They got home, and both girls silently went to their rooms.
"What's wrong with them?"
"They came in a little late last night, and so I grounded them."
"Where were you at last night?"
"Carly called after you went to bed, she wanted me to come over and talk, I called the girls to have them just come over there, and we ended up staying over there last night."
"I didn't hear the phone ring."
"She called my cell phone."
"Well thanks for telling me."
"Let me make it up to you." She said as she wrapped her arms around him as she leaned over the back of the chair he was sitting in.
"How?"
"I'll cook the best dinner you've ever had." Courtney replied
"What about the girls?"
"Well the girls too, a family dinner."
Back at the hospital, they had admitted Mercedes into a 24-day rehab program.
"Well, I guess this is taking up the rest of my summer vacation." Mercedes said
"Well, you should have though about that before you got back on drugs Sadie."
"Mom, can you do me a favor?"
"What?"
"Can you let Aunt Courtney, Jazzy and Micah meet Jade?"
"Yes, I will."
"Thank you."
"I'll be by to visit you on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays." Carly said
"Okay, bring Jazzy and Micah sometimes if you would." Mercedes replied
"I will."
Later after dinner, Jazzy and Micah went over to Sonny and Carly's to see if Sadie was back, they pulled up next to her Explorer, and knew that she was there. But when they got upstairs, that was a different story.
"Where's she at?" Micah asked her uncle.
"She had to go to rehab girls." Carly replied as she came down the stairs.
"What?" Micah squealed
"Why?" Jasmine added
"Because she was back on drugs, and admitted to have been on drugs for awhile."
"When's she going to be back?"
"It's a 24-day program, she'll be in a 72-hour dry-out period, where she can't have any outside contact, after that, we can go see her, and call her." Carly explained
"Oh."
"She wanted me to introduce you to Jade though."
"Okay, where is she?"
"She's upstairs playing in her and Sadie's room."
The girls followed Carly up the stairs to a room that had 'Mercedes & Jade' painted in pink on it.
"Jadi."
"What Nana?"
"I want you to meet someone."
"Who?"
"This is your cousins, Micah and Jazzy." Carly replied, "Her daddy's black."
"Hi Jade." Jasmine said
"You're so adorable."
"Hi." The girl replied timidly
"You're going to have to come stay with us sometime." Micah told her
"Okay." Jade replied, "Where's Mommy?"
"Um, she had to go away for a few days, but she'll be back." Carly replied as she got eye level with the girl.
"You promise?"
"I promise." Carly replied, "Now, you can go back and play with your dolls."
"Okay Nana."
The girls stayed there for awhile longer, and then got up to leave, they walked out in the hall, and as the elevator doors opened, Sam and Jason walked out.
Since they hadn't changed much, Micah and Jazzy recognized Jason and Sam, but it took Jason and Sam a minute to recognize the girls.
"Aren't you Courtney and Jax's daughters?" Jason asked
"It's okay Jason, we know who guys are." Michaela explained
"You do?"
"Of course, Mom and Dad have told us about you guys." Jasmine replied
"You guys want to come in for a little while?" Sam asked as she opened the door.
"No, we should probably get going." Michaela replied
Jasmine elbowed her sister and gritted her teeth as she whispered "Come on Micah, they're our parents."
"Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt to stay for a short while." She replied
They all walked in and sat down, "So how old are you two now?"
"17." They both replied
"So you're juniors?" Sam asked
"Going to be seniors." Jasmine replied
"Are you living here now or just visiting?" Jason asked
"We just moved here a few days ago." Micah replied
"Oh really?"
"With Jax and Courtney?" Sam asked
"Yeah."
"So do you have anymore brothers or sisters?"
"No, do you guys have anymore kids?"
"No, but we keep Sonny and Carly's granddaughter a lot." Sam replied
"Jade."
"You've met her?"
"Yeah."
Half an hour later Michaela's cell phone rang, "Micah."
