Chapter 15

Sonny had gotten up early. He couldn't sleep. Wrong. He couldn't stop thinking about the girl across the hall, or was that even it he wondered.

He wanted to know why he couldn't stop thinking about the Emma, but more so why Courtney was on his mind, his sister, if she even let him call her that any more. He had said some pretty horrible things.

FLASHBACK

"I'm sorry," She said barley audible, "I wanted to tell you."

"No, No you didn't. You ran. You ran to California take one of my best guards and leave, and you're sorry."

"I…"

"No, I don't want to hear it. From this point on I once again have no sister."

END FLASHBACK

He had been harsh, but he always got the sense that there was more to what she had to say. He just didn't have the guts to listen. He never told anyone that he went to see her. He thought she would've told Carly, but he was never confronted. So he figured Courtney never told.

He wasn't sure why Jason did it. He wasn't sure what about this girl made everyone so one edge. Carly and Michael jumped when told around her, Riley was practically slobbering all over her, Morgan seemed to enjoy her company, Jason and himself were trying to figure this girl out. She seemed to have this hold on everyone, even Sam and Lila, though it wasn't the same. She seemed to be able to anger them.

He remembered the reactions of the two when Jason made his suggestion…

FLASHBACK

"She can stay with me," Jason didn't know why he said it. Something about her, the way she carried herself, the look in her eyes. She just seemed so familiar to him, and he was afraid she would disappear if he looked away.

Emma stopped in her tracks. When he offered to let her stay with him her heart skipped a beat. She didn't turn, if she did it might all change. He wanted her to stay with him. She had waited so long to just have one of them want her, to ask her to stay she was afraid it wasn't real, that it was just one of her daydreams.

Sonny stood in the background. He knew his friend would do it; offer his home, well what was left of it, to this girl. He knew that if this girl didn't want to go that she would eventually find a place to stay in the city while Carly was away. He also knew his friend questioned this girl, who she was, what she wanted, but he didn't see her as a threat. Something wouldn't let him.

Morgan stood shocked. He hadn't expected that. He also knew it would cause problems with Lila. All week she had been whining about how much she didn't trust Emma, and how she knew this girl wanted his Dad and Uncle in jail. Morgan knew it was a lie. Lila didn't like Emma because she was afraid of her. As much as Morgan knew it would cause problems he was glad his Uncle did what he did.

Riley was just as shocked as Morgan. He knew the problems it would cause and at the moment didn't really care. He liked Emma. She was giving him a run for his money and he was enjoying it. Now she would hopefully be staying at the penthouse with Jason so he could see her more. A grin was slowly spreading on his face.

Kris was unsure of what to think. This girl had just agreed to not stay with her husband while she was out of town. Emma had shaken up all of their lives and Kris was sure she should hate her, but she wasn't sure that she did.

Michael was just confused. Emma had just refused to stay with him, he was sure it was for Kris, but then his Uncle turns around and volunteers to let her stay with him.

Carly stood with the biggest grin on her face. She had business in the city for a week or so and knew that Emma wasn't up for all the hassle of it. She was so excited that Jason had offered. She wanted Emma to get to know him, to see the man that he is and not what the papers say.

Lila and Sam were both fuming. Lila didn't trust the girl, and didn't want more people to like Emma. What if they stopped liking her? Sam on the other hand was anger and afraid. Sam wasn't positive that it was her, but she was pretty sure it was.

"You can't do that," Lila screamed after the initial shock wore off, " She can't stay with you."

Emma had turned around by know she remained quiet as she listened she wanted to see how it would play out.

"Lila you can't tell your Uncle who can, and can't stay with him," Sonny said in a calm voice.

"Why not, I don't trust her," Lila shot back. How could he do this, How could either of them do this she wondered.

"Emma can stay with me if she wants. It's her choice, and no one else's," Jason spoke calmly.

Emma just stared. She was confused, unsure. She looked him directly in the eyes and could see how much he wanted her to stay. She just wasn't sure why she saw what she did. She finally broke her gaze and turned to look at Carly. Emma let out a laugh. Her Aunt rarely smiled that big but yet here she was with a large grin on her face. Emma knew her answer.

"If you don't mind. That would be nice," Emma stated in a calm yet nervous fashion.

"WHAT," Lila yelled, "You can't be serio…"

"What Lila means is are you sure. You don't have any clue as to who she is. All you have is Cary's word that she's a good kid."

"What the hell Sam. Who…"

"Aunt Carly," Emma coolly stated, " Just let it go. I don't care what Sam thinks of me. She's just scared."

Three little words taken in so many ways by so many people, Sam was the only other one besides Emma to grasp the real meaning. They were the only two to realize that it had nothing to do with the situation at hand. It had to do with what happened nearly 12 years ago.

"Why would my mother be scared of a twit like you," Lila asked.

"Lila dear leave it be, she's just an upset child," Sam commented, "I mean her Mother pawned her off on Carly for the summer what do you expect.'

BAM

SMASH

END FLASHBACK

Sonny had known that it wasn't a good idea to call Sam scared, but he never expected to get that reaction. He sat on his sofa thinking. He needed to talk to someone but it was 4 in the morning. Deciding to call anyway he picked up the phone and dialed. Four rings later the phone was answered.

"Hello."

"Hey man"

"What's up Sonny? Couldn't sleep?"

"Something like that, I was just thinking about your new house guest. Why are you so out of breath?"

"I didn't want to wake Emma, It is only 4."

"Yeah, sorry Jase. I just wanted to ask what you thought of her."

"You called because you wanted to know what I thought of her? You couldn't wait a few hours?"

"NO, I couldn't. There's just something about her."

"I get it Sonny. Something about Emma gets to me as well, but we can talk later. We both need to sleep."

"Yeah, I guess you're right. See ya."

"Bye."

With that said Sonny hung up the phone and made his way up the stairs to try and get a few hours of sleep that night.