Call Me Sarah
Chapter Fifteen
"She's coming out of it now. You can see her if you'd like." Dr. Johnson stepped aside to allow Craig and Nancy entry into the room. They were followed by the other concerned occupants of the waiting room. Their eyes were immediately drawn to Chloe who sat upright on an examining table. Her eyelids were fluttering and beginning to open. Slowly she became more fully aware of herself, her surroundings. They waited with baited breath; half afraid that it wouldn't be Chloe, that Sarah had once again managed to defeat them.
Chloe blinked her eyes and glanced around the room taking notice of her anxious audience. Her cobalt eyes landed on Brady's ice blue ones and she frowned in confusion.
"Brady?" she looked at the others. "What's going on? Where are we?"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Their Chloe was back.
Chloe met Brady's eyes again and was suddenly aware of her state of dress. She blushed and grabbed the hospital smock that lay beside her. She threw it around her shoulders as Brady averted his eyes.
John spoke up then to his two children. "Now that we know Chloe is okay, perhaps we should leave and give her some privacy. Marlena, we'll be waiting outside." Marlena nodded her agreement. Belle quickly hugged her friend goodbye. Brady, though, simply walked to the door. After a quick look back at Chloe, he turned and left the room, followed by his father and sister.
Chloe frowned slightly. He had uttered no word, yet Brady's eyes had spoken volumes. There had been such tenderness and concern reflected in the blue globes.
Marlena moved in front of Chloe and peered into her eyes. "Chloe, can you tell me the last thing you remember?"
Chloe closed her eyes in thought. After a brief pause she began haltingly. "I remember being at the dance..Phillip and I were crowned King and Queen.and then.then I saw." she trailed off, her large blue eyes luminous with unshed tears. "It wasn't a dram, was it? The pictures of me. and the website?" she asked sadly as Nancy rushed to comfort her daughter.
"I'm afraid not, Chloe." Marlena answered. "It happened, as did many other things. But I think it best that we talk of them later. Right now, you should go home and rest. It is now morning after a very long night."
Marlena poured herself a cup of coffee and stifled a yawn. It was now later that afternoon and a few hours of sleep had not been enough to make up for the previous night's lack. She handed another cup to Dr. Johnson who gratefully accepted.
"As I was saying Dr. Johnson, I wish to begin therapy sessions with Chloe as soon as possible. Can you advise me on the best way to proceed?"
Celeste's calm expression concealed the sudden rush of anxious adrenaline. {Therapy?! That will ruin everything.} "How do you plan on counseling her? She has no memory of last night's events, or of the abuse she suffered in the past."
"I've dealt with memory repression before. I've been very successful with hypnosis; I'm fairly positive it would work with Chloe."
"NO!" Celeste cried, startling Marlena. She calmed herself before continuing. "I mean, it is a good idea, but there is a reason why Chloe cannot remember her past. Her mind is protecting her from this knowledge, because she is not ready to deal with it yet. She simply cannot handle the memories. I know this from bitter experience. I tried hypnosis once and only succeeded in driving her into a state of catatonia. It is best for Chloe, for now, that she does not remember."
"So you want us to do nothing? Let Chloe go on as she has in the past? What happens the next time she suffers a shock? I have to tell you, Dr. Johnson, I cannot go through this again. My children can't go through it again." Marlena thought briefly of Belle and Brady who had been most affected by the evening's events.
"I know you and your family have had a rough night, and I am sorry that you were involved in this. But I do not see this happening again. Chloe has lived her for a few years now without any prior incident."
"Yes, but just because it hasn't happened before doesn't mean it can't happen again. Chloe is a fractured personality. Sarah's very existence is a sign that something is very wrong with her. This is a very precarious position. Who knows what shock could set her off? We can't let her go through life like this."
Celeste inhaled deeply. "You're right, of course. But I am just asking for a little time, to let Chloe deal with this herself. You can keep an eye on her and if there appear to be any ill effects, then contact me and I will begin treatments immediately. I just don't want to risk injuring her further."
Marlena sat quietly at her desk, pondering Dr. Johnson's words. After a few minutes of internal debate she sighed. "Fine, Dr. Johnson. I will trust to your experience in this matter and go along with your recommendation."
Celeste breathed a sigh of relief. "However," Marlena continued, "how do we explain the night's events? Unfortunately quite a few people witnessed Chloe's breakdown and Sarah's emergence. I can trust my family not to say anything, but what about Sarah's victims, Jan and Mimi? How do we explain what Chloe did to them?"
