Chapter 3.....Born to be Free
*Evening*
Emily Quartermaine sat down across from Zander Smith at the Port Charles Hotel and Grille. Zander had planned a romantic dinner for the two of them. Emily hadn't gotten the chance to end things with Zander and she planned on breaking the news to him after they had dinner. She hoped that he wouldn't be crushed and that he could rebuild his life with someone that loved him with their whole heart and loved only him. Emily knew that she wasn't that girl now...she didn't before but she knew now.
"This was very sweet of you to do for me Zander...it really was." Emily said to him and smiled slightly.
"Well I love you Emily and I will do anything for you. I want to make you happy Em and once we are married I can't wait to make you happy for the rest of our lives together." Zander said and flashed a smile. Zander was making this really hard for Emily now. She looked at him seriously.
"Zander, after we eat...I need to tell you something, its really important." Emily says.
Zander's smile faded and his face grew serious. "Is there something wrong Emily?" he asked.
"You will find out after dinner, lets enjoy this nice meal and then I will tell you what I need to tell you." Emily says and forced a smile. *I hope I'm doing the right thing and that I don't hurt him too badly* she thought as she looked at him.
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Nikolas Cassadine slumped down in his chair at Wyndemere. He should be happy right now since the family wasn't in any kind of financial trouble, but he was miserable. He felt dead inside ever since he slapped the cuffs on himself when he married Lydia and even worse Emily, the woman that he really loved, was now engaged to Zander. He knew that she wouldn't back out of the engagement. Nikolas knew it was time to let her go...for good. His deep thoughts were interrupted by Lydia Cassadine waving her hands in front of his face. Nikolas blinked and was now back into reality.
"What do you want Lydia?" he asked slightly annoyed.
"Well....I want to have my husband's attention for a minute. You should pay attention to me because like it or not I *am* your wife." Lydia said in her usual snotty tone.
"Don't remind me." Nikolas mumbled to himself. He looked at Lydia and he noticed her mouth starting to open to say something. Before Lydia could get a word out, Nikolas heard the doors open. He looked past Lydia and saw his friend Elizabeth walk in.
"Nikolas, we need to talk...in private." Elizabeth started as she glared at Lydia.
Lydia rolled her eyes. "Fine, I'll leave. I'll go and get a drink or something at a bar. Its not too late out." she said and grabbed her purse off the sofa and walked past Elizabeth to the door. Elizabeth made sure that she heard the door shut before she said anything else.
"Nikolas...I talked to Emily earlier." Liz started.
That instantly got Nikolas' attention. "Is she alright?" he asked instinctively.
"She is fine physically...but not emotionally." Elizabeth said.
"What do you mean." Nikolas asked rising from his chair.
"She is in love with you Nikolas." Elizabeth came out and said.
Nikolas felt his heart beat faster. She loved him....Emily actually returned his feelings. It then hit him that it didn't matter now since he was a married man.
"Did she come out and tell you this?" he inquired
"Yes, she did Nikolas. She is even breaking off her engagement to Zander because of her feelings for you." Elizabeth said.
Nikolas' heart sunk in his chest. If only he didn't marry Lydia. He could be with Emily now if he wasn't married.
"We can't be together Elizabeth." he said with a huge amount of sadness in his voice. "I'm stuck with Lydia until death...or until she cheats on me." he said.
"Nikolas...Divorce her." Elizabeth firmly said. "She is a snobbish bitch and you deserve to be with someone who you love and someone who is capable of loving you. All Lydia is capable of doing is loving money and/or herself."
"Don't you see Elizabeth...I can't!" Nikolas exclaimed out of peer frustration. "I made a commitment to her and I can't break it unless she breaks her commitment to me first."
"Nikolas Cassadine, you are too noble for your own good. Fine, pass up your ticket to real love for your so called 'commitment' to Lydia." Elizabeth said as anyone could see the anger in her eyes. Elizabeth didn't understand why he had to stay in that bogus marriage. She went to the door.
"Think about what I said Nikolas and I'll show myself out." Elizabeth said then slammed the door shut. Nikolas sighed softly as he went to return to his desk. He stopped in his tracks. Instead of going back to his desk, he found himself grabbing his coat and car keys......
