Miami, Florida
The Clinic
Elle stood finishing paper work"Denise may please put this in her file as well thank you" she says. "Yeah sure thing and Elle it's good to have you back" Denise said as Elle gave her a slight smile before grabbing the next file and started to walk away. "Umm Excuse me Dr. Tavares can i speak to you" TJ asked as she turned around "about what" she says. "About my Mother and my uncle" the young man say shaking her head.
"I think that is a conversation you should be having with him not me"Elle said, yeah but if you just let him go and work things out with his wife. And not have feed his anger about my mother then he would go home" he say she laughs" Look Curtis is a fully grown man that i have told several times to go and he hasn't and i haven't done anything. And to contrary belief i didn't insinuate myself anywhere so go take that up with him" she says.
When he stepped in front of her"I know Sam is alive" he whispered, and i know that you knew this whole time and i kept quite about that fact. For Molly's sake but i'm pretty sure if my uncle knew you were lying to him he wouldn't be so blinded by you" TJ said.
As she shook her head and smirk" do you think so little of your Uncle that he can be manipulated" she says. Then cocking her head to the side when she saw Curtis from outside "No i have alot of respect for him and i don't have any ill will towards you i'm sorry for what happened to you.
It's a horrible situation but with that is being said He's MARRIED and if your not that kind of person prove it. And stop yanking his chain and let him get on with his life" he said, prove what and yanking whose chain T" Curtis said from behind them.
As TJ looked at her" I think y'all need to talk" Elle says but before she could leave. "TJ what are you doing here" Jordan said as Curtis turned and rolled his eyes "Well i have patient" Elena said walking away this time.
Leaving them there as TJ looked at them"I was here to speak to Dr. Tavares" he said, baby i told you that i will handle it" Jordan said. "Elle isn't doing anything TJ so what's up" Curtis says, can i speak to Uncle Curtis in private" TJ says to his mother. Putting her hands up"baby let me worry about it you have a wedding to be planning go do that" she said.
As he was about to protest she stopped him"I know your looking out for me but i have had some time to think. And me and Curtis will be okay" she says when Curtis spoke"T i will say this i'm grown man and trust me when i tell you that i see things clearly. And i respect you you as a man but don't go to Elena you want to talk come to me" he said. Just then a door opened as the daycare teachers were leading the kids out and Pax saw Curtis.
His face lit up as he took off running to him and hitting his leg making Curtis smile and picked him up. Tossing him in the air"What's up little man how's class" Curtis says as Pax pointed to the teacher who shook her head. As she looked at the time because he came at the same time everyday while Jordan and TJ watched. Pax laid his head on Curtis' chest"yeah i know buddy but i was just coming to see you and Mami.
And see if Ms. Reynolds and Mrs. Klein would let me steal you away for lunch what you think" he said. As Pax looked up and shook his head yes Jordan shook in anger that TJ noticed"Well your wife is here and Dr. Tavares is with a patient how about you have lunch with YOUR family"TJ said. Picking up on the tension " Pax come on let's go to play time honey" Ms. Reynolds says as he shook his head as she tried to pry him away from Curtis.
That's when he started to cry"hey little guy don't cry i will come for you in just a little, i'm sorry" Curtis says apologizing to his teachers. Who took the screaming toddler TJ read the hurt on his mother's face"Curtis can we talk we need to and i thank you baby but Curtis and i will be fine" Jordan said nodding to him. Stopping whatever he was going to say and respected her nod and left.
Leaving them standing there as Denise watched as she did her filing Jordan went to reach for him but he pulled away. It stung but she pushed forward" So i've missed you and since Drew is alive there is no reason for you to be here. And i think we can take that vacation you wanted and just relax and get back on track but it's time to come home now. Drew's back and i'm sure he is going to take custody of Sam's kids and we can figure out what to do about our lives" she says.
As he nodded his head"You think it's that easy huh that you can just belittle me and i would just go back to how things was. And i would just conveniently forget you got your tubes tied without telling me all the while saying i'm not father material and while you're.
Confiding in Shawn behind my back and accusing me of having an affair because that's what your notorious for. Making a fool of me while i defended you and never really understanding at the time what my brother felt until.
Now you expect me to what Jordan act like none of that never happened ad just go back to what you thought was your happily ever after. I WAS A GOT DAMN FOOL AND I REALIZED THE PAIN MY AUNT FELT WHEN I TOLD HER I WAS GOING TO MARRY YOU" Curtis said.
