{At the Spencer home}

Laura:  “I’m glad you came by. We haven't had a visit in a long time.”

Lizzie:  “I know. Hey, where's LuLu?”

Laura:  “Taking her morning nap.”

Lizzie:  “Oh. I'm disappointed.”

Laura:  “Oh. Well, is that the reason you came by -- to see my little daughter?”

Lizzie:  “That, and I have a specific reason.”

Laura:  “What is it?”

Lizzie:  “Lucky wanted me to tell you that he had to go out of town.”

Laura:  “Look, I don't want to ask you to betray a confidence, but can you at least tell me whether or not he's in trouble?”
 
 
 

Lizzie:  “Lucky’s not in any trouble. He needed to make some money, so he took a job.”

Laura:  “A job? What about school?”

Lizzie:  “Well, he finished all his semester's tests -- aced them all, of course. And for the rest of the week, we just have teacher conferences.”

Laura:  “Did he say why he needs the money?”

Lizzie:  “He wants to make sure that he's going to be able to support himself. Like you said, Lucky’s pretty independent.”

Laura:  “I know. Oh, how did the time go by so quickly? Oh. It's a rhetorical question. You don't have to answer it.”

Lizzie:  “I think time is what your sons needed.”

Laura:  “To get closer to each other, you mean?”

Lizzie:  “Well, as incredible as it seems, they've become pretty good friends. It's taken a while, but I think they finally realize that they're both terrific guys.”

Laura:  “So they're still getting along, then?”

Lizzie:  “Oh, well, now, they disagree all the time. But now it's more like the way friends disagree -- you know, Nikolas will make a suggestion, and then Lucky will come up with another idea, and then Nikolas will make fun of him. {Laura looks amazed} You know, they're constantly teasing each other, making jokes about each other. But underneath it all, I can see a respect and affection.”

Laura:  “This is so good to hear.”

Lizzie:  “They've overcome a lot. You should be proud of them.”

Laura:  “Oh, I am, so much. {There's a knock on the door and Laura gets up} Excuse me. {Opening the door} Sonny?”

Sonny:  “Hey.”

Laura:  “What a surprise. Come on in.”

Sonny:  “Thanks.”

Laura:  “It's cold. When did you get back to town?”

Sonny:  “A couple days ago. Staying away turned out to be a little harder than I thought.” {Lizzie is looking at him in awe}

Laura:  “Sonny Corinthos, this is Elizabeth Webber. It's Lucky’s girlfriend.”

Sonny:  {He looks at Laura, then turns to Lizzie} “Oh. My pleasure.” {He shakes her hand}

Laura:  “If you're here to see Luke, he's not here.”

Sonny:  “Yeah, I know. He's out of town. You all right?”

Laura:  “Not too bad, other than constantly losing track of my family.”

Sonny:  “Yeah. Well, maybe I can help.”

Laura:  “How?”

Sonny:  “I’ve seen Lucky.”
 
 
 

Laura:  “What about Lucky?”

Lizzie:  “Is he in trouble?”

Sonny:  “No. No, no. He just happened to tell me he was going out of town.”

Laura:  “I know. He told Elizabeth, and she told me.”

Sonny:  “Good, good. Then I just -- I just want to make sure you knew.”

Laura:  “I do. How do you know, though?”

Sonny:  “He came by Jason’s. He wanted to make some money. I needed some papers to be delivered, so I gave him a job.”

Laura:  {Upset} “You gave him a job?”

Sonny:  “Strictly legal. I promise you that. I didn't want you to worry, because I’ve heard you've done a lot of that lately.”

Laura:  “Ok. Thanks for telling me.”

Sonny:  “Well, anyway, I don't want to interrupt what's going on here. It was nice meeting you.”

Lizzie:  “Actually, I was just leaving. I've got to go meet Nikolas. We're going to pick up a birthday present for Emily. It was nice to meet you, Mr. Corinthos.”

Sonny:  “Next time, call me Sonny.”

Lizzie:  “Ok. {She gathers her things} Thank you for the hot chocolate, and tell LuLu I’m really sorry I missed her.”

Laura:  “Ok. And thank you for everything, Elizabeth.”

Lizzie:  “Sure.” {She looks at them both and then leaves}

Sonny:  “She seems nice.”

Laura:  “Yeah. She's great. Lucky's crazy about her. How long will he be gone?”

Sonny:  “A few days.”

