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Part 18

Maggie opened the door smiling, and she honestly didn't even get a good look at the person on the other side of the door before she was pushed into the house by the person who was hugging her. Maggie screamed when she was picked up into the air and spun around so her back was to the door and she was facing the living room with all the people in it, who were now staring at her the men all on their feet waiting for Maggie's signal to come and save her. Maggie hit the persons back and was dropped onto the floor and once she was there she heard his voice.

"Ow...Mags that hurt!" Jamie whined as he rubbed his head.

Maggie's eyes widen and her mouth fell slightly open when she took in the sight before her, the sight before here the happened to be Jamie Martin the punk ass med student that she lived with ages ago.

"You're all grown up..." Maggie said as she looked at Jamie amazed at how much he could change in two years.

Jamie looked at Maggie and nodded his head in approval which rewarded him with another smack from Maggie.

"Quit that will you!" Jamie said rubbing his head.

Laughter made Maggie turn around, when she fully turned her back on Jamie she was eye to eye with JR. JR and she had their falling out when JR had tried to keep Miranda away from Bianca, but she was also on his side because she hated Babe with everything she was. Bianca may have been able to forgive Babe but Maggie would never forgive the blonde because even though she'd never tell anyone this she had considered Miranda her child just as much as she was Bianca's. Maggie had been there through everything with Bianca and she had developed a mother's love for Miranda before she was even born and it had hurt just as much as it hurt Bianca when they were told she was gone.

"Maggie...I'm so sorry for your lose." JR said as he stepped forward and hugged Maggie.

Maggie froze she didn't know for a second how JR could possibly know what had happened, and then she remembered...Adam. Adam had been there and she assumed he had told his son and JR had told Jamie and they were not only clued in to her mother's death but the fact that she had a sister that was related to them. Maggie felt this hug was a little awkward but she closed her eyes and hugged JR back placing her head on her friends shoulder.

"We're here for you Mags, always here. We're ganna find her. I promise." Jamie said as he put his hand on Maggie's shoulder wanting to comfort Maggie as well.

Maggie didn't understand why she was crying but when she pulled away from JR's embrace she had tears silently falling once again. She wiped her tears away and smiled at JR and placed her hand on Jamie's keeping Jamie's hand on her shoulder. Maggie took JR's hand in hers and looked at JR before turning to Jamie and squeezing both hands.

"Thank you..." Maggie said looking at JR. "...Thank you both..." Maggie said as she turned her head to look at Jamie.

Jamie nodded his head and pulled Maggie into him and hugged his friend. JR smiled at Maggie and his brother and saw how close the two had been, and could be again just by the way they were both at ease with each other. JR missed having someone to be at ease with; he missed being friends with Maggie and Jamie. The two troublesome duo...and once it had been him, Frankie and Bianca and then Maggie took her sisters place in all their hearts and she stuck there especially with Bianca.

Erica had had enough of the little reunion that had brought JR Chandler and Jamie Martin into her house. As far as she was concerned they weren't welcome in this family party...okay Josh would disagree because Jamie was his cousin but JR had no right to be there and she wasn't afraid to say something.

"What in the world is going on?" Erica asked as she stood up and walked over to the three.

Jamie and JR looked at Maggie before turning to Erica and they both stepped back toward the door, Maggie staying in front of them.

"We're here to help our friend, Erica." JR said looking at Erica.

Erica turned toward Maggie. "Do you need help Maggie?" Erica asked now concerned.

"I..." Maggie started

Reggie stood up and walked over to the group and Bianca wanted to get up but Miranda held her down to the floor.

"Baby...I have to go help Maggie." Bianca said to her daughter.

Miranda looked right up and around the room for Maggie when she heard her mother say she had to help Maggie. Miranda grabbed Kathleen's hand and stood up from the floor.

"Come ons...we helps Mags." Miranda said a she pulled Kathleen over toward where all the grown ups were going.

Maggie looked at Erica and down at the floor she really didn't want to tell everyone like this, not that they would really care about her mother's death but they would care about her and how it's affecting her. Maggie didn't want them to be all over her not now, not when she had to find her sister and she needed to leave Pine Valley as soon as possible. Reggie looked up at Maggie and at Jamie and JR; he nodded his head in acknowledgement to them before turning toward Maggie.

"Who did you lose Maggie?" Reggie asked. "Is that why Bianca didn't know where you were?"

Kendall heard this and stood up and walked over to the group.

"Bianca didn't know where you were? For how long?" Kendall asked and watched Maggie look down and sigh.

