Second Chances

Chapter 8

Emily walked over to the window of the airport. The private plane was almost ready to leave the airport to take her to JFK where she would catch a commercial flight. The pilots were doing a final look around. Emily looked over at Carlos. Jason was keeping him occupied. The rain was falling again outside which seemed right for the night. Emily's heart was breaking inside. She didn't want to leave Sonny. She had just found him again. How was she going to leave him? She looked over at her son laughing. Jason was telling him a joke. Carlos had looked at her with such big brown eyes when she came out into the living room carrying her bag.

"¿Mama tenemos que ir?" (Mama, do we have to go?) Carlos said looking up at her. He has such a sad look on his face. He was carrying a large stuffed dog.

".Soy sí Carlos apesadumbrado. No tenemos ninguna opción. Ahora dé a tiíta Liz un abrazo y una opinión adiós."(Yes I'm sorry Carlos. We have no choice. Now give Auntie Liz a hug and say goodbye.)

Emily touched her young son on the head and understood the sadness in his eyes because she felt the same way. She didn't want to leave. She wanted to stay in Port Charles but there was no way. She looked at him holding the little black and white stuffed dog.

"¿De dónde usted consiguió ese perro Carlos? Usted no puede traerlo. Él pertenece a Cameron."(Where did you get that dog Carlos? You can't bring it with you. It belongs to Cameron.)

"I told him it was o.k. Cameron has so many toys. AJ just can't stop buying them for Cameron. He won't even notice. It's o.k. Carlos."

"¿Qué usted dice?"(What do you say?) Emily said looking down at her son. He had a strong grip on the dog. He wasn't going to let it go.

"Thank you Auntie Liz."

"You're very welcome."

"¿Qué sobre tío Jason?"(What about Uncle Jason?) Carlos said looking over at Jason who was standing by the door. Emily notice that Jason was talking with a pair of guards outside.

"Él nos está llevando al aeropuerto. Ahora dé a tiíta Liz un abrazo. Necesitamos conseguir que van."( He's taking us to the airport. Now give Auntie Liz a hug. We need to get going.) Emily said looking over at her brother. She could see the seriousness on his face while he was talking to the guard. She looked down at her son. She pushed him towards Liz who bent down and hugged him.

"I'll make sure to tell Cameron that you said goodbye. I'm gonna miss you." Liz said hugging the little boy. She looked past him at Emily who was watching Jason.

"I will too. Say goodbye to Max for me. He was funny." Carlos said with sadness in his voice.

"I will." Liz said trying not to cry. She smiled for a moment.

"I wish there was another way Liz. I really wanted to be here for your wedding." Emily said looking at her best friend." Max seems like a great guy. You are very lucky to have him."

"I know." Liz said standing up. She looked down at Carlos who walked over to his mother. "I think that you mommy promised you one of these if you promised to be good." Elizabeth said walking over to the kitchen. She pulled out a chocolate chip cookie and handed it over to Carlos.

"Thank you." Carlos said with a huge smile on his face. Emily laughed. She could see the dimples on his face much like his father. He looked so much like Sonny.

"You are very welcome." Elizabeth said looking at Emily. She was fighting tears back.

Emily walked over and hugged Liz and whispers, "I'm sorry I wish I could stay."

"No I get it. Go."

Just then Jason's cellphone rings.

" Jason this is Manuel. Are you with Emily and her boy?"

"Yes, Has something happened? Has Luis tried to make a move?"

"No, that's not going to happen now. I want you to keep her from leaving. Sonny and I are coming to get her."
Jason looked over at his sister. She looked so sad looking out the window. Emily turned and looked at him. She had a perplexed look on her face.

"O.k. I'll make sure."

Manuel looked over at Sonny who was trying to figure out what had just happened. He remembered that night when Luis came to him at the university and told him that their father had been killed by rival associates. Sonny had been so angered. He was stunned by the news. He questioned about his mother Adella and Lorenzo. Lorenzo was a good brother to Sonny. They were always fooling around with each other. Luis told him that they had been killed as well. It had been a bloodbath by the time he had made it to the estate. Sonny had been filled with so much anger. He agreed to leave school and come and work for the family business. It was the only choice he could make. Sonny regretted that choice now.

"You knew that my father was alive?"

"I did. I'm sorry that I couldn't tell you. Hector had no clue that was behind the hit. He didn't know who he could trust. He didn't want to put you in more danger so he lied about being alive."

Sonny understood the feeling. He had done the same thing with Emily. He had wanted to protect her.

"Can you tell me what happened that night? I need to understand."

"Hector, Adella and Lorenzo had agreed to go to a dinner with Senator Lopez. Senator Lopez was a member of the government who was willing to be persuaded to have certain things goes a certain way for a price. Senor Corinthos knew this."

"Where was Luis?"

"He stayed back in the states. He told your father that he didn't trust Senor Lopez and he wanted to make changes to the business. The casinos were not very profitable at the time. Your father understood that the right hands just needed to be greased in order to push the legislation through to make gambling more accessible. Senor Corinthos would never agree to move drugs. It was the one principle that he brought down from this father. There was plenty of money in other enterprises until the gambling licences could got through. That night there was a big party at your father's estate. It would be the perfect place to have the meeting without drawing suspicions. All sorts of people would be at the party. The deal was a success. Afterwards your father, mother and brother were sitting down having a drink celebrating the party. Adella had asked your father to go downstairs to get another bottle of wine. It was probably what had saved his life. Gunman burst into the room...it was a horrific site. None of the guards saw what was coming. If I had known. I would have gotten there sooner." Manuel said with regret in his voice. He brushed a hand through his dark grey hair. He pulled out the scotch bottle and poured two glasses.

"I understand that." Sonny said listening to the story. He looked out the window and bit down on his lower lip.

"Here you may want this. I know I need a good drink." Manuel said passing Sonny a glass of scotch. Sonny drained it in one long gulp letting the amber liquid burn down his throat.

"So tell me the rest?" Sonny said looking at Manuel as he was sipping the scotch.

"Your father was able to get to my house. He knew that I was not behind the hit. I was the only person that he could trust. He was badly hurt. He had a bullet wound in his shoulder and chest. I wasn't sure if he was going to make it. I was able to pay off a doctor and have the bullets removed and your father stitched up. Your father realized that you and your brother were in danger so he decided at that moment to let whoever tried to kill him think he was dead. Senor Corithos went to Spain afterwards to Seville to mourn your brother and mother. He always felt close to Adella there. She was the love of his life. He also made a plan to figure out what had happened." Manuel said finishing the scotch. He looked over at the young man and saw the sadness in his eyes.

"Spain? Was he there when I was there with Emily?" Sonny questioned trying to take in all the information.

"Yes, he was but he couldn't say anything. He thought that you had died when he saw that explosion. Senorita Quartermaine was devastated. He thought the people that had tried to kill him had also killed you. Then he found out that you were alive and working for Luis. He wondered why you never told Emily that you were alive. He started to figure out what had happened."

Just then a voice came over the intercom.

"Casi estamos en el jefe del aeropuerto."(We are almost at the airport Boss.)

"Bueno. ¿El plano se ha ido todavía? (Good. Has the plane left yet?)

"Ningún todavía está esperando en la pista de despeque." ( No the plane is still waiting on the tarmac.)

"Bueno."(Good)

Manuel looked at Sonny as the black limo arrived outside the private hanger.