'General Hospital' Weekly Recap Dec. 29 to Jan. 2

At GH, Sam was reading the headline in that morning's newspaper. Patrick walked, sat down next to her and she asked him if their kiss had meant anything to him. Patrick told her that he thought there was something between them that he wanted to explore. Sam agreed, but she admitted that she was scared to lose him as a friend. Patrick replied that he understood that , but that there was also a chance that things could "get better." The two then kissed. Patrick then invited her to the New Year's party at The Metro Court that night. She happily accepted, Then Patrick's beeper went off. He told her that he would pick her up at 9:00 and ran off to attend to his patient.

Elizabeth walked into her house and was surprised when Jake/Jason informed her that he was moving out because he had imposed on her for long enough. She wondered if he was leaving to avoid seeing her with Ric. She told Jake/Jason that she cared about Jake, but she regretted the timing. Jake/Jason told Elizabeth that he could have a family out there, and if he did, "the commitment still applies." She hoped for the best for him and then he left.

Jordan wondered why Julian was in her hotel room. "I've come to settle the score," he replied darkly and blamed her for losing the leverage he'd had over Sonny. He got close enough that she was able to knee him in the stomach, and she got her gun out while he was doubled over. She tried to shoot, but the gun seemed to be empty. Julian reached into his pocket and held out the bullets from her gun. Julian then let her know that "no one is coming to save you." Jordan then blurted out that he couldn't kill her because she was under the protection of Duke. Julian accused Jordan of lying. He then told her that, had their "old boss" had been there, he would have shot her halfway through her speech. He promised to be seeing her around and left.

Maxie excitedly arrived at her apartment, but there was no Nathan. Maxie called Lulu, who was at lunch with Dante and “Luke.” Maxie wondered where Nathan was and told Lulu that she had made it back from Portland. "Uh-oh. You might want to sit down for this," Lulu warned. A few minutes later, Lulu excused herself and arrived at Maxie's apartment. Lulu wondered how Maxie had even gotten home. Maxie explained that Frisco, the new head of the WSB, had detoured a plane carrying WSB agents to a private airstrip in Portland to pick her up.

At Spinelli's, Nathan couldn't believe that Maxie had arrived home. Spinelli offered to let Nathan stay the night. Spinelli thought it was nice to meet Nathan. He wondered how Nathan had gotten to Portland through the fog. Nathan explained that a "rich friend" of Madeline's had let him use her jet to land in a private airstrip in Portland. Nathan called Maxie and said that they'd been through too much to give up, so he would see her at midnight. She promised to meet him at the airport. Spinelli thought it was impressive that Nathan had gotten the plane to turn around. Spinelli remembered when he'd been completely in love with Maxie, so he understood Nathan's feelings. Nathan commented that he'd been through every step of the "custody nightmare" with Maxie, but he'd never even met Georgie. "Would you like to?" Spinelli asked. A few minutes later, Nathan and Spinelli were playing with Georgie, and Nathan marveled at how much Georgie looked like Maxie. Later, Nathan thanked Spinelli for giving him a ride to the airstrip and he hoped he wasn't keeping Spinelli from Ellie. Spinelli answered that he and Ellie would be together "long before midnight," just like Nathan and Maxie would.

Maxie arrived at the airport and looked all around for Nathan. "Where are you, Nathan?" Maxie wondered.

Anna stepped out of the elevator at The Metro Court and asked Dante if he'd heard from Jordan. She expressed her worry and maintained that the best way to protect her was to have her work for Duke.

“Luke” went over to talk with Duke. He mentioned to Duke how they'd both had their "faces and freedoms stolen by Faison." “Luke” then told Duke that he'd made the right choice by stepping in for Sonny. Just then, Anna walked over. Anna wondered why Duke and Shawn hadn't contacted the police when they'd found out where Ric had been hidden. "No time," Duke replied. He reminded her that they'd found their way back to each other before. He then accused her of latching on to his transgressions to forget her own regarding Faison. Just then, Lucy walked up to Duke and insisted that she needed him. Duke told her that he and Anna were in the middle of something, but Anna stated that they were finished and that her lunch date had arrived. Duke glared at Agent Sloane, who stepped out of the elevator.

Lucy and Duke sat down at his table. She explained to him that Scott had asked her to spend New Year's Eve with him, but she didn't want Bobbie's "sloppy seconds." Duke wondered if her pride was worth giving up Scott for. Duke then invited Lucy to spend the night with him. Lucy thought it would be better for Scott to see "a handsome man on my arm." "That's the spirit!" Duke exclaimed.

“Luke” made small talk with Dante about Duke taking over Sonny's territory. “Luke” took out his phone, explaining it as a "work thing." Dante replied that he didn't know he had found a job. “Luke” implored Dante not to tell Lulu until it was "the real deal," and then lied that he and Tracy were starting a business together. “Luke” then said that Michael banning Tracy from ELQ had hurt her deeply, but Dante assured “Luke” that Michael would soon see that he "wasn't that guy" who had tried to steal ELQ from him.

Agent Sloane informed Anna that his investigation of her was suddenly on hold under the new head of the WSB. Sloane then said that he was under investigation for conflict of interest with Frisco pulling the strings. He insisted that he had nothing to hide, but Anna did, and he would make sure that she paid for her crimes. Just then, Anna's phone rang. Sloane then promised that Anna would be hearing from him, and he left. Anna answered the phone to Jordan. "We have a problem," Jordan told her.

