The
next day Grace and Alexis were alone in the penthouse with Kristina,
while Jax was conducting some business in town. Grace and Alexis
were sitting on the couch in the livingroom watching Kristina play
with her dolls.
Alexis: “I can’t believe how much she’s grown since
I last saw her…How is it possible for me to be in the same
room as my little girl with no Quartermaines lurking over my shoulder?”
Grace: “You stood by your daughter, and now you’re experiencing
the reward! I’ve been meaning to talk to you about Ric Lansing…”
Alexis: “What about him?” She asked taking a sip of her
coffee.
Grace: “He asked yesterday if we had an opening for him at
our law firm!”
Alexis: “Sonny’s brother? You said ‘no’ right?”
She asked sarcastically putting the coffee cup down.
Grace: “Not exactly…”
Alexis: “What?”
Grace: “Lex…We need a third backer or we’ll never
have the money to see this law firm survive.”
Alexis: “What were you thinking Grace? You asked Sonny’s
brother to be our third backer? Kristina’s uncle? This is probably
one of Sonny’s stints…?”
Grace: “No, it isn’t! Ric came up with this idea all on
his own!”
Alexis: “Then Sonny will hound me with this forever…Grace…The
whole idea with my marriage to Jax was so that Kristina wouldn’t
be in any type of danger. Having Ric Lansing as a partner –
the man, who kidnapped Carly – would be the same as allowing
Sonny to take Kristina home to PH4.”
Grace: “Ric isn’t Sonny!”
Alexis: “Has he gotten to you?” She asked with a sparkle
in her eye.
Grace: “Gotten to me? The man is still in love with his ex-wife…Elizabeth
Webber isn’t out of Ric’s heart yet.”
Alexis: “Elizabeth left town over a year ago…”
Grace: “Did Carly leave Sonny’s heart when she went missing
a few years back?”
Alexis: “No…”
Grace: “Why would it be any different for Ric? I’m not
feeling anything towards Ric other than sympathy, OK? I feel bad
for him…Doesn’t he at least deserve the benefit of the
doubt? He’s coming here today to hear about our plans, and
if you at the end of the meeting feel the same as now then I’ll
drop it, OK?”
Alexis: “OK…But I doubt he’ll make me change my mind…”
Grace: “Sonny did – didn’t he?”
Alexis: “That’s a cheap shot!” She exclaimed going
back in time to when she’d objected to defend Sonny’s
business partner; Jason Morgan in the custody case of Michael.
*** FLASHBACK ***
Alexis: “There was more to my defense of Dr. Jones than you
know.”
Sonny: “I can guess a lot. I got a chance to read the records
of that Jones trial. You came on the team at the last minute. You
were kind of like a pinch hitter. But the question is – who
put you in the line-up?”
Alexis: “Sorry. Attorney/client privilege. That actually does
mean something to me.”
Sonny: “What I’m trying to figure out is what motivation
would you have to step up to the plate for Jones? So I’m trying
to figure out…Someone paid you a lot of money? Blackmailed
the daylights out of you? Or both? Which tells me something about
you.”
Alexis: “Something not very flattering, I imagine.”
Sonny: “Not good, not bad. Just the facts. You cave in when
somebody puts a little scare in you.”
Alexis: “People change, Mr. Corinthos. In fact, representing
Dr. Jones made me reassess the wisdom letting my life be led by
the threats of other people. It doesn’t really guarantee you
safety. Just more threats. But you already knew about that, threats
being something of a specialty of yours, right?!”
Sonny: “Only when necessary. For instance, if that’s what
it’s going to take to get you to represent Jason…”
Alexis: “Oh, I see. Well there we go with the threats.”
Sonny: “No, no, no, it’s not a threat because that’s
not what it’s going to take.”
Alexis: “If I were to assist Mr. Morgan’s defense in some
capacity, I would be doing it for Jason, not you.”
Sonny: “I knew you’d come around.”
Alexis: “I didn’t say that I have.”
Sonny: “Yeah, but that’s just what I heard.”
Alexis: “Don’t push your luck.”
Sonny: “OK, so let’s say that you are Jason’s lawyer,
hypothetically. How would you read the situation?”
Alexis: “As it so happens, I have been following this case
somewhat, purely for legal aspects.”
Sonny: “Of course.”
Alexis: “Now, off the top of my head, Jason is not going to
be charged with kidnapping because he is indeed the legal father
and I think the Quartermaines are trying to harass him with legal
threats to get Jason to come back to town with the child so they
can prove that he’s not the biological father through a blood
test. Now, if both birth parents side against Jason, it’s going
to be nearly impossible for him to keep this child.”
