Metamorphosis

This is totally AU all the way as of now NO OC's (a rarity for me LOL)...I don't own GH just the insane amount of GH Plot Bunnies hopping in my fan girl head

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I've been so wrapped up in my warm cocoon
But something's happening, things are changing soon
I'm pushing the edge, I'm feeling it crack
and once I get out, there's no turning back

-Hilary Duff 'Metamorphosis'

Once upon a time...

That is the way fairytales begin. Though this is in no way a fairytale the line still fits.

So...Once upon a time there was a young woman barely eighteen who was trying to find her place in the world. She had left the small Brooklyn Town of Bensonherst and had dreams of making it big. Of creating a life for herself and so when she looked across the club and met her mark she smiled.

He was just twenty one, he wanted to rebel from his blue blood family. To loosen up and have some fun. This is what dragged him to the New York hot spot on that hot evening in June. He spotted a young woman heading toward him. Light Brown hair, soulful chocolate brown eyes. Too naive for her own good.

"Want to dance," he asked her.

She silently nodded as she pressed against him and they moved there bodies in time to the music. Soon the music began to slow down and he smiled.

"Do you mind if I buy you a drink," he asked.

"I-I'm under aged," she said.

"If your underage how did you get in," he asked.

"I have a fake ID," she said, "I'm such an idiot."

"No your not," he said, "How young are you if I may ask."

"Eighteen," she said.

"Eighteen," he said, "that's not too bad."

"It isn't," she said.

"I'm only just twenty one myself," he said, "so how about that drink...I'll even make it a virgin if you want."

"Thanks," she said pausing...they had been dancing all evening and she hadn't even known his name.

"A.J," he said holding out his hand.

"Connie," she replied.

--

After what the couple thought would have been a one night thing turned out to be a sort of summer romance. The young couple went to concerts, ballgames, anywhere and everywhere together. However on July 4th there lives began to change.

"I'm heading home Connie," A.J. said suddenly as they were sitting in Central Park watching the fireworks.

"Home," Connie said upset. She then looked into his eyes and in the moment was willing to throw it all away.

"Take me with you," she said, "take me to meet your family."

"I wish I could," A.J. said, "it's just...just."

"That Connie Falconeri is not good enough for Alan Quartermaine Junior," Connie said.

"It's not like that at all," A.J. said leaning in to kiss her as she pulled back.

"Then what is it," Connie asked.

"Well it's like that I guess," A.J. admitted, "I love you...it's just we're from different worlds."

"w-when do you leave," Connie asked.

"The end of the week," A.J. said, "I thought we could maybe make the best of it."

"You mean," Connie asked.

He nodded.

--

The next evening she headed back to the club and waited for him to show up. She suddenly felt someone putting there hands on her from behind. She could tell it was him by his touched and a smile spread across her face.

"Dance with me," he said, "one last time."

She obliged as she pressed against him and they moved there bodies in time to the music the same way that they did when they first met. However this time when the music slowed down they didn't stop.

After a few dances and a couple of drinks the young couple found themselves in A.J.'s apartment.

That was the first and only time that the summer lovers would consummate there relationship.

After it was all over the young woman looked at her partner strait in the eyes.

"I-I have a confession to make," Connie said.

"And what is that," A.J. asked.

"This was my first time," Connie said, "so if I was bad then I'm..."

"You weren't bad at all," A.J. said, "I only wish that when you leave it wouldn't be goodbye for us and that we could do this again."

"And we can," Connie said, "take me with you."

"I wish I could," A.J. said, "I love you."

--

Those three words lingered in the woman's ears as she headed home to prepare to move away to school.

"I'm so proud of you sweetie," her mother said, "The first in our family to go away to school."

She nodded however she was having second thoughts about going. Lately she had been feeling kind of sick. She chalked it up to being the flu that had been going around however when in early August when she headed to get a check up before she went away she got some news that changed her life.

"You're pregnant," the Doctor said.

'Pregnant,' thought Connie, 'how could that be...my only time...I was protected.'

"But I used protection the one time that I had sex," Connie said.

"Condoms aren't always reliable," the Doctors said, "do you want to discuss options."

Connie paused for a second. She wanted to make something of herself, to go to college and become a successful career woman. She knew that being a mom wasn't in her plans just yet. She could have an abortion and be done right then and there if she wanted to and for a lengthily time she considered this.

"If I wanted an abortion would I need to tell you now," Connie asked.

"Not right now," the doctor said, "but pretty soon as there isn't a big window for that."

Connie nodded.

After consulting with her mom and making a few calls she mapped out a new path for herself. She would put off going to college for a year and would carry her child to term. When the baby was born she would place it in the loving care of a family that could give the child more then a stupid teenager could.

--

On April 1st Connie Falconeri gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. She held him in her arms for an all too brief moment before handing him back to the nurse.

"Do you wish to name him," the nurse asked.

Connie shook his head.

"Just simply baby boy Falconeri," Connie said, "let the boy's adopted family name him this way I won't get too attached."

The nurse nodded and the young boy was on a path to start a new life that his mother only hoped would work out for the best.

--

20 years 4 months and 24 days later...

Damian Spinelli couldn't believe this was finally happening to him. Ever since moving from Tennessee to Port Charles the past winter he had been in love with Lesley Lu Spencer. Lulu his Blonde One however was the object of affections for many a man already. Back in April just days after his twentieth birthday she announced to himself, her step brother Dillon, and Mr. Corinthos Sir's bodyguard Milo that she would go on a trial date with each of them. Spinelli had been bummed that he drew to date her last however when all was said and done she only went on the first of the three dates, with Dillon. No she didn't choose her step brother in fact Dillon was now in LA however Lulu's lese on love was severely altered after hearing a shocking revelation about her parents relationship. She apologized to him and Milo and they all remained friends. Recently however she announced she'd be willing to do the trial dates again. So Spinelli, Milo, and new guy Logan Hayes all picked numbers (Spinelli drawing last again) to date her. She had managed to date Logan and Milo and it was finally Spinelli's turn. He was glad he was going to have his shot as the girl was due to spend the next two weeks on a cruise with her grandmother to celebrate the end of summer.

He stood in front of the mansion that belonged to her step mother's family. His normally messy hair had been gelled back and he wore a simple pair of kaki's, a neatly pressed polo shirt, and a nervous expression. Hi his hand he held a single daisy.

'Roses are overrated;' he thought, 'plus daisies are the Blonde One's favorite flower.'

As he knocked on the maid entered.

He smiled at the 'dominator' before opening his mouth.

"I'm here to see the Blonde One," Spinelli said.

--

TBC

I hope you like it so far...

I'm leaning to making this Skate but don't know if it will be SpinLu or wind up G-Spin w/ MiLu or LL3