Chapter Five
Johnny Zacchara was not happy in the least. His stocks were down two points, his sister was terrorizing Europe instead of home helping him, and Nadine had disappeared about 6:30 last night from the guards he had on her covert detail. He knew she would be so mad to know he was having her followed, but he didn't care. He wanted her safe.
No, actually, he wanted her with him, but that obviously wasn't going to happen. Especially not since she had made it very clear that she planned on raising her son with his father. It had cut Johnny in a place inside of him that he never even knew existed when he found out that baby wasn't his. He had wanted a family with Nadine, and he didn't care who the baby's biological father was.
He loved her more than he'd ever loved anything, and he loved her son because he came from her. It didn't matter that Lucas Jones was that boy's father. It took more than DNA to make a family. Johnny understood that from his lack of one.
Now though… he didn't care about raising the baby with Nadine or even trying to stay in her life. He'd leave and never come back if he could just find her.
Unfortunately, he was going to need a little help, and the PCPD seemed to be his only option. As he walked up the steps to the police station, he was joined by a few other Port Charles citizens. This was going to be an eventful morning at the PCPD. That was no question.
There was Sonny Corinthos, Epiphany Johnson, Edward Quartermaine, Kate Howard, and Jasper Jacks coming in the door, and it peaked Johnny's interest to say the least.
Mac Scorpio and Scott Baldwin look frazzled already, but the sight of the new arrivals caused them to pale further. Everyone began talking at once and arguing back and forth until Officer Harper was forced to wolf whistle to gain their attention.
Soon it was revealed on that dreary Sunday morning that Nadine wasn't the only missing Port Charles citizen. There was a whole passel of them missing.
At the end of a very long morning in a crowded police department as more and more concerned friends, family, and co-workers arrived, there was an official list that was made.
It read:Luke Spencer
Laura Spencer
Lucky Spencer
Sam Spencer
Cameron Webber-Spencer
Laura-Lee Spencer
Lulu Spencer-Spinelli
Damien Spinelli
Noah Drake
Bobbie Drake
Carly Spencer
Michael Corinthos
Morgan Corinthos
Macy Jean Spencer
Lucas Jones
Nadine Crowell
Patrick Drake
Robin Scorpio-Drake
Robbie Scorpio-Drake
Nikolas Cassadine
Maxie Jones
Spencer Cassadine
Alexis Davis-Corinthos
Kristina Corinthos
Molly Lansing
Mac's eyes widened as his head snapped to look at the equally shocked Scott, but before both men could respond, Edward beat them to it.
"Oh my --- ! Every damn Spencer and Cassadine in Port Charles is missing!" The old tycoon grabbed at his chest in sudden shock at what that implied. The long time residents of the waterfront city held their breath as their concern turned to pure terror, and the newer ones just felt out of a loop that was cemented into the Port Charles culture and social understanding.
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"I'm bored." Maxie said for the eighty-fifth thousand time that morning as Nadine looked at her wristwatch again. Surprisingly, they had only been at the safe house for around three hours. It felt much longer to the young nurse. Luke had deposited Maxie, Nadine, Robin, Patrick, Alexis, Laura, Bobbie, Lucas, Lulu, and Noah there with all of the children. The rest of the adults were out preparing for their permanent residence and supplies and whatever else was needed to pull off this escape plan.
"You're always bored, Maxie." Robin replied, coming back from looking in on the kids. Maxie stuck her tongue out at Robin before going back to naming pieces in this month's issue of Couture Magazine in her mind to keep her busy. Patrick's foot tapped against the table once again, and he looked over at his step-mother.
"I'm worried," Bobbie said. "They've been gone a long time."
"There's nothing to worried about, Bobbie. Helena hasn't even docked yet." Alexis answered, gloomy at best. She felt so guilty for leaving without telling her husband, but how could she? He shouldn't have to deal with the crazy Cassadines. That wasn't what he signed up for when he married her, and Alexis was determined to keep Sonny as far away from Helena's clutches as she could.
"What has you all so spooked this time? This is not the first time that Helena has resurfaced," Patrick asked.
"Yes, Nikolas has told me plenty of stories about his grandmother surfacing in Port Charles, and no one ever ran then," Nadine added to her co-worker's question.
"This time we all have too much too lose while for the first time…Helena truly has nothing," Laura answered bleakly, remembering her days held captive by Helena and her psychotic son, Stavros. They just didn't realize who they were dealing with, and Laura would be damned before that evil bitch touched a hair on her grandchildren's heads. This was the only way that she could ensure that Helena would stay far away from any of the young ones.
Luke had been right. It was fight or flight time, and with children around there really was only one option.
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Sonny Corinthos sat in his dark mansion, aching for a glass of whiskey that he knew he couldn't have and praying that his wife and children be found safely. He had left the mob years before but still kept Max and Milo employed on his household staff to make sure his family was protected. Losing his family was his biggest fear, and now not one of them was here to console his breaking heart.
He knew why she hadn't contacted him or involved him with a certainty that the PCPD didn't have. He knew Alexis and his children weren't taken from him. They were in hiding with Luke Spencer, Carly Spencer, and Damien Spinelli. That alone told him that if they didn't want to be found that they wouldn't be.
Alexis had left him behind, but he understood it. Hell, he could even forgive it if she would just come home.
His hand reached for the gun that no longer sat on his right hip as the patio doors opened allowing in enough moonlight to see the outline of a face he had given up on ever seeing again. The moonlight was flooded out by the lamp that the returned man clicked on, and Sonny was sure then that he was having a hallucination.
Jason Morgan couldn't be back in Port Charles. The more Sonny thought about it though it made sense. Carly was among the missing. Of course, Jason would ride back into town on his white horse to save her once again.
"Jason." Sonny acknowledged, accepting that this was just one of those crazy days.
Jason looked at Sonny with a little shock inscribed on his face.
"You don't look surprised to see me."
"Well, whenever Carly's in trouble, it's only a matter of time before you come swooping in," Sonny returned, and Jason's blue eyes hardened.
"Carly's in trouble?"
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"Ready, Spaghetti?" Luke asked his young son-in-law as they left the home of Luke's contact, securing an estate to house the lot of them. They couldn't separate the families not while both Maxie and Nadine were both pregnant and with so many children between them. Luke snorted. Maybe the damn Spencer/Cassadine bunch needed to invest in some birth control. This was beginning to get ridiculous.
They met up with Sweet Caroline and Samantha about ten miles out with Cowboy and Prince Nikky on their tails. Caroline looked at her scheming uncle and deposited the duffel bag in his lap. Looking at her suspiciously, he slowly unzipped the heavy tote.
And what he saw made him grin.
Money. And it was a Spencer's favorite kind, too. Conned money.
Well, they were almost home free. It was most definitely moving time.
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