Oil and Water…."You're turning me down?"

Brenda was in the kitchen putting the dishes away, when the doorbell rung. She looked out of the peep hole, and rolled her eyes. "Get away from my door!"

"Stop acting crazy. Open up, Brenda."

"No, you stalker!"

"I am not stalking you, I live in this building!"

"What?" She opened the door. "You live in this building?"

"Yes, I do. So, I could say the same thing about you."

"Me stalk you?"

"Well, you are leasing one of my spaces and you just moved here. Need I say more?"

Brenda sighed. "That's purely a coincidence. But Whatever, Johnny, why are you here?!"

"I just came down, to welcome you to the building."

"Why?"

"Maybe, I was trying to be nice.

"I don't want you to be, all I want is for you to leave me alone!"

"Some guy must have really done a number on you. Why are you always hollering? Relax, baby."

Brenda yells. "For the last time, I am not your baby!"

Johnny covers his ears. "Could you please keep it down? This is a nice quiet building."

"Maybe if you get away from my door, I will!"

"Now, I understand why you don't have a man, you are too damn loud, and you talk too much."

"Wooow, I don't have a man because I talk too much. And this is coming from a man, who picks up women with lame lines! And how do you know what I have?"

"Trust me, I know."

"You don't know anything."

Johnny looks Brenda up and down. "You know…at first I thought we just had a bad first meeting. But I am almost positive, it would have went like that regardless. You are really psycho."

"Who asked you?"

"Nobody, but you needed to know."

"If I'm so psycho, why send me a truck load of flowers?"

"I fell and bumped my head, but I'm cool now. Don't worry, I won't be sending you anything else, sweetheart."

Brenda throws her hands in the air, and looks to the sky. "Thank you God. He finally has gotten the memo!"

Johnny looks at her, like she has lost her mind. "Something is seriously wrong with you, layoff the hairspray."

"Layoff the gel."

"Look, Brenda, I am done trying to be nice to you. At this very moment, I have come to the conclusion, that we will never be friends. I think you really have the nastiest attitude, of any woman, I have ever met."

"Why thank you."

"We are definitely like oil and water, we just will never mix."

"The first thing you've said that made any sense. Now if you would, please step back."

"Please? Wow." Johnny took a step back. *boom* Brenda slams the door.

Johnny is left staring at the gold number. "What a crazy broad." He leaves...

"So, I take it, you've finally given up on her."

Johnny put his feet on top of the coffee table. "Hell, yeah. Sonny's not worth the aggravation."

Ethan laughed. "I thought she was nice."

"How long did you talk to her?"

"About ten minutes."

"Maybe she was having an off day."

"Maybe so, but she is hot."

"After listening to her holler and scream, I only remember how big her mouth is. If I never see her again, it will be too soon."

Ethan laughed. "I told you to drop it. Your motives were wrong anyway."

"Well, trust me, I will not be trying to do anything to her, with her, or near her. She is definitely missing some screws."

Ethan shook his head. "You can't expect her to be beautiful, smart, and nice."

"I guess not..."

Part 2

"Ok, I guess that's the end of the meeting. I appreciate everyone's hard work. Meeting is adjourned, enjoy your weekend."

All the other employees have left, and Madison and Brenda are burning the midnight oil.

Brenda is sitting at her desk, when Madison comes in. "Brenda, a Jasper Jax to see you."

Brenda sighed. "Tell him I'm busy."

"Ok." Madison leaves.

Madison comes back. "Ahh...Brenda he won't leave."

"Send him in."

Seconds later, Jax walked through the door. "Hello, Brenda."

"Jax." Brenda doesn't look up, she continues writing.

"I heard you were back in town."

"If you came by to offer me more money, I decline."

"Brenda, I'm sorry about that, I was wrong."

"Yeah, Jax you were."

"Again, I made a mistake."

Brenda looked up at him. "So, what brings you by?"

"I just came by to see you. I know you've been in town for a while, but I had to get up the nerve to come and see you."