Celeste paused in thought. "Well, we will tell Chloe and any others that she has consumed a large amount of punch that had apparently been spiked. This reacted with a pain reliever that she has taken earlier. This combined with the shock of seeing the slides produced her 'unusual behavior' and is why she cannot remember anything."
Marlena looked at the doctor incredulously. "You want to tell everyone that she was drunk?"
Dr. Johnson smiled wryly. "I know it isn't a perfect solution, but it is better than Chloe believing that she had some kind of psychotic episode."
"So does everyone understand?" Marlena asked the occupants of the small room. Her eyes fell on Belle and Brady. "You understand what this means. Sarah does not exist. What we learned about Chloe's life - it didn't happen. I know it's going to be difficult but you're going to have to forget it and treat Chloe as you always have." Her gaze fell on Brady as she said this. She knew that he would have a very hard time going back to the way things had been.
She turned to Craig. "What have you told Nancy about last night?"
"Not a great deal; I didn't tell her about Sarah, or Chloe's past. It was just too hard."
"I feel it is best that she does not know. It would only upset her and she wouldn't be able to keep quiet about it."
Craig nodded his agreement. The horrible knowledge had been hard enough for him to bear; Nancy would fall to pieces if she knew.
"Good." Marlena replied. "I know I'm asking a lot, but it is the best thing for Chloe."
It was later that evening when Chloe dangled her legs over the end of the pier. The warm summer breeze caressed her hair. She watched the lights play off the rippling surface of the water. She was trying to put order to the chaos of her mind. The image of that horrible slide kept playing in her mind. She kept seeing her naked body, hearing the mocking chants of her classmates, Ghoul Girl, Ghoul Girl, seeing the look of utter disgust in Phillip's eyes as he walked away from her.
Shortly she felt a presence beside her on the pier. She looked up at the intruder. "Oh, it's you." She said with mild annoyance.
Brady sat down beside her to her further aggravation. Chloe rolled her eyes. "Look, I am really not in the mood for a fight and I came her to be alone, so maybe you can find somewhere else to be?"
Brady was momentarily taken aback until he remembered Marlena's words. {Of course, after everything I've been through last night, my feelings have begun to change. But for Chloe it's like nothing happened. She still sees me the same way as before. Maybe I can change that.}
"Actually I'm just here to see how you are and because I wanted to tell you that I.didn't do it."
"Do what? Oh, the slides? I know you didn't have anything to do with it. I was shocked and initially upset when Kevin accused you. I felt like all my friends had abandoned me. But deep down I knew that even you couldn't be so cruel. You wouldn't do that to me." She finished softly.
"I wouldn't. I would never do anything to hurt you, Chloe." He said earnestly.
Chloe was puzzled by the intense emotion in Brady's gaze. "Okay, I don't know who you are, but Belle's going to be pissed if you've done something to her brother."
Brady laughed heartily, feeling joyous relief that the old Chloe was back. "What do you want me to do?" He asked laughing.
"Insult me! Call me names! This 'kinder, gentler' you is freaking me out."
"Well, if you insist.. Your singing is horrible, you're beyond ugly - and don't even get me started on what you're wearing." He teased as he noticed her all-black ensemble. "Chloe, 1996 called, they want their clothes back. How was that? Cause I can keep going."
Chloe laughed at Brady's antics. "Now there's the Brady Black I know and loathe." Their laughter floated out over the water and then faded as they grew quiet.
"So.how are you doing?" Brady asked.
Chloe shrugged. "I feel fine except for the pounding headache which is apparently the result of the mother of all hangovers. What's worse is not remember what happened or what I did and everyone's acting all weird around me. I was just at dotcom and I ran into Jan, who by the way looks like she ran into a brick wall with her face - and she practically fled from me. She ran out of the store crying, 'Don't hurt me!' And then Jason's freaking out and asking me where his car is." she trailed off as she noticed Brady silently laughing. "Okay, spill. What do you know?"
"Well let's just say you had a very interesting evening." He then went on to tell her about some of the lighter events of the night: punching Phillip, coming on to Jason and stealing his car, beating up Jan, and cutting off Mimi's hair. When he had finished Chloe stared at him blankly with her mouth agape.
