***Author's note: Since my feelings have changed about a lot, I have changed things with this story. I wrote this chapter awhile back and figured I should at least post it. But, the next one I post will not pick up exactly where this one left off. Don't worry. Not too far in the future. Maybe just a few weeks. And the changes will have already begun…***

Jason looked down at Nikki, confused. "I'm sorry. I think you have me confused…"

She shook her head. "No. No, I don't. You're the guy who saved my life. There's no way in hell I could forget that."

Olivia spoke up behind her. "Well, honey, I don't know. As far as I know, Jason has always lived here in Port Charles. I don't see how he…"

Nikki cut her off. "I know what I'm talking about." She turned to Jason. "Please, come in." She closed the door behind him and turned around to face him. "You have to remember." He looked at her apologetically. "You found me in a dark alley…and I was…" She stopped when she saw Angel looking at her. "You got me to the hospital. In Brooklyn…"

Jason looked at her. "What's your name?" he asked her.

"Nicolette…Nikki…Falconeri." She told him.

Recognition set in. "Oh my…God. That was so long ago." He paused and looked at her. "You made it. You survived."

"You remember?" She asked.

He nodded.

"I did make it. Thanks to you. Not that you stood around to find out or anything."

"I'm sorry." He stared at her in disbelief. "Wait. Falconeri?" He turned to look at Olivia.

"Yup. She's mine." She confirmed.

He looked back at Nikki.

"Mommy, you broke Nona's plates." Angel said, looking at the broken glass on the floor.

"Is that your daughter?" He asked her.

"Yes. That's my Angel." She moved past him. "Stay on the sofa, baby. Let me clean this up."

Jason remained standing in the same spot, taking in this new information.

Olivia turned to him. "Ever since that horrible night, I have hoped to find out who was responsible for saving my baby's life. Never in a million years would I have guessed it was you. Funny how things happen."

"Olivia, I didn't do anything. I just took her to the hospital."

She walked up to him and hugged him, catching him off guard. "If you hadn't arrived when you did and gotten her to that hospital, she wouldn't have made it. Thank you, Jason. Thank you so much."

Nikki finished cleaning up and walked back in.

"Did they ever find…um…" He looked over at Angel.

"Yes. In a sense." Olivia told him.

"It was just a case of one psycho replacing another." Nikki joked.

He looked at both of them, confused.

"That's a conversation for another time." Olivia told him. He nodded in response. "Oh. You said you were here for Sonny. What does he want?" She asked him.

He took a deep breath. "You know what? It's not important. I should go." He said walking to the door.

Nikki followed him.

He turned to look at her again before leaving.

"Thank you, Jason. I owe you."

He simply shook his head, smiled and left.

"Well…that was…interesting." Said Olivia.

"Who was that, Mommy?" Angel asked Nikki.

"Jason."

"Why did he leave?"

"Because it's late. But, we will go see him tomorrow." She looked at Olivia. "Do you know where he lives, ma?"

Olivia looked at her suspiciously. "Yes. Why? Honey, I know you're happy to have found him and I understand that you want to thank him. But, he leads a very dangerous life. Being anywhere near him is putting yourself in danger."

Before Nikki could respond, Olivia's cell phone rang.

Olivia smiled when she looked at her phone. "Hi honey."

"Hey gorgeous." Johnny said. "How's Dante doing?"

"He's doing good. Thank God. How are you?"

Angel leaned closer to Nikki. "Nona's talking to her boyfriend, right?" she whispered.

Nikki looked at her and giggled. "You see that smile on her face?" She nodded. "That means, yes she is."

They both looked at Olivia and giggled.

Olivia shook her head at them and smiled as she walked to the other room.

"Sounds like the girls are enjoying themselves." He said.

"Yes, they are. Makes me happy."

"I miss you." He told her.

"Aww, honey. Are you home? I can sneak out and come see you." She joked.

He smiled. "Nothing would make me happier. But, I'm not home and I won't be anytime soon."

