Port Charles Update Friday 7/12/02
By Beth
Ricky and Karen are at the Recovery Room. As Karen distractedly picks
at her food, Ricky talks about what happened. He's still psyched about
being treated like a hero. Jamal shows up and Ricky invites him to sit
down for a beer. While he's at the bar, Jamal talks to Karen about all
the craziness that's been happening in the park. He's glad she's okay
after being assaulted. When he mentions the prevailing description of
the shadow man, Karen says it's all true: he has no face. As she
admits he was the one who really rescued her, Ricky returns and
demands to know why she didn't say anything about that before. He's
embarrassed about thinking he was a hero and letting other people think
that as well. She explains that the mugger grabbed her medical bag and
then the shadow man came out of nowhere and somehow pulled him away
from her. She looked right up at him and didn't see a face or eyes.
Then he disappeared when Ricky showed up. Karen says he stopped the
shadow man from hurting her, but Ricky thinks that's ridiculous. She
makes the mistake of calling him a spoiled brat, which Jamal takes as
his cue to leave. Karen gently explains to Ricky that she saw his
excitement at being seen as a hero and she didn't want to take that
away from him. She could tell it was the first time anything like that
had happened to him, and she knew from experience how important it is
to feel special. She just wanted everyone to see what she sees when
she looks at him.
Outside the bike shop, Jamal is approached by a young woman who looks
exactly like Casey. Seeing her, he thinks it's his old friend and asks
what's up.
Livvie continues playing with the hand towel, putting it under her
shirt and primping in the mirror to see how she would look if she were
really pregnant. She doesn't think she has to worry any more about
losing Rafe since he really wants a family, but she absolutely has to
get pregnant tonight. She goes to the dresser and pulls out a black
nightgown and puts it on, then lies on the bed trying to decide
exactly how she's going to seduce Rafe. She complains to herself about
how long he's been gone, then it occurs to her that he must be with
Alison. Frantic, she jumps up and throws a sweater on over her gown,
trying to think of where Alison might be keeping him and brainwashing
him. It must be someplace special to them. Suddenly she thinks she
knows where they are. She slips into her shoes and runs out the door.
Making her way through the woods in her nightgown, Livvie is
determined to put a stop to whatever Alison is up to with her husband.
She just knows they're at the barn, because that's exactly where
Alison would take him. She trips over a log, blaming Alison for that
as well. The sound of rustling leaves starts to spook her, and she
calls out that she's not afraid so whoever is there should show
himself. Looking around in panic, she trips again. From the ground,
she sees an ominous figure approaching her. As it looms over, she
looks up in terror and begs her assailant not to touch her.
Rafe isn't the least bit amused about being locked in the attic with
Alison. He points out that she doesn't look all that upset, explaining
the excuse Jack gave to get him to the attic. Rafe always heard she
was a nice girl, and using lies and tricks is really beneath her.
Alison accuses him of confusing her with Livvie. Rafe wants to leave
Livvie out of this but Alison doesn't see how, considering how she's
leading him around by the "nose." He looks around and asks where they
are. Alison explains that it's her grandmother's attic and that
they've been there before. Rafe insists he's never been there; he has
no memory of what he's feeling. This encourages Alison, since he just
admitted he's feeling something. She just wants to talk, and she had
no idea Jack was going to lock them in. She bluntly says that Livvie
is playing Rafe for a fool. He's offended by insults to his wife, but
Alison won't back off. Livvie is feeding him nothing but lies, and
Alison believes he knows that deep down--the same way he knows he
didn't just wander into her hospital room and kiss her awake. She
points out how convenient Livvie's alleged pregnancy is, and wants to
know how common sense just flies out the window. She tells him to
start looking with his eyes open for a change. Livvie isn't pregnant
but she is desperate and willing to do anything to keep him. Rafe
tries to talk but can't get a word in edgewise. Calling him a doofus,
she pushes him and he falls backward over a trunk. Being called a
doofus strikes Rafe as very funny. They chuckle about it, and then Rafe
calls himself an everyday fool.
Alison says she knows he wants a family. They used to talk about it
and she even asked him once to give her a child, but now she thinks it
was selfish of her and she's embarrassed. She just wanted a part of
him that could stay after he left. She always knew she could never
love anyone else half as much as she loves him. He pulls her close to
comfort her. Overwhelmed, she goes to the door and yells for someone
to let them out, but Rafe stops her. He does care about her but
doesn't know whether it's just a deep friendship instead of something
more. In any case, he's married. Alison challenges him to do one
thing. If he can kiss her just one time and feel nothing more than
friendship, she'll never bother him or Livvie again. Just one kiss is
all she's asking for, and she promises she'll leave them alone if he
can honestly say it's meaningless. She pulls his face to hers and
kisses him, then asks what he felt. Does he really only feel
friendship for her? As his answer, he grabs her face and kisses her
passionately and ravenously.
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