Chapter Two
Caleb always got what he wanted and it was obvious to Alison that he wanted her but why she did not know.
"What does he want with me?" she asked herself softly as she entered the Elixer. She was relieved to see that the club was as packed as usual, it still being daylight and all. Jack wasn't busy at the bar talking with Livvie and Alison felt a wave of shame pass over her. No matter how much she hated the girl the thought of sleeping with the one man Livvie loved still felt wrong. Her first instinct was to turn around and walk out the door but she had nowhere else to go. Rafe was busy at the gym and she didn't feel comfortable being around him while she carried this horrible secret around with her. She had been so close to telling him but he had stopped her.
Starting over a fresh was a nice thought but Alison knew that would never happen. Even though Rafe didn't know of Alison's betrayel she and Caleb did and she couldn't help but wonder how long it would be before Caleb threw this in Rafe's face. Once Caleb had said he would never hurt her and yet he had lied to her about the ring but then again she had been stringing him along trying to get close enough to get the ring from him.
'I'm just as bad as he is.' She thought sadly to herself as she darted into the bathroom trying to stay out of Livvie and Jack's site. She couldn't help but wonder at Jack's new attitude towards Livvie. Alison had heard that Caleb had kicked Livvie out the morning after that fateful night and that the dark haired girl had moved in with Jack. Alison was baffled at Jack's change of attitude towards the scheming brunette.
"This town and it's inhabitants never fall to amaze me." She told her reflection in the mirror. Atleast she was happy with the fact that she still had a reflection. What would have happened if Caleb had have bitten her. There would have been no way of hiding that. After dodging Joshua so long to give into Caleb was a nasty blow.
"I traded one evil for another." She stated gloomily as she dried her eyes. When had she started crying she wasn't sure but the tears were there on her face as she looked at herself. She had told Rafe that she wanted to marry him as soon as possible but how could she go through it with this on her conscience and Caleb out there probably vowing to make their lives together a living hell. She was beginning to think that hell was a walk in the park compared to living in Port Charles. Maybe after the wedding they could leave town, leave the madness behind him. Alison had a sickening feeling that Caleb would follow them wherever they may go, be it bodily or in memory.
"Maybe Rafe is better off without me." Turning around she leaned on the edge of the sink and shook her head. She knew she was talking crazy but Rafe deserved so much better. A year ago she would have never done this but a year ago the ring hadn't been in the clutches of a cold calculating vixen. Alison knew that she had to make some big descsions but she didn't know what to do, she was lost. There wasn't anyone that she could talk to about this. Not Jack, Jamal, her mother or even Rafe, the one person who she always felt she could confide in.
"Knowing the truth would either kill him, drive him to kill, or just plain drive him away from me." Straightening up she spun around and glared at her reflection.
"A find mess you've gotten yourself into Barrington, now to find your way out."
Caleb sat on the bench a few minutes after Alison stormed away, memories of their night together going through his mind. She was so sweet and fragile to look at but he knew of her inner spirit and the fire that burned within her was consuming. The Slayer didn't deserve just a treasure. He had over heard Elizabeth talking of Rafe and Alison's upcoming wedding and had restrained himself by grabbing the older Barrington by her throat. She was actually happy her daughter was settling down with a mere human that couldn't give Alison the love or life she deserved.
Standing up from the bench he stalked out of the park and headed towards his apartment. He had a lot of thinking and planning to do. This wedding of theirs was not going to happen, he would make damn sure of that. The truce that Rafe had offered him was like rubbing salt into a wound and Caleb had wanting nothing more than to crush the man beneath his heel and force him to leave Alison alone. Caleb wanted Rafe out of town and away from the only sunlight in his dark lonely world. Telling Livvie good bye and throwing her out of his apartment was the best thing he had done in years. He had finally let go of the memory of Olivia. Livvie would have never measure up to his long dead love's memory. She was only a carbon copy that was littered with flaws.
He had had a glimpse of his Olivia when Tess was in control of Livvie but Tess was long go having receeded back into the depths of Livvie's tarnished soul. Caleb knew that Livvie was a lost cause. She would always be selfish, manipulative and untrustworthy. Walking into his apartment a few minutes later he scanned the living room around him. He had thrown away all of Livvie's things and anything that reminded him of her. It was almost as if the girl had never lived there. In his opinion she was dead to him now, lost along with his prescious Olivia, never once more to attain. He had been a fool to think they could reclaim the love that he and his young bride to be had shared. After Livvie had stabbed him in the heart with a stake when he was most vulnerable but he was allowed to come back to earth and giving into her was a mistake he would never make again.
He wondered what Alison was doing at that very moment as he relaxed on his couch and poured himself a glass of wine.
"She's probably with Rafe or somewhere thinking about Rafe." He knew he could make a wish on his ring and she would come to him but he didn't want her that way. He wanted her to come to him willingly. That would be the sweetest surrender of all for Alison to just give herself freely to him with no worries or doubts. A normal man would say he needed all the luck in the world to accomplish such a thing but Caleb did not believe in luck but he did believe in fate. It had been fate that had brought him and Alison together in the same place when Livvie made that wish and fate had allowed them to experience a night of true passion and bliss. The ring had not had an effect on him, being his own family heirloom but it had had an effect on Alison but maybe that was the push that she needed to realize that her future wasn't with Rafe, the person she considered her soul mate.
Closing his eyes Caleb laid his head back and pictured Alison infront of him, not the Alison from this morning but the Alison from that night. Her true self. An Alison without regrets, inhibitions and conscience. His Alison, the one that set his body a fire and felt so soft and warm against his body.
End of Chapter Two
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Caleb always got what he wanted and it was obvious to Alison that he wanted her but why she did not know.
