Eternally Yours--Chapter 44 Roman's anger (part two)
"I have to call Doc." John announced taking out his cell phone and dialing the
number to the penthouse only to discover a busy signal. "It's busy. Doc must be on the
phone."
"John, I don't want to sound like that bearer of bad news," Mike began
seriously, "but I think that you should warn Marlena about what's going on with Roman.
"John, I don't want to sound like that bearer of bad news," Mike began seriously, "but I
think that you should warn Marlena about what's going on with Roman. She should know
what he's been up to."
"I know Mike." John said thinking it over. "It's going to break her heart though
because she still wants to believe that Roman is the the good man that she married years
ago."
"I understand that John," Lexie said giving him a hug, "but if you don't tell her
what's going on, then it'll only be harder as time goes on."
"Besides," Mike said looking at John, "now that you know Roman lied about his
health, you don't know what else he could be capable of."
"Stay away from me." Marlena said crawling across the floor as she realized that
she hurt her leg in the fall.
"Stay away from you Doc?" Roman laughed at her as he slowly creeped down the
stairs. "Why so that you and John can be together? I don't think so Doc."
"Roman, it's over between us." she explained to him as she continued crawling
across the room. "I wanted to tell you about John and me sooner, but you weren't healthy
enough to hear the truth."
"The truth?" Roman asked glaring at her. "You wouldn't know the truth if it bit
you in the face."
"Roman, the day you came back to Salem John and I were supposed to be
married." she explained as pain shot up her leg. "We wanted to tell you the truth, but you
were so sick."
"So you thought that you would spare a dying man." Roman finished looking at
her. "Is that it Doc? Did you think that it would make you a better person by leading me
on all of these months?"
"It wasn't like that Roman." Marlena explained as tears rushed down her face. "I
never wanted to hurt you, but things got so complicated."
"What about Kristen?" Roman asked moving closer to her.
"She lied to you Roman. She and John aren't married." Marlena explained to him.
"She lied to you so that she could keep John and I apart."
"No, this can't be true." Roman said shaking his head at her. "You're just telling
me this so that you and John can be together. You're trying to manipulate me into
believing what you say."
"No, it's the truth Roman." Marlena cried looking at the pain in his face. "It's the
truth."
"I don't believe you Doc." he yelled picking a vase up off of the table and throwing
it across the room. "You agreed to marry me. You said that it was because you loved me
Doc."
"I'm sorry Roman." she said crying harder. "I never meant to hurt you."
"Doc, the other night before my attack, you almost made love to me. I was
touching you and you kissed me." he stated blankly. "You told me that you wanted to be
with me."
"I didn't realize what I was doing Roman." she explained to him. "When I realized
what was going on, I knew that it wasn't right. That's why I stopped things when I
did."
"But you wanted me." he said staring blankly at her. "You wanted to make love to
me."
"No, I didn't Roman. I'm sorry." she said looking at him. "It was all a big
mistake."
"You do love me Doc." he said emotionless as he moved towards her. "I know
it."
"Roman," she began backing up again as he approached her.
"You want to make love to me." he said reaching for her on the floor.
"Get away from me." she said pushing his arms away from her.
"Damn it Marlena." he said slapping her as he moved on top of her. "I know that
you want me."
"Don't do this Roman." she cried trying to break free as pain shot up her
leg.
"You're going to do what I want from now on Marlena." Roman said forcefully
kissing her neck. "You owe me this."
"Please don't do this." Marlena cried trying to push him off of her. "Roman
don't."
"Doc, don't fight it." he said kissing her neck again. "I know that you want
me."
"Roman, please don't. I'm pregnant." she announced crying.
"I'm sorry mom," Eric said stepping off of the elevator to the penthouse, "but I'm
not going to let you ruin my dad's happiness."
Eric stopped suddenly as he heard shouting from Marlena's apartment. He
assumed that John and his mom were fighting so listened to hear what was going
on.
"How could you do this to me? Why did you do this?" Eric heard a familiar voice
call out.
"I'm sorry to hurt you like this, but things can't change." Marlena explained
sobbing. "Let go of me."
"You bitch." the voice called out as Eric heard a loud thud.
Eric decided that things with John and his mom were getting out of hand and he
was going to stop them. He tried opening the front door, but it was locked. He tried to
throw himself against the door to break it down, but he was unsuccessful. He noticed a
fire extinguisher in the hall so he picked it up and slammed it into the door causing it to
crack open.
"Get your damn hands off of her you bastard." Eric screamed running into the
room as he watched the man hitting his mother. "Did you hear me?"
"Eric," Marlena screamed trying to break free as Eric moved in closer.
"Get off of her." Eric yelled grabbing the man off of his mother and throwing him
across the room. "Mom, are you okay?"
"Eric, oh thank God...Eric..." Marlena began as she passed out.
"Damn you John. How could you do this to her?" Eric said turning to face the
man that was lying on the floor. "Why don't you get up and fight like a man?"
"Eric," Roman gasped looking at him.
"Dad." Eric said in shock realizing that the man that was hitting his mom was none
other than his father.
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