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Chapter 12- Mothers and Fathers

Sam and Drew decided to go straight to Sam's work to recruit Curtis and Spinelli for help in finding the kids. Lucas was going home to be with Leo and Wiley to free up Kristina and Molly so they could be there for Helena/Alexis' procedure.

"What do you mean Nina Reeves is my mother?" Willow slammed her hand against her forehead.

"The name…" Jason's voice echoed inside Sam's head.

"Davidovitch?" her own voice responded. "Do you know her?"

"She changed her name. To Davis."

"Alexis? Davis? Alexis Davis… is my mother."

"Okay… it's okay." Michael squeezed Willow's shoulders. "Just hear them out."

"The evidence points to it," Curtis said.

"Ms. Reeves was pregnant with Dr. Silas Clay's child, but her mother gave her an overdose of anti-depressants causing her to slip into a coma for twenty years," Spinelli explained.

"The child was born while Nina was comatose, and her mother gave her up for adoption. It seems she was given to Douglas and Lorraine Miller," Curtis added.

"So, I'm trading in a mother that handed me over to Shiloh for one that has made my life hell since addressing that Charlotte was bullying Aiden!?"

"Nina has been MIA since Valentin disappeared," Curtis said. "We could probably order a DNA test with Leisl in the meantime, unless you'd prefer to wait. But Nina's a good friend of mine and I know she'd want to know."

Willow shook her head. "I can't… I don't want to take this any further. I don't want Nina to be my mother."

"I don't like Alexis, so it's not really fair to ask me," Jason said.

"Jason, it is fair. Because you are the only person who actually loves me and knows what I need. And I don't need this. I don't need Alexis. And I don't want her to know that she's mother."

Sam pushed away the tears forming in her eyes.

"Are you sure?" Michael asked. "You seemed to really want to find your birth mother."

"Not if this is the result…" Willow turned to leave, but Sam caught her arm and squeezed it.

"Willow," Sam cut in. "I know this is none of my business… but someone who is speaking from experience. Maybe you should give Nina a chance."

She stared at Sam for several seconds but shook her head. "I can't… Michael, can we please go?"

"Yeah, of course." Michael wrapped an around her and opened the door for her.

"Are you okay?" Drew asked softly.

Sam nodded.

Curtis groaned. "This hitting a little too close to home."

"It is an awfully similar tribulation," Spinelli said.

He shook his head and wrapped his arms around Drew. "Drew! I heard you were alive. I was going to come over to see you, but I just had a big shock."

"What kind of shock?" Drew asked.

"I just found out I have a teenaged daughter. She's in town, but she's not sure if she wants to know me."

"Wow. Well I'm sure she just needs a little time. She's probably shocked too…" Drew said. "I want to hear more, but Danny and Scout were just abducted."

"Morgan grabbed Scout from the park and Danny jumped in the car with them," Sam said. "Spinelli, can you get ahold of the camera footage? See if you can find any clues."

"Of course, Fair Samantha." Spinelli sat at his desk and pulled up his laptop. "Of course."

"We thought of checking the Marchesi warehouse, but that's the obvious place," Drew said.

"Wait!" Sam ran her hands through her hair. "Mom… Helena… she thought maybe Valentin would have taken Nikolas to Cassadine Island. Maybe they took the kids there too."

"Will Monica let you use their private jet?" Curtis asked.

Drew nodded and pulled out his phone. "I'll call her."

"All right. While you guys do that and Spinelli checks the cameras," Curtis said. "I'll go check the warehouse."

GHGHGH

"Okay, I just talked to Lucas," Sam said, slipping her phone away as she sat down in the plane. "He knows where we're headed."

"Good."

Sam buried her face in her hands. "This is all my fault. If I would have been more adamant about her taking off the dress… I was just so tired and stressed with my parents."

"They would have gotten the dress regardless."

"Yeah, but they wouldn't have Scout and Danny." She groaned. "I wish I were a better mother. I wish I was more like my mom."

He cleared his throat. "I haven't seen you with them since the plane crash, I only know what Danny told me."

She lifted her head from her hands and looked at him. "When he was kidnapped? When you escaped together? What did he say?"

