Chapter 2....Helping a friend
"And the best part about having one of those big weddings is all the presents that you get from different people." Elizabeth said to Jason. The two had been talking about wedding planning for a while now....but at least they were having a normal decent conversation.
"Maybe I should get you two a toaster." Elizabeth joked then smiled.
Jason chuckled slightly at her comment. "I don't think Courtney and I will need a toaster....now a pair of new leather coats for my motorcycle would be a good thoughtful gift." he said with a grin.
"In your dreams. I'm not made of money you know." Elizabeth said then heard her cell phone start going off. "Hold on for a sec Jase, this call may be important." she said as she dug into her purse and fished out her cell phone. She opened it, turned it on and held it close to her ear. "Hello?" she said into the phone. Jason watched as her friendly expression on her face fell into a serious expression. "You are in the park?... okay....I'll meet you there." was all he heard Elizabeth say. Elizabeth shut her cell phone and put it back in her purse and stood up. "That was Emily, she seemed eager to see me for some reason. She said that she had a problem or something. I'm going to meet her at the park. I have to go."
"Wait, is she alright?" Jason asked.
"I think so. She didn't mention being physically hurt. She has been in good health since her cancer went into remission so it can't be medical related." Elizabeth said and went to the door. "Hey if you want some more wedding planning tips, give me a call on my cell. It was nice having a real conversation with you Jason. I missed having you to talk to." She didn't bother to wait for a response from Jason. She rushed out the door and to the park.
Courtney came out from behind the counter after she saw Elizabeth leave and went over to Jason. "What was that all about?" she asked him. Jason turned around in his chair to face Courtney.
"She received a phone call from Emily so she went to meet her in the park." Jason replied.
Courtney nodded and then turned around towards the back. "Lisa! I'm leaving early. Cover for me." she said.
"Alright, but next time you are going to cover for me!" Came Lisa's voice from the back of Kellys.
Courtney took off her apron and draped it over a nearby chair. "I want to spend some quality time with my handsome fiance right now." she said to Jason with a smile. Jason got up and turned to face her.
"Alright...what do you have your heart set on doing? he asked her.
Courtney smiled seductively and walked up to Jason and gave him a kiss on the lips. "Need I say more?" she said once she broke the kiss.
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Elizabeth spotted Emily Quartermaine sitting on a park bench once she arrived at the park. She walked towards her and sat down next to her.
"Hey." Elizabeth said. "Is everything alright?" she asked. "You seemed urgent to see me when you called."
Emily sighed and fought back the tears. "I realized something...." she started
"You realized what Em?" Elizabeth asked her friend as she looked at her.
"I'm in love with a married man." Emily said sadly.
Elizabeth figured that it had to be the newly married Nikolas Cassadine. She knew that Nikolas loved Emily by just observing the way he looked at Emily and the way he treated her.... and she could see that Emily loved Nikolas even if Emily herself didn't know it. But she feared that it was too late for them. Emily was now engaged to Zander Smith and Nikolas was married to the now Lydia Cassadine. Elizabeth had met Lydia at Nikolas' wedding and she hated her from talking to her for five minutes. She was a snob, nasty as hell and a first class bitch in Elizabeth's opinion.
"Em....I'm so sorry." Elizabeth said and pulled her best friend into a hug. "You have to believe that everything will turn out for the best." she said once she broke the hug. "But I know one thing, you can't be engaged to Zander when you are in love with Nikolas."
"I know, I know. Its not fair to Zander." Emily says. "But Nikolas is always going to be married now and Zander is here and now...."
"Zander seems to be your safety net to me. He is you second choice and I think he always will be from now on. I know you didn't plan on falling in love with Nikolas and I sure know that Nikolas didn't plan on falling in love with you too....you love each other but your timing...well stinks Em. What made you realize that you really were in love with Nikolas for real?" Elizabeth said.
"I realized in on his wedding day to Lydia....but I didn't speak up. I know I should have now...I could have stopped him from making the biggest mistake of his life. He even admitted to me that he loved me the night before his wedding...Now the only way that he can be free of Lydia is if she cheats on him. He told me once he was married to Lydia the only way he would divorce her was if she cheated on him and he found out...which is not likely since that girl would never jeopardize her money ticket." Emily says.
"You never know that Emily. This Lydia woman seems like the type that could commit adultery." Elizabeth says."Just from talking to her, I got the feeling that she isn't the one man type of girl."
Emily smiled sadly. "Thank you for coming here and talking to me...you have helped me a lot. I just needed to get everything off my chest before I drove myself crazy... And I am going to break off my engagement real soon...but not now. I need to come up with a good way to break it off with Zander without crushing his heart because he is a great guy."
"That he is." Elizabeth said and smiled slightly as she watched Emily get up. "Good luck Emily and I hope things will get better for you."
"Thanks, I'll talk to you later ok?" Emily said.
"Okay." Elizabeth replied with a smile and watched Emily walk off. *I hope things work out between you and Nikolas, Emily* she thought to herself before getting up and walking off in the opposite direction.
(So what do you all think? Should I continue? lol. I'm going to include more characters in the next few chapters like Nikolas, Zander, Carly, Sonny, Ric...lol Keep those reviews comming. I already have chapters 3 and 4 written up. I'm going to post chapter 3 tomorrow and chapter 4 the next day...unless someone really wants me to post both of them at the same time lol)
"And the best part about having one of those big weddings is all the presents that you get from different people." Elizabeth said to Jason. The two had been talking about wedding planning for a while now....but at least they were having a normal decent conversation.
