Chapter Six
Stefan charged his way up to the Spencers, Alexis close behind him. Luke answered the door, and Stefan stormed in, his eyes on fire.
"How could you have my son get kidnapped, Luke?" Stefan cried. He sounded mad and upset. You could tell the man had actually been crying.
"ME?" Luke spat out, "Look man, I'm just as guilty as you are. In translation, I did nothing. I just found out a little bit ago, along with my wife here. I may have kidnapped Nikolas before, but man, I swear, I'm innocent this time. Things are great with my wife, and heck, I'm even starting to *like* the kid. Why would I want to destroy things?" he defended himself. He quickly changed the subject and grinned at Alexis, "Hey Natasha! I see it didn't take long for you to come running to your brother, here. Couldn't you maybe have waited, 'til say-after we found them?"
"I deserve to know my son is missing," Stefan glared at Luke.
"He does deserve to," Alexis urged, "He loves Nikolas and would do anything for him. Nikolas is his life, you know that Luke." She looked at Stefan and then back to Luke.
Zander and Gia entered the living room then, and they dropped the conversation. They greeted Stefan and Alexis. Alexis hugged Zander as Stefan hugged Gia.
"Are you okay?" Stefan asked in concern. He knew Nikolas cared deeply for the girl.
Gia blinked, "I'm struggling... I just hate thinking of what Nikolas is going through right now. And poor Elizabeth! Being held captive by the guy who raped her, she must be traumatized! It just kills me not knowing where Nikolas is and what is happening to him..." she sighed, "And I absolutely hate sitting around waiting while stuff does happen to him!"
"At least Elizabeth isn't alone," Zander stared past Gia, not really looking at her, "Nikolas is strong. He will survive this and protect Elizabeth at the same time." he nodded, trying to stay somewhat confident, even if it was difficult. He walked over to the couch, and sat down shakily. He curled up in a ball, his hands to his knees. He only wished he could of stayed with Elizabeth that night. What he really wanted to say was that it killed him that he couldn't protect her.
Alexis noticed how Zander was reacting. She knew he was trying to stay positive about Elizabeth but he knew it was killing him deeply inside. Alexis was one of Zander's closest friends. Wordlessly, she sat down, and placed an arm around him, showing some sort of comfort. Zander looked up and lightly smiled.
"It'll be okay," Alexis whispered, trying to reassure him.
"But what if it's not ok?" Gia overheard Alexis, "What if everything goes wrong?" she cried, in a sudden outburst, "What if we NEVER find them? What if Tom hurts them really badly? What if he..." She was pacing back and fourth, she could feel tears wanting to fall, for she almost didn't want to think that thought that she was thinking. But it couldn't get out of her mind. She turned around to face the group, "But what if he kills them?"
The whole group was silent. Zander continued to look down. Gia was now in tears. Alexis looked over at Stefan, who had closed his eyes tightly. Luke kicked at the wall behind him, furiously.
"Gia, STOP THAT." he swore, and everyone jumped in surprise, "We CAN'T think like that, we just CAN'T. That is doing us no good. It is only allowing Tom to win, to make us worry sick. To make us go crazy. We need to fight, stay strong. We need to start taking action, and saving them, before any of that happens. We can NOT just sit around and worry like this. It is doing NO ONE any GOOD!"
Stefan gazed at him. "For once, Spencer, I think you're right."
Gia brushed a tear away, and nodded. She took a deep breath, "Your right... I'm... I'm sorry I overreacted like that and let this get to me. it's just."
"It's ok," Luke went quickly, "It's really ok. We completely understand Gia. It's just that we SHOULDN'T be thinking like that. We shouldn't be thinking the worst. We need to hang on to hope, and hope for the best...." Luke was suddenly interrupted by the sound of the telephone ring.
"Bubba?" he immediately spoke into the phone. There was no answer.
"Bubba?" he repeated, getting a little nervous.
"Luke?" Mac spoke into the phone, finally. Luke was silent. He could immediately pick up an uneasy discomfort in Mac's voice.
"What's wrong, Mac?" Luke gazed around the room. He was growing impatient, as it seemed to be forever for Mac to speak, "MAC?" he turned around, just in time to see Laura walk down the stairs, looking at him with fearful eyes.
"I'm..." Mac paused, not wanting to say this, "I'm afraid I have some bad news, Luke. Tom Baker is indeed out of jail."
