The Melaswen Paradox (Read 329,686 times)

[Kpatch]

My guess was Andre also.

It's really good to see the original Horton siblings together again, no matter what the circumstances are.

[André DiMera]

Chapter 611

DANIEL & NICOLE’S APARTMENT
NICOLE: You think it’s the right time?
DANIEL: Don’t you?
NICOLE: I mean, I guess. Now that Taylor’s out of the way again, and so are Dante and Green.
DANIEL: Exactly. Nicole, we said on Halloween night that we were gonna stop putting this off. Well, now is our time. We’ve had the plans set in place forever. All we’d need to do is set a real, final date, send out invites and finalize everything. We deserve this. You, Nicole, after everything you’ve been through, you deserve this.
NICOLE: Well, we did say we weren’t gonna put it off any longer. What better way to start it than in the new year?
DANIEL: I’m glad you agree. So, I know that this was when we were originally planning on doing this and, thanks to my accident, it got pushed back, but how do you feel about doing it on Valentine’s Day?
NICOLE: You don’t think that day’s cursed?
DANIEL: No. I think what happened a couple years ago was an unlucky fluke. Besides, we’ve already waited until after the new year.
NICOLE: Okay. So, this is it. We’re really getting married on Valentine’s Day.
Daniel and Nicole kissed.

SALEM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Shawn-D and Belle has joined the group that was waiting to hear what Kayla had to say about Ciara.
KAYLA: We were able to get the bullet out without causing any more damage than had already been done.
AIDEN: So, there was some damage, then?
KAYLA: Unfortunately, yes. Because Ciara was coming down the stairs when Princess Gina shot her, and she fell the rest of the way down, she will suffer some bruising, and she twisted her right arm. We put it back in place, but it’ll need to be in a sling for a while. Luckily, she didn’t hit her head or get a concussion. However…
CLAIRE: However what?
KAYLA: The bullet hit her in her lower left side, right near her hip. It only managed to break the skin, and didn’t hit any internal organs. However, it did hit one of the nerves in her leg, knocking it off balance.
SHAWN-D: What does that mean?
KAYLA: Dr. Banning is still running tests, but depending on the size of the disruption to the nerve, it is likely that Ciara will be at least partially paralyzed in her left leg.
Belle gasped. Shawn-D put an arm around her and Claire. At that moment, Steve and John walked in.
STEVE: What?!

ALAMAIN INDUSTRIES
Nicholas had stayed late to get some work done. Almost everyone else had gone home. He looked up when he heard the door of his office open.
NICHOLAS: Hadley-I mean Cassie.
CASSIE: Hello, lover boy.
NICHOLAS: What are you doing here?
Nicholas couldn’t help that Cassie looked a bit different than the last time he’d seen her. Not only was she not wearing a disguise to make Nicholas think she was his personal assistant, but she seemed to have grown a bit.
NICHOLAS: What’s going on?
CASSIE: You remember when father and I left you? Remember what my father said?
Nicholas thought back to that night. The night he discovered that Hadley, who he had thought was his personal assistant, was really Cassie DiMera.
ANDRE: Thank you, by the way.
Nicholas’ eyes narrowed.
ANDRE: For your very generous donation, of course.
NICHOLAS: My what?
André chuckled darkly.
ANDRE: You’ll soon see.
NICHOLAS: If you’re talking about the fact that DiMera Enterprises temporarily shut down Alamain Industries-
CASSIE: I’m not. I’m talking about this.
Cassie rubbed her stomach.
NICHOLAS: No. No, you don’t mean-
CASSIE: Oh, but I do. Congrats, Nicky. You’re gonna be a daddy again.

[heroicmuse]

I'm not sure I trust that Cassie is even pregnant, never mind that the baby is Nicholas'.

Oh no! I hope Kayla is wrong and Ciara isn't paralyzed in her left leg or anywhere else.

Looking forward to Daniel and Nicole's wedding.

Great chapter André DiMera.

