Chapter 27
January 2002
Thank you to Trini12180 and Guest for your reviews. Your speculations about Elizabeth will be answered. Guest, thank you for the comments and confusion about the mixed-up chapters. I have gone back to correct the confusion. I hope you saw the changes.
Summary:
Everyone celebrates the New Year.
Luke and Laura consider remarrying before danger befalls Laura. They take a trip down memory lane to Beachers Corners. Jennifer Smith kidnaps Luke, leaving Laura to think Luke left her her. She returns to Port Charles, worrying about him.
Jax meets Courtney.
Sonny continues to pay Zander to watch over Carly, unaware of their tryst. Carly tries setting Zander up with blind dates to dissuade him away from her.
Skye sets her sights on Jax.
Courtney and Sonny struggle to navigate their relationship as brother and sister.
Carly's club is almost completed. Jax praised Carly for how the club was coming along, and she took him on a tour.
Rosco, Sorel's former right-hand man, arrives at PC looking for a power grab.
1/2/2002
Warning: Medical jargon may be triggering.
Jeff asks Elizabeth if she wants him to accompany her to Mercy. Elizabeth didn't want to use GH because everyone would find out what happened. "Dad, I would love for you to come with me, but I've asked Gail. I would like to have some comfort food when I get home. I'll tell you everything."
Gail Baldwin picks Elizabeth up from the Webber Home and drives her to Mercy. A nurse shows them to an exam room, instructs Elizabeth to disrobe from the waist down, and hands her an exam gown. A physician in her early thirties says, "Elizabeth, I'm Dr. Kim Nero. You can call me Kim. Would you mind if my med student assists?" Elizabeth shrugs, and Kelly Lee introduces herself.
Kim asks, "Are you ready?" Elizabeth nods and reaches for Gail's hand. "Elizabeth, please scoot down the table and place your feet in the stirrups." After Elizabeth's exam, Kim tells Elizabeth she can dress and meet them in her office.
Elizabeth knocks on Kim's door and enters. Kim says, "Elizabeth, your incisions are healing nicely. You can resume your job at Kelly's and your classes at PCU. I recommend waiting another month before any sexual activities. The records from Denver show they were able to repair the damage and, fortunately, saved your fallopian tubes. They gave you a shot of methotrexate (Trexall). Your blood test indicates your hCG levels have dropped. Your ectopic pregnancy should not be an issue in future pregnancies. You would need to have regular check-ups if you choose to have children. Gail squeezes Elizabeth's hand, and they both sigh in relief.
Elizabeth says, "Thank you, doctor." Gail drives Elizabeth home. Elizabeth updates her father on her check-up.
Jeff hugs his daughter. "Elizabeth, I'm sorry this happened to you. While I wish Jason had a different profession, he's shown more concern about you than Lucky. Lucky continues to act unstable. I hope Jason returns soon." He hands her a postcard from Jason. The card is blank except for her address. The front shows a picture of the pyramids.
Jeff says, "Sarah called. She's moving home. She got an internship at GH. She will start next month." Jeff sees his daughter's expression, "I thought you and Sarah were getting along."
"Dad, I love Sarah but prefer her in small doses. I've always felt overshadowed by her; now that she's a doctor, I feel even more inferior." Jeff hugs her and tries to reassure Elizabeth she has her own unique qualities.
1/5-31/2002
One by one, Port Charles finds Courtney is Sonny's sister. Alexis persuades Courtney to move in with her and Kristina so she can get to know her big brother better without actually living in his penthouse. As the New Year dawns, Ned and Kristina share their first kiss. Jax finds Skye on the terrace and wishes her a Happy New Year. Skye hopes he will kiss her.
Lucky went to see Helena and told her she won; thanks to her, he lost Elizabeth. She had erased his love for her, and he wanted her back.
At Luke's, AJ says, "Remember me?" Courtney tells him to get lost. She asks if he knew Janine did not sleep with Edward. He says yes. She tried to scam his grandfather, but Edward told Lila, and his grandmother told Janine she wasn't getting a dime from them.
Courtney and AJ drink water. Courtney admits to AJ she is underage. He tells her he is an alcoholic. Carly disrupts the pair. She says AJ is worthless and Courtney should stay away from him. AJ tells Courtney that Carly is the mother of his son and hates him.
