Note: Just pretend that Kay doesn't know about David and Ivy's scheme.
Since it was the middle of the day, Paloma decided she would go see her mother first at the Crane mansion where she was a maid. While her Mom wasn't really her first choice of people to see, she decided it was only proper to start there. Plus, she didn't know where exactly to find her other siblings.
As Paloma's cab dropped her off in front of the enormous Crane mansion, she smoothed down her skirt and took a deep breath. She was half nervous, half excited. She'd felt like an outcast for so long that it might be nice to be part of a family again. Don't get your hopes up, Loma, she told herself. You may not be welcome anymore.
She peered in the window just before she was about to ring the doorbell. She couldn't believe her eyes. Her sister, Theresa, was standing in the foyer holding a little baby boy. That's odd, Paloma thought. She was also disappointed that the first family member she reunited with would be Theresa. Paloma fought the urge to turn around and run. No, she reassured herself. You've done enough running away already. She pressed the doorbell button.
After about five seconds, Theresa opened the door.
"Can I help you?" she asked.
Typical, Paloma thought. She doesn't even remember her own flesh and blood!
"Hi, Theresa," Paloma said matter-of-factly.
"Do I know-?" Theresa thought for a second. "Paloma?"
Paloma just nodded.
"Oh my God!" Theresa screamed and leaping to give her a hug.
Paloma's emotions were mixed. She had always hated Theresa, not to mention she was smothering her, but it kind of felt good to be reunited with her kin.
"Mama! Mama!" Theresa began screaming. "When did you get here? Where have you been for the past two years? This is such a shock I can hardly contain myself!"
"Theresa, what's going on?" Pilar asked, bewildered, and coming down the stairs.
"Mama! Look who's here!" Theresa cried.
Pilar almost fainted in shock. Standing before her was her precious youngest child. "Paloma?"
"It's me, Mama," Paloma said. A tear was brought to her eye. Over the years, she had built up so much angst for her mother but it disappeared in a matter of seconds. She would finally know what it's like to have a mother.
* * *
One hour later, Paloma was completely filled in on her family's history for the past 12 years. She was a little confused and realized that her family now had even more issues than ever before. Her sister was Mrs. Julian Crane and the mother of his child whom she named after her ex- fiancé, Julian's ex-son. Her brother, Antonio, came back from hiding only to be engaged to the same woman as her other brother, Luis. Plus, Antonio was dying and could not be told of his brother and fiancée's love for each other. Antonio and Luis were to be married that very night in a double wedding ceremony; Antonio would get the girl and Luis would have to watch his true love get married to someone else while he got his second choice. And finally, her twin brother, Miguel, was almost married to his girlfriend, Charity, only to find out that he is the father of her best friend from childhood, Kay's baby.
Her family was a mess. Paloma suddenly regretted coming back to Harmony. She was suddenly thrust into three horrid situations. She would be expected to take sides. What am I getting myself into? Paloma asked herself. Still, she thought, maybe they need my support. Maybe not Theresa or Antonio, but I need to be here for Miguel and Luis.
* * *
Noah's taxi dropped him off at his childhood home. However, it looked completely different, almost as if it had been rebuilt or something. I guess I've been away for so long I don't really remember it as vividly as I used to, he thought. He grabbed his bags and walked in through the unlocked front door. They were going to be so surprised to see him!
As he entered the foyer, he saw a familiar face in the living room, his beloved sister, Kay. She looked the same as always but seemed more mature. Kay stood in front of him in amazement.
"I'm home," he said smiling and stretching his arms out.
"Noah!" Kay cried as she ecstatically rushed into his arms and the two of them embraced. A tear was brought to Noah's eyes. He had missed her so much. This was what his homecoming was all about.
"Thanks for calling and writing to us," Kay said with a sarcastic smirk as she finally pulled away from the giant hug.
"The Outback doesn't really have post offices or phone lines," Noah replied. "I've missed you," she said quietly.
"You have no idea how much I've missed you."
"Things have been crazy here," Kay said.
"I bet," he said with an eye roll.
"No seriously."
"What, did Mom's latest batch of cookies burn or something?"
"Hardly. We have a cousin you know," Kay answered.
"Since when does Uncle Hank have a wife and kid?"
"It's not his kid. Mom has a sister, or at least had a sister."
"You've got to be kidding me." Noah was in shock. His mother had amnesia. "Does she remember her past now?"
"Not really. That's not the important thing though. Mom's sister, or whatever, had a daughter, Charity, who's living with us now."
"Wow, I leave for three years and have a cousin."
"Yeah, a cousin who's stealing my man."
