Note: Winding down here. So what did you think of her return? Comments, suggestions always appreciated.

Chapter 38

Outside Alexis's Hospital Room

With Kristina's words, Alexis's room became a flutter of movement. The doctors' were running in and out on the run, trying to figure out what exactly was going on. Her children were shuffled out of her room and stood outside the door waiting.

Their father came running up to them and said "This is your time, why are you guys out of the room? Did something happen?"

Sonny tried to run in the room but was impeded by his oldest son. "Dad, Mom is waking up."

Sonny looked at his children in shock as the tears of joy started to fall down his face "Is this for real? This isn't another false alarm or her joints' moving is it?"

Kristina shook her head, as the joy was evident in her face "There is nothing false about this Dad. Mom is waking up."

Inside Alexis's Hospital Room

Dr. Goldblum shone a light in his patient's eyes while waiting patiently for the beauty to awaken. He felt silly expecting anything more than a grateful nod from his patient but he hoped all the talks he had with her made her know him. He wanted it to make her feel something special for him just from a simple eye lock. The door flung open as the presence that was her husband came running in the room.

Sonny ignored his existence completely and walked up to Alexis and leaned over and whispered softly in her ear. "Wake up sleeping Beauty; we've been waiting on you long enough." This seemed to do the trick as her eyes fluttered open and locked on his in recognition.

Her voice, which hadn't been used in over two months, was harsh as she spoke softly, "Sonny?"

Outside Alexis's Hospital Room

Kristina came running off the elevator. She had received the call from Michael almost thirty minutes ago and had dragged Zander away from his job to meet her at the hospital. She ran up to her family and said "Is it true? This isn't someone joking right?"

Morgan, Michael and Kristina all came around Kristina and pulled her into a hug as they rejoiced over the news.

Kristina pulled away first anxious for some answers, "So how is she? Did she say anything? What's going on and most importantly where's my brother-in-law?"

Michael smiled at her and said, "She's awake and she's in labor."

Inside Alexis's Hospital Room

Alexis looked at Sonny in fear "What's going on? Why am I here? Are the babies okay?"

Having effectively moved the doctor away from her side, he took the chair by her bed and began to speak. He pulled her hand into his and kissed it gently,

"Look, you don't get to throw so many questions at me I just got you back. The only one asking questions here is going to be me okay? Why on earth did you go to the docks in the first place without appropriate backup? What is this I hear about you going into labor? We were supposed to go to Lamaze classes and everything. You always have to show off don't you? You really are a pain in the butt."

Dimpled grin met dimpled grin and Dr. Goldblum immediately felt left out. This was him this man who completed Alexis he could tell by something as simple as their playful banter. He didn't stand a chance when she looked at him like that. She looked down at her ringless hand and gasped, "Oh my god, Sonny. We have to get married before the twins are born!"

Dr. Goldblum cleared his throat and said, "If you'll excuse me, I need to check the vitals on my patient. I've already paged Dr. Meadows to come see how dilated Ms. Davis is."

Alexis nodded and met the doctor's eyes for the first time searchingly. He flinched as she reviewed him carefully and then deciding he was worthy smiled and said, "The name is Mrs. Corinthos or at least it will be soon."

Sonny grinned at this and leaned over and granted her a kiss. "So, I'm definitely thinking that you need to be checked out before you have the twins and definitely before we have any talks about a wedding."

Alexis looked at him pleadingly and said "Please Sonny. I don't want our children to be brought into the world, without your last name."

Sonny nodded and walked past the doctor but not before reiterating quietly to the doctor, "I told you her name was Corinthos."

Sonny came out of the hospital as Jason was walking up to the happy group.

Kristina looked at her brother-in-law and smiled "You look positively radiant Sonny. Your aura is a bright, beautiful balanced white."

Sonny looked at Zander in question, "Translation, please Zander."

Zander nodded and spoke for the group, "You look happy Sonny and it shows."

Jason rolled his eyes as his niece, burst out laughing. "So how is Mom dad?"

Sonny nodded and said, "She's definitely doing a lot better but I'm glad that you are here Kristina. Your sister has asked that before the twins are born that we are married."

Michael jumped up and said "Dad her water broke. Is it safe for her to hold off birth of the kids just to get married?"

Sonny shrugged and said "She's being checked out by Dr. Goldblum and Dr. Meadows right now. Whatever Dr. Meadows suggests, I'll go along with."

Chapter 39

Inside Alexis's Hospital Room

"I want to get married and I want to get married now."

Alexis's voice was still gravely at best, as it hadn't been used in months but her thoughts were still coming across loud and clear. After Dr. Goldblum and Dr. Meadows had checked her out preliminarily they assured her that she could have all of her visitors in her room this one time. Sonny laughed to himself in gratitude as he looked upon his three kids. It was as if the age they had been carrying for the last two months had disappeared and they were once again children.

Kristina crossed her arms upset, "Mom, I wanted all of us to get remarried in Puerto Rico. We could play in the beach with the newborns. Why don't you wait until then?"

