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[MrsM]

Bummer. I am gonna have to wait until Monday for the mystery to be solved!!

[André DiMera]

Chapter 14

SALEM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL – HALLWAY
BELLE: Me and Philip? What are you talking about?
SHAWN-D: Come on, Belle. I'm not that stupid.
BELLE: I beg to differ.
SHAWN-D: Okay...I'm gonna pretend you did just say that. Anyway, I see the way he looks at you.
BELLE: What way? He doesn't look at me in any particular way.
SHAWN-D: What about the way you look at him?
BELLE: What are you talking about?
SHAWN-D: You're in love with him, aren't you?
BELLE: Well...yeah. Kinda.
SHAWN-D: And he's in love with you, too, isn't he?
BELLE: That's really none of your business, Shawn.
SHAWN-D: Does Melanie know? About you two, I mean.
BELLE: What? No! Of course she doesn't! And she's not going to find out!
SHAWN-D: Yes she is. I'm gonna tell her.
BELLE: No, you're not! Shawn, I know you're mad at Philip for telling me the truth, but you don't have to break two people's hearts by telling Melanie about me and Philip!
SHAWN-D: Why not? Doesn't Melanie have a right to know the truth, just like you did?
BELLE: Of course she does, but...
SHAWN-D: But, what? When it's me cheating on you, you have to know the truth, but when it's Philip cheating with you, Melanie doesn't have to know?
BELLE: Oh, I see what this is now. You're jealous.
SHAWN-D: Jealous? Me?
Shawn-D laughs.
SHAWN-D: That's funny, Belle. Real funny.
BELLE: I'm serious. You are. I've found a guy I love, who loves me back, the way you never could. And you can't stand it.
SHAWN-D: That's not true, Belle. I did love you.
BELLE: You just love Jan more, right?
SHAWN-D: I...
BELLE: Shawn, don't say anything. You've already destroyed my happiness once. Please, don't do it again.
Belle turned away.
SHAWN-D: Belle!
Belle turned back.
SHAWN-D: Can't you see that this constant fighting between us is screwing me up? Why isn't it screwing you up?
Shawn-D was right. This wasn't the first time they had fought. They had fought every time they saw each other since their divorce, which was becoming more frequent now that visitation rights for Claire had been figured out.
BELLE: It is.
SHAWN-D (doubtfully): Yeah, sure it is.
Belle walked away. Shawn-D went back inside Jan's room.

HOSPTIAL ROOM
Shawn-D walked in.
PHILIP: Where's Belle?
SHAWN-D: She, uh...she had to go.
PHILIP: All right. Well, I have to go, too. I'll catch up with you two later. Congrats on the new baby.
SHAWN-D: Thanks.
Philip walked out. Shawn-D sat down next to Jan. By this point, a nurse had already come and taken the baby back to the room with all the other newborns.
JAN: What was all that about?
SHAWN-D: Nothing important. Right now, I just want to concentrate on you, me, and our new baby.
JAN: Okay.

[Kpatch]

OMG so many tangled webs! What about the pattern? I think that is going to be a factor too. So many unanswered questions. I need to know!

Thanks for the story Andre.

[sportsgirl]

I hope that Belle & Shawn learn to get along better for Claire's sake.

Legs huh! That was one nickname Roman called Marlena... It just came to me.
Now I am really confused!

[djm]

This is getting so exciting. I am glad that Belle told Shawn it is none of his business. I think it should be Philip and Belle that tells Melanie just like it should have been Shawn and Jan to tell Belle. I do agree with Shawn that Melanie has the right to know. Jan and Shawn are lucky that they took the baby to the nursery so they can get some rest. Thanks for the chapter Andre.

@ Thanks about the nickname Roman had for Marlena. I did not remember thank.

[Kpatch]

I don't remember Roman calling Marlena "Legs." Roman called her Doc before John did.

[MrsM]

Great chapter Andre! Seems like Belle is being a bit of a hypocrite!!

[fluffysmom]

I can't wait to see what happens tomorrow. I have a feeling maybe they shouldn't have taken the baby back to the nursery. They shouldn't let her out of their sight.