"I don't know if I should say…"

"No, please tell me."

"He said that you became a different person when Jason returned. He felt abandoned every time you dropped him off at the Quartermaines. He felt like Jason mattered more to you than he did. But he had to stay strong for Scout."

"He thinks he doesn't matter to me?"

He nodded. "I tried to tell him that he does matter to you, but I didn't know why you kept leaving them. He didn't believe me."

"He does matter to me more than anything."

"But you didn't show him that every time you left him. You showed him that other things mattered more. You need to show both of them matter and not just when something big and dangerous happens to them. It has to be every day. Now I know all this mind mapping didn't help, but they deserve all of you. Not just scraps."

Tears streamed down her cheeks. "Just like Jason gave me scraps…"

"You used to be such a good mom." Drew sighed. "Give them the mom that Danny and Scout need. Don't deny them that."

Ring. Ring.

Sam pushed away her tears with the back of her hand and pressed her phone to her ear. "Hello?"

"Hey Sam, it's me. Michael. Willow and I went down to the docks to let Willow calm down… we found Danny and Scout there."

"What? Are they all right?"

"They seem to be," Michael said. "Just really shaken. We can't get Scout to come in my car though."

"Where are you?"

"Kelly's. Just ordered some ice cream to cheer them up."

"Okay, we'll be right there." She slipped her phone away. "Michael and Willow found them. They're at Kelly's."

He jumped up. "Haven't taken off yet. I'll tell the pilot."

GHGHGH

"I'll be a little late to the office," Michael said into his phone outside Kelly's. "My little cousins need me for a bit, but I'll be there soon." He slipped his phone away.

"Michael!" Sam said as she and Drew ran over to him. "Where are the kids?"

"They're inside with Willow."

Drew let out a deep breath. "Did they say anything?"

He shook his head. "No. They just keep clinging to each other. But Danny was shirtless. I think he gave his shirt to Scout. He's wearing my blazer right now."

"Listen, thanks Michael," Drew said.

Without another word to Michael, Sam pushed the door open. Scout was sitting on Danny's lap, clinging tightly to him. Danny's blue t-shirt bagged on her, and Michael's black blazer hung loosely on Danny. Willow scooped some ice cream and tapped it on Scout's nose. Scout giggled a little but hung to Danny even tighter.

"Danny… Scout…" Sam hurried over to them and wrapped her arms around them. "Are you all right? Did they hurt you?"

Scout reached out for Sam and she sat on the empty chair with Scout in her lap.

"Danny?" Sam reached for his hand and squeezed it. "What happened?"

"The boy took Scout's dress… I kicked him. We ran away."

"I'm so glad you're both okay. Willow… thank you."

Willow smiled a little.

Drew rushed in with Michael. "Oh, thank goodness." He kissed Scout's forehead and wrapped an arm around Danny.

GHGHGH

When Drew and Sam brought the kids home, Lucas, Leo, and Wiley were happy to see them. After a bit Lucas took Leo and Wiley upstairs.

Danny and Scout changed into their pajamas and sat around the couch with Drew and Sam.

"Danny… what happened?" Drew asked.

"Did they hurt either of you?" Sam asked.

"Please tell us… it will help you and Scout," Drew said. "And it will help us catch who did it."

Danny breathed in deeply. "We were in a room with other kids. A man with a mustache told one of the boys to take off Scout's dress. Scout screamed and I kicked him."

Sam's eyes grew wide. "Danny… did they do anything to Scout?"

Danny scrunched his face. "No. I just grabbed her and ran. Nobody came after us. It's like they just wanted Scout's dress. When we reached the water, I gave Scout my shirt because she only had underwear and shoes on."

Sam let out a deep breath and kissed each of their foreheads.

The front door clicked and swung open.

"Hello!"

Sam's mouth hung open when she heard her mother's voice. Alexis walked in with Kristina and Molly.

"Grandma?" Danny said.

"Grandma!" Scout ran over and crash hugged her legs.

"Hi Cookie." Alexis kissed the top of her head.

Sam followed Scout over. "Mom? Is it really you?"

Alexis smiled and wrapped her arms around Sam. "It's really me."