Sweet Schemes (Read 8,704 times)

[heroicmuse]

Oooh... so Paige was adopted. I wonder who her real parents are!

Great scene with Steve and Kim. I can't wait for him to see Kayla!

Looking forward to previews sudsyclassix.

[sudsyclassix]

Next week on Sweet Schemes
Monday
The Bradys gather for a homecoming in Caroline's hospital room.

Wednesday
Persons of interest emerge in the murders of Serena Mason and Kyle Southern.

Friday
Clyde issues a threat, but may have met his match when he comes face to face with the widow DiMera!

[Kpatch]

It sounds like someone who's last name is Larson is Paige's father—Eve's ex husband.

You do a great job of capturing dialogue, nuances and history. The show dropped the ball on so many stories. You are picking up the ball!

Looking forward to next week's episodes.

[sudsyclassix]

Sami gazed at her grandmother’s still form through the closed blinds of the Caroline’s hospital room. “She looks so peaceful, I’m almost scared to wake her.” She yawned. “I’m having a little trouble staying awake myself.”
Shane nodded in agreement. “Shall I search for something caffeinated?”
“I could really go for some coffee.”
“You’ve got it.”
Sami tiptoed into the room, and took her grandmother’s hand in her own. “Hi,” she whispered, as Caroline’s eyes fluttered open. “I’m home.”
“No,” said Caroline. “You’re—you’re dead. Colleen Brady is dead.”
“Grandma,” Sami called frantically as the monitors began to beep. “Grandma!”

“Hey, Daniel.”
Daniel Jonas looked up from the chart Maxine was showing him. “Eric, you look good, man.”
“I’m all right, just thought I’d come by and take Mom out to eat.”
“And there’s no one with whom I would rather keep company,” Marlena smiled. “Maxine, if anyone comes looking for me would you call me on my cell. We’ll be over at the pub.”
“Sure thing, and make sure to tell Kayla to take her sweet time. I thought Hope might arrest her if she didn’t agree to eat some real food.”
“Good for Hope,” Marlena sighed. “This has all been especially hard on Kayla.”
“How’s Grandma doing?” Eric wanted to know, but a rapidly beeping monitor drowned out Daniel’s answer.
“Oh dear,” breathed Marlena. “That’s Caroline’s room.”
“She’s seizing,” Daniel snapped. Maxine, Marlena and Eric rushed after him. As he rounded the corner, Eric froze, gazing dumbstruck at the sight in front of him. “Uncle Shane, Sami!”
The blonde accepted a handkerchief from Shane and turned her tearstained face toward her mom and her brother. She waited no less than a beat before rushing into Eric’s arms.
Marlena rubbed Sami’s back in circular motions. “Oh, my darling girl. You don’t know how glad I am to see you, both of you.”
“Reunite later,” ordered Maxine. “How did this happen?”
“It seems Sami startled her," Shane replied. “Excuse me, my granddaughter’s calling.”
“I didn’t mean to. I was sitting with her and then the machines started freaking out. Mom, she—she called me Colleen.”
“She is forgetting names more often lately,” Marlena reported sadly. “Look, the best thing we can do for Caroline right now is to give Daniel and Maxine their space. She’ll need rest more than anything.”
“Why don’t we all go to the pub and make this a real welcome home,” Eric offered. “Uncle Shane?”
“What? Oh, yes, that’s fine, but I wouldn’t expect your father or Hope to join us. Two bodies just turned up in the square.”

[heroicmuse]

This was a very vivid and realistic scene. I hope Caroline is okay and I'm looking forward to hearing about the bodies in the Square.

[sudsyclassix]

NOTE:
Due to my schedule, there's been a change in my available writing time. Expect later posts (between 7-9 PM Eastern Time) starting tomorrow, 9/21/16.
Thanks for your patience and understanding. You guys are the best!
Sudsyclassix

[sudsyclassix]

Hope my first evening post is enjoyable.

“Move on, move on, nothing to see here!” Abe Carver was shepherding crowds of onlookers away from the taped off crime scene. “Except you, Eric, your dad wants to see you at the station. I’m sorry to tell you this, but Serena…she was one of the victims.”
“Abe, you don’t think Eric did this?”
“Hello to you too, Sami. Not necessarily, but Eric knew Serena best.”
“Except for Xander,” Eric countered.
“Hope is at the Kiriakis mansion as we speak,” said Abe, “and someone’s questioning Nicole as well. Officer, can you take Mr. Brady to the station, please?”
“Yes, Mr. Mayor.”

