No Ordinary Love
Chapter 10
Inside the bathroom, Carly looks at the time on her cell phone seeing that three minutes has gone by and that it was time to check the results. She takes a deep breath preparing herself to look at the results and just when she's about to pick up the little stick she hears a knocking on the door and Sonny's voice saying…
"Caroline are you in there?"
Carly's eyes open wide in a panic as she stares up at her reflection in the mirror of herself before she had a chance to look at the results. Quickly turning around facing the door she looks at the doorknob seeing it slowly turning and the door starting to open; how the hell was it possible that her dream/nightmare was about to come true right in front of her eyes.
With her back pressed against the counter, Carly keeps the pregnancy test hidden behind her as she stands stiff as a board with her eyes glued on the opening door; her heart was pounding in her chest and her stomach was tied up in knots she was so nervous and scared all rolled up in one.
"Caroline…" Sonny says her name as he opens the door. Seeing her standing there with a weird look on her face like she was scared about something, Sonny asks "What's wrong?" the way she was looking at him Sonny knew that his feeling that something was wrong when he woke up and found she wasn't in bed with him was right. Something was definitely wrong he could tell by the scared look in her eyes and the fact that she had yet to say anything "Something's wrong I can tell…" he says stepping closer to her he says "Whatever it is you can tell me."
When Sonny reaches out to touch her, Carly places a hand onto his chest keeping him at arms distance "I'm fine" is the only thing she can think of to say even though she was far from it "I was just you know freshening up…you can uh, you can go back to bed. I'll be in there in a little bit."
Knowing she was lying, Sonny says "You're not fine…" he takes a hold of her hand on his chest and steps forward closing the small distance between them. Staring into her eyes trying to figure her out, Sonny says "You're scared to death about something…what is it?"
"I don't know what you're talking about…" Carly replies "I told you I just came in here to freshen up. If you don't mind I'd like some privacy." she pushes him making him step backward towards the door
Looking at the reflection in the mirror behind her, Sonny sees a small rectangular box and something lying next to it "What's that?" whatever it was he had a feeling it had something to do with how jumpy she was and why she was trying to push him out of the bathroom.
"Sonny just go back to bed okay…" Carly tries to plead with him as she tries to push him out of the bathroom. Now more curious than ever, Sonny quickly side steps her and quickly goes around her. "No Sonny don't…" she says but stops when he picks up the pregnancy test box
Stunned as he looks down at the box in his hand, Sonny slowly turns around to look at her but she had her hands covering her face "This is a pregnancy test…" he states the obvious and then asks "Are you pregnant?"
Keeping her face buried into the palm of her hands afraid to look at him, Carly remembers his reaction in her dream…
~FLASH~
"I made a mistake…" Carly tells him finally finding her voice "I slipped up and forgot to take it one time."
"You made a mistake?! How could you do that Carly?!" Sonny yells
"I'm sorry it was a mistake…"
"You're sorry! Sorry isn't gonna fix this Carly! It's not gonna turn back time and make you remember to take your pill on time and it's not gonna make you not be pregnant! How the hell hard is it to take one lousy pill every day?! This wasn't supposed to happen…" he places a hand to the back of his neck giving it a rub as he looks up to the ceiling. Closing his eyes he says "This is a disaster…" opening his eyes he looks back at her
~END FLASH~
Slowly lowering her hands, Carly finally looks at him; she was scared she would see hatred in his eyes like in her dream but surprisingly she didn't. His eyes weren't dark, dangerous and piercing like in her dream…his eyes looked as scared as hers as they silently just stand staring at each other.
Finally breaking the silence, Sonny asks once again "Caroline are you…are you pregnant?" his heart was pounding in his chest as he anxiously waits for her to answer him.
Carly opens her mouth to speak but nothing comes out as she stares into his eyes; she was trying to figure out if he was angry or not. He wasn't yelling or going off on her like in her dream but maybe that's just because he was waiting for her to answer him.
"I-I…I don't…I don't know. Maybe…" Carly answers him finally finding her voice; it was true she didn't know if she was pregnant or not since she didn't get a chance to read the results before he came inside the bathroom. "I didn't uh…I didn't get a chance to read the results before you came in." she tells him
Turning around to look back down to the countertop, Sonny sees the little stick and stares down at it wondering what the results said.
"I was taking the test to find out if I was pregnant or not…I didn't want you to find out like this."
Looking back over to her, Sonny asks "Are you going to look?"
"I'm scared to…" Carly admits to him
"Do uh…do you want me to look for you?" Sonny asks
Quickly walking over to the countertop, Carly snatches the test and holds it to her chest not looking at the results and keeping them covered up so neither of them could see what it said.
Shaking her head, Carly looks at him "It's probably negative you know…I mean I haven't missed my period it's not due for another few days. I only decided to take a test after both you and Luke brought up the possibility of me getting pregnant…that and uh…" she debates on whether or not to tell him that she screwed up taking her pill and then decides to just go ahead and tell him "I forgot to take my pill one time."
Sonny knew she was stalling to look at the results he could see in her eyes how nervous and scared she was…hell he was too but he needed to know those results.
"I know you're nervous…and I know you're scared but…I think you should look at the results." Sonny tells her in a gentle tone and then says "We can look at it together if you want."
"I just told you I forgot to take my pill and you have nothing to say about that?" Carly says with a little frown. "You're not angry or mad or have anything to say but for me to look at the results. What's your hurry to find out? You're hoping its negative right? You're probably thinking how stupid I am for forgetting to take my pill and if I wasn't so careless then we wouldn't be standing here like this right now."
"Are you trying to pick a fight with me or something?" Sonny asks
"I'm just trying to figure you out!" Carly snaps back then turns and then quickly walks out of the bathroom while still holding the test pressed against her chest
Exhaling a breath, Sonny follows behind her "Caroline stop…" he calls out to her just as she's about to walk to the door to leave out of the bedroom.
Stopping in place, Carly keeps her back to him and closes her eyes; her stomach was so tied up in knots and she was so afraid to look at him in fear that he would start yelling and blaming her like he did in her dream.
Walking up behind her, Sonny places his hands onto her shoulders and slowly turns her around to face him "Caroline…" he softly says her name "Open your eyes…look at me." he says not wanting her to be afraid to look at him. When she finally opens her eyes he could see the tears threatening to fall "You're scared to death I get that…you're so afraid about what I'm thinking or going to say when you finally look at the results. You have it in your head already what I'm gonna say that you're pushing me away. You don't have to do that…I don't want you to do that."
"What do you want?"
"I want you to stop stressing yourself out and to take a deep breath…" Sonny tells her and waits until she does "Now look at the results…"
Looking down at her hands still pressed against her chest hiding the test, Carly slowly raises her hand up and looks at the results. Sonny watches her expression closely trying to figure out if she was happy or not and what the results said since she hadn't said anything yet.
"What does it say?" Sonny asks needing to know if he was gonna be a daddy or not
Exhaling a breath, Carly looks up at him as she turns around the stick to let him see the results as she says "Not pregnant…"
Sonny takes the stick from her hand and reads the results himself "How do you know? It doesn't say anything…" he says confused since he didn't see anything that said not pregnant "There's only one dark blue line in the little box how do you know you're not pregnant?"
"You have to read the directions on the back of the box about how to determine the results…"Taking the box that he still had in his hand, Carly shows him the writing on the back "See right here it says two lines means pregnant and one line means not pregnant." she takes the pregnancy stick from him and they both look at the single blue line "You see there is only one line."
