Lucky and Elizabeth's wedding went off without
a hitch, and Emily was hoping for the same in a few months. She still
hadn't discussed any wedding plans with her family, she wanted to do this
on her own. She didn't need their money, her and Zander were doing
fine without them. Zander had taken a few short business trips with
Jason since the wedding and she seemed to be getting along okay while he
was gone. Sonny was calling on the hour every hour and either Carly
or Elizabeth stopped be a few times a day. She was getting more attention
while he had been gone, then she did when he was home. But she knew
that it was for her own safety and she was okay with that.
Sonny and Carly's baby was growing so fast.
Sonny finally had all that he could ever want, a wonderful wife, Michael,
and a beautiful son of his own. Emily wanted that for her and Zander
and she was determined to have it. Zander had been gone few days
with Jason again to places unknown and she had been worried about him.
He usually called as much as he could while he was away, but she hadn't
heard from him. She had called Sonny to find out if he had heard
from the boys, and he of course was no help. He didn't tell her anything
she didn't already know. She tried to keep herself busy by working
on wedding plans and making a few phone calls trying to accommodate Zander's
schedule. Sonny had him coming and going every couple of weeks here
a late and she knew as time went on Zander would be getting in deeper into
the organization. She didn't really mind that he worked for Sonny,
it wasn't work really, it was a way of life. She respected what he
did, and respected his dealings with Sonny. She had been exposed
to the organization through Jason and Robin so she knew what she was getting
into before Zander even started working for Sonny. Her family was
having pervbial fits because she was now living with a mobster, but she
could handle her family, she wasn't to concerned about their opinions.
It was getting late as the darkness fell over
Port Charles. Zander and Jason still were not back yet, and her worries
became more intense. She wasn't going to think about the what ifs,
it wasn't good for her at all to think like that. He would be home
safe in her arms soon enough. She waited up till a little before
midnight hoping he would call or better yet come home. She wasn't
really sure how long she had been asleep on the sofa, but she heard someone
outside the door and the key unlocking the door. She wasn't really
concerned besides Rick was standing guard outside with another guard at
the end of the alley. There was no way anyone was getting in to the
apartment again. She lay there with the afghan covering her as she
saw a figure walk through the door. Zander had come home way past
the time he said he would be and he was trying so hard not to make any
noise to wake her up. He noticed she was asleep on the sofa as he
quietly laid his keys on the kitchen table. As he walked toward where
she was laying he removed his coat and laid it across the chair.
He knelt down beside her and kissed her softly on her forehead hoping that
he would not disturb her. He adjusted the afghan she was covered
with and stood up as she reached for his hand. "I waited up for you.."
Emily said softly as her eyes opened slightly. " Yeah, I can see
that.." Zander said with a grin. As she pushed herself up to make
room for him to sit next to her, he bent down and brushed her face with
his hand. "I missed you.." She replied as she embraced him tightly.
"I missed you to, Emily..." he said as he held her so close. "Don't
you guys own a cell phone!" she said with a forceful tone. "I couldn't
call you because....uh, because Jas and I were rather busy on this trip.."
he said sheepishly. What he didn't want to tell her was that this
trip was a little more dangerous than the last one and the one before that.
"I'm sorry I couldn't call you..." he replied. "Well I was worried
when you didn't..." she replied as she reached for his hand. "How
were things here while I was gone? .. Anything happen?" he questioned.
"Nothing really, just Sonny has been calling every hour on the hour checking
on me...but other than that..it's been fairly quiet." She answered
as Zander got up and extended his hand to assist her off the sofa.
Zander headed for the other side of the loft towards
the bed as Emily followed him clutching onto his shirttails. She
was so tired she rested her head on his back as they walked across the
room in unison. She made her way to the soft bed that awaited for
her and turned down the quilt to reveal the goose down pillow. She
didn't wait for him to get into bed, and soon as her head hit the pillow,
she was out. Zander stood in his black boxers watching her sleep
for a few moments before getting into bed. He had tried his damndest
to protect her, to love her, and to keep her safe. She meant everything
to him and by damn it he was going to do everything to make her happy.
All of these trips were for her and to make a better life for her.
She deserved the best and he was determined for her to have it.