A short while later, Anna and Dante were in Jordan's hotel room and Jordan had explained to them what had happened with Julian. "You win, I'll stay undercover," she told Anna. Anna promised to have Jordan's back and added that Jordan would have to convince Duke that Jordan wanted to join forces.

Julian arrived at The Metro Court and went straight up to “Luke.” "Is it done?" “Luke” wondered. "No. There's a complication," Julian admitted.

At The Metro Court, Jake/Jason again asked Carly for a job, admitting that the whole shoveling snow thing had gotten old fast. Upon hearing how he'd been earning money, an upset Carly said, "You could have frozen to death!" Jake/Jason then admitted that he'd moved out of Elizabeth's place because he was getting too comfortable with her and the kids, that he didn't even know if he had a family of his own out there and thought Elizabeth deserved a chance at happiness with Ric. That got Carly riled up and sent her off on an anti-Ric tirade, after which she hired Jake/Jason to bartend.

Ric and Elizabeth ran into Julian at The Metro Court. Julian tried to explain that he'd been coerced into doing what he'd done, but Ric wasn't feeling forgiving and called Julian a “bad mobster.” "You shouldn't even be in the game," Ric told Julian, "You keep me from the people that I love for six months, you frame me for a murder that I didn't commit and then you have the audacity to stand there and insist that it wasn't your fault!"

Julian’s night got even worse when Alexis arrived on Ned's arm. The two men butted heads over Alexis, though she urged them to not to. Olivia then dragged Julian off for a drink and they ended up complaining about their would-be significant others being together. Ned then surprised Alexis by getting them a room at the hotel, which caused Olivia to roll her eyes before reluctantly hitting the dance floor with Julian.

Jake/Jason wound up serving Champagne to Patrick and Sam, which was awkward since she believed he had held her hostage. Sam then warned him that once the ball dropped, she was going to go right back to trying to prove Jake/Jason was a bad guy.

Sparks flew, as usual, between Anna and Duke, though he wound up spending the evening with Lucy, while Anna's date was Sloane. Sloane insisted he had a date, but the woman he'd met earlier that day at the gym, Ivy, showed up on Nikolas' arm. It turned out they'd met in the lobby and during the elevator ride up to the party, formed a "connection."

Jordan told Shawn about the little lie she'd told to prevent Julian from killing her. Reluctantly, Shawn agreed to convince Duke to allow her into the Corinthos organization. Duke said he would have to test Jordan's loyalty with an assignment before she could join them.

For Maxie and Nathan, he had caught a plane, but his flight had been diverted to Beechers Corners. " Then, since Maxie had parked in a loading zone, her car had been towed. Then, finally, with only two minutes to spare, Maxie and Nathan would up in the same place at the same time.
Dante and Lulu wound up skipping out on the Metro Court party in favor of celebrating privately at home.

In the final moments of 2014, Carly made a special toast. "As we say goodbye to 2014, my wish is that we all learn from our mistakes," she said, "and that we all find something good and precious to hold on to as we move forward. That we mend what was broken, that we heal what was hurt, and we honor those we lost by living life to the fullest. So whatever 2014 has meant to you, I hope there's a better year to come for all of us."

Many Port Charles couples exchanged a New Year's kiss such as Sam and Patrick, Shawn and Jordan, and Ric and Elizabeth. Then, there were the unexpected smooches. Such as Duke and Lucy’s peck, which turned into something a bit more than either expected, while Sloane and Anna also smooched. Afterward, Sloane promised Anna that he would bring her to justice. He told her that he had enjoyed the dance and kiss, and then he walked off. Seeing Ned and Alexis nuzzling led Olivia to share a kiss with Julian, then she screamed, "This never happened!" Then, upon seeing Jake/Jason looking depressed, Carly exclaimed, "Come here, you!" before pulling him into a steamy liplock.

Nathan and Maxie who finally were able to be together, at long last, they fell into one another's arms.

Later, Elizabeth decided to head home, but Ric invited her up to his room. As they were heading out, Carly confronted Elizabeth for going back to Ric. Ric then whisked Elizabeth away. Carly then told Jake/Jason about her history with Ric and how he wasn’t a good guy. Later, Carly offered Jake/Jason a free room at the hotel until he figured out his next move.

Elsewhere at the party, Sam invited Patrick to spend the night with her. As they were about to leave together both of their phones rang. Their kids were having issues, so they had to postpone their plans.

Ric and Elizabeth headed to his hotel room and they quickly ended up in bed. Later, Elizabeth talked about their past and Ric brought up their marriages. Ric said that the third time was the charm as people say.

Ned and Alexis ended up in their own hotel room. The two talked about Julian and Olivia and their feelings for them. Ned said that he was sure that he wanted Alexis, but felt she wasn’t ready. She, however, told him that she wanted him and pulled him into a kiss.

Julian and Olivia ended up in a hotel room of their own, but only just played a game of cards on the bed. Olivia continued to ranting about Ned and Alexis. The two ended up kissing, which lead to them ripping each other's clothes off.

Anna knocked on another door and a shirtless Sloane answered. Anna barged in and told Sloane that he may think poorly of her, but he had no idea what she went through thanks to Faison. They continued to argue and Sloane called her out and said that she was only fighting with him to avoid what was going on with Duke. Anna denied that her behavior had anything to do with Duke and then stormed out of his room.

At Maxie’s place, Nathan and Maxie shared a kiss. Nathan then told her that 2015 was “the year of us.” They eventually headed into the bedroom. Nathan had set the room up with candles and white rose petals for the special occasion. Then, the two finally made love.