"You're not pregnant…" Sonny says looking at her
Shaking her head "Looks like we dodged that bullet huh…" Carly replies still a little nervous as to what he would say next.
They just found out she wasn't pregnant but she was still worried about how he would react to the fact that she messed up with her pills and that she could have been pregnant.
"Looks like it…" Sonny says and then asks "You happy about that?"
"Are you?" Carly throws his question right back at him
Taking her hand, "Come sit with me over here…" Sonny says while leading her over to the chaise lounge sofa. Once they are sitting facing each other, Sonny exhales a breath and then says "I'm not gonna lie to you…it did scare me the thought that you might have been pregnant. I lost a baby before along with its mother and it still haunts me to this day" Sonny couldn't help but think about Lily and their baby that died…he'd always wanted to be a father and he lost his chance when they both were taken away from him that night at Luke's. "That little baby didn't get a chance to be born because I was his father…when he and his mother were taken away from me it was like a pain that you never want to experience. I wanted that baby I wanted my son I wanted to be a father…the type of father I never had growing up. But I guess it just wasn't meant to be."
"You would have been a wonderful father Sonny…" Carly tells him with a little tilt of her head and a slight smile at the corner of her mouth as she places a hand onto the side of his face "I'm sorry for stirring up sad memories for you." she lowers her hand "I didn't plan on you finding out about the pregnancy test. I wanted to take the test and find out if I was pregnant or not first and if I wasn't then I wouldn't have said anything."
"I don't want you to be afraid to come to me about anything…especially not about something like this." Sonny tells her "Yeah finding you in the bathroom taking that test scared me but I can tell that you were even more scared. You were petrified about what I would say or think so you tried to hide it from me…but I want you to know that…"
Cutting him off "Well there's no need to be scared now; I'm not pregnant so you don't have to think about it anymore." Carly tells him not letting him finish what he was gonna say because her dream still had her scared even though so far his response hasn't been anything like it. "I'm back on my regular schedule of taking my pill so you don't have to worry about this happening again."
What Sonny was going to tell her before she cut him off was that if the test came out positive she was pregnant that he would have been happy to be a father and that he would have been there for her and their child.
"Are you upset that the results were negative?" Sonny asks trying to read her
"Are you kidding? I'm relieved as I'm sure you are too. Neither of us are ready for a baby…our relationship is just getting started we would be crazy to want to have a baby…right? " Carly replies as she watches him closely trying to see what his reaction would be; on one hand Carly was glad the results were negative but there was a part of her that felt saddened.
"Yeah I guess you're right…" Sonny replies knowing that she was right that they would be crazy to want to have a baby so early in their relationship…
But if that was true why did he feel sad that the results were negative. However since it was obvious that she got the results she wanted Sonny decided not to express or even tell her that he felt sadness that she wasn't pregnant.
At first Sonny was scared when he saw and picked up the pregnancy test box but then when she started to stall not looking at the results something changed in that instant with him getting that same feeling he had when he found out Lily was pregnant. But hey Caroline wasn't pregnant so there was no need in going there…maybe it was good that the results were negative since this isn't exactly a good time with Sorel and Carlos still out there working together.
"Having a baby right now wouldn't be good timing with everything that's going on in my business."Sonny says placing a hand on his chin giving it a little rub and then lowers his hand back down placing her hand in his "So you know what maybe it's good that you're not…you know…gonna have my baby. With Sorel still out there and the threat he made against you…it would kill me if something were to happen to you and even more so if you were pregnant."
"Well I'm not so you don't have to worry…" Carly tells him once again and then stands as she picks up the box between them and the little stick with the results. "I'm gonna go throw these away." she walks back inside the bathroom.
Sonny watches her walk away from him and he inwardly began to wonder if she was being truthful about being relieved that she wasn't pregnant; she just still seemed kind of distant.
Inside the bathroom, Carly looks at the pregnancy results again seeing the single blue line that confirmed she wasn't gonna have a baby. She began to wonder if she was pregnant what kind of mother she would be…it wasn't like she had the best example growing up of how to be a good mother. Her relationship with her adopted mother Virginia wasn't all that great they fought all the time…although they did have some good moments in between whenever they would go spend the day at the beach. She wouldn't know the first thing to do when it came to taking care of a baby…she didn't have Bobbie in her life growing up being a Super Mom like she is to Lucas. So maybe it was better that the results were negative.
Exhaling a breath, Carly throws the pregnancy stick in the trashcan and then looks at the box; just as she was about to throw it in the trash too she hears something move inside. Looking in the box she realizes that there is an extra test inside; instead of throwing the box away she puts it away underneath the cabinet not really knowing why she did that instead of tossing it in the trash. Deciding not to think about it, Carly turns and goes back into the bedroom where she finds Sonny standing there at the end of the bed waiting for her…
"I thought you'd be back in bed asleep…" Carly says still a little nervous and then began to nibble on her bottom lip
"Now why would I go back to bed without you with me?" Sonny asks and then extends a hand out towards her "Come'er…"
Carly walks over to him and places her hand in his; Sonny pulls her body to him and then places one hand on her hip while the other goes to the side of her face.
"You see this is part of the reason why we just had a pregnancy scare…" Carly tells him
"True…but that doesn't mean we're gonna stop being together" Sonny replies and then lightly wets his lips looking down at her mouth and then back into her eyes "For some reason I'm still sensing that you're scared about something…I not sure why since the results were negative but I don't want you pulling away from me. You seemed a little distant when you went back into the bathroom." he lowers his hand from her face and lowers it down to her waist as he holds her close to him
"Sonny it's just that…this is our first night living together as a couple and here I am sneaking into the bathroom to take a pregnancy test." Carly says with a slight laugh "Not exactly how I pictured spending part of the night." looking over to the clock on the night stand she sees it's going on four o'clock "Well now early morning…we should still be snuggled up together in bed but instead we're standing here with a huge pink elephant in the room."
"Pink elephant?" Sonny asks with a curious look
Exhaling a sigh, Carly says "You were right thinking that I was being distant from you…the pink elephant in the room is just a metaphor."
"For what?"
"Because I'm not sure how to act now with you after all of this or what you're really thinking about my pregnancy scare. I put you through having to relive memories of losing Lily and your baby and it was all for nothing because I'm not pregnant. And if I wouldn't have been so stupid to forget to take my pill that one time then none of this would have had to happen." Lowering his hands from around her "You know what I'm tired and we don't have to talk about this anyway because it's over now…I'm gonna go back to bed." she says still pulling away from him as she turns and goes back over to the bed
Taking a hold of her hand as she starts to turn to walk away from him, Sonny gently pulls her back to him and wraps his arms around her waist keeping her securely trapped in his arms…
"You're not going anywhere not with your pink elephant still in the room with us." Sonny tells her with a little half smile and then says "You don't have to act any different with me because of our pregnancy scare…hey it take two to make a baby and I was right there with you so you aren't to blame by yourself. Yeah you may have forgotten to take your pill one time but I should have been using condoms so you know what you can stop beating yourself up and calling yourself stupid because you're not. I don't want to ever hear you call yourself that again."
Nibbling on her bottom lip, Carly couldn't believe what she was hearing from him; she was so sure that he would be angry with her. The dream she had was so vivid and horrible that she just expected him to react the same way but he wasn't and that was a relief.
