This story is what the title says, a series of compromising positions. When Marlena Evans found out about her husband’s infidelity during their Hawaiian honeymoon, she was outraged. Hurt, angry, and very vulnerable to her stepson’s abuse. John and Marlena went through lots of up and downs during the next 2 years, but it ended happily. Their lives were once again filled with joy and happiness. Until the day Marlena decided to come home early after work that is.
“Hope, I don’t want to have this discussion with you” John was tired. Of Hope, Gina, JT and basically everything that reminded him of what had happened during his honeymoon with the woman he loved, Marlena Evans.
“But John, I think everything would be so much better if you would just talk about Gina to me. Tell me how it was and what happened”
“Why? We can’t change what happened anyway”
“I don’t want to change what happened, I want to hear about it. I mean it must have been very hot, and very good, if we were able to create a child from it. Tell me about it”
“What the hell is wrong with you? You come over, you want me to talk about my past. About my relationship with Princess Gina”
“Yeah, I do. I think it’s so interesting. You and she shared such passion it seems. You said no one had ever made you feel like Gina did”
“That’s partly correct. Gina made FATHER JOHN. . .” his voice trailed off. “But for me, no one besides Marlena has made me feel ecstasy” Hope moved towards him and put her hands on his chest. He shoved her away and turned away.
“Why don’t you show me what you did with Gina?”
“Hope” She put her hand on his neck, moving closer to him and kissing his cheek. “Hope”
Hope moved down to his neck and bit on his skin. She undid the first buttons of her blouse and tugged on John’s T-shirt. “Oh Jawn”
“Gina. . . .”
“No, Hope”
“Hope. Hope get your hands off of me” She kissed him again. . . .
Marlena Evans stepped out of the elevator and found the keys in her beige Gucci purse. “Home, sweet home” She opened up the door and stepped in. The sight she was met with was not one she had expected. – John and Hope. What the hell?
John and Hope were on the couch. Her couch. She was on top of him, pressing him down while he was struggling to get up. .
Then she heard the words she thought she’d never hear. “Oh John”
“What the hell is going on here?” John heard the words in the back of his head and looked for the person he knew that voice belonged to. Hope finally gave into his pushing her off of him.
“Doc. Hope was just. God, Doc, I’m sorry” She shook her head in disbelief, her mouth hung open in shock.
“No, no, no”
“God Baby, I’m sorry”
“No, I’m sorry. I’m sorry for interrupting your little tryst. You liar” She turned around, still shaking her head in disbelief. John ran after her. “Doc”
He reached for her arm, but she shoved him away from her. “Don’t touch me. Don’t you dare as much as look at me. Just get away from me” Her mouth hung open as she looked at Hope’s dissolved appearance and then at him again. Tears began to find their way down her red cheeks. “How could you? How could you do this to me again?” She slapped him across the cheek.
“Doc, it’s not what it looks like. I was just”
“Just what John? You didn’t mean for me to find you? I would be home soon anyway. You just decided, oh let’s do a quickie here, don’t bother that my son or daughter or even my wife could walk right in.”
“No! She tried to seduce me, I tried turning her down, but she refused”
“What ever happened to your will? You don’t have any do you? I can’t believe you. Didn’t you learn the last time John?” She looked at him, and felt nothing but angry and hurt. She changed her tone of voice.
“You said you loved me”
“I do love you! God, I love you more than anything. Please you have to forgive me for this”
“Forgive you? You cheated on me! TWICE! You lied to me”
“I didn’t cheat. Baby, come on. I love you. You love me. We belong together”
“You know what I just realized. You just go on with this. . . Whatever of yours. Because we are so over”
“Doc, I’m sorry”
“No, I’m sorry. I’m sorry I ever trusted you. Your love, your devotion to me and the kids. I’m sorry I even loved you. What’s funny is that maybe if I had just let her win the first time around, you’d be together, I’d still have my pride and we wouldn’t be having this cozy little chit chat”
“Doc, wait”
“This conversation is pointless and it’s over. And so are we. God, you make me sick!” She looked at him and said with tears in her eyes, her voice breaking “Just go to hell John”
She was still in shock and shook her head. She turned and grabbed the door, opening it in a hurry.
John followed on her heel, but she slammed the door shut right in his face. He turned to Hope, who was still sitting on the couch, with a bloody nose, and tears in his eyes, running down his cheeks.
“John it will be ok. . .”
“No, it won’t be o-k. I just lost the only woman I have ever loved because you manipulated this whole situation”
Marlena could barely see through the rain and the dark made it even harder. The tears running down her rosy cheek, said more than a thousand words. Questions formed in her head, but one question kept coming in over and over again. – Why? How could he do this to me? Why did he do this? With her of all people? Why did he do this again?
“Stop it Marlena, asking questions won’t help” She turned on the radio and the lyrics streamed out and spoke to her.
Turning the radio off, she stopped the car and looked out the window. She thought back to what she walked in on. Hope. John. Like that. She laid her head on the steering wheel and cried.
Marlena stopped the car, turned the ignition off and stepped outside. “The Horton Cabin. Thank god for you Alice. What would I do without you?” She walked to the door and searched for the key in the pot. “What? Where the hell is that freaking key?”
“Marlena?” The sound of another voice scared her and she turned around.
“Bo?” She dried her tears and blinked to see him. “What are you doing here?”
“Mrs. H asked me to fix the shower when I had time”
“Oh yeah, right”
“What are you doing here?” She didn’t answer him but just turned around. “Marlena?” She turned around again and he walked closer.
He saw the tears running down her beautiful face and she walked towards him, straight into his arms. “Shhh” He kissed her wet hair. “It’s ok. . . . Your clothes are soaking wet. Let me get you inside the cabin and find something warm for you”
“Bo, there’s something you have to know”
“Later. Right now, we’ll get you inside and warm again”
“Bo, it’s Hope. She. . .” He lifted her in his arms and carried her inside. Placing her on the couch, he found some wood and made a fire in the fireplace.
He looked at his former sister in law asleep on the couch. He smiled. Wrapped in a blanket, her wet hair tousled and her clothes on the floor. He turned play on the CD player and walked towards the kitchen. He heard her scream out.
“NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! JOHN!”
“Marlena, Marlena, calm down, heeeeeey, I’m here” He sat down beside her and shook her awake. . . “Marlena”
Her voice was shaking. “Bo. Where’s John? Hope?”
“I dunno, but you’re at the Cabin” She thought back. The fight, John, Hope, the car-ride, and. . . Smith Island. Bo.
“Yeah. . .”
“Did you have a bad dream?”
“Hmm. Bo, there’s something I have to tell you. It’s about Hope”
“What about her?”
“Well when I came home today. I went home early for a change. Bo, Hope was there. She and John” Her voice began to break.
“Just take it easy. What were she and John doing?”
“They were kissing. He was. . . Oh my god, Bo, she was. They were” The tears ran down her face, and he went to hold her.
“Marlena, I’m so sorry. I didn’t think she’d do it”
She pushed him away from her body. “You knew?”
“Hope and I had a fight about her and John. She wanted to have sex, and I told her I wasn’t in the mood. She went crazy. She told me that if I wouldn’t be with her, then surely John would. I just laughed at her and said that John had you why would he want her?”
“Clearly having me wasn’t enough for him”
“Marlena, don’t talk like that. He loves you”
“It’s over. It’s really over. There’s no taking him back this time”
“Aww sweetheart” He cradled her in his arms and sat beside her on the couch. “I’m sorry Marlena”
“I know you are”
“Why don’t you take the bed and I’ll camp out of the couch??”
“Could you just hold me a little while. . . Please?” He smiled sweetly.
“Come here. . .” He sat in the corner of the couch and she settled between his legs and lay comfortably on his chest.
“Thank you”
“Aww that’s nothing Marly”
“Not just this. Thank you for everything you’ve ever done for me. You’re the best friend in the world”
“Aww, I know. Ditto” He leaned in and kissed her cheek. Drawing back, he saw tears in her eyes, and her beautiful face was even more beautiful than he had ever seen before. He leaned in again, and gently touched her lips with his.
His lips were soft and tender and met gently with her dry lips. Meeting only for a second, he drew back again and looked to the side.
She sighed. – Why am I feeling like this?
She wet her lips and her hand reached for his cheek. She stroked his cheek tenderly and made him look at her. She smiled lovingly and leaned in again. She opened her mouth slightly and found his lips again.
A new song began on the player in the background. He looked at her face and searched her eyes for an answer. She smiled and nodded slowly. He kissed her again and began to fumble with getting the blanket off. Her hands stopped him.
“Bo, no”
“I thought you wanted this. I’m sorry, I”
“I do want this. But not here. Not on the couch” She took his hand and stood up. He followed her towards the bed. She stopped a few feet away and turned around to look at him. That was when he noticed how unbelievably beautiful she was.
His hand trembled as it neared her face. He merely touched her but she gasped. He moved in to kiss her passionately and then kissed downwards to her neck. As he was kissing her neck, her hands circled around his neck. He removed the rest of her clothing and laid her down on the sheets gently, careful to let her go.
She was lying on the bed, her eyes closed as he touched her lips. Her cheek. He moved down and kissed her neck.
He took his shirt off and threw it on the floor. He looked at her again as he drank in her beauty. He kissed her.
She felt him harden against her and looked at him anxious. He kissed every part of her face. Moving down he started worshipping her body. Kissing her, touching her, loving her.
Finally he entered her. She winced with pleasure and moaned. “Ooooooo. Yesssssss” She moved with him and together they made that special music. The music of love.
She moaned as it continued to blow outside. Their cries mingled with the wind. Bo held Marlena’s hands against the mattress and did slow motions with his lower body.
He nibbled and kissed her neck and shoulder Marlena cried out in pleasure. Her hands strapped against the bed. She moved against Bo as their pleasure got higher. Small drops of sweat had formed on her forehead and he kissed them away.
Marlena bent in pleasure. A wave of desire flowed over them and they slowly rode it down together. Still in the lover’s embrace Bo lay down on his back, Marlena beside him. Their breaths calmed. The sheet was mingled in a mass of feet and sweated bodies.
Bo held his princess in his arms, her head on his chest. Her breath blowing on his chest hair made it hard for him to keep cool. “You’re torturing me, you know that?”
“Mhm. You like the torture?” She looked up at him, an innocent look in her eyes.
