Note: There comes a point in every author's story the end... Well not really the end because I already wrote another chapter to this story
because I actually fell in love with these characters. Thanks for all the wonderful support I've received during this especially traumatic time.
Nothing is worse than putting yourself out there only to be bit, well fortunately that hasn't happened to me. So saying all of that I say enjoy
this next to the last installment and I hope to see you in my next story. I'll unleash a peak of that one in the Epilogue.

Chapter 48

A Couple Hours Later
Sonny and Alexis Home

Sonny opened the door as his wife and daughter walked into the house, "Surprise."

Alexis turned to Sonny with a grin and said, "Thanks you guys."

Her children and sister looked at her and then Michael smiled and said, "Mom, you don't have to play anymore. Everyone here knows that you know. I told everyone in case they were wondering that Dad can't keep a secret from you."

Alexis grinned and walked down the stairs to the living room and said, "So it's true everyone, my husband can't keep a secret from me. Isn't that great?"

Jason walked up to her and said, "Can I borrow Chloe?"

Alexis nodded and said, "Of course, please."

She gently handed her newborn daughter over to Jason while Sonny wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her neck. "I love you Alexis. It's so wonderful to have you back in this house, with our children."

Alexis leaned back into his arms and pulled his arms closer, "After, everything we've been through, all I need right now is you and our children for the rest of our lives."

Kristina leaned back into Zander's arms as she watched her sister walk around the room greeting all of her guests with Sonny by her side, never once letting go of her hand. Jax and Courtney came back early and were busy doting on the newest members of the family. Nikolas and Emily were watching the whole scene with amusement and joy. Elizabeth and Ric were busy at the punch bowl making goo-goo eyes at one another.

Kristina turned to her fiancée and said, "So when are we going to have children?"

Zander choked on his drink and said, "Sweetheart, don't you think we are doing things backwards? I mean let's get married first and then we can talk about having a family."

Kristina snuggled up to him and said, "You're right. Let's get married tonight. Pluto is in the right house tonight."

Zander nodded and said, "Whatever you want sweetheart, whatever you want."

"So, I had Alicia checked out. She's clean."

Michael rolled his eyes and said, "Do you know that not even three months ago I was standing right outside this porch telling my Mom that I wasn't worried that you were going to do that. Uncle Jason you are weird."

Jason shuffled his niece in his arms as she fell asleep and he patted her back to ensure she remained content. "Look, Michael I love every member of my extended family almost as much as I love myself."

Michael nodded with a smile and said, "Of course I know and I want you to know that we love you too. You are our Uncle, blood or not."

Hours Into The Party

Sonny looked towards Alexis as she looked at him in confusion and worry, "Have you seen the kids?"

Sonny nodded and said, "Of course, Jason has Chloe and Jax has Stone. What's wrong, they are sleeping and are still fine. They don't need to be fed for another couple of hours."

Alexis shook her head in exasperation, "I'm talking about our other children Sonny. I mean even Michael has disappeared. Alicia is doing well sitting over there with Uncle Jason but how much fun can a girl have talking to her boyfriend's uncle?"

Sonny nodded and pulled Alexis in her arms and said, "Where could those kids be?"

Michael's Room

"I'll see you 5 and raise you 10."

Kristina turned her cap on backwards and nodded. "I'll raise your 10 and make it 20."

Michael stood up and looked at his hand and said, "You do know that if Mom and Dad find out that we disappeared from the party to play poker we're screwed."

Alexis cleared her throat and said, "Too late. So I'm in the middle of this great surprise party that my family has thrown for me and what do I notice? I notice that my children, my 3 eldest children that is, have suddenly gone missing. I tell my husband to be worried and he's instantly put on alert, we take to the stairs looking for you guys and what do we find? You've disappeared into Michael's room and are playing poker. Who wants to explain themselves?"

Sonny pulled his wife into his arms and started to giggle.

Alexis turned on him in shock "Michael Corinthos. First you give them credit cards, then you allow them to play poker, what is next mini-casinos' in their room?"

Kristina rolled her eyes and leaned up against her brother's headboard and said, "Mom, we already took the Casino's home course on yesterday. Don't worry we were just having a little fun, Morgan, I win full house."

Chapter 49 – Final Chapter

Sonny and Alexis Home
After the last of the guests had left the house, Sonny and Alexis reflected on their family.

"So I think a marriage is in the works for Zander and Kristina. I just hope she doesn't try to get him to marry her in a Mediterranean birthing dress or something like that."

Sonny laughed and pulled her close, "We have certainly been through a lot in these last couple of months. I just give thinks everyday that I'm allowed to be by your side and you want to be by my side as we take on the world together."

Alexis nodded and planted a kiss on her husband's cheek and said, "I just fed the twins so they should be good and sleepy. I'm going to check on them and put them to sleep before I start getting ready for bed."

Inside the Twins Nursery
As Alexis walked into the darkened nursery she saw three people hovering over the cribs. "Go to sleep Chloe and Stone. Sweet dreams you two."

