Chapter Four

If he hadn't known better, he could swear that he was looking at Alexis Davis sleeping on the bench in front of him on the pier where his yacht was. It was her.

"Alexis?" He whispered. Lorenzo knew that she was tired, but she didn't wake up to his voice or touch. Lorenzo softly tucked his right arm under her legs and his left one supported her back. She unconsciously wrapped her arms around his neck to hold on. She was completely unaware of anything that was going on. She had never been in such a deep sleep. He carried her to his bedroom on his yacht. Lorenzo sat down beside her in the bed and just watched her sleep for a few moments. She was so beautiful. He had always known it, and honestly, he never wanted or intended to revenge his brother's death. He just loved watching her squirm. He vowed then and there that he would stop threatening her. He would stop treating her like dirt, because he knew that she was far from it and that she deserved much better.

He walked on deck and dialed his cell phone, "Ric, it's Lorenzo Alkazar. I found Alexis passed out on the docks…no…no, Ric, don't worry, she was on a bench. It looked like she was resting or something and she just passed out from exhaustion, she had taken her shoes off…yeah…okay, well, I carried her to my yacht which wasn't far away and she's sleeping now. Actually she never woke up. Sure, you can come, but I think that she should sleep. Yeah, how about I call you when she wakes up and I'll bring her there. Pregnant?! Oookay…alright, yeah, you're welcome."

Liz was dead. Emily was dead. Carly was dead, and Sam was next. Sam screamed for Alexis. She kept saying that she was sorry. Then, she joined the others. Alexis saw it all and she couldn't help.

Alexis violently sat up in bed, drenching in a cold sweat. She screamed as she sat up. Lorenzo ran in. Alexis saw his face. That face. She screamed again, but not from her dream, "NO! You get away from me!"

"Alexis, it's Lorenzo…not Luis…Lorenzo. You're completely safe." He walked over and sat on the bed next to her.

Alexis nodded when she calmed down, "Yeah, sorry, okay, um…"she looked around. "Where am I?"

"My yacht. I found you on a bench on the docks."

Alexis suddenly felt very self-conscious and awkward, "Yeah, well, I guess I was more tired than I thought. How long was I asleep?"

"Only about an hour. You really should try to sleep some more. Ric told me that you were pregnant, so, you really need to sleep. Are you hungry?"

"Why do you care?" Alexis was getting defensive. She had no idea why he was being so nice to her.

"Because I do. Look, I will never threaten you, I will never hurt you, I will never do anything because it's pointless. I was never going to do anything. Just, relax, go back to sleep. I'll fix you something to eat if you'd like."

"No, I can't sleep. I have to get back to the police station. Ric must be wondering where I am."

"I called him. He knows you're here. He's going to call me if anything new develops, and he agreed with me that you need to sleep. You must have been awake for days, Alexis, please, for your child, for all of your children, you need to sleep."

Alexis couldn't help but break down and finally cry. All of her children. Kristina and Molly were safe at home with so many people there to protect them. Her child inside of her was safe, maybe a little hungry, but safe nonetheless. But Sam wasn't.

Lorenzo knew that he should probably call Ric, or Nikolas, or Jax, or Ned, or hell, even Luke, but he was there now, so he comforted her.

She cried for what seemed like hours. He crawled in next to her and let her cry herself to sleep in his arms. He was holding the woman who he should hate, but none of that mattered anymore. Nothing did. Just her. She needed him and he was there.

She said so many things before she fell asleep, but he didn't respond. He just listened. Some things he understood, some he didn't.

"It's my fault." "I just met her." "She doesn't know him." "He's here and she doesn't know." "He doesn't know either." "Kristina is so worried." "It's my fault." "I'm so sorry." "This hurts so much." "I need to tell Robert."

"Dad!" Lulu whispered when she saw Luke sneaking up to them, "She went in there about two hours ago. Nothing has happened since. I called Lucky and they are all on their way."

