Chapter 4: Who You Are
Lila had spent most of the night with Kristina at Kelly's just talking. They'd talked about stupid stuff mostly, like why miracle whip was better than mayonaise. Kristina had tried to explain to Lila the family trees of Port Charles, but she had just succeded in confusing them both. It had been fun, but one thing Kristina had said to Lila had stuck with her. "...you look like Sonny." So here she was standing in front of the bathroom mirror trying to see if it was true.
She was small all her life, and she only reached 5 foot 4 inches now. Her hair was jet black and shoulder length and her eyes were a deep chocolate brown, but got almost black when she was angry. These were all good things, because she could write them all off as coming from her mother. There was something she could never account for though, her dimples. Her mother didn't have dimples, but Sonny did. This thought depressed her, so she crawled over to the phone by the bed and dialed a familiar number.
"Nikolas Cassadine."
Lila smiled at the formal way Nikolas answered his phone."Hi Nicky, it's me."
"Lila how's the apartment hunting going?"
"Terrible!" she said rummaging through the mini-bar finally settling on a chocolate bar that was probably eight dollars."Did you know there's a difference between a terrace and a patio?" She threw herself back onto the bed and sighed.
"Of course, a terrace is off the ground and a patio is on the ground," he said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Yeah whatever," she responded through a mouthful of chocolate and almonds.
"Well, we've done the small talk thing so you want to tell me why you really called?"
She smiled, happy knowing Nikolas always knew what was on her mind. The only other person that could do that was her dad."I don't look like mom anymore."
He chuckled, "Unless you've grown half a foot and dyed your hair green, you still look like your mom."
"I still look the same, but now I realize that I look like Sonny."
Nikolas sighed in frustration,"I knew this would happen. You're starting to doubt everything about yourself because of who your father is. Don't. Trust me, I know from experience that you father is the man who raised you and no one else, and I know that you know that too. You may look like Sonny, but that in no way changes who you are. You are the stunningly beautiful daughter of Sam McCall and Jason Morgan, and just because you look like Sonny doesn't mean that you are his daughter. Okay Lila?"
Lila smiled through the tears and said, "Yeah Nicky. Thanks."
"Your welcome. I love you sweetie."
"I love you too. G' night." she hung up the phone and realized what a smart person her uncle was.
Kelly's the next day
Lila was once again looking at the apartment listings while simultaneously eating waffles. It wasn't easy. She finally got exasperated and threw the listings down.
"What'd that paper ever do to you?" Michael asked.
She was shocked that he'd talk to her, but answered anyway. "It refused to list what I like."
He straddled the chair across from her."That mean your staying?"
"Yeah. I figure I'll get an apartment and a job then start school."
"Good deal. I can help you with a place to stay and a job. Can't do much about the whole school thing though I barely finished high school. C'mon," he stood up and threw some bills on the table.
She grabbed her bag and walked with him out the door. As they were walking throught he park she broke the silence.
"Why are you talking to me?" she asked looking at him.
"Why wouldn't I?" he asked with a smile.
"Maybe cause your sister thinks I'm out to break up her family. Do you think the same thing?"
He turned to look her in the eye."First, Adella is not my sister. The only person I claim from the Corinthos clan is Morgan. I guess I'll tell you the whole story." He sat down and she followed suit. "Growing up, I did everything I could to keep my family together. I even tried to pay off your mother when she was pregnant with you." He glanced at her from the corner of his eye, but kept talking when she didn't say anything."I guess I was fourteen when I realized that I'd never really had a family. Sonny and Carly loved each other, they just didn't give a damn about their kids. We were always an afterthought with them. I figured out that Carly was not in any sense my mother, but that my nanny was. I tried to think of a time when Carly tucked me into bed, or helped me with my homework, there wasn't one. Leticia was always there though, even after she married Max and quit her job. When I turned eighteen I had my name legally changed to Spencer and started calling Leticia mom. Sonny said that I had betrayed him and that I was no longer considered part of the family. I have dinner with Leticia, Max and their kids at least once a month."
"Oh. Okay so where are you taking me?"
"That's it! You're not going to say that I betrayed Sonny too?" he asked flabbergasted.
She smiled,"Sonny is not exactly my favorite person in the world, and even if he was, I discovered a long time ago that contrary to the saying, you can pick and choose your family."
He turned and gave her a smile,"You're right. We better get going."
