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  1. SoapQueen89
    This is the final episode of WICKED. The Reckoning will begin on Monday October 1st, it is the 3rd book in this series.


    EPISODE 47

    Zander and Alexis sat in the interrogation room with Ric a few hours as Zander told his brother everything that he knew about the dealings between Greg, Lorenzo and Jason. A weight had definitely lifted off his shoulders once he admitted to a few things he had initiated. As they sat and talked, Ric absorbing all the information Zander was giving him, there wasn't much Ric could charge Zander with, other then transportation and distribution of narcotics. And with the evidence missing from Zander's warehouse, it was just Zander's words Ric had against him. Jason was holding the evidence, and though Zander's shipment, it was in the possession of someone else, which left Zander off the hook.

    The hours passed and soon Ric stood up from his seat. He thanked his brother for his honesty and appreciated that Zander had told him what had happened in the penthouse before he got there. Zander saw that Ric was walking towards the door of the interrogation room and he opened up.

    "You're free to go ....." Ric said as he held the door open with his hand.

    "You're kidding right?" Zander asked shocked that Ric was letting him go, even after all he confessed to.

    "No, I'm not kidding. I have nothing to hold you on. The shipments are no longer in your possession, and the shootout at the penthouse could be construed as self defense."

    Zander stood up from his seat and walked towards his brother. "Thanks .... " Zander said as he stepped into the doorway.

    "Yeah, yeah ...." Ric grinned as Alexis brushed passed him.

    "Hey ..." Ric said as he gave a tug on Alexis's arm as she passed by. "Tell him to keep his nose clean ... okay."

    "You try to tell him that ... but I'll try." she smiled.

    Zander and Alexis stepped out onto the stoop of the PCPD once more. The snow had just begun to fall lightly and Zander pulled his overcoat up and over the scruff of his neck.

    "You need a ride home?" he asked Alexis.

    "No, I think I'll walk ...." she replied and gave him another kiss on the cheek. "Thanks for the offer though." She started walking down the stairs towards the side walk and he watched her from the top step.

    "Hey .... " he called out to her and she turned around towards him. She saw the look in his eyes and knew what he wanted to say .. but the look was all she needed. She smiled, turned and walked away, leaving him standing alone on the stairs.

    He gave a tug at his overcoat and pulled out his cell phone to make a call, the snow falling harder now then before, he took a few steps towards the side walk as the person he called answered.

    "Hey sweetheart .... I'm at the PCPD ... yeah everything's fine. I just wanted to hear your voice, that's all. I'll see you soon."

    Marcus pulled the car up to the curb and Zander climbed into the backseat and closed the door, his coal black hair covered with snow, and he ran his fingers through it.

    "Where to, sir?" Marcus asked from the driver's seat.

    "To hospital, Marcus .... I'm going to spend some time tonight with my wife."

    Emily hung up the phone and sighed some relief. She looked out the hospital room window and saw the snow falling more heavy, the biggest snowflakes she had ever seen. She took comfort in knowing Zander had weathered yet another storm, she had just hoped good days were ahead for them.

    As Marcus drove down the snow covered street towards the hospital, he couldn't help but notice the blaring headlights from a car that seemed to come out of no where. He glanced from side to side and through the rear view mirror at the car that was following closely behind. Zander took notice to it as well.

    "Marcus, we have company."


    Emily's hospital room --

    While Zander and Marcus tried to lose who ever was tailing them, Emily tried to get some much needed rest. The only light that shone into the room was that of the moon that filtered through the blinds on the hospital windows. It was peaceful and quiet now, she knew Zander would be there in a few minutes, everything was going to be okay she thought as she caressed her very pregnant belly. Unbeknownest to her, she was not alone and the nightmare was far from over.


    On the other side of town --

    In cold dark night, shots rang out as gun fire was heard through out the quiet streets of the neighborhood. A new threat has arrived in the town of Port Charles and the day of reckoning would soon fall upon this quiet waterfront town.
  2. SoapQueen89

    WICKED: Episode 46

    By SoapQueen89,

    EPISODE 46




    The PCPD Squad Room --



    "If he tells you everything, Ric .... Zander will be lucky to be out for his daughter's wedding! I have to defend and protect my client."

    "I know but ...." Ric began but was interrupted.

    "Alexis ... I love you, you know that .. and you have been the best thing that has ever happened to me, with the exception of Emily. The two of you have stood by me through it all and you've taken the heat for me on more times than I care to count. But this time .... this time if I don't do this, Ric is going to throw away everything *he* has worked so hard for. I can't allow him to do that." Zander confessed his appreciation.

    Alexis leaned in to him and kissed him on the cheek. "You do what you think you have to, Zander. I'll stand by your decision."

    "Thank you, Alexis." Zander spoke softly.

    "So .... are you going to get a statement here or not?" Ric spoke up.

    "Yeah you are." Zander replied as he sat down at the long metal table, Alexis sitting down next to him.

    "Are you sure about this?" she asked again.

    "Yeah I am, Alexis .... It's my only option. It's time I cleaned up my own mess."

    She not sure what he meant by that but went along with his decision to make a statement about Greg and the dealings over the past 6 months.

    Ric sat down across from him and pushed across the table a yellow legal pad and the pen from his shirt pocket. Zander pulled the tablet towards him and Alexis snatched the pen before Zander's hand reached it.

    "I'm sorry, but if you want me to defend your actions here, I need some promises made for you." she said and Ric sighed knowing what was coming next.

    "Like what?" Zander asked as Alexis and Ric exchanged looks.

    "Don't Alexis .... " Ric said knowing what she was about to ask even before she asked it.

    "Before he confesses to anything .... lay your cards out Mr. DA." she smirked as she looked over her black rimmed glasses.

    "No deals, Alexis!" Zander replied upset with her for even trying to make a deal for him.

    "Yes deals, Zander! I told you before we sat down that I would stand by your decision to do this, but for Pete's sake let me defend you!" she scolded.

    Zander sighed in defeat, he knew she'd get her way anyways, he caved early to save the time. "That's better." she grinned.

    "Alexis, it depends on what he tells me, I can't give you a blanket deal." Ric replied knowing that's what she was after.

    "Sure you can, Ric. Look, if Zander gives you what you want to know, and there's no charges to be filed on him then we'll save the deal for another time .... I'm sure there will be another mess and we'll need it." she smiled.

    Ric grinned. She knew darn well that he couldn't resist her charm and persuasive ways. "Okay ... because you know I can't resist your persuasive charm, I'll lay a deal out on the table."

    Alexis grinned because she knew she had it in her to charm the pants off that man if she wanted. Zander snatched the pen back from Alexis's hand. Before he had a chance to write anything down, Ric grabbed the pen back from him.

    "Now what? Are you two going to let me do this or not?" Zander now getting anxious to clear the air.

    "Forget writing to down, just tell me. I'll have to type up a report regardless. Besides the faster you tell me, the faster you can get out of here." Ric replied as he stuck the pen back in his shirt pocket.

    "What do you want to know?" Zander sighed.

    "I want to know everything ... the dealings with Lorenzo, Jason .... and Greg." Ric replied as he leaned forward against the table. "And if you had anything to do with Lorenzo's bank statements being sent here to me."

    "Bank statements, no sorry can't say that I can take credit for that one. You got bank statements?"

    "Yeah and a lot of money has been transferred, I mean a lot of money in and out of Lorenzo's account. I kinda figured they were transactions for the contracts he put out on you."

    "I wouldn't doubt it. I have to give that man credit though, he is persistent."

    "Don't give him too much credit, he almost succeeded." Ric replied.










  3. SoapQueen89

    WICKED: Episode 45

    By SoapQueen89,

    EPISODE 45




    The PCPD --




    Zander and Alexis stood out on the stoop of the PCPD for a few moments, Zander deciding what to do next. He couldn't allow Ric to take the fall for him this time, Ric could lose the DA position over this, heck lose his license to practice law in NY. He couldn't let that happen.

    Zander stormed back into the squad room and saw Ric from across the room carrying an arm full of file folders, heading back to his office.

    "Ric! Wait!" Zander called out to his brother and Ric stopped to wait for him.

    "I thought I told you ..." Ric said as Zander pulled him into the interrogation room to talk privately.

    "Yeah you did, but I can't let you do this Ric. I can't let you take this risk, I don't want to have this on my head, Ric."

    Ric set down the paperwork on the table, and Zander noticed what the files contained as one flipped open accidentally. His name was on all of them and his eyes widened as he realized what Ric was planning on doing.

    "Ric, what were you going to do with these files?" Zander asked and Ric realized that Zander had seen what they contained and quickly flipped closed the open folder.

    "Never you mind what I am going to do with them, the less you know the better."

    "Okay, that's usually my line, so what gives?" Zander questioned wanting to know what Ric's plans were.

    Ric sighed. "If you must know .... I'm making this all go away ... okay?"

    "No, it's not okay, Ric! I won't allow you to do this for me. I've done a lot of stuff in the last 5 years .... and every time you bail me out! I can't let you do it this time. This could very well cost you, your job!"

    "Yeah well, to see you finally safe and happy with your family, it will be worth it!"

    "No, Ric, it won't! I don't want you to have to give up your career for me! I never asked you to compromise your job Ric!"

    Ric cleared his throat and pulled out the immunity deal that laid on top of the pile. Zander saw what he pulled from the pile and took back what he said. "Okay just that once. But Ric, this is a major decision and something you shouldn't have to do. I'll do the time if I have to, Ric!"

    "No you're not .. now dammit let me do this for you .... Geesh!" Ric replied and he gathered the files in his arms once more, and headed for the door to leave.

    Zander stopped Ric from leaving the room as he blocked Ric's path. "You are too good for this Ric! You're the good brother, remember? This is how it's always been .... I get into a jam and you clean up the mess ... well not anymore!"

    Ric saw something in Zander's eyes, something that hadn't been there before and he realized Zander was ready to take what ever punishment there was for this mess he had gotten himself into. Zander was right, he had always cleaned up after his brother, never allowing charges to be filed, keeping his ass out of jail the best he could. Zander this though, stepped up to the plate to save him for a change.

    Ric set the files back down on the table. "Tell me about Greg, tell me everything, if you're so willing to take the heat this time." Ric said just as Alexis walked in.

    "Zander .. don't tell him anything." she spoke up as she entered the room and closed the door.

    "Alexis, I have to. It's my only chance to clear this up."

    "Look, we're all family here, right? We've been a part of each other's lives since the beginning ... I know we want to protect him Alexis, but this time .... I don't know if we can."



  4. SoapQueen89

    WICKED: Episode 44

    By SoapQueen89,

    EPISODE 44

    The hospital lounge --


    "The short version ... Jason's been stealing product from me, Lorenzo was trying to kill me. Someone took a shot at Emily earlier and I stormed off looking for him, thinking it was Jason. I get to the penthouse, and Lorenzo is waiting for me. Now I didn't know it was Lorenzo who was out to kill me, I was thinking it was Jason. Marcus called up to the apartment, said Jason was on his way up. The storm knocked out the power to the building and it went black. Jason shot Lorenzo in the shoulder, thinking it was me. Marcus came up the back way and saved my butt again. Marcus shot Lorenzo, Ric busted in the door and shot Jason in the shoulder. After it was over, the police had Jason in custody, he went for the officer's gun and shot me in the shoulder."

    "So you never fired a shot at Jason nor at Lorenzo?"

    "Marcus fired the bullet that killed Lorenzo, but I should of taken Jason out when I had the chance."

    "Emily?"

    "Yeah pretty much. Jason and she are close and I didn't want to take him away from her, she would of never forgiven me for that."

    "So, he shot at you with a police issued weapon?"

    "Yeah, Ric saved my hide. Marcus called 911 after the police officers took Jason away in cuffs."

    "So what started all this?"

    "Not what, who. Greg, I guess wanted to make a name for himself. I don't really know, Alexis."

    "Well, where's Greg now?"

    "I took care of Greg."

    "Oh .... okay well, we won't mention Greg then."

    "Ric already knows about Greg and his involvement, I'm sure."

    "Probably right about that. I'm sure you don't have to worry about Jason, he never says much of anything."

    Zander chuckled. "Yeah, Jason just wants to see me dead so he can take the territory I got. Which is why 3 of my warehouses are no more and product has gone missing."

    "Well, we'll have to make statement to Mac, he's not going to let up about this till you do."

    "Yeah I know. Just not sure how I can without getting myself 10 to 20."

    "Let me worry about that. Come on, there's no time like the present. Get this over with and you can spend the rest of the night with Emily."

    Zander and Alexis left the lounge, followed close behind by the officers that Mac had instructed to bring Zander in to the PCPD. They all boarded the elevator and headed to the police station to make a statement.




    The PCPD Squad Room---



    Alexis and Zander walked into the squad room, Mac and Ric waiting for them. Mac showed Alexis and her client the interrogation room for privacy. Ric followed close behind and closed the door after he was the last one into the room.

