Ariel awoke to a cry. She was startled for a second then realized it was Melody. She looked at the clock. 4:35, she sighed and got up. As she walked down the hall, the crying stopped. She walked into the nursery and saw Sonny holding the baby.
"That's a good girl. You just wanted to be cuddled didn't you?" Sonny cooed to the child. Ariel stood at the door and watched. When Sonny put the baby back in the crib, Ariel crept behind him and slipped her arms around his torso. He turned to her and kissed her forehead.
"You seen very natural. I can't get over how blessed I am. I have the most beautiful baby and the most wonderful man. Best of all," she pulled him to her, "you're all mine." She smiled before kissing him. Sonny smiled after breaking the kiss. He wrapped an arm around her and walked with her back to the bedroom where they slept for another four hours. Ariel woke up first and went to check on Melody. She went into the room and gazed into the crib and her jaw dropped. Melody wasn't there. She rushed downstairs to see if Max or Milo had her. No. She rushed upstairs and got Sonny up. "Sonny, wake up. Melody's gone." Sonny's eyes popped open. He rushed to the nursery and saw that it was true. He pulled out his cell phone and called Jason.
"Jason, something's happened. It's Melody, she's gone." Jason sprang up in bed and got Sam up. They quickly rushed to get ready and went to Sonny's house. Ariel ran into her father's arms when they arrived.
"It's okay, I'll find her. Don't you worry." Jason said to Ariel as he held her in his arms as she cried. Ariel pulled back to wipe her eyes. "Sam, why don't you go help Ariel make some coffee and relax." Sam nodded and took Ariel into the kitchen. As soon as Jason was sure they were out of ear shot, he turned to Sonny. "I swear when I find out who did this, I'll kill them."
"I'll help you with that. I think it was Anthony and/or Johnny. They were here the day after I proposed they threatened her life and now they have her child."
"Okay, usually I would know how the Zacharias think, but I never thought they would go so low as to kidnap and baby."
"Well, I think we should pay a visit to Johnny's penthouse." Sonny said as he grabbed his gun. They left the house and went to Johnny's penthouse. Jason and Sonny stood on each side of the door and nodded at each other. Jason stepped in front of it and kicked it down. Sonny and Jason busted inside and held their guns up. "Let her go, Johnny!" Sonny yelled as he saw his enemy holding his daughter. Johnny turned toward them as Melody looked up at him.
"Well, I can't give her to you if you have a gun in your hand." Johnny said as he held the toy in front of the child. She cooed and tried to get it and laughed when Johnny slightly pulled it away. Sonny looked at Jason and he nodded. They both put their guns in the small of their backs. Sonny slowly approached Johnny. He put the toy down and put Melody in Sonny's arms. Sonny looked at Melody and smiled. He placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.
"Come on Sonny, let's get her home." Sonny turned to Jason then back to Johnny.
"I can't believe that you took her… and didn't hurt her."
"It wasn't my idea. I don't put children in danger. Especially not babies, my father came to me with her, asked me to hide her. I knew you be coming so instead of putting her in harm's way and trying to bring her back, I kept her in here; safe and sound." Johnny said sitting on the couch. Sonny looked at him; he didn't believe him as far as he could throw him. All he cared about right now; was getting Melody home to his mother. He turned and walked out the door and into the car.
"Is she really okay?" Jason asked as soon as they were in the car. Sonny checked her over.
"Yeah, she seems fine. Let's just get her back to Ariel." Jason nodded and drove the rest of the way back to the house. When they arrived, Ariel ran out to greet them. As soon as she saw Melody, she took the child from Sonny's arms and held her close and tight.
"Oh thank goodness. I'm so glad you're okay. Did they hurt any of you?"
"Nah, we're fine. I'm glad she's okay." Jason said as he pulled Ariel close and pressed a kiss to her head. He gazed down as his granddaughter. "You're okay now Melody. You're with your mommy and daddy." Jason and Sam left and Ariel turned to Sonny after giving Melody to Max. She ran over and hugged him.
"I was so worried. I thought I would lose you both today." Ariel said barely above a whisper. Sonny held her close and rubbed her back.
