Ballroom, Wyndemere:
Sonny(goes up to Bobbie)Bobbie, can we have our talk now. The receiving line 
is over, so can we go somewhere private where no one will interrupt us.
Bobbie;Sonny, is it really that important?
Sonny:Yes, it is. After I tell you what I have to tell you you're life will 
never be the same. I wouldn't be asking you to leave your engagment party 
with me if it was important. In fact, if I felt I had any real choice, I'd 
let this wait until after your party was over, but I don't.
Bobbie:All right, we can go into Stefan's study. Follow me.
Robert(and Anna corner Brenda)Hello, Brenda.
Brenda;Oh, hello, Rupert. Matilda. I didn't know the two of you would be 
here, tonight.
Anna:Brenda, could we talk to you for a moment in private. We have something 
really important we have to tell you.
Stefan(comes up to them)Rupert. Matilda. Will you please make sure everyone 
has a glass of champagne. (he takes Brenda by the arm and steers her away 
from Robert and Anna)Come with me, my dear.(he looks around the room)I 
wonder where Barbara could be?(then he spots her and Sonny slipping out of 
the party together)There she is. Will you stay right here for a moment. I'll 
be right back.(he follows them out of the ballroom)

Stefan's Study:
Bobbie(and Sonny enter)All right, Sonny, we're alone now. Just what is it 
you're so anxious to tell me.
Sonny:Now that we're here, I'm not sure just how to say it.
Bobbie:Sonny, you're beginning to scare me. It isn't that bad, is it? Why 
don't you just say it and get it over with. The longer you drag this out, 
the more I think whatever you have to say I'm not going to like very much.
Sonny:Actually, I'm not sure how you'll react to this. It could make you 
happier than you've ever been before. On the otherhand, I'm about to dump a 
big mess in your lap that you're going to have to deal with.
Bobbie:Sonny, what is it. Just spit it out.
Sonny:All right, brace yourself. Carly is...
Stefan(storms into the room just at that moment)What's going on in here?
Bobbie:Stefan! You gave me a fright.
Stefan:You didn't answer my question. What's going on in here. Why did  you 
leave our engagement party with him. What could be more important then 
staying with me and celebrating our engagement?
Bobbie:I was just about to find that out when you came bursting through the 
door like a bat out of hell. Sonny told me he had something important to 
tell me and he couldn't wait until after the party.
Stefan:And what was that, Mr. Corinthos? Come on, Mr. Corinthos, what did 
you have to tell Barbara that was so important that you had to lure her away 
from our engagement party to do it.
Sonny:I think what I have to say is best said between Bobbie and I in 
private. If you wouldn't mind leaving us alone for a few moments, I'll do 
just that.
Stefan;I'm sorry, you're just going to have to wait to tell Barbara whatever 
it is you want to tell her. You see, it's time for Barbara and I to announce 
our engagement, officially. You might want to join us, as I'll also be 
announcing that Brenda is my daughter and I'm sure she'll want you to be 
there for that announcement. Come along, Barbara, our guests are waiting.
Sonny(follows after them)Oh, great!


Ballroom:
Anna(and Robert filling up another tray with champagne glasses to pass out 
to all the guests)Cassadine sure isn't making it easy for us.
Robert:I know. We were just about to get Brenda alone and he shows up and 
take her away and orders us to pass out champagne to all the guests.
Anna;Then he takes off after Bobbie and Sonny Corinthos when he sees them 
leaving the party together. Gee, I wonder what that was about, anyway.
Robert:I don't know.(he notices Stefan and Bobbie returning to the party 
followed by Sonny)But here they come, now.
Sonny(walks over to Robert and Anna while Stefan takes Bobbie and Brenda to 
the middle of the ballroom)Have you two seen Carly? I looked around the room 
and I can't find her, anywhere. I really need to talk to her.
Anna:I'm sorry, Sonny. The last time we saw her she was talking to Helena 
and that was over an hour ago.
Sonny:Thanks, anyway. I guess I'll have to keep looking for her.(he wanders 
back into the throng of partygoers)
Stefan(to Brenda)I was hoping to wait until your mother arrived before 
making my announcement.
Brenda:She's not coming, is she?
Stefan:It's not because she doesn't want to meet you. She's just afraid how 
you'll react to her because she gave you up for adoption. She's ashamed to 
face you. Just give her some time and I'm sure everything will work out in 
the end.(he turns to the guests and taps a spoon against his champagne glass 
to get everyone's attention)Ladies and gentlemen, please gather around.(he 
takes Bobbie's hand and kisses it continental-style, then takes her out into 
the middle of the gathered crowd surrounding them)Tonight, we are here to 
celebrate my engagement and upcoming remarriage to Barbara Spencer. This is 
a time of great happiness for me. As you all know, Barbara and I were 
married once before, but through my own stupidity I drove away the best 
thing to ever happen to me and I almost lost Barbara for good without even 
realizing just what I had lost. But by some miracle of providence, I've been 
given a second chance with Barbara, and we've found our way back to each 
other. So please join me and raise your glasses in a toast to my once and 
future wife, Barbara Spencer-Cassadine.(he and Bobbie clink glasses)And if 
that wasn't enough to be happy about, into  my life has come more joy. A 
daughter I didn't know I had. (he holds his hand out to Brenda and she takes 
it)Ladies and gentlemen, please raise your glasses, again, to toast to my 
daughter, Brenda Veronica Barrett.
Anna:I wonder what he'll do when he learns she's not really his daughter.
Robert:More importantly, will he consider Carly a step up or a step down.
Anna(looks around)Speaking of Carly, where is she, anyway. Shouldn't she 
have been here to see her parents announce their engagement?

The Attic:
Carly(pulls a black wig over her head then goes to examine herself in the 
mirror)I'll never pass for Brenda's twin sister(she holds the mask up to her 
face)but with this mask concealing most of my face, I'll be able to fool 
Sonny long enough into thinking I'm Brenda. (she suddenly smirks)I remember 
when you pulled the same stunt on me at your engagement ball, Brenda. I 
wonder how you're going to like haveing the shoe on the other foot for a 
change. Come on, Grandmother, and give the the signal so I can go downstairs 
and finally reclaim my husband.
























































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