Miami, Florida 2018
She didn't let anyone know she paid to how much of a match it was but seventeen year old was a genetic match to her. So she got his name she didn't know how she was related to him but she would find out. First she found out where worked at just to scope him out for a few days until she found a way to approach him.
Even going as far as hiring a private investigator to look into it for her. When the guy brought her back the picture she couldn't believe it. Trying to figure out if Tommy had an affair as well that would be the irony in all of it.
As she opened the restaurant door she spotted him right away he was tall and handsome. He has a head full of curly hair that sat on top of his head in a ponytail medium brown skin with light hazel eyes. Taking a seat at a table and waited as he walked over "hello welcome to Carlos's i am Elesandro how can i help you today" the teenager said.
"Hi, I haven't figured out what to have here what would you suggest" Stella asked politely, do you eat pork because the pernil is really good and so is the roast chicken. But i'm impartial everything is good here" he said with a bright smile and that is when she knew. A shock look spread across her face as he watched strangely" Umm i apologize for staring" she says looking down at her menu.
As she looked it over clearing her throat" How about you pick i can't make up my mind it has been so long since I had spanish food"Stella says. Putting the menu down "Okay are you looking for a big meal or a small one" Elesandro asked.
She smiled "medium a little bit of everything" she replies he nods "okay i will bring you a small platter of chicharron de pollo, bistec and chicharron de puerco with some green plantain. That way it's a little of everything so I will bring that if it's okay" he says before walking away.
Stella smiles how was she going to tell him she thought this kid was his child and who was this kids mother. Those are the things he would ask maybe she should leave it alone he was happy with his life is right now.
But looking at this young boy how could she lie to her nephew she couldn't do that to him this was too important.
While waiting for her food she sat and thought of who could be his mother. She had met most of Curtis ex girlfriends and by his name his mother had to be spanish. So that narrows it down to about two of them Stella thought to herself. When a man walked in she saw Elesandro roll his eyes "Hey kid Where's the lovely mother today" the man asked.
"Anywhere you're not you don't know how to buy a hint she isn't interested" Elesandro replies. Shaking his head "yeah well your mother she owes me Tavares and tell i want dinner" the man said leaving. That is when Stella's eyes went wide "oh my goodness" she whispered she knew exactly who is mother was.
She was always one of those women that brought the best out of Curtis she called him on crap. Celebrated his success's and picked him up when he fell just bring there for him.
Shaking her head in disbelief she should have figured it would be her she was the one. Not it should surprise her That she and his mother thought he would marry eventually but they ended. Sometimes over seventeen years ago all she knew was Curtis didn't want to talk about it and that was after Tommy died.
Just then Elesandro walked over with her food "Here you go Miss you can squeeze some lime on the meat and woolah" he said. Stella smiled "Thank you very much young man"as he nodded and walked away.
This boy was her grand nephew after she had her lunch she would stop by the clinic and have a talk with his mother. He came to her table one more time before he could speak "Elesandro the phone bro" another boy said. "Shit I'm okay give me a second ma'am" he says before going to answer the phone.
The Clinic
She had just gotten back to her office when her nurse knocked " someone is here to see"she says. As Elle looked up with a raised eyebrow "Let me guess Mr. Kingsley" she responds. "Umm no Ms. Henry she says she needs to speak to you it's important' the nurse continued. Standing up and looking out the door " i don't remember her do i know her is she family of Jamal Turner" she asked.
The nurse shrugged " I don't know but she said it was a personal matter" Tina says, sighing "send her in" Elle said. Just as Stella was about to move she saw him rushing in with baby in his arms. "Hey Ms. Felix is my mom in" Elesandro asked, yes she is in her office as he nods and goes in.
Not even noticing Stella "Hey mom can you take the baby I have class and Kayla just kind of dropped her on me" he said. Elle shook her head "I most certainly will not mami got a date tonight with something tall dark and chocolate" she says. He sighs" Mom please i have class I can't miss this i have a test today please" he said.
Shaking her head, "I'm sorry my love but you can take her to your grandparents house and i'm sure they will watch her. Because mami have other things in mind and its not that I don't adore her right gorda.
But mami got to get hers" she said, as he started making a face "eww mom that's nasty the last thing i want to think is you getting yours" Elesandro said in disgust. She smiles "Well mi amor how do you think you got here mami was getting her back blown out" Elle said laughing. Looking at her in complete horror "MOM THAT SHIT IS DISGUSTING I DON'T NEED THAT VISUAL YOU SAY THESE THINGS TO CREEP ME OUT DON'T YOU"he said.
"Yes because you getting your teenage nut off and makes me feel so much better. And not to mention your pull out game wasn't even strong like what the fuck. It's not mema don't love you because i do my gorda bella but mema got a life to. So tell your papi stop hating" Elle says, as his daughter looks up at him" papi top hating"the little girl said with a grin on her face.
Shaking his head "fine can you take her to abuela's house please" Elesandro asked, she shrugs fine i will take her but y'all stay at your grandparents house,"she says. As he groans " I hope you use protection i don't want Kingsely babies in our family" he says. Making a face "Eww that is just wrong that you think I would sleep with that tool" she replies.
"Well he came by the restaurant saying you owe him a date" Elesandro say i don't owe him shit he think that he takes the air out my tires so I would ask him to help would work" Elle said. He kissed his baby girl on the forehead "be good for mema" and with that he left rushing to school.
All that time Stella sat shock she couldn't keep this from Curtis especially seeing he had son and a grandchild he didn't know about. " Miss you can go in and speak to her" Tina says,just then she followed the woman "Elle here she is," she said.
