A new face out of the race
Chapter 10
The next night...
Luke stood outside Jason's penthouse, waiting for an answer. A few moments later the door opened. Jason looked at him. "Hey Luke. What are you doing here?" Jason asked, opening the door wider. He was hoping it was Emily.
"I'm looking for Lucky. I was hoping he was here." Luke said, coming into the penthouse.
"He's not here. I talked to him last night though." Jason commented.
"You did? I haven't seen him since he went to bed last night." Luke said.
"You haven't seen him since last night? That probably means he hasn't found Emily, yet. This is not looking good." Jason sat down on the sofa heavily.
"What do you mean he hasn't found Emily yet?" Luke said, coming near Jason.
"At dinner last night, Emily and Brenda had an argument. Brenda ended up telling her to leave. She did. Around midnight I think I called him to see if she was there. She wasn't." Jason explained lamely. He wished last night didn't happen.
"Brenda said for her to leave?" Luke questioned. Jason nodded. "Never expected that. What did Emily say to make her say that?" Luke sat down by Jason.
"Emily called Melissa a brat, Brenda took it personal." Jason said.
"Of course, she would. What's Brenda doing now?" Luke looked around the penthouse.
"She's doing exactly Emily said she was doing." Jason answered, rubbing his temples.
"What'd Emily say?" Luke said, interested.
"She said she was pretending like everything was perfect. She was right. I look back, and there haven't been a time when Brenda hasn't pretended everything was okay. When Melissa called me daddy before mommy. She just pretended she wasn't hurt by that. When we were having a hard time, she didn't argue, she just agreed with everything. Why haven't I seen it before? She hasn't once got angry these last four years. Even in the hardest times." Jason admitted. He was married to her and he didn't even notice how Brenda was acting?
"Something else she said hit you hard. What was it?" Luke asked as a friend, it was really bothering him.
"Emily said I was acting like her father without the abuse." Jason said, staring at the floor.
"Where did that come from?" Luke asked, he was appalled Emily said such a thing. Besides, she hasn't said a word about her father to anyone since they met.
"I don't know. Something was bothering Emily all week. She said he hit her. Was she having memories or nightmares?" Jason wondered out loud.
"I knew Emily didn't have a great childhood, but to hurt a sweet girl, like Emily like that? Makes me happy Bowen is dead." Luke shook his head.
"Well, him being dead isn't a problem anymore. It's Emily and Lucky. Where could they be?" Jason asked Luke, maybe he'd have a clue.
"I don't know. Lucky would of come home or even called by now." Luke said. Something was wrong. He has had the feeling that something was going to happen for a few days. Why did he ignore it?
"I don't think he would of come home, but maybe called. Emily would..." Jason shook his head. "I don't know what she'd do." What kind of parent is he? He wondered.
"Your right, he wouldn't come home without finding Emily first. He cares way too much for her." Luke saw how Emily and Lucky were when together.
"Okay, so let's think the situation through." Luke said calmly. "It's been about 24 hours since Emily left, you called Lucky six hours later. So no one has seen him for about 18 hours." Luke continued when Jason nodded. "Emily wouldn't of left Port Charles. Right?"
"Your right. I doubt she had too much money for a hotel or motel room, so I wouldn't look at those." Jason helped.
"Yeah, even if Lucky found her, he doesn't have that much either. So it's windy and cold, you would want to find some kind of shelter." Luke figured.
"All the restaurants are closed. The only left would be public places or abandoned buildings." Jason finished.
"Okay, so that's where you would be. But wouldn't of Lucky returned or called at least by then? With Emily because she knew she had no where to go." Luke guessed.
"That sounds right, but Emily wouldn't have gone home with Lucky. She knew I would call Lucky." Jason said.
"Yeah, but Lucky would of stayed with her then. But he would of talked her into going home with him either way." Luke figured.
"True. Emily would do anything for Lucky. So that leads up back to the getting shelter at an abandoned building." Jason got up from the couch and got his coat. "So let's check every abandoned building."
"It's better than sitting here." Luke stood up and followed Jason, but they stopped when a voice appeared.
"Daddy?" It called. Jason turned to see Melissa dressed in her pajamas on the stairwell.
"Melissa, what are you doing awake?" Jason walked to the stairwell and motioned for Luke to give him a few minutes. Luke nodded and stepped outside.
"Emily's not here. Why isn't she here?" Melissa said, and dragged her newest doll with her down the stairs to where Jason was.
Jason had no idea how to explain to a four year old that her mother kicked her adopted sister out. "Do you remember your mom saying for Emily to leave?"
Melissa nodded. "That's why Melissa." Jason picked her up and walked up the stairs. "Now it's time for bed."
Melissa leaned her head on Jason's shoulder. "I thought mommy was being sarcastic." She murmured.
"She wasn't Melissa, but you shouldn't be worrying about this. I was just going to go get Emily." Jason opened Melissa's bedroom door and put her in the bed.
"You were?" Melissa asked sleepily.
"I was." Jason said, reassuring Melissa. "And when I return, she'll be with me. Okay?" Jason smiled to add extra assurance.
"Okay." Melissa said, clutching her doll and drifted back to sleep. Jason watched her for a moment and turned to leave. He quietly closed the door and went down the stairs. Brenda was in their bedroom, so Melissa wouldn't be alone if anything happened. He grabbed his keys and closed the doors and walked with Luke to the elevator.
Author: Hey, thanks for all the reviews. They made me happy. I took my chemistry test, so I have more time to work on the story. That's all what I wanted to say, except to keep reviewing. Your time spent writing a review is given back when I update. Advanced thanks.
