Downfalls and Warnings
He paced the penthouse in a fury. The call was suppose to come in an hour ago, and yet it hasn't. He has been waiting for almost three hours, and had he almost expected for his friend to come through the door with news and information. But he wouldn't, never again he would and that made Sonny mad.
Walking over to the bar, Sonny picked up a small glass and a bottle that contained the finest, most expensive brandy. He opened the bottle and poured a bit into the cup. After he closed the bottle and put it back were he got it from, he held the glass of brandy in his hand.
He thought about the consequences of going after the person who killed Jason. Sonny would have to make sure that Carly, Michael, and Michelle, and Courtney and Mike were safe. He decided to add more guards to each; though he knew that wouldn't help much... it was a start until they figured out who this mysterious person was. They were the first and only people in his book that matter and anyone who got in the way of him protecting them, good or bad, will have to suffer the end results of that mistake and live with the effects.
Sonny took a small sip of his brandy and thought about the last time this happened: a full on war; when Alcazar showed up in Port Charles with Brenda. He closed his eyes as he thought about her, how she suffered at Alcazar's hands... how she killed Alcazar and how Alexis was the one to serve time for it. How her child was stripped away from her, and deep down Sonny felt for her. He was deeply sorry for it, but he had to do it to protect Brenda. All is well now; Alexis and her daughter Kristina are now together... living a peaceful life with Jax.
Then there was Kristina Cassadine, who died when his warehouse contained a bomb that was meant for him. Then Roy DiLuca, who had to choose between himself and Felicia Jones... and ultimately sacrifice himself for her and her daughters to live, when Sonny gave Alcazar his name.
Last Marcus Taggert, who died when a shoot out happened between Jason and Sonny and Alcazar on the docks. Sonny had warned Taggert, but when Alcazar pulled out a gun.... Sonny and Jason hid with their guns prepared to shoot; leaving Taggert in the path of the blazing bullets. Taggert had just happened to be there, on his way to visit his sister and brother-in-law as well as his young niece.
One life ruined and three dead because Sonny felt he had to do anything to protect his family from Alcazar; and in the process disregard the life of others.
Sonny swallowed the rest of his brandy, put the glass back on the table, and straightened his suit. "They got in the way and suffer the outcome of that. It's not my fault; they are the only ones to blame."
A knock sounded on the door of the penthouse. He shouted to let Johnny know that it was okay to let the person in.
Johnny opened the door and let Benny walk into the penthouse. He carried with him a briefcase.
"Benny," Sonny said indifferently. "Please tell me you got the person that did this... the person behind the hit."
Benny sat on the couch. He opened his briefcase and rifled around a bit before pulling out a folder, full of papers and photos. Benny set the folder on the coffee table.
Sonny walked over to him and picked up the folder. After searching through the folder he sighed, "Who is this Sam?" No photos in the folder were of this mysterious Sam, all were of the person behind it.
"Hit man," Benny answered. "The best... better than Jason."
"And Faith ordered the hit," Sonny concluded. He stared more at the information in the folder. "Three million dollars is to be paid to her... only one million was deposited into her account. That means Faith has more deaths planned."
*******
Gia and Carly sat at a small table at the Port Charles Grille. Deciding to forgo with appetizers, they started on their pre-lunch soup and salad. Gia sat in one seat in a dark blue ladies' pants suit, eating a cup of broccoli cheese soup; while Carly, dressed in a white and yellow sundress, sat in the other chair. She munched on a small Cesar salad topped with Italian dressing.
They decided to go to lunch together from their jobs: CEO/owner of Deception and owner of The Basement, respectively. After what had happened weeks ago at the Deception party, they wanted, or needed, to meet and talk.
"I'm really sorry about Jason," Gia said. She put the spoon she had in her hand into her cup and softly patted her hand solemnly.
Carly nodded silently. "He was my best friend Gia, some days I don't know what I would do with out him." She quit eating and slouched down in her chair. "I'm sorry that it happened at your party for Deception..."
Gia shrugged it off. "It's okay... things happened."
The waiter appeared then, taking their empty dishes with him and replaced the bare spaces with their lunch and refilled the drink cups.
"How are things with Sonny?" Gia asked when the waiter left the two. She picked up her fork and started into her food.
"He's scared," Carly answered. Sadness gazed her face... sorrow for her, Jason, her husband, and their children. It was a scary time for them all.
And... Gia thought to herself. She could care less, but was happy that she struck some fear into his heart. Lifting up her eyebrow, she thought to herself 'serves him right!'
"So, you know Sonny," Carly said between bits of food, "more guards are there to protect us... I'm sure Nikolas is like that when Helena shows up in town. She's a very powerful woman."
Not as powerful as me, Gia answered to herself. Helena was nothing compared to her and her family. She tried hard to keep herself from rolling her eyes. "Yes... I do know something about that. But I tell you this; I can guarantee that you won't get hurt. I don't think this person is after you... or even Michael and Michelle."
"How?" Carly asked. She was curious as to why Gia had said that.
She shrugged her shoulders. "Well, the person seemed to be aiming for Courtney, and with you being there... if you were any threat or being used the shot would have been fired towards you and not her."
Carly thought to herself as Gia's words settled on her brain. "Hmm, that's true..."
Gia silently congratulated herself. She hopes Carly will tell Sonny soon... about her claims, plant a seed of doubt or whatnot in his head. Sonny was never for one to let anyone out do him, especially not his wife. What better way to dethrone him and his oversized ego... than making him not only doubt himself, but also have his wife do what he couldn't do: find his latest enemy.
