General Hospital viewers were stunned when Holly was revealed to be Sasha’s mother. Or, at least, the woman that Sasha calls “mother.” Holly’s reaction to Sasha being Cody’s girlfriend — and Cody being Mac’s biological son — is supposed to make us think that Robert is Sasha’s father and the lovebirds are cousins. Ick. But here is how there might be more to the story.

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After Holly (Emma Samms) miscarried Luke’s (Anthony Geary) baby when he was presumed dead, she has never expressed much of an interest in parenthood.

In fact, she and Robert were famous for being daytime’s happiest married, childless couple. She was content to play stepmother to Robin (Kimberly McCullough) — part-time, and she gave Ethan up for adoption. So maternal, Holly was not.

More: Find out about Holly and Sasha.

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