Chapter 5
Rebecca surprises Tony and Stefano. Alistair is given a reprieve.
'Tell me again, why you married Simone Russell?'
Tony rolled his eyes, before rolling away from Rebecca to get out of bed. Why did she always bring his wife up during times like this?
'Tony?'
Tony got up, naked, and began to head towards the bathroom. Rebecca jumped up as well, but grabbed a robe and put it on.
'Don't tell me you're insulted by the question?'
'No, Rebecca, I'm annoyed at how many times you ask it. Simone has nothing to do with us.'
Rebecca tightened the belt on her robe.
'You're wrong about that, Count DiMera. Because Simone has everything to do with the fact, that you can't publicly acknowledge your passion for me.'
Tony looked her up and down.
'Publicly acknowledge my passion for you? Why Rebecca dear, what are you up to? I mean, you've already been quite candid and shared with me, your deep desire to be with my brother. But I don't quite understand how that would happen, if I 'publicly acknowledged my passion', much less a relationship with you? I mean it would hurt Simone deeply, and probably repulse John.'
'She's young, Tony, she would get over it. And if John found out we were involved, it would not 'repulse' him. He would be jealous that his brother was bold enough to go after the woman he really wanted.'
Tony eyed her.
'Look, I'm going to go take a shower and forget we had this conversation.' Tony turned to walk towards the bathroom door, but Rebecca chased after him. She pulled on his arm, turning him around again.
'What do you mean by that? I'm serious! I'm not going to be the other woman in this affair!'
'You were when Julian was married to Ivy. And then again, when you were married to Julian.'
'That was different!'
'How?'
'I don't know how at the moment!' Rebecca cried out with frustration. 'I just know it was not the same as what's going on here and now! Tony, you are my last chance to get John...if you'd just play along, divorce Simone, and marry me...'
'Marry you?!'
'Marry me,' Rebecca repeated, 'then we flaunt it in John's face! He won't be able to stand the fact that the two of us are married. He will leave Marlena just to keep me away from you! Tony, I'm telling you it could work!'
'Oh, I'm sure it could, and quite well...that is if John is given the impression that I'm a bad husband to you. But you see, my brother will never think that, because I have no intention of going along with this scheme. I mean, really Rebecca, what would I get out of it? Certainly not Eve!'
Rebecca rolled her eyes and let go of his arm.
'Good God! Does every man in this town have that woman on the brain?! Eve does not want you! Marrying her damned near underage daughter, was stupider than hell! Simone's the reason you and I make love almost every afternoon...'
Tony snickered!
'I have SEX with you everyday, because you've practically throw yourself at me, that's why! And if staying married to Simone keeps me in Eve's life, even marginally, then I'm staying married to Simone! Oh, and by the way, please give up your fantasy of snaring John from Marlena! Those two were meant to be together. Nothing, or no one, will ever come between them. Not even you!'
Tony then turned to walk into the bathroom Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Rebecca turn around and jump up on the bed. He stopped and turned to look at her.
Rebecca was fumbling around with a light fixture on the ceiling. She then pulled something out of it. Tony's heart almost stopped!
'What is that?!' he hissed.
Rebecca didn't even look at him, as she stepped off of the bed and walked over to the dresser. Tony followed her over there.
'Answer me, Rebecca! What is that you have in your hands?!'
Rebecca tossed some hair and smiled.
'What does it look like?' she asked smugly.
Tony's eyes widened, as he watched the object that she held in her hands.
'That's a camera, isn't it?' he whispered.
Rebecca looked at him, smiled, then stopped smiling abruptly!
'Yes, Tony, this is a camera. One that has been in my bedroom ever since our 'relationship' began. I like you, I really do. And I had hoped that the sex I gave you, would make you like me too. Enough to divorce Simone Russell, without any fuss and marry me. But you had to be difficult, something I suspected you would be. That's why I've been taping our little get togethers. Once Simone sees this, she'll tell her family, who'll go ballistic! She'll never stay with you and Eve will just hate you all of the more.'
Tony looked from the camera, to her.
'I still don't understand the part where this gets you John? I mean, once it gets out that you had an affair with yet another married man, John, being the honorable soul that he is, won't want you anymore than he does now!'
Rebecca walked up close to him.
'John and I have our own kind of connection...'
'Yeah, right!'
'We do!' Rebecca squeaked. 'And I really don't care whether you think it's real or not! You are going home and telling Simone to pack her bags, or I go to her with this...and maybe the tabloids...and the local news...'
Rebecca was smiling as she said those words. She stopped, when Tony suddenly wrapped his hands around her throat, and began choking the life out of her!
