Love Me Not
Chapter 8

"Billy Bob Ray Junior don't you dare get yourself tangled up into that blonde tornado's mess. You remember what happened to you the last time you got swept away by hurricane Carly don't ya boy?"

"I'll be fine mum. You worry too much" Billy states heavily sighing out not in the mood to deal with his mother's fussing. He was a grown man and the money was worth the trouble besides like his old man he loved an adventure.

Placing her hands over her hips ignoring the customers that were watching the show, she gives her boy her usual ultimatum when her boy was out of hand "You leave this pizza shack boy and you'll be DEAD to me!"

"You always say that ma and you never mean it" Billy points out as he rolls his eyes at his mother

"Oh I mean it every time I say it! You're just lucky your mama has a soft heart which is why I forgive you for all the gray hairs you given me over the years!"

"I'll check in on you on the road ma."

"BILLY get your hide back inside that kitchen and forget that girl ever rang ya! She's nothing but bad news!" she shouts out as she watches her son walk away from her, out the entrance door. Shaking her head she mutters out to herself "Damn boy! He's just like his father! That boy has been chasing trouble ever since he could crawl. "

"Who was on the phone when I walked in?" Sonny demands as he pulls away from her a little, locking his eyes with hers.

"I told you I would marry you and you're worried about some silly little phone call? What you changed your mind? Got cold feet Sonny? You realized I'm too much woman for you to handle. Don't worry lots of men can't handle the heat I stir up." Carly questions, with a small grin across her face. She always loved to make people squirm, and Sonny sure seemed on edge about what was in store for him, as he should be because he pushed her too far this time.

"I'm no fool Caroline. I can see when someone is trying to play me especially when your plan is so poorly executed. I know you're not used to dealing with men in my caliber but even the losers you slept around with could see through this shame you're trying to pull over me."

"I'm not playing you. Like you pointed out before you have all the power and money. I don't stand a chance in going up against the likes of you and winning which is why I'm agreeing to marry you" Carly states, although saying the words made her want to hurl since her words were utter bullshit! She didn't care how much power or money the guy had there was no way in hell she was going to marry Sonny Corinthos.

"What happened to the woman who told me she had nothing to lose and pointed out how much I have to lose? What happened to your fire Caroline? " Sonny asks, knowing damn well Caroline was anything but rational. The woman was stirring up trouble and it was directly aimed at him for making her marry him.

"I say things in the heat of the moment that I don't always mean. I wasn't thinking logically, but I had some time to cool off and I now realize I stand no chance in going up against you so I figure why fight it you're just going to win anyways."

"I'm not some new guard you're dealing with that you can easily manipulate Caroline. You think you can say the right words and I'm going to believe it? Do you really think I'm that stupid, and blind not to see what's in front of me?"

"You even said so yourself you're Michael Sonny Corinthos and you always get what you want. I just choose not to fight it so what's your problem you should be happy that you won the war. "
"Whatever you're planning Caroline it's NOT going to work." Sonny warns.

"Who would have guessed a woman half your size could make someone like Sonny Corinthos scared. I wonder what Carlos would think if he knew the man who took his place on the kings thrown was scared of his bride to be. "

"I'm NOT afraid of you Caroline. I just won't take you bullshit and you better stay the hell away from Carlos do you understand me?!"

"That's' find I never really cared for Carlos. He was always such an ass kisser. The guy has no balls. Hell if he had even half the balls a normal man has he would have fought you to the death to get the power and territory Joe handed over to you. The guy is pathetic to lose to you….not that I'm one to throw stones considering I'm not putting up a fight and I'm going to marry your sorry ass but I have a valid reason to admit defeat I'm just a woman unlike Carlos who is supposed to be a man."

"What goes on between me and Carlos or any of my men is not your concern Caroline. You may be about to become my wife but that doesn't give you a right to meddle in business matters." Sonny states yet again.

"Speaking about becoming your wife if I'm going to marry you the least you can do is call me Carly like everyone else does."

Ignoring her request to call Caroline, Carly Sonny asks yet again "Who was on the phone with you when I walked in?"

"You really want to know?"

"I wouldn't ask you if I didn't"

Hopping off his desk, Carly simply states as she stands on her good foot "Billy Ray's Pizza Shack"

"What?" Sonny asks confused

"I called Billy Ray's Pizza Shack in hopes I could convince Billy's wife to franchise her late husband's Pizza shack to the good people of Port Charles. Of course the old crow refused my request. She never liked me. I guess she never liked the attention her late husband gave to me. He would always make sure my pizza slice was extra big and he would always try and sneak me a free refill but of course Marry-Anna, Billy's wife would always catch him doing it and get into a huff about how their profits went down every time I came by which was a total crock since I always tipped big. She may have also hated me because I took away her boy's virginity a few years back when both he and I were in high school." Carly explains.

"You expect me to believe you want to be the owner of a Billy Ray's Pizza Shack franchise?"

"No you would be the owner of it not me. What do I know about running a business anyways?

Besides like you pointed out I hate to work. I just want to be able to enjoy the BEST pizza ever and since the best pizza is at Billy Ray's Pizza shack I was trying to get that stubborn woman to franchise by throwing your money around but she wouldn't hear of it because she was letting her dislike for me get in her way of making money. When you walked in I could see she was in one of her moods, probably PMSing big time so I told her I would call her back later." Carly explains, loving how her plan was falling into place. Hopping away from his desk, heading towards the couch, Carly goes on to say to a skeptical Sonny "If you don't believe me you can go ahead and press the redial button"

Taking Caroline's challenge up, Sonny grabs the phone receiver as he hits the redial button. After a few rings he hears a woman voice answer the phone…

"Thanks for calling Billy Ray's Pizza Shack. What will be your order?"

