Disclaimer: All characters are property of ABC/Disney, except for
Angel, Eddie, and Jesse-they are property of my own creativity.
A/N: Glad everyone is enjoying the story so far. Just letting you know that I'm not going to post anymore of the story until Oct. 6 (in memory of our wonderful show-and besides most of us will probably be watching the marathon on Saturday anyways). So see you Monday!
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"Ok, do we have everything?" Jesse said looking around. It was Thanksgiving Day, and the group had decided to have dinner together at Lucy's. Rafe had even offered the olive branch to Caleb and Livvie by inviting them. She was so impressed by her husband.
"I've got everything. Come on or we're going to be late," Rafe said, ready to get this charade over with.
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She scratched her scalp, this wig was already itching so bad. Oh well, it was worth it. Getting to see her son and daughter for the first time in thirteen years. Getting to meet Jamal's family, and her niece Maxie. All of that put together was worth wearing the stupid wig for a few hours. She knocked on the door, and when it opened Ian was smiling back at her, "Hey there, Alison."
"It's Rose. Call me Rose," she said winking at him.
"I can't believe this," he said looking at the wig. "It looks real, and you even got colored contacts," he said laughing.
"What?" she said running over to the mirror. "Thanks Ed! You could have given me some warning."
Lucy walked in and smiled. "I have wanted you here with us for the past thirteen years, and you're finally here."
"So how do I look? Do I look believable enough to fool the kids and Caleb?" she said turning around.
"It's the voice," Lucy said. "It gives you away too easily."
"Well, unless someone up there wants to give me some help," she said looking up for a little help from above. "Now, how's that?" she said, speaking with her voice having changed just a little bit.
"It's going to have to do," said Ian as he opened the door for Livvie and Caleb to walk in with the kids.
"Rose!" said Livvie running up to Alison, and giving her a hug. "How are you doing?" she said smiling.
"I'm doing good Livvie, how are you?"
"Great. Here, this is my husband Caleb, and our kids Jasmine and Joseph."
"Pleased to meet you," said Caleb, taking her hand and kissing it. He looked into her eyes, there was something about her. If he didn't know any better he would have thought he had met her before.
"Likewise," she said smiling at him. He still had the same charm as always, that was for sure.
Reese and Jack came in next, and introduced her to Maxie. Maxie looked just like her mom, it was amazing the resemblance. When she was in Heaven she had seen how much of a bond her kids and Maxie had, and she could tell why now.
Rafe came in after them, and walked over to her. Giving her a hug he looked at her and whispered, "Do you know your eyes are green?"
"Yeah, thank your dad for that", she said taking a sip of a drink and walking away from him.
"Angel, Eddie, come over here. This is Rose Black. She went to high school with your mother."
Alison couldn't help it, but she pulled Angel and Eddie into a hug. "I can't believe how big you two are. The last time I saw you was before your mom died." She laughed at the thought that she wasn't lying.
Jamal was late, but he showed up with his wife Imani and their two children. Alison thought that Imani was beautiful and complemented Jamal perfectly. She walked over and while giving him a hug said, "Nice catch."
Dinner went well, with the kids not thinking anything of the new person eating with them. Alison was talking to Jesse when Livvie turned around. She saw it immediately and hoped that Caleb hadn't. A golden lock of Alison's hair had fallen out from underneath the wig. She walked quickly over, "I'm sorry Jesse, but can I borrow Rose for a minute," she said pulling her down the hall to the bathroom.
"What's wrong, Livvie?" Alison said as Livvie took off the wig and turned her around.
"Your hair was falling down. I didn't want anyone to see it."
"Oh, thank you so much. So how do you like my new look?" she said smiling.
"I think that if you hadn't had the life you did in Port Charles you should have been an actress," she laughed. "There, it's all done. Now just for the wig."
"Ugh, I don't want to put this thing back on."
"You don't have a choice. When you get back to the hotel room you can take it off, but let's just play this charade for a little bit longer."
"Have you noticed how much Angel looks like me?" she said smiling.
