My Life Closed Twice
Chapter 24: Guess Who's Coming for Tea
Disclaimer: General Hospital and all its characters belong to ABC, Disney, etc.
Author's Notes: Thanks to my faithful beta reader. Please read and review!
Mrs. Corinthos came in and greeted her husband. I slipped around them and went back to the waiting room. Ms. Spencer was getting an update from the nurse at the nurse's station. The bodyguard, I think Michael called him Johnny, was still watching the door.
Ms. Spencer thanked the nurse and came over to me. "His vitals are good. He should have no problem recovering," she told me.
I nodded my head. I didn't need medical opinions anymore. Michael's reaction to me earlier was all the proof I needed. Spencer would be fine. I could cross him off the list of people I needed to worry about.
Michael's parents came out of his room a moment later. Ms. Spencer repeated her diagnosis for them.
"Carly why don't you go home and get some rest," Mr. Corinthos said.
"I don't want to leave him alone," Mrs. Corinthos argued.
"I will stay with Michael," Mr. Corinthos countered. "I will tell Johnny to have the car brought around." He walked over to talk with the bodyguard.
"Come on, I will walk you to the car," Ms. Spencer said.
Mrs. Corinthos didn't look like she wanted to leave. "Mom, you haven't even gotten to talk to Michael."
"I saw him and I need to get Kristina home," Ms. Spencer reassured her daughter.
I could see something click in Mrs. Corinthos' head. "No, there is no need for both of us to leave. You stay here and see Michael. I will drop off Kristina on the way home," she offered.
Something was up. Mrs. Corinthos didn't really like me. While I know I hadn't met her under the best of circumstances, I didn't think that had anything to do with it. So why was she wanting to spend more time with me?
Ms. Spencer tried to brush aside her daughter's concern, "It's alright Carly. I will just come back and see him tonight."
Mrs. Corinthos whispered, "Mom please stay with Sonny. I don't want him brooding and blaming himself."
Ms. Spencer looked torn. She probably knew her daughter was up to something. However, she really did want to stay.
Mrs. Corinthos went in for the kill, "Please Mom, one of us has to stay."
Timber! Down went Ms. Spencer's reservations.
Mrs. Corinthos thanked her mother. When Mr. Corinthos came back over she quickly said good-by and the two of us left with Johnny in tow.
We didn't speak until we were settled in the back seat of the limo.
Mrs. Corinthos turned to face me, "So, you're Alexis' daughter?"
I turned to face her, "Yes."
"Does your mother know you are spending time with my son?" she continued.
"Yes," I repeated.
She looked at me for a minute. Then she tried again, "I bet she isn't happy about you being near us."
"Does it matter?" I asked.
Mrs. Corinthos smiled, "What the high and mighty Mrs. Davis thinks about me or my husband? No, it doesn't."
She was silent for a moment before she started up again, "What do you think of Sonny?"
I shrugged. "Does it matter?" I repeated.
"If you are going to be spending time with our son it does," Mrs. Corinthos returned.
That was reasonable. Why did I have feeling there was more behind this questioning then idle curiosity though? "I don't think anything of him." I said.
"Oh come on, surely your mother has told you something about him," Mrs. Corinthos returned.
"Nothing," I said. It was true too. Except for warning me away from him, Mom hadn't said a word about him.
Mrs. Corinthos seemed stunned, "Nothing? You don't know anything about Sonny?"
Why was that such a surprise? Sure, Mrs. Corinthos probably didn't know that Mom hadn't been the greatest conversationalist in recent years. However, what made her think her husband was going to be such a hot topic in my household?
"As of two days ago I know he exists," I answered.
Mrs. Corinthos obviously couldn't wrap her brain around the concept that she and her husband weren't very important. Chalk up another crazy egocentric Spencer. The car stopped in front of the brownstone.
"Thanks for the ride," I said as I got out.
I was nearly to the door when I heard footsteps behind me. After the Jax incident earlier today I looked before I attacked. It was Mrs. Corinthos.
"Since I am here it would be rude not to say hello to your mother," she said.
I didn't even bother to mask my look of disbelief. There wasn't anything I could do though. If I were lucky maybe Jax's inclination to drive away dragons would be useful for once.
I opened the door and led the way in.
"Kristina, is that you?" I heard Mom call out from the living room.
I headed into the living room, "Yes Mom, it's me. Guess who is coming for tea?"
