Club Shandy

Sami Decided the best way to honor EJ and his memory was to open a club and name it after the drink they had the night they first met .

Sami built it from the ground up within months working hard to making it the best club in L.A. celebrating the love of her life and the drink they had the day they also

had when they finally reunited for the last time .

Sami was being honored in the LA times for business woman of the year and had hosted everyone from joe some to the king of Sudan . She was so proud of her club it

has became the love of her life next to her children and was the beginning she needed and door to her future she had no idea she opened. Sami thought it was the one

place Stefano DiMera would never have power over , she was wrong. Sami was very proud of the fact that Club Shandy was named the Best Club in L.A. because it was

the place to be seen and escape from the rest of the world for a good time. The owner Samantha DiMera was known for making dreams come true for all her customers.

Soon it would be more than her customers whose dreams would come true.

Athena Mitchell

Athena Mitchell was one of the top hostesses at the Shandy Club. She was a beautiful brunette with warm hazel eyes. She was from Detroit and came to California to

become an actress. She was the youngest of four brothers. She had fought her way from when she was younger to be heard. She came to L.A. to become an actress but

found Club Shandy instead. Hollywood was rough and tough to get a gig. She worked nights and hustled during the day running to auditions to land a role that could

make her a star. Athena was not only talented, confident but she had a heart of gold. Her and Sami had a rough start but once they got to know each other. She adored

Sami.

She loved that she was no nonsense person who spoke very bluntly but she was a very fair boss. She wanted to be the Queen but she never hurt anyone's feelings to do

that. When Sami walked into a room she commanded respect and she got it. Her being a DiMera intrigued people but she worked harder than anyone at the club. She

was there before anyone arrived and she was the last the leave. She never threw her staff under the bus when a customer complained. She listened to both sides and

decided fairly even if it meant her losing that customer. Sami was able to make gold out of Club Shandy. When one customer was lost they gained four more. She

managed to make Club Shandy the hottest spot in L.A. that housed everyone from the common man to the prince of England. She treated every customer the same.

She knew how to diffuse a situation in seconds. Not to mention she had the best security in America. They threw themselves at the chance to work for the Beautiful,

intelligent, savvy infamous Samantha Gene Brady DiMera. She managed to squash person who thought she would play the dumb blonde routine. She made blondes look

fabulous. She made sure proceeds went to the Cancer Center her pet charity. Athena found out Johnny had cancer and lost both his eyes. He was great now with new

eyes and had been cancer free for years now. The more Athena learned about her friend the more she admired her and began slowly to love her. There was no one like

her best friend.

When Samantha DiMera says she will get it done, she gets it done. Athena could see the sadness in Sami's eyes and would give anything to put it out for her. When

Athena's mother got sick and was dying. Sami got her a private jet and paid for her time off and her mother's funeral. A lot of people didn't know that Sami did that for

her but Athena made sure the whole staff knew what kind of boss they had. The staff respected her even more for kind gesture. No matter which staff had a problem

Sami would listen and help if she could. It was the reason Club Shandy was so successful.

The staff loved coming to work for Sami because she showed them respect and loyalty most club owners never did. She busted her ass for them and they did the same

in return. People lined up for hours to become part of the staff and come into the best club in town. Sami was making plans she had a busy week at Club Shandy private

parties and V.I.P's it was getting overwhelming for her . The kids were complaining she wasn't spending enough time at home and they were right. Athena becoming

floor manager was starting to look better but she needed a partner. Someone she could trust that could shoulder the responsibility and would care about the club as

much as she does. She couldn't worry about that now she had to get through this week first . Johnny had his guests coming in a few weeks she had time to plan for that

too . She was so busy time had flown by she looked at the date. She bowed her head and rubbed the ring on her chain. "It's been 8 months 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours and

30 minutes since you were murdered EJ.

I'm trying real hard to make it through . There will never be another man like you . I will never love anyone like I loved you I don't want to." Sami said sadly

Athena walked in ."Sami you really need to stop talking to yourself people already think your batshit crazy." Athena said jokingly Sami smiled "Well as long as no one

messes with me I think everyone is fine." Sami said joking Athena rubbed her hands "You know its okay to be sad but its also okay to be happy again. I think EJ would

want you to do that and I have to tell you I admire your loyalty to him . From what you tell me he was a wonderful man but sweetie you have to try to find happiness

again. Its time to move on I adore you but there's a man out there who is just dying to be with you. Open the door so he can come in."Athena demanded