Chapter 7
Whitney allows Ivy to spend some time at Fox's bedside. Julian and Celeste confront T.C. about Eve and Lexie.
Sam left Fox Crane's hospital room and ran right into Ethan and Gwen!
'Dad, how is he?' Ethan asked. Gwen held his hand.
'There's been no change, he's still unconscious.'
'Is Whitney in there with him?' Gwen asked, hoping Teresa wasn't around.
'No, Ivy is.'
'Oh.' Ethan said. He and Gwen exchanged looks.
'Alright you two. Ethan, I want you to tell me what's going on with your mother.'
Neither Ethan nor Gwen answered. Sam's eyes widened!
'She's wasting away to nothing! So, you don't have to tell me if she's sick or not, because it is clear that she is! Even Julian was looking at her...'
'Did he say anything to her?' Ethan asked snappishly. 'Because she doesn't need his crap right now!'
Sam eyed his son.
'No. It was funny. I almost got the feeling he suspected she was ill too, and just decided to leave her be.'
'Ivy asked us not to say anything.' Gwen said, still clinging to Ethan's arm. He gently shook her loose.
But Sam continued to stare at Ethan.
'Stop it, Dad!'
'Stop what?' Sam asked innocently.
'Stop staring at me as if I was one of your suspects! When Mom wants you to know, she'll tell you.'
'But she is sick, isn't she?'
Ivy opened the door to Fox's room and stepped out. She looked at the three of them questioningly.
'What's going on out here? I could here you all from in there.'
Gwen walked over to her.
'Nothing. I'm sorry if we were loud. How is Fox?'
Ivy looked down.
'No change. Actually, I'd better get going, before Whitney comes back and finds me here...'
But it was too late for that. Whitney was walking back down the hall towards them. She stopped when she saw Ivy.
'What are you doing here?' she asked snidely.
Gwen looked at Ethan and Sam. Ethan knew that Ivy had pulled something dirty on Whitney when she was trying out for the 'American Idol' show. He did not know the exact details. He joined Gwen by her side.
'We're here to see Fox.'
Whitney eyed the two of them.
'I understand that and thank you. But what I want to know is, what is SHE doing here?'
Ivy backed away.
'I'm going to go now.'
'Mom!' Ethan cried, pulling on her arm. He then looked at Whitney.
'Whatever your differences are, can't you just put them aside for Fox's sake?'
Whitney rolled her eyes.
'I can't tell you how many times I've done that in the past, only to get burned! Besides, my husband would not want that woman at his bedside!'
'I'm his mother.' Ivy said quietly.
'Fine time to remember that, Ivy.' Whitney said simply. Sam walked over and pulled on Ivy.
'Let's go get some coffee, hey? Maybe when Whitney cools off...'
'I heard that, Sam! And I'm never cooling off! I don't want her here!'
But Ivy nodded to Sam. They began to walk down the hall towards the cafeteria. Meanwhile, Whitney was about to go into Fox's room again, when Ethan blocked her way.
'What, Ethan?'
Ethan pointed after his parents.
'Did you happen to notice how bad my mother looked?'
Whitney didn't even blink!
'Ethan, what do you want me to say? I don't trust your mother! Fox doesn't even trust the woman! Do you really think that I would knowingly leave her alone with him? And I have enough on my mind, without having to watch her like a hawk when she does set foot in here!'
Gwen walked over to the two of them. She then focused in on Whitney.
'Whitney, you have never been as cold hearted as Teresa...'
'Oh, don't start on Teresa! She hasn't set foot near Ethan in ages. Give her a break!'
'What I was going to say,' Gwen continued, 'is that I know you have a heart. Ivy has ovarian cancer. She's fighting for her life and I now think, she knows she made some very bad mistakes...couldn't you just find it within yourself to let Ivy stay...please?'
Whitney looked towards the door to Fox's room. She didn't think Fox, no matter how tough her talked, would forgive her, if she barred his sick mother from his room, during this time. She nodded quickly.
'Fine. Fine, she can stay.'
