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  1. SoapQueen89
    SONBC ANNOUNCES PREMISE FOR "PORT CHARLES: AFTER MIDNIGHT"NETWORKS FIRST PRIMETIME DRAMA BEGAN PRODUCTION JUNE 22
    PREMIERES IN LATE JULY

    Series Reveals What Happens With “Port Charles'” Favorite Characters




    Manhattan, NY – (July 7, 2007) – Jennifer Snyder, Head Writer of "WICKED" and Consulting Producer/Associate HW of Port Charles: End Game, announced a 'first ever' will be brought to SONBC. In collaboration with Ryan Chandler, Executive Producer and Co-Head Writer of "Port Charles," the two talents will write and produce Port Charles: After Midnight, a night time spinoff of the SONBC Nominated "Port Charles."

    "Port Charles: After Midnight" will mainly focus on the lives of doctors and nurses at General Hospital as they encounter one crisis after another while working in the ER. In addition, there will be some non-hospital players involved as well. “My idea for the night time spin off will deal mainly with the hospital and the staff who encounter many challenges as they try to work together to save lives. Friendships between the new doctors and nurses will form as some of the cast of "Port Charles" will become entangled in the storylines on After Midnight,” states PC:AM Head Writer, Jennifer Snyder.

    “We will also be bringing back history as we re-introduce to the viewers The Nurses Ball. As history returns, so does the tradition of Lucy Coe spearheading the plans for the huge extravaganza. We are excited about bringing back the Ball, and we know the fans have missed it immensely.”

    “The plans for the first season have already been laid out, and you can expect to see many After Midnight characters appearing on Port Charles," says Ryan Chandler. "We have some great surprises set up for viewers, as well as some casting choices that will make you all quite happy."

    "Port Charles: After Midnight" will be a weekly episode, but episodes could appear more than once a week, as needed. If more than one episode is set to appear, an announcement will be made following an episode of Port Charles,” Chandler says. “Since PC: After Midnight is prime time soap, Jennifer and I can push the envelope and give After Midnight a racier and sexier edge. If you think Port Charles is hot, wait till you see After Midnight.”

    “Port Charles: After Midnight” began production on Friday, June 22 and will premiere Friday, July 27. Jennifer Snyder, consulting producer/associate head writer for "Port Charles" and Ryan Chandler, head writer & executive producer, "Port Charles'" will write and executive produce "Port Charles: After Midnight".

    Expect a cast announcement to be made shortly.
  2. SoapQueen89
    BACKGROUND

    Ric Lansing and his half brother, Sonny Corinthos had been raised by two different fathers, yet grew up in the same business ... the dangerous business of the mob. Both families were in deep and the two brothers learned the business as youngsters. Without knowing each other, the two finally met and were reunited long after they were of age. When Ric turned 18, his father Trevor dealt him into the business as an enforcer. Ric soon learned the business aspect of the family as he grew older and he removed himself from the violence end of it. When Ric turned 30, his father transferred most of the business accounts over to him, leaving Trevor with only a few shares of stock, but enough control out vote Ric if need be. Sonny, on the other hand, was raised with an abusive father who did business in the most violent way. Bloodshed was a daily occurrence for Sonny and his family, he learned at an early age to be hard and to never back down from anyone.

    When Ric found out about his step brother, he moved his entire organization to Port Charles and joined Sonny. The two of them had built the largest organization and retained the entire East Coast. Those whose organizations were against them, fought hard for many years to take over Ric and Sonny's territory. Leaving destruction and death in their wake. Always in danger, the two had a difficult time keeping their families safe from the threats of rivaling families.

    Alexis Davis was an aspiring attorney in Port Charles, when Ric Lansing came to town. It wasn't long before she was smitten with the man, he literally swept her off her feet. They were married and soon had a their first child, Kristina, named after Alexis's sister. Alexis came from the distinguished family of Cassadines, a family rich in history in the town of Port Charles, she was a descendent of royalty ... Russian royalty. Her family was made up of murder, blackmail, and adultery, not a far stretch from the life that Ric had grown up with.

    The two of them happily married and living in a penthouse at Harborview Towers, while Sonny and his family lived just outside of town on a 5 acre estate called Greystone. The two brothers ran their businesses with a strong hand and without much resistance from law enforcement .... that is until Federal Prosecutor John Durant came to town a few years ago. Durant had a reputation for taking down the mobsters he was after and it became his mission in life to take out Ric and Sonny.

    Kristina had just turned 3 years old and Alexis found out she was pregnant again. Baby Emma was born amidst the dangerous life of mob, and she brought even more happiness to Ric and Alexis. Three months had passed and all was quiet, until news spread of Sonny's hardships with his family. Sonny became vulnerable and those who were wanting his territory came after it.

    Will the new threat to their territory mean the end of Ric and Sonny's business? Or will the help of an unexpected ally help them to keep it?


    CHARACTERS

    Ric Lansing - Brother of Sonny Corinthos, and major mob boss of Port Charles
    Alexis Davis Lansing - Wife of Ric Lansing and mother of their two children, also Port Charles DA
    Sonny Corinthos - Brother of Ric Lansing, and major mob boss of Port Charles, he & Ric are share territory
    Carly Corinthos - Wife of Sonny Corinthos, owner of the Metro-Court Hotel
    Jason Morgan - Sonny's right hand man and enforcer
    John Durant - Federal Prosecutor, father of Carly Corinthos
    Lorenzo Alcazar - Mob rival of Sonny and Ric, owns territory on the waterfront
    Faith Roscoe - Mob rival of Sonny and Ric, looking to gain their territory
    Detective Zander Smith - Detective for the Miami-Dade Police Department, friends of Alexis'
    Emily Smith - Zander's wife, best friends with Elizabeth Webber
  3. SoapQueen89
    *Disclaimer - Love scene ahead - and I tried my best to keep it as clean as possible.*

    The rain pounded hard against the glass windows, and lightning cracked as it hit somewhere across town. Ric Lansing found himself sitting in the plush chair in their master suite not being able to sleep. It was one of many nights these past few weeks he had not been able to sleep a whole night through, it was like clockwork. He removed himself from the queen sized bed so his wife, Alexis could sleep in peace. He looked over at the bed and she was so peaceful, he hoped she was dreaming good dreams about he and the kids, not about the dangers that surrounded them.

    The thunder rolled across the sky as he sat with a glass of bourbon in his hand contemplating the next move his brother Sonny would make against the newest enemy who wanted their territory. That too was like clockwork, there wasn't a moment of peace for their families, never would be he guessed. When one is in as deep as the two of them were, it would be impossible to leave the business. His head jerked towards the bed as he heard Alexis stir. He went to her when she called out his name, she feeling he wasn't beside her, she quickly worried where he had gone. He sat down on the bed and she reached for him.

    "Is there anything I can do?" she asked, her eyes still closed but awake.

    "Shhh ...I didn't mean to wake you, go back to sleep..." he replied as he set his glass down on the nightstand.

    She opened her eyes to see the worry on his face and propped herself up on her elbow, reaching for him with her hand. She caressed his face and he leaned into the touch. He saw the concern for him come across her face as he leaned down and kissed her lips.

    "I'll be okay ..... don't worry."

    "But I do worry about you Ric. I worry all the time."

    "I'm sorry. I guess sometimes I forget how this life effects you." he replied as he pulled her into an embrace.

    "I guess it would do no good asking you to leave the business so we can have a somewhat normal life?"

    "Alexis, you know that isn't ever going to happen. I can't leave the business, not now .... I've been in this business far too long to get out. There are people who will come after me even if I do leave. This is who I am, this is my family and what we are. I cannot change that, even though I wish many times I could." Ric explained as he got up from the bed and walked towards the window.

    "You know I shouldn't of said anything. I married you knowing full well what the life entailed, but I love you Ric .... and I worry about you." Alexis grabbed her silk robe and climbed out of bed. She went to him and wrapped her arms around his waist, looking out across the city over his shoulder.

    As the storm came down on Port Charles, it was another sleepless night for Ric and Alexis. He sat down on the plush chair, she eased down onto his lap, he holding on to her waist. They watched the lightning light up the midnight sky as the rain came down hard and pounded against the windows.

    "I love you so much, Alexis. I swear I won't let anything happen to you or the children."

    "I know .... I love you too." she replied as his head lay gently on the soft skin of her chest, he felt her heartbeat against his ear and it was the most soothing sound he had ever heard.

    She sat cradled in his arms for a while as they sat in the darkness of their master suite. It was the most secure she had felt in a long time. She knew he wouldn't let anything happen to her or the children, it was just sometimes she wished they could go away and leave everything behind. Ric had been involved with the violence of the mob for so long, he grew up in the business, and she knew that no matter how far they'd go to escape it, it would find them. There was no way out .... not anymore.

    Alexis got up off his lap and leaned down to kiss him goodnight. "Come to bed ...." she said as she reached for his hand. He noticed the look in her eye and conceded. He took her hand and he followed her back to the silk sheets of their queen sized bed. She climbed in and he after her. He laid next to her, his arms wrapped around her tight. It was the most comforting feeling she could ever know. Being in the arms of her husband she fell asleep quickly, while he laid awake still worried about the threat that was lurking in the darkness of the city. He guessed he would never feel completely safe but he would always make sure she did. He'd lay down his life for her and the children, and no one was going to take them from him.

    ---------------------------------------------------

    Alexis heard the cries of their youngest child, and climbed out of bed hoping not to wake Ric who was finally sleeping peacefully. She wrapped herself up in her silk robe and patted her way to the nursery. Screams from the baby could be heard throughout the penthouse as Alexis opened up the door to find the 3 month old child crying in her crib. She quickly picked up the child and held her close hoping to comfort the tears away.

    "Shh ... it's okay ... Mommy's here." Alexis said soothingly and it seemed to quiet down the baby.

    Alexis wiped the baby's tears from it's cheeks and kissed her softly. "We don't want to wake Daddy, do we?" Alexis changed the baby from her jammies to a day outfit and got her ready for the day. The sun barely above the horizon, Alexis cradled the baby in her arms and started down the stairs, but not before she heard little footsteps coming up behind her.

    "Wait for me, Mommy....." Kristina said as she came scurrying down the hallway in her pink fuzzy footed pajamas towards Alexis.

    "What are you doing out of bed so early? The sun is barely up, sweetie." Alexis said to the 4 year old.

    "Emma got me up, she cries so loud, Mommy." Alexis giggled at her child's remark.

    "Come on, let's get some breakfast."

    As Alexis reached the bottom of the stairs, Viola was there waiting for her and took Kristina by the hand. "You too, huh?" Alexis giggled as Viola yawned. "I can say this, Emma surely has a good set of lungs on her ...." Viola replied. Alexis laughed ... "I wonder where she gets those from..."

    Alexis holding Emma in her arms as she sat down at the kitchen table, and Viola lifted Kristina into her highchair. As Viola went to start making Kristina's pancakes, Alexis opened up her silk robe for Emma. The baby didn't waste a second to find nourishment as she quickly began suckling on Alexis's nipple.

    "I take it, Mr. Lansing is still sleeping?" Viola asked as she poured the pancake mix into the hot pan on the stove.

    "Yeah, he had a rough night again. Hopefully he can get some sleep this morning without interruption." Alexis said as she looked towards Kristina, implying it was her who needed to let Daddy sleep in.

    Kristina noticed her mother's look towards her and lifted her hands up and said ..."What?"

    "You know what ... you need to let Daddy sleep this morning, okay?"

    "'kay I promise." Kristina replied as she looked over her shoulder to see where her breakfast was.

    Viola flipped Kristina's pancake on a plate and walked it over to her. She sat it down in front of her and Kristina licked her lips. "Mmmm... pancake..." she replied as her eyes devoured the large pancake in front of her. Viola handed her a fork to use. Kristina was just getting the hang of using the large utensil as she bobbled around with it in her tiny hand.

    "Here, let me do that ..." Viola said as she cut up Kristina's pancake and fed her the first piece.

    Alexis removed Emma's mouth from the nipple and draped a cloth over her shoulder. She lifted the baby from her arm and rested her against the cloth. Alexis closed her robe and began to pat Emma's back as Viola brought her first cup of coffee to her. Alexis smiled a thank you to her and sat keeping a watchful eye on Kristina eating her breakfast.

    Alexis left Emma with Viola and Kristina as she went back upstairs to get dressed and to check in on her husband. She walked into the master suite and heard the water running in the bathroom, the bed empty. She closed the door and went to her closet to find something comfortable to wear. She was still on maternity leave from the DA's office, so there was no need for those power suits that hung next to her blue jeans .... at least for now. As she pulled out a pair of jeans and a sweater to match, Ric emerged from the bathroom, a towel wrapped around his waist and the water beads dripping from his chiseled body. He not noticing she was in the room, he was taken by surprised when she pulled the towel from his waist, leaving him wearing nothing but the stream of water that drizzled down the front of his chest.

    "Hey .... gimme that back .." he said as he tried pulling the towel from her, and drawing her to him. As he did, her body slamming against him, her arms quickly wrapped around his neck and she planted a morning kiss on his lips.

    As she held onto him, his hands went to untie the robe she was still wearing. It fell open, her soft skin lay upon his as the kiss became deeper and more passionate. Moans of pleasure escaped her as he backed up towards the bed, she falling gently on top of him as he laid down. As he moved his body up against the pillows, she followed with a hungry look in her eyes, and devoured him as she moved up along his body. An excitement came over him as he felt her body rub against him and he removed her silk robe revealing her shapely figure to him. His hands caressed her as they became one with each other. He reached up and kissed her mid-drif, leaving kisses against her soft supple skin. He scooped her up in his arms, she sitting atop of him, her legs wrapped around his waist, she felt them become one again. He felt her muscles contract against him, as he moved in and out. He took her hands in his and held her arms over her head as he thrust hard in a rhythmic motion. Whimpers of pleasure escaped her lips as her hands tightened around his, as they went over the edge, together, into ecstasy. Her tongue moistened her lips as she tried to catch her breath and she fell relaxed beside him.

    She draped her arm across his chest and their eyes met .... "Hungry for breakfast?" she said as his hand brushed back the hair from her face. "Not anymore .... you're all that I hunger for." he smiled. He leaned down and kissed her softly. They lay together for a few more minutes, till she realized what time it was.

    "I have to get ready .... " she said as she quickly got up from where she was laying and put her robe back on.

    "Why, where do you have to go today?" he asked as he watched her walk towards the bathroom.

    "No where really, but Kristina and Emma are downstairs with Viola eating breakfast. I need to make myself look presentable to the children. I can't go back down there looking like this, can I?" she replied as she pulled her robe closed and scurried into the bathroom.

    Ric climbed out of bed and got himself dressed. As Alexis showered, he left the bedroom and headed down stairs, dressed in his dark navy suit ready to do business. As he walked into the kitchen, Viola handed him a cup of coffee with one hand as she cradled Emma against her. Kristina was still sitting in her highchair and her face lit up as she saw her Daddy for the first time that morning.

    "Hi Daddy .." she said as Ric went to her and gave her a morning kiss.

    "Morning sweetie ...."

    "Where's Mommy?" she asked as Ric sat down at the kitchen table and unfolded the morning paper.

    "Mommy's in the shower, she'll be down in a minute."

    Ric's expression changed as he read the morning headlines on the front page of the newspaper.

    "Mob shootout leaves two dead" the headline read and Ric read further in disbelief. He hadn't heard about last night's altercation and was upset that he wasn't kept informed.

    He quickly got up from the table and rushed to his study, he needed to find out more about what happened last night and why the men who worked for him hadn't called to tell him about it. He picked up the phone and dialed.

    "We need a meeting this morning about last night ..... you better be here within the hour!"

    He slammed down the phone and fell back into the leather high back desk chair. As soon as he did, the phone rang and he answered it.

    "Lansing ..."

    "I hope you have a handle on last night's situation?!" Sonny replied.

    "I already have a meeting set up within the hour." Ric replied.

    "You didn't know about this?"

    "Of course I didn't know, I read it in this morning's newspaper."

    "I know I didn't order this, and if you didn't order it either, then we have another one to contend with, Ric ..."

    "Sonny, be here within the hour and we can discuss it further."

    "I'll be there." Sonny replied.