“Well, it’s you so, I guess it’s alright”
“Oh” She looked at him with a teasing look in her eyes as she moved up to kiss him. He looked at her, and she smiled. “What? What are you looking at?”
“Just thinking about something”
“What?”
“Nothing. You’re so beautiful” She yawned and Bo looked at her, love shining in his eyes.
“Go to sleep baby” Looking at him tiredly and nodded, she was barely able to move her head. She lay her head on his chest and mumbled: “Love you” She was all quiet and Bo kissed her forehead lovingly and said:
“I love you too princess” And then they both fell asleep.
Morning sun shone about the city of Salem, and in a little cabin on a island outside of town, lay a couple embraced in each other’s arms. Bo Brady and Marlena Evans-soon-to-be-ex Black.
A man walked out of the car and up to the cabin. The man was John Black. Finding the door unlocked he opened it slowly. He was unprepared for the sight that met him. His wife in the arms of his best-bud and former brother, Bo Brady. – Oh, they must have fallen asleep last night talking or something.
He walked closer. Marlena wasn’t wearing any clothes. Nor was Bo wearing anything. The sheet just barely covered them. Their legs were tangled in together, and their bodies very near. Too close for his liking. Marlena was half on top of him and her upper body wasn’t covered at all. She was naked. And her face. She had marks in her face. He knew those marks from experience. Stubble burns. He looked at Bo’s unshaved face. And her lips were clearly marked from kissing. And lots of it. – Nooooo, noooo. She wouldn’t have. She couldn’t. Bo and Marlena? No. They wouldn’t do that to me and to Hope. Maybe she fell or something. – You’re kidding yourself John. You know she did it. Why would she do that?
Bo turned in his sleep, turning his back to John’s full view. He had marks of what Marlena had probably done to him in return. Scratching marks. He knew Marlena used to do that to him when they made love. Why wouldn’t she do it to him if she had done what it looked like she had done?
Bo began to make a few sounds and John quickly hid behind the wall near the door. He saw Bo open his eyes, and clear his throat.
Lying awake for a moment, he looked to his side. Marlena. His beautiful new lover. She looked like an angel lying there. Her cheeks had marks of stubble burns, but she still looked like the most beautiful creature alive to him. He nuzzled her face and moved down to her neck. Nibbling on her skin, he looked at her. “Hey Princess, wake up. Come on baby, wake up”
Sleepily she responded, her eyes still closed. Her voice was groggy, and although he hated Hope’s groggy voice, he found it very sexy when Marlena talked. “No, I don’t wanna wake up. Can’t we just sleep a while longer? Pleeeeaaaase? Come on it’s still dark” She kissed his lips sweetly.
“That’s just the curtains in front of the windows baby. It’s late so I was kinda wondering to take off” That made a difference.
“Woah. You’re just gonna take off? Leave me here stranded? Uh-uh Mr. Brady. We’re stuck in this together, so together is what we’ll be”
“I was just kidding” Her eyes opened fully and she looked at him, a smile suddenly gracing her face.
“Then good morning”
“Good morning princess. And what a morning it is indeed”
“Yeah, why’s that?”
“Well, you didn’t wake up holding the most beautiful woman in the world in your arms, so I don’t expect you to understand”
“No, but I woke up IN the arms of the most incredible man in the world. Does that count?”
“Only if you kiss me good morning” She gladly leaned in and kissed his lips. His tongue found it’s way into her mouth and she teasingly moved away. Shifting in his arms, she formed a spoon position form with them, and he smelled her hair as she made herself comfortable.
Their backs were both turned to John, and he looked at them with blended pool of anger and sorrow in his eyes.
Bo kissed Marlena’s neck and her cheek. He bit and nibbled on her ear. “Did I tell you that last night was, um, amazing? Incredible? Absolutely unbelievable?”
“No, I don’t think you managed to Brady. But feel free”
“It was. Amazing”
“I know. Can we just stay this way forever?”
“Ugh, I think we could arrange that. I’d do anything for you, you know that”
“Ditto”
“Ok, gorgeous, what do you wanna do today?”
“You’re not gonna leave me?”
“I’m not gonna leave you. Never”
“Never?” He leaned atop of her and pulled the sheet over his head.
“Never” Marlena giggled. He kissed her neck and moaned.
Hearing her breathing becoming ragged, he knew they were beginning to make love. Again. Turning on his heel, he grabbed the door knob, opened the door and left.
Marlena heard something in the back of her head and stopped kissing Bo. She sat half-up and look towards the door. “Did you hear that?”
“What?”
“I thought I heard something. A sound”
“It was probably just my desire for you that made a sound, saying; Oh Doctor Evans, you should make love to your lover right now”
She giggled again and kissed him. She smiled and said with laughter. “Oh you” They went further and further down under the sheet and began to heat up the room once again.
Marlena and Bo’s newfound romance continued and their love grew each passing day. Filling their lives with joy and happiness again, there was never any doubt that filing for divorces with Hope and John was the right thing to do. Arranging with their lawyers to get it done as quick as possible, they still had to announce their relationship to their families and friends.
Marlena walked down the stairs to the pier. She saw the boat Bo had bought a few weeks before. Naming it Dr. Love after her. She was a doctor and he loved her. Therefore Dr. Love. She’d been so flattered when she heard that. She stood at the pier and looked for him.
“Bo? Bo, are you here?”
She heard a tiny voice that grew stronger. “I’m here” She saw his head pop up from the stairs. “Hello Ms. Goooorgeous. God you look hot tonight”
“Hello handsome. So, you gonna help me onboard?”
“Of course” He stretched out a hand and she reached for it. Jumping into his arms, he held her for a while and just enjoyed the feel of her next her to him.
“Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?”
“Both”
“How’s it going, baby?”
“Better now that my lover is here” He bent her down and kissed her lips passionately.
“Aren’t we in a good mood?”
“We are in a VERY good mood. . . . I just happen to find the last bottle of your favorite champagne. And booze”
“Ooooh. Booze and bubbly. If I didn’t know you better, I’d think you were trying to get me drunk, Brady. What do you think your commander would say if he knew you were trying to get a woman drunk?” She walked towards the railing and hopped up on the box where a pillow lay.
“He’d think it would be ok if got a gorgeous woman drunk then took advantage of her if it was you”
“So you would try to get me drunk to take advantage of me?”
“Yeah”
“You don’t need the booze to take advantage of me, don’t you know that by now?”
“Of course. I can just seduce you with my charm”
“Or that gun in your pocket. Come over here you” She reached out for him and he grabbed the champagne. He walked over to her, gave her the bottle.
“Thank you Brady. Give me the glasses I brought. By the way whatever happened to your glasses?”
“Um, they were broken”
“How did that happen?”
“Remember that time you hopped up on the counter while we were making out downstairs? There was a loud crash?”
“Yeah”
“That was the glass cracking”
“Oh, I’m sorry. Give me those glasses”
“Oh these?” He held the glasses in the air.
“Yes those”
He made a quick motion and threw them over the railing and into the water. “BO! Why did you do that?”
“We don’t need glasses”
“So what are you going to drink the champagne off of?”
“You”
“Me? You’re going to drink the champagne off of me?”
“Yes”
“You are. . . So smart”
“I am aren’t I?”
“You are. I guess I have to take off this shirt if you’re going to drink it off of me”
“Yeah” She moved her hands to the buttons of her blouse and slowly began to unbutton. Deliberately doing it slowly, she knew that would arouse him immensely. He noticed the lump in his throat, and moved his hands to her blouse as well.
“Do you need some help with that?” Her response came out a breathy moan.
“Yeah”
He unbuttoned one button, then another, and all the way down. He tried pulling it off, leaving it half on and half off, at her shoulders. He grabbed her face and kissed her passionately. His tongue found its way into her mouth, and played with hers.
His hands circled her waist, but she fumbled with them and let them go lower. Caressing her buttocks, he felt his arousal better. He grabbed her legs and gave her a sign to wrap them around his waist.
He sat down on the pillow covered bench, she positioned herself beside him. He sat normally, only his leg pulled up, making room for her to lay hers between them. She pulled her legs up a bit and her hands circled his neck. She tangled her fingers in his hair. Stroking it lovingly and kissing him sloppily. He moved down to her neck and nibbled on it.
She grabbed a hold of his cheek. Pulling his face to look at her, she said breathless. “Bo. . . The champagne”
“Oooh” He reached for the bottle and sat up a little. He ripped the paper off the cork and Marlena gave him the cork opener. He struggled to open it. He finally got it opened, and Marlena gasped.
He threw the cork into the water and looked at Marlena. “Now, baby, this will be cold”
“I think you’re hot enough to make me warm again, so that’s no problem”
“Good” He turned the bottle to pour, and the liquid hit Marlena’s skin. She jumped. His head bent down and he went to drink it off. She moaned as his tongue worked miracles on her skin.
He sat up again, and kissed her lips with his wet ones. “You thirsty Mar?”
“Yeah” He opened her mouth and poured the liquid into her mouth. It flowed over and he went to drink it off her cheek.
A young woman, in company with a young man, walked down the stairs to pier. Belle Black and Shawn Brady.
“Shawn, are you sure this is where your dad placed his new boat? Cause I want to see it today, please”
“Just wait, ok? Geez, you sure got your mom’s patience”
“Wait. What was that?”
“What?”
“I heard something. A voice, a laugh”
Shawn looked around him. He saw nothing, but he did hear something. The voices seemed familiar. It was his dad’s voice. The other one sounded like it came from a woman.
“I hear it too. You’re right. Dad must be at the boat, but who is the other one? Sounds like a woman”
“Yeah, it sounds very familiar. Sounds like my, no it can’t be”
“What?”
“It sounded a lot like mom”
“Could be. They’re good friends, maybe she wanted to see the boat too?”
“Maybe” The look in her eyes said a completely different thing than her voice. Shawn took Belle’s hand and lead her towards the boat. The view that met them was totally unexpected.
Bo sucked on Marlena’s skin as Marlena pulled his shirt off and threw it onto the deck of the boat. She moaned endlessly and caressed his hair with one hand.
Belle looked at Shawn; “Good friends my butt. I can’t believe this! How could she do this?”
“Maybe it’s not what it looks like?”
“SHAWN! They’re practically naked. TOGETHER! Geez, did you skip the class where we talked about sex?”