Whitney sighed and opened Fox's door. She then pulled up a chair and sat by his side, listening to bleeps from various machines. Whitney then yawned. It was funny, but the image she had of Ivy, even now, that she knew her mother-in-law had cancer, was of her having sex with Simon Cowell, while standing up!
****
Julian spotted T.C. on a cellphone, standing out on a terrace. Where was Whitney?
Lexie walked up behind him, carrying two coffees. T.C.'s back was to them.
'I know you're not thinking of telling T.C. your theory?'
Julian turned around.
'I have nothing to lose. Either he'll believe me, or he won't.'
'Won't.' Lexie answered. She rolled her eyes and moved around him to walk out onto the terrace. Julian turned and began to walk down the hallway.
Lexie was right! T.C. hadn't even believed him, or Whitney, when they spoke of the double that was posing as Eve. What was he going to do?
'Julian!'
Julian turned around. Celeste Perrault was walking towards him. Oh, great! He wondered if Celeste had had a 'vision' of Eve being missing or something! It would've been nice if she had had a premonition about the danger Eve faced, BEFORE it happened!
'Hello, Celeste. Listen, I really must run....'
'I know about Alicia.'
'Who?'
'The woman that has been posing as Eve.'
Julian's eyes widened! Good Lord! How was this possible?
'You know that slice from hell's first name?'
Celeste walked up to him, until her face was inches from his.
'I know almost everything, Julian. You made a deal with Stefano, didn't you?'
'Did you read that in your tea leaves, dear?'
'Answer me, Julian, or I may suddenly forget where Alicia told me Eve was.'
'How dare you! You tell me where my wife is this instant!'
Celeste folded her arms.
'You know, I love Eve, as if she were my own daughter. And I love Evan and Erin, almost as much as Theo.'
'Your point?' Julian snapped. He wasn't in the mood for a lecture from one of Stefano DiMera's cast offs!
'My point is, I'm going to tell you what Alicia told me, even though you did not do the same for me in return.'
There was a heavy silence. Julian sighed. He was tired of lying about this, and right now, at this moment, he wanted Eve back.
'Yes, Celeste, I made a deal with Stefano. Last year, he called me while I stood out on that very terrace that T.C. and Lexie are on right now. He offered his help in extricating Eve and I out of that horrible deal that the FBI offered us. In addition, he would keep my father and rid us of Tony if....if I got Lexie and Theo onto one of my planes, so that Stefano's pilot could fly them away.'
Celeste said nothing, but shook her head in disgust. She then glanced over at Lexie and T.C.. Lexie had spotted the two of them, and was now staring at them curiously. Celeste looked back at Julian.
'Damn you to hell!' she hissed.
'Yes, later, now tell me where Eve is?'
'Aren't you the least bit curious as to why Stefano reneged on his deal? I mean, you had to have been horrified when your father was returned?'
'I was and still am. Celeste, I don't want to play anymore games now. Where is Eve? Or do I have to go ask that impostor bitch myself?'
'I doubt you'll find her. I left her, unconscious on my living room floor. But she could've woken up by now.'
'You didn't tie her up?!' Julian asked, outraged! That damned woman had burned down their home and nearly killed his children! That and he could've lost valuable servants as well!
'Do you want to know or not?'
'About where my wife is, yes? All this other hogwash, no!'
'Julian, that 'hogwash' as you put it, is the reason Stefano will probably never leave you, or Eve, alone.'
Julian's eyes moved from Celeste, to Lexie and T.C., who had now noticed the two of them as well.
'Tell me.' he urged. T.C. frowned and moved to walk back into the hospital. Lexie followed behind him, reluctantly.
'Alicia was Chad Harris's real mother. Stefano was his father. And both of them were very upset about how he died. So when Stefano offered you that 'deal' last year, he was just biding his time, so that he could plan his revenge.'
Julian closed his eyes briefly. Mother of God! He had licked Chad's real mother's breast?! God!
Julian opened his eyes again. T.C. and Lexie were standing next to Celeste.
'Is he bothering you, Celeste?' T.C. asked, eyeing Julian.
