Sunlight crept in from the world outside as Chris felt himself shift beneath the blankets. Suddenly as his mind registered the warmth beside him, his eyes opened and he found Eve draped around him, her head nestled on his chest as her arm hugged his abdomen. Her dark hair with it's auburn highlights spilled out over his body and tickled upon his skin as she snuggled more completely into him curling up as he held her. Unable to resist the urge that had taken control of him as he realized this was no longer one of the dreams that had haunted him since he'd lost her, he kissed the top of her head feeling a tiny breath escape her lips as she repositioned herself beside him.
"Oh Eve," he whispered her name mesmerized by her beauty as he held her, as he felt her alive and safe in his arms and it was in that instant that his heart sank at the thought of what she'd endured over the last few years. It was in that instant that the reality of the situation hit him hard.
While Chris had been thanking his lucky stars that his dream girl had been returned to him alive and so very real, he'd forgotten for the night the pain and suffering she'd endured to be with him. It seemed unfair that after all they'd gone through, she'd had to be subjected to so many horrors from the man who'd worked so hard to make Chris miserable growing up. Flashes of his childhood pressed over him as a shudder involuntarily spilled over his shoulders. Time and time again he tried to pretend that those years hadn't happened, that the pain that had alienated him from his brother wouldn't find a way to creep back into his life, but now as his eyes fell upon the woman he loved more than life itself, he realized that Henry had found a way to taint that part of his life as well. He'd found a way to take something so beautiful and exploit it for his own gain and as Chris felt his arm squeeze Eve closer to him, his heart ached for all the ways in which he'd failed her in her absence.
As if sensing his discontent, Eve's eyelashes slowly fluttered as her dark eyes turned up towards his and a hint of a smile crept in over her beautiful features, "Good morning…" she mused rubbing her palm over the center of the hair dusted muscle that lined his chest, "I was starting to think I'd died and gone to heaven there."
"On the contrary," Chris eased her chin up towards his as he pulled her more completely onto him, "heaven is here on earth for us in this moment with one another."
Eve's smile grew as she tipped down to kiss him tenderly, "I've never felt more alive than I do when I'm wrapped up in your arms like this."
"I wish I could always make you feel this safe and protected," Chris offered up poignantly, "I wish that I had been able to spare you the hell you went through."
"Chris, in being able to have a second chance with you, I know that somehow this was fate trying to tell us that we can beat the odds," she began as she nestled her head upon his shoulder holding him as if she'd never let go, "I know that together we can find a way to stop the past from destroying us."
"In finding our daughter and eliminating Henry from our lives," Chris sighed thinking about their missing daughter, "Eve, I'm so afraid of what he could be doing right now to our little girl. When I think of what he did to you to spite me…"
"Chris, don't," Eve pressed her fingers over the center of his lips to silence him, "please don't dwell on what happened to me. Right now we need to focus on what matters and that's our little girl. She's our top priority and the sooner we start working on finding her, the better her chances will be."
"I know that Eve, but when I think of what that man did to you…the ways in which he hurt you…" his voice trailed off as an anger filled him down to the core, "he had no right to do any of this…"
"Chris, please don't," Eve rolled off of him pulling the blanket up over her naked form as she looked to the window at the far end of the room, "Don't get lost in that when it's not important."
"Eve, it is important," he sat upright reaching out to her as his fingers pressed in over her shoulder, "No man should ever put you in a position where you have to bend to his bidding…especially not a man like my father. When I think of the things he's done to you…"
"Chris, your father isn't the first man to take my body like that," Eve glanced over her shoulder at him as a sadness filled her eyes, "what he did to my body was nothing compared to what I know he'll do to our daughter if we don't find her. I've dealt with men like that in the past and while I'm not proud of that, the fact remains that I'll survive. I always do, but Sarah, Chris, she's only a child…she can't protect herself from a man like Henry…" she broke down into tears once more thinking about the daughter she'd left behind when Henry tried to end her life, "Chris, the longer he has her, the more danger she's in…"
"We'll find her baby," he promised hugging her against him as she sank back into his chest overcome by tears, "and when we do, I swear to you that he'll never hurt you or Sarah ever again. This time Henry won't get away with the things he's done," he vowed tension laced in his tone.
