All Rights Reserved. Link Only PRELUDE TO THE GREAT ORCHID CAPER! These are my words. There is only one DaysCafe :) REAL TIME SEQUENCE + KEY DETAILS! - Gabi prepares Mexican wedding cookies with pretty little Arianna in Rafe's cozy kitchen. Hopeful Santa Li suddenly bursts in ... Stefan opens his door to Wendy and suspiciously wonders why she came to the mansion ... Shopping Chloe runs into Kristen and less than friendly Rachel, who rubs in she is with her real family ... Brady cannot agree but Eric insists Kristen needs to be neutralized. He is mega mad about what she is doing to Marlena, Kayla and Kate and warns she will make more demands. Brady believes he will be free in a few months. Eric does not buy it ... Kristen smugly suggests Rachel be nice but Rachel wants her mommy and daddy married. She knows they are not sleeping in the same room. Chloe's eyes widen ... Wendy came to check on Johnny. Stefan assumes he is still sleeping. Wendy says to say she stopped by. Stefan wonders why she is not returning his messages and demands to discuss Jakarta ... Arianna is annoyed by another boyfriend trying to make her like him. She feels too old to believe in Santa magic. Believer Li suggests he send her presents back up to the north pole ... Lace Kate seems sad at the pub and admits to Roman tis Phillip. The hospital said he had another setback, not to mention Lucas can have no visitors in the slammer. Roman asks what he can do. She sighs Will called and said he could not come. She misses family. Roman brings up Allie and then Rex appears for real. Kate gives her hunky son a hearty hug. He is in Salem to give the FDA follow up data on the treatment the three women received ... - Kristen sends Rachel off and Chloe questions her not sleeping with Brady. She boasts there was heat but John interrupted. She vows to ring in the new year in Brady's bed ... Brady refuses to kidnap his own daughter. Eric reasons Rachel will really be spending a holiday in the sun with Uncle Eric but Kristen will believe otherwise. Her guard will go down enough so Brady can get the orchid ... Stefan calls Wendy irresponsible for going along with Johnny. She hangs her head. He smiles he understands young love but suggests there was another reason she and Johnny were together ... Li has given Arianna the symbol for double luck in the form of a bracelet. He will have two wonderful fashionable females in his life and feels lucky. Ari feels lucky having him as another daddy and hugs him. Gabi gushes it will be the best Christmas. Ari wants to wear it always. Li adds their New Year wedding will bring more luck. She heads off after asking about his last name. Li assures Gabi she need not take his last name. She woefully recalls how things did not turn out as expected with Stefan, whose DiMera name she took. This time she intends to be a Shin. They kiss on it like there is no tomorrow ... cos there really isn't ... Johnny stops Stefan's attempted interrogation of Wendy and repeats to Stefan he was simply trying to impress Wendy with the DiMera jet. Stefan departs after warning him not to do it again ... Back at the pub Kate points out she feels fine but agrees to cooperate when Rex warns his job might depend on it ... Kristen senses Chloe will stay with Stefan cos Brady is all hers. Chloe noticed he did not join her for lunch and the cattiness continues ... Brady says no way will he abduct his daughter at Xmas. Eric says then after and argues crazy Kristen cannot be trusted to do right by the women. Furthermore he feels no mercy for Kristen considering what she did to him. Tis time for hardball and he hopes his brother is in ... Gabi is grateful for Santa Li, who assures her he is happy just to be her daughter's stepdad. Ari comes back and tries another cookie. Li wins the taste test ... Wendy and Johnny both feel badly about having to keep the secret from Stefan, who deserves to remember ... Meanwhile Stefan catches up with Chloe at the festive square and she admits she had a run-in with Kristen ... Eric awaits Brady’s final answer. Enter Kristen ... Stylish Kate complains about the ten vials but feels fab. Rex takes them to the hospital. Roman and Kate are happy there is family and they are family. She teases she was on her deathbed when he proposed. He insists they are in it forever and they kiss in bliss ... Li and Gabi smooch up a storm in the kitchen. She gets a call and races off to deal with the seamstress ... Stefan has an early gift for Chloe. Center orchestra seats to an in demand show in NYC. He suggests they spend Xmas in New York and then fly down to Miami together. Chloe thought he might want to have his first Christmas back at DiMera mansion. Not exacty ... - Brady claims he and Eric were discussing holiday plans. Rachel happily hugs her Uncle Eric. Kristen whispers Brady did not come for lunch and she had a run-in with Chloe, whom she heard is heading to Miami for the New Year ... Wendy calls the situation wrong. She feels for Stefan and hates their lying secret about dating so Johnny suggests a fake breakup ... Glam Chloe would love Stefan to accompany her to the Big Apple. He gushes he got the perfect gift for Parker and she kisses him. Gabi comes along with Li and soap stares ... Kate hands Roman an envelope with his first gift. A Trip to Switzerland to see Austin and Carrie. Turns out Roman's gift to her is also a trip to Switzerland to see Austin and Carrie ... Rachel shows Eric the mistletoe she made and he notes it is not real so she skips away to find another one. Kristen and Eric exchange words. She boasts about getting closer to being a family with Brady and not so subtly suggests he not do anything ... Wendy would rather not fake breakup with Johnny. He got her a Christmas gift. She loves the scarf and he tenderly places it on her shoulders ... Gabi suggests traveling Chloe and Stefan look at their online wedding pictures ... Kate quips she and Roman can take two Swiss trips. They kiss as Rex comes back, admitting it while take a little longer for her test results since tis the holidays. Roman brings out the eggnog ... Brady insists he would never let down his family. Kristen loves the loyalty and goes to Rachel. Eric warns his brother the DiMera will control them all unless they take action. Brady agrees to the plan after Eric promises Rachel will not be in peril as Kristen will be led to believe. Game on, brothers! STAY TUNED! Luv Cathy |
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