"You really believe that?"
"I don't say things I don't mean Caroline…you'll learn that soon enough about me."
"I'm starting to learn a lot of things about you right now…" Carly says finally breaking away from her nerves enough for a slight smile to grace the corner of her mouth as she wraps her arms around him. She had a whole different scenario in her head of how his reaction would be about her possibly being pregnant and that was all thanks to that horrible dream…but now she knows that she didn't have to worry and the dream wasn't real.
"Oh yeah…good I hope."
"Very good…" Carly replies and then places a soft kiss onto his lips
Leaning back, Sonny gives her a quick flash of his dimples before saying "Now that all that is over what do you say we get back to bed. I missed you when I woke up and you weren't in bed with me."
"I'd love that…"Carly says in a soft tone as she stares into his eyes
Sonny leans in to her and takes her lips for another kiss…he wanted to reassure her that everything was okay and that she didn't have to be scared or nervous any more. When they finally pull apart they return back to bed together and Sonny wraps his arm around her as he pulls her body to his that is spooned up behind hers.
"Now this is much better…" Sonny says and then places a kiss onto the side of her head
Looking over her shoulder at him when she feels the appearance of his big little friend, Carly says "Don't you dare try to start something Sonny…not after what we just got finished going through with the almost pregnancy scare."
"I don't know what you're talking about…" Sonny says with a little grin and then places a kiss onto her lips
Carly kisses him back for a brief moment but then says with a little giggle "You know exactly what I'm talking about…" she makes a glance downward and then looks back up at him "Get Mr. Happy under control."
"Well I can't help it if Mr. Happy is aroused…it's your fault you have that affect on him." Sonny tells her as his dimples make an appearance of their own.
Feeling his hand slipping underneath her shirt, Carly couldn't help but wet her lips at the touch of his hand gently caressing over her breast…
"Sonnneee…"
Placing a soft quick kiss onto her lips, Sonny pulls back slightly and says against her mouth "It's no use in trying to fight Mr. Happy now Caroline…he's fully awake and knows what he wants."
Not able to fight him on it since she was getting more than aroused herself; the way his hand was touching her and feeling Mr. Happy pressed up against her, she couldn't deny wanting him too. Carly rolls over onto her back looking up at him and Sonny immediately took possession of her lips as they began to kiss passionately which ultimately lead to them making love all over again; however this time they made sure to use a condom.
~Later that morning~
Jason leaves out of his penthouse closing the door behind him "Hey Milo has Sonny left for the warehouse yet?" he asks the guard standing across the hall
Shaking his head, Milo replies "Not yet.
Looking down to his watch, Jason sees that it's getting late almost going on ten o'clock; it was unusual for Sonny not to be gone by now since he is usually up early and gone by this time. He wonders if everything was okay with him and Carly since yesterday she was upset about him not letting her stay to listen when he and Sonny talked business. Jason had already left and came back and was about to go back out again when he decided to see if Sonny had gone to the warehouse.
"Sonny's still here?" Jason asks and Milo nods "Have you heard any yelling or anything from inside with him and Carly?"
"No it's been pretty quiet this morning since I came on duty."
That was a good sign at least, Jason tells himself; hopefully Sonny and Carly were able to talk and work things out last night.
"I'll just go over and check to see if Sonny's ready or not to leave…" Jason says as he walks across the hallway over to penthouse 4; Milo nods again and then opens the door for him.
As Jason walks inside he is met with the sight of Sonny and Carly kissing over by the dining table; they hadn't noticed he'd came into the room or for that matter came up for air. Well it was apparent that they worked things out and he was glad for that because the last thing he wanted was to be stuck in the middle between these two. Finally Jason clears his throat to get their attention and Sonny and Carly pull apart looking over to him.
"Jason hey uh…we didn't hear you come in." Carly says as she leaves Sonny and walks over to him giving him a hug.
Sonny stands watching them closely with a twinge of jealousy; he knew both Jason and Caroline have told him there wasn't any need to be jealous and he did believe them but he still didn't like how close they were since they were once intimately close.
Hugging her back, Jason asks as he lets her go when he looks over seeing the look Sonny was giving him "What was that for?" he asks looking back at her
"Just a little left over relief from yesterday being glad to see that you are okay and safe…"
"I'm fine Carly you don't have to worry about me; I'm just glad you were not hurt."
Turning around to look at Sonny "Well that is thanks to Sonny…he's the one that shielded me with his body and protected me." she walks back over to him and he wraps an arm around her waist
"Sonny I was headed back out again I've been in and out this morning taking care of things…" Jason tells him without going into details in front of Carly since he was out handling business putting things in place to track Carlos and Sorel. "I was about to head over to the warehouse to meet with Benny."
"Good why don't you go ahead on and head over there and I'll be on my way soon." Sonny tells him
"Yeah sure…I'll meet you there." Jason replies and then says "See you later Carly." and then he heads out the door closing it behind him
Carly gives Sonny a look "Okay what was with that? Why were you so rude to Jason?"
"What are you talking about I wasn't rude? I just told him I'd meet him at the warehouse…"
"Yeah but it was the way you said it…" Carly replies and then asks "You're not still jealous about Jason are you?"
"Now why would I be jealous when both you and Jason have assured me there is no reason to be?" Sonny tells her
"Okay then what is it?"
Exhaling a breath "I know there isn't anything going on with you two…it's just knowing that you were once intimate and seeing how close you two are now."
"So you are jealous?"
"No…" Sonny quickly replies and then explains further "I just don't like the fact that my woman has been with my best friend but I know it happened in the past and was well before we met and got together. It's just something I have to deal with that's all."
Framing his face in the palm of her hands, Carly places a kiss onto his lips "I have an idea…" she says after pulling back from his lips and then loosely wraps her arms around his neck.
With slight raise of his eyebrow, Sonny places his hands onto her hips holding her to him as he says "Uh oh…I'm almost afraid to ask?" he smirks
"Shut up it isn't anything bad…" Carly says with a little laugh "I just got a thought that maybe we could all get together and have dinner. We could bond together the three of us and then maybe that way it will put to rest any lingering jealousy inside of a certain someone."
"You, me and Jason…you want us to have dinner together?"
"Yeah why not…of course you will be doing the cooking and I can finally witness these amazing skills you are supposed to have. And you better not be all talk either…"
"Hey don't go mocking my cooking skills; just because you don't believe it doesn't mean it's not true."
"Well you can put all doubts to rest tonight…" Carly tells him and then places another kiss onto his lips before saying "You can invite Jason over when you see him at the warehouse."
"You know I'd rather have you all to myself…besides the first time I cook for you I didn't imagine having Jason around." Sonny admits
"Okay…well if you would rather we be alone that's fine but I do think we should get together the three of us some time. And who knows maybe we can make it a weekly routine." Carly suggests…she didn't want Sonny constantly thinking in the back of his head that she and Jason were still into each other when they aren't like that anymore.
Thinking about it for a moment, Sonny replies "I think we can arrange that…but not right away. Things are getting more intense after what happened yesterday; Jason and I have to stay sharp if we're going to take down Sorel." he tells her but makes sure not to go into any details
With a slight nod, Carly "So I guess that means we can't go out on our first date any time soon?"
"No that means we'll just have it here at the penthouse and I promise you it will be the best first date ever." Sonny tells her with a flash of his dimples and then says "How does tonight sound?"