    Ric hung up the phone and went out into the living room and called for Marcus. The bodyguard opened up the door and acknowledged his presence.

    "I need you to gather the men .... I'm calling them all in right now!"

    "Yes, sir." Marcus replied and went to do what was ordered.

    "Dammit!" Ric yelled out of frustration as Alexis came down the stairs.

    "What happened?" she asked as he composed himself in front of her.

    "You and Viola need to take the children out for a little while, okay?"

    "Okay, but ..."

    "Don't ask questions ... just do it. Take Greg with you." Ric replied and pulled her to him into an embrace.

    "Is it something I should know about?"

    "No ....nothing I can't handle. It's going to be fine, I just need to have some private time for a meeting."

    "Something went down last night, didn't it?" she asked as worry overcame her.

    "Yeah something did happen last night, but Sonny and I are going to handle it." Ric replied and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Don't worry...."

    She walked away from him .... "Fat chance on that..." she said under breath as she headed towards the kitchen. He watched her walk away and quickly turned his attention back on to the situation at hand.

    ----------------------------------------------

    Viola handed Emma back to Alexis and then lifted Kristina out of the high chair. She quickly ran passed Alexis and into the living room where Ric was pacing back and forth contemplating on what their next move would be.

    "Morning Daddy .." Kristina said as she clung onto Ric's leg.

    "Morning again sweetheart ..." he replied with a smile and lifted her up into his arms.

    "Daddy .... what's wrong?" the toddler asked when she sensed something was not right with Ric.

    "Nothing for you to worry about, okay." he replied as Alexis and Viola emerged with Emma from the kitchen.

    He gave her a kiss on the cheek and smiled. "Come on sweetheart, let's go get you out of those jammies." Alexis said as Ric left Kristina down. Viola took Kristina by her hand and led her up the steps towards her bedroom as Alexis went to Ric once again.

    He leaned down and softly kissed the top of Emma's head, then kissed Alexis. "I love you ...." he said as she caressed his jaw with her free hand. "We love you too..." she replied then walked away from him and headed up the stairs.

    He watched her climb the stairs and said a promise to himself never to allow anything to happen to the ones he loved more than life itself. His family meant everything to him and he would protect them at all costs. Danger was knocking on the door now, and he would fight like hell to keep it from coming inside and taking what was his. Ric knew the war had escalated after the shootout last night and he hoped all the protection he could provide was enough to keep the ones he loved safe from the danger.
  4. SoapQueen89
    The long black limo turned off the main road and onto a dirt drive lined on both sides with dense forest. Alexis, Viola, and the children sat in the back seat for the last hour awaiting their arrival at their final destination. Ric promised her he would be at the cabin later that night after he dealt with some business regarding the new threat that was in town. Derek pulled the limo up to the cabin that sat deep in the woods, away from every one and every thing back in Port Charles. Mario and Davis helped Alexis and Viola with their bags as they all walked up towards the log cabin. Kristina stopping at the bottom of the stairs to the porch and smelled the colorful flowers that outlined the covered front porch. Mario took the keys to the cabin out of his pocket and opened up the door for it's guests.

    Alexis with Emma in her arms walked into the rustic cabin as Viola walked in with Kristina, Mario and Davis set down their bags by the door and closed the door behind them. Alexis explored the kitchen while Kristina ran upstairs to see which room was going to be hers. Viola chased after her and Davis followed. Mario stood in the foyer as Alexis walked from room to room taking in every inch of her new home.

    "Everything should be ready for you, Mrs. Lansing." Mario said to Alexis as she passed by him.

    "Thank you, Mario. I think we'll be fine."

    "Davis and I will be here for the duration. If you need anything, just call us." he said as Davis came back down the stairs with Kristina in his arms.

    "We're going to have to keep a special eye on this one." Davis laughed and Kristina giggled.

    "Put me down!" Kristina wiggled away from him and jumped from his arms to the floor.

    "Thanks Davis." Alexis replied as the two guards stepped outside onto the front porch.

    "Viola!" Alexis called from the bottom of the stairs.

    "Yes, maam .."

    "I assume one of the bedrooms is set up for Emma?"

    "Yes, Mr. Lansing thought of everything."

    "I'm sure he did. Could you watch Kristina while I put Emma down for her nap?"

    Viola came down the stairs and took Kristina's hand. "Sure .... "

    "I shouldn't be long. If Daddy thought of everything, I'm sure he thought of the chocolate chip cookies you like so much." Alexis said to Kristina and she took off towards the kitchen.

    "You said those magic words again, Alexis." Viola giggled and went after Kristina.

    Alexis headed up the stairs to the nursery to put Emma down for her nap. As she turned the corner to go down the hallway, she noticed the master suite's door was ajar. She pushed it open with her foot and stepped inside. There were rose petals sprawled across the king sized canopy bed, a bottle of wine sitting on the dresser with two crystal glasses waiting for her and Ric. Her eyes widened as she noticed the gift box sitting on the chair in the corner, and she couldn't resist taking a peek at what he bought her. Emma wiggled in her arms and she decided to put the baby down before exploring the rest of what was waiting for her.

    She closed the door behind her and walked down to the end of the hall to the nursery. She opened the door and was taken back by what was waiting there for her. The room was decorated in a delicate pink with a rocker in the corner, and a mahogany crib just waiting to hold Emma. She placed the baby gently in the middle of the crib, hoping not to wake her, she covered her with the pink blanket that was draped over the railing. She snuck quietly out of the room and closed the door. She then scurried back to the master suite to see what else her sweet husband had waiting for her. Before she even reached the bedroom, Kristina came running down the hall towards her with chocolate fingers ready to grab her.

    "Mommy, are you coming down for some cookies?"

    "You going to show me the way?" Alexis asked and the toddler took her hand.

    Alexis followed her daughter but still keeping her eye on the master suite as long as she could before reaching the bottom of the stairs. "Hurry up, Mommy...."

    Alexis looked back up the stairs before turning towards the kitchen and following Kristina to the cookies. "I hope you saved some for me?" Alexis smiled as she sat down at the table with Viola and Kristina.

    The afternoon passed fairly quickly as Kristina was entertained by the cartoons on the television and Viola had brought along those romance novels she likes to read so much. Alexis of course, sat and worried about her husband and hoped everything was going okay back in town. She sipped the tea Viola had made for her as she sat and watched out the window just waiting for Ric to arrive.

    "He'll be here, Alexis ...." Viola spoke up as she saw Alexis watching for Ric.

    "I know, I'm just ...."

    "Worried ..." Viola finished Alexis's thought.

    "It shows, huh?"

    "Yeah it's quite obvious." Viola replied as she laid down the book she was reading.

    "You're right, he'll be here." Alexis replied as she looked once again at the clock that sat on the mantle of the fireplace.

    The darkness began to fall upon the log cabin and Alexis worries overcame her as she began to pace the hard wooden floors. Viola was in the kitchen making dinner as a black limo pulled up in front of the cabin. Alexis didn't hesitate as she went out onto the front porch thankful he was there with her now. Almost knocking him over as she took him into her arms and embraced him.

    "It's okay, I'm here now ...." Ric said as they stood on the front porch together, she not wanting to let go of him.

    "Everything quiet here?" he asked Davis as he walked with Alexis into the house.

    "Everything has been quiet here, sir." Davis replied and Ric nodded in acknowledgement.

    Alexis's fears disappeared as soon as Ric had arrived. The two of them sat together on the couch, till Kristina came flying down the stairs and into Ric's arms. The toddler climbed all over him and finally settled herself in his lap. "I missed you Daddy.." she said as he kissed her on her cheek. "I missed you too, sweetheart." Ric replied and than looked over at Alexis. He gave her a kiss on the cheek too. Kristina giggled as she felt Daddy's fingers tickling her tummy. Viola came around the corner of the staircase to let them know that dinner was ready.

    After the family ate dinner, Alexis excused herself to go feed Emma. She didn't feel comfortable feeding the baby during dinner, she always made it a private time between her and the baby. Viola cleared the table and kept a watchful eye on Kristina as Ric quietly followed Alexis up to the nursery. Alexis sat in the rocker with Emma in her arms and gave her access to the nourishment she hungered for. As Alexis fed their daughter, Ric stood in the shadows of the doorway and watched over them. It was the most precious thing he had ever seen. In those few minutes he stood and watched Emma suckling, all that was going on around them seemed non existent. He wished they could stay in that moment forever. He walked away from the moment and left Alexis feeding Emma in the quiet of the nursery. He walked quietly down the stairs just as the cell phone he had attached to his belt loop began to ring. He quickly went into the study and closed the door before answering it.

    "This better be something I want to hear." Ric said once he flipped open the phone.

    "Well, hello to you too, son ..."

    Ric groaned when he heard it was his father, Trevor. "Yes dad, hello to you too. What can I do for you?"

    "Isn't it okay still for a father to call his own son without asking what he wants?" Trevor replied a little disappointed.

    "Sure it is, but right now, I am a little busy for you, dad." Ric walked with purpose to his desk and began looking over some warehouse files that laid staring back at him.

    "I just wanted to let you know that I'll be arriving in Port Charles the day after tomorrow."

    If he wanted Ric's attention he certainly had it now. "What for?"

    "I hear through the grapevine that my help is needed."

    "Well, news travels fast, doesn't it? Who called you .. wait let me guess .... Alexis?"

    "No she didn't call me, should she have?"

    "No, Sonny and I can handle this, there is no need for you to come to our rescue."

    "Rescue nothing .... I'm coming and you have no say. Plans are already made, Ric."

    "Okay ... if you think you need to be here, I'm not going to argue with you."

    "Thank you. Finally doing something I ask of you, perhaps this is the start of a trend."

    "Let's not push it."

    "I'll call you when I get into town. I'll be staying at Metro Court."

    "I guess I'll talk to you in a few days."

    Ric flipped his cell phone closed and was ready to throw it across the room, but thought better of it. He rolled his eyes as he thought of his father getting involved in the situation, but he wasn't going to argue with the man. It was just as much his father's territory as it was Ric and Sonny's. But he hoped just this once, his father would stay out of it and let him handle it. He and his father had some serious trust issues to work on, but he couldn't worry about that right now, he had other things that weighed heavily on his thoughts. He poured himself a snifter of brandy and fell back into his leather desk chair, just wanting some time to himself to think about the next move he and Sonny needed to make.

    The time he had to himself didn't last long when his cell phone rang once more. He flipped it open hoping there was good news coming in from the other end.

    "Lansing..." Ric answered

    "Sir, we have problems."

    "Don't tell me that, Thomas!"

    "Sorry sir, but we need you back here at the warehouse, right away."

    "What's the problem now?!" Ric demanded to know.

    "John Durant."

    "Dammit! Do not tell him anything till I get there!"

    Ric flipped closed the phone with anger and stormed out the door of his office. Alexis came down the stairs just as he was about to head out the door and back to Port Charles.

    "Where are you going now?" she asked as she reached the bottom of the stairs.

    "I have to go back to town. There are problems at the warehouse." he gave her a kiss goodbye. "And don't wait up .... I'm not sure how long this will take."

    As Ric walked out the door, Alexis over heard him telling Mario to call Justus and meet him at the warehouse. She knew there was trouble once he called Justus ... legal troubles ... and she guessed it was John Durant trouble.

    ---------------------------------------

    "I want every inch of this warehouse searched!" Durant bellowed as he and the officers entered Ric's warehouse.

    He slapped a search warrant in Thomas's hand as he brushed passed him. "You can tell your boss, I have all the paper work in order."

    Thomas, Frank and Johnny stalled the officers as long as they could, but Durant didn't want to hear what they had to say. It wasn't long before Ric walked through the door of the warehouse with purpose.

    "What do you want now, Durant?!" Ric demanded as he approached.

    "Oh lookee here, the big boss man is here now. Should I be scared?" Durant remarked as Ric came upon him.

    "Yeah, perhaps you should be." Ric threatened.

    "Ooh is that a threat, Mr. Big Bossman?"

    "Take it anyway you want to Durant."

    "Oooh I'm quivering in my wingtips. Perhaps it should be you who should be scared, bossman."

    "Oh and why is that, Durant?" Ric blew off Durant's comment

    "I have a search warrant." Durant slapped the warrant against Ric's chest and smirked.

    "What the hell is this?"

    "That is a search warrant, a warrant to search the premises and anything and everything inside and outside of this said building." Durant now becoming more cocky.

    "Gimme that ..." Justus said as he came up behind Ric and reached for the warrant.

    "It's all legal like counselor." Durant said as he dispersed the officers to search the building.

    "Yeah I'm sure it is...." Ric replied with an eye roll.

    Justus read over the warrant as the officers ransacked the warehouse in search of evidence. "What exactly is he searching for, Justus?" Ric asked his lead counsel.

    "Apparently looking for evidence in regards to the shootout last night." Justus replied.

    "Well, he isn't going to find any."

    "Oh maybe not, but I'm sure I'll find something to arrest you for." Durant smirked. "If there's something here, I'll find it."

    "Don't worry, you won't."

    "We'll see Lansing, we'll see ....."
  5. SoapQueen89
    Durant finished the search of Ric's warehouse and found nothing. He and the officers left with just as much as they came in with, nothing but a piece of paper. Ric smiled as Durant passed him on the way out.

    "I told you wouldn't find anything, Durant."

    "One of these day's Lansing I will and then I'll put you and your brother away for a very long time." Durant once again having the last word, as he walked out the door of the warehouse with the PCPD officers.

    As soon as Durant was out of sight and gone, Justus laid into Ric.

    "I'm telling you, Ric ... Durant is going to find something to put you and Sonny both away for a long time. He will not give up till he finds it, and even if he doesn't find it, he'll make it up to find it."

    "Look, Justus, I appreciate the words of advice, but right now I don't have the time to worry about Durant. He's the least of my problems."

    "Problems as in last night's shootout?"

    "Sonny and I are on top of the situation." Ric replied just as his cell phone rang.

    "Lansing ..." he answered.

    "I think I have some information about the unknown threat.." Sonny informed Ric.

    "I'll be there in 15 minutes." Ric replied and flipped his phone closed.

    "Greg! Let's go ...." Ric and Justus walked out of the warehouse together and to Ric's limo that was waiting.

    "If I need you again, I'll call you." Ric said to Justus as he climbed in the backseat of his car.

    "Where to sir? Greg asked as he started to pull away from the warehouse.

    "I have to meet Sonny at Greystone."

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    Greg pulled the black limo up in front of Sonny's compound and Ric emerged from the backseat of the car. Max was at the gate to greet him.

    "Sonny's expecting you." Max said as he opened up the gate and allowed Ric inside.

    "Thanks Max." Ric replied and he walked up to the front door of the dark and dreary manor.

    Once inside, Ric found Sonny in the living room at his desk.

    "You found out some information on the new threat in town?" Ric asked as he walked into the living room.

    Sonny got up from his chair and went to the wet bar to refill his glass. He offered Ric a drink before getting down to business.

    "I did, and I think we have a serious problem." Sonny said as he handed Ric a glass of bourbon.

    "So who are we up against? He can't be all that almighty powerful." Ric replied as he took a seat on the couch.

    "She ..."

    "She .. who?"

    "The "he" is a she and yes she is quite powerful and deadly." Sonny replied and then took a sip of his drink.

    "Well who is she and how can we put a stop to her?"

    "She is Faith Roscoe and she's a viper when it comes to business. We're going to have our hands full with this blondie."

    "You sound like you know her." Ric asked.

    "I know of her and she can be deadly. She has taken out entire families without getting her hands dirty. She normally hires out to do her killing, but it certainly seems she's taking care of this job herself."

    "How can you tell?" Ric asked

    "Because instead of two dead last night, they all would of been." Sonny smirked.

    Ric gave him a crooked smile and now really became worried about Alexis and his children.

    "What ever Faith wants, Faith gets and she doesn't care who has to die for her to get it. If she wants our territory, everyone who is close to us is in danger. She'll stop at nothing till she gets it."

    "Okay, so what's the game plan then? It's going to be impossible to tell who her next target is going to be, how can we possible protect everyone?"

    "You sent Alexis and the kids to the safe house, and I sent Carly and the boys to the island with Jason. He's coming back after they are settled in."

