Chapter Seventeen
Joshua was not at all happy.
His guard had failed - nearly everything was in danger of failing.
He had lost his captives.
"Incompetent idiot!" he said through clenched teeth.
The guard would be dealt with, quickly, easily, with a quick snap of the neck.
Relaxing a bit, Joshua realized that it was not at all as bad as it seemed.
If he knew anything he knew that both Rafe and Caleb saw him as a threat.
They'd come after him again. And he'd be more than ready.
**********
Finally reaching a clearing in the woods Caleb and Livvie stopped running. They turned to each other and embraced, entwining themselves so completely it was hard to see where he ended and she began.
He whispered in her ear, gently caressing her hair, "My sweet, sweet Olivia"
He stepped back, his eyes searching her face. How lovely she was. His perfect match in every way.
"I thought I had lost you" Livvie said breathlessly.
"Never. I've told you before. We are bound together you and I, through all time."
Livvie sighed and drew him closer to her.
Caleb continued, "Remember, even if we are separated in this life, I will always, always find you."
He kissed her then, slowly, seductively, and soon, they were nearly devouring each other in passion.
Livvie quickly pulled away and tossed back her dark hair, her eyes beginning to glow. She started to bare her fangs, the anticipation of making Caleb whole again almost too much to bear.
"Yes - Yes, Olivia," Caleb urged her, angling his neck, craving the feel of her teeth piercing his skin.
She was inches, moments away from her goal when a familiar voice spoke behind them.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't the wingless wonder."
Their eyes flew toward the voice as he continued to speak.
"Get your filthy hands off my daughter, you bastard."
*********
As it neared midnight, Lucy had put Abby to bed - much as she would Serena or Christina, though she was clearly many years older than either of her sweet, beautiful daughters.
She sighed, thinking of them now. What will they do? What will they do if something happens to me?
She shook the thought away, deciding again to concentrate on what Abby had told her.
Abby had some sort of cosmic connection to Alison. She confided in Lucy that she'd seen visions of Alison nearly every day, her whole life. For years and years, Alison was a nameless, constant companion to Abby, like an imaginary friend that some have as a child. But more recently - almost about the time that evil began to envelope Port Charles - through her visions she learned Alison's name, and subsequently, the names of everyone close to her.
Lucy remembered how she'd even gotten Abby to smile and joke a bit, about how she wished it were lottery numbers and not the actions of evil vampires that she could predict.
There were so many more questions, but it was starting to get late, and Abby, looking even more exhausted than she had when they had first found her, had begun to nod off before Lucy's eyes. She had then insisted she'd go to bed.
She heard the click of the lock on the front door, suddenly scared, but her fear lasted just for a moment, as she soon saw it was Ian.
She was so relieved to see him, her words came flooding out like a tidal wave.
"Did you find them? Where are they? Are they OK? Is anyone hurt? Please, Ian tell me."
She hadn't even taken a breath through that barrage of questions, Ian thought. She was astonishing.
"God, woman, you'd make a saint lose his patience. Give me a minute will you?" Ian replied, his voice of affection. "Yes, I've found them. And they're both unharmed. They were just where the girl said they'd be." Ian said, taking Lucy in his arms, in an effort to calm her.
"So wait. If you've found them, why aren't they with you? Where are they?" Lucy continued, trying to peer around his back, almost expecting to see them there.
"They're safe." He said as he pulled her closer "They're home."
Joshua was not at all happy.
His guard had failed - nearly everything was in danger of failing.
He had lost his captives.
"Incompetent idiot!" he said through clenched teeth.
The guard would be dealt with, quickly, easily, with a quick snap of the neck.
Relaxing a bit, Joshua realized that it was not at all as bad as it seemed.
If he knew anything he knew that both Rafe and Caleb saw him as a threat.
They'd come after him again. And he'd be more than ready.
**********
Finally reaching a clearing in the woods Caleb and Livvie stopped running. They turned to each other and embraced, entwining themselves so completely it was hard to see where he ended and she began.
He whispered in her ear, gently caressing her hair, "My sweet, sweet Olivia"
He stepped back, his eyes searching her face. How lovely she was. His perfect match in every way.
"I thought I had lost you" Livvie said breathlessly.
"Never. I've told you before. We are bound together you and I, through all time."
Livvie sighed and drew him closer to her.
Caleb continued, "Remember, even if we are separated in this life, I will always, always find you."
He kissed her then, slowly, seductively, and soon, they were nearly devouring each other in passion.
Livvie quickly pulled away and tossed back her dark hair, her eyes beginning to glow. She started to bare her fangs, the anticipation of making Caleb whole again almost too much to bear.
"Yes - Yes, Olivia," Caleb urged her, angling his neck, craving the feel of her teeth piercing his skin.
She was inches, moments away from her goal when a familiar voice spoke behind them.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't the wingless wonder."
Their eyes flew toward the voice as he continued to speak.
"Get your filthy hands off my daughter, you bastard."
*********
As it neared midnight, Lucy had put Abby to bed - much as she would Serena or Christina, though she was clearly many years older than either of her sweet, beautiful daughters.
She sighed, thinking of them now. What will they do? What will they do if something happens to me?
She shook the thought away, deciding again to concentrate on what Abby had told her.
Abby had some sort of cosmic connection to Alison. She confided in Lucy that she'd seen visions of Alison nearly every day, her whole life. For years and years, Alison was a nameless, constant companion to Abby, like an imaginary friend that some have as a child. But more recently - almost about the time that evil began to envelope Port Charles - through her visions she learned Alison's name, and subsequently, the names of everyone close to her.
Lucy remembered how she'd even gotten Abby to smile and joke a bit, about how she wished it were lottery numbers and not the actions of evil vampires that she could predict.
There were so many more questions, but it was starting to get late, and Abby, looking even more exhausted than she had when they had first found her, had begun to nod off before Lucy's eyes. She had then insisted she'd go to bed.
She heard the click of the lock on the front door, suddenly scared, but her fear lasted just for a moment, as she soon saw it was Ian.
She was so relieved to see him, her words came flooding out like a tidal wave.
"Did you find them? Where are they? Are they OK? Is anyone hurt? Please, Ian tell me."
She hadn't even taken a breath through that barrage of questions, Ian thought. She was astonishing.
"God, woman, you'd make a saint lose his patience. Give me a minute will you?" Ian replied, his voice of affection. "Yes, I've found them. And they're both unharmed. They were just where the girl said they'd be." Ian said, taking Lucy in his arms, in an effort to calm her.
"So wait. If you've found them, why aren't they with you? Where are they?" Lucy continued, trying to peer around his back, almost expecting to see them there.
"They're safe." He said as he pulled her closer "They're home."