Chapter Ten
Written by AngelsInstead
On the docks, Carly was about to tell her son the painful truth. "Nicholas, I had no other choice. He was hurting me... so I had to - I had to -."
"I already know, Mom. You stabbed my dad."
Carly was searching Nicholas's face to see if she saw any trace of anger or hatred. Nicholas stared back at her with her own blue eyes. He showed no emotion. His face was completely expressionless.
"Nicholas," Carly said as she tried to reach out for him, but her son was walking away.
"Nicholas please!" Carly cried out, but he did not respond. Nicholas Alamain had disappeared into the fog.
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Rex wasn't giving up as he stood at the bar, talking to his stubborn twin. "Cassie, everything that happened with me and Mimi before; it's all the past. I have decided I want another chance with her and you can't take this away from me," Rex implored.
"Don't come crying to me when she breaks your heart again," Cassie snapped. "I don't like this, Rex. I don't like it AT ALL."
"This is my life. From now on, let's agree to stay out of each other's love lives. If you ever talk to Mimi that way again, Cass, there will be consequences."
"What? You won't be my twin anymore?" she said sarcastically.
"You'll always be my twin, but you have to respect my decisions. I won't be rescuing you out of your doomed relationships anymore. You're on your own," Rex stated.
The waiter at the bar handed Cassie her bag of food. She paid him, then looked over at Rex. "I am going to find someone soon... then we'll just see how you react and IF you can stay out of it," she said curtly before she stood up from the barstool and left the cafe.
Rex turned to look for Mimi, but she had run out after Cassie had spewed her hurtful words. Rex left the cafe, hoping to find her. He didn't want Mimi to be upset. He found her not far from the cafe and she had been crying.
"Mimi, are you okay?" Rex asked.
"No, not really," she said sadly. "She's right, you know."
"Who?"
"Cassie. I killed our baby...and I should have been the one to have died, not our child."
"Don't say that Mimi. That broke my heart, but I have forgiven you. I told you, I want another chance. I never forgot you..."
"Rex, you don't know everything," Mimi said as she stopped in her tracks, staring off into the distance.
"What is it, Mimi? What haven't you told me?" Rex prompted.
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Cassie stumbled blindly onto the docks, upset after her heated conversation with her twin. Rex wasn't listening to her and she was worried about him. She nearly ran into someone as she carried her bag full of food.
She looked up at a guy with dark hair and gorgeous blue eyes. "Who are you?" she asked, knowing she had never seen this guy in Salem before.
"My name is Nicholas Alamain. Who might you be?" he asked with curiosity.
"Cassie Brady."
Nicholas raised one eyebrow. He knew a lot of Brady's but he had never heard of Cassie.
"Are you related to Bo Brady?" Nicholas questioned.
"Yes, I suppose he's my uncle," Cassie said with a shrug.
"What are you doing on the docks so late at night? It's getting dark and a thick fog is rolling in."
Cassie grinned. "Are you going to help a damsel in distress?"
"Sure. I can take you somewhere safe."
"Where might that be?"
"My mansion," Nicholas suggested.
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Billie was trying to comfort Bo who was quite upset by Hope and Ciara's departure. "I can't believe she just left and took our daughter," he said with a heavy sigh.
"Bo, you gotta admit, it was getting more than a little crowded here in this house...and part of that's my fault."
"I wanted you here, Billie. We have to help Chelsea. She's about to self-destruct."
"She's a grown-up, so we have to let her make her own choices... even if we don't always agree."
"I know that... but it's more than her usual reckless behavior. I just have a bad feeling. I think our daughter is in some kind of trouble."
"What kind of trouble could Chelsea be in?" Billie asked.
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Chelsea had just given Patrick Lockhart a very thorough exam. She had to admit she had enjoyed every minute of it. She had always longed to lay her hands upon his gorgeous, rugged body and gaze at every single inch of his skin.
"Did you just get out of prison?" Chelsea asked as he lay on the exam table, still 100 percent naked.
"Yeah," he replied. "And here you are, a doctor. The most beautiful doctor I have ever laid eyes on."
"Who are you kidding? You never noticed me. You always wanted my stepmother Hope," Chelsea said with resentment.
"I am noticing you now, Dr. Chelsea Brady and I like what I see," Patrick said with a sexy wink. "In fact, I like it A LOT."