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00:01I had a good session with Dr. Evans, but I was so preoccupied with the other situation that I never
00:11got to talk about Chi.
00:14And these feelings I've been struggling with, how I can't get her out of my mind ever since I had
00:20that dream about her.
00:31Still no word from Phillip?
00:35No. Trivia night is about to start. Seems like your date is running behind, too. Any idea where she is?
00:43I don't care.
00:47Theo, why are you looking at me like that?
00:50Because you are so beautiful. And if it's all right with you...
01:00I'd like to kiss you.
01:08Why did I dream that?
01:10She's in a relationship with Phillip. I shouldn't think of her that way. And yet...
01:19Theo?
01:20Theo?
01:28Theo, I will make an appointment with Sarah as soon as I get a chance.
01:33I know it's important. I'm just really busy right now.
01:38Okay, I gotta get back to work, all right? We'll talk later.
01:41All right, love you, too. Bye.
01:45Alex, Trey, I wasn't expecting to see you. Is everything okay?
01:50Everything's fine, yeah. We just needed to get out of the apartment a little bit.
01:55Okay.
01:56Trey, were you being a little fussy? And that's why Alex had to take you on a walk?
02:02No, no, that wasn't it at all. It's just that Stephanie wanted some, uh, peace and quiet.
02:10Keep going.
02:13Oh, God.
02:17Oh.
02:24Oh.
02:30Oh.
02:32Oh.
02:35Oh.
02:37Oh.
02:52Hey, it's me.
02:58Are you busy right now?
03:04Do you think you could come over?
03:14Do you think you could come over?
03:14So, what's the latest?
03:17Any new intel out of EJ?
03:21Unfortunately, no.
03:22I think we're going to have to try another tactic.
03:27Looks like I'm way ahead of you.
03:29See, I've already been cultivating an asset on my own.
03:33Someone on the inside.
03:36Who's already been in a DiMera secret room?
03:39Wait, really?
03:41Who is this inside person?
03:44Kristen DiMera.
03:56Like sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.
04:12Kristen DiMera.
04:14As in Kristen DiMera, who you've arrested a million times.
04:19The one and only.
04:21And you actually trust that woman?
04:23Well, of course not.
04:24She's a psychotic nut job.
04:26But I do trust her to do her brother dirty at every possible opportunity.
04:31If she finds out something that will bring him down, she will let me know.
04:37Unfortunately, she did not find anything in this secret room.
04:40It was actually as though no one had been in there.
04:44It was really hoping we'd find Dr. Rolfe or the PAW document or both.
04:50Yeah, well, it appears as though Dr. Rolfe is in the wind, if you're saying.
04:58Great, which means the identity of our PAW document will also remain a mystery for now.
05:05Hmm, maybe not.
05:13Gabby, hey.
05:15What are you writing?
05:17Oh, uh, just a to-do list.
05:20Nothing important.
05:22Right.
05:23Well, I am here for my morning coffee before I head into the office.
05:27Mind if I join you?
05:28Not at all.
05:33I was actually going to call you.
05:35I, um, I wanted to see how you were doing.
05:37I know last night was rough for you.
05:40It was mostly embarrassing.
05:42Oh, well, it shouldn't have been.
05:45Something upset you.
05:47We've all been there.
05:49Are you feeling any better today?
05:52I'm feeling much better now.
06:01Thanks for coming.
06:02I got it.
06:04It seems like good.
06:07What's going on?
06:14Well, Alex and my parents, they try so hard.
06:20And I've started talking to Marlena.
06:23You don't have to say any more.
06:24We talked about this before.
06:27You just need someone who understands how you're feeling.
06:30You don't have to say any more.
06:34Which is why I called you.
06:38Trey is probably having a little separation anxiety.
06:42He's been pretty clingy with his mama lately.
06:45I'm not right, big guy.
06:48You know, he's a little sweetheart.
06:50He's very mellow.
06:52All the time.
06:54And, uh, I'm guessing if Stephanie wanted peace and quiet, then a fussy baby didn't help things.
07:00Honestly, Trey was great.
07:03He barely fussed at all.
07:05I just realized I probably should have checked with her before just agreeing to babysit him.
07:11And I think she saw how excited I was to spend some time with this little guy.
07:15And she was thinking that I was dying to have a kid of our own.
07:20Uh-oh.
07:21What up?
07:23Are you?
07:26I mean, yeah, I want to start a family, but Stephanie's not sure that she wants to have kids.
07:36Ever.
07:40Not with me, anyway.
07:52We can talk.
07:54Anytime you want, but maybe not here.
