| Holden helped Lily deliver Luke in Emma’s kitchen. Damian (unseen) observed from porch, misunderstood Lily’s comments during labor, making Damian believe that Holden was the baby’s father.
Luke’s teacher, Ms. Hopkins, expressed some concern about Luke’s lack of desire to return home after school lets out, and laid the brunt of the blame on Lily and her recent instability.
Damian Grimaldi returned to town, looking to take Luke back to Malta with him. Lily and Holden refused, so Damian kidnapped Luke. Holden and Lily finally caught up with Damian near Chicago, but were held at bay at gunpoint. As Damians’ yacht launch left the dock with Luke on board, Holden jumped aboard. When the launch finally reached the yacht (apparently) the yacht exploded. Damian, Holden and Luke are presumed dead.
In reality, Holden and Luke were kidnapped to Malta and held prisoner. Since they didn't know that Damian was holding them in order to keep them safe from his ½-brother, Dante, Holden devised plans (in the guise of a game, to calm Luke) to escape. They escaped both holding places, leaving enough clues for Lily to find them. However, Dante finally captured them. At the denoument at a café, Dante was apparently killed, Lily and Holden reunited, but Luke was still held by Damian. Finally, realizing that in order for Luke and him to not constantly be living in hiding, Damian acknowledged that Luke should return to Lily and Holden. In so doing, he had to caution Luke to forevermore disavow any relation to Damian.
Finally returned to Oakdale, Holden, Lily and Luke attended Molly and Jake’s wedding. What they didn’t know was that Dante had followed them, still out to hurt Luke, and held Rose at knifepoint at the wedding. Thankfully Jack caught wind of Dante’s return and was in the right position to shoot Dante. In the aftermath of both Malta and the wedding, Holden proposed to Lily that he adopt Luke and make their father/son bond official.
Teenage Aaron has dropped out of high school and ridden his motorcycle from Seattle, running away, given the tensions in Caleb and Julie’s house, and how he is always suspected as guilty of wrongdoing by Caleb.
Note: Luke gets cheered up talking with Holden over a plate of chocolate chip cookies.
Friends: Marcie, Ivan, Danny, Keesha (at his 4th birthday party); Kip (next door); Tommy |
