Beyond Recollection: A Sonny & Skye FanFiction

Chapter Twenty-two: Waking to Reality Part I

A/N: Sadly, this is the final chapter of this fanfic. :tear: I had such a good time writing it and I truly enjoyed all of your comments and feed back. I decided to split this last chapter into two parts because I have had this 1st part written for sometime and I hate making you guys wait for updates. So here is the Part I and hopefully this block will go away so I can write the ending!

"I don't like this," Jason repeated to himself looking at the closed doors, separating them from Sonny and Skye. "I don't like this at all."

"Morgan, quit your worrying," Luke replied, ushering him towards the bar with a light shove. "They're just talking."

"I just don't get how one dream can change him so much," Jason spoke softy, taking a seat on an empty stool.

"Ya know," Luke began, pouring another glass. "He might be psychic."

"He's not psychic," Jason shook his head at the older man.

"Well," pausing to take a long sip. "He could have been."

"I think you've had too much to drink Luke."

"That might be the case," Luke smiled towards him and raised his glass. "Cheers."

"How…why did you become business partners with Skye?" Jason suddenly asked, looking serious again.

"Jason," he spoke leaning against the bar, closer to him. "She's not AJ. She has both a soul and a heart."

"Luke—."

"No, no," he interrupted shaking his hands in the air. "You just listen to what I have to say." With no further interruptions from the man beside him, Luke continued. "Now I might not have been around much when Skye was in the whole self-destructive mode, but she's told me enough that I have a pretty good understanding. And I've come to the conclusion that most of the era was due to her drinking, AJ's influence, and the rejection of her family. All of which we no longer have to worry about because she's patched things up with the Q's, AJ's flown the coupe, and she's back on the wagon."

"For now," Jason interjected. "She's weak Luke and it seems like every time a problem comes around she heads right back for the bottle."

"In the past, maybe. But why wouldn't she?" Luke asked roughly.

"What?" Jason asked, puzzled by Luke's reply.

"When all her family and so called friends continually turned their backs on her, why wouldn't she not turn to the only thing that has always been their for her. Now, I'm not giving excuses for whatever she's done in the past, I just wanted to give you some kind of a clue because I get the feeling you think she is to blame for the shit that comes into her life."

"She's done some stupid things Luke."

"And my psychotic niece Carly hasn't?"

"That's different…"

"Why is it different?" he asked crossing his arms. "Because you're Carly's friend or because she was Sonny's wife?"

Jason was silent as he thought over Luke's last statement, trying his hardest to come up with a reason to hate his adoptive sister. The only problem Jason had, was that every reason ended with her friendship and loyalty to AJ, and a tiny part of his subconscious was finally telling him that it wasn't fair to hate her because of his brothers influence.

"Jason, have you even had a descent conversation with her? Conversation not meaning when you were threatening her."

"No."

"And do you think it means something when your two favorite Q's, Lila and Emily, love and trust her?"

"Lily and Emily are good people, Luke. They couldn't hate anyone."

"Well I don't see them getting all cozy with Helena. Obviously, they have the ability to see who a person really is… and to see the good in them."

As Jason looked down at his hands, his shoulders fell slightly with the weight of Luke's assumptions.

"Buddy, you just have to give her chance," Luke declared. "You won't regret it! I promise," he spoke with a large inebriated smile.

"They've been out there for a while," Jason added casually, unsure what to say next.

"Must be going pretty good then," Luke smiled with satisfaction. Opening his mouth to add a last statement, his words where cut off by a sudden burst through the door and both men turned to see Skye hurriedly push her way through the crowd and towards the doors of the casino.

As Luke quickly rushed towards his friends, an expression of worry troubling his features, he was unaware of the same expression flashing momentarily on Jason's face.

"Skye!" Luke called catching up to her beside one of the blackjack tables. "Hold it red," he spoke, stopping her with a hand to her elbow. Turning her face him, Luke was unaware of Jason's cautiously approaching figure. "What's wrong?"

