Disclaimer: I don't own anything to do with General Hospital.

A/N: I'll admit when the scene cut to Dillon already in Lulu's room yesterday, I was a little disappointed. I thought we had missed out getting to see his face when he saw her for the first time. Then the dialogue began and nothing could have been more perfect. The way he talked about their connection! I was very pleased, and then he and Georgie broke up. The writers are finally doing something I want and I couldn't be happier.

To Choose Life

Chapter 18

I spent the next day working at the Metro Court. It was a long day and I dealt with several customer complaints. Right before it was time for me to get off for the day Carly and Jax asked to speak with me.

"What's up?" I asked, as I entered their office.

"You need a better position and we have found one that we think you'll be perfect for."

"Okay…" I said, slightly confused.

"We want to make you head of PR. You deal with customer complaints with such ease. This would be perfect for you. You would be in charge of reading customer comments. You would take all calls from customers who contact the hotel and have a complaint. You would be in charge of what the public hears when something goes wrong at one of our hotels," Carly explained.

"You seriously want me to do this? Are you sure you don't want someone with experience?"

"You'll be trained and you already have a knack for it…" Jax insisted.

"You'll get an office…" Carly started.

"I know that you want to help me because I'm pregnant and you're worried about me."

"That's not true," Carly said. "That isn't the only reason we want to offer you this position. You've shown us that you are willing to accept a challenge. This would be more fun than being a desk clerk. You've earned it. Besides having the experience wouldn't hurt."

"If you're positive that you want me to do this, then yes, I'll accept it. However, if this is about poor pregnant Lulu, then I'd rather stay a desk clerk."

"Your office will be ready tomorrow," Carly said gently.

"Thank you both for this," I said, suddenly excited.

XXXXX

After work, I arrived at Kelly's. Spinelli was sitting in front of his laptop. "Hi Spinelli."

"Evening Blonde One," he said cheerfully.

"Has Dillon shown up yet?"

"Not yet."

"So have you found anything?"

"I certainly have. You see the Dead One had at least one enemy. Dr. Quartermaine had a reason to kill him."

"Monica?"

"Alan. He hated Rick. According to this news report a nursery collapsed containing his wife and Rick. They were having an affair."

"I think I remember hearing about that."

"Hey Guys," Dillon said gently, as he sat down next to me.

"How much did your uncle Alan hate Rick?" I asked him.

"What are you getting at?" Dillon responded.

"Well Monica and Rick were having an affair…" I started.

"Years ago. I mean back then it was pretty bad. He tried to kill Rick and Monica in a nursery, but he ended up saving her."

"Maybe Rick and Monica started having another affair when he was in town for my parent's wedding."

"Okay, ugh, that is my aunt."

"Well there is one way to find out. I could check the hospital records and see if he was at work that night," Spinelli suggested.

"That could work," I agreed.

"You really think my uncle Alan did it?" Dillon said.

"Well it wasn't my mother," I insisted.

"Well I guess it won't hurt to look into it…" Dillon started.

"Thank you Dillon," I said with newfound excitement.

We grabbed our jackets and made our way over to the hospital. Dillon and I distracted Epiphany while Spinelli started hacking into one of the computers. That lasted for about three minutes before she noticed Spinelli on the computer. "What are you doing?" she shouted at him. Spinelli clicked a button and then ran towards the exit. Dillon and I took that opportunity to run to another stairwell.

We all met back at Kelly's. "That was fun," I muttered, as I dropped into one of the wooden chairs.

"I got what I needed. Alan was scheduled to work that night, but he signed out early," Spinelli told us.

Dillon and I exchanged looks with one another. "You're sure?" Dillon asked.

"Yes, I am positive."

Max and Milo approached our table. "Milo what are you doing here?" I asked gently. He smiled at me.

"Mr. Corinthos wants to see you," Max said to Spinelli.

"I guess the Godfather needs my talents," Spinelli exclaimed.

"See you later Spinelli. Bye Milo," I said, watching his face flush with colour.

"He has the biggest crush on you," Dillon teased.

"Maybe I should go out with him," I said, watching his face change.

"What? Like on a date?"

"That is what I meant. What is wrong with you?"

"Nothing. Listen, I have an idea for our next step in the case."

"Okay," I said, confused at his change in behaviour.

XXXXX

We arrived at the Scorpio attic. "What are you guys doing here?" Georgie asked, as we went inside.

"Working on the case. Do you guys need a moment?" I asked.

"No, we're fine," Georgie said awkwardly. "I just needed something. Then you can have the attic to yourselves."

"Okay. You can stick around if you want," I offered.

"Don't worry about it," Georgie said forcefully. Then she left.

"What was that about?" I asked.

Dillon shrugged. "She's probably busy with school."

