I always believed that Claudia loved him dearly and that she was probably the only one that did. She was the only one that protected him and held him dear to her heart and he didn't realize that until it was too late. If he had known that Claudia was actually his mother, I think a lot of things would have changed. She did everything that she could to protect him and keep his soul full of light and happiness. I think by the time they were both adults, their lives were so far in the darkness that she could do nothing but protect him and keep him alive.

You have written a lovely oneshot here. I love the insight into Claudia's thoughts and her love for her little boy. She feels the darkness but she knows that Johnny is her light. So lovely and almost tearful. :)

If you do get this review, would love to hear what you think about my Johnny/OC oneshot that has a lot of Johnny and Claudia mentions in it. :) Thanks sweetie. Good job.

I am so far behind on GH and I iust watched the episode tonight where we find out the truch about Johnny and Claudia. I cried watching John cry, I feel soooo bad for him!

Anyway, I imeadiatly came to find a ff on them. I wasn't sure of what I would find (which wasn't much) but I found yours and I thought it was so cute. :) I'm so glad you wrote this!

awww i really wish claudia was still on the show! this was a great story into claudias mind and what she could have been thinking of him as a kid...

This was absolutely beautiful. I have always believed that Claudia's character has been drastically misjudged. There was so much more to her character than the evil craziness that she portrayed.

Plus, I always believed that her connection with Johnny was her redeeming quality. The way she protects him at all costs, no matter what it cost her. To find out that Johnny was actually her son...everything sort of makes sense now.

Great job portraying that mother/son connection and the conflict that was Claudia's life. I only wish that Johnny could have known that Claudia was his mother when she was alive.

For her to hear those four simple words that makes all mother's hearts swell. "I love you, mom."

Oh well...great job again.

ROCkER