The Best Laid Plans-Chapter 58
“ Pardon me?”, Bobbie said.
” I know why someone takes those pills. Those are pre-natal vitamins, Bobbie. You’re pregnant.”
“ I can’t have any children.”
“ Well, you’re carrying one now, aren’t you?”
There is a silence between them. Bobbie looks down at the floor and sheepishly replies, “ Yes.”
“ So, when are you going to tell Papa that he’s going to be a father? Or, are you going to try and tell me that’s not the father.”
” No. Stefan is the father. But, I have no intention of telling him.”
“ Bobbie, why? He has a right to know.”
“ I’ve agreed to the divorce. I sent the papers to STefan. It’s best this way.”
“ What about the fight over a settlement?”
” Gone. All I want is my freedom.”
” And the baby? Don’t you think Papa is smart enough to be able to count back, once this child arrives?”
” I won’t be in Port Charles. I’m moving to Seattle.”
“ Moving, Barbara? Why?” Sasha and Bobbie turn to see Stefan standing
in the doorway.
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“ What does the paper say, Carly?”
” It says that Tony is suing me for custody of the baby.”
” Wait, Carly. The kid’s not even born yet. How can he sue?”
” Well, he is.” Carly begins to cry. “ Oh, Jason. He’s going to take my baby away from me.”
” No, he’s not. How can he? He’s a middle-aged jerk, who hasn’t done so well with his own life. What court would give him a baby?”
” One, who takes a look at me and sees an unemployed, poor, young single tramp.”
Jason goes over to the window. He is standing there. Looking out the window, for a few minutes. He comes back over to the couch with Carly.
” I’ve got a plan.”
“ You think it would help me keep my baby?”
” I think it would help.”
” OK, then. Let’s do it.”
” Whoah, Carly. You don’t even know what I am going to say.”
” If it means I can keep my baby, I don’t care what it is.”
“ OK, then. Marry me.”
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Jerry Jacks is looking at one of the last pictures taken of him and Sasha together. God, she was beautiful, he thought. He remembered their last conversation as husband and wife:
[[[[[FLASHBACK]]]]]]
A London Townhouse...
Jerry has come home to see the servants taking suitcase after suitcase out of the house. He runs up to the bedroom where he finds Sasha emptying the safe with her jewelry.
“ What the hell do you think you’re doing?”
“ I’m getting the bloody hell out of here.”
“ Where do you think you’re going?”
” Away from you.”
“ You think your father will take you back?”
” It doesn’t matter. I won’t spend any more time in this house with you.”
” Why are you taking the jewelry. It’s in my name.”
“ You gave it to me, you son-of-a-b@$ch. Everything. Everytime you screwed up, you came back with a trinket. I believe it’s the least you owe me.”
“ I OWE you? Lady, you better get something straight. You won’t get a D@#M thing from me! I will have you in court until you’re blue in the face, before you get a Jacks pound sterling.”
” Have you forgotten t hat I am a Cassadine?”
“ Yes, but one who’s completely cut off from her family. You go back to your father, and he will own you.”
” And, you didn’t? Well, leave it to me, I should have listened to the old addage. Deal with the devil you know...and all that. Don’t worry about me, Jerry, I’ll be fine.”
Sasha attempts to walk out of the room. Jerry grabs her by the arm. “ I SAID , you’re not going anywhere.”
” Get your hand off of me. Haven’t you placed enough hands on me for a LIFETIME! Let GO!”
Jerry doesn’t.
“ I’m warning you, Jerry.”
” Or what, Sash.”
“ Or THIS, you bastard!!”
Sasha knees Jerry hard in the groin. When he doubles over, she punches him down to the ground. Once he gets to the ground, she kicks him again.
“ I told you...NEVER to touch me again. You try to come near me...and I’ll KILL YOU, Jerry.”
Jerry looked up into her eyes. He saw a cold, vicious truth in them. She meant complete business.
“ I WILL leave you. I WILL get a divorce. You WILL not bother me any longer. And you won’t DARE think about retaliation. I have run most of my life from the legacy of being a Cassadine. But, mark me, and mark me well, you disappointment me in this Jerry, and I will SHOW you, what I learned as a Cassadine.”