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Jack Ramsey eyed the park bench as he turned the corner and decided to take a break from his jogging. He never used to jog much, back when he and Livvie were together. But after the break-up, he jogged every night before he went to bed. He didn't know why he chose a time so late to do so but he had. It allowed him to get his mind off things-off Livvie. He hated that he still loved her. He hated that after everything she did, to him and to Alison and even to Rafe, he still wished they were together and that things would go back to how they used to be. Jack sighed. At least he knew that would never happen. At least he had accepted that they were over and he was slowly moving on.
"Hey, Jack," a voice brought him back from his thoughts. He looked over and saw his older brother, Chris, standing next to him. It was apparent that he had been jogging too.
"Hey, Chris. I didn't know you jogged."
"I didn't know you jogged."
"Yeah, I started a couple of months ago, after. never mind."
"Well if it makes you feel better I think that you are better off without her." Chris and Jack exchanged a glance.
"That actually does make me feel better. A couple of months ago it would have really pissed me off."
"Weird how things change so quickly, huh?"
"Yeah." Jack was slowly nodding his head, praying that Chris would change the subject. He did not want to talk about Livvie. He preferred not to even think about Livvie.
"Well, well, well speak of the devil," Chris grinned. Jack sighed. Just great. Livvie didn't look too happy either as she came around the corner and ran into the Ramsey brothers. "I heard about your little cat fight with Alison," Chris continued. Livvie glared at him. "You know, you would hazard pay if the two of you want to do it in a mud pit next time. I know of a lot of guys who pay to see that, myself included." Chris chuckled, obviously amused with himself.
"Go to hell, Chris," Livvie snapped.
"Oh, touchy, touchy. Sorry, didn't mean to offend you. So what, did your broomstick break and that's why you have to walk everywhere you go?"
"That's enough, Chris," Jack said. He turned to Livvie. "I guess a congratulations is in order. Somehow you managed to hang on to Rafe through all your lies."
"Whatever."
"I heard that you really are pregnant. Good one. How did you pull that one off?"
"Rafe loves me, Jack," Livvie replied.
"No, Rafe loves Alison and you know it. That's why you wanted to move from Port Charles. But it didn't work, and neither will this sick plan of yours."
"Well, this is interesting," Chris cut in. "Finally my brother and I are on the same side about you."
"Shut up. Jack, I'm sorry that things went down the way they did, but I can't change that. I just hope one day we can be friends."
Jack had to stifle back laughter. "What a line of bull. Livvie, I don't see us ever being friends. Ever."
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Emily lay on the couch in her apartment, studying for her spring finals. Her second year of college was almost done. She sighed as she thought of how much things had changed since she was in high school. She grinned and looked over at her roommate, who was happily chowing down on some ribs. She couldn't believe she was looking at him, let alone that he was living in her apartment. Those days had long since been gone, but there he sat. He seemed to catch on that she was staring at him so he grinned at her, baring his white teeth and the ribs that he had not yet swallowed.
"GROSS!" Emily laughed. It was just like him. Their laughter was interrupted by the phone ringing. "Hello?"
"Emily?"
"Yes.who is this?"
"Emily, it's Laura Spencer, sweetie."
"Laura?" Emily looked at her roommate in surprise. "I'm sorry I didn't recognize your voice."
"That's all right, it has been a while."
"Have you been crying?" Emily sat up.
"Yes. Um, Emily the reason I called is to tell you." Laura's voice trailed off.
"What? What's wrong?"
"Nikolas.and Elizabeth."
"What? What about them? Did something happen? LAURA!" Her roommate walked over and sat down next to Emily.
"They're missing. Elizabeth's studio was broken into, and Nikolas went outside and never came back."
Emily nearly dropped the phone when Laura told her. She regained her composure. "How long.?"
"Just tonight. But there's more. Emily, Tom Baker escaped. We are positive that he is behind this. I wanted to warn you. If he is after them he might come after you too. Do whatever you can to stay safe."
Emily nodded and looked at her roommate. "I have a friend staying with me for a little while. I'll be fine. Laura, call me the minute you hear ANYTHING. I mean, ANYTHING."
"I will, I promise."
Emily hung up in a daze and turned to her roommate. Taking a big gulp, she looked into his deep blue eyes. "Nikolas and Elizabeth are in big trouble. Lucky, we have to go home."
