Port Charles-
Shaya Donovan-Falconeri hadn't heard from her mother or brother in a couple of months…of course that was a two way street she could have called them too. But now she was free from her bastard boyfriend Tommy Coletti and all she needed was her mom to hold her. She drove slowly through town until she came across the MetroCourt hotel knowing that Olivia would still be there the redhead parked and headed inside. She looked around shocked at her surroundings and murmured a soft "Snazzy place" before she headed over to Reception.
She cleared her throat and spoke softly "Um…Hi!" A pretty blonde woman spun around and smiled "Hi! Welcome to the MetroCourt. Do you need a room?" The girl smiled and shook her head "No Actually I'm looking for my mother." Carly noticed everything especially the fact that this girl not only seemed scared but refused to look her in the face "Alright. Well who's your mother Miss?" The girl glanced up and smiled "Falconeri. Shaya Falconeri. My mother is Olivia. She works here..Or she did last I heard." The blonde smiled "Olivia's up in the restaurant. Hold on I'll take you up." She then waved a passing staff member and got them to handle the desk
As they walked toward the restaurant Carly looked to her "Olivia never mentioned that she had a daughter." Shaya shrugged "I asked her and Dante not to talk about me. Plus we don't talk to often…I uh have a busy life." Carly nodded but didn't dispute her claims though she knew that Dante and Olivia were very close. When they reached the entrance Carly smiled and motioned to her "She's in there." The red head took a deep breath and pasted a smile on her face and prayed that her make up covered the bruises on her. Carly had watched her a moment before walking away and pulling out her cell phone. Shaya walked up behind Olivia and grinned "Who's the best Ma in the world?" The older woman gasped and squealed "Oh My God! Shaya Honey! What are you doing here?" she pulled the girl into a tight embrace and frowned pulling away when the girl winced "Shaya, you're hurt! What happened?" the girl sighed "Tommy got mad…I shouldn't have…" Olivia stopped her "No! Shaya No! Don't you do that! This is not your fault. Tommy is a bastard for doing this to you. You come stay in Port Charles where it's safe. You let Mama take care of you honey. And that bastard can't get to you." Olivia growled "just you wait until Dante finds out!" Shaya sighed "Ma, Please, Dante doesn't have to protect me anymore. He's a grown man with a career."
As if on cue she heard a voice "Doesn't mean I won't protect my kid sister." Shaya chuckled "Dante, how'd you know I was here?" the detective chuckled "I'll give you three guesses, the first two don't count." Olivia had to laugh she immediately knew who had called her son "Carly called you?" the young man nodded and gently hugged Shaya "yeah she was concerned that she knew nothing about my sister" The cop in Dante roared when he saw the swelling and a bad makeup job to cover bruises "Coletti's handy work?" Olivia nodded "Yeah. But she's going to stay in town with us where she can be safe." Dante nodded "Good. And if he shows up….I'll kill him." Olivia sighed and rubbed her son's back gently "honey, you're a cop. Just tell Sonny about Tommy. He'll kill him." Shaya groaned just wanting to change the subject "How about dinner? I haven't had ma's gravy in forever! Oh! Or Cannoli. Something Ma! Please!" Olivia chuckled and kissed the girl's cheek "there's plenty of time for me to fatten you up with my cooking, tonight my kids any I are going to have dinner here." Olivia found them a clear decent table and did all of the ordering for the table. She was ecstatic that she had both of her kids in the same place for the first time in years. Dante looked over at Shaya "You singing much these days?" She shook her head "No, but I think I might start again." Olivia grinned "I should introduce you to Ned Ashton. He knows talent and you got it in spades honey!" Shaya's green eyes widened "You mean…Eddie Maine!? Ma! You know Eddie Maine?" the older woman chuckled and nodded "He's a dear friend. Oh! The nurses ball is coming up, you should perform. Ned will definitely be there." The girl perked a brow "What's this nurses ball thing about?"
The three sat for hours eating and drinking wine, finally Olivia had explained the nurses ball to her and Shaya agreed wholeheartedly to perform it was for a good cause afterall.