Chapter Twenty-Six
Mimi walked into her bedroom and shut the door relieved that Brady wasn't home yet. He had gone with the children to pick up something to eat since she had to work late. She knew that she needed to prepare herself to tell him what happened. His reaction wouldn't be a good one. As she started taking off her work clothes, a skirt and blue satin blouse she tried to decide what she would say to Brady, how she would tell him what Jason did and make sure he wouldn't go try to kill Jason. After taking a brief shower she changed into some jeans and tank top she was pulling on a button up shirt when the bedroom door opened.
"Hey babe, you're home early than I'd thought you'd be. I thought you were staying later," Brady said throwing his car keys and wallet on his dresser before looking up at Mimi who was biting her lip worriedly. "Conrad, is over at Chloe's tonight. According to our son he has a major project due with Jarod and they are working on it over there. Since it's for school I decided it would be alright for him to stay. Besides, Chloe told me that Jarod no longer can use the computer for anything other than schoolwork. So they won't get into any trouble."
Mimi nodded with a distressed glint in her eyes. Brady knew that could only mean one thing – something was wrong. "What's wrong? You're not mad that I lifted Conrad's punishment are you?"
"No that's not it," he arched his brow expectantly waiting for her to continue but she said nothing. "Look I have something to tell you but you have to promise me something first." Before Brady could reply a knock sounded at the door followed by it opening to reveal Spencer with videotape in his hands.
"Hi Momma, is it okay for me to watch my 'toon?" He asked.
"Sure sweetheart just tell Racquel to put it on for you, okay?" Spencer nodded and was out the door yelling, as went down the hallway. "Rocky, Momma said you have to put my 'toon on for me …"
"So what was it you wanted me to promise you?" Brady asked leaning against the dresser, his arms crossed over his broad chest.
Mimi worried at her lip a moment before answering him. "You have to promise me you won't get angry at what I'm about to tell you."
"No," he calmly replied.
"Okay," then she realized that he had said no. "What do you mean, no?"
"Simply, put my dear wife, if it'll make me mad then let me get mad. I'm not going to promise not to. I honestly don't think whatever you have to tell me will make me mad. In fact, I think you should just tell me whatever it is––,"
"I won't tell you without the promise because I know you'll get mad."
"What if I give you my word that if I get angry I won't do anything about it today." Mimi seemed to be considering his suggestion. "I give you my word that nothing will happen."
"Do you promise?" She squinted awaiting his response.
"Yes, alright Mimi. I promise … so tell me whatever it is." He was very interested in what Mimi had to tell him. One thing was very clear to him … whatever it was he wasn't going to like it one bit.
"I was at my office, you know, waiting for Conrad to get back. Anyway, Jason came by and we were talking." Brady nodded but Mimi could see that his jaw was clenched, a clear sign that he was getting angry. "So we were talking and I was apologizing to him about your behavior." Again he nodded, jaw clenched. "He asked me if I cared about him. I said yes and somehow our wires got crossed because he … kissed … me." She finished quietly giving only the details she deemed important.
Brady slowly stood up and paced around the room, uncrossing his arms, clenching his fists at his sides. "So let me get this straight, Jason kissed you?"
"Yes."
"Again so I have this completely clear, Jason Masters kissed you on the mouth? And am I to assume he tried to put his tongue in your mouth too."
"What kind of question is that to ask me Brady?"
"I think it's a valid one considering the fact that I warned you that he was in love with you, Mimi. I warned you and then today you come home and tell me kissed you! It's a goddamn valid question, Mimi." This time he stood in front of her as he said this.
Pushing her hair behind her ears she glared into her irate husband's eyes. "Yes, he kissed me and yes it was a French kiss, is that what you want to hear! Are you satisfied Brady?"
"No I'm not satisfied."
"Brady you promised you wouldn't do anything." She raised her hands to clasp his clenched fists in her hands as tears started to come down. "You're going to keep your promise Brady, right?" She asked her lower lip trembling as the identical tears ran down her cheek.
