Chapter 3
"What ever do you mean, Nikolas?" Helena asked.
"When you killed Lena, you lost any and all control that you had over anything I do."
"You're wrong Nikolas."
"I doubt it," he said annoyed. "You forget, Grandmother, that the family loved Riley. They all loved her. I believe that most would side with her before you."
"That is unlikely." Helena turned to leave. She was by the door when she turned back to face Nikolas. "I know all about little Lena. Everything that you and Riley did." She walked out of the cottage.
"Damn her!"
~~~
Alexis watched Riley as she began to cook. In all the time that she'd known Riley, she knew her to always cook when she was angry. There was a knock at the door. Alexis walked out of the kitchen and answered it. Stefan walked inside.
Riley came out of the kitchen and hugged him.
~~~The next day
Riley walked into Kelly's the next day. She was tired and angry. She wanted to lash out at someone, mostly Helena. She got a cup of coffee and was about to leave when Nikolas walked in. Their eyes connected, he nodded and guided her out of the resturant.
~
Liz had been watching from the stairway. She smiled as they left. She went downstairs and looked up when the door opened and Gia walked in.
"Elizabeth, have you seen Nikolas today?"
"Uhm, yeah, he just left. He was headed towards the docks, I think," Liz said.
"Okay, thanks," Gia said before leaving.
Liz took a customer's order and had poured another a cup of coffee when Jason walked in. Liz poured him a cup of coffee.
"Have you seen Riley?"
Liz smiled. "Yeah, she left here a little while ago. She said something about meeting someone on the docks." Jason nodded, paid for the coffee and left.
~~~
Riley and Nikolas walked down to the docks. They sat on a bench and started talking.
"It still hurts," she told him, her eyes filling with tears. He wrapped his arms around her.
"I know it does." They stayed like that for a few minutes before she pulled away and stood up. She began to pace the docks. He frowned as he stood up and grabbed her shoulders to stop her.
"Riley, driving yourself crazy isn't going to help." She pulled away from him and went to stand near the edge of the dock. If she leaned over any more she would fall.
Nikolas sighed. "Riley."
~~~
Jason and Gia arrived at the docks near the same time. They didn't see each other but they both saw and heard the conversation between Nikolas and Riley.
~~~
"Don't Nikolas."
"Riley, I've been thinking about Helena's place in all of this."
"And?"
"She's up to something. From what you told me about last night and the fact that she keeps mentioning Lena..."
She spun around. "What are you trying to say Nikky?"
Nikolas sighed. "Maybe...maybe Helena done something to Lena."
"Lena's dead Nikolas."
He looked down at the ground and then back up to her eyes. "Uncle has been monitering Helena's movements. There is a compound in southern Russia..."
"Damn't Nikolas," she screamed. "Don't do this to me." She walked away from him. He caught up to her and grabbed her arm forcing her to face him.
"Riley..."
"Don't Nikolas, don't. Drop this now, let us go our separate ways now." She ragained complete control of her emotions as she spoke. "Nikky, you know better than anyone how I felt after Lena died and you understand it. I devoted everything to Lena, you know this. Please, let's just leave it alone."
He smiled sadly and kissed her forehead. "Je vous aimerai toujours papillion."
She smiled and laughed slightly. "I have to go. Jason will be back soon."
"Yeah, I was supposed to meet Gia at Kelly's." They hugged briefly. "Au revoir mon papillon," he said walking away.
She smacked his arm playfully. "Stop calling me that."
"What?" He asked innocently.
"Papillon."
"Why?" He asked playfully.
"Get outta here Cassadine," she said laughing. He walked away towards Kelly's and Riley turned around and ran into Jason.
~~~
Gia couldn't believe what she had just seen. Who was this woman and what did she have to do with Nikolas?
~~~
"Jason, you're back," she said hugging him. WHen he didn't say anything or show any emotion she got worried. "Jase, what happened?"
Nothing.
"Jase, you're scaring me," she said.
"You've been crying," he said wiping the remaining tears from her eyes.
She self-conscioussly put her hands up to her fce and wiped the rest of the tears from her eyes. He took her face in his hands. His eyes were cold, emotionless.
"Jason?"
"What are you hiding?"
"What are you talking about Jason?" Riley asked. He let go of her face and turned and walked away. She quickly followed.
"Jason, what's wrong?"
********************Translations ~ French******************
Je vous aimerai toujours papillon ~ I will love you always butteryfly.
Papillon ~ Butterfly
Au revoir mon papillon ~ Goodbye my butterfly.
