"What?" Julie asked in a tiny voice.
" I said, I missed you," Chris repeated.
The connection between the two was so strong, it was if Frank wasn't even there. Which was all right with him, he was ecstatic that Julie was alive, and that Chris would finally have somebody instead of being alone. Frank's mind was already wandering back to Port Charles, though, back to his wife and daughter.
"Really?" Julie asked. Chris took her hands. "Yes. I've been the loneliest man alive ever since you left. My life has just had this void, and you're the only one that can fill it, Julie. I love you."
Julie's eyes filled with gracious tears again. "Why did you run away?" Chris asked. Julie looked up, trying to sustain her tears.
"Do I look like I could've kept up with a three year old, Chris?" Frank and Chris looked at each other. "I could've helped you, Julie, we could've been a family," Chris said.
"Well, Julie, if it makes you feel any better, we still can't keep up with her," Frank said. Julie looked from one face to the other and back again. "What do you mean?" she asked. Frank and Chris laughed.
'We'll tell you about it on the way," Chris replied. Julie looked panicked.
"What? On the way to where?" Chris lifted Julie out of the wheelchair and into his arms. "Home."
*
Rafe and Danny returned after a few minutes. Danny came up to Raven, put his arms around her waist and rested his forehead on hers.
"Come on, you guys," Rafe said to Ian and Jamal. "Let's give them a minute. We can start back." Ian and Jamal looked at Rafe in a funny way, and didn't move.
"Come on!" Rafe urged. Jamal and Ian shrugged and followed, leaving Danny and Raven alone in the clearing.
"Raven, I love you so much," Danny whispered. "I love you too," Raven said. Suddenly, Danny got down on one knee.
"Raven, we both could've died last night. Who knows how much longer we have, you know?" Raven's heart was thumping in her chest. "Danny-" Danny held up his hand.
"No, babe, just let me finish," he said. "I don't want to spend the rest of my life wondering if I made the right choices. I don't want to waste anymore time being less than I could be. That's why I want to be your husband."
Raven's jaw dropped slowly. "Raven Kovich, will you marry me?"
Raven laughed happily, tears in her eyes. What else could she say? "Yes!"
* Karen was at the front desk at GH going over some medical charts when the paramedics rushed in. Karen gasped in shock when she saw the two patients on the gurneys - Jack and Eli.
"What's going on?" Karen demanded. "What happened?" The paramedic shrugged.
"Don't know yet. Found 'em both on the side of the road, back where the girl crashed her Jeep. Don't know if they're hurt or anything, but they looked pretty upset, and they were half out of it, so we brought them in," the paramedic explained.
Karen slid the earpieces of her stethoscope into her ears and placed the end on Eli's chest. Heartbeat was okay, same with Jack.
"Okay, let's get them to a room. I'll check them out," Karen said. Just then, Lucy came through the elevator doors, and gasped in shock.
"Oh my gosh! Jack! Eli! Karen, what's wrong with them, are they okay?" she demanded excitedly, rushing over. "I'm going to find out. I'll let you know as soon as I know anything," Karen promised, and whisked the two off into a room.
Lucy speedily snatched her cell phone from her handbag and dialed Alison's house.
"Alison! Tell Livvie we found Jack and Eli!" "What?! Where?!" Alison exclaimed. "I'm not sure yet, exactly, we're at GH, get over here quick!" Lucy said and snapped her phone shut.
*
At Alison's, Livvie had started shedding tears of joy and hugging Ali. The two women were thrilled to finally have good news.
"Livvie! You know what this means?! It means my baby killed Caleb! She did it!" Alison gushed. "I know! And my boys are back!" Livvie cried.
"If Raven defeated Caleb, then she'll be coming home, I've got to stay here and wait for her, you go to hospital," Alison assured Livvie.
Livvie nodded enthusiastically and rushed off to GH to meet her family, while Alison waited for hers to come home.
*
Alison was pacing back and worth, taking occasional peeks out the window when suddenly Jamal came in, followed by Ian, and Rafe. RAFE?!
"Rafe! Oh my gosh, what are you doing here?" Alison asked, overwhelmed as she approached the three beaming men.
"Alison, it's been a long time," Rafe said as the two embraced. "Yeah!" Alison laughed, so happy to see him again. "So how did you get Ed to let you come back?" Alison asked curiously.
Rafe grinned.
"Well, his granddaughter needed a little help, that's all," he replied. Alison was so overcome with everything that she almost forgot.
"Oh!" she exclaimed. "Where's Raven? Is Caleb gone? Is she okay?" Just then, Raven and Danny entered, hand in hand. Rafe winked at Danny, and smiled at the two. "Yes, he's gone, and I'm better than ever," Raven said slyly.
Ian, Jamal, and Alison exchanged happy but confused looks. Raven couldn't keep it secret, she had to tell them.
