Brenda Barrett had always been a pain in Carly's ass. The model constantly took away the attention of the men in the blonde's life. Sonny, Jax, and Jason fell for Brenda's innocent act all the time. She was the only one that could ever see through Brenda's antics, or what Carly considered them to be.

Once again, Brenda had come back into their lives and turned them upside down, or at least Jason's. She wasn't sure how this was going to affect her, but as she stared at her sleeping husband, her heart ached at the thought of what the woman's presence could do to them.

Carly sighed, looking up at the ceiling of her bedroom, all her insecurities taking control. She appeared uneasy whenever she thought as if any portion of her life became threatened.

"Carly..." a voice spoke, snapping her back to reality.

She slowly turned, looking at the man next to her. Her heart raced when their eyes met. A smile spread across her face while they just gazed at one another.

"What's on your mind?" Sonny asked, reaching over, cupping her face.

"Nothing," she lied, leaning into his touch.

"Carly, it's something. There's a lot of sadness in those beautiful eyes," he replied, running his thumb over his cheek.

The woman closed her eyes as a single tear fell down her cheek. She didn't like being this vulnerable when she was supposed to appear strong.

Sonny placed a soft kiss on her lips, trying to take away some of her sadness.

"Can you talk to me?" he asked, trying to read what was going on with her.

"You came home very late last night," she whispered. She closed her eyes, trying to push away all her emotions. "Where were you?"

"The warehouse," he answered.

"All night?"

He nodded, "Jason hasn't been around much with having to take care of Ally and the new territory, plus the shit with Luis."

"You didn't go see her, did you?" the blonde questioned, trying to read her husband's face.

"Who?" he asked, playing with the ends of her hair.

"Sonny...really?" The Mob Boss looked at her, confused. "I know Brenda is in town, and that she's staying at Jason's."

Sonny groaned, slowly sitting up in bed. "No, I didn't go see her, and I don't plan on it."

"And I'm just supposed to believe you," she wondered.

"No, but I want you to believe me," he expressed to her. "I know, you know my history with Brenda. Truthfully, I did think about going to see her, but I couldn't because of you."

Carly slowly sat up, placing her head on his shoulder. She wanted to believe his words.

"Why does she have to come back now? Everyone is happy," she mumbled.

"She knows that Jason will always help her whenever she is in trouble," he answered, lacing his fingers with his wife's.

"Jason needs to stop saving everybody."

Sonny laughed, "If he did that, he wouldn't be Jason."

Carly scoffed, "He just takes in strays, not caring the long term effects."

"Carly..." Sonny scolded. "You were one of those strays at one point."

She quickly sat up, glaring at him, offended. "Never."

"That's not the way I remember it."

"Whatever," she replied, playfully slapping him before getting out of bed.

"Look, I want you to be able to talk to me about the Brenda thing. I don't know how long she is going to be here, but if you feel like doing something stupid, come talk to me or Jason," he instructed her.

"Okay, I'll try to remember that."

"And stay away from Jason's.

"You, too," she demanded.

Sonny smiled, "Deal."

"Will you tell me if you do see her?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, if you're out and she's out..."

The Mob Boss nodded, "Yes, but I'm going to do my best to keep busy at the warehouse and the new territory."

Carly grinned, "That means a lot to me."

"Well, I need to make sure you're not running around Port Charles, acting crazy, thinking I'm going to leave you for her," he expressed.

"What about Jason?"

"Jason can handle Brenda better than all of us."

Carly rolled her eyes. "Yeah, but can Ally?"

"She handled you."

"That's exactly what Jason said," Carly uttered.

He laughed, "He's right. If she can handle you, Brenda will be a piece of cake."

Carly acted offended as she picked up a pillow and throwing it at him.

"You should take that as a compliment," he chuckled, the pillow hitting him in the head.

"How's that?"

"Come on...you are the toughest woman I know. Who loves with all her heart. And if someone messes with the people that you love, you are ruthless, babe," he emphasized.

Carly smirked, walking to Sonny's side. "You truly see me like that?"

"It's not just me," he whispered, pulling her onto the bed with him.

The blonde giggled, leaning down, kissing her husband. Their moment didn't last long due to two crazy little boys crashing through their bedroom door. The parents laughed, feeling their children jump onto their bed. Sonny kissed Carly once more before pulling Michael and Morgan into their cuddle session. These mornings were what Sonny lived for. He could never give this up for Brenda. He just prayed he felt the same way the moment he saw her face.

Author Notes: I"m glad you are all loving the updates. Still writing more. Posting may stop. But while I'm not writing I'm going back to edit some of the old chapters. I'm going to make sure all are edited before reposting everything. I love you all.

Guest Reviewer: I just wrote a chapter with some Maxie and Jason and I think you will love it. I laughed while writing it. She was so Maxie and Jason was Jason so it was hilarious. Can't wait to share. Ally and Jason cuddles are my favor. I think there will be a few more chapter till more...but I am working hard to make their first night special. Maxie may help with that. :)