"Jason, wait a minute." Brenda stopped short after stepping off the
elevator in front of the penthouse.
Jason who was a few steps ahead turned to face her. "What?"
"Well, it's just.I don't know, are you sure that me staying with you is a good idea? I mean, what about Carly? Aren't you worried that she'll overreact as usual?" Brenda gazed up at Jason with a slight frown on her face.
Jason thought about that for a minute. Considering Carly didn't have her old feelings, he really didn't know how she would react. It dawned on him then that Brenda didn't know about the recent happenings. "You know what, you staying here doesn't have anything to do with Carly. I know you're not trying to take Sonny away from her." He paused slightly before adding, "Are you? That, that's not why you're back, right?"
Brenda's eyes widened slightly. "Jason! Of course not! To be honest, I don't really have any reason for coming back, it's just, you know, I felt that I should. I actually missed this place, and my friends." She hit his arm slightly as she spoke.
Jason nodded his head. "Alright. Then follow me."
"Yes, sir." She laughed as she followed him into the penthouse. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ **~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sonny stood at the doors of the balcony staring out at the city. He thought about everything that had happened in the past few weeks. He could begin to feel the life that he came to adore slipping away from him. His wife didn't love him, and perhaps loved another man. He wanted to fight for her love until he regained it, but he honestly didn't know if he had the strength. And now, to top it all off, a part of the past that he had thought he gained closure to, was returning. Carly had taken the news of Brenda's return exceptionally well. All she had said was "Alright, well, it doesn't have anything to do with me", which only worried Sonny further. He sighed deeply and ran a hand through his already disheveled hair. He heard footsteps behind him and turned to see Carly coming down the stairs. She stopped a few feet away from him.
"Um, Leticia has the boys settled so I'm going over to my mom's for dinner, if that's okay with you?"
He frowned slightly and shook his head. "You don't need my permission, Carly."
She nodded. Things had changed completely between them and she knew it was her fault. She hated hurting him the way she was, but she had no control. Her feelings just weren't the same as they used to be. She knew that she should try harder, but deep down she didn't know if she really even wanted to. She took a deep breath before saying, "You can join me if you'd like."
He stared at her for a moment. "No you go ahead."
"Okay." She looked at him and bit the corner of her lip. "Look, Sonny, I know I say this a lot but I'm sorry about this, I'm sorry for the pain that this all is causing you."
Sonny nodded, shoving his hands deep into his pockets. "I told you I'd give you the time you needed." "I know, and thank you for that." She knew he was hurting, and she felt so guilty. She knew that he wouldn't be able to handle the fact that she loved another man, especially when that man was Lorenzo Alcazar, his enemy. She didn't know what to do. Her entire life was turned upside down. "Well, I have to get going, my mom's waiting. I'll see you later."
"Yeah." He heard the door shut behind her as he turned back to the doors. A few moments passed before he headed for the door himself. He walked across the hall to Jason's pent house and let himself in. His attention was turned towards the stairs where someone came rushing down.
"Jason! You must not have gotten anything good if you're back so soon, getting groceries always takes-" Brenda stopped short when she realized it wasn't Jason standing before her.
"Hey." Sonny spoke softly as he took in every detail of her.
"Hey yourself. You don't look nearly as surprised as you did last time I came back to town." Her dark brown curls bounced lightly as she laughed.
Sonny grinned. "I had some warning this time around. Jason told me you were coming in tonight."
"I figured he would. Can't let anything go past the big boss huh?" She watched him as he laughed slightly at her words. She noticed the worn out look on his face. A look she knew very well. She could tell that he was going through some sort of difficult situation, which made her all the more curious, but she knew better than to try and pry.
"So what's your story of the past couple months?" He was extremely curious about what she had been doing since she left.
"Nothing too glamorous, believe it or not. I've been living in London with my sister and I spent a lot of time in Paris with Robin." She caught the slight change in his eyes at the mention of Robin. "And Lois came to visit often!" She tried to add a happier note.
Sonny grinned at the mention of Lois. "And how is Cerullo doing? I've missed her."
