Lizzi Borden: Third Verse
The party went on.
Johnny was hungry, he went to the galley and groaned the cook had go to shore for the day and left sandwiches he didn't want that he wanted food. He feumed Skye was going over research with some of the guys. He manages to talk her into going to the Grill. Brenda, Jax, Ned and Alexis sat down for dinner. Skye and Johnny walked in hands intertwined as the waiter led them to there seats.
"I didn't know Johnny knew Skye." Alexis said.
"They've gotten close lately." Jax said dryly.
The night went on with light conversations. Brenda notice Jax glancing over at the couple every time Skye laughed. Alexis looked at them.
"She seems happier then the last time I saw her."
"She raided our companies. ELQ took in hardest blow in 20years. She got back at us just like she said the bitch is we couldn't even stop her."
"She said she used Johnny money." Brenda said.
"I've seen his portfolio, I'm still trying to figure out why he's working for Sonny." Jax blinked.
"That good?"
"Better, Sonny's an armature compared to his folder."
"More then meets the eye to Johnny who knew." Brenda said.
Who knew Sabean did they were best friends after all so if Johnny had a past then so did she. He put that in the back of his mind, right now the sight of them kissing made everything around him turn red.
"Skye!"
She started and found herself behind Johnny his body tense, and then he relaxed when he saw who it was. She looked over his shoulder and sighed.
"Jax, what is the matter with you?"
"Him."
"I have a name use it." Skye looked up at Johnny always cool, now cold.
"The thug, how's that?"
"Thin ice." That made her shiver; there was other side of him.
"He's dangerous."
"You have no idea." Johnny looked down at her wide eyed.
"I want you away from her now."
"You don't get to tell me anything. She decides, you are not a factor got it."
"Is that a threat thug."
"Skye deal with your ex."
Johnny step away, she could only guess how mad Johnny truly was.
"You've got nerve I'll give you that."
"Skye I understand how much I hurt you now. Your better then him, better then me."
"Difference, he actually loves me."
"I did Skye, in my own way I did."
"Completely. He loves me completely and I think the feelings the same, I don't know Jax. All I know is that he wont leave me."
Jax swallow that comment with a lump.
"Can you say the same for you her?"
"Yes."
"Be happy for me Jax please, just be happy. I can't fight with you any more I don't have the will. Johnny he's work, just like I was remember? He as dangerous as a car accident."
"Meaning?"
"No guarantees."
"Your willing to die for him?"
"Your willing to die for her. I think we both can say it would be worth it. Course I wouldn't be sure about her."
Jax turned around to find Brenda gone and Ned glaring at him. Skye smiled at Johnny and they walked out.
Sonny sat on the bench after his usual midnight talks with Sabean. He sent Carly home and the two walked the snowy streets of Port Charles, just talking.
"Hey."
"Hey yourself."
"Heading home?"
"Yeah soon, you?"
"Pretty much, where's Carly, how is she by the way?"
"Fine and home. I was having my nightly stroll with Sabean."
"Johnny's best friend?"
"The very one."
"I saw him tonight with Skye they were closer then before."
"Really good for them, considering her state for the past two years."
"Yeah. Jax didn't take it well."
"You mean you didn't take his reaction well."
"What are you talking about?"
"Brenda I know you. You didn't like seeing Jax go ape over Skye and Johnny being together."
"What women would?"
"Considering he never even turned to look at another women when you are around I'd say you didn't like that feeling."
"Sonny why are you being like this?"
"Like what? You're upset about Jax caring about his ex-wife. He left her not a day after the marriage for you I'd say candyboy's locked. So what are you doing here?"
Brenda was silent for a moment.
"Brenda?"
"You understand me so well, I miss that."
She leaned forward, before Sonny could do anything Sabean showed up.
"Forgot my tie. Oh Barrett what are you doing out this late without protection? Sonny's dangerous didn't Jasper tell you that?"
"Jax."
"What?"
"His name is Jax don't forget that."
"Seems you're the one who forgot. Be careful, the rumors might get out again."
"What rumors?"
"Home wrecker."
"Sabean enough, nothing happened."
"Good then she can go and find Jasper and I can walk you home."
Sabean took Sonny's arm and lead him away. Brenda went her own way, leaving Jax standing in the shadows. He sat down on the bench trying to get the image of Brenda nearly kissing Sonny out of his mind. Sabean came back down the steps toward her apartment.
"Well what up Jasper?"
"Nothing."
"You should have said something."
"What?"
"I saw you. Why didn't you stop her."
"Why try he always does this."
"HE didn't DO anything. You got a bad case of misdirection."
"What's that mean?"
"You damn near get your head ripped off bye Johnny, for paying the attention YOU wouldn't to Skye now. Then blame Sonny for Brenda reaction to your reaction. Misdirection."
"He---"
"What? HE was being a friend; HE spent two years fighting to keep his marriage. SHE was putting the moves on him. MY question is after four years why would you go back to THAT."
"That?"
"Brenda is a child, she doesn't know what she wants after all she's been thorough. She still flounders, jumps from you to him for what? Attention? You just let your heart get jerked around because you hope that one day she'll grow up and know what she wants. Why wait? Why spend six years waiting? Find someone who exists for you, will love you, know they love YOU and no one else and be happy end the soap opera already. Have children, BE HAPPY."
"You don't understand."
"I don't? I waited 19 years for the man I loved. I wouldn't call it a waist because I knew he loved me. You don't have that luxury, because you keep asking yourself if Brenda loves you. I was sure. Are you?"
Jax was getting angry.
"Then why aren't you with him?" he yelled.
"He's dead, murdered."
[end]
AN: Phew! That Sabean is an interesting one. The Author.
