On the Island

"Sonny had your meals scheduled for you," Jason said, "You don't have to worry about that. You know how to call the staff if you need anything?"

Kellie was sitting out on the balcony.

Jason moved closer. Kellie was playing with the ring. "Do you need anything else before I leave," Jason asked. Kellie shook her head.

"What's with the ring?" Jason asked, "There isn't someone else that Ethan might go after."

"Nope, I made sure of that," Kellie said. Kellie slowly got up and stood at the edge of the balcony.

"I'm not following," Jason said.

"We were supposed to get married," Kellie said.

"When was this?" Jason asked.

"After I graduated, we were going to elope," Kellie said, "Then everything with Ethan happened."

"Did Luke know?" Jason asked

Kellie nodded. "I asked him not to say anything. After Ethan went free, he started to stalk us. There were things I couldn't talk to him about. I wanted better for him than what he would get staying with me. When I realized Ethan wouldn't back off, I staged a break up. I broke his heart. A few weeks later, I was playing dead."

Kellie looked as if she would cry, but attempted to remain stone faced, "Sometimes I can see the pain in his face. It haunts me."

"You did what you had to," Jason said, "You wanted to protect him."

"There's so many things I couldn't tell him," Kellie said.

"When this is over, do you want to find him?" Jason asked.

Kellie shook her head, "I'd rather have the hope that I did the right thing than to find out I didn't."

"Kellie, I promise Ethan won't get away with what he did to you," Jason said.

"I'll believe that when I see it," Kellie said.

"I guess it would be hard for you to believe," Jason said, "I'm supposed to leave soon. Are you gonna be okay?"

Kellie nodded. "Could you not mention this to anyone, especially Sonny? It's a sore subject for me."

"I won't say a word," Jason said. He paused for moment and then asked, "How did you find out Sonny was your father? You were pretty young when your mom died."

"When I was sixteen, I went to the courts to become an emancipated minor," Kellie said, "Once the emanicpation status was granted, the foster system gave me a letter my mother had written in the event of her death. It was to be given to me once I was no longer a ward of the state."

"Do you still have the letter?" Jason asked.

Kellie shook her head, "I had leave it when I died so to speak."

"One more question," Jason said, "There's a few pieces to this mess, I'm missing. How did you end up involved for lack of a better word with Ethan?"

"He saw me at the courthouse one day," Kellie said, "He asked me out. He couldn't take no for answer. Is that sufficient enough?"

Jason nodded. "If you need anything, the staff will take care of it," Jason said.

"You already told me that," Kellie said.

"I'll be in touch when it's time for you to come back to Port Charles," Jason said, leaving.