Brady Pub

Stefan walks in to the Brady Pub, to see his “wife” Kayla cleaning the counter after giving some food to the customers, and smiles as he walks up to her and kisses her on the lips and neck.

Kayla, chuckling

You sure seem to be in a good mood…

Stefan

Just happy to see you.

Kayla

Aww that’s so sweet…I’m kinda busy right now, though, its hard running an entire pub by yourself…

Stefan

You shouldn’t have to run this thing alone, there are other Brady’s around…like those two alien twins, Rex and Cassie or whatever their names are…Sami…our daughter, Stephanie…you deserve some help, and you deserve a bit better than what you’ve been getting lately.

Kayla

What?

Stefan

I think I’ve been mis-treating you…so I’m taking you out to an early dinner at Chez Rouge.

Kayla, gasping

Oh, Steve, I’m so shocked! But…who can take care of the Pub-

Stefan

I’m sure you’ll find someone. Now come on, lets go get ready.

Stefan and Kayla leave the Pub, and Helena in the shadows slowly follows…

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Episode: 263, A Romantic Dinner

Written by: Tara Smith

Cheatin’ Heart

Bo sits at the bar having a drink, and Kristen also walks up to the bar and orders a drink, and looks beside her to see Bo.

Kristen

We meet again, Detective Brady. Shouldn’t you be on duty right now?

Bo

Its my day off.

Kristen

Oh, I see. I heard about your wife, I’m very sorry.

Bo

Yeah, I am, too, but its just how things go, I guess. At least she returned to face the music herself.

Kristen

Do you…at least think your marriage with her will last?

Bo

To be honest with you? I don’t know, I doubt it…I’ve forgiven her for what she did, or at least tried, but…she’s going to go to prison and I think we’ve lost our connection. She just went too far.

Kristen

I know what it feels like to lose the one you love. I lost John…well, Roman to you. I lost him back in 1997 after I was exposed for that stupid Susan scheme, and when I got out of prison he was catatonic and still is today. I know I’m never going to get him back.

Bo

I’ve lost three women now…Carly, Billie, and Hope. All of them I did love at one point, but life does go on. I guess its just been rough lately.

Kristen

That’s something you and I seem to have in common. For all of these months that I’ve been a free woman and can wander this town freely, I’ve been in pain over my rape. I’ve gone to therapy sessions with Marlena of all people when she’s available but that still doesn’t heal all the pain. And my family is on a rampage against Salem.

Bo

Ouch. Those DiMera’s…there are no words. And I’m sorry about your rape. I haven’t been your biggest fan, but I do feel bad for you.

Kristen

Oh its fine, believe me, you have it worse than me.

Bo

We both have it pretty bad, huh?

Kristen, laughing

Yeah…

Bo, holding up his glass

Well, here’s to getting better.

Kristen

Here here!

Kristen and Bo toast their glasses, then both of them continue to drink…

Chez Rouge

Stefan and Kayla, both dressed elegantly, walk into Chez Rouge, where Stefan has reservations made. He leads Kayla to a table that has romantic candles lit, a beautiful tablecloth, and other various items.

Kayla

This…is wonderful…

Stefan

Its for you, Sweetness.

Kayla

I mean…you haven’t given me something like this in so long…I’ve felt like our marriage has been lifeless lately, but now I know that’s not true.

Stefan, pulling out a seat for Kayla

Here, take a seat, my love.

Kayla sits down, and Kayla is about to order but Stefan interrupts.

Stefan

I already ordered your favorite.

Kayla

You did?! Wow…I don’t know what to say.

Stefan

Its just for you. I promise this night is going to be full of surprises and romance.

Kayla, smiling

Thank you so much.

Stefan and Kayla lean in and share a passionate kiss, Stefan putting a bit more emotion into it, but unknown to Kayla Helena is filming all of this, secretly, in disguise at another table…

St.Luke’s

Maggie walks into the church, alone, and to the alter. She looks around to see if anyone else is there, but they aren’t, and Maggie kneels down on her leads and stares up to the ceiling.

Maggie

Dear Lord, if you can hear me, I need your help..your advice…and maybe even Mickey’s. Oh Mickey, I know you’re up there, please hear me. I don’t know what to do…I think I’m falling for Abe Carver. Maybe I already have…I just feel like I’m betraying you, and I’m not sure how Abe feels about me. I want you to give me a sign, should I move on? Because…he’s helped me get over your death at long last.

Maggie sighs, as a few tears roll down her cheeks, and she recalls all of her and Mickey’s greatest times together To when she met “Marty” out at her farm, when he stood by her side and gave her red dancing shoes when she was paralyzed, when they got married, adopted all of their daughters, and even a few years ago when Mickey re-married her and bought her Chez Rouge.

Maggie

I miss you, Mickey…I’ll never forget you and I’ll never stop loving you, and you know that…but I still think I need to let you go so I can face my feelings for Abe. Help me, God, help me, Mickey!

As Maggie cries, suddenly a strong gust of wind blows through the Church. Maggie looks around.

Maggie

But what does that mean?! Oh Lord, I’m just so confused right now…

The doors of St.Luke’s burst open due to the wind, and Maggie can hear a small, little voice down in her heart saying “Go, Maggie. Go to him.”

Maggie, still looking around, but after a moment she smiles

Thank you, Mickey…thank you, God.