Hanging up the phone, Sonny lets out a heavy sigh as he points out "That could have been a set up. How do I know you don't have some teenager answering a phone pretending it's a pizza shack?"

"You actually think I'm smart enough to have someone pretend they own a pizza shack on the off chance you would call back?" Carly responds back, sitting on the couch.

"I never said you were stupid Caroline, just a pain in the ass" Sonny remarks, he wasn't in the mood for this shit but thanks to Scully he had to deal with Caroline instead of putting his complete focus on the Carlos situation.

"Well if you don't think I'm stupid you would also know I would be smart enough to figure out you would call your tech guy and trace the phone call"

"Which I will by the way" Sonny states trying to figure out what her game was since he knew Caroline sure as hell didn't plan on marrying him. She never gave up this easily. Caroline was being far too agreeable which was a HUGE give away that she was planning something. He did have to give her credit since she seemed to have covered her tracks damn well even if he knew she was up to no good.

"I have nothing to hide Sonny. Go ahead have him trace the call he'll just trace it back to Billy Ray's Pizza Shack in Florida."

He really hated how confident Caroline seemed about all of this. Well whatever tight plan she thought she had he was going to figure it out and put a stop to it.

"Now if you still want to get hitch I'm not going to settle for some low key wedding. If I'm going to marry you it's going to cost you a whole lot of green. I'm going to make this wedding the biggest wedding Port Charles ever seen." Carly declares

"I'm not into big public displays" Sonny states

"And I'm NOT into you but I'm still marrying you. The least you can do is give me the wedding I want which is BIG and flashy. I want to be the envy of the Port Charles bitches and make every man in Port Charles wished I was marrying them instead of you, so considering you're my groom I have to make up for it by having the best wedding showcase ever." Carly utters out, since she needed more time in order to pull of her plan.

"A big wedding will take too long. I already set up a wedding for the end of the week with Father Coats"

"What's the hurry? Joe asked us to get married but he never said it had to be a quickie wedding with no frills. I love the frills and if I have to marry a man I don't like the least you can do is open your wallet and fork over the cash Scrooge."

Walking over to her, Sonny asks "You think I can't see through this Caroline? You want me to throw around money for a wedding you don't plan on going through with in the end while you put whatever plan you have into motion"

"You know Sonny if you changed your mind and you don't want to marry me that's fine by me but don't you dare stand there and accuse me of things I'm not doing. I thought you would be happy that I wasn't giving you trouble but instead you're trying everything in your power to fight with me."

Letting out a bitter laugh Sonny looks upwards towards the ceiling in disbelief that this is what his life has become. Dealing with Caroline's bullshit as she tried to play little miss innocent.
Letting out a heavy sigh Carly states "Fine I'll prove it to you that I'm not trying to scam you. I'll move into your bedroom right this second if that will convince you I'm being honest with you"

Glancing down at her, Sonny asks "You want to move into my bedroom?"

"God no but I figure since we're getting hitch I'm going to end up moving into your room with ya anyways right? Unless you want this marriage to be in name only then and I can have my fun elsewhere"

"You know what fine Caroline I'll play along with you" Sonny mutters out as he walks over towards the penthouse door and plays her little game. Yanking the door open Sonny glances at Daniel and Max who had returned to his post "Get the boys hustle up and move Caroline's belongings into my bedroom."

" I'm on it boss" Max states as he pulls out his cell phone to call up the other guys to help move

Caroline's belongs as Daniel looked at Sonny with a shocked impression across his face.
"Boss may I have a word with you?" Daniel asks

"Yeah, make it quick" Sonny utters out as he steps out of the penthouse and shuts the door behind him

"Boss I think you should be careful. Miss Benson never liked you and she just may try and kill you in your sleep. She ran off that's how desperate she was to get away from you sir."

"Your job may be to protect me and what's mine but when it comes to Caroline you don't need to fret. I know that girl better than anyone and I know what I'm doing so just do as I asked Daniel and move her stuff into my bedroom." Sonny states before turning around and opening his penthouse door.

As Sonny walks back inside the penthouse, Carly states "You better tell your accountant to give me one hell of a spending account because like I told you before this wedding of ours won't be cheap and neither am I."

"You'll have plenty of spending money" Sonny sighs out heavily. Figuring out whatever plan Caroline had in store for him may not be easy but he wasn't going to give up until he figured out what kind of mayhem Caroline wanted to set loose on him.

"And the ring better not disappoint"

Pulling out the ring box from out of his pocket, Sonny tosses it at her "That's the ring I bought for you and you will wear it whether you like the damn ring or not"

"Ouch" Carly mutters out as the ring box lands on her lap, Glancing up at Sonny without even opening the ring box Carly goes on to ask "What you're too good to get down on one knee to ask me properly?"

"No you're not worth the trouble" Sonny remarks back as he his men walk by him, heading towards the staircase.

"I'm sorry but you're going to have to ask me properly if you really want to keep your word to Joe and have me become your wife Sonny." Carly replies back as she places the ring box onto the coffee table.

"Scully never said anything about getting down on one knee" Sonny grumbles out as his men disappear upstairs.

"Yeah well Joe never bothered to ask me if I wanted you for a husband so the least you can do is get down on one knee and propose to me properly."

