Caught In the Act Again
"Emily?" Skye gasped.
"Did you enjoy the movie?" Emily asked, then she seen Ned standing behind her.
"Yeah, it was great." Skye answered and then quickly turned and looked at Ned.
"So where are you and Zander heading now?" Ned asked.
"We're going to Kelly's to get something to eat." Emily answered.
Zander placed his hand on Emily's shoulder, "Would you care to join us?"
"Um, thank you, but I have a busy day tomorrow." Skye said nervously.
"And I have to be at the office early. You guys enjoy the rest of the night though." Ned added.
"Goodnight." Emily said as she and Zander started walking down the stairs.
"Night." Zander echoed.
Skye let out a breath of relief, "Goodnight, be careful."
As soon as they were out of sight, Skye turned to Ned, "Oh, my."
"Oh, my is right."
"Do you think they seen us?"
"I don't know, it was dark, probably not. They were probably more caught up in themselves, young love, you know." Ned explained.
"Yeah." Skye agreed, "They were too busy with each other."
"They seen us." Ned stated simply.
"Oh, yeah, definitely." Skye added.
"Do you think they'll say anything?"
"I guess we'll just have to wait and see."
"You're right. Let's just get out of here before we run into Monica and Alan."
Emily and Zander sat across from each other at Kelly's, waiting on their hamburgers and fries.
Emily was still in shock, "Can you believe it? Skye and Ned. They used to hate each other with a passion."
"Maybe their feelings reversed after they found out they weren't related."
"Wonder how long this has been going on?" Emily wondered out loud.
"You could ask"
Emily laughed, "Are you kidding me? You seen how nervous and shocked they were to see us. They obviously didn't expect to run in to anybody they knew."
"They really were going at it. Before, during and after the movie. Maybe they think we didn't see them."
"That's probably what they were counting on. Maybe it's best we don't say anything."
Everything began to add up to her, the pregnancy test in the bathroom, the fact nobody knew she was seeing anyone. It all fell into place. She just wondered how long it would take everyone else to figure it out on their own.
The next morning during breakfast tension was tight. Skye and Emily because of the movie's last night and because Emily had seen the pregnancy test in the trash can. Then Monica knew about the test, creating an unknown tension with Skye.
Alan walked into the dining room and sat down next to Monica, Emily was seated across from them, beside Skye and Dillon was a seat down from her, he had a head set in listening to his portable CD player.
"Why's everyone so quiet?" Alan asked.
"We just got in here." Monica remarked.
"Oh, where's Ned and AJ?"
"At ELQ." Monica told him.
Reginald brought out the tray of food and sat them on the buffet. After everyone got their food and began eating, the conversation began to picked up.
"Dillon, Dillon." Monica yelled.
She received no answer as the music filled his head. Skye leaned over the chair and grabbed the wire to one of the ear pieces, yanking it out of his ear, "Hey, Romeo, Monica's talking to you."
"What did she say?" He asked.
Skye leaned further over and grabbed the other wire and then the CD player, "To take the damn headphones off. We're having breakfast."
She turned it off and placed it on the chair between them. He looked at her and then down at the CD player, "Don't even think about it." She warned.
"Dillon, do you want a ride to school?" Monica asked.
"No thanks Aunt Monica."
Monica turned her attentions towards Emily, "How was the movie last night Emily?"
Emily took a bite of pancakes, "It was really good. There were some really scary parts, Emily turned her head to her left, "Right Skye?"
Skye smiled nervously, "Yeah, great movie." She agreed as she took a bite of egg.
"You went to the movies last night?" Alan asked as he lifted his coffee cup.
"Yeah, after I left Kelly's." Skye confirmed.
Alan placed the cup back on the table, "Did Ned go too?"
"Yes." Skye answered.
"That's why you didn't join us after the movie." Emily said with a smile, "So what did you guys do after wards?"
Skye looked over at Emily and then across the table at Monica and Alan, "I came home." She picked her orange juice glass up off the table.
"Well, as long as everyone enjoyed their evening." Monica said with a smile.
"You're not like dating Ned are you?" Dillon asked.
Skye nearly choked on her orange juice, "Of course not. Ned and I are friends."
"Cousins." Alan corrected her.
Skye nodded but couldn't bring herself to agree that they were related out loud.
The rest of breakfast was incredibly quiet. Everyone went their separate ways. Monica to the hospital, Alan to a meeting, Dillon to high school. Emily to PCU and Skye made her way to work.
