Going back in time, when Carly is in high school, so most of the story follows GH. She just had Michael and is living with the Quartermaines. This has nothing to do with the whole Carly/Caroline/Reese/Charlotte thing, but it sort of gave me the idea. Reese might be in it as Sonny girlfriend, but not as the one-time Charlotte.

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Carly Benson stood in her room at the Quartermaine's house, watching her baby son, Michael, sleeping.

"What am I doing here?" she wondered, stroking her son's hair.

AJ walked in and Carly rolled her eyes at the sight of him. She couldn't she'd ever let him into her life, let alone her bed.

"Why do you look so happy to see me, Carly Babes?" AJ asked sarcastically, as he approached her.

"Go to hell, AJ. You're obviously drunk again. I want you away from my son when you're like this. Actually, I want you away from him forever, but that can't happen yet," Carly said, thinking of what Jason and Sonny had promised her.

"What are you talking about, Carly? You need me, and you know it, or else you wouldn't be here right now."

"You're the last thing I need. There's nothing you can give me that I couldn't get somewhere else."

"Oh, you mean like from my brother and your drug dealer friend, who is also like ten years older than you?" AJ asked.

"Jason is ten times the man you'll ever be, and Sonny is not, has never been, and never will be a drug dealer," Carly replied, angry that she was stuck there and annoyed that no one saw Sonny like she did.

"Did he tell you that himself?" AJ questioned in disbelief.

"Yes, he did. Now get the hell out of here you drunk bastard."

"Okay, Carly, but just wait. I know you'll come around soon."

AJ left the room and Carly slammed the door behind him.

"I've gotta get out of this place," she said to herself.

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Carly hurried to get ready for school the next morning. Sonny was coming to get her early so they could talk about AJ, and what to do about him.

A car horn beeped at the front of the house. Carly knew it was Sonny and took her time getting herself and Michael downstairs. She wanted to make sure the Quartermaines saw Sonny.

Monica was waiting at the bottom of the stairs, a sour look on her face. Carly knew she was about to say something, and she couldn't wait.

"I told you, we've lined up a nanny to watch Michael during the day while his parents are at school. I also told you that you are to stop bringing Michael to that gangster's house. He is not to be there anymore. He doesn't need to grow up under bulletproof glass. You need to start taking responsibility for your son and yourself, and to respect your son's father," Monica said angrily.

"Monica, my son has one parent, and that is me. AJ hasn't been around Michael once when he wasn't drunk, and that includes the day he was born. And Sonny has a perfectly good nanny watching Michael, so you can just cancel or fire whatever nanny you have. Michael is better off around Sonny than AJ, whose drunk driving, if you've forgotten, destroyed every memory this Jason has. If keeping my son away from AJ will keep him safe, then I am taking responsibility for my son. Now if you'll excuse me, Sonny's waiting," Carly replied, staring Monica down.

Carly stepped in front of Monica and walked out the door. As soon as she was in Sonny's car she burst out laughing.

"What is it?" Sonny asked as he helped her get Michael's car seat into the backseat.

"Every single person in that house needs a reality check so bad, and none of them knows it. Monica just told me that Michael is better off in their house than with you."

"But you love being with Uncle Sonny all day, don't you, Michael?" she said to her son, looking back to check on him.

"We have fun," Sonny said, smiling.

"Thank you, Sonny. Thank you so much for doing this. I would hate to have to leave him in that house all day. If he were to end up like them, I'd have to kill myself," Carly said, tears almost in her eyes. "Especially AJ. He scares me so much sometimes. What if he just takes Michael one night and I never see him again? I mean he said he would do that last week when he was drunk, but I don't know when to take him seriously anymore–"

Sonny cut her off. "AJ threatened to take Michael and leave?" he asked, alarmed.

"Yeah," Carly said, crying now, "and I'm just really scared."

"Why didn't you tell me this before?" he asked.

"Well, I just didn't think he'd go through with it," she explained.