Rebecca flailed around violently, dropping the camera, as she fought for her life. Tony began hissing at her, as Rebecca fell to her knees, wheezing.
'Did you really think that I would let you get away with this?! That I would let you ruin my chances to be with Eve?! Because you see, Rebecca, darling, the only person I'm divorcing Simone for, is Eve! Are we clear?!'
Rebecca knew she was going to pass out any minute! What the hell had she been thinking?! This animal was still a DiMera! The same ones that had killed Liz Sanbourne up in the Himalayas! Nothing good came of being with these men....nothing...
'Stop it!'
Tony abruptly released Rebecca, who began to gasp and sputter, then crawl away from Tony. Tony looked at his chauffeur, who had somehow managed to get into Rebecca's apartment! How the hell did Hugo know he was here?!
'Hugo! Have you been following me?! If you mean to tell my wife about what's going on here, you can just...'
Hugo began to take off more of his plastic face! Tony's mouth dropped open, as he began to clearly recognize his father!
'Good God! Father, is that you?'
'Of course it's me you%$%#$$%!!! Thanks for leaving me in the mountains!'
Tony eyed Rebecca, who was slithering along on the floor towards her bed. He then looked at Stefano again.
'Father, I did not just leave you! Besides, I didn't know if I could trust you anyway. After what you did, throwing us out like that in the cold...I could've died...Eve could've died as well!'
Stefano rolled his eyes, then walked over to Rebecca's dresser/mirror. He began to finger the skin on his face, that had obviously gotten infected from the plastic disguise he was wearing. He then realized he'd better not touch it. He turned away from the mirror to eye his son, who was still naked!
'Do you know how sick and tired I am of hearing that woman's name? Eve this! Eve that! What's going on here with this?' Stefano asked, waving a hand down where Rebecca was. She was still wheezing on the floor, crawling towards her bed.
Tony glanced at Rebecca.
'What this is is fun. Or at least it was, before Rebecca here got a little too demanding. I just lost my temper for a moment, that's all.'
'Well I don't want you doing anything to her. She is still my best chance at getting Marlena back.'
Tony rolled his eyes!
'I can't tell YOU how sick and tired I am of hearing, Marlena this, and Marlena that! She could give a damn about you!'
'I could say the same about Eve.' Stefano reminded him. But Tony shook his head.
'My marrying Simone was the smartest move I've made to date. Eve is jealous...she proved it today by kissing me...of course, once she realized what she was doing, she stopped it, but nevertheless, I think that Eve knowing that I'm married to her daughter, and thus, bedding her, has stirred up buried emotions that she had forgotten about. Feelings for me.'
Stefano turned away. Good God! How did his son get to be so crazy?! If Eve kissed him, and Stefano seriously doubted that she had, it was probably to trap him into confessing that he was not in love with her daughter!
'Father, how did you escape the Sasquatch?' Tony asked.
Stefano waved a hand again.
'Oh that! First of all, Roy Boon, unlike Abe Carver, could change into the creature at will. If my darling 'wife' and you, hadn't let Abe go, given a little more time, he might've been able to control the creature in him too.'
'So what happened?' Tony asked, a bit impatient.
'Oh, well, I awoke at the shaggy beast's cabin. He had changed back and was taunting me, telling me he was going to slice me open, a lot of big talk like that! Anyway, I told him I had the cure back at the compound, and that together, we could go back and get it.'
'He fell for that?' Tony asked, a bit incredulous.
'Oh, yes! For in the end, Boon just wanted to be human again. So, we made the trek back to the compound, past all of the dead guards and the body of my beloved Liz. All the while, the bastard is threatening to change back on me! We get to the labs in the basement, where we found the staff doctor dead...I thought at first you had killed him, but I later saw his gunshot wound was self-inflicted. Anyway, I then walked over to one of the refrigerators, and handed him the cure that was in a little beaker.'
Tony folded his arms.
'Father, the cure wasn't in the refrigerator. They were pills...'
Stefano grinned.
'Ah, yes, you're right. What Boon drank was pure acid. He suffered horribly.'
Meanwhile, Rebecca had made it to her side of the bed, all the while crawling. She then stuck her hand underneath the bed, felt around in the shoebox she kept under there, then pulled out her .45 caliber gun! She then began aiming for Tony and Stefano's legs and feet. Rebecca then began firing wildly!
'Holy ^%$#$#!!!' Tony screamed, as one bullet caught him in the ankle. Stefano caught his son when he fell forward, but caught a bullet in his own leg as well!
