A/N: I don't own any of the characters, I am just playing with them. Hope you enjoy the story...

Chapter 12

Previously on Secret Rendezvous: Brooke let it slip that Hope was planning to seduce Finn and little Phoebe feels that Hope no longer cares.

Hospital: Phoebe's Room

"Will you come back and visit me tomorrow?" the small child asks.

"If you want me, I will visit you every day." the blonde says.

"Thank you mommy, I mean aunt Hope. " She says, giving a slide glance at Steffy to see if she is in trouble, her new mommy had a smile as bright as the sun. She looked back to Hope and smiled.

"Thank you, I do want you here as much as possible." Phoebe says shyly.

"Is that okay Steffy?" Hope says, trying to hide the frustration from her voice.

"If it's what she wants, that is fine." Steffy says, knowing that it must be killing her once step-sister to have to ask permission to see her daughter.

"Thank you. I love you bean. And I will see you tomorrow." the older blonde says, lightly tapping the young girl's nose.

"Okay auntie." the young girl says, her smile matching Steffy's.

Plane: In The Air

"Steffy is going to feel so betrayed, you know that, right?" Taylor says, looking at her daughter.

""We had no choice mom, And you were never supposed to know either, it was dumb luck that we ran into each other," Phoebe says.

"I am glad we did run into each other, luck or no luck." Taylor says.

"I am so nervous mom. What do I tell the family? And what about little Phoebe? You said she is sick?"

"Lupus and myeloma. They are relatively serious, so hopefully you will be a match."
"You know that if I am a match, there is a good chance that Steffy is too?" the blonde replies.

Hospital: Family Room

"I still can't believe that you lied to me abut the lingerie Logan." Ridge says, tired of the lies that fall from the blonde's lips. "I feel I had a right to know, it is my daughter's marriage Hope was trying to ruin."

"So? You mean like Steffy tried to do to my daughter? Or did you forget about Italy?" Brooke says.

"If you remember, Steffy told Liam to marry Hope and that was Spencer that concocted that mess. My daughter was just a pawn in his games." Ridge replies.

"Maybe she was in on the whole thing and just pretended when the truth came out. She lies as easily as she breaths." Brooke says, venom dripping with every word.

"You mean like you?" they hear from behind. The turn to see Bridgette standing there in her scrubs and lab coat. A look of contempt all over her face. "Do you really want to go there?"

"Bridgette, honey, why didn't you tell me you were coming to town?" the mother asks.

"I didn't want you to know, if you want the truth. I came to treat Beth, I mean Phoebe." the daughter replies.

"What has gotten into you? You never used to talk to me this way." She says, a look of hurt crosses her face

"It's because you really have earned the title, haven't you mom? I mean, Slut From The Valley... I mean your daughter's man isn't off limits, why should your sister's? And then trying to get dad to claim the baby as his? You have no boundaries. Was Liam going to be next? Or maybe Finn since I guess Hope was involved with him. Seems to me that the only rule for a guy to peek your interest is that he is involved in a relationship." Bridgette finishes.

"It's not like that at all. As for Bill, Katie kept pushing us together. And no, I am not going after Liam or Finn. I am with the man I am fated to be with." Brooke replies, grabbing onto Ridges hand, he pulls away from her.

"I can't be with someone that is blatantly out to sabotage my daughter's marriage or someone that lies through their teeth to get what they want," he says, looking at he woman he had loved for the last umpteenth years of his life, and it was like seeing her for the first time. He saw a haggard older woman that was trying too hard. He was glad that they hadn't gotten remarried, he couldn't bare the thought of spending the rest of his life with this woman.

"But Ridge, we are meant to be together." Brooke says, a single tear running down her face.

"No, I don't think we are. When I look at you all I see is a haggard old woman that is trying too hard and is using her body to get what she wants. That is not the kind of woman I want to spend the rest of my life with." he says as he walks away.

Plane: Landing

"Are you ready for this? Trust me when I say it will turn into a three ring circus. For now I would just say, "No comment", Keep it as polite as you can." Taylor says as they each grab the carry-on they had brought with them.

"The real question is are we going to the hotel or hospital first?" Phoebe says.

"I doubt anyone is at the hospital, so let's go to the hotel first." the older woman states. They finally get of the plane and take a deep breath. They head to the exit and and hail a cab.

Hospital: Little Phoebe's Room

"I can't believe Hope did all that." Liam whispers to Steffy.

"I know, I can't either. And all just to get you, We have a son, Liam." Steffy says in awe. It definitely made more sense now, how much Hayes and Kelly looked alike, they were siblings.

"Things look calm, so I am going to try and catch a few winks. Wake me if there are any changes." he says, and settles in. Steffy envied Liam, the man could sleep anywhere. She on the other hand had problems falling asleep in high stress situations. She sat and stared at the little girl. There was something oddly familiar about the small child, she just couldn't place it. She lays her head on the bed next to her daughter and eventually falls asleep.