A Deception Gala
Dressed in a lilac gown with a sequenced spaghetti strapped top, Gia descended down the stairs into the small club known as The Cellar that sat below Kelly's. Her arm wrapped tightly around Nikolas as she observed the scene in front of her.
People ran from one end to another getting things ready for the Deception party that Gia formed seemingly in order to not only introduce their summer scents, but also their newly developed cosmetics line. After years of dominating the perfume markets, she decided that the world of cosmetics was next to be conquered... after that? Gia plans to start a clothing line/label within the next couple of years.
She glanced at Nikolas and smiled. He, in return, possessed a huge grin. He was proud of his wife. She took a company that was falling into the red and not only brought it back into the black, but also turned it into a success. After Laura's unfortunate psychotic state took a turn for the worst, Gia used her earnings that she saved as a model and brought Deception with it. Along with that she went back to school to get her bachelors in business and marketing, Gia turned Deception around in years making it the number one seller of perfume.
"Very nice," Nikolas mumbled in awe. He stood there in a black suit, looking at all the busyness around them.
Gia grinned happily and dropped her arm from him. "I need to make sure everything is in order..."
Nikolas nodded and proceeded to the bar. There he met with AJ Quartermaine and they started to talk about what was going on in their lives.
Gia nodded in satisfaction as the color theme, lilac and cream, that was splashed everywhere. Various tables that were located throughout the club had gift bags of samples of Deception cosmetics and perfume. And opposite from the entrance stairs of the club, sat a small stage and podium for a speech to be made to the audience and for pictures to be taken; and the bar was located on the left of that.
The bite size hors d'oeuvres that sat on long buffet tables and trays ranged from old time favorites: cheese and crackers and pigs in a blanket to small taquitos to cucumber sandwiches to chicken strips and had desserts such as chocolate cake, mousse, and cheese cake. Drinks consisting of wine, champagne, water, and sodas were all at the bar. Considering that Gia put this together two weeks ago, everything so far was going well.
"Gia?"
She turned around to come face to face with Carly Corinthos. "Carly, I love it... everything is exactly how I want it," Gia said as she gave her a light hug. She and Carly weren't the best of friends, but some times they talked when the other needed an opinion from someone not involved in the situation and Andrea and Michelle, her and Sonny's daughter, are good friends.
"Thank you," Carly said. She looked around the club and nodded with approval. "I love the colors you picked and the goody bags are a great idea."
"Thank you," Gia said. She also looked around the club and noticed more people started to come in and the waiters began to roaming the party with trays of wine and hors d'oeuvres. She and Carly chatted with each other a bit. A few minutes into their conversation one more person was added themselves to it.
Giving Carly a light kiss on the cheek, Sonny Corinthos wrapped an arm around Carly's waist. "Hello Gia... nice party."
Gia stopped herself from expressing her dismay at his presence there. Though she didn't want him there, he needed to be for her plan to continue.
He and his partner in crime were the two people that she hated the most. Gia couldn't stand the sight of them or the way everyone seem to fall over them despite their misdeeds. They hurt too many people and as far as her and Sam were concerned that wasn't going to happen anymore to them and the people they love.
"Thank you," Gia spoke as she put on a fake smile.
Sonny nodded solemnly. "I also want to offer my condolences..."
She squinted her eyes in anger and said nothing. How dare he "offer" his condolences, Gia thought to herself, especially since it's partly his fault. "Have you seen my Face of Deception?" she asked stopping him from going any further. Gia didn't know how much of his presence and fake condolences she could take and needed to leave. "I can't unveil the new promotion and product without her being here."
Carly and Sonny looked around the club and then shook her head no.
Sighing, Gia thanked Carly and Sonny once again and then left them to find her model and Lucky, the lead photographer. She needed them there to distract the people... otherwise, step one wouldn't be complete and set her and Sam back longer than needed or wanted.
*******
Sam stepped out of the sleek black car as she parked it in the far corner of the parking lot. She was dressed in a black dress with a shawl over her shoulders; and held her matching black purse tightly as she walked in and down the steps into the small club.
Surveying the scene, Sam spotted the right place to stand and carry out the deed. Located across the room, right diagonally from the podium and stage sat a small set of stairs, which seem to come from a small wine cellar below to the floor they were at and stopped at a small hallway. The small hallway in return led to an alley out back behind the building. It was the perfect place. It also helped that the small hallway blocked by a wall and virtually unnoticeable at first glance. The wall, as well as part of the walkway was also covered up by huge plants.
