The Restaurant

Sonny and Lorenzo went into the office. Sonny leaned against his desk. Lorenzo stood a few feet a away glaring at Jason.

Neither one spoke right away.

"What do you have to say for yourself?" Sonny finally asked.

"Honestly, I'm not sure what to say," Jason said, "I had every intention of telling you what happened between Kellie and I."

"Then why didn't you," Sonny said, "How long have you been keeping this a secret?"

"Last night was the first time," Jason said, "It wasn't exactly planned. We hadn't exactly had a chance to talk about how things were going to work when you and Carly showed up."

Sonny glanced at Lorenzo who still looked like he wanted to pummel Jason.

"You couldn't talk it through before you put your hands on my daughter," Sonny replied, "She's my daughter, Jason. The whole arranged marriage thing aside, I was hoping she'd be able to walk away once it was no longer necessary."

"Except she was never able to walk away," Lorenzo admitted reluctantly, "Not completely."

"The demands the families are making prove it," Jason said, "They still see Kellie as one of us, as a way to gain power."

Sonny paced the room.

"Olivia Jerome went after her and her family in California," Jason said, "As much as we want to believe she's out, she never really was."

"She should be," Sonny said, "That still doesn't excuse the fact that you and Kellie…"

"No it doesn't," Jason said, "When I went down to the island, it wasn't to help Kellie with security, not that I didn't do that anyway. It was because I needed to get away from Port Charles. I needed to get to a place where I could see Sam and not hurt so much. Kellie had given me an open invitation to spend time on the island so I could figure things out. We were just trying to help each other move past everything that had happened to us. At some point things started to change. I'm not sure when. I think we were both lying to ourselves, trying to convince ourselves things weren't changing between us."

"That didn't mean you had to act on it," Sonny said

"That was the plan when we started being honest with ourselves and each other said," Jason said, "Then Kellie showed up at my place last night and one thing led to another."

"I think we skip a lot of what happened last night," Lorenzo said.

"Look, Kellie's an adult," Jason said, standing up, "She always has been as long as we've known her. Kellie knows her own mind. If I thought for a second that her actions last night were coming from grief, what happened last night wouldn't have happened."

"The truth is you've been through a lot," Sonny said, "Maybe your judgment was off last night too."

"Sonny, I'm not going to apologize for what happened between Kellie and I last night," Jason said, "Not when it means apologizing for both of us being happy. I don't where Kellie and I go from here, but that's between Kellie and I. No one else. As far as the families and this idea of a marriage to get them back off, you both know I'll do whatever's necessary to protect Kellie and the kids. But ultimately, Kellie has to be okay with the marriage."

"If she balks…," Sonny started to say.

"She has every right to," Jason said, turning to leave, "I'm going to go find Kellie so we can talk about everything. We'll let you know how it goes."

"Jason, we're not done yet," Sonny said.

Jason walked by Lorenzo and out of the room.

"You were between him and the door," Sonny said, "Why didn't you stop him?"

"Because he's got a lot of valid points," Lorenzo said, "Right now everything's between him and Kellie, like it or not. If you'll excuse me, I have to go."

Perks Coffee

"Michael, I have things I need to do," Kellie said as they entered Perks.

"And yet you can't tell me what you need to do," Michael said.

"Because I can't tell you," Kellie said.

"You've been out that game a long time," Michael said as he and Kellie approached Kristina sitting at a table, "Look who I found lurking around town."

"Kellie, are you back in Port Charles for good back?" Kristina asked, standing up to hug Kellie and Michael.

"I was looking at my new house," Kellie said, "But I haven't moved back yet."

"Sit, I want to hear everything," Kristina said, "Starting with what you did to your hand?"

"I cut it on some glass," Kellie said, "Very boring and annoying."

"I've been trying to get the story out of her since they were stitching her up at the hospital this morning," Michael said, "That's where I found her."

"If she's not willing to tell the story," Kristina said, "We probably don't want to know."

"Thank you," Kellie said "At least someone around here respects privacy."

"You might not thank me yet," Kristina said, "If I'm not mistaken, you definitely have the vibe of a woman who had a good time in bed last night. And that's in spite of whatever chaos gone on this morning."

Kristina's comment caught Kellie off guard, causing her to blush. She couldn't deny Kristina's observation.

