Tuesday morning. Day one.
Alexis comes downstairs to find Ned drinking coffee in the kitchen, wearing his robe.
Ned: �Good morning, beautiful.� He grins. �Are you ready for forty-eight hours of sex?�
Alexis: (grinning) �Well, when you put it that way, I sure am.�
Ned: �By the way, we have to go meet with the principal at the girls� school this afternoon. They want to talk to us about Brooke.�
Alexis: �Oh God. She didn�t beat anyone up on the soccer field, did she?�
Ned: �I doubt it. The principal didn�t seem too upset.�
Alexis: �I�ll be there.� She grins. �I may come visit you today.�
Just then, the phone rings.
Ned: (picking it up) �Hello, Ashton residence... Oh, hello, Grandmother... how are you doing... yeah, I�m sorry about that. We�ve been so busy...dinner tonight... Emily and Nikolas are coming... I�ll check with Alexis.� He looks at Alexis. She shrugs. �Sure... I know that the girls would love to see you... what time... okay, we�ll see you then. Bye.�
Alexis: (as he hangs up) �I take it that we�re having dinner with your family tonight.�
Ned: �Yeah. But it�s better than with your family.�
Alexis: �What do you mean? Stefan is one of your best friends and Mackenzie�s your sister, in case you�ve forgotten.�
Ned: �With the contest, you never know if Stefan is going to just throw Mackenzie up on the dining room table and...�
Alexis: (laughing) �Ned! You�re as bad as Mackenzie!�
Meanwhile. Wyndemere. Mackenzie and Stefan�s bedroom.
Stefan: (rolling off Mackenzie, breathing hard) �That was wonderful.�
Mackenzie: �I�m so glad that the monster didn�t show up in Christabel�s room last night.�
Stefan: �I definitely think that I can handle two days of this.�
They both start laughing as Stefan leans down and kisses Mackenzie gently.
Later that morning.
Stefan: (as Mackenzie leads him outside) �What are you doing?�
Mackenzie: �Ironic places, right?� she grins. �How does this strike you?�
Stefan: �Are you kidding me?�
Mackenzie: �I have my cell phone in my pocket. I hope you have yours.�
Without another word, Mackenzie pulls Stefan down onto the parapet and climbs on top of him.
They begin to make love, not making a sound, until Stefan moans in pleasure.
Fifteen minutes later.
Stefan: (on his cell phone) �Parapet.�
Ned: �You�ve already started?�
Stefan: �Bye, Ned.� he hangs up.
Mackenzie: (speaking at the same time as Stefan) �Hey, Lex. Parapet.�
Alexis: �You�re lying.�
Mackenzie: (laughing) �Don�t you wish. Talk to you soon.� She hangs up.
Stefan: (getting up) �I�m sorry, my darling, but I have to get to work.�
Mackenzie: �It�s okay. I do too.� She grins. �Want to drop me off?�
Stefan: �Sure.�
Laughing, they head inside to get dressed for work.
A half hour later.
There is a knock on Ned�s office door at ELQ. He smiles, anticipating who it is.
Ned: (standing up) �Come in.�
Alexis: (opening the door) �Hey sexy.� She grins at him as she closes the door.
Ned: �I can�t think of anyone who looks sexier in black than you.�
Alexis: �Wait until you see what I have underneath.�
Ned: (going over to her) �What do you have on?� he slides a hand under her skirt and is met with lace. �What are you wearing?�
In a flash, Alexis unbuttons her suit jacket and drops it on the floor, following with her back skirt. She is left wearing a black lace teddy and a matching garter belt.
Ned: (his mouth hanging open) �Wow.� He grins. �I�m at a loss for words.�
Alexis: (seductively) �Well, I have some choice words for you, Mr. Ashton.� Her voice drops to a whisper. �What do you think of your balcony?�
Ned: �You�re kidding right?�
Alexis grabs him with one hand and their cell phones with the other. She leads him out onto the balcony.
Ned: (shocked) �Lex, I hate to burst your bubble, but it�s kind of... concrete... like cement out here. It may be somewhat uncomfortable.�
Alexis: (laughing) �That�s why I get to be on top this time.�
Ned: �In that case...� he grabs her and lowers her to the ground, their lips meeting in a searing kiss.
