~Something More~

~Chapter 49~

*PH 3*

"Hello?" she said happily, her face turning pale as she heard the voice of her adopted father. The man who had played the role her real father should have played so many years ago.

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"Leah, darlin is that you?" Mitch Hansen asked on the other line as Leah sucked in a sharp intake of breath and pursed her lips together.

"Da-... Mitch? Why are you calling me?" She asked bluntly, catching herself before she let her tongue slip.

"Now is that any way to greet your dear ol' dad?" The older man asked, causing Leah's face to twist into a disgusted _expression.

"Your not my father Mitch, you just lied and told me for 17 years that you were... I'm with my real family now." she stated firmly as Lucky watched her with confusion written all over his face.

"About that baby, I'm real sorry.. But I had to call you, there's something you need to know." he said, sighing unsurely, not really knowing how to continue.

"What? That your a German Nazi? You used to fight against Dinosaurs? You fly fighter jets in your spare time?" she asked sarcastically, leaning up against the desk chair.

"Leah, Marie passed away last night" Mitch said, closing his eyes sadly as Leah's world began to crumble and spin all at the same time. That wasn't the answer she was looking for.

Everything seemed to stand still; Her mind was racing, she felt herself clinging to the phone and the desk as she fought to catch her breath. Yeah, parent's die sooner or later, but not her mom. She had already lost one, how could her other one, the one who had taught her to walk, read and put on make up, leave her as well? No... It wasn't possible... there was no way.. It had to be a mistake.

"What?" She whispered into the phone, tears of confusion and sheer stubborness sprung into her chocolate eyes.

"She's gone sweetie, took her last breath around 10:17. She was getting real weak towards the end, it was inevitable..." He said as Leah shook her head violently, there was no way she would accept it. Lucky saw the inner struggle she was going through and tried to put his arms around her in comfort, only to have her push him away. "They're going to fly her out to New york tomorrow for the funeral, She wanted to be near you when she died, so this will be just as-..."

Leah felt a sob escape from her lips as she finally broke down and allowed Lucky to comfort her. How could something like this happen just after she had finally accepted her real mother's death? It was unfair and wrong in her mind, but no one was looking for fair at this point.

Lucky took the phone and hung it back on it's cradle, not caring who his wife had been talking too, only that she was upset and he needed to be with her and help her with whatever was going on.

"Baby, hey... talk to me, what's wrong?" he asked, kissing the top of her head as he tried to get her to look at him.

"My mom... She's gone!" She cried out, sobbing into his lap as Lucky frowned. Hadn't Jason told him that Leah accepted Adella's death?

"Leigh, it's ok... I know that Adella's gone, but haven't we moved o-.." He started as she began crying harder and interrupted him.

"Damn it Lucky! My adopted mother died!" She screamed as Lucky's eyes bulged. He wasn't really expecting that as her answer. "The mother who raised me and took care of me because she couldn't have any childeren of her own! The mother who took care of me when I lost our baby and couldn't accept the fact that you left... She was the strongest person that I have ever known, and now she's left me too!" She yelled, wiping at her flowing tears, sniffling as Lucky listened intently. "Why was I never meant to have a mother, Lucky?! Why?!?" She screamed again as Lucky embraced her tightly, holding her body close against him as she sobbed harder than ever before, not caring who heard her.

"You were meant to have a mother Leah... What you don't realize is that you were lucky enough to have two who cared about you so much that they gave everything for you..." Lucky said softly into her hair as her crying softened a bit, her small body shaking with violent tears. "We'll get through this, I'll always be here to help you..." he said, rocking them back and forth, hoping to bring her some comfort while feeling helpless from all of the emotions that she was expressing lately.

"I just-... I just wish that I could have said goodbye..." she said gently, lifting herself up as she rubbed her hands over her face, looking at her husband, the man who gave her the strength and will to live through each day.

"I know, Everything will work out, just remember that." he said, taking her hand and bringing it up to his lips as he kissed the inside of her palm softly. Leah shuddered slightly as she blushed.

"I don't deserve you.. I'm surprised you haven't killed me yet, I'm a complete basket case" she said, laughing slightly at her own joke as Lucky smiled.

"I just keep telling myself it's the hormones and I'll have you back to normal in 7 months" He said as she gave him a look before allowing a smile to curve her lips.

"Is there going to be a funeral?" Lucky asked, changing the subject as Leah sighed.

"Yeah, I guess there bringing her down tomorrow. I don't know when the service is though, you kind of hung up on my adopted father." she pointed out as he gave her a guilty look.

"He'll call back" He said, shrugging as Leah shook her head in amusement, wrapping herself in his arms as she leaned her head against his.

"Hopefully" she thought as she closed her eyes and sat in the middle of the penthouse, sitting inbetween Lucky's legs with her arms wrapped around his strong body while he held her small frame.

"I love you" Lucky whispered soothingly, easing Leah to sleep as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath, feeling herself drifting off before she could respond.

*PH 4*

Sonny walked downstairs formally, wearing his usual dress shirt and slacks, his hair gelled back away from his face in the common business manner. He skipped down the stairs two at a time, humming a famous Italian tune as he made his way over to the bar, pouring himself a shot just when the front door creaked open and Marco's face peeked into the room.

"Hey boss, Samuel is here to see you, Carly and the boys just went over to Bobbie's." He told him as Sonny drank down his drink and motioned for Marco to let Samuel in.

He set his glass back down on the bar and started to walk over to the couch when Samuel came into view, a slightly apprehensive look molded onto face. "He-... Hey Sonny" He said in a squeeky tone of voice, sounding a bit like a young teen boy who had yet gone through puberty.

"Sit" Sonny said simply, pointing to the couch as he shifted views and took a seat in his leather lounge chair. Samuel nodded hurriedly and practically tripped himself trying to get himself seated. "Dude, calm down" Sonny said, raising his eyebrow at his cousin, who again, nodded quickly with his eyes bulging out of his head.

Sonny shook his head, leaned forward and pulled out one of his extra guns from the waistband of his pants, causing Samuel to jump up and hold his hands in the air in surrender.

"Okay, I'll calm down!" He cried, fear spreading across his face as he glanced at the weapon. Sonny nearly broke down in laughter but kept strong and just glared at the middle aged man.

"Hey Phsyco, shut up or I'll shoot you" He warned in a playful yet stern tone of voice, while Samuel whimpered and shut his mouth rapidly.

"Now the reason why I brought you here..." Sonny started, waving his arms for Samuel to sit back down as he continued to talk. "I've noticed how watchful you are, and how cautious you can be. I'm not exactly sure how great you are at shooting one of these things..." he said, waving the fire arm in his hand as Samuel watched him with a suspicous look on his face. "... But I think that you would be a... oh what's the word... asset-..." He said, snapping his fingers sarcastically as he thought to himself. "... an asset to my organization... So what do you think, are you in?" he asked, staring him down as Samuel sat in slight shock. A mob boss just offered him a job, he would be, even more than he already was, part of a crime family. "How does someone respond to that?" He asked himself, his mouth shut, unable to think of any words to speak.

"Yep, I scared him alright." Sonny said silently to himself, nodding slightly as he ran one hand through his hair, the other one twirling the gun through his fingers. Not something he would do if the boys were home, but it was safe to do it with just the two of them there.

"Okay... So would you like to know about some of the things you would be doing for me?" Sonny asked, breaking the unending silence as Samuel nodded carefully in response. "Well, you'll probably be working with Jason at first, getting the hang of things, then you'll find leads on different enemies of mine if things come up, and you might have to be called in for re-enforcement if need be." He said, catching his breath as Samuel took everything in quitely.

"Would I be risking my life?" Samuel asked out of no where, catching Sonny of guard as he looked up at his friend in surprise, gulping back his uneased feeling.

"Look Samuel, I'm not going to lie to you-..." Sonny started just as Samuel interrupted him.

"Then don't, just answer the question... Will I be risking my life?" He asked seriously, looking at the man in front of him with agressed determination as Sonny felt even more respect for him.

"It really depends on the situation, if your just finding things out for me then there will be less of a danger rate, but at other times, yes you may be putting your life at risk." He said honestly as Samuel nodded, gratefuly for the truth despite how depressing it sounded. "If you need more time to think about it... You know, talk with Leanna about it and everything, I'll understand... I just think that you could really help the Corinthos-Morgan business out. Your the best man for the job." he told him as Samuel shook his head, causing Sonny to bite his lip in worry.

"I don't need any time, I can give you my answer now..." He said, building up the tension as Sonny's eyes widened.

*PH 2*

Courtney felt her eyes wavering sleepily as they scanned the back inside flap of her pregnancy/childbirth book. She shook herself every few seconds, trying to fight the overbearing curse of sleep.

"... through out the glorious time of your pregnancy, consult this wonderful step by step guide on what is and what will be happening with your baby and body..."

That was it, after those few words, she was out like a light; Jason must have really worn her out for her to be that tired. The book slipped out of her hands and rested gently ontop of her stomach, her hands folding neatly over it as she drifted into a perfect sleep, dreams of her baby coming into view.

*Courtney's dream*

Courtney sat upright in her hospital bed, her blonde hair flowing over her shoulders as she smoothed out her paper gown impatiently. Where was Jason? Just as she was becoming restless she saw Jason walking through the door to her room, carrying their beautiful angel wrapped up in a pink blanket, her blue eyes sparkling up at her daddy who watched her lovingly, memorizing all of her tiny features.

Courtney giggled at the sight and bit her lip. "Are you ever going to stop looking at her?" She asked him, smiling at the look of awe that appeared on his face as he watched their baby girl.

"I didn't know I could be this happy." He said to her, looking up into her eyes while moving over to the bed as their tiny daughter cooed sweetly.

"I did." Courtney said just as the angel in Jason's arms caught her mother's glance and smiled brightly, causing Courtney's face to break into a grin.

"I thought the best day of my life was when you told me you were pregnant, but this is so much better. Yeah. This is our little girl. She's the most important thing that'll ever happen to us." He said, leaning down and placing a kiss on Courtney's lips as they baby wiggled her fingers and toes playfully.

