Taken aback, Vanessa began to stutter. "Y-you...love me?" She scoffed and
walked away from him as he nodded. "You love an old, conniving drug lord
whose own children want i nothing /i to do with her?"
Stavros approached her and put his arm around her. "I've done worse."
"Like doing your mother's bidding. Have you ever defied her? Ever?" Vanessa already knew the answer and left.
"It was never an option." Stavros left and returned to his table. "Sorry--"
"It's all right. I have a mother that meddles. Besides, you help me stick it to Edward. Now he's investing in incredibledreams2.com. A poor investment at best. How come all of your investments turn out so well?" "It is a gift..." "That you have bestowed upon me. Why?" "Because I have read about your family. And being around them is a good investment." "Ah." Skye began to peer at his ring. "Interesting...a family crest?" "It's more than that. Greater than you could ever imagine." "Such a cocky way to weasle out of my question--" "Family is not my subject!" His eyes began to look menacing. "It seemed like you and your mommy got along. It's getting late..." Skye gathered her things and ran out. "Antoinette...what have you gotten yourself into?" "And I thought your name was Skye..." Xavier laughed as he approached her. "It is! Just not my given name. I thought you didn't approve of eavesdroping on conversations." "I wasn't. Just overhearing and usually for it to be a conversation, two people have to speaking." His amused look faded when Skye buttoned up and wiped sweat from her brow. "Are you all right?" "Some people just get under your skin--" "Hopefully not me." Xavier laughed softly, dreading that it really was him. This woman was intriguing. "Just business." She locked eyes with him and smiled. "In my line of work, I know how cutthroat that profession can be. Forgive me for prying, but if this scares you--why continue?"
"I want respect from my family and being head of the family business would do that. It doesn't matter how anyone made me feel."
"Why wouldn't your feelings matter?"
"Because they never did! So why would it matter now?" Skye hailed a taxi and swiftly left the scene.
After a while, some people walked past him, including Stavros. "Never have I felt such a tainted soul." Xavier shook himself out of his trance and called his sister. "Flo? How are you liking the surroundings? Good. Comfortable? Good. How am I?" He looked down the road, at the cab Skye was in and swallowed hard. "I think I will be all right."
~ i Flashback /i ~ Cecelia didn't know how long she was in her cell. All she thought about was her precious son. It had been so long since she saw natural light, saw anyone.
Suddenly Charlotte entered the cell and looked her up and down. "One would think the dreary atmosphere would become you--"
"Just tell me where Gabriel is!" She sobbed.
"Oh, I'd say he's approximately six feet under."
Cecelia walked slowly over to Charlotte. Shrieking, she strangled her. The guards rushed in and restrained her. "Why? Why!?! Why would kill my little boy?"
Charlotte sighed and cupped Cecelia's tear soaked chin. "I told you i never /i to try and turn the tables on me. Never try to blackmail me. Alex is my daughter in everyway that counts! You tried to f^ck with something special to me, so I did the same to you. Now I am going to let you go, but we will be watching your every move. Understood?" Cecelia nodded somberly.
When Charlotte left the cell, Cecelia's mournful screams could be heard throughout the building.
~The Gatehouse~ Ned opened the door delighted at the sight that he saw. There stood Keesha, looking herself again. Holding Zoe in one arm and a basket in another!
He hated seeing her that way in the hospital. Taggert told him that the creep never layed a hand on her, she collasped on her own. He did inquire about that, but she always changed the subject. Keesha told him not to worry and eventually he stopped. Just as long as she was okay...
After Ned let her in, they set up the meal. Keesha laughed when Brooke Lyn ran in. "I see she's awake..."
"Who's the pretty lady?" Brooke giggled.
Zoe ran up to her. "That's my mommy. Remember? I told you about her when your daddy took us for ice cream." Brooke tagged her and they ran up the stairs.
"Be careful you two!" Ned yelled.
Keesha laughed and flipped through her magazine to a marked page. It was ad of Gia Campbell and the latest singing sensation. "I told you this would work!"
"I listened to you, didn't I?"
"Yeah, you did." She smiled and sat down. "Ned, there's something I need to tell you. I've been putting it off. I had cancer a few years back and that's why I passed out during...that scuffle. Ned I consider you a friend, a very good friend. And I shouldn't have kept that from you."
"Well, you had a lot going on. But I'm glad you told me."
Keesha just sat there, not really sure of what to say. They knew eachother for a while and recently had mended fences. The kids ran back down and Ned tickled them. Keesha was about to join in on the fun, but then her phone ran. Reluctantly, she answered. "Hello? Hey Marcus. Did they find Dao? WHAT!" Ned walked up to her and she put her finger to his lips. "You are the last person to tell me to calm down. How is that boy staying with Sonny Corinthos going to keep him out of danger?"
