The Melaswen Paradox (Read 319,231 times)

[heroicmuse]

It was really good seeing Jamie! I hope she visits again sometime.

I hope that Aiden and Hope don't meet with foul play while stranded in the airport and that EJ doens't make any moves against Sami and Lucas now that they're married!

Great previews André DiMera.

[Kpatch]

Fantastic graphic André DiMera. Being stuck at the airport is never any fun!

[André DiMera]

Chapter 380

BRADY PUB
Sami and Jamie had stopped at the Brady Pub.
JAMIE: Thank you for having brunch with me before you leave.
SAMI: Well, thank you for staying an extra day before you leave.
They both got up and hugged.
SAMI: It's been so good to see you!
JAMIE: You too! I've missed you like crazy!
SAMI: Me too! Next time, don't stay way so long!
JAMIE: I won't.
SAMI: Actually, now that I think about it, why did you stay away so long, Jamie?
JAMIE: I don't really have a reason. Things just got busy after I moved to Florida. I mean, things got busy for you, too. I regret not coming back so many times, and I really don't have a reason, it just didn't happen.
SAMI: Please tell me it didn't have anything to do with Lucas.
JAMIE: What? No, of course not. I got over Lucas years ago. That's ancient history. No, I stayed away because I needed to work on myself. After everything that happened with my dad...there were a lot of bad memories. But, I got help and now I help kids who've been sexually abused.
SAMI: Oh, Jamie, that's so great! I'm happy for you. And thank you for being the Maid of Honor at my final, and thankfully catastrophy free wedding!
JAMIE: I wouldn't have missed it.
Jamie and Sami hugged again.
JAMIE: I love you, Sami. And I'll be back soon, I promise.
SAMI: I love you too. Still BFFs?
JAMIE: Always.
SAMI: Have a safe flight! Text me when you get there!
JAMIE: Thanks! I will! Have a good honeymoon!
Jamie picked up her bags and left the Pub.

HUDSON STREET DINER
Across town, Carrie, Austin and their son Noah were finishing up brunch with Roman, Anna and Tony.
ANNA: Darling, I am so glad you came for the weekend. I just wish you could stay longer.
CARRIE: Me too, Mom. But, we've gotta get back.
ROMAN: Well, thank you for coming to your sister's wedding. I know she'd never admit it, but it meant a lot to her.
CARRIE: We were happy to. And thank you for convincing her to let me be a bridesmaid. I don't know what you said, but I'm glad it worked.
ROMAN: No idea what you mean.
AUSTIN: Well, regardless, I'm happy for Sami and Lucas. We all are.
Austin looked at his watch.
AUSTIN: I hate to be the one to break up the party, but we've gotta head out.
NOAH: Do we get to go on the airplane again, Daddy?
AUSTIN: Sure do, little dude.
NOAH: Yay!
Everyone had a round of hugs from Carrie, Austin and Noah.
ROMAN: Take care, you two.
AUSTIN: We will, thanks.
TONY: Carrie, Austin, lovely to see you again.
CARRIE: You too, Tony.
ANNA: Have a safe flight back, and call me when you're back in Switzerland.
CARRIE: We will, Mom. We'l see you all later.
AUSTIN: Say bye-bye to Grandma and your two Grandpas, little dude.
NOAH: Bye-bye.
ANNA: Oh, goodbye, sweetie.
Roman, Tony and Anna waved as Carrie, Austin and Noah left.

[Kpatch]

LOL at Roman pretending he had nothing to do with Sami asking Carrie to be a bridesmaid.

[heroicmuse]

Aww these goodbyes are so bittersweet. I wish everyone was staying longer.

It was great to catch up with Jamie! And to finally meet Noah!