The next night...
Luke stood outside Jason's penthouse, waiting for an answer. A few moments later the door opened. Jason looked at him. "Hey Luke. What are you doing here?" Jason asked, opening the door wider. He was hoping it was Emily.
"I'm looking for Lucky. I was hoping he was here." Luke said, coming into the penthouse.
"He's not here. I talked to him last night though." Jason commented.
"You did? I haven't seen him since he went to bed last night." Luke said.
"You haven't seen him since last night? That probably means he hasn't found Emily, yet. This is not looking good." Jason sat down on the sofa heavily.
"What do you mean he hasn't found Emily yet?" Luke said, coming near Jason.
"At dinner last night, Emily and Brenda had an argument. Brenda ended up telling her to leave. She did. Around midnight I think I called him to see if she was there. She wasn't." Jason explained lamely. He wished last night didn't happen.
"Brenda said for her to leave?" Luke questioned. Jason nodded. "Never expected that. What did Emily say to make her say that?" Luke sat down by Jason.
"Emily called Melissa a brat, Brenda took it personal." Jason said.
"Of course, she would. What's Brenda doing now?" Luke looked around the penthouse.
"She's doing exactly Emily said she was doing." Jason answered, rubbing his temples.
"What'd Emily say?" Luke said, interested.
"She said she was pretending like everything was perfect. She was right. I look back, and there haven't been a time when Brenda hasn't pretended everything was okay. When Melissa called me daddy before mommy. She just pretended she wasn't hurt by that. When we were having a hard time, she didn't argue, she just agreed with everything. Why haven't I seen it before? She hasn't once got angry these last four years. Even in the hardest times." Jason admitted. He was married to her and he didn't even notice how Brenda was acting?
"Something else she said hit you hard. What was it?" Luke asked as a friend, it was really bothering him.
"Emily said I was acting like her father without the abuse." Jason said, staring at the floor.
"Where did that come from?" Luke asked, he was appalled Emily said such a thing. Besides, she hasn't said a word about her father to anyone since they met.
"I don't know. Something was bothering Emily all week. She said he hit her. Was she having memories or nightmares?" Jason wondered out loud.
"I knew Emily didn't have a great childhood, but to hurt a sweet girl, like Emily like that? Makes me happy Bowen is dead." Luke shook his head.
"Well, him being dead isn't a problem anymore. It's Emily and Lucky. Where could they be?" Jason asked Luke, maybe he'd have a clue.
"I don't know. Lucky would of come home or even called by now." Luke said. Something was wrong. He has had the feeling that something was going to happen for a few days. Why did he ignore it?
"I don't think he would of come home, but maybe called. Emily would..." Jason shook his head. "I don't know what she'd do." What kind of parent is he? He wondered.
"Your right, he wouldn't come home without finding Emily first. He cares way too much for her." Luke saw how Emily and Lucky were when together.
"Okay, so let's think the situation through." Luke said calmly. "It's been about 24 hours since Emily left, you called Lucky six hours later. So no one has seen him for about 18 hours." Luke continued when Jason nodded. "Emily wouldn't of left Port Charles. Right?"
"Your right. I doubt she had too much money for a hotel or motel room, so I wouldn't look at those." Jason helped.
"Yeah, even if Lucky found her, he doesn't have that much either. So it's windy and cold, you would want to find some kind of shelter." Luke figured.
"All the restaurants are closed. The only left would be public places or abandoned buildings." Jason finished.
"Okay, so that's where you would be. But wouldn't of Lucky returned or called at least by then? With Emily because she knew she had no where to go." Luke guessed.
"That sounds right, but Emily wouldn't have gone home with Lucky. She knew I would call Lucky." Jason said.
"Yeah, but Lucky would of stayed with her then. But he would of talked her into going home with him either way." Luke figured.
"True. Emily would do anything for Lucky. So that leads up back to the getting shelter at an abandoned building." Jason got up from the couch and got his coat. "So let's check every abandoned building."
"It's better than sitting here." Luke stood up and followed Jason, but they stopped when a voice appeared.
"Daddy?" It called. Jason turned to see Melissa dressed in her pajamas on the stairwell.
"Melissa, what are you doing awake?" Jason walked to the stairwell and motioned for Luke to give him a few minutes. Luke nodded and stepped outside.
"Emily's not here. Why isn't she here?" Melissa said, and dragged her newest doll with her down the stairs to where Jason was.
Jason had no idea how to explain to a four year old that her mother kicked her adopted sister out. "Do you remember your mom saying for Emily to leave?"
Melissa nodded. "That's why Melissa." Jason picked her up and walked up the stairs. "Now it's time for bed."
Melissa leaned her head on Jason's shoulder. "I thought mommy was being sarcastic." She murmured.
"She wasn't Melissa, but you shouldn't be worrying about this. I was just going to go get Emily." Jason opened Melissa's bedroom door and put her in the bed.
"You were?" Melissa asked sleepily.
"I was." Jason said, reassuring Melissa. "And when I return, she'll be with me. Okay?" Jason smiled to add extra assurance.
"Okay." Melissa said, clutching her doll and drifted back to sleep. Jason watched her for a moment and turned to leave. He quietly closed the door and went down the stairs. Brenda was in their bedroom, so Melissa wouldn't be alone if anything happened. He grabbed his keys and closed the doors and walked with Luke to the elevator.
Author: Hey, thanks for all the reviews. They made me happy. I took my chemistry test, so I have more time to work on the story. That's all what I wanted to say, except to keep reviewing. Your time spent writing a review is given back when I update. Advanced thanks.