School was finished for the year. There were finals for the students to see if they passed to the next grade. They all did well and Liz was a very happy mother. Danny was doing so well but Liz could see that he needed some extra attention.

"Danny, I think that you need a few hours alone with your dad. I think that he plans on taking a tour of the grapes on the west side so he can make sure that the birds haven't eaten up all of our profit. Would you like to spend a few hours alone with him or would you like to see if you can spend some time with your grandma Alexis back in Port Charles. I know that she has been wanting to spend some alone time with you. JJ is still a little too small to travel that far but I think that your father can take you there for a few days and maybe you can see your mother. I am not promising anything because I am not sure if the hospital will allow you to see her but maybe you can try."

"Did you talk to dad about that or are you just trying to get rid of me? I know that I can be a handful at times but I really love it here."

Liz was shocked because she didn't see that coming at all. "I can promise you that I am not trying to get rid of you. I love you Danny. I just want you to be happy and you seem kind of lost so I was trying to make you feel better. The last thing that I would want you to think or feel is that I don't want you around because it is the not even close to the truth. If you are happy with everything then I say, let's forget this talk has even happened."

"I didn't mean it like that. I am having a hard time right now but I am not sure why. I live in the coolest house in the world. I have a great big family and I am always meeting new interesting people but I miss my mom and my old house. I would like to visit my grandma Alexis and have dad take me for a few days. I am sorry if I upset you."

"You didn't. I just want you to know that we all love you here. Even Aiden loves you although I think he might want to run away and join a circus sometimes. He can be a little dramatic. I think he gets that from his father's side of the family. I know it can't be from us."

Danny started laughing and then Aiden walked into the room. "Mom, why do you have to tell everyone that I want to join the circus. It is not a circus. I want to join dad and his band on the road. That would be an awesome thing."

"I think that we can arrange that if you call your father and ask him. Or we could just show up on his doorstep. That could be fun, right?"

"Danny, I think that mom has graded too many papers and it has gone to her brain. I think its fried and that is why we need a summer vacation."

"Aiden, we live where other people come to vacation. We live in paradise; why would we need a vacation?" Then Danny, Aiden and Liz started throwing pillows at Jake for what he just said.

"Okay, be that way. I can throw too but I am not changing my mind. We live in paradise." That was when Jason and Cameron came in from touring the fields.

"Tomorrow, we are all going on a trip to find the horses. I think that it would be a good bonding time to do that. Spinelli said he would join us and I think that Patrick would want to go."

"I asked Emma but she had plans with her mother. I think the word shopping was mentioned. It seems that mom is working on a project for Mrs. Giambetti and the ladies are going to look for things for the villa in Italy."

"Okay, tomorrow is a guys' day out. Also I guess the women are doing that too. I just want to know what about JJ and Lila?"

"JJ can go with you, honey. Lila will go with us girls. I guess that means Ellie and Georgie too. It will be so much fun. I need to call Monica and see what she wants to do."

Monica came over and offered to babysit the three little ones so everyone else could have fun on their outings. She also had the nannies there so it wasn't like she didn't have help. "Are you sure, mom that you don't want to come with us girls? We are going to looking for things that would go great in the Giambetti villa. I think that we can probably find ourselves some good byes too. I love going to the auctions at different estates. It will be something that we can all share in."

"Liz, I know that you have great style and you also know what I like. If you see a piece there that would go good in my house, get it for me. I trust you to do that."

Ellie said that she was good for the trip but she felt bad about leaving Georgie. She was three now and she was a bit of a handful. "Monica will be there with Georgie, JJ and Lila. She also has our two nannies so it will be fine. I think that you will have a lot of fun going to the estate sales. We are taking a limo so we can go wine tasting at some of the vineyards we go by. I know that they come here to check ours out and they don't feel bad about it and have even invited Jason and myself to their wineries so I know I won't feel bad."

The next day, the guys had got up around sunrise. They got into a couple of limos and headed over to the horse sale. There was an auction about an hour away where they were selling the best horses in the area. There were a couple of the ranchers that were hired and had the horse trailers to bring the horses back. They wanted at least a dozen horses to start out and then get more later on.

The women had slept a little later but they were up and out of the villa by 9:00. Monica had spent that night and so she was already playing with Georgie, JJ and Lila. Georgie was three going on four. JJ had just turned a year old and Lila was almost at the one-year-old mark. The three of them were something to be amazed and amused by because they loved to talk and they could move. Monica was hoping to harness their energy so they could have a lower light bill.

"Thank you Monica for watching our angels for us. I hope next time that you will come with us." Liz and the girls then went outside and took off to find some great deals.

The guys got to the ranch just as everyone else was getting there and getting their numbers or paddles in which they could bid on the horses. When the boys saw the horses, Jason knew that he was going to have to buy more horses than the realized. He talked to his ranch hands and they agreed that they needed at least thirty horses to start because the family could have their own horses and the rest would be for the guests. There were over two hundred owners selling their horses. It was going to be an all-day affair. There were several different areas where the horses were being sold at and so they needed men at all the different sites. Everyone who lived there on the estate wanted their own horse. They were going to have some ponies in there for the younger ones like Georgie, Danny, JJ, Aiden and Lila. Jake, Cameron and Emma were going to have the horses. The horses were picked by their temperaments and also their lineage. The boys had shown their father what horses they wanted. Danny and Aiden knew that they were going to have ponies but it would be for a short while until they could master the larger horses.

