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Emily Quartermaine is a fictional character on the soap opera General Hospital The character was originated by actress Amber Tamblyn and is currently played by actress Natalia Livingston.

Emily Q.

Starting on the Show

In 1995, Emily Bowen met Monica Quartermaine through her mother, Page Bowen, who was in an Arizona clinic for cancer patients. Page and Monica became close friends at the clinic, and Monica even invited Page and Emily to live at the Quartermaine mansion in Page's last months.

When Page died, Emily was devastated. Alan and Monica made the decision to adopt Emily, since so little was known of Emily's biological family. The adoption wasn't a very smooth transition for Emily who took a long time to adjust to losing the only mother she'd ever known.

Within a year, Emily became good friends with Lucky Spencer, and it was Lucky who was the subject of Emily's first crush. Emily and Lucky's dogs even produced a child together! Emily named the pup Raoul, because it almost sounded like "Howl".

Drugs

In 1997, Emily made another friend by the name of Matt Reynolds, who introduced her to drugs. Life at the Quartermaine home was particularly stressful at the time, because it was just revealed that Monica had been having an affair with a younger doctor at GH. Not only that, but the dastardly doctor was suing Monica for Sexual Harassment!

With her family in ruin, Emily quickly took to drug use, and sadly, the Quartermaines never suspected a thing. It wasn't until a hallucinating Emily tried to "fly" off the Quartermaine roof, that Ned finally saw what was right under his nose.

As the Quartermaines tried to get Emily help, it was unbeknownst to all that Dr. Pierce Dorman, Monica's spurned lover, was supplying Matt, and thusly Emily, with the very drugs she'd become addicted to! It was a long overdue wakeup call to Emily, when her friend Matt died from an overdose.

Dorman had been infuriating citizens all over town, so it was no surprise to the PCPD when Dorman turned up dead. Murdered, rather appropriately, in the GH Morgue. Emily, who was in detox at GH, was a suspect, but was eventually cleared.


Modeling and Four Musketeers

A year later, with her ordeal with drugs behind her, Emily set out to establish a modeling career. Emily was shocked when she received a nude photo of herself in the mail one day with a blackmail note attached.

Someone had put Emily's face on the nude body of another girl and was threatening to put the photo on the internet if Emily didn't come through with some big bucks. Emily turned to Nikolas for help and they in turn asked Lucky and Liz to help them also.

Lucky and Nikolas were unlikely allies, but they both wanted to help Emily and catch her blackmailer. In the process, the friendship between Liz and Emily deepened and Lucky and Nikolas put aside their differences, for the most part. Using Nikolas' computer, Lucky and Nikolas began their search to expose the person blackmailing Emily.

As it turned out, a photographer named Tom was the person blackmailing Emily. When Liz and Emily realized this, Tom held them at gunpoint and locked then in the darkroom at the photography studio. In the process, Tom also admitted that he had been the person who had raped Liz in the park. Lucky and Nikolas rescued Emily and Liz, while Tom was arrested.

Tom went on trial for blackmailing Emily, but couldn't be prosecuted for Liz's rape. Emily's modeling career was in better shape than ever due to all the publicity she had received.

Jaun Santiago, A Rave & a Dead Ted

In June of 1999, Emily was instantly smitten when Juan Santiago arrived in Port Charles. Juan was a runaway from Puerto Rico who had come to Port Charles with the mistaken belief that Sonny was his father. In time, Emily convinced Juan of the truth -- that Miguel Morez, not Sonny, was Juan's biological father.

Emily and Juan were determined to see each other no matter what Alan or Monica said and Emily even hid Juan in the Quartermaine mansion when Juan ran away. Eventually, Juan's father gave him permission to stay in Port Charles and Alan and Monica agreed that Emily could see Juan, under certain conditions.

Emily encouraged Juan in his pursuit of a music career and helped him get a job at L&B. When Ned told Emily that L&B couldn't take Juan on as an artist, she went behind Sonny's back to get money to jumpstart Juan's career. At this same time, Ned agreed to perform as Eddie Maine for one night to raise money for L&B. Wanting to lure Ned back to ELQ and ruin L&B in the process, Edward had Ned locked in a closet as he was about to go onstage. At Emily's urging, Juan took the stage as Ned's opening act and was a huge success. Alexis managed to free Ned, who ended up wowing the crowd as Eddie Maine.

Emily, Juan, Nikolas, Lucky, and Liz attended a rave together. After an argument with Juan, Emily's drink was secretly drugged and she left the rave with a man named Ted.

