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I thought that I'd repost my Dynasty fanfic in here that I wrote back in 2011. I guess most of you have already read it but if there's someone who hasn't I hope you'll enjoy it.
Take care,
Love:
Karin.
Title: ”Reflections”
Author: Karin.
Rating: PG-13. There is one part that is rated R.
Distribution: If anyone wants to repost it anywhere ask me first.
Time: Set in 2010 with some flashbacks to the 1950s and 1960s.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters that inspired me to write this. This is a work of fan fiction written for entertainment purpose only. I don't own anyone or anything of it except for the idea for the plot.
Author's note: Okay so this is my first and possibly only Dynasty fanfic. So I am not sure if I've managed to capture the characters properly. Keep that in mind when you'll read it and I hope you will enjoy it.
Dedication to: All the lovely ladies over at the Carrington Mansion posting board who's stories inspired me to write this.
Feedback: Yes please. You guys are the reason I do this and I really love to hear from you. Since this is my first Dynasty fanfic I'd really like to know if you appreciate it or not. Please no flames.
Warning: This story deals with a main character's death.
Reflections
Alexis Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan was a woman who was used to get what she wanted. No matter if it was in the bedroom or in the boardroom she always knew how to use her charm, charisma, looks and intelligence to make other people see things her way. She was a woman who was used to being in control over herself and everyone around her. If she wanted to travel to the other side of the world tomorrow she just called to have the jet ready to take off, if she wanted to work she worked, if she asked people to do something for her they did it. If she wanted to sleep with a man she usually found a way to bed him. Yet looking at herself in the mirror of the dressing room, as she was trying to squeeze into a purple dress, which she'd planned to wear to the annual Easter party at the Carrington mansion the upcoming weekend, Alexis knew that there was one thing that she couldn’t control. Because no matter how much she wanted to, there was not a thing she could do to stop the hands of time. As the years passed by the lines in her face got sharper and despite having fixed the bags under her eyes and double chin there was only so much you could fix with a little nip tuck without ending up looking ridiculous. Since as much as she tried to exercise and eat healthy there was only so much a woman could do to stay in shape and no matter how hard she tried there was no denying the fact that she was getting older.
When she was young people had often complimented her for her looks at parties, saying that she looked amazing. These days the same people stopped her at parties saying that she looked amazing for a woman of 72. It wasn’t quite the same and even though they didn’t say it out loud what they really meant was that she looked good for an old woman and Alexis hated it. She hated aging. ‘Besides age is just a number anyway. What does it matter if I am 72 when I still feel young inside?’ Alexis reflected to herself. Fortunately she didn’t look that old either and if people didn’t know how old she was she’d often lie and say she was still in her early 60s. ‘Oh well at least I don’t look my age’ Alexis added mentally. Still that was only a small comfort for a woman who used to be as beautiful as Alexis was in her youth.
Thirty years ago people used to be mesmerized by her beauty and all necks cracked around to take in her appearance when she entered a room. These days she could still make people turn their heads to look at her when she walked into a room. But that had more to do with who she was and the clout she had as a very important person in Denver, than with her looks. As the president of Colby Co and owner of 70 % of the stock she was a very successful business woman. For almost thirty years she’d run that company and she’d done it well. Some people might deny her importance as a business woman, as their waggling little tongues said she only gotten that company out of marrying a dying man in the hospital. According to them she had simply taken over what Cecil had left her and that she couldn’t have done it without Jeff’s help. Others might not agree with her business tactics and claim that she’d only gotten as far as she had by couch hoping. Some people might even call her a manipulative bitch but Alexis didn’t care since she knew that those people were either men who she’d screwed over or women who felt intimidated by her strength.
Since Alexis was a strong woman. She could handle herself and to the outside world they’d never see her as vulnerable and yet she was. In fact she was far more sensitive than people would give her credit for and yet she’d never let the men she’d make business with see through her façade. Since Alexis knew that she was a woman in a man’s world and that the only way to get ahead was to play the game as well as any man. So she did and she was damned proud over her accomplishments as a business woman. Thanks to her Colby Co had been recognized as one of the biggest energy companies in the US on the Forbes list at the beginning of 2010. They were not only dealing with oil anymore but also with green energy. Unlike her stubborn ex-husband Blake Carrington she knew when the winds of change were coming and had made the switch from only working with oil to alternative energy resources just in time. That had made Colby Co a much more successful company than Denver-Carrington whose stock had been plummeting on the market and its value had been cut in half as a result of the Iraq war. Adam had tried to make his father see that they needed to go for green energy but the almighty Blake Carrington hadn’t cared to listen. ‘Oh well serves him right to loose some. Blake’s always been too stubborn for his own good.’ Alexis reflected to herself. Then a pang of sadness suddenly shot through her heart. ‘If he hadn’t been we’d probably still been married’ Alexis sighed, since Blake Carrington had always been her weak spot. No matter how hard she’d tried to extort him from her heart she couldn’t get him out of her system. Because deep down she knew that there was a passion between them that she hadn’t found with any other man. She knew that she’d loved and hated him more than any other man who’d she’d ever bedded and God knows that there had been plenty of men in her life.
