Romans and Other Lovers (Read 4,910 times)

[André DiMera]

Chapter 8

SAMI & LUCAS' APARTMENT
It is now the next morning. Eric, and his girlfriend, Greta, were staying with Sami and Lucas. The four were getting ready to meet everybody at the Brady Pub.
SAMI: Eric, why would John call all of us back here?
ERIC: I don't know, Sami. He must have a good reason.
SAMI: I hope it's not something bad about Mom!
ERIC: Don't worry. It's not. I talked to Mom yesterday. She's fine.
SAMI: Good.
LUCAS: So, everybody ready to go?
GRETA: Yep.
SAMI: Yeah.
ERIC: Yep.
And, they all headed off to the Pub.

BRADY PUB
It was early afternoon at the Brady Pub. The place was packed. Caroline had closed the Pub early for this special event. Roman figured that there was nowhere else that an announcement like this could be made. Along with Caroline and Roman in the Pub, there was: Marlena, Kimberly, Shane, Kayla, Patch, Bo, Hope, Frankie, Max, Chelsea, Carrie, Austin, Eric, Greta, Sami, Lucas, Rex, Mimi, Cassie, Brady, Belle, Philip, and (the man who, up until Roman's big reveal to Marlena, we thought was Roman) Chris Kositchek. They had had a good afternoon so far and had all had lunch together. However, now, lunch was over. Roman and Marlena stood up and got in front of everybody.
ROMAN: I'd like to thank everybody for coming here this afternoon. This is a day I have been hoping for for a long time. You're probably all wondering why I've called you here on such short notice. Well, it's because I have an announcement to make. A very important announcement. One that affects all of you. I have not been entirely truthful with all of you. And, I think you all deserve to know the truth.
Chris got up and walked up to Roman.
CHRIS: John, what da hell are you doing?
ROMAN: Keeping up my end of our little bargain. You've had more than enough time, but it didn't work. It's time for the truth to be revealed. You see, everybody, the man standing next to me is not Roman Brady. Though, he is someone that some of you should know. This man is Chris Kositchek.
Everybody in the Pub gasped. Caroline stood up and walked over to Chris.
CAROLINE: Roman, is this true?
Chris hesitated for a minute.
CHRIS: Yeah, it's true. I'm not Roman. I'm Chris.
SAMI: Well, if he's not my dad, then where is my dad?
ROMAN: He's right here, Sami.
Roman pointed at himself.
SAMI: What are you saying John?
JOHN: Caroline...I mean, Ma, I'm you're son. Bo, Kayla, Kim, Frankie, and Max, I'm you're older brother. And, Carrie, Eric, Sami, Rex, and Cassie, I'm your father. Everybody, I'm Roman Brady. And that's a fact.
BELLE: Wait, if you're Roman, then where's mine and Brady's dad?
Roman again pointed at himself.
ROMAN: He's right here, Izzy.
BRADY: Am I the only one that's completely lost here?
ROMAN: There never was any John Black. John Black was just a name I made up for myself under three different circumstances. The first, while I was being threatened by Alex North. The second, while I was under a special, top-secret mission from the ISA. And, third, and most recent, while I was being impersonated by Chris over here.
Caroline walked from Chris over to Roman.
CAROLINE: Is it you? Is it really you?
ROMAN: Yeah, Ma. It's really me.
And so, Roman went on to tell them all about how he had had facial reconstructive surgery, was threatened by Alex North, and all of the other things that led him to temporarily abandon the name Roman Brady and become John Black. Needless to say, it was a very interesting tale.

[ghoulgirl]

Looking forward to their reactions! Thanks for posting Andre!

[fluffysmom]

I'm glad that the family meeting is finally taking place. I am looking forward to how everyone reacts.

[Kpatch]

Wow, this is an amazing story. I give you credit, Andre, for tackling this complex "who's who" tale.

[MrsM]

Wow. Some of them are bound to freak out!!

[sportsgirl]

I can't wait until they figure out all the consequences of all this!

[gapeach]

this is getting better and better. Can't wait to read the rest.

[krw627]

So Belle and Shawn are related? This could get very interesting and explain why Claire needed a transplant.

[Trey]

Cue: dramatic theme...got my cheesy popcorn for reactions!

[djm]

Wow. Can't wait to see all the reactions. Thanks Andre.

