03-31-2017 (Friday) Mixed Feelings

Victor tells Deimos he is lucky that Chad isn’t the monster he is; at least he didn’t kill him or attack his family.  He mentions Brady being gone and Deimos asks if that means he took off with Nicole; Chloe steps in and asks Deimos what he is going to do about it.  Deimos asks her what she knows; she confirms that Brady is with Nicole.  She knows they crossed into Canada, she tells him; he says they won’t get away with this.  He then tells her that this is all her fault and tells her to get lost.  Chloe says, for once, at least Nicole made the right choice; she tells him she is glad she wasn’t wrong about him.  Chloe tells Maggie about Brady leaving with Nicole; she says is actually relieved, because even though she doesn’t trust Nicole to take care of Holly, she does trust Brady.  Maggie tells Chloe she could still offer to share custody with Nicole; Chloe says it’s too late.  She says Nicole doesn’t want to live on the run, reminds her that the custody fight was only because Nicole was with Deimos; she’s not anymore.  She says she wants to see her granddaughter again.  Victor tells Maggie that he wants their granddaughter home too, and is concerned about how much Brady is risking.

Victor runs into Eric in the park; he tells him what he thinks of him and that not everyone is happy that he is back in town.  He says they will never forgive him for killing Daniel.  Jen sees Maggie in the square; Maggie compliments her dress.  Jen tells her she has a date, with Eric; Maggie doesn’t look happy about that.  Still, she says she did tell Eric to go forward with his life and be happy, and if what he wants is her, she understands; she questions the baggage though, the fact that she loved Daniel once too, and had addiction problems.  She asks if she thinks it’s a good idea; Jen says she doesn’t know, but feels they have to give it a chance and see where it leads.  Jen sits down on the park bench, to wait for Eric, I guess; he doesn’t show, she goes to see him, he blows her off and says he is sorry.  She says she is not giving up.  Eric throws his picture of Jennifer in a garbage can in the square.

Brady tells Nicole that he and Tate want to stay with her and be a family; she says it’s not fair to him, or Tate.  Brady says what isn’t fair is what’s happening back in that town and her losing her baby; he says Tate will have two parents who love him and want to be together and are happy, asking what’s wrong with that.  Their neighbor knocks on the door (Hillary) and this time, she brought her husband “Scooter” – she notices Tate and asks who that is, questioning why they hadn’t mentioned another child.  They ask why she didn’t mention a husband; she laughs.  Scooter and Brady go to get drinks; Nicole asks about the book… Hillary says she knows he’s not really writing a book.  He is looking at porn; she says he thinks she doesn’t know, but she’s a cop, she says nothing gets past her.  Nicole smiles a sheepish smile.  They go to get dinner, demanding a dinner party together; after they leave, Nicole tells Brady about Scooter’s pastime; she says that’s where he’s seen her… watching porn.  He tells her he will protect her, and he thinks they can be a happy family; he wants to be there and to have her in his life.  He says, only if she can tell him there’s not chance in hell for him and she didn’t feel anything in the kiss they had, he will take Tate and head home.  She can’t tell him that; so he says, it looks like they are in this for the long-haul.

Abigail looks mad when Chad walks in the door; she tells him that Hope came by earlier and told her that Deimos had been beaten up and that Chad is responsible.  She asks him if that is true; he sort of laughs, and says he gave him a small taste of his own medicine.  She says this isn’t funny; Chad gets angry and says, no it’s not.  She fears more retaliation, ending up with someone dead.  She reminds him that he said he wouldn’t let anything happen to her, and it did; he tells her Deimos agreed to “no more violence.”  He asks her if she trusts him or not; she says yes, but that doesn’t stop her from worrying.  They go to see Gabi; she is surprised to hear they were there before.  Abigail gets a call about business; she leaves Chad and Gabi to talk.  He says he doesn’t know what else to say other than goodbye; Gabi looks down.

Andre comes to see Gabi; she asks what the hell he is doing there.  He says he believes she poses a threat to his family, as she is in love with his brother; he reminds her that Chad is married to someone else.  Andre tells Gabi he will do whatever is necessary to protect his family; she assures him that nothing is going on between her and Chad and tells him to get out of her room, adding “and out of my life.”  Andre goes home to find Abigail there alone; she tells him she left Chad to talk to Gabi… he doesn’t think that was a good idea.  She assures him that she trusts Chad; Chad is telling Gabi what he said when he was there before, that he knew in his heart that he could count on her to catch that vial.  She agrees, they are always in sync and always have been; he asks if she is going to be alright.  She says she will be fine.  Andre tells Abiail he understands that Chad went to her first, but, he adds, Gabi is still alive; she says that almost sounds like he wishes she weren’t.  He laughs, not at all he says… he just wants Chad to remember that she is his wife.

Chad gets home; Abby is waiting patiently to hear what happened.  He tells her they are letting Gabi go home; she suggests they do something nice for themselves after all this mess, mentioning the second honeymoon they never took, and says she would like to renew their vows.  He agrees to set a date.  Then he recollects all his memories with Gabi, and telling her he loved her for the first time; Gabi is thinking about it too, as she waits to be discharged from the hospital.  She cries.