Unfortunately none of that changed the truth though, since the truth was that Blake didn’t want her anymore. He’d tossed her out as easily as you pour sour milk down the drain and then he’d replaced her with a younger wife. The ever loving, sugar coat sweet, hyper annoying Krystle Grant Jennings. Alexis hated her rival with a vengeance and had done everything in her power to make Blake see that the stenographer he’d married was far beneath him. She’d taken every opportunity she’d gotten to tell him that he didn’t need a woman like Krystle in his life. Not when he could have a woman like Alexis who was fun, exciting, seductive, smart and his complete equal. Alexis knew that a part of what still attracted her to Blake was the fact that together they could rule an empire. Blake might take the high road and pretend to be righteous all the time but underneath all those tweed coats and perfectly knotted ties Alexis knew that there was another side to Blake. There was a dangerous and wild side to him that she’d been attracted to. She used to love seeing the fire in his eyes when he’d fight with her and usually their fights always ended up the same way. In bed they’d solved most of their conflicts when they were married. Maybe that’s why they’d had four children together because when he was home they could never get enough of each other. He was a passionate man and she was a passionate woman and there had been a time when they’d created sparks together. During their marriage she’d shared his passions and ambitions in life and they’d grown close together.
Age had changed them, Blake’s personality had mellowed and maybe he couldn’t keep up with her anymore. Yet a part of Alexis had always known that he was her other half. In some ways they were a lot alike, since he could be just as violent, ruthless and selfish as she could. Yes some might even call them two sides of the same coin as that’s how alike they really were and maybe that’s why she’d tried so hard to get him back since she first returned to Denver 29 years ago. She’d come close a couple of times to winning him back. Over the years there had been moments when she could sense that he’d let his guard down. When she’d thought that maybe they could have started all over again. But Blake had remained faithful to his sterling Krystle and it didn’t matter that Alexis had tried every trick in her book to break them apart. Nothing had succeeded and next year he and his robot like Stepford wife would be celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary. It was a thought that made Alexis sick to her stomach since she knew that she and Blake could have celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary this year if he hadn’t thrown her out of the house all those years ago. Yet there was nothing she could do about it and it annoyed her.
Yes Alexis was a woman who was used to getting her way and on the surface it looked like she had everything a woman could want, jewelries worth millions, furs, car, a private jet, a cruise ship in the Caribbean, a villa in St. Tropez, a successful business, four children and ten grandkids. Yet ironically she couldn’t have the one thing she wanted most, Blake Carrington’s love. Since he’d gone and wasted it all on that stenographer. No matter how hard she’d tried she couldn’t have him back and it annoyed Alexis since after all he had been hers long before Krystle Grant was even out of preschool. If Alexis closed her eyes she could still remember the first time they’d met just as clearly as if it had been yesterday and not 55 years ago…
Seventeen year old Alexis Morrell looked in amazement at the young woman who looked back at her from the mirror. She’d always known that she was a pretty girl but that she could look like a seductive woman was news to her. Since up until today she’d never worn such a revealing gown that hugged her every curve and made her look all grown up. But tonight was her debutante ball and her mother had wanted her to enter London’s high society with a bang. Therefore she hadn’t argued with Alexis about her choice of dress. But had instead encouraged her to pick the dress she wanted. Admiring her reflection Alexis could feel the butterflies roaming around in her stomach. Since she knew that tonight was an important night for her. It was the start of her adult life and hopefully she’d find a husband among the eligible young bachelors that her mother had invited to the ball. Alexis wanted to get married more than anything else in the world. Since if she was married she could do more with the boys than just kissing and she could hardly wait for someone to awake the woman in her. Because like the good little girl she had been brought up to be she’d been taught to wait with sex until she was married.
She’d had a couple of boyfriends already. The most serious being Prince Galen of Moldavia, a charming young man of 23 that she’d met in the ski slopes in Switzerland last year. Her parents had sent her there to attend boarding school but Alexis had cut most of her classes as she had no intention of learning how to typewrite or cook. If she had wanted to become a secretary or a chef the education would have been useful to her, but Alexis had higher ambitions than that in life. Namely marrying into a lot of money and raising a family. Only problem was that first she needed to find the right man. When Galen had come along he had seemed like the perfect candidate. He had all the qualities Alexis looked for in a husband, like money, prestige and looks. He had promised to marry her and she’d felt tempted to give up her virginity for him. So she had invited him up to her room where they’d been caught kissing with his hands under her blouse. Alexis had loved the way his hands had felt upon her breasts. But unfortunately they’d never gotten a chance to take it any further before they were caught by one of the teachers at her school and since it was an all girls’ school, that little piece of action had gotten Alexis expelled from school. What was even worse was that when Prince Galen’s parents had learned of the event they had deemed Alexis unworthy of their son. Since Prince Galen couldn’t go against his parents wishes he had broken up with her and that had squashed all of Alexis’ dreams of becoming a queen.
Moping around feeling sorry for herself Alexis had headed down to the after ski bar where she’d intended to drown her sorrows. But instead of drinking herself into oblivion she had met two charming American men. Jason and Cecil Colby were siblings who were of a rich oil family. Cecil was the oldest, who was 26 whereas Jason was just a year older than her. She had flirted with both brothers and it had lifted her spirits considerably. But before she could make up her mind about which brother she fancied the most her parents had showed up and had hurried to bring their daughter back home before she could do anything stupid. Instead of enrolling her at a new boarding school back in England they had started to plan for her debutante ball in the hopes of marrying her off before she was damaged goods. So here she was now, back in England, preparing to enter the high society.
“Alexis darling, may I come in?”her mother Fallon’s voice broke through Alexis daydreams about men and Alexis couldn’t do anything but agree.
“Sure mum” Fallon Morrell then entered the room, dressed in a wine red gown. Taking in her daughter’s appearance she smiled.
“Alexis darling you look fabulous” Fallon replied.
