luvlilycane wrote: i hope the writers do not mess this s/l up between cane and lily.the hoe does not make the showinteresting at all.if cane and lily are torn apart i will stop watching.this is what i watch for.they are so good together

jwenn5 wrote: how long do these stay on here..cause I think I will want to read these a few times..this stuff is hot!!!!

ellehcor1 wrote: [b] [co - or=black][/color - The deception, the truth, the rage,

bootsup wrote: Thanks for letting me know Trish. I can't wait to delve into your story tonight.Elle4Lane: How's it going? I haven't heard from you in a while. Boots is pretty bitter and hadn't been watching but I did see Cane's flashbacks yesterday. DG did an amazing job! He and CK are knocking it out of the park. I hate this storyline! I think it's stupid, but I know as actors it gives them something to sink their teeth into. And Colleen and Daniel? Lily is being betrayed all around! I'm bitter and she's gonna be bitter (as I write her anyway), but she won't lose the essence of the beautiful woman that she truly is! Lane is our couple and tho they're both spouting this BS that the writers have concocted, I look forward to seeing them make their way back to each other. But, as others have said, Cane is tainting too much of what he and Lily shared by sharing it w/ Fraggle. It's a damn shame too. Stupid writers! We've had to show them before how to write for our couple. It's time we showed them again. Stupid writers! LOL. I can't help it! They've really ticked me off!

bootsup wrote: Will do, Elle. Sometimes these writers don't seem to understand that there are some things that can cut you so deep, there's no going back. Giving Fraggle the ring and moving her into the house he bought for Lilly are two of those things. Fraggle don't care, she was content to smell the blanket after Lane were through so we know she's dirt! PTNYC and I were discussing Lane yesterday and as I was driving back to work, this storyline sort of popped in my head. It stems from my bitterness over this storyline that makes everyone involved look like idiots. I don't know what these new writers are doing, but I don't like it. We shouldn't all have to check our brains at the door to enjoy a storyline. It's pathetic. They're pathetic. Like I said, I'm bitter, LOL!

bootsup wrote: Okay, Elle, please don't throw me out of the romantics thread. I'm feeling a bit bitter right now, so here goes:No Going Back (Part 1) OMG this was good.I don't remember the history of Bill/Will and Lily I wasn't watching then. I remember Billy dating Mac and then finding out that they were related that's when I stoped watching so this is bran new to me I can't wait to read more.Thank you Judy

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/110928.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/110928.page GMT jwenn5 Destiny The wedding party OOOHI'm crying right now how sweet is this, I wish we were watching this on Y&R instead of you know what. Take me out of my misery and give me more please.Judy

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111007.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111007.page GMT Elle, there are some things that I forget because I have a bad memory, but some things just cut you to the quick. Y&R putting Chloe in Lily's house w/ her ring is one I won't forget. It's as if Cane has no integrity or loyalty. This won't be quickly forgotten!

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111019.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111019.page GMT No Going Back (Part 2) Oh My Gawd this is good, but where are you taking this?Give me more please.Judy

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111044.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111044.page GMT The Walk and The Vows I'm in tears right now. This was so beautiful how could you not cry. I only wish it were happening right now on Y&R. I can't wait to read your next installment and I know you're gonna bring it because you have so far.More pleaseJudy

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111120.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111120.page GMT Hello EveryoneI'm sorry it has taken me so long to post part 17 of my story but I had some personal things to deal with and I had no motivation to continue the story with whats happening on Y&R these days.Well here it is I hope you like it. I’M HOME pt. 17 Cane turns the hot water on to warm up the bath as they sit and talk about the Gala. It’s 8am and Cane wakes to the alarm blaring in his ear. Lily opens her eyes stretch and yawns as Cane turns off the alarm. “Good morning baby” Cane says as he kisses Lily on the neck and pulls her into him and hugs her as they spoon. “Good morning” as Lily snuggles into him. “So what are your plans for this morning” asked Cane? “I have no plans, but I have to get myself ready for the Gala tonight.” Cane says “do you want to come and look at some houses with me today”? “You’re going to by a house, Yes I want to come” Cane smiles and says “mmmm me to” as he slides his hand up Lily’s thigh and lets his fingers play between her legs. Still naked from the night before Lily turns to face Cane and climbs on top of him. She laughs and says “you’re so stupid and they kiss. Cane rubs and squeezes Lily’s butt then separates her cheeks and his finger continues to play in her.As Lily moans Cane rolls her over and Lily spreads her legs. They kiss, Cane enters slowly and they make love. Its 10:30am Cane kisses Lily on the cheek as she begins to stir Cane says “wake up baby we have to meet the real estate agent at 11:30.” Cane and Lily showered and got dress while Lily was putting on makeup Cane called the agent to work out the details he tells the agent that he doesn’t want Lily to know that he already bought the house. Lily comes out of the bathroom, “I’m ready” and they leave. Cane pulls up to a house there is a car parked in the driveway so Cane pulls in beside it. As they get out of the car Lily has a look of amazement on her face and she says “WOW this is beautiful”. As they walk to the door the agent greets them and says “Hello Mr. Ashby, What would you like to see first inside or out?” Cane looks at Lily for an answer and she says “let’s see the yard.” As they walk to the back of the house there is a huge yard outlined with lots of beautiful flowers and a immaculate lawn. Lily gets excited when she sees a pool and a pool house. As they enter the two story pool house through the wall of glass windows and doors Lily is amazed at how beautiful it is. The first level is all opened and airy and you enter right into the sitting room and beyond the sitting area there is a stainless steel kitchen. Lily walks over to the two doors that were closed and opens them to see that they are the changing rooms each with its own shower. She goes to the second level to find a huge loft she opens the door on the back wall to find another large room. The agent and Cane watch Lily as she takes it all in. They head over to the main house entering through French doors that lead to the game room. The house has five bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, living room, dinning room, kitchen, and a den. Lily is amazed at how big and beautiful the house is as Lily and Cane talk about the house the agent leaves to give them some time think. Cane asks Lily “so what do you think?” “Are you kidding me, I love it, it has a game room, a pool and a huge backyard it has everything you were looking for”. Cane says “I know, but it’s missing one thing” Lily says “what?” Cane hands Lily a key and says “you, I want you to move in with me”. “You want me to move in with you?” “Yes I’ve already bought the house”. Lily takes the key from Cane and says “you’ve already bought it let’s move in tomorrow”. Cane hugs Lily and they kiss. They walk through the house again and decide what kind of furniture that they needed to buy. It’s 7pm and Lily hurries to get dress for the Gala because Cane is picking her up at 7:30. Lily is looking in the mirror putting on her makeup and begins to daydream about the house that Cane has just bought for them when she hears the front door open to the campus house. She puts on her lipstick and runs down the steps to find Cane waiting at the bottom for her. Cane says “WOW you look gorgeous”. “Thank you and you look as handsome as ever” they kiss and leave for the gala. At Amber’s condo Chloe yells come on Amber I don’t want to be late. Chloe still doesn’t know that the police are looking for because she stayed at Amber’s place all night, nor does she know that her place has been ripped apart by the police. Amber emerges and they leave for the gala. Cane and Lily arrive at the gala and they are approached by Paul. He tells them that the FBI is in place and ready to arrest Walter at first sight. He also tells them that they have not found Chloe and that she will be arrested on drug charges and for administering them to Cane, but their first priority will be Walter. Lily with Cane not leaving her side begins to mingle with the other guest. As Chloe and Amber arrive at the gala Chloe spots Cane and Lily laughing and enjoying themselves so she goes straight to Cane. Chloe says “Cane I need to talk to you”. “Go away Chloe I have nothing to say to you”. “It’s important”. “What is it Chloe”? “I’m pregnant and you’re the farther”. Lily and Cane look at each other laugh and walk away. Chloe follows and says “this is no laughing matter this is serious”. Lily says “if Cane is the father Chloe then prove it”, and they walk away from Chloe again. Chloe follows and say “here is a picture of the sonogram”. Lily snatches the picture rips it up and says “this doesn’t prove that Cane is the father” and they walk away from her again. Paul sees this interaction going on between the three of them and points out to a plain clothes police officer Where to find Chloe Mitchell. The officer approaches Chloe and says “Chloe Mitchell you’re under arrest for possession of narcotics with the intent to distribute and administering an illegal substance and two illegal arms violations.” As they put Chloe in handcuff she yells “Cane you can’t let them do this to me I’m carrying your baby”. Cane and Lily look at each other as they drag Chloe out kicking and screaming. To be continuedJudy

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111149.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111149.page GMT I tried to take out the really dirty smut in here so hopefully I dont get in trouble If you really want the XXX rated version go to AST and it will be in there with the ASDestinyThe “Celebratory” RideAs Cane helped Lily into the hummer 3 limo all he could do was think how he was the luckiest man on earth. Lily was now sitting in his lap caressing his face in her hands. “Wow” Lily stated. “I have been in a limo before but this is amazing, wait that is an understatement, this is heavenly.” Cane “You love it, I am glad. I arranged for this one to have everything we would need for the hour we have until we have to go to the mansion for the party.” “But where are we going to go, just ride around town?” Lily asked. “No I have much better plans than that, BUT it is a surprise for you” and with little mischievous grin he began passionately kissing his WIFE. He let his hands leave her face caressing her body like it was the first time touching her, all the while still fighting with her tongue and lips like they would never get enough. He slid his right hand down her back to where her dress would unzip and slowly unzipped it. He brought the shoulder strap down her shoulder to expose both of her luscious breasts.......Lily stood up “SO am I the only one who has to get naked here?” she stated as she started undoing his belt and slacks while he took off his jacket and shirt. Once he had gotten his shoes off she slowly pulled down his pants and boxers and while doing so she breathed hot breath over his hard membermaking him moan with desire. “Now where were we” he said as he rolled her over onto her back on the stretched out seat. Cane picked up the bowl of strawberries and whip cream and started drawing designs with whip cream on her soft supple breasts and down to her belly button and then on down the her already hard and flushed ......After he had finished that he began licking starting at the left breast and sucking on it till it was hard so he began playing with it with his hand while he continued to lick the whip cream. When he reached the top of her mound she let out a moan that he had never heard from her, with that he looked up “What’s wrong?” “Mmm what oh nothing I was just thinking how much sexier it is you doing this now that you are my husband.” “OH” and with that he began flicking his tongue on her.......He continued this right until he knew she was ready to explode with orgasm and then he pulled her to the edge of the seat and slowly started inserting his large, hard ..............They both gasped when he was fully inserted in her so completely that he didn’t think they could be more made for each other. He began to slowly move in and out moving faster and harder all the while not forgetting to neglect her very tender, hard and sensitive nipples. Just as he was about to come she cried out “Oh god Cane, Cane” as the walls surrounding his ..........tightened uncontrollably with her orgasm and with that he come inside her like never before. He never thought it would be possible to make love to her again but oh how he was glad that he was wrong. He lay on top of her, both of them basking in the afterglow of their first lovemaking as being husband and wife.“Now we must get dressed because we should be at our destination already, because I think the limo has already stopped” Cane said. “Really it can’t have been and hour already?” Lily asked. Cane “No only 20 minutes, but we have another stop to make first, unless you want to go to the party looking like that.” Lily looked at herself; her hair was a mess along with her makeup. “Yes your right but where are we going your wing at the mansion?” “No I told you it was a surprise” As they stepped out Lily saw the most beautiful mini-mansion she had ever seen. “Where is this?” she asked. “Well this my dear is home, I had the construction start on it as soon as we found out what really happened and it was actually just finished last week. You will find 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a study, and office for me and well lets just look at it Mrs. Ashby!” And with that he picked her up and carried her across the threshold…To be continued.....I will go ahead and tell you I am very emotional about my next chapter...I know half of you will want to kill me but please trust me I will make all right in the end..I promise I will not do our LANE wrong

