Alexis the Surrogate

Chapter 2

Alexis stepped out of her corvette and sauntered up Sonny's driveway. When she reached the front door, she turned the knob expecting it to be locked. She readjusted her sunglasses and continued her stroll into the living room. Sonny barely looked up from his desk crowded with documents.

"You coming to pick these up for Diane?" Sonny grinned at her with his cheeks punctured with dimples.

Alexis yanked her sunglasses from her eyes. "Do I look like Diane's intern? What are those?" She sat on the arm of the couch trying not to pry.

Sonny licked the tip of his pen and continued his signing. "The usual business contracts."

"Can I ask you a favor when you're finished with those?"

Sonny stopped signing and gave Alexis his full attention. "Ask away."

"How do you feel about going to a doctor's appointment with me?"

Sonny furrowed his brow. "Is the cancer back? You feeling ok?"

"Yes. I feel fantastic actually." Alexis stood up and leaned on Sonny's desk. "I offered to carry a baby for Sam and Jason."

Sonny sat upright in his chair. "No way."

Alexis nodded. "Way. So I have an appointment to make sure I can carry to full term."

Sonny rubbed his finger across his lips with his expression turned to mortified. "Uh. You know what that involves right?"

Alexis slowly nodded. "I'm a lioness protecting my cubs."

"You know you have to have sex with Jason right?"

Alexis stood up. "Can we be serious?"

Sonny snickered. "I'm just. What the hell? You're going to be a surrogate mom? Where the hell…" He laughed and buried his face in his hands. "God." He stood up and grabbed his suit coat. "I'll go. Let's go. Let's do this."

Alexis grabbed Sonny's arm and blocked his exit from the door. "You think this is stupid don't you?"

"It's just not what I would expect from Alexis Davis? Did you even enjoy being pregnant with Kristina?"

Alexis crossed her arms and leaned against the door. "I wanted to enjoy it. But I spent the time worrying that you would find out."

Sonny's head dropped down and he focused on his shoes. "I wish I knew. But neither of us can turn back time."

"That's why I'm asking you now. I want you to be apart of this whole thing. You love Jason. I love Sam. You and Sam…" Alexis looked away and slid on her sunglasses.

"Yea. If I had known Sam was your daughter, I would have never touched her. But what's done is done. Were it not for Baby Lila, Kristina would be dead. So now is your chance to make this full circle."

Alexis smiled. "You're not gonna start singing the Circle of Life are you?"

"I'll tap dance if want me to." Sonny opened his arms and flashed his dimpled grin.


Sam unlocked the door to Jason's penthouse and poked her head inside. Not seeing any sign of Jason, she raced in and shuffled through the papers on Jason's desk looking for something.

Jason quietly walked down the stairs and observed Sam. She stopped her search and turned to him just watching her. His stoic face melted in a smile.

"I was hoping you'd stop by." He continued down the stairs and took Sam in his broad arms. "I got your text. You lose something?"

Sam inhaled his cologne and held tight not wanting to be released from his loving hold. "I just want to do this all day. I was looking for the info on the fertility treatments."

Jason pulled from Sam, but held tight to her hands. "I think I'm ready to talk about this now. Like I want to do something. But not if you're not sure."

"Ok. Yea. That's why I stopped by. I was kind of hoping I'd find Spinelli." Sam broke out in a devious smile.

"You wanna have a baby with Spinelli now? Might be good fodder for his book."

Sam punched Jason's arm. "My news is almost as crazy as me having Spinelli's baby."

Jason stared at Sam. "How is that possible?"

Sam fell into Jason's embrace. "What do you think about my mom, Alexis, carrying our baby?"

Jason bit his lip and continued to hold Sam. "Uh…I think I'm waiting for the punchline."

"There isn't one. She wants to do it. She has an appointment with Dr. Jackson today."

Jason pulled from Sam. He couldn't help but rub his forehead to see if he was alive. "Uh…I don't think I'm ok with that."

"Can you give me reasons why?"

"Sam, Alexis hates me."

"Not that I think that's true, but what does that have to do with our baby?"

Jason slid his hands in his pockets and held his jaw tight. "I want to be able to bond with our baby. Not our baby plus Alexis."

"I want that too Jason, but I can't carry full term. It's either this or adopt. And neither of us looks competent on paper."

Jason nodded his head in agreement. He paced the penthouse floor and rested his body against the fireplace. "What about Carly?" He asked.

Sam slumped down on the couch. "What about her?"

"She offered to carry the baby."

"Oooh. Ok." Sam shook her head in frustration. She stood up and walked towards the door. "I get it. It has to be comfortable for you and not for me."

"What does that mean?"

"Jason, how do you think I'd feel watching you bond with our baby and Carly? I know your past with her and it doesn't feel right to me. I need to be comfortable with this whole process and Carly complicates it."

Jason nodded. "Right. You're right. Not that I think anything would happen with Carly, but I don't want you to hate this whole experience. It's our first child together. I want it to be perfect."

Sam wrapped her arms around Jason and rested her head on his chest.


Sonny waited in the lobby of GH until he saw Dr. Jackson and Alexis both smiling and coming out of an examine room. He stood up and threw on his coat.

"I see smiles." Sonny joked.

Alexis turned to Dr. Jackson. "I will await your decision."

"While not perfect, I'd venture to say your womb is healthier than Sam's." Dr. Jackson beamed with confidence. "We'd more than likely put you on early bed rest."

Sonny stepped in. "Bed rest? For this one? Good luck with that."

"I'd do anything to have a healthy baby." Alexis interjected.

Dr. Jackson shook Alexis' hand. "I'll be in touch."

Sonny nervously ran his fingers through his hair. "Be careful Alexis."

"Be careful about what?"

"I was just sitting here thinking about this whole thing." Sonny looked away. "I know you don't care for Jason."

"I never said that."

"In your eyes Jason is a thug."

"A thug with a limited vocabulary, but I'm assuming his brain capacity is enormous."

Sonny grabbed Alexis' hand as they walked to the elevator. "I don't want you to get too attached to this baby and start thinking you can make judgments about Jason and Sam."

Alexis pulled away. "I will not judge. But I will also not stand by idly if I feel this baby would be in danger. This is my grandchild. I'd feel this way about the baby whether it came from me or not.

"Just know that Jason's not going to go for this if he feels he can't completely love this baby. What he went through to protect Jake broke his heart. He had to stand in the shadows and watch that kid grow up and die. He's going to need to be comfortable with this."

The elevator doors opened and Jason and Sam stepped out.

"How was your appointment?" Sam approached Alexis as Jason held back.

"I thought it went well." Alexis caressed Sam's hair. "I can't wait to do this."

Jason moved forward. "Alexis, I don't know how to thank you for doing this."

Alexis smiled. "Let's wait and hear from Dr. Jackson before we get too excited. He seems very optimistic."

Jason nodded. "Whatever I need to do make this easy on you and Sam, I'm there."

Sonny stepped in. "I just had a great idea. What about dinner at my place? I'll cook."

The foursome all piled into the elevator in agreement.