    "Well while you were checking into Faith, I did find out earlier that the men who were killed last night were part of Alcazar's crew of goons. So it looks like Faith is systematically taking us down one at a time." Ric replied.

    "Since she's playing right now with Alcazar, it may buy us some time to plan our move against her." Sonny took the last swallow of bourbon in his glass and set it down on the table in front of him.

    Ric did the same and stood up from his seat on the couch. "I have to get out of here, I have a long ride back to the cabin. I'm sure Alexis is pacing the floors with worry just about now."

    "If I hear anything else, I'll call you." Sonny said as he walked Ric to the front door.

    The two of them shared a brotherly embrace before Ric walked out the door, he heading back to the cabin and to his family.

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    Alexis just put Emma down for the night, Kristina in bed for a while now, and Viola is upstairs in her room reading. The cabin was quiet, the most it's been all day. She sat on the couch and cuddle up with the afghan and watched as Mario and Davis stood guard outside on the front porch. She felt safe and secure, but worried about Ric not being back yet from town. As she snuggled up on the couch, safe and secure within the cabin, danger lurked outside amidst the darkness and shadows of the woods surrounding the property.

    As the darkened figure was about to make an approach, Ric's limo pulled up at the front porch of the cabin. Greg emerged from the driver's seat and opened the back door for Ric. Ric walked behind the car, just as shots rang out from the darkness a short distance from the house.

    Davis and Mario both saw Ric fall down to the ground and reacted quickly by drawing their weapons on the unknown assailant. They fired a few rounds into the darkness but had no idea if they hit anything or not.

    Greg quick in reacting, rushed to Ric who was lying face down on the ground, while Mario rushed inside the house to make sure Alexis would not rush out to her husband. Davis went to Ric's aid as well, and found him still alive but barely. Davis turned Ric over and saw he had been shot in the chest. Davis quickly got Ric back into the limo and before Greg could take off, Alexis came rushing out of the house wanting to go with Ric to the hospital.

    "Ric!" she cried as Davis came upon her, hysterical.

    "Greg's taking him to the hospital ....." Davis said as he tried to keep Alexis from getting inside the car.

    "I'm going with him Davis! And you're not going to stop me!" she screamed at him and opened the back door of the limo. She climbed in with Ric and saw that he had been shot in the chest. She rushed to find something to stop the bleeding with and all she found were towels that were kept in underneath the seats.

    "Let's go Greg! He's been shot in the chest!" Alexis cried frantically.

    Davis slammed the door closed the Greg sped off down the dirt drive heading back to the main road, then towards town. Viola had heard the shots and came rushing down the stairs just in time to see the limo's taillights. She questioned what happened and Davis told her that Ric had been shot, Alexis had gone with him to the hospital. Mario and Davis helped Viola get the children ready to go into town to be with Alexis. But Viola stopped and thought better of it. The hospital is no place for the children, especially at a time like this. She decided they'd wait to hear from Alexis.

    Greg pulled up the limo outside the ER and quickly jumped out of the front seat and opened the back door. Ric barely conscious, Alexis had a bloody towel in her hands as she held pressure on the wound to help stop the bleeding, but to no avail. His wound was just to severe. Greg went into the ER and demanded a doctor to help with Ric who was still in the limo with Alexis.

    Alexis opened her door so the orderlies would have access to Ric. He was put on a gurney and rushed inside the hospital where a doctor was waiting to see him. Alexis and Greg rushed in behind him but were stopped before going too far. The front of Alexis's blouse was covered in Ric's blood and the nurse asked if she too was hurt. Through the tears, Alexis told her no that it was Ric's blood.

    Alexis sat in the waiting area for a few hours, as the doctors worked on Ric. Soon one of them emerged from the "No Admittance" area and walked over towards her. She got from her seat, and tried to compose herself enough to talk with him.

    "How is my husband?" she asked frantic to know his condition.

    "We're prepping him now for surgery. You're husband was shot in the right side of his chest. He is really lucky to be alive." the doctor replied knowing she wanted to hear some good news.

    "So .. how long will he be in surgery?" she sniffled back the tears.

    "It will be a few hours. That's all I can tell you right now, I'm sorry." the doctor turned and walked away.

    Alexis stood alone in tears and then she heard a voice from behind her, someone who was familiar to her and she was glad he was there. She rushed to him and threw her arms around him. After all she had done for him, it was his turn to be there for her.

    "Who called you?" she asked and then noticed he was not alone.

    "I got here as quickly as I heard. Emily and I took the first flight out of Miami." Zander said as Alexis gave Emily a hug too.

    "How's Ric?"

    "He's in surgery for the next few hours." Alexis replied and walked with them to the waiting area to sit down.

    Zander sat down next to Alexis and tried to comfort her as they waited for some news about Ric. Emily left Zander with Alexis and went in search for her parents. She hadn't seen them in a long time and had hoped she'd have the chance once her and Zander were back in Port Charles.

    "So how are you and Emily doing?" Alexis asked hoping to keep her mind off of Ric if she heard about Zander's life in Florida.

    "We're doing okay .... I made Detective a few months ago, so that helps with making the mortgage payments on the house. And some other good news but I think I should wait and have Emily tell you."

    "I am so happy for the two of you. You really seem to have a handle on everything."

    "Well, I can't say our life is all rosey but it's certainly better than what we had here in Port Charles." Zander replied remembering all the trouble he had when he lived here.

    As Zander and Alexis talked, Emily had found her parents and spent a little time with them before returning to the waiting area where she had left Alexis and Zander. As she came upon them Zander stood up to greet her with a kiss.

    "So have you told her yet?" Emily asked as she sat down with Zander on the couch.

    "No I was waiting for you, I thought we could tell her together." he replied as Alexis now started to see how anxious the two of them were to tell her something.

    "Tell me what? Please tell me it's good news. God knows I need to hear some."

    "Oh its good news ... very good news." Emily smiled, just about jumping out of her skin from excitement.

    "Emily's pregnant." Zander announced as any proud father to be should.

    As the words came out of his mouth, Emily's friend Elizabeth walked up from behind them and over heard the good news. "Emily's ... what?"

    "I'm pregnant!" Emily thrilled to see Elizabeth and she jumped up off the couch and went to hug her dearest friend.

    Zander and Alexis left the waiting area and took a walk together to talk some more. Elizabeth and Emily stayed back and caught up on old times. As Alexis and Zander walked the halls of the hospital, Alexis told him about the situation Ric was in and that she and the family had moved temporarily to the cabin safe house. She felt comfortable and safe in telling Zander, she had known him for quite a number of years and she knew he would not tell anyone else.

    "So where are the kids?" Zander asked as he and Alexis stood outside the doors of the hospital chapel.

    "Viola .... Viola is taking care of them." she replied and realized she hadn't called to check on them since she and Greg brought Ric in over 4 hours ago.

    "May I borrow your cell phone?" she asked Zander.

    "Sure ..."

    Alexis walked a short distance from him and made a call to Davis. She felt better once she talked with Kristina and Viola, she knew the children were in very capable hands until she could be with them again. After making the phone call, she and Zander went into the chapel and lit a candle for Ric. Although she not overly religious, she said a little prayer for her husband. The two of them left the chapel and headed back to the waiting area in the ER. Alexis had hoped by now that he was out of surgery and the doctors could tell her he would be okay.

    Zander and Alexis sat a little while longer together before a doctor came down to talk with her about Ric. He approached and sat down in the chair next to her. He introduced himself as Dr. Dixon and that he was the surgeon who performed the operation on Ric.

    "I have news on your husband's condition."
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    Alexis came back from stretching her legs and noticed Frankie standing guard at the door to Ric's hospital room. She made a remark about it being business as usual and Frankie nodded to her to say hello. Ric was sleeping when she came into the room, so she quietly sat down on the chair in the corner of the room and watched over him. Alexis hadn't slept either and before long she felt herself falling into a peaceful slumber in the chair. A duty nurse came in and woke her when they had Ric's private room ready for him. They would be moving him up to the 7th floor for the duration of his stay.

    Alexis followed the orderlies as they moved Ric to his private room, Frankie following along behind. The nurses re-set the machines Ric was attached to and left him and Alexis alone. Frankie closed the door of Ric's room and stood guard just outside as he had been instructed. Ric and Alexis finally were able to spend some alone time together and enjoy the second chance they had, thankful he was alive.

    "I don't know what I would of done without you ...." Alexis said as she held onto his hand tightly.

    "You don't have to find out cause I'm going to be okay .." Ric replied and looked longingly at her.

    "This time ... what about next time?" she questioned him, being concerned about someone coming after him to finish the job.

    Ric didn't have an answer for her, he knew she was right, there was always going to be a next time and he was a sitting duck just lying in a hospital bed. He couldn't show that he was now vulnerable, it would be asking for someone to come back and maybe not missing the next time.

    "I don't want you to worry about the next time. Can't we just focus on the here and now?" he answered seeing the concern in her eyes.

    "I am worried about the next time, but this is not the time to talk about this, you need to get your rest and get well so you can come to us." she told him and then leaned in to kiss him.

    "Why don't you go home and see the kids, I'm sure they're missing you too." Ric suggested.

    She didn't want to leave him, but she agreed the kids probably were worried about her being away so long. "Okay, but I'll be back later." she replied accepting his suggestion.

    She gave him a long kiss goodbye and headed for the door to leave. "Alexis ....."

    She turned around and their eyes met. "I love you ..." he said, his eyes fixated on only her. "I love you too.." she replied then turned towards the door and left. On her way out she stopped for a brief moment and stood in front of Frankie. "You take care of him, Frankie ..... he's all I got and our girls need their daddy." Frankie looked down at her and reassured her. "I won't let anything happen to him, Mrs. Lansing." Alexis satisfied with Frankie's assurance, she continued down the hallway to the elevators.

    "Frankie ..." Ric callled.

    "Yes, sir .."

    "Make sure someone is waiting for her when she steps off the elevator in the lobby."

    Frankie got on his mobile unit and called down to Greg who was parked in the parking lot of the hospital. "Mrs. Lansing is coming down the elevator and into the lobby. Meet her there to take her home." A brief moment passed before Greg answered. "Taken care of." Frankie gave Ric a nod to let him know Alexis would be meeting Greg in the lobby.

    Alexis pushed the button to go down and the doors of the elevator opened up. She stepped inside, there was a brut of a man already in the car, and she very well aware of his presence as she joined him. She pushed the button to go down to the lobby and leaned back against the side wall of the car. She wore a necklace around her neck and began to clutched with her hand. Ric had given it to her a number of months ago, inside the pendant was a transmitter that would alert Greg if she felt she was in danger. As the elevator descended to the lobby, she eyed the man next to her. Feeling uneasy about him, she tried to distance herself as much as she could. A sigh of relief escaped her lips when the car came to a stop on the lobby floor and the doors opened up. She quickly exited the car and literally bumped into Greg who was waiting for her. The brut of a man existed behind her and turned the other direction. Greg noticed the man and was made aware of Alexis's uneasiness as they both watched the man standing across the lobby watching them.

    "Come on, the limo is right outside the doors." Greg said as he hurried Alexis to the car.

    "Do you know that man, Greg?" Alexis asked as she felt that Greg had seen the man before and knew he was trouble for them.

    "Let's just get you back to the cabin..."

    Alexis didn't need to hear any more from Greg. His reply to her question was proof enough for her that he did know the man and he smelled trouble. Alexis climbed into the backseat of the limo and Greg got in the driver's seat. As Greg drove the limo away from the ER entrance, the large man appeared and watched the car drive away. Greg picked up his mobile unit and informed Frankie there could be trouble for him. Greg then radioed Marcus and a few more men to come to the hospital to make sure Ric was protected. With Ric being immobilized in a hospital bed, it was their job to protect him.

    Greg drove Alexis back to the cabin, where Davis was on watch over Viola and the children. Greg walked Alexis into the cabin, Viola greeting her at the door. Kristina and Emma were down for an afternoon nap, so it was a good time for Alexis and Viola to discuss Ric's condition and her worries about all that had happened. Viola makes them some tea and they sit together at the kitchen table talking for awhile about Ric and her concerns for her husband. Alexis was glad she had Viola to talk to, it was nice to hold a conversation with another woman. Things she didn't dare talk to Ric about, she could open up with Viola. She thankful to have someone like Viola in her life, there were times she just needed another woman to confide in. Viola not much younger in age than Alexis, they shared some of the same experiences, had quite a few other things in common, though Viola was there more for the children, she had quickly become Alexis's confidant.

    "I am so worried about him, Viola ..." a concerned Alexis said as she sipped her tea.

    "He's not any worse is he?"

    "No, no .. he's going to be okay ... this time." Alexis replied hinting that there would be a next time.

    "You think who ever did this is going to come back and finish the job..."

    "That's exactly what I'm thinking. And he's like a sitting duck there in the hospital bed."

    "His men are there, aren't they?"

    "Yeah Frankie's with him, it's just ...." Alexis remembers the man she met in the elevator and became overly scared for her husband.

    "Alexis .... what's wrong?" Viola noticing that something Alexis remembered rattled her so.

    "Nothing, he's fine .... he's got Frankie and if there was any trouble we'd hear from him." Alexis replied as she tried to dismiss the notion the man she saw was going to finish the job he started.

    "Ric's going to get well, and come home to you and the children ... he will." Viola said trying to comfort Alexis with reassurance.

    "Yeah I know, I'm just being overly afraid for him, I guess."

    "You have every right to feel that way, Alexis. Ric is your husband and he was shot last night. Nothing wrong with feeling this way."

    "He wouldn't of been shot last night if he would just leave this life he so wants to live." Alexis blurted out not wanting to lay her problems with Ric onto someone else.

    "Have you talked to him about that .. leaving the life, I mean?" Viola asked her in a soothing voice.

    "Yeah I have and as every time before, it ended in an argument. He's not leaving this life, Viola. I don't know why I waste my breath."

    "Because you love him and you are afraid for him, Alexis."

    "He just doesn't understand how this all effects me and the children, it's like it's this life or nothing. He tells me he's in too deep, even if he left the business we'd still be in danger from his enemies. Either way, leave or stay, he's always going to have a target on his chest. This time someone didn't miss their mark, thank God he's alive but what about next time. And we all know there's going to be a next time. He might not be so lucky. I almost lost him last night, and it didn't even phase him that he almost died and left his children without a daddy!" Alexis unloaded her feelings on Viola, who sat and listened to her fears. "I'm sorry ... I shouldn't be dumping all this on you." Alexis apologized.

    "No no, please unload if you have to. It's not healthy to keep this all bottled up inside. I'm here for you, Alexis. Please know that." Viola replied letting Alexis know she could always come and talk to her.

    "Thanks, but right now I think I want to go and see the children." Alexis replied and stood up from her chair, taking the last sip of tea in her cup.

    Viola watched Alexis go till she disappeared up the stairs. She cleaned off the table and washed the dishes that were left in the sink from when she fed the children lunch a few hours prior.

    Alexis walked up the stairs to see Kristina and Emma before she went back to the hospital to be with Ric. She first checked on Kristina who was sleeping peacefully in her single bed. She walked over to her and kissed her on her cheek. She tucked the child in and whispered to her how much she loved her. As she left the room, she closed the door quietly and than walked down the hall to the nursery. Emma sleeping as well, she quietly peeked in on her. Alexis snuck out of the nursery and headed to the master suite so she could freshen up before going back to town.

    The feeling that Ric was in danger was still with her, she couldn't shake the notion. As soon as she freshened up, she hurried down the stairs and asked to be taken back to the hospital to be with Ric. Greg drove the car around and she climbed into the backseat. Before Greg pulled away, he radioed Frankie and told him Alexis was coming back to the hospital and someone should meet her in the lobby. When Greg arrived at the hospital, Ian was waiting for them just outside the hospital entrance. Alexis thanked Greg for the ride and climbed out of the back seat. Ian escorted her to the elevators and rode with her up to the 7th floor. He walked with her to Ric's room as he had been instructed to do. Ian passed Alexis to Frankie and she gave him a nod of thanks.

    "All's quiet here, Frankie?" she asked as she peeked in at Ric.

    "Yes Maam, all afternoon." Frankie replied. "He's been asking for you, ever since you left."

    Alexis smiled and walked into her husband's room. He was awake and smiled when he saw her come in.

    "So I hear you missed me ..." she smiled.

