Chapter Eight
Gia felt uncomfortable. That was putting it lightly. Gia folded her hands in her lap because she didn't want Nikolas to see how afraid she really was. She knew that her shaking hands would give her away immediately. Nikolas couldn't wait any longer for her to say something so he decided to lead. "So...you wanted to talk. What was it that you wanted to say?" , he asked curiously. "Nikolas, I had some time to think about our situation and we have some things to discuss. I would appreciate it if you could just hear me out before you comment." Gia said. Nikolas simply nodded. He was willing to listen to anything she had to say. After what he did, he was grateful that she was actually talking to him.
"Okay. Nikolas, I came to Port Charles to make it on my own. I wanted to be more independent. I needed to focus on a career and learn to do things on my own. When I got the job for Deception that's what I was doing. I had accomplished something on my own and it felt good. I didn't need anyone's help. All my life I've depended on my mother, brother and my ex-boyfriend. Port Charles was just the place I needed to be. The only thing was that I promised myself that I wouldn't get caught up with boyfriends and that I was only going to concentrate on what was best for me and I don't think what you have in mind is what's best." Gia spoke as she wondered if anything she said had made sense to Nikolas. She then continued on to say, "...and that is why I think it would be a good idea if you let me go home. I think I would just feel a lot better and we could get to know each other better there."
Nikolas sat quietly. He listened to every word that she had said. It seemed completely logical to him. However, he knew that if they were to go back to Port Charles there would simply be to many problems. "That wouldn't work. Gia, I have this bad reputation because of my family. I'm nothing like them and people still associate me with them. If we were to go back to Port Charles, you wouldn't have a chance to get to know me better. The people that are all around you will try to convince you that I'm such a terrible person. Who knows what other lies Zander might try to tell you...", Nikolas said as Gia began to cut him off.
"Don't bring Zander into this. It's true. He did warn me to stay away from you but he's not my father. I make my own decisions. If I wanted to see you or talk to you, that's my own decision. As for other people telling me about you.... That's ridiculous. I draw my own conclusions from my own experience. I don't need anyone to warn me or tell me what's wrong from right.", Gia said strongly.
"I heard Zander telling you that I was this horrible person and that I was evil.", Nikolas challenged. "So, what? You were eavesdropping on a private conversation?", Gia questioned. The reminder of Zander made her feel stupid for not taking his advice about staying away from Nikolas. How could she have been so blind as to go to Nikolas' cottage? She barely even knew him and he was so eager to take advantage of her. Who knows what he had done to her? Or, what he might do to her.
Nikolas replied, "No, I simply overheard you talking as I was passing by. I do recall that you agreed to stay away from me.".
"Nikolas, I was trying to calm Zander down. He was going crazy because of you! How else was I supposed to handle the situation? He was all worked up about you and I had no idea why! I still don't know why he got so damn angry!", Gia said loudly. Nikolas was growing more exasperated. He drew in a long, deep breath and slowly let it out. He calmly and quietly said, "Look, Gia. I don't want to fight you. I just wanted us to have some time alone here to get to know each other. If things don't work out in, say, a couple of weeks, we can go back to Port Charles.". Nikolas played the words he had just said back in his mind. He was in love with Gia. There was no way that he was going to let her walk away from him. All those years of not having anyone to love had taken a toll on him.
Gia suddenly raised her head and met her deep brown eyes with Nikolas'. Her mind was racing. "...go back to Port Charles." Where were they? Where did Nikolas take her? The castle that she was in, wasn't Wyndemere. Where the hell was she? God. How could this be happening to me, thought Gia.
Nikolas looked confused as to why Gia was staring at him. Her eyes were searching his for something. He just couldn't tell what she was looking for.
Gia spoke quietly, "Nikolas.... you said, "Go back to Port Charles". W...Where are we?". Nikolas was almost afraid to answer. The fear in Gia's voice had frightened him. However, he knew that, in some way, he was doing the right thing. He replied, "Greece".