Her Mother's Skin and Father's Eyes- Chapter 2
Trying to hide any look of shock Kate cleared her throat and smiled, "Well Blair it's been a pleasure talking to you. I think there may be a place for you here and Crimson."
"Wow. Thank you so much Ms. Howard." Blair beamed, "Just to be considered is an honor."
"Though I haven't made my final decision I'd love if you could stay a few days." Kate said.
"I think I can do that." Blair responded.
"Great." Kate nodded, "My assistant Lulu will set you up with a room here in the Metro Court so you can settle in." When Kate stood up to shake Blair's hand an odd sensation ran through her body. She was trying to shake October 5th, 1986 out of her head, but it was like a car stuck in quicksand.
"Ummm, excuse me…" Blair softly tapped on Lulu's shoulder, "Ms. Howard told me to talk to you about getting a hotel room."
"Oh right. One minute." Lulu responded putting her ear against the phone again, "Hey Dante…I got to go. Kate needs something done." She sighed.
Blair was appalled by the assistant's demeanor and attitude, "How rude." She scwolled under her breathe.
"OK, So Kate wants to get you a room?" Lulu asked after hanging up.
"Yes. She has asked me to stay in town while she makes her final decision." Blair smirked.
Back in her office Kate drummed her fingers on the desk as she stared at Blair's file again, "You're freaking yourself over nothing Kate!" she whispered. Taking a deep breath she picked up the phone and dialed Olivia's office, "Olivia. I need to talk to you." She said before Olivia could even ask who it was.
"What's wrong Con? You sound more freaked out then usual." Olivia asked.
"I have a question, but I need to ask you in person…privately." Kate responded.
"OK, well I'm just sitting here going through e-mails so if you want to come down…" Olivia barely finished her sentence before Kate had hung up the phone and picked up Blair's information. She almost crashed through her office doors but slowed down to not draw any unusual reaction from her employees. "Lulu, is everything set up for Ms. Waldorf?"
"Marty said her room should be ready in half an hour." Lulu nodded.
"Excellent." Kate said, "Hey, why don't you take Blair on a short tour of Port Charles after you and Maxie finish up."
"What there is… sure." Lulu sarcastically giggled.
"What kind of night life does this town?" Blair asked.
"Well, some may call it a 'night life'." Lulu air-quoted, "Be in the lobby at 7 o'clock and we'll take you to the popular spot."
"7 o'clock." Blair nodded.
The elevator ride to Olivia's office felt like it took forever…
"Let's run away together!" Sonny exclaimed looking over at Connie and smiled after a sip of beer.
"Run away? You got to be kidding me." Connie giggled rolling over on her side.
"Yeah, why not? We both want to get out of this place so why not leave together?" He smirked.
"Well…there's school, our families, friends…" she started to count off.
"Hey, all I need is you." He stroked her porcelain skin.
Her heart pattered at the thought of running away with this rebellious boy and she looked into his brown eyes and blushed, "OK, but when?" She asked attempting to be serious.
"One month. Just enough time for me to save up some money." He said taking another sip of beer.
"Working for Joe Scully?" she raised her eyebrows.
"None of that will matter when we get out of here." He said kissing her.
Taking a drink of beer she smiled, "Alright Michael…One month." She started moving closer to him until there was no space between them, "But I don't want to wait for this…" She sat up and kissed him passionately.
"Connie, are you sure?" He asked a little shocked, "I don't want you to feel rushed, and it's something for us to remember."
"We aren't rushing and I know I'll remember every single second." She smiled
The sound of the elevator doors opening took Kate by surprise and she tried to shake her thoughts before stepping into the hallway. Just like the ride down, Kate felt like it took forever to walk down the hall where Olivia's office door was open.
"Hey, Con. You OK?" Olivia said as a dazed Kate closed the door.
"Was it a boy or a girl?" Kate asked with a blank look on her face.
"What the hell are you talking about Connie?" Olivia shook her head.
"October 5th, 1986…did I give birth to a boy or girl?" Kate repeated.
Olivia didn't think this would ever come up again.
"OLIVIA! You were they only person with me that day…" Kate's eyes were now welling up with tears, "Did I have a boy or a girl?"
"A girl." Olivia finally answered.
