This story takes place in mid 2000. The "hate sex" between Sonny and Carly never happened. I'm a little murky on many details about what was actually going on with GH but I'll just make some up to suit my own plot. In this story Carly did not marry A.J. Instead, she met Jason and Michael out of the country and they've been on the run about six months. Alexis is still married to Jax, but with Ned and Sonny is with Hannah...for the moment.

Like in 1999, Sonny and Carly do not like each other, but there will be no hate sex. The story will focus on my favorite couple, Sexis, with a lot of interaction from my former favorites Jason and Carly.

Without Hate

"You're a federal agent?" Sonny shook his head in disbelief at the petite brunette standing before him. The feds had certainly pegged his type correctly: dark-haired, beautiful, and petite. And he'd fallen for her act: hook, line and sinker. If he hadn't found the secret file she'd been keeping on him, he might have landed in prison.

Hannah twisted her hands. "You've got it all wrong. This started out as just an assignment, but I love you."

"You sure have a funny way of showing it." Sonny laughed. He became serious. "Whatever we had, is done."

"Sonny you can't mean that. We can get through this." As Hannah moved to touch his arm he pulled away.

"How are we going to get through this Hannah? You wanted to put me in prison."

Johnny opened the door to announce a guest. "Boss, Alexis Davis-Jacks is here to see you."

Alexis stood in the doorway, feeling completely uncomfortable sensing that she'd interrupted a private moment. "I can come back."

Sonny rubbed a hand across the stubble that had begun to form on his cheeks. "No, Hannah was just leaving."

Again Hannah reached for him, only to have Sonny pull away. "Son..." Hannah began to speak, but stopped when Sonny silenced her with a simple hand gesture.

Alexis found herself both intrigued and repulsed by his display of power. She wondered if he was able to dismiss anyone whom he felt crossed him. She watched as Hannah left. The woman still pleaded for him with tear-stained eyes. She wanted to scream out and tell her to have some dignity. What was it about Corinthos?. She shook an impure thought from her mind.

"Thank you for stopping by Mrs. Jacks." Though his insides continued to bubble over Hannah's betrayal; he flashed his trademark dimples at her.

She hated when Sonny turned on the charm. His ability to charm her was part of the reason she'd agreed to represent him in the first place. It was also the reason she'd started to grow fonder of him; although her fondness for him threatened both her safety and her relationship with Ned. Upon closer inspection, she noticed the sadness in his eyes. If she were honest with herself, she'd admit it was his hiding vulnerability that drew her in closer than his charm. "Ms. Davis is fine. Are you okay?"

"Ms Davis? I wouldn't want to disrespect your husband." Sonny smiled. He couldn't quite figure out why he enjoyed flirting with his attorney, but he did. Something about her presence calmed him even now.

"Disrespect my husband? You can't be serious. You may possibly be the most chauvinistic man on the planet. Besides Jax and I are getting a divorce." Even though her marriage to Jax was unconsummated and for convenience, a tiny part of her was going to miss being his wife.

"Hmm..Seems breakups are in the air."

"You and Hannah? Is that what I walked in on?"

"Yep. She's a Fed." It hurt Sonny even to speak the words. He did his best to hide behind his bravado.

A jolt shot up Alexis's spine. "Are you in trouble?"

"I appreciate your concern." He meant it. Sonny was obviously touched that a woman like Alexis Davis cared what happened to him. "But you don't have to worry about me, Alexis. I'm always very careful." He paused to allow her to mull over his point. "In everything I do. Everything."

Sonny Corinthos was incorrigible. He'd flirt with the female half of an amoeba, but she got a kick out of him...most of the time. "Stop flirting with me and tell me why you've summoned me. You're on the clock. As a soon to be divorcee, I'm losing half of my income, so I'm billing you double."

"I can afford you. Plus, I heard you're dating a rich boy playing rock star, so I think you'll be okay." He watched the way she stared at him. She pretended to be annoyed, but he could tell he amused her. He liked that he was able to do that. "Here's the deal. Jason's my right hand and I need him back. But he can't come back because he's dodging kidnapping charges."

"I know. Michael's parentage is a huge subject at the Quartermaine mansion. As AJ's son, he's the new hope of the Quartermaines. Edward and Allen want Jason strung up for taking him away. Monica wants AJ to drop it. What do you want me to do?" Alexis asked.

"Get Jason back."

Alexis and Sonny discussed possible scenarios for bringing Jason home. She thought it would be best for Jason to return separately from Carly with some story about travels for other purposes. As the custodial parent and without A.J.'s name on the birth certificate, she thought she could get Carly off the hook without much effort. Sonny mentioned he could care less what happened with Carly.

As Sonny walked Alexis to the door at the conclusion of their meeting, she mentioned that her decision to help Jason would make her persona non grata at the Quartermaine mansion.

"You living with the Q's?" He couldn't imagine what a nightmare that would be.

"No, I'm still living with Jax and even though he knows it was all a rouse, Ned is pressuring me to move out."

Sonny looked at her legs, then took in the rest of her. He chuckled. "Yeah, I can't imagine why he'd want you to move out."

Alexis rolled her eyes before she continued. He wants me to move into the gatehouse with him. I'm not sure we're ready for that. Our respective marriages put some strain on our relationship." Alexis wondered what it was about Corinthos that made her want to share. "Plus, I can't imagine waking up and hearing Edward's blubbering every morning."

"You looking for a place?"

"Do you know of one?"

"Yeah, I own the one across the hall. I'm a great landlord."

Alexis wondered why she was even entertaining the idea. Ned would throw a conniption fit about her living so near her client, especially if that client was Sonny. They had more than a couple of arguments about him. Plus, Jason lived across the hall and Sonny just asked her to help bring him back. "What about Jason?"

"He and Carly will need a bigger place when they get back with the baby. Unless Jason's come to his sense and changed his mind about Carly."

"Don't count on it. You can't choose who you love."

Sonny gave her a tour of the place. He hoped she loved it. In his line of work, having his lawyer close, though she still wouldn't concede she was actually his lawyer, was a major benefit. He couldn't help but notice she gravitated toward the dining room window. "So what do you think?"

"I think we're going to be neighbors."