    "So ... ready to make that statement now?" Mac asked as he laid down on the metal table a yellow legal pad and pen.

    "What do I get in return?" Zander asked.

    "Now you want a deal too?" Mac replied not believing Zander's request.

    "What my client means is that if he gives you a statement of what happened tonight, he doesn't want any charges filed against him." Alexis spoke up.

    "Tell us what happened and then we'll talk deals." Mac replied as he pushed the tablet and pen towards Zander.

    Zander and Alexis exchanged glances, she offered a shake of the head not to write a statement.

    "Okay .... let's start off with an easy question ...." Mac not able to finish his thought because he was interrupted.

    "Wait, do you want a statement or are you planning on interrogating my client, Mac?"

    "Well, he's not giving us the statement, Ms. Davis, so I guess we'll move to the next step which would be interrogation."

    Zander looked once more to Alexis for answers. She leaned in and told him, he could answer questions that Mac had in mind, until she told him not to.

    "What's your question, Mac?"

    "Do you know this man, Zander?" Mac asked as he pulled a mug shot from the file folder he was holding. He placed the photo face up and slid it towards Zander to look at.

    "You know I do Mac. It's one of my guards, Greg." Zander answered, unsure where Mac was going with this line of questions.

    "When was the last time you saw Greg?"

    "A few days ago, why?"

    "You're not at all concerned when one of your men doesn't show up for work?" Mac pressed on for answers.

    "Look, Greg had some personal stuff going on, he took a few days off."

    "Are you sure?" Mac asked wanting to lead Zander into the answers Mac wanted to hear.

    "Where are you going with this Mac?" Alexis stepped in. "Zander already told you that Greg asked for time off."

    Mac laid down another photograph on the table, face up. This time a picture of Greg when they found him dead in his car a few miles outside of town.

    "So you have no idea how Greg ended up dead, do you?"

    "Don't answer that, Zander." Alexis instructed as she turned over the photograph of Greg behind the wheel of his car.

    "My client isn't answering anymore questions for you Mac, unless there is a deal somewhere on the table." she added and Mac turned and looked at Ric who stood off in the corner waiting for that moment.

    "Can we have a minute, Mac?" Ric requested.

    Mac agreed with Ric's request and left the interrogation room, leaving Ric alone with Alexis and Zander. "Don't make me regret this ...." Ric said as he took a few steps towards the door of the interrogation room. Zander wondering what he meant.

    "You know you could lose your job because of this." Alexis said as she approached Ric.

    "Yeah I know, but I could of lost it numerous times before I didn't."

    "You're willing to take that chance Ric?" Alexis asked as she stood next to him.

    Zander stood up from his seat and approached them. "Care to let me in on what's going on?"

    Before he got an answer, Alexis had guided him out the door quickly. She didn't want tell Zander anything till they were outside of the PCPD and away from any ears that may be listening.

    "Now you want to tell what that was all about?" Zander asked as the two of them stood on the steps of the police station.

    "You're brother is about to save your ass again, and this time he's risking everything to do it."


  5. SoapQueen89

    WICKED: Episode 43

    By SoapQueen89,

    EPISODE 43

    Emily's Hospital room ---


    "What about Jason?" "He's being tended to here at the hospital. He's going to be charged with a whole list of felonies, I'm sure. And ... Lorenzo, he's dead. Marcus ...."

    "He saved your ass didn't he?"

    "Yeah he did. I owe him."

    "I owe him too ..." she replied and pulled him to her in an embrace, but not before she gave him a kiss, thankful he was alive.

    "I love you so much, Zander ...."

    "I love you too."

    Zander pulled back from her noticing he was bleeding from the patch on his shoulder and he didn't want to get any on her. "I'm going to have my shoulder checked out. Are you going to be okay here by yourself for a little while?" he asked concerned for her.

    "Yeah I'll be fine. Go get checked out. I'll feel a lot better once you do."

    He walked towards the door and turned his head back towards her. He gave her wink and then made a quick escape out the door. She laid back against the pillows and smiled.

    It was over, finally. Lorenzo was dead, Jason would be behind bars, they were no longer in danger. They could finally go back to living a normal life, as normal as the life they led would allow. The future was looking a lot better then it had, and she sighed as the stress she was feeling began to disappear. She could finally concentrate on the family and the new addition that would be making his appearance real soon.



    In the ER --

    Zander sat on the end of the hospital gurney waiting for someone to tend to his gunshot wound. The gauze bandages that were wrapped around his upper arm were soaked with blood, the bleeding hadn't stopped. He could hear familiar voices coming from the other side of the drawn curtain, and as he waited, he was startled when the curtain was pushed back. He was surprised to see Mac standing there and his expression shown his discontent.

    "What do I owe this pleasure, Commissioner?" Zander asked as Mac stepped towards him.

    "I heard you had an eventful night?" Mac remarked as Zander reached his hand up and applied pressure to the wound in his arm.

    "This? Just a scratch." Zander remarked about his bullet wound.

    "Looks like a bullet wound to me. Care to tell me how you got it?"

    Before Zander could answer Mac's question, someone else did it for him. "No he doesn't." Alexis said as she stepped forward.

    Zander relieved to see her, he figured she'd be along any time, Ric was bound to call her, at least he had hoped. Alexis stepped towards Zander and stood next to him. She glanced at Zander to reassure him she was there to help him and that he shouldn't worry.

    "My client has nothing to tell you, Mac."

    "It would be in your client's best interests to explain what happened right here, or do you want me to drag him down to the police station?"

    "Mac, the man is hurt, can't we get him looked at first?" Alexis pointed out to the Commissioner.

    "Oh right, the scratch. Yeah get him looked at and to make sure his next stop is the police station, I'll just leave a few officers outside to make sure he gets there." Mac replied before leaving and drawing the curtain closed the way he found it.

    Alexis waited till Mac left, then turned her attention to Zander. "What happened this time?"

    "Didn't Ric tell you?"

    "No, Ric didn't tell me .. why don't you tell me." she ordered as she looked over at his blood soaked bandage.

    Zander about to tell Alexis what happened, but he was interrupted. "I'm sorry to keep you waiting, Zander." Bobbie said as she pulled back the curtain and stepped towards him with a metal tray in her hand.

    "I'll wait outside for you." Alexis excused herself and stepped out to wait for him.

    Bobbie tended to Zander's wounds and stitched it. She re-wrapped his arm and then cleaned up the mess she had made as he slid off the end of the gurney and thanked her. "You shouldn't have any trouble with it, but if you do, just come back and see us, okay?"

    "Thanks Bobbie. I'm sure it will be fine." Zander smiled and stepped out, only to be met with two police officers. Alexis came up to him quickly to save him from the officer's clutches.

    "May I talk to you a minute." Alexis smiled as she took a hold of Zander's arm and whisked him away from the officers.

    "I guess we should talk, huh?"

    "Yes we should if you want me to defend you in whatever kind of mess you're in now." Alexis replied.

    Alexis and Zander sat down in the waiting area as the officers looked on. "It's complicated." Zander answered as he and Alexis sat down on the couch together.

    "Well, why don't you try to explain it to me."




  6. SoapQueen89
    With only a few more episodes left of WICKED, Head Writer Jennifer Snyder will be introducing the next book in the series in the coming weeks. The Reckoning will continue the story of Zander and Emily as he tries to protect his family from yet another threat. "Amidst happiness, a new danger is lurking ready to strike." teases Snyder. "The new threat will be introduced in the last chapter of WICKED." she added.

    "Readers can expect a few new characters in the new book, many of them will be tied to the canvas," adds Snyder. "It's going to be an exciting story. I'm really looking forward to bringing it to MySON TV and SONBC.

    With Head Writer Snyder promising an exciting continuation of the story, readers of this mobular fic are sure to enjoy the next installment of this series. The Reckoning will begin in a few weeks, on October 1st. "The day of reckoning is coming ... and it's coming to the town of Port Charles."
  7. SoapQueen89

    WICKED: Episode 42

    By SoapQueen89,

    EPISODE 42




    Zander's penthouse




    "Get him the hell out of here, before he shoots someone else!" Ric ordered at the officers as he rushed to check on Zander.

    Zander laying back against the couch, his shirt blood stained from the gun shot wound. Marcus called an ambulance from his cell phone he had kept in his pocket.

    Zander coming around saw Ric kneeling next to him, tending to the pain he felt in his shoulder. "You're damn lucky, you know that?" Ric said as he helped Zander remove his shirt. "It looks like it went clean through."

    "I knew I should of shot Morgan when I had the chance." Zander grimaced as Ric poked at the wound to make sure the bullet had gone straight through.

    "Yeah well, now Emily can be furious with her brother and not you."

    "The ambulance is on it's way." Marcus said as he came running over to Zander's side. "How bad is it?" he added as he saw the wound bleeding quite a bit.

    "Here ...." Ric handed Marcus the shirt that Zander had just removed. "Keep pressure on the wound, slow down the bleeding." he added and then went out into the hallway to make sure Jason had been removed from the building.

    "Well, we made it out of this alive, boss."

    "Yeah .... barely." Zander replied jokingly.

    "Well, you did get the man who attempted to kill you and Emily." Marcus replied as he glanced over towards Lorenzo who still lay lifeless on the floor by the doorway.

    "Yeah, but we still got Morgan now to deal with. I can't believe the crazy son of bitch shot me!"

    "Just be glad he's got bad aim." Marcus joked making Zander laugh.

    "Don't make me laugh, Marcus. Between the shoulder and my ribs, I'm in worse shape then when I started."

    "It could be worse, sir. You could be dead."

    "Good point." ..... Zander replied and tried to get up off the floor. "Help me up, Marcus." he groaned as Marcus helped him to his feet.

    "Are you sure you should be walking around, sir?"

    "Yeah, I'm fine .. it went clean through. It's just a little blood."

    Marcus tended to Zander's shoulder as Ric reappeared in the doorway. "Jason's on his way to the hospital to have his shoulder looked at, next stop is the a jail cell."

    "Hey, I didn't know you were handy with a gun, Ric?" Marcus said as he sat Zander down on the chair.

    "Yeah well, not good enough I guess ..." Ric replied as he looked at Zander and his wound he got from Jason.

    "This? This is nothing compared to what has happened to me the last few weeks."

    "Well, Emily is going to be glad to hear you're alive."

    "Yeah I'm sure she will be."

    The paramedics arrived shortly after Marcus called and they tended to Zander's wounds while Lorenzo was removed from the penthouse.

    "Not too bad ... easily patched up." the medic said as he applied pressure to Zander's shoulder. "You'll need stitches though and you should see a doctor at General Hospital." he added.

    "Just patch it for now, Marcus can take me to GH."

    "Look, the two of you go to the hospital, see your wife, and get your arm tended to. I've got a case to finish and paperwork to start on with Jason." Ric said as he headed towards the door.

    "Thanks for the help, Ric." Zander replied as the paramedics packed up the duffle bag they had brought in with them.

    "Okay, be sure to get this looked at and soon. You're going to need medication and stitches."

    "Thanks ...." Marcus replied as he helped Zander up from his seat.

    Marcus assisted Zander down to the car and drove him to the hospital. Zander worried about his wife, he went to see her first before having his shoulder tended to. The paramedics had bandaged it the best they could with what they had with them, and had put his arm in a sling for him, so he could keep it elevated, it would help keep the bleeding to a minimum.




    Emily's Hospital Room



    Marcus pushed open the door to Emily's hospital room and she was waiting there in anticipation for her husband. She sat up against the pillows when he walked into the room, his shoulder noticeably bleeding through the white gauze bandage.

    "Are you okay, what happened to you?" she said as he went to her side.

    "I'm fine .... I'm just lucky your brother has a bad aim."

    "Jason did this to you? Oh my God!" she replied then stopped fussing and looked at him seriously. "Is he in one piece?"

    "Yeah Jason's fine, he got shot in the shoulder..... but I didn't do it." Zander covered his butt with his wife and looked over his shoulder at Marcus.

    "You did?" she looked at Marcus.

    "Yeah I saved Zander's butt again." Marcus chuckled.

    "Hey I had it all under control ..." Zander began.

    "Hmmm .. sure you did ... sir." Marcus grinned.

    "Don't you have to be someplace?" Zander remarked with a smirk.

    "Yeah .... right .... I got lots of paperwork to do at .. the warehouse. I'll go do that now." Marcus replied and left Zander and Emily alone together in the room.

    Emily looked over her husband's shoulder wound. "Is it bad? It looks bad." she remarked as she noticed the blood seeping through the white gauze bandage.

    "It's fine .. just a couple of stitches."

    "You could of been killed, you know that?!" she scolded.

    "But I'm here, with you .... everything is fine."