"All I want is my daughter back. I want to find her and for us to have a family like we always should've had…" she cried as she curled her arm around him allowing him to hold her more completely as her tears broke his heart.
"We'll have that Eve. One way or another I swear to you that we'll find a way to make it happen," he promised wondering just what it would take to be one step ahead of his father after all this time. While he'd hoped that Henry Ramsey would be a thing of the past--a memory that he could lock away forever, he knew now that he'd been wrong to underestimate Henry's evil and there would be only one way to stop him.
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Eve stepped out of the shower stall reaching for the towel that hung up on the wall beside her as she quickly began to dry off. Wrapping the bath towel around her body hastily, she tried to force the thoughts of the last few years out of her life. Somehow she'd never imagined that she'd be away from it all--that she'd have a second chance at life, but when she reflected on the night she'd spent in Chris's arms, having him make love with her, having him hold her through the night, she found her nightmares had faded and almost all but died down as in his arms she found a certain sense of serenity. Now all she could pray for was the safe return of her daughter.
Wiping at the steam that splayed over the mirror before her, Eve caught a look at her own frail looking reflection and she felt a shudder press over her. Not long ago, she'd been so full of spunk--full of a zest for life until DV had come to town threatening her existence. Never in the picture did she imagine that a man like Henry Ramsey would trample into her life when she had so much ahead of her. Her fake break up with Kevin had been one thing until she'd found herself experiencing another side of herself with Chris. In their short time being reunited back then, she found herself facing the possibility of what a life with Chris Ramsey could mean, but before she could truly embrace what was happening between them, Henry had ripped her away from the life she'd started to love. He tore her away from the one thing that had finally brought her peace and now as she stood before the mirror starting at the woman she'd become, she could feel herself back in that horrible place Henry had kept her tucked away from the rest of the world in.
"You'll never escape me," his voice echoed in her head sending chills down her spine as she could feel his clammy touch upon her, "As long as you live and breath, I own you. You're mine…"
"No," she cried out sending her fist into the mirror as she was brought back to the reality she'd found herself in. She was safe now. She had Chris in her life and soon they'd find a way to save Sarah. They had to because she couldn't accept any less. Her daughter's life meant more than anything and with Chris by her side, they had to find a way to bring their daughter home safely. Too much was riding on that very thing.
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Chris paced the living room area wondering what was taking so long as he looked to the bathroom door. While he was certain he'd heard the shower water stop quite some time ago, he wasn't going to rush Eve as he knew she'd needed her space. Despite her words about staying strong and not wanting to think about what Henry had done to her, Chris knew better than to discard what had taken place. She'd been hurt in a horrible way--having had her life and her freedom, not to mention their daughter ripped away from her and now would be about finding a way to repair the damage that had been done. Certainly they would do their best to bring Sarah home, but as he thought to the look of sadness in Eve's eyes when she spoke of the past, he wondered if there would ever truly be a way to heal the emotional scars Henry had placed upon her.
As Chris stood beside himself with worry, he heard a knock at the front door alerting him to the reason he'd encouraged Eve to take a shower and relax on her own. While he'd wanted nothing more than to hold her in his arms and protect her through the morning, he knew that the force he'd need in taking on Henry couldn't happen on his own. As much as Chris Ramsey hated to ask for help, he had no choice but to bring in someone who he was certain would dread this as much as he had. Opening the door, he took in a long breath as he saw his younger brother standing before him with confused eyes.
"Chris, what's wrong?" Jack questioned entering the small room, "When Elizabeth was at the wedding and you weren't there with her, I was worried because she'd said you found your wife and…" he paused looking around the room for a moment, "Chris, did you find Julie?"
"No," Chris shook his head quickly before drawing in a breath, "This has nothing to do with Julie, though I can guarantee that this might be a little hard for you to digest here."
"Chris, what is it? What kind of trouble are you in now?" Jack's eyes washed over with concern, "What's happened?"
