Chapter 19
Fox comes upon a galling sight. T.C. sets Eve straight.
Two hours later, after Julian blew up at Eve, Sheridan eased open the bedroom door, that a maid said he was sleeping in. Sheridan then peeked in.
The lights were on, and Julian appeared to be passed out drunk, a bottle still in his hand. Sheridan shook her head, walked all the way in, then slammed the door closed, hard!
Julian jerked up, looking around.
'Eve?'
'Do I look like Eve, Julian?' Sheridan asked, somewhat irritated to see him drunk at a time like this.
Julian sighed, flinging aside the bottle, it hit the carpet with a soft thud. He then tried to sit up.
'What are you doing here, Sheridan?' he asked in a grumpy tone.
Sheridan walked over to the bed and sat on the corner of it.
'Even though Luis and I were outside, your fight with Eve could probably be heard over on the next property.'
'Where is she?' he asked, looking around.
'She told me she had something to do, but that she would pick up the twins later on.'
Julian scratched his head, but said nothing. Sheridan put a hand on his knee.
'Why are you sleeping here?' she asked.
'My dear sister, the suite of rooms that Eve and I used to sleep in, were destroyed by the fire.'
'Yes, I understand that, but this is the room you used to sleep in when you were married to Ivy.'
Julian snorted.
'I never thought I would say this, but oh, how life was so much easier when I was married to that selfish bitch!'
Sheridan looked away and smiled.
'You didn't have to traipse around the world rescuing her, hey?' she asked.
Julian laid his head back down on a pillow.
'I know I shouldn't have said what I said to her. I couldn't imagine raising Evan and Erin without Eve. But was I so wrong in asking her to just stay out of this? I mean at this rate, we will never be able to get on with our lives, if she jumps into this fray.'
'Julian...'
'No, Sheridan, if you are getting ready to tell me Eve's point of view, then don't! We barely escaped the Himalayas! If Stefano hadn't been ready to leave that compound himself, Eve and I would not be here today! We're not spring chickens here! We need to settle down and get about the business of being a family...a right that Father denied us so many years ago.'
Sheridan smiled sadly at him.
'I know, Julian. And I agree with you. More than you know.'
Julian peered over at her.
'What do you mean?' he asked.
'Luis wants to go to the Himalayas and bring down the DiMera's.'
Julian sat up quickly...a little too quickly. Sheridan helped him ease back down.
'Good God! Is the man out of his mind? Did you agree to it?'
'Uh, no. And believe it or not, Luis respected that. I just think he kind of resents not being in on the action. I don't know, Julian. I mean, he was a cop before I married him, just as Eve was a doctor before you married her and...'
'Ha! So you are on Eve's side! That little attempt at sympathy, was just a segueway for you to tell me how wrong I am about Eve!' Julian sniffed.
'No, no it wasn't. But I think instead of demanding that she not go, and threatening to take her children away, if she does not bow to your wishes, you might just want to tell her your fears and just open up to her. I doubt she would put Abe Carver before her own husband's needs.'
'But what if she does decide to go, Sheridan?'
'Why would she?'
'Because I don't think Eve sees this situation so clearly. To her it's not black and white. She doesn't see herself as choosing Abe over her family. To her, she's just going to go and fix someone...of course, she always forgets that when one deals with the DiMera's, it's never that simple. There's no telling how long she'd be gone, or if she would ever come back. Surely, she knows that?!'
Sheridan felt deeply for her brother. Julian was scared for Eve, just as she was scared for Luis. Maybe Julian was right. It always seemed as if she and Julian were understanding to the point of self-sacrificing. Maybe it was about time Luis and Eve did a little sacrificing of their own. And in this case, they should let others handle curing Abe Carver!
Sheridan looked over at Julian. He was passed out again. She got up from the bed, smiled down tenderly at him, before turning and leaving the room. She closed the door quietly.
As soon as the door closed, Ivy scampered from underneath the bed! She huffed, as she pulled herself up, then glared down at Julian.
She had overheard the whole 'tender' exchange between Sheridan and Julian. Ivy couldn't help but feel a little upbeat, now that Julian's little happy marriage was falling apart!
And who the hell was Julian calling a 'selfish bitch'?! Eve fit that description to a tee! If she were in Eve's shoes, and Sam had begged her to stay home with him and their children, there would be no discussion or fight! For Ivy would never stop wanting to be where Sam was.
That's why this whole situation made her so sick! Ivy had awakened in the swamp, propped up against a tree. The Sasquatch had been nowhere around, so Ivy managed to find her way out of that horrible jungle, though she had ruined her clothes doing so.
She hadn't seen Alistair anywhere, and Ivy suspected that the beast might've murdered him. Though, he did not kill her. It made her wonder if Abe thought she had been dead already, and just left her there.
Ivy looked down at Julian again and rolled her eyes. The first place she came to, was the part of the mansion that had been destroyed by the fire. But, she had seen all of the police cars and all of the people, and suddenly felt shy, and simultaneously touched, that so many people seemed to care about her welfare.