“Thanks mum. So you do like my dress then? I mean you don’t think it’s too daring?”Alexis wondered, as she didn’t want to come on too strong or have one of the eligible bachelors mistake her for a slut. Since she knew that if she wanted to land herself a husband, she had to act like a lady.
“No but it’s missing something…” Fallon pondered for a moment before she realized what it was. “Now I know, I’ll let you borrow my pearl necklace tonight” Fallon smiled, as she took her daughter’s hand and started walking with her back to the master bedroom. Once they got there she opened the safe and took out three lines of big oval shaped pearls. Alexis gaped when she saw the jewelries, as she wanted nothing more than to wear them tonight. Yet at the same time she was a bit afraid that she’d drop them.
“But mum are you sure? Those pearls are very valuable to you” Alexis tried to protest.
“Not as valuable as you” Fallon insisted, as she fastened the pearls around her daughter’s neck. Alexis could feel her skin tingle as the cold pearls brushed against her cleavage. “Now you’re perfect” Fallon smiled. “In fact the way you look tonight I bet you can have any man you’d want”
“Thanks mum, but there’s only one man I’d want and he’s out of my reach” Alexis replied sadly.
“I know sweetie, but you have to get over Galen” Fallon sighed. “In fact promise me that you’ll do your best to find someone else. After all we’ve invited the most eligible bachelors in the country for you”
“I know and I do appreciate that you’re trying but…
“No buts promise me Lexi” her mother coaxed her, using the family’s old pet name for her.
“Okay I promise” Alexis replied before her face cracked up in a smile. “So are they here yet?”
“Yes so are you ready to go down and meet your guests now?”
“As ready as I’ll ever be” Alexis smiled.
“Good then let’s get this party started” Fallon replied, as she walked out of the room, with her daughter trailing behind her. Once they made it to the stairs she stopped and told her daughter. “Okay you’ll wait here while I introduce you” Fallon Morrell then went up to the microphone and did the introduction. “Ladies and Gentlemen may I have your attention please” Fallon raised her voice and once she’d gotten their attention she went on. “I’d like to welcome you all to tonight’s party that we’re throwing to celebrate my daughter Alexis Marrissa Morrell’s 17th birthday. As you all know 17 is an important age for a girl in England. It’s her coming of age. It now means that she is old enough to find a husband. So with that in mind I now want to introduce the guest of honor at this debutante ball. It gives me great pleasure to introduce my daughter Alexis Morrell to you”
Hearing her mother calling out her name Alexis could feel the excitement rising in the room. Then as the band started playing and her guests applauded she walked out into the room on her father Alexander Morrell’s arm. She could hear the guests gasp for air when they caught sight of her but instead of letting their reactions go to her head, Alexis just smiled self confidently. ‘That’s right, just look at me, I love being in the center of attention’ Alexis reflected, as she held her head up high. Yes if it was one thing Alexis Morrell knew all about it was how to make an entrance.
Blake Carrington had started to wonder why he’d let his friend Cecil Colby talking him into joining him at this dull debutante ball. An hour had passed by since he’d arrived there with Cecil and Jason Colby and so far nothing much had happened. He’d wanted to leave several times already but there was an unwritten rule that you couldn’t leave a debutante party before the guest of honor had arrived. Jason and Cecil had ensured him that she was worth waiting for. But somehow Blake hadn’t believed them. That was up until now. Catching a first glimpse of Alexis Morrell as she was descending down the stairs Blake felt like he’d been struck by lightning. ‘Could it be that she’s the one I’ve been looking for all my life?’ he reflected, as there was something about the young woman that made him unable to take his eyes off her. She had wavy shoulder length dark brown hair and was dressed in a skintight, strapless dark blue gown that reached her to her ankles. The blue dress contrasted nicely with her fair complexion. Her lips were glamorously dark red and her green eyes were nicely framed by long black lashes. She was simply the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen. Blake let out the breath he didn’t realize he’d been withholding, as he kept staring at the woman. Cecil grinned when he saw his friend’s reaction.
“See I told you she was worth waiting for”
“Huh?” Blake didn’t seem to be listening.
“I said don’t you agree that she’s worth waiting for?”Cecil repeated.
“Oh yes, she is” Blake replied, without taking his eyes off the woman who was now greeting her guests over at the other side of the room.
Alexis Morrell had made her way down the stairs and had greeted some of her guests when she could feel a pair of eyes on her. At first she tried to play it cool by ignoring it completely. But the feeling wouldn’t go away and sensing that someone watched her every move she finally dignified the man who was watching her with a look in his direction. She searched the room until she finally locked eyes with a quite tall man with sharp facial lines, jet black hair and brown eyes. Seeing what he wanted in his dark eyes Alexis felt like she had burnt herself and quickly looked away. Yet there was something about this handsome stranger in a dark blue tux that made her drawn to him. Shyly looking up again through her thick long lashes she knew that she had him hooked.
“Cecil why don’t you introduce me to her?” Blake suddenly suggested.
“I don’t know” Cecil tried to dodge the request, as he didn’t like the way Blake and Alexis were checking each other out. Especially not since he’d only brought Blake there to give him his opinion on a girl he was interested in. It just hadn’t occurred to him that Blake might want Alexis all to himself.
“Please I must talk to her” Blake insisted.
“Sure just as long as you remember that I saw her first” Cecil reminded him.
“I remember” Blake muttered. “Now just introduce us”
“Okay” Cecil agreed, as the two men started walking over to Alexis.
