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Post by fluffysmom on Mar 20, 2015 20:00:53 GMT -5
I love that too. Terrific chapter heroicmuse. I really enjoyed finding out how Chloe and Philip reconnected. Are there any more flashbacks for them? I don't have any more flashbacks planned right now, but I can tell you in a few weeks Philip will be making his first appearance in the present.  Thanks for letting me know about Philip. I can hardly wait. The previews sound really good heroicmuse. |
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Post by Kpatch on Mar 20, 2015 21:11:55 GMT -5
Go Chloe. Stand up to Daniel! And Victor.
Cole is bad news. (I can't believe Eve thinks he's a good guy on the show. Is she not reading this story?)
I wonder if JJ is going to convince Marissa to do that reenactment.
Thanks for the previews!
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Post by heroicmuse on Mar 20, 2015 21:20:32 GMT -5
Cole is bad news. (I can't believe Eve thinks he's a good guy on the show. Is she not reading this story?) I know, right??? Clearly she isn't or she would be pushing Serena out of the way to try to get Eric in her bed instead of wasting her time with the teens. Lol |
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Post by unavitasegreta on Mar 20, 2015 21:23:08 GMT -5
Oooooohhh what a great cliffhanger! This story is so much better than the real show. The two don't even compare. You're so far ahead of them when it comes to interesting storylines.
This is my favorite line. Maybe ever. "“This is coming from a woman who shreds evidence to hold onto a man who turns out not to be worth it"" AMEN, Nicole, AMEN!
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Post by Kpatch on Mar 20, 2015 21:35:27 GMT -5
This is my favorite line. Maybe ever. "“This is coming from a woman who shreds evidence to hold onto a man who turns out not to be worth it"" AMEN, Nicole, AMEN! Oh oh oh! Yes. That was a fabulous line. Meant to mention it but I was blinded by my Philip-colored glasses. |
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Post by fluffysmom on Mar 20, 2015 21:43:08 GMT -5
This is my favorite line. Maybe ever. "“This is coming from a woman who shreds evidence to hold onto a man who turns out not to be worth it"" AMEN, Nicole, AMEN! Great line! |
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Post by heroicmuse on Mar 20, 2015 22:11:25 GMT -5
Thanks everyone! I really don't understand WHY the writers of the real show won't write decent material for Nicole. They're missing out on so much fun.
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Post by gapeach on Mar 21, 2015 5:28:37 GMT -5
Nicole was SO much more entertaining earlier in the show. She had the best fights!! Now all she can do is try to get some guy interested in her!!!
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Post by heroicmuse on Mar 23, 2015 5:54:49 GMT -5
Chloe glanced at Daniel. “How about I tell you privately?”
“Maybe in your family,” Victor said, pulling up a chair next to Parker, “the parents are the last to know anything, but rest assured that isn’t how it works here. If you’ve managed to ingratiate yourself into Philip’s good graces again, I have a right to know about it. And if, as I hope, he has come to his senses and realized that you’re more toxic to him than those brownies his mother fed you, I’m even more interested in the story.”
“Victor…” Daniel said.
“No, it’s all right,” Chloe said. She advanced towards Victor. “I’m holding my tongue because my son...your godson’s only boy and your wife’s only grandson...needs peace and quiet if he’s ever going to recover enough to make it out of this hospital bed. But rest assured, Victor, I give as good as I get, and you should know that about me by now. So if you’ll excuse me, I’d like to talk to Parker’s father out in the hall. Who I spend time with is my business, not yours, but for Parker’s sake I will explain it to Daniel, and hope he has the sense not to pass on the message to you.”
“You know what I hate more than a double-crossing, lying, tramp of a woman? One who’s all of the above with a big mouth.”
Chloe’s mouth dropped open, but before she could retort, Nicole said, “No wonder our marriage failed then. Even back then I wasn’t exactly known for my tact. Anyway, since the two of you want to fight over who gets to hear Chloe’s news first and Parker’s going to end up as collateral damage, I’ll just tell you what I was going to ask. Chloe, are you and Philip moving in together?”
“Oh my God,” Victor said before anyone could respond. “Connivers in stereo. What has the world come to?”
“Nicole!” Chloe said.
“Sorry.” Nicole covered her mouth with her hand, playfully. Nobody smiled and Nicole said, “I guess I’ll just leave this for Parker and come back another time when the insane element has been removed from the room.” She put the balloon by Parker’s bed, gave him a quick kiss on the forehead, and left.