"Sounds great…but are you sure it's okay since I know you and Jason are busy with business stuff."
"It will be okay since we'll be here at the penthouse…"
"Since things are getting more intense like you said does that mean I have to stay cooped up here all day or can I go out and shop for something to wear tonight on our date…" Carly asks
"What's there to shop for you already took over more than half of my closet?" Sonny says with a little smirk "I didn't think you had that much stuff when you first moved in with Jason."
"Well I didn't at first but then Jason allowed me to go on a couple of shopping sprees after I came back here with him from Florida. Since I wasn't working then and he saw how little I had to bring with me he gave me an insane amount of money and let me go crazy shopping for any and everything I wanted or needed. He was very generous."
"I just bet he was…"
"Sonneee…don't go there you know Jason and I are just friends; best friends." Carly tells him
"I know I know okay I'll drop it." Sonny replies and then says "Well you don't have to rely on Jason anymore for money I'll take care of that from now on. I'll set you up with an account of your own. I mean after all I'm the reason you got fired the least I can do is make it so you don't have to worry about working or having money."
"You just don't want me to take that job Luke offered me…"Carly says knowing he didn't want her to take the job
"You're right I'd rather you didn't take the job but I still don't understand why you would even want to."
"I never said I was…I just told him I'd think about it. And I have and my answer is no since my very sexy very generous boyfriend has made it so I don't have to work."
Their lips come together for another kiss…
Slowly leaning back from his lips "So is it okay if I go shopping because I gotta tell you I'm gonna go stir crazy if I have to stay cooped up in here all day." Carly asks once again
Exhaling a breath "Okay but you have to promise to stay close to your guards." Sonny replies reluctantly giving in
"I will…" Carly says with a smile and then says "I promise I won't go anywhere without Max and Johnny."
"Well you know what I'm gonna have to assign another two guards to watch over you…" Sonny tells her and then sees she's about to question him why so he quickly adds in "I need to have Max and Johnny with me today at the warehouse. After yesterday they both proved they can step up and do what needs to be done. I'm not gonna go into any details with you because like I said yesterday…"
Cutting him off finishing his sentence "You won't discuss your business with me or get me involved I know I get it."
"Good I'm glad you were listening…" Sonny replies and then says "So I'm gonna have Rick and Marco be with you from now on or at least until things are handled on the Sorel front. And the same thing goes with them do not go anywhere without them…do not ditch them and go off on your own" he blinks a few times as he stares into her eyes "This is a serious situation Caroline I need to know that you are safe at all times."
"I promised you already that I wouldn't Sonny and I won't…" Carly tells him seeing the worry in his eyes
Sonny places a kiss onto her lips before pulling back and saying "Okay I'm gonna go to the warehouse for a while but I won't be long since I have dinner to prepare for our date tonight."
With a smile, Carly says "Mmmm I can't wait…"
Their lips come together for one last slow luscious kiss; Sonny made sure to make it a good one since he wouldn't see her for a while.
Finally pulling back from her lips "Okay so have fun shopping…" Sonny tells her in a low raspy tone and then pulls out his wallet and takes a credit card out handing it to her "Here take this it has no limit on it. Until I set you up with an account you can use this to shop to you drop."
With a little smile, Carly nibbles on her bottom lip and slips the credit card from between his fingers "Shop until I drop…I like the sound of that" she says with a grin and then tells him "Although when you get the bill you're probably gonna regret giving it to me."
Puerto Rico – Casino Office
In Sonny's casino office that he had made his own, Carlos sits behind his desk looking down at his cell phone; he was waiting for a call…a call that should have came by now but hadn't and that was making him nervous. He was getting nervous more and more by the minute since the eyes Sonny had watching him seemed like they were following him around even more now.
When Carlos first came to the casino earlier this morning it seemed like every step he took was being watched…or maybe that was just him being paranoid since he hasn't heard back from the shooter he hired to kill Sonny. That was the call he was impatiently waiting for as he continues to stare down at his cell phone; since he hadn't heard from the guy that had to mean one thing and it wasn't anything good.
Finally picking up his cell phone Carlos makes an important phone call "We're gonna have to move to plan B and we're gonna have to move on it quickly…" he immediately says into the phone when the other line is picked up "The shooter I sent to Port Charles hasn't contacted me back yet so that can only mean one thing…"
Cutting him off "Yeah that he's dead!" Sorel yells and then says "Sonny offed the guy but I bet not before he got him to give you up! I told you we should have just stuck with my plan to kidnap his newest bed partner! Now Corinthos doesn't just suspect you're working with me he knows you are and we've lost our element of surprise! "
"Look I don't have time for your I told you so's…" Carlos snaps back in a sharp whisper into the phone not wanting to be too loud that he can be heard by Sonny's spies watching him "And Plan B is not to grab the girl…I have another plan that will be more effective and will not fail this time…and just to make sure it doesn't I'm going to Port Charles myself."
"Not without me you're not!" Sorel tells him
"Fine whatever but if you're coming with me then you are gonna have to make sure to lay low and not be seen because Sonny's men will spot you in a second…"
"Yeah well thanks to your botched hit with an incompetent shooter Sonny's men will be looking for you too once they realize you've left Puerto Rico; so don't talk to me like I'm some idiot! And what is this Plan B of yours anyway?!"
"I have an inside man with Sonny's people…" Carlos tells him and then says "That's all I can say right now there are too many ears around this place. I'll fill you in with the rest on our way to Port Charles. Be ready to do when I get there!" Carlos tells him and then ends the call
Corinthos – Morgan Warehouse
At his desk, Sonny looks over to Benny who is sitting across from him and Max and Johnny who are standing…
"I asked you two to come here today instead of guarding Caroline because I'm reassigning you…" Sonny says to Max and Johnny
Max and Johnny pass a worried look to each other thinking that they were still in trouble and Sonny was still upset with them.
"Boss…" Johnny starts out to speak
Cutting him off, Sonny holds up a hand as he says "Yesterday you two proved yourselves worthy with how you spotted that shooter in time…and because of that I want you both with me." Needless to say the two guards were relieved they weren't in trouble. Sonny continues on to say "I need you two to stay sharp like you were yesterday because Carlos and Sorel will be making another move soon. They have to know that the guy they sent to assassinate me is dead by now and I'm sure they've also figured out that their incompetent hitman spilled his guts and that I now know for sure they are working together."
"We have our people keeping a close eye on Carlos…" Benny tells Sonny "If he makes a move we'll know about it…or if you want we can just have our people pick him up before he can disappear."
Shaking his head, Sonny says "If we go after Carlos now then we won't have Sorel and I want both of the sons of bitches! Carlos will lead us straight to Sorel all we gotta do is wait. Whatever their next attempt is it will be more aggressive so we need to increase security and have everyone on high alert."
"Already done sir I talked to Jason a little while ago before you got here…" Benny tells him and then says "I made all the adjustments as Jason asked; he said you and he already discussed it so I went ahead and did as he ordered."
With a nod, Sonny replies "Yes Jason and I did discuss things yesterday but for future reference wait until you hear from me since I am after all the boss around here."
"Yes sir, of course sir I'm sorry I should have waited until I heard directly from you." Benny quickly apologizes
"Since time is of the essence I will let it go this time; Jason is my right hand but I am still the boss so remember that."
