Rafe sat alone in Ed's office, biting off all of his nails as he waited for Ed to return from the meeting with some news. Maybe they'd let him go back to Alison. Maybe they'd let him stay permanently, now that there's something new in the mix. Or maybe they wouldn't, and he'd never see Alison, or his baby, again... or at least not for a very long time.
Rafe's mind started to drift, "We're gonna have a baby...me and Alison...I can't believe it. I just...I just wish I could be there, with her, holding her and our child...she's gonna be such an unbelievable mother." Rafe smiled at the thought of Alison and their baby.
He remembered the night they babysat Daniel. She was so good with him, the way she held him, rocked him, told him stories. Rafe sat content in the thoughts of Alison doing all of those things with their child. Except, Rafe wanted to be there. He wanted to see his child, to watch him...or her...grow up. Sure, he wouldn't be able to do any fancy light tricks, but he'd still be a good father...at least he should get the chance. His thoughts returned to the ongoing meeting, and he wondered what they were talking about...if they'd even consider letting him go back...again...permanently.
"I can't STAND this!! I should be at that meeting. It's about ME after all! They're making decisions about the person I love and MY child! That's it," Rafe said with a new sense of determination, "I'm going up there and I'm gonna TELL THEM why they're gonna let me go back down to her!"
Rafe jumped up and began to storm out of the office, when the door swung open, surprising him as he reached for the doorknob.
"Whoa there, kiddo! Where's the fire??"
"Ed! Thank God! What'd they say? What'd you decide?? Do I...do I get to go back?"
Lucy stood in the doorway to her house, with a look of shock. Had she heard Alison right? Did she just say she was having a baby? For a whole minute, Lucy Coe Collins had been struck speechless.... It didn't last long, though.
"Alison Barrington, you're pregnant? You're gonna have a baby? Oh my God! Is it...is it....Rafe's?"
"Of course it's Rafe's, Lucy! God! What?! Do you think I go around town sleeping with every guy I meet?!"
Livvie interceded, "Ok, ok, ok....Alison, calm down. Lucy's just surprised is all. She didn't mean it that way. Did you, Lucy?" Livvie gave Lucy a look, staring at her with wide eyes as if imploring her to jump in at any time.
Lucy got the hint. "Oh, right...right! No, Alison, I didn't mean that you were like...well, you know... I was just... I don't know what I was. I just can't believe it. You're pregnant with Rafe's baby. Oh my God. Are you ok? Does Rafe...does he know? I mean, I know he had to leave town and all, but-..."
Livvie noticed Alison starting to tear up again, and so she interrupted, "Lucy, can we just not bring up Rafe leaving right now?"
"Not bring it up? How can we not bring it up? I mean, I'm sure if he KNEW what was going on he'd hop right back over to Port Charles. I don't even understand why he left in the first place. I mean, you, Alison...you and Rafe...you looked so in love, and now with a baby and all... I'm sure if you just told him th-..."
"Lucy! Let it go! Rafe isn't coming back! He...he can't come back!" Alison cried out and ran out of the living room toward the bedroom.
"She's just a little upset right now... Probably a mood swing or something... Maybe you should just go."
"Livvie! First of all, this is ...this is MY house! Besides, I just came over here to get a bear I left here for Christina... and I find out... Well, I find out that my COUSIN has impregnated Alison and then just left town. I know Rafe, Livvie. I know he would come back if he knew what was going on. What I don't know, is why Alison won't get in touch with him and just tell him!"
"Lucy... It's not that Alison won't tell Rafe... It's that she can't tell him."
"Why do I get the feeling that you know something that I don't? Ya know, Livvie, I'm a little psychic, and I can sense these things."
"Yes, yes, Lucy. I know... You're psychic, the universe talks to you... I know. I don't mean to sound rude here, but maybe the universe is just telling you, in this case, to...well...to just butt out." Livvie tried to say it as nice as she could.
"Hmph! Fine! Don't tell me what's going on... But I will find out you know!" Lucy promised emphatically as she was nudged out the door by Livvie.
The door closed on her face before she had even finished her sentence and Lucy stood stunned. Not only did she just find out that Alison Barrington is going to have her cousin's baby, but she had just been kicked out of her own house! "I know there's something the two of you aren't telling me about this whole situation... and I'm going to find out what it is. You can bet a duck pond on it! Now... how do I find Rafe? Where DID he disappear to?"