Rafe shook his head in amazement. It was true. Birth certificate,
driver's license, social security card, everything. No stealing of
identity here. This man really was Stephen Clay. There was the matter of
looking exactly like Caleb, but coincidences happen. And this was a rare
one. Rafe even checked out Stephen's town and asked around. This was no
joke. To top it all off, the guy even had DNA, so that pretty much meant
that he was no vampire.
"Finally, I can be at peace knowing everyone in this town is safe. Especially Ed and Alison."
He sighed in relief as he looked off into the distance. His mind kept replaying that horrible night that he was killed by Caleb over and over in his head. Ever since Stephen Clay had come to town, the memories had been haunting him. He needed to get them out of his mind though, because it was all over and done with now. He was alive and well and Caleb was gone, and this time he was sure of it.
Back at the Recovery Room, Ian couldn't believe his eyes. Stephen Clay was an exact replica of Caleb. Almost like an identical twin.
"Hey Alison."
"Ian, hey! How is everything?"
"Oh fine, thanks. So, Stephen is your brother. I just can't believe how much he looks like Caleb."
Alison looked over to where Stephen was standing talking on his cell phone. "Yeah I know. It's really eerie."
After he hung up with James, Caleb snuck a glance at Alison and Ian and laughed. "What foolish people they are. Too bad they have no clue what's about to hit them." He dialed another number. "Hello, I'd like to speak to Olivia Locke please. Oh, I beg your pardon, I mean Livvie Locke."
"Speaking."
"Why hello Olivia. How nice to hear your voice again."
"Caleb! What took you so long to call me? I could have sworn you told me that you would call.."
"Olivia dear, keep your voice down," Caleb said, interrupting her. "You never know who could be listening."
"Don't worry about it, I'm alone. So, is the plan still on?"
"Yes, and I think it will work out just fine. You know what to do, right?"
Livvie laughed, almost resembling the wicked witch of the west from "Wizard of Oz". "Not to worry...STEPHEN," she said, putting an extra emphasis on his fake name. "I know what to do. I'm supposed to call Alison and tell her that Eve had to drop Ed and Danny over at my place because there was an emergency over at the hospital, so she has to come get them. Then I'll stall her once she gets here, and you'll just conveniently stop by a few minutes later."
"Good job. Well, I should go. I'll be seeing you soon."
"Bye."
"Stephen" walked back over to Alison's table. "Sorry about that. My manager insisted on telling me what was going on at tomorrow's function."
"Oh don't worry about it. I know how that stuff goes,"
"So tell me, did you ever really get to know our father?"
Alison sighed and stared longingly out the window. "No. He was too absorbed in his work to care about what went on with me. Sad enough, I don't really know my mother that well either."
"That's a shame. I really am sorry."
"Oh it's ok. I got used to it. And besides, I have Rafe. He's the best anyone could ask for. And Lucy, she's just great. Almost like another mother to me." Her cell phone started to ring. "Excuse me a minute. Hello? Oh, Livvie. What? Oh ok. Well I'll be down in a few minutes." Alison rolled her eyes and put her phone back in her purse.
"What's wrong?"
"Oh just a minor problem. You see my friend Eve is a doctor and she agreed to watch my son Ed for me today and I guess she got paged to the hospital for an emergency, so she had to drop off her son Danny as well somewhere. At my former best friend's house to be exact. And Eve knows I don't like her, which is why I don't understand why she would do that. Well, I don't have time to think about that right now. I don't want my son at her house a single minute more than he has to be. It was nice meeting you Stephen. You'll have to come over to dinner sometime so you can meet your nephew."
"Yes, that will be fun. It was so nice to see you, Alison. I'll be seeing you soon."
After she left, Caleb leaned back in his chair and smiled triumphantly. "Yeah, you better run now while you can, since you won't be doing much of that once I get to you."
Alison arrived at Livvie's house and looked at the porch in disgust. It looked like it hadn't been cleaned in centuries. Cobwebs were everywhere, and the steps were covered in dirt. Livvie noticed that Alison was looking around the porch and decided to go outside to greet her.
"Well if it isn't Alison Barrington, the Port Charles goody two shoes. So tell me, is Rafe still great in bed? Because let me tell you, those nights we had back when I was with him were fabulous."
"Oh Livvie, shut the hell up. I can't believe you are still bringing that stuff up. It happened years ago. Just go get Ed and Danny please."
Livvie smirked. "Calm down. They're in the living room playing some little kid's board game. They're in no hurry. And I know you can't be."
"Actually Ed needs to go home and get some rest and I'm sure Danny does too. So please just go get them."
"No."
"Excuse me?"
"I said no."
"You really are hopeless. Fine. If it will make you stop acting like a child, I'll go in there and get them myself."
"Don't bother. They're not even in there."
"What?"
Suddenly Caleb appeared behind her. "Yeah Alison, you heard her. They're not in there."
"Stephen? What are you doing here?"
"Just some business. And it's Caleb." Before Alison knew what was happening, Caleb leaned forward and bit her neck. Alison immediately fainted. Livvie actually looked a little scared and decided to voice her concern.
"Whoa Caleb, are you sure you know what you are doing?"
"Don't worry Olivia. She'll just be out for a few hours. In the meantime, remember that you know nothing about this." He picked up Alison and gently laid her in the car. He looked back at Livvie and waved as he drove the car out of the driveway. Livvie walked back inside her house and looked at a picture that she had of her and Alison.
"Well Alison, you always had to have the best. The best clothes, the best help, and even the best guy. It's time that I got exactly what I deserved and you get exactly what you deserved. Pretty soon, Rafe and I will be married again, and there's nothing anyone will be able to do about it this time."