*End of dream*

Unawarely, Courtney placed her hands on her stomach and smiled softly. Off in a heavenly slumber she stayed, thinking about her baby, from her light blonde hair, to her sharp blue eyes, she was perfect. Letting the pregnancy book fall off of the couch to the floor, Courtney shifted to her side and buried her head into a throw pillow, sighing as the dreams continued. Every night she seemed to have the same wonderful dreams, meeting the child that her and Jason had created. Something that she never thought she would be lucky enough to have.

Yeah, there were the apprehensions. Her sister had already lost a baby before her current pregnancy, as did her sister in-law, but she was determined to keep the little girl that she was carrying safe, no matter what it took. She believed that god had given her and Jason this baby for a reason, especially with the unexpected timing. Unknowingly, it all fell into place. She would be marrying the love of her life and in a few months, she would be giving birth to their precious daughter.

Not to mention the fact that she was getting not one, but three neices, and even a little great cousin as well. Calling it luck might be a little out of hand, especially in the case of the men's awkward positions, but the four pregnancies were all definitly blessings in one way or another. Leah and Lucky had found their way back to each other and created not one, but two lives, sealing their bond together as they became husband and wife. Just the memory of it all had made Courtney swoon on the spot. Carly and Sonny, that was expected anyway. Everyone would have been surprised if a little baby hadn't become a result of their fooling around, but the sweet baby girl was diffinetly a joyful surprise at best. Leanna and Samuel had been a rocky experiance for everyone, from the shocking pregnancy reveal, to the marriage confession from Samuel on top of that. The announcement of the only expected baby boy was an incredible happy ending for those two, as well as a beginning.

For Jason and Courtney, their relastionship had been perfect even before she was pregnant. Sure, their was the small space in time when Sonny refused to accept them, but having Leah wip him into shape allowed the two to really let their love grow. Now they were getting married, it was taking some time, but they would get their. With Leah controlling most of the planning, they would get their.

*PH 4*

"... I'll take it" Samuel said as Sonny let out a breath of relief.

"Thank god" he thought, standing up with his friend following suit. "Are you sure man?" Sonny asked, his facial expressions unsure.

"Yeah, I'm sure. How could I refuse?" Samuel said, confirming the position as he held his hand out and allowed Sonny to pull him into a brotherly imbrace.

"Alright, we'll work on all the details later, but first, a drink is in order." Sonny said, pulling away and clapping his hands together as Samuel chuckled. A drink was always in order with Sonny. "Brandy, Whisky... Shnopps?" he asked, shifting through the bottles on top of the bar as Samuel furrowed his eye brows at the selection. The man had some strong stuff.

"Can I just get a beer instead?" he asked as Sonny smiled and nodded.

"Yeah, they're in the kitchen." He told him, pouring himself a glass and drinking it down quickly before pouring the rest of the bottle. He took his glass and sat back down in his chair, stretching his limbs while Samuel walked out of the kitchen, nursing a beer while making his way over to the couch.

"So how are you going to tell Leanna?" Sonny said, nearly causing Samuel to choke and spit his drink halfway across the room. He hadn't exactly gotten that far with the plan.

"Not sure yet.." he said, trying to shrug it off as Sonny closed his eyes and shook his head. Their was no way that it could end good if he continued to think nothing bad would happen just by saying "Hi honey, How was your day? Good? Mine too! By the way, I'm joining the Mob!"

"Man.... Nooo" Sonny said deeply, drama oozing from his words as Samuel watched cluelessly. "I know my cousin, and if you try to break the news to her over a romantic dinner or an expensive shopping spree, she's going to know something is up and she will kill you. Just tell her upright, you'll have a better chance" He said, nodding his head sympathetically as Samuel looked at him with a scared _expression on his face.

"Yeah, she's from your family Sonny, so either way we both know that I'm screwed" he said honestly as Sonny laughed, shrugging his shoulders agreeingly as Samuel tilted his head and took a swig of his drink.

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Chapter 50 Spoilers!

Samuel tells Leanna about the Job

Courtney helps Carly with the baby nursery while Leah takes Jason to get a tux and brides maids dress

Mysterious things happen at the PCPD

~Something More~

~Chapter 50~

*PH 11*

Samuel walked down the hall towards his penthouse with increasing apprehension. "How am I going to tell her..." He thought to himself, hanging his head as he took a deep breath in, exhaling with a large amount of pressure as he reached the door way and placed his hand on the knob.

"Hi Honey, welcome home" Leanna said suddenly, pulling the door open as Samuel's eyes widened... This was it, the moment of truth.

"Hey baby, how was your evening?" he asked, walking forward and giving her a soft kiss on the lips as he made his way into the penthouse. Leanna narrowed her eyes at his back as he rubbed his hands over his face, calming himself down the best way he knew how.

"Fine, and your's?" she said, slamming the door shut as she followed her husband into the penthouse, fidgeting with her shirt as Samuel cleared his throat nervously.

"Go-... Good, it was good.." he said, stumbling on his words as Leanna shook her head, pursing her lips together while Samuel scratched his head.

"Did you talk to Sonny?" Leanna asked, nodding her head, trying to get Samuel to admit more. She knew that something was up with him, but if he was unwilling to tell her right away, it would obviously take awhile to know what it was.

"Yeah" Samuel said simply, causing his wife to become overwhelmingly impatient.

"What about?" She asked, biting her lip to control her anger, unsuccefully keeping herself stress free.

"Stuff" he said as Leanna finally gave up with playing the calm and sweet wife.

"Samuel, just tell me what's going on!" she cried, stomping her foot as Samuel jumped in surprise.

"How do you know something's going on?" he asked shakily, wringing his hands as she placed her's on her hips.

"Because your acting like an idiot! How could something not be going on?!" she yelled, giving him an obviouse look as he closed his eyes and sighed.

"Alright, your right... We did talk about something... important" he admitted slowly, choosing his words carefully as Leanna crossed her arms across her chest.

"How important?" she asked, becoming slightly worried.

"Life changing.." Samuel told her, his voice only just above a whisper as Leanna blinked away the tears of fear that appeared in her eyes.

"What is it?" She asked him again, taking a deep breath as Samuel somehow managed to tell her the truth.

"I'm going to work for Sonny"

A deadly silence settled in after those words were said. Leanna drew in a sharp intake of breath and stood, looking at her husband in shock. Samuel was speechless. He didn't think it would be that hard to tell her, but it was almost unbearable.

Out of nowhere, Leanna brought her hand up and slapped Samuel across the face with as much anger and fear as she had inside of her.

*PH 4*

Courtney and Carly sat up in the baby's nursery, buried underneath piles of fabric and bows among many Disney toys.

"Carly... Do you really think this is all necessary?" Courtney asked, tossing a bright pink bow that had landed on top of her head out of the way.

"Look, your fiancee finished your baby's nursery already ok? So don't start. I have to finish where Sonny left off and yeah, this is all necessary." Carly said, weaving around the actual question as she flipped through a design book while Courtney rolled her eyes and grabbed a Minnie mouse baby blanket, folding it neatly into a pile.

"Alright Carly, you only had to say yes but whatever" she answered softly, brushing her fingers through her light blonde hair as Carly threw her book across the room and stood up quickly.

"Ok, so first of all, why don't you start putting together the changing table, while I get the dresser all decorated.." She said as Courtney stood up reluctantly and began opening the assigned box. "Let's just be thankful that Sonny already put together the crib"

"Nope, I did that too" Courtney whispered to herself, shaking her head as she picked up a hammer that had been sitting on the floor.

"What was that?" Carly asked as Courtney put a cheerful smile on her face.

"Nothing Carly" She said innocently as Carly nodded and went back to the dresser.

"You know what Sonny did" Carly said mysteriously as Courtney gritted her teeth and put a perplexed look on her face.

"What did he do Carly?" she asked in mock wonder, her face looking a bit ditzy as Carly ignored the sarcasm.

"He gave Samuel a job in the organization" she said as Courtney's _expression turned to surprise. That was something she wouldn't have guessed in a million years, only because she knew how protective Sonny was over Leanna.

"Did Samuel actually take it?" she asked as Carly nodded, a look that clearly said 'yeah go figure' painted on her face. "Does Leanna know?" She asked as Carly's face turned from calm to scared out of her mind.

"Well she probably does now, unless Samuel took a detour on one of the elevators going home" She joked as Courtney cracked a smile, despite the discussion topic.

"Do you think she's killed him yet?" Courtney asked, unknowingly biting her nails.

"It's too soon to tell, I haven't even heard a scream coming from downstairs yet" she said, staring down at the floor as Court did the same.

"So where's Jase?" Carly asked, changing the subject quickly as Courtney raised an eyebrow.

"He's out getting a tux with Leigh Leigh... She's going to get her's, Em's and Lans' Dresses once they get to the 'special store'." She told her, using quotation marks as Carly furrowed her brows.

"She's not picking out my dress is she?" She asked sternly as Courtney sighed and shook her head.

"No Carly." she said simply as Carly gave her a dignified look. "God forbid..." Courtney thought to her herself as Carly continued to place little trinkets on the dresser.

"So you just let her pick out everyone else's dress?" Carly asked again, turning around with a confused look on her face as Courtney gave her a look.

"Yeah, I trust my sister like that" she snapped as Carly shut her mouth, finally getting the hint as both women went back to work.

*Davids Bridal*

"How can you guys stand to be in here? It's so..." Jason started saying as he and Leah walked among racks of dresses.

"Bright... Cheerful... Refreshing?" She offered with an over enthusiastic grin on her face as Jason gave her a weird look.

"Something like that..." he said as she laughed at him.

"Come on Jase, you know your having fun.. I'm better behaved than all of the other women aren't I?" Leah asked as a smile tugged at Jason's lips. "Yeah, see you love me." she stated, causing Jason to burst out laughing. After the phone call from her previous father, Lucky had comforted Leah, rocking her back and forth soothingly as she rested. Something that she hadn't gotten to do since before her birthday. Hearing of her mother's death was taking a toll on her concience, increasing her fear of how good of a mother she could be to her girls, but with the help of her family, she would be ok.