[tghca]

Wait a minute I thought Cassie was a Brady...why is she using the last name DiMera? I thought she and Rex were the twin children of Roman and Kate

With Cassie being paired up with Nicholas Alamain of all people makes sense

Daniel and Nicole getting married on Valentine's Day is fitting...at least that way they can never forget their anniversary but think about this if Nicole and Daniel get married she will become Parker and Melanie's stepmother and she will be Maggie's daughter in law, Melissa and Sarah's sister in law

At least Nicole will get her name on a Horton ornament ball this year for 2019 once she marries Daniel marrying into the family

I think Ciara's paralysis will get worse before it gets better and she will end up in a wheelchair

I wonder why Chelsea wasn't at the hospital? She is Ciara's sister isn't she not? She should have been notified or where was Max? I mean Ciara is his niece

Steve being out for blood...that I don't doubt because Ciara is Bo's daughter and Steve and Bo were best friends as close as brothers

Vivian I can't see her being happy about this

[mae00]

I had a feeling Daniel was pushing to set a wedding date.

Oh no. I hope that Ciara isn't paralyzed. I don't think the real outcome matters anymore. Steve is going to be out for blood.......and someone's head.

Oooh. Cassie has a target on her back now. Auntie Viv is NOT going to take this news well.

[Kpatch]

Hope needs to be there for Ciara.

I can't remember why Valentine's Day is cursed. I remember Melanie getting shot on her and Philip's Valentine's Day wedding but not anything else.

[André DiMera]

tghca, while Cassie and Rex are both Brady’s, André kidnapped them a few years ago and had Dr. Rolf brainwash then to become DiMeras. Not many people know that besides Nicholas and maybe Chad.

Kpatch, the day itself is not cursed, but Nicole would think it is because that’s when she and Daniel were supposed to get married three years ago before Daniel’s accident on New Years Eve.

[tghca]

Think about it...Vivian's great nephew with Kate's daughter I wonder if Kate even knows about her daughter Cassie being with Nicholas? I wonder what Carly thinks about her son being with Cassie? I am sure Roman he wouldn't have a problem with it.

[André DiMera]

Thanks for reading and commenting! I’m glad you’ve all enjoyed my first week back!

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Next week...

Cassie has just dropped a bomb on Nicholas.
CASSIE: Congratulations. You’re gonna be a daddy again.

But what is Vivian about to drop on her?
VIVIAN: We have her right where we want her.

Plus, the aftermath of the showdown with Princess Gina continues.
SCOTTY: She’s waking up.

And Ciara finds out about her diagnosis.
CIARA: My leg feels weird.

All this and more next week on THE MELASWEN PARADOX!

[heroicmuse]

I wonder what Vivian's plan is and whether Cassie is telling anything close to the truth.

Looking forward to seeing what happens when Gina/Hope wakes up and to Ciara's reaction to her diagnosis.

Thanks for the previews André DiMera.

[tghca]

Cassie if she is pregnant who is to say Nicholas is the father but if he is the father then that means that child will be half Brady half Alamain but also thinking about it if Cassie is pregnant with Nicholas' baby that means that baby will be Kate's grandchild but also Vivian's great-great-niece or great-great-nephew...could you imagine? I know Carly she would probably be happy to be a grandmother

Scotty is he even allowed to treat Ciara considering the fact wouldn't it be a conflict of interest since he is related to the patient in question that being Ciara? I mean they are cousins more or less

Ciara of course being in a wheelchair is not going to be easy for her that's for sure because that means she can't ride her father's motorcycle anymore but I am sure Shawn could probably use the motorcycle more than Ciara could at this point. Life is definitely not going to be easy for her anymore because her whole life is about to change. I mean I can see Ciara being depressed or that depression turns into anger and rage because of the fact that she is in a wheelchair and it could be permanent. What is even worse is that Ciara's mother put her in the wheelchair to begin with. I wonder how Hope will be able to live with herself if and when she ever does get her memories back because she did this to her own daughter. Andre he erased Hope's memories and replaced them with Gina memories so it is not like Steve and John will be able to get any answers out of Andre anyway. Andre and Rolf basically did a number on Hope's brain by brainwashing her and wiping away her memories. Hope's memories are probably stored on a flash drive of some kind and it isn't like John or Steve will be able to find it anyway because Andre isn't stupid I am sure he went to a great deal to hide it away somewhere and if he has John and Steve won't find it.