Chapter 24: Guess Who's Coming for Tea
Disclaimer: General Hospital and all its characters belong to ABC, Disney, etc.
Author's Notes: Thanks to my faithful beta reader. Please read and review!
Mrs. Corinthos came in and greeted her husband. I slipped around them and went back to the waiting room. Ms. Spencer was getting an update from the nurse at the nurse's station. The bodyguard, I think Michael called him Johnny, was still watching the door.
Ms. Spencer thanked the nurse and came over to me. "His vitals are good. He should have no problem recovering," she told me.
I nodded my head. I didn't need medical opinions anymore. Michael's reaction to me earlier was all the proof I needed. Spencer would be fine. I could cross him off the list of people I needed to worry about.
Michael's parents came out of his room a moment later. Ms. Spencer repeated her diagnosis for them.
"Carly why don't you go home and get some rest," Mr. Corinthos said.
"I don't want to leave him alone," Mrs. Corinthos argued.
"I will stay with Michael," Mr. Corinthos countered. "I will tell Johnny to have the car brought around." He walked over to talk with the bodyguard.
"Come on, I will walk you to the car," Ms. Spencer said.
Mrs. Corinthos didn't look like she wanted to leave. "Mom, you haven't even gotten to talk to Michael."
"I saw him and I need to get Kristina home," Ms. Spencer reassured her daughter.
I could see something click in Mrs. Corinthos' head. "No, there is no need for both of us to leave. You stay here and see Michael. I will drop off Kristina on the way home," she offered.
Something was up. Mrs. Corinthos didn't really like me. While I know I hadn't met her under the best of circumstances, I didn't think that had anything to do with it. So why was she wanting to spend more time with me?
Ms. Spencer tried to brush aside her daughter's concern, "It's alright Carly. I will just come back and see him tonight."
Mrs. Corinthos whispered, "Mom please stay with Sonny. I don't want him brooding and blaming himself."
Ms. Spencer looked torn. She probably knew her daughter was up to something. However, she really did want to stay.
Mrs. Corinthos went in for the kill, "Please Mom, one of us has to stay."
Timber! Down went Ms. Spencer's reservations.
Mrs. Corinthos thanked her mother. When Mr. Corinthos came back over she quickly said good-by and the two of us left with Johnny in tow.
We didn't speak until we were settled in the back seat of the limo.
Mrs. Corinthos turned to face me, "So, you're Alexis' daughter?"
I turned to face her, "Yes."
"Does your mother know you are spending time with my son?" she continued.
"Yes," I repeated.
She looked at me for a minute. Then she tried again, "I bet she isn't happy about you being near us."
"Does it matter?" I asked.
Mrs. Corinthos smiled, "What the high and mighty Mrs. Davis thinks about me or my husband? No, it doesn't."
She was silent for a moment before she started up again, "What do you think of Sonny?"
I shrugged. "Does it matter?" I repeated.
"If you are going to be spending time with our son it does," Mrs. Corinthos returned.
That was reasonable. Why did I have feeling there was more behind this questioning then idle curiosity though? "I don't think anything of him." I said.
"Oh come on, surely your mother has told you something about him," Mrs. Corinthos returned.
"Nothing," I said. It was true too. Except for warning me away from him, Mom hadn't said a word about him.
Mrs. Corinthos seemed stunned, "Nothing? You don't know anything about Sonny?"
Why was that such a surprise? Sure, Mrs. Corinthos probably didn't know that Mom hadn't been the greatest conversationalist in recent years. However, what made her think her husband was going to be such a hot topic in my household?
"As of two days ago I know he exists," I answered.
Mrs. Corinthos obviously couldn't wrap her brain around the concept that she and her husband weren't very important. Chalk up another crazy egocentric Spencer. The car stopped in front of the brownstone.
"Thanks for the ride," I said as I got out.
I was nearly to the door when I heard footsteps behind me. After the Jax incident earlier today I looked before I attacked. It was Mrs. Corinthos.
"Since I am here it would be rude not to say hello to your mother," she said.
I didn't even bother to mask my look of disbelief. There wasn't anything I could do though. If I were lucky maybe Jax's inclination to drive away dragons would be useful for once.
I opened the door and led the way in.
"Kristina, is that you?" I heard Mom call out from the living room.
I headed into the living room, "Yes Mom, it's me. Guess who is coming for tea?"