My Daddy

Shawn Brady stood in the darkened door way watching his youngest granddaughter cry. Shawn bit back the need to leave an kill the man who was the cause of her pain. That would only cause his sweet Cassie more pain, an that was something he couldn't bare. Shawn quietly cursed the man he knew was responsible for his granddaughter's pain.

It's easier to run
Replacing this pain with something NUMB
It's so much easier to go
Than face all this pain here all alone



Shawn had never know just how badly Tony DiMera had hurt her. The tears he was seeing now, where proof that Cassie while strong as she was. Was still a vulnerable little girl who just wanted the only daddy she'd known to hold her an make things right.


Something has been taken from deep inside of me
The secret I've kept locked away no one can ever see
Wounds so deep they never show they never go away
Like moving pictures in my head for years and years they've played

The man was soulless he had to be, to leave the little girl in front of him so broken hearted. Shawn debated upon trying to comfort Cassie or weather it would be best to let her have time to her self. He knew that Cassie did not feel comfortable calling Roman her father.


If I could change I would take back the pain I would
Retrace every wrong move that I made I would
If I could stand up and take the blame I would
If I could take all the shame to the grave I would


Shawn also knew that she didn't much like Kate at all. The only person he knew she felt safe around other than Rex, an Mimi was him. Shawn didn't want to do anything to cause her any more distress but he couldn't bare to see her crying anymore.


If I could change I would take back the pain I would
Retrace every wrong move that I made I would
If I could stand up and take the blame I would
I would take all my shame to the grave


Shawn:"..Cassie girl?...I'm so sorry honey....if I could I'd make it all go away."

It's easier to run
Replacing this pain with something numb
It's so much easier to go
Than face all this pain here all alone

Shawn moved in an placed his still crying granddaughter into a bear hug. Shawn held her as she cried an ranted about the all of her pain. It was as if the damn had broken an Cassie was letting the water out. Shawn held on tight as Cassie sobbed an let it all out, until she was quite. He felt her go limp an fall into what he hoped was a dreamless sleep. Last night had been hell on her, the nightmares never seemed to let up.


Sometimes I remember the darkness of my past
Bringing back these memories I wish I didn't have
Sometimes I think of letting go and never looking back
And never moving forward so there'd never be a past



Cassie seemed to be getting back memories, memories that would have been better off gone. Shawn didn't know the full horrors of it, but he'd heard enough as Cassie had trashed in her sleep. To know that if he ever saw Stefano DiMera again.

He would kill him, flat out kill the man with his own two hands. Shawn didn't give a damn if they executed him for it. Hell he didn't give a damn if he had to kill him in front of a hundred witness. God forgive him..... he would take that monsters life on holy ground if it came down to it.


If I could change I would take back the pain I would
Retrace every wrong move that I made I would
If I could stand up and take the blame I would
If I could take all the shame to the grave I would

Shawn knew only of Cassie's pain, her nightmares an the broken heart that she tried to keep the world form seeing. Stefano DiMera knew nothing of the hell he'd put an innocent little girl though. Shawn doubted that the evil old monster gave a damn. Men like Stefano only cared for power, money an making others feel pain.


If I could change I would take back the pain I would
Retrace every wrong move that I made I would
If I could stand up and take the blame I would
I would take all my shame to the grave

Shawn only knew one thing, if he could take back the pain he would. If he could somehow undue it all he would. If he could somehow give Cassie the daddy she needed, he would. Shawn sat an watched Cassie sleep, at least his granddaughter wasn't having anymore nightmares. Shawn felt as if he was being watched, slowly he got up an turned to the open door way.


Just washing it aside
All of the helplessness inside
Pretending I don't feel misplaced
It's so much simpler than change

"You? How dare you show up here. Haven't you cause her enough pain. You damn monster, if you try anything so help me.."

"I've dared a lot of things old man. An just for the record, it wasn't me causing my daughter any pain. It was a fake carrying out orders from my now late father. The fake is also dead an gone, just ask Roman or John. I'm here to take my daughter an leave this hell hole you all call a town. My children will not be subjected to anymore confusion an pain. An if you need proof, here’s the dna tests done by Lexie an over seen by John himself."


Shawn looked over the paper carefully, while he didn't know much about dna or anything like that. He did know that John Black was trust worthy an if he'd watched the tests than. Then what the piece of paper in front of him was telling him the truth.


As much as it pained him, to except it he wanted Cassie to be happy. Despite the cost to himself, what the paper said would make her happy. Shawn had become very found of Cassie an loved the girl dearly. Shawn looked over the paper yet again, he wasn't sure if the man in front of him was telling the truth or not. Hell Shawn wasn't sure that the man in front of him had ever heard of what the truth was.


"Well, then you wouldn't mind if I call John Black to check your story then will you. Oh an while I'm calling him your going to be right in front of me. I'll not have you upsetting Cassie, girls been through hell. All thanks to that monster you call father."

"I don't mind, but I will not be insulted by you Brady. I've never caused Cassie any pain, it was all that fakes fault. An as for my late father.."

"Do you know, she gets nightmares? Do you know the hell she's been going through since her memories started coming back? Have you watched her scream in fear an terror as she trashes about trying to get away from some unknown person or persons?"

"..She still has those dreams?....oh my poor sweet little girl...I swear honey, daddy will make it alright.."
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About an hour latter Tony DiMera sat in a limo speeding it's way to his private air field. In just a few short minutes he an his children would be gone. They were never going to set foot in this miserable place again. As the air field came into site, Cassie snuggled into her daddy. Still a sleep but more at easy than she been in months.

Rex watched his twin an couldn't help but smile some. Despite not being sure as to the way or the how he had left with Tony. Rex did know that Cassie was happy, an that made him happy. At the same time Rex felt as if his heart was breaking. He wasn't happy to be leaving Mimi behind, he loved Mimi as much as he did his twin.

He looked over at Tony, then looked back at the window. Rex may not know all the details behind certain things, but he did know one thing. He would see Mimi soon, Tony had promised that Mimi would be joining them a bit latter. Rex felt his eyes get a heavy, he hadn't gotten much sleep the night before perhaps now was a good time to rest his eyes. After all Tony was his father, Rex knew he could trust him. Tony had never lied to him or Cassie, he was their daddy.


Tony watched as Rex closed his eyes, an fell into sleep. Tony smiled Rex was his son, an Cassie was his daughter. He would make sure that no one ever got the chance to hurt them again. No one was taking his children form him ever again.