Liz, Nikolas, and Lucky were worried when they couldn't find Emily at the rave. Meanwhile, Emily woke up nude next to Ted's corpse in a seedy hotel room with no memory of how she had gotten there! Emily reached out to her friends, who promised to help her. Not wanting to involve the police for fear of what might happen to Emily, Lucky and Nikolas hid Ted's body in a freezer at Wyndemere. A short time later, Emily received a mysterious phone call from a girl who said she knew what Emily had done!

Now Introducing Zander & Emily (Zem)

Emily's mysterious caller demanded money in exchange for her silence. Lucky and Nikolas then set out to catch the blackmailer and caught a young girl named Gia near the place the money was supposed to be dropped off. Gia claimed innocence, but Lucky and Nikolas weren't buying it. Lucky then started following Gia in the hope of learning more about her. Lucky and Nikolas also learned that Ted had been an undercover cop. During this time, Emily pushed Juan away as she couldn't confide the truth in him and was still hurt over his flirting with another girl. Lucky, Liz and Nikolas teamed up to get information about Gia and soon proved that she was Emily's blackmailer. Gia, however, didn't know about Ted's death and was blackmailing Emily because she thought Emily had been using drugs at the rave. After much debate, Lucky, Liz, Nikolas, Emily, and Juan decided to enlist Gia's help to catch Ted's killer and Gia agreed, for a price. To that end, the group went to another rave, where Gia pointed out Zander. Lucky then came up with a plan to catch Zander at the next rave.

To that end, Lucky devised a scheme in which he and Nikolas would place Ted's body in the trunk of Zander's car. The plan failed, however, when Emily went against Lucky's orders and showed up at the rave. At this same time, Taggert and his men also arrived. Zander panicked and took Emily hostage and forced her to drive off with him. Lucky and Nikolas then came clean with Taggert and the search for Emily and Zander began.

As it turned out, Zander had been working for Sorel, who wanted him dead for the trouble he had caused. While being held by Zander, Emily began to see him in a new light and realized he was just another one of Sorel's victims. Emily had several opportunities to escape from Zander, but didn't act on them.

The bond between Emily and Zander continued to grow while they remained on the run. Jason and Lucky tracked Emily and Zander down just moments before the police arrived and were prepared to rescue Emily and turn Zander over to the cops. Jason and Lucky were then shocked when Emily begged them to let Zander escape. Jason and Lucky did as Emily asked and Zander took off for Canada. Jason brought Emily home, much to the delight of the Quartermaines.

Emily thought she would never see Zander again and was shocked when he appeared outside her window. Emily kept Zander's presence a secret from Juan, who was growing suspicious of her actions. Zander wanted Emily to run away with him, but she said that was impossible. Emily did, however, arrange to get some money together to help Zander.

One day, Nikolas and Lucky saw Zander in town and they tackled him. Zander was arrested and Emily was horrified over what had happened. Emily accidentally told Taggert that Sorel, not Zander, had killed Ted and Emily vowed to help Zander with or without the Quartermaine's blessing.

Emily found herself being drawn to Zander more and more and they even shared a kiss. Despite the Quartermaine's objections, Emily vowed to continue to try and help Zander.

Emily continued to stand by Zander, much to the worry of her family. Emily and Zander grew closer and Emily broke up with Juan. With his deal to testify against Sorel in place, Zander was released from jail on bail, which Sonny paid. Zander then moved into Alexis's penthouse, a fact that did not sit well with Ned.

At the start of 2001, Emily refused to back away from Zander. Thinking they were acting in Emily's best interests, Alan and Monica sent her away to boarding school in California. Emily was livid but had no choice but to pack her bags and leave. A short time later, Zander appeared outside Emily's window and they decided to run away together.

Emily and Zander spent several days on the road but then decided to return to Port Charles. After spending one last night together and sharing a kiss, Zander prepared to turn himself in. Edward, however, beat Zander to the punch and had him arrested. Alexis later arranged for Zander to be released on bail and he moved back in with her. Emily was furious at her family's actions and she moved out of the mansion and into a room at Kelly's.

Zander finally testified against Sorel. Sonny was grateful to him and it looked as though Zander's life was turning around. Then Edward was mugged and Zander was accused of the crime. Edward told Emily he would drop the charges if Emily broke up with Zander. Emily agreed to the plan.

Zander and Emily broke up when he returned to his former life after believing that she had betrayed his trust. He soon realized that his love for Emily was stronger than anything else and he asked her to take him back. Emily forgave him and on prom night, the two made love for the first time.

Emily was as shocked as any of the Quartermaines when Skye Chandler arrived at the mansion and revealed herself to be Alan's illegitimate daughter.

