Author's Note: I own nothing from the General Hospital world. Plots, character's and all that goodness belongs to their respective creator's. I own all original content. This story is an AU, but at times will incorporate some of the story lines that have been seen in the past/ current moment in the show but at my own choosing.
There is no Maya/Ethan Marriage, Lisa is still bat shit crazy/involved with Johnny. The Sonny vs Johnny war is still going down.
Hope you all enjoy.
Ethan Lovett stared in complete disbelief at his birth mother Holly, as she sat across from him and his father Luke Spencer at the bar of the casino. He swirled the amber liquid of his favourite whiskey in the glass in his hand around once, twice and then downed it in one swallow. He reached down to the liquor bottle and pour himself a hefty two finger shot. Then down that one as well.
He could see Holly's lips moving, and he was sure he wasn't that drunk but what she was saying, just wasn't making complete sense to him.
"Don't be selfish, Dodger." Luke mumbled as he held out his own glass. Ethan obliged his father, and poured him an equal dosage of the whiskey. "Say it again, Holly."
"You and I have another child. " Holly choked out, staring at a space on the bar. She knew coming back to Port Charles wasn't her best idea, but she for some good reason could not let her son and father of her children be blind sided by this surprising news. "Ethan, has a twin sister. I didn't mentioned it before because, when I gave them up, she was sick. The doctor's weren't sure she would make it. That's why they spilt them up for adoption."
"And what, you just failed to mention there is another of my offspring roaming around out there?" Luke frowned as he took a swig of his drink." Thanks, my English Rose. That was thoughtful."
"I thought she was dead, Luke. She was blue when the pulled her out of me." Holly told him, sighing as she adjusted her position on the bar stool." Look maybe I should have mentioned it, but at the time when Ethan showed up here Luke, I didn't want to cause any more hurt between us."
"No, you just waited till you know like two years after the fact to drop that bomb, huh ma?" Ethan quibbled out as he slouched over the bar.
"Ethan, I explained that I thought she was dead, why bring up something that can't be changed." Holly threw her hands up in frustration. " I didn't even know she was alive in till she tracked me down in England. Remember, I didn't have to tell you she was coming this way."
"No, what you should have done was tell us the whole truth in the first place." Ethan spat out before slamming the glass against the bar. " But that would be much, huh? Just like Robert was my father?"
"Dodger, leave it be." Luke warned, as he cast his son a look.
"Whatever, I'm done." Ethan shoved the glass away from him and made his way around the bar. " Next time you in town, Holly don't bother looking me up."
Luke watched his son stalk out of the haunted star, with all the Spencer fury and pride. Ethan, was so much like him. He loved the con, had charm for it, the motivation and the desire. He had the brains for it too, but his son had desire for family as well. And that was something Luke himself was only half way there.
"It's just me and you, my English rose." Luke drank the rest of the shot, and poured another." Time to cut the bullshit, and tell me the truth."
"I did Luke." protested Holly, as she glare at her former lover, and con partner." Like I told you before, I didn't have to give you the heads up that she was alive and was on her way to track you down. I didn't have to come here, and sit here and endure yours and our charming son's tirade about how I should divulge some of my most painful memories for you benefit."
"You can't really blame Dodger's response to all this." Luke gripped the glass a bit harder then necessary. " Last time you blew through town with joyful parental news, you jerked his chain around pretty hard about who his father was. He's got a right to be a bit hard, don't you think?"
"Clearly you agree with him." Holly finished her drink and grabbed her purse off the bar. " If that's the case, and its more the apparent I'll get no thanks for my warning then I'll take my leave from you joyful company."
"Not so fast, Holly." Luke bit out, grabbing her wrist before she could leave the barstool. " When should I expect the appearance of our latest child?"
"I'm at least two weeks ahead of her." Holly told his snatching her hand back from him." She had a previous engagement to finish before she could make her way this way."
Luke nodded and stored the information away in his head. " And how will I know her?"
"Oh, Luke." Holly laughed at him as she stood up from the barstool and placed on hand on the bar. " She's more you child then even Ethan is. You'll know her. But in case your as blind about this as you are about your marriage to that hag, Tracey, she'll be looking for you here at the casino."
"Watch you mouth about my wife, Holly." Luke warned her, with a dangerous glint in his eyes. " I'm on my last string with you."
Holly didn't reply as she walked away from him and out of the Haunted Star.
Luke watched as she walked away. He shook his head and reached under the bar to pulled out his personal stock of his favourite scotch. He needed another drink before he called Tracey and broke the news to her that he had fathered, yet again another illegitimate child with Holly.
Maybe two drinks.