"Oooh, what about this one?" she asked, grabbing a bright pink dress from the racks and holding it up against her body as Jason nodded.

"Sure, sounds good" he said as Leah also nodded. He wasn't paying attention.

"You suck" she said simply, throwing the dress at him as she walked past him and went down a different row. "You could at least give me your opinion Jason, this is your wedding too you know." She said loudly as he sighed and placed the dress carefully back on the clothing rack. She did have a point, but if women only knew the tortue that men go through when searching for a dress, they wouldn't complain half as much as they do when their husbands and boyfriends suggest going to wrestling matches.

"Look, I'm sorry.. It's just really hard for me to do this.. I like motorcycles, not bows" He said honestly, catching up to her as she turned around and looked at him as if he were crazy.

"And I do?! Come on, you saw the look on my face when Courtney walked out in that one dress... I wanted to kill myself" She said throwing her hands up in the air as Jason chuckled.

"Ok, I get the point.. what do you want me to do?" He asked, not knowing what kind of hell she would soon be putting him through.

Once he said those little words, Leah ordered him to hold out his arms and began piling dress after dress on top of him, ranging from A line and Princess cut to Taffeta and Silk.

Now Jason was sitting in the waiting area, just outside of the dressing rooms, feeling a sense of Deja vu overcome him as he remembered his last experiance with the dress searching, picturing Courtney's beautiful face standing in front of him, twirling her gorgeous gown in the light.

"... Earth to Jason, is it good or not?" Leah asked, snapping him out of his daydream as she stood with an Electric blue strapless gown wrapped around her expanding body.

Jason smiled up at his soon to be sister in-law and stood up, enveloping her in a hug as she stood in surprise from the unexpected gesture.

"It's perfect" he said, hoping that that would be enough for her to buy the dress so they could leave.

"Yeah I bet it is... Whatever Jason, if I look like crap, so does your sister... and it will be all your fault too" Leah said sternly, spinning around on her heal and marching back towards her curtain hideaway.

"Fine with me, let's just go!" Jason called after her as he heard her mumbling something in response. He held in a chuckle and walked up to the nearest service person who greeted him cheerfully.

"Hello there! How can I help you this eve?" she asked brightly, her face glowing strangly as Jason apprehensively cleared his throat.

"Um, my sister in law is changing out of a dress, and I was wondering if I could get it in a size medium and a small also?" He asked as she nodded hurriedly and rushed off into the back of the store after getting the dress name and style number.

Once Leah had changed out of the dress and back into her street clothes, her and Jason payed for all of the clothing items and walked out, waiting at the front of the store for Max to pick them up.

"Ok, so we have all of the Bridesmaids dresses... Carly just needs hers, we have to get Alyssa's and Lulu's.. and we also have to get the rest of the guys' tux's after we get yours" Leah said preoccupiedly as Jason only half listened, focusing on the approaching Limo as he saw the silhoutte of a gun.

"Leah watch out!" He yelled, pushing her to the ground and covering her body with his as gun shots rang out.

*PCPD*

Lucky stood at the front desk, shifting through papers nonchalontaly with a bored look on his face. This is what his great cop career had turned into. Running errands for the D.A, Playing operator, and some of the more demeaning jobs the PCPD had to offer. What Lucky really wanted to do was work in the squad car. Zooming through city streets, talking into the handheld walkie talkie, working that glorious siren.. It was every police officer's dream... or it was at least his.

Walking back to his tiny cubicle of an office, Lucky sat down at his desk and dropped his head into his hands as he propped his elbows up on the desk's surface.

"Hey Spencer, phone call for you.." One of the guards said loudly while holding the phone against his broad chest. Lucky sighed and stood up unwillingly, grabbing the phone from the man as he brought it to his ear.

"Hello?" He said, forgetting his usual business mannor as Carly's voice came on from the other line.

"Lucky? It's me." she said, holding the phone up to her ear using her shoulder as she dragged several empty boxes downstairs.

"Hey Carly, is something wrong?" he asked, scratching his head absentmindely as Carly stood up and took the phone into her hands.

"Not really, um... Have you talked to Leah recently?" She asked in wonder as Lucky became worried.

"Not since she left with Jason to go shopping, I got called into work unexpectedly... Did something happen?" he asked, his hands gripping the desk's edge as Carly twirled her hair around her index finger.

"Not that I know of... Courtney was just worried about Jason since they're not back yet." Carly said, now pacing back and forth as both adults felt uneased from the missing relatives. "I'm sure there's nothing to worry about.. You know me, p-... Paranoid as every!" Carly said, stuttering slightly as Lucky bit his lip and nodded to himself.

"Yeah, your right.. everythings fine... Just... Let me know if they contact you, I've been a litte worried ever since I left" Lucky said. His voice soft with yearning and desperation.

"Of Course, Lucky. I promise, If I hear anything then I'll call you... not that anythings wrong!" She said quickly in a loud and defensive tone.

"No... No, of course not" he said as she nodded to herself and hung up the phone, taking a deep breath as she closed her eyes. Lucky stood next to his desk, drumming his fingers against the surface as his ears started to ring, his heartbeat carrying throughout the room.

"Hey Spencer, I need you to take care of a case for me." Scott Baldwin asked, poking his head around the corner as Lucky jerked his head up. This was finally his shot at proving himself. "There was a shooting down by Davids bridal on main-..." he continued as Lucky tuned out.

"Leah had been at David's bridal" He remembered, his heart stopping in his chest as he raced past Scott and ran out of the station as fast as he could, jumping into his car he drove, speeding fast trying to get to Leah, praying that she was ok.

*PH 11*

Out of nowhere, Leanna brought her hand up and slapped Samuel across the face with as much anger and fear as she had inside of her.

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"What the hell is wrong with you!" She screamed, her face twisted in fury as Samuel wiped a spot of blood from his lip. "Damn it Samuel.. What happened to all of our plans?! What am i-... What am I supposed to do if something happens to you!" She cried, tears falling rapidly from her dark brown eyes as Samuel reached over and took her firmly into his arms.

"Don't even think like that. Nothing's going to happen to me ok? I'm not doing this for Sonny so I can ruin our chance at a family.. This is something I have to do.. more for myself really" he told her as she buried her face into his shirt.

"What about me Samuel? What, do you just expect me to be ok with this? With you putting your life on the line for a stupid job! Samuel, this is all about status, and you know it!" She yelled, pushing herself away from him while wiping the hot tears from her face.

Samuels heart broke as he listened to her, knowing that what she was saying was true. Working in Sonny and Jason's kind of organization was merely a job of status... but what else could he do? Work at Mcdonalds?

"Baby, just please... Listen to me" He begged, inching his way to her as she wrapped her arms around her small stomach and bit her lip to hold back a sob.

"I don't w-.. want to hear it Samuel... I'm going to bed, Enjoy sleeping on the couch" She snapped, stomping off to their bedroom as Samuel sighed and closed his eyes... It was going to be a long night.

*Davids Bridal*

Jason raised his head as soon as the shots cleared, keeping his body pressed on top of Leah's just in case. Once he saw that the shooters had left, he got up carefully and looked at his sister in-law, who had her hands gripping her stomach as she looked around with a frightened look on her face.

"Are you ok? Are the babies alright??" Jason asked quickly, holding onto her waist and her arm as he helped her up, an incredibly scared look on his face in the process.

"Yeah, I'm ok, I promise.. I'm ok" She said truthfully, still looking quite a bit shaken as her hands never left her stomach, her face as pale as a sheet. "God Jase, what was that?" She asked him, her bottom lip shaking as Sirens could be heard in the distance.

"I-.. I don't even know.. It-..." He said, stumbling on his words as he tried to process what had just happened. He was interrupted mid sentence as a Cop car pulled up to the curb and Lucky jumped out, racing around the vehicle while Leah flew into his arms.

"Oh god, Baby I was so worried" Lucky said, embracing his wife tightly against his body as one hand held onto her petite body and the other cradled her head. "Are you ok? Did you get hurt?? How are the babies?!" He asked all at once, causing Leah to hold her hand up to slow him down.

"I'm ok, I'm not hurt.. and the babies are fine, their still kicking up a storm" Leah said, reasurring him as Jason watched from the sidelines. Leah patted her stomach thankfully as Lucky let out a sigh of relief and leaned his forehead against hers.

"God, I thought I lost you" He whispered as she smiled gently, closing her eyes as she wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned into him for comfort.

"I'm stronger than you think" She said softly to him as he rolled his eyes playfully. "And besides, Jason was there to protect me" She told him, trying to get the message across, only Lucky was too stubborn to listen to reason.

"Something still could have happened Leah, we came so close to losing everything, I came close.." he said as she reached up and caressed his cheek, watching the sadness in his eyes.

"Lucky, you can't keep me safe by yourself... Look, our babies are perfectly fine, I'm fine.. You need to just calm down ok?" She said, both of her hands moving to his chest as Jason turned and started walking down the sidewalk so that he could call Max.

"Hey Morgan! I'm not finished with you yet" Lucky said loudly, causing Jason to turn around with a look that said 'like I care' written on his face.

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Chapter 51 Spoilers!

What's going to happen with Lucky and Jason?

Courtney gets a phone call

Leanna gives Sonny a piece of her mind

~Something More~

~Chapter 51~

"Hey Morgan! I'm not finished with you yet" Lucky said loudly, causing Jason to turn around with a look that said 'like I care' written on his face.

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*Davids Bridal*

"What do you want Lucky?" Jason asked impatiently, gazing at him as Leah watched with a concerned look on her face.

"I want to know what kind of bull shit you and your boss are pulling... Which enemy tried to kill my wife this time because of you two?!" Lucky asked loudly as Jason looked at him like he was crazy.

"What the hell are you talking about!? I didn't even see who the guy was before I pulled Leah down for cover. Maybe it's some guy who hates cops and is out for revenge." Jason said sarcastically as Lucky scowled at him.

"Why don't you quit the games and be a man for once instead of hiding behind your gun." Lucky said daringly as Leah gaped at the two.

