Family Portrait

Before I go on I just want to take a moment to thank everyone for the warm response you are giving me for this piece. It's your reviews that keep my muse actively spinning ideas for this piece. Also this first part with Spin is a wink to Sara (you'll see why when you read)

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A new day dawns Upper East Siders and with it comes a mysterious black car pulling up in front of casa de Humphrey. Has the father of Lonely Boy and Little J found a new investor for his gallery or is this the arrival of something bigger to come. All is sure to be reveled in time....

You know you love me

XOXO

Gossip Girl

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Humphrey Loft-Brooklyn:

Spinelli spent the better part of his evening in a black town car en route to his father's loft. Looking over toward the front seat he gave the driver a gratuitous smile.

"I owe you for this Milo."

Behind the wheel, Milo Giambetti smiled back.

"You don't owe me a thing, that's what friends are for."

"Y-you think of the Jackal as a friend."

Milo paused for a moment before nodding.

"Well I mean we don't go out drinking at Jakes or anything which we totally should some time but yea man I do."

Spinelli was honored to have another friend besides Stone Cold, his Maximista, Sr. Sir, and on occasion the Original Blonde one and her Mob Prince."

He was about to say something nice to the bodyguard as a door suddenly opened and a young girl and boy dressed in school uniforms exited an apartment building and headed onto he street.

Milo watched his friend watching the teens.

"Are they..."

Spinelli nodded.

"My siblings," he said, the words feeling foreign coming off his tongue, "Daniel and Jennifer."

"Go talk to them man."

Spinelli gave Milo a surprised look.

"Now, no I can't, I need to talk to my da-."

He couldn't say it.

"-Rufus first, see if he wants me in HIS life let alone his teenaged progeny."

Milo nodded as the teens passed by.

"Here goes nothing," Spinelli said thanking Milo once more before getting out of the car and heading to the door.

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Inside the loft Rufus sat in the loft cleaning up from breakfast as there was a knock on the door.

He wondered who it could be. Was it one of the kids forgetting their homework...and a key, was it Lilly perhaps wanting to talk about...well things. As he opened the door however he spotted a young man causing him to stand in silent shock as he instantly knew who it was.

"R-Rufus Humphrey." The young man finally stuttered.

The older man nodded.

"I'm the Ja--," he paused, "I'm Damian Spinelli, your son."

Rufus nodded letting Spinelli know his presence was far from a surprise.

"Well Damian, take a seat, would you like something to drink."

"Orange Soda if you have any."

Rufus smiled a bit thinking of how that was one of his daughter's comfort foods as he opened the fridge.

"Sorry fresh out, we have orange juice though."

Spinelli shook his head.

"Water's fine."

Rufus nodded pulling out a water bottle and handing it to the younger man before sitting in the living room across from him.

"Wow," was all Rufus could mutter.

"I'm sure I'm not what the paternal one expected."

"No."

Spinelli pouted.

"No, not like that. I mean I wasn't expecting my grown son to magically show up at my doorstep. I mean I didn't even think you knew. I mean I just found out about you..hell Dan's the only one I told."

"I only just found out my origin story recently myself. I mean I knew that the blood running through my veins wasn't of the same family tree as my Granny but..."

Rufus just nodded not knowing the proper way to react in this situation and hoped he was winging it alright.

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Time had passed and after a brief phone call to Maxie, father and son were busy learning everything and anything that the other would make known.

"So you're a musician," Spinelli asked.

"I was, but that was a long time ago."

"Well I'd love to hear some of your road stories some time."

Rufus grinned.

"It's nice to know one of my children does...anyway I'd like that."

Spinelli smiled back feeling giddy he belonged.

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Port Charles-Maxie's Apartment:

For all the giddiness Spinelli was feeling Maxie was feeling the opposite.

She wondered if she was forming a codependency or something, after all she was used to more then a fifteen minute phone call from him, or perhaps it was PMS after all she was already a week late, wasn't she.

Heading from her room to the common area she spotted her pseudo roommate Johnny Zacchara on the couch.

"Where is your better half?"

Johnny shrugged from behind the want ads as she took a seat next to him.

"Man I can't believe I'm saying this but I need Lulu."

Putting down the paper he gave her a curious look.

"Why."

Maxie sighed as she nervously began to play with a throw pillow.

"Nothing, forget it, I can call Robin."

"Are you sure I can't..."

"Not unless you were pregnant. I mean I've faked pregnancies before but..."

Johnny however was frozen giving Maxie a deer caught in the headlights look.

"Lulu never told you about the summer of 2006 did she. Well let's just say the heat wave drove us crazy. I was sleeping with Lucky, supplying him drugs leading Elizabeth to Jason's bed. Lulu was screwing my sister's boyfriend or was he still her Husband... anyways Dillon was Lulu's step brother which is beyond gross and...."

"And she got pregnant and had an abortion, Lulu told me that."

Maxie felt her face turn ten shades of red.

"Oh well then..."

"I gave you that look because you're..."

"Possibly pregnant with Spinelli's baby."

Johnny nodded.

"So what does the Jackal think about this."

Maxie chuckled at Johnny using Spinelli's moniker.

"He's gone."

"Gone."

"A long story which isn't my business repeating."

"And Lulu's abortion was."

Maxie glared at him with her blue gray eyes.

"Anyway I'm confused Johnny."

"Well all I can tell you as a friend is to not do anything stupid. Maybe sleep on it of haven forbid Maxie take a test."

Maxie nodded knowing Johnny was a hundred percent right.

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Humphrey Loft-

Spinelli and Rufus didn't know where time went as they went about their father and son reunion.

The sound of the door however made them both realize that the inevitable was about to happen...

TBC

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