He paced the penthouse in a fury. The call was suppose to come in an hour ago, and yet it hasn't. He has been waiting for almost three hours, and had he almost expected for his friend to come through the door with news and information. But he wouldn't, never again he would and that made Sonny mad.
Walking over to the bar, Sonny picked up a small glass and a bottle that contained the finest, most expensive brandy. He opened the bottle and poured a bit into the cup. After he closed the bottle and put it back were he got it from, he held the glass of brandy in his hand.
He thought about the consequences of going after the person who killed Jason. Sonny would have to make sure that Carly, Michael, and Michelle, and Courtney and Mike were safe. He decided to add more guards to each; though he knew that wouldn't help much... it was a start until they figured out who this mysterious person was. They were the first and only people in his book that matter and anyone who got in the way of him protecting them, good or bad, will have to suffer the end results of that mistake and live with the effects.
Sonny took a small sip of his brandy and thought about the last time this happened: a full on war; when Alcazar showed up in Port Charles with Brenda. He closed his eyes as he thought about her, how she suffered at Alcazar's hands... how she killed Alcazar and how Alexis was the one to serve time for it. How her child was stripped away from her, and deep down Sonny felt for her. He was deeply sorry for it, but he had to do it to protect Brenda. All is well now; Alexis and her daughter Kristina are now together... living a peaceful life with Jax.
Then there was Kristina Cassadine, who died when his warehouse contained a bomb that was meant for him. Then Roy DiLuca, who had to choose between himself and Felicia Jones... and ultimately sacrifice himself for her and her daughters to live, when Sonny gave Alcazar his name.
Last Marcus Taggert, who died when a shoot out happened between Jason and Sonny and Alcazar on the docks. Sonny had warned Taggert, but when Alcazar pulled out a gun.... Sonny and Jason hid with their guns prepared to shoot; leaving Taggert in the path of the blazing bullets. Taggert had just happened to be there, on his way to visit his sister and brother-in-law as well as his young niece.
One life ruined and three dead because Sonny felt he had to do anything to protect his family from Alcazar; and in the process disregard the life of others.
Sonny swallowed the rest of his brandy, put the glass back on the table, and straightened his suit. "They got in the way and suffer the outcome of that. It's not my fault; they are the only ones to blame."
A knock sounded on the door of the penthouse. He shouted to let Johnny know that it was okay to let the person in.
Johnny opened the door and let Benny walk into the penthouse. He carried with him a briefcase.
"Benny," Sonny said indifferently. "Please tell me you got the person that did this... the person behind the hit."
Benny sat on the couch. He opened his briefcase and rifled around a bit before pulling out a folder, full of papers and photos. Benny set the folder on the coffee table.
Sonny walked over to him and picked up the folder. After searching through the folder he sighed, "Who is this Sam?" No photos in the folder were of this mysterious Sam, all were of the person behind it.
"Hit man," Benny answered. "The best... better than Jason."
"And Faith ordered the hit," Sonny concluded. He stared more at the information in the folder. "Three million dollars is to be paid to her... only one million was deposited into her account. That means Faith has more deaths planned."
*******
Gia and Carly sat at a small table at the Port Charles Grille. Deciding to forgo with appetizers, they started on their pre-lunch soup and salad. Gia sat in one seat in a dark blue ladies' pants suit, eating a cup of broccoli cheese soup; while Carly, dressed in a white and yellow sundress, sat in the other chair. She munched on a small Cesar salad topped with Italian dressing.
They decided to go to lunch together from their jobs: CEO/owner of Deception and owner of The Basement, respectively. After what had happened weeks ago at the Deception party, they wanted, or needed, to meet and talk.
"I'm really sorry about Jason," Gia said. She put the spoon she had in her hand into her cup and softly patted her hand solemnly.
Carly nodded silently. "He was my best friend Gia, some days I don't know what I would do with out him." She quit eating and slouched down in her chair. "I'm sorry that it happened at your party for Deception..."
Gia shrugged it off. "It's okay... things happened."
The waiter appeared then, taking their empty dishes with him and replaced the bare spaces with their lunch and refilled the drink cups.
"How are things with Sonny?" Gia asked when the waiter left the two. She picked up her fork and started into her food.
"He's scared," Carly answered. Sadness gazed her face... sorrow for her, Jason, her husband, and their children. It was a scary time for them all.
And... Gia thought to herself. She could care less, but was happy that she struck some fear into his heart. Lifting up her eyebrow, she thought to herself 'serves him right!'
"So, you know Sonny," Carly said between bits of food, "more guards are there to protect us... I'm sure Nikolas is like that when Helena shows up in town. She's a very powerful woman."
Not as powerful as me, Gia answered to herself. Helena was nothing compared to her and her family. She tried hard to keep herself from rolling her eyes. "Yes... I do know something about that. But I tell you this; I can guarantee that you won't get hurt. I don't think this person is after you... or even Michael and Michelle."
"How?" Carly asked. She was curious as to why Gia had said that.
She shrugged her shoulders. "Well, the person seemed to be aiming for Courtney, and with you being there... if you were any threat or being used the shot would have been fired towards you and not her."
Carly thought to herself as Gia's words settled on her brain. "Hmm, that's true..."
Gia silently congratulated herself. She hopes Carly will tell Sonny soon... about her claims, plant a seed of doubt or whatnot in his head. Sonny was never for one to let anyone out do him, especially not his wife. What better way to dethrone him and his oversized ego... than making him not only doubt himself, but also have his wife do what he couldn't do: find his latest enemy.