“So…,” Daniel said, flatly, “I think I’d like the answer to that question too...but in the hall. Chloe?”
“Gladly,” Chloe said, following him.
Paige and T were still talking to each other in low voices when Bev slid back into Club TBD. She watched them, wishing she was off with Rory, getting high somewhere. She glared at the back of Paige’s head.
“So I was wondering,” T was saying to Paige, “a girl like you wouldn’t… you don’t like basketball, do you?”
“That was random,” Paige said. “But do you mean watching or like, actually playing?”
“Either one,” T said, shrugging. “I mean, I’d love to hang out with a girl who actually plays, but that’s probably out of my reach.”
“Why do you say that?” Paige asked. “I mean, despite the awful way I used to treat you, you are a nice guy. You should go for whatever you want.”
“All righty then,” T said. “I guess what I’m asking is, would you like - “
Bev purposely knocked her drink off the table; the glass shattered all over the place. “A little help over here!” she called loudly.
T made a face. “Hold that thought,” he said. “Ben’s on break so I kind of have to take care of this.” He hurried to the back to get the broom and dustpan.
As soon as he was gone, Bev slid up to Paige. “Hi,” she said brightly. “Can you believe I was so clumsy? I guess I was just surprised to see you actually talking to a guy. Good for you, though. That bartender’s cute, and unlike JJ, he doesn’t belong with someone else.”
Paige crossed her arms. “What do you want, Bev?”
“Oh, nothing. Just to congratulate you.” Bev played with her necklace, twisting the chain over her fingers. “And to warn you.”
After they finished baking, Maggie had headed off to a meeting, so Jen found herself with too much time on her hands and too much on her mind. She went into the bookstore that JJ had destroyed--would she ever stop associating that store with her son at his worst?--and wandered around. Maybe the parenting section would have some book that would tell her how to deal with the situation, though she doubted it.
The parenting aisle was full of books about disciplining difficult children and helping strong willed children accept your authority. Images of all the arguments she’d had with Jack over JJ’s behavior flashed through Jennifer’s mind. No words, just images...just the way Jack looked when he was passionately defending their son, the way she herself had cried, the time she’d looked over Jack’s shoulder in the middle of an argument to see her six-year-old son standing in the doorway to their bedroom, staring at them with wide eyes, how unhappy JJ had looked the day they dropped him off at that boarding school for the first time…
Jennifer ran her fingers over the spine of a book titled Disciplining Your Strong Willed Child Without Destroying Your Relationship. Too late, she thought, moving on to the next row.
“Excuse me,” a voice said behind her. Jennifer took a second to compose herself, swallowing hard and pushing a stray lock of hair back into place, before she looked up. She found herself face to face with a girl about JJ’s age, blonde, pretty, clearly pregnant.
“Um, hi,” Jennifer said. “Do I know you?”
“No. Not yet, anyway. But you’re JJ’s mom, right?”
Jen crossed her arms. “Yes. I am. What - “
“Okay, good, I have the right person.” Jill rubbed her belly. “I’m Jill,” she said, holding out her hand to shake Jennifer’s. “I’m the mother of your grandchild.”
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Post by Kpatch on Mar 23, 2015 9:47:49 GMT -5
OMG what a chapter! And where you cut each scene was pure genius.
I want to smack Nicole. I guess she was trying to ease the tension, but she should know her audience better. Besides which, Chloe had been confiding in her and she helped spill the beans. I found this comment by Victor ironic: “Maybe in your family,” Victor said, pulling up a chair next to Parker, “the parents are the last to know anything, but rest assured that isn’t how it works here." If the parents weren't the last to know, then Philip would have told Victor himself.
So is Bev about to actually help Paige by warning her?
I would pay money to see the expression on Jennifer's face when Jill introduced herself. OMG. And I have to tell you I loved Jennifer's flashbacks to JJ's childhood when she and Jack were dealing with parenting him.
I loved this chapter so much. Can't wait for more!
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Post by fluffysmom on Mar 23, 2015 19:59:36 GMT -5
Great chapter heroicmuse. The scene in Parker's room was perfect. I'm looking forward to Chloe and Daniel's conversation. I wonder what Bev's warning to Paige will be. I liked T and Paige talking. Jill's introduction to Jennifer was so good. I can hardly wait for Jennifer's reply. |
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Post by André DiMera on Mar 23, 2015 20:56:05 GMT -5
I loved this chapter! That was awesome, especially the scene in Parker's room!
