Stefan is meeting with Darius in the Cassadine drawing room.
Stefan: Why aren’t you following Nikolas and that Quartermaine girl?
Darius: They are at her brother, Jason’s wedding.
Stefan: She’s including him in family occasions now.
Darius: Emily and your nephew are showing more affection in public.
Stefan: What about Zander Smith? Is he still interested in her?
Darius: Every time they see each other, they have a fight.
Stefan: She and Nikolas don’t fight?
Darius: Never. Their romance is thriving.
Stefan: Not for long.
Stefan sighs heavily and walks away, a plan forming in his mind.
Jason has just come back from checking the grounds for any signs of Carly. He has found her purse and just told Sonny when Nikolas and Emily came into the vestibule.
Emily: Jason?
Jason: I'll find her.
Emily: Are you all right?
Jason: Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.
Emily: What happened? What's going on?
Jason: You know what? I can't -- I can't really talk about it. Just -- you know, just go home. I got to go.
Jason runs off and Emily starts to talk to Sonny.
Emily: Where's Carly?
Sonny: We don't know. Do me a favor -- Nikolas, can you get her out of here?
Nikolas: Yeah, yeah. Let's go home. Come on.
Nikolas leads Emily away.
Emily: Sure.
Just before Nikolas and Emily show up. Lydia had her tire changed by Lucky and he had left once Summer came to get him outside of Kelly’s. Nikolas and Emily appear on the scene holding hands. They are starting to go into Kelly’s.
Lydia: I thought you two were going to a wedding. What happened? Did the bride change her mind?
Nikolas looks skeptical as Lydia talks about the flat tire.
Nikolas: The ceremony was postponed. How was dinner with my uncle?
Lydia: I passed in favor of a drive around the lake, which was interrupted by an unforgivably flat tire.
Nikolas: Hmm. And you changed it by yourself?
Lydia: Oh, God, no. And the local plebe I hired to change it for me forced me to help. Can you believe this? The guy's name is actually Lucky?
Nikolas chuckles and has a big smile as he tells Lydia about Lucky.
Nikolas: That plebe happens to be my brother, Lucky Spencer.
They are still outside of Kelly’s. Nikolas and Emily are holding hands.
Lydia: Oh, I knew you had a half brother. I just -- I didn't know he was so common.
Emily: Aren't they supposed to teach you manners in finishing school?
Lydia: Ooh, you're getting a little defensive there, aren't you? What's your problem? Did you and Nikolas' brother grow up in the same trailer park?
Emily starts to go into Kelly’s but Nikolas stops her to tell Lydia about Emily’s family.
Nikolas: I -- I'm sorry, Lydia. I thought you knew. Emily's a Quartermaine, as in E.L.Q. Industries, home office here in Port Charles? You didn't know that?
Lydia: No, I didn't realize. You're so casual and unaffected.
Emily: Yeah, well, I work at that. I don't want to come off as a snob.
Lydia: Hmm. So, why is it that your brother lives on top of a diner? And who gave him that awful name Lucky?
Nikolas: His parents did, naturally. Lucky and I have the same mother. We've spent many years apart, but we're still very close.
Lydia comes into the drawing room and is pissed at Stefan who is sitting on the couch reading a folder.
Lydia: Why didn't you tell me Emily was an heiress? Nikolas can marry her money just as easily as mine.
Stefan: Oh, calm down. Nikolas would need the entire Quartermaine fortune to match the assets that he'll acquire by marrying you, not just Emily’s portion.
Lydia: Well, I don't think he's too concerned about the size of her inheritance. He's too busy hanging on her every word and gazing into her eyes.
Stefan: Yes, Nikolas has always doted on Emily, and she exploits it.
Lydia: She has this fragile, wilting flower vibe. Makes me want to throw her into traffic. And those clothes -- I mean, what does he see in her?
Stefan: Leave Emily to me.
As Stefan says this, Nikolas comes into the room from the stairs. His tie is loose and he is looking mighty fine.
Nikolas walks farther into the room and joins Lydia and Stefan. He rests one hand on the sideboard and the other hand on his hip.
Nikolas: You know, I've -- I've noticed something. Every time I walk into the room, the two of you stop talking.
Lydia: Oh, well, perhaps that's because we would rather talk to you than to each other.
Nikolas: Either that or you're up to something.
Stefan: Well, actually, we've been discussing a subject that Lydia has been too gracious to address with you. She's hurt by the way you've been ignoring her.
Nikolas: Lydia, I apologize if I’ve been rude, but your visit was unexpected and I haven't been able to rearrange my schedule.
Stefan: Well, albeit unexpected, Lydia has made a special point of coming here to visit. The least you could do would be to make an effort.
Nikolas: Never mind the lecture on manners. I know exactly what you're up to.
Nikolas gives his head a little shake as Lydia looks at him and then at Stefan.