Chance At Love Chapter 1

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters.

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Theresa Lopez Fitzgerald sat in the uncomfortable seat at Harmony Airport holding her boyfriend Ethan Crane's hand anxiously awaiting the arrival of her childhood friend Nikolas Cassadine. "I am so happy that Nikolas is coming her. It's been so long since I last seen him," she rambled with a goofy smile on her face.

Ethan smiled. "If I didn't know any better, I would say that you had a crush on this guy."

"Don't worry Ethan. You are my one and only true crush."

Paloma Lopez Fitzgerald snorted at the sickening public display of affection from her seat across from her sister. This was the exact reason why she chose not to sit next to them. She didn't want anybody to know that she was with those two.

"Can you please stop? You are going to make me hurl," she muttered.

Theresa pulled away from Ethan and stared at her little sister, her lip trembling. "Paloma must you always be…"

"There's Nikolas!" Paloma exclaimed hoping that the arrival would pause Theresa's waterworks.

Nikolas ran over to his friend and scooped her up in a hug.  "It's so good to see you Resa."

"You to Nik."

Nikolas turned around and hugged Paloma. "Long time no see Paloma."

"Hey Nikolas. Now maybe this will stop Theresa from talking about you every other second," she whispered in his ear. "She's been getting on my nerves."

Nikolas stifled a laugh. "Nikolas this is Ethan. Ethan this is…"

"Nikolas," Ethan finished for her. "Nice to finally meet you." He shook Nikolas's hand firmly.

"Same here. So can we go? I can't wait to see the rest of the Lopez Fitzgerald clan." He picked up his bag and the quartet started for the exit.

"Okay we'll go to the Book Café. There you can tell me all about this girl Gia," Theresa told him.

Whitney Russell smiled as she looked on as her boyfriend Chad Harris hugged his friends Jamal Woods, Gia Campbell, and Gabriel Woods. She was so happy that he was with his friends because she knew he needed more people to hang with besides Ethan and Theresa.

"Chad it's so good to see you," Gia said once she pulled away.

"You too Gia. This," he pulled Whitney close to him and kissed her forehead, "is my girlfriend Whitney."

"Nice to meet you Whitney," Gabriel greeted.

"Same here. Chad can you drop me off at the Book Café? I have to meet my sister there."

"Ok. There," he turned to face Gia," Gia can tell me all about this jerk that broke her heart.

"Thanks Hank for rescuing me from my mother."

Hank Bennett looked over at his friend Gwen Hotchkiss and smiled. They were waiting for Hank's half-bother to arrive on his father's private plane.

"No prob Gwen. I know how annoying loved ones can be. I go through the same thing with Sam and Grace."

"So I see they are sickening as usual?"

Hank turned around to see his brother behind him with his nephew and two of their friends. "How are you doing Phillip?" he asked as they shared a manly hug. He heard about Chloe dumping him for Brady Black and he was glad that he decided to come to Harmony away from her. Who knows? Maybe he could find somebody else.

"I'm okay."

Gwen cleared her throat politely indicating for Hank to introduce her. "Gwen this is Phillip, Shawn, Belle, and Jason. Everybody Gwen Hotchkiss."

"Nice to meet you all."

"So Uncle Hank where is the rest if the family? Shawn asked as everybody grabbed his or her luggage.

"Sam is at the station, Grace is and the B&B, and your cousins are at the Book Café."

"Well let's head there," Jason suggested.

Sheridan Crane sighed when she saw her boyfriend Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald sitting in the seat next to her his face emotionless. "Luis I just wanted you to know that I am very thankful that you came with me granted that you don't like my family."

"I might not like your family Sher. But I will do anything to make you happy. And if that means being nice to your nieces and nephews then so be it. I love you."

"I love you too."

Luis pulled Sheridan into a soft lingering kiss that would have lasted longer if it weren't for a voice behind them.

"So I see we are once again forgotten."

"Camilla!" Sheridan exclaimed as she went to hug her nieces and nephew. Luis smiled when he saw how happy she was. "Luis these are my nieces Camilla, Chasity, and Anastasia. My nephew Lucas. And Ivy's niece Marcy."

Camilla flashed her aunt a smile. "Jackpot Sheridan. Jackpot."

Luis laughed as Sheridan turned a deep crimson. "Ok now we are going to the Book Café to meet your brother." A chorus of groans interrupted her. "Then I'll take you home."

"Well let's hurry. The sooner we get home the sooner I can get on Aunt Ivy and Uncle Julian's nerves," Marcy said with a wicked smile. "Where's the car?"