Jerry was lost in thought when he heard a tap on the shoulder, “ Man, big brother, what has you so lost in thought..”
” Oh, nothing. You come here...” Jerry gives Jacks a big bear hug. “ So, little brother, what brings you to Argentina.”
“ A woman. What else?”
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“ Jason!?”
” I said marry me.”
” Jason, I don’t think you understand what you’re saying.”
“ Carly, I thought you were different than the rest of them. Don’t tell me, you’re going to start treating me like an idiot too. Like I don’t know what I want, and that I can’t think for myself.”
” NO, Jason. I didn’t mean anything like that. It’s just that marrying me. It would bring you a whole host of problems that I wouldn’t even wish on my worst enemy.”
” Like...”
” Like Tony AND AJ after you. Remember, I don’t know who the baby’s father is.”
” If I’m married to you, I will be the father.”
” Jason, you would be taking on a lot of battles.”
” Battles are what make life interesting.”
“ Jason, you don’t love me, and I don’t love you.”
” As long as we’re honest about it, it seems to me, that we’re ahead of the game. So many people who claim to love one another lie all the time. We have complete honesty between us. I think that gives us a great foundation.”
” OK, in that vein of honesty, what about Robin?”
“ What about Robin?”
“ Jason. I’m not stupid. You’re still in love with her.”
” Yes, Carly. I am in love with Robin. But, the facts remain, I chose the Mob over her. And, she can’t live with it. Now, am I supposed to not live for the rest of my life, because Robin and I aren’t going to be together? I have a right to a life, and with you, I get one.”
“ I don’t believe that anyone else would share your opinion about you getting any kind of life with me.”
” I get you. A kid. That’s a family. A family that I vow to protect as long as you’re with me. you can live with my life, Carly. That’s something Robin never did. And, you treat me like an adult. And, respect my wishes. Robin could have learned that lesson, too. Besides, Robin is in Paris. I have to move on.”
“ Jason. I’m not the most popular person in town.”
” As if I care.”
“ I want you to be fair to yourself.”
“ I am. So, you want to get married?”
“ Maybe. But, we have to set some groundrules, first.”
” Shoot.”
” I’ll take care of the house, and the books at LUKE’S. I won’t step out on you. But, if you want to see someone else......”
” I won’t.”
“ In case you do, I’ll understand.”
“ Fine.”
“ And, if, at anytime, you want to break up, you just tell me, and I won’t fight you. If you and Robin want to get back together, you can.”
“ We won’t.”
“ In case you do, I’ll understand.”
“ OK.”
“ Well, if we are agreed, then , yes, I will marry you. When?”
” How about later today? You get an outfit, and I’ll go change into a suit.”
” Don’t we need witnesses?”
” I’ll call Mike and Emily.”
” That’s fine. I guess I’ll go to Wyndams and get something. I’ll meet you in 2 hours, and the courthouse?”
” Sure.”
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“ Barbara, I’m sorry to eavesdrop. But, I could not help but overhear that you are moving. I don’t quite understand.”
“ Sometimes, Stefan, it’s time that one moves on to something new and different.”
” Papa, I think that Bobbie has something to tell you.”
” What is it, Barbara?”
“ I.....I sent you the final divorce papers. You should be receiving them soon.”
” Actually, I already have. I am surprised about this recent turn of events.”
” I don’t know why you should be. We have been more than civil to one another, and I thought that to return to a climate of incivility, wouldn’t do either one of us any good.”
” Nothing else, Bobbie?”, Sasha shoots Bobbie an incriminating look.
“ No. I think that’s all.” Bobbie is pleading with Sasha with her eyes, not to tell.
” Well, I came to see if Katya was recuperating. I see that the two of you seem to be in good conversation. I will return later. “ Stefan kisses Sasha . “ Goodbye.”
“ Bye, Stefan.”
“ Bye, Papa.”
After Stefan leaves, Bobbie turns to Sasha.
” Thank you.”
” For what?”
” For not telling Stefan.”
” Bobbie, Papa has a right to know about his baby.”
” You tell me, what do you think would happen if Stefan knew abou this baby?”
“ Well, the first thing that would happen, would be that the divorce would be off.”
