Days of Our Lives Update
Update written by Joseph
Chad tells Cat that the other day, she asked if she kissed him but he said she was dreaming and he thought she should know it wasn’t a dream. Cat can’t believe it and says she’s so sorry as she was delirious and sick. Chad says it just wasn’t how he imagined kissing her for the first time for real as they then kiss. Chad says that was as they continue kissing.
Javi brings Tesoro to the Brady Pub and runs in to Steve. Javi mentions Leo buying Tesoro’s outfit as Steve comments that it looks like they are taking good care of him. Javi tells Steve that he really needs to thank him since the day Tesoro was dropped off at the fire station, he was ready to give him to foster care until Steve shared his experience with him and he got the idea that his family could take him in. Steve says he’s glad it al worked out. Javi says he is too as he’s starting to wonder what they’d do without Tesoro.
Sophia goes to see Melinda in her office and asks what was so urgent. Melinda reveals that she went to see Patsy McGowan right after Brady did which shocks Sophia.
Tate reveals to Brady that the picture in the frame is a photo of his baby with the adoptive parents. Brady is shocked as he reveals to Tate that it’s just the picture that came with the frame, leaving Tate confused. Tate questions why Sophia would give him a fake photo. Brady says he doesn’t know but it’s the latest in a growing list of details about his baby’s adoption that just doesn’t add up.
Marlena goes to sleep and has nightmares about her time as Stefano’s Queen of the Night. In her sleep, she says “no, this isn’t right.” She says she doesn’t want to be his queen and doesn’t want to be separated from her children again.
Tate still can’t believe Sophia would give him a fake photo. Brady says too many things about his baby’s adoption feels way off. Brady goes over Sophia going to Chicago to meet the adoptive parents but then she just happens to go in to labor right then and there. Tate mentions not even getting a chance to meet her. Brady then reveals that he’s not sure his baby is a “her”.
Sophia questions what Brady was doing there and begins to panic that she gave Tate the lawyer’s name when she was actually planning on using her, so he must have given it to Brady. Melinda tells her to take it easy because Patsy stuck to their story.
Brady tells Tate about how Sophia referred to the baby as “him” and said she just misspoke. Tate agrees that it’s weird. Brady brings up Sarah being very surprised that the baby was a girl and when he asked her about it, she again looked uncomfortable. Tate argues that he has a right to know the truth and wants to go find Sarah. Brady reminds him that Sarah can’t violate the confidentiality as Sophia’s doctor, but admits he feels like Sarah was hiding something. Tate complains that he needs to know what happened to his baby.
Steve tells Javi that Tesoro is really lucky to be in such a loving home and repeats that he’s happy that everything worked out well. Javi brings up that Tesoro will be available for adoption soon, but he doesn’t think he’s ready to say goodbye.
Chad and Cat kiss until Rachel runs up and interrupts them. They try to explain that Cat was helping Chad with his swing. Rachel asks Chad if they can go home and says she’s not having fun since she’s terrible at golf too. Chad agrees to get the kids home before tomorrow’s first day of school. Chad and Cat decide that Rachel must not have seen them kissing. Cat then goes to check on Aaron and Felicity.
Steve tells Javi that he doesn’t usually give unsolicited advice, but maybe his reluctance to give Tesoro up is a sign that he’s meant to be with him permanently. Steve says Javi obviously loves him and seems heartbroken at the thought of giving him up. Javi says there are so many families who will want him. Steve brings up his experience in the system and says foster families get priority when it comes to adoption.
Sophia tells Melinda that besides them and Patsy, the only other person who knows her baby is a boy is Sarah who said she’s bound to confidentiality. Melinda questions how else Brady could’ve found out. Sophia admits she slipped up and referred to the baby as him. Melinda asks what she was doing talking to Brady about it in the first place. Sophia explains that she ran in to him in the Pub and he brought it up, but it’s fine because she covered for it. Melinda says not good enough since Brady’s still sniffing around and asked Patsy for a copy of the adoption papers. Melinda assures that Patsy turned him down but Tate might ask her. Sophia asks what she’s supposed to do if he does. Melinda says she will get her a copy to give to him which will say the baby is female and leave out the adoptive parents’ name. Sophia points out that Tate wanted an open adoption while Melinda says she will say they only agreed to a semi-open adoption which would keep their names private and any communication would be done through a third party. Sophia worries that Tate said he was letting it go but she knows he was still sad about losing the baby and now he’s going to lose his mind.
