Chapter 29

With Michael and Molly digging at his heels, Jason unlocked the door of Penthouse #2. Deep down inside he knew he was going to miss his bachelor pad, but he was happy to keep it in the family. "Alright. Sam gave me a list of what she wants hauled over to the Howard Estate."

Kristina rushed in the door. "I'm here to help move." She played with the gauze still wrapped around her injured hand.

Molly took to Kristina's injury. "What happened? You know Mom said that if I see a scratch on you, I should let her know."

"Molly, it's fine. I just had an accident." Kristina looked to Jason for a save knowing her little sister was one to ask twenty questions.

"She'll be fine." Jason reiterated. "We'll put Kristina on wrapping duty. Michael and I will load up the heavy stuff and Molly will…"

"Clean and get the place ready for your last romantic night here with Sam." Molly jumped up and down.

Jason coughed. "Excuse me?"

"This is where little Alana was conceived." Molly said with wonder in her eyes. "You should grace it with one last romantic night."

"Ew!" Michael and Kristina both exclaimed.

Kristina laughed. "If you have to plan sex when you get married, I don't wanna get married."

Molly yanked at Jason's shirt. "Please. Let me set up something. You know I like to recreate the most romantic novels."

"Ok." Jason relented. "A couple things need to happen. Sam has her schedule and I have mine so you need to check with her. And these two…" He pointed to Kristina and Michael. "want to get in here asap."

"Exactly." Kristina said. "I'm not letting lastnightinthispenthouse sex hold me up from moving in my new crib. Michael, since I have the bigger wardrobe, I should get the bigger room."

Michael groaned and rolled his eyes.

Jason slapped his shoulder. "We agreed. You can only move in here together so you're gonna need to get along."


Sam was on her feet again and she couldn't stay away from the Haunted Star. She knew it would become her second home.

Ethan was back and already setting up for another high stakes game. "Sammy!" He shouted watching her enter. "Meet me at the bar."

Sam went over to the bar and found a plate of cookies and what she thought was a glass of milk. "What is this?"

Ethan walked over. "Mike made the chocolate chip cookies and I made the White Russian."

Sam munched on a cookie. "God! No more liquor!"

He picked up the glass and dangled it in her face. "Come on. You know you wanna dip your cookies in my milk." He laughed.

Sam grabbed the glass and took a sip. "It should be the other way around. Dipping your cookies in my milk. What did you call me for? Bad influences?"

"I want you here tomorrow night. So Nikolas knows this Bloke name Gallos Castellanos. He's such a man-whore and I love it. He and Nikolas are both a riot."

"So you and Nikolas are boys now? Spencerdine feud is over?"

Ethan dug in his pocket and pulled out a wad of money. "Now that I have flow, I'm a player. Anyway, Gallos is flying in with a bunch of Greek tycoons to play here. We're doing it all night and I want you here doing it with me."

"You want me to play?"

"Of course. You're not gonna be my barmaid. You're a contender."

Sam grabbed at her breasts. "I have a baby now. I can't be out all night drinking, smoking, and losing money."

"Get a freaking babysitter. What about Alexis? She'd be perfect though Gallos would be extremely pleased to have Alexis at the table." Ethan tapped his temple. "Can Kristina babysit?"

"Kristina had a rough day yesterday."

Ethan frowned. "Yea. I heard. Alexis went no more wire hangers on her. Totally not cool. I sent Alexis a text and told her that Natasha's been a very bad girl."

Sam punched Ethan in the arm. "Ethan, are you ever serious? It was a really bad situation. Kristina got hurt."

Ethan took a seat on the barstool. "You have to understand that I laugh to keep from crying. Can't remember the last time I really cried. Maybe when I found out that I had a family or when I found Maya lying in bed with another man. I like to have a good time. And I was sick that Alexis and Kristina had that bloody fight. I get both points of view."


