Truths
Part Three
Emily made her way to Kelly's. She, Cassie, and Liz were meeting to talk about what had happened the day before and what it meant to all of them.
Emily wasn't watching where she was going when she slammed into another person and fell to the floor.
"Emily, are you alright?" asked a familiar voice.
Emily looked up and recognized Juan. "Hey Juan. Yes, I'm fine. I just wasn't watching where I was going."
"I didn't get the chance to come by yesterday. I'm sorry. Trust me, I wanted to come see you," Juan said apologetically.
"It's alright, Juan. Nothing really happened, except for a major discovery about Zander," Emily said.
Juan's eyes darkened immediately. "What about Zander?"
"Why don't you let me tell him, Emily," Nik said from behind her. "If you don't, you'll be late for your meeting with Liz and Cassie."
"Sure, Nik. Go ahead and tell him. I'd better get going," Emily said before she continued on her way to Kelly's. "I'll see you later Juan."
As so as Emily was out of sight, Nik turned back to Juan.
"Well, Nik, what's going on here?" Juan asked him.
"Well, Juan. Yesterday we found out a lot about our family. For one, I'm a Spencer not a Cassadine. Two, we also found out that Zander is my half-brother."
Juan's eyes widened. "Are you serious? Zander is your brother?"
"Yes. He was stolen from my dad and my stepmother when he was born. Holly, his mom, was told she had miscarried and Helena had him given to another family to raise," Nikolas explained.
"You have got to be joking," Juan said incredulously.
"No, Juan, I am not joking. Zander is my brother and Lucky and I are doing our best to accept him as such. I would appreciate it if you would do the same," Nikolas told him.
"There is no way I would ever accept Zander. For heaven's sake, he kidnapped Emily!" Juan exclaimed.
"In desperation. My father did the same thing when he and mom went on the run from Frank Smith. Like father, like son," Nikolas said, smirking at Juan.
"Hey, Em!" Elizabeth called out at Emily walked into the diner.
"Hey Liz. Where's Cassie?" Emily asked.
"She'll be here in a minute. She called and said her sister Gwen had called her and was asking about the family business," Elizabeth said.
"What family business?" Emily asked.
Cassie was the one who answered as she came into the diner. "My family's business is Lavery Industries International. My sisters Gwen and Stephanie run the company since my father and uncle died. Sometimes Gwen calls me to complain that I'm not doing my part, but then I remind her that I wasn't left the company. I was left the other business that my father ran," she explained.
"And what would that be?" Elizabeth asked.
"If you could believe it, I run the Scottish mob. Our base is in Canada, but some of it in the past was centered here in Port Charles. I've been able to stop much of the illegal business and make it legitimate, so it's like we were a regular business," Cassie told them.
"I see. You have a similar lifestyle to Sonny Corinthos," Emily says with a smile.
"I've heard a lot about him, but I've never met the man. Though there have been times I almost have had the chance to meet him," Cassie said.
"Well, he is a part of Lucky and Nikolas's family. After all, he's married to their cousin Carly," Elizabeth tells her.
"Married to their cousin Carly? You're kidding!" she exclaimed
"Nope. They married in order to keep Sonny out of jail after Sorel set him up and I believe it turned into love. I can tell. Carly's really possessive with him," Liz told her.
"Well, I can understand that. That is what a Spencer can become when they're in love," Cassie says with a laugh.
Emily and Elizabeth laugh with her and they talk about the impact the revelation they were told the day before has started to have on their lives.
Alex sits quietly in his cell, looking at the picture Holly, his mother, had given him of his stepfather and her shortly after their marriage. She told him the full circumstances of what happened when she had gotten pregnant and what had happened with Luke.
His attention was turned away from the picture when the guard called out, "Smith, your lawyer's here!"
He smiled slightly. He knew why Alexis was here. She had the papers ready for him to legally change his name. Today he would claim the name he should have had all along.
