Days of Our Lives Update
Update written by Joseph
Gwen finds her bags packed at the DiMera Mansion and calls out to EJ, who comes down the stairs. Gwen questions what this is. EJ informs her that her luggage is packed because the staff is moving Kristen in and moving Gwen out.
Leo is in his room at the Salem Inn, drinking from a bottle of wine. Leo questions how he’s supposed to write 12 pages when he can’t stop thinking about Javi’s mystery firefighter romance. Leo decides he’s going to dig online to try to find out who Javi’s new boyfriend is.
Gabi exits the Pub with Theo’s journal. Theo then comes back and sees that she found his journal. Gabi says she was going to track him down to bring it to him and here he is.
Cat walks in to the town square and is surprised to see Chad’s daughter, Charlotte. Cat starts to ask if she’s there by herself when Chad (now played by Conner Floyd) and Thomas (now played by Alexander Bond) join her side. Charlotte points out Cat, so Chad greets her.
Gwen questions what Kristen moving in has to do with her staying when there are 20 guest rooms. EJ reminds her that if she continues to live under his roof, people will start asking questions and Kristen has a PHD in snooping. Gwen argues that EJ just can’t stomach the fact that she’s involved with Xander and is taking his resentment of Xander out on her. EJ admits he finds Xander utterly loathsome but says he doesn’t want him hanging around because he would love nothing more than to find dirt to use against him and DiMera Enterprises, so he’d prefer not to give him the opportunity. EJ adds that he’ll also no longer have to start his mornings finding Xander pillaging his breakfast buffet. EJ argues that Gwen should be thanking him because he decided to cover her stay at the Salem Inn for the foreseeable future. Gwen argues that EJ can’t afford to piss her off because he needs her money so badly to get his project over the finish line. EJ questions wasting her day here when she could be enjoying the Salem Inn. EJ jokes that her best perk is no longer having to see his face every morning. EJ then opens the door, so Gwen takes her bags and storms out.
Theo tells Gabi that he should get going, but stops and questions if Gabi read his journal. Gabi thinks back to reading it, but claims to Theo that she would never violate his privacy like that. Theo says he didn’t mean to accuse her. Philip then shows up and greets them. Theo repeats that he should get going and hurries off. Philip asks Gabi what he just interrupted.
Cat welcomes Chad home and hopes they had a good trip. Thomas says they did but now they’re back and complains about Cat being the first person they see. Chad tells Thomas not to be rude and makes him apologize. Chad says they should get going as Julie is expecting them. Cat tells them to take care. Chad is sure they’ll see her around as they walk away.
Leo continues drinking wine and searching for Javi’s boyfriend online. Leo then hears Gwen outside and opens the door to see her struggling to open her door across the hall. Leo questions Gwen now being a resident at the Salem Inn. Gwen confirms that she is and that it looks like they’re neighbors.
Gabi tells Philip that he didn’t interrupt anything as she was just grabbing a coffee and Theo just happened to be there, so she decided to check on him since he bolted out on trivia night. Philip wonders what was going on with him. Gabi says he didn’t explain but said he was feeling better. Gabi adds that she’s glad she ran in to Philip because she has a professional proposition for him. Philip brings up her lecture about the dangers of mixing business with pleasure. Gabi says that’s why she didn’t say anything last night since they were focusing on the pleasure part of their relationship. Philip suggests sneaking in more of that before they get down to business. Gabi says she likes that idea as they kiss.
Theo runs in to Cat in the town square. Cat says she’s happy she ran in to him since EJ has her coordinating the reading of Stefano’s will and she might need his help. Theo questions how since he thought only the heirs were included. Cat says it’s heirs and beneficiaries which includes Abe, who has not been returning her calls or messages so she hoped Theo could urge him to do that.
Chad goes to the DiMera Mansion where EJ greets him with a hug and tells him it’s good to have him home. EJ asks where Thomas and Charlotte are. Chad says he dropped them off at Julie’s but he wanted to come by and check in. EJ says he looks forward to seeing them as he’s missed them. Chad says they’ll be around. Chad questions the luggage out front. EJ informs him that Gwen is moving out and Kristen is moving in which surprises Chad, who asks if that means they are playing nice. EJ says he wouldn’t go that far and asks if Chad has seen Cat since coming back. Chad confirms they ran in to her in the town square. EJ asks how Thomas took it. Chad admits he didn’t take it well but insists it will be okay and that Cat will eventually move on. EJ then thinks back to Cat kissing him and encourages that Chad will move on as well.
