See Ya Later, Elevator

Kayla talks baby talk. She talks to Pocket, too. She tells Steve she's going to the hospital because Roman is being released. He asks if she is taking the baby. "No," says Kayla, "Stephanie is in Vegas." Steve wants the Pocket Man to stay there so he can watch him.

Bo comes into Roman's room, "What's the holdup? Didn't you get your fill of jello?"

Roman tells him their mom called. They have to wait until Kayla gets there, "Either Kayla gives the OK, or Mom moves in to play nurse."

Bo laughs, "Id da big bad powiceman afwaid of his mommy?"

"So are you, dammit," snorts Roman, "She's 98 pounds of tough turkey and beef jerky."

"No," says Bo, "She's 98 pounds of beef jerky who raised a couple of turkeys. You mean you're gonna stay here just because Mom said so?"

Roman whips out his cell phone and shoves it at Bo, "OK, Braveheart, you give her a call. Tell her we're through taking orders." Hope piles on as the two of them taunt Bo and dare him to make the call.

Max brings Jenna a drink. On the other side of the bar Stephanie gives Chelsea the 411 on herself and Max as she turns to watch Max and Jenna talk. Stephanie tells Chelsea, "Max is... seeing... other... people..."

Jenna says if Max plays his cards right, he'll have a night he'll never forget.

Nick answers the door in his robe. A man delivers China Lee's kids to their "father." Nick protests. He tells the guy to take them to their mom. The guy tells Nick China Lee left his name in case of emergency. He wishes Nick good luck.

Nick is desperate, "You can't leave these two Ritalin starved pythons with me! They don't even know me. I'll prove it." He turns to the kids, "What's my name?"

DADDY!

Nick tries to work his way out of it. The guy suggests calling the authorities. The kids chime in, "No, Daddy, no!"

There is an alternative," says the guy, "The hotel has two albino tigers. Their feeding time starts shortly..."

Chelsea badgers Stephanie about Nick. Stephanie says, "I don't know what happened... rather, exploded in that room up there. Max is my uncle.

"Not by blood," says Chelsea, "It didn't stop you the last time you got together. Or me, for that matter."

"I was a different person then," says Stephanie, "What am I doing? I don't even know who I am anymore."

Max says he's been spending a lot of time in Vegas, but this is the first time he's been propositioned. Jenna is shocked, "Excuse me?" She says she was just yanking his chain. Max starts with a comeback, but she puts her finger up to his mouth and shushes him, "You have such soft lips."

"Soft lips," repeats Max, "Yeah, and you have a nice finger."

"I have nine more where that came from," says Jenna, "So, what if I really was propositioning you in that way? What then Mr. Max?" Max contemplates.

Bo tells Roman to put the phone away. Hope wonders when the two of them will grow up. Pocket will be an adult before these two are. Hope leaves to check on paperwork. Roman turns to Bo, "Mom, Kayla, Hope... they all want to take care of me. What the hell is more pathetic than a middle age guy on his own?"

"Fortunately," says Bo, "You don't have to worry about that since you passed middle age a long time ago. But the one thing that is more pathetic is a middle aged guy in a marriage he wishes he could get out of."

"Yeah, I feel sorry for you, Bo," says Roman, "I took a shot at marriage. Had the best, why settle for less... No! I'm not going back."

Bo asks, "If you could, would you."

Roman hesitates, "Doc's with John, and Kate... I kind of get the feeling maybe that moment's gone."

"What about Anna," asks Bo. Inquiring minds want to know.

"Anna is with Tony," says Roman. He says he wanted to kick the hell of Tony when he and Anna showed up together in his hospital room.

Kayla tells Patch things are set with Hope. Steve wants her to leave Pocket. He thinks she doesn't trust him alone with the kid. Kayla doesn't think it's such a good idea. She suggests he go spend the evening at the Cheatin' Heart or call Benjy. She asks if he is OK with this. Patch sucks it up, "Sure I am." Smoochies. Kayla leaves. Patch gives his Cyclops stare and wanders the lonely room.

Roman says he doesn't want to get back together with Anna, but what got him was Tony's attitude. Hope comes back in and announces she has to rush out. Once Hope is gone, Roman turns to Bo and says, "That stuff I was just talking about here, I was just blowing off steam."

