The door to Kellie's room opened. She walked out, sore.
"Kellie, are you," Carly began to ask.
"Back among reality, yeah," Kellie said.
Kellie grimaced with the pain. Sonny reached to help steady her. She jumped, "Don't touch me."
"You need to get back in bed," Sonny said, "You shouldn't be moving around like this."
"I can't," Kellie said, "Just let me out of here. I'll get out of town."
"Sonny's right," Patrick said, "You need to rest. You're not in any condition to travel."
"Get me a chair," Kellie said. Carly helped Kellie get to a chair.
Sonny kneeled to get eye level with Kellie, "Ethan won't hurt you again. I'll make sure of it."
"Why do you.." Kellie began to ask. Then she looked at Luke, a look of panic flashing across her face.
"I didn't tell him, Slinger," Luke said, "Jason put two and two together and did for you."
"I'm getting out of here," Kellie said, no longer crying. She started to get up. Jason whispered something to Carly and they moved away.
"You're not going anywhere Kellie," Sonny said, "Can you get her some painkillers, Dr. Drake?"
"Let's get this straight," Kellie said, "As far as I'm concerned I'm not your daughter. All you did was make a deposit. So you might as well take any fatherly overtures you're entertaining burn them and drown the ashes in the ocean."
"Kellie, I'm your father and you will respect me as such," Sonny said.
"I was right," Ric said, "You did forget our conversation as soon she told you to go to hell."
"Shut up, Ric," Sonny said, "Just wait until she tells you to go to hell when you try to play concerned uncle to her."
"You don't give a damn about me, Corinthos. So stop pretending you actually care," Kellie said, "You've been quite vocal about wanting me out of town since I got here. I sure hell don't want you to waste your energy to be nice to me just because I was unfortunate enough to end up with half your DNA."
"I've got some painkillers," Patrick said, "and water."
Kellie took them. She stood up. "How soon can I get out of here?" she asked.
"We can't release you unless we know someone is staying with you," Patrick said.
"She'll come home with me," Sonny said.
"Like hell," Kellie said, "Just go home and worry about your coffee shipments or whatever it is you do. I'll go to the Metro Court. They have room service."
"They don't have guards," Sonny said, "You're coming with me. The Greystone will be well guarded. I won't send the guards any place else."
"I don't need the guards," Kellie said, "I've managed fine on my own." She moved. The pain caused her to flinch.
"Even with painkillers, you can't move without pain," Sonny said, "You need the guards. You don't get a choice here."
Kellie just started to walk away. She didn't get very far when she collapsed from the pain. Ric caught her.
"Ric, put her in the chair. Then take Papa Godfather here for a walk while I have a word with Slinger," Luke said.
Ric moved Kellie back to the chair.
"I'm not leaving without my daughter," Sonny said.
"You can't leave the god complex at rest for 2 seconds," Kellie said, "Do as Luke says and go away. I don't want you here. I don't even want you in my life."
"Why did you come to Port Charles then?" Sonny asked, "I mean if you really didn't want to know me, you should have stayed away from here."
"Ethan chased me into corner," Kellie said, "Made it difficult for me to leave. Plus, I've been passed out half the time I've been here."
"If you wouldn't have kept secrets, maybe that wouldn't be the case," Sonny said.
"Where's my gun when I need it?" Kellie said.
"Sonny, just walk away," Ric said, "Maybe Luke can talk some sense into her. Besides you two need to cool off. You aren't accomplishing anything." Sonny and Ric walked off.
"Slinger, I understand you want nothing to with Papa Godfather," Luke said, "But I don't think you've thought this through."
"It's pretty simple. I want as far away from Corinthos as possible," Kellie said, "That shouldn't be too hard to comprehend."
"You may not want to hear this, Slinger," Luke said, "Like it or not you need your father temporarily. He's the lesser of two evils for you. Don't let your lack of interest towards your father get in the way of the bigger picture. He's got the resources for you to use to make Ethan disappear from your life."
"I'm still not convinced," Kellie said.
"Slinger, I think you'll get a lot more mileage out of using your father and taking off," Luke said, "then just taking off. You want to abandon Sonny because he wasn't there for you growing up and make it hurt."
Kellie stared blankly, "I'm not following."
"Stick around, use him, give him all the grief you can, and leave," Luke said, "It'll be a lot more effective. Not to mention one less creep in the world when all is said and done. Besides, a lot of people in this town would appreciate it if you gave Sonny hell. Don't ask, but there's irony in the fact you want nothing to do with him. It'll frustrate the hell out of Papa Godfather."
"You'll still let me tend bar?" Kellie asked.
"Soon as you don't need painkillers, Slinger," Luke said.
"Can you make sure I have a gun supply?" Kellie asked, "I don't think Corinthos will let me have one."
"Sorry, have to go throughPapa Godfatherfor that," Luke said.
"Well, are you ready to go?" Sonny said, approaching them. "And no I'm not giving you a gun."
"Yes, I'm coming," Kellie said, "As for the gun, don't worry about me actually using it on you. I wouldn't want to waste the bullet."
"Carly is signing over her right to make medical decisions for you to me," Sonny said.
"FYI, I'm fully capable of making my own decisions," Kellie said, "It's as valuable as aluminum foil. Let's get this over with." Kellie leaves with Sonny.
Ric walks up to Luke. "What did you say to get her to go with him?" Ric asked.
"I told Slinger if she wanted to punish Papa Godfather, it would be more effective for her to stay, use him, sass him, and leave," Luke said.
"That would be much more effective," Ric said, "Sadly, I'd pay good money to see it."
"A lot of people would," Luke said.
"I almost feel sorry for Sonny," Ric said.
"Almost being the key word," Luke said, "I almost feel sorry for you, you get the unlucky job of telling Natasha her former lover has more spawn lurking in Port Charles."
"Once Alexis figures out Kellie dislikes Sonny more than anyone else on the planet," Ric said, "They'll be best friends."
"Not to mention aunt and niece," Luke said.
"Do you feel the least bit sorry?" Ric asked.
"Having second thoughts, Uncle?" Luke asked.
Rick thought for a minute, "Nah."