Wishes and Dreams-Chapter 1

This story takes place 5 years from now.  Belle went
away to finish school and then to college.  Shawn and
Belle never got together before she left.  Shawn
stayed in Salem and became a police officer just like
his dad.  Hope is home and everything has been calm
for the last couple years.  She has really been after
Shawn to find someone to love.  Shawn has never really
dated and lately all he's been thinking about is
Belle.  Maybe it has something to do with his best
friend Brady telling him how his little sister was
coming home.  She has just finished school and got a
very good job at Titan.  Belle has had a couple of
relationships, loosing her virginity in her freshman
year in college.  Never having a stable relationship
since.

Salem-Fancy Face II

"Earth to Shawn, come in Shawn."

"What?"

"Where were you just know?"

"Sorry mom I was just thinking."

"About what?"

"Nothing mom."

"Ok, so Marlana tells me that Belle is coming home."

"Yea that's what Brady said."

"Their having a party at the Pub tomorrow are you
going to be there?'

"Yes, mom, don't worry, I'll be there."

"Shawn, does this attitude have anything to do with
your feelings about Belle.  I know you and her were
getting pretty close when she left."

"Mom please, I don't want to talk about this."

"Shawn it's just that since Belle's left I haven't
seen that bright light I used to see in your eyes."

"Mom, seriously, this isn't something I want to
discuss right now.  I have to get to the station."

"Ok, honey, just remember how long it took for your
father and I to get together."

"I know mom, look I have to get going."

"Bye honey."

New York-Belle's Apartment talking with her friend
Sam. Belle and Sam meet when Belle moved there to go
to finish high school and college at a private school.

"Do you think I'm doing the right think.  Maybe I
shouldn't take this job."

"Belle, come on you can't turn this job down.  It's a
chance to get to see your family again.  Plus it's and
excellent promotion."

"Yea.but"

"No buts, besides then you'll be able to see Shawn
again."

"You know there's nothing between Shawn and I."

"Then why do you have a picture of him by your bed?"

"I don't have a picture of him by my bed."

Sam walks over to the bed and picks up a picture
frame.

"What's this then?"

"That's not just Shawn, that's a picture of all of us,
Brady, Chloe, Mimi, Phillip, Shawn and Me.  It was
taken right before I left to come to school."

Belle takes the picture from Sam.

"I remember when you first came to New York, all you
could talk about was Shawn  this, Shawn that.  Every
time you said his name you lit up."

"I did not!"

"You did so, your voice would change."

"Ok so maybe I was a little infatuated with him when I
first came here."

"A little."

"Ok a lot but that was a long time ago.  I don't feel
the same way now."

"Sure Belle sure.  Any way boy am I going to miss
you."

""Me too, your going to come and visit soon, aren't
you Sam?"

"Of course, you know I will."

After Sam felt Belle sits down on the bed and picks up
the picture of Shawn.

"Who am I kidding Shawn Brady.  I am in love with you
and I always will be."

Wishes and Dreams-Chapter 2

Outside The Pub

"I don't understand it Brady, why couldn't Dad and Mom
just meet us at the airport.  I'm kind of tired and
would just like to go home?"

"I told you they had that meeting at the hospital and
didn't want you to go hungry after your flight, so we
decided that we would meet here."

"I don't know about this, I don't think I am ready to
see everyone else."

"Everyone or just Shawn?"

'I don't know what you mean."

"Come on Belle I've known your whole life I can tell
when you are in love with someone and when you left
Salem you were in love with Shawn."

"How did you know?  I didn't even know?"

"Well let's see every other word out of your mouth was
Shawn this and Shawn that."

Belle started to blush.

"Don't worry little sis, I don't think anyone else
noticed."

"You sure?"

"Yea, come on I'm starved."

"SSSSSSUUUUUUUUPPPPPPRRRRRRIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!"

"What?!?"