"Both of you just knock it off!" She cried as Jason stepped towards his future brother in law with fire raging in his eyes.

"Tell that too your husband, or if you can even call him that" he said as Lucky lost it and jumped forward, ready to give Jason the beating of his life.

"Lucky quit!" Leah yelled, holding him back as Jason smirked.

"Hey Lucky, where were you when your wife was home alone and devestated over her mother's death? Oh, thats right... You were at work! Talk about being married to your job.." Jason said, scoffing slightly as Lucky shook his head and gritted his teeth.

"You leave my wife out of this." He growled, twisting his hands into fists.

"Why? because she's the whole reason your coming after me? Come on Lucky, you want me?... Come and get me." Jason said, holding his arms out with his eyebrow raised. Lucky shrugged and took a step forward as Leah's eyes widened.

"You asked for it." Lucky muttered, reaching into his pocket as he took out a pair of handcuffs. "Jason Morgan, you are under arrest for the attempted murder of Leah Corinthos Spencer and her unborn twin daughters..." he said as Leah gasped and her hands flew up to her mouth in horror.

"God this is insane! I did not try and murder my best freind Damn it!" Jason cried, his face turning red in fury as Leah started to cry, which went unnoticed by Lucky.

"Tell it to the Judge" Lucky said, taking Jason and leading him to the cop car as Leah ran after him.

"Lucky!!! Stop it right now!!!" She screamed as Lucky turned around.

"Leah I have to do this, for our family" he told her as she shook her head in confusion. Where was all of this coming from?

"For our family?! Lucky, God what is wrong with you?!!!" She yelled, her fingers gripping the roots of her hair in anger as Lucky pushed Jason into the car and shut the door.

"Go home, this has nothing to do with you" He said as he got into the front seat, leaving his wife on the sidewalk with her expressions blank and pale. Something horribly wrong was going on.

Leah shook her head violently and rubbed the streaming tears out of her eyes, reaching into her pocket as she pulled out her cell phone and dialed her sister's number blindly, her brown hair sticking to the sides of her face.

"Jason?" Courtney's voice asked hopefully on the other line as a sob escaped Leah's lips.

"Court..." Leah whispered shakily as Courtney's face dropped slightly.

"Leah? What happened, are you ok?" She asked quickly, thinking up worst case scenario's while Leah tried to get herself together.

"Umm.. Actually.. God, I don't know how to tell you..." She said as Courtney's heart stopped in anticipation.

"Tell me what?" She said firmly, gripping the phone tightly in her hands.

"Something happened... and Lucky arrested Jason... I can't tell you everything on the phone but if you meet me at the police station I can explain it bette-..." She said as Courtney drifted out of the conversation. The only thing that she heard was that Jason was in jail... and... Wait, Lucky arrested him???

"Lucky?.. But why..." She said confusedly as Leah shut her eyes tightly, hot tears leaking out of the sides.

"Court, just meet me at the station." Leah said, shutting her phone off as she slid to the ground in a squatting positing, her head resting ontop of her knees as a car pulled up to the sidewalk. Leah gazed up, praying that it wasn't the same person who shot at her and Jason, as her eyes met with Marco's silhoutte.

"Ms. Leah? Are you alright?" He asked in a concerned tone of voice as Leah stood up slowly and wiped her eyes dry, slipped her phone back into her pocket.

"Not really, uh Marco could I get a ride to the PCPD?" she asked as Marco nodded promptly and helped her carefully into the car before seating himself down and driving off towards the police station.

*PCPD*

"Thanks Max" Courtney said hurriedly, jumping out of the car as Max nodded before driving away. Courtney rushed up the stone steps and made her way into the station, the sounds of computer keyboards typeing and key chains rattling could be heard above the constant discussions. As soon as her sister had hung up, she grabbed her coat and ran out of the penthouse, not even bothering to leave Carly any sort of explanation, only thinking about whether or not Jason was ok.

"Well.. Ms. Matthews, can I help you?" Scott Baldwin asked from behind the front counter as Courtney ignored him and looked aroung for any signs of Jason or Leah.

"Courtney!" She heard someone calling for her at the entrance as she turned around quickly. Leah ran up as fast as she could with her belly and flew into her sisters arms.

"Hey hey hey, What's going on? Where's Jason?" She asked, rubbing Leah's back steadily as she felt her sister's body shake. "Leah, talk to me please" she begged, her hands framing Leah's face as she whimpered.

"Someone shot at me and Jason after we came out of Davids Bridal... He protected me from the bullet and then Lucky came and accused Jason and Sonny of being involved.. I t-.. I tried to get him to stop but he put Jason in handcuffs and drove off.." She explained, her voice cracking as she did so.

"Wait, He just left you alone in the middle of new york!?" Courtney asked incrediously as Mac walked by them suddenly, leading Jason into the interrogation room.

"Wa-... Jason!!" Courtney cried, catching the attention of both men as Jason held out his arms for her, despite the fact that he was still being handcuffed. "Oh my god, I was so worried... are you ok?!" She asked, embracing him tightly before cupping his face in her hands, his expressions worn and tired looking.

"I should be the one asking you that. How are you? Is the baby ok?" He asked, putting all of his energy into her as she leaned her forehead against his and placed his hands on her stomach.

"Yeah, we're both ok... God, I just missed you.. Leah told me what happened" She said as his look turned serious. "Your going to get out of here Jase, Leah won't let you sit in here for something you didn't do." She said confidently as Jason nodded.

"I know, It-.." he said as Mac tapped him on the shoulder.

"Social hour's over Morgan, let's go." He said as Courtney sighed.

"I love you" Jason said, kissing Courtney on the lips firmly as she pressed her lips together with a sad look on her face, hoping to savor the taste of his lips on hers.

"I love you too" She whispered, watching Mac lead her fiancee into the interrogation room as Leah put her head on her sisters shoulder.

"It's going to be ok Court, I'll take ca-.." Leah started as Courtney shifted back and looked at her sister like she was crazy.

"Leah, Your pregnant... You shouldn't have to take c-..." She started as she was interrupted by Justus Ward, who was carrying a briefcase, tapping her on her shoulder.

"Excuse me, are you Courtney Matthews?" he asked as both Leah and Courtney looked at him suspiciously.

"Yeah, thats me." She said wearily as he shifted his bag and held out his hand.

"I'm Justus Ward, Jason's Attorney and Cousin.. Kind of unexpected to be back here but it seems that he has been staying out of trouble while he's been with you." He said with a smile as Courtney returned it and her expressions softened.

"Well, I don't really know about his past troubles with the Law, but I'm glad that your here to help us." she said as Justus nodded.

"Anything that I can do to help, Jason is family... and I'm guessing by the size of that ring that you are too?" Justus said, noticing Courtney's engagement ring as she blushed a dark shade of pink.

"Oh... well, we were planning on getting married in a few weeks.." She said, slightly embarresed as Justus nodded once again and took her hand, giving it a quick squeeze.

"Congratulations, it means alot to see my cousin so happy.. Let me know if you guys need anything" He said to her before bowing his head carefully at Leah, who stood behind her sister, giving Jusus the Corinthos stare, the most she could give him at the moment for her gratitude.

Justus turned and swiftly made his way into the interrogation room as Courtney's eyes followed him before she turned around and looked at her sister in confusion.

"Do you know him?" Courtney asked, thinking back to the moment before Justus walked away as Leah crossed her arms across her chest.

"I called him here because I knew that he would help Jase, and I knew that he is a trusted worker for Sonny with Legal problems.. but no I do not know him personally." She said in a serious tone, looking in at the room where Jason was being kept as Mac sat in there and talked to him, Justus watching from the sidelines.

*PH 4*

Sonny sat down on his leather couch with a sigh, his white button down shirt slightly coming up from being tucked in his pants, after putting Michael and Morgan down for the night. He ran his hand over his face just as Leanna opened the door forcefully and stomped her way into the room. Sonny looked up at his cousin, his head hanging heavily with sleep as she gave him the hardest look of hatred that she could muster up.

"What did I do now?" Sonny asked, sighing deeper than he had before as Leanna started to shake with anger.

"How could you Sonny?" Leanna whispered loudly, knowing that her little cousins were asleep upstairs.

"How could I what??" He asked, looking up at her in confusion as she shook her head.

"You know what you did! Don't try and deny it." She said, accusing him firmly as he looked at her like she was crazy.

"Ok, no I really don't know what I did.. Please enlighten me" He said, leaning back to get a good look at her as she scoffed at him.

"You ruined my family, thats what you did! How the hell could you hire my husband into that horrible environment you call a business?!" She screamed, forgetting all curtesy as Sonny sat and took all the she dished out to him, he had expected that she would react like this. "God, you have no Idea what you've done!! Samuel could have gotten a good, safe job, instead of being hired into that hell whole-.." She started again before the door suddenly burst open again, only to have several officers walk in as Sonny jumped up worriedly.

"Sorry to bother you miss... But we are here to take Mr. Corinthos downtown" One of the men said, walking towards Sonny as Leanna tried to say something, although no words would come.

"What the hell did you do now??!" Leanna asked loudly as soon as she found her voice as Sonny twisted his face up in fury and looked at the man who was leading the officers... Capelli.

"Sonny Corinthos, You are under arrest for the attempted murder Leah Corinthos Spencer and her unborn twin girls, you have the right to re-..." he said as one of his fellow men walked behind Sonny and cuffed his hands behind his back.

"What happened to my sister?!?" Sonny yelled, his face burning with anger, praying that his baby sister was ok.

"Well it seems like your plan failed as she is fine, but I would advise y-..." Capelli started saying with a smirk as Leanna watched in confusion.

"I did not try and hurt my sister damn it, who put you up to this!?" Sonny cried, spitting every which way as Capelli snapped his fingers, while one of the officers led Sonny out of the room. "Wait, My family is upstairs.." He said as Leanna jerked out of her transe.

"I'll tell Carly, Sonny it's ok.." She said honestly as Sonny nodded before the door closed loudly behind him.

*PCPD*

Several minutes later....

