PG-13 Ned Ashton was surprised by the phone call he got from Kristina and a little curious, she just said she needed to see him, Alexis penthouse was just a short drive from L&B studios. Ned was hoping that Alexis wouldn't be there because just seeing her stirred up a lot of emotions, ones that he was trying to let go of so that he could move on like she did but he was finding it hard to just let go of the one woman that he loved with all his heart and soul, she was his soul mate. He had tried moving on by seeing Kristina, it was probably because she was so like her sister Jax his friend had pointed out to him that Kristina was Alexis without the baggage, he liked Kristina’s free spirit but deep down he knew that it gave him a connection to Alexis. She must of been waiting at the door for him because she opened it before Ned even had a chance to knock and pulled him inside. I'm so glad your here, I really blew it, God I cant believe I did it, I was so stupid I really screwed things up. Kristina told Ned as panic began to set in. Slow down Kristina and tell me what you did. Ned told her as he lead her to the couch and sat her down, I told Sonny something I had no right to tell him and I cant take it back, I really messed up, Alexis is going to kill me. She answered as she stood and began pacing around stopping to rearrange things. Ok slow down and tell me what you told Coronthois you shouldn’t have and why is Alexis going to kill you? Ned asked as he once again led her to the couch and sat her down. I told him Alexis was in love with him. You told Sonny Alexis was in love with him? Ned asked disappointed You know this for a fact? No that’s the problem she's not, and Sonny called her on it, and she told him that she wasn’t in love with him because she has loved only three men in her life Stephan, Nicholas and you. God Ned she only thought of Sonny as a friend and nothing more. she told him trying not to cry. Why would you tell him that if it wasn't true? Ned asked her as relief washed over him. I don’t know, I guess because I thought she was denying it and if she was in love with Sonny then them seeing each other would be OK, but it's not Ned she still loves you she just thinks that you don’t love her. She told him as she looked away so she didn’t have to see the disappointment on his face. Did she tell you that? He asked hopefully She didn’t have to I could see it in her eyes when she mentioned your name, there was so much pain. Where is she? I don’t know she went out of town, she said she had to get away, She was really upset and I'm so worried about her, that’s why I called you. Did she say where she was going? did she say anything at all? The only thing she said was she's going somewhere she felt like a teenager and could forget the world for a little while, but I have no idea what she was talking about. Look Kristina I'm sorry but I have to go. Ned told her as he headed for the door. You know where she is don’t you? she asked as she followed him. Yeah, I have a good idea. He told her as he opened the door When you see her will you tell her I'm sorry and that I love her. She asked him as relief washed over her, Kristina followed Ned out into the hall to the elevator Yeah, I'll tell her. He replied as he stepped onto the elevator. Ned couldn’t get the conversation he had with Kristina out of his mind. especially the part where Alexis told Sonny she has only loved three men the first would naturally be her brother Stephan they were close even before they knew they were related in that way, Alexis had grown up on Cassadine island and was told she was a cousin, she had seen Helena Cassadine Stephan’s mother murder her own mother for having a affair with Mikkos Cassadine Alexis and Stephan’s father. Stephan had always protected Alexis from his abusive mother and older brother Stavros who took great pleasure in beating Alexis. Nicholas was Alexis nephew he was the son of Stavros and Laura Spencer and the heir to the Cassadine fortune, the prince if you will. But the part that made him the happiest was that he was the third man she loved, he had backed off because he had also thought that Alexis was in love with Sonny, but he was wrong. He had to find her so that they could talk and find out once and for all if were they stood with each other and if they had a future together. Ned reached the gatehouse in record time and went upstairs and hurriedly pack a bag, he had a good idea where she was, that little inn in upstate New York where they had gone when the Eddie's Angel fiasco had been at it's peak, they had come up with a plan to avoid the reporters by exchanging clothes with Ned’s niece Emily and Alexis’ nephew Nicholas and have them go out the front door while he and Alexis slipped out the back, The plan worked and they ended up at this little Inn, Since they were dressed like teenagers they decided to pretend like they were teenagers. Ned smiled as he remembered how they had danced and when he made advances toward her she pretended to be shy, so he told her he wouldn’t do anything she didn’t want him to do and would stop whenever she wanted, he held her in his arms and as the kisses intensified so did their passion, unable to hold back he made love to her in front of the fireplace on the floor, He could still remember the feel of her skin as he caressed her body, the way her nipples responded as he cupped and kneaded her breast, the feel of her legs around him as he slipped inside of her, the way she moved beneath him as he slowly made love to her, the soft moans that escaped her lips as he moved faster and faster inside of her, their body moving in perfect union with the other, he had never fit a woman as perfectly as he did Alexis, he knew every inch of her body. God he missed her not just the love making, he missed everything even the fights, and the making up after the fights, grabbing his suitcase he headed down the stairs and out the door, this time he was going to keep at it until they worked their problems out or figured out it wasn’t going to work, the one thing he knew for sure he wasn’t going to give up easily, He still loved her and he hoped she still loved him. She was worth fighting for, the trip couldn't end soon enough, he wanted to see her and know she was alright.