Chapter 4.....The Color Of Love
A/N: I know that I said that I was going to post Chapter 3 and 4 later, but I decided to put them up sooner than I organially thought lol. I posted Chapter 3 up eariler, so I decided I might as well post Chapter 4. Anyway, Thanks for all the reviews so far :D Keep them comming ;)
Elizabeth Webber stepped inside Carly's club. She needed to have a good evening out and
try and forget about all her problems and those of her friends. Elizabeth made her way
towards the bar and sat down. She just ordered a small glass of wine to start off with. She
turned around in her barstool to see if she recognized anyone that she knew and she was
relieved in a way that she didn't. Elizabeth then turned back around. She heard people come
in and out of the club and didn't care to look and see who they were. As she sipped on her
drink, she was surprised to have someone tap her on her shoulder. She turned around and
looked at who it was. She dropped her glass in shock. It was her ex husband....Ric Lansing.
"Elizabeth...before you scream or run I want to talk to you." Ric said.
"Get away from me!" Elizabeth spat as she stood up. She had to get out of there but Ric now stood in her path.
"I love you Elizabeth and I want another chance." Ric said as he gazed into her eyes.
"I don't think so....now get out of my way." Elizabeth said coldly.
Ric then grabbed her and kissed her. Elizabeth broke the kiss and then slapped him hard across the face. "You pig! Leave me alone." she said.
"I can't let you go Elizabeth. I want you back and I won't take no for an answer. I'm sorry about everything that I did, I did it for you." Ric said with his eyes pleading.
"Go to hell!" Elizabeth spat.
Ric was now angry. He grabbed her wrists and wouldn't let go....
*******
Jason and Courtney walked into Carly's club for a night out together. Courtney was on his right arm smiling from ear to ear.
"Its been so long since we have been out together. After making love all day, this is just what we need." she said with a smile.
Jason by then wasn't listening. He had spotted Elizabeth and Ric in an heated argument.
"Let go of me!" Elizabeth said as loudly as she could trying to break free from his grip. This
drew attention from a lot of people. Ric looked at her his eyes told her to keep her voice
down. Elizabeth saw Jason and Courtney out of the corner of her eye. *Jason...thank god*
she thought to herself.
Jason by then had enough. He told Courtney to stay where she was and stormed over to
where Ric and Elizabeth were. He put a forceful arm of Ric's shoulder spinning him around.
Ric had lost his grip from Elizabeth by then. Before Ric could say anything or do anything.
His face was met with Jason's fist. Ric stumbled into a barstool. He stood back up and put a
hand on his now swollen lip.
"This doesn't contain to you Morgan!" Ric said now through clenched teeth.
"Stay away from Elizabeth." Jason said as he glared at Ric.
Courtney had now disobeyed Jason and walked over to the group. "Get out Ric...you aren't
welcome in Carly's club." she said.
Ric took a quick glance around and knew that it was time ago. Too many people were now
looking at him.
"Fine, I'm leaving....but this isn't over. I will make you love me again Elizabeth." Ric said as
he reached for Elizabeth's hand. Elizabeth yanked her hand away before he could touch it.
Ric sighed slightly and then walked off and exited the club. Elizabeth sighed in relief.
"Are you alright Elizabeth? Did he hurt you?" Jason asked concerned.
"I'm alright....thank you." Elizabeth said softly as she looked into his eyes. Jason smiled as he looked at her.
"I'm just glad that you got here in time. I couldn't have fought him off for much longer." Elizabeth says.
She had completely forgot that Courtney was there until she heard Courtney speak up...
"That Ric Lansing deserves to be in jail. He is a monster." Courtney said.
"I agree...but he made some sort of deal with the feds to get out of jail free. I think he gave
them some information on Alkazar didn't he?" Elizabeth said as she looked at Jason for
confirmation.
"Yes, he did...the bastard. I want him away from Port Charles before he hurts anyone else." Jason said.
"Hey Jason, I'm going to get us a table okay?" Courtney said.
"Alright." Jason replied.
"I hope you are alright Elizabeth." Courtney said sincerely.
"Thanks Courtney." Elizabeth replied.
Courtney smiled slightly then went off to get a table.
"Thank you...thank you for saving me from Ric." Elizabeth said to Jason. "You are always
known to have great timing." she said with a slight smile to lighten up the mood.
"Your welcome...I just wish there was more that I can do for you." Jason said with a slight sigh.
"Hey, you are here to have fun with your fiance...so I'm going to leave. Ric ruined my mood
of spending my night here so I'll talk to you later and have a great time...and thanks for saving
me again." Elizabeth said. She stepped up to him and gave him a hug. The hug that was
intended to be a short quick hug turned into a long one. Neither of them knew why, they just
held each other for the longest time. Elizabeth finally broke the hug and smiled.