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111463.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111463.page GMT Well thankfully my emotional chapter got put off but only for this chapter..This one is short but I had to put it in there for the next to make sense. Hope you LANERS enjoyDestinyThe AnnouncementCane and Lily have been married for 2 months now and things couldn’t seem to be going more smoothly. Their house actually felt like a home now that she had put her touches to it. It had taken her 3 whole weeks to furnish the entire house and decorate it. It never seemed to amaze him how the simplest decision of whether she should buy a valance for the curtain or a sash could make her so frazzled. He still laughed about it now. Lily “Honey what would you like to have for dinner? We are having your mom and grand mom over anything special or just the usual?” “Baby whatever you want to do is fine with me.” “Okay then how about we treat them to that nice new French place we like so much on the other side of town?” “Sounds great to me, I’ll call them and tell them to meet us there in say an hour?” With her not answering he looked up gulped and said “Better make it 2.” Two hours and 15 minutes later found them greeting Jill and Katherine at Café De Jeanola . Katherine “This place is magnificent, thank you so much for inviting us?” Lily “Oh we are happy to see you guys anytime.” “Well let’s sit down and eat shall we” Cane said. After a truly wonderful meal Jill said “Okay we have a confession we didn’t just want to eat dinner although it was great but we need to talk business.” “Mum are you serious?” “Katherine and I wanted to talk to you two about something very important and thought now was best. Cane honey you are doing a great job and we would like to increase that demand if it is okay with the both of you? We would like to name you CEO of Jabot.” Lily “Are you kidding, Cane that’s great news honey I’m so happy for you.” “Mum I’m not sure if I ready to do this, I mean I just got married a few months ago I don’t know what about Billy?” “ Well I talked to him before talking to you and he said he had enough with just running the FFOJ department and taking care of Kara, she is so young and he doesn’t want to be gone long hours while she is just getting used to him. I know you also don’t want to be gone long hours from Lily but really I have got to Keep most of my time at Chancellors and we want no make that need to keep this family run.” “Mum I don’t know…” “Cane” Lily interrupted. “I am fixing to start fall classes so I am going to have a full schedule so I wont have a lot of free time anyway so go ahead its fine really.” “OK if you think so” “I do.” Katherine “Great, well we will have a press conference in the morning; we are going to go now you two finish enjoying the evening together. And with that they left. “Well Mr. CEO could I be your assistant tonight” and she coyly smiled at him. Cane paid the bill and with that he left with her on his arm.Next day there was a big to do about all this and Cane meted and greeted, gave his speech. Everyone sang him their praises and all he could think was how much weight and responsibility had just been added to his shoulders.To be continued...I am asking please dont hate me after my next chapter please

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jwenn5 wrote: I tried to take out the really dirty smut in here so hopefully I dont get in trouble If you really want the XXX rated version go to AST and it will be in there with the ASDestinyThe “Celebratory” Ride This was so hot, I had to turn on the fan. I'm enjoying your story and can't wait to see what you have in store.Judy

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bootsup wrote: Trish! That was brilliant! It was so good I'm gonna have to scream your name again: Trish, Trish, Trish! It's almost midnight here and I'm all caught up. That was so good and I'm eager for more! Sexy Cane is back and in full effect. And so's our Lily, the Lily we all know and love. I want those two back on my screen w/ the quickness! Once again, great work! Other ladies: I'll get to your stories soon. I wanted to read all of Trish's in one fell swoop. I'm gonna let that be Bootsie's bedtime story. I'll be back tomorrow, if at all possible.Congrats, Michael Phelps!

Thanks Boots! Glad you're liking it so far. I have a long way to go and much to write before all is said and done. ITA this Cane and Lily is what I want to see on my screen not the unrecognizable ones the writers are giving us right now. I know Lane is the end game so I'm keeping the faith.Btw I'm loving your fic. Can't wait to see where you take it. Didn't expect the parallel but I know you'll work it out in the end.

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111849.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111849.page GMT I'm on pins and needles waiting to see why you would make that statemnent. bring on the next segment.

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111870.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111870.page GMT Jwenn - love, love 'Destiny'! And the 'celebratory ride' OMG! that was HOT! Great job! I can't wait to read what you have coming next. Judy - as always love your last chapter. Trick getting arrested...thank you. Can't wait to see where you're going with this next!

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111876.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111876.page GMT I really appreciate all the feedback. Thanks! LEAP OF FATE Part 28a Massaging his jaw and checking to make sure it hadn’t been broken Grady said “Damn it Hurricane, I forgot you had a mean right hook”, then he and Cane were laughing and hugging while Lily and Mac looked on with identical stunned expressions on their faces. “Yeah, well sorry about that but I did warn you the last time”, said Cane. “Come on, let’s go find you some ice”, continued Cane heading for the kitchen with Grady following leaving Lily and Mac looking at each other. “What are you doing here?” ask Cane handing him a towel with ice. “I could ask you the same thing”, said Grady. “This is my Grandmum and Mum’s house”, said Cane. “What?” ask a stunned Grady. “So you and Mac are…” “Cousins”, said Mac coming into the kitchen with Lily. “Explain what just happened in there”, said Mac and Lily in unison. Cane with a guilty expression on his face said “Uh-oh, I’m in trouble huh? In my defense, he deserved it”. “How do you two even know each other?” ask Mac. “We went to school together”, answered Grady. “And how do you two know…oh my God, Sean...now it makes sense”, said Cane finally realizing what was it was that he and Lily had walked in on. “Grady, this is my fiancée Lily”, said Cane. “Nice to meet you”, they both said shaking each other’s hand. “Um…Cane, sweetheart I think we’re interrupting”, said Lily. “Yeah, I think so too. Um…we’ll see you two in the morning”, said Cane to Mac and Grady before putting an arm around Lily and walking with her to their house. “So, how long have you and Cane known each other”, ask Mac once Lily and Cane were out of earshot. “Since the tenth grade”, said Grady getting serious. “Remember I told you that after my parents died in the car crash I went to live with my Grandmother?” continued Grady. “Yeah, when you were eight”, said Mac. “Well when I was fourteen going on fifteen my Grandmother died and I went to live with my Aunt in Australia. I got there about three days before school was to start but I didn’t care I was just numb. Everybody I’d ever known in my entire life was dead. Not that I didn’t know Aunt Caroline, it’s just that I had only seen her a couple times in my life. Anyways, she lived close by Cane’s Uncle Langley’s farm and so Cane and I met. I don’t think I said much more than hello to him for the first three days. Then Monday I go to this new school and right away I got picked on by the school’s bully; I was a scrawny looking little kid” said Grady smiling at the image. “Anyways, he threatened to beat me up after school. So all day I’m terrified, couldn’t concentrate or get anything done. All I kept thinking about was escaping but I couldn’t. So after school we’re out in the yard right and as he’s getting ready to hit me all I hear is ‘leave him alone’. Next thing I know the guy’s walking away and the crowd is following. Then I saw the guy who had spoken and it was Cane standing there with a couple of his friends”, said Grady. “…and we just became friends from that day”, finished Cane telling Lily the same story. “My hero”, said Lily. “Not always”, said Cane. “But I just couldn’t let them do that to him. You could see he was hurting and just needed friends. Besides he reminded me of myself”, said Cane. “How so?” ask Lily. “We both didn’t have parents. He was living with his Aunt and I was living with my Uncle. And we lived right next to each other so it was just natural that we ended up being friends”, finished Cane. “So why did you punch him tonight?” ask Lily confused. “Just before I left Australia, he came back for a visit. He’d just gotten his architectural degree and was taking over his father’s company and wanted me to work with him but I told him I couldn’t because I was going to start looking for my family. So we go out to dinner to celebrate right and we were just leaving the restaurant when this big guy comes up and ask ‘who’s Sean’ so he points to me and said him. Next thing I knew I get the wind knocked out of me and the guy is telling me to stay away from his girl. I told Grady I was going to punch his lights out when I got my breath back and he stayed long enough to make sure I was okay but got away before I could carry through with my threat”, said Cane. “That was cruel of him to do that to you”, said Lily starting to resent Grady. “No it’s not. He’s a good guy really. Besides I’ve done the same thing to him on more than one occasion”, confessed Cane. “Oh really, do tell”, said Lily raising an eyebrow. “Oh no, you are getting no more embarrassing stories about me tonight”, said Cane laughing. “I think we should call it a night”. “What? I’m not even tired”, said Lily stifling a yawn. “Come to bed, sweetheart”, said Cane pulling her to her feet and leading her up the stairs to their room. “You think they’ll be able to work out whatever is going on with them?” ask Lily glancing towards the front door. “Mac is pretty stubborn but Grady can be too so I think they’ll eventually figure it out”, said Cane. “I hope so”, said Lily stifling another yawn. To be continued...

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111892.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111892.page GMT LEAP OF FATE Part 28b “No wonder he punched you”, said Mac smiling for the first time since she’d open the door. “So…” “Mac, no more questions tonight okay. I’m getting tired of all these words. Why don’t we try something a little more fun? We were always able to communicate better with less words between us”, said Grady pulling her towards him. Then his mouth found hers and she was lost. His hands were cupping her face and his tongue was flicking in and out of her mouth causing a soft moan to escape her lips. Then his hands were travelling down her body to her stomach and under her shirt feeling that familiar heat beneath his fingers. Suddenly he stopped and the clouds began to retreat from her mind but it was too late. She had forgotten she hadn’t meant to let him get that close. But he couldn’t know. She just found out before she left New Orleans. “You’re pregnant”, he said searching her face. “Yes”, answered Mac releasing her arms from around his neck. “Were you going to tell me?” ask Grady tears in his eyes. “Of course, how could you think that I…” began Mac but he cut her off and asked “When?” “I don’t know. When the time felt right”, said Mac. “Do you even want the baby?” ask Grady terrified of the answer she would give. “Yes”, said Mac surprising even herself with her answer. “Then you might as well take me too”, said Grady. “What do mean?” ask Mac. “Well, it’s rather a clumsy proposal”, answered Grady. “No”, said Mac. “What do you mean, no?” ask Grady. “We’re having a baby”. “But that’s no reason to get married”, said Mac turning away from his angry glare. “Okay. You’ve got a point, a baby is not a reason to get married but the fact that I love you is”, said Grady turning her to face him. “I love you, too but I’m still not marrying you”, said Mac. “I have something for you”, said Grady trying a different tact and pulling a little box from his pocket. Opening it he showed her a beautiful princess cut diamond ring. “I wanted to ask you the night when I left”, said Grady. “Marry me, Mac”. “No. You can’t do this to me. You can’t expect me to answer you when you can’t even tell me where you’ve been and what you’ve been doing for the last three weeks”, said Mac with tears in her eyes. “Okay. I’ll tell you but can it wait until tomorrow?” ask Grady pleadingly. Mac really looked at him for the first time since she’d opened the door and the argument she was going to make died on her lips when she saw the look in his eyes. He was hurting and instinct told her it wasn’t good. “It’s bad, huh?” “Yeah”, replied Grady his eyes downcast. “Listen, I’m going to go, okay. I love you, Mac”, continued Grady looking at her then heading to the door. Grabbing his hand, Mac stayed his steps and said “stay”. “Are you sure you want me to?” ask Grady. “Please, at least until I fall asleep”, said Mac. “Okay”, said Grady gathering her in his arms and sitting on the sofa with her curled up beside him. Minutes later she was fast asleep and Grady rubbed his hand across her stomach and thought about the fact that the old saying when one door closes another one opens was so true. It was certainly so with his life. “I love you, Mac. You too, baby. And I’m not losing either of you. That’s a promise”, said Grady drifting off to sleep. To be continued...

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111904.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111904.page GMT LEAP OF FATE Part 29a “Hmmm…morning” “Hi” “How long have you been awake?” “A couple hours” “Why didn’t you wake me?” “I thought pregnant women were supposed to get plenty of rest”, replied Grady. “We are but your back must be sore from sitting all night…sorry”, said Mac rising from her comfortable position on his arm. “Hey, don’t apologize I’m exactly where I want to be”, said Grady drawing her back into the circle of his arms. “How about I make you breakfast?” “I would like that”, said Mac getting up. “Come on, I’ll find you a tooth brush”. “Okay”, said Grady following her. Ten minutes later Mac was showing Grady where everything in the kitchen was. Then on her way out the door she paused, “A word of advice, if you break to any of Ester’s things in here, you’re on your own when she gets back”, she said smiling and heading for the shower; while Grady set to work making breakfast. When Mac came back into the kitchen a half hour later Grady was just finishing setting the table. Seeing her standing in the doorway he said “breakfast is served” and held out a chair for her to sit. “So what is your preference coffee or tea?” “Tea”, answered Mac. “This looks delicious”, continued Mac. “I figured an omelet with all the fixings would be appropriate unless you would like something else”. “No, no this is good. I haven’t had any morning sickness so there’s nothing I can’t eat”, said Mac taking a bite. “How far along are you?” ask Grady following her lead and eating his breakfast as well. “Six weeks”, answered Mac. “Have you been to the doctor since you’ve been here?” asked Grady. “Yes. My next appointment is next week”, volunteered Mac. “I would like to go with you”, said Grady looking her in the eyes. “You would?” ask Mac a little taken aback. “Listen Mac, I want to be there for you every step of the way. Whatever it takes” said a serious Grady. “Thanks”, said Mac. Then they were silent for a while. After breakfast, they went back to the living room to talk. “Okay, are you ready to talk about what you’ve been doing for the past three weeks?” ask Mac. “No. I don’t think I’ll ever be ready but you need to know I wouldn’t have left unless I had no choice”, said Grady taking a deep breath. Then sitting down he thus began “The phone call I received that night was from a lady by the name of Tibi who worked for my Aunt. I knew it was bad because she was crying but she managed to say she didn’t know how it happened or when but that Aunt Caroline was hurt and that they had taken her to the hospital”. “I remember walking back into the room and heard you saying ‘I’ll be right there’ then you left”, said Mac. “I’m sorry Mac I just didn’t think. I just wanted to get to her as fast as possible”, said Grady regret in his voice. “I think I broke every speed limit getting to the airport that night but I managed to get a flight to LA and then to Australia. Twenty some odd hours later I was at the hospital but I wasn’t prepared for what I would see”, he continued shaking his head and starting to pace the floor a pained expression on his face. “You have to understand, growing up I use to think Aunt Caroline was infallible, she being 6-feet tall. But when I got to that hospital room”, said Grady trying to control his emotions but failing and then the tears started rolling down his cheeks and he slumped back down into the chair lost in his memories while Mac could only look on caressing his arm in comfort. “Mac, she was all bandaged up and all you could see were her eyes”, said Grady now openly crying. After a few minutes he continued, “I found out later from the police that as far as the evidence they’d gathered it seemed that my Aunt was surprised by a couple of burglars and tried to fight them. But they were too much for her and instead of just taking everything and leaving they beat her up and left her there bleeding. How could a human being do that to another person?” “I don’t know”, said Mac although he hadn’t meant for her to answer. “Then to add insult to injury the police told me they didn’t even have a lead on the criminals”, said Grady in disgust. “What did you do?” ask Mac almost afraid of what she would hear. “I hired a PI I knew and we went looking for them”, said Grady. “Why?” ask Mac. “Because it was my fault what happened to her”, said Grady in response. “Grady, you were thousands of miles away, how could it possibly be your fault?” ask Mac now confused. “Last year I wanted to up the security on the farm so that she would be safe if anyone tried to rob her but I let her talk me out of it. She said that she’d live there long enough to know her neighbors and that she trusted them and they would look out for each other”, said Grady his emotions back under control. “So where were her neighbors?” ask Mac. “See that’s the irony in all this. Every year they go on this fishing trip right but this year she changed her mind at the last minute to stay and help out a friend of hers. I guess the robbers figured they wouldn’t get caught because no one was supposed to be there”. “Did you find them?” ask Mac. “It took about a week and a half but we found out where they were and…” “Please tell me you let the police handle it”, said Mac. “I didn’t want to but I knew my Aunt wouldn’t want me to end up in jail and neither would you. So we were half way there when I decided to call the police and give them the information. Then I headed back to the hospital. A few hours later the cops came to tell us that they had caught them but that they had tried to resist and that one of them got killed during the shootout but that the other one was in the hospital in critical condition. Mac, it took everything I had in me not to march into that hospital room and pull the plug”, said Grady getting up and pacing the floor again. To be continued...

