Chapter 2

AN: My Sonny Crockett will be a much calmer guy, a more open guy. He will be more like the Sonny from the last season of the series. Just to explain, O love Sonny all the way through the series. But, at the end, I liked it that he was spending more time with Billy and actually taking time to do things, besides be a cop. JL

Rico still hadn't spoken to his partner since their hushed conversation on the plane. They left the plane and rented a car at the airport. It wasn't until after they left the airport that Tubbs finally found his voice.

"Why did you tell me?" Rico asked as they exited the airport parking lot. "All these years, Partner, why didn't I know.?"

Sonny shook his head. "Things get around. You know how ruthless drug dealers can be. And after all that time on Vice. I didn't know how to tell you. What was I supposed to say?"

"I get it." Rico nodded. "I'm still trying to wrap my head around the whole thing. But I do get that part." He paused. "So, Joe and Rita Crockett just…what?"

"I don't know." Sonny said, simply. "They told me the twin thing from the beginning. I think that they felt guilty about separating us, maybe. I don't know. I've just always known I was adopted and I had a twin brother out there, somewhere."

"Man! You never thought it was that your parents never told you anything about your adoption?"

Sonny shrugged. "I was very young when they told me. I didn't know what to ask, back then. And growing up, they had other children. And my brother and sisters didn't treat me any differently. I just…I just accepted it and moved on. I always thought about my twin. But, I had a good childhood. It was just a normal part of my life. I just knew, one day, I would find him."

"You think he's in San Francisco?" Tubbs asked.

"Probably." Sonny sighed. "If he really doesn't know about me…." HE blew out a long breath.

"What…how are you going…?"

Sonny stopped him. "If Carson is here, and he sees my brother…he and his family are in danger." He paused. "Caroline told me that she and Billy were repeatedly terrorized. She told me that they had been followed. And she told me that the house had been broken into. Things were missing, gone through. She said neighbors has reported seeing shadows around the house, trying to look into windows. He made the mistake of leaving a fingerprint on the window sill of Billy's room. No one would ever accuse him of being too bright. But, he's really pissing me off. He has been smart enough to evade me for the past few years. Us moving to Tallahassee scared him off. I was just too close. I don't' like to think about what would have happened if we had not made that move when we did. Things were escalating. It would have gotten ugly."

Tubbs didn't speak, so Sonny continued.

"I hired private eyes while we were working Vice. I didn't have the time to search myself. After Billy was born. And then after the divorce…. I wanted to know my family, so that Billy could know his. I didn't want to leave him with lots of questions. Joe and Rita showed me a birth certificate. But I knew it was not true. I wasn't born in Florida. They had papers made up so that no one would ask any questions. I think that they were desperate for a baby." Sonny shook his head. "I hate to even think that. But, nothing else makes sense to me." Sonny parked the car in the lot of the hotel where he had already booked a couple of rooms. He and Rico jumped out, retrieved their bags from the trunk and went inside. "I've been searching off and on, for years."

"That runs into a lot of money, Sonny." Rico stated.

Sonny shook his head. I worked all the time and I had no social life. My major bills were alimony and child support."

Rico nodded.

"I've waited so long for this to happen. But not like this. Not under these circumstances." Sonny replied as they walked across the parking lot.

The check-in was odd. The clerk behind the counter kept staring at Sonny, like he knew him. Both Sonny and Rico were unnerved.

Sonny notice the clerk's name. "Have we met, Pepe'?"

Pepe' seemed startled. He stammered. "I'm undecided on the clothes and the new do. I hope Joe doesn't get jealous." He stated, eyeing Rico.

Sonny and Rico looked at one another.

Sonny was unable to speak for a moment. "What about the…? Who do you think I am?"

"Nash…come on…!"

Sonny just stared at Pepe'.

"Oh, you're under…." Pepe' reasoned. "Don't worry. I get it. I won't blow your cover." Then it was like he flipped a switch. What is it that I can do for you, Mr. Crockett? Mr. Tubbs?"

Sonny and Rico just shook their heads as they headed out the door. They were headed to an Italian restaurant about a block from the hotel.

"You don't want to go back and ask that guy some questions?" Tubbs asked.

Sonny shook his head. "He thinks I'm my brother, undercover. Which means my brother is in law enforcement, that's …!"

"What?"

"I just…I never dreamed that we would both be in law enforcement."

"What about the clerk?"

"We'll talk to him when we get back." Sonny replied as they both crossed the street and headed to the restaurant. "Besides, I'm halfway there. I know his name. How many Nash's could there be in San Francisco?"

TBC