A New Life
Chapter 7
Pointing his gun directly at the son of a bitch who has been a pain in his ass for FAR too long he regretted he waited this long to finally end his sorry life. He should have killed the bastard years ago but he always pushed it back for one stupid reason or another but NOT this time! Not after he told Carly to remind Jason he had more to lose now. He wasn't about to let history repeat itself and make Jason go through the guilt and pain he lived with each and every day. He wouldn't watch another child and mother meet the same faith his late wife and unborn child met! No way in hell would Carly's and Michael's blood be on his or Jason's hands!
"Son-" Sorel calls out his name but stops midsentence as the sound of a gun goes off.
As Sorel's body falls limp onto his desk as he shoots the bastard in the head Sonny looks back at his men who were standing behind him. His voice was ice cold as he orders out to his men "Clean this place up and then dump his body into the river"
Handing his gun to one of the guards he goes on to state "And make sure everyone knows that I'm not fucking playing anymore GAMES!"
"Yes sir" they say in union as Sonny walks away with a stone cold look across his face; much like the look Jason was known to give when he conducted business.
~~**~**~~**~~
As Sonny stood in the shower washing away any residue that may be left from his actions earlier after burning his clothes in the fireplace his thoughts were on Carly and Michael. Sure Sorel was taken care of but he knew all too well in his life there will always be enemies coming and going. He just prayed for both their sakes Carly will finally see the light once Michael is healed and head back to Florida were she and Michael will be safe from the evils of the world he choose to live in.
The mob life wasn't for everyone especially for women and children. Sure most lived by the code that women and children were off limits but that didn't mean they never came within the crossfires. And IF Carly still refused to listen to reason he hoped Jason would finally see things his way after he heard Carly telling them about Sorel's phone call.
Looking away from her sleeping boy Carly glances towards Jason who had a blank expression across his face. One of the things she hated about Jason was how well he could read her but she always had a hard time reading his thoughts.
Carly knew Jason was worried about Michael obviously but she silently wondered if he was also worried about Sonny because she kind of was. Sure he was the most frustrating man she ever met but he is recovering from a gunshot wound and she couldn't help but worry that wherever Sonny was he may be in trouble.
Breaking the silence in the room, Carly softly remarks "Sonny's been gone for a while now"
"Yeah" Jason nods, as he lets out a heavy sigh.
He was concerned for Sonny but he had a child now and he needed to be with his son. He just hoped that whatever went down between Sorel and Sonny tonight Sonny would come out victoriously despite the fact he was healing from a gunshot wound.
"If you want to step out and call Sonny to make sure he's okay you can Jase; Michael and I will be okay here" Carly offers hoping Jason would since a part of her for some reason was worried about him.
"Sonny will be fine" Jason simply replies; not wanting to leave Carly alone with Michael since she needed him right now more than Sonny does. Sonny had plenty of loyal men to back him up with whatever he has in store for Sorel.
"Oh, okay if you say so" Carly sighs out before looking back down at her sleeping son.
Stepping off the elevator wearing a new pair of slacks and a black dress shirt Sonny makes a beeline for Michael's hospital bedroom. As he walks down the hallway towards Michael's bedroom he spots Luke a few feet ahead of him.
With a small frown across his face he calls out "Luke?"
Turning around Luke lets out a small smile as he greets him "Hey man"
"What are you doing here?" Sonny questions as he approaches him.
"Well I saw Barbra-Jean earlier and well she told me that you and Jason had crises on your hands that involved a blonde woman and her child. I'm guessing its Jason's new gal that I met at Luke's right?"
"She isn't Jason's girlfriend." Sonny clarifies before going on to state "But yeah we do have a crisis on our hands but there is nothing you can do. Carly's boy is sick. He has a heart condition due to a birth defect. They have to operate on him tomorrow."
"He's going to be okay though right?" Luke questions
"He better be because no parent deserves to lose their child" Sonny mutters out before walking away from Luke and heading straight for Michael's room.
