Author's Note: Yes I know it has been awhile, sorry about that but after tiic killed off my girl Claudia I just lost all inspiration. My muse packed up and left me, but I had a new one move in just today and so I have a new chapter and I think I'll probably have one more after this one to finish the story up. I'm even formulating an idea in my head to resurrect Claudia, so keep and eye out for that fic. Also I really appreciate all the reviews and I usually won't read them until after I have completed my story as so none sway what I write (It happens to me easily). I really appreciate all the support I've gotten for this fic and again I apologize it has taken me so long to update it. ~ Pari

PS: For those looking the Sonny/Claudia fic archive has closed down, it had nothing to do with Claudia being killed off the show, it was due to inactivity, no one went there except me and a couple of others so it was wasted space.


She had heard the door opening and suspected it was because they had landed and it was time for her captive to lock her away in his villa. She made no move to suggest that she were aware of the presence behind her. She just kept her back to the entrance, he body curled up as she gazed at the paneled wall in front of her, though her mind had wondered elsewhere, someplace outside her body and the jet plane it lay in.

"Claudia," Corelli called out to her softly and she ignored him even though his voice had snapped her back to reality. She had decided that she wouldn't be his no matter what he said or did, she would fight him every step of the way. She was determined to make sure he never got any satisfaction from her. "There's someone here that wants to see you." Corelli continued to speak to her gently and in a hushed tone. "Caro, you must help me here, I think he is hungry and I am not equipped to feed him." His words and the gurgles of a baby made Claudia snap her head up and shoot her eyes to the man standing before her, nestling a tiny newborn in his arms. Corelli smiled at the reaction, he knew just by the way Claudia gazed with baited breath at the child in his arms that he had made the right decision in taking out Anthony and retrieving her son. "Look Steffano, look it's mamma." He spoke to the child as he seated himself along the side of the bed, and Claudia instantly sat and settled herself more comfortably back against the pillows. Her hands trembled and tears welled up in her eyes as she finally laid eyes on the face of her newborn son. "I had them bring a few baby items along when they took him from you father but they forgot formula, so I figured you'd be able…my mother breast feed each of her 7 children. She always said it was the healthiest choice for a baby." Corelli said as he held the swaddled child out to its mother. Claudia grasped him and let out a cry of happiness as she cradled him in her arms.

"Hello Steffano, hello my beautiful, beautiful little boy," She cooed and pushed the blanket down from his face more so she could get a better look at him. There was no doubt, she thought, as she gazed at him, no doubt that this was hers and Sonny's child, for he looked so very much like his father.

"Do you have milk," Corelli asked her pulling her from her moment of bliss. "If you don't…can't produce milk we are still grounded I will send one of the guards to get formula."

"Uh…I don't know, lets see." Claudia nervously pulled down the strap of the cotton nightgown she wore, not caring that Corelli was watching her and that his steely gray eyes darkened with lust as she exposed one of her supple breasts, she was more concerned that she wouldn't have any milk for her son. Steffano latched onto her nipple quickly and began suckling. "Wow, you were hungry weren't you?" She spoke softly as she gently rocked him back and forth as she greedily fed from her. Corelli reached out and brushed his fingers against the slick black hair that covered the child's head, and his movement regained Claudia's attention and she locked her eyes onto his. "La ringrazio," She whispered to him before letting her focus fall back onto her son. Corelli gave a small smile and then stood and left mother and child alone to bond. Once he was outside the room he moved back to his seat. He picked up the phone and spoke to the pilots.

"We're ready to leave, take us home." He commanded and then hung up the phone.

"So do you think giving her son will keep her happy and settled?" Marco asked from his seat, just across from where Corelli was now seated.

"For awhile, yes, but Claudia is a spitfire and I expect her fight me every step of the way, but hopefully now that she has her son I'll be able to have some semblance of control over her. I will use him if I have to, to make her do what I want."


"So what's the plan now?" Johnny asked as he leaned against the arm of the sofa, facing Sonny's desk with his arms folded across his chest.

"Now we track down your father, get my son and put a bullet in his head, so if you have any family ties to that son-of-a-bitch then…you know…maybe you should sit this one out." Sonny stated.

"Not on your life, in fact I'd like to do the honors, and what about Claudia?"

"Before we take Anthony out we get him to tell us where Corelli took Claudia."

"And you really think my father will do that?"

