Hey guys for all of you wondering who was on the phone, you will get your answer in this chapter. Keep the reviews coming it makes me want to write more I finally got a handle back on this story as I get back into the swing of things. Remember though that I didn't write for a couple of months timeline wise it is about a week before Christmas so there is definitely more to look forward to. There are a few more surprises in store for our would be happy couple. Enjoy the latest installment I look forward to writing more. As always PM me if there is something you'd like to see.

Matt Hunter had been back at General Hospital for exactly 6 hours and thirty-five minutes. He knew three things. One: Felix batted for the other team. Two: Sabrina was a klutz but was pretty cute and three: Britt was a stone-cold bitch. He and Elizabeth had spent most of the day together. She had been assigned to work with him to fill him in on the newest procedures and policy and "to ease his way back into the fold." Epiphany had smirked at him as she said that. It had been a great day. Hanging out with his old friend they talked about everything that they had been through over the last 6 months. She told him he was right about Ewan. He told her she was right about Maxie. And they just fell back into their old friendship minus the sophomoric crush he had had on her.

Their day was freckled with humor as her charges, Sabrina and Felix, took their turns both flirting and fumbling over "Drake Jr.", as Epiphany used to call him. Felix was flirting with him and Sabrina dropped everything he handed her. Elizabeth was no help either. She just kept giggling at his discomfort. He and Elizabeth had decided to take their late break together at Kelly's, leaving Felix and Sabrina at the desk to cover the phone and update some files. Elizabeth had actually given Felix bedpan duty. It was his turn, but it wouldn't have been the first time he's missed it.

Matt and Elizabeth laughed their way to Kelly's and ordered lunch. They were enjoying a tale of their charges exploits.

"Look I just don't know why she had to drop the file directly between my feet!" Matt laughed. He grabbed his coffee and took a long drink.

"Sabrina is a sweetheart." Elizabeth said. "Dr. Westbourne is…well...unpleasant to work with" The fake smile she gave him let him know exactly how she felt about Dr. Westbourne. It was the same way she looked at Lisa Niles and that had gone so well for everyone. "Look" she said placing her hand on his wrist. For a second, he almost wished she wasn't seeing AJ Quartermaine. He almost wished he had another chance with her. Matt knew better. He knew they were better off as friends than anything else. She balanced his ego and he kept her from throwing herself away for "love" Either way she was the best friend he had ever had and he didn't want to lose that.

"Sabrina is a wonderful nurse. She is competent and indigent and compassionate and-"

"She almost knocked over a wheelchair! With someone in it." He interrupted taking a huge bite of his burger.

"Elizabeth leaned forward over her club sandwich. Come on what do you expect? You make her nervous."

"I make her nervous"

"Yeah Dr. Tightpants" She laughed at the look on his face. She missed working with Matt. She missed hanging out with him.

"I can't believe he called me that" Matt said looking down at his sandwich.

"Relax. Felix will calm down. And Sabrina will too. They just have to get used to you." Elizabeth said and it finally calmed him down.

"Alright then how are things with you and AJ?" Matt said loving that she was now the one blushing and stammering.

"They're fine. We're fine." She said trying to be casual.

"So there is a 'we'" He said.

"Yes, no, I don't know we haven't even been out on a real date yet."

"Well then how about we have dinner tonight?" She heard behind her. She looked at Matt and by the smirk on his face and the nod he tossed to AJ; she knew that he knew AJ was there when he asked about him.

AJ pulled up and chair and sat down. "Hi, Matt. So what do you say? Dinner? Tonight?"

"I'd love to." Elizabeth smiled.

"Good" He said and he leaned over to kiss her on the cheek. "I just came to get lunch for Michael and I. We've got a new project in the works I think it will be good for ELQ and this community."

"Well are you going to tell us what it is?" Matt said.

AJ just looked at Elizabeth who was still a little flushed from their little joke at her expense before. "Not yet. I still have some things to work out with it. This is Michael's project really. I am just helping him."

"You really aren't going to tell us?" Matt said.

"When the time is right, everyone will know" AJ assured him. The server brought over his order and he stood up dropping a quick kiss on Elizabeth's cheek and shaking Matt's hand. He said his goodbyes and told Elizabeth he'd pick her up at 7:30.