"What does he want with me?" she asked herself softly as she entered the Elixer. She was relieved to see that the club was as packed as usual, it still being daylight and all. Jack wasn't busy at the bar talking with Livvie and Alison felt a wave of shame pass over her. No matter how much she hated the girl the thought of sleeping with the one man Livvie loved still felt wrong. Her first instinct was to turn around and walk out the door but she had nowhere else to go. Rafe was busy at the gym and she didn't feel comfortable being around him while she carried this horrible secret around with her. She had been so close to telling him but he had stopped her.
Starting over a fresh was a nice thought but Alison knew that would never happen. Even though Rafe didn't know of Alison's betrayel she and Caleb did and she couldn't help but wonder how long it would be before Caleb threw this in Rafe's face. Once Caleb had said he would never hurt her and yet he had lied to her about the ring but then again she had been stringing him along trying to get close enough to get the ring from him.
'I'm just as bad as he is.' She thought sadly to herself as she darted into the bathroom trying to stay out of Livvie and Jack's site. She couldn't help but wonder at Jack's new attitude towards Livvie. Alison had heard that Caleb had kicked Livvie out the morning after that fateful night and that the dark haired girl had moved in with Jack. Alison was baffled at Jack's change of attitude towards the scheming brunette.
"This town and it's inhabitants never fall to amaze me." She told her reflection in the mirror. Atleast she was happy with the fact that she still had a reflection. What would have happened if Caleb had have bitten her. There would have been no way of hiding that. After dodging Joshua so long to give into Caleb was a nasty blow.
"I traded one evil for another." She stated gloomily as she dried her eyes. When had she started crying she wasn't sure but the tears were there on her face as she looked at herself. She had told Rafe that she wanted to marry him as soon as possible but how could she go through it with this on her conscience and Caleb out there probably vowing to make their lives together a living hell. She was beginning to think that hell was a walk in the park compared to living in Port Charles. Maybe after the wedding they could leave town, leave the madness behind him. Alison had a sickening feeling that Caleb would follow them wherever they may go, be it bodily or in memory.
"Maybe Rafe is better off without me." Turning around she leaned on the edge of the sink and shook her head. She knew she was talking crazy but Rafe deserved so much better. A year ago she would have never done this but a year ago the ring hadn't been in the clutches of a cold calculating vixen. Alison knew that she had to make some big descsions but she didn't know what to do, she was lost. There wasn't anyone that she could talk to about this. Not Jack, Jamal, her mother or even Rafe, the one person who she always felt she could confide in.
"Knowing the truth would either kill him, drive him to kill, or just plain drive him away from me." Straightening up she spun around and glared at her reflection.
"A find mess you've gotten yourself into Barrington, now to find your way out."
Caleb sat on the bench a few minutes after Alison stormed away, memories of their night together going through his mind. She was so sweet and fragile to look at but he knew of her inner spirit and the fire that burned within her was consuming. The Slayer didn't deserve just a treasure. He had over heard Elizabeth talking of Rafe and Alison's upcoming wedding and had restrained himself by grabbing the older Barrington by her throat. She was actually happy her daughter was settling down with a mere human that couldn't give Alison the love or life she deserved.
Standing up from the bench he stalked out of the park and headed towards his apartment. He had a lot of thinking and planning to do. This wedding of theirs was not going to happen, he would make damn sure of that. The truce that Rafe had offered him was like rubbing salt into a wound and Caleb had wanting nothing more than to crush the man beneath his heel and force him to leave Alison alone. Caleb wanted Rafe out of town and away from the only sunlight in his dark lonely world. Telling Livvie good bye and throwing her out of his apartment was the best thing he had done in years. He had finally let go of the memory of Olivia. Livvie would have never measure up to his long dead love's memory. She was only a carbon copy that was littered with flaws.
He had had a glimpse of his Olivia when Tess was in control of Livvie but Tess was long go having receeded back into the depths of Livvie's tarnished soul. Caleb knew that Livvie was a lost cause. She would always be selfish, manipulative and untrustworthy. Walking into his apartment a few minutes later he scanned the living room around him. He had thrown away all of Livvie's things and anything that reminded him of her. It was almost as if the girl had never lived there. In his opinion she was dead to him now, lost along with his prescious Olivia, never once more to attain. He had been a fool to think they could reclaim the love that he and his young bride to be had shared. After Livvie had stabbed him in the heart with a stake when he was most vulnerable but he was allowed to come back to earth and giving into her was a mistake he would never make again.
He wondered what Alison was doing at that very moment as he relaxed on his couch and poured himself a glass of wine.
"She's probably with Rafe or somewhere thinking about Rafe." He knew he could make a wish on his ring and she would come to him but he didn't want her that way. He wanted her to come to him willingly. That would be the sweetest surrender of all for Alison to just give herself freely to him with no worries or doubts. A normal man would say he needed all the luck in the world to accomplish such a thing but Caleb did not believe in luck but he did believe in fate. It had been fate that had brought him and Alison together in the same place when Livvie made that wish and fate had allowed them to experience a night of true passion and bliss. The ring had not had an effect on him, being his own family heirloom but it had had an effect on Alison but maybe that was the push that she needed to realize that her future wasn't with Rafe, the person she considered her soul mate.
Closing his eyes Caleb laid his head back and pictured Alison infront of him, not the Alison from this morning but the Alison from that night. Her true self. An Alison without regrets, inhibitions and conscience. His Alison, the one that set his body a fire and felt so soft and warm against his body.
End of Chapter Two
Once more I'd like to ask you to review.. it's coming along.. there just might be a plot in here somewhere ~grin~.
Tamara: Thanks for the review reading your fics is what jump started me on this one.. I have you to thank for the spurt of creativity.
Stephie1974: Thanks for the review, I'll try to update as much as I can