Nikolas entered the
When he stepped off the elevator, he expected to see the guard standing there,
but he wasn't. He looked to the left and looked to the right. He could always
go visit Alexis and she would help him decide what to do. But it was nearly
This was for
After his second knock Jason opened the door. The young prince looked into the
living room of the penthouse and saw Sonny and Elizabeth lounging around. He
let his eyes study her for a minute. She looked haggard and tired, but
relieved. He silently wondered if she even regretted breaking his brother's
heart.
"Morgan," was the only acknowledgement he gave Jason.
Jason stepped back and let him enter the penthouse. The two suitcases Nikolas
carried were left beside the door.
Nikolas approached
"I would do anything for you, you know that." Which, apparently, includes helping you break my brother's heart.
"I wasn't sure," she said softly. She looked up at his face and saw the pain
and confusion that she had caused. She looked to Sonny and Jason and then back
to Nikolas. "Can you stay a few minutes? I'd like to talk."
"If you want to talk, I can talk." His glance went from the mobster to his
right hand man and then back to his best friend. "Can we talk alone?"
Sonny stood and went to her. His hand raised and cupped the side of her face
before he let it fall. "We'll be in the kitchen."
"If you need something, let me know." As much as Jason wanted to stay there and
hold her, he had to let her do this on her own.
"Thank you, Jason."
She watched as the two men disappeared into what she assumed was the kitchen
before she turned her attention back to Nikolas. "Would you like to sit down?"
They settled onto the couch and she turned to face him. "So I guess I owe you
an explanation."
"That's the understatement of the year,
"Would it make a difference if I told you that I didn't love him? And that I
don't think he loves me?" she asked.
"Of course my brother loves you," he defended. "He loves you more than he loves
his own life."
"No," she said quietly. "He loves the sixteen year old girl that I was. He
doesn't want anything to do with the person that I am now. If he loved me, he
wouldn't try to change me."
Nikolas wanted to defend Lucky, but he knew that he couldn't. There was no
defense. He had sat back and watched as
"You know I'm right," she said. "I don't want
to be right, but you know I am. I wish that I could have married him."
He linked their fingers and gave her a firm squeeze. "I know. I was there, I
just hate that he wasn't."
Tears glistened in her eyes and she remembered the pain of losing him. "I do
too, Nikolas, but I'm not in love with him anymore," she whispered. "It's seems
like such a bad thing, but it's not. I haven't been in love with him in so long
and I'm just now admitting it to myself."
"Why'd you ask me to bring the suitcases?" he asked. "Are you leaving?"
"Yeah, I am. I don't know for sure when I'll be back."
"Where?"
"Nikolas, if you really want to know, I'll tell you. But I don't want you to be
in the position that you'll have to lie to Lucky anymore."
"Are you going with Morgan?" he questioned. Even
if she is, it's her choice. You have to remember that.
"Do you really wanna know?" She wasn't up for another of Nikolas Cassadine's
specialty: 101 Reasons why Jason is bad.
"
"Don't." She held up her hand to silence him. "Nikolas, I love you and you're
one of my best friends, but I'm not up for it. Yes, I know what Jason does and
I know who he works for. I know everything about him. But I also know that I
could get hit by a car tomorrow and die. There are no guarantees from one
moment to the next. I'm not going to live my life in a cardboard box. Jason
would die before he let anything happen to
"I know and that's the scary part." He pulled her into a fierce hug and turned
his face into her hair. When he pulled away, he tried to remember exactly how
she looked at this moment. "You'll be in touch?"
A smile lit up her face. "Thank you!" she squealed. "Thank you, thank you." She
kissed his cheek, "I'll be in touch."
Nikolas stood and turned towards the door. "Be safe, Elizabeth."
"I will," she promised. She felt the loss tug at her heart as she watched the
penthouse door close behind him. "It's safe to come out now!"
Sonny followed Jason out of the kitchen and noticed that she looked better. She
looked free, he thought.
"When can we leave?" she asked Jason. Getting out of Port Charles was now at
the top of her 'to do' list.
Jason turned to look at Sonny and when the older man nodded, he looked back at
"I'm ready." She went towards her suitcases and then stopped. "Wait, the letter
that I wrote Lucky. I meant to give it to Nikolas."
"Don't worry," Sonny said. "I'll take care of it. It'll be in the mail tomorrow
morning."
"Thank you Sonny." She went and gave him a hug. "I guess this is goodbye?"
"Not goodbye. I'll see ya later."
months away."
Sonny looked at Jason and then back to
She hugged him again and when she pulled away, she didn't take her arms from
his. "Remember what I said Sonny."
"I won't," he promised.
Jason had been watching quietly as his partner said goodbye to the love of his
life. "Sonny, thank you."
Sonny turned to look at his friend and smiled. "It's nothing that you haven't
done for me. I'm only beginning to repay you for everything you've done."
Jason looked and
Sonny extended his hand to the younger man and pulled him into a hug when he
shook it.
"If anything happens," Jason said. "Call me. I'll come."
"I know and I will." He looked away for a minute, trying to not let the emotion
get the best of him. Saying goodbye to Jason was always hard. "I'll see you."
Jason nodded and turned away from his friend. He crossed to where
Sonny watched the young couple as they left. Jason finally found the one and he
silently wondered if he would ever find the same thing.