The threats from Sorel continued to plague them, and they decided to leave town in order to be safe. Jealous of all the attention that Emily received, Skye told her that she would give Emily and Zander money so that they could leave town. Wanting to be safe from Sorel and free of her family's manipulations, Emily agreed. Unfortunately, the bus that Emily and Zander took out of town was involved in a crash, and Emily was left paralyzed.

Emily had to be sent to a rehabilitation center away from Port Charles. Zander refused to be told where she was sent, so that he wouldn't cause her any more danger. Though his love for her remained strong, they had to stay apart until Emily was well, and the danger had passed.

Zem Reunited, Cancer (2003)

Emily walked back into the Quartermaine mansion under her own steam in April 2003. Emily was thrilled to be home with her family again, and the Quartermaines were so thrilled to have her back that they weren't even that upset to hear about Emily's leave of absence from Stanford.

Emily and Zander ran into each other, and it wasn't long before they patched things up and reunited. Emily couldn't deny her love for Zander and they made love. Zander wasn't around, however, when Emily collapsed in tears on the docks, desperate to throw a syringe into the Harbor, but frustrated that she couldn't bring herself to do it.

Zander caught Emily about to inject herself and tore the needle out of her hand. He turned her room upside-down and threw all the paraphernalia he could find down the toilet. Emily pleaded with Zander to stop, and kept telling him he didn't understand, but Zander vowed to help her kick her renewed addiction to painkillers.

Emily let Zander think she'd become addicted to painkillers while recovering her ability to walk. When Emily collapsed without her drugs, Monica brought her to the hospital where she discovered the awful truth: Emily had breast cancer.

Monica promised to stand by Emily and help her through the long battle ahead. But Emily refused traditional treatment. Emily saw the treatment strip her mother Page of all her hair, her strength, her breasts, and Emily refused to die such a sad death.

Emily decided to instead undergo an alternative, herbal drug protocol, and love Zander and her family until she died -- with dignity. Monica couldn't understand Emily's resistance, but complied when Emily swore Monica to secrecy about the cancer, and made Monica promise to let the Quartermaines think Emily was hooked on painkillers again.

Nikolas to the rescue

Slowly, Alan, Lila, and Elizabeth found out about Emily's battle with cancer, but Emily was adamant that Zander not find out what she was going through. So Emily looked to Nikolas for help! Emily enlisted Nikolas to pretend that he was in love with her in order to push Zander out of Emily's life for good. Nikolas reluctantly agreed to go along with Emily's plan.

Nikolas and Emily's "romance" blossomed and their plot escalated to the point of an engagement! Emily felt the only way to force Zander to move on would be to marry Nikolas. Nikolas's recently returned uncle Stefan had a few objections to Nikolas's plans -- Stefan had already found a woman for Nikolas to marry!

Stefan had flown snooty heiress Lydia Karenin to Port Charles, to set her up with Nikolas when the time was right. The Cassadine fortune was in dire straits and Stefan decided that the best way to replenish the finances would be to marry Nikolas off to Lydia. Lydia's late father wrote a clause into his will that Lydia had to be married within a year of his death, and bear a heir within five, in order to collect the Karenin millions. Lydia agreed to marry Nikolas, so long as she could enjoy her dalliances on the side.

Lydia claimed to be an old family friend who happened to be passing through Port Charles, and decided to stay at Wyndemere. Lydia reminded Nikolas of a childhood wedding proposal he'd made to Lydia when he was six years old and she was five. Lydia was eager to cash in on Nikolas's proposal, but she couldn't grab his attention away from Emily!

Determined to get Emily out of Nikolas's life, Stefan arranged for Emily to be thrown from a Wyndemere cliff the night of Nikolas and Emily's engagement party. The unexpected twist came when Luke Spencer crashed the party looking for information on where his wife Laura was. Luke threatened Summer Holloway, Lucky's date for the party, to get information out of her, but Summer was of no help. In the fog, Stefan's hitman ended up shoving Summer off the cliff by mistake, thinking she was Emily!

Emily's plan began to work, and Zander started leaning on Gia more and more as he realized there might be no hope for a future with Emily. Gia discovered Emily was fighting cancer, but Emily convinced Gia not to blow the lid off of her plan. It was easy for Gia to agree to protect Zander, since Gia had begun developing feelings for Zander herself!

Zander and Gia made love, but Zander couldn't shake his love for Emily. Meanwhile, Emily and Nikolas began falling in love for real! Emily and Nikolas fought their genuine attraction, while continuing a fake relationship, until Zander finally discovered the truth about Emily's cancer.