He pulls away long enough to unsnap her teddy, and for her to unzip his pants.
They begin to make love, moaning softly as they reach their most sensual moment.
Twenty minutes later.
Ned: (turning his phone off) �Why do I get the impression that Stefan didn�t believe me?�
Alexis: (rebuttoning her jacket) �Because Mackenzie didn�t believe me either.�
Ned: (putting his arms around her) �Well, it is kind of an odd and not to mention very public place.� He smiles. �I hope no one recognized us.�
Alexis: �Don�t worry about it.� She smiles at him. �This is fun. We are going to win this contest hands down.�
That afternoon.
Alexis and Ned have just walked through the front door of Port Charles Elementary School when both of their phones ring.
Ned: �Ned Ashton.�
Alexis: (at the same time) �Alexis Ashton.�
Stefan: �Greetings from the secret passageway.�
Mackenzie: (at the same time) �Mackenzie and Stefan, live from the secret passageway.�
Alexis: (amused) �Didn�t you two go to work?�
Mackenzie: �We�re on our lunch hour.�
Ned: (to Stefan) �Don�t you have anything better to do than have sex?�
Stefan: �You�re one to talk, Mr. Balcony.�
Ned: �See ya later.�
Alexis: �Bye sis. I�ll be calling soon.�
They exchange an amused grin as they head into the main office.
Ned: (to the secretary) �Ned and Alexis Ashton to see Principal Lane.�
Secretary: �Actually, the principal is running late. She got stuck in a school board meeting that ran over. But she knows that you�re here, and asked if it wouldn�t be any trouble for you to wait in her office. She�ll be here in about a half hour.�
Alexis: �It�s no problem.�
The secretary shows them down the hall to the office, shutting the heavy door behind her.
Ned: (playing with Alexis� hair) �You are so beautiful.�
Alexis: �You are such a flirt.�
Ned: (sitting down and pulling Alexis into his lap) �This brings back memories of Saint Bartholomew�s... being in the principal�s office.� He gently strokes her thigh.
Alexis: (laughing) �Did you always caress women in the principal�s office?�
Ned: (teasingly) �No, but there is a lot more that I could do to the woman with me right now.� He smiles.
Alexis: (feeling him become aroused) �Talk is cheap.� She slides off his lap.
Ned: (standing up and grabbing her by the waist) �But action isn�t.� He pushes her back against the desk, kissing her passionately.
Alexis: �Ned Ashton! Stop it! This is a SCHOOL! Our daughters go here!�
Ned: (not listening) �Could you imagine the look on Stefan�s face when he found out that we were... uh... having extra-curricular activities in the principal�s office?�
Alexis: �It would almost be worth it.� She winds her arms around his neck.
Ned gently pushes her up onto the desk, sliding a hand up her skirt and caressing her gently. She moans a little as he removes his hand and moves up to her breasts.
Alexis: (breathing heavily) �This is insane.�
Ned: (whispering) �Do you want me to stop?� his hand slides under her shirt. �Because I can.� His hands hover above her breasts. She sighs.
Alexis: �No. Keep doing what you�re doing.�
Ned: (whispering) �I can do a lot more than that.� He unbuttons her jacket and kisses her bare stomach. �What happened to your teddy?�
Alexis: �It�s in the top drawer of your desk.� She sits up slightly and undoes his belt, rubbing her hand against him. He moans. �For future inspiration.�
Ned: (as Alexis pushes his pants and boxers down) �Do you want me, Alexis?�
Alexis: (breathless) �Yes.�
Without a word, Ned pushes Alexis back onto the desk so that she is laying flat. He lies down half on top of her, his legs still on the floor. He enters her slowly as she moans.
Alexis: (as Ned sucks on her earlobe) �Ned... Oh god, Ned... that feels good... Oh yes...�
Ned: (trailing kisses across her collarbone) �God, you feel good, Lexi.�
Just then, a loud bell sounds. They both freeze.