"Danny and I are engaged!"
*
The connection between the two was so strong, it was if Frank wasn't even there. Which was all right with him, he was ecstatic that Julie was alive, and that Chris would finally have somebody instead of being alone. Frank's mind was already wandering back to Port Charles, though, back to his wife and daughter.
"Really?" Julie asked. Chris took her hands. "Yes. I've been the loneliest man alive ever since you left. My life has just had this void, and you're the only one that can fill it, Julie. I love you."
Julie's eyes filled with gracious tears again. "Why did you run away?" Chris asked. Julie looked up, trying to sustain her tears.
"Do I look like I could've kept up with a three year old, Chris?" Frank and Chris looked at each other. "I could've helped you, Julie, we could've been a family," Chris said.
"Well, Julie, if it makes you feel any better, we still can't keep up with her," Frank said. Julie looked from one face to the other and back again. "What do you mean?" she asked. Frank and Chris laughed.
'We'll tell you about it on the way," Chris replied. Julie looked panicked.
"What? On the way to where?" Chris lifted Julie out of the wheelchair and into his arms. "Home."
*
Rafe and Danny returned after a few minutes. Danny came up to Raven, put his arms around her waist and rested his forehead on hers.
"Come on, you guys," Rafe said to Ian and Jamal. "Let's give them a minute. We can start back." Ian and Jamal looked at Rafe in a funny way, and didn't move.
"Come on!" Rafe urged. Jamal and Ian shrugged and followed, leaving Danny and Raven alone in the clearing.
"Raven, I love you so much," Danny whispered. "I love you too," Raven said. Suddenly, Danny got down on one knee.
"Raven, we both could've died last night. Who knows how much longer we have, you know?" Raven's heart was thumping in her chest. "Danny-" Danny held up his hand.
"No, babe, just let me finish," he said. "I don't want to spend the rest of my life wondering if I made the right choices. I don't want to waste anymore time being less than I could be. That's why I want to be your husband."
Raven's jaw dropped slowly. "Raven Kovich, will you marry me?"
Raven laughed happily, tears in her eyes. What else could she say? "Yes!"
* Karen was at the front desk at GH going over some medical charts when the paramedics rushed in. Karen gasped in shock when she saw the two patients on the gurneys - Jack and Eli.
"What's going on?" Karen demanded. "What happened?" The paramedic shrugged.
"Don't know yet. Found 'em both on the side of the road, back where the girl crashed her Jeep. Don't know if they're hurt or anything, but they looked pretty upset, and they were half out of it, so we brought them in," the paramedic explained.
Karen slid the earpieces of her stethoscope into her ears and placed the end on Eli's chest. Heartbeat was okay, same with Jack.
"Okay, let's get them to a room. I'll check them out," Karen said. Just then, Lucy came through the elevator doors, and gasped in shock.
"Oh my gosh! Jack! Eli! Karen, what's wrong with them, are they okay?" she demanded excitedly, rushing over. "I'm going to find out. I'll let you know as soon as I know anything," Karen promised, and whisked the two off into a room.
Lucy speedily snatched her cell phone from her handbag and dialed Alison's house.
"Alison! Tell Livvie we found Jack and Eli!" "What?! Where?!" Alison exclaimed. "I'm not sure yet, exactly, we're at GH, get over here quick!" Lucy said and snapped her phone shut.
*
At Alison's, Livvie had started shedding tears of joy and hugging Ali. The two women were thrilled to finally have good news.
"Livvie! You know what this means?! It means my baby killed Caleb! She did it!" Alison gushed. "I know! And my boys are back!" Livvie cried.
"If Raven defeated Caleb, then she'll be coming home, I've got to stay here and wait for her, you go to hospital," Alison assured Livvie.
Livvie nodded enthusiastically and rushed off to GH to meet her family, while Alison waited for hers to come home.
*
Alison was pacing back and worth, taking occasional peeks out the window when suddenly Jamal came in, followed by Ian, and Rafe. RAFE?!
"Rafe! Oh my gosh, what are you doing here?" Alison asked, overwhelmed as she approached the three beaming men.
"Alison, it's been a long time," Rafe said as the two embraced. "Yeah!" Alison laughed, so happy to see him again. "So how did you get Ed to let you come back?" Alison asked curiously.
Rafe grinned.
"Well, his granddaughter needed a little help, that's all," he replied. Alison was so overcome with everything that she almost forgot.
"Oh!" she exclaimed. "Where's Raven? Is Caleb gone? Is she okay?" Just then, Raven and Danny entered, hand in hand. Rafe winked at Danny, and smiled at the two. "Yes, he's gone, and I'm better than ever," Raven said slyly.
Ian, Jamal, and Alison exchanged happy but confused looks. Raven couldn't keep it secret, she had to tell them.
"Danny and I are engaged!"
*