A/N: hey, so here's another chapter, sorry if i'm not really that good at all the mob stuff, but i try!! please review I need to know what you all are thinkng, plus lots of reviews keep me rewriting and typing up more new chapters!!

Chapter Seven

Lulu and Dante stood outside Marina's room. Lulu let out a sigh.

"What is it, babe?" he asked, taking his wife into his arms.

"I'm just so glad she's OK." she states.

"We all are." he interludes, kissing her forehead. Tears run down her face as sobs rake her body.

"I could have lost my baby, Dante" she cries

"No, she's just fine. Look, see, Lu she's fine." Dante points her to the window in the door.

"No matter what, they're still my babies." she said.

"I know, Lu." Lulu sighs as Dante kisses her. They listen as Marina
starts speaking.


"OK, well after I heard Casey's bike, I ran downstairs and got on and we drove off. Then we got to a clearing and we were sitting there, kissing when I get a text. We both read it and froze. Then there's another text. Out of the bushes, men wearing camouflage jumped out and grabbed us. They held cloths over our mouths and I blacked out. I woke up and I was alone in a dark room. This guy appeared from the shadows and it was Logan!! Then Logan said that he could live, but I had to patch him up. He gave me a first-aid kit and untied me and left. Well I bandaged up his cuts and then I saw a really deep cut on his abdomen. I tried to patch it up, but it was really deep. Then we started kissing. Logan walks in and drags me into another room, with a mattress. He throws me down on the bed and starts kissing me, hard. I try to get free and eventually I do. I help Casey and with guns we walk out of the building. Cam was driving and we got in the car. He took us to GH and-" Marina was cut off.

"And Casey collapsed and you fainted." Lauren finished.

"Yeah." Lulu and Dante slowly walked back into the room, having heard the entire conversation.

"I'm going to get some coffee." Lauren said, walking out.


Marcus sat, talking to Vanessa near the nurses' station. She was going on about something. He was really bored. His grandfather wanted to start an alliance with Vanessa's father, Diego Alcazar. So Marcus and Vanessa had to marry to unite the two families. What is this the 15th century?? he thought. He liked Vanessa but not enough to marry her. I wish she would stop talking so I could leave. he thought. Some officers approached them. He stood up.

"Marcus Karpov, you are under arrest for the kidnapping of Marina Zacchara and Casey Marker. You have the right to remain silent
anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law.." the officer droned as he handcuffed Marcus.


Lauren walked out of a hallway to see Marcus get arrested. She heard the officer say. "...... for the kidnapping of Marina Zacchara and
Casey Marker..." The girl he was with was looking at her nails as if nothing was happening. Hello!! Your boyfriend is being arrested!! Lauren thought. As the police carted Marcus to the station, Lauren followed. They lead him into the interrogation room. After they walked out,
Lauren quietly snuck in. Marcus looked up and was surprised to see her.

"Lauren? What are you doing here?" he sounded mad and confused.

"I know you didn't kidnap my sister. Logan Hayes did."

"And you know this..."

"My sister told me."

"They found her?"

"Yeah, she's at the hospital."

"What about that Marker kid?"

"He's with her."

"So you're Zacchara's daughter, huh?" Marcus inquired, sitting back looking her over. Lauren held her head high and answered
"Yes."

"Do you know who I am?" he asked. She looked at the floor.

"Marcus Karpov." she whispered.

"Exactly, and if you're seen talking to me... and my Grandad finds out, you're dead." Marcus stated.

"What about that other girl?" she asked.

"My 'girlfriend'"

"What do you mean?"

"Someone my Grandad picked for me."

"Oh." An awkward silence fell on them. He stood near the window. He saw his Grandad and lawyer talking with the officers.

"You have to get out of here, now!!" Marcus yelled. She silently slinked out of the room and out of the police station. She headed back to the hospital. When she got back, she walked into Marina's room. Her parents were calling her name but her twin was staring off into space.

Detective Harper, his son Tom and Lucky walk in.

"We'd like to ask you a few questions." Tom began.

"Can't you see she's in shock, she was just kidnapped and attacked?!!?" Johnny yelled

"We just want to know what happened so we can catch this person." Lucky fired back.

"I can do that just fine thank you." Johnny retorted

"I'm sure you can, Mr. Zacchara, but that's our job." Dt. Harper snarled. Lucky and Johnny began to face off until Lulu stepped between them. The men never really got long because of their oppositions of the law. Why can't they get along like Jake and Cam? Lauren thought. Jake took after his father, Jason Morgan in the mob. Cam took after Lucky in the police academy. Yet they still managed to be civil. The older adults continued to argue. The two men all but threw punches. They probably would have, if Mom wasn't in the middle.

"Enough!!" Lauren yelled. The three stopped and looked at her.

"Just because you're on opposite side of the law, doesn't mean you can't get along!!" Lauren yelled as she stormed out. She didn't know where she was going but she didn't care. She ended up at the police station. I wonder if Marcus is still here, she pondered as she walked in. She looked into the window into the interrogation room. She saw Marcus sitting at the table, Cam was questioning him. Them Marcus looked at the window and their eyes met. His eyes read a look of annoyance. Well of course he's annoyed, he's being held for something he didn't do! She walked in, Cam rolled his eyes. He never really liked me.

"Lauren, what are you doing here?" Cam asked.

"You have the wrong guy, it was Logan Hayes." she said.

"And you know this....." Cam started

"Marina told me."

"She saw him."

"Yeah."

"Maybe she thought she saw him."

"So you're saying I made it up?!" Lauren questioned, with venom.

