Livvie burst through the doors at GH, and frantically clambered to the
front desk and Colleen, who wordlessly pointed down the hall.
When Livvie got to the room, she saw Jack and Eli in beds next to one another. "Jack! Eli!" she cried, running to them and throwing an arm around each, then dispensing kisses. "Mom, stop, stop," Eli moaned. "Not in front of the cute intern," he whispered, shooting a glance at Carmen Quatermaine, Courtney and AJ Quartermaine's seventeen year old daughter.
"Well, everything is as it should be with both of them. I'll leave you alone now," Karen reported happily.
Livvie laughed, relieved to have her son back, back to her and to his completely untarnished, seventeen year old boy self.
"Jack," she whispered, stroking his face and kissing him. "I missed you so much, I was so worried." "Does this mean he's dead? That bastard's gone for good?" Jack asked.
Livvie smiled and nodded, and Jack pulled her into a tight embrace. "I love you so much," he said into her hair. "I love you both so much. You guys are never leaving my sight again!" Livvie said.
Jack and Eli raised their eyebrows at one another. "Aw, c'mon Mom, the only evil I have to face now is Storm. He's gonna let me have it for missing so many practices!" *
"What?!" Alison, Jamal, and Ian exploded in unison. "Engaged," Danny repeated.
"You're sixteen and eighteen! You can't get married!!" Ian exclaimed.
Danny and Raven smiled at each other.
"Dad, listen, we thought about this, and we realized that we've got to live everyday like it's our last. You should be able to understand that. I mean, remember that day Mom and I almost died in that car accident?" Danny explained.
"Yeah, and you, Mom. You and Daddy's marriage wasn't exactly normal," Raven pointed out. Alison couldn't reply. The kids were right.
"Listen, we love each other, and we want to be husband and wife, who knows when we might not have the chance anymore?" Raven said.
Nobody in the room had any comeback. It was true, the kids did love each other. They were right, and right for each other. How could they possibly protest? If anyone understood true love, it was Ian, Eve, Ali, and Rafe.
*
That night, Christina sat in her room with Brandon. He was sitting behind her in the bed, his arms wrapped around her. They'd been talking for what had seemed like hours, realizing how much they had in common, including a fancy for the baby name of Chase, for a girl or a boy. Their blissful peace was interrupted by a phone call.
"Now who could that be?" Christina asked. It wasn't Frank and Chris, they'd called earlier from the car, and told her the great news about Julie. Christina was really excited to meet her.
"Hello?" Christina said. "Hey! How are you!? Lucy told me where to reach you!" Raven said. "Oh, hi, girl! Whew, I've been through what you wouldn't believe!" Raven laughed.
"Yeah, me too! Listen though, I've got something to tell you." "You're pregnant too!" Christina exclaimed, half-joking. "No, but you're close," Raven hinted. "Oh my gosh! Just tell me!"
"Danny and I are getting married!!!!" Christina almost dropped the phone, before squealing excitedly. "Ohhhhh! Raven! I am so happy for you! This is so great! When?!" "Tomorrow."
Christina's heart sank. "Christina? You there?" Raven asked. "Yeah, yeah!" Christina replied, trying to hide her dissappointment. "Listen, you're going to be there, right? You've got to be my maid of honor!" Raven asked. "I wouldn't miss it for the world."
"Okay, great! Well, I've got to go, Mom and Eve and me have a million and one things to do by tomorrow! See you then!"
Christina hung up, and settled back down in Brandon's arms. "Is there any way that I could make it to my best friend's wedding tomorrow?" she asked. Brandon sighed, and kissed Christina's collarbone.
"Hmmm..well, I suppose that would be possible, that is, if your physician accompanies you."
*
When Livvie got to the room, she saw Jack and Eli in beds next to one another. "Jack! Eli!" she cried, running to them and throwing an arm around each, then dispensing kisses. "Mom, stop, stop," Eli moaned. "Not in front of the cute intern," he whispered, shooting a glance at Carmen Quatermaine, Courtney and AJ Quartermaine's seventeen year old daughter.
"Well, everything is as it should be with both of them. I'll leave you alone now," Karen reported happily.
Livvie laughed, relieved to have her son back, back to her and to his completely untarnished, seventeen year old boy self.
"Jack," she whispered, stroking his face and kissing him. "I missed you so much, I was so worried." "Does this mean he's dead? That bastard's gone for good?" Jack asked.
Livvie smiled and nodded, and Jack pulled her into a tight embrace. "I love you so much," he said into her hair. "I love you both so much. You guys are never leaving my sight again!" Livvie said.
Jack and Eli raised their eyebrows at one another. "Aw, c'mon Mom, the only evil I have to face now is Storm. He's gonna let me have it for missing so many practices!" *
"What?!" Alison, Jamal, and Ian exploded in unison. "Engaged," Danny repeated.
"You're sixteen and eighteen! You can't get married!!" Ian exclaimed.
Danny and Raven smiled at each other.
"Dad, listen, we thought about this, and we realized that we've got to live everyday like it's our last. You should be able to understand that. I mean, remember that day Mom and I almost died in that car accident?" Danny explained.
"Yeah, and you, Mom. You and Daddy's marriage wasn't exactly normal," Raven pointed out. Alison couldn't reply. The kids were right.
"Listen, we love each other, and we want to be husband and wife, who knows when we might not have the chance anymore?" Raven said.
Nobody in the room had any comeback. It was true, the kids did love each other. They were right, and right for each other. How could they possibly protest? If anyone understood true love, it was Ian, Eve, Ali, and Rafe.
*
That night, Christina sat in her room with Brandon. He was sitting behind her in the bed, his arms wrapped around her. They'd been talking for what had seemed like hours, realizing how much they had in common, including a fancy for the baby name of Chase, for a girl or a boy. Their blissful peace was interrupted by a phone call.
"Now who could that be?" Christina asked. It wasn't Frank and Chris, they'd called earlier from the car, and told her the great news about Julie. Christina was really excited to meet her.
"Hello?" Christina said. "Hey! How are you!? Lucy told me where to reach you!" Raven said. "Oh, hi, girl! Whew, I've been through what you wouldn't believe!" Raven laughed.
"Yeah, me too! Listen though, I've got something to tell you." "You're pregnant too!" Christina exclaimed, half-joking. "No, but you're close," Raven hinted. "Oh my gosh! Just tell me!"
"Danny and I are getting married!!!!" Christina almost dropped the phone, before squealing excitedly. "Ohhhhh! Raven! I am so happy for you! This is so great! When?!" "Tomorrow."
Christina's heart sank. "Christina? You there?" Raven asked. "Yeah, yeah!" Christina replied, trying to hide her dissappointment. "Listen, you're going to be there, right? You've got to be my maid of honor!" Raven asked. "I wouldn't miss it for the world."
"Okay, great! Well, I've got to go, Mom and Eve and me have a million and one things to do by tomorrow! See you then!"
Christina hung up, and settled back down in Brandon's arms. "Is there any way that I could make it to my best friend's wedding tomorrow?" she asked. Brandon sighed, and kissed Christina's collarbone.
"Hmmm..well, I suppose that would be possible, that is, if your physician accompanies you."
*