He is taken out of his cell without his hands being cuffed since he had to be able to sign the papers that Alexis had brought in. He is led down the hall to the visitation room where Alexis is waiting for him.
He sits down in the chair as he greets her. "Hello, Alexis. Are the papers ready?"
"Yes, they are. Let's just say that with both your father and Sonny doing things to get all of the legal stuff out of the way, I was able to get it all done quicker. Let's just say that Luke wants you to be able to use the Spencer name as soon as you can," Alexis said with a smile.
"I can understand that. I want to be able to claim the name I was denied for so long thanks to Helena Cassadine," he says. He sees Alexis shudder slightly when he says Helena's name. He wonders why.
Alexis notices the look he gives her and explains. "Helena is my stepmother. Her husband Mikkos was my father and his mistress Kristin Nilson-Bergman was my mother. I was five years old when Helena slit my mother's throat. She has tormented me all my life.
Alex nods. "I see. How about we get this over with?"
Alexis nods as she slides the papers across the table to him. He looks them over and smiles at the name he chose. He knew that when he signed those papers, he would be putting the past behind him. Alexis pointed out where he needed to sign them. She hands him a pen, which he takes and signs the papers. Alexander Elijah Michaels-Smith, good-bye! Hello Alexander Lucas Spencer! he exclaims in celebration in his head as he puts down the pen.
Alexis takes the papers and places them in a manila envelope. "I'll go get these filed right away. All the new identification should arrive in two to three days."
"Thanks, Alexis," he says with a smile
She smiles back at him. "No thanks are necessary. I'm just glad I was able to help," she says as she leaves the room.
He gets up and is led back to his cell. A new life is beginning for him and he can't wait to live it.
I follow the Moskva
Down to Gorky Park
Listening to the wind of change
An August summer night
Soldiers passing by
Listening to the wind of change
The world is closing in
Did you ever think
That we could be so close, like brothers
The future's in the air
I can feel it everywhere
Blowing with the wind of change
Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
In the wind of change
Walking down the street
Distant memories
Are buried in the past forever
I follow the Moskva
Down to Gorky Park
Listening to the wind of change
Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow share their dreams
With you and me
Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
In the wind of change
The wind of change blows straight
Into the face of time
Like a stormwind that will ring
The freedom bell for peace of mind
Let your balalaika sing
What my guitar wants to say
Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow share their dreams
With you and me
Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
In the wind of change
(Wind of Change by the Scorpions)
Lucky knocks on his mother's door, waiting to get inside the house. It was a little chilly out today and Lucky only had on a light jacket.
The door was opened, not by Laura or Leslie, but by a happy Lulu. "Lucky!" she exclaimed, launching herself at her brother.
"Hey little sister!" he exclaims as he picks her up and hugs her.
Laura comes down the stairs at that moment and sees her son and daughter hugging each other. "Hi sweetie!" she says, greeting her son.
Lucky puts Lulu down and embraces his mother. "Hi mom!" They part and Lucky looks over his mother. "Going somewhere, mom?"
"I was going to go to the police station and meet my stepson, then Holly and I were going to go out to dinner together, since she and I are both honored to have special children that have Spencer blood running through their veins. And then we are going to go to the club and have some fun," Laura told him.
"Dad told you about Alex?" Lucky asked in wonder.
"Yes, he told me about him and about Nikolas. I still don't believe it," Laura told him.
"I know, mom. It is so hard to believe it, but we are taking it pretty well. I was planning on going to see him myself in a little while, but if you need me to stay with Lulu, I will," Lucky told her.
"Grandma's here, so you don't have to stay. I think she and Lulu have plans already made," Laura said just as Lulu rushed away from them and ran into the kitchen where Leslie was waiting for her.
"OK, then how about I take you to the station. That way when you're done, I can go in and see him," Lucky says.
"Alright. Let's go," Laura says as she grabs her sweater. They head out the door and to Lucky's car. They get in and Lucky starts the car and starts off to the police station.