Kinky Little Secret

Chelsea rushes into Bo and Hope's house. She slams the door. Nick rushes up, but can't get in. He asks her to open the door. She opens the door a little and tells him he rejected her. He says he didn't.

SLAM! Right in the schnozz. Nick doubles over in pain, "OW! Thad was by doze."

The brat snorts, "Yeah, well, I wasn't aiming for your nose."

Nick screams, "I love you and I'm not leaving until you open the door and hear me out."

Phillip and Belle are on their tub out in the middle of nowhere. Phillip is up on deck and yells down to Belle to tell her night sky is full of stars. Belle has to be told things like that. Phillip yells down to her, "It's beautiful. Almost as beautiful as you."

Down below, Belle frantically searches for the GPS. She finds it, cradles it and sighs, "It's working. Shawn, find us."

Bo talks to Hope on the phone and tells her he'll call later. He hangs up and tells Shawn Steve is there to hurt them. Shawn says, "I'm getting on that plane."

Bo says, "No you're not. You do, and you'll die. You can't get on that plane."

Shawn pleads, "Do you have any idea what I'd have to look forward to if I stayed here? Inside of us we both know I belong with Belle. If that plane leaves the ground and I'm not with him, I'll regret it. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of my life. But we'll always have Paris." Gabby watches.

Nick knocks. He threatens to sing and not stop until she lets him in. Chelsea calls his bluff. What Nick does is... well... if you put a cat in a blender... Chelsea opens the door, "Shut up! We have neighbors!"

"Not any more," yells one of the neighbors as he moves out.

Nick begs for five minutes. She lets him in. Nick makes his pitch. She counts down the time, "Four minutes fifty-nine seconds... four minutes fifty-eight seconds..." She claims she came to him after putting the stuff about him and Billie behind her. He says he just wasn't expecting it. He swears he will never give up on her. She says he already gave up on her – when she came over earlier today.

Chelsea says, "I came up with 100,000 reasons why I want to be with you, and you can't come up with one reason why you want to be wit me!"

"I can come up with one," says Nick, "but you won't like it."

Phillip comes down and says he thought it would be nice if Belle came up to check out the stars. Belle says she is tired. She thinks he will push until he gets his way. Phillip reminisces about being a kid and dreaming about traveling to the ends of the universe.

"Too bad you didn't get your way," says Belle. Phillip gives her his 'whipped puppy' look and Belle apologizes. She asks what was at the end of the universe.

"A feeling I could do or be anything," says Phillip. He begs her to come up on deck.

Shawn reminds Bo that Steve helped Belle and him escape to Canada. Bo says it isn't about Steve. Steve would kill them if EJ wanted him to. He tells Shawn about Steve's recent crimes and his brainwashing. He was following EJ's orders and would do it again. Bo tells Shawn EJ wants him dead because he worked for him

"I didn't do that bad of a job," says Shawn.

Bo says Shawn is a loose end in EJ's world. Shawn says Steve mentioned EJ when they were talking earlier. Bo says, "I swear you will get your family back, but Steve is more of an enemy to you than Phillip."

Belle reminds Phillip this isn't a cruise – he's trying to take her child from her. Phillip says she had her chance and wouldn't even think of sharing custody. He asks to take Claire up on deck. Belle can't believe he is asking her permission. Phillip says he just wants a few moments with her. Belle OK's it. Phillip says he'd like her to come, too.

Belle asks, "How do you think Shawn would feel about that?"

"He'd be so peeved he'd drive a car through a building," says Phillip, "But what happened on the island was necessary." Phillip claims he didn't ask Duck to shoot Shawn. Belle is upset about being held hostage and wants to know how that makes Phillip feel.

Shawn argues. Steve comes down and says, "Let's go. Shake a leg."

Bo says, "Shawn isn't going anywhere with you."

Shawn steps up, "Don't talk for me." Bo says they have to nail down Phillip's location before they go.

Patch says, "When family is involved you don't sweat the details."

Bo argues, "We have to figure out Phillip's exact location before we just rush in without a plan. After we know Phillip's location, then we can rush in without a plan."

Patch says, "This isn't how you usually operate... computers, numbers, common sense. If you don't want me here, just tell me."

Phillip turns evil. He's just trying to get back what is his.

Belle asks him to sit down. Phillip says, "When you're at war everything is a battle. When I got back from that hell I couldn't switch gears overnight, so I went to war with you and Shawn. Now I'm just trying to get everything right." Belle says they are still at war. Claire is a part of her and Shawn.

"And me," says Phillip, "What's wrong with a father wanting to take his daughter and show her the stars"?"

Belle says, "There is a way to end it – let go."

Chelsea tells Nick not to play her. He says he wouldn't even know how to do that. He's just trying to be her knight is shining armor.

"They don't make armor In 32 slim," says Chelsea. Nick asks if that was a joke. She huffs. He tells her he was stood up at his prom. His date got a better offer.

"Idiot," says Chelsea, "I mean the girl. So there is no other woman?"

"Sorta yes, sorta no," says Nick, "The God's honest truth... yeah, there is."

Willow combs her hair and paces. She hears Maggie humming. Willow bolts and hides in the bathroom. Maggie comes into Nick's room with a laundry basket.

Chelsea asks, "So, who is she? You'd better make this quick because this is probably the last conversation we'll ever have."

Nick stammers, "Um... It's my aunt Maggie. I live in her house."

Chelsea is confused, "She's the other woman?"

"In a way."

"Nick, That's disgusting!"

Nick explains, "She thinks I can't even tie my shoes. She does everything for me. Sometimes she doesn't even knock." The brat says could sneak out and come over.

"What about your dad," asks Nick.