"Don't you worry about it," says Bo, "You're the rock in this family, man. We know that because you have the same IQ as one." Roman asks about Andre. Bo says all they can do is wait. Roman doesn't want a bunch of chatty women taking care of him. He wants to go back to work. Kayla comes in. She overheard what he said and tells him he's not strong enough. She has to sign for him to go back on duty and isn't going to.

Meanwhile, back at the Nick Fallon Day Care Center, Artemis and DeMarquette have a pillow fight that is completely out of control. Nick wastes his breath by telling them to cool it. Two flight attendants come in and the kids ask them to play tag. Nick is on the phone trying to locate China Lee. He asks the kids their last name. Silence. The flight attendants give the kids pilot badges. Chaos reigns.

"Thai's it," says Nick, "My life is over."

Stephanie is so confused. There's Jeremy, there's Max, – Max came out of nowhere. She says she and Max are ancient history.

"So are Roman orgies," says Chelsea, "Like the one you were having in the hot tub upstairs."

"It was that scuz hitting on me on the plane," says Stephanie, "That got me all messed up." Chelsea tells her to figure out who and what she wants.

"Pucker up Mr. Max," says Jenna, "If that were my intention, what would you say?"

"That depends on what you are really up to," says Max.

Roman protests. He has to get back to work, "Andre is out there harboring this leather thingamajig."

Bo leans in and whispers, "Folio, Roman. It's a folio."

Kayla says Roman can go back if he's willing to spend two weeks at his desk, "Take the offer, or I can keep you here until your retirement." Roman huffs.

Max thinks he might wind up paying somehow. Jenna says, "Meet me in five minutes on the elevator. Ride up with me, and if you're still feeling nervous, you can ride the elevator all day long. See ya later, elevator."

Stephanie insists she's in love with Jeremy, "Max may not be steady but he is a good guy." Stephanie walks off. Jett comes up to Chelsea. She tells him she has to go meet Nick. He asks for just five minutes.

Max pays his bill. Jeremy intercepts him and says it will take Ilsa a week to get hold of all the girls. She wants them to swear they will fly them out.

Jenna is on the phone, "How'd you like me to seal the deal with Max? Yummy. Ill let you know when it is done." She hangs up and blows Max a kiss. Max follows. Stephanie watches.

Roman says it's a deal, "One week."

"No," says Kayla, "Two weeks. You know, I'd rather be home with my husband." The boys ask where Pocket is. Kayla says she left him with Hope.

That sends Bo and Roman into fits of uncontrollable laughter. Roman composes himself enough to ask, "Why didn't you leave him with Steve so he can remember which end the diaper goes on?"

Bo chuckles, "I think she left him with Hope so the kid has a chance off making it to his first birthday." Guffaw, guffaw, guffaw...

Adrienne brings Steve a truckload of books on parenting. Steve runs through them, looking at the titles, "'Happy children made easy.' Sounds like a cookbook. 'Daddy Don't Drop Me.' Are you kidding? Who comes up with these titles? 'The Joy of Nursing..."

"That's one of my favorites," says Adrienne. Patch tells her he doesn't have time for books. He has a baby in the house and a wife who thinks he can't cut it. He wants fatherhood 101, "Right now."

Kayla defends Steve. She tells the boys he can take care of a baby. "As long as you put a sign on it," says Roman, "This end up." He and Bo crack up over Steve's inability to handle a kid. Kayla jumps to his defense and leaves.

The room goes quiet after Kayla leaves. Roman asks, "Do you think we went too far?"

Kayla stands alone and tries to convince herself, "Steve is a great father. He was. He will be." She imagines Patch passed out on the couch with the baby playing with its food, "I'm just as bad as the rest of them."

Adrienne can't tell Steve how to be a good father, "I have never been one. I think you should be the best you can be in the moment and use common sense."

"Dang," says Steve, "There's always a catch." He says Kayla won't even give him a trial. Adrienne suggests just starting with a little and working his way up, "It's about being the kind of father we never had. The kind of father you wanted ever since you were a little boy. The kind of father who could raise kids that didn't grow up to be total nutcases."

