Chapter 20
Carly and Sonny walked into the NICU. Michael, Morgan, Stone, and Kristina were in the cafeteria with Bobbie so Carly and Sonny could have some time with the new baby. Sonny led Carly to a little bed in the corner. Carly smiled as she looked in at the little one.
"Hi there," Carly whispered.
"You can touch her," Sonny noted. Carly reached in and caressed the baby's back with her finger. The baby moved a little and Carly grinned.
"She's beautiful. Have you named her yet?" Carly asked. Sonny shook his head.
"No. I was . . . waiting."
"For what?" Carly asked. Sonny smiled.
"I was waiting so we could name her together. Carly, I want you to name her."
"Me?" Carly asked. "But I'm not her mother."
"You will be," Sonny replied. "Carly, I want you to adopt Kristina, Stone, and this one. I want them to have you in case something happens to me."
"What?" Carly asked.
"If we're going to be a family, I want us to be a real family." Carly smiled.
"We'll have to get the papers."
"I already had Justus do that. All you have to do is sign the papers."
"Are you serious?"
"I don't want to waste another minute of my life. Of course I'm serious." Carly smiled. "What do you say?" Carly took a deep breath.
"I say . . . give me a pen." Sonny's eyes lit up with happiness as Carly signed the papers. "And I want you to have custody of the kids again." When she was done, she handed them back to Sonny and she said, "Megan."
"What?" he asked.
"Her name . . . is Megan Lyndsee Corinthos."
"That's a beautiful name," Sonny replied. "It suits her." He turned to Carly. "We don't have to worry about me getting custody of the boys again. Those papers took care of that too. Carly, I told you I don't want to waste time on anything, didn't I?"
"Yeah," Carly replied.
"Well, I want to marry you as soon as possible."
"Sonny . . ."
"Baby, I love you so much and I want to do things right this time. But I don't want to waste another minute of my life making mistakes. I want you to be my wife again. Please, marry me." Carly looked at Sonny with shock.
"Sonny, I'm still married to Mark."
"I know. But you're getting divorced. Hell, I can take you to the Dominican Republic and have you two divorced by the end of the day."
"Honey, the divorce will be finalized as soon as it can be."
"Okay," Sonny replied. "But what I'm asking you right now . . . is if you'll marry me again."
"Of course I will," Carly replied without hesitation. Sonny smiled at Carly and leaned in to press his lips against hers for the first time in a very long time. It felt good for them as they held each other close. Sonny couldn't believe that he had Carly again. His life had been cloaked in darkness for such a long time. That cloak was gone now that Carly was in his life. When they pulled away from each other, Carly cleared her throat.
"What's the matter?"
"I have one condition here," she started.
"Okay . . ." he began.
"We have to live in my house. The house that I bought," Carly replied.
"With my money," Sonny spoke up. Carly rolled her eyes.
"Come on," she began, "this is important to me."
"Alright. If it means that much to you, we'll live in the new house. What about Mark and Cadence?"
"They're moving out."
"I know you love Cadence."
"I do. But she wants this too."
"She does?" Sonny asked. Carly nodded. Sonny shrugged. "Okay, we'll live in the new house on one condition."
"Yes?" Carly asked.
"Bullet proof windows."
"Ugh," Carly moaned.
"Hey, it's for our own protection, baby," Sonny replied.
"Alright. Alright," Carly whispered. "We'll do that."
"Good, because I called my guys earlier today and told them to put them in anyway." Carly laughed a little. Baby Megan began to stir.
"Hey Megan," Carly whispered with a smile. "Do you remember me?" The baby opened her eyes and Carly grinned happily.
"Would you like to hold her?" came a voice from behind. Carly and Sonny turned to see Dr. Turner.
"This is Megan's pediatrician," Sonny pointed out.
"So you've named her?" Dr. Turner asked.
"Yeah," Carly replied.
"Well, you can hold her. She's getting very strong," the doctor replied.
"I'd love to hold her," Carly replied with a smile. Dr. Turner opened up the baby's bed and slowly lifted Megan out. He placed her in Carly's arms and Carly sat down in a rocking chair. Sonny crouched down to watch Carly with the little one.
