"Hello Ian," said Kevin as he walked up to the Nurses Station and saw him
standing there.
"Don't you have a wife to go to?"
"I also have a job," he said as he turned his attention to Colleen, "Do I have any messages?"
"Yes—I think you do," she said as she began to dig through papers.
"How are you and Lucy doing?"
"We're fine," said Ian as he kept himself from looking at Kevin.
"That's good, because I wanted to tell you that I don't want her hurt."
"Well, if you would stay away from her then she won't be hurt."
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"So any new word on Katrina's middle name?" asked Lucy as they all began to come into the living room where Alison was sitting with her presents for the shower around her, her mom sitting on one side, and Livvie sitting on the other.
"No, not yet, but we know we'll realize it the first time we see her," said Alison as she rubbed her hand over her stomach.
"How about Elena?" said Livvie as she saw Jasmine begin to smile at her suggestion.
"Katrina Elena Kovich—it's got potential, I'll keep it in mind," she said.
"I don't like it," said Elizabeth with a matter-of-fact tone. "It's about as bad as the name you've given Eddie."
"I love Edward, and mother I'll have you know that Eddie can hear you now and I would like it if you'd apologize to your grandson now."
"I'm sorry Eddie," she said patting Alison's stomach.
"Thank you—so where should we start?" she said looking at all the presents.
"Here, this is from me," said Jasmine as she dropped a small bag into Alison's lap from behind her.
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"This is crazy, I'm not doing this," said Chris as he turned around halfway up the front walk. "It's not Julie—as much as I want it to be it's not," he sighed as he got back into the car and leaned his head on the steering wheel. He picked up his cell phone and dialed Lucy's cell phone and waited for her to answer, "Hey—it's Chris."
"Chris, where are you? Elizabeth said you left on a medical conference, but Ian said that was a lie. Tell me where you are right now," she demanded quietly as she slipped out of the baby shower for a few minutes.
"I'm in a little suburb of Chicago sitting in a person's driveway. I was told that Julie was still alive, and I had to see it for myself. I can't go up to that door though Lucy. If it is her—what do I say? What do I do?"
"Do you love Elizabeth?"
"Yes, or I thought I did—for some reason it seems wrong now. Should I just back out of this driveway and turn around? Tell me Lucy because I have no idea what to do now."
"Go knock on the door Chris, it's the least you can do now. Call me when you get back in the car."
"Thanks," he said as he hung up the phone, and took a big breath. He walked up and knocked on the door.
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"Are you saying I'm the cause for her being hurt lately?"
"If the shoe fits."
"I'm not the one who told her I wished Scott was dead."
"I didn't say I wished Scott dead, I said I wished you dead."
"Well, me saying that about Scott is pretty much the equivalent. You've got some anger issues right now, Thornhart—and I strongly suggest you figure out what they are and fast before you hurt someone you love, namely Lucy."
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"Who was on the phone?" asked Alison as she looked over and saw Lucy walking back into the room as she pulled out a soft blue blanket with the initials EGK in the corner in a darker blue.
"That was—Mr. Ramsey wanting to know if the party was over yet. He wants his waitresses back."
"Well, he's going to have to wait a bit longer," laughed Alison though she thought she saw the same look Rafe gives when he's lying in Lucy's eyes at the moment. "Awww--thank you Mom for the blanket," she said giving her a hug.
"There's one for Katrina also, but I didn't give it to you yet because we don't know her middle name."
"Well, it seems lately that everyone keeps giving us names so the middle initial would be E," she laughed as she realized this fact.
"That's odd," remarked Livvie.
"Yeah, it is—isn't it?"
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"Figures that nobody is home," he said as he began to turn around when he heard the door knob click. "Sorry—wrong house," he said as he didn't even to turn and look.
"No it's not," said Julie as she stood there holding an infant in her arms.
"So you really are alive," said Chris as he turned around to see her standing there—his heart being hurt.
"Yeah. Why don't you come in and we'll chat?"
"No, I need to get going—I shouldn't have left the hospital when we've been so busy lately, the Port Charles hotel burned down and we still have patients from that."
"Please, I want to tell you what's gone on the past few years."
"Ok, but not for long," he said as he walked in.
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"Here are your messages, Kevin," said Colleen as she returned with a few sheets of paper.
"Thank you," he said smiling and beginning to leave.
"You don't know anything about me," yelled Ian.
