Hey guys, thanks alot for the reviews. I went back through and realized that the past couple of chapters were kinda serious. Never fear though, after this chapter we'll get some good ol' light hearted humor. I wanted to warn you that we are going to see a different Lila from now on. Maybe she's growing up a little or maybe she's just pissed off. Whatever it is, it makes a pretty good read. Oh yes, one more thing. Do you guys like when I put song lyrics into the story? If it annoys the hell out of you, let me know and I'll stop. Until next time...

Chapter 18: An Unexpected Partnership

It had been four weeks and three days since Lila had walked out on Michael. Not that she'd been counting or anything. She was miserable. She hated going to work and seeing Michael behind the bar. He was usually surrounded by customers trying to flirt with him. There was an upside though. She was acing all her classes at PCU and Lorelai swore that her apartment had never been cleaner. Damn misery.

She checked her reflection in the mirror one last time before leaving. She was wearing her trademark jeans, but had dressed them up with a white turtleneck and matching coat. She'd always been taught to dress well when meeting with an acquaintance. She rarely saw her father in anything but slacks, a dress shirt, and his leather coat when he was at work. This would be work. She had asked Sonny to meet her at the Port Charles Hotel bar. She had to figure out how Brenda was her mother, and what he knew about it. As much as she hated to admit it, Michael was right. She couldn't not tell Brenda.

She entered the bar and took a seat in the corner facing the door. She wanted to be prepared. She ordered a club soda from the waiter and turned her head just in time to see Sonny enter. He spotted her and weaved his way through the tables that separated them with no sign of a limp. "Lila," he greeted taking the seat across from her.

"Sonny. Thank you for agreeing to meet with me."

He smiled those dimples that were so like her own showing. "No problem, I'm glad you called. I realize that I've been going about creating a relationship with you the wrong way and I'm sorry."

She was surprised but said, "Apology accepted. I actually asked you here to discuss something that affects us both."

"What's that?" he asked taking a sip of the scotch that had just been placed in front of him.

"Brenda Barrett." She watched him choke on his drink and then recover.

"What do you know about Brenda?" he asked only sounding slightly interested.

She surveyed him over the rim of her glass. He looked worried. Good. "I know lots of things about her. She was the B in L&B, numerous attempts were made on her life when she was with you, she was presumed dead. Oh yes, she's also my mother."

For the second time that night she made him choke. "What?" he gasped in shock.

She tossed Brenda's file on the table in front of him. "Georgie Quartermaine gave me this after you were shot. I gave blood," she explained. "She explained that while you are my biological father," she said the word with all the hatred she could muster. "There's no way that Sam can be my mother, but Brenda's a perfect match." It killed her to speak so casually of Sam, but she had to figure out what he knew.

He stared at her in disbelief, "Sam was pregnant, I saw her."

Lila clasped her hands together to keep them from shaking. "Yes well that's why I called you here. I need your help to figure all this out. Obviously you were sleeping with Brenda, Sam, and Carly at the same time." She waited for him to confirm or deny the accusations.

Sonny stared off into the distance while he spoke. "Carly and I were separated, I was on a business trip in Spain. Brenda was there vacationing. We spent the night together. I came back to Port Charles, and we forgot about it. A few days later Sam and I got together. Then about three months later Brenda called and told me she was pregnant. I have a daughter with Brenda, Taylor. She was born November 18th 2004."

Lila nodded, the pieces coming together in her head. "My birthday is November 21st. Do you think that we were switched?"

Sonny shook his head, "Switching Brenda's baby with Sam's would serve no purpose. It seems more likely that you and Taylor are twins."

"Oh." She nodded having trouble accepting the fact that she had a twin. She grabbed Sonny's drink out of his hand and downed it in one gulp.

"Better?" he asked signaling the waiter for a refill.

"Nope, not even a little bit." She took a deep breath and collected her thoughts before speaking again. "If Taylor and I are twins, what happened to your baby with Sam?"

"I don't know. Sam was pregnant, I was with her when she had the sonogram. I felt the baby kick."

She felt a pang of sympathy for him and without thinking reached across the table and took his hand. "I have to figure this out Sonny. Will you help me?"

He looked down at their joined hands and then met her eyes. "Whatever you need, let me know and I'll help you in any way I can. We should keep this quiet though, at least until we have some proof."

She nodded, "You're right, I won't say anything. I have to go now, or I'll be late for work." She stood up and pulled on her coat, "Thank you Sonny."

"It's amazing you know."

She frowned, "What is?"

He turned to face her, "We managed to get through a whole hour without you insulting me once."

She gave him a dazzling smile and said, "The first time's the hardest." On impulse she leaned down and kissed his cheek, before walking away.