"Hey it's Mom, where are you guys at? I just called Sonny and Carly's, and they said you left 30 minutes ago." Courtney said
"Um... we're at, um..."
"Michaela Caroline, where are you at? You'd better not be in any trouble."
"We're not, but you can't get mad when I tell you where we're at."
"Okay, I won't."
"Jazz and I are at Jason and Sam's."
"What? I want you both home right now."
"Mom, calm down, we'll be home in a little bit."
"You'd better."
Michaela shut her phone, "We have to go."
"Well, it was nice getting to talk to you." Sam said as she got up to walk them out.
"Yeah, you too." Jasmine replied
They left and went back home, "What in the world were you two thinking going to Jason and Sam's?" Courtney asked
"We couldn't be rude." Jasmine replied
"I didn't want to though."
"Mom, don't be mad at us, didn't you want to see your Dad when you found out he was in Port Charles or Uncle Sonny, well, they're our parents, and we wanted to meet them." Jasmine said
"Well, they're not the best of people, so I'm just saying be careful around them."
Just then the phone rang, "Hello?" Michaela said
"Micah, it's Josh, I have to tell you something."
Michaela got up and walked to her room, "What is it Josh?"
"It's about Ryder."
"What happened to him?"
"Nothing, it's just, he got accepted to NYU."
"That's awesome, why didn't he call to tell me?"
"Because he's been busy, and there's something else I have to tell you Micah."
"What?"
"His new girlfriend got accepted too."
"What?" Micah asked furiously, "I'm going to kill him."
"No Micah, calm down."
"I will not, Josh, you should be taking my side, I'm you're bestfriend, he cheated on me."
"It's okay though, I already beat the crap out of him."
"You did?"
"Yeah, when I found out, we had a knock down drag out, and I beat the crap out of him, and then I called you."
"That's so nice of you Josh." Michaela said, "But are you okay?"
"Well, I have some cuts, a swollen lip, and a black eye."
"That's fun." Micah said, "Thank you for sticking up for me Josh."
"No problem, you're my bestfriend." Josh replied, "You should have seen Kelly, she went after him first, and he bloodied her lip and almost broke her wrist, and then I pulled her off and just started hitting."
"Oh my gosh, is Kelly okay?"
"Yeah, she has a hairline fracture in her wrist, but other than that, she's okay."
"That's good that she didn't get hurt worse than that."
"Yeah, her Mom was furious when she found out it was from fighting."
"I can't believe you would do that for me." Micah said
"Well believe it, because we did." Josh replied, "Well, how are things going with your family?"
"Okay I guess, Jasmine and I met our parents, and then Mom found out, and wasn't too happy about it."
"Were they nice?"
"Yeah I guess so." Michaela replied, "We met our aunt and uncle, and cousins, one of them is 16, her name is Mercedes, she took us out to a party the first night we got here, and she overdosed on drugs, and now she's in rehab. She has a little girl named Lilyana Jade, she's the cutest little girl. Her daddy's black, then of course her mom, Mercedes, is part white part Puerto Rican."
"I'll bet she's pretty."
"If I was old enough, I'd take her."
"Who has her now?"
"Well, she's staying with my aunt and uncle, and then my dad and Jazz's mom keeps her a lot of the time too."
"How old is she?"
"3, Sadie had her when she was 13."
"That's crazy, so she's a wild girl huh?"
"Yep."
"So how's Jazz?"
"She's good, she'll probably try to be on the first plane out there when I tell her about Ryder."
"Well I'm going to let you go, I have some things to do, Kelly and I are going to try to come out there around Christmas Break."
"Go buy a parka and some snow boots first, and don't bring shorts, from the way Mom's been talking, it's going to be freezing out here this winter." Michaela replied
"I will be sure of that."
"Talk to ya later Josh."
"Later."
Michaela hung up and began to cry, she didn't want to cry while she was talking to Josh. She was hurting so badly, she thought that he loved her, and she did love him, but not enough, and they weren't in love.
