Chapter 22
It was seven the next morning when Carly and Sonny woke up. Michael was already in the kitchen eating breakfast and the little ones were still sleeping. Carly had woke up lying against Sonny and it felt good to wake up in his arms. The same went for Sonny.
They both walked downstairs after their showers. Michael had already dressed himself.
"What are you doing up this early?" Sonny asked.
"I want to go with you and mommy to the hospital to pick up the baby."
"Buddy, it'll be a lot easier if you stay here and wait."
"Why? I want to go. She's my sister too!"
"I know," Carly started, "but it'll be easier for us if you stay here."
"So you don't have to pay attention to me," Michael replied.
"That's not true."
"I hate this! I wish I had never wished for a baby brother."
"You don't mean that," Carly replied.
"I do too! I hate being left out of everything!"
"Michael! Calm down!" Sonny scolded. "You do not get to make the decisions here. Your mother and I are telling you that you are staying here with Leticia."
"No!" Michael replied. "I'm going!"
"Michael! Go upstairs and be quiet!" Carly replied. Michael stomped up the steps and Carly looked at Sonny.
"This is not going to be easy." Sonny shook his head.
"Want me to go talk to him?
"Yeah," Carly replied with a nod. "It might be a good idea." Sonny walked up the stairs and went into Michael's room. Morgan and Stone were still sleeping so Sonny motioned for Michael to follow him out into the hallway.
"What?" Michael asked as they stood in the hall.
"I will not tolerate you treating your mother or me like that. You are not allowed to yell at us."
"Why not?" Michael asked.
"Because we are your parents. You listen to what we tell you."
"Why? Why should I?" Michael asked.
"Because that's how it goes!" Sonny replied. Michael sighed.
"Fine," he replied.
"Now what do you say?"
"I'm sorry."
"Okay. Now go downstairs and apologize to your mom." Michael nodded and did as his father asked. Sonny walked into the master bedroom and saw Kristina sitting up in her bed.
"Wrong room!" she exclaimed.
"It's okay, baby girl," Sonny replied. He picked Kristina up. "We're getting the new baby today, remember? We fixed your room last night." Kristina smiled brightly. Leticia came down the hall.
"Do you want me to take her?" she asked.
"No, I've got her. I'm taking her downstairs."
"Alright," Leticia replied. "I'll wake up the boys and give them their breakfast." A look of realization came over Sonny's face.
"No. You know what? Um, I think that Carly and I will do this from now on. Leticia, I will give you a very large payment for being our nanny for so many years. Carly and I are going to do this on our own."
"You're serious?" Leticia asked with wide eyes.
"I'm serious," Sonny said with a nod. "I'll mail a large check to your home this evening.
"Okay," Leticia replied slowly. "If you ever need me to help you out, just call me."
"Thank you." Leticia nodded and went downstairs to say goodbye to Michael. Sonny went into Morgan and Stone's room and put Kristina down in Stone's crib. They laughed at Sonny.
"Hey kids, you know what? From now on, daddy is gonna be home. I'm gonna hire a manager at the coffee warehouse and I'm going to stay here with you and mommy."
"Yay!" the kids said happily, clapping excitedly. Sonny laughed.
"With a new baby here, we're gonna have to do things differently." Carly walked up the stairs and came into the room.
"Leticia said you just let her go."
"Yeah," Sonny replied.
"Why?" Carly asked.
"Because we should be taking care of our own kids. We shouldn't have Leticia raising them."
"Sonny, are you serious?" Carly asked. Sonny nodded.
"I'm going to hire a manager at the warehouse."
"Oh my God," Carly said with a grin. "So you're gonna be home all the time now?"
"Yeah, except when I'm on other business."
"Oh Sonny!" Carly exclaimed, wrapping her arms around Sonny's neck. "This is amazing!" Carly kissed Sonny on the cheek.
"I'm glad you're happy."
"I can't believe we're gonna be stay-at-home parents . . . together. Sonny, this is so awesome!"
"And don't worry about money. This isn't going to change that."
