Chapter 20:
Cassadine Compound Guest Quarters (Alexis' Room)
Ned stands out on the balcony overlooking the ocean. He has his arms crossed and has a serious-thinking look on his face.
He smiles when he feels Alexis' arms encircle his waist from behind. Her chin rests on his shoulder.
Alexis: "I want to thank you."
Ned: (turning around and holding her against him) "For what?"
Alexis: "For being there. I'm just so sorry for that scene down there and because of Stefan, and ..."
Ned: (interrupting her with a kiss) "It's not your fault. Nothing's your fault. It's Stefan, he's always been protective of your, you know that. He's just gone to far this time."
Alexis: "I know that, I do. And if he ever touches Sasha again, it'll be the end of out relationship. But I want you to know that I don't agree with what he said. This is it Ned, for real this time. I love you and I'm not giving up on us."
Ned: "And neither am I Alexis. I love you, you and Sasha, and I'm going to be there for the both of you, no matter what."
Alexis looks up at him with tears in her eyes. She leans up to kiss him but her meets her half way.
The Ravine.
Sasha lays on a grassy mound several feet away form the rocky area of the ravine and her horse is tied up to a tree several feet away. Her glasses are on and she is reading a comic book.
A black stallion comes trotting up and Stefan is seen on the horse. He looks around the area and when he sees Sasha he maneuvers the horse in her direction.
Sasha hears the horse and looks up. She sees Stefan and looks back to her comic book.
Stefan dismounts his horse and ties it to the same tree as Seva is tied to. He then comes over and sits next to Sasha on the grass.
Stefan: "Your grandfather said you liked to come out here. It's very dangerous if you were to trip."
Sasha: (still looking at her comic book) "Apparently its also very dangerous to come in contact with your hand."
Stefan: "Touché." A pause. "Sasha, I want to apologize for that incident, I should not have struck you."
Sasha: (looking at him in shock) "No one has ever apologized for hitting me before."
Stefan: (concerned) "Before? What do you mean?"
Sasha: "Drop the concerned uncle act Stefan. You didn't care about me then and you certainly don't care about me now."
Stefan: "Then?"
Sasha: "Yes then!!! I know Stefan, I saw you. I was 10 years old and I saw you, here with Helena. And you left me here to rot with that witch!!"
Stefan: "I didn't know..."
Sasha: "I knew who you were? Well I didn't not until I saw you today." A pause. "Why did you do it Stefan? How could you let me grow up with her, when you knew my mother was alive?"
Stefan: (caught and deciding to go with the truth) "I need to protect my nephew, his inheritance."
Sasha: "And at the same time you scarified your niece to a psychopath. How have you been able to live with yourself for all these years?"
Stefan: "Sasha, I feel a great regret for what I have done. I remember my childhood and Alexis' with Helena in the mix, and I am sorry for that."
Sasha: "And you'd do it again in a heart beat. Anything right? To protect your poor Nicholas."
Stefan looks down defeated.
Sasha: "And if you came here to make peace, its not going to happen because I will never forgive you for what I had to endure."
Cassadine Compound Guest Quarters (Alexis' Room)
Ned stands out on the balcony overlooking the ocean. He has his arms crossed and has a serious-thinking look on his face.
He smiles when he feels Alexis' arms encircle his waist from behind. Her chin rests on his shoulder.
Alexis: "I want to thank you."
Ned: (turning around and holding her against him) "For what?"
Alexis: "For being there. I'm just so sorry for that scene down there and because of Stefan, and ..."
Ned: (interrupting her with a kiss) "It's not your fault. Nothing's your fault. It's Stefan, he's always been protective of your, you know that. He's just gone to far this time."
Alexis: "I know that, I do. And if he ever touches Sasha again, it'll be the end of out relationship. But I want you to know that I don't agree with what he said. This is it Ned, for real this time. I love you and I'm not giving up on us."
Ned: "And neither am I Alexis. I love you, you and Sasha, and I'm going to be there for the both of you, no matter what."
Alexis looks up at him with tears in her eyes. She leans up to kiss him but her meets her half way.
The Ravine.
Sasha lays on a grassy mound several feet away form the rocky area of the ravine and her horse is tied up to a tree several feet away. Her glasses are on and she is reading a comic book.
A black stallion comes trotting up and Stefan is seen on the horse. He looks around the area and when he sees Sasha he maneuvers the horse in her direction.
Sasha hears the horse and looks up. She sees Stefan and looks back to her comic book.
Stefan dismounts his horse and ties it to the same tree as Seva is tied to. He then comes over and sits next to Sasha on the grass.
Stefan: "Your grandfather said you liked to come out here. It's very dangerous if you were to trip."
Sasha: (still looking at her comic book) "Apparently its also very dangerous to come in contact with your hand."
Stefan: "Touché." A pause. "Sasha, I want to apologize for that incident, I should not have struck you."
Sasha: (looking at him in shock) "No one has ever apologized for hitting me before."
Stefan: (concerned) "Before? What do you mean?"
Sasha: "Drop the concerned uncle act Stefan. You didn't care about me then and you certainly don't care about me now."
Stefan: "Then?"
Sasha: "Yes then!!! I know Stefan, I saw you. I was 10 years old and I saw you, here with Helena. And you left me here to rot with that witch!!"
Stefan: "I didn't know..."
Sasha: "I knew who you were? Well I didn't not until I saw you today." A pause. "Why did you do it Stefan? How could you let me grow up with her, when you knew my mother was alive?"
Stefan: (caught and deciding to go with the truth) "I need to protect my nephew, his inheritance."
Sasha: "And at the same time you scarified your niece to a psychopath. How have you been able to live with yourself for all these years?"
Stefan: "Sasha, I feel a great regret for what I have done. I remember my childhood and Alexis' with Helena in the mix, and I am sorry for that."
Sasha: "And you'd do it again in a heart beat. Anything right? To protect your poor Nicholas."
Stefan looks down defeated.
Sasha: "And if you came here to make peace, its not going to happen because I will never forgive you for what I had to endure."