"I'll see you around." she said then walked off. She stopped a few feet away and watched
Jason stand there for a second then walk off in the direction that Courtney went.
**********
Emily set her fork down on her plate. She had finished her dinner and she waited for Zander
to do the same. Once Zander had finished and the waiter had taken their plates away, she
knew that it was time to tell Zander.
"Zander, I hope you have had a good time so far." Emily started
"I sure have...I always have a good time when I'm with you." Zander replied.
*Why does he have to be so sweet all the time* Emily thought to herself.
"Zander, I need to tell you something now." Emily started.
"Okay, what is it? It seems really important by the tone of your voice." Zander says with a
smile.
"I....I...I can't marry you." Emily finally managed to say.
Zander's smile faded instantly. "What?" he asked in shock.
"I'm sorry Zander but I can't marry you." Emily said.
"Is the cancer back? Are you trying to push me away again?" Zander asked.
"No, no...the cancer isn't back. I'm still in remission and I'm not pushing you away at all. I just can't marry you." Emily said.
"Then why not?" Zander asked with his eyes filled with anger and hurt. "Emily, why are you
doing this to me?"
"Zander...I'm so sorry." Emily said taking off her engagement ring and set it down on the table. Her eyes started to fill up with water and she rose from her chair. Emily then took off out of the restaurant.
"Emily! Wait!" Zander called after her.
********
Emily found herself in the park. She had stopped running and sat down on a bench to catch
her breath. A part of her regretted breaking things off with Zander because she knew that she
couldn't be with Nikolas but the rest of her knew she was doing the right thing. She didn't
want to string Zander along any longer. He deserved to be with someone who loved him with
their whole heart. She wiped her tears away and closed her eyes trying to clam herself down.
Emily then could have swore that she heard her name being called. Her ears perked up and
she saw someone come out of the shadows. Emily saw it was Nikolas once he came into
view. She stood up and tried to compose herself.
"Hey Nikolas." Emily said and forced a friendly smile.
Nikolas walked over to her. "I was hoping to find you." he said. "Elizabeth stopped by
earlier...." he started.
"You know don't you?" Emily asked figuring that he knew about her being in love with him.
Nikolas nodded in response.
"I'm so sorry...you weren't supposed to know. I don't want to complicate your life anymore
than it already is and cause you any problems." Emily said.
"Don't be sorry Emily...you could never cause me any problems." Nikolas said and looked at
her. "I love you...and I finally find out that you love me too...our timing is real bad Em." he
said with a slight grin.
Emily broke a smile thinking about their complicated situation. "Yeah, you got that right."
Emily said. "But you have Lydia now...we can't be together." she then said as she started to tear up.
"Lets forget about Lydia for right now okay?" Nikolas said. He then pulled her into a warm embrace. Emily hugged Nikolas not wanting to let go.
"I love you Nikolas..." She said while she hugged him.
"I love you too Emily." Nikolas replied.
************
Carly walked into her own club and occupied an empty barstool. *Screw you Sonny
Corinthos* she thought to herself. She was extremely pissed off at the moment. Carly
decided to order something to drink and found herself ordering a margarita. Carly drowned
it instantly and ordered another....and another and another. Carly lost track after drinking 4
of them.
Zander found himself outside of Carly Corinthos' Club. He was devastated after Emily broke
off their engagement. He decided to drown himself in his sorrows...maybe the pain would go
away then. He walked inside and loosened his tie. He approached the bar and saw a familiar
looking blonde sitting there sipping on a drink.
"Is this seat taken?" he asked her referring to the empty barstool next to her.
Carly turned around and saw Zander and smiled.
"Zander!!! Its sooooo nice to see you." Carly said now with a goofy grin on her face. She then burped and smiled once again.
Zander looked at her oddly. "Carly? How much did you have to drink?" he asked her.
"Dunno....I lost track after 4!" Carly said then started laughing for no apparent reason at all.
*She is most certainly drunk* Zander thought to himself. "Can you stand up and walk?" he
asked her.
"Let me try." Carly said. She got up off the barstool and attempted to walk. She lost her
balance and stumbled into Zander. "How did I do?" she asked.
"Uh...let me drive you home." Zander said
"No!! I'm not going back there." Carly instantly said. "Sonny is such a jerk...such a big big
big big J-E-R-K."
"I just can't leave you here." Zander said. An idea came into his head. "Let me take you to
my apartment for a while. Maybe I can help sober you up or something."
"Ok..." Carly said.
"Now, I want you to drape your arm around my neck. I'm going to help you walk out of here
okay?" Zander said.
"Alright." Carly replied. She put his arm around his neck and Zander helped her walk to the
door of the club. He used his other arm to open the door and gently guided her out.