"Forget it I'm not getting down on one knee for the likes of you" Sonny states stubbornly

"You will if you want me to marry your sorry ass"

"Now there's some of the fire in ya that I'm used to seeing. I thought you called defeat Caroline? If you really are serious about marrying me it wouldn't matter if I get on my knee or not because like you pointed out I won the war. Although you're no prize so I guess there really is no winner here"
"Fine. You're right you win Sonny" Carly remarks as she grabs the ring box from off the coffee table. Opening the box, Carly is shocked at how stunning the ring looked. She was sure the ring would be ugly since Sonny hated her but it was anything but ugly. It wasn't too flashy but it was still elegant. Taking the ring out of its box, the diamond sparkles as the light of the room hits it. Slipping the ring onto her ring finger, Carly raises her hand in the air… "It fits. Congratulations Sonny we're officially engaged."

"Yay" Sonny mumbles out sarcastically

Standing up on her good leg Carly goes on to say "Best of luck to you Sonny because I can assure you I won't be the typical mob wife"

"I'm sure you won't be" Sonny remarks with a heavy sigh as Carly turns her back on him and hops her way towards the staircase.

Jason tosses a beer bottle at Sonny figuring he needed the drink since every time he came over ever since Carly moved to Port Charles he needed one. He was about to drink that beer himself but he had a feeling his best friend needed it more.

Catching the beer, Sonny mumbles out "The woman is going to make me an alcoholic…I wouldn't put it pass Caroline if she planned on doing just that"

"What happened now?" Jason asks even though apart of him was afraid to hear what Sonny's answer might be

"She agreed to become my wife. In fact the guys are upstairs moving the crap I bought for Carly into my room as we speak."

"Wow. I didn't think Carly would agree to marry you without a hell of a fight" Jason remarks stunned by Sonny's statement.

"That's because she hasn't, not really anyways. The woman actually believes she can manipulate me. Can you believe that?! Well she has no idea whose she's dealing with. " Sonny remarks as he makes his way towards the couch.

"So you think Carly is planning something"

"Is the sky blue?" Sonny asks back

"So what do you think she's going to do?"

"I don't know yet but whatever it is she's pretty confident in her plan which I don't like one bit" Sonny states as he removes the cap off the beer bottle her was holding

"Do you want me to talk with her?"

"You? She already has you wrapped around her little finger like every other sap that crossed her path. So what the hell good are you when it comes to Caroline?" Sonny asks back

"She doesn't have me wrapped around her finger" Jason defends himself as Sonny takes a sip of beer.

"Sure she does Jason. You fell for her innocent look the second you laid eyes on her. You think she's grieving for Scully well I'm telling you the only thing Caroline is grieving about right now is the loss of manipulating powers she had living under Scully's roof."

"Sonny I was the one who saw Carly when you were in police custody. She had no idea I was there and I found her crying in her room over Scully's loss"

"See you fell right into the woman's trap. She knew sooner or later that one of my men would be knocking on her door to get her to drop the charges for getting me put in lock up and she played you like a pro" Sonny utters out, not buying for one second that Caroline had any genuine feelings for anyone but herself.

"Or maybe she does have a heart but is afraid to show it. Scully seemed to think so whenever he spoke about her."

"Love is blind Jason and Scully loved Caroline regardless of all the chaos she caused. Caroline never appreciated Scully's love she used him and I'm telling you she will never use me and I certainly will never love her."

"I think I'm going to have a talk with her. Maybe I'll be able to figure out what's she planning before she does anything that could get you into trouble." Jason states as Sonny takes a sip of his beer.
Watching Jason leave Sonny doubts that Jason will get to the bottom of whatever Caroline was planning because like he pointed out to Jason she had him wrapped around her little finger.

Upstairs in the hallway Jason glances at Daniel who was carrying a box out of the guest room "Where's Carly?"

"In the entertainment room" Daniel calls out to him as he heads towards Sonny's bedroom.

Walking the short distance towards the entertainment room Jason turns the door handle and opens the door. The second he does he watches Carly quickly grabbed the remote that was on her lap and freezes the picture she was looking at. Noticing the tears in her eyes, Jason questions "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine" Carly whispers out hating that Jason always had the bad timing at catching her at her weak moments. She never liked showing her softer side to anyone because she wasn't weak.
Walking into the room, Jason shuts the door behind him as he glances at the TV screen and sees Joe Scully's face "Is that the-"

Cutting Jason off Carly confirms his suspicions "The DVD Joe made asking Sonny to marry me? Yeah Sonny told you I assumed all about it?"

"Yeah he also said you agreed to become his wife"

"You want to know what's so damn ironic about all of this?" When Jason nods his head at her Carly goes on to say "Joe only asked Sonny to marry me because he didn't think I could take care of myself."

"What's ironic about that?" Jason asks

"I didn't want to get my hopes up so I didn't tell anyone until I was sure everything was going to work out. I should have known better then to actually think anything good could happen to me without it being taken away from me but I didn't learn from the past. A few days before my birthday I was thrilled when I got this letter in the mail. I let myself think just this one time something good could happen and it wouldn't be taken away from me. It was an expectance letter to go to this amazing interior designer school. I was going to surprise Joe at my birthday party and tell him the news that I was finally ready to grow up and act like an adult and get my life together. Only I never got the chance to because he died the day of my birthday. If I had told Joe of my plans he would have never made this DVD asking Sonny to marry me because he would have realized I didn't need anyone to take care of me because I was going to be able to take care of myself" Carly explains

"You can still take a course in interior design I'm pretty sure PCU has some interior designer classes you could take" Jason remarks, stunned that Carly had actually applied for an interior designer course since all Scully and Sonny ever told him was how Carly's life revolved only around partying from night club to night club.