But Julian answered, sick of T.C. already!
'No, actually, Celeste came to me. She told me that the Eve look-alike, the one you don't believe exists, just approached her with information. Do you know Alicia, Lexie?'
Now both T.C. and Celeste looked surprised. Celeste peered at her daughter, who looked guiltier than hell about something!
But T.C. didn't like Julian's insinuation!
'What the hell does that mean, Crane? Lexie doesn't know anybody named Alicia, do you baby?'
Before Lexie could answer, Julian sneered at her.
'Oh don't you, 'baby'?'
'Shut the hell up, Crane!' T.C. snapped. 'We don't need this crap from you! I came down here to support Whitney! But as usual, you can't just leave well enough alone, can you?'
Lexie pulled on T.C.'s arm.
'Come on, T.C.! He isn't worth it! Let's find Whitney.'
But it was Celeste that stepped in front of both of them.
'T.C., Alexandra, Julian speaks the truth. Alicia came to my apartment, begging me to help her get away. I know her, from my days with Stefano. She told me that Eve has been kidnapped, and as Eve, she was supposed to divorce Julian, then take the babies to where Eve really is.... with Tony...'
'Tony!' Julian almost screamed. 'He's in on this too?!'
But Celeste ignored him, and continued talking to T.C. and Lexie.
'Alicia told me that all of this was to be done, as vengeance for her dead son, the one she had by Stefano. His name was Chad Harris.'
T.C.'s mouth dropped open, and he backed up a bit. Julian eyed him. Lexie looked away.
'Chad Harris was Stefano DiMera's son? Good God almighty! I don't know which is worse, my little girl being married to a Crane or the idea that she might have had Stefano DiMera as a father in law...Lord...this is bad...'
Julian glared at Lexie.
'None of this shocks you, does it Lexie?'
T.C. took a step forward. This was the second damned time, this bastard had insinuated that Lexie was some kind of liar! He wasn't about to stand for it one more minute!
'Say that again!' T.C. hissed, moving up close to Julian. Celeste put a arm between them and looked at her daughter. She was getting a strange sense Alexandra was hiding something.
'Alexandra?' she asked.
Lexie looked at her mother.
'What?'
'Do you know anything about this? Do you know where Eve is?'
'How would I know anything about it, Mother? I just heard this absurd story for the first time tonight!'
Julian looked from Lexie, to T.C., then took a deep breath and confessed.
'You know something about it, Lexie, because you helped plan this whole thing, as revenge for my helping Stefano kidnap you last year.'
There was a brief silence, as T.C. backed away a bit, so he could look Julian up and down.
'What did you just say?'
'Yes, alright, Stefano offered to help me get Eve off of the hook, and keep Alistair and Tony out of my hair, if I brought Lexie and Theo to him. When I got to your house, I found Liz lurking around in the bushes. She was planning something sinister for your ladylove already. And her plans didn't include keeping either Lexie, or her son, alive. I figured this way, if Lexie HAD to be kidnapped, it would be done in a safe manner.'
T.C., Lexie and Celeste just stared at Julian, as if he had grown another head! T.C. growled and leaped on Julian! First, they went crashing onto a bunch of waiting room chairs, then, T.C. swung Julian around and punched him the face! Julian went flying out onto the terrace! He was down on the ground, trying to pull himself up.
Lexie tried to stop T.C.!
'T.C. stop, please!' she cried. Celeste pulled on her daughter's arm.
'You can stop this by telling T.C. the truth!'
Lexie pulled her arm away!
'Are you crazy, Mother? Once T.C. gets worked up like this, there is no calming him down!'
Meanwhile, Julian was back against the concrete terrace, pulling himself up. He looked straight in front of him, and saw T.C. getting ready to charge at him. Julian instinctively ducked, and T.C., went flying off of the terrace!
'T.C.!' Lexie screamed, hurrying out there with Celeste! Other hospital staff came running out as well. Lexie then began beating on Julian, her fists flailing wildly!