Tate repeats that he wants the truth. Brady says he wants that too, so he went to Steve for help. Tate realizes this is why Brady asked for the name of the adoption lawyer. Brady explains that he didn’t want to worry him for no reason if there was nothing to his suspicions. Tate says he’s now worried and asks what Steve said they should do. Brady says they need to get a copy of the adoption papers, so he went to the attorney but he got shut down pretty badly, so he asks if Tate can get a copy from Sophia without raising her suspicions. Tate agrees to try while Brady says he will take the stock photo to Steve. Brady warns Tate not to let on that he knows the picture is fake so they don’t give Sophia room to cover her tracks again. Brady promises they are going to figure this out as he exits.
Marlena wakes up in a panic before realizing it was just a dream. Marlena then screams, causing Tate to run in to her room and find that Rachel’s snake got in to Marlena’s bed.
Chad goes back to Cat’s apartment with her and says everyone is accounted for as Aaron and Felicity went for pizza and they dropped off Thomas and Rachel back at their homes. Cat asks if Chad is sure that Rachel didn’t see them kissing. Chad insists that if she did, they never would’ve heard the end of it but if she showed up a few seconds earlier, it would’ve been a close call. They agree that they should be more careful. Cat remarks that she can tell Chad would’ve hated it if Rachel saw them kissing which she guesses is because Chad feels like it was a mistake.
Tate apologizes to Marlena, guessing he didn’t put the lid on the aquarium tight enough after the snake escaped this morning and says he’ll talk to Brady about getting him a more secure home and keeping Rachel’s door closed. Tate asks if everything else is okay since she seems pretty shaken up. Marlena guesses it was just a bad dream. Tate asks what it was about but Marlena claims not to remember. Tate promises she won’t get any more visits from the snake and says to let him know if she needs anything as he exits.
Brady goes back to Steve and shows him the photo that Sophia claimed to be of the adoptive parents along with the photo from the picture frame Marlena bought. Steve uses it to do a reverse image search and confirms that Sophia got the image online from a stock website. Brady questions why Sophia would give Tate a fake picture which Steve calls a damn good question.
Sophia complains that Melinda is the one who told her to lie about the baby being a girl. Melinda asks how she was supposed to know that her doctor and Tate’s dad were best friends. Sophia panics while Melinda tells her to calm down. Sophia worries that Brady won’t stop until he finds out the truth and then her mom will force her to take the baby back which she can’t. Melinda encourages her to stop and breathe but Sophia declares it’s over because when Tate finds out what she did, he’s going to hate her forever.
Cat guesses she has her answer. Chad doesn’t think she understands. Cat says she asked if Chad regretted kissing her and he couldn’t even respond which means he does. Chad clarifies that if he regrets anything, it’s not admitting how he felt about her sooner. Chad says after he found out she was pretending to be Abigail, he thought his feelings were just residual confusion because he wanted to believe she was his wife. Chad talks about finding out she did what she did because she was under enormous pressure to save her mother. Chad talks about forgiving her, becoming friends with her, and admits he started caring about her as more than a friend. Chad jokes that now she’s not saying anything. Cat admits she felt the same way he did and she thought after pretending to be Abigail, her feelings would go away but they didn’t and only got stronger. They comment on their hearts both beating fast. Cat asks where they go from here and if he’s able to get past everything to give this a try.
Rachel joins Marlena in her room. Rachel tells her that Tate told her about her snake getting out and waking her up.
