Chapter 5
Tempers flare at the hospital.
Eve barely heard the commotion around her, as her mind drifted back to the moments before the crash. The last moments of Chad's life.
She had taken a short nap, and awoke feeling better than she had in weeks. Later, she and Julian spent time together in the study. He was sitting on a couch, she was lying on it, her head in his lap. He was playing a CD of her singing.
Julian had then asked her if she could still sing like that. Eve had stared up at him, startled by the question for some reason. She then sat up, telling him that she didn't know. She had not sung in years.
Julian had then asked her to try. Eve began to feel uncomfortable, for she did not want to disappoint him. She shook her head and smiled, starting to get up from the couch. That was when it happened.
The noise. It was probably the noise that had shocked her the most. The sound of a crash, then a horn. Julian had told her to stay put, but she had been unable to. The noise had just been so horrible. As Eve had watched Julian leave the library, her pain had begun. She tried to ignore it, as she disregarded Julian's order to her, and followed him out into the front hallway.
When Eve reached the hallway, the noise from the horn, seemed to disappear from her senses. Julian had run over to Chad, who had come through the windshield of the mercedes, and was sprawled across the hood.
Julian then turned around, angry that Eve was there. He hurried to her and tried to turn her back towards the library. But it was too late. She had looked into Chad's unseeing eyes. Only, they seemed to be looking right at her. She could still see the hurt in those eyes. Hurt, because she had lied to him.
Eve had then been hit with another pain, and after that, she only remembered fleeting images: the ambulance, Julian's telling her everything was going to be alright, Dr. Parks saying something about fetal distress, then back to Julian telling her it was going to be alright. Soon, blackness enveloped, and everything seemed to slip away.
****
Dr. Parks pulled Julian aside. She still couldn't believe that Dr. Russell and Julian Crane were involved, or had ever been! Everyone thought the two of them despised one another!
'Tell me why she's not awake?!' Julian asked fearfully. He was craning his neck to look at Eve, while Dr. Parks proceeded to update him on Eve's condition. A nurse was fussing with a monitor.
'Eve has been through quite a shock. And if I had known she was pregnant, I would've cut back her schedule severely. This explains her extreme fatigue...that and...'
'And what?' Julian asked, his eyes moving from Eve to Dr. Parks.
'Eve is carrying twins.'
'Twins?' Julian repeated, stunned. Eve and him were going to be parents to two children! He was momentarily overwhelmed and frightened. They had been given a second chance at love and the chance to raise a family. Now it was about to all be snatched away!
Julian cleared his throat.
'That doesn't explain why Eve is in this condition! The car didn't hit her or anything!'
'Julian, it's stress. Extreme stress. She saw her son die tonight, violently. Coupled with her fatigue...she'll need to stay here. And she's not unconscious, she's just resting. We're doing everything possible to make her and the babies comfortable. She's getting the rest she should've been getting from the beginning.'
Julian nodded, unable to believe that one little lie, could end like this! His mind went back to the crash...the sound of it! He had told Eve to stay in the library, not wanting her to get upset, but sensing that it would be unavoidable.
His breath had caught in his throat, when he saw Chad lying there on the front hood, dead, and clearly so! Had he been trying to kill himself, or had he hoped to take out his 'parents'? They would never know now.
Just as Julian began to think about how he was going to tell Eve, and handle the negative publicity, he heard a noise behind him. He then turned and saw Eve.
Julian became angry! Angry that she came out of the library when he told her not to, angry that she had to see Chad's body, lying so distastefully on the hood of the mercedes, but worst yet, Julian was angry that Chad had done this! He would've helped the boy find his parents...given him a job at Crane Industries...done anything to make up to him for the fraud that had been perpetrated upon him! Nothing that Chad had discovered, justified this! Nothing!
'Can I stay with her?' he asked, planning to, whether Dr. Parks gave permission or not.
Dr. Parks nodded.
'Yes. Let me know when she wakes up.'
Julian nodded again, pulled up a chair and sat down beside Eve. He picked up one of her hands in his, then lay his other hand across her stomach.
****
Simone and John were the first to step off of the elevator at the hospital, followed by Grace and T.C..
