Protecting Allie

[janice]

"This chapter has been moved to the new board."

[jillcat]

Another excellent chapter, Janice! With each instalment, I just love this story more.

I'm keeping all my fingers and toes crossed that they find Allie's stalker soon. Talk about creepy. I hope Thorne's anxieties don't hinder the investigation in any way.

Yuck, Stephanie, Massimo and Taylor together. And I totally agree with Massimo's assessment of Taylor - it fits both the one in your story and the one we're seeing on screen at the moment - "cruel, devious and opportunistic". Right on!

And so, they're keeping secrets from Ridge - how suprising, NOT! I'm intrigued by what night it is that Ridge is questioning Taylor about and what Stephanie & Massimo have to do with this secret.

Poor Eric - and he doesn't yet have a clue about just how evil Bridget really is - I can't imagine how shattered he will be if he ever finds out the truth about her 'career' and what she did to Tom.

I thought it was so realistic that Brooke would have a nightmare about her rapes when she is under so much stress over Allie and scared for the rest of her children. I hope Nick is right and the healing has begun.

Ah, I hope Selene's reaction to Marti's story means that her memory is starting to come back. I really want that mystery solved!

Looking forward to more revelations in the next chapter

[giovanna]

Awesome, Janice! I LOVE this SL.

Poor Brooke! I feel so bad for her, suffering flashbacks of the rape.

As much as I hate Stuffy on the show, your Stuffy is pretty cool. So, she thinks Bridgette is a bitch, eh? Wait until she finds out what the tramp did to her brother, then she will be out for blood.

And as for Mass, Hag, and Taylor, I am curious. What ARE they hiding? What an ugly trio. Poor Steffy and Tom, having such a nasty bit of goods for a mother. I am dying to know who Selene is. I have a feeling her accident has to do with the secret Mass, Hag, and Taylor are hiding.

I am dying to see the fallout of Allie's poem. And it would be just like certain parties to not be happy about it.

[janice]

Thanks!

They will know who the stalker isn't very soon. Catching the stalker will take a bit longer. Thorne is reacting very naturally to the thought that his child (his only child) is being threatened. He won't get in the way of finding the stalker, but he might want to take matters into his own hands when the person is found. Let's hope he doesn't.

I always felt that Massimo and Taylor had several qualities in common. But, at least he never said "Stephanie, do something." The triple threat aren't concerned about Ridge's moral judgment, just about his discretion and brain.

As upset as Brooke might be if she learns about Bridget, it will be much harder on Eric. The only one who might tell her parents right now is Bridget herself.

Not that I want the character suffer anymore on screen than she already does, but I wish Bell would show her having repercussions from both rapes. It would be understandable. Nick is right, she is starting to heal. But she will have some rough days.

Selene will experience almost a deja vu as she mentors. She is beginning to feel that she can almost touch a memory, but it's still just out of her reach. It will happen.

[janice]

Thanks, Giovanna.

I actually felt bad for Brooke as I was writing it. But I thought it was totally realistic especially with any current stress and I wanted it addressed.

Steffie will find out and Bridget should be relieved that she is in NY. Sadly, Steffie and her brother don't have the support system they should have. The extended family will do all they can, but...

Keep reading (please) and you will learn the secret that trio share. Is it connected to Selene? Again, keep reading.

The poem will have major fall out and it just might bring the Italian wanderers home.