Okay well here's my last chapter! This has been fun and I hope that you all have enjoyed reading it. I hope to start a new one next week, we'll see how it goes. Please review and let me know what ya think. Thanks to everyone who's read it and to those who reviewed, there were several times I added based on the reviews so thanks for helping out. Of course I still don't own General Hospital or the characters, of course if I did we'd have lots more of these mother/daughter interactions.

CHAPTER 14

Alexis Davis journal

It's been a hard and emotional week, but for the first time, I feel as though I have my daughter back. I'm not going to pretend that everything is going to be easy or that Sam and I will agree on everything but I do believe that as long as we are honest with each other that we can handle whatever life throws at us and will come out stronger.

While I know that my daughter loves me, I've come to realize that inside she is still a scared little girl longing for her mother's love and approval. I suppose that I'll have to continue to reassure her of my love for as long as I live, but that's okay with me, hell I'm even looking forward to it, I have years of "I love yous" that I've missed out on.

We can finally move on from the hurt that has plagued us, and get to know each other without the fear of pushing the other away. We have finally figured out that sometimes you have to hurt before you can fully love or accept the love offered from others. You have to talk, or in our case scream about your problems, because if not they'll threaten what you hold dear.

Tomorrow we are going home but Sam has agreed to stay with us at the lakehouse for a few weeks. I've come to enjoy our time together and I think she senses that I'm not ready to let go of our closeness, I'm scared that we'll go back to occasional visits and phone calls. For now I want all my daughters together and for us to grow as a family.

I guess I should start packing and oh yeah call and have my car brought back.

Samantha McCall journal

I'm not real sure what I'm doing here, I've never kept a journal before but mom gave it to me, she said it saved her life when I was taken from her, so I promised her I'd give it a chance.

When I found out that mom had tricked me to get me here, I was so mad I could've strangled her, but now I'll admit I'm glad I didn't.

Finally after all these years, I know that my mom loves me, she always did, and more importantly she always will. It's been a long, hard road for us but from now on I plan on being the best daughter that I possibly can. I'm not gonna promise that all my insecurities are gone, but I do believe that as long as I have her on my side that eventually I'll overcome them and one day come to terms with my past and have the healing that I've longed for.

We're leaving here tomorrow and truthfully I'm not ready to go, I like not having to share her attention with anyone. My hope is that when we return home, we can continue working on our relationship and don't fall back into the same pattern where everything else takes precedence over us. I'm going to stay with her and the girls for a few weeks, I'm not ready to be seperated yet, I still worry that one day she'll realize that it was a mistake to love me and will be gone. I want to be as close to her as I can until I can accept her love for me completely. I know that she loves me, that she's not going anywhere, but I think it'll take time yet for my heart to fully trust it.

How do I end one of these things? Signing off now. Later. Bye. Oh well forget it, I gotta go pack.

Next day, sitting in the driveway at home.

"Well honey, we've made it."

"Yeah we're home."

"Look Sam before we go in, I'm sorry I tricked you but you do realize I'd do it again if need be."

"I'm glad you did, I'm just sorry I gave you such a hard time, thanks."

"I'd do anything for you, you know that right?"

"Yeah I do now. Alright I'm sure there are two little munchkins anxious to see you, so we should probably get in there."

"Let's go."

The girls were watching from the window and as soon as they saw the doors open they were out, rushing to their mother.

"Mom we're so glad you're home, we've missed you." Kristina laughed while helping her mother with her luggage.

"My babies, I've missed you both as well. Come on inside and we'll catch up. Were yall good for Jax and Carly?"

"Yes mom and they are so cool, we went on a trip on their yacht, it was awesome." Molly chimed in snuggling next to her mother on the couch.

"Oh that does sound like fun, Kristina how about you did you enjoy it, anything I need to know?"

"No mom, really I had a great time and I didn't have a nightmare one." She had snuggled into the side not occupied by her baby sister.

"Oh baby, I'm so glad to hear that, wait a minute girls, where's Sam?" Turning she saw her oldest still standing in the doorway watching uncomfortably, quickly she went to her side, putting her hands on her daughter's shoulders she looked in her eyes and saw uncertainty.

"Samantha baby, come on, it's time to join your family this is where you belong, I promise you, you are not an intruder, you… belong." With her arms around the young girls shoulders she guided her back to where her sisters were waiting.

"Hey Sam welcome home! We've missed you too you know." Molly beamed throwing her arms around her older sister.

"Yeah squirt I missed you two brats too but guess what? I'm gonna be staying for a couple of weeks so you'll be sick of me and begging me to move back to my apartment."

"Cool, we're gonna have so much fun, we can go swimming while mom's at work and we can…." Kristina was so excited to have Sam home, she had always admired and loved her older sister.

"Hold on Kristina, don't be making plans without mom, I'm taking an extra couple of weeks off for some quality time with my babies. Sam and I talked about it in the way home and decided we could all use some time as a family, we've had a rough time lately, so whatever plans you make include me as well."

"Alright!" Molly was excited and by the smile on Kristina's face she couldn't be happier.

Sam sat back and watched as her sisters filled her mother in on their week and really saw her family for the first time, they were hers.

"Samantha?" She realized her mother was calling her name with a worried look in her face.

"I'm sorry mom, what were you saying?"

"Samantha are you okay?" Alexis moved and sat in front of her daughter hoping that she wasn't still feeling ousted.

"Yeah mom, I'm fine… actually I'm great! I was just watching yall together and for the first time I felt a part of something, part of a family. I have a family, I have a home, I couldn't be more thrilled."

"Oh Sam," was all Alexis could get out before grabbing her daughter to her, eyes filling with tears. "You'll never know how happy I am to hear you say that, I've been waiting for years to have you all here with me and now I have my family together FINALLY!"