Sonny walked away from Alexis, shaken.
"Wait, Sonny!" Alexis cried after his dark figure.
A bout of sympathy got to him and he slowly turned around.
"Show me a picture of her, anything. Even just something with her writing on it," Alexis pleaded, almost in tears.
Hesitating, Sonny took out his wallet and opened it, revealing a picture of Morgan and Kristina. It was his favorite picture of them, even if it was over five years old. It was taken while on the island, and the two young teenagers looked as though they didn't have a care in the world. Sonny knew that at that point they probably hadn't.
He handed the picture to Alexis and sighed as he wished his daughter were still so carefree.
Alexis gasped at sight of the picture, and then whispered in awe, "Oh... She is so beautiful. And she looks so much like you."
Sonny nodded, taking the picture back.
"I'll have another one sent to you," he said upon Alexis's protest.
He left the prison and walked to his car, wondering what he was going to do.
Kristina sat on her bed, crying, and not sure of what was going to happen. She had never seen her father act like that before, and she hated how he just left. It had been a while and Sonny still wasn't home. She didn't even know where he was.
She decided it would be okay to leave her room and walked slowly downstairs to find that no one was home.
There was a note on Sonny's desk with her name on it. Kristina took it and read Carly's neat handwriting.
Kristina–
Thalia, Morgan and I wanted to get out of the house while your dad was yelling, so we're at Michael's, helping him move. Call one of us if you need anything.
–Carly
"Some back-up they were," Kristina thought.
She put the note down as Sonny entered the house. She jumped as he approached her, and was surprised again when he reached to give her a hug.
"I'm sorry. This is all my fault," Sonny said guiltily.
"How is this your fault, daddy?" Kristina asked, confused.
"I should have let you see him. I should have let you learn on your own. It's just that you're my baby girl, and I always wanted to protect you. And after missing the first two years of your life I wanted to make up for it in any way possible. I tried to make life perfect for you, and would have done anything to keep you out of harm's way, which is why I didn't want you to see Joey. I should have known you would learn on your own.
Kristina released herself from her father's hug and said quietly, "I understand what you're saying, and I know I haven't chosen the ideal path for the future, but I think it will be for the best. I believe that everything happens for a reason. I hope you can support my decision."
"I do support it. I'll support any decision that you'll ever make, including this on, which leads me to my conclusion. I want you to go see Alexis," Sonny replied.
Her jaw dropped in amazement. Kristina could barely believe her ears. How could her father want her to see her "mother"? And why? Kristina didn't understand it, and she didn't like the idea either.
"Whoa, no! I am not going to see that psychopath who tried to kill me, not to mention trying to take me away from you and from Michael, Morgan and Carly. No, that woman is dead to me," Kristina bursted.
"You're going to see her, whether you like it or not, Kristina, so I would get used to he idea if I were you," Sonny said angrily.
Kristina thought this over and then replied, "Well then I'm bringing Carly with me. She's my real mother anyway."
"While that may be how you think of Carly, Alexis is your mother, and she knows what you're going through right now. I think it would be beneficial to you, given the current situation, to go talk with Alexis," he told her.
"She does not know what I'm going through. Alexis was never pregnant at eighteen, and she never had a child whose father didn't want him. Alexis has no business in my life. If she wants to be a part of it now, she should have thought about that ten years ago before driving Carly and me off the road," Kristina replied angrily.
"You don't have to accept her as your mother. I'm not even asking you to have a relationship with Alexis. I just want you to listen to what she has to say," Sonny told her stressfully.
"I'll give her half an hour daddy, but that's it," Kristina said before turning away and walking to her bedroom.
She lay on her bed and found another note waiting for her.
Krissy,
I know this isn't exactly what you've always wanted in life, but I hope we can make this work, in fact I know we can. You're one of my best friends, and you've done so much for me already that I thought I owed you. This was my first chance.
This probably isn't the best time to tell you this, but I always have liked you. I know you don't feel the same, and can't really be worried about those things right now, but I needed for you to know. And I want you to know that I won't pressure you into anything you're uncomfortable with, including and especially a relationship. I'll be here for you through all of this, the ups and downs, the good and bad.
Dennis
P.S. I made you an appointment with Dr. Meadows for tomorrow at one. I guess this is our first step in raising a child.
Kristina shook her head in disbelief.
She took out her journal and began to write.
I'm so confused. I don't know what to do right now. I'm pregnant, and of course it's Joey's. He doesn't know it though. Daddy was pissed because I refuse to tell Joey. I told him and Carly that Joey simply doesn't want the baby, but I don't think that's true. I'm really afraid of Alcazar and what he would do. Joey and Taylor Sage are engaged, so Joey was cheating on her at the time. If Alcazar found out, he'd probably kill Joey, and try to hurt Daddy. They say he's left the organization, but it's Alcazar. He can come back whenever he wants. And either way my child wouldn't have her daddy, and if Alcazar found out she might not have her grandfather either. It's just better for everyone if Joey doesn't know.
Dennis offered to act as the father, and I said yes to try and calm Daddy down, but now I'm not so sure. Dennis told me he liked me, and now I'm worried about this. Dennis would make a good father, but I keep wondering if he's just doing this to try and get to me, and then bail out when it doesn't work. I'll have to talk to him about it.
We're going to a doctor's appointment tomorrow. I hope I can see the baby. That's what I'm most excited about for now. I don't want to know if it's a boy or a girl though. If I do, I'll obsess over the name, and I don't want to do that. I just want to name him or her on the spot by seeing what seems right. I'll know as soon as I see the baby. I'm a lot more excited about this than I should be.
The only bad thing to come out of this really is that now daddy is making me see Alexis. He say she knows what I'm going through. But she doesn't. If I never see that crazy bitch again it'll be all too soon.
Kristina closed her journal, trying to think of excuses to get out of seeing Alexis, but none came to mind.
(The same time, at Pentonville)
"Excuse me, Ms. Dais, but your time is up," the guard said as the phone clicked off.
Alexis rolled her eyes, but she didn't really care. Her plans for Kristina were in place.
Hey everybody, sorry it's been so long. Please read and review, and Chapter 20 will be up soon. If you hadn't guessed, there's a Kristina/Alexis reunion in there.
