~REVEALING~
~Chapter 7~
AJ decided to be an adult about the situation. Never mind that Carly barged in unannounced. Carly is supreme to all other life forms. Kristina decided to hold back as well, but Carly had to make a snide comment. "I need to talk you. Alone, not in front of the child."
Kristina scoffed and approached her. Carly had some nerve, she barely knew her! "Listen dragon-nose! The only child I see in here is you. And by the way, you don't know me well enough to comment on my age which is well away from that of a child or 18 year old for that matter, so why don't you shut your self-righteous mouth?" Carly scoffed and looked her up and down.
AJ laughed and put his arm around Kristina. "Don't waste you're breath, Kristina. Carly, why don't we talk outside?" Carly bit her lip and followed AJ outside. "Ok Carly. What happened that didn't require a phone call or a knock on the door?"
Carly glared at him and then complied. "Michael wants to see you and I'm not gonna deny him that. I think he needs to see who you really are for himself. I'm going on a trip, which is for best. I don't want him to see us fighting. You know what fighting can cause, don't you AJ?"
AJ cleared his throat and returned the glare. "It was an accident. You said so yourself. Why rehash this over and over---When will you 'allow' me to see my son?"
"Tomorrow. Leticia will bring him over. Don't try anything funny cause Leticia's not leaving his side."
AJ nodded and Carly left. He felt like punching the wall, but he composed himself. He didn't have the strength to do it anyway. AJ walked backed in and somberly sat next to Kristina. Kristina warmly smiled at him and brushed back his hair, quietly wondering what just happened. "Carly's going to let me see my son...Look, you've been very kind and you barely know me. That's probably why. I'm feeling better---I need to go....About what was almost happened--"
Kristina laughed at his vagueness of it. "You almost kissed me and now you're feeling uncomfortable because we just officially met today. And Carly has you rattled because you're overjoyed about seeing someone you should've been aloud to see in the first place. I don't think you can just relax with me anymore--so if you want to go..." AJ nodded and after some pause, he left. Kristina felt this dread, something she's never felt in this way before. They had just met! There was no reason to feel like this. Suddenly, another feeling overwhelmed her. Something in the closet beckoned to her. Before she headed in that direction, AJ came back. "AJ--" He ran to her, his sickness seeming to evaporate and cupped her face. Kristina's eyes sparkled and she kissed him softly on the lips. AJ moaned and lightly grazed her teeth with his tongue. She held him close, letting him inside her mouth.
They regretfully stopped their duel as AJ put his fingers through her bright locks. "I don't want to go, but I have to."
Kristina sighed and nodded. "I understand completely. I can tell Michael means a lot to you." AJ kissed her forehead and left. And this time he didn't come back.
~GH~
Alexis continued to feel strange around Sonny. They've hardly said a word but his eyes spoke volumes. It was so intense. No one has ever looked at her in that way. "Sonny--I need to see how Jax is."
"Why do you care so much about candyboy?"
"Because he's an important part of my life." Alexis prepared to go back to Jax's room, but Sonny grabbed her arm. "He hit his head pretty hard, I should see if he's all right!"
Sonny said these last words very slowly. "Are you in love with him?"
In a shocked fashion, she sat back down. "Sonny why are you asking me this? What's this sudden interest in my love life?" Alexis took deep breaths and looked Sonny straight in the eye. "We shouldn't talk about this here. I have to see how he is."
***
Jax walked through Angel's forest in awe. It seemed magically foggy this day. If not for Brenda leading him, he would not know the way. He still didn't understand the purpose of this journey. As if reading his thoughts, Alexis murmured behind him. "To find who keeps you're heart."
"A simple task!" V said sarcastically. "This man's has had more love affairs than Frank Sinatra."
"Cute, very cute." Skye said, sitting by an oak tree. "Who brought her? She's just your friend."
"Friends make the best lovers." Another said walking out of the lake. "As do enemies."
"And sometimes it's love at first sight." His first love said in the wind.
Brenda continued to lead him to his destination, stopping abruptly as a woman, her identity blinded by the sun, approached him. "...Sometimes, it's who you'd least expect."
~A train heading to Port Charles~
Anna rubbed her temples as she talked once more to Ryan. "Oh Ryan. If I had any idea, I would've approached you. Not have you chase me down. So let me process this--"
"There's nothing to process--Duke Lavery is my father."
"I'm sorry if I upset you but you know d8mn well that I just got all my memory back recently."
Ryan sighed and looked down at the floor. "I guess I'm still not over Gillian."
Anna nodded somberly as Alex shifted in her seat and pretended she was asleep. Guilt overwhelmed her. The shooter was after her and sister, Gillian had nothing to do with it. She had no clue how Ryan could stand the sight of them.