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111916.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111916.page GMT LEAP OF FATE Part 29b “A couple days later, Aunt Caroline took a turn for the worst and died”, said Grady tears in his eyes again and a lost look on his face. “Oh, Grady I’m so sorry”, said Mac coming to him and hugging him. “Thanks. We had the funeral a couple days ago and then I hopped on a plane to you”, finished Grady hugging her back. “Why didn’t you call me? I would have come”, said Mac into his chest. “I know and I’m sorry. I just didn’t want you to go through all that again”, said Grady apologetically. “When are you going to learn you can’t protect me from life?” ask Mac staring at him. “I was wrong okay. I promise never to shut you out again”, said Grady. “Say that again. I think my hearing is beginning to play tricks on me”, said Mac in surprise. “I promise…” “No, no before that” “I was wrong”, repeated Grady. “Thank you”, said Mac smiling. “Does this mean you’re not mad at me anymore?” ask Grady pulling her to him. “No, I’m still upset with you but I will eventually forgive you”, answered Mac. “Have I told you I love you lately?” ask Grady. “That’s so not going to work this time”, said Mac smiling a knowing smile. Meanwhile, Cane and Lily were just preparing to leave the house when Cane’s cell phone rang. “Ah…I have to take this…it’s my uncle”, said Cane flipping the phone open but before he could say hello the voice at the other end said “Well at least you are awake”. “Hello to you too, Uncle”, said Cane laughing. “Don’t get smart with me boy. You are not too old for me to spank”, warned Langley. “I’d like to see you try old man”, said Cane. “I take it that you and Lily are doing just fine”, said Langley. “Yeah, we are. As a matter of fact we were just heading out”, replied Cane. “Well I won’t keep you and say hello to Lily for me”, said Langley. “I will”, said Cane. “What’s on your mind?” “Have you heard from your friend Grady lately?” ask Langley. “I saw him last night but we didn’t have a chance to talk”, said Cane becoming worried. “Why do you ask?” continued Cane. “Maybe I shouldn’t say anything”, said Langley. “What’s going on with Grady, Uncle Langley? Does it have something to do with Caroline?” ask Cane now really worried. “You better sit down”, warned Langley who then repeated the same story Grady had been telling Mac. All the while Lily was watching Cane and from his reaction she could tell that whatever his Uncle was telling him was not good news so she came up behind him and started massaging his shoulders. “Why didn’t he call me?” ask Cane rubbing his hand over his face and trying to absorb it all. “You know Grady, always trying to do things on his own”, said Langley. “Why didn’t you call me?” ask Cane. “Grady asked me not to”, answered Langley. “Hey listen I have to run, I just wanted to let you know what was going on. Take care him Cane, we’re the only family he has left”. “Okay, I will”, said Cane. “I talk to you later, son”, said Langley. “Okay. Thanks Uncle”, said Cane hanging up.“So that’s why Mac is upset with Grady because he disappeared on her”, said Cane. “Yes”, answered Lily “but what’s going on with him?” ask Lily furrowing her brow. Letting out a deep breath Cane told her what Langley had just told him. “Oh my God, he must have felt so alone”, said Lily tears running down her cheeks. “Yeah, I wish he’d called me”, said Cane brushing away Lily’s tears. “How about we stop by the house and see how they’re doing”, suggested Lily. “Sure”, said Cane still in shock. “I love you”, said Lily kissing him gently on the lips then taking his hand and leading him towards the main house.They found Mac and Grady in the living room in each other’s arms. “I see you two have made up”, said Cane entering. “Yes, we have”, said Mac stepping out of Grady’s arms. “Why didn’t you call me?” ask Cane looking in Grady’s direction. “You know me always have to do things the hard way”, replied Grady. “You didn’t do anything stupid, did you?” continued Cane. “Almost but then I remembered I had a reason not to”, said Grady looking at Mac. “Good”, said Cane. “Hey listen, we have something to tell you guys”, said Mac. “Are you sure?” ask Grady stopping Mac. “Yes”, replied Mac “but you have to promise you won’t say anything to the rest of the family”. “Okay, we promise”, said Cane and Lily in unison looking at each other. Taking a deep breath Mac made the announcement “we’re having a baby”. “Congratulations!” they both said hugging Mac and Grady. “We were going to head into town, you guys want to come?” ask Mac. “”Sorry, we already have plans”, said Cane. “Okay then, are you ready to go?” ask Grady. “Let me just get my purse”, said Mac heading out the door. “She turned you down”, said Cane turning to Grady. “Yeah”, replied Grady knowing what Cane meant. “Just give her time”, advise Cane. “You think she’ll change her mind?” ask Grady hopeful again. “Yeah, she just needs to know you’re not going to disappear again”, said Cane. “Thanks”, said Grady. “Anytime”, said Cane. Just then Mac came back. “Have fun you two”, said Lily and Cane watching Mac and Grady leave. “What do you say we get out of here”, said Cane. “Where are we going?” ask Lily. “You will see”, said Cane leading her towards the back of the estate. To be continued...

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111920.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111920.page GMT LEAP OF FATE Part 30 “We’re going golfing?” ask Lily when she saw that Cane had led her out back to where three golf carts were lined up against a wall. Chuckling, Cane replied “No, we don’t have a golf course” handing her into one of the carts and getting in beside her. “Okay, so you’re taking me on a tour of the grounds”, stated Lily. “I’m still not telling”, said Cane smiling. “You can’t blame a girl for trying”, said Lily shrugging her shoulders. “No you can’t”, said Cane pulling her to him and kissing her cheek. Then he began point out all the things to see on the grounds.“What happens to all the fruits?” ask Lily at one point after they had pass a huge patch of fruit trees. “We and the people who work here eat some and the rest gets donated to the local charities and shelters”, said Cane. Just then they were met by a ma hurrying up the path. “Hello, Cane”, he said. “Hi Joe, heading to lunch?” replied Cane. “Yes”, answered Joe. “Well I won’t keep you”, said Cane. “This is my fiancée Lily Winters. Lily this is Joe Myers”, continued Cane. “Nice to meet you, Miss Winters”, said Joe offering a hand. “You too, Joe but please call me Lily”, said Lily shaking his hand. “Okay, Lily it is”, said Joe. “So did…” began Cane. “Yes, last night”, said Joe cutting him off figuring he hadn’t told Lily about the surprise. “Thanks Joe”, said Cane. “Enjoy your lunch and say hello to Helen for me”, continued Cane letting Joe get on his way. “Will do”, said Joe stepping aside so that Cane and Lily could continuing their journey while he headed home to his wife. Fifteen minutes later Lily finally knew where Cane was taking her. “Ah…so you’re taking me to see the horses”, said Lily getting out of the cart when it finally stopped. “I figured you’d want to meet your new horse and maybe take her for a ride”, said Cane smiling. “What? You bought me a horse?” ask Lily. “Sweetheart, I love you but you have to stop spoiling me like this”, said Lily linking her arms around his neck. “No, sorry I can’t”, said Cane, “You deserve to have everything you could ever want in life”. “I do have everything I’ve ever wanted. I have you”, said Lily looking at him adoringly. “I love you”, said Cane kissing her. “Let’s go meet your horse”, continued Cane his hand going around her waist. “Okay”, said Lily. He led her to the third stall from the door they entered through to a beautiful looking horse. “Oh, Cane she’s beautiful”, said Lily. And she was. She was brown but had a little black in her mane and tail. Lily stretched out a hand and she came and grazed it. “I think she likes you”, said Cane. “What are you going to name her?” he asked. “I get to name her?” ask Lily excitement in her voice. “Yes”, replied Cane chuckling. “Okay, um…I’ll name her…Australia in honor of you”, said Lily and the horse neighed. “I think she likes her name”, said Cane. “Thank you”. “You’re welcome”, said Lily kissing his cheek. “Okay, let’s go for that ride”, said Cane.Soon they were speeding their way across the open plains. Eventually though they came to the edge of what looked like a cave to Lily and Cane suggested they go in. So they tied the horses to a nearby post and went in. Turns out it wasn’t really a cave; more like a waterfall with in a stone encasement with sunlight cascading through. A huge stone over-hang a portion of it that when raining one could shelter from it but the rest was open and the gentle sound of water falling was very comforting. “Cane, this is beautiful”, said Lily reaching for him. “Does that mean you like it?” ask Cane. “No, I love it. How could I not?” said Lily. “Good. This is one of my favorite places to come and I plan on taking you here a lot especially when we have kids and want to be alone”, said Cane. “Speaking of kids, what do you think of the number five?” ask Lily smiling at the shocked look on Cane’s face. “Five? You want us to have five kids?” ask Cane raising an eyebrow. “Well I always wanted a big family and three just doesn’t seem like enough besides I always liked odd numbers”, said Lily. “I did say it was your decision”, said Cane, “so if you want us to have five kids then five it is”. “The ever agreeable husband”, said Lily. “We still haven’t set a date yet”, she continued. “I know. I was thinking about that too. What do you say we discuss it over lunch?” ask Cane turning Lily around to walk to their picnic lunch. “So this is where you disappeared to this morning when I was in the shower”, said Lily. “Guilty as charge”, said Cane lying down with his head in her lap. “Let’s see what we have here”, said Lily opening the picnic basket. “Sandwiches…hmmm…wine…cheese…a nd strawberries for desert. Mr. Ashby you think of everything”, said Lily popping a strawberry into her mouth. “Hey, those are for desert”, said Cane. “But who said we can’t have desert first”, said Lily teasing his lips with a strawberry before letting him take a bite. “Hmmm…you have juice all over your mouth”, said Lily leaning down to lick it off. Seconds later they were undressing each other, revisiting the cherished yet sensitive places they had been longing to since the last time. Lily climbed on top of him and straddled him. She felt his manhood and knew that he was ready for her. Then he reached up and captured one of her breasts in his mouth and grazed it with his teeth. Then he did the same to the other one and began lavishing them with kisses and licking them with his tongue. Lily threw her head back in ecstasy as Cane thrust into her. Then she lowered herself against his body and they began moving together. Much later they were still intertwined and Lily was still on top. “Promise me something”, said Cane. “Anything”, said Lily. “Promise it will always be like this with us”, said Cane serious. “I promise”, said Lily kissing him. “I love you”. “And I love you, always”, said Lily. Then they began making love again.Later still, as they were packing up Lily remembered they hadn’t yet agreed on a date for the wedding. “How about the last weekend in November?” ask Lily. “That’s only a little over three months away and it’ll give us enough time to plan everything”, continued Lily. “That’s Thanksgiving weekend”, said Cane. “Oh, okay...what about…” “No, no I like Thanksgiving weekend. It’s perfect. I’m so thankful for you”, said Cane caressing her cheek. “So am I for you”, said Lily loving him more than she thought possible. “Do you think our parents will have much input?” “Oh, Mum and Grandmum will definitely have input. That’s a guarantee and I’m sure your Dad will too”, said Cane. “Do you think we’ll survive?” ask Lily laughter in her eyes. “Just hold on to me. I won’t let anything happen to you”, said Cane giving her a searing kiss before they headed home. To be continued...