Melinda assures Sophia that Tate and Brady don’t know anything and aren’t going to as long as they continue to cover their tracks. Sophia cries that she’s scared and doesn’t think she can do this anymore. Melinda reminds her that she’s not alone and they are still in this together. Sophia apologizes for blaming her when she’s done nothing but help her. Melinda tells Sophia that she can show her gratitude by living her best life. Melinda talks about people trying to make decisions for her and take away her rights to control her future, but she didn’t let them. Melinda encourages Sophia for staying strong and making the right decision for her and her baby. Melinda says she will never stop supporting that and tells her not to stop believing that she did the right thing. Sophia admits she needed to hear that. Melinda tells her that everything will be okay as she will start college and her baby will be placed for adoption where there are a lot of interested families. Sophia asks if she doesn’t get to know who gets the baby which Melinda confirms. Sophia admits it’s been nice knowing where he is and that he’s been with a loving family. Melinda reminds Sophia of how panicked and worried she gets when running in to Leo and Javi while now her mother and Tate have also seen him. Sophia knows adoption is for the best, but cries that it’s really hard. There’s a knock at the office door so Sophia asks who that is. Melinda responds that it’s just a delivery she’s expecting. Melinda answers the door and it’s Javi with Tesoro, leaving Sophia shocked.
Brady complains to Steve that this is his grandchild they are talking about. Steve assures they are not giving up. Brady hopes Tate can get Sophia to hand over the adoption papers. Steve says she’s obviously hiding something so she’ll probably turn him down. Brady asks what to do next. Steve tells him about running all this by Kayla since she treated Sophia early in her pregnancy and she couldn’t break confidentiality but she did review Sophia’s records and when he asked if they should stop looking in to this, Kayla didn’t say no, so that makes him think they are right to look in to it. Brady concludes that Sophia not only lied about who she gave the baby to but also the sex of the baby and questions why she wouldn’t want Tate to know that. Steve guesses she was trying to throw him off the scent in case the baby stayed local. Steve mentions running in to Javi, who came in with the baby that was brought in to the fire house. Brady questions what he’s thinking.
Marlena asks Rachel how things are going in therapy. Rachel says pretty good and they’ve talked a lot about her mom. Rachel adds that kids at school might say stuff about Kristen shooting EJ and her therapist told her to say that her mom made a mistake, broke the law, but they still love each other. Marlena calls that taking the high road and praises Rachel having courage and strength which Rachel says is just like her as Marlena hugs her.
Javi comes in and greets Sophia. Sophia thanks Melinda for the advice and says she has to run as she quickly hurries out of the office. Javi introduces himself to Melinda, who says they must have ran in to each other when they both worked at DiMera. Javi jokes that he’s trying to block that out. Melinda asks how she can help him. Javi apologizes for showing up without an appointment but says he really needs an adoption attorney and when he looked online, her name came up first. Javi introduces Melinda to Tesoro, explaining that his family has been fostering him since her mother gave him up at the fire station. Melinda mentions reading about that and seeing his picture. Melinda comments that Javi’s really been giving him a gift. Javi responds that he’s the one that has been given a gift and he’s not ready to part with that gift. Melinda asks what he means. Javi explains that he’s exploring an idea and wants to know if it’s even possible. Javi asks Melinda what the chances are that he and Leo could adopt Tesoro and raise him right here in Salem.
Brady tells Steve that Sophia was panicked when Johnny and Chanel backed out of the adoption and she was very afraid that her mother would force her to keep the baby if they didn’t find adoptive parents before the birth. Steve wonders if it’s possible that Sophia gave birth in Salem and not Chicago. Brady says they know it wasn’t at University Hospital. Steve points out that there are several clinics. Brady asks when the baby was born and found at the firehouse. Steve recalls it was the night before the 4th of July because he was at the hospital with Kayla when Javi brought him in. Brady declares that couldn’t have been his grandchild then because he saw Sophia around that time and she was still pregnant.
Sophia runs in to Tate in the town square. Tate says they need to talk but Sophia says she doesn’t have time right now. Tate tells her to make time so Sophia asks what he wants. Tate responds that he wants a copy of their baby’s adoption papers.
