A/N: This is my first fic so please review and tell me what you think. I'm not too good at story writing, so I hope that this pleases you.
This story takes place while Carly is being held captive by Lorenzo Alcazar. After Sonny visited her the first time on Alcazar's boat.
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Sonny stood in the center of the floor in his pent house talking to Jason about the arrangement that he had made to see Carly on Alcazar's boat while Courtney was playing with Michael upstairs.
"I saw her and she is fine for the time being, but I don't want to test Alcazar. I will give him what he wants. I need Carly back and so does Michael," Sonny whispered to Jason.
"I know that you want Carly back but that doesn't mean that you have to give in to Alcazar's demands. You don't need to ship his drugs through your territory." Jason replied.
Sonny was starting to get impatient with Jason, "Look, all I want is for Carly to be in my arms and for my unborn child to be safe. The only thing that's going to make that happen is for me give Alcazar what he wants. If Alcazar wants me to ship his drugs, then I guess that's what I'm going to have to do. Do you have a better idea, because if you do, I'd like to hear it. Right now this our only option, I'm going to allow the shipments to pass through my territory."
Jason was about to reply to this, but Courtney started coming down the stairs, followed closely by an excited Michael.
"Daddy, can I go to the park with Aunt Courtney? Please, please, please!" Michael begged.
Sonny looked down at his son and couldn't help but smile. Michael reminded him so much of Carly, so full of energy and determined to get what he wanted. Just one look at the smiling and eager face of his little boy and he knew that he would give in to his request.
"Well," Sonny started. "As long as Jason goes with you two, then I don't see why not."
"Yay! Come on Aunt Courtney, Uncle Jason! Aunt Courtney, can we bring Rosie with us?" The little boy cried.
Jason and Courtney exchanged smiles and Courtney knelt down beside Michael and said, "Of course we can bring Rosie, but only if you promise to be a good boy and not to run off when we get to the park."
"I promise!" said an excited Michael.
"Okay, then run upstairs and get your sneakers on." Courtney turned to Sonny and gave him a big smile.
"Thanks for taking him out, I really appreciate it. I think that you and Michael spending time together has helped him deal with the fact that Carly isn't here." Sonny said gratefully. "It has also helped me to keep my attention on dealing with Alcazar instead of worrying about Michael all the time."
"Oh Sonny, I'm glad that I can be of some help to you. I'm only trying to do my part until Carly comes home safely. Besides, I am Michael's Aunt and he's a pleasure to be with."
Sonny gave her a look of appreciation as Michael bounded down the stairs with his sneakers in one hand and his favorite toy truck in the other. "I'm ready to go!" he screamed.
"Ok, let's go then," Courtney told Michael. "First we have to stop and get Rosie and her leash. Jason are you coming?"
Jason had to snap himself from his thoughts. "Yeah, I'm coming." He had just been observing how maternal Courtney is with Michael and he was thinking of how nice it would be if they had a child of their own.
~~~~~~~~~~Later on in the Park
Jason and Courtney had been sitting on the bench while Michael ran around in the park and played with Rosie. They were so absorbed in looking into each others eyes and in their conversation, that they didn't notice that it had been a while since they had seen Michael.
They both continued on with their conversation until a panting Rosie ran up to them and laid her head on Courtney's lap. Courtney looked down at Rosie and then looked at the park. "Jason, I don't see Michael!" Courtney scanned the park and started to panic.
"Calm down, Courtney! He's got to be around here somewhere." Jason said in a soothing voice while he stood up to survey the area.
Courtney nodded, grabbed Rosie's leash, and walked over to Jason's side. Then they both started to walk over to where Michael had been playing. They walked to the edge of the park where there were thick bushes and Jason pushed them aside to reveal a small clearing. He saw a patch of red through the bushes and he realized that it was Michael's hair. He strained to see who else was there, but all he could make out was a figure in an expensive-looking suit. Thinking that Michael could be in danger, Jason pulled out his gun, pushed his way through the bushes, and found himself face to face with Alcazar.