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The second he sees Sonny walking into Michael's hospital room Jason stands up as he asks "Are you okay?"
"Everything is fine" Sonny remarks since Sorel was no longer a problem. Now all they had to do was focus on Michael and pray he makes it through surgery.
"You changed clothes" Carly remarks as she takes in his appearance
"How's Michael" Sonny asks, ignoring Carly's comment about his change of clothes because he wasn't about to talk to her about business matters.
"He's sleeping. If I didn't know any better to look at him right now you wouldn't even think he was sick at all if you ignore the wires attached to him"
"Good. That's great" Sonny nods as he takes a seat as Jason sits back down as well Sonny remarks to Carly "You should get some sleep. Jason and I will stay up and make sure Michael stays okay"
Glancing towards her son, Carly states "There is no way I could possible get any sleep until I know my son will make it through his operation"
~~**~**~~**~~
Walking in front of the Brownstone Luke lets out a heavy sigh as he spots his baby sister sitting on a chair by the window looking out. Making his way up the stairs he pulls out the spare keys Bobbie had given him for emergency's and unlocks her door. Walking inside he shuts the door behind him as he makes a beeline for the living room where his baby sister was.
Clearing his throat when she doesn't glance his way Luke calls out her name "Barbra-Jean"
Placing her hand against her beating chest as she jumps a little startled from his voice, Bobbie asks as she looks his way "How long have you been standing there?"
"Not long Barbra-Jean" Making his way closer to her he questions as he unzips his coat "Are you still thinking about the girl and her kid?"
"Yeah" Bobbie sighs out heavily as she glances back out the window.
She didn't understand why she just couldn't get the images of the poor scared woman out of her head. Normally she could shake off bad things that happened at GH but for some reason her heart was screaming at her to go back to GH and comfort a perfect stranger.
"I stopped by the hospital" Luke declares
Frowning Bobbie looks back at her brother as she questions "Why would you go to GH?"
"Because you seemed concerned and Sonny is my partner and good friend" Luke remarks with a shrug of his shoulders knowing he couldn't tell his baby sister that the real reason he went was because the woman Bobbie was worried about was her daughter, his niece.
"Oh. Well how is she?"
"I didn't see her or anything but I'm sure she's in hell. Any parent would be if their young child was ill but she has a good support team between Sonny and Jason."
"Yeah" Bobbie sighs out heavily.
Most people in town thought she was a good mother having seen her with BJ before she died and now Lucas but most people didn't know her secret. She had another child out there somewhere that she had left behind along with her rotten past.
It killed Bobbie to give up her baby girl but she was young and the life she and Luke were living had no place for a child at the time. She knew her baby was better off with whoever adopted her but there was always a huge part of her that felt guilty for leaving her behind. And for some reason that young woman who she saw at the hospital worried about her child brought up memories of the child she left behind.
"I'm sure the kid is going to be fine"
"I hope so. Nothing is more painful than losing your child Luke. My heart still aches for BJ and for the daughter I gave up"
"You did the right thing by giving that girl up." Luke states
"I know but there is a big part of me that will always regret I couldn't keep her. I just wish sometimes I could at least see her face just once and tell her how much I love her and why I couldn't be a part of her life. I sometimes wonder if my daughter is out there hating me because she thinks I never loved her and that's why I gave her up"
"I'm sure she doesn't hate you Barbara-Jean. We don't even know if she knows she's been adopted. Some adoptive parents choose not to tell the kid they were adopted. Thinking about the past and the what if's are just going to make you crazy. You have an amazing son upstairs who thinks the world of you and he should be your focus right now"
"Yeah you're right" Bobbie sighs out knowing there was no point to dwell on her past actions because it's not like she could make it right anyways because she had no way of locating her daughter because of how she left her daughter behind. Luke had made sure that the adoption agency couldn't track them down.
