GH 2018 presents Elizabeth Webber; #036

"Aiden's Turn"

Boulder Colorado; the home of Jeff and Carolynn Webber 530pm

Elizabeth Webber got out of her Jeep and was pleasantly surprise as both Aiden and Jake ran out of the house and hugged her as she approached the front door, causing her to go down on one knee.

"What do I owe this reception to?" Liz asked both her sons as she stood up and they headed into the house.

"Because we love you," Jake said, as the held his mom's hand.

"And," Aiden cut in with, "five minutes before school was out, Principal Hubbard came over the PA system and encouraged all the kids to hug their moms today; which of course, I do every day, unlike some other kids I know," he said, looking over at his older brother.

Jake shot his younger brother an annoyed look; but, it was true.

"Well that's because," Jake fired back with as they neared the kitchen, "you're a mama's boy."

"Well," Carolynn, Liz's mom and the boy's grandma said as she came out from the kitchen to greet them, "what's wrong with that?"

"Oh hi mom," Liz said as both boys immediately took off for the den on their side of the house to do their homework and/or play video games

Carolynn reached for the stack of daily mail and handed the over the one piece of mail that was for Liz. It was from the Ridgecrest Property management.

"Maybe this is it," Carolynn said excitedly as Liz began to open the envelope.

"I'm not going to get my hopes up," Liz replied. "I've applied twice to get an apartment for the boys and me at this place; and each time I've been turned down due to my mediocre credit score."

"Hey," Carolynn came back with, "you've worked hard with those credit card companies. And," she added, "Your father has offered more than once to loan you the money to pay them all down."

Liz shook her head.

"I know," Liz said to her mom, "but I want to clean my credit up on my own, and living here the past few months has given me a good head start."

With the letter opened, Liz read it and then a smile broke out on her face; her application had been accepted!

While Liz was happy, she could see that Carolynn became silent; and she knew why.

"Mom," Liz said to Carolynn, "just because we might get our own place, we will still see you and dad all the time."

As Liz said her words, she almost had to pinch herself. Her own childhood, with Jeff and Carolynn, had, at time, been a living hell. In fact, when Jeff had first approached Liz and asked her to move to Colorado with her sons, she had first said no.

But after talking to Robin (Drake) about it over the phone, she had changed her mind. Robin's own father (Robert Scorpio) had been and absentee father; and she had raked him over the coals for it when it turned out he was still alive and wanted back into her life. But, eventually Robin came to realize that life is full of second chances.

"I know," Carolynn said. "But having you and the boys here has rubbed off on your dad; he doesn't walk around so…I don't know…so stolid anymore. Having them here has made him younger."

Liz nodded her had. Jeff had seemed more relaxed, and that was a good thing. Because what had not been mentioned, in this conversation between her and her mother, was Jeff's heart attack two years earlier. And while he may have seemed more youthful in recent months, the reality of the situation was something that went unsaid.

90 minutes later…

Jeff had come home around 615pm with three pizzas from Devinci's; which was the best pizza parlor in all of Boulder. An hour later, Liz and the boys were in their den.

Homework was done, and while Jake excused himself to take a shower, Liz took that opportunity to have a talk with Aiden about her meeting with Principal Hubbard and Aiden's counselor, Trina Conner.

"Aiden," Liz said, as she came into his room.

Aiden was sitting at his desk going over his, ironically, arrhythmic. At the age of 7, Aiden was becoming a perfectionist with his schoolwork, which was in sharp contrast to Jake.

"I'm just going over my homework," Aiden replied, not taking his eyes off his sheet of equations.

Liz sat down on the bed next to his bed, and then reached over and picked up the sheet of homework and placed it next to her.

"What are you doing mom?" Aiden asked.

Liz smiled at her son and then pressed on.

"Aiden," Liz said, "I was called to your school today; do you know why?"

Aiden nodded his head.

"Yes," Aiden said, "I told Mrs. Combs that she was stupid."

"Why would you say something like that, especially to an adult?" Liz asked.

Aiden nodded his head.

"I didn't mean to," he said after a moment. "But when she asked us how many numbers can divide into twelve, I replied with the only correct answer; every number."

There was a pause; but as it was, Liz had been good at math when she was in elementary school. Her math skills went off track in middle school once algebra came into the picture, as it was with most people.

"Aiden," Liz said, with a knowing tone to her voice, "you know what she meant; she meant how many could divide into twelve; evenly. You just wanted to make her look bad in front of the other kids, Aiden, and that really was uncalled for."

Aiden smiled; he had been caught and he knew it.

"This isn't funny," Liz said with a more stern voice. "I expect better from you Aiden. I want you to promise me you will treat Mrs. Combs and all the adults at your school, with respect. Tomorrow I want you to apologize to her."

Aiden nodded his head.

"I promise," Aiden said with a genuine smile.

And with that she hugged her youngest son, and with that, she gave him back his homework, and then headed for his door. She looked back at him one more time, and saw him back at his homework. Aiden was a very smart boy, and she did notice something that she did not bring up with him.

The math sheet she had taken from him was not his homework. There was another sheet of paper to the left side, and that was his homework and it was done. The sheet she had taken, which was the one he was working on now, had complex geometry problems more geared for 10th or 11th graders.

For whatever reason he hadn't shared that fact with her, and for now, Liz would let it slide by.

One hour later…

Liz was in her bed wearing her long Supergirl T-shirt after having put the boys down for bed twenty minutes earlier. She sipped on a glass of wine and was smiling as she watched a special recorded video message sent to her by Robert Scorpio.

Earlier in the day (General Hospital 2018 #181) Robert had made contact with her other son, 13 year old Cameron, as well as with Lucky and Ethan. Because Robert's transmission was done by using top-secret means, Liz could not speak with Cameron herself; but tears came to her eyes as she listened to him explaining excitedly to Robert how they had found an unexplored island.

Although she was always worried about Cameron sailing the ocean, she felt at ease knowing that Robert was keeping an eye on him, as he had promised her he would do months ago when "The Three Pecans" had embarked on their journey.

Soon, she finished the glass of wine, and turned out the bed light next to her. And then, as she prepared to close her eyes, her thoughts turned to Grayson Wayne and she could only hope that he had found his daughter safe and sound.

coming soon...; Grayson Wayne comes face to face with his ex-wife; Shyera! / Who was the woman who killed Jerry Jacks? And look for Special Guest Star Stephan Cassadine!

This issue featured…

Rebecca Herbst as Elizabeth Webber

Elizabeth Hurley as Carolynn Webber

Hudson West as Jake Spencer

Jason David as Aiden Spencer