If Only...

Chapter 13 (R)

Everything seemed to disappear. She could feel Sonny's lips on hers. His hands caressing her back. She parted her lips slightly, her body churning, aching , a feral growl escaping Sonny's lips. Her tongue twirled with his, playful, almost shyly.

She pulled at his jacket, stumbling as she stepped back onto the stairs, their mouths never parting.

Stay with it baby
And that's all I ask of you
And I know that someday
You won't remember
The way that this moment feels to you

Sonny's hands delved into her hair, pressing her mouth closer, harder, into his. He followed her lead, his half-opened eyes watching her face. Delicious. That was the only thought in his head. That and wanting. Needing. Like he'd never before. He wanted her. Now. His teeth scraped her lower lip, sucking gently. Carly shuddered and he pulled her into him, closing any distance between them.

Don't let it go
Don't turn your back on what you think you know
You never know you know
Don't leave it alone
Cause I need you to cling to
Cause you are my kind
You're all that I want
Here in this life
Until we are gone

Sensations.

Sonny's hair in her hands. Silk. The drugging taste of his mouth. Like brandy-wine. Warmth radiating from his fingers sending sparks of desire shooting through her.

That's all she felt. She couldn't think straight with his hands moving down her back. His mouth devouring hers. His body solid and hard on hers. Everything seemed to lose focus. All she knew was Sonny...touching her, wanting her, loving her. She felt the last step and pulled him up, turning them towards the wall.

Our breath and our skin
Our hearts and our minds
They're one and the same
You are my kind

Sonny felt his back hit something hard. Carly fumbled with shirt, licking, sucking all the while. His lips nipped at her lips, her neck, her ear. She found that sensitive spot in his neck and he jumped, his breath hitching. Carly pulled back, a wicked grin on her face. Sonny stomach trembled, desire mingling with fear. "Carly..."

"Shh." She pressed her fingers to his lips, focusing on them as she did. "Kiss me."

Well call on me baby
If you should ever need someone
To help get your head straight

I'll be your resident all night
Sure am glad just having you around
Well all that I know
When you find love you never let it go
You never know you know

Carly grinned as Sonny's mouth crashed into hers. She loosened her hold on his shirt flaps, pushing the shirt off his shoulders, her hands hungry to touch his skin. Sonny pushed from the wall, guiding her down the hall. His hands held her steady, resting on her sides. She brought her legs up, wrapping them around his waist.

Without you I'm lost
I get scattered
I'm shattered
Cause you are my kind
You're all that I want
Here in this life
Until we are gone

Sonny kicked his door open, keeping Carly wrapped around him and his mouth on hers. He didn't want to lose contact for a second. He needed her. In his arms. In his hands. On his lips. He brought her down to the bed, falling on her gently.

She tasted so good. So sweet.

So damn right.

Our breath and our skin
Our hearts and our minds
They're one and the same
Cause you are my kind

Carly couldn't breath. The room spun and she felt Sonny's hands under her shirt, shivered when they kneaded her breasts gently. Her breathing labored, the pleasure mounting, consuming. She opened her eyes, trying to focus on his face.

"Sonny..."

His face came into view and she careessed it softly. He seemed to be fading in and out of the light.

"I like the way you make me feel."

We're one and the same
You are my kind

Don't let it go
Don't turn your back on what you think you know
You never know you know

Sonny grinned, kissing her mouth once, twice. "I like the way you make me feel too, sweetheart." He pulled back to look into her eyes. "You make me..." Sonny stopped abruptly, his brow furrowing.

"Carly, honey, are you okay?"

He steadied her face to study her. Her eyes looked unfocued and glazed.

She smiled sleepily at him. "I feel good." She snuggled into the blankets, her head on his pillow. "You..." Her breathing steadied and it took Sonny a moment to realize she was asleep.

Don't leave it alone
Cause I need you to cling to

Cause you are my kind
You're all that I want
Here in this life
Until we are gone

He stared in disbelief. She's fallen asleep on him. Granted she'd had more to drink than any man could have handled but that didn't make his bruised ego feel better.

His head fell into his hands. He wasn't certain whether he wanted to laugh or cry. Hell, if he sat there he was bound to do both. He brought his head up, rubbing his eyes, he looked down at her. Blonde hair on his stain sheets. There was an image he wasn't going to forget soon.

Sighing, he pulled the sheet over her tantilizing...

"Sonny."

Our breath and our skin
Our hearts and our minds
They're one and the same
Cause you are my kind

He froze, eyes darting to her face. She was asleep. Why was she... He watched the smile form on her face.

She was dreaming.

About him.

Carly sighed deeply, the smile staying firmly in place.

Sonny groaned. Life just wasn't playing fair.

Carly groaned in return, turning to face his way, and he jerked from the bed. He was liable to jump on a sleeping, drunk woman. He paced the floor, darting looks at his bed. Damn but she was beautiful.

Breathe Corinthos.

I love and our life
My heart and my soul
I need you tonight
Your love makes me whole

From across the room, he roamed her face, his eyes studying the length of her on his bed. She looked good there. Like she belonged there.

He ran his hands through his hair, taming the curls that Carly's hands had mussed.

Something had happened tonight that Carly hadn't understood. From the moment she'd kissed him, he was lost. In her. In his need. Every single feeling he'd tried to ignore, every need she aroused in him came tumbling out. He wasn't sure if that was a good or bad.

He knew he wanted her. Not just as his friend. Not just as his lover.

He wanted her. Every part of her.

And he was going to make sure she belonged to him, Jason be damned. He loved her. She was his. Period.

And it's all I can stand
Until you come home
I need you tonight
Cause you are my kind

Sonny started, surprised at himself. He'd known for awhile. He snorted, shaking his head. /A long while.../

He loved her. Sonny Corinthos was in love with Carly Benson.

He waited for the lightening, the earth to open up and swallow him whole, some sort of sign that the end was near.

Nothing.

He was in love with Carly.

A small smile played on his lips. He wasn't afraid. Heck, he wanted to shout it to the world.

Sonny glanced over at her sleeping form. Maybe not yet though. He had to do was make sure she loved him in return. And he would. He was going to make her so happy that any other man was going to pale in comparison. Determined, he walked to the bed, leaning down to kiss her forehead softly.

Grabbing his robe off the headboard, he walked into the hall, closing the door quietly.

He was in love with Carly.

God definitely had a sense of humor.

I need you tonight
Cause you are my kind
Oh, oh, oh ,oh you are my kind
Oh, oh, oh ,oh you are my kind

Lyrics: You Are My Kind by Santana feat. Seal