Reliving The Past

Chapter 44

Sonny gets to the Webber house as soon as he could. It's strangely silent. Sonny didn't want to call Laura's cell phone again and possibly give them away if they were hiding. Sonny and the couple guards he had left do a perimeter check and try to see inside. They see no sign of anyone. Then as if out of nowhere, Sonny's phone rings. He answers it.

"Hello?" Sonny whispers.

"Sonny, it's Lucky. Cam and I are in the back yard woods. I couldn't get to Cameron in time. I had mom lock all the doors and we have been hiding out here. There was three of them. Two men and a woman. Frisco is inside with mom, Mary, Jake and Aidan. They didn't enter from the rear. So if they did get in, it was from the front. We didn't hear any glass breaking or anything like that." Lucky stops for a second.

"So they could have left? We didn't see them in front or back." Just then there is gun fire. It's coming from the front of the house. "Call you back!" Sonny runs to the front of the house. His guards are standing over two shot men and one is holding a gun on a woman.

"Tie her up. Now we are going to question these men. You, what's your name? Full name." Sonny asks. The guard points a gun at him.

"Hector Gomez." He says, voice shaky.

"And you?" Sonny says to the other man.

"Phillip Comings." He too has a shaky voice.

"Good, Hector and Phillip. What is Molly's last name?" Sonny ask. His voice is still low.

"Molly French." Hector says.

"Thank you Hector. You are being so helpful. Now, tell me if there is anyone else here from your crazy cult?" Sonny asks. This time they don't speak. Sonny puts his shoe on where the gun shot was on Hector's body. "Now Hector, this is a step back. After I just thanked you. Manners are going." Then he pushes on the wound.

"Ahh! No! No one else!" Hector screams.

"Good. Take them away. You know what to do. As for her, do as we planned." Sonny tells his guards. They had talked about what to do when they got there. Sonny calls Lucky.

"It's ok to come to the house. The three targets are taken care of. I need to call Laura so we can get in and check the house." Sonny hangs up with him and calls Laura.

"Hello?" Laura whispers.

"Laura its Sonny. We have the people. You are safe. Go unlock the doors so Lucky, Cameron and I can come in. I have a little information. But my guards are taking them into a very far out place and will ask the questions I gave them." Sonny says, waiting at the front door.

"Is everyone ok?" Laura asks.

"Everyone that matters. But please don't ask anything more. I don't want you to have any information that could get you in trouble." As Sonny says that, the front door opens. Sonny follows her to the back of the house to unlock the back door for Lucky and Cameron. They wave to them that it's safe to come to the house.

As Lucky and Cameron walk to the house, Lucky tries to talk to Cameron.

"So here's the thing. I'm going to talk and I want you to just listen. I'm sorry I made you feel bad or make you feel like you don't belong. You might not be my biological son, but Cameron, I couldn't love you any more than if you were my son. I love all three of you boys equally. I just thought that if you needed me, you would tell me. With you being the eldest boy, I though you needed your space to grow. I apologize for assuming. As for me being away, it doesn't mean I love you boys less. And it does hurt me not to be with you. I just have to do the job I'm doing to make myself feel like I am making a better world. Working for the police in Port Charles was just too small scale for me. Please tell me you can understand that?" Lucky says, placing a hand on Cameron's shoulder.

"I get it dad. But I don't have to like it. Mom loves to paint, but she gave that up for us kids. She has shown me that she loves us enough to give up things she likes and loves to be there. Why is it any different for you?" Cameron asks.

"Your mom is a terrific painter. I had always hoped that she would be an artist. Or find a man that could love her enough to inspire her to paint great paintings. And maybe be there to look after you guys so she could have time to paint. I left you guys with her because I knew you guys would be loved and cared for. I was always here for her to ask for help with anything. It's just an adult thing that is too hard to explain. I hope one day you can understand what I am saying." Lucky says, putting an arm around Cameron and pulling him into a walking hug.

"I plan to experience everything dad. And I Am going to write it all down." Cam says, staring at the house ahead.

"I don't doubt you will buddy. May I read some of what you write?" Lucky asks.

"NO!" Cameron yells, clutching his laptop to his chest.

