Justin Kiriakis met Adrienne Johnson and at once was attracted to her.  She was Jo and Duke Johnson's daughter and did not have much.  Justin was a playboy, but he eventually changed.
 
    Justin led Adrienne to believe that he was a contruction worker, concealing the truth that he was Victor Kiriakis's nephew.  Adrienne had been raped by her father and shot him in self defense.  But soon Justin helped her trust again.  Adrienne learned the truth about Justin after she confronted Victor about the Riverfront Renovations.  Adrienne did not like Justin's family, but she was madly in love with him.  She agreed to marry him.

    In record speed for Days, this couple went to the altar the same year in which they met.  They wed in a lavish ceremony in Greece.  They honeymooned on a yacht, but returned to Salem to learn that Adrienne's brother Steve Johnson was in desprite need of their help.
 
    Steve had gotten involved with a plot to kill Senator Harper Deveraux.  When he shot the real Harper instead of a fake, he needed help.  So Adrienne and Justin went with Steve and Kayla Brady to UCLA in search of information to clear Steve.

    Adrienne became pregnant.  Disturbed over Justin's ties to the mob, she considered aborting the baby.  Adrienne later miscarried and Justin felt she was the blame.  Thier marriage was on the rocks.

    They later had another adventure to embark upon.  Joining Roman Brady and Diana Colville they headed to Peru to find Serena (Diana's mom).  Roman and Diana were both arrested but Justin and Adrienne were there to help them escape.  Justin learned that Victor was trying (with Serena) to steal Diana's money and severed his ties to him.

    Adrienne became pregnant again but soon miscarried.  After this, Justin confessed that he was involved with setting the Emergency Center on fire.  Justin went back to Victor's to run the Kiriakis business but Adrienne would not go back with him.

    Justin turned to Anjelica Deveraux when Adrienne would not return to him.  Anjelica got pregnant but assumed the baby was Harper's.  Harper knew that it could not be his - he was sterile.  Anjelica told everyone then that the baby was not Harper's nor Justin's - but Neil Curtis's.

    Justin and Adrienne got back together.  But no matter how hard Adrienne tried to get pregnant, she could not.  She turned to Emilio Rameriez, the groundskeeper, for friendship.  Emilio was later accused of knifing the Kiriakis gardener for Adrienne's sake.  Adrienne got him off the charges with some help from his sister, April, and Mike Horton.

    Adrienne and Emilio had an affair.  When Justin discovered this, he was furious.  So Justin set up a trap for Emilio in the stables.  It backfired, leaving Justin paralyzed.  Victor decided this would be a great time for Justin and Adrienne to seperate.  Victor moved Justin to a private hospital but Emilio later moved him to a farmhouse to be reunited with Adrienne.

    They then returned to Victor's house (I think that's crazy too).  Justin regained the ability to walk but was impotent.  Victor gave him pills to keep him impotent longer.  Adrienne got suspicious of the pills, and Neil discovered the effects of the pills.

    Justin went on a business trip with a very pregnant Anjelica.  While there, Anjelica delivered Alexander.  Not knowing, Justin was there for the birth of his son.

    Justin finally learned that Victor had given him the pills and moved out.  Anjelica made a videotape stating that Justin was Alexander's father.  She made sure Adrienne would see it.  Blood tests were later done, and Justin was the father.

    Justin and Adrienne amazingly stayed together even though Anjelica tried really hard to break them up.  Justin decided it was time for some revenge against Victor for all he had done.  He hired Yvette Dupres to seduce him.  Anjelica moved in with Victor in the meantime and agreed to marry him.  Justin stopped the wedding and had Anjelica move in with him in the penthouse.  Once again Adrienne left Justin.

    Justin and Adrienne both filed for seperation.  Adrienne really still loved Justin and faked a pregnancy in attempt to win him back.  Anjelica discovered the truth and showed Justin lab results that proved Adrienne was not pregnant.  Justin and Adrienne agreed to divorce.

    After they decided to divorce, they started dating again.  Of course, Anjelica was jealous.  She tried to bomb a building built by Adrienne's construction company.  Justin took responsibility for the bombing not knowing that Anjelica was the guilty party.  Anjelica tried to flee town with Alexander once Justin starting investigating the bombing.  Their flight crashed, so everyone assumed they were dead.  They were on a different flight, but Anjelica let everyone believe they died.

    This turn of events allowed Justin and Adrienne to get closer.  They wed again in 1990.  They honeymooned in Tahati and met Carly Manning (this happened to be opposite of the Cruise of Deception).

    Adrienne and Justin were then able to adopt twins.  During the adoption process, Steve died.  Steve's dying words to Adrienne were to take care of the boys.  Justin and Adrienne were quite happy with Victor and Joey, Adrienne discovered she was pregnant.  Justin also found Alexander with the help of Johnny Corelli and got full custody.  They then moved to Texas where Adrienne delivered yet another boy.

    Jo moved to Dallas to help Adrienne and Justin with the boys.  They remain there today.
 

Facts About the Couple

Songs

• In Paradise - performed by Wally Kurth
• Only In My Heart (Can I Love You) - performed by Wally Kurth and Michael Johnson Oh Yeah - performed by Bill Withers
• If It's Magic - performed by Wally Kurth
• I Will - performed by Wally Kurth and The Beatles - sung by Justin to Adrienne on their wedding night
• Teach Me Tonight - performed by Diane Schuur - played on their wedding night

When Were They Together

• 1987 - 1991 (on the show) 1991 - present (but not on the show)

Quotes About The Couple

• About Justin and Adrienne - "The first year was magic.  They married us within six or seven months, which was very rare for Days because the always keep their couples apart.  The executive producer, Al Rabin, told me later he regretted that.  He said, 'If I could do it over again, I wouldn't have gotten you guys married so quickly.'  Because after we got married, the writers didn't know what to do with us.  We were playing the same scenes over and over again.  That got frustrating."  Wally Kurth in Soap Opera Digest (March 26, 1996)
• "Days was my first professional television gig.  The first year was magical.  I loved the part of the story when rich Justin was pretending to be a construction worker while courting Adrienne.  The scenes just sitting on park bences and talking were very sweet.  I really liked the scene where I put the engagement ring in a little paper boat and pushed it across a pond for her to find the ring inside.  I also sang her a love song I wrote, 'In Paradise.'  I had set fire to the emergency center so I could buy up the property.  Adrienne was still inside, so I had to rush in to rescue her.  The funny part was that I couldn't lift her.  She was lying on the floor and the angle plus the dead weight - and she was not heavy-worked against me.  I was too weak.  It was funny for us both when she had to help me get her up.  Later, I had been paralyzed, and I guess one day the writers simply decided enough was enough and in an inspired moment, I miraculously got up and walked.  Within twenty-four hours Adrienne and I were running around in the snow, falling down and making snow angels."  Wally Kurth in Days of Our Lives:  The Complete Family Album

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