She walked around, and found a waiter who had wine on their tray. She took a flute filled with wine and settled at the bar. Sam scanned the crowd until her eyes stopped upon her sister. Making eye connect, she signaled to Gia that she was ready and waiting for her approval.
*******
"What took you so long? Lucky's waiting up front for you," Gia replied as she stared at the woman. Looking at her, she shook her head in impatience. "You are the Face of Deception; you should have been here thirty minutes ago with Deception perfume and make up on."
The blonde nodded and flashed Gia an apologetic smile. "I'm so sorry Gia... but Jason and I was fighting because I wanted to be here and he was having a suspicious feeling that something bad was going to happen and didn't want me to be here. So, I convinced him to come with me. And I had to wait on him to get ready."
One of Gia's eyebrow rose at that. Just as she wanted, Jason was here at the party. "So, you two are back together?" she asked.
Courtney shook her head happily. "We decided to follow our hearts... instead of Sonny's orders."
Just as Gia was about to respond, Elton interrupted. "Bubbles dear, you are needed up front for some pictures and a speech by you is wanted by the public," he said.
Gia giggled at Elton's nickname for Courtney. Though she took it as a term of endearment, she was given the name for being a total bubblehead when it came to everything and anything. "Yes, Courtney... the public and photographers are waiting on you," Gia said. She ushered her and Elton off.
Looking around for Nikolas, Gia finally found him at the bar. As she walked to him, Courtney got on the microphone and started to talk about Deception's debut line of cosmetics and summer scents that were set to be released later that month.
Gia stood next to her husband and silently took his hand. Giving it a little squeeze, she signaled to him that the first step in her plan was set to happen.
She scanned the club and made eye contact with Sam. Nodding her head, she gave her the go ahead to proceed with their plan.
Sam nodded back and moved from her spot near the podium.
Gia's eyes followed Sam as she found her spot and prepared herself. Feeling someone staring and following her eyes, Gia looked to the podium and saw him, her target, staring at her. She grinned wickedly and looked at Sam as she raised her gun at Courtney, who was still on stage.
She looked back at him as he saw Sam and her gun.
Making eye contact again with him, Gia winked once wishing him a quick and speedy death as Sam pulled the trigger.
Dressed in a lilac gown with a sequenced spaghetti strapped top, Gia descended down the stairs into the small club known as The Cellar that sat below Kelly's. Her arm wrapped tightly around Nikolas as she observed the scene in front of her.
People ran from one end to another getting things ready for the Deception party that Gia formed seemingly in order to not only introduce their summer scents, but also their newly developed cosmetics line. After years of dominating the perfume markets, she decided that the world of cosmetics was next to be conquered... after that? Gia plans to start a clothing line/label within the next couple of years.
She glanced at Nikolas and smiled. He, in return, possessed a huge grin. He was proud of his wife. She took a company that was falling into the red and not only brought it back into the black, but also turned it into a success. After Laura's unfortunate psychotic state took a turn for the worst, Gia used her earnings that she saved as a model and brought Deception with it. Along with that she went back to school to get her bachelors in business and marketing, Gia turned Deception around in years making it the number one seller of perfume.
"Very nice," Nikolas mumbled in awe. He stood there in a black suit, looking at all the busyness around them.
Gia grinned happily and dropped her arm from him. "I need to make sure everything is in order..."
Nikolas nodded and proceeded to the bar. There he met with AJ Quartermaine and they started to talk about what was going on in their lives.
Gia nodded in satisfaction as the color theme, lilac and cream, that was splashed everywhere. Various tables that were located throughout the club had gift bags of samples of Deception cosmetics and perfume. And opposite from the entrance stairs of the club, sat a small stage and podium for a speech to be made to the audience and for pictures to be taken; and the bar was located on the left of that.
The bite size hors d'oeuvres that sat on long buffet tables and trays ranged from old time favorites: cheese and crackers and pigs in a blanket to small taquitos to cucumber sandwiches to chicken strips and had desserts such as chocolate cake, mousse, and cheese cake. Drinks consisting of wine, champagne, water, and sodas were all at the bar. Considering that Gia put this together two weeks ago, everything so far was going well.
"Gia?"
She turned around to come face to face with Carly Corinthos. "Carly, I love it... everything is exactly how I want it," Gia said as she gave her a light hug. She and Carly weren't the best of friends, but some times they talked when the other needed an opinion from someone not involved in the situation and Andrea and Michelle, her and Sonny's daughter, are good friends.