Sonny: “Not bad off the top of your head.”
Alexis: “But not what you wanted to hear, right?”
Sonny: “No, I just want the truth from my lawyers, that’s
what I pay them for.”
Alexis: “I’m not your lawyer, I’m Jason’s. I
would be Jason’s, not yours.”
Sonny: “Right. So how would Jason Morgan’s lawyer proceed?”
Alexis: “She would assume that A.J. Quartermaine is unreachable
and that Carly Benson is probably a good possibility. Maybe she
would be impressed with your ominous glances and your threats. Whatever
you do, getting her back on Jason Morgan’s side is his only
chance of winning this case.”
Sonny: “Understood. OK, send me a bill and I’ll call you
real soon.”
Alexis: “I’m…I’m not kidding. I’m not your
lawyer.”
Sonny: “Uh, I know but by the time this sinks in, you might
be. Ah, listen, ah thank you for your advice, Counselor and ah,
I meant what I said before, think twice about doing business with
Jax.
*** FLASHBACK ***
A little while later Kristina had been put to bed to have her much
needed nap, and Alexis and Grace were sitting in the livingroom
going over some plans for their future law firm when someone knocked
on the door.
Alexis: “Gee…I wonder who that is…?” She asked
sarcastically, as Grace got up and answered the door.
Grace: “Ric…Hi…Please come on in!” She exclaimed,
as Ric entered the penthouse and made his way to where Alexis was
sitting.
Ric: “Alexis…”
Alexis: “Ric…” She replied getting up from the couch
to shake Ric’s hand.
Grace: “Please have a seat…” She replied, as Ric
took a seat on the chair placed next to the couch. After they’d
all taken a seat Ric said
Ric: “I really appreciate you guys letting me in on this plan
of yours…”
Alexis: “The thing is Ric…I’m not sure that this
is something you’d be interested in…”
Ric: “Are you sure this doesn’t have more to do with my
brother than me? Sonny can’t touch you anymore Alexis –
Judge Farmer’s decision was final!”
Alexis: “I know that, but you’re not exactly the picture
perfect lawyer…?”
Ric: “With all due respect Alexis – neither are you or
Grace…”
Grace: “What did I do?”
Ric: “You pulled some stints in the courtroom, which would
have been frowned upon had it been a normal couple seeking sole
custody! And Alexis…You killed a man! I kidnapped Carly, but
only because I thought Sonny had killed my baby…”
Alexis: “I don’t care about your reasons for doing it
Ric! You kidnapped a woman, who was pregnant with her husband’s
child! That’s inhumane…”
Grace: “And Sonny’s an altar boy?” She asked sticking
up for Ric.
Alexis: “Off course not…Sonny has made some huge mistakes
himself, but he’s not the one asking to be partners with us
– Ric is!”
Grace: “Everything that Ric has done only goes to proof how
valuable he’d be to us in our law firm. Ric’s smart, savvy,
lacks ethics and morals and therefore he’d be perfect for us…”
Alexis: “Ric…Are you prepared for what kind of hell you’ll
go through with your brother?”
Ric: “This is just a job Alexis – Sonny doesn’t tell
me what to do, just as he doesn’t tell you what to do, right?”
Alexis: “Right…Fine! Then I guess that Port Charles’
newest law firm will be called ‘Davis, Lansing and Robertson
– attorneys at law’…?”
Ric: “Great!”
Grace: “I’ll go get some glasses so that we can toast
to our new partnership…” She replied heading into the
kitchen to fetch some glasses.
Ric: “I’ll go and help her…” He replied getting
up from the chair.
Alexis: “Good idea…” She replied walking to the window
where she spotted parents in the park playing with their children.
She knew how important it was for Sonny to have Kristina in his
life – she knew this because of what he’d gone through
with Carly for Michael when they had been in the middle of their
divorce.
*** FLASHBACK ***
Alexis: “You want to take care of him for the rest of your
life. You want to protect him; you want to provide for him.”
Sonny: “Well, I would do that anyway because I promised Jason
I would. I…I want to make it official.”
Alexis: “As a not so objective observer, I think the world
could use more selfish jerks like you.”
Sonny: “Michael isn't mine. You know what I mean?”
Alexis: “And when has that ever stopped you? You take what
you want, Sonny. You always have. But have you ever asked yourself
why?”
Sonny: “Michael's afraid I'll leave him.”
*** FLASHBACK ***
Grace: “To the three best lawyers in town – may our business
be as thriving as our partnership…Here, here…” She
replied, as all three toasted to their future law firm.