    "Of course I did, I always miss you when we're apart." he replied as he reached for her and she came and sat down beside him.

    "The kids are fine, and Viola and I had a nice long talk ... but I couldn't wait to get back to be here with you." she replied not mentioning the brut of a man she ran into as she left the hospital earlier.

    "I need you to be careful, okay..."

    "I have Greg, Ian and Davis ... I'm as safe as I can be."

    "I know but ...." he replied worried about her safety, especially now that he's considered very vulnerable.

    "You're suppose to be resting now worrying about me."

    "You can't tell me you're not afraid for me, yourself or the children?"

    "Of course I am, it comes with being a wife and a mother."

    "Don't give me that, Alexis ... I can feel your afraid when I hold your hand and I see it in your eyes ... this is more than just being a mother or a wife. Talk to me .." Ric replied as he saw how much she was afraid when he looked into her eyes and he could feel her hands shaking when he held it in his.

    Alexis sat quiet, unsure about telling him about the man who scared her earlier. "Alexis, I can't protect you if you don't tell me who or what has you so afraid."

    "When I left earlier, there was this man in the elevator with me and when I met with Greg in the lobby, the man watched us as we left the hospital. He just freaked me out a little, that's all." she dismissed the notions again about the man she saw.

    "Frankie ....." Ric called.

    "Yes sir ..." Frankie said as he came into the room.

    Ric looked at Alexis ..."You tell Frankie what this man looked like .."

    "He was a big man, about 6'2, dark hair, wearing a dark gray suit ... I didn't recognize him but Greg seemed to know him." she replied describing the man she saw.

    "I want you to find out who this man is and why he is following my wife ...." Ric ordered.

    "Yes sir." Frankie replied and went back out into the hallway. He called a few of the other men to find the man who scared Alexis earlier that day.

    Alexis felt a little better knowing that she wouldn't have to worry about the man following her anymore. But it didn't take away the fear she still felt for her husband and the children. She guessed that fear would never go away, she was the wife of a mobster, the fear came with the job.
  7. SoapQueen89
    Readers take note - beginning in Chapter 9 - the story will change format. I am a fan fic writer whose style has always been dialogue writing. I am going to change the style for this story and to give more of an episodic feel to it. I hope it brings more interest and more readers to this story.

    Chapter 9 will be posted later today.

    Thank you to everyone who has been leaving comments, it is greatly appreciated.



    Jen
  8. SoapQueen89
    Episode 4


    At Kelly's


    Alexis already there waiting for Zander when he walked in the door. He saw her sitting at a table in the far corner of the room and went to greet her. He asked her about Ric and how he was doing. He seemed genuinely concerned for him as Alexis gave him an update on her husband's condition. It didn't take long for the conversation to turn about business.

    Alexis tried to get some information from Zander about what he was doing back in Port Charles. Zander though not forthcoming with any info she could use. He was being very evasive about his reasons for coming home, but by the way he was acting, she knew somehow it had to do with Ric and Sonny.

    Zander knew she was fishing for information and caught on to her pretty quickly. As much as she tried to gain info from him, he was trying to do the same to her. Neither of them came out of Kelly's knowing a hell of a lot more then when they went in. He knew though, she would be on guard from now on and he needed to proceed with caution and care.

    As Zander left Kelly's, he received a phone call from his superiors in Miami. It was news he didn't want to hear. He had less then 24 hours to find some evidence to connect Sonny with a suspect they had in custody. He was running out of time, he needed to find something, anything that would connect the two together. Frustrated with the way the investigation was going, Zander had to visit the one person he hoped would shed some light, so he headed to the hospital.



    At Greystone -- At the warehouse


    Max pulled the limo around to the front of the house and waited for Sonny. Milo with Sonny, they emerged from the house and walked towards the limo that was waiting. Max opened the passenger side door and Sonny stepped inside. Milo and Max both got in the front seat, Max driving and they headed to the warehouse for the meeting with the 5 families.

    Sonny on his way, the rest of the families began to arrive at the warehouse.

    Enrique Delgado from Los Angeles, California, Tomas Cortes, from Las Vegas, Nevada, Dominick Garcia from New York City, Javier Cordero from Miami, Florida, and Antonio Alverez from San Antonio, Texas. Each arrived one by one with their own security, they all entered the office area of the warehouse and took seats at the conference table waiting for Sonny's arrival.

    Max pulled the limo up in front of the building and opened the passenger side door. Sonny stepped out and walked with a purpose towards the office door. He was greeted by the 5 family members who already had arrived. Trevor followed behind Sonny, making his presence known to everyone that he was in attendance to protect Ric's territory.

    The meeting came to order and the floor was given to Tomas who gave everyone an update on his organization and how his profits were increasing since the last time they had met. The meeting was going along smoothly till they were interrupted unexpectedly.

    The door opened as guns from every man in the room were drawn and aimed on the person who dared entered their private meeting.


    Coming up ....

    ~Zander visits Ric
    ~Faith makes her presence known
    ~Alexis' life is threatened
  9. SoapQueen89

    John Durant

    By SoapQueen89,

    Portrayed by Corbin Bernsen


    John Durant, the Federal Prosecutor who resides in Port Charles and the constant thorn in the sides of both Sonny Corinthos and Ric Lansing. He is the father of Carly Corinthos, Sonny's wife. And in an on again, off again, relationship with Bobbie Spencer.



  10. SoapQueen89
    In the limo --

    As Ric and Alexis head back to the safe house, the silence is broken by the ring of Alexis' cell phone. She pulls it out of her purse and flips it open to answer it.

    "Alexis Davis..."

    "Alexis ... It's John. I shouldn't be doing this but out of professional courtesy, I am giving you a heads up. My task force and I will be carrying out search warrants tonight."

    "Thank you for letting me know. I hope you know what you're doing and what will transpire because of it."

    "I do ... and I hope the search will give me the evidence to put Sonny and Ric away for a long time."

    "Well, good, I look forward to going up against you in court, John. Because effective immediately, I will be defending my husband if this goes to trial. I hope you come prepared, counselor."

    Alexis flipped the phone closed and hung up on Durant. Ric looked at her, "Did you just quit the DA's office?"

    "Yeah I guess I did." she laughed. "John Durant wanted to let me know he is coming after you and Sonny tonight. I just hope he knows what kind of a fight he has ahead of him."

    Ric feeling a little more confident knowing his wife was in his corner, but his first priority was keeping his family safe.


    The waterfront --


    Durant and his task force stormed one of Ric's warehouses, search warrants in his hand. The warehouse dark, it didn't seem like anyone was around. He dispersed his men and they began searching the offices and the entire building. A few crates sat in the corner of the huge dim light room.

    "Let's get those crates open ..." Durant ordered.

    A crowbar was used to open up the crates. The aroma of coffee filled the air as Durant and his men stood there hoping to find something other then coffee.

    "It's been cleaned out, sir. The office is empty." said one of the men as he returned from searching part of the building.

    "Dammit, there has to be something left here! Find it!"

    As Durant oversaw the execution of the warrant, his men emptied the contents of the crates onto the floor. Ground coffee spilled onto the concrete floor as they poured it from the crate. When the crate was empty, there were traces of what was in the crate left behind.

    "Sir .. I think we found something!" one of the men said and Durant raced over to see what they found.

    He looked into the empty crate and found some white residue at the bottom of the crate. "Call forensics and get them down here, I want to be 100% certain that is what I think it is!"


    At Sonny's warehouse --


    At Sonny's warehouse, Detective Lucky Spencer executed another search warrant. The team stormed the warehouse in search of incriminating evidence against Sonny. It seemed the latest shipment wasn't removed yet by Sonny's men, Lucky and his team had hit pay dirt. Lucky quickly got on his phone and informed Durant of what they had found.

    "All those crates ... open 'em up!" Lucky ordered.

    Inside the crates was all they needed to put Sonny away on weapons charges, drug charges and a host of other offenses. It was a good bust and it made Detective Lucky Spencer quite proud.

    As the men continued to search Sonny's warehouse, Durant and his team arrived to see what the other team had discovered.

    "Detective, what did we discover here?" Durant asked as he approached Lucky.

    "You'll be pleased I'm sure. We got 'em on a list of charges, sir. From weapons to drugs to money. You name it, we found it." Lucky boasted.

    "Good work .... great work, Detective." Durant quite pleased with the discovery, but it was all a little too convenient.

    Lucky noticed it Durant's smile soon was overcome with concern. "Sir, anything wrong?" Lucky asked as their search continued.

    "Nah, I guess not." Durant replied, brushing off the feeling that things were as kosher as it appeared to be. "Get all this stuff back to the evidence locker and make sure it's done by the book!" Durant barked the orders to the team.

    "I'll be back at the office filing the necessary paperwork against Corinthos. Good work, Detective."

    "Thank you, sir. I'll make sure it all gets back to the house safe and sound."

    Durant smiled at Lucky before leaving the warehouse. Lucky and his men continued collecting evidence against Sonny and his organization. With all they had discovered, Sonny was in for a long time behind bars.



    At the hospital --


    Georgie Jones was working the nurse's station in the ER, her first night on rotation at the hospital as a nurse's aid. She was expecting an eventful night in the ER, it usually was in PC. As she stood filling out paperwork, the door to the ER opened up and Zander came rushing in with Emily passed out in his arms. Georgie quickly went to see what was wrong and how she could help.
    Zander filled her in on Emily's condition and that she had been having pains after dinner and then passed out. Georgie called for a gurney and for Emily to be taken to cubicle #3. Being Emily was pregnant, Georgie called for the OB/GYN who was on call. She also tried to reassure Zander they were going to do their best and that he should wait in the waiting room until the doctor examined Emily.

    Zander wasn't about to sit by and wait, he wanted to be with his wife and no one was going to deter him from being by Emily side. It took a few orderlies to keep Zander from the examine room, but he complied to the doctor's orders. Emily was in her first trimester, and though her doctor's didn't think it would be a risky pregnancy, they did have her on a strict regiment. Zander began thinking all kinds of things, none of them good. He sat and waited a while before the OB/GYN emerged from cubicle #3.

    "How's Emily and the baby?" Zander asked frantic with worry.

    "She's stable, we're going to keep her here for a while to monitor the baby. That's all I can tell you for now. We're running tests, we should know soon though." Dr. Swenson replied. "We'll be moving her to a room as soon as one becomes available. But until then, you can sit with her if you would like." he continued.

    "Thanks, doc." Zander replied and he ran quickly to be with Emily.

    Georgie was in the cubicle with her, making sure everything was working properly and writing down Emily's stats. She was startled by Zander's entrance.

    "I'm sorry, I'll get out of your way, I just wanted to double check on the stats." Georgie said as Zander took a deep breath and a seat next to Emily.

    Georgie wanted to be helpful and asked if she should call Drs. Quartermaine and let them know Emily was going to be admitted. Zander thanked her for her kindness and if she could do that, it would be appreciated. She left Zander alone with Emily and went to the nurse's station to call Emily's parents. She didn't know Emily and Zander all that well, but she knew Drs. Quartermaine and they had been helpful to her during her time in the nursing program at the hospital.

    Zander was soon joined by Monica and Alan. Monica had reminded Alan to keep his mouth in check while around Zander, their dislike for each continued even after he and Emily moved to Florida. In the time of crisis was not the ideal moment to start with each other, Emily didn't need the extra stress and aggravation.

    The family sat by Emily's bedside waiting for the test results to come back, Alan had called the lab to put a rush on the results. This was his daughter and grandchild, the concern he had for them was overwhelming.


    Coming up ...

    ~Arrest warrant is issued for Sonny
    ~Forensics test the white substance found at Ric's warehouse
    ~Test results are in on Emily and the baby
    ~Lorenzo and Faith plans are coming together
  11. SoapQueen89

    Casting News!

    By SoapQueen89,

    Casting news for Safe From Harm!



    John-Paul Lavoisier

    Detective Lee Jameson, Zander's partner from the Special Investigations Division will appear beginning in Chapter 12 - Episode 1



    Robert LaSardo

    Carlos Escobar will be a material witness/suspect being transported to Port Charles by Det. Lee Jameson. He will appear in Chapter 12 - Episode 1


    More Casting news coming soon!
  12. SoapQueen89
    At the hospital --


    Emily's test results are in and the doctor is sharing the results with Emily and Zander.

    "Emily is going to have to take it easy for the next few days, and I'd like to keep her in the hospital for observation." the doctor informed them.

    "Are she and the baby okay, though? I mean no complications, right?" Zander spoke up concerned for his wife and child.

    "They're fine, this time. I don't mean to scare either of you, but this is going to be a delicate pregnancy and Emily will need to live a stress free life for the next 6 months. Which is why I'd like to keep her in the hospital the next few days to monitor the baby and to be sure she/he is okay."

    "Stress free? Yeah like that will happen." Emily joked.

    "I know stress free is almost impossible, but having you in the hospital can at least give you a better chance at achieving it. I'll check back with you tomorrow. My suggestion for you, is to get plenty of rest. Use the time here in the hospital to relax and rest. You and your baby need it."

    With that the doctor left the room, leaving Zander and Emily alone together.

    "He does realize I'm a cop's wife, right? Stress free does not exist for us, Zander."

    "Yeah well, its going to have to for the next 6 months, I don't want anything to happen to you or our baby. And if he says bed rest is what you need, bed rest is what you and the baby are going to get." Zander replied and gave her a kiss.

    "Yeah but I hate hospitals!"

    "Em, your a doctor ...." Zander joked.

    "Yeah but I'm not always a patient and you know what they say .... Doctors make the worst patients." she smirked.

    "Oh I can see that ..." he laughed and quickly gave her a kiss to stop her from replying with a comeback.

    Emily's parents entered the room, and they were filled in about Emily's condition and that she was to stay in the hospital for a few days for rest. As they all sat conversing, Zander's cell phone rang. He excused himself and went out into the hallway to answer the call.

    "Smith ..." he answered after he flipped open the phone.

    "Hey, it's Jameson .... I'm at the PCPD with Escobar. Drop what you're doing and get down here ASAP."

    "I'll be there as soon as I can." Zander replied to his partner, Detective Lee Jameson who had escorted a suspect, Carlos Escobar from Miami to Port Charles. A suspect who they had hoped would connect Sonny and Ric to an incident that occurred in Miami last year.

    Zander went back into Emily's room and told her he had to leave on police business. He gave her a kiss goodbye and quickly left the hospital, heading to the PCPD to meet up with Jameson.


    At the PCPD --


    Detective Jameson and Escobar entered the squad room, and were met by Mac Scorpio, the police commissioner. Escobar in handcuffs and walking with confidence alongside the Detective.

    "Can I help you?" Mac said as he approached.

    "I hope so. I'm Detective Jameson from the Miami-Dade Special Investigations Unit and this is our suspect Carlos Escobar. I believe someone was suppose to get a call from my superiors that we were arriving today."

    Mac recognized the name and he had received a phone call a few days prior from a Captain Cortez from the Miami-Dade Police Department about a Detective escorting a suspect connected to the Sonny Corinthos case.

    "I'm Mac Scorpio, the Police Commissioner and yes I did get a phone call that you and the prisoner would be arriving. You can put him in the cage and we'll have a chat about the case."

    Jameson uncuffed Carlos and tossed him in the large metal holding cage that sat in the corner of the squad room. He followed Mac into the interrogation room to discuss the case and waiting for Zander to arrive.

    "Miami-Dade, huh? The same police department Detective Zander Smith is associated with?" Mac asked as he closed the door of the room.

    "The one and the same. Detective Smith and I are partners. I called him when I arrived, he should be here shortly." Jameson replied and he took a seat.

    They didn't have to wait long before Zander arrived. He walked into the squad room and noticed across the room, Escobar was sitting in the cage, waiting. Mac came out of the interrogation room, Jameson followed and met up with Zander.

    "Hey, man ... any problems getting him here?" Zander greeted as Jameson approached.

    "No problems at all, he was a good boy all the way from Florida." Jameson joked as he eyed Escobar.

    Escobar smirked because he realized they were discussing him and their travels from Miami. "Yes I was a good boy, now what do I get? A cookie?"

    "Maybe, just maybe, the judge will see to it you keep on breathing." Jameson snarked back. "That is if Corinthos lets you live that long." Zander added.

