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Accidentally In Love - 12

"I'm in love with her." He saw the tension spread across Jason's face. What could he expect after telling a man he was in love with his wife? Quickly, he stopped Jason before he could interrupt. "But I'm not going to interfere with the two of you anymore. Alexis made me realize, that I had been half the man you were. She called me selfish and she was right."

Jason motioned for Sonny to sit. Though he fully entered the Penthouse, he did not sit. Instead, he stood with his back leaned against the wall.

He continued. "I've spent 10 years trying not to admit this, but I took something that was precious to you and ever since then I've kept on taking. And I guess I owe you an apology."

Jason nodded then smiled a half smile. Between men it was acknowledgement enough.

Soon, Jason's voice scratched out. "I'm sorry I blamed you for Michael."

Michael. Just hearing his name nearly made Sonny's heart break in half. Because of his mistakes his oldest boy lay in a treatment facility, practically a vegetable. "I'll never forgive myself for choosing Kate first."

"You didn't choose her, Sonny. It was instinct. She was closer to you. The guards told me so. If the roles had been reversed I couldn't have saved him either."

The two men talked for a few more minutes before Sonny made his move toward the door. Jason followed him. Though unspoken a flicker of hope had been ignited for their friendship. As he headed toward his door, Jason followed him to the hallway. He knew what he had to do next, though it threatened to break him. He turned to face his friend, "You know, I was thinking. You and Alexis could use your space. I'm going to move out in the morning."

Surprise etched across Jason's brow. "Back to Greystone?"

"Nah, too big." Truth was Kristina was all he had left. He would find something smaller; maybe even rent a brownstone on the other side of town. Before he could finish his sentence, a blur of brown hair and dimples flew in his direction.

"Papa!!!" Kristina squealed as he picked her up. Molly squirmed in Jason's arms, desperately wanting to follow her big sister. "You're going in the wrong door. I live over there." She pointed to Penthouse 2.

Jason spoke before he could. "You know what pumpkin. We forgot to tell you last night. Your dad moved across the hall so he could be close to you. He lives there."

With that, much to Alexis's confusion, Sonny and Jason reestablished the trust between them. As much as he hated to think about it, Alexis was Jason's wife. A line had been established: one he could not and would not cross, unless Jason ever messed up.

Moving on was not as hard as he first believed it would be. Molly and Kristina, his girls, as he thought of them kept him completely distracted. Kristina must have run between the two Penthouses nearly sixteen times the next day. As always, Molly was two steps behind. Jason had to assign a couple of duty. Curiously, a pattern developed where the girls would show up just before meal time and allow him to dote on them and stuff them full of delicious food.

Yet, admittedly, sometimes it was hard. He often found himself bored out of his mind. He missed the planning, the power and the adrenaline. "The business" had been his home since he was a teenager. Speaking of teenagers, he sometimes caught Alexis and Jason acting like a couple of them: holding hands or kissing behind an elevator's closed doors. He needed another distraction. And about a week after he moved into Penthouse 4, he was ready to find it. Only one place would fit the bill: The Haunted Star.

Luke was nothing if not distracting, but little did he know, it would not be Luke who held his attention on this day. Robin Scorpio, his dear friend was sitting at the bar with a woman he believed to be her mother. He was almost certain it was her, but it had been some years since they'd met. Robin reintroduced them and soon they found themselves flirting.

Robin pulled him aside. "Sonny, what are you doing? That's my mother."

Her possessiveness made him chuckle. "Don't worry. It's just harmless flirting on my part."

"It's not her I'm worried about. It's you. My mother will eat you alive."

"Gotcha." He winked at the young woman

Despite the warning, Sonny found himself dancing with the lovely, Ms. Devane.

"I have to warn you Mr. Corinthos, I don't get romantically involved with mobsters, at least not anymore."

"Good. 'Cause I don't date not so-secret secret agents." The two laughed.

That evening, for what seemed to be the first time in a very long time, he enjoyed himself. It was for that reason an early morning visit from Alexis surprised him. Kristina was worried when he hadn't come home by 9:30, which was as late as she could stay up on a Saturday night. He assured Alexis he was fine. Yet, still he could read her to know something was going on with her.

"Hey what's going on? Everything okay?"

"I'm fine."

He would have expected her to say nothing else. "Hey, it's me, remember?"

"I'm bored. I mean I love taking care of Jason and the girls, but I need a distraction. I don't want to go back to work, at least not full-time. But no firm will come within two feet of me due to my current and several former relationships." She winked at him. She could always make him smile. "What's frustrating is Jason won't even let me handle his legitimate stuff."

"He's trying to protect you and your career. He wants you away from the business in case he ever gets indicted. It's the smart thing to do. Unfortunately, I was always more selfish than I was smart. You're the best and you saved me a ton of cash while you were working for me." Plus, her company had always been worth more than any retainer she may have charged him.

"Maybe I'll take some cooking classes."

"And endanger society? Forget about it. I've got the perfect solution: I'm legit. Come work for me, again." He realized working with her would be playing for fire; even still it wasn't an opportunity he could pass up.

"I don't know, Sonny. You and Jason finally seem to be becoming friends again. Plus, I don't know how comfortable Jason would be with the idea."

"Jason knows I'm a businessman who likes to employ the best. He also knows that although I think his wife is beautiful and intelligent, I respect his marriage and I'm not going to do anything to jeopardize it." For this she rewarded him with a smile.

He ran his hand through his hair then he smiled. "Tell you what, why don't we all go to dinner at the Metro Court? We can discuss it then."

Alexis crooked her head to the side. "Are you sure? Do you think it will be awkward? I mean Jason and I were both your best friends once and now we're together. I don't want you to be uncomfortable." Alexis walked back toward the door to head home.

Sonny smiled, Alexis should know him better than that. "Oh don't worry about me. I'll be fine, besides I'll bring a date." Gently, he used his arm to guide her out of the door.

Alexis stopped in her tracks and sighed, "Sonny, I'm really not in the mood to deal with Carly, tonight."

"Don't worry, you won't have to."

"Who...?" Alexis began to question.

"See you at 7." He kissed her on the cheek, hating that he caused himself to remember the softness of her skin. He closed the door before she could inquire further. As much as he hated to admit it, dinner tonight was going to be fun.