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3×15 “Who Are You?” Released!

3×15 “Who Are You?” Released!

3×15 Who Are You
Written by: Chris Coleman, Kristi Clark, Scott Andrews and Kelly Zollo
Warning: Episode contains language, intense sexual situations and details.
Theme Song: Dice- Finley Quaye

Ronan sat at his desk mulling through the papers the latest Atlas Falls Chronicle spoiling that mess with Connor Hessington and designer Val Ruiz front page news, if you could call it that. The latest gang shooting placed down to the third page midsection, police had no leads on the drug deal gone bad and if it was up to him it would stay that way. He then put it down to look at the other headlines from the various papers from the New York Times to the Washington Post the stock market and local headlines and of course the nitty gritty darker side of things hidden in the pages. Rich people didn’t care about the things he was involved in they never had been, they were far too invested in the frivolous things like the celebrity scandal or the newest fad they could care less about the rest of the small people. The door opened and he saw one of his men enter handing him a piece of paper, opening it he furrowed his brow for a moment that was not a development that he saw coming. Gia was a lot of thing but he didn’t think she would have taken it upon herself to take a trip down ot Florida and worse a trip that she thought she could take and he wouldn’t find out. Someone’s little brother thought it wouldn’t get back to his sister and him.

If Gia was bold enough to go down to Florida and see someone behind his back then there was no more telling what else could happen and he needed to protect his assets normally he would have Raven do that, so on that front he would ge tin contact with their back up like Thor had warned him. He already had men watching his baby brother and Cassie but Thor didn’t need to know that he had asked to be out of the business and he would respect his brother’s wishes. He then looked at a picture of Brooke and Atticus in the paper and he simply folded the paper to not look anymore, she was safe and happy, it was what she deserved. He almost thought about calling on the pretty red head that was Dru Price but after her little outing at the Summit and all the photos that followed, he wondered if he had bit off something with her that wasn’t worth the trouble anymore. He asked around she was seeing him, Philip Montgomery, Zerick Davis and now maybe the Governor’s son, plus that pesky rumor about her and Jackson that had seemed to take off. Besides he felt like if Gia got a whiff of that he didn’t know what she would do meaning he needed to be smarter with everything including their unborn son. When the door opened again he put a file away as he saw Braden Fraiser enter the room.

“Mr. Fraiser I was a bit shocked to get your call about taking over my personal matters. I’m relieved as well of course but it did take you a few weeks to get back to me. For a second there I thought you were going to ghost me or worse use those connections you’ve built against me after our little chat.” Ronan said looking at him there was no need for him to look at the file for the casino and how they planned to wash the money there and cook the books. If Braden had taken it up on himself to visit that meant that he was here strictly as a personal legitimate business means. “Did you attend that big shindig for Lowell Devonshire too, word is your father brought those fake crocodile teas with him, it was quite moving. Lowell tried to swindle me a few times and unlike your father I read the fine print and got ahead. Honestly I don’t think Atlas Falls will be the same now that he is gone but that means that the new generation can take over. If only your father and the rest of them would move aside, it could really be fun.” Ronan finished nodding to the guard to close the door to leave them alone Braden wasn’t here to kill him.

Braden had called Ronan a few days ago before Lowell’s funeral that after he and Tamara had talked he would take Ronan on as a client at least for the legal things, he wanted someone to bail him out of jail or on murder charges he would have to find someone else. Frankly he and Tamara needed the money at the moment, he had made a lot as DA but Dylan was starting college soon, she wasn’t working after having Delilah and unlike his niece and nephew neither of his kids would be gifted something someday. He wasn’t upset at that, or maybe he was how Dani just embraced being with Jackson and the Devonshire name, and he’d been reflecting a lot on if that was why he and Selina failed so bad because he wanted to separate that with them instead of embracing it. There were other issues there too he knew that deep down but here they all were at new places in their lives and he had to provide for his family, even if that meant taking on Ronan Madden as a client. As long as it was just kept to legal things and not that dark side and if his family was never put in danger he didn’t see why it couldn’t work, that or he was desperate and too proud to take his sister’s offer of employment at DGI. When he had arrived at the warehouse it looked so normal how many times had they raided this fucking building to find nothing over his career as DA if he started counting he’d need more hands.