Alexis could feel her heart skip a beat when she saw the handsome stranger walk over in her direction. Sure Cecil was walking right next to him and yet Alexis could barely even see him as she was too busy checking out his friend. The man looked like he was in his late 20s or early 30s and under the polite gentleman surface there was a dangerous vibe about him. Alexis liked that in a man. Yet she knew better than to show the man just how interested she was. So when he got too close she looked away again and then she purred kitten like.
“Cecil Colby, how lovely that you could make it”
“Alexis, thanks for having me, may I say that you look even more beautiful today than when I last saw you in Switzerland”
“Well Cecil, thank you. That’s sweet of you” Alexis flirted.
“I’m not being sweet, I’m being honest. You are by far the most beautiful girl in the room tonight and…” Cecil was just about to say something more when Blake made a loud hawking sound.”Um…I believe you haven’t met Blake Carrington before?”The name hit a chord with Alexis, who liked that the last name had a nice upper class ring to it.
“No I can’t say that I have, is he a friend of yours?”Alexis asked innocently and at that moment Cecil wished that he could have said no.
“I guess you can say that” Cecil replied reluctantly.
“Miss Morrell, I just wanted to say that it’s a pleasure to finally have met you. Cecil’s been singing your praises for weeks” Blake’s deep masculine voice cut into the conversation.
“Well he’s never mentioned you before. So Mr. Carrington what brings you to London?”
“Oh I guess you can say that I’m here to find myself a wife” Blake flirted with her.
“What a coincidence as I so happen to be in the market for a husband” Alexis flirted back.
“Good, I’d like it very much for us to be better acquainted, so how about a dance?”Blake suggested, as the band started to play a song called “Bewitched” in the background. Alexis glanced from Cecil who looked annoyed to Blake who looked hopeful before accepting.
“Sure I’d love to dance Mr. Carrington” she smiled.
“Call me Blake” he said.
“Only if you’ll call me Alexis” she replied, and as she took his hand she could feel a shock run through her, at that first contact. He led her onto the dance floor and when his arm circled her back and pressed her up against his body she could feel her skin start to burn. Looking deep into his penetrating brown eyes that seemed to burn with passion all thoughts of Prince Galen quickly vanished from her mind.
Someone who wasn’t as amused was Cecil Colby. Since he had brought Blake there to approve the girl he wanted to marry. Never in his wildest fantasies had the idea crossed his mind that Blake and Alexis might hit it off. Yet that was precisely what seemed to have happened and standing there over in a corner watching Alexis and Blake dance closely together, while his little brother danced with Alexis cousin Sable, Cecil couldn’t help but wondering if Blake was about to steal his girl…
The shrill ringing of her cell phone brought Alexis back to the present. Feeling slightly annoyed to be disturbed when she was reminiscing about such nice things she first considered ignoring her phone completely. 'But what if it's important then?' The thought made Alexis change her mind and she picked up her phone to at least look who was calling her. Seeing the name 'Fallon' on the display Alexis decided to take the call.
“Fallon darling” Alexis greeted her eldest daughter.
“Mummy. I'm so glad that I got hold of you” Hearing the urgency in her daughter's voice Alexis could feel her spider senses start tingling.
“Why is something the matter?”
“Yes it's daddy. He's been asking for you so you need to come right over”
“Look Fallon, don't be silly. I will do no such thing. I'll see him this weekend at the party so I really don't see the need to drop everything and head over to the mansion just because the mighty Blake Carrington suddenly wants to...”
“No mummy you don't understand” Fallon cut off her excuses. “He needs you, please say you'll come?” Fallon sounded like if she was about to burst into tears. “Please mummy we all need you here, you must come before it's too late...” There was something in Fallon's voice that set the alarm bells off.
“Too late for what?” Alexis wondered, as it suddenly became harder to breathe. “Fallon you're not telling me something. What's going on? Is it one of the children?”
“The children are fine” Fallon replied, and Alexis sighed of relief before another thought entered her mind. “So it's Blake then?”
“I can't tell you on the phone. Just get here as soon as you can...”
“Okay so that means it is Blake. What happened to him? Did he have a heart attack or something?”
“No”
“Is he sick then?”
“Mum, please there's no time to play 20 questions. Dad wants to see you, so will you come?”
“Okay I'm at the tailor's right now, trying on a new dress for the Easter party, after that I am going to swing by the office for a board meeting, then I have a business dinner and...”
“Cancel everything. There's no time for that”
“Fallon you're scaring me. What's happened to Blake since he suddenly wants to see me?”
“I'll fill you in as soon as you'll get here, just promise me that you'll cancel your appointments”
“Okay I guess I could ask my secretary to reschedule things” Alexis gave in. “So I'd be there in about an hour, ok?”
“Thanks mum, I love you” Fallon said. Her words touched Alexis as her daughter normally wasn't one to talk about feelings”
“Love you too baby, see you soon” Alexis said softly before hanging up and then calling her secretary. “Hey John it's me...” Alexis began only to be interrupted by her secretary who told her his name was Eric. “Look I don't care what your name is, I just want you to cancel all my appointment for the evening. Don't ask me why, something's come up. So just do it, ok?”
“Of course Mrs. Colby”
“Thanks that's better” Alexis said before she hung up and started changing back to her normal clothes. She didn't like to admit it, but the phone call from Fallon had her worried, as something was obviously up at the mansion. Something that was too horrible to talk about on the phone. Alexis didn't know what it was yet, but she was going to make damn sure that Fallon told her everything when she saw her, as nobody kept Alexis Colby in the dark and got away with it...
To be continued...