"I can't believe you did that to me"

"Ow! Did you just kick me?!"

"I have a date with AJ at 7:30. I get off work at 6! How am I supposed to be ready in time?"

"You could always ask Felix for help. He does get off work the same time as you."

"I am not asking Felix for fashion advice"

"Like you would ever follow it." The snarky comment came from beside their table this time it was clear from Matt's face that he did not know anyone was standing there.

"I mean really, Elizabeth, it's not like you were ever the fashionable one around here."

"Maxie" Matt said getting up.

"I should have known the first place you would run would be back to Elizabeth's arms. I always knew she wanted you for herself. What did you wait all of three seconds after our divorce to call her?"

"Look!" Matt said firmly enough to snap her out of her ranting. "You wanted this divorce so you could be with Spinelli. You wanted this divorce. This was your idea. I went to prison for you and how do you repay me? How long was I in Pentonville before you started going after him? Leave Elizabeth alone. She was there for me when I needed a friend. She has always been there when I needed a friend. You walked away as soon as you realized there was something else you couldn't have and you wanted that more."

Maxie stood there Matt had only talked to her like that once before. She had been willing to go to prison for him and he didn't even acknowledge that. He was too caught up in Elizabeth's web to see all that she had done for him. Elizabeth always seemed to be the root of all of her problems. She would find a way to pay her back for that. She had to.

"Elizabeth-"

"Is done taking your crap, Maxie" Elizabeth said standing up and pulling on her coat. "I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt after Robin's death. But you are still the same spoiled, selfish, person that you ever were. Always wanting what you couldn't have; what someone else has. Everyone knows you only want Spinelli now because he is with Ellie. Who is a very nice person and actually suits him perfectly. So why don't you do the right thing for once and leave us all the hell alone."

With that parting shot Matt held the door open for her and the two walked back to the hospital leaving Maxie steaming in fury.

The doors opening at the tenth floor was very revealing to Matt and Elizabeth. Dr. Westbourne stood at the nurse's station swearing and yelling at Sabrina. There was no one else around. Patrick and Epiphany were scheduled for surgery this afternoon. Felix was hiding from bedpan duty which meant he was probably on the fourth floor talking to the new pediatric nurse. Elizabeth and Matt exchanged a look before hurrying over to see what was going on.

"You're pathetic you know that?" Brit was saying. Sabrina was on her hands and knees picking several loose papers and files off the floor. Brit was leaning against an unusually clean counter. It was clear she had pushed the files to the floor. "Did you really think you were going to get to Patrick through Emma? She's just a kid. She has no pull. Patrick and I are together now and there is nothing you can do about it. You're just a pathetic little loser. The only reason people are nice to you is because they feel sorry for you!"

"That's enough!" Matt raced over to help Sabrina pick up the rest of the files and papers. He could see that she had been crying. He eyes were puffy and she was trying to avoid his looking at her. He heard Elizabeth approach them and heard her giving Dr. Westbourne the what-for and he wanted to stand up and cheer her on but Sabrina needed help first.

"You are way over the line Dr. Westbourne! This is harassment and Dr. Quartermaine will hear about it! How dare you speak to anyone that way never mind a subordinate? I don't know how things were at your last hospital but we treat each other with respect here."

"Oh please." Brit said not intimidated at all by the petite nurse. "What you're going to tell your little boyfriend's mommy on me. Please. I am a doctor. You really think they are going to take the word of this pathetic loser over mine. You really think they are going to listen to you. I mean come on how many times have you been suspended? As for you she said turning to Matt. Just because they let you work here again doesn't mean they trust you. I doubt anyone will take anything you say seriously."

"My brother will." Matt said.

"Why do I care what your brother has to say about anything?"

"Because Patrick is my brother" he said triumphantly. Brit was shocked she hadn't known that Matt and Patrick were brothers. They didn't have the same last name. She knew Matt was staying with Patrick but she had just assumed they were buddies. "You know Robin was the kindest person I knew. It was one of the things Patrick loved most about her. You are no Robin. And as soon as my brother is out of surgery I plan on speaking with him, and Epiphany."