Alexis smiled indulgently at her daughter and said; "I've heard every word you guys have been saying to me since I've been in this damn coma. You told me that Carly granted your dad a divorce and now…."

Alexis closed her eyes in pain and Sonny ran over to her concerned and squeezed her hand. "Sweetheart, what's wrong?"

Alexis shook her head and opened her eyes and squeezed his hand right back and smiled, "It was just a labor pain Sonny your children want to make a debut today. I want to be married before they debut. Don't make me hold them in. Sonny, go see the doctors handling my case and get them to authorize our marriage. Now, leave me alone with my sons, I need to talk to them."

Jason stumbled out of Alexis's room in hysterics. Not even an hour back and she already had everybody jumping on their toes.

Sonny looked at him crossly, "What is so funny?"

Jason pulled Sonny into a hug and said, "Sonny after everything you guys have been through in the last couple of months don't you think this is the best news you could hear? Alexis is alive and raring to go and the only thing that she wants is your hand in marriage. I think it's beautiful, poetic and wonderful. Now go and tell the doctor that you were jealous of, that your wife wants to remarry you."

Sonny laughingly agreed and started towards the doctor's office when Jason called him back, "And Sonny, your aura. It's just so beautiful and white."

Sonny looked at him in shock and flipped him the bird.

Michael and Morgan sat across from Alexis in stunned silence. They were beyond pleased that their mother was alive, but now they were going to have to handle whatever she threw at them. "Boys, I know that my being in a coma hasn't really given a chance to dialogue. I don't say talk because I heard everything you said while I was in a coma and I just want you to know that I love you too. I asked to see both of you because I was concerned about you. I'm sure that Michael has told you the latest about Carly and with the divorce and everything I wanted to see how you guys were holding up."

Morgan reached across and took her hand and said, "You were the only one on our minds. Carly to me, is a non-event. She came back into our lives not with the intention of drawing closer to us but to tear our family apart. I don't want to hear about her, as far as I'm concerned she's no longer my mother."

Alexis smiled and said "If you wanted a relationship, with your mother, I would not hold you back. I want you to know Carly just not imitate her actions."

Morgan and Michael nodded and Michael spoke softly and said, "Thanks Mom but that won't be necessary."

Alexis smiled at him softly and turned to Morgan and asked, "Can you leave me alone with your big brother for a moment?"

Morgan nodded kissed her cheek softly and said "Of course." He left the room and closed the door behind him while Alexis reached out her hand for Michael.

Doctor's Lounge

Sonny knocked on the door and entered the room where Dr. Goldblum and Dr. Meadows where conferencing and spoke, "I apologize for interrupting this meeting but I have a demanding wife. Dr. Meadows, in your medical opinion can we get married right now or should I make my wife wait until the birth of our children?"

Dr. Goldblum rolled his eyes and said, "Wait."

Sonny ignored him and spoke to Dr. Meadows, "I'm sorry Dr. Meadows, but I suppose Dr. Goldblum believes that his name has suddenly changed."

Dr. Meadows coughed to cover the laugh that came to the surface. There had been gossip that Dr. Goldblum had been spending way too much time in Alexis Corinthos room. No one dared contradict the doctor as he had a tendency for violent outbursts and as Dr. Meadows looked at Sonny waiting on her response she decided to speak.

"Sonny, your wife is 1 cm dilated. Now if she was at home, I would tell you to go ahead and conduct the wedding, but because of the circumstances that she's in and has just recovered from, I don't know if I should authorize the wedding."

Dr. Goldblum smirked at Sonny as if saying that he could've told him that. Sonny knew that he couldn't go back to Alexis without an affirmative so he tried again, "If we keep the wedding down to a minimum and have the fastest ceremony on the face of the planet can we do it now?"

Dr. Meadows laughed at his enthusiasm and nodded in agreement "Okay but be quick, you have less than an hour give or take with the twins on the way. We also want Alexis to get as much rest as possible before she goes into labor."

Inside Alexis's Hospital Room

Alexis looked at Michael with a smile on her face as she pulled his hand to her lips and kissed it gently. "I'm so sorry that you had to go through this Michael. If I had known that Helena was crazy enough to pull a gun on me in the middle of the docks, I would've gone by myself."

Michael shook his head in negation, "Then, I wouldn't have been there Mom and you could've died on the docks of blood loss. I'm glad it worked out the way it did. I was pissed that I had to be the one there, but that was before. Before I knew what it meant to know that you would trust me to call me in a time of need."

Alexis nodded and said, "I will always trust you son. I have no doubts of your loyalty or love to and for me; you proved that when you left home to follow me to the Port Charles Hotel. So on to another subject, tell me, how are things with Alicia? I only remember bits and pieces of the conversations we had about her."

Michael smiled softly and said "Things are going very well with Alicia. She has been up here every other day and sometimes she even sits with you."

Alexis smiled secretly to herself and said, "I remember." During one of Alicia's conversations she had let it slip that she had fallen in love with Michael after seeing how devoted he was to his family but had yet to voice her sentiment to Michael.

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