"Tears for Ric, Sonny? Why? After all he's done? I'd think you'd be dancing for joy"
"Carly leave now." Sonny warned.
"Why I'm your wife you need comfort you get it form me"
"Lorenzo kick you out on your ass did he?" Alexis said.
"Fuck off Alexis"
"You know what?" Alexis started "Save it my husband and I will be fine. You're dismissed." She said waving her hand.
"Alexis please let me talk to her and while your gone set up divorce papers."
Carly looked sharply at Sonny.
"I love her Carly that's all there is to it. That means my life will revolve around my family. Her and my children"
"I'm Michael and Morgan's mother you can't take them away from me"
"I won't but I will get joint custody"
"And raise your princess while my boys get nothing. Not while I'm breathing, you do this I'll take half of it all."
Adella walked in and saw red.
"You little bitch are you threaten my son over his brothers death bed"
"You know what your little bastard did to me"
"Get out of here before I break something. Namely you." Carly opens her mouth, Sonny waves her off.
She leaves on a sneer.
"I hate that woman." Adella says.
"I'm beginning to." Sonny sighs.
A nurse walked in.
"Oh sorry I'm here to take care of the body." She said.
"Go ahead sweet heart." Adella said.
She walks into the room and looks at the man staring down at his own body.
"Ric"
"Yes, who are you"
"Cordy and a Reaper usually come but I needed you"
"Why"
"You wanted to be in the fight"
"Yes but I'm dead"
"So am I but I'm still fighting"
"You get your ark angels wings and we get to work"
"I like that deal"
"Wow my first recruit"
"First"
"First dead one really I've got one human"
"Okay."
Cordy waved her hand he his body was cleaned.
"I was supposed to start here but I can't"
"Why not"
"Bigger things burning in other dimensions. We don't fix those it will spill over here and that not a good thing. Hold on." She pulled out her cell phone.
Angel's cell rang.
"Hello"
"Angel hey?" She said.
"Hey what's up?" A smile in his voice.
"Duty calls in another dimensions believe it or not and its long term"
"You bailing out?" He frowned.
"I'll be back trust me on that, we're trying to run a corporation together. It's just, I do have other duties and you said you could handle that." She sighed. "I can but all of a sudden? Be careful they didn't want you to sign up with me in the first place this might be a trap." He warned.
"Trust me I've got a new hire, this guys good, he'll watch my back"
"He better. Be safe"
"I will see you in a few weeks"
"How few"
"Two months tops."
Angel gave off a heavy sigh.
"I know but it won't be that bad you got Blue and Red"
"Yeah I deal with it. Just be careful"
"Bye"
"Bye."
Ric watch her let off a soft sigh.
"Close?" He asked.
"Very but that's the life we live or don't live. Let's go"
"I have so many regrets. Making peace with my brother spending time with my mother." Ric said.
"I do to. We'll deal with it."
The two lights left the building, Sonny sat in the room where his brother lay. How much of his life had he wasted? Fighting with Ric, Carly, everyone, no one would believe he felt any pain over Ric but as so many women tried to tell them. He felt thing differently then most, his heart ached so alone for so long what could have been between him and Ric like with Courtney. So much time wasted, a hand took his, he looked up to see Alexis standing there.
"I couldn't leave you alone with that woman."
A soft broken smile was all he could give.
"Let's get you home we have a lot of work to do. While you and Adella rest."
Once home Sonny went to check on Elizabeth, she was holding Lexa and rocking her. Looking out upon the city he came up behind her and she lean her head on his shoulder.
"I'm sorry." He said.
"Don't be at least it wasn't you." Elizabeth turned to him.
Sonny smiled.
"That's true." "Hmm I miss him." She told him.
"Funny so do I, I don't know why." Sonny frowned.
"Someone to mentally spar with, because no matter what he told others he was still your brother"
"True. What do we do now?" Sonny asked.
"Live without him I suppose." She said with a sigh.
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