Days of Our Lives Update
Update written by Joseph
Leo and Javi walk through the town square with Tesoro, talking about how they will miss these walks. Johnny and Chanel then come through. Leo and Javi call out to them and ask if they want to say hi to Tesoro. Chanel says she can’t and rushes off while Johnny tells them it’s not a good time.
At the hospital, Sarah asks Kayla if they can talk because she’s facing a moral dilemma and could use her advice.
Tate lays in his dorm room with his headphones on until Aaron comes in and scares him. Tate comments on not being in the mood so Aaron asks what his problem is.
Johnny catches up to Chanel outside of the Pub. Chanel cries that she couldn’t stand to be around Tesoro after everything that has happened. Johnny encourages that they are closer than ever to proving they were set up. Brady comes out from the Pub and asks if they got ahold of Holly. Chanel explains that Holly claimed not to remember taking or sending the photos to Johnny. Johnny thinks she is telling the truth since she was in the hospital. Brady questions who sent the photos if not Holly. Johnny responds that they believe it was Sophia.
Leo and Javi talk about Johnny and Chanel seeming upset. Leo wonders if their home visit with the social worker didn’t go well. Arianna comes by and thanks Javi for helping her with the fire at her dorm room. Javi asks how Holly is. Arianna responds that she’s physically fine but mentally is another story. Leo jokes that he loves a good story. Javi asks Arianna if she and Holly are getting a new dorm room. Arianna responds that she’s going to have to look for a new roommate.
At the Kiriakis Mansion, Holly is on the phone with Nicole, talking about her upcoming flight to Paris. Holly mentions that Maggie is taking her to the airport soon so she’s going to finish packing and hangs up.
Aaron questions Tate’s sad vibe. Tate responds that he and Holly are over for good this time. Aaron argues that he’s said that before and asks if that’s not just the normal ebb and flow of their relationship. Tate declares that he means it this time as he lost her and it’s all his fault. Aaron responds that it’s probably for the best.
Chanel explains to Brady that they think Sophia blames Johnny for backing out of the adoption and that she’s furious with Tate for being in love with Holly. Johnny adds that they think Sophia orchestrated the whole plan to make it look like he was having an affair with Holly. Brady calls that pretty diabolical. Johnny reveals that they were on their way to confront Sophia since Roman said she’s working at the Pub, but Brady informs them that he was just inside and overheard Roman say that Sophia called in sick.
Sarah tells Kayla that she’s been sitting on a secret for months and she figured she would consult with Kayla to unburden herself. Kayla asks what’s going on. Sarah explains that it’s about Sophia as she examined her shortly after giving birth but something about her story isn’t adding up. Sarah informs her that Sophia told Tate that the baby was a girl but the ultrasound showed it was a boy. Kayla reveals she knows about that which surprises Sarah, who asks how she found out. Kayla tells her that Steve said something that made her look in to it. Sarah then tells Kayla that Sophia gave birth earlier than she claimed and that she’s the one who left her baby at the fire house drop off.
Arianna brings Holly the rest of her clothes to the Kiriakis Mansion. Arianna talks about being sad to see Holly leave but says she gets why she feels she has to do this. Holly talks about feeling bad to leave Arianna, but notes that she will send a letter to the disciplinary committee, accepting blame for everything before she leaves. They hug as Arianna says she’s going to miss her and Holly says she doesn’t know how she would’ve gotten through everything without her. Holly reminds Arianna not to say a word to anyone about her leaving, especially Tate until after she leaves. Arianna says it is too bad as she always imagined Holly and Tate were meant to be. Arianna doesn’t blame Holly for giving up on Tate after what he did to her as she deserves so much better. Arianna encourages that Holly will find somebody in Paris, who knows how lucky they are to have her.
Tate questions how Aaron could even say it’s for the best when he’s pouring his heart out over the girl he’s completely in love with. Aaron argues that she’s in to someone else which Tate calls a complete lie and asks how he could even say that. Aaron apologizes and tells him to calm down as he didn’t mean to set him off. Tate apologizes for going off on him when he’s just trying to help. Tate says he’s not thinking right as he misses Holly a lot. Aaron gets that he wants to defend Holly’s honor, but questions where Holly is if the rumors aren’t true. Aaron argues that if Tate lost Holly, he should go find her and make it right. Tate responds that he can’t because he doesn’t deserve her.