"Ok. Hey, sorry if I upset you. I guess I will read only what you let me. I'm hoping that is something." Lucky says, patting Cameron on the shoulder.

"I don't know dad. I have a lot of things I write. And mom doesn't even know I write. But I think if anyone is going to read anything of mine, mom gets first dibs. She has earned it." Cameron says, as they get to the house and go in.

Sonny and the guard he has left are in the house with Mary, Laura and the other boys. They are on a computer looking into info. They are coming up with nothing.

"Hey, what are you guys doing?" Lucky asks.

"Honey, are you still up on your computer skills?" Laura asks, with a hopeful expression.

"Yeah. What are you trying to find out? Or where are you trying to get into?" Lucky sits in front of the computer where the guard had just been.

"We need to find out who lived at 3437 Summerset Lane. We found to DOA's at that house. So they most of taken care of them." Sonny tries to use words that won't scare Cameron who is right there.

"Sure. Let me just do this." Lucky taps the keys. Then looks at the screen. "Ok. It looks like it was Mr. and Mrs. Earnestin. Albert was 89 and Zelda was 85. It shows they have been there for 30 years. They show they are not DOA. So they must have been acting as them at the house." Lucky says, looking at the screen. Cameron opens his computer and starts typing. They think he's just writing about all this.

"They have no children. Zelda was not able to have them. So no one missed them. They were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. They are still getting checks from the British equivalent of social security. So those people had to have been cashing the checks too. So they can at least go to prison for fraud. Anything else you need to know. I can tell you that Albert had arthritis in his hip. And Zelda had an accident that made her barren. Also that she had fought breast cancer in her right breast." Cameron stops looking at the screen and looks up. Laura, Sonny and Lucky all have opened mouths. They are just staring at Cam. "What?" Cam looks confused.

"Where did you learn that?" Lucky asks.

"It's kind of something that comes natural. I have hacked into the schools computers once. Just to see if I could do it. And then I just tinkered with the skill. It just comes to me. I don't know how I learned it." Cam says, shrugging his shoulders.

"You are so my son." Lucky smiles proudly.

"You sure are. I'm very impressed. But just be careful what you hack into. Don't need to get you into trouble. And if your mother found out and then I gave you a computer, I might be in some major trouble. So just don't do anything illegal without an adult knowing." Sonny says, laughing.

"Honey, that's a great gift. But you need to make sure you don't do anything wrong. Don't break anyone's confidences. Be responsible with that." Laura says, going over and hugging Cameron.

"I will be Grandma Laura." Cameron reassures her.

"Can you check out these names?" Sonny gives Cameron a list of names that he and the guards that took the three away, had gotten.

"Sure. Give me a few minutes. What are we looking for?" Cameron asks.

"My kids are in trouble and I am here painting and making out. What the hell is wrong with me?" Elizabeth sits up on the couch, wiping away her tears. "When Laura calls back will determine when I set my plan in motion. I can't lose any more of my family to these monsters." Elizabeth seems to be getting quiet again. This scares Franco.

"You are anything but a bad mother. Well, maybe a bad mother like Shaft said someone was a bad mother in that 70's movie. But you are a good mother to those boys. Don't let this get to you. You didn't know what they would have people that close to your parents. I mean who would have thought that? Sonny isn't going to let anything happen to those kids. Nor would Laura and your mother. Just stay calm and don't let them rile you. They want you to make a mistake in haste. So step back and take a deep breath. Wait for Laura to call you back. Let's start painting. Paint anything you want. Just paint. Please. I want to see what you come up with. And I'm grateful for that kiss. Please don't make it sound so cheap." Franco says, crouched in front of her sitting on the couch. He moves some hair out of her face, then wipes a stray tear away. "God you are so beautiful." Franco leans in and kisses here forehead. Elizabeth closes her eyes and just feels his lips on her forehead. His hand on the back of her head. Then he gets up and holds his hand out to help her up. She gets up and walks over to the canvas. Paints are set out. She gets set to paint and then everything drops away and she starts painting.

A/N: Sorry for any confusion on Chapter 43. Sam is a man, part of the cult. Not Sam McCall-Morgan. Thanks for all the reviews and comments. You guys are great. I hope to have the next chapter up soon. Thanks again. Take care all.