Jason walked into the Penthouse with two take out bags from Kelly's. AJ still couldn't go out in public. Well, he could, but it was better that he didn't. They wanted Carly and Sonny to be completely blindsided when they received the court summons. That way they wouldn't have as much time to prepare for it.

AJ, who had been upstairs when Jason arrived, came down. "Hey."

"Hey. This one's yours," Jason said as he held a bag out for him.

AJ took the bag. "Thanks. I've missed Kelly's food. I do wish I could've gone myself though."

"You shouldn't be seen until Sonny and Carly have gotten the court documents," Jason said.

"What makes you think they haven't?" AJ asked as he sat down and began to dig into his breakfast.

"If they had, one or both of them would've been here," Jason said. He knew that Carly at least would've barged in by now frantic over the situation. Sonny probably would've come as well to inform him of the situation.

Just then there was a knock on the door.

"Speaking of?" AJ wondered.

"We'll find out," Jason said before guesturing AJ towards the stairs.

AJ immediately got up and headed to the stairs.

Once AJ was gone, Jason opened the door to find Monica there. "Monica."

"Hi," Monica said before brushing past her son into the house. "I've been trying to call you."

Jason closed the door and turned to her. "I know. I'm sorry I couldn't answer or call back. Things were very hectic and I couldn't give you any answers."

"Well, you need to," Monica said almost forcefully. "I put AJ's fate in your hands. I need to know what you did with it. Have I betrayed my son?"

"No," AJ's voice rang out.

Monica turned towards thee stairs where she found her oldest son. "AJ."

AJ walked down the stairs. "HI, Mom."

Monica immediately hugged her son as soon as he got close enough. "It's so good to see you, AJ. I"ve missed you so much."

"I've missed you too, Mom. Don't worry, you don't have to miss me anymore," AJ assured her before pulling away.

"I wouldn't go that far. You're still wanted by the police," Monica said.

AJ shook his head. "No, I'm not. I've been back for a bit, Mom, and we've been busy. I've already had a hearing on my crimes. I pled guilty to custodial interference and I was given probation."

"A judge went for that?" Monica asked surprised. She wasn't at all complaining, but she was surprised that a judge was so lenient.

"Well, after Jason testified about what Sonny did to make me sign Michael away, the judge felt kind of sorry for me," AJ said.

Monica turned to her other son and hugged him. "You did it. you brought your brother home and made it possible for him to be free and maybe even get his son back. Thank you."

Jason pulled away and shook his head. "No, don't thank me. All I did was try to fix a mistake that I made. I"m the reason Sonny got Michael in the first place. I made it possible for him to take him in the first place. I'm also the one that agreed to lie about who MIchael's father was. This whole thing started because of me."

"Well, to be fair, it started because of Carly," AJ said. He was still really pissed at Jason, but Carly was the one who put this all in motion. He blamed her the most, even more than Sonny. She was the first one to try to take his child away and she was the one that let Sonny adopt him. She'd hurt him and Michael more than anyone.

"You will be fighting for Michael, right, AJ?" Monica asked.

AJ nodded. "We've already started. I have a great lawyer and we've filed the necessary paperwork to nullify Sonny's adoption of Michael on the grounds that it was done illegally. Jason's gonna testify, so hopefully we can prove that Sonny forced me to sign those papers."

"Do you know when the hearing is?" Monica asked.

"Yeah, two weeks from today actually, at ten in the morning," AJ said.

"I will be there for you, so will Edward, and maybe even Tracy. We will be there to make sure you have support," Monica promised.

"They can't know until after Sonny and Carly get word of what's going on. We know it won't be much of one, but we're trying to keep any advantage we have. Even a few days could make a difference with Sonny. And no one can know that I'm a part of this until the hearing. I guess I'm what you would call a trump card. AJ's lawyer wants to surprise Carly and Sonny with me," Jason said. He still hated being used like this to hurt people he considered friends, but he had no choice. He had to do this for Michael and AJ. He owned them both.