"So I saw Franco. And I pulled a total AJ." Robin sat down at the table at Kelly's with Patrick and Emma eating lunch.

Patrick continued to feed Emma. "What's an AJ?"

"When I tell the father of the child that he's the father when he had no clue thereby ruining everyone's lives in the process."

Patrick gave Emma the spoon to finish her ice cream. "You saw the results?"

"Yea. I had to come up with a cover to help Sam so I threw myself under the bus and every minute of it sucked. So I went to confront Franco and he said he didn't know that Mikkos is his son."

"He's lying." Patrick looked up. "Crap. Alexis is coming with the baby."

Alexis walked into Kelly's carrying Mikkos. "Hey."

Robin and Patrick both waved.

"Is this Mikkos' first time in Kelly's?" Robin asked.

"It is. We just went running with that stroller contraption with the three wheels. He enjoyed the ride." Alexis pointed to Emma. "He loves pretty girls. Just like Nikolas."

"How's the teething?" Patrick asked.

"Terrible. And I have another problem. Your daughter is very quiet by the way. Little Mikkosavich is not so much with the quiet. I gave away..." Alexis moved head from Mikkos' ear. "Lamby Pie." She whispered.

"Who's Lamby-Pie?" Patrick spoke loudly with a mouth full of food.

Mikkos broke into tears at the sound of his lost friend's name.

"See." Alexis rolled her eyes. "He knows his stuffed animals. I had to give her back to Kristina. He used to chew on Lamby's ears for comfort."

Patrick laughed.

Robin shook her head at Patrick. "He's a jerk. Did you check the hospital gift-shop? I remember that lamb."

"Robin, that was like 19 years ago. I know it feels like 9, but they don't sell her kind anymore. And he knows a fake. We already went to the toy store." Alexis bounced Mikkos in her arms. "It's ok. We'll survive. We're gonna eat pie. And he likes it hot just like Jason." Alexis walked away to Mike waiting at the counter.

Robin's jaw dropped. She leaned in to Patrick. "Don't tell me she doesn't know that Jason isn't Mikkos' father?"

"One thing Franco and Alexis have in common." Patrick pointed his fork behind him. "They're both in denial."


Robert walked into Mac's office at the PCPD. "I've been banned from Wyndemere. Can you believe that crap?"

Mac threw down his pen. "I called in Agent Bates from Interpol."

Robert groaned. "Come on Mac. I don't need Interpol involved."

"They want the Ice Princess. And, frankly, I'd rather they haul that thing out of this city. It's caused us nothing but problems for decades."

Robert sat down. "Mac, I'm pleading with you to let me handle this whole operation. The Ice Princess isn't the problem. It's the person handling it."

"Robert, you can't be objective."

Robert jumped up from his seat. "I have to do something. The Cassadines have ruined my life."

"Now you're starting to sound like Luke. You're taking it personally."

Robert was furious. "How can I not?" He shouted. "Helena Cassadine brainwashed my kid and Luke's too!"

"You're my brother. I'm looking out for your best interest." Mac pleaded with Robert. "What outcome do you want?"

"I want Helena Cassadine dead. I want Caesar Faison dead."

Mac sat back in his chair. "You wanted Franco dead too. Now look at us. Anna visits him practically everyday. It won't take her long to influence Robin and next thing you know, you got the whole Scorpio clan worshipping at this guy's feet. I couldn't be more disconnected from this if I tried."

Anna walked in Mac's office. "I heard every word. Do you have a problem with me visiting Franco?" She leaned on Mac's desk.

"Actually, I do Anna." Mac stated angrily. "This guy is a murderer. He murdered a woman and left her dead in a warehouse. How can you sympathize with that?"

"This isn't about sympathy. You're not perfect." Anna pointed at Mac. "I'm trying to breech some type of relationship for the greater good of the operation. He talks to me."

"Has he told you anything? Anything to help us move this along?" Mac asked. "I'm betting he hasn't."