Courtney stood against the cold glass of the interrogation room window, chewing her finger nails in worry as Jason's eyes studied her, glancing at her lovingly as she fought to keep her emotions in tacked. Unexpectedly, Ric Lansing walked past her and pushed his way into the room.

"Comissioner, we need this room for another suspect, if you can move Mr. Morgan elsewhere than I would -..." He started before Courtney heard what he was saying and interrupted him from behind.

"What are you doing with Jason?" She asked, glancing between both officials as Mac stood up.

"It's alright Ms. Matthews, I'll just be taking him into another pa-..." he said as a stampede of arguments sounded into the building.

"I want to speak to my Attorney!" Sonny yelled, fighting as hard as he could to get out of the handcuffs that bound him as Capelli rolled his eyes.

"Lansing, what do you want me to do with Corinthos?" He asked as Ric appeared from his office.

"Put him in the interrogation room." He said as Jason was moved out by Mac and another officer, leaving Courtney frozen. "You should be used to it, right Sonny?" He answered snidly as a yell came from no where.

"What the hell do you think your doing?!?" Leah screamed, coming towards them, pregnant and all, with her purse flinging from all angles.

"Miss..." One of the officers said, trying to hold her back from the room as she started to beat him with her bag.

"No, let my brother go!" She cried, pushing her way past him as she ran into the room, jumping into her brother's arms while tears traveled down her cheeks. "God Sonny..." She said softly, as he held onto her as tight as possible.

"Shhh, it's going to be ok" He said soothingly, tears sparking his own dark brown eyes as Lucky bounded into the room, his eyes widening from the scene he had just walked in on.

"Leah, get away from him" He ordered as she let go of Sonny and turned around, a look of disgust and shock painted on her face.

"What did you just say?" She said in disbelief as he swallowed deeply.

"He tried to have you killed, I don't want you an-.." he started as she pulled her hands into fists and started to shake with anger.

"Lucky, leave us alone, Now" She said loudly, her eyes burning through him as he refused to budge.

"I will not leave you here with hi-..." He said as she walked over to him, her _expression staying the same.

"Then let me help you." She said, pushing him out of the room before slamming the steel door behind him. Lucky stood in surprise, gazing at the cold metal.

"Baby, what happened?" Sonny asked, seating himself down at the large table as Leah followed suit, taking a deep breath to calm herself down as she adjusted her clothing.

"Jase and I were outside of Davids Bridal with the dresses, and then this guy comes in a car and starts shooting. Jason covered me from the bullets and then Lucky came and accused him of being involved." She said, choking on her own words as she tried to hold back tears. "He also started saying that you had something to do with it, and then he took Jason in the squad car and left me there.. Marco came and got me a minute or so later." She told him, unable to continue as she broke down in sobs.

"Oh Angel, it'll be ok.. There has to be some explanation.." Sonny said, bringing his hand up to cup her cheek as she whimpered. "You know I would never do anything to hurt you right?" he said, his eyes filling with sadness as Leah looked up at him in surprise.

"God, Sonny of course no-..." She started as Ric pulled open the door once again, more forcefully this time.

"Family times over, let's go." He said as Leah jumped up from her seat, causing Sonny to brace himself for whatever would come next.

"You know what Ric, you do anything to my brother and I swear to god.. I will come after you" she whispered loudly, her tone forceful as Ric gave her a sarcastic look.

"With what, your prenatal vitamins?" he asked as she grabbed him by his shirt and slammed him up against the back wall, her face right up against his.

"Don't play with me you Son of a b*tch! I am no-.." She said as Sonny grabbed her and pulled her off of Ric.

"Hey, don't freak yourself out because of me ok? I don't want this to damage your health." He told her rubbing her arms as best as he could as she breathed in deeply. "I can't stay here wi-..." he started saying sadly as she shook her head hurriedly.

"It's fine, I need to speak with my husband" She said, her lips pursed together as Sonny raised his eye brows.

"Alright, I'll see you later.." he said, kissing her cheek as she returned the gesture and gave his hand a quick squeeze, turning around as she watched him walk out of the room to be admitted.

"You need to go home Leah" Lucky said as he walked into the room, shutting the door behind himself as she watched him steadily.

"Not until I get some answers... Why the hell are you doing this Lucky?! Is it because of your job?? You think that Ric with promote you if you help put my brother in Jail?!" She asked, stepping towards him as he backed down slightly, still trying to hold his own.

"I'm just trying to protect my family" He defended himself as she laughed spitefully.

"No Lucky, you know what your doing? Your destroying me! God, I hate you!!!!!!!" She screamed. and not just a horribly loud scream, it was more like the deathly blood curtling screams. Leah rushed passed her husband and opened the door, shutting it behind her with such force that the glass shattered all over the floor. She ran through the deparment, pushing her way past Carly, who called after her while walking through the entrance.. It was too late... she was gone.

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Chapter 52 spoilers!

What will Leah do next?

Samuel tries to comfort one of the women

Mike hears about the arrests

~Something More~

~Chapter 52~

"No Lucky, you know what your doing? Your destroying me! God, I hate you!!!!!!!" She screamed. and not just a horribly loud scream, it was more like the deathly blood curtling screams. Leah rushed passed her husband and opened the door, shutting it behind her with such force that the glass shattered all over the floor. She ran through the deparment, pushing her way past Carly, who called after her while walking through the entrance.. It was too late... she was gone.

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Hatred, fear, and sadness flooded through her body as Leah raced down the sidewalks of the bare city. The familiar hot tears burned her cheeks, capturing her hair as it clung plastered to her face.

"Oh, God.." She choked out, her words being enveloped by a sob, body sinking to the dirty wooden planks of the docks as she held her hands over her heart, her eyes shut tightly, desperatly attempting to hold back the forlorn tears. It was all a nightmare.. Any minute now she would wake up, warm and relaxed in her own bed with Lucky's arms wrapped securely around her waist, and they would talk about the twins, nothing bad would happen... But why wasn't she waking up? Why was her head throbbing, her heart beating at a rapid pace, constant sobs choking her words, why couldn't this all just be a nightmare?

Then suddenly, pulling her up out of the darkness, two strong arms supported her carefully, wrapped gently around her waist, lifting, picking her up slowly, taking a step forward before setting her down on the abandoned old bench overlooking the bay.

"Daddy" Leah whispered, her eyes discovering him with his face twisted in worry, blue eyes concerned and caring. Her head fell foward, burrying steadily into her fathers shoulder as Mike wrapped his arms around her, hands traveling up and down her back soothingly.

"Sweetheart, what happened? Why are you out here a-..." He started asking, leaning his own head against hers as she gently shook from grief.

"Dad, It's Sonny" She cried, lifting her head up, pulling away from him as he sat in complete confusion.

"What about Sonny? What happened?" he asked quickly, his eyes continuing to search her, studying for a way to help her.

"Lucky... Jason was arrested... Sonny.." She said hysterically, sobbing harder than ever, her words coming out in pieces as Mike watched her, eyebrows furrowed in thought.

"Where is Sonny, baby? Just tell m-..." He started asking her again as she burst out.

"Daddy, Lucky arrested Sonny and Jason!" She screamed, eyes brightly shining with moist, salty tears.

"Oh god, honey.." Mike said, pulling his daughter forward, towards him.

"No, Daddy I hate him, I hate, I-..." Leah said, her tone firm, teeth grinding together.

"Hey, Hey Hey. Don't you say that, everything's going to be ok." he said, looking up to the stars as Leah cried softly into his shirt. "Adella, please help us" he thought, praying up to his true love as he held their daughter in his arms.

*PCPD*

"Hey, What does a pregnant lady have to do to get some service around here?!" Carly cried loudly, standing next to the front desk, hand bobbing over the small brass bell.

"Mrs. Corinthos, you are disturbing the officers here, please keep it down." Mac called, sighing, feeling deeply annoyed as Carly narrowed her eyes together, growling with her eyes locked on the man ahead of her.

"Let my husband go and I'll keep it down" She said menacingly, glaring with a look of hatred portrayed on her face.

"If he's convicted of this crime, he won't be leaving any time soon" He told her, slamming the paper cubicle seperators together as Carly balled her hands into fists, stomping towards him angrily.

"Sonny didn't do anything you stu-..." She started, screaming loudly as Courtney rushed around the corner, her breathing ragged and labored.

"Carly, Carly hey.." She said, touching her sister in-laws arm gently as Carly turned around and let out a breath of relief, pulling her best friend into an embrace.

"Hey, have you heard anything yet?" Carly asked, pulling away slightly to look at Courtney's face, which was burdoned with worry and sadness.

"Not yet, I just got to talk to Jase, he looks so upset Carly.. I don't-... I don't know what to do" She said, her bottom lip quivering as tears slowly made their presence known in her sapphire eyes.

"I know sweetie, it's going to be ok... It's alright.." Carly told her, holding her close once more, supporting her head gently.

"God Carly, all I wanted to do was get married to the man I love.." Courtney said, tears clouding her eyes, sniffling softly she shook her head in confusion. ".. Our lives are so complicated, I mean-... Do you think Leah's ok?" She asked shakily, hormones taking over the conversation as Carly stood, startled from the change in topic.

"Courtney, don't worry about Leah ok? She's a big girl, we need to focus on you right now." She told her sister in-law, stroking the sides of her tanned arms, trying to sooth her. Everything had seemed to be about Leah lately... First her birthday, with the anniversary of Adella's death, then her adoptive mother's death, then Lucky arresting Jason... No one could really protect her from those things, they were just a part of life, and she was an adult who would have to work though them in her own way.

"I know, I know.. I just-... God she's under so much stress and she's my baby sister Carly, I-..." Courtney said, closing her eyes and bringing her hands up to frame her face, sliding them back, raking her fingers through her hair.

"And she's my sister in-law, but she can handle her own life Court, you shouldn't be stressing yourself out over this... You know what, we need to go talk to someone, they're has to be someone who can tell us what's going on-..." Carly said, her voice fading off as she grabbed Courtney's arm and started walking to the back of the station, nearly running into Justus while turning around a corner.

"Oh god, Justus hey." Carly said, blinking several times to adjust her vision as Courtney smirked slightly.

