Chapter 12
Don't own 'em.
Belle, Shawn and Iris chatted for a few more minutes before Belle realized she had to leave.
"Come on Shawn, you can drive me over to Brady's Loft." The three said their goodbyes and Iris was glad to be alone.
"Belle is John Black's daughter, Shawn is a Brady, and they have no clue I'm a DiMera. This is just fantastic. Tony couldn't have planned this better. Shawn and Belle, where have I heard their names used together before?" Iris had finished unpacking and was now setting her bed; she suddenly realized it, "Those damn twins! This morning when I was reading the paper they said something about that girl with Leukemia being friends with Belle and Shawn." She gasped, "What the hell? Is everything connected?" After she finished making her bed she sat on it and began thinking. "Okay, I need to know more about these twins, about Belle and Shawn and how exactly it is all connected." She bit her lip, a nervous habit she'd gotten over the years and paced the room. "Rolf." She grabbed her purse, wrote Belle a quick note and left.
~~Salem Place~~
Kate sat down at "Java Café" and sipped her coffee; Iris back in town was not exactly what she needed. She opened the file and looked through it. She studied a picture of Iris; she was exactly what Stefano would have looked for in a daughter, she thought as she read through the file. Smart, strong, sneaky, beautiful, she had all the right things. "So why was she so cut off from the DiMera empire?"
"DiMera?"
Kate cringed, she hadn't meant for that to be said out loud, she put the papers away and stuck the folder in her briefcase. "What?" Kate asked innocently.
"You heard me Kate," Roman Brady said in his usual smartass tone, "You said something about someone being cut off from the DiMera's, I want to know who the hell you are talking about. You couldn't mean yourself, could you?"
That last comment was enough to set her off, "You still think I'm connected to the DiMera's! Well you know what Roman? I don't need this!" Kate grabbed her coffee and her purse and left.
Roman sat dumbstruck for a moment. Something was obviously wrong with her and he intended to find out exactly what it was.
"The nerve of that man! Who does he think he is?" Kate was fuming as she made her way to her car.
"Kate, wait!" Roman called out from behind her.
She stopped walking and turned around to glare at him, "I think you owe me an apology Roman Brady. And I intend to get it."
Roman smirked, "Not a problem." He stepped over to her, took her face into his head and kissed her, once on the left cheek," I'm sorry," then the right, "I'm sorry," then he kissed her on the lips, when he pulled away he smiled, "I'm sorry."
"You better mean you're sorry for pulling away," Kate grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and the two continued their lip lock in the middle of Salem Place.
"Whoa! When did this happen?!"
Roman pulled away from Kate and came face to face with an obviously surprised Sami.
"Dad? Kate? What are you two thinking?" Sami demanded.
"Um, that we wouldn't get caught?"
Kate smacked Roman, "Sami, if your father and I want to make out, or have sex or do anything it's our business."
"Yes, it is." Sami said calmly.
"Sami, don't make me choose between the two of you. This is my life and I make my own decisions. Understand?" Roman growled.
"Ok dad." Sami replied calmly again.
"Damnit Sami! Why don't you calm down?!" Roman yelled.
"I am calm. I just don't want you two making out where I can see it."
"You never understand Sami! You're too stuck up to. . ." Kate smacked him again.
"She's fine with it. Sheesh. Well, Sami. I'll see you around." Kate grabbed Roman's arm and dragged him off.
Sami shuttered, "Ugh, PDA. With my dad. Brrr."
~~Brady Pub~~
Belle sat down at a booth across from Shawn and grumbled, "I can't believe Brady's not home! Where could he be?"
"He's probably at the hospital, it's not a big deal Belle. What did you need to see him about anyway?" Shawn inquired.
"Well, it wasn't anything. Just wanted to see what he was up to and all that." Belle smiled innocently and grabbed a menu, "I'm starved, what do you think I should have Shawn?"
"Belle, don't pull that innocent act. What's really up?" Shawn took the menu away from Belle, so he could see her face.
"Nothing, nothing! It's nothing." Shawn gave her "the look", "OK, ok. I wanted to know what happened to them when they went out of town. You know, if Brady and her are an item now or something. It's not a big deal."
"Belle, can't you for once mind your own business? If something happened, can't you just let them tell you on their own?"
"Oh please Shawn, like you don't want to know."
Before he could reply Caroline came up, "Hi kids!"
