Chapter 5.......Feelings
Lydia Cassadine was out taking a walk. She loved her life now except for the part about having to stay faithful to Nikolas. She had plenty of money at her dispense...she had power...she had a high title, but the only thing missing was romance. Her business marriage to Nikolas was exactly as it seemed... strictly business. They slept in separate rooms, didn't talk much and sure as heck didn't enjoy each other's company. Lydia sighed as she rounded the corner to the park. Her jaw dropped open at what she saw...her husband in a warm embrace with none other than Emily Quartermaine. *That little twit. Doesn't she ever go away* she thought in anger. Emily had been a pain in a neck for her. She almost didn't have what she had now because of her. Lydia had two options...to stay and watch them without doing anything or to break up this little union. Lydia had never been the type to sit back and not do anything so she easily made the choice to confront them. She stormed up to them with her claws out and ready to attack.
"Nikolas! What in the hell are you doing?!" Lydia yelled.
Emily and Nikolas heard Lydia's voice and quickly broke their hug. They hadn't noticed her and hoped that she hadn't heard what they were saying.
"Lydia, what are you doing here?" Nikolas asked. "Did you follow me?" he asked confused to why she was there.
"Don't flatter yourself. I was taking a walk and I found you here with...this twit." Lydia said and glared at Emily. "Trying to steal my husband away from me....that Zander Smith not enough of a man for you?" she hissed
"FYI, Zander and I are through." Emily started. "And nothing happened between Nikolas and I. We hugged, thats all." she said.
"You looked pretty cozy to me!" Lydia yelled.
"Lydia, you are overreacting. Emily will always be important to me and she will always be in my life. If you can't accept that then I suggest you divorce me." Nikolas said.
"What kind of an idiot do you take me for? You just want me to divorce you so you can be with Miss Quartermaine here....well I don't think so! I want the money and I am not going to loose it. Now, lets go home Nikolas.....now." Lydia said her eyes narrowing at Nikolas. She planted her hands on her hips.
"No." Nikolas firmly said. "If you want to go home so badly, then just go now alone because I'm not ready to go home."
"How dare you! I *am* your wife dammit!!!" Lydia screamed.
"Stop it!" Emily exclaimed in frustration. "I'll leave alright Lydia. I don't want to cause any problems for Nikolas. I don't want him to have to hear you anymore because of me. I'll see you later okay Nikolas." Emily said as she looked into his eyes. Nikolas just looked at her and smiled sadly.
"I'll see you later Emily." he said and watched her walk off....
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Zander carefully opened his apartment door and guided Carly into his apartment. He helped her over to the couch and then helped her sit down. He sighed in relief that he didn't let her fall or anything on the way to his apartment. He walked over to his mini kitchen and put on a pot of coffee. Even though it was late out and coffee would keep her awake, Zander heard that coffee helps one sober up. After he put on a pot of coffee, Zander went over to the sofa and sat down next to Carly. They sat in silence for a while and Zander finally spoke up.
"Do you want to talk about why you insisted that you didn't want to go home?" he asked her.
"Sonny is such a controlling jerk!" Carly said then laughed all of a sudden. "He actually put a curfew on me...a fricken curfew!!"
Zander didn't say anything. Sonny was known to be somewhat controlling at times but he knew that Sonny was only trying to protect Carly.
"Sorry that I ruined your evening." Carly said then burped. "Excuse me."
"Thats alright....I didn't have much of an evening anyway. It got ruined after dinner." Zander said as he looked down at the floor.
"What happened?" Carly asked. "Did Emily not enjoy her meal or something?" she asked meaning it as a joke.
"She enjoyed her meal...least I think so, but she didn't enjoy me...she broke off our engagement." Zander said sadly.
"Oh my god....I'm soooo sorry Zander!" Carly said. "Let me give you a hug, you should feel better." she said.
Even though Zander knew that Carly was very drunk, it helped to have someone to talk to and someone to try and make him feel better. Before he knew it, Carly was hugging him. She was helping him a lot more than she probably realized. Zander broke the hug and smiled slightly.
"Thanks Carly." he said. "Let me go and get your coffee." he said and got up.
Carly stretched herself out on his sofa after he got up. Zander went into the kitchen and found the coffee was just done. He poured her a glass and returned to the living room. He found Carly fast asleep on the sofa. Zander set the coffee cup down and walked over to Carly. He carefully took her shoes off and then got a blanket to cover her up. Zander covered Carly up and gave her a quick kiss on the forehead.
*Goodnight Carly* he thought as he left the room to retire to his room for the night.
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After leaving Carly's Club, Elizabeth decided to go for a walk by the docks to clear her mind. Everything kept replaying in her mind....her run in with Ric....Jason saving her and her hug with Jason. Elizabeth mentally scolded herself for thinking any thoughts about Jason. He was an engaged man, soon to be married to Courtney Matthews. Elizabeth found a big crate and decided to sit down for a rest. She sat down and set her purse down next to her. It was not getting chilly out and she didn't have a coat. All she had on was a black dress that she wore to the club for the evening. As she was sitting there, she saw a figure on the docks. She froze praying that it wasn't Ric Lansing. She didn't want to ever see that man again. She noticed the figure turn around and look at her.