"No, I'm just saying that Russian over here has convinced you to lie to protect him, which is really sad, cause it's your own
sister!!" Cam accused

"That's not true!!! Marina told me!!!!!!" she exclaimed

"It's just a coincidence that you were stuck in the elevator with him?"

"Yes!! Go ask Marina yourself." Marcus silently stood next to Lauren.

"Hey!! How did you.... You were handcuffed!!!!" Cam said, lunging. Lauren stepped in the middle similar to her mother's actions not 15 minutes ago. Suddenly there is a bomb-like explosion, the ground shakes. There is cracking sound. Marcus jumps over Lauren, protectively. Cam runs from the room but falls. Then the shaking stops and, with debris falling and fires raging, the station
stands still.


It had passed a couple hours since she entered the hospital. It feels like days. Marina thinks.

"How long does it take to get stitches?" she asks to no one in particular.

"Actually, it takes 45 minutes." a voice says. She whips her head to the door.

"Casey," she melts. He is wearing an ugly hospital gown, sitting in a wheel chair. Her heart beats wildly. She jumps from her bed. She hugs his neck and carefully sits in his lap. He quietly winces.

"Oh, sorry I forgot," She goes to get but he stops her.

"No, it's the good kind of pain." he says. She gingerly rests her on his shoulder. She gets up and helps him up onto her bed. She lays beside him. With his arm under her neck, she finally breathes. Only Casey Marker can make me forget how to breathe. They fall asleep in each others arms.


Micheal, Morgan and Jake sat in Sonny' office at the coffee shop. My office now, Micheal thought. They are looking over shipment schedules when Mark, Milo's son comes into the room.

"The head of the Alcazar family to see you, Mr. Corinthos." Mark said.

"Send 'em in." Micheal ordered. They stood up and braced themselves for Lorenzo Alcazar, but were shocked when a woman walked in.

"Hello, gentlemen, I'm Lila Rae Alcazar." she introduced herself. She wore dark jeans tucked into black heeled leather boots, and a bright orange tube top with a dark denim jacket over.


Two lifeless bodies lay, covered in ashes. Flames ate up the walls. Marcus awoke with a start and stated coughing. Lauren lay underneath him. He slowly got up and took in his surroundings. He felt for Lauren's pulse. It was steady. Fires raged around him. He went into survival mode. He scooped up Lauren and carried her through the flaming doorway. He was met by more tangerine flames. He went in every direction until he saw another doorway leading outside. The cool air dug deep in his chest. Lauren's eyes slowly peeled open.

"Marcus." she breathed.

"Shh, it's OK. Everything's fine. Just stay still," he said, gently. He walked up to a car and opened the passenger door. He slid Lauren into the seat. He got in and found the keys and began to drive. He had a plan. He found an abandoned cabin a few years back and that's where he was headed. It was a secluded spot in the woods just north of Port Charles. It was getting dark as he pulled up to the little wooden cabin. He scooped up Lauren and carried her inside and onto a bed.

"Please don't leave me." she whispered. Her eyes were still closed. He slowly untangled his arms of her and laid next to her. She turned to him, He sighed and fell asleep.


Micheal, Morgan and Jake stared in shock as Lila introduced herself. Micheal recovered first.

"Ms Alcazar, I'm Micheal Corinthos the third. This is my brother Morgan Corinthos and partner Jake Morgan"

"I was hoping to talk to you privately, Mr Corinthos." she requested.

"Sure." Morgan and Jake left.

"Can I get you a drink?" Micheal offered. He turned his back to her as he poured the drink. As he turned, Lila captured his lips in a full attempt of seduction. As she did, Nikki walked in.

"Mic- heal" She stopped in her tracks as she took in the scene. A look of horror registered on her face. Lila stepped away from him.

"Nikki, it's not what you-"

"Save it, Micheal!! I can see you're too busy to talk." She ran out.

"Nikki!!" Micheal yelled after her.

"Girlfriend?" Lila asked. Micheal glared at her.

"I'll leave now. We can do this meeting another time." Lila excused herself. Micheal grabbed his phone and keys and ran out of the coffeehouse in search of Nicole.

"Nikki!!!" he yelled. He went to Jake's. He finds Nikki at the bar, downing shots. She goes for another but Micheal takes the shot glass. She gives him the death glare.

"You of all people shouldn't bother me right now." she says.

"Nik, I'm not cheating on you."

"Mike, that's not what I saw."

"Sweetie, nothing happened."

"Then why was her tongue down your throat!!!??" she yelled

"She's the head of the Alcazar family. Now that I'm in charge, we had a meeting. I thought that Lorenzo was coming, but she came instead."

"So you make out with all the players?"

"Will you listen? I was getting her a drink and she attacks me and tries to seduce me. And you come in."

"Liar!!!" Micheal, fed up with frustration, grabs Nikki's face and captures her lips in a tender kiss. Her lips tasted of martini, but he doesn't care. As he slowly released her, she opened her eyes.

"Now do you believe me?" he asked, flashing his dimples which were his birthright.

"Don't think that a kiss and dimples can make me forgive you that fast. I know you would never cheat on me, it's just that you're the Boss and a lot of women could try to seduce you." she admitted her worries.

"Nik, no woman could compare to you. You know that."

"I know but..."

"But nothing, Nikki!! I love you." The breath caught in her throat, she smiled.

"I love you too."

"All you have to do is trust me."

"I trust you." He pulled her into a hug, she sighed as she lost herself in his strong arms.


A/N: so there's another chapter. Please review!!

~Purple Princess~