    "Now come on Detective, that's not a nice thing to say. I mean, I've been a good travel companion, haven't I? I didn't give you any trouble, did I? And that's how you talk to me ...." Escobar replied, being the smartass that his is.

    Jameson just sneered back at the prisoner and then followed Zander and Mac back into the interrogation room for a discussion about the case.

    As the three of them were discussing the case, John Durant entered the squad room with Detective Lucky Spencer by his side. The men following them held in the hands bags of evidence that needed to be logged in to the evidence room.

    "Take that stuff and get it all logged in!" Durant ordered as the officers did as they were told.

    "I'll start on the paperwork ..." Lucky said as he went to his desk and then noticed the new prisoner in the cage.

    "It was a good bust tonight, Detective." Durant praised.

    "Thank you, sir." Lucky keeping his eye on Escobar, wondering where he had come from and who he was.

    Mac, Zander, and Jameson emerged from the interrogation room. Durant was the first to ask questions about Escobar.

    "Mac, I see we have a new guest tonight. Care to explain?"

    "John, this is Detective Jameson from the Miami-Dade Special Investigations unit. He escorted Carlos Escobar from Miami. He's a suspect involved in an incident with our very own Sonny Corinthos. Jameson hopes to shed some light on our case against Sonny and Ric."

    Durant shook hands with Jameson. "John Durant, Federal Prosecutor and the lead on the case against Sonny Corinthos and Ric Lansing."

    "Detective Jameson and I have been working this case for 3 years now, and the case has led us to believe Escobar and Corinthos had dealings in Miami for the past 3 years. We hope he can lead us to the bigger fish, who we really are after .... Salvador Sabata."





    Coming up --

    ~ Durant's case against Sonny starts to build
    ~ Ric fears for his family's safety
    ~ Faith and Trevor meet
  13. SoapQueen89
    It had been a few days since Elizabeth had heard from Jason and she was now getting worried. He was never gone this long without calling her. She had double checked the locks downstairs and had retired for the evening by turning out all the lights and heading upstairs to the bedroom. The house felt so empty without him in it, the bed felt so cold as she lay awake hoping she could fall asleep without him by her side. The fear of hearing the worst had been bringing her nightmares when she closed her eyes at night, she didn't want to fall asleep but she knew she had to.

    She pulled the covers up over her shoulders and turned onto her side and faced into his side of the bed, still empty, still cold. She missed him so much. As she lay there, she had this overwhelming feeling of something awful had happened. Fearing for her husband, she opened up the nightstand and pulled out the cell phone she kept there. She quickly dialed, he didn't answer. She called the next person who would know what could be happening. She dialed the number feverishly, her fingers pushing down the keys on the keypad quickly. It rang, and rang, finally someone familiar answered on the other end.

    "Hello..." the voice said groggily. "Sonny .. It's Elizabeth. Have you heard from Jason?" she said now hysterical and worried about him. Sonny heard the worry and concern in her voice and tried his best to calm her down over the phone.

    "Elizabeth? What's wrong? He isn't back yet?" Sonny replied now concerned himself about Jason.

    "No Sonny, damn it! He's not back yet! And I have an awful feeling something's happened." There was a brief pause without any word from Jason's best friend, Elizabeth repeated her words to him again.

    "Okay.....we'll be right over." Was all Sonny said and the phone line went dead.

    *******************

    Emily was pacing the hardwood floor of the bedroom as she kept checking on Devon making sure he was alright, not knowing what to do or who to call. Zander wasn't back from his business trip and she was getting worried about him. He always called to check on her and Devon, no matter what time it was, Zander called. She was restless, couldn't sleep, concerned and fearful something had happened.

    She had just come back from checking on Devon when the silence was broken by the ring of the telephone. She rushed to pick it up hoping it was Zander. As she picked up the receiver, a feeling rushed over her, a horrible feeling that this phone call was not good news.

    "H-Hello Zander?!" a brief pause before the voice on the other end answered her.

    "No sweetie, it's mom." Emily's heart sank to the floor, her insides contracted and she felt the worst had happened. Without giving her mother a chance to say anything her eyes welled with tears.

    "Oh my God! Mom, is he alright? Tell me he's alright!" she said frantically. She trembled as she held the phone to her ear and listened to her mother explain the reason for the call.

    "Emily, sweetie....you need to stay calm and listen to me. Okay." Emily's insides quivered with fear as she trembled and tried to reply to her mom's request.

    "O-Okay..I'll try." Emily stammered.

    "You need to get Devon. You and he need come to GH, we're in the ER. I'll explain when you get here." There was no reply from Emily on the other end.

    "Em! Emily! You still there....honey...you need to get to GH. Zander's been shot." Emily hadn't heard the last remarks from her mother as she left the phone dangling on the floor, she had rushed to Devon's room and got him dressed and bundled to go to the hospital.

    Emily packed the diaper bag and wrapped Devon in a blanket, took him back to their room and got dressed. She and Devon rushed down the stairs and out the door. She needed to get to the hospital .. her husband needed her. She met Louie at the elevator, he had been standing guard at the front door since earlier that evening. He noticed she was frantically trying to get the elevator to open up, when he asked her what was wrong. She tried to explain that she needed to get to GH and that Zander had been brought in. Louie escorted her to the car and helped her with Devon into the back of the limo. He drove her as fast as he could to the ER and walked her in to find her mother.

    "Mom!" Emily shouted as she rushed into the ER with Devon in her arms. "Where's Zander? How is he?"


  14. SoapQueen89
    Elizabeth slipped on her silk robe and slippers and went downstairs to wait for Sonny and Carly. Max announced them as she was pacing the floor waiting for them.

    "Sonny .. please give me good news. Please!" Sonny and Carly exchanged glances and she knew the news they had for wasn't what she wanted to hear. Sonny took her by the arm and asked her to sit down on the couch. Carly followed and sat on the other side of her and tried to be there for her when Sonny started to explain. Elizabeth's cries echoed through the apartment as she leaned into Sonny for comfort. He tried to reassure her that Jason would be alright, but Elizabeth wanted to see for herself. Carly helped her upstairs to get dressed, she was going to the ER to be with her husband.

    Sonny called for Max to take Elizabeth to GH and to go in with her to the ER, he and Carly would follow them there. Max did as he was instructed and he escorted Elizabeth to the limo that was waiting for her in the parking garage. Max drove her there as fast as he could knowing that this night had to be one of Elizabeth's worst fears coming true.

    He pulled up to the ER and tried to walk Elizabeth in, but she rushed passed him as soon as the automatic doors of the ER opened. She saw Monica and Alan tending to a patient and rushed up to them to see if they knew anything about Jason. Bobbie interceded and tried to keep her from pursuing towards the patient that laid still on the gurney.

    Elizabeth didn't need anyone to tell her who the person was as she cried out for her husband. "Jason!!!" her legs buckled underneath her as Max was there to catch her before she fell to the floor. She leaned on Max as he tried to steady her against him. Sonny and Carly walked through the automatic doors of the ER and Sonny rushed to Elizabeth's side to help. He and Max walked her to the waiting area and sat her down on the couch. Elizabeth trembled as tears fell from her soft brown eyes, fearful for her husband, not knowing anything, she tried to get as close as she could to see him.

    As she tried to rush to his side, she noticed her best friend Emily was standing on the other side of the nurse's station talking with her mother. Elizabeth wiped away her tears and composed herself the best she could and walked over to see if she could help. She was in no shape to help anyone, but she needed to be there for her friend.

    ********************

    Emily and Elizabeth had been the best of friends for as long as they could remember. It had been rough over the last year or so since Elizabeth had married Emily's brother Jason, Jason being Zander's adversary, it made things difficult for the two of them to stay connected. Elizabeth rushed to her friend's side and Emily fell into her arms, without a thought about why they were not close anymore, nothing else mattered. Emily needed her friend right now and she knew Elizabeth would be there for her.

    "Oh my God, Emily!" Elizabeth asked as her friend sobbed uncontrollably. She held her like any friend would and tried to comfort her the best she could. "Come, let's sit down." Elizabeth took Emily by her hand as she wiped the tears from her eyes with a tissue from her pocket.

    "Emily .. listen to me. We're gonna get through this. We're gonna do it together." Elizabeth trying to stay strong for the both of them as she saw Emily's parents walking towards them.

    She stiffened and Emily felt her demeanor change as she turned around and saw her mom and dad approaching. Emily rushed the two of them as they drew closer and Elizabeth followed wiping the tears from her cheek and trying to compose herself enough to understand what they were about to tell her.

    "How's Zander?" Emily asked as her mom took her hand and tried to steady her for the news she was about to tell her.

    "Zander's in surgery. It will be a few hours before we know anything." Monica replied as Emily's fear worsened.

    "Well, why aren't you in there with him?! I want ..." Monica tried to explain that he was getting the best care that GH could offer him and that she should try to calm down.

    Elizabeth took Emily's hand in hers and squeezed it tightly. "How's Jason?" she asked as another doctor approached them.

    "We're working on him ... I can't give you much more than that. I am so sorry. We'll know more soon, though." Alan replied as he and Monica tried to reassure the girls.

    "I want to be with him!" Elizabeth insisted as she saw the gurney Jason was on being moved to an enclosed exam room. The curtain was drawn closed and she wasn't able to see what was being done to him.

    "Give me a few minutes, okay. Then I'll let you see him." Monica replied as she turned and went to see what could be done for her son.

    Emily and Elizabeth stood together watching as Monica went behind the closed curtain. What seemed like hours for Elizabeth, Monica appeared in a few minutes and led her to be by Jason's side. Emily sat in the waiting area with her dad and Devon as she anxiously awaited news about her husband.



  15. SoapQueen89
    The Penthouse--



    The smoke from the explosion hours earlier had cleared the way for the sun that rose over the horizon of the harbor. Zander climbed out of bed and slipped on his robe and slippers. He looked back over his shoulder and saw her sleeping peacefully. He walked down the stairs to the kitchen and made a fresh pot of coffee. After last night he need something stronger, but with the medications he was taking, coffee was the strongest drink he'd be having for a while. He noticed as he passed through the living room, Cord had already brought in the morning paper and laid it on his desk.

    While the coffee was brewing, Zander walked out to his desk to get the newspaper. He stopped shy of the desk and read the big headlines on the front page. "Mob Takes Another Hit". He got closer to read the subtitle of the article, but he didn't have to read the rest of the aritcle to know it was about him and his feud with Sonny and Jason. "PC Businessman's Ship Explodes in PC's Harbor"

    "Great! Just freakin' great! This is all I need, a front page story. Don't these people ever sleep?! Dammit!" he cursed as he heard the door open and Cord enter behind him.

    "Sir? You alright?" his guard asked as Zander leaned himself against the desk chair.

    "Call my brother, and get him over here. Now." Zander ordered. Cord did as his boss told him to and Zander picked up the paper and took it with him to the kitchen.

    He was sure his shouting woke up Emily, and she was bound to see these headlines. He threw down the paper on the counter and poured himself a cup of coffee. He went and sat down on the stool and opened up the morning edition of the Port Charles Herald.

    Zander didn't hear Emily sneak up behind him as she looked over his shoulder at what he was reading. "That's a nice picture of you, honey." she snickered and then gave him a kiss on the cheek.

    "Ya think? I thought the other one last week was better." he replied with sarcasm. "You're enjoying this aren't you?" he added, trying to make light of the situation. She turned around and looked at him.

    "Now why would I enjoy seeing your picture on the front page and especially with the heading "Mob Takes Another Hit"?" she asked with a serious expression. "That ship last night could of been our limo or could of been this apartment, Zander. ... no I am scared to death and making a joke out of this is alot easier to do then face the fears that I'm feeling right now." she added with a scowl on her face.

    "I'm sorry, you have every right to be afraid. You're right it could of been the limo or this apartment, that's why I have asked Ric to stop by. I'd like to have more security put in place around here." he replied as she took her first sip of her morning coffee that she poured herself.

    Zander even hated to suggest what he was thinking, but he did anyway and waited to hear her object to it. "I think Devon should stay with your parents for while. I don't want him around this stuff going on right now. Maybe it would be safe for the two of you to stay at the estate for a while, at least till all this blows over." She stood and thought about what he said and she thought he was right.

    "Maybe your right. I think it would be safer for us to stay at the house, at least for a while. I don't want to bring Devon home to this warzone, and that's what this is, Zander."

    Zander shocked that she agreed with him, they were always on opposite sides when it comes to what was best for her and Devon. She set down her coffee cup hard on the countertop and walked out of the kitchen. He knew from the tone in her voice, she was upset with him for asking that she and Devon stay at her parents for a while. He thought it best for his family. "She'll get over it." he muttered to himself as he heard Cord calling him from the other room.

    "Sir, your brother is here to see you." Cord announced as Zander appeared from the kitchen.

    "Thanks Cord." he replied as Ric walked in the door.

    "I take it you saw this morning's paper?" Ric asked as he followed his brother into the kitchen.

    "Yeah I did and lets just say that on top of this, Emily's not happy with me this morning." Ric helped himself to a cup of coffee as Zander sat back down on the stool.

    "Why is she upset with you this time, what did you suggest now?" Ric chuckled.

    "I suggested she and Devon stay at the Quartermaines for a while till all this blows over. I'm thinking of their safety, Ric. I don't want what happened to the ship last night, happen to the limo she rides in or the apartment she lives in. At least if they are staying with her parents, she and Devon are our of harms way." Zander's explained.

    "So she wasn't keen on the idea, huh?" Ric assumed.

    "Oh she was all sorts of keen on this idea, it was the attitude that came with it, that gave me the clue she was pissed of with me for even suggesting it."

    "So what did youu want to talk about?" Ric asked changing the subject as he refilled his coffee cup.

    "I wanted to find out where I stand in all this sh*t that went down last night. I would assume, I'm at the top of the Commissioner's list to talk to. Since my name is now all over the front page of the morning paper." Zander replied as he pushed the morning paper towards Ric who could see the headlines from where he sat.

    "If you didn't do anything to cause last night's attack on the ship, then you have nothing to worry about. Right?" Zander raised his eyebrow to his brother. "Tell me you didn't set up last night's explosion?"

    Zander didn't answer his brother's question. "Oh my God! You did it .. you blew up your own ship to set up Sonny and Jason?!" Ric shocked to hear that Zander would take this feud that far.

    "I'm not saying anything on the recommendation of my attorney." Zander smirked.

    "Oh man you are not funny, Zander. This could end very badly you do know that right?" Zander nodded in agreement.

    "Thus the reason for getting Emily and Devon out of this house. I don't want this to come crashing down on my family."

    Ric stood in disbelief that Zander would put himself and his family in this position and a very dangerous one at that.

    "You do realize now they are going to come after you and hard." Ric said as Zander read over the article again. "Little brother, you just put yourself in the line of fire, and Sonny is standing there holding the gun!"

    "Zander for once listen to me! This plan of yours is going to back fire on you and you are going to lose everything you have worked so hard for. Your territory, power and not to mention your wife and baby. This is just suicidal. If you think that Sonny coming after you is in any way a good thing, God help you because it's not, Sonny isn't going to stop with just you, you have an organization to think about plus your family, your wife and your child. I'm not asking you to reconsider this plan, Zander ... I'm telling you to drop it before it goes any farther because in the end, you are not guaranteed that you will be the one left standing. And while your signing your death warrant, consider this ... What about Emily and your baby? If this goes wrong and Sonny kills you, what happens to your wife? She'll be left alone with a toddler to care for by herself, Zander. This plan of yours has way too much risk to even be thinking about." Ric finished his speech and left penthouse, leaving Zander to think about what the plan may cost him if he continues.


  16. SoapQueen89
    The Reckoning will begin airing on SONBC on Monday October 1st. It will be a continuation of WICKED and will consist of the same characters/actors with a few minor additions. These additions are as follows:



    Amanda Welles will portray Chelle Barlow, a NY attorney who has been transferred to Port Charles and will begin working in the DA's office. She has ties to PC she is unaware of. She is widowed and has been raising her son alone for the past 10 years.





    Brad Hawkins will portray William (Will) Barlow. He blows into town with his mother, Chelle, and he's looking for trouble. He's reckless, he's defiant, and he's just looking for a fight. Though he's a rebel of sorts, he is well educated and after 10 years, he's still angry over his father's death.





