Chapter 19: Unforeseen Family Reunion
There was utter silence in the room. John hadn't heard what Elle had said but Sami and Derrick had.
John walked up to Elle's body and picked her up and put her on the extra bed next to Sami. He didn't see the shock on either Sami or Derrick's face because he was busy leaning over Elle.
"Hey, are you ok?" John patted Elle's face gently. "What's her name?" John asked Derrick.
"Elle, Elle Wells." Sami replied for Derrick who was still immobile.
"Come on Elle, open your eyes." John said as he brushed the hair away from her face and her eyes fluttered open. "That's a girl!" John said.
"Jonathan! You're really here! You're really alive, you've come back to me!" Elle said joyfully as she held onto John's face.
"Well I never expected such a touching reunion." EJ said walking into the room. "Hello Father!"
"Father?" Derrick and Sami exclaimed.
"You knew?" Elle asked looking incredulous at her son.
"That my father was a DeMira sent to seduce you into falling into love with him so that the DeMira's could get a foothold into Wells Inc.? You really should take better care of your journal mother." EJ said emotionlessly.
"I'm not a DeMira!" John said and then shook his head as he realized what he had inadvertently admitted. "And I'm not your father!" He said looking at EJ and then took a double take as he saw his twin. "Either of yours father."
"I'll be happy to take a DNA test to prove it." EJ said emotionlessly.
"Oh EJ!" Sami cried out wanting to run to him but her blasted injury prevented her from leaving the bed. She knew EJ was in pain even though he was hiding it very well.
"Samantha, let me introduce you to your stepfather. John Black, who is married to your mother." EJ said sofening his voice her her. He knew she wanted to comfort him but he couldn't handle any gentlenss right now.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Derrick asked his brother.
"I thought you would have figured it out yourself. I do have to say he's a better alternative then Tony or Stephano, but then again a DiMera is a DiMera." EJ replied.
"I'm not a DiMera!" John said angrily.
"You and Tony share a mother which makes you a DiMera whether you like it or not. Just because you've lost your memory and changed your name wont change the fact that you are and will always have DiMera blood in you." EJ pointed out effectively shutting John up.
"You've lost your memory? Jonathan, is that why you let me think that you were dead?" Elle asked hopefully.
"I'm sorry but I'm not this man Jonathan, my name is John Black." John said gently. He was drawn to this woman but he wasn't about to believe in all of this on the word of strangers.
"You have to remember me, I love you!" Elle said passionately surprising both her sons. Their mother had always been an ice queen as long as they had known her.
"Jonny, I have something to tell you." Elle said.
"What is it? Don't tell me you've decided that you can't be with a DiMera. I will never let you go Ellie." Jonathan said passionately.
"Oh darling, I'll never let you go either. You're mine now. And soon you'll be a Wells and you can put your DiMera past behind you. And it has to be soon because…" Elle grabbed Jonathan's hand and put it on her stomach.
"You're pregnant?" Jonathan guessed happily.
"I'm so glad that you're not mad! I was so worried." Elle said relieved.
"Mad? How can I be mad? I'm going to be a father." Jonathan threw up his hands and whooped. "Did you hear me world? I'm going to be a father!"
"Jonny, stop it!" Elle said embarrassed.
"Everything is going to be alright Ellie. I can feel it. You saved me Ellie and I will always love you. In love and death darling, you're mine." Jonathan vowed.
John paled as he remembered the recurring dream he'd has as long as he could remember. "Ellie?" He said softly.
"You do remember! I knew you couldn't forget! Oh Jonny my love!" Elle said with tears in her eyes.
"No, it's just a dream, it can't be real, it can't be." John said backing away. His greatest fear was coming true, that his forgotten past held family that he had forgotten. How could he have forgotten?
"A simple DNA test will prove that what my mother claims is true." Derrick said.
"If I am this Jonathan, what happened? How did I lose my memory?" John asked curious about this past if it was true.
"We knew that Stephano would never let you stay with me not as long as you were alive. So we faked your death. Only everything went terribly wrong and the boat blew up too soon. I think Stephano found out what we had planned and made sure that you were killed. All these years I thought I had killed you!" Elle said sobbing.
"Don't cry! John said softly not being able to help himself. "How could you think that I was dead when there wasn't a body?"
"We did tests on the body parts we found and Stephano must have paid off the right people because it showed that it was you." Elle explained. "You believe me don't you?"
"I'm beginning to." John said grimly.
"Well let's erase any doubt and go take that test shall we?" EJ said opening the door.
"Samantha darling, you need your rest, I'll be back as soon as I get this straightened out."
"EJ, I love you!" Sami said knowing that EJ needed to know that. "If you need to talk…"
EJ's eyes softened. "Later Trouble, I should have known something like this would happen around you." EJ said giving her a smile that she felt to her toes. Then he closed the door before he could hear her reply.
"What did you call her?" John asked giving EJ a strange look.
"Trouble. Why do you ask?" EJ said.
"It was Jonathan's nickname for me." Elle said.
"Well let's get this over with." John said walking down the hall and EJ follow him.
"Are you coming?" EJ asked his brother.
"You only need one sample, I'm going to stay here and ask mother a few questions." Derrick said dismissing him.
Once they were out of hearing range he turned to his mother.
"Are you going to tell me what the hell that was about?" Derrick asked his mother.
"I'm as surprise as you were about this. I really thought he was dead." Elle said as if her earlier emotional outburst had never happened.
"And all that 'love of your life' bit?" Derrick pressed.
"Well, Ellie really did love him DiMera blood and all. She was willing to give up everything for him." Elle stated calmly talking about herself in the third person.
"But you wont." Derrick stated.
"Both Ellie and Jonathan died that day on the boat. And the DiMeras will pay for what they did to us, every last one of them." Elle vowed coldly her eyes narrowing.
"If he's part DiMera, so am I." Derrick pointed out.
"You and EJ have always been a Wells, I made sure of that. I've kept you secret from the DiMeras until you were both strong enough to destroy them once and for all." Elle said her eyes flashing.
"You could just let him alone, it sounds like he was a victim too." Derrick said.
"Don't tell me you're getting soft on me Derrick." Elle said raising an eyebrow.
"Just keep him alive long enough for EJ to get over his father issues." Derrick said emotionlessly. "EJ won't understand why you're doing this."
"He's always been willing to believe in the best in both of us." Elle said sighing.
"For once you don't have to prove him wrong." Derrick said.
"Jonathan betrayed me. He let me think he was dead for all these years while he's been living the perfect life in Salem with his whore of a wife. And he will pay, Derrick, he will wish he had died on that boat." Elle vowed bitterly.