"Mrs. Corinthos, it's great to see you again." Justus said, nodding his head at Carly, who gave him a quaint smile while waving her hands dismissfully.

"It's Carly, not Mrs. Corinthos" She said, giving him an obviouse look, folding her arms across her chest and resting them on top of her swollen belly.

"Well Carly, it's a pleasure. Congratulations on the daughter..." He said, motioning towards her stomach. Courtney watched closely from the sidelines in amusement as if she was watching a soap opera.

"Oh thank you, thank you.. Um, have you heard anything about what-..." Carly started to say, rolling her shoulders and trying to push the subject forward.

"Not as of yet, I'm meeting with Ric, Mac and some other officials soon to really figure out whats going on... Then I can work with what I get from there." He told her, giving the two women apologetic looks as Carly smiled.

"Thanks Justus, I appreciate what your doing for Sonny and Jason" She said, grabbing his hand as he nodded once more and gave her hand a quick squeeze.

"So do I" Courtney spoke up, wrapping her arms around herself as Justus sighed deeply.

"I care about what happens to Jason, he's family... and Sonny's is one of my best clients, i'll do my best to fix this." He said, giving the two a quick smile before retreating around the corner to the front of the station. Just as Carly turned to Courtney, Lucky came out from one of the interrogation rooms, his face red and strained.

"Whoa, where the hell do you think your going?" Carly burst out, holding her hand up to stop him. Lucky looked up at her slowly, his right hand resting on the side of his face as his eyes burned into hers.

"What do you want Carly?" He asked tiredly, feeling as if she was interrupting something important while resting his hands on his hips.

"I want an explanation damn it! Why the hell did you arrest my best friend?!" She cried, brown eyes searing with anger as Courtney shifted her stance nervously.

"Look, I'm just trying to protect my wife o-..." Lucky said, holding his hands up in surrender as Carly ripped into him.

"No Lucky, Your killing her! Sonny and Jason would never do anything to hurt her and you know it! God, you are such a self centered son o-..." She continued as Courtney flinched, knowing what was coming while moving foward and tapping Carly on the shoulder.

"I'm going to go get something at Kelley's, I'll be back later" She whispered loudly to Carly who's eyes never left Lucky, nodding her head slowly in response.

Courtney carefully slipped away from the two before the conversation got to the point of no return, took a deep breath, and walked out of the police station, ready to take a break by herself with a nice warm cup of tea.

"Stay out of this Carly" Lucky said warningly, his face as cold as stone, unmoving and emotionless.

"My husband's in jail, I can't stay out of it." She reminded him, matching his look just as well with her hands clentched into tight fists. "I don't know what the hell you think your doing, but you better think about your family and how much your ruining the perfect future you wanted for your daughters" She snapped before spinning around on her heel and walking off to harrass Ric.

Lucky stood in silence, Carly's words playing back into his mind like a tape recorder. Over, over and over again.

"you better think about your family and how much your ruining the perfect future you wanted for your daughters"

"No!" He yelled, covering his ears with his hands, trying to block out the words. He had to be strong about this, there was no backing down.

*The Docks*

"God daddy, I hate this so much.. I can't..." Leah said, her voice broken, shaky and high. Her hands wringing each other as Mike stroked his daughter's cheek.

"Leah, everything's going to be ok, alright? You need to listen to me.. It's goin-..." Mike started as Leah shook her head furiously, interupting him.

"No, no it's really not.. I'm so sick of everything being about me... I just want to have some peace in my life, I want to put my family first... I want something more than this..." She said, urgency and yearning visible in the tone of her voice as she let out a sigh.

"Baby, everything isn't always about you" Mike said, brushing aside the topic as if it were the silliest thing he had ever heard while Leah licked her lips, trying her best to stop the silent tears constantly flowing down her face.

"Daddy, I haven't stopped crying since before I turned 19." She snapped, giving him a sarcastic look as he raised an eyebrow while taking a hold of her hand.

"What about earlier, when you were with Jason?" He asked, hoping that if she opened up to him, maybe she would be in better condition to go home alone while he checked up on his son.

Leah nodded slowly, visions of that day in front of the bridal shop flashing through her mind. "You know, I still see it. The frightened look on Jason's face as Lucky put him into that cop car. I've never seen him that scared, and I know it was because of Courtney and the baby.." She said, staring off into space, her body numbing. "I don't know what to do Daddy, I'm so scared..." She told her father, her words cracking as his heart broke for her.

"Honey, everyone's going to be behind you, you ha-..." He started, trying to convince her that her family would support her through everything, even though coming up unsuccessful.

"No their not Daddy, they shouldn't have too. I'm an adult remember? I have to figure out what I'm going to do next, whether Lucky and I can move forward from this or not..." she said, looking down at her hands as Mike's ears perked up and he looked at his daughter strangely.

"Are you thinking about a divorce?" He asked her firmly, watching her with intense eyes, the way she shifted in position and personality.

"I have to be ready for anything right? I mean, I don't want to think that my marriage to Lucky was never meant to last, but what do I do if it doesn't?" She asked, resting her arm up against the back of the bench as her hand supported her head.

"You shouldn't have to think about this" Mike said, shaking his head in disbelief as Leah closed her eyes sadly, her face twisting into a painful _expression as she thought about her marriage.

"But I am.. I don't know, it might be for nothing.. I just need to keep my thought's intact, at least for my girls.." She told her father, speaking with all of the honesty inside of her as Mike sighed and looked into her dark brown eyes.

"I love you baby, and I promise you, everything will work out for the best" He said, leaning forward as his lips pressed against her forehead, kissing her skin gently as she smiled to herself. Leah nodded, watching as her father stood up silently, turning to look at her before disappearing into the darkness of the streets, most likely heading for the police station.

Leah gazed into the empty night, body limp against the bench just as her senses sharpened and a figure emerged from the dark. She brought her legs up against her chest despite her rounding stomach, her hands gribbing the chairs edge tightly, causing her knuckles to turn white. This was not exactly the best time for her to be mugged.

"Leah?" A Man asked, his tone concerned and curiouse as he stepped out of the night's shadow.

"Samuel?" Leah said incrediously, the last of her tears drying up as she watched the italian man approach her.

"What's wrong?" he asked, his features softening in worry, taking a seat next to her as she cleared her throat.

"Marriage trouble... what about you?" She asked, noticing a red mark on his face as well as the sadness in his eyes.

"Leanna's mad at me, I agreed to work with Sonny.." He said, his voice trailing off as Leah's eyes widened in surprise.

"Are you f*cking kidding me?" She asked him loudly, causing him to jerk back in alarm from her language.

"Um.. No I'm not" He said awkwardly, rubbing his hands together, leaning his head from right to left.

"Is that where you got the red mark from? I'm surprised she didn't kill you" Leah said in awe, shaking her head at him as his shoulders slumped foward, mentally kicking himself for the way he handled things.

"So am I" He told her truthfully, nodding slightly as she placed a hand on his shoulder, smiling at how guilty he looked. The man had a concience.

"It's alright, you were just doing it for Leanna and Alex, right?" She said, trying to put Lucky's answer against Samuels, hoping to understand why her husband was acting the way he was.

"In a way I am, but then their's a part of me that justs wants to do something different ya know? I want to explore different possibilities, live on the edge alittle.." He said, explaining his actions to his cousin who listened closely, laughing ironically at the last few words.

"Yeah, I've been there" She said, remembering the past when she thought about only danger, freedom and suspense, let alone herself.

"So what's the marriage trouble about?" Samuel asked, bringing Leah out of her revery as she looked up at him unknowingly.

"Oh, uh... Lucky jumped to conclusions, arrested Jason, and now my brother is down their being questioned as well.. I'm just rethinking alot of my priorities right now." She told him, her tone sounding unfortunate.

"Well babe, you know I'm here for you.. maybe in some weird way I can relate." He told her as she allowed a smile to appear on her lips, leaning forward she embraced Samuel, clutching her arms around his neck for support as he held onto her tightly.

"I always knew you were perfect for this family" She whispered into his ear, breathing deeply as he felt a smile tug at his lips.

*Somewhere around Port Charles*

Mike hurriedly walked down the street, heading over to Kelley's to check out before making his way to the PCPD, where hopefully he could find out what was really going on. Courtney sat at the front counter, sleepily breathing in the steam from her hot cup of tea as her head hung between her shoulders, legs twisting her revolving chair slowly.

Coming up to the front of the diner, Mike brushed his shoes off on the mat quickly before pulling the door open, gliding into the room without seeing Courtney ahead of him. Just as he was heading into the back, a flash of blonde caught his eye, causing him to stop as he looked in the direction of his oldest daughter.

"Hi sweetheart, what are you doing here alone? I would have thought you'd be at the station-..." He said, running up to her, catching his breath while she looked up at him and sighed, shrugging her shoulders.

"I know, I talked to Jason though, and he wants me to get some sleep, so I"ll be there first thing in the morning." She said, trying to sound as cheerful as possible without coming off as fake. "How did you know?" She asked softly, her eyes looking at him questioningly.

"I ran into Leah.. She was a wreck.. I got some of the story out of her.. but she so broken, I didn't know what to do but hold her..." Mike explained, his words causing Courtney to feel the pain inside of her rise to the surface, tears reforming surely.

"I need to go to her, I have to help her, she-..." She started, pushing her cup away while grabbing at her things. Mike stood up from the chair he had sat down in moments ago, holding his hand up to stop her.

"Courtney, she'll be ok, don-..." He said, trying to convince her to stay when she interrupted him.

"Daddy, she's my sister, she needs me! I-..." She cried, her voice sounding urgent as Mike refused to move, standing his ground.

"She needs you to stay safe baby.. Just... come here, sit and tell me what really happened..." He offered, motioning for her to sit back in the chair as she contemplated what she was going to do next. She finally gave in, sighing as she flung her bag back onto the counter top.

