Sonny knocked on Kellie's door. No answer. It was locked. He took the key to open it. The door bumped against something heavy.

"Max," Sonny yelled.

Max came upstairs. Both of them shoved the door open. The window was open and Kellie nowhere to be found. "Search the grounds," Sonny said.

Kelly's.

"What did you do to Sonny this time?" Mike asked, "I heard you were staying at his place."

"Other than run my mouth off, not much," Kellie said.

"In other words, you set off Sonny's temper, then World War 3 starts," Mike said, unlocking Kelly's. They entered.

"Culminating in my retreat from his territory," Kellie said, "I only have half the deposit. When I get a paycheck from Luke, I'll make up the difference."

"It's fine," Mike said, "Does Sonny know you left?"

"I do now," Sonny said, "What the hell were you thinking taking off like that?"

"Doing things my way," Kellie said, "Not that you would understand that concept."

"Well, you're not in any shape to take on Ethan if he attacks you again," Sonny said.

"It's my problem, not yours," Kellie said, "If you're really that concerned about it, then send a guard with me. Otherwise forget it."

"My place is safer," Sonny said.

"I don't think your sons really need to see us engage in guerrilla warfare tactics every time we're in the same room," Kellie said.

"You need to stop running your mouth and do what I tell you," Sonny yelled, "Then it wouldn't be a problem."

"Keep it down, people are trying to sleep," Mike said.

"Sorry," Kellie said

"Let's go, Kellie," Sonny said, "I'll have Max carry you to the car if I have to."

"I'm not going," Kellie said, "Mike, do you have the room key?"

"Mike, stay out of this," Sonny said, "My daughter's coming with me."

"Would you stop with the obligatory parental ..I don't know what," Kellie said, "You really need to get it through your head that the only thing I want to do with you is take care of Ethan. Not engage in father-daughter bonding."

"Back up both of you," Mike said, "Kellie is your daughter, Sonny?"

"No," "Yes" Kellie and Sonny said at the same time."

"Okay, let me rephrase that," Mike said, "Kellie, are you biologically Sonny's?"

"Yes," Kellie said, "I never intended for that information to come out."

"This is too.." Mike started to say.

"ironic, so I've heard," Sonny said, "At least the reason I wasn't around for Kellie wasn't because I knowingly abandoned her."

"Apparently that doesn't matter to Kellie," Mike said.

"Well, she doesn't get a choice," Sonny said, "I'm her father whether she likes it or not."

"Excuse, She is right here and She is an adult and She does get a choice," Kellie said, "Now She would like the key to her room, please."

"Here you go," Mike tossed her the key.

"Don't encourage her Mike," Sonny said.

"Why? Because Uncle Ric and Aunt Alexis do so quite well already," Kellie asked.

"You've figured out how to push all of Sonny's buttons haven't you?" Mike said.

Sonny grabbed Kellie's arm. "Let's go."

"I'm not going with you," Kellie said. She moved to get her arm out of Sonny's grip. She moved too fast and grimaced in pain.

"You can't even get away from me with out pain," Sonny said, "You can't stay by yourself."

"I don't care if you donated some DNA to me. I don't care if you are Michael "Sonny" "almighty holier than thou" Corinthos, You don't have the right to dictate my life," Kellie said, stepping away from Sonny. "So you can go back to the Greystone and I'll get my stuff tomorrow."

She backed into the table and fell. She hit a few of the fractured ribs.

Kellie tried to pretend it didn't hurt, but failed.

"You should go to the hospital get checked out," Sonny said. Mike and Sonny helped her up.

"I'll walk it off," Kellie said. She tried to walk and the pain stopped her.

"You need to have a doctor check you out," Mike said, "Let Sonny take you to the hospital, okay."

"Fine," Kellie said.

"You'll have a lot more bruising," Monica said, "you're lucky you didn't break a rib."

"Thanks," Kellie said. Monica left.

Mike came in.

"So much for not having family close by?" Mike said.

"I don't see Sonny as my father," Kellie said, "Please don't…"

"You and I got along pretty well before all this, so don't let the fact my son is partially responsible for your existence get in the way of that," Mike said.

"Okay," Kellie said.

"Most your fights revolve around Sonny wanting to make up for not being there for you, right?" Mike asked.

Kellie nodded, "He thinks that he can just walk into my life and make everything better. He has this idea of who I should be and I am not that person. He can't accept that. Sonny needs to accept that I'm not into family bonding and won't stick around once Ethan isn't an issue."

"I would figure he'd understand where you're coming from," Mike said, "Sonny for the most part wants little to do with me."

"That explains a lot," Kellie said, "The great irony in my denial of Sonny that half the town finds hilarious."

"My son's expects people to accept what he wants," Mike said, "You're one of the few people who don't go along with him and his pride won't let him throw you out of his life."

"I'm guessing staying at Kelly's is out of the question now," Kellie said.

"Look, I think you should stay with Sonny considering you just did your ribs another number," Mike said, "From what I've heard about Ethan you're better off with Sonny's guards."

"Can I pay you rent to keep the room for me in case I need it?" Kellie asked. Mike nodded, "Don't worry about the rent I'll make sure there's a room with your name on it."

"Now do you want to tell Sonny you're going with him or should I?' Mike asked.

"I may not resist the urge to run off at the mouth," Kellie said, "You should." Mike left to tell Sonny.

"Kellie said she'd stay at the Greystone until she gets better," Mike said.

"She wasn't getting a choice anyway," Sonny said.

"I'm probably the last person to be talking to you about this," Mike said, "You can't push Kellie."

"I didn't knowingly abandon my daughter," Sonny said, "She ought to be more understanding."

"You want her to be someone she's not," Mike said.

"You know what I see when I look at her," Sonny said, "I see myself. The pride, the need to shut everyone out, the pain that haunts her soul. She was raised nowhere near my life yet the same things I wouldn't wish on any of my children are exactly what make her who she is."

"She's a fighter, Sonny," Mike said, "She's a survivor. She's been through so many things that break most other people to the core and they never recover. Kellie's stronger than that, Sonny just be grateful for that."

"We fight a lot and that mouth of hers," Sonny said, "I'm proud of her though, not many people would put up the fight she has."

"I think you two are more alike than either of you want to admit," Mike said.

"Hey, can we get out of here," Kellie said, joining them, "This place is starting to feel too much like home."

"The Greystone looks better," Sonny asked. Kellie shrugged.

"Thanks Mike," Kellie said.

"No problem," Mike said.