Fallen

He continued the sweet assault on her neck, her hands roamed over his clothed back. Once again their lips met in another explosive kiss, their tongues tangled together furiously. Luke reached for the thin, black strap of her lingerie, Skye pushed his hand away and broke their kiss simultaneously.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"We can't." she breathed. "I won't"

Luke sat up. "What do you mean? I thought we just talked things over, we discussed how we were going to take things slowly. A day at a time..."

"Luke." she said, interrupting him. "That's not what I meant."

"Then what?" he asked, confused.

"We can't take our relationship to the next level." she explained. "Not here, in my bedroom of my family's house."

"It is your bedroom." he pointed out.

"Well, I guess that does hold some merit." she said, with a smile.

Skye leaned forward and attached her lips once again to his. Luke pushed her back against the pillows as he deepened their kiss, letting their lips and their tongues battle heatedly. She explored his mouth with great impatience before suddenly pulling away again.

"What's wrong now?"

"What if someone comes in here?" she asked. "What if Daddy or Monica come to check on me or God forbid Tracy hears something out of the ordinary and comes over here. I do share a wall with Tracy you know."

"Well, then I should go." he said, softly, getting up off the bed.

"Luke." Skye called out, getting up also. "It's not that I don't want to be with you, because I really, really do. It's just that the first time that we make love I want to be completely alone with you. I want us to be able to enjoy ourselves and not worry about other people."

Luke nodded. "I understand."

"Do you?" she asked, hopeful.

"Yes." he replied, honestly. "I should get out of here. I'll see you tomorrow."

"Bye." she whispered. "Oh and Luke, use the front door."

Ric took the keys from her hand. "Would you like to come in?" he asked, kissing Alexis' jaw line.

Alexis moved her head, causing his lips to brush against hers once again. They lips intertwined, their tongues struggled passionately as their bodies moved closer and closer together. He back her up against the door, never breaking their kiss. Her arms encircled around his neck.

"Is that a yes?" Ric asked when they finally pulled apart.

"I...I don't think that we be a very good idea." she replied.

Ric smiled devilishly. "Why not?"

"Because." Alexis said, searching her mind. "I have to be in court early tomorrow morning. I have a big case."

"Is it that or are you just afraid that once you come in you may not want to leave?"

Alexis blushed. "Well, counselor, you certainly are confident."

"Is that a challenge?" he asked.

"No."

"Don't you want to try and prove me wrong?" he whispered. "Dueling egos and all that."

"You're cunning."

"Thank you." Ric replied.

"Only you would take that as a compliment."

"Maybe so." he complied. "So, would you like to come inside or not?"

Alexis moved closer to him, she brought her mouth up to his ear. "As delightful as that sounds, I do think that I'm going to pass." she said, pulling back and licking her lips. "Maybe some other time though." she offered, brushing past him.

The next night at the Haunted Star, Luke glanced across the room to see Alexis. He approached her discreetly. "Can I talk to you for a moment?"

"Sure?" she replied. "Have a seat."

He reluctantly sat down. "How long have you known?"

"Known about what"? she asked, confused.

"About the Cassadine's."

"Oh." she breathed. "That."

"Yeah, that."

"For a while." she said.

"How long is a while?" he questioned. "A few days, a few months?"

Alexis sighed. "After Nikolas' accident, I was going through some things in Wyndemere and I came across something of my Father's, some kind of journal. In it he talked about his affair with my Mother as well as his affair with Skye's Mother, Rae. At first I didn't think anything of it, I mean just because they had an affair didn't make him Skye's Father."

"Then what happened?"

"Skye was involved in an accident in prison and she needed blood, I turned out to be a perfect match and then I had some DNA ran and it came back saying just what I thought it would say."

"That Skye was your sister."

"Yes." Alexis breathed.

"And you then decided not to tell her."

"Well." she began. "Not exactly. I was going in to tell her, because I thought that she had a right to know, but Alan and Edward were in there with her and they made it so obviously clear that Skye was a Quartermaine and that they excepted her fully and I just didn't want to mess things up. She was happy Luke, she was happy with her family and with a few words I could have taken all that away from her. I just couldn't do it." Alexis confessed.

Luke nodded. "I understand."