07:58If you're worried that Alex is going to come home, don't be.
08:02He's babysitting Chanel's little boy, walking him around Salem.
08:05He won't be back for a while.
08:07Alex is babysitting?
08:09Yeah.
08:12Um, Trey's nanny was sick, so Alex offered to look after him.
08:19Without talking to me first, which made me irrationally angry, and I kind of flipped out on him.
08:29And now I feel terrible.
08:33God, what is wrong with me?
08:34Well, no, nothing's wrong with you.
08:37You're still recovering from what happened.
08:39So am I.
08:40I'm struggling, too.
08:43And I snapped at Julie for pampering me.
08:45And I flipped out on JJ for sneaking up on me when all he was doing was walking into the
08:50kitchen.
08:51And I, I am a hot mess.
08:57Well, I, I shouldn't find comfort in that.
09:00But at the same time, I'm, I'm glad I'm not the only one.
09:04No, you're not.
09:07Me?
09:08You're not alone, Stephanie.
09:11Alex, whatever Stephanie says now about having kids, I wouldn't take it to heart.
09:19Okay, she's obviously still, you know, recovering from the trauma of what happened to her.
09:26Which is why I thought bringing this little guy around might cheer her up.
09:30Somehow, it only ended up making her even edgier than she already was.
09:35Well, um, did you two ever talk about starting a family?
09:40Yes, we did talk about it not too long ago.
09:42But she said she wanted to wait because her writing career was taking off.
09:46I understand.
09:47And yet, now she has decided to stop writing.
09:50And that timeline has stretched into never.
09:55I just can't help but thinking it's about me, you know?
09:58Well, it's like, is she thinking that I'm just not the right guy to have children with?
10:04Oh, Alex, no, no.
10:06It's definitely not about you.
10:09All right?
10:09I, okay, here, here's my theory.
10:12I think that Stephanie probably doesn't want to bring a child into a world that she doesn't feel safe in.
10:23Which is also what I thought about.
10:25Okay.
10:26And also that maybe she thinks I'm just not father material.
10:32Oh, Alex, come on.
10:32Maybe I'm not.
10:34I mean, look at my past.
10:36I spent all these years just running away from responsibility and commitment.
10:45Okay, Alex, how about this?
10:46How about, how about we both stop speculating what Stephanie is thinking and feeling and you just let her explain
10:53it?
10:54Okay?
10:55So you hand over the baby, go home, and get to the bottom of this with your wife.
11:02Okay?
11:03Work it out with her.
11:11I'm so glad you're feeling better.
11:13I was really worried about you.
11:15Thanks.
11:17I appreciate your concerns.
11:19And thanks for being there last night during my embarrassing meltdown.
11:23Oh, come on.
11:25There's nothing to be embarrassed about.
11:27You were struggling, that's all.
11:29Yeah.
11:30It was a sensory overload.
11:32There was a lot going on at once in my normal coping mechanisms.
11:37They weren't working.
11:38I don't know why.
11:41It must have been scary.
11:43Yeah, it was.
11:45Since it wasn't tensifying very quickly, the only thing I could think to do was to get out of there.
11:52Well, I understand.
11:54You obviously have had a lot going on lately.
12:00You don't know the half of it.
12:05Do you want to talk about it?
12:12Yeah.
12:14I do.
12:16I do.
12:17I do.
12:17I was talking to Alex about how I feel right now.
12:21I told him that I wasn't as sure as I used to be about wanting kids.
12:29Alex, it was not about him, but he took it the wrong way, and then I got defensive, and the
12:36whole thing escalated really quickly.
12:40I'm sorry.
12:42But what's strange to me is, this is like a total 180 from where Alex was last year, when he
12:48thought that he got Joy Wesley pregnant.
12:52He was so relieved when he found out that it was a false alarm, and he wasn't in a serious
13:00relationship with Joy, so that was, of course, part of why the last thing he wanted was to have a
13:05child with her.
13:06But also, he said that he wasn't ready to be a father.
13:14But when I tell him that I'm not ready to be a mother, he takes it personally.
13:24Look, I obviously don't know what's going on in Alex's head, but what I do know is if I were
13:30him, I would want really badly to fix this for you right now.
13:35You take away your anxiety, guilt, whatever else you might be feeling is causing this pain and confusion, and it
13:44would kill me if I couldn't do that.
13:51Well, since E.J., nor your brother, will tell us what E.J.'s medical research is about, I resorted to
13:59speaking to Kate Brady.
14:02Why Kate?
