It's Magic! (Read 9,358 times)

[Pallison]

This is an excellent story, well written, wonderful character development, good theme, draws the reader in immediately and doesn't let go till the end (and with this one, I know it will hold me well after the end)....bravo to the writer for an excellent job....
But it's killing me......it's one of those stories where I don't want to read anymore because it is personally painful for me, but I must because I don't want to miss such a beautiful story......

Love you for sharing with us kpatch.......

[fluffysmom]

Great story kpatch. I am glad I finally started reading it!

[Kpatch]

BO AND HOPE’S HOME

Bo answers the door and Maggie walks in.
Maggie: Bo, we need to talk.
Bo: I agree. I’m glad you came because I was going to call you.
Maggie: Oh?
Bo: I need to talk to you about Victor.
Maggie: That’s what I need to talk to you about.
Bo: If you don’t mind, I’ll go first.
Maggie: By all means.
Bo: You ... and my father
Maggie: Is that what you want to talk to me about?
Bo: He’s not ...
Maggie: He’s not what?
Bo: He’s not Mickey.
Maggie: Don’t you think I know that?
Bo: Yea, but ...
Maggie: I don’t want him to be Mickey. I had a wonderful life with Mickey and my relationship with Victor does not negate that!
Bo: Relationship I’m kinda speechless here.
Maggie: Good, because I’m done talking to you about my private life.
Bo: Look, I didn’t mean to get personal, Maggie. I’m just looking out for your best interest.
Maggie softens.
Maggie: Oh sweetie, I know you mean well, but I’m fine. Really.
Bo: He’d better not hurt you.
Maggie: I’m a big girl. I can take care of myself. The woman I’m worried about is your mother.
Bo: I’m worried about her too.
Maggie: Then why are you being such a bullheaded idiot?


To be continued tomorrow ...

[MrsM]

Love it!!

[sportsgirl]

Maggie, you go girl!!

[Kpatch]

BO AND HOPE’S HOME

Maggie: I’m a big girl. I can take care of myself. The woman I’m worried about is your mother.
Bo: I’m worried about her too.
Maggie: Then why are you being such a bullheaded idiot?
Bo: Huh?
Maggie: Victor offered to pay for your mother’s care. Why aren’t you taking him up on it?
Bo: She’s not his responsibility. She’s our responsibility. Mine and Roman’s and my sisters’. Why are you looking at me that way?
Maggie: You all want what’s best for your mother, don’t you?
Bo: What the hell kind of question is that?
Maggie: This could be a win-win for everyone. You, your mother, Victor. Think about it.


THE NEXT DAY AT THE KIRIAKIS MANSION

Henderson: Hello Commissioner. Come in. I’ll tell Mr. Kiriakis you’re here.
Victor enters the study.
Victor: Bo. Good to see you. Can I get you a drink.
Bo: Not unless you’ve got a beer.
Victor: As a matter of fact, we do.
He reaches into the wine cooler, pulls out a beer, and hands it to Bo. Bo smiles wryly as he takes the beer and twists off the cap.
Bo: It’s even my favorite brand!
Victor: Now you can come over more often.
Bo: Listen, Victor. I’ve been thinking about your offer to help out with Ma’s care.
Victor: Good.
Bo: I’ve got mixed feelings about it. But I hate the thought of her living in that nursing home.
Victor: I agree. What would be your ideal situation?
Bo: If she were able to stay in her own place. Or live with us. But our place isn’t big enough for me, Hope, Ciara, Ma and live-in nursing help.
Victor: You mean your current home isn’t big enough.
Bo: What do you mean by “current” home?
Victor: You could move into a bigger place.
Bo: Oh sure.
Victor: I’ll help you. I’ll give you money for a bigger house and I’ll pay for round-the-clock care for Caroline.
Bo remembers his conversation with Maggie, but readers are spared from enduring the flashback.
Bo: Hmmm. You know, Hope and I were talking about moving into another house.
Victor: I take it fumigation didn’t get rid of Carly’s ... shall we say ... aura.
Bo: Hey!
Victor: Sorry.
Bo: Actually, that was a good one. And you’re right. Between Carly and the lighter fluid, we were thinking about making a fresh start in a new place.
Victor: Perfect!


To be continued ...

[sportsgirl]

Wow, even a Sunday & Easter edition!!! Thanks for not having the flashback. It's too early to put up with it again.
I totally agree Bo & Hope need a new home, perfect idea... This is working out perfectly.

[DancingDays]

Thanks for sparing us from another dreaded flashback. LOL You're the greatest!

[fluffysmom]

I am looking forward to the next chapter kpatch!