Skye opened the door to her office, her name graced the door, Skye Quartermaine. She shut the door behind her, but nothing could prepare her for what was inside. White roses were everywhere. She smiled, walked over to her desk, dropped her purse and briefcase in the chair and took the note from the flowers.
Opening the envelope she read the words aloud, "Thinking of you always, Love Jax."
Skye's smile disappeared, "Love Jax." She repeated coldly, "I don't think so." She threw the card down on her desk and stormed out of her office. She stopped in front of her secretary's desk, the woman looked up, "Ms Quartermaine, is there anything wrong?"
"When were the flowers in my office delivered?"
"About an hour ago."
"I'd like them removed."
"All of them?" The woman questioned.
"All of them." Skye confirmed, "When I walk back into my office I don't want to see as much as a rose petal."
"Yes, Ms. Quartermaine." She got up from her desk and went into the office and began moving the flowers.
Twenty minutes later Skye re-entered her offices, everything was completely cleared. She let out a sigh of relief. As she was about to close the door she heard someone behind her, "They haven't arrived yet?'
Skye turned around to face her ex husband, "Jax, what do you want?"
"Well, I just came to see if you got my present."
"Are you talking about the ten dozen beautiful white roses that were filling my office?"
"Yes, where are they?" He asked.
"I had them removed and sent to General Hospital."
Jax was confused, "Why?"
"Because flowers tend to cheer sick people up." Skye said with a smile.
"I thought you liked white roses?"
Skye sat down behind her desk, "Oh, I do. When they're from someone I like."
Jax walked over to her desk, he placed his hands firmly on top, "You don't like me Skye?" He asked leaning across her desk.
She let out a heavy sigh and rolled her eyes, "Your smug arrogance and your high self confidence make me want to lose my breakfast."
Jax immediately took his hands off her desk and slowly backed away, "Ouch."
Skye remained silent. He stared in her eyes, "I understand that you're still upset about what happened."
"Still upset? You left me for your supposedly dead ex-lover, practically on our wedding night. You almost died and for what? A woman who crossed you in the end. The night before your wedding she stood on the docks and kissed Sonny Corinthos because that's who she truly loved Jax, not you. But Sonny had dignity, he honored his wife and stood by their vows, he didn't look for a way out like you did."
Skye continued to rant, letting out as much as her frustration as she could, "Sonny Corinthos, that's what it's all about. You feel the need to compete with him so you can look like the White Knight, but the truth is, Sonny maybe a mobster but he always knows where his priorities lie and he'll fuck you over every time and you can't take it. You left Brenda standing at the altar, did it make you feel like a man? I'm surprised you had the balls to do it. Brenda and I should be the ones to humiliate you."
Jax chimed in, "You're forgetting something."
"What's that?"
"Brenda doesn't like you."
"That's because of you. You ruin women Jax, do my gender a favor and stay the hell away from us."
"I can have any woman I want."
"Think so? You're ignorant and I can't tolerate the presence of you any longer so can you get out of my office." Skye demanded.
"Wait, you'll come crawling back." Jax scuffed. He then he proceeded to storm out of her office, letting the door sway back and fourth behind him. He passed AJ in the hallway, "What's your problem Romeo?"
"Your sister's insane." Jax shouted.
"Don't ever say anything about my sister." AJ warned.
Jax stepped closer to AJ, "Skye's a drunk and can't keep things together."
"That's enough." Ned told him grabbing his arm.
Jax pushed Ned away, "Why don't you just leave Skye alone."
"You stay the hell away from Skye." Ned said firmly.
"Skye would be with me right now if it wasn't for you. You couldn't leave her alone, you had to play house with her and Kristina."
Ned shook his head in disbelief, "I want you to leave."
Jax held his arms open, "What are you gonna do Ned?" Before he got the chance to answer him Jax swung his fist making solid contact with Ned's jaw.
Ned reacted immediately, he drew back and hit Jax directly in the nose. Jax took a handkerchief out of his pocket and wiped his bloody nose, "This isn't over."
Ned and AJ both watched Jax walk away as Skye appeared from her office, "What happened?"
AJ looked over at her, "Jax and Ned had a little pow-wow."
Skye placed her hand on Ned's shoulder, "Are you all right?"
"Yeah, nothing's hurt but my prided." Ned admitted.
"This has gone way too far." Skye said as she began heading for the elevator.
"Skye, what are you doing?" AJ asked.
"I'm going to fix things." She told him as the doors opened and she stepped inside.
Ned looked over at AJ, "What is she going to do?"
AJ just shook his head, "Skye takes care of things her own way."
