"Stuart, Hayley, and Mateo peered into Gillian's room through a pane of glass. All three wished Gillian a speedy recovery. Hayley wondered if they would ever find out who was responsible for the explosion now that Camille was dead. Stuart pulled the shark's tooth he found at the cabin out of his pocket and held it up for Mateo and Hayley to see. Neither knew of anyone who wore a shark's tooth necklace, but they both announced that they'd be on the lookout for anyone who fit the bill. Lee slowly wandered down the hospital corridor---that is, until he saw Stuart talking to Hayley and Mateo. He managed to slip around a corner before anyone saw him. When he did, he smacked into Ryan. Ryan instantly recognized Lee, but he didn't know Lee's name or where exactly he knew him from. Lee, who introduced himself as the ubiquitous "John Lee." Lee mentioned that he was just hired to work at Wildwind, but Ryan knew that he hadn't seen "John" at Wildwind. When Lee mentioned that he'd used to work at Holidays, Ryan recalled that "John" was the one who'd told him to let Mateo "handle his woman." The only thing that Lee could do was to change the subject. He mentioned that he'd heard that Ryan's wife was injured in the explosion and said that he wished her a speedy recovery. When Ryan arrived outside his wife's hospital room, he learned that Gillian had asked for a visitor. Naturally assuming that he was the visitor, Ryan was stunned to learn that Gillian had asked to see Eugenia---not him. During her brief visit with her granddaughter, Eugenia> learned that Gillian felt alone. Gillian's spirits were somewhat lifted when she learned that Dimitri, Edmund, Mateo, and Hayley had all dropped by at one time or another to check on her condition. What really hurt Gillian was the fact that her own husband had not stopped by once. Eugenia promptly corrected Gillian, telling her that Ryan had barely left Gillian's side since she was admitted. She also informed Gillian that Ryan had helped save her life in the aftermath of the explosion. Outside, Ryan kicked himself for having treated Gillian so badly over the past few months. Hayley explained that sometimes it takes a tragedy to bring people closer together. Hayley joked that she's missed the sounds of shattering glass around Wildwind. The two shared an embrace, one that was seen by Gillian through the observation window. Gillian's doctor told Ryan that Gillian's condition had been upgraded to stable and that barring any unforeseen complications, Gillian could be released in a few days. Ryan entered Gillian's room with a smile on his face, but Gillian refused to speak to him. Outside, Mateo returned to waiting room and showed Hayley an ad in the paper for the upcoming carnival. Hayley began to cry as she realized that Mateo's vision of her death was now once step closer to reality.
It seemed like barely an hour since Jake had told Liza that he had to back out of helping her conceive a child. Now, he'd come back to her room to announce that he'd reversed his decision. It made no sense to Liza, but she was elated nonetheless that Jake had changed his mind. Liza wanted to know what brought about Jake's change of heart, but Jake dodged the question. He encouraged Liza to rest up and focus on getting out of the hospital. Once released, Jake told Liza that he would "mosey on down" to the fertility clinic to help her get pregnant. As Jake was on his way out of the room, Marian dropped by. Marian was surprised to learn that Jake was back in the sperm donor picture. Liza, not wanting to jinx anything, could barely contain her glee. "We're going to have a baby," she chirped as she bounced up and down in bed. Marian joined in the merriment, but she then realized that she had scheduled an appointment to donate blood. Liza was floored; her mother had never, ever given blood before. Marian smiled somewhat bashfully and told her daughter that there was a first time for everything. Marian wondered if her pending grandmotherhood had caused her to become a better person. Before leaving, Marian handed Liza a book of baby names. Alone in her room, Liza paged through the book. She came to the name Adam and abruptly stopped reading the names. "No," she said emphatically. She continued on through the alphabet.
Lee continued on his way and eventually bumped into Marian, who was on her way to the blood donation room. Marian told Lee that she'd cancel her appointment so that they could go out for a bite to eat. Lee nodded and told her that he'd see her in a few minutes. Marian entered the donation suite with the intention of canceling her appointment. She tried to tell the attending physician that she wanted to cancel, but she never got the chance. The doctor handed her a consent form and told her to have a seat. When Marian looked towards the donor in the next chair, she saw a familiar face. Stuart, as he does so regularly, was also donating the gift of life. Marian was enamored by Stuart and forgot all about her decision to forgo the donation. After they'd finished giving blood, Marian and Stuart both rested in chairs. They made small talk---mostly about how good it felt to give blood. Things got rather sticky when Marian commented that this was the first time that she'd ever donated blood. Marian remarked that giving blood was probably the only thing she'd never done. "I know," Stuart replied. Needless to say, Stuart's reply prompted a sour reaction from Marian. Again, she thought that the comment was somehow linked to her past affairs. Stuart asked Marian how much she knew about her new lover, John. Stuart, suspecting that John might be responsible for the "accidents" that had been plaguing his family, asked questions about John's knowledge of machines and whether or not he was good enough for Marian. Marian offered to introduce the two men and Stuart agreed that meeting John was a good idea. Normally after donating blood, donors are encouraged to have a cookie or a glass of juice to help lessen their feelings of fatigue. Marian, however, decided that she wanted to get out of there as fast as possible. When she exited the room, Marian told Lee about Stuart's desire to meet him. Marian told Lee that she thinks that Stuart is jealous of him---and that was definitely a good thing. She asked Lee if he'd help her make Stuart even more jealous by flirting with her. Lee nodded his head and said that it would not be difficult to flirt with a woman as beautiful as Marian. He then commented that it might finally be time for him and Stuart to come face to face.
