Disclaimer: Don't own anything, don't think I do.
A/N: Whew.this is going to be a LOOONG story. But hope you keep on enjoying. My fellow-Rali fans, look for an all-Rali chapter coming up. ;)
Livvie had been halfway home when she made a detour. She wasn't ready to face what had lately been a constant bad mood from her husband. She was now at the lighthouse, and figured she'd pay her dad a visit. Ringing the doorbell she heard her father say, "just a minute," and then heard footsteps. He must have hired a full time nurse, but when the door opened there was her father, standing in front of her, "Oh daddy," she said giving him a gentle hug while trying to not make him lose his balance.
"Hey sweetie," he said as a smile appeared on his face. "Look at me, I'm walking," he said pulling away and looking at her face. Something was bothering her, and he knew she needed him right now as much as he needed her. "Well, come in and sit down," he said as he slowly walked over to the couch where she was.
"How well are you walking now?" she said taking his hand.
"Oh, you know-a little more each day. But I'm doing so much better than anyone had ever thought I would. So, tell me how you are?" he said as he felt the gold band on her finger without looking down. "You got married," he said with a smile.
"Yes, I did. I thought it would be wonderful, and it would fix everything-- ," she stopped what she was going to say. She had come here to talk to her dad, not to lay her burdens on him.
"But it didn't, did it?" he said as she shook her head no. "Tell me what's wrong."
"Alright, but can we somehow say this is doctor-patient confidentiality?"
"Even better, it's father-daughter confidentiality," he said, ready to try and take away all her pain.
"After we got married Caleb told me this horrible secret he had been hiding from me," she said as she stood up, not wanting to sit. Her eyes filled with tears as she looked back at her father, "There was this wish made, on his ring, and somehow it went wrong-him and Alison slept together."
"You aren't planning on seeking revenge on Alison, are you?"
"No, no.that's just it, I'm not upset with Alison at all. You would think I would be furious with her, as I've always said she was a man-stealer. Caleb showed me this video of them making love, and I could completely see that Alison had no control over what she was doing. But I don't know if Caleb had control."
"Well, first let me say congratulations on finally being able to get over the whole grudge you have with Alison. Now, maybe somehow you two can become friends again."
"I'd like that, I'd like that a lot," she said sitting back down next to him. "I can't ask Caleb if he had control, and I don't know when he's telling the truth anymore."
"Let time take control of the situation. Maybe you will somehow be able to figure everything out if you just give it time," he said taking a deep breath. He was starting to get tired, but didn't want to kick Livvie out of the house.
"Alright, I'll do that," she said giving a smile. "I can tell you are tired though dad, so I'll let you go," she said giving him a hug and kiss on the cheek. "Thanks for listening."
"You're welcome," he said as she walked towards the door, "Hey, Livvie, I only want you to be happy. Whatever it takes in life, just be happy."
"Thanks," she said for the final words of wisdom from her dad and decided to head on back to Caleb now.
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"Alright, I think I got everything," he said as he walked in with his arms filled with bags. As soon as Paige had stopped the car Alison had gone to check into the hotel, but never returned to help with bags. So with a little help from Paige, they got everything together and in the elevator-of course then the bellhop showed up and offered his services.
He looked up and saw her standing on the balcony, her hair was down, and the wind from outside was blowing it. She turned around and looked at him, and a smile appeared on his face. This was a moment he wanted to always remember, and he was sure that there would be a million more during this trip.
"I was going to come down and help," she said taking a bag from his arms.
"Sure you were," he snickered as the bags all fell to the floor in one heap.
"Rafe! Be careful, you might break something. Anyways, I want you to come out here and see this," she said taking his hand and going outside on the balcony. There's an entertainment area down there near the harbor, they have a Ferris wheel, and everything. Can we go there tonight?"
"We come to a beautiful city, almost a day away from our home, and you want to go on a carnival ride?" he said with a laugh. He went inside and started looking through the visitor brochure they had given him downstairs, "Here it is," he said as he began to read it out loud, "It's called Luna Park, and was originally built in 1935 and located at Milson's Point. Luna Park closed in 1997, and recently began going under renovations which should be finished in early 2004," he finished looking up and seeing she was giving him a sad face. "What do you want me to do-go and make them open it up for just us?" he said as she sat next to him on the bed.
"Well--," she said as a smile appeared on her face.
"I don't think it works that way, Mrs. Kovich. But when we get back to Port Charles, we'll go to the local fair, and I will ride whatever you want me to ride," he said giving her a kiss as they laid back onto the bed.
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He looked out the window to see the wolf had left, "Whew," he said sitting down in a booth and putting his head on the table. "Don't know why I was so worried, I probably could of taken him."
"You're that sure of yourself?" he heard, making him jump. Turning around he saw Medea.
"No, I'm not that sure of myself, but hey I'm a vampire."
"That doesn't mean anything. Boy you should have left well enough alone and this wouldn't have happened at all."
"Well, while we're putting blame on others, then we can say that Imani shouldn't have fallen through my ceiling and onto my bed now-should she?"
"You think you know everything now, don't you? Well, you don't know yet, but you are going to learn," she said sitting down in front of him, and ready to give him a lecture he'd never forget.