“Ugh, I did so need to be told that my dad is nearly having sex with your mother”
“Whatever. Look at her, she’s not even wearing a shirt. This is the same woman who wouldn’t let me wear a see-through shirt at the dance last year. Not that your dad is any better anyway”
Bo’s right hand found Marlena’s warm thigh and caressed it. Marlena supported herself with one arm, while the other caressed his hair. She barely managed to speak;
“Bo, what if someone comes down here?”
“No one knows about the new boat. Except Shawn, but he is at the club tonight. We’re safe for now. Now why don’t I remove this?” His hand found the clasp of her bra and unhooked it.
“Oh, you’re kinky. But I love you anyway”
“Mmm, of course. My kinkyness is part of why you love me”
“Is that why I love you?”
“Of course”
“Whatever you say” He removed her bra.
Belle put her hand over Shawn’s eyes, and dragged him behind something, to which Shawn protested. “Belle! Why are you covering my view”
“My mom is practically naked over there, I’m not about to let you see it”
“Come on your mom is hot, now let me see” Belle gave a look to kill. “What are you afraid I’ll think she’s too hot?”
“NO! It’s just that. Well, if it had been your father almost naked on a boat with someone, would you be so keen on someone seeing him?”
“Belle, he is almost naked, but hey, I’m not afraid of you seeing him like that, cause it looks like he has enough with your mom. Wowza, I always knew she was gorgeous, but whew you had to get your bod from somewhere. Woah, baby, give me some of that”
“Shut up!”
“Oh, come on, face it. You know you’re mom’s a MILF”
“Fuck off!”
“You’re jealous aren’t you? Now I know why when folks at school called your mom a MILF, they sure knew what they were talking about. MILF MILF MILF!”
“Shawn, will you be quiet? Ugh, we need to. . “ They heard moaning and gasping. Looking over at the boat, they saw Marlena lying on her back with Bo leaning over her. He was kissing or biting on her neck, while caressing her thigh. Marlena moaned.
Shawn and Belle looked at the two people on boat deck. Belle looked at her companion and gave him a message in thought. They walked the same way they had come when had arrived.
Bo and Marlena continued their little cuddle on the boat bench, not noticing their respective kids walking away.
Marlena’s penthouse 2 hours later. Marlena walked out of the penthouse elevator, and looked at her companion. Bo wrapped his hands around her waist from behind and kissed her neck. She twisted in his arms and kissed his lips. She found her keys and turned around again. Unlocking the door, and stepping in, with Bo hot on her trail. She walked into the dark room, and placed her leather-jacket on the chair, as she usually did. Bo let go of her hand and placed his hand on her back, moving in to kiss her. “I’m crazy about you”
“Maybe I need to get you some therapy” She kissed him and he leaned in to whisper in her ear.
“Anyone home?” She leaned towards him in a very seductive manner and whispered sexily in his ear.
“No, Belle is at the club with your son, so why don’t we go upstairs?”
“Good idea. I’ll just sneak out when she’s home and asleep”
“Goody. You working tomorrow?”
“I start around 12 I think. You?”
“12:30. No patients, just paperwork. I told Kelly I’d be there at 12:30, so”
“Let’s make the most of the time we have” She took his hand and laced her fingers with his, and walked towards the stairs.
A few feet away from the stairs, she saw the lamp on the stand by the sofa being switched on, and she turned around.
She was faced with none other than her daughter and Shawn-Douglas Brady sitting on the couch. Her daughter looked serious.
“Belle, what are you doing home?”
“Hello Bo”
“Yeah, hello dad” He laughed trying to cover up.
“Hi, you two”
“I thought you were going to the club, what happened”
“We went there, we just didn’t stay long”
“Oh” She looked at Bo, and there was an awkward silence. Bo stuttered.
“Well, I should probably get home”
“Really? I thought you and mom were going upstairs. Or, change of plans?” She gazed at their laced hands.
Marlena saw Belle staring at her hand and let go of Bo. “Uh, well, um. You’re gonna laugh” She faked a laugh, and looked at Belle, who still looked serious.
“I betcha I won’t mom”
“Huh?”
“There’s no need to hide it, Marlena”
“When were you going to tell us?”
Marlena faked innocence. “Tell you. . . Tell you what?”
“That you’re sleeping together?”
“BELLE!”
“What? Isn’t it true?”
“Belle, can we talk about this tomorrow?”
“No. We’re going to talk about it now” Awkward silence again. Marlena looked at Bo, then at Shawn. At Bo again and then at Belle.
“Yes. How did you find out?”
“We saw you at the boat tonight”
“Oh” She realized what her daughter had said. Bo reacted immediately and stuttered again.
“You saw us at the boat?”
“Oh god” Marlena felt her stomach turn. She could only imagine her daughter’s reaction when she had seen her with Bo on his boat.
“What did you see?”
“Let’s just say that Shawn’s a male teen, he knows where I got my figure, and he loved what he saw”
“Oh god, you didn’t see that”
“Oh yeah”
“Aww man. What were you doing down there Shawn? You told me you were going to the club”
“Yeah, well, Belle wanted to see the boat, and so I took her to show her it. Of course we saw more than just the boat. May I say dad, your girlfriend” he felt awkward saying that . “Is one very hot MILF”
“Thanks. Never thought I’d hear that from my son”
“Belle. Shawn, we should have told you, but we wanted to wait until the divorces were final”
“They’re almost done?”
“Yup. Just a few days now. Maybe even tomorrow”
“Congratulations”
“Thanks. I’ll be so relived when it’s final. We can show ourselves in public together and tell everyone about our relationship”
“Not having to hide it will be terrific”
“You’re really happy together aren’t you?”
“Yeah. How can you not love this amazing and hot woman as you so perfectly stated Shawn?”
“Well, you look happy”
“It’s a long time since I’ve seen you smile mom. And if Bo puts that smile on your face, then that’s great, but you should have told us instead of sneaking off in secrecy”
“We should have, but what’s done is done. I’m sorry”
“I am too”
“Now that the sorries are taken care of, why don’t you two stay down here and watch a movie with us?”
“Which one do you have?”
“A beautiful mind”
“Oooh, Russel Crowe. You’ve got good taste sweety”
“Well, I got it from you, so”
“Yeah. Of course you have good taste”
“You actually like Russel Crowe?”
“Well, he’s not as sexy as you, but he’s ok”
“Ever the faithful lover huh?”
“Bo, not in front of the kids, please?”
“Mom, after what we saw, it’s pretty clear that you are. Ugh! You know”
“Thank you Belle for that great reminder. Now the movie. Please?”
“You’re just dying to see that Crowe guy aren’t you?”
“No. I’ve got my own hottie right here” She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him sweetly. When she turned to step away from him, he reached for her arm and pulled in again. Kissing her passionately.
Marlena pulled out for just a second, though still looking at Bo, she told Belle: “Why don’t you two go find that popcorn?”
“Sure” Belle looked at Shawn and they walked into the kitchen. Bo found Marlena’s lips again and kissed her wildly.
Belle and Shawn walked in about 5 minutes later finding their parents still locked at the lips.
“Geez, don’t you two ever take a break?” They broke the kiss and Bo licked his lips.
“Mmm, tasty” Marlena smacked his hand and walked to the couch.
“We’re making some ice tea too, the water is boiling”
“Alrighty. So, Belle, what happened at the club?”
“It was just too noisy and crowded, so we decided to leave. Bo pass me the movie will you?”
He threw the movie box over to Belle, and sat down on the couch. Marlena looked at him with longing in her eyes.
“Ok, come here” He lifted his arm to give her room to sit in his arms and she slid in. He wrapped his arms around her body, and kissed her cheek.
Belle settled beside Shawn and found the remote. She looked over at her mother in Bo’s arms and saw a genuine happiness in her eyes. They were beaming. She hadn’t seen that for a very long time.
“Here we go. Pass that pillow will you sweety?”
“Sure Marlena. Or should I start calling you mom now?”
“Ha ha. Very funny. Just because your dad and I are. A couple, doesn’t mean we’re getting married or anything”
“Good. Cuz I really don’t want to hear anything about your ‘relationship’ on that level”
“What level is that son?”
“Just don’t even bring it up dad”
“Well, if you stop asking about it I won’t”
“Fine”
“Bo?” She looked at him with a drop dead look.
“What? What did I do?”
“Don’t discuss ‘that’ with your son. “
“Marlena, I just. . “
“Just watch the movie ok?”
“Whatever”
“Give me your lips” She leaned backwards and kissed him sweetly.
“Thanks” He pretended to still be mad.
“You’re welcome. Sorry I snapped”
“You’re excused. You, um, wanna kiss and make up?”
“Yeah” She turned her head around to give him access to her lips and he kissed them sweetly. She turned her gaze back at the screen and smiled widely
All four of them were about to settle down to watch the movie when Bo remembered the bare necessity while watching a movie is.
“The Popcorn! We can’t watch a movie without popcorn”, he stated matter of factly to Marlena while nibbling on her earlobe. She was seated quite comfortably between his legs and wrapped securely in his arms. He would not have had it any other way.
As much as she loved the attention she was receiving from him and his ministrations, Belle and Shawn were too busy setting up the VCR and cueing up the video to even attend to Bo’s request, so Marlena was left to test her culinary skills once again and see if by some miracle God had blessed her with the ability to cook over night.
Attempting to get up from his lap, Marlena disentangled his arms form around her. She was on her two feet and about to straighten up when she was halted by Bo’s arms which wrapped themselves around her middle from behind and tugged her back down. Bo wrapped her securely in his arms once again. Marlena let out a scream as she lost her balance and fell back against him, giggling all the while. Belle and Shawn rolled their eyes and continued with what they were doing. Talking to her with his face buried in her neck he scolded her like a child.
“Oh no you don’t. You are not going anywhere near that kitchen. Honey we do want to actually watch the movie before having to call a fire brigade to extinguish any fire”.
She playfully squatted him on the arm and turned to give him a piece of her mind but a thought occurred to her and she whispered seductively in his ear.
“Baby, tonight I hope you plan on calling the fire brigade. But only after the movie and after we get ourselves up those stairs. I promise you you will need to call three, as a simple cold shower will not do to cool you off once I’m done with you”,
She gave him a wink. She licked his ear and he found himself unable to gather a coherent thought. He had lost all sense of thought and control because of the images she provoked in him. Her plan had worked perfectly. She caught him off-guard and jumped up and out of his arms and off of his lap. Heading for the kitchen she took seductive strides making sure to move her shapely figure and in turn turning him on even more if that was possible. Taking a look back at him, his lips were pouted and his eyes were begging her to come back to him as quickly as possible. He even debated joining her in the kitchen but he knew that popcorn would never get ready. She gave him one of her breath-taking smiles and winked at him promising him so much more. Later.