"That's it, I want you out of that house, whether AJ likes it or not. I can't leave you there knowing that you and Michael are in danger," Sonny said, the protective side of him coming out.

"Well, Sonny, I have no place else to go. My mother won't let me live with her, and I can't pay for my own place, unless I quit school, which I really don't want to do, but I think I have to. It's the only way."

"You are not quitting school. I've told you a thousand times and you already know how important it is that you finish school, especially for Michael. You and Michael will just have to stay with me," Sonny replied.

"I don't want to impose on you like that. Besides, what would Alexis and Kristina say? You just got Kristina back, and I don't want to be the reason you lose her again."

"My home is not Alexis's home anymore, so she has no say, and Kristina loves you and Michael. She'll be thrilled to have you guys there."

"Well, okay, but you have to figure out a way around AJ and the rest of those crazy Quartermaines," Carly told him.

"Leave that to me. I'll see you later, okay?"

"Bye, Sonny. Bye, Michael," she said, giving her son a kiss. "Mommy loves you, and she'll you after school."

Carly walked toward the entrance to Port Charles High feeling happy and safe for the first time in a long time. She saw her best friend Marissa near the doors and waved to her. Marissa ran toward Carly and went to give her a hug.

"Hey sweetie, what's up? You were supposed to call me this weekend. What happened?" Marissa asked.

"Yeah, sorry about that. I didn't want to leave Michael with AJ. He and I were fighting. Damn, I can't believe I ever let the boy into my life. Worst decision I ever made. The only good thing I got out of him is Michael, and he could even end up fucking up Michael's life, too. I can't take living there anymore," Carly told her, leading up to the surprise that she was going to live with Sonny.

"That sucks. Look, you should come stay with me for a while. My mom won't mind until you can figure something out. Anything's gotta be better than living there," Marissa suggested.

"That won't be necessary. I've already got somewhere better to live. I'm moving tonight, probably," Carly said excitedly.

"Where?" Marissa asked, surprised. She loved Carly, but she never thought she would actually move out of the Quartermaine house.

"Oh, no place special. Just with Sonny Corinthos," Carly told her friend, trying to make it sound like it was the most normal thing in the world, which they both knew it was not. Carly was just coming around to admitting that she had a crush on Sonny, age difference of not.

"No way!" Marissa squealed. "Oh my goodness, you are sooo lucky. He is so totally hot! How the hell did you manage that one."

"I guess I'm a bigger slut than you thought," Carly joked. "No, actually he insisted on it. I didn't want to at first, but it would really be better for Michael. He doesn't need to end up like any of those whack jobs."

"So, this is all for Michael?" she asked dubiously.

"Well, yeah. Sonny said he wanted us to be safe, and that we're not safe with AJ," Carly explained.

Someone coughed behind them and Carly turned around to see AJ himself.

"So, Sonny says you're not safe with me? Do I need to remind you of how many times he's gotten shot? And don't think I'll ever let my son be raised by Sonny Corinthos. You can go live there if you want, but Michael stays with me," AJ said, trying to sound menacing.

"AJ, you never cease to amaze me. Michael spends more time with Sonny in a day than he has with you in his entire life. Michael is your son by biology, but it ends there. I am the only parent Michael has in this world, and don't you forget it. Michael and I are moving in with Sonny Corinthos tonight."

"Not if I have anything to do about it, Carly Babes." He put his arms around her and tried to pull her away.

"AJ, what the hell do you think you're doing get away from her," Marissa demanded, but to no avail.

"Sorry, Marissa, Carly and I have some private stuff to discuss," AJ said, dragging her away.

"AJ, get the hell off of me!" Carly yelled.

There was the sound of a punch, and then AJ's grip on her was released.Carly turned around to give him a piece of her mind, but saw that Jason had led AJ away and was talking to him, a furious look on his face.

"Hey, are you okay?" Marissa asked, gently.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Let's just go to class and see how long it takes Jason to back into school. I hope he beats him senseless."

"If I know Jason at all, he will."