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When Criss got home he found Dimi sitting at his front door with tears coming down her face. "Dimitra what are you doing here?" he asked sitting next to her. "I had a fight with mom and dad. I kept pushing them about knowing my real parents but they still won't tell me than we started arguing back and forth before I knew I ran out" she remarked wiping the tears away. Criss gave his niece a hug. "First let's call them before they start thinking the worest" he suggested and they went in. While Dimi called her parents Criss sat outside thinking. Just sign on the dotted line Mr Sarantokas echoed in his mind. "Uncle Criss". Criss sat up wiping away some tears himself. "You all right Uncle Criss". "Yea just got something in my eye so what did your parents say" he asked.

"They want me to come home but since it's late I kind of convice them to let me stay here for the night"she stated. Criss chuckled. "I swear Dimitra you are good at getting your way sometimes" he remarked. "Uncle Criss I know that I shouldn't ask but do you know anything else about my parents?"she asked. "Not really only what your father told me". Criss's stomach started to gurgle. "You all right?" she asked. "Yea just getting an upset stomach I guess dinner isn't sitting well"Criss replied. "I'm going to get ready for bed good night Uncle Criss" and gave hin a hug. After she left Criss ran over to the sink and threw up.

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The next day Criss had lunch with Lynn and JD. "I know why you invited us to lunch Christopher"Lynn stated. "Guys I know we made a promise to dad when he died that Dimitra would never know the truth but I think she's old enough to understand" Criss said. "And what if she doesn't Criss I can't handle it if my daughter runs off and I never see her again" Lynn remarked. "Let's not go crazy Lynn maybe Criss is right. I think she deserves to know the truth as much as Criss, Costa, and I deserved to know about our past" JD said. "I don't know". "Lynn we've been in Dimitra's shoes we wanted to know the truth about our parents that gave us up to be adopted by our adoptive parents" Criss said. "All right Criss we'll tell Dimi the truth tonight at your place"Lynn stated. When Criss got back to his officer he saw Nick rolling past his production office. "Hey Criss nice to see you again I got to say you gave us some luck I won three hundred at the black jack table and my sister won a jackpot at one of the slot machines tweleve hundred dollars" he replied.

"Maybe she'll lend you some to pimp out the wheelchair" Criss joked which made Nick laughed. "Funny before I forget I saw this on the floor address to you" giving him an envelope. "Thanks Nick" and he rolled off as Criss went in. He opened it and it was another letter that said:

CHRISTOPHER,

I KNOW YOU PROBABLY HAVE A PI LOOKING FOR ME AND BELIEVE ME CONSIDERING WHY I GAVE YOU UP I'M WONDERING IF I SHOULD LET YOUR PI FIND ME INSTEAD OF PLAYING CAT AND MOUSE. YOU'VE GROWN UP TO BE A GOOD MAN AND I'M GLAD THAT THE ONLY THING YOU GOT FROM YOUR FATHER WAS THE COLOR OF YOUR HAIR AND HIS HEIGHT. MAYBE SOMEDAY I'LL GET UP THE COURAGE TO SEE YOU FACE TO FACE INSTEAD OF JUST LISTENING TO YOUR VOICE ON THE PHONE.

Criss wiped away some tears as JD came in. "What's with the tears?". "I just got another letter from my mom I've got this feeling that she doesn't want to be found and the way she talks about my father is like she doesn't want to remember him" Criss remarked. "Criss I think there's a reason she doesn't talk about your father"JD replied sitting down. "What's that?"Criss asked. "Your father probably attacked her". "Wait a minute are you saying that I maybe a product of a sexual assault"Criss replied. "Maybe that's the reason she gave you up because you reminded her of that night when she was assaulted" JD suggested.

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After talking to JD the thought of what JD suggested kept swimming in Criss's head. "Christopher" A voice called out. He turned around and saw Dimitra. "Mom what are you doing here I thought you were in Greece" giving her a hug. "I got a call from Lynn telling me you're going to tell Dimi the truth about her parents" she replied as they walked into the production office. "It's time mom Lynn, JD and I want to tell her the truth"Criss replied as they sat down. "Are you sure you're ready for this?"she asked. "Mom I know you and dad didn't want this day to come but it's like what JD, Costa, and I are doing trying to find out more about our past" Criss remarked. "But hers isn't as complicated as yours, JD's or Costa's"she replied.