"What's the point? I'm a condemned woman serving time as the soon to be Mrs. Corinthos. I won't need to work because I'll have a huge spending account which is the only upside of being Sonny's wife"

"Are you really planning on marrying Sonny?" Jason asks suspiciously

"I don't have much of a choice now do I? Sonny has all the money and power and I have nothing without the guy so yeah I'll do the time Joe sentence me to and hope that my life sentence will only last Sonny's lifetime and not mine" Carly lies, since she had no desire to spend even one second as Sonny's wife. She just prayed that this plan of hers was going to work.

Closing the distance between them, Jason takes a seat beside her on the leather couch that Carly was sitting on… "Being married to Sonny might not be as bad as you think"

"Easy for you to say you're not the one that has to marry the pompous ass" Carly remarks as she turns off the TV with the remote.

"You could do a lot worst then marrying Sonny"

"I hardly think so. Sonny is the LAST guy I would choose as a husband if I wanted a husband which I never did, not that it matter to Joe what the hell I wanted for myself. If he cared what I wanted he would have asked me instead of going behind my back making that damn DVD." Carly scoffs out.

"I know you see Sonny as a punishment but maybe Scully asked Sonny to marry you because he knew something neither you nor Sonny knows just yet"

"Yeah and what might that be?" Carly asks

"Maybe he thought that you and Sonny would be good for each other. Scully knew you and Sonny better than anyone."

"Joe didn't know me at all because IF he did he wouldn't have made that stupid DVD!" Carly snaps out angrily. She knew she wasn't perfect and she could have been better towards Joe but nothing she did warranted being married to Sonny.

"He loved you like you were his daughter Carly. A man in Scully's position would want to make sure his daughter was well taken care of when he's gone. Scully viewed Sonny as a man that could take care of you and make sure you stay safe. He trusted Sonny so much he wanted the only girl he ever had to be with a man he trusted to take over everything he valued most"

"We're not in the 1800's Jason. I don't need a man to take care of me and Joe had no right to ask Sonny to marry me. Scully knew how much Sonny and I hated each other so tell me Jason what kind of loving father asks the enemy to marry their daughter?"

"Sonny isn't the enemy" Jason sighs out before going on to say "And Scully knew that Sonny would put whatever feelings of dislike of you aside and put your safety first. Scully knew you would be a target to his enemies and he also knew Sonny could protect you from them. He loved you deeply."
"Anyone in the business could protect me from whatever danger that I may come across without being married to them. And even if he was sooooooooo hell bent on making someone marry me why couldn't he ask you to be my husband? At least I like you and you're not bad on the eyes either. We could have had a lot of fun together both in and out of the bedroom." Carly smiles as she scoots closer to Jason which causes him to groan out

"You've got to stop talking to me like that. We're friends Carly and Sonny wouldn't like to hear you saying those things to me or anyone else for that matter."

"Friends? If you were my friend you would convince Sonny not to marry me for both our sakes."

"Scully asked Sonny to marry you so there is nothing I can say that will change Sonny's mind on the matter. Sonny honors the people he loves and Scully was like the father he never had" Jason explains since he knew that there was no talking Sonny down about this marriage ordeal.

"My life always sucked. I guess that's what I get for actually trying to hope for a future I would actually love having. Everything good in my life disappears and the bad shit just keep coming at me" Carly states truthfully. Although she wasn't going to give up her freedom without a hell of a fight she knew that even if she did escape her life sentence of being Sonny wife something just as shitty or worse would come across her path.

"I'm sorry you're hurting" Jason softly states since he could see the pain in her eyes as she spoke. He knew a little bit about her past. He knew about her best friend dying in a car accident after her mother's death. That's when Carly's behavior took a turn for the worst according to both Scully and Sonny.

"I'm fine. If you don't mind I would like to be alone right now." Carly whispers out fighting back the tears that wanted to fall. She didn't want anyone's pity. She wasn't weak or helpless but for some reason she kept opening up to Jason. She didn't know why because she never could really open up to anyone.

"Sure" Jason nods his head as he stands up. Looking down at Carly, Jason offers "If you ever need to talk I'm right next door"

"I'll be fine" Carly reassures him. She just needed for her plan to work so she could live her life away from Sonny's.

Shutting the door behind him, Jason pulls out his cell phone as he walks down the hallway towards the staircase… "Hey Benny it's me I need you to do something for me. I need you to find out if Carly…yes I mean Caroline Benson, Benny she just prefers to call herself Carly. Look I need you to find out if she was accepted for some college courses for interior designing….No I don't know what college that's your job to find out Benny. Just let me know when you find out." Shoving his cell phone into his pockets Jason lets out a heavy sigh.

Walking into Luke's Sonny asks Claude who was behind the bar "Where's Luke? I hope he's cleaning up that pigsty of an office of his"

"Actually Luke left about a half hour ago Sonny. The PCPD actually found his stolen car"

Frowning, Sonny asks as he takes as seat on one of the stools in front of the bar "Someone actually stole that piece of junk?"

