Show: General Hospital
Title: Las Vidas de los Corinthos'- Chapter 26
Disclaimer: See Chapter 1
A/N: EXAMS ARE OVER!!!!! **Does dance of joy, tugs boyfriend into it, and he looks at her like
she's sprouted another head**… (Ahem, blush blush) I guess you can tell I'm happy, huh? Well
as the torture is over, updates will finally become regular again… so thanks to my reviewers…
btw Sea'Wana read my fic! I think she's cool, and I had absolutely no idea she read my story, like
I've read every single installment of the "I'm looking for Elizabeth" series… she's great, everyone
should go check her out. Well, enough with the rambling at 100 km per hour, on with the story…
enjoy!
*~*~*~*~*~*
Fifteen minutes after he'd left her alone, Ric pushed his way back into Liz's hospital room armed
with the promised breakfast for Alexis. She glanced up at him in gratitude and accepted the
steaming cup of coffee he handed to her.
"It probably tastes like slop compared to the stuff my brother has spoiled you on, but at least it's
not decaf," quipped Ric as Alexis took a sip and grimaced at the too-sweet watery brew
masquerading as coffee.
"I guess I should be grateful… but I'm not," she replied sarcastically, abandoning her coffee in
favor of some Minute Maid in the bag he placed next to her chair.
"I found some bagels," he added, handing her a plain bagel smothered in cream cheese.
"You are an angel," Alexis replied, taking an indulgent bite of the chewy pastry.
Silence settled in as Alexis wolfed down the meager offering of the bagel and orange juice, but
admittedly after she was finished, she felt infinitely stronger.
"Thanks, Ric," she said softly, her brown eyes catching the man's next to her. "I don't know what I
would do without you."
Ric smiled sympathetically and grasped her hand, his grip warm and strong. "It's a good thing you
don't have to find out then, huh?"
Alexis sighed and turned her gaze to Elizabeth once more. The rhythmic beeping of the machines
surrounding her had been deafening in the beginning but now, after being there for so long, they
were just background noise. She was so tired! And worried… Sonny had been gone for over
three hours and he still hadn't called. Her heart was torn in three: worrying about Elizabeth,
worrying about Kristina and if she would ever see her again, and worrying about Sonny and what
he would do when he got a hold of Taggliatti.
She'd expected to feel guilt and even disgust towards what she knew Sonny was going to do. But
she hadn't. She hadn't cared in the least. All that mattered is that they found Kristina and that
they made the bastard pay! She finally understood the cold hard justice that was murder in some
cases, and not even the inner lawyer, the 'good citizen' could change that. When Taggliatti was
gone, she'd spit on his grave.
"Jax and Skye are alright, just so you know."
Ric had spoken so suddenly that he startled her from her reverie. She had forgotten all about Jax
and Skye. She felt a bit guilty but, after all, she had *had* more important things on her mind. "Jax
and Skye… I'd forgotten about them," she admitted. "How are they?"
"Well Jax took a pretty nasty knock to the jaw, and Skye was chloroformed, but otherwise, they're
no worst for the worn."
Alexis sighed heavily. "They weren't even a part of this… and look what happened. Skye didn't
even do anything but go to Jax with her suspicions and she gets attacked!"
"The point is that they're fine… and Taggliatti is gonna pay."
Alexis caught his eye. Usually Ric wanted nothing to do with his elder brother, especially anything
related to his 'business' and its many 'associates', but the last couple of hours had changed them
both and they were each yearning for revenge.
Alexis turned away. Ric removed his jacket and loosened his tie. They both resumed their vigil,
waiting anxiously for Sonny's call.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Scaduto and Sean halted as suddenly as if they'd run smack into a brick wall, Scaduto's
momentum sending Sean's forehead into point-blank contact with the barrel of Jason's gun.
"Oh shit!" Sean squeaked in fear.
From behind them, they could hear rapid footsteps as Johnny and Andrew caught up to the men.
Jason stepped forward, his gun cutting forcibly into Sean's skull as he pushed the two men
further into the room. Rhys shut the steel door behind him with an ominous bang.
"Hands in the air," Jason commanded softly, his tone deceptively mild with his glacial eyes
sending shivers of fear down their spines.
Sean swallowed hard as he followed the command. He had never met the Corinthos Enforcer
before but his reputation preceded him, and he was reputed to be even more ruthless than
Scaduto. His fearful eyes took stock of the dried specks of blood around his face, and the hand
that gripped the gun against his forehead was unwavering. He whimpered in fear again – he
didn't want to die! But he knew he would.
