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Chapter Eleven

She hadn't spoken to him the entire flight and when they finally arrived at the island she quickly made her way to the beach. He had decided to give her some space, before he'd go seek her out. He had waited nearly an hour before he let his concern for her safety kick in, and he headed out after her. He found her about a mile up the beach, seated in the sand near the shoreline, watching the waves come in so close they washed over her feet. She sensed his presence long before she threw a quick glanced over her shoulder and saw him approaching. When he finally reached her he silently sat down beside her and held out a bottle of water he had brought for her. She snatched it from his hand and grumbled out an ungracious thank you, as she opened the bottle and began to drink.

"Consuela, you know the woman who greeted us at the door." He spoke not really expecting her to respond. "Well she's the housekeeper and cook, she has prepared us a feast and she says it'll be ready in about 15 minutes." Again only silence came as a response. "Look Claudia, I know you're probably feeling like a prisoner," These words got a reaction from her as she shot him a look.

"That's because I am a prisoner." She finally replied.

"I'm sorry I don't want you to feel that way,"

"Then take me back to Port Charles and back to my brother." She said in a demanding and yet pleading voice.

"I…I can't do that as long as you're planning on kill my child." Sonny said as he shook his head from side to side.

"Your child, your child, it's my child too Sonny and it's in my body, ine. You have no right to force me to keep something in my body that I don't want."

"So you don't want it?" He asked and she faltered a bit in her reply.

"I…It's not…I can't have it."

"Right you keep saying that, but that's not what I asked you. What I asked you was, do you want our child?"

"It's not as simple as that." She replied as she shook her head and turned her gaze back to the horizon.

"I think it is,"

"Right," Claudia said with a chuckle as she rolled her eyes back to stare at him. "And because Sonny Corinthos thinks it is then it must be." She spoke in a deep voice, trying to mimic a man's voice. Sonny couldn't help but to laugh. "You know what Sonny other people have thoughts and beliefs that are different from what you think and believe, and they're entitled to have them."

"I never said they didn't."

"Right but as far as you're concerned it's only your opinion that matters."

"Right," He said with a laugh, one she returned.

"God you're impossible," She said as she threw her head back and closed her eyes, letting the sun shower her face with warmth. Sonny stared at her, taking in her profile and he was captivated by just how beautiful Claudia was, it wasn't until he noticed her eyes on him that he refocused on their conversation.

"Why do you feel that you can't keep the baby?" He asked her right out and when she looked into his eyes she felt compelled to just tell him the truth.

"Because…I'm not a very good person, Sonny, and I don't deserve it…" She choked on her words and her tears spilt from her eyes. He wanted to wrap her up in his arms and console her but he also wanted to hear her out, so he simply reached out his hand and rubbed it up and down her back. "I've done a very bad thing, and I know that I have to be punished for it." She said as she looked at him. Her eyes bore into his with a pleading for him to understand what she was trying to confess to him, and to forgive her.

"So you think you're not worthy, because of some past sins. That you have to sacrifice our child to make amends for something?" Sonny asked and he looked at her in confusion as she nodded her head.

"An eye for an eye," She mumbled out and then wiped at her eyes, which were becoming blinded by her tears. "I took a child's life." She finally confessed. "It was an accident I would never ever purposely hurt a child, you have to know that Sonny," She said to him and he nodded his head as he bunched his brow and listened to her earnestly as his mind wrapped around the things that she was saying and how she was saying them. "He was a beautiful little boy and his life is over now because of my actions." Sonny's mouth fell open and he took a sharp gasp of air, as the revelation of what she was telling him finally struck. His eyes began to water as their brims turned blood red. "I can't have this baby Sonny because I…I was the one who got Michael shot."

"Oh God," Sonny cried out in a deep sorrowful moan, as he clamped his eyes shut and buried his face in his hands, and rocked his body a bit back and forth.

"It was an accident I swear to God I never meant… ahhh!" She screamed out as he lunged at her trapping her down against the sand, while clutching her by her throat, squeezing and locking away her air. She stared up in horror at his face, which was contorted in rage, anger, and hatred, all directed at her, and then she closed her eyes and waited for the death that she knew was at hand, and felt she deserved. Everything was quiet and dark for just a moment before a harsh light hurt her eyes and fresh air burned her lungs causing her to cough fiercely, it took her a moment to focus her eyes but when she did she found Milo leaning over her, and just off to the right Max stood holding a still seemingly enraged Sonny, who struggled to be free of Max's grip.

"Take her back to the house and wait for us, and send for Dr. Rivera from the mainland!" Max yelled out in a demanding tone, and Milo quickly obliged as he helped Claudia to her feet, which quickly buckled underneath her and she crumbled back against the sand. Milo then scooped her up into his arms and rushed her back to the house. Max was left with a feral Sonny who after a few moments of struggling finally crumbled to the ground completely shutting down, as Max continued to hold him in a bear hug. "It's ok Boss I've got you." Max consoled.


"Claudia isn't answering her phone," Johnny said as he approached the front desk of the Metro Court where Carly, Kate, and Olivia stood.

"Well I just got off the phone with Bernie, you can't reach Claudia because Sonny's taken her to the island." Carly announced and Kate groaned and she rolled her eyes as she remembered when he took her.

"Well I hope he was at least considerate enough this time to redecorate it for his 'new' wife," Kate spat out as she looked to Carly, who simply sneered back at her.

"Wait Sonny has an island?" Olivia asked.

"Yep," Carly replied.

"Well where the hell is it I have to get Claudia off that island before he finds out her involvement in Michael's shooting," Johnny said frantically no really caring who was in earshot.

"What, wait Claudia had something to do with Michael getting shot?" Olivia again asked in disbelief.

