03-13-2017 (Monday) The Next Step

Deimos asks Nicole what her plan is; he says she needs her help.  She says she doesn’t need his help and doesn’t want him anywhere near her or her baby.  Deimos asks what the hell is going on between Nicole and Brady; she tells him she TRUSTS Brady, and he is her friend.  Deimos offers to put her on his private plane right now and take her to safety; she tells him she doesn’t want anything from him.  She tells him he is not even part of the equation; she is leaning on Brady, alone.  She reminds Deimos that he is the reason she is in this mess in the first place; Deimos orders Brady to leave so he can speak to Nicole alone.  Brady refuses, but Nicole says it’s okay; she tells him to make it quick.  He admits he’s made mistakes, but says he never meant to hurt her; she says yet he did.  He tells her that she will come to see that he is not a threat to her; he promises to always look out for her and Holly.  She tells him that she knows he loves her, in his own way, but reiterates that she cannot let him anywhere near her daughter now.  She tells him that she does NOT love him anymore; he tells her, if she really feels that way, he has no reason to protect her anymore, adding that she will be sorry.  She tells him that is exactly why she doesn’t love him anymore and can’t be with him; Brady tells her to go wait outside.  Deimos swears he loves her; Nicole tells him that what they had what not love.  She tells him he is not  man, he is a monster; she and Brady leave.

Abigail goes to the club to make sure everything is set for the benefit tomorrow; Chad tells her she’s been doing a hell of a job lately.  He says they are polling higher than ever.  He goes shopping and buys Thomas a tiny catcher’s mitt; Gabi sees him in the square and starts a conversation.  They reminisce; old footage, of a meeting in the park between the two, plays.  As Abigail takes off her coat and goes over the plans for the benefit, Dario cannot take his eyes off of her; she questions if he is listening, and he assures her she has his full attention.  After she finishes reviewing her list, she asks if he wants another dance lesson; she chooses a tango.  Gabi and Chad continue their conversation, laughing about her teaching him how to pitch; Jennifer happens by and sees them.  She looks suspicious.  As Dario and Abigail dance, she tells him he is a natural; he says she’s a very good teacher.  Dario turns into Chad, as he dips her; the dance becomes very seductive, and her final turn brings Abby face to face with Dario again.  She gets nervous, tells him that was great, and excuses himself.  Jennifer calls Chad on the apparent feelings still between he and Gabi; he admits that they do still care about each other.  Jen tells Chad if he breaks her daughter’s heart, she will hurt him.  She leaves.

Eric tries to write Nicole a letter of apology; he starts over several times, then crumples it up and throws it away.  Maggie texts Eric, asking him if he would come to the hospital to talk to a patient of hers; a man, who got in a wreck… the car he hit flipped over and the other driver was seriously injured and might not make it; he was drunk.  He tells his mom he doesn’t appreciate why she called him; she says she knows, but that man is going through something no one understands better than Eric – she begs him to talk to him.  He almost leaves, but then changes his mind; he goes over and tells the man that a little over a year ago, he got drunk, drove a car, and killed his best friend.  The man asks how he lives with that; Eric admits it’s a struggle.  Maggie lets the man know that the other driver is going to be alright; he is in recovery now and will survive.  The man is relieved; Eric pats him on the shoulder.  The man tells Eric thank you; Maggie tells Eric he should consider helping others in this same way.

Jennifer comes to meet Eric in the part; she says she’s glad he texted her.  He tells her that he has been thinking and, if it is still available, he will take that job at the Horton Center; she is thrilled and tells him he won’t regret it.  He says he has to go; she smiles.  Jen and Maggie talk at Brady’s Pub; Maggie is so happy that Eric has changed his mind.  Eric finishes his letter to Nicole and puts it in an envelope; then sticks it in a little wooden treasure box, apparently full of other letters he has written to her.  Gabi gives Dario a hard time when she realizes that he has seen Abigail again; he admits that he’s lied to Abby about being a bad dancer.  Chad shows Abby the catcher’s mitt he bought for Thomas; she says it will at least make a good teether.  Chad looks over the list of stolen artifacts, saying Deimos will be pissed, but he deserves it for kidnapping him and Gabi.  Abigail asks if he is sure he wants to keep provoking Deimos; Deimos tears up the motel room after Nicole and Brady leave.

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