"Maybe I should get you two a toaster." Elizabeth joked then smiled.
Jason chuckled slightly at her comment. "I don't think Courtney and I will need a toaster....now a pair of new leather coats for my motorcycle would be a good thoughtful gift." he said with a grin.
"In your dreams. I'm not made of money you know." Elizabeth said then heard her cell phone start going off. "Hold on for a sec Jase, this call may be important." she said as she dug into her purse and fished out her cell phone. She opened it, turned it on and held it close to her ear. "Hello?" she said into the phone. Jason watched as her friendly expression on her face fell into a serious expression. "You are in the park?... okay....I'll meet you there." was all he heard Elizabeth say. Elizabeth shut her cell phone and put it back in her purse and stood up. "That was Emily, she seemed eager to see me for some reason. She said that she had a problem or something. I'm going to meet her at the park. I have to go."
"Wait, is she alright?" Jason asked.
"I think so. She didn't mention being physically hurt. She has been in good health since her cancer went into remission so it can't be medical related." Elizabeth said and went to the door. "Hey if you want some more wedding planning tips, give me a call on my cell. It was nice having a real conversation with you Jason. I missed having you to talk to." She didn't bother to wait for a response from Jason. She rushed out the door and to the park.
Courtney came out from behind the counter after she saw Elizabeth leave and went over to Jason. "What was that all about?" she asked him. Jason turned around in his chair to face Courtney.
"She received a phone call from Emily so she went to meet her in the park." Jason replied.
Courtney nodded and then turned around towards the back. "Lisa! I'm leaving early. Cover for me." she said.
"Alright, but next time you are going to cover for me!" Came Lisa's voice from the back of Kellys.
Courtney took off her apron and draped it over a nearby chair. "I want to spend some quality time with my handsome fiance right now." she said to Jason with a smile. Jason got up and turned to face her.
"Alright...what do you have your heart set on doing? he asked her.
Courtney smiled seductively and walked up to Jason and gave him a kiss on the lips. "Need I say more?" she said once she broke the kiss.
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Elizabeth spotted Emily Quartermaine sitting on a park bench once she arrived at the park. She walked towards her and sat down next to her.
"Hey." Elizabeth said. "Is everything alright?" she asked. "You seemed urgent to see me when you called."
Emily sighed and fought back the tears. "I realized something...." she started
"You realized what Em?" Elizabeth asked her friend as she looked at her.
"I'm in love with a married man." Emily said sadly.
Elizabeth figured that it had to be the newly married Nikolas Cassadine. She knew that Nikolas loved Emily by just observing the way he looked at Emily and the way he treated her.... and she could see that Emily loved Nikolas even if Emily herself didn't know it. But she feared that it was too late for them. Emily was now engaged to Zander Smith and Nikolas was married to the now Lydia Cassadine. Elizabeth had met Lydia at Nikolas' wedding and she hated her from talking to her for five minutes. She was a snob, nasty as hell and a first class bitch in Elizabeth's opinion.
"Em....I'm so sorry." Elizabeth said and pulled her best friend into a hug. "You have to believe that everything will turn out for the best." she said once she broke the hug. "But I know one thing, you can't be engaged to Zander when you are in love with Nikolas."
"I know, I know. Its not fair to Zander." Emily says. "But Nikolas is always going to be married now and Zander is here and now...."
"Zander seems to be your safety net to me. He is you second choice and I think he always will be from now on. I know you didn't plan on falling in love with Nikolas and I sure know that Nikolas didn't plan on falling in love with you too....you love each other but your timing...well stinks Em. What made you realize that you really were in love with Nikolas for real?" Elizabeth said.
"I realized in on his wedding day to Lydia....but I didn't speak up. I know I should have now...I could have stopped him from making the biggest mistake of his life. He even admitted to me that he loved me the night before his wedding...Now the only way that he can be free of Lydia is if she cheats on him. He told me once he was married to Lydia the only way he would divorce her was if she cheated on him and he found out...which is not likely since that girl would never jeopardize her money ticket." Emily says.
"You never know that Emily. This Lydia woman seems like the type that could commit adultery." Elizabeth says."Just from talking to her, I got the feeling that she isn't the one man type of girl."
Emily smiled sadly. "Thank you for coming here and talking to me...you have helped me a lot. I just needed to get everything off my chest before I drove myself crazy... And I am going to break off my engagement real soon...but not now. I need to come up with a good way to break it off with Zander without crushing his heart because he is a great guy."
"That he is." Elizabeth said and smiled slightly as she watched Emily get up. "Good luck Emily and I hope things will get better for you."
"Thanks, I'll talk to you later ok?" Emily said.
"Okay." Elizabeth replied with a smile and watched Emily walk off. *I hope things work out between you and Nikolas, Emily* she thought to herself before getting up and walking off in the opposite direction.
(So what do you all think? Should I continue? lol. I'm going to include more characters in the next few chapters like Nikolas, Zander, Carly, Sonny, Ric...lol Keep those reviews comming. I already have chapters 3 and 4 written up. I'm going to post chapter 3 tomorrow and chapter 4 the next day...unless someone really wants me to post both of them at the same time lol)