'Days' features

everlasting Hope

By CAROLYN HINSEY

It's a rough holiday for Hope next week on "Days of our Lives" when she gets kidnapped by Patrick and then goes into labor.

"Hope has always seen a soft, kind side to Patrick," says Kristian Alfonso, who plays Hope. "She hasn't seen that wretched side that makes Bo so frightened for her. But she knows he can turn on her, so she's trying not to make him angry."

To no avail. Patrick kidnaps Hope from the Brady Pub "at gunpoint" and takes her to an abandoned warehouse.

"She's reasoning with him through the whole thing," says Alfonso. "She's trying to play middle ground: 'You can still try to save yourself. It's E.J. they're after.' "

That doesn't work either.

"Then her water breaks," groans Alfonso. "Hope turns to him and says, 'Please. I'm having your baby now in this filthy warehouse with a gun pointed at me.' Something snaps him out of it, and he says, 'What am I doing?' He's so scared for his own life because of E.J. , he's not thinking straight. He does love Hope, and he loves this baby."

Just when things look really grim, Bo rides to the rescue.

"Bo comes in and delivers the baby," says Alfonso. "Patrick's holding the baby after the birth and Hope is like, 'Please let me hold her. Is the baby okay?' That's when Patrick reveals it's Bo and Hope's. Boom! 'It's yours and Bo's.' "

Hope's response to Patrick's shocking revelation?

"'Why are you saying this? Why are you telling us this now after all the tests showed you are the father?' He tells them that he paid off Dr. Bader. He knows he's going to jail when this is over, so he takes the extra steps, hoping they'll be more lenient with him."

Patrick is led out in handcuffs, and Bo and Hope head for the hospital with the new baby.

"Finally," says Alfonso. "It's been a long road - a year and a half."

They won't name the baby right away, because NBC is doing a "Name Hope's Baby" contest in which fans can vote on one of five names: Darcy, Rory, Cassidy, Bridget and Ciara.

"One of the things I say to the baby is, 'You've brought Mommy and Daddy so much joy,' " says Alfonso, "so I thought it would be cool if they named her Joy Brady. I didn't know there was a list! Maybe that can be her middle name. Or Alice, because Hope is so close to Alice."

Indeed, Hope's grandmother will be there for the holiday scenes before the drama begins.

"They have a very sweet, emotional Christmas, because it is the first Christmas without Zack. Chelsea's there to hang her Christmas ornament for the first time and she's shaky, so Hope helps her do it. Of course they're missing Jennifer and Jack, but Doug and Julie are there with Shawn, Belle and baby Claire. So, it's the usual ... minus the missed!"

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Sounds like good stuff!

I love that Hogan is bringing back the family aspect on Days, it was one of the reasons why I loved Days in the first place. Yay, more alice

That's sweet and all but I'm just thrilled Alice is there. Yay! She has been missed so much the past two and a half months since her last appearance in September.

I'm sorry guys. I didn't realize that Chelsea had gotten her ornament last year. I'm still trying to figure that one out since she isn't a Horton but whatever.

Looks like Tuesday's show will be jam-packed with the Abby finding Max/Mimi; Steve reading the Christmas story, the Clay Aikin appearance and then the ornament hanging ceremony.....

I'm also glad that Alice will be there. Wish Mickey could make it too. Oh, well...

That's because all the Horton traditions are now Horton-Brady traditions

Naw but I guess it was Hope's way of welcoming Chelsea into her family also. Sure we've had our gripes with Hope over the past year but let's not forget that at one point she was more gung-ho about Chelsea being part of the family than just about anyone.

Sounds interesting, thanks for posting.

If Chelsea had the ornament before (and I can't remember this so I don't believe it's true) then why is she SHAKING? Sounds like a first-time moment to me. Hope being there to help her, however, is TOO CUTE.

YES! YES! YES! I love that Chelsea gets her own ornament!

I really hate the fact that Chelsea has her own ornament. She's not 6! If she were younger and she was living with Bo and Hope, I could see Alice creating an ornament for Chelsea so that she doesn't feel left out. But she's not a child. Chelsea is a grown woman and doesn't need to go to the Horton house with Bo. This was nothing but a plot device last year to make Hope closer to Chelsea, so that the impact could be greater after the reveal. I wish they would do away with Chelsea's ornament. Smash the b!tch, Alice!

YES! YES! YES! I love that Chelsea gets her own ornament!

blah...I hope it breaks!

It doesn't matter what age she is! Lucas got one when he was in his late twenties!

It doesn't matter what age she is! Lucas got one when he was in his late twenties!

Because he is a Horton...Chelsea only kill'em.

It doesn't matter what age she is! Lucas got one when he was in his late twenties!

Yeah, but Lucas is a Horton and he only got one after it was revealed that Bill Horton was his father. Chelsea isn't a Horton. That's the issue....

Did Chloe get an ornament? I'm trying to remember. I think there was some type of uproar when she got one despite the fact that she's not a Horton....

Not happy about this Chelsea pimping. She isn't a Horton by blood or by marriage so she shouldn't have one.

Not happy about this Chelsea pimping. She isn't a Horton by blood or by marriage so she shouldn't have one.

They should have just wrote her name on a plastic dixie cup and called it a night.

I don't see the problem. Hope is married to Bo, Chelsea's father. That makes her a Horton. If Bo has an ornament, why shouldn't she?

I get why people are pissed about it, but it's not like it's that farfetched, even if it was a cheap plot device last year.