A/N: In response to reviews, yes I know that they (Dante and Lulu) do fight but since Dante has been hurt there have been certain incidents that seem to have Lulu biting her tongue. Or saying ok just to "stand by her man" as in the conversation that she had with Carly. I just think that she's keeping some opinions to herself rather than rock the boat right now. Understandable but annoying since she doesn't want Dante to think of her as fragile and here she is treating him like he'll die if she says that she doesn't agree with him. I understand that not everyone sees what I see when I watch the show and I don't see what you see. Thank you all for your reviews they help in writing.

Anyway I know there isn't much Dante and Lulu interaction in this but I think they need a couple hours to cool off from their fight. I don't think that you can just have a fight and turn around an make up otherwise you're holding on to the fight not understanding which causes more arguements. I dont' own General Hospital or the characters used here.

"Ma, don't this isn't about you."

"Oh how wrong you are son. I know that whatever anger you are putting on this young lady" Olivia touched Lulu's shoulder as started in on him, "isn't directed to her it's directed to me or to your father. " Ignoring all of his gauffing she turned to Lulu. "Can I have a moment alone with my son Lulu?"

"Uh yeah I have to go home and get ready for work anyway. " Lulu said turning to go.

Olivia stopped her at the door with a hug and whispered to her "Don't take it personally it's not you. Don't be mad at him for too long cause he doesn't mean to be mad at you." When she pulled back and looked at Lulu she noticed that the young woman couldn't meet her eyes. Lulu practically flew out of the room. "Alright now that you can't direct your anger at someone who doesn't deserve it you want to tell your mom what's going on or do I have to go to the MetroCourt and pull it out of Lulu."

That was not a look that he wanted to see on his mom's face. Sure he was mad at her but that was almost a look of disgust. "Sonny came by." Dante said as if it explained it all.

"So how does that make it so that you are willing to call the woman you love names that you should never call a woman? Huh how does that justify what I just walked into?" Olivia asked taking her son's hand and sitting down on the bed. "I've never seen you treat a woman like that. I raised you differently."

Dante couldn't look at his mom she was right, he had treated Lulu horribly but he couldn't see past the fact that she was siding with his father. Taking his hand from her he crossed his arms defensively and said, "She asked me to talk to Sonny."

"Oooh" Olivia said knowing it was a hard subject for her son. "What did she say exactly?"

"Something about talking to Sonny. Her dad and Lucky and their relationship. That I wouldn't be able to do my job correctly being angry with Sonny."

"I have to tell you that I see her point. Luke and Lucky are not on the same side of the law but they at least can be in the same room without exploding at each other 90 percent of the time. Maybe in time you could have that with your father. "

"Well at least it doesn't surprise me coming from you. You think Sonny walks on water. I'm not having a relationship with him. One way or another he's going to jail." Dante said.

"Ok no one said relationship or at least I'm sure that I didn't. I only want you to leave the anger behind because one day it may be too much for you and the tables might turn. You might be holding the gun and I wouldn't want you to just shoot your father without thinking, just because you are angry and can't control it."

Dante couldn't believe it his mom actually thought that he would just shoot someone in cold blood. He wasn't his father. "I'm not him Ma. I don't want to discuss this anymore."

"We won't discuss your father anymore. However what you did to Lulu that's not a done subject. She wasn't trying to make you angry by saying any of it. I've seen you react when he's here and it isn't good for you right now in your condition. It's too much stress and Lulu knows that stress is not good for you and if I'm right she breached the subject to try and find a way to make sure you recover." Olivia said hoping that was truly Lulu's intention. Olivia had never seen her son like he was with Lulu. Lulu made Dante even better than he was if that was even possible. Olivia knew that this was the relationship that she wanted for her son.

"I thought we weren't discussing Sonny anymore. "

"We aren't discussing him we are discussing Lulu and how much she cares about you. She cared enough to risk her relationship with you in order to try and make you understand what she was seeing." Olivia said with conviction. "Tell you what you think about it and see if I'm wrong."

Dante mumbled a response that sounded a lot like yeah right sure but Olivia had not waited to hear it she had gotten up and walked out of her son's room. Olivia was on too much of a mission, she had a couple of people she needed to speak with before she could talk to her son again.