Rebecca found her voice, as she kept firing!
'GET OUT! GET OUT! WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE CHOKING?! GET OUT!!!'
'Christ, Father! I can't walk!' Tony whined in a high pitched voice.
Stefano took off his chauffeur's jacket and put it around his son.
'We have to get out of here! Neither one of us can be seen here!'
Stefano and Tony, both limped/ran from the apartment! Unfortunately, Stefano's jacket, did not cover Tony's butt cheeks or front, and a brave neighbor, opened the door, saw the two men, then closed the door quickly!
The neighbor then ran towards her coffee table and snatched up her current issue of The National Inquisitor! She looked for the number to call if one had any information, and picked up her phone. Never once, did it occur to her to call the police, after hearing those gunshots. Another neighbor would do that.
Once she got a reporter there, she proceeded to tell them that Tony DiMera, and a man with half his face falling off, ran from Rebecca Hotchkiss's apartment. She also told them that both men not only looked like they had been shot, but that Tony DiMera had had no clothes on!
****
Two hours later, Julian had dropped Celeste off at a local inn. He did not ask her how she was going to get into the DiMera house. That would be up to her.
He noted there seemed to be some activity around an upscale apartment complex nearby, but put it from his mind, as he neared home. Finally! He was just happy to have some positive news for Eve.
When Julian got out of the limo, he noted that Whitney and Teresa were getting into her car and appeared to be leaving. They did not see him. Julian then walked up to the front door, unlocked it and went inside.
He walked into the study, where Eve had a small TV on. She looked up from it at Julian, then turned it off and ran into his arms. They kissed hungrily, before Eve broke off it off.
'So, how was your trip?' she asked, looking at him hopefully.
'Well, it was successful, but not in the way I expected.'
Eve searched his face.
'What does that mean, Julian? Will Lexie help us or not?'
'Not.'
Eve looked away in disappointment. But Julian touched her chin and turned her face back to his.
'But, I ran into Celeste. She will help us.'
Eve looked puzzled.
'Celeste? But how does she think she'll be able to just up and move in with two people that she's not related to? Why would she help us?'
'Come, let's sit down. Before I get into the tale, do you know what is going on over by that apartment complex nearby? I do believe Rebecca lives there.' They sat down on a nearby sofa.
'I don't know, but I was watching something about it on the news when you came in. I think there was a shooting.'
'In that neighborhood?' Julian asked.
'Julian, about Celeste...' Eve prompted.
'Oh, I'm sorry, darling. Well, Celeste told me that she feels horribly about the part she may have played in your father's death...and that she cares about our family. And I do believe that, Eve. In many ways, you are the daughter that Lexie never was.'
'Well, Lexie didn't care that T.C. has been hurt by this? She wouldn't even do it for him?'
'She claimed she doesn't want T.C. anymore.'
'Oh right! Okay, well, I guess Celeste is better than nothing. I'll have to thank her at Simone's dinner party.'
Julian sat up.
'Simone is throwing a dinner party?'
'That's what Whitney said. Only she hasn't invited us yet, but Whitney thinks she will. I just plan to go there and pretend as if none of this bothers me.'
Julian smiled at her, then pulled her into his arms.
'That's my girl. Now, what else did you do today, besides spend it with our enchanting children?'
Eve stood up, then walked around by his desk. She then turned to face him.
'I hired Teresa to be the twins nanny.'
Julian just stared at her a moment. He then got up and walked over to the bar. Eve sighed.
'Julian!'
Julian turned around.
'Eve, I know that you go way back with Lopez-Fitzgerald's, but the person caring for our children, should have more than just baby-sitting experience.'
Eve walked up to him.
'I know that, honey. But I trust Teresa.'
'I don't. Nor do I like her.'
Eve smiled coyly, then rubbed his cheek.
'You're just still miffed because she never gave you your conjugal rights, when you THOUGHT you had married her, right?'
Julian looked down.
'It was so insulting, Eve. Many a woman has thought I was quite handsome and dashing.'
'You are.' Eve smiled.
Julian grinned at her.
'And you are the most exquisite creature I've ever laid eyes on. And I would've taken a thousand cold showers married to Teresa, for one...'
Julian then whispered in her ear. Eve giggled, then playfully swatted his chest! That was how Sandy/Alistair found them, when he walked into the study.
This is what the hell he was talking about! His son's hands roamed all over that woman! And she just let him! Neither one of them had any shame or decency! Alistair wondered if he should just clear off the desk for the two of them! He cleared his throat.
