Truth be told
What if Greenlee had been pregnant when Leo died? Now that he's back Greenlee struggles with her son's perception of Leo and the fact that considers Ryan to be more like a father to him… will Greenlee and Leo find peace and happiness again?
When Ryan arrived home that night he found Spike, Emma and LD watching TV
"Daddy!" spike came running towards him "did you bring me something?"
"As a matter of fact I did" Ryan said putting spike down "come on kids, let's look at what is the bag huh?" LD and Emma gathered around Ryan as he pulled a videogame for LD, a new dress for Emma and a new remote control car for Spike
"Cool!" LD said excitedly "just what I wanted! Thanks!" the boy hugged his stepfather tightly
"You're welcome buddy" Ryan ruffled his hair "come on Spike, let's go check it out!"
"So what do we do now?" Greenlee asked Leo "we can't just walk out of here, not with David around" she could see the grin on Leo's face "what?"
"I'm not afraid of David" Leo's stamen might be true but she was still terrified of him. She had trusted him once but not anymore "come on" Greenlee spotted her purse on the side of the room and picked up
"Ryan?" Greenlee whispered when her husband answered the phone
"Hey where are you, I was worried, LD is asking for you" he added. Her heart sunk
"I need to come and find me please hurry" and with that she hung up
"Okay, I'll be right there" Ryan whispered "come on kids, we are going out" he wasn't sure he should bring the kids, but he didn't have anyone to take care of them. Except for Kendall
The three kids stumble out. And Ryan drives to Kendall's house. "Hey you guys!" she opened the door
"Hey, could I just leave them with you for a couple hours? I need to go somewhere" Ryan said worriedly
"Sure, take all the time you need because we are to have so much fun aren't we?" Kendall stares at LD who gives Ryan and inquiring look
"Where is my mom?" Ryan kneeled next to him "I want my mom"
"I know you do buddy I'm on my way to pick her up now okay?" he tries but fooling him isn't easy
"Why can I come with you?" LD's eyes locked with his. This is too much for him to handle. This is the kid he considers to be his own and he can't afford to lie to him even if it is the right thing to do
"Because if you go, who's going to help bake some cookies?" LD smiled at Kendall but even for an 8 year old this is not enough
"I promise you will see your mom tonight" Ryan said, touching the boy's cheek gently "I'm going to bring her home safe okay?"
"You promise?" LD knew it was better to let it go so he hugged Ryan one last time and disappeared into the kitchen
"Thanks again" Ryan said hugging Kendall who just gives him a smile "have fun cooking"
"Ryan what is this really about?" she wasn't really asking. She and Greenlee had been friends and she was her son's stepmother so she needed to know
"Sorry but I can't tell you because not even I know" and with that he left
"Are you sure about this?" Greenlee asked Leo as they walked slowly looking for any sign of David. He nodded, but he wasn't going to lie to himself. He was afraid enough of what life in Pine Valley was like now. Greenlee was a mom and she was a wife and no to him. His son didn't even know him; the only dad he had ever known was Ryan
"I think he's gone, I told Ryan to come and pick us up, so come on" Greenlee led the way outside. An hour and another one passed. Leo had a million thoughts going through his mind. He wanted to see Bianca and even Ryan, even the man that Greenlee had found peace with again. He wanted to thank him for taking such good care of his family when he couldn't, they wondered for quite a while and even bought a hat for Leo so he wouldn't be recognized. Greenlee finally called Ryan again to give their exact location as they didn't want to risk getting caught by David or anybody else
"So it is true" were the words that came from Ryan's mouth when he first saw Greenlee and Leo "you are actually alive"
"You sound surprised" said Leo coolly. Ryan smiled but gave him a severe look
"well you were dead for almost 8 years, I in fact thought they couldn't bring back ghosts, no matter who smart they were" Leo bowed gracefully
"Should I be flattered by that or not?" he and Greenlee got into the car. Leo sat quietly on the back seat "thanks man"
"Don't get me wrong, I actually like you man, I just can't believe you are back from the dead just like that and what about David?" Greenlee and Leo shared a look "where is he?"
"I don't care, he might just as well be…" but Greenlee stayed quiet "he tried to drug me, well he did and that is how I found Leo, we have no idea where he is"
"I hope we don't find him soon or I'm going to beat the crap out of him" Ryan said clutching his fists on the wheel "I don't care whose brother he is, he has already done too much damage to this town"
Leo wasn't used to being in the car with Greenlee and Ryan and he felt really weird about it so he didn't say much no matter how much he wanted, but he did commented on the car seat
"You have a kid huh?" Leo asked. For a moment he feared that he and Greenlee had had a child together but then he said
"Yeah, but he isn't hers if that's what you are worried about, we hadn't had really the luck of having a child together, his name is Spike and his mom is Kendall actually"
"Really how old is he?" Leo asked. Genuinely interested
"Just turned 5" Ryan said proudly. His boy was now 5
"Isn't he too old for a car seat?" Leo had met people with kids who were already using seat belts at the age of five. This wasn't probably the best way to start a relationship with Ryan; after all, he was actually the dad and not him
"Yeah, but he's too small yet and it isn't really safe for him to use a seat belt yet" Ryan was starting to get annoyed by the questions so he tried to ignore him
"Did Leo ever had this problem Greens?" Leo asked. Greenlee gave a pleading look. But then turned away. She waved her head
"So you told him?" Ryan said. He didn't dare to look at Greenlee. He was worried of how Leo's coming back would affect LD "did you even think about him, I mean what you think he'll say Greenlee?"
"We aren't going to tell him right away, Leo will be staying at a hotel until we figure out what to do" She said firmly "I want to talk to him first"
"That's what I'm afraid off" Ryan muttered under his breath
After they dropped Leo off at the hotel Ryan told Greenlee that they had to go and pick up the kids over at Kendall's
"Hey, Greenlee, I'm glad you are home are you okay?" Kendall hugged her friend "the kids are watching a movie"
"Good, because we need to talk" Greenlee said taking a seat on the nearest couch, Ryan sat next to her "we need to talk to you about Leo"
"He is fine, he was worried about you but…" but Ryan cut her off "not LD. Older Leo"
"So it is true that he is alive?" Kendall asked alarm in her voice "wow I can't believe it, but how?"
"We don't know quite yet, but we will" Greenlee said gravely "right now I need to focus on my son"
"Mom?" a small voice made the three of them turn around. How long had he been listening and how much?
