Okay, here you go…an update. Sorry it's taken me so long to finish it and update. I've been really busy with college in the last few weeks, but this week is finals, so I should have more free time in the next few weeks. Yeah! Anyway, hope you all enjoy and please comment. Let me know if I'm doing something that you like or dislike (either way, I still like reading comments). Also, if you have suggestions, let me know. Sometimes I get a little stuck, so they always help! Thanks and Enjoy!

Mattie walked out of the elevator onto the fifth floor of General Hospital. She made her way up to the nurse's station where Elizabeth was working on the computer.

Elizabeth looked up and smiled. "Hey. Late night?" she teased, handing Mattie her case files.

"No, no. Not really. Morgan and I went home not long after the police got to Wyndemere," Mattie said innocently, opening the first file and looking it over. She made note of the medication change from the doctor who covered the night shift.

Elizabeth raised her eyebrows. "Went home? Together? To which house?"

"What is this…interrogation?" Mattie asked exasperatedly. She closed the file and went to hand it back to Elizabeth whose eyes widened.

She made a grab for Mattie's hand. "What is this?" She hissed, turning Mattie's wrist and watching the ring glint in the sunlight.

Mattie grinned and gave up acting coy. "He asked me last night. Right before the whole 'Ric Lansing" fiasco."

"Ooh, that's so wonderful. I'm happy for you," she said, coming around the desk to give Mattie a hug.

Mattie pulled back and eyed her friend and 'aunt', "You can't tell anyone, yet. Morgan and I haven't even told my dad."

Elizabeth looked hurt. "I can keep my mouth shut." She sighed. "Okay, I won't tell."

Mattie nodded her thanks and was about to say something more when the elevator door opened and Patrick walked out. With a little wave, she sped away down the hall, but over her shoulder said, "Remember, mum's the word!"

"I know, I know. Congratulations!"Elizabeth called, and at Patrick's puzzled look, went back to her computer as if nothing had happened.

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Mattie walked down the hall and stopped outside the first door. She wasn't sure if she should go in. There were so many unanswered questions and she wasn't sure if she could meet the aunt who had been dead.

She was just about to turn around and go back the way she came when Spinelli came around the corner.

"Well if it isn't the Pretty Doctor," he joked in his Spinelli speak. They both knew he was only doing it to break up the awkward tension that was thick in the air.

"Hey, have you been in there yet?"

Spinelli shook his head. "No. Maxie went home to take a shower and change her clothes. Georgie just got back from doing tests. And I-I haven't gotten up the nerve to go in there quite yet. It's still a little weird for me." He took a sip of the cup that surely held coffee.

"I don't know if I should go in there."

Spinelli frowned. "Why not? You are her niece. She deserves to know about Robin."

Mattie nodded and looked once again at the pretty brunette in the hospital bed. She sighed. "Well, here goes nothing." She walked up and knocked on the open door.

Georgie looked up blankly. "Yes?"

"Hi, I'm Dr. Mattie Drake. I—" Mattie stayed rooted to the floor.

"I know who you are. How could I not? You are the picture of her. Come in," she cut Mattie off, motioning her in the room. She pointed to the chair next to the bed. Mattie dropped in it, unsure of what to do.

Georgie looked down and back at Mattie. "I don't know what to say, except that I'm glad Robin and Patrick got together."

Mattie nodded. "Yes, they got me and my sister Mackenzie out of it."

"You have a sister?" Georgie looked hopeful.

Mattie nodded. "Yes, she's twenty-four. She's into fashion like Maxie."

"My sister's into fashion. Wow, I missed a lot. I don't know how to make up for those years."

"You can't," Mattie said simply.

"I can't make up for missing Robin."

Mattie blinked back tears and looked away from Georgie's face. Taking a breath, she focused back. "Sorry. It's been nine years, but it's still hard."

"I know."

"She fought until the end. She never gave up that someday there would be a cure for HIV. But she didn't live to see it," Mattie said, remembering her mother's strength.

**Flashback**

Mattie eased her car into a spot in front of Queen of Angels. She looked over at her mother, who was sitting silently staring out the window. "Ready?" she said softly.

Robin jumped in surprise. She looked at Mattie and nodded. "Yes." She unhooked her seatbelt and opened the door. She tried to get out, but seem to lose strength.

"Here mom," Mattie said, unhooking her seatbelt and hurrying around to the passenger side door.

Robin smiled her thanks as she held on to Mattie's arm and they walked across the hard ground. Stopping in front of the stone, she bent down and brushed the snow away. Mattie placed the single rose on the headstone.

"I wish you could have known her."

Mattie smiled. "That would have been nice. The way you, Uncle Mac and Maxie talk about her, I wish that I could have."