Alexis: (in a low voice) �What is that?�
Ned: (hearing children running outside, screaming) �Recess bell.�
Alexis: �Just checking to make sure that it isn�t a �PTA members having sex in the principal�s office� alarm going off.�
Ned: (kissing her) �You�re too funny.�
Alexis: (kissing his chest) �You make me feel so good.�
At the same time, they both reach the edge, and scream into their kiss, tingles running down their hot bodies.
Ten minutes later.
Alexis and Ned are just turning their cell phones off from calling a very incredulous Stefan and Mackenzie.
Principal Lane: (walking in) �Mr. and Mrs. Ashton. Thank you for waiting.� She shakes hands with both of them.
Ned: (looking at Alexis) �It was no problem.� He grins. �None at all.�
Alexis: (tearing her eyes away from Ned) �Principal Lane, we were a little concerned when you called us about Brooke. Has she been doing something wrong that we should know about?�
Principal Lane: �No, no. Just the opposite, as a matter of fact. Brooke�s teacher, as well as the school counselor, have decided that Brooke is doing so well that we want to put her into the excelled class for the rest of the year.�
Ned: (thrilled) �That�s wonderful news!� he grins at Alexis, who is beaming. �Is she really doing that good?�
Principal Lane: �According to her teacher, she finishes her work before most of the children in class, reads at a fifth grade level, and has the highest math scores in the class.� She smiles. �You two have obviously been doing a wonderful job with her.�
Alexis: �Thank you.� She thinks for a moment. �So she will be taken out of her class and put into another one with different students than the ones she has in her class now?�
Principal Lane: �Yes. I am not sure if you know this, but her best friend, Samantha Long, is also in the excelled class. She was moved shortly before Christmas. And another student in her class, David Fish, is being moved in.�
Alexis fights back a laugh when she hears the name of Brooke�s crush mentioned.
Principal Lane: �We had the counselor talk to Brooke, and she seemed very enthusiastic about going into this class. The teacher, Mrs. Skaga, is very nice and an excellent teacher. She has been in the Who�s Who in American Schools for the last three years.�
Ned: �This is a great thrill, and we are definitely interested. When would Brooke be starting her new class?�
Principal Lane: �Tomorrow, if you sign the papers.� She smiles. �Brooke told me to tell you, and this is a quote, �Please let me do this Mommy and Daddy. I really want to.��
Alexis: �Sounds like Brooke. She�s quite the little negotiator.�
Ned: (laughing) �Just like her mother.�
Alexis: (glaring at Ned) �Where are the papers?�
Early that evening.
Mackenzie and Stefan are both standing on the docks, waiting for the launch.
Mackenzie: (kissing him) �How was your day, Dear?�
Stefan: �Dear? Who are you? June Cleaver?�
Mackenzie: (teasingly) �You know who that is? I�m so proud of you, Stefan.�
Stefan: (kissing her) �I missed you all day.�
Just then, the launch pulls up.
Driver: �Mr. Cassadine, I am very sorry, but the boat is out of gas. I�m going to run up the docks and get a can of gas. I�ll be about fifteen minutes. I�m really sorry.�
Mackenzie: (before Stefan can say anything) �It�s fine, Dave.�
Stefan watches in annoyance as Dave runs of. Mackenzie places a hand on his chest.
Stefan: �That stupid man! I have half a mind to...�
Mackenzie: �Stefan, have you ever considered the endless possibilities of the things that you can do in a small boat?�
Stefan: �Please tell me that you�re joking.�
Mackenzie: �I�m afraid not.� She grabs him and pulls him down the steps and into the launch.
Straddling him, she unzips his pants as he undoes her blouse. She moans as he enters her.
Mackenzie: (moaning) �God, you feel good, Stefan. You ARE a Greek God.�
Stefan: (running his hands through her long blonde hair) �And you�re a goddess.�
They continue to make love until they both reach their peak, moaning loudly.
Mackenzie: (breathing heavily) �My brother is a genius. He deserves a big gift for challenging us to this contest.�
Stefan: (kissing her gently) �And we are going to win. There�s no doubt about it.�
An hour later. Ned pulls his Jaguar into the Quartermaines� driveway.
