AJ was stunned, this woman, who hated his guts, was kissing him. He knew Sonny's death had shaken her up but he didn't know just how much. She was drunk, he could smell it on her breath. A part of him wanted to pull back but another part liked kissing her. As the kiss ended she looked up at him and smiled.
"I've missed you so much." Carly whispered.
He knew the alcohol was affecting her mind but he didn't really care at this point. He had a horrible day, after a fight with Courtney, she announced the end of their marriage and left. Just left him standing in their apartment. What was he to do? The thing he knew best, that was why he was at the bar. He had never expected to see Carly. This was a great opportunity, he had nothing to lose.
"I've missed you too." He murmured as he kissed her.
"But why…how?" She asked, dazed and confused.
He realized that she probably thought he was Sonny but that didn't matter. "All that matters is that I'm back, right?"
She smiled. "Yes."
He looked around. "What do you say we get out of this dump?"
Her smiled widened. "Latisha has Michael tonight."
"Perfect." He purred. He kissed her on the cheek and they walked out of the bar, arm in arm.
"God dammnit," Courtney yelled through her tears. She was sitting on the docks all alone. She needed to think about what had just happen. She had told AJ that it was all over but was it really? He had shown her a side that she had never seen before. When she had learned her brother was dead, she caught him smiling. He actually smiled. She asked about it of course, thinking that there must be another explanation but he had told her to her face that he was happy about it. That wasn't the icing on the cake though. The icing was that he had conspired with Edward to use her brother's death to get Michael back. He was the heartless bastard that everyone had warned her about, especially her brother. Just thinking about Sonny made her eyes water.
"Sonny, I'm sorry..." She stammered and burst into a fresh set of tears.
"Courtney?" A voice from behind her said.
Wiping her eyes she turned around and came face to face with Jason. "Jason,"
He looked at her with concern. "Are you alright? What happened?"
She looked down. "AJ and I are over."
"How did it happen?" He asked, his tone soft and caring.
"He wasn't the man I thought he was, that's all."
"I'm sorry Courtney."
She laughed. "Why are you sorry? Shouldn't you and half of Port Charles be telling me I told you so?"
"I know how much he meant to you and I'm sorry you lost that." He said, sincerely.
"Thanks."
"Can I walk you home?" He asked.
"I—I don't want to go there if you know what I mean." She stammered.
"You can stay at my house."
"No I couldn't—" She protested.
"I won't take no for an answer." He interrupted.
"Well I guess I could just for tonight."
They walked off into the night together.
She was walking up the steps to his house, finally free of Sonny's employees. She couldn't wait another minute to warn Jaxs. As she was almost at the door she saw a body on the ground. She let out a gasp of surprise and walked closer to see who it was. She screamed when she looked at his beautiful face, now covered in blood, a bullet in his head. Crying hysterically she shook him, trying to wake him up but he was already dead.Brenda woke up with a start and couldn't catch her breath. She stood up and held her chest, trying to breathe normally. She shook her head, trying to rid herself of the horrible picture still in her head.
"Ms. Barrett? Are you okay?" Benny asked, clearly concerned.
She ignored him and instead moved to the window and looked out but all she could see was darkness.
"Brenda?" He got up and moved to her, placing a hand on her shoulder.
"I'm fine," She snapped moving out of his reach.
"If you're sure…" He trailed off, not convinced.
"I'm sure."
She sat back down on the bed, rested her head in her hands and sighed.