  8. SoapQueen89

    WICKED: Episode 41

    By SoapQueen89,

    The power still out, once in a while the lightening dimly lit up the room. Marcus and Zander were coming up with a plan of their own. Zander was grateful to have Marcus with him, he hadn't expected Lorenzo in this fight, so he was glad for the back up. Marcus peered out from behind the cabinet, where he had been taking cover and saw a dark shadow move across the floor. It was either Lorenzo or Morgan, Marcus didn't care which, and he fired at the moving target. A loud thud could be heard as the body hit the floor.

    "One down, one to go." Marcus replied. "We just might get out of this alive." he added.

    Gunfire returned from across the room, Marcus ducking behind the cabinet just as the bullet whizzed on by him. The coffee pot shattering from the bullet's impact.

    "Morgan .... show yourself, dammit!" Zander called out from behind the cabinet.

    "So you can kill me?!"

    "That's the general idea ... yeah! You tried to kill me more then once, you crazy son of a bitch!"

    "Lorenzo was the one who tried to kill you, Zander!"

    "I guess the last attempt on Emily was Lorenzo too, huh?! You could of killed her and your nephew!"

    "Zander, what are you talking about?! I'd never go after Emily!"

    "You did take a shot at Emily at the hospital earlier?"

    "For the last time ... No! The order didn't come from me, Zander!"

    Zander now confused as to who would of ordered a hit on his wife, if it wasn't Jason or Lorenzo. Marcus equally drawing a blank.

    "You don't think Greg did, do you?" Marcus asked.

    "Greg? I thought you guys took care of Greg?"

    "We did ... but he may have had time to hire someone to do it. He knowing he didn't have long for this world."

    "Yeah but that's just it, why would he, if he knew he wouldn't be around to enjoy the comforts of what it would get him?"

    "No else in town is there?"

    "Not that I know of." Zander answered before calling out to Morgan once again.

    "Morgan!"

    "Still here and still bleeding!" Jason replied.

    "Is Lorenzo dead?"

    "I don't know, why don't you come out here and find out!" Jason suggested.

    The power in the penthouse suddenly came back on and Jason peered up from the corner he was hidden. He was holding his shoulder with his hand to add pressure to his wound, as he got up and went to the couch. His gun still tightly held in his hand, as he sat down on the couch. Marcus looked up from behind the cabinet and saw Jason sitting on the couch. He nudged Zander and Zander took a look.

    "Giving up, Morgan?"

    "Not till you're dead! What the hell did you shoot me with, a damn cannon?!" he replied as he checked out his wound.

    Marcus peered out from behind the kitchen cabinet, cautiously and noticed Jason sitting on the couch. He slid back down quickly to get out of sight as an other shot was fired in their direction. Zander heard the front door open and another shot fired, breaking the glassware that sat on the bar.

    "Put it down Morgan!" Ric said as he stepped into the apartment, holding a gun on Jason.

    Jason put the gun down on the table in front of him as Zander and Marcus emerged from the kitchen, their guns still drawn on Jason.

    "What the hell happened here?" Ric said as he walked towards Jason on the couch.

    "Just a little misunderstanding." Zander replied as he got up from the floor after checking Lorenzo, who laid lifeless behind the door.

    Jason got up from the couch and went to Zander. "You could of killed me, why didn't you?"

    "You can thank Emily for that. She'd never forgive me if I killed you, Jason."

    Police officers were standing out in the hallway, and were allowed in to arrest Jason.

    "Take him down town, but after he's looked at for that wound in his shoulder." Ric replied.

    "So what about Lorenzo?" Ric added as he saw Lorenzo lying on the floor.

    Zander knelt down next to Lorenzo and rolled Lorenzo towards him.

    "Payback's a bitch, Lorenzo."

    Out of no where, a finally shot was heard .... Zander fell back against the couch ...

    Jason grinned from the doorway holding a police revolver in his hand. "Yeah .. but I'm last one standing."







  9. SoapQueen89

    WICKED: Episode 40

    By SoapQueen89,

    The rain began to pound hard against the windows of the penthouse, dark clouds hovered over the city of Port Charles, and three enemies came face to face, ready to take each other out at any given moment. Their guns drawn, they circled each other like vultures ready to swoop in for the kill. Zander out numbered at this point, Lorenzo and Morgan had their sights set on killing him. Port Charles wasn't big enough for the three of them, it had come to head on a stormy night, just like it had began all those months ago. The battle raged on, never letting up for them to breathe. Always watching their own backs, being afraid they could be taken out at any given time. All of them vulnerable, each of them needing the other's territory to reign supreme. It was do or die time, and none of the three were giving up without a fight.

    The sky lit up as a lightening strike hit across town, and as it hit the ground, the penthouse went black. Guns still drawn, it was any one's guess who they were aiming at now. The three of them stood frozen, hands tightly wrapped around the butt of their guns, fingers ready to pull the trigger. Lightening lit up the penthouse as a shots were fired, the three of them took cover.

    Zander hidden in the shadows and he noticed the storm raged outside the penthouse window, and lightening he saw in the distance. The light it gave off was just enough to see shadows inside the living room of the apartment. Lorenzo peeked his head up from behind the couch, he winced with pain from the gun shot wound to his shoulder.

    Morgan fired a second shot from across the room, hoping to hit the dark shadow he saw, missing the shadow he hit the expensive vase that sat on the wooden cabinet. It shattered in a few million pieces on the floor.

    "Damn!" Morgan called out when he heard the vase breaking.

    "You are really a bad shot!" Lorenzo commented, still taking cover behind the couch. His shoulder bleeding heavily.

    "Well, I'm sorry my aim is bad, but it's a little hard to see some one your shooting at in the *dark*!" Morgan replied sarcastically.

    Zander peered out from behind the door of the kitchen and took aim on Jason.

    A shot was fired from Zander's direction, the force of the hit, impacted Jason hard enough to knock him down on his backside. His cursing could be heard again in the darkness.

    "Dammit!" he shouted as he pressed his hand against his bleeding shoulder. "Nice shot there, Zander."

    "It wasn't that great, you're still alive, Morgan!" Zander called back.

    "Hey ...." a familiar voice from behind could be heard in the darkness.

    Zander was startled by Marcus who had come up the back steps and into the kitchen.

    "Good shot ..." Marcus praised as took his position beside his boss.

    "What are you doing here, I thought I told you stay with the car." Zander scolded.

    "I know, but with Morgan and Lorenzo here, I thought you might need some help."

    "How did you know Lorenzo was here?" Zander questioned.

    "I saw his limo parked about a half a block from the building. Besides, his driver is standing out front waiting for him."

    Zander couldn't help but laugh under his breath. "Well, thank you for having my back. If we make it out alive, there's a bonus waiting for you." Zander grinned.

    "I'm gonna hold you to that, boss." Marcus replied.

    With Lorenzo and Morgan both shot in their shoulders, the firing had ceased for a few moments. Lorenzo began to stir as he propped himself up against the back of the couch.

    "Morgan! You dead yet?!" Lorenzo chuckled.

    "No ... and apparently you aren't either!"

    "There's two of us, we can take Zander down and split the territory!" Lorenzo trying to make a deal with Morgan.

    "No deals, Lorenzo. It's all or nothing for me!"



  10. SoapQueen89

    WICKED: Episode 39

    By SoapQueen89,

    EPISODE 39


    Zander's limo --



    "Right away, sir." Marcus replied and pulled the car out into the street, heading towards the penthouse.

    In a few minutes, Marcus pulled the car up to the curb and parked. He climbed out of the driver's seat and rushed to the other side to open the back door for Zander.


    "Stay with the car. I'll be down in a few minutes." Zander instructed before walking into the apartment building.


    Marcus noticed Zander ignoring the pain he was feeling from his injuries, and he just shook his head in disbelief, as Zander walked off. He too, didn't understand Zander's motives for doing what he was obviously going to do. The only reason Zander would want to stop by the penthouse would to pick up his weapon, Zander was going into battle with Morgan, and there wasn't anything anyone could do to stop him.

    The elevator stopped on the penthouse floor and the doors opened up. Zander stepped off the car and walked to his penthouse. Unlocking the door and stepping inside, he slid the keys back into his jacket pocket and went to his desk. He opened up the top drawer and found the black box where he had kept a loaded spare 9mm. He removed the box from the drawer and set it on the desk, staring at it's shape and size, he opened it up. He was unaware that he had company inside the apartment.




    The Penthouse --




    "I figured you would be showing up sooner or later." the voice said from the shadows and Zander grabbed the gun from the box quickly to defend himself from darkened figure.

    "Yeah and I thought you were in lock up." Zander replied as he held his weapon on Lorenzo.

    "Yeah well, I have a good attorney." Lorenzo smirked.

    "What are you doing here, Lorenzo?"

    "I heard your warehouse got blown up. I just wanted to let you know that it wasn't me who ordered it."

    "Yeah I know, Morgan was behind this last one."

    "This last one? All of them, Zander. Morgan's been blowing up your warehouses all over the waterfront. You thought I was to blame for that?" Lorenzo chuckled.

    Zander starting now to piece a few things together as he stood with his 9mm drawn on Lorenzo. If Lorenzo wasn't blowing up his buildings and it was in fact Morgan, then where did Greg fit in to all this.

    "I take it you have a handle on the Greg situation? He's not to smart is he? He missed taking you out a few times." Lorenzo said knowing that by the look on Zander's face he had no clue that Greg was behind the attempts made against he and Emily.

    "Don't you worry about Greg, he's none of your concern .....anymore." Zander finally piecing it all together and his hands tightened around his weapon.

    "Yeah I guess once I showed him the door, Greg went elsewhere with his ideas."

    "And what might they have been?" Zander asked keeping his focus on Lorenzo, now knowing he was the one who had hired Greg.

    "To take you down and out. Personally, there's too much heat right now, but Greg knew best." Lorenzo shrugged. Still not arming himself with the weapon he kept in a shoulder holster underneath his suit jacket.

    Zander making it aware to Lorenzo that he finally realized Greg's plans. "Ah I see, so Greg left *your* employment and went looking elsewhere .... finding Morgan to pick up where you had left off."

    "Yeah something like that. Greg was more of a liability to me then an asset." Lorenzo devilishly smiled. "I guess Greg figured Morgan because he's been the one taking the shipments all this time ....."

    "And you just make attempts to take me out, along with my wife!" Zander replied finishing Lorenzo's thought. "Greg probably double crossed you, I mean someone had to send those financial records to the DA's office."

    Zander's cell phone ring could be heard coming from his jacket pocket and he reached in slowly to answer it, his attention never leaving Lorenzo.

    "Yeah ...." Zander replied.

    "Just wanted to let you know, boss, that Morgan's on his way up. He slipped passed me somehow."

    "That's alright Marcus .... I'm ready for him when he gets here."

    Zander flipped closed his cell phone and stuffed back in his jacket pocket. "We have company coming."

    Lorenzo raised his eye brow, implying he wanted to know who would be attending this little impromptu meeting.

    "Morgan's on his way up, he should be here ...." Rapping on the penthouse door interrupted Zander. Zander turned his weapon on the door, and Lorenzo then drew his from inside his jacket.

    Zander opened the door slowly, Lorenzo was revealed to Morgan as the door opened farther and farther. "Come on in Morgan .... join the party." Zander said as he stepped out from behind the door, his 9mm pointed at Jason.

    A storm in the distance made itself known as the thunder rolled across the sky as Jason stepped inside the apartment and Zander closed the door. The three of them now realizing the end of their war was near, some one was going to die tonight. As the rain storm was brewing outside, there was a storm of different sorts brewing inside that apartment.




  11. SoapQueen89

    WICKED: Episode 38

    By SoapQueen89,

    EPISODE 38




    Outside Emily's hospital room --



    "I'm doing everything I can to keep him stabilized. I'm not going to lie to you Zander .... the baby, at this point is my main concern." she replied and Zander began to panic and fear the worst.

    "Look, I have him on monitors and I'm trying to stabilize him, and once we do that, he should be okay. The next few hours will tell us what we have to do next."

    "You won't have to take him will you? I mean it's too early, isn't it?"

    "Well, Emily's 7 months along, the baby is growing nicely but there are risks to having him born early, with any pregnancy. In this situation, Emily's unstable, her blood pressure is up most of the time, and that's not good for either of them. There's entirely too much stress and strain on the baby right now to induce labor, we'll have to wait and see."

    The family gathered around Zander, his mother comforting him as they listened to Dr. Meadows prognosis. "The best thing right now for Emily is rest, absolutely no stress, and no excitement. I gave her something that will help her sleep, so she should be resting for a while." Dr. Meadows added.

    "Can we sit with her?" Monica asked concerned herself about her daughter and unborn grandchild.

    "Yeah sure, but let's keep the visitors to a minimum." Dr. Meadows replied.

    "Will you sit with her, mom. I'll be right there." Zander asked of his mother as he glanced over to Frank and Jerry, who were still waiting in the lounge area across from Emily's room.

