Note: Okay so I'm winding down. We have maybe 2 more dramatic, dramatic chapters and then for the end I tried to go out on a lighter note and test my funny bone, so we'll see where that gets us. Anyway, I appreciate all the reviews I've received and hopefully by the middle of next month you should have the completed version of this story. These two were my favorite characters until the writers messed them up, and I was always so upset at the wasted potential and this was my outlet. So as always, comments, suggestions etc are greatly appreciated and spur on more writing.. hint. hint. :)

Chapter 24

Jason's Penthouse

Sonny swore under his breath as he looked at his best friend. "I know I'm out of the business, but isn't there some way you can help me to make her disappear?"

Jason laughed and said, "I wish it was that easy. I have people checking into her whereabouts from five years ago but the trail is almost cold, it's just not easy. I'm doing everything in my power to make this process over with as quickly as possible."

Sonny nodded and said, "How are Morgan and Kristina after what happened with Carly?"

Jason looked at him in shock and said, "You know what happened?"

Sonny shook his head and said, "I didn't know but now I know that it was heavy, whatever it was. You wouldn't look like that otherwise. So Jason, come on what did she tell my children that affected them so much?"

Sonny and Alexis Home

Alexis smiled as she strolled into the living room complete with her self-made armor, Natasha Cassadine. All the armor, a seven-month pregnant woman could have. She had allowed this woman to affect her for too long. "So Carly, I hear that you are threatening my children causing havoc and making Sonny hate you. If I had known it was going to only be this long before you were kicked out, I would've waited before having Sonny pack me up."

Carly smirked and said, "Didn't the doctor say you needed to stay away from stress? So what are you doing back here? Did you come home for a quickie with my husband?"

Alexis laughed loudly at Carly's veiled insult "Sex is your game Carly, not mine. What Sonny and I share goes beyond the physical and more on the emotional plane but you wouldn't now about that now would you seeing as how you use your body for everything you want. You do know that you don't scare me? I'll admit, I was the first one ready to leave when my doctor told me no stress which equals you, but that was until you used my mother as your personal insulting block and threatened my children. You told my children that you wished that my murdered mother and I had been killed together. Those were fighting words so I'm back Carly and I'm not going anywhere. As a matter of fact, I can promise that you will be the first one to leave this house. So why don't you save yourself the trouble and go on and pack?"

Jason's Penthouse

Sonny felt the hand on his shoulder. After Jason had explained to him what had conspired with Kristina and Carly, he needed a moment to compose himself and gather his thoughts.

He turned around, "She threatened my wife's and my child's life. Do you think I'm just going to sit here and let her get away with that?"

Jason shook his head and said, "No I don't. I don't expect you too, what I do expect you to do, is allow me a chance to convince Carly that it's time to go. I will try to show her that her skills are stronger if she's away from you and that house."

Sonny nodded slowly and said, "What if she doesn't agree? I can't go on like this for too much longer."

Jason reached for his jacket and said, "Don't worry, we'll convince her together."

Sonny and Alexis Home

Michael looked at his mother standing in front of him with a smile. This wasn't the same woman that had left distraught and unable to cope; this woman had put on some kind of emotional shield and was back. She was ready to fight Carly head on. Michael felt the fear that had been crowding his mind and his heart for the last couple of days disappear. "So Mom does this mean we are moving back home?"

Alexis met her son's eyes with a smile "Yes sweetie. We are moving back home, we started off as a family, and that's how we are going to stay. It doesn't matter what a judge says about the state of my marriage to your father. We were a family long before that paper came along."

Carly snorted while rolling her eyes "You do know that you aren't legally married to Sonny. What's to stop me from calling the police and having you escorted off the premises?"

Alexis smiled back at her slyly "Maybe it has something to do with the fact that my name is on the deed of the house along with Sonny. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that you are already on tenuous ground with your children and if you screw with me anymore you can prepare to receive the consequences. Yes Carly, the gloves have come off and I'm prepared to use them. Why don't you go upstairs and get packed?"

Alexis turned around to Morgan and said, "Sweetheart, why don't you take my bags upstairs to my room."

Jason's Car Outside of Sonny and Alexis House

Jason was the first to notice Alexis's car in the driveway. He signaled to Sonny to look at the car.

Sonny turned a fearful face on him as he jumped from the car to run in the house. He stopped short when he saw Alexis and Michael on the couch laughing. Sonny felt his heart drop to his feet, "Sweetheart, what are you doing here?"

Alexis stood up and toddled over to Sonny and placed a kiss on his lips.