With Zander knowing the truth, Emily saw no reason to keep him at a distance anymore, and Emily and Zander reunited. Since Nikolas felt no longer needed by Emily, he agreed to go ahead with marrying Lydia to restore the Cassadine empire. Though they still loved each other, Emily and Nikolas moved on with the other people in their lives.

Emily's condition took a turn for the worse, and she was hospitalized for Meningitis. Believing she was on her deathbed, Emily married Zander in a small wedding from her hospital bed. That night, Nikolas spent the night in the room next door, worried that Emily might not have made it through the night, and that night Emily and Nikolas both dreamt that Nikolas pulled Emily back from the great beyond with a kiss. Waking from the dream, Emily made a strong recovery, and secretly knew that Nikolas's love brought her back from the brink of death.


Jason's investigation revealed to Stefan and Nikolas that they'd indebted themselves to the notorious Lorenzo Alcazar. Lorenzo put his personal hitman, on-the-take PCPD Detective Andy Capelli, on the case, and in a scuffle with Stefan, ended up burning up half of Stefan's face. Married to Zander, Emily couldn't act on her growing feelings for Nikolas, and Zander rented Brenda Barrett's old cottage for them to live in as newlyweds. When Emily's feelings for Nikolas became increasingly evident, Zander called it quits!

Time for Nem

Nikolas delivered divorce papers to Lydia, and Emily and Nikolas seized their opportunity to be together, making love on Halloween night. Soon, Nikolas and Emily had cause to celebrate when she went into remission -- she had won her battle with cancer!

Alexis and Nikolas were devastated over Stefan's death, but Alexis was committed to moving on and pulling Nikolas out of the proverbial fire! The Cassadines were broke and Alexis had to organize what was left of the Cassadine estate to maintain the family. Alexis had to put Wyndemere up for sale, but Emily stepped in and bought it for Nikolas. Alexis was able to hire a butler, Mr. Cody, who she didn't know was Cody McCall, Sam McCall's father.

Sam McCall was a salvager who Nikolas hired to unearth the wreckage of the Courage, an ages-old Quartermaine ship that was lodged under one of Nikolas's freighters. There was a legend that the Courage went down when pirates overran the boat for treasure. Legend appeared to be true when Sam unearthed a bejeweled tiara!

Nikolas and Emily went to the Quartermaines to inform them of the discovered treasure ship, and the Quartermaines wanted their cut too! Tracy proposed a split of the treasure between the Cassadines and the Quartermaines. But Tracy was determined not to share the treasure with anyone, and cut a deal with Sam to steal the treasure and squirrel it away for themselves.

Edward told Nikolas and Emily the story of Constance Quartermaine and her relationship with roguish pirate Blackthorn. After Blackthorn's diary was unearthed, Nikolas and Emily were enchanted by the romantic tale of Blackthorn and Constance's love, and couldn't help but notice similarities to their own love.

Nikolas and Emily's love couldn't help them when Mr. Cody was revealed as Sam's father and they learned that he was after the treasure as well. But the next discovery was Cody's dead body at Wyndemere! Zander saw this as his opportunity to do away with Nikolas forever, and Zander put pressure on Assistant District Attorney Ric Lansing to put Nikolas away for Murder, which would give Zander another chance with Emily.

When Detective Brian Beck was shot in the back during a mob shootout, Faith decided to protect her own interests by naming the innocent Zander as the shooter! Zander was forced to go on the run, and with help from Maxie Jones, found refuge in the basement of the Port Charles Hotel.

Dastardly Helena Cassadine had purloined the pirate treasure, only for Nikolas and Emily to steal it from her! Nikolas and Emily put the treasure up for auction at the Port Charles Hotel, where they hoped the proceeds would help to revitalize the penniless Quartermaine and Cassadine families.

Lorenzo Alcazar was the high bidder for Blackthorn's treasure, but it was stolen once again, right under the noses of hotel security! Nikolas found Zander hiding in the basement of the hotel, and the two fought bitterly. Nikolas was able to knock Zander out and locked him in the basement, alerting the authorities to the fugitive Zander's whereabouts.

The evening went from bad to worse when the hotel's new security system proved too powerful for the building's old wiring to support. The result was an electrical fire which threatened the lives of nearly everyone in Port Charles!

Nikolas and Emily were trapped with many of the auction's attendees, in the Versailles room, where they awaited helicopter rescue as the rest of the hotel burned down around them. Learning that the fire originated in the basement of the hotel, Nikolas feared that he may have left Zander to burn to death.

Helicopters couldn't land while the strong winds were gusting. By a frightening twist of fate, a chandelier fell on Emily, injuring her leg severely. Monica was able to temporarily stop the bleeding with a tourniquet, but Emily needed more medical attention than she could get in a burning building.

