The Metro Court was hopping and Alexis looked around seeing many familiar faces. Dianne was there with Coleman, the two deeply in conversation. She walked up to them and Coleman gave him the once over.

One of her most intense orgasms had come from him after one of those pool games… in the kitchen of his establishment, better not share that one with Dianne because they looked cozy right now. So she just smiled at them.

Coleman clearly wasn't looking at her with her business suit in but then men always did that when a woman walked into the room.

"Hi Alexis…you're looking fine tonight."

"Thanks Coleman…how things going? Hadn't seen you around for a while…?"

His eyes dilated and she knew he was thinking right now of the two of them in the kitchen, the man had the most amazing fingers. Despite his shagginess and sometimes crude and flippant demeanor she could only imagine what he'd be like…but then Dianne had a propriety arm on him so she figured they might be back on again.

"Been busy…heard you've been busy too Alexis…Dianne told me all about it."

Alexis smiled.

"Today was a lot of fun. It was great to be back."

Dianne nodded.

"Great to have you back…but I'm going to kick your ass back tomorrow…"

"Looking forward to it."

Coleman chuckled.

"I'd like to see both of you go at it…in a real mud pit wearing a lot less…"

Alexis remembered that side of him and rolled her eyes.

"Coleman I do still owe you one…but if you talk like that I'm going to reengage…"

His mouth curved into a smile. He wasn't conventionally handsome, not pretty boyish like some of PC's men but the man was virile in other ways…animalistic and raw underneath that exterior.

One of PC's better kept secrets and the she-beast hadn't hooked a talon in him yet which meant he'd kept his…jewels intact. Good thing too.

"So you meeting anyone here for dinner?"

Alexis nodding.

"Scott Baldwin…he's hitting me up for an endorsement since I got that Bar Assn position."

Dianne laughed.

"Me too…but we're meeting for drinks tomorrow night because after meeting with Franco we're off to play some pool."

Alexis arched a brow.

"Strip pool?"

"Any other kind? Come on Alexis you should join us once you're done here with Scotty…you won't get any action from him. He's still hung up on his ex-Laura and I think he's got his eye on Lucy again."

Alexis shrugged.

"I'm not into any action with him. He's paying for dinner and dessert. We'll talk and then I'm heading home for the hot tub. So I'll be fresh for court again tomorrow for another round."

Dianne sighed.

"I need great sex to be that relaxed…so Coleman we best get going okay?"

Coleman smiled and the two of them left together. Alexis continued walking and saw Franco skulking around not too happy which meant Carly and Derek must be in the vicinity…she couldn't worry too much about them.

The head waiter seated her at the table and she ordered a club soda and lime. The alcohol would wait until she got home.

She knew that Dianne probably was right about Scotty. He filled out a suit nicely and he had a handsome almost boyish face but he seemed oiled with a layer of sleaze. Like her ex-husband Ric who she'd finally kicked to the curb when she'd had enough of him. She'd been in some twisted triangle with him and his half-brother who both sired children with her. It just got so ridiculous…especially when Ric asked her for some caliber size comparison with Sonny.

No winning that discussion so okay she played it diplomatic and implied to Ric that he was the winner of that pissing match. She wondered about Scott…after all Laura had married him but they'd had such a long and involved history with each other that probably factored more heavily into it.

She needed to hit the restroom and do something with her hair so she did that before heading back to her table.

She turned the corner and nearly collided into Derek. He reached to put his hands to steady her but she maneuvered herself away from him. She gazed at him like she always did…the man had a body on him. Obviously he took care of himself and kept fit.

"Hi Alexis…"

"Hi yourself…"

"You here for dinner?"

"Yes…meeting an old colleague and you?"

All politeness, he didn't look neutered yet but that'd change. A damn waste of a body like that…but those were the rules. He checked her out as he always did but she'd realized it didn't mean anything so she let him but didn't react.

"Alexis I called you asking you out to dinner…"

"Oh I know that. Look…Derek I'm really busy with this court case. Maybe I'll get back to you on that down the road."

"I heard you had a big win today."

She smiled pleased.

"I did…thank you. I guess that's the difference between you and me."

He smiled.

"I'm sure there are a few differences Alexis."

"Yes…but you see…some people like you talk about getting down and dirty and some of us actually do it. You were right about me Derek. I'm even better at it than you are."

"I wasn't talking about the courtroom…or the boardroom."

She eyed him carefully her gaze cruising every inch of his body from top to bottom lingering in a couple places.

"Neither am I…now excuse me but my date's waiting…oh and say hi to the she beast for me. I hope when she's finally through with you…you're left with some body parts intact. It'd be a shame if you joined the rest of her eunuchs."

She walked away from him then back to her table and he watched her go, watching her hips sway molded by the wool fabric of her business attire and her hair spilling down her back. Other men looked at her too but if she was aware of it, she didn't look it.

He frowned, annoyed at what she'd just called him. A eunuch was she serious? No one called him that and got away with it and that dress hugged her body... Carly walked up to him just then, curving a lock of hair behind her ear.

"Derek was that Alexis? What's she doing in my restaurant?"