'YOU'VE KILLED HIM! YOU'VE KILLED HIM!'
Julian peeked over the side, while trying to defend himself against Lexie's blows. T.C. lay on top of an ambulance. He was not moving.
Celeste put an arm around Lexie, pulling her off of Julian. Julian, in turn, pulled Celeste away from Lexie briefly.
'Where is Eve?'
'You're kidding, right? Once the police get here, Eve will not be your first priority...'
'You listen to me, Celeste! I'm not going to waste two minutes with the authorities on this! As per the norm, T.C. attacked me, and jumped off of the terrace, as simple as that! Then again, I could spend a lot of time with the police, starting with how you're harboring a fugitive!'
Celeste looked at a crying Lexie, before whispering savagely, 'the Himalayas, that's all I know!'
'That's all I need!' Julian snapped and walked off of the terrace. Celeste walked over to Lexie and put her arms around her.
'I can't lose him like I did Abe!' she cried, her eyes on T.C.'s still form below.
****
When Eve awoke, she was back in her room, lying on her bed. She sat up. What happened?
It all came back to her in a rush. Tony's announcement of their impending marriage, her beatdown of Liz, Tony's announcement of their impending marriage...
She jumped up suddenly and looked down onto the bed. A white, strapless wedding gown had been underneath her this whole time! She clenched her fists together.
Her door opened, and Abe came in. He walked over to her, his face full of concern.
'Eve, I'm so sorry.'
'You knew about this?' she asked, looking him up and down.
'Well, yes, but I figured there was no reason to upset you so soon. I mean you were still in shock from being kidnapped...'
Eve backed away from him.
'You know, Abe, I like you, I really do, but you are one sorry*&^$%$%!'
'Eve!' Abe gasped, appalled by her profanity! Eve was so gentle and soft looking! If anyone had told him that she even knew those type of words, he would've beaten them down for lying!
'I'm sorry to have to be so mean, but it's true! You've been here a year! A year! And you still haven't come up with a plan to escape!'
'It's snowing, Eve! And it's cold!'
'Plus,' Eve added, ignoring his excuses, 'there would be no way in hell, that I would not find a way to see Julian, if we were captured, but on the same premises! No way!'
'So, what are you trying to tell me?' Abe asked.
Eve rolled her eyes.
'I'm getting the HELL out of here! I've had it with my stupid sister and the DiMera's! I am not marrying Tony, nor will I be giving him any children or anything else!'
Eve then moved away from Abe and looked out of her big, bay window. Abe walked up behind her.
'Eve, there is no way you could survive this cold! And we're on a mountain top! How would you get down?'
Eve didn't answer him. Instead, she walked over to a closet and pulled out a blue parka, gloves, a hat, boots and a scarf. She eyed Abe.
'I'm sure all of the necessities are in your closet as well, Abe!'
Abe sucked in a breath!
'Eve! Those clothes are not meant for days of trekking down a mountain! You could die out there!'
'I'm dying in here, Abe! And I would rather die out there, than sit here another minute, wondering if I will ever see my family again! I've had it!'
Abe watched as Eve put everything on, then fussed with her gloves. She then made sure her scarf was over her nose and mouth. Abe folded his arms.
'Okay, how do you plan to even get outside? The guards won't....Eve! Don't do it!'
But she did. Eve picked up a chair and smashed the bay window open! An alarm went off!
'Eve!' Abe screamed, as snowy wind seeped into the room. But Eve jumped out of the window, and began falling down a very steep hill! At one point, it looked as if she were doing cartwheels!
Tony came running into the room. He eyed Abe, then gaped when he saw the window!
'What the hell happened in here?!' he screamed.
'Eve is gone! And while I applaud her aplomb, she will never survive out in this!'
Tony ran from the room, calling for the guards! He could've kicked himself! Obviously, the news of their upcoming marriage scared his beloved off! She wasn't ready for another commitment so soon! It was just pre-wedding jitters, Tony told himself. Once they found her again, and warmed her up, Eve would begin to realize that what she had really wanted, all along, was to become, Countess Eve DiMera.
