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Title: Personal Growth
Characters: Sexis Family
Setting: AU kinda written in lieu of 04-23-2007 show
A/N: My Sexis heart hurts because we didn't get an acknowledgment of our Sexis on their
special day so I wrote this fic...meanwhile I loathe GH for the way they write, I don't mind
Spinelli but when he's on more days a week than Alexis, something is seriously wrong!
The knock on the door to his office jolted him from his self-loathing thoughts as he uttered in a harsh tone “Come in.” The door opened slowly as a short head peaked in with dimples that he would know anywhere.
The door flung open as Kristina ran in screaming his name with joy, “Daddy!” Sonny felt a happiness stir in his heart, like something he hadn’t felt in along time. He picked her up in his arms and held her safe against his chest as she pulled back and screamed, “Happy Birthday,” again before wrapping her arms around his neck and holding on tightly.
“Now Kristina, I thought I told you to wait before you told your Daddy Happy Birthday.” Sonny looked up as Alexis entered into his office dressed in comfortable jeans and a normal black top holding a backpack. Even when she was dressing ‘down’ she had the ability to exude class and grace without trying to hard something he always envied as the same time he felt shamed by it. He had never thought in his wildest dreams that he was worthy of her.
Alexis smiled as she looked at the strain in Sonny’s smile and knew that she had made the right decision, Sonny was hurting. He had made a selfless decision and however wrong it had started out, it had still hurt him. She smiled and said, “I thought you might like some company on your birthday….I know these last couple of days have been anything but pleasant but I wanted to let you have an early birthday present. Kristina’s schedule is free and clear for the next couple of days to spend her week with her father.”
Sonny looked at the woman in front of him who was giving him so much while making it seem like it was a normal everyday affair as she handed him their daughter’s backpack and said, “I know that Kristina has her own wardrobe at your house but I thought it would be beneficial if you also had access to all of her favorites which are in this bag. I hope you two have fun.”
Sonny felt the tears threaten to rise but Alexis held them at bay as she walked closer to him and curved her palm around his cheek, “I know this isn’t going to be your best birthday in light of recent events but I wanted you to have a memory of what we created that was special to me on this day almost 6 years ago.”
Alexis stepped back and dropped her hand from his face as she realized she was revealing too much of her heart and turned to her daughter and said, “Can Mommy have a kiss before she goes?”
Kristina launched happily out of her father’s arms and into her mother’s as Sonny leaned against the edge of the desk and watched the woman in front of him bless him yet again with her generosity as she squeezed her daughter once more before handing her back.
“Well, I’ll be going.”
Sonny stood up as he realized he didn’t want this moment to end, he wanted to be with the two women who had without realizing it made this day a little brighter, “Alexis, we can all go to the Metro Court for dinner and dessert and then head home, but feel free to join us.”
Kristina grinned as she stared at her two parents who were locked in a battle of stares as they each tried to diagnose the other’s intentions through looks alone and it appeared that her Daddy won because her mother looked down and smiled and then back at her for confirmation, “Please Mommy. We can have fun together all of us.”
Alexis sighed as she walked forward and stroked her daughter’s hair before smiling once at Sonny and saying, “Of course I’ll join you. It’s your Daddy’s birthday after all and I can’t deny the birthday boy now can I?”
Sonny smiled softly as he looked at the woman who was standing in front of him, frightened that he was going to say something that could ruin this occasion but he knew that the only thing that he had in his heart for her was admiration. She was giving him a wonderful gift in light of the hell he had been through the last couple of days and he was grateful that she still cared about him enough to bestow such an honor upon him.
Kristina tugged at his pants leg before saying, “Pick me up Daddy.”
Sonny picked his daughter up effortlessly as he positioned her on his hip and then turned to Alexis and flashed her, his dimples and held out his arm and said, “You ready?”
Alexis smiled as she looped her arm through his and said, “Let’s go.”
MetroCourt – Hours Later
He had been an idiot, for the last five years he had been a selfish, self-absorbed idiot who couldn’t see past his nose to what was right in front of him. The woman, who had bestowed upon him the honor of being a biological father for the first time, had loved him more than anyone in his whole life. Even more than Carly who he claimed was the center of his world. Alexis was the mother of his child, his best friend and as he stared into her eyes from across the table, he hoped his lover again soon.
They had walked into the MetroCourt with an ease that only came from practiced knowledge of each other, the happiness she had bestowed upon him as she and Kristina had belted out a version of Happy Birthday erased the memories of signing divorce papers days before. He wanted his family back, the one sitting with him right now gracing him with their dimples and jokes about their day.