“I had to think about it Ronan and make sure it was the right fit for my family. Honestly I had to reconcile with myself that I’m no longer district attorney and while I had other options I needed to make my own choice this time. I think this can work as long as you don’t involve me with the other side of your business and it seemed when we spoke earlier about it you had that handled.” Braden said wondering if the chill he felt in his spine was because it felt like he was turning his back on Atlas Falls doing this or if it was the change in the weather. Part of accepting this offer was the reality that he was no longer district attorney and he couldn’t run again after that article that Greer printed that had ruined his entire career. He still had no idea who her source was for the article or how they knew that Tamara had shot Dimitri and was it really such a bad thing that she did? When Ronan asked him about the funeral he had been there who wasn’t? He almost gave him the side eye when he mentioned that the other ones like his dad should step aside. “I think my dad likes being mayor for now, that could always change. Listen you’re not paying me to come down here and cut the shit all the time. So what is so important you had me down here so early this morning.”

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Mid Season 3 Interview

Mid Season 3 Interview

Now that season 3 is midway through its run were going to sit down with the writers behind Blissful to get some scoop on that big death, Dimitri’s murder wrap up, Skye’s OD, the Summit party, new alliances and what is coming up.

Let’s start with the big one: is Lowell really dead?

Chris: Yup Lowell Devonshire has truly bit the bullet. This isn’t a stunt or a game. We’ve known since season 1 that Lowell would die from a stroke and this moment alters the series forever. It’s our big game changer and nothing will be the same. Not to sound cheesy but our central figure is gone. This will push people to act in ways they never have. This will push people to attack in ways that you haven’t seen before. Expect new alliances, rivalries, and even some fresh romances to bloom from Lowell’s death. Things are different in Atlas Falls.

Kelly: Lowell is dead, period end of story well not really the story really just takes off from here. I think part of what writers fear sometimes is killing a central matriarch we’ve always said no one is safe on Blissful and that includes the great Lowell Devonshire and the many options this opens up on the canvas. We knew from the beginning of season one that Lowell would die either from his illness or another way. When I planned season 3 I went into it knowing that Lowell would die but I wanted the twist to be because of a stroke versus his actual illness taking him out. I love how much this shapes the canvas going forward as a passing of the mantle story as well for all the Devonshire siblings.

What is up with Dru and her connections to all these men? She has Philip, Zerick, on and off Ronan and it looks like Lex now too? Moreso with Lex and Dru plotting against Jackson and Dani, could other sparks fly instead?

Kelly: What I love about Dru is she truly is a vixen in this story as we’ve said she has to do some unthinkable things when it comes to her siblings and her revenge on Walter and Brenda. If she didn’t where is the fun in that? Gaslighting Dani with Lex is simply a means to an end for her and trying to seduce Jackson. Plus she has all these men at her beck and call which is fun. I think Dru sometimes doesn’t even know what she really wants, so playing that with Zerick is a really fun angle that I am enjoying getting to explore.

Chris: Well what can I say about Dru besides the men folk in Atlas Falls love her. As everyone knows Dru is secretly Kendall aka Walter and Brenda’s long lost child. She is dangerous and is playing the biggest game on canvas besides Charles. To be honest Dru reign of terror has only begun and I pray for Kelly because she has her hands full with our fans. Jackson knows she’s trouble but he’s between a rock and hard place which will lead to him possibly falling on his own sword. While Dru might manipulate everything to get her happy ending she might end up just as unhappy as she is now.

Kristi: I love Dru and her harem of men. Lex has his eye on the prize, which for him is Dani, of course but he’s not opposed to taking the scenic route to get to his destination. He knows he’ll have to settle down when he gets her back but he’s not really in a place where that appeals to him. Dru’s hot and he’s single. He knows she’s using him at the moment and he likes it. She’s not going to be asking for anything he doesn’t want to give. He doesn’t care what she does or how she achieves her goals, as long as she doesn’t interfere with his objective. With Charles on him all the time, she’s a fun distraction but who knows what might come out of that in the future. Lex is prone to acting without thinking things through first. He also has this fun rivalry with Jackson and now Hunter that’s at least partially driven by his connection to Dru.

Is Tess really going to snatch DGI from the Devonshire siblings and rob Jackson of being CEO? Plus her and Pierre working together smells like more trouble?

Chris: From the moment Tess returned we knew this was going to happen. Tess is pulling the ultimate power move. So to answer your question right now DGI belongs to Tess not the Devonshire siblings. She’s about to become the most powerful woman in Atlas Falls which is truly saying something. I have played Tess for two years as almost down and out. Someone who hasn’t won and this moment is a big win for her. She’s taking Jackie’s children’s legacy and finally beating Jackie it’s something she’s always wanted and she’s honestly reveling in it.

Now that we see Gia is clearly a dangerous foe to be reckoned with when it comes to the business and now Max does she go even further?

Kelly: I’m for sure gonna let Kristi and Scott handle this one! We found two amazing writers to take over this story and the depths to this rivalry and I can’t even do it justice.

