"Jamal," Ian said as he opened his front door to him.
"Hey, man," Jamal said. "Look, I hate to bug you on your day off, but
can I come in?"
"Don't be silly, you're not bugging me, of course you can come in,"
Ian said warmly, extending an arm into his living room.
"Thanks," Jamal said. Ian followed him inside, and they sat down on the couch. "So, what brings you here, Jamal? It's been awhile since we've had a visit," Ian said. "Yeah, I know, and unfortunately, I'm kinda here to be the bearer of bad news," said Jamal. "What?" Jamal frowned.
"Caleb Morley is back."
*
Not having been able to remember how she'd gotten to her room, the night before, it took Raven a few wrong turns to find Caleb. She'd finally encountered him in a huge library, where he sat in a big leather chair, waiting for her.
"Ah, Raven, sleep well last night, did you?" he asked, his lips curling into a smirk. Raven cocked her head and returned the smirk.
"Yeah, actually I did, just like somebody 'knocked me out' or something!" she said, flourishing the remark with a laugh. Her smile then faded.
"I'm glad," Caleb said, getting to his feet. "Because I've got a lot planned for you today." "Really? What a coincidence. I have some plans of my own."
*
Once Ian had recovered from the imminent shock of Jamal's announcement, he was just as vehemently determined to get back Jack and Eli as Jamal was.
"How are we going to stop this SOB?" Ian growled, clenching his fists. "Listen, man, we've got that taken care of already," Jamal replied. Ian raised his eyebrows.
"Oh really? How?" Jamal went to speak and hesitated.
"Come on, times a wasting. Let's start looking for Jack and Eli, I'll tell you on the way," he said. Ian nodded, and scrawled Eve a quick note about going somewhere with Jamal, and the two headed out. What Ian didn't know was that Eve had decided not to go to the store this morning after all, and had heard everything Jamal had said from the hallway. She waited a moment for Ian and Jamal to leave, and then got into her own car and sped off to Alison's.
*
Ah, so she's snapped out of it. Good for her, Caleb thought as he stared Raven down. She stood there, chest puffed out, eyes narrowed, and Caleb found it funny that she actually thought she had a chance against him. All the better for him. It was more fun when they fought back, especially since they never won. Her father was proof of that. The apple never falls far from the tree.
Across from her opponent, Raven had only one thought running through her mind, and as much as she wished it was something clever and brave, it was only: don't be vulnerable, don't be vulnerable, don't be vulnerable. She was trying to convey an image of fearlessness, and she was pretty sure she was failing admirably. If she could just keep him from putting her under his power again, maybe, just maybe, she could do this.
* Lucy, Livvie, and Alison sat in the living room of the lighthouse, all missing their loved ones passionately. Kevin had gone to work as usual, that was his method of distracting himself from the situation. The three women had no idea what do with themselves.
"I wonder why I haven't heard from Christina," Lucy mused worriedly. "I wonder if they found Julie. I hope everything is all right." Livvie looked at Lucy with her sorrowful doe eyes. "Lucy, I wouldn't worry about Christina. I'm sure she's fine. She's the safest of anyone right now, she's not here."
Lucy nodded, taking some comfort in the thought. Just then, there was a knock at the door. Lucy went to answer it. "Eve," she said. "Come on in." Eve came in, a panicked and excited look on her face. "Alison, I thought you'd be here when I didn't find you at your house," she said, sitting down next to her.
"Why, what's wrong?" Alison asked, concerned with Eve's out-of- character behavior. "Why didn't anyone tell me that Caleb is back?" she asked. Alison, Livvie, and Lucy exchanged guilty looks, but the thought hadn't even crossed their minds. "Eve-" Lucy began.
"More importantly," Eve interrupted. "Where is Raven?" Just then, the phone rang. "I better answer that," Lucy said, and bustled into the kitchen. "Eve, Raven is a slayer. She went to kill Caleb," Livvie said. "Oh no," Eve said softly.
"What?" Alison demanded. "Oh no what?" Eve took a deep breath. "Don't you remember the last time that big bat flew into town?" Livvie and Alison glanced at each other, not following.
"There has to be certain conditions before Caleb will come around! I mean, what did he want last time? He wanted a perfect family. He wanted you, Livvie, and my baby," Eve continued energetically. "I don't understand. What has this got to do with Raven?" Alison asked.
"What I'm saying is that if Caleb came back for Livvie, he's going to want that child, too. Caleb wouldn't have come back without the right circumstances, which means that somebody here in Port Charles is pregnant," Eve concluded.
"And you think it's Raven?!" Alison asked, shocked. Eve nodded. "Danny said that she's been behaving strangely lately, and maybe this could be the answer," she said.