"Oh my God! Is there anyone in this town I didn't beat up? To top it off, I found out that I shot Craig last night believing him to be a burglar or something. Thankfully I'm a horrible shot and he's going to be okay but still.. And I cut off Mimi's hair? That girl is never going to like me."
Brady chuckled. "No, probably not. Um, you also apparently broke into and robbed some stores in town - your lovely face was captured by surveillance cameras. Uncle Bo convinced the owners not to press charges, but you have to return the items and your parents are paying for the damages."
Chloe felt overwhelmed by all that she had done. "It seems like some absurd dream."
"Yeah, it was pretty bad for us too. Chasing you all night, all over town, worried out of my - our minds."
"Sorry." There it was again, that deep caring in Brady's eyes.
"I'm just glad you're back to normal. I mean, who else am I going to fight with?"
"Marlena, Sami, your dad, pretty much anyone you come into contact with."
"Ha ha. Well, at least I didn't punch out half of Salem."
"Touché." Chloe laughed.
"Um.speaking of people you've knocked unconscious, have you talked to Phillip?"
"He called while I was sleeping a few times, I haven't yet returned his calls. I just don't know how I feel about him now. He abandoned me, when I needed him most. He actually believed that I had sold my body on the Internet for money. And where was he last night when I was going around beating the snot out of people?"
"Out cold in the gym."
Chloe laughed again. "I really hit him?" She asked with a deliciously evil smile.
"Chloe, you cold-cocked him. He went flying and landed in the punch. It was really quite impressive."
"I'm sure." She replied drolly. "I still care about him. I probably always will. But I don't know if he's right for me anymore. I've been feeling like this, for a while now and last night just proved it. I don't know. I think when he goes off on the class field trip this summer that I'm going to stay behind. We need some time apart."
"Sounds like a good idea."
"Going to be a kinda boring summer, though. All my friends will be living it up in Puerto Rico and I'll be back here. By myself. Alone. Nancy will probably want to 'bond'." Chloe shuddered at the thought.
"I know what you mean. I was planning on starting work at Dad's company but Basic Black won't be operational for a few months yet. So I'm going to have a lot of time on my hands this summer. Of course I do have friends but I suppose I could spend some time with you. No point in both of us being bored." He said with a grin.
Chloe gifted him with a sly smile. "You and me, huh? Looks like it's going to be a very interesting summer."
"I take it you were successful?"
"Very, Stefano. Sarah has gone back to sleep and Chloe has no memory of her past. I have also persuaded Marlena not to explore her past or her memories. Already things are back to normal."
"Good. The next time 'Sarah' wakes, the good people of Salem won't know what hit them."
The End
Stay tuned for a special bonus NC-17 chapter!
Author's Note: Yes, that's actually the end. But don't worry; I have a sequel in mind that will answer the questions about Sarah and Chloe's past and just how she fits in with the Dimeras. Who is Sarah and what plan does Stefano have in store for her?
This fic was actually born from one scene. Shortly after first seeing LBD2001, the events of Chapter three came to mind basically as a Wouldn't it be cool if this had happened instead? The scene stayed in my mind for a long time - over a year now - but I never planned on doing anything with it, because I don't like to write one-shots, and I couldn't really think of a way to make this a full-fledged story with beginning, middle, and end.
I had also had another fic in mind at one time. In it we find out that Chloe's parents weren't killed in a car crash like she remembers but were in fact murdered. Chloe's father was the heir and president of an old successful company and was very wealthy. He and his wife were killed by his younger brother who had wanted his inheritance. But it turns out that Chloe's father had left everything to Chloe in his will and Chloe had somehow disappeared at the time of the murders. So now, many years later, her uncle discovers her and Chloe finds out about her past and her inheritance but of course her uncle is trying to kill her and Brady must save her. When I started Call Me Sarah, I had planned on doing this fic as a sequel and so introduced the idea that Chloe's parents had been murdered.
But then halfway through this story, the more I thought about the sequel, the more I didn't want to do it. I felt it would be too much like Truth out of Darkness, and quite frankly, the idea had lost its appeal. If someone else wants to write it, they are welcome to. But I had already hinted at her parents murders, and I still really liked that idea, so I played around with it and came up with the Dimera angle. And that's all I'm going to say at this point so I don't give away the sequel. Just think Dimeras, personality chips, and some surprise visitors in the form of dead people named Gina.
Also, stay tuned for a special BONUS NC-17 chapter written for me by the Smut Goddess herself, Hope Grace!