    Elenore agreed and went to Emily's bedside as her son asked her to. Ric followed Zander over to his men, while Monica and Alan stood in the doorway of their daughters room, comforting each other, still worried and afraid for her and the baby.

    Zander stood in the doorway of Emily's room, his fists clenched in an overload of emotions. He realized that someone tried to take it all away from him today, his wife, his child, his business, his entire world. He stormed out of the room, anger filled his eyes, his insides twisted, and he had only one thing on his mind .... it was time for payback!

    Zander headed on a path sure to lead to danger for him and he was in no condition to be out taking care of business. Especially Jason Morgan. Frank stepped in front of Zander and stopped him from leaving.


    "You're not going out there by yourself, are you? Zander, you're in no condition to be going after Morgan." Frank gave his boss his own 2 cents.

    "I agree with him, Zander ... let someone else handle this?" Ric stepped forward.

    "Thank you for your concern, but I have to do this now. Morgan's gotten away with this for far too long." Zander replied as he tried to get passed Frank.

    "At least take one of us with you. Two are better then one, when handling Morgan." Cord spoke up.

    "I have to do this alone, but thanks for the offer."

    Zander shot Frank a look to let him pass, and Frank stepped aside. Zander turned around towards his men. "The two of you stay here and keep watch on Emily. Got that?!"

    "Sir I still think you should take someone with you!" Cord said, it fell on deaf ears. Zander needed to this alone and he refused help from his men who were left standing in the corridor outside Emily's room.

    "I happen to agree with the two of you. Why don't you guys follow him and I'll watch Emily till he gets back?" Ric offered.

    "We can't do that .... Zander wants us to stay here. He wouldn't like it if we ignored his orders." Frank replied as the three of them stood outside Emily's room.

    "I know, but we can't let him walk into this with Morgan alone .... he's in no shape to fight Morgan by himself. He's going to get himself killed!"

    Cord and Frank stood for a few minutes contemplating what to do. What Ric said was true, Zander was not capable of taking out Morgan by himself, certainly not now. But there would be hell to pay if Zander knew they disobeyed orders.

    Zander walked out of the front entrance of the hospital and flipped his cell phone open to make a call. "Marcus, pick me up in front of the hospital, I have some business to attend to." In a few minutes Marcus pulled the car up in front of the hospital and Zander climbed in the back seat.

    "Where to boss?" Marcus asked, the tinted divider down between he and Zander.

    "The penthouse."


  12. SoapQueen89

    WICKED: Episode 37

    By SoapQueen89,

    EPISODE 37

    Emily's hospital room --



    Still holding Emily close to him, Zander turned towards the guard that was with him. "Cord was to be out there, find him something must of happened. He would never leave his post!" Zander ordered.

    "He was there one minute and the next he was gone." Elenore replied.

    "Did you see who did this?" Zander asked her.

    "No sorry it all happened so fast. After the shot, he took off. I didn't get a good look at him, I was more worried about Emily then getting a detailed description of the man, Zander."

    "It's okay, mom."

    Emily looked up at Zander. "It was Jason wasn't it?"

    "Yeah baby, I think it was." Zander held her close to him and wrapped his arms tightly around her as her tears moistened his shirt and jacket.

    Hospital staff came running a few minutes later to see what had happened, Monica and Alan followed close behind with Dr. Meadows in tow.

    "Emily! Oh my God, are you alright?" Monica went to her daughter and snatched her from the arms of her husband.

    "I'm okay .... " she replied yet Monica felt her daughter's body shaking from fear.

    "No you're not alright, your shaking." Monica replied as Alan glared at Zander.

    "You said you could protect her, Zander! What the hell happened?!" Alan demanded to know. "And are you going somewhere, you're not released yet?!"

    "I signed myself out, okay?! I can't very well protect Emily when I'm lying in a hospital bed 3 floors down, now can I?!" Zander snapped back.

    While Alan and Zander exchanged hurtful words towards each other, Dr. Meadows took care of Emily, and the hospital staff changed linens and pillows on the bed. Emily was put back into bed and Dr. Meadows cleared the room, she wanting to give Emily a full exam to make sure everything was alright.

    Zander and Alan continued their heated discussion out in the hallway, as Elenore and Monica tried to separate the two and calm the two of them down.

    "Please this is not the time or place for this, Alan!" Monica said as she tugged at his arm trying to back him off.

    "Our daughter was almost killed ... this IS the time and place for this, Monica!" he barked back.

    "Look, I know who did this and it's being handled." Zander replied just as his guard, Frank approached with the injured guard, Jerry stumbling along. Zander went to them.

    "Here sit him down. What happened?" Zander asked Jerry

    "I was blindsided, sir. He came out of no where, knocked me out dragged me down the hallway." Jerry replied as he rubbed the back of his head where there was a goose egg sized bump.

    "I found him down the hallway propped up against the wall." Frank replied as Monica came over to take a look at Jerry's injuries.

    "I'll be fine, Dr. Quartermaine. I'll have a bad headache for a while." Jerry replied as Monica checked him over.

    Alan came up to Zander and grabbed at his arm, turning him around. "You said you know who did this .. tell me, who?!" Alan demanded to know who took a shot at his daughter.

    Zander hesitant to tell him it was his own son, Jason. Zander didn't have to as he was interrupted by Ric rushing down the hallway to him.

    "Are you alright? How's Emily?" Ric questioned as he approached the mob of people now standing outside Emily's room.

    "We're fine. Please tell me you still have Alcazar in custody."

    "Yeah, he's not being very cooperative though and he lawyer'd up. He's not giving us much of anything. Why do you think Lorenzo did this?"

    "No, I don't. It was Jason, I'm sure of it." Zander replied and Alan's ears overheard his son's name.

    "You think Jason did this?!"

    Zander turned towards Alan. "Yeah I do. This was a warning to me, that he could get to my family any time he wanted. This wasn't about Emily, this was business."

    "Business?! Taking shots at his own sister? That's business?!"

    "To Jason, yeah it is. You don't know him very well, do you?" Zander replied, questioning Alan's knowledge of his own son.

    "This isn't the first time, Dr. Quartermaine." Ric replied.

    Alan and Monica both shocked to hear that Jason was behind the attempts on Emily, they didn't know their son was capable of such violence against his own family.

    "Look, Lorenzo Alcazar has been in lock up since late yesterday, there's no way he could of been behind this. It had to be Jason, there's no one else in town. I would know if there was." Zander replied.

    Dr. Meadows emerged from Emily's room and Zander went to her concerned about his wife. "How is she?" he asked.

    "Emily will be fine, she's just a little shaken up, but she'll be fine." Dr. Meadows replied then hesitated, Zander concerned about her hesitation to tell him something.

    "What is it, Dr. Meadows? It's the baby, isn't it? .... Isn't it?!" Zander now fearing for his child's life and he went to the plexi-glass window and watched Emily resting.

    Dr. Meadows followed him to the window and a worried look came across her face. "Something has to be done, Zander. There is too much strain on this baby, he's not going to be able to take much more of this." she replied and Zander looked at her.

    "He's alright, isn't he? We're not going to lose him are we? We can't lose this baby, Dr. Meadows!"





  13. SoapQueen89

    WICKED: Episode 36

    By SoapQueen89,

    EPISODE 36




    Zander's hospital room --



    It had been a few days since the warehouse explosion, Zander's men had their orders to take out Jason, Zander had had enough. Stolen shipments, buildings now just piles of ashes, lives almost taken, his family and his men. He had no other choice then to order the contract on Jason. The war had escalated to this point, it was either kill or be killed.

    Zander lay in his hospital bed, still. Doctors say it could be another week till he'd be ready to go home, but his plans couldn't wait that long. Another week could mean another stolen shipment or another week for Jason's men to go after his wife and children. He had to do something now, not next week.

    Zander sat up in bed and swung his legs over the side, allowing his barefeet to hit the cold floor of his hospital room. He winced when he felt a twinge, but he was determined. He placed his weight on his unstable legs and tried to stand up. He steadied himself with his hand on the stand next to the bed and took a step and then another. The feeling in his legs was back to normal, normal as can be expected after the injuries he had sustained because of one of Jason's hired guns.

    He had gotten a few more steps towards the free standing closet where he had seen a few of belongings were kept, and reached for the handle to pull it open. Inside hung clothes on hangers and he reached for them, leaning on the closet door for support he grabbed the clothes and tucked them under his arm to carry back to the bed. It was painful and he groaned as he got himself dressed. There was no more time to waste, he was becoming more and more vulnerable as the days went by. His legs getting better has he walked to the door and opened it up, he saw his man standing in the hallway standing guard.

    "Sir ... you're not .."

    "I know I'm not. I'm going upstairs to see my wife." Zander replied as he held his hand on his side to cover his bandages.

    The guard followed Zander to the elevator, and then up to Emily's room. She was sleeping peacefully as Zander watched her from the doorway. Elenore sat in the corner chair resting her eyes as well and Zander walked quietly into the room, his guard there to help him as he took the steps towards his wife. He took a seat next to her on the edge of the bed and reached up and caressed her face with his hand. She feeling his touch, leaned into it and her eyes fluttered open to see him sitting there with her.

    She sat up and quickly took him into a hug, forgetting about his injuries. Zander winced at the twinges he was feeling, while his wife embraced him.

    "I thought you weren't being released till next week?" she asked as she noticed he was dressed and ready to do business as usual.

    "Yeah well, I'm signing myself out. I have a business to run."

    "You mean Jason can't wait."

    "Em .. I am sorry about Jason. But ..."

    "Yeah I know, but it doesn't make this any easier for me, Zander."

    He reached up once more and caressed her jaw with his hand. She reached with hers and held his against her face. "You be careful, okay."

    Zander smiled softly. "I will .... and I'll be back later to see you." He leaned in and kissed her soft lips for perhaps the last time.

    As he pulled back she whispered the words he always loved to hear. "I love you so much."

    "I love you too, baby."

    Before leaving her side he leaned down and laid a soft kiss on her belly. "I love you too, baby." he whispered. Emily watched as he and his guard walked out the door, he giving her a cute wave as he walked passed the plexi-glass window.

    "He's in no condition to leave the hospital?" Elenore asked as she stood up from the chair in the corner.

    "He has a business to run, being here in a hospital bed is making him vulnerable. He feels he has to get out there and run his business, as usual." Emily said.

    Emily understood her husband's position and his intentions, but she couldn't just let him go out into the battle zone without trying to stop him somehow. She knew the time was coming that she had to make a decision, her husband or her brother, but she didn't want to choose one or the other, she couldn't, she loved each of them dearly and didn't want to see either of them hurt by the other.

    Elenore stepped one step out into the hallway and watched Zander and his guard disappear out of sight as they turned the corner.

    "You're not worried about him going out there?"

    "Of course I'm worried, I'm scared to death that he won't be coming back. But I trust him. Look, I learned a long time ago not to get into Zander's business, he doesn't want me to know so I don't ask."

    "You trust him enough to have a guard at your door at all times?" Elenore said as she made Emily aware that she was unguarded.

    Emily's eyes expressed fear, there was always a body guard outside her door, and now the guard was no longer standing at his post. She feared something was wrong, and so did Zander, he stopped in his tracks and he and his guard made their way back to Emily's room.

    "Emily .. what is it?"

    "Something's wrong.....there's always a guard out there." Emily replied as she turned back the blankets and got out of bed.

    Elenore came to help her and just as she did, a shot rang out and Emily felt the whiz of the bullet fly past her and into the pillow. Emily's screams echoed through the halls as the assailant ran off towards the stairs. Zander heard Emily's cries for help and even in his condition, he raced to her room. He found her and his mother on the floor shaken by what had just happened, she was relieved when she looked up and saw him rushing into the room.

    "Oh my God, Zander!" she cried as she got up off the floor and ran into his waiting arms almost knocking him over from her momentum.

    "Are you alright?" he asked worried and afraid.

    "Yeah I think so." she replied as she latched herself onto him.

    "Mom .. are you okay?" Zander asked as his mother came to him.

    "Yeah, I'm fine. They missed us this time."

    Zander held onto his wife, consoling her .... "This was a warning to me and to tell me that they can get at my family any time they want to."











  14. SoapQueen89
    EPISODE 35




    Zander's hospital room --



    "I think you need to see this ...." Ric said as he sprinted into Zander's room and turned on the TV set that hung in the corner of the room.

    "Wait, weren't you ..."

    "Yeah, yeah in a minute, you have to see this ..." Ric replied as he turned the channel to the news coverage about the explosion down on the docks.

    "The mob wars got a shot in the arm tonight as a warehouse, down here on Pier 53, was destroyed by an explosion earlier tonight. The building owned my local business man, Zander Smith, is now nothing more then a heap of ashes. Eye witnesses say that the flames from this fire, shot over a hundred feet in the air and could be seen across town. Zander Smith, himself, a victim of an alleged mob hit a last week, is re-cooperating at General Hospital. There is no word as to what ignited this explosion, and we will be continuing our coverage of this fire. As details become available, we will pass them along to you."