"Yes sir…"
Just then the door opens and Jason comes walking inside "Sonny good you're here I just spoke with Hector in Puerto Rico…Carlos has disappeared."
"What do you mean he's disappeared?" Sonny snaps out not pleased with that information "Our people were supposed to be watching his every move."
"They were Sonny but somehow he managed to ditch them…" Jason tells him and then further explains "Hector said that Carlos has been in your office since he arrived at the casino but when he went to go in the office with an excuse that he needed a signature on some papers he found the office was empty. Nobody saw him leave out."
"Damn it! He had to of taken the secret passage exit to slip out unnoticed…" Sonny curses and then says "You know what it doesn't matter because we know he's on his way here."
"All security measures have been taken and increased as we discussed yesterday so if Carlos and Sorel do show up in town we will catch them both." Jason replies
With a slight nod, Sonny nods and then says to Max, Johnny and Benny "You can go now I need to speak with Jason in private."
Max, Johnny and Benny leave out of the office closing the door behind them; Jason sits in one of the chairs in front of the desk and looks across to Sonny.
"Thanks for setting everything up…" Sonny tells him
"No problem." Jason simply replies
"Jason I know you maybe kind of got use to running things while I was gone for months on the Island after Brenda betrayed me…you got use to giving orders and stuff but now that I'm back I'm the one in charge and will issue out all orders. I know we can't waist time with Carlos and Sorel teaming up and coming after me so you went ahead and did what you did…it's okay this time but in the future unless I tell you to give out orders you wait for me to tell you first. Is that understood?"
"Understood" Jason replies with a nod
"Good…now with all of this extra security around we should be able to find Carlos and Sorel when they get here and then we can end this. I don't want anything to happen to Caroline because of all of this…"
"Nothing will happen to Carly we will both make sure of it."
"You know uh…Caroline made a suggestion that the three of us get together for dinner; she wants us to bond as friends."
"But we're already friends so why would we have to bond some more?"
"She just thinks it would be good for us to spend some time together as friends…" Sonny tells him but leaves out the main reason which was to rid all thoughts of jealousy he had.
"Okay sure…sounds good just let me know when." Jason replies
Sonny tells him "Well it won't be right away…at least not until we have this whole mess settled with Sorel and Carlos. I'll let you know when."
"Sure whatever…"
Standing up from his chair, Sonny says "So can you handle things around here for the rest of the day…I promised Caroline a date tonight at the penthouse; this will be my first time cooking for her and I want it to be special."
With a little grin, Jason replies "Yeah sure don't worry about anything around here. If something comes up I'll handle it…unless you want me to call you." he asks since he made a big deal about him waiting for his orders
"Uh…only call if it's real important; other than that I don't want any interruptions so you can handle it tonight." Sonny tells him and then heads towards the door "I'm gonna go ahead and go since I have a stop to make first before I head back to the penthouse."
"If you want I can handle whatever it is for you so you can go and cook for Carly." Jason tells him
Opening the door, Sonny turns back to look at him "No that's okay I got it; besides it's a surprise I'm picking up for my date."
Harbor View Towers Penthouse 4
After a couple of hours of shopping and finding the perfect outfit to wear tonight, Carly comes walking inside the penthouse with Rick and Marco following behind her both carrying many shopping bags.
Placing her purse down on the desk "Sonny…" Carly calls out his name wondering if he was home
"Ms. Benson where do you want us to put these?" Rick asks
"Oh can you take them upstairs to the bedroom for me…thanks." Carly tells them
As Rick and Marco head upstairs with the shopping bags, Sonny comes walking out of the kitchen "Back so soon…" he says walking over to her and then takes her into his arms wrapping his arms around her waist pulling her close
"What are you talking about I've been gone for hours I practically brought up all the stores…" Carly tells him just before he captures her lips in a kiss. "Sonneee…Rick and Marco will be back down any second." she tells him pulling back from his lips not wanting to get caught making out by the guards "They just went up to take my bags to the bedroom."
As if on cue, Rick and Marco come walking back down the stairs "Was there anything else you needed Ms. Benson?" Marco asks
Sonny quickly replies "No that will be all for tonight you can go." once they leave out the door, he looks back to her and says "Okay they're gone now can I get back to kissing you right here…"
Placing a finger to his lips, Carly asks with a little giggle "Don't you have some cooking to do for our date?" she pauses getting a thought "Or do you have to cancel because of business?"
Shaking his head, Sonny says "Nobody's canceling anything we are having our date as planned and on schedule. Dinner will be ready soon so why don't you go upstairs and change while I put the finishing touches on everything down here."
Smiling, Carly replies "We are really having our first date?"
"As soon as you go get ready we are…" Sonny says with a hint of his dimples making an appearance "I promised you the best first date ever and that's what you're gonna get." he places a soft sweet kiss onto her lips and then says "Oh and you know what…I may have a little surprise for you later."
Getting excited, Carly asks "What kind of surprise?"
"Well it wouldn't be a surprise if I told you now would it…" Sonny says with a dimpled grin and then walks her over to the stairs as he says "You know what why don't you go upstairs and relax in a nice long bubble bath…take your time. When you're finished everything will be ready…"
"That does sound nice after a long day of shopping…" Carly says and then gives him one last kiss before she walks up the stairs.
Once Sonny heard the bedroom door close he claps his hands together as he goes back into the kitchen to finish preparing dinner…
A little while later after taking a long hot bubble bath like he suggested, Carly is now dressed in her new outfit as she comes walking down the hallway and to the top of the staircase
"Sonny…" Carly calls out his name and looks down at him lighting the candles on the table
Sonny looks up at the stairs and sees her standing there "Wow…" he says as he stares up at her looking so beautiful
Smiling, Carly walks down the stairs and stands on the last step as she asks "You like?"
Sonny walks over to her and helps her down the last step then gently pulls her to him "Mmmm let me show you how much I like." he captures her lips in a soft sweet kiss
They stand at the bottom of the stairs kissing until Carly finally leans back and then wipes off the lipstick from his lips… "Everything looks beautiful you have really out done yourself." she says while looking around taking in the dim lighting and the lit candles along with the fire in the fireplace.
"Everything looks beautiful from where I'm standing…" Sonny says looking only at her
Looking back into his eyes, Carly felt her heart skip a beat with the way he was looking at her like she was the only woman him…
"Something smells good…is dinner ready?"
"It is…" Sonny replies in a soft tone and then says "But first thing is first." he turns to the dining table and starts to open a bottle of champagne
Watching him with a smile across her face, Carly anxiously awaits for him to get the bottle open with a POP of the cork…
"Here we go…" Sonny says as he hands her a glass and then pours the champagne inside
"To my…beautiful date…" Sonny says and then pours himself a glass
"To my very handsome very romantic date…" Carly replies
They stare into each other's eyes…
Clinking the glasses together they each sip at their champagne will still looking at each other…
"Mmm this is very good…" Carly says
Taking the glass from her hand, Sonny places both of their glasses onto the dining table "Why don't you have a seat…" he says and then pulls out her chair to help her sit "And I'll go in the kitchen and get our dinner..."
"So what take out did you get?" Carly teases him
Sonny looks down at her "You're gonna pay for that…" he smirks "And there is no take out in my kitchen. You will see once you taste my cooking you'll love it."
