A New Life
Chapter 1
You wouldn't think it, but something as simple as the rain could change your life forever, and something as normal as a phone call can suddenly stop the world around you from moving. It had been days since her life had suddenly halted and she knew that her life would never be the same from here on out. The rain that had poured across town has since dried up but the tears keep trickling down her cheeks no matter how many times she told herself to be strong and stop crying.
"Caroline I know you said you didn't want to be disturbed but the funeral is today"
"I'm not going" Caroline softly tells her mother who she had been staying with since she got the news about his death.
She couldn't go and say goodbye because she didn't want to say goodbye. She didn't want to watch his body being lowered into the ground. It would be like losing him all over again.
"I know you're suffering but if you don't go Carly you're going to regret it"
"I said I'm not going!" Carly suddenly shouts out
"Alright, I'm sorry dear. I don't want to upset you. God knows you don't need more stress then you already have right now. If you change your mind call a cab honey and I'll pay for it"
Hearing the door close shut Carly buries her head into her knees and sobs.
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Ten months later, in a small place called Port Charles Carly Benson stepped off the bus into the cold air with a baby bundled up in her arms.
"Damn it's freezing"
"It going to get a lot colder miss with winter around the corner" a stranger tells her at the bus station
"Great" Carly mumbles out, but she was looking forward to the snow.
She'd never seen snow before in her life but in the movies and she couldn't wait to experience a real Christmas.
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"Damn its cold outside!" Sonny complains as he enters his penthouse with Jason following closely behind him
"Well winter is coming." Jason simply replies as he watches Sonny remove his jacket
"Yeah, don't remind me" Sonny grumbles out since he always hated the cold ever since he was child and he had to stand in the cold and slush as he delivered newspapers in order to make a little money for him and his mother.
Unzipping his leather coat Jason utters out "Sorel wants a meeting"
"So you meet with him. Nobody summons me to a meeting. I call for people not the other way around"
"Alright" Jason nods.
"There's a shipment coming in twenty minutes I need you to go down to the warehouse and handle it for me"
"Sure" Jason nods before turning around and heading out of the penthouse.
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Sonny was going over paperwork when the sound of a young baby's crying distracts him. Frowning knowing there were no babies in the building Sonny opens his penthouse door to see Johnny holding the lady's bags
"Who are you and what are you doing here?" Sonny demands having never seen the woman or her child before in his life.
"I'm the mother of Jason Morgan's baby" Carly simply replies
"Isn't the baby cute boss? I didn't know Jason was a father" Johnny gushes
"That's because he isn't Johnny!" Sonny snaps out. Glancing at the woman who was placing a pacifier in her baby's mouth to stop the young thing from crying Sonny goes on to say "Look I don't know who you are but Jason is not your baby's daddy."
"I'm not going anywhere" Carly utters out, not carrying what he wanted.
She knew all too well who he was. He was Michael Sonny Corinthos; who some say had ice running through his veins. She heard over the years how malicious Sonny Corinthos could be back in Florida. He owned some territory there so he made headlines even in Florida. She didn't care how many people he killed or how much money and power he had. She was here to stay and he was going to have to deal with it, whether he liked it or not.
"Think again lady" Sonny utters out
"Hey, Johnny right?"
"Yeah?" Johnny questions smiling at her.
It was obvious the boss didn't care for her but for some reason he liked her...not to mention the cute little baby that was now sleeping in his mother's arms.
"Do you mind watching him inside Jason's penthouse while Mr. Corinthos and I sort things out? He won't give you any trouble"
Dropping the bags in his hands on the floor Johnny nods "Sure thing"
"Hey she doesn't give the orders around here I do!" Sonny snaps out which cause the baby to cry
"You scared him are you happy now?!" Carly hisses out before softly kissing her son… "Shhh its okay baby. That mean man isn't going to hurt you." As her baby quiets down Carly then precedes to hand Johnny her baby "I shouldn't be gone long"…Shooting Sonny a dirty look Carly walks past him and inside his penthouse.
Standing in the hallway Sonny watches stunned as Johnny obeys this woman's orders over his and takes the baby inside Jason's penthouse as she stood in his penthouse waiting for him. Turning around Sonny storms back inside his penthouse and slams it shut.
"WOW you really need to work on that temper of yours" Carly comments as she notices the pictures on the wall move slightly as he slams the door shut
"Lady you haven't seen how bad my temper can get!" Sonny growls out
"I have a name"
"Yeah which you have yet to tell me!"
"Oh right. Sorry. I'm Carly Benson and I'm here to stay and if you have a problem with that then tough shit! Now you may think you're a big shot Mr. Corinthos but you don't scare me one bit. I don't care who you are or what you do as long as you stay out of my way. I may have a pretty face but don't let it fool ya. I will rip you to shreds if you choose to take me on. Oh and if you make my baby cry again because you can't keep your temper in check I'll have YOU crying to your mama!"
"You obviously have a few screws loose to be threatening me! I don't know where the hell your crazy ass came from but it sure as hell is NOT staying here!"
