Change of Heart
Chapter 8: Lorenzo's POV
Disclaimer: Characters belong to GH and ABC expect the original characters which belong to me.
When the just landed, I had a guard blindfold Carly. I was surprised when she didn't argue about it. Since I had some business to attend to, I have the guard bring Carly to my villa in the south of France.
On my way to my meeting I try to clear my head. I can't get Carly out of my head and that's very dangerous. I imagine what her hands would feel like on my body, caressing and touching. I imagine her lips and tongue seeking out my most sensitive areas, and I groan out loud. I know I'm playing a dangerous game, but I don't really care anymore. I haven't felt like this in years.
None of this was supposed to happen. Carly was supposed to be just an expendable bargaining chip against Corinthos, but she's become so much more than that. She's no longer expendable. If Corinthos screws up this deal, I'll just keep Carly here instead of 'getting rid of her'. This is crazy. I've finally gone and lost my mind.
I think I finally understand what motivated Luis to bring down Sonny Corinthos, Jasper Jacks and anybody else who got in the way of getting what he wanted: Brenda. His obsession with her drove him to do stupid and reckless things that ultimately caused his demise. I still fully blame that on Sonny Corinthos. If it hadn't been for him, Luis would've just left well enough alone.
I'm not careless or reckless like Luis was, and I'm not about to let my feelings for Carly cloud my judgement. I'm determined to do just about anything to get Carly to return my feelings, but I'm not going to ruin myself to do it.
I have a really bad feeling things are going to go down fast and extremely bad. Whether it's me or Carly I'm not sure, but I just know something's going to happen. My instincts are usually right so I'll just have to keep an eye on things. I don't want anything to go wrong.
It's going to take awhile for Carly to fully trust me and to be comfortable around me because she thinks she's expendable and that I won't go through with my end of the deal. I think she can also sense that something bad is going to happen, too. I think everyone involved in this deal has a bad feeling that something's going to happen. Maybe I'm just over-thinking this, but do I really want to take that chance? No, I don't want to.
My thoughts drift back to Carly. I never should have let things get personal between us. When she asked about Sophie, I should have just walked out and kept my mouth shut. But I didn't and now things are a mess of emotions. Either way, I lose. If Sonny goes through with his part, I lose Carly. If Sonny doesn't go through with his part: I'd lose my merchandise, a lot of money, not to mention business, and I'd probably end up getting killed, in which case I still lose Carly. Well, I'll just have to make it go down differently. If Carly goes back home to Sonny, I'll still keep trying to win her over. It'll just be a little harder to do with Sonny breathing down my neck.
When we arrive at our destination, I get out of the car to greet an old friend of Luis, Joseph Cadenza. Luis never fully trusted the man.
"Good to see you, Joseph," I say while shaking hands with him.
"Lorenzo, it's been to long," Joseph replies back.
Luis and Joseph had done business together for years and had grown up together.
"Shall we get on with business," I ask.
"Of course. I hear you are holding Sonny Corinthos' wife as a bargaining chip to get him to move your merchandise," Joseph tells me.
Uh-oh. I guess this is why he wanted to see me. I think he wants in on it too.
"I want in on it," he adds when I don't respond.
Yep, I have a bad feeling about this. Maybe I can convince him that she annoyed me so much that it got to the point where I threw her overboard. If he's ever met her, he'll believe me. I decide to simply tell him to go fuck himself.
"No. My deals about to go down tomorrow, and I don't want anything to fuck it up," I tell him. It's not exactly a lie but it's not the truth either.
"I can either go through you, Lorenzo or I can go around you. It's your choice," he tells me. "I'm only talking to you about it now out of honor to your brother, Luis."
"You get anywhere near this and I'll tear you apart!" I threaten him. I know it won't do any good, but it's fair warning. I'd kill him where he stands if he didn't have so many guards around. He anticipated that I'd say 'No'.
"How about we make a compromise, Lorenzo, your a good businessman," he states. "When your deal goes through you give me Mrs. Corinthos so I can complete my business. I'll make it worth your while."
