Disclaimer: I don't own the GH characters. (I'm just borrowing them.). This is in no way a Harry Potter—GH cross-over!
Summary: Eli Love sent his niece to Port Charles to help out Noah, but in the end, Noah ends up helping him out. What happens when Eli's niece gets involved with Dr. Drake?
Tabitha Love-Granger is the niece of rock and roll superstar Eli Love. She had been sent to town (Port Charles) by her uncle to help neurosurgeon, Noah Drake, get his son, Patrick, over research doctor, Robin Scorpio. She attended the Nurse's ball on Noah's arm and was introduced t o Patrick later that night. Although the intention was to get Patrick over Robin, it brought the two back together. Two days later, Robin's mother, Anna Devane, came to town. Back to town is more like it. With Tabitha in Noah's care, even though she is legally an adult, Eli specified that, if able to, Noah should keep an eye on her.
Tabitha is in Eli's care because her parents—actually is was her mother, Eli's sister, and her husband—died in a car accident when Tabby was sixteen. Harmony Love and Randall Granger were hit head on by a drunk driver. That was four years ago. Tabitha has been touring with her uncle for the last year, until he sent her to Port Charles. After staying with Noah for a few weeks, Tabitha got a call from her uncle Eli telling her to come back to the tour. One of her last days in Port Charles, Tabitha and Noah (who had been dating for almost two weeks) slept together. Noah had to work the day that Tabitha was to board the plane to meet Eli in Montana, so Anna promised to take her to the airport.
Two months later Eli brought Tabitha back to Port Charles. Eli was going to Europe, for his tour, and he didn't want to take her with him. Tabitha was going to stay at the Metro Court, but Eli wouldn't hear of it. He insisted, along with Patrick, that she stay with Noah. Tabitha was reluctant to stay with Noah after Anna had to—she just had to—tell Tabitha about her "fling" with Noah last summer. But Eli put his foot down and Noah agreed.
Tabitha had been staying with Noah for a month now, and she was bored.
"Bored now." She sighed as she plopped down on the couch next to Noah.
"How are you bored? You haven't seen all of Port Charles yet. You have been traveling to Manhattan to go shopping while I'm at the hospital." Noah laughed.
"Even shopping gets boring. I need something to do. Something in Port Charles. Preferably something that Eli wouldn't complain about." Tabs whined.
"Why don't you volunteer at General Hospital?" He suggested.
"That's a great idea. It would not only gives me something to do, but it gives back to the community and Uncle Eli would approve." Tabitha said, her eyes lighting up.
"Come with me to the hospital tomorrow and we'll set everything up. The hospital could use some more volunteers." He smiled.
"That sounds perfect. I might even learn something while I'm there." Tabitha laughed.
"Great. We'll meet Anna for coffee at Kelly's at eight. I don't have to be at the hospital till ten, so it will give us enough time to finish our coffee and get to GH to fill out the forms for you to volunteer." He said.
"If you had plans with Anna, why didn't you say something? I will gladly meet you at General Hospital." Tabs sighed.
"It's just coffee. I don't think Anna would mind you coming along with me." Noah sighed.
Tabitha hadn't told anyone that she knew about Noah and Anna. She was already regretting sleeping with Noah before she left.
"No, it's fine. I'll just meet you at the hospital. I just remembered that I promised to…meet Spinelli at Sonny Corinthos's coffee shop in the morning." Tabs said, jumping off of the couch.
"Tabitha, what has gotten into you? One minute you're happy to go to work with me, and then you find out that I was supposed to meet Anna for coffee, and you bail. Do you have a problem with Anna?" Noah demanded.
"The only problem that I have is that you lied to me. I asked you if you were seeing anyone before we got together, and you told me no. On the way to the airport, Anna told me about last summer. I assume that's still going on Dr. Drake?"
"Tabitha, it was a mistake for Anna and me to get together. Our kids are together, it would be weird if we were to suddenly become romantically involved." Noah sighed.