[André DiMera]

Chapter 612

SALEM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
KAYLA: Steve…
STEVE: There’s gotta be some mistake, Sweetness. I mean, I know Scotty’s a good doctor, but even good docs can be wrong, right?
KAYLA: Steve…
STEVE: At least tell me this can be fixed. It can be fixed, right?
KAYLA: If you would let me finish, please, I was about to say that Dr. Banning and I are looking into what our next steps are.
STEVE: I could kill André DiMera for this.
KAYLA: Don’t go saying things like that.
AIDEN: Kayla’s right. I’m as upset as you that he did this to Hope and Ciara, but acting this way is not going to help anything. We need to concentrate on getting Hope back to herself and helping Ciara any way that we can.
Aiden turned to Kayla.
AIDEN: How do we do that?
TRIX: Yeah. I mean, will Ciara ever be able to walk again?
KAYLA: She will. It will not be immediate. In fact it will likely be a long process. But with time and a lot of physical therapy, I have every confidence that Ciara will be able to walk again.
CLAIRE: What about her leg? Will she always be paralyzed in her left leg?
KAYLA: We don’t know that yet. That’s what Dr. Banning and I are trying to figure out. What I do know is that Ciara is gonna need a lot of support from all of her friends and family. She has a long road to recovery ahead of her. Which is why I can’t have any of you going off half-cocked and doing something to retaliate against André.
Kayla looked at Steve.
KAYLA: Any of you.
Steve let out a deep sigh.
SHAWN-D: Can we see her?
KAYLA: She’s still sedated right now. But, if you would like to sit with her, that would be fine. Please keep it to two at a time for now. She’s in room 138.
Belle nodded. She put a hand on Shawn-D’s shoulder.
BELLE: Go on.
Shawn-D nodded.
SHAWN-D: Aiden?
AIDEN: I’m gonna wait for Dr. Horton to come back with news about Hope or Gina or whoever my wife thinks she is right now. You guys can go ahead.
CLAIRE: I’ll come.
Shawn-D and Claire went down the hallway. Aiden, Belle and Trix sat back down. Steve followed Kayla into another room.
STEVE: That little girl in there’s gotta be okay. I love her almost as much as I love Steph and Joe. I promised Beauregard I’d look after her, and with Hope’s mind being scrambled to think she’s Princess Gina again, if anything happens to her-
Kayla put her hands on Steve’s shoulders.
KAYLA: I know, Steve. I know. That’s why I stressed how important it is that you not do anything crazy. Ciara is going to need all of us, especially you, since you were so close to Bo.
STEVE: I just...I can’t stand the thought of her being hurt.
KAYLA: I know. Neither can I. But you know, Steve, you know that Scotty and I will do whatever it takes to make Ciara well again.
Steve nodded. He shut his eye and Kayla hugged him tight.

[heroicmuse]

I hope Steve can stay calm and not do anything stupid. That was an emotional scene between him and Kayla!

Hopefully Ciara will be all right sooner rather than later.

Great chapter André DiMera.

[tghca]

I wonder why Chelsea and Max were not at the hospital for Ciara? I mean they returned to Salem right? So why wasn't Chelsea at the hospital? Her sister was just shot and her step-mother Hope was the reason why but she is not even there or how about Max I mean Ciara is his adopted niece and his sister-in-law after all but also Max is married to Chelsea so you would think he would be there for Ciara just for that alone

Steve is gonna do something stupid...he is gonna go off half-cocked to go after Andre because Steve he made a promise to look after all 3 of Bo's kids that being Shawn, Chelsea and Ciara and for the most part Steve has lived up to his promise but not even Steve could have predicted that Hope's brains would be scrambled...Hope has no idea what she is doing because Hope was programmed...brainwashed into being someone else that being Princess Gina so Hope if she were in her right mind she would not have shot her own daughter

And if Steve does go off half-cocked to go after Andre...he would just be ruining his own life taking himself away from Kayla, Stephanie and Joey so is Steve sure he wants to do that?

I wonder why Joey wasn't at the hospital either? Joey is Ciara's cousin and he and her are close for the most part

So Ciara's paralysis is not permanent? That means she would be able to walk again...I would have thought that Ciara would push Trix as well as everyone else away because of her paralysis

[Kpatch]

I could feel everyone's concern and heartbreak.

I liked the "he closed his eye" detail. Nicely done.