What Lies Beneath
Chapter 14

“You know you’re absolutely right, why did I decide to come to your house in the middle of the night? I must be crazy, I’m sorry Sonny.” Alexis got up and started towards the door when Sonny spoke up from behind her, “So the answer is no then Alexis.”

Turning on her heel, even while walking in a robe and slippers, would look hilarious on anyone, except for the woman in front of him who could outclass any number of women simply with her smile. The woman in front of him could make a paper bag look appealing which is why he was temporarily caught off guard as she walked over in front of him before stopping and inquiring, “No what Corinthos?”

Sonny smiled at her grateful that James hadn’t gotten as far with Alexis as he had hoped and said, “You’re not in love with James Bronson otherwise you would’ve have had any problem answering my question. So there’s no love.”

Alexis bit her bottom lip, “I’m not going to answer that on account of the Fifth Amendment and that’s it none of your business.”

Sonny took Alexis by the hand and said, “If you loved him, you would tell me. Do you still feel things for me like I feel for you? Is that why you won’t answer the question?”

Alexis stared at his lips and leaned forward hesitantly before pressing her own to his, as Sonny’s arms wrapped around her waist and pulled her into his lap while never losing contact with her mouth. Breaking apart he exhaled heavily and looked at her, “I love you Alexis.”

Alexis sat back and then stood up and said, “You don’t love me Sonny. I’ve been down this path before remember? I won’t lie to you though, I will never love anyone the way I loved you.”

Sonny shook his head as he stood up and said, “Love.”

Alexis raised an eyebrow haughtily as she challenged his response before he kissed her again with all the love in his heart, and then pulled back and reiterated, “Love. You don’t kiss someone that you loved like that.”

Stepping back Alexis put a hand over her heart while reaching for her bag of popcorn and said, “Okay Corinthos, I still love you, so what?”

“Are we really back to that argument Craig? My aunt’s life is not for sale. It never has been, her life is in jeopardy now but how much more so with you as her husband. You terrorize people for a living that is what her whole childhood consisted of, there is no reason for her to go back to that type of lifestyle, and much less if you are the man that is hurting the family she loves. I’m the only family she has left, and she doesn’t want to lose me.”

James smiled, “Yes she told me of the tortured life she was forced to live by the Cassadine’s and I find that she was able to rise above it remarkable but it has nothing to do with this conversation. I will gladly leave your life if you persuade her to marry me. I love her Nikolas.”

Nikolas snorted in disbelief, “If you truly loved my aunt you would give me the antidote and disappear out of our lives. Because you won’t you are showing yourself selfish, just as selfish as the love that Ric claimed to have for my Aunt. Listen, we can bicker about whether or not you love her but I know the truth so why don’t you do both of us a favor and disappear?”

The Morning

Sam had been successful in ignoring her sisters’ efforts to ask about the whereabouts of their mother but she had to admit that she was curious as well to know what was going on with her mother. She had come in wooden from her date and hadn’t spoken a word since but when she went in to wake her this morning she found her bed vacated and the car gone. She didn’t want to send up alarms until she was sure that something was actually wrong with her mother.

The opening of the front door prevented her sister, Kristina from again asking of the whereabouts of her mother as she was escorted in by Sonny Corinthos. She felt her eyebrow rise in question but knew better than to ask in front of her sisters so she busied herself with helping Molly eat her breakfast as she watched her mother out of the corner of her eye.

Sonny picked Kristina up as Alexis sat on the couch and then down next to her as Kristina delighted with playing between her parents and looked at them with hope in her eyes, “Mommy, why did you come home with Daddy? Did you two have a sleepover?”

Sam couldn’t disguise the snort that escaped her mouth at her sister’s seemingly innocent question and was subjected to a glare by her mother and Sonny which she responded to with a stuck out tongue. Going back to the task of feeding her youngest sister she kept a listening ear to their conversation curious herself for the reason that her mother had appeared at this hour of the morning.

“I needed to talk to your Daddy about something.”

Kristina didn’t seem satisfied with that explanation as she pressed, “You couldn’t call Daddy on the phone?”

Sonny smirked as he listened to his smart daughter shoot through all of the obvious responses that Alexis was providing instead wanting the truth. He had a feeling that Kristina was going to be giving them a lot of trouble as she grew up with her pressing for the truth, “Kristina, your Mommy had something very important to discuss with me that she didn’t want to talk about over the phone.”