"Your father is a spineless, cowardly bastard, so if I put my gun in his mouth, yeah I think he'll tell us exactly what we want to know." Sonny said as he leaned back in his seat clenching his fists as his arms rested on the armrests on the chair he sat in. "It was buried under a lot of red tape and blood money, but Spinelli was able to track down the airport Anthony's plane flew out of, but he couldn't get anything on Corelli's and I doubt either filed a flight plan, at least not the conventional way, but they'd have to tell someone their course so they can be given coordinates that would keep them out of the path of other planes. I sent Jason to the small air strip just outside of town, that's where Anthony flew out from, Jason knows to use any means necessary to get Anthony's flight plans. Now we just wait." At that moment Maritza the nanny Claudia and Sonny had hired to help out after the babies were born descended the stairs with Sophia in her arms.

"Mr. Corinthos, it's time for Sophia's feeding and you said that you wanted to do her feedings." Maritza said as her feet hit the base of the stairs and she moved closer to Sonny's desk.

"Could I?" Johnny spoke out as he stood and stepped to Maritza, who looked to Sonny for approval. When Sonny nodded his head, she smiled kindly at Johnny and then placed his tiny niece in his arms.

"Support her head and body on this arm and that and hold the bottle like this," Maritza instructed Johnny who did exactly as he was instructed. "You can just call me on the monitor whenever you want me to come for her." She said as she pointed to the small walkie-talkie type monitor that sat on the table just behind the sofa that Johnny settled upon, she then went back upstairs.

"Look at you, boy you're gonna be a knockout. You look so much like your mamma," Johnny spoke lowly to the small baby who seemed to watch him intensely as she suckled her bottle. "Let's just hope you don't get her attitude, otherwise your pop is gonna have his hands full." Johnny said around a smile and Sonny chuckled as well as he watched them bond. At that moment the phone rang out and Sonny snatched it up and Johnny refocused his eyes onto Sonny.

"Yeah," Sonny barked into the phone as he stared off at nothing, while listening. "Good, yeah…yeah I'm going to book the jet as soon as I hang up with you, you just meet us there and bring Spinelli we might still need him. Thanks Jason." He hung up the phone and then snatched it back up again to dial out. "Hey Enrique this is Sonny Corinthos…yeah, I need you to gas up the jet, I need to get to Demark like yesterday, ok? Good we'll be there in about 15 minutes." Again he hung the phone up as he leaped from his seat to face Johnny who was already standing and moving towards him.

"You've found out where my father is?" Johnny asked as he released Sophia to Sonny who gently grasped her from his arms.

"Yeah we did, hey beautiful papa has to go for a little bit but I'll be back very soon and I'll be bringing back your big brother and your mamma. I promise," He then kissed her small head and moved to the stairs. "Have Max bring the car around, I'm gonna take her back up stairs and leave instructions with the guards up there, then I'll be right out." Sonny announced as he headed up the stairs with his daughter. Johnny hurried out to get the car.


He stood in the doorway watching her for a moment and the sight of her, mother keeping watch over her sleeping child, made his heart swell and made him love her even more. "I brought you his carrier," Corelli whispered out pulling Claudia from her coddling and she turned lazily to regard him with the smile she had been directing towards her son still on her lips. "You will need to secure him in it for the car ride home." She eyed the car seat and then locked her eyes back onto her sleeping son, who rested atop a pillow beside her.

"You do know that Sonny will find us and when he does, he's going to kill you for taking us," She threw out casually as she rubbed her hand across Steffano's back.

"I have no doubt he will try, and in Port Charles that may have been a problem, but back home Sonny Corinthos has no connections, no power, and most have never even heard of him. So È il destino I am not worried."


Hours Later


They had arrived at Anthony's hideout in Denmark only to discover they were too late, the guards who had managed to escape the massacre told them that it had been Corelli's men who had attacked them and they had also taken the baby boy they had been caring for. So Sonny and company reboarded his jet and they were all on their way to Italy, Johnny was sure that Corelli would take Claudia back to his homeland where he had the advantage in power. Sonny wanted to fly straight there but Johnny knew that Corelli probably had people already waiting for them and would cut them down the second their plane landed. So Johnny requested that they make a detour for reinforcements, which took them to the doorstep of his and Claudia's Uncle Rudy Zacchara.

"Johnny," The older man who looked to be in his early 60s and was a robust version of his brother Anthony, called out to his nephew with arms wide open.

"Ciao zio Rudy," Johnny greeted back as he embraced the uncle he hadn't seen since he was a young boy. "Zio I'd like you to meet some people, this is Sonny Corinthos," He began and he could feel his uncle tense up in his arms but he continued his introductions. "And these are some of his employers, Jason Morgan," This got a nodded from his Uncle and Johnny figured Jason's reputation had preceded him, even all the way in Italy. "And Damian Spinelli." Spinelli waved nervously only to have Jason swat his hand down and throw him a look while shaking his head.