Chanel asks Brady if he knows where Sophia lives. Brady says he does but points out that while they have reason to be suspicious, they have zero proof, so if they tip their hand, they may never find the truth. Johnny agrees that they need to be strategic about this. Chanel suggests going to see Holly first and assuring that they believe her. Brady adds that they can ask who would have had access to her phone. Johnny then realizes that if what they suspect is true, then Tesoro would be Brady’s grandson.
Kayla tells Sarah that Brady and Steve had the same thought that Sophia was the mother of the baby dropped off at the firehouse, but they ran a DNA test with Tate and the baby but it was not a match twice. Sarah says she was with Brady when he got the results the second time and it took everything in her not to tell him what she knows. Kayla relates to being in that situation many times. Sarah then tells Kayla that she decided to confront Sophia directly, assuming she lied, so she felt responsible as a doctor and mother to make sure her baby is in good hands. Kayla asks what Sophia said. Sarah says that she was shocked that the DNA didn’t match and swore she was the mother that left her baby in the fire house. Sarah then reveals that Sophia ultimately admitted that Tate must not be the father.
Aaron reminds Tate that he’s his best friend and he’s here for him, so he asks Tate to tell him exactly what happened between he and Holly. Tate tells him that they got in to a huge fight at the bookstore where she told him that Sophia was just using the baby situation to keep him close and then he had the idea to invite Sophia over to their dorm to watch a film, but really to try and get information on the adoptive parents. Aaron asks if it worked. Tate says that Sophia saw right through him and tried to leave so he tried to stop her by kissing her. Tate adds that didn’t work either as Sophia knew what was up, Holly found out and said she never wanted to see him again.
Holly tells Arianna that all her texts and photos are all gone and she still doesn’t know what happened to her old phone. Arianna assumes that the phone fell in to the trash and caught on fire, but she’s still going to ask Sophia if she remembers anything. Holly asks why she would ask Sophia. Arianna reveals that Sophia stayed with them since she had nowhere to go with the curfew in the blackout.
Leo finishes calls at home and tells Javi that his sources have nothing on Johnny and Chanel or any of the other parents in the running to adopt Tesoro. Javi says for what it’s worth, he’s on Johnny and Chanel’s team, pointing out that they would still be able to hang out with Tesoro since they live close by and seem to like them. Leo agrees since if someone else adopts him, they may never see Tesoro again.
Brady reveals to Johnny and Chanel that he had a DNA test run on Tesoro and Tate and it came back negative. Johnny remarks that it rules out Tate as Tesoro’s father while Chanel complains that if Sophia wrote the letter, she was lying just to try and stop them from adopting. Brady responds that could be, unless…
Kayla calls it so bizarre, wondering who the father is if not Tate. Sarah says that Sophia wouldn’t say, but she gave her a DNA sample to prove that she is Tesoro’s mother. Sarah says she dropped the sample off in the lab last night to have it analyzed alongside Tesoro’s so she can be sure that she is telling the truth. Sarah prays that Sophia comes to her senses and tells Tate that he isn’t the father of her baby. Kayla questions why she wouldn’t. Sarah guesses that she’s ashamed that she slept with someone else around the same time and didn’t tell Tate. Sarah says she can’t force Sophia’s hand, but she doesn’t know she can keep it from Brady and Tate. Kayla knows how much they care about Brady and Tate, but says their hands are tied and they’ve already pushed the limits. Sarah knows and calls it all very frustrating. Kayla says at least they know the child is cared for whether it’s Sophia’s or not. Kayla then walks away.
Javi tells Leo that on the bright side, maybe they’ll have more time with Tesoro with the adoption process stalled. Leo admits he hoped they would have him for Halloween and jokes about dressing him up as Elvis. Leo then reveals he got a pirate Halloween costume since Tesoro’s name means treasure. Javi calls that great but reveals he also got him a costume, so he goes to get it.
Brady states that Johnny said the DNA test ruled Tate out as the father, but didn’t rule out Sophia as the mother. Chanel questions if he thinks it’s possible that Tate isn’t the father of Sophia’s baby. Brady says he doesn’t know as Sophia had always been adamant that it could only have been Tate but he didn’t think about it until now that Tate may not be the baby’s father.
Aaron tries to encourage Tate that he didn’t blow it, but Tate says he blew it with Holly and then told Sophia that he’s done trying to dig for more information about the baby and the adoptive parents. Tate says it’s just been a huge emotional drain on him when he’s supposed to be a college kid. Tate decides Sophia is never going to tell him the truth about the baby, so he just can’t keep fighting it. Aaron advises Tate that he has his whole life ahead of him and to just try looking at the future and what can be instead of ruminating on everything that has gone wrong. Aaron suggests he go take a walk in the nature preserve. Aaron thinks Tate should close this chapter of his life and start the next one.
