Chapter 19
Erica reveals a secret
As the hours passed Erica was starting to feel like her old self again. She was getting stronger with each passing day and was now anxious to get back to her family and friends. As she gazed out the window at the flowers blooming in the garden, she began to cry. His voiced called out from behind her.
"Erica, what's wrong", he said as his hand gently touch her face to
wipe the tears away.
"Bianca, must be beside herself with worry, and Jack.......Oh Jack" "He
doesn't care about me anymore", she cried as the realization hit her
that Jack was married to Veronica
The tears fell faster down her face washing away any dream she had about `happily ever after' with the man that she loved more than any other, Jackson Montgomery.
Words offered little comfort to a broken heart, so he offered none. Instead he took her into his arms and carried her to the bedroom that she had called home for many days now. He held her tight, rocking her back and forth until finally her crying stopped and she fell fast asleep. As he held her in his arms, he could not help but notice her beauty, a beauty that reached beyond just her physical appearance. In this moment, he knew that there was an undeniable force that pulled people towards her; a force that not even the great Erica Kane could explain; a power so great that even the strongest man could not look away.
"Oh Erica, I hate to see you in such pain".
Her tears, her pain, her sadness touched him in a way that was all too familiar to him. Along time ago, he loved another, as Erica loved Jack, but fate intervened and tore this woman out of his life. Many years ago, he was believed to be dead, and so was his wife, but like her he also survived.
Across time, they both lived a different life, not knowing who they were, but feeling apart of something greater. Neither knew of the others existence but sometimes late at night, his dreams would take him back to this woman, a woman who's face he did not know, but who's love filled his heart and soul.
It wasn't until recently that he had discovered that she was still alive and living in Pine Valley. When he tried to find her, he had discovered that she was married to someone else. He spent many months working at Enchantment as Erica's Private Investigator waiting for the right opportunity to tell his soul mate that he had survived the explosion.... But the right time never came.
As time passed,he had become fast friends with Erica. They never went out socially together, mainly because he was trying to keep his identity a secret, but still, they had developed a strong friendship. In truth, he admired Erica for her beauty and love of life, and if he had not given his heart away many years ago, he could love her as well. But both knew that their hearts belonged to someone else, so they focused on their friendship. Erica talked openly about him to her friends, but no one ever met this mysterious man of Enchantment. For the most part, her friends just thought that she was making this man up to make Jack jealous but of course, no one said as much. Now, in her moment of need it was this man that came to her rescue.
~*~
As Erica drifted off to sleep her mind traveled back to the night outside of Jack's apartment building, the night she went to tell him that she loved him; the same night her car ended up in the river.
"Veronica, I am not trying to hurt you, but I love Jack and we belong
together. I know this hurts, but Jack and I have a history".
The images were clear and Erica could see every detail of Veronica's face.....Her words, her hatred.....
"He loves me Erica, and he told me all about your afternoon of
passion. If he really loved you, don't you think he would call off
the wedding.... but he hasn't Erica. Tomorrow I will be Mrs. Jackson
Montgomery and you can't do anything to stop it. I'm warning you
Erica, if you know what is good for you, you will get in your car and
get as far away from Pine Valley as you can possibly get".
"You don't scare me Veronica, and whether you like it or I will talk
to Jack tonight. If he doesn't want me, than I will hear it from him".
Flashes of the night swept through her dreams......It was starting to come back to her in pieces.....Pieces of a puzzle that neither Veronica nor David wanted her to put together. The pain of that night was too much for her now causing her to cry out for Jack to save her.
"Erica, Erica, Erica"......
She woke up suddenly with fear in her heart. She reached out for Jack, but he was not there...
It's ok, Erica...everything is going to be ok, you were just having a
bad dream". "shhhhhh", he said as he held her tight against his
chest. "Tell me about your dream", he said still holding Erica in his
arms.
His strong arms protected her against her nightmare and gave her the courage to say what she needed to say.
"I remember what happened that night. Veronica and David......They tried
to kill me. And you, Robert, saved my life."