"Yeah, a cute blonde woman that stopped by here a while ago took his car. God knows why she would steal it because when she walked in here the woman seemed to have tons of cash by what Luke told me. The PCPD found his car in the middle of nowhere and had it towed"

"The towing probably cost more than what Luke's car is wroth" Sonny smirks

"I'll have you know partner the memories alone I had in that car was worth the towing" Luke remarks as he walks up from behind Sonny.

"Whatever. I'm still shocked someone would actually want to drive that piece of junk other than you. The thing is a death trap."

"I think she was running away scared man. From the little time I spent with the girl I got the impression she had a guy that wasn't treating her right at home. She said the reason why she was in town was because of a controlling bastard. I asked her if the guy hit her but she told me no. I told her if she needed my help I would be happy to help her out but she refused it."

"She was probably lying. Women don't like to admit when the guy they love beats on them because they're too afraid and embarrassed to" Sonny remarks dryly knowing from experience since his mom was too afraid to report Deke for smacking her around.

"Yeah maybe but she was feisty which doesn't make sense to me why she would let a prick hit on her. The woman had fire running through her veins"

"Maybe it's the early stages. She isn't broken enough so she still has some fight in her left." Sonny remarks trying to push out the visuals he got of his mother's helpless screams as Deke beat on her.

"Well if I ever meet the son of a bitch who she was running from I'll school him really good" Luke remarks. He didn't know why but there was just something about her that got to him.

"If you find him I'll personally help you make sure that son of a bitch never miss treats a woman ever again" Sonny says in a deadly tone of voice

"Thanks man"

"And if you find her tell her I will help her anyway that I can."

"Well do man" Luke nods. Letting out a heavy sigh Luke asks "So what brings you by?"

"Can you give us a moment Claude?"

"Sure thing Sonny" Claude nods before heading out into the back to give them privacy

As Luke takes a seat beside him, Sonny states "Caroline Benson agreed to become my wife"

"Already? Wow that's surprising considering how much you told me she disliked you"

"Yeah well she hasn't really agreed to it she's just trying to pull one over on me. The woman is planning something and she has Jason under her spell."

"Really? The guy can stare anyone down and he knows right away when someone is lying and you're telling me that Caroline Benson turned Jason's brain into mush?"

"She's good" Sonny remarks

"She must be" Luke smirks

"Yeah well as good as she may be I'm better"

"No doubt" Luke nods

"I'm going to be busy for a while with business and Caroline so I need you to put on your "A" game Luke. I need you to generate more business for Luke's because I hate losing money"

"Sure thing man. Don't you worry about a thing I'll get this place jam packed again"

"Good." Sonny mutters out, although he wasn't sure Luke would actually pull through.

A little while later Carly steps out of the shower stall after drying herself off with one of the black towels that was in Sonny's bathroom. Letting out a frustrated groan as she realizes she forgot to take some clean clothes to change into with her before taking her shower Carly tosses the towel she held onto the marble floor. Luckily for her Sonny wasn't home since she had no desire to let him see her naked ever again. The little peep show she had given to Sonny was in the heat of the moment and a one-time deal. Walking her way towards the door Carly opens the wash room door and makes a beeline for her dresser that Sonny had purchased for her. Opening the top drawer open Carly is about to grab herself a pair of panties but before she can grab them she jumps a little, startled as she hears Sonny's husky voice calling out to her…

"Trying to seduce me Caroline?"

Turning in the direction of his voice, Carly spots Sonny standing by the veranda doors with a drink in his hand. The way he looked at her sent chills throughout her body as he took in her nakedness. How his gaze from across the room could affect her so much she had no idea why, but it did anger her to feel that way. No guy she's ever been with ever gave her the kind of sensation the way his eyes did from across the room and it wasn't right since Sonny was the enemy. Clearing her voice, Carly replies "Don't flatter yourself Sonny. I just forgot to take a change of clothes that's all. I had no idea you were home."

"Right you had nooooooooooo idea I was home and yet you haven't made a move yet to cover yourself up." Sonny notes out loud. Although he did enjoy the view of her naked body as a part of him wonders if Caroline planned on using what God gave to her in hopes to distract him from finding out her plans. If that was her plan she was in for a rude awaking because her beauty wouldn't stop him from finding out her true plans of vengeance he had no doubt she had in store for him. Only a fool would believe Caroline Benson's word to be true and he was no fool.

"Maybe I was waiting for you to turn around. You know a true gentlemen would have announce his presence the second you saw me walk out that door wearing nothing" Carly remarks as she places her hands over her hips

"You're probably right a gentlemen would but I'm no gentlemen" Sonny comments as his eyes travel down her still exposed body.

"Obviously you're not but I thought you posed as one. Joe always seemed to think you were such a noble person but I always knew better. I always saw you for who you really are Sonny your dimples never got to me and your so called charm never turned my brain into mush like the bimbos that crossed your path"

Drinking down the rest of his drink as he makes his way towards her Sonny places his now empty glass on top of her dresser. Invading her personal space, Sonny licks his lower lip as he huskily states "And I know exactly who you are Caroline"

Cocking her head to the side not about to be intimated by how close Sonny's body was to hers Carly remarks "You may think you know me but you don't"

Lightly stroking her arm, Sonny comments "Maybe I should get to know you a little better than"
Feeling the dangerous spark between them as he strokes her bare arm Carly couldn't help but wonder if he was one of those Latin Love Gods that every woman dreamt about having in their fantasy's. It was hard to imagine that someone she hated so much could make her feel so much without even trying…

"Maybe you should" Carly softly states as she gazes into his dark chocolate brown eyes that were looking at her with pure desire instead of hatred which she was normally use to seeing within the depths of his eyes.