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Emily sat patiently in the waiting room for her
doctor's appointment, anxiously awaiting the arrival of the duty nurse
to come to take her into the examine room. She sat there what felt
like hours as Amy turned the corner and called her name. Emily could
feel the butterflies in the pit of her stomach as she and Amy walked quietly
down the hallway towards the door of the examine room. The door of
the room was open as Amy motioned for her to take a seat on the hospital
bed. Amy laid Emily's chart on the counter and handed her an open
front hospital gown. She said the doctor would be in momentarily,
and she should put the gown on with the opening to the front and just to
relax. Emily thought to herself "that was easier said then done"...Emily
couldn't relax, the butterflies had started way before she left home this
morning. She wasn't really sure what was going on with her the last
few weeks, ever since Zander had gotten home from his last trip with Jason.
She had just figured it was the flu or something but it just hadn't gone
away, it was actually getting worse. What really worried her was
that she was late, her monthly should of reared its ugly head about 2 weeks
ago and till this day it hadn't shown up. Zander of course didn't
notice that she wasn't feeling well, cause he was working day and
night, and she seemed to be fine by the time she would go to bed.
She knew something was definitely wrong when she couldn't even eat any
of Ruby's chili that she had lived on for months while living there.
There were so many things going on with her, she really wasn't going to
make any assumptions, so she made an appointment to come in and see the
doctor.
After a few minutes, her doctor came in to the
examine room and picked up her chart that Amy had laid on the counter.
"So, you're not feeling well..." Dr. Meadows said as he turned and looked
at her. Kind of embarrassed by what she was wearing she hesitated
in answering him. "Yeah, I just figured it was the flu or something....but
it kept getting worse..so I thought I'd come in and get checked out. "
She replied as she pulled the gown over her bare front. " Okay, well
let's just see what we have..he said as he came toward her and put on the
latex gloves he took out of the box that sat on the counter...Just lay
back and relax." he said as he sat down on the swivel stool at her feet.
"Yeah, that's what Amy said when I came in here...just relax.." She replied
as she did as instructed. Dr. Meadows assisted her in putting her
feet in the stirrups that were attached to the bed on both sides.
Emily could feel her muscles in her stomach tightening as Dr. Meadows examined
her. It only took a few moments and the examine was over. "You can
sit up now Emily...that wasn't so bad now was it.." he replied as he removed
the gloves and threw them in the trash pail near the door. She breathed
a sigh of relief and sat up on the bed as he wrote something on her chart.
"So, what's wrong with me? " she asked as she swung her legs to the side
of the bed. "Well, you look fine and everything seems to be where
it should be. I'll have Amy come in and draw some blood, let's see
if that tells us anything, but first I need some information from you.
It will give us a better idea of what we are looking for." he replied as
he picked up her chart again. She answered all his questions that
he rattled off and he wrote down all her answers on the chart. After
he had finished asking the questions he flipped closed the chart and walked
out the door. A few moments later Amy came in with a syringe and
vial in hand. "We need to draw some blood, Emily. Please extend
your left or right arm. This will only take a second and I only need
a little bit." she said as she laid the syringe and vial on the metal table
that was near the bed. Emily did as asked and looked away as Amy
drew the blood from her arm. She hated needles and couldn't stand
to watch Amy take blood from her. It was bad enough that she could
feel the needle go in and come out of her arm. "That's it..you're
done. You can get dressed now, Emily. I'm not sure how long this will take
but Dr. Meadows put a rush on it...do you want to wait?" Emily nodded that
she would wait in the waiting room for the results. As soon as she
was dressed and ready to be seen in public again, she returned to her seat
in the lounge near the nurses station.
Emily sat quietly reading one of many of the magazines
that lay spread across the table in front of her. She wasn't really
paying attention to her surroundings, till she heard her named called.
As she looked up, and she noticed her mother heading in her direction.
Emily really didn't want to deal with her today, she was stressed enough
about these test results. "Emily, what are you doing here? Are you
sick? " Monica said as she rushed over and sat down beside her. "No mom..I'm
not sick. I came to see Dr. Meadows for a check up, that's all."
Emily replied as she laid the magazine down on the table. "You'd
tell me if you were sick, right? I mean we haven't seen you in a
while and your father and I are worried about you, Emily." "I'm fine,
and I really don't want to start this conversation with you at the moment.
