It was just like any other day in Salem. Maggie Horton was at Chez Rouge getting ready for the lunch crowd. Micky Horton was in his office looking at case files with EJ in the next room calling a client making sure everything was on track. Steve, Baby Joe, and Kayla were at the pub drinking some coffee talking to Max who was taking a break from helping in the kitchen. At Bo and Hope's, Hope was feeding Ciara and also on the phone talking with her step-daughter Chelsea who was on her way to work at Titan where she was interning with her cousin and best friend Stephanie. Bo and Roman were at the station talking about what their day was going to look like. Marlena and John were walking hand in hand across the park and as they walked they saw Alice who was feeding the birds with Lucas and Allie. Yep, everybody in Salem was doing great except for Daniel who was sitting in his office with a gigantic hangover.
At Daniel's office Lexie walks in looking at her clipboard not noticing Daniel who was clearly hung over.
"Daniel I was wondering if you could look over a case of mine, my patient has a strange rash and I can't identify with it." Lexie asks still looking at her clipboard.
"Sure thing just give me a couple minutes." Daniel says rubbing his eyes.
Lexie looks up at Daniel and sees that he is in bad shape.
"What happened to you?" She asks.
"I may have over done it last night." Daniel says.
"I can see that are you sure you are fit to be working today." Lexie says.
"Yes for sure I just need a major dose of caffeine." Daniel says getting up and getting a cup of coffee from his personal coffee maker.
"Daniel this isn't like you, can I ask why you decided to get plastered last night?" Lexie asks.
"It was nothing just a lot on my mind." Daniel says.
"Would one of those be Chelsea Brady?" Lexie asks.
"No." Daniel says quickly.
"Right, just get some coffee and take it easy today; and lets not have this happen again okay." Lexie says leaving Daniel's office.
After she leaves Daniel sips his coffee and stares into nowhere thinking about what Chelsea said to him the night before. " Look Daniel do what you want but I am done I can't keep doing this. I just want to know why you can never let me all the way in, but don't worry because I'm done. you got your wish I hope your happy." Chelsea said to him as she walked away. Daniel shakes his head as he remembers what she said to him.
At Titan Chelsea walks into her conjoined office that she shares with Stephanie who was already typing away at her computer.
"Hey sunshine." Stephanie says looking at Chelsea's face.
"Shut up." Chelsea says sarcastically.
"So you and Daniel didn't go well last night I'm gonna take it." Stephanie says.
"Well as usual he approached me, we had a great conversation he starts to let me in and the bolts." Chelsea says as she puts her purse under her desk.
"I'm sorry honey." Stephanie says.
"Yeah well I'm not, I'm done with him you know if he wants to run he can run I'm not chasing him anymore." Chelsea says as she sits down.
"Do you really mean that? Stephanie asks.
"Yes." Chelsea says quickly.
"Okay if you say so I've got to go talk to the guys upstairs about he new shipment, I'll see you at the meeting later okay." Stephanie says as she gets up to leave.
"Bye." Chelsea says as she leaves.
Alone in her office Chelsea daydreams about what Daniel said to her the night before.
"I do care about you, that is why we can't be together." Daniel said to her and she replied. "That doesn't make any sense I know you want to be with me I can see it every time you look at me." she said to him.
"We can't okay, we just can't." Daniel said to her.
Chelsea quickly gets out of her daydream and begins to get on with her day.