Mr. Immigration Man II, Chapter 23




[I want to make a full disclosure that Bobbie does something completely politically incorrect in this chapter. But, once the scene came, it would not leave my mind. So it stays. Apologies if I offend.]


Stefan is sitting in the bed. Bobbie comes out of the bathroom, dressed in a black teddy that leaves nothing to be desired. Stefan feels his lust growing as Bobbie approaches the bed. She climbs into the bed and on top of Stefan. She straddles him and begins to kiss him.

" Well, Mr. Cassadine, have you been a good boy?"

" Barbara, I am many things, but good doesn't promptly come to mind."

Bobbie teases Stefan, kissing him all over, and Stefan responds. His excitement is growing.

" Stefan.."

" Yes, Barbara.."

" Would you like to try something different?", Bobbie whispers in his ear in between kisses.

" What did you have in mind?"

" Oh...just this." Bobbie reaches under the pillow and brings out two black Hermes Scarves.

" Barbara, what are you going to do with those?"

" Why, torture you, darling. In ways that you can't even imagine."

Bobbie makes sure to securely fasten Stefan's arms up and wraps the other ends around the bedposts. Stefan is completely at Bobbie's mercy.

" These are awfully tight, Barbara."

" Only to heighten the sensation, Stefan. And to make sure that I completely in control of the situation. (Bobbie smiles devilishly) Shall we begin?"

Bobbie begins to tease Stefan. All over. Driving him wild with excitement. A kiss here. A feather brush there. A touch in so many places. As he has been worked into a frenzy, Bobbie leans over to him, and whispers in his ear,

" Are you enjoying this, Stefan?"

(almost breathlessly) " Yes!"

" Well, before I continue, I have one question"

" What IS IT, Barbara?!?"

" What suit do you think I should wear?"

" Suit? Barbara, how can you speak of clothing at this time. I don't care what suit."

" But, then, Darling... How will I make my best impression to Mr. Danforth?"

Bobbie looks down at Stefan, smiling, and for the first time, Stefan sees sinister in Bobbie's eyes.

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" Mr. Danforth? Who is that, Barbara?"

" Oh, Stefan DON'T try and play me for a fool. You know damn well who Mr. Danforth is. Do the initials, INS mean anything?"

" Barbara, I can..."

" DON’T say that you can explain, Stefan. It's time for me to talk. You get a call from the INS man. He tells you, since he's correctly assessed that you are piece of human vermin, that you should have your Greco-Russian Butt deported.

'What can I do to stay' , says you, the weasel.

' You must be married .', replies Mr. Danforth.

' That shouldn't be a problem. I'll call the Sex Kitten.'

'Well, no, Mr. Cassadine. We would consider a marriage so soon on the heels of a divorce to be fraud on your part.'

' Do I have any other options?', you inquire.

' Well, if you were still married to Barbara Jean Spencer, your application could be further processed.'

BINGO!!, Thus all of this.

I have to hand it to you, a lesser man would have just packed up and gone home. I mean, this has been a $25 million dollar endeavor on your part. Pretty slick, contesting the divorce on the grounds that Marital Relations had been 'reconsummated'"

" Barbara..."

" Now, that I think of it, it was all a setup, wasn't it? Luke was so surprised that I had found out about Caroline. Tell me, did you arrange for that to happen, also. If I remember, it was the day that you came by for a 'surprise' picnic. So, was me finding out about Carly your doing. Stefan ....if you lie to me now....I SWEAR....."

" Yes. I arranged to have you find out about Ms. Roberts."

" You bastard. But, I can't say that I'm surprised. Because nothing surprises me about you..."

" Barbara..."

" But, I still have some surprises for you, Stefan. You want to know the REAL reason why I betrayed you. I loved you, Stefan. And defended you to Luke.....UNTIL the night, the lights went out in Audrey's OR and she nearly died."

Stefan is slow to catch on, but then his eyes light up.

" That's right, Stefan. I know that you caused that blackout with your little 'VIRUS'. When Luke told me that you had such a thing, I laughed in his face, until my mentor almost died in front of my eyes. How DARE you, Stefan. How DARE you, for whatever the hell scheme you had, you would put the lives of those patients at risk. What about the people on life support? What about the babies in incubators? You played GOD with their lives, you SOB. So, how could you think that I wouldn't turn on you."

" You mean LUKE..."

" Yes, with conjunction of the WSB, Luke stopped you from doing your idiotic virus. And I helped him. So, how's THAT for two white trailer trash from Florida? Defeated the great Stefan Cassadine."

" The VIRUS is why you betrayed me?"

" Yes...DUH! That's what I said."

" LUKE was responsible for me failing to secure Nikolas' legacy?"

" That's right. He stopped the Weather Machine, and now he stopped your virus. The 'peasant' is batting 2 for 2 when it comes to you Cassadines. But, I digress.

