Bo was going through
a case file when he heard a knock on the door. ‘Come in.’ He said, not looking
up and stiffened at the sound of Daniel’s voice. ‘Hey there, Bo.’
What
the hell is he doing here?
Bo thought, feeling his anger boil up all over again. it’s bad enough he was
touching Carly, now he was about to rub his face in it. ‘Hey, Daniel.’ He
managed to say. ‘What do you want?’
Daniel blinked at
the rather surly greeting but replied, ‘I actually came here to talk to you
about something important, so if you aren’t too busy...’
‘Actually I am but
let me save you a lot of trouble, I already know why you came over.’
‘You do?’ Daniel was
astonished. He’d come to tell Bo about
him and Darcy, not that he felt he needed to but since Bo never approved of him
and Chelsea, the last thing he wanted was Bo hearing it from other people.
‘Yes.’ Bo said
curtly. ‘I’ve known about it for a very long time now, it’s not exactly a deep,
dark secret. And I could care less; you both do what you like.’
Daniel was even more
astonished. ‘What do you mean by that, you should care... since you’re her...’
‘I’m not anything to
her, she made that loud and clear; she has you to take care of her now after
all, doesn't she? Did you come here thinking you needed my permission or
something?’
‘Actually, no; we
don't need your permission.’ Daniel snapped, wondering what the hell was wrong
with Bo. ‘I just felt you had a right to know the situation of things, we’re
very much in love and she’s going to be my wife someday.’
Bo felt someone just
poured ice-cold water all over him. Wife?
Wife?!
With effort, he
smiled grimly. ‘Well... as you probably know, I already have a loving family at
home; a wife and a daughter so there’s no room for anybody else. You two just
handle your business and leave me out of it, okay man?’
Daniel couldn't
believe what he was hearing. ‘What?’ he exclaimed.
‘You heard me, it’s
none of my business and I could care less so please get out of my office so I can
get some work done, thank you!’ Bo shouted, so angry and jealous that he had to
keep himself from bashing his fists into Daniel’s face. As if Daniel and Carly
having a baby together wasn't bad enough, Daniel was going to marry the woman
he loved, something he never did and
will never do and it wasn't even Vivian’s fault this time. Stupid, stupid, stupid him!
Daniel raised his
hands, now feeling quite sure Bo has lost his mind completely to be talking about his own
daughter like this. True, Darcy was still very angry with Bo for hurting her
mother but even she would be shocked by his attitude. ‘Fine, whatever! I’ll go,
I don't know why I came by in the first place because you are one crazy dude,
Bo Brady!’
‘Just get out!’ Bo
yelled at him, as Daniel slammed the door after him. Shaking with anger, he
lowered himself into his chair, burying his face in his hands. He was
definitely crazy... for walking away from Carly.
On the other side of
the wall, Hope watched him through the open blind.
:::::::::::::::::
‘I do not understand
what you’ve just told me, cher.’ A
confused Darcy said, shaking her head.
‘It’s like what I
told you baby, he doesn't care- he completely spelt it out for me and at the
same time he was so angry. I don't understand why he would say that and then
act like I did something very terrible to him, it was so weird.’
Darcy pushed back a
few strands of hair from her forehead then shrugged. ‘My life is my own... but oui, it is strange for him to act like
that.’ She smiled cynically. ‘Yet again, why am I so surprised... it’s not like
I ever really had a place in his life or
in the family for that matter, the whole time he pretended to love me and Maman
and he turned to be such a liar...’ sudden tears filled her eyes. Daniel
enveloped her in his arms, furious with Bo.
‘It’s okay baby,
don't cry. I love you and I’m here to look after you and Carly... I always
will, you hear me? I made this promise to your mother and I told Nicholas too.
We’re a family now, okay?’
‘Yes we are.’ Darcy
sniffled, touching his face. ‘I love you so much.’ she kissed him passionately
and his arms immediately tightened round her as he kissed her back. ‘But
Daniel... please don't ever abandon us like he did, please...’
‘That will never,
ever happen... I promise.’ Daniel vowed from the bottom of his heart. ‘Carly’s
my friend and I’ll die if I ever lost you.’
Darcy clung to him,
tears falling down her cheeks. From a distance, Maggie and Hope stared at the
pair in amazement.
:::::::
‘Good afternoon, Miss Manning.’
‘Good day to you,
Henderson. Is Monsieur Kiriakis home?’
‘He’s home and very,
very pleased to see his beautiful granddaughter.’ Victor beamed in delight at
the sight of Darcy. ‘I’m always happy to see you, my dear; come in.’
