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Chloe stepped toward her slowly, holding the knife at her side. “Now, Chloe, we both know you aren’t going to do anything with that. In any case, I’m completely numb. What would be the point?….Chloe…” Chloe stood behind Helena and slowly slid the blade along Helena’s arm….when the tip reached her neck, Helena flinched. A cold sweat began to run over goose pimples that formed on Helena’s arms…. “What are you doing…STEFAN!!!” Chloe smiled, and gently laughed…she put a finger to her lips… “Shhhhhh….” …. walking around to face Helena she traced her finger around Helena’s face starting at the hairline…..she ended at her jaw. Taking a firm grip below her chin, she forced Helena’s mouth open…and raising the knife she spoke in a laughing whisper… “Open wide….” *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* “Well, he better marry you!….” , Florence exclaimed. Gia quickly dropped the bagel she was eating… “What is this? Just yesterday, you said that I was too young to get married…” “No, I didn’t…” “Yes, you did , I heard you say so to Marcus…” “You were eavesdropping on me…” “Well, you were in MY house….” “Your house, huh….I guess I’ll have to get used to the concept…” “You bet you will…I invite you over for breakfast and this is what I get…” “So when is this blessed event going to occur…and you are going to get married in Brooklyn….not here…nobody would be able to come…” “Actually…we were talking about Greece…” “Well that sounds like a nice place for a honeymoon…” “No, for the wedding…” “You mean I don’t get to attend my own daughter’s wedding…it’s bad enough you’re pregnant before the wedding, but..” “Mom, you’re going to be there…” “How, if it’s in Greece…and why Greece…?” “Nikolas grew up there…actually on an island in the Mediterranean…it’s beautiful Mom…” “Oh, so you’ve been?” “Yeah…Nikolas took me a couple of months ago…we flew on a private jet, and stayed in this beautiful villa…it was very romantic…” “Oh so that’s where..”…Florence hesitated, embarrassed that she had broached the subject. Gia blushed… “Yeah, probably…Anyway, Nikolas’ is going to fly anyone I want over…so we’ll make the guests lists and tell them to bring their passports and we’ll pick them up at the airport…” “Why can’t you get married at city hall like I did…?” “That was the second time…the first time you got married in a church…” “A church in BROOKLYN….” “This is MY wedding…” Florence shook her head in resignation… “Yes, it is….my baby’s wedding…so if you want to go to some far-flung island to marry some rich prince….I’ll be there…I’m sure it will be beautiful…” “Thanks, mom…” They hugged… Florence got a sideways smile on her face… “Mom..” “Hmmmmm” “What is that look for….” “I was just looking at your ring…” “Gorgeous isn’t it….” “Sure is…I bet I could make a couple of house payments with that…what am I saying, I might be able to buy a house…” “Mom…” “How much did you say he was worth again?…” Gia threw a napkin at her mother… “Where is that man of yours anyway…?” “My man…went to go see his aunt to tell her about everything since she was out of town last night, then he was going to see his brother…” *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Nikolas had knocked on the door four times. He was turning to walk away when Lucky opened the door a crack… “Hey…wait…” “You even up yet?…” “Yeah…just give me a second…okay, come in…” Nikolas looked him up and down and had to laugh…Lucky was wearing a sheet. “Elizabeth…do you need me to wait in the hall?” Elizabeth’s voice came from the closet…. “Please…?” “Lucky, get some pants on, we need to talk…” Lucky put on a pair of sweatpants and they walked out into the hall… Nikolas grinned at him…“So…I see you had a good night last night…” “Probably about as good as yours, big brother…what can I say, you inspired me…” “Well, last night was definitely…eventful…” “I’d say that’s a good word for it…” “More than you know…. listen ….I need a favor…” “Anything, you know that…what do you need…” “I need your measurements…” “Huh…” “For a tuxedo…” “You mean…?” “Yeah…you feel like being best man?” “You know I do…boy, wait until Helena sees that…A Spencer best man at a Cassadine wedding…” “Yes, well, Helena….I don’t think we’ll be inviting Helena…” “My dad will be crushed…” “You think I’m inviting Luke?…” Lucky smirked at him… “Okay, I might invite Luke if he promises to behave…my aunt Alexis seems to enjoy him…” “Yeah, I’ve noticed that….I wonder if Ned has…” “Who knows…and I really don’t want to know…” “So…how’d you pop the question…?” “After you guys left last night….I just did it…” “No nervousness, huh…not even once did you think about chickening out?” “I was more worried she was going to say no…I mean after what happened to Chloe, and the kidnapping…” “Hey, she’s stuck by you so far…. I’d trust that if I were you…” “Yeah…” “So is this going to be a double wedding with your Uncle and Chloe?…” “No…I think they want a private ceremony…they seem to like it when it’s just the two of them…” “Has Chloe started to talk again?…” “Not that I know of…but you never know with these things…I hope so, for my Uncle’s sake.” *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Stefan sat in the study looking through a copy of Dostoyevsky that had been left on the end-table near the fireplace. He surmised from the notes within that Gia had been reading it during her stay at Windemere. He had to admit Gia’s description of Mr. Golyadkin as a “geek” was simplistic if accurate. He had a smile on his face that got even bigger as Chloe’s hands came over the back of the chair and began to rub his chest… Taking off his glasses, he stood to face her…. “Chloe…” “Yes, dear…” “You…you’re speaking…” “Yes,” she said, stepping toward him and wrapping her arms around his neck, “why wouldn’t I?” Stefan laughed… “Why not, indeed ?” “I see your Mother is staying with us…” His face took on a grave expression… “Yes, but she will no longer be of any danger to us…” “I know…so are we taking her with us to Greece?” “Yes…if that’s all right with you?” “Oh sure…we just had a lovely conversation…” “You did?” “Yes…it was very amusing…you wouldn’t believe the things that come out of her mouth…” Back to the: Library |