The Melaswen Paradox (Read 329,114 times)

[André DiMera]

Chapter 488

HOPE & AIDEN’S HOUSE
ANNA: Well, this has been a lovely evening.
TONY: Indeed. Thank you very much for the invitation.
HOPE: No problem.
AIDEN: Glad you could make it.
Tony and Aiden shook hands.
TONY: Happy Independence Day.
HOPE: You too.
Claire came out of the house and walked over to her parents.
SHAWN-D: Got all your stuff for the sleepover, Claire Bear?
CLAIRE; Yep.
BELLE: What happened to Chase, Ciara and Trix? I haven’t seen them for a little while.
CLAIRE: Well, since everyone’s getting ready to go, Chase thought he’d get a head start on putting things away. And Ciara’s...she’s having a hard time tonight, you know? I mean, she liked the idea of the party, but she started missing Grandpa a lot and was kind of emotional during the fireworks. Trix took her inside and is helping her calm down.
SHAWN-D: Yeah, that makes sense. Maybe I should go talk to her.
CLAIRE: No, that’s okay. She’s got me and Trix, and we’ll keep her mind off of things for the rest of the night.
BELLE: You’re a good best friend to her, Claire Bear.
CLAIRE: Thanks.
BELLE: Well, have fun.
CLAIRE: I will. I’ll be home tomorrow night after work.
SHAWN-D: Sounds good. Have a good time.
Shawn-D and Belle hugged Claire.
CLAIRE: Thanks.
The two adults went to go say goodbye to Hope and Aiden. Claire went back inside and up to Ciara’s room. Ciara and Trix were both asleep on the bed. Well, Ciara was on the bed, Trix looked as though she had attempted to pull herself onto the bed, but her legs were hanging off of it.
CLAIRE (thinking): Yeah, this is exactly how I wanted to spend the sleepover.
Claire checked to make sure both girls were only sleeping, then she gently moved Trix so her legs weren’t hanging off of the bed.

ALAMAIN MANSION
Nicholas turned to look at Carly.
NICHOLAS: Mother, what do you mean?
CARLY: I think you know what I mean. Nicky, come on. You’re such a smart man. How could you think that asking Ivan to look into what Vivian’s doing would be a good idea?
NICHOLAS: Ivan has been nothing but loyal to my family.
CARLY: Nicky, let’s be honest, he’s been loyal to Vivian. And while, yes, he has served you and your father, I think we all know where Ivan’s true loyalties lie. What’s to say that he’s not off telling Vivian your suspicions right now?
VIVIAN: Well, he has always been a smart boy. Perhaps too smart for his own good.
IVAN: What shall I do with him, Madame?
VIVIAN: For the moment, nothing.
IVAN: Madame?
VIVIAN: Oh, you heard me. For the moment, do nothing. I have my own plan for this. For the time being, if Nicky asks for an update, just tell him that you are working on it. I will give you instructions when the time is right.
IVAN: Madame, I do so love it when you’re thinking of a plan.
VIVIAN: Oh, there’s always a plan, darling.
Vivian snickered, and Ivan kissed her hand.
NICHOLAS: Even if he was, it doesn’t matter. I can handle this.
CARLY: Are you sure? Because you need to be sure.
NICHOLAS: Yes, mother. I’m sure. I can handle Aunt Viv.

[heroicmuse]

I'm not so sure, Nicholas. I wonder what Vivian's new plan is.

I hope Claire can handle the two drunk girls and that there isn't any chaos at the sleepover.

Great chapter André DiMera. Will there be previews?

[Kpatch]

No one handles Aunt Viv. LOL. She does all the handling. Good luck Nicky!

It was nice that Anna and Tony were invited.

Can we have previews please?

[mae00]

Oh Nicky. Being onto her game and knowing what her game is is two different things.

Poor Claire. I hate that the sleepover was ruined for her because of Ciara and Trix's decision to drink. I'm glad that she's being a good friend and trying to help them out. I hope they realize what her and Chase did for them. To have that many bottles gone, I'm sure someone had to notice.

