CH 45

Nikolas stormed into Wyndemere, he was crying freely and breathing hard. He made his way to the den and poured himself a drink. Tilting his head back and gulping it down quickly, the burn of the alcohol entering his body served as a temporary relief to his pain. He sat down on the couch and held his head in his hands. Gia lied to him. He didn’t understand how she could lie to him. She knew how important honesty was to him, and for her to break his trust made him even more fearful that Liz was right. Nikolas began to cry out loud again, he got up and walked over to the wall and punched it with all his might. “This is all your fault Zander!” He cried out as the pain ran all the way up his arm. Anger began to fill his veins even more as he felt the pain in his hand and he went to work breaking things. Furniture, artwork, vases, anything he could get his hands on, he destroyed. His hand blindly landed on a framed picture, and without a second thought, he threw it. He could hear the glass shatter as it landed face down on the ground. He walked over and turned it around. Gia’s distorted image peaked through the broken glass. Nikolas’ chin trembled as he removed the back, and pulled the print out with shaky hands. Tears rolled down his cheeks as he looked at Gia’s smiling face. “She must have pretended to be over Zander because they are still in love.” Elizabeth’s words echoed through his head. He shook his head sadly. “No, she loves me.” Nik told himself. Fear began to fill his being when he said this out loud. A sinking feeling entered him. “What if she doesn’t really love me?” Nik whispered.

 

A blurry light peaked through her half closed lids; and she blinked rapidly to clear her vision. Her eyes darted around rapidly as her mind raced, desperate to form some kind of conscious thought. Where am I? Was the first thing she thought. The room she was in was not familiar to her. She was looking at a gaudy picture hanging on a green wall in front of her. She slowly started to sit up, but she cried out in pain, her head was killing her so she lay back down and her eyes clamped shut again. She had fallen back to sleep. She was awakened again when she became aware of a presence in the room. She opened her eyes. If she had had the strength to scream, she would have. Zander’s eyes bore into hers as he leaned in close to her face. “Well good morning angel. Do you know that you’ve been asleep all night?” Zander asked. Gia frowned. “Zander. What the hell did you do? Why am I here?” Gia questioned. She tried to sit up again, but the throbbing from before returned. “Hey don’t move OK?” Zander said, brining his hand out. Gia wished she had the strength to push his hand away that he was running along her braids but she didn’t. “Stop.” She said softly, and surprisingly he did. “Answer my question Zander, why am I here?” Gia asked again. “You’re here because you wouldn’t listen to me the other day. I’m not over you.” Zander said. “So you hit me over the head and kidnap me?” Gia exclaimed, she regretted her outburst and held her pounding head in her hands. Zander noticed her pain but ignored it. “I did what I had to do.” He shrugged. “Well you need to let me go. Nikolas and I got into a fight and I need to go to him.” Gia said. Zander shook his head. “No Gia. You don’t get it. I love you and I’m not letting you go.” Zander said. Gia suddenly began to really panic as she looked into his eyes, this was not the Zander she knew. She watched him stand up and move over to his desk, he pulled out a pair of handcuffs. He walked up to her and grabbed her hands. “What are you doing?” She breathed. “You can’t leave, this is the only way I can keep you here.” Zander said. “No.” She said as she tried to move her hands away. Zander won the battle and handcuffed her to the bed. “I’ll be back my love, think about what I said.” Zander said. Gia put her head back down on the pillow under her. Tears rolled down her cheeks. She was so scared. “Nikolas, I need you.” She whispered, before clamping her eyes shut again.

 