No way in hell am I going to give him Carly. She's end up dead for sure. He's not a man of honor. He'd keep her until she's outlived her usefulness to him and then he'd kill her. He'd probably get rid of the baby too.
"No way," I tell him venomously. "I intend on honoring my deal with Corinthos. Once he completes his end of the deal, he'll get his wife back."
"Since when do you follow through on something when you stand to profit a lot from not doing so. Because, like I said, I'll make this worth your while."
Damn it!! He's right...If I hadn't fallin' for Carly, I would've handed her over to him without even flinching, but I can't now. Things have changed.
"That was then, this is now. You're not getting Carly, end of story," I tell him angrily.
"Carly...is it? Do you call all of your captives by their first name, Lorenzo? And what are you getting so worked up about?" he asks amused.
I don't know exactly how to respond to that so I decide to just keep my mouth shut and let him do the talking.
"You're in love with Corinthos' wife aren't you?" It's not a question but a statement of fact.
"You don't know what the fuck you're talking about, Joseph. I know how you operate. If I give you 'Mrs. Corinthos', you'd keep her until her usefulness wears out, and then you'd dispose of her. I'm not about to do that to a pregnant woman. Call it what you whatever the fuck you want but that's all there is to it!" I yell. I hope he leaves it at that. I can think of a million better things that I'd rather be spending my time doing than standing here arguing with him. I know he's not going to back down, but neither am I. I told Carly I wouldn't let anything happen to her or her unborn child, and I'm not about to go back on my word to her.
"Alright, I've got some other business to attend to, but this conversation is far from over," Joseph tells me.
"No, we've already finished discussing the matter," I tell him leaving no room for further argument and leave to head to my villa.
As we're nearing the villa, I'm debating whether or not to tell Carly about Joseph. He's not going to let this go, but I don't want Carly to panic and do something stupid to protect her unborn child. I decide to wait, until Joseph tries to make a move, to tell her. That'll give me plenty of time to figure out my next plan of action.
I just knew something was going to happen. If I hadn't been so distracted by my feelings for Carly, none of this would be happening right now. I should've seen it coming. Oh well, its too late now. I'll just have to take the extra measures to keep her and her baby safe.
When I arrive at the villa, she's pacing back and forth in her room.
"I hope you find everything to your satisfaction, Carly."
Yeah, just wonderful," she replies sarcastically.
"The same things apply here as they did on the yacht. You have free reign of the villa, and you can use the phone anytime you like. I'll have one hooked up in your room later."
Are Sonny and Jason okay?"
"Why wouldn't they be Mrs. Corinthos?"
"You know as well as I do that they're going to the yacht. Are your men going to hurt or kill them? Or have they already?" she asks me rushed.
"They're fine, Mrs. Corinthos," I tell her honestly. I told the guards to just let them do whatever, and not to interfere. I can tell she still has doubts though. "If you don't believe me, Carly, feel free to call them," I tell her as I leave her room. I notice she waits another five minutes before she goes to the study to call home.
I leave her to her phone call and head to the kitchen to fix myself something to eat. It's getting harder to be in the same room with Carly for long periods of time. I just want to kiss her, touch her, love her, but now is not the time. She'd probably try to snap my neck if I did any of those things right now.
So for right now, I need to concentrate on what I'm going to do about Joseph.
Yes, my earlier assessment of myself is true: I have definitely lost my mind.
Elsewhere
A man answers his ringing cellphone.
"Like you expected, Mr. Alcazar didn't accept the offer Joseph gave him. Should I proceed with Plan B, sir?" came the voice over the phone.
"Yeah, go ahead with Plan B," replies the man.
"Alright, sir. I'll get back to you when it's finished," the voice replies.
Hanging up the phone the man has a satisfied look on his face.
"Oh, you will be mine Caroline," he tells himself confidently. "Yes you wait and see."
Preview for next chapter:
Carly talks to Sonny. Joseph makes a move to get Carly. The mystery man makes himself known. Lorenzo and Carly kiss.
Please tell me what you think about this chapter. Any suggestions on who the mystery man should be? I haven't decided yet!
