The Morning After
Part II
Previously on The Morning After~
"He was jealous plain and simple." Kai says "He likes you. You are the first woman I've seen him with that wasn't a dim wit. So he sees you with my brother, starts thinking with Little Sonny and then gets all possessive like he's Tarzan." Kai beats her chest as she imitates… "MMMM Me Tarzan U Woman! Me beat my chest! Scare away competition!"
Carly laughs "Your ass is crazy you know that."
"You know it's true…you put it on him last night and now his nose is wide open you could fly a 747 through it." Kai laughs "So now what are you gonna do…"
"I told him I wasn't looking for a relationship…he's just going to have to accept that."
"You don't know Tweedle Dumb like I do…he's not gonna give up that easy. But it's gonna be sooome fun watching him make a jackass out of himself…that is of course if you're serious."
"Of course I'm serious…no relationships for me." Carly insists
"This is gonna be good! And I want a front row seat."
They laugh
Carly stands and tries to make her way to the door "Ooookay now that the interrogation is over can I go get my coffee at that Kelly's place now?"
"Who says it's over chick?" Kai laughs as she pulls Carly back down to the couch.
Carly laughs as she is pulled back down "My mistake….what else does Miss. Nosey Box want to know huh?"
"Ha, ha now you asked for it." Kai says as she picks up the TV remote control and uses it as her own personal microphone "Big Questions for inquiring minds, namely me" she smiles brightly
"BIG Questions like what Nut?" Carly smirks as she slightly pushes Kai's hand holding her fake microphone.
"Tah, Tah, Tah no touching the microphone." Kai says while pushing Carly's hand back "I am the interviewer and you are the interviewee…I ask the questions…you answer them, you see how it goes"
"Perfectly" Carly smirks
"Good! Oh and also Kai Campbell is not a Nut, but you on the other hand got two big ones last night from a certain Dimpled Mobster across the hall." Kai laughs "Or so you say…"
Carly's mouth hang open at what Kai said at first then she counters back with, "I told you there is nothing little about that Dimpled Mobster across the hall." she tells her with a raised eyebrow and then says "Besides that…you're not gonna try and deny that a certain blue eyed, spike headed enforcer didn't offer you a peek at his one eyed snake last night huh?" Carly leans her ear towards Kai waiting for an answer
Kai laughs and throws a pillow at Carly, "Hush Freak!" Carly leans back as she quickly catches the pillow and throws it aback at her, but Kai dodges it. "This is about you not me. Remember I'm the one asking the questions here!"
"Well excuse me Oprah" Carly smirks "Continue…"
Kai holds up her fake microphone and speaks in to it, "Anyways…you had a good time last night did you not?
Kai holds the remote towards Carly to answer…
"Yeah"
"Okay" Kai says in to her remote microphone, "Answer me this…why are you running scared?"
"I'm not running scared." Carly quickly answers
"Yes you are. Your ass is running so damn fast you got Flo Jo eating your dust!"
"You know what, I'm surprised at you. Never in a million years would I of thought you would want me with Sonny. Aren't you always the one cracking jokes at him?"
"Yeah that's me and I will continue joking on Chef Shorty Boyardee believe me that won't ever change. I swear that punk thinks he's Emeril Lagasse or something…"
"Sonny cooks?" Carly asks surprised
"Yeah, I can't lie…he is a good cook. Just don't tell him I said so." Kai says the last part while pointing directly at Carly. "His ego is huge enough already."
Carly can't help a laugh that comes out…"Don't worry, your secret is safe with me." she gets a hold of her laughter and continues, "Okay so what's this sudden need to want me in a relationship with him."
"Hey if you don't wanna be with him then fine but if you do then I say go for it….it's up to you. I'm just trying to figure out why are you so scared of the "R" word. I mean as long as I've known you, I've never really seen you in a relationship. Dates yes, but relationships…" Kai leaves the rest unsaid, "You know we've never really talked about it before but we are now so tell me what's up."
Carly sighs a long tired sigh "Look you and Jason have a good thing going and I'm happy for you…but can we just drop the subject of relationships."
Kai puts down the remote control…she sees that something is wrong with her friend "Okay, okay…all kidding aside…what's wrong…you know you can talk to me about anything."
