"You're lying Eric!" Sami yelled with tears running down her face. "Daddy
would never do that to anyone."
"It's true Sami." Eric insisted reaching for her hands as she began to shake. "I
didn't want you to find out like this, but you had a right to know."
"No Eric!! No!!" Sami snapped pulling her hands away from him as she looked
around the room at everyone. "This is some kind of sick joke, isn't it?"
"I'm afraid not Sami." Carrie explained watching her sister sobbing. "Dad lost it
when he found out that Marlena was pregnant and he would've killed her if Eric hadn't
barged in on them."
"No!!!" Sami yelled turning to Mike.
"It's true Sami." Mike added looking her over. "Your mother was in pretty bad
shape when your father was finished with her."
"You all are lying!!" Sami yelled standing up quickly and glaring at Eric and
Carrie. "You all are doing this because you don't care about dad at all. All you two care
about is John."
"That's not true Sami." Eric insisted standing next to her. "I love dad as much as
you do and this is hurting me too."
"No you don't." Sami snapped turning to face Jenny. "Ever since you got involved
with that witch there, you've given up on trying to make dad happy once again. She's
made you believe that mom would be better off with John."
"That's not true." Eric replied grabbing a hold of her. "Sami, don't you see that I'm
telling you the truth?"
"Let go of me Eric." Sami yelled struggling to break free.
"Sami, for once in your life, will you just please calm down and hear us out?"
Carrie asked stepping over to aid Eric. "None of us wanted to believe that dad was
capable of such evil, but it's the truth."
"No!!!!" Sami shouted breaking free as she glared at Eric and Carrie. "Neither one
of you care about dad's feelings. All you care about is John and I'll bet that neither one of
you wanted dad to survive his illness either."
"That's uncalled for Sami."
Carrie shouted growing angry. "You know that's not true."
"Yeah, well from what I see here it is." Sami spit turning towards the door.
"Where are you going?" Eric asked worried about his sister.
"Far from here." Sami yelled turning to face him once more. "I'm going to find
dad and when I do, I'll let him know that I'm the only one that still has faith in
him."
"Sami wait." Eric insisted as she ran out of the apartment.
"Let her go
Eric." Carrie insisted grabbing a hold of his arm. "You know how Sami is. She just needs
a little while to let things sink in and then she will cool down."
"I'm not so sure about that this time Carrie." Eric replied as Carrie hugged him
tightly.
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"Oh John, that was fantastic." Marlena sighed snuggling next to him on the couch.
"I swear that this feels so right as time goes on."
"It always did Doc." John whispered feeling her heart beat against his own. "I love
you so much."
"I love you too." she replied kissing his chest softly. "I love these moments that
we spend together like this."
"Me too." he replied running his fingers through her soft, wet hair. "Soon we will
be together and we will have the rest of our lives to share moments like these."
"Oh John." she sighed looking up at him.
"Doc, you're so beautiful." he smiled looking at her pale face.
"John," Marlena began playing with the thick hairs on his chest. "I was
thinking..."
"About what Doc?" John asked feeling shivers running down his spine from her
touch.
"About when we are going to get married." Marlena began planting kisses on his
chest again.
"I was thinking about that too." he explained as he ran his hands along her the
curve of her spine.
"Well," she began speaking in between placing her delicate kisses on him, "I was
thinking that since we are going to be having this baby that we..."
"...shouldn't wait too long to get married." he finished as she looked up at him in
amazement. "I've been thinking about that too Doc, and that's why I think that we should
get married as soon as possible."
"How soon?" Marlena asked curiously.
"Well, we could elope and get married tonight for all I care Doc." John explained
with a grin.
"John, I want to get married soon..." Marlena began facing him, "...but not that
soon."
"Doc, I'm ready to make you my wife as soon as possible." John insisted wrapping
his arms around her tighter.
"I can't wait for that either." she sighed resting on his chest once again and
listening to his heartbeat. "I just think that maybe we should wait to get married in front
of all of our friends and family. I want this to be perfect."
"It will Doc." he
agreed closing his eyes and enjoying the feel of her body against his.
"I hope so John." she sighed remembering how their last attempt to get married
had been unsuccessful.
"Everything will be fine Doc." John whispered running his hand along her side and
grinning. "You know the offer to get married tonight is still open. I'll have no problem
taking you away and making you my wife immediately."
"John," Marlena began pulling herself up to meet his gaze, "I have other plans for
you tonight."
"Really?" John asked with a mischievous grin as he started to get his energy
back.
"Uh-huh." she smiled pressing her salty lips to his as she heard a faint noise coming
from underneath the pillow John was resting on. "What is that?"
"I think it's my cell phone." John replied pulling it out from underneath him and
holding it in the air. "I wonder who could be calling now."
"It doesn't matter." Marlena insisted grabbing the phone out of his hand and
tossing it across the room. "They'll have to wait because right now you're tied up with
me."
"I like the sound of that." John smiled pulling her into his arms once more.