Brady looked down at his wife worriedly clenching his fists in her hands with tears running down her cheek. He opened his fist and changed positions with her hands to bring them to his mouth. He kissed them. Releasing her hands he placed his one her face and wiped the tears away then he leaned down and kissed her gently on the lips before dropping his hands and walking to the door. "Brady," Mimi called.
He turned toward her, his hand on the doorknob and spoke softly. "Mimi, I promised you I wouldn't do anything, tonight. I'm going to spend sometime with Spence." Mimi nodded glad to know her husband wouldn't go off to attack Jason.
"Oh but, Mimi, I made no promises about tomorrow or the next day. I said I wouldn't do anything tonight, but tomorrow or any other day that's a different story completely. I promise I won't do anything to get me arrested." His blue eyes brighten with anger as he told her what he planned to do. "Tomorrow, Masters had better be prepared." And with that he left the room.
"Oh god." Mimi thought to herself.
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Shawn was feeding Ian when the doorbell rang. Belle was upstairs taking a shower so he knew he had to get it. Especially since his daughters were out with Marlena for the night.
"Hold on one sec, Ian Daddy's got to get the door." Shawn yelled placing the spoon on the tray and walking the short distance to the door. He opened it and in came his daughters closely followed by John.
"Hi Dad. Grandma had a meeting tomorrow and said we tired her out too much. So Grandpa brought us home." Serena said with her younger sister in tote and taking off her jacket to throw it over the chair. After which she swept her long brown hair behind her ears. "Can I go call 'Ana? I promised her I'd call her before I go to bed."
Shawn nodded. "Take your sister upstairs with and watch her until your Mom gets out of the shower. Okay?"
Serena sighed. "Okay. Come on Iris lets go upstairs and wait on Mom." She took Iris' hand and led the toddler up the stairs.
"I'm going to assume you would like to talk to me about something." John said sometime after the girls had vacated the kitchen.
Shawn said nothing but moved to clean Ian's face. He then wiped the baby's hands clean. "I did want to talk to you about JT."
John nodded silently waiting for Shawn to continue. "I went to see my mother when I came back. I'm going to tell you the same thing I told her. I am not okay with the deception you and my mother kept all these years. You not only hurt Belle and I, you hurt my brother, the innocent one in all of this. Belle and I deserved to know the truth and so did JT. He's the one that will suffer the most from your ignorance. For that I won't forgive you anytime soon. " He lifted Ian from the high chair.
"That sounds fair enough. I understand your position; I know where you are coming from. But, I want you to know that it never my intention or your mother's to keep this from any of you. At the time we thought keeping the secret was for the best, I admit that clearly it was a mistake. The only thing I want now is a chance to get to know my son and to maybe fix things once again."
"Dad what are you doing here?" Belle asked as she walked into the kitchen refreshed and clean from her bath.
"I was just talking to Shawn about a few things." He replied as he watched her take Ian into her arms and kisses his cheek. Belle looked toward Shawn.
"Is everything alright?" Shawn had been staring at his son looking up into Belle's eyes. They were filled with concern.
"Yeah everything is fine." He wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
John wondered if they had forgotten he was there as he observed the secretive glances that passed between them. After a few moments had passed he realized something … everything was going to be alright between his daughter and Shawn because of the intense love they shared. A love that he himself shared with Marlena, that Bo had with Hope … a forever kind of love that when shared between two people that could never be broken. He eased back out the door.
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A few weeks later @ the Kiriakis Manor…
Chloe was checking the car to make sure the children's stuff was already in it. Jarod came out by his mother watching as she looked over everything in the car. They were going to spend two glorious weeks at a beach house in Virginia Beach. The beach house was a gift from her maternal grandfather years ago.
"Mom," Jarod sighed. Chloe automatically knew exactly what he wanted. It was the same thing she had been hearing from him over the last couple of weeks every since he had been made aware of the plans.
"Yes, Jarod you have to go with us to the Beach house and no you cannot stay here with Conrad. Sweetheart, I have told you this over and over again. This is a family vacation for two weeks and that's all. I understand––,"
"If this is family vacation then why isn't Dad coming?" He replied saucily.