Chris: I first want to give an immediate shout out to our two new writers Scott and Kristi. They’ve jumped into the team full force full of vigor. I am excited for them and fans to see their interpretations of these characters. However Gia has been reborn in Kristi hands and the character is not only dangerous but completely in control but out of control if that makes any sense. You will see this rivalry with Max and Gia become the central focus toward the end of the season. These two are on a collision course and maybe someone doesn’t make it out?

Scott: Max has no fear, yet has nothing but fear at the same time, and it’s a collision course that would result in any number of results. At this point, the way I see it for Max: she won’t believe anything anyone says to her until the meteorite has crashed right into earth and, even then, I don’t think it’ll sink in for her. She is strong-willed and I do believe she will put up a steadfast fight. Max’s passion for DGI is what drives her, as a way of honoring her father and the history the company has within the family. And she believes now is not the time to back down, no matter the potential consequence ahead.

Kristi: Gia will go to the ends of the earth for something she wants and with psycho Hector at her beck and call, she has a good chance of getting it. Sebastian tried to warn Max off but she doesn’t seem to be all that concerned. She should have been more diplomatic at the Summit because she poked the bear, for sure. Gia has lost control of Ronan (if she ever really had any) which puts her in a precarious position. She can’t afford to lose anything else right now.

Max seems in a new place which is exciting, how does Lowell’s death affect her going forward. It looks like past wounds with both Bliss and Belle are festering and could affect her and Sebastian?

Chris: As I’ve said I really want to thank and give a warm welcome to our two new writers. Scott is an immensely talented writer who also has breathed new life into Max. This version is the eldest sister who is ruling her kingdom with an iron fist! Scott plays Max in the layers of a brat, a bitch, and a woman suffering an unimaginable loss in her father. Now Max and Bliss have buried the hatchet but with Tess moving against the family it will cause strife also Max hates Belle at the moment. So you may see the Devonshire sisters at odds and oddly the brothers banding together. As for Sebastian and Max you see the cracks but let’s just say by the end of the season it could be shattered.

Scott: From my point of view, there is this multi-layered part of Max that can either be pulled back piece by piece, or it could be stripped completely back with a lot of vulnerable bits. Losing Lowell changes everything for Max, whether she believes it or not. But she is using her hatred of Belle to cover up those feelings, and it very well may be a diversion to avoid facing things that are right in front of her face. Plus, she’s pregnant and I think, for her, she doesn’t want to be put into this position of a woman who’s pregnant. She’s playing in the field of “if a man can keep working, then so can I,” despite those around her stating otherwise. It s a real complex situation that got real complicated by the loss of Lowell.

Bliss has got her family back now that Hunter is out of jail. How will she handle being stuck between her loyalty for her siblings vs. her mother at DGI?

Kelly: Hunter falling on the sword for Bliss was one of the funnest beats for me to explore and write this season. Hunter has always been such a stand up guy and the revelation about his father thanks to Dru really alters his course on the show. In some ways his confessing to killing Dimitri was in his mind a way to pay penance for his father’s past and he really didn’t think it through or how it would affect Bliss. So for Hunter he has always been loyal to the Devonshire’s mainly Lowell and Jackie so in this role he is there to support Bliss in her new role in her family and I think that can lead to new and different dynamics for them to explore together.

Chris: Oh this is my favorite part of Tess taking over DGI story. Bliss is in a rock and hard place but the fun is Bliss might shock every last person. Let’s just say Bliss is a Devonshire and won’t appreciate her mother’s stunt. This will show Bliss in a new light. Some fun things are in store for our favorite poor little rich girl. Also don’t forget Lowell went to Jon and confessed he killed Dimitri which could complicate a lot for Hunter. It’s a seesaw because one moment Bliss might be up and the next she might lose everything she’s worked for in her new life.

The next big question is Gloria is alive and well, so many fans didn’t see that coming at all! When will her children learn the truth?

Chris: Motherfucking Gloria! This character was always also slated to come back. We figured out Gloria was the catalyst of the men(Walter, Lowell, Pierre, Harvey, and Forbes) crumbling. Once we figured that out it was like well she dead and Kelly was like is she? I was like can I play her? This character is the black bitch fans have been waiting on. My take on a black woman who is smarter than most in the room but the color of her skin blocked her. She is well rounded woman and more than her sassy one-liners she has a story. As for when her kids will learn the truth it’s unraveling in Selina’s storyline currently and it’s going to take a little longer. But expect fireworks because Selina will not appreciate her mother’s manipulations and Mason might not be too keen to let her back in after leaving them in the first place.

