Chapter 27
Bobbie Spencer Brownstone
Skye stood outside with AJ and Courtney. She stared at the doorbell, wondering who would be in there. She couldn't believe she was nervous about a social event. Finally AJ got impatient and reached around to ring the bell. After a moment, Bobbie opened the door. Seeing who was standing there, she smiled politely and waved them in. Bobbie always had a huge Thanksgiving blowout, but by this time most of the guests had left. Sitting in the living room was Mike, Sonny, Carly, Jax, and Michael. Michael ran to the new arrivals. "Aunt Courtney! Uncle AJ!" Courtney ruffled his hair. "How ya doin carrot top?" AJ squatted down for a hug. "Hey, squirt. Great to see you. I'd like you to meet someone very special to me. My sister, Skye." Mikey looked over at Skye and cocked his head. "I know you! You're the nice lady who was at mommy's wedding." Skye smiled widely. "You remember me?" Mikey nodded. "Sure! You were the one who gave me the Coke. And I also saw you dancing with Daddy." Skye blushed, remembering the tango she had danced with Sonny. She looked over at him, catching the tiny smile he gave before looking serious again. He called over to Mikey. "Hey sport, come over here a second, I got something to tell you." Michael ran back over to Sonny.
Sonny put his arms around the boy. "Remember when mommy told you she was getting married, and she said that it meant you would get to have another daddy around?" Mikey nodded. "Its cool to have two dads. All the other kids at school are envious." Sonny's lips quirked. "Well, guess what sport? Now you're going to have two mommies as well. Skye and I are getting married." There was dead silence. Carly bolted to her feet and opened her mouth to speak. Jax leapt to his feet as well and put his arm around her to forstall her reaction. "Isn't that fantastic, Mikey?" he enthused. Carly closed her mouth, realizing that now was not the time for commentary. They sat down. Mikey looked over at Skye. "So you're going to be my stepmom?" Skye smiled hesitantly. "Yes. I hope you don't mind." Mikey cocked his head again, reminding Skye of how Sonny does the same thing when he is sizing someone up. "It depends. Whaddya got to offer?" Bobbie looked shocked. "Mikey, that's not very polite." AJ smirked. "Hey, he's just being a little mimic. Not many people in this room who haven't asked that question before." Skye cleared her throat. "Well, Mikey, I have a kitty cat. Do you like animals?" Mikey nodded. "I really want a dog. Mommy says I have to wait till I'm older, though. But cats are cool, too." Skye nodded. "Well, great. You can visit him any time you want." There was a pause. Bobbie stood up. "Mikey, there's a new puzzle I just bought, and I wanted you to help me with it. Its upstairs." Mikey ran up the stairs, followed by Bobbie.
Carly cleared her throat. "Well, I must say that this comes as quite a shock, Sonny. I told you to go for it with Skye, but I didn't realize you would ask her to marry you. Usually you have to be dragged into it." Sonny sat back on the couch, putting his arm around Skye. "Well, I've come to that point in my life where I'm tired of wasting time. Why go through the process of dating when I know what I want?" Jax scrutinized Sonny. "Don't you want to get to know each other better first? I'm sure there's a lot you don't know about one another." Sonny smirked. "Probably not much. When we first met I hired a very thorough PI. My dossier on Skye is quite thick. I even know what color toenail polish she prefers." Skye laughed. "You're exaggerating! You only know the color of my toenail polish because you did a firsthand inspection." Sonny grinned slyly at her. AJ held up his hand. "Too much information!" Sonny laughed. "How about you Skye? Did your PI dig up a lot of dirt on me?" She smirked back. "Of course. I know all about that girl in kindergarten who told the principal that you kissed her. You got her back by putting worms in her sandwich. You were suspended for a week. Who gets suspended from kindergarten?!" Sonny threw back his head and roared with laughter. "I should be glad that Mikey's not hearing this."
Jax stood up. "Bobbie mentioned something about making tea earlier. Skye, I know you're good with that. Would you come to the kitchen and help me?" Skye raised one eyebrow, then nodded her head. She followed him to the kitchen. Sonny was about to stand up also, but Carly shook her head. "Let him talk to her, it won't do any harm." He narrowed his eyes. "You know he's going to warn her against me." She rolled her eyes. "Probably, but big deal. If she really loves you, then she isn't going to care at all what he has to say. Don't worry about it." Sonny sat back down. In the kitchen, Skye folded her arms. "I'm warning you, if you plan to lecture me, I will flip you over my shoulder." Jax grinned. "You do enjoy that. I remember the first time you flipped me, you were wearing that same blouse." She looked down and saw that she was wearing the bright blue loosely crocheted blouse that his button had gotten snagged on. She groaned. "Please step away from the blouse. I'm not letting you have another go at destroying it." Jax shook his head. "I still cannot believe that you would pay so much money for something so delicate. Its not logical." She smirked. "Says you, Spock."