Belle looks at everyone there in front of her.  There
is Phillip, Chloe, Mimi, Mrs. Horton, Shawn Sr., 
Caroline, Eric, Sami, her mom, dad, and many more of
her loved ones.

"Belle, honey, oh I missed you so much."

"How's my Izzy B?"

"Boy you guys act like you haven't seen me in ages. 
You were just out to visit last week."

"I know honey, but now your right here, for good."

"Hay little sis."

"Sami, Eric, oh I missed you guys so much."

"We missed you too short stuff."

Belle makes here way around the room hugging everyone
when she here someone come in the front door.

"Sorry I'm late, I was on a call and couldn't get
away."

Wishes and Dreams-Chapter 3

Belle makes here way around the room hugging everyone
when she here someone come in the front door.

"Sorry I'm late, I was on a call and couldn't get
away."

"Tough Boy!"

"Perfect Girl!"

Belle runs up to Shawn and throws her arms around him.
 Everyone looks on.  They have know for a long time
that Shawn and Belle belonged together but they also
knew that the two were too stubborn to figure it out. 
Belle realizes what she is doing and lets go of Shawn.

"I. uh. I missed you."

"Yea me too perfect girl, me too."

"Did I here you were on a call son, nothing too bad I
hope."

"No dad everything was fine.  Just a little problem
nothing big."

"I'm glad you could make it Shawn."

"Are you kidding nothing could make me miss my best
friends welcome home party."

"Yea, well I'm glad you're here Shawn. "

Belle spends the rest of the night avoiding Shawn. 
All that keeps running through her head is best
friends.  

"Damm it Shawn you had to say that word, friends." 
Belle whispers under her breath.

"Did you say something honey?"

"No, Mrs. Horton, I was just thinking how nice it is
to be home again."

"It's nice to have you here."

On the other side of the room.  Shawn is standing with
Bo and Hope.

"Shawn, did you hear me?"

"What mom?"

"Your grandfather is calling you, you have a phone
call."

"Oh sorry thanks."

Shawn leaves and Hope turns to Bo.

"See I told you he was in love with her.  He hasn't
stopped starring at her all night."

"Yea I noticed.  I just hope that when she finds out
the truth, things will still work out for them."

"Me too honey."

Shawn is hanging up the phone he comes hurring over to
Hope and Bo in a rush.

"Sorry I have to leave mom and dad.  Will you tell
Belle that I'm sorry and I'll call her?"

"Sure sailor man, but what's wrong?"

"That was Mrs. Smith, somethings wrong with Tommy and
I need to get home."

"You'll call us and let us know that's he's ok."

"Yes mom, I love you."

"Love you too, Shawn-D."

Belle who has been starring at Shawn all night noticed
that he took a phone call and came back looking upset.
 When he rushed out the door she went over to Hope and
Bo to find out what was going on.

"Hope, what's wrong, why did Shawn leave?"

"Oh Belle he asked us to apologize to you and tell you
that he will call you to get together soon."

"Was there something wrong at the station?"

"No honey he had to get home to Tommy."

The words flew out of Bo's mouth before he could stop
them.  Hope gave him a dirty look.

"Who's Tommy?''

"Uh, well, that's something you'll want to ask Shawn. 
Bo honey we better go see what trouble our other son
and Will are getting in to.  Excuse us Belle."

Belle stands there with this confused look on her
face.  Who is Tommy and why is everyone keeping him a
secret?

Wishes and Dreams-Chapter 4

"Belle honey phone."

"Hello."

"Hi sleepy head."

"Shawn?"

"Yes it's me Perfect Girl.  I was wondering if you
wanted to have lunch with me?"

"Yes I would love to when and where?"

"How about .Com at 12 noon.  I have to stop by my
parents first so I will meet you there."

"See you then, bye."

Belle thinks to herself.  Maybe I will find out who
Tommy is today.  After Belle gets all ready she
realizes that she still had an hour before meeting
Shawn.  

"Maybe I should just meet him at the Brady's.  That
way I will get to see Hope again.  That's what I'll
do."