Standing up from her chair Bobbie goes on to say "It's getting late. I think I'm just going to go to bed"
"Yeah that sounds like a good idea. Get some sleep baby sister I will lock up the place on my way out" Luke utters out as she walks past him and up the staircase that led to her bedroom.
As Luke watches his baby sister disappear up the stairs he lets out a heavy sigh; feeling like crap for not telling her what he knew about her first born child.
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The next morning Carly watched her son as he was wheeled away from her. She felt completely helpless and she hated it. The faith of her son laid with the hospital staff at GH she just prayed they were as good as Sonny seemed to think they were. She already lost Michael's father there is no way she could survive losing her son too. Wrapping his arms around Carly's waist Jason pulls her body against his.
Leaning into her Jason whispers out "He's going to be alright Carly."
"He has to Jase" Carly cries out as she turns in his arms and buries her face against Jason's chest
As Carly took comfort in Jason's arms Sonny couldn't help but wonder why it bothered him so damn much that Jason was the one consoling Carly instead of him. Clearing his throat Sonny announces "I'm going to the chapel" before walking past them.
"The chapel?" Carly questions as she breaks away from Jason
"There's a chapel in the hospital Carly. Sonny's gone to pray for Michael"
Wiping the tears from her eyes Carly asks "Do you really think God would listen to the prayers of a mafia boss?"
"Coffee importer" seeing the look on Carly's face he lets out a heavy sigh well uttering out "It can't hurt"
"Yeah you're right" Carly sighs out knowing Jason was right. Praying couldn't hurt right now. She wasn't a religious person but she did believe there was a God and she hoped her son wouldn't be taken away from her the way her soul mate was taken away.
~~**~**~~**~~
Seconds seemed like hours as they waited for news on Michael. Never in her life had time seemed to pass by so slowly. She just wanted to hear from the doctor, hell even a nurse that her son was okay and that he had made it through surgery! He was just a little boy! It wasn't fair that at such a young age he had to be operated on.
"It seems like forever why haven't we heard anything yet?!" Carly questions frustrated as she paced the waiting room
"I'm sure we'll hear from them soon Carly" Sonny remarks trying to ease her mind although he was silently wondering the same thing.
"Sonny's right and Michael is going to be fine" Jason states as he stands up from the chair he was sitting in and makes his way towards her. As he reaches her he pulls her into his strong embrace as two men dressed in cop's uniforms comes walking into the waiting room…
Seeing the feds, Sonny is shocked Taggert wasn't there in person to arrest him on charges that would never stick. Normally Taggert always made it a point to be there because he got off on seeing him in cuffs.
Standing up Sonny places his hands onto his hips as he demands "What bogus charges do you have for me today?"
"Relax Corinthos for once we're not here for you" One of the cops calls out to Sonny.
As Jason pulls away from Carly who has tears in her eyes Sonny shakes his head as he states "You're such bastards. You're going to take away a man whose son's is in surgery for some crime I'm sure he hasn't committed?!"
As the cops approach Jason and Carly one of the cops states "Actually we're here for Miss Caroline Benson. That's you correct?"
"Me?!"
"Carly?!" Sonny and Jason question shocked.
"What the hell for?" Carly demands
"For murder" the cop simply states as he pulls out his cuffs and goes on to say "Miss Benson You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to speak to an attorney, and to have an attorney present during any questioning. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be provided for you at government expense."
"NOOOOOOOOOO! My baby is in surgery! You can't do this to me! I didn't kill anyone!" Carly screams out as the cop grabs her hands and
"Let her go she didn't do anything!" Sonny shouts out as Jason pulls out his cell phone to call their lawyer
Watching Carly as she tried to fight off the cops Sonny calls out to her "Carly just go with them. I will have you out of there in no time! And don't say anything until my lawyer gets there!"
Well that's all for now. I want to thank everyone for all their wonderful feedback I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter as well. As always all feedback is welcomed and appreciated it encourages me to write.
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