Claudia: Today was pretty boring. Me and Lukie went to the park. We hung out with Carly, Courtney, and Sam. Then we came home, and Lukie went to take a nap. The only questionable thing about my day today was that Sonny came home later than usual, he was working on more confined hours since I had come back with our son in tow. It was five and Lukas was upstairs playing with Mercedes as I sat on the couch looking through the Tiffany magazine like it was normal.

Normal was having Sonny home. Normal was him cooking dinner, while me and Lukie were outside on the train. Normal was having him with me by this time. And normal was me not being worried so much. I was though, worried sick. He was in the mob, every second was unsure. I was worried for him, and me, and Lukie. I wanted him home and I wanted him home now.

He walked through the door. I threw the magazine down and ran to him. We hugged. "I was worried." I whispered. He smiled as I took a step back from him. "I mean Lukie was worried." I stumbled, trying not to be overbearing. "Of course he was. Where is my little man, anyways?" "Upstairs."

Lukas came running down the stairs and towards Sonny. "Da-Dee!!!" He yelled, jumping into Sonny's waiting arms. "Hey little man. You hungry?" Sonny had a huge smile on his face. "Yes!" Lukas had a smile on his face too, the same smile Sonny had on his face. I still think it's the cutest scene, these two together.

"Here's a thought how about some lasagna?" Sonny said with as much enthusiasm as possible. "Yes!" Lukas insisted. Sonny looked at me, knowing he needed my approval too. "Lasagna sounds great!" I said, trying to mirror the enthusiasm Sonny had. "Great give me thirty minutes."

Sonny hurried out of the room into the kitchen. I looked down at Lukie who was now pulling at my hand. I knelt down so that I was eye to eye with him. "How may I help you Mr. Man?" I asked picking him up and twirling him around. "Train!" He flashed me his dimples and pouted. I couldn't say no. I swear that kid knows how to get me to say yes to everything.

I picked Lukas up and placed him in the train. I got into the box, car, whatever you call it, right behind him and pressed the button. The fake engine started and we were off. The thing moved at least 18 miles per hour. I prayed for thirty minutes to be up, I really didn't like riding in this thing. Lukas's smile made up for most of that though. "Time for dinner!" I heard Sonny scream. I stopped the train and lifted Lukas up and out of the train. He ran ahead of me up to the terrace.

Sonny pulled the chair out for me. "Thanks." I whispered. I heard Lukas go, "mhhmm…" I giggled under my breath. "Sonny this is very good." I said. "Thank you." We continued eating. Lukas was the last one done after his second helping. It was official he just didn't like my cooking. I stood up. "Well Lukie tonight's bath night lets go." I said with a smile. "Daddy come with." He said, looking at Sonny with longing in his eyes. "Sure." So we all trudged up the steps.

I got the water to turn warm and poured the bubbles into the tub. Me and Sonny were on our knees as we put Lukas in the bath. "Does it feel good baby?" I asked him. "Yep." He smiled. I washed his thick black hair. "Duckies and boats?" Meaning he wanted to play with toys tonight. "Sure." I took all the ducks and boats out of the bag. Lukas started splashing and soaked me and Sonny. "Lukas Michael, you know better." I told him, Sonny was laughing. "Doesn't mean it isn't fun." Sonny said as he splashed me. "Oh you didn't just do that." I said in a intimidating voice. "I believe I did. What are you going to do about it?" Oh it was on.

Thirty minutes later all of Lukas's bath water was on the floor. Me and Sonny were soaked as I dried Lukas off and put his pajamas on. "You ready to go to sleep little man?" I asked him. His eyes already closing. He nodded his head and I picked him up. "Say night to daddy." "Night daddy." He said moving himself to kiss his daddy on the cheek. "Night Lukie see you in the morning." Lukas nodded. "Night Lukie I love you." I kissed him and laid him down in the crib.

I walked outside the door with Sonny. "I can't believe you did this to me." I said stretching my arms out to see the extent of how wet I was. "Well you did this me." He said mimicking the same action. We walked down stairs and sat on the couch. I heard Sonny fumble in his pocket, but I didn't look to see what he was doing. Boy I wish I had. "Claudia." I turned to face him, he was holding a small velvet box.

"Claudia, you coming back has been one of the best gifts of my life. I love what we have here, I love all the things we do together, and I even loved getting soaking wet at bath time with our son. I can't stand it any longer though, you not being with just me." He paused, trying to gather more words. "Sonny-" "Let me finish please. I don't want to leave this house, our house ever again not knowing if you're mine. I can't, no I won't lose you again." "Sonny please-" He cut me off again.

"Over these past few months I've realized why I was so sad that you left, we're perfect for one another and I never want to be with anyone else. No one else will be good enough now that I know you still exist." Tears were fogging my vision, I wiped them away, just for more tears to come and fall.

"What I'm trying to say is: Claudia Zacchara will you marry me……again?" I fought back my tears but it didn't work. I didn't know what to say or feel at this moment. I shook my head slowly. "Sonny… I ……………. can't." I got off my feet and ran upstairs to my room. Once inside I closed the door, I sobbed into my pillow realizing what I had just done.

Sonny: She said no. The woman I loved didn't love me back. It was the one way love we had back when we first got married. I loved her though, I couldn't just sit here on this couch, my couch, our couch and do nothing. I wanted her and needed her more than she could know. I wouldn't give up, she was everything perfect and good and right. There were no faults about her. I wanted to marry her. I envisioned her walking down the aisle all dressed in white. Eh white was too much to ask for, her saying yes maybe not. I got up and walked to the stairs, I would win her over no matter what.

I stood at her door should I knock or walk in. I decided walking in would be best. There she laid curled into a little ball sobbing into her pillow. I walked over and put my hand on her shoulder. "Please don't cry." She looked up at me. I knelt before her and opened the box that held her ring. "Claudia Antonia Zacchara I'm standing here with my heart in my hands offering it to you. Claudia I love you, I always have and have never stopped. I'm going to ask again, because somewhere in you there is love. I see it when your with Lukas and Johnny and even sometimes with me. I know I love you, I won't hurt you ever again and anyone who tries must get past me. If you'll say yes. Claudia Zacchara will you marry me?"

She sat there for a moment, obliviously torturing me. Every second she didn't say yes my heart skipped a beat. "Michael Sonny Corinthos it would be my honor and privilege to be your wife, again. I do love you and everything we are when we're together. So yes I will marry you." She threw her arms around my neck and I kissed her. "I love you." I told her. "I……I love you too." She stumbled a little, but she said it.

We both laid there on her bed. We hadn't done anything, just knowing one another was there was enough. "Why didn't you tell me that you loved me?" I asked her. She looked into my eyes. Her deep pools had held so many things. Fear was one of the biggest things. "I've never known what love felt like. With Johnny and Lukas it's natural, they're my flesh and blood. My father was my flesh and blood and I didn't love him. Love in our world kills Sonny. I didn't know I loved you even when I came back. You showed me though."

"I'm promise to always love you, Claudia, and soon it will feel natural to you, I promise." "It already does." She kissed me. She admired the ring one last time before we both feel asleep, in each other's arms.

I knew I loved her, I professed it to her and now we were going to get married. After years of missing her and months of trying to win her back. I finally got her. And everything now feels right.

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Taylor