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judy757 wrote: I'm on pins and needles waiting to see why you would make that statemnent. bring on the next segment.

Im glad you like everything so far. I am having a real hard time on this current chapter. It is making me very emotional, nervous and questioning myself so I keep going back and checking to make sure everything is coherent. Its gonna be a long one but I will give you the first tidbit to keep you wondering. I hope you like the preview DestinyThe CallCane was working late that night. He had been CEO of Jabot for a whole 2 months and things had gotten so busy. Lily was now attending school again, she was studying to get her degree in Business so she could one day join the ranks at Jabot or Chancellor Industries. I cant concentrate anymore, he thought. This day had been so long and exhausting. Maybe I will call Lily and see when she is going to be out of class and that way I can go and pick her up and maybe we will finally have dinner together. He couldn’t remember that last time he actually had dinner with his wife and he knew it had been 4 days since he last made love to her and her desperately needed to do that to her! He picked up his cell phone and dialed her number it rang 4 times then “Hi you’ve reached Lily…” he hung up. She must still be in class. He got everything ready for his interview with the new photographer tomorrow looked at his watch, it had been 30 minutes so he dialed Lily’s number again. Still voicemail, just as he was hanging up his desk phone rang in the office. “Hello” “Is this Mr Ashby?” the shaky female voice asked.

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111933.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111933.page GMT Okay, I'm with Judy on this I don't see why you'd be nervous but you should know you can't leave us hanging like that! post the rest!

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111949.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111949.page GMT Keep it up, Jwenn! We're with you.

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111954.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111954.page GMT LEAP OF FATE Part 31a “I have something to tell you”, said Lily sitting on the side of the bed. It was Sunday afternoon and they were getting ready to go up to the main house. “What’s that?” ask Cane coming to sit beside her. “I saw Daniel a couple days ago at the coffee house”, said Lily. “Did he say something to upset you?” ask Cane ready to go give Daniel a piece of his mind. “No, no not exactly; he just said he wanted to offer his congratulations”, said Lily. “Okay, then why do you look so sad?” ask Cane. “I gave him my condolences for marrying Amber”, said Lily avoiding looking at Cane. “Remind me never to get you mad at me”, said Cane chuckling. “It’s not funny! I’m usually not that rude”, said Lily. “Okay, I’ll stop laughing but you have to admit he deserved it after the way he treated you”, said Cane getting serious. “Maybe so but I still feel bad about it”, said Lily leaning her head on his shoulder. “And what do you mean I should remind you not to get me mad at you? If I don’t get mad at you sometimes how are we ever going to get to the making up part?” continued Lily coyly. “Hmmm…I hadn’t thought about that but maybe you know you could refresh my memory of what making up consist of”, said Cane smiling. “Well, hmmm…let’s see…we would start like this…” said Lily running her tongue over his lips and parting his mouth then kissing him senseless. “Then there’s this…” she continued her tongue travelling down his neck to his chest. “Um…” said Cane trying to catch his breath, “ah…maybe we could just skip the getting mad part and go straight to making up”. “Great idea”, said Lily going back to his mouth. “Unfortunately, we must conclude our lesson for the time being or we will never leave the house”, concluded Lily getting up. But Cane pulled her back down and pinned her beneath him saying “we have time for a quick lesson”. “You know you men came up with the idea of stakes on the grill for dinner, so the least you could do is make sure it doesn’t burn”, said Lily to Cane and Grady who were trying to out swim each other in the pool before getting up to check the meat on the grill. “I just checked it two minutes ago”, said Grady. “And it’s turned down low so it won’t burn”, added Cane. “Why don’t you two join us in the pool”, suggested Cane. “No, don’t think so”, said Lily smiling and going to sit back down. “They think they are so clever”, remarked Mac. “I know”, said Lily shaking her head. “So, I guess you and Grady have made up”, added Lily. “Yeah”, said Mac a smile appearing on her lips. “Is he going to stay in town?” ask Lily. “Yes. He says he’s staying wherever the baby and I are”, said Mac putting a protective hand on her stomach. “But he hasn’t asked me to marry him again”, continued Mac. “Would you have said yes if he had?” ask Lily looking at Mac. “You would” she said answering her own question. “Don’t say anything to Cane”, warned Mac. “Please Lily, I know it’s hard but I don’t want Grady to ask me again because he thinks I will say yes”, continued Mac when she saw how unhappy Lily looked at being asked to keep something from Cane. “Okay, I promise. But if Grady is anything like Cane and I suspect that he is he will ask you again”, said Lily reassuringly. “Sounds like a story there”, said Mac. “Let’s just say, I didn’t make it easy for Cane in the beginning of our relationship”, said Lily remembering their first date in Paris. “Alright ladies, dinner is served”, said Cane interrupting them. They were so deep in conversation they hadn’t realized that Cane and Grady had gotten out of the pool and arranged everything on the table. “What are you two so deep in conversation about?” ask Grady. “We were talking wedding stuff”, said Lily promptly. “As a matter of fact, I was just about to ask Mac to be in the wedding”, continued Lily. “Really? I would love to but…” began Mac. “No, I really want you to be in it and don’t worry about your dress we’ll get it done a day or two before so it fits perfectly”, said Lily knocking down Mac’s argument before it could even be raised. “Okay, count me in”, said Mac. …………………………………………………………………………… ………………… All too soon it was Monday morning, Lily’s first day on the job. She was up early and dressed in a gray sleeveless dress with a small black belt at the waist. “You look beautiful”, whispered Cane coming up behind to wrap his arms around her and kiss her on the cheek. “You don’t think it’s too much?” ask Lily. “Maybe I should change into a suit”, she added frowning. “No, it’s perfect. You’re going to be great and they’re going to love you”, said Cane reassuringly. “You promise”, said Lily doubtful. “If they don’t I’ll get Mum to fire them”, said Cane a proud look in his eyes. “Let’s go have breakfast”, said Lily. Ten minutes later they were sitting down with Katherine and Jill having breakfast while Jill walked Lily through what her first day would be like. “So Cane will show you to your office which is on the same floor as his. We have a board meeting at 10:00 am so that will give you enough time to get settled in a bit. After the meeting you will be introduced to the members of your team who you will be working with. Also, I’ve asked my secretary to prepare some files which I think you should take a look at. It’s mostly about what we’ve done in the past and where we expect to go in the future”, said Jill. Then seeing the look of sheer panic on Lily’s face she quickly went on to say “Obviously, we don’t expect you to get through all that in one day. It’s a lot so take your time”. Then she smiled and said “Lily we have every confidence in you and trust me when I tell you, Katherine and I wouldn’t have offered you this position if we didn’t know you were up to the task. You’ll do great”. “Thanks Jill, I won’t let any of you down”, said Lily looking at all of them. “We know that, dear”, said Katherine. Moments later they were on their way; Lily was too nervous to drive so she rode with Cane while Jill drove herself. To be continued...

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111962.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/111962.page GMT LEAP OF FATE Part 31b Across town Nikki was also preparing for the day ahead. “What’s gotten you so nervous?” “I don’t know; just have a lot on my mind. I’m doing interviews today for the fashion coordinator position and then I promised Victoria I would watch Reed while she works late at the Gallery getting ready for the exhibit in three weeks”, said Nikki. Victoria had quit working at Jabot not too long after Sabrina, Victor’s much younger wife who was with child and who was also a friend of Victoria’s, died in a what was first thought to be a terrible car accident but was later proved a homicide. David Chow, former campaign manager for Nikki when she ran for the Senate and later her husband, also died in that crash. Turns out David was in league with a Walter something or other who ordered a hit on Ji Min Kim, who was Jill’s fiancée at the time of his death. It was proved after his death that David was the one who carried out the hit and Jill has never forgiven Nikki for bringing David into their lives. Their relationship was tenuous at best but Jill tolerated her to appease Katherine though she didn’t think Nikki was the right person for the top position at Jabot and was constantly finding ways to point this out. Walter was convicted on three counts of first degree murder and sentenced to death row but he shot himself with a gun he had been able to get into the court house the day the jury came back with the verdict. “You know I wish Lily Winters had taken the position but I can’t blame her for not accepting considering her engagement to Cane”, continued Nikki. “You’ll do great and you’ll find the right person for the job”. “Thanks Paul, will you be home when I get back?” ask Nikki. “I don’t know, I have a case I’m working on which is taking longer than I thought but I’ll try”, said Paul giving her a kiss goodbye. “I’ll see you later”, he added then left. Lily was nervous walking into the board room but Cane gave her hand a reassuring squeeze just before entering and that calmed her down somewhat. But she needn’t have been nervous the board was very happy with her hiring and welcomed her with open arms. The only unenthusiastic person in the room was Nikki who was furious at being left out of the decision making process. She was further angered when someone asked “Are the rumors true that Ashley Abbot is back in town and will be working at Jabot once again?” Jill was hoping that Ashley would accept the offer she and Katherine had made her but did not want to add fire to the fuel so she quickly dispelled the rumor by saying “Although it is true that Ashley is moving back to Genoa City, there are no plans to have her return to Jabot”. Nikki knew Jill was lying since she had looked directly at her when making that statement and vowed to speak with Katherine on the matter. Later that day, Nikki went to see Katherine at her home. She was shocked to see Ashley leaving when she arrived. “Goodbye dear, it’s so good to have you back”, said Katherine. “It’s good to be back”, said Ashley. “Give that lovely daughter of yours a hug and a kiss for me”, said Katherine. “I will. You should come by and visit us sometime”, said Ashley giving Katherine a hug. “I think I will do that”, said Katherine returning the hug. Then she spotted Nikki, “Hello Nikki”, said Katherine. “Hello Katherine. So you are back in town”, said Nikki greeting Ashley. “Yes, and I was just leaving. Bye Katherine”, said Ashley walking past her. “Come in, come in”, said Katherine waving Nikki through the door. “What brings you by?” “Did you know about Lily Winters being given a VP position at Jabot?” ask Nikki getting right to the point. “Yes, Jill and I thought she would be perfect for the position”, answered Katherine. “And neither of you bothered to consult me”, said Nikki offended. “My dear, obviously you are upset but need I remind you that I am still the head of Chancellor Industries and I have every right to hire whom I please without consulting you”, said Katherine remonstrating Nikki. “Besides, I think with Lily’s experience she is the right person for the job”, continued Katherine. “What about Ashley? Is it true that she’s coming back to Jabot?” ask Nikki still furious. “As a matter of fact, she is. She just came by to accept my offer”, said Katherine. “I am sorry Katherine but I cannot work with that woman. So make your choice, either she goes or I will”, said Nikki standing up. “I have never succumb to an ultimatum when it concerns my business and I am not about to start now; Ashley stays”, said Katherine looking at Nikki in surprise. “In that case, I quit”, said Nikki. “I am sorry you feel that way”, said Katherine. “So am I. Goodbye Katherine”, said Nikki picking up her purse to leave. “Goodbye Nikki, I am sorry it didn’t work out better”, said Katherine as she watched Nikki leave. To be continued...