Leo questions Gwen leaving the DiMera Mansion or if EJ kicked her out. Gwen claims she decided to leave because she’s no longer a DiMera and didn’t need their charity. Leo congratulates Gwen on getting everything she ever wanted. Gwen supposes Leo is partly to thank since he convinced Dimitri to sign the divorce papers. Gwen says it’s a shame things didn’t work out for them. Leo responds that he’s actually relieved as he dodged a bullet. Gwen questions Leo day drinking by himself. Leo points out that he wouldn’t be by himself if he had someone to drink with and that Gwen owes him for getting Dimitri to sign the divorce papers, so he invites Gwen to have a drink with him. Gwen decides she’s feeling generous, so they exit together.
Philip and Gabi sit together at the Brady Pub. Gabi shows Philip her reports on Gabi Chic expanding internationally. Philip is impressed and says it’s more than he can say for Titan’s recent numbers. Gabi says she didn’t show him the numbers to gloat, but to float an idea by him, so Philip says he’s listening.
Theo tells Cat that he knows it will be hard for Abe since he eschews everything DiMera. Cat is sure it would be a sad reminder that Lexie is gone and apologizes. Theo says he has to go. Cat asks him to have Abe call her as Theo hurries off.
EJ informs Chad that he’s asked Cat to handle the logistics of Stefano’s will, but he can have it arranged so they don’t have to interact since they don’t need to add their drama. EJ comments on their family always having a new blood feud and says they’ll just wait for Tony to return from his trip. Chad asks about Megan. EJ says the ISA and FBI would be staked out by their front gate if she showed up, but he did ask Dimitri to pass along the message before he skipped town. Chad figured Dimitri would be making himself at home now that he’s a free man. EJ responds that he probably would’ve have if Leo didn’t give him the boot. Chad says good for Leo. EJ remarks that Leo apparently has a backbone after all while Chad notes that Leo is his friend so EJ apologizes. EJ invites Chad to stay for lunch. Chad declines but says he did want to talk to him about something which is why he dropped the kids off early. Chad says it’s Stephanie’s kidnapping and the pod found in EJ’s lab at the hospital.
Leo and Gwen have drinks in the town square. Cat approaches and greets them. Cat guesses they’ve made up but Gwen says she still can’t stand Leo, though drinking partners are hard to come by. Gwen invites Cat to join them, so she does. Cat asks how Gwen has been. Gwen responds that she’s just wonderful as her accounts are unfrozen, Dimitri signed the divorce papers, and she’s no longer living with the snakes at the DiMera Mansion so life is good. Cat says she’s happy she’s doing well and offers if she needs a place to stay for awhile. Gwen thanks her but says she’s rolling in cash now, so she’ll be designing her own mansion soon. Leo remarks that in the meantime, she’s staying next to him at the Salem Inn. Leo jokes about the staff having to survive that and sarcastically toasts to Gwen being back at the Inn.
Philip tells Gabi that Titan Shipping would love to get in bed with Gabi Chic but they are probably not the most competitive bidder right now. Gabi says this isn’t just about money as she prefers doing business with people she knows and trusts, adding there’s no one she trusts more than him. Philip jokes that she’d be the only person to say that about him. Gabi says the same. Philip assures that he trusts her more than anyone.
Theo visits Lexie’s in EJ’s secret room. Theo says he knows it’s only been a few days but it feels like a lifetime. Theo talks about EJ saying it’s good that he comes to talk to her even if she can’t respond. Theo talks about Marlena suggesting that he start journaling, so he wrote about Gabi and stupidly left his journal at the Pub where she found it and his heart almost dropped, but she claimed not to have read it. Theo says the last thing he wants is to cause problems as there’s too much at stake, especially now that Lexie might come home to them.
EJ assures Chad that he had nothing to do with Stephanie’s kidnapping. Chad wants to believe him but warns that if he finds out that EJ knew and did nothing. EJ argues that he cares about Stephanie and complains about how little Chad thinks of him. Chad says it’s been eating at him since he heard and not just Stephanie and Jeremy being held, but the pod being found. Chad demands EJ tell him who was in the pod or who he was planning to put in it. Chad then asks if it was Abigail.