Jax's expression sobored. "Look, Skye. Believe it or not I am not going to lecture you. I've come to the realization that if Carly and Alexis and now you care so much about Sonny, and you are all intelligent women, then there must be something to him after all. The reason I called you in here is because I think you are going to need all the support you can get. If there is anything I can do for you, please feel free to call on me." Skye smiled. "That means so much to me, Jax. And believe me, I think I'm going to need it. The Quartermaines are already worried that ELQ will be tainted by association. And get this. My mother is getting married to the new police commissioner of Port Charles." Jax's eyes widened for a moment, then he doubled over in laughter. Skye whapped him on the shoulder. "This is not funny!" Jax brought his hand up to ward off the blow, and once again the button on his cuff got snagged on her blouse. She groaned. "Not again! I told you to stay away from my blouse!" Jax continued to be vastly amused. "You were the one who had to come hit me. Its your fault." He tried to unsnag it, but she kept slapping his hand away, insisting that she could do it. "Well hurry up then, my arm is getting tired." She glared at him. "Don't be such a baby. If it hurts that much, then just take the shirt off."
Jax unbuttoned his shirt and slipped out of it. He stood close, inspecting her attempts to unsnag her blouse. "Why don't you try twisting it the other way?" She shook her head. "I can't believe this is happening again." Jax smirked. "Well, at least we won't be having Ned and Kristina walk in on us this time." Skye giggled. "Not that I want anyone else walking in on us either." They were both startled when they heard a voice behind Jax say, "Too late." They turned around and saw Sonny and Carly standing there. Carly folded her arms. "What the hell is going on here?" Jax and Skye looked at each other, and burst out laughing. Carly's face darkened even further. "This isn't funny! I want to know what the hell is going on. Right Sonny?" Sonny's face was made of stone. "I'm sure there is a reasonable explanation." Skye's laughter died when she saw the look in his eyes. It was filled with apprehension. She realized that he wanted to trust her, but he was fighting against years of history regarding the women he loved and Jax. She smiled encouragingly at him. "As you can see, Jax's shirt is hanging on my blouse from a snagged button. Since I love this blouse very much, though I'm beginning to wonder why, I don't want it to get damaged. So I asked Jax if he would remove the shirt so we are better able to get it loose."
Jax looked at Carly. "Surely you don't think we would be making out one room away from our significant others?" Carly looked sheepish. "I guess not. I guess I just went crazy when I saw you standing so close to Skye with your shirt off." Jax smiled. "I've been around Skye plenty of times with my shirt off, and it never meant anything." Carly raised one eyebrow. Skye cleared her throat. "Quit while you're ahead, Jax." He glanced at her. "We have nothing to hide, Skye. We've always been friends, and nothing more." Skye didn't say anything. Had he really been that unaware of her feelings? She started fiddling with the snagged button again. Sonny walked over and moved her hands away so he could have a go at it. Her skin flushed at his close proximity, and she breathed in his cologne. Skye was barely aware that Jax and Carly had started making the tea. She was too busy daydreaming that it was Sonny who had gotten snagged on her shirt, and he was forced to take his shirt off. Sonny paused when he realized that her breathing had gotten unsteady. He looked up and into her eyes, seeing the passion in the sherry-colored depths. Passion that hadn't been there when she was standing close to Jax.
Suddenly impatient with the whole snag thing, he grasped the button tightly in one hand, the cuff of the shirt sleeve in the other hand, and pulled them apart. The result was that the threads holding the button to the sleeve were snapped in two, but Skye's blouse was unaffected. He tossed the shirt to Jax, and handed the button to Carly. "Don't bother making tea for the two of us, we're leaving." Skye was about to remind him that he neglected to consult her in the matter, but she saw the look in his eyes, and suddenly had no problem with it at all. They headed to the living room, but Sonny stopped in the dining room. He whispered to her, "You came with AJ and Courtney – whose car did you bring?" "Mine," she said. "Let them take it with them. I want you to come home with me tonight." As he said this, he slipped his fingers into her hair. Her breathing became unsteady again. "I can't, Sonny." He pulled her to him, nuzzling his nose against her ear. "You don't want to be with me tonight?" She moaned slightly. "Oh yes…but I have to feed Mocha. Why don't you come to my place?" He gazed into her eyes. "Sounds good to me. Let's get this show on the road." They walked into the living room and said rather hasty goodbyes. As Sonny was talking to Mikey, Skye gave the key to her car to AJ, saying she would pick it up in the morning. Mike hugged Skye and urged her to come visit so he could get to know his future daughter-in-law better. She smiled at him and agreed. Then Sonny practically pulled her out the door in his haste to get her alone.