Back at Rafe and Alison's house, Rafe was taking a nap. He had suddenly woken up from a dream that he couldn't quite remember. He only knew he was having a dream because his heart was beating fast and he suddenly called out something.
"Alison! Oh my god, where is she?!"
"Finally, I can be at peace knowing everyone in this town is safe. Especially Ed and Alison."
He sighed in relief as he looked off into the distance. His mind kept replaying that horrible night that he was killed by Caleb over and over in his head. Ever since Stephen Clay had come to town, the memories had been haunting him. He needed to get them out of his mind though, because it was all over and done with now. He was alive and well and Caleb was gone, and this time he was sure of it.
Back at the Recovery Room, Ian couldn't believe his eyes. Stephen Clay was an exact replica of Caleb. Almost like an identical twin.
"Hey Alison."
"Ian, hey! How is everything?"
"Oh fine, thanks. So, Stephen is your brother. I just can't believe how much he looks like Caleb."
Alison looked over to where Stephen was standing talking on his cell phone. "Yeah I know. It's really eerie."
After he hung up with James, Caleb snuck a glance at Alison and Ian and laughed. "What foolish people they are. Too bad they have no clue what's about to hit them." He dialed another number. "Hello, I'd like to speak to Olivia Locke please. Oh, I beg your pardon, I mean Livvie Locke."
"Speaking."
"Why hello Olivia. How nice to hear your voice again."
"Caleb! What took you so long to call me? I could have sworn you told me that you would call.."
"Olivia dear, keep your voice down," Caleb said, interrupting her. "You never know who could be listening."
"Don't worry about it, I'm alone. So, is the plan still on?"
"Yes, and I think it will work out just fine. You know what to do, right?"
Livvie laughed, almost resembling the wicked witch of the west from "Wizard of Oz". "Not to worry...STEPHEN," she said, putting an extra emphasis on his fake name. "I know what to do. I'm supposed to call Alison and tell her that Eve had to drop Ed and Danny over at my place because there was an emergency over at the hospital, so she has to come get them. Then I'll stall her once she gets here, and you'll just conveniently stop by a few minutes later."
"Good job. Well, I should go. I'll be seeing you soon."
"Bye."
"Stephen" walked back over to Alison's table. "Sorry about that. My manager insisted on telling me what was going on at tomorrow's function."
"Oh don't worry about it. I know how that stuff goes,"
"So tell me, did you ever really get to know our father?"
Alison sighed and stared longingly out the window. "No. He was too absorbed in his work to care about what went on with me. Sad enough, I don't really know my mother that well either."
"That's a shame. I really am sorry."
"Oh it's ok. I got used to it. And besides, I have Rafe. He's the best anyone could ask for. And Lucy, she's just great. Almost like another mother to me." Her cell phone started to ring. "Excuse me a minute. Hello? Oh, Livvie. What? Oh ok. Well I'll be down in a few minutes." Alison rolled her eyes and put her phone back in her purse.
"What's wrong?"
"Oh just a minor problem. You see my friend Eve is a doctor and she agreed to watch my son Ed for me today and I guess she got paged to the hospital for an emergency, so she had to drop off her son Danny as well somewhere. At my former best friend's house to be exact. And Eve knows I don't like her, which is why I don't understand why she would do that. Well, I don't have time to think about that right now. I don't want my son at her house a single minute more than he has to be. It was nice meeting you Stephen. You'll have to come over to dinner sometime so you can meet your nephew."
"Yes, that will be fun. It was so nice to see you, Alison. I'll be seeing you soon."
After she left, Caleb leaned back in his chair and smiled triumphantly. "Yeah, you better run now while you can, since you won't be doing much of that once I get to you."
Alison arrived at Livvie's house and looked at the porch in disgust. It looked like it hadn't been cleaned in centuries. Cobwebs were everywhere, and the steps were covered in dirt. Livvie noticed that Alison was looking around the porch and decided to go outside to greet her.
"Well if it isn't Alison Barrington, the Port Charles goody two shoes. So tell me, is Rafe still great in bed? Because let me tell you, those nights we had back when I was with him were fabulous."
"Oh Livvie, shut the hell up. I can't believe you are still bringing that stuff up. It happened years ago. Just go get Ed and Danny please."
Livvie smirked. "Calm down. They're in the living room playing some little kid's board game. They're in no hurry. And I know you can't be."
"Actually Ed needs to go home and get some rest and I'm sure Danny does too. So please just go get them."
"No."
"Excuse me?"
"I said no."
"You really are hopeless. Fine. If it will make you stop acting like a child, I'll go in there and get them myself."
"Don't bother. They're not even in there."
"What?"
Suddenly Caleb appeared behind her. "Yeah Alison, you heard her. They're not in there."
"Stephen? What are you doing here?"
"Just some business. And it's Caleb." Before Alison knew what was happening, Caleb leaned forward and bit her neck. Alison immediately fainted. Livvie actually looked a little scared and decided to voice her concern.
"Whoa Caleb, are you sure you know what you are doing?"
"Don't worry Olivia. She'll just be out for a few hours. In the meantime, remember that you know nothing about this." He picked up Alison and gently laid her in the car. He looked back at Livvie and waved as he drove the car out of the driveway. Livvie walked back inside her house and looked at a picture that she had of her and Alison.
"Well Alison, you always had to have the best. The best clothes, the best help, and even the best guy. It's time that I got exactly what I deserved and you get exactly what you deserved. Pretty soon, Rafe and I will be married again, and there's nothing anyone will be able to do about it this time."
Back at Rafe and Alison's house, Rafe was taking a nap. He had suddenly woken up from a dream that he couldn't quite remember. He only knew he was having a dream because his heart was beating fast and he suddenly called out something.
"Alison! Oh my god, where is she?!"