Push Me, Pull Me
Skye continued to study Stefan, she told him she'd give him an honest answer and that's what she planned to do. "What do I feel for you?" Skye repeated, "I feel this unbelievably strong connection and I don't know why or how. Just that it's there and no matter how hard I try, I can't push it away."
Stefan nodded.
"What?" Skye asked, "Is that not what you wanted to hear?"
"It's not that. I thought if you told me that you didn't feel anything other than friendship for me that it would be much easier for me when I have to walk away from you after everything is said and done."
"Walk away from me? I thought you wanted to be a part of my life? You said you did. Skye started to become upset, "You said you wanna be a part of my life and a part of Avery's, please don't tell me that you've changed your mind." She pleaded.
"I haven't changed my mind, but if you find out that the baby is Jax's, you will have no reason to be anywhere near me. You and Jax will go back to being one big happy family with the Jacks' and the Quartermaine's."
"Stefan, I can't believe what you're saying. I just told you that we had this strong connection that I couldn't explain and now you're telling me what my future holds? What if I don't go back to Jax? What if I can't? What if I won't?
"What are you trying to say?"
"I don't know, I don't know anything anymore, things used to be so clear to me. Jax and I were in love we were going to get married and live happily ever after without any interference from the Quartermaine's or anyone else."
"What changed all that for you Skye?"
"Monica." Skye stated simply.
"Monica?"
"Yes, that night in the hospital when Edward had the stroke, Ned had caused this big argument between Jax and myself and he told me that I was a mistake." Skye recalled bitterly, "Jax and I were arguing, I got dizzy, I feel and hit my head on the waiting room table and then everything went black. Skye explained.
"When I woke up, Jax was sobbing into my stomach and then Monica checked in on me and then Daddy came in and he started yelling at Jax and then Monica announced that I was pregnant and everything fell silent. When Monica told me, everything changed."
Stefan sat back in is chair, "Jax called you a mistake?"
Skye nodded.
"Why would you go back to him?" Stefan asked, "Did you forgive him?"
"He forgave me for the contract, so I forgave him. Besides I had just found out that I was pregnant."
"Well, it's all in the past now. You need to look to the future."
Skye smiled, "I am. Tell me about your family, I want to know everything."
"Everything?" Stefan questioned.
"Yes, you already know everything about the Quartermaine's."
"Okay, let's start out with the basics. Mikkos Cassadine was my father and Helena is my mother."
"I had the pleasure of meeting Helena, a little over a year ago. We were jail together."
"Well, that's something that we're going to have to come back to." Stefan laughed, "Um, I had a brother, Stavros who's now dead along with my half sister, Kristina and then there's Alexis, whom you know."
"Yes, Alexis and I are on civil terms, although I know that she doesn't approve of my involvement with you." Skye told him.
"Where would you get an idea like that?"
"I can just tell by the way she acts around me. Like today when we bumped into her in the department store, she acted like I was the last person on earth she would want befriending her brother, much less involved with him."
"You just have to give Alexis a little time to adjust to things."
"Well, I guess she and I will have to take things one step at a time."
"So, why don't we talk about what we came here to talk about." Stefan suggested.
"What did we come here to talk about?"
"The future. I want to know exactly where I stand in your life and I'm also interested in where Jax stands."
"Jax and I were going to get married. We were going to walk down the aisle in front of more than a hundred guests and I walked away from it, no, I ran away because that's what I do best."
Stefan laughed, "You ran away?"
"Yes, I was in my dressing room and I was getting ready, everything was fine and then I thought about my secret and how keeping secrets are never good and I decided that I had to get out of there and quick. Mom and Daddy were waiting outside at the doors, they were going to walk me down the aisle. I panicked, I opened the window and climbed out into the garden, I ran to the limo and got the hell out of there."
"Where did you go from there?" Stefan asked.
"To the Quartermaine Mansion, where I found Aunt Tracy waiting for me in the living room. She told him. "We argued and then Jax came in and then we argued and then I went to see you at Wyndemere where I ended up staying for a few months."
"Skye, I want to know why you left? Was it because I pushed you away?"
She was silent for several seconds, "That had a lot to do with it, but something was going on between us that scared me."
"What was that?"
"I don't know. When I came to you I was so in love with Jax, I was going to marry him and then after spending some time with you I discovered that I felt something for you and I just don't know what."
"I'm not forcing you to make a decision."
