A week passed and Eve was in the room Ivy let her stay in watching TV. She didn’t know what it was, but ever since that night in the hospital when she thought she heard Julian’s voice, she had been sleeping peacefully. She also was more aware of what kind of person Carlo was. She had been talking to Allegra on a daily basis and got the chance to get to know her better. She had given Allegra Ivy’s number after the first time they spoke over the phone and everyday at a certain time Allegra would call her.

Eve looked over at her clock since it was almost time for Allegra’s daily phone call, then stood up and stretched. Ivy had refused to let her get out of the bed since she arrived there, except to go the bathroom. Ivy would even come home at a certain time of day to make her lunch! Eve had told her that she could get her own food, but Ivy wasn’t having that. And as much as Eve loved Ivy and was thankful that she would do something like this for her and William, she was driving her crazy!

She sat back down on her bed just as the phone next to her nightstand began ringing. She placed her legs back on the bed before picking up the phone.

“Hello…”

Silence-

“Allegra?” Eve said.

Silence-

“Eve…”

The moment she heard the voice of the person on the other end, Eve dropped the phone. Her heart started beating faster as she looked down at the phone. Slowly, she reached down with trembling hands and picked it up.

“Eve are you there?” the person said again.

“Julian…” Eve said, her voice barely above a whisper.

“Yeah Eve, it’s me.”

“Oh my god…”

“You don’t know how long I’ve waited to hear your voice again. How I’ve longed to have you in my arms.”

Eve placed her hand over her mouth to keep from sobbing out loud. She couldn’t believe she was hearing his voice again after so many months of not hearing it at all.

“Is that really you Julian?”

“Of course it is. Allegra’s been keeping me informed about you.”

“Is all that she told me about Carlo and what happened to you true? Did he try to kill you over me?”

Silence-

“Julian…”

“Yeah Eve, it’s true. On the way to the bank that day, he told me to my face that he wanted you. So I punched him, and before I could hit him again, someone grabbed me from behind and pulled me out of the car. Then he got out and injected me with some kind of poison, I’m not sure what it was.”

“Oh god…”

“I fought them off and started running. Then my site started to blur and as I ran some more, my stomach started cramping up. It felt like my insides were on fire. The pain was so unbearable. Somehow I ended up at this cliff, and he cornered me. Next thing I know, I’m falling over the cliff into the water below.”

“You don’t know how devastated I was when I called and Marco told me you were dead. I literally felt like dying right then and there just so I could join you.”

“Oh Eve…”

“I had just found out some wonderful news and wanted to tell you about it.” She said as she wiped away the tears that were falling from her eyes.

“I know that you’re pregnant Eve.”

Eve gasped and blinked at few times.

“I see Allegra told you.” She sounded disappointed.

“No. I saw you with my own two eyes a week ago.”

Suddenly the night she had woke up and heard Julian’s voice popped in her head.

“It was you… that night at the hospital?”

“Yeah.” Julian whispered.

“Julian swear that I haven’t been with anyone…I…” He cut her off.

“I know. Eve…” He paused. “I’m on my way over now. I can’t make it another day without seeing you again.”

Eve was stunned. Surely he didn’t say what she thought she heard... Her heart began to beat faster all over again.

“Are you sure it’s safe?” She finally managed to say.

“I don’t care anymore, I just want to be with you.”

“Julian…”

“I’ll be there in ten minutes.” He said then hung up.

Carlo hadn’t seen Eve in a week since that day he told her how he felt. He had tried to come and visit her when Ivy was at work, but every time he did, Ivy was onto him like tar on feathers. He didn’t know how she did it, but she did. Somehow, he found out that she would be in meetings all day today, and that now would be his chance to go and see Eve. He arrived across the street from Ivy’s home just in time to see a man with a beard and long hair walk up to her front door. He waited and watched as the man, knocked on Ivy’s front door before seeing it open up.

Carlo didn’t know who this man was, and he sure as hell didn’t like that that man was alone with his Eve! He got out of his car and ran over to Ivy’s front door. He then walked over to the window to see if he could that man and Eve.

Julian knocked on Ivy’s door then he suddenly remembered that Eve was pregnant and couldn’t get out of bed. Luckily he had a spare key to Ivy’s house, so he let himself in. Once he was inside, he walked to the back and found the room Eve was staying in. He was nervous and his breathing was erratic. He then took a deep breath before opening the door.

Eve looked from the TV to her door when she heard it open and came face to face with a man she had never seen before. But the moment her eyes connected with his, she knew who it was.

Julian didn’t even wait for Eve to call out to him as he ran over to her, dropped to his knees and pulled her into a deep hug.

