Thank you to everyone who reviewed in the last chapter. I'm glad you liked it. To ilovedana53: thanks so much for your kind words. I know you weren't a Niz fan at the beginning, but from the way you're writing, it sounds like you don't mind them now (at least in this story-lol!). You are right that AJ is starting to get a little possessive with Elizabeth. Chapter 5 will be a major turning point for Niz. You will know what I mean after you read it. As for my other story 'true love never dies' (Liason fic), I wrote the next update, just need to type it up. I work double shifts this weekend, but I will try get the update out Monday but you can expect it next week sometime. Thank you for your loyalty regarding that story. To Bryke13: Thanks for the review. I'm glad you enjoyed the update. I hope you like the next update as well. To Jen: I'm glad you're enjoying this story. As for Nikolas butting out, unfortunately that's probably not gonna happen being this is a Niz story. I appreciate your dedication to Quiz as it sounds like you're a big fan of them. I do have a story on Quiz that's located on my profile page. I haven't updated that story in awhile being I didn't think anyone was still reading it. If that story interests you, feel free to try it. I kinda gave up on Quiz for now because I didn't care for AJ's behavior on the show. If the writers ever fix the character and write him better, then I will consider watching them again. But the way it looks, it's not happening anytime soon. I like Elizabeth with most of her past & present suitors (Jason, Lucky, Nikolas, & AJ) but it'd be nice if the writers wrote the characters better. Oh well. To TerryGyimah: Thanks for the review. In my story I won't be having Britt here. It's going to be mostly Nikolas, AJ, Elizabeth, Patrick, Sabrina, Laura, & the boys. I am considering putting Britt in my Patrick/Sabrina story 'Another Chance at Love' so we'll see how that goes. To ABCSOAPFAN1963: Thanks for the review! I'm glad you're loving this story. I've had a few reviews (yours included) that would like Elizabeth to have a baby girl with Nikolas. We will see how that plays out. I have ideas that go beyond Chapter 8, but we'll see what happens. That's not a bad idea you have on the snowstorm with Elizabeth trapped at Nikolas'. I will see if I can fit it into my story. Hehe. To Guest: Thanks for the review! To Emme: I'm glad you're enjoying the story! Thanks so much for offering feedback. I will be doing another story on Niz in the future and I hope to hear what you think! To Guest: Thanks so much for the review! I'm glad you're enjoying the story. Yeah, it can get frustrating when you don't care for a couple that's being shown on the show. To Becca: Thanks so much for the positive feedback! I'm glad you're enjoying it! You are very welcome for this story! It means so much that you're letting me know what you think. Hope to hear more from you. To Reina13: Thanks for the feedback, girl! I'm glad you're enjoying the story. You will love this next update as it will be a turning point between our couple. Star-Lilac: I'm happy to know you're enjoying the story. Thanks for the feedback. I thought it'd be a nice touch to put in that detail about Nikolas wanting to be the father of Elizabeth's little girl if she does have one. I'm glad you're looking forward to my next Niz story when it's written. I'm leaning towards having that one either completed before posting it or almost done. We'll see how it goes as I don't want to have too many stories at once.

Chapter 5

(AJ had planned on hanging out with Elizabeth and the boys after the play date with Spencer and Nikolas, but he was called into work after there was a problem with one of the projects that he and Michael had been working on. Michael offered to bring everything to Elizabeth's house so AJ could still be near her and the boys, but Elizabeth assured him it was fine as she admitted it had been a long day with everyone together, especially since she had been up since six this morning and Aiden had trouble sleeping the night before as he had a few nightmares. Being they all had supper and dessert at Nikolas', the boys were stuffed so they were willing to relax once returning home. Elizabeth was happy about that. She told them it was bath time. She offered to help Cameron with anything he needed once the water was in the tub and set at the right temperature, but he proudly said he was a big boy and he was fine to play with his toys for a little while before getting washed up)

(Despite her nodding in repliance, she privately pouted and got teary eyed as she was coming to realize her son was growing up and didn't need her as much anymore. She was relieved when she remembered Aiden and how he was too small yet to do some things on this own so he would continue to need his mommy. That put a smile on her face)

(After checking on Cameron to make sure he was doing okay, Elizabeth hears a knock at the front door downstairs. She looks confused as she wasn't expecting anyone. She thought maybe it was AJ, but he told her if it wasn't too late, he might stop by for a visit. She goes downstairs to see Aiden still playing in the toy room. She goes to the front door and opens it, revealing Nikolas. She has a surprised look on her face)

Liz: "N-Nikolas. H-Hey. I wasn't expecting you here tonight."