Dillon and Lulu had followed Helena to an abandoned shack outside of Port Charles. There were no windows and just one door, "Do you think they are in there Luke?"

"I dunno. We'll see. It's not like Helena to be so careless. Are you sure she didn't see you?"

"We're sure."

Suddenly, they looked beyond the thick woods to the shack and saw the swat team surround the building. They went in and came out, with one person. Helena was alone.

"Damnit!" Ric screamed when he got the news that it was just Helena.

"I want to speak to her as SOON as they bring her in here!!" He walked out and dialed Lorenzo's number, "Hey, Lorenzo, is she still sleeping? Okay, well, I think she would want to be here. We have Helena, and I think that she's somehow involved…yeah, okay, thanks again."

Ric looked at everyone who had been camped out in the break room at the P.C.P.D., "She's on her way."

Robert looked sympathetic at Ric, but he didn't quite understand. He went over to Robin, "So, Ric was married to Liz? Is that why he's so upset?"

"Well, that's part of it. Sam is his step-daughter."

"And how old is Sam?"

"I would guess twenty-five, twenty-six….why?"

Robert just looked away. "Just curious. There's your Mom."

Anna, Lucky, and everyone else came in following Mac and Helena. Mac ushered Helena straight into the interrogation room and left her alone.

Nikolas started walking to the room.

"No Nikolas, sorry, we can't let you go in there," Mac told him.

"Why?"

"She won't talk. Not to anyone."

"Well, then let me just try."

"We'll let Alexis go in first."

"Thank you Lorenzo," Alexis was sitting in Lorenzo's limousine outside of the P.C.P.D.

He looked over to her, "No problem. I meant what I said you know. I won't be any trouble for you anymore."

Alexis had to smile, but it was a sincerely genuine smile as she looked at him, "Well, when all of this is over, I'll still be the D.A., and you'll still be a mobster, so, you can't really promise that. Thank you again. I owe you one." She stepped out and walked into the P.C.P.D.

He watched her walk away and smiled. He definitely wanted to get out of the mob now. He called his men and set things in motion, but first, they were to all join the search.

"Carly, SHUT UP ALREADY!!" Screamed Liz.

Sam and Emily looked shocked at Liz. They had never heard her scream that loud before.

Carly had been huddled in a corner alone crying and whimpering for hours.

"Look Carly, I know you are scared, we all are, but JESUS! Get yourself together!"

"Emily, you okay?" Sam asked, focusing on Emily who slept too much and was groggy when awake.

"I think so. She forced pills down my throat. I threw up on her though, so that's a good thing." She smiled.

Sam smiled, "Don't worry, we're all going to be okay. Everyone is looking for us, I'm sure of it. We have very loyal men out there who love us and we all have Alexis." Sam looked at Carly who snorted.

"Alexis is…"

"Don't say it." Sam stood up and bent down next to her.

"I don't want to hear you right now. You keep giving Alexis hell and she just takes it. I know because I did the same thing, but that's all over now. She has me. When Kristina and Molly get older, she'll have them. We will defend her to anyone who hurts her. You will not, NEVER in front of me, say anything about her, to her, ANYTHING against her. I know you don't like her. That's fine. She doesn't like you. I'm sick of this. We're stuck in here together and we have to be positive and remain calm. Carly, just, please be quiet, for our sakes."

Carly stared at Sam as she walked back over to Liz and Emily.

Manny walked in, "Well, sweetness, it looks like your Mommy is going to be okay after all. Helena is out of the picture, for now. I didn't want to take her anyway. She helped me stay out of prison. Hell, I'll kill for her…but I can't just let you go. I hate Jason more than I like Alexis. That's why all of his women are here. Well, there is one missing, right?"

"Please, for the love of GOD, Manny, don't bring Robin in here!!" Carly pleaded.

Alexis was smiling on the elevator thinking about Lorenzo. Maybe in her next life…when the bell rang on the elevator letting her know that she was on the second floor, Alexis whispered to herself… "Okay Natasha…stay calm…"