"Alright, Jason said that the two of them were buying the bridesmaids dress for our wedding, then they went outside and I guess, a man drove buy them and started to shoot.. Jase pushed Leah to the ground and covered her until the shot's stopped, and Lucky pulled up, accusing Jason of setting up the whole thing, including Sonny..." She told him, her words coming out slowly as if she was trying to remember the last conversation she had with her fiancee. "Everything goes off from there." She finished, smacking her lips together as Mike scratching the top of his head, blinking several times as he processed the story.

"This is crazy..." Mike muttered, hardly understanding how his children could be going through something like this as he just sat back and witnessed it all.

"Yeah, tell me about it" Courtney said sarcastically, taking a deep breath while flipping her hair over her shoulder.

"Are you going to be ok, honey?" He asked her, concern for her showing on his face as she scoffed at the question.

"I will once I get Jason back" She said firmly, ready to recieve what ever Ric, Mac and the rest of them had to dish out at her.

*Spoilers*

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~Something More~

~Chapter 53~

"I will once I get Jason back" She said firmly, ready to recieve what ever Ric, Mac and the rest of them had to dish out at her.
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Mike sighed, realizing that there was obviously no known way to calm either of his daughter's down besides just allowing them to go off and take care of their own lives, despite how hard it would be for him to just back off.

"You know what Dad, I should get going.. Jason needs me and I don't think I will be able to sleep tonight anyway..." Courtney said, breaking the silence as she stood up, sliding her mug across the counter as she snatched her purse from it's location, hanging loosely around her chair. "I'll see you later" She said, giving him a soft smile while tossing a five doller bill onto the counter.

Mike watched her leave, a look of remorse flooding his features as he scratched the back of his head gently. "I don't know what to do with them.." He thought to himself, thinking of his kids while picking up Courtney's empty cup, taking it into the back of the diner along with her payment.

*PCPD*

Leah brushed in through the front doors, pulling her down filled jacket closer to her expanding body as she stepped by the cold white counters. Ric spotted her entering the station and stood up from his seat in the back cubicle, meeting her halfway before she rounded the corner.

"Back again Mrs. Spencer?" He asked in a brisk tone, giving her a quaint smirk as she cleared her throat and turned towards him.

"I need to talk to my brother" She said firmly, looking directly into his eyes, the one's that matched her own while he held out his arms expectantly.

"I'm right here" He said smartly, standing there as if he owned the world. Leah rolled her eyes, spun around on her heel and walked to the back of the building, not caring whether she was supposed to or not.

Looking into every bare room she passed by, Leah began to feel deveated, unable to find her brother until she came to the square box of a room at the end of the cold hallway. She walked inside, spotting Sonny sitting next to a large metal surface with his right wrist handcuffed to the table leg, and head resting down on top of it.

"Bubby?" Leah whispered, her bottom lip shaking as Sonny lifted his head up from the table and looked in the direction of the voice.

"Hey Baby, Come'ere" He said gruffily, motioning for her to walk over to him as she complied, slowly pacing while keeping herself together.

Once she made it to her brother's side, she shakily took his hand in hers, forcing a smile to her lips as Sonny watched her. "Ar-... Are you ok?" She asked, her _expression turning pained with sadness while Sonny gave her a quick squeeze, unsure of how to make his sister freed from the sadness she was clearly feeling.

"I will be once I get you smilin' again.. Whats wrong?" He asked, Bringing her closer while resting one hand on her enlarged belly, smiling as he felt his nieces greeting his touch.

"I-.. I want you home Sonny, with your kids.. You shouldn't be in here because of my husband" She said, tears glistening through her dark brown eyes as Sonny stared intently.

"Hey-... Hey, look at me. This is not your fault." He said firmly, bringing his free hand up to her face, wiping away her fallen tears while she scoffed.

"Well it's not your's either! God, you shoul-.." Leah started, getting her self worked up all over again. Sonny took his hand and layed it over her lips, causing her to immediatly shut her mouth while glaring at him.

".. Shouldn't be here, I know.. But ya know, it's going to be ok. I'll find a way to get home to everyone, you just need to take care of yourself." Sonny told her obviously, bringing both of her hands to his, rubbing the back of them with the pad of his thumb.

"I know.. I know" She answered softly, sighing while looking down at the floor. Just as Sonny was about to respond, Mac and Ric both walked into the room, followed by Lucky who was leading Jason, as well as Carly, Courtney, Justus and a fellow guard, catching both sibling's attention.

"Mr. Corinthos, I have an announcment to make, so I thought it'd be nice and cozy to bring everyone into your room..." Mac said loudly, drawing attention to himself as Sonny's eyes fixated on Carly, who took a deep breath and leaned against the stone wall next to her sister in-law who was busy concentrating on Jason.

Sonny changed his view to Mac, nodding his head in reply, signaling that he was listening. Mac looked around the room, gazing at the family who's lives would be changed from the announcement that he was about to make.

"Alright then... Spencer, Lansing.." He started, clearing his throat as he looked up at his colleagues who both seemed taken aback from being addressed by the commissionar. "I'm afraid that we do not have enough evidence to put Corinthos and Morgan behind bars, all of our sources have come up clean, we're going to have to let them go." He finished, causing Justus' face to turn victorious as he held up his arms, pacing back like he had just won a marathon. Leah's face broke out into a grin while she pulled Justus over, kissing him on the cheek while whispering a soft thank you in his ear. Carly clapped her hands together several times, nodding her head as she glared menacingly at both her cousin and Ric.

"Try harder next time, Ric" She spoke up, daring him with her words while she walked over, embracing Sonny as tightly as she could with her growing stomach. Ric breathed out through pursed lips, spinning on his heel as he marched out of the room, arms swinging back and forth like a two year old being put in time out.

"Thank you god, thank you-.." Courtney cried out, shimmering tears falling from her eyes as she ran to Jason, pulling him to her as he held her closely despite his hands still being in handcuffs. "Oh god, Jase-.." She muttered, burrying her head into his shirt while closing her eyes.

"It's over baby, it's going to be ok now" he whispered soothingly, taking a deep breath.

Lucky stood, frozen to the spot after hearing that everything he had started had basically been for nothing.. They were getting off. Staring off into space, eyes locked on the wall in front of him he stayed, silently waiting as Leah gritted her teeth, balled her hands into fists and walked up to him.

"I guess you didn't get your way huh?" She asked, eyes burning through him as he rubbed his face tiredly.

"Lea-..." He started when she suddenly held her hand up, interrupting him.

"Lucky, I am so sick of fighting with you, and I'm sick of crying, and it may just be my hormones.. I don't know, I just-... I don't want to have to worry about you going after my brother, or about my girls not having a dad" She started loudly, her voice breaking as she spoke, desperatly fighting the clouding tears away while everyone in the room turned to watch them. "I just want you." She finished, holding her hands out a few inches away from her body, choking on a sob as Lucky listened intently, eyes glazing over.

"I want us.. I want to feel the way I've always felt with you, I don't want this!" She cried, bring her hands up as she raked her fingers through her hair. Courtney held on to Jason, biting her bottom lip to control her tears, fighting herself to go in and save her sister from the battle she was going through.

"Why couldn't you just listen to me?! Is your job that much more important to you? More important then your family, Lucky?" Leah asked him, urging him to answer her.

"Oh come on, you know it's not" He spoke up, giving her a look that said 'this is ridiculous' while Carly and Sonny sat together, both with looks of morose.

"Oh but isn't it? I practically begged you to lay off of my brother and you barely blinked before you locked him up! God, I just want to be happy! I want to plan my sister's wedding, I want to buy little lace dresses for my daughters and you know what?! Maybe this is a sign that we were never supposed to be together at all." She yelled, her voice echoing off the stone walls as she rushed out of the room, heading back to her penthouse, just wanting to get away.

"God-..." Lucky muttered under his breath, storming out of the room as well while heading into his office to think things through, especially on what he should do next.

"Hey you.. Make yourself useful and unlock these" Jason said, breaking the immediate silence as he addressed the extra guard who had remained in the room through out the family's conflict. The man coldly took a ring of key's from his belt loop, stuck one into the hole of Jason's handcuffs and unlocked them, taking them off as Jason sighed and rubbed his wrists. The man was about to leave when Jason inturrupted him in the doorway, causing the guard to turn around.

"Wait, unlock him too." He ordered, motioning over to Sonny who sat quitely in his chair, Carly standing behind him with her hands on his shoulders.

"Someone feeling bossy tonight?" Sonny retorted, smiling at his partner who gave him a look before grabbing a hold of Courtney's hand which was shaking.

"Baby, whats wrong?" Jason asked her, a look of worry spreading over his face as she looked up at him.

"I Just want to go home Jase.." She answered softly, looking down at the floor. Jason nodded understandingly, not wanting to spend another minute in that hell hole of a place.

"Ok.. You guy's going to be alright?" Jason answered, looking at Sonny and Carly while him and Courtney started towards the door, watching as Carly nodded.

"We're right behind you" She said, smiling slightly, helping Sonny up from his seat.

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*spoilers*

Carly and Leanna talk
Courtney finally lets go and Journey makes a decision about the wedding
Leah connects with her baby girls

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Chapter 54

"Oh but isn't it? I practically begged you to lay off of my brother and you barely blinked before you locked him up! God, I just want to be happy! I want to plan my sister's wedding, I want to buy little lace dresses for my daughters and you know what?! Maybe this is a sign that we were never supposed to be together at all.".

"we were never supposed to be together at all"

"never supposed to be together at all"

"never"

"never"

"Damn it!!" Leah screamed, replaying the last words she said in her mind, pressing the palms of her hands against her head while shutting her eyes tightly, steadying herself against the hallway walls of Harborview towers. How desperatly she wanted to hide away from it all, lose herself in a large bottle of booze, pass out until the late afternoon a day later and have no responsabilites to deal with, no pain, no expectations, how simple her life used to be before she decided to face reality. Now she had to look her marriage in the eyes, decide where to go from the place she was stuck at now and whether she should go or stay. The bad girl, the rebel, the wanderer, that was who she used to be. Now she was going to be a mom to two tiny innocent babies who never asked for anything except for love and protection, and no matter what would happen, she would make sure that they would always have that constant.

