Decision Time
Back at Bo and Hope's, Bo is still on the phone with her niece and Hope/Roman are still in the dark about who the caller is.
"You what?!" Bo states in a very concerned manner.
"Mom is living with an asshole of a boyfriend." Stephanie responds.
"That doesn't give you the right to run off like that."
"Uncle Bo, I can't stay with her. I want to come home, back to Salem." Bo rubs his eyes and Hope moves towards him.
"Bo, what is it?" Hope asks.
"What's going on?" Roman fires immediately after and then Bo uses his hand to tell them to hold on.
"Steph, have you tried talking with your mom or her boyfriend?" Hope and Roman look at each other after Bo mentions that name.
"There's no reasoning with either one of them. Uncle Bo, can I please come home?"
"Has her boyfriend hurt you in anyway?" Bo hears silence on the other end and his body language gets a little bit frantic. Hope then puts her hand on his shoulder to calm him down. "Steph, has he touched you?" He then hears his niece break down into tears. He looks back at Hope and she mouths to Bo to get a contact number from her. "Stephanie, listen...give me a number where I can reach you. We need to discuss this as a family." Bo says with a lighter, more soothing tone.
"(712)555-3421. That's my cell phone number." Stephanie responds.
"Sweetie, please stay with Shane in England for now. I will call you later."
"OK. I will stay with Shane. I'm sorry for calling so late. I forgot about the time difference." Bo rubs his eyes again.
"It's ok Steph. I love you honey."
"I love you too. Give Aunt Hope, Uncle Roman, Shawn and the rest of the family a kiss for me."
"I will." He hits end on his cell phone and puts it back on the table.
"Brady, what's going on? Who was that on the phone?" Hope asks. Bo turns around and looks at his wife and brother.
"That was our niece Stephanie." Bo states.
"Stephanie Johnson...That's a name we haven't heard in a while." Roman states.
"Yeah, but get this...She ran away."
"WHAT!!!" Roman states emphatically.
"Where is she?" Hope asks.
"She's staying in England with Shane Donavan." Hope and Roman make the same reaction.
"She ran away." Hope says softly.
"Yeah...and she wants to come back to Salem." The phone rings but this time, it's the house phone. Bo goes into the kitchen to answer it with everyone following him.
"Who else knows that we're up right now?" Hope asks. Bo shrugs his shoulders and answers the phone.
"Brady?"
"Hey dad. I'm glad you're still awake." Shawn states.
"Shawn, what are you still doing up?" Bo asks. Hope and Roman go back to the couch.
"I was doing my homework. Then I decided to check my email and I thought you'd want to know about an email that I got."
"Who was it from?"
"Cousin Stephanie."
"She called here about two minutes ago. Did she tell you in the email that she ran away?" Bo asks.
"She told me that she was in England with Shane and Jeannie, but never once mentioned that she ran away. Why did she run?"
"Let's not get into that now."
"Stephanie did say that she wanted to come home."
"I know..."
"What are you gonna do?" Shawn asks.
"Let me ask you...would you like Stephanie to come home?"
"Are you joking? Of course I would. It would be nice to have a cousin my own age around me."
"OK...Could you meet us at the pub tomorrow for lunch? We're gonna discuss this as a family."
"I'll be there. I love you guys."
"Love you too son." Bo hits end on his cell phone and heads over to the couch.
"What was that about?" Roman asks.
"Shawn got an email from Steph today."
"How would Shawn feel if Stephanie comes home?" Hope asks.
"Actually, he's thrilled with the idea."
"So, what's our next course of action?" Roman asks.
"Ma is gathering the family together. Jack and Jennifer will be there."
"Good...they really need to hear this too." Roman replies.
"Hope, would it be ok with you if I told Stephanie that she could stay here?" Hope looks directly at Roman and Bo.
"Would you talk to Kayla about this?" Bo and Roman both look at each other. "Both of you do realize that Kayla has the right to know what's going on."
"She's absolutely right Bo. I'll go call her now." Roman goes into the kitchen to call her while Bo sits down next to his wife.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Hope asks.
"I missed out on a huge change to be in her life when she was growing up; especially after all the Carly stuff. I want to get to know her Hope."
"Then let's do it. She can stay in the guest room. Plus, we gain an in house baby sitter for Zack." Bo chuckles and then hugs his wife.
"Thank you...I love you Fancy Face."
"Love you too Brady." They separate from each other and Roman comes back in from the kitchen.
"And? What did Kayla say?" Bo asks.
"She was ok with it." Roman says.
"Roman, what's wrong?" Hope asks.
"What is it?" Bo asks immediately after Hope does.
"She didn't seem herself. She agreed to this way too easily." Roman replies a little distant.
"That doesn't seem right." Bo states.
"I know..." Roman says then Hope comes up to the two brothers and puts her hands on both of their shoulders.
"How about this idea? Let's sleep on it and discuss it in the afternoon at the Pub. Shawn will join us there as well." They all say their good nights and Roman leaves the house.
