Disclaimer: Obviously, I don't own any of the characters, except for Jaiden who is my creation, or any other new characters you may see, no matter how much I WISH I did. They belong ABC, General Hospital and AMC.

Prevailing Over All
By Jules

Chapter 2
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PREVIOUSLY:

In the Limo

Jason and Carly were sitting next to each other in the limo, desperately wanting the person sitting next to them, but terrified their feelings weren't returned.

The strain between them was mounting, and the two were growing restless, their restlessness, gave way to arguing when Carly mentioned that she had let Sly baby-sit Michael for the night, which Jason hadn't known as he hadn't had time to stop by the Penthouse yet.

"You let him watch our son?! How do you even know he's responsible enough to do so?!" Jason yelled, losing his temper, a feat which was pretty much only accomplishable by one Carly Spencer.

"Because he's family Jason." Carly explained calmly, "Besides, Liz is there with him."

"His girlfriend is there?" Jason asked unbelievingly, in his mind the situation just getting worse.

"Yes, the two are there together, alone. But they promised to be on their best behavior. I trust them! I thought that you trusted me to look after the well being of our son!" Carly screamed, tears were running down her face, hurt.

Jason couldn't stand to see her cry, or bare to think that he was the one who was responsible for putting there, so he hugged her.

"I'm sorry Carly for yelling." Jason apologized.

They gazed into each other's eyes and the sexual tension in the limo rose instantly skyrocketed. Neither one couldn't take it anymore and they dove at each other and started kissing passionately. Carly moved over and straddled Jason's lap, her skirt sliding up legs. Jason's hand went under her skirt and started caressing and gently squeezing her thigh. As his hand went up higher, he discovered she wasn't wearing any panties, and groaned against her lips.

"Carly, no panties?" He moaned.

"Panty lines (pant) ruin the line (pant) of the (pant) dress." She gasped out as he began attacking her neck.

Growling, he pushed her down on to the seat, and then no more words were said except for grunts, moans, and uncontrolled crying out of names.

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20 minutes later

As the limo pulled up to Harbor View Towers, Carly was just attempting to straighten her dress, which was honestly a total lost cause, it was wrinkled from being bunched up. The bobbies had fallen out of her hair, and it was a bit mussed up. Jason was efficiently re-buttoning, and collecting any properties tossed aside during the encounter, such as Carly's handbag. By the time the driver opened the door, it was the two were quite cool and collected.

Carly was just very grateful that the driver was very professional about it all and didn't even smirk about what had just happened, because she knew he had to have been able to hear.

The Next Day

Jason and Carly never talked about the limo ride, Carly was embarrassed for letting herself get out of control the way she had, and Jason felt guilty for it ever happening, since he was technically still with Robin. Both just silently figured that it was just their way of finally releasing the sexual tension that had been building between them for over a year.

Later that day, Carly was out to lunch with Courtney Scanlon at the Outback.

"I'm never going to have this baby!" Courtney moaned.

"Oh yes you will. You only have a little less than a month to go." Carly declared knowingly.

"I know . . . I think I'm really just nervous about giving birth for the first time. I was over a couple weeks late having Neil. John got tired of waiting and made me have a cesarean . . . . Or it could be that I'm just tired of being pregnant." Courtney grimaced in discomfort. She really didn't want to talk about any of it anymore, so she changed the subject, "The New Years party was fabulous last night. You did a great job."

"Really? I was so afraid it would be an enormous flop." She ignored the change in subject; that was Courtney's subtle way of telling her to drop it, "Of course then Uncle Luke couldn't have blamed me, because I hadn't wanted to do it in the first place."

"Oh yeah, it was amazing. And the open mike idea was impressive." Courtney felt relieved that Carly had let the subject drop, those times with John weren't something she wanted to relive. The long-term affect of that her disastrous marriage had taken her along time to become conscious of, and by that time she and Frank were already trying to sabotage Joe's relationship. She'd stopped that at once, and then she and Frank started a sexual relationship. Six months later, he proposed, wanted to become a family with her a Neil, and the next week she found out she was pregnant.

"It was really Lucky's idea, but thanks." Carly admitted truthfully.