"Hey grandma." Shawn got up and hugged her.
"Hi Mrs. Brady." Belle smiled.
"What are you kids up to today?"
"Nothing really." Belle answered.
"Well that's fun, I suppose. Can I get you something?"
"Yeah, two burgers, a chocolate shake, a coke and a bowl of onion rings, to go." Shawn ordered.
"OK, I'll be right back." With that, Caroline disappeared into the kitchen.
"To go?" Belle looked at Shawn suspiciously. "Where are we going?"
"It's a surprise. After we eat, we're GOING OUT. OK?" Belle nodded in agreement.
The bell on the door to the pub tinkled as Jen and Colin walked in. Jen bit her lip nervously, she didn't really want to be out with Colin, but she had to know what his connection to the DiMera's was. The two sat down and Jen began regretting her decision.
"Jen, I wanted to talk to you about us." Colin said after a few minutes of silence.
"Um, us Colin?" Jen replied nervously, he couldn't know, could he?
"Yes, well the thing is," Before Colin could say exactly what the thing was, his phone rang. He picked it up and looked at the caller, "I have to take this. I'll be back." He got up and went outside to talk.
Jen watched Colin get p and go outside, "Don't do it Jen. It's probably just work." Jen debated for a minute, her curiosity got the best of her. She got up and quietly followed Colin outside.
"Well, if Victor knows about us, it won't be too long before he comes after me. Thanks for the heads up. * Pause * Oh, I see you want my help? No such luck. * Pause * Well, if you put it that way. *Pause* Yes, I'll be over there in a few minutes. I just have to, um, finish with something." Colin ended the call and took a deep breath.
As he glanced around, Jen ducked under a well-placed tree. Not noticing anything out of the ordinary, he called someone else. "It's me. *Pause* Yes, well I'm sorry. *Pause* How is she? *Pause* Good. Well Victor is going to want my head on a silver platter soon, so I don't know how long I'm supposed to wait it out. *Pause* Alright. That's fine. I'll be in touch." Ending another call, Colin went to go into the pub, where he would be sure to see Jen spying on him.
"Well, Cousin Colin. What are you up to?" Bo walked up and glared at his relative suspiciously.
Jen breathed a sigh of relief, while Bo interrogated Colin, she'd have time to slip back inside.
"Cousin Bo. I'm simply meeting someone at the pub." Colin explained.
"Would that someone be Jennifer?"
Jen crept out from her spot and motioned for Bo not to say anything. She quietly opened the door and the bell tinkled. Colin turned around.
"Hi Bo. Colin, I just got a phone call, so we'll have to cut our lunch short. Sorry." Jen smiled and she walked off.
"Well, I was but as you can tell, our date was cut short. Now, I have to get back to work, cousin." Colin walked away in the opposite direction as Jen.
When he left, Jen walked back over, "What happened?"
"Nothing. He's an idiot if he thinks I don't see what he's up to." Bo turned his attention back to Jen, "You were spying on him."
Jen blushed, "I wasn't spying. I just happened to overhear his phone calls."
"And?"
"Nothing that made any sense. I don't even know who he was talking to. But he seemed pretty worried about Victor." Jen walked inside and Bo followed.
"Victor?" Bo questioned. " But that doesn't make any sense, unless he's been seeing Nicole again."
"Well that would make sense. I think he was going to dump me today." They sat down at the table her and Colin were at before.
"I wouldn't put it past him to be stringing two women along. That guy is slime." Bo growled in the way that only he can.
"Who's slime?"
Bo and Jen turned and saw Caroline looking at the both of them questioningly.
"Hey ma. Nothing for you to worry about. Jen was just helping me out with something." Bo got up and kissed his mother on the cheek.
"Alright. Where's Hope and my beautiful grandson?" Caroline asked.
"Hope'll be here in a bit. She wanted to do some Christmas shopping. You know her. Last minute and all." Bo explained.
"Shopping? Oh, I completely forgot to get something! I have to go." Jen got up and grabbed her purse, "Bo, I'll talk to you about that thing later, ok?"
"Bye Jen." Jen waved as she dashed out the door.
"Hey dad." Shawn and Belle came over and sat with Bo as Caroline walked away.
"Shawn, Belle. What are you up to today?" Bo grinned wickedly.
"Nothing! Just hanging out, you know." Shawn grabbed Belle's hand and the two began walking away.