"I know" Carly nods "Okay…well…" she tries to stall but Kai just sits quietly waiting for her to continue, "I've never really believed in any relationship, really. You know…when my mom finally decided to tell me I was adopted…I was 15. We had a big argument and she blurted it out…I don't know our relationship just wasn't the same afterwards. I mean I still loved her, but my trust in her was gone. And even before that…the only father I ever had left us when I was 2. I was just a baby and he abandoned us. How could he do that?" she pauses "So I guess every time I'd found myself getting remotely close to the "R" word I'd turn around the other way. They don't last…all it ever ends up doing is causing you pain in the end. So why should I put myself through that when I don't have to."
"Sweetie you don't have to model any relationship you may have after your parents…relationships are what you make of them not of your parents bad mistakes."
"Yeah, maybe. But…I never told you this but after you left Detroit and came up here to be closer to Johnny and your other family here" she sighs, "Okay there was this guy I was with for a while…I thought we had something good and it was the very first time that I thought things could go somewhere without me putting a stop to it. We were together for almost six months."
"What! Six months and you didn't pick up the phone and call a sista…"
"I dunno, I guess I just didn't want to jinx it…I'd never been with someone for that long, let alone even considered it. And every time I found myself getting ready to break it off, he would do something so sweet…and then I just couldn't. Anyway, his name was Derek" she pauses trying to stall some "And he was charming…he was funny…he was Gorgeous."
"Hmm, sounds good so far" Kai interrupts
"He was married…"
"What?" Kai interrupts
"With 2 kids." Carly continues as she holds up two fingers
"What?!"
"Yeah. AND one on the way."
Kai sat shocked just looking at her…
"Hey I didn't know he was married" Carly says in defense, "We were together almost 6 months and I didn't know…he covered his tracks damn good. I didn't suspect a thing…or maybe it's because I didn't want to."
"Well how did you find out?"
"From his pregnant wife that showed up on my doorstep." Carly says as she raises an eyebrow, "Yeah it turns out she was suspecting him of cheating and so she had a private investigator following him…the PI must have told her where I lived."
Kai shook her head trying to hold in a laugh, "So did she go all Jerry Springer Baby Momma Drama on ya?"
"She tried to but she caught the door in her face instead. And needless to say Derek was history after that…oh but not until after I kneed him in the family jewels for good measure" Carly says the last part with a cocky smile.
Kai held up a hand in the air and Carly gave her a high 5.
"There you go! That's my girl."
"So now can we drop the subject of your boy Sonny across the hall?" Carly asks
"Look you had a bad experience, one bad experience…that doesn't mean the next relationship you decide to have will be like before. Give Sonny a chance." Kai then caught what she just said as she clamps her hands over her mouth. "Who said that? Tell me those words didn't just come out of my mouth and I didn't just defend Tattoo."
Carly smirks "Tattoo? What are you talking about? Is that another one of your crazy nick names for Sonny again?"
"Come Onnn you remember Tattoo…Fantasy Island…you know" Kai does an imitation. She scrunches her shoulders, points to the ceiling and says in a squeaky little voice "The Plane, The Plane boss, The Plane." Carly bursts out in a fit of laughter at Kai, "That's your man you laughing at." Kai laughs
The door opens and in walks Jason and Sonny
"No I'm laughing at your crazy ass." Carly points directly at Kai, "Can I go get my coffee now? You know this is torture depriving me of my coffee fix." she says while standing up from the couch.
"Ah Kai I see you're at it again, torturing innocent people…I'm a little bit surprised though I thought Carly was your friend." Sonny says as he waves his index finger at Kai. Kai stands up glaring at Sonny as he continues…
"Well, well, well if it isn't Tweedle Dumb…you know you should be nice to me."
"Why is that so you can scamper along your way and run amuck at your city of choice in Tokyo…you know over there you're the famous one right. The people see you and they run screaming your name, don't they Kaizilla?"
"Cute" Kai says sarcastically
"Yeah, I thought so…"
"Well you won't think so for too long…cause see one phone call from me and uh," Kai goes over to the phone and picks it up as she stares at Sonny, "Al Capone here will be sharing a cell with a Big Burly man named Bubba that's just dying to make you his Prison Bitch!"
When Jason gives her a warning look not to even joke about something like that, Kai nods with her hands up as if surrendering. However the color drains from Sonny's face as his eyes darken just staring at Kai. She glares back with a little smirk on her face.
