A/N- Okay, I've decided to make this into a multi-chaptered fic (remember last time I said that?). I was hit with an idea a couple of minutes ago and decided to run with it, so here I go. The Proposition is now the title to the first chapter and the fic's title will be Welcome Mistakes. This chapter's title will be Finding Out. As always, feedback is greatly appreciated!

One Month Later…

Carly had managed to stay away from Lorenzo for a whole month. She had seen him once in their whole time of avoiding one another but he had promptly walked away. It hurt but she knew he was just doing what she wanted. Sonny's paranoia about their little girl, Lily, had been growing ever since she was born the previous Thanksgiving. One time Carly had taken Lily to the park without a bodyguard and when she got home, Sonny had screamed at her until he was hoarse. That night, Carly had sworn she was going to leave him and never look back. It was time to stand up for herself and show some self-respect. But she didn't. It seemed that staying with Sonny had become a habit for her and it was in her nature to stick by his side, even through the verbal abuse.

One March day, Carly woke up hoping that that the day would go better than the others had over the past year. That her and Sonny would magically be in love and happy again and she wouldn't be dreaming of her one night with her his enemy. She sighed and ran her fingers through her hair. It was a foolish wish, she knew. Sonny and her hadn't been in love for a very long time and she wasn't sure there ever was a time her and Sonny were ever really happy. As for forgetting about Lorenzo? That would never happen; she was head-over-heels in love with him and would be for the rest of her life.

While she was pondering these thoughts, she suddenly felt nauseous and ran for the bathroom and threw up. When she was done, she stood up shakily and washed her hands and face and looked at herself in the mirror. She had been throwing up every morning for the past 2 weeks and had been having strange food cravings. Could she possibly be pregnant? Carly bit her lip. Her and Lorenzo hadn't bothered with protection; they had been too overcome with passion so she very well could be. She decided she would go buy a pregnancy test and find out for sure so she wouldn't have to wonder.

After Carly had gotten dressed in a shirt and slacks, she went downstairs.

"Sonny, I'm going to the drugstore to pick up some things, okay?"

Sonny emerged from the kitchen, holding Lily to his chest as if he would never let her out of his sight. His eyes bugged when he saw Carly's outfit.

"That shirt's a little low-cut, don't you think?" he said nastily, raising an eyebrow in distaste.

Carly looked down at her shirt. It was a simple red V-neck top which she had paired with black pants.

"Sonny, it's just a V-neck top, not a tiny tube top."

"Enough of the disrespect! Go and change!"

Carly sighed and went back up the stairs to change into another shirt. She grabbed one of her maternity shirts and then went back downstairs. She held out her arms as if she was modeling it.

"Better?" she said, trying to hold back the sarcasm.

Sonny looked up and nodded.

"You can leave now" he stated simply before going back to rocking Lily.

Carly sighed heavily and left after grabbing her purse from the end table. As she was walking to the drugstore, she looked around, hoping to catch a glimpse of Lorenzo. When she had reached the drugstore, she looked around once more and then entered.

Carly roamed the aisles, trying to act as if she wasn't looking for anything in particular. After a while, she came to the pregnancy tests. She picked up a box and looked at it. Her stomach turned as she imagined how much problems it would cause if she was pregnant…she couldn't be, she just couldn't be.

Just then, she felt a tap. She started and turned around. Her breath caught in her throat as she realized who it was.

"Lorenzo…" she breathed.

If it was possible, he looked better than ever. He had grown his beard back and his hair fell onto his forehead in one part. His blue eyes twinkled as he looked back at Carly.

"What brings you here?"

Carly looked down at the pregnancy test and put it behind her back, smiling nervously.

"Oh…nothing. Michael just wanted me to pick him up some ice cream."

Lorenzo nodded slowly and then grinned.

"Well then, I'll just leave you to it." He turned to leave but Carly grabbed his arm. He turned to look at her and raised his eyebrows in question.

"I miss you." She stated simply, looking at him, vulnerability showing in her eyes.

"I miss you too." He said back before kissing her cheek and leaving.

Carly sighed thoughtfully as went to buy the test, anxious to find out if she was pregnant. After she had bought it, she walked to the nearest store that had a bathroom and went into the stall and peed on the stick. She sat on the toilet and waited impatiently to find out the results. She looked at the stick and gasped.

"Oh my God, I'm pregnant with Lorenzo's baby."