Chapter 25

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Alexis was in her office when Sam, Nikolas, Emily and the mayor stepped inside.

She saw the grave expressions on their faces and said, "Is it Kristina? Molly?"

Nikolas said, "Your girls are fine."

She stood up. "Then what happened? You all look like someone died."

The Mayor said, "You haven't been watching the news?"

"I'm been buried in work since court this morning. What is going on?" She walked over the TV and reached to turn it on.

"Don't Mom!" Sam cried out

Alexis gave her a startled look. "What don't you want me to see?"

The mayor said, "Your husband has been arrested."

"For what?" Alexis said as she flipped on the TV.

Ric's face was on the all news channel with these words underneath it

MURDERER AMONG US.

Richard Lansing, prominent lawyer is charged

with the first degree murder of Madison Newman

Alexis knew Madison had been murdered, the judge told her in court, but there was no way she could suspect Ric was responsible. Yet everyone had always told her that her husband had another side to him. The rumors about panic rooms and drugging Elizabeth. Ric was vague with her about what had really happened.

He came home covered in blood last night, she thought, and I believed him when he said he was in a fist fight with Sonny. That was Madison's blood.

In that moment Alexis knew she had lost her husband forever.

Nikolas stepped closer to her, "I'm sorry, Aunt Alexis. Truly."

She gave him an anguished look.

He turned and said to Sam and the mayor. "Can you give us a few moments?"

They had barely made it out of the room when Alexis collapsed into her nephew's arms sobbing.

Later she would push for Ric to be sent away for life but for now all she wanted to do was mourn the loss of her daughter's father from her life.

The judge called an emergency hearing to view the tape and then ordered Jason's release. Mac said to Lucky, "We have to get Morgan out of custody before Lansing is processed. Or else there will be a blood bath down in that cell."

So Jason was quickly released. Sam called Carly and told her to pick up Jason at the rear entrance.

Carly was waiting outside, leaning against Jason's motorcycle, when he came out of the back door of the building. Reporters were camped in front of the main doors.

Jason smiled immediately when he saw her. She ran into his arms and he lifted her off the ground. They kissed.

He said, "You don't know how I missed you."

"Yeah, I do. I know you, Jase." She pulled him into another kiss.

Carly said, "I knew you would get out of those charges. For once fate is on our side."

Jason could stop smiling.

Carly said, " So you want to go for a ride? Feel free for the first time in months?"

"Hell yes."

And with that they were on the bike and riding toward the sunset.

Much later that night, they pulled up in front of Greystone. Milo walked up to them.

"Good to see you, Jason."

Jason nodded at Milo and said," Are the kids inside?"

"There at Bobbie's."

"Good." said Jason "Can you give Carly a ride home and stay with her? Keep her there no matter what."

Carly protested, "No way. I have a few choice words for Sonny myself."

"This is my situation to deal with. Let me do it, okay?"

"Are you going to...?" her voice faded away. Milo looked at Jason, nervous.

"Wait for her in the car." Jason ordered Milo

Carly swallowed. She didn't want Sonny killed. She didn't want Jason to carry that for life or for the boys to grieve Sonny's loss. Yet she longed to see Sonny punished. What could Jason do that would make Sonny suffer as much as he deserved?

"Go home, Carly." Jason said

She gave him a hug. "You're my heart Jason. Don't do anything that you can't live with. Come home to me tonight- whole. Deal?"

He met her eyes and she knew he would make no promises. She kissed his cheek and walked over to the limo. She watched Jason, his posture stiff, walk in Greystone.

Carly waited to hear the gunshots. When none came after a minute she told herself, Don't overreact. No one else has to die over this.

But she wasn't sure that was true.