Kelly: I remember when we talked about this years ago about whether or not Gloria was alive or not there was so much mystery about what and how the coop at DGI happened with Lowell and the men in his life and his ex best friend. Gloria’s death was always shrouded in mystery too so when I was like or is she really not dead? It just jumped out, that was the angle we needed to go. I actually really hate back from the dead stories unless they are done really well and in this case we’ve carefully crafted why Gloria left and her return. It also gives the Delacrix family their own wings so to speak, for instance would BA Energy ever have happened if Gloria stayed at Lowell’s side? Probably not, so she saw an out for herself and her children long term and took it. The juice is if her children want to accept what she did in the past and present in order to achieve that and I love how it plays out all with Selina this season and her relationship with Elliot too.

Walter made a deal with Charles to get Hunter out of jail for Brenda, the audience can tell there are many layers to Charles. Do you think he will regret this deal?

Kelly: Does Walter ever regret anything he ever does? Ha ha probably not he is way too prideful for that to happen or ever admit that someone pulled something over him. For Walter this season it is about how far he is willing to go with Brenda, the woman he has always loved and how he puts her first in many ways. What is fun is that Walter is the leader of his family and by the end of the season he has to tow that line even further between them and his past with Brenda. Charles is dangerous but he had been so hurt by Lowell I think he was willing to just pick a new best friend and that will eventually probably cost him the most of all his mistakes.

Chris: I like to call this the deal with the devil you thought you knew. Charles is going to come harder and harder to get what he wants now that Walter is in his pocket. This is another long story that will play out for years to come. I’m excited to see what fans think of Charles showing Walter he is a pion in the game of chess. Just a soldier for him to send to war and how Walter will combat the deal that changes his life.

Jon just confessed Skye was his one, Skye’s OD left readers shaking, was her exit intentional and what does it mean for her and Jon?

Chris: Man this was the hardest thing to write for me beside Lowell’s death. Jon is our tragic hero who can’t catch a break. Him finally figuring out Skye was the one as she left well that’s just Jon’s luck. He deserves it for how he treated her. It means to me at this very moment they are over because Skye is officially gone. Charles paid her off because of his nefarious connections to the B-Agency. If you were lucky to read the first Blissful you may remember what this agency is and how vital it was. Well look for it to roar its ugly head again. Look for Jon to find a future with an unexpected person on canvas.

Kelly: For now Skye is gone but she is never gone gone, she is alive just off canvas for now. Her connection to Charles was what sent her away this time, if Charles wasn’t breathing down her neck and threatening to kill Jon and Merci she would have stayed to work things out with Jon. I knew from the beginning that Skye was going to relapse and it would lead to her exit for now, not to say she can’t ever come back. There is still plenty of unresolved things she and Jon need to discuss and work through but for now her exit needed to happen. In a lot of ways this allows them to grow both as people and work on themselves while healing and going forward. Plus like Chris said it really pushes Jon even more and closer to an unexpected person on canvas.

Jackson and Dani still seem to be at odds with each other thanks to Dru manipulating things with Lex by her side. Is there any hope for them this season? 

Kelly: When I went into 3 I really wanted to test them as a couple sure we had them deal with some of Jackson’s past in last few seasons but with Lex coming it was the perfect time for us to explore Dani’s. They are brand new parents, both working full time trying to balance running DGI, and hired unknown to them the nanny from hell. Sometimes you forget what is important in that jumble and at the beginning of the season they did lose sight of that. What is the fun here is do they decide to put in the work to self correct or carry on as it is to self destruct more? Not everything is easy for any couple especially when you have outside forces working tirelessly against you. But like Chris said there is always hope for these two.

Chris: Jackson and Dani are going through the drama of the first year of marriage but what Dru is doing to them will test the relationship deeply. There is always hope but right now they are in a dark place where their trust is broken between each other. Jackson feels like Dani is leaning into Lex while the rumors and innuendos about Dru will challenge Dani. This will lead to them possibly losing what they’ve built. However there is always hope!

Greer seems to be realizing that Brock wants and expects her to quit her job and she gave up a lot when she walked from Chauncey. Lauren seems dead set against this wedding happening, plus Chauncey is with Nat for show. Is he ever gonna learn the truth about the baby?

Chris: Well Greer isn’t a domesticated woman. Something I think fans can see that Brock wants. She however is always after more power and status. That’s Greer’s character and even though she does care and in her own way love Brock, what he’s offering her isn’t enough. Lauren however has dealt with the LeClerq family for years. She knows when they are in love and she doesn’t see it between Greer and Brock. She will see it with Greer and Chauncey which is fun. On the flip side Chauncey was betrayed by Greer when she exposed their plan. So his trust and faith in her isn’t there but we all know Greer and Chauncey belong together even if they don’t. So how do I say this without spoiling this story. Chauncey has a long way to go before he finds out the baby she’s carrying is his. In my opinion they are on their way to finding each other again.