"Elizabeth?" a familiar sounding voice said.
Elizabeth instantly knew that she had nothing to worry about. It was only Lucky.
"Hey Lucky." she said standing up and grabbing her purse. Elizabeth then walked over to him.
"What are you doing here all by yourself at night Liz?" Lucky asked her.
"I needed to go for a walk....to clear my mind. I had a run in with Ric at Carly's Club. He really scared me....luckily I was saved by Jason or I don't know what would have happened." Elizabeth said.
"Did he hurt you?" Lucky asked.
"He just grabbed my wrists pretty hard, but thats all he did." Elizabeth said as he rubbed her left wrist. Jason showed up after that...." she said then shivered slightly. Lucky noticed that she looked chilly so he took off his jacket and draped it around her shoulders.
"There...I don't want you to catch a cold." Lucky said with a slight smile.
"Thanks." Elizabeth said softly as she felt herself warming up already. "What are you doing here Lucky?" she asked him.
"Me? Well I'm just trying to think of a way to get my brother away from that Lydia girl." Lucky said with a sigh.
"Oh yes...Lydia...she is a real treat isn't she?" Elizabeth said sarcastically.
"I want her out of my brother's life for good...any suggestions?" Lucky asked.
"Well Nikolas told me that he is stuck with her until...a) She or he dies or b) unless she cheats on him. I'm going to go for B as the best option of Nikolas getting free of that snobbish bitch." Elizabeth said and cracked a smile.
"Its nice to see you smile again Elizabeth." Lucky said as he cressed her cheek lightly.
"Me too...My life has been hell these past few months...with finding out about everything that Ric did and the fact that he lied to me over and over and over again....and the divorce was very difficult. Ric tried to fight it at first, I figured that he would do that. Eventually he let go...and granted me what I wanted, a divorce. But after tonight, I know he still hasn't given up on this fantasy of getting me back."
Lucky didn't say anything, he just pulled Elizabeth into a hug. As Lucky hugged Elizabeth, a weird feeling came over him. He never felt this way about Elizabeth before that he remembered...was he starting to develop feelings for her beyond friendship? Did what Helena do to him wear off? Lucky didn't know so he decided to forget about it and ignore what weird feeling he was getting.
Lydia Cassadine was out taking a walk. She loved her life now except for the part about having to stay faithful to Nikolas. She had plenty of money at her dispense...she had power...she had a high title, but the only thing missing was romance. Her business marriage to Nikolas was exactly as it seemed... strictly business. They slept in separate rooms, didn't talk much and sure as heck didn't enjoy each other's company. Lydia sighed as she rounded the corner to the park. Her jaw dropped open at what she saw...her husband in a warm embrace with none other than Emily Quartermaine. *That little twit. Doesn't she ever go away* she thought in anger. Emily had been a pain in a neck for her. She almost didn't have what she had now because of her. Lydia had two options...to stay and watch them without doing anything or to break up this little union. Lydia had never been the type to sit back and not do anything so she easily made the choice to confront them. She stormed up to them with her claws out and ready to attack.
"Nikolas! What in the hell are you doing?!" Lydia yelled.
Emily and Nikolas heard Lydia's voice and quickly broke their hug. They hadn't noticed her and hoped that she hadn't heard what they were saying.
"Lydia, what are you doing here?" Nikolas asked. "Did you follow me?" he asked confused to why she was there.
"Don't flatter yourself. I was taking a walk and I found you here with...this twit." Lydia said and glared at Emily. "Trying to steal my husband away from me....that Zander Smith not enough of a man for you?" she hissed
"FYI, Zander and I are through." Emily started. "And nothing happened between Nikolas and I. We hugged, thats all." she said.
"You looked pretty cozy to me!" Lydia yelled.
"Lydia, you are overreacting. Emily will always be important to me and she will always be in my life. If you can't accept that then I suggest you divorce me." Nikolas said.
"What kind of an idiot do you take me for? You just want me to divorce you so you can be with Miss Quartermaine here....well I don't think so! I want the money and I am not going to loose it. Now, lets go home Nikolas.....now." Lydia said her eyes narrowing at Nikolas. She planted her hands on her hips.
"No." Nikolas firmly said. "If you want to go home so badly, then just go now alone because I'm not ready to go home."
"How dare you! I *am* your wife dammit!!!" Lydia screamed.
"Stop it!" Emily exclaimed in frustration. "I'll leave alright Lydia. I don't want to cause any problems for Nikolas. I don't want him to have to hear you anymore because of me. I'll see you later okay Nikolas." Emily said as she looked into his eyes. Nikolas just looked at her and smiled sadly.
"I'll see you later Emily." he said and watched her walk off....
