RATED T for Violence

DISCLAIMER: I do not own General Hospital, but if I did Johnny and Lulu would be together in a heartbeat and Jason and Sam would be reunited. Oh and Jerry would have more scenes. I do own Vanessa though which is pretty exciting cause I like her a lot.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: The first chapter was really easy to get out and the second one was much harder. I really had to think about his one. I started it nearly fifteen times before I finished it. Thank you for the reviews. Thanks for coming back for me. Ya'll are fab.

She frowned slightly as she finished yet another one his letters. He'd been sending them daily since vanishing that night soon after the police had shown up. When the first one had shown up in her Kelly's apron she had been shocked to say the least, but now, five weeks later, she had grown accustomed to randomly finding them. In fact they were the best part of her day. The familiar sight of a cream envelope made her smile in a way you usually reserved for loved ones. They were vague on some details but enriched in others. Such as she knew just how beautiful the ocean was when the sky was a perfect shade of burnt orange, but she had no idea where exactly he was. The envelopes only said her name, and the lack of a postage stamp made her think that he was connected in ways she could hardly fathom. This letter had been different than the others though.

Lulu,

Have you ever watched an American television program in another language? I don't suggest it. It's just not the same. Jack McCoy doesn't have the same spark, in say Portuguese. Its cold tonight, the kind of cold that makes your teeth clatter. If I wasn't so manly I'd take a bath to warm up. Alas, I'm far too much of a man for that. Next thing you know I would buy myself something ludicrous like a loofa. Instead I've decided to sit by a fire. I'm a real renaissance man that way. All I need is a pipe and an ascot. Anyway I'm starting to get cabin fever so I think it's about time I make my way back into the real world. This requires me to ask a favor of you. I need you to go to Ric Lansing and tell him I said baklava is best enjoyed by the ocean. He'll know what that means and how to get in touch with me. I'm sorry this letter is shorter than the others. I've started to run out of things to say except well thank you for this. I'm not sure I would have been able to last if it weren't for you reading and receiving these letters.

All My Love and Trust,

Johnny

"Whatcha reading?"

Lulu's head shot up and her eyes met Logan's. Somehow she had missed him coming into Kelly's. She smiled as if she was actually excited to see him. "Oh nothing just a nice little note a customer left me."

"Really?" Logan asked as he began to fiddle with a sugar packet.

"Yeah, some kind older lady who was looking for the Interstate I gave her directions." Lulu explained her lie in such detail you would have thought it to be the actual truth. "So what are you up to today?" She changed subjects before the lie went further. In the five weeks since the Ball she had become all too good at lying.

Logan shrugged. "Wasting time until Coop gets off work. I swear I can not wait until they find Zacchara so things can go back to effin' normal in this town." And so Zacchara could get punished for his misdoings.

Lulu was sure if Logan had been watching her more closely he would have seen her eyes bulge at the thought of him getting caught. Even if Johnny was thinking about handing himself over to the police, she was sure he still was not eager to actually be arrested. "Well I'm just going to finish up here and then I'm going to head over to the Q's to see visit with my Dad. Tracy still has him on a tight leash."

Logan accepted this and leaned in to give her a kiss. He flinched a little as she moved her head and the kiss meant for her lips landed on her cheek. "I'll see you later, maybe we can do takeout or something."

"Kay." Lulu let out a sigh of relief as he made his way out of the small diner. It wasn't that she didn't like Logan. In fact that only made this situation harder. Sure he had been an ass and had hurt in a way she had never imagined possible, but she didn't hate him and she didn't feel like he deserved this. She wanted Johnny in a way she had never wanted anyone before. Her desire for Dillon was not even in the same league as her desire for Johnny. She longed to be near him so strongly that when she thought about him it hurt and the thought of him returning to Port Charles soon and her being able to just see him made her happier than she could have ever imagined.

Ric let out a bored sigh as he filled out yet another boring document that made him feel less like a prosecutor and more like a tax attorney. He closed his eyes and imagined himself somewhere else. He groaned when he heard a knock on his office door figuring it was probably Scott. "Come in."

Lulu took a deep breath and then made her way into the room. "Hi I'm sorry to bother you. I hope you aren't busy or anything."

"No nothing overly important. What can I do for you Lulu?"

"Um I have a message to deliver to you from Johnny Zacchara." She paused to see if she should continue or not. He nodded for her to continue in a way that made her feel as if she could trust him. "Baklava is best enjoyed by the ocean."

"Is that all?"

Lulu nodded. "Does that mean anything to you?"

Ric smiled and nodded. He knew and understood the reference in a way that made him feel at least fifteen years younger. "Thanks for delivering the message. Have you been talking to him this whole time?"

"Yeah he's been sending me letters but I'm not sure where exactly he is. Today he told me to come to you." Lulu explained. Of all the people she had imagined telling about the letters Ric had not been one of them. In fact until today she couldn't remember saying more than two words to the older man. "Do you mind if I ask what you are going to do about the message?"

"I'm going to go to him. Help him figure out what he wants to do next." Ric knew that Johnny was in need of a lawyer and probably a friend. He assumed that Johnny thought Lulu less a friend and more a potential lover. "I'll keep you posted."

Lulu smiled appreciatively. "I want to come with you."

"I don't know if that is such a good idea Lulu. I'm not just heading to Rochester I'm going somewhere a little farther."

"That's fine, but I want to go with you." Lulu was not about to back down.

Ric sighed knowing that along with beauty and brains she also favored Carly's sense of stubbornness. "Okay meet me at the airfield at seven."

Lulu smiled satisfactorily and nodded. She stood up to leave.

"Oh and I'd let folks know that you were going to be out of commission for at least a week." Ric advised just before she left the office. He stared at the door for a good five minutes after she left. He couldn't believe he was about to hop on a plane to see Johnny Zacchara along with Lulu Spencer. He shook his head and then began to write his resignation letter. He was done being Scott Baldwin's bitch.

Okay so that update took forever and didn't exactly contain any Johnny and Lulu goodness but I promise there will be some next chapter. I needed to get this one out. I hope you liked it. It took a lot of thought to figure out what I wanted to say and do. Reviews make me smile.