Eternally Yours--Chapter 43--Roman's anger
"Roman, what are you doing here?" Marlena asked shocked to see him at the
bottom of the stairs holding a dozen roses.
"I was just about to ask you the same thing." he said looking her
over.
"I didn't expect you to be back home." she said nervously as she felt his
eyes stare through her.
"That's obvious Doc." he said throwing the flowers down on the ground.
"What happened to that friend that you had to visit?" she asked feeling her
heart beat faster as she felt his cold stare upon her.
"There was no friend Doc." he explained growing angry. "I thought that I would
suprise you with a secret rendezvous, but it looks like you had plans of your
own."
"Roman, I can explain..." she began as she felt her legs growing weak.
"Oh I think that I understand." Roman said taking the phone off the hook and
rushing up the stairs towards her.
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"Roman's completely healthy?" John asked confused as he looked at Mike and
Lexie. "How is this possible?"
"Well, you see " Mike began holding the tiny pill bottle, "Roman was obviously
taking these to alter his blood test results."
"I don't understand." John said looking at the file folder. "How could Roman
tamper with the test results?"
"These pills here have certain chemicals in them that trigger the blood tests come
out positive for the infection." Lexie explained showing John her research.
"So Roman has been scamming us from the time that he had his 'second attack'."
John said in disbelief as he pieced it all together.
"It appears so John." Mike explained to him. "There is no way that Roman's test
results could've had such a dramatic change overnight unless he was taking these
pills."
"That's why he looked so upset when I saw him pacing around the hospital
earlier." John said looking at the pill bottle. "He lost his pills before he had a chance to
take one. He was worried because he had no way to insure that his test would come back
positive. How could I have been so blind?"
"John, I'm his doctor and I didn't see it coming." Mike said trying to ease John's
mind. "None of us knew or suspected what he was up to, not even Marlena."
"Marlena," John said remembering that they had plans together.
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"Bridget, is my mom still here?" Eric asked walking over to Marlena's
office.
"She left for home a while ago Eric." Bridget said looking him over. "You seemed
to have calmed down a little bit since the last time I saw you."
"Yeah, I have." Eric said realizing that he needed to get into his mother's office.
"Bridget, you know I left something in my mom's office. Do you mind if I just go in there
and get it?"
"I don't know Eric," Bridget began explaining to him, "I'm not supposed to let
anyone in there."
"Come on. It's my mom's office. What could I possibly do?" Eric asked looking at
her.
"I guess that you're right." she said shrugging. "Just hurry up in there before
someone sees you and gets suspicious."
"Thanks Bridget." Eric said opening Marlena's office and looking inside. "Now I
have to find something to tell me what mom is up to tonight."
Eric walked over to Marlena's desk and started going through the unlocked
drawers. He didn't know what he was looking for, but he continued to search until he
came across her datebook.
"Bingo." he said opening the book to find out where she was. He found and entry
marked 'Dinner with John'.
"I can't believe you mom. I don't know why you want to hurt dad like this." Eric
whisered furiously as he put the book back into her desk. "Well, mom, I'm sorry, but I'm
not going to let it happen."
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"Roman what are you doing?" Marlena asked backing away from him when she
saw the anger in his eyes.
"So you have been playing me for a fool all of this time." he said grabbing her arms
and squeezing them tightly.
"Roman, I can explain everything." Marlena said trying to break free of his
grasp.
"Oh I understand everything loud and clear Doc." he shouted touching her
nightgown. "The new pajamas, the dinner in the oven, the candles in the living room.
You're obviously in the mood for seduction, and it's not with me."
"Roman, you're hurting me." she whispered as she felt her legs giving out beneath
her.
"Really Doc?" he asked squeezing her arms tighter. "How do you think I feel?
For months you've jumped every time that I've tried to touch you and I thought it was just
because I thought you were nervous about everything."
"Let go of me Roman." she said trying to squirm out of his grasp.
"Everything is perfectly clear Doc." he said in anger staring into her brown eyes.
"You're sleeping with John again."
"I mean it." she yelled at him. "Let go of me."
"You've made a fool of me." he screamed slapping her in the face as her legs
collapsed causing her to fall down the stairs.
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