Note-Blackie Parrish was played by John Stamos.
Chapter Fifty Five
Sam and Lucky were curled up on the couch at the Lake House. Sam had volunteered to stay with her sisters while Alexis had to be at the hospital with Sonny.
Sam looked up into Lucky's eyes. "Now I know what it is like to have a love based on reality...a bond that can survive the worst moments...a relationship that makes me stronger and braver and better than I was before...if I was to lose you...if Sonny means to Alexis what you mean to me...there is no way for her to get over that, Lucky. There's just not."
"Whatever happens, I got you, McCall. And I am not letting go."
"Me either," she said. He bent down and kissed her.
Knock. Knock.
Twisting her head around, Sam let out a frustrated breath as she saw Ric standing on the deck of the Lake House.
She muttered "Oh, great. What does he want?"
"Play nice." Lucky said and then he winked at her.
"Ha!" Sam laughed. She answered the door to find Ric waving a piece of paper at her, with a smug look on his face.
Sam rolled her eyes. "What? If you are here to see Molly..."
"Very astute guess, Sam. Surprising coming from you. But I suppose even a blind person hits their target every once in a while."
Lucky got up and came to stand behind Sam. "Molly is asleep, Lansing. Come back later...or never." He went to close the door in his face but Ric grabbed it. Lucky asked "Something else I can do for you? We are kinda busy enjoying our afternoon. If you want to talk about a case, it will have to wait till I am on duty."
"No, Officer Spencer, this isn't about one of the many cases you have managed to bungle."
"First of all," Lucky said "the title is Detective. Second, I really don' t think you want to compare records, do you? You've screwed up so many cases over this last year that you have some people down at the station wondering if Sonny slipped you a few bucks to make sure the mobsters don't get convicted."
Ric narrowed his eyes at him. Then glanced at Sam. "I can see that her low class ways are starting to rub off on you already. Sad. She really is like a disease..." He never got to finish his sentence because Lucky punched him in the face and Ric went falling backwards, landing with a thud on the deck.
Niko, the gaurd who stood there to watch the door, glanced down at Ric. "Ouch, bet that stung, huh?"
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Maxie found herself with a free afternoon. Cooper had went into work at Jake's, where he was a bartender, and Georgie was at Logan's apartment getting him settled in since he had just been released from General Hospital.
Maxie decided it was high time to start planning her upcoming wedding. It would happen within the week and all she had so far was the dress. But then again she had known what dress she wanted to wear ever since she was eighteen and saw it in a fashion magazine.
Ding-dong. She rang the bell at the brownstone.
Bobbie answered, smiling immediately. "Hi, sweetie! You must have heard Lucas is home from school. Well he's not in right now."
"No, I hadn't heard about Lucas. I actually came to see you, Aunt Bobbie."
Bobbie's face registered surprise. Maxie hadn't stopped by on her own in years. She only came by when there was a family dinner that Mac demanded her attendance at, and those were few and far between lately.
Bobbie quickly hugged Maxie and then said "Well, come on in. Lets sit down and have us some girl talk." Once they were settled on the couch, Bobbie asked "So are you doing okay these days? I've been worried about you and your sister since that shooting at your house..."
Mark, Maxie thought. She would never forget the name of the man she killed. But she, also, refused to feel guilty. She did what she had to in order to survive and for that she would make no apologizes.
"I'm okay," Maxie said. "Actually, you want to know the truth, I am better than okay because...well this might come as a shock but I'm getting married! His name is Cooper Barret and, I swear, Aunt Bobbie, he is the best man I have ever met. He's brave, loyal, strong...he gets me, he never judges anyone, he's...everything I want. And, best of all, and this is still hard for me to even believe, he is as crazy about me as I am about him."
"Wow. This happened fast. I didn't even know you were dating anyone."
"Well, we haven't been together long. But we know we want to get married and quick. Like this weekend. That's why I am here." Maxie took a breath and then said "Listen, my mom is off in Texas and she's not coming back. We both know that. Mac will call her to tell her about my wedding and she'll say she will be here but something will come up at the last second and she won't show. I've accepted the deal with her long ago. But that leaves me without anyone to help me plan this wedding...unless you will?"
Bobbie was floored. She couldn't have been more honored that Maxie would turn to her. "Of course, I will, sweetie."
Maxie sniffled back her tears, because she was not the type to cry in front of other people if she could help it. "Thanks. That's a load off. So I have a ton of ideas." She opened up her bag and pulled out a bunch of bridal magazines. "Lets get started."
