The Rest of Our Lives (Read 96,975 times)

[heroicmuse]

I am so curious about what Philip discovers -- is it related to the stock shares debacle?

Looking forward to Craig and Nancy! I hope Parker behaves himself.

I hope Stephanie sticks to her guns and this confrontation doesn't lead to hate sex.

Thanks for the previews Kpatch.

[doolfan4life]

Thanks for the previews
I’m nervous thinking about the discovery
I hope it’s good

[fluffysmom]

Mary gave Chloe a lot to think about. I hope they have another session soon.

I like Parker's excitement about the welcome back dinner.

I'm looking forward to Philip, Justin and Xander launching the new company.

[gapeach]

Looking forward to hearing what Stephanie has to say, always love Parker's interaction with Craig & Nancy. I hope whatever Philip discovers doesn't set him back too much.

[Kpatch]

Chapter 488a

Alex needed to stay in Chicago for a few more days, so Stephanie had rented a car and drove back to Salem by herself. She had so many questions about what happened between her and Alex Sunday night.

As soon as she heard Alex was back in Salem, Stephanie marched into his office at Titan headquarters and exclaimed, “We need to talk.” She threw herself into a chair across from his desk and folded her arms.

Alex was tapping away on his laptop keyboard. “I’m kinda in the middle of something here.”

“Well drop it,” she ordered. He looked up with surprise and sat up straighter in his chair. “That’s better,” she stated. “Okay. I need to know what happened in Chicago.”

“Chicago?”

“Yes, Chicago!” Stephanie was growing more exasperated by Alex’s caginess.

“Well I fired two thirds of the staff. But you already know that. You wrote the press release.”

“I’m not talking about that,” she shouted. “I’m talking about what happened between us.”

“I’m not following.”

She rolled her eyes. “Come on Alex, I know you’re not that dense. I’m asking what happened in your hotel room. I woke up Monday morning in … um … a surprising state of undress.”

“Oh that.”

“Yeah. Oh that. So? Talk!”

He smiled a smug smile. “So you don’t remember anything, huh?”

“Alex,” she shouted.

“What do you want to know?”

“Did we … you know … sleep together?”

He thought for a minute and rocked his head. “Well.”

“Well what?”

“It depends how you define sleep.”

“Stop it. This isn’t funny to me. It’s torture, if you must know. Answer my question. Did we have sex?”

[gapeach]

I so hope they didn’t have sex and they just ‘slept’ together. Don’t know how Alex will answer this question but hopefully truthfully.

[André DiMera]

Hopefully Alex and Stephanie didn’t “sleep together”.

[doolfan4life]

Wow Alex is being creepy
I hope they didn’t but wouldn’t be a soap if they didn’t I guess

[mae00]

Hmm. I had forgotten about these two. I'm sure Alex will drag out revealing what really happened as a way of flirting more with Stephanie. I don't find it cute at all.

[heroicmuse]

I really hope they didn't do more than sleep. Alex is winning the Annoyance Olympics here.

[Kpatch]

Chapter 488b

“Stop it. This isn’t funny to me,” Stephanie told Alex. “It’s torture, if you must know. Answer my question. Did we have sex?”

He smirked again. “No.”

“No?” She was skeptical. “Really no?”

“Really.”

“Okay. Then why did I wake up in your bed wearing nothing but your button down shirt?”

Alex sighed. He got up and walked to the front of the desk where he sat in the chair next to Stephanie. “So, we had a lot to drink at Chantilly’s.”

“Too much.”

“I can handle it. But apparently…”

“I couldn’t,” Stephanie admitted.

“Right. You wouldn’t tell me your room number when I asked. It’s not printed on the key cards anymore for security reasons. Maybe you really didn’t remember. I don’t know. But I had to bring you to my room. You were pretty wasted. You were laughing and flirting and coming on pretty strong.”

She put her hands over her face. “Oh god.”

“But ever since we started working together, you made it clear to me that you didn’t want to cross the line and you wanted to keep things professional between us. So, while I could have taken advantage of the situation, I didn’t.”

She peeked at him between her fingers. “Really?”

“You asked that already. Hey, I’m no boy scout. I was definitely tempted and there’ve been times when I was drunk that I may have taken advantage of a situation like that. To be honest, it was hard to resist a beautiful woman like you, especially when you were so willing, but this time, I thought it would be imprudent to sleep with a colleague.”

“Well that’s good to know,” she said, even though she still felt a little skeptical—and unexpectedly disappointed. “Then how did I end up wearing nothing but your shirt?” 


“I gave it to you because you had nothing to sleep in. I slept on the sofa in the living room of the suite and you took the bedroom. I’m proud to say I was a perfect gentleman.”

“Hard to imagine,” she snarked.

“The next morning, I tried to wake you at 7 to go for breakfast, but you were out cold. So I sent you a text and left.”

Taking a deep breath, she said, “Alex, I’m so sorry. And mortified. I mean you brought me with you to Chicago to do a job.”

“Which you did.”

“But my behavior was totally inappropriate and unprofessional. That’s not me. Except maybe when I’ve had too much to drink. I feel just awful.” She looked askance at him. “You are telling me the truth, aren’t you?”

“Of course. Chances are you’re going to remember what happened at some point. So it would be stupid for me to lie.”

“Well, thank you. I don’t really know what else to say.”

Alex walked behind his desk again and waved a hand. “Forget about it.” Stephanie slowly rose from her seat and started to leave when Alex said, “But next time you flirt with me like that when you’re sober, I might not be such a gentleman.” He gave her a wink and returned to his laptop.

[André DiMera]

Glad to know nothing actually happened between Stephanie and Alex.

[heroicmuse]

Ugh, Alex had to ruin a decent moment by being flirty with someone who doesn't want it.

I hope he's telling the truth about nothing happening.

[Trey]

I'm glad that Stephanie and Alex didn't have a drunken tryst. I like that Stephanie was a little disappointed LOL

[gapeach]

I am glad that nothing happened but I kinda liked his comment as she was leaving...