"Eric, does your dad realize that you don't like Kristen?" Jenny asked as Eric walked her to the hospital records room.
"No, he doesn't have any clue about how much I hate her and he isn't going to find out any time soon either." Eric explained to her. "He thinks that Kristen is this wonderful woman that has brought him here to reunite with my mom. Little does he know, she is an evil woman who only cares about stealing John away from my mom."
"John's your mom's fiancee?" Jenny questioned.
"Yeah," Eric explained sighing, "Kristen and John used to be together a long time ago until Kristen did some terrible things to him and my mom."
"Like what?" Jenny asked hoping that she wasn't being too nosy.
"Well, she lied about being pregnant to keep my mom and John apart. Then she hired some woman to have a baby so that she could pass it off as her own and then to top it all of she locked my mother away in her wine cellar for a couple of months so that my mom couldn't tell John the truth about her." Eric explained as he watched Jenny's face. "I know it sounds crazy, but it's all true."
"I see why you don't like her." Jenny insisted thinking about what he had just told her. "If she did all of these rotten things, then why does your father like her?"
"You see, she lied to my dad and told him that she was married to my mom's fiancee, so my father has no clue that she's evil." Eric explained realizing that he was babbling. "I'm sorry to burden you with my whining."
"That's alright." Jenny smiled looking at him. "You know that Kristen sure sounds crazy. If she needs mental help, I bet my boss would take her on as a patient."
"That might be an idea." Eric laughed thinking about Kristen seeing a therapist.
"Doc, you're here." Roman said delightful to see Marlena and John step off of the elevator.
"Sorry that we took so long." Marlena explained thinking about the argument she had with John on the way over to the hospital. "We tried to get here sooner, but..."
"That doesn't matter now." Roman smiled giving her a hug and a kiss on the cheek. "All that matters is that you're here."
"So how are you feeling today Roman?" John asked uneasy with Roman hugging Marlena.
"I'm feeling like a million bucks John." Roman said flashing a smile at him. "As soon as I get home, I'm going to celebrate."
"Celebrate?" Marlena asked confused. "Don't you think that you're overdoing it just a little Roman. You should be resting so that you don't have another attack again."
"Doc, I'm happy that you are giving me another chance." Roman whispered in her ear kissing her again. "I'll make it up to you for what I did the other night."
"John, honey it was so nice of you to bring Marlena over here for Roman." Kristen called out rushing over to hug him. "I missed you earlier."
"What are you doing here Kristen?" John asked backing away from her.
"Didn't Roman tell you?" she asked wrapping her arm around his.
"I didn't get a chance to yet Kristen." Roman explained with a grin as he turned to Marlena. "Doc, we're having a dinner party at the penthouse tonight."
"What?" Marlena asked confused.
"You're having a dinner party at the penthouse tonight." Kristen repeated with a smile.
"I decided that it's been a while since the entire family has been together, so I figured you wouldn't mind having everyone over." Roman explained to Marlena. "You don't mind, do you?"
"Well, Roman I don't think that it's such a good idea considering that the place isn't exactly ready for company." Marlena protested taken aback that Roman had decided to make plans without consulting her.
"Doc, don't worry about it." Roman assured her. "Kristen offered to have her cook come over and make dinner for everyone."
"That's awfully sweet of her, but..." Marlena began turning to John hoping that he could help her out of this one.
"It's no problem at all Marlena." Kristen smiled brightly. "Besides, Roman called everyone and they all agreed to come over."
"I don't really think that now is the time to throw a dinner party." John insisted realizing that a dinner party at the penthouse would ruin his plans of staying there.
"Nonsense." Roman assured him. "I already called the kids, Bo and Hope, and the only ones left to call are mom and pop."
"Roman, don't you think that you should've given me some warning about all of this?" Marlena asked feeling her body tense up.
"I'm sorry Doc." Roman explained to her. "I just wanted to do something nice for you."
"I think it's sweet Roman." Kristen added.
"I guess that it's fine that we're having everyone over, but I just wish that you would've given me some notice." Marlena sighed realizing that she wasn't going to be able to change his mind.
"Next time I will Doc." he agreed taking her in his arms and turning to John. "What do you say we all leave now?"
