Disclaimer: As usual, I own any of the characters of General Hospital and I don't know anyone from GH.
Chapter 15
After Jason dropped a silent Emily home and endured a meeting with the Quartermaines, he took out his cell phone to call Sonny. Dialing his number, he thought of the silent ride he and Emily shared and it strengthened his resolve. Someone had to get Emily to open up about what was going on. It hurt knowing that she couldn't tell him what had happened, but there were other people willing to try. So deep in thought, Jason jerked when he heard a familiar voice in his ear.
"What happened Jason?" Sonny asked, wanting Jason to tell him that Emily had told him everything, but somehow knowing that wasn't the case.
"She won't talk to me Sonny. Someone or something has her terrified. You should have seen the look on her face when she thought I was going to force whatever the truth is out of her," Jason said sadly. It really hurt him that she couldn't open up to him. "She was so shaken up that I think Monica is going to keep her home from school for a few days"
"Who do you think she would talk to?" Sonny asked. He knew that Emily was really close to Lucky, but he wasn't sure that Emily would talk to anyone. She seemed to be slowly closing herself off.
"I don't know. I think I'm gonna call Lucky. Maybe he can get it out of her this time," Jason said hopefully. "He should be home now"
Sonny sighed through the phone. Lucky Spencer was going to have to push Emily to talk. It wasn't going to be an easy job, but he was the only one that could do it. Carly was out of the question, she and Emily didn't get along. "You should call him tonight then"
Agreeing with Sonny, Jason ended their conversation and started to dial Lucky's number.
Meanwhile…Lucky grabbed his coat and walked through his apartment, searching for his keys. Finding them, he headed for the door, never hearing his phone, which began to ring.
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Two hours later…AJ quietly climbs up the back steps towards his bedroom, thoughts of his accomplishments running through his head. So wrapped up in his thoughts, he didn't notice someone waiting for him at the top of the stairs.
"Well lookee here! Look who decided to show his presence!" Carly said snidely. She had waited up on purpose just to see what time her 'husband' was going to get home. "Where were you? I thought you went to look for Emily? She's been home for hours," she said, eyeing AJ like he was dirt on her shoe.
AJ stared
at his 'wife' with contempt in his eyes. "When did
Carly and Emily become so chummy?" he thought to himself. This wouldn't be good
for his plans. He looked at Carly with distaste. "I had something to do. I'm
sure everyone was here to greet her. Where did she say she was all day?" he
asked, fishing for information.
Carly stared at him with narrowed eyes. "If you were here, you would have found out," she said. Turning towards her bedroom, she glanced at AJ over her shoulder. "Edward wants to talk to you in the morning. Have a nice night 'dear'," she said with venom in her voice.
Watching as she went into her bedroom, AJ waited until Carly locked her door and then silently walked past it to his own bedroom. Closing his door, he put his briefcase down and started to change take off his clothes and get ready to take a shower. He didn't want to have the stench of mobsters and deviants on him when he went to visit his 'baby sister' later on.
Meanwhile…Lucky silently walked through the Quartermaine Estate towards the tree next to Emily's bedroom window. He paused when he noticed that her light was off. "I hope she hasn't fallen asleep yet," he thought to himself. Throwing caution to the wind, Lucky began to climb the tree.
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Emily sat in her bedroom in complete darkness waiting for Lucky to call her. She knew that if she left her light on, someone would walk by and take it upon themselves to strike up a conversation. Sighing, Emily leaned back against her headboard and sighed as her eyes started to droop. Suddenly, she heard a sound at her window. "Wh-who's there?" she asks quietly. Gazing outside at the black night, she had to swallow a scream as a tall figure appeared at her window.
Noticing that Emily was going to scream, Lucky spoke. "Its me, Lucky," he said.
Emily forgot her fear and broke out in a huge smile when she heard Lucky's voice. Being careful not to trip over her things on the floor, Emily made her way towards the window and opened it.
Lucky grinned as he swung his legs over her windowsill. He didn't get a chance to speak before Emily launched herself into his arms.
"Oh, Lucky! I thought something bad happened to you!" she said, "Are you okay?"
Lucky grinned at his best friend. "I just got a bump on my head, but I was worried about you," he said, remembering all his father had told him.