Patch doesn't remember what he wished for as a kid. He's still working on his adult memories. Adrienne thinks Steve should do the little things, "Warm up the bottle before you are asked. Burp the kid after you give him a beer. Tell her how you feel. Share it all with her. Remember, she takes her job as seriously as you do. If you would get off your lazy butt and find a job, that is."

He tells her she is really something. She says it runs in the family, "What are little sisters for?"

"Hugging," says Patch. He hugs her. And thus begins the great barf bag shortage of 2007.

The flight attendant offers snacks to the kids. A Vegas cop has arrived. He tells Nick China is well known on the strip, "Her real name is Cassandra L. Arvin. She's currently under arrest for soliciting. She'll be in jail for 30 days. Can the PD do anything for you?""

"Shoot me," says Nick.

"I'm sorry, sir," says the cop, "This isn't the Salem PD. We don't shoot our victims."

Nick is exasperated, "What am I gonna do with these kids for 30 days?"

Jett says he may lose his job. He wants her to hear him out. She agrees, "Start talking..."

Jenna drags Max off. Stephanie stews. Jeremy walks up. She wonders why his business always involves other women, "I'm tired of sitting alone at a bar while you are off doing business. How about making me a priority for once?"

Jeremy asks, "So what you're saying is you want me to stop going off on business and spend some time with you."

Stephanie says, "No, what I'm saying is I'm going to find someone to sit with who isn't a total creep."

A doctor signs for Roman to go. He tells him to go home and climb into bed. Roman says he understands. The doctor leaves. Roman tells Bo he wants to go to the station. Bo wants him to give himself one night off. "Andre is out there," says Roman.

Bo says, "You're settin' yourself up as bait."

Roman doesn't care, "I know what the stakes are."

Bo says, "Yeah. Your life."

Patch reads that all-time parenting classic, 'Daddy don't drop me.' Kayla comes back. She says she didn't expect him to be there. She notices Patch put together the baby's swing. "There were only a few parts left over," says Steve.

Kayla apologizes for not leavening Pocket with him. He knows she has faith in him. Tonight he's going to live up to that. He has prepared a hot sake bath for her. Then they will see where they go from there, "Mamas need breaks too."

Kayla suggests feeding Pocket, putting him to bed and then both getting in the tub. Pocket fusses.

Nick yells, "Am I being punk'd? Is that's what is going on?" The cop says social services can take the kids. Nick says he was scammed, but insists it's his problem. The cop wishes him luck and leaves.

Nick gets their attention, "All right, junior pilots, tomorrow we're going to the magical kingdom of Salem. What we do there is anybody's guess."

Jett says breaking cover is the #1 sin. She distracted him. He didn't want to put her in danger, "I really like you."

"I like you too."

"Don't you mean 'liked' – past tense," asks Jett, "I still... you know..." His five-minute timer beeps. He tells her to go be with her man and leaves.

Jeremy wants to know who has been talking to Stephanie. He swears he is her guy, but if she doesn't know that by now, it's too late. When he says he's doing business that's what he's doing. She is right about not coming first. He got mixed up in something. The less she knows the better. He's working to clean it up because he doesn't want to lose her.

Roman is impatient to leave. Hope comes back. They wheel Roman out. Bo holds Hope up, "I don't say this enough, but I just want you to know how thankful I am for you." Hope wonders where this is coming from all of a sudden. "I just want you to know," says Bo, "How lucky we have been to spend all the Days Of Our Lives together."

Roman wheels back up and tells them to hurry up. He asks if they mind if on the way home Roman stops at a mini mart and gets a soup for one. "Soup for one coming right up, happy bachelor man," says Bo.

The nurse wheels Roman off as he thanks Bo. Hope asks, "Happy bachelor man?"

"I'm just being facetious," says Bo.

"You," asks Hope, "Facetious?"

"Yeah."

She turns to him, "Spell it, Brady."

"That's too big of a word for me to spell," says Bo. Kiss. FF.


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Jenna says, "I know what I want, I know how I want it, and I want it now." She rips Max' shirt off.

Jeremy shouts, "I'm not in love with any of them." Stephanie whines, "What did you say." Jeremy says, "I think I... just said I'm in love with you."

Shawn says, "If you choose Phillip over me..." Belle snaps, "If I do, what?" Flash to Phillip.