Erica reveals a secret
As the hours passed Erica was starting to feel like her old self again. She was getting stronger with each passing day and was now anxious to get back to her family and friends. As she gazed out the window at the flowers blooming in the garden, she began to cry. His voiced called out from behind her.
"Erica, what's wrong", he said as his hand gently touch her face to
wipe the tears away.
"Bianca, must be beside herself with worry, and Jack.......Oh Jack" "He
doesn't care about me anymore", she cried as the realization hit her
that Jack was married to Veronica
The tears fell faster down her face washing away any dream she had about `happily ever after' with the man that she loved more than any other, Jackson Montgomery.
Words offered little comfort to a broken heart, so he offered none. Instead he took her into his arms and carried her to the bedroom that she had called home for many days now. He held her tight, rocking her back and forth until finally her crying stopped and she fell fast asleep. As he held her in his arms, he could not help but notice her beauty, a beauty that reached beyond just her physical appearance. In this moment, he knew that there was an undeniable force that pulled people towards her; a force that not even the great Erica Kane could explain; a power so great that even the strongest man could not look away.
"Oh Erica, I hate to see you in such pain".
Her tears, her pain, her sadness touched him in a way that was all too familiar to him. Along time ago, he loved another, as Erica loved Jack, but fate intervened and tore this woman out of his life. Many years ago, he was believed to be dead, and so was his wife, but like her he also survived.
Across time, they both lived a different life, not knowing who they were, but feeling apart of something greater. Neither knew of the others existence but sometimes late at night, his dreams would take him back to this woman, a woman who's face he did not know, but who's love filled his heart and soul.
It wasn't until recently that he had discovered that she was still alive and living in Pine Valley. When he tried to find her, he had discovered that she was married to someone else. He spent many months working at Enchantment as Erica's Private Investigator waiting for the right opportunity to tell his soul mate that he had survived the explosion.... But the right time never came.
As time passed,he had become fast friends with Erica. They never went out socially together, mainly because he was trying to keep his identity a secret, but still, they had developed a strong friendship. In truth, he admired Erica for her beauty and love of life, and if he had not given his heart away many years ago, he could love her as well. But both knew that their hearts belonged to someone else, so they focused on their friendship. Erica talked openly about him to her friends, but no one ever met this mysterious man of Enchantment. For the most part, her friends just thought that she was making this man up to make Jack jealous but of course, no one said as much. Now, in her moment of need it was this man that came to her rescue.
~*~
As Erica drifted off to sleep her mind traveled back to the night outside of Jack's apartment building, the night she went to tell him that she loved him; the same night her car ended up in the river.
"Veronica, I am not trying to hurt you, but I love Jack and we belong
together. I know this hurts, but Jack and I have a history".
The images were clear and Erica could see every detail of Veronica's face.....Her words, her hatred.....
"He loves me Erica, and he told me all about your afternoon of
passion. If he really loved you, don't you think he would call off
the wedding.... but he hasn't Erica. Tomorrow I will be Mrs. Jackson
Montgomery and you can't do anything to stop it. I'm warning you
Erica, if you know what is good for you, you will get in your car and
get as far away from Pine Valley as you can possibly get".
"You don't scare me Veronica, and whether you like it or I will talk
to Jack tonight. If he doesn't want me, than I will hear it from him".
Flashes of the night swept through her dreams......It was starting to come back to her in pieces.....Pieces of a puzzle that neither Veronica nor David wanted her to put together. The pain of that night was too much for her now causing her to cry out for Jack to save her.
"Erica, Erica, Erica"......
She woke up suddenly with fear in her heart. She reached out for Jack, but he was not there...
It's ok, Erica...everything is going to be ok, you were just having a
bad dream". "shhhhhh", he said as he held her tight against his
chest. "Tell me about your dream", he said still holding Erica in his
arms.
His strong arms protected her against her nightmare and gave her the courage to say what she needed to say.
"I remember what happened that night. Veronica and David......They tried
to kill me. And you, Robert, saved my life."