Trying to act like she wasn't listening Denise called the next patient" baby can we not do this here let's just go and have the lunch you made" Jordan said touching his hand. Pulling away again" i don't think you would like grilled cheese sandwiches made into cartoon characters and animal crackers.
But you clearly didn't get it i'm done i want a divorce and i do have a reason to be here because my SON is here" Curtis said. "WHAT!" Michelle says in shock as she put her newspaper paper down, did you even think about that would do to your WIFE YOU KNOW THE ONE YOU VOWED TO LOVE FOR BETTER OR WORSE" she says hotly. As the patients and Nurses looked on" Michelle i got this are you serious No i don't believe you would spit on our marriage vows knowing that i didn't agree to that" she says.
Shaking his head "you still think it's about you i realized you never WANTED AN ASHFORD CHILD I MEAN YOU WERE MARRIED TO TOMMY AND FUCKING SHAWN ON THE SIDE WITHOUT PROTECTION. AND ME YOU KIND OF BYPASSED GIVING ME AN OPTION AND GETTING YOUR TUBES TIED BEHIND MY BACK.
THEN HAD THE AUDACITY TO ACCUSE ME OF CHEATING BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE IT'S OVER I WANT A DIVORCE. NOW IF YOU DON'T MIND I HAVE TO GO I HAVE A TWO AND A HALF YEAR OLD WAITING FOR ME" he says walking away.
Leaving Jordan and her sister there as the nursing staff stood in shock by the scene with Denise texting Elle the whole time. When he got outside he saw any angry TJ standing there" Your not even trying to make your marriage work your letting that woman play you Uncle Curtis. She knew that Sam and Drew was alive this whole time and said nothing to you knowing your wife wasn't onboard with the idea.
She could have gave you and out to focus on your marriage and YOUR FAMILY but she choose to say nothing. You let her disrespect mom YOUR WIFE like her feelings didn't matter" the young man said, you mean like what i wanted didn't matter T how much should i take before i say NO MORE HUH. Tell me that while she confided in your father while she kept the truth from me.
Makes me wonder if she did the same thing with Tommy you know the man she pretended was your father. You meant everything to him TJ and i now know how he felt and there is no going back from that for me i'm sorry T.
But it's not happening but i still love you no matter what" Curtis said walking away towards the park. As he saw Pax sitting by the fence waiting 'DAADDY" he shouted excitedly as both his teachers looked at each other.
It brought a huge smile of shock and awe to Curtis who picked the boy up happy as can be, when TJ turned around he saw his mother as he shook his head. Because he can see the hurt in her face that turned into anger as she turned back around and went inside the clinic.
With Michelle and TJ sharing a look before he ran back to stop his mother who was looking for Elena. Who was coming out from seeing a patient "It isn't enough that you took Jason's child but you use your your son to steal MY HUSBAND" Jordan said coldly.
As Elle laughed " I have no idea what your talking about and i am getting really sick of you and your spawn. Blaming me because you're a brother hopping whore" Elle said as Jordan went to to slap her but Elle caught her hand. And swung hitting her in the face as she shoved Jordan away"Don't touch me again because i will body your ass" she said. While TJ got in the middle "Mom stop this isn't the way Pax is a little boy all he knows is uncle Curtis has been there all the time" he said.
"She put him up to it TJ knowing Curtis wants a family" Jordan said struggling against her, "what the hell is this simple broad talking about" Elena says. "She's talking about Pax calling Mr. Ashford daddy" Ms. Reynolds says. As Elle looked on in shock "are you serious" she says when she looked up and saw Curtis standing there with Pax in his arms.
Drew and Sam's house
Knocking on the door "Hey Curtis what's up "Sam says hugging him as she held Scout in her arms, "hey little miss Scout is Drew around "Curtis asked. Thinking for a moment "yeah I believe he's helping Danny build his go cart out back I believe Jake is back there with them"she says, thanks " he says then he started to walk away.
"Hey Curtis I'm sorry we made a mess of your life it wasn't our intention we just wanted to know someone was looking out for Scout that we wanted" she says. He smirked"i know and I wouldn't change any of it" he says tap the door way before leaving looking down at her daughter "he's a goner and he doesn't even know it"she says.
While Scout smiles at her while she goes back to making lunch for the boys he listened to Drew explain how to tighten the screws to Danny and Jake. "What's up guys what's y'all got here" Curtis asked, we're making go cart Jaisel said he going to take is to the tracks so we can ride them"Danny says excitedly. Seeing that his friend needed to talk"Hey guys why don't y'all go see if lunch is ready", is mom cooking again"Danny asked making Drew laugh.