As I said, my initial, gut response, was to go to Mr. Danforth
and help him deport your twisted butt. Then, I started thinking like a Cassadine. Getting you deported is TOO simple.

No, this would take imagination."

" What do you have in mind, Barbara?"

" I have in mind, an endowment for General Hospital. An independent endowment so that if GH decided to throw you out tomorrow, it would no longer be under the control of you."

" How much?"

" I think that $30 million is number."

" You must be joking."

" No, I am not. GH gets its endowment, or I go into that hearing tomorrow with a performance that you will soon not forget."

" You're bluffing, Barbara. You love me, you've said so yourself. If you've fallen for me, knowing all that you do about me, you won't send me away."

(Bobbie howls with Laughter) " Stefan, if you REALLY believe that, I've got a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn. I went into this marriage with openness."

" You never told me about the virus."

" I had already forgiven you for this. But, when I realized that you used BOTH my children, and my love for Nikolas, against me, All bets were off. Oh, Stefan, you do as I say, or your deportation will be the least of your problems."

" What do you mean?"

" What do you think Nikolas is going to say? Do you think that he is going to leave here, away from his little sister? And you know, I won't have to tell him a thing. Nikolas is smart, he'll find out the answers all on his own. I won't say a thing to him."

" You would use Nikolas?"

" No. That's the difference between you and me. You didn't hesitate to use Lucas against me, but I would not ever tell Nikolas. Not about the virus or anything else. I would rather him hate me, than to doubt you. But, you can't explain away your expulsion so easily, can you? No, you would face Nikolas' wrath."

" I still believe that our re-marriage already gives me what I need, Barbara. I don't need you."

" Maybe so, Stefan. But, I can put on a performance for Mr. Danforth that he won't soon forget."

" What kind of performance?"

Bobbie pulls out an envelope from underneath the bed, " THIS kind of performance."

" What is that?"

" THIS? This old thing? Well, this is your ticket back to Greece, Stefan.

You see, I can walk into that office, dressed in black, of course, no makeup, tears in my eyes. And I begin my sob story.

' Mr. Danforth, since I know that what we say has to be kept completely confidential, I believe that I can tell you the truth.

I married Stefan, because I needed a father for my son. You see, my ex-husband is now married to my daughter. When Stefan made his offer, being a parent, first and foremost, I jumped at the chance to provide my son with any kind of a two-parent home.

Of course, I had my reservations. After all, Stefan and I parted under the most horrible of circumstances. We split up when I found out that Stefan was trying to drug me..."

" THAT"S A LIE!! IT WAS YOU!!"

" He said it was untrue, {{sniff sniff}}, and as a woman, desperate for a family for her young son, I wanted, no NEEDED to believe him. So, we remarried. I was against sharing a bedroom, but appearances are very important to Stefan, and I understood his point. The boys would never believe that this attempt at a family was sincere, if we were not at least keeping up the appearances of a happy couple. But, of course, I could not, see myself, having marital relations with Stefan. I was working my way slowly, up to it."

" What about the papers filed, Barbara."

" I had no idea about those papers. I thought that we were divorced when we re married. Did we sleep together once? Alas, I admit {{sniff sniff}} (whisper) yes. But, it was the night that I found out that my daughter was about to marry my exhusband. And recently, Stefan has informed me that he arranged for me to find out the truth. I was his dupe from the very beginning. So, asides from that one time...there have been no marital relations between us..."

" You can't possibly believe that he'll believe you..."

" Until...{{sniff sniff}}}, one recent night. I went to sleep and woke up, and I know that Stefan and I had been intimate, well, because...you know....But, I didn't remember anything of the evening. And then, I was filled with a sense of dread. So, in trying to keep this matter private, I went to Mercy Hospital and had them do a complete gynecological exam as well as bloodwork. The results are in this envelope. They found traces of semen, but, worse, my bloodwork came back positive for the drug rohypnol. (sobbing at this point) I could not believe that Stefan would do this to me."

" You wouldn't DARE!! You would not dare accuse me of raping and drugging you."

" Oh, NO?! Just TRY ME, Stefan. Just try me. My proof's in the envelope. Danforth takes one look at this, and you are gone."

" I can't believe you'd stoop so low, Barbara."

" Just matching you blow for blow, darling. So, here's the outline of the deal. $30 million for GH, or I tell my sob story. You play ball with me, and you'll be the proud owner of a Green Card tomorrow. Well, you have things to consider. I'll be going now." Bobbie gets off of the bed and goes over to her dresser. She begins to get dressed.

" Where in the bloody hell do you think you're going, Barbara?"

" I KNOW I am going to meet Jerry at the PC Grille for a drink?"

" Then, come and untie me."

" No, I don't think I will. I want you to think about what you've done. And think about my proposal."

" UNTIE ME!!"