Nikolas: (chuckles nervously) "Yeah, sorry about that. When the boys were playing together earlier, Spencer gave Cameron and Aiden each a new truck being he had a few of the same. Well, about a half hour after you left, Spencer realized they forgot them so I offered to come here and personally give it to them."

(Elizabeth nervously looks on as Nikolas shows her the trucks he's referring to. She shakes her head and sighs before looking at Nicholas)

Liz: "Nikolas, you didn't have to come all this way. I know you probably had plans with Spencer and I'm sure the boys wouldn't have minded to wait until tomorrow for it."

Nikolas: (chuckles) "As a matter of fact, uh, Laura came by shortly after you left and wanted to hang out with Spencer and when Spencer told her about the trucks, she was the one who insisted I come here because she knew the boys would be begging for you to take them to my place to retrieve it."

(Elizabeth chuckles softly and briefly closes her eyes)

Liz: "She would've been right." (smiles) "Your mother is really thoughtful to think of them."

Nikolas: (raises his eyebrows) "I'm sure that wasn't her only reason."

(Elizabeth looks at Nikolas weirdly. She then realizes that they're still at the door entrance with the front door wide open and shakes her head and smiles)

Liz: "I'm sorry. Come on in. You must be cold."

Nikolas: (chuckles) "I'm okay, but thank you. I'll come in."

(Elizabeth looks at Nikolas come in and shuts the door behind him. They both walk to the front of the couch before stopping. They look at each other before she speaks)

Liz: (hesitantly) "Do I dare ask what you mean by Laura's comments on insisting you come over?"

(Nikolas can't help but chuckle softly)

Nikolas: "She knows how we feel about each other." (nervously) "Or should I say how I feel about you."

Liz: (chuckles nervously) "She does like to think she knows what she's doing, doesn't she?"

Nikolas: (chuckles) "Yeah. Her heart was in the right place, though."

(Elizabeth smiles a little before looking down. Nikolas walks to her and gently lifts her chin with his fingers. He stares at her in the eyes and she can't help but do the same. She knows it's so wrong to want to stare into his deep dark eyes, but she simply couldn't resist. She could look into his sweet and soft eyes for hours if she were honest with herself. Nikolas smiles at her)

Nikolas: "You have beautiful eyes, you know that?"

(Elizabeth can't help but let a smile appear on her face)

Liz: "I've always loved your smile."

(Nikolas can't resist his next move. He raises his hand and touches her soft and silky face. As he's caressing her face, she slowly closes her eyes to feel his warm touches. She senses him leaning closer and opens her eyes to see that he's merely a few inches away from her. He's so close to her that they can feel the other's breath. As he continues to stare at her luscious red lips, she whimpers softly before swallowing hard and after a few minutes, she is finally able to speak. Although it's barely audible, he able to hear her)

Liz: "Nikolas, what are you doing?"

Nikolas: (whispers) "What I've wanted to do for so long. Elizabeth, you make me do crazy things, but you know what? I love doing them because I'm with you. I have loved you for so many years."

(Elizabeth tilts her head slightly and sighs)

Liz: (normal voice) "What we did those years ago was wrong, Nikolas. We hurt Lucky so bad when we went behind his back. I will never forgive myself."

(Nikolas looks down and deeply sighs)

Nikolas: "I know it was wrong. I admit that."

(Nikolas looks back up at Elizabeth and looks at her with such pain in his eyes that it makes her heart break for him. She has always hated that look in his eyes and she wished she could erase the pain that caused that look)

Nikolas: (shakes his head) "But I will never regret falling in love with you, Elizabeth. I know it hurt Lucky with what we did…and that part I will never forgive myself for. But loving you is the best thing I ever did. No matter what happens between us, you will always have my heart."

(Before Nikolas can lean in any closer, Elizabeth pulls away from his grasp and walks past him before stopping and turning around, facing his back. She looks at him with tears in her eyes and she knew it was only a matter of time before they came crashing down)

Liz: "Don't you think I feel the same way? Huh?"

(Nikolas turns around to face her and can see the sadness in her eyes)

Liz: (gestures) "Don't you think I love you just as much? I think about you all the time. I will never, ever forgive myself for hurting Lucky because yeah, it may have felt good to touch each other and hold each other on those nights we were together. But we betrayed Lucky when we did that."

(The tears stream down Elizabeth's face and she sniffles)

Liz: "But you know what? Despite all of that, despite everything that happened, I-I fell in love with you. I have never felt for another man what I feel for you. I long to touch you again, to feel you against me, for your soft and gentle hands to touch me in places you touched me during our nights together. But you know damn well that can never happen."

