Chapter Two
Marty took a deep breath and then knocked on the door of Sonny Corinthos. Her meeting with Michael was in two hours and it didn't give her much time to talk to Sonny. Jason didn't talk much but she got the impression that Sonny was against her treating his son. She knew the trauma that Michael had gone through and Marty was determined to make sure that he had the support of both his parent's.
"Can I help you?" a burly man answered.
"Is Sonny Corinthos here?"
"Does he have a meeting scheduled with you?"
"No, will you just tell him that Doctor Marty Saybrooke is here."
"I'll be right back," the man said as he disappeared into the foyer.
Marty waited for a couple of minutes when the man returned. "Mr. Corinthos will see you. Please follow me," the man said as he led her into the foyer.
Marty saw a well dressed, suave looking man sitting on the couch. He stood up and walked his way over to her. Marty knew instantly that he was Sonny Corinthos by his body language. Every step he took was taken with a sense of determination and power behind it.
"Doctor Saybrooke, how can I help you?"
"I'm here to talk to you about your son."
"Thank you Max, will you please leave Doctor Saybrooke and I alone for a couple of minutes," Sonny said as Max left the room.
"Please call me Marty. I'm not much for formalities."
"Okay Marty, you have my full attention, what is it that you want to talk to me about?"
"I just came by to tell you that I will do everything in my power to help Michael come to terms with what happened to him, but I'm going to need your help. Michael's going to need your support now more than ever."
"Let me assure you Marty, my children are the most important thing to me and I always have and always will support them. I will be perfectly honest with you. I don't think that you can help Michael. Michael has seen several therapists since he's been home and he hasn't gotten better. He's just gotten worse and I don't think that talking to some shrink who makes a hundred dollars an hour off of him is going to help the matter. The only reason you are here is because Carly and Jason are convinced that you'll be able to get through to him. I'm skeptical but I'm willing to put away my doubts for Michael's sake and give you the benefit of the doubt. I know all about your current ethical dilemmas in Llanview so I'm warning you now, if you're using my son as a means to rebuild your reputation you should just leave now because if you hurt Michael in any way I'll make you regret it."
"Sonny, that's enough. She's trying to help our son. She doesn't need or deserve your threats," Carly said as she entered the room.
"It's okay Carly, I'm a parent so I understand where Mr. Corinthos is coming from, but let me assure you, that helping Michael is my only priority. We all want the same thing, for Michael to come to terms with what happened to him and I intend to do everything in my power to do that. I'll be on my way."
"I'll bring Michael by your hotel suite in an hour. I'll see you then," Carly stated as Marty left her alone with Sonny.