Bobbie Spencer Brownstone
Skye stood outside with AJ and Courtney. She stared at the doorbell, wondering who would be in there. She couldn't believe she was nervous about a social event. Finally AJ got impatient and reached around to ring the bell. After a moment, Bobbie opened the door. Seeing who was standing there, she smiled politely and waved them in. Bobbie always had a huge Thanksgiving blowout, but by this time most of the guests had left. Sitting in the living room was Mike, Sonny, Carly, Jax, and Michael. Michael ran to the new arrivals. "Aunt Courtney! Uncle AJ!" Courtney ruffled his hair. "How ya doin carrot top?" AJ squatted down for a hug. "Hey, squirt. Great to see you. I'd like you to meet someone very special to me. My sister, Skye." Mikey looked over at Skye and cocked his head. "I know you! You're the nice lady who was at mommy's wedding." Skye smiled widely. "You remember me?" Mikey nodded. "Sure! You were the one who gave me the Coke. And I also saw you dancing with Daddy." Skye blushed, remembering the tango she had danced with Sonny. She looked over at him, catching the tiny smile he gave before looking serious again. He called over to Mikey. "Hey sport, come over here a second, I got something to tell you." Michael ran back over to Sonny.
Sonny put his arms around the boy. "Remember when mommy told you she was getting married, and she said that it meant you would get to have another daddy around?" Mikey nodded. "Its cool to have two dads. All the other kids at school are envious." Sonny's lips quirked. "Well, guess what sport? Now you're going to have two mommies as well. Skye and I are getting married." There was dead silence. Carly bolted to her feet and opened her mouth to speak. Jax leapt to his feet as well and put his arm around her to forstall her reaction. "Isn't that fantastic, Mikey?" he enthused. Carly closed her mouth, realizing that now was not the time for commentary. They sat down. Mikey looked over at Skye. "So you're going to be my stepmom?" Skye smiled hesitantly. "Yes. I hope you don't mind." Mikey cocked his head again, reminding Skye of how Sonny does the same thing when he is sizing someone up. "It depends. Whaddya got to offer?" Bobbie looked shocked. "Mikey, that's not very polite." AJ smirked. "Hey, he's just being a little mimic. Not many people in this room who haven't asked that question before." Skye cleared her throat. "Well, Mikey, I have a kitty cat. Do you like animals?" Mikey nodded. "I really want a dog. Mommy says I have to wait till I'm older, though. But cats are cool, too." Skye nodded. "Well, great. You can visit him any time you want." There was a pause. Bobbie stood up. "Mikey, there's a new puzzle I just bought, and I wanted you to help me with it. Its upstairs." Mikey ran up the stairs, followed by Bobbie.
Carly cleared her throat. "Well, I must say that this comes as quite a shock, Sonny. I told you to go for it with Skye, but I didn't realize you would ask her to marry you. Usually you have to be dragged into it." Sonny sat back on the couch, putting his arm around Skye. "Well, I've come to that point in my life where I'm tired of wasting time. Why go through the process of dating when I know what I want?" Jax scrutinized Sonny. "Don't you want to get to know each other better first? I'm sure there's a lot you don't know about one another." Sonny smirked. "Probably not much. When we first met I hired a very thorough PI. My dossier on Skye is quite thick. I even know what color toenail polish she prefers." Skye laughed. "You're exaggerating! You only know the color of my toenail polish because you did a firsthand inspection." Sonny grinned slyly at her. AJ held up his hand. "Too much information!" Sonny laughed. "How about you Skye? Did your PI dig up a lot of dirt on me?" She smirked back. "Of course. I know all about that girl in kindergarten who told the principal that you kissed her. You got her back by putting worms in her sandwich. You were suspended for a week. Who gets suspended from kindergarten?!" Sonny threw back his head and roared with laughter. "I should be glad that Mikey's not hearing this."
Jax stood up. "Bobbie mentioned something about making tea earlier. Skye, I know you're good with that. Would you come to the kitchen and help me?" Skye raised one eyebrow, then nodded her head. She followed him to the kitchen. Sonny was about to stand up also, but Carly shook her head. "Let him talk to her, it won't do any harm." He narrowed his eyes. "You know he's going to warn her against me." She rolled her eyes. "Probably, but big deal. If she really loves you, then she isn't going to care at all what he has to say. Don't worry about it." Sonny sat back down. In the kitchen, Skye folded her arms. "I'm warning you, if you plan to lecture me, I will flip you over my shoulder." Jax grinned. "You do enjoy that. I remember the first time you flipped me, you were wearing that same blouse." She looked down and saw that she was wearing the bright blue loosely crocheted blouse that his button had gotten snagged on. She groaned. "Please step away from the blouse. I'm not letting you have another go at destroying it." Jax shook his head. "I still cannot believe that you would pay so much money for something so delicate. Its not logical." She smirked. "Says you, Spock."