"What does it matter what Epiphany thinks? She's just a nurse. She has about as much pull as this one here does." She gestured at Elizabeth who was still helping Sabrina straighten the files. Brit was frantically thinking about what she had to do to keep Patrick away from those two this evening. She was sure they would forget all about the little episode. She had to grab Patrick right out of surgery. She flounced away from the three of them. She knew Patrick would be in surgery for the next half an hour and then he would take a shower and head home to take Emma out for dinner. If she timed it just right she could accomplish all her goals and not have to worry about the nosy little nurses.

Matt and Elizabeth finished helping Sabrina straighten the files out. He still couldn't believe what he had seen and heard. The problem was that his brother had no clue what this woman was really like. Unfortunately Patrick had a habit of dating women who were bad news. A lesson they had all paid for with Lisa Niles who had left a path of death and destruction in her wake in her pursuit of Patrick and then revenge on both Robin and Patrick for being together. He had to get to him right after he got out of surgery.

They all got back to work. Elizabeth and Sabrina got things back up and running at the nurse's station and Elizabeth sent Sabrina on break. Matt was getting ready to head over to the surgical room to waylay Patrick when Steve called up from the ER with an emergency surgery. He and Elizabeth we up so they went to surgery 2 and missed Patrick and Epiphany when they came out. He wanted to talk to Patrick but the patients came first.

Sabrina went to the break room and realized she needed something out of her locker and headed into the locker room just in time to see Patrick and locked in a passionate embrace in the shower. Sabrina was over her schoolgirl crush on Patrick but it still hurt to see him with the woman who had been torturing her for the past couple of months. She forgot what she needed and headed back to the nurse's station where Felix was returning from his sojourn to the fourth floor.

"Congratulate me my darling girl." He was saying. "I have plans to meet the yummy new pediatric nurse for drinks at the Haunted Star later this evening." He noticed that she was upset. "Oh come on baby girl what happened now. Did you spill coffee all over Dr. Tightpants? "

"No. Dr. Westbourne"

"You poured coffee all over the Britch?" He was genuinely excited over this turn of events. Dr. Westbourne was horrible and he hated the way she treated Sabrina. "It's about time."

"No, um, She and Dr. Drake were um… in the shower…and…"

"Say no more. I thought you were over Dr. Drake?" He said putting a comforting arm around her shoulders.

"I am. I am. It's just…she's so…" Sabrina threw up her hands.

"Don't you worry about the Britch. Karma has a way of taking care of people like her. Now, tell me what you think of Dr. Drake's adorable little brother."

Sabrina blushed to her roots. "He's nice. He really is. He stood up for me when Dr. Westbourne threw the files on the ground."

"Well now I am glad to see you are moving on." Felix said and with a quick squeeze to let her know she was her friend and he cared about her the two went about their duties. Epiphany came up and gave them projects.

Patrick stopped by for a second on his way out the door. Dr. Westbourne was right by his side. Epiphany told him Matt was in surgery with Elizabeth. Brit seemed disappointed or irritated depending on who was watching her. She definitely was looking smug. Patrick asked Sabrina if she would mind watching Emma for a few hours that night. Epiphany let him know that Sabrina was still working for another couple hours. Brit wasn't going to let that stop her. "Why don't we take Emma with us?" She asked him. "It could be fun. We'll go ice skating."

"Alright" Patrick agreed. "See you guys later" and the two of them left arm in arm. Sabrina looked on disappointed.

After a couple hours, Matt and Elizabeth came out of surgery. He was giving her a hard time about her date with AJ that night. She was complaining that she didn't know what she was going to wear. He was telling her she could wear a potato sack and AJ would still tell her she was beautiful.

"Oh no no no. Tell me you are not going to wear a potato sack out with a man that fine." Felix said interjecting into the conversation.

"No I am not!" Elizabeth laughed I just don't know what I am going to wear. I still have to pick up the boys and take them to Grams'"

"Have no fear, Nurse Webber; your fairy god-brother is at your service. Just put yourself in my hands and let me take care of the rest."

Elizabeth looked at Matt who just shrugged. "Alright, Felix. I get off work in about five minutes. Meet me at my place in say thirty?"

"I will be there my dear. And you will look fabulous!"

They all had a good laugh. Elizabeth went to the break room with Felix to gather their things and talk about what he was going to do with her hair. Matt walked over to Sabrina's side.