    Roma Maffia will portray Camilla Cortiz, a specialist who has been asked to advise on a patient's case at General Hospital. She has studied at the best of medical schools and is the top in her field. Look for her to get involved with a select few doctors at the hospital.





    A Martinez will portray Martin Alvarez, an adversary of Sonny Corinthos from Miami, FL. He brings with him his two sons.







    Nicholas Gonzalez will portray Richie Alvarez, the eldest son of Martin Alvarez. He is the loose cannon of the family and the one who prefers brut force to get what he wants. He is also as an eye for a beautiful woman.





    A.J. Lamas will portray Nickie Alvarez, the youngest of Martin's sons. He is quite green in the business and the over achiever. He tries to make his father proud, which sometimes leads him into trouble.




    Readers of WICKED who will be continuing with The Reckoning can expect twists and turns throughout this new book. Sorrow, tragedy, and romance will be found, but the mob war will still remain the focus of the new book.

    The Reckoning will debut on SONBC on Monday, October 1st.





  17. SoapQueen89

    CUFFS - Episode 2

    By SoapQueen89,

    The four hour drive was quiet most of the way, the radio kept them company as they drove towards Port Charles, not knowing what to expect once they got there. Soon they passed the city limits sign for Port Charles, Zander knew his way to the police department and wasted no time getting there. They pulled up in front of the PCPD and got out. A few officers came down the stairs and said hello to them as they passed by them. Zander opened the door for his partner and they entered the building together. This was Zander's first time back in Port Charles in almost 10 years, things certainly haven't changed as he looked around at his surroundings.

    He and Keys walked into the squad room, not looking like police officers at all, both in street clothes, blue jeans, leather jackets and boots, not what one would expect from an officer of the law. His gun tight against him up under his arm, his shield tucked away in his inside jacket pocket ready to grab if he needed it. He noticed Commissioner Scorpio talking with the woman he once knew as Alexis Davis as they walked into the room. The room became silent and Mac turned around noticing the gentlemen. Alexis's eyes widened as she recognized Zander right away.

    "Can I help you?" Mac said as he stepped closer to the two officers. Keys and Zander both pulled their shields from their jacket pockets and showed them to the Commissioner.

    "I believe you expecting us?" Keys said as Mac read their identifications.

    "Zander, how you been? I heard you became an officer, but wasn't expecting a detective." Mac said as he read his I.D.

    "Been doing fine, Mac. How bout yourself?" Zander replied as he tucked his shield back into his pocket.

    "Can't complain. Come on, let's go to my office." he replied as he invited them to his office down the hall.

    Alexis stood in awe as Zander passed by her and said hello. "We'll talk in a bit." he commented as he and Keys followed Mac towards the hallway. She never dreamed that Zander would make it as far as he had. He's done good for himself, from an ex drug dealer to a police detective, she was so proud of him at that moment. It warmed her heart to know he'd made something of himself, despite his past.

    "So what can I do for you gentlemen?" Mac asked as he invited them both in to his office.

    Zander closed the door behind him and then took a seat in front of Mac's desk. "One of our suspects in a case Keys and I are working on is connected to someone here in Port Charles. We're here to investigate it further, hoping to bring him down and take custody of him." Zander explained.

    "And who might this person be?"

    Keys propped his leg up on the opposite leg and leaned his body forward. "The name is Lorenzo Alcazar."

    Mac raised his eyebrow at the mention of Alcazar's name.

    "So you've heard of him?" Keys said when he noticed the look on Mac's face by the mere mention of the name.

    "I do. He's our main problem here in Port Charles. He's been involved all sorts of criminal activity over the past 6 years he's resided here. We just haven't had enough to make a case stick." Mac reached around and grabbed one of the folders behind him. He laid the folder on his desk and opened it up. "Racketeering, gun trafficking, drug possession with intent to sell and distribute .... the list is endless." he passed the file to Zander and he began to read the charges that have been brought up against the biggest crime lord on the East Coast.

    "You mind if I take this with me?" Zander asked as he read further and further into the stack of papers.

    "I'll have one of the clerks make you a copy to take with you." Mac said as he got up from his desk and placed a call to the outer office.

    A young lady came into the room soon after, and took the file from Zander. "I'll be right back with a copy." she said as she smiled at the good looking young detective.

    "Thanks LuLu." Mac remarked as she headed towards the door.

    Zander looked shocked and took another look at the pretty young lady. "That's not Luke Spencer's daughter is it?" he questioned as a smile came to Mac's face.

    "Amazing isn't it? They grow up so fast. Yeah she's working here part time after school and weekends. Luke's not thrilled with the idea but it keeps her out of trouble." Zander chuckled at the thought of Luke not being thrilled with his son and daughter working for the police department.

    Mac made another phone call and shortly after there was a knock on the door. "Come in." he bellowed and the door opened.

    Zander and Keys both stood from their chairs and faced the door to see who was invited in. Zander approached the young man with a handshake as if he knew him. "How you been?" he said as he shook Lucky's hand firmly.

    "I'm doing well, and you?" Lucky replied as he shook hands with his friend.

    "I've been good, long time no see." Zander replied as he shoved his hands in his jacket pockets.

    "It has been," Lucky puzzled as to why Zander was back in town after 8 years. "What are you doing here?"
  18. SoapQueen89
    Alexis and Viola left with Greg following close behind after receiving the orders from Ric on keeping a watchful on his family. Greg, one of Ric's men who had been with him the longest, he felt comfortable in leaving his family in Greg's care. He knew Greg would lay down his life for Alexis and the children, just as he would for Ric.

    Alexis had been only gone a few minutes before Marcus announced to Ric that Sonny had arrived. Sonny stepped into the foyer of the penthouse and Ric greeted him. Sonny laid his overcoat across the back of the sofa with Ric leading the way into the living room.

    "So what can you tell me about last night?" Ric asked as he offered his brother a seat on the couch.

    "Other than there's a new threat in town .... apparently a Miami family is looking to gain our territory."

    "I gathered that much from what I read in the newspaper. Any idea who the family is?"

    "I'm expecting a report shortly." Sonny replied checking his cell phone.

    "Yeah so am I." Ric went to the door and asked Marcus to come inside.

    "You told the men I wanted to see them, right?" Ric asked of Marcus.

    "I did sir, they should all be here shortly." Marcus replied just as they heard some men in the hallway.

    "Show them in Marcus." Ric ordered and Sonny stood up from his seat.

    Marcus invited into the penthouse 6 of Ric's men, Thomas, Davis, Frank, Mario, Tony, Leo and Ian. The six men stood before their boss, who was not looking at all happy, and they knew a reprimand from him was coming for all of them.

    "It has come to my attention that there is a dangerous threat coming after mine and Sonny's territory and I called all of you here to make sure the orders I give are carried out. There is no room for mistakes .... mistakes right now could and will put my family in more danger."

    "Yes sir..." the six men answered in unison

    "I need a detail on the vehicles, as well as at the warehouse, Alexis's office and here at the penthouse. I want the tightest security until further notice. Got that?!"

    "Yes sir.." they replied.

    "Good .... now .... Thomas and Frank, I need you at the warehouse with Johnny taking care of the shipments. Davis and Mario, I need you with Alexis around the clock, I want the two of you to become her shadow, do not let her out of your sight. Tony and Leo will be on vehicle detail along with Derek. Ian and Greg will be with me and Marcus will keep the penthouse secure. I want up to date reports from all of you every hour."

    "Yes sir ..." the men acknowledged their orders

    "Davis and Mario stay here, the rest of you can leave." Ric ordered and the men left, leaving Davis and Mario with Ric and Sonny.

    Davis and Mario stood in front of Ric waiting for orders from him.

    "I asked the two of you to stay because Alexis and the children are a top priority. There is no room for mistakes or miscalculations. They are my family and the two of you need to know just how important of a job this is."

    "Yes sir, we understand." Davis replied as Marcus opened the door and Alexis with Viola and the children came back from their walk.

    "Good, you're back." Ric replied as he went and greeted his wife with a kiss.

    "You said we should give you a little private time with the men. I didn't want to stay away too much longer, Emma should be laid down soon for her nap." Alexis replied and she acknowledged Mario and Davis.

    "Daddy ..." Kristina said as she clung onto Ric's pant leg.

    "Hi sweetheart." Ric said as he picked her up and into his arms.

    "Mario and Davis are going to be with you, Alexis. I do hope you won't be giving them any grief."

    "Are they for me too, Daddy?"

    "Yes sweetheart, they are." Ric replied and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

    "You do know this is no way to raise the children, right?" Alexis upset took Kristina from Ric's arms after passing Emma to Viola. "Bodyguards on us all the time...."

    "Alexis, please ... can we not get into this now? You know Mario and Davis are here to keep you safe."

    "I'm in danger in my home, is what you're telling me?!" Alexis getting more upset at the thought of having two guards inside their home.

    "Look, Marcus will be outside the door ... Mario and Davis are for the times you need to go out. Let's not make this any more difficult."

    "Yeah, okay." Alexis stormed up the stairs with Kristina, and Viola following behind her.

    Ric counted to himself ... "1 .... 2 ... 3 ...." and then heard the bedroom door slam upstairs and he jerked at the sound.

    "Is she always like this?" Sonny asked.

    "Not usually."

    "I'll wait for you in your office." Sonny said as he nudged Ric to go after Alexis and talk to her.

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    Alexis sat on the bed and frustrated with the situation began to cry. Kristina crawled up on the bed with her and gave her a hug. "Don't cry, Mommy." the child said as Alexis held her tight in her arms.

    "Listen, don't you worry about Mommy, okay? Maybe you want to show Viola what Daddy bought you yesterday?"

    Kristina looked at her confused. "You know the new game Daddy brought home for you?" Alexis replied and gave a wink to Viola.

    "Come on sweetie, show me the new game you got..." Viola said as she reached for Kristina's hand.

    Alexis wiped the tears from her eyes and smiled at Kristina as Viola led her out the door. She heard Ric coming up the steps as she took a tissue from the box on the nightstand and dabbed her eyes. Ric walked in and closed the door behind him. Alexis reached for the tissue box and threw it in his direction. He ducked as it whizzed by his head and hit the door. It fell to the floor at his feet and he picked it up.

    "I guess I should feel lucky this wasn't the lamp, huh?" he joked.

    "Now is not the time for jokes, Ric!"

    "Okay, I'm sorry. Can we at least talk about this?" he replied as he set the box of kleenex back on the nightstand.

    "You want to talk .... I don't know if I'm in the right mind to talk about this, Ric!" she pushed herself away from him and walked to the other side of the room as he reached for her.

    "Now don't be like this, Alexis."

    "Don't be like what? Upset? Worried? Oh, that's rich."

    "Look, I know this situation upsets you, it does me too. I don't like keeping guards on my family 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. But I have to, to keep you safe." Ric replied trying to make her understand.

    He tried to wrap his arms around her to comfort her but she wiggled away from him, wiping the tears from her eyes with the tissue she held in her hand.

    "This happens every time there's a threat in town, and I am about tired of it, Ric! I'm just sick and tired of all of it!"

    "What would you like me to do about it?! I'm doing all I can right now to protect you and the children!"

    "What I would like for you to do, is the impossible."

    "You mean get out of the business?"

    "Yes that's what I mean!"

    "You know as well as I do that won't happen. I can't leave, Alexis! The best I can do is do what I can to keep the family safe from the danger, and that means body guards on you and the children constantly."

    "Do you even know the threat this time?!"

    "No, which makes this all the more dangerous for you and the children."

    Alexis seemed to be calming down a bit and Ric went to embrace her. She accepted his arms around her and held on to him tightly. "I'm sorry sweetheart, what about you and children going to one of the safe houses for a while, at least till all this is done?"

    She pulled back from him and sniffled back the tears. "What about you?" she asked with concern.

    "I have to stay here and figure out who is after the territory. You, Viola and the children should go to the cabin, it's only an hour from here. I can send Mario and Davis with you and I'll be sure to see you every night." he offered to her an alternative.

    "Can't Sonny handle this without you? I want to know your safe from all this?"

    "I know you do, but Sonny and I need to handle this situation together. It's our territory that is threatened not just mine. Look, you can slip out of town this afternoon. The cabin is stocked with a few months worth of food, and I'll bring some things later tonight, okay?"

    Alexis thought about her husband's offer and decided it would be best for her and the children to get out of town and away from the danger that threatened them. She nodded her head in agreement and a crooked smile came across Ric's face. He breathed a sigh of relief that his family would be safe from harm ..... this time. He gave her a kiss and left her alone in the bedroom while he went to give instructions to Mario and Davis who were still waiting in the living room.

    Alexis went down the hallway to Kristina's room to find Viola and Kristina playing a game on the floor. "Viola, we're going to have to pack some things for the children. Could you go and pack a bag for Emma, please?"

    "Sure, Alexis ...." Viola replied as she got up off the floor and handed Emma to Alexis.

    "Where we goin' Mommy?" Kristina asked as Alexis went for her daughter's suit case that was in the closet.

    "We're going on a little trip." Alexis replied as she opened up the empty case on the bed.

    "Daddy coming with us, too?" the child asked as she watched her Mommy fill the case with clothes.

    "No sorry, sweetie. This trip is just for you, Emma, Viola and Mommy."

    "No Daddy? Not at all?" Kristina replied ready to cry.

    "Daddy will be coming to see us tonight, but we need to leave soon. Can you get some of your toys to take with us?"

    "Are we goin' for a long time, Mommy?"

    "No not too long .... I hope."

    "Where are we goin'?"

    "We're going to someplace safe."

    "Isn't here with Daddy a safe place?" Kristina asking her usually 20 questions.

    "Sweetheart can we just get ready to go, Mommy will explain later, okay?"

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    Ric headed down stairs to give instructions to Mario and Davis who stood waiting for him in the living room. Sonny emerged from the office and met up with Ric before the guards were dismissed.

    "Alexis and the children with Viola are going to be staying at the cabin. I need the two of you to keep watch on them for the duration. I will join them when I can, hopefully later tonight."

    "Yes sir."

    "Now, I'll have Derek drive all of you there and the two of you do not leave the cabin till I get there."

    "Yes sir."

    "Who's idea was this?" Sonny asked as Mario and Davis left the penthouse with their orders.

    "Mine. Alexis and the children will be safer at the cabin then here at the penthouse. I'll be with her later, she'll be fine till I get there."

    Sonny agreed with Ric on the plans for his family. The two of them headed back to the office to discuss strategy against this unknown enemy that now threatened them, their families, and their territory.
  19. SoapQueen89
    "Your husband is a very lucky man." the doctor began and Alexis let out a sigh of relief. "We stopped the internal bleeding and removed the bullet. We repaired the lung which had collapsed because of the damage done by the bullet. He's resting comfortably now, but I don't see him coming out of the anesthesia till sometime tomorrow."

    "Thank you. Can I at least go sit with him?"

    "Sure .. I'll have a nurse take you up to recovery. He'll be there till he comes out of it and we can get him into a private room."

    As Alexis and Zander were happy to hear that Ric had pulled through the surgery, there still were questions the police were going to have as to why Ric was shot. While Alexis went to be with her husband, Zander made a few phone calls.

    The duty nurse led the way to Ric's room, Alexis followed close behind. She stood in the doorway of her husband's room, and couldn't believe what she saw in front of her. The man who was her world was now fighting for his life and she couldn't do anything to help him. She approached the bed and looked at all the machines that were attached to him by tubes and wires. She sat down on the swivel stool and reached for his hand. She held it in hers hoping that he could feel her there with him, even though he was still under medication. She sat and talked to Ric for hours, telling him all about the kids and how much they needed him, and how much she needed him. She was startled by Sonny who stood in the doorway, not wanting to interrupt her time with Ric.

    When she saw him standing there, she got up from the chair and went out into the hallway with him. She had a few words to say to him, but she would leave it for another time, the hospital was no place for what she had to say to Sonny.

    "How's he doing?" Sonny asked as they stepped away from the door.

    "He's doing fine. They'll be moving him to a private room as soon as he wakes up."

    "Any questions yet from Durant about why Ric was shot?"

    "Not yet, but I'm expecting they'll show up here any time now."

    "Well I'm sure you'll know what to say ... or not to say when they come around asking questions."

