When Sonny came home a half an hour before his meeting with Helena, Max was waiting at the front door.

"Emily got back about ten minutes ago, and said she would keep the boys upstairs during your meeting."

"Very good."

Sonny walked into the living room, and sat down at his desk. He mentally prepared himself for his meeting with Helena. The only thing he couldn't quite figure out was why it had taken her this long to inquire after Connor. Maybe she already had been out to the site and had collected some proof against Emily. He hadn't even really thought of that until just now. As soon as Emily had told him what had happened to her, he had sent some men out to see if they could find Helena. They had all come back with nothing to report, except that they were sure she wasn't anywhere near or around Port Charles.

"You've dealt with people more powerful than Helena, you just need to keep your wits about you. You owe it to Emily to protect her. No matter what Helena says, it's best not to take it at face value until you can prove otherwise. Hopefully Emily will just stay upstairs with the boys."

Unfortunately, that was all the time he had to collect his thoughts since Helena burst into the room fifteen minutes early.

"I want to know right now what the hell you did to Connor and the cottage he had been staying in."

"I assure you Mrs. Cassadine that I don't have any idea what you're talking about."

"Don't you try and lie to me Mr. Corinthos. I know Emily is here, and I know that the tramp did something to my nephew. The very fact that she came running to you after Nikolas died is proof of that."

"Mrs. Cassadine, I'm afraid that you know more about your nephew than I do. Emily hasn't told me much about her private life since she came here after Nikolas died. She's been helping me take care of my boys since Carly went to Ferncliff."

"Then perhaps you can explain to me why there's a big hole in the ground where Connor's cottage used to be?"

"Again, Mrs. Cassadine, I don't know what cottage you're talking about. All I know is that Emily came here after Nikolas died, because Jason told her she could come stay with me if she needed someplace to go while he was gone."

At that moment, Emily appeared at the top of the stairs. She had heard most of the conversation from the hall. She had been coming down just to grab a toy Morgan had left in the living room, and had hidden there as soon as she heard Helena's angry voice downstairs. As soon as Helena noticed that she was there, she started to make her way downstairs.

"I'm sorry to interrupt Sonny. I just came down to grab a toy for Morgan really quick. I'll just grab it and let you get back to your business."

"Where do you think you're going Emily? I demand that you tell me what you did to my nephew Connor."

"Helena, I didn't do anything to Connor. When I heard about Nikolas, I left him at his cottage. I've been here ever since."

"You're a liar! I know you did something to him. He wouldn't just disappear and not try to contact me!"

"Connor didn't even like you Helena. He only ever used you to get to me as revenge for what happened between his wife and Nikolas. That's all you were worth to him. If he's gone and hasn't told you where, than I say good for him. Now, if you're done throwing around your accusations, I'll be heading back upstairs to take Morgan his toy." Emily walked over to the couch to pick up the toy.

"I want to know what you did to him you tramp!" Helena started towards Emily like she was going to hurt her. Sonny grabbed her by the arm and twisted her around.

"Don't you dare go anywhere near her Helena. While her brother Jason is out of town, I'm looking after her. If I find out that you've gone near her, I will make sure nobody in this town ever hears from you again. Do I make myself perfectly clear?"

"Let go of my arm, you're hurting me." Sonny started to smile. "Oh I doubt this hurts you too badly. You've still got your fangs out. I'll let you go when you answer my question. Do you understand that you'll be dead before I'll ever let you hurt Emily?"

"Yes, I understand. I also understand that as soon as I can prove she did something to Connor, I'm going to make sure she pays dearly for it." Sonny let go of her arm, and she rubbed it.

"You can try fabricating any kind of evidence you want against Emily. I guarantee you that you'll never get a chance to use it. I won't let you. Like I've said, since Jason isn't here, it's my job to take care of any threats to her. That includes you, and any attempts you make to try and get her arrested. Once Jason gets back, you'll have a whole new problem on your hands. I suggest that you drop this pathetic attempt to frighten Emily. Otherwise, the next time we meet, it won't be quite so, uh, cordial."

"You can have it your way for now Mr. Corinthos. I will have my revenge, and there's nothing you can do to stop me."

"Don't be too sure about that Mrs. Cassadine. MAX! Please escort Mrs. Cassadine to her car and make sure that all the guards know that she's not allowed anywhere on the grounds unless she's been given direct permission from me."

"You got it Mr. Corinthos." Max grabbed Helena and dragged her out of the house. He shoved her in her waiting car and watched as it drove out the gate. Then he walked back inside. "All clear Mr. Corinthos."

"Thank you Max. That will be all." Max closed the door and Sonny turned around to Emily. When he saw her, she was white as a sheet. "Emily, please sit down, you don't look so good."

Emily slowly sat down. "She knows Sonny. I don't know how she knows, but she does. Oh my God, I'm going to jail aren't I?"

Sonny went over and sat on the couch next to her. "If Helena had any proof of what you did to Connor, she would have held it over you already. The thing is, my men went out today and cleaned up the site where the cottage used to be. We left no trace of anything. There's no trace of a house on that site at all. I made sure of it. Everything we removed from that site today was taken to a factory that I own and incinerated. There's nothing left for her to find. She will never be able to prove anything other than Connor has disappeared without a trace. I promise you that she will never be able to do anything to hurt you."

Emily leaned into Sonny and he put his arm around her shoulder. "Thanks for helping me Sonny. I can't tell you how grateful I am. I trust you, I really do. I just don't trust her, and I know she's not going to simply give up and go away. She's not going to rest until she finds some way to punish me. I'm sure she also blames me for Nikolas dying in prison. She's always hated me you know. She's an evil woman."

Emily started to cry softly and Sonny hugged her tighter. "I promise you on my life that she'll never be able to hurt you."

"I'll kill that woman before she ever gets the chance. You mean too much to me Emily. I swear nobody will ever hurt you again while I'm around."