She hid out in the darkness, as Fox and Whitney hurried in, looking scared out of their minds, as if they really cared whether she lived or died. That all ended, once Grace and Eve opened their big mouths!
Now, Ivy knew there was no way she could go back to Fox and Whitney's cottage. They would never trust her again! Her plan had been to sneak back into the mansion, into her suite of rooms that she used to sleep in. She figured she would sneak out in the morning and think of some whopper of a lie to tell Fox and Whitney, so that they would take her back in again.
But, she was startled to find Julian stalking up the steps, coming her way! Ivy hurried into the first room she saw, and was quite revolted to realize that it was the room Julian slept in when they were married! Surely, her ex wouldn't come back in here, would he?
But, as soon as she saw the door knob turn, Ivy knew she had to find someplace to hide and quickly! She dove under the bed, then for the next two hours, listened to Julian's horrific renditions of show tunes, in which he substituted the titles for Eve's name! She thought she would be sick!
Ivy looked down at him again. She may be able to lie to Fox and Whitney, but Sam would never forgive her for not being straight with him. And that killed her.
Ivy decided to give Eve an eyeful when she did arrive home. She smiled. For she hoped that Eve would not want to bring the twins in to say goodnight. Children that young, shouldn't view porn!
Ivy then began to take off her blouse....
****
T.C. was sitting in a wheelchair, staring out of the window, when he responded to the knock at his door. He turned his chair around, expecting to see Lexie. He was more than a bit surprised to see Eve!
'Eve? What are you doing here? You should be with the twins at a time like this.'
Eve smiled gently at him, before walking into the room. The door closed softly behind her.
'I'm going by Luis and Sheridan's to pick them up, after I leave here.' she said. She tried to keep up a happy facade, but she was still so appalled by Julian's last words to her, that she felt as if she were in some sort of trance!
Eve had not intended to come here. But she had ended up driving and driving...until she ended up here.
Eve pulled up a chair and sat in it.
'With all that's been happening, I haven't had a chance to check up on you.'
T.C. smiled at her.
'You're not my doctor, Eve.'
'I know. But I still want to know that you're getting the best care, T.C.. What is Dr. Parks saying about your chances of walking again?'
'Oh, well, before Lexie and you had your little fight out there, I was going to tell you that some feeling has returned to my legs. It's only a matter of time, or so Dr. Parks thinks.'
'Well that's wonderful, T.C....you knew about my fight with Lexie?'
'Can I take it that that was the reason she left here in such a hurry?'
Eve stood up.
'T.C., it was never my intention to hurt you, ever! But Lexie has been up to her neck in all of the bad business that's happened around here. And I understand she's angry because of what Julian did to her. But the one thing that I really find unconscionable, is her mistreatment of Abe. She's back with you because she's ashamed of her husband.'
'I know.'
Eve's eyes widened.
'You know? You know what?'
T.C. then took a deep breath, then stood up out of his wheelchair. Eve sucked in her breath and looked him up and down.
'What the hell is this, T.C.?!' Eve demanded.
'The feeling in my legs has been slowly returning all day...I was able to get out of bed today and make my way over to the door and listen in on you and Lexie. You never were in so much trouble, when you were still married to me.'
'What?! That's all you have to say for yourself?!'
'Eve, I didn't want to get anyone's hopes up...'
Eve pushed him back down on the bed! T.C.'s mouth fell open, and he looked her up and down.
'What in the hell is wrong with you?!'
'Maybe I'm tired of running into people that are lying about being sick! Did you know that poor Whitney, out of the kindness of her heart, let Ivy Crane stay with her and Fox, because she thought she was dying of cancer, and the woman has been in remission for DAYS, and wasn't going to tell a soul?!'
T.C. shrugged.
'Whitney and Simone, both grew up knowing the Crane family was no damned good! Whitney is just finding that out the hard way.'
Eve folded her arms.
'So it's our daughter's fault for not listening to you, yet again, hey?' she asked sarcastically.
'You know, you don't have to be snide! Why can't you just be happy that I may walk again, no thanks to your husband!'
Eve pointed at him.
'Aha, see, that's where you're mistaken! Julian is no longer in jail because someone, and we have no idea who, came up with a tape of your 'fight'! It proved him innocent, and my husband is now free as a bird!'
'Then why aren't you with him now, Eve?' T.C. asked quietly.
Eve shook her head. She looked up towards the ceiling briefly, before casting her gaze on him again.
'I didn't come here to talk about me.'
'Didn't you?'
'No, T.C.. I was worried about how you were holding up. If you heard my fight with Lexie, then you heard what she said, about being responsible for my kidnapping and that double. Did she ever confess to you?'
T.C. looked away, then spoke.
'What she did was, come back in here, kiss me goodbye, and tell me she would be back later on. She has yet to return.'
'What are you going to do when she does?' Eve asked.
T.C. tried to pull himself up, so he sat straight up in bed. Eve helped him.
