Sonny laid Emily gently onto the couch and walked over to the brandy bottle. His hands were shaking and he spilled some of it as he poured himself a glass full. He put it to his lips and drank it all in one shot. It burned all the way down, but it took his mind off his heart. He walked outside and grabbed a gun. He put the silencer on and shot at a tree until all his bullets were gone then he shot again. He slammed his fist against a nearby tree. Gun still in hand he dropped to the ground and cried. Everything you touch dies, Sonny. It's your fault. You brought this on her. Everyone warned you not to love her. "Stop it!" he screamed. He heard his cell phone ring and grabbed it from his pocket. It was Jason. He got up and brushed himself off. He rubbed his eyes. "Yeah. What's up?" He walked back towards the house slipping the gun behind his back.

To his surprise it was Jason but Sam. "I've been trying to reach you all night. Manny's court date finally got set for this Thursday. Alexis is still defending the scum bag. I just want to-."

Sonny sighed. "Sam, don't worry about it. If Justice doesn't get the job done then I will."

"There's a play on words," said Sam scoffing.

Sonny shook his head. "Sam it's 6:30 in the morning why don't you go back to bed before Jason realizes you're gone. I'm walking back from Kelly's he's definitely realized by now that I'm gone. Anyway how'd your night go?"

"It went great. Did you know?"

"About Emily." Sam sighed. "Yea, I've been helping out with the kids when she has bad days. Carly's busy during the day a lot of times and the kids get disappointed when Emily can't be with them."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

Sam sighed. "I can't believe I'm about to say this, but- Carly made an excellent point. She reminded me about Robin and AJ. She told me it wasn't our place and I can't believe it myself but I agreed with her. We thought Emily should be the one to tell you. Although I'm sure if Carly knew you two were anything more than friends she might change her mind," said Sam raising an eyebrow. Jason was standing in the doorway arms folded across his chest. "Shit got to go. Have fun." Sam held the bag up as a peace offering. Jason grabbed her and threw her over his shoulder. Sam screamed and laughed.

Sonny closed his phone as he heard Sam and Jason laughing. He decided to take a walk before Emily got up. He needed to relax and think things through. He had wanted to spend the entire week up here with Emily and the boys were supposed to come up mid week while Carly attended a business conference in Las Angeles.

Emily woke up and realized Sonny wasn't in the room. She yawned and got up. She saw that the brandy was severely depleted and a glass was missing. She saw it on the table out on the veranda. She sighed and ran her fingers through her hair. Shower then you can worry about Sonny and what you need to do next. She saw her pills in her overnight bag. OK so pills first. She groaned and downed the supposed "medical cure" for her illness. To her all it seemed to do was cause her to feel like shit. She sighed and climbed into the shower. When she came out she looked at herself in the mirror. She touched her face as if it weren't her own. Who are you? Why would Sonny want you? You look like a skeleton of Emily Quartermaine. You should run before he sees you like this. She shook her head. Stop acting like a coward. If you stopped acting like a skeleton that might help. She picked up the phone and called Leticia.

Sonny could hear laughter coming from the house and he saw Emily and the kids making pancakes. Emily was covered with flour and so was Morgan. Michael had a chef's hat on and was flipping pancakes. Morgan was attempting to stir the pancake batter but instead he was just hit it with the spoon. Sonny opened the door.

"Something smells good," he said.

"Dad!" exclaimed Michael. "Come see what I'm doing. Emily showed me how."

Sonny stomped the snow off his shoes and walked over to see Michael making pancakes shaped as different animals and letters. Sonny looked at Morgan who was beating the living day lights out of the pancake batter.

"Doing good buddy," he said kissing the top of his head.

Emily suppressed a laugh. "It's a new method he invented." Sonny smiled.

"I see your teaching them how to cook. Now that's a scary idea."

Emily playfully hit him in the arm. "I think I can handle pancakes."

Sonny looked around the room at the flour and batter all around. Emily followed his gaze.

"Shut up."

Morgan looked at Emily. "Emiwee you not supposed to say shut up," he said in all seriousness.

"You're right Morgan. Sorry," she said giving him a kiss.

"I'm all done," he said smiling with satisfaction.

Emily and Sonny both glanced down at the severely deformed yet not well mixed pancake batter.

"You know what why don't we get some chocolate chips to put in that," said Emily lifting him onto her hip and looking in the bags for some chocolate chips.

"How about blueberries instead," said Sonny offering a more nutritional alternative.

Michael wrinkled his nose and Morgan looked at Emily in shock.

"Blueberries, huh?" asked Emily. "Umm… well unfortunately Leticia didn't buy those, but she didn't buy chocolate chips."

"Don't worry. I think I have some in the fridge," said Sonny walking over to the fridge to see what she'd say next.

"Well that's unfortunate," said Emily.

Sonny smirked as he searched the fridge. "What'd you say, Emily."

"She said-," started Michael but Emily covered his mouth.

"How about both?" she asked offering a compromise hoping to get herself out of the mess she caused.

Sonny put his arms around Emily's waist when the boys went into the bathroom to get cleaned up.

"So, you don't like blueberries huh?"

"Not as much as chocolate," she said kissing him.

"I'll have to remember that," he said kissing her back. He rested his head against hers. "You know we were supposed to have the whole day to ourselves," he said kissing her neck sending shivers down her spine.

"I can't keep you all to myself all the time. Besides the boys haven't seen you in weeks, I thought you'd be happy to see them."

Sonny smiled. "I am, but it would have been nice to have you all to myself."

Emily smiled. "Yea, but you'll just have to get used to sharing."

"Emily I can't get the flour out of Morgan's hair!" yelled Michael.

Morgan was giggling. Emily hurried into the bathroom and gasped.

"Sonny, get the camera it's on the counter."

Emily saw Michael holding Morgan down on the toilet seat with the shower head in his other hand. He was spraying Morgan with water, but the mix of sugar, four, and water was not a good one plus some melted chocolate. Sonny came in and laughed. Emily took a few pictures then handed it back to Sonny. She put some shampoo in Morgan's hair and washed out the rest of the goop. She blow dried his hair and then turned to Michael who was equally messy.

"Why don't you guys go eat and I'll finish cleaning up."

Leticia was standing with Sonny. "Emily don't worry I go it. You look like you might need to change yourself."

Emily looked down at herself she was drenched. Sonny was laughing.

"Oh you think this is funny," she said taking the shower head and aiming it at him.

"You wouldn't."

Emily grinned as he grabbed the hose and she squeezed it. Water sprayed over them. She giggled as he got it in the face. He lifted her over his shoulder and carried her out and threw her down onto the bed.

"This is war," he said kissing her.

"The boys," she giggled.

He slammed the door.

"No really Sonny, you have to go check on them while I get changed."

Sonny grabbed another shirt and walked out into the kitchen. "All right so who wants blueberry and who wants chocolate chip," he said changing as he walked. Emily watched his backside and smiled. She wouldn't mind a little alone time later. She slipped on one of Sonny's fleeces and took the blow drier and dried her jeans.

Leticia smiled. "They can cause so much trouble."

Emily shook her head and sighed. "You're telling me." She smiled at Leticia. "Thanks for doing this by the way."

"Don't worry about it. You need to relax and take care of yourself. This is what I'm here for don't forget. It's been nice having help, but you need to take care of yourself right now."