"Hmph," grunted Lucy as she came into the living room and stomped her foot.

"What's the matter?" asked Ian as he came up to her.

"It's Christina-she asked again when her daddy is coming home. You know, he promised to call her a lot while he was gone, and he hasn't called but once- like a week and a half ago, and she was taking a nap."

"He'll be home soon, I'm sure."

"How do you know? How do we not know he's been abducted by aliens or something?"

Ian just laughed at her, "Woman-you are going to make me want to be abducted by aliens if you don't stop this."

"I just don't get it. He's never been this way with Christina this way before. If he goes out of town he usually calls to make sure she's ok. I know Livvie will be worried when she finds this out-when did Rafe say their plane got in?"

"Today, I think it what he said last night."

"You talked to him last night?" she asked, tilting her head to the side a bit. "What could my cousin have been discussing with you that he couldn't talk to me about?"

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"Hey," smiled Alison as she looked up at the sound of the front door opening and saw Livvie and Caleb walking in. "How was the trip?"

"Beautiful," smiled Livvie.

"Where's your husband?" asked Caleb as he held the box.

"What's up? Oh thanks," said Rafe as he came bounding down the stairs, and taking the box from Caleb. He walked over to the couch and sat the box down, opening it up. He first saw the picture of his mother and smiled at it before passing it onto Alison. Just then Rafe saw the binding of the book. He let out a sigh as he pulled it out, "What's this doing here?" he asked looking at Caleb.

"Olivia snuck that in without my knowledge. We were already on the plane when I found out she had brought it."

"Well, let's go find a fireplace to throw this in," he said standing up and looking at both of them.

"Why? What is so bad about this?" asked Livvie as she took it from his hands. "You two both have the same feelings towards this, now why don't you tell us?"

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"Answer me now, or feel my wrath," said Lucy as she stared at him.

"We were discussing houses ok."

"Why would he go to you of all people to discuss about buying a house? I mean the longest you've lived answer is probably here in Port Charles. I should set him up with the guy that bought me this house. Oh what was his name-Emeril? Carroll? I'm so bad with names," she said as she went to get the phone book.

"What are you doing now?" groaned Ian.

"I'm looking up the real estate agent that sold me this house. Of course, the last time I saw him I kept calling him Kevin, but hopefully he's forgotten about that little incident. Here-here he is-Darrell Gordon. Why can't I remember that?" she said picking up the phone before Ian took it away from her. "Give me the phone Ian, I need to call Darrell."

"No, you don't. This is Rafe and Alison's first house, and none of us are going to force them into buying a house they don't like."

"Who said I would make them buy a house they don't like? I'll have you know Alison and I have very similar tastes."

"Lucy-this is a big step for them. Let's let them take it together and not have anyone else influence their choices, please?"

"You know-you are so practical, but not very fun," she said putting her hands on her hips.

"Yeah, but you still love me," he said pulling her in for a kiss.

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"Might as well tell them, Rafe. If we don't they'll just hound us for eternity," he laughed at his little joke he just made.

He opened the book, and translated the first paragraph, "The Morley- Kovich's were a clan of vampires that began in the 13th century in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains. Unlike most clans they had the ability to reproduce." He looked at them then and started discussing it, "So it seems they could reproduce, and they could-in a way. There was a spring close by that healed people, and could turn vampires mortal."

"Like the one we have in Port Charles, well before Joshua blew it up?" asked Alison.

"Yes, just like that one. The vampires would become human in order to reproduce. Sometimes while they were human they would go live in the village and go by the last name Kovich. So that's why they were called the Morley-Kovich's, because when you were mortal you said your last name was Kovich, and when you became a vampire again, you were given the last name Morley."

"Most would want to become vampires again once they had a child or two, knowing they could always become human again centuries later. All they had to do was be bitten by another vampire," continued Caleb.

"So what caused this to change?" asked Livvie.

"You know what? We've got somewhere to be soon," interrupted Rafe as he grabbed Alison's arm. "Thanks for the box," he said to Caleb as the two went upstairs. Caleb took a look at Livvie who was overly frustrated with how the two men were treating the information like it was some horrible secret.

"Let's go," he said quietly to her as he placed his hand on the small of her back and towards the door.

"But--."

"Now, Olivia."