I Disclaim.

Okay, guys am I forgiven?

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Til The End Ch.11

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Brady Pub

"So, little sister when are you heading back on tour?" Lucas asked the question as he crossed his fingers under the table, he didn't want her leaving, she was too fragile, she had been through too much, but she was Chloe, and she would ignore the fear and keep going.

Chloe saw that look in Luc's eye, and she knew he wanted her to stay and truth be told she wanted to stay too. The only thing that was getting her through the day was playing with Gabriella, but even the small child seemed to know that her friend was gone. "I think I stay for another week, I have some more business to wrap up."

Lucas beat his tongue to keep from shout 'Yeah', but let the small smile escape. "Good, Gina and Will love having you here." The last part of her statement finally registers. "What business?"

"I have to find someone to take over the day to day running of Red Wolf Inc." She shakes her head and smiles. "I never knew that Mac was running a fortune five hundred company on top of the Society, I mean I knew she had money, but had just assumed she inherited it."

Lucas also shakes he head; he couldn't believe that Mac had left everything to Chloe. Although when you think it out it makes sense, for most her life she thought Chloe was her sister, and then when she discovered they weren't they still became as close as sisters. Plus with Patrick gone she had no family besides Chloe. "That's going to be tough, at least Shawn was prepared for to be named the head of Red Wolf, you didn't even know the companies existed."

"Shawn knows what he doing he's trained to be a agent, I'm a singer, and I can't run a company." Of course Chloe knows the perfect person to run Mac's empire, she just needs him to realize it on his own. "I just wish I knew where to start?" Chloe gives Lucas a practiced pout and she begins to reel her brother in.

"Well, lucky for you, your brother happens to know people in the business world." Lucas takes her hand happy that they are finally back on track, " First, you need to specify everything you want, this person to have."

"Well, they need to be willing to be based in Salem, they need to have experience helping to run a major cooperation, and they would have to be okay with the Red Wolf Society, which is hard to find."

Lucas runs a hand through his hair, that type of person would be hard for Chloe to find. Red Wolf Society was not a favor topic among business man, Mac had targeted people that thought they were above the law due to their money, and that meant that she had made a lot enemies in the business. Lucas looked at Chloe to tell her that, but faltered at the look of desperation on his sister's face, and knew what he had to do. "Well, I guess I could run things until you found someone."

Chloe hid her triumph smile as she ran to hug her brother. "Thanks Luc, you're the best." Kissing his cheek. "Seriously, you know you're my favorite brother, right."

"Well, Mike's not really competition." He hugged her again. "I'd be more then happy to do it."

"Do what?" John Black had seen the two from the window, but they looked to be having a serious conversation, and divorced or not Chloe was still part of his family, and he wanted to help in any way he could.

Lucas hadn't even thought about his job at Basic Black until John had arrived, but now that he father -in -law was standing in front of him, had to admit he still wanted to leave. "John seat down," John took the seat across the form the siblings, and prepared himself for bad news.

"I should leave you alone." Chloe got up to leave, but found herself pulled back down into the seat; she looked over and saw a plea for help in his blue eyes. "Or I could stay."

"Come one Luca, Chloe you could tell me any."

"John, I'm leaving Basic Black."

"John, it's my fault, I need someone to run Red Wolf Inc., and Lucas said he help me out."

John began smiling. "Lucas, calm down I knew that one day you would want to strike out on your own, I'm happy for you," John extended his hand to the younger man.

"You're not angry."

"No, in fact I think we should all celebrate." John stood up and patted Lucas's shoulder. "Tonight at Tuscany we all celebrate your move."

He bends down and kisses Chloe's cheek." Be there at seven, I'll make the arrangements."

"Does he realize yet, that Brady and I will be in the same room?" Chloe looked at her brother who in turned looked in the direction of the father-in-law.

"Obviously not, you will behave won't you?"

"Don't I always?"

"No."

Salem PD

"Bo, you sons here to see you." The intercom clicked off right before Shawn Brady walked in.

"What's up Dad?" Shawn took the seat in front of his father's desk, and noticed the drawn expression on his face.

"Shawn, there has been some developments, that I didn't want to share with you while you were dealing with Mac, but it has to be addresses." Bo reaches for a folder on his desk. "A short while ago, our informant gave the name of the new crime boss."

"The boss, has been taking over Vicente Sims business and had an international backer, we got a picture for the guy three days ago."

"Day of Mac's memorial?" Shawn tenses up, he had only been in charge for a week, and already he had let something slip past him." Who is this guy and what's that got to do me."

Bo hands his son the folder. " You know who that is, and you should know that he backer is Lexie, and that it's possible that he hired the hit man that killed Mac."

Shawn opens the folder and finds himself looking into the eyes of Patrick O'Neil." Sonofabitch."

"Him, or DiMera?"

"Depends, did he betray her or is he a pawn?"

"We don't know yet."

"Well, I'm going to find out, and if he killed Mac then god help him." Shawn throws the folder back on his father's desk and slammed the door on his way out.

DiMera Mansion

"Patrick, what can I do you?" Lexie smiled at the sight of her greatest accomplishment. One phony car accident and she had her niece's true love and right hand man.

"Alexandra, I thought you might like what I found out." He walks forward and hand her a sheet of paper.

"Oh My." Lexie's smile at him. "You know what I want mow, don't you?"

Patrick nods. " Already on it."

A small sound puts Patrick on guard as he removes his gun and checks the hidden tunnels in the study.

"What was it?"

"Rats, how long has it been since someone lived here?"

Lexie's' face darkens as she remembers the last time she was in this house. "Six years, but sound the house will be full of life."