"Johnny why do you disrespect me by bringing this 'bastardo'," Rudy spat out the words and he looked at Sonny with disgust. "Into my home, after all he has done to your sister, who you know I love and think of as my own daughter. I should kill you where stand." Rudy spoke his last words as he pointed directly at Sonny, who had the good sense to bow his head in the man's presence to show his respect. This was something that Sonny never would have done back in Port Charles but here he knew he was out gunned and overpowered and it would not bode well for him to piss off the natives.

"Zio, please Sonny and Claudia have made amends, there is no more war between our two families. In fact our families have become one with the birth of Claudia and Sonny's twins, Steffano and Sophia Zacchara-Corinthos." Johnny announced he knew there was no way Sonny would had or would allow the Zacchara name to be attached to his children's, but he also knew that if his uncle thought it was he would be pleased and more willing to help them.

"Ah…my bambina has had bambinos? Congratulazioni," He pulled Johnny close again and kissed both his cheeks and then moved to Sonny with an extended hand. "Congratulazioni, Mr. Corinthos," He then pulled Sonny into an embrace and kissed both his cheeks. "So I guess we are truly family now, and leave it to our Claudia to out do herself, she doesn't have one like most women, no she goes and has two." Rudy exclaimed clearly overjoyed by the news. "And where is she and those beautiful bambinos, aye?" He looked towards the door.

"That's why we're here Zio," Johnny spoke and regained his uncle attention. "Claudia and her son Steffano have been kidnapped by Micheal Corelli." The smile that had been upon Rudy's face instantly faltered and his face was left marred with eerily sinister look that even intimidated Sonny.

"Dominic's youngest son, he has kidnapped Claudia and Steffano?" Rudy repeated as if to make sure he had heard him clearly.

"Yes Zio and that's why we're here we suppose that he's brought them here and we need to find them."

"Oh I know he's brought them here, Dominic flew in a couple of weeks ago to attend the wedding of his youngest son. Ramon!" Rudy called out to one of the arm guards standing nearest the door, and the young man stepped closer to them. "I want you and some of the boys to go over to the Corelli mansion and inform Dominic that I request his presence, and then make sure he knows it's not a request…shot his mother in the head."

"Zio!" Johnny cried out shocked by the order.

"Fine, shot her in the leg…her good one." Ramon nodded and then headed out with a couple of the other guards in the room. "Johnny, Johnny how do you ever expect to one day run the family business if you show such weakness. Huh?" Rudy asked as he lovingly slapped his nephew face and then moved around him and back to his massive mahogany desk. "Can I offer you all a drink, something to eat?" He asked as he seated himself behind the desk and pulled out a Cuban cigar and lit it.

"No thank you, all I want is my wife and son back, I promised Sophia." Sonny finally spoke out and Rudy regarded through the veil of Cigar smoke and he nodded his head.

"And you will you have my word, and how is it that Corelli was able to take your family, don't you have security and protection for them?" Rudy inquired.

"Yes but Corelli enlisted the help of our father." Johnny was the one to respond.

"Anthony, that infedele…" Rudy roared out as he slammed his fist atop his desk, which caused Spinelli to jump a bit where he stood. "I've always tried to teach him even when he was a little boy, that your family is everything. All the money and the power can and will come and go, but your family it forever, but he never listens."

"Well it's too late for him to learn now, Corelli's men made sure of that." Johnny stated and Rudy removed the cigar from his mouth as he leaned forwarded a bit.

"Corelli killed my baby brother, my only brother?" He asked and Johnny simply nodded his head in reply. "Excuse me a moment," Rudy stood and made for the exit and then stopped just before passing the threshold and turned back to where Sonny and his crew were still standing. "Please make yourselves at home, have a seat, Johnny fix them some drinks. I have some business to attend to I shall return soon." With that said Rudy disappeared out the door.

"Was he mad?" Spinelli asked Johnny in a lowered voice. "It was hard to really tell but he seemed…murderous."

"He was, I think we've just started a war between the Zaccharas and the Corellis." Johnny announced.

"Is that good or bad?" Jason finally broke his silence.

"Both, it's good for us bad for the Corelli's, the Mannino family give the Corellis their power through their backing but that power only really holds weight in the states. Here the Zaccharas are powerhouse of the two families and the Manninos wouldn't risk a war with us, especially once they discover that Corelli did. It's like my Zio said to these old school Sicilians family is 'everything' and you never ever mess with a man's family." Johnny proclaimed and then moved to the bar to make himself a drink.


Translations


Caro~ Sweetheart

La ringrazio~ Thank you

È il destino~ My wife

Ciao zio~ Hello Uncle

Bastardo~ Bastard

Congratulazioni~ Congratulations

Infedele~ Disloyal