“Eve…” He sobbed out.

Eve was too shocked to react as Julian ran up to her and pulled her into a hug. It took her a moment to recover and when she was over her initial shock, she placed her hands on his shoulders. She then moved her hands so that they were on his face.

Julian looked up when he felt Eve’s hands on his face and watched as she suddenly lowered her lips to his in a soaring kiss. A passion that could only be described as electrifying coursed through their veins as tears started falling down Eve’s face. The feel of his lips on hers felt like heaven as she felt him run his tongue over her bottom lip.

Unnoticed to them, Carlo watched as the two of them kissed passionately. He had never seen Eve kiss anyone with that much passion before except… no, it couldn’t be. Carlo then narrowed his eyes on this man and carefully studied him before gasping in shock.

‘Julian?! That’s impossible! You’re dead…I killed you!’ Carlo shouted silently. There was no way in hell Julian could have survived that fall over the cliff, especially with the poison he used coursing through his veins! He shook his head slowly. He now knew that his days were numbered. He then decided that he would have to stay away from the two of them for a while.

Back inside, Julian and Eve had been kissing for what seemed like forever, finally stopped due to the lack of oxygen. Julian brought one of her hands up to his mouth and kissed it.

“Baby, I’ve missed you so much.”

“I’ve missed you too Julian.” She said as she moved some of his long hair out of his face.

Julian then moved one of his hands and placed it on her stomach, a smile instantly appearing on his face.

“Do you know if it’s a girl or a boy?”

Eve shook her head no.

“Nice mustache…” She smirked running her hands over his jaws “and beard too.”

“Yes well, I really didn’t have the time to shave it off.”

“I like it for now, and your hair too.” She said as she ran a hand through his shoulder length hair.

Julian got up from his place on the floor, walked over to the other side of the bed and climbed in. He then placed his right arm around Eve’s shoulder and pulled her closer.

“Julian… what are we going to do about Carlo?”

“You don’t have to worry about him any longer.” He said in a tone of voice that Eve had never heard before.

“Julian…”

“Just know that soon, he’ll be getting what he has so deserved for a long time. Carlo Luciano will wish he never crossed paths with me… never.”

A few hours later, Ivy was now finished with her last meeting of the day when her cell phone rang.

“Ivy Winthrop.”

“Hey Ivy it’s me.”

“Eve it’s good to hear from you. So are you ready for to get out of the house today?”

Silence-

“Eve…”

“I think you should come home right away… I have a surprise for you.”

“Is it the baby?”

“Just hurry home ok?”

“Alright… I’m on my way.”

Twenty minutes later, Ivy pulled into her driveway. She then hopped out of her car so fast that she lost one of her heels in the process. Once inside, she ran straight to Eve’s room. When she stepped inside, she stopped dead in her tracks when she saw Eve kissing some strange man.

Eve must’ve realized that she and Julian were not alone anymore, turned her head towards her room door and found Ivy standing there with her mouth wide open. Julian followed Eve’s eyes and saw Ivy as well.

“Eve…what going on here?” Ivy asked with confusion evident on her face.

“I think you should sit down first.” Eve said.

Ivy ignored Eve’s request and continued to stare at the strange man sitting next to her.

“I really think you should sit down before I say…” but Ivy cut her off again.

“Who are you?”

Julian sighed then ran a hand through his shoulder length hair before looking Ivy in the eyes. Ivy looked deeply into this stranger’s eyes and thought that they reminded her of Julian, but that was impossible, wasn’t it?

“Ivy it’s me… Julian.” As soon as her name left Julian’s mouth, Ivy was out cold on the ground.

“Ooohh…that’s gotta hurt.” Eve cringed.

Carlo arrived back at his hotel room ten minutes ago. After he left Ivy’s house, he drove around town trying to clear his head of the mental pictures of Eve and Julian kissing. He still couldn’t believe that Julian was alive and back here in Harmony. There was no way in hell a person could survive the kind of fall Julian had… no way at all.

As he got out of his car, he noticed for the first time that someone was following him. He couldn’t get a good look at the person’s face as he walked towards the front of the hotel. Once he was inside, he got onto the elevator and pushed the number four. When the doors opened on the fourth floor, he walked off and went to his room.

As soon as he placed his cardkey into the lock, someone walked up behind him and placed a cloth over his mouth and nose. He struggled to pry the person’s hand away from his face but couldn’t. Soon he eyes became droopy and his struggling ceased as everything around him went black.

