The suave businessman Travis Montgomery came to town in 1987 to run for Senate. Erica immediately found him attractive. Life with Travis Montgomery would bring Erica sadness and joy plus lots of twists and turns.
While campaigning for the Senate, a bullet grazed Travis that was meant for Erica. Joanna, Adam's sister-in-law became the primary suspect. Joanna kidnapped Erica and Travis came to her rescue.
Erica wanted to become his wife, but Travis was too wrapped up in his political and business affairs to even consider marriage. But that changed when Erica became pregnant with his child. She didn't tell him for fear it would ruin his senatorial campaign if the public knew he was going to have a child out of wedlock. But Travis's former wife Barbara told him and Travis asked Erica to marry him. Things in Travis's life became more complicated when he was forced to resign from office due to his brother Jackson's mishandling of campaign funds.
While pregnant Erica was diagnosed with toxemia and she fell unconscious and dreamnt she was on a soundstage surrounded by all her former men. When she became conscious again she gave birth to a baby girl which they named Bianca Christina Montgomery.
Life for Erica with her husband Travis and precious little girl Bianca was happy for a while, but came crumbling down when Travis's jealous brother Jack joined forces with Adam to attempt a hostile takeover on Travis's businesses. Adam failed, but Travis was financially ruined. Travis came up with a scheme to help pay his debts. He hired a man named Steven Andrews to "kidnap" him so the insurance company would pay for his return. The plan backfired; Steven wanted his share of the money and he kidnapped Bianca for revenge. Travis was able to get Bianca back, but he lost his wife in return. Erica, furious for Travis for putting their daughter in jeopardy took Bianca to Sea City. Hoping to establish a new life there, Erica applied for a job as a waitress using the pseudonym "Sally". Erica took up residence at Jean's Boardinghouse where unbeknownst to her a fellow houseguest named "David Gillis" was none other than Bianca's kidnapper "Steven Andrews". Erica and "David" grew close and became lovers and had planned to run away to the Riviera but Travis stopped them. Travis and Andrews got in a fight, Andrews was shot and Travis suffered a major head injury. Erica realized she still loved Travis and attempted to start a new life with him. But things took another turn for the worse, when on his way home from Sea City, Travis was mugged and assaulted which left him disoriented. When Erica found him, he had no idea who she was.
The couple grew apart and he reunited with Barbara. Erica became romantically involved with Jack. But Erica and Travis were thrown together again when Bianca fell ill with Reye's Syndrome. Bianca recovered and Erica didn't want to hurt her daughter, but she was torn between the Montgomery brothers. So she came up with a crazy plan to date them on alternate nights. The plan failed and Jack forced Erica to make a choice. She chose Travis and told Jack that they were through and she couldn't marry him. On Erica's wedding day to Travis, Jack interrupted and was going to take his lover away to Paris. Erica took Jack into the vestibule and told him goodbye and then re-married Travis.
But once again it did not last. While Travis was with Barbara, she had become pregnant and gave birth to a daughter Molly. Travis believed the baby was Tom Cudahy's, but when Molly suffered from leukemia Barbara had to tell Travis that Molly was his daughter. Travis became determined to save his other daughter. The two searche for a suitable bone marrow donor and when none could be found they decided to conceive a child in order to save Molly.
Bianca set fire to her "Uncle Jack" doll when she saw her Mommy and Uncle Jack kissing. The fire spread, but Travis was able to save them. Bianca told her Daddy about the kiss and after Travis caught his wife and brother in bed together he ended the marriage and sued for sole custody of Bianca. Travis won custody and he moved to Seattle with Barbara who he re-married.
JACK AND ERICA PART I
JACK AND ERICA PART II
ERICA AND DIMITRI PART I
ERICA AND DIMITRI PART II
ADAM AND ERICA PART I
ERICA AND ADAM PART II