Bo lay back on the couch contentedly anticipating her return. He honestly couldn’t care less whether or not he was eating burnt popcorn he just didn’t want to let her go even for the 2 minutes that the ‘2 minute popcorn’ would take. That was what puzzled him he was so wrapped up in the sensations and thoughts that Marlena left him with that before he realized 20 minutes had passed.
“What is taking her so long. Is she making 10 packets or something?”
“Marlena”? He called out and got no response. Belle and Shawn had just cued the tape after connecting the video player and fiddling around with it but they didn’t fail to notice how long Marlena was taking also.
“Don’t worry dad, it’s okay we didn’t hear any strange noises or anything breaking”, Shawn informed his father, all the while laughing and teasing him.
“That is even weirder son”. They all started laughing as Belle joined in with the silly banter too.
“She is probably still trying to pry open the box to pull the actual packet of popcorn out”. Bo was about to get up and look for her among what he imagined would be the ruins of the next world war, but alas she came out with a tray in hand with housed four freshly made iced teas and two bowls of popcorn. Not burnt, much to everybody’s surprise.
Bo didn’t miss however the fact that as she set the tray at home on the coffee table she was shaking. He planned to talk to her about it when they were alone and appreciated the tough front that she was trying to put up. The next minute she was bombarded with questions about what had gone on in there.
“Okay, okay it’s here. Don’t ask”, she said joking about it.
“Let’s just watch the movie”. Everyone had smirks on their faces and just watched Marlena in disbelief as she set out their food. Bo, Shawn and Belle all just stared at each other and silently wondered in the privacy of their minds about what the hell had gone on in that kitchen.
The kids thought nothing of it, but what Bo thought was another story. He was worried and he would be damned if he wasn’t going to find out. Their curiosity was piqued but none of them had the guts to satisfy that curiosity by entering that kitchen so they all settled for watching the movie for now.
All thought of the disaster zone leaving their minds in favor of a night of fun as a family. Belle and Shawn took their places on the floor and Bo and Marlena arranged themselves on the couch molding their bodies together as close as possible.
The flickering of the light on the TV cast shadows on the walls of the penthouse. Three out of the four inhabitants were glued to the TV. Two of them were lying on their stomach on the rug before the TV and the other was lying in the arms of the fourth inhabitant. Her lover.
Bo was paying attention only to the lady in his arms. He noticed that now she seemed a bit more tired than before that her body just sank into his. He planned to ask her about it later not wanting to disturb her peace at the moment. Bo was not fooled and he knew that something happened in that kitchen due to Marlena’s changed demeanor when she came out. Instead he planned to focus on more positive things.
Noticing how the light played on the delicate features of her face he came to the realization that no one else possess such beauty and no one else could ever be as lucky to hold such beauty in their arms. She nestled into him more and he smiled warmly at that gesture all the while gently stroking her sun-kissed hair and enjoying the feel of her in his arms.
Marlena felt a hand sneak over her shoulder and nearing her chest. She looked behind her and saw Bo grinning. He leaned in and found her ear. He whispered. “Wanna go upstairs?”
“Yeah. Let’s go” She stretched and faked being sleepy. She let out a yawn.
“You tired Mar?”
“Yeah, I think I’ll just go to bed”
“Ah, good idea. I’m worn out myself. Mind if I sleep on the couch in your room tonight babe?”
“No, no, not at all. In fact I’ll be very happy”
“Ok. After you my lady”
“Kiddos, I think I’ll tune in and just go to sleep now”
“Oh, yeah sure. Go ahead” Bo took her hand and laced his fingers with hers. Together they climbed the stairs to Marlena’s bedroom.
Outside the room, Marlena was about to open the door, when Bo dragged her closer to him. . . He kissed her neck as they walked into the master bedroom of Marlena’s penthouse. Bo slammed the door shut with his foot.
Belle looked at Shawn and said; “Yea they’re going to sleep, alright. They have no idea how wise we are”
“Of course not. No one does Perfect Girl. Now I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to talk or think about what my dad is probably doing up there with your mother, so give it a rest ok?”
“Whatever Tough Boy”
Upstairs, Bo was tugging Marlena’s shirt off, and kissing her wildly, walking backwards towards the bed, not paying any attention to exactly where he was going, all the while showering her body with kisses. Each newly exposed inch of her skin in his attempt to undress her was begging to be kissed and he obliged. Moaning her approval, she helped him undress her further.
“You are at a bit of a disadvantage here honey, let me help you with that” She said seductively, referring to his jeans, which had suddenly become too tight. She undoes his zipper slowly while staring him in the eyes, her passion evident. It was making him wild. Her slow ministrations were very frustrating for him, so he helped her with the rest of his clothing.
They were both now only clad in their undergarments. They both just stare at each other, breathing heavily, only to see the smoldering passion reciprocated in each other’s eyes.
“I don’t wanna rush this” He says to her in barely more than a whisper, as he traces the delicate features of her face. She nods slowly in the affirmative, staring only at his mouth as it slowly approaches hers, and lingers there for a moment. With their breath hot against each other, Bo tries to contain what little strength and control he has left to get them over to the bed. He sneaks his arm around her waist to get her closer to him and she feels the effect she has on him. He was desperate. Desperate for her closeness. She pushes her body closer to his, as if it was possible to feel the full effect. She has lost all vestiges of control in that one moment. Bo feels her weaken and holds her tighter, walking her over to the bed as she nuzzles her face in his neck.
“I want you so badly” She whispers to him.
He moans at her raspy voice and lays her down. She can’t stand the distance between them and pulls him to her. He falls on her and moans yet again. He was feeling her curves and felt how his body fit hers perfectly. She runs her hand down his back in wild motions, as she struggles to gain control once again. He loves the feel of this, compounded with the fact that he knows he’s pleasuring her immensely. That is all he wants to do tonight. Love her the way she should be loved, and give her the love she was denied by her ‘husband’. Bo was getting angry just thinking of what that bastard did to the angel that lay beneath him. Marlena sensed his distraction and asked him about it.
“It’s nothing sweetheart” He attacked her neck, hoping to distract her and not have her reminded of the man who broke her heart countless times, and boy was he succeeding. Hands were roaming everywhere, making sure to reach all pleasure zones. This elicited many moans from both of them. Bo trapped Marlena’s hands against the mattress and kissed her neck, then her chest, then moved down to her stomach. Marlena bent in pleasure of his hot mouth touching her heated skin.
She bit her lip in pleasure, and grabbed the pillow underneath her. Bo sensed that she was ready for him, and started to remove her panties.
She shivers in response to his touch. He begins to undress her further, exposing the last bits of flesh. She was anticipating, no needing to be exposed to him fully as he slowly removed her undergarments and revealed her womanhood. The part of her that needs him the most.
Touching her thigh, then her stomach, and her chest. He moved up to her face and looked deeply into her eyes. Her beautiful eyes. There he saw all the love and all the passion projected at him, in those lively hazel eyes. As he stares into her eyes, getting lost in them, Marlena was getting a little impatient. The fabric of his clothing teasing her, along with his own ministrations. She is desperate to undress him, and feel more of him. So she proceeds to do so, with haste.
Bo is brought out of his haze as she is tugging at his clothing. He helps her with the boxers and they are now even. He stands there in all his naked glory as she lies before him. A vision of perfection. A vision he can no longer resist. He leaned over her and kissed her. “What do you want me to do with you Marlena?” Bo asked.
Her pleasure is the only thing that matters to him. He was so unselfish in his love for her. She replied simply by pulling him on top of her in one swift motion. She needed to feel his hot skin on hers. She sighed. Bo was very quickly responding to her touch, and the feel of her against him. He begins to grind against her. Eliciting moans from both of them. Their hands are feverishly trying to get the most off each other, and the feel of each other’s bodies but their efforts are in vein. They are simply insatiable for each other, and they must resign themselves to the fact that they will never get enough of each other.
Tossing and turning, exchanging positions of control until he finally gets her where he wants her. Underneath him.
He worships her body with his strong masculine hands. Quite a contrast to the very feminine and delicate features of this body he is lavishing with love. She loves the feel of his rough hands on her smooth skin and she lets him know it with a low guttural groan. That sound. – Ohhhh, how that sound drives him wild.
He pressed her hands against the mattress, as she continues her hard moves against his just as hard manhood. She muffled and gruffled, and moaned and groaned, until she finally felt her release near. He sensed it and slowed down his movements inside of her, to let her stream of pleasure last longer.
He felt his own release quickly nearing, as she worked harder and faster to reach her peak. She felt her body begin to shake in spasms, and she felt the peak of pleasure wash over her. They both screamed out their release. They both breathed heavily, as Bo fell down beside Marlena. He managed to catch his breath, and looked over at his lover. Marlena supported her head with her hand, and looked at Bo. Her lover. Her boyfriend. Her best friend. She smiled with a hazy look in her eyes. “Bo?”
“Mhm?”
“Do you think that maybe we should. That maybe. Well. . Never mind” She turned and faced the other way.
Bo sneaked his arms around her body, and whispered into her ear. “Tell me. What?”
“Just forget it”
“No. Tell me” She looked at him, but didn’t say a word.
“Baby, you know you can talk to me about anything don’t you?” She didn’t say anything. “Marlena. . . ?”
“Yeah, I do know that. But. . .”
“No buts, unless it’s your of course” She laughed.
“Now tell me, what do you want me to think that maybe we should?”
“Well, I was just thinking that maybe it would be nice to have a baby” He was shocked and didn’t say anything. Marlena took this as a no. She turned again. “Stupid thought. I understand”
“No, no, it’s not that. I’m just shocked”
“Right”
“Marlena, I would LOVE to have a baby”
“Really? You don’t think we’re too old?”
“Nah uh. We’re not too old. Besides, think about it. You and me, and our baby. What do you want? A girl?”
“Mhm. A girl. A beautiful, perfect little girl. With your eyes, and your smile. And your skin, I love your skin. And my brain of course”
“Hey, why does she have to have your brain? I’m smart”
“Sure you are sweetie. I love your brain. I love every” She kissed his lips. “Little” She kissed his jaw. “Part” She kissed his neck, and became aroused again. “Of” She kissed his cheek. “You” She kissed his lips.