"I know you're not, it's just that everything is a little messed up right now and I don't know what I want. My head says one thing and my heart says something else. I don't know which one I'm suppose to listen to." Skye confessed. "I'm sorry."
"Skye, you have nothing to be sorry about, I told you before, you need to do what's best for you. No pressure, I promise."
"Thank you, why don't we just enjoy dinner now." Skye suggested, "I'm pretty hungry."
A few hours later, Stefan and Skye arrived at the Quartermaine Mansion. He walked her to the porch and stopped at the door. "I had a great time tonight." Stefan told her, "I enjoy spending time with you."
Skye smiled, "I enjoy spending time with you." She took his hand in hers, "Would you like to come in?"
"No, I don't want to impose and the Quartermaine's aren't too fond of the Cassadine's."
"You think I care what the Quartermaine's think?"
"Oh, I know you don't. Stefan laughed, "But I must go, I have to go out of town for a few days. I leave early in the morning."
"Where are you going?"
"To make sure that my Mother stays where she belongs." Stefan told her, "I don't want her to hurt anyone, including you and I'm just taking extra precautions."
He leaned forward and lightly kissed her on the lips, as he tried to pull away her hands on his arms stopped him. Skye stepped closer to him, looking up into his eyes, before she took his bottom lip between hers, she closed her eyes and fell deeper into the kiss, claiming his mouth.
Stefan couldn't deny her, he wasn't a fool, he pulled her as close to him as he possibly could and kissed her back with all the pent up passion and desire he had been saving since after their last encounter on the sofa at Wyndemere.
He could think of wanting nothing more than carrying her up the Quartermaine stairs, into her bedroom and making love to her for hours on end. But that was just a fantasy, he could never have her the way he wished. Not because she was almost six months pregnant, but because he wanted her to surrender herself fully to him, he wanted her mind, her body, her heart. All of her.
He was afraid that he never could have her because she seemed to be torn between the fairytale life she told herself she wanted and the reality she craved more than anything.
A wind swept across the front porch. Skye and Stefan broke apart on realizing that it wasn't the night air but yet a gust of wind from the opening of the front door. She looked at him then retracted her arms from around him and turned to face the music.
TBC.......
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Skye continued to study Stefan, she told him she'd give him an honest answer and that's what she planned to do. "What do I feel for you?" Skye repeated, "I feel this unbelievably strong connection and I don't know why or how. Just that it's there and no matter how hard I try, I can't push it away."
Stefan nodded.
"What?" Skye asked, "Is that not what you wanted to hear?"
"It's not that. I thought if you told me that you didn't feel anything other than friendship for me that it would be much easier for me when I have to walk away from you after everything is said and done."
"Walk away from me? I thought you wanted to be a part of my life? You said you did. Skye started to become upset, "You said you wanna be a part of my life and a part of Avery's, please don't tell me that you've changed your mind." She pleaded.
"I haven't changed my mind, but if you find out that the baby is Jax's, you will have no reason to be anywhere near me. You and Jax will go back to being one big happy family with the Jacks' and the Quartermaine's."
"Stefan, I can't believe what you're saying. I just told you that we had this strong connection that I couldn't explain and now you're telling me what my future holds? What if I don't go back to Jax? What if I can't? What if I won't?
"What are you trying to say?"
"I don't know, I don't know anything anymore, things used to be so clear to me. Jax and I were in love we were going to get married and live happily ever after without any interference from the Quartermaine's or anyone else."
"What changed all that for you Skye?"
"Monica." Skye stated simply.
"Monica?"
"Yes, that night in the hospital when Edward had the stroke, Ned had caused this big argument between Jax and myself and he told me that I was a mistake." Skye recalled bitterly, "Jax and I were arguing, I got dizzy, I feel and hit my head on the waiting room table and then everything went black. Skye explained.
"When I woke up, Jax was sobbing into my stomach and then Monica checked in on me and then Daddy came in and he started yelling at Jax and then Monica announced that I was pregnant and everything fell silent. When Monica told me, everything changed."
Stefan sat back in is chair, "Jax called you a mistake?"
Skye nodded.
"Why would you go back to him?" Stefan asked, "Did you forgive him?"
"He forgave me for the contract, so I forgave him. Besides I had just found out that I was pregnant."
"Well, it's all in the past now. You need to look to the future."
Skye smiled, "I am. Tell me about your family, I want to know everything."
