June 18, 2006

Soul Mates

"The coast is clear." Lucy states as she ushers Sonny into the darkness of Kevin's office.

He pauses and tries to see his hand in front of his face with not much luck. "I can't see Lucy. I don't like the dark very much."

Lucy motions over to Kevin's desk through the dark and turns on the tiny lamp clamped to the side. "Is that better? We need to hurry Sonny. We shouldn't be in here."

Sonny stands still to tune his ear to the sounds of people talking in the hall. Lucy does the same and holds her breath.

"Why are you helping me do this Lucy?"

"Because I hate secrets. And I don't like to be told no. I'll get that file."

Lucy walks over to the file cabinet and notices it's locked. Sonny pulls his keys from his pocket and tosses them over to Lucy. She catches them mid-air.

"I've got a Swiss army knife on there. Pick the lock." He says.

Lucy picks at the lock and pops it open. Sonny joins her by the file cabinet and peers over her shoulder. She pulls out a file and closes the drawer.

"Is that Alexis' file?" He questions with impatience.

She looks at him for a moment. "No. It's yours. You want it? It says confidential."

Lucy tries to hand him the file, but he waves it away with his hand. "No. I don't know." He reaches out to take it. "Yea. Give it to me. I wanna know what your jackass husband says about me."

Alexis notices Brooke Lynn flipping through one of her case files in the living room. "Do you want more coffee Brooke?"

Brooke Lynn rushes to put the file away. "No. I'm really not allowed to drink coffee."

Alexis sits down next to her and picks up the file. "A little late to be informing me of that don't you think?"

Brooke Lynn whistles innocently and eyes Alexis' hand.

"Has your mother ever called you precocious Brooke Lynn?"

Brooke Lynn grins widely. "All the time. I skipped two grades. And I'm still bored."

Alexis nods to her in agreement. "I think Kristina and you are very much alike. I hope you stay close."

Alexis puts the file back down and stands up to go back to the kitchen.

"Alexis? What's this file?"

Alexis comes back into the living room and sits back down next to Brooke Lynn. "Why are you curious about this?"

"It has the name of the man that killed Ric and Lorenzo on it."

Sonny takes a deep breath and flips through the notes. He looks back and notices Lucy still prying through the cabinet. "You find anything Lucy?"

"No. This is the reason my husband and I are soul mates. He never fails to stay one step ahead of me."

Sonny observes Lucy still in her aggressive search. "How did you know?"

Lucy stops and looks at Sonny. "How did I know what?"

"That you and Kevin were soul mates?"

"It's not something that's pronounced. It's just things that we say and do. Like he always knows when I'm up to something."

"And what about him?"

"I'm the best shrink he's got."

Sonny grins at Lucy, but it quickly fades. "Is it bad that Alexis is sick and I don't even know what's wrong with her? Does that mean we can never be soul mates?"

Alexis picks up the file and eyes Brooke Lynn with curiosity. "How do you know the name of the man that killed Lorenzo and Ric?"

"I read the paper. It was plastered everywhere on my way to school. I didn't read the story, but I did see the name."

"I can't discuss this with you Brooke Lynn. If you tossed and turned over Ricky, I can't imagine what you'd do if I explained that night to you. I know you have a mature personality, but you still have a child's heart and there are things you never need to know about that night."

Lucy closes the file cabinet and sits down next to Sonny to keep his attention. "Sonny, I consider myself to be a pretty close friend of Alexis' and I don't even know what's wrong. I hate it that Kevin is keeping this from me to the point that I'm digging through his private files. It's wrong, but Alexis is my friend."

Sonny hangs his head. "But I should know what's wrong."

"Sonny. Chill out. You and Alexis barely communicate. You don't live together..."

"But Lucy, soul mates aren't always necessarily together…"

"Right. Sometimes it takes time to find your soul and be able to share it with someone. A soul is a very private thing. Why do you think it's two words instead of one?"

Sonny shrugs his shoulders. "I don't exactly know how to spell it so your analogy is over my head."

Lucy throws her hands on her hips. "Don't get snippy with me Corinthos!"

Brooke Lynn practically jumps over the chair to keep Alexis from walking away from her. "Ok Alexis. Just tell me why you have the dude's file."

Alexis decides to humor Brooke Lynn. "I have his file because I was his defense attorney. Ric, Lorenzo, Justus, and I were his Dream Team. Unfortunately the case didn't go his way."

"Why? You guys rock as attorneys. I don't understand how you lost."

Alexis points her finger in the child's direction. "You breathe a word of anything I tell you, I'm gonna make you pick your switch."

Brooke Lynn holds up her hands to the air. "I pinky swear."

"We threw his case. That's what happened."

Lucy shushes Sonny and snatches the file from his hand. "The soul mate in me feels like Kevin is on his way. I need you to hide."

Sonny darts up and heads for the closet. "Aren't you hiding too?"

Lucy shakes her head. "No. The soul of Kevin will surely know I'm here. Just hide."

Sonny reluctantly hides himself in the closet. Kevin walks through the door just as Lucy decides to pretend to straighten his desk.

"Lucy. Why are you here? Are you prying like I asked you not to? I have Alexis' file right here." Kevin holds up the file. "Did you honestly think I'd leave it lying around?"

"No. I…" Lucy stops abruptly with her face beaming red from the sound of the blood-curdling scream projecting from the closet.

Lucy and Kevin both turn towards the closet with Lucy hoping Sonny will scream himself unconscious instead of blowing their cover completely.

Brooke attempts to continue the conversation. "How do you throw a case Alexis?"

"We're not going to discuss this any longer." Alexis plops down next to Brooke Lynn eager to change the subject. "Do you have crushes?"

"Like crushes on boys?"

Alexis raises her brow. "Or girls? I'm impartial. I won't judge."

"Yea. One or two…boys! Not girls! Boys."

The ringing of Alexis' phone interrupts the conversation. She answers. "Hey Kevin."

Brooke Lynn studies the various expressions on Alexis' face coupled with her silence of intent to hang on to every word that Kevin speaks on the other end.

Alexis finally gathers some words of her own. "Ok Kevin. I'll be there in a minute."

Alexis hangs up her call and focuses back on Brooke Lynn. "As I was saying…I don't remember why I asked you about boys. Forgive me for prying."

"Uncle Sonny isn't exactly a boy you just get a crush on Alexis. Why do you have to see Kevin?"

Alexis reluctantly plays with Kristina's Lamby on the table. "I'm such a bad mother. I forgot to give Viola this toy. I'm sure Kristina is frantic about it."

"What did Kevin want Alexis?"

"He asked me to come and help him with Sonny, but I have to find Viola. Maybe your mother can help him."

Kevin loudly taps his pen on the pad and leans his chin on his palm with his arm propped on his chair arm. Alexis squirms in her position on the couch and looks everywhere but at Kevin.

"I'm sorry Kevin…"

"Don't apologize Alexis. But I will say this…when opportunity knocks, you open the goddamn door Dear. I could have called anyone, but I called you…"

"Why? Why did you call me? I don't need the stress of Sonny and his mental issues. He chooses not to get help so why should I bother? He got himself stuck in your freakin' closet. Not exactly life and death."

"It is to him. You've been there Alexis. You know what it's like to be alone in your delirium. That's why you worship me. I get you."

Alexis laughs. "Well you're right to a certain extent, but I'm still in search of that true soul mate. And I know it ain't you. I keep getting these false positives."

Kevin leans in to Alexis. "I hate to be that jackass, but I think your soul mate is waiting for you in the psych ward."