As he backed them into the center of the room, Jason caught sight of Jared and Sonny striding
towards them. Scaduto, the ballsier of the two, turned at the sound, his every intention to taunt
Corinthos, but he halted at the murderous fire in the blazing brown eyes of the man standing
before him. Sonny Corinthos was always so cocksure, so in control of himself, so infuriatingly
detached, but now, the fire in his eyes threatened to consume him, and for the first time in his life,
Thomas Scaduto truly felt scared, because there was no telling what could happen. Oh, death
was certain, he knew now, but the path to hell had not been decided as yet.
From behind a steel door, they heard a whimper and all eight men's heads whipped toward the
sound. It was Kristina. Sonny turned away from the man before him and hurried toward the
sound. He yanked with all his strength to pull back the steel door, and it squealed loudly before
sliding back on its rusty runners.
He bounded into the room, his eyes anxiously scanning the near darkness of the cold room.
Catching sight of him from the cradle in the corner, Kristina squealed. "Papa! Papa!"
Sonny's heart leapt to his mouth and tears threatened to fall as he all but sprinted toward the
cradle and yanked her up. He pulled her close, feeling her small sturdy body against his, inhaling
that sweet baby smell, knowing that she was safe. "Oh, querida," he murmured, stroking her baby-fine
black hair. "I'm here… papa's here, papa's here," he crooned, as she wrapped her little arms
around his neck and cried.
Everything was right in the world at that moment. His murderous designs on Scaduto didn't
matter anymore. All he wanted was to get his little girl home to her mother, warm and safe in her
bed. Jason could take care of everything else. He just wanted to leave.
As he left the room, Kristina perched in his arms, he turned relieved eyes to his best friend. "I
don't care about Scaduto anymore, Jason," he said. "Do what you will," the ominous words flitted
through the room and the Corinthos bodyguards squirmed – they knew the end result would not
be pretty.
At Jason's nod, Sonny motioned for Andrew and Johnny to follow. "I'm taking my baby home."
TBC…
A/N: Well what did you think? R&R guys and tell me if I've lost my touch. It's great to be back,
btw. Sorry for the delay, there was a problem on fanfiction.net and no authors could upload.
Title: Las Vidas de los Corinthos'- Chapter 26
Disclaimer: See Chapter 1
A/N: EXAMS ARE OVER!!!!! **Does dance of joy, tugs boyfriend into it, and he looks at her like
she's sprouted another head**… (Ahem, blush blush) I guess you can tell I'm happy, huh? Well
as the torture is over, updates will finally become regular again… so thanks to my reviewers…
btw Sea'Wana read my fic! I think she's cool, and I had absolutely no idea she read my story, like
I've read every single installment of the "I'm looking for Elizabeth" series… she's great, everyone
should go check her out. Well, enough with the rambling at 100 km per hour, on with the story…
enjoy!
*~*~*~*~*~*
Fifteen minutes after he'd left her alone, Ric pushed his way back into Liz's hospital room armed
with the promised breakfast for Alexis. She glanced up at him in gratitude and accepted the
steaming cup of coffee he handed to her.
"It probably tastes like slop compared to the stuff my brother has spoiled you on, but at least it's
not decaf," quipped Ric as Alexis took a sip and grimaced at the too-sweet watery brew
masquerading as coffee.
"I guess I should be grateful… but I'm not," she replied sarcastically, abandoning her coffee in
favor of some Minute Maid in the bag he placed next to her chair.
"I found some bagels," he added, handing her a plain bagel smothered in cream cheese.
"You are an angel," Alexis replied, taking an indulgent bite of the chewy pastry.
Silence settled in as Alexis wolfed down the meager offering of the bagel and orange juice, but
admittedly after she was finished, she felt infinitely stronger.
"Thanks, Ric," she said softly, her brown eyes catching the man's next to her. "I don't know what I
would do without you."
Ric smiled sympathetically and grasped her hand, his grip warm and strong. "It's a good thing you
don't have to find out then, huh?"
Alexis sighed and turned her gaze to Elizabeth once more. The rhythmic beeping of the machines
surrounding her had been deafening in the beginning but now, after being there for so long, they
were just background noise. She was so tired! And worried… Sonny had been gone for over
three hours and he still hadn't called. Her heart was torn in three: worrying about Elizabeth,
worrying about Kristina and if she would ever see her again, and worrying about Sonny and what
he would do when he got a hold of Taggliatti.