"Jack, this is going to sound crazy, but you have to believe me," Chris began inhaling a slow, nervous breath.
"Isn't that supposed to be my line," Jack offered with a half smile trying to lighten the mood before adding, "Chris, after everything that's happened over the last couple years, I think I'm just about ready to believe anything you have to say, so go ahead and lay it on me."
"Jack, there's no easy way to put this," Chris rubbed his hands together wearily as he looked to the bathroom door once again.
"Chris, is someone in there," Jack questioned noting the direction his brother's eyes traveled in.
"Yes," Chris nodded quickly.
"The woman Elizabeth was talking about?"
"Yes," Chris answered again.
"Who is she? Chris, what's going on?" Jack asked again noting his brother's cryptic stance, "Are you in some kind of trouble?"
"Not in the ways your thinking," Chris explained as a sigh spilled over his lips, "Jack, our father has struck again."
"Come again?" Jack blinked back at him, "Chris, don't tell me that woman you found has something to do with Henry?"
"She does, but it's not like it sounds," Chris motioned to the couch, "Jack, you might want to sit down for this."
"Chris, you're scaring me. This isn't like you to be so nervous about sharing something with me. What is it?"
"Jack, it's just that Henry, well he…" Chris began as the bathroom door opened and Eve stepped out into the room.
"Sorry for taking so long in there, but I just got a little wrapped up in," Eve started running the towel through her damp hair as her eyes fell upon their new visitor, "Who are you?" she asked wearily.
"Eve?" Jack blinked back in surprise as he couldn't help but stare at her, "But how?"
"Chris, what's going on?" Eve questioned turning to him with a look of panic upon her face.
"I can explain," he motioned for her to join him and Jack as she wearily approached him. He turned to his brother noting the color that had drained from Jack's features.
"I don't believe this," Jack blinked once, twice, three times as if his mind was playing tricks on him, "I mean sure I know what's been happening in Port Charles, but no one ever mentioned that it could be possible that you'd be back unless…" he paused as a confusion set in, "Does this have to do with Caleb somehow?"
"Who?" Eve frowned in response.
"This has nothing to do with Caleb," Chris reached out to Eve bringing his arm around her protectively, "but what it does involve is our father."
"Chris, how is our father connected to Eve?" Jack demanded before looking to Eve again, "And how is she standing here before me?"
"I can explain," Chris sighed realizing it was going to be a long morning as he focused on Eve, "Eve, I'd like you to meet my younger brother Jack."
"Jack," Eve's face shifted as she forced a polite smile and she extended her hand, "Chris has told me so much about you…well at least he did a long time ago."
"He did," Jack gave Chris a strange look as Chris offered up an explanation.
"Jack, our father kidnapped Eve three years ago when he'd been hired by a man named David Bordiso," Chris frowned motioning to the couch once again, "maybe you should sit down for this."
"This time I think I'm going to take your advice," Jack nodded in agreement as Chris urged Eve to follow him over to the love seat and he sat down with her.
"You see a long time ago when I was working to help Julie, I was connected with a man…this Bordiso and somehow he managed to get our father involved in working with him," Chris explained with a heavy heart, "At the time Henry became a part of the equation Eve and I were living together…"
"Okay, I knew that you two lived together, but what does this have to do with her being here now?" Jack threw out once again.
"Jack, the woman you met in Port Charles wasn't Eve. She was someone that DV Bordiso sent to town to take her place because he and Henry wanted me to believe that Eve didn't care about me…that she wasn't the woman who'd been in Port Charles," Chris confessed painfully.
"But why would he do that?" Jack shook his head in response, "I mean sure I understand why Henry would go to such lengths, but how could he pull something like that off and why?"
"You'd be amazed at the things men like Henry and DV were capable of," Eve offered up breaking her long moment of silence, "When your brother and I were living together, well we'd both been going through some difficult times and well," she looked to the floor, "at the time we'd moved in with one another again, we…"
"We were involved with one another," Chris finished for her as he reached for her hand squeezing it gently, "Eve and I were lovers and Henry discovered this. Not only did he find a way to help DV get Eve out of Port Charles undetected, but he also found a way to keep her captive for those years and he has our daughter."