When Elle turned around she knew who she was just by first glance but she pretended to be none the wiser. "Hi i'm Dr. Tavares how can i help you Miss" Elle says, Stella Henry and I think you know who I am," she said.
Looking at her with a raised eyebrow " Is that so" Elena asked, your very intelligent Elena you know who i am how could you do that to him.
To my sister" Stella said, sitting back in her chair " your sister knew because i told her i brought them to see right before she died. And she said that forgive me and she understood why I didn't say anything to him about them. Because he was in a bad place and she needed to make sure he got the help that he needed.
That she would tell him for me and maybe he would clean up his act I assumed she told him and he wanted nothing to do with them. Seeing as how he caused the accident that almost killed me and my unborn children"Elle replies. "She knew" that is when Stella covered her mouth and started to tear up.
"That is what she was trying to tell him before she died baby i know what happen but don't you think he had the right to know. Why didn't you come to me and tell me Elena" she whispered. "I'm sorry Stella i didn't know that she never got to tell any of you and I couldn't because you would have gotten in my head.
And not for nothing it hurt like hell and ON THE COUNT OF I ALMOST DIED. Now i can be an asshole but i won't because you didn't do anything to me. As far as your nephew who wasn't even man enough to face he can eat dirt"Elle says.
That's when the two year old spoke up "Mema mira" Danisa says showing her grandmother her picture, ay eso es hermoso mi amor" she replies. Stella looked at the little girl who had her grandmother's eyes and her grandfather's smile. "Do they know " Stella asked, they know of our situation I told them last year but they are not interested. I told that I would give them his name and they can look him up if they wanted to.
But so far they haven't said anything and clearly I was misguided so i will speak to them again and see what they say" Elle says. " No baby you have to tell him you can't let him find out any other way"Stella says. Shaking her head "no thank you Stella you can tell him and he hasn't found out this far and he probably won't" she replies.
Stella sighs "It should have been you not her" she says, yeah well it's not life goes on now if you don't mind I have things to do. If you would like to meet them I could arrange that i will talk to them but that's all i could do. Leave your number with the nurse and I will call you ven mami" she says to her grand daughter who smiled at Stella as they turned to leave.
But Elle stopped she couldn't be mad at Stella I wasn't her fault that her nephew is a fucking coward. That if she laid eyes on him she would beat his ass like he stole something. Which he did he stole her heart from her it's why she was strictly platonic. It's probably why are marriage ended the way it did she was woman enough to say it her trust issues took a toll on her.
"Whose this pretty little thing"Stella asked looking down at the little girl. Elle took a deep breath "This is my granddaughter her names is Danisa" she replied. Nodding her head kneeling down in front of the little girl "Hi Danisa i'm Stella" she says, I Dani" the little girl respond with a bright smile that was so much like Curtis.
Still in awe "Hey Dani you want to give Ms. Henry a hug" Elena said as the little girl hid behind her grandmothers leg.
Playing shy "I know you not playing shy mouth of Miami" Elle says making the little girl smile before she gave Stella a hug. Which she took holding on tighter before letting go.
"Dile bye, bye mi nena" Elena said as the little girl waved nodding her head at Stella then leaving. How was she going to tell him that he was not only a father but a grandfather" she mused to herself. Knowing what she was about to tell him will throw him for a massive curveball.
She stayed for a few weeks getting to know the twins Elesandro and Estrella who everyone calls Star and her great grand niece. Elena was right neither of them had no desire to reach out to him Star seemed slightly interested.
But Elesandro on the other hand was most certain not he let her no from gate he wasn't interested at all and it didn't change. Now she had to go back to Port Charles and speak to Curtis what would he think how is he going to react.
Port Charles
Nobody knew she was back in town for almost a week now going over it continuously. Watching him her now knowing what she stole from him but he was happy and how could she take that from him. But he needed to know before one of the twins did something they were so different but so much alike.
Elesandro was raw ,emotional and with both his parents temper, but Star she had her mother's ease and calm demeanor. Which comes across more calculating and the way she moved was scary she trusted no one and she was sure. That she sneak here and no one would be the wider but she had her father's laugh.
"Hey baby doesn't Stella come back last night" Jordan asked from the kitchen as he peaked out the bathroom. "Yeah i meet her at the Metro Court in a little while you want to come" Curtis asked. She smiled "Do you want me too do you think she looked into who that family member was. I mean she was gone for a while maybe she did have a secret son" she said.
Curtis chuckled" I don't know she did say it was important or maybe she found another sibling" he said with a shrug. As finished in the bathroom and came out"I really do hope she looked into it would be crazy if she has a brother or a sister out there" Jordan said. "Hmmm then that means my grandfather was messing around on my grandmother" he replied.
Shaking her head" Baby these are all hypothetical Curtis we won't know what is what or if she even looked into it" she says kissing him. He grabbed his keys as they left making it to the Metro Court seeing his aunt sitting there with a glass of wine. He smiled"liquid courage Auntie it's not even noon" Curtis said kissing her on the cheek then sitting down.
They watched the older woman something was off she was nervous about "Something wrong Auntie you can tell me what ever it is i'm going to help. You have me, Jordan and TJ we are here for you that's what families do right" he said. Which only made her tear up more "Curtis baby i'm sorry i dont know how to tell you this but to come right out and say it.
I did check in on who that family member was and your not going to believe it when i tell "Stella said as the tears slid down her face. With a grin on his face"What did grand daddy have some hidden love child out there you didn't know about" he asked. When she looked over at him" No he didn't but you did two of them to be exact"She answered as his face and Jordan's dropped.