"Four days." Maggie said just as Bianca walked up behind her and Maggie felt Bianca lean forward and took hold of Bianca's hands when they wrapped around her waist and held her tight.

Erica was surprised Maggie wasn't even fighting them on this. Erica wasn't surprised that Maggie didn't want to tell them but she was surprised that the blonde was actually talking to them and taking Kendall's grilling to heart. Erica had given Bianca and Maggie her blessing and they knew that, she liked Maggie and she was sorry to have made Maggie worry about Bianca. Last night when she woke up to find Maggie at her door step with dark circles under her eyes she knew, she knew Maggie was everything Bianca wanted and deserved.

"Four days? Maggie what happened?" Greenlee asked as she looked at Maggie concerned.

Jamie poked JR's arm and he made a head signal and JR looked at him like he was insane. Jamie wanted to help Maggie out here but JR knew better to get in the middle of a Kane grilling session. He knew a lot better then to get in to any grilling session, but with an elbow to his ribs he knew he was going to get into this one.

"Maggie's mother passed away." Jamie said as he stepped up closer to Maggie.

JR looked up and watched everyone gasp. Melissa looked up from where she had been seated and stared at Maggie. Melissa could only wonder how Maggie was doing so well so shortly after her mother passed away. It had been almost four months since her mother passed away and she still found herself crying the hours and days away. No wonder Maggie had been so easily upset back at the table.

Miranda looked up at Maggie with a frown. "Gwen-Gwen die?" Miranda asked sadly as she looked up at her mother and Maggie. "Like Efan?"

Kathleen looked at Miranda and saw she was starting to cry and she wrapped her new friend in her arms and let the little girl cry. Bianca stepped away from Maggie for a second and bent down by Kathleen and Miranda and they both went into her arms and she held them both.

Kendall had gasped and squeezed Greenlee's hand tightly as she looked at Maggie. Greenlee had seen Maggie look down at the floor and tears start to fall. Greenlee and Reggie bumped into each other as they were trying to get to Maggie. When they caught their balance they found Maggie was already wrapped up in Erica's arms crying into Erica's shoulder. That was what surprised them all, Erica was comforting Maggie as she would if Maggie were her child.

Erica felt her heart break for Maggie when Jamie told them her mother had passed away. Erica felt horrible and sorrow and the urge to wrap Maggie up in her arms and never let the world hurt her again, because as she looked at Maggie she saw a fragile little girl lost in grief. Maggie meant the world to Bianca and she saw that more times then she could count, she also saw the way Bianca, Miranda and Maggie had become a family. Erica stepped forward and wrapped the blonde in her arms and ran circles up and down Maggie's back slowly as she whispered sweet nothings into Maggie's ear, all to try to sooth her pain.

Maggie didn't fight Erica's embrace nor did she fight the tears and sobs that wracked her body. Maggie stood in Erica's arms being comforted by a woman that was showing her the kindness and love a mother does, this made Maggie weep harder, realizing she lost one mother only to gain another. Maggie pulled back after a few seconds and ran the side of her hand under her eyes wiping the wet streaks away as she did.

Kendall moved over to Melissa and took hold of her sister's hand and kissed the top of her head. Melissa smiled up at Kendall before she took hold of Kathleen's shoulder and started to pull her sister away from the crowd. Maggie looked up when she saw Melissa moving away from the group and she sighed, she didn't want to bring any memories up for the teenager, especially when she knew how hard it was for someone to go through losing their mother.

"That's not all that's happened." Maggie said as she stepped back toward Jamie and JR.

Jamie nodded his head and put his hand on Maggie's shoulder before he let her continue. Jamie was going to help find Maggie's sister, maybe they could find his sister. They needed all the good karma they could get right about now.

"What else happened?" Erica asked looking at Maggie.

"I found out some interesting information." Maggie said and looked down.

Bianca walked up behind Maggie and took Jamie's spot and just grabbed Maggie's hand and gave her girlfriend a comforting smile.

Reggie looked up at Maggie and Bianca before turning to JR and Jamie. Josh looked at the group across from the group he was standing in the middle of and waited for what was coming next. He figured it was why Jamie and JR were there, so it had to be something important because he had been told that Jamie, JR, Maggie and Bianca hadn't been on good terms before they left for Paris.

"It's why JR and Jamie are here, isn't it?" Josh asked asking what everyone else wanted to.

"It is." Maggie said and looked up at Josh and winked. "No need to get jealous." Maggie said and smiled as she watched Josh blush and look down at the ground.