"God, Sonny, look how beautiful she is," Carly whispered.
"Brenda didn't have the nursery done yet," Sonny replied. "She thought it was bad luck to start the nursery until the nine month."
"We'll get things fixed up for her," Carly replied. "She can share a room with Kristina." Carly kissed the top of her daughter's head. Her daughter. Megan was going to be her daughter forever now. Carly knew that Brenda would want for her to keep Megan safe.
"I want to take her to Brenda's service," Sonny said. "It's tomorrow."
"That'll be fine," Dr. Turner replied. "She is already getting stronger and she's a healthy eater. Tomorrow she should be fine to go."
"Thanks," Sonny replied.
"I can't believe Brenda's really gone," Carly whispered.
"She's looking after us now." He shook his head and cleared his throat. "Carly, I'd be honored if you'd help me pick out stuff for Megan's nursery." Carly grinned.
"I'd love to. I'm just happy that I can finally buy pink baby stuff." Sonny smiled. "Let me hold her." Sonny picked Megan up out of Carly's arms and he rocked her back and forth. Her deep dark chocolate eyes stared into his and he grinned happily. "Megan, you have a whole lifetime ahead of you. I promise from this moment forward that I will never let anybody hurt you. I'll chase the boys away with sticks until you're thirty." Carly laughed and she laid her hand on his shoulder. She rested her chin on his other shoulder and whispered into his ear.
"Daddy, we had better get to the store before they close." Sonny nodded. He placed his little girl back down in her bed.
"Mommy and daddy will be home in the morning," Carly promised. She grinned at the new addition to the family and she took Sonny's hand to lead him out into the hall.
"You're so wonderful with her," Sonny said with love and adoration in his eyes. Carly smiled.
"I'm glad. I love her so much, Sonny. I just can't help but feel like I'm intruding."
"Brenda would want this. She told us to do this," Sonny replied.
"I know," Carly replied, looking downward. She chewed on her bottom lip for a moment and he placed his fingertips on her chin and tilted her head up. He leaned in to capture her lips with his.
"I love you," Sonny whispered against her lips. He pulled away and his mocha eyes stared into hers.
"I love you too," she replied. They joined hands and walked to the elevator, ready to start the rest of their lives together.
**
Jason and Faith showed up to Carly's home after Mark and Cadence left. Bianca was just leaving and the house was so quiet. Jason was sitting at the living room bar having a beer. Faith was lounging on the couch.
"You feeling okay?" Jason asked Faith. Faith just nodded and she yawned a little.
"I'm so tired," she whispered. "But I need to stretch and relax. Do you want to take a walk with me?"
"You go on out. I'll join you in a couple of minutes."
"Okay sweetie," Faith replied. She walked over and kissed Jason on the cheek before heading outside to wait for him. She sat on the porch and she put her hand on her stomach. She couldn't believe that she was going to have twins in a few months. She had the most amazing husband and two children on the way. What more could she ask for? She was completely ecstatic. "C'mon Jase!" Jason hurried out the door and Faith stood. Jason scooped her up in his arms and she laughed happily. Her arms wrapped around his neck and he carried her.
"No wife of mine is gonna tire herself out."
"Honey, I have to get some exercise," Faith reminded him. "It's good for the baby too." She kissed him and he put her down.
"Well, alright," he answered. "But if you get tired, I'll carry you." Faith grinned and laughed.
"I'll be fine," she assured him. "In fact, I think I could run a mile." She started off down a path into the woods.
"Faith!" Jason called. "Come on!"
"Come on! Last one to the bridge is a rotten egg!" Jason shook his head and took off after her. Soon she was out of sight and he knew that the bridge was just beyond the entrance of the woods. By the time he reached the bridge, he realized that Faith wasn't there. He stood on the shaky bridge. "Faith!" Everything was silent except for the creaking bridge under him. He stepped off of it. "Faith?!" He looked under the bridge where a shallow stream ran. She wasn't there. "Faith! Come on! Stop playing games!" At that moment, he heard a shrill scream coming from a distance and then everything was silent once again.
