All Rights Reserved. Link Only GRATEFUL XANDER AND GLAM GABI GET CLOSE, KAYLA SEES SOMETHING CHEZ STEPH, CHAD WARNS WICKED GWEN TO GET LOST, CAT AND RAFE TAKE A DEEP DIVE ON THE DIMERAS! These are my words. There is only one DaysCafe :) REAL TIME SEQUENCE + KEY DETAILS! - Alex brings beloved Steph a beer and praises her work ethic. He complains about Xander having a hard time with his crying baby at work today. Steph is distracted - she has a meeting with EJ tomorrow. She needs the work since she lost a few clients. He suggests she go all in with the writing and shows her the beautiful cover for her book, along with her pen name. She looooves it ... Xander ends a work call and realizes his loud voice woke up crying Victoria again ... Rafe is ready to head out when Gabi comes home to pick up the binder she forgot ... Chad is ready to play ball with Thomas at the park and here comes smiling Cat. Chad smiles too ... Gwen gushes about the beautiful rooms at the mansion and cannot wait to move in. EJ downs his drink and informs her she must wait as the east wing is being painted this week. Gwen will not be deterred and looks forward to choosing her room when all is ready. She boasts about Dimitri's big money making her a very wealthy woman indeed ... - Thomas invites Cat to stay and play. He offers his glove ... Gabi senses secret agent Rafe has a mission. He calls it a meeting. She hopes he will be careful with his dangerous FBI work. He asks about Ari and hears she has not heard from her. She is sure she will text by tonight ... Steph gushes about being Anastasia the romance writer. They go to press soon. Alex believes One Stormy Night will be a sensation. He kisses her and she kisses him back. Then they go full romance novel on the sofa ... knock knock! Tis mama Kayla and a pie ... Thomas invites Cat to use his glove. Alas she has somewhere she needs to be. Chad remembers seeing her mysterious summons on her phone. Cat goes on her way. Thomas wonders why his dad was distant. Chad fibs he just wanted father son time is all. So he says ... - Xander is exhausted after the long walk but not wailing Victoria. Gabi appears and offers to help ... Cat arrives for her clandestine meeting with Mr. Smith aka Rafe at a temporary office. She suggests he call her Kelly. He wants to know what she has for him today. Intel on EJ's finances. They go over the latest briefing again. The goal is to take down the DiMeras. Rafe knows EJ had to have an infusion of cash from another source to buy the hospital. He also knows he is up to no good. They need to nail the bastard ASAP. Cat senses history. Rafe agrees to talk but tis a long complex story ... - EJ suddenly realizes Gwen is wearing Julie's stolen necklace. She boasts she bought it from a broker with DiMitri's money. Julie can have it back when hell freezes over ... Kayla has a blueberry pie. She made too many again. Alex excuses himself to shower. Stephanie wants to discuss a matter of importance with her mom ... Xander claims he can soothe his daughter but Gabi the mother has been there. He senses the sincerity in her voice and accepts ... Steph admits to Kayla why she accepted EJ's offer to do PR for the hospital. They meet tomorrow to talk. Kayla knows the hospital would be lucky to have her but wishes she would run like hell from the likes of that bad man ... EJ gets catty about Gwen's grudge against the Hortons. She suggests they should be on the same side. Here comes Chad with Thomas. He forces a cordial grin for Gwen but his eyes are cold as ice ... Rafe calls EJ a sociopath with no conscience. He does anything to get what he wants. The buck stops here. Cat is on board and admits she is friends with his brother. Rafe knows she is referring to Chad ... - Gwen smiles and marvels how grown up lad Thomas is. He wonders why she is wearing his Aunt Julie's necklace and has not returned it to her ... Rafe reasons Chad knows only to well the DiMera history - but he is the good DiMera. He would not hold a grudge if they exposed EJ's dubious dealings. Cat admits she is worried about her siblings. Rafe gets it. He is in the same boat but is compelled to do the right thing and senses Cat shares the sentiment ... Gabi has gotten the baby to sleep. Xander is amazed. He fears his daughta did not remember him. She assures him they can reconnect in time ... Kayla warns Stephanie she would be working for EJ's hospital and he is planning to trim the things that matter. As his PR person he would demand she spin like a lying politician to make his grand ego look good. Steph still believes she can deal with him and make things better. Alex returns in his undershirt. Kayla starts to leave and then finds the mockup for ONE STORMY NIGHT. Alex and Steph freeze ... - Chad also wonders why Aunt Gwen will not give Julie her heirloom necklace back. She alludes to a disagreement regarding ownership. EJ eyes her and suggests the matter will be solved soon. Chad quips it better be. Gwen stares. Thomas glares ... Cat admits she is not trained for the field. Rafe offers to help her with a few basic self-defense moves ooooo ... Gabi wants to talk biz. She bears Gabi Chic numbers. Xander complains Johnny was supposed to come back for the joint statement. He wonders whether the son of EJ was his best choice. Gabi suggests he give him a break. Xander needs the video. She calmly assures him it will get done ... - Alex finds his voice and informs Kayla that is the cover of a ... book Titan is publishing. She already read and loved it. The manuscript made the rounds at the hospital. She suggests horrified Steph read it too and heads home ... Chad sends his son upstairs and then blasts Gwen, whom he claims makes him sick. He orders her to leave town. She retorts she has loose ends to tie up. He threatens her to steer clear of his family or else. EJ grins as he watches the show. Gwen smirks she is a DiMera and moving into the family home. Chad gives EJ a dark look ... Xander is grateful for Gabi's help. She calls co-parenting a challenge that is worth it. She has been there and time flies fast. Alas she cannot give birth again and suggests he be thankful for his blessings. Xander sighs he does not have Sarah ... Rafe and Cat are going over EJ's questionable numbers. They need to find his silent partner ... Steph panics about her mom reading the steam she wrote. Alex reminds her she does not know her daughter wrote said steamy book. Steph decides they should get frisky. They start with Page 86 ... STAY BLOODY TUNED! Luv Cathy |
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