"Well I guess it's just you and me tonight." She dropped a chart on his foot.

"Sorry"

"No I'm sorry. I meant to talk to Patrick before he left. I must have missed him."

"It's alright. I shouldn't need someone to fight my battles for me. It's just is just so…"

"I understand. Let's put it behind us and have a good night. I'll talk to Patrick when I get home. I'll let him know exactly what is going on."

"He's going out with her tonight. They are taking Emma ice skating."

"Then I'll talk to him when he gets home. He needs to know Sabrina. And don't worry everyone needs a hand every once in a while. You know Elizabeth was there for me when I needed someone."

"Do you like Elizabeth?" He looked at her strangely. "I am sorry that is none of my business"

He laughed, "No, its fine. You can ask. I had a small thing for her about a year ago but she really is the best friend I have ever had and that is more important to me. Elizabeth is a very special person."

"I like her" Sabrina said. "She's kind and helpful and she has really been supportive of me since I came here." The two walked off to do rounds companionably. Matt liked Sabrina. He thought maybe there was more to her than people saw. They just had to look past her dowdy look to see the special person underneath.

Brit was smug she had gotten Patrick out of the hospital before either Elizabeth or Matt could speak to him. She used her body to get what she wanted from him in the shower. She rather wished they didn't have to bring his brat of a kid with them on their date but she was making due. They had skated for a couple hours and decided to stop in at Kelly's for some burgers and shakes. Patrick was being friendly. The kid was not so when Patrick stepped outside to take a phone call, Brit let the little brat have it. She told her that she was going to be with Patrick and there was nothing she could do about it. Emma replied by telling her she didn't like her. And that she was going to tell her daddy. Brit just kept on saying mean things eventually telling little Emma that if Brit gets her way that Emma would be away at boarding school within the year. Then she got up and left Emma at the table to go to the restroom and fix her make-up.

When Brit came out Patrick was in the room frantically calling for Emma he had tears in his eyes and Emma was no where to be found. He frantically searched the entire restaurant. Anna happened to be stopping in to grab some dinner on her way home the two of them grew even more anxious. Anna called in an amber alert. She also called Mac and Felicia who went to Patrick's house in case she showed up there or if someone were to call in a ransom. They all hoped it wasn't a kidnapping but they knew of no reason why Emma would just leave. Brit kept quiet about the things she had said to Emma.

Patrick called his brother who was just leaving the hospital with Sabrina after offering to give her a ride home so she wouldn't have to take the bus. He immediately said the two of them would be at Kelly's in a few minutes. It wasn't that far of a drive but he still broke all kinds of speed limits on the way there. They pulled up the same time as Elizabeth and AJ who were looking a little rumpled.

Elizabeth ran right over. "Have they heard anything yet?" She asked a little breathless.

"We just got here." Matt replied. "Let's go find Patrick."

They found Anna and Patrick inside. Matt went right to his brother. Who pulled him into a tight panicked embrace. "It's okay Patrick we'll find her. We'll find her."

AJ stepped up. "I think we should spread out to look for her. If she wandered off she couldn't be that far. Elizabeth and I will check down the docks where the warehouses are. Matt and Sabrina can go down the other way."

Sabrina stepped up and put a comforting hand on his shoulder. "I used to take Emma down to feed the ducks. It's someplace she knows maybe she's there."

Brit took this time to spout some hatefulness at Sabrina and take some of the blame off herself. "You probably shouldn't have done that. It only encourages her to go by herself."

Everyone threw her a dirty look. Anna agreed with AJ's plan she and Patrick would stay at Kelly's and use it as a base of operations. She had good men out looking for Emma but she knew that there could never be enough people looking for her. So they all split off in different directions. Elizabeth and AJ to the right and Matt and Sabrina to where they fed the ducks. They called each other to keep tabs on whether or not they found her.