"You're right I won't be staying here. I'll be staying with Jason next door! You couldn't pay me to live here! This place needs to be completely redecorated. I hope whoever decorated this place didn't decorate my place because it's going to cost you a whole lot of cash to redecorate as our landlord."
"There is nothing wrong with my place or Jason's!"
"Trust me it's all wrong. Whoever decorated had no fashion taste whatsoever."
"I picked out everything!"
"That doesn't surprise me" Carly smirks.
Rubbing the tension that was building up in his neck Sonny states "Well it doesn't matter how you feel about the décor because your crazy ass isn't staying!"
"Oh yes I am!"
"Oh NO you're not!" Sonny yells out as he advances towards the crazy lady that was threatening to move in next door to him.
"It's not up for debate Mr. Corinthos I'm staying"
"Over my dead body you are"
"That could always be arranged. After all Jason's a hit man and he has no problem defending me against slime like you" Carly smiles
"Jason is MY best friend and MY employee!"
"And I'm the mother of HIS child so I win hands down" Carly states as she tries to walk away from him only to be block by him. "There is nothing more to say Mr. Corinthos"
"I'm going to call Jason over here and he's going to toss your ass into the cold!"
"Great. I can't wait for the reunion" Carly grins as she walks around him and out the door.
Pulling out his cell phone Sonny speed dials Jason's number… "Jason you need to get your BUTT back here and make it FAST!"
Flipping his phone shut Sonny shoves it back inside his pockets and heads straight for the mini bar.
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"Isn't he the cutest thing ever?" Carly asks as she looks down at her baby boy who was lying down on the couch cushion.
"Yeah. He's so tiny. How old is the little guy?" Johnny smiles
"He's a month old"
"Oh so Mr. Morgan and you met while he was out of town." Johnny comments logically which would explain why he or the boss never met her before.
"Yeah that's right" Carly nods. It wasn't a lie she did meet Jason while he was out of town on business for Sonny.
"So what's his name?"
"His name is Michael" When she sees the look of shocked across his face Carly quickly clarifies "He wasn't name after Mr. Corinthos. He was named after someone very special I use to know."
"Oh"
"Can you do me a favor?"
"Sure"
"The baby is going to need a few things I couldn't bring over with me so would you possibly mind and getting them for me."
"Sure, anything you need I will be happy to get it for you"
"Thanks" Carly grins
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Opening Sonny's penthouse door Jason walks inside and gives Sonny a confused look since he sounded so angry over the phone. "What's up?"
"What's up? I'll tell you what's up!? Some woman shows up here and get this she tells me you're her baby's father"
"What?!" Jason asks stunned. Surly he had heard Sonny wrong
"Yeah she storms in here right and starts telling me how she thinks in her crazy ass mind how things are going to be because you're her baby's daddy. And to make things worse she has Johnny wrapped around her little finger! Now you need to tell me what I know already and that there is no way some girl named Carly Benson is the mother of your child!"
"Did you say Carly Benson?!" Jason questions as he breaths in a sigh of relief since he knew for sure that he was a father to some random woman he had a one night stand with.
"Oh don't tell me she was telling the truth Jason! The woman is a nightmare!"
"Where is she?" Jason asks needing to see her and speak with her right away.
"She's next door making herself at home!"
"I'll be back later and I'll explain everything"
"She better NOT be staying here!" Sonny shouts out as Jason rushes back out of his penthouse… "Damn it" Sonny mumbles since he had a bad feeling that she was going to get her way for now and stay by the way Jason ran out that door.
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"Carly?!" Jason states stunned as he sees her sitting on the couch with a baby lying on its back beside her.
"Hey" Carly smiles back
"What are you doing here?" Jason questions as he softly shuts the penthouse door closed behind him
"I need a favor and it's a big one Jase." Carly whispers
"You want me to be the father of your child" Jason simply states knowing it had to be that by Sonny's statement about being a father.
"Yeah" Carly nods her head.
"Where's the baby's father Carly?" Jason questions as he walks over towards her.
Fighting back the tears that always threaten to fall whenever she thought of him Carly softly states "He's dead. He didn't even know he was going to be a father. I was going to tell him about the baby that day but never got the chance to because he was taken away from me. It was raining really bad Jason and he lost control of his car and crashed into a phone post. I was happy Jason. For the first time in my life I was truly happy and in love. I met this amazing guy named Michael King and he made me sooooooo happy Jase. I wanted you to meet him. I wanted you to see how happy he made me. I wanted to marry him and have the life I always dreamed of having Jason."
"I'm sorry Carly" Jason whispers as his hand wipes away the tears that had fallen onto her cheeks.
"I was supposed to get my happy ending Jase but with one phone call everything was gone. His parents had called me with the news that Michael was dead and just like that my world changed." Carly explains
"Why didn't you call me? You know I would have flown down the second you called" Jason asks
"I needed time alone. I needed to think about how I was going to cope without Michael. I never needed a guy Jason but he made me need him and now he's gone and all I have left of him is this beautiful baby."
"What about his grandparents?"