I thought that I'd repost my Dynasty fanfic in here that I wrote back in 2011. I guess most of you have already read it but if there's someone who hasn't I hope you'll enjoy it.
Take care,
Love:
Karin.
Title: ”Reflections”
Author: Karin.
Rating: PG-13. There is one part that is rated R.
Distribution: If anyone wants to repost it anywhere ask me first.
Time: Set in 2010 with some flashbacks to the 1950s and 1960s.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters that inspired me to write this. This is a work of fan fiction written for entertainment purpose only. I don't own anyone or anything of it except for the idea for the plot.
Author's note: Okay so this is my first and possibly only Dynasty fanfic. So I am not sure if I've managed to capture the characters properly. Keep that in mind when you'll read it and I hope you will enjoy it.
Dedication to: All the lovely ladies over at the Carrington Mansion posting board who's stories inspired me to write this.
Feedback: Yes please. You guys are the reason I do this and I really love to hear from you. Since this is my first Dynasty fanfic I'd really like to know if you appreciate it or not. Please no flames.
Warning: This story deals with a main character's death.
Reflections
Alexis Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan was a woman who was used to get what she wanted. No matter if it was in the bedroom or in the boardroom she always knew how to use her charm, charisma, looks and intelligence to make other people see things her way. She was a woman who was used to being in control over herself and everyone around her. If she wanted to travel to the other side of the world tomorrow she just called to have the jet ready to take off, if she wanted to work she worked, if she asked people to do something for her they did it. If she wanted to sleep with a man she usually found a way to bed him. Yet looking at herself in the mirror of the dressing room, as she was trying to squeeze into a purple dress, which she'd planned to wear to the annual Easter party at the Carrington mansion the upcoming weekend, Alexis knew that there was one thing that she couldn’t control. Because no matter how much she wanted to, there was not a thing she could do to stop the hands of time. As the years passed by the lines in her face got sharper and despite having fixed the bags under her eyes and double chin there was only so much you could fix with a little nip tuck without ending up looking ridiculous. Since as much as she tried to exercise and eat healthy there was only so much a woman could do to stay in shape and no matter how hard she tried there was no denying the fact that she was getting older.
When she was young people had often complimented her for her looks at parties, saying that she looked amazing. These days the same people stopped her at parties saying that she looked amazing for a woman of 72. It wasn’t quite the same and even though they didn’t say it out loud what they really meant was that she looked good for an old woman and Alexis hated it. She hated aging. ‘Besides age is just a number anyway. What does it matter if I am 72 when I still feel young inside?’ Alexis reflected to herself. Fortunately she didn’t look that old either and if people didn’t know how old she was she’d often lie and say she was still in her early 60s. ‘Oh well at least I don’t look my age’ Alexis added mentally. Still that was only a small comfort for a woman who used to be as beautiful as Alexis was in her youth.
Thirty years ago people used to be mesmerized by her beauty and all necks cracked around to take in her appearance when she entered a room. These days she could still make people turn their heads to look at her when she walked into a room. But that had more to do with who she was and the clout she had as a very important person in Denver, than with her looks. As the president of Colby Co and owner of 70 % of the stock she was a very successful business woman. For almost thirty years she’d run that company and she’d done it well. Some people might deny her importance as a business woman, as their waggling little tongues said she only gotten that company out of marrying a dying man in the hospital. According to them she had simply taken over what Cecil had left her and that she couldn’t have done it without Jeff’s help. Others might not agree with her business tactics and claim that she’d only gotten as far as she had by couch hoping. Some people might even call her a manipulative bitch but Alexis didn’t care since she knew that those people were either men who she’d screwed over or women who felt intimidated by her strength.
Since Alexis was a strong woman. She could handle herself and to the outside world they’d never see her as vulnerable and yet she was. In fact she was far more sensitive than people would give her credit for and yet she’d never let the men she’d make business with see through her façade. Since Alexis knew that she was a woman in a man’s world and that the only way to get ahead was to play the game as well as any man. So she did and she was damned proud over her accomplishments as a business woman. Thanks to her Colby Co had been recognized as one of the biggest energy companies in the US on the Forbes list at the beginning of 2010. They were not only dealing with oil anymore but also with green energy. Unlike her stubborn ex-husband Blake Carrington she knew when the winds of change were coming and had made the switch from only working with oil to alternative energy resources just in time. That had made Colby Co a much more successful company than Denver-Carrington whose stock had been plummeting on the market and its value had been cut in half as a result of the Iraq war. Adam had tried to make his father see that they needed to go for green energy but the almighty Blake Carrington hadn’t cared to listen. ‘Oh well serves him right to loose some. Blake’s always been too stubborn for his own good.’ Alexis reflected to herself. Then a pang of sadness suddenly shot through her heart. ‘If he hadn’t been we’d probably still been married’ Alexis sighed, since Blake Carrington had always been her weak spot. No matter how hard she’d tried to extort him from her heart she couldn’t get him out of her system. Because deep down she knew that there was a passion between them that she hadn’t found with any other man. She knew that she’d loved and hated him more than any other man who’d she’d ever bedded and God knows that there had been plenty of men in her life.
