I have realized that I have a few stories that I have not finished. I want to finish up a couple of them, before I work on the three that I have out now. I hope you will indulge me with these old stories, that I had not finished. Thanks, Carolyn

Epilogue

Lila knew that she was not going to be around for the birth of Emily and Johnny's little girl. She stayed in Italy, so Emily and Jason could take care of her. The two of them promised Lila that she could live her life the way she wanted too and not be stuck in the mansion, because Alan and Edward thought it was safer for her.

Lila had called AJ, a week before she passed. She told him that she loved him and Michael. She also told him, that if he wanted to see her, then he needed to do it now. AJ had packed up Michael and left that same day to Italy. He was there with his brother and sister when their grandmother passed away. When Jason saw how big Michael had gotten, he had realized how much he had missed with the young boy.

AJ promised that he would see his brother and sister more often. Michael was thrilled that he had a cousin, Jake and a new cousin, Lila. The minute that Emily knew she was having a girl, she knew that her name would be Lila. Elizabeth was mad for about ten minutes, but then realized that she could name her daughter, if she were to have one, Isabella. That way she could honor her parents by giving her daughter, her name when she was first born.

The family was called when Lila was ready to say goodbye. They arrived two days before Lila passed. A week later, Emily went into labor and Lila made her entrance. The families on both sides for Emily and Johnny fell in love with Lila Rose. Johnny's mother stayed for a month with the young couple. Monica was staying at Jason and Liz's villa for the next couple of months. Lila wanted to be buried in Italy on Jason's property. This way, the family would always be with her.

The family mourned Lila Quartermaine, but with a new life, the heartache was not as bad as it could have been. AJ, Michael, Alan and Edward went back to Port Charles shortly after the birth of Lila Rose.

Francis and Max were still taking care of the territory in Port Charles. Soon, everything was back to being normal. Well, normal for Port Charles and Palmero.

(Five years later)

It was Emily's favorite time of year. Her daughter, Lila was growing so fast. She was about to turn five in a week. She was thinking about her grandmother on this day, because she had passed away, five years ago that day. She could feel her spirit with her and so could her daughter.

"Lila, come over here. We need you to get ready for school. You only have one more month and then we leave to visit your grandmother in Ireland. Your father has been working hard making sure everything is okay with the grapes for Uncle Jason."

"Mama, please! I don't want to go to Ireland. I want to stay here and play with my cousins. Jake promised that he will let me ride his horse. Bella, she is going to be in that pageant in the village. I want to do that too. I know that she is only two, but she gets to do more things than I do." Emily just looked at her daughter and smiled. She knew that she was right, but Johnny promised his mother.

"Okay, how about we make it a real fun trip. We can ask your auntie to come with us and bring Bella. We can go to Paris, then Ireland and maybe even to Scotland. When we get up there, we can find you some gowns, so you can also be in the pageants this fall. We will only stay one week. That is if we can talk your auntie into coming with us." Lila just threw up her hands, because she knew that Elizabeth and her grandmother did not get along very well. Her grandmother thought that her father should move back to Ireland and live closer to her. She blames Elizabeth and her mother on living there in Italy.

"Mama, please. I don't want to see her. She is mean to you and Auntie Liz. You know that she won't go. I can't blame her. Maybe we can see grandma, Monica."

"Let me talk to your father. I will see what he can do. If you go, all three of us will go. I will tell your father that he and I have to go too." Lila, knew that her father was not going to go, and he would be cancelling their trip to Ireland.

Emily walked up to the villa and went to see Liz and her brother. Lila followed her mother and then ran up to her cousin's room. Bella was playing dolls with her nanny. Lila also had a nanny. She was also her teacher. Jake was another student of hers, along with a few of the children that lived on the grounds of the villa.

"How do you do it, with two children. Lila, has me going crazy daily. You seem to have it all down. She has talked me into staying with her at her grandmother's in Ireland. Johnny will have to go too. I will not spend a day there without him. Lila doesn't want to spend anytime with her at all. She does want to go see Grandma Monica."

"I can't blame Lila there. I would much rather see my mother-in-law than Johnny's mother. She is not a happy person. Mama on the other hand, she is a daughter's dream and son-in-law's dream."

