Chapter #13 – Easy, Way Too Easy…

Chapter Rating- PG

"So Luke, what's your plan?" Liz asked.

"Easy – well I hope so anyway. Liz, is Jasmine able to fly?" Luke asked.

"Well, she's almost in her third trimester. If she were 7 1/2-8 months pregnant, I'd say no. But because the third is just about beginning, then yes, she is allowed to fly." Liz said.

"Good. Now my plan is easy." Luke says.

"How so Luke?" Nikolas asked, while his wife continued to look at Luke.

"We just hop on a plane and go home!" Luke said with a sly smile.

"Too easy." Jasmine suddenly said. "That's WAY too easy. There's no possible way we can get out of this situation that quickly, easily, and without trouble. It's just not possible."

"Jas, hon, when you're a Spencer, nothing is ever that easy. That's why us Spencer's expect the unexpected. If we expect that trouble will occur, it may not." Luke said.

"So in other words it's just reverse psychology?" Jasmine questioned.

"Pretty much." Luke said simply.

"Ok then, lets pack up, I'll get the twins and we can go home." Lucky said as everyone began to shuffle out.

Nikolas began to leave, but 'Jasmine' grabbed his arm.

"Nik, wait. I have a really bad feeling inside of me. I can't explain it, but it's just there. Something either isn't right or something bad will happen. I can't place it or what though."

"Sweetheart, I know you're worried. I am too. But we just have to keep thinking and believing that everything will be ok." Nikolas replied.

"But how can I do that when all I can think of is how beyond livid Stavros will be when he realizes the 2 of us are gone, the son of his worst enemy has gone with us AND I brought our two little boys with us?"

"I promise you, I will protect you. We all will." Nikolas said, his eyes boring into hers, willing her to believe.

"Nikolas…how can you help protect me when I think you may need a little protecting yourself?" Jasmine said quietly, a few tears slipping from her eyes as she eyes the bruises and a few bandages on her husband.

Nikolas simply pressed his forehead against hers and kissed her softly, only to have her deepen it a little.

"Ready to go kids?" Luke quietly asked after giving them a few minutes alone.

"Yeah, just give us two more minutes Luke." Nik said.

Luke nodded in response, raising his eyebrows a bit as he left.

"Now where were we?" Nikolas asked with a small smile as he turned his gaze back to his wife.

"Right here…" Jasmine smiled back, kissing him deeply as her hands framed his face.

3 Hours Later…

Nikolas, Jasmine, the twins, Luke, Lucky, and Elizabeth were now en route to England, where they would land one of the many owned Cassadine jets to re-fuel.

One great thing about being wealthy was that your the plane had virtually everything you could want.

Nikolas laid Jasmine down to rest and settled down next to her. Wrapping a loving and protective arm around her belly, he pulled her close as both drifted off to sleep.

Their sons were awake for awhile, but being boys and getting bored easily, they soon went back to sleep.

Port Charles, NY-

It had been another 8 hours on the plane from England to Port Charles. (The initial 6 to get from England to NY, then another 2 to get to Port Charles Airport.)

Everyone was pretty awake when they all finally got to the P.C. Hotel. They used Luke's name and got 2 rooms. 1 Suite, (Nik/Jasmine) with a separate room in that suite for the twins, and 1 Double (Liz/Lucky).

Everyone convened in the suite to go over the "plan" that Luke had, or rather didn't have.

"Dad, what do you mean you don't have a plan? How could you not have a plan? We can't make this up as we go!" Lucky said.

He had asked Luke what his plan was, and Luke simply said he didn't have one – yet.

"Yes we can, and that's exactly what we're doing." Luke replied.

"How so? And what if—" Jasmine starts.

"What if Stavros follows? Well I expect him to – and that's considering the unexpected…therefore, we'll come to that bridge when we get there." Luke interrupted.

"We can't just WAIT til—"

"Shh…Jasmine, it'll be ok. Why don't you check on the boys? They've missed you. I promise I'll fill you in on everything ok? Don't get yourself stressed out. It's not healthy for you or the girls." Nikolas softly said before his wife could get herself worked up.

Jasmine gave Nikolas a look which said she wanted to argue with him, but knew he was more than likely right. Therefore she nodded her head, and made sure she would be updated.

Jasmine then left the room to spend some much needed, quality time with her two little boys.

"Ok Luke, what do you mean you don't have a plan? Jasmine's right, we can't just sit and wait for Stavros to follow us." Nikolas whispered quite agitated.

"Relax. Let me deal with him. I can take him." Luke said.

"I hope you can Dad. He's gotten more cruel and gutsy with what he does since you last saw him." Lucky warned.

"Thanks, son. Now, what are we going to do about your mother? We have to tell her you're alive, Nikky-boy." Luke said with a slight smile, all in teasing Nikolas.

"Luke…please don't call me that." Nikolas asked.

"Yeah Luke. I can count only…4 people that can get away with calling Nikolas 'Nikky'." Liz said, thinking.

"Who?" Luke asked, teasingly.

"Easy. LuLu, me, Emily, and most likely Jasmine." Liz said triumphantly.

"She's right too." Nikolas said. "Speaking of whom, has anyone heard from Em since you told me she left?" Nikolas asked, knowing his "long-lost" best friend was in the other room.

Everyone shook their heads; a somber look crept upon Luke's face.

"No one has seen her in 6 years. Not since you "died." No one knows where she is…I don't even want to know how much grieving she's done. Emily's done too much grieving in her young life…Poor Alan & Monica Q are going crazy with worry. I think, that they think she's dead. I don't believe it though! I would know in my heart if Emily were dead. I think everyone in this room would. But nonetheless, the Q's, they've moved on – or at least trying too. I truly hope they still have hope themselves that Emily is alive. Emily and Lila are the light, heart, and souls of that family. Just having one of those 2 lights missing, especially the young one is earth shattering." Luke concluded.

Unbeknownst to everyone, the one they were speaking of was silently listening to their conversation from the other room, crying.

(A/N- Please R&R, thanks! -E.B.F.R)