"Have you reconsidered your involvement with Skye?" she asked.

"You might say that. I went to the Quartermaine's to see her last night and we worked some things out." Luke told her. "And do you know what, I never once thought of her being a Cassadine. I was just busy looking at her to even notice anything else. I mean do you know what the woman sleeps in?"

Alexis gave him a strange look. "I really don't need to know."

"Anyway, the point is I was there with her and I never once thought of her as being Cassadine." he said, excitedly. "Isn't that a step toward not letting bloodlines get in the way?"

"Was it that Luke or where you too busy doing something else to let it cross your mind?"

"If you're insinuating that I took advantage of Skye then you're wrong." Luke told her. "We talked things over, shared a few kisses and then I left."

"Well, then I guess that is a step in the right direction." she commented.

"Are you sure that she doesn't know?" he asked.

"I'm positive, Luke." Alexis said, glancing over his shoulder. "Here she is now."

Skye didn't bother approaching them, she simply walked over to the bar, talked the bartender about something and then walked back across the room.

"I have to get back to work." he said. "I'll talk to you later."

Luke walked over to where Skye was taking to a few patrons. "Excuse us." he said, taking her by the arm. He lead her out into the hallway.

"Is there something wrong?" she asked.

Luke moved forward, kissing her throughly on the mouth before pulling away. "Just checking."

"Checking what?"

"To see how compatible we are."

Skye smiled. "I think we already know the answer to that."

"It never hurts to double check." he said, cupping her face in his hands. "Or triple check." he said, softly, covering her lips with his, kissing her delicately.

"Aren't the two of you suppose to be working?" Faith asked. "Not canoodling in the hallway."

Skye and Luke pulled apart. "You're suppose to be the silent partner, Faith, so stay silent." Skye warned.

"Or you'll what?" Faith asked. "Kick me out?"

"Now, that's an excellent idea." Skye agreed.

"Princess, do you think prison made you tough?" Faith snickered. "You're still no match for me."

Skye grabbed Faith and pushed her down the three steps and into the casino. Faith stumbled and fell to the floor. She looked up at the redhead in front of her. "You bitch!" Faith yelled.

Faith pulled herself up, so that she was face to face with Skye. "If you think that you can just come in here after a two month absence and that everything is going to be the way you left it, you're wrong. This is my casino now honey, you are out."

"You think so." Skye challenged.

Faith smiled, wickedly. "I know so."

"Okay, ladies, that's enough." Luke said, interrupting their banter. "Faith, go away."

Faith snickered, but did as he said.

"Is there any particular reason that you're fighting with Faith this evening?" Luke asked Skye.

"Yeah, she started it."

"I think you both proved your points." he commented.

"Well, the night is not over yet."

Luke smiled. "Skye, I want you and Faith to stay away from each other."

"I can't promise anything." she answered.

"I have a suggestion, let's get you out of here."

As Luke and Skye left the Haunted Star, Ric arrived. He spotted Alexis seated over at the bar, he walked over behind her. "Do you mind if I join you?" he whispered in her ear.

Alexis smiled, but was determined not to let her. "Please, be my guest."

He sat down beside her. "Are you working on anything?" he asked.

"No, I just stopped by for a drink after work." she replied. "How did you know where to find me?"

"Good guess." he said with a smile. "Do you like it here?"

"It's really the only place you can get a drink other than at the Cellar." she told him. "It just so happens to be that I like Luke more than I like Carly."

"Don't we all." he commented. "Would you care for some dinner to go along with your drink?"

"What did you have in mind?" she asked.

"You're not going to argue with me first?" he asked, somewhat shocked. "Don't tell me you've lost your hostility."

"Of course I haven't." she answered with a smirk. "I know I'm a better attorney than you."

Ric let out a chuckle. "Nope, it's still there."

"You didn't think I went soft over night did you?"

"No, but I do have an idea." he confessed.

"Yeah?" she asked. "What's that?"

"How about I cook you dinner?" he offered.

"You cook me dinner, like at your apartment?" Alexis asked, taking a sip of her martini.

Ric nodded. "Yes."

"You can actually cook?" she asked.

"Yes." he answered. "What do you say?"

Alexis was hesitant. "Well...I guess."

