Chapter 7
The next day
Irina Cassadine walked onto Helena's yacht. "Hello Helena," she said.
"Why don't you ever call me 'mother'?" Helena asked as she sipped her port.
"You are no mother to me Helena, you simply gave birth to me."
"Nevermind that, we have a serious problem."
~~~
Riley woke up in Jason's arms the next morning. They had made love all night. She closed her eyes before rolling out of bed, pulling the sheet around her. She walked to the bathroom and turned the shower on.
Ten minutes later she had her hair wrapped in a towel and walked into the bedroom to see that Jason was awake. He stood up and gave her a kiss before saying that he had to go.
Once he was gone, the bedside phone rang. She picked it up. "Hello?"
"Riley, I need to talk to you," came Zander's voice.
"No," Riley said.
"Riley, I know about Lena."
"Oh really? Now you know what happened. How'd you find out Zander, huh, did you call you father down in New York and ask him?"
"Riley."
"Don't Zander, I have things to do." She slammed the phone down. She tried to control her breathing but she couldn't control her shaking body.
~~~
Irina sighed and sat in an ornate chair across from Helena.
"What is this 'problem' that you refer to?" she asked her mother.
"Riley."
"What about her?"
"She's here, in Port Charles."
"So?" Irina asked impatiently.
"I want to use her to get Gia Campbell away from Nikolas."
Irina sighed again. "And how do you plan to do that?"
~~~
Robin walked into Kelly's and saw Riley sitting at the counter drinking a cup of coffee. She wanted to approach her but thought better of it. There would be time later. She sat down at the oppostie end of the counter and ordered breakfast.
~~~
Riley sipped her coffee while she waited impatiently for Nikolas to show up. She fianlly heard the door open and she looked up to see Nikolas walk over to her.
"Nikolas," she said.
"Riley."
"What did you want to talk about?"
"Let's go somewhere more private," he said alying some money down on the counter for her breakfast. He took her arm and practically pulled her out of the resturant.
~~~
"I have amny plans, Irina," Helena said. "Most of which include you."
Irina sighed in frustration. "I have no time for this Helena."
"Yes, yes, I know, you have to get back to your daughter."
Irina eyed Helena with contempt. "What about her?"
Helena smiled. "I do hope that you remember that you did not give birth to her."
~~~
"Nikolas, what's going on?" Riley asked when they stopped on the docks near Helena's yacht.
"Riley, Helena sent this to me last night," he said handing her a small envelope with his name on it. She took it and slowly opened it, pulling out the items inside. There were several pictures of a young girl of about six who had long brown hair. Riley turned the pictures over and read the caption on the back.
'Lena Alexandria, age 6'
~~~
"So?" Irina asked.
"So, I want you to take her to my compound in Denamrk."
"Why?"
"To get Nikolas away from Gia."
"You will not use her for your sick games, Mother," Irina said standing up. "I will not allow it."
"You have no other choice Irina."
"I could kill you."
"Go ahead, but my plan is already in motion."
Irina shook with contempt for her mother. She fought to keep her breathing under control which was quite hard.
"I sent Nikolas a little present last night," Helena continued. "It contained a few pictures of an adorable litte girl who was celebrating her sixth birthday..."
"You bitch," Irina said coldly, forcing her emotions down as she let the Cassadine in her show through.
"Really, Irina, such language, I hope that's not how you talk around my great-granddaughter."
"I think that you've forgotten, Mother," Irina said coldly, "that Lena is not your great-granddaughter."
The next day
Irina Cassadine walked onto Helena's yacht. "Hello Helena," she said.
"Why don't you ever call me 'mother'?" Helena asked as she sipped her port.
"You are no mother to me Helena, you simply gave birth to me."
"Nevermind that, we have a serious problem."
~~~
Riley woke up in Jason's arms the next morning. They had made love all night. She closed her eyes before rolling out of bed, pulling the sheet around her. She walked to the bathroom and turned the shower on.
Ten minutes later she had her hair wrapped in a towel and walked into the bedroom to see that Jason was awake. He stood up and gave her a kiss before saying that he had to go.
Once he was gone, the bedside phone rang. She picked it up. "Hello?"
"Riley, I need to talk to you," came Zander's voice.
"No," Riley said.
"Riley, I know about Lena."
"Oh really? Now you know what happened. How'd you find out Zander, huh, did you call you father down in New York and ask him?"
"Riley."
"Don't Zander, I have things to do." She slammed the phone down. She tried to control her breathing but she couldn't control her shaking body.
~~~
Irina sighed and sat in an ornate chair across from Helena.
"What is this 'problem' that you refer to?" she asked her mother.
"Riley."
"What about her?"
"She's here, in Port Charles."
"So?" Irina asked impatiently.
"I want to use her to get Gia Campbell away from Nikolas."
Irina sighed again. "And how do you plan to do that?"
~~~
Robin walked into Kelly's and saw Riley sitting at the counter drinking a cup of coffee. She wanted to approach her but thought better of it. There would be time later. She sat down at the oppostie end of the counter and ordered breakfast.
~~~
Riley sipped her coffee while she waited impatiently for Nikolas to show up. She fianlly heard the door open and she looked up to see Nikolas walk over to her.
"Nikolas," she said.
"Riley."
"What did you want to talk about?"
"Let's go somewhere more private," he said alying some money down on the counter for her breakfast. He took her arm and practically pulled her out of the resturant.
~~~
"I have amny plans, Irina," Helena said. "Most of which include you."
Irina sighed in frustration. "I have no time for this Helena."
"Yes, yes, I know, you have to get back to your daughter."
Irina eyed Helena with contempt. "What about her?"
Helena smiled. "I do hope that you remember that you did not give birth to her."
~~~
"Nikolas, what's going on?" Riley asked when they stopped on the docks near Helena's yacht.
"Riley, Helena sent this to me last night," he said handing her a small envelope with his name on it. She took it and slowly opened it, pulling out the items inside. There were several pictures of a young girl of about six who had long brown hair. Riley turned the pictures over and read the caption on the back.
'Lena Alexandria, age 6'
~~~
"So?" Irina asked.
"So, I want you to take her to my compound in Denamrk."
"Why?"
"To get Nikolas away from Gia."
"You will not use her for your sick games, Mother," Irina said standing up. "I will not allow it."
"You have no other choice Irina."
"I could kill you."
"Go ahead, but my plan is already in motion."
Irina shook with contempt for her mother. She fought to keep her breathing under control which was quite hard.
"I sent Nikolas a little present last night," Helena continued. "It contained a few pictures of an adorable litte girl who was celebrating her sixth birthday..."
"You bitch," Irina said coldly, forcing her emotions down as she let the Cassadine in her show through.
"Really, Irina, such language, I hope that's not how you talk around my great-granddaughter."
"I think that you've forgotten, Mother," Irina said coldly, "that Lena is not your great-granddaughter."