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Carly Corinthos walked into Sonny's Penthouse. She knew that she was a little late coming home but she had stopped at the store on her way home to pick up some baby formula for her newly born child, Benjy. As soon as she stepped inside, she was met by an angry Sonny Corinthos sitting in the chair.
"Hey." Carly said with a smile
Sonny didn't say anything at first. "You are late." he firmly said to his wife.
"Sorry, I had to stop at the store on my way home...no need to worry, I'm a big girl and I can take care of myself." Carly said with a smile.
Sonny wasn't amused. "You could have been kidnaped again!" he roared. "You were to be home a half hour ago."
"Geesh, I didn't know that I had a curfew like a teenager now." Carly said not about to take any crap from him.
"Maybe you like making me worry about you." Sonny said as he rose from his chair and got himself something to drink.
"I do not Sonny." Carly insisted. "I had to make a stop at the store for our child." she said as she sat the grocery bag on the sofa.
"I could have sent someone to do that." Sonny said. "I want you here until I tell you to leave. Do I make myself clear?" he said. He didn't want to take any chances of having Carly kidnaped again.
"No, you don't make yourself clear." she said. "Where are Michael and Benjy?" she asked
"They are sleeping upstairs." Sonny replied.
"Good because I *am* going out." Carly said and grabbed her coat from the sofa.
"Carly... Don't you leave." Sonny said in a warning tone.
Carly ignored him and went to the door. "I will be home when I please. I won't allow you to take my freedom from me. I could take care of myself in the past and can sure as hell can take care of myself now." with that Carly left the Penthouse. She stood outside the door and listened in for a second.
"God damn it!" she heard Sonny say from inside.
Carly then walked away from the door and to the elevator. She pressed the button and stepped on an empty elevator once it arrived. She took one last glance at the door of Sonny's Penthouse. *Sorry Sonny, but I want my freedom back. You are just going to have to trust me when I told you that I can take care of myself.* the elevator door then closed.....
*Evening*
Emily Quartermaine sat down across from Zander Smith at the Port Charles Hotel and Grille. Zander had planned a romantic dinner for the two of them. Emily hadn't gotten the chance to end things with Zander and she planned on breaking the news to him after they had dinner. She hoped that he wouldn't be crushed and that he could rebuild his life with someone that loved him with their whole heart and loved only him. Emily knew that she wasn't that girl now...she didn't before but she knew now.
"This was very sweet of you to do for me Zander...it really was." Emily said to him and smiled slightly.
"Well I love you Emily and I will do anything for you. I want to make you happy Em and once we are married I can't wait to make you happy for the rest of our lives together." Zander said and flashed a smile. Zander was making this really hard for Emily now. She looked at him seriously.
"Zander, after we eat...I need to tell you something, its really important." Emily says.
Zander's smile faded and his face grew serious. "Is there something wrong Emily?" he asked.
"You will find out after dinner, lets enjoy this nice meal and then I will tell you what I need to tell you." Emily says and forced a smile. *I hope I'm doing the right thing and that I don't hurt him too badly* she thought as she looked at him.
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Nikolas Cassadine slumped down in his chair at Wyndemere. He should be happy right now since the family wasn't in any kind of financial trouble, but he was miserable. He felt dead inside ever since he slapped the cuffs on himself when he married Lydia and even worse Emily, the woman that he really loved, was now engaged to Zander. He knew that she wouldn't back out of the engagement. Nikolas knew it was time to let her go...for good. His deep thoughts were interrupted by Lydia Cassadine waving her hands in front of his face. Nikolas blinked and was now back into reality.
"What do you want Lydia?" he asked slightly annoyed.
"Well....I want to have my husband's attention for a minute. You should pay attention to me because like it or not I *am* your wife." Lydia said in her usual snotty tone.
"Don't remind me." Nikolas mumbled to himself. He looked at Lydia and he noticed her mouth starting to open to say something. Before Lydia could get a word out, Nikolas heard the doors open. He looked past Lydia and saw his friend Elizabeth walk in.
