The graduation was inside the high school. Everyone who loved Michael was there. The two most important people to him were in jail and had died. Michael knew he was loved but he felt the loneliness of not having his parents at his graduation. He knew that his mother would have been front and center making a fool out of herself. She would have shone her pride at her son.
Jason could see how upset he was even though no one else did. He knew Michael so well because he was the one that took care of him when his mother couldn't do it. He loved Michael and Morgan like they were his sons. He knew how much their parents meant to them. That made it possible for him to understand what they were going through. It was also what made Jason a great father to his boys.
Michael was tops in his class and that helped a lot when it came to his choice of universities. He could go anywhere but he chose New Orleans. He wanted to be closer to his mother and loved the fact that family was close by. When the graduation was over, he went to celebrate with his friends from school. It would be a long time till he moved back to Port Charles, if ever. The one person that he would miss was his girlfriend, Sabrina. She was the one that he wanted and needed to be with but she was staying in Port Charles. She had a job all lined up at one of the top restaurants in the area.
Her dream was to become a baker and own her own business. Elizabeth saw the two of them go off together but she stopped them before they had a chance to go. "Sabrina, can I have a chat with you. I have an interesting offer for you if you would hear me out. Michael has told me about your dream of having your own bakery. There are many places for you to get an education for that but I know for a fact that one of the tops places is in New Orleans. It is a local college but it has the classes that you need. I also have a friend that owns a bakery and she might be able to hire you as an assistant. If not, you can help me in my business. It is not pastry making but you can learn some things towards the business part of your degree to help you later. Her name is Evie and she is a genius when it comes to baking."
Sabrina was stunned. She knew that this was what she wanted and to be close to Michael, it was only getting better. "Can I ask you a question? Why do you want to help me?"
"I knew that you would ask me that. You are special to Michael. Anyone with eyes can see that. Jason and I want to help him adjust to living outside of his comfort zone and we both feel that you are the best way to help him. He loves you and I can see that you feel the same way. It is hard starting over from scratch. He wants to better his life and so do you. Sometimes, you don't know who to turn to when something is given to you. You want to know if there are any strings. There are no strings and if you don't want to be down here, we will help you go back to Port Charles. If things progress with Michael, we will be very happy for the both of you. I was given a chance when my life seemed so out of control. I had the man of my dreams slip through my fingers because I didn't feel that I was good enough. I had to lose everything to get what I have now. This is your chance and Michael's chance. Don't be like me and wait till it is almost too late. If you want to be a pastry chef, take this offer and run with it. If this is for you, then you will see it was all worth it in the end. Just think about it. You can move down to New Orleans in a few months when school starts, if you are not ready. If you are ready, we are leaving tomorrow afternoon."
Michael and Sabrina were shocked at the turn of events. Jason looked at Michael and he knew that this was a legitimate offer. Michael hugged his aunt and uncle. "Thank you for this."
Sabrina looked at Michael and she had tears in her eyes. "I don't know what to do. I promised to start work next week. It is not what I want to do but I am afraid of going to New Orleans and not being a pastry chef. What if I don't make it in school?"
Michael got her settled into his car and he looked at her. "I want you to know that no matter what, I believe in you. You need to believe in yourself because you are the most amazing woman that I know. You have a chance to live your dreams and working with some great people. It is up to you. No one wants to pressure you. We just want you to have a chance at your dream."
Sabrina, knew that she had to take her chance. Her mind was made up when she found out that she could move down to New Orleans and be with Michael. She just needed to hear Michael say that he wanted her to be with him. "I am going to call my parents in Puerto Rico. I think that they will be thrilled about me living in New Orleans. Thank you. I love you so much, Michael. You will never know how much."
The two of them went to one of the main parties and made an appearance. Michael went with Sabrina to help her pack. Then he took her to the restaurant to tell them about her plans to move to New Orleans to go to school. They wished her good luck and thanked her for telling them.
