Claudia woke up wrapped up in Nickolas' arms, "he doesn't give up" as she unwrapped herself she glanced at the clock, "8:30, how did they both sleep through hurricane Spencer?"
Claudia looked back to make sure Nickolas was still asleep, he was so she continued toward the kitchen where is found why they slept through hurricane Spencer, "you found a new
friend I see." Johnny and Spencer both looked up from breakfast smiling, "what can I saw he's pretty cool." Claudia and Johnny laugh at Spencer's reply but both stop when the door bell
rings. Johnny must know his sister all to well because the next thing she knows he's telling Spence how cool it'd be to eat breakfast in bed. Claudia sends him a soft thank you and then
goes to answer the door. Claudia opens the door, "should have known daddy would send one of his goons soon enough." Rick, "aw now Claudia if I remember correctly that's not what
you were calling me to long ago." Claudia shuts the door, "yeah Rick let yourself in. What are you doing here? I already told daddy I don't know where Johnny is, and if I knew I wouldn't
tell you two." Rick steps closer to her and places his arm around her waist, "maybe I'm here for something else." Claudia struggles to get out of his grip but does and steps back, "Rick I'm
over you. You should have known you wouldn't have been able to keep me. I was just using you for information." She tried to step away as he reached out to grab her again but this time
he caught her left arm and pulled her in, "well maybe I'm not done being used" he pulls her into a kiss, and as she struggling she could have sworn she saw someone enter the room.
"Rick, maybe you aren't getting the hint: whatever you two had is over." Rick turns around to face the speaker but then turns back around to face Claudia, "really, Cassidine? You could do
better, but it's nice to confirm the rumors." And Rick just walks out leaving a pissed off Claudia, "Why the hell did you step in Nickolas, that was just a trap! He still thinks I have no idea
where John is, that was just to confirm us! Do you know what daddies going to do with this information? This is what I was talking about, this is why we can't…" Nickolas steps closer and
pulls her into a hug, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to…" Claudia pushes down her feelings and pulls back, "you guys have to go."
It has been an hour since Nickolas and Spencer have left and Johnny was surprised to see his sister come out into the living room as if nothing happened, "Claudia do you want to talk."
Claudia sits next to Johnny, "yeah. So we have to find a place to hide you that daddy and his men won't be able to find you. I was thinking…" Johnny shakes his head, "Claudia that's not
what I'm talking about and you know it." Claudia gets up to get a drink, "I know John, and I thank you but I don't want to. Now I was thinking of asking Morgan for help." Johnny looks at
his sister as if she's crazy, "why do you think Jason Morgan would help?" Claudia smiles at him, "you just let me worry about that." Claudia's heading for the door but John stops her,
"Claudia, what are you going to do?" Claudia turns her head back towards him, "don't worry John I keep telling you Jason's a big softy."
Jason opens the door to revile someone he was defiantly not expecting, "What do you want Claudia?" Claudia lets herself in and sits on his couch, "aw is that a way to teat someone who
could have taken you out multiple times but saved your life instead." Jason shuts the door and walks over so he's facing her, "what are you talking about now?" Claudia gets up and
walks around the couch to him, "oh you know when we were quarantined together." Jason steps back, "yeah and?" Claudia sits back down, "well the way I see it, you owe me." Jason
uncrosses his arms, "fine. What do you want in return?" Claudia looks up into his eyes, "I need somewhere to hide someone from my father?" Jason, "why doesn't the prince live on his
own island, and even own a country he can flee to?" Now Claudia looks confused, "What, what are you talking about?" Jason, "aren't you talking about Nickolas and Spencer? I herd
about the wedding. Oh wait you mean you and the baby?" Now Claudia's really confused, "what the hell are you talking about, their fine. And what baby and wedding, Oh shit…Where did
you hear that from?" Claudia gets back on task, "I um, never mind about that. I need somewhere to hide my brother." Jason looks off in to the distance and then turns back towards her,
"fine, done but after this we're even. Now for the other matter, your crazy ass father better not so much as lay a hand on Spencer." Claudia gets up and heads for the door, "yeah, I'm
working on that but it doesn't help with people spreading things all over town so you might want to tell Elizabeth to keep her mouth shut." With that said she walked out the door, she
need some air because if Jason heard about her "marriage and baby" her father certainly had.
