To my readers: The current storylines for Passions do apply to this story with some acceptions to the story on the GH Side. I started writing this before Nikolas regained his memory and before Helena committed him to Shadybrook.

And without further delay, here's chapter two

Chapter Two

An hour later, Monica walked into the waiting room and looked at the entire group that had gathered. Nikolas had shown up about 15 minutes before and both Emily and Lucky had been explaining to him who Theresa was and about the friendship they shared with her.

Sonny and Ric turned and saw Monica before them. "How's Theresa?" both brothers asked in unison. They all turned to Monica.

"Theresa is one lucky young woman right now. She's alive, but right now, she's critical. We have stabilized her and we'll be keeping a close eye on her. Right now, we don't expect a full recovery."

"Why, mom?" Emily asked.

Monica sighed. "Theresa's head injury could cause any number of problems as well as an injury to her spinal cord."

"What kind of spinal cord injury?" Carly asked.

"We're not totally sure. Right now, we can't see the true injury. There is a lot of swelling near the bottom of her spinal cord. Until the swelling goes down, we won't be able to tell what kind of injury it is. Right now, she's paralyzed from the waist down."

"Is she awake?" Liz asked.

"No. She's in a coma. And at the moment, it's best that she is. Otherwise, she would be in a great deal of pain. And we know that is possibly why she's in such a deep coma. Her body is also saying it needs to heal and it shut down anything that seems unnecessary right now."

"So, as Theresa heals, she'll come further out of the coma, right?" Lucky asked.

"We hope so. That is what has happened in similar situations. One other thing we are worrying about is when she wakes and finds out about her situation," Monica continued her explanation.

"Which is?" Liz asked.

"Possible blindness because of her head injury, possible permanent paralyzation, some patients are concerned about scarring as well," Monica said. "We'll be moving her up to ICU shortly and we will notify you when you can visit her," Monica said before leaving the room.

Sonny sighed and looked at the small gathering in the room. "We really have our work to help Theresa survive this cut out for us. But Resa will make it. She will fight."

"You are right, Sonny. Resa has two little boys she is determined to fight for. She will fight to live so she can get them back," Lucky said.

"We must be with her every second and we must seek divine intervention to help her recover as well," Liz said.

"Yes, we must put faith in god to help Theresa survive this so she can fight for Ethan Martin and Matthew. She will get the chance to be their mother again," Emily said.

Monica came into the room at that moment. "Theresa is in ICU 24. You can visit her now. Talk to her. People even in deep comas can hear your voice."

They all headed upstairs to the 10th floor and they let Sonny be the first one to go in and see Theresa.

Sonny walked into Theresa's room and gasped at his cousin. She was hooked up to every machine imaginable for a hospital, her head was bandaged and several areas of her skin were black and blue.

He sat down beside her bed and lightly clutched her left hand. "Resa, it's Sonny. I'm here for you," he said quietly as he lightly moved a strand of hair out of her face. "Come on, Resa, open your eyes. Please, stay with us."

Fox Crane woke up that morning at the Crane Mansion after a restless night. He raised his head from the pillow and looked around. He frowned slightly as he heard little Matthew's cry from down the hall. That baby would not be quiet and Fox believed that he knew why. Matthew didn't want Gwen or Ethan. He wanted Theresa. He wanted his real mommy.

He knew that Theresa had tried her hardest to keep Matthew, but Gwen had gotten a court order for Theresa to relinquish the child to them. She had no choice, but had sworn to get her child back and both he and Chad were going to make sure that both Matthew and Ethan Martin were back where they belonged, with their mother. It was the one thing that the two half-brothers agreed on.

The door opened slightly as Chad peeked his head in the room. "Ready to get to work?"

"You'd better believe it! Matthew and Little Ethan need to be with Theresa asap. And we need to find a way to do that without compromising each other.

"Would you two like some help in your quest?" came a female voice from behind Chad.

Both men turned to see the tall young woman. Her blond hair was cut just above her shoulders. Her brown eyes twinkled with glee. Her body was wrapped in a light blue suit with skirt along with matching light blue 2-inch heels. Blue Topaz earrings glittered on her earlobes.

"Victoria, what brings you home?" Fox asked his younger sister.

"The urge to meet my new big brother, Nicky," Victoria Raquel Crane said with a smile.

"Where's Ness?" Fox asked.

"Right here, Foxworth," Vanessa Lilianna Crane said as she came into Fox's view.

"Hey Ness. Had to come home to meet Chad, right?" Fox asked.

"Of course. And plus, we couldn't resist the chance to bring down our wicked stepmother and her witch of a daughter. Ethan and father really need to open their eyes to the scheming and other things those two have done," Vanessa said.

"Yeah, Ethan is totally blind to their machinations and we need to show him what they have been hiding from him," Fox said as he moved around his room, dressing for the day.

"At one time, I considered Ethan to be a friend, until he allowed Gwen to do this to Theresa. Thank goodness he's not my brother," Chad said.

"Right. Ethan used to claim that he loved Theresa, but I doubt that he really ever did. And we shall see what he truly feels for her when all of Gwen and Bec's secrets come out," Victoria said with determination.

"You're right. Let's get to work!" Fox exclaimed as he finished getting dressed.

A second later, all four of them pounded downstairs and headed for the study where Alistair's computer was, determined to find out all of the secrets of both Hotchkiss women.