Penthouse Hallway
"Hey Max, is Jason around?" Kellie asked.
"He's checking out security on the penthouse for you," Max said, "So have any fireworks gone off yet?"
"Last night and this morning," Kellie said.
"He accused you of treason didn't he?" Max asked.
"And everything else in between," Kellie said, "I told Sonny I would arrange for my own security. I really don't trust his. Do you know any one?"
"I'll make a few calls," Max said.
"Kellie," Skye said, coming out of the penthouse, "Everything's ready."
"Already?" Kellie asked.
"I called in a few favors," Skye said, "Lorenzo insisted you have things done as soon as possible. I didn't make any massive changes. It's a little dark. Shades of your father I suppose."
"If I actually stay," Kellie said, "I'll paint later."
"Here's the key," Skye said, "Lorenzo arranged for internet and phone service to be turned on. Jason's inside now."
"Thank you," Kellie said, "Can you take a rain check for lunch? I'm not quite sure when that will happen?"
"That's fine," Skye said, "I have to pick Gloria up from a play date. Otherwise I'd show you around."
"I'll be fine, Skye. Bye," Kellie said. She entered the penthouse. "Jason," she called.
"Hey," Jason said, "I heard Sonny stopped by Luke's club last night."
"We had the second go-round this morning," Kellie said.
"One thing hasn't changed," Jason said, "In some strange way it's comforting. I guess the better question is how are you holding up? You got quite the shock yesterday."
"So did you," Kellie said, "I don't think either of us saw that one coming."
"You're not answering the question," Jason said, "I mean Lorenzo's your uncle. I know you don't exactly accept long lost relatives."
"To be honest, I haven't thought about it much," Kellie said, "Except to tell Lorenzo he'd pass out holding his breathe waiting for me to call him uncle and I got one veiled dig in at my father."
"Kellie," Jason said, "You need to be careful."
"All I said was the business runs in my blood more than he knows," Kellie said, "Right now my focus is making sense of everything. I know Lorenzo makes a good ally."
"Did Sonny say how Michael was doing?" Jason asked.
"He's in trouble again," Kellie said, "Carly and I convinced him to let me meet with the administration on his behalf. I also plan on trying to knock some sense into Michael temporarily."
"Good luck," Jason said.
"I said temporarily," Kellie said, "I'll settle for that right now. You keep wondering what you could have done differently, don't you?"
"What's done is done," Jason said, "You can't change the past. I took the liberty of having an alarm system installed. I left the paper work and codes on the desk."
"Thanks," Kellie said, "Would you be able to find out when Sonny's shipments come in?"
"It shouldn't be too hard," Jason said, "Sonny doesn't take care to keep that stuff under wraps anymore. Durant's tried to bust him I don't know how many times. Why?"
"I want to work to unload the shipments," Kellie said, "I might hear something informative."
"I can get the information to you," Jason said, "But unless Sonny says you can work, you know it won't happen."
"He knows I've already been in cahoots with you and Lorenzo, so to speak," Kellie said, "I think we'll have hate each others guts for awhile."
"At least Lorenzo's," Jason said, "If you turn on me, people might ask too many questions. Too many people outside of Port Charles know we have a close bond. It'll be tricky but we can make it work."
"This is ironic," Kellie said, "I wanted nothing to do with my father and he was begging to be let into my life. Now we've switched positions."
"You two are like oil and water," Jason said, "You don't exactly mix. But I know you do what you have to do to protect your family. Do you need anything else?"
"I need to set up a meeting with you and Lorenzo before I go to Michael's school," Kellie said, "Set it up when you have the shipment info. We'll stage the falling out for then and discuss a few other matters."
"You're not just going to Michael's school, are you?" Jason said, "You hear anything more about a threat?"
"More rumors at Luke's club last night," Kellie said, "If I can't infiltrate for lack of a better word Sonny's business here. I can elsewhere."
"Miami," Jason said, "Do you know if your ex is still there?"
"He is," Kellie said, "I asked Lorenzo to look into it, even before I knew about my mom. I wasn't ready to alert you to anything."
"You're playing more unsure then you really are," Jason said.
Kellie shrugged, "I have to get to work. I'll see you around, mob boy."
