AN: There is a little something extra at the end of the chapter, but read the chapter first to understand why I put what I did at the end.
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After a long talk with Elizabeth on the roof of GH; Addie knew that Coop had to be told the truth by her. It couldn't come from someone who he didn't know. Outside of Coop's hospital room Addie wondered how to explain this because Addie was having a time with all of this as an adult dealing with it. Both Elizabeth and Jason were waiting a few feet down the hall ready to meet their son. Slowly Addie walked in to see Coop ready to go home...
"When am I getting out of here?" Coop frowned a little.
"Really soon," Addie answered him softly.
"There's a but isn't there," Coop could tell that something wasn't right.
"Let's take a seat," Addie went taking Coop by the hand leading him over to the bed.
"Am I dying?" Coop asked as they both sat down on the bed.
"No, you are going to live a very long time," Addie shook her head.
Something was off Coop could see it in his mom's eyes; he knew her better than anyone would ever know her. Whatever she had to tell him was weighing heavy on her that much he could tell.
"Remember I told you that you were born of my heart instead of inside of me," Addie asked as she looked into her boy's eyes.
"Yeah, you came for me when I got really sick because I was left all by myself for a long long time," Coop replied softly not liking to think of a time without his mom.
"That's right... My mom was a very sick woman who left you all alone before you were ready to take care of yourself," Addie whispered as she pulled Coop into her embrace.
"All this makes you sad... I don't like it. Why are we talking about it?" Coop questioned her.
Tears slipped from her eyes as she kissed the top of Coop's head; as she prepared to tell him what she had just found out herself.
"Well, you and another boy were so sick yesterday that the doctor ran some tests. One of those tests told us that my mom took you when you were a little boy from your parents," Addie tried her best not to stammer as she told Coop this.
"She kidnapped me," Coop questioned trying to wrap his head around this.
"Yes, she did..." Addie said as she tried to wipe the tears away without Coop seeing.
"Why didn't they find me," Coop asked about his parents.
"Your mom and dad thought you were dead, so they didn't know that you were out there. They were really sad all this time. I got to meet them after I found out, and there are really nice people who love you," Addie blinked back the tears that were threatening to fall again.
"Are you shipping me off?" Coop asked more than a little worried.
"No, nothing like that... However, we're going to go visit them over the next few weeks. Since they are your parents you'll eventually go live with them when you're ready," Addie tried to explain it to him.
"You're my mom," Coop wrapped his arms around her holding tight.
"I will always love you and be here for you. You need to give them a chance to do the same," Addie replied trying to soothe him.
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Down the hall Elizabeth stood with Jason at her side; as they waited for Addie to tell their son the truth. Well, it was more like what they knew of the truth because no one could tell them what the whole truth was. There were so many gaps of what happened between Jake's death, and Addie ending up raising who she thought was her abandoned half-brother. All of their lives had been toyed with by someone who had power.
"It's crazy to think that I'm going to get to see our son again," Elizabeth tried to keep the tears at bay.
"What was he like?" Jason asked wanting to know about his son.
"A mini you... Seemed like every time I turned around he walked, looked, and acted more like you," Elizabeth answered him softly.
"How old is he now?" Jason questioned as he went wrapping his arms around Elizabeth.
"He turned 8 just this past May," Elizabeth said hoping to make up so many missed birthdays in the future.
"Wow, I knew he was somewhere between Cam and Aiden, but it doesn't feel like he should be that old just yet though," Jason sighed as he thought about everything.
"It feels like he should be 3yrs old," Elizabeth agreed with the sentiment.
For a while, they just stood there not saying anything while they continued to wait to go in. Both knew that Addie had a very hard job right now, and it would only get harder as the days and weeks passed by. After what seemed like a long time Elizabeth and Jason saw Addie come out of Coop's hospital room waving to them. Slowly they went to the doorway looking inside the room not wanting to make Coop uncomfortable. Addie went to stand by a boy who looked like a taller version of the little boy Elizabeth remembered.
"This is your mom Elizabeth and your dad Jason," Addie introduced Coop to his parents.
"Hi, Coop," Elizabeth whispered almost.
"This has to be confusing," Jason spoke up as he looked at his son.
"What do you know?" Coop asked a little crass.
"Henry Cooper!" Addie snapped at him in shock of how he was acting.
"Let me," Jason looked to Addie knowing her instinct was to correct the boy for being rude.
"You don't get to walk in here and act like you know what it's like to be me," Coop eyed the man who was suppose to be his dad.
"A month or so ago I was walking around without a clue of who I was. About a year ago now I was in a really bad accident, and I don't remember anything about my past or where I was before. My family thought I was dead for a very long time too... Your mom found out who I was about a month or so ago; she was the one who had to tell me who I was before I was hurt. None of this is fair... I do get what it's like for you," Jason laid it out for his son.
Hearing those words Coop was taken back by the fact someone did understand on some level.
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When Addie got Coop home from the hospital after everything; he wanted nothing more than to go to his room to be alone. It wasn't like she was about to tell him that he couldn't have space to figure out things on his own. Still, she wished that she had an idea about what she could do to make things better for him. Not knowing what else to do Addie ended up in the kitchen baking Coop's favorite Hello Dolly Cookie with pretzels pieces. She had added pretzels that were needing to be used up at the time, and it had been a hit with Coop who had been 5yrs old at the time. Then she could never leave out the pretzels after that. Something about baking always calmed Addie's nerves about almost anything, but this time the baking just wasn't cutting it for what was going on at the moment. As soon as she got the Hello Dolly Cookies into the oven Addie switched gears to cleaning. Starting in her small kitchen Addie started pulling everything out of cabinets to scrub them out.
