Alexis the Surrogate

Chapter 25

Sonny and Alexis rushed to General Hospital after Patrick called and told them that he had to perform emergency surgery on Sam to properly patch up her gunshot wound.

On the ride up in the elevator Sonny held tight to Alexis' shaky hand as she fretted over what possibly could have happened to Sam. They received no explanation over the phone.

'This is Helena. This is Helena. I know this is freaking Helena!" She yelled at the top of her lungs.

"Calm down Alexis. Patrick said she's fine. She's recovering."

Alexis looked at Sonny. "She is not fine."

The elevator doors opened and Alexis left Sonny in the dust. She forced herself into Sam's room where she found Sam resting peacefully.

Sam could feel her mother's presence, but she barely opened her eyes. "Mom?"

Alexis kneeled to Sam's side and whispered in her ear. "I know everything Dear. You don't have to lie. Did he shoot you on purpose?"

Sam opened her eyes. She was traumatized by Alexis' admission. "I don't know what you're talking about. It was a stakeout gone wrong."

Spinelli walked in. "The Goddess Mother. I'm so glad you're here to comfort Fair Samantha."

Alexis looked up at Spinelli. "I'm glad you were with her."

Spinelli bowed to Alexis. "I will always protect The Goddess."

Alexis focused on Sam. "Jason is right behind us. He's coming. We can talk about this later. But I'm sorry I didn't tell you about Alcazar. I feel responsible."

Spinelli touched his face. "Uh, if I might suggest to both The Goddess Mother and The Goddess, it would be in all's best interest to pretend as though this was all a bad dream and Darth Alcazar was merely a blimp on the radar. I can assure The Goddess Mother that Darth Alcazar is not interested in family reunions nor causing trouble for the residents of Port Charles."

Alexis approached Spinelli. "And you believe him?"

Spinelli looked at Sam who slowly moved her head signaling for him to keep his mouth shut.

"I rest my case." Spinelli said. "I will sit in the corner and shut up now."

Jason walked in and rushed to Sam's side.

"Don't say I told you so." Sam said to Jason. "I learned my lesson."

"I won't. As long as you're doing ok." Jason turned to Spinelli. "What happened?"

"There was a shootout and Fair Samantha jumped in front of me and took the bullet." Spinelli tried to keep a straight face. "I did what I could to keep Fair Samantha out of harms way, but I did not succeed and for that I apologize."

"It's not your fault. I'm just glad you were there." Jason focused back on Sam.

Sonny paced outside Sam's room until Diane arrived with Luke close behind.

"What are you two doing here?" Sonny asked.

Diane looked at Luke. "Alexis called me for moral support."

"She called me for a map." Luke said. "And I was concerned for Sam. She is an owner of the Haunted Star."

Sonny furrowed his brow. "A map? What's she up to Luke?" He grabbed Luke's shoulder. "You'd tell me right?"

Diane rolled her eyes. "How is Sam?"

"I haven't gone in, but she'll be fine. The map Luke? What's Alexis looking for?"

Luke laughed. "I'm not saying more than that because I don't know any more than that. I got a call from Alexis saying she needed a map."

Sonny chuckled. "I'm going to blame all of Alexis' odd behavior lately on hormones."

"That's sexist and inappropriate." Diane snapped back.

Nik was in his office with his phone perched to his ear. "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. I stopped believing in revenge until I saw Lorenzo Alcazar's face. I'll never forget what Lorenzo's son, Diego, did to Emily.

Helena walked in and Nik quickly shut off his phone.

"Grandmother. I wasn't expecting you. Is there a meeting planned?"

"I just wanted to express my appreciation to you for all you've done for Sam and Lorenzo."

"I'm very angry that Sam was hurt."

"I haven't gotten the full story on what went wrong, but I intend to do so the next time I see Lorenzo."

Nik took a sip of his wine. "Lorenzo will not be allowed on Spoon Island grounds again."

Helena touched her chest. "Nikolas, have your loyalties changed?"

"I kept my mouth shut because of Sam. If I see Lorenzo here again, he may not make it out of here alive."

"But Nikolas…"

"Grandmother! Lorenzo doesn't want a relationship with Sam. He made that clear when he shot her. Sam is moving on and so should you. Let's not forget the problems that the Alcazar family has caused for the Cassadines and the body count that Lorenzo, Luiz, and Diego have racked up here."

"Lorenzo is worth a fortune. Lorenzo and Sam combined even more."

"I'm not interested in world domination like you and grandfather. I merely want Spencer to be happy and have a better and more normal of a life than I did."

Alexis grabbed Luke and pulled him to a quiet part of the hospital.