Like a whirlwind, Dixie stormed into Chandler Mansion and told Adam that she'd come to an important decision. Since Camille, the person who Adam blamed for the danger in his life, was now dead, Dixie saw no reason why she and Adam Junior could not return to Pigeon Hollow. Adam knew that he had to find a way to convince Dixie to stay in town a bit longer. He mentioned that Junior and Jamie needed more time together. Dixie nearly slipped up when she said that Jamie was out of town. Adam knew that Brooke couldn't leave town because she was on trial and that Tad hadn't gone anywhere either. Dixie covered for herself by saying that Jamie was away at camp. Adam was not acting like his usual self. Dixie noticed that he seemed almost "desperate" to keep Junior around. Adam went on a tirade about how a woman he knows that is turning to a man she doesn't love in order to conceive a child. Adam couldn't believe the gall of the woman who, of course, was Liza---but he never told Dixie that. Dixie told Adam that he was not one to lecture on people who are going overboard to have children. Women, she said, are the ones who actually have children and that they only have a certain amount of time in order to have a child. She also reminded Adam that he had been a tyrant when he decided that he needed to have an heir to the Chandler fortune. She remarked that he didn't care whose lives he destroyed just as long as he had that child. Adam again tried to convince Dixie to stick around. This time he brought up Palmer's name. Dixie had no idea that Palmer had been injured in the explosion at Holidays. When Adam mentioned it, Dixie dashed out the door and headed for the hospital. Adam sat down at his desk and recalled what Dixie had told him, "you didn't care who you hurt to make that baby yours." The last four words of Dixie's statement echoed over and over in Adam's mind. "Make that baby yours," said the echo. Adam smiled devilishly and thanked Dixie for helping him decide that he would make Liza's baby his.
Allie wanted nothing to do with David and she made no attempt to hide that from him. David tried to dig for information on Jake and Allie's fight, but Allie wasn't about to tell the secrets of her personal life. David wondered why Allie had destroyed all of the videotapes of his confession, or "so-called confession," as David called it. Allie replied that she believed that by erasing the videotapes she was effectively erasing David from her life. She demanded to know why David had returned to town. David said that since Allie had been so candid with him, he would return the favor. He told Allie that after his seminar had ended, he decided to stick around a while and try to make up for the bad things that he'd done. Allie didn't buy it. Allie became furious when David confessed that he realized that he never really loved her. Allie, in turn, accused David of ruining her career. David noted that Allie was the one who ruined her career by revealing that she forged her college transcripts. Allie was furious. Jake walked on to the sun porch and order David to leave Allie alone. Allie turned on her helpless mode and began crying frantically about how David was stalking her. David, a wry smile on his face, told Allie that he would not bother her again. On his way out of the sun porch, he managed to do a good deed. He happened upon Dixie just as she was about to faint. David offered to have a nurse or another doctor give Dixie a check-up, but Dixie declined the offer. She surmised that a skipped breakfast was responsible for her dizzy spell. David offered to but Dixie some juice, but that offer was also turned down. Dixie went on her way, but David stayed pat and watched Dixie walk away.
Back on the sun porch, Jake tore into Allie for telling Adam about his plan to help Liza get pregnant. He told her that she never should have brought Adam into the matter. He went as far as to accuse Allie of telling Adam so that Adam could use his muscle to block the process. Allie denied the claim initially, but she later confessed that she did hope that Adam could talk Liza out of getting artificial insemination. Jake made it clear that he was not going to let Allie bully him into breaking his promise to Liza. Allie's eyes bulged at the news that Jake had reconsidered and was now once again willing to assist Liza. She claimed that Jake didn't love her and that no woman in her right mind would let her fiancé impregnate another woman. Jake once again claimed that the process was a clinical one and nothing more. Jake stated that Allie had changed from the first time that he met her. Allie chalked up her transformation to losing her medical license and facing time in jail. She told Jake that the events of the past few months had changed her forever. She hinted that if Jake was no longer in love with her, then they might as well call of their engagement. Jake shook his head and told Allie that he had not asked for their engagement to be called off. Allie, however, continued to press the point that what Jake was doing was wrong and that she would never be able to forgive him if he went through with his sperm donation. Finally, Jake told Allie that it appeared that their engagement was off and he walked away. Tears welled in Allie's eyes, but she made no effort to run after the man that she loved."
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