Bianca watched Josh blush and look down at the floor and she turned back to Maggie and saw her smiling and she wanted to know what the hell was going on with her brother and her girlfriend. Maggie turned toward Bianca when she felt her lessening her grip on her hand and sighed.

"I'll tell you later." Maggie whispered into Bianca's ear and kissed the brunette's cheek.

"What else happened?" Reggie asked looking at Maggie. "Not that I love to see you two so cozy but...curious here."

"I found out that my mother gave my young sister away for adoption, fifteen years ago." Maggie said and saw Reggie look confused.

"I thought Frankie and you..."

"I have another sister."

"That's alive?" Erica asked staring at Maggie in disbelief.

"That's alive." Maggie said nodding her head.

"Where is she?" Greenlee asked as she looked at Maggie. "Do you know?" Greenlee asked when she saw the look come over Maggie's face.

"I don't know where she is." Maggie said looking down.

"Then we'll find her." Erica said as she looked at Maggie and Bianca.

Kendall turned toward Greenlee and then her sister and her lover and smiled before making up her mind. "We'll help." Kendall said again confirming her mother's statement on her side.

"Right." Reggie said nodding as he smiled. "Hell if she looks like Maggie and is younger, I might have a shot." Reggie said and was slapped over the head by both Jack and Greenlee.

"Maggie, we'll help you." Jack said as he took hold of his wife's hand.

"Right, so I don't get it why is JR and Jamie involved?" Josh asked confused.

JR looked up and smiles; now he could actually talk. He didn't rather like to stay quiet as everyone around him spoke and almost ignored that he was even there, considering her wasn't involved in the conversation.

"Maggie's sister is my cousin." JR said and watched as everyone became confused including Bianca.

"How does that work?" Bianca asked turning to JR and back to Maggie. Bianca saw the look on Maggie's face and she tried to fix that. "Not that I mean it couldn't be but...I mean...how does that work?"

"Yes, please explain how she is not only a Stone but a Chandler as well."

"Actually she not even a Stone, she's technically a Bennett and a Chandler." Maggie said as she looked at everyone. "I don't know where she is but Anna's promised me that we'll find her. She was already at the Chandler residents and I'm sure she told you what I said." Maggie said looking at Jamie and JR.

They both looked at each other and Jamie scratched his head. "About what?"

Maggie rolled her eyes and pushed Jamie's shoulder. "When we find you it will be up to her with what she wants to do. She was raised by another family and I don't know what she's been told about who her real family is, or if she even knows she adopted but in the end I want it to be up to her. If she wants to know me then that is, great...if she wants to come with me I'm going to do my best so that can happen. In the end after I find her she holds the ball in her court and I'll respect what she does with it." Maggie said looking around the room.

"Is Adam the father?" Greenlee asked just curious.

"Stuart knows the deal. I just have to wait for what he says he wants to do." Maggie said. "Stuarts my sister's father, that's how she's a Chandler. He...he said he'd respect my wishes and that we both just wanted what was best for her. He hasn't met her but he already loves her, and I can't blame him."

Melissa heard what Maggie was saying and played close attention. It felt like it was something she had to hear. She knew Erica Kane was her mother, though as she thought about it she never was told who her biological father was. Father, Melissa didn't know who her biological father was but in the end that was okay with her because she had had a father, he was dead and she wasn't looking for another one. Her parents were dead, and that's just the way things were for her. She had other things to take care of, like Anna and Kathleen.

"Oh..." Everyone said as they looked at Maggie and then Jamie and JR.

"We've already offered our help in finding our cousin." JR said as he looked at everyone. "So I think its time for us to go, let you all get back to your family gathering." JR said and took hold of Jamie's shirt and yanked him back toward him and the door.

Maggie turned around and smiled at JR and Jamie and walked them to the door, Bianca by her side. Once at the door Maggie kissed both men on the cheeks and they smiled.

"I think you should go out of the country more often." Jamie said and took hold of Maggie's hand turning serious. "If you need anything...anything at all just, call." Jamie said and when Maggie nodded he let go of her hand and started to walk back toward the car.

"Same goes for me as well." JR said as he looked at Maggie and then turned toward Bianca. "Both of you can call, any time." JR said and when Maggie and Bianca both smiled and thanked him he turned and walked toward the car.

Maggie and Bianca stood at the door and watched the two brothers leave before they shut the door and headed back into the living room. Things were going to change, for everyone in the room for many different reasons and they knew it. They just hadn't even begun to grasp how much it was going to change, and soon enough they'd find out just a little more of how much things were going to change.

TBC...