A/N – Thanks for the reviews! To clear up the Ava situation. She is just pissed that Liz lied about being Emily. Jloalso – not really, Faith is way different than how she was on the show * ilovedana53, Gabby1 – Stay tuned. It will be a bumpy ride. * leasmon – Very true! * bjq – thank you! * Twisted Musalih, ejliason – Glad you like it! * doralupin86 – lol I know I'm torturing you! Will be a while * lrobinson01 – lol * Kikimoo – You'll just have to trust me!

Chapter 26 - Breakdown

Alexis looked at the boys who were quietly celebrating and frowned. They didn't like Faith at all and had been driving her crazy since their father announced their engagement.

Sonny thought they would settle down after the wedding but they never did.

Alexis cleared her throat. "Why don't you go take care of Faith and I'll get the boys cleaned up?"

Sonny ran his hand through his hair. "Thank you Alexis." He said heading upstairs.

Alexis looked at both of the boys. "I think you two are going to need a lawyer really soon."

Michael gulped. "Will you represent me? I have a dollar." He said digging a crumpled dollar out of his pocket which was now covered with cake batter.

"Why don't you keep that? I'll do it for free." Alexis said grimacing. "Come on, bath time."

"Aw man." Morgan said.

"You are covered with chocolate. Don't argue with a lawyer." Alexis said firmly. "I'll have you doing extra chores."

Michael frowned. "You would do that to us?"

"In a heartbeat if you don't get up those stairs."

Their eyes grew big and they took off.

"And don't touch anything." She said running after them.

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About 45 minutes later she had them tucked into bed and went back downstairs. Sonny was in the living room pouring himself a drink.

"You should see the kitchen." He said shaking his head.

"Don't you have any guards you need to punish?" She asked.

Sonny chuckled. "That's a thought."

"Instead of maiming someone later on, maybe you can have them scrub the kitchen floor or something first."

"You're just going to keep on going aren't you?" He asked as he grinned.

Alexis smiled. "You're just too easy."

Sonny handed her some wine. He frowned and looked up at her face and then chuckled.

"What?"

"You have some chocolate right there." He said pointing.

Alexis frowned. "Where?" She said wiping her face.

"Hold still." He said softly before wiping it away.

Alexis smiled. "Thank you. So, how's your wife?"

"She cried herself to sleep."

"You think she's going to make it?"

Sonny shrugged. "I don't know. She tries but the boys just don't want to listen."

"They listened to me just fine."

"They like you and you don't take any crap. Faith doesn't know what to do to get them to like her."

"Maybe she's trying too hard. You can't force them to like her but you need to make them respect her Sonny. They need to be punished for their stunts. I heard that Michael put itching powder in her facial cream."

Sonny chuckled."Yeah, he did."

Alexis smacked his arm. "Sonny, that's not funny. Those kids need some discipline."

"You do realize they are part Carly right?" He said instantly regretting bringing her up, knowing that it would just make him sad.

Alexis sensed the mood change. "I know they want their mom. But, you still have to discipline them when they are bad."

"I know. I guess it's just hard for me to be tough on them when they lost her."

"You're going to lose Faith if you don't."

Sonny sighed. "Alright, I'll try harder."

Alexis rubbed his shoulder. "That's my boy."

They finished their drinks and Alexis went home.

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Elizabeth walked into the apartment. She had covered part of someone else's shift and she was tired.

Jason wasn't anywhere to be found, so she headed upstairs for a nice bath. She pushed open their bedroom door and the smell of lavender hit her nostrils and she groaned. Grinning, she took off her clothes and pushed open the bathroom door. Jason looked up her and smiled.

She chuckled and just stood there watching him.

"Are you getting in here with me? A man shouldn't have to do bubbles alone."

She laughed and walked over to the Jacuzzi tub and got in. "Oh my God, this feels so good." She said leaning back.

Jason grabbed her foot and started to massage it as Elizabeth groaned. "Anything interesting happen today?"

He loved to listen to her ramble about the patients and other staff.

"I ran into Maxie."

"What was she up to?"

"She had an appointment but she also want to give me some support about finding my parents."

Jason opened up his eyes. "Maxie?"

"Yes Maxie." She said flinging some bubbles at him. "She was very nice. She even offered to be a friend."