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]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/112003.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/112003.page GMT Ok Im serious dont hate me. Im guessing you will either be in tears or ready to tear my heart out..I promise I will make it better..This is long so be readyDestinyThe CallCane was working late that night. He had been CEO of Jabot for a whole 2 months and things had gotten so busy. Lily was now attending school again; she was studying to get her degree in Business so she could one day join the ranks at Jabot or Chancellor Industries. I can’t concentrate anymore, he thought. This day had been so long and exhausting. Maybe I will call Lily and see when she is going to be out of class and that way I can go and pick her up and maybe we will finally have dinner together. He couldn’t remember that last time he actually had dinner with his wife and he knew it had been 4 days since he last made love to her and her desperately needed to do that to her! He picked up his cell phone and dialed her number it rang 4 times then “Hi you’ve reached Lily…” he hung up. She must still be in class. He got everything ready for his interview with the new photographer tomorrow looked at his watch; it had been 30 minutes so he dialed Lily’s number again. Still voicemail, just as he was hanging up his desk phone rang in the office. “Hello” “Is this Mr. Ashby?” the shaky female voice asked. “Yes this is may I ask who you are?” “I’m sorry sir I am a nurse at Genoa City Hospital, I am calling because you were listed to call in case of an emergency.” “What kind of emergency, who is it?” Canes heart beating faster as he asked that question. “I’m afraid your wife Mrs. Lily Ashby has been in a car accident we need you to come down here immediately! She is in route and we were told to contact you before she got here.” “I’m own my way.” he stated as he was already on the other side of his desk getting his keys to go. He was already 3 floors down on the elevator when Neil finally picked up his cell. “Neil this is Cane, I need you to meet me at the hospital, I, I, I…” “Cane slow down what’s wrong?” “Its Lily they just called and said she was in an accident, I don’t know what to do I am leaving right now.” “Cane I am in a meeting with Victor I will tell him I’ve got to go and will call Devon. Don’t call Karen the dr. said she doesn’t need any stress right now with the baby on high risk so I will tell her when we know more okay. Have you called your mom?” “No I’m calling her next I knew you needed to know first. Listen I’m in my car I’m gonna go so I can call her and get there.” “Cane drive careful I’m sure she’s fine you just be careful.” “God I pray your right.”He was already at the hospital and didn’t know how he got there. He had no more entered the building when Devon and Colleen came up to him. Devon “How is she? Where is she?” “I don’t know I just got here.” “Excuse me mam, I was called about my wife Lily Ashby, she was in a car accident.” “Oh yes sir, umm she is on the 3rd floor, in surgery.” “Surgery, What? Why?” “I’m sorry sir you will have to go up there and talk to her doctor. I’m sorry I could be no more help, really I am.” They all 3 made there way to the elevator as they stood waiting on it Cane heard “Son how is she? Is she okay?” It was his mom. She wrapped him in a hug and the doors opened they all stepped inside.Once they got to the 3rd floor Cane went straight to the nurses’ desk and asked about his wife. “The assistant will be right out to update you, the doctor is still doing surgery.” Devon “I called dad and he just got on the elevator he should be here any minute.” Colleen had been quiet this whole time. “Colleen are you okay?” Cane asked her. She just looked at him and stared. “Cane Colleen was right behind her when the accident happened. She is in a state of shock but she won’t let the doctors give her anything. She was the one who got on scene first and she was the one who called 911.” “Oh God Colleen I’m so sorry, were you hurt at all?” “No” was all she could manage. “Mr. Ashby, I’m Dr. Cortez, I was assisting in your wife’s surgery when they told me you were here and needed to be filled in.” “What is wrong with my wife?” At that time Neil walked up. “Is she going to be okay?” Neil asked. “Gentlemen could we please step into the waiting room over here and we will talk. Your wife was in a serious accident, she has a broken left femur bone, and her left ankle was crushed. She has 3 broken ribs on her left and one on her right. Her right shoulder is fractured. She has a few cuts on her face from the glass but luckily the air bag helped keep her face from getting more damaged. She also has a collapsed lung; we have a machine helping her breathe so that will be better. The main thing is her left kidney was completely destroyed, she will need a transplant and soon” Jill was in tears holding Colleen who was buckling at the knees.JT and Victoria came walking up about the time Colleen passed out. Devon just caught her head from hitting the coffee table. Dr. Cortez “Nurses get in here, get this lady to a room was she in the accident also?” “No she saw it though” Devon told him. “Get her a sedative now.” “Now back to your wife Mr. Ashby. If possible I need to get everyone family and friends to have their bloods checked to see if anyone can match ““Excuse me Dr. Cortez I will go ahead and stop you Lily has a very rare blood type and the only other match is in South Africa right now. I will go and phone him now to tell him to take the next flight here.” “Great as soon as we can get her type in it will be better for her physically; right now she is only getting the neutral blood. Listen I am going to go in and see where the surgeon is and see what the status is.” Cane “thank you doctor thank you.” Neil returns "Malcolm is on his way to the airport now.” Jill “so I am going to go and talk to the transplant doctor and see where Lily is on the list to have a kidney, excuse me” she hugged Cane one more time and walked away in tears……I am going to make it better....

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jwenn5 wrote: Ok Im serious dont hate me. Im guessing you will either be in tears or ready to tear my heart out..I promise I will make it better..This is long so be readyDestinyThe Call You're right I am in tears right now, but I aint mad at you nor do I hate you. I like the story and I hope everybody is going to be ok.write on I need more.Judy

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/112854.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/112854.page GMT I apologize for interrupting these wonderful Lane stories but need to let Lily and Cane fans know this-I just read at the AST board that there is a fan event coming up on Sep 20 in Canada for Daniel Goddard and Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe). Here are the details-Who: Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe) and Daniel Goddard (Cane)What: Fan Appearance on behalf of Soap Opera Festivals, Inc.Where: Sears Canada department store75 centennial parkway, northstoney creek, ontario, Canadaphone: 905-545-4741When: September 20, from 1-3 p.m.Lane fans- I think we can deduce 2 things from this-1- Chloe will still be all up in Lane's story at the end of September2-tptb are trying to pimp Chloe and Cane and get some support for their coupling What we need to do is step up our writing campaign for Lily and Cane (don't mention Chloe's name). Please write a letter or 2 today. Email also.

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/113461.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/113461.page GMT Write separate Letters to the following persons- Barbara Bloom Maria Arena Bell Hogan Scheffer The Young and the Restless Bell-Phillip Television 7800 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036 Please send email too. We really need to step up this campaign now

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/113466.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/113466.page GMT This is long so bear with it..DestinyThe HospitalThe police arrived on the 3rd floor at around 11p.m… Cane had been pacing the waiting room floor for almost 2 hours and still not a word from the doctor. “Mr. Ashby I’m Officer Bryan and this is Officer Sloan. We wanted to update you about the accident.” “Umm yes what do you have?” Officer Bryan “Well according from our little talk with a Ms Colleen Carlton when we first arrived on the scene, we have learned that they had just left school about 10 minutes before and she was following her home because Mrs. Ashby was complaining she was not feeling well. The next thing she remembers was an SUV swerve into their lane and saw them collide; we really couldn’t get much more out of her after that. We sent her in to be treated for shock.” Devon “Yeah they finally got her in a room and have sedated her.” Cane “What about the other car? Was it a family? Are they okay?” Officer Sloan “No sir it was only one person and by the looks from it we think he was drunk. We are waiting for the tox-screen to come back and tell us. Mr. Ashby we really hate to do this but we need to know do you happen to know a Mr. Chase Mitchell?” JT had joined their conversation “Did you say Mitchell?” Officer Sloan turned to look, “Oh hi JT, uh yes so I take it you all know him?” Cane had waked away, shaking with anger. When his voice spoke he was no longer calm, he sounded like a stranger “I WANT TO SEE THE BASTARD THAT DID THIS TO MY WIFE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE HE IS DEAD!!!” Neil had come in to tell them Malcolm would be landing in an hour at Chicago and he was going to go pick him up “Cane calm down, hey listen you don’t mean that.” “No really Neil, I think I do because do you know who he is, he is Chase MITCHELL, last name ring a bell?” Neil was riled at the sound of that name. “Cane I know what this must be doing to you but Lily needs you to remain clam and she needs you to support her.” JT “He’s right man, she is going to need you when you wake up, the loving, caring you, NOT this beast here.” Dr. Cortez walked in “Mr. Ashby your wife is in starting to wake up from her anesthesia and I think it would be best if she saw you when she woke up.” “Yes I will be right there, JT can you finish taking to these gentlemen and find out everything about this Mitchell you can.” Cane left and followed Dr. Cortez to Lily’s room. “Mr. Ashby I am going to tell you she does not look good. Her leg has been set so it has 2 metal halos around it so she can’t move it. Her left ankle has been reconstructed. Her ribs will heal on their on, those will just take time. We have placed a chest tube on her left side where the collapsed lung was to keep the pressure out so she can continue breathing on her own. Her shoulder will heal on its own also. None of the cuts to her face and neck were serious enough to need stitches so those were just cleaned and bandaged. She has a dialysis machine hooked up to her supplement her good kidney. I have talked to the transplant surgeon and they have a kidney being flown in from Texas and it should be here in about 3 hours. We will put her back under anesthesia in about 20 minutes before they get here so I think you should go in and see her and talk to her about it. Can you tell me when her blood donor will be here?” Cane “about an hour and a half or so.” Good that means we can get some blood in her before the operation, thank you. Please go see your wife.” Cane walked in to the dim lit room, his Lily was still sleeping. He walked over to her, took her right hand in his turned it over and kissed her palm. Her eyes fluttered awake, a very weak “Cane, is that you?” “Yes sweetheart I’m here and I am never going to leave your side again.” “Go back to sleep right now, you need the rest. I love you.” “I love you” she breathed as she dozed back off.JT was still taking to the officers when Jill came back in. JT “So this is all you know about Mitchell?” Jill “Mitchell, like Chloe Mitchell?” JT “Um, thanks you guys please contact me when you hear anything else. I will relay it to Cane. I think he has enough to deal with now. Officer Bryan “OK no problem JT, will do. Take care.” Jill “JT I asked you is this Mitchell the same as Chloe.” “Jill please sit down we have a lot to talk about. Cane doesn’t know all this yet he just knows it is a Chase Mitchell. He left to go be with Lily before her transplant, so I haven’t told him all this yet. Chase Mitchell was Chloe’s twin brother. They found this picture on him when they pulled him out of the car and he said “Revenge is served”” Jill looked at the picture and gasped, it was one of Cane, Lily and Chloe. Chloe was faded like she had been rubbed on a lot, over Lily written in red was DIE and across Canes chest was PUNISH! “Oh my god, this was no accident.” JT “No doesn’t look like it. They have gone thru the car and found pictures of Lily, notes written down about times and places she was at. He has apparently been tracking her for about a month, because he had so much information on her, not much on Cane. His target was Lily which in the end would definitely punish Cane.” Jill “Oh, this is my fault. He should have been with her. If I hadn’t pressured him to be CEO, he wouldn’t have been working late. Oh this is my fault” and she burst out in tears. Devon had come up, along with Vikki, Neil and Malcolm. “Jill, how could this be your fault” Malcolm asked. JT stood up greeted Malcolm and then retold the story to them all. Vikki sat holding Jill’s hand in tears. After JT had finished Malcolm walked away to see the doctor to get himself ready for the transfusion. Colleen had woken up and came out of her room to see how Lily was. Devon took her and told her she was out of surgery but would be going in in about an hour for her kidney transplant but she was alive and would recover. She broke down in tears at that moment; those were the first tears she had cried since she saw her best friend being completely destroyed. All Devon knew to do was let her, that is exactly what she needed to feel again.This chapter is not done...it was too long so I had to break it the rest is in the next post.....

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/114182.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/114182.page GMT DestinyThe HospitalCane was finally talking to Lily, he told her that she had been in an accident, she was pretty banged up but the doctors were taking very good care of her. Cane “Lily this machine here is a dialysis machine, you have to keep it just little longer, but they are bringing you a new kidney as we speak. Also I have some news. They said you needed a blood transfusion also. Your dad told them no one here was a match so he called Malcolm and he is already here and giving blood now.” Lily “Malcolm is here? Oh dad must be going crazy. He hasn’t seen him since we found out. Oh poor Dad.” she was crying. Cane “Lily, Lily calm down you are doing yourself no good. Your father loves you and he knew Malcolm had to come here, it was one of the only ways to save you. He only cares about your life not DNA. You have to calm down, you have to keep your breathing slow, or your ribs are going to start hurting and your lung might collapse again. Please calm down Lily.” Lily was slowing her breathing again and was quitting crying. “Was Colleen hurt any?” “No the car only hit you and you both went off the road, she was able to stop in time. She got down the bank where you two were and called 911. She is in shock but the doctors have given her a sedative to help her sleep. Listen I love you and I don’t want to leave you, but I know your father and brother would love to see you before you go back into surgery, so I am going to go and get them so they can tell you they love you. I love you and I will see you before you go under ok.” “I love you too.”Dr. Cortez came in to check on Lily while Cane went to get Neil and Devon. “Dr. Cortez can you do me a favor?” “Yes Lily, I will definitely try, what is it.” “I think I may be pregnant, I am about a 4 days late, but with this accident I don’t know if I am will the baby be okay?” as she finished she was in tears. “Lily, I will have the nurses come take your blood and test it for the hormones. So far we didn’t notice any bleeding there. If you are, you would only be a few weeks so there likeliness that it would survive would be great. There was no trauma in area other than your leg. If you are I will tell you recovery will be hard because of the limited medication you could take.” “I would be ok with that but what about everything I just had and what about the anesthesia and surgery coming up?” Lily asked concern in her voice. “None of that would adversely affect the baby, and I will have the test done and make sure before you go under to tell the surgeon to use a lower dosage and the correct ones.” “Doctor, Cane doesn’t know yet so could we keep that information private for now. I would like to wait till I am out of surgery to tell him.” “Yes Lily, Dr. Patient information only. I’m going to go and get the nurse. Try to rest.”Still not done..Told you it was long