“Ditto” He kissed her sweetly. Slowly she seemed to slip more and more into his embrace. Suddenly she broke their kiss, and smiled. “Goodnight”
“Goodnight. I love you”
“I love you” With a smile she made herself comfortable in his arms, and after a few minutes they both fell asleep with smiles on their faces.
Marlena walked downstairs and into the kitchen, where she heard Bo singing; “It’s a wonderful world”. She sneaked in and up behind him. Wrapping her arms around his waist, and smelling his hair. “Mmmm, you smell. Delicious”
“Good morning”
“Good morning. You’re up early”
“Yep, I wanted to make you a large breakfast in bed”
“Oooh, well since you wanted it in bed, I’ll just go upstairs again, and wait for my morning kiss there” She turned around to leave. Bo grabbed Marlena’s hand and pulled her towards him. “Oh, no you don’t. Come here”
He kissed her forcefully. His tongue found its way into her mouth, and played gently with hers.
Belle walked downstairs and saw Shawn looking out the window. “Shawn?”
“Belle. Good morning. How did you sleep perfect girl?”
“Good. You?”
“Good. Would you like some breakfast?”
“Sure”
“After you m’lady”
“Why thank you kind sir” Shawn followed Belle into the kitchen, and Belle opened the door. They stopped however, when they saw Bo and Marlena.
Marlena was standing, nearly sitting on the breakfast table with Bo kissing her neck. Belle and Shawn watched as they saw Bo’s hands move down to Marlena’s bottom. Marlena moved her hands to circle his neck. She let him move his lips down to her neck, and made herself comfortable with her face in the grope where his neck meets his shoulder. She let him devour her neck with kisses, as his hands playfully caressed her lower back and bottom.
Shawn turned to Belle and said: “Are you sure you wanna eat breakfast?”
“Yes! Get out of my way” She pushed Shawn out of her way, and cleared her throat.
Marlena moved her head up from Bo’s shoulder, and saw her daughter, and Shawn in the doorway. “Belle. Shawn, come in. Breakfast is almost ready”
She looked at Bo and tried giving him a hint. Bo was just staring at her. “Bo? Bo? BO!”
Bo jumped at the sound of her shouting, and said: “What?”
“What are you staring at?”
“You. And this little spot, right here”
“Where? What?” He touched her neck from the behind.
“This thing right here”
“Where?”
“Right here. Just a second” He moved down and kissed her neck.
Belle turned again, and pushed Shawn out of the way. “Ugh! Shawn, get out of my way. It’s enough. I’ve accepted the fact that they’re together, but geez do they have to make it so obvious?”
She pushed her way past Shawn, who followed her as Bo and Marlena continued their kissing on the table. Bo found the tie of her robe and untied it as much as he could. She moaned heavily and lay down on the table. “Bo. Bo. Stop. We can’t do this”
“You do this better than anyone I know” She looked at him.
“What? We’re practically engaged, we’re allowed to. Come on”
“Not that. I love your to, you know. It’s just that, you know. The kids could come in”
“They’re upstairs”
“I just don’t want to take any chances. Is still feel bad about the fact that they saw us at the boat, and then when we came home last night. It was pretty clear what we intended to do, you know. So as much as I thought I’d never say this, get off of me Bo”
“That is something I thought you’d never say” He stood up and looked her over. She placed her feet on the ground.
“So”
“This is so unfair”
“LIFE is unfair baby. But hey, I promise you, I will make it up to you tonight. Feel better?” Bo is upset until he turns for a moment, and catches a glimpse of the promise held in those captivating eyes he loves so much. He smiled and pecked her on the lips. “I’m gonna hold you to that promise Pretty Lady”
“You better”
“How about this? As a preview of tonight” She kissed him passionately. He moaned and licked his lips when she backed away from him.
“Mmm, yummy” Marlena sniffed the scent in the room. “Something smells.. .”
“What?”
“Is something burned?” Bo gasped.
“Aaah the toast and eggs” He ran to the stove.
“You made me eggs and toast? You hate making that!”
“You love it” She smiled a smart smile and hugged him.
“Baby, that’s so sweet. Always so considerate”
“I love you”
“I love you too. . .”
“Hey, since I burned your breakfast how about I take you for a nice meal at the pub?”
“Well, you wanna go out in public. Together?”
“Sure. Why not?”
“Bo. Ahh, that’s great. Let me just get dressed, and we’ll leave”
“Sure. I’ll wait downstairs for you” She kissed him before she ran upstairs. She put on a nice white dress, and a pair of see-through white sandals. She skipped down the stairs, and talked to Bo as she found her jacket.
Bo turned around and noticed Marlena in her white dress. His mouth dropped, and he caught his breath. “Wow. You. Look. Absolutely stunning”
“Thank you. I could say the same for you lover boy”
“Mmm, thank you. You’re in a good mood this morning Dr. Evans”
“I sure am, and if you were in the same bed as I were last night you’d understand why too. . .”
“I was in the same bed as you, and I do understand why. You were spectacular. As always”
“You are one helluva man you know that Brady? You are one hot, sexy and amazing man. You’re a hunk”
“I’m a hunk? Good to know”
“Yeah, now get your hunky butt over here and kiss me” He skipped over, and took her in his arms. Kissing her sweetly at first, then his passion for her took over. He bent her down in a horizontal kiss, and kissed her passionately.
Belle and Shawn walked down the stairs to the living room, and saw Marlena bent with Bo standing over her clearly what was a intimate moment. Still, they had to get going now. Belle cleared her throat, and walked over to the door.
Bo helped Marlena stand straight up again, and wiped his lips. They met Belle and Shawn’s looks. Belle was just shaking her head. “What?”
“You two never breathe do you?”
“Sure we do. Once in a while. Anyway let’s go”
“Just one question. Are you going official now, or do we have to act like you’re not. Sleeping together?”
“Belle!”
“Sorry! Do we?”
“No. We’re not hiding anymore. Now I’m starving, let’s go” She took Bo’s hand, and laced his fingers with hers.
Outside the Brady Pub. Bo stopped Marlena, and gave a sign to Shawn that he wanted to be alone for a minute. “We’ll go find a table. Come on Belle”
Bo looked at Marlena, and opened his mouth. “Ok princess, this is it”
“Bo, I’m worried. How do you think your parents will react to the two of us together? I mean I used to be married to your brother, not to mention John and I aren’t legally divorced yet. Your parents are very religious, they won’t like the fact that I’m with you while my marriage to John is still pretty valid”
“I don’t want my parents to know about my sex-life”
“You know what I mean”
“Yeah, and don’t worry. We are forever”
“I know, I know”
“You ok?”
“As long as I have you”
“You do. Come on, let’s go fill the room with love”
“You know you say the strangest things, but I love you”
“Love you too” He kissed her forehead, and then her lips. Taking her hand he opened the door leading in to the pub.
Marlena walked into the crowded pub with hand in hand with her love. She caught Shawn’s eye, and he looked at her with curiosity. They walked over to the counter.
Caroline walked through the door and saw her son smiling. Though he wasn’t smiling at her. He was standing with a blonde haired person. A woman. “When did Hope become blonde?”
Marlena smiled at Bo as he tucked her hair behind her ears, and kissed her tenderly.
“Bo?” He turned immediately, and smiled at his mother. “Hello Marlena”
“Hi Caroline”
“Ma. There’s something I wanna tell you. Pop already knows”
“Is it Shawn-Douglas?”
“No, no, Shawn is fine. It’s about me actually”
“Why don’t you and I go upstairs, and Marlena can get something to drink?”
“This involves Marlena. Ma, Marlena and I, we have something to tell you. We are, together”
“What?”
“Caroline, what your son is trying to tell you, although he tried it beautifully, is that I’m his new”
“Love”
“Thanks”
“I’m confused here. Bo, you’re. What about. Hope, I mean”
“I’m filing for a divorce, and Marlena is doing the same. With John”
“Why?”
“Because we’re in love, and we want to be together”
“What about Belle, and Shawn. I mean they can’t”
“They know about this. And they’re happy for us. We were hoping you would be too” Marlena smiled nervously.
“We are dear, but it’s. A shock. I thought you and John had worked things out Marlena”
“Well, I found him in some compromising positions with” Her voice started to crack, and Bo spoke for her.
“She found John and Hope together when she came home from work one day”
“Oh Marlena. I’m so sorry. I, don’t know what to say”
“Thanks. It’s ok. I’m ok. I have this wonderful man with me. Your son makes me very happy. I’m very lucky to have him in my life, and have him loving me”
“Oh, I think I’m the lucky one Marlena”
“I’ll say you’re both lucky mom”
“Yeah we are” Bo and Marlena looked at each other like no one else existed.
“And now WE are hungry. Can we get 4 specials Shawn?”
“Comin’ up Lass”
“Thank you. Mom?” No answer. “MOM!” Marlena snapped out of trance.
“Hm?”
“Let’s sit down shall we?”
“Mhm” Bo took her hand, and Marlena sat down on the bench, Bo beside her. Belle and Shawn seated on the other side.
“Here you go. 4 specials, two cokes, one root beer and one iced tea” Shawn put the plates down.
“Mmmm. Yum. Looks delicious. I’m so hungry these days. Feels like I do nothing but eat”
“Well, it sure doesn’t look like it. You got a personal trainer or somethin’?” Bo choked on his burger.
“No. But I probably should considering all I’m eating”
“I’ll be your personal trainer princess” He lay his arm around her neck
“I bet dad. What are you gonna help her with? Up and down the stairs to the bedroom?”
“Hey! Don’t talk like that Shawn”
“Yes, sir!” Marlena smiled.
“Actually, trips up and down the stairs hasn’t been taken very much lately. I’ve spent more time at the boat than at the penthouse. Belle stayed with John, Brady moved out, and I was all alone, so I stayed at Bo’s place. Shawn shut up!” Shawn, who had opened his mouth closed it and looked at Marlena with a murderous look.
Bo took Marlena’s hand in his, and stroked it lovingly with his index finger. Marlena looked at him sweetly.
John walked up to the Brady Pub, and looked through the door. “John?” He turned.
“Hope, what are you doing here?”
“Someone told me Bo was here. What are you doing here?”
“Having breakfast. Anyway, there’s something you should know”
“What? About Bo?”
“Yes” He took a deep breath. “Bo is seeing someone new”
“What? How could he? I’ve only been gone a month, and he already picked up some new chick?”