Kelly: When everyone in your family tells you that you picked the wrong person to marry you should probably listen to them and that is where Brock is right now. He chose to want to be with Greer and part of it is he needs to learn to accept who she really is for them to make it. It’s fun for me as a writer because he and Chauncey are so different they want and admire different things about Greer. Chauncey really hurt her when he turned his back on her in Devonshire fashion but it’s because he is trying to prove his place this season after being passed over. He is hell bent on making his marriage to Natasha work to keep DGI afloat and to show the board he is capable but he sacrificed the woman he loves on that altar. Things happen at the end of the season that really amp up this story even more is all I will say and Cheer fans are in for a fun ride against the Breer fans!

With Aspen second guessing her relationship with Rory, Yasmine moving forward with Jayden, and Jamal heading toward Belle? What’s happening with the YA on Blissful for the rest of the season?

Kelly: Rory for sure is in the headspace of forgetting everything that happened with Yasmine to move forward with Aspen even though he knows that is what he doesn’t really want. I think for sure Aspen got in over he damned head and can’t see a way out especially since her miscarriage, meanwhile Yasmine in some ways is moving on too. Khalil is interesting to play in the scenario because I think deep down he is the only one with his heads screwed on right being like wait hold the hell up what are we doing with both Yasmine and Aspen. He is really the only sensible one in it all and questioning his career too this season which is fun, while figuring out if he has real feelings for Aspen or not. I can’t wait for readers to know more about Jayden too which will be fun so I won’t say more going forward. Belle wanted her big love that epic love and whose to say that it may of been here all along with Jamal?

Chris: The young adults are scrambling in my opinion to find their place in Atlas Falls. Aspen is dying to figure out what is next for her and Rory. While also starting to face being a socialite isn’t as fulfilling as she thought. Rory is holding back his true emotions and feelings for Yasmine While trying to fight against Tess taking RePlay right from his hands. Yasmine is moving forward without Rory but will face dancing isn’t her future and she may have to find a new dream being a Montgomery. Jayden isn’t who he seems and his secrets will slowly unravel also. He’s after more than chief of staff that’s for sure. The bright spot is Khalil who honestly wants the best for Yasmine and Aspen. Not only that you are seeing the beginning of a relationship blooming with Belle and Jamal. They are a special pairing and we invoke something fresh and new for them both. Belle told him she wanted a big love and that’s what she just maybe getting.

The mystery of Victoria’s death seems to be unraveling what can you tell us what happened? 

Chris: Victoria is and always will be the thing that ruined Walter and Lauren. They were on a path of falling in love again but when she died Walter fell prey to Brenda once again. This story will continue to play out but you will figure out what happened by the end of the season. I can say that Forbes and the Montgomery clan will be front and center in this story as they all try to keep the truth from being revealed. Randall who is dangerously close to figuring everything out will find his life in mortal danger and Victoria secret could and could be buried once again.

Kelly: Oh man, Vicky even though she is gone has been heavily placed throughout the season I feel like we’ve explored Devonshire secrets with Belle and Bliss and Zerick. For the Fraiser’s for sure that is Victoria how her death really affected Walter and Lauren, leading to them being unable to move past it. Right down to her siblings in a way Walter put all his attention on Braden ignoring Dani. Lauren did her best grieving the daughter she didn’t have. Forbes so far was heavily affected as well something he won’t even speak about to anyone. Randall was the prefect person to find out the truth about that night given he was a writer, but sometimes true crime is gritty is all I can say.

Blissful is known for its epic season finales. Can you give us a teaser?

Chris: NOBODY IS SAFE. By the end of the season you will see almost every major character in some sort of peril. I can say this we primed you up for Lowell’s death but the next few…. Oops did I say that? Yup more blood is coming and let’s just say some of your faves might not make it out. Kelly, anything to add?

Kelly: You know how sometimes you put something in the oven to cook and walk away and not set the time? Or how you show up to something totally unprepared and realize it at the last moment? That was what I wanted season 3 to end on we’re halfway through the second act here and like any good play the third and final is always the best. Sometimes those characters don’t make it out alive like that dinner you overcooked.