Whitney allows Ivy to spend some time at Fox's bedside. Julian and Celeste confront T.C. about Eve and Lexie.
Sam left Fox Crane's hospital room and ran right into Ethan and Gwen!
'Dad, how is he?' Ethan asked. Gwen held his hand.
'There's been no change, he's still unconscious.'
'Is Whitney in there with him?' Gwen asked, hoping Teresa wasn't around.
'No, Ivy is.'
'Oh.' Ethan said. He and Gwen exchanged looks.
'Alright you two. Ethan, I want you to tell me what's going on with your mother.'
Neither Ethan nor Gwen answered. Sam's eyes widened!
'She's wasting away to nothing! So, you don't have to tell me if she's sick or not, because it is clear that she is! Even Julian was looking at her...'
'Did he say anything to her?' Ethan asked snappishly. 'Because she doesn't need his crap right now!'
Sam eyed his son.
'No. It was funny. I almost got the feeling he suspected she was ill too, and just decided to leave her be.'
'Ivy asked us not to say anything.' Gwen said, still clinging to Ethan's arm. He gently shook her loose.
But Sam continued to stare at Ethan.
'Stop it, Dad!'
'Stop what?' Sam asked innocently.
'Stop staring at me as if I was one of your suspects! When Mom wants you to know, she'll tell you.'
'But she is sick, isn't she?'
Ivy opened the door to Fox's room and stepped out. She looked at the three of them questioningly.
'What's going on out here? I could here you all from in there.'
Gwen walked over to her.
'Nothing. I'm sorry if we were loud. How is Fox?'
Ivy looked down.
'No change. Actually, I'd better get going, before Whitney comes back and finds me here...'
But it was too late for that. Whitney was walking back down the hall towards them. She stopped when she saw Ivy.
'What are you doing here?' she asked snidely.
Gwen looked at Ethan and Sam. Ethan knew that Ivy had pulled something dirty on Whitney when she was trying out for the 'American Idol' show. He did not know the exact details. He joined Gwen by her side.
'We're here to see Fox.'
Whitney eyed the two of them.
'I understand that and thank you. But what I want to know is, what is SHE doing here?'
Ivy backed away.
'I'm going to go now.'
'Mom!' Ethan cried, pulling on her arm. He then looked at Whitney.
'Whatever your differences are, can't you just put them aside for Fox's sake?'
Whitney rolled her eyes.
'I can't tell you how many times I've done that in the past, only to get burned! Besides, my husband would not want that woman at his bedside!'
'I'm his mother.' Ivy said quietly.
'Fine time to remember that, Ivy.' Whitney said simply. Sam walked over and pulled on Ivy.
'Let's go get some coffee, hey? Maybe when Whitney cools off...'
'I heard that, Sam! And I'm never cooling off! I don't want her here!'
But Ivy nodded to Sam. They began to walk down the hall towards the cafeteria. Meanwhile, Whitney was about to go into Fox's room again, when Ethan blocked her way.
'What, Ethan?'
Ethan pointed after his parents.
'Did you happen to notice how bad my mother looked?'
Whitney didn't even blink!
'Ethan, what do you want me to say? I don't trust your mother! Fox doesn't even trust the woman! Do you really think that I would knowingly leave her alone with him? And I have enough on my mind, without having to watch her like a hawk when she does set foot in here!'
Gwen walked over to the two of them. She then focused in on Whitney.
'Whitney, you have never been as cold hearted as Teresa...'
'Oh, don't start on Teresa! She hasn't set foot near Ethan in ages. Give her a break!'
'What I was going to say,' Gwen continued, 'is that I know you have a heart. Ivy has ovarian cancer. She's fighting for her life and I now think, she knows she made some very bad mistakes...couldn't you just find it within yourself to let Ivy stay...please?'
Whitney looked towards the door to Fox's room. She didn't think Fox, no matter how tough her talked, would forgive her, if she barred his sick mother from his room, during this time. She nodded quickly.
'Fine. Fine, she can stay.'