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/114345.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/114345.page GMT DestinyThe HospitalNeil and Devon came in to see her. The nurse came in to take her blood while they were there. Devon “What is that for?” Nurse Jean “Oh its just some blood work to make sure her toxins are staying at a low level…” Lily looked and the nurse and mouthed “Thank You” when Neil and Devon weren’t looking. Nurse Jean just winked back at her with a comforting smile on her face. “OK, all done I will take this straight to the lab, the doctor will have the result in about 15 minutes, also Dr. Cortez said the kidney should be here in about 45 minutes so you have about 30 minutes till the anesthetists will be in.” Neil “Listen I am going to go home and tell Karen about all this, she doesn’t know yet and is probably starting to get worried.” Lily “Oh Dad, I’m sorry please don’t tell her everything I don’t want her upset. The babys health comes first.” “I wont sweetheart just the basics. I love you sweetheart I will be back here before you get out of surgery.” “Thanks dad I love you too.” Neil left. Lily “Ok brother how is Dad really with Malcolm here?” “Lily he’s fine really. He knew he had to come because of your blood type. Plus he knew no matter what family is family and Malcolm needed to know because he is part of you also. We love you sis we just want you to get better.” Dr. Cortez “Excuse me, I’m sorry to interrupt. I need to speak to Lily before her surgery; alone please.” Devon “Oh ok I will go and get Cane so he can see you before you go out. Love you.” “I love you too, thanks.” Devon leaves pulling the door shut behind him. “Lily, I have news. The blood work is back and you are indeed pregnant. Now I have already talked to the surgeon and he assured me everything given to you earlier will not harm the baby. Also he will adjust the medication you will receive while in surgery and I will make sure to give you pain meds and antibiotics that will not cause any harm either. Again I want to remind you even though this would normally be a long hard recovery it is definitely going to be even harder. Your leg will take 6 to 8 months to fully recover so you will need all the help you can get, especially as you get further along and add more weight. Do you understand.” “Yes doctor, but you see I want this baby and I know my husband does also. I will receive the best help possible.” “You will need and around the clock nurse for awhile, especially with the kidney transplant. And it will take 6 months to a year to know if your body is going to accept or reject your kidney.” “Dr. Cortez money is no question, I will get the nurse and I will follow all your rules and instructions to keep me healthy and alive so I can bring this child into the world.” “Ok, I just had to explain everything. You really should tell your husband about the baby before you go back in for surgery.” “I’ll think about it, thank you doctor.” Cane knocks on the door, “can I come in?” “Yes, Mr. Ashby, I was just filling in Lily about her surgery and recovery. The transplant should take a few hours and then she will be put in a transition room till she wakes up and then you will be able to see her. I am going to send the nurse in to set up your blood bag and then the anesthetist will be in to get you ready for to go in.” “Baby, you’re going to be fine. I’ll be here waiting on you till you get out. Do you still feel bad?” “What no I’m not in any pain right now, whatever they gave me is still working.” “Colleen said you weren’t feeling well, that’s why she was following you?” “Oh that, I guess I’ve just gotten run down, you know constantly on the go with my school schedule it’s tiring.” “Ok I love you and you are going to be fine” The nurse and anesthesiologist come in. “I’m afraid you are going to have to leave now Mr. Ashby. A nurse will keep you updated throughout the surgery and when she gets out. We will take great care of her.” “K baby I’m going to go. I love you and I will be waiting on you.” “I love you too, hey Cane.” “Yeah baby.” “When I get out of here do you want to think about starting a family?” Lily had to ask. “Sweetheart that would be great, but first let’s get you better. All right I love you.” “Don’t go to far Da…,” Lily whispered as she fell asleep from the drugs. Cane was left to do was wonder what she was saying…….Hope you LANERS like it so far..Im still not done in the hospital

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/114365.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/114365.page GMT Jwenn, D@mn! You are working the he!! out of this story. I love it!

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/114837.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/114837.page GMT okay, I wrote this chapter before I found out about Cane getting the CEO position at Jabot so I hope y'all like my version of events. LEAP OF FATE Part 32a “Grandma, are you okay?” ask Mac entering the living room. “Yes, yes I am fine dear. I just had a rather disappointing conversation with Nikki but it’s nothing for you to worry about. Who is this young man?” said Katherine taking a good look at Grady. “Grandma I’d like you to meet Sean O’Grady. Grady this is my Grandmother, Katherine Chancellor”, said Mac nervously. “Nice to meet you Mrs. Chancellor”, said Grady extending a hand. “A pleasure to meet you young man but please called me Katherine”, said Katherine shaking his hand and instantly liking him. He had a firm grip and hands that said he was a hard worker. Grady said okay and they spent the rest of the afternoon getting to know each other until Jill came home and was introduced to him as well. He made a good impression on her and she too took a liking to him especially when she found out that he and Cane were friends since high school. That evening the families of both Cane and Lily gathered in the living room of the mansion for a family meeting called by the happy couple. “So I am sure you are all wondering why we asked you all here this evening”, began Cane. “Well, Lily and I have set a wedding date and we thought it best to tell you all at once”. “And what date did you two come up with?” ask Neil. “November 29 Thanksgiving weekend”, answered Lily. “That’s only three months away”, observed Jill. “How are we going to plan everything in time?” “Yeah, that doesn’t give us much time”, agreed Neil. “We’ll need to call the caterers”. “Ah…excuse us but…” began Lily who was completely ignored. “We definitely need a wedding planner”. “We’ll have to get in touch with the minister”. “Ah, folks…” tried Cane. “The church, we’ll have to call them”. “Let’s just get out of here”, whispered Cane to Lily. “Yeah, let’s go. I doubt they’ll even notice we’re gone”, said Lily agreeing. “Flowers, they’ll need to be ordered”. “Are they always like that?” ask Grady following Cane and Lily outside. “No, they are usually a pretty calm bunch until you do something to upset them”, answered Cane. “Or you do something to one of us”, added Mac. “Then you might want to get out of harm’s way as fast as humanly possible”, continued Cane. “But don’t worry, they like you so far. And they will continue to like you as long as you make Mac happy”, added Cane seeing the look on Grady’s face. “Are you sure you want to marry this guy?” Grady ask Lily. “Definitely”, answered Lily putting her arm around Cane’s waist. “Stop trying to scare the young man to death”, said Katherine joining them. “You listen to me Grady we’re like a pack of wolves, once you’ve been accepted into the family, which you have, you’re in it for life. We will fight each other on occasions but we’re even quicker in standing up for each other should one of us become threatened in any way”, advised Katherine laughing. “That’s good to know”, said Grady taking a deep breath. “When do you think they’ll stop?” “When they realize we’ve left the room”, answered Cane. “Alright, my darlings why don’t you tell me what kind of wedding you would like? Don’t worry about them. I’ll deal with them later”, said Katherine. And the five of them sat down on the steps discussing the what Lily and Cane wanted until Katherine said she thought they should put an end to what was taking place in the living room. Then Cane turned to Grady and said “for old time’s sake” and they both stuck their fingers in their mouths blew out two distinct whistles and burst out laughing at the stunned looks on the faces of those still in the living room. “Good. Now that we’ve gotten your attention…” began Cane. “This is Lily and my wedding which means all final decisions will be up to us. No, don’t interrupt, I’m not finish. We will be hiring a wedding planner to help with the details. As a matter of fact, we will be meeting with a few tomorrow before making a choice. And of course your opinions solicited and otherwise will be welcome as long as you keep in mind that it is our choice”, finished Cane. Surprising they all agreed and a while later Lily’s family left to go home to their respective homes. Shortly after this speech, Lily’s family left. They were all just about ready to turn in for the night when Katherine remembered that she had yet to tell them about recent turn of events. “Hold it, there’s still one more thing left to discuss”, said Katherine. “Oh, mother can’t it wait till morning?” ask Jill. “No. Actually Jill, I imagine this will make you very happy”, said Katherine. “Please go on”, said Jill taking a seat. “Nikki came by to see me earlier today. She was rather upset. And it didn’t help matters that Ashley was leaving just as she came by either”, said Katherine taking a deep breath. Just then the telephone rang. To be continued...

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/114874.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/114874.page GMT LEAP OF FATE Part 32b “Hello”, answered Jill who was closest to the phone. “Hi Mom”, said the voice at the other end. “Billy, twice in three days? Is anything the matter? Are you alright?” ask Jill her face and voice full of concern. “No, no everything is fine Mom…couldn’t be better. I was just trying to find Cane actually”, said Billy. “Oh, he’s right here. We were having a family meeting”, said Jill who then handed Cane the phone. “Hey little brother”, said Cane. “Hey, I’ve been trying to reach you all evening. I just got your messages today. Congratulations”, said Billy. “Thanks. Where have you been?” ask Cane. “I was up in the mountains at the Temple”, answered Billy. “You still doing that?” ask Cane in surprise. “Yeah, it helps to keep me out of trouble”, said Billy and Cane understood. “So what’s this family meeting all about?” ask Billy. “Lily and I were letting them know the date of the wedding and then Grandmum was just about to make an announcement”. “And when is it?” “Last weekend in November; you’re going to make it right?” “Of course, wouldn’t miss it for the world. And the answer to your question is yes, I would love to”, said Billy. “Good. Good. Hey listen, I’m going to put you on speaker so you can hear this announcement Grandmum is about to make”, said Cane smiling. “Hey Billy”, they all said. “Hey guys. Mac is that you?” “Yeah, how are you?” ask Mac reaching for Grady’s hand. She had told him the whole story of her and Billy. How they had met in high school and had hated each other at first. But had later fallen for each other and had gotten married only to be devastated on their wedding day when they learned that they were related. And although they have spoken on the phone and emailed each other on numerous occasions they had yet to meet face to face since the day they had decided to go their separate ways. “I’m fine. Who are the other two voices?” ask Billy. “Those would be Lily and Grady”, said Cane. “Hey Lily, congratulations”, said Billy. “Thanks Billy. You’re going to be here for the big day aren’t you?” ask Lily. “I wouldn’t miss it”, said Billy. “Hi Grady”, continued Billy. Brock, Mac’s Dad and Billy’s uncle had called him and told him about Mac and Grady’s involvement not too long ago so he was too surprise to know that Grady was there. “Hey Billy”, said Grady. “Hi Grandma”, said Billy finally reaching Katherine. “Billy, this is indeed a surprise. I didn’t expect we’d be talking again so soon but I’m glad you called. It will save me from having to repeat myself”, said Katherine. “Now you’ve got me curious”, said Billy. “Actually, it will make you happy as well to know that Ashley has agreed to come back to work at Jabot”, said Katherine. “That’s great news. So she did decide to return”, acknowledged Billy. “Yes. But as a result we are once again without a CEO”, continued Katherine. “Are you saying that you fired Nikki?” ask Jill in complete disbelief. “Nikki felt that she could not work with Ashley and when I refused to reconsider she quit”, said Katherine. “Well I’ll be damned”, said Jill. “Exactly, now we’ll have to find a replacement”, said Katherine. “May I make a suggestion”, said Billy. “Absolutely, you needn’t ask”, said Katherine. “I think Cane should get the job”, said Billy shocking Cane with what he had to say. “Ah, Billy I appreciate that you think I can do the job but…” “Oh, come on Cane. We all know that Grandmother and Mom are grooming you to take over one day, so why not? You have the experience; four years worth and what you don’t know Grandmother and Mom will be able to teach you”, said Billy. Then Jill spoke up and said “I agree with Billy, I think Cane should get the job”. “So what do you say Cane, do you think you’re up to the task?” ask Katherine. “Seriously, you think I’m ready?” ask Cane buying time to think. “I think you were born ready”, said Katherine smiling. “What do you think?” ask Cane turning to Lily. “I think you should say yes”, answered Lily without doubt. “So do we”, said Mac indicating her and Grady. “Seems like I’m outnumbered”, said Cane. “Okay. If you all think I can do it; then okay”, said Cane letting out a breath he didn’t know he was holding. “Good. Glad that’s settled”, said Katherine. “Now Billy, when can we expect you?” continued Katherine. “I don’t know exactly, I have a few things to sort out here first but I would say roughly the end of October if not before then”, answered Billy. “Excellent, we look forward to seeing you”. “Same here, I can’t wait to see you all. Good-night”, said Billy. “Good-night Billy”, they chorused before hanging up. “Well, my dears, tomorrow is a very important day so I suggest you all get a good night’s sleep”, said Katherine. “Good-night” they all said disappearing in different directions leaving Mac and Grady alone in the living room. “You alright, sweetheart? You’re very quiet”, said Lily. “Yeah, I’m fine. I’m just trying to wrap my head around what just happened in there”, said Cane. “What did just happen in there?” “You, my darling, was just made the Chief Executive Officer of Jabot Cosmetics”, said Lily a proud grin spreading across her face. “I am so proud of you”. “Oh my God, do you know what this means?” ask Cane stepping into their bedroom. “That they trust you and believe in you”, answered Lily. “How did you know that’s what I was thinking?” ask Cane already knowing the answer. “Because I love you”, said Lily. “What if I let them down?” ask Cane a panic look in his eyes. “You won’t”, said Lily reassuringly. “How do you know?” ask Cane. “How do I know? Because you give a hundred and ten percent in everything you do; you’re a fast learner; as Katherine just said business is in your blood; you’re able to grasp concepts and ideas quickly; you’re able to adapt to any situation in any given moment; you have the experience; and you have two of the most savvy business women as your mentors”, said Lily. “Thanks, sweetheart”, said Cane. “You are very welcome”, said Lily giving him a kiss. “Now go to sleep. Katherine is right, tomorrow is a very important day”, added Lily. To be continued

