"What did you say?" Emily asked Sonny, not sure of what Sonny meant by vacation and a little taken back by the question.
Before Sonny could respond Elizabeth came into the room. "Hey you're up" she smiled at Emily and Sonny. She had a couple of medicines in her hands and put them all on the table next to Emily's bed.
"I'll leave you two ladies alone" Sonny said exiting the room and smiling at Emily. "I'll be right back." He winked at Emily and left the room to the main hallway. When he was about to sit in the mini lobby of the hospital floor he spotted Carly with Dr. Patrick. Carly saw Sonny and excused herself and walked right over to Sonny. "Hello Carly" Sonny said ready for a lecture to stay away from Emily.
"I'm on my way out with Dr. Patrick; I was just letting you know if you could keep the kids for the night and tomorrow night I don't know how long, well you know." Carly said smirking, hoping to get under Sonny's skin with the implication that her and Patrick might end up in bed.
"That's fine" Sonny said very casually.
"You're not jealous?" Carly asked somewhat surprised.
"Nope. Your life is your life Carly, and my life is mine. I will keep the kids you have fun, but would you watch them next week?" Sonny told Carly remembering his vacation with Emily.
"Why?" asked Carly curios.
"I'm going on a little vacation and I was hoping you could watch the kids. If you can't that's fine but…"
"With whom?" Carly asked knowing the answer to her own question.
"None of your business" Sonny smiled.
"Are you taking Emily to the island?" Carly asked furious.
"Ahh," Sonny let out a yell of frustration. "Carly your date is waiting" Sonny said pointing to Patrick and not wanting to loose his patience or deal with her.
"You don't love me anymore, do you?" she asked.
"Carly" he began to say as he stepped closer to her. "I will always love you. You are the mother of my children, and you and I will always have that connection. No, I am no longer in love with you. I am not your happiness, nor your sanity. I am bad for you and you are a better mother and person without me. I am in love with Emily and I hope you can learn to accept that" Sonny said with his hand on his heart, truly meaning every word he said.
"I will never accept another woman with you." Carly said. "If I have to accept someone I also would not have wanted it to be Emily. She is however, good with my children and I am thankful for that. No, I will not be nice to her, and no, I will not have anything to do with her. You will however, be careful with her because she is Jason's sister and he will kill you…"
"Wow, Carly, Jason and I discussed this already and we agreed how things were going to be." Sonny said cutting her off.
"Fine. I obviously have no choice. Be good Sonny, and always remember that I am the mother of your children and will not be replaced." Carly said putting her coat on.
"Like I could forget" Sonny smiled sarcastically.
"Bye Sonny" Carly said with tears in her eyes and walking over to Dr. Patrick.
"Good bye Carly, take care" Sonny whispered to himself. He smiled at the thought that Carly might just end up being okay.
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"So what's going on with you two?" Elizabeth asked Emily smiling like a school girl.
"Nothing" Emily smiled like another school girl right back. "Oh Elizabeth I am so happy. Finally, finally it's like my life is complete. I have Sonny, and I have my freedom to be with him, I have my medical career to look forward to and I have you as my nurse" she smiled and laughed at her own joke.
Elizabeth laughed right back and said "Oh yeah like if another nurse would to have walked in here it would have dampened your mood. Look at you, you're practically glowing"
"Well it just made my day better then" Emily smiled. "Sonny just asked me to go on vacation with him. I think to his island" Emily confessed to Elizabeth.
"Oh God, that's sudden. Um, are you sure you want to go; I mean…" Elizabeth stopped mid sentence she was speechless.
Emily just smiled. "Yes"
"Oh Em, just promise me you'll be careful and take very good care of yourself, always have a guard with you and…" Elizabeth paused a little "bring me back something" Elizabeth smiled.
"Oh you know I will" Emily smiled. As soon as she did Sonny walked in.
"Hey pretty girls" Sonny said with flowers in his hand.
"Oh gosh, those are beautiful" Elizabeth gasped. "You know Em, you are one lucky girl"
"No, I'm one hell of a lucky man" Sonny replied to Elizabeth's compliment only to add more to it. Elizabeth just smiled and walked out of the room hoping that her friend could finally be happy.