Lexie told them she would follow them in her car, once she got Theo settled at Tabitha's. Grace had suggested that Kay and Tabitha watch the tot, while they went to the hospital. Lexie had been reluctant, when she saw what Tabitha looked like, and the decor of her house. But once she saw Kay, and realized that both of them had babies as well, she relaxed and left her son in their care.
There had been an awkward moment down on the first floor of the hospital, a few moments before. Tony, who had also heard about the accident, got into his own car and rushed over to the hospital as well. He was running towards the elevator, trying to get on with Simone, John, T.C. and Grace, when John reached over and hit the close button several times!
Tony called out for them to hold the elevator, and Simone tried to reach over towards the panel, to keep the door from closing. But, T.C. blocked her hand, and allowed to the door to close.
'Daddy!' Simone had squeaked.
'He can catch the next one, sweetheart.' T.C. said calmly. He then nodded to John, who smiled. The doors closed.
When they opened on the floor Eve was on, Simone hurried to the nurses station. John pulled on her arm. She looked back at him.
'Are you alright?'
Simone looked at him as if he were insane!
'How am I going to be alright? Sam calls and tells us that my mother is pregnant, and that Chad's accident, might have harmed her baby! My mother is pregnant with Julian 'Pig' Crane's baby! I don't know what I'm supposed to say to her!'
John shook his head slightly, then touched her shoulders.
'That's not what I mean. Yes, your mother's pregnancy is a surprise, but it's not the end of the world. I was talking about Chad.'
Simone looked away. John turned her face back to him. She sniffed.
'I can't think about him right now. I don't even know why he did what he did.'
'None of us do, Simone. Look, go and see your mother and try to cut her some slack, okay? This has been a bad night all around.'
Simone nodded, swiping away tears. John kissed her cheek and she walked off. T.C. and Grace walked up to Dr. Parks.
'Dr. Parks, how is Eve?' T.C. asked, feeling funny that he had to ask about his own wife. He should be in there by Eve's side. But it wasn't his place anymore. The real father of her child was by her side, from what Sam had told him.
How Eve could sire another child by that piece of ^%%#@ Crane, T.C. would never understand or know! But, for Simone's sake, he tried to stay calm. He knew his daughter was probably more upset about Chad than she was letting on.
Dr. Parks took a deep breath.
'T.C., I know that you're still Eve's husband, but I don't know that Julian would like my telling everyone Eve's status.'
'That's right, doctor, I am STILL Eve's husband! We have children together...my daughter is very upset...'
Dr. Parks saw Simone and John. They walked over to Dr. Parks, T.C. and Grace.
'Please, doctor. can't you make an exception?' Grace asked.
Dr. Parks nodded quickly.
'It's touch and go. The car that crashed into their house, didn't hurt either Eve or Julian. But, this is going to be a difficult pregnancy for Eve, and the shock of seeing her son die like that, didn't help things. We're monitoring the babies now, and doing all we can to make her comfortable, but anything could happen.'
The group looked at one another, then gaped at Dr. Parks.
'Did you say 'babies'? Grace asked.
Dr. Parks gave them a lukewarm smile.
'Yes. It would be doubly tragic if she lost her babies, and Chad, in one night. But, she's resting now, and Julian Crane is in with her. I know of your family's past problems with him, so I am going to strongly suggest that all of you make an effort to get along....for Eve's sake.'
Everyone nodded. Dr. Parks walked off. T.C. looked around. Lexie should've gotten here by now. Where was she?
Grace pulled T.C. aside.
'Sam's coming by the hospital later. I'm going to call him now...see if he has any idea why Chad did what he did. He didn't say much on the phone.'
T.C. nodded.
'Okay. I think I'm going to look around for Lexie. She may have gotten lost.'
Grace nodded and walked off. T.C. squeezed Simone's shoulder, then walked off as well. Simone and John, holding hands, walked to Eve's room and looked through the window. They saw Julian there. His head was now resting on Eve's stomach. She was asleep.
****
Lexie found a parking spot and hurried into the hospital. Whatever her differences has been with Eve, she was still important to Simone...and T.C..