Alexis smiled at him gratefully and said, “So what did your sister Sam make for breakfast?” Kristina pouted as she looked back at her sister and whispered to her father, “She made cereal Daddy. She can’t cook just like Mommy. Will you make me some real breakfast Daddy?”

Sonny laughed as he looked to Alexis for permission who provided it and said, “The kitchen is yours, Sonny. Sam, Sonny has offered to make us breakfast so you don’t have to worry anymore.”

Sam nodded as she watched her sister Kristina trail into the kitchen after her father and after picking up her sister came and sat next to her and said one word, “Spill.”

Kristina looked at her father as he perused the refrigerator and pulled out various items to make breakfast. Leaning against the counter she watched him in awe and said, “Daddy, I wish you were here all the time to make me breakfast.”

Sonny stopped what he was doing as he looked down at his daughter and felt the tears well in his eyes, the sincerity in his gaze made him realize how much he had been letting himself and his little girl down. Picking her up he gave her a hug and a kiss, “I love you my princess.”

Sonny looked down as Molly toddled in the kitchen and walked towards her sister and Sonny with her hands held up, “Up. Up”

Kristina grinned and shook her head from her position on her daddy’s arm as she looked over at her sister, “No Molly.”

Sonny looked at his daughter and said, “What you don’t want to share?”

Kristina felt the tears well up in her eyes and said, “I’ll share you with Molly Daddy because Uncle Ric isn’t here anymore.”

Giving her a kiss he said, “I’m proud of you sweetie,” bending down he picked up the toddler and cradled both of them in her arms and said, “So lets make us some breakfast.”

“I don’t want to talk about it.”

“I don’t think you have that option.”

Alexis crossed her arms as she glared at her daughter and said, “I’m your mother.”

Sam smirked, “You should talk. Kristina and Molly have been asking for you all morning and what do I find when I’m making my sisters breakfast? You walk in with Sonny in your pajamas. You owe me an explanation whether you want to admit it or not.”

Alexis rolled her eyes as Sonny and the girls poked their heads out of the kitchen and said, “Breakfast will be ready in fifteen minutes.”

Alexis looked at Molly who was busy patting Sonny’s cheek and Kristina who was laying her head on Sonny’s shoulder and laughed at their dreamy love struck expressions, one she knew all too well. As her eyes drifted upwards and meet Sonny’s she saw the love shining in them and exhaled deeply.

Sam watched as they entered into the kitchen and then she turned to her mother who was gazing at where Sonny had been almost awestruck.

Waving a hand in front of her face she said, “And nothing happened at Sonny’s house. How did you get there in the first place Mom?”

Nikolas stared at Robin from across the cafeteria at GH and sighed deeply. “He proposed last night and I haven’t had a chance to talk to Alexis yet but I don’t know what I’m going to do if she says yes.”

Robin shrugged your shoulders and said, “Your aunt is a smart woman and besides from what I heard at Sonny’s last night I don’t know how she can say yes.”

Nikolas stopped stirring his coffee as he met her eyes and said, “You talked to Sonny last night? What did he say about my aunt?”

Robin leaned forward and placed a calming hand on his and said, “Nikolas, he loves Alexis. I think he always has and I’m not sure that he knows what to do now.”

Nikolas leaned back and said, “He should get used to this feeling because once my aunt knows what we’ve been up to, I don’t think she will ever forgive him or me either.”

Robin sighed and shook her head, “I don’t want to be a pessimist, I’d like to think that Sonny could actually be with someone who could make him happy and I think Alexis is the perfect one to make him happy.”

Looking down Nikolas made a point of saying, “Alexis will probably always love Sonny Corinthos, but just because she loves him it doesn’t mean he’s right for her Robin. The man caused her so much pain; I just don’t want to see her get hurt like that again. I know, I know that once this whole mess with James Craig is over she can get back to fighting this cancer and focusing on what really matters and that’s her children.”

Robin smiled and said, “You don’t want her to be back with him do you? I mean I know that he has problems in dealing with Carly but that doesn’t mean that you can’t deny that Alexis still has serious feelings for Sonny.”

Nikolas grimaced and said, “I would only hope for my Aunt’s sake that she can get rid of them before too long.”

Robin looked at her breakfast and smothered a smile not wanting to admit how alike Nikolas and Alexis were with their stubbornness. As she sipped on her tea she looked up as Patrick came up to their table. She gave him a smile, even though he was now in on the plan she didn’t want their looks of affection to be taken the wrong way.

As he turned the chair around and eased himself into the chair he looked at the both of them and said, “I think I may have found an antidote to the poison you’re being given.”

Thoughts please!