"I agree with you on that. I know that having you back this five years or so is just what you both needed. I remember when she saw you and realized who you were. It was this feeling that everyone knew that it would all work out okay."

Jason and Johnny were able to make the winery, one of the best in Italy. Their villa was rated one of the best to see when travelling to Palmero. Liz and her mother owned one of the fastest growing galleries in the area. Their works were known all over Europe and the United States. The money that they made from the gallery went into the charities that was created by Emily and her grandmother, Lila.

Emily was most proud of her little school. It was not far from the winery. She had five teachers brought in to teach the children who lived there and the children in the village. There were about two dozen children going to school. The students were broken up into sections according to their age. Jake and Lila were in class together. Bella had a few more years before she was to go to school.

There was also a language teacher, music teacher, art teacher and a riding instructor. In the afternoons, there was a couple of guys from the village who taught the children how to play soccer. There were always celebrities trying to get their children in the classes at the school, but Jason didn't want to many outsiders in his part of paradise. They were willing to pay a lot of money, but Jason and Johnny didn't need it. They would then have to make it into a boarding school and that would be too much responsibility.

(Ten years later)

Liz was torn about going to Port Charles. Jake, Lila and Bella were now teenagers. Jake and Lila both knew how to drive, even though they would not be able to drive legally in the U.S. Jason and Emily were called home to see their grandfather before he passed away. AJ had already brought Michael to see him. Michael was now in college, going to Oxford. He loved going there and found a sweet young woman who loved him too.

Jason and Emily were going to leave the children behind, because they knew it would be too hard on them if anything happened to their great grandfather while they were there. Elizabeth and Johnny told them that they needed to go as a family. Liz's parents wanted to go too, but she told them, that they would only be gone a couple of weeks at most.

They packed up and headed to Port Charles. Francis and Max had their cars ready to pick them up. Jason was very thankful for having them there to do that for them. Max hugged his sister. He had tears in his eyes, because he missed his little sister.

They drove over to the estate to see Alan, Monica and Edward. It was strange for them to being going back home to see their grandfather. Jason had always felt that he could never live up to what Edward expected of him after his accident. He and Edward came to an understanding when Edward had seen what Jason had done with his vineyard and winery. He was also very proud of what Emily had accomplished with her school for the children on the estate and the nearby village.

"I am so happy that you all came home to see me. I have missed you all, but I will soon be with my Lila. Thank you all for coming, I love all of you." Edward was passed away a week after they got to Port Charles. He was happy that he got to tell them all how much he loved his family and how proud he was of them. He also told them that he missed his Lila and was ready to go.

Jason and Johnny had gone to check out what was going on with Francis and Max. The area was doing great and the violence was for the most part gone. There had been no competition from any rivals since Sonny was taken out.

Johnny and Emily had another child. They have son who will be a year old in a few weeks. Lila loved being a big sister to her baby brother. Emily is one of the school teachers at their school in Palmero. She loves teaching the young students English.

Jake watched out for his younger sister. The three of them were always together. Sometimes they would bring John Jr. with them on their escapades.

Liz and Jason decided that their little piece of paradise would always be back home in Palmero. The two of them were happiest when they could see the vineyards stretch out before them. The area was a canvas for Liz. Her talents were known around the world. She had a show at least once a year in the gallery that she built with her mother.

Milo was the photographer of the family and his photos were also known around the world. He and Georgie were married when she finished at the University. Her sister and parents came over from Port Charles to see her graduate. They also knew about Milo but hoped that she would come back home. Maxie saw how much Milo cared for her younger sister and knew that she was not going back to the states.

Georgie helped Milo with his photography. She was his muse and he used her in most of his pictures. The two of them had traveled around Europe when they were in-between classes. Elizabeth and Georgie designed her wedding gown. She was a beautiful bride and they had one little girl that looked just like her mama. Milo spoiled the two of them. Elizabeth knew that she was right about helping her sister-in-law find out what she really wanted to do in life. Georgie was happy being Milo's wife and mother to their little girl, Hope.

Max and Diane got married when things had slowed down in Port Charles. They were very happy and loved living on both sides of the Atlantic.

The one thing that the family had was the love for one another. That was never going to change, no matter who came in and out of their lives.