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"What ever do you mean, Nikolas?" Helena asked.
"When you killed Lena, you lost any and all control that you had over anything I do."
"You're wrong Nikolas."
"I doubt it," he said annoyed. "You forget, Grandmother, that the family loved Riley. They all loved her. I believe that most would side with her before you."
"That is unlikely." Helena turned to leave. She was by the door when she turned back to face Nikolas. "I know all about little Lena. Everything that you and Riley did." She walked out of the cottage.
"Damn her!"
~~~
Alexis watched Riley as she began to cook. In all the time that she'd known Riley, she knew her to always cook when she was angry. There was a knock at the door. Alexis walked out of the kitchen and answered it. Stefan walked inside.
Riley came out of the kitchen and hugged him.
~~~The next day
Riley walked into Kelly's the next day. She was tired and angry. She wanted to lash out at someone, mostly Helena. She got a cup of coffee and was about to leave when Nikolas walked in. Their eyes connected, he nodded and guided her out of the resturant.
~
Liz had been watching from the stairway. She smiled as they left. She went downstairs and looked up when the door opened and Gia walked in.
"Elizabeth, have you seen Nikolas today?"
"Uhm, yeah, he just left. He was headed towards the docks, I think," Liz said.
"Okay, thanks," Gia said before leaving.
Liz took a customer's order and had poured another a cup of coffee when Jason walked in. Liz poured him a cup of coffee.
"Have you seen Riley?"
Liz smiled. "Yeah, she left here a little while ago. She said something about meeting someone on the docks." Jason nodded, paid for the coffee and left.
~~~
Riley and Nikolas walked down to the docks. They sat on a bench and started talking.
"It still hurts," she told him, her eyes filling with tears. He wrapped his arms around her.
"I know it does." They stayed like that for a few minutes before she pulled away and stood up. She began to pace the docks. He frowned as he stood up and grabbed her shoulders to stop her.
"Riley, driving yourself crazy isn't going to help." She pulled away from him and went to stand near the edge of the dock. If she leaned over any more she would fall.
Nikolas sighed. "Riley."
~~~
Jason and Gia arrived at the docks near the same time. They didn't see each other but they both saw and heard the conversation between Nikolas and Riley.
~~~
"Don't Nikolas."
"Riley, I've been thinking about Helena's place in all of this."
"And?"
"She's up to something. From what you told me about last night and the fact that she keeps mentioning Lena..."
She spun around. "What are you trying to say Nikky?"
Nikolas sighed. "Maybe...maybe Helena done something to Lena."
"Lena's dead Nikolas."
He looked down at the ground and then back up to her eyes. "Uncle has been monitering Helena's movements. There is a compound in southern Russia..."
"Damn't Nikolas," she screamed. "Don't do this to me." She walked away from him. He caught up to her and grabbed her arm forcing her to face him.
"Riley..."
"Don't Nikolas, don't. Drop this now, let us go our separate ways now." She ragained complete control of her emotions as she spoke. "Nikky, you know better than anyone how I felt after Lena died and you understand it. I devoted everything to Lena, you know this. Please, let's just leave it alone."
He smiled sadly and kissed her forehead. "Je vous aimerai toujours papillion."
She smiled and laughed slightly. "I have to go. Jason will be back soon."
"Yeah, I was supposed to meet Gia at Kelly's." They hugged briefly. "Au revoir mon papillon," he said walking away.
She smacked his arm playfully. "Stop calling me that."
"What?" He asked innocently.
"Papillon."
"Why?" He asked playfully.
"Get outta here Cassadine," she said laughing. He walked away towards Kelly's and Riley turned around and ran into Jason.
~~~
Gia couldn't believe what she had just seen. Who was this woman and what did she have to do with Nikolas?
~~~
"Jason, you're back," she said hugging him. WHen he didn't say anything or show any emotion she got worried. "Jase, what happened?"
Nothing.
"Jase, you're scaring me," she said.
"You've been crying," he said wiping the remaining tears from her eyes.
She self-conscioussly put her hands up to her fce and wiped the rest of the tears from her eyes. He took her face in his hands. His eyes were cold, emotionless.
"Jason?"
"What are you hiding?"
"What are you talking about Jason?" Riley asked. He let go of her face and turned and walked away. She quickly followed.
"Jason, what's wrong?"
********************Translations ~ French******************
Je vous aimerai toujours papillon ~ I will love you always butteryfly.
Papillon ~ Butterfly
Au revoir mon papillon ~ Goodbye my butterfly.
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