[fluffysmom]

It's not a fun night for Claire. I'm sure she'd rather go home.

I liked Vivian and Ivan's conversation. Nicholas is naive or a fool thinking he can handle Aunt Viv.

[André DiMera]

Thanks for reading and commenting, everyone! I'm glad you all enjoyed the Fourth of July week!

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Next week...

Peter continues his look through the DiMera Mansion...
PETER: So, this is it.

...and finds more than he thought he would.
PETER: What the...?

Meanwhile, has a bad decision the previous night...
CLAIRE: Rise and shine.

...made things awkward between Ciara and Trix?
CIARA: How did we...
TRIX: I have no idea.

Find out this and more next week on THE MELASWEN PARADOX!

[heroicmuse]

Oh my goodness! I wonder if Peter runs into Andre? Or finds Rolf's lab maybe.

Wow, Ciara and Trix are really out of it! I'm also curious as to what this drunken incident will do to her relationship with Claire.

Great previews André DiMera.

[Kpatch]

Wonder what Peter finds.

[fluffysmom]

It looks like an awkward morning for the girls.

I wonder what Peter finds.

[André DiMera]

Chapter 489

HOPE & AIDEN’S HOUSE
Ciara opened her eyes and immediately regretted it. She winced.
CIARA (thinking): Oh man. What happened last night?
Slowly, she opened her eyes again. After a moment or so of adjusting, she saw Trix lying next to her. Ciara sighed. Trix rolled over and, with a whimper, opened her eyes.
TRIX: Hey.
CIARA: Hey. Do you feel as bad as I do?
TRIX: I feel like I got kicked in the head by a kangaroo.
CIARA: Close enough.
Both girls sighed, then looked at each other.
CIARA: Wait...are we…?
The girls looked down and saw that they were both in bed.
CIARA: How did we end up in my bed?
TRIX: I have no idea.
CIARA: Did we…you know?
TRIX: No idea. All I remember is after a couple of drinks, we tried to see who could drink another the fastest.
CIARA: Who won?
TRIX: Dunno.
CIARA: So, are we…
Ciara looked under the covers, and looked back up again.
CIARA: Okay, then.
TRIX: What?
CIARA: Nothing. Doesn’t matter.
TRIX: What time is it?
CIARA: No idea. There’s a clock over there, somewhere.
Ciara pointed in the general direction of her left bedroom wall.
TRIX: It’s too far away to see.
The door opened and Claire walked in.
CLAIRE: Rise and shine, ladies!
Ciara and Trix winced and groaned.
CLAIRE: Good morning. Time for breakfast!
The girls groaned again.
TRIX: Please, don’t mention food, mate.
CIARA: Can’t we just lay here until we’re not dying.
CLAIRE: You’re not dying, you’re just hungover. And we’ve gotta get something in your stomachs to soak up all that beer you two drank last night.
Trix tried to sit up. It took a moment or two, and she rubbed the back of her neck once she was sitting.
TRIX: Which way’s the bathroom?
CLAIRE: Right there.
Claire pointed to a door on the other side of the room.
TRIX: Okay. Just give me a minute.
Slowly, Trix got out of the bed and walked to the bathroom.
CLAIRE: Come on, Ciara. Time to get up.
CIARA: Okay, okay. Do you have to talk so loud?
CLAIRE: I’m not. This is my normal voice.
Ciara sat up, rubbed her face, then got out of bed.
CIARA: What happened last night?
CLAIRE: From the looks of things, you and Trix got really drunk. Chase and I found you two, brought you inside and put you to bed. We originally put Trix on the blow-up mattress, but it looks like she crawled her way onto the bed.
CIARA: Did she and I...you know?
CLAIRE: Not to my knowledge, and I was in here most of the night, except for when I was cleaning up.
CIARA: Gotcha.
Claire pulled a water bottle and a small pill out of her pocket, opened the water bottle, and handed both to Ciara.
CLAIRE: Take this. It’ll help with the headache.
Ciara swallowed the pill and took a drink of the water.
CIARA: Thanks.
Trix walked out of the bathroom. Claire gave her a pill and water bottle as well.
TRIX: Cheers.
CLAIRE: Come on. Let’s get some food in you both to help with those hangovers.