 

3×14 “All The Rest
Written by: Chris Coleman, Kristi Clark, Scott Andrews and Kelly Zollo
Guest Starring: Maura West (Camille Devonshire)
Warning: Episode may contain language, sexual situations and violence.
Theme Song: Shadow Of The Day- Linkin Park

 

Merci had set up the rehab in New York and then she was going to help Skye with her apartment wherever she wanted to go. It has been tense these last few days with Jon and Skye’s official breakup. Skye told her how he poured out his heart and begged for a second no third no maybe fourth chance. It was understandable but she wasn’t heartless. The man pleaded for a shot and she chose her sanity and sobriety. That was commendable after all Skye hadn’t made the smartest choice when it came to men or relationships. Devin had been by Jon side and he had been here for her. She even brought them food at the station yesterday she saw he needed someone after that rejection. Call her softening but she was absolutely hating what was happening all of the sudden. The way Skye looked when she told her what Jon said to her. She wasn’t over it in fact she saw the love still painfully etched into her face. Adjusting the duffel bag on her shoulder she looked at Devin. “Are you positive I packed all her goodies and toiletries? I got her all the snacks for the road trip and those rehab places never have good product. My sis doesn’t have to look like she is in rehab. We’re fab bitches you know. She’s a week sober and I think she looks good what about you?” It was really sweet of Devin to take such a interest and care into us. I know we are a different combo but she really likes you for me. She tells me that all the time.”

As she got off the elevator Merci looked at Devin and smiled at him brightly. “This is going to be good for her you know? She’s finally going to get a chance to find herself and get some clarity. She was gallivanting in Europe with Esme? I hate to say it but if you think Skye is a hot mess you ain’t seen a mess until you see Esme. She’s two times the trouble and ever since Skye came back she hasn’t been the same. It’s strange but I swear when I talk to Esme she’s hiding something. Either way my sis is about to get the help she needs and that’s all we all want right?” Looking at him she stared at her diamond ring. “Devin, can I tell you something? I’ve been thinking about this long and hard but I can’t get married until she feels comfortable coming back here. Would you consider a wedding somewhere else? What about California with Rochelle?” Merci stared at her watch she had enough time to get Skye heading off and head to the church for Lowell’s services. “I don’t believe he’s really gone. Lowell really did a number on the city.”

Devin had stayed out of it for the most part the last weekend he didn’t want to pick a side and neither did Merci. He listened when Jon needed an ear to lean on and tried to support Merci with her sister too. It was commendable in his mind that Jon was trying to make it right with Skye. It just seemed maybe Skye didn’t get it or she did and just needed space on it all. Not to mention that he knew what Skey really needed was a rehab so she didn’t go off the rails and snort an entire bag of bad coke again. Jon had been so focused on that leading a new mystery it wasn’t Ronan product it was different and he actually wondered if it was Gia Falcones product regardless Skye had refused to say where she had gotten the bag. He’d spent the week helping Merci pack up Skyes’ apartment and get her things from Jon’s house it was sobering in a way for his friend he thought. Jon often looked like someone had killed his dog now and as his friend he was glad that he was leaning on him and Miranda through this entire thing with Skye. On the elevator ride up he checked a few messages and then looked over at Merci as they got off and she asked if she packed everything.

“Yes you packed everything hence why you printed the list and I checked it off while we packed everything. I think it’s a good thing that you are going to drive up with her and drop her off to get help Merci and taking a bit of time off work for you to do it, I don’t want you to worry about the rest you have some events coming up but Skye is your priority and i completely support that.” Devin said he knew that she had Zach and Mason’s wedding coming up and then the casino opening too but he wanted her to focus on her sister, that was her priority and people could understand that. When she brought up their wedding he had to take a moment to think about it Jon was going to be his best man that wasn’t even a question and while he wasn’t tied to the idea of a wedding in Atlas Falls as his family was spread out Rochelle was in California his parents were road tripping the entire US a destination wedding may just be what they needed. Away from the drama of Atlas Falls away from the craziness of it all and it was a way to hopefully respect their prospective maid of honor and best man without all the baggage. “Honestly a destination wedding may just be the ticket we all need. I know you don’t care for Jon but he’s my partner, has my back and is my best man you know? It avoiding the shitshow of their past here gets us down the aisle I am down for whatever you want to do.”

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3×13 “All The Rest” released!

3×13 “All The Rest” released!

3×13 “All The Rest”
Written by: Chris Coleman, Krsti Clark, Scott Andrews and Kelly Zollo
Theme Song: Leave Out All The Rest- Linkin Park
Warning: Episode may contain violence language, graphic sex and sexual situations

 

Merci paced back and forth, her eyes laser focused on Jon. He was the reason she broke. A piece of her knew Jon wasn’t the only problem at bay. Skye had given up and just threw in the towel. She just said she might want a new life in London or New York and here she was doing the sugar bugger again. She was infuriated and she was beyond livid at them both. Skye knew they were all they had and she just gave up that wasn’t acceptable and it wasn’t what she wanted. It wasn’t what she needed at all. Right now she needed her sister healthy and happy because she was happy. Merci wasn’t a kid and knew that wasn’t how life worked. That wasn’t how things happened. When someone was up, someone else had to be down. Yet it was jarring to see Skye who was doing so good the last few years fall from grace in such a way. Two ambulances arrived at the Devonshire mansion when they were rushing out of the estate and she saw them loading Lowell. Tonight was cursed. Hell maybe it was the mansion everytime they had an event there all hell broke loose. She silently prayed that Lowell would be okay because Jackie and he had been good to her. From orphan to party planner of the rich and influential. It was them who brought her that title and she appreciated it.