Avery: (whining) �I don�t want to have dinner here.�
Alexis: �Avery, your grandmother Lila wanted to see you and your sisters.�
Avery: �Please, can�t I go home? I DON�T WANT to be HERE!�
Brooke: (undoing her seatbelt) �Avery, just be quiet! All you do is whine!�
Avery: �Shut up, Brooke! You�re a stupid mommy stealer!�
Brooke: �Are you still on that? Get a life!�
Ned: (getting mad) �Avery, Brooke, knock it off! NOW!�
Hannah chooses that moment to start crying loudly.
Alexis: (sighing as she gets out of the car) �You three are giving me a headache.�
Avery: (snippily) �Have some wine.�
Ned: �Avery, I have had just about all I�m going to take of this attitude.�
Avery glares at him and then storms off towards the house.
Ned: (taking Hannah out of her carseat) �Lexi, are you okay?�
Alexis: �I�ll be fine. The headache will go away eventually.�
Brooke: �Mommy, can you carry me?�
Alexis: (as Ned starts to protest) �Sure, Sweetie.� She picks Brooke up and heads for the house. �Brooke, remember, if Michael starts bugging you, just ignore him.�
Fifteen minutes later.
Lila: (to Brooke and Avery) �Would you girls like to see my jewelry collection?�
Brooke: �Yeah!�
Avery: �Cool!�
Ned smiles at Lila as she leaves the room with Brooke and Avery behind her.
Reginald: �Mr. Ashton, would you like me to check on Hannah?�
Ned: �Thank you, that would be great. Alexis and I are going to go outside for a moment.� He takes her hand and leads her outside.
Alexis: (as they enter Lila�s rose garden) �I�m so tired of everyone and everything.� She sighs as he puts his arms around her. �Except you.�
Ned: (holding her tightly) �Don�t worry about Avery, Lex. And ignore my family.�
Alexis: �I tried to ignore them. But it is a little noticeable when the first words out of Edward�s mouth are �Well, well. It�s my grandson and the female shyster he married.�
Ned: (kissing her gently) �He�s a bitter old man.�
Alexis: (her head resting on his chest) �Look over there. The roses are starting to bloom.�
Ned: �Isn�t it a little early for that?�
Alexis: �La Nina. You know, the reprocutions of El Nino last year.�
Ned: (kissing her again) �It�s so beautiful out here. You know what I want to do?�
Alexis: (laughing) �I can probably guess. Do you have your cell phone?�
Ned: �It�s in the house with yours.� He grins. �But that doesn�t have to stop us.�
Without another word, he pushes Alexis� skirt up as she unbuttons his pants. They make love standing up, gently pushing against the bare trellis where the roses were last summer.
Alexis: (moaning loudly) �Ned, I�m sure that we shouldn�t be... oh, that feels good.�
Ned: (sliding his hands under her jacket and stroking her breasts) �I love you.�
Alexis: �I love you too.� She moans again as he begins to suck on her earlobes.
Avery: (screaming in the house) �BROOKE, SHE SAID I COULD SEE IT!�
Brooke: �Avery, shut up!�
Ned: (sighing) �Remind me again why we had kids.�
Alexis: �Because we love them and we had a lot of fun making them.�
Ned: �I suppose that�s an acceptable answer.� His hands roam down to her backside. �Have I ever told you that you have a great butt?�
Alexis: (laughing) �Thanks. Yours is pretty good looking too.� She grins.
Laughing, they continue to make love, fighting to keep quiet, and then call Stefan and Mackenzie.
Ten minutes later.
Edward, AJ and Carly are gathered in the living room.
Edward: (as Ned and Alexis come back into the house) �Where have you two been?�
Ned: �We took a walk. Is that still legal in the United States?�
Edward: �Funny. You�ve gotten very sarcastic since you married your Cassadine princess.�
Ned: (putting his arm around Alexis� waist) �You know what, Grandfather? Alexis is my wife, and I DEMAND that you treat her with respect. I�m sick of your attitude.�
Edward: (ignoring him) �And speaking of Cassadine princesses, what is your sister�s problem? Is Mackenzie unaware that she is part of the Quartermaine family? We�re always willing to take in new family. Even Tracy�s offspring.�
Ned looks like he is going to be sick. Alexis sucks in her breath.