His indifference was forgotten when he stumbled upon a date book buried underneath a pile of boxes. It must have been kicked there during a struggle and overlooked when CSU combed the room. It wasn't very obvious. We only found it because Georgie had been rifling through a box.

"This is huge," I said with excitement.

"Yeah, it is," Dillon said cheerfully.

We scanned the pages. Right around the date of his death, a phone number was written several times. "We need Spinelli for this," I said gently.

"Definitely. I guess we can pick up tomorrow."

I nodded and Dillon followed me out of the attic. "Can I ask a favour?" he asked as we started walking back to Kelly's.

"Depends on the favour."

"I need a date for ELQ's annual Christmas party…"

"You want me to go with you?"

"I know it sounds boring, but I'll make it fun. I'll buy you a new dress and shoes…" he insisted.

"I don't know Dillon."

"We'll get a limo…"

"All right, I guess it won't hurt."

"One other thing…"

"What?" I said, expecting him to tell me to behave for the family.

"I need you to pose as my wife."

"Excuse me?"

"I know how that sounds, but the employees at ELQ know that I have a baby on the way and…"

"Just get Georgie to stuff a pillow in her shirt…" I spat.

"Georgie and I aren't together anymore…"

"What?"

"We broke up last week."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I didn't want you to think it was your fault and then have you start avoiding me again. I know that you hate coming between us and if I told you last week you would have blamed yourself, but it had nothing to do with you."

"Dillon…"

"Lulu, will you do this for me? Grandfather is going on and on about family values and making the family look good at this party."

"Since when do you care about what your grandfather wants?"

"Since I want to keep my spot at ELQ."

"Dillon, this is cruel…"

"Please do this for me. I'll do whatever you want…"

"I can't do this…" I said, as I started to walk away.

"I know that this isn't fair to you. I know that you fell for me last summer and you got hurt, but its just one night. I'll make it fun. You can torture me all night."

I dropped my gaze to the ground. "I'll make you a deal?"

"I'm listening."

"You have to come shopping with me. You have to suffer an entire day in the mall. I want a new dress, new shoes, the limo and you have to let me embarrass you at the party. I also want to get my hair and nails done."

"I think I can agree to that."

"All right Dillon, I'll pose as your wife for one night."

He smiled at me and I shook my head in response.

XXXXX

The next morning I was introduced to my new position at the Metro Court. Carly and Jax had found me my own office. Carly was sitting on the corner of the desk with a smile on her face. "Okay, are you ready to start your training?" she asked excitedly.

I nodded cautiously. "Do I have to wear the uniform anymore?"

"No, that is another perk. You can wear whatever you want."

"Excellent," I exclaimed.

For the entire morning they gave me practice calls. I passed through them with ease. They handed me a stack of comment cards and explained that it was my job to go through them and deal with any complaints.

By the time I reached my lunch break, I was very excited about my new position. Carly came into the lunchroom and sat down beside me. "Well what do you think?" she asked.

"I love my new position," I said cheerfully. "I really appreciate this."

"I'm glad. So why are you so dressed up today?" she asked.

"Dillon and I are going shopping tonight."

"For what?"

"Well it seems Edward is pushing family values at the annual ELQ Christmas party. He is obsessed with making the family look good and since the employee's know Dillon is having a child, I have to pose as his wife."

"That doesn't make a whole lot of sense."

"I know, but I agreed to do it. In exchange for a whole list of things I want, of course."

"Are you sure you want to do this?" she asked with concern.

"I want to help him out. He's been helping me a lot lately."

"What about Georgie?"

"Oh, that's the other news. They apparently broke up last week. Dillon didn't bother to tell me until yesterday."

"What happened?"

"He didn't go into detail and I didn't ask. I mean to be totally honest they haven't gotten along that well in a long time. I didn't expect them to break up though."

"Did I just sense a tone of optimism?" Carly teased.

"Yeah right. I know better."

"Come on Lulu, don't give up hope."

"My hope died a long time ago. I believe around the time my mother first slipped into a catatonic state."

"Are you ever going to allow a little happiness in your life?"

"Probably not," I muttered.

"You need to let something make you happy."

"I've grown up to learn life is just easier if you don't try and search for happiness."

"Do you know how depressing that is?" Carly asked.

"Maybe, but its still easier."

"You know Milo really likes you. You guys could go out?"

"Yeah, because what guy wouldn't want to date a pregnant woman?"

"That is how Jason fell in love with Sam."

"Well most guys aren't Jason, especially not Milo."

"True, but you'll never know if you don't try."

The rest of the day passed quickly. By the end, I was actually looking forward to spending the evening at the mall with Dillon. Though I wouldn't let myself look too forward to it, because I was still set on guarding my heart.