Those were great flashbacks! So great to see Jack and Jen parenting J.J.!
I am also wondering about what will come from Bev's warning to Paige.
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Post by unavitasegreta on Mar 23, 2015 21:29:40 GMT -5
Whoa, Jill! Can't wait to see how Jennifer reacts to her!!
Ooooh did Nicole stir up some drama!!!
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Post by gapeach on Mar 24, 2015 5:19:18 GMT -5
Here we have Nicole doing what she does best! Love it!
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Post by heroicmuse on Mar 24, 2015 6:46:41 GMT -5
“Warn me?” Paige’s eyes got wide. “I guess you’re talking to JJ again. You can tell him that I’m not going to listen to him, or you, or whoever else he sends to try to interfere with my life. He and I are done, and if he doesn’t stop I’m going to go to a lawyer and take out a restraining order.”
“What?” Bev bit her lip. “No, I haven’t talked to JJ. Ew.”
“Don’t bother covering for him. He doesn’t like me hanging around Jeff. I get it. You can tell him that if he hadn’t cheated on me, he’d have no reason to be jealous.”
Bev bit her lip to hide her guilt when she heard Jeff’s name. “Forget it,” she said. “I should have known talking to you was a waste of time.” She started to get up.
“Wait,” Paige said. “If you weren’t relaying a message from JJ, what exactly did you mean?”
Bev crossed her arms. “Nothing, really. Just… look, every time things start going good for me, something horrible happens. It’s like a law of the universe, so it’s probably the same for you. So don’t get too comfortable in your newfound happiness, because then something really awful could happen to you.”
Paige gave Bev a weird look. “Like you would care if it did.”
“I would.” Bev sighed. “Look, I didn’t think you were right for JJ, and honestly I still think you’re kind of a stuck up bitch.”
“Thanks.” Paige turned back around.
“But even though I don’t exactly like you,” Bev went on, “I’m not a horrible person, so I don’t want anything really bad to happen to you. Okay?”
“You sound like my mom. What, did she put you up to this?”
“No. I’m just…” Bev glanced over her shoulder. “Never mind. I have to go.” Bev hurried out, leaving Paige to stare, puzzled, at the door.
“Mother of my grandchild?” Jen gave Jill a look. “I don’t know who you are, or how you got my son’s name, but if you think you’re going to extort him for money or anything else with whatever scheme you’ve cooked up - “
“Whoa, take it easy, Mama Bear.” Jill ran her hands through her hair, pushing a couple stray locks behind her ear. “I know this is hard to believe, but your little boy really is a man. Sad to say, he probably doesn’t remember it.”
“Get away from me,” Jennifer told her.
“No, really. Listen. It was probably at the very beginning of the fall, during that big party, you know. I don’t know what JJ told you about what went down that night, but I can tell you that when he gets some alcohol and drugs into him...wow, he’s a party animal. He was all over me, and I have to admit, I wasn’t exactly sober either, so one thing led to another… and then a few days later, along came a bright blue strip on the pregnancy test.” Jen shook her head sadly and Jill said, playing up the sweet school girl act, “Look, don’t be too mad at him. He’s only a freshman in college, and this is what they do. Just sometimes it doesn’t work out.”
“So my son impregnated you months ago and you wait until now to confront him? Why?”
“Well…” Jill tucked some more hair behind her ear. “I thought I had it all together, and didn’t need him, you know? I didn’t want to ruin his life. Like I said, he was just a college kid who had too much to drink. But when my parents found out, they kicked me out of the house, so I came back to Salem.”
“And you’re staying where? Please tell me you’re someplace safe.”
“If you’re offering me a place to stay, that’s very sweet of you, Mrs. Deveraux, but I don’t need it.” Jill crossed her arms. “Okay, I did have to spend one night in the park, but then my friend’s daughter moved out so a place just opened up for me.”
“So you’re staying with a friend? Honey, is this friend reliable?”
“I think so. I mean she’s older, made her way in the world already. Not like me. Anyway, you might even know her. Her name is Eve, uh…”
“Eve Donovan?” Jennifer was aghast. “Okay, if you were really carrying my son’s baby I would tell you to hightail it out of there as soon as possible. Eve Donovan is not responsible or stable--in fact, she’s the opposite. But since she most probably put you up to this little scheme, you’re welcome to her. I hope the two of you have a good laugh tonight over what you nearly did to me and my son. Now if you’ll excuse me, there’s some more enjoyable fiction I want to check out across the room.” Jen walked off.
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