Jason loved being able to do this with his sons. He called Liz to show her the horse that he had picked out for her and also the ponies for the younger children. She was very impressed by it all and knew that Danny and Aiden would have their own horse by this time next year or even earlier.

"Jason, we are at our second estate sale. We have found a few pieces that would go good for Margaretta but more for our place and our hotel. I have found something that your mom would love too. How many horses and ponies are we bidding on?"

"I was thinking twenty at first but then I realized that we need at least twenty-five horses and five ponies. We might have to buy more in a few weeks if everything takes off the way I think it will."

"Okay. I know that you are busy but it will be worth in the end. I am just hoping that we have some people who will want to go horseback riding in the winter. We could have snow put down on the trails and have sleigh rides with our horses. In the fall we could have they do hay rides and maybe next year have some pumpkins growing for that too."

"I love the way you think. I can see dollar signs just flashing off in your mind."

"Remember, it takes money to make money. Besides, I didn't think you cared about it."

"You have me there. Are you going to be ready for your first official wedding event next weekend? I will be here to help anyway that I can."

"I am ready. I am so glad that Kristina is staying here because she has been a great help to me. She is spending the day with her boyfriend in Malibu. I think that they will be home on Monday. You buddy, Sonny bought her a beach house in Malibu. I am not sure if she is going to be staying here much longer but I do believe that her sister, Molly will be able to take her place because she will be finished college with her Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Finance. I also think that she may go for her Master's degree but she is not sure which way to go. I love you Jason. You are the best man in the world and I am glad that only I know that. I don't like to share." Jason just laughed at that.

"I love you too. Get going spending my money. I will see you later on tonight."

The guys finished up a couple hours later. They had bought more than they realized and the ranchers had to take two loads of the horses instead of one. They bought eight ponies and thirty horses. It was almost double what they had planned but Jason knew it was the right thing. The barn had enough room to stable fifty horses. The decision to build a second barn was not even an issue. Jason knew it had to be done. He wanted to be able to keep the families' horses away from the guests' horses. They were going to make it so they could even have room if guests needed to stable their own horses.

When Danny got home that night, he saw his grandma, Alexis. He was very happy to see her but she looked like she was really sad. "Grandma, is there something wrong? I can see it in your eyes that you look like you have been crying."

"Danny, I want you to sit down and listen to me. Your mom is not getting better. I pray she gets better but I am afraid that she won't and that is what is making me sad."

Danny looked at his father and Jason gave him a hug. Liz heard what Alexis said and so she got Danny and the two of them got out of the room so Alexis could speak to Jason alone.

"I am not sure how to tell you this but she doesn't even talk anymore or know who anyone is. I have been there and so had her sisters and she just has a blank stare on her face. I would like for you to try and see if she does anything. Do you think that you could do that? We could take Danny there for a few days and let him spend some time in Port Charles. I won't let him come with you but I think that she needs to see you and maybe it will do something."

"Liz and I were talking about that just the other day. Danny seems sad and I was hoping to go and take him to see his mother. Maybe seeing us both together will help her. If she gets upset or if the doctors say no, then I will leave him with you."

"Liz has a big weekend coming up with her first wedding. I would like to either be home for it or leave right after it."

"I saw we go tomorrow and come back Thursday. It will give you a few days and Danny a few days with just you and me."

"Okay. I will have my plane ready for tomorrow morning."

Liz understood what was going on and it broke her heart to see that Sam was in so much pain that she just shut down. She knew what it was like and it could be terrifying especially to people that love you.

Jason went and told Elizabeth what was going on and wanted to know how she felt about it. "I trust you will do what is right for both Danny and us. I know that Danny needs this, just as much as Sam does. I pray that she will get better but I am afraid of losing Danny and JJ. Danny will be alright going back to his mother, but JJ doesn't even know her. He knows us. I know that I sound I am being a bitch but I would hate to lose them.

"I understand completely. She is JJ's mother but she has not even held him since Michael and Sabrina's wedding. She just used him to get back at me."

Monica was thrilled to see what the girls had got for her. Liz skyped with Margaretta and showed her the pieces that were being shipped to her villa. The contractor had started some of the designs that Liz had talked to Margaretta about and she loved the work that Liz did for her.

That night all Liz wanted to do was hold Jason. He knew that Liz loved him and trusted him but he was scared that Sam would never get better and that would hurt Danny that much more. He knew that JJ would be all right because JJ didn't know his mother but Danny did. He wanted to cry but he didn't want Liz to see him so broken. It was not like he was in love with Sam but she was the mother of two of his children and he cared if she was hurting and Sam was hurting.

"Don't be strong for me, Jason. I love you and I know that you care about Sam. She is the mother of Danny and JJ. I know that if something were to happen to Lucky, I would be hurting too. Just know that I will be here when you get back and if you need me, I will be on the next flight to Port Charles. I can promise you that."

Jason cried and Liz held him until he fell asleep. Danny woke up shortly after that and Liz let him in their bed. Danny snuggled up with his father and step-mother and fell back to sleep.

The next morning, Alexis, Danny and Jason were getting ready to leave for Port Charles. Jason had talked to Johnny and Francis and left them in charge of the winery, vineyards and stable. Liz was checking on the guests and making last minute preparations for the incoming guests for the wedding that weekend. They were arriving Thursday morning and the wedding party was going to be using the top three levels for guest rooms. There were some available in between them but for the most part, the wedding guests were going to be left alone.

Jason, Danny and Alexis buckled up because they knew the next few days were going to be important to all three of them. They all said a little prayer for Sam and so did everyone back on the estate.