As she headed towards an elevator that was about to close, she called out for the person to hold it. The doors opened again, and she found herself face to face with Tony. She turned and tried to leave the elevator, but Tony grabbed her arm and pulled her inside. The doors closed.
Lexie twisted away from him!
'Don't touch me!' she hissed.
Tony immediately let go of her arm.
'I've missed you.'
Lexie rolled her eyes. He started to say something else, but she put a hand up.
'Save it! Tell it to Theo when he asks why his uncle killed his father!'
'Stefano killed Abe! I had nothing to do with it!'
'You had everything to do with it! You kidnapped us and put my husband in the position to be killed!'
'I wasn't in my right mind! Surely you know that I would never do anything to cause yourself, or Theo, any anguish?'
'I don't want to talk about this now, Tony. I'm here for T.C. and Simone. I suppose you're here to badger Eve!'
Tony folded his arms.
'I'll have you know that Eve and I have become friends.'
'Yeah, right!'
'It's true. She confided in me about her pregnancy and Julian's beastly behavior towards her. I have no doubt that Chad Harris's death, was precipitated by some monstrous act on Julian's part!'
Lexie said nothing to this, but continued to listen.
'Eve is pregnant, Alexandra. Granted, I would love it if the child were mine, but, alas, he or she is not. That doesn't mean I don't still care about her welfare.'
Tony then tried to reach out and touch Lexie's hand. She flinched and took a step back. Tony sighed heavily.
'I would appreciate it, if you would look in on Eve, as a doctor, just to see that she's doing alright.'
'Her own doctors are doing that, Tony. I'm not going in to spy for you.'
The doors opened to Eve's floor. Lexie stepped out first, Tony pulled on her arm.
'I will never give up trying to earn your trust and love again, Alexandra.'
Lexie sighed. Tony let go of her arm and walked over to the nurses station. T.C. appeared, glared at Tony, then approached Lexie.
'Were you on the elevator with him? Are you alright?'
'I'm fine, T.C.. How is Eve?'
'Pregnant with Julian Crane's child! What the hell was she thinking?'
Lexie gave him the evil eye!
'T.C., stop it! I hope you haven't displayed that attitude in front of Simone!'
'Lexie!'
'Whatever you think of Julian and Eve, they've been through a real tragedy tonight. They lost the son that they were just recently reunited with. Just keep your true feelings to yourself. If you can't, then maybe we should leave.'
T.C. said nothing. He hated it when Lexie was mad at him.
He then nodded.
'You're right. I'll be good, I promise.'
Lexie smiled and kissed his cheek.
'Good guy. Now, let's find some place to sit and wait.'
T.C. and Lexie walked over to a group of waiting room chairs. They then sat down.
'Is your brother here hoping to see Eve?' he asked.
Lexie nodded, her eyes on Tony's back. He was walking down a hallway.
'Yes, something I'm sure, Julian is just going to love. This is what I'm talking about, T.C.. Julian and Eve are going to have their hands full with my brother, and the death of their son. They don't need any trouble from anyone else.'
T.C. picked up her hand and held it. Lexie smiled at him, then looked on a nearby table for something to read.
****
Julian looked up as Simone entered the room. He stood up, letting go of Eve's hand.
'Simone, hello. How are you?'
Simone did not answer, but walked up to her mother and touched her face. She then looked at Julian. John waited outside. He was staring at them through the window.
'I know you did something to Chad, to make him kill himself. And as usual, you'll get away with hurting someone else. But I'm not going to let you hurt my mother.'
Julian didn't need this, especially not from her!
'Simone, we need to be here for your mother right now. Accusations and innuendo, won't help matters.'
Simone looked at him with contempt.
'You really think you're slick, don't you? How long did you suspect you were really Chad's father? Everyone knew how much he wanted to find his real parents! You suddenly realize you're his father, once he takes away all of your money?!'
'Keep your voice down, young lady! Your mother needs all the rest she can get! And by God, if you contribute to her losing my babies, then I'll see that you...'
'You'll see that I what?! Huh? Nothing! That's what I thought you mother%$#@$!'
Meanwhile, Tony could see through the window that the discussion in Eve's room between Julian and Simone was becoming animated and overheated. As usual, John Hastings tried to get in his way.