Rosco approaches Sonny and Alexis's table. Sonny chases him off. He tells Alexis who Rosco is.
Rosco makes a play for Carly at her club, but Zander walks in and tells him to leave. After some veiled threats, he leaves, and Carly is shaken. The lights go off. Zander gets jumped by two men. They beat him up, and Carly turns on the lights after they leave. She runs to Zander just as the men return with a warning. Rosco wants money next time or else. She calls Sonny to warn him.
Carly tells her story. Sonny becomes troubled and tells her she should have taken the bodyguards. Carly explained that Zander was the one in danger, not her. Sonny acts to protect Zander.
At the pier, Zander apologizes to Elizabeth for his actions with AJ and hopes she will speak positively to Emily on his behalf. Elizabeth says he needs to convince Emily himself; it's not up to her to sway Emily to forgive him. She starts to walk away. Rosco arrives with his associates, and Elizabeth tries to leave. Rosco detains her, threatening that he will harm anyone who has a relationship with Zander. Lucky, in his search for Elizabeth, finds Rosco with a knife to her neck and throws him to the ground. He starts kicking Rosco in the stomach. Lucky appears to have the same killer instincts as when Helena controlled him. Lucky comments to Rosco that he doesn't have any manners. Sonny comes to the rescue with his men in time to chase off Rosco. He warns Rosco and tells him Alexis, Carly, Zander, Elizabeth, and Lucky are under his protection. Sonny asks Elizabeth if she is okay. She nods and thanks him for his concern. He tells Johnny to escort her home. Lucky offers, and Elizabeth agrees. Before leaving, Lucky asks if Sonny has everything under control. Sonny gave him his assurance and told Zander to stay put. He yells at Zander that he should never handle such things by himself.
Elizabeth is thankful Lucky was there but says nothing has changed. He asks her why she is staying at her fathers' and not the studio or even moving to Kelly's. Elizabeth says she will return to the studio soon and start classes next week. Lucky becomes emotional when he talks about hurting Elizabeth. He pleads with her. He asked what they could do to change things. She replied that it's better they remain friends.
At Kelly's, Sonny greets Courtney. She rises to take off her coat as Carly walks in, talking on her cell phone. The two collide, and Carly barks at her to watch out. Sonny steps up and tells Carly that Courtney is his sister. Sonny and Carly sit down, and he explains how she came into his life. Carly apologizes and offers to get to know her better. A lightbulb goes off in Carly's head. She thinks about using Courtney to get to AJ.
February 2002
Summary:
Sarah Webber returns to Port Charles.
Kristina told Sonny that Alexis loved him.
With Roy and Felecia's assistance, Laura rescues Luke from Jennifer Smith and prevents Jennifer from a shotgun wedding to Luke. Luke and Laura reunite.
Carly makes a point to befriend Courtney.
2/1-15/2002
Elizabeth observes Sarah talking with Lucky and Nikolas. Sarah spies her sister and hugs her."Lizzy, how are you?" Nikolas steps in and introduces Gia as his fiancée. They ask Sarah to update them on what she's been up to. She tells them she is in Port Charles to intern at GH. Elizabeth is uncomfortable with her sister being back in town. Gia picks up on her feelings and excuses the two. Gia asks Elizabeth why she doesn't like her sister. "I love my sister, more so when she lives in a different state," she laughs. "My sister is too perfect, and I'm threatened by it." She tells Gia about Sarah's last stint in Port Charles, where she had both Lucky and Nikolas wrapped around her finger.
Sarah interrupts the two and asks to speak with Elizabeth alone. "Lizzy, what happened with Lucky, and what were you doing with Jason when everyone thought Lucky was dead?"
"Sarah, I don't like being called Lizzy. I'm not ready to discuss Jason with you."
"I can wait. I want to apologize for not being around for you to confide in. With Emily gone, you need a female friend. I don't trust Gia. I want to be in your life again." They hug. Elizabeth doesn't tell her sister of Gia's past deeds. Later, Audrey, unaware that her praise of Sarah's accomplishments heightens Elzabeth's feelings of inadequacy, tells Elizabeth how proud she is of Sarah.
Gia lets Nikolas know that she is aware of his past with Sarah. They leave, and Nikolas assuages Gia's concerns about his ex-girlfriend being back in town. Gia feels threatened by Sarah when she spies Nikolas reconnecting with his old flame.