It was taking everything in Carly not to burst out laughing at them…if it were any time before her and Sonny's night together she'd be mouthing back off at Sonny right along with Kai; but for some reason she wasn't and all she could do was laugh at them. Jason on the other hand was use to the constant Showdown's of Sonny vs. Kai.
"Funny" Sonny says flatly as he glares at Kai…
"Yeah, I thought so…but don't worry I wouldn't rat you out for real. You can thank my guy Jason for that." Kai smiles and then throws goes on to say "So, Juan Valdez why are you still here? Shouldn't you be riding your donkey on down to the warehouse…don't you gotta keep up that front for the IRS. Go, go ahead on and count your coffee beans." Kai waves her hands towards the door motioning Sonny to leave.
"My coffee warehouse is not a front. You should know that better than anybody Kai. I thought you bloodhounds could sniff anything out." Sonny fires back
Jason quickly steps in between them "Okay, okay. DING, DING, DING, break it up you two…" he says as he puts his hands on Kai's shoulders massaging them like he was her boxing trainer while quickly putting distance between her and Sonny "That's enough. Go to your separate corners. You each got your TKO in for the day, it's a draw!"
"You know you two are something else." Carly says as she points back and forth at Sonny and Kai… "Jason how in the world did you put up with them for this long?" she laughs
"Constant supply of Tylenol." Jason answers as he rubs the temples of his forehead, Carly smirks as she shakes her head… "But now maybe it won't be so bad since I got you to help me referee Ali and Frazier here." he looks back and forth between Sonny and Kai.
Carly laughs as she looks at the intense glares between Sonny and Kai "Something tells me it still won't be that easy."
Jason nods then says…"Hey Sonny, why don't you go ahead and meet me at the warehouse…I'll be down there after a while."
Kai quickly jumps in "Yeah leave…Before I float like a butterfly and STING your ass!"
"Oh yeah? Bring it on! Just let me get a can of Raid! Better get running Kai, I hear it takes your kind out on contact." Sonny snaps back.
Jason quickly gets a hold of Kai around her waist just before she made a move towards Sonny…Carly quickly takes Sonny by the hand and pulls him with her towards the door…She calls out to Jason as she continues to drag Sonny in the hall…
"Later Jase"
"Later Carly. I'll save some of that Tylenol for you." Jason calls out before the door slams shut.
Sonny and Carly now stand in the hallway
"See I knew you couldn't keep your hands off me for too long."
Carly pushes his hand down "Hey I was just trying to save you back there" she points over her shoulder to PH 2 "You don't want to suffer the full wrath of my girl Kai."
"You mean she gets worse. I thought the last stages of the werewolf was the rapidly growing fur…she must of borrowed Jason's razor to cut it down before we came back over."
Carly quickly places a hand to Sonny's mouth covering it up "Shhhhhh, she'll hear you" she quietly smirks.
Sonny dimples as he slowly lowers Carly's hands… "Now that I don't doubt…" he smirks, "Didn't the wolf warn grandma about its big ears before it gobbled her whole? You know what…maybe we should go back in and ask Kai, she was there…she'll remember."
Sonny starts to walk around Carly but she puts her hand up to his chest stopping him.
"Oh no you don't."
Sonny dimples once more, "You see, there you go again." he looks down at her hands "I knew you couldn't keep your hands off me."
Carly just shakes her head laughing a little bit as she lowers her hands from his chest "Ah and there goes that arrogance of yours again."
Johnny was standing at his post by Sonny's door since he came out of Kai's a while ago…he tries to stay silent while Carly and Sonny were talking but his nose started to itch and he wound up sneezing. Both Sonny and Carly turn and see Johnny rubbing his nose.
Sonny gives Johnny a little annoyed look then turns back to Carly "You wanna uh, go inside my place and talk…it's a little crowded out here."
"Don't tell me we're gonna have another one of your jealous caveman moments." Carly says to Sonny as she looks back and forth at him and Johnny.
"Hey I'm just standing, I didn't do anything but sneeze." Johnny says as he holds up the palm of his hands…
Even more annoyed that Johnny started speaking, Sonny says "You know I'm kind of confused…did you say anything to him?" he looks to Carly asking her.
