Author's Note: Well I'm glad to see some many people have become hooked on my fic. Thanks for all the wonderful reviews, and I must say, there is more mystery and suspense to come, so just sit back and enjoy.

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Chapter 29

"Say it Courtney," Sonny said, the anger visible in his eyes, "You owe me that much. You owe Jason that much."

Courtney knew he would be mad, she knew he would be angry. She just wasn't sure how to react, wasn't sure what to do. Courtney opened her mouth to speak but no words came out. She didn't have time to speak after her first hesitation someone beat her to it.

"She doesn't owe you a thing," Carly spoke as all eyes turned to the newly arrived elevator that Carly was stepping off of.

"Carly stay out of this," Sonny said turning his attention back to Courtney, "This is none of your concern."

"The hell it isn't," Carly said getting right up in Sonny's face.

"Carly," Jason said warningly.

"Don't you dare Carly me, Jason, You have no right in this situation," Carly said rather calmly, "And you. Who do you think you are?"

Sonny just stared at his ex-wife wondering what she was trying to do. Then it dawned on him. She knew. She had to have known. Emma had come to stay with her in the first place. Jase had said that Courtney had called looking for both Carly and Emma. Carly knew that Emma was Courtney's daughter.

"You knew," Sonny said.

"Sonny stop," Courtney pleaded.

"I will not stop. You knew Carly. You knew that my sister had a child and never told me," Sonny screamed.

"I thought you didn't have a sister," Courtney said gaining some courage.

"What," Carly asked confused.

"In fact I believe your exact words were 'From this point on I once again have no sister,'" Courtney said with more force than expected, "Those were your exact words. Rather hard to forget in all truth. Especially when you break down and cry right after."

Courtney hadn't told anyone about that visit. It was always easier to pretend he never came, because had he stuck around for a bit longer that day she probably would have told him. He didn't and she didn't tell.

Sonny just looked at Courtney, anger in his eyes. That was the second time that someone had called him out on not having a sister. He had said the words, but he had wanted to take them back for so long, but his pride always got in the way. He wanted answers and he would get them.

Carly just watched. Was Courtney saying that Sonny had gone to see her? It couldn't be. Sonny had told her he never went and would never go to see her. What was going on, and why couldn't she figure it out.

Jason had watched Courtney. She had started out so unsure, so afraid. Where did it change? Currently Courtney stood strong determined to not back down. It had been so long since he had seen this side of her. The strong woman she was showing on the outside while hiding the pain fear and hurt on the inside, and in her eyes.

As much as Jason had been watching Courtney, he had also been keeping an eye on Emma. She didn't look good. He wasn't sure what was going on with her. What the deal was. He figured that Courtney had adopted her, but when she looked up he saw her eyes, her baby blue eyes.

He blinked to make sure he wasn't seeing things, and he wasn't. So he hadn't been dreaming last night when he saw blue eyes instead of green. Then she really did call him…No it wasn't possible. It wasn't true emma must have gotten her blue eyes from her Mom, or…No he wouldn't say it. She wasn't the daughter of…

Courtney watched as Jason's face fell. What was going on in his head? She couldn't read him, not now. In a matter of seconds he had become unreadable a cold hard unfeeling shell, anything but what he was, like her daughter, their daughter. God why was she thinking like this, she really needed to get those thoughts out of her head.

Emma wasn't ready for this. Sure she had expected the confrontation, but she didn't expect it to be like this. They were all yelling, or close to yelling. She didn't want this, the fighting. She didn't care if she got to know them anymore; she just wanted it to stop. She didn't want to see her Mom or Aunt this angry, and scared at once, she just wanted to go.

Sam stood scared. She was afraid that everything would fall apart, that it would all end. That Emma would say something. Sam's world was falling apart in front of her, her lies were coming un done, and the key to them all, the one who could ruin her life was standing off to the side, as cold and hurt as the man who had helped give her life.

Sam had wondered in all the weeks that she had been how none of them had known. She guessed it was because she was so like them that it just went right past them. Would they recognize her now? Sam knew they would as she caught a glimpse of her eyes. They were his, just like she had wished Lila's were.

