With the impending return of murderess Tracy Barlow to the Street, we keep hearing that Tracy wants Steve back. My reaction? Huh??? Various references to them getting back together over the years since Amy was born seem to imply they were once a couple. They were not! Steve had a one night stand with Tracy on his birthday when he thought Karen was not coming back to him. The next day he then went out to find her and persuaded her to return. After Amy was born, Steve pretended to want to get together with her so he could get custody/access. That's the extent of their "relationship" aside from co-parenting. And yes, Tracy might have had a crush on Steve when she was a kid but it wasn't very apparent while she was an adult the few times she was on screen so don't give me this lifelong "love" business, either. A one night stand with a childhood infatuation turned into an obsession or some rough semblence of love, Tracy-Barlow-style (which is more like Dangerous Liasons at the best of times!). Full Stop. I'm sure she's had a lot of time to convince herself it's more than that, being locked up and I'm sure she's going to cause lots of trouble. I'm not looking forward to her being back but this too shall pass.