"What do you want to know?" Anna asked. "I'll do anything for you to leave Interpol out this."

Agent Bates, a middle-aged man with handsome features, knocked on Mac's door. "Too late. I'm already involved. Agent Devane, I'm intrigued by Franco's counsel."

Anna stared at Agent Bates. "What about her? I don't need your involvement. Agent Scorpio and I have this handled."

"She's a Cassadine. What's her ammo?" Agent Bates questioned.

Anna remained silent.

"I think we all can work together here don't you think?" Agent Bates continued. "The greater good is finding out what Helena Cassadine is doing and how deep of an operation she's running. I want to know how much money is involved and who all the players are. Might I join you, Agent Devane, on your next visit with Franco?"

Robert raised his hand. "I'll go as well. I agree with Agent Bates. The involvement of the Ice Princess has made this whole thing much more complicated, Anna."

"I guess I'm outnumbered." Anna angrily left Mac's office."


Alexis returned to her office back in business mode. She found a file on her desk with a red bow on top. She picked up the file clueless as to what it was. When she opened it, she was shocked by her own reaction of surprise. The palms of her hands started to sweat.

Diane knocked on her open door. "Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah. Happy Kwanzaa. Happy Festivus! Who did I forget? My gift to you in the form of Sonny's divorce papers from Brenda Barrett. She's even requesting a name change. She's dropping Corinthos. Have Sonny sign them and return them to me. You can thank me later."

Alexis closed the file. "Brenda's divorcing him. Doesn't mean anything. It means Brenda wants out, but it doesn't mean Sonny does." She sat at her desk and sifted through her stacks of mail."

"What do you want Alexis? She's done. She's not even asking for anything but room to breath." Diane grabbed at her neck.

"I want…" Alexis tossed her mail aside. "I don't know."

Diane sat down. "Do you want Sonny?"

"What's going on with Lorenzo's charges?"

"Court hearing is scheduled."

Alexis sighed. "He's guilty."

"I might be able to get a plea bargain or reduced charges like community service or something, but only if he's willing to sing if you know what I mean."

"Ric and Luis are both dead. Unless you mean Nikolas and their partnership with Gallos Castellanos, he better not be biting."

"He knows a lot about Helena Cassadine."

Alexis shook her head. "Not much. She sniffed out his lack of loyalty early on. She was using him more then he was using her."

Diane stood up. "I will deal with Mr. Hotpants. You can work your magic on your new pain in the ass client. I upgraded."

"I wanted Sonny to make the first move. He didn't. He could have done this when the girls and I moved in with him. He offered to adopt Mikkos, which was honorable of him, but I don't do one foot toeing the line. Not anymore. I did that when he was with Carly. That tells me a lot about where he stands. He could have filed for this divorce months ago. He didn't. C'est la vie."

"You're insufferable!" Diane threw up her hands and left Alexis' office.


Jason, Michael, Kristina, and Molly spent the day stripping Penthouse #2 of all the physical memories of Jason and Sam. All that was left were the wooden floors polished clean by Molly.

As the floor dried, Kristina laid on it and mimicked snow angels. "Oh my God! Free at last! I'm so happy right now." She sat up the happiest she'd ever been. She finally had something of her own even if she had to share it with Michael.

Michael and Jason did one last search making sure everything was loaded in the moving truck. Molly waited on the stairs lost in her ever-evolving project of maintaining Jason and Sam's love life.

Jason rubbed his hands on his jeans. "Molly, it's all you. What's the plan?"

Sam walked in the door a bit struck by all that had been achieved in one day. "Wow. I've never seen this place empty."

Molly ran to Sam and gave her a hug. "What are you doing tomorrow night?"

"I have plans, which is why I'm here. Jason, I'll be home pretty late tomorrow night. I'm working the Haunted Star with Ethan."

Kristina's ear perked up. "What's going on with Ethan?"