Because I know where it is going and I don't want to fight with you." Emily
said as she felt those butterflies come back. "Emily...We are not
the enemy here. Why can't you see that?" Monica said as she reached
for her hand. "Don't." she said as she pulled away from her mother.
"What do you want from me, Emily? Your father and I have tried everything
to see what you see and I'm sorry but we just can't. You tell us
what you want us to do." Monica said as she saw a stray tear stream down
her daughter's face. "What I want...well, that's a new one coming
from you mom. I mean it is the first time in a long time that you
have asked me what I want." she said in a harsher tone. "That's not
fair, Em" "Not fair..okay, see I told you I didn't want to have this
conversation with you. What I want is to live my life the way that
I want to live it. And that means that I will be living with Zander,
and I will become his wife. There is just no other way to say it.
This is what I want, not what the family wants. And I am sorry, but
it is the way I feel and it is what I want." she replied. "So, you
are still gonna marry him, even though he has joined the ranks of Sonny's
organization and the family disapproves?" her mother asked.
"Yes I am. Mom, look I love him and he loves me. We have
made a really nice life for ourselves, and we are happy. Zander takes
very good care of me, he protects me and gives me everything I could ever
want." Emily replied as she noticed her father step off the elevator.
Monica noticed the direction of her glare and
saw Alan standing at the nurses station. As he turned around Alan
noticed they were glaring in his direction. As he walked closer he
noticed Emily's body language stiffen as she sat on the couch. "Emily?...Are
you okay?" he said as he took a seat in the large chair that sat before
them. "I'm fine..I just came in for a checkup. Nothing to worry
about." she replied hoping that Amy would come back with those test results.
She was getting anxious for some answers about what was going on with her.
A worried look came over her face while a million things raced through
her mind. "Em are you okay?" her mother said as she saw that Emily's
face was a little pale. "I'm fine, would you two quit smothering
me!" Emily replied as the feeling of anger started building in her gut.
"Look, I haven't eaten today yet and I'm a little tired. I'm fine.
I just need some rest that's all. " Emily said as she noticed Amy had returned
to the nurses station. Emily had wondered if her test results were
back yet from the lab. As her parents sat there and talked amongst
themselves she noticed Amy glance over at her and motioned for her.
Emily politely excused herself from the conversation and walked over to
where Amy was standing.
"So, what's the verdict? " Emily asked as she
reached the counter. "Well, Dr. Meadows is waiting for you in his
office. It's right around the corner." Amy said with a smile as she
pointed in the direction of the office. "Thanks Amy." As Emily
turned the corner, Alan and Monica went to ask Amy who Emily was here to
see. Amy of course being the gossip teller of the hospital told them
that she had been here to see Dr. Meadows and that she went to hear some
test results that Dr. Meadows had asked for. Being the good parents
that they were, Alan and Monica had the right to know what was going on
with their daughter. They turned and headed for Dr. Meadows' office
hoping to catch Emily before she went into the office. Their thinking
was that they were her parents, they had a right to know what was going
on with her. Emily reached the office door, and was a little hesitant
to go inside. The fear of finding out what was happening to her was
getting to her and those butterflies were coming on strong. She opened
the door and stepped inside as she saw Dr. Meadows sitting behind his desk.
"Come on in, Emily. Have a seat. Your tests results are back
from the lab and I wanted to discuss them with you." he said as he opened
up the folder he had laying in front of him. Emily came inside and
sat down in one of the chairs that sat in front of his desk. Meanwhile,
Alan and Monica had reached the office door and stood outside trying to
hear the conversation between Dr. Meadows and their daughter. Emily
had become a little antsy in the chair as Dr. Meadows looked up from the
file and laid his hands on top of one another on top of the desk.
"So, I see you are getting impatient with me, so I will get to the point."
he said as he looked at her intensely. Emily saw that the results
were on the tip of his tongue as she felt those butterflies again.