Belle heads out the door.  She arrives at the Brady's
about 5 minutes later and rings the bell.  Shawn opens
the door.

"Belle what are you doing here?!"

"Well I thought since I had some time I would meet you
here and see your mom, catch up a little more.  What's
wrong."

"Uh nothing.  Come in."

Belle walks in the room and goes to take her coat off.
 Shawn stops her.

"Actually Belle since you're here why don't we just
go."

"Shawn what is you hurry.  Your acting."

"Shawn, where is his bottle?"

Hope walks in to the room and stops when she sees
Belle.  In her arms is a baby.  Belle turns to Shawn
and says.

"Uh Shawn who is that?"

Shawn walks over to Hope and he takes the baby in his
arms.

"Thanks mom, it's ok, I got him.  It's time Belle and
I have a talk."

"I'll leave you too alone."

Hope leaves the room, hoping and prying that things
work out.

"Shawn you didn't answer me.  Who is that."

Belle didn't need to ask she already knew the answer
but she needed to hear it from Shawn.

"This is Tommy, he's my son."

Wishes and Dreams-Chapter 5

"Your, your son?"

"Yes my son, I know you have a lot of questions Belle
and I'll answer them but I have to put him down for
his nap."

"Wait Shawn can I see him?"

"Sure, Tommy this is Belle she is my best friend. 
Hopefully you'll be getting to see a lot of her.  Do
you want to hold him?"

"Uh, no, uh how old is he?"

"He is 6 months old."

"When, Shawn, how."

"Let me just put him down and I will explain."

Shawn gets Tommy down for his nap and tells Hope that
he and Belle are leaving.

"Mom, you have my cell # right and if he needs
anything call me."

"Shawn!  I did raise you and your brother didn't I?  I
am perfectly capable of taking care of Tommy."

"I know, I know."

"Now you two go talk."

"We will Mrs. Brady."

"By mom."

The two walk out and the door closes behind them. 
Hope says to herself.

"God I hope those two finally come to their senses and
work this out.  I just hope this thing with Tommy
doesn't scare Belle away.  Shawn needs her now more
then ever."



Wishes and Dreams-Chapter 6

"I hope your hungry.  I got all of your favorites. 
There turkey sandwiches, potato salad and some fruits
and vegetables.  Oh and I brought."

"Shawn, slow down."

"Sorry it's just that I'm a little nervous.  I mean I
have to make sure that every thing goes ok.  I have to
explain this and I don't know how."

"Come sit down, just start at the beginning.  You know
you can tell me anything.  I'll admit that at first,
when I found out you had a son I was a little
jealous."

"You, Belle Black jealous?!"

"Ha, Ha, it's just that you and I have always told
each other everything and all the times we talked on
the phone while I was in New York you never said
anything.  Heck my family never even said anything."

"I asked them not to.  I wanted to be the one to tell
you that I had a son and I couldn't do that over the
phone."

"I guess I can understand that.  So who was she?  Did
you, did you love her?"

"Yes, I guess I did.  She gave me Tommy and I don't
know what I would do now if I didn't have him."

"Oh you loved her?"

Belle has this sad look in her eyes.  Shawn sees this
a puts his hand up against her face.

"Yes I loved her but I never loved her as much as I
love you."

"You love me?"

"Yes perfect girl, I have always loved you."

"I love you too tough boy."

Belle and Shawn gaze deep into each other's eyes. 
Shawn leans in and kisses Belle the kiss deepens.  
Belle suddenly pulls away and backs up.

"Shawn we can't do this."

"Belle what is it, what's wrong"

"Everything!"


Wishes and Dreams-Chapter 7


"What's wrong Belle."

"Everything."

"What do you mean everything, we finally admitted that
we love each other and always have."

"That's just it don't you see."

"See what, Belle your confusing me."

"That now that we finally admitted we loved each other
things are never going to be the same.  You have a
son, Shawn, a SON."