Chapter Fifteen
"She's coming out of it now. You can see her if you'd like." Dr. Johnson stepped aside to allow Craig and Nancy entry into the room. They were followed by the other concerned occupants of the waiting room. Their eyes were immediately drawn to Chloe who sat upright on an examining table. Her eyelids were fluttering and beginning to open. Slowly she became more fully aware of herself, her surroundings. They waited with baited breath; half afraid that it wouldn't be Chloe, that Sarah had once again managed to defeat them.
Chloe blinked her eyes and glanced around the room taking notice of her anxious audience. Her cobalt eyes landed on Brady's ice blue ones and she frowned in confusion.
"Brady?" she looked at the others. "What's going on? Where are we?"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Their Chloe was back.
Chloe met Brady's eyes again and was suddenly aware of her state of dress. She blushed and grabbed the hospital smock that lay beside her. She threw it around her shoulders as Brady averted his eyes.
John spoke up then to his two children. "Now that we know Chloe is okay, perhaps we should leave and give her some privacy. Marlena, we'll be waiting outside." Marlena nodded her agreement. Belle quickly hugged her friend goodbye. Brady, though, simply walked to the door. After a quick look back at Chloe, he turned and left the room, followed by his father and sister.
Chloe frowned slightly. He had uttered no word, yet Brady's eyes had spoken volumes. There had been such tenderness and concern reflected in the blue globes.
Marlena moved in front of Chloe and peered into her eyes. "Chloe, can you tell me the last thing you remember?"
Chloe closed her eyes in thought. After a brief pause she began haltingly. "I remember being at the dance..Phillip and I were crowned King and Queen.and then.then I saw." she trailed off, her large blue eyes luminous with unshed tears. "It wasn't a dram, was it? The pictures of me. and the website?" she asked sadly as Nancy rushed to comfort her daughter.
"I'm afraid not, Chloe." Marlena answered. "It happened, as did many other things. But I think it best that we talk of them later. Right now, you should go home and rest. It is now morning after a very long night."
Marlena poured herself a cup of coffee and stifled a yawn. It was now later that afternoon and a few hours of sleep had not been enough to make up for the previous night's lack. She handed another cup to Dr. Johnson who gratefully accepted.
"As I was saying Dr. Johnson, I wish to begin therapy sessions with Chloe as soon as possible. Can you advise me on the best way to proceed?"
Celeste's calm expression concealed the sudden rush of anxious adrenaline. {Therapy?! That will ruin everything.} "How do you plan on counseling her? She has no memory of last night's events, or of the abuse she suffered in the past."
"I've dealt with memory repression before. I've been very successful with hypnosis; I'm fairly positive it would work with Chloe."
"NO!" Celeste cried, startling Marlena. She calmed herself before continuing. "I mean, it is a good idea, but there is a reason why Chloe cannot remember her past. Her mind is protecting her from this knowledge, because she is not ready to deal with it yet. She simply cannot handle the memories. I know this from bitter experience. I tried hypnosis once and only succeeded in driving her into a state of catatonia. It is best for Chloe, for now, that she does not remember."
"So you want us to do nothing? Let Chloe go on as she has in the past? What happens the next time she suffers a shock? I have to tell you, Dr. Johnson, I cannot go through this again. My children can't go through it again." Marlena thought briefly of Belle and Brady who had been most affected by the evening's events.
"I know you and your family have had a rough night, and I am sorry that you were involved in this. But I do not see this happening again. Chloe has lived her for a few years now without any prior incident."
"Yes, but just because it hasn't happened before doesn't mean it can't happen again. Chloe is a fractured personality. Sarah's very existence is a sign that something is very wrong with her. This is a very precarious position. Who knows what shock could set her off? We can't let her go through life like this."
Celeste inhaled deeply. "You're right, of course. But I am just asking for a little time, to let Chloe deal with this herself. You can keep an eye on her and if there appear to be any ill effects, then contact me and I will begin treatments immediately. I just don't want to risk injuring her further."
Marlena sat quietly at her desk, pondering Dr. Johnson's words. After a few minutes of internal debate she sighed. "Fine, Dr. Johnson. I will trust to your experience in this matter and go along with your recommendation."
Celeste breathed a sigh of relief. "However," Marlena continued, "how do we explain the night's events? Unfortunately quite a few people witnessed Chloe's breakdown and Sarah's emergence. I can trust my family not to say anything, but what about Sarah's victims, Jan and Mimi? How do we explain what Chloe did to them?"