"Yeah, well make sure you're by the house later. We're having dinner with the family. Belle, you're more then welcome to join us." Bo offered.
"Well, dad thanks for the heads up. Bye!" As Shawn and Belle left, they bumped into Hope.
"Hey mom, Zack. Nice seeing you, but we got to go. Bye!"
Hope walked in flustered, "What was that all about?"
"No idea. Hey Zack." Bo kissed Hope and took Zack.
"Well, I finished my shopping and ran into a very crazed Jen." She sat down next to her husband.
"Yeah. Everyone's a little crazy now a days."
~~Iris~~
As Iris got into her car, it dawned on her, "I have no clue where the hell Rolf is! This is great, just great. God, when was the last time you even saw him?" After a minute she pulled out her phone and dialed a familiar number.
"E-llo?"
"Michelle? This is Iris."
"Madam, I did not expect to heat from you. We are all wondering how you have been."
"Fine, thank you. I was just wondering if you've seen Rolf recently?" Crossing her finger in hope.
"No, I am sorry. We have not seen him in quiet awhile. Are you doing well? Marie is worried you are not eating right. How are you doing without Mousier Ryan?"
"I'm fine, really. I'm very well fed. Thank you. I have to go though. If you see Rolf can you call me please?"
"Oui. Good day."
Slamming her head on the steering wheel in frustration. * HOOOOOOOOONK* "Ow."
Well, I'm back. Sorry for the lack of updates. I got a nasty virus and I had mid-terms.
The teens are driving me nuts. I hate them all with a passion in my fic. They won't listen to me. I might just remove them all but Iris, Broe and possibly Mason. Belle and Shawn were talking about having sex if none of you caught that. Also, that stupid thing that they do in soaps, naming what relative you are. I don't go up to my sister and go, "Hey sis, how's it going?" "Pretty good sister." No, that's just the crazies in soaps. Yeah. I wasn't sure anyone got that when Bo and Colin were talking, because they always do that. So, yeah, next chapter there will be a time jump. Nothing big, but like a month or a few weeks. I'll let you know.
Happy Holidays everyone! I'll probably update sometime next week. If I don't update before the 1st, happy new years!
Don't own 'em.
Belle, Shawn and Iris chatted for a few more minutes before Belle realized she had to leave.
"Come on Shawn, you can drive me over to Brady's Loft." The three said their goodbyes and Iris was glad to be alone.
"Belle is John Black's daughter, Shawn is a Brady, and they have no clue I'm a DiMera. This is just fantastic. Tony couldn't have planned this better. Shawn and Belle, where have I heard their names used together before?" Iris had finished unpacking and was now setting her bed; she suddenly realized it, "Those damn twins! This morning when I was reading the paper they said something about that girl with Leukemia being friends with Belle and Shawn." She gasped, "What the hell? Is everything connected?" After she finished making her bed she sat on it and began thinking. "Okay, I need to know more about these twins, about Belle and Shawn and how exactly it is all connected." She bit her lip, a nervous habit she'd gotten over the years and paced the room. "Rolf." She grabbed her purse, wrote Belle a quick note and left.
~~Salem Place~~
Kate sat down at "Java Café" and sipped her coffee; Iris back in town was not exactly what she needed. She opened the file and looked through it. She studied a picture of Iris; she was exactly what Stefano would have looked for in a daughter, she thought as she read through the file. Smart, strong, sneaky, beautiful, she had all the right things. "So why was she so cut off from the DiMera empire?"
"DiMera?"
Kate cringed, she hadn't meant for that to be said out loud, she put the papers away and stuck the folder in her briefcase. "What?" Kate asked innocently.
"You heard me Kate," Roman Brady said in his usual smartass tone, "You said something about someone being cut off from the DiMera's, I want to know who the hell you are talking about. You couldn't mean yourself, could you?"
That last comment was enough to set her off, "You still think I'm connected to the DiMera's! Well you know what Roman? I don't need this!" Kate grabbed her coffee and her purse and left.
Roman sat dumbstruck for a moment. Something was obviously wrong with her and he intended to find out exactly what it was.
"The nerve of that man! Who does he think he is?" Kate was fuming as she made her way to her car.
"Kate, wait!" Roman called out from behind her.
She stopped walking and turned around to glare at him, "I think you owe me an apology Roman Brady. And I intend to get it."