Maggie stands up and leaves the Church.

Alamain Inc.

Forrest, Billie, Nicholas, and Valentine walk into the board room of Alamain, and all of them sit down at the large, circular table in the middle of the room.

Forrest

Alright, everyone, no more fooling around. We have to act fast and we have to act now. That fashion show didn’t really help us with your little stunt, Valentine.

Valentine

Well I had to take care of Vivian somehow! I mean, I was sick of my sister, we all were!

Forrest

But we already had her taken out of Alamain, hell we gave her position to you! Was that not enough?

Valentine

Well I preferred to see her rot in prison. And it wasn’t only me, Celeste helped.

Forrest

Well, I don’t care about Celeste, because I don’t really know her, but I do know that the fact that we employed a criminal will do serious damage to Alamain and make it easier for Victor to take it over.

Nicholas

Are we going to bring Kate back now that she’s alive? Which I still can’t believe.

Billie

Can we…not talk about my mom? I still…have to deal with her huge blow out return, and that she didn’t tell me she was alive.

Forrest

We’ll deal with Kate later, and it’s a personal matter at this point. Now, here’s what I propose: As you all should know, we have a whole lot of stock, and huge stakes in many television networks all across the nation. We need to start selling it off now. And I mean as much as we can.

Nicholas

You want to sell THAT much at one time? Are you crazy?

Forrest

We need money, Alamain is going to have to file for bankruptcy soon, and its to the point where we are living off of what we have left in the bank.

Nicholas

Which is a fortune, I don’t really see why-

Forrest

Listen, its either do this, or get bought out by Titan and eventually go poor.

Billie, sighing

I agree with Forrest. This needs to be done.

Valentine

Okay, I agree too.

Nicholas

Fine, whatever you say, man. I’ll do it.

Forrest

Good. Then its decided. But that’s not all you have to do, Nicholas.

Nicholas

What do you want now?

Forrest

You have to break up with your Bella Magazine star-girlfriend.

Nicholas

What?! Hell no! I thought we already talked about this back at the fashion show the other day.

Forrest

The tabloids will be all over it soon, if they aren’t already. Its just bad publicity for the company. One of the executives dating the new model for Bella? I’m sorry, Nicholas, its either break up with her, or I’m afraid I might have to kick you out of the company, just like I did with Vivian.

Nicholas’s eyes widen, and he sits in silence, shocked and caught between what to do.

Forrest

Now that we’ve got that’s decided, I think I’m going to take my beautiful girlfriend out for a nice dinner at Chez Rouge, to get our minds off of all of this.

Forrest takes Billie’s hand, and then the couple leaves Alamain, with Valentine following shortly after, but Nicholas stays, still silent and shocked.

Chez Rouge

Stefan and Kayla eat dinner, as Helena tapes, and they continue to kiss off/on.

Kayla

You know, I just want to say again, this is really lovely.

Stefan

Its all for you. This is your night, my beautiful wife.

Kayla

Wow, Steve, you are so romantic tonight…I haven’t seen you like this since…before Britta came back.

Stefan

Well, with EJ’s death and all, I think it got me really down…but now, I’m happy again. I’m happy with you, baby.

Kayla leans in and kisses Stefan again, and Helena grins as she subtly tapes it from the other table, as Stefan and Kayla pull back from the kiss.

Kayla

You know, this is really great…living life happily like this, no drama for once.

Stefan, nodding

Yeah, I know.

Voice

Steve, Kayla! Whoa, I can’t believe this!

Stefan and Kayla look up to see their old friend and Steve’s brother-in-law Justin Kiriakis approaching them!

At the other side of Chez Rouge, Forrest and Billie are taking a seat at a table.

Forrest

I really hope this helps take your mind off of everything.

Billie

Honestly, Forrest, how can it? I saw my mother, who I thought was dead for so long and was still grieving over, come back to life out of the blue, then I fainted, and now today I have all of this Alamain crap to deal with, while trying to find out where she ran off to! I mean, I don’t even know if its really her! Tony DiMera shot her in the head and-

Forrest

I know, I know. Listen, if you need a break from Alamain, I’d gladly let you take a hiatus.

Billie

No, no..right now I think I just need to have a nice dinner, with you, you’re the only light in my life right now. Everything else is so screwed up.

Forrest

I feel like I’m making it tougher on you.

Billie

You’re not, you’re really not. I love you, Forrest, I love you so much.

Forrest kisses Billie on the cheek, but suddenly someone approaches them and pulls Billie into an embrace.

Kate

Billie, my daughter…my precious daughter…finally, I’m back…

Billie looks in shock at her mother!

Helena’s Hideout

After finishing taping Stefan romancing Kayla and their romantic dinner, Helena walks into a room where Steve is still tied to a chair, and smiles at him.

Steve

What do you want now?

Helena

Oh, Steven, I have something special for you today….

Steve rolls his eyes as Helena takes out the camera from her purse, that back at Chez Rouge she had positioned exactly at Stefan and Kayla’s table, and pulls the tape out of it and puts it in the VCR.

The tape plays, and Steve is horrified and overcome with jealousy at his look-a-like constantly kissing his wife.

Helena

Ahhh, they are soul mates, aren’t they?

Steve

No…no…NO….

Steve struggles with his ropes, trying to break loose, and tries to look away from the tape but Helena forcefully makes him look at it, as Steve screams in anger…