Ryan patted Anna on the shoulder. "Don't blame yourself. She was waiting for me." He should've suspected that something was wrong with Irene Pringle, but she seemed trustworthy enough. He never imagined that she was a killer, no one did.
Alex drifted into to slumber for real after Ryan said those words. She still blamed herself, but she realized that he didn't hate her. Her slumber didn't last for long as the train made it's final destination. V fell into Gabriel again, attempting to walk pass his seat. Robin noted quietly to herself that Gabriel didn't seem to mind it at all. Or maybe Robin was just developing a dirty mind. After they all got there belongings and stepped out, Gabriel approached V. "Do you know Mac Scorpio?"
V shrugged. "Somewhat."
"Well, could you tell me something about him?"
"I think your sisters and your niece would know better than I would. Unless Mac Scorpio isn't really what you want to talk about."
Alex turned around and noticed Gabriel wasn't following them. She was about to shout at him, but Anna nudged her. "I thought doctors were supposed to be astute..."
"I am. He's still getting over Rosa and this woman could hurt him too. So get off my a$$!"
Gabriel sighed at V. "I just wanted an outside opinion. I wasn't flirting." V nodded and grinned at him. Her expression made him extremely nervous. "Don't look at me like that."
"Why are you so jumpy?" Gabriel glared at her and walked away. "I didn't think after I stepped off the train the ride would still be bumpy."
~The Weathertop~
Kieran ceased covering Florence's mouth as she nodded to keep quiet. Florence gasped as he let go. "I'm sorry to scare you."
"What do you want? I don't have a lot of money." She secretly feared he wanted something else when he didn't respond. Kieran tried not to looked at her zipped down shirt, but it was hard not to. Florence looked down and quickly zipped up. "What in the hell do you want?"
Kieran slightly pulled her out of the bathroom and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "I need you're assistance."
"And why should I help you?" She said, creeping towards the phone.
"Because the world as you know it could come crashing down if you don't."
~Alexis' place~
Stefan was worried. Not for Jax, but for his sister. Jax for what ever reason, meant a lot to her. He hoped she wasn't falling for him, it seemed that Angel woman had her eye on him. Granted Alexis could handle herself, but he didn't want her in tedious trouble. Stefan clutched his brandy as he consumed some more. A part of him told him to call his driver, but he wanted to wait for her. Besides, his fear of his mother intensified after she captured him. She probably still thinks he's below the hospital. Can that ruffian at the door stop Helena's men? Stefan shrugged off his thoughts as he felt someone touch him. "Marisol?" The figure nodded. "You cannot be real!"
"Ah, but I am in your heart my corazon. You are still living as though I am alive. Even with Lasha...and where is she while we're on that subject?"
Stefan cupped his face in his hands. "I don't know. That's Luke's quest, not mine. Please leave me be!"
"I cannot! You still relive that day. That day on the shore..."
Tears began to spring from his eyes. "I was foolishly drinking. How could I have done something so fatal? I loved you."
"And I loved you." The figure spun closer to him. "This doesn't sound like you at all. Does it, Stefan?" Before he could answer, the figure disappeared and his head began it's spinning.
~On the road~
Angel fingered the designs on the diary as the cab spend on. "How could she be so wrong? I guess he was a good liar."
The cab driver looked at her through the rear view mirror. "Who?"
"My father. She said how much she loved him in this book. I guess she left out the later years. I'll curse myself if I ever wind up as gullible as her! I'm sorry, I've had a lot to drink."
"Ah, it's ok, mate! People tell me their woes all the time."
"Do you get tired of it?"
"Not from Scorpios!" The cab driver grinned.
Angel smiled slightly. All the sudden, he started to move violently. "What is it?"
The cab driver was to riled up to answer. The brakes weren't working. Not at all. In a matter of seconds, Angel let out a blood churdling scream as the car crashed into a nearby tree.
***
AJ left Scott Baldwin's office, somewhat amused by Scott and Dara's relationship. Who saw those two coming? And yet they seemed content, AJ yearned for that feeling. Maybe Kristina would help him get there. As he drove back to town, fear began to creep over him. He was about to pass the land in which he turned Jason Quartermaine into Jason Morgan. He quickly pulled the car over once he saw the cab wrapped around the tree.
The cab driver stirred and felt the blood leaking from his right temple and smelled the gasoline. In between blackouts, he felt a man of short stature pulling him out far away from the car and beforehand asking if there was anyone else in there. "Yes, she had to go to Sharkey's...something about her fa...."He decided to save his energy inorder to help AJ get a passed out Angel out of there without increasing her injuries.
Angel squinted as woke up. She saw three shadowy figures before her. "Dad? No...no! I won't leave."
AJ kneeled down and spoke to Angel. "Angel, your father isn't here. It's just me and---"
"Bobby."
"And Bobby. The ambulance will be coming soon. All you need to do is to stay with us."
