Chapter 16 �Lucas,� Mrs. Carlson said tapping Lucky on the head and waking him up. �What?� Lucky said rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. �I said are you done with your assigned reading,� Mrs. Carlson asked Lucky. �Sorry, not done yet,� Lucky said trying to ignore the looks he was getting from Nikolas and Zander. He picked up his book again and started reading it all over again. All Lucky wanted to do was go to bed but he knew he had to get some work done here before any of that happened. He did know he would be very happy when he could climb back into bed. Luke was standing in the hall watching. He had been trying to figure out why Lucky was studying on Saturday and with the other Cassadine brats. �Can I talk to you?� said Stefan as he walked up from behind Luke. Luke turned around to look at Stefan standing stiffly behind him. �Sure,� Luke said wondering what the guy wanted to talk about. He could be it had something to do with the painting that he destroyed the night before. Luke didn�t care what he said because nothing would change how he felt about the subject in the first place. The two men then moved into the den and Stefan closed the door behind him. As he turned around he said, �Luke, last night I didn�t say much because it was your homecoming.� �But,� Luke said crossing his arms as he stood there and glared at Stefan. �Yes, but. As you might have heard, Lucky did not like these arrangements for the first few days. We have had a few problems but he has started come around. I hope you do not try to stir things up again. I hope you try to remember that we have a set way of doing things around here.� Stefan told Luke. Luke tried hard not hit the guy. Stefan attitude was just almost too much for Luke to take. But he did say calmly, �I don�t like them myself but as long as kids have live here then I�m here. So, you will have put up with me.� �I have to either way from what father tells me. You are my older brother and that means you get some kind respect but I demanded the same from you. So, from now on if you want to take down a painting or you don�t like the menu. Say something first don�t just think you run the place,� Stefan said. �Ok, fine with me. You want to have it your way. I do have one thing to add. If you ever touch one of my kids in a manner that you did Lucky. I�ll rip you apart,� Luke said leaning in glaring at Stefan with ice blue eyes then he stood up and walked out of the room without looking back once. Stefan gripped the edge of the desk in frustration. Bad enough Luke was in Laura life because of her children but now Luke was his half brother, the oldest. If Mikkos turned everything over to Luke then Stefan�s life would be a living hell more then Stavros could come up with or that is how Stefan was seeing things at this moment. Finally, Stefan decided to go and find peace at least for few hours and maybe then he could be able to deal with the Spencers better. **************************************** Alexis was sitting at the desk looking over a stack of papers for her father when Ms. Lansberry walked in with Sonny right behind her. �You have a visitor,� Ms. Lansberry said. �Thank you,� Alexis said putting down her pen and the maid walked out of the room. �What brings you here?� Alexis asked Sonny as she got up and walked over to greet him warmly. �Come to spend time with you and since you don�t come to me any more. I figured I would come to you,� Sonny said kissing her on the cheek. �Sorry, there is a lot to do to get everything changed over for father,� Alexis said and the couple sat down on the leather couch together. �I don�t get it. Mikkos comes back and everything is suddenly his again,� Sonny said puzzled. �That is the way it works in this family. Everything is his and we get what he says we get. I have a little money put aside and so Stefan but this house and everything in it was bought with Nikolas money or father�s as it is now,� Alexis said. �Oh, so Stefan worked for nothing,� Sonny said. He never liked the guy but he had to admit that would be hard pill to swallow for anyone. �Yes, but Stefan has always be a person that lived off tradition. He understands that this is how things are going to be,� Alexis said. �I wouldn�t but that is me. How about you how are you taking all of this?� Sonny asked her. �I take it,� Alexis said. �Alexis, this is me you are talking to not your father or uncle. Tell me. You wake up one morning knowing who you are and then you find out that your entire life was a lie. How do you feel about that?� Sonny asked her. Alexis sighed and said, �It is hard, I will admit that. I always thought there was something that everyone was hiding from me and in away I knew that Mikkos was my father. It was hard to hear him say it but now that I had time to think on things. I�m happy that he did. I feel complete for the first time in my life,� Alexis said with a smile on her face. �Well, I know Luke doesn�t feel that way but I�m glad you do,� Sonny said hugging her. �Yeah, well. I grew up with the family not hating them,� Alexis laughed. �Good point,� Sonny said. �How about going for a walk. I can show you around the island,� Alexis offered. �Alright,� Sonny said as he stood up. The couple then headed out the french doors and out into the bright fall day. ******************************************** Victor decided to surprise Carly and he went to find her apartment. All he had was the address; he had no idea what part of town it was on. So, when the limo stopped in front of Jake�s, he looked at the driver as if he made some kind of mistake. �Are you sure this it?� Victor asked. �Yes, sir. I double checked,� the driver said. �Alright,� Victor said puzzled why Carly was living here. She had money. He made sure of it. So, there had to be another reason for his daughter to choose to live in this dump. Victor thought it better be a good one! Victor walked into Jake�s bar and saw this lovely lady standing behind the counter. He had to remind himself that he was a married man and if he went after this lady. Alex would go after him with a knife and she wouldn�t be looking to heal him either. �May I help you?� Jake asked the stranger. �I�m looking for a Carly Robert�s,� Victor said using the name Carly used when she came to town under. �Upstairs. Third door on your right,� Jake said pointing to the stairs. �Thanks,� Victor said as he headed for the stairs. The hall smelled worse then the bar did Victor noted to himself as he walked down the hall. He got to the door and knocked. As he stood there several people came out of the rooms looking worse for the wear. He gave them half a glance but nothing more. On the other side of the door, Victor heard people moving around inside but it took them awhile to open the door. Victor was shocked but not to surprised to find Jason standing there. It was the how he was greeted that shocked Victor a bit. Jason stood in front of the man with no shirt on and his pants halfway open. Carly was sitting up in the bed with Jason�s shirt over her shoulders and the cover pulled up to her waist. �Daddy!� Carly said going pale all of a sudden. �Hi, Caroline,� Victor said looking over the seen with amused look on his face. ****************************************** Victor and Carly sat in the limo together a little while later. Neither one of them had said a word to each other from the time she climbed into the limo. �Well?� he asked her. �Well what?� Carly asked. �You using him or do you care?� Victor asked. �Both,� Carly said. Victor shook his head in frustration. �I wish you weren�t so much like me,� He said. �Why? What is wrong with you?� Carly asked him. �Carly, I used people. I took woman bed and never cared about one of them. As long as I got what I wanted then it didn�t matter to me what happened to them. You know that because you watched me do it. I was hoping that you would have learned something from it besides how to do it,� Victor told her. �Father, don�t worry. I�m a big girl and I know what I�m doing,� Carly said kissing him on the cheek. �Why did you come see me?� �I wanted to spend time with you. I have no real objective then that,� Victor told her. �Then lets go find a place to eat and talk. I�m hungry,� Carly said with a smile on her face. Victor looked at her and wished Carly would realize what he was trying to say. Mikkos was here to deal with his past with his kids and Victor was hoping that he could deal with past mistakes with Carly. He knew he made them and he knew if he didn�t change them. She would repeat the same mistakes he had all those years ago. 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