Dante laid in his bed not able to sleep. Had it just been last night that he couldn't live without Lulu? How had things gotten so messed up? He knew how Sonny. The man had to weasel his way into everything and now he was ruining his relationship with Lulu. He knew the thought wasn't true as soon as it came to his mind. Sonny was Dante's problem and no matter what Dante had promised himself that his anger wouldn't touch his relationship with Lulu. Somehow he had broken that promise, but Sonny just brought this uncontrollable surge of anger in him. Lulu didn't deserve to be on the other side of that anger. He wanted to go and tell her that he shouldn't have been so angry but he was stuck lying in bed unable to leave. While trying very hard to sleep so that he could just forget what had happened Dante kept pondering what Lulu had said finally realizing that she had a point if they were going to be involved then they needed to be able to give each other input on different situations. Somehow he knew there would come a time he wanted his two cents about what she did, just so he could make sure that she was protected. He picked up his cell to call Lulu.

(Across town at Crimson's offices)

"Lulu, just who I wanted to see," Olivia said stepping into the offices, "You think we could have lunch. I think we need to talk." Olivia knew this would be the easiest person that she had to talk to today.

"I don't know Olivia. I think Kate has some things that I need to do. " Lulu said. She knew that it was over between her and Dante, but here Olivia was trying to mend something that couldn't be mended. Lulu knew she just had to forget about him and to just get on with her life.

Olivia decided to take matters in her own hands. She went into her cousins' office and shut the door. "Connie, I'm taking Lulu to lunch now."

"So now you're running my business?" Kate says to Olivia

"No now I'm saving my son's relationship. Tomorrow we'll discuss what is your business and what isn't." Olivia said walking out the door. "Let's go" she said to Lulu grabbing the girl at the elbow.

"Hey, I 'm …."

"Coming to lunch with me." Olivia finished the young girl's sentence as the phone started ringing.

"Hello Crimson. Maxie Jones speaking," Maxie spoke into the phone as she saw Olivia drag Lulu off to the elevator. Good Maxie thought as the doors closed she hadn't yet been able to get Lulu to open up and maybe Olivia could. "I'm sorry could you please hold" she continued as the phone on Lulu's desk rang.

(In the restaurant at the MetroCourt)

"This is nice." Olivia started. "Just the two of us, we can finally talk about everything."

"Olivia, you saw part of what happened today. He's so angry with me and doesn't want anything to do with me." Lulu tried to end the conversation before it started.

"Look I've heard his side, now I want to hear yours because I know there are two sides to every story and I'm not making a decision till I hear both."

"Fine short version, Sonny came by, Dante got upset, I made Sonny leave and then I made things worse." Lulu said.

"What did you say to Dante exactly? He was really vague and I'm pretty sure that was because he's a Falconeri and pretty much just too hard headed to listen."

"I told him that he should talk to Sonny, not a relationship but maybe if they could just listen and then maybe they could both exist in this town without things escalating like they did before. I just want him to stay and I'm afraid if his anger gets the best of him then he won't be able to." Lulu explained to Olivia.

"Like I said my son is hard headed and stubborn. But I have never seen him as happy as he is with you. As a mother I couldn't ask for a better woman for my son. Mostly because you're just as stubborn and you won't let him get away with anything." Olivia had known she was right. "Look do yourself a favor tonight when you get off of work you go to the hospital and see him. If I know anything it's that my son is probably beating himself up over the way he treated you."

"I don't know. He's not going to want to see me."

"You let him tell you that tonight. " Olivia said. "Now if I have your word that you are going to see him tonight I have to go there are a few more things I have to handle."

"I don't know. It's just a waste of time."

"Just consider it…" Olivia started and then her cell rang. Looking at the caller ID she saw it was Sonny. "Lulu I have to take this, just give him the chance to apologize." Getting up from the table Olivia walked away from the young woman before she had a chance to say no. "Yes Sonny." Olivia said answering her phone while getting on the elevator to leave the hotel.

Lulu watched Olivia leave. She didn't want to get up from the table, there was no where she really wanted to be right now. Work had Kate and her demands plus Maxie and her questions. Home was too quiet and she would still think about everything too much. She couldn't bear to go back to him, he hated her. She had been staring at her plate for a good five minutes deciding what would be the least painful to do. "Well I don't think you're going to find your answer there." Lulu looked up startled, she hadn't seen Maxie even sit down. "You forgot your cell and you've missed a few calls."

"Maxie I don't want to deal with Kate right now." Lulu said putting her head to her hands.

"I wasn't speaking about Kate." Maxie said handing Lulu her phone.

"Then who…"

"Just keep an open mind." Maxie said. "Oh and take the rest of the day off Kate's trying to get back at Olivia and I don't want her involving you."

Lulu lowers her eyes to the screen 5 missed calls all of them from Dante. 2 text messages. She opens the first text. I need to talk to you. She opens the second thinking there's no way. The second message only has one word. Please.

A/N: Working on more! Please Review all compliments and criticism welcome.