'I don't know. I guess I don't know what to think of a woman who would just ditch her husband during his time of need. I don't know, Eve, I haven't decided anything. But, I don't want to talk about Lexie, tell me why you came here...really?'
Eve sat down on the end of his bed.
'When I returned to the mansion today, I found Abe there.'
T.C.'s mouth dropped open again.
'You mean before he kidnapped Ivy?'
'I knew he was there, T.C. He was in the damaged part of the house...naked.'
'Naked?! Oh, well I guess you don't need clothes with all of that hair.'
'He was Abe, T.C., not the creature!'
'Still, weren't you afraid?' he asked.
Eve shook her head quickly.
'It's anger that makes the beast come out. The trick is to keep Abe calm. So, yes, I was harboring a criminal. I admitted it to Julian, who for very valid reasons, was not pleased. When we went back to tell him that he could not stay, we found that Ivy was there with him. She had found him earlier, and must have put two and two together. She then threatened to call the police and tell them we were harboring a fugitive, if Julian and I, didn't agree to keep lying about her having cancer.'
T.C. squinted at her.
'That woman has a hell of a lot of nerve! So, Abe must've turned into the Sasquatch about then, hey?' he grinned.
Eve could not help but smile back.
'Yes! And you're terrible! Yes, he did! But that was only when he realized that I might get into trouble.'
'Oh, so let's see, Julian, Tony DiMera and now Abe Carver?' T.C. ticked off on his fingers.
'T.C. please!'
T.C. held up his hands.
'Okay, okay. Continue.'
'Anyway, Ivy fainted and Abe carried her off. Once the police got there, Julian did not tell them that I had been hiding Abe most of the day, though they'll probably find that out soon anyway. Ivy's ruse was discovered and Fox was very hurt. But then, Marlena Black and Bo Brady arrived. Marlena wants to offer herself to Stefano, in exchange for a cure for Abe.'
'I'm sure that would make Rebecca happy.' T.C. noted, wondering what in the hell Marlena Black was thinking?! She could offer herself to that maniac, and still come up empty handed!
'Oh, no doubt! But that wasn't the worst part. Marlena thinks that she would be more successful, if I would offer myself to Tony as well.'
'What??? Where in the hell does she get off trying to drag you into this? Did she ask you this in front of that bastard Crane?'
Eve sighed.
'His name is JULIAN, T.C.'
'That's what I said, Eve, your bastard husband, Julian! Did Marlena ask this of you in front of him?'
Eve nodded. T.C. shook his head with disgust. Eve continued with her story.
'I was considering it...I mean, how could I let Abe continue to suffer so, when there could be a way to help him.'
T.C. shook his head again.
'I don't understand why this is all on you? Or Marlena Black for that matter? Why don't you just tell the police where you were, and let them go in and get the cure for Abe?'
'You know good and well, that even if the authorities found Stefano or Tony, they're not just going to hand over a cure for a man they meant to stay kidnapped, without getting something in return. And the plan is not for either Marlena and I to actually STAY there but...'
T.C. put a hand up.
'Stop. Stop right there. You're here because Julian cursed you out when you brought up this insane idea to him, right?'
Eve's eyes widened.
'He was not very nice, no. In fact he was almost threatening.'
'Eve, if you ever tell that bastard husband of yours this, I will deny it to my dying day.'
'Deny what?'
T.C. folded his arms.
'Whatever he told you, he was right!'
'T.C.! I would just be gone for a little while! We can't just have Abe running loose around here! Something has to be done and done quickly, or there's no telling how many other people will end up disappearing! And the quickest way Marlena and I know, to get what we want out of the DiMera men is...'
'Is to whore for them?'
'T.C.! I told you I wouldn't...'
'Oh you never know what you might end up doing for those monsters! What you mean to do, and what you end up doing, are two different things! I'm sorry for Abe, really, I am. And believe me, I know that it is just in your nature to want to help people. But, if this was 20 years ago, and Whitney and Simone were small, and you wanted to run off and do some crazy mess like this, I wouldn't put up with it either!'
Eve stared at him, rolling her tongue around in her mouth. She then nodded.
'Okay. Well, I'm going to go home and hope that Marlena can pull this off alone.'
T.C. eyed her.
'Can you live with that?'
'I don't have any choice. I can't live without Julian or Evan and Erin. I'd better be going. Get some rest. I'm sure Lexie will be back.'
T.C. just nodded, then watched as Eve left his room.
****
One hour later, Ivy lay naked next to a passed out Julian in his bed. She had never been more glad that Julian was unconscious!
She was waiting for Eve to come in. When she heard her coming, she planned to cuddle up next to her ex, in an intimate fashion. She would just imagine he was Sam, like she did the few other times they were intimate, during their marriage.
Ivy had considered removing Julian's clothes, but couldn't stomach looking at 'Little Julian'. The sight of it had made her want to vomit in the past, and just lying next to him was making her queasy now!
Ivy was about to sit up, when she heard a noise! She then draped her bare leg over Julian's trousers, pushing herself as close to him as possible. She then began to lick his face. Almost immediately, she began to spit out that awful aftershave he had always used! How could Eve stand it?!