"What's wrong with them?"
"They came in a little late last night, and so I grounded them."
"Where were you at last night?"
"Carly called after you went to bed, she wanted me to come over and talk, I called the girls to have them just come over there, and we ended up staying over there last night."
"I didn't hear the phone ring."
"She called my cell phone."
"Well thanks for telling me."
"Let me make it up to you." She said as she wrapped her arms around him as she leaned over the back of the chair he was sitting in.
"How?"
"I'll cook the best dinner you've ever had." Courtney replied
"What about the girls?"
"Well the girls too, a family dinner."
Back at the hospital, they had admitted Mercedes into a 24-day rehab program.
"Well, I guess this is taking up the rest of my summer vacation." Mercedes said
"Well, you should have though about that before you got back on drugs Sadie."
"Mom, can you do me a favor?"
"What?"
"Can you let Aunt Courtney, Jazzy and Micah meet Jade?"
"Yes, I will."
"Thank you."
"I'll be by to visit you on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays." Carly said
"Okay, bring Jazzy and Micah sometimes if you would." Mercedes replied
"I will."
Later after dinner, Jazzy and Micah went over to Sonny and Carly's to see if Sadie was back, they pulled up next to her Explorer, and knew that she was there. But when they got upstairs, that was a different story.
"Where's she at?" Micah asked her uncle.
"She had to go to rehab girls." Carly replied as she came down the stairs.
"What?" Micah squealed
"Why?" Jasmine added
"Because she was back on drugs, and admitted to have been on drugs for awhile."
"When's she going to be back?"
"It's a 24-day program, she'll be in a 72-hour dry-out period, where she can't have any outside contact, after that, we can go see her, and call her." Carly explained
"Oh."
"She wanted me to introduce you to Jade though."
"Okay, where is she?"
"She's upstairs playing in her and Sadie's room."
The girls followed Carly up the stairs to a room that had 'Mercedes & Jade' painted in pink on it.
"Jadi."
"What Nana?"
"I want you to meet someone."
"Who?"
"This is your cousins, Micah and Jazzy." Carly replied, "Her daddy's black."
"Hi Jade." Jasmine said
"You're so adorable."
"Hi." The girl replied timidly
"You're going to have to come stay with us sometime." Micah told her
"Okay." Jade replied, "Where's Mommy?"
"Um, she had to go away for a few days, but she'll be back." Carly replied as she got eye level with the girl.
"You promise?"
"I promise." Carly replied, "Now, you can go back and play with your dolls."
"Okay Nana."
The girls stayed there for awhile longer, and then got up to leave, they walked out in the hall, and as the elevator doors opened, Sam and Jason walked out.
Since they hadn't changed much, Micah and Jazzy recognized Jason and Sam, but it took Jason and Sam a minute to recognize the girls.
"Aren't you Courtney and Jax's daughters?" Jason asked
"It's okay Jason, we know who guys are." Michaela explained
"You do?"
"Of course, Mom and Dad have told us about you guys." Jasmine replied
"You guys want to come in for a little while?" Sam asked as she opened the door.
"No, we should probably get going." Michaela replied
Jasmine elbowed her sister and gritted her teeth as she whispered "Come on Micah, they're our parents."
"Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt to stay for a short while." She replied
They all walked in and sat down, "So how old are you two now?"
"17." They both replied
"So you're juniors?" Sam asked
"Going to be seniors." Jasmine replied
"Are you living here now or just visiting?" Jason asked
"We just moved here a few days ago." Micah replied
"Oh really?"
"With Jax and Courtney?" Sam asked
"Yeah."
"So do you have anymore brothers or sisters?"
"No, do you guys have anymore kids?"
"No, but we keep Sonny and Carly's granddaughter a lot." Sam replied
"Jade."
"You've met her?"
"Yeah."
Half an hour later Michaela's cell phone rang, "Micah."
