Revealed

Chapter Six

The next day Spinelli went to visit his mother. He could barely comprehend it. He had never expected to know who his mother was and yet one moment had changed his life forever. He felt a mixture of emotions,happiness,worry,confusion,anxiousness. One of his hands ran through his dark,messy hair as he knocked on the hotel room door. It swung open and his mother stood there smiling at him in wonder. "Damian." She whispered softly as she looked at him as if wanting to commit him to memory. She stood back. "Come in."

Spinelli walked in graciously,shuffling his feet slightly.

"I ordered breakfast from downstairs." She told him nervously,walking over to the table in the room that had a silver tray. She lifted the lid from the tray to reveal a plate of chocolate chip pancakes. "And I have orange juice if you want it."

He smiled down at the tray then at his mother. "It looks amazing...mom." He said to her,sitting down.

Olivia smiled joyfully when her son called her mom. She poured two glasses of orange juice and handed one to him.

He took a sip gratefully. "Thanks." He said giving her a shy,childlike grin that lit up his beautiful green eyes.

'He has my mother's eyes.' she thought as she reguarded him closely. "Sit down sweetie. I know you must have many questions to ask of me and I think we should be able to eat and talk." She told him,taking the seat across from where he stood and gesturing to the chair.

He took his seat slowly as his mother handed him a plate with two pancakes and toast on it. He took a huge bite. He couldn't believe how raveneously hungry he was. He supposed that learning about your past could do that to you.

Olivia chuckled at the sight of her son. "You should slow down a bit honey." She told him sweetly,reaching over and mussing up her son's hair playfully.

Spinelli gave an embarrassed look to his mother and wiped his mouth on his napkin. "Sorry." He mumbled,gazing down at his plate.

"It's alright. I just don't want you to choke." She said,patting his cheek gently. Suddenly,the expression on her face became more serious. "Look...I'm sorry that you had to find out that I was your mother and that Sonny is your father----that way. You shouldn't have had to find out like that."

Spinelli's smile faded ever so slightly at the mention of his father's name. He couldn't believe that his dad was someone who hated him. "It's not your fault. The Jackal....I mean...I.." He stuttered with a slight nervous sounding laugh. "I always wanted to know who my parental units. I just never expected you to be in Port Charles. It's like a fantasy or something." He said with a sheepish grin.

She smiled sadly,feeling tears sting at her eyes. Not for the first time,she wished she hadn't given up her son that day years ago. "So,Damian. Tell me about your adopted parents. Were they good to you? Do you still keep in touch?" She asked,taking his right hand in both of her smaller ones.

Spinelli blinked in shock and didn't say anything for a few moments,his mouth just opening and closing like a fish. Finally he managed to say,"The Jackal didn't have a mother nor father growing up. I was adopted by my granny,Miriam Spinelli. She was never able to have children of her own and so she adopted me a few days after I was born." He smiled a bit at the thought of his granny. She may not be his blood but she'd always be family to him. She was just always there for him when he needed her. She was there for every aced test,every lost tooth,every bruise or cut. Just because he now knew who his mother was wouldn't change that.

Olivia covered a gasp with her hand. She'd always thought that her son had a mother and a father,perhaps a sister or brother,maybe even a pet..but he hadn't. "I...I always hoped that you'd have this...big family growing up,you know? That was my dream for you. I'm sorry that you didn't have that." She told him sorrowfully.

He smiled up at his mother reassuringly. "It's alright mom. Granny gave me a great life. She was amazing to me and she loved me and cared for me. That's all anyone could really ask for." He told her in a soft,melodic whisper.

His mother smiled through her tears,glad she was bonding with her little boy. Now just one more problem lay ahead....Sonny.