| CHAPTER 10
Later that day, Alexis walks into Kelly�s and sits down at a table occupied by Jerry Jacks. She beings talking with her hands. �I am so sorry, I didn�t mean to blow you off yet again and I would completely understand it if you wanted to fire me�..I really hope you don�t because trust me it wasn�t anything personal�.well personal on your behave anyway��of course if you did fire me it would make my life a whole lot easier�..needless to say there are certain people who don�t like the fact that you�re my client�..of course you already know that, you�ve witness how much they hate that fact first hand����� Jerry grabs her hands and she stops talking. �Can I buy you a cup of coffee? Not that I really think you need another cup.� Alexis pulls her hands out of his and sits back in her chair. �I�m sorry, I have this bad habit of rambling on when I�m stressed out.� She takes a deep breath. �And no, trust me I don�t need any more coffee. I think I�ve had enough coffee to last me a week.� �So what or who has you all stressed out my dear?� �I think it�s more who doesn�t have me all stressed out at this point.� Alexis replied rolling her eyes. �Would you like to talk about it?� Alexis sat up straight. �No, I don�t, thank you. I think we need to get something clear here however. I am your attorney, not your friend.� She gives him a strange look and then asks. �I am still your attorney, right?� Jerry picks up Alexis�s one hand in his. �I was hoping we could be more then just client attorney.� �The last thing I need in my life is another client slash lover. Been there done that and it so isn�t going to happen again.� �So does this mean the rumors around town about you and Sonny are or aren�t true?� Alexis quickly pulled her hand out of Jerry�s. �Rumors?� �Well the two of you are living together, correct?� Alexis tilts her hand to the side sorta saying yes. �Which would make people tend to believe there is more to your relationship then you want us to believe.� Alexis bits her bottom lip. �If that�s the case, then why would you want to get involved with me?� Smiling. �What can I say, I love to live dangerously.� �First off.� She leans over the table. �And not that this is in any way any of your business but Sonny and I are nothing more then Kristina�s parents. And he is only staying with us because of that reason. � She leans back against her chair. �And second, he nor any other man, is the reason I don�t want to be anything more then your attorney���.Do I make myself clear?� �Perfectly?� Jerry says with a cocked smile upon his face. �Now am I? Or am I not, still your attorney?� �You are.� Pulling some papers out of her briefcase. �Then I suggest we get some work done.� Jerry looks over Alexis right shoulder and notices Nikolas walk in. �Somehow I doubt your nephew would agree with you.� �My nephew? Alexis asked. �Well it must be really nice to be able to sit in this restaurant or any other restaurant looking like an ordinary citizen!� Like you�ve done nothing wrong, including terrorizing half of the people in this town.� Alexis grabs Nikolas�s arm. �This really isn�t the time or the place.� Nikolas pulls his arm out of Alexis�s grip and leans in against Jerry�s chair. �I thought I told you to stay away from my aunt!� �It looks to me like you�re the one who she needs to stay away from.� You can see Nikolas�s rage build up in him. �What is that suppose to mean?� �Well look at the poor woman.� Jerry began. �She has bruises on her arm a broken wrist.� Nikolas looks at Alexis who puts her wrist under the table. �That was an accident.� He yells as he grabs Jerry shirt and pulls him off his chair.� Alexis quickly jumps up to stop Nikolas, but his fist has already made contact with Jerry�s face. Jerry hit�s the ground and Alexis runs in front of Nikolas. His rage is so out of control that he unknowingly pushes Alexis at of his way causing her to lose her balance and smack the side of her face on the table. Georgie who was bussing a table drops her bus pan on the floor and runs over to check on Alexis. �Nikolas stop it.� She yells Nikolas hits Jerry several times before Mike comes running out of the kitchen and finally pulls him off. �You manic.� Jerry yells as he gets up. �It�s bad enough to want to kill me but to try and kill your own aunt.� Nikolas who�s still being held back by Mike looks over at Alexis who�s still lying on the floor. Georgie is holding a blood stained cloth just above her left eye. �If she would have stayed out of the way.� Nikolas yells pulling out of Mike�s grip she wouldn�t have gotten hurt.� He fixes his suit coat. �Now I�m not going to tell you again to stay away from my aunt.� He steps over Georgie and walks out the door. Jerry offers his hand to Alexis. �You really need to have him committed before he seriously hurts you Alexis.� She smacks his hand away and Georgie helps her to her feet. �You better prey his condition has nothing to do with those drugs you were injecting him with for months.� �That�s it!� Mike announces as he literally pushes Jerry out the door almost taking Jax with him. Jax grabs a hold of Jerry before he hit�s the ground. �What did you do this time?� �Why does it always come down to what I did?� Jerry asked. �I�ve been asking myself that a lot lately as well.� Jax stated annoyed. Jerry tries to pull himself together a little bit. �Well I�m sorry you feel that way little brother.� �Where are you going? Jax yelled as he walked away. @------------------------------------@ Back inside the restaurant Alexis is sitting at the table with a wet cloth full of ice on her face, and Georgie is putting her papers back in her briefcase for her. �Would you like me to drive you to the hospital?� Georgie asked as Jax walked in �What happened?� He asked lifting up the bloodstain ice cloth and noticing the deep cut above Alexis�s eye. �Did Jerry do this to you?� �No Jax.� She replied trying to calm him down. �Jerry and Nikolas got into a brawl and I was stupid enough to think I could stop them.� He puts pressure on the cloth on she winches. �I think she needs stitches.� Georgie adds. Alexis is about to disagree but Jax cut�s her off. �Yeah I think she�s right Alexis, it�s kind of a deep cut.� �Great.� She replies as Jax helps her up. �I�m finally getting this cast off today and in return ��getting stitches.� �Think of it as a consolation prize.� Jax jokes as she playfully hits him in his chest. @---------------------------------------------@ Jerry comes barging into Sonny�s office and Sonny instantly pulls a gun on him. �There�s something you need to know.� Jerry says holding his hands in the air. �Give me one good reason why I shouldn�t kill you where you stand.� �I just left Alexis��.� �If you did anything to her.� �Are you aware that Nikolas is the cause of he broken wrist?� �Why should I believe anything you tell me?� Sonny yelled as his hand began to shake. �Maybe you can put that gun down and we could talk about this?� Jerry asked with a pleading tone in his voice. �You don�t get to call the shots around here!� �Do you want to know what happened to her or not?� Jerry yelled in return. Sonny never let his arm drop as he flipped open his cell phone and pushed the number 3 on speed dial. �I surely doubt she�ll answer.� Jerry said as he slowly put his arms down. �Damn voice mail.� Sonny said as he closed the phone and threw it across the room. �What did you do to her?� �I assure you I haven�t done anything to her.� Jerry quickly replied as Sonny cocked the gun. �But she is hurt thanks to Nikolas.� Max came running into the office. �Take him out back and deal with him!� Sonny demanded Max didn�t say a word as he escorted a screaming Jerry out the back door. |