“Not just any chick. Hope, Bo and Marlena are sleeping together”
“HUH? What? You can’t be serious. You’re not. No. He wouldn’t do that”
“They’re inside acting very cozy. Shawn and Caroline are there too. And Belle and Shawn”
“Shawn? With Marlena? Not only does she steal my husband, she also gets cozy with my son? What a bitch”
“Look, I’m not happy about this either, but there is no reason to call Marlena a bitch”
“The woman steals my husband, my son and I can’t call her a bitch? Well too bad for you! That bitch is gonna pay” She muttered under her breath. – Sooner than you think too Jawn.
“How the hell did she managed to seduce him? I mean he has. Me. Why would he even look at her?”
“Um, because she’s attractive? Because she’s sexy? Because she’s an amazing lover and drop dead gorgeous?”
“Whatever. I’m going inside”
“You really think that’s wise Hope?”
“I’m going to say hello to my son, and my husband. You coming?”
“Yeah. To make sure you don’t slap her or something” Hope opened the door, and saw Bo twirl Marlena’s hair in a lock, and kiss her tenderly.
Hope turned to John and said in a bitchy tone. “Ugh, please get me a bucket”
“Shut up. I hate this as much as you do, but it’s what they want. And when they grow tired of each other, which I bet will happen any minute on Marlena’s part, she’ll come back to me, and you’ll have Bo”
“I hope so. . . . Or there will be hell to pay for Doc” They walked into the room, and John look at Marlena. She was shaking from laughing, and Bo was laughing too. John walked up to their table and stood smiling. He looked at Marlena and said firmly.
“Marlena” Marlena turned and was faced with the person she once loved so dearly, not it made her want to nothing but get her bag, and run out, and just run away from everything and everyone. So composed herself, and managed to look at him.
“Hello John. Hope, fancy seeing you both here. Together”
“Doc, we’re not together, I love you, only you. There has never been anyone else for me but you. In my heart, it’s you”
She felt her insides tear up. “Will you excuse me please? I need some air”
“Mar”
“Are you ok mom?”
“Yeah, I just need to get some fresh air” She stood up and Bo reached for her arm.
“You want some company out there?” She turned around.
“No, thanks I’ll be fine, I need to be alone”
“But”
“Bo, please, don’t, don’t argue with me, I can’t take that right now, ok?” She kissed him quickly, and then walked out the door to the pier railing.
Bo turned to John and Hope. “You really had to do that, didn’t you? I can’t believe you. You know how much she hates you talking about you loving her”
“Bo, don’t give me that”
“I promise you John, if you ever hurt her again, you’ll pay, big time”
“You have no right to talk to me like this Bo”
“I have every right to defend the woman I love”
“You don’t love her, you’re in love with the image of her. You think she’s some perfect little angel. She’s not. She may look like an angel, but get her in the bedroom and she’s quite the little devil”
“Oh trust me, I know. Let’s say John, I’ve been to places with Marlena, that I bet you never even knew existed. Let me also say; once you had Evans, there is no one else”
“Oh I know. Which is why I’m not giving up, so if I were you, I’d watch my back, because I am getting Marlena back. One way, or the other”
“I wouldn’t count on it Black. Marlena is one woman I’ll never give up without a fight. Unlike I would with another woman” With that he walked past John, and towards the door.
Bo walked outside, saw his lady standing by the railing and snuck up behind her, and wrapped his arms around her body. “Hey”
“Hey”
“Are you ok?”
“Why does it still hurt to see him?”
“Because you still can’t forget what happened between him and, um, Gina. Come here” He stood closer to her, and held onto her as if his life depended on it. He was worried, he had a bad feeling after seeing the look in Hope’s eyes.
Mother and daughter walked arm in arm to the hospital. As Belle turned to look at her mother all thoughts of what she wanted to ask her disappeared… There was a certain peace about Marlena that Belle had not witnessed since. Well let’s just say it had been a long time. She couldn’t describe it. . . Her mother was a beautiful sight. Well that was a given, but something was different at this particular moment.
There was a sparkle in her eyes that had been missing for too long. Belle knew that it’s return had to do with a certain captain Brady and she swore to herself that she would do all that she could to keep that smile on her mother’s gorgeous face. Suddenly all those times she held Marlena’s limp body while she cried herself to sleep because of John’s betrayal came back to haunt her. It was all so real.
Before John and Marlena got back together, Marlena had been thrown into a tailspin with John’s confession of infidelity. John, although he had some idea of the pain he caused her, is still unaware to this day about Marlena’s breakdown after his infidelity. Belle swore she would not tell him even though John tried with all his might to find out how his wife was. What Belle knew to have hurt her mother the most was the fact that John walked out on her after having told her and then refused to comfort her about it, expecting her to ‘just understand’ to use her father’s words.
In times like this if Belle had John in front of her, with all her fury she would have no qualms in wringing his scrawny cheating neck. And now he did it to her mother again. And with Hope. Again. Marlena was much stronger this time around. Or so it seemed. The truth is that although Marlena is a strong and independent woman that holds her own, she has been burnt one too many times in the past. Now, as only humans do, she has let down her defenses and is depending on Bo to get her through this and to restore her faith.
She did love him immensely and clearly he simply adored her in return. “If I have any say in this…. “, Belle thought internally, “this is the way it is going to
stay”. Images of her mother and Bo enjoying themselves on the boat the night before, flashed in her mind and she could just see the beaming smiles they had at the pub earlier in the morning. She vowed that no one would come between Bo and Marlena but most importantly, nobody would ever think of hurting her mother like that again. Thinking of the one person that managed to break her she shuddered…
Marlena didn’t fail to notice her daughter’s discomfort and guessed she may have something on her mind, so she questioned her about it. “Belle, honey, what’s wrong?”
After what felt like hours of daydreaming to Belle, but was in actual fact nothing more than just mere seconds, her silent reverie was broken by her mother’s persistent voice. “Nothing mom”, she replied gently.
She put on a huge smile. “I am just so glad to see you happy again”.
Marlena gave her one of her killer smiles again and took Belle in her arms. “Oh girly girl I am and I just love you so much, I don’t know what I would do without you”.
“Ditto to you too mom, but you are not going to have to find out”. Giving her a quick squeeze, Marlena disengages from the embrace trying to wipe away her remaining tears. Having reached the elevator they say their goodbyes and Belle went her separate way on the first floor while Marlena took the elevator to her tenth floor office…
All is quiet on the tenth floor. Nobody was lurking around at this time of the morning except for a few nurses and a few MDs that checking on their patients. And one Dr. Evans MD had just entered her office and was ready to get settled in. Taking off her coat, Marlena threw it haphazardly over her couch for the moment as she has more important matters at hand. Getting behind her desk she picked up the receiver to call the love of her life. Suddenly there was a knock at the door and she realizes the phone call would have to wait. Placing the receiver back on its home she answered. “Come in”.
“Hello Marlena”.
“Hope what are you doing here, this is a surprise”.
“I am sure it will be more than pleasant too Marlena”
Meanwhile, Bo was at the station. He had just put the receiver back on its hook after deciding against calling Marlena and wanting to surprise her instead. Practically running out of his office he grabbed his jacket before exiting and slammed the door shut.
Marlena had an uneasy feeling settle in her stomach and she sure didn’t like the tone in Hope’s voice. Getting up from her desk to calm her nerves and seem somewhat in control to Hope, she stood at the corner of her desk. It was something in Hope’s eyes. She had seen the tell-tale signs before through years of practice and experience. Instantaneously, a sudden wave of nausea surged through Marlena’s body. Leaning over her desk Marlena holds on to it with sheer desperation hoping it will pass. She senses that there is a battle ahead with this loose canon in front of her; Hope/Gina or whoever the hell she claims to be that day, and Marlena feels the need to be on her guard.
Hope did not fail to notice this. After all Marlena was practically hunched over on the desk. “Aww what’s wrong Doc”,
Hope pouted her lower lip, “feeling a wee bit dizzy are we? Have I got you shaking in your boots Doc or is it that just maybe the good old Dr Marlena Evans SLUT didn’t learn her lesson about unprotected sex the first time when she slept with someone other than her husband?”
Marlena was stopped dead in her tracks and just remained still. Hunched over the desk and panting heavily, her thoughts were going 100 miles per hour. “It never even occurred to me,she thought. Her eyes were going back and forth trying to make sense of the past few weeks… It took Hope to point it out to her. She was experiencing the same symptoms she had been when pregnant with Belle and Sami and Eric for weeks now. She suddenly made the realization and let go of the desk with one hand, placing it protectively over her stomach in case it was true. “Awww now, now Marlena we both know what a slut you are and that you are sleeping with my husband in our bed and with John in yours”, she said in a scathing tone.
Marlena straightened up using all energy she had left and fired right back, which in retrospect she wished she hadn’t done. It only managed to fuel Hope’s anger even more.
“Hope, you are no longer married to Bo just as I am no longer married to John. The fact that you have not accepted that is full proof of how delusional you really are. It was you and John who cheated on Bo and myself respectively not the other way around! As for the men in my bed, there is only one man that I want and that I have in my bed and his name sure as hell isn’t John, at least not anymore!” That was all it took and Hope was fuming. Stepping forward, she slapped Marlena hard across her right cheek. The force of the blow sent Marlena flying on to the desk. Hope just stood there and watched her with her trademark raised eyebrow and a slight grin as Marlena tried to regain some semblance of herself.
At that exact point, Bo was heading for Marlena’s office. He was so excited about spending the whole day with his lady love that he quickly knocked and just walked straight in. He was a happy little camper. Today he was going to. Well he was going to. . . He was going to, going to. Going. to. The smile on his face faded and all thoughts of his surprise were brushed aside as the sight before him unraveled itself.
Marlena was attempting to stand up straight whilst clutching her stomach, whimpering and sobbing… Bo ran to her straight away. “Baby, talk to me. Are you okay”?
He gently placed his hand under her chin to be able to look at her face. Those beautiful hazel eyes. He was shocked at what he saw. Her right cheek was bruised, her lip was bleeding and tears were cascading down her cheeks in an endless flood. She looked up at him helplessly with fear and desperation, let out a sob and just jumped into his arms, burying her head in his chest and holding on for dear life while she cried. “Hey, hey baby, listen to me everything is going to be okay. You just tell me what happened sweetheart”. He wanted so badly just to scream and belt the sh*t through all possible candidates who could have done this to his Marlena. He knew that it was somebody and not just some fall because they sure did one hell of a job on his lady doctor. He thought better of it though and thought he’d wait to calm Marlena down first before he took any drastic measures… He loved her so deeply, her needs came before anything else and at this point he just wanted to stop the violent spasms that were racking her body from the raw fear and the pain he saw in her hazel eyes.