"She's doing great. You know, you really should keep in touch Sonny, you guys grew up together and you are Brooke Lynn's godfather."
"Already trying to tell me what to do?" A smile played across his lips.
She shook her head. "Wouldn't dream of it. Now what about you, what's with the classic Sonny Corinthos 'I'm going through hell right now' look?"
He stared at her for a moment, amazed that she could still read him so well. "It's a hell of a long story, Brenda."
She smiled. "Well, that's definitely a step up from the usual 'That's none of your business, Brenda.'" They laughed together and she moved to sit down on the couch. "Well, why don't you take a shot at it? I mean, I'm bored, Jason's out getting some groceries and knowing him that could take hours."
He walked over and sat in the arm chair across from her. "There's been some trouble with Lorenzo Alcazar. He kidnapped Carly while she was pregnant and kept her prisoner on his yacht."
"Wow that seems awfully familiar."
Sonny nodded and continued. "It seems he fell in love with her during that time and he's been obsessed with her ever since, stalking her even. One night I found him standing over her as she screamed in pain. I thought he was hurting her so I shot him. She was actually in labor, so I went over to help deliver the baby. That's when I noticed the bullet in her head. It went straight through him and into her head. I shot my own wife."
Brenda leaned forward. "Sonny."
"I know, I know it was an accident. But she was in a coma for weeks. During that time she had dreams, dreams of a life with Alcazar. When she woke up she could remember everything, but she couldn't feel her old feelings. She doesn't feel her love for me, and I'm afraid she feels it for him."
Brenda looked at him intensely, shocked at the story he just revealed to her. "She'll get it back Sonny, you can't just stop loving someone just like that."
"Doctors say she may not recover."
She got up and walked towards him, taking his hand and sitting on the coffee table in front of him. "Don't think like that, Sonny. Don't give up on her. You fight, you fight with everything in you to keep her. Love is worth it, and it will stand through the hardest of times."
"Speaking from experience, Bren?"
"Maybe."
He reached out and pulled her into a hug. She rested her head on his chest and he played with her curls. They remained that way for several minutes, each recalling bits of the past.
Jason who was a few steps ahead turned to face her. "What?"
"Well, it's just.I don't know, are you sure that me staying with you is a good idea? I mean, what about Carly? Aren't you worried that she'll overreact as usual?" Brenda gazed up at Jason with a slight frown on her face.
Jason thought about that for a minute. Considering Carly didn't have her old feelings, he really didn't know how she would react. It dawned on him then that Brenda didn't know about the recent happenings. "You know what, you staying here doesn't have anything to do with Carly. I know you're not trying to take Sonny away from her." He paused slightly before adding, "Are you? That, that's not why you're back, right?"
Brenda's eyes widened slightly. "Jason! Of course not! To be honest, I don't really have any reason for coming back, it's just, you know, I felt that I should. I actually missed this place, and my friends." She hit his arm slightly as she spoke.
Jason nodded his head. "Alright. Then follow me."
"Yes, sir." She laughed as she followed him into the penthouse. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ **~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sonny stood at the doors of the balcony staring out at the city. He thought about everything that had happened in the past few weeks. He could begin to feel the life that he came to adore slipping away from him. His wife didn't love him, and perhaps loved another man. He wanted to fight for her love until he regained it, but he honestly didn't know if he had the strength. And now, to top it all off, a part of the past that he had thought he gained closure to, was returning. Carly had taken the news of Brenda's return exceptionally well. All she had said was "Alright, well, it doesn't have anything to do with me", which only worried Sonny further. He sighed deeply and ran a hand through his already disheveled hair. He heard footsteps behind him and turned to see Carly coming down the stairs. She stopped a few feet away from him.
"Um, Leticia has the boys settled so I'm going over to my mom's for dinner, if that's okay with you?"
He frowned slightly and shook his head. "You don't need my permission, Carly."
She nodded. Things had changed completely between them and she knew it was her fault. She hated hurting him the way she was, but she had no control. Her feelings just weren't the same as they used to be. She knew that she should try harder, but deep down she didn't know if she really even wanted to. She took a deep breath before saying, "You can join me if you'd like."