"I…I just need to go Luke," she answered looking past his shoulders and meeting Jason's eyes for a brief moment. "I need to get out of here before…"

"Skye," Sonny called out as he entered the casino. All conversations ended as all of Port Charles watched Sonny Corinthos hurriedly make his way towards Skye. "Don't leave yet," he pleaded gently, causing a sea of confused expressions to look towards the red head.

"Please don't make a scene Sonny," Skye asked, glancing to her family and friends. "Don't do this here."

"I love you Skye," Sonny confessed, moving around Luke to be closer to her.

"Don't," Skye pleaded softly, shaking her head at his approaching body.

"Please just give us a chance," he begged softly, talking her hands in his own. Out of the corner of his eye he watched Carly's form step forward, before being stopped by her lover Lorenzo.

"What the hell is going on here?" Edward demanded as he and the rest of the Quartermaine's gathered around the scene. "Get your filthy paws of my granddaughter."

"Skye, what is going on?" Alan asked looking towards his daughter before glaring at a snickering Tracy.

"You see Alan," Luke began turning toward the Quartermaine's and swaying slightly. "Sonny here is in love with your daughter."

"Luke!" Skye exclaimed, turning red and quickly pulling her hands from Sonny's.

"You're in love with Skye?" Tracy asked with a frown.

"What game are you playing Corinthos," Jax questioned as he stepped through the crowd watching the scene in front of them.

"This isn't a game candyboy," Sonny glared as the Australian stepped between him and Skye. "I love her."

"Sonny," Skye whispered, continuing to plead with him. "Just stop."

"Since when?" Jax asked, referring to Sonny's statement.

"That doesn't matter Jax," Sonny hissed at the blonde.

"Yes it does Corinthos, because the last of my understanding was that you hated her."

"And didn't you once hate her?" Sonny asked leaning in close to Jax. "Until you got to see the real Skye."

"And you've gotten to see the real Skye?"

"Everyone could if they just looked past the image who she once was. She's loyal, passionate, kind, and the most beautiful woman in this room."

"Are we talking about the same Skye?" Tracey asked, looking sickened by Sonny's statement.

"Tracy!" Edward, Alan, and Emily called at once.

"Skye," Sonny spoke, turning her attention away from her family and back towards him. "Please can we just go somewhere and talk about this?"

"No," Jax intervened. "There's nothing to talk about."

"Jax," Skye reprimanded. "I can speak for myself."

"Are you kidding me Skye? You actually believe him?"

"I…"

"He can't just suddenly like you…or even love you." Jax declared angrily before pulling her aside, but being followed by Sonny and half the crowd.

Seeing Skye's wounded expression with Jax's words and worried that she might believe her ex husband, he quickly replied, "Why can't I?"

"Because—

"Has no one ever looked at someone they've known for years, and suddenly seen them in a new light. Seeing them in the right light…seeing how wonderful they really are and suddenly realizing that all you want is to get to know them and to stop regretting all the time you wasted on hating them."

"Yes, just not for Skye," Tracy laughed.

"Hey!" Skye exclaimed.

"This is crazy! You of all people just can't go from hating someone to being in love with them the next moment." Jax hissed at Sonny.

"Just back off Jax," Jason's voiced echoed from behind the blonde.

"Morgan, I can't believe you are supporting this." As Jax continued to voice his complaints, Sonny took the opportunity to step around the Australian, pulling Skye towards him.

"Skye," he spoke softy, framing her face in his palms. "You have to believe that what I've been saying is the truth. This isn't a ploy or a game. All I want is the chance to give you the life and love you deserve."

"Sonny," Skye began looking down briefly before meeting his gaze. "You have to understand why this is so hard for me to except. I don't know why I should even believe you."

"Let me show you," he murmured softly before pressing his lips against her own. The kiss lasted but a moment, before a pair of angry hands suddenly pulled him from Skye. Stumbling backwards from the force, Sonny was unable to avoid the fist that quickly flew towards his face.

"Jax!" he distantly heard Skye yell, before his world went black.

TBC