Claudia has been walking along the docks for the past 10min before she got on the boat, "what the hell am I doing! I'm going to just turn around when this boat stops and go back to the
main land, this is crazy. I can tell him on the phone. No you can't Claudia, because you wont. So suck it up and go tell him. Yeah I mean it's not every day you get news that your psycho father
hears your "already married and having his first grandchild," which I'm not." Claudia walks up to the door and rings the bell, "I must be in serious thought if I didn't even noticed I'm here."
Butler, "Master Nickolas is in his office." Nickolas looks up expecting Lulu or Spencer, "Hey, I thought you were still mad at me for…" Claudia sits on the couch, "I wasn't mad…I just, never
mind. I just came to let you know to watch out, my father knows or well he thinks he knows." Nickolas sits next to her, "knows what?" She looks up into his eyes, "the whole where
married and expecting lye we told Elizabeth who obviously has a big mouth." Nickolas shrugs it off and scoots closer, "so you think since he already knows…" Claudia shoves him laughing
but remembers he was shot recently, "Oh shit Nickolas I'm sorry," He places a hand over where he was wounded faking hurt and it worked like a charm because the next he knows
Claudia is closer and pulling at his shirt to check it. Claudia, "I'm so sorry, let me see…" She was stopped mid-sentence because Nickolas took their closeness as the perfect opportunity to
pull her into a kiss. Claudia knew she should have pulled back, but Nickolas was defiantly breaking down her walls of self control. Claudia was breathing heavier now, "Nick…olas" She
tried to stop him but the things his tongue were doing to her mouth and neck stopped her. She tried again, but when her hands betrayed her and found their way to the inside of his shirt
she gave in.
Claudia's on the couch putting her shoes on, "Nickolas we shouldn't have done that." But before he can respond in burst Spencer, "CLAUDIA! When did you get here, why didn't you say
hi? Why are you putting on your shoes, where are you going, you have to stay I missed you." Claudia stayed strong, "Spencer I'm sorry, I have to go check on my brother. But how about
me and you and the park this weekend?" Spencer shakes his head in agreement and then turns towards Nickolas, "can daddy come too? And aunt Lulu?" Claudia didn't get to answer
because Nickolas beat her to it, "Spencer I have a lot of work to do, and besides I think the park and ice cream treats are just for you and Claudia. Okay?" Spencer shakes his head up
and down, and then goes to hug Claudia again, "okay, but then can I stay the night with Claudia because it'll save time to get to the park and" he turned back to Claudia, "you make the
best breakfast!" Claudia looks to Nickolas for conformation, he nodes that it's okay, "I will see you Friday then." Claudia leaves and stops to get her and John some food. Claudia,
"Johnny!" He comes out the back, "that was a long convosation you had with Morgan if it lasted all day." Claudia sits down the food and sits on the couch, "I also went to see someone
else. I brought food, and movies. Remember when we use to stay up all night watching movies, just…" Johnny is now sitting next to her, "yeah I do, but I also remember how you use to
talk to me when things where wrong." Claudia smiles at her brother, "you were always the smart one. I went and saw Nickolas after Jason. It seems Rick isn't the only one with a big
mouth. Nurse Elizabeth seems to be telling the whole town about me and Nickolas, and so I'm sure daddy knows, which is all the more reason I'm glade I went to Jason for help." Johnny,
"and what happen when you told Nickolas that he's probably a wanted man by our psycho of a father?" Claudia pushed play on the movie, "we slept together. Then Spencer came in,
which you guys have a play-date Friday night and then I do Sat. morning." Johnny looks at his sister, "Wait what! You slept with Nickolas Cassidine? I thought you two weren't…" Claudia
takes her shoes off to get more comfortable, "we're not, it just happened. I never tried so hard in my life not to sleep with someone." Johnny laughs at her, "okay, um I'm glade your
talking about your feelings finally, but I never want to hear about my sister having sex. So as far as I'm concerned, you are still a virgin." Now Claudia burst into a fit of laughter, "John. We
both know that's…" He cuts her off, "nope, you're a virgin. Now lets just watch these movies." Claudia laughs a bit more and then turns her attention to the movie.