Alexis: (mad) �You know what, Edward? I wasn�t going to say anything to you, but since my children are out of earshot, I have THIS to say. Take your potshots at Ned and shove them.�
AJ: (sarcastically) �So eloquent. Very nice, Mrs. Ashton.�
Alexis: �You two are some piece of work. Ned works his ass off for this family and you treat him like crap anyway. So what if you don�t approve of him marrying me? At least he�s not the grandson who is married to a psychotic whore.� She looks at Carly. �I have no idea why Ned puts up with your crap, Edward.�
Carly: �Don�t you dare talk about me like that, you bitch!�
Alexis: (to Carly) �Shut up, little girl.� She sneers at Edward. �Under normal circumstances, I would think I was out of line for saying all this, but seeing as that I AM a member of this family, I would like to point out that maybe the Cassadines ARE better than you almighty Quartermaines. I mean, why else would Ned, Mackenzie and Emily come running into the arms of the Cassadine offspring?� she smirks. �I�d say that TRACY�S kids turned out about ten times better than ALAN�S! Take a look at Ned and Mackenzie, and then take a look at AJ. There�s no contest!�
Edward: (livid) �Do you think that you�re so great that you can just tell me off? No, no, Princess. You may be an Ashton, but that�s ALL you are.�
Lila: (coming into the room) �Edward, that will be enough!�
Brooke: (running to Alexis) �Mommy, are you okay?�
Alexis: (picking her up) �I�m fine, Sweetie. Did you have fun looking at Grandmother Lila�s jewelry?�
Brooke: (enthralled) �She has all different colored stones and a million earrings!�
Reginald: (coming in) �Dinner is now served in the dining room.�
Lila: (as the rest of the family heads out of the room) �Ned, maybe you and Alexis would like a few moments alone?� Ned nods mutely. �Avery, Brooke, why don�t you come with me?�
Avery: �May we sit next to you?�
Lila: �Of course.� She smiles at Ned and Alexis. �Take all the time you need.�
As the living room doors swing shut, Alexis turns to look at Ned.
Alexis: (seeing his stricken face) �Are you okay?�
Ned: (whispering) �No one has ever stood up to Edward for me. Alexis...�
Alexis: (cutting him off) �It was far past time for him to hear what I think of the way he treats you.� Her voice drops. �I hope you aren�t angry with me.�
Ned: (tears in his eyes) �That was one of the nicest things you have ever done for me.� he smiles a little. �My Cassadine princess.�
Alexis: (stroking his face) �I love you, Ned Ashton. And I know that you give a lot more than you get in this family. And I�m sorry.�
Ned: (as she puts her arms around him) �Calling Carly a psychotic whore was a nice touch. AJ looked like he had just been smacked in the face.�
Alexis: (holding him close) �I can�t stand it when you�re hurting.�
Ned: �You�re the only one who can take the pain away.�
Alexis: �How?�
Ned: �By loving me.� he smiles down at her. �Your love is all I need to survive.�
Alexis: (whispering) �Than that is what you shall have, my darling.� She kisses him gently. He kisses her back. �I love you, Baby.�
Ned: (becoming aroused) �You know what? Since we�re already on my grandfather�s hated list, why don�t we misbehave a little more while we have the opportunity?�
Alexis: (pressing against him) �What do you have in mind?�
Ned: (pointing) �See that couch over there?�
Alexis: (grinning) �Lead the way.�
Ned leads Alexis over to the couch and they fall back onto it, removing their clothes and beginning to make love.
Ned: (as Alexis kisses his chest) �Lexi, you�re a wonderful wife.�
Alexis: (smiling) �I just want you to be happy. I would do anything for you.�
Ned: �If that�s so, keep making love to me. This feels incredible.� He moans.
Alexis: (laughing) �Mackenzie is going to croak when she hears about THIS!�
Later that night. Wyndemere.
