A/n: Alina Belov is an original character of mine played by Courtney Hope, she's Russian and is a love interest for Ethan Lovett. Ethan and Alina met when they were teenagers. Happy reading!/

Ethan's POV

I couldn't believe she was actually here, in Port Charles. Alina Belov had been the object of my affection since I was eighteen years old, always playing hard to get. I walked into Crimson magazine, immediately spotting my sister putting some papers into a manilla folder.

"She's at a shoot, lover boy." Lulu Spencer says, without looking up.

'Huh?" Ethan asked.

'Alina. The object of your affection. Your lover. Blah blah blah." Lulu and Johnny had a whole conversation about Ethan and Alana mere minutes ago.

"You two back together?" Ethan raised a brow, two could play at that game.

"Maybe, maybe not." Lulu shrugged.

"When is Alina going to be free?" Ethan sighed.

"Do I look like your girlfriend's keeper?" Lulu scoffed, putting her hands on her hips.

"Would you get off your sister's case?" Johnny Zacchara walked from the elevator to where Ethan stood.

"You know what? I'll come back later. Can you at least tell her I came by?" Ethan huffed, not in the mood to argue.

"Roger that." Lulu saluted him as she sat in her chair, propping her legs on her desk and crossing her ankles.

"Thanks." Ethan mutters, heading for the elevator.

Lulu's POV

"The things I could do between those legs." Johnny smirked at me, slowly walking over to my desk.

"I'm stopping by your place tonight, after I finish my errands with Lana. I told her that I'd look at apartment's with her. Do you know of some? I know you have connections that I don't." Lulu ran a hand through her hair, glancing at Johnny.

"I can come along, I really don't have anything to do." Johnny shrugged.

"You're distracting me." Lulu slowly smirked, knowing he wasn't leaving anytime soon.

"Relax, Kate loves me. I'm sure she won't mind." Johnny had missed her, that's for sure.

"Well, my boss hates me. You're enjoying this. Aren't you?"Lulu couldn't deny that she was getting turned on.

"Why ask answers to questions you already know? You're smarter than that, Lulu." Johnny had missed their game of cat and mouse.

"You're annoying." Lulu mutters with a roll of her eyes.

"Lulu, I have a proposition for you." Kate Howard waltzed out of her office.

"Yes?" Lulu asked, almost afraid of what her boss had in mind.

"With all the buzz Crimson is getting lately, their doing a red carpet event right here in Port Charles! I want you to represent Crimson. Please, try to have someone on your arm with prestige. Don't embarrass me." Kate sighed, anxiety piling on top of her.

"Hello Miss Howard, how nice to see you again." Johnny stood up and walked over to her, extending his hand.

"Johnny! How nice to see you again!" Kate shakes his hand.

"I think you'll be seeing me a lot more, because Lulu and I are seeing each other again. I would be honored to escort Lulu at this event. That is, if Lulu will have me." Johnny kept a light smile on his face, trying to be professional.

"You want me? I don't know if I'm the best choice." Lulu admitted, thrown for a loop.

"I know but, with Maxie moving to Paris you are the best choice. Please do this for me." Kate pleaded, crimson really needed this.

"Alright, I'll do it. I just want you to know, I'm not happy about it." Lulu wasn't a fan of the public, this was much more Maxie's style.

"Noted." Kate said, before walking into her office.

"If you kiss any models, I will fuck you up." Lulu warned him.

"To be fair I didn't miss any models, I kissed Maxie. Which I know, is worse.' Johnny sighed, wincing as he remembers the night he decided to step out on Lulu.

"Oh, that's so much better. Anyway, I want to focus on what the hell I'm going to wear.' Lulu liked to joke about the past, because it was the way she coped with everything.

"You'll look beautiful no matter what you wear." Johnny says, before leaning down to give her a kiss.

Alina's POV

I'd just gotten done with a bathing suit photoshoot from Crimson Magazine, I walked into the office to see Lulu was still at work tapping away on her computer.

"Hey." I called out to her, even though I had t lived in Russia since I was sixteen my accent was still thick.

"Oh, hey! How did everything go? By the way, your lover stopped by."Lulu sighed, fatigued.

"It was okay, oh did he? Maybe I'll stop by and see him. You look tired, you should get some rest. You've been here for at least twelve hours." I looked at her concerned, she had her elbow propped up on the desk holding her head.

"Ethan stopped by, yeah. I am, but since Maxie and Spinelli went to live in Paris...all of Maxie's work has been passed down to me. Until we find a replacement for Maxie, I have to do my work plus her work." Lulu sighed, a little drowsy.

"Maybe I can help, I'm not doing anything." I offered.

"It's okay, I'm getting a raise. I hope we find someone soon though, because my energy levels have been insanely low." Lulu didn't want her to have to help, it was Lulu's job. At that moment Johnny walked off the elevator iced coffee in one hand, and a bag of food in the other.

"I got you something to eat, and I figured coffee wouldn't hurt." Johnny smiled kissing the top of her head.

"Thank you, boyfriend." She gives an exhausted chuckle, placing the coffee and food on her desk before going to the bathroom.

"Is she going to be okay?" Alina asked.

"Lulu...works herself to death. I mean, she hates this place. I figured she would leave when Maxie left. Hell, I would have. Lu is exhausting herself but, what can I say? Lulu's just trying to make a living. I just hate seeing this place drowning the life out of her. You know? This has never been her scene." Johnny thought that Lulu should do something that made her happy.

"I can tell, at least she has you. Had Ethan said anything about me? Lulu said he came by.' Alina changed the subject, curiosity piquing at her.

'Ethan wants you two to be together. I'm not gonna lie to you." Johnny was never the type to beat around the bush.

Ethan's POV

There was a light knock on the door, with a grunt I opened it smirking once I saw who was on the other side.

"To what do I owe this pleasure, little red?"