Gia has a few drinks and drives Elizabeth home. She runs a red light and gets into an accident, hitting a car driven by Courtney and sending Elizabeth to GH with severe internal injuries. Nikolas covers up her involvement and pays off witnesses. Taggert wants to blame Courtney but suspects his sister is not being truthful.
Jeff and Sarah arrived at GH to check on her sister. Sarah discovered Elizabeth's chest had blown a lung. Jeff paged Monica. Monica examined Elizabeth, confirmed Sarah's findings, and yelled for a chest tube. Gia was taken to her room, and she blasted Courtney for running the red light. Alexis called down to the police station and found that Courtney's blood/alcohol test was negative.
Sarah finds Lucky on the hospital roof. He asks her why Elizabeth doesn't love him anymore. "Sometimes things just happen with no explanation," she replies. Sarah's beeper interrupts them. Elizabeth is out of surgery. They find Amy, who says that Elizabeth came through the surgery but is still under the anesthetic. They wheel her to a room while Lucky whispers that he won't leave her.
Taggert tried to get a statement from Elizabeth, but it was impossible. She was about to tell him the story when Nikolas came in and pleaded with Taggert not to question her so soon. Then Gia ran into the room and asked how Elizabeth was doing. Taggert ordered everyone out so he could take the statement. Taggert met with everyone in the hallway and explained he was doing his job and trying to get to the truth about the accident. "One way or another, I will get to the truth about the accident, and if any of you are responsible, I won't look the other way."
Nikolas visits Elizabeth in her hospital room. He tries to influence her memories of the accident by telling her the version he wants her to remember: Courtney ran the red light, not Gia. Elizabeth says, "My memories of the accident are still fuzzy, but my few recollections do not match what you describe. I thought we were friends, Nikolas, but it seems you want me to blame Courtney."
Elizabeth tells Taggert she recalls everything that led up to the accident. Francis arrives with a note from Sonny. In it, Sonny says he is glad to hear that she is recovering and asks her to contact him if she needs anything. "Sounds like the works of a guilty party," Nikolas states. Gia agrees. Elizabeth writes a note back, thanking Sonny for his concern and asking if he hears from his friend to say she is okay.
Taggert asks Elizabeth if she is willing to put in her official statement to the PCPD that Courtney was the one who ran the red light. Elizabeth pauses, glares at Nikolas, and says, "No, it was Gia who ran the red light." Gia denies the claim and says Elizabeth is delusional. Elizabeth cries, "Damn you! Stop gaslighting me. I'm not surprised at you, Gia, but Nikolas, I thought you were my friend."
Sarah enters and adds, "I found out that Gia never had her blood alcohol tested. Nikolas told the ER nurse she had, and no one followed up." Lucky shoves his brother against the wall, and Taggert breaks them up before a fight occurs. Taggert brings his sister to the station, and Nikolas follows.
Zander and Carly share a steamy kiss. He breaks it off and apologizes to Carly. She asks him why he is apologizing. He says it's because they can never be more than friends; it would be disloyal to Sonny. Carly tells Zander she is not Sonny's wife anymore and is insulted that Zander sees her as Sonny's property. She mentions their previous fling; it was fun, so why not do it again? Zander begs off and says, "Another time."
2/15/2002
Carly calls Courtney and says she would like to be friends. She knows that Courtney has problems with her brother, and Carly wants to help. "Sonny and I may not be together now, but you are new in town, and he wants to be in your life. I'll help you however you want." Carly tries to plant seeds in Courtney's mind, saying AJ is not nice.
Courtney says, "I like him. He's treated me with respect."
"I've known AJ since 1996. He's an alcoholic and was drunk when I conceived Michael. He didn't remember what happened." Carly begins to string her version of lies about AJ. "He didn't know about Michael for more than a year. I feared for Michael's safety because AJ becomes belligerent when he drinks. He's threatened me and wanted to take Michael away from me. Sonny and my friend Jason made sure that didn't happen. AJ was drunk when he drove his brother into a tree." Carly embellishes and says, "Please don't tell AJ, but he secretly drinks, and Michael has told me AJ leaves him alone for hours and returns with a weird smell on his breath. I can't do anything about it because we have a shared custody agreement. Perhaps you could help me. If you can spend time with him, and if you see him drinking, that would invalidate the agreement, and I could get full custody."
