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18 weeks
Kelly signed the release papers, "You're free girl!" Kelly smiled Claudia was bad once you got to know her. "Thanks to you both of us our free." Claudia said. She looked down at her now swelled stomach and put her hand on it. Sonny smiled, he had never noticed how truly beautiful she was until now. She had a different look when she was pregnant, she smiled more. He grabbed the keys and Claudia, pulling her close afraid to lose both of them. "Oh no I am driving!" Claudia demanded very excitedly. "You just got out and you want to drive." "Exactly. I've been cooped in here for over three months I want complete freedom" "I don't know about complete freedom, but you can drive." She smiled and asked, "What car did you bring?" Sonny let out a long breath and said exasperated, "The mustang." Claudia laughed, she was dangerously fast in that car and Sonny knew it.
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25 weeks
She stood at the end of the bed looking down. She only wore a bra, underwear, and a robe. He knew what she was looking at, her stomach swelled out past the robe. "You have to stop growing, little one, you are making mommy fat." She said to her baby, Sonny and her both smiled. "You aren't fat, you're beautiful. Our little baby needs to grow more." "'Kay first I am fat getting fatter, and second I am only beautiful when I am pregnant with your child." "Not true." She was going to speak when suddenly she grasped her stomach, Sonny's body throbbed with fear. She kept her hand on the same spot as she walked to the bed and sat down. "Give me your hand." She asked Sonny, he did as told. She placed his hand where she had hers. He waited, then he felt thuds hit his hand. He looked up at Claudia to see a few tears in her eyes. "Why are you crying?" He asked softly. "I never imagined this, being pregnant and having a man who cared somewhat about me." "There is no somewhat in there, I care. What else there has to be more?" "Our baby makes me cry, I never knew a love like this." Sonny smiled, "You should probably get some sleep." "But Sonny," she whined. "You should, please." "Okay, goodnight."
Claudia's dreams were filled that night of her father, they weren't dreams they were nightmares. He had escaped from prison and was going to take the baby. Sonny tried to find them, but his efforts failed. She woke up, the room was dark, but sonny was stroking her hair. "You were having a nightmare, weren't you?" He asked. "Sonny has there been any news about daddy?" "No he's in prison. Why?" "My dream, he took our baby," she shook her head, "You couldn't find us. All I wanted was you to save the baby, but you couldn't. Please in the morning call and make sure he's there." He stroked her hair, "He isn't going to hurt you ever again and he isn't going to touch our child. I will call and make sure just for you." She whispered a thank you and fell back asleep.
"You have got to be kidding me!" Claudia heard Sonny scream to someone on the other end of the phone. She also heard him slam the phone, she ran down the stairs. "What's wrong?" She asked. Sonny stopped to think, Should he tell her or not? "Your father is out, he escaped." "No, no, no, no, this can't be happening," She said, shaking her head, she grabbed her stomach, "He'll find out. The hospital isn't safe anymore. Port Charles isn't safe, we have to leave." He got up and went over to hug her, then he sat her on the couch. "He will not touch either one of you, I am going to call your brother." Sonny and Johnny set guards around the house no one could get in or out without someone seeing them.
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28 weeks
She laid in their bed with a bucket next to her, she couldn't keep anything down, and what scared Sonny the most was she was weak and defenseless. "Hey you alright?" He asked after her face popped out of the bucket. "No, I'm starving but can't eat." "Are you taking the medicine Dr. Lee gave you for the throwing up?" "It doesn't work. Oh no I forgot I have an appointment I need to go." She tried to stand just to falter back down. "I'll take you." He said picking her up and trying to help her walk. "Boss you have a meeting at the pier." Max told him. "Go Sonny I'll call and reschedule." She said, he took her over to where the coach was and put her down. "Thanks, you know I still have to run 'the' business." She nodded and smiled it was funny when he did the air quotes. Both him and Max left, leaving Claudia laying down on the couch. She took out her cell phone, but never got to the calling part, because she heard footsteps. "Who's there?!" she asked to the air, there was no answer. "Claudia you are going crazy, no one is there." she said to herself, then she closed her eyes and tried to rest. The next thing she knew she smelled something quite off, she opened her eyes to her father putting chloroform to her face. She tried to scream but it was to late, she was knocked out cold.
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32 weeks
She woke up trying to focus on her location. "Ahh, my darling daughter you have finally made yourself useful in giving me an heir," he paused, laughing methodically at the fear on her face, "That is the only reason you are still alive. So do we know if it's a boy or a girl. For your sake I would hope for a boy, so you don't have to watch your baby be smothered." "You don't scare me daddy, you never did. So how long have you kept me out for? A month? Well see you're going to have to wait for awhile." "Look Claudia for your own safety keep your mouth shut. I know I scare you, it's written up and down your face. You've been out about a month, and your darling husband is not a good tracker," Her eyes lit up at the mention of Sonny, "I'll let you talk to him when he calls today." She tried breaking free of the ties she had, but it didn't work. She kept her only free hand on her stomach, trying to feel movement from the baby.
The phone rang, she knew it was Sonny. Anthony handed her the phone. "Hi Sonny." she said trying to be calm. "Claudia, thank God. I thought he had done something to you." "Sonny he chloroformed me, I couldn't even put up a fight." "It's okay, I'm sure you would've won. How are you?" "Um, tied up. On the bright side I haven't puked yet." She heard him chuckle, this was one of the worst situations possible and she was joking around. "What about the baby?" "I don't know, it hasn't been moving," she then started talking in a whispered tone, "Sonny I'm scared what if the chloroform hurt him." "It's going to be okay, I'm going to find both of you." She was still whispering when she said, "No matter what get the baby. He plans to kill me after I give birth, Sonny, just save our baby." How she said kill made Sonny's head throb, he wouldn't let Anthony get to that. "Hey, I am going to save both of you." "Promise me, please. I've worked hard for this just save the baby." "Claudia…" he trailed off. "Promise me, Sonny." "Fine I promise." Anthony ripped the phone away from her, "Very nice Sonny the last conversation you'll have with your wife. Touching, sweet, promising to save the baby. You will not be able to save either." He slammed the phone shut. "I'm just wondering daddy, but who is going to help me have your grandchild?" she asked snidely. "No one, I am just going to let nature take its course. Like they did long ago, and if you happen to die in child birth, even better." She shook her head at this theory as he walked out of the room.