If you feel like giving up..if you think what we've done so far is enough..if you have any doubts in your mind as to WHY we are doing what we're doing - never forget, never give up..

USA Today October 2006 -
Francis is clearly thrilled to be back in the GH fold. Two years ago, she contacted the soap to see whether she could return but was told there was no room for her.

So she settled with her husband and two children in Belfast, Maine, and in July opened an interior design store. "It took a couple of years to adjust that (GH) was no longer part of my life," she says softly. "I had moved on and didn't dwell on things related to the show, because it was painful. Then out of the blue, the phone rang.

Francis would prefer Laura's return to last longer. "I'd like nothing better than to have my job back," she says. "In my heart, I absolutely would just love to come back."

But this time, budgetary concerns may spoil Luke and Laura's happiness. Farren-Phelps, who holds the purse strings, says, "We would love to have Genie with us, but we have to be able to afford it."

One thing Geary and Francis will not be denied: allowing their characters to one day head off into the sunset together.

"Oh, I want that," Francis whispers. "That's what everybody wants."

"They have to," Geary agrees. "It's the only way to conclude this story."  

http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-10-24-luke-and-laura_x.htm