Gabi asks Philip if he feels like partnering up. Philip thinks she needs to field some other offers since what’s best for Titan might not be what’s best for Gabi Chic and he wouldn’t feel right if their relationship got in the way of her business. Gabi says she appreciates that but she’s already heard other offers. Philip decides they will do this the right way then and he will call his team to put together a proposal. Philip gives his word that they will pitch the best they can offer. Philip asks who else is trying for her business. Gabi claims just a few other companies. Philip guesses that includes DiMera. Gabi admits that Theo came to her with a proposal before she started shopping around. Philip asks how his numbers looked. Gabi says it looked good and she was willing to accept it because she trusts Theo and said that Johnny was willing to honor it. Philip is glad it gave them an opening but says he doesn’t get Theo’s 180 about going back to DiMera and asks if she has any idea what’s really going on with him.
Theo talks to Lexie about Lani and Eli moving back to Salem, then realizes that she doesn’t know who they are. Theo says Lani is like a sister to him and Eli is Julie’s grandson. Theo says it’s nice having family around again, just like it was when Lexie was there. Theo recalls when he and Abe would stop by the cemetery to talk to Lexie when it turns out, she was never even there and was stuck in some pod somewhere. Theo cries that he always thought she was at peace in Heaven and watching over them. Theo says he’s sorry for everything she’s been through.
EJ tells Chad that it wasn’t Abigail and questions how he could think he would go behind his back with something that would affect him so profoundly. Chad brings up Abigail’s body not being in her grave. Chad says they’ve argued about this before, but with everything coming out about him lately, he wouldn’t be surprised if EJ brought Abigail back just to keep her all to himself.
Cat tells Leo that it must be a load off his shoulders at work since Chad is back in town. Leo is surprised to learn Chad is back in town and worries about the lecture he’s going to get from him about deadlines and showing up on time. Leo mentions fleeing the country with Dimitri while Gwen wants no more mentions of him. Leo thanks Cat for the heads up about Chad as he needs to get back to work and start focusing on the pod story. Leo asks if Cat has anything to share from working with EJ but Cat says no. Leo asks what Gwen knows from living with EJ for months. Gwen reminds Leo that she told him that she had nothing to do with lab and had no idea what was going on in there. Leo argues that she was trapped in there for hours during the blackout but Gwen insists that she couldn’t see anything. Leo brings up Gwen being in charge of the important delivery on the night of the gala. Gwen argues that if Leo spent this much time on patching things up with Javi as he does on this story, maybe they’d still be together. Leo responds that there is no patching up because Javi has a new firefighter boyfriend who is probably everything he’s not. Gwen says it serves him right but it doesn’t feel as good as she thought it would. Gwen declares that she got her revenge and her fortune, so she thought seeing Leo lose everything would make her satisfied but it doesn’t at all. Gwen states that she got everything she wanted but it doesn’t mean anything if she doesn’t have anyone to share it with. Gwen toasts to life being empty without true love.
Gabi asks Philip why she would know anything about why Theo left DiMera. Philip points out that they are friends so he thought maybe Theo mentioned something when she followed him out of the Pub last night. Gabi says that Theo just said he wasn’t feeling well. Philip reveals that he invited Theo to join he and Xander at Titan. Gabi says that he never mentioned that. Philip isn’t sure he was in to it, but he thinks it makes sense since Theo has tons of inside knowledge of their biggest competitor and business savvy. Gabi calls it a bad idea since asking Theo to flip on DiMera would be way out of his comfort zone and he’s been dealing with a lot lately. Philip comments that she and Theo have gotten pretty close. Gabi responds that they have as friends. Gabi decides that’s enough talk about Theo and suggests they get back to business. Philip responds that he’s bored with business at the moment and wants a little pleasure as they kiss.
Theo talks to Lexie about his worries of how this happened but guesses they’ll never know unless she comes back and tells them. Theo talks about having a hard time believing this is real because she’s been such a memory and he’s missed her so much. Theo then sees Lexie’s hand move.
EJ tells Chad that whatever feelings he once had for Abigail are long gone and he only feels sorrow that Chad lost the love of his life and that his children are growing up without their mother. Chad says he’s trying to believe that and asks who the pod was for if it wasn’t Abigail. EJ argues that there was no evidence that there was anyone in there and claims it’s nothing more than an experiment in progress. Chad remarks that EJ is becoming more and more like Stefano every day. EJ responds that just like Stefano, he loves Chad with all his heart. EJ adds that Stefano knew Chad was the best of them and always will be. Chad tells EJ to take care of himself as he exits. EJ then shuts the door and pours a drink. Theo emerges from the tunnels and tells EJ that Lexie’s arm moved and he knows it was intentional. EJ excitedly says they need to alert Dr. Rolf for a thorough assessment because he said purposeful movement is the first sign which means Lexie is finding her way back to them and reaching for life.
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