~Chapter 7~
AJ decided to be an adult about the situation. Never mind that Carly barged in unannounced. Carly is supreme to all other life forms. Kristina decided to hold back as well, but Carly had to make a snide comment. "I need to talk you. Alone, not in front of the child."
Kristina scoffed and approached her. Carly had some nerve, she barely knew her! "Listen dragon-nose! The only child I see in here is you. And by the way, you don't know me well enough to comment on my age which is well away from that of a child or 18 year old for that matter, so why don't you shut your self-righteous mouth?" Carly scoffed and looked her up and down.
AJ laughed and put his arm around Kristina. "Don't waste you're breath, Kristina. Carly, why don't we talk outside?" Carly bit her lip and followed AJ outside. "Ok Carly. What happened that didn't require a phone call or a knock on the door?"
Carly glared at him and then complied. "Michael wants to see you and I'm not gonna deny him that. I think he needs to see who you really are for himself. I'm going on a trip, which is for best. I don't want him to see us fighting. You know what fighting can cause, don't you AJ?"
AJ cleared his throat and returned the glare. "It was an accident. You said so yourself. Why rehash this over and over---When will you 'allow' me to see my son?"
"Tomorrow. Leticia will bring him over. Don't try anything funny cause Leticia's not leaving his side."
AJ nodded and Carly left. He felt like punching the wall, but he composed himself. He didn't have the strength to do it anyway. AJ walked backed in and somberly sat next to Kristina. Kristina warmly smiled at him and brushed back his hair, quietly wondering what just happened. "Carly's going to let me see my son...Look, you've been very kind and you barely know me. That's probably why. I'm feeling better---I need to go....About what was almost happened--"
Kristina laughed at his vagueness of it. "You almost kissed me and now you're feeling uncomfortable because we just officially met today. And Carly has you rattled because you're overjoyed about seeing someone you should've been aloud to see in the first place. I don't think you can just relax with me anymore--so if you want to go..." AJ nodded and after some pause, he left. Kristina felt this dread, something she's never felt in this way before. They had just met! There was no reason to feel like this. Suddenly, another feeling overwhelmed her. Something in the closet beckoned to her. Before she headed in that direction, AJ came back. "AJ--" He ran to her, his sickness seeming to evaporate and cupped her face. Kristina's eyes sparkled and she kissed him softly on the lips. AJ moaned and lightly grazed her teeth with his tongue. She held him close, letting him inside her mouth.
They regretfully stopped their duel as AJ put his fingers through her bright locks. "I don't want to go, but I have to."
Kristina sighed and nodded. "I understand completely. I can tell Michael means a lot to you." AJ kissed her forehead and left. And this time he didn't come back.
~GH~
Alexis continued to feel strange around Sonny. They've hardly said a word but his eyes spoke volumes. It was so intense. No one has ever looked at her in that way. "Sonny--I need to see how Jax is."
"Why do you care so much about candyboy?"
"Because he's an important part of my life." Alexis prepared to go back to Jax's room, but Sonny grabbed her arm. "He hit his head pretty hard, I should see if he's all right!"
Sonny said these last words very slowly. "Are you in love with him?"
In a shocked fashion, she sat back down. "Sonny why are you asking me this? What's this sudden interest in my love life?" Alexis took deep breaths and looked Sonny straight in the eye. "We shouldn't talk about this here. I have to see how he is."
***
Jax walked through Angel's forest in awe. It seemed magically foggy this day. If not for Brenda leading him, he would not know the way. He still didn't understand the purpose of this journey. As if reading his thoughts, Alexis murmured behind him. "To find who keeps you're heart."
"A simple task!" V said sarcastically. "This man's has had more love affairs than Frank Sinatra."
"Cute, very cute." Skye said, sitting by an oak tree. "Who brought her? She's just your friend."
"Friends make the best lovers." Another said walking out of the lake. "As do enemies."
"And sometimes it's love at first sight." His first love said in the wind.
Brenda continued to lead him to his destination, stopping abruptly as a woman, her identity blinded by the sun, approached him. "...Sometimes, it's who you'd least expect."
~A train heading to Port Charles~
Anna rubbed her temples as she talked once more to Ryan. "Oh Ryan. If I had any idea, I would've approached you. Not have you chase me down. So let me process this--"
"There's nothing to process--Duke Lavery is my father."
"I'm sorry if I upset you but you know d8mn well that I just got all my memory back recently."
Ryan sighed and looked down at the floor. "I guess I'm still not over Gillian."
Anna nodded somberly as Alex shifted in her seat and pretended she was asleep. Guilt overwhelmed her. The shooter was after her and sister, Gillian had nothing to do with it. She had no clue how Ryan could stand the sight of them.