Great chapter André DiMera

[André DiMera]

Chapter 381

SHAWN-D & BELLE'S HOUSE
Chase and Claire were sitting on the couch.
CLAIRE: So, what do you wanna do today?
CHASE: Dunno. I was kinda thinking we could go ice skating, maybe grab some lunch on the way. Unless you wanna do something else.
CLAIRE: No, that sounds great! I love ice skating, even though I'm not very good at it.
CHASE: You're getting better.
CLAIRE: Good point. At least I haven't faceplanted this year. Yet.
CHASE: And you won't. So, Brady Pub or Hudson Street?
CLAIRE: It's up to you. I'm actually not all that hungry, to be honest.
CHASE: You okay?
CLAIRE: Yeah, my stomach's just been acting up a little since breakfast.
CHASE: Oh, I'm sorry. If you'd rather not go ice skating, we can just chill here.
CLAIRE: No, I'm fine. It's not a big deal. It's probably just something I ate last night or this morning. Plus, it's...you know...
Chase nodded.
CLAIRE: Anyway, like I said, I really do want to go ice skatinng.
Claire got up from the couch.
CLAIRE: I'll go get my skates.
CHASE: Cool. Me too.
Chase got up, then he and Claire kissed, and went upstairs.

SAMI & LUCAS' APARTMENT
Sami and Lucas had tried to leave for their honeymoon, but had been told that no flights were leaving or arriving from the airport at this time due to heavy snowfall. So, they went back to their apartment.
SAMI: Well, this isn't exactly how I intended to spend our honeymoon.
LUCAS: I know. But, at least we're still together, right?
SAMI: True.
LUCAS: And, hey, it's not all bad. The kids are all accounted for and being taken care of.
SAMI: Yeah, by my mother. I still can't believe you convinced me to let them stay with her.
LUCAS: Well, think of it this way. This might not be the ideal situation for our honeymoon, but at least this way, we do get a little privacy.
SAMI: You're right. For the first time in years, we're together, and the kids are out of the house. Lucas Horton, are you thinking what I'm thinking?
LUCAS: Oh, I definitely think I am.
Lucas and Sami began kissing.
SAMI: Mm. I like this idea a lot.
LUCAS: Well, you're gonna like it even better in a minute.
Lucas picked Sami up. Sami yelped with excitement. They kissed again. Then, they headed for the bedroom.

KETCHIKAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
Aiden sat in the terminal. Hope walked up and sat down next to him.
AIDEN: How'd it go up there, Commissioner?
HOPE: Well, I have some good news, and some bad news.
AIDEN: All right. Bad news first.
HOPE: We still won't be able to go home right away. Apparently, Chicago is having a snowstorm. It's not as bad as the one we've had here for a few days, but it's heavy enough that all planes coming into Chicago have been grounded.
AIDEN: I was afraid you'd say that. What's the good news, then?
HOPE: We will be able to get a little closer to home. Because our flight makes a two hour layover in Seattle, Washington, we've been cleared for flight and should be out of here in a few hours.
AIDEN: And, then a layover longer than two hours in Seattle. Well, at least it's something.
Hope nodded.

[heroicmuse]

I wonder what's awaiting Hope and Aiden in Seattle.

I love the cute scene between Sami and Lucas.

I hope Claire is having a time of the month and is not pregnant! Chase and Claire are a cute couple.

Great chapter André DiMera.

[Kpatch]

Well, something is up with the airports. I suspect the Dimeras are responsible.

[fluffysmom]

The wedding was perfect!! I'm glad that Sami and Lucas have some time alone even though they weren't able to leave for their honeymoon yet.

[André DiMera]

Chapter 382

SALEM PLACE
Chase and Claire had gone ice skating for a few hours, and then stopped at Salem Place to grab some hot chocolate and walk around.
CLAIRE: That was so much fun!
CHASE: It was!
CLAIRE: And this time, I didn't even fall!
CHASE: You did great!
CLAIRE: Thanks for taking me ice skating.
CHASE: No problem. I'm glad you enjoyed it. How's your stomach feeling?
CLAIRE: Eh. It's still iffy, but I think getting out of the house and spending time with my favorite person in the world helped a little.
CHASE: I'm glad.
Chase and Claire kissed.
CLAIRE: Still no word from Grandma and Aiden?
CHASE: Nope.
CLAIRE: Aw. I'm sorry.
CHASE: It's okay. I just can't shake this feeling that something weird's going on.
CLAIRE: Yeah, I know what you mean.