Back at Bo and Hope's, Bo is still on the phone with her niece and Hope/Roman are still in the dark about who the caller is.
"You what?!" Bo states in a very concerned manner.
"Mom is living with an asshole of a boyfriend." Stephanie responds.
"That doesn't give you the right to run off like that."
"Uncle Bo, I can't stay with her. I want to come home, back to Salem." Bo rubs his eyes and Hope moves towards him.
"Bo, what is it?" Hope asks.
"What's going on?" Roman fires immediately after and then Bo uses his hand to tell them to hold on.
"Steph, have you tried talking with your mom or her boyfriend?" Hope and Roman look at each other after Bo mentions that name.
"There's no reasoning with either one of them. Uncle Bo, can I please come home?"
"Has her boyfriend hurt you in anyway?" Bo hears silence on the other end and his body language gets a little bit frantic. Hope then puts her hand on his shoulder to calm him down. "Steph, has he touched you?" He then hears his niece break down into tears. He looks back at Hope and she mouths to Bo to get a contact number from her. "Stephanie, listen...give me a number where I can reach you. We need to discuss this as a family." Bo says with a lighter, more soothing tone.
"(712)555-3421. That's my cell phone number." Stephanie responds.
"Sweetie, please stay with Shane in England for now. I will call you later."
"OK. I will stay with Shane. I'm sorry for calling so late. I forgot about the time difference." Bo rubs his eyes again.
"It's ok Steph. I love you honey."
"I love you too. Give Aunt Hope, Uncle Roman, Shawn and the rest of the family a kiss for me."
"I will." He hits end on his cell phone and puts it back on the table.
"Brady, what's going on? Who was that on the phone?" Hope asks. Bo turns around and looks at his wife and brother.
"That was our niece Stephanie." Bo states.
"Stephanie Johnson...That's a name we haven't heard in a while." Roman states.
"Yeah, but get this...She ran away."
"WHAT!!!" Roman states emphatically.
"Where is she?" Hope asks.
"She's staying in England with Shane Donavan." Hope and Roman make the same reaction.
"She ran away." Hope says softly.
"Yeah...and she wants to come back to Salem." The phone rings but this time, it's the house phone. Bo goes into the kitchen to answer it with everyone following him.
"Who else knows that we're up right now?" Hope asks. Bo shrugs his shoulders and answers the phone.
"Brady?"
"Hey dad. I'm glad you're still awake." Shawn states.
"Shawn, what are you still doing up?" Bo asks. Hope and Roman go back to the couch.
"I was doing my homework. Then I decided to check my email and I thought you'd want to know about an email that I got."
"Who was it from?"
"Cousin Stephanie."
"She called here about two minutes ago. Did she tell you in the email that she ran away?" Bo asks.
"She told me that she was in England with Shane and Jeannie, but never once mentioned that she ran away. Why did she run?"
"Let's not get into that now."
"Stephanie did say that she wanted to come home."
"I know..."
"What are you gonna do?" Shawn asks.
"Let me ask you...would you like Stephanie to come home?"
"Are you joking? Of course I would. It would be nice to have a cousin my own age around me."
"OK...Could you meet us at the pub tomorrow for lunch? We're gonna discuss this as a family."
"I'll be there. I love you guys."
"Love you too son." Bo hits end on his cell phone and heads over to the couch.
"What was that about?" Roman asks.
"Shawn got an email from Steph today."
"How would Shawn feel if Stephanie comes home?" Hope asks.
"Actually, he's thrilled with the idea."
"So, what's our next course of action?" Roman asks.
"Ma is gathering the family together. Jack and Jennifer will be there."
"Good...they really need to hear this too." Roman replies.
"Hope, would it be ok with you if I told Stephanie that she could stay here?" Hope looks directly at Roman and Bo.
"Would you talk to Kayla about this?" Bo and Roman both look at each other. "Both of you do realize that Kayla has the right to know what's going on."
"She's absolutely right Bo. I'll go call her now." Roman goes into the kitchen to call her while Bo sits down next to his wife.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Hope asks.
"I missed out on a huge change to be in her life when she was growing up; especially after all the Carly stuff. I want to get to know her Hope."
"Then let's do it. She can stay in the guest room. Plus, we gain an in house baby sitter for Zack." Bo chuckles and then hugs his wife.
"Thank you...I love you Fancy Face."
"Love you too Brady." They separate from each other and Roman comes back in from the kitchen.
"And? What did Kayla say?" Bo asks.
"She was ok with it." Roman says.
"Roman, what's wrong?" Hope asks.
"What is it?" Bo asks immediately after Hope does.
"She didn't seem herself. She agreed to this way too easily." Roman replies a little distant.
"That doesn't seem right." Bo states.
"I know..." Roman says then Hope comes up to the two brothers and puts her hands on both of their shoulders.
"How about this idea? Let's sleep on it and discuss it in the afternoon at the Pub. Shawn will join us there as well." They all say their good nights and Roman leaves the house.