Unfortunately none of that changed the truth though, since the truth was that Blake didn’t want her anymore. He’d tossed her out as easily as you pour sour milk down the drain and then he’d replaced her with a younger wife. The ever loving, sugar coat sweet, hyper annoying Krystle Grant Jennings. Alexis hated her rival with a vengeance and had done everything in her power to make Blake see that the stenographer he’d married was far beneath him. She’d taken every opportunity she’d gotten to tell him that he didn’t need a woman like Krystle in his life. Not when he could have a woman like Alexis who was fun, exciting, seductive, smart and his complete equal. Alexis knew that a part of what still attracted her to Blake was the fact that together they could rule an empire. Blake might take the high road and pretend to be righteous all the time but underneath all those tweed coats and perfectly knotted ties Alexis knew that there was another side to Blake. There was a dangerous and wild side to him that she’d been attracted to. She used to love seeing the fire in his eyes when he’d fight with her and usually their fights always ended up the same way. In bed they’d solved most of their conflicts when they were married. Maybe that’s why they’d had four children together because when he was home they could never get enough of each other. He was a passionate man and she was a passionate woman and there had been a time when they’d created sparks together. During their marriage she’d shared his passions and ambitions in life and they’d grown close together.
Age had changed them, Blake’s personality had mellowed and maybe he couldn’t keep up with her anymore. Yet a part of Alexis had always known that he was her other half. In some ways they were a lot alike, since he could be just as violent, ruthless and selfish as she could. Yes some might even call them two sides of the same coin as that’s how alike they really were and maybe that’s why she’d tried so hard to get him back since she first returned to Denver 29 years ago. She’d come close a couple of times to winning him back. Over the years there had been moments when she could sense that he’d let his guard down. When she’d thought that maybe they could have started all over again. But Blake had remained faithful to his sterling Krystle and it didn’t matter that Alexis had tried every trick in her book to break them apart. Nothing had succeeded and next year he and his robot like Stepford wife would be celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary. It was a thought that made Alexis sick to her stomach since she knew that she and Blake could have celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary this year if he hadn’t thrown her out of the house all those years ago. Yet there was nothing she could do about it and it annoyed her.
Yes Alexis was a woman who was used to getting her way and on the surface it looked like she had everything a woman could want, jewelries worth millions, furs, car, a private jet, a cruise ship in the Caribbean, a villa in St. Tropez, a successful business, four children and ten grandkids. Yet ironically she couldn’t have the one thing she wanted most, Blake Carrington’s love. Since he’d gone and wasted it all on that stenographer. No matter how hard she’d tried she couldn’t have him back and it annoyed Alexis since after all he had been hers long before Krystle Grant was even out of preschool. If Alexis closed her eyes she could still remember the first time they’d met just as clearly as if it had been yesterday and not 55 years ago…
Seventeen year old Alexis Morrell looked in amazement at the young woman who looked back at her from the mirror. She’d always known that she was a pretty girl but that she could look like a seductive woman was news to her. Since up until today she’d never worn such a revealing gown that hugged her every curve and made her look all grown up. But tonight was her debutante ball and her mother had wanted her to enter London’s high society with a bang. Therefore she hadn’t argued with Alexis about her choice of dress. But had instead encouraged her to pick the dress she wanted. Admiring her reflection Alexis could feel the butterflies roaming around in her stomach. Since she knew that tonight was an important night for her. It was the start of her adult life and hopefully she’d find a husband among the eligible young bachelors that her mother had invited to the ball. Alexis wanted to get married more than anything else in the world. Since if she was married she could do more with the boys than just kissing and she could hardly wait for someone to awake the woman in her. Because like the good little girl she had been brought up to be she’d been taught to wait with sex until she was married.
She’d had a couple of boyfriends already. The most serious being Prince Galen of Moldavia, a charming young man of 23 that she’d met in the ski slopes in Switzerland last year. Her parents had sent her there to attend boarding school but Alexis had cut most of her classes as she had no intention of learning how to typewrite or cook. If she had wanted to become a secretary or a chef the education would have been useful to her, but Alexis had higher ambitions than that in life. Namely marrying into a lot of money and raising a family. Only problem was that first she needed to find the right man. When Galen had come along he had seemed like the perfect candidate. He had all the qualities Alexis looked for in a husband, like money, prestige and looks. He had promised to marry her and she’d felt tempted to give up her virginity for him. So she had invited him up to her room where they’d been caught kissing with his hands under her blouse. Alexis had loved the way his hands had felt upon her breasts. But unfortunately they’d never gotten a chance to take it any further before they were caught by one of the teachers at her school and since it was an all girls’ school, that little piece of action had gotten Alexis expelled from school. What was even worse was that when Prince Galen’s parents had learned of the event they had deemed Alexis unworthy of their son. Since Prince Galen couldn’t go against his parents wishes he had broken up with her and that had squashed all of Alexis’ dreams of becoming a queen.
Moping around feeling sorry for herself Alexis had headed down to the after ski bar where she’d intended to drown her sorrows. But instead of drinking herself into oblivion she had met two charming American men. Jason and Cecil Colby were siblings who were of a rich oil family. Cecil was the oldest, who was 26 whereas Jason was just a year older than her. She had flirted with both brothers and it had lifted her spirits considerably. But before she could make up her mind about which brother she fancied the most her parents had showed up and had hurried to bring their daughter back home before she could do anything stupid. Instead of enrolling her at a new boarding school back in England they had started to plan for her debutante ball in the hopes of marrying her off before she was damaged goods. So here she was now, back in England, preparing to enter the high society.
“Alexis darling, may I come in?”her mother Fallon’s voice broke through Alexis daydreams about men and Alexis couldn’t do anything but agree.
“Sure mum” Fallon Morrell then entered the room, dressed in a wine red gown. Taking in her daughter’s appearance she smiled.
“Alexis darling you look fabulous” Fallon replied.