Eve gasped and pulled away. Julian's hands had been under her blouse and his tie was half off. Julian looked at Sandy with annoyance. Eve just looked embarrassed.
'Yes, Sandy?' Julian asked, the words coming out in a tense fashion.
'I'm sorry for interrupting. But I was coming to let you know that I was going to give the twins a bath.' Alistair really planned on drowning them, then escaping from the house!
Eve shook her head.
'That's alright. I'll do it.'
Alistair was now certain, that Eve did not trust him with the babies. He would have to be more careful in the future. He would have to somehow gain her trust.
'Could you wait outside, Sandy?' Julian asked curtly. Alistair/Sandy, turned and walked out of the study, closing the door behind him.
Julian then turned to Eve.
'I thought you were going to fire her?'
'I was, it just slipped my mind, that's all.'
Julian regarded his wife for a moment.
'You've never fired anyone, have you dear?'
Eve sighed.
'No, not really...no.'
Julian smiled and put a hand around his wife's waist.
'Darling, there is an art to firing servants. There can be no innuendo, and one has to make it clear that you've found their work unsatisfactory, but, that you will be kind enough to provide a good reference. They should be glad just to get that. Now watch and learn.'
Eve said nothing, but waited, as Julian called for Sandy. Sandy came back in immediately.
'Yes, Mr. Crane? Did you change your mind about my giving the twins their baths? Then the two of you could spend some quality time alone toge...'
'We spend plenty of quality time together, Sandy, but thank you for your concern. By the way, you're fired.'
Eve watched as Sandy's face seemed to turn from surprise, shock, then a mini-rage, then surprise again. It was eery to watch. Eve tried to move away, suddenly uncomfortable, but Julian's hand tightened around her waist.
'Mr. Crane...Mrs. Crane...have I done anything to displease you?'
'Mrs. Crane has hired a nanny and won't be in need of your services. The other servants can pick up your duties. I will write you a check tonight and...'
'AAAAHHHHH!'
Eve wriggled away from Julian! Julian slowly reached behind him for a glass. He would definitely need a drink!
Sandy/Alistair, had flung herself to the floor and began to sob! Eve looked at Julian, who had now poured himself a drink. Eve tentatively moved towards the woman.
'Sandy, I'm sorry, really I am. But my husband will write you a nice reference...'
'You don't understand! I have six children to support! I need this job! Oh Mother of God! We'll be turned into the streets!'
Julian raised a brow.
'YOU have six children? I mean, I don't mean to be nosy, but you look a bit old to...'
'Julian!' Eve yelled.
'Eve, darling, I'm sorry! I just wondered if she had her first born when she was 60 or something!'
Eve was embarrassed! With the economy the way it was, and Sandy's advanced age, of course she would have trouble finding another job! Maybe it was the fact that Sandy had all of those children, that had made her seem so annoying? Maybe she was tired or...Eve didn't know, but she now felt bad about her earlier thoughts about the woman.
Eve turned and walked back over to Julian.
'Julian, we can't turn her out into the street.'
'Okay, so what about Teresa?'
'Well, honey, Teresa was never going to be the maid. Sandy will just leave the children to Teresa.'
Julian put his hands up in a surrendering motion. Eve turned back to Sandy, and tried to help her up off of the floor. She was quite a heavy woman!
'Mr Crane and I have talked it over, and we realized we may have been a little hasty.'
'We?!' Julian cried out.
'Anyway,' Eve continued, ignoring Julian, 'you can stay. But just leave the children to the new nanny.'
'Oh God bless you Mrs. Crane! And bless you too, Mr. Crane!'
Julian gave her a half smile, before turning away to finish his drink.
'Well, I'll just busy myself with some other work, before I head home. Thank you both again!'
Eve smiled at Sandy, then watched as she left the study, closing the door behind her. Eve turned to Julian.
'I know I wasn't very good there.'
Julian set down his drink, then walked over to the study door and locked it. He then walked over to her and pulled her into his arms, hard!
'You can't help yourself, Eve darling, your compassion and understanding for your fellow human beings...I don't know what it is about that... it just turns me on all the more!' he whispered, emitting a tiger growl, before pulling her down to the floor with him!
****
Alistair/Sandy listened at the study door and shook his head. Good God! Wasn't that limo romp earlier, enough for the two of them?! Though, at least his son's sexual habits had gone from vile to just sublime. Alistair came to that conclusion, from the obvious lack of donkeys a/o other wildlife he used to have wandering around here, when he was with Rebecca!
He turned away from the door. Alistair didn't see Eve interview anyone today. He wondered who this new nanny was?
