General Hospital recap for December 12, 2024: Tracy gives the Quartermaines quite a Willow and Drew show 

Carly walked into the Quartermaine kitchen and was surprised to see Sasha's tablet open to a page with prenatal vitamins. Sasha explained that she was looking for multivitamins and prenatal vitamins popped up in her search.

At the gatehouse, Willow and Nina waited for the sitter before heading to the main house for the Christmas party. Nina thanked Willow for inviting her, but also wondered why Willow seemed so anxious. Willow admitted she was dreading the party. She didn't want to be around all the Quartermaines, especially Drew.

Tracy left another message for Laura asking when she could see Willow. She was ready to just pop into Laura's unannounced, but Ned stopped her. Olivia would have been furious if Tracy missed the Q holiday party. As the guests started to arrive, Olivia reminded Ned that Carly didn't know about Drew and Willow so she wanted Ned to be sure to keep quiet.

Tracy mingled with the family but was perturbed upon hearing Brook Lynn and Chase make plans to head to the bedroom for some baby-making activity. "I don't know why you two are so anxious to have a child. This place has become a daycare center," she said. Tracy was also mortified to overhear Josslyn asking to turn the TV on so they could watch the PCU-Llanview football game. "Absolutely NOT," she declared.

Ned overruled his mother and turned the TV on but there was no picture, only a blue screen. Tracy was grateful that the cable seemed to be out. Josslyn and Trina watched the game on their phone instead.

In another part of the living room, Carly asked Michael where Willow was. He said she would arrive with Nina soon. Carly was not happy to hear that Nina would be there. When Drew walked in, he headed straight to Michael where they made small talk about making Christmas special for Scout. Suddenly, Willow walked in and was disturbed to find Drew and Michael chatting.

Willow joined Michael in the corner as Carly watched. She could tell something strange was going on between Michael and Willow. Carly pulled Olivia aside while she was talking to Nina, who was perturbed. Carly didn't care and demanded Olivia tell her what was happening between her son and daughter-in-law. Olivia refused to tell Carly anything and left the room to check on the food.

After Drew and Willow shared an awkward moment, Carly pulled him aside to tell him she was proud of him for putting his differences with Jason aside. Nina wasn't as nice. When Nina pulled Drew aside, she took him to task for talking to Willow when he was supposed to be staying away from her.

Drew claimed he was trying to arrange a day for Willow and Scout to spend time together. Nina was incensed. "You're disgusting. You're using your grieving daughter as an excuse to be around Willow," Nina wailed.

In the kitchen, Sasha was loading appetizers onto a serving tray when Michael found her and asked if he could hide out. He was ready to tell Willow everything, which alarmed Sasha. Michael assured her that he wouldn't mention the woman he slept with was Sasha. He also told Sasha that he planned to make Drew pay.

When Michael emerged from the kitchen, he spotted Drew and Willow talking in a corner. He tried to turn the TV on but Ned told him the cable was out. Michael then screencast the game from his phone to the TV but Tracy grabbed the remote and turned the sound off.

After Ned turned the sound back on, Tracy grabbed Michael's phone to shut the game off but accidentally played the video of Willow and Drew doing the deed on the playroom floor the night Sam died.

Sonny and Natalia enjoyed dinner at Cafe Cherie. They caught up on Deception business before noticing Ava and Ric walk in. Ava thanked Sonny for giving her time with Avery. Ric was a little less diplomatic. "Is this the payback for lying on the stand,?" Ric asked Natalia, referring to Sonny treating Natalia to dinner.

Sonny immediately chastised Ric for asking such a question. Ava stepped in to suggest that she and Ric go somewhere else. Sonny said he would not allow Ric and Ava to ruin their evening. He wanted to learn more about Natalia.

Natalia told Sonny that she was on the outs with her son. "I'm close to my parents. I'm close to my siblings, but I am currently not with my children," she admitted. Natalia explained that she tried to run her son's music career but was too overbearing just as she was with Blaze. Sonny assured Natalia that there was always time to make things right with your kids.

Natalia changed the subject and asked Sonny about his relationship with Ric. Sonny explained that he and Ric didn't grow up together and didn't meet until they were adults.

Ric and Ava ended up at the Port Charles Grille where Ric toasted to Ava's next chapter. Ric told Ava that he never believed she was guilty or he wouldn't have been able to defend her as passionately as he did. Ric confessed that getting one over on Sonny was just an added bonus. Ric admitted he was impressed that Ava didn't care what people thought of her.

Ric asked Ava what she planned to do next with her life. As she insisted on paying the check, Ava told Ric she planned to buy a new house. She also asked Ric how he felt about early Christmas gifts. Ric wondered if the gifts were wrapped or unwrapped. Ava said it would be wrapped in a great big bow as she fingered the bow on her blouse.

The server returned and told Ava that her credit card was declined just as Ric got a notification from his bank that the check Ava had given him bounced.

Alexis met with Kristina at Charlie's. Kristina has closed the bar down indefinitely while she figures out how to reinvent it. Alexis was surprised to hear that Sonny had gifted Charlie's to Kristina. Alexis changed the subject and brought up Molly. Kristina immediately cut her off at the pass and said she wasn't going to apologize to her sister.

Alexis didn't care and forged ahead with the Molly talk. Kristina was shocked to learn that Molly and TJ had broken up. Kristina immediately blamed Ava for the split because. She believes Ava is responsible for every bad thing that happens in Port Charles.

Kristina also determined that she was right to want to fight for custody of the baby so she wouldn't have ended up in a broken home. "That is a huge oversimplification of all of our feelings. Molly and TJ broke up because their baby died and they weren't able to grieve in the same way," Alexis pointed out.

Kristina still felt that there had to be underlying problems in Molly and TJ's relationship before the baby died. Alexis said there was no way of knowing what would have happened had Molly and TJ become parents. Alexis tried to make Kristina see how hard it's been for Molly since she learned she couldn't have children of her own. "It doesn't make her any less of a mother just because she can't carry her own baby and it doesn't make her any less of a mother because she can't grieve with you," Alexis said.

Alexis begged Kristina to try to move on but Kristina couldn't do it and was floored that Molly could. Alexis countered her claims. "What you refuse to see is that you are both in agony. You and Molly...I promise you that you need your sister more than you realize."

Kristina agreed. "You're right. I do need my sister, but unfortunately, Molly isn't the sister that I need. I need Sam," Kristina said.

Alexis gave it to Kristina straight. "I know what your sister would say to you. She'd say your anger at Ava is justified, but what you said to Molly at the courthouse is just wrong...I hope you see how much punishing your sister is hurting you and all of us. More than you know," Alexis stressed.

Kristina still refused to apologize, so Alexis got her coat to leave and told her daughter that she knew where to find her and Molly. Kristina insisted she couldn't lose Alexis to Ava. Alexis promised Kristina that she was her mother and she'd always love her.

At GH, both Elizabeth and Felicia checked in on Dex, who thanked Felicia for giving a detailed witness statement. Dex admitted the stabbing incident could have ended a lot worse. When Liz and Felicia were back at the nurses' station, an alarm sounded from Dex's room.

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