"Mom," came Coop's voice making Addie look to see him standing behind her.
"What is it, Coop," Addie asked not wanting to fight with him.
"What happens to us if I let them in?" Coop questioned as he was worried.
"I'm not dropping off the map... No matter what I'm going to still be here for you," Addie promised as she looked Coop in the eye.
"Nothing is going to be the same. You won't be my mom anymore," Coop frowned as he spoke.
"I told you a long time ago that I wasn't your biological mom, but that I was actually your biological sister instead of being your mom. Elizabeth deserves a chance to be your mom because she had you ripped out of her life in the cruelest way. Maybe in stepping back to being your sister biological or not; you can make room for your mom and dad who love you so much. As much as this hurts and is scary; I'm in the same boat with you. You might not understand it, but I'm trying to do what is best for you," Addie teared up a little as she spoke.
"Because you'd walk through fire for me," Coop replied knowing what she was leading up to.
"Every time," Addie put the pot in her hand she forgot she was holding down.
Slowly Addie went over to Coop pulling him into her embrace.
"I'm not ready to call you anything but mom," Coop whispered as he laid his head against her.
"We'll work on it," Addie kissed the top of his head.
"I won't be a Blaine anymore," Coop frowned at the thought.
"You will always be my heart because that will never change no matter what," Addie promised him softly.
"Sorry, that I made things worse earlier," Coop apologized as he saw the mess that came with cleaning stress.
"I never got around to cleaning like I wanted when we moved in... This is nothing," Addie shrugged it off.
"Want some help?" Coop offered still feeling a bit guilty.
"That would be great," Addie agreed to let him help.
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Jason and Elizabeth had tried to get to Sam before she left town, but by the time they got to the penthouse, she was long gone with Danny. From there the couple headed to Elizabeth's where her Gram was watching both Cam and Aiden for Elizabeth. The moment they came through the door Elizabeth and Jason were swarmed by both Cam and Aiden wondering what was going on.
"Let's go sit down," Elizabeth said as she moved towards the couch.
"There is a lot to tell you guys," Jason followed Elizabeth's lead.
"Boys, move it along," Gram shooed the boys behind the couple.
"Well," Cam asked as his mom and Jason sat down on the couch.
"Sit," Gram told the boys pointing at the other couch.
"What happened," Cam questioned as he and Aiden sat on the other couch with their Gram in the middle.
"Jason, you go first," Elizabeth told him.
"Everything is fine... Last night Danny was sick, so he had to go see the doctors. This morning he got to leave the hospital feeling all better; his mom took him on a
trip for a bit," Jason told the boys softly.
"Something else happened," Cam said knowing it was more than Danny being sick to keep his mom and Jason away this long.
"Remember Addie who helped Jason with our coffee date," Elizabeth asked her boys.
"She was really nice!" Aiden nodded his head.
"Well, she was at GH with her brother who she was raising because he was sick just like Danny was," Elizabeth started to explain.
"Is her brother okay?" Cam asked worriedly.
"He's perfectly fine now," Jason tried to reassure Cam.
"But," Cam questioned as he eyed his mom and Jason.
"Well, the doctors ran a test to find out why they both were sick. They found out that the boy was Danny's brother," Elizabeth told the boys.
"Sam has another son?" Cam questioned confused by his mom.
"No, he doesn't belong to Sam... We found out that Addie's brother is actually our Jake," Jason took Elizabeth by the hand as he spoke.
"Jake died," Cam said firmly because he remembered how sad his mom had been.
"We thought he died... It seems that bad people took him away, and somehow he ended up with Addie," Elizabeth explained the best she could.
"Is Jake coming home," Aiden asked his mom.
"Not yet... First, he needs to get to know us because to him we're strangers. While we all get to know each other he'll stay with Addie at his house. Also, he goes by Coop not Jake, so we need to call him Coop," Elizabeth shook her head slightly.
"Will Addie be our sister too?" Aiden asked getting up going to his mom.
"I think she'd like that a lot because all they had was just each other for a long time," Elizabeth said as Aiden climbed into her lap.
"Cam?" Jason looked to Cam who had gotten quiet.
"Are you sure?" Cam questioned not wanting his mom to get hurt again.
"We are completely sure that Coop is Jake. The doctors made sure before they told us," Jason reassured the older boy.
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AN: This is the traditional recipe before Addie adds broken pieces of pretzels.
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Hello Dolly Cookies
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Ingredients
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2 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups shredded coconut
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup butterscotch chips
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
One and a half 14-ounce cans sweetened condensed milk
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Instructions
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1) Preheat oven to 325 degrees and lightly grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
2) In a large bowl, mix together all ingredients except sweetened condensed milk.
3) Transfer mixture to prepared pan and pat down evenly.
4) Slowly pour sweetened condensed milk over the top.
5) Bake 30-35 minutes, or until light golden brown.
6) Cool completely and then cover in plastic wrap. Let sit at room temperature overnight before cutting.