Chapter One

Saying Goodbye to Home, Saying hello to a new life

Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald sat on her bed in her room at the Crane mansion, contemplating what her doctor had just told her earlier about her twins. That they were hers, but they were not Ethan's children. She thought hard. Who could be the father? Then it struck her. The doctor said at times that she was further along than she thought.

"Omigod, Fox is the father! But he loves Whitney! I won't bring him down. I've leave town with my babies and he won't ever know," she said to herself.

She quickly packed her bags and waited for Gwen and Ethan to fall asleep. She then snuck out and headed to the bus station. She quickly bought a ticket for a place where she knew she'd feel at home. Many of her friends and her two cousins were there and she knew that they were all she needed.

She decided to call Pilar once she got to her new home and boarded her bus. She only had to wait a few minutes for the bus to take off to start her new life.

As the bus exited Harmony, she said goodbye to her friends and family, especially little Ethan. She had thought of taking him with her, but it would have slowed her down and Ethan and Gwen would be able to find her easier. So she felt she had no choice but to leave him behind.

She fell asleep as the bus continued on down the highway toward her new home.

Lucky Spencer could barely sleep in his room at Kelly's that night. He wasn't totally sure how he felt right now. He knew he had no chance with Emily now, and it was all because Nikolas had regained his memory. He felt somewhat happy about that. Now they just had to deal with Helena and Mary. Mary's obsession with Nikolas and Helena's determination to separate Emily and Nikolas. But the three of them were determined to beat both women at their own game.

Lucky turned on his side, sighing. He had no one currently in his life that he loved, other than his family. His life was mostly dedicated to his family and his job. A job he started all because he lost his love. He turned and opened his nightstand drawer and pulled out a photograph he had managed to acquire during their relationship. The blond hair and blue eyes of Summer Halloway shimmered up at him. Tears came to his eyes as he remembered how he lost her. But Summer did not die in vain because it brought Stefan's plans for Emily to a close. Now they had to do the same to Helena's plans.

He placed the picture back in the drawer and turned back over, hoping to actually get some sleep. He closed his eyes and began to drift off.

Theresa sighed happily later that afternoon the next day as the bus pulled up in Port Charles. She looked out the window as the scenery of the familiar town passed by until it arrived at the bus station. She stepped off the bus and began to walk.

Within a few minutes, she arrived in front of Harborview Towers and sighed. She knew she could definitely stay with her cousin. She hadn't seen him in a while and was looking somewhat forward to it.

She quickly stepped inside and rode the elevator up to the top floor. She stepped out and walked to PH 4. Max was waiting there as usual.

"Miss Lopez-Fitzgerald, it is good to see you," Max said in greeting.

"It's good to see you too, Max. Is my cousin in?"

"Not right now, but Carly is here," Max informed her.

"Carly's good enough for me. I can talk to her," Theresa said. She liked her cousin's wife because she could be spunky and very determined at times.

Max nodded and opened the door to the penthouse and told Carly, "Miss Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald is here."

"Send her in!" Carly called a moment later.

Max helped Theresa with her suitcases as she walked into the penthouse.

"Resa! It's good to see you!" Carly exclaimed as she got up from the couch and walked over to Theresa.

"It's good to see you too, Carly," Theresa said as she embraced Carly as well as she could.

Carly hugged her gently, not wanting to harm the babies. When they parted, Carly noticed the tears running down Theresa's face. "What's wrong, Resa?"

"Everything, Carly, everything," Theresa said, trying not to cry out loud.

"Sit down and you can tell me everything," Carly said, helping the distraught young woman over to the couch. Theresa sank down on the cushions and sighed sadly.

"Well, Theresa, what happened?" Carly asked from her spot on the couch.

"Well, I lost my little boy. Julian and Rebecca won custody of him from me, then Gwen and Ethan adopted him after taking away my parental rights. They did this for what they believe is revenge. I know in a way that Sarah's death is my fault, but I did not deserve to have my little boy taken away," Theresa explained through her tears.

"I understand what that's like, Resa. You heard what Sonny was trying to do to me during the custody battle for both boys," Carly said.

"Of course, but he quit when he saw what you were willing to do to get both boys. Rebecca didn't let up on me. And I was willing to do anything to get him back," Theresa told her.

"Yeah, you got pregnant by getting implanted by Gwen's embryo," Carly said, remembering one of Theresa's phone calls.

"Not exactly. I lost her embryo because I was already pregnant, which I didn't know at the time. Eve just told me, the day before I left, that they are my children and there is no connection to Ethan or Gwen. Fox is the father," Theresa explained to her.

"Well, that's good," Carly said.

"No it's not. Fox is in love with Whitney. He doesn't love me. He has never loved me. He loves Whitney. He says he can be happy with her and I don't want to bring him down," Theresa told her.

"Oh, Resa. I see what you mean. You had to get away, start over in a different place. Find a new life away from them," Carly said. "And that's why you came here."

"Yeah, with you and Sonny, as well as Ric, Liz, Nik, Emily, and Lucky here to help me out, I can definitely start over here," Theresa said.

"And we will help you out anyway we can. We'll get you a place to live where you will be able to raise your children, we will get Ethan Martin back for you, and we will make sure that you have a way to support your family," Carly said.

Theresa smiled. "Thank you, Carly. Thank you so much."