He hesitated for a moment as he gathered his thoughts. Alan and Monica
anxiously waited for him to answer as they stood eavesdropping outside
the door. "Well, Emily you don't have the flu. " he said as he noticed
the confused look on her face. "Well, if I don't have the flu..than
what do I have?" she asked as Dr. Meadows glared over the desk. "Emily,
you don't have...you are." he replied. "Are what?" ... "Are about
6 weeks pregnant." he replied as the look of astonishment over came her
face. "I'm p...pregnant?" she asked as if she was surprised to hear
the news. "Yes about 6 weeks. That's why you were late and
you had been sick for the last couple weeks. Alan and Monica stood
in complete shock outside the door of the office. All of the emotions
came over Emily as she sat in the chair and Dr. Meadows got a few things
together for her to take with her. Zander would be elated with the
news about the new baby. She was excited yet worried about how a
new baby would change their lives. Alan and Monica didn't know what
to do now. Did they want to confront her now or wait till she told
them or just not say anything that they knew? The two of them couldn't
decide in a split second so they turned and walked down the hall towards
Alan's office in shock. This was totally unexpected and would turn
the Quartermaine household on its roof.
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Emily arrived home with a bag full of goodies
to read about being pregnant...she just loved saying that word. Pregnant.
It sounded so official. Zander is gonna be calling everyone he knows
as soon as he finds out, which will be in a few hours when he gets home
from work. She took off her coat and sat at the kitchen table as
she opened the plastic bag Dr. Meadows had given her. Along with
the information was a prescription for prenatal vitamins that she was suppose
to take once a day, everyday till the baby was born. She had strict
instructions about eating healthy and progressing with this pregnancy stress
free. She certainly would try with the latter, because the lifestyle
they lived it would be difficult to live stress free. But she was
determined to carry this baby to term and to bring a son or daughter into
this world. She and Zander deserved to be happy, and having a baby
would certainly make them happy.
As she sat looking through the pamphlets and reading
every bit of information, there was a knock on the door. As she got
up from the table, Rick opened the door and announced to her that Elizabeth
was here to see her. She was so excited that Elizabeth knew something
was up. Emily welcomed her in and invited her to sit with her at
the table that laid full of pamphlets. "Emily, what has gotten you
all excited...do tell!" Elizabeth said as she sat down on the kitchen chair.
"Well, I shouldn't tell you, cause I wanted Zander to be the first to know.
But I have to tell somebody before I bust." Emily said all smiles.
"Well, what's going on..." Elizabeth replied as she looked down at the
pamphlets that lay on the table in front of her. As she read the
headings on one of the pamphlets a smile came across her face. "Em....are
you..?" she asked as she smiled from ear to ear. "Yep...about 6 weeks!"
she replied as both girls shrieked with glee. "So, Zander doesn't know..."
Elizabeth asked as she flipped through one of the pamphlets. "No,
I just found out myself about an hour ago. I'll tell him as soon
as he comes home tonight. He's going to be so excited. He is
going to make a great father to this baby. " Emily said as Elizabeth listened
intently. "And you are going to make a great mother....Em." she replied
as Emily nodded in agreement. "I am so happy for the two of you.
You guys really deserve happiness. You have been through so much
since you have been together, and this couldn't of come at a better time."
Elizabeth said as Emily got up to go to the refrigerator. "Do you want
something to drink, Elizabeth." Emily said as she reached for two glasses
from out of the cabinet. "Sure, thanks. " She said as Emily looked to see
what they had to drink. "Orange juice....is that okay?" she replied
as she took the carton and set it on the counter. "That's fine....so
how do you feel?" Elizabeth replied as Emily set the two glass on the table.
"I feel fine, a little tired but fine." she said as she took her
seat.
The two of them sat for a little while just talking
girl talk. The conversation had moved from the baby to wedding plans.
Now because of the baby, Emily was really considering moving up the wedding.
She didn't want to be as big as a house walking down the isle. She
really didn't think she would be by that time, it was only about 2 months
anymore before the big day. If she was lucky, she would just barely
be showing...unlike Carly who was showing considerably by her third month.
As the girls discussed wedding plans, Rick opened the door as Zander walked
through and noticed the girls giggling again. He had always wondered
what girls were giggling about when men walk into a room. He noticed
that Emily scurried to collect the papers that were scattered across the
kitchen table as he walked into the living room and removed his coat and
laid it across the chair. He heard the girls say their goodbyes and
Elizabeth opened the door to go as he sat down at the kitchen table.
Emily closed the door behind Elizabeth and walked towards him as she noticed
he was drinking her orange juice that sat on the table in front of him.
"I was drinking that..." she replied as she sat down on his lap.
"You want it..." he replied as she gave him a peck on the cheek.