Rebecca surprises Tony and Stefano. Alistair is given a reprieve.
'Tell me again, why you married Simone Russell?'
Tony rolled his eyes, before rolling away from Rebecca to get out of bed. Why did she always bring his wife up during times like this?
'Tony?'
Tony got up, naked, and began to head towards the bathroom. Rebecca jumped up as well, but grabbed a robe and put it on.
'Don't tell me you're insulted by the question?'
'No, Rebecca, I'm annoyed at how many times you ask it. Simone has nothing to do with us.'
Rebecca tightened the belt on her robe.
'You're wrong about that, Count DiMera. Because Simone has everything to do with the fact, that you can't publicly acknowledge your passion for me.'
Tony looked her up and down.
'Publicly acknowledge my passion for you? Why Rebecca dear, what are you up to? I mean, you've already been quite candid and shared with me, your deep desire to be with my brother. But I don't quite understand how that would happen, if I 'publicly acknowledged my passion', much less a relationship with you? I mean it would hurt Simone deeply, and probably repulse John.'
'She's young, Tony, she would get over it. And if John found out we were involved, it would not 'repulse' him. He would be jealous that his brother was bold enough to go after the woman he really wanted.'
Tony eyed her.
'Look, I'm going to go take a shower and forget we had this conversation.' Tony turned to walk towards the bathroom door, but Rebecca chased after him. She pulled on his arm, turning him around again.
'What do you mean by that? I'm serious! I'm not going to be the other woman in this affair!'
'You were when Julian was married to Ivy. And then again, when you were married to Julian.'
'That was different!'
'How?'
'I don't know how at the moment!' Rebecca cried out with frustration. 'I just know it was not the same as what's going on here and now! Tony, you are my last chance to get John...if you'd just play along, divorce Simone, and marry me...'
'Marry you?!'
'Marry me,' Rebecca repeated, 'then we flaunt it in John's face! He won't be able to stand the fact that the two of us are married. He will leave Marlena just to keep me away from you! Tony, I'm telling you it could work!'
'Oh, I'm sure it could, and quite well...that is if John is given the impression that I'm a bad husband to you. But you see, my brother will never think that, because I have no intention of going along with this scheme. I mean, really Rebecca, what would I get out of it? Certainly not Eve!'
Rebecca rolled her eyes and let go of his arm.
'Good God! Does every man in this town have that woman on the brain?! Eve does not want you! Marrying her damned near underage daughter, was stupider than hell! Simone's the reason you and I make love almost every afternoon...'
Tony snickered!
'I have SEX with you everyday, because you've practically throw yourself at me, that's why! And if staying married to Simone keeps me in Eve's life, even marginally, then I'm staying married to Simone! Oh, and by the way, please give up your fantasy of snaring John from Marlena! Those two were meant to be together. Nothing, or no one, will ever come between them. Not even you!'
Tony then turned to walk into the bathroom Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Rebecca turn around and jump up on the bed. He stopped and turned to look at her.
Rebecca was fumbling around with a light fixture on the ceiling. She then pulled something out of it. Tony's heart almost stopped!
'What is that?!' he hissed.
Rebecca didn't even look at him, as she stepped off of the bed and walked over to the dresser. Tony followed her over there.
'Answer me, Rebecca! What is that you have in your hands?!'
Rebecca tossed some hair and smiled.
'What does it look like?' she asked smugly.
Tony's eyes widened, as he watched the object that she held in her hands.
'That's a camera, isn't it?' he whispered.
Rebecca looked at him, smiled, then stopped smiling abruptly!
'Yes, Tony, this is a camera. One that has been in my bedroom ever since our 'relationship' began. I like you, I really do. And I had hoped that the sex I gave you, would make you like me too. Enough to divorce Simone Russell, without any fuss and marry me. But you had to be difficult, something I suspected you would be. That's why I've been taping our little get togethers. Once Simone sees this, she'll tell her family, who'll go ballistic! She'll never stay with you and Eve will just hate you all of the more.'
Tony looked from the camera, to her.
'I still don't understand the part where this gets you John? I mean, once it gets out that you had an affair with yet another married man, John, being the honorable soul that he is, won't want you anymore than he does now!'
Rebecca walked up close to him.
'John and I have our own kind of connection...'
'Yeah, right!'
'We do!' Rebecca squeaked. 'And I really don't care whether you think it's real or not! You are going home and telling Simone to pack her bags, or I go to her with this...and maybe the tabloids...and the local news...'
Rebecca was smiling as she said those words. She stopped, when Tony suddenly wrapped his hands around her throat, and began choking the life out of her!
