GH2011.4 MOVING FORWARD   Jason picks up the phone and makes another call. "Hey Lois, it's Jason." "Oh gawd, is somethin' wrong with Robin or the kids?" Jason laughs shortly, if it were only that simple, he thinks. "No Lois, nothing like that. Is Ned there?" "Sure, hang on a second." Jason hears Lois hollering for Ned, "NEDLY, IT'S JASE!" Ned picks up the phone, "Hey Jason, what's up?" "I think you should take Dylan back to Bensonhurst, NOW." Immediately serious, Ned asks, "What happened? Do you need Robin and the kids to come here too?" "No, it's nothing like that. But Ned, I have to warn you, don't let Dylan near your mother." Ned sighs, "What did Tracy do this time?" Jason matches Ned's sigh with one of his own, "I can't get into the details with you over the phone. But I honestly don't know if she'll get out of this one alive." "Okay, I'll have Dylan come home first thing tomorrow morning. I'll call him right now." "Thanks Ned," Jason says before hanging up. ***** "Ned, how's it going?" Dylan asks after picking up the phone. "Not bad, Little Brother. But now that the tour's over, I think you should come on home." Dylan rolls his eyes, "Why now?" Ned laughs slightly, "Gloria's kinda miffed that you missed spending Christmas here. She missed you. Face it, Dylan, the girls are asking for you." Dylan laughs slightly, "Well, I miss them too." "I arranged for you to fly home in the Quartermaine jet tomorrow morning." Dylan stands up and starts pacing, carrying the phone with him, "Tomorrow? Ned, that's just too short notice." "Too short for what?" "For me to say good bye to everyone." "Well, get on the phone and start cracking. The jet is leaving at 10am. Be on it." Dylan slams the phone down and sighs again. "I gotta see Lu," he mumbles to himself before walking quickly out the door. ***** Georgie sits and watches as Lu works on her weaving project. "How do you do that?" she asks. "Patience, I guess," Lu says, her rhythm not wavering at all. "I said something to my parents about going back to PC High." Georgie's eyes light up, "Really? When?" "Next fall." Her face falls again, "Why not before then? I miss having you around." Lu looks up at her and smiles, "I kinda miss being around. You're the only person outside of the family that I've seen in months. You're the only one that we all trust." Georgie smiles back, "You're my best bud, Lu." Her expression gets serious again, "What about Dylan?" That's the subject that breaks Lu's concentration. Her hand slips and she looks up at Georgie sheepishly, "Uh, what about him?" "You haven't talked to him since that night I smuggled him onto the island." "The night we slept together," Lu says softly. Georgie nods, "Yeah, that's the one. What's up with that?" Lu shrugs, "I can't see him anymore." "Correction, couldn't see him," Georgie says, "You didn't want to see him because you blamed yourself for what happened with Staci. You distanced yourself from everyone and everything except that loom of yours. But now, Staci's back. You can go back to what you had before." Lu shakes her head, "It's been too long. I know that Dylan's moved on with his life by now." Georgie rolls her eyes, "Oh please. He called me not two days ago, wanting to know if he could see you now that Staci's back." "Oh," Lu says softly. "Well, I don't know. Daddy was pretty ticked off whenever he would find out about us spending time with one another." "Stefan can't rule your life forever, Lu. You're growing up, 16 years old. He's going to have to let go sometime. Besides, he can't follow you forever." Lu laughs, "This is DADDY we're talking about. If I go anywhere now, I'm going to have guards crawling all over the place." Thinking for a moment, Georgie suggests, "Well, I could bring Dylan here again." Lu runs a hand through her hair absently. "Okay. Yeah, I'd like to see him again. And at least here, I have free run of the island." Georgie smiles, "Okay, then I'll arrange it for you." She looks at her watch, "I'd better be going anyway. I'll call you with the details." Lu stands up and hugs Georgie, "Thanks, G. I appreciate all you're doing for me." "Hey, it's the least I could do for my best friend." ***** Lucky sticks his head into Emily's hospital room, "Hey Em, up for company?" he asks hopefully. She frowns slightly at first when she sees him, then puts on a brave face and waves him in. "Lucky, what a surprise. How are you? I saw on the news that you cut things pretty close with the guys that kidnapped Staci." Lucky smiles, "Yeah, but you know me." He looks down, "It's Staci and Lisa I'm worried about. Staci's okay physically, but mentally, she's still having some trouble. Lisa's in ICU still. Your husband is one of her doctors." Emily nods, seeing Lucky is breaking her heart all over again. "So you heard about the wedding." "It was as big on the news as Staci's rescue. Lu saw it and told me." He pauses for a moment, trying to collect his words. He doesn't know how to bring up the subject of her lost baby. "I'm sorry about the baby, Em. I know how you love kids." Emily wants to tell him the truth, tell him that is was their child, but she can't make the words come. "It's hard to deal with, but Tommy's been very supportive." Lucky nods, "So that's why you guys rushed into this marriage." As soon as the words are out, he wants to smack himself for sounding so harsh. She interrupts with her own harsh tone, "Lucky, that is NOT fair." Agreeing, Lucky adds quickly, "I know that. It's not fair to me either." He reaches down and takes her hand in his, "I'm sorry, that didn't come out right. I didn't come here to upset you." "Then what did you come here for?" Tommy asks as he walks in the door. "Are you harassing my wife?" Lucky turns to Tommy, "I came to see Emily, not you." "You're not welcome here," Tommy says harshly. "I think that's for me to decide," Emily interjects, but inside, she's grateful for the interruption. "Lucky, I think you'd better go." Lucky nods slowly, "Okay, Em. Because you asked. I'll see you later." He leaves quickly. Tommy watches him go, "What the hell did he want, Em?" Emily shrugs, "You didn't give him a chance to say." Tommy goes up to her and kisses her cheek, "I'm sorry, honey, it's just that I get very protective where you're concerned. Especially now." Emily smiles, but wipes away tears, "I appreciate it. But you can't hide me from Lucky forever. We live in the same town." She pauses briefly, "When am I going to get out of here?" Tommy smiles, "Very soon. Probably tomorrow if Dr. Goldstein says it's okay after your check up."