'I'm going in there, Mr. DiMera. I don't think you would be welcome.'
'Nonsense!' Tony said breezily, gently shoving the youth aside, and opening Eve's door. Julian glared at him. Simone sniffed, then turned and ran into his arms!
'Tony! He's hurting my mother! I just know it!'
Tony wrapped his arms around Simone, grinned at Julian, then set Simone away from him. His facial expression with her was somber.
'What? Simone, what do you mean?'
'She doesn't mean anything, DiMera!' Julian snapped, disturbed to see that Simone had forged some sort of relationship with this cretin! Julian then saw that John Hastings was standing in the doorway, glaring at DiMera's back. What the hell was going on between Tony and Simone? Young Hastings looked like a jealous suitor over there!
Eve's eyes fluttered, and she awoke.
****
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
Pilar sat on a bench at Laurel Falls. She rubbed her hands together. It was about time she got back home.
She had called Luis, who had peppered her with a thousand questions. She told him she would tell him everything when she returned home.
Luis then told her about Chad, and the fact that they were looking into his death being a suicide. When Pilar asked why Chad would've killed himself, Luis hinted that that would all be public knowledge soon.
She also learned that Teresa had accompanied Whitney to California, for the 'American Idol' try-outs. All Pilar knew of that show, was that there was a mean, British judge on it.
Chad Harris. Why did she get the feeling that Julian Crane was involved? Poor Eve had to be devastated! She shook her head. She could only deal with one thing at a time.
Pilar looked up to find Roger Thorpe walking towards her. He was carrying a file. He sat down next to her.
'How have you been?' he asked, smiling at her.
Pilar eyed the file.
'I'll be much better once you tell me what you found out.'
Roger took a deep breath.
'What I found out, was as much a shock to me, as it will be to you.'
He said nothing more. Pilar felt like screaming!
'Roger!'
'Alright, alright! I spoke with my father, Adam. It was no easy feat, since he hates my guts.'
Pilar remembered from the file she read on him, that Roger's father was still alive, and named Adam. His mother's name had been Marjorie.'
'I'm sure he doesn't hate you.' Pilar said.
Roger shrugged.
'It doesn't matter. Anyway, he admitted something to me. Something I swear I never knew anything about.'
'What?'
Roger handed her the file. Before Pilar could rip it open, Roger told her.
'I have a twin brother. My parents had twins. I have a brother I never knew anything about.'
Pilar looked at him. He did sound shocked, almost devastated. She touched his hand.
'Look, I'm sorry to bring this on you...with what you're dealing with with Holly...how is she?'
'Better...but...'
'But?'
'I wish she'd confide in me about what made her give up her child.'
Pilar nodded, thinking that that was one situation, she really needed to stay out of!
'When she's ready, Roger, I'm sure she'll tell you. So, I take it that your father wasn't pleased that you were bringing up the past like this, hey?'
'It doesn't matter. I'm more concerned about the fact that I have a brother that is missing. It would have been nice to grow up with Martin. Being an only child can get awfully lonely.'
'But why were you an only child? Why did your parents give Martin away?'
'My father said something about how at the time, they just couldn't afford two children. The choice as to who was given away, was made in an almost 'eeny, meeny, minny, moe' fashion. My father also made it clear that they picked wrong!'
Pilar gasped. She touched Roger's hand.
'I am so sorry!'
'Pilar, that file just says who my brother was, officially. It doesn't say anything about where he is.'
Pilar shook her head.
'That's fine, for now. I'll read it over and see where to go from here.'
Roger nodded, then stood up.
'Well, I have to get back to the apartment, then to the paper. Let me know if I can be of any help at all. Believe me, I want to know my brother.'
Pilar smiled at him and stood up as well.
'Thank you, I will. Thank you, Roger, for everything. And everything will work out...for Holly and you.'
Pilar then kissed his cheek. She wiped off some of her lipstick and watched as he smiled at her, then turned and walked away. Pilar clutched the file in her hands. When she returned to Harmony, Pilar would find out why Spence Lowell had lied to her, about who Martin really was supposed to be!