“ Exactly. I think that this baby deserves to live in a household of love, not threats and obligation.”
“ You know that my father would love the baby. Bobbie, it’s the only child that he has biologically. How can you ask me to lie to him?”
” I don’t know how. But, I know I am. Please, Sasha. Stefan can have all the children he want to with Katherine.”
” Papa and Katherine are no longer a couple.”
” Who told you that?”
” Papa. So, don’t you see? You can tell him, and the two of you can reconcile.”
“ It’s not that simple. It never was between Stefan and I. He’ll find someone else. But, I need to be free to raise this baby. Woman to woman, will you please keep my secret?”
“ Bobbie...”
” I don’t beg much. But, I am begging you now. I need this baby. I’ve lost a lot, in my life. Control being one of the things. I need to have some control back. And, I won’t have it, if STefan finds out...Please, Sasha. Please.”
Sasha is silent for a few minutes. “ He deserves to know.”
“ But...YOU’RE not going to tell him...are you....”
“ I’ll keep quiet. For now. But, eventually, he will find out, Bobbie.”
” Thank you, Sasha. You’ll never know how much I appreciate it. Well, I have to go.”
“ Fine.”
Bobbie leaves. Sasha picks up the telephone.
“ Mai. It’s time. I want to leave. Within the hour.”
Sasha goes to closet and gets her clothes out.
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“ Gin.”
” Nikolas Cassadine, you are a cheater.”, Emily claimed, exasperated, as she loses to Nikolas for the third time, in the Pediatric Playroom.
“ I am not.”
” Yes, you are. I can see it in your face. You hoodwinked me. I just dont know how, yet.”
“ And you never will, Quartermaine.”
“ Yes. I will. I am determined. Oh, Nikolas.”
“ What?”
” It’s so good to see you smiling. And joking. I know that the past weeks have been pretty hard on you.”
“ You’re right.”
” Did you enjoy your trip to Switzerland?”
” How did you know that I went to Switzerland?”
” Well Nikolas, Sasha was sick. And, the only person that I think could drag you away from her, would be Lulu. Was she sick?”
” No. She wasn’t sick.”
” Then why....sorry, Nikolas. I won’t pry.”
“ No, Emily. It’s OK. You may be one of the few people that I can tell this to. I went to see Laura.”
” Oh.”
” Yes. She had some information that I needed. Information about my family.”
“ Good or bad. Wait. Dumb question. Statistics would tell us, that any information about our families, is bad.”
Nikolas laughs. “ You know, statistically speaking, you’re right. I don’t know if I would qualify this as good or bad information. Just necessary. Living as a Cassadine, isn’t easy.”
“ So, I’ve come to understand. My family is in flux, also.”
Almost subconsciously, Nikolas has moved over on the couch, right next to Emily. He’s reached out and begins to twirl a few strands of her hair in his hand. “ What’s wrong with the Quartermaines?”
“ Well, something is wrong with my Dad. I don’t know what, and I can’t put my finger on it, but, something is definitely wrong. Ned and Justus are going at it. But, you know, it’s not even the usual Quartermaine-style fights that we have. They talk around one another, using complete insults that don’t sound like insults. Ever since Justus got his trust fund, Ned has been out for blood. AJ and Keesha seem to be going along well, but, I don’t know about AJ. And, then there’s Jason. I think he’s taken over for Sonny Corinthos. That’s what they’ve been whispering. I don’t know if I believe it. Should I ask Jason?”
“ Should you ask me what?”, Jason says as he walks into the room.
“ Jason! What are you doing here?”
” Looking for you. “
“ Jason, do you know Nikolas Cassadine?”
” Hi.”, Jason says.
” Nice to meet you. Well, Emily, I think I’m going to go check on Sasha. I’ll talk to you later.”
“ Bye, Nikolas.”
“ So, Jason, why did you come to see me?”
“ I came to ask you, if you want to be a witness.”
“ A witness? To what?”
” To my marriage.”
” Oh, Jason, I’m so happy for you!”, Emily hugs Jason. “ So when did Robin come back to Port Charles?”
“ She didn’t. I’m marrying Carly Roberts.”
Emily is standing there, completely stunned.
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