"I'll take that as a yes." he said, standing up. He held out his hand. "Are you ready?"

She smiled and placed her hand in his.

Luke pulled into the driveway of his house. "I think that Lulu would love for us to take her to the movies."

"Yeah, Luke, it's not Lulu I'm concerned about, it's Lesley. She's not exactly one of my biggest fans."

"What are you talking about?"

Skye sighed. "It's nothing really. When you were missing and I was on trial for murder, she came to the house and basically told me what she thought of me and how she wanted me to stay away from her family. Not that she wasn't completely justified in doing so, Luke, I'm not saying she was wrong, if I was in her place I would have done the exact same thing, but I don't think that me walking in the door with you is going to change the entire mess."

"I'm sure she doesn't think that you're guilty anymore, she knows that Laura is safe now and that you didn't do anything to harm her."

"Still, I wouldn't blame her if she continued to hate me for the rest of her life and she probably still thinks that I was responsible for your kidnaping, you know the one that kept you away from your daughter in the first place?"

"Skye, I assure you that everything's fine now." Luke said, getting out of the car.

"Well, I'm not so sure." she said as he opened her door. "Maybe you should just take Lulu to the movies by yourself."

"We've been over this. You're a constant in my life and therefore I wanted you to know my family."

"I do, Luke, I know Bobbie and Carly and Lucky."

"The entire family, just like I know all of the bloodsucking Quartermaine's." he told her. "Come on, we're going to have a blast."

Luke lead Skye into the Spencer house. Lesley was sitting on the couch watching the evening news.

"Good evening, Lesley."

"Luke, you're a little early."

"Well, Skye and left work a little early." he explained. "We wanted to make sure that we weren't late. You remember Skye, don't you Lesley."

She gave a quick smirk. "Of course and I do believe I owe you an apology dear, I should have never said those things to you at your house."

"It's quite alright." Skye responded with a slight smile. "I deserved it."

"No, you didn't." Lesley replied. "I didn't know all the facts and I automatically assumed the worst.."

"Water under the bridge." Skye with a reassuring smile.

Is Lulu ready to go?" Luke asked.

"Almost." Lesley replied. "She's very excited about seeing the movie, it's all she's talked about all day."

"Daddy, Daddy." Lulu squealed excitedly as she ran down the stairs and jumped into his arms. "I missed you Daddy."

"I missed you to Princess." Luke replied softly. "You remember Skye, don't you?"

"Yes." Lulu smiled. "Skye's your friend."

"That's right." Skye responded. "So, Lulu, are you ready to go to the movies?"

"Yes, I've been waiting all day." Lulu said as Luke put her down. "Bye, Grandma."

"Bye-bye sweetheart. Have a good time." Lesley told her, kissing her on top of the head.

"Where did you learn to cook like that?" Alexis asked as she picked her wine glass up off the table and moved over to the couch.

"I picked it up in college, you either learn to cook or starve to death." Ric told her as he sat down beside her. "So are you any good?" he asked. "In the kitchen that is?"

"I can prepare some basic dishes, but that's about all."

Ric took a drink of his wine. "Well, maybe I can teach you a few things." he told her, placing his hand over her's that rested on her leg.

Alexis smiled. "What kind of things?" she asked in a whisper.

"All kinds." he said, moving closer to her. "Where would you like to start?"

"Perhaps you could lead the way."

Ric placed his hand under her chin and tilted it up, he moved forward and took her bottom lip between his and then her right, kissing each of them throughly before sensually invading her mouth, over and over again until they were both breathless.

"You like me." Ric said, playful. "You do, I can tell."

"Maybe you're just eluding yourself." she teased. "Or maybe I just want you to think that I like you."

"Well, I can't think of any reason that you would want to believe either one of those fabrications. Because I know that you like me, I can see it."

Alexis glanced at the clock behind her. "We'll see." she told him. "But it's getting rather late."

"Must you always use that as an excuse?" he asked, playfully. "Maybe you really don't like me after all."

"That's not true." Alexis answered, a little too defensively.

"Emotional."

"I am not." Alexis snapped. "I'm just tired that's all."

Ric nodded. "Well then, allow me to walk you to your car."

"That's really not necessary." she told him, getting up. "But thank you for a most lovely evening."