14:03Well, because she was held in one of those pods way back when by Megan Hathaway, as well as Kayla,
14:11Marlena, Beau, and they were all in a similar sort of state, somewhere between life and death.
14:22Okay, the entire thing is completely crazy, but that aside, do we think that Megan had something to do with
14:31this current pod situation?
14:34Doubtful.
14:35Well, since she and E.J. despise one another.
14:39Yeah.
14:40No, this definitely appears to be a Dr. Rolf special.
14:48Too bad we haven't been able to track him down.
14:51Yeah.
14:52Yeah, it is.
14:54But, since we know that the pods were used to revive the dead, and since the pod we found was
15:01empty, well, it stands to reason that...
15:05...that a dead Dimera is on their way back.
15:12This one...
15:13This isn't...
15:15...easy for me.
15:18Take your time.
15:21Pretty sure a blue thing's last night with Jada.
15:25No.
15:26I...
15:27I don't know if that's true.
15:29I think you do.
15:32She's your friend.
15:33She must have confided in you about it.
15:39Yeah.
15:41She did.
15:42Mm-hmm.
15:43She told me that she got the vibe, but you're not really into her.
15:47And I imagine that the whole thing with Sean probably doesn't help him moving in with her while he's recovering.
15:54Uh, yeah.
15:55Kind of threw me off a little bit.
15:57Uh, but to be honest with you.
16:02To be honest.
16:04I wasn't really feeling a romantic connection with her, even before she told me she was going to help Sean.
16:13No?
16:15So, you mean you don't find her attractive?
16:19No, I think she's beautiful, smart, and kind.
16:23She's not a spark there.
16:26You know?
16:29Mm.
16:30Right.
16:32I mean, it's not, it's not.
16:36Can't force chemistry.
16:41You can't take to your working.
16:44Hey, I own the bakery.
16:46Who's going to complain?
16:48Yeah.
16:48And, Clint, I am a world-class multitasker.
16:51So, you get out of here, all right?
16:54Before you get on my nerves.
16:55Okay.
16:56Okay.
16:57Okay.
16:58Okay.
17:00And, also, I'm sorry that Trey and I caused problems between you and Seth.
17:04Chanel, I promise you, neither of you caused any problems at all.
17:08In fact, you helped me.
17:10A lot.
17:11By urging me to open up to Stephanie and reminding me that this is something she and I are going
17:19to have to work through.
17:20Together.
17:21Mm.
17:23Well, I'll be rooting for you.
17:26And, thank you for watching Trey.
17:29Even if it was only for a couple hours, it was a big help, really.
17:33It's my pleasure.
17:36Of course.
17:36Good luck.
17:38Bye, buddy.
17:44I know that Alex is just trying to help.
17:47And, I hate that I hurt him.
17:50But, he doesn't seem to get that what I went through has made me re-evaluate my life.
17:59And, how I see my future.
18:02I guess it goes back to not understanding if I haven't been through it.
18:07Right.
18:13Have you been doing the same?
18:14Um, re-evaluating your life?
18:17No.
18:18Definitely.
18:20Before napping, I was ready to pay from Salem, but...
18:25I don't know.
18:26I think it's best that I stick around.
18:28You know, while I figure things out.
18:30If that's okay with you.
18:32Oh, of course it is.
18:34You don't need my permission to stay in Salem.
18:36This is your home.
18:37If you want to be here, you should absolutely stay.
18:42Well, I appreciate you saying that.
18:44I appreciate you dropping everything and coming here.
18:50Talking to you has helped a lot.
18:54Though, I do feel a little guilty about it.
18:57Because of Alex?
19:00I'm sure that he would be upset if he found out.
19:05Never has to know I was here.
19:11Well, I'm not usually in the habit of keeping secrets from him, but in this case...
19:17That might be for the best.
19:18Yeah.
19:20I think so, too.
19:24But, um...
19:25Don't worry.
19:26I, uh...
19:27Won't get in the habit of calling you every time I'm about to lose my mind.
19:33Just know that if you do, I'll always answer.
19:37I'm here if you need me stuff.
19:43So, do you have a theory as to who this soon-to-be-resurrected Demira could be?
19:53Well, there sure are plenty to choose from, right?
19:57Most recently being Stefan and Jake.
20:02Well, AJ's been working on this since long before Stefan's death.
20:07He's never really cared that much for Jake.
20:10No, not so much.
20:11Yeah.
20:13All right.
20:13So, uh, normally my first guess would be Stefan, no?
20:16But since his bones were positively identified and interred,
20:22I doubt that the phoenix will be rising from the ashes.
20:26All right.
20:27I see your point.
20:30Oh.
