“A Trace Of Her”

No one noticed she hadn’t really eaten in days

She would shuffle the food back and forth across her plate and only take a bite when Jax relentlessly stared at her

She would say nothing for hours on end and when she would she only said a few words and those words were mostly out of anger or grief she couldn’t hold in any longer

She wasn’t by any means herself

Her hair in waves pulled back recklessly in a ponytail

Her eyes blank

Her skin even seemed pale though her Cassadine blood made it impossible to be true

She had had taken to sleeping in the hallway refusing the comfort of her own bed while her daughter couldn’t sleep in hers

Her back pressed against the wall until her body gave way and then she slept with her cheeks pressed against the coolness of the wood floor

Jax would sit at times at the other end of the hallway protective and each morning would help her up and into the shower for another agonizing day

This morning, 1 week and 2 days later the phone startled them all

Everyone in the house jumped from the hollow sounds to the jolting ring of the telephone

Jax’s eyes burst open and went straight for Alexis’

Before either could get to their feet Detective Grant was holding the phone out to Jax

“Let it ring one more time, then answer” he instructed

Jax took the phone from him

Deep breath in

“Yes?”

“Jax”

Jax closed his eyes at the sound of the Robbie the private detective he had hired

“Robbie”

Alexis tried to catch her breath and stifle her disappointment at the same time

“In Alexis’ description of Davis when she last saw her she said she was wearing a necklace… a small pendant” he said to the point

“Yes she wore it all the time… silver, a small pendant… yes” Jax said frantically              

“Jax a necklace with the initials “KDJ” was placed in the lost and found at General Hospital”

“What? General Hospital?”

“The staff on duty that night said they treated a man who gave a false name. They later found the necklace after they released him on the floor near the bed where they treated him for a sprained wrist… Jax I’m having the lab here in Port Charles sample the DNA from the necklace…”

“It’s hers; it’s hers it has to be hers!” Jax said interrupting

Alexis’s eyes widened

“I think we may have found a trace of her… but Jax we need to wait and see. We don’t want to jump to conclusions but know we’re on it”

“And you’ll call when you hear something?” Jax asked desperately

“Of course”

“Thank you Robbie”

Buy the time Jax had hung open the phone Alexis was gone from sight

“Alexis!”

“She’s in Port Charles!” she said as he finally caught up with her

Alexis had thrown a bag on the bed and was stuffing clothes in to it

“Alexis what are you doing?”

Alexis stopped and looked at Jax

“Jax she’s in Port Charles! I’m going!”

“Alexis you have to wait. Wait until they are at least sure it’s her necklace… even then”

“They found a necklace that was like hers. It has her initials on it… she’s there Jax!”

“But why would they take her to Port Charles if they didn’t want us to find her! That doesn’t make sense” Jax asked confused

“To see her father! Maybe they took her to see him!”

Jax was trying to pull his thoughts together

“Maybe we should wait”

“Wait? God please Jax!”

He watched her. Her chest almost caving she was breathing in and out so harshly

“Honey we can’t do anything that might make them run. If she’s in Port Charles or even in the States we don’t know if they’re moving her place to place…”

“Don’t you want to find her!” Alexis asked frustrated

“Alexis I know it’s hard to think rationally right now…”

“Rationally? No I’m not thinking rationally I’m thinking someone has my daughter! Someone may be doing God knows what to her!”

“Alexis!”

The thought of what could be happening to Davis sent a shiver down his spine

“I’ll call and have the jet ready but you have to promise me…” Jax stopped catching himself

“Promise you what?” Alexis said realizing he had stopped himself

Jax shook his head

“Jax!”

“Promise me you won’t get near Sonny. Even if he doesn’t have a clue what’s going on. I don’t want you near him”

She wasn’t sure what she was going to do. She wasn’t sure if she would be able to think clearly or control her actions but she knew shaking her head yes would let Jax allow her to get on that plane now

So Alexis shook her head agreeing

“I’ll call. I’ll tell them we’ll be ready in an hour or so”

“Thank you” she said softly as emotion caught her throat

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By the time Jax made his way back to the bedroom their bags where sitting by the doorway ready to go and Alexis was no where in sight

“Alexis”

No answer

“Alexis!”

Jax went from room to room

To Davis’ room

Davis’ bathroom

He heard her

Alexis sitting in the floor clearly sick

“Alexis… are you ok?” He said rushing to her

“I’m fine! I fine!” She said before getting sick again

“You’re not ok”

“I’m fine. I’m just nervous ok. Just too many thoughts… making me sick to my stomach” she said trying to pull herself together

“You haven’t eaten hardly anything in a week… you’re probably making yourself sick”

“I’m fine” Alexis helped herself up trying to ignore the way she felt

She still felt sick, weak

The thought of Davis and all the horrible things that could happen to her made her physically ill

“Please don’t do this to yourself” Jax pleaded “You need to be strong and your body is telling you you’re not ok”

“We need to go…” she said ignoring him and as if nothing had just happened to her “Please lets just go”

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They had made it to the jet

The bags from the car loaded into cargo except one Alexis insisted carrying on to keep with her

But no one actually offered to take the bag or to even carry it for her

The bag

The bag with the bunny ears sticking out of the top

Davis’ sweater, a few other clothing items, and a travel art set also accompanied the stuffed bunny that Davis now felt she was too old for but kept stuffed between the pillows of her bed incase of emergency

By the time Jax and Alexis were in the air Jax held the bunny in his hands studying it as if he hadn’t seen in a million times. As if he hadn’t know it exsisted for at least the last 15 years

Worn floppy ears

A pink ribbon missing from around its neck

Even a little dirty from its travels and now unidentifiable stains that the washing machine couldn’t conquer

He love that bunny almost as much as Davis did

He held it against his chest

Alexis dropped to her knees in front of him and buried her face in to his chest next to the bunny. Jax set the bunny aside and wrapped his arms around her, holding her

“It’s ok”

The quick words of comfort came from her mouth, the first words of comfort she had tried to give him since this all began

His hand to hers

She held it tight

“Jax”

“Yeah”

“I’ll do anything”

“So will I” he answered quickly

She looked up at him

“We’re going to get our daughter no matter what” she said her eyes now boldly looking into his

“No matter what” He repeated

End Ch. 4