Chapter Ten - The Brothers from Boston

The Hummer Escalade rolled off the interstate at the exit marked Port Charles.

Jagger Cates was at the wheel, the same as he had been since they pulled away from their condo in Boston, because he never let his younger brother drive his ride.

The CD player blasted the Chamillionaire song, " They see me rolling,
They hating, patrolling, and trying to catch me riding dirty.

Trying to catch me riding dirty,

trying to catch me riding dirty,

trying to catch me riding dirty,

trying to catch me riding dirty..."

Stone flipped off the radio, for the tenth time that day, putting an end to Jagger's favorite song .

"You used to love that song," Jagger told him.

"You ruined it for me by playing it every hour on the hour. Can we just go over the story again?"

Jagger told his brother, "You always want to talk the story to death."

"And you always want to wing it," Stone shot back.

He took a breath and started to repeat the information that made up their false identities for this job. "So Carly says we are loan sharks out of Miami who will break her pretty little neck if she doesn't pay up her ex-husbands bill."

"That's about it." Jagger reached for the radio again and Stone swatted his hand away.

"And her supposed husband's name was?" Stone asked.

"Billy Hyde."

"You told me Bobby Hoyt earlier!"

"No, I am pretty sure it is Billy Hyde," Jagger said yanking open the glove box. "It's all written there. Just burn that before we get out of the car."

Stone shook his head at his brother's cavalier attitude. Stone liked having every detail worked out in advance on these con jobs. It could make the difference in living or dying at the end of the day.

Jagger said, "Remember when Carly had us pretend to be Priests? That time in Colorado when she was working the Charity fundraiser scam." Jagger laughed. " That job was a trip."

"Yeah, the look on the nun's face when you hit on her was a hoot and a half." Stone said without humor

Jagger laughed harder.

Robert learned Lois schedule by having Lucky track her moves for the last few days. Zander took the night shift. Lois and her bodyguards remained oblivious to the fact that anyone was spying on them.

Robert was waiting in the Metro Court lobby when she came downstairs from her Friday afternoon romp with Jax.

The teenager sprung into action just as Robert had instructed him to do and grabbed Lois' purse when she walked past him. Robert was quick to toss his paper aside and give chase to Kyle Radcliff.

He jerked his shirt, bringing him to a stop, spun him around and barked, "That's no way to treat a lady."

Robert fist drove into the teen's cheek, or so it looked to anyone around, and the kid fell

to the ground.

Lois walked over and yanked her purse from the teen's grasp. "Little punk," she spat at him.

Kyle scurried to his feet and ran out the door.

When Lois turned to look at Robert she was all smiles, "Thank you. You didn't have to do that."

Robert gave her a practiced humble grin, "My pleasure. The younger generation lacks manners and if old guys like me don't school them, who will?"

"You're not an old guy."

"Oh, sure I am. My wife left me for someone younger. I know I'm over the hill now.."

Lois took the bait, feeling like she needed to boost his ego. "Not at all. Why don't I buy you a drink to pay you back for coming to my rescue?"

"I would love to spend a few more minutes in your company. I'm Robert but you can call me Scorpio."

LUCKY was thrilled Gia went back to Zander and he finally could be alone in his loft with his fiancee again. As soon as she walked in from work, Lucky passed her a glass of wine, and said "Chicken is almost done."

Emily took a sip and then asked. "Cooking? You're up to something, Lucks."

"What? Me? I just want to give the woman I love a nice night and you think I have ulterior motives. You are the one who christened me with Romeo. I am just trying to live up to it."

Emily rolled her eyes. "Carly started calling you that because of the Chicago job."

"Oh..." he realized she was right and said, " well, you made me love the nickname."

Lucky pulled Emily close, taking her drink and setting it on the counter. "The way you whisper it always gets me so..."

Emily slid her hand down his chest. "I know how it gets you, Romeo."

He started kissing her neck. She moaned. When he started to undo her top, Emily put her hand over his.

She said, "I want to get married."

Lucky stilled. "We are engaged..."

"I want to get married this month. I am done with waiting for our lives to start."

Lucky kissed her. " We aren't waiting. This is our lives."

He tried to kiss her again but Emily stepped away. "And that is the problem."

Within five minutes Lucky had agreed to get married as soon as could be arranged, and they tumbled into bed, hands roaming wildly while the chicken burned in the oven.

ROBERT gave Lois his sob story about Anna walking out on him, making her feel like he was a sweet older gentleman who she could open up to. Add that to the drug he slipped in her drink, and she was running off at the mouth within a half an hour.

She told him she was about to marry a man she didn't love, and about to screw over a man she did. But never mentioned names.

Robert said, "Maybe you should ditch the fiance for the man your heart wants. Got to follow your bliss, right? Is he someone you used to be with?"

"I shouldn't say. It's a secret."

"I'm trustworthy."

Lois leaned close to him, "Lets just say... knowing about being faithful is going to pay off for me...in a big way."

Then she laughed.

Standing in the door way, her bodyguard watched this whole scene. Gregg couldn't tell his boss' woman who to hang around with but if Sonny ever found out how many men were in her life... Gregg hated to think about the blood that would be shed. He only hoped none of it would be his own for keeping quiet.