"Marlena?" John asked in disbelief. "She's waiting for me at the
penthouse. Jenny, Marlena and I are supposed to be having dinner tonight. You must be
mistaken."
"I'm not John." Jenny explained as tears rolled down her cheeks. "I was on my
over to the penthouse to pick up my purse and when I got there everything was crazy.
Roman ran out of the apartment and Eric was chasing him."
"That's impossible." John replied. "Roman is out of town visiting a friend for the
evening."
"John, I was there." Jenny insisted to him. "Roman ran off quickly and Eric told
me that things with Roman and Marlena got out of hand. I walked into the apartment and
found her lying on the floor."
"No." John cried out as Mike walked out of the emergency room.
"John, I need to talk to you." Mike said rushing over to him.
"How is she? I need to see her MIke." John yelled trying to make his way into the
emergency room.
"You can't go in there John." Mike said holding him back.
"She needs me Mike." John said trying to push Mike out of the way. "I have to
help her. I need to be there with her."
"Lexie is taking care of her." Mike explained grabbing a hold of him. "The best
thing that you can do for Marlena is calm down."
"Come on Marlena," Lexie called out to her as she worked on her, "you're a
fighter. You can beat this."
"My baby..." Marlena mumbled in her unconscious state. "John...our baby...please
god...don't...let...my...baby...die..."
"What is she talking about?" Lexie asked as a nurse grabbed Marlena's
charts.
"Dr. Carver, she's pregnant." The nurse informed her handing her the
charts.
"Oh God." Lexie said looking it over and turning her full attention back to
Marlena. "Don't worry Marlena. We are going to make sure that you and your baby will
be just fine."
"Damn it Mike!" John shouted trying to move Mike out of his way. "I need to be
with Doc!"
"I'm sorry John, but I can't let you in there." Mike said trying to restrain him. "I'm
going to go back in there to help Lexie out."
"Doc needs me!! I have to be with her." John shouted as Carrie grabbed a hold of
his arm.
"John, please do what Mike says." Carrie pleaded with him as she fought back
tears. "He knows what's best for Marlena."
"Fine Mike," John said turning to Mike. "but take care of her please. Don't let her
die!"
"I won't." Mike assured him. "I promise you that."
"Oh Carrie," John said hugging her as tears rushed down his face. "I love Doc so
much. We've fought too long and too hard for us to be together."
"You two will be together John." Carrie said as he sobbed on her shoulder. "God
wouldn't take her away from you like that."
"I need to be with her. I never should have let her go home without me." John
cried turning around to try to look into the emergency room again. "She needs to know
that I love her."
"She knows that John." Carrie said wiping her own tears from her face. "Your
love is what has kept her going all of these years."
"Doc, I'm here. Oh baby I love you so much." John said pressing his hand to the
window as tears rolled down his face. "Please don't leave me now Doc. I need
you."
Eric drove frantically as he followed Roman through the streets of Salem. He kept
replaying the scene in his mind.
"Son, why don't you just turn around and forget what you saw?" Roman asked wiping the blood away from his lip. "We can pretend that you never came here. This is between me and your mom."
"I can't do that dad." Eric said standing protectively in front of Marlena. "You aren't going to touch her again."
"Eric, this is between your mom and me." Roman said trying to make his way past Eric to an unconscious Marlena. "Now leave!"
"No Roman. You aren't getting near her." Eric said shoving him back into a wall. "I'm not going to let you hurt her again."
"Son don't make me hurt you." Roman explained grabbing Eric's collar. "Don't try to get in my way."
"You aren't going to touch her again." Eric announced staring his father down.
"For God's sake Eric," Roman began screaming as he swung a punch at him. "I'm your father and you have to obey me."
"As far as I'm concerned my father's dead." Eric screamed swinging back at Roman.