Laura:  “Mm-hmm. Are you telling me the truth? This is legal? Really legal?”

Sonny:  “Laura, you know me. I would not lie to you.”

Laura:  “Ok. I'm sorry. I had to ask.”

Sonny:  “No. I mean, you know, it's your son.”

Laura:  “Right.”

Sonny:  “Right.”
 
 

Lizzie:  {Running down the steps} “Hi. Sorry I’m late. You ready to shop till you drop?”

Nikolas:  “Yeah, but the only problem is I have no idea what to get Emily.”

Lizzie:  “Oh, are you kidding? The hard part will be keeping it down to one present.”

Nikolas:  “Then why should we?”

Lizzie:  “Oh, I’ve got a budget, Nikolas. I mean, I’m lucky I can afford one.”

Nikolas:  “Well, all right. I'll tell you what -- you find something that you know she'll love, and don't even worry about the cost. I'll pay for it. We'll just -- we'll say it's from the both of us.”

Lizzie:  “I don't know.”

Nikolas:  “Come on.”

Lizzie:  “I kind of feel like I’m taking advantage of you.”

Nikolas:  “Taking advantage of me? You'll be helping me. I don't have much experience in picking out gifts for friends.”

Lizzie:  “Ok, how about this -- I’ll help you pick something out on your budget, and then we'll just get Emily another present on mine.”

Nikolas:  “All right. One condition, though.”

Lizzie:  “Ok, what?”

Nikolas:  “As soon as we're done, we go to lunch.”

Lizzie:  “Hmm -- all right.”

Nikolas:  “Ok. Oh, one other thing -- do you -- you like horseback riding?”

Lizzie:  “Well, sure. I used to go all the time when I was little.”

Nikolas:  “Yeah? You want to go this afternoon?”

Lizzie:  “At Wyndemere?”

Nikolas:  “Yeah. Sheba's stable mate, she's really gentle. It'll be cool.”

Lizzie:  “Well, I don't have school today.”

Nikolas:  “Great. Perfect. We'll head over there right after lunch, and you can ride all afternoon. And maybe stay for dinner if you want.”

Lizzie:  “Oh. Ok. I get it.”

Nikolas: " ‘Get’ what? What?”

Lizzie:  “You're trying to do everything you can to keep me from missing Lucky.”

Nikolas:  “Is it working?”

Lizzie:  “No. But thanks for trying.”

Nikolas:  “It's all right. Any idea when he's coming back?”

Lizzie:  “He said a couple days, but it already feels like it's been forever.”

Nikolas:  {Sitting on the bench at the docks}  “You heard from Lucky?”

Lizzie:  “Oh, only about eight times a day.”

Nikolas:  “Eight times. Hmm. So your relationship is disproportionate.”

Lizzie:  {Laughing} “What does that mean?”

Nikolas:  “Well, when you went to Florida, I don't remember you calling him at all.”

Lizzie:  “Oh, come on, now. There were no phones, and Lucky knew that.”

Nikolas:  “Well, that don't mean he didn't like it. Poor guy, I feel so terrible for him.”

Lizzie:  “All right, all right. Enough already.  {Nikolas laughs} I don't think Lucky missed me any more than I miss him -- even with all the phone calls.”

Nikolas:  “All right. Thought you were trying to keep busy.”

Lizzie:  “It's not working.”

Nikolas:  “No?”

Lizzie:  “I walk into a room, he's not there, I miss him. I see cheese fries on the menu, I miss him. I hear the doorbell ring, I start to hope it's him even though I know he's away.”

Nikolas:  “Well, if you say all that to him, he may never leave town again.”

Lizzie:  “The last thing I want to do is stop Lucky from living his life. Especially when he told me the reason why he wants to make this extra money.”

Nikolas:  “You want me to ask you what it is?”

Lizzie:  {Casually} “If you want.”

Nikolas:  “Ok.”

Lizzie:  {Turning to him} “Nikolas, it's for our future -- our future together.”

Nikolas:  “Oh, congratulations.”

Lizzie:  “And I guess that's why, in spite of how much I miss him, having Lucky go away has kind of been a wonderful thing. I mean, not the fact that we're separated, because that's just painful. But knowing that there's someone who's planning our future, someone who can keep me up at night -- I just keep thinking about the next time I’m going to see him. Oh, it's just -- deep down inside, it's a really amazing feeling.”
 
 
 
 
 
 

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