"I wouldn't have to stay the night," she says.

"Yeah, you would," he says, "When we're together I want to hold you the whole night long."

She melts, "I love you, Nick."

Nick asks, "Does that mean you're not mad at me?"

Chelsea says, "If it's just a geography problem, I have a solution. You can stay with Aunt Maggie and live like a monk."

Mickey walks into the scene and says, "You got that right."

Chelsea says, "Or you can move out and get your own place."

Mick smiles, "And then we could hold each other all night long." They fall into each other's arms.

Phillip says he can't let Belle go. Not yet. He thinks Belle has forgotten what it was like for them. Belle says they can't go back. Phillip lays down the ground rules. They don't talk about Shawn and she doesn't mention Shawn to Claire. Phillip is just asking for a chance – for Claire.

Belle asks, "If I don't?"

Phillip sneers, "Then Claire is one very unhappy little girl."

"That's incredible how you can flip this and make it my fault," says Belle, "You want another chance? Then you have to be honest with me about where we are going and how long we will be there."

Patch says Bo is looking for cracks in him but won't find any. He insists Kayla got him help and it stuck. He wants to be a man this family can count on. He pours three shots, "Do I have to drink to that alone?" The three amigos make a toast and slug down the booze.

"Let's go find the girls," says Bo. Patch goes to refuel. Bo tells Shawn Patch is testing them. Gabby comes up with a pistol. She says she nosed around and found it in Patch's room.

Belle softens. Phillip says they are headed for Australia. If they go back to Salem the war starts all over again, and Claire is the prize. He won't let that happen. Belle wants to know how long they will be there. Phillip doesn't know. Time enough for Belle to learn who Phillip is. He says Belle can go back to Salem if she wants. The custody agreement is binding. He's waiting for something special. He's waiting for Claire to say one simple word – Daddy.

Claire says, "I don't know about 'daddy,' but I'm ready to say UNCLE!"

Phillip says, "Claire and I are not going back to Salem until I am the only father she knows and the one she recognizes."

Claire thinks, "I've been bounced around so much I think my father is the Harlem Globetrotters."

Bo takes the gun. He sees the serial number has been filed off. He unloads it and tells Gabby to put it exactly where she found it. Shawn comes around, "What are we gonna do now."

"You will find your family," says Bo, "I will keep an eye on Steve." He pulls a paper out and asks Shawn for his signature so they can put EJ behind bars.

Nick and Chelsea smooch. Nick asks, "So you want me to get us a place?"

"Not us," says Chelsea, "Just you. I would visit a lot."

"But what about furniture... food... rent?"

Chelsea scolds him, "I'm talking sex and you're making a shopping list. Don't you have a lot of money saved? Unless you blew it on something you don't want me to know about. Besides, all you need is a bed."

"I'm thinking of going back to grad school," says Nick, "That could be next semester."

"You should go," says Chelsea, "You're making excuses. Tell me the real reason you kicked me out today."

Maggie picks up laundry as Willow watches. She finds a pair of lace panties. She holds them up and says, "Looks like you're been a naughty boy, Nicholas." In other words, they aren't Maggie's. I suppose she wears Maggie's Drawers.

Nick says he put the brakes on because this is too important. Chelsea says, "Sex is not rocket science! Or, maybe it is and that's why I'm still a virgin." Nick says it's not going to happen overnight. He doesn't want to sneak around. He's honored she wants to be with him.

"That's something a night in shining armor would say," says Chelsea. She kisses him and asks about his future.

"I'm looking at it," says Nick, "After work I'll look at the real estate ads." More kisses.

Maggie searches Nick's room. She finds nail polish and lipstick, "Hmmm... Nice color. Either you've got a secret lover, Nick, or just a... kinky little secret." Maggie leaves.

Willow comes out. She grabs her things and goes out the window.

Belle and Phillip continue to argue. Belle says she would never leave Claire. Phillip says if she wants to be Claire's mother it will be in Australia, "I'm giving you a choice. It's more than you and Shawn gave me."

Shawn starts to sign the document, but Patch interrupts. Shawn pockets the paper. Bo says they can't use the plane, "We gotta go after Phillip another way."

Nick comes back to his room. He calls for Willow and searches. The place is deserted. He sees the open window and closes it. He walks over to his bed where Maggie has folded his laundry. He finds the panties with a note attached, "Dear Nick – found these peeking out from under your bed. I assume a friend left them behind. Can't wait to catch up. Need details before I spread this juicy one all over Salem. Love Maggie."

Nick sighs, "That's great."

Phillip comes back down and says Claire's face lit up when he told her about the constellations. He thinks Claire is a little cold and reaches for Belle's knapsack for her sweater. Belle has a cow but, too late, Phillip finds the GPS, "What the hell is this?"

Bo Shawn and Steve look at the computer coordinates. Bo decides they need to go by boat. If they take the plane, the landing could be rough. Patch says he will go with them for backup. Shawn says he and Bo can handle it. Bo tells him to go home.

"Don't talk to me like I'm crazy," says Patch.

Shawn steps between Bo and Steve, "I just want my family home safe. That's it."

Patch says, "I came a long way to get this done – nobody is stopping me. You don't trust me, Bo. Why don't you be man enough to admit it?"

Bo snarls, "Get your ass off this island tonight, or I'll escort you myself." FF Steve.


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Sami is a basket case. She blubbers to Lucas, "My parents! They were here! There was a fire! This is it! This is Stefano's house!"

Billie says, "We're gonna have our chance, you and I, with EJ. Our time will come. We're gonna kick some DiMera butt." Hope says, "Damn right we are."

Patch screams, "COME ON!" Bo attacks. Shawn tries to break it up, "Guys! Stop!"