The door flew open, but it was not Eve that was standing there, but Fox!
'Holy Christ! What the hell is going on in here?!' Fox yelled, closing the door quickly. Julian was still passed out. Ivy, embarrassed for her son to see her naked, tried to pull some of the blanket around her. But Julian's dead weight was laying on it, so she had to reach down and put on her shirt...for starters!
Fox turned away quickly, totally revolted! Is this how his parents had been, when he had been conceived?!
'Fox! Honey, I'm glad you're here!'
Fox began to turn back to answer, but quickly turned away again!
'What are you doing to Father, over there?' he asked, in a squeaky voice.
'I'm not 'doing' anything to him! What are you doing here?'
Fox tried to turn around again, but the sight of his mother's bigger than life breasts, caused him to whip back around again. He coughed, covering his hand with his mouth, to keep anything from coming up!
'I wanted to see if Father was alright! You know he had a pretty bad fight with Eve...what the hell are you doing even alive?!'
Ivy found her shirt and pants. But her pants half hung off, and her shirt was not closed. She walked up behind Fox and rested a hand on his shoulder. Fox flinched, then half looked back at her.
'That is your hand, isn't it?' he asked, fearful again.
'Fox, what in the hell is wrong with you?! Of course that's my hand! What else would it be?'
Your big ass breast! Fox thought fearfully. He then turned around and just decided to look at his mother's face.
'I am really hurt, that you would act as if you wished I was dead!' Ivy snapped.
'You're hurt? You lied to Whitney and me about your condition! I wouldn't be surprised if you never had cancer at all!'
'Fox, I did, but when the doctor told me that I was better, I just knew that you would pull away from me again!'
'Oh, what a crock!'
'You're telling me that if you had found out I was alright, you would've still invited me to live with your wife and you?'
'Well, no, but there would've been no need!'
'Okay, but would you have been interested in a relationship with me?'
'I have ALWAYS been interested in a relationship with you and...God...Mother can you at least button your blouse?!'
Meanwhile, Julian began to come around again. He coughed and kicked a leg out. Voices, angry voices, were beginning to invade his senses. His eyes opened and he stretched. Julian then began to try and focus in the direction the voices were coming from.
His vision kicked in sharply, as he witnessed Fox standing across the room, talking to some woman! Her back was to him but...good God! The woman's pants were half way down...was that ass crack?!
'Fox!' Julian yelled, sitting up. 'What the hell are you doing in here?! How could you do this to Whitney! Damnit!'
Ivy then turned around. Julian's eyes grew huge, as he looked her up and down, then grabbed some of the blanket to cough in to!
'Ivy? My God, is that you?'
Ivy rolled her eyes!
'Yes, Julian, it is me. I am alive! The Sasquatch didn't kill me!'
Ivy then turned around to speak to Fox again, but Fox's eyes were on Julian. He was shaking his head. Ivy, seeing her son was distracted, turned back around to face Julian.
'Go back to sleep now, Julian! This is nothing but a bad dream! Nighty night!'
But Julian could not help but stare. Was that how Ivy's breasts looked?! He had never had a chance to really look at them, since it had been dark everytime they had ever had sex. He began to get up.
'Ivy dear, if the Sasquatch didn't kill you...I mean...why are you undressed...did you have to sleep with it to get away?' he asked, in a shocked whisper.
Ivy glared at him!
'You really are the most unspeakable pig! Of course, that would be your first thought, wouldn't it?!'
Fox interrupted.
'Mother was going to pull a fast one on you, to get back at Eve and you.' Fox said, shaking his head.
Julian became fully aware of his surroundings then! He leaped towards Ivy, grabbing her arm and twisting it painfully!
'Get the hell out of here, now! Like I don't have enough trouble in my life! If Eve sees you...Fox, get the door for me!'
'Fox! Help me! Don't let your father manhandle me like this!'
'Look, Mom, you need to go to the police station tonight and let them know you're alright! Maybe you can even help in finding Abe and Grandfather?'
'I could give two ^%$# about either one of them! Let go of me, Julian!'
'Not until you get the hell out of my bedroom! Don't you dare step foot in this house ever again! Fox, the door!'
Fox ran to the bedroom door to open it, only to find Eve standing on the other side of it. She looked from Fox, to Ivy's state of undress, to Julian. She then turned and walked off. Ivy smiled.
Julian let go of Ivy abruptly and chased after Eve. He grabbed her arm, as she was descending the stairs.
'Eve! Please! Believe me, this is not what it looks like!'
Eve sniffed the air.
'You're drunk!'
'Eve, I just felt a little low in spirits after our fight! You have to know that I would never lay a hand on Ivy!'
'Not knowingly, no, you would not. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go and check on the twins, who are back home, then I'm going to pack for my trip to the Himalayas. EXCUSE ME!' Eve hissed, pulling her arm back from Julian and walking down the stairs. Julian just stood there, rooted in place.