"Tommy will love you just as much as I love you."

"But what about his mother, your, your, whatever she
is."

"Won't she be upset that you're in love with someone
else?"

"Belle, there is something I think I should tell you
about my relationship with Elizabeth.  She."

"NO!  I don't want to hear it Shawn.  I don't want to
know what your relationship with her is like.  I don't
want to hear how you made love to her, or how you
first fell in love with her or how much you love her
now.  I don't think I can sit her and listen to how
you feel about some other woman now that I told you I
love you.  I better get out of here before something
else happens, and makes things worse."

Belle starts to get up and leave.  Shawn grabs her arm
and pulls her back down on to the blanket.

"Shawn!  Let go."

"No Belle you're going to sit here and listen to me. 
I am not going to loose you, not after all of this
time."

"Shawn please."

"No Belle, LISTEN!  Elizabeth's  dead!"

Wishes and Dreams-Chapter 8

"What did you say?"

"You heard me Elizabeth's dead."

"Oh Shawn I am so sorry.  I didn't know."

"Belle it's ok.  She died during childbirth.  Belle
please sit and let me tell you the whole story."

Belle sits down next to Shawn on the blanket, still
holding Shawn's hand.

"Oh where should I start?  I guess I'll just start at
the beginning. After you left I decided that I had to
keep busy.  I enrolled in the police academy and
graduate with honors.  I took my job with the Salem PD
and moved up to detective in just 2 months.  Less then
a year ago I was on this case looking staking out a
drug bust at Salem Place when things went wrong and
this young girl was caught in the cross fire.  She was
only 16 years old."

Shawn flashes back to that day.  

"Davis call an ambulance.  Roberts go get a blanket. 
Are you ok?  Can you hear me?"

"Uhhhhmmm."

"Hi my name is Shawn what's yours?"

"Lizbeth, it hurts."

"Elizabeth that's pretty, I know it hurts but the
ambulance is on the way so just hold on."

"Shawn is my baby going to be ok."

"Your pregnant?"

"Yes, is he going to be ok."

"How far along are you?"

"About 4 months."

"How old are you?"

"16."

The ambulance comes racing up and the paramedics rush
out.  

"Officer Brady, what do we have here."

"She was hit by a stray bullet right here in her
shoulder.  I put pressure on it but she says she is
about 4 months pregnant."

"Ok, we need to get her to the hospital right away."

"Shawn please don't leave me."

"I won't Davis, think you can take care of things
here?"

"Yep we got it sir.  We'll also call Captain Brady and
let him know what's going on."

"Thanks."

Shawn climbs with Elizabeth in to the ambulance.  Back
to Shawn and Belle sitting on the blanket.

"Shawn, so, Tommy isn't really yours."

"He's not mine through blood but he is mine in every
way that counts.  After all his Elizabeth was my
wife."

Wishes and Dreams-Chapter 9


"Your wife?"

"Yea, there's a lot more of the story if you want to
sit here and listen to it?"

"Go on, tell me."

Shawn flashes back to the hospital.  Dr. Wesley comes
in to hospital room and is talking to Shawn.  All of
the nurses are rushing around doing stuff.

"Shawn what do we have here?"

"Elizabeth was caught in the crossfire of a drug bust
and took a bullet.  She's about 4 months pregnant."

"Well let me take a look."

After looking Elizabeth over for a few minutes he
starts to explain what needs to be done.

"First how old are you little lady?"

"16."

"That's what I was afraid of."

"What do you mean Craig?"

"Since she is a minor we need a parents' approval
before we operate.  From the looks of the bullet we
need to get this bullet out soon or it could become
infected and cause her to loose the baby."

"What if I don't have any parent?"

"What do you mean don't have any parents."

"Well my parents died about a year ago.  I've been
living on the streets ever since and I don't have any
other relatives.  It was either live on the streets or
get stuck in another foster home and the last time I
got stuck in a foster home."

