ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Link Only DUKE TALKS TO RAFE, PAULINA LIES TO LANI, PHIL WINS A KISS FROM CHLOE! Beware of Copycats! These are my words. There is only one DaysCafe :) REAL TIME SEQUENCE + KEY DETAILS! - Rafe arrives home with flowers for Ava and more, amazed she made his fav Cajun food. They kiss almost in bliss. She notes Nicole is coming so they must behave ... Chloe ends a call with Parker, who is presently with Craig and Nancy. Phil comes in as she coos she loves Parker. He suavely suggests she say the same to him ... Shawn has arranged to meet Brady at Julie’s Place. He bears Kristen’s personal effects. Brady gets grim ... Abe pays stylish Dr. Marlena a visit in her office. He updates her on Eli planning a surprise anniversary party for Lani ... Lani wants to know what pleasant Paulina is hiding from Abe as per her call ... Abe lets Marlena know Eli and Lani would love to have John and Marlena at their anniversary party. Alas the good doc is on 4th of July hospital duty and John is escorting Brady and Rachel to the Salem fireworks. The dapper mayor realizes tis short notice since Eli was too busy to begin planning early. He happily updates Marlena on Paulina being his date and adds she is a good woman ... Paulina ends her biz call and makes light of speaking to an old pal. She offers herself to babysit but Lani is onto her. She heard she is hiding something from Abe ... Brady is not interested in any disguises from the envelope, but Shawn shows the photos. Brady finds one of Rachel and another of Chloe when she was Kristen's target ... Phil promises not to pressure. Chloe flirts he is persistent. He flirts for an answer. Is he under consideration as the songbird's suitor ... Rafe has wine as well as Duke the teddy bear. Unsuspecting Ava goes to get ready. Rafe now imagines Duke the bear teasing him about both the women. The talking bear warns of big trouble ... - Rafe feels like he is losing it. Nicole flounces up to the door with wine. He hands over Duke and she holds him to her heart. Duke calls Rafe a dirty dog and Nicole wonders why he looks so pale ... Brady blames himself for not being onto Kristen. He sips his coffee as Shawn argues at least Kristen did not get the chance to kill Chloe. Brady hates hearing that about Rachel’s mother. She has two sides. Shawn calls her delusional, so Brady finally admits he was drawn to Chloe so she was not so delusional. Shawn thinks old times could happen again but not Brady cos territorial Phil is making moves ... Phil feels there is a chance for romance and wonders what Chloe thinks. Here comes dressy Belle who seems uneasy, so Chloe sends Phil to pick up the takeout from Julie. Phil tells Belle to tell her what a good catch he is ... Abe had no idea Marlena knew Paulina from the past and she had no idea they were more than biz associates. Marlena heard he helped her with zoning. Abe praises her plan for the local small businesses. She wonders how Tamara would take to their relationship ... Paulina assures Lani she cares for her formidable father, so Lani warns her how secrets almost ruined her relationship with Eli. Paulina fears she could lose Abe if she shared her secret. Detective Lani puts the pressure so Paulina plays along ... - Rafe and Nicole enjoy the red vino. He teases her for telling Ava he loved Cajun, hence the shrimp jambalaya. Duke speaks up about him wanting Nicole. Rafe looks flabbergasted. Ava arrives and Rafe sits down. Duke dares him to admit he likes having both women on a string ... Abe has no secrets with Paulina and deduces she did not tell Tamara about them dating. Marlena knows Tamara well and suggests he tell her ... Paulina imagines Lani being livid about her tricking Abe about the zoning and stammers her secret is ... she was seeing someone in Miami. Lani senses more ... Belle brought delicious chocolates from a client for Chloe and wonders about her dine in plans with Phillip. She praises him so Belle asks about the Victor issue. Phil is keeping that one at bay. Chloe calls him a friend. Belle wonders why the hesitation to accept his romantic overtures so Chloe sighs she has Brady on her mind ... Shawn warns Brady that Phil suggesting Chloe was safer at the Kiriakis mansion was a spin. Phil has overheard and accuses Shawn of being insecure! Shawn gets sarcastic. Phil reminds him he got Belle, so he likens his game with Chloe to what he pulled with Belle. Phil leers Chloe and Brady are not a thing. Tis unfair to compare ... - Chloe smiles there is something with Brady, but Kristen remains an issue. Belle teases her about seeming to string Phil along. She admits her nice memories of him from high school are still strong ... Marlena wishes Abe the best with Paulina and he thanks her ... Lani asks if Paulina has regrets. She does not and fibs she does not want Abe to think she is flaky. Lani reminds her how much her father believes in her and her good work. It will also help Chanel. Paulina suggests a postponement. Lani senses something ... As the gals discuss the food for Rafe, loudmouth Duke gives him a hard time about stringing along Miss Ava and Miss Nicole, who is married to a fine man. Rafe downs his wine, grabs Duke and shouts to shut up! Ava and Nicole are astounded by his outburst at the teddy bear. He admits it was odd and stammers about his stress over Jan and Kristen getting away with their crimes. Ava adds he dreamt a bear was after him, but he refuses to lie down. Nicole has read about the symbolism of dreams and a bear chasing you means you are nuts! The gals co-cackle ... - Brady fumes Chloe staying with Phil is only for safety reasons. Phil fumes he had two chances with her already and they are over. Tis his turn now and he does not want it unfairly ruined ... Paulina is evasive with Lani but admits she is worried their loved ones might be disappointed. Abe happily arrives and wonders what is wrong. Lani reveals Paulina fears her market plans must disappoint, though she thinks not. Abe has a surprise for his new love interest ... Brady believes Phil is too selfish for Chloe and so does Shawn. Phil calls Brady Kristen’s zombie and argues he can make Chloe happy now. He arrogantly steps away to get their delicious dinner ... Belle sensed a connection between Chloe and Phil before and concludes this might be the right time. Brady has the baggage of Kristen whereas Phil is freer ... Abe gushes about the good Paulina’s marketplace will do and calls it his mayoral legacy. Paulina gulps. He hands over her building permit. It must be posted before any renos begin. She is somewhat surprised and accepts his hearty hug with worry in her expressive eyes. Lani excuses herself to buy food to cook for tomorrow’s anniversary dinner. Abe wonders but then quickly covers. After Lani leaves he sighs he almost spilled Eli’s surprise and praises Paulina for being better at secrets. She does not deny that ... - Phil returns to Chloe. The table has been set by butler Henderson. Chloe stands up and gets closer. He wonders. She confirms she and Belle were remembering their old days. Phil wishes they could have such a chance now and she concludes they could try. Perhaps this will work. She kisses him on the lips as sweet music plays. Prince Philip escorts his dream girl to dinner in the dining room and she smiles ... Brady thanks Shawn for the support and does intend to do the right thing. He takes another look at Kristen's Chloe photo ... Belle and Shawn soon update one another on their meetings. She shares that Chloe is truly torn between Phillip and Brady ... Rafe just loved the key lime pie which was as delicious as the jambalaya. Nicole proposes a toast to friends, and they all drink their red wine. Rafe apologizes for having a problem with the bear earlier, but the gals make light of it and Nicole announces they appreciate him. She decides to go and takes Duke, who taunts partner tis decision time! One woman wants him in her bed, the other is about to go ... STAY TUNED! Luv Cathy |
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