Helena urged Nikolas to leave on the first helicopter that could land, but Nikolas refused to leave Emily. Helena was so intent to get Nikolas to safety, that she undid the tourniquet on a sleeping Emily, leaving her to bleed to death!

Fortunately, Emily was saved, and after a lottery system was established, Emily was put on a helicopter to safety. Nikolas, however, had to be left behind because of how many people the helicopters could hold, and as Emily's helicopter lifted her further away, she saw an explosion that might have killed Nikolas!

Emily refused to believe Nikolas had been killed in the fire, but feared it was true once Jason escaped the blaze and told her that Nikolas had been pinned by a beam that pretty much sealed his fate. Helena vowed revenge on the Quartermaines for Nikolas's death, and Emily blamed Edward, who was exposed as being at fault for the fire by not keeping the hotel's electrical system up to code.

Luckily, Nikolas was alive! Emily and Helena rejoiced, but their happiness was short lived when a body found in the basement of the hotel was identified as Zander Smith's. Nikolas confessed to leaving the unconscious Zander locked in the basement, and District Attorney Ric Lansing did not consider it murder -- until conclusive proof surfaced that Zander was killed by a blow to the head, and was dead before the fire even got to him! Nikolas was arrested for Zander's murder, and it was up to Nikolas and Emily to prove his innocence.

Elizabeth was adamant that Nikolas wasn't Zander's killer. She was certain because she believed she killed Zander! Liz had argued with Zander and knocked him out. Ric, Emily, and Nikolas were shocked at the revelation, but more shocked to discover Zander wasn't even dead! Zander hid out as a facially bandaged Mac Scorpio at GH before revealing himself to Emily.

Zander tried to get Emily to go away with him, but in a tense standoff with the police, Zander realized she didn't love him as he loved her. Zander reached behind him in order to convince the police that he was reaching for a weapon. Zander was gunned down by the Port Charles Police, and Emily leaned on Nikolas in her grief.

Nikolas is Presumed Dead

Emily and Nikolas were free to love each other, but tragedy tore them apart when Nikolas was in a car accident and suffered a head injury in March 2004. Emily was left to believe that Nikolas had been killed in the accident and washed away in the nearby river. But Nikolas had stumbled to the doorstep of Mary Bishop, a recluse who lived in a cabin.

Mary had lost her husband Connor while he was at war in Iraq, and when Mary found Nikolas had no memory of who he was, Mary was convinced that she could have her Connor back -- through Nikolas. Mary told Nikolas all about their life together as husband and wife, convincing Nikolas that he was Connor, and had been injured in battle which caused his memory loss. Mary told "Connor" that she convinced him to go AWOL from the service, and Connor had to stay hidden because he was a deserter.

Emily searched high and low for Nikolas, even turning up on Mary's doorstep. Mary identified with Emily's pain because Mary also lost the love of her life, but Mary having her "Connor" back proved more important than telling Emily the truth about Nikolas. Nevertheless, Mary befriended Emily, encouraging her to move on with her life. Emily threw herself into work at General Hospital, and even got Mary an administrative job at the hospital.

Mary struggled with keeping Nikolas away from Emily, but was comforted to have "Connor's" love. Mary got "Connor" a job painting a chapel, but "Connor" began to hunger for something more.

When Lorenzo Alcazar uncovered Nikolas living as Connor, Mary worried that all was lost. Lorenzo, rather than revealing the truth about Nikolas, instead gave "Connor" a job working for him! As "Connor" began to work for Lorenzo, Mary worried that her life with Connor was unraveling once more.

Desperate to tighten her grip on "Connor", Mary convinced him to renew their vows with her in the Caribbean. Little did Mary know, Emily and Lucky were in the suite next door! Emily spied Mary with "Connor" on their terrace, and was stunned to learn that Nikolas was alive and being lied to by Mary!

Emily met with "Connor" and soon learned that Nikolas believed he was Mary's dead husband. Emily raced to Jason to ask his opinion on how she should handle the situation, since the Quartermaines' attempt at forcing Jason to remember his old life before his injury is what drove Jason away for good.

Emily chose to keep quiet about "Connor's" true identity, but continued to work to remind Nikolas of their past together. Emily convinced "Connor" to seek professional help in remembering his past, and when Nikolas went under hypnosis and remembered the hotel fire, "Connor" thought the repressed memory was from his time in the war in Iraq.

"Connor" grew increasingly attracted to Emily, and their feelings culminated in a night of passion at Wyndemere. Meanwhile, Emily convinced Alexis to go along with not revealing the details of Nikolas's past to him.