Rebecca flailed around violently, dropping the camera, as she fought for her life. Tony began hissing at her, as Rebecca fell to her knees, wheezing.
'Did you really think that I would let you get away with this?! That I would let you ruin my chances to be with Eve?! Because you see, Rebecca, darling, the only person I'm divorcing Simone for, is Eve! Are we clear?!'
Rebecca knew she was going to pass out any minute! What the hell had she been thinking?! This animal was still a DiMera! The same ones that had killed Liz Sanbourne up in the Himalayas! Nothing good came of being with these men....nothing...
'Stop it!'
Tony abruptly released Rebecca, who began to gasp and sputter, then crawl away from Tony. Tony looked at his chauffeur, who had somehow managed to get into Rebecca's apartment! How the hell did Hugo know he was here?!
'Hugo! Have you been following me?! If you mean to tell my wife about what's going on here, you can just...'
Hugo began to take off more of his plastic face! Tony's mouth dropped open, as he began to clearly recognize his father!
'Good God! Father, is that you?'
'Of course it's me you%$%#$$%!!! Thanks for leaving me in the mountains!'
Tony eyed Rebecca, who was slithering along on the floor towards her bed. He then looked at Stefano again.
'Father, I did not just leave you! Besides, I didn't know if I could trust you anyway. After what you did, throwing us out like that in the cold...I could've died...Eve could've died as well!'
Stefano rolled his eyes, then walked over to Rebecca's dresser/mirror. He began to finger the skin on his face, that had obviously gotten infected from the plastic disguise he was wearing. He then realized he'd better not touch it. He turned away from the mirror to eye his son, who was still naked!
'Do you know how sick and tired I am of hearing that woman's name? Eve this! Eve that! What's going on here with this?' Stefano asked, waving a hand down where Rebecca was. She was still wheezing on the floor, crawling towards her bed.
Tony glanced at Rebecca.
'What this is is fun. Or at least it was, before Rebecca here got a little too demanding. I just lost my temper for a moment, that's all.'
'Well I don't want you doing anything to her. She is still my best chance at getting Marlena back.'
Tony rolled his eyes!
'I can't tell YOU how sick and tired I am of hearing, Marlena this, and Marlena that! She could give a damn about you!'
'I could say the same about Eve.' Stefano reminded him. But Tony shook his head.
'My marrying Simone was the smartest move I've made to date. Eve is jealous...she proved it today by kissing me...of course, once she realized what she was doing, she stopped it, but nevertheless, I think that Eve knowing that I'm married to her daughter, and thus, bedding her, has stirred up buried emotions that she had forgotten about. Feelings for me.'
Stefano turned away. Good God! How did his son get to be so crazy?! If Eve kissed him, and Stefano seriously doubted that she had, it was probably to trap him into confessing that he was not in love with her daughter!
'Father, how did you escape the Sasquatch?' Tony asked.
Stefano waved a hand again.
'Oh that! First of all, Roy Boon, unlike Abe Carver, could change into the creature at will. If my darling 'wife' and you, hadn't let Abe go, given a little more time, he might've been able to control the creature in him too.'
'So what happened?' Tony asked, a bit impatient.
'Oh, well, I awoke at the shaggy beast's cabin. He had changed back and was taunting me, telling me he was going to slice me open, a lot of big talk like that! Anyway, I told him I had the cure back at the compound, and that together, we could go back and get it.'
'He fell for that?' Tony asked, a bit incredulous.
'Oh, yes! For in the end, Boon just wanted to be human again. So, we made the trek back to the compound, past all of the dead guards and the body of my beloved Liz. All the while, the bastard is threatening to change back on me! We get to the labs in the basement, where we found the staff doctor dead...I thought at first you had killed him, but I later saw his gunshot wound was self-inflicted. Anyway, I then walked over to one of the refrigerators, and handed him the cure that was in a little beaker.'
Tony folded his arms.
'Father, the cure wasn't in the refrigerator. They were pills...'
Stefano grinned.
'Ah, yes, you're right. What Boon drank was pure acid. He suffered horribly.'
Meanwhile, Rebecca had made it to her side of the bed, all the while crawling. She then stuck her hand underneath the bed, felt around in the shoebox she kept under there, then pulled out her .45 caliber gun! She then began aiming for Tony and Stefano's legs and feet. Rebecca then began firing wildly!
'Holy ^%$#$#!!!' Tony screamed, as one bullet caught him in the ankle. Stefano caught his son when he fell forward, but caught a bullet in his own leg as well!
