~REVEALING~

~Chapter 14~

~Paris, Flashback ~ After some idle party conversation, Eos hummed some Miles Davis and put Junia in her stroller. Admirers galloped over to get a glimpse of her baby. "Yes, she's angel, isn't she?"

Leah Andrada and her husband Peter cooed over the baby. "If my daughter is half as pretty as yours, I'll be very happy."

Eos grinned. "I'm positive you're child will be gorgeous. Is this your first child?"

Leah's complexion got paler. "Yes. Uh, it just feels like I've done this in different life..."

"I tell you, New Yorker's can be quite peculiar at times." Peter joked. Eos had a good laugh and glanced at the stroller. "Der'mo! Where my baby?" The Andradas had no idea and no one else did either. "She just couldn't have vanished!" Eos gasped for air and ran to the terrace. There stood a gentleman holding Junia. "Give me back my baby!" She spat as she snatched Junia from him.

The man laughed at her slightly. "And they say the French believe in equality...but you're not French."

Eos smoothed back her daughter's hair and looked at the ground. "I thought someone harmed my child. And Greco-Russians believe in equality as well. Not in kidnapping."

"Ms. Valent, the child crawled into me--"

"How do you know my name?"

"I make a habit of knowing who I'm going to be working with. I'm Tendrik Otunde...the new art dealer."

"It was a pleasure meeting you. I hope your impression of isn't very tainted." Eos stares at her daughter and mutters. "I almost lost her."

"I'm sorry--"

A stern man softly dragged her away. Tendrik looked into the ballroom as sighed as a woman approached him. "A Kenyan man...oh, I haven't been to my homeland in years. You are very refreshing--care to dance? He complied and led her onto the dance floor.

Eos glared at the man as she sang to her baby. "I knew he didn't have the courage to show up. He's always sending family to do his job."

The man cleared his throat. "And why should he? There's serious doubt that he's the father."

"There's nobody else it could be! He is in terrible denial. I wish I was like him, carrying on an affair, but I was faithful. And now he's married to my dear sister and they have children. Please just leave me be."

"She just wanted you to have this, she doesn't want to cause grief." The man hands her a picture of the children. "Would you be anymore content if she aquired him fair and square?"

"No, them fornicating out of blackmail, makes me know that he truly loves me."

"But he loves money more. It's time to go back and entertain the guests. They're starting to worry..."

~The Weathertop~ Florence would've never had believe that she would find a companion in Kieran. The man she first met hiding in her bathroom! Today was different than most, Florence trusted him enough to let him make lunch. "The thing about the past luv, is that if it's never resolved...it'll come back and bite you right in arse." He set the food on the table and spoke once more. "Has that ever happen to you?"

Florence sipped her drink and smiled. "Tsk, I can't tell you any of my secrets." Kieran chuckles. "Unless you tell me one of yours."

"Sometimes it's hard to remember certain things--but I do remember something. Rather disgusting, though."

"I've heard some pretty crude things..."

"At one time I thought my first love, Camillia MacKay, was my half-sister." Florence clears her throat. "I told you."

"Yes, I know. Okay, my mother favored my half-siblings and my step-father so much that she left the country with them and I never saw her again."

"A pity. That what your mother was. A pity. She didn't even deserve to be near your sphere."

"That's kind of you to say, but people always manage to leave me..."

"I won't--too accustomed to the hospitality!" He chuckles again and holds her hand.

~The Park~ Alexis walked around, stuffing her face with popcorn. Another case solved, another victory. Why wasn't she happy? Not even inwardly so. She used to be! Why did that d@mn Sonny Corinthos have to march into her life? As she sat on a bench by the fountain, there was the man himself, his eyes gleaming out her. A part of her wanted him to sweep her in her arms and ravish her on his couch. But, she couldn't let that part of her show, the shield would gone.

Sonny knew even from their distance that she felt uncomfortable, but he had to be near her. She was definitely more than his favorite lawyer. He sat down and she sighed softly. "Alexis...I had to see you."

"Did you get arrested?" She quipped.

"No. I had an urge."

"To do wha--" He cut her off with a kiss that left them both breathless. "I- -I've wanted to do that for a long time..."

"Yuck!" Dao exclaimed as he came out of the bushes. "Can I have some popcorn?"

~GH~ Alex drank her tea as she rested in the lounge. Because of a virus going around, she was on shift non- stop. Finally, she could relax. Alex sat up when she saw Melissa get herself some coffee. "Did Garcia say if they caught that wanker or not?"

