EPILOGUE
“Where do you want these boxes mother!”
Portia called upstairs. It’s been two
days since the confrontation with Helena and Faith’s return. Both women had decided to take Nikolas up on
his offer to move into the cottage with him.
The two were settling in quite nicely.
“Just set the vase down on the table
there,” Faith came down with Nikolas tagging along behind her. She stopped and took a deep breath. “Finally.
A normal life.”
Portia bowed her head, thinking that
thanks to Helena, her life will never be normal and calm. “Mother…I want to apologized for believing
grandmother’s lies.”
“Oh sweetie, there’s nothing to be sorry
for. You had no idea that Helena was
truly evil. I just wished I was there
to warn you.”
Nikolas cleared his throat, suddenly
very curious. “Portia…how do you feel
about Luke and the Spencer family now?”
“I still hate them if that’s what you’re
asking.”
“Portia!” Faith scolded.
“Mother, I’m sorry. But I can’t help it. It was the way I was raised.”
“Portia,” Nikolas approached his cousin,
understanding the feelings she was dealing with. He had once struggled
with those same feelings himself. “I
know how you feel. I really do. My mother had left me for Luke Spencer and
for awhile there, I hated them all too.”
“How did you get over it Nikolas?” Faith
asked. She had seen how close Nikolas
was with his half brother. It was very
difficult to believe that they haven’t always been so close.
“We were forced to work together in
order to help a mutual friend. In doing
so, we saw that neither of us were as bad as the other thought. We became best friends and real brothers. For the first time in my life, I feel loved
and accepted for who I am. I don’t have
to be the prince for Lucky. I don’t
have to be the always-proper Cassadine.
I can just be Nikolas. A normal
guy living in a cottage. What I’m
trying to say here Portia is that I’ve worked pass my feelings of resentment
towards the Spencers and so can you.”
“But how?”
At that moment the doorbell
rang. Nikolas opened it to a beaming
Lucky and Elizabeth.
“Are you two supposed to be getting
ready for graduation? Lucky you have
that speech to write.”
“We just stopped by because we want you
to be the first to know,” Lucky grinned, his eyes sparkling with happiness.
“Know what?”
Elizabeth’s smile widened. She held up a hand, which wore a small
diamond ring. “We’re getting married!”
“What?
When?”
“We haven’t set a date yet. But we know we can’t live without each
other,” Lucky kissed his new fiancée tenderly before turning back to his
brother. So what do you say? Be my best man?”
“You know I will,” Nikolas hugged
his brother, happy that finally Lucky could be happy. That the future that was almost lost was now newly found.
THE END