    Zander pushed the blankets from him and tried to get out of the hospital bed he was lying in.

    "Hey woah you're not going anywhere." Ric rushed to his brother's bedside to keep him in bed.

    "You don't expect me lie here and take this, do you?" Zander replied as Ric pulled the blankets back up over Zander.

    "You'd never get 5 feet from this bed in your condition, Zander!"

    "Don't you dare try and stop me, Ric! I have two men down there!"

    Ric sighed heavily, he knew Zander was bound and determined to fight his own battles, but he was in no shape to do any of it. Ric backed off and watched as Zander tried to stand up, he wincing in pain as he did so.

    "Zander please! You are in no condition to go fighting this battle by yourself!"

    "What do you suggest I do, Ric?! They blew up my warehouse!"

    "Yeah and your damn lucky it wasn't you!"

    Zander was exhausted just trying to get out of bed, he unsteadily sat back down. Zander realized he wasn't going anywhere. The pain was too unbearable. He laid back down in the hospital bed and Ric helped him with the blankets.

    "Now, are you going to listen to me?"

    "No, I'm not."

    "You are so stubborn, you know that?"

    Zander smirked at Ric's comment.

    "I can't very well run my business from this hospital bed, Ric. The longer I stay here, the more vulnerable I become."

    "Well you can't very well go anywhere, at least not for a while. You'll have to up security."

    "I thought you had Alcazar in custody? What the hell happened?"

    "We do .... he's in lock up."

    "Then who the hell blew up my warehouse, Ric?!"

    Ric shrugged, not knowing the answer that Zander was looking for.

    "Morgan. That son of a bitch blew up my warehouse!"

    "You don't really know for sure it was Jason."

    "Look, if it wasn't Lorenzo, then who else could it of been?!"

    Ric and Zander contemplated who would of destroyed the warehouse and its contents before being interrupted by two of Zander's men.

    "Sir .... it was Morgan." Marcus exclaimed as he and Frank unsteadily walked into Zander's room. Ric assisting Marcus to the chair, and he sat down, while Frank balanced himself against the doorframe.

    Marcus and Frank both covered in black soot from the explosion, both had noticeable cuts and abrasions. "Are the two of you alright?" Zander asked as he propped himself up to get a better look at his men.

    "Yeah we're fine. We scrambled out of there before the emergency crews showed up."

    "How do you know it was Morgan who blew up the warehouse?"

    "We saw his limos parked out back in the alley. They were gone before we got closer and then ..... up in smoke it all went."

    "Do you believe it now, Ric?! It was Morgan and I will not just sit here and do nothing!"

    "Zander let the police handle this, please."

    "You just didn't ask me to let the police handle it, did you?"

    "Zander they can prosecute Morgan, he'll do 10 to 15 for this!"

    "You know damn well he will not even get past the grand jury, Ric! No .. I have to handle this myself, Ric .... Morgan just made it a little more personal!"

    "Speaking of personal .... what is Emily going to say about you taking out her brother?" Ric asked, none of them noticing that Emily sat just outside the doorway in a wheelchair and she was listening to the banter.

    "You're going to do what?!" Emily spoke up from just outside the door. Frank let her pass and she wheeled herself into her husband's room.

    "I think this is our cue, Frank ...." Marcus said as he saw the glare Emily gave him to leave. Marcus and Frank left Zander's room and waited out in the hallway for further instructions.

    "I will let you handle this one, Zander." Ric said as he backed out of the room slowly, leaving Zander alone in the room with a scowling Emily.

    "What are you thinking?!" Emily demanded from Zander.

    "I'm thinking of keeping my family safe and with Morgan still around, you and the children are not safe!"

    "Let me talk with him, Zander .. Jason listens to me. I can get him to back off."

    "He almost killed Marcus and Frank .. not too mention he blew up my building! I am not letting you get near him, Em!"

    "He's my brother! He wouldn't hurt me!"

    "He wouldn't? For all we know he hired the guy who put you in the hospital in the first place!"

    "Zander, you know .."

    "No, Em .. I don't .. I don't anything for sure. And I'm not taking any more risks with my family! You are not going to see Jason and that's final!"

    "You are impossible you know that?!"

    "Yeah I do, but when it comes to you and the children, I have to be! I cannot let you put your life at risk any more, we almost lost the baby once because of this business, I am not going to put you or the baby at risk again!"

    "I have body guards at my door 24 hours a day, nothing is going to happen to me or this baby."

    "And nothing is going to happen if you stay away from Jason!"

    Emily sank in the wheelchair, tired of arguing with her husband who obviously was not going to give in to her talking to Jason. She laced her fingers together across her 7 month belly and looked up at him.

    "Okay ....." she caved to his rules.

    "Okay what?" he replied.

    "Okay I won't ask to see Jason."

    "Promise."

    "Yes I promise. I'll let you handle it."

    "Thank you." Zander smiled.

    Zander reached his hand out to her, she took it in hers and caressed it. "You trust me, don't you?" Zander asked.

    "Of course, I do."

    "And you know I love you, and I will do anything to protect you. Even if it means taking out Jason."

    Emily looked up at Zander. She knew he would protect her and the children at all costs, she had no doubts. He had always been her protector and she could depend on him to keep her safe. She had always known this day would come, the day when she had to watch her husband order the hit on her brother, Jason .... but it didn't make it any easier.


  15. SoapQueen89
    EPISODE 34



    Zander's hospital room --



    "Go on ...."

    "Sir, we found Greg at Morgan's place. I think he struck a deal with Morgan to get him out of town."

    "In exchange for what, Greg doesn't have anything worth while, Cory?"

    "He may not now, but maybe Greg's playing both sides of the fence. Look, Greg worked for you, he had access to every shipment that came into your warehouse. He had access to you and Emily, he had access to alot of information."

    "So what your saying is that Greg struck a deal with Morgan to take me out?"

    "Makes sense doesn't it?"

    "Yeah but Morgan wouldn't jeopardize Emily's welfare or her well being. I don't think it was Morgan who hit the cabin a few months ago, no, I think it was Lorenzo who hired Greg to do that job. And I also think that Greg screwed it up and Lorenzo gave him one more shot at me and Greg screwed that up too. No I think Morgan is Greg's latest accomplice. I think Greg and Lorenzo took the shots at me and the family. It's not Morgan's style. Don't get me wrong, Morgan will take you out if given the chance but he's more of a nuisance then a killer. He'll take shipments, burn down warehouses, plant car bombs, but shoot someone point blank, especially someone this close to his sister? I don't think so. No, what happened to Emily and I came directly for Lorenzo. Now whether or not Lorenzo hired Greg or Greg propositioned Lorenzo, it doesn't matter, their both to blame!"

    "Okay .... I just wanted to be sure you knew that Greg was found at Morgan's. Just be careful, sir. Morgan's unpredictable."

    "I'll be fine. You just go take care of Greg." Zander replied.

    He had a lot on his mind and had a lot to think about, what to do next was at the top of his list.

    "Frank!" Zander called from his hospital bed to his guard standing just outside the doorway.

    "Yes sir."

    "I want you and Marcus to get over to the warehouse right away, there will be trouble there tonight and I don't want anything to happen to the shipment!"

    "Yes sir ... what about guarding your room and your wife, sir?"

    "I'll call for replacements, just secure the warehouse."

    Frank left Zander's room and went to get Marcus. The two men rushed from the hospital to the warehouse to replace Cory and Wade.


    Outside the warehouse --

    Jason and two of his men, emerged from the shadows of the alley and broke into Zander's warehouse, to find the stacks of product that Greg spoke about. Jason's men counted each bag and gave Jason the number of bags that were left waiting for the picking.

    "I want this moved tonight! Zander in the hospital and by now he's occupied with Greg, I don't think we'll be disturbed." Jason said as he looked over the number of stacks that sat on palates before him.

    The two burly men with Jason, picked up and carried what they could in their arms, and then came back for more, as Jason stood and watched the product go passed him. He grinned a devilish grin when he realized what kind of deal he had just made with Greg. The shipment that he was taking from Zander would put Zander back quite a few million dollars. Certainly enough to make Zander think twice about being in the business he was in, and even more in a position to give up the territory that Jason had been wanting for a long time now.

    As Frank and Marcus arrived at the warehouse, they noticed the two limos parked out in the alley. "Morgan." Marcus parked the car near the warehouse, he and Frank would walk the rest of the way, he hoping to find Morgan in act of taking the product, giving good reason to kill the bastard. Marcus was not one for talking, he was one for action, and then asking the questions later.

    As the two men approached the warehouse, they were unaware that Morgan and his men had already left the warehouse by the back door and had escaped with the most of the shipment. Marcus and Frank taken by surprise when the warehouse just exploded in a ball of fire, knocking them both to the ground, unconscious.

    The flames of the explosion lit up the night sky in a pretty red amber, and they could be seen across town as they shot up into the air. Marcus coming to first, scrambled away from the flames, dragging Frank with him to safety. He reviving Frank, the two of them sat a distance from the burning building just watching as another one of Zander's warehouses went up in smoke. Marcus coughed feeling the smoke filling inside his lungs.

    "If Morgan wants a war, he's got one .. Zander is going to kill that son of a bitch!"
  16. SoapQueen89
    EPISODE 33

    Outside Harborview Tours in the car --


    Cory and Wade drove around the city looking for Greg's car, finally finding it on State Street. The parked their car in the shadows, and just watched for any movement.

    "You know who lives here, right?" Cory asked of Wade.

    "Morgan, lives here, don't he?"

    "Yep, the penthouse. I didn't think Greg was this stupid." Cory replied.

    "Apparently he is."

    "He has to know that Zander will be looking for him?" Cory watching the front door of the building for Greg to emerge.

    "Yeah I'm sure Greg knows that much ... but why Morgan? I mean, why would Morgan be at all interested in what Greg has to offer?"

    "Well, I'm sure Greg is running scared. He's obviously not thinking clearly."

    "Yeah or he has a plan."

    "We gotta get our hands on him before he leaves town, and I'm sure that has already crossed his mind."

    "Yeah with Morgan's help."

    "I'm sure ....."

    Greg emerged from the building and walked towards his car, aware of his surroundings, he climbed in and started it up.

    "I wonder where he's going now ..." Cory spoke up.

    "I don't know, but we better follow him. Zander will not be happy if we don't nab Greg before he leaves town."

    Cory and Wade followed Greg back to his apartment. Being discreet, Cory parked the car out of Greg's sight. They climbed out of the car and headed off Greg before he enter his building. Cory and Wade approached, Greg frozen in his tracks when he saw them coming towards him.

    "Zander would like to see you ....."


    Zander's Hospital room --

    Cory held Greg by the scruff of his neck and pushed him hard into Zander's hospital room, Greg stumbling in and coming face to face with the boss he betrayed. Zander propped up with pillows, sitting straight in the hospital bed, he glared at the man who was disloyal to him and to the organization.

    "Thank you Cory .. Wade."

    "Would you like us to stay, sir?"

    "No that's not necessary" Zander replied.

    Greg stood cowering at the foot of the hospital bed, awaiting the lashing he was about to get from Zander. Greg wasn't waiting for Zander, he wanted to explain before his boss laid into him.

    "Can I explain?" Greg began hoping Zander would be at least willing to hear his side.

    "No I don't want to hear your explanations, Greg!" Zander shouted, wincing as the anger inside caused him some pain.

    "But ...."

    "No, there is no explanation you could give me that will make this any less then what it is, Greg! You know damn well that what you did was disloyal to me, to the men you worked with and to the organization! And you tried to kill my family, my children, my wife!!" Zander's anger was beyond control as he lifted himself up and pointed his finger at Greg.

    "Woah wait a minute, I didn't ..."

    "Don't give me that, Greg!"

    "Sir, I swear I didn't do anything to hurt the family, I swear!"

    "Why should I believe you, Greg?!"

    "Look that attempt at the cabin was all Lorenzo Alcazar, I swear!"

    "You obviously told him where we were, Greg! You're just as much to blame for that as Alcazar! You could of killed my wife and my child! I can't let that go unpunished Greg!"

    "I'm sorry sir."

    "No you're not!" Zander barked and then motioned for his guards to come into the room. Cory and Wade did as they were instructed.

    "Need something sir?" Cory asked when he and Wade re-entered the room.

    "Yeah I do ... I need to you get Greg out of my sight!"

    "Yes, sir ..... Let's go Greg!" Cory grabbed Greg once again by the scruff of his neck and pushed him back out into the hallway. Wade about to walk out the door, but Zander spoke up.

    "Wade .. make it look like an accident this time, okay?"

    "Sure boss." Wade replied knowing exactly what Zander wanted.

    Cory returned to Zander's room after leaving Greg in the hands of Wade out in the hallway. Cory knocked lightly on the doorframe and waited for Zander to invite him inside.