The next day was sad, because everyone was saying goodbye. Bobbie and Monica felt like a big piece of their hearts were leaving on that plane. They knew that the boys were going to be okay but missed them already.
The flight home was short and Jason had filled Michael in about his mother and about the place where he was going to live. The apartment was ready for both Michael and Sabrina to move into when they arrive.
Francis, Spinelli, Evie and Bella were there to see them get off the plane. The minute that Evie saw Sabrina, she felt that she knew her. It was like looking at herself when she first arrived in New Orleans.
Sabrina and Michael were excited about seeing their new apartment. Elizabeth had already got it ready for the young couple. She had talked to Michael before they went up for his graduation. She heard about Sabrina and hoped that she would want to move down to New Orleans and get the training she needed to start her new business. She had talked to Evie and heard about Sabrina and her plans. She wanted to help the young woman get the start that she needed and know what she was going to have to do to get ahead.
Michael walked into his apartment and he fell in love with it. It was close enough to both the community college for Sabrina and the university for him. He could visit his brother any time he wanted too when he wanted too or Morgan could stay with him. The apartment had three bedrooms. It had three and a half baths and it was in the center of downtown. There was a fitness center for them to workout in and a pool on the roof of their building. It was an amazing apartment and Jason had paid for it so that Michael didn't even have to think about rent. The only thing that Michael had to pay for was his food and his entertainment. Sabrina would be the same. The utilities were paid for and the pantry was stocked with all the staples in it. Elizabeth also wanted the young couple to have all the toiletries and cleaning products ready for them too. She wasn't sure if Michael could do his own laundry but she was sure that Sabrina could do it.
When the young couple walked into their apartment, Cameron and Jake ran towards Michael's bedroom. He had the master bedroom in the back side of the apartment. Cameron tugged on his cousin's arm to the back room. "This is the room that my mommy got ready for you. Your uncle Jason knows what you like and so mom got everything ready. You have the coolest bedroom that I have ever seen. Mom told me when I got older, I could have a bedroom like yours."
Sabrina and Elizabeth went to check out her room. Her bedroom was the second largest bedroom. The last bedroom was the guest room and they figured that Morgan would take the guest room while he was in town. "Morgan, we were wondering if you wanted to go home with us or do you want to stay here with your brother? You have a choice. Your grandmother, Bobbie wants to know where so when she comes down, she will know where you are. I have the room ready for you at both places. Here you will have your privacy without two little ones watching over you all the time but the bedroom is like Michael's room at my house. The bedroom here is more generic but we can bring some of those things over here. Your brother will need to keep an eye on you. We also be keeping an eye out on you too. Don't worry, we won't let you go crazy here."
Morgan decided that he wanted to stay with his Uncle Jason and Aunt Elizabeth. He also wanted to hang out with his brother but only during the day. At night, he wanted to be with the grown-ups. He just wanted to feel safe and he wasn't sure that hanging out with Michael could do that. He also knew that Michael would want time alone with Sabrina.
The rest of the gang headed home. Emily and Johnny went to their place. Emily had been tired after their flight and she wanted a nap. Elizabeth wanted to touch base with her clients and make sure that everything was running on time. She also wanted to see Evie and tell her about Sabrina moving down.
Jason was going home with his sons and when Elizabeth came home, he would go check out his clients and see how Francis and Spinelli were doing. Also, he heard that everything went well for the city picking up their business. This was a big feather in their cap. He was going to call Maximus and touch base with him.
Jason was going to take the boys to see their mother in a few days. He wanted Michael and Sabrina to feel at home first before seeing his mom. Sabrina was going to start working with Evie around that time. This was Sabrina's way of finding out what she liked and didn't like. She would find out her strengths and weaknesses when it came to baking and decorating.
It would take some time but Jason had faith that everything would work out the way it should. He just hoped that he was right. Elizabeth knew that deep down it was going to take more than what they were doing to restore the boys' faith in their mother but they deserved to have that chance. It was more about them then their mother but hopefully everyone would be alright.