Emily confronted Mary over her lies and was certain that Nikolas would remember who he was in no time. Mary continued sleeping with "Connor" in the hopes she'd become pregnant. When Mary believed Emily had told Nikolas everything, the heartbroken Mary decided to call "Connor" by his real name, Nikolas. It was then that Nikolas realized he wasn't Connor after all, and had been lied to by both Mary and Emily!

Nikolas left Mary, who didn't want to let go of their love. Mary took comfort in the fact that Nikolas was furious with Emily for keeping the truth from him, and Mary held out hope that it meant Nikolas would return to her someday.

While Lucky was upset that Emily hadn't told him Nikolas was alive, he understood that she did what she thought was right, and Lucky forgave her. Lucky then shocked her with a confession of his own -- he was in love with her!

Lila quietly passed away in her sleep on the evening of Tuesday, July 13th, 2004, and Emily was devastated by her loss. Emily knew that Lila was the calm center of the usual hurricane going on at the Quartermaine mansion, and it was up to Emily to be the voice of reason and loving support to the Quartermaines, since Lila would no longer be..

Her Rape

The Quartermaines were shocked when, at the reading of Lila's will, Justus revealed that Lila left her fortune to whichever Quartermaine could exhibit only virtue, and no vice, for a thirty day period. Ned doubted that any Quartermaine was capable of winning Lila's fortune!

Emily didn't want Lila's money, but Tracy thought it was a ruse to appear the most "virtuous" and conspired to prove Emily, and everyone else in the family (except Tracy, of course) unworthy of Lila's estate. When the judge of the competition was revealed to be Felicia, the actions of most of the Quartermaines ended up getting them eliminated.

As time wore on and Nikolas never returned to her, Mary became completely unhinged and terrorized everyone at the Quartermaine mansion on the night of a terrible storm. After claiming the lives of two teenagers (having mistaken one for Emily), Mary herself was shot in the back by Nikolas, when she threatened to not stop until Emily was dead, and then Mary ultimately met her end at General Hospital.

Felicia elected not to award Emily Lila's estate because Emily was trying to make a life with Nikolas outside of the family, and winning Lila's estate would likely draw Emily back into the lion's den. Lila's fortune was awarded to Justus, who vowed to uphold Lila's wishes and use the money and power he inherited to bring the family closer together.

With Mary Bishop, and the competition for Lila's fortune behind them, Emily and Nikolas hoped to marry, but Helena was determined to prevent the union from taking place and went as far as to partner with Tracy Quartermaine, and place a curse on the star-crossed couple! When Tracy realized the depth of Helena's madness, Tracy had an attack of conscience over conspiring against Emily and helped Nikolas and Emily lift the curse.

Emily and Nikolas were set on marrying, with or without the approval of their families, but Helena turned murderous and threatened to kill Emily in order to stop the marriage! Driven to the edge by the attempts on Emily's life, Nikolas threw Helena off a cliff of Spoon Island, presumably killing his grandmother.

Little did Nikolas and Emily know that the murder was spied by the real Connor Bishop, who had not died after all, looked eerily similar to Nikolas, and had a thirst for revenge against Nikolas over Mary's descent into madness and eventual death.

Connor's blackmail caused Nikolas to turn himself in and face the consequences of what he had done. Nikolas was found guilty of his grandmother's murder but before he was sentenced, Emily wanted to marry the man who had sacrificed so much for her and show the world that no one could stop true love. Nikolas was allowed to leave jail for 12 hours to marry Emily. They celebrated their love with a beautiful wedding and magical night together. But reality set in when the police came to take him away the next morning.

At sentencing the judge was harsh and passed down a sentence of life in prison. In an attempt to free Emily from the pain of spending an existence visiting her husband in prison, Nikolas made a run for it and was gunned down. Nikolas was alive but badly wounded. Emily made it clear that she found the man that she loved and would spend the rest of her life fighting for his release and she wouldn't have to do it alone. Help would come from a very unlikely source -- Connor!

When Connor returned to town again, Lucky, Elizabeth, and Emily tried to swap Nikolas for Connor. When that plan didn't work, Luke comes up with a plan to flush Helena out. It required Emily and Connor as the bait. Nikolas didn't like the plan but eventually agreed to it.

When the plan went wrong, Emily was rushed off to a safe house with Connor. Connor got drunk and raped Emily. Emily stabbed him with garden shears and when he tried to attack her again, she shot him. Lucky and Elizabeth arrived to find Connor dead. Lucky buried Connor while Elizabeth dealt with a very distraught Emily. Elizabeth suspected Connor raped Emily but Emily was in complete denial.

