Gone But Not Forgotten…

Previously on Gone But Not Forgotten:

Stefan stepped toward the box and looked inside.  He studied the black kitten 
inside for a moment, taking note of it's obviously decapitated head.  "Doesn't 
hat cat look like…"

Laura nodded her head.  "Just like Lulu's kitten Salem that ran away last week."
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Jordan looked at her watch then said,  "Hmm… Jimmy, have you talked to Shawna 
today?  It's not like her to be late."
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Jason got up from his chair and walked over to Carly.  He gave her a quick kiss, 
then turned back to Sonny and Tracey.  "Caroline, you remember Sonny… and this 
is Sonny's wife, my Aunt Tracey."

Carly did her best to hide her shock.  "A pleasure to meet you Aunt Tracey."
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Kevin turned in his seat to see what Lucy was gawking at.  His eyes also fell on 
the table.  "What's the matter Lucy?"

"That girl," Lucy replied.  "The one sitting next to Nikolas Cassadine.  Who is 
she Doc?  She'd be perfect for the face of Jax's cosmetics."


And now...
Chapter 9  "Stories and Requests"

Robert took a deep breath.  "Okay.  I'll tell you what happened to us.  It's a 
bit of a long story though, so please be patient."  Robert took Anna's hand and 
squeezed it.  "You both think we blew up on that boat.  We'll, that's partly 
true.  We were on the boat when it exploded, we were both blown into the water.  
We suffered many cuts and burns.  And we both had amnesia.  We woke up in a 
small European hospital, not knowing what happened, where we were, or who we 
were."

"We spent many months in that hospital," Anna continued.  "We went through 
extensive therapy.  Both for our injuries and to try and regain our memories.  
But it just wouldn't come back.  So we started a whole new life. We became 
Samuel and Caitlin Smith and had a farm in the town we had been brought too.  We 
became pretty self-sufficient.  But we always knew something was missing.  Then 
about two-year ago Robert started getting visions.  We didn't know what they 
were.  He saw faces and heard voices that he had never seen or heard before."

"Or so we thought."  Robert replied.  "I thought I was going crazy for a long 
time.  Then Anna started getting the visions too. We didn't finally put the 
pieces totally back together until last month.  When we did, we had some big 
decisions to make.  We didn't know whether or not we should come back.  It was a 
big risk for us.  But we couldn't stay away.  We missed our friends and family.  
And we wanted to see Robin.  We wanted to know our little girl had grown up into 
the beautiful woman she has become."

"What about Faison?"  Robin asked.  "Is he still alive?  And what about the WSB?  
Didn't they try and help you?"

"Faison is dead Robin."  Anna stated.  "He died in the explosion.  And the WSB 
did help us.  They relocated us and gave us time to recover.  Robert and I 
couldn't have asked for much more."

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Nikolas looked up from his lunch and saw Kevin Collins and Lucy Coe coming 
toward them.  By the way Lucy was watching Jordan, Nikolas had an idea of what 
was going on.  "Kevin, Lucy, what a pleasant surprise."

"Hello Nikolas."  Kevin said.  "Lucy and I happened to notice you over here and 
we thought we would say hi.  How are your parents doing?  I've been meaning to 
go to the island and beat your father in another game of chess."

Nikolas chuckled.  "I'm sure he's looking forward to a rematch."  Nikolas 
cleared his throat.  "Kevin Collins, Lucy Coe, I'd like you to meet Jordan and 
Jimmy Carston. They're relatives of Robin and Mac here visiting.  And you 
remember Emily Quartermaine, don't you?"

"Emily?"  Lucy cried.  "It's been so long since I've seen you that I hardly 
recognized you."  Then she turned to Jordan.  "Welcome to Port Charles.  I'm 
Lucy Coe.  Owner of Jax Cosmetics.  Have you by chance ever modeled before?"

Jordan tried not to laugh at this strange woman.  "Yes, actually.  I've been 
modeling since I was a teenager."