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"Emily?" Skye gasped.
"Did you enjoy the movie?" Emily asked, then she seen Ned standing behind her.
"Yeah, it was great." Skye answered and then quickly turned and looked at Ned.
"So where are you and Zander heading now?" Ned asked.
"We're going to Kelly's to get something to eat." Emily answered.
Zander placed his hand on Emily's shoulder, "Would you care to join us?"
"Um, thank you, but I have a busy day tomorrow." Skye said nervously.
"And I have to be at the office early. You guys enjoy the rest of the night though." Ned added.
"Goodnight." Emily said as she and Zander started walking down the stairs.
"Night." Zander echoed.
Skye let out a breath of relief, "Goodnight, be careful."
As soon as they were out of sight, Skye turned to Ned, "Oh, my."
"Oh, my is right."
"Do you think they seen us?"
"I don't know, it was dark, probably not. They were probably more caught up in themselves, young love, you know." Ned explained.
"Yeah." Skye agreed, "They were too busy with each other."
"They seen us." Ned stated simply.
"Oh, yeah, definitely." Skye added.
"Do you think they'll say anything?"
"I guess we'll just have to wait and see."
"You're right. Let's just get out of here before we run into Monica and Alan."
Emily and Zander sat across from each other at Kelly's, waiting on their hamburgers and fries.
Emily was still in shock, "Can you believe it? Skye and Ned. They used to hate each other with a passion."
"Maybe their feelings reversed after they found out they weren't related."
"Wonder how long this has been going on?" Emily wondered out loud.
"You could ask"
Emily laughed, "Are you kidding me? You seen how nervous and shocked they were to see us. They obviously didn't expect to run in to anybody they knew."
"They really were going at it. Before, during and after the movie. Maybe they think we didn't see them."
"That's probably what they were counting on. Maybe it's best we don't say anything."
Everything began to add up to her, the pregnancy test in the bathroom, the fact nobody knew she was seeing anyone. It all fell into place. She just wondered how long it would take everyone else to figure it out on their own.
The next morning during breakfast tension was tight. Skye and Emily because of the movie's last night and because Emily had seen the pregnancy test in the trash can. Then Monica knew about the test, creating an unknown tension with Skye.
Alan walked into the dining room and sat down next to Monica, Emily was seated across from them, beside Skye and Dillon was a seat down from her, he had a head set in listening to his portable CD player.
"Why's everyone so quiet?" Alan asked.
"We just got in here." Monica remarked.
"Oh, where's Ned and AJ?"
"At ELQ." Monica told him.
Reginald brought out the tray of food and sat them on the buffet. After everyone got their food and began eating, the conversation began to picked up.
"Dillon, Dillon." Monica yelled.
She received no answer as the music filled his head. Skye leaned over the chair and grabbed the wire to one of the ear pieces, yanking it out of his ear, "Hey, Romeo, Monica's talking to you."
"What did she say?" He asked.
Skye leaned further over and grabbed the other wire and then the CD player, "To take the damn headphones off. We're having breakfast."
She turned it off and placed it on the chair between them. He looked at her and then down at the CD player, "Don't even think about it." She warned.
"Dillon, do you want a ride to school?" Monica asked.
"No thanks Aunt Monica."
Monica turned her attentions towards Emily, "How was the movie last night Emily?"
Emily took a bite of pancakes, "It was really good. There were some really scary parts, Emily turned her head to her left, "Right Skye?"
Skye smiled nervously, "Yeah, great movie." She agreed as she took a bite of egg.
"You went to the movies last night?" Alan asked as he lifted his coffee cup.
"Yeah, after I left Kelly's." Skye confirmed.
Alan placed the cup back on the table, "Did Ned go too?"
"Yes." Skye answered.
"That's why you didn't join us after the movie." Emily said with a smile, "So what did you guys do after wards?"
Skye looked over at Emily and then across the table at Monica and Alan, "I came home." She picked her orange juice glass up off the table.
"Well, as long as everyone enjoyed their evening." Monica said with a smile.
"You're not like dating Ned are you?" Dillon asked.
Skye nearly choked on her orange juice, "Of course not. Ned and I are friends."
"Cousins." Alan corrected her.
Skye nodded but couldn't bring herself to agree that they were related out loud.
The rest of breakfast was incredibly quiet. Everyone went their separate ways. Monica to the hospital, Alan to a meeting, Dillon to high school. Emily to PCU and Skye made her way to work.