Looking at Devin she saw Jon’s head between his legs. He was suffering but he did deserve so much more. She wanted the pain to absorb him and take him away. She was sick of the wounded veteran bit he played. My brain is so fried that I can be awful to so many people. No that wasn’t how that worked and it wouldn’t be any longer. “I hate him.” She said so loudly it startled her. “He is sitting over there Devin and acting like he’s the victim. He pushed her and he kept pushing until she broke. Now she could be dead. The only person I have in my corner could be gone. No offense Devin but I have you but it isn’t the same. She grew up with me, she protected me, I protected her and we are family blood or not. We are all we have and she’s been through too much. She’s been through so much that it literally may have killed her. You may have killed her.” She said as Devin slowly pulled her toward the vending machines. “No don’t try and stop me from saying it Devin he hurt her! He has hurt so many people in validation of his opinion. He never considered that Skye couldn’t handle this. He never thought of anyone but him and his man pain. I’m so sick of him and I’m sorry that your best friend is acting like he has a soul all of the sudden but I saw what he did to her. He broke her and no matter what he says he’s at fault. He’s at fault right along with her.” She could feel Devin wrapping his arms around her as she exhaled. “I can’t lose her. I can’t lose my sister.”

Devin looked at Merci and his heart did go out to her and to Jon and hell even the Hessington’s at the moment. It seemed like hours since the ambulance had arrived at the estate to load Skye and then another to load Lowell when in reality it hadn’t been that long. He looked down at her as he held her before looking over at Jon who was just about still as ghost white as Skye had been, likely in shock and horror at what happened. He understood Merci’s anger at Jon and at the situation but Skye was also an adult who fed into what happened. It wasn’t like Jon had been the Jon everyone knew and loved in months. He didn’t blame either one of them for what happened, if anything he was sad and devastated for them both. For what happened and what would happen now from what he understood Skye had thrown years of sobriety away clearly in an attempted overdose. When she started to tell and scream he simply gently pulled her away and down the hall towards the vending machines. Everyone else was silent in the waiting room waiting to see what Skye’s status was Merci being riled up wouldn’t help that at all.

“I get wanting to protect your sister, she is your family, I get it I do. I’d rip someone’s head off if they dared to hurt Rochelle or my parents. But I also know that people are fucking human too and make huge mistakes, your sister is pretty high on that list and so is Jon in this entire mess. You’re not going to lose her but you need to just stop lashing out at Jon like that too, he knows he fucked up okay he’s owned that.” Devin said looking at her and wanting her to see reason when it came to Skye and Jon both of them had made mistakes and they needed to figure this out either together or apart. Jon hadn’t interrupted when he and Merci were at odds and it felt wrong to do that to him when he was in this position interject themselves into the ins and outs of their relationship. “Listen Jon could have handled it better when he found out about Miles no one is debating that or arguing that with you but don’t you think tonight he has had enough? I think all of them regret what happened with Skye and until we hear from one of the doctors the best thing that we can do is wait it out, I know that is not what you want to hear right now but that is all anyone has right now hope.” Devin finished seeing Jon still upset Whitney and Ryan sitting stoically by him in the chair. “Besides in some weird fucked up way you are all family right now.”

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3×12 Heavy Is The Crown released!

3×12 Heavy Is The Crown released!

3×11 “Heavy Is The Crown”
Written by: Chris Coleman, Kristi Clark and Kelly Zollo
Theme Song: Heavy Is The Crown- Daughtry
Warning: Episode may contain violence language, graphic sex and sexual situations.

Gia lingered in a dark corner at the edge of the elaborately manicured gardens of the Devonshire estate. The entire place was sparkling and twinkling so it was fortunate she found this little spot where she could hide from prying eyes. From this vantage point she had an unobstructed view of Max who was chatting with Sebastian and her decrepit father. Ronan was inside the mansion living out his fantasy of being accepted into high society. He would never be like the Devonshires of the world. They’d take his money and use his connections and pretend to like him but they’d never see him as a legitimate denizen of their world. Max got everything she wanted while Gia was stuck in this ménage à plus de trios with Ronan who fancied himself as some sort of gentleman gangster. She’d left Hector inside with him, lest he take that little barmaid off to a secluded spot and fuck her brains out. She’d seen the way he looked at her in that dress. The one that left nothing to the imagination. That kiss she blew him. So much for being discreet. Hector hated babysitting Ronan and it’s what he deserved for questioning her authority previously. Changing their plans like she had brought out the whiny little bitch in Hector. For that reason she’d volunteered to give up Sebastian, temporarily, as a show of good faith because Hector thought he was a distraction. Now Ronan was making her look like a fool. They’d been so good together in the beginning then he’d broken her heart when he rejected her. She wanted to hurt him in return, but all in good time.