"Perfect."  Lucy cried.  "Jax Cosmetics is currently looking for a new model to 
be the face of Jax.  I think you would be perfect for the job."

Kevin rolled his eyes.  Lucy was off and running once again.  He hoped the poor 
girl survived.  Kevin decided to turn his attention back to the other people at 
the table.  "Welcome to Port Charles Jimmy.  So you're a relative of Mac and 
Robin?  Mac and I have been good friends for years."

Jimmy smiled.  "Yes.  We're distant cousins."  Jimmy watched as Jordan was 
bombarded by questions from the strange woman.  He couldn't help but chuckle.  
"Forgive me if I'm being rude but, is she always like this?"  Jimmy asked Kevin.

Kevin nodded his head.  "Yes.  All the time.  But yet I still manage to love 
her."

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Jason leaned back against the couch and closed his eyes.  Sonny and Tracey had 
just left, and Carly was upstairs with the boys. Jason finally had a few moments 
of piece to reflect on all that had happened.  Sonny was finally coming back to 
town.  Jason had been in charge for almost ten years now and Sonny had decided 
to come back.  

"For ten years I've run the business."  Jason thought to himself.  "Carly and I 
have made a home in this penthouse and I've gotten my men to finally trust me.  
Now Sonny comes back and wants everything to go back to the way it was.  
Including him living here in the penthouse.  So now Carly, Michael, Alexander 
and I have to pack up our stuff and find someplace else to live."

Carly came down the stairs then.  "Jason, what are we going to do?"

Jason looked up at his wife.  They'd had eight years of happiness in this 
penthouse.  "Come here."  He said and held his arms out to her.  

Carly walked over and sat sideways on Jason's lap.  She wrapped her arms around 
his neck as he put his arms around her waist.  "Where are we going to go Jason?"  

"I don't know Caroline."  Jason replied.  He laid his head against her neck, 
taking in her sweet smell.  "Sonny has given us two weeks to find a new home and 
move into it."

"Sonny's changed."  Carly said.  "I had the feeling like Tracey is the one 
running the show."

Jason lifted his head and looked into her eyes.  "You had that too?  Then it 
wasn't just me."  Jason thought about this for a few moments, then shook his 
head.  "Well, let's not worry about that now.  We'll go find a house tomorrow 
and start packing our belongings."

Carly smiled.  "A big house with a back yard for Alexander and Michael to play.  
I'm sure Mom will help us look, if you want me to ask.  I may even break down 
and talk to Amy.  She's bound to have heard some juicy gossip about someone 
moving…  After all, she knew everything about Tony and me…"

Jason gave Carly a half-hearted look of warning.  "Caroline…" But he couldn't 
help but smile.  "Your terrible."

Carly grinned at her husband.  "Yeah… but admit it… you love it!"

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Robin stepped into the living room and sat down on the couch.  She watched Mac 
looking out the window for a moment before speaking.  "Well, Mom and Dad are in 
your old room sleeping.  They were up all night trying to get here and then all 
morning explaining to us where they've been."

Mac turned from the window and sunk down in a chair.  He couldn't believe the 
day he'd had.  "Robin, am I dreaming?"  He looked over at his niece as he asked 
this question. "Please tell me I'm dreaming.  I've had enough today.  I can't 
handle anymore."

"I know how you feel Uncle Mac."  Robin replied.  "I didn't exactly expect to 
wake up this morning to my parents knocking on my door."  Robin grabbed one of 
throw pillows that adorned the couch and hugged it to her tightly.  "It's times 
like this when I miss Stone… and Jason… and Nikolas."  Robin sighed.  "Where's 
Felicia."

"At the hospital with Maxie."  Mac replied absently.  

"She's where?"  Robin cried.  "Why is Maxie in the hospital?"

Mac took a deep breath.  "Robin, you've already heard one long story today from 
your parents… are you sure you're ready for another?"

Robin nodded her head.  "Please tell me Uncle Mac.  Why is Maxie in the 
hospital?"

To Be Continued…