Dragging him over to her bed, Emily sat down and stared at the floor. She knew that he would want to know what happened to her, but she had hoped he would forget about it. She should have known that Spencers don't forget anything. "I'm okay. How was everything at the hospital?" she asked, shamelessly trying to change the subject.
Recognizing her ploy, Lucky decided to ignore it. "My dad told me that you waited in the rain all day for me. Why didn't you call your mom or dad or even my dad? They would have picked you up," he said, "I'm just glad I called Jason and told him that you might be at school". Lucky turned and made Emily look him in the eye. "For awhile now, something has been wrong with you. What's going on?"
Emily tried to break eye contact, but couldn't. The pressure was going to make her buckle, so she did the only thing she could--cry.
Lucky cursed himself as he watched the tears fall from her beautiful eyes. Gathering her in his arms, he leaned back against her bed and held her. "Shh...its okay. I'm sorry" He held her close as he stroked her hair and waited for her sobs to stop.
Emily snuggled in Lucky's embrace and let out the tears that had been threatening to spring forth for days. It felt good. Leaning away from Lucky's chest, she looked him in the eye. "Oh Lucky, I'm sorry. I-I--"
"Its all right Emily, but you have to tell someone what's bothering you eventually. If you don't, it's going to eat you up inside. Trust me, I know what that can do to a person. Don't let it happen to you," he said quietly.
" I know Lucky, but it's too hard. Its too hard." Emily said sadly. It hurt her more than anything to lie to the people that she loved. The look on Jason's face earlier that night was almost enough for her want to curl up and die. The look on his face would stay with her for the rest of her life.
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AJ waited patiently until the mansion settled for the night. He took special care to wait until he was sure that Carly was asleep. It wouldn't do for her to go walking around the mansion at night or hear something and decide to investigate. Hearing complete silence, AJ smiled in the dark recesses of his room and made his way out his room and into the hallway.
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Noticing the time, Lucky decided to leave. Easing Emily out of his embrace, Lucky looked at her. "I gotta go, it's kind of late and I think we both had a rough night," he said.
Emily shook her head. "I'm okay. Can't you sleep over? Please?" she asked, suddenly realizing that she was going to be alone in her room. These days, her bedroom scared her.
Lucky noticed the look on her face and felt like a complete a**, but he had to go home. His father was going to call him and besides, Jason would murder him if he slept with Emily alone in her room, even if it was platonic. "I can't Em, my dad is expecting me to be home in the morning"
Emily nodded. She knew that it would be impossible for him to stay the night with her. "Tuck me in?" she asked hopefully.
Lucky smiled. "Sure, hop in," he said. He knew that Emily just wanted to feel safe. If tucking her into her bed made her feel that way, so be it.
Emily waited for Lucky to get off of her bed and then she got in. Snuggling beneath her comforter, she waited for Lucky to fix the sheets around her. " You may begin," she said with a false imperious air.
Softly laughing, Lucky tucked her in to her bed. Not noticing that Emily had turned to look at him, Lucky bent down to kiss her on the cheeks and met her lips instead.
Emily froze in shock as Lucky's lips touched hers and stayed there. As she gazed into his eyes, she got a funny feeling in the pit of her stomach--hope. Hope for the future; hope that everything would turn out all right. Getting used to the feel of her best friends' lips on hers, she jumped when she heard a noise outside in the hall.
Lucky stared at Emily in complete shock as she jumped as if hit by some unknown force. "What just happened?" he asked in a daze.
Blushing, Emily stared at a point on the wall. "Uh, didn't you say you had to go? I'm okay now," she said, hoping that he wouldn't press her for answers. She was trying to figure out what happened herself.
Deciding to take her lead, Lucky decided not to think about their kiss at that time. "Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow. I'll come by and we'll hang out and stuff. Sleep tight," he said as he climbed out her window.
Neither of them noticed the figure that watched from a crack in Emily's partially opened door.
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AJ silently seethed as he watched Lucky tuck Emily into bed and kiss her. "He has to be taken care of. No one touches Emily. She's mine. Now I need to show her," he thought as he pushed her door open. "Hello Emily"
Emily jerked in surprise as she heard AJ's raspy voice. It seemed to sound more sinister at night. Tightly closing her eyes, Emily willed herself away. Opening her eyes, she blanched as she saw AJ standing above her, larger than life. No sound could escape her throat as AJ started to strangle her.
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