Kellie and Lulu woke up to the smell of coffee and fresh doughnuts.
"I can't believe you two had a slumber party without me," Sam said, standing over the bed holding a tray of coffees and a bag of doughnuts.
"One of those coffees better be for me," Dante said, grabbing one.
"Of course," Sam said.
"Actually Dante," Lulu said, "You should leave. Now that Sam's here, we need to plan on how to burn down an old cabin if it still exists."
"Please tell me you're not serious," Dante said.
"We won't," Sam said, "But we highly recommend you leave."
"We both know I could burn that cabin down and not get caught," Kellie said, "Or just buy it and burn it in broad daylight."
"Never mind. I want one of those doughnuts," Dante said. Sam opened the bag and Dante grabbed one before leaving.
Sam joined Kellie and Lulu on the bed.
"Lila Rae seems to be doing better," Sam said, "She was demanding five star service when I left the hospital last night and complaining about the grounding she's getting."
"I'll take it," Kellie said, "That could have been a lot worse."
"For both of you," Sam said.
"I feel like an idiot," Kellie said, "It didn't even occur to me that Garrett would do something like this to draw me out."
"He knew exactly what buttons to push," Lulu said, "And now you know for next time."
"I wasn't going to stop you," Sam said, "If it wasn't for Dante."
"I'm still maintaining I had the situation under control at least as far as Dante's concerned," Kellie said, "Keep his ego in check."
"Of course," Lulu said.
"Kellie, what happened?" Sam said.
"He's more like his brother than I could have imagined," Kellie said, her eyes watering, "When Garrett grabbed me it brought back all the old memories of being trapped in the cabin, of... I hate this. I thought I had put that part of my life in the past. After yesterday, I just feel vulnerable and weak. All things I swore I never let any one make me feel again."
"Kellie, you are not weak and you are definitely not vulnerable," Lulu said, "You're one of the strongest people I know."
"You still backflipped the bastard over your head," Sam said, "He probably needs to see a chiropractor after that."
"The bastard's still out there," Kellie said.
"We're going to get him," Sam said, "I know this might be hard to hear because old instincts die hard. I should know. It's not like when you first came to Port Charles and you had nothing but yourself and your street smarts. I know your first instinct is to go all in on your own. But you don't have to do that anymore."
"You have so many resources at your disposal," Lulu said, "You don't have to put yourself in the line of fire unless it's absolutely necessary. Use your resources for you and your kids like you would for any of us or any of the kids and girls you've rescued."
"Because that's how you're going to take that bastard down," Sam said, "He does the very thing your foundation was designed to fight. I'm sorry I didn't stop you when I caught you leaving the station."
"Must be an Alcazar trait," Lulu said. Kellie and Sam hit Lulu with the pillows.
"You're on," Lulu said and grabbed another pillow, setting off a pillow fight.
"Ladies," Lorenzo said, attempting to get the girls attention. A wayward pillow hit Lorenzo in the face as the girls were startled.
"Good morning," Lorenzo said noting the guilty look on Kellie's face.
"Sorry, Uncle Lo," Kellie said.
"Hi Dad," Sam said.
"I was hoping to speak with Kellie for a moment," Lorenzo said.
"Sure," Sam said, dragging Lulu out.
"They lost the trail on Garrett," Lorenzo said, "I'm sorry I don't have better news."
"I'm not surprised," Kellie said, "I think the point of him going after Lila Rae was to draw me out."
"Which means you can't run off on your own when something happens," Lorenzo said.
"I learned that one the hard way," Kellie said.
"Look at me," Lorenzo said, "You just have to fight differently. And that's not a bad thing."
"I know," Kellie said, "it's a just lot. The years spent in Leukemia hell. My husband's barely been dead a few months and there's all of this. Running from home, hiding, trying to figure out what's next."
"I know you might not want to hear this," Lorenzo said, "But I think you should really consider moving back to Port Charles."
"I've known for awhile that's my best move," Kellie said, "I just need time to wrap my head around it."
"In meantime," Lorenzo said, "i was thinking you could come visit Port Charles for a few days."
"Why?" Kellie asked.
"I think you should talk to Dr. Collins in person," Lorenzo said, "Since you're so close and all. Drew and I were talked and he suggested something I think we should talk to Dr. Collins about, PTSD. I'm not saying that's what you have or."
"But it would make sense given my history," Kellie said, "And now that the nightmares and then freezing yesterday."
"It might be something to consider," Lorenzo said, "Aside from Dr. Collins, when was the last time you had some downtime for a few days. I'm pretty sure this is the first time you've been away from the kids since Tyler died."
"Yeah," Kellie said.
"I think you're due a little vacation," Lorenzo said.
"We second that," they heard Sam say from outside the room.
"Shhh," Lulu responded as Lorenzo wandered towards the door which he realized had been left cracked open.
He opened the door to find Sam and Lulu eavesdropping.
"Maybe you'd like to convince your cousin yourselves," Lorenzo said.
"No, please finish your conversation," Lulu said.
"I need to get going," Lorenzo said, "I'm going with Skye and Lila Rae to Pine Valley for a few days."
"Are you sure, Dad?" Sam asked, "We can wait."
"With your ears pressed against the door," Kellie said.
Lorenzo opened the door wider and Sam and Lulu came in.
"Nurses Ball," Lulu said, "That alone means you have to come to Port Charles."
"Nurses what?" Kellie asked.
"The nurses ball," Sam replied, "The fundraiser for HIV/AIDS research. A good cause, lots of musical numbers, something crazy usually happens and Lucy Coe ends up in nothing but her underwear somehow."
It's a tradition," Lulu said, "You have to come. It's totally different from your foundation fundraisers."
"Didn't the nurses ball die out before I came to Port Charles?" Kellie asked.
"They brought it back," Sam said, "Didn't you ever…"
"Are you seriously saying you've never been to a Nurses ball?" Lulu asked.
"It was never a thing when I was in Port Charles," Kellie said.
"That settles it" Sam said, "You're coming to Port Charles with us."
"We can go dress shopping," Lulu said, "and have a spa day and..."
Kellie looked at Lorenzo.
"You're on your own," Lorenzo said, "Besides I agree with them."
"That settles it," Sam said, "You are coming to Port Charles before going back to the island."
