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A/N: Melody-I figured you were busy with work this week. Sorry I was putting the chapters out faster than you could read them. Hmmm..paternity in question? Well, there's an original concept for a soap ;) But never fear, it's not an issue here (eek-I made a rhyme) Gracie-I'm trying not to make this all about redeeming Livvie, but deep inside her is still Tess.
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Elizabeth walked up to the door ready to sign the papers and leave this country all together. Her bags were at the hotel room completely packed, and though she hadn't bought a ticket for a plane yet, she knew the next one left in four hours. Then it was home to her baby, Alison had sounded so frantic the other day when she left a message, and she could have kicked herself for letting the battery on her phone die. She knocked on the door and was pleased that Malcolm answered, "I take it your lawyer is here with the paperwork?" she said walking in like she owned the place and tossing her purse on the entry way table.
"Elizabeth, I'm so sorry. I meant to call you last night, he's out of town for a few days."
"What do you mean he's out of town? Malcolm, I am a very busy and very much needed woman in Port Charles, and I have to get home immediately."
"Let me go call him, and see if he can come back earlier," he said leaving for his study.
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"Explain to me why I'm here at 7 am," said Jack as he walked in with a coffee in his hand. It was too early for this, but Chris had insisted last night he come over.
"Because you are going to help me in the final phase of Operation: Lose Iris."
"And how are we going to do that?"
"With this," said Chris as he held up a red sequin dress.
"Excuse me? There is no way I'm helping you get into that. Besides, it looks too small for you. I think it's more my size," he said as the realization of what Chris was about to do to him. "No you don't. There is no way I'm wearing that thing. Besides-my hair is obvious."
"Figured you'd say that, so I bought this for you too," he said as he plucked a curly blonde wig out and put it on Jack's head. Oh Jackie, you are so beautiful," he said, acting like he was about to cry. "Anyways, get this on, she'll probably be here any minute," he said shoving the dress into Jack's arms.
A few minutes later he came out wearing the dress and wig to see Chris had pulled out a blanket and covered himself on the couch, "What's next?"
"Come here, lover," said Chris as he pulled back the blanket to show he was wearing all his clothes still. Just then they heard a knock on the door, so Jack didn't get a chance to argue lying next to his brother on the couch. "Come in," called Chris, hoping the door was unlocked.
"Hey, Ramsey. I know we don't have to be at the hospital for another hour, but thought I'd come by and see how the vampire-serum was doing," said Ian as he walked in. "Oh, excuse me," he said as he backed out the door again.
"It's just me," said Jack, whose face now matched the color of the dress.
"This is so wrong on so many different levels," said Ian who was still thinking of backing out the door and acting like he never saw anything.
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He was finishing up his morning jog when he saw her sitting on the bench, "Hey Karissa," he said with a smile. It was going to take him awhile, but he was definitely going to get used to seeing her around again.
"Oh hey, Rafe," she said glad she had the chance to do what she had been paid to do. "You are out early. I don't remember you being a morning person before."
"Are you serious? I've always been one up with the sun. Now you on the other hand," he said with a laugh.
"Yeah, well I've got a meeting in a bit to go to."
"Really what do you do now anyways?"
"Oh, the same thing my father did."
"I can't see you working in banking. Do you want to get a cup of coffee?" he said as they started to walk.
"What are you talking about? My father wasn't in banking," she said giving him a strange look. "I'll have a coffee with cream," she said to the vendor.
Rafe just looked at her, I could have sworn her father was in banking, he thought to himself. "So what is it you do then?"
"I'm in business. I've opened this cute little Bed and Breakfast back home, you should come visit it sometime. I'm sure Alison would like it, you might too," she said giving an evil smile.
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"Very busy woman, eh?" laughed Reese as Elizabeth walked to the living room, and plopped down in the chair.
"Well, you know I have to make myself sound bigger than I am," she said with a smile. "I'm surprised you are still here too."
"Well, there's not much left for me in Port Charles. Not much here either," she said looking around the room. She had been living with her parents for a few weeks now, and honestly it just didn't feel right. She felt she had to make sure to get nothing on the white furniture or the white carpet that lined the floors. Who has white furniture anyways?
"You could always create a relationship with Alison, or with Mother Barrington," she said, getting a laugh for a response. Just then Malcolm came back out, "Will he come back early?" she asked standing up.
"Yes, he will be back on Friday. Will that do?" he asked.
"I suppose. See you on Friday, Reese," she said giving her a smile as she went to collect her purse and leave.
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"It's not what you think. We're trying to get rid of Iris," said Chris as he sat up. "What are you doing here anyways?"