"Well you've seen me, is there anything else?"

"Don't be like that, Brenda."

"How else am I supposed to be? Should I jump up and hug you? I don't think so."

"Ok, I deserve that."

"You deserve more. Look, Jax, I can't say it was nice seeing you, but I am going to ask you to leave.".

"So, that's it?"

"Yep, pretty much."

Jax turns to leave, he stops. "You look good...bye." He leaves.

Brenda stood up and walked over to the door, and locked it. She leaned up against it, and a single tear falls. After all these years, it still hurts. Madison knocks on the door.

"Brenda, are you ok?"

"Ahh...yeah, I'm fine….."

It was after twelve when they finally left. It had been a long week, and Brenda was looking forward to the weekend. Jimmy walked Brenda and Madison to their cars. They thanked him, and went their separate ways...

Brenda pulled up to the penthouse building. She got out of the car and walked towards the building. The building was located in the entertainment district, so people were always out and about. She looked around and saw various groups of people walking, talking, and laughing. She spotted a couple, on the side of the building. They were all over each other. Brenda shook her head. "Get a Room." She swiped her card, and entered the building. She walked to the elevator and pressed the button. The door opened and she got on. The doors were just about to close, when a hand appeared, and the doors sprung back open. Johnny and some blonde girl, wearing hardly any clothes rushed in. The girl smiled at her. Brenda ignored her. She didn't make any eye contact with Johnny, she just stared at the numbers. The girl was obviously intoxicated, because she was all over him. She slid her hand up under his shirt. Johnny removed her hands. "Chill baby."

Brenda rolled her eyes. Johnny looked over at Brenda, who was still staring at the numbers. Finally, her floor. The doors open, and she high tailed it off the elevator...

The next morning, Brenda woke up kind of late. Well, late for her. Madison called, and ask her to meet her at Kelly's for breakfast. Brenda walked into Kelly's and spotted Madison. "Morning."

Brenda smiled. "Morning. I need some coffee."

"It's on the way."

Brenda yawned. "I'm so tired."

The waitress placed the coffee and bagels on the table.

"What time did you go to bed?"

"After two."

Madison pulled her blonde shoulder length hair up into a ponytail. "Why so late?"

"Just had a lot on my mind."

"How was that visit with your ex?"

"Nothing's resolved, I'd just rather not see him. But, I don't want to talk about Jax."

"Ok, well let's talk about me! I met someone."

Brenda smiled. "Who?"

"A guy, he is supposed to meet me here."

"Where did you meet him?"

"Right here in Kelly's. He is so cute, and he has the most adorable accent."

Brenda laughs. "What's his name?"

"Ethan."

"That would be Johnny's friend."

"Johnny's friend?"

"Yep, I met him once, he seemed nice enough."

Madison looked over Brenda's shoulder. "Speak of the devil, there he is."

Ethan walked over to the table. "Morning ladies."

"Morning."

Ethan was confused. "Do you two know each other?"

Brenda looked up at Ethan. "We work together, and we are really good friends."

Madison adds. "She is also my boss."

Brenda caught Madison and Ethan making goo goo eyes at each other. She hurried and finished the rest of her coffee. "Well, I'm going to leave you two alone. Nice to see you Ethan, call me later Madison." Brenda leaves...

While walking back to her building, she sees Johnny putting the blonde into a taxi. They kiss and he closed the door. Then the taxi pulls off. She walked pass him and went inside. She pressed the button and waited.

Johnny walked into the building, He sees Brenda waiting for the elevator. He sighs. He stands behind her and waits. The elevator door opened and they enter. Johnny looked over at Brenda. "What are the odds, that we would be on the elevator, at the same time, two days in a row?"

Brenda looked at Johnny. "Seems like a cruel joke."

"Yeah."

The elevator opens. "Well, take care, Brenda."

"Yeah, you too." She exits, and the elevator closes...

Part 3

A week later, Brenda is just waking up from a nap, when the doorbell rings. She yawns, walked over to the door, and looked out the peep hole. "Oh, my God!" She opened the door, and smiled.