"And that would be."
"Miguel."
"You still have a crush on Miguel?"
"It's more than a crush, Noah. We slept together."
"Wait, let me get this straight. Our new cousin, Charity, is stealing Miguel from you?"
"Essentially. They were going to get married but I know I'm the one who's meant to be with Miguel."
"I'm sorry, Kay, but it sounds like you're stealing her man away from her."
"I'm pregnant, Noah."
Noah was in shock. His little sister was knocked up by Miguel Lopez- Fitzgerald? She was barely out of high school! He should have been there for her, to protect her.
"Say something," she said with a worried look on her face. She needed Noah to be on her side. She had her father on her side, but he was too easily swayed by her mother to stay like that for long.
"Congratulations?" Noah offered.
Kay hugged him tightly.
"You know, getting pregnant wasn't exactly the best way to get Miguel."
"I didn't plan on getting knocked up, Noah."
There was silence for about a minute.
"No one seems to understand me. I need you, Noah. Please be on my side," Kay pleaded.
"Kay, you know I'll always be on your side. I may not totally understand you yet but I'll never turn on you."
Kay reached out and hugged him again. "You are the best big brother."
"Well, considering I'm your only one." he added.
Kay got a worried look on her face. "Actually, technically, you aren't."
"What do you mean? I think I know my own family!"
"Well, Mom was married before she married Dad."
"So she does remember her past."
"Not really. This guy, David, came into town and claimed he was her husband. It's been proven that he's really her husband but Mom doesn't remember much about her life before Dad. David and Mom have a son together named John. He's slightly older than you."
"I go away for three years and find out I have a cousin and a half brother. It's hard to take it all in."
"Try living through it. Mom and I aren't on the best terms now."
"How come?"
"She thinks I brought evil into Harmony to get Miguel to sleep with me. She sides with Charity all the time and has totally replaced me with her. She's replaced you with John, ya know. I got really angry and lashed out at her. I called her some really horrible names but know what? I don't regret a word of it. She's totally playing both David and Dad and I do not like it."
"I'm so sorry I left you to all of this, Kay. At least you have Jess."
"It would be nice but Jessica is siding with everyone else but me on every single issue. She thinks our whole living situation is just wonderful but it totally sucks!" Kay was near tears at this point.
Noah hugged her and said, "I'm here now. I'll be on your side no matter what."
Since it was the middle of the day, Paloma decided she would go see her mother first at the Crane mansion where she was a maid. While her Mom wasn't really her first choice of people to see, she decided it was only proper to start there. Plus, she didn't know where exactly to find her other siblings.
As Paloma's cab dropped her off in front of the enormous Crane mansion, she smoothed down her skirt and took a deep breath. She was half nervous, half excited. She'd felt like an outcast for so long that it might be nice to be part of a family again. Don't get your hopes up, Loma, she told herself. You may not be welcome anymore.
She peered in the window just before she was about to ring the doorbell. She couldn't believe her eyes. Her sister, Theresa, was standing in the foyer holding a little baby boy. That's odd, Paloma thought. She was also disappointed that the first family member she reunited with would be Theresa. Paloma fought the urge to turn around and run. No, she reassured herself. You've done enough running away already. She pressed the doorbell button.
After about five seconds, Theresa opened the door.
"Can I help you?" she asked.
Typical, Paloma thought. She doesn't even remember her own flesh and blood!
"Hi, Theresa," Paloma said matter-of-factly.
"Do I know-?" Theresa thought for a second. "Paloma?"
Paloma just nodded.
"Oh my God!" Theresa screamed and leaping to give her a hug.
Paloma's emotions were mixed. She had always hated Theresa, not to mention she was smothering her, but it kind of felt good to be reunited with her kin.
"Mama! Mama!" Theresa began screaming. "When did you get here? Where have you been for the past two years? This is such a shock I can hardly contain myself!"
"Theresa, what's going on?" Pilar asked, bewildered, and coming down the stairs.
"Mama! Look who's here!" Theresa cried.
Pilar almost fainted in shock. Standing before her was her precious youngest child. "Paloma?"
"It's me, Mama," Paloma said. A tear was brought to her eye. Over the years, she had built up so much angst for her mother but it disappeared in a matter of seconds. She would finally know what it's like to have a mother.
