Making the Rounds at General Hospital: Laura Awakens

Last week on General Hospital, Liz received the results of her paternity test and made a difficult decision, Skye returned home with her new daughter and made room in their lives for Lorenzo, Alexis confronted Sam and Ric, made her house a lot less crowded, and Laura awoke from her catatonic state, which made Luke's and her children's greatest hopes a reality.

After finding the paternity test results she had dropped while helping a patient, Liz absorbed them while Sonny looked on. Based on her reaction, he concluded the baby must be Lucky's, and while Liz didn't confirm it, she didn't deny it, either. The news quickly spread from Carly to Jason to Sam, all while Liz remained quiet, only saying it would be best for all concerned if her husband was the baby's father. Jason confirmed for her it was the best choice and we later saw the woman burn the report, making it more than evident Lucky is not the father.

So after weeks of telling everyone her marriage was over and that even if Lucky got clean and got his life together, there was no room for reconciliation, it seems her heart may be weakening some. Or maybe she believes Jason's life would put her unborn child in danger Maybe she truly doesn't want to get between Jason and Sam. Regardless, it's only a matter of time before all secrets are revealed – I look for a medical emergency involving the baby to happen sooner rather than later.

Robert and Luke returned Skye and her new baby, Lila Rae, to the Quartermaine mansion, thrilling all members of the family, except rival Tracy, and Lulu, who was again forced to face her decision to abort her pregnancy. Lorenzo later showed up to visit the child and was met with an unkind reception. Despite the feelings of the rest of the family, Skye allowed him to stay and visit. Later in the week, she took the child to Lorenzo's for a visit and to meet her brother, Diego, only to be further stressed when Lorenzo told her instead of getting away from organized crime, he intends to become the most powerful player on the field so he can protect his family.

He's also dragging in his son, allowing Diego to be a player in the game. All of this seems to be setting the stage for the much talked about mob war to explode. With long time hints floating that Jason and Sonny eventually will make a break from a criminal lifestyle, we can all hope this will be the catalyst used to make it happen.

Article Author: Connie Phillips

Wife, mother, aspiring novelist, and music editor at BC Magazine, Connie Phillips spends most of her time in a fantasy land of her own creating. In reality, she writes about music, television, and the process of writing, when she's not cheering on her kids at equestrian events. …

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