20:33So, who do we think it could possibly be?
20:44Wait, what?
20:45Hmm?
20:46Who are you thinking?
20:49Abigail.
20:57I ran into Chanel in the square.
21:01She thought it would be best if we left Trey with her at work.
21:07I hope that didn't mess up her day.
21:09No, no, no.
21:10It's fine.
21:12She totally understood.
21:18Stephanie, I realize I should not have brought Trey here
21:22without checking with you first.
21:24And I'm sorry.
21:28I was just trying to find a way to cheer you up.
21:32I didn't mean to upset you.
21:35I didn't mean to upset you either.
21:38When we talked about having kids of our own.
21:42No, I overreacted.
21:46Baby, we are newlyweds.
21:50We can have the conversation about starting a family some other time.
21:56When you're ready.
22:01All I want is to be there for you.
22:07However you want me to be.
22:10Thank you so much for understanding.
22:33I'm sorry.
22:35You're the last person I should be asking for advice about this.
22:38Why is that?
22:41Well, we hardly know each other.
22:46Huh.
22:47Or maybe.
22:50Maybe what?
22:52Maybe it's that you heard about my track record when it comes to romance
22:56and you think that my advice will send you down the primrose path.
22:59No.
23:00No, what?
23:01Actually, I am not that sound in the romantic department either, as you know.
23:07No, I was just saying, you're Jada's friend.
23:10It's probably awkward for you.
23:13Or, another way to look at it is that I'm the perfect person to give you advice about Jada
23:18because I'm your best friend.
23:21So, go ahead.
23:23Make like Reddit, ask me anything.
23:25Okay, here it goes.
23:29How do I break things off with her?
23:32Without her hitting me.
23:40It's okay, baby.
23:41Mommy is right here, okay?
23:43Shh.
23:45Just a second.
23:46I'll be with you in just a minute.
23:48Take all the time you need.
23:53Lonnie!
23:54Oh, my God!
23:55Oh, my God!
24:04Hey, there.
24:05Jeremy, how would you like to help me collect this wonderland of toys?
24:11Okay.
24:13Who do these belong to?
24:15My great-grandbabies, Carver, and Jules, of course.
24:20Oh, of course.
24:22I didn't know Lonnie and the twins were coming by today.
24:24I didn't know it either.
24:25But, you know, Lonnie, she loves to make a surprise entrance.
24:29Is she upstairs?
24:30No.
24:31She went to visit Chanel, her sister, at the bakery, and I got to babysit.
24:36And right now, the little ones are having their nap.
24:40But this morning, oh, we played.
24:43We played hide-and-go-seek up and down the house and up the stairs.
24:47And then we played their version of Dutch football.
24:52Hmm.
24:53Maybe you need a nap, too?
24:54Oh, not today.
24:56Not today.
24:56No, I'm too excited.
24:59Oh, Jeremy, it is so wonderful to have you back home and to have Lonnie and the children in this
25:05house.
25:05It just fills it with life and love.
25:09And I'm filled with it, too, right now.
25:21Oh, I guess I would consider that possibility that Abigail might be the one in the pod.
25:30Well, she seems like the leading candidate at this point.
25:35Her body was taken from her grave.
25:38Must have been taken for a reason.
25:42Yeah, yeah, it must have been.
25:48You don't want it to be Abigail, do you?
25:51What?
25:52No, yeah, of course I do.
25:54Of course I do.
25:55It would be a miracle.
25:57I mean, Chad, the kids, my God.
26:00How could I not want that for them?
26:04Kids.
26:06Maybe you're still in love with Chad?
26:13It doesn't matter what my feelings are for Chad.
26:18I can't be with him.
26:21I just, I want him to be happy.
26:24You know, and he deserves that.
26:27He's such a great guy.
26:28Oh, yeah.
26:30He is.
26:33And I hear that he and the kids are coming back to town.
26:38Yeah, I know.
26:40And if you're worried that I would say anything about this.
26:43What?
26:44No, no, no.
26:46I know you would never.
26:47No, of course not.
26:48I mean, this is early speculation, you know, telling the man that his wife might be alive again, you know,
26:58it would just be cruel.
26:59I would, I did that before.
27:01I would never do that again, ever.
27:08Oh, my God, it is so wonderful to have you back.
27:12It is so good to be back.
27:14Ah, I miss you.
27:15Stu, too, and Jules and Carver, I cannot wait to see them.
27:18Well, you're going to get to see so much of them.
27:21Good.
27:22Oh, and look how big your beautiful boy has gotten.
27:27All right.
27:28Even though he was awake for half the night.
