CHAPTER SEVENTY-THREE

THE ENGLISH MANOR HOUSE:

Carly(as Sonny woke up. She moved close and caressed his hair)So, how are you feeling, this morning.

Sonny:(stretched)Not bad considering you kept waking me up every hour to make sure I hadn’t lapsed into a coma or anything.

Carly: It was doctor’s orders.

Sonny: I don’t know what got into that horse I was riding. The minute I sat in the saddle he went wild.

Carly(knew what was wrong with the horse, but she decided not to tell Sonny anything. When she got home she intended to handle things her way)Who knows? Sonny, this whole honeymoon thing has been a big bust from start to finish. I think we should just give up and go home. Besides, we don’t need a fancy English manor house to have a good time together. All we need is a bathtub, which we have in our bathroom at home.

Sonny: So this hasn’t lived up to your fantasy? Well, I guess I can’t pull off romantic fantasies like Jax can.

Carly: (leaned close and kissed him)Who needs a fantasy when I’ve got the real thing with you? Besides, you and I just aren’t the romantic fantasy type.

Sonny: So you want to go home?

Carly: As soon as possible. You just stay right where you are and I’ll go and make the arrangements.

WYNDEMERE:

Roy(looked over at Tony as Tony prepared to knock on the door)What are we doing here?

Tony: Don’t ask me why, but I just get the feeling if we want to know where Bobbie is, Stefan is just the person to tell us.

Roy: That’s ridiculous. Bobbie hates Cassadine, so why would he know.

Tony: Something has been going on between Bobbie and Cassadine for some time now. When the Stalker attacked Bobbie, it was Cassadine who saved her. He kept a vigil by her bedside. And now that Cassadine has discovered Carly is his daughter and Carly has refused to give him her kidney, this just seems like the logical place to come. Bobbie disappearing the way she has seems like just another in a long line of events that connect Bobbie and Cassadine together.(Tony knocked on the door and Mrs. Lansbury answered it)

Mrs. Lansbury: Dr. Jones. Mr. DeLucca. What can I do for you. (Stefan had warned her about this and had instructed her on what to do)

Tony: We’d like to see Mr. Cassadine if he’s available.

Mrs. Lansbury: Of course. He’s upstairs now, but I’ll just go and get him for you.(she headed upstairs to fetch Stefan and to tell him the moment he’d been waiting for all afternoon had finally arrived.)

Roy: Was it just me or was she acting weird?

Tony: Everyone acts weird in this house. It’s just like on the old Addam’s Family TV show when someone normal walked into the household. That’s just what you’re feeling.

Stefan(walked down the stairs with his robe gaping open and a smirk on his face)I understand you wanted to seem me, gentlemen. Just what can I do for you?

Roy: We want to know if you know where Bobbie is?

Stefan: Is Barbara missing?

Tony: When Roy got out of jail he went to the Brownstone to find Bobbie and she was missing.

Stefan: Really?

Roy: Yeah, all her clothes and things were gone. You wouldn’t know anything about that, would you?

Stefan: As a matter of fact, I would. The reason Barbara’s things are missing from the Brownstone is because she moved them into here.

Tony: What!

Roy: What are you talking about?

Stefan: I really hate to be the one to tell you this, but you’ve been played Mr. DeLucca. You see while Barbara has been sleeping with you she’s been sleeping with me, as well.

Roy: That’s a lie!

Stefan: If you want me to provide dates, I can. The first time was that night Barbara came to pick up Lucas. Did you ever wonder why she came home without her son? It’s because we got a little distracted by something else. We also were together the night of the Nurses Ball. And...(he rubbed his bare chest in a blatantly sexual way)...we were just together a few moments ago. (he looked up towards the top of the stairs)Isn’t that right, Barbara?

Roy(looked up to the top of the stairs and saw Bobbie standing there wrapped in a bed sheet that barely concealed her bare breasts. From her disheveled appearance it was obvious she and Stefan had just finished having sex)Bobbie, is what he just said true?

Bobbie(glared down into a smirking Stefan’s eyes hating him for doing this to her)Yes, it’s true, Roy. Roy, I know how this looks, but I do love you. Stefan just has this strange sexual power over me. I have no control over my body when he’s near. Even though I despise him, my body craves his touch.

Roy: You slut! You’re the same slut you were when we were engaged to be married twenty years ago. I don’t know how I could have forgotten that. I guess once a hooker always a hooker.(with that he stormed out)

Bobbie(called to him)Roy! (she came running down the stairs)Roy, please don’t leave. Roy! I love you.

Stefan(blocked her path)Let him go, Barbara.

Bobbie: I hate you for this, Stefan!

Stefan: One day you’ll thank me for this. You and DeLucca would have never made it for the long haul. You’re trying to recreate a relationship that died twenty years ago. If DeLucca hadn’t died you and he would have never been able to make your relationship last. It would never have passed the test of time.

Bobbie: Too bad you couldn’t allow us to find that out for ourselves.

Stefan: Forget, DeLucca, Barbara. It’s over with. Turn you back on the past and look to the future.

Bobbie: What future? My role as your concubine.

Stefan(smiled)Yes, a woman of your sexual nature is well-suited to the role. In time you’ll grow to love it. Now, let’s return to bed. (he ran a finger down the middle of her back)Look at how you quiver at my touch with sexual desire for me.

Bobbie: That’s revulsion. (It was a lie. Stefan was right. The mere touch from him made her want him. She had told Roy the truth. Stefan did have some bizarre power over her body. Just one look and she was his for the asking. As much as she despised him, that was how much she wanted him.)

THE BEDROOM, THE ENGLISH MANOR HOUSE:

Sonny(had drifted back to sleep once Carly left him. Now he smiled as he could feel her running her hands over his chest)That didn’t take you long, Carly. (he opened his eyes and got a nasty shock)You!

Helena: Hello, darling. Did anyone ever tell you your skin feels like hot satin sheets.

Sonny: (sat up and buttoned up his shirt)When I went to sleep my shirt was buttoned up. You unbuttoned it, didn’t you?
Helena: It was just too tempting to resist. I saw you laying here sleeping as peaceful as an innocent little lamb and I couldn’t giving your fur a little pet. You’re such a tempting little thing with all that fire and passion you constantly simmer with. No wonder my granddaughter is so crazy about you.

Sonny: What do you want?

Helena: That’s simple. I’ve come for your wife’s kidney.