"I notice it more and more each time I see her. Eddie has this stance, it's exactly like Rafe. I laugh when I catch them both doing it at the same time. I just wish you could be down here all the time to help them grow up."
"Thanks Livvie."
"Don't mention it," she said as they walked back to the party.
"Is everything ok?" Rafe asked Livvie as she walked back over to Caleb.
"Now it is," she said under her breath and walked on past him.
"Sorry about that," Alison said walking back to Jesse. "Livvie wanted to ask me a personal question."
"It's no problem," Jesse said, keeping an eye on her husband. "So you haven't been to Port Charles in how long?" she asked.
"Thirteen years, I think. I was transferred with my job right after Alison died. You know how the people higher up are, they don't give you a choice, just ship you off somewhere," she said smiling. She hadn't got a reaction out of this woman yet. What was it going to take?
"Hello there, ladies," said Rafe as he walked up to Alison and Jesse. He hated to do it, but he leaned over and planted a kiss on Jesse.
"Hey, are you ready to go?" asked Jesse.
"I guess so. Why don't you go ask the kids?" he said as she walked off. "So how do you think its going?"
"I think its going fine. Except for the hair thing."
"Is that why I saw you and Livvie coming out together?"
"Yeah, my hair was starting to fall out and she caught it before someone else."
"Ok. Well, it looks like Jesse and the kids are ready to go. I'll come by and see you this weekend. Or maybe you can come over."
"Sounds fine," she said giving him a hug. It was getting harder and harder for her not to kiss him. But she had to stay focused or else she couldn't help this town.
Everyone had left Lucy's and Alison was helping clean up. She had taken the stupid wig off, her voice had gone back to its normal tone, and her eyes were back to their brilliant blue. "I think that went pretty good. What do you think, Lucy?"
"Today was to make Jesse, Caleb, and the kids trust you, right? Well, they definitely trust you."
"I'm still worried that Caleb might catch on. He looked at me when he came in like he knew me from somewhere."
"Don't worry about Caleb. Worry about your mission. Now why don't you head on back to the hotel? I'll finish cleaning up."
"Alright, Lucy," she said grabbing her wig and throwing it on and heading out the door.
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A/N: Glad everyone is enjoying the story so far. Just letting you know that I'm not going to post anymore of the story until Oct. 6 (in memory of our wonderful show-and besides most of us will probably be watching the marathon on Saturday anyways). So see you Monday!
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"Ok, do we have everything?" Jesse said looking around. It was Thanksgiving Day, and the group had decided to have dinner together at Lucy's. Rafe had even offered the olive branch to Caleb and Livvie by inviting them. She was so impressed by her husband.
"I've got everything. Come on or we're going to be late," Rafe said, ready to get this charade over with.
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She scratched her scalp, this wig was already itching so bad. Oh well, it was worth it. Getting to see her son and daughter for the first time in thirteen years. Getting to meet Jamal's family, and her niece Maxie. All of that put together was worth wearing the stupid wig for a few hours. She knocked on the door, and when it opened Ian was smiling back at her, "Hey there, Alison."
"It's Rose. Call me Rose," she said winking at him.
"I can't believe this," he said looking at the wig. "It looks real, and you even got colored contacts," he said laughing.
"What?" she said running over to the mirror. "Thanks Ed! You could have given me some warning."
Lucy walked in and smiled. "I have wanted you here with us for the past thirteen years, and you're finally here."
"So how do I look? Do I look believable enough to fool the kids and Caleb?" she said turning around.
"It's the voice," Lucy said. "It gives you away too easily."
"Well, unless someone up there wants to give me some help," she said looking up for a little help from above. "Now, how's that?" she said, speaking with her voice having changed just a little bit.
"It's going to have to do," said Ian as he opened the door for Livvie and Caleb to walk in with the kids.
"Rose!" said Livvie running up to Alison, and giving her a hug. "How are you doing?" she said smiling.
"I'm doing good Livvie, how are you?"
"Great. Here, this is my husband Caleb, and our kids Jasmine and Joseph."
"Pleased to meet you," said Caleb, taking her hand and kissing it. He looked into her eyes, there was something about her. If he didn't know any better he would have thought he had met her before.