TBC
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Stefan charged his way up to the Spencers, Alexis close behind him. Luke answered the door, and Stefan stormed in, his eyes on fire.
"How could you have my son get kidnapped, Luke?" Stefan cried. He sounded mad and upset. You could tell the man had actually been crying.
"ME?" Luke spat out, "Look man, I'm just as guilty as you are. In translation, I did nothing. I just found out a little bit ago, along with my wife here. I may have kidnapped Nikolas before, but man, I swear, I'm innocent this time. Things are great with my wife, and heck, I'm even starting to *like* the kid. Why would I want to destroy things?" he defended himself. He quickly changed the subject and grinned at Alexis, "Hey Natasha! I see it didn't take long for you to come running to your brother, here. Couldn't you maybe have waited, 'til say-after we found them?"
"I deserve to know my son is missing," Stefan glared at Luke.
"He does deserve to," Alexis urged, "He loves Nikolas and would do anything for him. Nikolas is his life, you know that Luke." She looked at Stefan and then back to Luke.
Zander and Gia entered the living room then, and they dropped the conversation. They greeted Stefan and Alexis. Alexis hugged Zander as Stefan hugged Gia.
"Are you okay?" Stefan asked in concern. He knew Nikolas cared deeply for the girl.
Gia blinked, "I'm struggling... I just hate thinking of what Nikolas is going through right now. And poor Elizabeth! Being held captive by the guy who raped her, she must be traumatized! It just kills me not knowing where Nikolas is and what is happening to him..." she sighed, "And I absolutely hate sitting around waiting while stuff does happen to him!"
"At least Elizabeth isn't alone," Zander stared past Gia, not really looking at her, "Nikolas is strong. He will survive this and protect Elizabeth at the same time." he nodded, trying to stay somewhat confident, even if it was difficult. He walked over to the couch, and sat down shakily. He curled up in a ball, his hands to his knees. He only wished he could of stayed with Elizabeth that night. What he really wanted to say was that it killed him that he couldn't protect her.
Alexis noticed how Zander was reacting. She knew he was trying to stay positive about Elizabeth but he knew it was killing him deeply inside. Alexis was one of Zander's closest friends. Wordlessly, she sat down, and placed an arm around him, showing some sort of comfort. Zander looked up and lightly smiled.
"It'll be okay," Alexis whispered, trying to reassure him.
"But what if it's not ok?" Gia overheard Alexis, "What if everything goes wrong?" she cried, in a sudden outburst, "What if we NEVER find them? What if Tom hurts them really badly? What if he..." She was pacing back and fourth, she could feel tears wanting to fall, for she almost didn't want to think that thought that she was thinking. But it couldn't get out of her mind. She turned around to face the group, "But what if he kills them?"
The whole group was silent. Zander continued to look down. Gia was now in tears. Alexis looked over at Stefan, who had closed his eyes tightly. Luke kicked at the wall behind him, furiously.
"Gia, STOP THAT." he swore, and everyone jumped in surprise, "We CAN'T think like that, we just CAN'T. That is doing us no good. It is only allowing Tom to win, to make us worry sick. To make us go crazy. We need to fight, stay strong. We need to start taking action, and saving them, before any of that happens. We can NOT just sit around and worry like this. It is doing NO ONE any GOOD!"
Stefan gazed at him. "For once, Spencer, I think you're right."
Gia brushed a tear away, and nodded. She took a deep breath, "Your right... I'm... I'm sorry I overreacted like that and let this get to me. it's just."
"It's ok," Luke went quickly, "It's really ok. We completely understand Gia. It's just that we SHOULDN'T be thinking like that. We shouldn't be thinking the worst. We need to hang on to hope, and hope for the best...." Luke was suddenly interrupted by the sound of the telephone ring.
"Bubba?" he immediately spoke into the phone. There was no answer.
"Bubba?" he repeated, getting a little nervous.
"Luke?" Mac spoke into the phone, finally. Luke was silent. He could immediately pick up an uneasy discomfort in Mac's voice.
"What's wrong, Mac?" Luke gazed around the room. He was growing impatient, as it seemed to be forever for Mac to speak, "MAC?" he turned around, just in time to see Laura walk down the stairs, looking at him with fearful eyes.
"I'm..." Mac paused, not wanting to say this, "I'm afraid I have some bad news, Luke. Tom Baker is indeed out of jail."
