"As the headache tightened its vice-like grip on Mateo, Hayley screamed frantically for some help. Ryan answered the cries for help and immediately asked if there was anything that he could do to help. Mateo brushed off Ryan's attempts to help and asked for someone to bring him an aspirin. Hayley feared that her husband might be on the verge of a relapse---or worse and asked Ryan to call the paramedics. Mateo demanded that no one contact the hospital and pleaded with Hayley to take him to their bedroom. Gillian strolled into the room and casually asked what all the commotion was about. Mateo's pain gradually went away, but he was still shaken from this latest episode of pain. Hayley helped him up the steps while Ryan and Gillian were left to determine exactly what had transpired. Ryan worried that Hayley would crumble if anything happened to Mateo. Gillian agreed and snidely commented that that was the way Hayley was supposed to feel "because [Hayley and Mateo] love each other." It was an obvious remark about her marriage to Ryan. Gillian turned and walked away without further comment
While Tim and Trevor discussed their plans for the following morning's wedding ceremony, Amanda snuck to the stairs to listen in on the conversation. Trevor saw his daughter and played a little joke on her. He told Tim that he was "worried" that Amanda might be too tired in the morning to perform her flower girl duties. He suggested that they allow Amanda to sleep in all day and that a babysitter be hired to keep an eye on her. Amanda scurried down the steps and begged her daddy to allow her to go to the wedding. Trevor chuckled and told Amanda that he wouldn't keep her away from the church. Trevor did, however, suggest that both of his children head to bed so that they'd be well rested for the big day.
Erica scolded Mike for getting involved in another tussle. She told him that it might not have been such a bad idea to have had Jack tag along. Again, Mike insisted that his mission was just too dangerous for a civilian. Erica told Mike that she'd held on to the letter he'd written, but assured him that she hadn't read it because he'd told her that she was only supposed to read letter if he didn't return home. She then took the letter and hid it inside Raising Kane, the book she and Mike penned together, so that she could read it later if the need arose. Jack strolled down the stairs with a smug look of accomplishment on his face. He noted that Erica might have missed her calling as a nurse since she looked quite adept at nursing Mike's injury. Mike could feel the tension in the air and adjourned for the evening. Once Mike was upstairs, Jack wasted no time in telling Erica that he'd done a background check on Mike. Erica didn't approve of Jack's secretive background checks, but she was nonetheless interested in what he had to show her. Jack pulled the fax he'd received out of his pocket and handed it to Erica. He smiled as he told her that the fax proved that Mike had been employed as a government agent---but that he was now retired.
Janet's initial request fell on deaf ears. Natalie turned to questions about the wedding ceremony. She asked Janet what types of flowers would adorn the chapel. Janet shrugged and explained that she'd allowed Trevor to make all the wedding plans. Natalie asked her sister if she found it a bit odd that Trevor was helping her plan a wedding to another man. Now it was Janet's turn to dodge the questioning. She told Natalie that she believed that Tim was finally beginning to like her---or at least hating her a little less. Janet grew impatient and asked her sister if she would forget about the vow she'd made. Natalie told Janet that she would never forget the vow because it proved that Janet was no longer self-absorbed. "No good deed goes unpunished," Janet groaned. She accused Natalie of still holding a grudge. Natalie smiled slyly and urged Janet to "just go through with [the wedding] as Trevor has planned." That was not the answer Janet wanted to hear. She had no idea that Natalie was trying to help her. Janet groused that even in death Natalie always has to have things her way. When Janet looked up, Natalie was gone.
The following morning meant a day of anticipation. Hayley donned her bridesmaid gown even though Mateo had asked her to consider wearing another dress. Hayley told Mateo that she felt she had to wear the dress because Janet had picked it out. When Hayley left the room to search for her headdress, Edmund stepped in to offer Mateo some much-needed advice and comfort. Mateo was concerned that something horrible would happen to Hayley if she didn't change her gown. He recalled that in one of his visions, Hayley was standing in a spotlight---but she mysteriously disappeared when the spotlight vanished. In this vision, Hayley was wearing the same dress she was slated to wear to the wedding. Edmund reminded Mateo that Fredrick had told him that the future could be altered to prevent the forecasted tragedies. When Hayley returned to the room, Mateo once again attempted to get his wife to switch dresses. He reminded her about the vision he'd had and while Hayley assured him that nothing bad would happen at the wedding ceremony, she agreed to change into another dress. Hayley headed back upstairs to find something else to wear. Edmund returned to the room and he and Edmund celebrated the way in which they'd altered history. Mateo hoped that getting Hayley to change her dress was enough to thwart the outcome of his vision.
Once the room cleared, Ryan and Gillian returned from a dip in the Wildwind pool. Ryan was impressed by Gillian's diving ability, skills Gillian attributed to the training she'd received from her mother. Ryan remembered that Gillian's mother had died while Gillian was still very young---she was six. Ryan asked Gillian how her mother had died, but the subject was still too tender. Gillian did, however, stated that her mother had high hopes for Gillian's diving talent. In fact, Gillian was going to train for the Olympics, but after her mother's death, Gillian gave up on professional diving. Ryan asked Gillian about her father. Gillian thought for a few seconds before telling Ryan that he reminded her of her father. Ryan smiled proudly and asked if the similarity had to do with his "sculptured features." Gillian told Ryan that her father had squandered a vast fortune that her family had amassed over many, many years. Her father was, however, able to see his greatest love every day---himself through a mirror's reflection. In short, Gillian remarked that both Ryan and her father are "rats."
