When We Wake Up
Chapter 23

"Some things happened to me when I was a child" Sonny started out.

"What things?"


Sonny opened his mouth to answer as the pilot came on the intercom "Mr. Corinthos, we will be landing shortly. Please take your seats and buckle up."

Sonny pulled away from her and got up "Well I guess we better take our seats." He reaches down to help her up.

"How convenient, just as you are about to tell me something about yourself, something always happens?" Carly asks as she gets up to the couch.

"Buckle up" Sonny looks over and sees Carly glaring at him. "What?"

"Do you just avoid everything you don't want to answer?" she asks.

"Not all the time" Sonny smiles back flashing his dimples.

"Very funny, ha ha." Carly pretends to laugh. "That could get annoying, maybe I should rethink this Port Charles thing."

"Not on your life." Carly noticed Sonny was very serious.

"Okay okay." She smiles up at him and he smiles back. "So what kind of place do you have?"

"I own a top floor of a hotel and it has four penthouses."

"Four??? oh my." Carly laughed.

"I only live in one" Sonny laughed with her. It was nice to hear the sound of her laughing, Sonny thought to himself.

"Who lives in the others?"

"Two are empty and my best friend Jason lives in the other."

"Jason? You haven't told me about him."

"Not much to say I guess. He does everything for me. I've known him about ten years. He works with me. He's part owner of my coffee warehouse."

"Well that's all interesting, but what kind of person is he?"

"You'll just have to meet him and find out."

"Meet him? when?" Carly asks.

"He'll be waiting in the airport for us."

"How'd he know we were coming?" Carly asks.

"I called him this morning before we left to let him know I was coming home." Sonny didn't tell her the rest about the background check, he figured that wouldn't be a good idea.

"Why would you do that?" Carly asks, not understanding.

"I usually keep in touch with Jason and figured I would ask him to meet us at the airport. I wanted him to meet my wife."

"You told him we were married?" Carly asked and for a minute Sonny could see she was angry.

"Well what was I supposed to say about where I had been?"

"You have to tell him everything you do?" Carly looked at him.

"No, I don't" Sonny unbuckled his seatbelt as the plane came to stop. "Besides I'm proud and want to show off my wife." Sonny stood up then reached for her.

Carly's eyes softened at his words and took his hand to stand up. "Okay okay let's go meet him."

Sonny threw his head back and laughed as they walked out into the airport. Sonny spotted Jason from across the room and headed in his direction.

Jason watched as Sonny and a blonde made their way to him.

Carly watched as the two exchanged nods then they turned their attention to her.

"Carly this is my best friend, Jason." He looked up at Jason. "Jason this is my wife, Carly"

Jason extended his hand to Carly and Carly took it. "Nice to meet you" she said.

"You too." Jason nodded in her direction then turned back to Sonny. "I need to speak with you...." he looked over at Carly. "Alone."

"Carly can you excuse us for a second?"

"No, I can not. We are in the middle of a crowded airport in a place I have no idea what to do, I'll be damned if your going to leave me here while you go CHAT with your friend."

Sonny looked at the anger on Carly's face. "Well I have business to discuss and it should only take a minute." Sonny looked over at Jason and nodded and they headed off to talk.

Carly stared at Sonny's back and couldn't believe he just left her there. Carly was angry and when Carly gets angry she gets even. Carly looked around then headed to the other end of the airport.