Cat asks Chad if they are taking turns now. Chad says he keeps telling himself that he shouldn’t consider how Abigail’s family would react to them becoming more than friends, but admits it really weighs on him since he cares about them a lot and they’ve been through hell from losing their daughter in such a horrible way. Chad is struggling with how he could ever make them understand. Cat knows they will never see her as anything other than the woman who conned him in to believing his wife had returned. Cat declares that she understands it’s not in the cards for them.
Marlena asks Rachel how mini golf was. Rachel guesses it was okay except for Thomas bragging about how much better he is at it than her. Rachel then reveals she did see something she wasn’t supposed to and admits she saw Chad kissing Cat.
Melinda questions Javi wanting to adopt a baby with Leo, bringing up Leo’s rap sheet. Javi insists that Leo has changed and worked so hard to be a better person, adding that he’s amazing with Tesoro. Melinda questions if they are legally partners. Javi says they haven’t made it official yet but they are living together and everyone adores Tesoro. Javi adds that Rafe is the foster parent on record but he and Leo have been his primary caretakers. Melinda wishes she could be more optimistic but says the odds of he and Leo getting approved are slim to none. Melinda suggests Javi could adopt as a single father where he’d be subjected to a thorough background check, so she assumes that wouldn’t be a problem but Javi informs her that it might be. Melinda asks why that is. Javi then reveals that he had a child who died.
Sophia tells Tate that she’ll get him a copy of the adoption papers which surprises him as he expected her to argue against it. Sophia declares that she’s done fighting so if giving him the papers will put an end to all the questions, she’s glad to do that. Tate thanks her and says he really appreciates it. Sophia says she’ll bring it to work tomorrow so they agree to see each other then as Tate walks away.
Melinda tells Javi that she is so sorry as she lost a child too so her heart goes out to him. Melinda says she didn’t mean to pry. Javi asks if that would be a dealbreaker in terms of him adopting Tesoro. Melinda responds that it shouldn’t be, but they will do a thorough investigation in to the child’s death which upsets Javi, who thanks Melinda for her time and quickly exits with Tesoro.
Steve tells Brady that now that they’ve ruled out that the baby is with Javi and Leo, they need to get a copy of the adoption papers to get all the answers they need about the adoptive parents and the sex of the baby. Brady adds that there’s one more thing he should mention as a couple weeks ago, he sent a gift to the baby and Tate included a letter, asking to visit his baby, to a PO box in Chicago that the adoption attorney set up because the parents were not willing to disclose their home address. Steve asks if Tate heard back. Brady says they e-mailed and turned him down. Steve decides he’ll check out the e-mail. Brady feels bad for Tate as that e-mail hit him hard. Brady says Tate was handling the whole thing with compassion and maturity but then he finds out Sophia has been lying to him this whole time. Brady argues that Tate deserves to know what happened to his child. Steve assures that he will. Brady feels he should’ve done more as he feels like he failed his son. Steve encourages that Brady is doing everything he can to get to the truth. Steve assures that he’s got his back and he’s here for him, just like John would be.
Marlena tells Rachel that it’s really none of their business who Chad decides to spend his time with, so if she happens to notice Chad having a private moment with somebody, they need to stay quiet about it which Rachel promises to do. Rachel gives her word that no one will hear from her about Chad and Cat kissing.
Cat thanks Chad for the golf outing and imagines he needs to be getting home now, so she opens the door for him to leave but Chad shuts the door and says he has more to say. Chad tells her that after he lost his wife, he swore he would never fall for anyone else ever again because he convinced himself it would be a betrayal or cheating on Abigail. Chad thought he would never feel a strong connection with anyone else ever again. Cat asks why he’s telling her all of this. Chad says because he feels a strong connection with her. Chad admits he comes with a lot of baggage and he’ll have to be really cautious because of his kids, his in-laws, and Julie, so he just wants her to know that’s something they will have to think about. Chad declares that right now in this moment, he doesn’t want to think about anything as he kisses Cat.
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