beautiful she looks and how he waited so long for them to be together again, so now he can’t believe she’s really here. Holly says she can hardly believe it either but they can prove it to themselves as they begin kissing. They drop their towels and move on to the bed.
Chad talks to Cat about making cereal. Cat realizes she doesn’t remember when she last ate. Chad points out that she had a few crackers last night. Cat says she doesn’t remember much of last night as she was so delirious, but she does remember asking Chad if she kissed him. Chad flashes back to Cat kissing him, but tells Cat that it was just a crazy dream.
Javi tells Arianna about running in to Sophia with Leo and then seeing her again with her mother, who didn’t seem too thrilled about Tesoro having more than one foster dad but she kept her comments to herself. Arianna then exits. Rafe asks Javi if everything is okay since he’s gazing at Tesoro more intently than usual and asks what’s on his mind.
EJ informs Belle that after Marlena brought him out of hypnosis, he remembered referring to the shooter as “her” which means it couldn’t be Johnny or any other man. Marlena confirms she believes EJ. Belle questions why EJ can’t remember which woman. EJ says according to Marlena, he’s still blocked. Belle asks what Marlena is thinking.
Cat tells Chad that she’s sorry if she sounds like she’s protesting too much by saying her crazy dreams don’t mean anything. Cat feels like Chad has become such a good friend, so she thought that’s what he wanted to hear. Chad asks what if he doesn’t know what he wants to hear. Chad then tells her to forget he said anything and comments on feeling hot which causes Cat to worry that he’s getting sick too.
Javi tells Rafe that it’s probably nothing but Amy was talking about how much Tesoro looks like one of her kids and it made him realize that Tesoro might be Asian. Rafe doesn’t see why that matters. Javi adds that he didn’t know until now that Sophia gave her baby away, so if he didn’t know that she was pregnant when Tesoro was born, he would begin to think Tesoro was Sophia’s.
Arianna meets Sophia in the town square and talks about going shopping for a shoe sale. Arianna wants to go to Sweet Bits Bakery first. Sophia declines, saying she already had breakfast there and claims she’s still trying to lose the pregnancy weight. Arianna encourages that she looks amazing. Sophia says she doesn’t feel great. Arianna encourages her to give it time and she’ll be back to her old self and her old life, just like she wanted. Sophia thanks her but isn’t sure that’s going to happen as it seems like nothing is turning out like she thought it would.
Tate and Holly continue kissing in bed.
Marlena says it’s nothing and she’s just curious why EJ can’t quite remember who the shooter was. She understands it was traumatic and that EJ was wounded, but perhaps the person was somebody he knows well or somebody he was significantly involved with. Belle asks if she thinks EJ is subconsciously protecting someone. Marlena confirms it’s a possibility but questions the subpoena since the testimony of statement given under hypnosis are rarely accepted in the court of law. EJ responds that he’s trying to save his son from a conviction and he will do anything to make sure that happens. Belle complains that she’ll have to try to impeach her own mother’s testimony. Belle declares that no matter what happens, she does hope the new information exonerates Johnny. EJ is quite certain it will if Belle’s cross examination doesn’t ruin it. Belle decides she needs a break and is going to get something to eat. Belle offers Marlena a ride but she says she has an errand to run and will meet her there. Belle then exits while Marlena stops EJ and says she has something she’d like to say to him.
Cat takes Chad’s temperature and sees it’s 100.2. Cat says she’s so sorry that she got him sick. Chad says he’ll just stay at the Salem Inn for a few days but Cat says she won’t have him holed up in a hotel. Chad jokes about being a big fan of the room service. Cat declares that Chad is staying right here and she is going to take care of him, just like he took care of her.
Rafe questions Javi thinking Sophia might be Tesoro’s mom. Javi says that the timeline doesn’t add up but knowing that Sophia had to give up her child makes him feel bad for how she must have felt this morning. Rafe relates to when he had to give up David, but says that’s nothing compared to what Javi had to go through. Javi says that feels like a lifetime ago but admits it never goes away.
Tate and Holly lay in bed after having sex and talk about how much they missed each other. Tate assures he’s not going anywhere as they kiss.
Arianna questions Sophia saying nothing is working out and asks if she’s talking about Tate. Sophia asks how she guessed. Arianna knows Sophia was hoping they would end up together after the baby was born, but she thinks Tate and Holly are officially back together. Arianna explains that when she and Holly were trapped in the warehouse, they were so scared and Tate found them, so he was basically like Holly’s hero. Arianna thinks the experience bonded them even more. Sophia questions Holly and Tate having this life changing experience while she was in Chicago in labor with his baby. Arianna says she can’t imagine what she must have been going through as it must have been terrifying. Sophia states that it was really scary. Sophia states that when she was in Chicago, she didn’t even know Arianna and Holly had been kidnapped and were in danger. Arianna tells her not to worry about that as they are fine now. Arianna points out that Sophia had to give up her baby and she can’t imagine how painful that must have been. Arianna says she thinks about what Sophia must have gone through every time she looks at Tesoro. Arianna talks about Tesoro being in good hands and being loved a lot. Sophia is surprised to learn Javi is Arianna’s cousin. Arianna remembers Javi saying he ran in to her, so she met Tesoro, and calls him the cutest thing.