* * *
One hour later, Paloma was completely filled in on her family's history for the past 12 years. She was a little confused and realized that her family now had even more issues than ever before. Her sister was Mrs. Julian Crane and the mother of his child whom she named after her ex- fiancé, Julian's ex-son. Her brother, Antonio, came back from hiding only to be engaged to the same woman as her other brother, Luis. Plus, Antonio was dying and could not be told of his brother and fiancée's love for each other. Antonio and Luis were to be married that very night in a double wedding ceremony; Antonio would get the girl and Luis would have to watch his true love get married to someone else while he got his second choice. And finally, her twin brother, Miguel, was almost married to his girlfriend, Charity, only to find out that he is the father of her best friend from childhood, Kay's baby.
Her family was a mess. Paloma suddenly regretted coming back to Harmony. She was suddenly thrust into three horrid situations. She would be expected to take sides. What am I getting myself into? Paloma asked herself. Still, she thought, maybe they need my support. Maybe not Theresa or Antonio, but I need to be here for Miguel and Luis.
* * *
Noah's taxi dropped him off at his childhood home. However, it looked completely different, almost as if it had been rebuilt or something. I guess I've been away for so long I don't really remember it as vividly as I used to, he thought. He grabbed his bags and walked in through the unlocked front door. They were going to be so surprised to see him!
As he entered the foyer, he saw a familiar face in the living room, his beloved sister, Kay. She looked the same as always but seemed more mature. Kay stood in front of him in amazement.
"I'm home," he said smiling and stretching his arms out.
"Noah!" Kay cried as she ecstatically rushed into his arms and the two of them embraced. A tear was brought to Noah's eyes. He had missed her so much. This was what his homecoming was all about.
"Thanks for calling and writing to us," Kay said with a sarcastic smirk as she finally pulled away from the giant hug.
"The Outback doesn't really have post offices or phone lines," Noah replied. "I've missed you," she said quietly.
"You have no idea how much I've missed you."
"Things have been crazy here," Kay said.
"I bet," he said with an eye roll.
"No seriously."
"What, did Mom's latest batch of cookies burn or something?"
"Hardly. We have a cousin you know," Kay answered.
"Since when does Uncle Hank have a wife and kid?"
"It's not his kid. Mom has a sister, or at least had a sister."
"You've got to be kidding me." Noah was in shock. His mother had amnesia. "Does she remember her past now?"
"Not really. That's not the important thing though. Mom's sister, or whatever, had a daughter, Charity, who's living with us now."
"Wow, I leave for three years and have a cousin."
"Yeah, a cousin who's stealing my man."
"And that would be."
"Miguel."
"You still have a crush on Miguel?"
"It's more than a crush, Noah. We slept together."
"Wait, let me get this straight. Our new cousin, Charity, is stealing Miguel from you?"
"Essentially. They were going to get married but I know I'm the one who's meant to be with Miguel."
"I'm sorry, Kay, but it sounds like you're stealing her man away from her."
"I'm pregnant, Noah."
Noah was in shock. His little sister was knocked up by Miguel Lopez- Fitzgerald? She was barely out of high school! He should have been there for her, to protect her.
"Say something," she said with a worried look on her face. She needed Noah to be on her side. She had her father on her side, but he was too easily swayed by her mother to stay like that for long.
"Congratulations?" Noah offered.
Kay hugged him tightly.
"You know, getting pregnant wasn't exactly the best way to get Miguel."
"I didn't plan on getting knocked up, Noah."
There was silence for about a minute.
"No one seems to understand me. I need you, Noah. Please be on my side," Kay pleaded.
"Kay, you know I'll always be on your side. I may not totally understand you yet but I'll never turn on you."
Kay reached out and hugged him again. "You are the best big brother."
"Well, considering I'm your only one." he added.
Kay got a worried look on her face. "Actually, technically, you aren't."
"What do you mean? I think I know my own family!"
"Well, Mom was married before she married Dad."
"So she does remember her past."
"Not really. This guy, David, came into town and claimed he was her husband. It's been proven that he's really her husband but Mom doesn't remember much about her life before Dad. David and Mom have a son together named John. He's slightly older than you."
"I go away for three years and find out I have a cousin and a half brother. It's hard to take it all in."
"Try living through it. Mom and I aren't on the best terms now."
"How come?"
"She thinks I brought evil into Harmony to get Miguel to sleep with me. She sides with Charity all the time and has totally replaced me with her. She's replaced you with John, ya know. I got really angry and lashed out at her. I called her some really horrible names but know what? I don't regret a word of it. She's totally playing both David and Dad and I do not like it."
"I'm so sorry I left you to all of this, Kay. At least you have Jess."
"It would be nice but Jessica is siding with everyone else but me on every single issue. She thinks our whole living situation is just wonderful but it totally sucks!" Kay was near tears at this point.
Noah hugged her and said, "I'm here now. I'll be on your side no matter what."