[André DiMera]

Chapter 9

BRADY PUB
ROMAN: It all started a long time ago. I was thought to be dead. But, I wasn't. I had been abducted by Stefano DiMera. He was obsessed with Marlena, and used me as a pawn to try and get to her. But, he couldn't use the real me. So, he had some of his doctors change his face...
SAMI: Oh, yeah right, John!
ROMAN: It's true, Sami!
Roman pulled a picture out of his shirt pocket. He handed it around for everybody to see. It had three pictures. The first was of Roman (Wayne Northrop), the second was half-Roman and half-”John” (Wayne Northrop/Drake Hogestyn), and the third was the current Roman who, until recently, had been going by the name John.
ROMAN: And, if that's not enough, I can bring in Dr. Rolf to corroborate my story.
BELLE: Dad...why would Rolf agree with you?
ROMAN: While I was “RoboJohn” a few years back, Rolf and I got pretty friendly. Plus, I pay him more than Stefano ever has.
SAMI: Come on! These pictures have obviously been touched up!
BO: Nope. I can tell a touch-up job when I see it. And these pictures are the real deal.
ROMAN: If I may continue. I returned to Salem under my real name, Roman Brady, but I had no memory of anything before the accident. That's when I found Marlena. She gave me my memories back. But, then, she was presumed dead. She wasn't really. When she came back, she was with a man who looked like the original me. But, it wasn't. It was one of Marlena's old ex-husbands: Alex North.
Carrie put a hand over her mouth.
HOPE: Oh, god.
SAMI: Unbelievable! The fact that you would bring up that part of Mom's life is proof to me that you are anything but my father!
CARRIE: Sami!
ROMAN: Okay. Let's just say that, for one second, you're right.
SAMI: I am right!
ROMAN: No, you're not. But, let's say, hypothetically, that you are. Why would I bring up Alex if I didn't have to? Why would I make something like that up?
SAMI: Because you're a twisted S.O.B. who wants to brainwash us all into feeling sorry for you!
LUCAS: Sami!
ROMAN: You;'ve always been stubborn, Samantha Gene, but I never thought you were this stubborn.
SAMI: Am I stubborn for not believing every word you say without any proof? Am I stubborn for not believing you're my father without having a D.N.A. test to prove it?
ROMAN: You want proof? You want D.N.A. tests? How about these?
Roman puled a stack of papers out of his jacket. He handed them to each of his children.
ROMAN: I ran D.N.A. tests on all of you to make sure that I was the father of all of you. And, I am. Also, the last test is a test of my own D.N.A. from both before and after the surgery.
SAMI: D.N.A. tests are easy to fake!
ROMAN: Then, have another one done. You can have as many D.N.A. tests done as you want, but I am still your father, Sami. And that's a fact.
SAMI: No, you're not. You keep trying to be, but you're not. You never will be. If you're not my father (pointing at Chris) and he's not my father, then my father is officially dead. And so are you, John. For trying to fool me and my family into thinking that you were my father, you're dead to me!
MARLENA: Sami, that is enough!
Sami ran out of the Pub.
MARLENA: Sami, get back here!
LUCAS: I'll deal with her, Marlena. You should be with the rest of your family right now.
Lucas walked out of the Pub.

EUROPEAN AIRPORT
Nicholas Alamain is sitting at one of the terminals waiting for somebody. After a moment, it becomes evident who he is waiting for. Melanie walked out of the gate at the terminal Nicholas was waiting at. Nicholas stood up and the two hugged.
MELANIE: Nikki, it's so good to see you!
NICHOLAS: It's good to see you too, Mel. How are you?
MELANIE: I'm okay.
This wasn't entirely untrue. Physically, she was fine. But, emotionally, she was still trying to recover from the shock of being cheated on by Philip.

NICHOLAS' HOUSE
Once they got back to the house, and Melanie unpacked all of her things, she told Nicholas about what had happened. Nicholas spent a while comforting her and got her to calm down after a little while.
MELANIE: What am I gonna do, Nikki?
NICHOLAS: Well, I know one thing: if I ever see Philip Kiriakis again, I'm gonna kill him.

WHITE ROOM
An undisclosed, very white room. A man is looking at an unseen image on a wall. Another man walks up to him.
MAN #1: The moment has been prepared.
MAN #2: Excellent.
MAN #1: I believe now is the time to strike.
MAN #2: You would be correct.
MAN #1: It's a pity.
MAN #2: What do you mean?
MAN #1: It's a shame that things are about to get so hard for her...

[MrsM]

Holy cow!! Can't wait to see who is in the white room and who they are targeting.

[Trey]

Good chapter. I actually felt sorry for Sami.

[sportsgirl]

It's the observer & William Bell from Fringe!! What devious plan have they cooked up now? Is the her Melanie? or Sami? Is it the alternate universe with the look-alikes? Darn you Andre!! Good thing the new season starts Friday??

[ghoulgirl]

Whooo hoo! Looking forward to more. This is getting better with every chapter! Thanks Andre! Lovin' it!