"You're never going to lose me, Ariel. I've made a lot of mistakes with marriage but I am not willing to lose this one. I love you so much, Ariel." Sonny said as he stroked her hair. Ariel relaxed and let go. Only then did Sonny notice that she was crying. "Hey hey, don't worry. I'm fine, Melody's fine, you're fine. Our family is perfect."
"It's missing one thing." Sonny cocked an eyebrow. "We need your children here to meet their sister." She ran into the kitchen to grab the phone. As she dialed Carly's number, Sonny grabbed her. She was laughing as Morgan answered the phone. "Hi sweetie, it Ariel. Sonny! Knock it off. Morgan would you and Michael like to come over to meet your new sister?"
"Sure I'll grab Michael and come over."
"Okay, see you soon." Ariel hung up and elbowed Sonny in the gut. As he grunted in pain, she ran upstairs to call Kristina. "Hey Kristina, it's Ariel. I was wondering if you would like to come over and meet your new sister. You can bring Molly too, I'm sure Sonny would love having his niece." Sonny burst through the door as she finished her sentence. "Sonny, no! So, Kristina, you and Molly coming?"
"Yeah, we're coming. I'll just grab her and come over."
"Great, see you soon, honey." She hung up and tried to get away from Sonny. He grabbed her and tackled her to the bed. She struggled and tried to get away. Sonny grabbed her wrists and pinned them down. Ariel looked into his brown eyes and smiled. "Your children are coming, and our child will be crying soon if we don't get to her." Sonny sighed and got up. When he was out the door, Ariel quickly dialed the phone. "Hey, I completely forgot about someone. I'm so sorry. Anyways, I invited all of the Corinthos children to come over and see their new sister. Since you are like my best guy friend, you are invited and you can't say that you won't come because I will come down there and pull you here if I have too."
"Okay, Lulu, if it means that much to you, I will come. Give me a few minutes and I'll be there Ariel."
"Great see you soon." She hung up the phone. "Mission accomplished." She ran back down the stairs and into the living room just as Michael and Morgan came through the door. "Hey guys. I'll go get Melody." She raced to the back of the house to get her daughter. She came back. "Michael, Morgan, this is your sister, Melody." She shifted the baby so they boys could see her.
"She's adorable." Michael said as he came closer. "Can I hold her?"
"Yeah, of course. Here, support her head." Ariel shifted Melody into Michael's arms. He held his sister close to him and smiled at her.
"Hey Melody, I'm Michael your brother. I love you very much even though just meeting you. This is your brother Morgan." Michael said as he showed Morgan the baby. "Here, Morgan, why don't you hold her?"
"No, I don't think that's a good idea."
"Oh, come on, it's okay right Ariel?" Ariel nodded and Michael tried once more to give her to Morgan. He backed away and looked at Melody. Kristina and Molly came in.
"Oh, she's a cute one." Kristina said as she went over. "Is it okay if I hold her?" Ariel nodded. Kristina took her in her arms and held tight but gentle. "She's so cute. Molly come see your cousin." Molly came over and cooed at her. Ariel smiled and looked at Sonny. He was happy that all his children were getting along. Morgan slowly started walking over and looked at her. She was so tiny, he didn't want to drop and/or hurt her. Dante walked through the door.
"Hey Dante." Michael said addressing his oldest brother. Dante waved and went over to his dad and step mom.
"Hey, so who's the little cutie?"
"Kristina, show Dante Melody." Kristina shifted the child so that her oldest brother could see her. She walked over and Dante took Melody.
"Hey there, I have a question for you. Could be you be any more cute? Well, I guess when you have your mommy, it's bound to happen." Ariel blushed and Sonny glared at his oldest. Dante cradled his sister his arms and then gave her back to Ariel. She placed Melody in her play pin and turned to her guests.
"She's adorable Ariel, really." Molly gushed. Ariel thanked her and hugged her. "So, how old is she?"
"She's about a few months. I think three."
"Aw, how cute. When will I be able to see her again?"
"You all can come over when you want. I don't mind ever seeing anyone of you." Ariel smiled and all of Sonny's children spent about three hours just talking about what was going on in their lives.