Before he could say or do anything more the door slammed shut… “Awww isn’t this just so sweet”
She let out a choked laugh. “The knight in shining armor comes to save his fair maiden. Bo get me a bowl will ya, I need to puke!!!”
Bo turned around to face the owner of that oh so familiar voice with Marlena still engulfed within his arms. As he stared at that menacing face, he never realized how much he could hate a person until that moment. He could not understand what he saw in her for the life of him. He came out of his reverie when he realized just what it was that she was holding or more importantly what she was aiming at Marlena.
Bo immediately turned around with his back facing Hope, to shield Marlena. “I tell ya what Brady”, she said waving the gun around,
“No matter what you do, I will go through you to get to her. Whether I have to shoot you first will not make a difference because I will get to my intended target. Marlena”
Looking over his shoulder he pleaded; “Hope… please… I’m begging you don’t.”, he didn’t get to finish his plea.
“SHUT UP BO IF YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOOD FOR YOU AND FOR THAT TRAMP YOU ARE HOLDING IN YOUR ARMS”, she screamed frantically making sure to make the presence of the gun all the more known as she tried to aim once again.
Tears, spurred on by his fear for Marlena’s life, were cascading down his cheeks and his breathing was uneven and labored. He took a sharp intake of breath. Marlena could not see Hope from her vantage point but felt Bo’s fear. She winced at Hope’s tone of voice and just wished she could make this better for Bo somehow. Bo didn’t want to egg her on even more but he would not stand for it. He refused to sit there and listen to Hope badger Marlena when she has been the only innocent victim in whole mess their life has become… So he ripped through her and let her have it,
“You’re the slut ‘Hope’! If you even are Hope! You’re a self-conceited little bitch, who sleeps around with every guy you can. You’re the one who ruined Marlena’s marriage to you, AND ours when you kidnapped him and basically raped him. They managed to work it out, but no, the damage you already caused just wasn’t enough was it? Was it, Gina?” He took a quick intake of air and kept on yelling. “You had to go sleaze onto him in his own home when you KNEW he didn’t want it, or you for that matter. You were fully aware that it would be the proverbial last straw that broke the camel’s back in his marriage. You always hurt anyone and everything that’s in the way of getting what YOU want. And you continue to hurt people until you get what you want. And not even then you’re satisfied. The fact that you had me, and then wanted John, then couldn’t have him so now you want me back is proof of that”
He saw the coldness in her eyes. “You can’t always get what you want Gina! Get this, we may not know who you are, but one thing we all know is you’re a heartless bitch, so such it up!” Boy he felt good. Finally able to get out all his anger at what had happened with Gina, was a relief.
That did it… that was exactly what made her click. Without further ado, she cocked back the safety switch and shot with all her might…
In what seemed like seconds Marlena had shoved an unsuspecting Bo out of the way, swapping positions with him and taking the bullet straight in the chest.
Time stood still in that moment for Bo… He felt utterly numb as he witnessed Marlena slump back into his arms in what seemed to be to him, slow motion. She moaned from the pain of the force inflicted upon her and the sensations of the bullet tearing through her flesh. Bo let out an earth-shattering howl that cut through the dead silence permeating the tenth floor so early in the morning, and just held her there where they had fallen together on the floor.
John was on his way to give Marlena a piece of his mind after witnessing her outward display of love and affection toward Bo earlier on at the pub. He knew he had no right or claim to her anymore but he was not thinking rationally. He loved…, no loves that woman so much that his jealousy is consuming him. He couldn’t get her to believe that he wanted nothing to do with Hope but he vowed that he would die trying… So he is going to hold on to that hope. He doesn’t know why but for some reason, his memories of Hope or Gina do not seem real but he brushes that thought aside for now. Having reached Marlena’s office he came rushing in after hearing the gunshot and Bo’s subsequent scream. Opening the door, he was met by a hurricane that just whirled past him… “Hope?”
John called out for her again and then turned only to be faced with a fallen angel and a distraught Bo hovering over her, screaming for help. John was immobile at first his legs could not carry him. His first instinct was to go to her and hold her like he should have done all those nights as her husband when she cried herself to sleep because of him. But thinking of Marlena and her needs, he bolts through that same door as quickly as he came in, in hope that he will find a doctor in time.
Bo strokes her ashen face, crying out to her, calling her name over and over hoping that she would just hang on for a little while longer. Her eyes flutter for a moment as involuntary tears cascade down her cheeks spurred on from the pain. A hot, roaring fire soars through her chest and she feels the most unbelievable pain for a moment there. “…Bo…. it… it hurts so mu…. uhh… so much, I am so sc…”,
She gulped, “scared”, she whispered while staggering to get the words out of her mouth…
“Oh Dear G*d”, he let out a mournful cry looking up for divine help, “I know sweetheart, I know, don’t you worry now, you just stay with me here okay? John is on his way to get Mike and you will be just fine baby, just fine, you just hold on for me,” He talked quietly as his tears were falling freely, mixing with her blood. He sobbed openly rocking her back and forth as he tried to stop the very life of her from pouring out of the wound. “I, I…. . can’…. can’t feel my chest anymo… uughh…any… more Bo”,
She sobbed quietly…. “I. . . I am just sooooooo cold Bo… make… make it go away”, she cried, “. . . hold me close…. closer…. cold… so…. cold”,
She whispered as she began to shiver violently. Bo was more than happy to comply… In fact he was desperate to comply. He wanted to feel her heart beat against his again like he did when they first made love. He wanted to feel again how alive she was at that moment… Now all he saw and felt was the pieces of a crushed china doll… A broken angel that was so fragile within his arms… He pulled her closer to him, mindful of her sustained injuries, cradling her in his arms and he rocked her back and forth as he said to her over and over and over. “Don’t you worry baby everything is going to be just fine”.
At that moment Mike rushed in witnessing the blood bath and the gut-wrenching scene before him… his dearest friend was fighting for her life. He let out an involuntary gasp and avoided asking any questions for the moment. He ran to her, checking her pulse and feeling her temperature. The truth is he didn’t have to check her forehead for her temperature… Having heard her pleas to be held closer by Bo, he was sure of what was happening as he witnessed her shiver from the stabbing sensations he guessed she was having from feeling so cold…
“Damn it man, you said this was a sign… a sign of what?” Bo desperately screamed.
“John check if they are bringing the gurney and the machines already. It is just as I expected, she is going into shock!” Mike frantically ordered. John bolted out of the room to check again if the doctors that Mike had called for where close behind. Bo just looked out in the air when he heard Mike’s words.
“She’s going into shock” He cuddled up to Marlena even more, sobbing even more now if that was possible, still mindful of her injuries but hanging on to her for dear life.
Marlena was quickly losing her grip on consciousness and Bo, as Mike was attempting to cover Marlena with the afghan from her sofa to keep her warm, stole one last glimpse of the life in those amazing hazel orbs before she whispered three words to him and finally closed them. “I Loo. . . Love you”
The medical personnel finally made it through and rushed over to where Bo was sitting on the floor with Marlena in his arms.
“Excuse me sir, but we need to take her now” He lifted her and lay her atop of the board.
The carried her away, leaving Bo standing behind. He was sobbing as hard as he ever had before. “I love you too Princess. Don’t leave me this way. Hold on baby”
He looked after them, and saw them walk away from him. The look in his eyes showed devastation, and his body was shaking.
“Bo” Mike’s voice called out.
“Mhm”
“Would you like to be alone for a minute? We need to know what happened in here if you can give us that?” Bo snapped out of his trance.
“Aha. What? Oh, yeah. Of course”
“Follow me” Mike walked down the corridors with Bo following a few steps away from him. He was nearly in shock.
Bo leaned against the wall, while Mike took notes. “Then Hope. Or Gina. I mean she pulled out a gun, and she pointed it at me. She said she’d go through me if she had to. She wanted to kill Marlena. She wanted to kill her” Bo just looked out in the air like everything was surreal to him. Mike shook his body to get his attention again.
“Bo, please, follow me here”
“I said something and she got angry. That’s when she fired the gun, I think. Marlena stepped in front of me and caught the bullet. She just. She just fell into my arms. Like a feather. She looked so beautiful, so incredibly beautiful. The beauty people have always commented on. You know that beauty Mike?”
“Yes, I do Bo. What more can you tell me?”
“Her soul. It looked so empty. And her eyes. They were so cold. Why did this happen? We were so happy”
“Ok, thank you Bo. Thanks for your help. Is there anything you want? Anything I get for you?”
“Can you get me my Marlena back?”
“I hope so, Bo. I truly hope so” Bo’s head hung down as he heard footsteps. From two directions no less.
“Bo, what are you doing here? Mike, how is she? How’s my wife?”
“Get out of here you bastard!” He looked at John, anger evident in his eyes, a fury so clear, it made the other two frightened for their father.
Bo attacked John and dragged him by the collar. Brady stepped up to them, and tried separating them. “Hey, hey, HEY! This is not the time and not the place. We’re here because mom is hurt. Can you two please bury this for now?” A male voice spoke from behind them.
“Mr. Brady?” Bo turned around and face Marlena’s doctor.
“How is she? How is Marlena? How is my. . . “ The doc looked at them with sad eyes.
Bo shook his head and cried out. “Noooo, noooo, she’s. She’s. Doctor, is she?” He couldn’t even spell the words out.
“No, she’s not. She is still hanging on. She’s in recovery now. But she said something. Don’t leave me, I believe it was”
He laughed and smiled between the tears falling from his eyes. “She. She said that?”
“Yes, I believe so”
“That’s my Marlena” He walked over to the next “room”, and saw Marlena’s limp body through the window. She looked so fragile. So little. But her beauty was still captivating.
“Hi doctor, I’m John Black, Marlena’s husband. Will she have any scars?”
“I think they will heal very nicely Mr. Black”
“Can I see her?”
“Since you are her husband, I do believe you have the right”
“No, no, you can’t let him in. Please, don’t let him in”
“I’m sorry Mr. Brady. Mr. Black, follow me”
“Of course. Thank you doctor” John walked in to the room Marlena was in and Bo followed.
Just as he touched the handle, the doctor stopped him. “Mr. Brady, I’m afraid I can’t let you in that room”
“What?”
