Alive (Leo)

[Haley Vaughn Santos]

It had been a week since the July 4th party, and Haley was trying to relax, espicially with all of the drama that had been going on around her. She had finally got settled into her new home, and she was trying to make sense of everything. She also told herself to stay out of the whole David drama, and also to begin to put her life back together like it was before Enzo died. All of this was going through her mind, while sitting at a booth at BJs. She had ordered a club sandwich, with a side of fries, and she was waiting for it to come, but when she looked up to see who was coming through the double doors of the restuarant, she got the shock of her life, and she also had to look twice. Was that Leo, she asked herself. With everything that had been going on, on trying to find her Uncle Stuart, seeing Leo alive gave her hope for Stuart.

Haley stood up slowly, and walked over to the man, who didn't seem to know her, or recognize her at all. "Leo? Leo, is that really you?" Haley asked, as she shook her head, with a confused look on her face.

[Leo DuPres]

Leo was feeling stressed as he got away for a burger and a beer. Things had been tense between him and Greenlee ever since he brought up David, when things should be happier than ever, with preparing for the wedding and the baby they were expecting. The last thing Leo wanted was for his brother to come between them, but with so few people in his life already he felt it was hard to cut out anyone who he even felt in some way connected to. But he knew when it came down to it, his feelings for Greenlee were stronger, he'd do anything to make her happy. He took a sip of his beer before looking up at the blond woman approaching him.

He gave a light sigh as she recognized him, obviously knowing him from before he 'died' yet being another face that didn't seem familiar. "Yeah...its me...and I'm going to have to apologize now that I dont know your name if I should....I don't have a whole lot of memory of my life before an accident I was involved in"

[Haley Vaughn Santos]

Haley seemed surprised and for a very good reason. "Leo, you do not have to apologize to me." Haley said in a soft voice, as she sat down next to him. "I don't want to confuse you in anyway, so I will not bore you with the details on how we met and all, but I will atleast introduce myself. "My name is Haley Santos" she said extending his hand to his, and then shook his hand. Haley then looked over to Leo, who still seemed confused on who she was.

"Look, don't try to think so hard on trying to figure out how we knew each other. It will just give yourself a headache is all, Leo. Just relax, okay?" Haley said as she patted his hand. "But, their is one thing that I would like to know, and if this confuses you in anyway, I apologize, but I need to know if you remember Greenlee Smythe?" she asked as she looked into his eyes, and knew just by looking into them, that he knew who she was talking about. "So...you do remember Greenlee don't you?" Haley asked with a smile. "Does she know that you are alive, Leo?" Haley questioned, wanting to know if Greenlee knew, because she knew that Greenlee would want to know if Leo was alive or not. Haley had no clue that Leo and Greenlee actually had reunited, and were planning on getting married, but Haley had just recently came back to town, and was out of the loop on everything and apparently everyone.

[Leo DuPres]

Leo shook Haley's hand as she introduced herself but still had no recollection of her, something he felt bad about. He gave her a smile as she said that he didnt have to work to figure out how they knew each other that it would just give him a headache. Someone who understood, that was nice to see. "Thanks" He told her gratefully.

As Haley then mentioned Greenlee, Leo smiled and nodded. "She's all I really remember...not every detail but enough" Leo told her. "Thankfully I found her when I got back and we're together again. We're planning on getting married again too. She's the best thing in my life" Leo gave a smile again as he realized if Hayley didnt know about him and Greenlee being together, she wouldn't know their news either. He could get to tell her (whether she'd care was something he wasnt sure of since he wasn't sure how well this woman knew them). "And we just found out, we're gonna have a baby " He said proudly

[Haley Vaughn Santos]

"That, that is wonderful news Leo!" Haley said with a big smile on her face. "I, I am just so happy for you guys. You and Greenlee deserve to be happy.." she said as she then looked down for a few seconds. "But, I know it must be hard for you to not remember much of your past here, but I think it will just take some time, Leo. I am sure that you will gain your full memory back" Haley said, reassuring Leo that she thought everything would be just fine.

"So, I do have to ask, just because I am curious. Do you remember your brother David Hayward?" Haley asked with a curious look, as she looked up to Leo. "Sorry, I don't mean to pry, but if you don't remember him, then you need to know about him, and what he is all about" Haley said, ready to tell Leo all about David Hayward.

[Leo DuPres]

"Thank you" Leo said sincerely as Haley told him that he and Greenlee deserved to be happy. "It is hard, I remember how I feel about her, and small other facts, but its still all coming back slowly...I just hope its enough to keep Greens happy" He said truthfully, fearing that he wasn't enough of the Leo she remembered yet, and wondered if he ever would be.

Leo gave a slight sigh as Haley brought up his brother. The whole town had seemed to be against David and wanting to warn him away from him, but it was his flesh and blood, his only family that he knew of and he wondered if people could just as easily turn on him then too. "I don't remember everything about my brother, but I remember that he is my brother, and I can remember times he's been there for me" Leo told Haley. " Greenlee hates him, hates that I even want to speak to him still, but he's family"