"No, Claudia put a hit out on Sonny in retaliation to his attack on Johnny here, Michael was shot because your bitch of cousin took him to the warehouse. A place where I never allowed him to be nor did Sonny because we knew it wasn't safe." Carly answered as she glared at Kate, who looked away. "And," She then turned back to focus on Johnny. "No one except the pilots and Jason knows the location of the Island, I don't even know."

"Then you have to ask Jason, I have to get my sister off of that Island and away from Sonny."

"I've asked Jason for years to tell me, he never has and I highly doubt he'll be inclined to tell me now just because you need to know." Carly said.

"Then I'll go ask him myself." Johnny said as he stalked off.

"Good luck with that," Carly called after him and then turned and walked off to her office, leaving a bitter Kate and stunned Olivia behind.


Sometime Later


When he opened the door he was surprise to see who was standing on the other side. "What do you want?" Jason asked in his usual bluntness and with his signature hard stare.

"I need to find my sister," Johnny stated as he walked past Jason, and entering his apartment without an invite. Jason stood staring out into the empty hall for a second before he shook his head and closed the door.

"Well she's not here Johnny," Jason replied as he remained near the door with his thick, bulky arms folded across his broad chest.

"I know Sonny took her to his island, according to Carly, I need to see her."

"Well if Sonny did take her to the island then that's not gonna happen until she gets back. If she's on the island with Sonny she'll be safe. Though I can't imagine why he'd take her there, but you know it's not my business." Jason said throwing his hands up and then moving to his desk.

"Sonny kidnapped her," Johnny said and Jason shot him a look of confusion. "Claudia just found out she's pregnant with Sonny's kid," Jason's eyes closed and he shook his head a bit at the news. "Yeah I know like the world needs another little Corinthos running around. Look Claudia told him she didn't want it and she planned to get an abortion." Again Jason shook his head and blew out a heavy sigh. "Sonny wasn't too happy to hear that and threatened Claudia…that he wouldn't allow her to get an abortion."

"That wasn't a threat, he meant it."

"So you're condoning him forcing my sister to some island God knows where until she gives birth to a child she doesn't want."

"I'm not condoning anything, like I said it's none of my business. I'm just telling you that Sonny means it. I'm just not sure why you're telling me this."

"Because I need to get to that island, I need to see my sister."

"Well that's not gonna happen."

"Jason please, she's my sister the only one I have, she's all I have in this world and I need to know that she's ok." Johnny pleaded and Jason's eyes drifted to the picture of Emily that set on the mantle of his fireplace.

"I'll call the island and see if Sonny's available." Jason offered.

"I don't want to speak with Sonny," Johnny began to protest but Jason cut him off.

"That's the best offer I'm giving you, or take it or leave." Jason said as he held his arms out to the sides of his body.

"Fine," Johnny conceded and Jason snatched up his cell from his desk, dialed the number and waited as the phone rang. Finally someone picked up.

"Hello,"

"Hello, Max isn't Jason I need to speak with Sonny."

"Uhm," Max turned to the spot where Sonny stood stoic by the open patio doors staring out at the ocean. "Sorry Jason now's not a really good time." Sonny turned at hearing Jason's name.

"Why not, what's going on?" Jason asked and Johnny's ears perked up and he moved closer to Jason with a concerned look on his faces. Jason held up his hand and halted Johnny's approach.

"Is that Jason?" Sonny croaked out in a scratchy voice. "Let me talk to him." He said as he held his hand out for the phone.

"Sure Boss, hold on Jason here's Mr. C." Max then handed the phone to Sonny, who covered the mouth piece to address Max.

"Go check on things upstairs for me please," Sonny said and Max nodded and then left the room closing the door behind him.

"Sonny?" Jason's voice could be heard through the phone, Sonny lifted the phone to his ear as he bit at his fingernail.

"Yeah I'm here."

"Did something happen?"

"I hurt her Jason, I think I hurt her bad," Sonny said his lips trembling as he tried to swallow back the tears that threatened to fall again.

"You hurt her, who, who did you hurt Sonny?" Jason asked his concern now growing.

"Claudia, did he hurt my sister?" Johnny cried out as he rushed closer reaching out for the phone. Jason shoved him back and gave him a warning glare as he pointed a finger at him.

"Who's that?" Sonny asked having heard another voice over the line.

"It's Johnny Zacchara, he came over because he was worried about Claudia. Don't worry about that right now, just tell me what happened, who did you hurt?"

"My wife," Sonny mumbled out around his fingers as he continued to nervously chew at his nails. "I swore to…I swore to God that I would never, ever put my hands on a woman the way Deke…" Sonny paused trying to get his emotions under control. "The way Deke use to put his hands on my mother. But I did today and she's pregnant Jason," Sonny said in a slight whine as he squeezed his eyes shut and rubbed his fingers over them. "And I hurt her and I…I don't know I may have hurt the baby to." He whispered the last part into the phone as if trying to keep the words from his own ears.

"Did you call the doctor from the mainland?" Jason asked and threw a glance at Johnny who crumbled to the couch at hearing Jason's words, and buried his face against his fisted hands, closed his eyes, and started to pray for his sister.

"Yeah," Sonny mumbled out as his tears slid down his face, "He's with her now."

"Look I'm on my way ok, I'm leaving as soon as I hang up with you ok?" Jason said and Johnny leaped from his seat.

"I'm going with you." Johnny said in a demanding tone.

"Johnny wants to come too, it that ok with you?" Sonny nodded against to phone for several long second before his brain allowed him to voice his thoughts.

"Yeah, I'll call the landing strip and let them know to expect you." Sonny said and then hung up the phone. At that moment Max reappeared to the door, giving a brief knock and then sticking his head in.

"Boss, the doctor's finished and he says he needs to talk with you." Max announced and Sonny rushed out of the room and up the stairs.