It wasn't long before Matt and Sabrina found a very cold Emma tucked behind a stack of palates where they fed the ducks. Emma ran out right into Sabrina's arms Matt took off his jacket and wrapped her up in it. They asked her what happened and why she ran off. She said she had wanted to feed the ducks. Sabrina told her to tell the truth. Emma said in a very small voice that she didn't want to get sent away. Matt asked her who told her they were sending her away. Emma didn't want to answer but eventually they got her to tell them everything. They called Elizabeth and AJ to let them know they found her and headed back to Kelly's. Emma ran straight into her father's arms. He sat down in a chair with her wrapped in his arms. He admonished her for wandering off and hugged her tight to him at the same time. He asked her why she ran away and at first she was reluctant to answer. Brit tried to cover her own ass by telling her that running away to feed the ducks was irresponsible and that Sabrina should never have taught her that. Matt was about to speak up when Emma told the truth about why she left. Elizabeth and AJ ran in just in time to hear Emma.

"It was her." She said pointing at Brit. "She told me she didn't like me and that she was going to send me away and that I would never get to see my Daddy again that he would forget me like he did my mommy." They were all shocked. Anna picked up Emma and told her they were going to get some hot chocolate in the back. She had a feeling things were going to get ugly and Emma didn't need to see or hear that.

"Patrick," Brit was trying to cover her tracks. "Patrick, she's making it up! Why would I say that to a little girl? It's ridiculous"

"You don't get to say anything to me unless it is explaining exactly why you said what you did to my daughter. She is the most important person in the world to me."

"Patrick I didn't say that. Sabrina must be putting lies into her head. She wants you for herself. She always has. It's why she insinuated her way into your life. She's been using Emma to get to you!"

"That's not true!" Sabrina was sick and tired of taking crap from this woman. "Emma is bright and sweet. And she is smart. She saw you for what you are! A mean selfish person."

"Patrick," Brit cooed cuddling up to him. "You're not going to believe her lies are you?"

"Sabrina is not the liar. You are!" Elizabeth said. "You have been tormenting her since you got here. Sabrina takes care of Emma and she works hard and you are nothing but a bitch to her."

"Come on Patrick, Elizabeth is just backing up her little friend. You know that I am not like that!"

"Really?" Matt said from behind Sabrina "So when you threw files on the floor and were calling her names before what was that? Was that you being nice?"

"That never happened! Patrick," She was pulling on him trying to get him to look at her but he would not be moved. "Patrick they are making it up."

"Are they?" He voice was cold when he finally looked at her. "Are they making it up? Are you telling me that my best friend my brother and Sabrina are all making it up? That my daughter lied?"

"Of course they are. I never said that to her. You know how kids are they act out."

Sabrina was having none of this. " Dr. Westbourne, we all know the truth. You can't keep lying anymore. You put Emma's life in danger! She could have frozen out there!"

Brit looked into Patrick's eyes and she realized that he wasn't going to believe her no matter what she said. She rounded on Sabrina. "This is your fault! You filled that spoiled little brat's head with lies about me. If you hadn't come here everything would be fine!" She advanced on Sabrina threateningly. Matt stood behind Sabrina and she couldn't back away. "You will pay for this! If it's the last thing I do."

"I think you should leave." Matt said quietly from behind Sabrina. "Now."

Brit grabbed her jacket and with hateful looks for everyone she headed for the door. She stopped by Elizabeth on her way out. "This isn't over!" She muttered.

"It is for you." Elizabeth said. AJ opened the door wordlessly. He may have made mistakes in the past but even he could tell this woman was pure evil.

Brit walked out and the rest of them came together in friendship and support. Anna brought Emma back out and Patrick picked her up in his arms and held on tight. Patrick thanked everyone for their help and told Matt he'd see him at home. Matt drove Sabrina home and on the way told her how it was great to see her stand up for herself. He laughingly told her she reminded him of a lioness protecting her young. She said she was nothing special and he told her he disagreed. She thanked him and smiled and got out of the car. And if she walked a little taller and smiled a little brighter she told herself it had nothing to do with the fact that Matt held her hand on the drive to her place.

AJ brought Elizabeth home but the passion that had been there before was diffused with the disappearance of little Emma. He walked her to her door and kissed her goodnight. He told her he would call her tomorrow and see if maybe they could try again in a couple days. She invited him to have Christmas with her and the boys the next week and he readily agreed going so far as to invite them all over to the Quartermaines' including her Grandmother in the invitation. She said she would talk to the boys and Grams about it. He kissed her one last time and she walked up to her bedroom she eventually fell asleep still thinking about their earlier encounter. She had a smile on her face.