"Well everyone loved it. You had some really amazing singers up there." Courtney praised.

"Which one was your favorite? I left before the party ended."

"Were you there when Nikolas Cassadine's girlfriend sang 'I Will Remember You'?" Courtney quiried.

"Oh yes, that was right before I left!" Carly exclaimed perking up, "She was wonderful! The audience seemed to love her."

Courtney grimaced once again as a sharp pain radiated through her lower back.

Carly was growing concerned, "Are you ok Court?"

Courtney feigned a smile as the pain went away, "Yeah, sure. I'm fine."

Carly was still worried, but she went on, "Ok, anyway, I'm going to ask her to comeback and sing."

"That's a great idea!" Courtney agreed. Then her smile turned into a frown suddenly and she put her hands on her lower back, "Owww."

"That's the third time in like, ten minutes! What is wrong?" Carly demanded, concerned for her friend.

"I don't know, I've been having some intense pains in my lower back. It goes away, but comes back a few minutes later." Courtney confessed.

"Oh my god. I've heard about this sort of thing. Court, sweetie, I think you're in labor."

"Owww . . . I think you're right, and if these are contractions, they're getting stronger!"

"Let's go, the limo is right outside."

Carly threw two 20's on the table and sped out of there with Courtney. Alec and Billy, the bodyguards, running close behind, not quite knowing what was going on, having not been listening to their conversation, but understanding they had to go fast.

Billy started the car while Alec helped the girls in, and then jumped in the front seat. The limo pealed out of the lot.

Two minutes later

From the back of the limo a voice called out, "Oh shit! My water broke . . . "

"Damn! Billy pull over, we'll never make it in time." Carly ordered

Courtney was breathing hard, "Carly . . . my cell-phone . . . press memory three . . . it's Frank's cell-phone."

As the limo pulled over, Carly manages to find the phone in Courtney's bottomless of a purse. After two rings the phone's answered.

"Frank here."

"Frank, its Carly. I've got good news and bad news . . . . The good news is, Courtney's in labor. The bad is that we're in a limo pulled off to the side of the road 15 minutes from the Hospital, Courtney's water just broke, and the contractions are coming much faster."

Frank freaked a bit, "What?! Her water broke? Is she ok? "

"She's fine, well except she's HAVING A BABY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER!!!!!"

"Give me your location, I'll have an ambulance there in five minutes."

Courtney screamed in pain in the background as another contraction comes.

"Shit, the contractions are 30 seconds apart."

She gave the phone to Alec and had him give directions to Frank.

"Alec, tell him I'm going to need some help, this baby going to be here before that ambulance is."

Courtney cried out again.

Frank had to pull the phone away from his ear.

"Breath Courtney, do your Lamaze." Carly told her, trying to sooth her.

Courtney did the breathing exercises to the best of her ability, but it just wasn't the same without Frank to coach her. As the contraction ended her breathing quieted.

Several moments later Courtney's breathing became hard again.

"IT hurts!" She cried out.

"Breath Courtney, it'll help." Carly responded calmly.

"The breathing doesn't help one fuckin' bit!" Blasted Courtney.

Frank can hear Courtney, and instructed Alec about the next thing to do.

Alec relayed the info that Frank told him.

"He said to look and see if the baby's crowning." Alec imparted to his boss.

Carly looked, "Shit, um, yeah, tell him I can see the tip of the head . . . .Wow, I really never thought the miracle of birth was so . . . messy."

Alec covered a laugh, though he agreed with her, and reported the next set of instructions, "He said to have Courtney push on the next contraction."

Carly instructed Courtney what to do, "Frank said to push on the next contraction Courtney, so push! . . . Oh! Oh! The heads coming. Good job Courtney, you can do it! That a girl!"

"Frank says to support the head, and keep pushing through the contraction."

"Keep pushing . . . the heads out . . . here comes the shoulder!" Carly couldn't believe what she was participating in, she was actually helping her best friend deliver to her child.

"Good, he said that to turn the baby a quarter of the way around and the other one should come."

Carly did as she was told, "Ok, Courtney, I need one more big push! PUSH! . . . Here it comes . . . It's a girl!!! It's a baby girl."

