Long Way To Happy...

This is the next installment of the 'No Day But Today' series and follows Fate and Tragedy... This is AU in both the GH and RENT Verses(which I own neither) As of this chapter the timeline is set in June 2006 this story will end in November/December 2006(Jan 07 at the latest) with a planed fourth and final fic in the series (that may be a future fic) as well as a possible prequel fic I am also bringing Spinelli in but not with ties to the mob so I don't know how it will work out...Maureen will be shipped with Milo and I am going to attempt to introduce Logan to the canon as well(but Lulu WILL ultimately choose Spinelli I just want some extra tension plus the fact that he is a relation to Patrick(though now I'm hearing he is going to be Scott Baldwin's son and NOT Noah Drake's but for this story he WILL be Noah's)


June quickly turned to July in Port Charles as Sam and Jason decided to set a new wedding date for early August while Mark and Amanda were thinking of a Fall wedding they just didn't know when...

"So Jax called," Amanda said to Mark as he entered the apartment one afternoon.

"What did he want," Mark asked.

"The suite at the Metro Court is ready," Amanda said, "we can leave here whenever and..."

"Shh," Mark said covering Amanda's mouth with his hand, "listen."

"I don't hear anything," Amanda said.

"I know," Mark said, "Spinelli is in the City and we are finally alone."

"So what do you have in mind," Amanda said.

Mark leaned in and kissed her as his cell rang.

"I got to get this," Mark said.

Amanda nodded.

"Hello," Mark said.

"Mark glad you picked up," Roger said, "so tell Amanda they arrived safely."

"I will," Mark said, "so how are you otherwise."

"Besides sharing the loft with four college students," Roger said, "I'm getting by."

"Keep your eyes on my soon to be step-sister in law," Mark said, "She's trouble."

"Good to know," Roger said, "I should let you go I mean with your ward here for the holiday weekend you and Amanda can truly celebrate your independence."

"And speaking of independence," Mark said, "I just found out our suite is ready at the hotel so we will finally be moving out of the room above the diner."

"That's great," Roger said, "anyway I hate to cut this short but the kids just came upstairs."

"Bye," Mark said hanging up.

"So it's just him and the four of them," Amanda asked.

"Roger will be fine," Mark said as he and Amanda went back to what they were doing.


Meanwhile in the city Dillon and Georgie had been planning to go to Roger's for a while. They wanted to stay in the loft while the looked at apartments near the NYU campus. Amanda thought that it would be a good idea that Spinelli and Lulu joined them so that she and Mark could have the holiday alone and that the two teens could get to know each other more.

"Hey Roger," said Lulu smiling.

"Lulu," Roger said, "I was surprised to here you were coming to stay after your last visit."

"What dose he means," Dillon asked.

"Oh nothing," Lulu said, "I just complained every second because this loft is a dump."

"And now," Roger said.

"I still think it's a dump," Lulu said, "but you're cool Roger so I'll forgive you for living in this place."

"Gee thanks," Roger said, "so I know Lulu and Spinelli already so you must be Dillon.

"That would be me," said Dillon putting his hand out for Roger to shake, "and this is my wife Georgie."

"Nice to put a face with a name," said Georgie shaking Roger's hand.

"So Rock star how have you been," Spinelli asked.

"Fine," Roger said, "and you Spinelli how has Mark been treating you."

"Cohen is the best," Spinelli said, "and that ex of his is a total hottie too bad she is involved with the Prince or is she with the muscle I can't tell."

"What is he saying," Roger asked.

"I speak Spinelli Rog," Lulu said, "he's saying Mark is cool and that he has a bit of an infatuation for Maureen but she is either with my brother Nickolas or Milo who is one of Sonny Corinthos bodyguards."

Roger nodded as Spinelli smiled at the fact that the Blonde One understood what he said.

"So," Dillon asked, "how close is this place from the campus."

"Why do you ask," Roger said.

"Because moving in here with you would be easier then finding an apartment," Dillon said.

Roger smiled and agreed that Dillon and Georgie could be his new roommates. While the three talked Lulu dragged Spinelli to the other side of the room and picked up Roger's guitar and began to strum.

"You play," Spinelli asked.

"Nah," Lulu said, "just messing around, why you play."

"No," Spinelli said, "so what is going through your mind now."

"Now," Lulu said, "that I wish I were back in Port Charles having a cookout at my grandma Leslie's with my brothers rather then be here watching those lovebirds."

"But you agreed to come here," Spinelli said.

"Yea," Lulu said, "I just wanted to help Amanda out."

"You must love your step-sister," Spinelli said, "to sacrifice your July 4th and go to the city with me so she and Cohen could be alone."

"We have a strange way of showing it," Lulu said, "but yea I guess I love her."

Roger, Dillon, and Georgie headed to the two of them.

"There having a July 4th bash in Central Park," Roger said, "I barely ever leave the loft what with my friends all gone but what do you say the five of us go."

"I'm game Rock star," Spinelli said, "how about you Blonde One it's not your Grandma's but it's something."

"It's a date," Lulu said taking his hand and smiling.

TBC