Epilogue

The man walked down the long corridor, his footsteps echoing noisily in the quiet. The ceilings of the old house were high with large, expensive looking works of art hanging off the oppressively decorated walls. It made a person feel small and inconsequential which the man assumed was the point - to intimidate. The house smelt of disuse, all dust and stale air. He turned to his left and walked into what was probably meant to be a sitting room but it was hard to tell how it was decorated because white sheets were draped over every available surface.

The room was poorly lit, only a lamp over to his right illuminated and the man squinted in the dimness, trying to make out his surroundings. A slight movement beside the fire place caught his eye and he tried to look through the gloom to see what it was. The darkness seemed to be moving a little and he took another step closer, trying to see more clearly.

The shadow spoke then, limping out into the muted light and leaning heavily on his cane as he did.

"Well Lucas Horton," said the older man, his Italian accent ever evident, "It seems it's not only politics that makes for strange bedfellows eh?"

Lucas looked back at the patriarch of the DiMera clan and grimaced, wondering bitterly to himself exactly how it was that he'd ended up here.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Thanks for reading the first instalment in my "Patience is a Virtue..." series guys.

I hope you enjoyed it and just to let you know this is only the beginning of the story. The next in the series is "Every Cloud..." and it takes up where this leaves off. EJ and Sami are heading for some hard times ahead and they will be tested hugely in the next story. Evil machinations are afoot and a terrible event causes huge upheaval in the family. Uncle John comes into his own in the next story – a man who seems to have an answer for everything which usually invites more questions. LOL The DiMera/Evans/Black household really starts to bond and pull together as a family which promises a few laughs amongst the high drama of it all.

So hope you'll join me for all of that and so much more... you'll laugh, you'll cry, it will change your life... I promise. ;)