"What?" Jack's eyes widened in surprise.
"I was pregnant when your father took me out of Port Charles," Eve confessed tearfully, "Chris and I were having a baby and Henry used to that his advantage over the years he'd kept me captive. He tried to kill me the night Chris found me as he'd had his fill of me…but with Sarah…" her hands trembled as Chris squeezed her fingers gently and he looked to his brother.
"Jack, he's got our daughter and I have to find a way to get to him and get Sarah back," Chris pleaded with him as he pulled Eve into his arms holding her as her tears got the best of her, "You know how much Eve means to me and now knowing that I have a daughter…"
"Chris, you don't have to say anything else," Jack interrupted quickly as he watched the exchange between Chris and Eve. "Whatever you need, I'm there for you."
"I was hoping I could count on you little brother," Chris replied with a nod, "It's not going to be easy, but I think together we can find a way to stop Henry from hurting anyone else."
"I don't know what I can do, but I'm willing to try. Anything to put that man in his place for the damage he's caused our family," Jack motioned to Eve as he reached out to her as well setting his hand on her knee supportively, "Chris and I are going to find Sarah and when we do that son of a bitch is going to pay."
Eve nodded with a sniffle before mouthing the words, "Thank you."
"Just tell me what you need Chris and I'm on it," Jack announced as anger surged through him at the thought of all the damage his father had inflicted upon their family over the years. When he looked back on the ways he and Chris had been alienated because of Henry Ramsey, he knew that anything else the man could do to torture the family would only result in devastation if he and Chris didn't band together. Even now as Jack had a great many questions about Eve's presence in the room, he realized that it was secondary to finding where Henry had Chris's daughter.
"I need to know about mom," Chris explained as Eve's tears began to die down, "You need to tell me about where she was…how you located her and everything you know about what Henry did to her."
"Chris, it was a while ago," Jack began thinking to the painful moments in his life that his father had brought upon him when he'd been forced to watch his mother's downward spiral.
"I know it was, but it's all that we have and Jack, right now I need to know everything as there's so much riding on this," Chris insisted praying that somehow in hearing of what Jack experienced it would be the key to locating Sarah before it was too late. As his eyes fell upon Eve, he vowed to himself that he wouldn't allow Henry to take Sarah away from them as finding her was the most important thing.
"Oh Eve," he whispered her name mesmerized by her beauty as he held her, as he felt her alive and safe in his arms and it was in that instant that his heart sank at the thought of what she'd endured over the last few years. It was in that instant that the reality of the situation hit him hard.
While Chris had been thanking his lucky stars that his dream girl had been returned to him alive and so very real, he'd forgotten for the night the pain and suffering she'd endured to be with him. It seemed unfair that after all they'd gone through, she'd had to be subjected to so many horrors from the man who'd worked so hard to make Chris miserable growing up. Flashes of his childhood pressed over him as a shudder involuntarily spilled over his shoulders. Time and time again he tried to pretend that those years hadn't happened, that the pain that had alienated him from his brother wouldn't find a way to creep back into his life, but now as his eyes fell upon the woman he loved more than life itself, he realized that Henry had found a way to taint that part of his life as well. He'd found a way to take something so beautiful and exploit it for his own gain and as Chris felt his arm squeeze Eve closer to him, his heart ached for all the ways in which he'd failed her in her absence.
As if sensing his discontent, Eve's eyelashes slowly fluttered as her dark eyes turned up towards his and a hint of a smile crept in over her beautiful features, "Good morning…" she mused rubbing her palm over the center of the hair dusted muscle that lined his chest, "I was starting to think I'd died and gone to heaven there."
"On the contrary," Chris eased her chin up towards his as he pulled her more completely onto him, "heaven is here on earth for us in this moment with one another."
Eve's smile grew as she tipped down to kiss him tenderly, "I've never felt more alive than I do when I'm wrapped up in your arms like this."
"I wish I could always make you feel this safe and protected," Chris offered up poignantly, "I wish that I had been able to spare you the hell you went through."