Carly and Sonny walked into the NICU. Michael, Morgan, Stone, and Kristina were in the cafeteria with Bobbie so Carly and Sonny could have some time with the new baby. Sonny led Carly to a little bed in the corner. Carly smiled as she looked in at the little one.
"Hi there," Carly whispered.
"You can touch her," Sonny noted. Carly reached in and caressed the baby's back with her finger. The baby moved a little and Carly grinned.
"She's beautiful. Have you named her yet?" Carly asked. Sonny shook his head.
"No. I was . . . waiting."
"For what?" Carly asked. Sonny smiled.
"I was waiting so we could name her together. Carly, I want you to name her."
"Me?" Carly asked. "But I'm not her mother."
"You will be," Sonny replied. "Carly, I want you to adopt Kristina, Stone, and this one. I want them to have you in case something happens to me."
"What?" Carly asked.
"If we're going to be a family, I want us to be a real family." Carly smiled.
"We'll have to get the papers."
"I already had Justus do that. All you have to do is sign the papers."
"Are you serious?"
"I don't want to waste another minute of my life. Of course I'm serious." Carly smiled. "What do you say?" Carly took a deep breath.
"I say . . . give me a pen." Sonny's eyes lit up with happiness as Carly signed the papers. "And I want you to have custody of the kids again." When she was done, she handed them back to Sonny and she said, "Megan."
"What?" he asked.
"Her name . . . is Megan Lyndsee Corinthos."
"That's a beautiful name," Sonny replied. "It suits her." He turned to Carly. "We don't have to worry about me getting custody of the boys again. Those papers took care of that too. Carly, I told you I don't want to waste time on anything, didn't I?"
"Yeah," Carly replied.
"Well, I want to marry you as soon as possible."
"Sonny . . ."
"Baby, I love you so much and I want to do things right this time. But I don't want to waste another minute of my life making mistakes. I want you to be my wife again. Please, marry me." Carly looked at Sonny with shock.
"Sonny, I'm still married to Mark."
"I know. But you're getting divorced. Hell, I can take you to the Dominican Republic and have you two divorced by the end of the day."
"Honey, the divorce will be finalized as soon as it can be."
"Okay," Sonny replied. "But what I'm asking you right now . . . is if you'll marry me again."
"Of course I will," Carly replied without hesitation. Sonny smiled at Carly and leaned in to press his lips against hers for the first time in a very long time. It felt good for them as they held each other close. Sonny couldn't believe that he had Carly again. His life had been cloaked in darkness for such a long time. That cloak was gone now that Carly was in his life. When they pulled away from each other, Carly cleared her throat.
"What's the matter?"
"I have one condition here," she started.
"Okay . . ." he began.
"We have to live in my house. The house that I bought," Carly replied.
"With my money," Sonny spoke up. Carly rolled her eyes.
"Come on," she began, "this is important to me."
"Alright. If it means that much to you, we'll live in the new house. What about Mark and Cadence?"
"They're moving out."
"I know you love Cadence."
"I do. But she wants this too."
"She does?" Sonny asked. Carly nodded. Sonny shrugged. "Okay, we'll live in the new house on one condition."
"Yes?" Carly asked.
"Bullet proof windows."
"Ugh," Carly moaned.
"Hey, it's for our own protection, baby," Sonny replied.
"Alright. Alright," Carly whispered. "We'll do that."
"Good, because I called my guys earlier today and told them to put them in anyway." Carly laughed a little. Baby Megan began to stir.
"Hey Megan," Carly whispered with a smile. "Do you remember me?" The baby opened her eyes and Carly grinned happily.
"Would you like to hold her?" came a voice from behind. Carly and Sonny turned to see Dr. Turner.
"This is Megan's pediatrician," Sonny pointed out.
"So you've named her?" Dr. Turner asked.
"Yeah," Carly replied.
"Well, you can hold her. She's getting very strong," the doctor replied.
"I'd love to hold her," Carly replied with a smile. Dr. Turner opened up the baby's bed and slowly lifted Megan out. He placed her in Carly's arms and Carly sat down in a rocking chair. Sonny crouched down to watch Carly with the little one.