Fox comes upon a galling sight. T.C. sets Eve straight.
Two hours later, after Julian blew up at Eve, Sheridan eased open the bedroom door, that a maid said he was sleeping in. Sheridan then peeked in.
The lights were on, and Julian appeared to be passed out drunk, a bottle still in his hand. Sheridan shook her head, walked all the way in, then slammed the door closed, hard!
Julian jerked up, looking around.
'Eve?'
'Do I look like Eve, Julian?' Sheridan asked, somewhat irritated to see him drunk at a time like this.
Julian sighed, flinging aside the bottle, it hit the carpet with a soft thud. He then tried to sit up.
'What are you doing here, Sheridan?' he asked in a grumpy tone.
Sheridan walked over to the bed and sat on the corner of it.
'Even though Luis and I were outside, your fight with Eve could probably be heard over on the next property.'
'Where is she?' he asked, looking around.
'She told me she had something to do, but that she would pick up the twins later on.'
Julian scratched his head, but said nothing. Sheridan put a hand on his knee.
'Why are you sleeping here?' she asked.
'My dear sister, the suite of rooms that Eve and I used to sleep in, were destroyed by the fire.'
'Yes, I understand that, but this is the room you used to sleep in when you were married to Ivy.'
Julian snorted.
'I never thought I would say this, but oh, how life was so much easier when I was married to that selfish bitch!'
Sheridan looked away and smiled.
'You didn't have to traipse around the world rescuing her, hey?' she asked.
Julian laid his head back down on a pillow.
'I know I shouldn't have said what I said to her. I couldn't imagine raising Evan and Erin without Eve. But was I so wrong in asking her to just stay out of this? I mean at this rate, we will never be able to get on with our lives, if she jumps into this fray.'
'Julian...'
'No, Sheridan, if you are getting ready to tell me Eve's point of view, then don't! We barely escaped the Himalayas! If Stefano hadn't been ready to leave that compound himself, Eve and I would not be here today! We're not spring chickens here! We need to settle down and get about the business of being a family...a right that Father denied us so many years ago.'
Sheridan smiled sadly at him.
'I know, Julian. And I agree with you. More than you know.'
Julian peered over at her.
'What do you mean?' he asked.
'Luis wants to go to the Himalayas and bring down the DiMera's.'
Julian sat up quickly...a little too quickly. Sheridan helped him ease back down.
'Good God! Is the man out of his mind? Did you agree to it?'
'Uh, no. And believe it or not, Luis respected that. I just think he kind of resents not being in on the action. I don't know, Julian. I mean, he was a cop before I married him, just as Eve was a doctor before you married her and...'
'Ha! So you are on Eve's side! That little attempt at sympathy, was just a segueway for you to tell me how wrong I am about Eve!' Julian sniffed.
'No, no it wasn't. But I think instead of demanding that she not go, and threatening to take her children away, if she does not bow to your wishes, you might just want to tell her your fears and just open up to her. I doubt she would put Abe Carver before her own husband's needs.'
'But what if she does decide to go, Sheridan?'
'Why would she?'
'Because I don't think Eve sees this situation so clearly. To her it's not black and white. She doesn't see herself as choosing Abe over her family. To her, she's just going to go and fix someone...of course, she always forgets that when one deals with the DiMera's, it's never that simple. There's no telling how long she'd be gone, or if she would ever come back. Surely, she knows that?!'
Sheridan felt deeply for her brother. Julian was scared for Eve, just as she was scared for Luis. Maybe Julian was right. It always seemed as if she and Julian were understanding to the point of self-sacrificing. Maybe it was about time Luis and Eve did a little sacrificing of their own. And in this case, they should let others handle curing Abe Carver!
Sheridan looked over at Julian. He was passed out again. She got up from the bed, smiled down tenderly at him, before turning and leaving the room. She closed the door quietly.
As soon as the door closed, Ivy scampered from underneath the bed! She huffed, as she pulled herself up, then glared down at Julian.
She had overheard the whole 'tender' exchange between Sheridan and Julian. Ivy couldn't help but feel a little upbeat, now that Julian's little happy marriage was falling apart!
And who the hell was Julian calling a 'selfish bitch'?! Eve fit that description to a tee! If she were in Eve's shoes, and Sam had begged her to stay home with him and their children, there would be no discussion or fight! For Ivy would never stop wanting to be where Sam was.
That's why this whole situation made her so sick! Ivy had awakened in the swamp, propped up against a tree. The Sasquatch had been nowhere around, so Ivy managed to find her way out of that horrible jungle, though she had ruined her clothes doing so.
She hadn't seen Alistair anywhere, and Ivy suspected that the beast might've murdered him. Though, he did not kill her. It made her wonder if Abe thought she had been dead already, and just left her there.
Ivy looked down at Julian again and rolled her eyes. The first place she came to, was the part of the mansion that had been destroyed by the fire. But, she had seen all of the police cars and all of the people, and suddenly felt shy, and simultaneously touched, that so many people seemed to care about her welfare.