"I'll be the judge of that…" Carly replies and then watches as he disappears into the kitchen
Moments later, Sonny comes out with two plates and sets one in front of her "I present you with your dinner…chicken carbonara" he sits down in the chair on the side from her and places his plate down as well "Bonappittete
Looking down at her plate, Carly says "Mmmm looks good…smells good too."
"Wait until you taste it." Dimpling, Sonny watches her as she picks up her fork
After taking her first bite, Carly says "Mmmm…this is wonderful Sonny." she goes back in for another bite
"Didn't I tell you you'd love it?" Sonny says with a little grin
"Come on Sonny…confess. What Italian restaurant did you get this from?"
"What is it gonna take for you to believe that I made it myself?" Sonny asks with a little laugh "I am a master cook and I don't pass off takeout for my cooking."
"Okay say I believe you…tell me how you learned to cook."
"I learned from my mother…she was a great cook and I also picked up a few tricks from her best friend Mrs. Curello." Sonny tells her and then says "Whenever they would cook I'd watch and they'd let me help."
"Somehow I can't picture you cooking in the kitchen as a kid…more like running around chasing girls and flashing your dimples to get what you want."
With a smirk, Sonny asks "You mean like this?" he flashes his dimples at her
Carly laughs a little as she shakes her head at him "Exactly like that…and put those away you already got me to move in with you."
As they ate their dinner Carly asked about his mother since he brought her up before and Sonny told her about Adella but made sure to leave out Deke and the abuse they endured; their first date wasn't the time to get into a heavy discussion like that. Carly in return told him about Virginia, growing up in Florida and how much she loved the beach. Sonny told her about his Island and that maybe one day he could take her there if she wanted. Of course Carly loved the idea since she was missing going to the beach a lot…
Once they finished eating, Sonny cleared the table taking their plates into the kitchen; when he comes out of the kitchen he sees her standing looking out the terrace windows with her champagne glass in her hand.
Walking over to her, Sonny takes her glass putting it back down onto the table and then stands behind her wrapping his arms around her waist… "How are you doin? Are you enjoying our first date so far?"
Looking over her shoulder at him, Carly replies "So far so good…but I would love it if we could dance."
"I think that can be arranged…" Sonny tells her and then unwraps his arms from around her waist then takes her hand leading her into the middle of the room. Slipping her hand free he walks over to the stereo to pick out some music
Carly watches him and then smiles as she looks around the room "You know this place could use some redecorating…what do you think about replacing the coffee table with a nice big huge ottoman?"
Looking over to her while holding a CD in his hand, Sonny replies "What's wrong with my coffee table?"
"It's boring and besides if we got a big comfy ottoman we could use it in many fun and different ways…" Carly says and then winks at him hoping he'd get her unsaid message
Sonny definitely understood what she was getting at and he was liking that idea a whole lot "I'll get you one tomorrow…"
Putting the CD in the stereo, Sonny walks back over to her as the smooth music began to play; he wraps his arms back around her waist…
As the smooth music plays they began to slow dance together; Carly closes her eyes as she holds onto him and follows his lead…
"You got something in your pocket…"
"I do…" Sonny says and then asks into her ear in a low raspy tone "What do you think it could be?"
Nibbling on her bottom lip with a little smile, Carly looks at him getting excited "Is it my surprise?"
"I don't know there's only one way to find out…" Sonny says and then tells her "Why don't you take a look and see what it is?"
With a smile, Carly places her hand onto the side of his face and then asks "What did you get me?"
Reaching into his breast pocket of his suit jacket, Carly pulls out a small black rectangular box and Sonny watches her face as she opens it and sees the ruby necklace inside…
"Oh my God…Sonny it's beautiful." Carly says looking up at him and then back down at the necklace again
Dimpling at her, Sonny asks "You gonna look at it or wear it?"
"I'd like to wear it please…" Carly replies and then says "Can you help me put it on?" she takes the necklace out of the box and gives it to him
"Turn around…" Sonny tells her as he quickly places the box onto the desk
Carly turns around and moves her hair to the side for him as she closes her eyes and he puts it on her…
"Okay here we go…it's a tiny little thing but I'm gonna get it on you here." Sonny says as he works to get the clasp open and closed back securely
Placing his hands onto her shoulders once he's finished putting it on, Sonny says "You can turn around now."
Carly turns around and then places a hand onto the necklace and says "What do you think?"
"Beautiful…but not as beautiful as the lady wearing it." Sonny tells her
"Thank you…" Carly says in a soft whisper
Lightly wetting his lips as he glances down to her mouth and then looks back into her eyes "Come'er" he whispers back needing to kiss her and feel her body pressed against his
Sonny places his hands onto her hips and Carly inches closer and closer to him until Sonny finally captures her lips
Sonny places a hand onto the side of her face and Carly does the same as they began to get lost in each other while kissing so passionately…
Pulling back from his lips "Take me upstairs to our bed…" Carly whispers against his lips
"What about our date?" Sonny asks keeping his hands on her face and staring into her eyes
"Upstairs…" Carly tells him and then places a soft quick kiss onto his lips before pulling back and saying "Or do you have a problem continuing our date in our bed."
"No problem at all…" Sonny replies and not a second later did he sweep her up off of her feet and carry her up the stairs to their bedroom
Carlos and Sorel's Port Charles Safe House
"This place is a dump…" Sorel says looking around the small room
They had arrived in town about an hour ago and came straight to their new hiding spot making sure to keep a low profile
"Well what did you expect we can't exactly go stay at a fancy hotel?!" Carlos snaps back
"I know that I'm not stupid!" Sorel replies "So when is this guy supposed to get here? Or has Corinthos figured out his loyalties have changed in which case that means he won't be coming and we're sitting ducks."
"Will you stop being so paranoid; Sonny doesn't suspect a thing."
"Then where is he?"
"He'll be here! I just called him ten minutes ago give him time to get here" Carlos snaps back. There is a knock on the door and both Sorel and Carlos look over to the door. "That's him now."
"Well it's about time…" Sorel grumbles
Carlos goes over to the door opening it; Rick one of Sonny's guards comes walking inside and Carlos closes the door behind him…
"Nobody saw you come here?" Carlos asks
"No I made sure of it" Rick replies
"So you're the mole Carlos has in Corinthos' organization…" Sorel says as he stands up from the couch and walks over to him "What made you decide to turn your back on Sonny and come work for us? Or is this some sort of trick; you're making us think you're on our side when your loyalties are really with Sonny?" he says getting in his face staring him down trying to intimidate him
"There is no trick I'm on your side…" Rick replies standing his ground letting Sorel know that he's not intimidated "And the big payoff I'm getting along with my new position as right hand in the organization assures that I stay on your side."
"Okay enough of this…" Carlos says as he steps between them giving Sorel a push back "We need to discuss the plan."
"About that we may have a problem…" Rick says
"What kind of problem?" Sorel snaps back
"Sonny has me reassigned to guard his girlfriend Carly so it's not gonna be easy planting that bomb now that I'm stuck following her around on countless shopping sprees."
"I don't care how hard it is you're gonna find a way to do it…" Carlos tells him and then says "For what I'm paying you I think you can take the risk just make sure you don't get caught!"
"I'll do it but like I said it won't be easy and it may take longer to pull off since I won't be at the warehouse as much." Rick replies
"How much longer is it gonna take?! I want this over and done with! I'm tired of having to hide like this!" Sorel argues not liking that this was gonna take longer than he thought
"I don't know…maybe a week."