Right now, she was enjoying the view of Sebastian’s firm ass in that well tailored tux. She never said she wouldn’t admire him from afar. He always did fill out a tux in all the right places. She imagined taking his clothes off. Piece by piece. Running her hands then her tongue over his hard chest and those abs. His pants, dropping to floor and exposing that sexy Apollo’s belt. Sebastian wouldn’t have said the things to her that Ronan did. He wouldn’t have fucked every whore in town. But now he was infatuated with Max. She watched as Sebastian pushed the old man out of the courtyard, leaving Max behind. Out of habit, Gia moved stealthily but Max also appeared to be lost in thought and didn’t seem to see her. “Hello, Max,” Gia broke the silence as she came to stand before the other woman. She regarded Max’s swollen stomach. Pregnant with her lover’s child. Max was a man stealer but Gia couldn’t do anything about it at the moment with her promise to Hector. “I’d say lovely to see you again but it’s not really. Hector tells me the casino is coming along according to plan,” Gia said, making the point that she was now firmly established inside the casino. It still rankled her that Max had pointed that out and Ronan played dumb until she’d demanded to be included. Ronan was playing games with the wrong person. “Remember when you said Ronan was freezing me out? Turns out it was just a little misunderstanding. I would be there if I could, naturally, but I have so many irons in the fire and with this baby,” she said lovingly stroking her stomach and she smiled. “Well, I’m not taking any chances. Make no mistake though, if Hector’s there, I’m there. I know he can be a little much sometimes but he is unwavering loyal. Whatever he sees, I see. And lately, he sees you working some very long hours. I don’t think that’s good for the baby, Max.”

Max and her father had left the study inside the mansion and she pushed him through the party to look for Sebastian where she  did the best thing told him she had a moment earlier in the evening and would like to move on. He didn’t look thrilled with that answer but it was the only one that she could offer him and she was pretty sure that her father had wanted to irrupt in some weird advice session between her and Sebastian. Only for that to be thwarted when Sebastian offered to take her father for a walk when Madelien had appeared out of the blue. She had smiled happily at the distraction a little too happily if she was honest. She needed a moment to collect her thoughts and feelings, she had come to terms with her father’s impending death now more than ever and she steadied her breathing to not burst into tears all over again at it. Then there was the pesky other bit Sebastian wanting them to move onto a fucking farm and live out some farmer fantasy with the baby. She would have to find a way to navigate that she didn’t want to be married at the moment but she also didn’t want Sebastian with another woman too, besides she already felt like all his attention was already on their unborn son. So was the rest of her family and she heard the bushes rustle behind her wondering if it was one of her siblings instead she starred at Gia Falcone the woman that had kidnapped Sebastian for Jackson’s entire wedding that week, bitch had a lot fo fucking nerve.

“I didn’t realize that Ronan brought trash with him tonight, but I mean between yourself and apparently my brother’s nanny his options are pretty bleak after Brooke dumped him. If you are looking to kidnap myself or Sebastian tonight you really should rethink your strategy y mother upgraded cameras in the house and we do have a full security detail in place. The casino is coming along swimmingly without your involvement of course it’s so nice to work with Ronan I’m not sure what use you would be one it.” Max said looking at the other woman almost like she was bored with her. Was the show with her pregnant belly supposed to make her feel guilty for working and having a career? That was fine if that is what Gia Falcone aspired to be a baby maker for one of the most dangerous men in the east coast and Atlas Falls but she had her own plans that didn’t involve staying home ad being a doting mother, that was what a full time nanny was for. Her child would be provided for and cared for, of course she would love it as well but she was going to forge her own way even if that meant taking a step like Rory and starting separate from DGI as a whole, Sebastian could sit back and play house if he wanted. “I have a feeling Ronan doesn’t want you near the casino. It’s where the real people play and work. What is it that you do again other than pop up to stalk Sebastian every now and again?” She thought about Hector spying on her and almost laughed that it was none of Gia’s business what she did or how long she worked or the state of her pregnancy was concerned. “Your concern is so sweet but I assure you the baby I am carrying is totally healthy not that is any of your concern or that of your little leech. Sebastian is so excited for our son to be born. I wonder if Ronan feels the same way, I mean you are birthing the demon spawn.”

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