27:31Oh, well, can you imagine having to feed two babies every couple of hours of the night?
27:38Absolutely not.
27:41And where are Jules and Carver now?
27:44They're with Julie, who is in great-grandma heaven, of course.
27:47Oh, I bet she is.
27:48And when did you get back?
27:50I thought you guys weren't moving for, like, a few more weeks.
27:52Yeah, that was the plan, but we got a crazy offer on the house, like, way over market, with the
27:59cash that we had to be out quick.
28:01So Eli's going to stay in D.C. for a little while, just to tie up some loose ends,
28:05and I figured I would come back here early with the kids and stay with Julie until we find a
28:10place.
28:10Well, I am so thrilled that you came home early.
28:14And what about Mama?
28:15Does she know you're back yet?
28:16No, not yet.
28:17I was planning to stop at her place after she gets off work.
28:20Okay, well, she is going to be in Grandma Heaven, too.
28:22Oh, yes, she is.
28:24Oh, my God, come here.
28:25It's so good to have you back.
28:32You know, Doug, Doug loved having Turtles and Carver here.
28:37I'm sure they'll miss him.
28:41He used to sing them this funny little song in Spanish about chickens.
28:47The little chickens that would go peep, peep, peep when they were hungry or cold.
28:53And he'd tell them stories.
28:56Wonderful, funny stories for children with a little life lesson at the end.
29:02I'm sure they have wonderful memories of their time with her.
29:06I hope so.
29:11All this activity, it reminded me of when my little David was a boy, just a little kid, and...
29:20I lost so much time with him, Jeremy.
29:24I didn't even know that Eli was alive.
29:28Until he was a grown man.
29:32I'm so lucky to have Eli and his family in my life right now.
29:36I'm... I'm...
29:37blessed.
29:40They're very lucky to have you in their lives.
29:44So am I.
29:47Oh, I do.
29:49Thanks.
29:52Now, you know, when you have a family of your own...
29:57You have children of your own.
30:01Treasure every minute.
30:06Because...
30:09It goes by pretty fast.
30:22I feel like I've been trying way too hard, you know, to give you what I think you need, and
30:31I've obviously been getting it all wrong.
30:34You're not the only one.
30:37I've been getting it wrong too.
30:41Because...
30:43I don't know what I need yet, either.
30:47I still need to figure that out.
30:51I promise to give you all the time you need to do that.
31:04Actually, there is one thing that I know that I need right now.
31:11And that's you.
31:28Why would Jada hate you for breaking up with her?
31:33She'll be hurt.
31:35I'm sure.
31:36It's never fun to be rejected.
31:38It's not like you let her on.
31:41And I don't think she'll be that surprised.
31:44I mean, it's been a really long time since your first date.
31:48And the way you both tell it, not much has progressed since then.
31:52That's true.
31:55So just be honest and respectful when you talk to her, which I'm sure you will be, and it'll all
32:02be okay.
32:04Yeah.
32:06Maybe you're right.
32:08Yeah.
32:11Theo, I know you're really worried about breaking up with her, but...
32:19It seems like there's something else going on.
32:22Like you're caring a lot.
32:25I guess I am.
32:28I wish I could talk about it, but I can't.
32:32I understand.
32:35Well, I am here if and when you're ready to talk about it.
32:39I have to do some things I need to take care of.
32:46I'll see you later, though.
32:48Okay?
32:50Sure.
33:13Oh, no.
33:23Which I didn't want it to stop.
33:26You know, especially since last time, I didn't really, you know, get this far along.
33:33Yeah.
33:34Everything's going okay?
33:36I mean, health-wise, you're...
33:38You're doing all right?
33:39Uh-huh.
33:44Bonnie!
33:46There's my baby brother.
33:49Come here.
33:49Oh.
33:50Oh, it is so good to see you.
33:56So?
33:57What's what?
33:58What's going on in your life that I might have missed?
34:00Oh.
34:01Well, I, uh...
34:12I forgot something at the pub, but I'll see you two later.
34:18Okay?
34:19Yeah, yeah, for sure.
34:24It must have been something important.
34:32I had a good session with Dr. Evans, but I was so preoccupied with the other situation
34:39that I never got to talk about G.
34:42And these feelings I've been struggling with, how I can't get her out of my mind ever since
34:47I had that dream about her.
35:16Hey, hey.
35:19Are you okay?
35:22More than okay.
35:27I want this.
35:31I want you.
35:49I want you.
35:54I want you.
36:30Hey, Dad, it's me.
36:34I need a phone number.
36:47Charlotte.
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