Chapter 18

Elizabeth had not spoken a word to Jason. Dinner was absolutely silent. Jason used to love silence, but knowing it was because she was angry with him made it not-so-pleasant. Jason tried to start a conversation but Elizabeth would not answer him.

Emily walked in the penthouse as Elizabeth began to clear the table. She smiled, "hey Em."

"Hi guys." She said.

Jason gave his sister a glance but didn't say anything. He loved his sister, but wasn't happy with what was going on in her life. He made that clear to everyone, including Emily.

"Is Nickolas coming over tonight?" Elizabeth asked.

"No. Actually I am going to stay over there. We have a lot to talk about with the baby coming and all." She explained.

Jason cleared his throat, "Nickolas knows to take care of you and my niece or nephew."

"Yes, he does," Emily quickly defended her husband. She smiled at Elizabeth before heading up to the guest bedroom.

If Elizabeth could have, she would have yelled at Jason for his comment. Could he not worry about everyone else and try to fix his own marriage? Was that so hard?

Corinthos Penthouse

Carly walked down the stairs, her husband was waiting for her on the couch. She made her way over to him and sat down on his lap. He kissed her cheek,"how was your day?"

"Good, I took the boys to the park and and then we stopped by the hospital to see mom." She told her husband.

"How is Bobbie?" He asked.

"Wonderful, she is going out-of-town tomorrow, that's why I took the boys to see her." Carly said.

Sonny smiled," can I ask you something?"

Carly moved off his lap and sat down next to him. She put her hands in her lap as she waited for her husband to ask the question.

"Are you happy?"

The question was insane. Was she happy? Carly Corinthos had two wonderful boys, a nice home, great friends, and was married to her soulmate. And he asked if she were happy!

"Sonny! You know I am." She exclaimed.

"You seem like it, but I have to know the truth."

"Yes, I am very happy. I love my life." She answered, meaning every word.

"Okay, I am sorry about the sudden question, I just had to ask."

She waved it off,"don't worry about it. I have a question for you though."

"Oh and what is that?" He asked.

"Have you ever considered adopting a little girl?" Carly asked.

Sonny sat there, he thought about the option. He adopted Michael, but this was totally different, wasn't it? He hated that their were children in the world who had to grow up without parents. No child should have to grow up like he did.

"I think that adopting is a great idea." He said, grabbing her hands.

Carly's eyes lit up, "really?"

Sonny chuckled at his wife's expression,"yes really."

"I just thought that adopting is a better idea for all of us, and then we can at least help one child have a better life."

"I understand totally," Sonny agreed.

"Okay, we are adopting a baby." Carly hugged her husband tightly. The squeals of excitement filled the room.

Pier 52

"Hey," she greeted her husband as she came down the steps.

Nickolas turned around, "hey Em. Did Jason and Liz give you any trouble about staying with me tonight?"

Emily rolled her eyes, "lets not talk about those two."

Nickolas shrugged, "fine."

They sat down on the bench, both not sure where to begin. The sun was beginning to set and all Emily could think about was how much she wanted her and Nickolas to be okay. He saw her gazing out into the sky, but he knew she was thinking about something.

"Emily, I want you and the baby to live with me at our home." He stated.

She turned to look him in the eyes,"is that a good idea? I mean are so sure that we are going to work out? I won't stay in this marriage just for our child, that isn't good for it either."

"I know that. I also know that we are going to be okay, we love each other too much to give up now." Nickolas said.

"And if our child does not want to be an heir to the Cassadine thrown?" She questioned.

Nickolas grinned, "I guess we will have to have another kid that will."

Emily hit his arm,"oh you are so sure."

"Am I wrong, we will have more kids won't we?" He gave her puppy dog eyes.

"Nickolas" she warned.

"Okay, we can talk about more kids after this one is born." He placed one of his hands on her stomach. She watched as Nickolas talked to their child, it was adorable. It made Emily fall in love with Nickolas all over again. He was going to be a great father, she lucked out.

"I am getting hungry. Lets go home." She said.

Nickolas helped her up,"yes, lets go home."

Chmiel Household

"I don't believe you, Elizabeth told me that her husband was in the coffee business." Talisa argued with her husband.

"He is, as a cover. Jason Morgan is partners with Sonny Corinthos, I was brought here to investigate." Matt explained.

She shook her head in disbelief, "no, this can't be right. I will just call Elizabeth right now and have this whole misunderstanding cleared up. And we can set up a dinner date so you can meet Jason. He seems like an okay guy."

"Wait. What do you mean okay guy? Have you met him?" Matt asked, his voice raising in frustration.

"Well kind of, he came to talk to Liz while we were having lunch today. We didn't talk, he seemed to be very busy." She cursed herself for that last comment.

"Oh so you see, he was busy, I am sure he knows who you are and who I am and doesn't want you anywhere near his wife. He would do anything to make sure he gets what he wants." Matt said.

"I can't believe you said that." Talisa yelled.

"It's true Talisa, I am sorry that you like Elizabeth but I care about you more. You are carrying our baby, your safety and health comes before your social life." Matt explained.

Talisa was hot,"fine Matthew! You win! I am going to bed. My child and I had a busy day and another busy one tomorrow."

"Talisa! Don't walk away from me." Matt demanded.

"Matthew, I am done discussing this with you," she continued down the hallway to their bedroom.

Matt decided to follow, hoping she would talk to him once they got in the bed, things always seemed better once they were in bed. He walked into their room she took off her shirt and slipped on her nightgown. Matt stripped down to his boxers while Talisa brushed out her hair.

They both climbed into bed around the same time. They hadn't spoken a word, even while in the bathroom brushing their teeth, it was silent.

Just as Matt was about to say something Talisa shut off the light. That was not good, she really was upset with him. So he did what he always did, he leaned over her and gently kissed her cheek, "I love you."

Talisa didn't say anything but returned the kiss quickly. Matt wasn't sure if she had really done it or not.

"I love you too, Matthew." Talisa whispered after a while. She hoped that if she waited long enough that he would be asleep when she said it. The truth was, Matt was awake and heard it. Now he could actually sleep, they always told each other they loved each other before going to sleep. He wasn't sure that he would be able to sleep without those words.

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