Hi guys! Okay I know this chapter is far different from my others. But you all need to know that things are not as happy happy happy as they seem. There is trouble for our friends on the horizon. Remember there are people who hate AJ. There are people who hate Elizabeth and there are others who want revenge. There are a lot of wheels turning and Elizabeth and AJ can't even see them past their growing feelings for each other. But as the wheels of fate click into place their new love will be tested. Her tentative trust in herself and in him will be tested and there is a far greater danger than either of them can see. Than anyone even knows about. An Ancient evil that goes way back. Enjoy the story and we'll be back to our regular lovebirds next chapter. Keep the reviews coming. And if you have any speculation on who the key players are and what will happen please PM me or include it in the reviews. I love reading them it keeps me inspired to keep writing. There is way more going on than meets the eye and I would love to get your take on it.

Maxie threw her purse on the bar at the Floating Rib and ordered a drink. Mac wasn't working tonight so she didn't have to worry about running into him and her mom was who knows where. She was so angry. At Spinelli, at Matt, at Ellie, but mostly at Elizabeth. Her life was a mess and it was her fault. If she had just left Matt alone a year ago, Maxie would be on the boat instead of Elizabeth and Matt wouldn't have killed Lisa because he would have been too busy with her instead of drunkenly chasing Elizabeth around the boat. Elizabeth was the cause of all of her problems. She was the reason that she and Matt weren't together anymore. Maxie was sure that Elizabeth had somehow encouraged Ellie to chase after Spinelli. Ever since Maxie had an affair with Lucky, Elizabeth had been out for her. Maxie knew it. Everything bad in her life was Elizabeth's fault yet everyone seemed to blame her. It was time to make the little martyr pay but she knew if she did anything to her that she would just get the blame and Elizabeth would be the victim. If only there was a way to get back at her without anyone knowing it was her.

Dr. Brit Westbourne was pissed that mousy little brunette had spoiled everything. She had ruined her chances with Patrick. It wasn't just her though she knew that Elizabeth and that little brat were to blame too. And who was this new guy? He was culpable too as far as she was concerned they all needed to pay for what they did. They had no business nosing in her relationship with Patrick. As far as she was concerned he was the perfect husband for her. He was brilliant and good-looking. He was well respected in his field. She was a perfectionist. Her mother had taught her that she could have everything she wanted as long as she wanted the best. Patrick was the best. The best doctor at GH. The best father. She could live without the little brat hanging around. She would get him back all she had to do was get rid of the other people in her way. That meant the mousy little loser and the nosy little nurse. She just didn't know how to do it. She stormed into the Floating Rib angry and frustrated. She had to plan. She had to find away. She sat down next to the blonde at the bar and ordered a whiskey neat, top shelf of course. She noticed the blonde was drinking the same.

"Rough night?" She asked.

"You could say that."

"Couldn't be worse than mine"

"Wanna bet?"

"Sure a mousy little loser and a nosy nurse just destroyed my relationship"

"Really?" Maxie said with interest. They only person this woman could be talking about was Elizabeth and her new little sidekick. "You must be talking about Elizabeth Webber, martyr extraordinaire."

"Yes and that little bitch, Sabrina, who is never two feet from her side."

"Yes, I know who you are talking about."

"They interrupted my date with Patrick when his brat of a kid ran off"

"Emma? Emma ran off." Maxie was genuinely concerned. "She's my cousin. Well, her mom was my cousin anyway. Is she okay?"

"Sure she's fine. Sabrina and that new guy found her on the docks somewhere. She came back with some made up story which Patrick bought every word. And then his little brother, the murderer showed up with Sabrina hand in hand and backed up the little tale that Emma made up." Brit had to be careful. She had a feeling she had an ally in this girl and that she was the key to getting Patrick back. She just had to tread carefully.

"Matt!?" Maxie was incredulous to learn that Matt was with the mousy little nurse. "What do you mean Matt was with Sabrina?"

"Looked that way to me. Seems that Elizabeth has been setting the two of them up together." This was too easy the little blonde seemed to have a huge hate on for Elizabeth and now Sabrina. She was going to be able to use that to manipulate this girl into helping her get Patrick back and getting revenge on the rest of them. Of course she was sure she would have to do something in exchange but that could be fun too.

"Elizabeth Webber. I should have known. It's bad enough that she's the reason Matt and I are divorced. She's systematically setting the men in my life up with other women so that I am miserable and alone. I always knew she was after me. This proves it."

"Yeah you would think that the hunky guy she's seeing now would be enough for her but she has to stick her nose in everyone else's life."

"What hunky guy? She is after Matt. She always has been. That is when Jason and Lucky aren't around to fall all over themselves for her. You know she is the reason Jason's marriage is falling apart. She is trouble. Someone really should give her a dose of her own medicine." Maxie couldn't believe how easy this was. This woman was going to get back at Elizabeth for her and no one would ever know she was involved.

"I don't know some CEO at some major company in town." Brit shrugged her shoulders.

"AJ Quartermaine?"

"Sounds about right." Brit nodded.