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/114883.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/114883.page GMT LEAP OF FATE Part 33 Meanwhile in China it was mid-morning and Billy sat deep in thought. “You alright, Billy?” “Fine, Yumi”, responded Billy pulling her to him and hugged her fiercely. Yumiko Chang was the first friend Billy made when Katherine had banished him to China years ago because he had had a minor gambling problem. They had met one evening on the train and hit it off immediately when Billy found out that she had gone to school in the States. But for the past year she has been his live-in girlfriend. “Billy, tell me the truth. What’s going on?” she asked again more urgently releasing herself from his embrace. “I’m going home”, said Billy. “When do you leave?” ask Yumi. “I don’t know. I have some things to wrap up here first”, said Billy looking at her intently. “Yumi, don’t look at me like that. I would ask you to come with me if you would say yes but you won’t”, continued Billy. “You’re right. My answer would be no but not because I want to, I can’t leave my father”, said Yumi taking a deep breath. She shouldn’t have been surprise, she knew this day would come but she had secretly been hoping that it never would. “I know”, said Billy wrapping her in his arms. He really had come to love her very much. “What else? I heard you saying congratulations”, said Yumi. “Cane is getting married”, said Billy. “Tell him I wish him all the best”, said Yumi. She had first met Cane three years ago when he had visited Billy. Really, she had called Jill because Billy was in trouble and needed his family; Cane had answered and promised that he would come. True to his word he arrived within 48 hours and had stayed for two months. “I will. Let’s not talk about it anymore. I’m not going anywhere for a while yet”, said Billy he too remembering Cane’s first visit. Reaching up she traced the outlines of his face as if framing a picture. “I’m going to miss you”, she said. “I’m going to miss you too”, said Billy kissing her and pulling at the zipper on the back of her dress.Next morning in Genoa City, Cane was a nervous wreck. He still couldn’t believe that his family could have that much faith in him or that they would trust him with such a huge responsibility. Hell, he was still getting used to being part of a family. But as he and Lily made their way to the main house that morning, he made a silent vow to be the type of man his father would be proud to call his son. When they arrived Katherine informed them that they were holding a press conference at 11:00 am to announce Cane’s appointment as CEO of Jabot. “We are so proud of you Cane. You have our full support and remember we’re always here for you”, said Katherine beaming with pride. “Thanks, Grandmum! I won’t let any of you down”, said a very emotional Cane. “I know that dear boy, I know. Now let’s go”, said Katherine leading the way.Across town, Brad was feeling very happy and a little smug truth be told. But he felt he had every right to feel that way. He was sure he would be named the new CEO of Jabot later that day. He had gotten a call from his secretary earlier telling him that his presence was requested at an emergency board meeting that morning and that a press conference was also scheduled for later that same day. Plus he had ran into Nikki yesterday afternoon when she had come back to clean out her office. He had expressed his disappointment at losing her but was secretly glad that she was leaving. Today was his day. He had waited long enough. Finally he was about to get his wish. He remembered the day he had first walked into the building; they had treated him as an errand boy. Many of them were still there. Today, they would have to call him boss. He had come full circle; from gardener to the CEO. Life certainly couldn’t get any better than it already was. He quickly went back upstairs to finish dressing and then left the house whistling.At precise 10:00am Katherine walked into the boardroom. Jill, Cane, Lily, Brad and all the other board members were already there. “Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen”, she began. “I am sure you are all wondering at the reason for this emergency meeting. I have two announcements. Firstly, Ashley Abbot will once again be running our lab; she will hold the same position she held when she left the company”, said Katherine leading the applause to welcome Ashley, who was seated on her left, back into the fold. “Secondly, Nicole Newman felt that she could no longer fulfill her duties as Chief Executive Officer of Jabot Cosmetics and has resigned her post”, said Katherine. To say that many were shocked would be an understatement. They hadn’t expected this. “I can see many of you are surprised. I was too. However, after careful consideration I am ready to appoint the new CEO”, continued Katherine. “And who is the new boss?” ask an executive to the left of Katherine. “The new CEO of Jabot is my Grandson, Cane Ashby”, said Katherine. This too came as a shock to many in the room but none so more that Brad who had half stood to accept the congratulations of the others. No one noticed his reaction but Cane, who vowed to keep an eye on him. Later, when the announcement was made to the press they too were just as stunned as those in the boardroom had seemed to be. Many in the business world, upon hearing the news questioned whether he was ready for the job but Katherine was a shrewd business woman and they trusted her judgment though many decided to thread with caution when dealing with the new head. In China, Billy and Yumi watched the press conference on his laptop. “You didn’t tell me Cane was the new CEO of Jabot”, said Yumi. “No I didn’t. It was my suggestion that he should be given the job”, said Billy. “Why? I thought that was your father’s company”, said Yumi confused. “It is but I have no interest in working there. I have my own plan which is why I need my family’s focus to be elsewhere when I go back. Cane getting married and being named the new CEO of Jabot will ensure that”, said Billy smiling. “Okay, as long as you know what you are doing” said Yumi. “Trust me, Yumi, I know exactly what I am doing”, said Billy. To be continued...

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/114890.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/114890.page GMT LEAP OF FATE Part 34a Three days later found Lily meeting with the members of her bridal party meeting at the GCAC for lunch. Over the past three days she had met with each one of them individually and asked them to be part of her wedding and they had agreed. Colleen Korbel, her best friend, would serve as maid of honor. Mac, Victoria, Roxy, and Jana would all serve as bridesmaids. “So, what are you guys doing three weeks from tomorrow?” ask Lily. “Wait a second, I thought you were all attending the exhibit that night”, chipped in Victoria. “Oh, shoot I’d forgotten that”, said Lily putting her hand to her forehead. “Why? What’s the problem?” ask Mac. “I thought we could all fly to New York and have a girls day shopping”, said Lily. “Oh, that sounds wonderful. I love shopping in New York”, said Colleen. “Okay…umm…what about two weeks from tomorrow? Please tell me you guys don’t have any plans”, said Lily. “I think we can manage that, right ladies”, said Roxy. “Yes, but what are we going to do about the blokes in our lives?” ask Janna. “Oh, I have that cover”, said Lily. “Let me make a couple phone calls and make sure this is okay”, said Lily excusing herself. “What do you guys think she’s up to?” ask Colleen. “I don’t know but I guess we’ll find out soon enough”, said Mac. “Yeah, I’m sure we will. I just hope she doesn’t expect the guys to agree to go shopping with us”, said Victoria. “I think we’re about to find out. Here she comes”, said Colleen. “Okay, so we’re all set for two weeks from tomorrow and it’s working out even better than I had hoped”, said Lily the biggest grin on her face. Then seeing their concerned faces she added “Don’t worry, I would dream of asking the fellas to go shopping with us. Besides Cane absolutely cannot be anywhere near the vicinity when I try on my dress”. “What? Who’s making the dress?” ask Jana. “It’s a surprise but I think you guys are going to love her”, said Lily. “Now, tell me if you guys think the fellas will like this…” began Lily. Then she told them what she had planned. “No way! They are going to be complete surprised”, said Mac in disbelief. “Absolutely”, they all agreed. “Ladies remember, not a word”, cautioned Lily. “Oh, we wouldn’t dream of ruining this surprise”, said Colleen. ----------------------------- -------- - ------------------------------ --------- - ------------------------------ --------- - Fifteen days later, early Saturday morning found the gang at CL waiting on Cane and Lily. “Okay, JT you’re the detective here. What are we in for?” asked Devon. “Honestly, I don’t know. Vikki is not talking”, said JT looking at his wife conspiring across the room with the other ladies. “I know, neither is Jana and she can’t keep a secret”, said Kevin shaking his head. “Colleen is just as tight-lipped”, added Adrian. “So is Mac. As soon as Cane and I walk into a room they immediately start talking about the wedding”, said Grady. Just then Cane and Lily walked in. “Okay, time to find out what’s going on”, said Devon getting up. “So Cane, Lily what’s going on?” ask Devon. “Don’t look at me”, said Cane raising his hands palms up. “I’m in the dark as much as the rest of you”. “Alright, Lily care to enlighten the rest of us”, said Devon. “You will see”, said Lily. “Let’s just grab some coffee and we’ll be on our way”, continued Lily turning her back and ordering coffee for everyone to go. They were just about to leave when Adam and Heather entered. “Hello, Victoria”, said Adam. “Hi”, said Heather. “Adam; Heather”, said Victoria in greeting. “Lily, I’d like you to meet my brother, Adam and his girlfriend, Heather”, continued Victoria. “Adam, Heater this is Lily Winters”. Shaking her hand Adam had to catch his breath. He knew she was pretty from her picture in the paper announcing her engagement to Cane but it hadn’t done her justice. She was gorgeous. “Nice to me you”, said Adam. “You too”, said Lily pulling back her hand not liking him at all. She had seen the look he had given her. Turning her attention to the woman at his side she said “Heather, it’s a pleasure to meet you”. “You too Lily”, said Heather smiling at her. She hadn’t missed Adam’s look either. She was surprise that he would be checking out another woman in so blatant a manner in front of her. Then turning to Cane, Lily said “Ready to go, sweetheart”. “Yeah, let’s go”, said Cane putting his arm around her waist to which Lily did the same. “See you around, Heather”, said Lily; she and Cane and the rest of the gang walking out the door. When they got to the car, Cane open the door for her and she gave him a long searing kiss before she settled into the driver seat. Looking back at the coffee house and Cane saw Adam looking at them through the window and gave him a look which said ‘don’t even think about it’. Then he got into the car and Lily sped off, the encounter with Adam and Heather already erased from her mind. To be continued...

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/114900.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/114900.page GMT LEAP OF FATE Part 34b Twenty minutes later they arrived at their destination. “Okay, Lily...umm…this is the airport. Where exactly are we going?” ask Cane. “I guess we have to tell them, huh?” said Lily to the other women. “Yeah, I think it’s time”, said Mac. “Alright, we are going to New York. The ladies and I thought we’d get a little shopping done”, said Lily watching as guys faces fell. Laughing she continued “Don’t worry we don’t expect you to come with us”, to which they all perked up. “But you’ll find out what you’re doing when we get there”. “This had better be good, Sis”, said Devon following the rest of them into the Chancellor plane. “It is”, said Lily. “Even you won’t have any complaints”. Just then the pilot interrupted them. “Miss Winters, we are ready to take off”. “Thank you, Richard” she said Lily. “We are ready”. “Okay, so how did you manage to get my Grandmum to let us use the jet?” ask Cane once Richard disappeared. “It was her idea actually. She heard Mac and I talking and suggested it. I tried to talk her and your Mom into coming but they said they had plans”, said Lily. “And you’re still not going to tell me what you have planned for us?” ask Cane giving her a look. “You can look at me like that all you want, I’m still not telling”, said Lily laughing.After a very eventful flight with the guys trying to guess what they would be doing in while the ladies shop, the group landed in the Big Apple at a little past 10:00am. They were met at the airport by two SUVs – one for the gentlemen with a driver named Frank and one for the ladies with a driver named Pearl. “Bye Baby, have a good time”, said Lily giving Cane a kiss. “Wait a second, you’re really not going to tell us where we’re going?” questioned Cane. “Nope and neither will Frank so don’t even think about it”, said Lily getting into the SUV with the other ladies. “Alright, Frank now that they are gone, where are we going”, ask JT. “Sorry fellas it’s more than my life’s worth to tell you”, said Frank laughing at the disbelieving bunch. “Hop in. You’ll be there soon enough”. Twenty minutes later they had reached their destination. “Oh my God, do you guys know where we are? We are at Yankee Stadium”, said a shocked Kevin full of excitement. “Yankee Stadium”, echoed Devon. All of them staring at the structure in front of them. “They are all yours Pete”, said Frank to the man approaching them. “Good-morning Gentlemen, I’m Peter Marshall but please call me Pete; you’ll be hanging with me today”, he said. Then they all introduced themselves. “So here’s the agenda for the day; you guys will be attending batting practice after which you’ll get a chance to meet the players and get a complete tour of the stadium before the game starts”, said Pete. “Wait a second, we get to watch today’s game?” asked Kevin. “That’s right”, answered Pete. “From where? I’ve been online looking for tickets and this game’s been sold out for months”, continued Kevin. “From up there”, said Pete pointing to the owner’s box. They had made their way to the field during the conversation. “Oh!” said Kevin. Then they stood watching each player take his turn batting balls to the outfield and cheering when one of them hit a homerun. To be continued...