Melissa sighed. "Yeah, but the kid's still missing. Thank g*d, Ned came when he did. That poor woman..."

Alex checks her watch and nods. "I better check up on her." She swiftly entered Keesha's room,chart in hand. "How are you Ms. Covani?"

Slightly leaning up, Keesha spoke. "Ned?"

"He took your daughter out for ice cream. Lovely man."

"Dr. Marick, I need to be blunt here. Dao's father didn't knock me out, I just collasped! Is the cancer back?"

"Don't worry Keesha, we looked into that. With your career, personal problems and emotions during the incident--it was just severe stress."

"Thank you, Alex." Keesha puts her fingers through her hair and retorts. "You're going to make some guy very happy!" Alex scoffs as Keesha begins to giggle.

~Anna's place~ Robin woke up on the plush couch in a cold sweat. "Stone..." Even though it was just a dream, she could sense that he was going to tell her something very important. But what?

Before she could answer her own question, there was a knock at the door. There stood Ryan with tears in his eyes. "I need to talk to someone."

"Sure Ryan. Come on in."

*** Ryan had some beer and reclined in the chair. "I thought I was done grieving, but then I loose mother, my baby and now my brother. It just blindsides me--or I dream about Gillian..."

"Ryan, I completely understand. Stone, my first love, died."

"How?"

"He was sick and he died very slowly..." Robin said mournfully.

"I was prepared for her death, one minute she was fine. The next--but it doesn't really matter how, they're both gone. Robin, how did you move on?"

Robin stared at him softly. "It just takes time. You know, looking at you-- I see your father. My friend Lois would say your the buff American version."

Ryan leaned over and smiled. "And what would you say?"

"I might say that too." She gave him a peck on the cheek and whispered. "You'll find happiness again." Ryan gave his thanks and went on his way. Something was happening...something really good.

~Ventnor, Flashback ~ Junia and Sotero chased Andres and Ariando around the house. She hardly ever felt giddy, but Sotero brought out this fire in her. Her smiles stopped as soon as she saw Marnie approach them. Sighing she told the maid to take the children upstairs. "Ah, Sotero! Still mooching off of the Otundes I can see."

Sotero stood infront of his wife and stared at Marnie coldly. "What are you doing here?"

Laughing loudly, Marnie answered. "Didn't the maid tell you that she let me in? I'm here to see my children, they're going to have a little sister."

"And you're going to abandon her just like you abandoned them!" Junia shouted.

"I would be insane if I let them see you!"

"You can't keep my kids away from me." Marnie held her stomache and groaned. "You don't have the right."

Sotero called the ambulance and Junia approached her. "Marnie, are you all right?"

She pushed Junia away and sank to the floor and began to sob. "It's too soon! Too soon...you stole my life!"

Junia put a pillow under her head and whispered. "No, you ran away from this and now that he's happy, you want to be part of his life again. You cannot have it both ways..."

Marnie laughed at her somberly. "You're gonna pay for this, you cultured b#tch. It's too soon!!! Too soon..."

~AJ's Penthouse~ As he massaged Kristina's shoulder, she snuggled against him. "So Kris, how long have you had the writer's block?"

"Hmmm...ever since I searched for my biological family. AJ, I should've told you sooner. I'm a Cassadine."

"The family that nearly froze the world." AJ mused.

"Yup. But I've only gotten to know the good ones."

"This would make you Alexis' sister."

"Is that a problem?" Kristina gave him a dirty look.

AJ laughed and kissed her temple. "She's involved with my enemy. No, I don't see any conflict there at all."

"Only if we let it." Kristina shifted and gave him a lingering kiss.

AJ smiled. "Do I still have to wear that elf costume?"

"Don't be such a baby...it'll be fun! Mikey will get a kick out of it."

As he deepened the massaged, he whispered. "You're really important to me. You realize that, don't you?"

"I do now." Kristina mused.

~The Weathertop~ In the midst of the twilight, memories flooded in Kieran's mind. Some detailed, some vague. There was something very important that he didn't remember, and although he'd never admit it, he was scared, silently praying that Florence wasn't asleep.

Florence awoke from her slumber and saw Kieran sitting in the darkness of the livingroom. Somehow, she felt how he felt. He needed to be held, so she held him. And it felt so good. Kieran turned around and locked eyes with her. He knew what she wanted and he was more than happy to give it to her. "Florence..." He murmured as he gave her a tender kiss. "I want you so much."

"Then you can have me." Kieran pulled her roughly to him and she divested his clothes. As she held his length in her hands, he moaned, trailing kisses against her collarbone.