Danny is like a son to me. And Mary is like a daughter to me. Heck, Sam, Mike, Mitch… they're all like family to me. They're all my babies. But Mary and Danny. Those kids have been through so much together. There is a lot of history between them. It breaks my heart that they're no longer with each other.
Danny is Ed's protégé – his right hand man. He's such a good boy. Very polite, very nice, very charming… and very cute as well, I may add. Oh, that boyish, sly smile… I wish Ed hadn't have made such a big deal about him and Delinda. I mean, they're both adults. But whatever. You know, if it weren't for Mary, I'd want Danny to be with Delinda. He's such a catch.
And Mary is such a sweet, kind and compassionate girl, isn't she? I don't understand how anyone could possibly dislike her. She's so nice and pure. Very genuine. She's loved Danny all of her life, I bet. You can see it in the way she interacts with him. I don't want to say "submissive", but it seems like she's always trying to please him in a way. Or at least was. Because even though our Mary is still sweet and nice, she's starting to really stand up for herself. I'm proud of her. She turned down Jake's proposal and moved out and on with her life. An empowered woman – not as flaky as Delinda, but not as gruff as Sam. It's wearing nicely on her.
It's funny watching Danny and Mary now. They act so familiar, yet like the other is a stranger to them. There is this energy in the air whenever they're close to each other. But you get the feeling that both of them are trying to suppress it. It just blows my mind. The chemistry between them is just… I don't know. Electric. But this weird dance they're doing now? I don't know when that started. I think it was after Mary got involved with Jake.
That must have broken Danny's heart to see her with him. Not that he would ever admit it. Oh no. He's just like Ed - stubborn. I'm not really sure what she and Danny's relationship was like then. I know that Mary is a romantic at heart and was probably hoping that Danny would try to give it another go before Valentine's Day. But obviously, that didn't happen.
Delinda and Nessa – before she left to find her real father – always liked to fill me in on the gossip. I guess Jake saw her from across the room and decided that he wanted to be with her. So he bought her this lavish necklace on Valentine's Day. Kind of romantic, if you ask me – not the expensive jewelry part. Him seeing her from across the room. Right up Mary's alley.
I don't know what I would have done if I were in Mary's shoes then. I would assume that her emotions were still pretty raw after giving Danny the ring back. Goodness. That must have been hard for her. To give the man you've loved all your life the engagement ring you had always wanted from him back. I mean… that just… that just flabbergasts me.
But I think that was the beginning of a new Mary. I think that one event is truly the beginning of her evolution. She gave the ring back. Then she started dating Jake. Now, you may say that it was a step back because she left her job at the Montecito to be with Jake. But I don't. I think that she wanted to see what a life without Danny was like. As much as it pained her, I think it was something that she had to do for herself.
She had always been Danny's constant companion and confidante. He has – for the most part – always been hers as well. I think that she realized that she had morphed herself into an extension of Danny and now was the time to find out what life would be like if she wasn't.
She's just trying to find herself now. And there's nothing wrong with that. I just hope that Danny is willing to stick around to see what she's found.