"I know. I'm just so glad that we aren't going to miss anything. This is going to be so amazing. I'm so glad that we're parents together." Sonny pulled Carly into a loving kiss. He wrapped his arms around her and she rested her head on his shoulder. Michael walked into the room.
"Leticia's leaving? Does this mean I get to come to the hospital with you?"
"It sure does," Carly replied. Michael grinned and hurried to go get his jacket. Carly and Sonny got out two twin strollers. Sonny put Stone and Morgan in one of them. Carly put Kristina in the front of the other one. The back was built for a newborn to ride in. That was where Megan would be on the way home. Carly grinned as she hurried over to the new baby's dresser drawer. She pulled out a little pink hat and set of booties. "We have to bring her home in this." She threw the hat and booties into the diaper bag and found a sweet little pink one-piece sleeper with a heart on the front.
"You ready?" Sonny asked.
"Yeah. Let's go get our little girl."
**
Jason sat in his cell thinking about his wife. What if she was dead? What if she wasn't dead but she was hurting. What if the twins were hurt? Jason so deathly afraid that his family might be dead.
"Jason?" came Justus' voice. Jason looked over to see Justus walking over to his cell.
"Justus, any news?" Jason asked.
"Yeah," Justus replied. "They . . . they found a body at the bottom of the lake. They're getting ready to pull it up."
"Oh God," Jason whispered. "It can't be her. Man, it can't be Faith!"
"They won't know until they do an autopsy."
"She isn't dead! It isn't her!" Jason exclaimed. He sat back down on his bed and buried his face in his hands as he began to weep. "She can't be dead!"
"I'll let you know as soon as they find out who it is."
**
A man sat in his limo outside of the airport, waiting for his son to arrive. He saw his teenage son walking toward the limo. The driver opened the door and a young man of about fifteen sat down inside. He had black hair that was spiked up and he had a natural light tan. He looked at his father and spoke in a thick Swedish accent.
"Why do I have to be here?" he asked.
"Lars, you must understand . . ." came his father's thick voice. His father had a slight Spanish accent.
"I haven't seen you in six months, dad. You sent me off to school again and now you're bringing me here. Why are we in the United States?"
"Because your mother is here," he replied.
"She abandoned me," Lars replied angrily.
"She didn't abandon you. She . . . she had to come here for her own protection." Lars pulled a picture out of his wallet.
"This is all I have of her. This is it, dad," he replied quietly. He showed his father a picture of his mother. She was almost the spitting image of Faith. His father smiled to himself.
"You'll meet her very soon, son."
"I'm meeting her?" Lars asked.
"Yeah."
"You found her?"
"Yes I did."
"Where is she?" Lars asked. His father didn't answer. He only stared out of the limo's window, watching everything pass by as his driver headed toward Port Charles.
**
Sonny, Carly, Michael, Morgan, Stone, and Kristina were all waiting in the hall while the doctor got Megan ready to go. Carly had been in to put the clothes on the baby already, and they were waiting for Dr. Turner to bring her out.
"Baby!" Morgan pointed out.
"Yeah honey," Carly replied softly. "That's our baby." Morgan grinned excitedly from his stroller.
"I can't believe we're getting another baby," Michael said with a smile. "This is going to be awesome! Mom, dad, you have to have another girl. That way we have two boys and two girls." Carly and Sonny exchanged glances.
"Uh, let's cross one barrier at a time," Carly replied. Michael laughed. Dr. Turner wrapped Megan in a soft pink blanket and carried her out. He placed her in Sonny's arms.
"She's fed, diapered, and clothed. She just dozed off. She's all ready to go."
"Thank you so much," Sonny said. "Thank you for being a good doctor to my daughter."
"It was my pleasure," Dr. Turner replied. "Congratulations to all of you." He left and Sonny kissed Megan's forehead.
"I want to see her," Michael said. Sonny kneeled down so that all of the children could see their brand new baby sister.
"Little baby," Stone pointed out.
"Yep. She's a year younger than you, bud," Sonny replied. Carly kneeled down and kissed the baby's forehead. She kissed Sonny's cheek.
"C'mon, daddy. Let's go home."