"No you can have it..." she replied with a grin. "So, how was your
day?" he asked as he noticed she had gotten all excited about something.
"Well, I went to see the doctor today..." she said as he got a confused
look on his face. "And you went to see he him...because?" he asked.
"I just went in for a check up and because I was sick for the last 2 weeks
or so." she replied as he now was worried. "And...did he find out
what you have?...is it the flu or something else?" he asked as he noticed
she just couldn't keep it in any longer. "Or something else..." she
said as he wrapped his arms around her waist. She felt this was so
fitting that he wrapped his arms around her, being she was about to tell
him that he was going to be a daddy. "Em...what did the doctor tell
you?" he asked as he was getting anxious to here her answer. "How
would you feel if I told you that you were going to become a daddy in about
7 months?" she said as she noticed he was shocked to hear the news just
as she was in the doctors office. "You're..when, how?..Well I know
how...but when?...he replied as he became excited about the idea of hearing
the pitter patter of little footsteps. "About 6 weeks ago..." she
replied as she stood up and turned to face him. "Are they sure? I
mean you positive...there is no mistake.." "No mistake...Amy drew the blood
and the lab at the hospital did the test this afternoon. We're PREGNANT!"
she replied as he jumped out of his seat and he embraced her as he twirled
her around the living room. Their celebration had alarmed Rick who
opened the door to see if everything was alright. "Sir...is everything
alright." Rick asked as he stepped into the apartment. "Rick everything
is just great!" Zander said as Rick nodded and turned to step back outside
to his post. This was the best news he has heard in quite a long
time. It took a few minutes for the news to sink in but when it did,
he was just jumping out of his skin. Zander couldn't of been more
happier then he was right at this moment. He set her down in the
middle of the living room and kissed her so intensely.
"Have you told anyone yet?" he asked as he propped
a few pillows behind Emily as she leaned against the arm rest of the sofa.
"Just you, and well Elizabeth..." she replied as he sat next to her on
the edge of the cushion. "What about your parents? They are not going
to be thrilled with this news of a baby. Especially if their first
grandchild has my last name." he said as a worried look came over him.
"Not to worry about my parents...I will handle them. Let's just be
happy about the baby and forget about what everyone else thinks" she replied
as he noticed those loving eyes looking back at him. He loved her
so much and he was elated about the baby. It was just something they
both wanted and now it was finally happening. It was overwhelming
to say the least. There was so much to think about and so much that
needed to be done. Zander was bursting at the seams with excitement,
she knew he had to tell somebody. "Go ahead..call him." she said
as he looked at her puzzled at what she said. "Call who?.." he asked
as she grabbed his hands. "Sonny...go call him. I know you
wanna..you're busting at the seams here Zander. Call him." she said
as he smiled at her. As he reached for the phone, Rick opened the
door and announced that Sonny and Carly were here to see them. "Speak
of the devil..." Emily said as she laid on the sofa and Zander covered
her with the afghan. "Well you look all cozy there on the couch.."
Sonny said as he and Carly stepped into the apartment. "I was just
about to call you.." Zander said as he walked over to shake hands with
Sonny. "Yeah, what about.." Sonny replied as he noticed something
was going on between these two. As Sonny and Zander stood together
chatting, Carly came over and sat on the couch with Emily. "So what's
going on..." she asked as Emily moved her legs to give Carly some room
to sit. "Well, I'm gonna let Zander tell ya's.." she said as she
looked over at him. "Zander...do you want to tell them what's going
on around here?" she asked as he turned to look at her. "Em's pregnant!"
he said as both Sonny and Carly listened intensely. "You're pregnant!..."
Carly said as she got all excited for the two of them. That is so
great! How far along?" she asked as she looked back at Emily who
had a grin on her face. "About 6 weeks. Got the tests done this afternoon."
she replied. "Congratulations you two.." Sonny said as he removed
his overcoat and scarf. "Thanks we are happy about the news...although
my parents are not going to be so thrilled.." Emily replied as Zander came
to sit with her on the sofa. She sat up as he slid behind her to
give her support as she laid back down. "They don't know yet...."
Carly said as Sonny sat down on the chair a few feet away. "No, we
haven't told them yet..." Zander replied.
Unbeknownst to Emily that her parents already
know about the new baby she was going to have, because of course they were
eavesdropping at the door when Dr. Meadows told her the results.
