A/N: Dedicated to those of you reading along who happen to like sugar - (and who have read past Chapter 1 and know that all is not what it seems.) LOL! Until 58! xox-G

PS Nat - You're crazy! :)

Chapter Fifty-seven

Caleb's mind raced. This was not at all going as he had planned. He came here to bring her back with him. He came to make them pay. Instead, all he felt was powerless and as if Livvie was further away than she was before.
That all changed today. He needed to find her.

Caleb stood outside of the lighthouse, knowing for sure this was a place he was not welcome. He paced back and forth, trying to decide how to approach this.

She came up behind him softly. "Caleb." She whispered.

"Olivia." He said with a sigh.

"What are you doing here?" She asked, ready for another fight.

"Looking for you." He answered.

She shook back her hair and placed a hand on her belly. "Well - you found me. What is it?"

"I wanted to talk to you about what you said the other day. You gave me a lot to think about."

There was fire lighting her eyes as she asked, "And did you take a precious moment out of your busy day to actually think?"

He couldn't help but smile. She was so angry at him. God how he loved her. "Yeah." He nodded at her. "I did."

"So?" She said with a shrug.

"So." He said as he moved closer. "You want me to chose between you and our child and my legacy. Is that right?"

"No. I want you to think about something else besides your legacy for one second. I want you to think about us."

"I do. I think about you all the time. Since the moment I found out about our child I could barely think of anything else." He took her hand and placed a kiss on her palm.

"Caleb…" She sighed, wanting to believe.

"Come home with me." He whispered his lips close to her ear. His breath teased her skin. "We can make a life together there. We can have it all."

She wanted to say yes. She also knew that if he truly wanted her he wouldn't take no for an answer.

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"So then what happened?" Rafe asked. She had started the story of Livvie stopping by but wasn't paying attention. Alison was busy playing with Kate, who was glancing all around the room.

"Katie, sweetie, whatcha looking at?" She whispered as she gave her a goofy grin. "Oh my God. Rafe look at her - she's getting so big."

Rafe cast his eyes at his daughter, his heart melting. He could watch Kate all day long, but Alison was driving him nuts. She'd started a story about Livvie coming over a half hour ago and kept getting distracted.

"Alison? Angel? Please, finish your story." He pleaded.

Seemed she had two children to take care of, Alison thought with a grin. "She said that she was staying to have the baby. I told her I thought it was a good idea."

"You what?" He couldn't believe his ears. "Alison. A week ago you were ready to leave Port Charles if she didn't - now you want her to stay?"

"No one should have to go through something like childbirth alone - not when they have family nearby. I know I certainly couldn't have done it without you." She said as she leaned over to kiss him.

As she pulled away, Rafe's mind was still spinning. He knew as long as Livvie was here - Caleb would be too. He knew that he and Alison had made a decision - they wouldn't run, but glancing over at Kate he couldn't help but worry about what the future would hold for her.

Alison could what was going on in his mind. She tried her best to soothe him. "Rafe. Listen to me. I know it's hard to believe but she's changed a lot. I feel like somehow - I don't know - but I'd like to think it's permanent."

"It's probably because Caleb ripped her apart again and now her evil side is wandering around alone in the woods." Rafe muttered.

"Could be." Alison laughed. She shifted Kate on her lap so that she was sitting up facing him. Rafe looked down and snagged her foot, giving it a little tug, making Kate squeal with laughter. Alison watched them both and had to sigh. "Oh Rafe. What am I going to do with you?"

"What?" He grunted. He was furious with himself. He'd promised that he'd stop doing this.

She stared into his eyes and smiled. "I can see how worried you are and I know I'll have to say this millions of times during my lifetime - I love how concerned you are for us. I really truly do. But don't you think - perhaps - that if you stopped wondering what might go wrong you could be pleasantly surprised?"

Rafe picked Kate up off of Alison's lap and held her close. He sighed as he answered, "Yeah. That - or ambushed."

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"Caleb? Think about what you're saying. You know if we leave - we won't ever be able to come back here. The baby…and what about my father?"

He stared into his eyes, his voice full of fierce determination, "No one tells us where we can go or where we stay."

"You want to go back to your home?"

Caleb ran a hand over the side of her face and tangled in her hair. "Our home - Olivia. Our home. "

"Our home." Livvie repeated, not daring to hope. "What will we do there Caleb? Do you have some sort of plan?"

He smiled at her. "How many times do I have to tell you? I always have a plan - Olivia. There is no need for you to worry. We'll have everything we need. You'll be well taken care of."

"The baby…" She looked at him, questioning him with her eyes.

"Will be fine." He answered. "I'll have everything you need there."
Livvie was trying to understand what he was saying. "Why is going back so important?"

"Because." He felt a surge of power just saying the words. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her to him. "I've found it, my love."

As she sank into him, Livvie's eyes were wide with shock. "What!?"

His lips claimed hers passionately. "The answer - Olivia. I can regain what I lost."

She pulled away stared at him. "What about me?"

"You too." He promised, trailing a hand down her side.

"Our child?" She asked, not knowing what answer she truly wanted to hear.

He gave her the only answer there was as far as he was concerned, "Yes, Olivia. We can have it all."

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"Rafe…" Alison sighed. "Please."

"I'm sorry." Rafe gave Kate a kiss and handed her back to his wife. His voice was full of frustration. "I promised myself I wouldn't do this."

"Tough habit to break - huh?" She said with a grin.

He turned to look at her, his face full of disbelief.

"Alison - seriously, why are you so happy? I'm going on about watching out for Caleb and you're sitting there with a smile on your face."

"Yep." She grinned wider.

"Want to tell me the reason?" He asked, completely curious.

She pressed a kiss to Kate's head before she answered. "Because. I'm here with you and with Kate. I'm exactly where I want to be. Don't you see Rafe? Right here in this house? Nothing else matters."

She humbled him, once again. "Alison…" He said with a sigh.

"You'll never stop worrying. You'll never be able to shake the feeling that Caleb might hurt us. I know that now." She waved a hand at him. "So - go ahead. Go crazy - vent away. I'll wait for you to finish."

She leaned back on the couch and laid Kate in her lap. Kate wrapped her fists around Alison's fingers and held on tight. Alison was now paying full attention to their daughter, laughing along with the baby as she happily flailed around.

Rafe realized that as far as she was concerned - the conversation was over.

"I still have more I want to say…" Rafe called out.

"I know. I can tell. That's fine." Alison said as she continued to stare at Kate. "Go ahead."

"Are you saying you're not going to listen to me?" He couldn't believe her.

"Oh - I'll hear it alright." She giggled. "I'm just not going to bother to answer you."

"Alison…" He said, exasperated.

"Raaafe…" She mimicked him with a smirk.

He couldn't help himself. He started to laugh.

Hearing the sound, Alison finally looked up at him again. "Are you done now?" She asked with a giggle.

"I think so." He replied. "I might want to go back to it later though."

"Oh. I don't doubt it." She said with a sigh.

It was amazing. He realized, for the first time, her words and reaction were all it took to calm him down. It was amazing, to be able to let go and know that if he got crazy again, she'd still be sitting right there, loving him no matter what.

His voice was full of love as he spoke to her. "You are so good for me, Alison." Rafe said as he moved to pull her close. "How did I ever get so lucky?"

"I ask myself that every day." She replied as she tilted her face to kiss him.