Saved and Rejoined

By Dueler312

Disclaimer: I do not own anything of OLTL.

Chapter 9

Jess had awoken up the next morning, dreaming about something more from what happened in the cottage last night. She had saw herself again, only as Tess, and the baby again, not crying. She though saw a little more, her waking up, but not seeing her as herself or Tess, but as Bess. She was just seeing herself picking up the baby when it all black, when she woke up.

"What is this all meaning?" Jess wondered. She needed to get this mystery pinned down, because she it was really worrying her, and she couldn't afford to let loose Tess or Bess again.

Starr had woken up as well back at La Boulaie, but with different worries. She was really worried about Matthew. She wanted to call Cole and see if everything was okay, but she didn't know if Cole was up. She decided to wait for a little while, and got up and dressed. She exited her room, and nearly collided with Langston,.

"Oh, sorry, Langston," said Starr.

"Its okay," she said. "Have you heard anything new about Matthew?" she asked.

"No, I haven't," said Starr. "I was thinking about calling Cole, but I decided to wait a little while longer, in case he's still sleeping. "

"Oh I would bet he is," said Langton. "I hardly got any sleep at all last night."

"Same here," said Starr. Just then Starr's phone rang. She saw that Cole was calling her, and she answered, immediately.

"Cole, is there any news?" she immediately asked.

"Whoa, slow down, Starr," said Cole, who was walking around in the dining room of the mansion ."I just got word from Nora. They said that they are going to be able to bring Matthew home."

"Oh, that's good," said Starr.

"Yeah, but he still has to pay, as he had marijuana on him," said Cole.

"Well, I figured as much," said Starr. "But al least he's okay."

"Yeah, Hey listen, I know we had plans tonight, but do you mind-" Cole began to say, but Starr interrupted him.

"Its okay, Cole," said Starr. "I know you want to be there for Matthew, I actually want to as well."

"All right. I'll talk to you later," said Cole. "I love you."

"I love you too. Bye," said Starr, and she hanged up. She then told Langston everything that Cole told her.

"Well, it is his own fault for doing that stuff," said Langston.

"Hey, I'm just glad he's okay, and hopefully he's learned his lesson," said Starr. Langston agreed.

"Hey, I'm going to call Markko and let him know what's happened," said Langston.

"All right," said Starr, and she headed downstairs while Langston dialed Markko's number.

Starr walked into the kitchen where there were some scrambled eggs and sausages made by Moe. She helped herself to some just as Blair walked in.

"Hey sweetie, how are you?" she asked.

"I'm just a little tired, that's all," said Starr, starting to eat her breakfast.

"Well, I wouldn't blame you, after what had happened yesterday," said Blair, comforting her daughter. Just then, Starr's phone rang. Starr looked up, thinking it was Cole again with more info about Matthew, but it was actually Jessica. She answered it anyway. "Hello?"

"Hey, Starr. Listen, I know you went through some big stuff with that accident that Matthew was in, but I really need your help," said Jess.

"What do you need?" asked Starr.

"I need someone to watch Bree and Chloe, because Natalie and Jared are out, and I'm pretty sure you know where your Aunt is," said Jessica.

"What about Lois?" asked Starr.

"Oh, its her day off, and I couldn't," said Jess.

"All right then, what time do you need me over?" Starr asked, finishing her breakfast.

"Whenever you can get here," said Jess.

"All right, I'm on my way, now," Starr informed her, and she hanged up and put her dish in the sink. "What was that about?" asked Blair.

"Oh, Jessica needs somebody to watch Bree and Chloe, and everyone in Llanfair is a little busy right now, so she asked me to watch them for a while," Starr explained.

"All right, but be careful out there, Starr," Blair warned her daughter.

"I will, Mom," said Starr, and she headed out of the kitchen to the front door so she could drive to Llanfair.

Over there, Jessica breathe deeply. "I'm glad Starr is up to this, because I need to be alone to figure out why I'm not getting a connection when I'm holding my baby girl," she said to herself.

Over at the Buchanan Mansion, Cole was reading something for school when the front door opened, and in came Bo and Nora, along with Matthew. Matthew just headed straight to his room without a single word.

"Is he okay?" asked Cole.

"Well, I really don't think so," said Nora.

"He's facing some minor charges, but I think the thing that's hitting him the most is the accident, and how the drugs were involved in it," said Bo.

"Well, I got no reason to talk about that," said Cole.

"Because of what happened with you and Starr on the pier," asked Nora. Cole had told her a few weeks ago what had happened.

"Yeah, I'm really lucky though I still have her in my life, and as my girlfriend again," said Cole.

"Well, you nearly lost her the first time, Cole," said Bo. "You should be lucky you got that chance again."

"Yeah, which is why I'm not going to blow this one," said Cole.

"Well, I better go talk to Matthew, and see if he's okay," said Nora. Cole stopped her though for a second.

"Um, would you mind if I come with you, I like to talk to him as well," asked Cole.

"is that okay with you, Bo?' asked Nora.

"I'm okay with it, but I got to get to the station, so I'll have my talk later," said Bo. "Later. He then headed out, as Cole and Nora went upstairs to talk to Matthew.

(A/N: Stay tuned everyone, as Jess tries to remember more, and Starr feels something when she holds Chloe.)