Be My Baby
Liz Webber and Jason Morgan had a one night stand after they both thought their respective relationships were over. Despite the night they shared, Jason decided to make things work with fiancée Sam McCall, while Liz focused on getting her marriage back with first love Lucky Spencer. Then Liz found out she was pregnant. The baby was Jason's.
Jason and Liz decided to keep the true paternity quiet. Jason's life in the mob left his family vulnerable to enemies, so he didn't want to put Liz or the baby's life in jeopardy. Additionally, Liz didn't want to break Lucky's heart, knowing his recent sobriety could be compromised. But no secret stays buried forever in Port Charles and eventually Sam and Lucky found out the truth. Jason and Liz's respective relationships dissolved, but the path to happiness still wasn't clear.
When Michael -- son to Jason's employer, Sonny Corinthos -- was shot by Sonny's enemy, Jason realized Jake and Elizabeth could be caught in the crossfire of any enemies targeting him. Sonny soon left the mob and Jason took over, making the target on his loved ones bigger. Pained, Jason was forced to distance himself from his son and the woman he loves.
The Devil Wears Crimson
Lulu Spencer and Maxie Jones hate each other: Maxie doesn't get why everyone just adores Lulu, while Lulu thinks Maxie is a stuck up bitch. Now they're both working together as the assistants to Kate Howard, editor-in-chief of Crimson Magazine. Luckily, Lulu has her current bf, mobster Johnny Zacchara, for suppor, but poor Damian Spinelli. The computer geek--friends to both Lulu and Maxie--is caught in the middle of their war! It doesn't help matters that he has a huge, unrequited crush on Maxie.
Ain't Love Grand
How come love can never be easy? For many residents of Port Charles, it's a theme they know too well:
*Alexis Davis had a hard time admitting her feelings for charming criminal Jerry Jacks, but the chemistry between them was undeniable. However, all hopes of a future may be sealed if Alexis discovers Jerry was involved with the person that accidentally shot young Michael Corinthos.
*Nikolas Cassadine is recovering from a brain tumor and the loss of Emily Quartermaine, the love of his life. For months, Nikolas' tumor caused him to hallucinate Emily. Through it all, Nurse Nadine Crowell supported him and urged him to get the terminal tumor removed, for his son's sake. In the process, she began to develop feelings for him. Now that Nikolas' heart and health is on the mend, will he feel the same away about Nadine?
*Sonny's attorney, Diane Miller, and his bodyguard, Max Giambetti, are totally in lust. But could things ever move beyond that?
*Lulu is undeniably attracted to Johnny Zacchara, but his crazy mobster father, Anthony, scares her. However, her love for Johnny is so strong that she wants to take Anthony down, together.
*What started out as a business arrangement between Tracy Quartermaine and Luke Spencer ended up a marriage with some very real feelings between them. OK, so they fight all the time, but deep down they love each other.
Casualties of War?
Mob boss Claudia Zacchara put a hit on her enemy Sonny Corinthos, and ordered Ian Devlin to do it. Ian--who stood to get his non FDA drugs smuggled into the country if he complied--agreed. Just as he was about to pull the trigger, Sonny threw his lady love Kate Howard out of the way, but the bullet ricocheted and hit his son Michael in the head.
In a coma, Michael's likely not to ever wake up. Carly, his mother, cursed Sonny and the lifestyle she once thought wouldn't get her children hurt---only to now be proven very wrong. Determined to keep her other son safe, Carly asked Sonny to sign over parental rights. Inconsolabe and guilt ridden Sonny agreed, and left the mob. Claudia's consumed with guilt that her actions started this domino effect. When the truth comes out that Claudia was responsible, will a full out war erupt?
Baby Mama Drama
Robin Scorpio and Patrick Drake were an unlikely pair given their respective fears of relationships: Her HIV+ status made her scared to get too close, while he treated commitment like a communicable disease. Despite this, they fell in love. But now Robin's biological clock is ticking. Patrick's made it very clear he doesn't want children. At an impasse, the two parted ways. A hope of reconciliation may not be in the cards now that Robin has discovered she's pregnant--with Patrick's child. When Patrick found out, he wanted to step up and be part of the baby's life, but that's too little, too late as far as Robin's concerned. She's let Patrick know she'll be raising the baby alone.
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