“I can only let her husband inside her room”
“What? That’s insane. He’s not her husband”
“Are they divorced?”
“Not yet, but very soon”
“Then I’m afraid he still has the right to be with her”
“But. . . That’s. That’s crazy. She doesn’t even like him. Do you have ANY idea how much that man has hurt her?”
“I’m sorry, but that’s the ruling at this hospital”
“Look you don’t understand. His presence may cause her to get worse. I’m begging you, don’t let him in with her. Please”
“I. I’m sorry Mr. Brady, I can’t stop him” Bo turned around as the doctor went the opposite way.
Bo sat down on the couch in the room, and his head ended up in his hands. He was frustrated and angry, and sad.
About 5 hours later Brady’s and Horton’s had gathered in the hall outside Marlena’s room. The doctor was informing them of what Marlena’s condition was at that point.
As he turned to leave Bo stopped him; “Yes Mr. Brady?”
“Can you please let me see her?”
“Mr. Brady, I told you earlier”
“Doctor please, I have to see her. Please?”
“There’s nothing I can do. I can’t break hospital rules. You as Dr. Evans’ friend should know that. I’m truly sorry”
“Sure you are. Because being ‘sorry’ doesn’t break the rules right? So you can be as sorry as you wanna be. Whatever” He started pacing back and forth, and Belle and Shawn got up to try to stop him. He shook his head and his body was shaking. He just slapped Shawn’s hand away when he tried to touch his father.
“Mr. Brady, do you want some sedatives or something to relax you?”
“I don’t need sedatives, I just need Marlena. I just need the woman I love. Can you understand that? Can you?” The doctor looked away and at the other people in the room with them.
“Mr. Brady”
“Can you? Can you understand what it’s like to love someone so much your heart breaks and sometimes you really just want to die? Every time they cry? Every time they look down or is any kind of pain?” Bo’s voice was affected by his crying, and the tears rolled down his red cheeks.
“Have you ever loved someone so much you’d put your own life at stake just to keep them safe and happy, and warm? That’s what I feel right now. I would do all those things for that lady in there. I really have nothing to live for if she doesn’t make it, and you’re talking about sedatives? What kind of a doctor are you? If you don’t manage to save her, you can just kill me as well, because she’s the reason I live”
“Mr. Bra. . . .”
“Don’t you dare talk to me. Unless you’re going to tell me you’re going to break those stupid rules and let me in to see the woman I love” He was furious. His hands were all over the place, and the doctor was stunned.
So were the others in the room. Shawn looked at Caroline with surprise and Mickey looked at Maggie as if he had been hit with winning a case. *personal joke here*.
“She needs me, and all you can think of is your stupid rules!”
“Mr. Brady, please calm down”
“Just answer me on one thing. What is the real reason you won’t let me in to see her? Why him?” He pointed to John, inside Marlena’s room.
“He has done nothing but hurting her the last 3 years, and you let him into see her when she’s close to losing her hold on life? How can you call yourself a doctor?”
“Calm down and I’ll. . .”
“If you want her husband in there, there is really just one man who should be in there, and that is me” The shock was seen, and even heard in the small room.
“We may not be married by law, but we are in our hearts. I love that woman in there, and d**n, I need to be with her right now”
“I’m sorry Mr. Brady, but as I told you before, we have rules here at this hospital and I have to follow them. I know you are in a lot of pain, but so is her husband”
“Her husband? Her husband? Her husband betrayed her and lied to her. He let his d**n SON abuse her! Is that true love? If he really loved her, he would stop people from hurting her all the time!” His yelling was heard through the halls, and in the other rooms.
“Do you even have one shred of knowledge of what Marlena has been through the last 2 or 3 years? I’ll tell you. Her so-called husband cheated on her, then lied to her, then he let his son call her every word in the book. Just out of spite. Just to hurt her, because she couldn’t understand it when he told her he had cheated on her with her best-friend, and then told her to just get over it, and accept it”
He turned to the rest of the group. He shrugged his shoulders and look at all of them.
“What the hell is wrong with you people? You don’t care about her, all you care about it those stupid rules” He turned to Doctor Richards again.
“Let me tell you something, Dr Richards. If you won’t let me in to see her willingly, I will fight anything to get into that room. I will fight ANYONE, who tries to stop me. I’ll find a doctor who is willing to look beside the ruling. One who thinks the welfare of the patient is the most important” He got in the doctor’s face and said with anger, and frustration.
“I’m giving you one last chance, or I’ll have you fired as her ‘doctor’. Let me see her. Let me into that room. I don’t have to be long, just let me say something to her. Something she NEEDS to hear. Please”
“I’ll see what I can do, ok?”
“Thank you!”
It was about half an hour later that Bo stepped into Marlena’s room. The doctor had managed to squeeze him in to see his ladylove.
He looked at her and walked slowly over to her bedside. He traced her ashen face with his finger before he sat down beside her and took her hand in his, holding on to it for dear life. He kisses her fingers, one at the time, and traces his own cheek with her hand, feeling her silky skin. He looks at her hands and says quietly.
“It shouldn’t have been like this. My ring should have been on your finger by now, instead of you lying here because of me” He got up and lay down on the hospital bed, wrapping her in his arms. He didn’t notice John return from his walk.
“This is all my fault. If I hadn’t loved you so much, Gina never would have done this, and you’d be safe, and happy. You wouldn’t be in this pain. But I can’t help it. I just love you too much” He tried drying his tears and sniffed. “Princess, you have to wake up. See, I can’t live without you. Wake up, so I can see that beautiful smile and those amazing eyes”
He kissed her cheek. “How about I sing you a song huh? And you can wake up, and everything can be so perfect. So perfect” He found his voice and began to sing to her quietly. One of her favorite songs.
John stepped towards the bed and said quietly; “Have you said what you wanted?”
“No”
“Just get out anyway”
“I’m not leaving her. Not now, not ever”
“I’m her husband, I’m the one who has the legal rights”
“You don’t have rights over her. No one has rights to her. She’s not one of your stupid things that you throw around John. She’s a person. A wonderful one at that. And you don’t even realize that”
“You’re a pathetic excuse for a. . .” They both stopped talking when they heard Marlena’s soft moans. She began to move around restlessly as the monitors started beeping. John rushed to the door and yelled for Mike. Bo continued to talk to her, and whispering sweet words in her ear. “Come on baby, don’t give up. Stay with me. You can’t leave me now. You have to fight. You have to fight the pains baby. Come on princess” Mike rushed in and saw Bo on the bed, comforting Marlena with loving words and caresses. John and Bo are both told to get out of the room, and they followed the orders. Bo stood leaned against the window and looked at Mike working to save Marlena’s life. He traced the window with his finger, and whisper with his voice filled with the affection the tear had on him. “Come back to me”
Mike walked out a little while later and sighed loudly. Bo rushed over. “Mike?” The look on Bo’s face said more than a thousand words would. “I don’t know yet, I’m sorry, but I do know that she wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for you Bo” That comment made John’s insides tie themselves up.
“I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for her. She just jumped in front of me and took that bullet. When will you know more about her condition?”
“I don’t know. But why don’t you go home, get some sleep and change some clothes”
“No, the woman I love is in there fighting for her life. I’m not going anywhere”
“Fine. I’ll tell you when I know more”
“I know why she arrested, Mike”
“What? Why?”
“That idiot husband of hers. Marlena’s heart stopped beating when that not a very nice person ripped it out and along with tearing her heart apart, he crushed her soul” Bo took a deep breath and said with anger and cruelty.
“None of this would be happening now if it wasn’t for that bastard” He grabbed John’s collar and pressed him against the wall. He yelled his next words right to John’s face.
“What kind of heartless monster are you? You claim to love her. She leaves her family for you, gives you her heart and soul, not to mention she devotes her life to making you happy, and what do you do? You cheat on her, and expect her to accept it 2 seconds after you told her what you did. And when she doesn’t you let your son abuse her with words. Words hurt worse than actions sometimes, you know that? Remember the day you called her a heartless bitch, John? You broke her that day. You broke her heart, and her confidence, but most of all, you broke her soul. And you didn’t even care to say ‘I’m sorry’. You just said what’s said is said, and let’s move on. Do you know exactly how hard she worked to move on?” He took a sharp intake of breath and continued his speech. John just stood there and took all of it.
“You are sick you know that? She devoted her life to you, she gave you her heart and you just threw it back in her face right after you tramped all over it. You’ve broken her John, and I swear to you, by god I promise you, you will rue the day you were born if you ever so much as touch her with your filthy hands again. You will live to regret it John, that’s a promise. I’m just sorry you’re not there to hear her cries at night, when she wakes up from having nightmares after what you did. See that, THAT, would be the ultimate punishment for you” He let go of John’s collar, and the people in the room gasped.
“Do you know what it’s like John? To hear her crying because of something YOU caused? It’s like getting thousand knives through your heart all at once. You feel that you could just die. But then again that is just like you. You walk out on your responsibilities after you do the damage, but I swear I am going to be there for her, and NOTHING you say or do, is going to stop me. You have NO right where she is concerned. Not anymore. So get the hell out of here” John didn’t move.
“Get the HELL out of here if you know what’s good for you”
“I’m her husband Bo, I have every right to be here”
“Not for long you’re not”
“What’s that supposed to mean? Marlena is my wife”
“Nope. In fact, Mickey has the divorce papers ready, all she has to do is sign them. So one day very very, very soon, she’s going to be married alright. To me”
“You can’t do that Bo”
“Oh, trust me I can, and I will” He smiled evily, and walked into Marlena’s room again.
He sat down by her bed, and took her hand. “Hey princess”
Marlena spoke in a groggy voice. “Bo”
“Shh, don’t talk. Just listen to me. Or maybe that is impossible for you huh?” She chuckled.
“Bo. Are you alright?”
“Yeah”
“You’re crying sweetie, what’s wrong?”
“I’m fine, just very, very, VERY relived that you are awake and ok. I was. I was so frightened. But you’re ok, and we’re together. I love you. I love you, I love you so much”
“I love you too baby”
“Is there anything at all I can do for you princess?”
“There is one thing. You can jump in here, and lay beside me”
“You sure we’re allowed to do that?”
“Hey, we’re not doing anything physical, so sure we can. Come here” He slid in behind her and covered her body with his own. He kissed her neck and she nuzzled in his arms. Finally, everything was right with the world again.
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