She hid out in the darkness, as Fox and Whitney hurried in, looking scared out of their minds, as if they really cared whether she lived or died. That all ended, once Grace and Eve opened their big mouths!
Now, Ivy knew there was no way she could go back to Fox and Whitney's cottage. They would never trust her again! Her plan had been to sneak back into the mansion, into her suite of rooms that she used to sleep in. She figured she would sneak out in the morning and think of some whopper of a lie to tell Fox and Whitney, so that they would take her back in again.
But, she was startled to find Julian stalking up the steps, coming her way! Ivy hurried into the first room she saw, and was quite revolted to realize that it was the room Julian slept in when they were married! Surely, her ex wouldn't come back in here, would he?
But, as soon as she saw the door knob turn, Ivy knew she had to find someplace to hide and quickly! She dove under the bed, then for the next two hours, listened to Julian's horrific renditions of show tunes, in which he substituted the titles for Eve's name! She thought she would be sick!
Ivy looked down at him again. She may be able to lie to Fox and Whitney, but Sam would never forgive her for not being straight with him. And that killed her.
Ivy decided to give Eve an eyeful when she did arrive home. She smiled. For she hoped that Eve would not want to bring the twins in to say goodnight. Children that young, shouldn't view porn!
Ivy then began to take off her blouse....
****
T.C. was sitting in a wheelchair, staring out of the window, when he responded to the knock at his door. He turned his chair around, expecting to see Lexie. He was more than a bit surprised to see Eve!
'Eve? What are you doing here? You should be with the twins at a time like this.'
Eve smiled gently at him, before walking into the room. The door closed softly behind her.
'I'm going by Luis and Sheridan's to pick them up, after I leave here.' she said. She tried to keep up a happy facade, but she was still so appalled by Julian's last words to her, that she felt as if she were in some sort of trance!
Eve had not intended to come here. But she had ended up driving and driving...until she ended up here.
Eve pulled up a chair and sat in it.
'With all that's been happening, I haven't had a chance to check up on you.'
T.C. smiled at her.
'You're not my doctor, Eve.'
'I know. But I still want to know that you're getting the best care, T.C.. What is Dr. Parks saying about your chances of walking again?'
'Oh, well, before Lexie and you had your little fight out there, I was going to tell you that some feeling has returned to my legs. It's only a matter of time, or so Dr. Parks thinks.'
'Well that's wonderful, T.C....you knew about my fight with Lexie?'
'Can I take it that that was the reason she left here in such a hurry?'
Eve stood up.
'T.C., it was never my intention to hurt you, ever! But Lexie has been up to her neck in all of the bad business that's happened around here. And I understand she's angry because of what Julian did to her. But the one thing that I really find unconscionable, is her mistreatment of Abe. She's back with you because she's ashamed of her husband.'
'I know.'
Eve's eyes widened.
'You know? You know what?'
T.C. then took a deep breath, then stood up out of his wheelchair. Eve sucked in her breath and looked him up and down.
'What the hell is this, T.C.?!' Eve demanded.
'The feeling in my legs has been slowly returning all day...I was able to get out of bed today and make my way over to the door and listen in on you and Lexie. You never were in so much trouble, when you were still married to me.'
'What?! That's all you have to say for yourself?!'
'Eve, I didn't want to get anyone's hopes up...'
Eve pushed him back down on the bed! T.C.'s mouth fell open, and he looked her up and down.
'What in the hell is wrong with you?!'
'Maybe I'm tired of running into people that are lying about being sick! Did you know that poor Whitney, out of the kindness of her heart, let Ivy Crane stay with her and Fox, because she thought she was dying of cancer, and the woman has been in remission for DAYS, and wasn't going to tell a soul?!'
T.C. shrugged.
'Whitney and Simone, both grew up knowing the Crane family was no damned good! Whitney is just finding that out the hard way.'
Eve folded her arms.
'So it's our daughter's fault for not listening to you, yet again, hey?' she asked sarcastically.
'You know, you don't have to be snide! Why can't you just be happy that I may walk again, no thanks to your husband!'
Eve pointed at him.
'Aha, see, that's where you're mistaken! Julian is no longer in jail because someone, and we have no idea who, came up with a tape of your 'fight'! It proved him innocent, and my husband is now free as a bird!'
'Then why aren't you with him now, Eve?' T.C. asked quietly.
Eve shook her head. She looked up towards the ceiling briefly, before casting her gaze on him again.
'I didn't come here to talk about me.'
'Didn't you?'
'No, T.C.. I was worried about how you were holding up. If you heard my fight with Lexie, then you heard what she said, about being responsible for my kidnapping and that double. Did she ever confess to you?'
T.C. looked away, then spoke.
'What she did was, come back in here, kiss me goodbye, and tell me she would be back later on. She has yet to return.'
'What are you going to do when she does?' Eve asked.
T.C. tried to pull himself up, so he sat straight up in bed. Eve helped him.