"Mom you know how my body reacts to lieing. Telling Dimi these lies is literally making me sick to my stomach she wants to know so let her"Criss stated. "All right but I want to be there" she said. "Why don't I invite the whole crew and tape it,"Criss suggested as Dimitra slapped him. "I'm kidding mom". That night Criss was thinking in his room when Costa came in. "Nervous about what's going to happen". "A little" looking at a picture. Costa took the picture and looked at it. "Is this Dimi's mom?" he asked. "Yea too bad she didn't live to see what Dimitra became" Criss remarked. "How she die?"Costa inquired giving the pitcure back. "Killed herself a few weeks after she gave up Dimi she hung herself in a hotel room"Criss replied. "Christopher Lynn, JD and Dimi are here"Dimitra called out. "Let's go" and they went down. On the couch Dimi was sitting there as Lynn and JD hung up their jackets. "Mom and dad told me you know more about my real parents uncle Criss"Dimi remarked. "Yea for one thing I lied about them being high school graduates they didn't meet untill a few years later. This is the only picture of your mother I have" giving it to her. "What's her name?"Dimi asked. "Celine she was from Canada I think" JD remarked. "She's beautiful what about my father?". Criss felt like he was about to throw up when she said that. "Your father how can I say this"JD stated as Criss sat down. "Don't tell me he's in jail for hurting my mother"she asked. "No your real father is still alive"Costa said looking at Criss. "So tell me unless my mom didn't know him" she stated. "She knew him Dimi" Lynn said. "So tell me" as Criss took a breath. "He's right here Dimi" Criss stated.

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"I don't understand"Dimi remarked confused. "I'm your birth father Dimitra" Criss replied. Dimi seemed more confused. "I met Celine while I was getting my magic career off the ground we dated for I think three months than we broke up. Two months went by and she came back to tell me she was pregnant and I was the father,"Criss stated. Tears fell down her face as JD sat next to Dimi. "When I came home to tell the family about you JD was there telling mom and dad that Lynn couldn't have a baby I decided there that JD and Lynn would be better parents to you than I could ever be". "Did my real mother want to keep me?" Dimi inquired. "At first yea but I knew she couldn't take care of you so we decided to let JD and Lynn adopt you when you were born"Criss remarked. "When Criss told us about Celine and you coming your grandfather was ready to kill Christopher or make a Criss a woman putting it nicely"JD stated as Criss crossed his legs.

"But after telling him what Christopher and Celine wanted to do he changed his mind about killing him"her grandmother said looking at Criss. "Were you there when I was born Uncle Criss"she asked. Criss nodded. "Yea JD and Lynn were there too see you come into the world"Criss replied. "But I let Criss cut the cord and hold you before he gave you to us to raise"JD stated. "Was it hard to see me considering I'm your daughter Uncle Criss"she asked. "The first few months was difficult I stayed away whenever Lynn brought you over but when JD made me your god father I knew I had to let those feelings go or cut my family out of my life"Criss replied honestly. "What happened to my mother is she still alive"Dimi inquired. "She died a few weeks after you were born. Doctors said that was a serve case of Post Parturm Depression,"Lynn replied. Dimi got up and went outside.

"Dimitra" but JD sat his wife down. "Just give her some time she needs to process this"JD remarked. Criss got up and went up to his room. He sat on his bed and let the tears fall. A knock came to the door and Costa came in. "Mom wanted to know if you're all right?"he asked. "Just needed a little time to myself" wiping the tears away. "Truthfully was it hard to see JD raise your daughter?" Costa inquired. "Yea seeing her grow up and seeing bits of me in her it just made me want to take her back but I knew it wouldn't be fair to either JD or Lynn. I wasn't ready to be a father but Lynn and JD wanted a child so bad they would of done anything it was a good idea to let JD and Lynn adopt her" Criss replied wiping the tears away. "Dad was proud of you to make such a difficult decision like that" Costa remarked. "Well it was either that or change my name to Christine" Criss stated snickering.