"I thought you'd been busy lately working on the vampire serum. Didn't realize you were busy with something else," he chuckled. "Whatever you two want to do though is fine by me."
Just then they heard a key in the apartment door, and Chris motioned for Ian to go to the kitchen to hide. Chris and Jack then took their places again, and as the door opened a desperate Chris laid a kiss on his brother.
"Chris, I hope you don't mind I came a little early. I brought you some muffins I made last night also," said Iris as she walked in on what looked like to her Chris making out on the couch with a blonde.
"Iris," said a shocked Chris as he got up and threw the blanket over Jack's head.
"Well, I guess you don't care for me at all," she said as tears started to fill her eyes. "And to think I baked you muffins," she said throwing the bag at him and running out of the apartment in tears.
Chris walked over to the door, making sure it was locked. "Alright you two, come out of your hiding places," he said to Jack and Ian. Ian walked around the corner slowly clapping for the lovely performance he just saw, "Can we get down to business now?" he asked.
"And can we never speak of this again?"
"I can promise one, but not both," said Chris who was then attacked by a wig.
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Reese was walking back to her room, and saw the door was cracked to Malcolm's study. She stopped for just a second to listen. He seemed to be having a very heated discussion on the phone, "What are you up to?" she said softly as she leaned against the wall and overheard.
"I don't know what else you want me to do. I have to divorce her, I can't keep her here indefinitely. No, I told her the lawyer would be here on Friday. Can you set everything up by then? You know, she really seems to have created a relationship with our daughter, I hate to have that ruined. Yes, I know what I'm saying, and no I'm not crazy. Fine, I will start calling around," he said hanging up the phone.
Reese just stood there, wondering what this man she barely knew was up to.
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"Yeah, she probably would," said Rafe then looking away from her.
"Is everything ok with you two?"
"Just a little problem, we'll get over it."
"I'm sure you will, but if you ever want a shoulder to cry on," she said as she got closer to him.
"Thanks, but actually you just brought up a good point," he said as he got out of her line of sight. She was coming onto him, and no matter how angry with Alison he was, he could never do that to her. "You better get to your meeting, and come to think of it-I've got someone I need to go see," he said as he smiled and went jogging back to the car, leaving Karissa standing there in the middle of the park.
"So close," she smiled, as she took a sip of coffee and went to think up her next plan.
A/N: Melody-I figured you were busy with work this week. Sorry I was putting the chapters out faster than you could read them. Hmmm..paternity in question? Well, there's an original concept for a soap ;) But never fear, it's not an issue here (eek-I made a rhyme) Gracie-I'm trying not to make this all about redeeming Livvie, but deep inside her is still Tess.
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Elizabeth walked up to the door ready to sign the papers and leave this country all together. Her bags were at the hotel room completely packed, and though she hadn't bought a ticket for a plane yet, she knew the next one left in four hours. Then it was home to her baby, Alison had sounded so frantic the other day when she left a message, and she could have kicked herself for letting the battery on her phone die. She knocked on the door and was pleased that Malcolm answered, "I take it your lawyer is here with the paperwork?" she said walking in like she owned the place and tossing her purse on the entry way table.
"Elizabeth, I'm so sorry. I meant to call you last night, he's out of town for a few days."
"What do you mean he's out of town? Malcolm, I am a very busy and very much needed woman in Port Charles, and I have to get home immediately."
"Let me go call him, and see if he can come back earlier," he said leaving for his study.
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"Explain to me why I'm here at 7 am," said Jack as he walked in with a coffee in his hand. It was too early for this, but Chris had insisted last night he come over.
"Because you are going to help me in the final phase of Operation: Lose Iris."
"And how are we going to do that?"
"With this," said Chris as he held up a red sequin dress.
"Excuse me? There is no way I'm helping you get into that. Besides, it looks too small for you. I think it's more my size," he said as the realization of what Chris was about to do to him. "No you don't. There is no way I'm wearing that thing. Besides-my hair is obvious."
"Figured you'd say that, so I bought this for you too," he said as he plucked a curly blonde wig out and put it on Jack's head. Oh Jackie, you are so beautiful," he said, acting like he was about to cry. "Anyways, get this on, she'll probably be here any minute," he said shoving the dress into Jack's arms.
A few minutes later he came out wearing the dress and wig to see Chris had pulled out a blanket and covered himself on the couch, "What's next?"
"Come here, lover," said Chris as he pulled back the blanket to show he was wearing all his clothes still. Just then they heard a knock on the door, so Jack didn't get a chance to argue lying next to his brother on the couch. "Come in," called Chris, hoping the door was unlocked.