"I am coming Jarod, just not today. I'm leaving tomorrow." Philip said coming out of the doorway to his son and wife who turned upon hearing his voice. "I have some business to attend to but I am flying out directly after I am finished."
"So why can't I stay home with you until you leave?" Jarod asked his father slyly as Philip walked over to Chloe and wrapped his arm around her shoulder.
"Jarod your father is going to be working and you'll be completely bored."
"No I won't. Dad can't I stay with you? I promise I won't get into any trouble. I can go visit Grandpa or something while you finish your work. Please Dad, please." Jarod asked dimples in full alert as he begged his father.
Philip looked at Chloe to see if she had any objections. Other than the smile she had on her face, it was clear she was in agreement too. His gaze returned to his son. "Alright, you can stay with me. But, you have to get up early tomorrow because we're going into work early, okay?"
Jarod nodded excitedly and ran back into the house, leaving Philip and Chloe alone together. "Are you sure you can handle him staying? Your son can be a handful when he wants something. You know, he reminds a lot of you," she said closing the trunk of the car and leaning back against it as Philip moved to barricade her between his arms.
"Yeah well, I'd say he reminds me of you because I seem to remember how I always let you get your way when we were together. Maybe I'm not resistant to your charms or those of Jarod either." He said leaning down to place a kiss on Chloe's lips. But as he started to ease down to her, right before their lips even made contact, their daughter called for them at the doorway.
"Mom how come Jarod gets to stay with Daddy and I have to go? I want to stay with Daddy too." Ariana said as she stormed outside to the car. Philip and Chloe moved apart slightly. "Well can I?"
Philip and Chloe looked at one another before replying. "If you want to, you can stay with me. But, I am going into work tomorrow so you'll have to leave with me."
"Oh thank you Daddy, thank you, thank you." Ana said running to give her father a hug before turning to run back to the house.
"So now you have Jarod and Ana with you tomorrow. Well, I certainly don't envy you. But, on the bright side, that is two less children for me to worry about. Dominic, Jessie, and I need to get going if we're going to make our flight."
"Don't worry about a thing. You just concern yourself with taking care of yourself, the kiddies and baby K." Philip said as his hand covered her stomach. Chloe looked down at his hand.
"Baby K?" she asked softly smiling at the name.
"Yeah that's what I'm calling him or her until is born." The children all ran out breaking the somewhat intense moment between their parents.
"Aren't we supposed to leaving Mom?" Dominic asked putting on his sunglasses on over his brown sun streaked hair.
Chloe broke her gaze from Philip to answer their son. "Yes we are I was just saying goodbye to your Dad. Why don't you do the same?" Chloe requested moving away from Philip, his hand dropping from her stomach.
"Bye Daddy. You're coming tomorrow thought right?" Jessica said as she hugged a kneeling Philip.
"Yes angel, I'll be there tomorrow night in enough time to kiss you goodnight." He replied picking her up, kissing her cheek and walking the short distance to the car to put her in it.
"Okay Daddy," she replied releasing him so he could go say goodbye to Dominic. After Dominic had said his goodbyes he got in the car; Chloe was the last to get in.
She had kissed Jarod and Ariana, and then she returned to Philip. "I'll see you tomorrow." She turned to leave him and get in the car. But, Philip grabbed her arm and pulled her back into his arms for a kiss.
"Oh this is just disgusting. You'd think they'd already proved their hot for each other by now," Dominic said only to be called by his siblings. "What, you were thinking the same thing."
"Yeah, but we didn't say it. In any case, I think everyone knows Mom and Dad clearly have too much sex. I mean they have four kids and another one on the way. I'd say they were oversexed."
"Ana," both Philip and Chloe called out not at all shocked but her comment but surprised that she had said it all the same.
"What?" Dominic said something first," she whined by this time Philip and Chloe moved away from each other and she got into the car.
"I'll see you tomorrow, oversexed boy," Chloe added grinning as she put the car into gear and leaving a laughing Philip holding his daughter.