Chapter Twenty Five

Note- For anyone starting the story here:

Five couples ( Sonny and Alexis, Jason and Carly, 3M, LuSam, Milu) find themselves a little over three weeks past the hostage crisis.

Max figured out Cooper is Three and kidnaped him, with Milo's help. Maxie witnessed the kidnaping and spent all night trying to find Cooper.

Jason decided to spare Cooper's life as a personal favor to Brenda, who is Cooper's aunt.

Ned is his father. Julia Barret is his mother.

Sonny's life is in jeopardy because he has been poisoned by Craig. He sent his guard, Marco, out to search for Four, who goes by the alias Mark Hogan.

Everything else is self explanatory as the story continues...

Logan walked Maxie to her door. He said "Now you, little missy, call me the second Cooper gets here. I will not be left out of anymore of your two plans. I'm his best friend and much more capable of being his right hand man than a dame like you."

"Yeah, well, even a dame like me can kick ass and I don't need help from you to do it." Maxie unlocked her door and stepped inside the darkened house. "Catch you later, Logan, or not. Hopefully not."

From behind her, they both heard Georgie let out a painful whimper. Maxie and Logan's eyes met each other. He reached out to grab her arm but it was too late, Maxie was spinning around and running to find her sister.

Now that Logan had lost his gun to Jason, he didn't know how to protect these Jones sisters from whatever danger they were in. But he couldn't turn and leave them here to face it alone.

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Alexis slowly turned around to see Sonny standing behind her in her living room. Everything about his expression was different than she had seen in years. It was as if he was opening up his soul to her now, as if he was no longer hiding all he felt back for her.

I guess telling him how crazy in love with him I am will do that , she thought as she shook her head at her own foolishness.

She had been holding the words in for so long, always wanting him to know and fearing what would happen if he did.

He took a step closer to her. She took a step away.

Alexis said "Stop! Listen, okay, you know about my little predicament but that doesn't mean I expect you to treat me any different. Just know that I'm going to figure out some way to get you an antidote for whatever this drug is that Craig put in your system. If I have to kill to do that...then I will. See, Sonny? You aren't the only dangerous one between us...I've killed to protect the people I love before...I can again. And even if I have to for you...don't think that means you need to feel anything more for me as payback or whatever cause it doesn't..."

"Counselor." Sonny moved toward her until he was only a inch in front of her body. "How long have you had this theory of yours about A Cassadine Heart?"

"It's not a theory. It's a fact. Stefan told me. I doubted it was true at first. I ran out on my wedding to Ned because I didn't love him like that and I thought for sure I never would love anyone the way my brother described but...anyway, I've known forever it was you. Since the island. Does that make you think I'm strange? I haven't been obsessed with you or anything, Sonny, Cassadine heart notwithstanding."

He smiled, flashing dimples at her, as his eyes lit up.

She groaned softly. "God, this is embarrassing. I just told you about it... cause you are such a jerk sometimes. You think I am out to get you when all I am doing is trying to support you and do what is best for me and my kids at the same time. It's not my fault you won't get out of the mob or that you love that Life Destroyer...all I can do is work around all that the best I can. All I want is for you to let me be here for you...at least, until this time of crisis has passed."

"This Cassadine Heart thing...well," Sonny said softly "it's the cutest thing I have ever heard of..."

"Don't make fun of me!"

He laughed.

"Sonny! You' re such an ass sometimes." But she was laughing right along with him.

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I never saw her coming That is what Sonny would tell Kristina on her wedding day, twenty some years from now. Alexis was only supposed to be his lawyer, one in a long line. She wasn't supposed to change his life, or who he was at his core, or what he thought about himself.

But she did.

And now that he knew she was planning to love him for every second of her life, whether he ever loved him back, Sonny felt a huge weight lift off of his shoulders. He might not be good enough for her-in his mind- but her heart was his anyway, and that simple fact amazed him.

"I wish I could say," he told her softly "that my heart works the same..."

"You don't have to."

"Well, we don't have that in my family. In fact, we're quite the opposite. Me, Courtney, Mike- we never stay with one person long...we sabotage ourselves. It's too late for Courtney and I long ago gave up on my father ever changing but...you might not think this is true but I could be faithful...I could be a partner and not somebody who needs taking care of or fixing. That's how it always was between me and Carly ...a co-dependent nightmare and I don't blame you for not wanting that for yourself..."

There was nothing in the world he wanted more at that moment than to kiss her.

Sonny leaned close and whispered "But if your Cassadine Heart is going to love me anyway...well..." right before his lips touched hers, he added "why don't we do this thing, right?"

His kiss to her was filled with a million things he never showed any other woman : his fear, his need, his longing and all the deep seated desires no one was supposed to know he had.

She pulled away in an instant, her eyes wide and searching his.

Sonny gave her an easy smile, full of dimples. "I've been waiting for years to be the man you were hoping I could be...so let me try, counselor. What do you say?"

Alexis sucked in a shaky breath. Sonny moved close to kiss her again. Before he did, he said "Well you think about it and get back to me then."

He kissed her slowly, over and over, treating her mouth like a treasure.

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Logan found them all in the kitchen. A man had a gun to the Georgie's head, and his arm wrapped around her stomach so she couldn't get away from him.

Maxie was screaming profanities at him when Logan came into the room. His eyes connected with the dark scared ones of the youngest Jones daughter. He mouthed, though he barely knew her, "You're okay."

Georgie seemed to take in his words, and immediately calm down.

Logan said to the gunmen. "Why don't you put that down? You want cash? I can get you plenty. How much you need, man?"

"Shut the hell up!" Mark yelled at him " I know Cooper turned on me and told Morgan who I am. I was followed all night by one of Corinthos' men. I barely lost that wanna be bad ass. My hours may be numbered but I am sure as shit taking out Barret first...and all the people he loves...that means you, Hayes, and these sluts."

"Don't let him kill me," Georgie cried softly, her eyes locked on Logan. For a second time stopped for both of them.

Logan had always wondered who he would die protecting- his country, his best friend, or a mob boss. But now it became clear. It would be this gorgeous brown haired beauty who was the only truly innocent person in this room.

With his eyes he made a promise to her and , he was sure, she understood every word of it. I will get you out of this, Georgie. You're not dying here today.

Coming up: Small Sexis scene, and more Logan, Georgie, Maxie, Cooper, Jason, Brenda, Ned and Julia.