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Jack Ramsey eyed the park bench as he turned the corner and decided to take a break from his jogging. He never used to jog much, back when he and Livvie were together. But after the break-up, he jogged every night before he went to bed. He didn't know why he chose a time so late to do so but he had. It allowed him to get his mind off things-off Livvie. He hated that he still loved her. He hated that after everything she did, to him and to Alison and even to Rafe, he still wished they were together and that things would go back to how they used to be. Jack sighed. At least he knew that would never happen. At least he had accepted that they were over and he was slowly moving on.
"Hey, Jack," a voice brought him back from his thoughts. He looked over and saw his older brother, Chris, standing next to him. It was apparent that he had been jogging too.
"Hey, Chris. I didn't know you jogged."
"I didn't know you jogged."
"Yeah, I started a couple of months ago, after. never mind."
"Well if it makes you feel better I think that you are better off without her." Chris and Jack exchanged a glance.
"That actually does make me feel better. A couple of months ago it would have really pissed me off."
"Weird how things change so quickly, huh?"
"Yeah." Jack was slowly nodding his head, praying that Chris would change the subject. He did not want to talk about Livvie. He preferred not to even think about Livvie.
"Well, well, well speak of the devil," Chris grinned. Jack sighed. Just great. Livvie didn't look too happy either as she came around the corner and ran into the Ramsey brothers. "I heard about your little cat fight with Alison," Chris continued. Livvie glared at him. "You know, you would hazard pay if the two of you want to do it in a mud pit next time. I know of a lot of guys who pay to see that, myself included." Chris chuckled, obviously amused with himself.
"Go to hell, Chris," Livvie snapped.
"Oh, touchy, touchy. Sorry, didn't mean to offend you. So what, did your broomstick break and that's why you have to walk everywhere you go?"
"That's enough, Chris," Jack said. He turned to Livvie. "I guess a congratulations is in order. Somehow you managed to hang on to Rafe through all your lies."
"Whatever."
"I heard that you really are pregnant. Good one. How did you pull that one off?"
"Rafe loves me, Jack," Livvie replied.
"No, Rafe loves Alison and you know it. That's why you wanted to move from Port Charles. But it didn't work, and neither will this sick plan of yours."
"Well, this is interesting," Chris cut in. "Finally my brother and I are on the same side about you."
"Shut up. Jack, I'm sorry that things went down the way they did, but I can't change that. I just hope one day we can be friends."
Jack had to stifle back laughter. "What a line of bull. Livvie, I don't see us ever being friends. Ever."
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Emily lay on the couch in her apartment, studying for her spring finals. Her second year of college was almost done. She sighed as she thought of how much things had changed since she was in high school. She grinned and looked over at her roommate, who was happily chowing down on some ribs. She couldn't believe she was looking at him, let alone that he was living in her apartment. Those days had long since been gone, but there he sat. He seemed to catch on that she was staring at him so he grinned at her, baring his white teeth and the ribs that he had not yet swallowed.
"GROSS!" Emily laughed. It was just like him. Their laughter was interrupted by the phone ringing. "Hello?"
"Emily?"
"Yes.who is this?"
"Emily, it's Laura Spencer, sweetie."
"Laura?" Emily looked at her roommate in surprise. "I'm sorry I didn't recognize your voice."
"That's all right, it has been a while."
"Have you been crying?" Emily sat up.
"Yes. Um, Emily the reason I called is to tell you." Laura's voice trailed off.
"What? What's wrong?"
"Nikolas.and Elizabeth."
"What? What about them? Did something happen? LAURA!" Her roommate walked over and sat down next to Emily.
"They're missing. Elizabeth's studio was broken into, and Nikolas went outside and never came back."
Emily nearly dropped the phone when Laura told her. She regained her composure. "How long.?"
"Just tonight. But there's more. Emily, Tom Baker escaped. We are positive that he is behind this. I wanted to warn you. If he is after them he might come after you too. Do whatever you can to stay safe."
Emily nodded and looked at her roommate. "I have a friend staying with me for a little while. I'll be fine. Laura, call me the minute you hear ANYTHING. I mean, ANYTHING."
"I will, I promise."
Emily hung up in a daze and turned to her roommate. Taking a big gulp, she looked into his deep blue eyes. "Nikolas and Elizabeth are in big trouble. Lucky, we have to go home."
TBC
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