    "I just wanted to tell you a few more things before we go, sir. Things I think you should know."
  17. SoapQueen89
    EPISODE 32



    Greg's car rounded the corner of 3rd and State Streets, Greg parked the car out in front of a large apartment building and sat collecting his thoughts. He had a plan, the first part of his plan already put into motion, the second part, almost complete, the third part was soon to come. He sat for a few minutes and looked up and down the street, being cautious that no one followed him. He climbed out of the car and went inside the apartment building.

    He made his way up to the penthouse floor and stepped off the elevator. Penthouse # 3 was his destination and he was a few short steps from it. He walked to the apartment door and knocked. He still shaking, his heart racing a mile a minute, his palms sweating, he couldn't help but be a bit scared. He just betrayed one of the most powerful bosses on the east coast, his life was soon to be cut short if he didn't strike a deal with the person he came to see.

    He waited in the hallway and heard footsteps coming towards the door. The door opened, and Greg was invited inside.

    "Hello .... Gregory?" Jason said as he closed the door and Greg walked inside.

    "Yeah, it's Greg .. Look, I have something you may want."

    "Oh and you came to see if I'd be at all interested in what you got?"

    "Yeah that's about the jist of it." Greg's nervousness became obvious.

    "Why so nervous, Greg? It couldn't be that you are my competition's employee, and by you being here in my penthouse would constitute betrayal, now would it?" the man leaned in to Greg when he spoke and it rattled Greg.

    "So do you want to deal or not?"

    "What do you have that I would want, Greg?"

    "I don't know, perhaps Zander's shipment and his territory to top it off?"

    The man raised his eyebrow at Greg's offer. But he had to wonder how Greg, a bodyguard, would be able to come up with such an offer.

    "Care to tell me how you came of this offer?"

    "Let's just say it fell into my lap." Greg replied and Jason poured himself a drink.

    "Okay, then let's just say that I'm interested."

    Greg jumped about out of his skin as the door to the apartment opened and a bodyguard walked in. "Easy there, Greg ..." the man replied when he noticed Greg jumped at the opening of the door. "A bit paranoid aren't we?"

    "Do you blame me? I have betrayed my boss, and the organization, and to top it off, I'm standing in the living room of the enemy!"

    "Look, I tell you what .... I do have a place for you here Greg, that is if you want to switch sides?"

    "What I want is a one way ticket out of town! I'm living on borrowed time! I'm sure by now Zander knows what happened and he's gonna be looking for me!"

    "Alright, alright. Here have a drink, it'll calm ya down." Jason offered Greg a drink and Greg took it.

    "You have some stuff to show me or am I taking your word for it?" Jason asked wanting to see what Greg had to offer.

    "I have some stuff, it's down in the car ... in the trunk."

    "Go get it ...." Jason ordered his guard. The guard nodded and left the penthouse.

    Greg knew what he was about to do would get him killed, but he had already loaded the gun by stealing the product and betraying Zander, what more could he lose? He mulled around Jason's apartment till the bodyguard came back, the
    bag of product in his hand.

    Jason realized something else was going on with Greg besides the stolen bag of product he had in his car.

    "You were the one who took a shot at Zander, weren't you?" Jason asked and Greg's eyes widened and didn't answer him.

    "On someone else's orders ..." Jason added as he contemplated who those ordres came from.

    Just as Jason was about to put all the pieces together, his body guard came back with the bag of product in his hands.
    "You say this is part of Zander's shipment?" Jason asked as he looked over the white powder.

    "Yeah we just got a shipment in."

    "How much of it?"

    "A couple million dollars worth, I'd suspect."

    Jason turned towards Greg and raised his eyebrow, his interest piqued.

    "Really ... "

    "Yeah... really. You interested or do I take it elsewhere?"

    Greg replied hoping that he had made the right choice by coming to Jason.

    "Oh I'm interested, but I want to see the whole shipment."

    Greg disappointed by Jason's request. "You get me out of town tonight, and I will tell you where you can find the rest of that shipment."

    Jason picked up the phone and called the airport. "Have the plane ready in 30 minutes." Jason hung up the phone and turned his attention back on Greg.

    "Okay ... now tell me where the rest of it is." Jason demanded.

    "Pier 53 ... warehouse 3A ...."



  18. SoapQueen89
    EPISODE 31


    Zander's Warehouse --





    Cory and Wade stood watch outside the warehouse, while Greg secured the inside. He lurked about the shadows of the warehouse and checking on the office door more then twice in the last 10 minutes, Greg was nervous and worried that his counterparts outside were on to him and his discreet dealings with Lorenzo. The uncrated product sat in stacks as Greg stared at the millions of dollars that sat in front of him. It wouldn't take but a minute for him to take his own cut and no one be the wiser.

    He walked over to the tallest stack and snatched a bag from the top. Greg quietly and cautiously made his way to the back of the warehouse and out into the alley where his car sat parked in the shadows. He propped the warehouse door and then scurried to his car, popping the trunk so it was open when he got there. He pulled back the carpet in the trunk and stashed the bag he had hidden underneath his jacket, and pulled the carpet back into place. He closed the trunk quietly, and rushed back inside, looking over his shoulder being sure no one was watching him. He stepped inside the warehouse and closed the door behind him. He leaned up against the inside of the door and breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he did so, he was taken by surprise by a blaring light in his face.

    "Taking a break, Greg?" Cory asked as he held his flashlight on his friend.

    "Yeah, I just needed some air." Greg replied as he tried to hide that his heartbeat was racing and he was out of breath.

    Cory was suspicious of Greg and his excuse, but needed more then just theories and suspicions. Cory turned off the flashlight and turned his back on Greg as he started to walk away. Greg knew just by Cory's behavior that Cory was suspicious about him and there was no way, Greg was going to wait to be caught and face his boss for betrayal. Greg drew his 9mm from his waistband and swung the butt hard against the back of Cory's neck. Cory fell to the ground like a bag of bricks, face down in the dark, Greg turned and ran out the back door of the warehouse. He jumped in his car and took off down the alley, leaving Cory, not knowing if he was dead or alive.

    Wade had heard the squealing of car tires and saw the bright red tail lights speed down the street and he jumped into action. With his weapon drawn, he entered the warehouse, hoping to find Cory lurking about in the shadows. Instead he found Cory face down on the ground, just beginning to stir.

    "Cory .. what happened?!"

    "Greg happened! He blindsided me with the butt of his gun." Cory replied as he rubbed the back of his neck.

    "Why would he do that?"

    "I told you before, that something strange was going on .... this just proves it!"

    "Zander is not going to be happy about this, Cory."

    "Yeah no kidding and I want to be the one size up Greg for cement shoes!" Cory infuriated at Greg for hitting him in the back of the neck.

    Greg took off down the street as fast as his car would take him. The product nicely tucked away in the trunk of his car, he headed to the one person he knew of that would be interested in taking down Zander and taking the territory right out from underneath him.

    Wade helped Cory to his feet, Cory still massaging his neck. "We gotta call Zander."


    "I hate to do that, but I think in case we have to." Cory replied and Wade pulled his cell phone from his pocket.

    "You do it." Wade said as he handed the phone to Cory.

    "Why me?" Cory replied as he looked down at the phone.

    "Zander like's you best." Wade chuckled.

    Cory rolled his eyes and took the phone from Wade. He dialed Zander's room at the hospital and waited for him to pick up.

    "Hello ..." the voice answered on the other end, Cory recognizing it was Zander who answered.

    "Boss ... we have problems."

    "What kind of problems?"

    "Greg ... he knocked me out and took off with a bag of the shipment."

    "Are you alright?" Zander asked worried about his guard.

    "Yeah, I'll have a headache till next week, but I'll be fine. What do you want to do about Greg?"

    "Find him, and bring him to me. I'll deal with Greg!"

    Zander hung up the phone and Cory and Wade rushed out the door on the hunt for their former friend, Greg.









  19. SoapQueen89
    EPISODE 30



    On the docks --



    The two burly men took the stairs and headed for the hospital.

    Trent and Jerry followed Greg close behind, but not close enough that Greg noticed. "I think Cory's paranoid, Greg isn't that stupid to betray the organization." the words slipped from Trent's mouth.

    "Are you sure about that, Trent? I mean there would a whole lot of money involved if he did." Jerry replied.

    "Yeah but Greg should know that if Zander found out, he wouldn't live long enough to spend it."

    "This true, doing something that stupid would be signing your own death warrant. But this is Greg we're talking about." The two men chuckled at Jerry's remark and soon they had arrived at the warehouse, where in a few hours would be filled with brand new product.

    Trent still laughing under his breath .... "Come on, we got work to do."





    Zander's ICU Room --




    Cory and Wade walked into the ICU area looking for Zander's room. Ric was standing outside watching as his mother sat with Zander while he slept.

    "You lost, DA Lansing?" Cory asked as he and Wade approached.

    "No Cory I'm not lost, I just stopped by to see my brother before going back to the station."

    Elenore emerged from the room when she heard voices in the hallway. "Do you guys mind? This is a hospital."

    "Sorry ... we just came by too see how Zander was doing." Wade spoke up and glanced into Zander's room.

    "The boss man is doing fine!" Zander shouted from his bed loud enough so his men could hear that he was awake.

    Cory and Wade went to Zander's bedside while Elenore and Ric watched on from outside the room.

    "Aren't the two of you suppose to be at the warehouse with Greg?" Zander asked as his men stood next to him.

    "Yeah, that's what we came to talk with you about."

    "There's a problem?"



    PCPD Squad Room ---




    Ric took the files from the officer and thanked him. He laid the folder down and opened it up. There was a stack of papers in front of him, bank statements and copies of transactions that had been occurring for the past 6 months. Ric looked over the statements and followed the money from one account to the next, it finally leading him to the original source. He looked up and noticed a few officers gathered around the desk next to him.

    "Bring in me Lorenzo Alcazar!" Ric ordered the officers.

    "On what charge, sir?"

    "Three counts of attempted murder!" he bellowed and Mac came hurrying over to him.

    "You got proof?" Mac asked before allowing the officers to go anywhere.

    "Proof enough?" Ric handed the bank statements to Mac.

    Mac looked over the paperwork in the file and nodded to the officers. "Go pick him up."

    "You got this evidence, where?" Mac asked as he handed the file back to Ric.

    "Martinez. He said he found what I was looking for and handed me the paperwork."

    "Martinez!" Mac called for the officer.

    "Yes, sir." he came rushing over to Mac.

    "This paperwork, where did you get it?"

    "It came special delivery, sir."

    "Messenger service?" Ric asked wondering who would of went through the trouble of gathering it and sending it to the police station.

    "Yes, sir. About 20 minutes ago."

    "Get it to forensics right away and lift the prints. Hopefully the person who sent it, left some behind." Mac ordered.

    "Do you think the statements are legit?" Ric questioned.

    "One way to find out." Mac replied and handed Ric the phone receiver.

    Ric dialed and reached the bank that the funds were drawn on. He checked the transactions with the teller and she confirmed they were factual and had been signed for by the account owner. Ric hung up the receiver and handed the file back to Mac.

    "They're legit. But is it enough?"

    "We'll soon find out." Mac replied.


  20. SoapQueen89
    EPISODE 29



    Lorenzo's Penthouse --




    "Zander's still alive and latest report is that he's going to make a full recovery." said the voice on the other end of Lorenzo's cell phone.

    "Dammit!!! I swear that guy has 9 lives!" Lorenzo shouted as he took his anger and frustration out on his cell phone and threw it against the wall of his apartment.

    "Look on the bright side, boss, he's only got 5 more lives left."

    "He wouldn't have any more lives left if you would of done a better job!"

    "Hey we can try again .."

    "No ... we can't Greg, this was a one shot deal! The cops are going to be all over this like ugly on an ape, we can't take the chance try it again."

    "Look, Zander trusts me, he's got me second in command now, there's no way he suspects one of his own. Lorenzo, I can do this .. I want to do this."

    "My question to is why? Why do want Zander dead? He's been good to you for a long time, Greg."

    "I'm tired of being the second, I want to be first for a change. You know how it works in this business Lorenzo, never getting your hands dirty, it's always the other guy who takes care of things for you, yet you get all the credit. Zander would be a big feather in my cap, Lorenzo."

    "Oh so your doing this for notoriety? You want your name in the paper saying that you were the one who took out Zander Smith, big time mob boss? Are you crazy or just plain stupid? No one does this for the glory, it's all about money and power, not for some front page news story!"

    "Look, I pretty much come from nothing, Lorenzo. Yeah the money is a major part of it, but so is recognition, acceptance from others like Zander. I've been his henchman for far too long, it's time for me to move up on the food chain. And if that means killing Zander, then .... then so be it."

    "But see, that's just it ... you had your chance and you fucked it up. I can't take this chance again, Greg. There's too much police activity right now about this shooting. They're soon going to put two and two together and get Lorenzo Alcazar."