"Since I am the chief of staff, I guess I can ok the
surgery with out a parental signature and I guess if
we get your signature on some papers it's ok."

About an hour later Shawn is sitting in the waiting
room when Bo and Hope come rushing.

"Mom, dad what are you doing here?"

"Officer Davis told us what happened and we thought we
would come here and see how the young lady is doing."

"She's in surgery, mom, but I think she is going to be
ok."

Just as Shawn says that Craig comes out in to the
waiting room.

"How is she Craig?"

"She's going to be ok.  But I am a little worried.  It
doesn't look like she has been eating all that healthy
and when I release her from the hospital in a couple
of days, she will probably be sent back to a foster
home and my guess is she will just run away again. 
It's not good for her to live on the street being
pregnant."

Hope looks at Bo and Bo nods his head.

"She can come live with us.  What do we have to do to
get it arranged for her to come into our care?"

"Come with me and I will get everything arranged. 
Shawn why don't you go in and see her, she keeps
asking for you."

"Thanks Craig, and thanks mom and dad."

"For what Shawn-D?"

"For helping her."

"Anything for you honey, anything."

Wishes and Dreams-Chapter 10

"Shawn I don't need to hear anymore.  You've told me
enough.  I understand."

"I know that you understand but I want to tell you the
rest, everything."

"Ok Shawn if you are sure."

"Well I went back in to her hospital room."

Elizabeth was asleep on the bed.  The minute Shawn sat
down Elizabeth woke up.

"Shawn?"

"Yes, it's me, how are you feeling?"

"Better, it still hurts a little."

"I'm glad that you're ok.  Listen Dr. Wesley said you
get to go home in a couple days."

"I don't have a home to go to and they'll just send me
to a foster home."

"No they won't everything has already be arranged,
your coming to live with my parents and I."

"What."

"My mom."

The door opens and in walks Bo and Hope.

"Speaking of parents, here they are.  Elizabeth I
would like you to meet Bo and Hope Brady.  Mom, Dad
this is Elizabeth."

"Hi honey it's nice to meet you."

"Shawn say's that I you want me to come and live with
you?"

"Yes, honey we would love it if you came to live with
us.  That is if you don't mind a rambunctious 5 year
old."

"5 year old?"

"That's my younger brother John."

"Oh no I love kids."

"We hear that you're going to have a baby of your
own."

"Yes, I hate to put you out.  I promise the minute I
am able to find a place of my own I promise you I will
get out of your way."

"No, you're more then welcome to stay with us as long
as you need."

Back to Belle and Shawn sitting on the blanket.

"I did everything in those months to follow to help
her.  She was scared of everything but very
independent.  She go a job and worked until she
couldn't any more.  I found out that after her parents
were killed she was sent to a foster home where one of
her foster brothers raped her."

"Oh Shawn."

"The baby was a product of that rape but she never
thought less of him.  We became friend's, she even
talked me into being her birthing coach.  About a
month before she was due to have the baby, her foster
brother came looking for her.  He wanted his child. 
We told him that they baby was mine and I told him
that Elizabeth and I were getting married.  It slipped
out and once I said it I couldn't take it back.  So
Elizabeth and I got married in front of the justice of
the piece.  Boy were mom and dad upset.  Mom kept
telling me I was suppose to marry a girl I loved not
some one I hardly knew.  I told her that I did love
Elizabeth, in some ways, not they way I should love
the women I was going to marry but I had to help her. 
During childbirth there were complications, a couple
hours after Tommy was born she ended up hemorrhaging,
there was nothing the doctors could do.  Before she
died she put my name on the birth certificate and had
it arranged that if anything ever happened to her
Tommy would be mine.  There would be no way that her
step brother could get his hands on Tommy."

"Shawn."

"Things have been ok.  My mom takes care of Tommy
during the day and since I am a detective my hours are
a little more flexible.  The only thing missing in my
life is the love of my life.  You Belle Black."

tbc?