Chapter 8: Lorenzo's POV
Disclaimer: Characters belong to GH and ABC expect the original characters which belong to me.
When the just landed, I had a guard blindfold Carly. I was surprised when she didn't argue about it. Since I had some business to attend to, I have the guard bring Carly to my villa in the south of France.
On my way to my meeting I try to clear my head. I can't get Carly out of my head and that's very dangerous. I imagine what her hands would feel like on my body, caressing and touching. I imagine her lips and tongue seeking out my most sensitive areas, and I groan out loud. I know I'm playing a dangerous game, but I don't really care anymore. I haven't felt like this in years.
None of this was supposed to happen. Carly was supposed to be just an expendable bargaining chip against Corinthos, but she's become so much more than that. She's no longer expendable. If Corinthos screws up this deal, I'll just keep Carly here instead of 'getting rid of her'. This is crazy. I've finally gone and lost my mind.
I think I finally understand what motivated Luis to bring down Sonny Corinthos, Jasper Jacks and anybody else who got in the way of getting what he wanted: Brenda. His obsession with her drove him to do stupid and reckless things that ultimately caused his demise. I still fully blame that on Sonny Corinthos. If it hadn't been for him, Luis would've just left well enough alone.
I'm not careless or reckless like Luis was, and I'm not about to let my feelings for Carly cloud my judgement. I'm determined to do just about anything to get Carly to return my feelings, but I'm not going to ruin myself to do it.
I have a really bad feeling things are going to go down fast and extremely bad. Whether it's me or Carly I'm not sure, but I just know something's going to happen. My instincts are usually right so I'll just have to keep an eye on things. I don't want anything to go wrong.
It's going to take awhile for Carly to fully trust me and to be comfortable around me because she thinks she's expendable and that I won't go through with my end of the deal. I think she can also sense that something bad is going to happen, too. I think everyone involved in this deal has a bad feeling that something's going to happen. Maybe I'm just over-thinking this, but do I really want to take that chance? No, I don't want to.
My thoughts drift back to Carly. I never should have let things get personal between us. When she asked about Sophie, I should have just walked out and kept my mouth shut. But I didn't and now things are a mess of emotions. Either way, I lose. If Sonny goes through with his part, I lose Carly. If Sonny doesn't go through with his part: I'd lose my merchandise, a lot of money, not to mention business, and I'd probably end up getting killed, in which case I still lose Carly. Well, I'll just have to make it go down differently. If Carly goes back home to Sonny, I'll still keep trying to win her over. It'll just be a little harder to do with Sonny breathing down my neck.
When we arrive at our destination, I get out of the car to greet an old friend of Luis, Joseph Cadenza. Luis never fully trusted the man.
"Good to see you, Joseph," I say while shaking hands with him.
"Lorenzo, it's been to long," Joseph replies back.
Luis and Joseph had done business together for years and had grown up together.
"Shall we get on with business," I ask.
"Of course. I hear you are holding Sonny Corinthos' wife as a bargaining chip to get him to move your merchandise," Joseph tells me.
Uh-oh. I guess this is why he wanted to see me. I think he wants in on it too.
"I want in on it," he adds when I don't respond.
Yep, I have a bad feeling about this. Maybe I can convince him that she annoyed me so much that it got to the point where I threw her overboard. If he's ever met her, he'll believe me. I decide to simply tell him to go fuck himself.
"No. My deals about to go down tomorrow, and I don't want anything to fuck it up," I tell him. It's not exactly a lie but it's not the truth either.
"I can either go through you, Lorenzo or I can go around you. It's your choice," he tells me. "I'm only talking to you about it now out of honor to your brother, Luis."
"You get anywhere near this and I'll tear you apart!" I threaten him. I know it won't do any good, but it's fair warning. I'd kill him where he stands if he didn't have so many guards around. He anticipated that I'd say 'No'.
"How about we make a compromise, Lorenzo, your a good businessman," he states. "When your deal goes through you give me Mrs. Corinthos so I can complete my business. I'll make it worth your while."