"Hello, Brenda."

"Jason!." She jumped on him, almost knocking him down. She kissed him on his cheek.

"Ok, Brenda! Get off!"

She grabbed him by the hand and pulled him in, closing the door behind them.

"Have a seat. Damn, Jason, have you been living in the gym? You are huge."

Jason shook his head. "Some people never change."

Brenda looked at Jason from head to toe. "And some people get muscles. Where have you been? I stopped by the penthouse, but as usual you were M.I.A."

"I was in jail."

"Jail? Did you get caught murdering somebody?"

"No, its a long story, one that I don't feel like talking about."

"Ok, but it's good to see you. My ex husband is looking good."

Jason smiled. "You too. What brought you back to Port Charles?"

"Starting my own cosmetic's line."

"How long have you been living in this building?

"A couple of months."

"Any weird visitors?"

"Jax came to see me the other day. Not here, at my office."

"How did that go?"

"Not good, I can't stand him. I practically told him to get out."

"Do you need me to talk to him?"

Brenda smiled. "No, Jason. I know your kind of talking."

"I can talk to him…if you need me to."

"I can handle Jax. Isn't he married to your good buddy Carly?"

"Yes."

"Match made in hell."

"Well, I won't comment on that."

"So, Jason are you seeing anybody?"

"Yes."

"Damn, I was about to ask you out."

"I would never date you. You talk too much."

"I'd never date you. You don't talk enough."

Jason's phone rings. He looked down at the phone. "Well, I just came by to see you, call me if you need anything. The number's the same."

Brenda got up and walked him to the door. "Bye, Hulk."

Jason rolls his eyes and leaves...

Part 4

"I don't know Madison."

"Come on Brenda, you never go anywhere."

Brenda sighs. "Ok, just for a couple of hours."

"You are not lying are you?"

"I said ok. I will meet you." Brenda hung up the phone.

Brenda showered, and got dressed. She met Madison outside the club.

"Alright, Madison, I'm doing this for you. I'd rather be home."

"Relax, you are going to have a lot of fun. And who knows, maybe you will meet somebody….take them home, and get yourself a little."

"I doubt that."

Madison sighs and looks at Brenda. "Ahh…..I forgot to mention, it's Ethan's birthday party."

"So, Johnny's going to be here?"

"It's his club."

Brenda rolled her eyes. "Great and why didn't you tell me?"

"Because I knew you wouldn't come. Come on Brenda, it'll be fun."

Brenda sighed. "Ok, I don't want to ruin your night, I'll suck it up."

"Great." Madison and Brenda walked to the door. Madison gives her name to the doorman, and they are escorted to the VIP area.

Madison and Ethan hug, and Brenda finds a seat. Brenda looks down at the girls on the various poles. She felt like leaving, it was not just a club, it was a strip club. Brenda grabbed a drink and sighed. "What in the hell did I get myself into?"

A couple of minutes later, Brenda saw Johnny walking through the crowd. He made his way up to the V.I.P. area. He walked over to Ethan and Madison. Apparently, they told him that she was there, because he immediately looked in her direction. Madison eventually came over and sat down. Ethan and Johnny followed. Madison and Ethan were in their own world. They had their hands all over each other. Brenda was on her fourth drink, and she still hadn't said two words to Johnny and he didn't say anything to her either. Actually, he talked to everyone but her.

Johnny looked over at Brenda. He decided to throw caution to the wind, and strike up a conversation. "So, are you enjoying yourself?"

Brenda looked at Johnny. "Yep, this is some grade A ass you have in here."

Johnny almost spit his drink out. "Glad you like them."

"I was being sarcastic."

"The girls work hard, don't be mean."

"Not being mean, just making an observation."

"So, you have a problem with the profession?"

"Yep, I'm sorry, I wouldn't want random men, staring at my naked body, throwing ones at me."

"Do you think you're better than them?"

"Not better than them, better than the job."

"They make good money."

"And money is everything isn't it?"