Tempers flare at the hospital.
Eve barely heard the commotion around her, as her mind drifted back to the moments before the crash. The last moments of Chad's life.
She had taken a short nap, and awoke feeling better than she had in weeks. Later, she and Julian spent time together in the study. He was sitting on a couch, she was lying on it, her head in his lap. He was playing a CD of her singing.
Julian had then asked her if she could still sing like that. Eve had stared up at him, startled by the question for some reason. She then sat up, telling him that she didn't know. She had not sung in years.
Julian had then asked her to try. Eve began to feel uncomfortable, for she did not want to disappoint him. She shook her head and smiled, starting to get up from the couch. That was when it happened.
The noise. It was probably the noise that had shocked her the most. The sound of a crash, then a horn. Julian had told her to stay put, but she had been unable to. The noise had just been so horrible. As Eve had watched Julian leave the library, her pain had begun. She tried to ignore it, as she disregarded Julian's order to her, and followed him out into the front hallway.
When Eve reached the hallway, the noise from the horn, seemed to disappear from her senses. Julian had run over to Chad, who had come through the windshield of the mercedes, and was sprawled across the hood.
Julian then turned around, angry that Eve was there. He hurried to her and tried to turn her back towards the library. But it was too late. She had looked into Chad's unseeing eyes. Only, they seemed to be looking right at her. She could still see the hurt in those eyes. Hurt, because she had lied to him.
Eve had then been hit with another pain, and after that, she only remembered fleeting images: the ambulance, Julian's telling her everything was going to be alright, Dr. Parks saying something about fetal distress, then back to Julian telling her it was going to be alright. Soon, blackness enveloped, and everything seemed to slip away.
****
Dr. Parks pulled Julian aside. She still couldn't believe that Dr. Russell and Julian Crane were involved, or had ever been! Everyone thought the two of them despised one another!
'Tell me why she's not awake?!' Julian asked fearfully. He was craning his neck to look at Eve, while Dr. Parks proceeded to update him on Eve's condition. A nurse was fussing with a monitor.
'Eve has been through quite a shock. And if I had known she was pregnant, I would've cut back her schedule severely. This explains her extreme fatigue...that and...'
'And what?' Julian asked, his eyes moving from Eve to Dr. Parks.
'Eve is carrying twins.'
'Twins?' Julian repeated, stunned. Eve and him were going to be parents to two children! He was momentarily overwhelmed and frightened. They had been given a second chance at love and the chance to raise a family. Now it was about to all be snatched away!
Julian cleared his throat.
'That doesn't explain why Eve is in this condition! The car didn't hit her or anything!'
'Julian, it's stress. Extreme stress. She saw her son die tonight, violently. Coupled with her fatigue...she'll need to stay here. And she's not unconscious, she's just resting. We're doing everything possible to make her and the babies comfortable. She's getting the rest she should've been getting from the beginning.'
Julian nodded, unable to believe that one little lie, could end like this! His mind went back to the crash...the sound of it! He had told Eve to stay in the library, not wanting her to get upset, but sensing that it would be unavoidable.
His breath had caught in his throat, when he saw Chad lying there on the front hood, dead, and clearly so! Had he been trying to kill himself, or had he hoped to take out his 'parents'? They would never know now.
Just as Julian began to think about how he was going to tell Eve, and handle the negative publicity, he heard a noise behind him. He then turned and saw Eve.
Julian became angry! Angry that she came out of the library when he told her not to, angry that she had to see Chad's body, lying so distastefully on the hood of the mercedes, but worst yet, Julian was angry that Chad had done this! He would've helped the boy find his parents...given him a job at Crane Industries...done anything to make up to him for the fraud that had been perpetrated upon him! Nothing that Chad had discovered, justified this! Nothing!
'Can I stay with her?' he asked, planning to, whether Dr. Parks gave permission or not.
Dr. Parks nodded.
'Yes. Let me know when she wakes up.'
Julian nodded again, pulled up a chair and sat down beside Eve. He picked up one of her hands in his, then lay his other hand across her stomach.
****
Simone and John were the first to step off of the elevator at the hospital, followed by Grace and T.C..