With a grunt Sonny leans into Caroline to give her a kiss but stops in his tracks when he suddenly hears someone knocking on his bedroom door. With a growl like sound, Sonny jerks his head towards the door as he yells out in a frustrated tone of voice "What?!"

"Boss Carlos is downstairs he says he needs to speak with you. He says it's urgent" Max calls out throughout the other side of the closed door.

"I'll be right there" Sonny calls out with a heavy sigh as he silently wonders what the hell was so important that Carlos couldn't wait until morning where he was supposed to meet up with him at the Port Charles Grill. Taking a look at Caroline who had a funny expression across her face he goes on to say "Well finish this later…and uh pick up your dirty clothes you left on the floor by the time I get back. There's a hamper in the washroom for a reason Caroline so use it"

As Sonny walks away from her, Carly blinks her eyes shut. Chewing on her lower lip she silently wonders what the hell she was thinking. If Max hadn't interrupted them she would have slept with that controlling bastard and she had a feeling she would have enjoyed herself too. Having sex with Sonny wasn't a part of her plan and she had to stick with it. Besides whatever feelings Sonny gave her meant nothing to her. She was just horny and the lack of sex was getting to her since she always had a healthy wild sexual lifestyle. She was never attracted to Sonny and that hasn't changed. Nope! She FELT nothing for Sonny Corinthos. It was just sexually frustration. Hearing the door shut close behind Sonny , Carly blinks her eyes open and grabs the pair of panties she was about to put on before Sonny had startled her.

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Making his way down the staircase, Sonny spots Carlos sitting on his couch wearing a black trench coat. "This better be important"

Glancing towards Sonny as he made his way towards him, Carlos states "I wouldn't waste your time coming here if it wasn't. Your time as is mine is valuable Sonny"

"Well what is it?" Sonny demands impatiently

"I'm here about Joseph Sorel" Carlos simply states as he stands up from his spot on the couch.

"What about Sorel?" Sonny demands as he places his hands over his hips

"Sorel approached me wanting me to join alliances with him. He wants to control the Port Charles territory so he can push his drugs into your territory. He thought he could turn me against you but I assured him I was loyal to you as I was to Scully."

"And what did he say when you told him you wouldn't turn against me?"

"He called me a fool and told me that I would be sorry because anyone that stands by you would end up dead."

"Sorel's just blowing smoke. He knows that if he tries and takes me on it will be his funeral." Sonny remarks not thinking too much about it since he knew that Sorel didn't have the manpower or the guts to make any drastic moves against him.

"Boss I think you should send Caroline away for her safety" Carlos suggests

"I don't need to send Caroline away to keep her safe" Sonny states, in fact he believed Caroline was safer with him especially since she had a knack of getting herself into trouble if she wasn't supervised.

"I strongly urge you to reconsider boss. He threaten to kill anyone close to you and once word hits the streets you have a fiancé Caroline's life will be endanger"

"Caroline's life has been endangered ever since Scully took her into his home and raised her as his daughter. Caroline will be staying here with me where she belongs" Sonny states a little annoyed by Carlos concern over Caroline since she wasn't Carlos business but HIS.

"Scully wouldn't approve of Caroline being in Port Charles with Sorel making death threats" Carlos asserts hoping he could use Scully as a way to reason with Sonny.

"Who the fuck do you think you are telling me what Scully would want?!Scully asked ME NOT you to marry Caroline! Scully put his trust in ME and NOT you to keep Caroline safe! If I say Caroline is SAFE in Port Charles she is and Scully would back me up on whatever decisions I make because he trusts MY judgment! He gave me his territory just like he gave me Caroline because he knew I was the better man. Caroline is NOT your concern so forget about her." Sonny snaps out as he balls his hands into fists by his sides.

"I didn't mean to upset you Sonny. I was just trying to look out for Caroline because I know how much she meant to Scully. I'm truly sorry that my words have angered you but as your employee it's my job to point out the dangers to you and if you ask me Sorel is a threat you should take seriously boss"

"Good. You pointed it out, now get out"

Nodding his head, Carlos sighs out "Very well sir. Are we still on for tomorrow morning?"

"Yeah" Sonny states with a clench jaw.

"Then goodnight sir and see you tomorrow." Carlos states as he walks away from Sonny and heads towards the door. As he reaches the door Max opens it as Jason walks in…."Jason"

"Carlos" Jason calls out his name shocked to see him as he walks past him out the door. Glancing at Sonny he can tell by the look across his face that he is clearly upset. As the door shuts closed behind him, Jason asks "What happened?"

"Apparently Sorel is making threats to take me down" Sonny remarks, making his way towards the mini bar.

Watching Sonny toss ice cubs angrily into a tall glass, Jason states "Sorel can be a pain in the ass but it would be suicide to go after you and he knows it."

"Exactly" Sonny remarks as he pours water into the glass. Locking eyes with Jason, Sonny goes on to say "Carlos asked me to send Caroline away for her safety and when I said no he brought up Scully thinking that would sway me."

"That was low" Jason comments as he walks over to the couch and sits down.

"Yeah well he claims he's just looking out for Caroline because Scully loved her so much but I think its bullshit. I'm starting to think that Carlos wanted more than Scully's territory before he died. He's way too concern about her whereabouts and her safety and I don't like it"

"I don't think Carlos would try and sleep with the boss's wife if that's what you're thinking. Carlos is probably just trying too hard to prove himself to you by making sure your fiancé stays safe. He just doesn't know Sorel like we do Sonny." Jason remarks since he had a feeling Sonny was letting his jealously get the best of him.

