Chapter 2

P.S. Courtney is not Sonny's sister. She is just a character I made up. Sam does not exist. Courtney's storyline in the show has nothing to do with the Courtney in this story!

The hospital was full of people she loved. Her cousin Robin Scorpio is also a doctor there, so she won't be alone. She had familiar faces to help her out, if she needed it. She really wanted to see Sonny or Jason, but she missed them at the Nurse's Ball. She stayed with her uncle that night; just to reassure him she would be alright on her own. He helped her move in to her apartment the next day. She didn't officially start at the hospital until the next day, so she decided to visit Sonny.

"Hello, can we help you?" His guards asked. There were about 3 big guards outside Sonny's house. She didn't recognize anyone, but smiled at the irony. Some things never change. "Hi, I'm Cassie Scorpio. I'm here to see Sonny," she said.

The guards smiled at her and took hew ID to show Sonny inside. "We'll check with Mr. Corinthos. Please wait here one second," the guard said. She nodded and waited with no problem. Cassie knew it was standard procedure for a big time mob boss like Sonny. One of the guards went to confirm it was okay for her to go in, and the other two waited with her outside.

"Go ahead in Miss Scorpio" the guard returned her ID to her. She nodded and went in. "Cassie Scorpio" Sonny let out a laugh. He could believe she was standing in his living room. "Hey Sonny" she dropped her stuff and engulfed him in a huge hug.

She pulled away first and smiled at him. "I missed you Cassie" he said.

"I missed you to Sonny!" she replied. Sonny led her to the couch were they got comfortable and caught up on old times.

"So how are you? How is your health?" he asked concerned. Sonny was a big part of her life when she first met Stone and found out she was HIV positive. He helped her get through a lot of things when she was a teenager.

Cassie was 17 when she found out she had HIV. Stone was dying and she was scared. Sonny was there for her. He and eventually, Jason, helped her deal with Stone's premature death and the affects of being HIV positive. If it wasn't for them, she doesn't know where she would be right now.

"I am good. Still have a clean bill of health. I'm doing so well, they reduced the number of pills I have to take, but I still have to be cautious. Enough about me, how are you and Carly? OMG!, how are the kids?" she asked. Cassie used to live with Jason when she was 17. She practically helped raise Michael. They were like a little family, until Carly came along. The kids must be so big now!

"The kids are good. Carly is married to Jax now. Michael and Kristina are in high school, Morgan and Molly are in junior high," he explained. "Wow, they grew up! How's Jason doing?" She asked awkwardly.

Sonny knew what their relationship was like. He knows how strong their love and connection was. He always had a feeling that Cassie would come back and fall in love with Jason again. They were both like family to him. He wanted them to be happy, but he knew Courtney was not the right girl for Jason. No one could replace the first girl he ever loved. "Jason is good. He's got a girlfriend now. Yeah, Courtney, she's alright." He said cautiously.

"The girl from the Nurse's Ball?" she asked. Sonny nodded waiting for her to snap. He was expecting some big breakdown. He expected her to be mad that Jason moved on. "That's good. I am glad he is happy" she took a sip of her water.

No matter what they have been through together, they always wanted the best for each other. If Courtney was the best for Jason, then so be it. Just as long as he was happy, she couldn't complain. He looked at her funny. "Is there something wrong? Are you feeling okay?" he asked as he felt her forehead.

She started laughing, "Sonny what are you doing?" she asked trying to hold back my chuckle. "You still love him. Don't think I didn't notice the way you were looking at each other at the Nurse's Ball," he said. She stared at him wide eyed. She couldn't believe he noticed.

"Yes, I noticed. You still love him," Sonny said. He wanted them to stop being so damn stubborn and admit they still loved each other. He wanted them to fight for what they once had. Sonny wanted his little sister to be happy and he knew that Jason made Cassie happy.

Cassie let out a breath. She knew she would have to admit the truth eventually. "Yes Sonny I still love him. He is and always will be the love of my life," sje admitted tearing up.

Sonny joined her on the couch and gave her a hug. He let her cry in his chest. It broke his heart to see his little sister in so much pain. He wished he could take it all away, but he knew that she had to deal with this on her own. Sonny was not the one who could help her with this. Jason was the only one who could get through to her and Sonny was going to make sure, his best friend was there for his little sister. He would do anything for both of them, so in that moment, he decided to help them find each other again.

He was going to say something to comfort her, but some one came barging in before he had the chance.

"Sonny, I…..sorry, didn't mean to interrupt" this lady apologizes as she came in. She came in right passed the guards, so Cassie guessed she was important to Sonny and visited him often. "No problem, I was just leaving" Cassie wiped her tears and got up to leave. She could tell this women wanted to talk to Sonny privately.

"Don't leave on my account" the women said guilty. She could tell she walked in on something very important.

"It's okay, I was already leaving" Sonny gave her a look. This person had sure chosen the right moment to come barging in.

"Hi, I'm Olivia Falconeri" the women introduced herself. Cassie smiled at her, "Hi, Cassie Scorpio. Nice to meet you Olivia" Cassie greeted her then turned to Sonny, "I will see you later" she gave him a hug goodbye.

"Hey, where are you staying?" he asked. They got so caught up in talking about her relationship with Jason; he forgot to ask her the necessities. She was like his little sister to him; he wanted to make sure she was settled. "The apartments on Oakdale, I have to be close to the hospital," she replied. She knew he just wanted to check on her.

He smiled at her, proud of the strong women and doctor she has become. "Stone would be proud of you" he yelled after her. "Thanks Sonny. Nice to meet you Olivia" she said before leaving.

Cassie went from Sonny's to the grocery store to pick up some stuff for the apartment. On her way out, she accidently bumped into someone. "Sorry, my fault" she said picking up the groceries she dropped. "No, my fault" the boy said. He seemed really sweet. "No really, I wasn't paying attention. Are you okay?" she asked worried if she hurt him in any way.

The boy smiled at her. He thought she was really nice. "Please, I bumped into you. Sorry, where are my manners, I'm Michael Corinthos III. Are you new in town? I don't think i've seen you around." he introduced.

Cassie looked at him shocked. She couldn't believe this charmingly handsome young man in front of her was the little baby she used to take care of. She couldn't believe it! He was all grown up. "Hi, you probably don't remember me, but I was there when you were growing up. I'm a good friend of your parents and Uncle Jason. I'm Cassie Scorpio" she introduced.

"Hi, you're Jason's old girlfriend right?" he asked. Cassie was kind of surprised he knew her as Jason's girlfriend. She hasn't been called that in a long time. "Yes, I was Jason's girlfriend a long time ago. How are you?" she asked him. "Good, how are you?" he asked. "I'm great. Uh, can I give you a ride somewhere?" she offered.

She wanted to get to know him. He changed so much! "Yeah, thanks" he said. She nodded and gratefully thanked him as he helped her with her bags. She took him to Jason's apartment. She didn't want to go in, so she parked outside the building while he gets his stuff.

"Thanks for the ride Cassie. Is it okay if I tell Jason you were the one who gave me a ride?" he asked. On the way to the apartment, she told Michael, she didn't know what her relationship qwith Jason was. She hasn't gotten a chance to catch up with him yet. "Yeah sure, tell him I said hello" she said before leaving.

That was going to be really weird. RING! RING! "Scorpio" she answered. "Hi Cassie, its Epiphany we need you at the hospital. We have a situation that requires your immediate attention," Nurse Johnson explained frantic.

She was already close to the hospital, so she made it to the hospital in minutes. Epiphany and Matt Hunter were waiting for her when she got there.