"Hey it's Mom, where are you guys at? I just called Sonny and Carly's, and they said you left 30 minutes ago." Courtney said
"Um... we're at, um..."
"Michaela Caroline, where are you at? You'd better not be in any trouble."
"We're not, but you can't get mad when I tell you where we're at."
"Okay, I won't."
"Jazz and I are at Jason and Sam's."
"What? I want you both home right now."
"Mom, calm down, we'll be home in a little bit."
"You'd better."
Michaela shut her phone, "We have to go."
"Well, it was nice getting to talk to you." Sam said as she got up to walk them out.
"Yeah, you too." Jasmine replied
They left and went back home, "What in the world were you two thinking going to Jason and Sam's?" Courtney asked
"We couldn't be rude." Jasmine replied
"I didn't want to though."
"Mom, don't be mad at us, didn't you want to see your Dad when you found out he was in Port Charles or Uncle Sonny, well, they're our parents, and we wanted to meet them." Jasmine said
"Well, they're not the best of people, so I'm just saying be careful around them."
Just then the phone rang, "Hello?" Michaela said
"Micah, it's Josh, I have to tell you something."
Michaela got up and walked to her room, "What is it Josh?"
"It's about Ryder."
"What happened to him?"
"Nothing, it's just, he got accepted to NYU."
"That's awesome, why didn't he call to tell me?"
"Because he's been busy, and there's something else I have to tell you Micah."
"What?"
"His new girlfriend got accepted too."
"What?" Micah asked furiously, "I'm going to kill him."
"No Micah, calm down."
"I will not, Josh, you should be taking my side, I'm you're bestfriend, he cheated on me."
"It's okay though, I already beat the crap out of him."
"You did?"
"Yeah, when I found out, we had a knock down drag out, and I beat the crap out of him, and then I called you."
"That's so nice of you Josh." Michaela said, "But are you okay?"
"Well, I have some cuts, a swollen lip, and a black eye."
"That's fun." Micah said, "Thank you for sticking up for me Josh."
"No problem, you're my bestfriend." Josh replied, "You should have seen Kelly, she went after him first, and he bloodied her lip and almost broke her wrist, and then I pulled her off and just started hitting."
"Oh my gosh, is Kelly okay?"
"Yeah, she has a hairline fracture in her wrist, but other than that, she's okay."
"That's good that she didn't get hurt worse than that."
"Yeah, her Mom was furious when she found out it was from fighting."
"I can't believe you would do that for me." Micah said
"Well believe it, because we did." Josh replied, "Well, how are things going with your family?"
"Okay I guess, Jasmine and I met our parents, and then Mom found out, and wasn't too happy about it."
"Were they nice?"
"Yeah I guess so." Michaela replied, "We met our aunt and uncle, and cousins, one of them is 16, her name is Mercedes, she took us out to a party the first night we got here, and she overdosed on drugs, and now she's in rehab. She has a little girl named Lilyana Jade, she's the cutest little girl. Her daddy's black, then of course her mom, Mercedes, is part white part Puerto Rican."
"I'll bet she's pretty."
"If I was old enough, I'd take her."
"Who has her now?"
"Well, she's staying with my aunt and uncle, and then my dad and Jazz's mom keeps her a lot of the time too."
"How old is she?"
"3, Sadie had her when she was 13."
"That's crazy, so she's a wild girl huh?"
"Yep."
"So how's Jazz?"
"She's good, she'll probably try to be on the first plane out there when I tell her about Ryder."
"Well I'm going to let you go, I have some things to do, Kelly and I are going to try to come out there around Christmas Break."
"Go buy a parka and some snow boots first, and don't bring shorts, from the way Mom's been talking, it's going to be freezing out here this winter." Michaela replied
"I will be sure of that."
"Talk to ya later Josh."
"Later."
Michaela hung up and began to cry, she didn't want to cry while she was talking to Josh. She was hurting so badly, she thought that he loved her, and she did love him, but not enough, and they weren't in love.