"She's just making sandwiches"Drew said as the boys ran off when they got a further away"so what's going on Elle still trying to get you to go home"he says. Curtis chuckled"like every day" he replied, why haven't you were here she's back to work i'm sure Jordan misses you"Drew says. "Yeah about that I asked for a divorce she got her tubes tied behind my back and didn't even bother to tell me.
And i got to tell you man in that moment I finally understood why my brother snapped my calm and collective brother. Drew man if you met him before that it was impossible for him to lose his cool but he snapped and died in the process.
I get it that kind of hurt he felt man i you could have met him he loved Jordan and TJ so much they meant everything to him. When he found out it was like his bottom fell out and he was left spiraling everything he thought was his wasn't.
After months of back and forth of me trying to prove I'm all in and just being around the kids. I wanted this a family of my own and i told her and she wasn't interested and that's when she told me about getting her tubes tied. I tried to say we had options like adoption but she still said no then i remember her having a conversation with her sisters. About me not being or seeing me as the father type and how she was okay with that.
Because she raised her child and she just wanted to enjoy the rest of her life and that's when i felt it like my bottom dropped out. And i felt like a fool because my auntie was right the whole time and i fought her on it all the way. Now I'm just wondering what else she was not telling me like her confiding in Shawn wasn't a giant red flag" Curtis says.
As Drew listened and nodded his head patting him on his back"I'm sorry you had to go through this but i have to asked. Does this have to do with Elle" he says, Curtis sighed"That obvious huh yes and no" he replied. "Because she doesn't need someone who is unsure has she told you how she came to adopted Pax" Drew asked.
"A little not the whole story" Curtis says sitting down next to him 3 years ago she was almost carjacked by Pax's father Josh Nyugen. And she sucker punched him and called him a half ass carjacker then what she did next changed his life. She didn't call the cops she called her father she asked why was he carjacking people. For whatever reason he told her that his mother kicked him out because he go his girl pregnant they 17 going on 18.
He said he needed the money to take care of them because they were homeless and she took them in. Got him a real job help him get back in school she helped them get their life on track. Mr. Tavares became the father figure he needed but her boyfriend at the time didn't trust him and he made it known.
And Elle didn't care because to her she just knew that she was right about Josh so they broke up. It just so happens that she was right but the thing that got her was if he didn't trust Josh he should have trusted her instincts and he didn't.
But anyway a year and a half ago Josh and his now wife was killed by someone he took into his home just like she did for him. Only thing is this person couldn't be trusted they set him up killing him and his wife leaving Pax in his mother's blood.
That's why she didn't want Pax to see her like that because they beat his mother to death because she wouldn't tell them were the money was. She told them they didn't have any because they didn't know Elle gifted them the house so they could just worry about school and raising Pax. My point is her boyfriend wasn't sure and it winded being the worse thing for everyone he held on to long.
So you have to be sure this is what you want Curtis and you deserve to be a father man because it's the best feeling every. Whether it's with Jordan or Elena Sam and i support you" Drew says making Curtis smile"Pax called me daddy today" he said. Nodding his head" how that feel" he says to his friend, Drew it was the best feeling in the world i love that little boy.
And i want to be his dad i told Elena as much when she was on her way to the hospital she asked me to look out for him and that's what i want Drew" Curtis says. "Okay so where does that leave Elle because they are a package deal" Drew said. "I know man from the moment i met that woman i've had this pull to her that i couldn't understand. And i fought it for months and i'm done fighting it i want her, me and Pax to be a family" he responds.
Port Charles
Rushing to his house only to find Dante sitting there"Where's Avery and Donna" Sonny asked. As Dante sat in silence"I called Krissy to come pick them up i didn't want them here when i do this" answered. "Dante i don't have time for this i have to get them somewhere safe" he responds, trying to pass his eldest son. Who got up and put his hand on his chest"your not going anywhere but taking a ride with me" he said.
"Look where going to have to do this another time i have to find Carly" Sonny says trying to go around him again. Only to have Dante stop him again"Don't make this harder then it is Michael "Sonny" Corinthos your are under arrest for the kidnapping and murder of Carlos Cruz.
You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you? With these rights in mind, do you wish to speak to me?" Dante said.
As he went to cuff him" Dante you don't understand i didn't do this just let me go i have to find Carly" he said. Just then Jason walked in with Michael "Dad!" Michael says, Jason you have to find Carly promise and call Diane" Sonny said as he was being hauled away. "Dante what's going on" Michael say following his older brother before looking back at his uncle. Jason who was confused as to what was going on decided to follow them to the station.