A Father For Dante
Disclaimer: I do not own GH or any of the characters on GH. The show belongs to ABC and Phelps, Fronz, and Guza. Ok in this chapter Sonny reconnects with Olivia and meets Dante.
Chapter 3
Sonny was walking across his old neighborhood watching the children play stickball in the streets the same way he use to when he was a kid. A smile appeared on his face just thinking about those times. Playing stick ball with his friends and being on his neighborhood baseball team were one of the few happy memories he had of his childhood. He sat on a bench that was nearby and just watched the game and he was intrigued by the kid who was playing short stop, which was actually the very same position he played. The kid was amazing, Sonny could actually see that kid playing baseball professionally one day, or at least earned a full ride athletic scholarship to college. Hopefully the kid's parents will encourage him. It is amazing what children's laughter could do to a person soul. Sonny could already feel some of the pain edging away.
The ball went flying and Sonny watch the kid in action. "I got it." The boy shouted as he ran for the ball and caught it with his glove and then did a double play and tagged the player who was going for third base. "That is the third out which means we win." The boy shouted excitedly. "Great play Falconeri." The boy smile and looked at his friend and fellow teammate. It was wasn't it." "Falconeri?" Sonny whispered to himself. There was only one family in Bensonhurst with that last name. And he grew up with them, well he was the closet to Olivia he youngest and only girl, and her cousin Connie. As a matter of fact, Sonny dated both of them, but if he was honest with himself Olivia was his first love and still holds a place there in his heart. "Sonny is that you?"
Sonny came out of his daze and looked up to see none other then Olivia Falconeri standing right in front of him in the flesh. "Olivia oh my is it good to see you. How have you been?" Sonny asked as he got up off the bench and embraced Olivia in a hug. "I've been good. How about you?" "I've been better, I good friend of mine just past away from aids." "Oh I'm so sorry to hear that." Olivia put her hand on Sonny arm and comforted him in a motherly sort of way. Olivia and Sonny spent the next half hour catching up and laughing about the good old days. "Now if I'm correct it was you who broke the window at the church, but were too scared to confess, so I said it was me." Said Sonny while laughing and Olivia just watch him and was mesmerized by his smile and of course his dimples. Man did he have a great smile. Suddenly the boy Sonny was so mesmerized by before came up to them with a rush of excitement.
"Mom guess what my team won and it due to my double play at the end. Chris says I'm a sure thing to make the team this year and his dad thinks that there is a future for me with baseball. Is that great?" Sonny watch as Olivia hugged her son "Oh baby I'm am so happy for you. Oh Sonny I'm sorry this is my son Dante. Dante sweetie this is a old friend of mine Sonny." Sonny reached out his hand to Dante. "Hi Dante it is good to meet you. I was actually watching you play out there. I played short stop for my team also." Dante shook sonny hand and smiled that great smile if his that was quite contagious actually. "Thank you. You really thought I was good." "No I thought you were great." Sonny said as he smiled at Dante, and Dante smile with excitement once again. Dante mother, family, and friends were always telling him he was good but for some reason he felt great pleasure in the fact that a total stranger also thought he was good. So maybe it was true and that he did have a shot in one day making his dream to play professional a baseball a reality, as well as playing for his favorite team and only the greatest team in all of baseball the New York Yankees.
I don't know when I'll update again because I'm going away on vaction, so it may be a week before I update a new chapter. I hope everyone is enjoying the story so far.
"Hey about I take you guys out for lunch my treat, it will give us some more time to catch up Olivia and me and Dante here can talk about the greatness that is baseball and the Yankees." "Yeah can we mom, pretty please?' "Yeah mom can we?' Sonny asked Olivia in a joking way and smile that charming smile of his. Olivia just smile and laughed at both sonny and Dante faces it was adorable sight if she ever saw one. "Ok Sonny launch would be great." Sonny rubbed his hands together and was filled with excitement. Sonny could remember the last time he felt excited about anything. "Ok were do you guys want to go?"