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Shadow of Doubt
Chapter 1
The sweat glistened on Marlena's forehead, as she made her way down the crowded street. Everywhere in the tropical Jamaican marketplace, tourists lined the street haggling with vendors for goods to take back to their families. "Oooh" Kate said causing the group to halt. "Oh Roman just look at those adorable little necklaces. I have to stop and get one." Marlena was too tired to roll her eyes, so instead she slid an annoyed glance in Kate's direction and turned to her husband. "Sweetie, you know we don't have to do "everything" with Kate and Roman. It's not like we all came down here together. John raised an eyebrow at Marlena's comment but wisely kept his thoughts to himself. She'd been irritable ever since they'd checked into their hotel a few days earlier and discovered that Roman and Kate were staying there as well. It seemed too much of a coincidence and shortly thereafter Roman revealed that someone had offered the vacation to Roman and Kate for free, saying that they had won a random drawing. The funny thing was that neither Roman nor Kate remembered ever entering any drawing and John had a funny feeling that he knew who was behind the obvious plot to throw the group together. Namely his stepdaughter Samantha.
"Now Doc, Kate's just trying to make us all closer friends again. The way we were before Tony DiMera ripped our lives apart." "More like she's trying to stay closer to you." Marlena thought dubiously. But instead she said. "I know, but I want you to myself for just a little while. This is supposed to be our romantic vacation alone after all." "I know, I know." John said, "Tell you what." We'll hang out with them till we hit the end of this strip and then we'll tell them that you've got a headache and we're heading back to the room. Sound good to you?" "Yes!" Marlena said wrapping her arms around his neck and hugging him. "That sounds like…" She broke off suddenly and went still as a stone in John's arms. He heard her gasp as she pulled away from him. "Doc?" He said questioningly. "Hey guys, you ready to move on?" Roman asked, as he and Kate walked back to them. "I'm not sure." John replied and grasped Marlena by the shoulders, shaking her slightly till she broke out of her daze. "Baby? What is it?" John asked her worriedly. "You look like you've seen a ghost." Marlena tore her gaze away from the dock where the man she'd seen had disappeared into the crowd. "I think I did!" She said, fear emanating from her in her voice. "Whaddya mean Doc?" Roman asked, now concerned as well. "Well, what I mean is that…I think I just saw Tony DiMera!"