He stared at her for a moment. "No you go ahead."
"Okay." She looked at him and bit the corner of her lip. "Look, Sonny, I know I say this a lot but I'm sorry about this, I'm sorry for the pain that this all is causing you."
Sonny nodded, shoving his hands deep into his pockets. "I told you I'd give you the time you needed." "I know, and thank you for that." She knew he was hurting, and she felt so guilty. She knew that he wouldn't be able to handle the fact that she loved another man, especially when that man was Lorenzo Alcazar, his enemy. She didn't know what to do. Her entire life was turned upside down. "Well, I have to get going, my mom's waiting. I'll see you later."
"Yeah." He heard the door shut behind her as he turned back to the doors. A few moments passed before he headed for the door himself. He walked across the hall to Jason's pent house and let himself in. His attention was turned towards the stairs where someone came rushing down.
"Jason! You must not have gotten anything good if you're back so soon, getting groceries always takes-" Brenda stopped short when she realized it wasn't Jason standing before her.
"Hey." Sonny spoke softly as he took in every detail of her.
"Hey yourself. You don't look nearly as surprised as you did last time I came back to town." Her dark brown curls bounced lightly as she laughed.
Sonny grinned. "I had some warning this time around. Jason told me you were coming in tonight."
"I figured he would. Can't let anything go past the big boss huh?" She watched him as he laughed slightly at her words. She noticed the worn out look on his face. A look she knew very well. She could tell that he was going through some sort of difficult situation, which made her all the more curious, but she knew better than to try and pry.
"So what's your story of the past couple months?" He was extremely curious about what she had been doing since she left.
"Nothing too glamorous, believe it or not. I've been living in London with my sister and I spent a lot of time in Paris with Robin." She caught the slight change in his eyes at the mention of Robin. "And Lois came to visit often!" She tried to add a happier note.
Sonny grinned at the mention of Lois. "And how is Cerullo doing? I've missed her."
"She's doing great. You know, you really should keep in touch Sonny, you guys grew up together and you are Brooke Lynn's godfather."
"Already trying to tell me what to do?" A smile played across his lips.
She shook her head. "Wouldn't dream of it. Now what about you, what's with the classic Sonny Corinthos 'I'm going through hell right now' look?"
He stared at her for a moment, amazed that she could still read him so well. "It's a hell of a long story, Brenda."
She smiled. "Well, that's definitely a step up from the usual 'That's none of your business, Brenda.'" They laughed together and she moved to sit down on the couch. "Well, why don't you take a shot at it? I mean, I'm bored, Jason's out getting some groceries and knowing him that could take hours."
He walked over and sat in the arm chair across from her. "There's been some trouble with Lorenzo Alcazar. He kidnapped Carly while she was pregnant and kept her prisoner on his yacht."
"Wow that seems awfully familiar."
Sonny nodded and continued. "It seems he fell in love with her during that time and he's been obsessed with her ever since, stalking her even. One night I found him standing over her as she screamed in pain. I thought he was hurting her so I shot him. She was actually in labor, so I went over to help deliver the baby. That's when I noticed the bullet in her head. It went straight through him and into her head. I shot my own wife."
Brenda leaned forward. "Sonny."
"I know, I know it was an accident. But she was in a coma for weeks. During that time she had dreams, dreams of a life with Alcazar. When she woke up she could remember everything, but she couldn't feel her old feelings. She doesn't feel her love for me, and I'm afraid she feels it for him."
Brenda looked at him intensely, shocked at the story he just revealed to her. "She'll get it back Sonny, you can't just stop loving someone just like that."
"Doctors say she may not recover."
She got up and walked towards him, taking his hand and sitting on the coffee table in front of him. "Don't think like that, Sonny. Don't give up on her. You fight, you fight with everything in you to keep her. Love is worth it, and it will stand through the hardest of times."
"Speaking from experience, Bren?"
"Maybe."
He reached out and pulled her into a hug. She rested her head on his chest and he played with her curls. They remained that way for several minutes, each recalling bits of the past.