Chapter Four

Written by AngelsInstead

Cassie walked into the Brady Pub and saw her dad and Grandma Caroline. "Cassie! You're back!" Roman said with excitement. "Where's Rex?"

"He's looking for Mimi," said Cassie, rolling her eyes dramatically. "She better not hurt him again... or I'll..."

"Cassie," Caroline said, hugging her granddaughter. "We missed you. Have you and Rex returned to Salem to stay?"

"I hope so," Cassie replied. "I want to get to know my family better."

"We're glad you're back," Roman said to his youngest daughter. "Will you be staying here at the Fish Market with me and your grandmother?"

"Sure," Cassie said with a shrug. She was wondering if there were any men in Salem that she wasn't related to that she might possibly date. She blushed, thinking about that awful moment when she had almost slept with Lucas who turned out to be one of her brothers.

At that moment, Lucas walked into the pub with Adrienne. Cassie's blush became deeper when she saw her half-brother. "Hello, Lucas," she said.

"Hi, Cassie," he replied. "It's been a long time. What brings you back to Salem?"

"Rex. He's looking for Mimi." Cassie didn't look too happy about her brother's hot pursuit of his ex.

"Cassie, I'd like you to meet my wife, Adrienne."

"Adrienne Kiriakis?" Cassie said with surprise. "You look just like Bonnie Lockhart!"

"Yeah, thank God that woman and I aren't related in any way," Adrienne said with disgust.

Just then Brody Black walked into the pub and turned Cassie's head. Damn, he was hot! He was rocking that white tank top and those tight blue jeans that hugged his sexy bod. His muscles were so luscious; Cassie was practically drooling.

"Lucas, you gotta tell me, am I related to Brady Black in any way, shape or form?"

Lucas chuckled. "Uhhhh no, you're not... but he's taken."

"Damn!" Cassie said, pouting a little. "Who's he seeing?'

"He's married to Chloe," Lucas stated.

Cassie bit her lower lip. She wished that she had sunk her nails deep into Brady before Chloe had gotten him, but now it was too late. Brady walked up to the bar and said to Roman, "I want a tall frosty beer."

"Isn't it a bit early to be drinking?" Roman asked with a frown.

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Carly explained to Bo about the terrible events that had lead to Lawrence's death. "I can't believe it, Carly. How could Larry have hurt you that way... and how could he force you to give away your child? I am so sorry."

He was hugging her and comforting her when someone came to the door. Bo assumed it was Billie, but it turned out to be his cousin ~ Justin Kiriakis. Hope was unloading her frustrations about Bo on Justin who was compassionate and caring as he listened. "Bo is being very inconsiderate, having his ex here, living under OUR roof!" Hope spouted off.

Carly and Bo entered the living room to hear Hope's unhappy statement just as another person walked up to the door. Justin moved aside as Billie approached, looking uneasy when she saw Hope's angry face. She had no clue that Hope was about ready to explode and she would be the unlucky one to take the brunt of Hope's rage.

"Billie Reed, what are YOU doing here?!" Hope demanded.

"Bo asked me to come..."

"What the hell?! This is just great!" Hope growled. "First Carly, now YOU!"

"Hope, calm down..." said Bo as he tried to pacify her.

"I will not calm down! How dare you invite Billie here?! Don't we have enough to contend with - Chelsea, Ciara, and now CARLY! Why did you ask Billie to come here, too?! Are you freakin out of your goddamned mind?!"

"Look... I don't want to cause any trouble," said Billie.

"You already HAVE!" Hope exploded.

"Bo Brady, you tell your exes to leave at once, or I am going... and I am taking our daughter with me!" Hope screamed.

Bo was staring at Hope as she gave him the ultimatum. "I am afraid I cannot do that," said Bo. "I promised to help Carly... and I invited Billie here. We have a daughter together. Billie is here for Chelsea, our daughter."

"What about your other daughter, Brady?! And you WIFE?! I am your wife or have you forgotten?!"

"Of course I haven't forgotten. Hope, come on. Carly needs my help and Billie..."

"I am not listening to your lame excuses. Ciara and I are leaving!"

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The man in the semi truck let Patrick off at his new "home." It was a total dump. "Well, I guess it won't be too bad, once I clean the place up," Patrick said as he stepped inside the rickety trailer house that had been built in the late 1970's. "This is gonna take a LOT of work."

A little mouse ran across the floor, startling him. "Well, at least it's not a rat," he said to himself, trying to make the best of an unsavory situation.

He sat down on the dusty old couch, trying to come up with a plan to meet up with Chelsea. He couldn't wait to see her. It had been so long.

"I am gonna find Chelsea, but she can never find that this dump is where I live," he said to the little mouse who stood there staring at him. He couldn't believe he was talking to a mouse. He was a lonely man. And he hadn't even had sex in at least a decade.

*Just you wait, Chelsea. Hopefully you're as hot as you were when you were a teenager. I can't wait until I finally make you mine,* Patrick was thinking with a wicked smirk.

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Rex and Mimi finished with their shopping trip and returned to her place. He helped her carry the groceries inside and put them away. "Would you like me to make you some coffee?" Mimi offered.

"That would be great," Rex answered.

Mimi got busy preparing a fresh pot of coffee. She placed a couple of mugs and some cream and sugar on the table. "I like your place," Rex said as he took a seat at the table. "It's really cozy."

"What have you been doing with your life since you left Salem?" Mimi asked as she filled both of their mugs with freshly brewed coffee.

"Trying to keep Cassie out of trouble," Rex said with a smile. "She went a little wild. I always had to rescue her."

"Why did you come back?" Mimi asked as she was adding cream and sugar to her mug of coffee.

"Because I missed you, Mimi. To be honest, I never got over you. I thought about you a lot."

"Rex," she said with a sigh. "It's great that you forgive me and want to make a new start, but there is something you don't know. I- I don't know how to forgive myself."

The sadness in her eyes made Rex's heart ache. "Mimi," he said as he reached out for her hand. "I forgive you... and you have to forgive yourself, too."

"I'm sorry. I don't know if I can."