All Rights Reserved. Link Only PAULINA'S PERFECT STORY, HARRIS HAS A NECKLACE FOR AVA, EJ LETS DOWN DESPERATE STEFAN AND GABI, LEO IS ABOUT TO GET WHAT HE WANTS, NICOLE, ERIC AND HOLLY HAVE A CLOSEKNIT CHRISTMAS LUNCH! These are my words. There is only one DaysCafe :) REAL TIME SEQUENCE + KEY DETAILS! - Harris visits Ava in her dream and blames her for the drugs at the bistro. Then he arrests her. She wakes up from the nightmare on her sofa ... Paulina wakes up in her hospital bed and wants to go home. Chanel disagrees. Medicine woman Kayla arrives ... Sloan wishes the baby a nice nap and Eric notices the nice rocking horse. She gushes tis the greatest Xmas ever. Eric brings up baby photos. She would rather not use the photo album Nicole gave them and snaps Nicole must stay away from their baby forever ... EJ comes home with Nicole, who feels badly about leaving Holly alone last night. EJ says no more guilt ... Holly wakes up dressed on her bed with a sore everything and is relieved she did not send Johnny that message. However she called him in her sloshed state and covers her face in shame with her cushion ... - Kayla hears Paulina has a cough and is tired. She has also been having a sore throat. Chanel adds the lump in her neck has grown ... Nicole heads upstairs to see Holly. EJ teases a slightly disheveled Stefan, who snaps at him to shove it up his ... Ava stares when Harris drops by to give her a Xmas gift. He hands her the box ... Holly assures Nicole she was only taking aspirin for her headache and stops her happy birthday dance. Nicole takes a closer look and concludes she has a hangover ... Sloan interrupts Eric and refuses to discuss Nicole. Baby Jude suddenly starts to fuss. Eric decides to take the crying little lad on a drive etc. After they depart Sloan decides to shower but an ominous knock on her door changes her plans. Tis Leo, who is baaaaaack ... Harris claims he cannot return the necklace cos he got no receipt and adds Ava is worth every penny. She gets more stressed by the second ... EJ teases Stefan for partying. Stefan snaps he stayed at the slammer hospital with Gabi, who has a broken leg. EJ gets sarcastic. Stefan blames himself for the message that CLYDE was sending to him. EJ is shocked ... - Holly insists to Nicole she only drank the scotch from the bar for the first time cos she was unhappy and alone. She is about to tell her about Johnny but changes her mind. Nicole lets her daughter know she loves her. Ditto. Now Nicole suggests they go for a walk and fresh air ... Leo was not able to bathe at the men's shelter and warns Sloan she will be sorry ... Paulina admits she has not had a physical for a while and asks Kayla if she thinks she has cancer ... Persistent Harris places the lovely necklace around Ava's slim neck and breathes beauuuuuuuutiful ... She gasps she cannot ... He wonders why she is pushing him away. She remembers her association with Stefan, how she decided to protect Harris from Clyde by keeping him at bay. Now Harris asks if there is something she has not told him ... Stefan admits to EJ that Clyde threatened to hurt Gabi if he did not do his bidding laundering money and now moving product at the Bistro. EJ assumes he is working with Ava. Stefan explains they both had loved ones threatened and asks his brother if he will help him so that Gabi does not get killed ... - Kayla knows about the nodule, talks hypothyroidism and wants to refer Paulina for a biopsy as a precaution ... Holly sits at the town Xmas tree with Nicole and admits Johnny is the guy she likes. She is worried what she might have told him last night. Nicole believes he will understand and concludes he considers her a little sis. Holly has it bad and thinks she loves him. Nicole calls it infatuation cos it is one sided and jumps up when Eric eagerly approaches with Jude in his stroller. He gushes it is a great day for a walk. Nicole believes he wants her nowhere near the baby. Eric breathes he does not feel that way but Nicole sure knows Sloan does ... Sloan suggests Leo back off. He realizes she loves the baby, which means she would pay big for him to keep her baby snatching secret ... Kayla gives Paulina a lab slip and a referral to an on staff endocrinologist. Chanel wonders how to thank her. Kayla is supposed to be a fill-in Santa as well as read the Xmas story and asks Chanel to do the story as she cannot do both at the same time. She would love to. So would Paulina. Chanel smiles ... Leo demands money and a roof over his head ... Eric informs Nicole he reminded Sloan they would see each other around town. Nicole is relieved. He notices Holly is not herself so Nicole teases her about over-celebrating her birthday. Eric believes the best cure is a greasy breakfast and invites the gals for a Salem Inn Xmas buffet. Holly is in so Nicole agrees ... - EJ sarcastically wonders wot he could do about Clyde. Stefan needs Clyde out of the picture and begs brother ... Ava insists she has no secrets from Harris. She acts like she is not interested as he has a roving eye. He insists he only has eyes for her. She wonders about his drug investigation. He is more than determined than ever to bring the dealers to justice ... EJ recalls how fatha Stefano always said family first. But he is not willing to subject Nicole to anything now and adds he is the D.A. so he cannot and will not help him help Gabi and Ava Vitali ... Sloan claims she has no cash but Leo has seen the expensive rocking horse. He demands a swanky room at the Salem Inn if she wants to keep her baby ... Eric, Nicole and Holly are having a nice brunch outside. Holly asks to hold the baby and he gurgles ... Kayla is Santa as Paulina reads the Christmas Story at the hospital. Chanel smiles as mama enchants the children ... Kayla is grateful. Paulina feels upbeat and wants to go home and get ready for Abe ... Ava anxiously wishes Harris luck and wants him to have the necklace, He wants her to save it for their future and vows to fight for them ... EJ lists Gabi's past crimes and warns brotha if he does not watch it he might have to put him in the cell beside her. He arrogantly walks out and Stefan smashes a fragile decoration to the floor ... Nicole and Eric tease Holly about how sweet and stubborn she used to be. They gang giggle ... Leo has just arrived at the Salem Inn with Sloan and admires the perfect little family, much to her fury ... STAY TUNED! Luv Cathy |
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