Alexis flipped on the light in the nursery as she looked upon her children who were tucking their brother and sister into bed. "What are you guys doing up? I thought you were still playing poker?"

Michael shrugged and walked over to his mother and pulled her in his arms, "We wanted to apologize for that Mom. It's just we are used to it being all of us together and not everyone else breathing down our necks. It was just weird to have to share you and our family with all of those other people. We wanted some alone time so we slipped away into Michael's room to play a quick hand."

Alexis nodded as she hugged her son to her and said, "So how are you guys doing?"

Morgan smiled and said, "Mom, we are doing so much better now that you are out of the hospital. That's not to mention how wonderful it is to know that our brother and sister are going to be okay and we are all a family again."

Alexis left a kiss on her son's cheek and said; "Don't worry about me anymore you guys. As long as I'm with my family, nothing can affect me."

Kristina leaned forward and looked at her mother guiltily, "Not even my bad jokes? Mom, I'm sorry it's just whenever I get a chance to goad you, I have to take it."

Alexis nodded and said, "I understand, I know that was one of the things that made me hate and love you father at the same time. Come on you guys, now that you've done all the work for me, you can go to bed." All three children met in the middle of the room, and pulled her into a family hug.

Inside Sonny and Alexis bedroom
Sonny walked into the room and looked at his wife who was getting ready for bed, "So do you want to tell me where everyone slipped off to? I was about to send out a search party."

Alexis smiled "We were in the babies' room. My wonderful children have just done me the honor of putting the twins to sleep and I took the chance to get the kids together and we talked about anything and everything that was on their minds. They really are wonderful kids Sonny. We are lucky to have them."

Sonny nodded and leaned over and kissed his wife softly, "We are lucky to have you too."

Alexis wrapped her arms around Sonny and said, "Luck, love, and trust. Who knew that these were the key ingredients to a great family?"

Next Morning
Sonny and Alexis Home

The sound of his child crying is what woke him up. He jerked up in bed immediately and looked over to his still sleeping wife. Quickly he got himself out of bed and put on a robe and ran into the twins' room. He saw his son still sleeping soundly but his daughter awake and crying in distress.

He walked over and kissed his daughter gently on the cheek and said, "Good morning princess. So tell me, why are you out bed so early? You know that everyone in this house needs their sleep right?"

He grinned at his daughter and she reached up and poked a finger in his left dimple and smiled. He kissed her gently on the cheek and picked her up in his arms. He walked over and changed her diaper all the while blowing bubbles on her belly.

She grinned and reached for his nose. He picked her up and said, "Come on Chloe, we have to make breakfast for everybody."

Yawning as she got out of bed, Kristina pulled on her robe and walked outside of her door in time to meet Morgan and Michael who were also heading downstairs. "So, did you guys hear a baby crying? I could've sworn I heard Chloe or Stone start to cry but then the crying stopped."

Morgan nodded in agreement and said, "At first I thought it was a dream and I was going to wake up at the hospital again waiting for Mom to wake up from the coma. Then I realized that I was stupid and that life was just getting back to normal."

Michael smiled and said, "Yea, you're right, life is getting back to normal." They started to head for the stairs when they heard a baby cry.

Michael spun around on his heel and said, "Go down to breakfast you guys, I'll get this one."

Morgan and Kristina nodded and ran downstairs. Michael went into the nursery to see his baby brother looking at him with alert eyes. "So, I hear you were making a fuss this morning. I guess Dad already got our sister so he could start making breakfast. That does it, you're coming with me."

A voice cleared their throat from behind him; "I actually think it would be best if you left your brother with me. There's something that I can give him that I don't think you can."

Downstairs

"So, I brought the orange juice."

Sonny looked up from the setting the table and said, "Kristina, Zander what are you guys doing here? You left pretty early from the party last night."

Kristina grinned unable to contain her excitement, "We eloped last night. Besides, since we know it's a family tradition for you to make breakfast every morning we decided to drop in."

She flashed her wedding ring to Sonny in joy and Sonny nodded and pulled her in for a hug, pleased for his sister-in-law.

He turned to Zander and said, "Welcome, to the family. I just want you to know that I couldn't have picked a better candidate for my sister-in-law, not only in love but also in translation."

Zander looked at him in confusion, "In translation."

Kristina giggled, "You are the only one that my sister and brother-in-law turn to when they can't understand me."

Sonny nodded and said, "Did you ever hear about the Mediterranean birth dress story?"

Morgan and Kristina gaped at their aunt in shock "Eloped as in married?"

Kristina nodded while looking at her niece and nephew and said, "We flew out of here, took the first plane to Vegas and eloped. All with an Elvis preacher and theatrical lights and fog it was just what I wanted."

Kristina folded her arms in disgust, "Okay Aunt Kristina, we had to buy a Mediterranean birthing dress and bring a shaman priest for Mom's wedding, why didn't you need all that stuff for your marriage?"

