Scattered Pieces (Read 5,502 times)

[Trey]

Ugh poor Rate can't catch a break

[DancingDays]

THE PENTHOUSE

Carrie leans her head against the wall outside Marlena’s door. As confused now as she was the day before, she has decided to come to Marlena for guidance. After all, isn’t that what a Mom is for?

CARRIE: I can’t believe I’m in this situation. Why does it always have to be like this? Why can’t it be simple?

She knocks on the door.

MARLENA: (Opens door) Carrie! What a nice surprise. Come in.
CARRIE: Oh, Marlena. I just don’t know what to do. (Walks in and drops onto sofa, head in hands) He came over today. In fact, he’s still there, sleeping.
MARLENA: Sleeping? What happened?
CARRIE: He’d been drinking. I’ve never seen him drunk like that. He kept calling Sami a bitch and saying that she was gone. Or rather that he was gone. I don’t know. Then he said he’d come so he could be with me. Didn’t I want to be with him?
MARLENA: Don’t you?
CARRIE: (Looks up, tears in her eyes) I want to be with him so badly I can hardly stand it. But not like this. My divorce isn’t even final yet and he’s still married to Sami. Sami. (Jumps to her feet and starts to pace) Dammit! I can’t believe this is all happening again. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it!
MARLENA: Honey.
CARRIE: No! (Angrily wipes tears off her cheeks) I’m done being the harlot. I’m going to run to Switzerland and beg Austin to take me back. And if he won’t, well, I’ll just make it on my own.
MARLENA: What about Rafe?
CARRIE: What about him? We had a moment of weakness and now I have to deal with the consequences for the rest of my life. But it doesn’t have to ruin two marriages. He can still work it out with Sami and I’ll do my best to make it work with Austin.
MARLENA: But is that what you want?
CARRIE: It’s what needs to happen. It’s…
A knock on the door interrupts her. Marlena goes to answer it. Will is standing there.
MARLENA: Will. Hello darling.
WILL: Hey Grandma. Grandma Caroline came over to see the kids, so I thought I’d come see you. (They hug) Oh, hi Aunt Carrie. I didn’t know you were here. (Looks between Carrie and Marlena) Am I interrupting something?
CARRIE: No, of course not. It’s always nice to see you Will.
MARLENA: Absolutely. What’s brought you here tonight?
WILL: Well, it’s about Mom.
MARLENA: What about her?
WILL: (Looks over at Carrie) Umm…
CARRIE: Oh. Right. I’ll go.
MARLENA: No. Stay. I have a feeling you’ll want to hear this.
WILL: (Looks quizzically at Marlena then shrugs) So, um, yeah. Grandma, I know you know. But, as of today, Rafe knows too.
CARRIE: Knows what?
WILL: (Hesitates) Umm…
MARLENA: It’s ok. You can tell her.
WILL: That Mom slept with EJ.
CARRIE: What? When?
WILL: The night of the shooting at the pub. Johnny went missing and Mom ended up sleeping with EJ. (Holds up his hand) Don’t ask why.
CARRIE: So Rafe knows? And he found out today? (To herself) That must be why he was drinking. (To Marlena) This changes everything.
MARLENA: I thought it might.
CARRIE: Why didn’t you tell me this before?
WILL: Wait. This changes what?
MARLENA: I think you know why.
CARRIE: (Smiles broadly) I have to go.
WILL: This changes WHAT?
CARRIE: (Kisses Will on the cheek) Thank you.
WILL: (Confused) You’re welcome?
MARLENA: (Hugs Carrie) Good luck honey. (Carrie leaves)
WILL: What just happened here?

[mae00]

Poor Will. Right in the middle of it again and yet has no clue what's going on.

[MrsM]

Wow. Wonder if she will be able to find Rafe before he does something stupid.

[fluffysmom]

I'm glad that Carrie found out about Sami and EJ. I wonder what Rafe will do next.

[Kpatch]

Wow, Carrie just did a big ole 180. So glad she isn't going back to Switzerland. It didn't solve her problems before and it wouldn't now. Will has impeccable timing! Go Carrie go, go get your man!

[DancingDays]

Rafe is wandering around town looking for Carrie. He is unsure as to where to find her, so he just keeps driving. After driving for almost an hour, he decides to go to the Town Square. If he is to find Carrie, it’s much more likely that she’ll stroll through the Square. Everyone else does, right?

HORTON TOWN SQUARE

RAFE: Well, might as well park it here on the couch. What’s a couch doing in the middle of a food court anyway? Eh, who cares.

He watches as all of Salem marches by. All except one; the only one he wants to see. His mind drifts back to their last morning in Chicago.


