"This is the penthouse." Sonny informed Carly as they entered.
Carly looked around as if it were her first time being there. "Nice." she said.
"Mommy!" a little boys scream suddenly erupted.
Carly looked up to see a young boy with reddish hair running towards her.
"You're home!" he said grinning as he wrapped his arms around her.
"Um..." she said looking at Sonny.
"He knows." he replied reading her mind.
"What's your name?" Carly asked when he finally let go.
He laughed as if it were a joke she was playing. "It starts with a M." he hinted.
"Hmm..." Carly said biting her bottom lip. "Is it Mark?"
"No." he said shaking his head. "Try again."
"Matthew?"
"Nope." he grinned.
"Ok, I give up! Why don't you just tell me?" she smiled.
"It's Michael."
"Oh, my! I can't believe I didn't think of that!" she said putting her left hand on her hip.
Michael giggled and peeked at the bundle she was holding in her arms. "What did you name it?"
Carly laughed at his question. "IT'S a GIRL and HER name is Madison." she looked down at her newborn baby and her heart filled with pride.
"Hey buddy, mommy needs to get her rest so why don't you go on upstairs to bed yourself?" Sonny said to Michael.
"But mommy just got home!" he whined.
"I know, but she's not going anywhere. She'll be here tomorrow."
"Promise?" Michael asked.
"Promise." Sonny said giving him a hug. "Now go to bed!"
Michael smiled and obediently followed his fathers orders.
"Here," Sonny said taking the baby from Carly. "I'm going to put the baby to bed and read to Michael and then I'll be upstairs too."
"Ok, goodnight." she said walking up the stairs.
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Carly peered over at Sonny who was fast asleep. She had been trying to go to sleep for the past hour but it wasn't doing her any good. She quietly got out of the bed, threw on some clothes, and walked out of the penthouse.
She had been walking awhile until she finally came to the wharf and she sat down on a bench.
The wind gently blew in her hair and a chill went down her spine.
"Cold?" a voice behind her said.
She turned around to face Alcazar and nodded.
He kindly took off his suit jacket and placed it around her shoulders.
"Thanks." she said flashing him a smile.
"Why aren't you at home sleeping?" he asked as he sat down next to her.
"I couldn't go to sleep." Carly replied.
"That's unusual. I would think a woman would be very tired after giving birth to a very beautiful child." he said smiling.
"So I'm not the only one who thought that." she said smiling back.
Silence hung in the air and then she rested her head on his shoulder.
"Tell me a story." she said softly.
"Ok." Alcazar said putting his arms around her. "Once upon a time there was a very beautiful woman. Her husband had an evil person for a brother and one day the wicked brother decided to kidnap her."
"What happened after that?" she asked.
"He locked her in a cage and no matter how much she begged him, he wouldn't let her go." he paused and continued his story. "She was very strong and brave and didn't give up hope on someone finding her."
"Was she ever found?"
"Yes. One day she was found by a man that wanted to do business with her husband. He saw the conditions she was in and decided to rescue her." he answered.
"He sounds like a very nice man." she murmured.
Alcazar smiled. "He was very captivated with her and he soon fell in love."
Carly sat up and looked at him. "And they got married and lived happily ever after. The end."
"Yes, they lived happily ever after." he said stroking her hair.
The smile soon melted off of Carly's face as she stared into his eyes. "I bet he made her a very lucky woman." she whispered.
"And she made him a very lucky man."
The space between Lorenzo and Carly slowly was forgotten as their lips connected.
Sparks flew around in Alcazar's mind. The kiss was better than what he had imagined.
"Get the hell off of her!" someone said angrily.
Alcazar and Carly broke apart to come face to face with Jason.
"I was just helping Mrs. Corinthos fall asleep." he said standing up.
"If I were you I would stay away from her." Jason threatened.
"That's all up to the lady." he smirked.
"Come on Carly, let's go." Jason said without taking his eyes off of Alcazar.
"I'm not going anywhere." she said standing up and crossing her arms.
Alcazar smiled at Carly's response.
"What? Why?" Jason said a little taken off guard.
"Because I don't know who the hell you are, that's why!" she said angrily.
"Whoa." Jason said putting his hands up in defense. "I'm sorry, I forgot about everything. I'm Jason Morgan your best friend. We've known each other for years."
"Well in that case," she began, "I guess I'll go with you. Goodnight Lorenzo."
She put her arm in Jason's and left Lorenzo standing on the wharf alone.
