Bleed For My Brother Chapter 3
Inserting the key in the lock, Nikolas opened the door to Liz and Lucky's home. The familiar site appeared as warm and welcoming as ever, a few of Cameron's toys strewn on the floor, an empty blue mug perched on the table. Nikolas couldn't help but picture his brother there, on the couch, Cam in his lap, his arm around Liz as they shared a plate of brownies warm from the oven. That was the way things were supposed to be.
Instead, the rooms were empty as Nikolas made his way to the bedroom and opened the nightstand drawer. The drawer was empty. "Jesse, we need to find the cufflinks," Nikolas called to Jesse, who was in the living room. "But don't touch them if you do find them."
Nikolas looked all around the nightstand, getting down on his hands and knees to peer under the bed. Jesse scoured the rest of the room, and then the two of them searched the entire place. The cufflinks were nowhere to be found.
Jesse lifted up the couch cushions for what seemed like the thousandth time. "Nikolas, why exactly are we looking for these cufflinks?" Jesse asked.
Nikolas sighed deeply, continuing to reopen drawers in the kitchen. "Trust me, if I tell you, you won't believe me," he said.
"I won't be anymore confused than I am right now," Jesse answered.
Nikolas looked at Jesse for a moment, then walked from the kitchen back into the living room. "Ok," Nikolas said, leaning his weight on the back of the couch. "I think the cufflinks are cursed."
"Ok, you were right, that does sound a little… extreme." Jesse moved around the couch until he was standing next to Nikolas.
"You say that only because you're new in town. There have definitely been weirder things here in Port Charles than cursed cufflinks."
Jesse stared at Nikolas. "You're serious." He took a deep breath. "Ok, say the cufflinks are…cursed. Who would, and could, do something like that?"
"You are new." Nikolas let out a bitter laugh. "There's really only one suspect. May I suggest you go to the police station and pull the massive file on Helena Cassadine? You should know exactly what we're up against."
"What are you going to do?" Jesse asked.
"I'm going to pay a visit to my grandmother," Nikolas said, his fists slowly tightening at his sides.