Stefan: (lounging on a air mattress in the center of the Cassadine pool) �What possessed you to go swimming at ten o�clock at night?�
Mackenzie: (from the diving board, dressed in a Calvin Klein silver one-piece with high legs and thin straps) �It sounded like fun. Besides, Christabel�s in bed.�
Stefan: �Since you say you�re such a great diver, let me see you dive.�
Mackenzie: (walking to the end of the board) �Okay.� She grins. �Can you believe Ned and Alexis? Having sex in the living room at the Q�s house!�
She takes a large jump on the board and then does a perfect swan dive into the pool.
Stefan: (applauding as she comes up for air) �Very nice.�
Mackenzie: (swimming over to him) �Let me see YOU dive now.�
Stefan: �I don�t dive. I gave it up a long time ago.�
Mackenzie: �Alexis said you taught her how to dive.�
Stefan: �Well, yes, if throwing a person off the side of a boat in the ocean counts.�
Mackenzie: (laughing) �Stefan! You�re terrible!�
Stefan: �Hey, nine times out of ten, she deserved it.� His face darkens. �But she didn�t deserve anything else that happened to her.�
Mackenzie: (hanging onto the side of his raft) �Stefan, you saved her. If it wasn�t for you...�
Stefan: (a faraway look in his eyes) �I was the only one who loved Alexis for so long. I resented Ned for a long time. For taking my place as the most important person in her life. For loving her more than I could.�
Mackenzie: �You and Ned are the greatest things that ever happened to Alexis.� She smiles at him. �And how about you take the title of most important person in my life?� She touches his face. �Because you are.�
Stefan: (leaning over and kissing her) �I love you, Mackenzie.�
Mackenzie: �I love you too, Stefan.� She grins. �Now, how about a little water sex?�
Stefan: �You mean, here in the pool?�
Mackenzie: �Nah.� She smiles. �I always wondered just how much a diving board can bounce.�
Stefan: (shocked) �You�re kidding, right?�
Mackenzie: �Nope.� She grins. �You game?�
Stefan: �Sure.� He smiles and slides off his raft. They swim to the side of the pool and climb out.
Mackenzie takes his hand and leads him up the ladder to the diving board. Stefan lays on the board and pulls Mackenzie on top of him.
They quickly shed their swimming suits, throwing them into the water.
Mackenzie: (moaning as Stefan enters her) �Oh God, Stefan.�
Stefan: �I love you, Mackenzie.�
A half hour later. The Ashtons� house.
Ned: (getting into bed) �Have you recovered yet?�
Alexis: (coming out of the bathroom) �I brushed my teeth about eighty times to get the bad taste out of my mouth from spending so long with your family.�
Ned: (gently stroking her hair) �I�m so sorry, Lex.�
Alexis: (snuggling up against him) �It�s not your fault, Baby.� She grins. �And it�s my wifely duty that causes me to put up with it.�
Ned: �You are the perfect wife.� He smiles. �I love you, Alexis.� He sighs. �Sometimes I look in the mirror and say, Ned, why do you put up with them?�
Alexis: (looking up at him) �You put up with them because they�re your family. And they are all you had for a long time. Through your failed marriages, your rock star career, your rise to CEO, they�ve always been there.�
Ned: (whispering) �But now I have you. And I don�t need them.�
Alexis: �There are a lot of people who love you, Ned. Your daughters worship you, your sister adores you, all of your friends love you, and as for me, well you know how I feel about you.�
Ned: �Perhaps I need to be reminded.�
Alexis: (crawling on top of him) �You are my best friend.� She kisses him. �My lover.� She kisses him again. �The father of my children.� She kisses him again. �And you are an amazing husband and I love you more than anything in the world.�
She leans over and kisses him again, this time, a searing kiss that makes Ned tingle from his head to his toes.
Ned: (breathless) �You are an AMAZING kisser, Alexis Ashton.�
Alexis: (stroking his chest) �So are you.�
Ned kisses her gently, winding his arms around her and pulling her against him. She rubs against him as he becomes aroused.
Ned: (whispering) �What do you think of the idea of making love right now?�
Alexis: (whispering) �It wouldn�t count towards the contest. We�re not in public.�
Ned: (whispering as he strokes her hair) �This can be just for us.�
Alexis: �I love you, Ned Ashton.�
Without another word, Ned and Alexis shed their pajamas and as their hands come together, they give themselves up to each other and to the night.