"Thank you," Carly said. She looked around the club and nodded with approval. "I love the colors you picked and the goody bags are a great idea."
"Thank you," Gia said. She also looked around the club and noticed more people started to come in and the waiters began to roaming the party with trays of wine and hors d'oeuvres. She and Carly chatted with each other a bit. A few minutes into their conversation one more person was added themselves to it.
Giving Carly a light kiss on the cheek, Sonny Corinthos wrapped an arm around Carly's waist. "Hello Gia... nice party."
Gia stopped herself from expressing her dismay at his presence there. Though she didn't want him there, he needed to be for her plan to continue.
He and his partner in crime were the two people that she hated the most. Gia couldn't stand the sight of them or the way everyone seem to fall over them despite their misdeeds. They hurt too many people and as far as her and Sam were concerned that wasn't going to happen anymore to them and the people they love.
"Thank you," Gia spoke as she put on a fake smile.
Sonny nodded solemnly. "I also want to offer my condolences..."
She squinted her eyes in anger and said nothing. How dare he "offer" his condolences, Gia thought to herself, especially since it's partly his fault. "Have you seen my Face of Deception?" she asked stopping him from going any further. Gia didn't know how much of his presence and fake condolences she could take and needed to leave. "I can't unveil the new promotion and product without her being here."
Carly and Sonny looked around the club and then shook her head no.
Sighing, Gia thanked Carly and Sonny once again and then left them to find her model and Lucky, the lead photographer. She needed them there to distract the people... otherwise, step one wouldn't be complete and set her and Sam back longer than needed or wanted.
*******
Sam stepped out of the sleek black car as she parked it in the far corner of the parking lot. She was dressed in a black dress with a shawl over her shoulders; and held her matching black purse tightly as she walked in and down the steps into the small club.
Surveying the scene, Sam spotted the right place to stand and carry out the deed. Located across the room, right diagonally from the podium and stage sat a small set of stairs, which seem to come from a small wine cellar below to the floor they were at and stopped at a small hallway. The small hallway in return led to an alley out back behind the building. It was the perfect place. It also helped that the small hallway blocked by a wall and virtually unnoticeable at first glance. The wall, as well as part of the walkway was also covered up by huge plants.
She walked around, and found a waiter who had wine on their tray. She took a flute filled with wine and settled at the bar. Sam scanned the crowd until her eyes stopped upon her sister. Making eye connect, she signaled to Gia that she was ready and waiting for her approval.
*******
"What took you so long? Lucky's waiting up front for you," Gia replied as she stared at the woman. Looking at her, she shook her head in impatience. "You are the Face of Deception; you should have been here thirty minutes ago with Deception perfume and make up on."
The blonde nodded and flashed Gia an apologetic smile. "I'm so sorry Gia... but Jason and I was fighting because I wanted to be here and he was having a suspicious feeling that something bad was going to happen and didn't want me to be here. So, I convinced him to come with me. And I had to wait on him to get ready."
One of Gia's eyebrow rose at that. Just as she wanted, Jason was here at the party. "So, you two are back together?" she asked.
Courtney shook her head happily. "We decided to follow our hearts... instead of Sonny's orders."
Just as Gia was about to respond, Elton interrupted. "Bubbles dear, you are needed up front for some pictures and a speech by you is wanted by the public," he said.
Gia giggled at Elton's nickname for Courtney. Though she took it as a term of endearment, she was given the name for being a total bubblehead when it came to everything and anything. "Yes, Courtney... the public and photographers are waiting on you," Gia said. She ushered her and Elton off.
Looking around for Nikolas, Gia finally found him at the bar. As she walked to him, Courtney got on the microphone and started to talk about Deception's debut line of cosmetics and summer scents that were set to be released later that month.
Gia stood next to her husband and silently took his hand. Giving it a little squeeze, she signaled to him that the first step in her plan was set to happen.
She scanned the club and made eye contact with Sam. Nodding her head, she gave her the go ahead to proceed with their plan.
Sam nodded back and moved from her spot near the podium.
Gia's eyes followed Sam as she found her spot and prepared herself. Feeling someone staring and following her eyes, Gia looked to the podium and saw him, her target, staring at her. She grinned wickedly and looked at Sam as she raised her gun at Courtney, who was still on stage.
She looked back at him as he saw Sam and her gun.
Making eye contact again with him, Gia winked once wishing him a quick and speedy death as Sam pulled the trigger.