No way in hell am I going to give him Carly. She's end up dead for sure. He's not a man of honor. He'd keep her until she's outlived her usefulness to him and then he'd kill her. He'd probably get rid of the baby too.
"No way," I tell him venomously. "I intend on honoring my deal with Corinthos. Once he completes his end of the deal, he'll get his wife back."
"Since when do you follow through on something when you stand to profit a lot from not doing so. Because, like I said, I'll make this worth your while."
Damn it!! He's right...If I hadn't fallin' for Carly, I would've handed her over to him without even flinching, but I can't now. Things have changed.
"That was then, this is now. You're not getting Carly, end of story," I tell him angrily.
"Carly...is it? Do you call all of your captives by their first name, Lorenzo? And what are you getting so worked up about?" he asks amused.
I don't know exactly how to respond to that so I decide to just keep my mouth shut and let him do the talking.
"You're in love with Corinthos' wife aren't you?" It's not a question but a statement of fact.
"You don't know what the fuck you're talking about, Joseph. I know how you operate. If I give you 'Mrs. Corinthos', you'd keep her until her usefulness wears out, and then you'd dispose of her. I'm not about to do that to a pregnant woman. Call it what you whatever the fuck you want but that's all there is to it!" I yell. I hope he leaves it at that. I can think of a million better things that I'd rather be spending my time doing than standing here arguing with him. I know he's not going to back down, but neither am I. I told Carly I wouldn't let anything happen to her or her unborn child, and I'm not about to go back on my word to her.
"Alright, I've got some other business to attend to, but this conversation is far from over," Joseph tells me.
"No, we've already finished discussing the matter," I tell him leaving no room for further argument and leave to head to my villa.
As we're nearing the villa, I'm debating whether or not to tell Carly about Joseph. He's not going to let this go, but I don't want Carly to panic and do something stupid to protect her unborn child. I decide to wait, until Joseph tries to make a move, to tell her. That'll give me plenty of time to figure out my next plan of action.
I just knew something was going to happen. If I hadn't been so distracted by my feelings for Carly, none of this would be happening right now. I should've seen it coming. Oh well, its too late now. I'll just have to take the extra measures to keep her and her baby safe.
When I arrive at the villa, she's pacing back and forth in her room.
"I hope you find everything to your satisfaction, Carly."
Yeah, just wonderful," she replies sarcastically.
"The same things apply here as they did on the yacht. You have free reign of the villa, and you can use the phone anytime you like. I'll have one hooked up in your room later."
Are Sonny and Jason okay?"
"Why wouldn't they be Mrs. Corinthos?"
"You know as well as I do that they're going to the yacht. Are your men going to hurt or kill them? Or have they already?" she asks me rushed.
"They're fine, Mrs. Corinthos," I tell her honestly. I told the guards to just let them do whatever, and not to interfere. I can tell she still has doubts though. "If you don't believe me, Carly, feel free to call them," I tell her as I leave her room. I notice she waits another five minutes before she goes to the study to call home.
I leave her to her phone call and head to the kitchen to fix myself something to eat. It's getting harder to be in the same room with Carly for long periods of time. I just want to kiss her, touch her, love her, but now is not the time. She'd probably try to snap my neck if I did any of those things right now.
So for right now, I need to concentrate on what I'm going to do about Joseph.
Yes, my earlier assessment of myself is true: I have definitely lost my mind.
Elsewhere
A man answers his ringing cellphone.
"Like you expected, Mr. Alcazar didn't accept the offer Joseph gave him. Should I proceed with Plan B, sir?" came the voice over the phone.
"Yeah, go ahead with Plan B," replies the man.
"Alright, sir. I'll get back to you when it's finished," the voice replies.
Hanging up the phone the man has a satisfied look on his face.
"Oh, you will be mine Caroline," he tells himself confidently. "Yes you wait and see."
Preview for next chapter:
Carly talks to Sonny. Joseph makes a move to get Carly. The mystery man makes himself known. Lorenzo and Carly kiss.
Please tell me what you think about this chapter. Any suggestions on who the mystery man should be? I haven't decided yet!