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Lila had spent most of the night with Kristina at Kelly's just talking. They'd talked about stupid stuff mostly, like why miracle whip was better than mayonaise. Kristina had tried to explain to Lila the family trees of Port Charles, but she had just succeded in confusing them both. It had been fun, but one thing Kristina had said to Lila had stuck with her. "...you look like Sonny." So here she was standing in front of the bathroom mirror trying to see if it was true.
She was small all her life, and she only reached 5 foot 4 inches now. Her hair was jet black and shoulder length and her eyes were a deep chocolate brown, but got almost black when she was angry. These were all good things, because she could write them all off as coming from her mother. There was something she could never account for though, her dimples. Her mother didn't have dimples, but Sonny did. This thought depressed her, so she crawled over to the phone by the bed and dialed a familiar number.
"Nikolas Cassadine."
Lila smiled at the formal way Nikolas answered his phone."Hi Nicky, it's me."
"Lila how's the apartment hunting going?"
"Terrible!" she said rummaging through the mini-bar finally settling on a chocolate bar that was probably eight dollars."Did you know there's a difference between a terrace and a patio?" She threw herself back onto the bed and sighed.
"Of course, a terrace is off the ground and a patio is on the ground," he said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Yeah whatever," she responded through a mouthful of chocolate and almonds.
"Well, we've done the small talk thing so you want to tell me why you really called?"
She smiled, happy knowing Nikolas always knew what was on her mind. The only other person that could do that was her dad."I don't look like mom anymore."
He chuckled, "Unless you've grown half a foot and dyed your hair green, you still look like your mom."
"I still look the same, but now I realize that I look like Sonny."
Nikolas sighed in frustration,"I knew this would happen. You're starting to doubt everything about yourself because of who your father is. Don't. Trust me, I know from experience that you father is the man who raised you and no one else, and I know that you know that too. You may look like Sonny, but that in no way changes who you are. You are the stunningly beautiful daughter of Sam McCall and Jason Morgan, and just because you look like Sonny doesn't mean that you are his daughter. Okay Lila?"
Lila smiled through the tears and said, "Yeah Nicky. Thanks."
"Your welcome. I love you sweetie."
"I love you too. G' night." she hung up the phone and realized what a smart person her uncle was.
Kelly's the next day
Lila was once again looking at the apartment listings while simultaneously eating waffles. It wasn't easy. She finally got exasperated and threw the listings down.
"What'd that paper ever do to you?" Michael asked.
She was shocked that he'd talk to her, but answered anyway. "It refused to list what I like."
He straddled the chair across from her."That mean your staying?"
"Yeah. I figure I'll get an apartment and a job then start school."
"Good deal. I can help you with a place to stay and a job. Can't do much about the whole school thing though I barely finished high school. C'mon," he stood up and threw some bills on the table.
She grabbed her bag and walked with him out the door. As they were walking throught he park she broke the silence.
"Why are you talking to me?" she asked looking at him.
"Why wouldn't I?" he asked with a smile.
"Maybe cause your sister thinks I'm out to break up her family. Do you think the same thing?"
He turned to look her in the eye."First, Adella is not my sister. The only person I claim from the Corinthos clan is Morgan. I guess I'll tell you the whole story." He sat down and she followed suit. "Growing up, I did everything I could to keep my family together. I even tried to pay off your mother when she was pregnant with you." He glanced at her from the corner of his eye, but kept talking when she didn't say anything."I guess I was fourteen when I realized that I'd never really had a family. Sonny and Carly loved each other, they just didn't give a damn about their kids. We were always an afterthought with them. I figured out that Carly was not in any sense my mother, but that my nanny was. I tried to think of a time when Carly tucked me into bed, or helped me with my homework, there wasn't one. Leticia was always there though, even after she married Max and quit her job. When I turned eighteen I had my name legally changed to Spencer and started calling Leticia mom. Sonny said that I had betrayed him and that I was no longer considered part of the family. I have dinner with Leticia, Max and their kids at least once a month."
"Oh. Okay so where are you taking me?"
"That's it! You're not going to say that I betrayed Sonny too?" he asked flabbergasted.
She smiled,"Sonny is not exactly my favorite person in the world, and even if he was, I discovered a long time ago that contrary to the saying, you can pick and choose your family."
He turned and gave her a smile,"You're right. We better get going."
Hey guys! Thanks for all the reviews it makes me update way faster. Um Lila will be getting a love interest soon so...review!!!