"She would have loved to be an aunt. You think that Maxie loves it, well, Georgie loved little kids." Robin smiled as she remembered. "She played an elf at the hospital Christmas party every year, despite the fact that she was more than old enough to give it up. She loved it. She loved making the kids smile."

Mattie looked over to the next headstone. It was her grandfather. Robert's cancer had finally gotten to him, despite all the treatment. At least she had the chance to know him. "Mom, we should go. It's cold and you should get back to the hospital. I don't want to get in trouble for taking you out. I plan to work there someday."

Robin laughed, but it sounded slightly forced, as if for Mattie's benefit. "Don't let them bother you. Epiphany's really a sweetheart and between your dad and I, we've left quite a legacy." But she complied, reaching for Mattie's arm and walking slowly across the grass toward the car.

**End Flashback**

Mattie was jolted back to reality. She looked at Georgie who had a strange look on her face. "I should go—let you rest." She started to get up, when Georgie stopped her.

"No, wait. Please stay. There's so much I need to know," Georgie said, putting her hand on Mattie's arm. Mattie stopped and sat back down in the chair.

"Okay."

Georgie looked down. "I can't believe that Robin finally got the baby she always wanted. And from the looks of it, you grew up to be a wonderful woman. What kind of doctor are you?"

Mattie sighed. Small talk. She could do that. "I'm an OBGYN. My father desperately wanted me to go into neuro. But my mom always said that it didn't matter what specialty I went into."

Georgie smiled. "That sounds like Robin." She looked around. "I've missed so much. First of all, I can't believe that Robin and Patrick finally got married."

Mattie nodded. "Yeah. They tried once, but then mom went into labor with me. But the second time was the charm. They got married after Christmas of 2008."

"Wow, they were married for a long time."

"Mom didn't make it to their nineteenth anniversary. I was nineteen and my sister was sixteen."

"That's hard…losing your mother when you are so young."

Mattie nodded and stood up. "I really have to get back to rounds. If you want, I'll stop by later."

Georgie nodded. "That would be nice." With a wave, Mattie disappeared through the door and down the hall, practically running. She wasn't sure what exactly she was running from though.

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Maxie walked up to the front door of Kelly's but stopped. She hadn't ever had a problem going into the little restaurant, but now that Georgie was back, it brought back a lot of memories.

"Contemplating whether a muffin is worth the calories?" a voice behind her spoke. Maxie jumped in surprise and whipped around. Dillon was standing in front of her. And a young girl was by his side.

Maxie put her hand over her heart, as if to slow its wild beating. "Dillon, you scared me. I didn't know that you were back in town."

He shrugged. "I just got back a couple of weeks ago. I didn't see you at Wyndemere last night."

"I was there, but Spinelli and I left early," Maxie said, rubbing her hands together to warm them.

"I heard that you and Spinelli married. Never thought he'd get over Lulu," Dillon replied, motioning to the girl next to him. She rushed past Maxie and inside Kelly's.

"I really have to go. I have a lot going on right now. Maybe we can catch up later or something," Maxie glanced at her watch. She needed to get back to the hospital. Surely Georgie was finished with the tests by now. Dillon nodded and began walking toward the door. Maxie took a deep breath and took a chance. "Wait, Dillon?"

He stopped and turned. "Yeah?"

"There's something that you should know. It's going to come out anyway."

He frowned. She was speaking in riddles. "What are you talking about?"

"Can you come to General Hospital this morning? There's something you need to see."

"O-okay. Sure, I'll come by later. But now I have to have lunch with my daughter," With a wave and a nod, he opened the door and walked inside, leaving Maxie by herself.

She gave up on the coffee dream and hurried toward her car. She hoped that she hadn't just done something incredibly stupid. Because if that were the case, Georgie might not forgive her.

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Dillon walked inside the diner and closed the door behind him. Making his way to the table where Alex sat, he pondered Maxie's request. She was awfully cryptic, which was odd and out of character for Maxie Jones-Spinelli. But it intrigued him, which made him all the more willing to go to the hospital that morning.

Alex looked up as he sat down. She already had mug of hot chocolate and was looking over the menu. He motioned to one of the waitresses, who immediately appeared at the table with a cup of coffee.

"Do you know what you want?" Dillon asked his daughter, when she closed the menu and set it next to her.

She nodded. "I want the French toast plate." She sipped the foaming concoction.

"That's a good choice. I remember when Mike would put strawberries on it for no extra charge. I'm going to have the same," Dillon replied, not even bothering with the menu. He knew it by heart anyway.

"Times haven't changed that much," a voice said dryly behind them. Dillon looked over as Lulu made her way over toward their table. He jumped up and grabbed her in a hug.

She laughed and pulled back after a moment. "I didn't realize that you were back in town, Dillon You should have called."