Jax's expression sobored. "Look, Skye. Believe it or not I am not going to lecture you. I've come to the realization that if Carly and Alexis and now you care so much about Sonny, and you are all intelligent women, then there must be something to him after all. The reason I called you in here is because I think you are going to need all the support you can get. If there is anything I can do for you, please feel free to call on me." Skye smiled. "That means so much to me, Jax. And believe me, I think I'm going to need it. The Quartermaines are already worried that ELQ will be tainted by association. And get this. My mother is getting married to the new police commissioner of Port Charles." Jax's eyes widened for a moment, then he doubled over in laughter. Skye whapped him on the shoulder. "This is not funny!" Jax brought his hand up to ward off the blow, and once again the button on his cuff got snagged on her blouse. She groaned. "Not again! I told you to stay away from my blouse!" Jax continued to be vastly amused. "You were the one who had to come hit me. Its your fault." He tried to unsnag it, but she kept slapping his hand away, insisting that she could do it. "Well hurry up then, my arm is getting tired." She glared at him. "Don't be such a baby. If it hurts that much, then just take the shirt off."
Jax unbuttoned his shirt and slipped out of it. He stood close, inspecting her attempts to unsnag her blouse. "Why don't you try twisting it the other way?" She shook her head. "I can't believe this is happening again." Jax smirked. "Well, at least we won't be having Ned and Kristina walk in on us this time." Skye giggled. "Not that I want anyone else walking in on us either." They were both startled when they heard a voice behind Jax say, "Too late." They turned around and saw Sonny and Carly standing there. Carly folded her arms. "What the hell is going on here?" Jax and Skye looked at each other, and burst out laughing. Carly's face darkened even further. "This isn't funny! I want to know what the hell is going on. Right Sonny?" Sonny's face was made of stone. "I'm sure there is a reasonable explanation." Skye's laughter died when she saw the look in his eyes. It was filled with apprehension. She realized that he wanted to trust her, but he was fighting against years of history regarding the women he loved and Jax. She smiled encouragingly at him. "As you can see, Jax's shirt is hanging on my blouse from a snagged button. Since I love this blouse very much, though I'm beginning to wonder why, I don't want it to get damaged. So I asked Jax if he would remove the shirt so we are better able to get it loose."
Jax looked at Carly. "Surely you don't think we would be making out one room away from our significant others?" Carly looked sheepish. "I guess not. I guess I just went crazy when I saw you standing so close to Skye with your shirt off." Jax smiled. "I've been around Skye plenty of times with my shirt off, and it never meant anything." Carly raised one eyebrow. Skye cleared her throat. "Quit while you're ahead, Jax." He glanced at her. "We have nothing to hide, Skye. We've always been friends, and nothing more." Skye didn't say anything. Had he really been that unaware of her feelings? She started fiddling with the snagged button again. Sonny walked over and moved her hands away so he could have a go at it. Her skin flushed at his close proximity, and she breathed in his cologne. Skye was barely aware that Jax and Carly had started making the tea. She was too busy daydreaming that it was Sonny who had gotten snagged on her shirt, and he was forced to take his shirt off. Sonny paused when he realized that her breathing had gotten unsteady. He looked up and into her eyes, seeing the passion in the sherry-colored depths. Passion that hadn't been there when she was standing close to Jax.
Suddenly impatient with the whole snag thing, he grasped the button tightly in one hand, the cuff of the shirt sleeve in the other hand, and pulled them apart. The result was that the threads holding the button to the sleeve were snapped in two, but Skye's blouse was unaffected. He tossed the shirt to Jax, and handed the button to Carly. "Don't bother making tea for the two of us, we're leaving." Skye was about to remind him that he neglected to consult her in the matter, but she saw the look in his eyes, and suddenly had no problem with it at all. They headed to the living room, but Sonny stopped in the dining room. He whispered to her, "You came with AJ and Courtney – whose car did you bring?" "Mine," she said. "Let them take it with them. I want you to come home with me tonight." As he said this, he slipped his fingers into her hair. Her breathing became unsteady again. "I can't, Sonny." He pulled her to him, nuzzling his nose against her ear. "You don't want to be with me tonight?" She moaned slightly. "Oh yes…but I have to feed Mocha. Why don't you come to my place?" He gazed into her eyes. "Sounds good to me. Let's get this show on the road." They walked into the living room and said rather hasty goodbyes. As Sonny was talking to Mikey, Skye gave the key to her car to AJ, saying she would pick it up in the morning. Mike hugged Skye and urged her to come visit so he could get to know his future daughter-in-law better. She smiled at him and agreed. Then Sonny practically pulled her out the door in his haste to get her alone.