"Figures she'd go after Jason's brother. She has a thing for brothers. She slept with her last fiancé's brother while still engaged to the other. Then she got knocked up and didn't know who the father was. And rather than convict her for the slut that she is, everyone was nice to her because she had a breakdown. Then she left the front door open so her kid died and the next thing you know all is forgiven and everyone in this town is saying 'Poor Elizabeth' It makes me sick how she gets away with everything and then everyone blames me because I am smarter and prettier than Elizabeth is."

Brit couldn't believe this girl. She was so selfish and self-important, but that didn't matter. What mattered was that she could use her to get back at everyone, and get them out of the way so she had a straight shot at Patrick and then she could blame everything on the dumb blonde sitting next to her.

"I'm Brit"

"Maxie" Maxie couldn't believe this. This woman was the answer to her prayers. She could have her revenge on little Elizabeth Webber and no one would even suspect her and if it all went south she could just blame this Brit person for everything. "Let me buy you another drink." And so their plotting began. They came up with a plan so terrible and elaborate that no one would be able to figure it out. And if they crossed a few lines of the law what difference did it make. Anthony Zacchara had had that woman killed for her and she got away with it. She would just see if the son was as willing to accommodate her as well. She and Johnny had a history that she could use. Now if only Brit stuck to her part of the arrangement then everything would work out and Elizabeth Webber would finally revealed to be the bad one and not her.

Elsewhere in Port Charles

He was finally free. He had been stuck in that rat hole for years. He thought about her every day. Everyday. He could still smell her perfume and feel her soft skin. He would find her again. He would taste her again. And he would keep her forever.

Sonny stormed around in his office. He was sick to death of hearing about AJ. Michael wouldn't even talk to him. He had tried over and over again to talk to him. He said he needed time. Time to talk to AJ. Time to get to know the man who would have been his father if given half the chance. Carly wasn't even talking to him. He had tried. She said that what they did back then was wrong that she had changed. She said she owed it to Michael not to interfere with his getting to know AJ.

AJ had filled Michael's head with lies. Lies about him and what he had done. He was sure that AJ had lied to him. He didn't buy into that AJ had changed. So he had respectable friends and was seeing a woman. It didn't matter some apples were rotten to the core and if you didn't remove them from the bushel than they rotted the others as well. AJ had to be removed but Sonny had to bide his time. If Michael even suspected that he was involved then it would be over between them. He needed to wait until AJ showed his true colors. He was afraid though that AJ might need a little push.

Jason stood on his balcony. He missed his family. He missed Sam. But he didn't know what to do about Elizabeth. She had been part of his life for so long. He loved her. He loved Sam. He had to choose. Elizabeth had borne him a son. Sam had let that son get kidnapped. Elizabeth couldn't handle his lifestyle. Sam embraced it. Elizabeth had been hurt a lot. Sam had too. Elizabeth had moved on with AJ. Sam had moved on with McBain. He had seen them out earlier tonight. They were walking along the pier and talking like old friends. Jason had stuck around to watch them. It had broken his heart when she had seen Sam reach out to take McBain's hand. It had also broken his heart to see Elizabeth hugging and kissing his brother after the board meeting. Hadn't they realized they could be seen by everyone? AJ was throwing his affair with Elizabeth in his face. And Michael. AJ was spending a lot of time with Michael. Giving him a job at ELQ. Michael hadn't been by in ages. He used to come by everyday. Jason had to take control over his life. But which life did he want and who got hurt if he chose wrong?

Todd and Carly sat together on the couch in his suite. She told him about how things were going with Michael that he was talking to her again and that she wasn't interfering in his relationship with AJ. He said that was for the best. That she was showing that she was the bigger person. She told him about her encounter with Elizabeth. And that she hadn't realized that Elizabeth was seeing AJ. Todd asked if that mattered so much. Carly replied that it bothered her but she didn't know why, maybe it was her friendship with Jason. Maybe she was over protective of him and that she knew Jason would be hurt by his brother dating his ex. Maybe she was still trying to accept that she was a different person now. Todd held her hand and listened to her. They talked all night and made love until morning. He held her desperately. He knew that if she found out what he had done to Jason that this would all be over and he was falling hard for the damaged woman in his arms. He knew he had to do whatever it took to keep her from finding out about his involvement in the baby switch.

He walked into his apartment with a sense of relief and ease. It had been a long time but he knew what he wanted now. He knew what he had to do to get it. She would be mad sure. But she always forgave him. She always had. He was a little worried. But more than anything he was tired. He needed to catch up on a weeks worth of sleep Christmas was coming soon and he needed to get some things done before he saw her again.

He sat up high in his tower. He was the key to everything. He had all the information. And he knew how he was going to use it. He would keep himself out of trouble and find away to move all the pieces on the chess board. He heard her in the background. He hated her too. She had destroyed his chance at happiness but that was the price he had to pay for the things he had done. He would make up for everything. He would make the people who deserved it pay for their actions. Everyone though t he was an idiot that he had let himself get to this point. His mother, his grandfather, everything in his life had led him to this time. Christmas was coming and that is when he would begin. People had toyed with him his whole life. It was his turn. It was his turn to turn the tables on everyone. No one knew who he truly was. No one. He would have his redemption and then he would find her. The girl from his past that no one knew about. The girl Claudia had driven away. She had been sixteen when he last saw her. He had tried to move on. His thoughts drifted back. He thought he had been in love with a couple of people but he had been wrong. They paled in comparison to her memory. He would find her again.