Helena was able to grab Emily and locked her up in the Cassadine crypt. Lucky showed up to rescue her and ended up getting shot by Helena. Lucky was rushed to GH and had emergency surgery. Lucky slipped into a deep coma as Elizabeth stood by his side. Emily spent time sitting with Lucky and told him of her rape. Emily found comfort in talking to comatose Lucky and told him about all her trouble with Nikolas. Lucky woke up and took her hand.

Emily went to visit Nikolas in prison. When he tried to touch her, she ran away. Nikolas didn't understand what was going on. When Elizabeth paid Nikolas a visit, he figured out that Connor raped Emily. Emily served Nikolas with divorce papers. Nikolas told Emily that he knew what happened. Emily left in tears.

Lucky agreed to move into Wyndemere with Emily while he was recovering. He and Elizabeth believed they could help Emily deal with the traumas of Connor and Nikolas. Lucky and Elizabeth continued to grow closer as they tried to help Emily. Lucky and Elizabeth accidentally came across Emily's divorce papers. When they confronted her about them, Emily told them her marriage was over.

Emily faced more trauma when her dead brother, AJ, turned up at the Quartermaine house very much alive. Emily refused to help AJ so he slapped her. Alan witnessed this and made it clear to AJ that he was done helping him. AJ then shot his father in the back. Emily stayed with her father until help came. When AJ was murdered later at GH, Emily was the one that had to deliver the news to her father.

Emily returned to prison to visit Nikolas but again it ended badly. When Emily returned to the prison after a talk with Elizabeth, Emily admitted to Nikolas that Connor raped her. Nikolas believed in their love and knew they could work through this. Following Helena's capture, Nikolas was released from prison. He was surprised when Lucky showed up to take him home.

Nikolas went to the Quartermaines and pleaded with Emily. He understood this wouldn't be easy but he believed they could work through this trauma together. Emily and Nikolas went to the safe house where Emily was raped and burned it to the ground. This started them on the path of recovery but they agreed that for now, they needed to live apart. It was obvious how much they truly missed each other.

Elizabeth really felt therapy would help Emily deal with the rape. Elizabeth explained that when she confronted her rapist, she started healing. She suggested Emily do the same thing. Since Connor was dead, Nikolas volunteered. Nikolas didn't feel the session went well, but Emily felt she was making progress. Nikolas and Emily continued to slowly reconnect, but Emily was still having trouble being physical with Nikolas. Emily started spending more time at work and more time avoiding Nikolas. Eventually, Emily decided to move back into Wyndemere with Nikolas and each continued to pretend things were okay. Nikolas and Emily attended Carly's charity fundraiser with Elizabeth and Lucky. It was obvious to all that things were deteriorating between Emily and Nikolas. As the hurricane moved closer to Port Charles, all the party people realized they were trapped.

Aftermath - 2 marriages destroyed

As the hurricane approached, the house had to be secured. Nikolas & Lucky were taping up the windows when Jax and Lucky got into another fight about the surrogacy. Lucky punched Jax. Jax refused to fight back and even offered to cancel the arrangement. Elizabeth considered the offer but wondered if she was already pregnant. She made it clear that if she was pregnant, she would not abort the child.

When Nikolas tried to talk to Lucky after the fight, Lucky blurted out that everyone knew about Nikolas & Emily's farce of a marriage. Nikolas and Emily were forced to be honest and Nikolas felt like Emily had been faking, in and out of the bed. Upset with the confrontation, Emily walked away.

Nikolas rescued Courtney from her wrecked car and brought her back to the house. Lucky and Liz announced their engagement. Courtney sensed immediately that Jax wasn't happy. Jax admitted that the impending marriage would cause problems with the legality of the surrogacy.

Courtney was out in the stable cooling off after her fight with Jax when Nikolas and Emily showed up. Courtney hid as the couple fought. After Emily left, Nikolas found Courtney there. Courtney suggested getting his aggression out by hitting some bales of hay. Courtney was hitting the hay when she accidentally hit Nikolas in the side. They shared a good laugh over the pain as Jax wandered up. Nikolas excused himself and went to talk to Emily. Both agreed to try again to make their relationship work.

Later at the hospital, Nikolas overheard Emily telling Jason she was having a hard time getting past the rape and was still thinking about ending things with Nikolas. Nikolas confronted Emily about what he overheard and offered her a divorce on the spot. Emily refused the offer because she didn't want to give up on what they had. The problems didn't go away. So when Emily found Nikolas and Courtney trapped on the roof of GH, she wasn't sure what was going on. Emily decided not to tell Jax that his wife was up on the roof with her husband.