Chad calls Julie and tells her that he’s going to stay at Cat’s a little while longer. Chad promises to come home when his fever goes down and to call the kids when they get home from camp. Chad thanks Julie for everything she always does for the kids and hangs up. Cat guesses Julie wasn’t too happy about him staying here. Chad says she probably would rather catch his sickness but she wasn’t that mad. Cat is sorry but Chad tells her to stop apologizing as it was his choice to stay. Cat decides she will make up Aaron’s room for him so he can rest better there than on the couch. As Cat goes to the back room, Rafe then knocks on the door.
Belle goes home and finds a package for Tate at the door. She goes to deliver it to him, but ends up walking in on Tate in bed with Holly.
Marlena wanted to thank EJ for how gently he handled cross-examining Rachel. EJ questions if she thought he would attack his own niece. Marlena thinks he would do anything to help Johnny. EJ says that is true, but Johnny already admitted to confronting him with a gun which was all Rachel could attest to. EJ appreciates that despite what Marlena may think of him, she’s willing to be his hypnotherapist and he’s very glad they are slowly getting closer to the truth. EJ asks when they can have another session but Marlena says they can’t.
Chad answers the door to find Rafe left his bowl of soup for Cat with a note that says “Get well soon from James”
Sophia agrees with Arianna that Tesoro is adorable. Arianna suggests they can just hit up the shoe sale if Sophia wants to skip food. Sophia suggests returning a dress she bought since she won’t be going on any dates anytime soon. Arianna argues that with Tate off the market, they will be going to college soon and plenty of parties with hot guys. Arianna convinces Sophia to try on the dress for her later. Arianna points out that Sophia still looks sad. Sophia guesses she’s kind of bummed about college as she’s going to Salem U which is a great school but she always hoped to end up at the University of Chicago but that’s just another thing that didn’t work out. Arianna informs Sophia that she doesn’t want to go back to Arizona for college and she wants to stay here. Arianna reveals that she sent an application to Salem U as well as she thought she would come home for school and she got in. Arianna adds that she still enrolled in Arizona but if she stays here, they could go to school together again. Sophia is excited by the idea as they hug. Arianna suggests they head to Salem U to see if the acceptance is still good, so they happily walk off together.
Tate gets dressed and joins Belle in the living room. Belle says he doesn’t need to explain and hopes he was careful. Tate assures that he was. Belle says she won’t tell Marlena or Brady about this but advises him not to do that here. Tate thanks her for being discreet. Belle is sure he’s humiliated enough without getting the whole family involved. Belle decides she’s going to get some food in the kitchen. Holly then joins Tate, who tells her not to worry as Belle was mostly chill about it. Holly can’t believe she walked in on them like that. Tate says that Belle agreed not to tell anyone but did say they should probably find another location for next time. Holly jokes that as traumatizing as that was, she’s looking forward to next time. Holly kisses Tate and then exits.
Cat and Chad eat Rafe’s chicken tortilla soup. Chad mentions that his friend Gabi makes a soup exactly like this and tells Cat to thank whoever this James guy is. Chad questions how “James” knew she was sick. Cat explains that she had to cancel plans with him and claims that he’s an ex that’s trying to win her back. Cat says they went out a few times recently and were just going to see where it leads. Chad tells her that he hopes it works out.
Rafe returns home to Javi eating his chicken tortilla soup. Javi admits Rafe’s version is a tiny improvement on the original. Javi is sure that Rafe’s sick friend appreciated it even more. Rafe says he didn’t get to see her, so he just left it at her door. Javi questions it being a her so Rafe tells him it’s not like that and she’s just someone he works with. Javi jokingly asks if he cooks soup for all the guys at the FBI too. Tesoro wakes up crying so Rafe goes to check on him while Javi gets a call from Leo, using a payphone. Javi doesn’t think he’ll be able to get everything Leo listed in his text, so he will just bring the essentials. Javi tells Leo that he loves him and misses him already.
EJ questions Marlena saying they can’t have another session. Marlena doesn’t think it will be worthwhile. Marlena says her testimony about what he said under hypnosis before should be enough to create reasonable doubt in the mind of the jury. EJ complains that he still doesn’t know who shot him. EJ questions why he gets the feeling that she doesn’t want him to remember and asks if there’s something she’s afraid is going to come out. EJ then asks if Marlena thinks the shooter was Sami. Marlena responds that she doesn’t think it was Sami and then says she has an errand to run, so she exits the courthouse. EJ wonders to himself if it could’ve been Belle.
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