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Post by fluffysmom on Oct 3, 2011 18:19:27 GMT -5
I'm really glad that's cleared up. I can't wait to see how Philip handles all of the ladies at the party.
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Post by djm on Oct 3, 2011 20:55:36 GMT -5
I am so happy that Shawn and Belle are still together and that they are going to have another baby. Anxious to see what Philip is going to do next. Thanks for the chapter Kpatch.
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Post by Kpatch on Oct 4, 2011 4:03:01 GMT -5
BRADY PUB
Belle: We’re throwing a birthday party for Bo tonight. You have to stay.
Philip: No. I’m not much for family parties.
Belle: But he’s your brother.
Philip: We’re not particularly close.
Claire: Pleeeease Uncle Philip. Please stay for the party.
Philip: Oh man. He bends down so he’s face to face with the little girl. You know something Claire?
Claire: What?
Philip: You are the only girl in the world that I just can’t say no to. Okay, I’ll stay.
Claire: Yay.
Claire puts her arms around Philip and he squeezes her tight.
Philip perched himself on a barstool, like he did at the reunion, so he could watch all the action from a safe distance and feel like he’s above it all. He hadn’t expected to see so many familiar faces when he came out for a drink tonight, but here they all were. Pretty much everyone he knew in Salem: Bo, Hope, Ciara, Chelsea, Billie, Shawn, Belle, Claire, Chloe, Mimi, Caroline, Maggie, Stephanie, Abe, Lexie, Jennifer, Jack, Abby, Roman, Doug and Julie.
Victor walked in like he owned the place and surveyed the assembled group as if he had a right to say who should stay and who should leave. He eyed Chloe with disdain, still angry at her over Brady’s drug addiction ... a habit Victor blamed Chloe for because it was more convenient than blaming his grandson.
Victor: What’s she doing here?
Shawn: I invited her. She’s our friend.
Victor: Well I don’t like it.
Bo: Victor, good to see you. Can I get you a drink?
Philip is amused by the little father-son exchange and the way Bo handles Victor without getting angry. Philip takes a cigarette from the pack in his breast pocket. He’s about to light up when Caroline taps him on the knee and shakes a finger at him.
Caroline: If you want to smoke, do it outside.
Philip puts the pack of cigarettes on the bar and mumbles to himself.
Philip: Everyone wants me to follow their rules.
To be continued ...
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Post by djm on Oct 4, 2011 4:46:24 GMT -5
LOL at Philip with Everyone wants me to fallow their rules. Yup Philip when you go to someone's place you have to follow the rules of said place. Loved the way Bo handled Victor. Thanks Kpatch looking forward to tomorrow's chapter.
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Post by MrsM on Oct 4, 2011 7:26:20 GMT -5
Such a rebel. Hopefully he finds his cause soon. Lol.
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Post by DancingDays on Oct 4, 2011 8:11:50 GMT -5
I love the brooding types......
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Post by Trey on Oct 4, 2011 10:05:15 GMT -5
LOL love this whole interaction, and loved that you nailed Victor's contempt towards Chloe.
Phil is such a rebel without a cause... LOL
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Post by ghoulgirl on Oct 4, 2011 10:44:11 GMT -5
Love it. This means he is gonna go outside for a smoke and possibly be visited by say....Chloe? Hehehe
Thanks for another great chapter jkjpatch! Looking forward to more, more, more!
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Post by sportsgirl on Oct 4, 2011 12:02:38 GMT -5
Philip smokes now also? Yep, this is definitely a darker Philip!
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Post by Kpatch on Oct 4, 2011 12:16:33 GMT -5
Yes, Philip started smoking in chapter 3. LOL.
I think I may have to post 2 chapters one of these days. Probably Thursday.
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Post by ghoulgirl on Oct 4, 2011 12:19:21 GMT -5
ooo! That sounds exciting! You have been spoiling us with this story jkjpatch! LOL
Bonus chapters, two chapters! YAY!
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Post by MrsM on Oct 4, 2011 12:20:16 GMT -5
I hope Philip kicks the smoking habit soon. It is a major turn off for me.  |
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Post by fluffysmom on Oct 4, 2011 14:28:51 GMT -5
Great chapter Kpatch. I can just see Caroline shaking a finger at Philip. You wrote Victor perfectly.
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Post by sportsgirl on Oct 4, 2011 14:29:53 GMT -5
They say that kissing a smoker is like kissing an ashtray...
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Post by Kpatch on Oct 5, 2011 5:18:50 GMT -5
BRADY PUB, BO’S 50th BIRTHDAY PARTY
Philip was outside on a smoke break. From inside the pub, Stephanie saw Philip through the window and went outside to say hi. As soon as he saw her, he extinguished his cigarette and pulled her into his embrace. Stephanie put her arms around his neck and kissed him, and he lifted her and spun her around.
Stephanie: You’re in a good mood.
Philip: Seeing you puts me in a good mood.
Stephanie: Why don’t you come inside and join the party.
Philip: I’d rather stay out here. He looked into her eyes. Stay with me. Or better yet, let's go back to my place.
Stephanie: I can’t. I promised my grandma I’d help serve the food. But I’m available after the party.
She kissed him provocatively and went back inside. He followed her in, but when he saw her mingling with her family, he went back to his barstool, safely out of the way.
Bo opened his presents and some of them were gag gifts, while others were more practical. Chloe sang Wind Beneath My Wings as a gift to Bo, and that made Philip realize he didn’t have anything to give his big brother. Hope suggested he sing too, as she remembered that he used to be in a band when he was in high school. Philip laughed and said no thank you, then immediately felt guilty and acquiesced. Bo handed him a guitar and Philip started to feel self-conscious. The gang was staring at him for what felt like forever and Philip’s mind went blank. He could only think of one song, which he really didn’t want to sing. But nothing else was coming to mind, so he strummed a chord, then began to sing.
Readers, please click the video below to listen to Philip sing.
The guests seemed to be enjoying Philip’s pleasant song and his passable voice. Stephanie kept trying to catch Philip’s eye but soon realized that he was singing the song to Chloe, a girl Philip said he “used to know.” Chloe’s eyes were trained on Philip too but she wasn’t really looking at him. Her mind’s eye had wandered to the time when she was 16 and Philip serenaded her outside her window, singing “All I Have to Do is Dream,” the same song he was singing tonight.
When Philip stopped singing he realized he was staring at Chloe and she was staring back at him. A polite round of applause jarred him out of his dream world. He smiled, nodded, and went back to his barstool.
To be continued ...
Thank you to Shi22 for the clip!
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