Author's Note:I left the ending kinda odd there, I know-But I hope that everything worked out. I'll be updating again sometime soon, so this story well-it gets interesting. (Not that it isn't already)-Anyway, Read and Review, please!

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Alexis stared through the window of the small hospital room, seemingly lost in thought.

"Ms.Davis?"Max said, breaking the silence.

She turned her head towards him. "Yes?"

"I called Sonny and Jason-they should be here soon."

Alexis nodded, sighing. "Thank you, Max.I just don't know if Sonny will be able to handle this."

"With all due respect Ms.Davis-Sonny can be strong when he wants to be. Knowing that his sister is alive could help that."Max said, his face solemn.

A silent agreement passed through them as Alexis turned her attention back to the woman who was sleeping soundly in the hospital room.

It just didn't make sense-the whole time she had been on the island, she had seen Sonny improve. She had seen him come back from the dark place he had been when she found him. Alexis just prayed that he could get through this.

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Manny opened the door expectedly but was surprised to find the room empty. Slamming the door shut behind him, he stormed down the hallway.

"Where is she?"

The man looked up at him, startled. "What?"

"Where is the woman?...Sonny's sister?"Manny demanded, slamming the guard against the wall. "You were supposed to watch and make sure she didn't escape.So where is she?"

The man stammered, desperately searching for an answer. "I...I don't know, sir. I just turned my head for a minute."

"For a minute, huh?"Manny asked, still not letting go of his grip against him.

"Please-"The man said, grasping for air. "Let me go."

"She knows who she is.She knows about Sonny-about everything."Manny said, pressing him harder against the wall.

"I can't breathe...please-"

Manny released the man, staring at him. "Find her, Rico.Because if you don't-"

Rico nodded his head nervousily, taking off in the other direction.

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"Alexis."Sonny said, rounding the corner, Jason in tow. "What's going on?"

"Sonny-I can't really explain.I don't even know the whole story.But something happened today..and well..."Alexis sighed, trying to find the right words.

"What?"Jason asked, curious.

"I asked Max to take me someplace.I just wanted to think."She said, shrugging. "But where he took me-a park not that far from here...it was by the water. Anyway, someone came up to me and-"

"That's why we're here?At the hospital?"Sonny asked, concerned. "Are you alright?"

Alexis nodded reassuringly. "But Sonny-we aren't here for me."

Sonny turned around to face the window. Staring blankly, his eyes were soon filled with recognition.

"Courtney."

"Sonny, I know this is complicated right now-"

"How is this even possible?"Jason asked Alexis.

"I don't even know.Sonny I know that you want to go in there."She said, a hand on his shoulder. "So go."

He turned around towards her, a look of confusion on his face. "My sister's alive."

Alexis nodded, wishing she could help him. She knew he needed to atleast understand what was going on, she just hoped it wouldn't be that hard.

"Sonny-"

"No."Sonny said, turning towards Jason. "Courtney is alive.Which means that the woman that died at the hospital wasn't my sister. So the child she had..."Sonny shook his head, massaging his neck with his hand.

"Why don't you just go in and sit with her?Atleast until she wakes up. When she does the police want to speak with her."Alexis said.

Jason nodded. "We can't let anyone else know.Atleast not yet.Whoever has Micheal and Kristina could hear and see you as vulnerable."

Sonny agreed, his hand on the door handle. "I'm just gonna go in...hope that she wakes up."

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Micheal sat, sighing, bouncing a ball against the wall. He wasn't sure how long they'd been in the room now, just that with each minute that passed, he grew increasingly more bored.

Kristina had calmed down a bit, still clinging to Lamby Pie. She sat in a chair, staring at her older brother, thinking about saying something. Letting out a puff of air, the little girl stood up, walking over to her little brother.

"Micheal?"

He looked up at her, the tennis ball in his hand. "Yeah?"

"Are we gonna get out of here?"She asked, a glint of sadness in her eyes.

"Of course we are.Don't worry-"Micheal said, going back to tossing the ball. Sitting cross-legged on the floor, he sighed. "Uncle Jason and Dad will come and get us.Then the Manny guy will get in trouble and go to jail.Just like it's supposed to happen."

It seemed like the perfect plan to him, and it seemed to ease Kristina's fears, too. But as Manny overheard their conversation, a smile formed on his face. They were hopeless, really. Or atleast to him, anyway.

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Sonny closed the door to Courtney's hospital room, walking out.

"You couldn't stay in there?"Jason asked.

"I talked...told her everything that was happening.It's not like she heard but-"Sonny stopped, shrugging.

"Then maybe we should head back to the hotel. Atleast for a little while. I could ask the nurse to call when she wakes up."Alexis said.

Sonny stared at the ground, still mulling the whole situation over in his head.

"Sonny?"

He looked up at her and was glad to atleast see a look of recognition in her eyes. For a minute, he missed the old times. He missed being able to talk to her whenever he needed to. And now was definately one of those times.

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Sonny had remained quiet the entire ride back to the hotel. So many things had changed, and yet he was still the same person he had been before.

"Do you want anything?"Sonny asked, pouring himself a drink.

"I think that we should atleast try and talk about this.''

Sonny took a gulp of his drink, wincing as it went down. "What's there to talk about?"

"You just found out that your sister is alive after weeks of thinking she died.Your children are missing-you're allowed to feel a little scared, Sonny.It's okay to feel the least little bit... stared at her, lost in thought again. She was doing it again. She was caring. Her eyes ebbed with emotion, stopping just short of crying. Her smile beared an eerie sense of understanding. The look on her face was one of pure care.

Shaking the thoughts from his head, Sonny cleared his throat. "Thanks.For caring, I mean.But i'll be fine."

Alexis frowned, not quite sure how she was supposed to react. "You're...pushing me away?"

He set his glass back on the bar. Looking around the room, he slowly released a sigh. "If it's what I have to do."

"Sonny-what are you talking about?I'm trying to help."Alexis pleaded.

Turning towards her, Sonny stared back at her. "That's exactly the point. Courtney's alive...thanks to you-she's getting the help she needs."

"So why are you blocking me than?Sonny-"

"Because if I don't..."Sonny said, interrupting her. "Something will happen that right now, I don't think either of us want."

Alexis stared back at him, confused. "I don't know what you're talking about."

Pouring himself another drink, Sonny avoided her gaze. "If I let you back in-If I start letting you take care of things...care so much-I'll fall back in love with you.And right now-that can't happen."