Carly looked around as if it were her first time being there. "Nice." she said.
"Mommy!" a little boys scream suddenly erupted.
Carly looked up to see a young boy with reddish hair running towards her.
"You're home!" he said grinning as he wrapped his arms around her.
"Um..." she said looking at Sonny.
"He knows." he replied reading her mind.
"What's your name?" Carly asked when he finally let go.
He laughed as if it were a joke she was playing. "It starts with a M." he hinted.
"Hmm..." Carly said biting her bottom lip. "Is it Mark?"
"No." he said shaking his head. "Try again."
"Matthew?"
"Nope." he grinned.
"Ok, I give up! Why don't you just tell me?" she smiled.
"It's Michael."
"Oh, my! I can't believe I didn't think of that!" she said putting her left hand on her hip.
Michael giggled and peeked at the bundle she was holding in her arms. "What did you name it?"
Carly laughed at his question. "IT'S a GIRL and HER name is Madison." she looked down at her newborn baby and her heart filled with pride.
"Hey buddy, mommy needs to get her rest so why don't you go on upstairs to bed yourself?" Sonny said to Michael.
"But mommy just got home!" he whined.
"I know, but she's not going anywhere. She'll be here tomorrow."
"Promise?" Michael asked.
"Promise." Sonny said giving him a hug. "Now go to bed!"
Michael smiled and obediently followed his fathers orders.
"Here," Sonny said taking the baby from Carly. "I'm going to put the baby to bed and read to Michael and then I'll be upstairs too."
"Ok, goodnight." she said walking up the stairs.
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Carly peered over at Sonny who was fast asleep. She had been trying to go to sleep for the past hour but it wasn't doing her any good. She quietly got out of the bed, threw on some clothes, and walked out of the penthouse.
She had been walking awhile until she finally came to the wharf and she sat down on a bench.
The wind gently blew in her hair and a chill went down her spine.
"Cold?" a voice behind her said.
She turned around to face Alcazar and nodded.
He kindly took off his suit jacket and placed it around her shoulders.
"Thanks." she said flashing him a smile.
"Why aren't you at home sleeping?" he asked as he sat down next to her.
"I couldn't go to sleep." Carly replied.
"That's unusual. I would think a woman would be very tired after giving birth to a very beautiful child." he said smiling.
"So I'm not the only one who thought that." she said smiling back.
Silence hung in the air and then she rested her head on his shoulder.
"Tell me a story." she said softly.
"Ok." Alcazar said putting his arms around her. "Once upon a time there was a very beautiful woman. Her husband had an evil person for a brother and one day the wicked brother decided to kidnap her."
"What happened after that?" she asked.
"He locked her in a cage and no matter how much she begged him, he wouldn't let her go." he paused and continued his story. "She was very strong and brave and didn't give up hope on someone finding her."
"Was she ever found?"
"Yes. One day she was found by a man that wanted to do business with her husband. He saw the conditions she was in and decided to rescue her." he answered.
"He sounds like a very nice man." she murmured.
Alcazar smiled. "He was very captivated with her and he soon fell in love."
Carly sat up and looked at him. "And they got married and lived happily ever after. The end."
"Yes, they lived happily ever after." he said stroking her hair.
The smile soon melted off of Carly's face as she stared into his eyes. "I bet he made her a very lucky woman." she whispered.
"And she made him a very lucky man."
The space between Lorenzo and Carly slowly was forgotten as their lips connected.
Sparks flew around in Alcazar's mind. The kiss was better than what he had imagined.
"Get the hell off of her!" someone said angrily.
Alcazar and Carly broke apart to come face to face with Jason.
"I was just helping Mrs. Corinthos fall asleep." he said standing up.
"If I were you I would stay away from her." Jason threatened.
"That's all up to the lady." he smirked.
"Come on Carly, let's go." Jason said without taking his eyes off of Alcazar.
"I'm not going anywhere." she said standing up and crossing her arms.
Alcazar smiled at Carly's response.
"What? Why?" Jason said a little taken off guard.
"Because I don't know who the hell you are, that's why!" she said angrily.
"Whoa." Jason said putting his hands up in defense. "I'm sorry, I forgot about everything. I'm Jason Morgan your best friend. We've known each other for years."
"Well in that case," she began, "I guess I'll go with you. Goodnight Lorenzo."
She put her arm in Jason's and left Lorenzo standing on the wharf alone.