It was 4am and Claudia woke up to the phone ringing, "what the hell?" Person on the phone, "Really, that's how you answer your phone?" Claudia glances over at the clock, "What the
hell, Jason its 4am." Jason, "Yes but I thought you'd like to know that I've been thinking of somewhere to hide your brother and the best place I've come up with is a place that's good for
you and him. And I don't know why you didn't think of it yourself." Claudia sits up now, "Okay, and this mystery place is?" Jason, "If he hides out at Nickolas' then it seems like a win win
for you both, and your father, or even the cops can't get to him without you knowing because you can put people at the docks to know who's visiting." Claudia thought about it for a
minute, it is a great place, but it is defiantly not going to help her with the Nickolas situation she's having, "thank you Jason, and now I guess we can go back to hate each other." Jason
laughs a little, "I don't exactly hate you Claudia, we're just…we are born enemies." Claudia hangs up and then dials Nickolas, "I know it's early I just…Jason gave me the best place to
hide Johnny but I'm going to need your help." Nickolas agrees and so Claudia gets dressed and goes to wake Johnny up, "John. Johnny, get up." Johnny sits straight up in bed, "What,
what happen, what's wrong?" Claudia, "nothing, just get up and packed. Jason's found somewhere for you to hide."
Nickolas was walking Claudia to the door, "Claudia, you should just stay for a couple of hours. I mean…Spencer's going to be pretty upset you stopped by and didn't stay long enough to
say hi." Claudia stops reaching for the door knob, "I um…Nickolas thank you for letting my brother stay here. I'll see you later to pick up Spencer." Nickolas just watches her go, "ha, letting
Johnny stay? It's not like he had much choice once Lulu found out. And Spencer is going to be thrilled once he sees him." Instead of going back to sleep Nickolas went upstairs to Spencer's
room and packed his overnight back, then went downstairs but was stopped on the stairs by Johnny, "don't stop trying. She doe's want to be with you, she's just afraid." Nickolas shakes
his head in agreement and then kept on towards his office.
It's now a little after 5pm and Claudia and Spencer are just finishing dinner when the door bell rings. Spencer runs to the door thinking his daddy finished his work and came for a visit, but
he was met with someone else, "hello?" The man on the other side of the door smiles back at him, "hello, and you must be Spencer." Spencer continues smiling and was about to let him
in when Claudia comes up behind him, "hey Spencer why don't you go get ready for your bath okay." Anthony's assistant pushes him in, "so this is why your not busy trying to bring my
son home? Your to busy playing mommy to some brat!" Claudia turns back to make sure Spencer's not in the room, "No daddy, I'm not looking for John because I don't need to. He doesn't
hate me, he actually calls me." Claudia goes to get a drink to cover up her mistake, "shit, he wasn't suppose to know he's been contacting me." Anthony's face could say a thousand things,
"You lying bitch, I knew you knew! Where is he?" Anthony's grabbed hold of her arm, making her drop her glass. As she bent down to pick it up Spencer came in, "Claudia?" She turns
back to him, "I'm fine. Where we to loud?" he shakes his head, "I'm sorry. Why don't you go pick a book and I'll be in soon to read it okay." Spencer just shakes his head, and goes back
towards the room. Once he seems out of ear shoot She snaps right back, "daddy, you should go." Anthony smirks at her, "I was just having a conversation. Don't worry when I'm done
you can go finish playing mommy to the little prince." Claudia picks up the glass and starts to fix her another and then faces her father who's got this crazy happy expression on his face.