She sighed. "Oh. Well, how about tomorrow? Lulu mentioned taking Nikki and Angel shopping. So, I'll be alone for a little bit." She suggested.

"That sounds perfect."

She heard noise in the background. "John, what's going on? Is everything ok?" She asked.

"Yea. Everything is fine. But, I gotta go. I'll call you in the morning. Love you."

He hung up before she could reply.

"Boy, that's a completely different face than before." Nikki said as Olivia walked back into the living room. "Everything ok, ma?"

Olivia sighed and smiled.

"Need to talk, Nona?" Angel asked her. "I'll go watch a movie." She said as she walked to the bedroom.

They watched her go and Olivia looked at Nikki, shocked. "Did she really just do that?"

Nikki laughed. "I do believe she did." She patted the sofa next to her. "Come on. Sit down and spill."

Olivia sat down. "Where do I start?"

"From the beginning. How did you meet Johnny?" Nikki said as she passed her a glass of wine.

She took a deep breath and looked at her. "No judging." She warned her. "I met him at a bar. We got pretty drunk and I brought him back here with me."

Nikki looked at her, trying to hide her shock. "You…you…" She stopped herself and smiled. "Never mind. Keep going."

Olivia gave her a look and continued. "There's not really much to tell. We were really only supposed to be a one night thing. Then we started hooking up regularly and getting to know each other. And…then…"

"You fell in love."

"Yea. I guess that's what happened." She paused, lost in thought. "We had some issues at one point because of lingering feelings I thought I had for Sonny."

"What?"

"Shhh… His sister was married to Sonny and let me tell you, that bitch hated me. Don't get me wrong. The feeling was completely mutual. Anyway, she found out about Dante being Sonny's son and used it as blackmail to get me to break up with John. We ended up seeing each other secretly…until…HE found out about Dante. Not that he was Sonny's son…but that he was undercover. And broke up with me. Then…"

Nikki cut her off. "Wait…wait a minute. He broke up with you because he found out Dante was undercover? That makes no sense."

"He broke up with me because I didn't tell him about Dante."

"You didn't tell him you had kids?"

"Yes, I did. What I didn't tell him was that Dante was undercover investigating Sonny."

"And? That's none of his business."

"He is in the same business as Sonny. So he could've easily been taken down by Dante, too. He was pissed that I knew that and still didn't tell him."

"Because you were protecting your SON. No matter how you spin it, ma. You weren't wrong. And to be honest…not a fan of your boyfriend. Do not even get me started on the fact that he is a mobster and you swore you'd never date one. What the hell, ma?"

Olivia looked at her and shrugged. "I don't know. I love him, remember?"

"Do you? Do you really?"

"What's that supposed to mean?" Olivia asked her.

Nikki rolled her eyes. "Look, I'll admit that I can tell you're happy with him. But, you seem…I don't know…what's bothering you?"

"This was never supposed to be anything serious. This thing between us. I still don't think it'll last and feel like it's already falling apart." She admitted to her.

"Why? Is it because we're here now?"

Olivia shook her head. "No, honey. He's always known that you all come first. I just…I can't deal with the life he lives and he's never going to leave it. He's been really…weird…lately, too." She sighed. "I don't know. I guess shit will hit the fan eventually."

"Have you asked him what's going on with him? You know. Why all the weirdness?"

"Not yet. But you know me. I will."

They were quiet for a bit.

"So." Nikki said. Olivia looked at her. "You really picked up some kid at a bar and brought him home with you? YOU? Who are you and what the hell have you done with my mother?"

They stared at each other and burst into giggles.

"I told you not to judge me!" Olivia said as she smacked her in her arm.

"I'm not, ma. I promise. I just couldn't help it. I had to say something."

The next afternoon…

Johnny let himself in with his key just as Olivia was just walking out of the bedroom.

"Hey you." She said as she rushed over to him.

"Hey yourself." He replied as he put his arms around her and kissed her.