A/N: I know that I said that I was going to post Chapter 3 and 4 later, but I decided to put them up sooner than I organially thought lol. I posted Chapter 3 up eariler, so I decided I might as well post Chapter 4. Anyway, Thanks for all the reviews so far :D Keep them comming ;)
Elizabeth Webber stepped inside Carly's club. She needed to have a good evening out and
try and forget about all her problems and those of her friends. Elizabeth made her way
towards the bar and sat down. She just ordered a small glass of wine to start off with. She
turned around in her barstool to see if she recognized anyone that she knew and she was
relieved in a way that she didn't. Elizabeth then turned back around. She heard people come
in and out of the club and didn't care to look and see who they were. As she sipped on her
drink, she was surprised to have someone tap her on her shoulder. She turned around and
looked at who it was. She dropped her glass in shock. It was her ex husband....Ric Lansing.
"Elizabeth...before you scream or run I want to talk to you." Ric said.
"Get away from me!" Elizabeth spat as she stood up. She had to get out of there but Ric now stood in her path.
"I love you Elizabeth and I want another chance." Ric said as he gazed into her eyes.
"I don't think so....now get out of my way." Elizabeth said coldly.
Ric then grabbed her and kissed her. Elizabeth broke the kiss and then slapped him hard across the face. "You pig! Leave me alone." she said.
"I can't let you go Elizabeth. I want you back and I won't take no for an answer. I'm sorry about everything that I did, I did it for you." Ric said with his eyes pleading.
"Go to hell!" Elizabeth spat.
Ric was now angry. He grabbed her wrists and wouldn't let go....
*******
Jason and Courtney walked into Carly's club for a night out together. Courtney was on his right arm smiling from ear to ear.
"Its been so long since we have been out together. After making love all day, this is just what we need." she said with a smile.
Jason by then wasn't listening. He had spotted Elizabeth and Ric in an heated argument.
"Let go of me!" Elizabeth said as loudly as she could trying to break free from his grip. This
drew attention from a lot of people. Ric looked at her his eyes told her to keep her voice
down. Elizabeth saw Jason and Courtney out of the corner of her eye. *Jason...thank god*
she thought to herself.
Jason by then had enough. He told Courtney to stay where she was and stormed over to
where Ric and Elizabeth were. He put a forceful arm of Ric's shoulder spinning him around.
Ric had lost his grip from Elizabeth by then. Before Ric could say anything or do anything.
His face was met with Jason's fist. Ric stumbled into a barstool. He stood back up and put a
hand on his now swollen lip.
"This doesn't contain to you Morgan!" Ric said now through clenched teeth.
"Stay away from Elizabeth." Jason said as he glared at Ric.
Courtney had now disobeyed Jason and walked over to the group. "Get out Ric...you aren't
welcome in Carly's club." she said.
Ric took a quick glance around and knew that it was time ago. Too many people were now
looking at him.
"Fine, I'm leaving....but this isn't over. I will make you love me again Elizabeth." Ric said as
he reached for Elizabeth's hand. Elizabeth yanked her hand away before he could touch it.
Ric sighed slightly and then walked off and exited the club. Elizabeth sighed in relief.
"Are you alright Elizabeth? Did he hurt you?" Jason asked concerned.
"I'm alright....thank you." Elizabeth said softly as she looked into his eyes. Jason smiled as he looked at her.
"I'm just glad that you got here in time. I couldn't have fought him off for much longer." Elizabeth says.
She had completely forgot that Courtney was there until she heard Courtney speak up...
"That Ric Lansing deserves to be in jail. He is a monster." Courtney said.
"I agree...but he made some sort of deal with the feds to get out of jail free. I think he gave
them some information on Alkazar didn't he?" Elizabeth said as she looked at Jason for
confirmation.
"Yes, he did...the bastard. I want him away from Port Charles before he hurts anyone else." Jason said.
"Hey Jason, I'm going to get us a table okay?" Courtney said.
"Alright." Jason replied.
"I hope you are alright Elizabeth." Courtney said sincerely.
"Thanks Courtney." Elizabeth replied.
Courtney smiled slightly then went off to get a table.
"Thank you...thank you for saving me from Ric." Elizabeth said to Jason. "You are always
known to have great timing." she said with a slight smile to lighten up the mood.
"Your welcome...I just wish there was more that I can do for you." Jason said with a slight sigh.
"Hey, you are here to have fun with your fiance...so I'm going to leave. Ric ruined my mood
of spending my night here so I'll talk to you later and have a great time...and thanks for saving
me again." Elizabeth said. She stepped up to him and gave him a hug. The hug that was
intended to be a short quick hug turned into a long one. Neither of them knew why, they just
held each other for the longest time. Elizabeth finally broke the hug and smiled.