Celeste paused in thought. "Well, we will tell Chloe and any others that she has consumed a large amount of punch that had apparently been spiked. This reacted with a pain reliever that she has taken earlier. This combined with the shock of seeing the slides produced her 'unusual behavior' and is why she cannot remember anything."
Marlena looked at the doctor incredulously. "You want to tell everyone that she was drunk?"
Dr. Johnson smiled wryly. "I know it isn't a perfect solution, but it is better than Chloe believing that she had some kind of psychotic episode."
"So does everyone understand?" Marlena asked the occupants of the small room. Her eyes fell on Belle and Brady. "You understand what this means. Sarah does not exist. What we learned about Chloe's life - it didn't happen. I know it's going to be difficult but you're going to have to forget it and treat Chloe as you always have." Her gaze fell on Brady as she said this. She knew that he would have a very hard time going back to the way things had been.
She turned to Craig. "What have you told Nancy about last night?"
"Not a great deal; I didn't tell her about Sarah, or Chloe's past. It was just too hard."
"I feel it is best that she does not know. It would only upset her and she wouldn't be able to keep quiet about it."
Craig nodded his agreement. The horrible knowledge had been hard enough for him to bear; Nancy would fall to pieces if she knew.
"Good." Marlena replied. "I know I'm asking a lot, but it is the best thing for Chloe."
It was later that evening when Chloe dangled her legs over the end of the pier. The warm summer breeze caressed her hair. She watched the lights play off the rippling surface of the water. She was trying to put order to the chaos of her mind. The image of that horrible slide kept playing in her mind. She kept seeing her naked body, hearing the mocking chants of her classmates, Ghoul Girl, Ghoul Girl, seeing the look of utter disgust in Phillip's eyes as he walked away from her.
Shortly she felt a presence beside her on the pier. She looked up at the intruder. "Oh, it's you." She said with mild annoyance.
Brady sat down beside her to her further aggravation. Chloe rolled her eyes. "Look, I am really not in the mood for a fight and I came her to be alone, so maybe you can find somewhere else to be?"
Brady was momentarily taken aback until he remembered Marlena's words. {Of course, after everything I've been through last night, my feelings have begun to change. But for Chloe it's like nothing happened. She still sees me the same way as before. Maybe I can change that.}
"Actually I'm just here to see how you are and because I wanted to tell you that I.didn't do it."
"Do what? Oh, the slides? I know you didn't have anything to do with it. I was shocked and initially upset when Kevin accused you. I felt like all my friends had abandoned me. But deep down I knew that even you couldn't be so cruel. You wouldn't do that to me." She finished softly.
"I wouldn't. I would never do anything to hurt you, Chloe." He said earnestly.
Chloe was puzzled by the intense emotion in Brady's gaze. "Okay, I don't know who you are, but Belle's going to be pissed if you've done something to her brother."
Brady laughed heartily, feeling joyous relief that the old Chloe was back. "What do you want me to do?" He asked laughing.
"Insult me! Call me names! This 'kinder, gentler' you is freaking me out."
"Well, if you insist.. Your singing is horrible, you're beyond ugly - and don't even get me started on what you're wearing." He teased as he noticed her all-black ensemble. "Chloe, 1996 called, they want their clothes back. How was that? Cause I can keep going."
Chloe laughed at Brady's antics. "Now there's the Brady Black I know and loathe." Their laughter floated out over the water and then faded as they grew quiet.
"So.how are you doing?" Brady asked.
Chloe shrugged. "I feel fine except for the pounding headache which is apparently the result of the mother of all hangovers. What's worse is not remember what happened or what I did and everyone's acting all weird around me. I was just at dotcom and I ran into Jan, who by the way looks like she ran into a brick wall with her face - and she practically fled from me. She ran out of the store crying, 'Don't hurt me!' And then Jason's freaking out and asking me where his car is." she trailed off as she noticed Brady silently laughing. "Okay, spill. What do you know?"
"Well let's just say you had a very interesting evening." He then went on to tell her about some of the lighter events of the night: punching Phillip, coming on to Jason and stealing his car, beating up Jan, and cutting off Mimi's hair. When he had finished Chloe stared at him blankly with her mouth agape.
