Say what you will about Beyond the Gates’ Dani (Karla Mosley), but she’s not even been around in the soap world six months, yet she’s been dealt some mighty blows in the romance department.
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First, her ex-husband Bill (Timon Kyle Durrett) married family friend Hayley (Marquita Goings) and forced Dani to not only watch, but he also moved his new wife into a nearby home. Adding to this, Bill has been rather cruel with the comments he’s hurled over time in Dani’s direction.
Then there’s been this whole ordeal with Andre (Sean Freeman). Initially, Andre was a means for Dani to cope with her Bill heartbreak. However, as the two got to know each other more, Andre started developing real feelings for her and professed his desire that the two of them be more than bedroom buddies.
Understandably, Dani was initially apprehensive about jumping into another relationship, fearful of being hurt again. But recently, the model/agent has been coming around to the idea of becoming more serious with the playboy photographer.
Unfortunately as the saying goes, “You snooze, you lose.” Feeling a bit rejected by Dani, Andre accepted an invitation to a date with Ashley (Jen Jacob). And in the Beyond the Gates episode airing on July 8, Dani caught the two holding hands on their date, prompting her to slam her purse on a countertop and Andre to look deflated.
With all that being said, we have a feeling that Dani may be nearing her breaking point with men. And the last time she reached her breaking point, she whipped a golden gun out of her purse and pointed it at Bill and Hayley. So with Andre’s recent "disrespect," what will Dani do?
On one hand, it’s possible that Andre manages to smooth things over with Dani, and convinces her that he was just exploring options as Dani kept saying she didn’t want to take things to a more serious level with him out of fear. While she was again coming around to the idea, Andre could express not knowing where her head was at. Dani could wind up understanding his point of view, and the two could resolve any issues.
On the other hand, we wouldn’t be surprised if Dani did something outlandish, fitting with her fiery personality. While we think she’s done wielding guns, we wouldn’t be surprised if they took steps to ensure Ashley and Andre’s connection is severed, even if Dani is through with him. Dani may not want the duo drifting to happily ever after. Viewers don’t know a lot about Andre’s time overseas, so it’s possible he has some skeletons that Dani learns of and exposes to Ashley.
We also have to consider the possibility that Dani learns the information and shares it with more than just Ashley. That could be even more explosive for Andre, leaving him even more embarrassed.
If Dani opts to keep it a bit classier, then perhaps she’ll just cut her losses with Andre and move on. We can’t help but think that Ted’s (Keith Robinson) business partner, Carlton (Robert Christopher Riley), fits the bill (no pun intended) if she's ready to rebound from her rebound.
New episodes of Beyond the Gates air weekdays on CBS and become available to stream the day after on Paramount Plus.
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