Chapter 9

It has been a few days since the news of Luke, Laura, and Robert's deaths rocked Port Charles to its core. Although Kevin was still grieving, he had to put on a brave face and become a parent for Spencer. Kevin knows he could never replace Nikolas or Laura in Spencer's life, but he tries his best to reassure Spencer that he is here for him. Kevin and Spencer weren't going back to work and school until next week, but Kevin had to go to the hospital for a quick meeting with Monica. So, he dropped Spencer off at Kelly's to help Bobbie while he was in his meeting. Because Kevin turned his phone off during his meeting, he missed multiple texts and calls from Bobbie.

When the meeting was finished, Kevin turned his phone back on and was bombarded with Bobbie's messages. The first text message he read said that Spencer is missing. Kevin's heart dropped. He ran to the elevator and attempted to leave the hospital as fast as possible. Kevin rushed over to Kelly's where Bobbie was talking to Dante, probably about Spencer. "Bobbie! What the hell happened? Where's Spencer?", Kevin asked.

Bobbie replied, "I honestly don't know. One minute he was clearing tables and washing dishes and the next minute he was gone".

Dante said, "Kevin, do you know anywhere Spencer would want to run off to?".

Kevin shook his head and said, "No. He hasn't disappeared since coming back to Port Charles. He's been behaving pretty well, despite everything that has happened. Did you put out a missing child report?".

Dante replied, "I can't report him missing for another 3 hours. I have squads all around the city. I promise, Kevin, we'll find him". Dante left Kelly's to go help the search for Spencer.

Kevin was a nervous wreck. "Bobbie, was there anything that happened while Spencer was here that would trigger him to run away?"

Bobbie said, "Not that I can remember. He was helpful. He was clearing tables and greeting customers. Then, Nina came in and wanted to have a chat with Spencer. Before I had the chance to serve Nina her lunch order, I noticed Spencer was gone. I asked Nina what happened and she said that her and Spencer were talking and that he abruptly left in the middle of their conversation. I asked Nina what she said that could have triggered Spencer to run, but she claimed she didn't know".

Kevin was furious. "Of course, nutty Nina doesn't know. Does she know anything? Thanks Bobbie. I know where I have to go."

Kevin was still fuming when he arrived at Aurora's office. When Maxie was letting him in, he overheard Maxie whisper to Nina that he looks furious. Nina welcomed Kevin in and before she could even say anything, Kevin loudly asked, "What the hell did you say to Spencer that made him run away?!".

"I don't think I said anything offensive", said Nina.

"You must have. So, think long and hard. What did you say that upset him?", asked Kevin, who was losing his patience.

"Well, Dr. Collins, I asked him how he was doing and how horrible it is to lose the only two people who seemed to care about him. I told him if he was nicer to Valentine or Charlotte that he would be welcome to live at Wyndemere again. He asked me why I would even think that? And, I told him that you probably didn't want to be stuck with him. You only put up with him because you married Laura. Man, Spencer must be some piece of work for all his close relatives to die within a short time. Anyway, I told him that he needs to be with family. And since Valentine is the only Cassadine left and how Spencer is obsessed with being the rightful heir, I thought that we Cassadines should stick together, you know", Nina said with a slight attitude.

"You aren't a Cassadine. Valentine shot and killed Spencer's father! He shot me! Or do you not believe that either despite the scar on my shoulder? And, what gives you the right to put these obtuse ideas in Spencer's head that I don't want him? You tried to steal Charlotte from LuLu, her mother, because you can't have your own kids. You are just as insane as your murderous husband. Well, you aren't stealing this one either. Spencer belongs to me and he will only interact with Spencers, Webbers, and Alexis's family. Cassadines, true and fake, are not welcome to even breathe the same air he breathes. He's too good for your kind", Kevin said and left the room without giving Nina the chance to respond.

