Chapter 29: The Big Reveal Pt. 1

He was a big man, and his daughter was a small girl, but he was the one who'd taught her how to punch, so he wasn't shocked when he stumbled and fell.

"You bastard," Lila whispered deathly calm. It was when she wasn't yelling that you had to worry. "You bastard," she repeated again.

Jason stood up with Liam's help, and wiped the trickle of blood from his nose. "Lila, I can explain."

She shook her head, "There's no way in hell you can just explain this away!" Michael came up behind her, "Why don't Liam and I leave so that you and your father can talk?"

"Jason and I don't have anything to talk about," she all but hissed at him. "He lied to me, and there's no room for liars in my life."

Michael felt a sharp pain in the pit of his stomach. He'd been lying to her for months. What would happen when she found out? "Why don't you just listen to what Jason has to say? Even if you don't accept it, it might help you understand some things." He ran his hands up and down Lila's arms in a soothing motion, an action that did not go unnoticed by Jason.

"What the hell is going on between you two?" Jason demanded, his face going hard.

"That's none of your business," Lila told him.

"Alright we're ready!" Brenda said bouncing in; dragging Taylor behind her. The two newest additions surveyed the tense situation.

"Oops," Taylor said slapping her forehead, "Wrong hotel lobby," she tried to turn around, but Brenda's hand on her arm stopped her. "Lila?" she whispered.

Lila stared intently at the duo. Brenda was a beautiful woman, with dark curly hair streaked with gray. And Taylor, well it was like looking into a mirror. Only a few of their features differed, and Lila's eyes welled up with unshed tears. "I want answers right now," Lila said her voice cracking. "I want to know why for over 18 years I believed Sam was my mother, and who the hell did this. Why did you have to pretend to be dead?" She turned to face her father, "Why would you make me believe I lost someone else?" The tears fell silently down her cheeks, and she didn't resist when Michael pulled her close to his body.

"Liam, would you please go get Sonny?" Brenda asked him. He nodded and pushed through the double doors, where the ball was in full swing.

Jason stared at his daughter, wrapped securely in the arms of a boy he raised as his own for nearly two years, and felt an overwhelming sense of peace. They loved each other.

Just then, Liam rushed back in, Sonny, Morgan, Kristina, Lorelai hot on his heels. Kristina took one look at Lila, and quickly went to her, while Morgan and Sonny stared at Jason. "Sonny," Jason greeted the older man icily.

"Jason. Not so dead after all huh?"

Jason shrugged his shoulders; "I learned everything I know from you."

"Whoa guys," Taylor said stepping between them. "Bigger problems right now. Such as Lila crying," she gestured to her sister who was being hugged by Lorelai and Kristina while sobbing violently. Sonny and Jason both walked over to her, but Lila jerked away from them.

"Both of you stay the hell away from me! You both lied to me and used me! You make me sick!"

"Lila sweetie," Kristina cooed. "Calm down. This isn't good for you or the baby."

The whole room stopped dead. "Thanks Kris," Lila said wiping her tears away. "I really didn't know how I was gonna tell Michael anyway."

Michael stared dumbfounded at Lila. "Baby?" he questioned stupidly.

"Yeah, that's what I was trying to tell you earlier. Congratulations, you're going to be a father." A whole new wave of tears started, and she turned away from everyone.

Sonny, Jason, and Brenda were shocked into silence at the prospect of being grandparents, and Taylor came over and poked Morgan in the shoulder. "Hi, I'm your secret illegitimate sister Taylor. Is Lila being pregnant a good thing, or a bad thing?"

Morgan shrugged his shoulders, "You got me. I'm Morgan by the way." They shook hands and turned back to the scene unfolding in front of them.

Michael tugged at his shirt, trying to loosen it even more. He sat heavily on the ground, "I'm gonna be a father. I'm gonna be a father. I'm gonna be a father." He kept repeating the words as if trying to convince himself. Meanwhile, Lila had once again stopped crying, and was now hiccuping loudly, flanked by Lorelai and Kristina.

"Who hit the pause button?" Lila saw Luke stumble in, cane in one hand, drink in the other. It figures, this was Port Charles after all. "Spawn," he stage whispered to Michael, "You're on the floor." He turned and saw Brenda. He blinked furiously a few times, then reached out to touch her shoulder, but missed by a few inches. He looked down to the drink in his hand, "Definitely gotta stop drinkin." He looked up again, this time seeing Jason. "Definitely gotta quit." He turned and exited the room the same way he came.

They stayed silent for a minute before anyone spoke. "That's grandpa for you," Lorelai said.

Kristina wiped away the last of Lila's tears with the hem of her dress. "Why don't we discuss everything that just happened? Okay Lila?" Lila silently nodded. "Okay then," Kristina continued. She gestured at Jason, "You're back from the dead, and you just happened to run into Brenda Barrett, and…" She trailed off looking at Taylor.

"Taylor Barrett-Corinthos," the girl quickly supplied.

Kristina rolled her eyes, "See Lila, told you there were a lot of hyphenated names in this town."

"And a lot of Sonny's bastard children," Lorelai added. "No offense."