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Outside Dimi was trying to process the information she was giving. Knowing that her uncle was really her father was something that never came to mind. "Dimitra you all right?". She turned and saw her grandmom. "Yea it's just so difficult to understand what I've been told. To find out that the uncle you're so close to is really your father" she remarked as she sat down. "Dimi Christopher wanted what was best for you and he knew how much your parents wanted to start a family so he knew that he was giving you up to the right people" she stated. "Did Uncle Criss give me up out of guilt or that grandpa wanting to change Uncle Criss's gender" Dimi asked with a bit of a giggle. "Well your grandfather was angry at Criss for what he did. Criss knew there were two opitions give you up or marry Celine but I knew Criss and Celine weren't ready for that step. Celine thought she could be a good mother with out Criss". "But Uncle Criss knew she couldn't be"Dimi stated.

"Celine was what you call a free spirit and Criss was afraid Celine wouldn't change her ways once she became a mother so it took some time but Criss made her see that giving you up would be the best for you. He was right JD and Lynn did so well with you but as Criss said it was difficult to see someone raise you considering you were his daughter". As Dimi talked to her grandmother Criss came down. "Everything all right out there?" he asked. "So far Criss I know that is was hard to give up Dimi to me and JD. If I didn't say it than I'll say it now you made the best decision to let me and JD adopt her" giving him a hug. "Too bad Celine couldn't see what her daughter became"Criss stated. "Criss did Celine have any relatives like a brother or parents"Lynn asked. "I asked Celine but she never said anything and when she died I was the one who had to claim the body so god only knows" Criss replied as they watched Dimi hug her grandmother.

The next day when Criss arrived at The Luxor Robert was waiting for him at the officer. "Robert are you like a ghost or something?"Criss inquired. "Very funny Sarantakos but I found out something. It seems your adoption wasn't finilized untill March 19 1968" showing Criss some paper work. "But I was born December 19th 1967 and I know that it takes may be thirty days for the adoption to be finilzed why did it take so long for mine"Criss stated a little confused. "And I found out the man your uncle killed was your father a Samual Littleton". After Robert left Dimitra came over. "You wanted to talk to me Christopher?"she asked sitting down. "Yea I just talked to Robert why did my adoption take so long to be finilized considering when JD and Lynn adopted Dimi it took thirty days"he asked.

"The night you were born your father and I were watching TV when we got a call from your birth mother it seems she went into labor early too early. When we got there you were all ready born but you couldn't breath on your own. Doctors didn't think you'd live long enough to see your actually due date". "I found out my real father is dead and that my uncle killed him do you know why?"Criss asked. His mother rolled her eyes. "Come on mom I"m not a little kid anymore I can take it". "Your birth father was the reason you were born early he wasn't happy that your mother was giving you up so he tried to make sure you wouldn't be giving to us one way or another"she stated.

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Criss's jaw fell to the floor. "My birth father beat my mom so bad she went into labor"Criss replied in shock. Dimitra nodded. "If her brother didn't involve himself you probably wouldn't be here. When we found out what had happened and what Nicholas had done by saving her and you we decided to use his name as your middle name," she replied. Criss couldn't believe what he was just told it just knocked him for a loop. "You all right Christopher?". "Yea it's just that I understand a little of why she never mentioned my birth father in her letters" showing them to her. "Well I hope that some day you and Melina do meet because I see a lot of her in you" and his mother left. That afternoon Criss was sitting in Believe for what he called his quiet time but it was just his way of letting his mind wonder with nobody to brother him. The door opened quietly as Criss just layed on the stage.