"Everything?" Stefan questioned.
"Yes, you already know everything about the Quartermaine's."
"Okay, let's start out with the basics. Mikkos Cassadine was my father and Helena is my mother."
"I had the pleasure of meeting Helena, a little over a year ago. We were jail together."
"Well, that's something that we're going to have to come back to." Stefan laughed, "Um, I had a brother, Stavros who's now dead along with my half sister, Kristina and then there's Alexis, whom you know."
"Yes, Alexis and I are on civil terms, although I know that she doesn't approve of my involvement with you." Skye told him.
"Where would you get an idea like that?"
"I can just tell by the way she acts around me. Like today when we bumped into her in the department store, she acted like I was the last person on earth she would want befriending her brother, much less involved with him."
"You just have to give Alexis a little time to adjust to things."
"Well, I guess she and I will have to take things one step at a time."
"So, why don't we talk about what we came here to talk about." Stefan suggested.
"What did we come here to talk about?"
"The future. I want to know exactly where I stand in your life and I'm also interested in where Jax stands."
"Jax and I were going to get married. We were going to walk down the aisle in front of more than a hundred guests and I walked away from it, no, I ran away because that's what I do best."
Stefan laughed, "You ran away?"
"Yes, I was in my dressing room and I was getting ready, everything was fine and then I thought about my secret and how keeping secrets are never good and I decided that I had to get out of there and quick. Mom and Daddy were waiting outside at the doors, they were going to walk me down the aisle. I panicked, I opened the window and climbed out into the garden, I ran to the limo and got the hell out of there."
"Where did you go from there?" Stefan asked.
"To the Quartermaine Mansion, where I found Aunt Tracy waiting for me in the living room. She told him. "We argued and then Jax came in and then we argued and then I went to see you at Wyndemere where I ended up staying for a few months."
"Skye, I want to know why you left? Was it because I pushed you away?"
She was silent for several seconds, "That had a lot to do with it, but something was going on between us that scared me."
"What was that?"
"I don't know. When I came to you I was so in love with Jax, I was going to marry him and then after spending some time with you I discovered that I felt something for you and I just don't know what."
"I'm not forcing you to make a decision."
"I know you're not, it's just that everything is a little messed up right now and I don't know what I want. My head says one thing and my heart says something else. I don't know which one I'm suppose to listen to." Skye confessed. "I'm sorry."
"Skye, you have nothing to be sorry about, I told you before, you need to do what's best for you. No pressure, I promise."
"Thank you, why don't we just enjoy dinner now." Skye suggested, "I'm pretty hungry."
A few hours later, Stefan and Skye arrived at the Quartermaine Mansion. He walked her to the porch and stopped at the door. "I had a great time tonight." Stefan told her, "I enjoy spending time with you."
Skye smiled, "I enjoy spending time with you." She took his hand in hers, "Would you like to come in?"
"No, I don't want to impose and the Quartermaine's aren't too fond of the Cassadine's."
"You think I care what the Quartermaine's think?"
"Oh, I know you don't. Stefan laughed, "But I must go, I have to go out of town for a few days. I leave early in the morning."
"Where are you going?"
"To make sure that my Mother stays where she belongs." Stefan told her, "I don't want her to hurt anyone, including you and I'm just taking extra precautions."
He leaned forward and lightly kissed her on the lips, as he tried to pull away her hands on his arms stopped him. Skye stepped closer to him, looking up into his eyes, before she took his bottom lip between hers, she closed her eyes and fell deeper into the kiss, claiming his mouth.
Stefan couldn't deny her, he wasn't a fool, he pulled her as close to him as he possibly could and kissed her back with all the pent up passion and desire he had been saving since after their last encounter on the sofa at Wyndemere.
He could think of wanting nothing more than carrying her up the Quartermaine stairs, into her bedroom and making love to her for hours on end. But that was just a fantasy, he could never have her the way he wished. Not because she was almost six months pregnant, but because he wanted her to surrender herself fully to him, he wanted her mind, her body, her heart. All of her.
He was afraid that he never could have her because she seemed to be torn between the fairytale life she told herself she wanted and the reality she craved more than anything.
A wind swept across the front porch. Skye and Stefan broke apart on realizing that it wasn't the night air but yet a gust of wind from the opening of the front door. She looked at him then retracted her arms from around him and turned to face the music.
TBC.......
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