" Uh-uh, big boy. Why don't you call the servants in. Ooops, you can't. It's their night off. Nikolas and Alexis are gone for the evening. I bet that you would be excellent grist for the help's gossip mill. Ciao, Stefan. See you whenever." Bobbie walks out.

" BARBARA!!"

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Jerry is waiting for Bobbie at the PC Grill.

" Bobbie. You look great."

" Thank you, Jerry."

" I am curious. Why did you decide to meet me?"

" Because I wanted to see a friendly face. Someone without an agenda, who genuinely likes me around."

" Well, that's me. But.....where's Dracula?"

" He's tied up at the moment. Shall we order some appetizers?"

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Stefan is boiling over in anger. He could not believe the revelations of the evening. Barbara knew about Danforth, and she had concocted an airtight scheme against him. He knew that she wasn't kidding. He had never seen such fury in her eyes. Well, only once. When Carly Roberts had those custody papers sent over. There was that fire and determination in her eyes. She would do everything she said she would do. She would put the screws to him, and not look back. Well, let her. He would just take Nikolas back to Greece. He wouldn't give into her blackmail. He deserved better. He could leave for Greece and take Katherine with him. He's sure that if he got her back to Greece, that everything with Katherine would fit into place.

But, not before he destroyed Luke Spencer for ruining Nikolas' legacy. Spencer would PAY for that.

In between his fury at Bobbie and Luke, there was something that Bobbie said that finally computed. She DID love him. She had seen him at his worst, and still found something worthwhile in him. It hadn't all been a fake, as he had said the night he threw her out. She HAD chosen HIM, over her family, because she loved him. And even after knowing what he did, she loved him again. She had said so, the night of his birthday party.

" Why would any of this matter? Barbara has the upperhand, and that just cannot be allowed."

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" Bobbie, you look bothered."

" Bothered, why would I be bothered? I only realize that I have fallen for a complete rat, once again."

" And you're surprised by this?"

(laughs) " No. The story of my life. Falling for Cads, in one way or another."

" I'm not a Cad."

" BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA...Stop it, Jerry. You're killing me. You've got CAD stamped on your forehead. THUS, my attraction to you."

" Well, at least you're admitting that you want me."

" I didn't say I wanted you. I said you were attractive."

" Give it time."

" You sure are full of yourself."

" Haven't you noticed? Overwhelming character trait of Cads."

" So true."

" Do you want to talk about it?"

" No. Suffice it to say, my marriage is on the line. The decisions that Stefan will make in the next few hours, will decide whether we stay together."

" Then, may I make a toast?"

" To what?", as Bobbie raises her glass.

" To Stefan. May he choose poorly." Bobbie is just staring at Jerry, who clinks his glass to hers. " Salut!"

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Bobbie arrives home to the bedroom. It is so still that she thinks that Stefan is asleep. She tiptoes over to her sitting table, and quietly begins to pull off her clothes.

" No need to be quiet for me, Barbara."

Bobbie jumps at the sound of his voice.

" Stefan. You're still awake."

" You left me in a position that isn't quite conducive for sleep."

Bobbie looks at Stefan still tied up and breaks out in laughter.

" YOU find this amusing, Barbara?"

" Very. You should look at yourself. It's quite a sight. So much that....." Bobbie goes to her dresser and takes out a polaroid camera.

" You wouldn't."

" Stefan, that seems to be your favorite phrase as of late. Don't you know by now, where you're concerned, I'll do just about anything? So, say feta!!" Bobbie snaps A couple of pictures. "These are pictures for the ages. I'll be back."

" Where are you going, NOW?"

" To hide them, of course." Bobbie leaves and doesn't return for several minutes.

" All hidden, Barbara?"

" All hidden, Stefan. So, what is your decision?"

" The endowment will be ready for tomorrow. I need to get out of these restraints, in order to make the arrangements."

" Good choice, Stefan. Well, we have a busy day tomorrow. It starts early."

" What do you mean?"

" Veronica Bowles will be here for an interview tomorrow morning. And you can announce it to all the people of Port Charles. They will be bowled over by your generosity. Stefan Cassadine, Patron Saint of Port Charles. Are you gonna play nice when I release you?"

" What do you think, Barbara?"

" I think if looks could kill, Lucas would be picking out my tombstone now. You're just mad, Stefan. A woman got the best of you, and your pride is hurt. On top of that, you're frustrated. Oh well, I like to live dangerously." Bobbie lets Stefan out of his constraints. As soon as he's free he grabs Bobbie and is on top of her. His eyes are blazing with fury.

" So, Stefan. You wanna teach me a lesson?"

Bobbie feels Stefan close. Every part of him is screaming 'out of control', and Bobbie feels the heat from him. She smiles at Stefan. He suddenly gets up. Stefan gets off the bed. And without taking his eyes off of Bobbie, he leaves the room. Bobbie sits up in the bed, her own heart pulsing. The silence was eery.

Bobbie says to herself, " Sorry, Jerry. But, Stefan has chosen wisely."

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