Chapter 18

Sam stood up with him and stood in his way. She needed them both eating out of the palm of her hand. She placed her hand on his chest and looked into his eyes. She needed this to work. She took a step closer to him and pressed her body into his. She felt him tense up as she leaned into his ear and whispered, "Please. Don't go."

"Sam," Sonny said his voice a little shaky from the close proximity of Sam. HE wasn't sure what really happened, he ha come to see Jason, but had ended up finding Sam. His breath was caught in his throat, and he didn't know why. Was he really that attracted to the brunette, or was it about the baby. It must be about the bay he thought, as he looked her in the eyes.

They locked eyes and Sonny found himself no longer sure what was happening, He felt Sam's enlarged stomach pressed against him. Her brunette hair falling gently on her shoulders and innocence to her that he hadn't seen before.

Sam saw this as the perfect moment. Sonny was lost in her. She had him under her spell, and she wouldn't waste the moment. She slowly leaned into him more. She was going to kiss him, make him forget all about Carly. She was going to start a war between the two mob men. She needed to. The last thing she wanted to do was hurt the blue-eyed man that she was in love with, but he loved her, and would understand why she had to. He wouldn't let her off the hook, and she wanted to help her family. She would hurt the man she loved in hopes he would understand and stand by her side as the almighty Sonny Corinthos went down.

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Carly watched as the woman left with the child in her arms. She wouldn't say a word, not yet anyway. She knew how dangerous things could get, and the last thing she wanted was to put the lives of those she loved in danger. She knew so little as it was; just that Abbey's child had been located. She wished she knew more, but then again she was the one that left. Carly turned and walked to the couch. She plopped down on it and let herself digest everything.

She thought of her past, and everything she couldn't remember. She thought of that night. That first night when they had been sucked into the world of violence, and power. She couldn't handle it then, but she could now. Of course now she wasn't the one pulling the trigger, taking the life, not that she even remembered the first time that happened. It was all blurred into one big mess. One big blur of death and blood. She knew that over the years the man had softened, but at the time he had lost so much. Her life had been turned upside down from the day she started down that path.

Things were finally how she wanted them to be. She had her family, all of them. She had Sonny and her boys, she had Jason, and she had Courtney. Her sister, a woman who had been there for her through everything anyone could imagine. They had gotten in trouble together, been there through all of the guy troubles anyone could think of, first periods, first kisses, and so much more. They had been inseparable for so long. Carly missed those days, but she could never have them back. Too much had happened.

Carly needed to talk to someone, just to stop thinking about the past. She needed a distraction from her life, from her past, she just wanted to forget all the bad, and there was a lot of bad. Getting up from the couch she walked to the door and across the hall, she needed a distraction, and she knew just what to do. She would bug Jason. That always seemed to make her laugh or at least smile. She placed her hand on the doorknob and prepared to turn it. She plastered a huge smile on her face and pushed the door open.

"Carly's here," She screamed expecting to see a frustrated Jason.

She stood in shock as the door slammed shut in her face. She couldn't believe what she just saw. She didn't want to believe it.

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Neen carried the little girl in her arms. She was much heavier than she was a year ago. She couldn't stop thinking. She hated when that happened. She always had something to do. Not that she minded picking Cali up. She was just sick of all the work. When would she ever get a break? Just a little one, that's all she wanted. She felt the young blonde struggle in her arms as they approached the docks. Neen never really understood the Childs obsession with water, but she had it and it amazed her. Cali could sit looking at water for ages.

She took the girl to the edge of the docks and set her down. Cali looked out at the water for a bit before she started running away from Neen. Neen watched as the child ran and soon followed. Neen was at a sprint by the time she got to the girl. Swooping her up in her arms, Neen began to tickle the child.

"And where might I ask were you running off to," Neen asked out of breath.

"To Mommy," Cali laughed as Neen fell to the ground and pulled the child into her lap.

"Sweetie your Mom has a meeting. She wouldn't be here," Neen said completely forgetting the change in scenery Courtney had asked for.

"She's right there," Cali said as she pointed to the other side of the docks.

Neen's jaw dropped as she starred at the site before the two. She couldn't believe it. She was actually seeing it. Courtney kissing a guy, sure She knew that Courtney was attracted to men, but she had never freely made out with one in public. She had always said she didn't have time for men. She had Cali and work. Yet there she was making out wit ha man, a very cute man to be exact. Neen let a smile form on her lips as she watched; at least someone was getting a little action.

"What's Mr. Jason doing to Mommy," Cali asked in her small little voice.

"Your Mommy is saying hi," Neen said with a laugh.

"Can I do that," Cali asked as she pointed her finger at the two.

"Not until you're older babes."

"When will I be older," Cali asked.

"Where are all the questions coming from? You usually don't talk this much," Neen said as she turned her head to look at the girl.

"Auntie Cagly says I need to talk more," Cali said.

"Of course you would get it from her," Neen said as she threw her head back and arms into the air as she remembered a story Courtney had told her of the woman and her talking.

Cali felt her Aunt's arms release her. She looked up for a second before hopping out of her lap and running down the docks to her Mother. She ran as fast as her little legs could carry her; she was almost to her Mother when she hit something. She fell backwards and placed her hands out to brace herself. Her hands didn't make it behind her in time as her elbows hit the ground just before her bottom did. She screamed out in pain as she began to cry. She lifted her elbow to look at it as a young girl bent down next to her. Cali looked up to see a shocking pair of Emerald green eyes.

She hadn't been watching where she was going. She was late for work, and she didn't really want to be. Carly was giving her a job. She didn't need the money; she just wanted something to do. She knelt next to the crying blonde child and looked at her. She was a cute kid, and she felt bad for running into her. She swept her long flowing brown, almost black, hair over her shoulder as her eyes looked with the little girls.

"Are you okay," She asked.

"I want my Mommy," Cali spoke as the tears continued to fall.

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There lips met slowly as her soft lips pressed against his. She could feel the heat coming from him, as she was sure he could feel the heat radiating off of her. She felt the soft warmth of his tongue gently glide across her lips as she slowly cracked her mouth open allowing his tongue to enter her mouth. The slowly began to deepen the kiss more as the two fought the urge to breath. Neither wanting the moment to end.

Courtney quickly pulled away from the mini make-out session she was in at the sounds of a child screaming. Panic shot through her as her eyes scanned the dock. She knew that scream; it was her little girl, her daughter. She continued to search the docks with her eyes until they fell on her, the crying three-year-old girl. She wasn't alone though. All Courtney could really pick out was the mess of nearly black hair, her crying daughter and a woman in a sleek business suit rushing towards the pile. Courtney didn't hesitate another second as she took off in the direction of the pill up. She had to make sure she was all right.