As The World Turns

Ep. #11407 (45x181)

Air date: Dec 19, 2000

Chris pleads Emily's case with Nancy, but Emily is sure the Hughes family will never accept her. Emily blows it with Nancy, but she does comes through and help Chris arrange a Christmas surprise for Nancy. Simon and Lily meet in a park, pretending they're not together. Lily is appalled that Katie wants a honeymoon, but Simon thinks it could help keep the INS away. Lily gives Simon permission to go on a trip with Katie. Simon promises to make everything up to her. Katie asks Craig to spring for a honeymoon. He will do it on the condition that Katie have dinner with him, Margo and their mom Lyla. Katie reluctantly agrees. Simon returns home to find that Katie has put up Christmas decorations. She breaks the news to him that they must spend Christmas with her family. He concedes, although he's less than thrilled about it. Ruby wants to keep the bracelet, but Bryant thinks they should return it to the couple who lost it. Bryant tries to play it off that the bracelet is worthless and offers to buy it from her for $300. She convinces him to pay $1500 for it and seals the deal with a kiss, which Jennifer witnesses. Jennifer runs out, unseen, and Bryant lifts $1500 from the Java register to pay Ruby. Ruby leaves and an excited Bryant calls Jennifer and asks her to meet him at the old mill. When he tells her he has a surprise for her, she puzzles him by revealing that she has a surprise of her own.