She pushed herself away from the wall, staggering towards her penthouse, looking for something familiar, comforting, reassuring.. something. Unconsciously inserting the key into the lock, the door swung open to reveal the place dark and lonely. "He didn't even bother to come after me" she thought to herself, barely noticing her surroundings as her legs carried her aimlessly into the nursery, her keys slipping through her fingers, falling onto the floor with one sharp movement.

She walked through the doorway, into the pastel wonderland that was made as a safe haven, a comfort home for her girls by their father. Every memory of Lucky that she had inside of her ached her heart, tearing her up inside. Fueled by the war she was fighting with herself. Leah softly knelt and sat down on the plush carpet, bringing her legs together underneath her while her chin quivered and a single tear slipped down her cheek.

*PH 4*

"I Still don't see why we couldn't have stopped at Mcdonalds" Carly's voice spoke up as the group of four walked out of the elevator onto their floor.

"We've had too much excitement already Carly, that would have outdone all of us." Sonny replied, smiling at her as she gave him a look and walked up to their penthouse.

"Yeah your the expert, your idea of fun is Drinking brandy and putting on an apron" She retorted, crossing her arms across her chest as Jason chuckled.

"Burn baby Burn-..." He sang as Courtney interrupted him.

"Jason." she said warningly.

Carly ignored Jasons comment and opened the doors to the penthouse, waving at Leticia who rushed out, leaving for an urgent appointment she had to take care of, as Sonny followed her in.

"Do you guys want to come in and get drunk with me?" Carly asked, mostly for reaction, causing Sonny to nearly trip over himself and Courtney to laugh softly.

"We have some things we need to plan and finalize" Courtney explained, a mysterious air surrounding her as Carly's face looked smug and she nodded knowingly.

"Wedding things?" She asked with wonder as Courtney shrugged and grabbed a hold of Jasons hand, intertwining their fingers.

"Maybe." She answered playfully, walking out of the penthouse as Carly shook her head.

"What kind of answer is that? Not a good one, thats what it is-.." Carly muttered to herself, walking into the kitchen as Sonny chuckled and hung his jacket up on the coat rack.

"Carly, honey, what are you going to do in there?" Sonny asked, worried about what her intentions were for his kitchen as he heard several forks hitting the floor.

"I'm going to make my own damn Mcdonald's, thats what." She cried, shuffling through several cupboards for pots as Sonny's eyes widened and he fought the urge to run in and save all of his precious materials.

"Have fun" Sonny choked out in a squeeky voice as he turned around with as much control as he could bear, walking upstairs to visit with Michael, Morgan, and Rocky, the dog they kept hidden away from all civilization, or more presently when Carly and her stilettos were home.

"Carly?" A voice yelled, pushing open the penthouse door as Carly quickly lost interest in what she was doing and peeked her head around the corner into the living room to see Leanna. "CARLY!" She shrieked, stepping closer into view as Carly jumped from the outburst and nearly ran into the room.

"I'm here, I'm here, calm down. Whats the problem?" She asked, taking a deep breath to calm herself down as Leanna crossed over to the couch and sat down, wringing her hands together impatiently. "Oh, Time to talk isn't it?" Carly said, answering her own question as Leanna looked up at her with a blank _expression.

"Carly, I can't sit and wait for him to die." Leanna started, causing Carly to be surprised by her choice of words, already knowing what she meant by that. "How do you do it? How do you stay at home and accept the fact that he may or may not make it back to you?" She finished, watching as Carly too crossed over and joined her friend on thecouch, resting her hands in her lap.

"Lans, despite the strong front I put up, yes I am afraid of what could happen, and despite of all of the worrying and insecurities, I love Sonny, and I know that at the end of the day he will do everything he can to come back to me and the boys." Carly began, her voice understanding, worn, and gentle. "Courtney goes through the same thing with Jason, Leah does in some way with Lucky too I guess, but you know what, whether it's me losing a cousin, Leah losing a best friend, or Courtney losing a brother, we are all at risk of losing someone we love. Life is not guaranteed, it doesn't matter where you live or what your job is. Lord knows I'm not trying to praise the mob or anything, but you need to decide for yourself and for Alex, whether you are willing to wait for Samuel at the end of the day or not."

Leanna stared silently into space, her thoughts and Carly's words battling inside her head while she shook her head gently. "I love him, after every stupid fight, arguement, and decision that we have had to go through, I still love him. He's the reason why I wake up in the morning, the reason for everything I do, and the reason why I know that I'll be safe when I fall asleep at night. I just don't want to lose him Carly, I can't lose him now." She said, her voice breaking as she said her last word, closing her eyes as tears slipped down her cheeks.

"Leanna, you need to tell Samuel how you feel, let him know that your scared, but don't walk out on him because you don't want to watch him die, because staying with him and letting him know that you love him everyday that you two are together is better then letting him die thinking you hated him for the decision he made for himself." Carly said honestly, leaning forward as Leanna took in a shaky breath and nodded, knowing that sooner or later she would have to talk to Samuel, without contact of course.

"I know.. Thanks Carly" Leanna said softly, barely above a whisper, scooting closer to the edge of the couch as Carly smiled.

"See, I do know a few things, I know how to handle these situations with the men." She said, winking at her friend who rolled her eyes and stood up.

"Yes, you are the experianced one Carly." she admitted playfully as Carly laughed while gasping.

"That is so mean!" She accused, gently throwing a pillow in Leanna's direction as she giggled and ran towards the door, wiping the last of her tears from her eyes before waving goodbye and exiting, leaving Carly to sigh and collapse against the couch. "That girl is a walking basket case" Carly said to herself aloud, pressing her hand up against her forehead in exhaustion.

*PH 2*

After Courtney and Jason had gotten home niether wanted to be apart for fear of being seperated again, now nearly two hours later they were wrapped up together on the couch, Courtney lying on top of Jason in between his legs with a throw blanket of them. Courtney had fallen asleep, her head resting on his chest as she heard his heart beating, while Jason lye awake, simply content with hearing the sound of her breathing.

Courtney slowly woke up, lifting her head up while blinking her eyes several times to adjust her vision as Jason knelt his head back to look at her. "Hey, something wrong?" he asked, seeing the strange look that rested in her eyes as she bit her bottom lip.

"Jase, there's so much sadness here right now, I don't really think it's somewhere we should get married I mean , I don't want to move because most of our family is here, but I want our wedding to be happy and not something that people have to act through and pretend to be happy about you know?" She rambled on, quickly explaining her thoughts as Jason fought to catch up.

"Yeah I do, I think a wedding here would mostly be about the decorations and how fancy it is instead of us just getting married. I want our wedding to be special for you, and you too little Leah." Jason answered, reaching underneath the blanket to caress Courtney's small belly as she grinned at him. "Did you have any new places in mind?"

"Well I always thought about beautiful wedding locations for some reason when I was a little girl because I thought thats what every girl my age thought about at the time, and I really like France, Italy, or Spain." Courtney said hurriedly with an innocent look on her face, causing Jason to chuckle in response.

"Which one do you like the most?" He asked, hoping to get a solid answer from her as she tilted her head, causing several strands of hair to fall into her face.

"France" She said firmly, pressing her lips together while Jason shifted his position and sat upright.

"Then France it is. I think we're going to have to get new bridesmaid dresses though" He said as Courtney suddenly looked worried and concerned.

"why?" she asked, furrowing her brows in confusion while Jason started to explain.

"Because I don't think Electric blue dresses are good for the French countryside." He told her as her eyes widened.

"You bought Electric blue dresses?" She asked in horror, eyes nearly popping out of her head as her mouth hung open.

"I forgot to pay attention and Leah went crazy." He said soothing, acting as if it were some normal everyday occurance.

"Oh, I feel so much better." she said, smacking him playfully on the arm while rolling her eyes.

"You just find some new dresses you like, I'll go tell Leah." He offered, kissing her softly while waiting until she nodded before getting up to inform his best friend of the new plans.

*PH 3*

Leah lay down on her back in the center of the nursery, her eyes staring up at the ceiling , brown hair spread out around her, one hand resting comfortably on her medium size stomach, running back and forth gently.

"Ooh babies, Mommy doesn't know what to do." She said aloud, looking down at her belly as she felt the girls kicking. "I Want your daddy here too, but I can't change what he did..."

"I promise you guys will never have to worry about not having someone to be there for you ok? You've got me, and us Corinthos-Spencers have to stick together" She spoke, almost laughing at herself and how silly she must have looked then, but only hoping that everything would work out in the end.

"Mommy loves you so much Carly and Mikayla, and if the doctor was wrong for some reason and you two end up turning into boys, we can just change your names to Carwin and Michael... Michael the fourth I think is free.. oh well, I love you too no matter what you turn out to be." She whispered fondly, patting her belly when the Nursery door creaked open and Jason walked through.

"Hi Phsyco, talking to yourself now?" Jason asked in a kidding tone as she sat up and glared at him. '

"Sensitive Jase, real sensitive." She muttered getting to her feet while Jason held his hands up in surrender.

"Ok I'm sorry, I just wanted to come by to ask you if you had any plans this weekend?" He asked as she looked at him as if he were crazy.

"To do what?" She remarked incredulously causing him to laugh softly.

"Yes or no?" he asked, urging her with his gaze to answer as she watched him with interest.

"No, no plans." She answered, shaking her head softly while Jason nodded.

"Ok, well pack your bags, we're going to France." He said swiftly, nearly causing her to lose it from impatience. "Courtney and I are going to get married." He finished as she smiled with a hint of surprise.

"Oh, no big Carly wedding here?" She asked in amusement as Jason returned the smile and simply shrugged.

"Call your husband, we're going to leave as soon as I get tickets out of here, probably sometime tomorrow." Jason urged her, giving her the 'I know your stubborn but just do this because you love me" look.

"Ok, yeah." She said, not thrilled about having to talk to her recently somewhat estranged husband.

"Alright, tomorrow then! Bonjur'!" Jason yelled, running out the doors as Leah giggled and licked her lips, walking to the living room to grab the phone.

She barely noticed dialing the number to Lucky at work, holding the reciever up to her ear.

"Hello?" Lucky asked, picking the line up from his desk.

*spoilers*