"You got one week and that's it…" Carlos tells him and then says "If Sonny isn't taken care of by one week's time then I'm gonna take care of you. Understood…"
"Understood…" Rick replies
Harbor View Towers – Sonny and Carly's Bedroom
Upstairs in their bedroom, Sonny stands behind Carly as he places a soft kiss onto her shoulder and then trails soft wet kisses up the side of her neck and below her ear. With her eyes closed, Carly has a lazy smile on her face loving the feel of his soft lips kissing her so lovingly at her special spot that always drives her crazy.
Slowly Sonny began to unzip her top from behind as his lips take possession of hers when she looks over her shoulder at him. As his tongue slips into her mouth swirling around with hers, Sonny lowers her top down and off letting it fall to the floor. Carly turns around as she pulls out of his kiss and stands before him half naked; Sonny's eyes zero in on the ruby necklace she's wearing and her naked breasts as he lightly wets his lips. A light shudder goes through her body with the look in his eyes as he stood there staring at her.
"You're so beautiful you know that…" Sonny tells her and then places his hands onto her hips pulling her into his personal space
Carly wraps her arms around his neck as their lips press together for another kiss although it doesn't last long since she starts to lower his suit jacket off his shoulders. Sonny pulls back from her lips and takes off his suit jacket; she starts to nibble on her bottom lip as she helps him take off his shirt as well. Although Carly was completely happy and exactly where she wanted to be she began to get a little nervous.
Things couldn't be any better in her life right now which is what was starting to worry her…things were never this good when it came to her life. She was afraid that if she's too happy that something will happen to mess it up…it was like she was waiting for the other shoe to drop or something. Once his shirt is off, Sonny looks back into her eyes…
Sensing something was bothering her since she was biting on her lip again, Sonny places a hand to the side of her face as he asks "Hey…you okay?" he places his hands back down onto her waist
"Just a little nervous…" Carly starts to nibble on her bottom lip again as she places her hands on the waistline of his pants
With a concerned look, Sonny says "I can see that but the question is why?"
"Because I'm happy…" Carly confesses with an exhale of a shaky breath
"Being happy is a good thing…" Sonny replies with a little hint of his dimples and then asks "Why do you look so scared about being happy?"
"Because whenever things are this good in my life something either happens to mess it up or I find some sort of way to sabotage it and it all goes away. I don't want that to happen with you. I just feel like I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop but instead of a shoe it's an anvil that will land right on top of my head."
Shaking his head, Sonny places his hands onto the side of her shoulders giving them a gentle rub as he stares into her eyes "Nothing's gonna happen to mess it up Caroline…"
"How do you know that?"
"Because I'm telling you okay and you can trust me…" Sonny tells her "Now kiss me…"
Carly leans forward and their lips come together for another passionate kiss as her bare breasts press against his chest; before long they began to finish undressing each other until they were both completely naked and are now hidden underneath the blue satin sheets kissing hungrily as they made passionate love all through the night.
One Week Later – Sonny's Office at the Warehouse
Sitting behind his desk, Sonny tried to concentrate on some paperwork but he found his mind drifting off thinking about the past week. Things were going great for him and Caroline they were happily living together and loving every minute of it. He loved having her to come home to and make love with…he couldn't believe that he'd fallen so hard and so fast for a woman like this. Even Brenda had stopped coming around getting in Caroline's face and trying to get him to take her back. Sonny was also true to his word he'd gotten rid of his coffee table and there was now a huge comfy ottoman in its place that she picked out…a hint of his dimples appear when he thinks about their christening it that very night.
The only problem Sonny had was the fact that they hadn't found Sorel or Carlos; he was hoping to have this mess taken care of by now but they hadn't made any kind of move against him yet and that worried Sonny. Now with business back on his mind, Sonny began to wonder what Carlos and Sorel's next move would be and when they would finally strike. He and Jason would have to be ready for whatever they had planned and Sonny was confident that they were. He'd taken all security measures possible and he had Caroline guarded keeping her safe and protected.
Benny comes walking into the office "Boss do you have those papers signed for me? I'll take care of them before I get ready to leave for the day" he tells him as it has been a long day and he was ready to go home to his wife and relax.
"Yeah uh…they're right here." Sonny says then hands him the papers and asks "Anything new to report on Sorel and Carlos?"
Shaking his head "Sorry boss I'm afraid not…there have been no reports on anyone spotting them in town. Are you sure they will come here even though they know if they get caught they're dead?"
"I know they are here somewhere…" Sonny replies now frustrated "I know how both Sorel and Carlos think…" he stands up from his chair and walks over to the mini bar and pours himself a drink "Since their attempt to assassinate me didn't work they will want to be here to make sure their next attempt doesn't fail. They're both here in Port Charles I know it…we just have to find them." he drinks down the liquor in the glass
Benny nods slightly and then asks "Was there anything else you needed before I leave?"
"No you can go on and leave…tell Martha I said hello." Sonny replies
"Will do…" Benny replies
As Benny is leaving out, Max and Johnny come walking in "Boss do you want us to bring the car around?"
"Yeah uh…you can go ahead I'll be ready to go in a little bit I just have a few calls to make it shouldn't take long." Sonny tells them
Max and Johnny nod and then leave to go get the car…
Hearing a ringing, Sonny takes out his cell phone and a smile comes to his face when he sees who it is from the caller ID "Hey I'm almost done here I'll be on my way soon so you don't have to ask…"
Carly smirks that he knew what she was gonna say "Okay psychic Sonny I won't ask…anyways I'm on my way back home too. I decided to go for a walk in the park after of course doing some more shopping." she was sitting on one of the swings with her cell phone to her ear
"I tell you what why don't I just buy you the whole damn Whyndom's Department Store that would probably save me a lot more money." Sonny replies with a little chuckle
"Shut up…" Carly says with a giggle…
"So what do you think about going out tonight to the No Name…we can have a little dinner and do a little dancing."
"Sound good…" Carly replies with a smile and then asks "But are you sure it's okay to go out with business still being intense…"
"I don't want you to worry about business you let me do the worrying about that okay…" Sonny tells her and then says "Besides I think a night out will do us good since I know you hate having to be cooped up in the penthouse."
"I will go home right now and get ready then…" Carly replies "Actually I'm starved I haven't ate anything since this morning."
"All you ate was toast this morning instead of the omelet I made for you; of course you're hungry if you haven't eaten anything since then."
"Do not bring up that omelet I can still smell it…" Carly says with a disgusted look "It made me nauseous then and it's making me nauseous now just thinking about it. I don't know what you put in it but just smelling it made me sick."
"Maybe you're coming down with something because there was nothing wrong with the omelet." Sonny tells her defending his cooking and then asks "Do you think you will be up for going out tonight?"
"Yes I will be fine as long as you stop talking about that omelet…" Carly tells him
"I'll be home soon…" Sonny replies and then adds in "I just need to make a few calls before I leave and I'll be on my way."
"Okay I'll see you when you get home." Carly says and then ends the call putting her cell phone back inside her purse.
All of a sudden Carly gets a strange feeling like she was being watched; still sitting on the swing she looks around but doesn't see anyone or anything suspicious.
"Okay boys I'm ready to go…" Carly says to her guards standing nearby and then takes another look around still feeling like she was being watched. Once again not seeing anything out of the ordinary, Carly just shrugs it off telling herself it was nothing "What do you say we head back to the car…" she says standing up from the swing looking over to Rick and Marco
Just as she's about to walk back to where the car is with Rick and Marco following her, Carly finds herself running into Bobbie and Luke. She hadn't seen or talked to Bobbie since their fight in the hospital locker room and the last time she saw Luke was when he offered her a job.
