According to TV Fanatic, one of Steve and Kayla’s most memorable storylines on “Days of Our Lives” was that involving the characters of Emily and Gideon. The storyline started when Steve helped Nick Corelli out of a jam. Afterward, he thanked Steve and Kayla by giving them an old mansion, which they moved into. This kickstarted a romantic adventure for the couple as they found the diary of a young Confederate woman named Emily Matthews. While reading the Civil War diary, Emily detailed her love for Union soldier Gideon Wyatt. As Steve read the diary, the scenes of Emily and Gideon’s lives together were played out in flashbacks which had actors Stephen Nichols and Mary Beth Evans pulling double duty as they brought the love story to life on the small screen.
Steve and Kayla became very invested in the lives of Emily and Gideon as they continued to read the diary, and even saw parallels in their own lives. At one point in the story, Emily believed that Gideon had been killed in the war. However, he later returned to her alive, just as Steve had done for Kayla, per Soap Hub. Eventually, it was revealed that Emily and Gideon got to have a happy ending as they ended up together and even moved into the very same mansion that Kayla and Steve lived in at that time.
The storyline stuck with fans, as well as Nichols and Evans.
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