[heroicmuse]

I hope the girls learned their lesson. I'm glad they didn't have sex. It would be terrible for their first time to be something that they were both so drunk they couldn't remember.

Great chapter André DiMera.

[Kpatch]

I hope Ciara and Trix have learned their lesson and won't be doing anything this stupid again.

[André DiMera]

Chapter 490

HOPE & AIDEN’S HOUSE
A short time later, Ciara and Trix had both eaten and were still sitting at the table. Trix looked at her watch.
TRIX: I gotta go.
CIARA: Do you have to?
TRIX: Yeah. Ivan texted that he was on his way, he’s probably here by now.
Trix got up from the table.
TRIX: Thanks, Claire. Sorry about all the trouble.
CLAIRE: Hope you feel better.
CIARA: We’ll talk later?
TRIX: Yeah. See you later.
Trix walked out of the house. Ciara rubbed her head as the door closed. She looked up.
CIARA: What?
CLAIRE: I didn’t say anything.
CIARA: No, but you want to.
CLAIRE: I’m just wondering, what was going on with you last night?
CIARA: It’s nothing.
CLAIRE: Clearly it’s not nothing. Ci, I knew yesterday was gonna be hard for you, but not that way.
CIARA: Look, you don’t need to make a big deal out of it. It happened, it’s over. I was just trying to have fun.
CLAIRE: Were you having fun while you were hugging the porcelain throne last night?
CIARA: No.
CLAIRE: Ciara, you kinda scared me last night.
CIARA: I was fine.
CLAIRE: You really weren’t.
CIARA: Look, nothing happened, right? Trix and I didn’t do anything aside from drink way too much. We both have killer hangovers now, we’ve learned our lesson, so that’s that.
CLAIRE: Whether anything happened isn’t the point, although I’m glad that nothing did happen. I was trying to look out for you. I mean if Grandma or Aiden found out-
CIARA: You didn’t tell them, did you?
CLAIRE: No.
CIARA: Are you going to?
CLAIRE: I haven’t decided yet.
CIARA: Claire, please, don’t tell them. They will be so mad at me if they find out, and like I said, I’ve learned my lesson.
CLAIRE: Ciara-
CIARA: Stop! Please, just stop making such a big deal out of this!
CLAIRE: I’m not trying to, I just think we should talk about it.
CIARA: Well, I don’t! There’s no reason to talk about it! I get it, okay? I messed up. Just stop going on about it like you’ve never done anything wrong!
CLAIRE: I never said that.
CIARA: Oh, whatever. Just stop. I’m just tired of you thinking you’re so perfect all the time, like you’ve never made a mistake in your whole life! Well, we’re not all perfect like you! Just back off!
Claire crossed her arms.
CLAIRE (quietly): Okay.
Ciara sighed and looked down. There was a long, awkward silence.
CLAIRE: I have work in about twenty minutes. If you still have a headache in a few hours, there’s aspirin upstairs.
Claire picked up her bag. Ciara looked up.
CIARA: Claire-
CLAIRE: I have to go. See you later.
Claire walked out of the house.

DIMERA MANSION
Peter had spent the last few days looking around. So far, he had found several of the secret rooms, as well as a large, dimly lit room which was almost completely bare except for two black robes and two swords. Finally, he came upon a door that was locked. He pulled a pin out of his pocket, picked the lock, and went inside. He walked down a flight of stairs and found that he was in Dr. Rolf’s lab, and he wasn’t alone.
PETER: It’s you.
André set down the book he was reading and stood up and smirked.
ANDRE: Hello, Peter. It’s wonderful to see you again.

[Kpatch]

Wow, Ciara's such a brat. Claire has been a good friend to her and she didn't deserve to be insulted.

[heroicmuse]

I knew it! I knew Peter was going to run into Andre.

I hope Ciara calms down. She was pretty defensive and probably more scared of her own behavior than she admits. I'm sure feeling sick isn't helping her mood.

Great chapter André DiMera.