Ryan patted Anna on the shoulder. "Don't blame yourself. She was waiting for me." He should've suspected that something was wrong with Irene Pringle, but she seemed trustworthy enough. He never imagined that she was a killer, no one did.
Alex drifted into to slumber for real after Ryan said those words. She still blamed herself, but she realized that he didn't hate her. Her slumber didn't last for long as the train made it's final destination. V fell into Gabriel again, attempting to walk pass his seat. Robin noted quietly to herself that Gabriel didn't seem to mind it at all. Or maybe Robin was just developing a dirty mind. After they all got there belongings and stepped out, Gabriel approached V. "Do you know Mac Scorpio?"
V shrugged. "Somewhat."
"Well, could you tell me something about him?"
"I think your sisters and your niece would know better than I would. Unless Mac Scorpio isn't really what you want to talk about."
Alex turned around and noticed Gabriel wasn't following them. She was about to shout at him, but Anna nudged her. "I thought doctors were supposed to be astute..."
"I am. He's still getting over Rosa and this woman could hurt him too. So get off my a$$!"
Gabriel sighed at V. "I just wanted an outside opinion. I wasn't flirting." V nodded and grinned at him. Her expression made him extremely nervous. "Don't look at me like that."
"Why are you so jumpy?" Gabriel glared at her and walked away. "I didn't think after I stepped off the train the ride would still be bumpy."
~The Weathertop~
Kieran ceased covering Florence's mouth as she nodded to keep quiet. Florence gasped as he let go. "I'm sorry to scare you."
"What do you want? I don't have a lot of money." She secretly feared he wanted something else when he didn't respond. Kieran tried not to looked at her zipped down shirt, but it was hard not to. Florence looked down and quickly zipped up. "What in the hell do you want?"
Kieran slightly pulled her out of the bathroom and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "I need you're assistance."
"And why should I help you?" She said, creeping towards the phone.
"Because the world as you know it could come crashing down if you don't."
~Alexis' place~
Stefan was worried. Not for Jax, but for his sister. Jax for what ever reason, meant a lot to her. He hoped she wasn't falling for him, it seemed that Angel woman had her eye on him. Granted Alexis could handle herself, but he didn't want her in tedious trouble. Stefan clutched his brandy as he consumed some more. A part of him told him to call his driver, but he wanted to wait for her. Besides, his fear of his mother intensified after she captured him. She probably still thinks he's below the hospital. Can that ruffian at the door stop Helena's men? Stefan shrugged off his thoughts as he felt someone touch him. "Marisol?" The figure nodded. "You cannot be real!"
"Ah, but I am in your heart my corazon. You are still living as though I am alive. Even with Lasha...and where is she while we're on that subject?"
Stefan cupped his face in his hands. "I don't know. That's Luke's quest, not mine. Please leave me be!"
"I cannot! You still relive that day. That day on the shore..."
Tears began to spring from his eyes. "I was foolishly drinking. How could I have done something so fatal? I loved you."
"And I loved you." The figure spun closer to him. "This doesn't sound like you at all. Does it, Stefan?" Before he could answer, the figure disappeared and his head began it's spinning.
~On the road~
Angel fingered the designs on the diary as the cab spend on. "How could she be so wrong? I guess he was a good liar."
The cab driver looked at her through the rear view mirror. "Who?"
"My father. She said how much she loved him in this book. I guess she left out the later years. I'll curse myself if I ever wind up as gullible as her! I'm sorry, I've had a lot to drink."
"Ah, it's ok, mate! People tell me their woes all the time."
"Do you get tired of it?"
"Not from Scorpios!" The cab driver grinned.
Angel smiled slightly. All the sudden, he started to move violently. "What is it?"
The cab driver was to riled up to answer. The brakes weren't working. Not at all. In a matter of seconds, Angel let out a blood churdling scream as the car crashed into a nearby tree.
***
AJ left Scott Baldwin's office, somewhat amused by Scott and Dara's relationship. Who saw those two coming? And yet they seemed content, AJ yearned for that feeling. Maybe Kristina would help him get there. As he drove back to town, fear began to creep over him. He was about to pass the land in which he turned Jason Quartermaine into Jason Morgan. He quickly pulled the car over once he saw the cab wrapped around the tree.
The cab driver stirred and felt the blood leaking from his right temple and smelled the gasoline. In between blackouts, he felt a man of short stature pulling him out far away from the car and beforehand asking if there was anyone else in there. "Yes, she had to go to Sharkey's...something about her fa...."He decided to save his energy inorder to help AJ get a passed out Angel out of there without increasing her injuries.
Angel squinted as woke up. She saw three shadowy figures before her. "Dad? No...no! I won't leave."
AJ kneeled down and spoke to Angel. "Angel, your father isn't here. It's just me and---"
"Bobby."
"And Bobby. The ambulance will be coming soon. All you need to do is to stay with us."