"There's hope for her yet." Jason said softly. "Now, if she just ditched Zacchara."

"But they're in love. I think they are cute together. And John is nice."

Jason smiled. "You always see the good in everyone."

Liz smiled. "Maybe."

He rubbed her other foot.

"I could really get used to this."

Jason tugged her leg and she gasped and went under the water as he laughed.

Her head popped up and she wiped away the bubbles from her face. "I can't believe you just did that." She said splashing him with water.

He grabbed her and pulled her into his body and started to kiss her. Their tongues dueled and then Liz moaned as Jason grabbed her ass and squeezed. He reached in between them and found her clit as he continued to kiss her passionately. And when he was satisfied that she was wet enough, he lifted her and slowly brought her down onto his hardness. They both moaned when he was buried in her to the hilt and then Liz began to move up and down until they were both spent.

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Sonny slid into bed next to Faith. She looked up at him. "I can't do this Sonny."

"Please Faith, just give them some more time to adjust."

She began to cry. "They hate me. They haven't changed in all of this time, so what makes you think they are going to suddenly warm up to me?"

"Don't give up on them, please."

"I'm sorry. I have bent over backwards for them. It's never good enough. They don't even listen to me. Michael is always plotting. It's not fair to them either. They lost their mother and they don't want me for one. Do you honestly want them to be miserable?"

Sonny was at a loss for words.

"Just let me go Sonny, it's for the best. I love you and you've always been really good to me. But, let's face it. We're not in love with each other. You were trying to get over Carly and I just wanted you at any cost. But, we shouldn't have gotten married if the kids weren't on board. We were engaged for like 5 minutes and then rushed into this. There wasn't enough of an adjustment period for them."

"Faith, you know I love you. I hear what you are saying but that doesn't mean I'm ready to just give up on us."

"I'm sorry Sonny but I want a divorce. I'm done. You know I haven't been happy for quite some time regarding the situation with the boys. It's not like this should be a surprise to you. Hell, it's certainly been negatively affecting our relationship. We both need to do the right thing for them. And I think it has been firmly established that I am not the right thing. Let's end this while we can still be friends."

Sonny didn't say anything. He laid back and closed his eyes. He hated that it had come to this. He felt like he failed Faith and the boys. She deserved to be happy and so did they. "We'll talk about it in the morning." He said softly.

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The next day, Liz sat out on the balcony while she stared out at the city. Jason brought her some coffee and they sat and talked.

"Alexis left me a message. I guess they want to talk to us about what happened on the docks again."

Liz rolled her eyes. "What now?"

"They want to ask me questions directly."

Liz had figured this was going to happen. "Is there a chance that they will arrest you?"

"There's always a chance of that."

Liz fiddled with her cup. "Jason, I have to admit that I'm a little scared."

He put his arms around her waist and pulled her closed. "I know. There are no guarantees in this business. Rick will do whatever he can to put me away. You know that. We just can't let him win. So, do whatever Alexis tells you to do okay?"

Liz nodded. "I will."

"I've got to go." He said before turning her around and kissing her properly.

She watched him walk out the door and hoped that everything would go smoothly.

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Elizabeth's phone started to ring. She ran inside and frowned. "Hello?"

"Elizabeth, it's your mother. I need to see you."

Elizabeth plopped down onto the couch. "We have nothing to say to each other."

Andrea Webber sat looking at a barrel of a gun. "Elizabeth please, it's an emergency. It has to do with Steven."

Elizabeth's heart dropped. "Where are you?"

"Um, I'm at some place called Vista Point. Can you come here? I promise that it won't take long."

Elizabeth sighed. "Fine. I have to be at work in 90 minutes so it can't take longer than that."

"It won't. I promise."

Liz ended the call. She had no idea what her mother could possibly want. She ran upstairs to get dressed.

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Manny smiled. "Good job. Take her back to the car." He said to one of his guards.

The man grabbed Andrea and pulled her to her feet.

"Remember, you need to go back home. Do not say a word. Your life and your husband's life depend on it."

Andrea nodded. There was no way that she'd risk Jeff's life for Elizabeth's anyway.

Manny watched her walk out and smiled. Elizabeth would be his soon.