"Chris, in being able to have a second chance with you, I know that somehow this was fate trying to tell us that we can beat the odds," she began as she nestled her head upon his shoulder holding him as if she'd never let go, "I know that together we can find a way to stop the past from destroying us."
"In finding our daughter and eliminating Henry from our lives," Chris sighed thinking about their missing daughter, "Eve, I'm so afraid of what he could be doing right now to our little girl. When I think of what he did to you to spite me…"
"Chris, don't," Eve pressed her fingers over the center of his lips to silence him, "please don't dwell on what happened to me. Right now we need to focus on what matters and that's our little girl. She's our top priority and the sooner we start working on finding her, the better her chances will be."
"I know that Eve, but when I think of what that man did to you…the ways in which he hurt you…" his voice trailed off as an anger filled him down to the core, "he had no right to do any of this…"
"Chris, please don't," Eve rolled off of him pulling the blanket up over her naked form as she looked to the window at the far end of the room, "Don't get lost in that when it's not important."
"Eve, it is important," he sat upright reaching out to her as his fingers pressed in over her shoulder, "No man should ever put you in a position where you have to bend to his bidding…especially not a man like my father. When I think of the things he's done to you…"
"Chris, your father isn't the first man to take my body like that," Eve glanced over her shoulder at him as a sadness filled her eyes, "what he did to my body was nothing compared to what I know he'll do to our daughter if we don't find her. I've dealt with men like that in the past and while I'm not proud of that, the fact remains that I'll survive. I always do, but Sarah, Chris, she's only a child…she can't protect herself from a man like Henry…" she broke down into tears once more thinking about the daughter she'd left behind when Henry tried to end her life, "Chris, the longer he has her, the more danger she's in…"
"We'll find her baby," he promised hugging her against him as she sank back into his chest overcome by tears, "and when we do, I swear to you that he'll never hurt you or Sarah ever again. This time Henry won't get away with the things he's done," he vowed tension laced in his tone.
"All I want is my daughter back. I want to find her and for us to have a family like we always should've had…" she cried as she curled her arm around him allowing him to hold her more completely as her tears broke his heart.
"We'll have that Eve. One way or another I swear to you that we'll find a way to make it happen," he promised wondering just what it would take to be one step ahead of his father after all this time. While he'd hoped that Henry Ramsey would be a thing of the past--a memory that he could lock away forever, he knew now that he'd been wrong to underestimate Henry's evil and there would be only one way to stop him.
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Eve stepped out of the shower stall reaching for the towel that hung up on the wall beside her as she quickly began to dry off. Wrapping the bath towel around her body hastily, she tried to force the thoughts of the last few years out of her life. Somehow she'd never imagined that she'd be away from it all--that she'd have a second chance at life, but when she reflected on the night she'd spent in Chris's arms, having him make love with her, having him hold her through the night, she found her nightmares had faded and almost all but died down as in his arms she found a certain sense of serenity. Now all she could pray for was the safe return of her daughter.
Wiping at the steam that splayed over the mirror before her, Eve caught a look at her own frail looking reflection and she felt a shudder press over her. Not long ago, she'd been so full of spunk--full of a zest for life until DV had come to town threatening her existence. Never in the picture did she imagine that a man like Henry Ramsey would trample into her life when she had so much ahead of her. Her fake break up with Kevin had been one thing until she'd found herself experiencing another side of herself with Chris. In their short time being reunited back then, she found herself facing the possibility of what a life with Chris Ramsey could mean, but before she could truly embrace what was happening between them, Henry had ripped her away from the life she'd started to love. He tore her away from the one thing that had finally brought her peace and now as she stood before the mirror starting at the woman she'd become, she could feel herself back in that horrible place Henry had kept her tucked away from the rest of the world in.
"You'll never escape me," his voice echoed in her head sending chills down her spine as she could feel his clammy touch upon her, "As long as you live and breath, I own you. You're mine…"
"No," she cried out sending her fist into the mirror as she was brought back to the reality she'd found herself in. She was safe now. She had Chris in her life and soon they'd find a way to save Sarah. They had to because she couldn't accept any less. Her daughter's life meant more than anything and with Chris by her side, they had to find a way to bring their daughter home safely. Too much was riding on that very thing.