"I know you well enough to know that you are being bothered by something serious Ian—if you want to talk about it then you are welcome to talk with me in my office confidentially."
"You only want to find some ammo to steal Lucy from me."
"If that's what you think then that's fine, but I am worried about you as a friend and colleague, not a scorned ex-lover."
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"Thanks again for everything," called Alison in the hall as Jasmine and Imani left. "Is there anything I can do with the cleaning up?" asked Alison.
"No, I think we've got everything under control. Can we take stuff down to the car?" asked Lucy.
"Actually, Rafe dropped me off on the way to see Caleb. I'll call and see if he's ready to come get me," she said going to her phone.
"I'm ready to leave also—I'll just drop you by the gym. No reason for him to come across town and back again," said Livvie.
"Are you sure? I mean I don't want you to go out of your way."
"It's no problem, I'm over in that general direction anyways."
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"Did they figure out how you overcame the disease?" asked Chris after hearing the beginning part of her story.
"No, but I can't tell you are intrigued about it," she said with a laugh.
"Of course I am—you know how I am."
"I know something else, and I can see it in your eyes Chris—you are happy again. What's her name?"
"Her name is Elizabeth," he smiled. "We haven't been together long, and she drives me nuts sometimes—but she has this guarded heart, like I used to guard mine, and we just clicked."
"It makes my day to hear you say that," she smiled as she grabbed his hand. "Anything else you want to ask me?"
"When you overcame the disease why didn't you come back to me? I loved you so much Julie, and it hurt to think you were dead when you were really alive."
"I was scared it would resurface and I would have to say goodbye to you again. Then Daniel came into the picture, and then things just continued from there. We had out little boy in August, we call him Danny."
"Eve's boy is called Danny also," he said with a laugh. "Well, I need to go—Lucy is expecting a call from me. I chickened out the first time up the driveway, and had to call her for reassurance."
"Oh, I've got something for Christina. Lucy doesn't have to explain who it's from, just make sure she gets it," she said as she got up and went and retrieved a box.
"Take care," he said as he gave her a big hug. "I hope he makes you happy," he said giving her a kiss on the cheek.
"And you better make Elizabeth happy from now on too. Don't ever second guess your choice Chris—and you will see me again, I promise," she said giving him one more hug before he left the house.
"Don't you have a wife to go to?"
"I also have a job," he said as he turned his attention to Colleen, "Do I have any messages?"
"Yes—I think you do," she said as she began to dig through papers.
"How are you and Lucy doing?"
"We're fine," said Ian as he kept himself from looking at Kevin.
"That's good, because I wanted to tell you that I don't want her hurt."
"Well, if you would stay away from her then she won't be hurt."
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"So any new word on Katrina's middle name?" asked Lucy as they all began to come into the living room where Alison was sitting with her presents for the shower around her, her mom sitting on one side, and Livvie sitting on the other.
"No, not yet, but we know we'll realize it the first time we see her," said Alison as she rubbed her hand over her stomach.
"How about Elena?" said Livvie as she saw Jasmine begin to smile at her suggestion.
"Katrina Elena Kovich—it's got potential, I'll keep it in mind," she said.
"I don't like it," said Elizabeth with a matter-of-fact tone. "It's about as bad as the name you've given Eddie."
"I love Edward, and mother I'll have you know that Eddie can hear you now and I would like it if you'd apologize to your grandson now."
"I'm sorry Eddie," she said patting Alison's stomach.
"Thank you—so where should we start?" she said looking at all the presents.
"Here, this is from me," said Jasmine as she dropped a small bag into Alison's lap from behind her.
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"This is crazy, I'm not doing this," said Chris as he turned around halfway up the front walk. "It's not Julie—as much as I want it to be it's not," he sighed as he got back into the car and leaned his head on the steering wheel. He picked up his cell phone and dialed Lucy's cell phone and waited for her to answer, "Hey—it's Chris."
"Chris, where are you? Elizabeth said you left on a medical conference, but Ian said that was a lie. Tell me where you are right now," she demanded quietly as she slipped out of the baby shower for a few minutes.
"I'm in a little suburb of Chicago sitting in a person's driveway. I was told that Julie was still alive, and I had to see it for myself. I can't go up to that door though Lucy. If it is her—what do I say? What do I do?"
"Do you love Elizabeth?"
"Yes, or I thought I did—for some reason it seems wrong now. Should I just back out of this driveway and turn around? Tell me Lucy because I have no idea what to do now."
