Chapter 21

"Twins?" Luke said.  "I fathered twins?"

Jack nodded.

"And Helena has her?"

"Yeah.  She's holding her prisoner.  That's why I agreed to go along with Helena's plan.  She threatened to kill Jessica if I didn't do what she said."

"I see.  So what made you decide to change sides?  Won't that put your sister… my daughter in danger?"

"Not if Helena doesn't know that I switched sides."

Luke looked interested.  "What do you have in mind?"

"I was thinking that I would go on working for Helena, as if nothing had changed."

"But how does that help me?"

"I will let you know everything I learn and everything she wants me to do."

"So we'll be prepared.  I like that.  And you can keep your ears open for some sign of where she has Laura and Lucky."

Jack nodded.  "Luke, you will try to get my sister back too, won't you?"

"If you and Jessica are my children, there is nothing in the world that would be able to stop me."

 "Thanks Luke."

Luke smiled at him. "Listen, as soon as this mess is over and I have Laura and Lucky back home, I want to have a DNA test done.  It's not that I doubt you, but I wouldn't put it past Jennifer to lie to you about me being your father."

"I understand.  So will you let me help you?"

"Yeah, I'd like that.  Come on, let's go check on Gia."

"Luke, about Gia… I was responsible for her accident.  I wasn't trying to hurt her, I just wanted her to pull over.  I bumped her car and she lost control.  I feel so bad about that.  That's one of the reasons I decided to turn against Helena."

"One of the reasons?  What was the other reason?"

"Helena ordered me to make sure Gia didn't survive.  I couldn't kill her."

Nikolas came out of the hospital.  Luke and Jack turned to look at him.

"How is she?" Luke asked.

"The doctors said she'll be all right.  They want to keep her overnight since she lost consciousness, but she'll be fine.  She regained consciousness before the doctor came in."

""Did… did she tell you that I was responsible for the accident?" Jack asked.

"Yes," Nikolas said, but he didn't sound angry.  "She said you didn't seem to be trying to cause her to wreck though."

"I wasn't.  I wanted her to pull over, not wreck."

"I see," Nikolas said.  He turned and looked at Luke.

"Jack is going to help us from now on."

"Do you really think we can trust him?" Nikolas asked.

""Yes, I think we can trust… my son."

Nikolas looked at the two of them.  "Your son?  Then this is really Lucky?"

"No, this is my son Jack.  His mother is a woman I was engaged to years ago."

"But how…"

"We can talk about that later Nikolas.  Right now, we have to find a place to spend the night so we can plan our next move."

"I've got a place," Jack said.  "Follow me."