Chapter 42 Just as Luke and his family plus two sat down for dinner. When suddenly, Mikkos, Ruby, Victor, Alex, and Zander suddenly showed up. Lucky and Nikolas both glanced at each other then over at Luke waiting for him to react. Laura braced herself for his reaction as well. None of them though got the reaction they figured on. Luke stood up walked to Ruby and hugged her. �You want to join us?� He asked her. �We were hoping we could,� Ruby said gripping Mikkos hand and smiling. She knew once got the truth he would deal with all of this better. She was glad she was right. �Come on,� Luke said and he guided Ruby with the others behind her to the table. As the tables were moved around to accommodate the new comers, Laura leaned over and asked Luke. �You still drunk?� Luke laughed and said, �No, Angle. I�m just tired of the fighting. I�m tried of all of it. Hating Mikkos is only going to keep it going. I have to find away to deal with it. Like it or not, Mikkos Cassadine is my father and Ruby is my mother. I have to except it or let it eat me alive.� Laura lifted his hand up to hers and kissed it. �I understand,� Laura told him and they sat down together. The conversation slowly came around into something almost normal. Nikolas was playing with his food and this worried Mikkos. He had learned the boys by now and they didn�t eat when something was bothered them. �You alright?� Mikkos asked Nikolas finally. Nikolas looked up and shook his head. �I�m worried about my father. He isn�t waking up,� Nikolas said sadly. Alex reached over the table grabbed Nikolas� hand and said, �That is my doing. Stefan is under heavy sedation. I�m giving his body a chance to heal before I bring him around. It will help in his healing.� �How?� Nikolas asked puzzled at this line of thinking. �Well, Stefan�s back is broken and ribs are broken. You add the brushed section of his spinal column this makes his recovery very painful. It will help him if part of his body heals before he wakes up. It less stress on him and his body,� Alex said smiling that young man. Mikkos shook his head and said, �I don�t understand it myself. I am trusting Alex in this. I�m very sure she knows what she is doing.� �Thanks,� Alex said not knowing if that was a complement or an insult. Victor laughed and said, �Don�t worry. He trusts with Stefan. If he didn�t you won�t be his doctor.� Everyone laughed at this and the meal was very pleasant for that point on. ***************************** Across town, in Sonny�s apartment about the club, Alexis watched as Sonny cooked for them. She was sitting at the bar watching him dice a tomato. �You want to learn to cook?� Sonny asked her. �You want keep your kitchen?� Alexis asked him smiling slyly. Sonny nodded and went on cutting. �Did you see Stefan today?� Sonny asked her. �Yeah, he isn�t awake and I hate to think how he is going to react to this news about his back. He is proud man. He always hated being helped as a child. He is really going to hate this,� Alexis said sadly. �He will walk again. I know it,� Sonny said reaching over the counter and gripping Alexis' hand. Alexis took his hand and kissed it. Then she moved away from him to stand at the widow. She has been quite lately. She was thinking about the past ever since that day at the hospital. She realized secrets were destroying her family and one was destroying her as she stood there. Sonny put his down his knife and walked to her. He knew that she brewing on something but he just didn�t know what it was. �Alexis, you want to talk to me?� Sonny asked her as stood beside her. �I want to but I haven�t talked anyone about this but Stefan. He is the only one that knows my darkest secrets,� Alexis said with tears filling her eyes. �You can trust me not to tell anyone besides what better person to tell your secrets to then another hurt child?� Sonny said as he wrapped his arms around her. Alexis let him hold her. She let him guide her to the couch and she sat there with her head against his shoulder. After while, Alexis finally found the courage to tell him what was going on. �I remembered something that day Lu got hurt from her nanny. I kind of blocked it out for a long time. Stefan and I spent the night talking about it. We talked about what I remembered and about my Aunt Angelic He was looking for her for me. He found her,� Alexis said pulling a paper from under suit coat. �It came today.� �Go on,� Sonny said. He didn�t want to push Alexis in telling him any of this. He was letting her tell him in her own way and in her own time. �She was a beauty not just outside but the inside as well. She always spent time with Stefan and me. She told us to pity Stavors and not hate him. We just smiled at her and humored her on that. We couldn�t see any good out Stavors by that time,� Alexis said smiling at the memories. �She sounds nice. I bet you loved her,� Sonny said. �Yes, I did. I guess that is why it hurts so much that it is was fault that she got locked up the way she did,� Alexis said pulling her legs up to chest. �What do you mean? How could you do that?� Sonny asked her. �I didn�t do what he wanted and things went wrong,� Alexis said. Sonny got cold feeling in the pit of his gut and he gripped Alexis' hand just a little tighter as she went on talking. �I should have just let happen and things would be ok.� �Alexis,� Sonny said gently turning her head to face him. �Sweet heart, whoever tried hurt you was the bad guy in this. You weren�t to blame.� �You don�t understand Sonny. He was grandfather. He had been hurting my aunt for years. He got sick of her and came to me. If I would have done wanted then maybe things would happen the way they did,� Alexis said with tears in her eyes. �I don�t understand. What happened?� Sonny asked her trying hard to get the truth out of her. Even thought part of him wanted to destroy something at this very moment. How could anyone hurt Alexis like this? �Stefan walked in on him. I was screaming and he realized that I was getting hurt. He picked up a poker by fireplace and hit our grandfather over the head. He kept on hitting until he stopped moving. Then he rolled him off and that is when we realized he was dead. Uncle Tony came in and he went to get Uncle Victor. They took him away and hid what Stefan did. They made it look like he died horse back ridding,� Alexis said sniffing uncontrollably. Sonny pulled out his hanky and handed it to her. As she dried her eyes, Sonny said, �Sweet heart, you were a victim in this. What Stefan did is what I would have done. No one should do that to you or anyone. What I don�t understand what does this have to do with your aunt?� �She blamed herself for not being young enough or pretty enough to have him stay away from me. Tony must have told her and the next thing I remember is she was running down the hall ripping her clothes off. They took her way right after that,� Alexis said. Sonny pulled Alexis to him and held her. �Honey, you didn�t do this that bastard did,� Sonny said and he was hoping that Merck enjoyed hell. Chapter 43 Back to A Father's Love |