It was seven the next morning when Carly and Sonny woke up. Michael was already in the kitchen eating breakfast and the little ones were still sleeping. Carly had woke up lying against Sonny and it felt good to wake up in his arms. The same went for Sonny.
They both walked downstairs after their showers. Michael had already dressed himself.
"What are you doing up this early?" Sonny asked.
"I want to go with you and mommy to the hospital to pick up the baby."
"Buddy, it'll be a lot easier if you stay here and wait."
"Why? I want to go. She's my sister too!"
"I know," Carly started, "but it'll be easier for us if you stay here."
"So you don't have to pay attention to me," Michael replied.
"That's not true."
"I hate this! I wish I had never wished for a baby brother."
"You don't mean that," Carly replied.
"I do too! I hate being left out of everything!"
"Michael! Calm down!" Sonny scolded. "You do not get to make the decisions here. Your mother and I are telling you that you are staying here with Leticia."
"No!" Michael replied. "I'm going!"
"Michael! Go upstairs and be quiet!" Carly replied. Michael stomped up the steps and Carly looked at Sonny.
"This is not going to be easy." Sonny shook his head.
"Want me to go talk to him?
"Yeah," Carly replied with a nod. "It might be a good idea." Sonny walked up the stairs and went into Michael's room. Morgan and Stone were still sleeping so Sonny motioned for Michael to follow him out into the hallway.
"What?" Michael asked as they stood in the hall.
"I will not tolerate you treating your mother or me like that. You are not allowed to yell at us."
"Why not?" Michael asked.
"Because we are your parents. You listen to what we tell you."
"Why? Why should I?" Michael asked.
"Because that's how it goes!" Sonny replied. Michael sighed.
"Fine," he replied.
"Now what do you say?"
"I'm sorry."
"Okay. Now go downstairs and apologize to your mom." Michael nodded and did as his father asked. Sonny walked into the master bedroom and saw Kristina sitting up in her bed.
"Wrong room!" she exclaimed.
"It's okay, baby girl," Sonny replied. He picked Kristina up. "We're getting the new baby today, remember? We fixed your room last night." Kristina smiled brightly. Leticia came down the hall.
"Do you want me to take her?" she asked.
"No, I've got her. I'm taking her downstairs."
"Alright," Leticia replied. "I'll wake up the boys and give them their breakfast." A look of realization came over Sonny's face.
"No. You know what? Um, I think that Carly and I will do this from now on. Leticia, I will give you a very large payment for being our nanny for so many years. Carly and I are going to do this on our own."
"You're serious?" Leticia asked with wide eyes.
"I'm serious," Sonny said with a nod. "I'll mail a large check to your home this evening.
"Okay," Leticia replied slowly. "If you ever need me to help you out, just call me."
"Thank you." Leticia nodded and went downstairs to say goodbye to Michael. Sonny went into Morgan and Stone's room and put Kristina down in Stone's crib. They laughed at Sonny.
"Hey kids, you know what? From now on, daddy is gonna be home. I'm gonna hire a manager at the coffee warehouse and I'm going to stay here with you and mommy."
"Yay!" the kids said happily, clapping excitedly. Sonny laughed.
"With a new baby here, we're gonna have to do things differently." Carly walked up the stairs and came into the room.
"Leticia said you just let her go."
"Yeah," Sonny replied.
"Why?" Carly asked.
"Because we should be taking care of our own kids. We shouldn't have Leticia raising them."
"Sonny, are you serious?" Carly asked. Sonny nodded.
"I'm going to hire a manager at the warehouse."
"Oh my God," Carly said with a grin. "So you're gonna be home all the time now?"
"Yeah, except when I'm on other business."
"Oh Sonny!" Carly exclaimed, wrapping her arms around Sonny's neck. "This is amazing!" Carly kissed Sonny on the cheek.
"I'm glad you're happy."
"I can't believe we're gonna be stay-at-home parents . . . together. Sonny, this is so awesome!"
"And don't worry about money. This isn't going to change that."
