Chapter II: The Wicked
Ellison walked through the main lobby of General Hospital. Like the Metro Court, it was a scary new place. He bit his lip nervously and looked around, hoping not to catch the attention of anyone. He was sure he failed miserably since even he had to admit he was acting suspicious. He takes a seat down on a nearby couch and begins to text Tessa.
Ellison: Tessa, I'm at GH right now.
Tessa: Well, what are you waiting for? Find someone to test the DNA.
Ellison: Alright, calm down.
Ellison looks around in confusion. Suddenly, a tan, brunette with blue eyes sits down next to him.
"Hello, can I help you?" The woman asks. Ellis nods his head.
"I certainly hope so. Sorry, I'm new to Port Charles and I still am a bit of a stranger." Ellison admits. The woman shakes her head.
"That is no problem whatsoever. My name is Westbourne." She introduces. Ellis shakes her hand and smiles.
"Nice to meet you, my names is Ellison, but a lot of people just call me Ellis." He greets. She gives him a large smile.
"So, Ellis, how can I help you today?" She asks. Ellison pulls out Sonny's coffee cup.
"I need someone to test this against my DNA." He reveals. Britt examines the cup in her hands before looking back to Ellis.
"Well, Ellis, I can't help you because I'm Pediatrics. What I can do, is send this down to my colleague Brad in the lab and see if I can't get you the results you need. Now, do you mind if I ask what you need this for?" She whispers. Ellis takes a deep breath.
"I'm here to find my father." Ellison admits. Britt nods her head and gives him a card.
"Here is my and Brad's number, if you ever have anyone else that you need to test the DNA against, just call either of us and we'll help you out, how does that sound?" Britt suggests with a smile. Ellis nods his head eagerly.
"That would be great, thank you!" Ellis chirps. Suddenly, a pale, short, brunette woman approaches with her arms crossed.
"Well Britt, isn't this a surprise, you are spending your time doing your job instead of lying to Nikolas, that's progress." The woman insults. Britt scoffs.
"Well Elizabeth-" She begins but I interrupt her.
"Excuse me, but that was very rude and unprofessional." Ellis counters. Elizabeth looks at the stranger in shock. "I am working with this Doctor here on something very important. What I don't need is an incompetent nurse showing up and arguing with my Doctor. If you have a problem with your coworker, maybe wait until after she isn't with a patient." Ellis rants. Britt looks at Ellis with a smile. Meanwhile, Elizabeth walks away with an angry look on her face. Ellis turns to Britt and scoffs.
"So, can we have a talk with Brad?" Ellis asks. Britt nods.
"Of course." She agrees.
Tessa closes her messages with Ellis and walks into Kelly's Diner. She was on Yelp and heard a lot of good things about their BLT's. She could definitely use one. She walks in and sees a group of kids her age sitting at a table. She orders her food and looks around, all the tables are full. A young brunette from the group of teens walks over to her.
"Hello, are you alone?" The girl asks. Tessa nods. The girl motions to her table. "Come sit with us." She offers. Tessa smiles and walks over to the table before grabbing a seat. "Everyone, this is…." The girl hesitates.
"Tessa." Tess answers. The girl nods.
"Tessa. Everyone, this is Tessa. Tessa, this is T.J., Rafe, and Taylor. My name is Molly." She introduces. Tessa nods as she tries to make a mental note of everyone and their names. Suddenly, her phone vibrates.
Ellison: I think I have an in at the hospital. It might be easier to get DNA tested now.
Tessa: Great, once you're done there, meet me at Kelly's
Tessa looks up to see the group staring at her. She chuckles and puts her phone away.
"Sorry, siblings. I'm sure one of you could relate." Tessa Molly nods.
"Yeah, I can relate, two older sisters." Molly agrees. Tessa smiles. The door opens and a tan, brunette woman walks in with a stroller. In the stroller is a blonde, blue eyed baby. Tessa can't help but chuckle as the baby and his mother reminded her of the difference between her and Ellis. Molly gets up and runs to the woman. "Sam! Tessa, this is my sister Sam." Molly introduces.
Tessa gets up and shakes Sam's hand. "Nice to meet you Sam, and who is this little guy?" She greets. Sam smiles.
"This is my son Danny." Sam answers.
"Well, hello Danny. Aren't you just the cutest thing? I bet everyone is always stopping Mommy and Daddy just to tell you how adorable you are." Tessa loved babies, and she immediately felt a connection with Danny. Maybe because he reminded her so much of herself. Tessa looks up and sees a smile on Sam and Molly's face, but sadness in their eyes. Tessa stands up in confusion. "I'm sorry, did I say something wrong?" Tessa asks. Sam shakes her head and comfortingly rubs her shoulder.
"Oh honey, no, it's not your fault." She assures me as tears form in her eyes. I look around worriedly.
"Danny's father, Jason, he died a year ago, almost to the day." Molly explains. Tessa's jaw drops. She had heard of Jason the night prior. She hadn't realized that his death had affected a lot of people in Port Charles. She sighs.
"I'm sorry for your loss." Tessa apologizes. Sam shrugs.
"I'm still going. Keeping occupied." She dismisses.
"Sam is a Private Investigator." Molly boasts. Tessa's eyes widen. Ellis and she could use a P.I.
"Molly, can you give us a moment alone please?" Tessa asks. Molly nods.
"Sure." She says before sitting back down with the group. Sam and Tessa walk to a quiet corner.
"What's up?" Sam asks. Tessa takes a deep breath.
"I'm here in Port Charles with my brother to find out who our father is. I just know that we could your help." Tessa explains. Sam nods in understanding.
"I will need to learn the full story, and of course we can negotiate some type of payment. However, I think this may be just what I need to help get my mind off of Jason's death for a bit. What the hell, I'll do it."
Elizabeth glares at Ellison as he and Britt laugh. Ellis enters the elevator.
"Once again, thank you for all your help." She hears Ellison say to Britt. Elizabeth rolls her eyes and continues filling out her paperwork. Britt walks over with a smile on her face. She grabs a folder and begins to look through it. Elizabeth walks over.
"What are you and him up to?" Elizabeth confronts. Britt looks at her in annoyance.
"Nothing that concerns you." Britt dismisses. Elizabeth shrugs.
"I'm just not about to let you and that boy hurt innocent people with whatever you two are up to?" Elizabeth spits. Britt laughs.
"That's a little dramatic." Britt begins to walk away. "Like I said Elizabeth, it doesn't concern you, so just butt out." She says one final time before leaving. Elizabeth frowns.
"Those two must be up to no good, and I'm going to put a stop to it." Elizabeth decides before walking to the lab.
Ellison walks into his hotel room and is taken aback by the lady sitting on Tessa's bed. He sees Tessa on their laptop. Ellison frowns in confusion.
"Tessa, who is this?" Ellison asks. Tessa smiles.
"This is Sam, and she's going to help kick our investigation into high gear." Tessa explains. Ellison chuckles.
"How?" He asks. Sam gets up.
"With my P.I. expertise, and expert Tech Support." She answers. Suddenly, there is a knock on the door. Ellis opens it hesitantly. A pale, nerdy looking man walks in with a laptop bag. He pushes past Ellison and into the room.
"Greetings, Prince and Princess of Mystery. The Jackal is at your service." Ellis and Tessa look at each other in amusement. It seemed the hunt for their father has truly heated up.
