A Simple Beginning

When It Rains

Constance
There are days that you just don't look at the newspaper anymore and today was the one that I should have just thrown it away. Omg I heard that Gia was a gold digger and was looking for a sugar daddy, but good Lord I can't believe that she married a man that old. The billions probably didn't hurt when she said yes and I do at the wedding. He has a huge smile on his face, but his children and grandchildren don't look happy at all. I am thinking they have her number and I thought it was crazy and had no idea she was serious about marrying this guy. We are keeping the boys while they are on their honeymoon. She got married in a country that doesn't allow divorce. Annulment is all they allow. She wants Ethan to give up his rights to his boys and he isn't willing to do that and he's got every right to his rights. I guess they don't want to live in Seattle because the weather isn't good for her husband's arthritis. They are moving to a warm climate. So she has to decide what to do. It is either all or nothing according to the attorneys he hired to get Ethan to give up his rights. He offered him a lot of money to give his rights to them up. Ethan refused outright and was insulted by the offer to buy him off. He told the attorneys that his children aren't for sale at any amount. Gia finally just agreed to visitation during two months of the summer. We now have them ten months of the year. They are very unhappy about the fact their mom is not around and won't be for a while and their birthdays are coming up and she made promises that she seems to have forgotten about, how convenient. So I have to pick up the ball and change the location and follow through with most of it. I call Kate and see if she can wrangle something with Mia on short notice.

Mia
I really don't know Constance that well but Kate told me that she is a pretty nice person and Gia has placed her in a jam over the twins birthday party. I went and called a few favors in and sent my best people over to talk to Constance and see what she needs exactly. It is for Kate's nephews after all. She has done me a few favors and I saw the news about Gia and she just left and didn't say a thing to her children. So I tell them to do what they can for the boys.

Barney
I help Mia get things done for the birthday party and I set up a few fun AI projects for them to play and win prizes. Educational of course. Anastasia heard about it and added a few things as well. The birthday party was a blast from my perspective but I don't think I am the right one to say that. Constance told me that they were sad because Gia wasn't there for it is why they weren't happy. Otherwise it was a successful party because all their friends asked their parents to get my cards for future parties. This was a one time deal as a favor to Kate.

Constance
The twins weren't happy about Gia not being at their party. They tried to enjoy their party and they enjoyed their friends. They got presents, but nothing from Gia. Ethan called her several times and was told she was unavailable by her husband. We were told that she would call us back later and yet we got no call back. The man didn't even want to hear why we called. Emile Asher is an ass. He moved her out of Seattle and left the twins with us and there has been no contact from her since then. We have no idea where she is living.

Ethan
I can't believe she hasn't even called about her twins and their birthday. It doesn't make sense as much as she tried to get me to give up my rights to them and now she hasn't contacted them or us at all. We can't get her on her own phone. We can't track her either. I have an awful feeling about this and I hope I am wrong. There have been rumors about her husband and his wives. There is no proof though. I only discovered she married him when the world did. I had no idea she was dating anyone. She has no family other than her boys left. I decide to file a missing persons report and explain why. When her new husband is mentioned a look comes over their faces. Now I have to talk to Carrick to find out where I stand with the twins custody since we can't reach her and filed a missing persons report. The boys are not doing well and they need their mother back. We even tried his children and they have nothing to say. The police have taken over the situation and asked the family to answer questions. We suspect they know what has happened to Gia but won't tell anyone.

Grace
I am walking into the ER when I see a woman who looks like Gia but doesn't at the same time. I go in her direction and she cowers away from me and anyone else that comes near her. I see blood everywhere and I go have someone get a room ready to admit her. I have them call the cops. We sedate her before we can get her into the room. The more I look at her the more I know it is Gia. She has been beaten very badly and we need to have her fully evaluated. The blood is not just hers alone, but multiple people. She hasn't been raped, but she's definitely pregnant. I call Ethan and tell him to verify Gia's identity and he arrives and at first he is shocked, but he tells me about her heart shaped scar on her knee. We he has a photo of her with the boys and he blew the knee up and it matches. Guards are going to stay and assure her safety.

Gia
The last thing I recall is telling Emile about our baby and that was all I recall until I found my way to a hospital. The family and Emile crowded me and I barely escaped and fought my way to freedom finally.