"He's admitted he's an alcoholic, and I've never seen him drink."
"If he does, let me know. His family is controlling, and his grandfather uses Michael as a pawn. He plans on molding Michael to run ELQ. They are corporate raiders and are corrupt."
Courtney feels for Carly and worries that little Michael could be in danger. She promises Carly she will watch AJ and update her on his actions.
Elizabeth tells Lucky they both need to let go of the past and move on with their lives. Lucky asks Elizabeth to give him one more chance.
Sonny bitterly assures Carly he no longer cares how she spends her time or with whom.
2/15-28/2002
Courtney, seeing AJ with Michael, starts to believe Carly. Courtney is unaware that Carly has been feeding Michael false information about his father.
Elizabeth is getting better and will leave the hospital soon. Lucky asks Sarah to help him with a surprise for Elizabeth. He wants to cheer her up, so Sarah goes along with it. He asks Bobbie for help, too. Bobbie tries to discourage Lucky from his plans. Sarah tells Elizabeth she has to go for some X-rays and gets her out of the room. They return, and as Sarah wheels her back into the room, she says she doesn't know how the mistake happened. She thought she was scheduled for X-rays. Elizabeth sees Lucky and Bobbie and the transformed room into Greenwich Village with a table, flowers, food, etc. Bobbie sees the look on Elizabeth's face and tries to exit gracefully. Elizabeth grabs Bobbie's arm and asks her to take her to her father's office. Sarah wants to know what the hell happened. Lucky looks crestfallen.
At AJ's hotel suite, AJ admitted to Courtney that he perhaps should have waited for a better time to let her know the depth of his feelings for her, but it was out. "I've fallen in love with you; I want to see where it goes. The feelings I have for you are real."
Courtney smiles and thinks, "Carly will love that their scheme is working."
March 2002
Summary:
Luke and Laura return from their adventure with plans to remarry.
Carly's new club, "Club 101," is a success.
Gia worries.
Sarah confronted Nikolas and said Gia had been drinking when she'd gotten behind the wheel of the car that caused the accident that had injured her sister. Nikolas tried to manipulate Sarah, saying Liz had been struggling with a lot of deep and serious emotional issues while Sarah was off chasing her dream of becoming a doctor. Sarah said, "Fuck off. Don't attack my sister's mental health. You may think I don't know what she's suffered, but I do. You, Lucky, and his family are responsible for Elizabeth's stress. Don't deflect placing the blame on Liz when the blame is on your girlfriend. I've made my statement, and your money will not solve it."
Gia was worried about Marcus's wrath.
Alexis tried to reach Sonny and give him some peace about Courtney. Alexis explained to Sonny that it would be best to let Courtney be with AJ and realize on her own that he is not the person he claims to be. Alexis says, "AJ is acting like the guy that Courtney wished her brother would be. You have to let Courtney handle her own life." Sonny disagreed. While he and AJ have co-existed, he would not be a choice for his sister if he had his say. He would be understanding, but because of the shit Carly has done to AJ, Sonny worries AJ may be planning revenge and manipulating Courtney.
Carly tells Sonny not to worry about his sister and AJ. Sonny wonders if Carly has something planned that will cause problems for him.
April 2002
Summary:
Elizabeth wants peace and declines to press charges.
Elizabeth hopes the brothers can reconnect.
Lucky and Sarah discover feelings for each other.
Helena escapes and is re-captured.
For Nikolas, Elizabeth declined to press charges against Gia. Since no blood alcohol test was given, they could not prove she was drunk when she ran the red light. Gia was given community service and paid restitution.
Helena had escaped and blackmailed Gia and Nikolas.
Elizabeth found Lucky on the docks looking out toward Wyndemere. They spoke about losing Nikolas to the Cassadines. She told him to stop and not say things like that. Lucky asked if she was protecting Nikolas. She said, "No, but it takes too much energy to be angry all the time with Nikolas; it's not worth it. Things have a way of catching up to you."