Whitney sighed and opened Fox's door. She then pulled up a chair and sat by his side, listening to bleeps from various machines. Whitney then yawned. It was funny, but the image she had of Ivy, even now, that she knew her mother-in-law had cancer, was of her having sex with Simon Cowell, while standing up!
****
Julian spotted T.C. on a cellphone, standing out on a terrace. Where was Whitney?
Lexie walked up behind him, carrying two coffees. T.C.'s back was to them.
'I know you're not thinking of telling T.C. your theory?'
Julian turned around.
'I have nothing to lose. Either he'll believe me, or he won't.'
'Won't.' Lexie answered. She rolled her eyes and moved around him to walk out onto the terrace. Julian turned and began to walk down the hallway.
Lexie was right! T.C. hadn't even believed him, or Whitney, when they spoke of the double that was posing as Eve. What was he going to do?
'Julian!'
Julian turned around. Celeste Perrault was walking towards him. Oh, great! He wondered if Celeste had had a 'vision' of Eve being missing or something! It would've been nice if she had had a premonition about the danger Eve faced, BEFORE it happened!
'Hello, Celeste. Listen, I really must run....'
'I know about Alicia.'
'Who?'
'The woman that has been posing as Eve.'
Julian's eyes widened! Good Lord! How was this possible?
'You know that slice from hell's first name?'
Celeste walked up to him, until her face was inches from his.
'I know almost everything, Julian. You made a deal with Stefano, didn't you?'
'Did you read that in your tea leaves, dear?'
'Answer me, Julian, or I may suddenly forget where Alicia told me Eve was.'
'How dare you! You tell me where my wife is this instant!'
Celeste folded her arms.
'You know, I love Eve, as if she were my own daughter. And I love Evan and Erin, almost as much as Theo.'
'Your point?' Julian snapped. He wasn't in the mood for a lecture from one of Stefano DiMera's cast offs!
'My point is, I'm going to tell you what Alicia told me, even though you did not do the same for me in return.'
There was a heavy silence. Julian sighed. He was tired of lying about this, and right now, at this moment, he wanted Eve back.
'Yes, Celeste, I made a deal with Stefano. Last year, he called me while I stood out on that very terrace that T.C. and Lexie are on right now. He offered his help in extricating Eve and I out of that horrible deal that the FBI offered us. In addition, he would keep my father and rid us of Tony if....if I got Lexie and Theo onto one of my planes, so that Stefano's pilot could fly them away.'
Celeste said nothing, but shook her head in disgust. She then glanced over at Lexie and T.C.. Lexie had spotted the two of them, and was now staring at them curiously. Celeste looked back at Julian.
'Damn you to hell!' she hissed.
'Yes, later, now tell me where Eve is?'
'Aren't you the least bit curious as to why Stefano reneged on his deal? I mean, you had to have been horrified when your father was returned?'
'I was and still am. Celeste, I don't want to play anymore games now. Where is Eve? Or do I have to go ask that impostor bitch myself?'
'I doubt you'll find her. I left her, unconscious on my living room floor. But she could've woken up by now.'
'You didn't tie her up?!' Julian asked, outraged! That damned woman had burned down their home and nearly killed his children! That and he could've lost valuable servants as well!
'Do you want to know or not?'
'About where my wife is, yes? All this other hogwash, no!'
'Julian, that 'hogwash' as you put it, is the reason Stefano will probably never leave you, or Eve, alone.'
Julian's eyes moved from Celeste, to Lexie and T.C., who had now noticed the two of them as well.
'Tell me.' he urged. T.C. frowned and moved to walk back into the hospital. Lexie followed behind him, reluctantly.
'Alicia was Chad Harris's real mother. Stefano was his father. And both of them were very upset about how he died. So when Stefano offered you that 'deal' last year, he was just biding his time, so that he could plan his revenge.'
Julian closed his eyes briefly. Mother of God! He had licked Chad's real mother's breast?! God!
Julian opened his eyes again. T.C. and Lexie were standing next to Celeste.
'Is he bothering you, Celeste?' T.C. asked, eyeing Julian.