"Did you get the underground map to Spoon Island? I know Helena has made changes over the years." She asked him.

"Meet me at the Haunted Star and I'll see what I can do." He said.

"Are you gonna flake on me Luke?"

"It's dangerous down there." Luke looked behind him. "You think I'm gonna let a pregnant woman go lurking in the tunnels by herself. I've already been cleared of one murder; I can't be responsible for two."

"I've done it before."

"You were Natasha back then. You've kind of lost your edge Little Lady. You don't even drink with me anymore."

"Dear God." Alexis threw up her hands.

Diane sauntered over to their powwow. "I smell a plan cooking over here."

"There's no plan." Alexis reassured Diane. "I'll meet you at the Haunted Star Luke." Alexis walked away and ran into Dr. Jackson.

"Hey, Dr, Jackson." She said.

"I heard about Sam. She ok?"

"I guess. I hope."

"I was going to ask to meet with you all. I scheduled the Amniocentesis that Jason requested."

Alexis grabbed her ringing phone from her purse. "Blocked caller. Again!" She answered the phone. "Who is this? Hello?" She hung up. "I keep getting these calls and it's driving me nuts."

Dr. Jackson touched Alexis. "You have to stay calm. Is my mentioning the amnio stressful for you?"

"This is really happening. I am really having a baby. And there's a chance that it's Franco's."

Dr. Jackson released a nervous laugh. "Don't say that. I doubt that to be the case."

Diane came up and wrapped her arm around Alexis. "Dr. Jackson, do you know that I have eggs frozen and stored in this hospital? And I am soo upset about what transpired with Dr. Niles and Franco."

Alexis looked at Diane. "What does that have to do with anything?"

"I plan to take my product elsewhere if General Hospital doesn't do better with its security."

Dr. Jackson humbled himself. "I do take full responsibility."

Alexis grabbed his hand. "Don't. It's not you. It's Franco. It's just that simple. We all will survive. I have eggs stored here too, Diane, and never have I had any trouble. This is a Franco and Jason issue, not a General Hospital issue. This could have happened anywhere."

Carly walked up. "Ok. Everyone is at the hospital right now and nobody called me. It just so happens that I showed up for Josslyn's checkup. Am I'm being 86'd out of Sunday brunch because nobody has said anything about a time or nothing?"

Diane took a deep breath. "It's always about you Carly isn't it?"

Alexis started to walk away. "Sam was shot Carly. Stop by her room and say hello. I have to go."

Jason sat by Sam's bed and showed her the last page of Michael's Africa book. "My favorite animal is hands down the elephant. What do you think of an elephant room?"

"Are elephants gender neutral and do they match with the pink room?" Sam asked in a joking tone.

"I don't care. They're peaceful."

"The Little Silent One would agree." Sam whispered.

"Where does Spinelli get these names?"

"You have to admit that they're brilliant. I, The Goddess, asked The Jackal to walk me down aisle."

Jason leaned in and kissed Sam. "I was starting to think The Goddess didn't want to marry Stone Cold."

"Stone Cold is soo wrong. The Goddess just doesn't like it when Stone Cold gets all Valkyrie on her."

"When you were gone, I thought about who you were before you became my girlfriend. I hated it when the Quartermaines tried to make me somebody I wasn't. I know you know how to take care of yourself. It's just that, I lost Jake to Franco. I can't lose you to him too."

Lorenzo spread out the map of the renovated Spoon Island tunnels across Helena's desk. Helena leaned over his shoulder. He took a moment to study it at every angle.

"Mikkos was an intelligent man." He said. "This is a masterpiece of functional art."

"He was also hungry. He left almost nothing to chance."

Lorenzo rocked on his heels. "He wasn't hungrier than me. If he was, he'd still be alive today."

Helena sat down and watched Lorenzo. "I agree."

"Franco's a problem Helena." Lorenzo took up the map and rolled it up. "All he loves is the smell of blood. And at some point in time of the game, you have to get past revenge and move on to survival."

"Did you honestly believe that you were going to stay a poor hermit? What about your survival?"

"In theory, I own most of Port Charles. While my funds are limited now, through Lila Rae, I own stakes in both ELQ and Cassadine Industries. Not to mention the fact that I can get the family business back up on all cylinders with the snap of my fingers if I so desire."

"And what about Skye?"

"All I need is a good attorney who knows all of the assets of this town. Skye can be bought."

"The Cassadine attorneys are off limits. They'll tip Nikolas off to our dealings. I practically have to rebuild from scratch. I feel like I need to ask my grandson for lunch money everyday."

Lorenzo crossed his arms. "I might have to take a risk. It's something that I didn't want to do. We might have to start using Franco as bait."