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/114911.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/114911.page GMT LEAP OF FATE Part 35a Lily so nice to see you again; I’ll let her know you’re here”. “Thanks Amy”, said Lily to the retreating girl. Minutes later the designer walked into the room and Lily’s friends were stunned. “Lily, bonjour, how are you?” “Couldn’t be better; thank you so much for doing this”, said Lily. “Of course, I wouldn’t have it any other way”. “Good. Let me introduce you to the rest of the gang. This is Colleen, maid of honor; Mackenzie, Roxanne, Victoria and Jana, the rest of the wedding party. Ladies, I’d like you to meet Vera Wang”, finished Lily. “Oh my God, Ms. Wang it’s an honor to meet you”, said Jana. “Please ladies call me Vera”, she replied. “All right follow me ladies, we have a lot to do”, continued Vera taking them into an adjoining room. “Now, Lily I know you said simple but I thought I’d give you a few choices”, added Vera pulling racks of dresses. Two racks alone consisted of wedding gowns while the others were for the rest of the ladies. “I distinctly remember you saying you had one or two choices for me”, said Lily admiring the dresses. “I do. I just want to make sure you find the perfect dress”, said Vera inviting the ladies to start trying on the dresses. Just then Lily’s phone rang, “Hi”. “Thank you”. “You’re welcome. I take it you like your surprise”, said Lily. “Are you kidding me? I love it”, said Cane with a big grin on his face. “What about the others?” ask Lily. “I’d say they were in fantasy heaven right about now. I’ll show you the pictures later. I love you”, said Cane. “I love you, too. We’ll see you guys later”, said Lily grinning. “Okay, see you later”, said Cane hanging up the phone. “They liked their surprise, did they?” ask Mac. “Oh yeah, I believe Cane said they were in fantasy heaven”, said Lily. “Where did you send them?” ask Vera. “Yankee Stadium”, answered Lily. “Every little boy’s dream”, said Vera. “So Lily, we have all been wondering, how did you and Cane meet?” ask Victoria. “Oh that’s easy, at a photo shoot”, said Lily. “What was Cane doing at a photo shoot?” ask Colleen. “Oh, well he wasn’t really at the photo shoot more like passing by when I stopped him”, said Lily smiling at the memory. “Oh, do tell”, said Roxy. “Well, I was working with this new model right and we’d been out shooting for about two hours but we still couldn’t get anything when I spotted Cane walking across the street and asked him to help me out by posing with me”, said Lily. “Wait a second, my cousin Cane a model? Please tell me there are pictures”, said Mac. “There are some”, said Lily. “Anyways, he eventually agreed but only if I would have dinner with him”, continued Lily. “Okay. Alright, that’s more like the Cane we know”, said Victoria. “So what happen on the date?” ask Vera getting in the swing of things. “To make a long story short, I cried a lot, yelled at him a lot and forced him to take me home early”, said Lily to the stunned group of women in front of her. “What? And he asked you on a second date?” ask Jana. “When he dropped me off he said he would see me for breakfast and I just nodded my head because I was thinking of how stupid I’d been. So next day we have breakfast and I basically told him I wasn’t crazy and he could go on his way but he convinced me to be his tour guide”, said Lily. “And you two fell in love. That’s so romantic”, said Jana. “Hey guys, welcome to Yankee Stadium”, said Derek Jeter coming towards them. “Thanks”. “I’m…” “We know Derek Jeter”, said Kevin shaking his hand. “Kevin”; “JT”; “Devon”; “Adrian”; “Grady”; “Cane”. “So you’re the guy Lily’s marrying”, said Jeter. “That’s right”, said Cane shaking his hand. “You’re a lucky man, Cane”, continued Jeter before Devon interrupted with “You know my sister?” “Yeah, she did a photo shoot of mine a couple years back. Let me tell you she would not let me leave that shoot until she got the right shot. But you know what, I admired her for her dedication and we’ve been friends ever since”, said Jeter. “She never told me”, said Devon incredulous. Then the other players started coming over to chat with them and sign a few baseballs for them before heading off to prepare for the game later that day.“Alright, Mac it’s your turn. How did you and Grady meet?” ask Jana. Just then Lily came out of the changing room in a different dress. “No, definitely not”, said Vera. “Okay”, said Lily grabbing another dress and heading back to the change room. “Come on, on with it”, continued Jana to Mac. “Okay. We met in New Orleans where we were both helping in the rebuilding project”, said Mac. “Was it love at first sight?” ask Jana. “No, definitely not”, remembering their first encounter... - The day was already hot even though it was still morning and Mac was angry. Why? That was the question she kept asking herself but so far she had no answers. Then she heard laughter and for some unknown reason it irritated her. “Well you guys took your time getting here this morning while some of us has been here since dawn”, she said as the men approached. “Morning to you too, sunshine”, said the one closest. “Carter, I’m in no mood for your jokes right now. We have work to do”, said Mac throwing him a wrench and walking away. “Mac”, called her Dad, Brock. “Don’t you think you’re being a little rude? The guys want to introduce you to their boss”. “No, Dad. I don’t think I’m being rude at all and I can meet him later”, said Mac giving Brock and the man next to him a leveled look before continuing to walk away. “My apologies Grady, she’s usually not that rude”, said Brock. “Don’t worry about it”, said Grady taking a good long look at her retreating figure. Damn she looked good. It was too bad she had an attitude problem. Later at lunch, Mac called everyone’s attention and said “Guys, if I could just have your attention for a minute. I would really like to apologize for my behavior this morning. I was rude and it was uncalled for and I’m sorry”. “It’s alright, Mac we understand. We’re sad about Lucy too”, said Carter. “Thanks”, said Mac resuming her seat. And Grady thought, wow maybe there’s hope yet. Minutes later Lucy walked in and sat down beside Grady because she was curious as to whom he was. They sat talking long after everyone had resumed working and when Mac came to take her home she invited Grady to walk with them. “I think Mac would prefer if it was just the two of you”, said Grady not wanting to encroach. “No, it’s fine. You can walk with us”, said Mac taking Lucy’s hand. Lucy gave Grady her other hand and when she got home put their hands together and said “see you tomorrow” before disappearing inside. “It just started from there and here we are”, said Mac. To be continued...

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/114928.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/114928.page GMT LEAP OF FATE Part 35b “All right Gentlemen, it’s time for your tour”, announced Pete. Then he proceeded to give them the complete tour of the stadium that was to be torn down at the end of the season. As a matter of fact, they were going to be witnesses to the second to last regular season game the Yankees would play there. The game was against the Baltimore Orioles. But that was the last thing on their minds as they made their way out to where Babe, Dimaggio, Mantle and all the other famous Yanks were remembered and immortalized. At the same time, Lily was trying on yet another dress. They had long since agreed on the color and style of the maid of honor and bridesmaids dresses but Lily had yet to find the one. “Alright, this is the last dress. What if it’s not the one?” ask Lily. “It’s not the last”, said Vera ushering her back into the dressing room then herself disappearing into another room. “Okay, what do you guys think?” ask Lily. “I…I…uh guys help me out here”, said Jana. “That bad, huh?” said Lily flopping into a nearby seat full of disappointment. “All these dresses and nothing”. “Okay, Lily I’ve been saving these. Why don’t you try them and see if you like any”, said Vera coming back into the room with two dresses still hidden behind the garment bags they were in. “Have you been holding out on me?” ask Lily suspiciously. “Not exactly, I just wanted to make sure you chose the right dress. Now go”, said Vera. A few minutes later when she stepped back into the room the designer and ladies were in awe. “Oh my God, that’s it. That’s the dress”, said Vera. “What do you think?” she asked Lily. “I’m in love”, said Lily. They stayed to have lunch and discuss changes to the dresses, purchased new outfits for the exhibit the following week and then made their way to the stadium to join the boys.The ladies arrived just in time to hear the American National Anthem. They were greeted in the owner’s box by Hal and Hank Steinbrenner who took over the running of the team from their father George. The game turned out to be even better than they thought it would. The Yankees came back from a 3 to 2 deficit when Jeter hit a 2-run walk off home run in the bottom of the ninth to pull out the win. Everyone was thrilled; so much so that they stayed talking to the brothers long after everyone had left the stadium. Jeter stopped by to say hello to Lily and sat chatting with them for a while and then he too left. Finally, they were all talked out and full, the brothers had had food prepared for them, and left to go home.It was after 7:00am when they landed back in Genoa City Sunday morning but they didn’t mind. The previous day was a day they would never forget. They separated at the airport promising to see each other some other time. “Hey, I want to stop by Dad’s and make sure Reed is okay”, said Victoria. “Baby, I’m sure he’s fine”, said JT. “I know, I just really miss him”, continued Victoria. “Alright”, said JT knowing he was trying to fighting a losing battle. Half hour later they reached the Ranch. “Dad, are you here?” called Victoria entering. “He and Abby went riding”, said Ashley coming through the door leading to the kitchen with a cup of coffee in her hand. “Where’s Reed?” ask Victoria. “Reed is fine, Victoria. He’s sleeping upstairs. You know, your father loved having him here last night. I hope this means we’ll be seeing more of all of you”, said Ashley. “I’m being rude. Would you guys like a cup of tea or coffee perhaps? Ask Ashley. “No, no we’re not staying. We just wanted to make sure everything was alright with Reed”, said JT. “Of course. How was the trip?” ask Ashley. She had heard Victoria discussing it with Lily at Crimson Lights a few days earlier. “Great. It was great. Umm…listen, you don’t mind watching Reed a little while longer do you?” ask Victoria. “Not at all”, said Ashley. “Okay. We’ll be back later and we’ll tell you and Dad all about the trip”, said Victoria getting up to leave. “Okay. See you later”, said Ashley taking a seat and reaching for the morning paper. Victoria still found it strange having Ashley living at the Ranch that had been her parents home for so long although lots of changes had been made to it since Nikki left. But she’d promised Victor that she’d give it a chance and she was doing her best to make the effort. It would take time. She knew that. She’d finally learned that she couldn’t control her parents’ lives no more than they could control her. She had accepted her mother’s relationship with Paul so why not her Dad’s with Ashley? Her Dad was finally happy again and in the end wasn’t that what mattered the most? Ashley had been surprised when Victoria called asking if they could watch Reed. She knew Nikki and Paul were asked first but when Nikki came down with the flu Victoria had called them. She wished she would have asked them first but suppose it was a good sign that they had been asked at all. She knew Victoria was still having a hard time accepting her relationship with Victor and wanted to give her all the time she needed to accept it. Slowly though she was getting there and Ashley couldn’t be happier about that fact. To be continued...

]]> http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/114962.page http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/preList/4283/114962.page GMT LEAP OF FATE Part 36a “Daniel, you home?” called Amber coming through the door her hand full. “Amber, what the…what’s all this?” ask Daniel rushing to help her. “Oh, well I guess I got carried away a little”, said Amber looking guilty. “It’s just that this baby will be here in 6 months and I want to be ready”, continued Amber. “And you think that includes buying out an entire book store?” question Daniel pensively. “No, but I want this baby to have the best of everything and to have a great life and that means I need to be better. I need to know everything there is to know about raising a child”, confessed Amber. “Amber, are you forgetting history here?” ask Daniel more confused than ever. “No, I…I remember”, said Amber tears in her eyes, “but that wasn’t real. This little baby is”. “Okay”, said Daniel finally understanding her a little. “Hello, Amber”, said Phyllis coming into the living. “Phyllis, hi, I didn’t realize you were here”, said Amber. “No, I guess not. I was just on my way out actually”, said Phyllis. “No, no, no stay. Finish your visit with Daniel. I’m a little tired anyways so I’m going to go take a nap”, said Amber heading to towards the stairs. “Okay”, said Phyllis raising an eyebrow in Daniel’s direction. “See, I told you she’s changed”, said Daniel to Phyllis. “I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it for myself. Are you sure this is not just an act?” ask Phyllis. “I’m sure Mom, she’s really trying to be a better person”, continued Daniel. “What about you and Lily?” ask Phyllis. “There is no me and Lily. She’s moved on. And as much as I hate to admit it, she’s happy. Cane makes her happy and I can’t compete with him”, said Daniel sadly. “So that’s it? You’re just going to give up and what? Stay with Amber?” continued Phyllis. “I can’t abandon Amber and our baby. I just can’t do it. I just have to let Lily go”, said Daniel shaking his head. “Alright”, said Phyllis looking at her watch. “I really do need to go. I have to pick up Summer from the sitter”, continued Phyllis. “Okay”, said Daniel walking her to the door and kissing her on the cheek goodbye. Despite what he had said to Phyllis, he didn’t think he could let Lily go. He was in love with her still. Five years apart without so much as a word passing between them and she could still make his heart dance. How was he going to let her go? He didn’t think he could. Making his way upstairs he looked at the woman sleeping in their bed, carrying his child and wondered what he was doing. Was staying with Amber for his child’s sake the right thing to? Didn’t a child deserve to have two parents who loved him? Who loved his mother also? Who wanted him? The answer to the last three questions was a resounding yes but the first, he didn’t know. He had made the decision to stay but would he be able to live with it? That was the million dollar question and unfortunately he was afraid the answer would be no. But he was going to try. Across town Cane and Lily were in the car heading for a cake testing and both of them were ups