"I want to believe you, but I just can't take that chance right now. I'll rent a room at the Metro Court tomorrow. We just won't tell Uncle Eli. He doesn't need to know anything about it or about us." Tabitha said retiring to her room.
Noah sat back down on the couch and put his head in his hands. He has really made a mess of things by not telling Tabitha the truth about Anna sooner.
Tabitha closed her bedroom door and leaned back against it. Tabitha had been heartbroken when she heard about the relationship from Anna. Noah lying to her was like scraping a scab off of a fresh wound. She was heartbroken once again. And with no one to turn to. She would go to the hospital tomorrow, though. She needed something to do that would keep her mind off of her own problems Tomorrow she would get herself a room at the Metro Court. She didn't have to have Eli pay for it; her step-father had left the bulk of his estate to her, being the only child. Randall Granger had come from a very rich family. He was an only child who hadn't been able to have any kids of his own, so he adopted Harmony's daughter, and made her his heir.
It was getting late, so Tabitha decided to leave the packing for the next day and go to bed. She cried herself to sleep that night.
The next morning, Tabitha got up, showered and got dressed. She put on a light blue sweater that her mother had given her just before she died, a pair of blue jeans and her sneakers. The only jewelry that she wore were earrings that had belonged to her mother and a necklace that Eli had given to her. She put on very little make-up. A little blush, eye shadow, and a light colored lipstick. She put the lip stick in her purse, along with her cell phone and her wallet. It was seven o'clock, so she left a note for Noah, letting him know that she had left to meet Spinelli for coffee early and not to worry about her not being in the apartment.
Tabitha slowly walked from Noah's apartment to the coffee shop. Her phone rang and Eli's number came up.
"Hello." Tabitha said into the phone.
'Tabby, it's your uncle Eli. I wanted to let you know that I found out that your biological father comes from…what's the name of that town your in again?"
"Port Charles?"
"Yeah, yeah, that's it. Port Charles. I don't have a name yet, but I'm working on it." He said to her.
"Don't. I want to find him on my own." Tabitha sighed.
"What?! Tabitha, I'm paying a privet detective to find out for you. Why would you want to do it yourself?" Eli said sounding appalled by her statement.
"I think that is something that I have to do on my own. I don't want some other person, who I don't even know, to do it for me. I want to know, but I want to know on my own terms." Tabitha said.
"Alright. I'll call him off. If you want to meet this guy though, he's in Port Charles visiting his daughter. At least I think that's what he said. Anyway, the guy's name is Robert Scorpio, just in case you want to look him up. It's late here and I have an early signing to do tomorrow. I'll call you tomorrow." He said.
"I'll speak to you tomorrow then, Uncle Eli. When do you come home?"
"September." He answered.
"It's only May and you don't come home until September? What am I going to do until then?" Tabitha whined.
"I'm sure that you will be able to find something to do. I don't think that you will get bored to easily in Port Charles." He laughed.
"I'm already bored. I've been here for a month and I'm bored already." Tabitha sighed.
"Get a job. Find something to occupy your time. Volunteer at the hospital or something. I don't know. I really have to go now, dear. Have a nice day and don't get into any trouble." Eli said.
"I won't. You'll call tomorrow?"
"I'll call tomorrow. Good luck, Tabby."
"Alright. Break a leg, Uncle Eli. Don't get into too much trouble. I'll talk to you tomorrow. Bye." Tabitha said before hanging up her phone.
She looked around where she was and realized that she had walked to her destination while she was on the phone with her uncle. Tabitha opened the door to the coffee shop and walked in.
"Large cappuccino, three sugars, light." She said to the guy behind the counter.
"To stay or to go?" He asked.
"To stay, I think." Tabitha replied sweetly.
"Six-fifty." He said after he made her coffee.
Tabitha handed him a ten and said, "Keep the change."
"Thanks. I'm Jordan Byrne." He said as Tabitha picked up her coffee.
"Tabitha Love-Granger." She replied, sipping her coffee.
"Is that hyphenated or middle and last?" Jordan asked.