"Mmmm…I've missed you." She said in between kisses.

He pulled her into a hug. "Not as much as I've missed you."

She led him over to the sofa. "So. What's going on with you?" She got straight to the point.

He looked at her surprised. "What do you mean?"

"Honey…you've been very secretive and very distant, lately. Is there something you want to tell me?"

Johnny looked at her and sighed. "I'm sorry. It's just…business. I know how much you hate it, so that's why I've been…quiet." He told her.

"Are you sure that's it?" She asked him.

"I'm very sure. And just so you know, I may be distant and quiet and secretive, but…" He pulled her closer to him. "You're always on my mind." He said before kissing her.

She kissed him back with so much passion, she surprised both of them. It was then that he realized she was only wearing a t-shirt and caressed her leg. She looked at him and smiled, with lust in her eyes. Without saying a word, she moved from her spot next to him and straddled him right there on the sofa. He put his hands on her hips as she kissed him while unbuttoning his shirt.

"Mommy, you think Nona will like the bracelet?" Angel asked Nikki.

"I'm sure she'll love it."

"And the cupcake?" Angel asked looking at the container in her mother's hand.

"Yup." Nikki answered as she struggled with all of the bags. "Hold on a sec, baby. I'm trying to get the keys…"

Angel reached up and turned the knob. "It's open, Mommy." She pushed the door in and that's when Nikki heard her mother.

"Nona?" Angel asked, looking confused.

Olivia jumped. "Oh my God!"

"Oh…Oh…shit…" Nikki dropped everything in her hands and looked away. "Shit. Oh…I'm so sorry…Oh my God." She pulled Angel back out of the apartment and ran.

"That's now…both of your kids…both…have caught us…" Johnny said, breathlessly.

"And my granddaughter…" Olivia said, burying her face in the sofa.

Nikki rushed into the Metro Court lobby.

"Mommy, why did we leave? What was Nona doing?"

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath before looking down at Angel. "Stop asking so many questions."

Angel looked around. "Where are we?"

Nikki walked up to the front desk. "Hi, I'm looking for Mr. Jacks. Do you know where I can find him?"

The attendant, recognizing her from the other day with Olivia, told her he was most likely in his office and directed her to it.

Jax looked up when she knocked. "Hey, you guys." He quickly stood up and walked around his desk to greet them. "What brings you two here?"

"Um…that house you showed us yesterday."

"Yes, what about it?"

"I'd like to…no…I need…to buy it." She said to him.

He looked confused. "I'm sorry? You want to buy it? But, I thought your mother said…"

"Don't worry about that." She interrupted him. "I want to buy it for her."

"Is everything ok, Nikki? You look…"

"Everything is fine. I just need to buy that house. I have the money to do so, I promise. Can you help me or not?"

"Of course I can. I'll call the realtor tomorrow and…"

"No. Call her now. Please."

"May I ask what the rush is? Are you sure you're ok, Nikki?"

"I just walked in…" She closed her eyes and took a deep breath again. "Let's just say…my mother needs her own space. She just…she needs…space."

"Ok. Let me call the realtor. Please, have a seat."

Her cell phone rang before she could reply. She looked at it and saw it was Olivia. "I'm gonna step out and take this. Angel, sit there and don't move or touch anything." She told her. She picked up the phone as she walked to the door. "Hello."

Olivia sighed. "I thought you weren't going to answer. Where are you?"

"In church. Washing my and my daughters…your granddaughters…eyes out with holy water!" She told her.

She tried not to laugh. "Honey, I'm so sorry. I truly did not expect you guys back so soon. I…I…"

"It's ok, ma. You don't need to apologize. You're a grown woman and it's your place."

"But still…that's not something you or Angel…oh my God…my little angel…she must be so fucking confused. Where are you? Let me come get you."

"No. It's ok. I'll be home in a few minutes. Just…stop worrying or she will be even more curious and confused when she sees you again…fully clothed, I hope. Bye."