Chapter Three
"Good morning, Nikolas.", Helena smiled. Nikolas thought about how much he hated his grandmother for causing his mother and the rest of the Spencer's as much trouble as she had. "What is it grandmother?" Nikolas questioned. With a smirk on her face she replied, " My aren't we bothered this morning. Now, why don't you tell me what's troubling you." Nikolas was exasperated. He had a very low tolerance for her. "Grandmother, please don't patronize me. It's just someone that has been on my mind but everything will be fine soon." She leaned in, "Nikolas, who is it? You know I could take care of that someone for you. As a Cassadine, you know you can do anything you want." "Grandmother, I don't need you to take care of her. I can handle it myself!" Nikolas growled. Just then, he knew that he had said too much. "Nikolas, it's a girl? What has she done? Has she rejected you? I will speak to her and inform her of the Cassadines." Helena said concerningly. "Grandmother, I said to leave it alone. I can handle it." And with that, Nikolas stormed out of the room in the Cassadine mansion. "Andreas!" Helena yelled. He came in quickly waiting for the orders from his boss. "I want you to find out about this girl that Nikolas is having trouble with and then bring her to me." And with that, Andreas scurried out of the room leaving a conniving Helena behind.
Gia walked slowly taking her time as she searched through her purse for her keys. She then all of a sudden felt like she hit a wall and tumbled down. When she looked up she saw Nikolas. "Nikolas?" She questioned. "Gia! Are you alright? I'm sorry I didn't see you. By the looks of it, you didn't see me coming either!" Nikolas said. As he gazed down at her, he could feel his heart beating faster. "Hey, I'm fine! Just help me up already!", Nikolas then reached down and gave her a hand. He could feel electricity surging through him and he prayed that she had felt it too. Gia began to blush. She realized that she was definitely attracted to him. "Well that's a great way to end the day!", noticing his embarrassed expression she added, "Hey, but it's alright! This was the most exciting thing that happened to me all day!" she said. Nikolas looked at her and said, "You're beautiful.". He couldn't help it. The words just came out his mouth. There was nothing that he could do to stop them. However, he didn't regret it. It was time for her to realize the way he felt for her. And for the second time she blushed, "Well thanks." Not knowing what to say next she simply thought that it was best if she continued on home. "Well, um... It was nice bumping into you! But I better go...I'm...uh...late for something." she somewhat stuttered as she spoke. She felt uncomfortable. "Do you have a date with Zander?" Nikolas questioned. All of a sudden the conversation Gia had with Zander came back to her. She remembered him saying that Nikolas was dangerous. Zander was like her big brother and she loved him. He was trying to protect her and she knew that he rarely gave warnings. She decided it would be best to take Zander's advice and stay away. "Zander? No! I mean... I was just going home to...I planned to..." Gia couldn't think of an excuse. "Well since you can't remember what you're late for, why don't you have dinner with me? You could pick the restaurant." Nikolas suggested. "Thanks but maybe some other time. I actually ate already." Gia said as her stomach grumbled. Andreas watched as the two interacted. That was the girl who had bothered Nikolas. Helena will be proud of the information that he had found out. Andreas knew instantly who the girl was. He then pick up his cell phone and reported everything he had seen and everything he knew about Gia.
Nikolas was angered. He wanted Gia so much. She had turned him down and he knew exactly why. Zander had gotten to her and scared her away from him. As he paced, Nikolas decided that he needed to get Gia alone, by herself. He knew that she would be able to make her own decisions on him if only she could get to know him. Alone. How was he going to get Gia alone with everyone surrounding her? He thought about his father, Stavros, and decided that maybe it was time to take a step that was done by his father. As much as Nikolas hated acting like him, he knew that it was the only way to get Gia and make her fall in love with him. And he would do whatever it takes to get her.
Ding! Dong! The bell to Gia's door rang. She slowly got up from her bed that she was sleeping in. With a quick glance at the clock, she wondered who could be at the door so early in the morning. She opened the door and saw that know one was there but as she went to close the door she noticed a white envelope on the ground. Gia bent to pick it up and saw that it read:
Miss. Gia Campbell, your presence has been requested today at 10:00 a.m. at Wyndemere Castle concerning the Face of Deception photo shoot.
Thank you.
Gia thought how it was odd that no one had signed the letter or even said who was requesting her. However, since it was for Deception she knew it was probably from someone at the business. Wyndemere. She had always thought that place was a little creepy. Gia wondered why whoever sent her the card wanted her to go there. Business was business! She smiled at the sun shining through the window and decided to get dressed.