"Likewise," she said smiling at him. He still had the same charm as always, that was for sure.
Reese and Jack came in next, and introduced her to Maxie. Maxie looked just like her mom, it was amazing the resemblance. When she was in Heaven she had seen how much of a bond her kids and Maxie had, and she could tell why now.
Rafe came in after them, and walked over to her. Giving her a hug he looked at her and whispered, "Do you know your eyes are green?"
"Yeah, thank your dad for that", she said taking a sip of a drink and walking away from him.
"Angel, Eddie, come over here. This is Rose Black. She went to high school with your mother."
Alison couldn't help it, but she pulled Angel and Eddie into a hug. "I can't believe how big you two are. The last time I saw you was before your mom died." She laughed at the thought that she wasn't lying.
Jamal was late, but he showed up with his wife Imani and their two children. Alison thought that Imani was beautiful and complemented Jamal perfectly. She walked over and while giving him a hug said, "Nice catch."
Dinner went well, with the kids not thinking anything of the new person eating with them. Alison was talking to Jesse when Livvie turned around. She saw it immediately and hoped that Caleb hadn't. A golden lock of Alison's hair had fallen out from underneath the wig. She walked quickly over, "I'm sorry Jesse, but can I borrow Rose for a minute," she said pulling her down the hall to the bathroom.
"What's wrong, Livvie?" Alison said as Livvie took off the wig and turned her around.
"Your hair was falling down. I didn't want anyone to see it."
"Oh, thank you so much. So how do you like my new look?" she said smiling.
"I think that if you hadn't had the life you did in Port Charles you should have been an actress," she laughed. "There, it's all done. Now just for the wig."
"Ugh, I don't want to put this thing back on."
"You don't have a choice. When you get back to the hotel room you can take it off, but let's just play this charade for a little bit longer."
"Have you noticed how much Angel looks like me?" she said smiling.
"I notice it more and more each time I see her. Eddie has this stance, it's exactly like Rafe. I laugh when I catch them both doing it at the same time. I just wish you could be down here all the time to help them grow up."
"Thanks Livvie."
"Don't mention it," she said as they walked back to the party.
"Is everything ok?" Rafe asked Livvie as she walked back over to Caleb.
"Now it is," she said under her breath and walked on past him.
"Sorry about that," Alison said walking back to Jesse. "Livvie wanted to ask me a personal question."
"It's no problem," Jesse said, keeping an eye on her husband. "So you haven't been to Port Charles in how long?" she asked.
"Thirteen years, I think. I was transferred with my job right after Alison died. You know how the people higher up are, they don't give you a choice, just ship you off somewhere," she said smiling. She hadn't got a reaction out of this woman yet. What was it going to take?
"Hello there, ladies," said Rafe as he walked up to Alison and Jesse. He hated to do it, but he leaned over and planted a kiss on Jesse.
"Hey, are you ready to go?" asked Jesse.
"I guess so. Why don't you go ask the kids?" he said as she walked off. "So how do you think its going?"
"I think its going fine. Except for the hair thing."
"Is that why I saw you and Livvie coming out together?"
"Yeah, my hair was starting to fall out and she caught it before someone else."
"Ok. Well, it looks like Jesse and the kids are ready to go. I'll come by and see you this weekend. Or maybe you can come over."
"Sounds fine," she said giving him a hug. It was getting harder and harder for her not to kiss him. But she had to stay focused or else she couldn't help this town.
Everyone had left Lucy's and Alison was helping clean up. She had taken the stupid wig off, her voice had gone back to its normal tone, and her eyes were back to their brilliant blue. "I think that went pretty good. What do you think, Lucy?"
"Today was to make Jesse, Caleb, and the kids trust you, right? Well, they definitely trust you."
"I'm still worried that Caleb might catch on. He looked at me when he came in like he knew me from somewhere."
"Don't worry about Caleb. Worry about your mission. Now why don't you head on back to the hotel? I'll finish cleaning up."
"Alright, Lucy," she said grabbing her wig and throwing it on and heading out the door.
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