13
` It’s
been two months since the reconciliation between Elizabeth and Audrey. Everything was going good for Lucky and
Elizabeth. Their relationship was now
in full bloom. Jason rarely came up
between them anymore and Elizabeth no longer cried over what he had done to
her. She thanked God every day for
Lucky and Grams. If it weren’t for
them, she would have been lost.
The
job at deception was going great. Laura
and even Gia adored Elizabeth’s designs, plus she got to see Lucky every
day. And to her surprise her and
Nikolas were on civil terms. He no
longer glared at her when ever he saw her with Lucky.
That day she was going shopping with Emily. They were both performing in the Nurses Ball
which was only a few days away.
Elizabeth sat at the table in Kelly’s
waiting for Emily’s arrival when Nikolas and Lucky entered, both arguing
about who was the best on the Nintendo Game cube. Lucky fell silent when he saw Elizabeth. Sighing, Nikolas rolled his eyes, knowing
that getting a response from his love struck
brother was going to be impossible.
“Hey,”
Lucky approached her table. “I thought
you and Em were off to shop for our
costumes.”
“We
are. She’s running late. So what do you guys have planned for the
day?”
“Prince
Nikki wants to challenge me at the game cube.
So we stopped by for lunch and then it’s off f0r the tournament. Spencer versus Cassadine. All in good fun of
course.”
Elizabeth
could only laugh just as an excited Emily along with a worried Zander entered.
Emily clutched what looked to be a letter in her hand.
“What
do you got there Em?” Nikolas asked, eyeing the paper.
“Omigod. You guys won’t believe this. Guess who’s coming back to Port Charles and
just in time for the Nurses Ball?” It
took all her energy to not hop up and down in
excitement.
“98
degrees?” Nikolas guessed.
“Jason
and Robin!” Emily squealed, failing to notice how Elizabeth’s face paled. “They’ll be here Friday and will probably
stay and wed with all their friends and family here in Port Charles and they
want me to be a bridesmaid! Can you
believe it?”
“Em…,”
Zander warned, noticing Elizabeth’s reaction to the news. He was not surprised to see Elizabeth stand
from her seat and head into the kitchen.
“Liz?”
Emily frowned. She gasped in horror as
she realized her blunder.
“Good
going Em,” Nikolas snorted.
“Oh
god Liz,” Emily took a step towards the kitchen but was stopped by Lucky.
“Better
let me take care of this Em. Um, why
don’t you and Zander go on ahead and shop for
your costumes.”
“Ok. Lucky, believe me. I am so sorry for this…I
wasn’t thinking. Tell Liz that for me.”
“Sure. Later Em,” Lucky watched them leave before
entering the kitchen, just to find Elizabeth vigorously washing the dishes.
“Are
you ok?”
“Sure. What makes you think I’m
not?”
“You’re
cleaning. You never clean like this
unless you’re upset.”
“Upset? Why would I be upset? So what the happy couple are coming back to
Port Charles to wed in front of their family and friends. So what that everyone seems to forget that
Saint Robin and Jason left a scared young girl with no money alone in a
strange country. That he’s a criminal and she’s a airhead! Who cares!” Elizabeth burst into tears,
throwing down the dishrag so she could
cover her face as she sobbed.
Lucky’s
heart broke as she cried. He took her into his arms and held her tightly. “I care and so do a lot of other
people. Despite Em’s reaction, not
everyone is celebrating Jason and Robin’s return.”
“The
Nurse’s Ball…it’s going to be Robin’s
ball isn’t it? They’re going to treat her like a queen, and I’m going to have to
set there and watch.”
“We
can call Lucy and tell her we won’t be performing after all.”
Elizabeth
shook her head as she looked up at Lucky, her eyes shining with
determination. “No. I am not going to give them the satisfaction
of running me off. I’m going to show
them both that life does not revolve around them and that they did not destroy
me. I think this is an appropriate time
to bring Lizzie back.”
Lucky
rolled his eyes, remembering the type of girl Elizabeth was before the
rape. Scantily clad, mouthy, obnoxious,
funny, and brave. “Just don’t have too
much of a relapse, ok.”
Elizabeth
laughed. “You didn’t like me too much
back then did you?”
Lucky
shook his head with a smile, pulling
her into another hug. “But I love you
now. And you’re right. We’ll show
both Robin and Jason just how much of a survivor you really are.”
Elizabeth
kissed his nose before pulling away. “Come on.
We have shopping to do,” She grabbed her purse.
“Shopping? But I can’t. Nikolas and I…”
“Your
little tournament can wait. We need to
find some costumes for our act and they must be perfect.”
“Yes
dear,” Lucky didn’t bother to
argue. He knew it was useless to do so.
~*~
Nikolas
and Gia were on his couch. He was
watching television while she leafed through a fashion magazine when Lucky and Elizabeth entered
the cottage, their costumes in hand.
“So
do we get a clue of what you two will
perform or what?” Gia sat up. Lucky
and Elizabeth both smiled at each other.
“My
dear Gia,” Lucky grinned at his soon to be sister in law. He couldn’t wait to see her face. “It’s not just what Elizabeth and I will be
performing. It’s what we’ll all be
performing. You, Nik, me and
Elizabeth.”
“What
are you talking about,” Nikolas frowned.
“Grease
man. I’m talking about Grease. An
American musical,” Lucky laughed at the mortification in his brother’s
eyes.
“Oooh,
I love it,” Gia got up, eyeing the shopping bags. “Can I see my costume?”
“Lucky…I
never saw Grease. I won’t know any of
the songs.”
“Gia
will teach you all you need to know.
Practice is tomorrow afternoon,” Elizabeth took Lucky’s hand and led him into the kitchen to make brownies.
“I’m
going to hate this,” Nikolas groaned, burying his head in his hands.
“No. You will love it,” Gia winked before going
back to reading her magazine.