    Greg was obviously disappointed that Lorenzo wasn't going to give him another shot at Zander. In Greg's mind, he didn't need Lorenzo take Zander out and to make it worth his while, he was in perfect position to frame Lorenzo for a killing that he did. A devilish smile came across Greg's face as these thoughts entered his mind, the plan was starting fall into place.

    "Okay fine. You take care of Zander yourself, Lorenzo. But just know that Zander will be back in business and he will still be a thorn in your ass." Greg replied and turned to leave Lorenzo's apartment.

    "Greg, wait." Lorenzo walked towards his desk and then pulled on the drawer to open it up. "Here, it's the last installment." Lorenzo handing Greg a overstuffed white envelope.

    Greg pulled open the envelope and exposed a wad of hundred dollar bills. "What's this for?" he asked shocked that Lorenzo was giving him the money.

    "Consider it severance pay." Lorenzo replied, his eyes stone cold. "Now get out and if you tell anyone about our arrangement, you won't get time to spend it." he threatened.

    Greg left Lorenzo's apartment and stood out in the hallway, grinning once again, the pieces to his plan were falling very nicely into place. He stuffed the envelope in his jacket pocket and left the apartment building, heading back to the warehouse. With Thomas and Zander both in the hospital, the warehouse was in need of someone to look after the shipment that was due later that night.



    On the docks --




    As Greg walked down on the docks towards the warehouse, he was met by a few of Zander's other hired hands. Greg stopped dead in his tracks when he noticed them blocking his path.

    "Gregory ... in a hurry to get someplace?" Cory asked as he smoothed out Gregory's suit jacket with his strong hands.

    "I'm heading over to the warehouse." he replied standing his ground and not letting on that he had just come from seeing Lorenzo by being nervous.

    "Oh, well ... we got the warehouse covered, we just came from there. Unless there was another reason you were headed there?" Cory said suspicious about Greg's motives for wanting to be at the warehouse.

    "Oh, okay .. I just wanted to check a few things out .. thinking you guys might need some help, you know with Thomas and the boss in ...."

    "Yeah we know ... I have one question for you though before you go." Cory replied as Greg made a step to walk away and Cory stopped him.

    "What's that?" Greg asked as he felt his heart racing, hoping they didn't notice the over stuffed pocket of his suit jacket.

    "If you're here, then who's at the hospital protecting Zander and Emily? Weren't you on guard detail?"

    Greg sighed a relief. "Frank's on Zander and I got Marcus to cover Emily's room. Don't worry, about it, I got it handled." he smiled.

    Cory raised an eye brow suspiciously and then left Greg go. He had a feeling there was more to Greg then any of them knew. He wasn't ready to bring his suspicions to Zander just yet, he wanted more proof that Greg had betrayed the organization.

    Cory pulled two of them with him closer. "You watch him like a hawk. You got me. I don't want him out of your sight for a minute."

    "You think something's up?" Trent asked as he watched Greg walk further and further away from them.

    "Yeah I do .. and it isn't good." Cory replied and then motioned for them to go.

    "You really think there's something going on, Cor?" Wade asked.

    "Yeah I do ... there's just something going on with Greg, I just can't put my finger on it. Come on, let's go see Zander and Thomas."


  21. SoapQueen89
    EPISODE 28


    Zander's ICU Room --

    Ric had heard that Zander had woke up and rushed to his brother's bedside. He found Alexis and his mother standing outside the room, their noses pressed against the plexi-glass window, just watching Zander with Emily.

    "Hey, I got here as quickly as I could." Ric said to Alexis when he arrived.

    "Any word on who did this?" she asked as Ric tried to catch is breath.

    "We don't have anyone in custody yet, but we're pretty sure on who it was. It's just a matter of time before we catch him."

    Alan approached them and asked to speak with Zander before Ric went in to talk with him. Ric agreed and Alan entered Zander's room.

    "So, how are you feeling?" Alan asked as he picked up Zander's chart and reviewed it.

    "Like I got hit by a truck." Zander replied and Alan chuckled.

    "Yeah that's to be expected after what you've been through. I just stopped by to check on you."

    Alan stood at the foot of Zander's bed and pulled back the blankets to reveal his bare feet. It had been quite a few hours since the surgery but Alan wasn't expecting the swelling to go down quickly. "Tell me if you feel anything, okay?"

    Emily kept Zander's attention towards her so he couldn't see what Alan was going to do. She had been through these tests before and she knew what was coming, she hoped Zander would feel the pen running up and down the bottom of his foot as she smiled at him.

    Alan ran the bottom of his pen light up and down the bottom of Zander's bare foot, and he noticed he flinched at the sensation. Zander smiled and turned to look at Alan.

    "You felt that?" Alan said looking for confirmation from Zander.

    "Yeah I did. But I also feel some sensations, like tingles in my legs."

    "You will for a while, but it's a good sign that you felt the pen light on the bottom of your feet. The tingling will subside, as the swelling surrounding your spinal cord goes down, you'll get more and more feeling back in your legs and feet. I think right now it's safe to say that you will make a full recovery." Alan explained.

    While the blanket was pulled up, and Zander's feet exposed, Alan asked him to wiggle his toes. Alan wanted to make sure he had the movement as well as the feelings. Zander did what Alan asked him to, and he smiled.

    "Yeah, you're gonna be just fine. But we still need you to get some rest. It's going to be the best medicine for you right now and try not to move around too much, you have many stitches in you, and I don't want you opening them up. I'll check back later." Alan said and then left the room, the family waiting to hear Zander's prognosis.

    "So .... " Elenore began waiting for Alan to tell them what they had hoped to hear.

    "Zander's going to be just fine. But he needs his rest, so let's try to keep the visitors to a minimum." Alan suggested.

    Alan left the family and went on his rounds, as Ric stepped into the doorway and Emily turned to see him standing there. She motioned for him to come and Zander saw his brother standing at the foot of the bed.

    "Hey little brother." Ric said as Emily wheeled herself out of the way, so Ric could get closer.

    "Hey .. you've been here the whole time?"

    "Actually I've been chasing down the bad guys."

    "Oh, well you didn't have to go to far..." Zander replied, referring to himself as being one of them.

    "Yeah well, I was chasing down the bad guys who shot you and Thomas."

    "And ... did you catch 'em?" Emily asked.

    "Not yet, but we're close. We're pretty sure who contracted the hit, it's just a matter of following the paper trail to lead us to the trigger man."

    Zander winced as he tried to push himself up on the bed. "I had never seen the guy before, so who ever hired him certainly knew that I had been hauled in and was sitting waiting for me and Thomas to come out of the PCPD."

    "Well, according to what we recovered at the scene, which wasn't much, we determined this guy was a professional."

    "Yeah but professionals usually don't work with anyone else, Ric. I heard a car leave the scene."

    "True, but if the person who hired the gunman to kill you, wanted to see his work, don't you think he'd make sure he had a front row seat for the show?"

    "The only person who would gain from this is Lorenzo Alcazar."

    "Yes but there are also those who work for Morales, they would have much to gain by having you dead."

    "I'm thinking that the person who shot at Emily is the same person who shot me."

    Ric shrugged. "Makes sense. Thing is this person isn't the mind behind the operation, there are bigger fish beyond him, he's just the guy who they hired to take you out."

    It suddenly got very crowded in Zander's room, as Dr. Meadows came looking for her patient. "Emily, I think it's time for you to get back to bed. You and your baby need your rest too."

    Zander still weak and growing tired, reached for his wife. Ric stepped out of the way so Emily could get closer to her husband.

    "You do what the doctor tells you, okay?" he said hoping she'd listen to him.

    "Yeah but ..."

    "No buts ... you and the baby need your rest. I'll be fine. I don't want you to worry, okay." Zander smiled and reached up his hand and caressed her face.

    Emily nodded in agreement. She knew he was right, she did have to take care of herself and their baby and she was getting a little tired. She kissed the palm of his hand and smiled. "I love you, so much."

    "I love you too, baby.." Zander replied as Ric took a hold of the handle bars on the wheel chair and pulled Emily from his reach, their hands still reaching for one another.

    Dr. Meadows followed Ric and Emily out of Zander's room, Zander watching his wife leave his side and his mother enter the room after her.

    "Care for some company?" Elenore said as she sat down next to her son.

    "I would love it if you'd sit with me till I fall asleep?" Zander remembered how his mom used to tuck him in bed at night when he was a kid. She used to sit with him till he fell asleep, sometimes. Having her near him was always a comforting feeling for him.

    "Sure...." she smiled.

    Zander smiled and closed his eyes, he was more exhausted then he thought, and soon he was sleeping peacefully, while his mother sat by his side and held his hand, just like she used to.



    Emily's hospital room --




    "I want you to get some rest now, Emily." Dr. Meadows instructed her very pregnant patient.

    Ric helped Emily from the wheel chair to the bed and tucked her. She smiled at his bedside manner and laid her head back against the soft plush pillows.

    "Thanks Ric ..." Emily said and she yawned.

    Ric smiled in return and walked towards the door as if to leave but turned around ready to say something. "We're going to get him, you know?"

    "I'm sure you will do everything you can to catch them."

    "I promise you right now, we will catch them and they will pay for this."

    Emily was confident in Ric's abilities as an officer of the court, she knew when he said they'd pay for shooting Zander, he meant it and he wouldn't rest until all those involved were in prison for a very long time.


  22. SoapQueen89
    EPISODE 27





    Zander's ICU room --




    Elenore was unaware of Emily's presence in the room as Alexis wheeled her in to see Zander. "How is he?" Emily asked and startled Elenore.

    "He's the same, dear."

    "May I?" Emily asked implying she'd like to sit with her husband.

    "Oh sure, dear. Alexis and I will go get some coffee or something." Elenore replied as she and Alexis left Emily with Zander.

    Emily wheeled herself to Zander's bedside and reached for his hand to hold it. She quickly felt a light squeeze and she knew that he realized she was there with him. She brought his hand to her lips and softly kissed it as tears welled in her eyes.

    "Zander .. baby, I know you can hear me." she whispered to him as her other hand brushed back the nagging forelock from his eyes.

    "I want you to listen to me, okay .... we're going to survive this, you are going to be as good as new soon and I will be here waiting for you." she whimpered as she felt another squeeze on her hand.

    "Devon misses you, he loves his daddy so much." Emily said as she continued to talk to her husband.

    It had been about 6 hours since Zander came out of surgery, and Emily was hoping by now he'd be waking up. She sat a little longer with him, caressing his hand and talking to him, just so he'd know she was there with him.

    As she sat with him, she looked up and saw her parents standing just beyond the plexiglass window. She laid Zander's hand down and wheeled herself out into the hallway, her father holding the door open for her.

    "I hope Dr. Meadows gave you the okay to be out of bed, young lady?" Alan scolded.

    "Dad, I'm not 10 years old anymore. And yes, Dr. Meadows said it was okay for me to out of bed." Emily replied with a smirk.

    "There's no change?" Monica asked about Zander.

    "Not yet, he's still hasn't woken up. And to tell you the truth, I'm scared. He should of woken up by now."

    Alan stood behind Emily and comforted her as he caressed her shoulders. "Give it a few more hours, he's only been out of surgery 6 hours, sometimes it takes longer for some patients to come out of it."

    Emily sat with her parents in the waiting area across the corridor from Zander's room, she wanted to be near him in case he woke up.

    "How's Devon? Is he being a good little boy for you?" Emily asked.

    "Devon is just fine, he's really keeping Alice on her toes." They all chuckled at the thought.

    "I just wanted to thank you both for taking care of Devon while all this is going on."

    "There is no need to thank us, Emily. Devon is our grandson, of course we would take good care of him for you."

    "I know, but I also know how Dad and Zander are, and ...."

    "And Devon is no part of that. Zander and I have problems yes, and probably always will, but I don't hold that against Devon."

    "I know, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to imply that the two of you ...." Emily hung her head as she realized what her words had sounded like to her parents.

    The three of them were startled to hear the alarm coming from one of machines in Zander's room. Monica rushed into the room to see what had happened, while Alan wheeled Emily to the doorway and told her to wait.

    "Zander! ....." Emily cried out to her husband.

    Monica checking the machines to find which one's alarm was blaring, and soon the sound stopped. As Monica turned off the alarm, she noticed a pair of eyes staring up at her.

    "Sorry." Zander whispered to her as a smile came over Monica's face.

    Alan realized that Zander had woken up and wheeled Emily to his bedside.

    Zander felt Emily's hand intertwine with his and he rolled his head towards her and smiled.

    "Hi ..." he whispered, his throat feeling like cotton.

    "Hi." Emily smiled at him so glad that he was awake.

    "We're going to leave the two of you alone, but only if you, Zander promise not to pull anymore alarms."

    Zander smiled, wanting to laugh, but it hurt too much. Monica took his smile as a promise and she and Alan left Emily with her husband.