[Kpatch]

SALEM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, NURSE’S STATION

Victor gets off the elevator and sees Daniel at the nurse’s station.
Victor: Ah, just the person I was hoping to see.
Daniel: Victor. What ... can I do ... for you?
Victor: You may have heard that Caroline Brady has Alzheimers Disease.
Daniel: Yes, I heard.
Victor: That could be what caused her to make the very uncharacteristic decision to switch Parker’s paternity test results.
Daniel: I suppose that’s a possibility. You want me to drop the charges against her?
Victor: Yes. I also want you to find a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease. I'll provide the funding.
Daniel: Victor ... Alzheimer’s is a very complicated disease. I can’t just ... whip up a cure ... in an hour.
Victor: How much time do you need?
Daniel: Give me a day. I’ll come up with something.
Victor: Good man.


KIRIAKIS MANSION

Victor returns home to find Brady in the living room.

Victor: Bah. What do you want?
Brady: I have a proposition for you Granddad.
Victor: Not interested.
Brady: Hear me out. Please. I ... I need your help.
Victor: Why am I not surprised?
Brady: I have the know-how to run Titan, but not the history.
Victor: You mean you have no experience.
Brady has a flashback to his conversation with Maggie.

***Flashback***
Brady: He’s in his 70s. He needed to retire.
Maggie: Maybe. Maybe not. But regardless of what you think, that decision is something that he needed to make for himself.
Brady: He was never going to retire.
Maggie: You’ve hurt him deeply, you know. In more ways than you can imagine. Don’t you care?
***End of Flashback***

Brady: I was wrong to cut you off completely. I’d like to hire you on.
Victor: Hire me???
Brady: I’d like you to be my consultant.
Victor: Consultant my eye.
Brady: Look, if I hire you back in any other role, you’ll take over. I want to run Titan, but you can still be a key contributor to my company’s success. To our company’s success.
Victor: Hmmm. I might consider it. I want to see the formal offer first. In writing.


To be continued. Tune in tomorrow for the finale ...

[Sparkster]

Catching up on the recent chapters. Loved the line about not removing the aura of Carly! ;D And I liked the scene with Brady and Victor. It sounds like they're trying to work out their differences. Very good.

Looking forward to the finale!

[DancingDays]

So Daniel can cure Alzheimer's in a day?!? Wow, he's quite the super doc.

[ghoulgirl]

I finally had a chance to catch up!
Looking forward to more!! Love that Maggie was OK with him pretending to be Shawn. I also like that Brady and Victor are forming a sort of truce!

[Kpatch]

KIRIAKIS MANSION, THE NEXT DAY

Daniel arrives.
Victor: Did you discover a cure for Alzheimer's Disease, Daniel?
Daniel: I tried Victor, but there is no cure.
Victor: Damn!
Daniel: I did, however, confer with Dr. Patel and he prescribed Aricept for Caroline. It’s a drug that has proven successful for a lot of Alzheimers patients. I just dropped it off at Bo’s house.


ONE MONTH LATER, VICTOR’S CAR

Victor and Maggie are driving home after visiting Caroline.

Maggie: Bo and Hope’s new home is lovely! I’m so happy they took you up on your offer.
Victor: Bo was uncomfortable taking money from me, so we structured it as a mortgage and he’s making monthly payments to me. Whatever makes him comfortable, that’s what I want to do.
Maggie: You’re a good man, Victor.
Victor: There aren’t a lot of people who think so.
Maggie: There aren’t a lot of people who know you as well as I do.
Victor: What did you think about Caroline?
Maggie: It’s like a miracle. She seems so much more like herself than she did when she was at the nursing home.
Victor: The medication is working.
Maggie: So is her environment. Being around family is the best medicine. And Caroline’s presence seems to be good for Bo, Hope, and Ciara too.
Victor: Being around people you love can work magic.
Maggie smiles at Victor.
Maggie: I agree.
Victor: Speaking of environment ... Maggie, I’ve been wanting to talk to you about our living arrangements. It seems like we spend so much time together, well, I was hoping I might persuade you to move into the mansion.
Maggie: I’ve been thinking the same thing.
Victor: Excellent! I’ll contact a mover right away.
Maggie: Not so fast, big guy.
Victor: Huh?
Maggie: As much as I love you and I love being with you, I just don’t see myself living at the mansion.
Victor: Oh.
Maggie: Please don’t look so crestfallen, Victor. I can’t picture you living at my house either. But I cherish our time together.
Victor: So what’s the solution? Should we get a place together?
Maggie: No, I don’t think that’s the answer. We’re both independent people with our own lives.
Victor: Very true.
Maggie: So, I propose ...
Victor: You propose???
Maggie: Sorry, bad choice of word. I say we should continue doing what we’re doing. I mean, it’s working, right?
Victor: Indeed it is.



The End

[MrsM]

Yay!!!