At Luke's, Taggert cornered Liz, told her he knew Gia had run the red light, and apologized. He blamed Nikolas for Gia's recent behavior, but Elizabeth reminded him of how Gia came to Port Charles - blackmailing Emily, actions during the Deception campaign, etc. Taggert asks Elizabeth to try to help Gia, but she tells him it would be unsuccessful since Gia is in love with Nikolas. "I would be the last person Gia would listen to. Detective, I dropped the charges, but Gia has treated me poorly. I hope her community service teaches her something."
AJ invites Courtney for a trip away from Port Charles. They get intimate. Courtney needs comfort from AJ and distance from her brother. She wants to please her new friend and supporter, Carly. Carly has convinced Courtney that manipulation of AJ is the only way to get her son back. Sonny discovers where Courtney is and finds her in a hotel suite with AJ. AJ leads Sonny to the balcony to discuss the situation, and Alexis tries but fails to calm Courtney.
Sonny says, "AJ, I appreciate your generosity with the custody agreement, letting me see Michael even though I'm not with Carly; however, I do not like seeing you with my sister. Your family would devour her. She's young and innocent."
"Sonny, I love your sister. I will do everything in my power to protect her from my grandfather."
Sonny and AJ return inside. Courtney walks to AJ and warps her arm around his waist. "Sonny, please accept AJ in my life. We are family now. We got married this morning."
Sonny and Alexis are speechless.
Q' Residence"
Ned hugged Courtney and welcomed her to the family. He told AJ that he had made a big mistake but would support him over Sonny. Alexis told Sonny that the marriage wouldn't last.
Jake's:
Luke and company were celebrating Helena's re-capture and going to jail.
Lucky was having a drink when Sarah found him. He said he was going through something she wouldn't understand. She said she understood more than he thought. She ran out, and he followed her. They ended up kissing.
Gia walks to Jake's, only to find Lucky and Sarah kissing in the back. Gia was astonished and walked back to find Nikolas. Gia said she saw Lucky and Sarah kissing. She enters Kelly's and tells Elizabeth what she saw at Jake's.
Elizabeth finished her first shift back at Kelly's since her injury. She heads to Jake's and sees Lucky and Sarah hugging.
On the docks, Elizabeth told Zander about the situation with Lucky and Sarah. She was humiliated that Gia was the one who told her about it. "It's not like I want to be with Lucky now, but Sarah makes me feel inferior. We compete against each other, and I lose most of the time."
She said that years ago, she had worked so hard to get Lucky to notice her, even though he had a huge crush on her sister, Sarah. Zander tried to console Liz, but she pushed his "pity" away. It was bittersweet for her, but she was clear and somewhat "relieved" about one thing ... she and Lucky were "done.
Elizabeth finds Lucky and Sarah and says, "Gia told me about your kiss, and I saw you hugging. I can see a connection between you. While seeing you with my sister is weird, it's not my place to judge. Lucky, I've told you I only wanted friendship. I've moved on; you should, too. Please don't feel guilty."
The newlyweds returned home to a shocked family. AJ told them he was taking Edward up on his offer to move into the mansion.
Sonny and Alexis have sex. Carly arrives to give Sonny the birthday card that Michael made for him. She enters the PH and calls for Sonny. After no answer, Carly moves towards the stairs and climbs them. She hears noises from the bedroom and sees Sonny and Alexis in each other's arms.
Carly is speechless when she enters Sonny's room and finds him and Alexis in bed together. She quietly backs out of the room. Wounded by her discovery, she arrives at Zander's. Finding him asleep, she crawls into bed with him and wakes him with a kiss. Zander stops her and asks if she is over Sonny. Breathlessly, she says she's over a lot of things and pulls him into another kiss. "We've done this before, and we can do it again. The two begin to make love. The passion is shattered when Carly murmurs, "Sonny has Alexis; now I have you." Zander accuses Carly of using him as a replacement for Sonny.
Courtney asks AJ if he's sorry he married her. He tells her no, of course not.
Carly's car crashes into a lake, and divers pull the vehicle out. Family and friends worry about her survival. At the site of the accident, Bobbie, Sonny, Jax, and Zander hope that Carly is alive. Officer Garcia tried to give the facts in the best way but also mentioned that he did not want to give any false hope. Bobbie and Sonny interjected that Carly is still alive; she is a fighter waiting for us to help her.
4/30/2002
Courtney comes to the penthouse to wish her brother a happy birthday. She is unaware of Carly's situation.
May 2002-
Jason Returns.
More drama.
