Chapter Five

They all went back to Port Charles that night. Lucky, Nikolas and Lulu rode in a limo while Dillon drove his own car.

When the limo pulled in front of Lucky and Elizabeth's two story brick home Lulu said, "Whatever you decide I'll understand."

"I don't know how you will be able to."Lucky said "I wouldn't understand if you refused to save Katie if you had a chance. But I don't know..."

"Talk to Liz." Nikolas said "And explain it all to Katie. She just found out about her cousin and now she is asked to do this. But we need to decide soon. Clark's health is probably deteriorating every day."

"I'll speak to them both in the morning." Lucky said then he kissed his sister's cheek. "Stay strong, Lu."

"Let's meet for dinner tomorrow and discuss this." Nikolas suggested

"You two come here." Lucky said " This needs to be a private matter not public fodder for gossip at Kelly's. Good night."

He left the limo and Lulu said to Nikolas, "Katie's so young to ask this of her."

Nik replied, "What choice do you have, though?"

"None."

The limo crept toward the Metro Court where both Nikolas and Lulu would rent rooms for the night.

Nikolas said, "To be honest, I was nerve wracked thinking that Spencer would match. Alexi and Andrea " his son and daughter "are too young to be donors so we didn't even have them tested."

"So are Dillon's children. If Katie says no, what will we do?"

"Keep searching. He's our blood. We aren't giving up."

"But I did give him up. I have no right to even be in his life."

Nikolas took her hand and said, "Sis, you still have the right to save his life. Now we just have to figure out how."

Lucky moved slowly through the darkened house. Cameron had moved out after college and lived in an apartment now. But Katie was still here, sleeping in the bedroom she grew up in. This house that Nikolas co-signed for right after she was born.

He stopped outside her room and leaned his back on the wall, placing his palm on the door. She was too old for him to creep in there and kiss good night. She would complain, if she woke up, "Dad, I'm a wo-man not your little girl anymore!" and roll her eyes.

But she was still his baby in his heart.

Lucky felt chills every time he thought about how Katie almost wasn't his. Liz had though she was pregnant by Jason Morgan but it turned out she was farther along than she guessed at first. And then he almost hadn't got to raise Kate and Cameron.

One more pill, Liz had said after their biggest fight ever, the day before he went to in-house rehab. One more pill, she had repeated, her voice cracking, and I'm gone.

But there weren't anymore pills or other women, he fought all temptations and kept his family.

Liz stepped into the hallway now. "You're home, babe. What happened?"

He reached out a hand and she walked down the hallway, dressed in a long silk down, her hair pulled into a ponytail, and came right into his arms. He buried his face in her hair. He started to cry.

Liz pulled back and whispered, "What, Luck? Did Clark... is he gone?"

"They found a donor."

"That's great." She wiped away a tear off his cheek. "Who is it?"

He gave her a broken hearted look.

She whispered "Me?"

"Katie."

Liz went weak in his arms. "Oh...no."