    "Oh yeah I'm sure I will." Alexis replied with an eye roll and a smirk.

    "She doesn't need to worry about that." Zander said as he approached Sonny and Alexis.

    He had a hug and a kiss on the cheek for Alexis, but only a snide look for Sonny. The bad blood between the two of them was still evident as Sonny made himself scarce once Zander showed up.

    "I know Sonny is Ric's brother, but dammit, I can't help but dislike the man."

    "I know the feeling." Zander replied as he turned her towards him.

    "What did you mean I didn't have to worry about the questioning in the shooting?"

    "I took care of it, at least for now."

    "How?"

    "I had a chat with Mac. I'm a detective now, remember."

    Alexis smiled ..."Oh .. well thank you."

    "No need for thanks .... you and Ric have been through enough, you certainly don't need the cops hanging around asking questions ... at least not now."

    Zander may be a detective on the Miami Dade-County police force, but he is still Alexis friend. He's been involved in the business Ric's in and knows how the business operates. Zander left her go back to sit with her husband and he went to meet up with Emily for breakfast. He would check back on Alexis later, hopefully Ric would be awake when he returned. Zander had a few questions of his own for Ric.

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    Sonny was surprised to see Zander was back in town and it raised some questions as to why. Once he got back to Greystone, Sonny made a few phone calls. He wanted to know what Zander was doing back in Port Charles, there had to be another reason besides Alexis.

    He didn't have to wait too long for the answers about Zander being back in Port Charles. And he didn't like what he heard. Zander being a detective from Miami, didn't sit well with Sonny. Zander was fishing for some answers about a case he was working on and had hoped that those he was looking for were now in Port Charles and could be the reason for Ric getting shot. If there wasn't enough Sonny had to worry about, now he had to worry about Zander getting enough evidence against them to help Durant put both he and Ric in prison.

    Max knocked on the door to the living room and then left Jason in. He had gotten Carly and the boys settled in and was back to take care of business.

    "I think you better have a talk with your sister."

    "Emily's back in town?" Jason surprised to hear she was back.

    "Yeah her and her cop of a husband." Sonny replied.

    "And what does that have to do anything?"

    "Ric was shot last night, and if I'm not wrong, I think it was Faith who ordered it."

    "And .... still doesn't tell me what that has to do with Zander being a cop?" Jason replied still not understanding what Sonny was trying to say.

    "It does because he's here on business .... another case he's working on, I'm sure of it. If he finds out why Ric was shot last night, I would hate to think of what he'd do with that information. Durant is already sniffing around. And let's not forget Zander and Ric are not friends, he tolerated Ric because of Alexis. Alexis had become as close to a mother as Zander has got, and the two became very close when he lived in Port Charles. If he's fixed anything, he did it for Alexis." Sonny answered.

    "I did find out where Faith is staying while she's here ..... she's at Metro Court."

    "Yeah and I'm sure didn't do the hit last night, but I'm sure it was on her orders. I just don't understand why she would go after Ric when she still has Alcazar to contend with. Faith wouldn't of made a mistake like this."

    "So what do you want me to do?" Jason asked.

    "I need you to keep an eye on Faith. I need to know where she goes, who she talks to ... and info on anyone else who could be connected with her, anyone she may have helping her, perhaps she struck a deal with someone for part of the territory. When you find anything, call me." Sonny instructed.

    "I'm on it." Jason replied and left.

    As soon as Jason left, Sonny picked up the phone and dialed. If Faith was in town to take his territory, she must be in the market for territory elsewhere. Sonny sat down at his desk and pulled out a black book. He paged through the book till he found the phone number he was looking for .... "Felix Escobar ..... good place to start" .

    Sonny dialed the number and waited for someone to answer.

    "Felix Escobar, it's Sonny Corinthos." Sonny said as soon as someone picked up on the other end.

    "Yes, Corinthos, what can I do for you?" Escobar said when he picked up the extension

    "Faith Roscoe ...." was all Sonny replied

    "Oh that vixen, yeah she's been through here .... shot 5 of my good men. The orders have been executed by Sabata."

    "Sabata? And Faith's still alive? I didn't think he was one to miss his targets?" Sonny questioned. He had known Sabata for years, and when Sabata ordered hits, he never missed. He always got his man.

    "Yeah well that slippery little vixen has dodged the bullet once to often for my tastes, but with the contract still out there from Sabata, no one else has dared to go over his head. Sabata is no girl scout these days."

    "Has he ever been?" Sonny chuckled.

    "No but Faith hit him pretty hard, you know how she can be, Corinthos."

    "Yeah I do, and now she's here."

    "If you take her out, Corinthos, Sabata would be ever so grateful ..."

    "The information is appreciated, Felix."

    After talking with Escobar, Sonny started making plans for a meeting. Faith was making mistakes and she needed to be taken out before she could gain anymore strength. Sonny called a meeting of the 5 families, it was time to take care of Faith once and for all.

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    It had been hours since Ric's surgery, and Alexis had sat with him the entire night by his side. She sat with him holding his hand and talking to him, hoping he would hear that she hadn't left his side. She was hoping it wouldn't be too long before he woke up.

    "Ric .... please if you can hear me, wake up for me .... please. The doctors tell me it's not good that you are still sleeping. Come back to me, Ric ...." she tearfully said to him as she held up and kiss his hand.

    "Kristina and Emma miss their daddy, Ric .... I miss their daddy ..." she continued.

    As she sat talking to him, she felt a slight squeeze from his hand and a surprised look overcame her face. "Ric? You can hear me! Open your eyes for me, please ...."

    He tried with all his might as his eyes fluttered open, still very groggy but he was awake and that's all she cared about. He had come back to her and the girls. She quickly went out to the nurse's desk to tell someone he was awake.

    The duty nurse followed her into Ric's room and checked the machines and his vitals. Ric's eyes followed the nurse around the room, he still didn't seem to know where he was or what had happened to him. They had intubate him because he needed help breathing, so they had inserted a tube down his throat and into his airway, so he couldn't talk. As soon as he was give a thorough examination, the tube would be removed from his throat. The duty nurse asked Alexis to leave for a few minutes while the attending physician gave Ric a full examine.

    Alexis stood outside in the hallway and watched through the glass window while the doctor and nurses removed the tube and attended to her husband. She wiped the tears from her eyes as she waited for any news about Ric's condition.

    The doctor soon emerged from Ric's room and stopped to give her an update.

    "Ric is still groggy but he is fully aware of where he is and what's going on. He's going to have a rough time talking for a while, it's normally after having a breathing tube taken out, nothing we should be concerned with. We have to keep an eye on his condition, but he is a lot stronger then he was last night. Which is a good sign. And he's asking for you."

    "Thank you so much, doctor." Alexis replied, she was so relieved to hear such good news.

    Alexis rushed to her husband's side and a tearfully hello was evident.

    "The doctor says your going to be just fine. God I thought I lost you ..." she said and he lifted up his hand and brushed the side of her face.

    "You're never going to lose me, Alexis ..." he replied, his throat was hoarse and rough. "Where are our girls?" he added.

    "They're with Viola ... they're fine, but they miss you ..."

    "I miss them too .." he replied. He just couldn't stop staring at her, he was so happy she was there with him. He wouldn't know what he'd do without her.

    "I love you so much ..." she said as she smoothed back the hair around his temples.

    "I love you too .." he replied wanting so much to kiss her like he used to.

    "Greg? and Mario and Davis?" he asked

    "We're fine sir ...." Greg said as he stood in the doorway of Ric's room. "I'm sorry for barging in ..." he apologized.

    "Don't worry about it ..." Alexis said as Greg stepped into the room and stood at the foot of the bed.

    "The guys and I were concerned and thought we should come by and see how he was doing." Greg replied as some of the men moved towards the doorway of Ric's room.

    "He's doing much better than last night."

    "Sure seems like it." Greg replied with a smile. "You don't have to worry about anything, sir .... just get better." he added before turning to leave.

    "Greg ...." Ric called out to him.

    "Yes sir ..." Greg stopped and turned back towards Ric.

    Ric looked at Alexis and she knew it was her cue to go get some coffee. She offered her seat to Greg as she got up and walked towards the door. "I'll be back in a few minutes." she said before leaving Ric with Greg.

    Greg sat down next to Ric's bed waiting hear what his boss had to say.

    "Faith Roscoe .... find her and take her out, Greg...take whomever with you, I trust your judgement."

    "Yes sir..." Greg replied not questioning Ric's order to kill Faith.

    "It's business as usual ...."

    "Yes sir ... is that all, sir?"

    "I want Frankie outside this room at all times, got it?" Ric instructed.

    "Yes sir. I pray for a quick recovery for you, sir."

    "Thank you, Greg."

    Greg got up from the stool and walked towards the door. The other men stood just beyond the doorway and waited to hear any instructions Ric may have given for them. Thomas stepped up and was the first to ask.

    "So....?"

    "Frankie .... he wants you on guard at this door at all times." Greg replied as Frank stepped forward. "And he's says it's business as usual."

    Ric's men dispersed and left Frankie standing guard at Ric's door. "We have business to take care of ..." could be heard from Greg as they all walked away from the room.
  20. SoapQueen89
    It was getting late and Alexis said goodnight to Ric, the children were waiting for her at the cabin with Viola. She hadn't spent any time with them on her brief return to home earlier that day. She gave Ric a soft kiss goodbye and walked towards the door. She looked over her shoulder to see him smile, one last reassurance for her that everything was going to be all right. Greg waited for her outside Ric's room, ready to take her where ever she wanted to go. The two of them said goodnight to Frankie, who stood guard outside Ric's room, and then they headed for the elevators.

    The night was sure to be lonely for Ric as he had not spent one night without Alexis since they had married. He closed his eyes and tried to get the well needed sleep his body was asking for. As he slept, the elevator doors opened and a well dressed man stepped out. He seemed to not know where he was to go next but he followed the hallway to find Ric's room.

    Frankie noticed the stranger looked lost and approached him. "Can I help you, sir?" The gentleman was startled by the young man. "Yes, I guess I'm a little lost. I'm looking for Ric Lansing's room?"

    Frankie skeptical of the stranger and would need to know more about him before getting close to Ric or his room. "May I ask who you are, sir and why you've come looking for Mr. Lansing?"

    "I understand, you must be one of Ric's bodyguards? I'm sorry I should of introduced myself, I'm Ric's father, Trevor Lansing." the older gentleman extended his hand to Frankie.

    "Hello sir, Mr. Lansing didn't mention you would be visiting this evening."

    "I don't think he knew I was coming early, I was to arrive tomorrow. I heard about the shooting and I came a day early. I guess I should of called him."

    Frankie looked through the glass window in the door to see Ric sleeping peacefully and made a decision not to disturb him. "I'm sorry sir, but your son is sleeping, maybe you want to come back tomorrow?"

    "I'd really just like to tell him I'm here, do you think I could sit with him for a while?"

    Frankie hesitant but he opened the door for Trevor and left him inside. Trevor walked into Ric's room, the room dark but a dim light was lit above Ric's head. Trevor sat down on the chair next the bed and reached for his son's hand. Ric felt the touch of a masculine hand and his eyes slowly opened to see his father sitting next to him.

    "What are you doing here?" Ric asked still not fully awake and coherent.

    "I heard you were shot and I jumped on the next plane out of Miami."

    "You didn't have to do that .... I wasn't expecting you for another day or so." Ric replied as he propped himself up against the pillows that supported his back.

    "I know but you're my son, I wasn't going to not be here with you. How are you feeling?" Trevor replied concerned for his son.

    "I'll be fine ...." Ric winced in pain as he adjusted his position.

    "And the family?..."

    "They're safe .... I have guards on them 24 hours a day."

    "I'm sure you do. Faith is not one to take lightly."

    "You know Faith is here?"

    "Yeah I figured she'd make her way up here after she left her mark on Miami. She's out for blood, Ric."

    "Yeah I take notice." Ric chuckled under his breath.

    "Why don't you let me handle Faith? You're in no shape to run things." Trevor replied worried about his son.

    "Thanks but no thanks. I've got things under control."

    "Yeah I see that." Trevor raised an eyebrow.

    "I'm not 10 anymore, dad .. you don't have to protect me. I can take care of myself, my family and my business. Even if it's from a hospital bed." Ric replied hoping to convince his father he didn't need his help against Faith.

    "Look, I know you can, I'm just concerned that Faith will come back and do the job right the next time, Ric. She knows you're vulnerable now, she's got you where she wants you."

    Ric knew his father was right. Faith wasn't going to stop till she got what she came for. Trevor saw Ric's hesitation to give up control on his territory and pressed him even more.

    "Think of it this way, I still own partial shares in this territory, I'm protecting my investment. You can still run the organization from this bed, I'll just be out there where Faith can see me and she can think that you are unable to run this business, but really, you've just added re-enforcements."

    "I can't let you do that. I can't just let you put yourself out there in the open for Faith."

    "You're not letting me do anything .... I'm volunteering. Your objection is dually noted." Trevor replied hoping that Ric would agree to his plan.

    Ric's meeting with his father was interrupted by one of his men who had rushed to inform him of some not so good news. Frankie opened the door and Johnny stepped into the room.

    "I'm sorry for interrupting sir, but we have problems." Johnny said not wanting to upset his boss.

    "What's the problem, Johnny? Don't tell me there's trouble with the shipment that came in tonight?"

    "Yes sir ... it's missing."

    Not wanting Ric to get more upset then he already was, Trevor stepped in.

    "What do you mean it's missing?" he asked. Johnny hesitating to speak freely.

    "It's okay, Johnny. He's my father ... you can tell him."

    "We unloaded the crates, took inventory of what had been delivered, and somehow now the entire shipment has been removed from the warehouse."

    Trevor raised an eyebrow. "Sounds like Faith has struck again."

    "No I don't think so, sir. I recognized a few of the men as they took off with it."

    "Who were they, Johnny ...."

    "They were part of Alcazar's crew, sir."

    "Could Faith be working with Lorenzo?" Trevor asked, knowing of Lorenzo Alcazar, he had dealings with him in the past.

    "If she is, he's dumber than I thought." Ric replied not amused by the latest developments.

    "What do you want us to do now, sir?"

    "Go see Lorenzo ... I want my damn shipment back! Take Mario and Ian with you."

    "Yes sir." Johnny replied and went to do as instructed.

    "If Faith has struck a deal with Lorenzo, you can bet she has organized a fatal assault against your territory, Ric."

    "Yeah, yeah ..." Ric waved off his father's concern.

    "Faith is no one to mess with Ric ... she will eat you alive if you are not careful. I know I've been up against her before and she takes no prisoners."

    The more Ric thought about his father's plan, the more it became the only way to hold on to his territory. He needed his father's help, though he didn't want to admit it and was hesitant to agree to such a foolish plan, but it was his only option at this point.

    "Okay .... "

    "Okay....what?" Trevor questioned.

    "If this plan of yours doesn't work, and you get hurt or worse ... I will never forgive myself." Ric replied and agreed to Trevor's plan.

    "Oh it's going to work, don't you worry about that. Faith can't resist a vulnerable territory, but little will she know, and I'll be there waiting for her." Trevor replied and walked towards the door to leave.

    "Dad ....."

    "Yeah ...."

    "Thanks. If this works, I owe you one."

    "Ric ... you won't owe me anything. I'm protecting my son, that's my job." Trevor turned and left Ric alone to get the rest he needed to get well.
  21. SoapQueen89
    In a warehouse across town ...

    "If this plan of yours doesn't work, I'm a dead man." Lorenzo scowled towards her.

    "Don't worry, it's all planned out. What could possibly go wrong?" Faith seethed as her and Lorenzo looked out across the new shipment they swiped from Ric's warehouse.

    "For one, you're playing with fire. Sonny and Ric are not going to take it lightly that their shipment was stolen from underneath their noses."

    "I know ...."

    "Are you insane?" Lorenzo barked at Faith in return. "Starting a war with Corinthos or Lansing is not in your best interests."

    "It is when I want what they have." she purred as she rubbed her well built body up against him.

    "Yeah and get me killed in the process! I thought we had a deal?" Lorenzo now concerned about his own life and what was rightfully his.

