Title: The Song Remembers When 22?

Author: Christen these characters belong to One Life to Live except any characters you do not recognize

Distribution: Take it, but let me know. If you have any of my other fics, go ahead.

Comments: email me all you comments and suggestions. This is my second One Life to Live Fan fiction. I also write Bitch (Can He Love Someone Like Me). So well, hope you like it. Oh River and Adriana are going to be aged to the same as everyone else in the story.

(The Song Remembers When by Trisha Yearwood)

"Well, for all the miles between us

And for all the time that's passed

You would think I haven't gotten very far

And I hope my hasty heart

Will forgive me just this once

If I stop to wonder how on Earth you are"

"You'd rather move to New York City and paint then be with me?" Natalie asked Cristian mad.

"No I don't want to more to New York with out you. You're the one who's choosing Laneview over me."

"No I'm choosing my family who I've waited for too long for to give up now."

"Even for the man you claim to love?"

"If you really where that man you'd understand why I can't move."

Natalie got out bed. These nightmares of Cris, well flashbacks but still they were driving her crazy. She need to go some where's to relax and she knew just the place. She left Antonio a note in case he woke up, got dressed and headed there.

Cristian opened the door to the roof and was shocked to find Natalie up there. "Natalie?" Cris asked.

Natalie turned around. "Cris what are you doing up here?"

"Couldn't sleep. You?"

"Was having flashbacks to the last conversation we had before you left for New York."

Cris sighed. "So did I. You know you look like you're freezing take my jacket." Cris said putting his jacket on her.

"You've had this jacket for so long I'm surprised it isn't just rags."

"Well if Jess has her way we'd use it as a rag."

Nat sighed. "Well I like it even if Jess doesn't. So where are you guys staying anyway?"

"With my mom? You?"

"Rex. You know it's weird to be back up here with you."

"Yeah but not a bad weird right?"

Natalie smiled. "Not at all. This roof has a lot of good memories with you."

"Until I messed everything up by going to NYC." Cris said sadly.

"If you hadn't you would never of had Patrick."

"Yeah and I love that little guy more than I ever thought I would or could love anyone."

"I know the feeling. I know Jamie's not biologically mine but I love her like she is. I just can't imagine her not in my life."

"So maybe we made the right choice?"

"Maybe but I don't know about you but still think about us."

"I still do too." Cris sighed. "I still love you and not the same as I feel about Jessica. But I feel like if I tell her that..."

"You'd break her heart? I fell the same when it comes to Antonio. I love him but not any where near the way I love you."

"So where does that leave us?" Cris asked.

"In love with each other but committed to other people."

"Well I don't know about you but I don't like this arraignment."

Natalie went to get up but started to lose her balance.

Cris caught her. "You ok?"

"Yeah... I just maybe I should not have come up here."

"Well maybe you need to get yourself checked out by a doctor."

"You sound like 'Tonio."

"Well maybe my brother has a point."

"Yeah that you Vega boys were put on this earth to drive me nuts."

Cris laughed. "How about you let me drive you to Rex's? I wouldn't be able to live with myself if something happened to you..."

"Yeah because your brother would kill you."

"Starr?" Kelly asked as he came into the living room carrying Lily. "What are you doing up?"

"Just thinking."

Kelly sat down next to her. "About what exactly?"

"My mom and Kevin."

"You too?" Jack asked coming down stairs followed by Todd.

"You know if we keep this up we're all going to be zombies tomorrow." Todd said as him and Jack sat down next to the girls.

"Well you know dad, Kelly you can always let us miss school and you can take off work."

Kelly looked at Todd.

"Don't even think it. Your step-mother would get even crazier if all of us stayed home tomorrow." Todd said.

"Crazier? Todd Manning you're the craziest person here. Even the kids agree with me."

Todd looked at Starr, Lilly and Jack who just smiled. "You three traitors." Todd said as she started trying to tickle all of them.

Kelly laughed. "Great now none of them will ever go back to sleep, Todd."

"We can sleep when we're dead." The three said in reply.

"Great just something else you taught them, Todd."

"Oh stop complaining before I start tickling you too."

"You wouldn't dare."

"Kids get her!"

"You're leaving with Cristian?" Antonio asked Jessica shocked.

"I'm going to New York. Cris just happens to be going too."

"What about Jamie? What about me?"

"You could both come with me, you know that."

"And what do you think thy chances are of getting a job on the NYPD with my record?"

Jess sighed. "I don't know."

"No you just don't care. You accepted this job without even considering me and Jamie."

"This is a big job oppurtunity I thought you'd be happy for me."

Antonio sighed. "I am happy for you, Jessica. It's just I don't want to lose you."

"I don't want to lose you either."

"Then stay here."

"I can't Antonio I'm sorry."

"Jessica." Antonio said and reached for her but he put his arm around Natalie's waist. He realized he had lost Jessica a long time ago.

"You ok, Tonio?" Natalie asked.

"Yeah as long as you're here."

"Jessie, Jess wake up." Cristian said shaking her.

Jess woke up with a start. "I… what happened?"

"You were having a nightmare."

"Right and you left, right?"

"Yeah. I couldn't sleep. I went on the roof."

"And you left your jacket in the process?" Jess asked confused.

"No it's…. still packed." Cris lied.

"Well I'm just glad you're here. Maybe now we can both sleep."

"Yeah hopefully." Cris laid down with her but couldn't get thought that he heard her call out his brother's name in her sleep.