Luke and Skye had dropped Lulu off at home after the movie and then they headed for the lake house. Just as they turned up the driveway it began to pour down. They ran all the way from the car to the patio doors, where of course Skye couldn't find the proper key. Finally after several seconds of struggle she opened the door.

"Of all the times for it to rain." Luke mumbled.

A drenched Skye threw her purse down on the table. "It's just our luck."

"I know." he breathed. "At least we got Lulu home in time."

"Why don't you go dry off and I'll start a pot of coffee."

"All right." he agreed, making his way down the hallway as she walked toward the kitchen.

He made his way down the hall and into the kitchen, he noticed that the coffee pot had already been turned on and that Skye was nowhere insight. He made his way down the opposite hallway, her bedroom door was halfway open and she was walking toward the bed.

The only light in the room was lamp light and just enough to give the room a warm glow. Skye was standing in partially in front of the mirror, beginning to unbutton her blouse, she happened to glance up and see Luke's reflection. He never attempted to move after he knew that she had seen him. She just simply continued to undo a few more buttons.

Luke pushed the door open and walked over to where she was standing. He pushed her dripping wet red tresses away from the right side of her neck and then touched his warm lips to her wet skin. Skye turned around to face him, letting his fingers undo the rest of the buttons. Their eyes met in a meaningful stare as Luke slipped his hands under the wet fabric and pushed it off her shoulders, letting it hit the floor.

The rain continued to pour down outside, showing no sigh of slacking as Luke ran his hands down her chest and to her breasts, her bra was also soaked and her delicate, ivory skin was slippery wet to his touch. His hands reached the top of her pants, he undid the button and then the zipper, pushing the drenched material down her thighs.

Skye stepped out of her khakis and was left in only her bra and panties before him. Luke who was still completely dressed, took in the entire site before him then took the liberty to promptly remove his shirt and pants, leaving him in only a white tank top and his boxer shorts.

Luke placed a soft kiss on her lips and then took her hand and led her into the bathroom. He turned on the water in the hot tub and made sure it was the perfect temperature before closing off the drain and pouring in some bubble bath. Then he turned his attention back toward Skye, he pulled her close against him, cupping her face in his hands as he kissed her passionately, fiercely and throughly.

Her hands roamed over his biceps and down his back. He pulled away and placed kisses down her neck, letting his lips and his tongue bring about a whole new level of excitement. He worked his magic on the sensitive skin of her neck, while grasping her body against his. Skye felt his mouth leave her, she looked up at him to discover Luke looking into her eyes.. His hands moved down her chest, to her breasts, he snaked his fingers down inside her cleavage and undid the clasp of her bra.

As he pushed the material off her exquisite body, he never once touched her breasts. Then he hooked his fingers on either side of her panties and slowly moved down her body as he slid the material off her. Skye stepped out of her black, lace panties as Luke moved back up her body, stopping to place a soft kiss on her lower abdomen. He stood up and placed another kiss on her lips and then took her hand and lead her over to the tub. He turned the water off took her hand again, helping her step into the tub.

Skye closed her eyes as she sank down into the water, relaxing water, letting it wash away all the cold from her body. And when she opened her eyes Luke was gone. She sighed and closed her eyes again. Luke was so unpredictable, although she was sure that he was going to join her. Skye pushed all thoughts from her mind and indulged in her hot bath.

A few moments later, Skye heard a noise, she opened her eyes to see Luke standing in front of the tub.

"Did you change your mind?" she asked.

Ric heard a soft knock on his door and when he opened it he was surprised to find Alexis standing on the other side. She had left about an hour ago after she was heading home.

"Alexis." he said, greeting her. "What are you doing back here?"

"I...I." she began. "I came back..."

Ric smiled, he had her exactly where he wanted her. "What did you come back for?"

"So we could finish what we started." she said in one, exasperated breath.

"What would that be?" Ric asked, jokingly.

Alexis moved closer to him. "I was thinking more along the lines of going inside and discussing this further."

"Now that sounds, very, very promising." he told her, leading her inside the apartment and closing the door behind her. "How much time do we have?"

"As much as you'd like." she whispered.

TBC.....

I know that's there's not much of Ric and Alexis, but there will be after things begin to heat up.

Please, please review!!!!