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Chris paced the living room area wondering what was taking so long as he looked to the bathroom door. While he was certain he'd heard the shower water stop quite some time ago, he wasn't going to rush Eve as he knew she'd needed her space. Despite her words about staying strong and not wanting to think about what Henry had done to her, Chris knew better than to discard what had taken place. She'd been hurt in a horrible way--having had her life and her freedom, not to mention their daughter ripped away from her and now would be about finding a way to repair the damage that had been done. Certainly they would do their best to bring Sarah home, but as he thought to the look of sadness in Eve's eyes when she spoke of the past, he wondered if there would ever truly be a way to heal the emotional scars Henry had placed upon her.
As Chris stood beside himself with worry, he heard a knock at the front door alerting him to the reason he'd encouraged Eve to take a shower and relax on her own. While he'd wanted nothing more than to hold her in his arms and protect her through the morning, he knew that the force he'd need in taking on Henry couldn't happen on his own. As much as Chris Ramsey hated to ask for help, he had no choice but to bring in someone who he was certain would dread this as much as he had. Opening the door, he took in a long breath as he saw his younger brother standing before him with confused eyes.
"Chris, what's wrong?" Jack questioned entering the small room, "When Elizabeth was at the wedding and you weren't there with her, I was worried because she'd said you found your wife and…" he paused looking around the room for a moment, "Chris, did you find Julie?"
"No," Chris shook his head quickly before drawing in a breath, "This has nothing to do with Julie, though I can guarantee that this might be a little hard for you to digest here."
"Chris, what is it? What kind of trouble are you in now?" Jack's eyes washed over with concern, "What's happened?"
"Jack, this is going to sound crazy, but you have to believe me," Chris began inhaling a slow, nervous breath.
"Isn't that supposed to be my line," Jack offered with a half smile trying to lighten the mood before adding, "Chris, after everything that's happened over the last couple years, I think I'm just about ready to believe anything you have to say, so go ahead and lay it on me."
"Jack, there's no easy way to put this," Chris rubbed his hands together wearily as he looked to the bathroom door once again.
"Chris, is someone in there," Jack questioned noting the direction his brother's eyes traveled in.
"Yes," Chris nodded quickly.
"The woman Elizabeth was talking about?"
"Yes," Chris answered again.
"Who is she? Chris, what's going on?" Jack asked again noting his brother's cryptic stance, "Are you in some kind of trouble?"
"Not in the ways your thinking," Chris explained as a sigh spilled over his lips, "Jack, our father has struck again."
"Come again?" Jack blinked back at him, "Chris, don't tell me that woman you found has something to do with Henry?"
"She does, but it's not like it sounds," Chris motioned to the couch, "Jack, you might want to sit down for this."
"Chris, you're scaring me. This isn't like you to be so nervous about sharing something with me. What is it?"
"Jack, it's just that Henry, well he…" Chris began as the bathroom door opened and Eve stepped out into the room.
"Sorry for taking so long in there, but I just got a little wrapped up in," Eve started running the towel through her damp hair as her eyes fell upon their new visitor, "Who are you?" she asked wearily.
"Eve?" Jack blinked back in surprise as he couldn't help but stare at her, "But how?"
"Chris, what's going on?" Eve questioned turning to him with a look of panic upon her face.
"I can explain," he motioned for her to join him and Jack as she wearily approached him. He turned to his brother noting the color that had drained from Jack's features.
"I don't believe this," Jack blinked once, twice, three times as if his mind was playing tricks on him, "I mean sure I know what's been happening in Port Charles, but no one ever mentioned that it could be possible that you'd be back unless…" he paused as a confusion set in, "Does this have to do with Caleb somehow?"
"Who?" Eve frowned in response.
"This has nothing to do with Caleb," Chris reached out to Eve bringing his arm around her protectively, "but what it does involve is our father."
"Chris, how is our father connected to Eve?" Jack demanded before looking to Eve again, "And how is she standing here before me?"