Roman smirked, "Not a problem." He stepped over to her, took her face into his head and kissed her, once on the left cheek," I'm sorry," then the right, "I'm sorry," then he kissed her on the lips, when he pulled away he smiled, "I'm sorry."
"You better mean you're sorry for pulling away," Kate grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and the two continued their lip lock in the middle of Salem Place.
"Whoa! When did this happen?!"
Roman pulled away from Kate and came face to face with an obviously surprised Sami.
"Dad? Kate? What are you two thinking?" Sami demanded.
"Um, that we wouldn't get caught?"
Kate smacked Roman, "Sami, if your father and I want to make out, or have sex or do anything it's our business."
"Yes, it is." Sami said calmly.
"Sami, don't make me choose between the two of you. This is my life and I make my own decisions. Understand?" Roman growled.
"Ok dad." Sami replied calmly again.
"Damnit Sami! Why don't you calm down?!" Roman yelled.
"I am calm. I just don't want you two making out where I can see it."
"You never understand Sami! You're too stuck up to. . ." Kate smacked him again.
"She's fine with it. Sheesh. Well, Sami. I'll see you around." Kate grabbed Roman's arm and dragged him off.
Sami shuttered, "Ugh, PDA. With my dad. Brrr."
~~Brady Pub~~
Belle sat down at a booth across from Shawn and grumbled, "I can't believe Brady's not home! Where could he be?"
"He's probably at the hospital, it's not a big deal Belle. What did you need to see him about anyway?" Shawn inquired.
"Well, it wasn't anything. Just wanted to see what he was up to and all that." Belle smiled innocently and grabbed a menu, "I'm starved, what do you think I should have Shawn?"
"Belle, don't pull that innocent act. What's really up?" Shawn took the menu away from Belle, so he could see her face.
"Nothing, nothing! It's nothing." Shawn gave her "the look", "OK, ok. I wanted to know what happened to them when they went out of town. You know, if Brady and her are an item now or something. It's not a big deal."
"Belle, can't you for once mind your own business? If something happened, can't you just let them tell you on their own?"
"Oh please Shawn, like you don't want to know."
Before he could reply Caroline came up, "Hi kids!"
"Hey grandma." Shawn got up and hugged her.
"Hi Mrs. Brady." Belle smiled.
"What are you kids up to today?"
"Nothing really." Belle answered.
"Well that's fun, I suppose. Can I get you something?"
"Yeah, two burgers, a chocolate shake, a coke and a bowl of onion rings, to go." Shawn ordered.
"OK, I'll be right back." With that, Caroline disappeared into the kitchen.
"To go?" Belle looked at Shawn suspiciously. "Where are we going?"
"It's a surprise. After we eat, we're GOING OUT. OK?" Belle nodded in agreement.
The bell on the door to the pub tinkled as Jen and Colin walked in. Jen bit her lip nervously, she didn't really want to be out with Colin, but she had to know what his connection to the DiMera's was. The two sat down and Jen began regretting her decision.
"Jen, I wanted to talk to you about us." Colin said after a few minutes of silence.
"Um, us Colin?" Jen replied nervously, he couldn't know, could he?
"Yes, well the thing is," Before Colin could say exactly what the thing was, his phone rang. He picked it up and looked at the caller, "I have to take this. I'll be back." He got up and went outside to talk.
Jen watched Colin get p and go outside, "Don't do it Jen. It's probably just work." Jen debated for a minute, her curiosity got the best of her. She got up and quietly followed Colin outside.
"Well, if Victor knows about us, it won't be too long before he comes after me. Thanks for the heads up. * Pause * Oh, I see you want my help? No such luck. * Pause * Well, if you put it that way. *Pause* Yes, I'll be over there in a few minutes. I just have to, um, finish with something." Colin ended the call and took a deep breath.
As he glanced around, Jen ducked under a well-placed tree. Not noticing anything out of the ordinary, he called someone else. "It's me. *Pause* Yes, well I'm sorry. *Pause* How is she? *Pause* Good. Well Victor is going to want my head on a silver platter soon, so I don't know how long I'm supposed to wait it out. *Pause* Alright. That's fine. I'll be in touch." Ending another call, Colin went to go into the pub, where he would be sure to see Jen spying on him.
"Well, Cousin Colin. What are you up to?" Bo walked up and glared at his relative suspiciously.