Just then, Lucy emerged from the kitchen, looking pale and haggard. "It's not Raven."
*
"Thanks," Jamal said. Ian followed him inside, and they sat down on the couch. "So, what brings you here, Jamal? It's been awhile since we've had a visit," Ian said. "Yeah, I know, and unfortunately, I'm kinda here to be the bearer of bad news," said Jamal. "What?" Jamal frowned.
"Caleb Morley is back."
*
Not having been able to remember how she'd gotten to her room, the night before, it took Raven a few wrong turns to find Caleb. She'd finally encountered him in a huge library, where he sat in a big leather chair, waiting for her.
"Ah, Raven, sleep well last night, did you?" he asked, his lips curling into a smirk. Raven cocked her head and returned the smirk.
"Yeah, actually I did, just like somebody 'knocked me out' or something!" she said, flourishing the remark with a laugh. Her smile then faded.
"I'm glad," Caleb said, getting to his feet. "Because I've got a lot planned for you today." "Really? What a coincidence. I have some plans of my own."
*
Once Ian had recovered from the imminent shock of Jamal's announcement, he was just as vehemently determined to get back Jack and Eli as Jamal was.
"How are we going to stop this SOB?" Ian growled, clenching his fists. "Listen, man, we've got that taken care of already," Jamal replied. Ian raised his eyebrows.
"Oh really? How?" Jamal went to speak and hesitated.
"Come on, times a wasting. Let's start looking for Jack and Eli, I'll tell you on the way," he said. Ian nodded, and scrawled Eve a quick note about going somewhere with Jamal, and the two headed out. What Ian didn't know was that Eve had decided not to go to the store this morning after all, and had heard everything Jamal had said from the hallway. She waited a moment for Ian and Jamal to leave, and then got into her own car and sped off to Alison's.
*
Ah, so she's snapped out of it. Good for her, Caleb thought as he stared Raven down. She stood there, chest puffed out, eyes narrowed, and Caleb found it funny that she actually thought she had a chance against him. All the better for him. It was more fun when they fought back, especially since they never won. Her father was proof of that. The apple never falls far from the tree.
Across from her opponent, Raven had only one thought running through her mind, and as much as she wished it was something clever and brave, it was only: don't be vulnerable, don't be vulnerable, don't be vulnerable. She was trying to convey an image of fearlessness, and she was pretty sure she was failing admirably. If she could just keep him from putting her under his power again, maybe, just maybe, she could do this.
* Lucy, Livvie, and Alison sat in the living room of the lighthouse, all missing their loved ones passionately. Kevin had gone to work as usual, that was his method of distracting himself from the situation. The three women had no idea what do with themselves.
"I wonder why I haven't heard from Christina," Lucy mused worriedly. "I wonder if they found Julie. I hope everything is all right." Livvie looked at Lucy with her sorrowful doe eyes. "Lucy, I wouldn't worry about Christina. I'm sure she's fine. She's the safest of anyone right now, she's not here."
Lucy nodded, taking some comfort in the thought. Just then, there was a knock at the door. Lucy went to answer it. "Eve," she said. "Come on in." Eve came in, a panicked and excited look on her face. "Alison, I thought you'd be here when I didn't find you at your house," she said, sitting down next to her.
"Why, what's wrong?" Alison asked, concerned with Eve's out-of- character behavior. "Why didn't anyone tell me that Caleb is back?" she asked. Alison, Livvie, and Lucy exchanged guilty looks, but the thought hadn't even crossed their minds. "Eve-" Lucy began.
"More importantly," Eve interrupted. "Where is Raven?" Just then, the phone rang. "I better answer that," Lucy said, and bustled into the kitchen. "Eve, Raven is a slayer. She went to kill Caleb," Livvie said. "Oh no," Eve said softly.
"What?" Alison demanded. "Oh no what?" Eve took a deep breath. "Don't you remember the last time that big bat flew into town?" Livvie and Alison glanced at each other, not following.
"There has to be certain conditions before Caleb will come around! I mean, what did he want last time? He wanted a perfect family. He wanted you, Livvie, and my baby," Eve continued energetically. "I don't understand. What has this got to do with Raven?" Alison asked.
"What I'm saying is that if Caleb came back for Livvie, he's going to want that child, too. Caleb wouldn't have come back without the right circumstances, which means that somebody here in Port Charles is pregnant," Eve concluded.
"And you think it's Raven?!" Alison asked, shocked. Eve nodded. "Danny said that she's been behaving strangely lately, and maybe this could be the answer," she said.
Just then, Lucy emerged from the kitchen, looking pale and haggard. "It's not Raven."
*