They were sitting on the couch, and Marlena was completely bored. It was raining and too late to go anywhere, not that they wanted to go out anyway. Marlena let out a loud sigh as John continued to go over the work he brought home. She was getting kind of ticked off at being ignored. …
A Gift for John – by Stephanie Linville
Introduction I suppose I should start by telling you my name. My real name. When we met, I told you my name was Elizabeth, and that’s mostly the truth. My given name is Katharine, but my full name might surprise you. Katharine…. Elizabeth…. DiMera. I’m Stefano’s sister. I know what your feelings are about the …
A Grand Design – By Sandra B
Time: March 1985 Marlena Evans-Brady hung up the telephone with a slightly apprehensive sigh, glancing at the large calendar on her desk, the date circled in black. "Four months," she said out loud, wondering how she'd survived thus far without the man she loved so deeply. Could it have been that long already? Was she …
A History They Can’t Know – By Cordelia50
Note: this fic was written and is set before John’s aneurysm in the summer of 2020. “The only thing new in the world is the history you do not know.”― Harry S. Truman “I want everything back, the way it was. But there is no point to it, this wanting.”― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale …
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A House That Is Not Our Home – By Melissa
The sun outside warmed the town of Salem, bringing in a fresh new beginning, almost as if it was the start of something new. Oddly enough, today was the day Marlena would arrive back home, after being absent for months from her family and friends. She was seen last at the Memorial Day family gathering, …
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A Look Back – By Jessica D and Jame J
Isabella Black walked into the living room of her childhood home, her hand instinctually moving to the light switch beside the door. Realizing the early morning light allowed enough light to stream through the glass doors, she decided against it. Instead she took off her jacket, shivering from the contrast of the outside winter weather …
A Love Beyond Compare – By Sandra B
It was supposed to be one of the happiest days of his life, the day of his engagement party to a lovely woman who had finally captured his restless heart and filled his empty soul. There had been several other women in the past five years, but none like Isabella Toscano. She was special and …
A Love For All Time – By Dixie Allen
A Love for All Time is my story about John and Marlena going back in time from 1996 France to 1526 Tudor England during the reign of Henry VIII. Since most of my characters aren't typically found in J&M; fanfics and some readers might not love English history as much as I do, I thought …
A Love So True – By Lori W
Marlena is in the living room at the DiMera Mansion anxiously awaiting John's return from the police station. She walks from one side of the room to the next. "Come on John call me." Marlena stops at the desk and picks up a picture of John and Belle. She clutches the picture to her heart. …
A Man Apart – By Jessica D and Jame J
Water pellets wounded her skin, the drumming of liquid streaming down the foggy glass shower doors. Her fragile body rocked back and forth, the oppressive hum of the shower wrestling in her ears. Glaring at the wall, she winced everytime the warm water touched her face. Wrapping her arms around her knee's, she continued to …
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