Chapter 18:
Cassadine Compound
The Living Room
Stefan: "I am only saying that you and Ashton have had a less then efficient record. If Sasha gets too attached and the two of you fall out, again, she will be the ultimate victim."
Alexis: (furious) "Stefan you have no right to dictate who and who does not enter my daughters life, or my own. And you have no objectivity where Ned is concerned. You've always had some sort of secret vendetta against him"
Ned and Sasha pick that moment to enter, they head straight for Mikkos, who is watching his children very carefully- especially Alexis.
Stefan: "Oh stop diluting yourself Alexis. You have just gotten your daughter back, do you really want her getting attached to a man you have no future with?"
Sasha: (getting in Stefan's face and answering him before either Ned or Alexis can) "Who the hell do you think you are?? Some relation that I have just met, do you really think you have any right to dictate who my mother, or I, spend time with or let into our lives??" A pause. "You are nothing but the second son born into a family of nobility trying to rule through the son of his dead elder brother…"
Before Sasha can finish her ran Stefan hits his hand hard across her face. His Cassadine family ring draws blood from her cheek. The shock of what he did immediately hits Stefan first and the regret of what he had just done and what he did not do all those years ago is evident in his eyes, a guilt which Sasha immediately sees.
Ned immediately grabs Stefan and pins him against the wall as Alexis and Mikkos make their way toward Sasha.
Ned: (holding Stefan in place) "If you ever touch her again I swear that I will kill you Cassadine!!!"
Stefan: (pushing Ned away) "Get your hands off of me Ashton!!"
Alexis: (letting go of Sasha, who is still in shock, and approaching Stefan) "Have you completely lost your mind?? She was completely right in her assessment. You have no right to dictate anything where me and Sasha are concerned. How dare you strike her." A pause. "Is this what you did to Nicholas when he became a little rambunctious."
Stefan: "Do not dare to insinuate anything Alexis! Let us not forget how this started in the first place." He discreetly eyes Sasha.
Alexis: (picking up on his signal and walking over to Sasha) "Are you all right?" She strokes Sasha's face.
Sasha: (glaring at Stefan) "I'm fine." Looking at Alexis. "I'm fine."
Alexis: "Ned, will you take her to get cleaned up?"
Ned: "Sure." To Sasha. "Come on slugger."
Sasha: "Slugger?"
They leave.
Mikkos: (looking between Alexis and Stefan) "I think I will go and check on my granddaughter."
He leaves.
Stefan: "Are you staying in your old room?"
Alexis: "No."
Stefan: "I thought so."
Alexis: (changing the subject) "If you ever touch her again I will never forgive you."
Stefan: "I would not expect any less." A pause. "Sasha was out of line."
Alexis: "So were you."
Stefan: "Granted. Did you tell her who her father is?"
Alexis: (grimacing slightly) "No."
Stefan: "Has she asked?"
Alexis: "Not yet."
Stefan: "She's beautiful Alexis, just like her mother. She does have his coloring you know."
Alexis: (slightly pained) "I know."
Cassadine Compound
The Living Room
Stefan: "I am only saying that you and Ashton have had a less then efficient record. If Sasha gets too attached and the two of you fall out, again, she will be the ultimate victim."
Alexis: (furious) "Stefan you have no right to dictate who and who does not enter my daughters life, or my own. And you have no objectivity where Ned is concerned. You've always had some sort of secret vendetta against him"
Ned and Sasha pick that moment to enter, they head straight for Mikkos, who is watching his children very carefully- especially Alexis.
Stefan: "Oh stop diluting yourself Alexis. You have just gotten your daughter back, do you really want her getting attached to a man you have no future with?"
Sasha: (getting in Stefan's face and answering him before either Ned or Alexis can) "Who the hell do you think you are?? Some relation that I have just met, do you really think you have any right to dictate who my mother, or I, spend time with or let into our lives??" A pause. "You are nothing but the second son born into a family of nobility trying to rule through the son of his dead elder brother…"
Before Sasha can finish her ran Stefan hits his hand hard across her face. His Cassadine family ring draws blood from her cheek. The shock of what he did immediately hits Stefan first and the regret of what he had just done and what he did not do all those years ago is evident in his eyes, a guilt which Sasha immediately sees.
Ned immediately grabs Stefan and pins him against the wall as Alexis and Mikkos make their way toward Sasha.
Ned: (holding Stefan in place) "If you ever touch her again I swear that I will kill you Cassadine!!!"
Stefan: (pushing Ned away) "Get your hands off of me Ashton!!"
Alexis: (letting go of Sasha, who is still in shock, and approaching Stefan) "Have you completely lost your mind?? She was completely right in her assessment. You have no right to dictate anything where me and Sasha are concerned. How dare you strike her." A pause. "Is this what you did to Nicholas when he became a little rambunctious."
Stefan: "Do not dare to insinuate anything Alexis! Let us not forget how this started in the first place." He discreetly eyes Sasha.
Alexis: (picking up on his signal and walking over to Sasha) "Are you all right?" She strokes Sasha's face.
Sasha: (glaring at Stefan) "I'm fine." Looking at Alexis. "I'm fine."
Alexis: "Ned, will you take her to get cleaned up?"
Ned: "Sure." To Sasha. "Come on slugger."
Sasha: "Slugger?"
They leave.
Mikkos: (looking between Alexis and Stefan) "I think I will go and check on my granddaughter."
He leaves.
Stefan: "Are you staying in your old room?"
Alexis: "No."
Stefan: "I thought so."
Alexis: (changing the subject) "If you ever touch her again I will never forgive you."
Stefan: "I would not expect any less." A pause. "Sasha was out of line."
Alexis: "So were you."
Stefan: "Granted. Did you tell her who her father is?"
Alexis: (grimacing slightly) "No."
Stefan: "Has she asked?"
Alexis: "Not yet."
Stefan: "She's beautiful Alexis, just like her mother. She does have his coloring you know."
Alexis: (slightly pained) "I know."