"Well, they are not going to be happy but this would be their first grandchild,
don't you think they would be supportive because of that fact?" Sonny asked
as Zander leaned front to adjust his seat. "Well considering this
child is a part of me and will carry my name....I don't think the Quartermaines
are going to be too supportive with anything that is associated with me."
Zander replied. "That was really what I wanted to talk to about,
Sonny. How difficult is it for Emily and I to elope?" he asked as he noticed
Emily's surprise to the question. "Why would you want to elope? I
thought you two wanted the big wedding, you were making plans..weren't
you? Sonny asked as he looked shocked as well to the question. "Yeah,
we were..are...but with the baby now, I have this feeling that the Quartermaines
are going to create problems and if we marry then have the baby, there
wouldn't be much they could say or do about it...ya know." Zander replied
as Emily squeezed his hand. "He has a point, there Sonny.." Carly
said. "The Q's are not going to let this go especially now that a
baby is involved. I wouldn't want anyone to go through what I had
to with AJ. Isn't there something that can be done to make sure that
the Q's won't interfere?" "Well, let me see what I can do...give
me a day or so. I'll check into a few things." Sonny said as he directed
the reply to Zander and Emily both. The four of them sat and talked
about an hour or so before Carly got worried about their own baby.
Latica was looking after he and Michael and Carly really was wanting to
get back to them. So Sonny grabbed his coat and assisted Carly with
hers as they made their way towards the door. Zander opened the door
as Rick stood outside keeping watch. He and Sonny shook hands and
Zander watched the two of them walk down the stairs before he closed the
door.
As he turned around he noticed that Emily had
drifted off to sleep on the couch. So he made his rounds as he turned
off the lights in the kitchen and double checked the lock on the door.
He walked quietly across the hardwood floor to the couch as he turned the
lamp off that sat on the end table next to the couch. He removed
the afghan that covered Emily and lifted her in his arms and cradled her.
He carried her to the bed and held her close as he turned down the sheets.
He laid her down gently on the satin sheets that were revealed and covered
up with the down comforter. He was still overwhelmed with the news
about the baby, he couldn't believe it. He and Emily were going to
have a baby. It still hadn't sunk in completely and probably wouldn't
till he or she arrived 7 months from now. He moved quietly around
to the other side and started to remove his clothes as she lay fast asleep.
He just wanted her to be happy..and now she was completely. He slipped
between the sheets and drifted across the bed to lie next to her.
He wrapped his arms around her and held her close as his hands drifted
down to her mid section as if to protect what she held inside her body.
His baby. Their baby.
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The days passed by as Emily and Zander were planning
on their newest arrival. Sonny had made arrangements for the two
of them to leave town quietly and spend some time on the island.
He would make sure they were protected at all times and no one would know
that they were not in Port Charles. Emily had a few days to pack
some things for her and Zander, while he went and finished up some business
before they left. She was actually breathing a sigh of relief.
She really wouldn't know what to do with out Zander and Sonny there to
protect her from the family. They have certainly not been very supportive
of her decision to associate with Zander, let alone marry him and have
his baby. She was surprised that her parents haven't come by or called
since she and Zander told them about the baby. It was not the easiest
thing to do and they were not pleased to say the least with the news.
Grandfather was livid when he heard the news that she was pregnant, and
swore that he would have the last say about who would raise his great-grandchild.
Zander wasn't afraid of Edward's threats, but Emily knew different.
She knew what Grandfather was capable of and what he would do to get what
he wanted. And he wanted her away from Zander and even more now that
she was carrying his child.
As she was packing the last of the bags for the
trip, she heard the door open. "Zander, is that you..." Emily said
as she zipped up the duffle bag. "Yeah, hon..." he replied as his
eyes wandered around the apartment looking for her. "Good, I just
finished packing the last bag for our trip. Did Sonny say when we're
leaving?" She asked as walked across the hardwood floor towards him.
"We leave tonight. As soon as it gets dark...Sonny will have the
car waiting for us and Jason will accompany us to the airport." He replied
as he gave her one of his big hugs that she loved so much.
As the time grew near to leave, Zander and
Rick carried the bags down the stairs and waited for the limo to arrive.
Emily waited by the door for Zander to come and get her when it was time.
