A/N: I haven't updated this in a while, and things have changed on the show, but for the purpose of this fic, Alexis still has custody of baby Kristina, she hasn't been arrested yet, and she's not faking her multiple-personality disorder. That being said, please review.
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Cameron got to Alexis' apartment and found that her door was unlocked. Figuring that this was an emergency and that keeping her out of prison took precendence over common courtesy, he went in without bothering to knock.
"Alexis?" he called. "Alexis, I need to talk to you!"
To Cameron's dismay, the woman who came out of the bedroom a minute later was not Alexis Davis. "My, aren't you persistant," sneered 'Kristina'. "I don't recall answering the door. Isn't trespassing a crime?"
"You should know," he retorted. "You're comitting the biggest trespass of all - and against your own sister!"
"That is entirely different," 'Kristina' spat. "I'm keeping her safe-"
"More like keeping her prisoner," Cameron interrupted. "Do you have any idea what you're doing to her? She's terrified of you, of herself."
'Kristina' recoiled. "No. No, you're lying. She can't... she wouldn't be scared of me. I'm helping her."
"How, exactly, is a murder conviction going to help her?" he asked, exasperated.
'Kristina' shook her head. "There won't be a murder conviction. Alexis didn't do anything wrong, and I... I was only removing the toxins that were poisoning my sister's life. That may have been a murder, but it sure as hell wasn't a crime."
"Try telling that to Scott Baldwin," Cameron replied. "You'll ruin your sister's life, assuming, of course, that you haven't already."
"What are you talking about?" she demanded. "I've got everything under control."
"No, you really don't," he countered. "Scott is on his way here, now, and he's going to arrest Alexis. If you don't let me help you, your sister is going to spend the rest of her life in jail, and your neice is going to grow up in some foster home God knows where - or worse, she'll grow up with the Quartermaines. Is that what you want?"
'Kristina' opened her mouth to protest, but shut it again upon seeing Cameron's expression. She knew at once that he was serious, and, though she wouldn't admit it, not even to herself, she knew that he was right. "Allright," she said. "I'll let you help. But I'm not letting Alexis tallk. I don't want her to see this."
"Fine," he said, grateful that she was finally starting to give in, even if only a little. "I want you to come with me, back to my place. It'll buy us a little bit of time. Not much, but enough to figure out how to get your sister out of the mess you've created."
'Kristina' sighed, hating the idea of going anywhere with him. "I really don't know what my sister sees in you," she remarked. "You're stubborn, controlling, and you've got this whole better-than-thou attitude going on. See, this is why I don't like shrinks. You all think you know everything about everybody. You really do need to work on that."
"Will do," he replied coldly. "Are you coming?"
"After you," she said, pointing to the door.
He opened it, and nearly slammed it shut again. Standing in the hallway, with his arm held up and poised to knock, was Scott Baldwin.
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Cameron got to Alexis' apartment and found that her door was unlocked. Figuring that this was an emergency and that keeping her out of prison took precendence over common courtesy, he went in without bothering to knock.
"Alexis?" he called. "Alexis, I need to talk to you!"
To Cameron's dismay, the woman who came out of the bedroom a minute later was not Alexis Davis. "My, aren't you persistant," sneered 'Kristina'. "I don't recall answering the door. Isn't trespassing a crime?"
"You should know," he retorted. "You're comitting the biggest trespass of all - and against your own sister!"
"That is entirely different," 'Kristina' spat. "I'm keeping her safe-"
"More like keeping her prisoner," Cameron interrupted. "Do you have any idea what you're doing to her? She's terrified of you, of herself."
'Kristina' recoiled. "No. No, you're lying. She can't... she wouldn't be scared of me. I'm helping her."
"How, exactly, is a murder conviction going to help her?" he asked, exasperated.
'Kristina' shook her head. "There won't be a murder conviction. Alexis didn't do anything wrong, and I... I was only removing the toxins that were poisoning my sister's life. That may have been a murder, but it sure as hell wasn't a crime."
"Try telling that to Scott Baldwin," Cameron replied. "You'll ruin your sister's life, assuming, of course, that you haven't already."
"What are you talking about?" she demanded. "I've got everything under control."
"No, you really don't," he countered. "Scott is on his way here, now, and he's going to arrest Alexis. If you don't let me help you, your sister is going to spend the rest of her life in jail, and your neice is going to grow up in some foster home God knows where - or worse, she'll grow up with the Quartermaines. Is that what you want?"
'Kristina' opened her mouth to protest, but shut it again upon seeing Cameron's expression. She knew at once that he was serious, and, though she wouldn't admit it, not even to herself, she knew that he was right. "Allright," she said. "I'll let you help. But I'm not letting Alexis tallk. I don't want her to see this."
"Fine," he said, grateful that she was finally starting to give in, even if only a little. "I want you to come with me, back to my place. It'll buy us a little bit of time. Not much, but enough to figure out how to get your sister out of the mess you've created."
'Kristina' sighed, hating the idea of going anywhere with him. "I really don't know what my sister sees in you," she remarked. "You're stubborn, controlling, and you've got this whole better-than-thou attitude going on. See, this is why I don't like shrinks. You all think you know everything about everybody. You really do need to work on that."
"Will do," he replied coldly. "Are you coming?"
"After you," she said, pointing to the door.
He opened it, and nearly slammed it shut again. Standing in the hallway, with his arm held up and poised to knock, was Scott Baldwin.