"Oh my God! Is there anyone in this town I didn't beat up? To top it off, I found out that I shot Craig last night believing him to be a burglar or something. Thankfully I'm a horrible shot and he's going to be okay but still.. And I cut off Mimi's hair? That girl is never going to like me."
Brady chuckled. "No, probably not. Um, you also apparently broke into and robbed some stores in town - your lovely face was captured by surveillance cameras. Uncle Bo convinced the owners not to press charges, but you have to return the items and your parents are paying for the damages."
Chloe felt overwhelmed by all that she had done. "It seems like some absurd dream."
"Yeah, it was pretty bad for us too. Chasing you all night, all over town, worried out of my - our minds."
"Sorry." There it was again, that deep caring in Brady's eyes.
"I'm just glad you're back to normal. I mean, who else am I going to fight with?"
"Marlena, Sami, your dad, pretty much anyone you come into contact with."
"Ha ha. Well, at least I didn't punch out half of Salem."
"Touché." Chloe laughed.
"Um.speaking of people you've knocked unconscious, have you talked to Phillip?"
"He called while I was sleeping a few times, I haven't yet returned his calls. I just don't know how I feel about him now. He abandoned me, when I needed him most. He actually believed that I had sold my body on the Internet for money. And where was he last night when I was going around beating the snot out of people?"
"Out cold in the gym."
Chloe laughed again. "I really hit him?" She asked with a deliciously evil smile.
"Chloe, you cold-cocked him. He went flying and landed in the punch. It was really quite impressive."
"I'm sure." She replied drolly. "I still care about him. I probably always will. But I don't know if he's right for me anymore. I've been feeling like this, for a while now and last night just proved it. I don't know. I think when he goes off on the class field trip this summer that I'm going to stay behind. We need some time apart."
"Sounds like a good idea."
"Going to be a kinda boring summer, though. All my friends will be living it up in Puerto Rico and I'll be back here. By myself. Alone. Nancy will probably want to 'bond'." Chloe shuddered at the thought.
"I know what you mean. I was planning on starting work at Dad's company but Basic Black won't be operational for a few months yet. So I'm going to have a lot of time on my hands this summer. Of course I do have friends but I suppose I could spend some time with you. No point in both of us being bored." He said with a grin.
Chloe gifted him with a sly smile. "You and me, huh? Looks like it's going to be a very interesting summer."
"I take it you were successful?"
"Very, Stefano. Sarah has gone back to sleep and Chloe has no memory of her past. I have also persuaded Marlena not to explore her past or her memories. Already things are back to normal."
"Good. The next time 'Sarah' wakes, the good people of Salem won't know what hit them."
The End
Stay tuned for a special bonus NC-17 chapter!
Author's Note: Yes, that's actually the end. But don't worry; I have a sequel in mind that will answer the questions about Sarah and Chloe's past and just how she fits in with the Dimeras. Who is Sarah and what plan does Stefano have in store for her?
This fic was actually born from one scene. Shortly after first seeing LBD2001, the events of Chapter three came to mind basically as a Wouldn't it be cool if this had happened instead? The scene stayed in my mind for a long time - over a year now - but I never planned on doing anything with it, because I don't like to write one-shots, and I couldn't really think of a way to make this a full-fledged story with beginning, middle, and end.
I had also had another fic in mind at one time. In it we find out that Chloe's parents weren't killed in a car crash like she remembers but were in fact murdered. Chloe's father was the heir and president of an old successful company and was very wealthy. He and his wife were killed by his younger brother who had wanted his inheritance. But it turns out that Chloe's father had left everything to Chloe in his will and Chloe had somehow disappeared at the time of the murders. So now, many years later, her uncle discovers her and Chloe finds out about her past and her inheritance but of course her uncle is trying to kill her and Brady must save her. When I started Call Me Sarah, I had planned on doing this fic as a sequel and so introduced the idea that Chloe's parents had been murdered.
But then halfway through this story, the more I thought about the sequel, the more I didn't want to do it. I felt it would be too much like Truth out of Darkness, and quite frankly, the idea had lost its appeal. If someone else wants to write it, they are welcome to. But I had already hinted at her parents murders, and I still really liked that idea, so I played around with it and came up with the Dimera angle. And that's all I'm going to say at this point so I don't give away the sequel. Just think Dimeras, personality chips, and some surprise visitors in the form of dead people named Gina.
Also, stay tuned for a special BONUS NC-17 chapter written for me by the Smut Goddess herself, Hope Grace!