A/N: Whew.this is going to be a LOOONG story. But hope you keep on enjoying. My fellow-Rali fans, look for an all-Rali chapter coming up. ;)
Livvie had been halfway home when she made a detour. She wasn't ready to face what had lately been a constant bad mood from her husband. She was now at the lighthouse, and figured she'd pay her dad a visit. Ringing the doorbell she heard her father say, "just a minute," and then heard footsteps. He must have hired a full time nurse, but when the door opened there was her father, standing in front of her, "Oh daddy," she said giving him a gentle hug while trying to not make him lose his balance.
"Hey sweetie," he said as a smile appeared on his face. "Look at me, I'm walking," he said pulling away and looking at her face. Something was bothering her, and he knew she needed him right now as much as he needed her. "Well, come in and sit down," he said as he slowly walked over to the couch where she was.
"How well are you walking now?" she said taking his hand.
"Oh, you know-a little more each day. But I'm doing so much better than anyone had ever thought I would. So, tell me how you are?" he said as he felt the gold band on her finger without looking down. "You got married," he said with a smile.
"Yes, I did. I thought it would be wonderful, and it would fix everything-- ," she stopped what she was going to say. She had come here to talk to her dad, not to lay her burdens on him.
"But it didn't, did it?" he said as she shook her head no. "Tell me what's wrong."
"Alright, but can we somehow say this is doctor-patient confidentiality?"
"Even better, it's father-daughter confidentiality," he said, ready to try and take away all her pain.
"After we got married Caleb told me this horrible secret he had been hiding from me," she said as she stood up, not wanting to sit. Her eyes filled with tears as she looked back at her father, "There was this wish made, on his ring, and somehow it went wrong-him and Alison slept together."
"You aren't planning on seeking revenge on Alison, are you?"
"No, no.that's just it, I'm not upset with Alison at all. You would think I would be furious with her, as I've always said she was a man-stealer. Caleb showed me this video of them making love, and I could completely see that Alison had no control over what she was doing. But I don't know if Caleb had control."
"Well, first let me say congratulations on finally being able to get over the whole grudge you have with Alison. Now, maybe somehow you two can become friends again."
"I'd like that, I'd like that a lot," she said sitting back down next to him. "I can't ask Caleb if he had control, and I don't know when he's telling the truth anymore."
"Let time take control of the situation. Maybe you will somehow be able to figure everything out if you just give it time," he said taking a deep breath. He was starting to get tired, but didn't want to kick Livvie out of the house.
"Alright, I'll do that," she said giving a smile. "I can tell you are tired though dad, so I'll let you go," she said giving him a hug and kiss on the cheek. "Thanks for listening."
"You're welcome," he said as she walked towards the door, "Hey, Livvie, I only want you to be happy. Whatever it takes in life, just be happy."
"Thanks," she said for the final words of wisdom from her dad and decided to head on back to Caleb now.
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"Alright, I think I got everything," he said as he walked in with his arms filled with bags. As soon as Paige had stopped the car Alison had gone to check into the hotel, but never returned to help with bags. So with a little help from Paige, they got everything together and in the elevator-of course then the bellhop showed up and offered his services.
He looked up and saw her standing on the balcony, her hair was down, and the wind from outside was blowing it. She turned around and looked at him, and a smile appeared on his face. This was a moment he wanted to always remember, and he was sure that there would be a million more during this trip.
"I was going to come down and help," she said taking a bag from his arms.
"Sure you were," he snickered as the bags all fell to the floor in one heap.
"Rafe! Be careful, you might break something. Anyways, I want you to come out here and see this," she said taking his hand and going outside on the balcony. There's an entertainment area down there near the harbor, they have a Ferris wheel, and everything. Can we go there tonight?"
"We come to a beautiful city, almost a day away from our home, and you want to go on a carnival ride?" he said with a laugh. He went inside and started looking through the visitor brochure they had given him downstairs, "Here it is," he said as he began to read it out loud, "It's called Luna Park, and was originally built in 1935 and located at Milson's Point. Luna Park closed in 1997, and recently began going under renovations which should be finished in early 2004," he finished looking up and seeing she was giving him a sad face. "What do you want me to do-go and make them open it up for just us?" he said as she sat next to him on the bed.
"Well--," she said as a smile appeared on her face.
"I don't think it works that way, Mrs. Kovich. But when we get back to Port Charles, we'll go to the local fair, and I will ride whatever you want me to ride," he said giving her a kiss as they laid back onto the bed.
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He looked out the window to see the wolf had left, "Whew," he said sitting down in a booth and putting his head on the table. "Don't know why I was so worried, I probably could of taken him."
"You're that sure of yourself?" he heard, making him jump. Turning around he saw Medea.
"No, I'm not that sure of myself, but hey I'm a vampire."
"That doesn't mean anything. Boy you should have left well enough alone and this wouldn't have happened at all."
"Well, while we're putting blame on others, then we can say that Imani shouldn't have fallen through my ceiling and onto my bed now-should she?"
"You think you know everything now, don't you? Well, you don't know yet, but you are going to learn," she said sitting down in front of him, and ready to give him a lecture he'd never forget.