    "Shhh .. we do have a deal, Lorenzo. Once I get my hands on what I want, I'll cut you in .... cross my heart." she replied as she made an x over her heart with her index finger.

    Lorenzo certainly leery about the deal he made with the devil herself, but this was about survival and if he didn't make the deal, he would for sure be dead already. The silence was broken by the shrill of his cell phone ringing and he reached into his pocket to answer it. He flipped open the phone and said hello.

    "Tell me you have good news, Gino ..." he said to the voice on the other end.

    "Sorry to say boss, I don't." Gino replied waiting for the tongue lashing he was about to receive from his boss.

    "How bad is it?"

    "The others got word that Lansing's shipment came up missing, and they've put a hold on all shipments in and out of Port Charles until the threat is eliminated."

    "Wonderful, so now no one is receiving anything? Do they realize how this pushes my schedule back? Dammit!" Lorenzo barked and flipped closed his cell phone.

    "Ya know you are becoming more trouble than you're worth!" he barked at Faith.

    "Now, now, it can't be that bad." she purred.

    "Oh yes, it can be that bad! Because of your stunt by taking this shipment, everyone's shipments are put on hold till further notice. I'm going to lose a lot of money because of this!"

    "You worry too much, you know that?"

    "Oh do I now? Hmm.... let me see .... because of you and your plan, I've lost a few million dollars in the last 5 minutes, and I'm probably going to lose a hell of a lot more till this deal is done. Not too mention losing my life, if Sonny or Ric have anything to say about it. And I'm not suppose to worry?"

    "Sonny nor Ric know you are part of this plan, and besides, you'll make more than you know once the deal is complete."

    "That is if we don't end up at the bottom of the harbor, first."

    Lorenzo turned to leave her, and she latched onto his arm. He looked down at her and pulled back his arm, yanking it from her. "I'm going back to my office, when you have news about what is to come next, you give me forewarning. Till then, we don't know each other." He walked off leaving her alone with the stolen shipment.



    Outside the warehouse ...

    Three of Ric's guards pulled up in a black Lincoln, hoping to have a chat with Lorenzo about Ric's missing shipment. There were 2 men standing guard at the door to the warehouse. They approached the Lincoln as Ric's guards climbed out, their hands firmly positioned on their weapons, ready to draw if need be.

    "The three of you can go back the way you came." one of the brut men snarled.

    "I don't think so. We'd like to have a conversation with your boss." Johnny said as he stood by the driver's side door, it still standing open.

    "And I said you can turn back around and leave." the guard threatened as he stepped closer to the car.

    Mario and Ian came around to the driver's side of the car to assist Johnny as the two guards threatened bodily harm to one of their own. A fight ensued, and Ric's guards soon overpowered the two guards who were to stand watch for Lorenzo.

    "No, I told you we wanted to see your boss!" Johnny shouted angrily at the one guard as he stood over his lifeless body.

    Mario, Johnny and Ian walked with a purpose towards the warehouse door. The dim light above the door showed them the way and the three of them entered the warehouse without so much as a knock. The three stood in the warehouse gawking at the missing shipment and had their answer. Their boss wanted to know if Lorenzo had his shipment, and there in plain site, it was. All of it. The three of them were made aware that someone had just left the warehouse by the sound of the car tires screeching down the back alley. The took chase after the mystery man in the hopes of catching who they believed was Lorenzo Alcazar.



    Meanwhile back at the hospital ...

    As Ric rested quietly, Frankie kept his watchful eye on him. Down the hall, the elevator doors opened and Durant stepped out of the car. He walked down towards Ric's room, anticipating to ask some questions about the shooting, but he was stopped before he even had the chance to ask any.

    "Mr. Durant?" Zander asked as he stepped out of the shadows and cut off Durant's path to Ric's room.

    "Yes, and who might you be?" Durant asked as he looked over the young man who stopped him.

    "Oh, I'm sorry ... Detective Smith" Zander replied as he pulled out his badge from the inside jacket pocket.

    "Hmm .. okay? What can I do for you?"

    "I think you and I need to have a chat."

    "And why would we need to do that?"

    "Because I think I have some information you'd be very interested in." Zander replied and he noticed he piqued Durant's interest just a bit.

    "I'm on my way to interrogate someone, call my office tomorrow and set up an appointment." Durant turned and started to walk away from him.

    "I don't think you would want to wait on this information, Durant. It's about Sonny Corinthos."

    Hearing the name Sonny Corinthos stopped Durant in his tracks. He turned around and walked back towards Zander. "I'm listening ..."

    "I'm sure you are and I'm sure you will find what I have could very well put Sonny Corinthos behind bars for a very long time."
  22. SoapQueen89

    Chapter 9 - Episode 1

    By SoapQueen89,

    Previously --
    Durant on his way to interrogate Ric about the shooting, Zander tried to deter him by piquing his interest with some information he had on Sonny Corinthos.

    "I think you and I need to have a chat."

    "And why would we need to do that?"

    "Because I think I have some information you'd be very interested in." Zander replied and he noticed he piqued Durant's interest just a bit.

    "I'm on my way to interrogate someone, call my office tomorrow and set up an appointment." Durant turned and started to walk away from him.

    "I don't think you would want to wait on this information, Durant. It's about Sonny Corinthos."

    Hearing the name Sonny Corinthos stopped Durant in his tracks. He turned around and walked back towards Zander. "I'm listening ..."

    "I'm sure you are and I'm sure you will find what I have could very well put Sonny Corinthos behind bars for a very long time."


    Episode 1


    Zander pulls Durant to the side and in the hopes of deterring Durant from interrogating Ric, Zander lured him away with his information he had on Sonny. Durant's persistence on taking Sonny down was known by many, and Zander knew if he talked a good game with Durant, it would take the focus off Ric and his dealings. Zander may dislike Ric, but he had no use for Sonny. It was time Sonny got what was coming to him and Zander was going to make sure he paid.

    As Zander lured Durant from Ric's hospital room, he felt his cell phone vibrate against his hip. He looked down at the number and knew he had better answer it, they would just keep interrupting if he didn't.

    "Dammit, I have to take this." Zander said to Durant, as he pulled the phone from his belt loop.

    While Zander took the call, Durant kept his eye on Ric's room down the hall. He was looking forward to interrogating Ric about the shooting, but he then thought of the bigger picture. If he could get his hands on Sonny, he could take both brothers down without much effort.

    Zander flipped open the phone and began talking to the caller.

    "You have a report for me?" the voice replied.

    "No, not yet. I will call you when I do."

    "Better make it fast, I can't keep the suspect in custody forever. You got 36 hours."

    Zander feeling the pressure from his Captain, flipped closed his phone. His focus back on the discussion with Durant.

    "Problems?" Durant said as he saw Zander was a bit frustrated about something.

    "Nothing I can't handle."

    "You said you have information on Corinthos that I would be interested in?"

    "Yes Durant, I think you will be very interested in what I have on Sonny."

    The two walked towards the elevator and waited till the doors opened up. "Why don't we discuss this downtown at my office?"

    "Sure we can do that..." Zander replied as he looked back towards Frankie and gave him a nod. Problem avoided and he did his part to help Ric, most importantly it helped Alexis.

    Once they were out of sight, Frankie entered Ric's room and gave a detailed report about Zander detering Durant from visiting. Frankie left the room, leaving Ric to ponder Zander's agenda. The two were not friends, and Zander didn't have reason to help him now. It left Ric wondering what exactly Zander was up to, why was he in PC, and why now. There were many questions Ric wanted answers to, he just hoped that Zander would be smart and stay out of the situation, a situation that could get him killed.





    Coming up ...

    ~ Ric's doubts surface about his father.
    ~ Alexis' Cassadine traits come to the surface.
    ~ Sonny questions Zander's motives for coming back to PC.
  23. SoapQueen89

    Chapter 9 - Episode 2

    By SoapQueen89,

    Episode 2



    At the hospital ...

    Ric's restful sleep was interrupted by Mario, Johnny and Ian, who had just been involved in a high speed car chase of someone they believed to be Lorenzo Alcazar. Frankie opened the door to Ric's room and the three men entered with heads hanging low, because they left Alcazar slip through their fingers.

    By the look on their faces, Ric knew it wasn't good news. "Did you have a talk with Alcazar about his involvement in all this?" Ric asked as the three kept their distance from him.

    "We didn't get a chance to, sir." Mario disappointed Lorenzo go away from them.

    "Why? What happened?" Ric inquired as the three men looked at one another not wanting to be the one to explain.

    "Two of his men kept us busy while he slipped out the back. We gave chase but he got away, sir."

    "I see. I'm sure he has got my shipment in that warehouse! There is millions of dollars worth of product in that shipment and I want it back!" Ric ordered.

    "Yes, sir."

    Ric dismissed the three men with their orders to steal back the shipment that Lorenzo had taken from him. His taking back what was his could very well instigate a war between he and Lorenzo but he had to take the risk. The shipment could not be replaced if lost, he had others waiting for it and without it, he wasn't going to collect what was owed to him.


    Later on that night ...

    As Ric rested his weary body, another visitor stopped by. From his bed, he saw his father outside talking with Frank, and soon Trevor stepped into the room. Ric propped himself up without much difficulty or pain as his father approached his bedside.

    "You're looking better..." his father began as he sat down on the swivel stool next to the bed.

    "I'm not feeling better. Once I get my shipment back, I'm sure that will change."

    "We're working on it. I just passed your men in the hallway, they explained what's been going on."

    "I should of took Lorenzo out a long time ago. He's been a thorn in my side for a while now."

    "We'll take care of Lorenzo, you just concentrate on getting better. Alexis and the children need you."

    "You know how much I hate this, right? How can I possibly run this business from a hospital bed?"

    "That is why I'm here. I'll help you till you're able to come back. Don't worry. It's all under control." Trevor tried to re-assure his son the business was in very capable hands, Ric was still worried about giving his father the keys to his kingdom.

    "Uh huh, I've heard that before." Ric replied with a roll of his eyes.

    "Hey, I provided good for you and your mother for a long time, Ric." Trevor became defensive.

    "I know, but there were times that weren't so good. Times that I wish you had been there and weren't. Times we needed you and the business was more important than family."

    Trevor looked down and away from Ric, knowing his son was right. There were times that Ric and his mother needed him and he was too busy with the business to care. Business came first, and he regrets missing important milestones in his son's life because of it. He tried to make it up to Ric, but at the time, Ric wanted no part of him or his love. It has taken a long time for he and Ric to get to the place they are now. Many conversations and long sleepless nights. But Ric found it in his heart to forgive and thankfully accepted him as a father again.


    Coming up ....

    ~ Sonny begins to ask questions about Zander's whereabouts
    ~ Alexis begins to show her Cassadine roots
    ~ Durant gets the goods on Sonny
  24. SoapQueen89
    Episode 3


    As Trevor and Ric discussed business, Frankie interrupted, Ric noticing Alexis standing in the doorway and smiled a hello. She stepped in and into the welcoming arms of Trevor.

    "Hello Trevor." she greeted with a smile. "It's nice to see you again."

    "It's nice to see you again, Alexis." he replied and then Alexis went to give Ric a warmer hello.

    She leaned in and gave him a kiss, as Trevor looked on. "Ahem ..." Trevor cleared his throat to remind them he was still in the room with them.

    "I'm going to check on a few things, Ric. I'll be back later." he excused himself, leaving Ric and Alexis alone together.

    "I assume he's here for a reason?" Alexis referring to Trevor being in Port Charles.

    "Yeah he heard about the shooting and came running, like the good father he seems to think he is." Ric replied remembering the kind of father Trevor had been to him all those years ago.

    "I'm also going to assume he's asked to take over while you're laid up?"

    "Yeah he has. I haven't given him anything yet, and not sure I want to. I know how he operates. I'll give him the access and the bastard will steal it right out from under my nose."

    "So what do you plan to do?"

    "I don't know just yet. I might just let him do what he needs to do to get things under control, at least till I'm out of this bed." Ric replied, Alexis taking notice it was eating at Ric that he had to be locked up in the hospital while his business was being threatened.

    "I wouldn't be too hasty, Ric. I mean this could be something or it could be nothing." she hinted.

    "What? What do you know, Alexis?"

    "Well, it's probably nothing but .. I find it rather odd that you're shot, Zander comes back to town, and your father shows up all in a 24 hour period. You don't think that strange?"

    "Zander's back in town? When did that happen?"

    "Yeah he and Emily flew in last night."

    "I'm assuming he came back here for you. I mean the two of you are close."

    "Yeah that's what I thought, but things just don't add up. He told me he had heard about the shooting and they flew in from Miami as soon as they heard. But .... I don't know, I just found it odd that's all."

    "You don't think he's here to take Sonny and I down, do you?"

    "I'm not sure what to think, I mean Zander has never had use for Sonny, that's a given. And I think he's tolerated you because of me and he wanted to see me happy. I don't think he'd do anything rash. I mean he is a hot head but he's not stupid."

    "Well, that's debatable." Ric replied with a bit of snarkiness.

    "Now, be nice." she said with a smile.

    "Okay then what is going on? Why now? Why come back to Port Charles now? Unless he's got something on Sonny or I or both of us?"

    "I don't know, maybe if I spend some time with him and let him open up to me a little. Like you said, we're close. Maybe he'll tell me what's going on, you know, in confidence."

    "Then again, maybe not, you are married to one of the most wanted crime bosses on the east coast." Ric chuckled.

    "Yeah that, but Zander trusts me. If he's here to harm you or my family, I need to know about it. That would make this personal, and well ..."

    Alexis stepped closer to her husband's bedside and leaned down to him. "Sweetheart, this will become personal and I don't take kindly to people who want to hurt my family. It's that Cassadine blood in me, when we're crossed, you better watch your back." she winked.

    Ric believed every word Alexis spoke. She can be the kindest person someone would ever want to meet, but cross her path the wrong way or hurt one of her family, and you live to regret it.


    Coming up ....

    ~ Jason goes to see Emily.
    ~ Zander has information Durant needs to put Sonny and Ric both away for a long time.
    ~ Zander has some explaining to do to Alexis.


    ~ Happy New Year to everyone! ~
  25. SoapQueen89
    Episode 4


    At Greystone ...

    Sonny poured himself another drink and walked over and sat down in the chair behind his mahogany desk. The file that laid staring up at him he pushed aside and reached for the phone.

    Sonny dialed the phone and called Benny, his financial adviser and accountant.

    "Benny, call together the 5 families. Tell them I'm requesting a meeting." Sonny instructed and then he hung up the phone as Jason entered the living room.

    He got up from his seat and swallowed the alcohol that was in his glass as he approached Jason.

    "So, what do you have for me?" he asked his right hand man.

    "Not much ... But I can tell you that it looks like Faith has her self wrapped up with Lorenzo. Shipments are not going in or out of PC for the time being and Lorenzo is fit to be tied."

    "Good ... put the pressure on him maybe he'll crack." Sonny replied thinking of what his next move would be.

    "Oh I wouldn't doubt it. He's losing millions as the stuff sits in the warehouse and can't be moved anywhere else."

    "Let's hope that it's soon, because the longer Faith is in town, the worse it's going to be for all of us." Sonny refilled his glass and offered one to Jason. Jason refused and was going to continue his thought but was interrupted.

    Max came into the living room and announced there was someone who wanted to see them. Sonny asked Max who was there, but before Max could tell Sonny, the visitor barged into the living room.

    "I'm sure the boss will have no objections to seeing me, right Sonny?" the visitor exclaimed as he entered the room.

    "When I thought it couldn't get any worse ..." Sonny replied as he and Jason both surprised to see who was wanting to see them.

    "What? No hug for your dear old dad?" Trevor said sarcastically.

    "You are NOT my father, and God help anyone who you call son."

    "Now Sonny is that anyway to talk to the only decent father you've ever known?"

    "Trevor, I had no use for you when I was growing up, and I certainly don't have any use for you now!"

    "Okay, fine, I won't offer my help to take down Faith. You know Sonny, you need my help. Without me, Faith will eat you alive!" Trevor tempted Sonny.

    Sonny looked up with interest piqued and wondering what Trevor had planned. "What did you have in mind?"



    Coming up ...

    ~Alexis tries to gain information from Zander
    ~Durant makes a call to the Miami Dade Police Department
    ~The 5 families meet and has an unexpected visitor
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