"Yeah well I don't want him alone around Caroline" Sonny mentions before taking a huge gulp of water

"But maybe sending Carly away for a little while wouldn't be such a bad idea"

"You don't think I can keep Caroline safe from Sorel?" Sonny asks, placing his glass on top of the mini bar counter.

"No not at all. I know you can Sonny its just-"

"Just what?" Sonny asks cutting him off.

"Carly told me she applied for interior design course before Scully died and I had Benny look into it and it turns out she wasn't lying. She got accepted at a really good University. Pratt Institute is in Brooklyn New York and it's one of the best University's in the field of interior design. It's not too far from Port Charles Sonny so you can visit Carly anytime you like."

"Scully probably paid off someone to get Caroline accepted" Sonny remarks stunned that Caroline was planning on furthering her education since she was so damn lazy

"Not according to Carly he didn't. She wanted to surprise Scully but he died before she could tell him the news. And according to Benny Carly has really good grades in school despite the fact she always found herself getting into trouble. I think she got accepted on her own like she claims. I also think you should let her go. It will help you focus on business and take care of people who don't agree with Scully's choice in handing over his territory over to you instead of Carlos. Caroline's anger towards you may soften in result, making marriage between the both of you more enjoyable since I don't think you want to spend the rest of your life at war with your wife." Jason explains.

Letting out a heavy sigh, Sonny asks "And when is her course supposed to start?"

"End of December right after Christmas which doesn't give you too much time together as a married couple since we're already almost in December. I know it's fast but I think it would be good for the both of you if you let her follow her dreams Sonny. While Carly is focusing on school you'll have time to establish yourself as boss now that Scully is dead." Jason remarks

"What about PCU? Don't they have courses in interior design there?" Sonny asks since he would much rather have Caroline at home where he could keep an eye on her.

"They do but they're not one of the tops schools in that field and she might not be able to start as soon as she would with Pratt Institute"

"I need to think about this" Sonny sighs out

"Alright." Jason nods his head.

Walking into Luke's office Bobbie asks as she notices Luke emptying out his desk drawers "You're finally cleaning up your office. Sonny is going to be thrilled"

"No I'm not. I actually looking for something" Luke states without looking up at his baby sister

"Well whatever you're looking for must be important" Bobbie notes

"Tell you the truth Barbra-Jean I have no idea what the heck I'm looking for" Luke confesses as he lets out a heavy sigh and looks up at her.

"I don't understand"

"A blonde chick entered Luke's and there was just something about her that got to me Barbra-Jean. I don't know why but I feel like I know her from somewhere and I'm just trying to figure out where I met her and who she is" Luke explains

"Luke you're a married man, a happily married man by the way"

"I know I know baby sister I'm not planning on plowing her garden and cheating on Laura. You know Laura is the love of my life but that blonde needs my help and I need to figure out who the hell she is before I can find her and help her"

"Why do you care so much about a girl you may or may not know Luke?"

"I just do" Luke sighs out heavily not sure how he could explain it to Bobbie since he couldn't even explain it to himself yet

"What does Laura think about all of this?"

"I haven't told Laura yet but I will as soon as I figure out where the hell I know that blonde bomb shell from." Luke states

"Just don't do anything stupid Luke, whoever this woman is isn't worth losing Laura to" Bobbie remarks concern for her brother's marriage

"My marriage will be fine" Luke states with a heavy sigh since he had no plans on stepping out on his wife.

"I sure hope so" Bobbie sighs out which causes Luke to shoot her a frustrated look…. "Anyways I came by to invite you, Laura and the kids for dinner. Roy and I are getting serious Luke and I think it would be nice for all of us to have family dinner together."

"You know I never pictured one of my best buddies with my little sister but you both make a good couple. I'm happy for you baby sister that you found someone who will treat you right unlike Tony Jones who cheated on you with some intern nurse"

"I don't want to talk about Tony and his affair Luke"

"I'm sorry"

"Anyways Lucas will be there so he and Lulu will be able to play with each other"

"Good that's good. Maybe you should invite Sonny too"

"Sonny?"

"Yeah. He's kind of down right now with Scully's death and all so maybe a little family get-together will do him some good. Besides I'm kind of curious to meet his bride to be"

"Sonny's getting married?" Bobbie asks shocked since she wasn't aware that Sonny even had a girlfriend. In fact she has never known Sonny to ever have a serious girlfriend. The women Sonny spent time with where flings or girls that used to work for the strip joint he used to own when he first came to Port Charles.

"Yeah he's getting hitched to Joe Scully's step daughter Caroline Benson"

"Don't they hate each other?" Bobbie asks since all she heard was how much Sonny couldn't stand Caroline Benson from Luke over the years.

"Yeah which would make dinner a whole lot more interesting don't ya think" Luke grins
"You're evil"

"Oh come on baby sis aren't you curious to meet the spitfire that can rattle Sonny's cage to the point she has?"

"A little I suppose"

"So give Sonny a ring and invite him over along with his fiancé."

"Fine I will" Bobbie states although she wasn't sure it was a good idea or not because of the children.

