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I guess I get inspired when I'm missing OLTL and need a fix. So here are my favorite characters... 6 months after the show ended.
Whatever I didn't like from the end, General Hospital or the OLTL 2.0, I won't include and will do it my way but whatever I did like I'll keep so hope you all enjoy...
P. S. if you've read my other OLTL stories, don't worry, however the Des, Matt story goes, Darren isn't in this. Lol.

Brand New Start

Destiny woke up in Matthew's bed and turned over to find that he wasn't there so she got up and put her clothes on to see if he was in the living room. There he was on the couch, on his laptop. She went to sit next to him.

"Hey babe." Destiny said. She kissed his cheek but it was like kissing a rock. He didn't budge. "What are you doing?"

"An essay." Matthew replied simply.

"I'm really proud of you for working so hard in school and stepping up as a father to Drew."

"Thanks but there's really no choice in either matter."

Destiny paused as she took in the statement.

"I'm going to go and let you finish your essay."

"Okay." Matthew still didn't budge, no kiss or anything.

Destiny left with an unsettling feeling about the current state of her relationship with Matthew.

She thought back about five months ago...

Matthew held Drew with a smile on his face. Drew had just fallen asleep so he got up and put him in his bassinet. He sat next to Destiny again and looked into her eyes.

"I love you, you know that." Matthew said.

"I love you too." They kissed and she laid her head on his shoulder. "Right here, right now, is the perfect moment.

"Yeah it is." Matthew replied.

-v-

Destiny walked into the Buenas Dias and ordered a banana chocolate chip muffin. Dani walked in soon after.

"Hey Des... What's wrong?"

"Why do you think something is wrong?"

"Because you're eating a banana chocolate chip muffin and that's what you order when something is wrong or bothering you."

"I guess we aren't as out of touch as I thought. You know me pretty well."

"Well we don't call each other best friends for nothing." Dani ordered a burger then they left the counter and went to sit at a table. "What's up?"

"It's nothing."

"Des, come on."

Destiny wanted to keep up the charade that everything was still all fine and dandy but it was all getting to her now.

"Things aren't the same with Matthew and me."

"What's going on?"

"He's not the same. He's distant. I feel like singing, 'California King Bed' by Rihanna."

"You should talk to him."

"For what? I see what's happening. He's losing interest. We were so good when we first got together but lately, now that the honeymoon phase of the relationship is dying down he's not as into it, into me. And the parenting part is permanent. He probably feels trapped."

"I'm sure he doesn't."

"I complimented him on stepping up as a father and he said, he didn't have a choice like he wishes he could walk away."

"Matt loves Drew."

"But does he love me?"

"Of course he does."

"I'm not so sure. As much as this hurts me to the core, I think I finally have to walk away. It's funny, you wish for something for so long and when it finally happens, it's nothing like you imagined it would be."

-v-

Téa was in the hospital. Yesterday, she gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl named Leon Vic Lord and Victorious Leya Lord. She's happy because she has apart of Victor but she's sad because she doesn't have Victor. She's emotionally all over the place but her babies put smiles on her face.
Blair just brought her some food. Everyone hates hospital food. Who knows where Téa would be without Blair, Dani and Vicki. Good thing she and Blair stopped pushing each other out of windows.

"They are beautiful Téa." Blair said.

"Thanks. I've been doing everything to try and keep it together these past few months. The high blood pressure gave me a serious scare. I'm just happy they are alive and healthy."

"You're not in this alone. You have me and Dani..."

"I'm a bit concerned about Dani."

"Why?"

"She's been partying so much every since all this has happened."

"She's eighteen. Eighteen year olds party. I'm sure there's nothing to worry about."

"I don't know about that."

"Don't worry so much."

-v-

Destiny walked into her room and laid on her bed. Thoughts about her relationship with Matthew was constantly playing in her brain. They had a lot of ups and downs with their relationship when they were just friends but for the past few months they've been more than friends and everything was up. Now it's just going down and it has been for some time now. She was in love. She had a dream but it didn't seem to be working. Maybe what she needed was to finally truly move on. She gave it her all but not everything is meant to be. Maybe it's time to see who else, what else is out there. She's matured a lot this past year and since she's tried with Matthew maybe she can let go. If they end up together in the end, it's beautiful but if not whatever happens will be beautiful too.

She looked over at her junior year prom picture.

"Damn, I look good. I got to work off the rest of this baby weight and that damn muffin. I'm hitting the gym tomorrow before the Bukes bring Drew back tomorrow."

-v-

Dani was walking through Angel Square when she ran into some of the girls from school.

"Dani, are you going to the club with us tonight?" One of the girls named Joy asked.

"I wish but I can't. My mom just had the babies, I have to be there for her."

"Ok. Well if you change your mind, you know where to find us." Dani headed to the hospital to see Téa.

"Hey mom. How are Leon and Tori?" Dani asked.

"They're perfect." Tèa replied. "Thanks for being there for me. I know you'd rather be out doing something else."

"No, not at all... Besides, without dad, you need me. Maybe they won't know their dad but at least there won't be any surprise daddies... Anyway, I'm happy to help."

-v-

Matthew was still at his laptop trying work on his essay but he was stressed out. He wasn't getting anything done and he was frustrated. He pushed the laptop away and leaned back on the couch.

"I'm so tired of everything... I just need to get away. Yeah, that's what I need."

A thought crossed his mind and he just decided to act on it.

Thanks for reading. Tell me your thoughts. If there are any characters you would like to see in this story, I'm open to suggestions. I'll use them if I can come up with a storyline for them.