Alec, feeling as if he'd just done something very momentous, proudly conveyed the news to Frank, "Congratulations, you are now the proud father of a little girl."

Frank was overwhelmed by happiness, but was able to tell them the rest of what to do.

"Tell, tell Carly, to wrap the baby up, then give it to Courtney." Frank instructed.

Alec once again relayed the information.

Carly wrapped the baby in her discarded jacket and gave it to Courtney.

Frank finished his instructions on what to do, then hung up.

Just as Carly had finally completed the tasks, ambulance sirens could be heard coming closer.

"Yeah now they show up, after we did all the work." Carly joked to Alec, then turned back to Courtney, "So, how are you doing back here?"

Courtney laughed in new mother bliss, "I can't believe I just gave birth to this perfect thing . . . She's so tiny."

"Well, they typically start out that way hon. Do you and Frank know what are you going to call her?"

"I'm going to name her Samantha Keri."

Finally the ambulance arrived, Frank surprised them by being one of the paramedics, and was actually the first paramedic to jump out of the rig, though that wasn't too surprising.

"Hey baby, I got here as quick as I could. I'm so sorry I missed it." Frank apologized.

"Come and met your daughter Frank. Sweetie, this is your daddy. Frank, this is your daughter, Samantha Keri." Courtney announced softly.

She handed the baby to Frank, who after several long moments, handed the baby to the other paramedic.

The new family rushed off to the hospital, leaving Carly standing behind.

"I can't believe that just happened." Alec exclaimed, forgetting himself.

"That was so freakin' cool!" Billy, being only 19 still used those terms.

Carly just laughed, "Come on boys, let's go home. It's been an exhausting day . . . . Ohh, ewww. We are so going to have to have this thing cleaned." She commented looking into the back, without the rose tinted glasses of a women helping her best friend give birth, "I'm riding up front with you guys!"

The two silent nodded in agreement, after taking one look in back of the limo. They both had a feeling that Mr. Morgan would be just purchasing a new limo . . . .

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General Hospital

Joe and Karen were both working the ER that afternoon. There was a lull in activity right then so they were taking a moment to sit down, and catch their breath, just as they were about to actually do so, an ambulance pulled up.

Mentally groaning, but living on the adrenalin this life gave them, the two ran over to help with the new arrivals. Joe and Karen were both shocked however to see Courtney being wheeled in and Frank carefully walking behind her cradling a newborn baby, which appeared to be wrapped up in a jacket!

"Frank, is that what I think it is?" Karen questioned, growing excited.

Frank laughed, " Joe, Karen, I'd like you to meet your new niece, Samantha Keri Scanlon."

Joe and Karen crowded around him to get a quick look at the baby before both she and Courtney were whisked up to the Maternity ward.

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Jason and Carly's Penthouse

Jason startled, and alarmed when he saw Carly come in, an absolute and complete mess.

"Carly, are you alright? Is that blood? Are you hurt? What happened?" He demanded.

Carly looked down and giggled, "Wow, I didn't even notice that I'd been covered in blood and stuff. It's really amazing how much blood and other fluids are involved when delivering a baby."

"What? You delivered a baby?" Jason inquired confused, but at the same time relieved to hear Carly was safe and unharmed.

"Yeah, Courtney went into labor during lunch, we weren't able make it to the hospital in time, so I had to deliver it on the side of the road."

"You delivered Courtney's baby on the side of the road." Jason repeated in disbelief.

"Yeah, in the limo. She had a baby girl and named it Samantha Keri. I don't know the baby's condition, but I can tell you this, that baby had a powerful set of lungs. Just like her mother." She informed him staring off into space, then blinked and shook her head, "Oh God, I am so tired, I'm going to go to take a nice bath, then go to bed."

"Do you want me to call the hospital and find out if they're alright?" He offered as she trudged up the stairs.

"Would you? That would be so great."

"Yeah, why don't you go up, I'll come up and tell you when I get the info on them."

Carly yawned, "Thanks Jase, you're a life savor."

She went up the rest of the way, to the main bathroom started to fill the tub. She had redesigned the bathroom and it looked great. It had an old-fashioned white sink and tub; the tub was a large, deep, old-fashioned tub, that if one was inclined, could fit two people in it. All the fixtures were a bright gold.

