A New Life
Chapter 10
"Jason's right you are a coward" Carly comments as she sat on his bed
Glaring at her as he shuts his washroom door behind him Sonny demands in an angry tone of voice hating how good she looked on his bed "I'm NOT a coward! And what the hell do you think you're doing sitting on my bed anyways?!"
"What? Does it scare you seeing me sitting here on your nice comfy king size bed?" Carly asks with a smug look across her face knowing she was getting to him and that he wanted her.
"I could care less! I just don't think Jason would like you sitting on my bed" Sonny spats out as he crosses his arms over his chest; trying his best not to give into temptation as he admired her sexy legs that were on full display thanks to the short dress she was wearing
"Jason? Jason wouldn't mind he's just the father of my child. We're not in love and I think you do care that I'm sitting on your bed wearing this very sexy dress." Carly points out
"Shouldn't you be at GH taking care of your kid instead of being here and playing a whore in my bedroom?" Sonny asks back hoping by calling her a whore she would LEAVE him the hell alone!
"I am at GH."
"What?! What are you talking about? You're here with me you can't be at two places at once." Sonny asks confused
"You heard me I'm at GH right now. This is just a figment of your imagination which is why I'm guessing I'm up a bra size." Carly notes as she gazes down at her breast
"Don't flatter yourself I would never dream about you! You aren't my type lady! And you're not up a bra size either!"
"Really?! I think I know the size of my own breast Sonny!"
Blinking his eyes shut Sonny spats out "There are you happy now?!" As he watches her breast goes back to its normal size
"Not really. I kind of liked them to tell you the truth" Carly pouts out
"I'm in hell!" Sonny mutters out to himself since that woman was never happy whether it was a dream or reality!
"Is he always this dramatic?" Carly asks Lilly as she suddenly appears in the room sitting on the bed next to her wearing a pink dress.
"Pretty much. Sometimes it's worse." Lilly smirks
"I'm not dramatic! I'm realistic!"
"Really then why do you keep having the same nightmare over and over again about my death? It's not like it's your fault I died. The blame goes to my dear old dad who is rotting in hell right now not you"
"It's MY fault you died and you know it!" Sonny shouts knowing he was to blame for his wife and unborn child's death. If he hadn't cheated on his wife with Brenda his family would be alive. That bomb may have killed Lilly but Lilly's father who was also in the mob only placed it there because he found out of his betrayal and wanted him dead.
"I don't blame you so you shouldn't blame yourself either Sonny" Lilly sighs out heavily "And Jason and Carly are right you are a coward. You have pushed every female away because you're afraid the past will repeat itself but it won't. Not that I mind but that's exactly why Brenda turned crazy because you pushed her away after my death and she couldn't handle it."
"Brenda? Who's Brenda?" Carly questions curiously with a somewhat jealous tone in her voice
"Why do you care who the hell she is?! You're not even real, remember?!" Sonny states not wanting to talk about Brenda or Lily's death. He just wanted everyone to leave him the HELL alone!
"I don't but obviously you do if you're making me ask the question." Carly points out since this was his dream not hers.
"I don't care about her anymore!" Sonny spats out. He didn't wish Brenda harm but he also didn't want to be with her. She unlike him didn't care that their betrayal killed Lilly and thought that he would just pick up things were they left off after her death which she was DEAD wrong. After Lily's death he could finally see how selfish and self-centered Brenda was to peruse him after they caused his wife and his unborn son's death.
"That's true but you do want Carly and she scares you especially because she has a little baby boy who is just the cutest little redhead I have ever seen." Lily replies
"He is, isn't he?" Carly smiles proudly about her baby boy
"I'm NOT scared! I'm being smart! Now leave me the HELL alone!" Sonny shouts out; not understanding why they couldn't see that he was just trying to keep Carly and her son safe from his choices!
"What happened to the Sonny who let people make their own choices? IF Carly chooses to be in your life that's up to her and not you" Lily tells him
"It's also up to me IF I want to be with you and to tell you the truth I'm really not sure that I do want to be with you. You're just a little too high maintenance for my liking" Carly adds in
"YOU'RE calling ME high maintenance? And what are you a walk in the park?!" Sonny shouts
"I'm fun and outgoing" Carly smiles proudly
"She really does seem to be a lot of fun" Lilly notes
"Why are you on her side? Shouldn't you be hating her for wanting to be with me?" Sonny asks annoyed that Lilly was taking Carly's side over his when she never met the woman before
"I'm dead it's not like I can have you so why not her? She's cute and smart so don't use me as an excuse not to be with her" Lilly states the obvious
"And I never said I wanted you" Carly points out
"Oh please look at you! You want me!" Sonny states since she was on his bed looking sexy as hell.