"None taken," Kristina, Lila, and Taylor chorused. "So, you've just met your biological mother and sister—"

"Twin sister," Liam corrected earning a small smile from Taylor.

"Twin sister, and you're pregnant by one Michael Spencer, who right now, has gone off the deep end." They all turned to see Michael in the same spot on the floor, now silently rocking his self back and forth. "Is all that right sweetie?" Kristina asked nicely.

Lila nodded again, "They lied to me."

"Right, next order of business," Lorelai declared happily, "Raise your hand if you've lied to Lila." Sonny, Jason, and surprisingly Michael all raised their hands. "Why don't we start at the beginning of the story. Jason, why did you fake your death?"

Jason sighed heavily, "It all started a few months ago. I got a call from Brenda. She was panicked and scared, because Lorenzo Alcazar had threatened her. He told her that if she didn't marry him, then he would tell everyone in Port Charles that Taylor was Sonny's, thus exposing her to all the dangers of being Sonny's child. I went to Paris to see what I could do to help. I ran into Michael and Lulu who were already working on Alcazar from the WSB angle. They weren't having much luck, so they ordered me to fake my death, and take Brenda, and Taylor to a safehouse and stay with them."

"You could have said no!" Lila yelled angrily.

"No he couldn't," Brenda said. "They threatened to charge him with treason against the US government. That's a felony with a minimum of 20 years in prison. He only had one option."

"Anyways, after I faked my death, and I realized that Lila was planning on staying in Port Charles, I hired Michael to guard her."

Lila's head snapped up to look at Michael. He was out of his psychological state, and now had his head hanging in despair. "Lila-"

"Don't even tell me that you can explain." Her voice wasn't angry, or cold, she sounded tired and defeated. "I fell in love with you, and the whole time I was just a fucking job. I was just a job to you when we created this baby too huh?" Her hand rested protectively on her still-flat abdomen.

"It started out like that yes, but then I realized how much I love you. God Lila, when I found out Alcazar kidnapped you, my whole world stopped. I can't survive without you Princess."

Lila felt her spine stiffen at the nickname, "I guess you'll just have to learn." She turned to face Kristina, "Can you take me home please. I can't hear anymore of this or I'll be sick."

"Sure sweetie, no problem." Kristina rubbed her baby sister's arm trying to comfort her.

Michael stood up abruptly and stormed over to Lila, "You can't just walk out like this! Not after everything we've been through! Everything we've shared!"

"Watch me."

Without any warning, the main doors leading from the outside burst open, and two masked gunmen entered and began to shoot. It happened in slow motion, one minute Lila was standing, and the next she was on the ground with Michael's body on top of her. His hands covered her head and kept her down and safe from harm. After nearly a full minute of shooting, the gunmen left, and Lila jumped up determined to see if anyone was hurt. Liam lay on the ground, blood oozing from his shoulder he looked up at her.

"Lila you're bleeding."

She looked at her arms and saw a massive amount of blood covering them and the front of her dress. She felt herself quickly, but felt no wound. "I'm okay, it must be someone-"

She spun rapidly and saw Michael laying still on the floor. She threw herself to his side, and rolled him onto his back. There were two gaping holes in his chest. "Princess," he croaked. She grabbed his blood soaked hand in her own. "I love you so much," he told her gasping.

"Ssshhh, baby I know. I love you too." She ignored the actions going on around her, as Sonny pressed his tuxedo jacket to Michael's bleeding chest, and Brenda raced to find a doctor.

"I've loved you since the first moment I laid eyes on you. Remember, you were in Kelly's looking through classifieds? You looked so beautiful, because you were angry." He coughed a little, and blood trickled out of the corner of his mouth. "Lila, Princess. I don't think I'm gonna be okay."

"Don't be silly, of course you're going to be okay! You're going to be fine, and we're going to get married and have the baby and spend the rest of our lives fighting about stupid inconsequential things. It'll be great, cuz we're so in love." Lila desperately gripped his hand, as if that in some way willed him to stay alive.

He squeezed her hand back, and carefully brought his other one up and touched her face gently. "I love you so much, and I love our baby. You'll tell him that right? How much I loved him?"

Lila shook her head furiously, "No Michael I won't. You can tell him yourself, just as soon as you're well. Baby, please just hang on! I can't live without you Michael. Remember what you just said? You said when I got kidnapped that your whole world stopped spinning. Baby what do you think would happen to me if you just gave up? I would cease to exist if you weren't with me! C'mon Michael just fight! Think about everything you have to live for! Me and our baby. He needs his father, and I need you!" Michael's eyes began to flutter closed. "No Michael, baby don't do this to me! Michael?"

He opened his eyes once more, "Kiss me Lila. If I die, I want to die with you kissing me."

She didn't hesitate to press her lips solidly against his, kissing him with all the love and emotion she felt for him. With that kiss, she willed him to live, begged him to fight. She pulled away and stared deep into his eyes. "I love you Michael Spencer."

He smiled, "Love you too Princess." His eyes closed once again, and this time they stayed closed.

"Michael baby please don't do this to me! Michael!"

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Wow…I'm gonna go sit in my bathroom and cry, then eat a whole chocolate Easter bunny. Please review, this is after all the second to last chapter…