Setting The Trap

After Emily finished her breakfast, Dr. Drake came in to speak with her. Sonny held her hand while he spoke.

"I think I've finally figured out why you went into a brief coma after your accident. I found something in your medical records that could explain it, and it's not good news."

"Dr. Drake, if you're talking about my cancer, my brother Jason told me about it yesterday. I don't remember it yet, but I did have a memory of watching my mom die of cancer. Is there a chance my cancer is out of remission?"

"I don't think it is, but I'm going to run some tests this afternoon to verify that. I believe the fact that you've had cancer in the past, and were in a coma because of that, encouraged your body to go into another coma after hitting your head on the steering wheel. Sometimes the human body overreacts to head traumas. We'll run the tests, but I'm pretty sure your cancer is still in remission."

"Thank you Dr. Drake. I'll see you later this afternoon."

As Dr. Drake left the room, Emily sat looking rather nervous and unsure. Sonny wasn't really sure what to say to her, so he took her in his arms and held her tight.

"I wish there was something I could say that would put you at ease Emily. I do want you to know that no matter what the test results say, I'm here for you. I'm not going to run away at the first sign of trouble. I just got you in my life and I'm not ready to even think about losing you."

"Can you go with me when I get my tests done? I don't want to go alone."

"I wish I could stay, but I've got some business I need to go take care of. I won't be gone for too long. I should be done and back here by the time your tests are done."

"I'm sorry for keeping you away from your life Sonny. You don't have to be here with me all the time, as much as I'm enjoying it."

"You're not keeping me away from my life. You're a part of my life now. I just have one thing that really needs my attention. Otherwise, I'd stay right here until they say you're okay to go home."

"Just be careful Sonny, and come back to me when you're done."

"You can count on it." Sonny kissed Emily tenderly for a moment, and then left. When he was outside of her room, Sonny called Max.

"What did you find out about the flowers?"

"It turns out that they were from Manny. The man who picked them up from the florist was one of his family's goons. What do you want to do Mr. Corinthos?"

"Emily is going to have some tests run this afternoon. I want someone here at the hospital to shadow her at that time. I want to see if Manny is going to make a move. I don't want Emily to know that she's being watched. I also don't want Manny taken down or stopped unless it looks like he's going to hurt Emily. Is that understood?"

"Yes Mr. Corinthos. I'll see to it right away."

Later that afternoon, Emily is taken to get her tests done. While she is in the waiting area, a man comes into the room. He smiles at Emily, but for some reason, Emily gets a strange feeling about the guy. But she smiles in return, trying not to let her unease show.

"Hi Emily. I'm sure you don't remember me just yet, but I'm Nikolas. Did you get the flowers I sent you?"

"Yes Nikolas, I did get them and they were lovely. Would you remind me how I know you?"

"I'm your ex-husband. We had some problems we just couldn't work through, so we got divorced. We're still good friends though. I just wanted to send the flowers so you'd know I was thinking of you."

"I see Nikolas. Why didn't you give them to me yourself?"

"Well, Sonny doesn't really like me, and I didn't want to cause a scene." Manny knew he didn't have much longer until somebody came to get Emily. "Anyway, I saw you being taken in here, so I thought I would stop and say hello. I hope you get better soon."

Manny got up and walked out. A few minutes later, a nurse came out to take Emily in for her tests. A man walked out of the shadows and made a phone call.

"Manny did come in to see Miss Quartermaine. I think you're right that he's trying to use her memory loss to get to her. He told her that he was Nikolas. Emily seemed to believe him. What do you want me to do next Mr. Corinthos?"

Sonny told the man to keep an eye on Emily until she got back to her room. Meanwhile, Sonny went to Emily's room to plant some bugs, and set up a candlelight dinner for her to come back to.

"The trap is being set for Manny. I'm going to make sure he never hurts her, or anybody else ever again."

As Emily was undergoing her tests, she still couldn't shake the uneasy feeling she had about the man who talked to her in the waiting area.

"There's got to be some logical explanation of why I felt uneasy around him. I'll talk to Sonny about it when I see him next. He might know."