"Nikolas, we need to talk...in private." Elizabeth started as she glared at Lydia.
Lydia rolled her eyes. "Fine, I'll leave. I'll go and get a drink or something at a bar. Its not too late out." she said and grabbed her purse off the sofa and walked past Elizabeth to the door. Elizabeth made sure that she heard the door shut before she said anything else.
"Nikolas...I talked to Emily earlier." Liz started.
That instantly got Nikolas' attention. "Is she alright?" he asked instinctively.
"She is fine physically...but not emotionally." Elizabeth said.
"What do you mean." Nikolas asked rising from his chair.
"She is in love with you Nikolas." Elizabeth came out and said.
Nikolas felt his heart beat faster. She loved him....Emily actually returned his feelings. It then hit him that it didn't matter now since he was a married man.
"Did she come out and tell you this?" he inquired
"Yes, she did Nikolas. She is even breaking off her engagement to Zander because of her feelings for you." Elizabeth said.
Nikolas' heart sunk in his chest. If only he didn't marry Lydia. He could be with Emily now if he wasn't married.
"We can't be together Elizabeth." he said with a huge amount of sadness in his voice. "I'm stuck with Lydia until death...or until she cheats on me." he said.
"Nikolas...Divorce her." Elizabeth firmly said. "She is a snobbish bitch and you deserve to be with someone who you love and someone who is capable of loving you. All Lydia is capable of doing is loving money and/or herself."
"Don't you see Elizabeth...I can't!" Nikolas exclaimed out of peer frustration. "I made a commitment to her and I can't break it unless she breaks her commitment to me first."
"Nikolas Cassadine, you are too noble for your own good. Fine, pass up your ticket to real love for your so called 'commitment' to Lydia." Elizabeth said as anyone could see the anger in her eyes. Elizabeth didn't understand why he had to stay in that bogus marriage. She went to the door.
"Think about what I said Nikolas and I'll show myself out." Elizabeth said then slammed the door shut. Nikolas sighed softly as he went to return to his desk. He stopped in his tracks. Instead of going back to his desk, he found himself grabbing his coat and car keys......
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Carly Corinthos walked into Sonny's Penthouse. She knew that she was a little late coming home but she had stopped at the store on her way home to pick up some baby formula for her newly born child, Benjy. As soon as she stepped inside, she was met by an angry Sonny Corinthos sitting in the chair.
"Hey." Carly said with a smile
Sonny didn't say anything at first. "You are late." he firmly said to his wife.
"Sorry, I had to stop at the store on my way home...no need to worry, I'm a big girl and I can take care of myself." Carly said with a smile.
Sonny wasn't amused. "You could have been kidnaped again!" he roared. "You were to be home a half hour ago."
"Geesh, I didn't know that I had a curfew like a teenager now." Carly said not about to take any crap from him.
"Maybe you like making me worry about you." Sonny said as he rose from his chair and got himself something to drink.
"I do not Sonny." Carly insisted. "I had to make a stop at the store for our child." she said as she sat the grocery bag on the sofa.
"I could have sent someone to do that." Sonny said. "I want you here until I tell you to leave. Do I make myself clear?" he said. He didn't want to take any chances of having Carly kidnaped again.
"No, you don't make yourself clear." she said. "Where are Michael and Benjy?" she asked
"They are sleeping upstairs." Sonny replied.
"Good because I *am* going out." Carly said and grabbed her coat from the sofa.
"Carly... Don't you leave." Sonny said in a warning tone.
Carly ignored him and went to the door. "I will be home when I please. I won't allow you to take my freedom from me. I could take care of myself in the past and can sure as hell can take care of myself now." with that Carly left the Penthouse. She stood outside the door and listened in for a second.
"God damn it!" she heard Sonny say from inside.
Carly then walked away from the door and to the elevator. She pressed the button and stepped on an empty elevator once it arrived. She took one last glance at the door of Sonny's Penthouse. *Sorry Sonny, but I want my freedom back. You are just going to have to trust me when I told you that I can take care of myself.* the elevator door then closed.....