"You know that my mother and I can't stay in a room for too long without fighting and Michael's parents are going through a messy divorce. Michael didn't really get along with his parents especially his father because he's an alcoholic and his mother can't stand the sight of my baby because he reminds her too much of Michael and it just hurts her too much to look at him. I know I'm supposed to be strong Jason but I don't think I can do this alone. I need your help and you're the only person I know I can truly count on. So will you do it? Will you please be my baby's father?"
"I would do anything for you Carly you know that but you have to understand that once my enemies know I have a son your baby will become a target and so will you."
"But you'll keep us safe Jase. I know you can. I know you won't ever let anyone hurt my baby. Please Jase my baby needs you"
"I don't know anything about babies"
"I don't either but we can learn together" Carly points out
Never being able to say no to Carly, Jason lets out a heavy sigh "Alright I'll do it. I'll be Michael's father"
"Thank you Jase" Carly whispers before kissing him on the cheek.
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A little while later Sonny looks up as Jason enters his penthouse. "Please don't say it"
"I'm not the father of her child" Jason explains
"I knew it! I knew that she was lying the whole time! She wanted to shackle her baby to you for your money right?" Sonny questions
"I'm not the biological father of her baby Sonny but she asked me to be her baby's father and I said yes"
"What? Why on earth would you do that?! Why would you want to play daddy to somebody else's kid?! You know the woman would leave you and take her kid with her the second she finds a guy with deeper pockets right?!"
"Carly isn't like that. In fact Carly and I never slept together. She's a close friend of mine and she asked me for a favor and I said yes. Her baby's father died in a car crash and she needs my help. I agreed to be Michael's father, that's his name by the way and we're going to raise him as friends and co-parents."
"She didn't ask you to borrow a cup of sugar Jason she asked you to be a father to her child! That kid's life is going to be put at risk by the dangers of our lives."
I'll keep them safe Sonny. I know the risks and I'll do everything in my power to keep them safe."
"Like I kept Lilly safe?" Sonny asks back.
He watched his wife and unborn child explode before his very eyes and now Jason was telling him he was going to keep this woman and her baby safe from life in the mob?!
"That won't happen to them" Jason vows
"Anything can happen! I didn't think my wife and child would be taken away from me but guess what it happened!" Sonny yells out. He may not like Jason's friend Carly that suddenly popped up into their lives but there was an innocent child at risk.
"I'll tighten security. I'll make sure Carly and Michael are always guarded. Carly and Michael are going to be okay"
"I hope for your sake you're right and that you'll be able to keep them safe Jason because you don't want to live with the kind of regret I live with each and every day." Sonny states; It may have happened years ago but he still had nightmares of Lilly's death and he knew those nightmares would stay with him until the day he died.
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"Thanks for helping me set up the baby's crib" Carly smiles at Johnny and the other guard Max who has joined him
"No problem we're happy to help" Johnny grins
"Yeah, anything you need we'll do" Max promises
"Not everything" Sonny states as he walks into Jason's guest room that now had a crib and some baby toys in it. Along with some boxes that held baby furniture that needed to be put together.
"What are you doing here?" Carly questions, not seeing Jason around.
"Oh I'm just here to welcome you neighbor to the building" Sonny replies sarcastically
"Right…so where's Jason?"
"Working. He has a job to do and thanks to you it's a whole lot more complicated."
"That's none of your business. What goes on between Jason and I doesn't concern you"
"Think again sweetheart. Jason is my right hand man his personal life concerns me. The fact you're now in it concerns me a whole lot."
"I want you to leave"
"The feeling is mutual in fact you'll be doing that kid a favor by leaving. I don't know if you realize how dangerous Jason's life really is because if you did you would be running scared"
"Jason will keep my baby and I safe"
"He'll try but he might fail and if he does he'll live with guilt that will eat him up inside because you were too foolish to walk away when you could." Sonny states softly as both Max and Johnny stare at him.
"Nothing is going to happen to me or my baby"
"Okay let's say nothing happens to you or your baby tell me what happens when you meet a guy and decide you want to make a family with him? You're going to rip that little boy out of Jason's hands and break Jason's heart?"
"That won't happen because I'm never going to fall in love ever again." Carly states since it hurt too much to fall in love. She gave loved a chance one time and Michael was taken away from her. She wouldn't make that mistake again.
"Somehow I don't believe that"
"Well I don't care what you believe" Carly spats out softly not wanting to wake Michael up.
"Max, Johnny when you're done putting the baby furniture together I want you to come over to my place. There's going to be new rules to go over."
"Sure boss" both Max and Johnny utter out together as Sonny walks out.
Walking back inside his penthouse Sonny utters out into his cell phone "Yeah that's right I want to know everything there is to know about Carly Benson and I don't want Jason to know you're doing a background check on her. The woman has him wrapped around her little finger and she needs to GO!" Flipping his cellphone shut after Benny agrees to get him a background check on Carly Benson, Sonny lets out a heavy sigh. He wasn't sure how he was going to do it but he was going to make sure he got rid of Carly Benson before she got herself and her son killed.
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Well that's it for the first chapter. I hope you enjoyed reading it. All feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Take care