Before Kevin pulled out of the Metro Court's parking lot, he sat in his car and tried to think where Spencer would have run off to. He wouldn't have gone to Wyndemere because Nina was there with Charlotte this week. Dante called him and told him that Spencer wasn't at either Laura or Nikolas's graves. Dante also checked the pier and the park and Spencer wasn't there either. Kevin tried tracking Spencer's phone, but Spencer's tracker was turned off. Kevin was becoming nervous and scared. His first full week raising a child and he lost him. Kevin called Tracy for help. "Tracy, I don't know what to do. It was my first week alone with him and I lost him. This is such a lost cause. Maybe I should give him to LuLu to raise. She at least knows where her kids are at all times", Kevin said.

Tracy responded, "Kevin, take a deep breath. You know where Spencer is, just think. He's part Spencer. I speak from experience that when you love a Spencer, you will always find them. That kid is part Laura. Think of a place Laura would go to clear her head".

As soon as Tracy gave Kevin her advice, he figured out where Spencer ran off to. He thanked Tracy and ended the call. He pulled out of the parking lot and drove to 24 Royal Street, also known as, the previous sight of Luke and Laura's home in Charles Street. When Kevin pulled up to the abandoned lot, he let out a sigh of relief because he saw Spencer sitting on the open ground. Kevin jumped out his car and ran toward Spencer. Spencer looked up and saw Kevin running toward him. "Kevin? What are you doing here? How did you find me?", Spencer asked.

Kevin pulled Spencer up into a tight hug. Then, he said, "Don't you ever scare me like that again! I thought we discussed this last summer that if you want to run off, just give me a little note so I know that you are okay. And I found you because I know you, Spencer Cassadine. I know you better than most people".

"You heard about what Nina told me, didn't you?"

"Yes, and I am not very happy with her. I'm not very happy with Bobbie right now because she allowed that wench to talk to you. Spencer, you know I love you like you're my own, don't you?"

Spencer shrugged and said, "But what if you didn't fall in love and marry Grandmother? What if you heard about me on the news? Would you have stepped up then?".

Kevin replied, "Kiddo, I didn't really know you until I reconnected with your grandmother. But, if someone came to me and said Spencer Cassadine has nowhere to go, I still would have taken you. But, since I got to know you because of Laura, I will choose you every day. You are my grandson. When I go to psychiatry conferences, I show people pictures of you, me, and Laura in Paris. They ask who you are and I always tell them that you're my grandson. I love you as if you had my DNA".

"You do?"

"Yeah, I do. You are my world. I show your picture and I brag about you constantly. Don't let Nina or anyone try to tell you that I don't love you because we aren't connected by blood. We are family."

Spencer smiled and said, "I love you like a grandfather and I am sorry I ran away. I just needed to clear my head. I promise that if I want to run away again, I will tell you first".

Kevin and Spencer hugged. They walked to the car to go home with their bond stronger than before.

While Kevin was on his search for Spencer, Tiffany was on her search for Robert, Laura, or Luke. Tiffany made her way to the main building on Ice Princess Island. She observed that it looks the same, but different. Updates to the building have definitely been made, but she feels transported back to 1981 when looking at the building. She walks towards the front door, but stops herself. She realizes that she is going to have to sneak into the building as opposed to walking directly in like she did 37 years ago. Being friends with Spencers, Scorpios, and Devanes teach a person how to be a spy in dire situations. Tiffany begins to quietly walk around the building hoping to find a window she can climb in to get inside. She made her way over halfway around the building and didn't come across a window that was already open so she could climb in. She wasn't sure if second floor windows were open, but Tiffany knew herself well enough that she knew she could not climb a tree for the life of her. Just when she was about to give up, she spotted a window that was just opened. This was her chance to sneak in the building and save Luke, Laura, and Robert. She couldn't waste it. So, Tiffany hiked up her designer pants and pulled herself up to the ledge to climb in. "Jeez Louise. I am definitely getting too old for this", whispered Tiffany to herself.