Anthony, "do you really think you should be drinking that?" Claudia looks at the glass then back up at him, "why not daddy?" Anthony snaps at his assistant who pushes him towards the
door but stops for him to say a few things before he leaves, "because it's not good for my grandchild."
Claudia got Spencer to bed, and now she's in the living room with a whole bottle of Jack when the door bell rings. Claudia, "who the fuck could this be now! Haven't I had enough visitors for
one night." She opened the door to find Nickolas on the other side of the door, "hey." Nickolas lets himself the rest of the way in, "that's all you have to say, you sounded pretty upset
when you called." Claudia looked at him strange, "I called?" Nickolas looks at her and then surveys the room, "yeah, but I'm guessing that was when you started with Jack." Claudia steps
closer to Nickolas and starts kissing his neck, "maybe…it…was…just a…ploy to…get…you…here." Nickolas wanted so bad to give in, but he didn't, "Claudia your drunk." Claudia was
undoing his shirt buttons, "So." And before Nickolas got a chance to respond in Spencer, "he sure knows when to interrupt, Hey Spencer." Spencer, "Daddy! You came, are you staying for a
sleep over too?" Claudia, "I'm trying to persuade him." Nickolas looked at Claudia then turned back to Spencer, "Um Spencer why don't I tuck you back in." Spencer races towards the
room to beat his dad. By the time Nickolas comes back into the living room Claudia is knocked out on the couch, so he goes to pick her up and put her in her own bed.
The next morning Nickolas wakes up to Spencer directly in his face, "Morning Daddy!" Nickolas, "morning Spencer. You know what, you should go wake up Claudia." Nickolas knows it's
wrong, but it's going to be funny. And just as he predicted it was hilarious hearing Claudia groin as Spencer jumps on Claudia in the process of waking her up singing his "wake up its
morning" song. Claudia, "Nickolas!" Nickolas stands in the doorway of her room smiling, "yes?" Claudia throws a pillow his way, "your mean." Nickolas is now in the room holding Spencer,
"whatever do you mean? I thought you loved the Spencer morning song?" Spencer jumps out of his fathers arms and lands on Claudia, "yeah I thought you loved my song?" Claudia sits
up and starts tickling him, "I do, but I am defiantly not use to them." Spencer is trying to escape the tickles, "okay, okay I give! I'm sorry! I won't jump on your bed any more to wake you
up, I surrender!" Claudia stops, "good. Now who is going to help me cook breakfast?" Spencer jumps off the bed, running for the kitchen, "me, me! I am!" Claudia laughs at him, grabs her
robe but stops at Nickolas, "I'm sorry about last night. But I'm glade you stayed." He shakes his head in acknowledgment and fallows them to the kitchen. Nickolas is covered in flour
watching Claudia set the table, "so this is why he enjoys cooking with you?" Claudia," What can I say, you have to get messy for it to be fantastic."
After they ate, cleaned the kitchen and themselves they headed to the park. Claudia and Nickolas were sitting on the bench watching Spencer play when she spotted her, "Is this the only
place she hangs out?" Nickolas looks at her like what but then knows who she's talking about once he spots her, "you do realize the park is the place kids love to play right." Claudia
smacks his arm, "oh really?" Elizabeth, "Hi, Nickolas and Claudia. How's married life?" Nickolas grabs Claudia's hand, "It couldn't be greater. If you'll excuse us we have some baby
shopping to do." Claudia walks off with him still holding his hand and leans closer to him, "why'd you do that?" Nickolas shrugs his shoulders, "I don't know. Why not, everyone already
knows, why not." They've reached Spencer who was not at all happy their park time got cut short, "but why are we leaving? We just got here, and we didn't even have ice cream yet."
Nickolas bent down to his level to try and calm him but Spencer just grabbed onto Claudia's legs. Claudia looked over at Nickolas for help on what to do and when he didn't offer any
assistance she just picked him up and held onto Nickolas' hand with her free hand.