ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Link Only CHEZ BLACK FRIDAY + BIG DRAMA! 1200 words Beware of copycats. These are my words. There is only one DaysCafe :) THIS IS THE WAY IT WAS Ava orders Phillip into her suite. Sarah snaps a quick pic ... Replay of Claire inviting Charlie to Shawn and Belle’s wedding. Xander accepts on his behalf ... Marlena the vision in blue sees Brady at the square. He wonders why the flowers. She smiles he missed her message. His sister is getting hitched today ... John supports Shawn all the way. Shawn promises to protect his Tinkerbelle ... Belle scoffs when smiling Jan tries to give her the expensive looking gift box ... Charlie would love to attend. Xander gives him the day off and asks Claire to tell Victa how he helped. Claire will text her dumbfounded date the address of Chez Black. Until then! Charlie panics about meeting her powerful family ... Marlena updates Brady on Belle’s impulsive proposal. He will be there. He realizes the other siblings are too far for last minute. Marlena knows not whether Belle and Sami are even speaking these days ... Belle smells a bomb. Jan wishes she would give her another chance. Claire got one! Belle grudgingly accepts the gift. When a snake pops out Jan cackles. Belle calls her a beech. Jan whips out her real gift - a gun on her! Xander suggests Charlie chill about meeting Claire’s clan. That chatty girl can talk for them both. Charlie is grateful he has the time off. Xander reminds him to spy on Phillip at Titan in return as he exits. Sarah returns with an I.D. on Phillip's secret boss. Sort of ... Phillip admits to Ava he is disappointed in Belle remarrying Shawn and downs his stiff drink ... Shawn sighs to suited John that his side of the family is not here. John assures him he is family ... Belle cannot believe it!!! Jan hisses her perfect plan to get her closer to Phillip again so she could romance the Shawn was ruined! She insists in the past Shawn wanted to be in her cage of love. Belle tries to reason with her. Jan, however, hates the whole world but does like Claire. Alas she must act against her mother to stop her from stealing the man she loves. Belle watches her with dread ... Sarah shows Xander the picture she took ... Ava angrily admits she wants to break things when she imagines Steve with Kayla. She almost knocked on his door but lost her nerve. Phil reminds her his son is doing time for offing her. She woefully states she saw her son Tripp and longs to reach out. Phil feels she should stay dead and even better, leave Salem. She is just here to make sure he does as promised. Unless he is not worth saving ... Shawn and John get acquainted with Charlie. Shawn gives the lad a hard time for keeping Claire out late and is not impressed he works for Victor. Charlie really reports to Xander. John glares that man shot his wife. Charlie hyperventilates. He insists he likes Claire and would never ... Shawn demands he reveal his intentions ... Marlena is unhappy about Belle and sister Sami’s spat. Brady looks on the bright side - at least Jan Spears is not in Shawn’s sphere. Marlena knows she has been getting help ... Jan growls Belle is not good enough for Shawn. Belle explains their bond is unbreakable and begs her not to pull the trigger. Claire comes knocking ... Xander only sees a blur beside Phillip. Sarah sighs she was too fast and gives a vague description. At least they have her address ... Phillip loathes Xander watching his every move. Ava cackles cos she did not consider him smart back in their warehouse days. Phil fumes he reports every little thing to Victor. Ava warns him to handle him or she will get involved ... Charlie insists he respects Claire. Shawn warns him he is a cop and John is a covert op kinda spy. They are both protective. Charlie respects the fair Clare. Shawn sternly excuses himself to change. The lad starts to sweat as John eyes him like a hawk ... Jan shoves the gun in Belle’s back and gives her orders. Belle opens the door a little and tells Claire to ask her dad about the bracelet she wanted to wear. She cuts the conversation short, needs no makeup help, adds she loves her and shuts the door. Claire senses something is off and then runs into Brady. He assumes sis just had jitters and offers her a ride ... Phillip will use Xander’s jealously where Sarah is concerned to get him to make a dumb move. Ava repeats she wants Xander gotten rid of ... Xander learns online the apartment is owned by someone called Fred. He wants to go confront the female resident and Phillip. Sarah talks her hothead down. He agrees they need something solid for Victa and suggests a stakeout. When no one is around he will break in for the proof they need to implicate Phillip ... Claire arrives Chez Black with Brady. Sweating Charlie stammers he met the family. Claire noticed her mother was also anxious ... Jan considers only Claire a true friend. Belle offers to be her friend too and wants to help her. Jan screams at her for stealing Shawn years ago. Belle cringes at the gun that is still aimed at her ... Phillip claims he can use Sarah to make Xander go nuts. Then Victor will fire him. He hopes once he has paid his full gambling debt Ava will leave him alone. She smiles like a snake and gives him her woooooord ... Sarah buys snacks for her and Xander’s stakeout. He reluctantly agrees they can be a team, but he calls the shots. She is in like sin. Time to destroy Phillip! The tough guy grins ... Brady is terribly sorry to hear intern Charlie works for Phillip and Xander. He quips to be neutral with the nuts and steps away. Claire tells him not to worry. He stammers her family is nice. Shawn and John were hard on him, but they love her. There is nowhere else he would rather be! They hold hands ... Shawn asks Brady to be his best man. Brady agrees and accepts the rings for safekeeping. Shawn cannot wait to see his beautiful bride ... Jan is coming undone right before Belle’s eyes. She blasts Belle the unworthy and vows to protect Shawn. When she stares at the wedding gown on the bed, Belle lunges ... Sarah and Xander are already lurking in the hallway when Phillip leaves Ava’s apartment and she orders him to keep her posted. Xander did not see her but the voice was familiar ... Claire asks Shawn his opinion of Charlie. He seems okay. John gushes to doc he finally gets to walk his baby girl down the aisle. Marlena remembers their poignant past vows. Shawn now gets a text. The Belle has landed! John meets the puffy veiled bride outside the room. He walks her down the aisle to the wedding march. Minister Marlena presides. Shawn cannot wait to wed her! The veil comes off. The guests all stare in horror at Jan Spears’s dangerous face as she gushes she cannot wait either, grinning like a loon ... STAY TUNED! Luv Cathy |
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