Nikolas and Carly were sitting at the Pizza shack.
"Out of the restaurants in Port Charles you chose the Pizza shack" Nikolas laughed and Carly shrugged. She took a huge bite out of her pepperoni slice and Nikolas shook his head.
"Want a bite?" Carly asked her mouth still full, holding the pizza up to him. Nikolas shook his head.
"No, that's all you" he replied.
"So, what's going on in your life now?" Nikolas asked, curiosity getting the best of him.
"What do you mean?" Carly asked.
"Now that you have let sonny go for good, what's next for Carly Corrinthos?" Nikolas explained.
Carly paused and looked thoughtful for a moment.
"Being a good mother" Carly said finally. "Maybe finding a career"
"What did you want to be?" Nikolas asked. "When you were a little girl what did you dream of?"
"I wanted to be successful, powerful" Carly admitted. 'I wanted to make sure I never went hungry and I was never cold"
Nikolas didn't reply. Carly looked forlorn and a little lost. Maybe there is more to Carly than meets the eye, Nikolas thought. He leaned over and took a bite of her pizza.
"What about you?" Carly asked. "What's next for Nikolas Cassadine?"
"Hopefully being a good father" Nikolas laughed.
"I think you will be" Carly whispered.
The silence was broken by his telephone ringing. Justus was calling to tell him that Jax surrendered John. Family court processed his request and he could come and get John in an hour.
"This is it" Carly told him as they finished lunch. "No turning back now"