Tim dropped Amanda off at Janet's hotel room. There was only one problem: Janet was nowhere to be found. Amanda worried that something had happened to her mother. Belinda and Brooke were also concerned, but they did their best to shield their concern from the young girl. Belinda decided that she'd check the lobby for signs of the missing bride-to-be. On her way down the hallway, Belinda bumped into Adrian. Belinda still believed that he was a male stripper---even though the real male stripper had showed at Holiday's after Adrian had left. Adrian asked Belinda, who he called "Melinda," if he could tag along with her. Adrian actually hadn't forgot Belinda's name it appeared to be some type of ploy to endear himself to her. Belinda told Adrian, who still had not introduced himself to her, that she was headed to a wedding, hardly the place for a male stripper. Adrian didn't correct Belinda. After all, he couldn't very well tell her that he was a government agent. He nodded his head in agreement and offered to buy her a latte at some point.
Trevor arrived at the Wildwind chapel. He had no idea that Janet was fast asleep in one of the pews. He might have never noticed her had Janet not called out in her sleep. She was haunted by a nightmare of her previous wedding at the chapel---her almost-wedding to Trevor when she was pretending to be Jane Cox. In her vision, Janet remembered how Harold, the Dillon family dog, had broken up the wedding. "Get off of me you beast," Janet screamed as she woke from her dream. Trevor asked Janet why she'd spent the night at the church. Janet wasn't exactly sure. She realized that she was probably running late and asked Trevor how long she had before the ceremony was to take place. He assured her that she had just enough time to run home and get ready. He urged her not to be late because he didn't want "the groom" to be stood up. He smiled as he told her that in a few hours she would be "Mrs....um, Mrs. Everlasting."
Janet returned to her hotel room and quickly donned her gown. She looked radiant, but her face failed to express her excitement. Amanda worried that her mother was sad. She offered to cheer her up by providing the "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue." The old, blue, and borrowed were covered by one item---the hospital identification bracelet that had been placed on her arm shortly after she was born. The new item was a new safety pin that would attach the bracelet to Janet's petticoat. Janet was moved to tears.
In the morning, Jack amused himself with more jokes about Mike's retirement. Erica repeated that there must be a logical explanation for Mike's situation. When Mike crawled out of bed, he helped himself to a cup of coffee. Jack asked Mike about his agency's policies on agents who were getting up in years. He asked if there was a retirement home for senior citizen spies. Erica slapped Jack on the leg and told him that she would handle the interrogation. Erica handed Mike the fax and told him that his superiors had confirmed that Mike was retired. The fax stated that Mike was retired, but it failed to list the date his retirement went into effect. Mike used that oversight to continue his yarn-spinning. He told Jack and Erica that his agency had created the phony retirement to throw the enemies off of his trail. Jack rolled his eyes and decided that he couldn't listen to any more of Mike's tales. He told Erica that he'd meet her at Wildwind and added that he'd arranged for a limo to drop by and pick Erica up. While Erica walked Jack to his car, Mike headed to the phone.
Mike claimed to have another meeting near Wildwind, so he hitched a ride with Erica in the limo. While en route to Wildwind, Erica realized that the car was traveling in the wrong direction. The driver announced that he had "other plans" for Mike and Erica. Suddenly the doors locked. Erica began to panic, but Mike promised her that he'd get her out of the danger safely.
Albert arrived at the church and received some final words of encouragement from Trevor. Hayley and Mateo were the next to arrive. Hayley asked her uncle if he believed that everything would go as planned. Trevor nodded confidently and hoped that he would some day have a marriage as solid as his niece. Belinda and Brooke arrived and were greeted by Dimitri. Belinda allowed the pair to have some space. Brooke told Dimitri that she was relieved to be spending the day in church in not in a courtroom---or a jail cell. Janet and Amanda stood near the entranceway. Amanda realized that Hayley was not wearing the dress that Janet had picked out. Janet assured Hayley that her dress swap was okay and hoped that the change of dress was the only thing to go wrong with her wedding. Albert asked Janet if he could have a few words with her. Janet agreed, but while the pair were chatting the minister passed by and told Janet how beautiful she looked. Janet's mouth dropped. She recognized the minister as a minister from her church---a real minister. Janet asked Albert why his brother, the actor, wasn't going to "perform" the ceremony. As Amanda, Tim, and Trevor listened on, Albert told Janet that he'd had a change of heart. He realized that he was truly in love with her and that he wanted to marry her. "Are you a lunatic?" Janet chirped. The gathered crowd inside the church suddenly became quiet. One by one they turned around to watch the spectacle at the back of the room. Janet told Albert that there was no way she'd marry him and begged him to find an actor who could pretend to marry them. Albert insisted that he wanted to marry Janet. "The only man I'll ever love is Trevor!" shouted Janet. Trevor stepped into the foyer with a wide smile on his face. "Did you hear me?" Janet asked Albert, still unaware that Trevor was standing behind her. "Loud and clear," Trevor beamed."
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