Carly surveyed the people in the hall. Sonny was a mess, but he deserved it. Jason, he looked lost, confused, and hurt. He must have figured it out. Courtney looked as lost and hurt as the rest, but she stood strong, and if you didn't know her you would never see the pain. Sam was scared in Carly's opinion, but of what was a complete question to her. Emma. She was lost. You could see it in her eyes. Confused, hurt, you name it Emma felt it, or showed it. Not physically, no her body stance didn't give anything away, her baby blues did.

They stood in silence for some time all glaring at each other as Emma tried to avoid all eye contact. No one was willing to say a word, as all knew what would come when they spoke. An argument.

"When did you go to see her," Carly asked coolly.

Sonny didn't say a thing as he glared at his ex. What right did she have to ask such a question, or to demand things from him?

"Shortly before you went to stay with her," Sonny said anger evident in his voice.

"And you never saw Emma, You left before I could tell you," Courtney said with just as much anger.

"You had nine months to tell me, Jason, any one of us, but you didn't," Sonny said as his voice rose in loudness and anger, "You never told us."

"When was I supposed to tell you? Before or after you all decided that Lila and Sam were more important than me, or Carly for that matter. You two were so focused on that," Courtney was fuming. She wanted to tell them what she really thought of Sam as she pointed at her, but they were all so consumed with her it would do no good. Taking a deep breath Courtney continued, "You know what it doesn't matter. No matter what I say it will do no good. You want to know why? Do you? It's because no matter what this will be seen as betrayal by the two of you."

Sam saw this opening this pause as her chance to start trouble. To get them away from her home, all three of them.

"And you think you didn't betray them. You, all high and mighty, the woman who slept with her brothers enemy and got pregnant with his child."

SMACK

Courtney's hand connected with Sam's face. The nerve of the woman! Who did she think she was?

Sonny heard the words, and saw Courtney's hand hit Sam's face. That hadn't really seeped in yet. What got to him was what Sam said. 'Brother's Enemy'. Jax. Emma was Jax's. Without a second thought Sonny spoke.

"You had Jax's baby. You had his kid. You slept with him! I can't believe you, or you," Sonny screamed pointing at Courtney and Carly, "How in the world could either one of you think that I would welcome that mans child into my home."

Carly's mouth fell open. She couldn't believe Sonny had said that. She wanted to scream, to tell him he was wrong, but she couldn't she was still flabbergasted.

Courtney didn't wait to think, not that her actions would have changed had she thought about it. She swung. Her hand formed a fist as she brought it up to meet his cheek sending him stumbling back some.

Emma stood shocked, and hurt. Maybe more so than she had ever been before. Sure she knew she wasn't Jax's kid, she hated the man, for reasons no one but Cassie knew about, but they obviously hadn't caught on yet. They had done exactly what she had feared. Sonny had disowned her, without even knowing her.

Emma let a single tear roll down her face as she walked to the elevator that Michael had just walked off. She got on and the doors closed just as Emma spoke, barley loud enough for them to hear.

"I'm still your niece," Emma's voice was filled with pain and hurt as the doors closed and she was no longer in site.

Courtney got to the doors just in time to see a tear escape her daughters eyes, but not enough to stop them from closing. Emma hit the emergency stop half way down the shaft as she sunk to the floor. She leaned her head back against the wall as she pulled her legs to her. She sat there for some time before the tears started to flow freely down her face.

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Courtney stood in front of the doors as she banged her head against them gently. Emma had run off again. She ran off a lot like someone else she knew. Courtney would have been fine with Emma leaving, it was probably better that way, but what got to her was the tear. Emma rarely cried, and when one tear came more were sure to follow. It broke Courtney's heart to see Emma so hurt.

Courtney turned around slowly and faced her brother. She looked at him, hate in her eyes and didn't bother addressing him. She turned to Jason. Looked at him. He hadn't said much, if anything at all. It didn't matter. She saw the pain, the anger, the hurt, and it broke her heart. It broke her heart because the look in his eyes told her that he believed Sonny.

Slowly she walked the few steps to him. She paused right in front of him, as he looked at her no emotion showing as she looked him in the eyes. Getting on her tiptoes she leaned to his ear and spoke three words that would change their lives, all of their lives, forever.

"She's your Daughter."