"God, Sonny, look how beautiful she is," Carly whispered.
"Brenda didn't have the nursery done yet," Sonny replied. "She thought it was bad luck to start the nursery until the nine month."
"We'll get things fixed up for her," Carly replied. "She can share a room with Kristina." Carly kissed the top of her daughter's head. Her daughter. Megan was going to be her daughter forever now. Carly knew that Brenda would want for her to keep Megan safe.
"I want to take her to Brenda's service," Sonny said. "It's tomorrow."
"That'll be fine," Dr. Turner replied. "She is already getting stronger and she's a healthy eater. Tomorrow she should be fine to go."
"Thanks," Sonny replied.
"I can't believe Brenda's really gone," Carly whispered.
"She's looking after us now." He shook his head and cleared his throat. "Carly, I'd be honored if you'd help me pick out stuff for Megan's nursery." Carly grinned.
"I'd love to. I'm just happy that I can finally buy pink baby stuff." Sonny smiled. "Let me hold her." Sonny picked Megan up out of Carly's arms and he rocked her back and forth. Her deep dark chocolate eyes stared into his and he grinned happily. "Megan, you have a whole lifetime ahead of you. I promise from this moment forward that I will never let anybody hurt you. I'll chase the boys away with sticks until you're thirty." Carly laughed and she laid her hand on his shoulder. She rested her chin on his other shoulder and whispered into his ear.
"Daddy, we had better get to the store before they close." Sonny nodded. He placed his little girl back down in her bed.
"Mommy and daddy will be home in the morning," Carly promised. She grinned at the new addition to the family and she took Sonny's hand to lead him out into the hall.
"You're so wonderful with her," Sonny said with love and adoration in his eyes. Carly smiled.
"I'm glad. I love her so much, Sonny. I just can't help but feel like I'm intruding."
"Brenda would want this. She told us to do this," Sonny replied.
"I know," Carly replied, looking downward. She chewed on her bottom lip for a moment and he placed his fingertips on her chin and tilted her head up. He leaned in to capture her lips with his.
"I love you," Sonny whispered against her lips. He pulled away and his mocha eyes stared into hers.
"I love you too," she replied. They joined hands and walked to the elevator, ready to start the rest of their lives together.
**
Jason and Faith showed up to Carly's home after Mark and Cadence left. Bianca was just leaving and the house was so quiet. Jason was sitting at the living room bar having a beer. Faith was lounging on the couch.
"You feeling okay?" Jason asked Faith. Faith just nodded and she yawned a little.
"I'm so tired," she whispered. "But I need to stretch and relax. Do you want to take a walk with me?"
"You go on out. I'll join you in a couple of minutes."
"Okay sweetie," Faith replied. She walked over and kissed Jason on the cheek before heading outside to wait for him. She sat on the porch and she put her hand on her stomach. She couldn't believe that she was going to have twins in a few months. She had the most amazing husband and two children on the way. What more could she ask for? She was completely ecstatic. "C'mon Jase!" Jason hurried out the door and Faith stood. Jason scooped her up in his arms and she laughed happily. Her arms wrapped around his neck and he carried her.
"No wife of mine is gonna tire herself out."
"Honey, I have to get some exercise," Faith reminded him. "It's good for the baby too." She kissed him and he put her down.
"Well, alright," he answered. "But if you get tired, I'll carry you." Faith grinned and laughed.
"I'll be fine," she assured him. "In fact, I think I could run a mile." She started off down a path into the woods.
"Faith!" Jason called. "Come on!"
"Come on! Last one to the bridge is a rotten egg!" Jason shook his head and took off after her. Soon she was out of sight and he knew that the bridge was just beyond the entrance of the woods. By the time he reached the bridge, he realized that Faith wasn't there. He stood on the shaky bridge. "Faith!" Everything was silent except for the creaking bridge under him. He stepped off of it. "Faith?!" He looked under the bridge where a shallow stream ran. She wasn't there. "Faith! Come on! Stop playing games!" At that moment, he heard a shrill scream coming from a distance and then everything was silent once again.