"Sonny!" Carly sighs "Okay look…I'm gonna leave and uh…you can go back to playing King of the Cavemen with Johnny." she winks "Catch ya later."
Carly hit's the elevator button…Sonny realizing that things were going all wrong quickly says "Where are you going?"
"Kelly's for my coffee fix…Kai and Jason are out of coffee and at the rate I'm going Kelly's will be out to by the time I get there."
The elevator doors open and Carly walks in…Sonny quickly holds the door open before it can close. Now inside the elevator, Carly turns around so she is standing directly in front of him…with one hand on her hip, she leans to the side as she sighs seeing that Sonny is keeping the doors from closing.
"You don't rreally want to go to Kelly's do you?"
"Uh, yep…you see I know that's where I want to go because I remember saying it to you just a few seconds ago."
Carly hit's the close button for the door to close but Sonny continues to hold it open with his hand…
"How about I join you for a cup? I haven't had my morning coffee either." Sonny says trying to get himself invited along with her.
"No thanks, it's just a cup of coffee. I'm just gonna get it to go anyway."
Carly presses the close button again, but Sonny keeps it from closing again…
"Is there some reason why you keep trying to close the elevator doors on me?"
"Yeah there is. I want coffee. Now get out of the way Sonny so I can go." Carly insists
Carly presses the button again…Sonny continues to keep it from closing.
"No I don't think that's it…maybe you're…I dunno, a little bit afraid to be alone with me in the elevator again." Sonny dimples from ear to ear… "I mean, seeing as though what happens when we're trapped alone in one….this one in particular." he says with a sly smile.
***FLASHBACK***
Lips connected together in a blaze of hunger…their bodies were meshed together, Sonny was practically lying on top of Carly as he backed her up against the elevator wall. Carly ran her hands up and down his back and then through his hair tousling it up as their kiss heats up the elevator. Sonny framed Carly's face with the palms of his hands, controlling the kiss…nipping at her bottom lip, and then sucking it. His tongue entered her hot mouth, tangling with her own never able to get enough as he moved his hands down to her back and one still moving lower to grope her ass.
***END FLASHBACK***
Sonny could tell Carly was thinking about what happened with them in the elevator too since her cheeks are flushed which made his dimples come out in full force.
Carly notices him staring at her and that he now knows she was thinking back about last night; she quickly tries to cover "You know what…I think you're delusional. Why the hell should I be afraid?"
"Whoa, whoa you don't have to get all defensive on me" Sonny holds his hands up as he grins, "I just made a little comment judging by the fact that your uh…cheeks are uh" he leans in towards her and strokes her red cheek with the back of his hand "a little bit red there."
"They are not!" Carly swats his hand off her cheek
"Okay" Sonny smirks
This time Carly presses the close button repeatedly trying once and for all to close the doors but Sonny once again prevents them from closing.
"Okay, you know what…why don't we start over."
"UGH!" Carly shakes her head with a little laugh "Do you ever give up?"
"Never" Sonny says with another dimpled smile "So how about I take you to a place that has the best coffee in town."
"Best coffee in town huh?"
"Yeah."
"Where?"
Sonny extends his hand for her to take…Carly hesitantly takes his hand as she finds herself being pulled out of the elevator.
"My place."
Before Carly can object or even take her hand out of his, Sonny turns around and walks her back over to his penthouse…he gives an eye shifting glaring movement to Johnny which prompts Johnny to quickly open the door. Sonny walks her inside with her while Johnny closes the door behind them.
Now that they are back inside his penthouse, Carly slowly takes her hand out of his and taps him on the shoulder…Sonny turns around smiling at her.
"Hey I never agreed to come back here with you. I just asked where this supposed place was with the best coffee in town."
"Believe me you're gonna love it." Sonny assures her
"Awfully sure of yourself aren't ya Juan. Hey where's your donkey? Is he in the kitchen?"
"Now see there you've been hanging around Kai to long" Sonny says as Carly grins "I'm not Juan but he personally sent his finest coffee over just for me."
Carly starts walking towards the kitchen "So this is the kitchen back here right?"
Sonny quickly follows after her since he is very picky on who he lets in his kitchen "Carly wa, wait….wait a minute"
Carly enters the kitchen but stops short when she sees how immaculately clean it is…she began to slowly walk around the island while smoothing her fingers lightly along it. Sonny stands back just watching her…
"Wow! It sure is clean in here for a bachelor. What are you some kind of neat freak?"