He blinked his eyes and looked at Carly.

"She's here to meet someone. Scotty Baldwin for an endorsement. My editorial board's meeting with him later this week."

Carly wrinkled her nose.

"God he's a creep. You know…."

Then she saw Franco lurking behind a hedge.

"Oh god…it's him again…"

She sidled closer to Derek and Franco glowered at her as he always did. She smiled knowing she had two men vying for her which made her feel so much better about herself. Yeah her family had imploded all around her but what did that matter when she was the one woman in PC who totally had it when it came to men.

Alexis smiled when she saw Scotty appear in his three piece complete with suspenders. She admitted to a weakness in them, tugging them down before she tackled a man's buttoned shirt always enticed her…but Scotty wasn't her thing.

Eye candy in a way different than the man she'd just left but just that. He sat down across from her and ordered a Scotch. He seemed a little less smooth than usual…more anxious underneath his exterior. He must really want or need her endorsement bad.

"So Scotty before we order dinner…let's get down to business…why should I endorse you?"

He smiled easily enough.

"Oh Alexis for a lot of reasons…you do know I always thought you were one hell of an attorney…and that still stands…even after your own messy stint in this office."

She leaned closer towards him.

"You were answering my question? So why should I give you my endorsement?"

"I…did I ever tell you how nice you look tonight?"

She gave him a stern look.

"Scotty I'm dressed in the same clothes I wore this morning in court. I slept in my couch in my office overnight and if it hadn't been for Sam and Molly I would have been wearing yesterday's clothes."

He paused his eyes lingering on her. The waitress came and they placed their orders.

"Scotty I'm beginning to think you can't come up with any solid reasons for my endorsement."

He kept smiling and didn't respond.

"Do you have a boyfriend?"

She just blinked her eyes and stared at him.

"What?"

He leaned forward.

"When's the last time you got any?"

She just looked at him. He had that look on his face and she thought he might be joking…or trying to needle her and get a rise out of her.

Leaning forward, she looked him in the eye.

"Scotty I'm not telling…but probably more recently than for you."

He scowled before he covered it with his saucy grin and she knew she'd hit him there.

"Ouch Alexis…so that means that you've been priming the pump?"

She shot him another look after glancing at the water glass on the table. No, throwing it at him would ruin a rather nice looking suit or she'd have to pay his dry cleaning bill.

"Scotty…if you don't stop with the innuendo I'm not going to move to another table and have my food moved there too including the cake…and the whipped cream."

"Alexis…look I'm sorry. It's just me and Laura…we split because she's never gotten over Luke even though he's hardly around and Lucy…you know she's with Kevin."

"Yeah I know and they're very happy together. I guess some relationships end up being good…and other's toxic."

"And you…I mean I haven't even seen or heard of you being out with anyone lately…so you and me we could commiserate together…"

She pursed her lips.

"In a suite on the top floor of the Metro Court? Scotty you do know about my reputation for getting upset with men inside tall buildings."

He eyed her.

"I thought that was just a rumor…"

She sighed.

"Scotty I'm not interested in being your leftovers or your rebound romp after Laura…or while you pine after Lucy. At least in her case, her husband's a shrink and he can help you with your…problems."

"I thought we could help each other Alexis…"

God, what a sleaze. She should have remembered the last time he'd treated her like this when they were both up for the DA spot.

"Though I think you need help more than I do…"

She felt something brush against her leg and damn him if he wasn't trying to play footie under the table. Okay that was enough…she grabbed her water and tossed it at him soaking his hair and shirt.

Ah…direct hit.

"Alexis…how…how…?"

She sat there looking at him, his face turning red and getting petulant.

"How what?"

"I…can't…"

She smiled at him.

"After careful consideration I don't think I can give you my endorsement for your DA candidacy." He lunged for her spilling his wine and nearly toppling the table and she just sidestepped it neatly. She was a Cassadine after all and had grown up dodging such eruptions at the dinner table.

"Alexis…"

Then suddenly a man showed up next to the table and without looking she knew it was Derek. But then others appeared like Taggert…wait she thought he'd disappeared from the PCPD a while back…though he always thought him sexy.

Why so many men? She looked across and saw Carly sitting alone at her table looking most displeased. She put her hands up.

"Whoa…why are you all here?"

Derek spoke up first.

"He's hassling you…"

"Look I can handle it and you're out on a date," she said, "You can go back to her. She gets lonely fast."

"Alexis…"

"I can handle this Derek…go back to your girlfriend."

She pointed a finger at the fine specimen that was Taggert.

"As for you…where have you been? It's been a couple years since…"

He'd disappeared and no one knew more and now suddenly he was here.

"Alexis…."

"You're looking good Taggart…whatever it is you've been doing…"

"Missed you…missed that time we spent together when…"

She smiled.

"Maybe we'll catch up some time…"

Derek stepped forward.

"Alexis…."

"Go back to your date Derek…I'm fine…in fact I'm good…"

She looked at all these men and just walked away heading back to her new table to finish her meal in peace.

Don't forget the chocolate cake either.