Jen breathed a sigh of relief, while Bo interrogated Colin, she'd have time to slip back inside.
"Cousin Bo. I'm simply meeting someone at the pub." Colin explained.
"Would that someone be Jennifer?"
Jen crept out from her spot and motioned for Bo not to say anything. She quietly opened the door and the bell tinkled. Colin turned around.
"Hi Bo. Colin, I just got a phone call, so we'll have to cut our lunch short. Sorry." Jen smiled and she walked off.
"Well, I was but as you can tell, our date was cut short. Now, I have to get back to work, cousin." Colin walked away in the opposite direction as Jen.
When he left, Jen walked back over, "What happened?"
"Nothing. He's an idiot if he thinks I don't see what he's up to." Bo turned his attention back to Jen, "You were spying on him."
Jen blushed, "I wasn't spying. I just happened to overhear his phone calls."
"And?"
"Nothing that made any sense. I don't even know who he was talking to. But he seemed pretty worried about Victor." Jen walked inside and Bo followed.
"Victor?" Bo questioned. " But that doesn't make any sense, unless he's been seeing Nicole again."
"Well that would make sense. I think he was going to dump me today." They sat down at the table her and Colin were at before.
"I wouldn't put it past him to be stringing two women along. That guy is slime." Bo growled in the way that only he can.
"Who's slime?"
Bo and Jen turned and saw Caroline looking at the both of them questioningly.
"Hey ma. Nothing for you to worry about. Jen was just helping me out with something." Bo got up and kissed his mother on the cheek.
"Alright. Where's Hope and my beautiful grandson?" Caroline asked.
"Hope'll be here in a bit. She wanted to do some Christmas shopping. You know her. Last minute and all." Bo explained.
"Shopping? Oh, I completely forgot to get something! I have to go." Jen got up and grabbed her purse, "Bo, I'll talk to you about that thing later, ok?"
"Bye Jen." Jen waved as she dashed out the door.
"Hey dad." Shawn and Belle came over and sat with Bo as Caroline walked away.
"Shawn, Belle. What are you up to today?" Bo grinned wickedly.
"Nothing! Just hanging out, you know." Shawn grabbed Belle's hand and the two began walking away.
"Yeah, well make sure you're by the house later. We're having dinner with the family. Belle, you're more then welcome to join us." Bo offered.
"Well, dad thanks for the heads up. Bye!" As Shawn and Belle left, they bumped into Hope.
"Hey mom, Zack. Nice seeing you, but we got to go. Bye!"
Hope walked in flustered, "What was that all about?"
"No idea. Hey Zack." Bo kissed Hope and took Zack.
"Well, I finished my shopping and ran into a very crazed Jen." She sat down next to her husband.
"Yeah. Everyone's a little crazy now a days."
~~Iris~~
As Iris got into her car, it dawned on her, "I have no clue where the hell Rolf is! This is great, just great. God, when was the last time you even saw him?" After a minute she pulled out her phone and dialed a familiar number.
"E-llo?"
"Michelle? This is Iris."
"Madam, I did not expect to heat from you. We are all wondering how you have been."
"Fine, thank you. I was just wondering if you've seen Rolf recently?" Crossing her finger in hope.
"No, I am sorry. We have not seen him in quiet awhile. Are you doing well? Marie is worried you are not eating right. How are you doing without Mousier Ryan?"
"I'm fine, really. I'm very well fed. Thank you. I have to go though. If you see Rolf can you call me please?"
"Oui. Good day."
Slamming her head on the steering wheel in frustration. * HOOOOOOOOONK* "Ow."
Well, I'm back. Sorry for the lack of updates. I got a nasty virus and I had mid-terms.
The teens are driving me nuts. I hate them all with a passion in my fic. They won't listen to me. I might just remove them all but Iris, Broe and possibly Mason. Belle and Shawn were talking about having sex if none of you caught that. Also, that stupid thing that they do in soaps, naming what relative you are. I don't go up to my sister and go, "Hey sis, how's it going?" "Pretty good sister." No, that's just the crazies in soaps. Yeah. I wasn't sure anyone got that when Bo and Colin were talking, because they always do that. So, yeah, next chapter there will be a time jump. Nothing big, but like a month or a few weeks. I'll let you know.
Happy Holidays everyone! I'll probably update sometime next week. If I don't update before the 1st, happy new years!