"Don't knock it until you try it."

"Have you tried it?"

"Of course not."

"I thought so."

Johnny took a sip of his brandy. "So, what is that suppose to mean?"

"You have these girls, doing something you wouldn't do."

"Nobody would pay to see me."

Bren smiled. "Agreed."

Johnny shook his head and laughed. "Would you like another drink?"

"Please."

Johnny signaled their waitress and she brought over more drinks. Brenda thanked him.

"Brenda, you're not half bad, when you are not hollering.

"And you are not half bad, when you aren't stalking me."

"I never stalked you."

"You gave a good impression of it."

"Why are so mean?"

"I'm not mean. I'm just not nice. I've been through a lot."

"So have a lot of people."

Brenda guzzled down another drink. "I guess you're right, but not everybody has been the bride at two weddings, and ended up with zero marriages."

"You survived."

"Yeah, I did. I survived, but I'm forever changed."

Johnny decided to change the subject, he notices the hurt in her eyes.

"So, how is your business coming?"

"Its good."

"Great….I have a question."

"Shoot."

"Why not just hire people to do the job for you? You can afford it."

"How do you know what I can afford?"

"I looked you up. You were a very successful model."

Brenda looked at him and smiled. "I told you…..you are definitely a stalker."

"Not a stalker, just curious. Answer the question."

"If my name is on something, I want to make sure it's done right. And no one would do that better than me."

Johnny nods. "Makes sense. I've noticed you work hard."

"Always had to."

"I respect that."

Brenda looked down at her watch. It was almost three. "Well, its time for me to get home."

"I'll take you home."

"No, thanks."

"Brenda, you've had quite a few drinks, I don't think it would be wise for you to drive anywhere."

Brenda stands, but her head is swimming. She sits back down. "Ok."

"What? Did I hear an ok?"

"Yes, you live in the building, so it makes sense."

Ethan, Madison, Johnny and Brenda leave. Ethan and Madison leave in her car. Johnny and Brenda are driven home, by one of Johnny's men.

Brenda leaned back against the seat.

"How old are you, Johnny?

"Old enough."

"How did you get all this money?"

Johnny does not respond.

Brenda continues. "You seem to be pretty well off."

"I do ok. Why all the questions?"

"Just curious."

Johnny looked over at her. "I never thought a month ago, you'd be riding in the back of my car."

"Me either."

"Must be the alcohol?"

Brenda laughed. "It is the alcohol. If I didn't have any, I'd be driving myself home."

Johnny smiled. "I guess you're right."

Brenda tied her long hair up into a knot.

Johnny's eyes are on her. His eyes make there way up her body, and rest on her lips. He took a deep breath. He couldn't deny, she was extremely sexy, and she was wearing this short mini skirt. For a short girl, she had very nice legs. He licked his lips, and looked out of the window.

Brenda looked over at Johnny. He was a nice looking guy, she couldn't lie. He was definitely a bad boy, and with the alcohol in her system, to cloud all other judgments, she was finding herself, extremely attracted to him.

The car pulled up to the building, they both exit.

Johnny and Brenda are on the elevator, and there is a weird tension. Brenda looked at Johnny. It had been a long time, since she had been with anybody. And tonight, she didn't want to be alone. He was a good-looking guy, and he was definitely into her. The elevator stopped on her floor. Brenda exited. But she turned, and stopped the door before it closed. Johnny was leaning up against the inside of the elevator, looking at her.

Brenda's eyes are on Johnny. "How about a night cap?"

"What?"

"I'm asking if you'd like to come with me tonight?"

Johnny looked Brenda over. "No."

Brenda is shocked. "What? So you are turning me down? Wooow."

"Brenda, you can't be all that shocked. You are gorgeous, but you are also crazy. And if I follow you into your apt, you will surely have me arrested in the morning. So, I'll pass."

Brenda let the elevator door go, took off her shoe, and threw at him. "You son of a b-". The elevator door closed, and Johnny jumped in time to avoid the flying shoe...