Temple of Brenda
Room 13
1997 cont.
Jax suggested that Brenda needed a home of her own and the two of them went house hunting. They found a cute cottage that Brenda fell in love with and decided to lease. After moving in, Brenda and Ned shared some sweet moments talking about Ned's daughter and Brenda's non-anniversary with Jax. The two comforted each other.
The next morning, Jason forced himself inside the house and Brenda started yelling at him. She warns him to stay away from her. After leaving, Jason assigned two men to watch Brenda and warned them not to be seen. Brenda later went to the Outback with Ned and watched Dara sing, hoping to sign her. A reporter came up and acted all friendly then tried to get Brenda to talk about Sonny and the non-wedding. Brenda told her off. Ned offered his help but Brenda told him she could take care of herself. Later when talking with Jax, Brenda told him about the reporter and Jax told her she needed to be careful but she said she was going to live her life the way she wanted to, which meant getting back L&B and maybe modeling for Jax Cosmetics again. When Lucy came by to get Brenda's answer about the Christmas modeling campaign, Brenda decided to do it.
Brenda turned down Mike's offer to spend Thanksgiving with him and later invited Jax to Thanksgiving dinner with her. The dinner didnt go to well, but Jax and Brenda enjoyed the time together. A few days later, Lucy tried to talk Brenda into doing a tv special at the same time as the photo shoot and Brenda reluctantly gave in. Later at Luke's Club, Brenda attended a homecoming party for Luke when gunfire errupted and someone was shot. At first, Brenda thought it was Sonny but it turned out to be Nicholas.
Soon after the incident at Luke's, Brenda's photo shoot began and the flashing bulbs started getting to her. Jax was concerned about her but had to leave. After he's gone, a bulb pops, scaring the already nervous Brenda. She begans to see Jason in a blood-stained shirt repeating a phrase that Sonny had used when he left that a photographer had unknowingly just used. She began to freak out, destroying the set and threatening the staff with a tripod. Lucy's assistant called for help once Brenda dropped the tripod she'd been using to keep everyone away from her. Lucy arrived and calmed Brenda down
then started to lead her away when the EMTs arrived. Hearing one of them refer to her, Brenda tried to run away but Frank Scanlon held her in a bearhug to keep her from escaping as Brenda struggled and screamed. Lucy pleaded with Frank to let her talk to Brenda and managed to calm Brenda down again. Lucy called her Doc and explained what was going on. Kevin told Lucy that Brenda needed to be taken to the hospital right away so she could get some help. Lucy rode to the hospital with Brenda. Later Jax showed up at the photo shoot and found the place dark and empty. Lucy called him and told him what happened and he rushed to the hospital.
At the GH psych ward, Brenda thinks that everyone works for Sonny and wants to kill her. When Jax arrived he found her screaming and struggling with the attendants. Jax rushed to her side, calmed her down and promised that he wouldnt let anyone hurt her. Later Lucy told Jax she was worried about the film footage of Brenda's breakdown being shown on tv. Jax used his considerable power and pull to make sure it would never be shown. Later Alan stopped by to see if he could help but Jax refused his offer and let Alan know that he considered Alan's poor follow up of Brenda after the accident to be responsible for Brenda's drug addiction and the start of her downward spiral. When Julia comes to PC after being alerted by Jax, they discussed what to do but didnt agree on any course of action. Later, Brenda asked Jax to get her home for Christmas.
Gail talked to Brenda about what happened at the photo shoot and then reported to Jax that if Brenda improved she could be out by the weekend. Brenda then talked to a review board of doctors but didnt stay focused, zoning out during the questioning. Jax tried to reassure Brenda that the doctors wouldnt commit her because they needed Julia's permission and Julia couldnt be found. But later Brenda saw Jax and Julia talking while filling out some forms. She freaked out and tried to run again but was caught and taken back to her room in restraints. Brenda's doctor tried to explain why it would be a bad idea to release Brenda and Jax tried to explain it to Brenda, who didnt take the idea well. Jax then looks for a doctor willing to release her and ended up pressuring Alan to get it approved. Soon Brenda was free to go home.
At home, Brenda and Jax began to trim her Christmas tree. Later Julia visited with Brenda and Julia asked Brenda to return to London with her. Brenda told her that she didnt feel comfortable anywhere but her house so Julia agreed to go back to England alone. Jax assured Julia that Brenda wouldnt be alone, that he had hired a nurse to stay with her. Reassured, Julia went home.
Jason went to see Brenda and apologized for anything he may have done that led to her breakdown. Brenda asked him if Sonny sent him and when he told her no, she said that Jason thought he now had everything of Sonny's but he was missing one thing and tried to kiss him. Jason pushed her away just as Jax burst in. Jax started fighting with Jason and the two knocked over the tree. Brenda didnt even pay attention, instead sitting on the couch in a daze and rocking back and forth. When Jax realized how out of it Brenda was he kicked Jason out and went to Brenda, telling her that everything would be alright. When Jax found a crushed glass angel,broken in the fight, he told her they'd get another one for the tree and Brenda handed him her angel necklace. She confessed to Jax that she came onto Jason and that she was sending a message to Sonny. She told him that Sonny couldnt destroy her because she'd destroy herself first and then confessed that she thought she ws losing her mind. Later she told Jax that she didnt want to be around any crowds for New Years Eve and convinced him to go to his office to take care of some business but was a little upset and lost after he left. Robin called her and as they were catching up she asked Brenda when her tv special would be on. Brenda wass about to explain that it wouldnt be on when Jax returned and after she got off the phone, he presented her with party supplies for a celebration of their own.
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