Rebecca found her voice, as she kept firing!
'GET OUT! GET OUT! WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE CHOKING?! GET OUT!!!'
'Christ, Father! I can't walk!' Tony whined in a high pitched voice.
Stefano took off his chauffeur's jacket and put it around his son.
'We have to get out of here! Neither one of us can be seen here!'
Stefano and Tony, both limped/ran from the apartment! Unfortunately, Stefano's jacket, did not cover Tony's butt cheeks or front, and a brave neighbor, opened the door, saw the two men, then closed the door quickly!
The neighbor then ran towards her coffee table and snatched up her current issue of The National Inquisitor! She looked for the number to call if one had any information, and picked up her phone. Never once, did it occur to her to call the police, after hearing those gunshots. Another neighbor would do that.
Once she got a reporter there, she proceeded to tell them that Tony DiMera, and a man with half his face falling off, ran from Rebecca Hotchkiss's apartment. She also told them that both men not only looked like they had been shot, but that Tony DiMera had had no clothes on!
****
Two hours later, Julian had dropped Celeste off at a local inn. He did not ask her how she was going to get into the DiMera house. That would be up to her.
He noted there seemed to be some activity around an upscale apartment complex nearby, but put it from his mind, as he neared home. Finally! He was just happy to have some positive news for Eve.
When Julian got out of the limo, he noted that Whitney and Teresa were getting into her car and appeared to be leaving. They did not see him. Julian then walked up to the front door, unlocked it and went inside.
He walked into the study, where Eve had a small TV on. She looked up from it at Julian, then turned it off and ran into his arms. They kissed hungrily, before Eve broke off it off.
'So, how was your trip?' she asked, looking at him hopefully.
'Well, it was successful, but not in the way I expected.'
Eve searched his face.
'What does that mean, Julian? Will Lexie help us or not?'
'Not.'
Eve looked away in disappointment. But Julian touched her chin and turned her face back to his.
'But, I ran into Celeste. She will help us.'
Eve looked puzzled.
'Celeste? But how does she think she'll be able to just up and move in with two people that she's not related to? Why would she help us?'
'Come, let's sit down. Before I get into the tale, do you know what is going on over by that apartment complex nearby? I do believe Rebecca lives there.' They sat down on a nearby sofa.
'I don't know, but I was watching something about it on the news when you came in. I think there was a shooting.'
'In that neighborhood?' Julian asked.
'Julian, about Celeste...' Eve prompted.
'Oh, I'm sorry, darling. Well, Celeste told me that she feels horribly about the part she may have played in your father's death...and that she cares about our family. And I do believe that, Eve. In many ways, you are the daughter that Lexie never was.'
'Well, Lexie didn't care that T.C. has been hurt by this? She wouldn't even do it for him?'
'She claimed she doesn't want T.C. anymore.'
'Oh right! Okay, well, I guess Celeste is better than nothing. I'll have to thank her at Simone's dinner party.'
Julian sat up.
'Simone is throwing a dinner party?'
'That's what Whitney said. Only she hasn't invited us yet, but Whitney thinks she will. I just plan to go there and pretend as if none of this bothers me.'
Julian smiled at her, then pulled her into his arms.
'That's my girl. Now, what else did you do today, besides spend it with our enchanting children?'
Eve stood up, then walked around by his desk. She then turned to face him.
'I hired Teresa to be the twins nanny.'
Julian just stared at her a moment. He then got up and walked over to the bar. Eve sighed.
'Julian!'
Julian turned around.
'Eve, I know that you go way back with Lopez-Fitzgerald's, but the person caring for our children, should have more than just baby-sitting experience.'
Eve walked up to him.
'I know that, honey. But I trust Teresa.'
'I don't. Nor do I like her.'
Eve smiled coyly, then rubbed his cheek.
'You're just still miffed because she never gave you your conjugal rights, when you THOUGHT you had married her, right?'
Julian looked down.
'It was so insulting, Eve. Many a woman has thought I was quite handsome and dashing.'
'You are.' Eve smiled.
Julian grinned at her.
'And you are the most exquisite creature I've ever laid eyes on. And I would've taken a thousand cold showers married to Teresa, for one...'
Julian then whispered in her ear. Eve giggled, then playfully swatted his chest! That was how Sandy/Alistair found them, when he walked into the study.
This is what the hell he was talking about! His son's hands roamed all over that woman! And she just let him! Neither one of them had any shame or decency! Alistair wondered if he should just clear off the desk for the two of them! He cleared his throat.
