Days of our Lives: Alex’s Baby Destroys Marriage – Stephanie Exit?

Days of Our Lives indicates Stephanie Johnson (Abigail Klein) isn’t happy that her husband, Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson), fathered a baby with his ex-girlfriend, Joy Wesley (AlexAnn Hopkins). And this has left Stephanie in a tough spot because it’s not like Alex betrayed her or anything.

You know, he didn’t cheat, nothing like that, and he was just as blindsided as Stephanie. And with his wife venting to a bunch of people about her issues with this baby bombshell, we could see her walk away from Alex. Their marriage might end over this. We have a lot to talk about. let’s do this.

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Stephanie Made It Clear She Doesn’t Want Kids on Days of Our Lives

Before Joy showed up with the baby, Stephanie and Alex had that uncomfortable talk where Stephanie made it clear that she’s definitely not going to consider starting a family now. And she told Alex she might never want to have kids, and he was a little annoyed because he thinks Stephanie just doesn’t want kids with him.

Because if you remember she was willing to jump in and play, you know, pseudo stepmom to Chad DiMera‘s (Connor Floyd) kids and Alex thought Stephanie might be willing to have a baby with Chad, but just not with him. And that led to Stephanie being frustrated. You know, she walked out, she confided in Jeremy Horton (Michael Roark), and that of course led to Joy coming to town with baby Kelsey and that changed everything and it could kill their marriage.

Jeremy Had Perfect Timing on DOOL

I mean, it was really the worst time for Jeremy to lure Joy to Salem. And of course, he knew it because Stephanie and Alex had been having a rough time since her kidnapping. You know, Stephanie got mad when Alex was being a bit controlling in the aftermath of that, but she’s been getting therapy. She and Alex were finally getting back to a good place.

Stephanie and Alex did that skydiving date, and Stephanie said she hadn’t felt that live-in-the-moment feeling for quite some time. And it was right after she and Alex got back and Stephanie left to run an errand that Joy showed up. And Alex thought Stephanie left her keys, but then he opened the door. Bam, there’s Joy with cute little baby Kelsey in her little stroller.

Alex Smitten with His Daughter on Days

And of course, we’ve been expecting Joy back with the baby for a while because, you know, we all knew she lied to Alex and Stephanie about the pregnancy test. Although Alex was initially shocked when Joy introduced baby Kelsey to him, once Alex held his daughter, he was smitten, over the moon, excited.

And even though he didn’t think Joy was lying, it was smart that Alex got a DNA test that did in fact prove the baby’s paternity. Yes, Kelsey is Alex’s daughter. Meanwhile, Stephanie is horrified because now her life has taken another unexpected and chaotic turn and it’s other people doing things to affect her life. These aren’t choices she made. These are things being done to her, you know.

Days of our Lives: Stephanie Trying to Figure it all Out

So, she’s gone and she’s looking for comfort and advice from her mom, Kayla Brady (Mary Beth Evans.) She’s also talked to Dr. Marlena Evans (Diedre Hall). You know, Stephanie just feels ill equipped to be a stepmother right now, which is fair. She’s still dealing with PTSD from the kidnapping. That’s why she wanted the gun.

And so her dad, Steve, got Stephanie a pistol and ammo and a gun safe. Took her and Brady Black (Eric Martsolf) to the gun range, taught her how to shoot. Unfortunately for Stephanie, the thing causing problems in her life at this point aren’t things that a gun will help with.

Alex And Justin Bond Over Being Dads

You know, this week, Alex and his dad, Justin Kiriakis (Wally Kurth), are bonding over being dads. And Alex’s father is thrilled to have this grandbaby in his life. And I’m sure he’s going to fill Justin in on the drama that the baby reveal caused in his marriage to Stephanie.

So, we could see Justin offering Alex some good advice about how to deal with her reluctance to help raise Kelsey, much less embrace his daughter. If you remember, Justin’s late wife, Adrienne, was not Alex’s biological mom. That was Anjelica Deveraux. And while it took some time, eventually Adrienne grew to love Alex and she saw him as her son just as much as her other sons, one bio and two adopted that she had on Days of our Lives.

Days of our Lives: Stephanie Does Not Want to Be a Mom

But I have a feeling that Stephanie isn’t looking to get advice from Justin or anybody else about raising another woman’s child. She just kind of doesn’t want to do it. Stephanie knows she’s not ready to be a mom now. Maybe not ever, and Kelsey and Joy being in the mix is already causing strife for Stephanie and Alex this week. Not only does he talk with Justin about his daughter Kelsey, but Stephanie has a heart-to-heart with her bestie Jada Hunter (Elia Cantu).

So, Stephanie’s frustrated. I think for the most part that this is just a blind side. Because if Joy had told the truth when she first did that pregnancy test back last year, you know, Stephanie would have had all this time to adjust. But Joy lied to their faces, then left town fully intent to have this baby. She had 9 months of pregnancy and 6 months since the birth to come clean. But Joy didn’t tell Alex until Jeremy prodded her. He was hoping, of course, it would split Stephanie and Alex. And it may.

Alex Left Out That He Wanted Joy To Move To Salem

Even though Stephanie rejected Jeremy, you know, that’s not all there is to it. Alex told Stephanie that Joy and Kelsey are going to stay in Salem so Alex can be near his daughter, but he kind of left out that he told Joy he wanted her to move to Salem. That’s kind of an important distinction, but I think he didn’t want to poke the bear too much.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Alex looked for an apartment for Joy that’s nearby his place with Stephanie. It’d be terrible if it was in the same building. Convenient, but terrible. Also, I’m sure Alex is going to want to have Kelsey over to his and Stephanie’s place a whole bunch. And I think that could make her even more uncomfortable.

I mean, to me, it feels like they’re laying the groundwork for Alex and Stephanie to split. Another issue for them related to the baby is I don’t think Alex is going to let Stephanie keep that gun in the house because Alex isn’t going to want his daughter around a firearm. Plus, Stephanie is breaking all her dad Steve’s gun safety rules. She’s not keeping it in the safe. And she’s not keeping the ammo separate. She’s just got it in a drawer loaded. If Alex takes it on himself to get rid of Stephanie’s gun for safety reasons, I think that would push her to explode.

Joy Wants To Use Her Daughter To Steal Alex on Days

Plus, we know that Joy wants to get with Alex. She is really hoping that it’ll happen. And I think Joy is willing to use her daughter to try and steal Alex from Stephanie. That’s another complication. And if Stephanie feels like she’s losing control of her life again, like with the kidnapping and Alex overstepping, that’s just more problems piling up.

Especially if he insists that that gun has got to go. You know, Stephanie might take a step back from her marriage because the firearm is like a security blanket at this point. So, I could see her wanting a little break from the stress and just everything, and she could go stay with Steve and Kayla for a while just to give them a breather.

Days of our Lives: Stephanie May Shoot Owen Kent

Hopefully Stephanie does what she needs to protect her mental health. I’m kind of worried that she might grab that gun and shoot Owen Kent (Wes Ramsey) at his trial if we get to see that happen on screen. They have mentioned that his trial is upcoming and Stephanie was imagining shooting him when she was aiming at the targets at the gun range.

So, I’m not sure at this point if Alex and Stephanie’s marriage can survive all of these external pressures. It may fall apart permanently. It may fall apart in the short run and then they find a way to get back together. So, we’ll have to wait and see if he winds up with Joy and then Stephanie moves on. We’ll see.