"Go knock on the door Chris, it's the least you can do now. Call me when you get back in the car."
"Thanks," he said as he hung up the phone, and took a big breath. He walked up and knocked on the door.
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"Are you saying I'm the cause for her being hurt lately?"
"If the shoe fits."
"I'm not the one who told her I wished Scott was dead."
"I didn't say I wished Scott dead, I said I wished you dead."
"Well, me saying that about Scott is pretty much the equivalent. You've got some anger issues right now, Thornhart—and I strongly suggest you figure out what they are and fast before you hurt someone you love, namely Lucy."
-------
"Who was on the phone?" asked Alison as she looked over and saw Lucy walking back into the room as she pulled out a soft blue blanket with the initials EGK in the corner in a darker blue.
"That was—Mr. Ramsey wanting to know if the party was over yet. He wants his waitresses back."
"Well, he's going to have to wait a bit longer," laughed Alison though she thought she saw the same look Rafe gives when he's lying in Lucy's eyes at the moment. "Awww--thank you Mom for the blanket," she said giving her a hug.
"There's one for Katrina also, but I didn't give it to you yet because we don't know her middle name."
"Well, it seems lately that everyone keeps giving us names so the middle initial would be E," she laughed as she realized this fact.
"That's odd," remarked Livvie.
"Yeah, it is—isn't it?"
----------
"Figures that nobody is home," he said as he began to turn around when he heard the door knob click. "Sorry—wrong house," he said as he didn't even to turn and look.
"No it's not," said Julie as she stood there holding an infant in her arms.
"So you really are alive," said Chris as he turned around to see her standing there—his heart being hurt.
"Yeah. Why don't you come in and we'll chat?"
"No, I need to get going—I shouldn't have left the hospital when we've been so busy lately, the Port Charles hotel burned down and we still have patients from that."
"Please, I want to tell you what's gone on the past few years."
"Ok, but not for long," he said as he walked in.
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"Here are your messages, Kevin," said Colleen as she returned with a few sheets of paper.
"Thank you," he said smiling and beginning to leave.
"You don't know anything about me," yelled Ian.
"I know you well enough to know that you are being bothered by something serious Ian—if you want to talk about it then you are welcome to talk with me in my office confidentially."
"You only want to find some ammo to steal Lucy from me."
"If that's what you think then that's fine, but I am worried about you as a friend and colleague, not a scorned ex-lover."
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"Thanks again for everything," called Alison in the hall as Jasmine and Imani left. "Is there anything I can do with the cleaning up?" asked Alison.
"No, I think we've got everything under control. Can we take stuff down to the car?" asked Lucy.
"Actually, Rafe dropped me off on the way to see Caleb. I'll call and see if he's ready to come get me," she said going to her phone.
"I'm ready to leave also—I'll just drop you by the gym. No reason for him to come across town and back again," said Livvie.
"Are you sure? I mean I don't want you to go out of your way."
"It's no problem, I'm over in that general direction anyways."
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"Did they figure out how you overcame the disease?" asked Chris after hearing the beginning part of her story.
"No, but I can't tell you are intrigued about it," she said with a laugh.
"Of course I am—you know how I am."
"I know something else, and I can see it in your eyes Chris—you are happy again. What's her name?"
"Her name is Elizabeth," he smiled. "We haven't been together long, and she drives me nuts sometimes—but she has this guarded heart, like I used to guard mine, and we just clicked."
"It makes my day to hear you say that," she smiled as she grabbed his hand. "Anything else you want to ask me?"
"When you overcame the disease why didn't you come back to me? I loved you so much Julie, and it hurt to think you were dead when you were really alive."
"I was scared it would resurface and I would have to say goodbye to you again. Then Daniel came into the picture, and then things just continued from there. We had out little boy in August, we call him Danny."
"Eve's boy is called Danny also," he said with a laugh. "Well, I need to go—Lucy is expecting a call from me. I chickened out the first time up the driveway, and had to call her for reassurance."
"Oh, I've got something for Christina. Lucy doesn't have to explain who it's from, just make sure she gets it," she said as she got up and went and retrieved a box.
"Take care," he said as he gave her a big hug. "I hope he makes you happy," he said giving her a kiss on the cheek.
"And you better make Elizabeth happy from now on too. Don't ever second guess your choice Chris—and you will see me again, I promise," she said giving him one more hug before he left the house.
