All Rights Reserved. Link Only CHRISTMAS EVE BLOWS UP! These are my words. There is only one DaysCafe :) REAL TIME SEQUENCE + KEY DETAILS! - Gift ready Rafe gets a call from stylish Ciara that all is well. Ben is giving the officers eggnog. She wonders about Marlena ... Jan opens her Salem Inn door to Shawn, who sees her as Belle cos Mardevil cast a spell. She whispers happy anniversary like Marilyn Monroe ... Real Belle shocks Lucas at the station about an accomplice involved in Sami's abduction getting caught and brought to the station as they speak. Rafe intends to interrogate ... EJ roguishly rips up the divorce, says he wants Samantha and tries to get romantic with a kiss. She anxiously stops him. He is hurt she is not happy about getting him back after all her yearning. Sami is afraid ... Belle believes the accomplice will want to make a deal and talk. Lucas plays it cool ... Fake Belle scoffs about work and gets passionate with Shawn whilst Mardevil watches from the closet ... At Horton house Julie is trying to plan the perfect Christmas Eve as Doug reassures her. Alas Hope's flight cannot come, since she is stuck in a storm. Again. Beautiful Ciara and Ben jingle in with happy wishes. Doug and Julie are just thrilled about the new baby. Julie hopes it is alright for them to be here given Mardevil has been gunning. Ciara insists Rafe approved ... The accomplice arrives and Lucas and Rafe watch while Belle threatens to make him and his boss pay bigtime ... Mardevil leaves fake Belle and Shawn to their lovefest. Shawn suddenly stops and questions if she is his wife ... - EJ gently asks Samantha why afraid? She babbles about loving him always even when mean. EJ officially apologizes again. Sami states she already forgave him and hopes he will never look at her with loathing like when he heard she was with Lucas. He lets her knows she is the love of his life. Sami wants him to use the F word. Forgive. He explains he has his pride and it stung since her other guy was Lucas. Sami insists she was alone afraid and Lucas made it better. He adds he also rescued her from the kidnappers. Sami credits with him with the fact that she is even here ... Belle rages at the accomplice, who calls Sami a pain in the ... Rafe offers a deal of sorts with the D.A. if he gives the name of the one who hired him. Lucas stares ... Ciara and Ben are sorry they have missed much. Doug jokes the devil stood no chance with Julie. Ciara is proud of the badass powerful women in her family and vows to continue the tradition. Meanwhile Mardevil gives charity Santa a hundred dollars outside the Salem Inn and goes on her wicked way ... Fake Belle sounds more like Jan by the Salem second. Shawn wonders why the blocked number. To surprise him! He reasons he has work to do that requires him to keep his focus and keep his pants on. Fake Belle teases to call Rafe to make sure the real Belle is not there ... Ciara loved the tea and Christmas cookies. Ben sits beside the woman he loves, having checked outside again. All is well. Doug and Julie speak of the light that Jesus brought to darkness upon Christmas ... Shawn calls Rafe and asks if Belle is with him. No, she left after Trask dropped the charges against Brady. He lets it slip she wanted to surprise him and tells him to take the rest of tonight off. Shawn thanks him, not aware he was really speaking to Mardevil, who is sitting in the commissioner's chair, her eye on the pile of presents ... Shawn and fake Belle get frisky ... Goon demands a lawyer. Rafe goes to call the public defender's office. Belle suggests goon cut a deal and departs. Lucas tells him not to take any deal. His goon demands he counteroffer ... EJ accepts Sami had a moment of weakness and she assures him there will never be a repeat. He agrees to forgive her and she puts her arms around him. She stops and suddenly remembers Nicole. EJ admits Nicole was there and they had a connection but he only wants Samantha. He was hurt over losing her and suggests they celebrate this Christmas miracle of their reunion. He hopes she wants it as much ... Lucas gasps he will get him out here and get him a lawyer but his accomplice warns unless they both can walk he will rat him out ... - Fake Belle asks Shawn to unwrap his gift and waits. Shawn feels badly about what is happening so fake Belle suggests they stick it to Satan with their love. He agrees and she shoves him to the bed, starting to undress him ... Julie offers Benjamin another cookie and he laughs. Ciara would love to hang their ornaments now and so they do on the Horton tree as a jazzy silent night plays in the background and her hero kisses her. He reveals how last year when she was said to be dead he felt their hands together as they are now and heard her say it would be alright. He knew they would be here again. They romantically kiss as Doug and Julie admire the sweet scene. Ciara cannot wait until baby gets an ornament next year. The music stops and he kisses her ... Rafe returns to his office with Belle, disappointed by the sight of fallen broken gifts. He hugs Belle Merry Christmas and steps out to phone the public defender. Belle now gets a call from Shawn inviting her to the Salem Inn. He left a key at the desk. She cannot wait. Neither can Mardevil, who is really the one who called ... Shawn busily kisses fake sexay Santa Belle ... Ciara thanks Doug and Julie for the perfect Christmas Eve. One more thing. Julie asks Ben to place the angel on top of the tree to make it perfect ... - Rafe returns to Lucas and the goon, who demands a deal and now offers the name of the big boss in Sami's abduction ... Sami is elated when EJ kisses her but is still enraged about the creep who kidnapped her. EJ calms her and assures her she is safe. He will have and hold her forever. They kiss in bliss and she whispers she wants him ... Lucas whispers his gratitude to his Wisconsin goon, who agreed with his great idea. Someone will soon pay ... Sami and EJ are on the DiMera staircase when the commissioner comes knocking. Tis police business and Rafe arrests EJ for Sami's abduction ... Real Belle enters the room only to find Shawn kissing fake Belle in bed ... Julie, Doug, Ciara and Ben sing Gloria in Excelsis Deo. The angel suddenly goes up in flames and a wicked wind blows open the windows. Mardevil arrives with a wicked grin to get the party started. STAY BLOODY TUNED! Luv Cathy |
| DAYS OF OUR LIVES UPDATE The Salem Story on Thursday, December 23, 2021 |
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