CHICAGO, 4 MONTHS AGO

RAFE: Good morning. Want some coffee?
CARRIE: (Not really hearing him) I’m late.
RAFE: No you’re not. Breakfast just got here. Want pancakes?
CARRIE: No. You don’t get it. I’m late.
RAFE: (Stops, turns to her) You’re late?
CARRIE: (Unable to read his expression, she answers warily) Yeeeess…..
RAFE: Is it…..?
CARRIE: Austin and I haven’t been intimate in months. The baby is yours.
RAFE: (Smiles broadly) Mine? Are you sure?
CARRIE: I haven’t taken a test yet, but if I’m pregnant, it’s yours. I’m regular like clockwork and I’m never late.
RAFE: (Crosses the room to her) How do you feel?
CARRIE: (Smiles thinly) Happy? Excited? (Shrugs) Mostly scared.
RAFE: (Tentative) Can I hug you?
CARRIE: (Laughs) I think it’s safe.
Rafe scoops her up in a big bear hug and twirls her around in a circle, laughing joyously. As he sets her down, he keeps his arms around her and leans in for a kiss.
CARRIE: (Presses her finger to his lips) Hold it, big guy. This baby is great and all, but we have to look at this rationally.
RAFE: (Confused) What do you mean?
CARRIE: In case you’ve forgotten, you’re still married. And to my sister, no less.
RAFE: (Deflated) Right.
CARRIE: And, technically, I’m still married too.
RAFE: (Releases her and steps away) But you said last night that Austin wants to stay in Switzerland. Your marriage was over.
CARRIE: Yes, that’s true. But we aren’t divorced yet.
RAFE: (Embraces her again) But you will be. And I’ll leave Sami. As soon as we get back to Salem, I’ll set everything in motion.
CARRIE: (Pushes him away) No. You will NOT leave Sami for me. I won’t have it.
RAFE: But the baby…?
CARRIE: Everyone will assume it’s Austin’s and I won’t tell them any different. No one has to know that it’s yours.
RAFE: (Sadly) I’ll know.
CARRIE: (Touches his face) I’m sorry. For everything.
RAFE: (Holds her hand against his cheek) You know I’ll do everything I can to help you and take care of this baby.
CARRIE: I know. But we can’t be together. I will not walk down this road again with Sami. I have to choose my sister over myself this time.
RAFE: If I weren’t with her….
CARRIE: …We would never have met and I wouldn’t have this beautiful gift growing inside me. Let’s just be grateful for what we do have and let the rest go.
RAFE: I love you.
CARRIE: And I love you. But this is the right thing to do.

[MrsM]

Awww.. I hope he finds her soon!!

[Kpatch]

LOL at Rafe's musings about the Square and the sofa. I like your Carrie better than the one on the show. Unlike the on-air Carrie, your Carrie is putting her sister's feelings ahead of her own.

[fluffysmom]

I enjoyed the memory. LOL at the couch in a food court. I wonder what Sami has been up to all of this time.

[peppermint]

Anxiously waiting for the next chapter......

[Carla]

Me too peppermint!!

What the hell is with her telling Rafe she will pass the baby off as Austin's?! Yeah that will go over real well when the baby comes out with black hair, brown eyes, and a tan!

[DancingDays]

CARRIE’S CAR, LATER THAT NIGHT

Carrie is driving through town, searching for Rafe. After learning, inadvertently, from Will that Rafe and Sami are over, Carrie is desperate to find him. In a flash, her world has gone from bleak and empty to full of hope. As excited as she is to find Rafe, she doesn’t realize that she is speeding, or that she is in grave danger. Her foot is heavy on the gas pedal as she hurries through town. Also unbeknownst to her, the nail Sami placed under her tire has punctured the outer wall. With each rotation of the tire, the nail digs further and further inside.

CARRIE: Rafe. Wait for me. I’m on my way.

As Carrie rounds a particularly sharp turn, the nail suddenly punctures the inner wall. The tire explodes. Carrie loses control. She screams as the car rolls over and over. When it finally comes to a stop, Carrie has been thrown from the car. She is unconscious and bleeding.


EJ’S LIMO

EJ: (On his phone) I don’t care what Maroni told you. The DiMeras are the only family in Salem. You will deal with me. (Pauses) That’s what I thought. Goodbye. (To driver) Marco, why are we slowing down?
MARCO: There seems to have been an accident, sir.
EJ: (Annoyed) Then go around it. I have to get to Chicago for this meeting.
MARCO: I don’t know, sir. It looks really bad.
EJ: (Looks back at his phone) Explain to me why I should care.
MARCO: Yes, sir.
As Marco speeds up, EJ looks out the window. He sees that it’s Carrie’s car.
EJ: STOP!!! (EJ bounds out of his car and rushes to the driver’s side of Carrie’s car) Carrie? Carrie!
MARCO: (Walking around the other side of the car) She’s over here, sir.
EJ: (Rushes over to the other side of the upside-down car) Oh no. Get her in the Limo. We’ll take her to the hospital.
MARCO: What about Chicago, sir?
EJ: I’ll reschedule with the Gravinas. She needs a hospital NOW!
Marco gently picks her up and carries her to the back of his limo. He places her on the back seat.
EJ: Now drive, dammit! (He dials 911) Yes, I have a woman in my car. She’s been in an accident. We are driving her to the hospital.
OPERATOR: What kind of accident, sir?
EJ: A car accident.
OPERATOR: Were you in the accident too, sir?
EJ: (Exasperated) No. She wrecked on her own. I came upon it after it had happened.
OPERATOR: What is your name, sir?
EJ: Mayor EJ DiMera.
OPERATOR: Sir, yes sir. Ah, do you know the woman’s name?
EJ: Yes. It’s Carrie Brady-Reed. You’ll want to notify Commissioner Brady that we’re on our way to the hospital.
OPERATOR: Yes sir. I’ve already notified the hospital that you are en route.
EJ: Very good. We’ll be there shortly. (Hangs up) Why do I always end up tangled with these Bradys?

[MrsM]

Mmmm Marco.

What the heck does EJ care about Carrie for??? I can't believe he actually stopped for her.

Great twist DD!!

[Kpatch]

Ditto the " Mmm Marco." Glad he's back.

But OMG Carrie! What's going to happen to the baby? Damn that Sami.