[André DiMera]

Chapter 15

OUTSIDE SALEM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Belle is sitting on a bench outside of the hospital, crying. After a minute or two, Philip walks out. He notices Belle is crying and sits down next to her.
PHILIP: Hey, what's wrong? What happened?
BELLE: Nothing.
PHILIP: Well, something must be wrong, otherwise you wouldn't be crying.
BELLE: It's just...something stupid that Shawn said.
PHILIP: Like anything Shawn says isn't stupid. So, what did he say?
BELLE: It doesn't matter.
PHILIP: Obviously it does. Come on, Belle. You know you can tell me anything.
BELLE: I know. I just...I just really need to be held right now.
PHILIP: Okay. Come here.
Philip wrapped his arms around Belle as she cried into his shoulder.
PHILIP: Ssh. It's okay. It'll be all right. I know this hurts real bad right now, but it will get better. I promise. I'll help you to try and make it all better.
BELLE (whispering): I love you.
PHILIP: I love you, too.
What Belle didn't want to say was, though she loved Philip, and she did love Philip, she loved Shawn-D more. Shawn-D was wrong when he said this wasn't screwing her up. It was. More than Shawn-D could ever know. Then, Philip and Belle kissed. The two were so distracted kissing each other, that they didn't see Melanie walk up the street and see them. Quickly, Melanie ran the other way so they wouldn't see her.

PARK
After running to the park, Melanie sat down on a bench and put her hands on her head.
MELANIE: Philip...how could you?
She got her phone out of her pocket and dialed a number.
MELANIE: Hey...can you come to the park? I need you.

SALEM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
SHAWN-D: Hey. You look tired.
JAN: I am, kind of.
SHAWN-D: Well, that's understandable. You've had a long day. You should get some rest.
JAN: Yeah. Will you hold me?
SHAWN-D: Sure. Scoot over a bit.
Jan moved over a tiny bit. There was enough room in the bed for Shawn-D to climb in, which he did. Jan put her head on his shoulder, and Shawn-D put his arms around Jan. Jan then fell asleep in Shawn-D's arms.

[djm]

I am so glad that Melanie now knows the truth. Thanks for Chapter Andre

[natajess]

Yes. Glad that Melaine saw them. Hopefully Phillip will man up and tell her the truth.

[sportsgirl]

Also so glad Melanie saw them. Now who is she calling? Is Nathan still around? Or maybe Dario? or her Dad?

[fluffysmom]

I enjoyed the chapter Andre. I'm curious to see who Melanie called and the truth about John Black and the mystery phone calls.

[André DiMera]

Epilogue

SALEM COUNTY JAIL
A police officer walked down the hallway and stopped at the cell of Paul Mendez. He opened the door, and Paul looked up.
OFFICER: You're free to go.
PAUL: What do you mean?
OFFICER: Your bail's been posted. You can leave, but don't leave town until your trial.
PAUL: My bail's been posted? By who?
The police officer walked away.
PAUL: Hey, pal, I'm talking to you! Who's my bail been posted by?
Then, he heard a voice he knew quite well.
GIRL: Surprise, surprise.
Paul turned around and saw who the voice was coming from.
PAUL: Baby girl?
TAYLOR: That's right, daddy. I'm back.

WHITE ROOM
An undisclosed location, a room entirely white. Two figures are standing looking at an unseen picture
MAN #1: Is she aware yet?
MAN #2: No. We must wait. The Moment has not yet come...

PENTHOUSE
MARLENA: Legs? John, do you know who the last person to call me that was?
JOHN: D***. I blew my cover.
MARLENA: What are you talking about?
JOHN: I was the one calling you.
MARLENA: You...what?
JOHN: I figured that by now you would have guessed it.
MARLENA: Guessed what?
JOHN: That my real name isn't John Black.
MARLENA: But, if you're not John Black...and you called me Legs, which is something I haven't been called since...
JOHN: You got it, Doc.
MARLENA: No. It can't be.
JOHN: It is. I'm Roman Brady. And that's a fact.

THE END

This September...
ROMAN (JOHN): I'm Roman Brady.

Roman is back...
MARLENA: But, how?
ROMAN (JOHN): It's a long story.

ROMANS AND OTHER LOVERS

Coming this September to MyHourglass.

[Kpatch]

What??? That ain't no epilogue Andre. Tell the truth. That's a lead-in to another story.

Wow, my head is spinning! Great tale.