"I'm only in this sexy dress because you put me in it" Carly notes since this was his dream not hers.
"Oh come on who are you fooling I've seen the way you look at me and I know you feel the pull between us it's been there ever since you first hit town claiming Jason was your baby's daddy" Sonny states
"I think you're just projecting your desires onto me because you want me and yet you choose not to woo me because of your hang ups"
"I don't have hang ups. I'm trying to keep you and your kid safe!" Sonny shouts out annoyed that no matter how much he tried to explain it no one seemed to understand his point of view.
"We are safe!"
"Yeah because Jason is out because you refused to do what's right and leave town!"
"Jason is out? I didn't think you could just leave the mob" Carly questions
"He can. I can't" Sonny notes since he would still be in charge of Port Charles and with or without Jason his territory would remain intact.
"I think you're fooling yourself Sonny. You and I know it's not that easy to leave the mob. Jason still has enemies" Lilly points out
"I'll handle them!" Sonny growls out since he would protect his best friend at any cost.
"You're making a mistake" Lilly states before disappearing from the room.
"No I'm NOT!" Sonny shouts out
"She's gone you know so she can't hear you" Carly points out since his shooting was pointless
"And why are you still here?" Sonny asks back annoyed
"I don't know. Why am I still here?" Carly asks back with a grin across her face
"I'm NOT wrong" Sonny states yet again
"Who are you trying to convince me or you?" Carly asks back
Before he could answer her she disappears as well. Exhaling a heavy sigh Sonny blinks his eyes close…seconds later he opens his eyes and moans out as he looks at his toilet that was inches away from his head as he laid on the cool tiles of his bathroom floor with an empty glass of rum by his side.
############################
Watching Jason as he tossed their takeout food into the trash bin that was in Michael's hospital room Carly notes "You've been quiet"
"I'm always quiet" Jason smirks at her
"Yeah but this is a different kind of quiet" Carly notes since there was a weird vibe in the room
"There's just been a lot going on between Michael getting sick and then you getting arrested for murder" Jason utters out since he didn't want Carly to find out about Sonny trying to push him out of the mob.
"Yeah but it's not just you. Francis and Milo seem a little on edge when you arrived with the takeout food. Is something going on that I should know about?"
"No" Jason states truthfully since he didn't think Carly needed to know about what Sonny was trying to do. Sonny was obviously in his dark place right now and he seemed to be the only one who understood Sonny when he got this way and was able to handle it.
"Have you seen Sonny?" Carly questions
"Sonny's been busy" Jason states which was also true since he was busy trying to push him out of the mob. Sonny may be a stubborn man but he could be as well if he needed to be.
"Well can you thank Sonny for me the next time you see him" Carly smiles at him
"You already thanked him for helping you at the PCPD Carly" Jason points out as he sits back down beside her
"No. I was talking about thanking Sonny for trying to figure out who was behind Drew West murder. That's what he's doing right? I saw how worried he was for me when the cops arrested me. He wants to make sure that the PCPD can't pin the murder on me again"
"You don't have to worry about the PCPD" Jason simply states
"Yes because of you and Sonny. You know at first I thought Sonny was just a jerk but it turns out the guy is really nice and caring deep down inside. I can now understand why you're so loyal to him" Carly notes
"Sonny is an amazing man. I'm proud to call him my friend" Jason utters out honestly
############################
Walking out of his washroom with a towel wrapped around his waist Sonny glances at his bed and lets out a heavy sigh as he silently wishes that Carly was sitting on his bed as she was in his dream. Sure she was annoying as hell but she not only looked gorgeous on his bed but she looked like she belonged there.
It angered Sonny just how right it felt to have Carly in his bedroom as much as he wished Lilly in his dreams was right that Carly could be in his life he KNEW that it wasn't possible and that he was right to push Carly away from the dangers of his life. She was a mother to a beautiful baby boy and he wouldn't do anything to risk Carly losing her son or Michael losing his mother.