Lexie told them she would follow them in her car, once she got Theo settled at Tabitha's. Grace had suggested that Kay and Tabitha watch the tot, while they went to the hospital. Lexie had been reluctant, when she saw what Tabitha looked like, and the decor of her house. But once she saw Kay, and realized that both of them had babies as well, she relaxed and left her son in their care.
There had been an awkward moment down on the first floor of the hospital, a few moments before. Tony, who had also heard about the accident, got into his own car and rushed over to the hospital as well. He was running towards the elevator, trying to get on with Simone, John, T.C. and Grace, when John reached over and hit the close button several times!
Tony called out for them to hold the elevator, and Simone tried to reach over towards the panel, to keep the door from closing. But, T.C. blocked her hand, and allowed to the door to close.
'Daddy!' Simone had squeaked.
'He can catch the next one, sweetheart.' T.C. said calmly. He then nodded to John, who smiled. The doors closed.
When they opened on the floor Eve was on, Simone hurried to the nurses station. John pulled on her arm. She looked back at him.
'Are you alright?'
Simone looked at him as if he were insane!
'How am I going to be alright? Sam calls and tells us that my mother is pregnant, and that Chad's accident, might have harmed her baby! My mother is pregnant with Julian 'Pig' Crane's baby! I don't know what I'm supposed to say to her!'
John shook his head slightly, then touched her shoulders.
'That's not what I mean. Yes, your mother's pregnancy is a surprise, but it's not the end of the world. I was talking about Chad.'
Simone looked away. John turned her face back to him. She sniffed.
'I can't think about him right now. I don't even know why he did what he did.'
'None of us do, Simone. Look, go and see your mother and try to cut her some slack, okay? This has been a bad night all around.'
Simone nodded, swiping away tears. John kissed her cheek and she walked off. T.C. and Grace walked up to Dr. Parks.
'Dr. Parks, how is Eve?' T.C. asked, feeling funny that he had to ask about his own wife. He should be in there by Eve's side. But it wasn't his place anymore. The real father of her child was by her side, from what Sam had told him.
How Eve could sire another child by that piece of ^%%#@ Crane, T.C. would never understand or know! But, for Simone's sake, he tried to stay calm. He knew his daughter was probably more upset about Chad than she was letting on.
Dr. Parks took a deep breath.
'T.C., I know that you're still Eve's husband, but I don't know that Julian would like my telling everyone Eve's status.'
'That's right, doctor, I am STILL Eve's husband! We have children together...my daughter is very upset...'
Dr. Parks saw Simone and John. They walked over to Dr. Parks, T.C. and Grace.
'Please, doctor. can't you make an exception?' Grace asked.
Dr. Parks nodded quickly.
'It's touch and go. The car that crashed into their house, didn't hurt either Eve or Julian. But, this is going to be a difficult pregnancy for Eve, and the shock of seeing her son die like that, didn't help things. We're monitoring the babies now, and doing all we can to make her comfortable, but anything could happen.'
The group looked at one another, then gaped at Dr. Parks.
'Did you say 'babies'? Grace asked.
Dr. Parks gave them a lukewarm smile.
'Yes. It would be doubly tragic if she lost her babies, and Chad, in one night. But, she's resting now, and Julian Crane is in with her. I know of your family's past problems with him, so I am going to strongly suggest that all of you make an effort to get along....for Eve's sake.'
Everyone nodded. Dr. Parks walked off. T.C. looked around. Lexie should've gotten here by now. Where was she?
Grace pulled T.C. aside.
'Sam's coming by the hospital later. I'm going to call him now...see if he has any idea why Chad did what he did. He didn't say much on the phone.'
T.C. nodded.
'Okay. I think I'm going to look around for Lexie. She may have gotten lost.'
Grace nodded and walked off. T.C. squeezed Simone's shoulder, then walked off as well. Simone and John, holding hands, walked to Eve's room and looked through the window. They saw Julian there. His head was now resting on Eve's stomach. She was asleep.
****
Lexie found a parking spot and hurried into the hospital. Whatever her differences has been with Eve, she was still important to Simone...and T.C..