Kristina giggled as he reached over and squeezed her hand. He turned to look back at Alexis who was watching them with eyes filled to the brim with tears. Sonny leaned over and swiped away at her tear that was falling from her eyes as he reached for her hand and said, “Hey now, no crying on my birthday. Isn’t that the rule of the day Kristina?”
Kristina nodded and said, “Why are you sad Mommy? We are having birthday dinner with Daddy.”
Sonny smiled at his child as he looked at Alexis who was bravely trying to put on a front for him as she spoke softly, “I never realized how much the two of you completed each other. I just wanted to apologize Sonny, I’ve been selfish in regards to her, but every little girl needs their fathers in their lives and with everything that’s been going on lately with my cancer and Ric I don’t want to take anything else for granted. You and Kristina belong together.”
Sonny felt a sharp pain shoot through his chest at her words and said, “I wasn’t ready before Alexis. I wasn’t ready to admit what it meant to be a father to such a wonderful little girl like Kristina but I know now and I promise I won’t ever take it for granted again.”
Alexis smiled as she reached for her glass of water and signaled to the waiter and said, “I know it’s not the norm but can you play some music? I think my daughter and her father would like to dance, it’s his birthday.”
The waiter smiled flirtatiously at the woman sitting in front of him who was bestowing him with a hopeful smile, he opened his mouth to make a retort back when he looked over at the man sitting across from her who now sported a rather serious scowl in his direction and knew that he couldn’t push the boundaries with this one.
He disappeared as Kristina slid out of her seat and onto tugging his hand to pull him out of his chair as she said, “Come on Daddy, let’s dance. First you dance with me and then Mommy.”
Sonny looked over at Alexis who was shaking her head at her daughter in laughter and said, “Don’t worry Corinthos, I won’t hold you to Kristina’s request.”
The music started filtering overhead before he had a chance to respond that nothing would make him happier than having her back in his arms and as he cradled his daughter in his arms he knew that he didn’t want to leave this restaurant tonight without her having been in his arms again, for the second time.
As he swayed across the dance floor with his daughter in his arms he knew happiness. He loved the boys, Morgan and Michael but there was a peace, a calmness that he only got when he was with his girls. He knew he could never admit to Alexis, that he grouped her and Kristina in the same category of girls, his girls, but it was the truth.
There was a peace, a calmness that he had missed for almost five years, but the moment that they were together that peace settled over him like a warm blanket as he became drowned in memories of their times together. He had made a mistake; he had been pushing to re-ignite the wrong relationship. He had foolishly believed that he and Carly belonged together but he knew the truth, Carly was a part of his past. A big part granted but a part that if he wanted to grow he would have to leave behind.
As the song came to an end he returned to the table and gave his daughter a noisy kiss on the cheek, “Thank you Kristina for being my dance partner.”
Kristina giggled as she clapped her hands together happily and said, “Now its Mommy’s turn, Mommy go dance with Daddy.”
Alexis stared at her daughter and shook her head but Sonny stopped her before she could verbalize her thoughts as he pulled her to her feet and dragged her into his arms, “No excuses counselor. It’s my birthday and my daughter has spoken, we shall dance.”
Alexis closed her mouth as she realized that she was outnumbered and settled into the arms of Sonny Corinthos for the first time in six years. She sighed in contentment as his arms settled around her waist and the heat of his body flushed her mind with the memories she had tried so hard to eradicate from her heart.
“Alexis?”
Alexis looked up and into his face and saw everything once again, she still knew Sonny. She could still read him like no other; she smiled softly and said, “You’re welcome. I know you needed this; it wasn’t easy letting her go. You will become best friends one day Sonny, I’m sure of it.”
Alexis let that last statement trail off as she put her head on his shoulder again and smiled at her daughter who was watching them happily from her spot at the table with hope twinkling in her eyes, “You made her happy by agreeing to dance with me you know.”
Sonny laughed and she felt the motion in her body as he squeezed her to him tightly and said, “Thank you for allowing me to dance with you. I haven’t exactly been the ideal father for her but I’m working on changing my ways, she deserves better from me.”
Alexis stopped moving and looked at him, “She loves you Sonny. That’s all she needs, she needs to know that she’s loved in return and not only that she’s loved but that she’s just as important as Morgan and Michael to you.”
Alexis flinched as she realized that she let out her daughter’s thoughts but refused to back down even though Sonny looked at her heart, “She is just as important as Morgan and Michael, she has to know that.”