'I don't know. I guess I don't know what to think of a woman who would just ditch her husband during his time of need. I don't know, Eve, I haven't decided anything. But, I don't want to talk about Lexie, tell me why you came here...really?'
Eve sat down on the end of his bed.
'When I returned to the mansion today, I found Abe there.'
T.C.'s mouth dropped open again.
'You mean before he kidnapped Ivy?'
'I knew he was there, T.C. He was in the damaged part of the house...naked.'
'Naked?! Oh, well I guess you don't need clothes with all of that hair.'
'He was Abe, T.C., not the creature!'
'Still, weren't you afraid?' he asked.
Eve shook her head quickly.
'It's anger that makes the beast come out. The trick is to keep Abe calm. So, yes, I was harboring a criminal. I admitted it to Julian, who for very valid reasons, was not pleased. When we went back to tell him that he could not stay, we found that Ivy was there with him. She had found him earlier, and must have put two and two together. She then threatened to call the police and tell them we were harboring a fugitive, if Julian and I, didn't agree to keep lying about her having cancer.'
T.C. squinted at her.
'That woman has a hell of a lot of nerve! So, Abe must've turned into the Sasquatch about then, hey?' he grinned.
Eve could not help but smile back.
'Yes! And you're terrible! Yes, he did! But that was only when he realized that I might get into trouble.'
'Oh, so let's see, Julian, Tony DiMera and now Abe Carver?' T.C. ticked off on his fingers.
'T.C. please!'
T.C. held up his hands.
'Okay, okay. Continue.'
'Anyway, Ivy fainted and Abe carried her off. Once the police got there, Julian did not tell them that I had been hiding Abe most of the day, though they'll probably find that out soon anyway. Ivy's ruse was discovered and Fox was very hurt. But then, Marlena Black and Bo Brady arrived. Marlena wants to offer herself to Stefano, in exchange for a cure for Abe.'
'I'm sure that would make Rebecca happy.' T.C. noted, wondering what in the hell Marlena Black was thinking?! She could offer herself to that maniac, and still come up empty handed!
'Oh, no doubt! But that wasn't the worst part. Marlena thinks that she would be more successful, if I would offer myself to Tony as well.'
'What??? Where in the hell does she get off trying to drag you into this? Did she ask you this in front of that bastard Crane?'
Eve sighed.
'His name is JULIAN, T.C.'
'That's what I said, Eve, your bastard husband, Julian! Did Marlena ask this of you in front of him?'
Eve nodded. T.C. shook his head with disgust. Eve continued with her story.
'I was considering it...I mean, how could I let Abe continue to suffer so, when there could be a way to help him.'
T.C. shook his head again.
'I don't understand why this is all on you? Or Marlena Black for that matter? Why don't you just tell the police where you were, and let them go in and get the cure for Abe?'
'You know good and well, that even if the authorities found Stefano or Tony, they're not just going to hand over a cure for a man they meant to stay kidnapped, without getting something in return. And the plan is not for either Marlena and I to actually STAY there but...'
T.C. put a hand up.
'Stop. Stop right there. You're here because Julian cursed you out when you brought up this insane idea to him, right?'
Eve's eyes widened.
'He was not very nice, no. In fact he was almost threatening.'
'Eve, if you ever tell that bastard husband of yours this, I will deny it to my dying day.'
'Deny what?'
T.C. folded his arms.
'Whatever he told you, he was right!'
'T.C.! I would just be gone for a little while! We can't just have Abe running loose around here! Something has to be done and done quickly, or there's no telling how many other people will end up disappearing! And the quickest way Marlena and I know, to get what we want out of the DiMera men is...'
'Is to whore for them?'
'T.C.! I told you I wouldn't...'
'Oh you never know what you might end up doing for those monsters! What you mean to do, and what you end up doing, are two different things! I'm sorry for Abe, really, I am. And believe me, I know that it is just in your nature to want to help people. But, if this was 20 years ago, and Whitney and Simone were small, and you wanted to run off and do some crazy mess like this, I wouldn't put up with it either!'
Eve stared at him, rolling her tongue around in her mouth. She then nodded.
'Okay. Well, I'm going to go home and hope that Marlena can pull this off alone.'
T.C. eyed her.
'Can you live with that?'
'I don't have any choice. I can't live without Julian or Evan and Erin. I'd better be going. Get some rest. I'm sure Lexie will be back.'
T.C. just nodded, then watched as Eve left his room.
****
One hour later, Ivy lay naked next to a passed out Julian in his bed. She had never been more glad that Julian was unconscious!
She was waiting for Eve to come in. When she heard her coming, she planned to cuddle up next to her ex, in an intimate fashion. She would just imagine he was Sam, like she did the few other times they were intimate, during their marriage.
Ivy had considered removing Julian's clothes, but couldn't stomach looking at 'Little Julian'. The sight of it had made her want to vomit in the past, and just lying next to him was making her queasy now!
Ivy was about to sit up, when she heard a noise! She then draped her bare leg over Julian's trousers, pushing herself as close to him as possible. She then began to lick his face. Almost immediately, she began to spit out that awful aftershave he had always used! How could Eve stand it?!