"Hey, Ramsey. I know we don't have to be at the hospital for another hour, but thought I'd come by and see how the vampire-serum was doing," said Ian as he walked in. "Oh, excuse me," he said as he backed out the door again.
"It's just me," said Jack, whose face now matched the color of the dress.
"This is so wrong on so many different levels," said Ian who was still thinking of backing out the door and acting like he never saw anything.
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He was finishing up his morning jog when he saw her sitting on the bench, "Hey Karissa," he said with a smile. It was going to take him awhile, but he was definitely going to get used to seeing her around again.
"Oh hey, Rafe," she said glad she had the chance to do what she had been paid to do. "You are out early. I don't remember you being a morning person before."
"Are you serious? I've always been one up with the sun. Now you on the other hand," he said with a laugh.
"Yeah, well I've got a meeting in a bit to go to."
"Really what do you do now anyways?"
"Oh, the same thing my father did."
"I can't see you working in banking. Do you want to get a cup of coffee?" he said as they started to walk.
"What are you talking about? My father wasn't in banking," she said giving him a strange look. "I'll have a coffee with cream," she said to the vendor.
Rafe just looked at her, I could have sworn her father was in banking, he thought to himself. "So what is it you do then?"
"I'm in business. I've opened this cute little Bed and Breakfast back home, you should come visit it sometime. I'm sure Alison would like it, you might too," she said giving an evil smile.
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"Very busy woman, eh?" laughed Reese as Elizabeth walked to the living room, and plopped down in the chair.
"Well, you know I have to make myself sound bigger than I am," she said with a smile. "I'm surprised you are still here too."
"Well, there's not much left for me in Port Charles. Not much here either," she said looking around the room. She had been living with her parents for a few weeks now, and honestly it just didn't feel right. She felt she had to make sure to get nothing on the white furniture or the white carpet that lined the floors. Who has white furniture anyways?
"You could always create a relationship with Alison, or with Mother Barrington," she said, getting a laugh for a response. Just then Malcolm came back out, "Will he come back early?" she asked standing up.
"Yes, he will be back on Friday. Will that do?" he asked.
"I suppose. See you on Friday, Reese," she said giving her a smile as she went to collect her purse and leave.
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"It's not what you think. We're trying to get rid of Iris," said Chris as he sat up. "What are you doing here anyways?"
"I thought you'd been busy lately working on the vampire serum. Didn't realize you were busy with something else," he chuckled. "Whatever you two want to do though is fine by me."
Just then they heard a key in the apartment door, and Chris motioned for Ian to go to the kitchen to hide. Chris and Jack then took their places again, and as the door opened a desperate Chris laid a kiss on his brother.
"Chris, I hope you don't mind I came a little early. I brought you some muffins I made last night also," said Iris as she walked in on what looked like to her Chris making out on the couch with a blonde.
"Iris," said a shocked Chris as he got up and threw the blanket over Jack's head.
"Well, I guess you don't care for me at all," she said as tears started to fill her eyes. "And to think I baked you muffins," she said throwing the bag at him and running out of the apartment in tears.
Chris walked over to the door, making sure it was locked. "Alright you two, come out of your hiding places," he said to Jack and Ian. Ian walked around the corner slowly clapping for the lovely performance he just saw, "Can we get down to business now?" he asked.
"And can we never speak of this again?"
"I can promise one, but not both," said Chris who was then attacked by a wig.
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Reese was walking back to her room, and saw the door was cracked to Malcolm's study. She stopped for just a second to listen. He seemed to be having a very heated discussion on the phone, "What are you up to?" she said softly as she leaned against the wall and overheard.
"I don't know what else you want me to do. I have to divorce her, I can't keep her here indefinitely. No, I told her the lawyer would be here on Friday. Can you set everything up by then? You know, she really seems to have created a relationship with our daughter, I hate to have that ruined. Yes, I know what I'm saying, and no I'm not crazy. Fine, I will start calling around," he said hanging up the phone.
Reese just stood there, wondering what this man she barely knew was up to.
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"Yeah, she probably would," said Rafe then looking away from her.
"Is everything ok with you two?"
"Just a little problem, we'll get over it."
"I'm sure you will, but if you ever want a shoulder to cry on," she said as she got closer to him.
"Thanks, but actually you just brought up a good point," he said as he got out of her line of sight. She was coming onto him, and no matter how angry with Alison he was, he could never do that to her. "You better get to your meeting, and come to think of it-I've got someone I need to go see," he said as he smiled and went jogging back to the car, leaving Karissa standing there in the middle of the park.
"So close," she smiled, as she took a sip of coffee and went to think up her next plan.