"Well if it isn't Caroline…" Luke says with a grin
Marco places a hand onto Carly's shoulder and says "I'll go ahead and get the car and you and Rick can meet me."
"Okay you go I'll stay with Rick; this won't take long though." Carly tells him and then looks over to Luke
"Don't you look expensive and well taken care of…" he says noticing the designer jacket she was wearing along with her expensive boots and what looked like a ruby necklace around her neck. "I guess since it looks like you're not wanting for money that you're turning down my job offer."
"Yeah I forgot to call you back about that…" Carly replies looking straight at Luke and ignoring Bobbie standing next to him "I won't be accepting the job but thanks anyway."
"What job offer?" Bobbie asks curiously looking to Luke and then back to Carly "Luke offered you a job?"
"You know what I have a dinner date with Sonny so I'm gonna go…" Carly looks and speaks only to Luke as she ignores Bobbie completely
"Carly wait…" Bobbie says when Carly started to walk around them and then places a hand onto her shoulder making her turn to face her "I spoke with Luke and he was telling me that you maybe had something you wanted to say to me…although I'm starting to think he's wrong since you're ignoring me."
Shooting a glare over to Luke "Oh really Luke said that? Well he was mistaken…" Carly says looking straight at Luke and then finally looks at Bobbie as she says "There is nothing I have, need or want to say to you so if you don't mind I have to go now." with that said, Carly walks around them without looking back…
Bobbie exhales a breath as she watches Carly leave… "I guess you were wrong when you said Carly lied about being with Tony and wanted to confess the truth to me."
"She did lie about cheating with Tony she told me so herself when I called her to come over to the club…" Luke tells her and then sees her still looking in the direction Carly left in "You still feel a connection to the girl don't you and its hurting you the way she's acting towards you and that she won't tell you the truth."
Shrugging her shoulders, Bobbie says "I don't know why I'm letting her attitude get to me like it is…for whatever reason I feel a connection to her. I don't know what it is but it's time for me to move on. I have a son I need to focus on…" when she starts to walk again heading back towards Kelly's Bobbie turns around seeing Luke wasn't walking with her "You coming?"
"You go ahead I'll catch up with you later…"
When Bobbie turns to leave again, Luke turns to hurry up and see if he could catch up to Carly hopefully she was still in the park and hadn't left yet. Running down the pathway, Luke tries to see if he could catch up with her…
Carly was standing on the sidewalk and near a cluster of trees as she waits for Marco come back with the car. With her hands folded she takes a look around getting that feeling like she was being watched again…
"Rick can you…" Carly stops mid sentence when she doesn't see the guard anywhere around "Rick…" she calls out his name and then walks over towards the trees to see if he was over there maybe sensed the same thing she did and was taking a look around. "Rick…" she calls his name out again
Sorel and Rick were stayed hidden as they watched Carly walking towards them but it was obvious she wasn't aware they were watching her. Rick did sense someone was following them and he did go to check it out and when he did he found Sorel. Sorel told him to keep his mouth shut and that he wanted to grab Carly as a backup plan.
It was Sorel's reasoning that even if their plan to kill Sonny worked that they still had Jason Morgan to deal with so they could use Carly in that way. Of course Carlos didn't agree with his kidnapping plan but Sorel was determined and in the end Carlos told him that he better not get caught because if he did he was on his own.
As Carly got closer to where they were, Sorel silently gestured for Rick to sneak up behind her while he distracted her; they would grab her real quick before Marco got back with the car.
Finally Sorel steps out in front of her "Hello beautiful…we meet again."
Shocked as he eyes open wide, Carly says "Sorel…"
"Don't make this difficult…" Sorel tells her and then says "You're coming with me."
Carly quickly turns around and makes a run for it but doesn't get too far as she winds up running into someone "Rick thank God!"
Just when Rick was about to reveal that he knew where Sorel was and that he was taking her to him Luke comes running over to her out of breath "I swear you're a hard one to track down Caroline…"
Sorel curses as he quickly steps out of sight and disappears before Luke saw him…
Still in panic mode over seeing Sorel "Rick, Sorel is here!" she points to where she saw him at "Over there! He tried to take me with him but I ran…"
Since Luke was there, Rick decides not to blow his cover as he says "Stay here I'll go check it out…"
"What's going on? Did you say you saw Sorel?" Luke asks. Carly was so relieved that she was able to get away from Sorel that she throws her arms around Luke giving him a hug "Darlin I know I'm irresistible to women but I don't think Sonny will take kindly to his woman coming on to me."
Getting a smell of his aftershave, Carly began to get nauseous again as she puts a hand over her mouth stepping away from him "Don't flatter yourself old man…"
"Hey who you calling old?" Luke says with a frown and then looks at her noticing she looked like she was about to throw up any second "Uh Caroline you're looking kind of green around the gills…if you're gonna hurl make sure you don't get it on me."
At that moment, Marco comes driving up with the car then gets out and walks over to them
"What in the world kind of after shave are you wearing...it stinks"
A thought comes to him "You know when Laura was pregnant with Lucky and Lulu she couldn't stand the smell of my aftershave either…" Luke says with a grin
Shooting another glare over to him, Carly says "Don't even go there Luke…" there was no way she could be pregnant she took a pregnancy test and it was negative.
"What I didn't say anything?"
Seeing Marco walking towards her, Carly says "Good you're back what took you so long?"
"Sorry about that but for some reason the car wouldn't start so I had to check under the hood." Marco tells her and then asks "Where's Rick?"
"He went to look for Sorel…" Carly tells him and then says "I saw Sorel he tried to kidnap me but I got away. Rick went to go check and see if he's still around."
Rick comes running back over "No sign of Sorel anywhere…" Rick lies and then asks "Are you sure you it was him you saw?"
"I know what the guy looks like of course it was him!" Carly snaps back at him
"Well he's gone now…" Rick replies and then looks to Marco and says "I checked all around and didn't see any trace of him but I think we should get Ms. Benson back to the penthouse anyway."
"Right…" Marco agrees
Luke watches them walk Carly to the car and decides not to say anything since it looked like some major mob business was about to go down when Sonny found out Carly was almost kidnapped by Sorel; he would have to talk with Carly another time about Bobbie…
Marco opens the back door for Carly to get inside and then close it; Rick gets in the driver's seat and Marco in the passengers.
"I'll call Mr. Corinthos and let him know what happened…" Marco tells Carly
"No that's okay I'll call him when we get back to the penthouse…" Carly quickly replies
Corinthos – Morgan Warehouse (Sonny's Office)
Sonny stands up from his chair behind his desk ready to leave since he was finished making his calls; as he's about to walk around his desk his cell phone starts to ring.
Looking at the caller ID seeing it was Caroline calling again, Sonny answers "I'm leaving right now…" he walks around the desk and towards the door
Stepping off the elevator and heading towards the door, Carly cuts him off as she says "Sonny…" she's not able to get another word out before the line goes dead.
Sonny heard her voice say his name but that was all he heard because not a second later was there a huge explosion in the warehouse and he is thrown to the ground unconscious.
End of Chapter 10
By
Deonna a.k.a. DCORINTHOS