Holly says she’s all packed and is going upstairs to make sure she didn’t forget anything. Arianna repeats that she’s going to miss her so much, but they can still talk on the phone every day and jokes that she can send her pictures of the hot French guys she’ll be dating. Arianna promises to come visit when she gets settled in as they hug. Arianna assures that Holly will crush it there and that Paris will be lucky to have her. Holly responds that Salem is really lucky to have her. Arianna then exits the mansion as Holly sits down, looking uncertain.
Tate remains in his room, looking at photos of he and Holly on his phone until Arianna shows up at his door to return a jacket of his that Holly found after the fire. Arianna remarks that she half-expected to find Sophia in the room with him. Tate responds that there’s nothing going on between he and Sophia. Arianna asks if he’s sure since it looked a certain way when she saw Sophia came out of his room the other night. Tate says that Sophia told him about that and he’s sure she didn’t believe her when she said nothing happened. Tate tells Arianna that he regrets kissing Sophia while Arianna argues that she knows they did a lot more than just kiss. Tate informs her that they actually didn’t.
Johnny and Chanel go to the Kiriakis Mansion to see Holly. Johnny asks if she’s taking a trip somewhere. Holly responds that if they came to give her a hard time, there’s no need, because she’s unenrolling from Salem U and moving to Paris so she won’t be around to give them any more problems. Chanel says they aren’t worried about that. Johnny tells her that they don’t believe she sent those photos as they think she was setup.
Sarah questions if Kayla is saying there’s nothing they can do. Kayla says she’s afraid not. Sarah asks if there’s no workaround, arguing that Tate has rights too as does the real father. Kayla thinks they need to wait for the DNA results to come back and then proceed, while maybe Sophia will have a burst of conscience and tell Tate herself that he’s not the baby’s father. Brady then arrives and greets them.
Javi puts Tesoro in the firefighter costume he got for him and shows Leo. They talk about loving that one and the pirate costume, so they will decide on Halloween. Leo decides to take a selfie with them.
Holly questions Johnny and Chanel thinking she was setup. Johnny explains that they started thinking really hard about what could’ve happened and realized that the photos were sent from Holly’s old phone while she was at the hospital, after she already lost it. Holly questions how that’s possible and where her old phone is. Chanel says that’s what they are trying to figure out and asks if she can think of anyone who could have got a hold of her phone that night. Holly says she was pretty wasted that night so she can’t remember. Johnny urges her to try. Holly recalls talking to Arianna and then remembers that Arianna just told her that Sophia spent the night of the blackout in their room. Chanel confirms that’s exactly what they think.
Arianna questions Tate saying he only kissed Sophia to try and get information out of her, arguing that he literally admitted to cheating on Holly. Tate clarifies that he felt like a lying jerk for even kissing Sophia and that’s what he thought Holly was talking about. Tate swears that is all that happened that night and he did not sleep with Sophia. Tate then questions if she told Holly that he slept with Sophia. Arianna says not exactly but Holly overheard Sophia making it sound like they slept together, so she just confirmed it was probably true because of how Sophia made it seem and gave her the impression that they did something that night with her body language. Tate can’t believe it and says he’s going to clear things up with Holly. Arianna says that’s if there’s even still time which Tate questions. Arianna then reveals to Tate that Holly is dropping out of school and moving to Paris today. Tate asks if she’s joking. Arianna explains that Holly made her promise not to tell him but now he has to go before it’s too late.
Brady tells Sarah and Kayla that he’s sorry to interrupt but it’s important. Brady reveals that he took Sophia’s work apron from the Pub and asks if they can get DNA off of it. Kayla says maybe but asks why. Brady responds that he wants to run another DNA test to match up against the fire house baby as he knows Tate isn’t the father, but he needs to know if Sophia is the mother. Kayla says that won’t be necessary as Sarah reveals they’re already running the test with Sophia’s permission. Brady doesn’t understand why. Sarah then gets the results back. Brady asks what it says. Kayla tells him that Tesoro is not his grandson. Brady responds that he knows that and is asking about Sophia since he thinks she’s been wrong all along and that Tate is not the father. Sarah says all they can tell him is that Tate is not the father. Brady points out that they didn’t say anything about Sophia not being the mother.
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