"No More Drama"

I've made up my mind. I'm going to use the lighter to "help" Ivy open her hand. It won't hurt her...I know it won't. She's unconscious so she can't feel anything. And once I do this, everything will finally be okay. And I promise right here and right now-I'll never do anything bad again. Not that this is really bad-it's just sort of bad. But anyway, once this is straightened out, I'll never get into another mess like this again...and then I won't have to do anything crazy in order to get out of a mess. From now on, my life is going to smooth sailing!

Thursday, November 8, 2001

"Playing with Fire"

What am I going to do? Julian thinks the only way to get the fax from Ivy is to burn her hand with a lighter! No matter what's happened between Ivy and me, I certainly don't want to physically hurt her! There has to be another way...right? But maybe there isn't. I've been trying to pry it out of her hand, but it's as if she's holding onto it for dear life! Okay, I think there's a way I can do this without hurting her. I'll just hold the lighter close to her hand, so that the heat makes her flinch. The flame will never actually touch her-that way, she won't get burned! And then, I can get the fax and Ethan will never have to know the truth! We can all finally get on with our lives...

Wednesday, November 7, 2001

"Round Two"

Thank God Ethan hasn't seen the fax. But if I don't do something quick, I'm sure that he will! Now that I'm alone with Ivy, I finally have my chance. I just have to pry it out of her hand. She can't be holding it too tightly. After all, she's not even conscious! Well, it's now or never. Time to find out just how determined Ivy is...I already know how determined I am!

Tuesday, November 6, 2001

"Cardiac Arrest"

Please God, don't let Ethan have seen the fax. I'm in the car with Mama on the way to the hospital. I swear it feels like it's taking a year to get there. (Harmony is a small town...how far can the hospital be?) I'm so nervous that Ethan has seen the marriage license...or that Ivy "came to" and told him the truth (I wouldn't put such superhuman strength past her at a time like this)! I'm going to need a doctor by the time we get to the hospital, because I think I'm going to have a heart attack!

Monday, November 5, 2001

"Shotgun Wedding"

If only Ethan would elope with me right now, everything would be okay! We would get married before Ivy could tell him the truth. And then once we were married, nothing could tear us apart. Even if Ethan found out about my marriage to Julian, I would explain everything to him and he'd understand. We would work through it all together-as husband and wife. Marriage is sacred to Ethan...there's no way he would turn his back on me. Eloping is the only solution. I have to convince Ethan to run away with me!