Ivy was having wonderful dream as she and Marco along with Eve, five-year-old William and four-year-old Sabrina were all at the park having a friendly outing. She and Marco had been married for three years and were expecting their first child together very soon. As she and Eve walked over to stand by the barbecue grill, a man walked up behind Eve and kissed her softly on the neck. When Ivy looked to the face of the man, she immediately backed away. ‘Julian…’

Eve and Julian watched as Ivy called out to him from her position on the floor. She had been out of it for twenty minutes and Eve didn’t like her being unconscious for so long. Julian then got up and exited the room. A few minutes later, he came back with a cup of water and Eve knew what was going to happen.

“Julian you better…” That was all she got to say as Julian dumped the whole cup of water onto Ivy’s face.

Ivy instantly sat up and began to cough violently as she tried to catch her breath. She then looked and found Eve shaking her head and that strange man on the ground laughing at her.

“What the hell is wrong with you?! You could’ve killed me like that!” Ivy shouted.

“You don’t know how long I’ve waited to hear your shouting again Ivy.” Julian said.

“Julian…”

“The one and only.” He smiled and before he knew it, Ivy flung her arms around his neck and pulled him close. Eve looked on as Julian hugged her back.

“How is this possible? They said you were dead.” Ivy cried out as she pulled away.

“I know. I almost did die but I survived it. I just had amnesia for a while.”

“Amnesia?”

“Yeah. I was going by the name Sergio.”

Ivy raised a brow and looked Julian up and down.

“Since when did you look like a Sergio?”

All three of them laughed.

“Anyways, what happened Julian?” Ivy asked him seriously this time.

“Carlo tried to kill me.”

“He what?!” Ivy shrieked.

“Tried to kill me.”

“Why?”

“Because he wanted Eve.”

Ivy’s mouth dropped open. She couldn’t believe that Carlo tried to kill Julian so that he could have Eve. Suddenly, she remembered that argument she had with Carlo that day in the hospital last week.

“He threatened me last week.”

“He what?” Eve asked.

“He threatened me. I told him to stay away from you and he threatened.”

“Bastard.” Julian scoffed.

“Even Marco knew that Carlo was in love with you.”

“He did?”

“Yeah. He was so furious, and told Carlo to leave you alone. Oh my god… what if he knew that Carlo tried to kill Julian?”

Eve looked from Ivy then to Julian.

“I don’t think he knows Ivy. Marco is nothing like his brother.” Eve said.

“And from what you just told us, Marco doesn’t even like Carlo anymore.”

“He told me a few weeks ago that he disowned him as his brother. That Carlo disgraced his parents somehow.” Ivy said.

Julian casually walked up behind Eve and pulled her to him. He then rested his head down on her shoulder.

“Enough about Carlo. I want to see my son.”

Eve smiled.

“He’s still at the hospital daycare. Let’s go get him together.” Ivy smiled.

His head was hurting badly and he couldn’t remember why. Slowly he tried opening his eyes and as soon as he did, he had to close them back as bright lights blinded him. He waited a few minutes before trying again and this time it didn’t hurt him. Carlo tried to move but found that he couldn’t. He looked down to his legs…tied, then he looked to both of his arms…tied as well.

“What the hell is this?” he moaned out.

“You just said it you pathetic bastard… This is hell!” someone shouted from behind him.

“Who are you?”

“It’s a shame you can’t remember my voice Carlo, but I’ll bet you can remember all of the painful things you’ve did to me though.”

“You say this as if you know me.”

“Oh I do. I know you very well.”

“Then show your face!” He demanded.

Footsteps could be heard behind him as he waited for the person to show themselves. Once the person came around and walked into his line of vision, his breath hitched.

“Oh my god no… but you’re dead! I saw you with my own two eyes!”

“Do I look dead to you?!” The person sneered.

Carlo shook his head no.

“Good. Now it’s time for me and my girl to have some fun with you, you murdering piece of filth!” The person spat.

Just then, another person came from behind Carlo.

“Allegra…?”

“That’s right.” She smirked then looked to the person next to her. “Let’s do this.”

Carlo watched in horror as they both walked over to this table in front of him and picked up two knives and a bullwhip. ‘Oh my god…’ Carlo thought frantically as they both turned back towards him.

He started shaking his head back and forth as they approached him.

“I’m telling you both now…don’t you do this! Don’t you do this to me or else you’ll regret it!” He shouted in vain as the person balled their fist up and punched him in the face.

“Your threats mean nothing, you pig!” The person shouted then stepped back and snapped the bullwhip across his chest.

“AHHHHHHHHH!!!” Carlo screamed out in agonizing pain. “CELIA!!!”