Joey woke up

"where am I" He asks looking at his mother

"Your in the hospital"

"What happen" HE asks horsely

"Don't talk please"

"Where's Isabella" HE asks panicking

"She's still in ICU"

"What what happen"

"You guys were hit" Jillian says softly

"OH yeah I was pissed dad for blaming me again"

"Can you blame you do get into a lot of trouble"

"Mom" Joey says looking at her "I haven't been trouble in a year thanks to my cousins and I'm grateful"

"I am to sweaty but you have to understand your father he's him"

"I know" Joey says bitterly "Can we not talk about him"

"HE's been mess"

"Good for him"

"Hey I don't think IZ would appreciate that"

"Well mom what do you expect I'm the blacksheep of the family I been working hard and all he see's is a trouble maker"

"I know sweatheart but that's going to change I hope"

"No it won't not as long as the progical son is around Danny is it god I wish he was with that girl Mary"

"Don't you want Delinda to be happy"

"Mom she's always happy she always gets what she wants he's always been there for her"

"And you"

"I guess your right but he was always at her recitals where was he when my games around ah"

"He always did take you guys out for ice cream or a treat spent time with you"

"Yeah but I wanted to show him my accomplishments and he never cared"

"He did to he just didn't know how to show it" Jillian says

"IS she going to wake up" He asks about Isabella changing the subject

"You did sweatheart so that means there's still hope for her yet"

"Mom"

Jillian sighs "They didn't think you'd make out but you did so don't give up on her she's a fighter she fights with everyone lord knows"

"Yeah she does" Joey says smiling a little

"Get some rest"

"Mom"

"Yea"

"Would you call dad tell him I'm out of the woods"

"Sure" She says smiling a little "One step at a time Joe"

"He has to too"

"Yes he does"

"Mom"

"Hm"

"I really do hate Danny"

"Why he's been nothing but"

"HE took Dad even more away from me"

"Is that how you feel"

"Yeah I just want Dad to be proud of me to be my dad not his dad he has a dad well had one but still"

"I know he isn't going to be there for Christmas"

"Thank you"

"But"

"Mom please don't"

"HE's Delinda's"

"The baby might not be his"

"Still"

"Mom as far as I'm concern Danny and Delinda deserve each other but he isn't part of my family"

"Do you forgive your father"

"I don't know if Izzie makes it out maybe but I blame him I blame him for me being here for her being here for us almost dying if I weren't there she wouldn't be hurt I wouldn't be hurt"

"Don't say that"

"Its true I wouldn't have gone to her apartment"

"You don't know that"

"I do and worse yet they were probably after me whoever did this after all I gotten into drugs and I haven't been using or anything"

"What are you saying" Jillian asks

Joey sighs "I'm been getting threats from my old haunts and Bennett Mia"

"What" Jillian asks sitting down shocked

"He's been calling me and worse yet I think he's been taunting Isabella"

"For what"

"Because of Elizabeth"

"Why and what does this have to do with Elizabeth"

"He has a crush on Liz but she turns him down"

"What does this have to do with anything"

Joey sighs "Long time ago they were best of friends Elizabeth was in love with him but then Isabella tried to knock some sene into her it only took them forgetting who they were to get some sense into her now that she remembers she won't give him the time of day and worse yet he wants me to kill Jay Gatsby JR.

"What" Jillian asks horrified

"HE says he can have me put away and Isabella taught me and some others not to give into threats I'm scared mom"

"Why didn't you tell anyone"

Joey sighs "I don't know but its my fault that we're in here its mine and dad's fault" HE says with tears coming down his eyes

"No don't say that its not your fault your father's maybe but not yours don't ever think that"

"But if I didn't get into trouble if I wasn't there"

"NO Joseph don't degrade yourself don't go back to where you were you were doing so good"

"Yeah and look at where it got me mom almost killed since I didn't do what he says"

"Your father will get him don't you worry Joey"

Joey sighs "I wish this was a bad dream mom"

"ME to" She whispers hugging her son and giving him a kiss on the check "Get some rest and don't worry about anything" She says

"Mom"

She sighs "Joey get some rest"

"it could be Delinda's rapist or the alley one" He says "She tends to look closely at details that gets her into trouble sometimes"

She sighs again "I know get some sleep"

She goes and makes a call to the Montecito not wanting to talk to Ed after the first call she calls again

"Jillian"

"Ed Joey told me something interesting"

"I'm on my way"

"No he's asleep he blames you"

"Who doesn't"

"Eddie he and Isabella are in trouble"

"What are you talking about"

"Eddie Bennett Mia is after them both or it could be one of your associates"

"I'm checking into that to"

"Be carefull Eddie"

"I will honey"

"Don't disappoint me and Danny is not going to be at our home for Christmas"

"Hon"

"Don't hun me Eddie"

Ed sighs "okay"

"I don't feel guilty either"

"That just proves you are"

"How do you know me so well"

"I love you"

"Ditto" She says hanging up the payphone.

Ed sits back n his chair he was going to kill Bennett Mia once he finds him and if anyone he knew was after them he was going to kill them to. He had to cut ties with Danny well at least be distant with him but how can he do that just cut ties from him and his daughter possibly