"I can explain," Chris sighed realizing it was going to be a long morning as he focused on Eve, "Eve, I'd like you to meet my younger brother Jack."
"Jack," Eve's face shifted as she forced a polite smile and she extended her hand, "Chris has told me so much about you…well at least he did a long time ago."
"He did," Jack gave Chris a strange look as Chris offered up an explanation.
"Jack, our father kidnapped Eve three years ago when he'd been hired by a man named David Bordiso," Chris frowned motioning to the couch once again, "maybe you should sit down for this."
"This time I think I'm going to take your advice," Jack nodded in agreement as Chris urged Eve to follow him over to the love seat and he sat down with her.
"You see a long time ago when I was working to help Julie, I was connected with a man…this Bordiso and somehow he managed to get our father involved in working with him," Chris explained with a heavy heart, "At the time Henry became a part of the equation Eve and I were living together…"
"Okay, I knew that you two lived together, but what does this have to do with her being here now?" Jack threw out once again.
"Jack, the woman you met in Port Charles wasn't Eve. She was someone that DV Bordiso sent to town to take her place because he and Henry wanted me to believe that Eve didn't care about me…that she wasn't the woman who'd been in Port Charles," Chris confessed painfully.
"But why would he do that?" Jack shook his head in response, "I mean sure I understand why Henry would go to such lengths, but how could he pull something like that off and why?"
"You'd be amazed at the things men like Henry and DV were capable of," Eve offered up breaking her long moment of silence, "When your brother and I were living together, well we'd both been going through some difficult times and well," she looked to the floor, "at the time we'd moved in with one another again, we…"
"We were involved with one another," Chris finished for her as he reached for her hand squeezing it gently, "Eve and I were lovers and Henry discovered this. Not only did he find a way to help DV get Eve out of Port Charles undetected, but he also found a way to keep her captive for those years and he has our daughter."
"What?" Jack's eyes widened in surprise.
"I was pregnant when your father took me out of Port Charles," Eve confessed tearfully, "Chris and I were having a baby and Henry used to that his advantage over the years he'd kept me captive. He tried to kill me the night Chris found me as he'd had his fill of me…but with Sarah…" her hands trembled as Chris squeezed her fingers gently and he looked to his brother.
"Jack, he's got our daughter and I have to find a way to get to him and get Sarah back," Chris pleaded with him as he pulled Eve into his arms holding her as her tears got the best of her, "You know how much Eve means to me and now knowing that I have a daughter…"
"Chris, you don't have to say anything else," Jack interrupted quickly as he watched the exchange between Chris and Eve. "Whatever you need, I'm there for you."
"I was hoping I could count on you little brother," Chris replied with a nod, "It's not going to be easy, but I think together we can find a way to stop Henry from hurting anyone else."
"I don't know what I can do, but I'm willing to try. Anything to put that man in his place for the damage he's caused our family," Jack motioned to Eve as he reached out to her as well setting his hand on her knee supportively, "Chris and I are going to find Sarah and when we do that son of a bitch is going to pay."
Eve nodded with a sniffle before mouthing the words, "Thank you."
"Just tell me what you need Chris and I'm on it," Jack announced as anger surged through him at the thought of all the damage his father had inflicted upon their family over the years. When he looked back on the ways he and Chris had been alienated because of Henry Ramsey, he knew that anything else the man could do to torture the family would only result in devastation if he and Chris didn't band together. Even now as Jack had a great many questions about Eve's presence in the room, he realized that it was secondary to finding where Henry had Chris's daughter.
"I need to know about mom," Chris explained as Eve's tears began to die down, "You need to tell me about where she was…how you located her and everything you know about what Henry did to her."
"Chris, it was a while ago," Jack began thinking to the painful moments in his life that his father had brought upon him when he'd been forced to watch his mother's downward spiral.
"I know it was, but it's all that we have and Jack, right now I need to know everything as there's so much riding on this," Chris insisted praying that somehow in hearing of what Jack experienced it would be the key to locating Sarah before it was too late. As his eyes fell upon Eve, he vowed to himself that he wouldn't allow Henry to take Sarah away from them as finding her was the most important thing.