Carly poured in some of her bubble bath, lit some candles, turned on the CD player they had in the bathroom.

She hit random on the mode choice, then climbed into the tub. The music began to play and slowly Carly began to unwind.

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Nikolas was in his bedroom at the cottage, rushing to get things ready. Setting out candles, making his bed with the silk sheets he'd just bought specially for the occasion, making sure he looked perfect, in his black slacks and a navy-blue silk shirt, light spray of his expensive cologne.

His girlfriend of several month, Cara, was going to be arriving soon, and he wanted everything to be perfect. This would be their first time. In fact, this would be Cara's first time ever, she had told Nikolas that she had been waiting to fall in love first.

And tonight was the night they'd been anticipating, they had talked about it before, and come close a couple times, but finally decided to wait until the first night of the New Year, so it would be like a new beginning for them both. A very special night, on a special date, one they would never forget as their first time.

First they were going to have a romantic candle lit dinner, that Nikolas had waiting on the table . . . if she would just show up!

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Lucky and Emily were at Lucky's new apartment, having a relaxing day after their exhausting gig the night before.

Lucky made some major bucks in New York and had able to afford a lot of things, including a really big apartment. The place had a full kitchen, a den/living room, a master bedroom and a guest bedroom, which they'd turned into a studio to practice in. The couple had decorated it together, Lucky having felt that if Emily was going to spend most of her time there anyway, and possibly move in someday, she should get a say in how it looked. The décor consisted of many shades of blues, creams, and a lot of light stained wood.

The design of the apartment was really cool. The entire place had hard wood floors. The kitchen was four steps higher than the main level, and the master bedroom and guestroom a few feet higher than the kitchen, given the main floor a cozy enclosed feeling. The master bedroom was immense in size, it had a giant picture window with a gorgeous view of the harbor. The king size Pembroke iron Canopy bed http:www. directly-home. com/pembrook-canopy. html (delete the spaces) was in the middle of the room, decorated in classic navy duvet and pillow shams, lt. silver Egyptian cotton sheets, and decorative chenille pillows in navy and silver, all thanks to Emily. She'd also decorated the canopy of the bed by casually wrapping the iron canopy of the bed in yards of filmy navy and slate fabric that she'd carelessly wound around the iron then loosely wove about the posts.

Lucky didn't have much other furniture in the bedroom, so it gave the room a cleaner look. There was just a dresser, an Armoire to the wall right of the window, two nightstands, a full-length standing antique mirror the two had picked up at a flea market, and a hamper. Plus a few things here and there around the room like candles, pictures, curtains on the window. There was a walk-in closet, and two doors, one leading to the hallway and the other to the master-bath.

The master bathroom was really big as was the usual in most brand new apartments, it had a gigantic whirlpool tub, and was tiled in sapphire, sea-blue, turquoise, and aqua, with sand tiled floors, dusky blue towels and bathmats.

Lucky and Emily were in the den watching a movie together, Lucky was sitting in a royal-blue chair-bed (it's like a chair x 1.5), with Emily curled up in his lap and her head on his shoulder. There was a coffee table next to him, with a lamp and a very important box of Kleenex. The end of the first movie they'd rented, 'My Best Friend's Wedding', was coming up, and Lucky knew just what to do. Just as the last scene was fading out, he grabbed a tissue and handed it to Emily.

Emily was in tears, "That is the sweetest ending . . . I'm so glad that I rented it."

"But it's so sappy . . . " He complained.

"Well that's why I also got this . . . " Emily pulled a tape out the bag she had sitting on the floor beside the chair, "To compensate for the 'sappy' movie."

She showily revealed to Lucky what she'd rented him.

"You got 'Star Wars'!" He yelped perking up.

"Now don't go thinking it's for you, I'm in it to see Harrison Ford . . . " She fibbed as she hopped out of the chair, popped it in the machine and pressed play.

"Sure you are . . . " Lucky kissed Emily when she climbed back into his lap.

They got distracted and the movie was forgotten, after all, they had it for five days . . . .

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Please, I want replies, I know it sounds pathetic, but I live for feedback, good or bad! I need to know what you think so I know where to go with this.

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