She'd expected to feel guilt and even disgust towards what she knew Sonny was going to do. But
she hadn't. She hadn't cared in the least. All that mattered is that they found Kristina and that
they made the bastard pay! She finally understood the cold hard justice that was murder in some
cases, and not even the inner lawyer, the 'good citizen' could change that. When Taggliatti was
gone, she'd spit on his grave.
"Jax and Skye are alright, just so you know."
Ric had spoken so suddenly that he startled her from her reverie. She had forgotten all about Jax
and Skye. She felt a bit guilty but, after all, she had *had* more important things on her mind. "Jax
and Skye… I'd forgotten about them," she admitted. "How are they?"
"Well Jax took a pretty nasty knock to the jaw, and Skye was chloroformed, but otherwise, they're
no worst for the worn."
Alexis sighed heavily. "They weren't even a part of this… and look what happened. Skye didn't
even do anything but go to Jax with her suspicions and she gets attacked!"
"The point is that they're fine… and Taggliatti is gonna pay."
Alexis caught his eye. Usually Ric wanted nothing to do with his elder brother, especially anything
related to his 'business' and its many 'associates', but the last couple of hours had changed them
both and they were each yearning for revenge.
Alexis turned away. Ric removed his jacket and loosened his tie. They both resumed their vigil,
waiting anxiously for Sonny's call.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Scaduto and Sean halted as suddenly as if they'd run smack into a brick wall, Scaduto's
momentum sending Sean's forehead into point-blank contact with the barrel of Jason's gun.
"Oh shit!" Sean squeaked in fear.
From behind them, they could hear rapid footsteps as Johnny and Andrew caught up to the men.
Jason stepped forward, his gun cutting forcibly into Sean's skull as he pushed the two men
further into the room. Rhys shut the steel door behind him with an ominous bang.
"Hands in the air," Jason commanded softly, his tone deceptively mild with his glacial eyes
sending shivers of fear down their spines.
Sean swallowed hard as he followed the command. He had never met the Corinthos Enforcer
before but his reputation preceded him, and he was reputed to be even more ruthless than
Scaduto. His fearful eyes took stock of the dried specks of blood around his face, and the hand
that gripped the gun against his forehead was unwavering. He whimpered in fear again – he
didn't want to die! But he knew he would.
As he backed them into the center of the room, Jason caught sight of Jared and Sonny striding
towards them. Scaduto, the ballsier of the two, turned at the sound, his every intention to taunt
Corinthos, but he halted at the murderous fire in the blazing brown eyes of the man standing
before him. Sonny Corinthos was always so cocksure, so in control of himself, so infuriatingly
detached, but now, the fire in his eyes threatened to consume him, and for the first time in his life,
Thomas Scaduto truly felt scared, because there was no telling what could happen. Oh, death
was certain, he knew now, but the path to hell had not been decided as yet.
From behind a steel door, they heard a whimper and all eight men's heads whipped toward the
sound. It was Kristina. Sonny turned away from the man before him and hurried toward the
sound. He yanked with all his strength to pull back the steel door, and it squealed loudly before
sliding back on its rusty runners.
He bounded into the room, his eyes anxiously scanning the near darkness of the cold room.
Catching sight of him from the cradle in the corner, Kristina squealed. "Papa! Papa!"
Sonny's heart leapt to his mouth and tears threatened to fall as he all but sprinted toward the
cradle and yanked her up. He pulled her close, feeling her small sturdy body against his, inhaling
that sweet baby smell, knowing that she was safe. "Oh, querida," he murmured, stroking her baby-fine
black hair. "I'm here… papa's here, papa's here," he crooned, as she wrapped her little arms
around his neck and cried.
Everything was right in the world at that moment. His murderous designs on Scaduto didn't
matter anymore. All he wanted was to get his little girl home to her mother, warm and safe in her
bed. Jason could take care of everything else. He just wanted to leave.
As he left the room, Kristina perched in his arms, he turned relieved eyes to his best friend. "I
don't care about Scaduto anymore, Jason," he said. "Do what you will," the ominous words flitted
through the room and the Corinthos bodyguards squirmed – they knew the end result would not
be pretty.
At Jason's nod, Sonny motioned for Andrew and Johnny to follow. "I'm taking my baby home."
TBC…
A/N: Well what did you think? R&R guys and tell me if I've lost my touch. It's great to be back,
btw. Sorry for the delay, there was a problem on fanfiction.net and no authors could upload.