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Twenty

Brenda was beginning to regret not bringing Lois or Robin along with her the following morning to see Jason. But the only thing on her mind was the previous afternoon.

Leave it to Jax to make Brenda extremely happy once again by providing the best security she had ever had when Miguel arrived. They had been a rough afternoon as Miguel was in an incredibly bad mood.

In the beginning of their relationship, Brenda had been completely honest with Jax and told him about the affair with Miguel, so even though they never talked about it that morning, she knew Jax had to be anxious to meet the man that inevitable ruined Brenda's relationship with Sonny forever.

Brenda was waiting patiently inside with Lois, Jax and Carly when Keri poked her head inside.

"We have a problem," she told Brenda.

"What?"

"He wants you in the limo." Brenda glanced at Lois who shrugged, before she walked outside to face the cameras. She easily slipped into the back of the first limo.

"What's wrong?" Brenda asked him. He had on dark shades and an extremely attractive Latin pout.

"Who's inside?" he asked.

"Lois. Why?"

"I'm thinking the concert here was a bad idea. Bad memories."

"It's too late for that. You agreed to come here." He didn't say anything. "I know it's hard to be here. It's hard for me too. I have to go tell Jason he's going to be a dad to a kid he doesn't want. You get to go sing your heart out to a bunch of people who love you."

"Do I have my own suite?" he asked. Brenda smiled as she rolled her eyes.

"No. I want to keep an eye on you," she said. "We'll go see Lily before we leave." He nodded. "Can we go inside now? I have a massage and everything set up for you."

Brenda opened the door and stepped out holding the door open for Miguel. He grabbed her hand and plastered on a smile and she walked with him the short distance to the lobby.

"Hey there, rock star," Lois said with a large smile hugging Miguel. He kept a firm grip on Brenda's hand.

"Hi Lois," he said pulling back and glancing at the two other people in the room.

"This is Jax and Carly. They own the hotel," Brenda said reluctantly. Miguel chose not to offer his hand to either one of them. Brenda looked at him curiously, "Excuse us just a second," Brenda said before dragging Miguel off out of earshot. "You need to get out of this mood and go over there and shake their hands and thank them for everything."

"Brenda," he started.

"No," she said loudly causing them to all look at her. "I am extremely hormonal. I dislike these people more than you have a right too and I'm putting up with them. So walk your gorgeous body over there, shake their hands and then you get a good meal, a massage and a nap before sound check."

"No cuddling?" he joked, straight faced.

"No. Go." Brenda said releasing his hand and watching him turn and walked back over to them. "Let's try this again," Brenda said. "This is Jax and his wife, Carly."

"It's nice to meet you," Miguel said holding out his hand to both of them. Carly almost refused to take it but Jax smiled and nudged her. "Thanks for everything you are doing for Brenda for this concert. It means a lot to us being back in our hometown."

"You're welcome," Jax said. "I've heard a lot about you."

"Now, if you'll excuse Miguel, he needs to keep on schedule. I'll check in with you in a few," Brenda told him. He kissed her cheek before walking to the elevators with Keri and the rest of the band.

"Does he need pep talks regularly or is this just a special occasion?" Carly asked.

"Yes, it is a special occasion," Brenda hissed to her. "Miguel hasn't been back to Port Charles since he was nearly run out by Sonny. He has a lot of missed time here and missed opportunities. The love his life and the mother of his son was killed in a car bomb meant for Sonny years ago. In case you weren't aware, Sonny's ex-wife Lily belonged to Miguel first." Brenda said.

Carly glanced towards the elevators where the band was filing in.

"Miguel is more of a man in every way you can imagine than anyone you have ever been with. Show a little respect," Brenda said before walking off in the same direction.

Jax and Carly looked at Lois who stood straight faced before them.

"I won't go into the details," she started, "but the relationship between Brenda and Miguel runs deep. It is the most loyal and trusting relationship that any two people can share. And as much as you may hate Brenda for something she never actually did to you," Lois emphasized, "she holds your future in her hands."

She didn't wait for either of them to say anything before she followed in Brenda's direction.

The limo had arrived outside the penthouse. Now all Brenda had to do was get out and face him.