"I know. I'm just so glad that we aren't going to miss anything. This is going to be so amazing. I'm so glad that we're parents together." Sonny pulled Carly into a loving kiss. He wrapped his arms around her and she rested her head on his shoulder. Michael walked into the room.
"Leticia's leaving? Does this mean I get to come to the hospital with you?"
"It sure does," Carly replied. Michael grinned and hurried to go get his jacket. Carly and Sonny got out two twin strollers. Sonny put Stone and Morgan in one of them. Carly put Kristina in the front of the other one. The back was built for a newborn to ride in. That was where Megan would be on the way home. Carly grinned as she hurried over to the new baby's dresser drawer. She pulled out a little pink hat and set of booties. "We have to bring her home in this." She threw the hat and booties into the diaper bag and found a sweet little pink one-piece sleeper with a heart on the front.
"You ready?" Sonny asked.
"Yeah. Let's go get our little girl."
**
Jason sat in his cell thinking about his wife. What if she was dead? What if she wasn't dead but she was hurting. What if the twins were hurt? Jason so deathly afraid that his family might be dead.
"Jason?" came Justus' voice. Jason looked over to see Justus walking over to his cell.
"Justus, any news?" Jason asked.
"Yeah," Justus replied. "They . . . they found a body at the bottom of the lake. They're getting ready to pull it up."
"Oh God," Jason whispered. "It can't be her. Man, it can't be Faith!"
"They won't know until they do an autopsy."
"She isn't dead! It isn't her!" Jason exclaimed. He sat back down on his bed and buried his face in his hands as he began to weep. "She can't be dead!"
"I'll let you know as soon as they find out who it is."
**
A man sat in his limo outside of the airport, waiting for his son to arrive. He saw his teenage son walking toward the limo. The driver opened the door and a young man of about fifteen sat down inside. He had black hair that was spiked up and he had a natural light tan. He looked at his father and spoke in a thick Swedish accent.
"Why do I have to be here?" he asked.
"Lars, you must understand . . ." came his father's thick voice. His father had a slight Spanish accent.
"I haven't seen you in six months, dad. You sent me off to school again and now you're bringing me here. Why are we in the United States?"
"Because your mother is here," he replied.
"She abandoned me," Lars replied angrily.
"She didn't abandon you. She . . . she had to come here for her own protection." Lars pulled a picture out of his wallet.
"This is all I have of her. This is it, dad," he replied quietly. He showed his father a picture of his mother. She was almost the spitting image of Faith. His father smiled to himself.
"You'll meet her very soon, son."
"I'm meeting her?" Lars asked.
"Yeah."
"You found her?"
"Yes I did."
"Where is she?" Lars asked. His father didn't answer. He only stared out of the limo's window, watching everything pass by as his driver headed toward Port Charles.
**
Sonny, Carly, Michael, Morgan, Stone, and Kristina were all waiting in the hall while the doctor got Megan ready to go. Carly had been in to put the clothes on the baby already, and they were waiting for Dr. Turner to bring her out.
"Baby!" Morgan pointed out.
"Yeah honey," Carly replied softly. "That's our baby." Morgan grinned excitedly from his stroller.
"I can't believe we're getting another baby," Michael said with a smile. "This is going to be awesome! Mom, dad, you have to have another girl. That way we have two boys and two girls." Carly and Sonny exchanged glances.
"Uh, let's cross one barrier at a time," Carly replied. Michael laughed. Dr. Turner wrapped Megan in a soft pink blanket and carried her out. He placed her in Sonny's arms.
"She's fed, diapered, and clothed. She just dozed off. She's all ready to go."
"Thank you so much," Sonny said. "Thank you for being a good doctor to my daughter."
"It was my pleasure," Dr. Turner replied. "Congratulations to all of you." He left and Sonny kissed Megan's forehead.
"I want to see her," Michael said. Sonny kneeled down so that all of the children could see their brand new baby sister.
"Little baby," Stone pointed out.
"Yep. She's a year younger than you, bud," Sonny replied. Carly kneeled down and kissed the baby's forehead. She kissed Sonny's cheek.
"C'mon, daddy. Let's go home."