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Zander carefully opened his apartment door and guided Carly into his apartment. He helped her over to the couch and then helped her sit down. He sighed in relief that he didn't let her fall or anything on the way to his apartment. He walked over to his mini kitchen and put on a pot of coffee. Even though it was late out and coffee would keep her awake, Zander heard that coffee helps one sober up. After he put on a pot of coffee, Zander went over to the sofa and sat down next to Carly. They sat in silence for a while and Zander finally spoke up.
"Do you want to talk about why you insisted that you didn't want to go home?" he asked her.
"Sonny is such a controlling jerk!" Carly said then laughed all of a sudden. "He actually put a curfew on me...a fricken curfew!!"
Zander didn't say anything. Sonny was known to be somewhat controlling at times but he knew that Sonny was only trying to protect Carly.
"Sorry that I ruined your evening." Carly said then burped. "Excuse me."
"Thats alright....I didn't have much of an evening anyway. It got ruined after dinner." Zander said as he looked down at the floor.
"What happened?" Carly asked. "Did Emily not enjoy her meal or something?" she asked meaning it as a joke.
"She enjoyed her meal...least I think so, but she didn't enjoy me...she broke off our engagement." Zander said sadly.
"Oh my god....I'm soooo sorry Zander!" Carly said. "Let me give you a hug, you should feel better." she said.
Even though Zander knew that Carly was very drunk, it helped to have someone to talk to and someone to try and make him feel better. Before he knew it, Carly was hugging him. She was helping him a lot more than she probably realized. Zander broke the hug and smiled slightly.
"Thanks Carly." he said. "Let me go and get your coffee." he said and got up.
Carly stretched herself out on his sofa after he got up. Zander went into the kitchen and found the coffee was just done. He poured her a glass and returned to the living room. He found Carly fast asleep on the sofa. Zander set the coffee cup down and walked over to Carly. He carefully took her shoes off and then got a blanket to cover her up. Zander covered Carly up and gave her a quick kiss on the forehead.
*Goodnight Carly* he thought as he left the room to retire to his room for the night.
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After leaving Carly's Club, Elizabeth decided to go for a walk by the docks to clear her mind. Everything kept replaying in her mind....her run in with Ric....Jason saving her and her hug with Jason. Elizabeth mentally scolded herself for thinking any thoughts about Jason. He was an engaged man, soon to be married to Courtney Matthews. Elizabeth found a big crate and decided to sit down for a rest. She sat down and set her purse down next to her. It was not getting chilly out and she didn't have a coat. All she had on was a black dress that she wore to the club for the evening. As she was sitting there, she saw a figure on the docks. She froze praying that it wasn't Ric Lansing. She didn't want to ever see that man again. She noticed the figure turn around and look at her.
"Elizabeth?" a familiar sounding voice said.
Elizabeth instantly knew that she had nothing to worry about. It was only Lucky.
"Hey Lucky." she said standing up and grabbing her purse. Elizabeth then walked over to him.
"What are you doing here all by yourself at night Liz?" Lucky asked her.
"I needed to go for a walk....to clear my mind. I had a run in with Ric at Carly's Club. He really scared me....luckily I was saved by Jason or I don't know what would have happened." Elizabeth said.
"Did he hurt you?" Lucky asked.
"He just grabbed my wrists pretty hard, but thats all he did." Elizabeth said as he rubbed her left wrist. Jason showed up after that...." she said then shivered slightly. Lucky noticed that she looked chilly so he took off his jacket and draped it around her shoulders.
"There...I don't want you to catch a cold." Lucky said with a slight smile.
"Thanks." Elizabeth said softly as she felt herself warming up already. "What are you doing here Lucky?" she asked him.
"Me? Well I'm just trying to think of a way to get my brother away from that Lydia girl." Lucky said with a sigh.
"Oh yes...Lydia...she is a real treat isn't she?" Elizabeth said sarcastically.
"I want her out of my brother's life for good...any suggestions?" Lucky asked.
"Well Nikolas told me that he is stuck with her until...a) She or he dies or b) unless she cheats on him. I'm going to go for B as the best option of Nikolas getting free of that snobbish bitch." Elizabeth said and cracked a smile.
"Its nice to see you smile again Elizabeth." Lucky said as he cressed her cheek lightly.
"Me too...My life has been hell these past few months...with finding out about everything that Ric did and the fact that he lied to me over and over and over again....and the divorce was very difficult. Ric tried to fight it at first, I figured that he would do that. Eventually he let go...and granted me what I wanted, a divorce. But after tonight, I know he still hasn't given up on this fantasy of getting me back."
Lucky didn't say anything, he just pulled Elizabeth into a hug. As Lucky hugged Elizabeth, a weird feeling came over him. He never felt this way about Elizabeth before that he remembered...was he starting to develop feelings for her beyond friendship? Did what Helena do to him wear off? Lucky didn't know so he decided to forget about it and ignore what weird feeling he was getting.