“Thanks mum. So you do like my dress then? I mean you don’t think it’s too daring?”Alexis wondered, as she didn’t want to come on too strong or have one of the eligible bachelors mistake her for a slut. Since she knew that if she wanted to land herself a husband, she had to act like a lady.
“No but it’s missing something…” Fallon pondered for a moment before she realized what it was. “Now I know, I’ll let you borrow my pearl necklace tonight” Fallon smiled, as she took her daughter’s hand and started walking with her back to the master bedroom. Once they got there she opened the safe and took out three lines of big oval shaped pearls. Alexis gaped when she saw the jewelries, as she wanted nothing more than to wear them tonight. Yet at the same time she was a bit afraid that she’d drop them.
“But mum are you sure? Those pearls are very valuable to you” Alexis tried to protest.
“Not as valuable as you” Fallon insisted, as she fastened the pearls around her daughter’s neck. Alexis could feel her skin tingle as the cold pearls brushed against her cleavage. “Now you’re perfect” Fallon smiled. “In fact the way you look tonight I bet you can have any man you’d want”
“Thanks mum, but there’s only one man I’d want and he’s out of my reach” Alexis replied sadly.
“I know sweetie, but you have to get over Galen” Fallon sighed. “In fact promise me that you’ll do your best to find someone else. After all we’ve invited the most eligible bachelors in the country for you”
“I know and I do appreciate that you’re trying but…
“No buts promise me Lexi” her mother coaxed her, using the family’s old pet name for her.
“Okay I promise” Alexis replied before her face cracked up in a smile. “So are they here yet?”
“Yes so are you ready to go down and meet your guests now?”
“As ready as I’ll ever be” Alexis smiled.
“Good then let’s get this party started” Fallon replied, as she walked out of the room, with her daughter trailing behind her. Once they made it to the stairs she stopped and told her daughter. “Okay you’ll wait here while I introduce you” Fallon Morrell then went up to the microphone and did the introduction. “Ladies and Gentlemen may I have your attention please” Fallon raised her voice and once she’d gotten their attention she went on. “I’d like to welcome you all to tonight’s party that we’re throwing to celebrate my daughter Alexis Marrissa Morrell’s 17th birthday. As you all know 17 is an important age for a girl in England. It’s her coming of age. It now means that she is old enough to find a husband. So with that in mind I now want to introduce the guest of honor at this debutante ball. It gives me great pleasure to introduce my daughter Alexis Morrell to you”
Hearing her mother calling out her name Alexis could feel the excitement rising in the room. Then as the band started playing and her guests applauded she walked out into the room on her father Alexander Morrell’s arm. She could hear the guests gasp for air when they caught sight of her but instead of letting their reactions go to her head, Alexis just smiled self confidently. ‘That’s right, just look at me, I love being in the center of attention’ Alexis reflected, as she held her head up high. Yes if it was one thing Alexis Morrell knew all about it was how to make an entrance.
Blake Carrington had started to wonder why he’d let his friend Cecil Colby talking him into joining him at this dull debutante ball. An hour had passed by since he’d arrived there with Cecil and Jason Colby and so far nothing much had happened. He’d wanted to leave several times already but there was an unwritten rule that you couldn’t leave a debutante party before the guest of honor had arrived. Jason and Cecil had ensured him that she was worth waiting for. But somehow Blake hadn’t believed them. That was up until now. Catching a first glimpse of Alexis Morrell as she was descending down the stairs Blake felt like he’d been struck by lightning. ‘Could it be that she’s the one I’ve been looking for all my life?’ he reflected, as there was something about the young woman that made him unable to take his eyes off her. She had wavy shoulder length dark brown hair and was dressed in a skintight, strapless dark blue gown that reached her to her ankles. The blue dress contrasted nicely with her fair complexion. Her lips were glamorously dark red and her green eyes were nicely framed by long black lashes. She was simply the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen. Blake let out the breath he didn’t realize he’d been withholding, as he kept staring at the woman. Cecil grinned when he saw his friend’s reaction.
“See I told you she was worth waiting for”
“Huh?” Blake didn’t seem to be listening.
“I said don’t you agree that she’s worth waiting for?”Cecil repeated.
“Oh yes, she is” Blake replied, without taking his eyes off the woman who was now greeting her guests over at the other side of the room.
Alexis Morrell had made her way down the stairs and had greeted some of her guests when she could feel a pair of eyes on her. At first she tried to play it cool by ignoring it completely. But the feeling wouldn’t go away and sensing that someone watched her every move she finally dignified the man who was watching her with a look in his direction. She searched the room until she finally locked eyes with a quite tall man with sharp facial lines, jet black hair and brown eyes. Seeing what he wanted in his dark eyes Alexis felt like she had burnt herself and quickly looked away. Yet there was something about this handsome stranger in a dark blue tux that made her drawn to him. Shyly looking up again through her thick long lashes she knew that she had him hooked.
“Cecil why don’t you introduce me to her?” Blake suddenly suggested.
“I don’t know” Cecil tried to dodge the request, as he didn’t like the way Blake and Alexis were checking each other out. Especially not since he’d only brought Blake there to give him his opinion on a girl he was interested in. It just hadn’t occurred to him that Blake might want Alexis all to himself.
“Please I must talk to her” Blake insisted.
“Sure just as long as you remember that I saw her first” Cecil reminded him.
“I remember” Blake muttered. “Now just introduce us”
“Okay” Cecil agreed, as the two men started walking over to Alexis.