    "Aren't you .." the words barely escaped Zander's lips, he trying to talk but with the cotton feeling in his throat, it was making it difficult.

    "Shhh .. don't try to talk, okay. And yes I'm suppose to be in bed, but Dr. Meadows said it would be okay if I came and sat with you for a while." Emily reassuring her husband that she would be okay there with him.

    She drew his hand to her lips and kissed them softly, thankful he was alive and grateful that he would be able to see his children grow up. It was her worst fear that Zander wouldn't be able to see his children grow up and be happy. She felt his hand caress her jaw and she leaned into it.

    Zander wanted to tell her just how much he loved her, and it took all that was within him to do so. "I love you so much, Zander." she whimpered as tears welled up in her eyes.

    "I .... love you .. too."









  23. SoapQueen89
    EPISODE 26


    Emily's hospital room --


    "Bobbie? He is okay, isn't he? Please tell me he's okay." Emily sniffled back the tears the best she could.

    "He's out of surgery and they'll be taking him to the ICU on the 4th floor, but it will be a while till he wakes up. The doctors have requested only immediate family may visit. It took a while but they retrieved all the bullets, without complications ....." Bobbie stopped mid-thought, like there was something she wasn't telling.

    "What is it? Tell me!" Emily cried.

    "Because of where the one bullet was lodged, Zander's quite bruised and his cord is inflamed and swollen, till the swelling goes down, he ... he won't have use of his legs. The doctors are hopeful though that once the swelling goes down, his legs will be full functional. They're just not sure when that will be."

    "He doesn't know that though, right?" Ric asked as he stood with Alexis at the foot of Emily's bed.

    "No, he doesn't know that yet, and won't know till he wakes up, which could be another 8 to 12 hours. We're not sure, Zander's always been a fast healer though, so I don't forsee him having any trouble coming out of the anesthesia quickly." Bobbie replied.

    "I want to go be with him." Emily said quickly as she tried to get out of bed on her own.

    "You need to stay in bed, Emily. Zander will be sleeping for quite a while, I'll come back and let you know when he's awake." Bobbie replied as she stopped her from going to her husband.

    "Bobbie, he needs me, I can't just lay here!"

    "Okay, just so I don't have to worry about you leaving this bed, I will find Dr. Meadows and ask her if it's alright, we don't want to put you or the baby at risk by leaving this room."

    Emily was satisfied with that. "Okay."

    "Don't worry about Zander, Ric and I will go sit with him." Elenore spoke up and looked at Bobbie to be sure it was okay for her and Ric to do that. Bobbie nodded in agreement.

    Emily feeling a little better that Zander wouldn't be alone in the ICU, she relaxed back against the pillow. "I'll stay with you if you want?" Alexis said as she laid her hands upon Emily's legs.

    "I'd like that, Alexis ... thank you."



    Zander's ICU Room --


    Bobbie escorted Elenore and Ric to Zander in the ICU, Alexis took a seat on the swivel stool next to Emily's bed.

    Ric and Elenore stood outside Unit # 2, and saw Zander laying lifeless in the hospital bed, tubes and machines attached to him, and Bobbie noticed the scared look on their faces.

    "One at a time, we don't want to overexcite him with too many visitors just yet." Bobbie smiled caringly.

    Elenore and Ric exchanged glances as to who wanted to go into the room first, and Ric offered Elenore the first chance to sit with her son.

    Bobbie opened the door and walked in with Elenore. She pulled the swivel stool to Zander's bedside and sat down. Elenore reached for Zander's hand, and glanced at Bobbie for reassurance. Bobbie nodded.

    "It's okay, you can hold his hand and talk with him. Trust me, he's listening."

    Before leaving Zander, Bobbie checked his vitals and stats, making sure all was okay. She smiled at Elenore before leaving tell her that her son was okay.

    Elenore took Zander's hand in hers and held it tightly. She leaned down and held it up to her lips, giving it a motherly kiss. "Zander .... it's mom, I'm here with you sweetheart...." tears began to well in her eyes as she spoke to him.

    Bobbie exited Zander's room, Ric staring through the plexiglass at his brother. "I thought you'd like to know, Zander's guard who was shot also, he'll be out of surgery soon."

    "Thomas? He's going to make it?" Ric asked.

    "He's holding on for now, we'll have to wait and see."

    Bobbie walked away leaving Ric focused back on his brother who laid lifeless, yet listening to his mom's soothing voice.

    Zander could feel his mother's touch, he knew she was there with him, and it reassured him to hear her voice. As she spoke to him, he exhausted himself trying to say something, but to no avail. He was yelling inside, but nothing was coming out. It was like he was trapped within his own body.

    Elenore continued to talk with her son, and Zander unconsciously realized he could at least tell her he was listening and knew she was there by squeezing her hand.

    She wiped her tears and smiled as she felt the light squeeze of Zander's hand on hers. "Zander .... I may not have told you this lately, but .... I love you so much." Elenore sniffled back the tears as she held her son's hand to her lips.

    Trying to get the words out but couldn't, Zander's words just echoed through his body .... "I love you too, mom."



  24. SoapQueen89
    EPISODE 25


    Emily's hospital room --


    "He's going to be okay, right Alexis .. please tell me he's going to be alright." Emily sobbed.

    "They're doing all that they can for him, Em ... Bobbie said they won't know anything till they get him into surgery, but he's in very capable hands." Alexis replied not wanting to make matters worse by saying something she shouldn't.

    "I want to go to the chapel and say a prayer for him, would you go with me?" Emily asked as she dried her tears.

    "Sure, I'll go with you." Alexis not at all religious but she knew it was important to Emily to find some comfort during this time.

    Alexis pulled over the wheelchair that sat in the corner of Emily's room to the bed and assisted Emily into it. She grabbed the blanket that lay across the foot of the bed and laid across her lap for warmth. Alexis put on Emily's slippers and then went to prop open the door.

    Alexis wheeled Emily down the hall to the chapel so they could light a candle and say a prayer for Zander, who was hanging on to dear life.

    "He thinks alot of you, Alexis." Emily said as she sat with Alexis staring at the lit candles.

    "I know he does, and I think alot of him."

    The two of them sat and each saying a little prayer for Zander, and Alexis thought, if miracles were real and really did happen, she had hoped that one of those miracles would happen for Zander now.




    In the ER --


    Ric walked into the waiting room of the ER where he had told his mother to meet him, she not knowing the hospital, he wanted to be sure she wouldn't get lost, the ER was the best place for them to meet. As he rounded the nurse's station, he saw Elenore sitting in the chairs waiting for him. He walked up to her and she stood up to greet him with a hug.

    "How is he?" she asked as Ric held her in his arms.

    "We don't know, he's in surgery."

    "Emily? Does she know?"

    "Alexis and I told her a short time ago, she took the news as I expected she would."

    "Take me to her, please, Ric."




    Emily's hospital room --


    Ric did as his mother asked and walked with her back to Emily's room. When they arrived, the room was empty. The guard outside Emily's room told Ric that Alexis had taken her to the chapel. Ric and his mother walked down the corridor towards the chapel, in the hopes of finding Emily there with Alexis.




    In the hospital chapel --


    Emily and Alexis sat in the first pew, Emily leaning on her for support, and neither had heard Ric and Elenore enter the chapel. They walked up to Emily and Alexis, Emily looking up to see Elenore standing there with her arms open. With Ric's help, Emily stood up from the pew and embraced Zander' s mother.

    "I'm so sorry, Emily." Elenore said softly.

    "I know, but Zander's going to be okay, he has to be."

    "We should be getting you back to your room, you know the doctor still has you on bedrest." Alexis reminded Emily and she nodded in agreement.

    Ric helped Emily back into the wheelchair and pushed her back to her room, Elenore and Alexis following close behind.



    Emily's hospital room --


    The four of them waited in Emily's room, for what seemed like hours, until they had heard anything about Zander. Ric decided not to wait, he went looking to find someone who could give him some answers, leaving Elenore and Alexis with Emily.

    Ric walked out into the hallway, where he was met by Bobbie who was returning from the OR, to discuss with Emily, Zander's condition.

    "So ..... how is he?" Ric asked anxious to hear about his brother.

    Bobbie didn't say anything, just led the way back to Emily's room, where the others were waiting. "I think it's best I tell all of you together." Bobbie finally spoke as she and Ric stood outside Emily's room.

    Emily sat herself up in the bed when she saw Bobbie enter her room with Ric leading. He held back and Bobbie went to Emily's side, she had a somber look on her face, and Emily knew it wasn't good news.




  25. SoapQueen89
    EPISODE 24





    At the ER ---


    Alexis and Ric raced through the emergency room doors looking for anyone who could tell them about Zander and his condition. They were immediately met by Bobbie, who had just gotten the page that there had been a shooting.

    "Bobbie! How is he?" Alexis asked as she tried to pull herself together.

    "How's who?" Bobbie asked as she was in a hurry to get to the patient the paramedics had brought in.

    "Zander, he was just brought in with a .... gun shot wound ..." Alexis replied as Bobbie was headed back to the triage area of the ER.

    "Gimme a few minutes ... " Bobbie replied and left Alexis with Ric in the waiting area of the ER.

    Alexis turned into Ric's arms. "He's going to be alright?" she asked looking for reassurance from Ric.

    "Zander's in very capable hands, Alexis. He's gonna be alright."

    "Emily ...." Alexis pulled back from Ric's arms.

    "I'm sure someone will tell her ...." he replied as he wrapped his arm around Alexis and led her to a chair to sit down.

    "It shouldn't just be someone, Ric ... she shouldn't hear this on the evening news or from some duty nurse."

    "Let's wait and see what Bobbie has to tell us and then we'll figure it out. Okay?" Ric tried consoling Alexis the best he could, but he was worried about his brother as well.

    As they sat waiting for word on Zander's condition, two police officers walked into the ER looking for Alexis. The two burly officers were looking for some answers to tonight's shooting. But to their surprise, Ric wasn't having any of it. Alexis had been through enough and she wasn't in any condition to be bombarded with questions from two rookie cops.

    The two rookies started giving Ric a hard time.

    "Look, my brother is in there fighting for his life, and you want to ask questions?!" Ric barked at the two rookies.

    "But ... you're .." the one rookie stammered.

    "Yeah I know who I am, now leave before I have both your badges!" Ric threatened to the two rookies.

    The rookies turned to walk away when Bobbie approached Ric and Alexis who were waiting in the lounge area. Alexis noticed Bobbie approaching and got up quickly, hoping there had been some news.

    "Well, how is he?" Alexis rushed to Bobbie concerned about Zander.

    "He's being prepped for surgery, the doctors are not sure on his prognosis. Alexis, he's in very capable hands. I'll be back when he's out of surgery."

    Ric steady Alexis from behind as he wrapped his arms around her. "There has to be more you can tell us, Bobbie?"

    "I'm sorry, Alexis, there isn't. We're just not sure where the bullets are lodged until we get in there. I'm telling you all I know right now."

    "Bullets?"

    "Yes, bullets. Zander took a few hits, but we're doing everything we can to save him. I'm sorry I don't have more info for you." Bobbie left Alexis with Ric, both frantic with concern.

    Alexis turned into Ric's arms as tears began to stream down her cheeks, obviously upset as Ric held her against him and comforted her the best he could.

    "Zander's strong, he'll get through this Alexis." Ric replied in a soothing voice.

    She pulled back from his arms and dried her tears with her hand. "You know as well as I do, Ric, we don't know that for sure. Ric, he could die! I couldn't handle that, Ric!"

    "I know, so we have to be strong for him, and stay positive, we can't give up on him. You know Zander, he's stubborn, he's not going to give up, he has too much to live for, Alexis."

    Ric held her in his arms for a few more moments, then he realized he should be making a few phone calls to family, his mom should know and someone should be with Emily.

    "Are you going to be alright, I should call our mother and tell her. She shouldn't hear this on the tv news or the radio."

    Alexis nodded that she would be alright .."What about Emily, we need to tell her."

    "We will, we'll got together and tell her, she'll need both of us there for support." Ric smiled and then left for a few minutes to call his mother.

    Ric returned and he along with Alexis walked somberly to tell Emily what had happened. When they reached Emily's room, Ric entered, Alexis followed close behind. Ric closed the door, Alexis stood in silence as she focused her eyes on the floor. Emily felt there was something wrong just by Ric and Alexis's lack of words to her. She saw it in their faces that something bad had happened to her husband and as Ric steadied her for the news, Alexis held onto her hand.

    Emily's cries echoed thru the empty corridors of the hospital as Ric and Alexis broke the news to her. Alexis sat with Emily while Ric went to meet his mother who was to arrive at the hospital. While Ric was gone, Emily and Alexis comforted each other, both were worried and afraid for Zander who was still in surgery.









    *Note there will be no more episodes of WICKED posted this week as I will be in LA all week. Episodes will resume on Wednesday 7/18.*









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