A/N: I hope this isn't moving too slow. Also I purposely left out so much detail; we all know what happened so I figured I didn't need it totally repeated…hope you enjoy!
He just blinked a couple times, looked at her again and laughed, "You're kidding…right?"
Fighting the urge to cry, she took his hand and simply shook her head.
Sitting for a long time he blinked at the paper, "this is why?"
"Why, what" she asked the words choked in her throat
His eyes stared straight forward as his jaw clenched, "why you seem so distant"
"Sonny, I"
"I did something to you, to us" he asked his voice hoarse with emotion his fingers still wrapped with hers.
The tears couldn't be held back any longer, "A lot has changed in six years Sonny"
"What, what changed?" he said finally looking at her, that connection in their eyes still very much alive.
"Everything"
Pulling his hand away he clammed up again, "what's changed Alexis…how much has changed in six years that you can't look at me the same"
Before she could answer Patrick Drake walked in, "Everything okay in here?"
"Peachy doc, just peachy"
"I wanted to talk to you about your injury"
Nodding to him he saw Alexis get up, "I'm going to make a couple calls…should I come back" she said silently asking him for permission.
He couldn't be upset, not when he looked at those eyes, "yes" he said not adding the please that he wanted.
When she left Patrick turned to him, "is it okay if I bring my colleague in?"
"Fine"
Patrick walked to the door and called her in.
Immediately Sonny's face lit up, "Robin"
She smiled tears pooling in her eyes, "Hey you"
Opening his arms she fell in, "I've missed you…and look you're here…I guess not everything that changed in eight years was bad"
Smiling she sat next to him while Patrick talked; her adding her two cents in once in awhile. When the doctor was done he left.
"So when did you come back"
"2006"
"Are we"?
"We're great"
"Good" he said smiling big.
Alexis walked out the door and into the hallway before she let the tears overcome her; she didn't even notice Jason coming out of the elevator until he was holding her up.
"How are we supposed to tell him Jason…how am I supposed?" she said before burying her head in his leather jacket.
Slowly he rubbed her hair, "I don't know, I don't know"
After checking on the girls, calling Carly, Mike and Kate, Alexis and Jason walked back to his room in silence neither mentioning the earlier meltdown.
Coming to the door, "I think having you here will help the transition"
Nodding he followed her in.
Jason would remember that day forever…remember seeing the light in his friend's eyes he thought had died years ago…light that illuminated when he looked at her…and light which she reflected back.
"You came back," he asked.
"Of course…and I brought someone"
When he turned his expression was surprised and when he saw Jason it was shocked, "Jason?"
"Hey man," he said hoping not to sound too fake.
Sonny looked at Alexis and held out his hand…she came slowly to him putting her hand in his and sitting down.
"So, when did you come back to town"?
"2002…May"
His hand tightened around hers, "what happened?" he asked his voice a mere whisper.
Jason looked to Alexis and she smiled, "you put out a hit on AJ Quartermaine"
There was no shock in his eyes just the tightening of his jaw, "Courtney"
She nodded, "I asked you to call it off"
"And I did"
"Do you remember"?
He shook his head, "If you asked me to; I know I would"
"We...that night…the emotions were running on high, we…we made love"
Brown eyes twinkled and he couldn't hold back the dimples from making deep craters in his face, "we did?"
"Yeah"
"And then Carly drove off a cliff"
As she weaved the rest of the story to him, his hand never left hers…until she said the words…until she said the words.
"I found out I was pregnant"
Looking in her eyes, he could tell…and his face turned ashen, "you kept her from me"
"Kristina died in one of your warehouse's, a bomb meant for you…and I couldn't let my…our daughter be hurt"
It wasn't simply a physical barrier in between them anymore…it was an emotional one. She felt it and so did he.
"I can't do this," she said putting her wall up, "I can't do this" she said walking out.
Sonny looked to Jason, "tell me the rest"
Alexis had barely rounded the corner when she felt her lungs and tighten and she gasped for breaths as the sobs threatened to consume her.
A pair of strong arms steadied her and she looked up.
"I can't do this Mike, I can't"
His arms came around her as she cried.
When Jason finally finished Sonny couldn't have told you if it was minutes or hours later…he knew the story, he knew everything…but he didn't remember…not one thing…all he knew was what he felt…and he wanted her. He wanted her next to him, holding his hand, telling him it was going to be okay. Jason told him the horrible things they did to each other…about his brother, their little girl…and yet the only thing his heart told him was that he needed her.
Jason looked at him, "are you okay man?"
"I need you to find Alexis for me"
She sat in the cafeteria with a cup of coffee in front of her having explained Sonny's condition to his father, "thank you Mike"
The older man smiled, "you're welcome Alexis…are you going to be alright"
"Yes, I will be"
"Okay, can you let me know how Michael is doing…I would like to see him when he is up to it"
"No problem"
Sitting there she pulled out her phone and dialed home, "hello"
"Kristina Corinthos-Davis, who gave you permission to answer the phone?"
"Mommy! Guess what I got an A+ on my math test" she said ignoring the other question.
Alexis just decided to let it go, "that is great baby girl"
"Mom, I'm not a baby…and Daddy told me that if I got an A he would take me to Kelly's and let me get a triple scoop sundae with everything on it…I tried to call him but he isn't answering; have you seen him" she asked rambling.
Hearing her nearly broke Alexis' heart, "you know what, your daddy hasn't been feeling well…but I will let him know as soon as he is feeling better"
"Okay and can Molly and I make him a Get Well card?"
"Sure baby girl"
"Thanks, love you mommy"
"Love you too, and Molly…kiss her for me"
There was no answer just the phone clicking on the receiver…. her heart breaking every moment that passed by.
For an hour she sat in the cafeteria, until she saw Jason.
"Is he okay?"
"He wants to see you"
Sonny sat there trying to assimilate everything Jason had told him. It was like a bad dream…in six years he had lost so many people…and he had lost her.
They walked slowly back to the room, neither talking.
"What does he know?" she finally asked as they rounded the corner.
"Everything"
Nodding, "thank you Jason"
He simply tipped his head in her direction before he left.
As soon as her hand hit the handle she felt that sick feeling in her stomach. When she finally opened it he was sitting there.
"You came back"
"Of course I did"
Looking up at her, "we have a daughter?" he asked.
Alexis nodded and reached into her bag, "Kristina Adella Corinthos-Davis" she said handing him the photo.
She watched the tears pool in his eyes, "she's beautiful Alexis"
How was it that simple words could do that to her…take her back six years?
Then he looked at her with those eyes, "Jason told me everything…from a purely factual, black and white third person sense…but I need to know…what happened to us?"