Darcy entered,
looking at him coldly. He was one of her mother’s biggest detractors but for
some reason, his attitude towards her has changed. Carly had received a large bouquet of roses
from him this morning and she was still puzzling over the gesture.
‘Henderson, serve
some coffee.’
‘I’m not staying
long but thank you.’ Darcy said quickly. ‘I came here to ask you what you are
doing.’
Victor frowned.
‘What do you mean?’
‘Why did you send
Maman flowers all of a sudden? What do you want from us?’
‘Oh, that.’ Victor
shook his head. ‘I didn't mean any harm by it. I actually wanted to come see
her but something unexpected came up.’
‘See her about what;
issue her a warning on behalf of your precious daughter-in-law?’ Darcy asked
her voice now harsh. ‘What will it take for you and everybody else in this town
to stop thinking bad my mother, what on earth did she ever do to you? Why can’t
you just leave us in peace, why? Just because that woman probably still sees
Carly Manning as a threat, well let me tell you... Bo Brady isn't worth
fighting for or crying over for that matter... so please inform her of that and
don't you dare send anything to Maman ever again. If I had my way, Maman and I
would’ve left here a long time ago and I would not be having this conversation
with you.’
‘Darcy... come on
now, you’re crediting me with a lot of malice!’ Victor protested. ‘Yes I wanted
to warn Carly but it’s not what you think; I was going to advise her she needed to be more on her guard with Vivian still
about.’
‘And since when have
you started caring about her, you hate her!’ Darcy accused. ‘You don’t lose any
time saying bad things about her, I’m sure you were glad your son abandoned
her; you joined the others to laugh at her behind her back! And you call
yourselves my family? Like I want to
be part of such sanctimonious, heartless people! You stay away from my mother
and stay away from me, I don't want you anywhere near us... just leave us
alone!’
‘Darcy, wait!’ Victor
said commandingly, taking her by the arm, which she immediately shook off,
glaring at him. ‘Just wait a moment, please. I’m not trying to harm Carly, I
promise. Okay...alright I admit it, I was completely unfair to her and I’m
sorry for the way I treated her, for everything I thought of her. I’m not
saying all this for your sake either, my dear. I mean every word of it....
that’s why I sent her the flowers. I wasn't sure she would want to see me or
listen to anything I have to say just yet.’
‘You must think I’m
very stupid if you expect me to believe you and Maman doesn't need you to
advise her on anything!’ Darcy said angrily. ‘I don't know what you are after
but your tricks are not going to work, trust me!’
She walked out
of the living room, into the foyer and
flung open the door, almost running into Justin. ‘Wow, watch it!’ he exclaimed.
‘Hi Darcy.’
‘Hello Justin, I
have a long awaited score to settle with you.’ Darcy slapped him soundly on the
cheek. As Justin stared at her in disbelief, she added, ‘the next time you and
Maggie Horton want to gossip about my mother, first look all sides to make sure
I’m not there ... Salaud!’ She pushed
him aside, leaving him staring after her.
::::::::::::::::::::
Nicholas and Lynn
weren't in the house when Darcy got home but there was a note on the foyer
table telling her they’d gone to the mall. Sighing, Darcy placed her keys and
purse on the table, taking off her jacket. After diligently obeying her mother
about turning a blind eye, she’d snapped but she just couldn't help it; Victor
and Justin had it coming for a long time. If it didn't mean leaving Daniel and Ciara
behind, she would’ve insisted on Carly thinking over Nicholas’ suggestion some
more.
‘Merde!’ she muttered, going up the
stairs. ‘I hate them all!’
Luigi stiffened,
hearing the sound of feet. ‘Damn it, what’s she doing back?’ he muttered,
praying she wouldn't enter Carly’s bedroom for some reason. So far he’d removed
the camera in Darcy’s room, he was going to take off the ones in the living
room, study and kitchen... not to mention the bugs in the living room and
kitchen phones. Now he would have to
come back another day to finish up, that is if Darcy Manning didn't catch him
first and her old man would skin him alive if he got arrested. Better make a
run for it now.
He waited for her
door to close before crawling out from under the bed, anxious to make a hasty
retreat before he’s seen. Unfortunately as he opened the door, he ran right
smack into her. As Darcy began to scream, he grabbed her by the throat and
pushed her roughly, causing her to hit the side of her head very hard against
the wall. Luigi stepped back frightened, as she fell on the floor unconscious. ‘Oh
my God... Kiriakis is going to kill me.’ he whispered as he fled, leaving Darcy
on the landing. Which was where Nicholas and Lynn found her half an hour later.
As Lynn tried to resuscitate her, Nicholas called an ambulance, his fingers
trembling as he dialled.
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