After seeing today�s (9/05) show, I see any irrational thoughts I may have had have been just that, irrational. It�s clear to me that Steve is up to something.
Don�t get me wrong, there were things that greatly disturbed me about Steve today, but I�m convinced there will be no �real� triangle with Billie.
First clue, Steve walked into the bar (sounds like the beginning of a bad joke) and wasn�t looking for anyone, so his statement to Billie �I was hoping to run into you,� was just a line.
Second clue, Steve didn�t show a lot of real flirting, he was being inquisitive and charming. Just the way a person is when they want to get information from someone without letting on that they want information. The best way to do this is to play dumb. Steve knew who Chelsea was, and that she wasn�t a nice girl. So when he commented that Chelsea seemed like a nice girl, he was lying. Chelsea is Stephanie�s competition for Max (her uncle�yikes) and where Steve doesn�t know that it�s Max Stephanie is crushing over (again, Yikes), you would think Stephanie wouldn�t be Chelsea�s best friend, and wouldn't have nice things to say about her. And I know Kayla has mentioned Chelsea to Steve. So, there�s that obvious deception he�s put out.
Now, what is Steve trying to get out of Billie? What I found interesting was that he seemed certain he recognized her. I think he did, but Steve being Steve isn�t going to let on to that. Like I said before, playing dumb is the best way to get information. Where did he know Billie from? We don�t know for sure, but I�m guessing she had something to do with what happened to him after his supposed �death� and his awakening in Cincinnati. And I�m guessing Steve knows that. Maybe that�s what he�s trying to get out of Billie, but I think there�s more as well. I think once Steve caught on that John suspected Kate as being involved in Eve�s murder he thought of another reason to butter Billie up. He�s doing some investigating. Whether it�s in cooperation with John or independent, I can�t tell.
Okay, so, the things that bothered me about Steve today. Really really really annoyed that he wasn�t saying nice things about Kayla. First of all, Kayla did like sports. (Showing my geeky side here) At the beginning of the relationship Chris got Kayla tickets to a football game. Kayla was excited about it. I seriously doubt it was because Christ got them for her, I think it was because she liked football. So, case and point, Kayla likes sports, or at least she did 20 years ago. And if she�s trying to vie for Steve�s affection she�d sit through a ballgame with him, like the game or not, you like the company. I don�t know if that was another line of Steve�s or if it�s just that I know more about the characters then the writer. (That�s kind of sad.)
Steve was saying some really harsh things about Kayla. Unless Kayla was in on it, and I don�t think she was, it was just mean. I understand that it would be annoying to hear Kayla ask a million times if he remembers anything (it�s annoying to me), but you don�t bad mouth your wife in front of virtual strangers.
Also, he showed little interest in Stephanie when she was brought up. He�s had some bonding time with her and he must feel some sort of feelings for her. Again, if Steve is trying to hide something he wouldn�t show that, so that didn�t bother me as much as the trash talk about Kayla.
By the end of the episode I was mad enough at Steve that I was like, �Fine, you deserve the man stealing hussy if that�s how you really feel.� But I�m holding on to the hope that it�s not how he really feels.
So, the point is, I don�t see any sort of romantic feelings from Steve on this so called �triangle.� I think Steve is up to something. And I hope he is�.I�ve missed my old Steve.