"Doc, I love you more than life itself and I've been dreaming about this moment.
You hold the key to my heart and soul and I can't bear to spend another moment apart. "
John pleaded watching the tears flow down her face as he moved back and began to play
with her engagement ring. "Doc, will you marry me?"
"Oh John, my love," Marlena gasped watching him kneeling at her side as he
twirled the ring around in his hand, "I can't marry you..."
"What?" he asked suddenly confused by the words she just said. "You can't marry
me?"
"John...I" she began to explain realizing that she upset him.
"I love you so much Doc." John pleaded wholeheartedly as he began to feel tears
forming in his eyes. "I want you, me, and the kids to be a family again. I need you so
muc..."
"John, you didn't let me finish." Marlena insisted placing her hand over his mouth
to quiet him down.
"But Doc I love you..." John interrupted again although his voice was muffled by
her hand.
"John, would you please shut up and let me finish?" Marlena asked trying to calm
him down.
"Alright Marlena." he replied kissing her hand. "Go on."
"What I was about to say before you interrupted me is that I can't marry you until
you quit playing around with my engagement ring and put it on my finger."
"What?" he asked confused as he realized that he was nervously twirling the ring
on his index finger. "Oh, sorry."
"That's okay." she smiled at him as his face lit up.
"Let's try this again." John began holding the ring to her finger. "Doc, will you
marry me?"
"Of course I'll marry you my love." Marlena smiled as her eyes filled with
tears.
"Oh Doc," John smiled slipping the ring on her delicate finger. "You don't know
how much this means to know that we will finally be together. After all of those months
of guilt that you were going through, I was so afraid that this day would never come
again. Tonight when I saw you lying here so weak and fragile my heart melted and I've
realized that I want to dedicate every moment of my life to loving and protecting
you."
"I promise that I'll never let anything come between us again." Marlena insisted as
she touched his face. "I love you so much John."
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"Well, what did your doctors say about Roman, Stephano?" Kristen asked
frantically pacing around the room when he appeared.
"He's going to need some rest, but he should be fine very soon." Stephano
explained letting out a sigh. "Damn it, this wasn't supposed to happen! This wasn't part
of my plan."
"Just what is your master plan Stephano?" Kristen asked curiously watching
him.
"That's none of your concern Kristen." he snapped at her.
"Come on Stephano, I'm your daughter." she insisted tugging on his arm. "You
can tell me."
"Kristen, everything that I let you get involved in turns into a nightmare." he
explained turning to face her. "I have too much to worry about right now without having
to deal with you screwing up my plans."
"Gee thanks Stephano." she muttered sarcastically turning away. "I can see how
much you don't care about me."
"Damn you Kristen, you stupid idiot! I've gone through hell trying to make you
and your brother happy." Stephano snapped at her. "It's not my fault that you couldn't
hold onto John."
"He would still be with me if I had never gotten involved with you Stephano."
Kristen yelled at him. "He loved the good person that I used to be."
"Well, Kristen, my dear, you will never be that person again." Stephano laughed
looking at her. "Haa...besides, as long as Marlena is around, he will never look at
you."
"That's why you have to get rid of Marlena." Kristen insisted with a smile. "I can
help you take her away from Salem and then John could be mine again. You could take
her to some place far, far away for all I care."
"Kristen think!!!" Stephano snapped at her. "I'm not going to kidnap Marlena
again. The next time I have Marlena, she will come willingly to me."
"And you say that I'm delusional." Kristen added laughing sarcastically.
"Kristen," Stephano began dismissing his thoughts of Marlena, "right now all I
want you to do is make sure that Roman gets back on his feet again. I need him to get
well before I can put my plan in action."
"Exactly what is your plan Stephano?" Kristen asked again hoping he would clue
her in on it.
"That is none of your concern Kristen." Stephano insisted glaring at her. "Right
now I need you to take care of Roman. Do you think that you can handle that without
messing it up?"
"Sure Stephano whatever you say." she sighed realizing that he wasn't going to let
her in on his plan.