But Julian answered, sick of T.C. already!
'No, actually, Celeste came to me. She told me that the Eve look-alike, the one you don't believe exists, just approached her with information. Do you know Alicia, Lexie?'
Now both T.C. and Celeste looked surprised. Celeste peered at her daughter, who looked guiltier than hell about something!
But T.C. didn't like Julian's insinuation!
'What the hell does that mean, Crane? Lexie doesn't know anybody named Alicia, do you baby?'
Before Lexie could answer, Julian sneered at her.
'Oh don't you, 'baby'?'
'Shut the hell up, Crane!' T.C. snapped. 'We don't need this crap from you! I came down here to support Whitney! But as usual, you can't just leave well enough alone, can you?'
Lexie pulled on T.C.'s arm.
'Come on, T.C.! He isn't worth it! Let's find Whitney.'
But it was Celeste that stepped in front of both of them.
'T.C., Alexandra, Julian speaks the truth. Alicia came to my apartment, begging me to help her get away. I know her, from my days with Stefano. She told me that Eve has been kidnapped, and as Eve, she was supposed to divorce Julian, then take the babies to where Eve really is.... with Tony...'
'Tony!' Julian almost screamed. 'He's in on this too?!'
But Celeste ignored him, and continued talking to T.C. and Lexie.
'Alicia told me that all of this was to be done, as vengeance for her dead son, the one she had by Stefano. His name was Chad Harris.'
T.C.'s mouth dropped open, and he backed up a bit. Julian eyed him. Lexie looked away.
'Chad Harris was Stefano DiMera's son? Good God almighty! I don't know which is worse, my little girl being married to a Crane or the idea that she might have had Stefano DiMera as a father in law...Lord...this is bad...'
Julian glared at Lexie.
'None of this shocks you, does it Lexie?'
T.C. took a step forward. This was the second damned time, this bastard had insinuated that Lexie was some kind of liar! He wasn't about to stand for it one more minute!
'Say that again!' T.C. hissed, moving up close to Julian. Celeste put a arm between them and looked at her daughter. She was getting a strange sense Alexandra was hiding something.
'Alexandra?' she asked.
Lexie looked at her mother.
'What?'
'Do you know anything about this? Do you know where Eve is?'
'How would I know anything about it, Mother? I just heard this absurd story for the first time tonight!'
Julian looked from Lexie, to T.C., then took a deep breath and confessed.
'You know something about it, Lexie, because you helped plan this whole thing, as revenge for my helping Stefano kidnap you last year.'
There was a brief silence, as T.C. backed away a bit, so he could look Julian up and down.
'What did you just say?'
'Yes, alright, Stefano offered to help me get Eve off of the hook, and keep Alistair and Tony out of my hair, if I brought Lexie and Theo to him. When I got to your house, I found Liz lurking around in the bushes. She was planning something sinister for your ladylove already. And her plans didn't include keeping either Lexie, or her son, alive. I figured this way, if Lexie HAD to be kidnapped, it would be done in a safe manner.'
T.C., Lexie and Celeste just stared at Julian, as if he had grown another head! T.C. growled and leaped on Julian! First, they went crashing onto a bunch of waiting room chairs, then, T.C. swung Julian around and punched him the face! Julian went flying out onto the terrace! He was down on the ground, trying to pull himself up.
Lexie tried to stop T.C.!
'T.C. stop, please!' she cried. Celeste pulled on her daughter's arm.
'You can stop this by telling T.C. the truth!'
Lexie pulled her arm away!
'Are you crazy, Mother? Once T.C. gets worked up like this, there is no calming him down!'
Meanwhile, Julian was back against the concrete terrace, pulling himself up. He looked straight in front of him, and saw T.C. getting ready to charge at him. Julian instinctively ducked, and T.C., went flying off of the terrace!
'T.C.!' Lexie screamed, hurrying out there with Celeste! Other hospital staff came running out as well. Lexie then began beating on Julian, her fists flailing wildly!
'YOU'VE KILLED HIM! YOU'VE KILLED HIM!'
