I don't own anything, except Mackenzie Red Wolf and Patrick O'Neil.
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Calm down people this is still a total Broe fic, notice that I had Greta dissuade Jennifer from her matchmaking idea. I have also decided that I am adding Sami and Kate to my hit list. I also have to apologize in advance; I just started watching Days seriously a few years ago, so forgive me if I change or slaughter history.
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Salem Inn
Room 345
Hearing a footsteps grow closer Mackenzie automatically goes into ready position with her hand on her nine millimeter. Hearing the knock she tenses up, knowing that O'Neil would have used the signal. Walking to the door she looks through the peephole she sees a gray haired gentleman in an expensive suit. She quickly hides her gun and opens the door half way to the man.
"May I help you?"
The gentleman seemed surprised at finding a woman opening the door. " Yes, I'm looking for Mackenzie Red Wolf, I was told he was here."
"She is looking right at you." "And you are?"
"Victor Kiriakis." He smiles. "May I come in?" Victor feels weary when the woman looks him and down, and can't understand why.
"Sure." Mackenzie steps aside and allows him in; she closes the door behind him. She moves to dresser and leans against placing one hand in her pocket so that she can send an instant message to O'Neil on the phone hidden inside. " How can I help you, Mr. Kiriakis?"
Victor takes his take to answer, trying to figure out the young woman in front of him. She looks no more then 25 years old, and yet her eyes say that she has seen a lot, and her body language says that she doesn't trust anyone. "Victor, please Mrs. Red wolf, is it Mrs.?" she sakes her head. "May I call you Mackenzie?"
"No, but thanks for asking Victor." "Now what can I do for you?"
" I was interested in a property you acquired earlier today, I had plans to buy, but had to attend a family wedding." "I talked to the real estate agent and she said I could find you here."
"That sucks, you must be kicking yourself." "What's that got to do with me?"
"I would like to buy it from you, name your price." He takes out a checkbook and positions his pen ready to right an amount.
"Sorry Vic, I bought it, cause I want it." Victor looks up and narrows his eyes; his closes the checkbook and walks toward her. " You're new to Salem, and don't understand the social structure in this town, so let me give you the most important information." He stops when he sees Mackenzie holding up a hand.
"Trust me Vic, I figured out the social structure as soon as I opened the door, but unfortunately for you I don't do social norms." She walks away from the dresser to meet him in the center of the room and looks him dead in the eye." So, if this is the part of the story where I fall to my knees and beg the mighty Victor Kiriakis not to destroy me, the story is being rewritten."
Taking in a deep breath Victor tries to remember the last time someone dared to deny him and couldn't recall one. " Listen Red Wolf, I am not the kind of person that you play with, and this is not a game for little girls."
Mackenzie laughs and steps up so that they are almost nose-to-nose. " I get that you are the big man in town, but you don't know me, and trust me when I say that you heart and empire couldn't survive a dance with me."
Victor walks to the door and pulls it open; he turns and sends her a glare that should have killed her on the spot. "We'll meet again."
"I'm sure we will, and I am positive you won't like the outcome of that meeting either." Mackenzie follows him a just as he is about to reply she shuts the door in his face.
Looking at the door, Victor feels he anger boiling over, and pull out his cell phone and hits a number on his speed dial. " It's me, find me all the information you can on Mackenzie Red Wolf, she has just become an enemy."
Back inside the room O'Neil finds his boss leaning against her door with a strange expression on her face that seem like a smile.
"What's up boss?"
"I think I just made my first enemy in Salem." She checks her watch. " Only took me six hours, that's a record." Shaking her head she watches O'Neil and notices that he's not wearing a shirt." Catch you at a bad time, O'Neil?"
"Sorry, I was in the shower when I got the call." " Need something done?"
Mackenzie catches herself checking out her right hand man, and ignores the thought of how attractive Patrick O'Neil is. " Yeah, I want a file on Kiriakis, in fact give file on the entire town, I want to know everything that makes this town tick, from it's top man to it's town drunk."
"I'm on it." He turns and walks out through the connecting door, and once again Mackenzie notices how attractive her assistant is, especially from the back.
" Don't even go down that road Mackenzie, focus on Chloe Lane."
Horton House
When Lucas arrived at the Horton's he tried to remain calm, but couldn't stop the nervous butterflies in his stomach. Even thought he was technically a Horton, he had never really felt like one them and Mike never talked and Jen had tried, but he had been too wrapped up in his war with Sami. Looking through the window he sees Hope, Jen, and Gram, and thinks how nice it would be to part of that kind of family. Thinking back on his coma he realizes that not being more open to his fathers family had been one of his regrets, and he vows to get closer to them. Taking a deep breath he knocks on the door and is surprised when Jen opens the door and hugs him.
"Lucas, I am so glad to see you, what are you doing knocking." "Gram, I have your grandson." She pulls him into the family room where Gram, Hope, Doug, Julie, Maggie, and Mickey are all sitting around talking until they see Lucas enter.
Lucas nods to the people in the room and makes his way over to his grandmother who he kisses on the check. "Hello, everyone."
Hope smiles at Lucas and moves to the center of the room. "Guys, I have some news both good and bad." "I was called over to the Wesley's earlier today, Chloe Lane had been having some health problems, and Craig had some test run."
"Oh, that poor sweet child, how is she Hope?" Grams eyes take on sadness to them when she thinks of her grandson's friend with the sad eyes and angelic voice.
Hope eyes tear up and she is surprised when Lucas appears by her side with a handkerchief and a comforting hand on her shoulder. " Here, you look like you could use it."
"Thank you Lucas." She turns to her grandmother hating the news she has to deliver. " Unfortunately Gram, Chloe was diagnosed with Leukemia." The announcement is meet with grasps, but Hope knows the next part will be more surprising and hopefully uplifting. "That's the bad news, we talked about how all her friends should be tested to find bone marrow match, and it was then that Nancy announced Chloe's father." She takes a deep breath and looks toward Jennifer, but is stopped by Lucas.
"Don't bother Hope, you're about to tell us that Chloe Lane is my half-sister aren't you?" Seeing her nod, he continues. "Bill Horton strikes again." He also spares a look at his sister and is surprised to find her not at all shocked by the announcement. " You don't look surprised Jennifer, why is that?"
Jennifer looks up and notices that all eyes are on her. She gives a weak smile with tears in her eyes. "Because I already knew." "He told me in Africa that he fathered a child with Nancy Wesley."