She sat at the kitchen table patiently waiting for Zander to walk through
the door. She had been sitting there just thinking about the baby
and their future as man and wife, when she heard the door swing open.
"Are you ready?..." Zander asked as he reached for her hand. She
was so ready. She was so happy to finally get out of Port Charles...at
least for a little while. Zander grabbed her coat as she waited for
him at the door. He saw her out the door and closed it behind him.
Emily saw that Rick was waiting at the bottom of the stairs and that the
limo door was open. Zander had told her that Jason would be riding
with them to the airport which was nice, because she certainly wanted to
say good bye to her brother before they boarded the plane. She looked
back and saw Zander following her down the stairs as Rick reached for her
hand to assist her into the car. She reached for his hand and
stepped into the limo...Jason was waiting for her as he sat very still
against the door on the opposite site of the car. He looked at her
when she sat down next to him and she was so amazed that he didn't flinch,
he didn't even crack a smile. As she turned and looked in the direction
of Jason's stare, Zander got into the limo and Rick closed the car door
and tapped on the roof as to signal the drive he could go. They made
their way down the ally and were headed for the airport. The plan
seemed to be going as planned, although things seemed to be going to well.
She was not relaxed, she was becoming concerned which was no good for her
or the baby. Zander noticed she was becoming worried and wrapped
his arm around her shoulder and held her close. She looked up at
him as he smiled back at her. She knew that Zander would take care
of her and everything would be alright.
They reached the airport as the driver drove to
a private hanger where Sonny kept his plane. The butterflies came
over her once again as she saw the plane taxi out of the hanger and come
to a stop. The limo stopped a few feet from the plane as the stairs
were lowered for them to board. She and Zander stepped out of the
limo as Jason followed them to the platform. Zander and Jason shook
hands as they both looked at her and nodded in agreement. She knew
that there was a deal going on here but she didn't question their decisions.
Zander turned to start up the stairs as Jason leaned in to hug Emily good
bye. The two of them embraced for a few moments and then Jason turned
her around and assisted her up the stairs into the plane. Zander was waiting
at the top of the stairs and took the lead from Jason and Emily's arm.
Jason turned and walked back down the stairs to the limo that waited for
him. Emily sat in one of the seats closest to the window and peered
down at Jason standing by the car. Zander sat beside her knowing
that this was the best way to handle this situation as he noticed a tear
trickling down her cheek. The stairs came up and the attendant secured
the door as the he heard the plane's engine start up. There was no
turning back now, he and Emily were prepared for anything and this was
just part of their journey to be together. Zander took her hand in
his as they taxied down the runway. He could see in her eyes that
she was so desperately wanting this to work the way they wanted it to.
He took his hand and turned her face towards his
as he looked into her eyes. Tears trickled down her cheeks as he
wiped them away with his thumbs. "We're doing the right thing, Emily...."
he said as she felt overwhelmed with sadness of leaving her friends behind.
"I know we are, I just wish things could be different somehow." she
replied as he leaned in to kiss her. He kissed her softly on her
puffy lips and embraced her tightly as he felt the plane take flight.
"We're going to alright now...all three of us." Zander replied as he placed
his hand on her abdomen. "Everything is going to be just fine.." he added
as he embraced her once again.
Emily watched out the plane window as she sat
in her seat thinking of what lie ahead of them. She was getting anxious
about the baby and what it meant to Zander to have a child of his own.
What this child represented to both of them....they had conceived a child
out of love, deep love, true love. Something she always wanted for
herself, someone to love her and for her to love in return. Zander
had made her so happy over the 2 years they had been together, she found
what others only dream of having. She laid her head back on the head
rest and watched the blinking white and red lights that appeared on the
wings of the plane. Soon Zander saw her drift off to sleep as a grin
came over his face. She would soon be his wife and soon would have
his child, what more could he ask for. He had all he could ever want
right there with him. He stood up and walked over and sat down beside
her. He took her hand in his and laced their fingers together as
one of the attendants came into the cabin. As she walked passed him,
he asked her how long it would be before they landed. She told him
it wouldn't long now, maybe an hour or so. He left her pass and wrapped
his arm around the back of Emily's neck as she leaned in and rested her
head on his shoulder.
He had all that he needed was lying in his arms.
Emily and his child that she was carrying.
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