Eve gasped and pulled away. Julian's hands had been under her blouse and his tie was half off. Julian looked at Sandy with annoyance. Eve just looked embarrassed.
'Yes, Sandy?' Julian asked, the words coming out in a tense fashion.
'I'm sorry for interrupting. But I was coming to let you know that I was going to give the twins a bath.' Alistair really planned on drowning them, then escaping from the house!
Eve shook her head.
'That's alright. I'll do it.'
Alistair was now certain, that Eve did not trust him with the babies. He would have to be more careful in the future. He would have to somehow gain her trust.
'Could you wait outside, Sandy?' Julian asked curtly. Alistair/Sandy, turned and walked out of the study, closing the door behind him.
Julian then turned to Eve.
'I thought you were going to fire her?'
'I was, it just slipped my mind, that's all.'
Julian regarded his wife for a moment.
'You've never fired anyone, have you dear?'
Eve sighed.
'No, not really...no.'
Julian smiled and put a hand around his wife's waist.
'Darling, there is an art to firing servants. There can be no innuendo, and one has to make it clear that you've found their work unsatisfactory, but, that you will be kind enough to provide a good reference. They should be glad just to get that. Now watch and learn.'
Eve said nothing, but waited, as Julian called for Sandy. Sandy came back in immediately.
'Yes, Mr. Crane? Did you change your mind about my giving the twins their baths? Then the two of you could spend some quality time alone toge...'
'We spend plenty of quality time together, Sandy, but thank you for your concern. By the way, you're fired.'
Eve watched as Sandy's face seemed to turn from surprise, shock, then a mini-rage, then surprise again. It was eery to watch. Eve tried to move away, suddenly uncomfortable, but Julian's hand tightened around her waist.
'Mr. Crane...Mrs. Crane...have I done anything to displease you?'
'Mrs. Crane has hired a nanny and won't be in need of your services. The other servants can pick up your duties. I will write you a check tonight and...'
'AAAAHHHHH!'
Eve wriggled away from Julian! Julian slowly reached behind him for a glass. He would definitely need a drink!
Sandy/Alistair, had flung herself to the floor and began to sob! Eve looked at Julian, who had now poured himself a drink. Eve tentatively moved towards the woman.
'Sandy, I'm sorry, really I am. But my husband will write you a nice reference...'
'You don't understand! I have six children to support! I need this job! Oh Mother of God! We'll be turned into the streets!'
Julian raised a brow.
'YOU have six children? I mean, I don't mean to be nosy, but you look a bit old to...'
'Julian!' Eve yelled.
'Eve, darling, I'm sorry! I just wondered if she had her first born when she was 60 or something!'
Eve was embarrassed! With the economy the way it was, and Sandy's advanced age, of course she would have trouble finding another job! Maybe it was the fact that Sandy had all of those children, that had made her seem so annoying? Maybe she was tired or...Eve didn't know, but she now felt bad about her earlier thoughts about the woman.
Eve turned and walked back over to Julian.
'Julian, we can't turn her out into the street.'
'Okay, so what about Teresa?'
'Well, honey, Teresa was never going to be the maid. Sandy will just leave the children to Teresa.'
Julian put his hands up in a surrendering motion. Eve turned back to Sandy, and tried to help her up off of the floor. She was quite a heavy woman!
'Mr Crane and I have talked it over, and we realized we may have been a little hasty.'
'We?!' Julian cried out.
'Anyway,' Eve continued, ignoring Julian, 'you can stay. But just leave the children to the new nanny.'
'Oh God bless you Mrs. Crane! And bless you too, Mr. Crane!'
Julian gave her a half smile, before turning away to finish his drink.
'Well, I'll just busy myself with some other work, before I head home. Thank you both again!'
Eve smiled at Sandy, then watched as she left the study, closing the door behind her. Eve turned to Julian.
'I know I wasn't very good there.'
Julian set down his drink, then walked over to the study door and locked it. He then walked over to her and pulled her into his arms, hard!
'You can't help yourself, Eve darling, your compassion and understanding for your fellow human beings...I don't know what it is about that... it just turns me on all the more!' he whispered, emitting a tiger growl, before pulling her down to the floor with him!
****
Alistair/Sandy listened at the study door and shook his head. Good God! Wasn't that limo romp earlier, enough for the two of them?! Though, at least his son's sexual habits had gone from vile to just sublime. Alistair came to that conclusion, from the obvious lack of donkeys a/o other wildlife he used to have wandering around here, when he was with Rebecca!
He turned away from the door. Alistair didn't see Eve interview anyone today. He wondered who this new nanny was?