Julian peeked over the side, while trying to defend himself against Lexie's blows. T.C. lay on top of an ambulance. He was not moving.
Celeste put an arm around Lexie, pulling her off of Julian. Julian, in turn, pulled Celeste away from Lexie briefly.
'Where is Eve?'
'You're kidding, right? Once the police get here, Eve will not be your first priority...'
'You listen to me, Celeste! I'm not going to waste two minutes with the authorities on this! As per the norm, T.C. attacked me, and jumped off of the terrace, as simple as that! Then again, I could spend a lot of time with the police, starting with how you're harboring a fugitive!'
Celeste looked at a crying Lexie, before whispering savagely, 'the Himalayas, that's all I know!'
'That's all I need!' Julian snapped and walked off of the terrace. Celeste walked over to Lexie and put her arms around her.
'I can't lose him like I did Abe!' she cried, her eyes on T.C.'s still form below.
****
When Eve awoke, she was back in her room, lying on her bed. She sat up. What happened?
It all came back to her in a rush. Tony's announcement of their impending marriage, her beatdown of Liz, Tony's announcement of their impending marriage...
She jumped up suddenly and looked down onto the bed. A white, strapless wedding gown had been underneath her this whole time! She clenched her fists together.
Her door opened, and Abe came in. He walked over to her, his face full of concern.
'Eve, I'm so sorry.'
'You knew about this?' she asked, looking him up and down.
'Well, yes, but I figured there was no reason to upset you so soon. I mean you were still in shock from being kidnapped...'
Eve backed away from him.
'You know, Abe, I like you, I really do, but you are one sorry*&^$%$%!'
'Eve!' Abe gasped, appalled by her profanity! Eve was so gentle and soft looking! If anyone had told him that she even knew those type of words, he would've beaten them down for lying!
'I'm sorry to have to be so mean, but it's true! You've been here a year! A year! And you still haven't come up with a plan to escape!'
'It's snowing, Eve! And it's cold!'
'Plus,' Eve added, ignoring his excuses, 'there would be no way in hell, that I would not find a way to see Julian, if we were captured, but on the same premises! No way!'
'So, what are you trying to tell me?' Abe asked.
Eve rolled her eyes.
'I'm getting the HELL out of here! I've had it with my stupid sister and the DiMera's! I am not marrying Tony, nor will I be giving him any children or anything else!'
Eve then moved away from Abe and looked out of her big, bay window. Abe walked up behind her.
'Eve, there is no way you could survive this cold! And we're on a mountain top! How would you get down?'
Eve didn't answer him. Instead, she walked over to a closet and pulled out a blue parka, gloves, a hat, boots and a scarf. She eyed Abe.
'I'm sure all of the necessities are in your closet as well, Abe!'
Abe sucked in a breath!
'Eve! Those clothes are not meant for days of trekking down a mountain! You could die out there!'
'I'm dying in here, Abe! And I would rather die out there, than sit here another minute, wondering if I will ever see my family again! I've had it!'
Abe watched as Eve put everything on, then fussed with her gloves. She then made sure her scarf was over her nose and mouth. Abe folded his arms.
'Okay, how do you plan to even get outside? The guards won't....Eve! Don't do it!'
But she did. Eve picked up a chair and smashed the bay window open! An alarm went off!
'Eve!' Abe screamed, as snowy wind seeped into the room. But Eve jumped out of the window, and began falling down a very steep hill! At one point, it looked as if she were doing cartwheels!
Tony came running into the room. He eyed Abe, then gaped when he saw the window!
'What the hell happened in here?!' he screamed.
'Eve is gone! And while I applaud her aplomb, she will never survive out in this!'
Tony ran from the room, calling for the guards! He could've kicked himself! Obviously, the news of their upcoming marriage scared his beloved off! She wasn't ready for another commitment so soon! It was just pre-wedding jitters, Tony told himself. Once they found her again, and warmed her up, Eve would begin to realize that what she had really wanted, all along, was to become, Countess Eve DiMera.