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Meeting My Family

Day 1, Later That Night

Port Charles, NY -

Lola hadn't honestly been expecting so many people when she arrived at the Haunted Star that night, her sleeping son over her shoulder worn out from cheering noisily as she danced through the second heat of eliminations.

"That's her, Lucky?" Lulu asked as she smiled, examined her niece carefully.

"Yeah, that's her. She's trying to enter that ballroom dancing show that Dillon's studio's filming." Lucky said as Lola made her way over, her son stirring a little bit, reaching for Lucky, smiling, "Poppa! Mommy made it past the second part! And she was awesome!"

"I bet she was, Superboy." Lucky said as he took his grandson, still trying to get his head around the fact that he had a grandson. This was not how he pictured his life taking a turn towards when he woke up this morning.

But, that being said, he was glad it had in all honesty.

"This is Lulu, your aunt." Lucky said as Lola smiled at the longer haired blonde and then got pulled into a hug, with her hugging back. "Hi. I had no idea I had this much family." Lola said with a light laugh, wiping at a tear.

Luke quickly scrambled down his grandfather's legs, took off after Lulu and Dante's 3 children, playing some sort of tag game, only to be scooped right back up by Luke Spencer, who walked with him towards the boat's deck, showing him the water, smiling, "And one day, kid.. When you're big enough, we'll play cards here."

Lucky groaned and called out casually, "Oh no you don't dad."

"What? I like poker too?" Lola joked as Luke smiled and shot his granddaughter a thumbs up, calling out, "Tuesday nights, Lola.. Lucky needs time with his grandkid.. You just come on out to the Star, we'll play a friendly round or two."

"Oh really? So you're not competitive?" Lola asked, a mischevious grin forming on her face as Lulu groaned and then asked quietly, "I was curious.. Where's Luke's father?"

"Luke has no father to speak of.. But the bastard's name was James. And I wasn't about to punish Luke for something bad done to me that he had no control over." Lola answered quietly as Ethan made his way over, a pregnant girl not much younger than her on his arm.

"And I'm Ethan, this is my fiance, Kristina." Ethan said as he smiled and hugged his niece, then said "And if you need anything.. You just come and find me, alright?"

"Yes sir." Lola said with a smile, mocking a salute as she turned to be pulled into another hug by her grandmother, Laura who said quietly, "And our door is open, always. I'm just glad you and Lucky found one another.. Your dad won't say it, but lately, he's had it sort of rough, he needs family."

"So do I. Luke, he definitely needs you guys. It's just been the two of us for so long, hell..."

"What happened?"

"I was a student at a performing arts college when I was about 20.. I went to a party and this guy James... He slipped something in my drink and then split.. I found out via rape kit the next morning that I was roofied and raped, and I decided when I found out I was pregnant that I wasn't going to get rid of the baby."

"That took a lot of determination. But you finished school, right?"

"I switched to a normal junior college, got a major in Journalism. It was tough, but I made it work.. I couldn't have if my little Superboy wasn't such a great kid though, Grandma."

"He's lively, isn't he?"

"A doctor tried to tell me he had ADHD, they wanted to put him on medicine. I don't see it, really. I mean for his age, he's a damn bright kid. I'm not going to water that down." Lola said firmly as Laura nodded in agreement, and they watched Luke sitting on Ethan's shoulder, jabbering to his uncle about the dance competition and how someone's shoe broke during.

Nickolas wandered in with Emily and Spencer, their own daughter Lorana as he hugged his brother and said quietly, "You deserved this, Lucky."

"Just thinking things might finally get better for me, man." Lucky said quietly as Nickolas nodded and then walked over to Lola who stood talking to Luke and Ethan about the casino and it's history, how it was a family owned business.

Luke giggled and said loudly, "When I big.. I gonna work here!"

"You just might, Superboy." Luke chuckled as he lifted his great grandson up in the air, tossing him lightly.

"Mommy, I flyin!"

"Yes baby, I see that. Not too high though, don't think Poppa Luke wants to be covered in Superboy vomit."

Lucky chuckled and took his grandson from his father and then asked, "So did you and Cameron and Jake and Aiden have fun earlier at the park?"

"Mhmm.. Can we go back tomorrow and throw the ball some more, Poppa?"

"Sure, tiger." Lucky said as he ruffled his grandson's hair then called out to Nickolas, "You should see him, he's got a pretty good arm for his age."

"Well, you always did love baseball." Laura said as she smiled then asked, "How old are you, Luke?"

"I four."

"Wow." Laura said as Lola nodded and said "Tell 'em who taught you to throw that way though, son."

"Mommy. She play ball too."

Lola smirked as Lucky asked, "You like baseball?"

"And hockey dad.. Mostly any contact sport, really. I was a cheerleader in high school."

Lulu smiled and then felt Dante elbowing her, shaking his head. "Don't even think it, Lulu.. I see that look, I know what you're thinking."

"What?"

"Oh really, so you're going to tell me you were not thinking about playing cupid with your niece and one of the single men in town?"

"Haha. And no, not especially.. But now that you mention it..." Lulu drawled as Ethan shook his head then said "And you either, Kristina.. No meddling."

"Aww, but Ethan, come on.. We never get to meddle and play cupid.. And it's so fun."

"Fun it may be, but remember how it almost went straight to bloody hell in a handbasket when we all tried to do that with Sabrina and Milo?"

"Good point.."

"Or Ellie and Spin before Georgie came back from Paris?"

"Yeouch.. Okay, okay ,so we had a few misfires but this time, I just know.." Lulu bit her lip, falling silent as Lola wandered over, then said with a smile, "This is gonna take a lot of getting used to."

"Nah, not so much.. But the bright side is you have family now.. It'll be a lot easier to raise Luke.. If you stick around." Lulu pointed out as Lola laughed lightly and then smiling said "I think I just might.. I just kinda get this feeling my dad needs me, ya know? I mean he's having to take care of his three sons while his ex wife works double shifts.. Can't be easy.. And I missed so much time with my dad, with you guys already. Plus, the little guy.. He looks so happy, I can't honestly remember the last time I heard his little laugh this much in one night."

"He's a cute kid." Lulu said as she watched the children playing, attempting to play "cards" at one of the tables, laughing more than anything.

"Do you have any suggestions for a daycare?" Lola asked as Lulu nodded and said "Actually, yeah.. My friends Georgie and Ellie, they have this place.."

"Sweet. I'll have to check it out when I'm done going around for a few job interviews." Lola said as she remembered something from earlier and fished out a card, showing Nickolas and Ethan, Dante and her father to see what they made of it.

"Apparently, the owner of that magazine in the offices area of the Metro Court thinks I'd make a good model/editor and wants me to interview.. Is she a bitch to work for?"

"Depends on whether she's Kate or Connie that day." Lulu said as she stifled a laugh and then explained what she meant.

Before long, everyone was leaving for the night, and she and her father, her little brothers and her son headed back to his apartment where she fixed the spare bedroom for the night, and found her little brothers and her son all asleep on the bed, herself falling asleep as she finished reading them a book.

Lucky came in after they'd all fallen asleep and stifled a laugh, snapping a picture on his phone and then covering them all up.

Maybe now, his life would actually start to get better. And maybe he could make up for all the time missed in his daughter and his grandson's lives as well.

He felt a lot happier.