"He's opening the casino up in full and needs me to man one of the tables."

"You need me there?" Jason asked.

Sam coyly bit her finger. "Would you wear a tuxedo? I could go for that."

"This would be perfect." Molly exclaimed. "And that gives me time to set up your romantic after-party." She clapped her hands.

"After-party?" Sam asked.

"Molly wants you to christen the crib for us." Michael chimed in.

"With sex and I'm not baby-sitting." Kristina rested back on her hands.

Sam nodded. "Ok. We'll do that." She dropped to the floor and snuggled Kristina. "You're so cranky." She kissed Kristina's face. "Ethan is thinking of you, but you can't come tomorrow night."

"Because I'm a baby." Kristina frowned and pushed Sam away. "I think he's more attracted to women his own age. And that's fine with me."

Jason sighed. "Give it time Kristina. Sam and I didn't happen in like a day."

"It's a great love story, Kristina." Molly said.

Michael laughed. "I remember when Sam was dating Dad."

"Don't remind us." Jason and Sam exclaimed.


Sonny was ready to call it day at the office. Since Skye's discovery, he spent most of his days picking over every word in the incriminating Lorenzo Alcazar documents. Alexis didn't feel the need to knock. When she went in, he was frantic trying to hide one of the documents in the top of his desk drawer.

"Hey." His hands were shaky. He stood up at his desk. "You're not returning my calls. We need to talk about Kristina."

Alexis put her briefcase on his desk and pulled out the divorce papers. "Brenda filed for divorce. Do you want time to look them over? Shall I leave? Do you want the highlights?"

Sonny rested his hands on his waist and smiled at her. "What do you want me to do?"

Alexis grabbed a pen from his desk. "I don't care. Here's a pen. Take it or leave it."

Sonny dropped his eyes to the ground. "I admit. I was open to reconciling with Brenda."

Alexis dropped the pen and closed her briefcase. "I figured that." She started to walk away until he grabbed her arm.

"Why can't you understand, Alexis?"

Alexis yanked her arm from Sonny. "I'm tired of being asked to understand. You've done this to me before. I saved you from making a big mistake of killing AJ the night Kristina was conceived."

"You know what? If AJ were alive and I had the chance to do that over again, I'd kill him. You know why? He was a snake."

"You're completely missing the point. You trusted my judgment that night. And then after it was all over, you went chasing Carly again."

"I thought she was dead."

"It doesn't give you the right to kick me to the curb. You think Brenda and I are interchangeable and we're not."

Sonny shook his head. "I don't believe that. The woman that I thought was the love my life walked out on me. You think I'm just gonna get over that overnight."

"Then why did you sleep with me?" Alexis yelled. She went around him and pulled open his top drawer. She grabbed the document he was reading and slammed it onto his desk. "You and Skye want to believe that I don't have a clue what's going on. Where did Skye get those documents?"

"I didn't use you. And what you did to Kristina was wrong."

"At least I can admit when I've done wrong. I'm not a perfect mother, but I've never strived to be. Practically every child that I brought into this world has been taken from me. I lost Sam. I lost Kristina. I almost lost Molly in a custody battle with Ric after he screwed my eldest daughter. And don't think that I don't sense the wolves ready to get their hands on my son. I'm not the best mother in world, but I will fight with and fight for my children. If you're starting some war with Lorenzo, stop it. I won't take part in it."

Sonny pointed at Alexis. "You better keep your mouth shut about what you found in my desk. You're my attorney."

Alexis grabbed her briefcase again to leave while Sonny went back to his desk.

"Wait!" He said just as she was opening the door. He grabbed the divorce papers and scribbled his signature across the doted line. He did a quick read and handed them to Alexis. "You and me…like I said, it's not gonna happen overnight. I'm more worried about Kristina right now. I feel like my hands are tied with her."

Alexis took the papers. "I'll file these and let both of you know the status. It should be quick...4if you want it to be."