Nikolas decided he needed to get away for a few days and took off. Meanwhile, Elizabeth confessed to Monica that she saw Courtney and Nikolas kissing at the docks. Monica told Emily. Emily found out where Nikolas really was, and took off to find her husband. Emily found her husband… coming out of Courtney's hotel rooming, wearing a robe! Jax arrived in time to find out about Nikolas and Courtney. Courtney explained there was no affair but that didn't stop Jax from beating up Nikolas. When Courtney tried to stop him, Jax told her they were over. He was getting a divorce!

Jax and Emily flew back together, agreeing they made the bed for Nikolas and Courtney pushing them away with all their own problems.

Beauty & the Beast (Sonny & Emily / Emson)

Emily paid Sonny a visit in the hopes of talking to Jason. Sonny offered his ear to her when he told her that Jason was on vacation. Sonny quickly learned that Nikolas was having an affair and that the other woman was his own sister. Sonny promised Emily he would take care of everything. Sonny convinced Emily to move in the guesthouse while she dealt with her current situation. Sonny laid into Nikolas when he stopped by to see Emily.

Nikolas and Emily promised to try again, which Courtney overheard. Emily showed up at Wyndemere right after Nikolas left a message for Courtney and she knew something was off when she kissed him. Right then, Courtney arrived and Emily realized that Nikolas's mind was on Courtney. Nikolas tried to explain but Emily told him they were done.

During the Port Charles train crash, Emily misdiagnosed Reese's condition, and Reese ended up dying. Emily was overcome with guilt, and decided she should end her ambitions of becoming a doctor. Sonny made Emily realize that she had a lot to offer, and encouraged her to stick with her goals. Emily took Sonny's advice, but would freeze up when faced with a medical crisis.

The more time Emily spent with Sonny and his kids, the fonder of him she became. Emily was caught off guard when she began having romantic dreams about Sonny that soon developed into sexual fantasies. One night over dinner, Emily had too many glasses of wine and admitted to Sonny that she was falling in love with him. Sonny gently told Emily that he did not share her feelings. The truth was, Sonny was falling for Emily, but knew Jason would never support a relationship between his sister and a mob boss. Out of respect for his friendship with Jason, Sonny tried to stay away from Emily.

After leaving Sonny's house that night, Emily discovered Michael drowning at the pier. Without hesitating, Emily rescued Michael and saved his life by administering CPR. Sonny was extremely grateful, and the two ended up sharing a kiss. Sonny ended up pushing Emily away once again. Finally Emily confronted Sonny about his feelings and dared him to admit he was falling for her. The two took their relationship slowly, but it wasn't long before Nikolas voiced his disapproval. Courtney realized Nikolas still had feelings for Emily, and decided to leave town.

Jason made Sonny realize that he'd only cause Emily pain in the long run, and Sonny once again decided to end their romance. Carly helped Sonny push Emily away by staging a kiss with him. Once Emily witnessed Sonny and Carly kissing she was left devastated. Before Emily had any time to process their break up, Port Charles was hit with the Encephalitis virus.

Both Nikolas and Sonny fell ill with the virus and Emily ended up taking care of both of them. While in the hospital Sonny admitted to Emily that the kiss with Carly was just a ruse to make her forget about him. Emily forgave Sonny and after he recovered from his illness, the couple finally consummated their relationship.

With the aura of devastation after the virus, Emily and Sonny decided to keep their relationship secret until their friends and family had recovered from their losses. Both lied to Jason about the fact that they were still seeing each other, but he remained suspicious.

Sonny took Emily away to Spain where he shared his fears about hurting her. Emily reassured Sonny that they'd overcome the obstacles ahead of them, and together they returned to Port Charles. Their secret love affair soon was made public after Jason saved them from a hit man that had broken into their hotel suite. Jason's suspicions had already been confirmed, but he was horrified to find his sister and best friend in an intimate moment.

Sonny and Emily's affair was plastered all over the news, and the Quartermaine's were equally upset about the developments in Emily's love life. All worried about her well being, while Nikolas put his own feelings aside to support Emily. Sonny and Emily are determined to stay together despite the objections of those closest to him, while Jason remains certain that their relationship is doomed.

After The Storm

helena, helena, blah blah nanny baby john is spencer blah blah love spencer's dead not dead love love nikolas blah blah

16 HOUR LOCKDOWN

blah blah robin hurt love alan dies liz pregnancy scare blah blah

NOW

  • Emily is currently a medical student.
  • Emily is a Roman Catholic.
  • Emily is the godmother of Michael Corinthos III.

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