"Among other things, yes. You know actually why don't you wait for me back in the living room…it shouldn't take too long."
Carly stops in place while looking at him with a smug smile "Oh am I not supposed to be in the sacred kitchen?"
"No it's not that…just you know…I'm very particular about who comes in here."
"You afraid I might smudge something Sonny" Carly opens a drawer and picks up a shiny butter knife…she uses it to check her lipstick to see if she had any on her teeth. Carly glances up at Sonny and sees that he is watching her like a hawk "Afraid I might drop it" she fakes like she's about to then laughs as Sonny all but runs his way over to her "Relax man it's just a butter knife."
"Why don't we put the butter knife back in its place…" Sonny slowly takes it from her and puts it back in the drawer where it was…Carly grins in amazement as he slides it from her hand "You can go back up front on the couch and I'll be in there in no time."
"Oh my God you're serious aren't you" Carly laughs
"I'll tell you what why don't I make us some breakfast to go along with our coffee."
"You're changing the subject…and who says I want to have breakfast with you. All I wanted was a cup of coffee which you insisted I have here."
"Come on you gotta eat…so why don't we just have breakfast together." Sonny insists
"I'm not really a breakfast person…no I do just fine with my coffee which I am still waiting for."
"How about I make you an omelet?"
Carly knocks on the counter top of the island "Helloooo…is anybody in here. Didn't I just tell you I don't do breakfast."
"But it's the most important meal of the day…you gotta keep your strength up so you can keep that figure." Sonny says as he looks Carly up and down checking her out
Sonny sucked in a breath as his eyes skimmed down her physique taking in her sleek slender bare shoulder the black halter top she wore showed off nicely then on down to the hint of her navel and the jeans she word that were fitting her like second skin.
"Stare much?" Carly asks in a little innocent voice
Sonny dimples as he places a hand on Carly's hip while looking into her eyes "One omelet" he says slightly husky.
Boy was he putting on the charm, Carly thought to herself…if she didn't catch herself she just might have to have her way with him right then and there.
Carly lets out a breath she didn't know she was holding "Okay, one omelet…and just so you know I'm not saying I'm gonna eat it either. Right now it just seems like the only way I'm gonna ever get my supposed best coffee in town from you."
Sonny smiles getting his way "Okay, two omelets coming up" he claps his hands
"On one condition though…" Carly quickly says
"What's that"
"I get to stay in here and watch you cook." Carly hops up on top of the island
Sonny tries to make up a quick excuse "You know you might be a little bit more comfortable up front on the couch."
"Oh, so you want me to leave? Cause I can just go to Kelly's and…" Carly starts to slide her way down the island.
"No, no, no, no. I never said I wanted you to leave."
"Okay so I can stay in here and watch you." Carly smiles brightly knowing she was driving him crazy
"You're enjoying this aren't you?" Sonny replies with a gritted teeth smile
"Yeah, thoroughly"
"Okay….you can stay in here with me but you can't touch anything." Sonny instructs and then goes to his expensive gadget of a coffee maker to make her coffee.
Carly hops back up on the island and gives Sonny an official salute, "I, I sir"
Once he had the coffee going, Carly watches everything he does as Sonny made their omelets…she was amazed at how at home and relaxed Sonny seemed in the kitchen. She on the other hand couldn't cook a lick.
Sonny noticed how intently Cary was watching him cook "So I take it you don't cook." he asks
"What makes you say that?" Carly asks in return
"Are you saying you can?"
"You think I can't?"
"Do you always answer a question with a question?" Sonny laughs a little
"I bet you think I can't cook."
"Well can you?"
"Yeeeeeeeeee, no"
They laugh
"But you didn't know that so why should I rat myself out." Carly replies
"Rat yourself out whatareya talkin about?"
"Rat….you know as in snitch….tattle-tell. Come on isn't Rat a part of the Mob lingo." Carly says as she swings her legs back and forth
"You watch too many old movies."
Their omelets were done, Sonny holds the plates out to Carly…she slides back down the counter and takes them from him.