Stavros approached her and put his arm around her. "I've done worse."
"Like doing your mother's bidding. Have you ever defied her? Ever?" Vanessa already knew the answer and left.
"It was never an option." Stavros left and returned to his table. "Sorry--"
"It's all right. I have a mother that meddles. Besides, you help me stick it to Edward. Now he's investing in incredibledreams2.com. A poor investment at best. How come all of your investments turn out so well?" "It is a gift..." "That you have bestowed upon me. Why?" "Because I have read about your family. And being around them is a good investment." "Ah." Skye began to peer at his ring. "Interesting...a family crest?" "It's more than that. Greater than you could ever imagine." "Such a cocky way to weasle out of my question--" "Family is not my subject!" His eyes began to look menacing. "It seemed like you and your mommy got along. It's getting late..." Skye gathered her things and ran out. "Antoinette...what have you gotten yourself into?" "And I thought your name was Skye..." Xavier laughed as he approached her. "It is! Just not my given name. I thought you didn't approve of eavesdroping on conversations." "I wasn't. Just overhearing and usually for it to be a conversation, two people have to speaking." His amused look faded when Skye buttoned up and wiped sweat from her brow. "Are you all right?" "Some people just get under your skin--" "Hopefully not me." Xavier laughed softly, dreading that it really was him. This woman was intriguing. "Just business." She locked eyes with him and smiled. "In my line of work, I know how cutthroat that profession can be. Forgive me for prying, but if this scares you--why continue?"
"I want respect from my family and being head of the family business would do that. It doesn't matter how anyone made me feel."
"Why wouldn't your feelings matter?"
"Because they never did! So why would it matter now?" Skye hailed a taxi and swiftly left the scene.
After a while, some people walked past him, including Stavros. "Never have I felt such a tainted soul." Xavier shook himself out of his trance and called his sister. "Flo? How are you liking the surroundings? Good. Comfortable? Good. How am I?" He looked down the road, at the cab Skye was in and swallowed hard. "I think I will be all right."
~ i Flashback /i ~ Cecelia didn't know how long she was in her cell. All she thought about was her precious son. It had been so long since she saw natural light, saw anyone.
Suddenly Charlotte entered the cell and looked her up and down. "One would think the dreary atmosphere would become you--"
"Just tell me where Gabriel is!" She sobbed.
"Oh, I'd say he's approximately six feet under."
Cecelia walked slowly over to Charlotte. Shrieking, she strangled her. The guards rushed in and restrained her. "Why? Why!?! Why would kill my little boy?"
Charlotte sighed and cupped Cecelia's tear soaked chin. "I told you i never /i to try and turn the tables on me. Never try to blackmail me. Alex is my daughter in everyway that counts! You tried to f^ck with something special to me, so I did the same to you. Now I am going to let you go, but we will be watching your every move. Understood?" Cecelia nodded somberly.
When Charlotte left the cell, Cecelia's mournful screams could be heard throughout the building.
~The Gatehouse~ Ned opened the door delighted at the sight that he saw. There stood Keesha, looking herself again. Holding Zoe in one arm and a basket in another!
He hated seeing her that way in the hospital. Taggert told him that the creep never layed a hand on her, she collasped on her own. He did inquire about that, but she always changed the subject. Keesha told him not to worry and eventually he stopped. Just as long as she was okay...
After Ned let her in, they set up the meal. Keesha laughed when Brooke Lyn ran in. "I see she's awake..."
"Who's the pretty lady?" Brooke giggled.
Zoe ran up to her. "That's my mommy. Remember? I told you about her when your daddy took us for ice cream." Brooke tagged her and they ran up the stairs.
"Be careful you two!" Ned yelled.
Keesha laughed and flipped through her magazine to a marked page. It was ad of Gia Campbell and the latest singing sensation. "I told you this would work!"
"I listened to you, didn't I?"
"Yeah, you did." She smiled and sat down. "Ned, there's something I need to tell you. I've been putting it off. I had cancer a few years back and that's why I passed out during...that scuffle. Ned I consider you a friend, a very good friend. And I shouldn't have kept that from you."
"Well, you had a lot going on. But I'm glad you told me."
Keesha just sat there, not really sure of what to say. They knew eachother for a while and recently had mended fences. The kids ran back down and Ned tickled them. Keesha was about to join in on the fun, but then her phone ran. Reluctantly, she answered. "Hello? Hey Marcus. Did they find Dao? WHAT!" Ned walked up to her and she put her finger to his lips. "You are the last person to tell me to calm down. How is that boy staying with Sonny Corinthos going to keep him out of danger?"