Tiffany climbed through the window and found herself in what appears to be Mikkos' old bedroom. It looked very familiar and memories of that time flooded Tiffany's memories. She can't believe that she is back on Ice Princess Island trying to take down some evil Cassadine. Tiffany pulled her walkie-talkie out of her back pocket and radioed Lucky. She told him that she made it inside and she's going to start looking around for any sign of Luke, Laura, or Robert. Lucky radioed back telling her about the lead he has about his father's whereabouts. Tiffany wished him luck in his search and began searching around Mikkos' room for any hidden clues to where Robert or Laura could be. She needed to figure out where Robert or Laura was located. These are her oldest and dearest friends, Lucky's parents, Robin's father, and Port Charles' heroes. She opened cabinets and nightstands. She found nothing. She searched the on-suite bathroom and came up empty handed. While she was looking under the bed, she heard the door open. Tiffany froze and a voice said, "Well, well, well, what do we have here?".

Tiffany turned around and looked up. She saw a smarmy looking man in a tiny suite standing at the foot of the bed looking down at her. He looked like he could be friendly, but she knew better than to trust a smirking man in a tiny suite on an island owned by the Cassadines. She said, "Uhh, hello darlin'. My name is Tiffany Hill. You know, the Tiffany Hill movie star and television personality extrondairre. You must have heard of me, darling?".

"Yes. I know who you are, but not as a movie star or television personality. I do know that you are good friends with the Spencers and Scorpios, more specifically Luke and Laura Spencer and Robert Scorpio", said the man.

Tiffany responded, "And how do you know that? Do you have some sort of file on me? And how did you know I was going to even show up here, in this room?".

The man smirked and said, "I know a lot about you, your precious Robert, and your best friends Luke and Laura. I learned about all of you through the stories my predecessors told me. And I truly wasn't expecting your company, but I heard a ruckus in here and there you were".

Tiffany's eyes went wide in realization. She exclaimed, "Oh My God! You're a Cassadine!".

"Valentine Cassadine. The most feared Cassadine of all Cassadines", said Valentine smirking.

"Listen here, bud. I don't care who in the skilly willy you are. You don't know anything about me", said a determined Tiffany.

"Your birth name is Elsie Mae Crumholtz. You are married to Sean Donnelly. You have a daughter, Anna, named after the one and only Anna Devane. You and Sean raised Robin for years while Robert and Anna were on missions and disappeared. You moved away from Port Charles after Luke Spencer shot Sean accidentally. You currently live in London. Would you like me to go on about you or tell you everything I know about your friends, who in my opinion lead much more interesting lives?"

"Okay, okay, okay! You know me. What do you want with me? What did you do to my friends?"

"What makes you think I have your friends?"

"Don't play mind games with me, Mr. Cassadine. I know that Cassadines have been obsessed with Luke and Laura for decades. They both don't just disappear. Where are they?"

"Your gutsy, Elsie Mae. May I call you Elsie Mae? Anyway, this works out perfectly. I'll take you to your friend Robert. But when I take you there, you'll have to do me a favor."

"You may not call me Elsie Mae! I am Tiffany Hill and you will address me as such, you little creep. Now, what is the favor I'll be doing in exchange for you taking me to Robert?", asked Tiffany.

Valentine responded, "You'll find out once we get to Robert. So, what is it? Come with me to see Robert for yourself or not even see if Robert or the Spencers are alive? Your choice".

Tiffany took a deep breath and said, "I'll go with you to Robert, but I need to know if Luke and Laura are okay. I'll go with you without a fight. Please tell me if my friends are alive".

"Since I like good behavior, I'll tell you about your friends. Your friends are fine, for now. Now, do you want to see Robert?", asked Valentine.

Tiffany replied, "Fine. I'll do what you need. Take me to Robert".

Valentine smirked and said, "Excellent. Oh. And before you come with me, maybe you should radio who ever came on this island with you and tell them goodbye. You probably won't being seeing them for a long time".