"Good." Luke grins before going back to rummaging through his things

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With her wet hair tied up with a clip Carly stood by Sonny's dresser drawer as she glances down at the picture frames that were on his dresser. One was an old black and white picture that she assumed was Sonny's mother holding what looked to be him as a newborn child. The other picture was a picture of Scully and Sonny together at what looked like to be a restaurant. Both of them looked so happy in that picture. Truth be told she never saw Sonny look so happy before now. Probably because he despised her so much whenever he would see her his happiness would fade. She had witnessed Scully happy more often than not but whenever he looked her way there was always some pity in his eyes since he knew the heartache she had suffered through. Knowing the pain she suffered through makes Scully's choice of husbands for her even more confusing since you would think he wouldn't want to give her more headache than she already had to go through by dealing with Sonny on a day to day bases. Hearing the door open Carly looks up and sees Sonny's face.

"What are you up to?" Sonny asks noting her by his dresser with a strange look across her pretty little face. He was also disappointed to see Caroline wearing flannel pajamas since a huge part of him had hoped Caroline would be naked ready and waiting for him to finish what they almost started before Max interrupted them.

"Nothing"

"I have a hard time to believe that. There's no rest for the wicked after all" Sonny comments as he walks into his…their bedroom and shuts the door behind him.

"You should know you're the most evil person I know" Carly remarks coldly as she walks towards the veranda doors

"I'm sorry it's an old habit." Sonny sighs out knowing Jason was right that he couldn't spend the rest of his lifetime at war with Caroline. He as the bigger person had to make the first move and try and make peace with Caroline.

"Since when do you apologize to me or anyone for that matter?" Carly asks back stunned that he could even say the words I'm sorry.

"You're going to be my wife and I don't want to be at war with you anymore Caroline. I don't want to make a bad situation worse. We're stuck together so we might as well make the best of it" Sonny explains.

"Oh" Carly simply states as she glances out the veranda doors windows into the darkness.

Making his way over to her, Sonny asks "How's your ankle?"

"It's better now."

"Good that's good. Happy you're feeling better" Sonny mumbles out

"Thanks" Carly sighs out wishing she could be anywhere but in Port Charles. She couldn't wait for Billy to arrive into town so she could put her plan into motion. The only downside about her plan was that she was sure Jason would be angry about the fallout of her plan but his anger was better than a lifetime of being married to a man who hated her as much as she hated him. Besides both she and Sonny would be better off without one another because there was noooooooooooooo way in hell they could ever make each other happy.

"I see that you picked up your clothes from off the floor" Sonny notes pleased that Carly had actually picked up after herself since she was the biggest slob he ever met.

"Uh-huh" Carly mumbles out crossing her hands over her chest, wishing he would go away because the more she saw Sonny, God help her the more she craved to have him which was just WRONG.
Placing his hands onto her shoulders a dimple smile appears across his face as he realizes that Caroline's breathing pattern changes. His touch was obviously getting to her. At least he wasn't the only one feeling the forbidden heat between them… "I'm going to take my shower"

Chewing on her lower lip, Carly fights back a moan that desperately wanted to escape. "oh-okay" Carly mumbles out

With a small chuckle Sonny walks away from Caroline and heads towards the washroom door.

Walking out of the washroom with a towel wrapped around his waist Sonny frowns a little as he walks into the somewhat darken room. The only light that shined into the room was the lamp on the night stand on what was supposed to be Caroline's side of the bed and the light coming out from the washroom. Caroline was sleeping on his side of the bed underneath the blankets. With a heave sigh Sonny was disappointed to find Caroline asleep since he was hoping to return Caroline the favor by showing off his goods since he got to see hers. Watching Caroline as she slept for a few minutes a small smile appears across his face. He had never really watched Caroline sleep before and he had to admit she looks really pretty in her sleep. She almost looked like an angle with her blonde somewhat wet curly head of hair of hers spread over his pillow. With a heavy sigh, Sonny makes his way towards his dresser to grab a pair of boxers to sleep in.

Blinking her eyes open a moan almost escapes her lips as she sees Sonny's naked backside as the cotton towel he had drops to the floor. DAMN he had a nice butt Carly silently thinks to herself never realizing how nice it was since it was always hidden underneath his suit pants. Even when he went down to Florida to visit Joe she never saw him in anything but in his usual suit pants. She never understood why Sonny couldn't wear shorts like a normal person. And now after seeing his firm tight ass she didn't understand why he didn't show off what God gave him because her motto has always been if you got it flaunt it. As Sonny grabs a pair of silk boxers and starts to put them on with a heavy sigh Carly turns her back to him and blinks her eyes shut hoping the imagines of Sonny's naked backside didn't invaded her dreams since Sonny was the LAST person she should be have dirty thoughts about.

After putting on his boxers Sonny leans down and picks up the towel he dropped. Clutching the towel in his hand Sonny glances back towards his bed and frowns a little… "Caroline you awake?" Sonny calls out softly since he could have sworn he felt her eyes on him. When she doesn't reply, Sonny silently assumes that his mind must be playing games with him and that Caroline had just probably changed positions in her sleep. Making his way inside the washroom Sonny places his towel in the hamper and then flicks the light shut. Walking towards his bed…well their bed Sonny admires Caroline's sleeping form. Pulling back the sheets a little he climbs inside the bed. He takes a moment to take in her beauty a little more before reaching over and turning off the only light that now lit the room. As the room falls into darkness, Sonny silently thinks to himself that maybe married life to Caroline might not be as bad as he first thought it would be.

Well that's all for now. I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter. I want to thank everyone for all their wonderful feedback. It encourages me to write more chapters. As always all feedback is welcomed and valued

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