Sonny turned her around and wrapped his arms around her waist or what was left of it and kissed her neck in shock. He had never been so happy to see anyone in his whole life. Putting the reality that she was back in a house that could cause her physical and emotional damage, he just focused on the fact that she was there and with him.

Alexis giggled with joy and said, "Honey, I'm home."

Chapter 25

Sonny and Alexis Home
Carly came down the stairs with her suitcase in her hand. Something had changed with Alexis. She wasn't the same little woman that everyone was trying to protect; she was standing up taller and even more defiant with her. With everything she had done, especially to Kristina she was grateful that Sonny and the kids didn't hate her more.

Carly looked at Jason who was watching her with hawk-like eyes "Can I take you somewhere Carly?"

Carly shrugged her shoulders and said, "No, I'm okay. I just need to talk to Michael and Sonny for a moment. Can you take my suitcases out to the car? I'll be out in a moment."

Alexis visibly tensed in Sonny's arms but said, "Don't worry, I'll go upstairs."

Sonny watched his wife go upstairs as Jason reached for her bags and started taking them to the car.

Sonny turned to Carly and said, "Okay, what do you have to say for yourself?"

Outside of Sonny and Alexis House
While he was on his way to the car, his cell phone rung. "Jason here"

Jason smiled softly and said, "So you have the complete report? Everything about where she's been for the last five years? Yea that's great, leave it at my penthouse. What do you mean something I need to know? It can't wait until I get home?"

Jason hung up the phone in shock as the last words of Benny ran through his head at the implications. She couldn't have, could she?

Inside Morgan's Bedroom
Morgan and Kristina sat on his bed playing poker. "You do know that you are never going to be able to beat me at poker Morgan. Dad taught me how to play."

Morgan laughed as he looked at his sorry hand and said, "Well what I do know is that this family is finally starting to get back to normal. Mom is home where she belongs and Carly is finally leaving this house. I don't think life could get much better than this do you?"

Kristina nodded in agreement as she laid out her cards "Full house. I win."

Downstairs with Carly, Michael and Sonny

Carly felt her words falter as she realized that she had lost. Was it really over? Did she not have a chance with her husband or her sons?

"I'm going with Jason now. Not because I'm giving up and not because I'm tired of fighting because I will always fight for you guys. I just don't want to make things any harder between us. I will leave for now but rest assured I'm coming back and when I do there won't be anyone that can keep me away."

A Couple of Hours Later

Inside Jason's Penthouse

Jason walked with Carly into the penthouse silently as she threw her bags on the couch.

Carly looked at Jason who was watching her every move. "Listen Jase, can't we save the lecture until the morning? I'm beat, it's been a long day, and I'm not up to fighting again. I get so damn tired of fighting everyone."

Jason nodded and said, "Sure, we can talk in the morning, but it's not going to change the facts. Tomorrow you have a 9 meeting with Ric. You are going to tell him that you are requesting a divorce from Sonny, no-contesting."

Carly started to laugh incredulously "What on earth makes you think that I'm going to agree to something ridiculous like that?"

Jason smiled softly "I have the report Carly."

Carly looked at him in confusion, "What report are you talking about?"

Jason crossed over to his table and handed her a manila file folder. "This is the report that I received today from my investigator. It details the whereabouts of one Carly Corinthos for the last five years. It is quite a read, especially the part about your association with one of Port Charles most wanted."

Inside Sonny and Alexis bedroom
Alexis walked back into the bedroom she shared with Sonny after insuring that Morgan and Kristina were tucked in. "Sonny, I told Michael to take Alicia out to dinner. We were supposed to have dinner at the penthouse but with all the moving back in I decided it would be best if he went on his own."

Sonny nodded and walked over to her and pulled her into his arms. Closing her eyes she relished the feeling of safety his strong arms brought her. "Is this going to be too much for you?"

Alexis shook her head against his shoulder and said, "I'm back where I belong and that is with my family. Nothing could ever be wrong about that."

Sonny smiled and brought her lips to his, "Let's go to bed sweetheart."

Somewhere in Port Charles

Helena Cassadine stepped off the plane in Port Charles with disgust. She didn't want to be here in fact this was the last place on earth she wanted to be. However when she had gotten word that Carly had screwed up the one thing she had commanded her to do she knew that this was a job she hand to handle herself. The only thing, the insipid little idiot had to do was destroy Alexis and her family. Not only had she not succeeded but, she also now had allowed her to move back into her house and was as happy as ever. This would not remain as is.

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