Monica eyed him sympathetically. "This can't be easy on you. I know how much you care about Sonny and Carly, even though they don't deserve it."

"Monica…"

"I'm sorry, Jason, but I will never see them as anything but people who ruined my sons. There's no doubt that they destroyed AJ's life and I believe they destroyed yours too. Sonny never should've brought you into this world," Monica said. She hated Sonny for that. He'd turned her son into a killer. He'd ruined his life.

"I made that choice, Monica," Jason said.

"He took advantage, Jason," AJ said.

"Your brother is right. I know you don't like thinking of yourself as having been damaged, and perhaps that's the wrong word for it, but I believe that you weren't fully capable of understanding what you were getting into at the time. Can you say now that you would've made the same choice if you could change things?" Monica asked.

Jason thought of everything he'd lost because of the mob, including being able to know his own son. "No, I can't."

"And Carly's no better. She ruined your life in many ways too. You and AJ didn't have a great relationship, but you didn't go to war until she got involved. Not to mention that she destroyed your relationship with Robin," Monica said. Out of all the women her son had been with over the years, Robin was the one she believed was best for him. They'd loved each other so much and Monica believed her son was the happiest with her.

"That one was definitely on me. I kept letting Carly come between us and she couldn't handle that. She shouldn't have had to either," Jason said regretfully. He hated how he'd hurt Robin. Aside from what he did to AJ and Michael, it was his biggest regret, that and how he treated her when she told AJ the truth. "Look, it doesn't matter who's to blame anymore. As soon as I take the stand and speak against them, Sonny and Carly will be out of my life anyway."

"I'm sorry, Jason. I'm so glad for what you're doing, but I wish it didn't cause you pain. I want you to know that I'm here for you too," Monica said.

"Thanks," Jason said.

"Alright, I should go. I'll see you both at the hearing," Monica said.

"Thanks, Mom, for being there for me these last three years and for telling Jason where to find me. You've helped a lot," AJ said.

Monica smiled and hugged both her sons before heading out.

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Robin was standing at the nurses station looking for a file when she heard a familiar voice. "Hey, sweetheart."

Robin turned to see Sonny. She was kind of hoping not to see Sonny for a bit. She had sworn to stand by Jason as he stood by AJ and she would do that, but that didn't make facing Sonny and keeping things from him any less difficult. She believed Jason and AJ were right, but she still loved Sonny. "Hey, Sonny. You hear to see Michael?"

"I just saw him. I promised to bring him breakfast," Sonny said.

Robin gave him a look. "You are not supposed to smuggle food into the hospital, Sonny."

Sonny smiled. "Eh, I've done much worse that I'm not supposed to. Hey, have you seen Carly at all? She was supposed to meet me here with Morgan. We wanted the boys to have breakfast together like normal. Morgan's been kind of upset about Michael being hurt and in the hospital."

"No, I haven't, and that's something that I am always grateful for," Robin said. A day she didn't see Carly was always a good day.

"Sonny!"

Sonny and Robin both turned to see a frantic Carly rushing towards them. "What's wrong?" Sonny asked concerned.

Carly held up a document the second she got to Sonny. "This came right after Jax left this morning. It's unbelievable!"

"What is it?" Sonny asked as he took the papers from her.

"It's a court summons. You'll probably get yours next. We have to appear in court for a hearing to overturn Michael's adoption!" Carly said frantically.

Sonny read the document. "Petitioner, Alan Quartermaine Jr.? What the hell? AJ's dead."

"Not according to that he's not. He's alive and he's once again trying to take our son away!" Carly yelled.

"That son of a bitch isn't taking Michael. Come on, we'll figure this out at my place," Sonny said before taking Carly by the arm and leading her away.

Once they were gone, Robin took out her phone and dialed a number. She brought it to her ear and waited for an answer. "Jason, it's Robin. LIsten, Carly and Sonny know about AJ and about his intention to take Michael. Be prepared because they will be coming to you soon."