As she headed towards an elevator that was about to close, she called out for the person to hold it. The doors opened again, and she found herself face to face with Tony. She turned and tried to leave the elevator, but Tony grabbed her arm and pulled her inside. The doors closed.
Lexie twisted away from him!
'Don't touch me!' she hissed.
Tony immediately let go of her arm.
'I've missed you.'
Lexie rolled her eyes. He started to say something else, but she put a hand up.
'Save it! Tell it to Theo when he asks why his uncle killed his father!'
'Stefano killed Abe! I had nothing to do with it!'
'You had everything to do with it! You kidnapped us and put my husband in the position to be killed!'
'I wasn't in my right mind! Surely you know that I would never do anything to cause yourself, or Theo, any anguish?'
'I don't want to talk about this now, Tony. I'm here for T.C. and Simone. I suppose you're here to badger Eve!'
Tony folded his arms.
'I'll have you know that Eve and I have become friends.'
'Yeah, right!'
'It's true. She confided in me about her pregnancy and Julian's beastly behavior towards her. I have no doubt that Chad Harris's death, was precipitated by some monstrous act on Julian's part!'
Lexie said nothing to this, but continued to listen.
'Eve is pregnant, Alexandra. Granted, I would love it if the child were mine, but, alas, he or she is not. That doesn't mean I don't still care about her welfare.'
Tony then tried to reach out and touch Lexie's hand. She flinched and took a step back. Tony sighed heavily.
'I would appreciate it, if you would look in on Eve, as a doctor, just to see that she's doing alright.'
'Her own doctors are doing that, Tony. I'm not going in to spy for you.'
The doors opened to Eve's floor. Lexie stepped out first, Tony pulled on her arm.
'I will never give up trying to earn your trust and love again, Alexandra.'
Lexie sighed. Tony let go of her arm and walked over to the nurses station. T.C. appeared, glared at Tony, then approached Lexie.
'Were you on the elevator with him? Are you alright?'
'I'm fine, T.C.. How is Eve?'
'Pregnant with Julian Crane's child! What the hell was she thinking?'
Lexie gave him the evil eye!
'T.C., stop it! I hope you haven't displayed that attitude in front of Simone!'
'Lexie!'
'Whatever you think of Julian and Eve, they've been through a real tragedy tonight. They lost the son that they were just recently reunited with. Just keep your true feelings to yourself. If you can't, then maybe we should leave.'
T.C. said nothing. He hated it when Lexie was mad at him.
He then nodded.
'You're right. I'll be good, I promise.'
Lexie smiled and kissed his cheek.
'Good guy. Now, let's find some place to sit and wait.'
T.C. and Lexie walked over to a group of waiting room chairs. They then sat down.
'Is your brother here hoping to see Eve?' he asked.
Lexie nodded, her eyes on Tony's back. He was walking down a hallway.
'Yes, something I'm sure, Julian is just going to love. This is what I'm talking about, T.C.. Julian and Eve are going to have their hands full with my brother, and the death of their son. They don't need any trouble from anyone else.'
T.C. picked up her hand and held it. Lexie smiled at him, then looked on a nearby table for something to read.
****
Julian looked up as Simone entered the room. He stood up, letting go of Eve's hand.
'Simone, hello. How are you?'
Simone did not answer, but walked up to her mother and touched her face. She then looked at Julian. John waited outside. He was staring at them through the window.
'I know you did something to Chad, to make him kill himself. And as usual, you'll get away with hurting someone else. But I'm not going to let you hurt my mother.'
Julian didn't need this, especially not from her!
'Simone, we need to be here for your mother right now. Accusations and innuendo, won't help matters.'
Simone looked at him with contempt.
'You really think you're slick, don't you? How long did you suspect you were really Chad's father? Everyone knew how much he wanted to find his real parents! You suddenly realize you're his father, once he takes away all of your money?!'
'Keep your voice down, young lady! Your mother needs all the rest she can get! And by God, if you contribute to her losing my babies, then I'll see that you...'
'You'll see that I what?! Huh? Nothing! That's what I thought you mother%$#@$!'
Meanwhile, Tony could see through the window that the discussion in Eve's room between Julian and Simone was becoming animated and overheated. As usual, John Hastings tried to get in his way.