Skye opened the door to her office, her name graced the door, Skye Quartermaine. She shut the door behind her, but nothing could prepare her for what was inside. White roses were everywhere. She smiled, walked over to her desk, dropped her purse and briefcase in the chair and took the note from the flowers.
Opening the envelope she read the words aloud, "Thinking of you always, Love Jax."
Skye's smile disappeared, "Love Jax." She repeated coldly, "I don't think so." She threw the card down on her desk and stormed out of her office. She stopped in front of her secretary's desk, the woman looked up, "Ms Quartermaine, is there anything wrong?"
"When were the flowers in my office delivered?"
"About an hour ago."
"I'd like them removed."
"All of them?" The woman questioned.
"All of them." Skye confirmed, "When I walk back into my office I don't want to see as much as a rose petal."
"Yes, Ms. Quartermaine." She got up from her desk and went into the office and began moving the flowers.
Twenty minutes later Skye re-entered her offices, everything was completely cleared. She let out a sigh of relief. As she was about to close the door she heard someone behind her, "They haven't arrived yet?'
Skye turned around to face her ex husband, "Jax, what do you want?"
"Well, I just came to see if you got my present."
"Are you talking about the ten dozen beautiful white roses that were filling my office?"
"Yes, where are they?" He asked.
"I had them removed and sent to General Hospital."
Jax was confused, "Why?"
"Because flowers tend to cheer sick people up." Skye said with a smile.
"I thought you liked white roses?"
Skye sat down behind her desk, "Oh, I do. When they're from someone I like."
Jax walked over to her desk, he placed his hands firmly on top, "You don't like me Skye?" He asked leaning across her desk.
She let out a heavy sigh and rolled her eyes, "Your smug arrogance and your high self confidence make me want to lose my breakfast."
Jax immediately took his hands off her desk and slowly backed away, "Ouch."
Skye remained silent. He stared in her eyes, "I understand that you're still upset about what happened."
"Still upset? You left me for your supposedly dead ex-lover, practically on our wedding night. You almost died and for what? A woman who crossed you in the end. The night before your wedding she stood on the docks and kissed Sonny Corinthos because that's who she truly loved Jax, not you. But Sonny had dignity, he honored his wife and stood by their vows, he didn't look for a way out like you did."
Skye continued to rant, letting out as much as her frustration as she could, "Sonny Corinthos, that's what it's all about. You feel the need to compete with him so you can look like the White Knight, but the truth is, Sonny maybe a mobster but he always knows where his priorities lie and he'll fuck you over every time and you can't take it. You left Brenda standing at the altar, did it make you feel like a man? I'm surprised you had the balls to do it. Brenda and I should be the ones to humiliate you."
Jax chimed in, "You're forgetting something."
"What's that?"
"Brenda doesn't like you."
"That's because of you. You ruin women Jax, do my gender a favor and stay the hell away from us."
"I can have any woman I want."
"Think so? You're ignorant and I can't tolerate the presence of you any longer so can you get out of my office." Skye demanded.
"Wait, you'll come crawling back." Jax scuffed. He then he proceeded to storm out of her office, letting the door sway back and fourth behind him. He passed AJ in the hallway, "What's your problem Romeo?"
"Your sister's insane." Jax shouted.
"Don't ever say anything about my sister." AJ warned.
Jax stepped closer to AJ, "Skye's a drunk and can't keep things together."
"That's enough." Ned told him grabbing his arm.
Jax pushed Ned away, "Why don't you just leave Skye alone."
"You stay the hell away from Skye." Ned said firmly.
"Skye would be with me right now if it wasn't for you. You couldn't leave her alone, you had to play house with her and Kristina."
Ned shook his head in disbelief, "I want you to leave."
Jax held his arms open, "What are you gonna do Ned?" Before he got the chance to answer him Jax swung his fist making solid contact with Ned's jaw.
Ned reacted immediately, he drew back and hit Jax directly in the nose. Jax took a handkerchief out of his pocket and wiped his bloody nose, "This isn't over."
Ned and AJ both watched Jax walk away as Skye appeared from her office, "What happened?"
AJ looked over at her, "Jax and Ned had a little pow-wow."
Skye placed her hand on Ned's shoulder, "Are you all right?"
"Yeah, nothing's hurt but my prided." Ned admitted.
"This has gone way too far." Skye said as she began heading for the elevator.
"Skye, what are you doing?" AJ asked.
"I'm going to fix things." She told him as the doors opened and she stepped inside.
Ned looked over at AJ, "What is she going to do?"
AJ just shook his head, "Skye takes care of things her own way."
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