The door flew open, but it was not Eve that was standing there, but Fox!
'Holy Christ! What the hell is going on in here?!' Fox yelled, closing the door quickly. Julian was still passed out. Ivy, embarrassed for her son to see her naked, tried to pull some of the blanket around her. But Julian's dead weight was laying on it, so she had to reach down and put on her shirt...for starters!
Fox turned away quickly, totally revolted! Is this how his parents had been, when he had been conceived?!
'Fox! Honey, I'm glad you're here!'
Fox began to turn back to answer, but quickly turned away again!
'What are you doing to Father, over there?' he asked, in a squeaky voice.
'I'm not 'doing' anything to him! What are you doing here?'
Fox tried to turn around again, but the sight of his mother's bigger than life breasts, caused him to whip back around again. He coughed, covering his hand with his mouth, to keep anything from coming up!
'I wanted to see if Father was alright! You know he had a pretty bad fight with Eve...what the hell are you doing even alive?!'
Ivy found her shirt and pants. But her pants half hung off, and her shirt was not closed. She walked up behind Fox and rested a hand on his shoulder. Fox flinched, then half looked back at her.
'That is your hand, isn't it?' he asked, fearful again.
'Fox, what in the hell is wrong with you?! Of course that's my hand! What else would it be?'
Your big ass breast! Fox thought fearfully. He then turned around and just decided to look at his mother's face.
'I am really hurt, that you would act as if you wished I was dead!' Ivy snapped.
'You're hurt? You lied to Whitney and me about your condition! I wouldn't be surprised if you never had cancer at all!'
'Fox, I did, but when the doctor told me that I was better, I just knew that you would pull away from me again!'
'Oh, what a crock!'
'You're telling me that if you had found out I was alright, you would've still invited me to live with your wife and you?'
'Well, no, but there would've been no need!'
'Okay, but would you have been interested in a relationship with me?'
'I have ALWAYS been interested in a relationship with you and...God...Mother can you at least button your blouse?!'
Meanwhile, Julian began to come around again. He coughed and kicked a leg out. Voices, angry voices, were beginning to invade his senses. His eyes opened and he stretched. Julian then began to try and focus in the direction the voices were coming from.
His vision kicked in sharply, as he witnessed Fox standing across the room, talking to some woman! Her back was to him but...good God! The woman's pants were half way down...was that ass crack?!
'Fox!' Julian yelled, sitting up. 'What the hell are you doing in here?! How could you do this to Whitney! Damnit!'
Ivy then turned around. Julian's eyes grew huge, as he looked her up and down, then grabbed some of the blanket to cough in to!
'Ivy? My God, is that you?'
Ivy rolled her eyes!
'Yes, Julian, it is me. I am alive! The Sasquatch didn't kill me!'
Ivy then turned around to speak to Fox again, but Fox's eyes were on Julian. He was shaking his head. Ivy, seeing her son was distracted, turned back around to face Julian.
'Go back to sleep now, Julian! This is nothing but a bad dream! Nighty night!'
But Julian could not help but stare. Was that how Ivy's breasts looked?! He had never had a chance to really look at them, since it had been dark everytime they had ever had sex. He began to get up.
'Ivy dear, if the Sasquatch didn't kill you...I mean...why are you undressed...did you have to sleep with it to get away?' he asked, in a shocked whisper.
Ivy glared at him!
'You really are the most unspeakable pig! Of course, that would be your first thought, wouldn't it?!'
Fox interrupted.
'Mother was going to pull a fast one on you, to get back at Eve and you.' Fox said, shaking his head.
Julian became fully aware of his surroundings then! He leaped towards Ivy, grabbing her arm and twisting it painfully!
'Get the hell out of here, now! Like I don't have enough trouble in my life! If Eve sees you...Fox, get the door for me!'
'Fox! Help me! Don't let your father manhandle me like this!'
'Look, Mom, you need to go to the police station tonight and let them know you're alright! Maybe you can even help in finding Abe and Grandfather?'
'I could give two ^%$# about either one of them! Let go of me, Julian!'
'Not until you get the hell out of my bedroom! Don't you dare step foot in this house ever again! Fox, the door!'
Fox ran to the bedroom door to open it, only to find Eve standing on the other side of it. She looked from Fox, to Ivy's state of undress, to Julian. She then turned and walked off. Ivy smiled.
Julian let go of Ivy abruptly and chased after Eve. He grabbed her arm, as she was descending the stairs.
'Eve! Please! Believe me, this is not what it looks like!'
Eve sniffed the air.
'You're drunk!'
'Eve, I just felt a little low in spirits after our fight! You have to know that I would never lay a hand on Ivy!'
'Not knowingly, no, you would not. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go and check on the twins, who are back home, then I'm going to pack for my trip to the Himalayas. EXCUSE ME!' Eve hissed, pulling her arm back from Julian and walking down the stairs. Julian just stood there, rooted in place.