"Nathan?" Sarah stared at the empty room.
"Yeah, Aunt Sarah?"
"Where's my mom?"
"I have no idea. She should be here," Nathan said.
"I know. Could we find her?"
"That would be a good idea," Nathan said.
"We should talk to the nurse," Sarah said.
"What do you mean, she signed out AMA? Did she say anything?" Sarah asked.
"That she would be back tomorrow morning. Dr. Terable agreed to it. So I assume that her family knew," Maxine said.
"I wonder if Victor or Julie knows…" Sarah muttered.
"Why don't you call her?" Maxine suggested.
"I think I will."
"Darling, your phone's ringing," Victor said, in between kisses.
"I don't hear it," Maggie said.
"O.k." Victor kissed his wife.
The house phone rang.
"Damnit," Maggie growled as she grabbed the phone," What?"
"Mom? Where are you? I'm at the hospital, and you're not," Sarah asked.
"Sarah! You're in Salem!" Maggie cried.
"Yes. Where are you?"
"I'm home. You didn't talk to Julie?"
"No. I flew fourteen hours here and came straight to the hospital to see my sick mother, who's not here," Sarah said, testily.
Maggie looked guiltily at Victor, who groaned.
"We'll meet at here in two hours. Call your sister and cousins. I'll call Julie and Doug and your aunts and uncles. Sarah, I'm sorry," Maggie said.
"Mom, are you o.k.? You're making me nervous," Sarah said.
"Sarah, Victor and I-" Maggie swallowed.
"Mom, you got married, didn't you?" Sarah sighed. Nathan looked shocked. Sarah held a finger to silence his questions.
"I'm so sorry." Maggie started to cry. Victor took her in his arms and began to rub her back.
"Mom, I'm not mad. And you need to calm down. Is Victor there?" Sarah asked.
"Yeah, he's right here." Maggie handed Victor the phone.
"Hello?" Victor said.
"Hey. Mom needs to calm down, now. The family can deal. But Victor, I'm concerned about her making herself sicker over this. She can't be stressed. I think if she takes a shot and bath, she will feel better," Sarah said.
"I agree. We'll do that. I'll call later," Victor said.
"O.k. Congrats. But I'm not calling you dad," Sarah teased.
"Fair enough. Do you want to talk to her again?"
"Yeah."
"Mom—hey, Victor's going to give you a shot and then I want you to sleep. I'll talk to you later. I love you," Sarah said.
"I love you. I'm sorry," Maggie said.
"Mom, don't worry. I know your doctor agreed to it, so I want you to enjoy tonight," Sarah said.
"O.k. I'll talk to you later. Bye Sarah," Maggie said.
"So Grandma got married and didn't tell anyone?" Nathan asked.
"No, I'm sure she told someone," Sarah said. Just her phone rang.
"Hi. I heard you were looking for your mom. She and Victor got married, tonight and I think they went to the Salem Inn," Jennifer said.
"Yeah, I just talked to her. She's spending the night at home with Victor. I guess they agreed to go back to the hospital tomorrow morning," Sarah said.
"Are you o.k. with this?" Jennifer asked.
"We've discussed Mom marrying Victor this summer. I wondered why they didn't wait…" Sarah said.
"Maggie must be scared. Do you know she hasn't been improving?"
"I know. Mom's not the only one scared," Sarah said.
"Sweetheart, are you o.k.?" Victor asked after he gave Maggie her shot.
"I'm just tired. Nervous about what the family is going to say tomorrow," Maggie sighed.
"We'll deal with tomorrow later. But right now, I just want you to relax," Victor kissed Maggie.
"Mmm…it's our wedding night. Do you want to consummate our marriage?" Maggie asked.
"I would love to but you're drugged. I don't think you can consent if you wanted to," Victor laughed.
"Victor…"Maggie pouted.
"It will keep. Right now, just close your eyes and relax," Victor said as Maggie snuggled into his chest.
"I still want sex," Maggie mumbled.
"Honey, we'll have sex later. I still love you. I still want you. But right now you're sick and I think it would be better if you rest," Victor kissed Maggie's forehead.
"Do you regret…" Maggie's eyes filled with tears.
"Maggie Horton, I will never regret one single minute of loving you. We just need to get you better. Just sleep," Victor said, rubbing Maggie's back.
"Mmmm…" Maggie closed her eyes.
"I love you, Horton. "
"Love you, Kiriakis."