"Why don't you take these to the dining table and I'll meet you in there with the coffee." Sonny tells her
"Okay…but tell me something first. You gonna use this little time to clean up and put everything in the dishwasher aren't ya?" Carly asks and Sonny just shakes his head laughing "Go ahead you can admit it."
"Your omelet is getting cold." Sonny avoids the question.
"Come on Sonny live on the wild side. Leave the bowl and skillet where they're at and wait until we're finished with breakfast. Hey I promise you can come back in afterwards and clean both of them to your heart's content." she places one of the plates onto the island before holding up a hand to say "Girl Scouts Honor."
Sonny grins "Somehow I don't picture you as a Girl Scout."
"Well I wasn't..." Carly says as Sonny laughs. "But come on it's just a saying anyway…"
"Go…" Sonny says as he points for her to leave the kitchen.
Carly picks the plate back up and leaves out the kitchen laughing all the way. Once at the dining table she puts the plates down and then sits while looking at her watch to time him…not to long afterwards, Sonny comes out of the kitchen holding a tray of coffee.
Sonny places the try down on the table and sits in the chair next to her. "Your coffee just like I promised…Corinthos Coffee's finest."
"Wow, 42 seconds…hey is that a new record." she laughs
"You timing me now?" Sonny dimples as he pours her a cup "Some things don't take as much time as others…you know…something's you can finish in 42 seconds while others you have to…" he wets his lips some as he stares intently in her eyes "take your time…pay extra attention to every detail. Worship it and give it that…special touch."
Carly slightly nibbles down on her bottom lip as Sonny's little seduction was definitely getting to her "Oh yeah"
"Yeah" Sonny softly say as he begins to lean in to kiss her.
At that moment Johnny opens the door with a quick knock and Jason walks in. Johnny quickly closes the door behind him.
"Hey Sonny…" Both Sonny and Carly turn to look at Jason…their lips were so close but no cigar "Johnny told me you were still…" Jason stops in place when he sees what he interrupted "here…"
Sonny and Carly sit up, Sonny with a annoyed look on his face…Carly getting a grip on what almost happened between them.
Jason starts to feel like the third wheel and plus that look Sonny was giving him was evident that he just interrupted and Sonny wasn't happy about it…
"Sorry, I can come back" Jason says and then turns back around to leave
"Yeah, you do that. I'll meet you at the warehouse later on like we said." Sonny quickly adds
"Jase, wait!" Carly calls out
Jason stops in place just as he's about to open the door…he turns around looking at Carly questionably. Sonny looks even more questionably at Carly…he didn't understand why she was stopping Jason from leaving since they were just getting somewhere and the sooner Jason left the soon they could get back to it.
"If you have business with Sonny, I can go."
Sonny's scowls not wanting her to leave…he stares at Jason giving him the message of what he better make come out of his mouth. He was the one that interrupted them which spooked Carly in to wanting to leave.
Jason gets Sonny's message loud and clear as he says…"No, no you two go ahead on and I'll talk to Sonny later."
Sonny nods in agreement with Jason and then looks at Carly "You see there it's nothing important. Now we can get back to where we left off." he looks back over to Jason giving him the signal to leave "See ya at the office, Jase." Sonny intentionally used Carly's little name for Jason as he made a mental note to ask him about it later
Carly stands up from her chair "No, no I insist. Your business is important. You two go ahead and talk…I'll just let myself out."
Carly starts to leave, but Sonny puts a hand on her shoulder "Carly wait…what about breakfast…your coffee?"
Carly looks down to the table and then back up at Sonny "You're right" Sonny starts to relax again…he smiles in triumph. However she continues on to say "I'll just take them with me."
Sonny's face drops a mile long as Carly picks up the plate with her omelet and also her coffee cup…she leans in and gives his cheek a peck and then starts walking towards the door. Once again Sonny is left standing speechless as Carly walks her way to the door.
"Jase, can you get the door for me please." Carly asks and Jason silently opens the door for her "Thanks." she calls out over her shoulder "Don't worry I'll clean the cup and the plate before I have Johnny bring them back over."
And with that, Carly leaves…Jason closes the door behind her and then turns back to look at Sonny. The look on Sonny's face was one of complete wonder.
"Okay what just happened?" Jason asks
"I don't know…but I'm gonna find out."
The End of Part II
by
Deonna a.k.a. DCORINTHOS