SAMI & LUCAS' APARTMENT
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BRADY PUB
Marlena, John and Eugene were having lunch. John and Marlena had just finished telling him about the wedding.
EUGENE: It sounds like it was a love day. I just can't believe that little Sami is old enough to be married.
MARLENA: Not only that, but she's got kids.
EUGENE: Kids? Wow! That's wonderful!
JOHN: There's four of them. Will, Johnny, Allie and Sydney.
Marlena took out her phone and showed Eugene a picture of Sami and her kids.
EUGENE: Beautiful! The older girl looks a lot like Sami. So does the older boy, to an extent.
MARLENA: They all have a lot of Sami in them. Will and Allie, that's the older boy and girl, they've got a lot of Lucas in them, too.
JOHN: And Johnny has a lot of E.J. in him.
EUGENE: E.J.?
JOHN: Elvis J. DiMera. The son of Stefano and a woman named Susan Banks. Unfortunately, E.J. takes a lot after his father, and it looks like Johnny's heading down that road, too.
MARLENA: Not if Sami has anything to say about it. But, anyway, what did you do over the weekend.
EUGENE: Actually, I called up Calliope. We talked and, in a few days, I'm going out there.

[heroicmuse]

I hope we get to see Calliope!

Aww what a great scene for Lucas and Sami.

What is going on with Claire's stomach???

Great chapter André DiMera

[fluffysmom]

Terrific Sami and Lucas scene! LoL at not again!

It must be really confusing for Eugene when he's going back and forth in time.

[mae00]

Hahaha!! Maybe I need to buy stock in a furniture store if Sami & Lucas are going to keep breaking beds.

[Kpatch]

I'm more worried about Aiden and Hope than anyone!

[André DiMera]

Chapter 383

BRADY PUB
MARLENA: Gene, that's wonderful!
EUGENE: Thanks. Like I said before, it can be difficult, at times, but Cal and I make it work.
MARLENA: When's your flight?
EUGENE: Not for a few days yet. There's a few things I want to do around here. Catch up with old friends, such as you and Roman. And meet new ones.
JOHN: Well, I'm sure Salem's changed a lot since the last time you were here. When was that, anyway?
EUGENE: Well, from my perspective, it was sometime in late 2016. I was only here for a few hours before that creep André kidnapped me. But, according to the guy who runs this place, I was here as recently as New Year's Day. That hasn't happened for me, yet, though. Kind of curious to see how that ends up happening.
MARLENA: I'm sure we all are.
EUGENE: So, going back to the subject of old friends, is my cousin Tony still in town?
JOHN: That he is. He and Anna live in the DiMera Mansion.
MARLENA: You should call them up sometime. I'm sure he'd be happy to see you.
EUGENE: I plan to.
Marlena looked at her watched.
MARLENA: Well, I wish I could stay longer, but I have a patient to see in a little bit. We'll have to see each other at least once more before you leave.
EUGENE: Oh, we will.
Eugene and Marlena hugged.
EUGENE: It's good to see you, Marlena.
MARLENA: You too.
EUGENE: You know, I'll have to come back through Salem to get my machine at some point. Maybe when I do, if she's up for it, I'll bring Calliope with me.
MARLENA: That would be wonderful!
Eugene and John shook hands.
EUGENE: John.
JOHN: Eugene. Good luck.
EUGENE: Thanks. I'll still be around, so I'm sure we'll see each other again before I leave.
MARLENA: I'm sure we will, as well.

SALEM INN
Having broken their bed (again), Sami and Lucas were in need of a place to sleep. They decided to book a room at the Salem Inn. As luck would have it, the honeymoon suite was open, so that was the one they took.
SAMI: What is this, three beds we've broken?
LUCAS: I'd say more like four or five. Then again, it's not a good night until you and me have broken a bed.
SAMI: Well, that's true. I hope it stops snowing in Chicago soon. Not that this isn't a nice place, but I'd love to go on our actual honeymoon.
LUCAS: Me too. But, for now, we've got a place to stay, it's quiet, there's no kids around. And, hey, we've already broken one bed, so we've met our quota for the night.
Lucas took Sami in his arms.
SAMI: I've seen that smile before. Lucas Horton, what are you up to?
LUCAS: Well, I'm just thinkin', we've got the honeymoon suite here all to ourselves. And like I said, we've already broken one bed, so I'm sure we can't do that much damage to another. I mean, two in one night's unheard of, right? But, before we test out that theory, what do you say we have a little fun first?
Lucas began kissing Sami's neck.
SAMI: Mm. Ooh. I like the way you think, General.
LUCAS: I figured you would.
Lucas hung the “Do Not Disturb” sign on the door, then he and Sami made their way towards the hot tub in their room.