Emily had just put Mikey and Morgan to bed and she was trying to fall asleep but was having trouble knowing there was a serial killer in Port Charles.
"Hey, uh, Emily, have you seen my phone?" Max walked into the room anxious and sweaty "I've looked all over the house and can't find it anywhere" he paced around the room nervously.
"No I haven't, sorry" she said as she got up from the couch. "I'll let you know if I find it"
"Ok, it's just I'm expecting an important phone call" he walked towards the terrace "I'll be outside if you need me."
"Ok Max, thanks" Emily faked a smile, things had gone from bad to worse in a couple of hours and it looked like Sonny was about to have another nervous breakdown. She sat back down on the couch when she heard a vibration coming from Morgan's crib. She looked inside and found Max's cell phone under one of Morgan's toys. She looked at who was calling, 'F'. "What a strange contact name" Emily thought to herself, she thought about picking it up but decided it was Max's business, not hers. "Hey Max! I found your phone!" Max hurried inside and took it from her.
"We were too late, I'm…I'm sorry" Sonny put his hand on Ric's shoulder. "I have Jason looking for the killer, we're gonna find this bastard Ric, don't worry!"
"She's dead Sonny, she's dead!" Ric yelled "the mother of my child was murdered less than an hour ago because of her connection to you, wha-" he was stuttering nervously "what am I supposed to tell Kristina and Christopher! Their mother is dead and you're telling me not to worry! Just leave me the hell alone!" Ric yelled. Sonny got up and left the morgue, his head hanging low with shame.
Emily couldn't help but overhear Max talking on his phone to whoever 'F' was. "Ok, ok, so now what? I mean does he know it's because of him? What do we do now?" he wasn't even waiting for an answer, he was nervous about something and Emily couldn't figure it out. What was he hiding?
"Are you sure?" Max asked the person on the other line "But I'm supposed to stay here and watch Emily, what if he figures out?" "He's too dumb to figure it out Max, just do what I told you" the voice ordered. "Ok" Max replied "I…I love you" he said. "Yeah, yeah I love you too, I got to go" the person on the other line hung up quickly. Max sighed and walked back into the house.
"Hey Emily, I, um, I need to go, Milo's gonna be outside if you need anything" Max said as he rushed to the door.
"Oh didn't Sonny say to stay here?" Emily asked, knowing something was wrong.
"Um, yes, yes he did. It's just, it's an emergency and I need to go" he turned back towards the door "just do me a favor and don't tell Sonny, please?"
"Oh what kind of emergency is it? Is everything alright?"
"Oh, um, yeah everything's fine; just don't tell Sonny, ok?"
"I don't think I should lie to Sonny at a time like this, I mean there's a killer out there and Sonny wants you to stay here to protect me and his two children. It must be a pretty big emergency for you to defy an important order like that, right?"
"Why are you asking so many questions!" Max yelled "It's an emergency, that's all you need to know, stop being so nosy all the time!"
"Ok Max, I'm just worried about Mikey and Morgan, that's all"
"I said Milo was outside, they'll be fine"
"I'll just call Sonny and tell him to put some more guards around the house" Emily said as he took her phone out of her pocket and started to dial.
"No!" Max screamed and lunged toward Emily "You can't do that; he can't know I'm leaving!" He grabbed the phone out of her hands and tossed it across the room.
"Max you're, you're scaring me" Emily said as she backed up towards the door. She turned around and looked out the terrace "Milo isn't out there, you said he was… where…why did you lie to me?" she turned back around and Max grabbed her wrist violently.
"Just sit back down on the couch and keep your mouth shut, got it!" Max said as he pushed her towards the couch. She tripped over the rug and knocked down the wine glasses. "Get up!" Max said as he grabbed her wrist again. She turned around and drove a piece of glass into Max's arm. He let out a bloodcurdling scream and stumbled backward. Emily broke free of his grasp and ran toward the stairs. Max took the piece of glass out of his arm and threw it too the floor. Emily ran up the stairs but Max caught up quickly. He grabbed her leg and she fell hitting her face on the top step. She tried to shake him off but his grip was too strong. She kicked her foot and hit him in the face. He fell down the stairs, but recovered quickly. "You're gonna pay for that you nosy bitch!" Max yelled as Emily ran into one of the rooms. Emily locked the door of Sonny's room and ran into the closest. She was out of breath and her nose was broken, what am I gonna do, what am I gonna do? She thought to herself as tears rolled down her cheeks. Max stumbled up the stairs and attempted to break down the door. "Emily, just come out now and I promise not to harm you" he said as he tried to bust down the door. Emily searched around the closet for a weapon come on, Sonny's got to have some kind of gun in here she thought to herself as she anxiously looked around. Max ran into the door again. She looked in Sonny's jacket pockets and found a letter opener this'll have to do she thought. Max busted through the door and looked around for Emily "Come out, come out wherever you are" he muttered to himself. He searched through his pockets for a gun but remembered he forgot it on the terrace; instead he reached into his jacket and took out a knife. He held it tightly and walked toward the closet door. Emily gripped her letter opener tightly, sweat was dripping down her palm and she was shaking. Max ripped open the closet door and swung his knife down. Before he could hit her Emily jumped out and stabbed him in the leg. He fell to the ground in agony and swung at Emily again as she tried to stand up and run out of the room. He missed and Emily was finally able to get the strength to stand up and run towards the door. Max also got up and quickly limped toward her. She ran towards the stairs and was about to run down them when Max leapt across the hallway and pushed the knife into Emily's back. She screamed and fell down the stairs. Max limped past her, he wanted to get out of there before anyone checked to see what all the noise was. He grabbed his gun and slammed the door shut.
In the corner Sonny's voice screamed through Emily's phone "Emily! Emily answer me! We're on our way Emily, just hold on, can't this thing go any faster!" Sonny shouted. He was afraid he was too late yet again.
A/N: I know Alexis' second child is actually called Molly, but I started writing this before she gave birth and I decided to name the baby Christopher. Thanks for reading, please review!