"Kristina, seriously?" Michael said, "I don't want to hear about my sisters doing it with anyone."

"Oh we are not going there," Kristina said, "So who is the guy? I'm kind of surprised you would have moved on with anyone yet."

"All you need to know is it's a for now kind of thing," Kellie said, "And no I'm not telling you who he is."

"As long as you're happy," Kristina said, "That's all I care about. However, it doesn't mean I won't stop trying to figure out who he is."

"How long have you been seeing this guy?" Michael asked, "I'm trying to figure out how you would have met someone here when you've been on the island."

"That is an excellent question," Kristina said.

"I've been back and forth to Port Charles," Kellie said, "As I told you it's only a right now thing."

"We were talking about being open to new possibilities, new relationships last night," Michael said, "You made no mention of this."

"It only became a right now thing as of last night," Kellie said, "If you must know."

"That's not exactly how I thought you would take my advice to be happy," Michael said.

"And on that note," Kellie said, "We are changing the subject. Kristina, what brings you to Port Charles?"

"Just to be here for my family with everything going on," Kristina said.

"And how's Parker?" Kellie asked.

"It's good," Kristina said, unconvincingly.

"Are you still feeling kind of lost about life?" Kellie said, "And where you fit into Parker's world in Oregon?"

"Maybe," Kristina said.

"Is it getting any better?" Kellie asked.

Kristina didn't answer.

"Michael, what was it you were telling me last night about being happy," Kellie said.

"That life is short to not go for the things you want and to not be happy," Michael said.

"But I don't know what I want," Kristina said.

"Neither do beyond keeping my kids safe and happy," Kellie said, "But if I could figure what I wanted for right now and go for it, then I think you could come up with something that would make you happy for right now until you figure out what you want to do in the long run."

"I don't even know how to answer that now," Kristina said.

"Then just think on it," Kellie said, "As far as long-term, don't put pressure on yourself. One day you'll figure it out. Look how long it took me to figure out what I wanted to do with my life."

"But you were off defeating bad guys and doing the spy things," Kristina said.

"But none of that was what I wanted to do forever," Kellie said, "You might do different things for awhile until you find what makes you happy. And that okay."

"Who are you and what have you done with my sister?" Michael said, "We usually come to you for advice on well…"

"Danger, enemies, and trouble," Kellie quipped, "I like to think I might have learned a few things over the years and could impart that wisdom to my younger siblings."

"Ms. Corinthos," Raul Escobar said, interrupting them, "How lovely to see you back in Port Charles. I take it you've moved back then."

"Not quite," Kellie said, "I'm just in town to handle a few things in preparation for that."

"And your darling children," Raul asked.

"Not in town," Kellie said.

"What business do you have with my sister?" Michael asked, standing up.

"Plenty actually," Raul said, "You may not be old enough to remember, small fry, but your sister isn't quite as clean as people try to pretend she is."

"I've been out for years," Kellie said, "I don't see what you could possibly have to discuss with me."

"More than you might think," Raul said, "Didn't Your father did tell you we're uneasy about your return to Port Charles and will need to meet with you to discuss the terms of your return."

"This is ridiculous," Kristina said, "If you really think…"

"I've heard enough," Michael said at the same time as Kristina, "Who you are you to…"

"Michael, Kristina," Kellie barked, standing up and getting between them and Raul, "You need to stay out of this."

"That's right small fries, your sister can fight her own battles," Raul said.

"I don't know what game you're playing, Escobar," Kellie said, not giving anything she knew away, "But I suggest you rethink it. Like my brother said I've been out for years. If you insist on holding a meeting than you make the arrangements through my father. Once my children and I move here, I better not even so much as even see you and the other families looking in their direction."

"Or what, Ms. Corinthos?" Raul replied.

"I don't think you want to find out," Kellie said.

The Lakehouse

Alexis was going over some legal files when she heard a knock at the door. She got up and opened the door to find Lorenzo standing there.

"What are you doing here?" She asked.

"I need to talk to someone," Lorenzo said, "Is it just you here?"

"Yes, why?" Alexis asked.

"This might take awhile. Do you have time?" Lorenzo said, coming in.

"Apparently," Alexis said, closing the door.