ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Link Only JOHNNY’S BOLD IDEA, TRIPP’S HEART TO HEART, CLAIRE’S NEW JOB IN SOUTH AFRICA, BEN’S SECRET PLANS! These are my words. There is only one DaysCafe :) REAL TIME SEQUENCE + KEY DETAILS! - Allie dreams of waking up next to Tripp and gasps as Chanel is also in the bed. She now wakes up for real and turns off the noisy alarm as tired Tripp groans ... Chanel admires the Sweet Bits sign and gets a good morning text from Johnny, who shows off his amazing abs ... EJ informs fatha’s portrait Giovanni must accept his will and that he is in charge. Chad arrives and hears the Johnny has returned ... Claire summons Theo to the pub to apologize about the wedding. Theo fumes she made a fool of him ... Shirtless Ben stirs in bed as Ciara gazes at him. His dream became a reality when she returned to him. Time to make love again. They are soon starving. She gets up to find food and he gazes at his beautiful girl. She gets back into bed to tell him she was never with Theo, in case he wondered ... EJ complains to Chad his son is after money to make a movie and has the power of persuasion. He made him a DiMera offer but his son turned him down. He appeals to Uncle Chad to convince him to accept. Chad wants to know what HE would get ... Chanel and Johnny continue to exchange fun flirty texts ... - Allie does not want to be late meeting boss friend Chanel. Tripp must meet his new hospital advisor. He suggests they share the shower. Giggly Allie loves it ... Claire explains she loves both friends Ben and Theo, but she wanted Ciara to remember their own repaired relationship. Theo is bitter about being Ciara’s buddy. He sighs Claire warned him Ciara would remember one day and she was right. Deep down he thinks he knew all along ... Ben is relieved Ciara did not sleep with Theo. She praises him for staying faithful too. About that ... Tripp rushes into Kayla’s office and she teases he must have been at Allie’s. She is happy for her stepson, who alludes to a slight problem ... Johnny texts he owes Chanel a drink, but she signs off when Allie arrives for their biz meeting ... Chad wants Charlotte and Thomas to have their future interests protected and sternly suggests EJ make concessions seeing as Johnny will have a head start over his offspring. He is all about the DiMera legacy as well. Enter Johnny, who greets Uncle Chad and wonders what is going on ... - Claire is relieved. Theo smiles she got his coffee right and assures her he will be alright. She asks about his plans. He has to return to South Africa stat as their social media guru resigned and the timing is terrible. Claire suggests he hire her ... Ciara is stunned that Ben and Claire kissed. He insists he stopped before anything happened for she was not his beloved Ciara. Ciara feels badly about how she treated Claire. She should thank her for stopping her wedding to Theo after ... Johnny hugs Chad. EJ also wants a hug. Johnny refuses and blasts him for not supporting him in his dream. He fumes his father cancelled his credit cards. EJ states he was overspending and suggests he accept his offer. Johnny refuses to work for him so EJ asks Chad to mentor him on his own team ... Tripp tells Kayla he has fallen deeply for Allie. Kayla senses someone else in the picture. Tripp insists the other person is only a pal ... Back at the square café, Allie apologizes about last night. Chanel is over the moon about a hot new guy she met. Allie is curious ... - Chad suggests Johnny decide his life and live his dreams. Johnny has great ideas for a DiMera media production division. Chad is impressed and informs him EJ praised his biz sense. EJ mutters he did not have that in mind. Chad believes his son’s idea is worthwhile and says so ... Kayla probes whether this pal could come between Tripp and Allie. He asks her advice. She feels friends are important. Tripp hopes they will stay just that ... Ciara believes between her and Ben the engine they need to get going will get started. They clasp hands and kiss again. Feels like old times ... Claire reminds Theo of her social media success but understands if he is not interested. Theo is indeed impressed with her ability to attract social media interest. The job starts asap in Johannesburg. Is she ready to fly away today? Claire gets excited about the adventure and agrees but must tell her folks first. Theo looks forward to flying with her. He is grateful they are friends. Claire feels the same way ... - Kayla tells Tripp that being in love is always a risk but one worth taking ... Elated Chanel does not show her hot pics, so Allie asks for the mystery guy’s name ... EJ arrogantly calls the idea frivolous, not worth the money, so no! Johnny threatens to take odd jobs and follow his dreams. He will make it without DiMera and thanks Chad for the respect. He walks out and Chad smirks. EJ clears his throat, realizes his son’s idea is worth consideration so Chad gets back to the topic of what he gets in return. He has not forgotten how he tried to steal the entire CEOship from him. EJ believes he misunderstood and leaves for the office in his suit. They can speak more at work ... - Tripp is torn whether to tell Allie he loves her. Kayla gives him a pep talk ... Allie teases she must know someone who knows Chanel’s new love interest. Paulina suddenly texts so designer Chanel takes off to sign bakery paperwork at the bank. Seconds after she departs Johnny hugs alley cat Allie, who is elated to see her twin in Salem... Theo visits Chad at the mansion. Chad asks about the wedding. Alas he is leaving for South Africa alone as Ciara and Ben are together again. Chad is sorry. Theo asks to play a last game of chess and they get started ... Claire comes home to tell her parents her big news and finds herself face to face with Ciara ... Back at his apartment Ben balances on his crutches and holds his framed wedding photo. Then he takes out the old wedding rings and smiles like the happiest man in the world. He has secret wedding plans ... STAY TUNED! Luv Cathy |
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