(Nikolas turns his head and deeply sighs)

Nikolas: "If this is about AJ…"

(Nikolas turns his head back to Elizabeth)

Nikolas: "Don't you think it's wrong to be with him when you feel this way towards me?"

(Elizabeth scoffs softly and looks down, briefly closes her eyes)

Liz: "In time, I know I could feel more for them."

Nikolas: "Do you love him?"

(Elizabeth leans her head back slightly and looks at him in confusion)

Liz: "What?"

Nikolas: (shrugs) "It's a simple question. Do you love AJ?"

(Elizabeth stares at Nikolas in the eyes before looking down slightly and turns her head to the side, answering his question)

Nikolas: (nodding) "That's what I thought."

(Elizabeth sighs as she looks up at Nikolas in defeat)

Liz: "You're right. It's not fair to AJ to be with him when I don't love him." (tilts her head) "I have feelings for him, yes, but they don't compare to what I feel for you."

(Nikolas can't help but smile at Elizabeth's confession. He's waited so long, so long to hear those words. Elizabeth smiles a little at the man who held her heart)

Liz: (chuckles) "Out of all these years, Cassadine, you've always had my heart….and I didn't even know it."

(Nikolas chuckles and slowly walks to her, smiling widely at her the entire time. When he reaches her, he takes her in his arms. He has his hands behind her back and massages it while she raises her hands up to his neck. She can't help but shake her head and laugh, looking at him mysteriously)

Liz: "What do you have in that sexy head of yours, Cassadine?"

(Nikolas happily smiles at the woman in front of him. He admires her beautiful smile as well as her flawless skin)

Nikolas: "Do you have any idea how beautiful you are?"

(Elizabeth can't help but laugh, briefly looking at herself, causing him to wonder what's so funny)

Nikolas: (laughs) "What? What'd I say?"

Liz: "I look awful! My hair is all over the place. My clothes are dirty and not to mention I probably smell from everything that happened today!"

(Nikolas shakes his head and smiles as he feels her sweet skin)

Nikolas: "You're beautiful. You could be in your pajamas or wearing the same clothes you wore yesterday and your hair all over the place as you put it and to me, you will always be radiant. My beautiful, sexy, perfect Elizabeth. Don't put yourself down. It saddens me when you do because it's like you're telling me you're not worthy of anyone, but to me, I wouldn't change anything about you. I loved you for the way you looked before and I love the way you look now."

(Elizabeth can't help but blush at his compliment towards her)

Liz: "You always did have a way of words, you know that?"

Nikolas: (smiles tenderly) "For you, I never have to try. They come naturally."

(Nikolas looks at her and tilts his head slightly)

Nikolas: "There is something I have wanted to do for as long as I could remember, since we had to stop our attraction for each other."

(Elizabeth looks at him curiously)

Liz: "Oh, yeah? What's that?"

Nikolas: (smiles a little) "This."

(He leans forward slowly, and the way he looks at her as he's leaning forward it's like she can read his thoughts. She smiles at him and happily lets his lips touch hers. They continue to kiss as they both open their mouths just enough to allow access for their tongues to enter as it explores the other. They softly moan and just as the kiss is about to turn passionate, they hear Cameron's voice from upstairs yelling)

Cameron: "Mom, can you come up here, please? I need your help!"

(Cameron's voice from upstairs causes Nikolas and Elizabeth to break apart and moan. They both look in the direction of the stairs)

Liz: "I guess Cameron needs help." (chuckles) "I better go upstairs and see what he wants."

(Just as Elizabeth is about to walk away, Nikolas gently grabs her arms, causing her to look at him in confusion)

Nikolas: (smiles) "Let me. I want to go."

Liz: (surprised) "Are you sure?"

Nikolas: (nods happily) "Yeah. I miss hanging out with the boys. It'd be my pleasure."

(Nikolas looks at her, as if asking for permission)

Nikolas: "That is, if it's okay with you?"

(Elizabeth nods and smiles)

Liz: "Go ahead. I'm sure Cameron would love it."

(Nikolas smiles at her and admires her rosy red lips again)

Nikolas: "To be continued."

(Elizabeth laughs and shakes her head at Nikolas' wild imagination before he smiles at her and goes upstairs to help Cameron with the bath tub. She looks in the other room where she can still see Aiden happily playing. She thinks back to what just happened regarding the kiss with Nikolas and she can't help but smile happily. Her smile quickly fades when she realizes what needs to be done about AJ. She sighs, knowing she was about to break his heart, but she knew she needed to be honest with him because he deserves the truth. She decided to tell him the next day and admit to him that while she cares for him, her heart belonged to Nikolas Cassadine)

Thank you for reading. I hope you're enjoying the story. Thank you to everyone for the reviews, follows, and favorites! Until next time!