Looking away from his bed Sonny makes his way towards his dresser. As he glances at the picture of Lilly that was on his dresser "Alright! I'm attracted to Carly! Is that what you want to hear? FINE! I think she's hot and I'm NOT a coward! I'm doing what's right by Michael and Carly. Women and kids don't belong in my world and you're the perfect example!" Sonny spats out before slamming down the picture frame onto his dresser so he didn't have to feel like Lilly was judging him.
############################
Shutting the door behind him Jason asks Benny as a nurse walks past them down the hallway "What's wrong. You look more anxious than you usually do?"
"The boss wants you out" Benny whispers as he silently wonders why Francis and Milo were still standing guard since the boss made it perfectly clear to him that Jason was out and on his own now.
"I know" Jason sighs out heavily
"You can't leave Jason despite what the boss says he needs you" Benny states
"I know he does and I'm not going anywhere. Sonny is in a dark place right now but I'll get him out of it like I always do"
"I'm not sure you can. The boss never wanted you out before no matter how bad his moods got" Benny notes
"I'll get through to Sonny" Jason states confidently
"The boss wants me to go house hunting for you and your family" Benny informs him
"Just play along with Sonny but my family and I aren't moving out of the penthouse. I'll get through to Sonny before Michael is released from GH" Jason tries to assure Benny so he could focus on work instead of worrying about Sonny being in his dark place.
############################
Opening the penthouse door Sonny needing to get away since all he could think about was the weird dream he had of Carly and Lilly Sonny orders out to Johnny "Call Francis and tell him to get the car ready I need to go to the warehouse and get to work"
"Francis boss?" Johnny asks as he shifts on his feet uneasily knowing that Francis was at GH right now with Milo watching over Carly and Michael per Jason's orders.
"That's what I said Johnny"
"Francis isn't the best driver boss. You know I would be perfectly happy to get the car ready for you to take you to the warehouse sir" Johnny states
"What? What the hell are you talking about? Francis drives perfectly fine!"
"Yeah but he's not as good as I am sir" Johnny points out hoping the boss would let it go and just let him drive him to the warehouse that way the boss wouldn't find out that Jason went behind Sonny's back and ordered Milo and Francis to stand guard at GH.
"What is wrong with you? Since when are you so pushy to drive me around?" Sonny questions since he could see some fear beneath Johnny's eyes over a simple request to ask Francis to get the damn car ready for him.
"Well Francis sir…Francis isn't feeling well" Johnny lies hoping a lie could save them all from Sonny finding out that Jason wasn't out like Sonny wanted him to be.
"Francisisn't feeling well?" Sonny questions back with a scowl across his face since his gut was telling him Johnny was lying. Although it wasn't hard to figure out Johnny was lying because unlike with the cops Johnny got nervous and played with his tie whenever he tried to cover something up from him. Johnny normally didn't lie to him but he would from time to time try to hide things from him whenever he felt he had to because he was suffering from a breakdown but this time he wasn't! He was just looking out for his best friend. Trying to save him from the hell he had to suffer through when he lost his family to the mob.
"Yeah…uh… you see boss Francis had a few drinks too many last night after his shift and he's in no shape to drive which is why I was trying to cover for him. I know it's wrong sir but Francis is a good guy and I didn't want you to lose respect for him because he got a little too carried away"
"Since when does Francis drink?" Sonny questions him since he knew Francis wasn't much of a drinker.
"He doesn't normally boss which is why he got so sick. Francis went out celebrating his brother's birthday and he got carried away." Johnny explains.
Placing his hands on his hips Sonny asks annoyed "Why the fuck are you lying to me Johnny?!"
"Lying to you boss?"
"Yes you're lying to me! And I'm insulted that you would lie so badly. IF you're going to lie at least make is believable. Francis brother's birthday was last week and I know it was last week because he asked to have a day off to celebrate with his brother. Now what the hell is going on? Where's Francis!?"
"He's at GH boss watching over Carly and Michael per Jason's orders." Johnny sighs out heavily not wanting to lie to the boss yet again in fear what the boss might do if he was caught in yet another lie.
"Get the car we're going to GH!" Sonny shouts out with a deadly look across his face before storming off towards the elevator.
############################
Well that's all for now. I want to thank everyone for all their wonderful feedback as always all feedback is welcomed and very much appreciated it encourages me to write.
Take care