When the door slammed shut Criss heard it. "Who's there?" he called out. Nobody answered so Criss got up and went up the stairs. When he got to the door he saw it was the woman he helped change a tire for. "Melina what are you doing in here?" he asked. "I snuck in just to see your theater than I saw you just laying on the stage". Then Criss saw something in her hand. "What's in your hand Melina?". Melina sighed. "I guess I shouldn't hide it anymore. I'm your birth mother Christopher"she stated. "Why all the cloak and dagger stuff" he asked. "I was scared about how you'd react" she replied. "Melina when my parents told me about being adopted and that they would help me and my brothers find out more about our parents I was nervous at first but I've been on the other end too. I gave up a child to a family that wanted a baby,"Criss remarked. "So why don't we go have some dinner and we can talk". "All right" and they left.

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They sat down and order some drinks. "I heard you say you've been on the other side of adoption you gave up a child" she stated. "Yea I was just starting my magic career so I wasn't ready to be a father so we decided to give her up to a couple that couldn't have a child"Criss replied. "Was it an open adoption?" she asked. "Sort of my brother and his wife adopted her so I saw her grow up and yesterday we decided to tell her the truth"Criss replied. "So you gave up your daughter what's her name?". "Dimitra Dimi for short. Tell me something why did you give me up for?"Criss asked. "When I met your father I thought he was a great guy but a few days before I found out about you he changed started to lose his temper at a drop of a hat, smack me, hit me, or force me to do stuff I didn't want to. When they told me I was pregnant I knew I couldn't raise you in that environment but I wasn't sure if I should give you up it wasn't untill I met your adoptive mom". "So you knew the people that adopted me"Criss stated. "Yes Dimitra told me that she wanted to add one more child to her family so I talked to her and decided there that she'd be the perfect person to raise you. I left your father and I was going to stay with your uncle untill you were born".

"But my father found you" Criss said. Tears fell down her face. "I don't know how but he did and when he saw I was pregnant he ordered me to come back but I told him I wasn't and that he would never see you because I was going to let someone adopt you. He went crazy I don't remember some of the stuff he did but when I woke up I was in the hospital Dimitra was right next to me. She told me that they had to deliver you or we would of both died. I asked if you were alive and you were. When I was strong enough I saw you in that little incubator fighting to stay alive. I found out later that my brother kill your father to save me" she replied wiping tears from her face. "Did you kept in touch with my adoptive parents". "Yea but it got too tough for me to see you so I decided to live my life. I met a great guy and got married, but because of what your father did I couldn't have anymore children but we adopted twins and a boy who are tweleve and eighteen" and showed Criss a picture.

"In the middle are Wendy and Linda and next to them is our oldest Fredrick he's a straight A student heading to college this year and Wendy and Linda are great at gymanstics and dance. Linda is even a fan of yours". Criss chuckled. "Do they know about me?" Criss asked. "I told them that I gave up a child when I was young so they know they have another family member out there. If you want to you can meet them" she suggested. "How long have you been looking for me?"Criss asked. "When Linda became of fan of yours she showed me a picture of you and I knew just by your face that you were the child I gave up and it was confirmed when I saw Dimitra on your show a few times"She stated.

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As they were talking Dimitra saw them and just watched as Costa walked over. "What are you watching mom?" he asked. "The woman Criss is talking to is his birth mother" she replied. "How do you know mom?"Costa inquired. "You never forget the person who gave you their child to raise"she replied smiling. Melina and Criss got up and hugged than she left as Criss sat down wiping some tears from his face. "You all right bro?"Costa asked as they walked over. Criss looked up and saw Costa and his mom. "Yea it just feel weird knowing a little of my past"Criss replied. "So how does it feel to meet your mom?"she asked. "Good she told me about what happened, why she gave me up, and that she has other kids she adopted" showing them the picture. "So are you happy that you found your birth mother Christopher?" Dimitra asked. "Yea".

"What's wrong Christopher you look nervous?"Costa asked. "I'm worried that a part of my father may come out the part that made my mom give me up"he replied. "Criss you can't worry what god or gentics gave you. When I talked to some of the people that knew my mom she lost a child to ALS and my father died of brain aneurysm am I nervous that my muscles will shut down or I may drop dead because the lining of a blood wall popped; a little but it's apart of us" Costa explain. "I'm just hoping that part of me doesn't come out and play" Criss remarked.