Alexis could feel her heart skip a beat when she saw the handsome stranger walk over in her direction. Sure Cecil was walking right next to him and yet Alexis could barely even see him as she was too busy checking out his friend. The man looked like he was in his late 20s or early 30s and under the polite gentleman surface there was a dangerous vibe about him. Alexis liked that in a man. Yet she knew better than to show the man just how interested she was. So when he got too close she looked away again and then she purred kitten like.
“Cecil Colby, how lovely that you could make it”
“Alexis, thanks for having me, may I say that you look even more beautiful today than when I last saw you in Switzerland”
“Well Cecil, thank you. That’s sweet of you” Alexis flirted.
“I’m not being sweet, I’m being honest. You are by far the most beautiful girl in the room tonight and…” Cecil was just about to say something more when Blake made a loud hawking sound.”Um…I believe you haven’t met Blake Carrington before?”The name hit a chord with Alexis, who liked that the last name had a nice upper class ring to it.
“No I can’t say that I have, is he a friend of yours?”Alexis asked innocently and at that moment Cecil wished that he could have said no.
“I guess you can say that” Cecil replied reluctantly.
“Miss Morrell, I just wanted to say that it’s a pleasure to finally have met you. Cecil’s been singing your praises for weeks” Blake’s deep masculine voice cut into the conversation.
“Well he’s never mentioned you before. So Mr. Carrington what brings you to London?”
“Oh I guess you can say that I’m here to find myself a wife” Blake flirted with her.
“What a coincidence as I so happen to be in the market for a husband” Alexis flirted back.
“Good, I’d like it very much for us to be better acquainted, so how about a dance?”Blake suggested, as the band started to play a song called “Bewitched” in the background. Alexis glanced from Cecil who looked annoyed to Blake who looked hopeful before accepting.
“Sure I’d love to dance Mr. Carrington” she smiled.
“Call me Blake” he said.
“Only if you’ll call me Alexis” she replied, and as she took his hand she could feel a shock run through her, at that first contact. He led her onto the dance floor and when his arm circled her back and pressed her up against his body she could feel her skin start to burn. Looking deep into his penetrating brown eyes that seemed to burn with passion all thoughts of Prince Galen quickly vanished from her mind.
Someone who wasn’t as amused was Cecil Colby. Since he had brought Blake there to approve the girl he wanted to marry. Never in his wildest fantasies had the idea crossed his mind that Blake and Alexis might hit it off. Yet that was precisely what seemed to have happened and standing there over in a corner watching Alexis and Blake dance closely together, while his little brother danced with Alexis cousin Sable, Cecil couldn’t help but wondering if Blake was about to steal his girl…
The shrill ringing of her cell phone brought Alexis back to the present. Feeling slightly annoyed to be disturbed when she was reminiscing about such nice things she first considered ignoring her phone completely. 'But what if it's important then?' The thought made Alexis change her mind and she picked up her phone to at least look who was calling her. Seeing the name 'Fallon' on the display Alexis decided to take the call.
“Fallon darling” Alexis greeted her eldest daughter.
“Mummy. I'm so glad that I got hold of you” Hearing the urgency in her daughter's voice Alexis could feel her spider senses start tingling.
“Why is something the matter?”
“Yes it's daddy. He's been asking for you so you need to come right over”
“Look Fallon, don't be silly. I will do no such thing. I'll see him this weekend at the party so I really don't see the need to drop everything and head over to the mansion just because the mighty Blake Carrington suddenly wants to...”
“No mummy you don't understand” Fallon cut off her excuses. “He needs you, please say you'll come?” Fallon sounded like if she was about to burst into tears. “Please mummy we all need you here, you must come before it's too late...” There was something in Fallon's voice that set the alarm bells off.
“Too late for what?” Alexis wondered, as it suddenly became harder to breathe. “Fallon you're not telling me something. What's going on? Is it one of the children?”
“The children are fine” Fallon replied, and Alexis sighed of relief before another thought entered her mind. “So it's Blake then?”
“I can't tell you on the phone. Just get here as soon as you can...”
“Okay so that means it is Blake. What happened to him? Did he have a heart attack or something?”
“No”
“Is he sick then?”
“Mum, please there's no time to play 20 questions. Dad wants to see you, so will you come?”
“Okay I'm at the tailor's right now, trying on a new dress for the Easter party, after that I am going to swing by the office for a board meeting, then I have a business dinner and...”
“Cancel everything. There's no time for that”
“Fallon you're scaring me. What's happened to Blake since he suddenly wants to see me?”
“I'll fill you in as soon as you'll get here, just promise me that you'll cancel your appointments”
“Okay I guess I could ask my secretary to reschedule things” Alexis gave in. “So I'd be there in about an hour, ok?”
“Thanks mum, I love you” Fallon said. Her words touched Alexis as her daughter normally wasn't one to talk about feelings”
“Love you too baby, see you soon” Alexis said softly before hanging up and then calling her secretary. “Hey John it's me...” Alexis began only to be interrupted by her secretary who told her his name was Eric. “Look I don't care what your name is, I just want you to cancel all my appointment for the evening. Don't ask me why, something's come up. So just do it, ok?”
“Of course Mrs. Colby”
“Thanks that's better” Alexis said before she hung up and started changing back to her normal clothes. She didn't like to admit it, but the phone call from Fallon had her worried, as something was obviously up at the mansion. Something that was too horrible to talk about on the phone. Alexis didn't know what it was yet, but she was going to make damn sure that Fallon told her everything when she saw her, as nobody kept Alexis Colby in the dark and got away with it...
To be continued...