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In the Best Interests of the Child
Chapter 2: Plans
"Something is wrong." Stephan thought to himself. Alexis had been with him for nearly three weeks and something was wrong. She said everything was all right, but he knew better.
In the first place, Alexis said she wanted a vacation. Alexis did not take vacations. Even if she did why didn't she remain in Port Charles and spend time with Kristina?
In the second place, for someone on a vacation she seemed to be working very hard. He had seen her working on several contracts. Then there was the morning he had found her pacing in the parlor muttering about families not needing to be 'Leave it to Beaver' (whatever 'Leave it to Beaver' was) to raise healthy well adjusted children. When she noticed him she had actually been startled and explained that she was practicing closing remarks for a custody case. Alexis was never startled. She also had only taken one custody case that he knew of and while he did not keep close tabs on Michael Morgan, he was fairly positive that all of that had been settled a while ago.
Finally, for someone taking a vacation to spend time with her brother, he had seen very little of her. Even now she was out of the house heading toward the beach.
He would give her two more days. Then, he would take matters into his own hands. In the mean time, there were some investment reports he needed to look at.
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Her time was running out. In two days she had no doubt that Stephan would start digging into her life behind her back, possibly even in front of it, to discover what was going on. She needed to have her plan in motion before that happened if she wanted to stay in control of the situation.
Now she just needed to decide on which plan to implement.
Plan number 1 was to simply return home. She would have to tell Sonny of course, but it simply wouldn't change anything. She would hire a nanny, Letica could probably recommend someone, arrange for a 2-week maternity leave, and let Kristina decorate the nursery. She had told Sonny that she would take responsibilities for any consequences and Sonny would respect that. Oh, Sonny would be a part of her child's life. She would draw up the correct paperwork to ensure he would get custody in the event of her death. Also, by living right across the hall Sonny could see her daughter as often as he could want. It would not be the 'Brady Bunch', but it would be a nice stable life. Well until the next time Sonny blew up his penthouse or someone did it for him.
Plan number 2 was to move. Not too far, maybe that cottage Nicholas rented from Jax was available. It was in a quiet area. She would have to hire someone to take care of the yard or trees or whatever. She wouldn't have to run into Carly nearly as often and distance from Sonny would be good too. He wouldn't always be around to barge into her home and life whenever he felt like it. Yes, some distance would be good for everyone. Sonny and Michael could take her daughter to the park while she worked on the coffee business contracts and then Sonny and Michael would go home to Carly. Three rational adults could handle this situation. All right, calling Carly rational in relation to Sonny, or possibly anything, was questionable on good days. On bad days, Carly was known to do unpredictable things that ended up getting innocent people hurt. Michael and his father of the moment usually ended up being the victims. It had been her disgust of this tendency, mixed in with some guilt, which had resulted in her becoming Michael's lawyer in the first place. It had also resulted in her 'vacation' here.
Plan 3 was to start over. Create a whole new life away from Port Charles for her and her child. Stephan had started over and it seemed to agree with him. There would be no claims on her. She could truly run her life her way. No fighting with Ned or Jax over her friendship with Sonny. No Carly sniping at her every day. She would not have to worry about getting shot every time she left a police station. She would stay in contact with her family. Kristina might even come with her when she moved. However, she could go back to the fully independent, successful life she had in New York before Stephan and duty had called her to Port Charles. It did mean giving up all the friends she had made in Port Charles; it would be just her and her daughter. She wouldn't lie about her child's father. She would tell her daughter all about Sonny.
"Your father is condescending, controlling, stubborn, morally challenged, loyal, and a nice guy, for a criminal," she told her daughter.
He was also a friend she didn't want to hurt. Slipping away with his child in the middle of the night, even if she was trying to save both her daughter and his son from heartache, would hurt him.
So she was back at the beginning, her time was running out and she needed to decide on a plan.