'I'm going in there, Mr. DiMera. I don't think you would be welcome.'
'Nonsense!' Tony said breezily, gently shoving the youth aside, and opening Eve's door. Julian glared at him. Simone sniffed, then turned and ran into his arms!
'Tony! He's hurting my mother! I just know it!'
Tony wrapped his arms around Simone, grinned at Julian, then set Simone away from him. His facial expression with her was somber.
'What? Simone, what do you mean?'
'She doesn't mean anything, DiMera!' Julian snapped, disturbed to see that Simone had forged some sort of relationship with this cretin! Julian then saw that John Hastings was standing in the doorway, glaring at DiMera's back. What the hell was going on between Tony and Simone? Young Hastings looked like a jealous suitor over there!
Eve's eyes fluttered, and she awoke.
****
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
Pilar sat on a bench at Laurel Falls. She rubbed her hands together. It was about time she got back home.
She had called Luis, who had peppered her with a thousand questions. She told him she would tell him everything when she returned home.
Luis then told her about Chad, and the fact that they were looking into his death being a suicide. When Pilar asked why Chad would've killed himself, Luis hinted that that would all be public knowledge soon.
She also learned that Teresa had accompanied Whitney to California, for the 'American Idol' try-outs. All Pilar knew of that show, was that there was a mean, British judge on it.
Chad Harris. Why did she get the feeling that Julian Crane was involved? Poor Eve had to be devastated! She shook her head. She could only deal with one thing at a time.
Pilar looked up to find Roger Thorpe walking towards her. He was carrying a file. He sat down next to her.
'How have you been?' he asked, smiling at her.
Pilar eyed the file.
'I'll be much better once you tell me what you found out.'
Roger took a deep breath.
'What I found out, was as much a shock to me, as it will be to you.'
He said nothing more. Pilar felt like screaming!
'Roger!'
'Alright, alright! I spoke with my father, Adam. It was no easy feat, since he hates my guts.'
Pilar remembered from the file she read on him, that Roger's father was still alive, and named Adam. His mother's name had been Marjorie.'
'I'm sure he doesn't hate you.' Pilar said.
Roger shrugged.
'It doesn't matter. Anyway, he admitted something to me. Something I swear I never knew anything about.'
'What?'
Roger handed her the file. Before Pilar could rip it open, Roger told her.
'I have a twin brother. My parents had twins. I have a brother I never knew anything about.'
Pilar looked at him. He did sound shocked, almost devastated. She touched his hand.
'Look, I'm sorry to bring this on you...with what you're dealing with with Holly...how is she?'
'Better...but...'
'But?'
'I wish she'd confide in me about what made her give up her child.'
Pilar nodded, thinking that that was one situation, she really needed to stay out of!
'When she's ready, Roger, I'm sure she'll tell you. So, I take it that your father wasn't pleased that you were bringing up the past like this, hey?'
'It doesn't matter. I'm more concerned about the fact that I have a brother that is missing. It would have been nice to grow up with Martin. Being an only child can get awfully lonely.'
'But why were you an only child? Why did your parents give Martin away?'
'My father said something about how at the time, they just couldn't afford two children. The choice as to who was given away, was made in an almost 'eeny, meeny, minny, moe' fashion. My father also made it clear that they picked wrong!'
Pilar gasped. She touched Roger's hand.
'I am so sorry!'
'Pilar, that file just says who my brother was, officially. It doesn't say anything about where he is.'
Pilar shook her head.
'That's fine, for now. I'll read it over and see where to go from here.'
Roger nodded, then stood up.
'Well, I have to get back to the apartment, then to the paper. Let me know if I can be of any help at all. Believe me, I want to know my brother.'
Pilar smiled at him and stood up as well.
'Thank you, I will. Thank you, Roger, for everything. And everything will work out...for Holly and you.'
Pilar then kissed his cheek. She wiped off some of her lipstick and watched as he smiled at her, then turned and walked away. Pilar clutched the file in her hands. When she returned to Harmony, Pilar would find out why Spence Lowell had lied to her, about who Martin really was supposed to be!