The party went on.
Johnny was hungry, he went to the galley and groaned the cook had go to shore for the day and left sandwiches he didn't want that he wanted food. He feumed Skye was going over research with some of the guys. He manages to talk her into going to the Grill. Brenda, Jax, Ned and Alexis sat down for dinner. Skye and Johnny walked in hands intertwined as the waiter led them to there seats.
"I didn't know Johnny knew Skye." Alexis said.
"They've gotten close lately." Jax said dryly.
The night went on with light conversations. Brenda notice Jax glancing over at the couple every time Skye laughed. Alexis looked at them.
"She seems happier then the last time I saw her."
"She raided our companies. ELQ took in hardest blow in 20years. She got back at us just like she said the bitch is we couldn't even stop her."
"She said she used Johnny money." Brenda said.
"I've seen his portfolio, I'm still trying to figure out why he's working for Sonny." Jax blinked.
"That good?"
"Better, Sonny's an armature compared to his folder."
"More then meets the eye to Johnny who knew." Brenda said.
Who knew Sabean did they were best friends after all so if Johnny had a past then so did she. He put that in the back of his mind, right now the sight of them kissing made everything around him turn red.
"Skye!"
She started and found herself behind Johnny his body tense, and then he relaxed when he saw who it was. She looked over his shoulder and sighed.
"Jax, what is the matter with you?"
"Him."
"I have a name use it." Skye looked up at Johnny always cool, now cold.
"The thug, how's that?"
"Thin ice." That made her shiver; there was other side of him.
"He's dangerous."
"You have no idea." Johnny looked down at her wide eyed.
"I want you away from her now."
"You don't get to tell me anything. She decides, you are not a factor got it."
"Is that a threat thug."
"Skye deal with your ex."
Johnny step away, she could only guess how mad Johnny truly was.
"You've got nerve I'll give you that."
"Skye I understand how much I hurt you now. Your better then him, better then me."
"Difference, he actually loves me."
"I did Skye, in my own way I did."
"Completely. He loves me completely and I think the feelings the same, I don't know Jax. All I know is that he wont leave me."
Jax swallow that comment with a lump.
"Can you say the same for you her?"
"Yes."
"Be happy for me Jax please, just be happy. I can't fight with you any more I don't have the will. Johnny he's work, just like I was remember? He as dangerous as a car accident."
"Meaning?"
"No guarantees."
"Your willing to die for him?"
"Your willing to die for her. I think we both can say it would be worth it. Course I wouldn't be sure about her."
Jax turned around to find Brenda gone and Ned glaring at him. Skye smiled at Johnny and they walked out.
Sonny sat on the bench after his usual midnight talks with Sabean. He sent Carly home and the two walked the snowy streets of Port Charles, just talking.
"Hey."
"Hey yourself."
"Heading home?"
"Yeah soon, you?"
"Pretty much, where's Carly, how is she by the way?"
"Fine and home. I was having my nightly stroll with Sabean."
"Johnny's best friend?"
"The very one."
"I saw him tonight with Skye they were closer then before."
"Really good for them, considering her state for the past two years."
"Yeah. Jax didn't take it well."
"You mean you didn't take his reaction well."
"What are you talking about?"
"Brenda I know you. You didn't like seeing Jax go ape over Skye and Johnny being together."
"What women would?"
"Considering he never even turned to look at another women when you are around I'd say you didn't like that feeling."
"Sonny why are you being like this?"
"Like what? You're upset about Jax caring about his ex-wife. He left her not a day after the marriage for you I'd say candyboy's locked. So what are you doing here?"
Brenda was silent for a moment.
"Brenda?"
"You understand me so well, I miss that."
She leaned forward, before Sonny could do anything Sabean showed up.
"Forgot my tie. Oh Barrett what are you doing out this late without protection? Sonny's dangerous didn't Jasper tell you that?"
"Jax."
"What?"
"His name is Jax don't forget that."
"Seems you're the one who forgot. Be careful, the rumors might get out again."
"What rumors?"
"Home wrecker."
"Sabean enough, nothing happened."
"Good then she can go and find Jasper and I can walk you home."
Sabean took Sonny's arm and lead him away. Brenda went her own way, leaving Jax standing in the shadows. He sat down on the bench trying to get the image of Brenda nearly kissing Sonny out of his mind. Sabean came back down the steps toward her apartment.
"Well what up Jasper?"
"Nothing."
"You should have said something."
"What?"
"I saw you. Why didn't you stop her."
"Why try he always does this."
"HE didn't DO anything. You got a bad case of misdirection."
"What's that mean?"
"You damn near get your head ripped off bye Johnny, for paying the attention YOU wouldn't to Skye now. Then blame Sonny for Brenda reaction to your reaction. Misdirection."
"He---"
"What? HE was being a friend; HE spent two years fighting to keep his marriage. SHE was putting the moves on him. MY question is after four years why would you go back to THAT."
"That?"
"Brenda is a child, she doesn't know what she wants after all she's been thorough. She still flounders, jumps from you to him for what? Attention? You just let your heart get jerked around because you hope that one day she'll grow up and know what she wants. Why wait? Why spend six years waiting? Find someone who exists for you, will love you, know they love YOU and no one else and be happy end the soap opera already. Have children, BE HAPPY."
"You don't understand."
"I don't? I waited 19 years for the man I loved. I wouldn't call it a waist because I knew he loved me. You don't have that luxury, because you keep asking yourself if Brenda loves you. I was sure. Are you?"
Jax was getting angry.
"Then why aren't you with him?" he yelled.
"He's dead, murdered."
[end]
AN: Phew! That Sabean is an interesting one. The Author.
