- Monica joined the rest of the family and told them their guests would be showing up very soon. While Monica poured herself a stiff drink, the family came up with something to tell Carly, Sonny and Jason, once they arrived.

- Sliding off the couch, Liz walked around the apartment, waiting for Lucky to come back with Cameron’s gift. When he returned, she could feel the tension return in the air. “I like how you’ve fixed up the apartment…” her voice trailed off, as she took the present from him.

Smiling a little, Lucky looked around as well. “It’s not much, but it will do.” The more he stared at Elizabeth, the more he wanted to have her back; the more he wanted to just forget about everything and just take her back. “So, how is Cameron doing? I imagine he is having fun playing with all the toys he got for Christmas.”

- In what seemed like less than 20 minutes, Edward began to bellow for Alice to answer the door. Alice did and she showed the guests into the room where the family had been conversing for some time.

- It was Elizabeth’s turn to smile. “He’s doing fine and he’s absolutely love playing with his toys. He keeps me up most nights wanting to play longer.” Sitting the gift down on the table, Elizabeth looked at Lucky for a quick moment. “Do you mind if I use your bathroom really quick?”

Nodding, Lucky showed her the way. “Is everything okay?” It was hard not to continue caring for Elizabeth. He and she may be apart, but she was still his wife, and his heart would never stop loving or caring about her.

- When Nikolas, Carly, Sonny and Jason entered the room, Michael stops in his tracks when he notices AJ behind the door. Carly calls Michael over, unaware of what he has seen. Nikolas taps Carly on the shoulder. AJ completely comes from behind the door, making his presence known.

While Sonny and Jason stand staring at AJ in disbelief, they also try to keep Michael from seeing him. Carly flips out and curses at AJ. Monica tries to calm her down but she pushes past her and slaps AJ across the face.

- “I’m okay, I just drank too much at lunch today, that’s all,” she answered back, closing the door the bathroom.

When she does so, she is taken aback by what she sees in the bathroom. There, in her face, the truth she can’t deny. She's overwhelmed with emotions as she takes a step back from the door. She knocks over the holder on the sink with the toothbrushes onto the floor. Her hand goes to her stomach. She feels her heart sink as she realizes someone new now fills Lucky's heart.

Shortly after, she returned back to the main entrance of the apartment. “Well, I better get going. Grams is probably wondering where I am,” she said, picking up Cameron’s gift in a hurry.

Lucky doesn’t even get the chance to walk her to the door. She’s out of the place in such a hurry. Lucky was about to say something, but kept quiet. Instead, he watched as she walked out the door. Closing it behind him, he sat on the couch, wondering if either one of them would find their way back to one another.

- "I guess I deserved that too." AJ said as he rubbed his jaw with the palm of his hand.

"You guess?! You guess?! What were you thinking?! Oh that's right, you weren't thinking!" Carly shouted at AJ, furious with him for being alive and putting Michael through all the pain thinking his father was dead.

AJ knew he deserved the verbal beating he was about to get from Carly. He understood why she was furious with him; Michael deserved to know the truth. Carly backed up from AJ and gave him some space as Sonny and Jason stepped forward.

"So what's the excuse this time, Junior?" Nikolas says trying not to pounce on the man who is making Carly upset.

"Yes, AJ, I think we'd all like to hear your excuse for faking your death?" Jason questioned as Sonny stepped closer.

"Do you have any idea what you have put Michael through? Do you?" Sonny lectured.

“You’ve got some nerve Sonny. This wasn’t a one sided thing. I made mistakes, but so have you. Hell, maybe if you hadn’t stolen Michael from me, I wouldn’t have made so many damn mistakes,” says AJ glaring at Sonny.

“Carly, everyone. Please listen to what he has to say,” says Monica. “Once he explains you may feel differently.”

"Oh this had better be good. You need to do some explaining to him, to us, to everyone!" Carly replied as she stepped back to protect Michael, keeping him close to her.

- Outside, Elizabeth falls in the snow. She begins to cry uncontrollably. What she saw….she just can’t shake what she saw while in the bathroom. Hanging on the door hook of the bathroom was a white lace-trimmed nightgown and a red silk robe. All she could think of was one thing….that she is responsible for loosing Lucky. How could Lucky see another woman?

- An argument ensued between the family and Sonny, Jason and Carly, no one noticed Michael wiggle away from the protective cover he had between his parents. He got up on the coffee table and bellowed, "Shut up!"

The family became really quiet and looked surprised to see him towering over them.
AJ was finally able to explain the best he could to his son that he had to leave for a while, but that he never meant to cause him hurt or pain. AJ reveals that he was torn into pieces after realizing how wrong it was for him to kidnap Michael and make others believe he was dead. He was desperate and stupid for thinking he could kidnap Michael and force him to accept him as his father. After he was hospitalized after his fight with Jason, he could do nothing but think while in his hospital bed. He thought about all the horrible things he’s done over the past few years and how it never worked out for him in the end.

He asked Dr. Thomas to help him fake his death once again, so he could spare the family and Michael anymore pain. He didn’t however know how he would do it and didn’t know that he would brainwash Michael into accusing Carly and then making him believe that he did it. It wasn’t until a few months ago that he actually found out what Dr. Thomas did. Maybe it was the fact that he was lonely or maybe he wanted to make amends, but something told him to come back and fix his life. He came back because he loved him and he saw what his actions did to hurt Michael. He never intended for Dr. Thomas to traumatize him and if it could do it all over again, he would do things differently.

Michael rightfully upset with AJ, began stomping his foot on the coffee table. The Quartermaines grimaced in pain because it was a very expensive coffee table and a rare one at that. One that is not easily replaced. As family members tried to get Michael down off the antique coffee table, Monica quietly snuck away from the chaos in the hopes of meeting Kevin for some well needed appreciation and attention.

Michael was not happy with AJ for faking his death and was quite upset with him. Nikolas suggests to Carly that she go with Sonny decided to take Michael home to cool off, as Jason followed close behind, leaving his lasting stare for everyone in the room.

"Gee, that went well, don't you think?" Alan remarked sarcastically as Alice followed the guests to the front door to show them out.

On the next GH: Secrets & Lies-

- Mayor Floyd announces Mac’s replacement as Police Commissioner.
- AJ and Alan discuss the mistakes they’ve made with their children
- Monica receives another mysterious package
- Noah wonders if Bobbie has begun drinking again