Nikolas’ eyes shot open, a sudden jolt in his heart had struck him, and an overwhelming presence of Gia consumed him. She needs me, he thought. He sat up and looked around. He had fallen asleep on the floor, amongst the destroyed remains of his belongings. He looked down to see Gia’s picture under him. A sinking feeling invaded him. He got up, slowly walking around the room, his hand throbbing as he trudged through the aftermath of his tantrum from the night before. He stepped out of the den and wandered around the empty castle. Memories of the night before came flooding back to him, and it finally hit him. He had left her there, with no car to get home. “Gia?” He hollered, hoping she had somehow found her way home. He searched the house and there was no sign of her. Despite the fact that he felt angry and sick when he thought about Gia and last night, he was starting to worry about her. He walked over to the phone and dialed Lucky’s number. “Hey Lucky, it’s Nikolas.” He said into the phone. “Hey I was going to call you. Gia left her purse last night. I didn’t want to call because I figured you two were busy working things out.” Lucky said. Nikolas’ heart began to pound. “Gia left her purse. Where did she go?” He asked. “What do you mean where did she go? She went home with you.” Lucky said, confused as hell. “Lucky she didn’t come home with me.” Nik said. “Well she never came back in after she went chasing after you. I figured that she must have left with you. Look I want to apologize for Elizabeth. She had no right to mettle in you and Gia’s business. I’m sure that it’s like Gia said and it wasn’t what it looked like.” Lucky said. Nikolas didn’t quite hear him. “Lucky she’s not here! Where did she go?” Nikolas shouted. “Nikolas calm down. I’m sure she’s somewhere safe. Maybe she’s with Sonny?” Lucky pointed out. Nikolas nodded his head. “Yeah maybe.” He mumbled, hanging up the phone. Not bothering to say goodbye to his brother.  He rushed to change his clothes and ran out of the house and headed for Sonny’s.

 

Sonny walked downstairs in a hurry. “Who is it Johnny?” He asked in annoyance. “It’s Nikolas Cassadine sir he says..” Nikolas shoved his way in. “Sonny please just give me a straight answer and tell me the truth. Is Gia here?” Nik asked. Sonny shook his head. “No Nikolas I haven’t seen her in weeks.” Sonny said. Nikolas sighed as he looked away from Sonny. “What happened?” Sonny asked. Nik looked up at him. “We got into a fight last night and I left her at the club. I haven’t seen her since.” Nik said. “Well maybe she took a drive to cool off or something? I’m sure she’ll be back soon.” Sonny said. Nikolas shook his head. “No that’s the thing. She didn’t have a car to get home and I called Lucky and he said that she never came back into the club after I left.” Nik said. Sonny looked at him sharply. “So you left Gia with no way to get home? And you said that this was at night?” Sonny asked. Nikolas looked down. “Yes it was at night and it was raining. She was calling for me but I ignored her.” Nik said guiltily. “Well that’s great Nikolas.” Sonny said. “Look I know I messed up, but I need your help. If anything happens to her I would never forgive myself. Please Sonny, will you help?” Nikolas asked desperately. “I love Gia like a sister, of course I’ll look for her. You have my word.” Sonny nodded. “Thank you.” Nik said softly.

 

Nikolas walked out of Sonny’s suite and waited for the elevator. He looked up when the doors opened and his eyes landed on him. “You son of a bitch! You have her!” Nik yelled, he stepped inside and pushed him back roughly. “What are you talking about Nikolas?” Zander asked. “Oh don’t bullshit me Zander! Tell me where she is!” Nik yelled angrily as he pushed him back even harder. “Oh you mean Gia? Yes you’re right I do have her. But you had to have known that it was only a matter of time before she came back to me.” Zander said cockily. Nikolas shook his head. “What are you talking about?” He asked. Confusion etched on his face. Zander smirked. “Gia told me all about your fight last night. You know say what you want to about me, but I would never leave the woman I supposedly love, stranded outside at night. You know that she was wet and freezing when she showed up at my door? But not to worry, I warmed her up.” Zander smirked. “Shut up Zander! Shut up! You’re lying!” Nik yelled as dropped his grip on Zander’s coat. “I’m afraid not Nikolas. You see Gia and I have been seeing each other for quite some time now. Where do you think she goes when she tells you that she’s seeing her Dr.? What’s her name again? Oh Dr. Carter right? Yeah I think that’s what she told me it was.” Zander said. Nikolas shook his head sadly. “No.” He said softly in disbelief. “Yes Nikolas, Gia was trying to get along with you to shut you up. But this last fight made her see the truth, which is that she’s engaged to a man she that she doesn’t love. She finally came back to me. Why don’t you go tell your uncle? I’m sure he can find you some other woman to force into marrying you.” Zander said. Zander easily walked passed Nikolas as he stood in a shocked state. “Don’t worry, I’ll tell Gia you said hi.” Zander whispered as he went by. Nikolas stepped into the elevator and as soon as the doors closed, he broke down. His body slid down the wall of the elevator behind him and onto the floor. “Gia!” He sobbed out.
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