Zander piped up from behind his wife and said, "Kristina told me this story so I think I can translate. With Carly Corinthos as an ex-wife one can never be too sure of what she'll pull, so she took no precautions in getting priests and people from all religions to bless the marriage."

Sonny started to laugh from behind and Morgan looked at his dad in shock and started to laugh in unison and said, "Well you know Aunt Kristina is right. With Carly Corinthos as an ex we were lucky we didn't need an exorcist there too."

Upstairs

Michael walked into his mother's bedroom to see his brother lying asleep comfortably in her arms and his mother sprawled out in the middle of her bed with her eyes shut.

He cleared his throat gently and she opened her eyes rewarding him with a smile, "So I get a call from Alicia saying that she's supposed to be over here for the first family breakfast of this family since you're return from the hospital. Mom, I swear you really have to stop messing in my relationship, sometimes I think it's you and her against me instead of me and her against the world."

Alexis had the grace to look sheepish, "I'm sorry son I just don't want you to miss out on any opportunities because of worrying about me. I truly believe that you and Alicia could have something great if you weren't always surrounding by our drama. I just wanted her to be a part of this time of happiness in our lives too just to let her know that the Corinthos are not all about drama."

Michael nodded and sat on the edge of the bed, "I'm not mad Mom. Not really I'm just talking to be talking. You know, I think that lately, I try to pick a fight with you just because I know that you will still be here loving, supporting and putting up with me. I can't find that anywhere else and those months that you were in a coma were the scariest of my life. Not even when I lost Carly was I that scared. I didn't have anyone to turn to when times got to tough or I needed a sounding board. You weren't there."

Alexis reached out her hand for her son; "Don't worry about me anymore Michael. I already told you Michael I'm not going anywhere. I have to be around to help you select a college, go up to the school with the twins in tow to threaten your professors, I have to be around to make sure that Alicia picks out the right wedding pattern for the reception."

Michael held up his hand in protest, "Whoa Mom, don't you think you're going a little fast here? I haven't even graduated from high school yet."

Alexis laughed and said, "It may seem that way but when you're a mother you never stop worrying, thinking or praying or your children. I've never been a very religious person but ever since Helena shot me, I learned the true meaning of the word family and prayer. Here, take your brother downstairs so I can get ready. I'm sure your Dad has breakfast already."

Michael nodded and reached for Stone leaving his mother to get dressed.

Downstairs

Jason knocked on the front door to the house and waited. Morgan opened the door with his sister Chloe in his arms.

Jason reached out and took Chloe into his arms and walked inside, "I brought donuts. I got an early morning call from Zander, something about how Sonny only makes nutritious crap for breakfast."

Morgan laughed and pulled the donuts in the house and closed the door behind him, "Uncle Jason you are just in time to hear the great news. Aunt Kristina and Uncle Zander eloped last night."

Jason's eyes got wide at that but he offered up a genuine smile of congratulations, "Zander man, couldn't have happened to a better guy. I just hope Kristina dies first."

His niece walked up and slapped him on the arm, "I love you Uncle Jason, but sometimes you can be rude. Why would you say a thing like that?"

Jason grinned as Chloe tried to move around on his shoulders and he pulled his niece into his arms. He looked sheepishly as he looked at the newlyweds, "Can you imagine if Zander died first? Who would be around to translate all of Kristina's plutos?"

She walked down the stairs slowly cognizant of the fact that she was still supposed to be taking it easy. However, when she had heard all the commotion going on she decided to see what was going on and rushed her feet down the stairs. She smiled as she gazed upon her family. Morgan, Kristina were sitting at the table next to each other but across from Jason making happy faces at Chloe who was gracing them with a wonderful shot of her dimples. Kristina was tied up in Zander's arms with her arms around his neck and her wedding ring glistening in the light. Wedding ring?

Alexis cleared her throat and said, "So Kristina is there anything you want to tell me?" All looked up at Alexis in shock.

Many were the different reactions but the most importantly came from the man that shared her world, "Finally you got down here. We've been waiting for over thirty minutes. Don't you know we can't start breakfast without you? Come sit by me."

Alexis nodded walked over and sat down next to Sonny at the head of the table. She listened patiently as Kristina and Zander told her news of their elopement of last night and gave congratulations to both. She also watched as Chloe became fascinated with her Uncle Jason's finger and began to pull on it. She watched her eldest son, Michael, kissing on his girlfriend who was holding his baby brother safely in her arms. Morgan and Kristina were engaged in a heated discussion over who was the best poker player. Yes, life was good.

Sonny cleared his throat and said, "Breakfast is served everybody." Everyone yelled in happiness, which set off the two infants at the table startled at all the noise. Alexis rolled her eyes in disgust and met Sonny's eyes over the table. He silently mouthed I love you to which she responded back in kind. Yes, life was meant to be good. Especially after you can return home to your family.

The End EP :)