"I'll see you around." she said then walked off. She stopped a few feet away and watched
Jason stand there for a second then walk off in the direction that Courtney went.
**********
Emily set her fork down on her plate. She had finished her dinner and she waited for Zander
to do the same. Once Zander had finished and the waiter had taken their plates away, she
knew that it was time to tell Zander.
"Zander, I hope you have had a good time so far." Emily started
"I sure have...I always have a good time when I'm with you." Zander replied.
*Why does he have to be so sweet all the time* Emily thought to herself.
"Zander, I need to tell you something now." Emily started.
"Okay, what is it? It seems really important by the tone of your voice." Zander says with a
smile.
"I....I...I can't marry you." Emily finally managed to say.
Zander's smile faded instantly. "What?" he asked in shock.
"I'm sorry Zander but I can't marry you." Emily said.
"Is the cancer back? Are you trying to push me away again?" Zander asked.
"No, no...the cancer isn't back. I'm still in remission and I'm not pushing you away at all. I just can't marry you." Emily said.
"Then why not?" Zander asked with his eyes filled with anger and hurt. "Emily, why are you
doing this to me?"
"Zander...I'm so sorry." Emily said taking off her engagement ring and set it down on the table. Her eyes started to fill up with water and she rose from her chair. Emily then took off out of the restaurant.
"Emily! Wait!" Zander called after her.
********
Emily found herself in the park. She had stopped running and sat down on a bench to catch
her breath. A part of her regretted breaking things off with Zander because she knew that she
couldn't be with Nikolas but the rest of her knew she was doing the right thing. She didn't
want to string Zander along any longer. He deserved to be with someone who loved him with
their whole heart. She wiped her tears away and closed her eyes trying to clam herself down.
Emily then could have swore that she heard her name being called. Her ears perked up and
she saw someone come out of the shadows. Emily saw it was Nikolas once he came into
view. She stood up and tried to compose herself.
"Hey Nikolas." Emily said and forced a friendly smile.
Nikolas walked over to her. "I was hoping to find you." he said. "Elizabeth stopped by
earlier...." he started.
"You know don't you?" Emily asked figuring that he knew about her being in love with him.
Nikolas nodded in response.
"I'm so sorry...you weren't supposed to know. I don't want to complicate your life anymore
than it already is and cause you any problems." Emily said.
"Don't be sorry Emily...you could never cause me any problems." Nikolas said and looked at
her. "I love you...and I finally find out that you love me too...our timing is real bad Em." he
said with a slight grin.
Emily broke a smile thinking about their complicated situation. "Yeah, you got that right."
Emily said. "But you have Lydia now...we can't be together." she then said as she started to tear up.
"Lets forget about Lydia for right now okay?" Nikolas said. He then pulled her into a warm embrace. Emily hugged Nikolas not wanting to let go.
"I love you Nikolas..." She said while she hugged him.
"I love you too Emily." Nikolas replied.
************
Carly walked into her own club and occupied an empty barstool. *Screw you Sonny
Corinthos* she thought to herself. She was extremely pissed off at the moment. Carly
decided to order something to drink and found herself ordering a margarita. Carly drowned
it instantly and ordered another....and another and another. Carly lost track after drinking 4
of them.
Zander found himself outside of Carly Corinthos' Club. He was devastated after Emily broke
off their engagement. He decided to drown himself in his sorrows...maybe the pain would go
away then. He walked inside and loosened his tie. He approached the bar and saw a familiar
looking blonde sitting there sipping on a drink.
"Is this seat taken?" he asked her referring to the empty barstool next to her.
Carly turned around and saw Zander and smiled.
"Zander!!! Its sooooo nice to see you." Carly said now with a goofy grin on her face. She then burped and smiled once again.
Zander looked at her oddly. "Carly? How much did you have to drink?" he asked her.
"Dunno....I lost track after 4!" Carly said then started laughing for no apparent reason at all.
*She is most certainly drunk* Zander thought to himself. "Can you stand up and walk?" he
asked her.
"Let me try." Carly said. She got up off the barstool and attempted to walk. She lost her
balance and stumbled into Zander. "How did I do?" she asked.
"Uh...let me drive you home." Zander said
"No!! I'm not going back there." Carly instantly said. "Sonny is such a jerk...such a big big
big big J-E-R-K."
"I just can't leave you here." Zander said. An idea came into his head. "Let me take you to
my apartment for a while. Maybe I can help sober you up or something."
"Ok..." Carly said.
"Now, I want you to drape your arm around my neck. I'm going to help you walk out of here
okay?" Zander said.
"Alright." Carly replied. She put his arm around his neck and Zander helped her walk to the
door of the club. He used his other arm to open the door and gently guided her out.