Bobbie touched her hand, stilling her motion of flipping open the magazine. "I'm happy for you. I hope this man you have chosen brings into your life just as many blessings and as much happiness as you have brought into mine."
"Me? I haven't..."
"You have B.J's heart. You honor your cousin everyday by living your life full throttle. You don't back down...almost as if you are living for two people. And when I see you happy, I see BJ and Felicia and Tony...I see our family surviving. Yeah," Bobbie said "you've brought me plenty as happiness by just being you."
Maxie hugged her. "I love you, Aunt Bobbie."
"I love you too, sweetie."
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Alexis was standing outside General Hospital, talking on her cell phone, when Blackie Parrish walked up.
"Yes, that's right. Don't let anything go wrong," Alexis said into the phone. "No, there isn't any or else...do you understand? I advise you to do it right the first time and if you can't manage that then tell me so right now...Good."
She clicked off the call.
Blackie gave her a small smile. His eyes feasted on the sight of her. She looked amazing to him, with her long brown locks that framed her face. Even now, when she looked angry and sad and tired all at once, he found his heart speeding up just at the sight of her.
"Hi," he said.
"Hello," Alexis replied back. " You aren't sick, I hope?"
"No, no...okay, I'll admit it," Blackie's face broke into a boyish grin. "I came here just to check on you. Samantha mentioned Kristina's father is ill and I thought you might like...an old friend's support."
Alexis wrapped her arms around her waist, pulling her coat in closer to her, as the a cool breeze brushed past them. "You came to town to see Sam. You don't have to ruin your vacation by worrying about me."
"I came to see both of you."
"Oh."
Blackie reached out and touched her arm. "And I know you probably have plenty of people to lean on but I also wanted you to know that you have one more. Me. I'm here for you. So why don't you let me buy you a cup of coffee?"
Alexis glanced at her watch, her mind drifting back to the phone call she just had.
Blackie said, "Just one cup and maybe a sandwich...I bet you haven't had a thing to eat all day. And then I'll leave and let you get back to your friend. I'm sure Micheal..."
"We call him Sonny," she snapped. Then immediately felt bad. In a softer tone , she added, "Sonny. His name is Sonny." It would say Micheal on his gravestone, though...but she intended to never lay eyes on that. She wanted to die first. She wasn't a coward, never had been even one day in her life, but living without him on this earth was not something she ever wanted to do.
"Sonny," Blackie said "would want you to take care of yourself, don't you think?"
"I'm the lawyer. But you're making a pretty good case for yourself."
"So, you will join me then?"
"For just one cup."
"It's a da..." He started to say date but changed his mind. "Deal."
Blackie held the door opened for her and they went back inside to head towards the cafeteria.
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Ric hauled himself up off Alexis deck. "You screwed up this time, Spencer. I'm gonna have your badge over this stunt. Hope that little bitch..."
Lucky lunged toward Ric but Niko got between them.
"Was worth it," Ric finished. "Come on, hit me again. It's just another assault charge for me to convict you on."
Sam asked "Without any witnesses? I only have a GED but even I know you can't make a case without proof. And...it doesn't look like you have any since I saw you trip over your own two clumsy feet and knock your own crazy ass head against that railing. Isn't that what you saw, Niko?"
"Yep."
Lucky said, "Get out of here, Lansing. Alexis and her daughters are going through too much to deal with you too. You have an issue with me, we'll take it up later."
Ric adjusted his clothes, wiped blood off his lip and then said. "I could careless about you, Spencer, or her." He glared at Sam. "I'm here for my daughter. Molly is still young enough to be saved from the dangerous and destructive influences that her mother has decided to bring into her home and life." Ric held up the piece of paper in his hand. "This is a court order that says I now how temporary emergency custody of Molly because Alexis has once again taken into her bed my brother, the local mob kingpen. So, why don't you step aside and let me get my daughter, before you find yourself in violation of a court order. And if you think about stopping me I will call in a squad car to enforce this and then file charges of assault and interference of a child custody agreement, which is one step under kidnaping in this state. We'll see who Mac believes. Me, the hard working district attorney or a reformed" he laughed "con woman, a mob bodygaurd, and a former junkie."
Sam snapped at him "I don't care what that piece of paper says. You are not walking out of here with my baby sister."
"You'll have to kill me to stop me," Ric said.
Sam met his eyes with a look that said Do not tempt me.
Coming up: LuSam, Glo, Milu, Alexis
Note- Thanks for sticking with this story. It means a lot to me that anyone is still interested. I wanted to finish it months ago, but it looks like it won't be done for a while. Thanks for taking the time to continue reading it.
Sara