Author's Notes: THANK-YOU everyone who gave me feedback and a special thanks to my best friend for being my beta reader.
In the Best Interests of the Child
Chapter 2: Plans
"Something is wrong." Stephan thought to himself. Alexis had been with him for nearly three weeks and something was wrong. She said everything was all right, but he knew better.
In the first place, Alexis said she wanted a vacation. Alexis did not take vacations. Even if she did why didn't she remain in Port Charles and spend time with Kristina?
In the second place, for someone on a vacation she seemed to be working very hard. He had seen her working on several contracts. Then there was the morning he had found her pacing in the parlor muttering about families not needing to be 'Leave it to Beaver' (whatever 'Leave it to Beaver' was) to raise healthy well adjusted children. When she noticed him she had actually been startled and explained that she was practicing closing remarks for a custody case. Alexis was never startled. She also had only taken one custody case that he knew of and while he did not keep close tabs on Michael Morgan, he was fairly positive that all of that had been settled a while ago.
Finally, for someone taking a vacation to spend time with her brother, he had seen very little of her. Even now she was out of the house heading toward the beach.
He would give her two more days. Then, he would take matters into his own hands. In the mean time, there were some investment reports he needed to look at.
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Her time was running out. In two days she had no doubt that Stephan would start digging into her life behind her back, possibly even in front of it, to discover what was going on. She needed to have her plan in motion before that happened if she wanted to stay in control of the situation.
Now she just needed to decide on which plan to implement.
Plan number 1 was to simply return home. She would have to tell Sonny of course, but it simply wouldn't change anything. She would hire a nanny, Letica could probably recommend someone, arrange for a 2-week maternity leave, and let Kristina decorate the nursery. She had told Sonny that she would take responsibilities for any consequences and Sonny would respect that. Oh, Sonny would be a part of her child's life. She would draw up the correct paperwork to ensure he would get custody in the event of her death. Also, by living right across the hall Sonny could see her daughter as often as he could want. It would not be the 'Brady Bunch', but it would be a nice stable life. Well until the next time Sonny blew up his penthouse or someone did it for him.
Plan number 2 was to move. Not too far, maybe that cottage Nicholas rented from Jax was available. It was in a quiet area. She would have to hire someone to take care of the yard or trees or whatever. She wouldn't have to run into Carly nearly as often and distance from Sonny would be good too. He wouldn't always be around to barge into her home and life whenever he felt like it. Yes, some distance would be good for everyone. Sonny and Michael could take her daughter to the park while she worked on the coffee business contracts and then Sonny and Michael would go home to Carly. Three rational adults could handle this situation. All right, calling Carly rational in relation to Sonny, or possibly anything, was questionable on good days. On bad days, Carly was known to do unpredictable things that ended up getting innocent people hurt. Michael and his father of the moment usually ended up being the victims. It had been her disgust of this tendency, mixed in with some guilt, which had resulted in her becoming Michael's lawyer in the first place. It had also resulted in her 'vacation' here.
Plan 3 was to start over. Create a whole new life away from Port Charles for her and her child. Stephan had started over and it seemed to agree with him. There would be no claims on her. She could truly run her life her way. No fighting with Ned or Jax over her friendship with Sonny. No Carly sniping at her every day. She would not have to worry about getting shot every time she left a police station. She would stay in contact with her family. Kristina might even come with her when she moved. However, she could go back to the fully independent, successful life she had in New York before Stephan and duty had called her to Port Charles. It did mean giving up all the friends she had made in Port Charles; it would be just her and her daughter. She wouldn't lie about her child's father. She would tell her daughter all about Sonny.
"Your father is condescending, controlling, stubborn, morally challenged, loyal, and a nice guy, for a criminal," she told her daughter.
He was also a friend she didn't want to hurt. Slipping away with his child in the middle of the night, even if she was trying to save both her daughter and his son from heartache, would hurt him.
So she was back at the beginning, her time was running out and she needed to decide on a plan.