"I just got back a few weeks ago. I've been busy with ELQ," he said, grabbing a chair and motioning for Lulu to sit.

"Okay, I'll sit, but just for a moment. I have costumers, as you can see." She motioned with her hand at the scatter of people seated at the tables.

"I didn't realize that you'd taken Kelly's over. It doesn't seem like you, this whole living in one place thing."

Lulu laughed at that, partly because he was correct in his assumption. "Well, I found that I really liked it. And after all, it is my family's diner. And with Lucky being the police chief, I was the only one to run it."

"And you and that Johnny Zacchara are married?"

"Yes. Going on twenty-five years too. It's been too long since I've seen you, but I see that you've been busy as well. Who's this pretty lady?" Lulu asked, motioning at Alex.

Dillon smiled. "This is my daughter Alex."

"Well hello Alex. Do you live with your dad?" she asked, knowing that he wasn't married.

Alex shrugged. "Not at the moment. I've been living with my mom in Llanview, Pennsylvania. But I'm hoping to stay here for a while."

Lulu stood up. "Well I have to get back to work. I'll bring out your French toast in a few minutes. In the meantime, Alex, if you do stay here and you are looking for a job, Kelly's is hiring." With a wave, she walked back toward the kitchen.

Dillon turned to his daughter who wore a hopeful look on her face. "Don't get your hopes up too high, sweetheart," he warned, not knowing how Starr would react to her daughter wanting to live permanently with him.

"Can we at least ask mom?" Alex asked, tentatively.

He sighed. "Yes, we can ask."

She smiled. "Good. Lulu seems nice. Did you go to school with her?"

He hesitated. There was no sense in telling his daughter more than she really needed to know. After all there was a lot more history between him and Lulu Spencer than simply being classmates at PC High. "Yes, but she was also my step-sister for a while. Her father was married to Grandma Tracy a long time ago."

Alex nodded, just as Lulu set their breakfast on the table. "Enjoy!" Dillon and Alex picked up their forks and began eating the delicious concoction.

Life couldn't really get any better, Dillon thought. He was spending precious time with his daughter and getting a piece of his childhood in the form of Kelly's. The only problem was that there was a nagging feeling that kept bothering him in the form of Maxie's cryptic riddle.

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Molly walked into the Metrocourt Hotel and strode toward the elevator. She wanted to drowned herself in work today…to make up for the previous evening when her father had collapsed from an apparent poisoning.

"I hope to God that he just expires right there in the hospital," she muttered, stabbing the tenth floor button. She sincerely hoped that Kate had a lot of work lined up for today.

Finally the elevator stopped at Crimson's offices and she stepped out. The office was empty at this early morning hour. And for that, Molly was glad. She walked to her desk and stowed her bag in the bottom drawer. Sitting down, she perused Kate's schedule for the day. There was a phone meeting with Federico at eleven that morning and another meeting with a Fusion proxy at two. Meanwhile, Molly had to contact the photographer about the spring lineup and deal with the final choice for new models.

Molly sighed. Well, there seemed like enough work to drown herself in for several hours at least. She picked up the phone as there seemed like no better time to start than now.

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Dillon laid cash down on the table and smiled as Lulu swooped in to pick it up. She put a hand on Alex's shoulder. "So, are you staying in town?"

He shrugged. "I don't know. For now. My mom needs someone to help her keep up the house and with my brother still up in Bensonhurst and Brook Lynn on tour, she's all alone." He sipped his coffee and looked at her over the rim of the cup.

"I see, well, we should get together with Maxie and Spinelli for dinner or something. I'm sure that they would like that," Lulu replied.

Dillon hesitated. "Speaking of Maxie, have you talked to her lately?" he set the cup back on the table.

Lulu frowned. "Well of course. I mean, I live here. I see her once a week or so."

"That wasn't what I meant, exactly." He sighed. "I ran into her outside Kelly's this morning. And she was really cryptic. She wanted me to come by GH this morning, but didn't elaborate why."

Lulu's eyes widened. She seemed in a hurry to get away. "I-I don't know. That's odd. Are you going to do it?"

He nodded. "Yeah, she'd made me curious."

"Oh. Well. I'm sure that it's something good. Listen, I have to go. See you around. Bye Alex, nice meeting you," she replied and hurried away with a wave. Dillon stared after her in surprise. Maxie had acted weird this morning and now Lulu. Something was up and he suspected that it had something to do with the hospital. Motioning to Alex, he stood up and together they walked outside. He needed to get to the hospital and get to the bottom of this mystery.

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Okay, please comment now! I do have a question for those who were fans of Dillon and Georgie. When he finally discovers that she's alive, should they get together? I liked them together and it can only be better now that they're both older and have separate pasts (I can see some great dialogue between them). Let me know please! Thanks.