“Can we get you a ride back to your dorm, Miss Larson?”
“Don’t worry, Commissioner, I’ll walk,” Paige assured Roman,
Roman shrugged. “Take care of yourself,” he called, before turning to Eric. “Appreciate you coming in like this, son. Close the door, will ya?”
Eric complied, while Roman placed a recorder on the table. “This is Commissioner Roman Brady questioning Eric Brady, the ex-boyfriend of victim Serena Mason. The date is August 27, 2015. All right, Eric, let’s start with where you were last night.”
“I was at home.”
“Talk to anyone?”
“I texted Belle back.”
“Belle being your younger sister Belle Brady?”
“Yes. I’ll help you any way I can, just promise me you’ll find out what happened to Serena.”
Roman paused the recorder. “From where I’m standing, it looks drug-related. She was found in an area frequented by known dealers. As far as you know, was she into anything other than diamonds?”
“That doesn’t sound like Serena, but neither did diamond smuggling. She wasn’t the girl I knew in Africa.”
“That much seems clear,” Roman agreed. “Go catch up with the family. Tell your sister I’ll be there as soon as soon as I can.”
“I will. Rafe.”
“Eric,” Rafe greeted as he entered the bullpen.
“Autopsies,” Roman guessed, taking a folder from Rafe’s hand. “Did you question Nicole?”
“Alibi checks out. She’s not good for it.”
Roman leafed through the reports. “Neither vic has genital trauma or drugs in their system, but Kyle Southern had a heart condition. Explains the dealing, all those medical bills. He finds Serena’s body…”
“…and is literally scared to death,” Rafe finished, “but then, who killed her?”

[heroicmuse]

Hmm interesting that Kyle had a heart condition.

Paige walking back makes me nervous. I hope she will be okay.

[Kpatch]

Thanks for the schedule update. I'm trying to catch up. I'm one chapter behind.

I hope Caroline will be okay after that shock. I really like the way you are writing the characters and how civil they are to each other. Shane and Sami's interactions are quite interesting. Great writing sudsyclassix!

[sudsyclassix]

As Paige walked through Horton Square, her mother’s face flashed onto her incoming call screen with a wide smile that made Paige want to be sick. “You just don’t get it, do you, Eve? Decline for the thousandth and last —mph, mph!”
“Don’t you scream now,” a man whispered.
Paige could hear her heartbeat in her ears, as adrenaline began to course through her.
Use your senses, her grandfather would say.
She tried to think…it was dark, instantly dark. This kind of darkness didn’t come from the passage of time, but from the sun being blocked.
Fight!
“Arggh!” the man cried out, pulling his hand away so fast that all that remained between Paige’s teeth was a piece of sodden and slightly bloody piece of fabric. “Why you little…” Her vision clouded as he slapped her across the face. “Dead girls don’t bite.”
It was harder to breathe by the second. Every time she gasped and spluttered he pushed more.
Paige's eyes felt heavy.
“GET OFF OF HER!”
A female voice.
The man cried out like a wounded animal.
“It’s you! You killed my husband!”
And then, darkness.

[heroicmuse]

Whoa. I wonder what that was all about! I can't wait to find out. Great chapter sudsyclassix

[gapeach]

What a cliffhanger! Can't wait to see if Paige is okay and who her rescuer (please not Eve) is.

[sudsyclassix]

Next week on Sweet Schemes 

Monday
Kim rushes to her husband's side, as the Donovans sit vigil at the unconscious Paige's bedside.

Wednesday
Shane has a change of heart about his granddaughter's rescuer.

Friday
Paige's would-be killer has more than Roman to fear.

[sudsyclassix]

“She’s so pale, Kim,” Shane hissed into the phone moving away from Eve and Roman, so that his hysterical daughter couldn’t hear. “I haven’t told Eve yet, but Paige coded in the ambulance.”
“Oh my God,” whispered Kim.
“It was touch and go for a while there.”
“And now?”
“Unconscious but stable according to Kayla.”
“Well, she’s a Donovan, a fighter, who happens to be in the best hands possible. You have to hold onto that, Shane.”
“The things I want to hold right now are my wife and my family.”
“Boy, does that sound good,” Kim sighed.
“Sorry to burst your bubble, baby, but we’re not going anywhere any time soon,” Steve informed the travellers. “I can’t fly with a tropical storm warning.”
“We can still watch a movie,” said Vanessa. “Whose turn is it to pick?”
“Mine,” Sydney called.
“No!” Johnny huffed. “She always picks a princess movie.”
“No girly movies,” Steve agreed.
“Very helpful, Steve, thank you.” Kim rolled her eyes and winked at Sydney. “You know, honey, I think I can get the boys to change their minds about fairytales.”
Steve eyed the redhead suspiciously. “I don’t like that glint in your eye, baby.”
“I don’t think I like it either,” Shane spoke as Kim switched from speakerphone to video chat.
“Tell them a story, Cap’n,” she wheedled. “It’ll get your mind off things. Otherwise, you’ll just pace around waiting for Kay to give you news. I know you too well.”
“Yeah, come on, Donovan, I wanna hear this,” teased Steve.
"So would I," added Roman , "but somebody wants to see you in the chapel, Shane."

[gapeach]

Great chapter. Wonder who wants to see Shane?!?