Alexis rolled her eyes in disbelief and said, “How? How would she know that Sonny? You don’t spend the kind of time with her that you spend with the boys and she knows that, and it hurts her. I think that’s why she fell into the roll of Daddy Ric so easily, he was filling the void that you didn’t provide, and she needs you Sonny. Now more than ever, please don’t let her down. If this cancer has taught me one thing is that not everyday is promised and if Kristina is going to be with you she needs to know that she’s wanted by you.”
Sonny didn’t want to fight, and he couldn’t argue forasmuch as the words had slipped out of her mouth so did the realization that they were the truth, he had failed his daughter in a fundamental way. He had assumed that Alexis could fill the void in her life because she was such a wonderful woman and mother.
Sonny stopped as the music ended but held her back even as she turned to go back to the table, “Thank you Alexis.”
Alexis looked back afraid to see the sadness in his eyes but was instead met with a glance full of gratitude as he said, “You gave me so much tonight, much more than I ever gave you and I thank you for it.”
Alexis squeezed his hand but faltered as they were walking back to the table and Ric was standing behind Kristina’s chair with a smirk on his face. She started forward even as Sonny put her behind his back and walked forward intent on destroying the man who was bent on ruining what had been a wonderful evening and was standing too close to his daughter for his comfort, “Kristina, why don’t you go with Mommy to the ladies room? Daddy and Uncle Ric need to have a little talk.”
Kristina nodded as she scrambled out of the chair and ran to her mother’s side. Sonny waited until they had disappeared from the hall before turning back to his brother and saying, “What do you want? What are you doing here?”
Ric smirked as he said, “Why the hostility big brother? I’m just here to wish you a happy birthday but I see your birthday is going to be happy. How does it feel to have the lawyer Alexis Davis throwing herself at you again? I mean how long has it been since your divorce was final with Carly and already she’s trying to worm her way back into your life and your bed and using your child together to accomplish it? That’s classy.”
Sonny couldn’t help himself, he started to laugh. Ric scowled at his laughter and Sonny stopped to look at the man in front of him, “You have to be one of the most pitiful human beings I have ever met. You and I might share some of the same DNA but that’s all we share, the mother of my daughter at one time was my best friend. A friend, like I had never known and I was the idiot who let her slip from my fingers but tonight, tonight she extended the olive branch of friendship to me and I for one am not going to ignore it. She and I are going to work to where we were and hopefully that’s not all.”
Ric laughed as he said, “She’ll never let you in, there’s always some piece that she’ll hide from you. It’s what she does. It’s what she did to me; it’s what she’s going to do to you.”
Alexis walked up at the end of their conversation as she came and took her position at Sonny’s side. She paused briefly and looked at Sonny who was sitting down ignoring his brother’s ranting as she said, “Jax was in the back room so I left Kristina with him. Ric, why are you here? Where’s Molly?”
Ric smirked at her through slitted eyes and said, “Why? It doesn’t matter anyway. You don’t care about your daughter you never did, everything you have been focusing on has been Sonny-centric.”
Alexis sat down as she rolled her eyes and turned to Sonny ignoring Ric’s presence and said, “So do you see why I divorced this one? I’ll be getting full custody back shortly and I can’t wait to eradicate him out of my daughter’s life.”
Ric scowled and stalked off even as Sonny watched him go away with a hint of humor in his eyes but as he turned back to her the seriousness was noticeable in his gaze, “If he keeps bothering you or Kristina, let me know and I’ll have him dealt with.”
Alexis smiled as she squeezed his hand across the table, their eyes met and locked briefly before they both pulled back and away. Alexis smiled softly and said, “I appreciate that but it’s not necessary believe me. He’s only looking to start a fight and it takes two to fight and I’m not willing anymore. I’m focusing on what I need to do to beat this cancer and get my daughter back. How about you?”
Sonny stopped as he looked into her eyes and realized that the honesty she had just bestowed upon him was nothing less than miraculous and something he didn’t want to snub, “I’m working on personal growth. I’m now single again, and I want to enjoy that while getting to spend time with my children, especially my daughter and rekindling old friendships.”
Alexis grinned as their dimples met and said, “To personal growth.” She kissed him softly on the cheeks as she pulled him into a hug. Kristina came running out of Jax’s office with Jax hot on her heels and as Jax saw them embracing he prepared for an confrontation but he was shocked when Jax picked up Kristina and then smiled at him as he disappeared again.
Maybe, he wasn’t the only one planning on growing.
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