A/N: here I thought that I was going to be a while before I could finish chapter 3 I was still trying to shape it. I know that this is a bit shorter than my other chapters but I ended up rewriting nearly havlf the chapter and now I realize that this story has taken on a life of it's own. I'm in the process of writing the next chapter now. I know I may not always be so quick with my updates but right now it's just flowing. Which surprises me since I didn't get to see any of my favorite couple on tv today (sadly they weren't interacting today). In the end I do not own GH or any of the characters in it. Enjoy and Review when you get to the end of the chapter

He looked through the doorway to Dante's room. His eyes fell on a sight that made him feel like he was intruding on a private moment. There was his son, the man he had shot, asleep with Lulu Spencer, a woman that he thought of as a daughter. He felt strange looking at that sight wanting to talk to his son but knowing that he should leave them be. Sonny Corinthos had almost made up his mind to leave when his son's eyes suddenly flew open, the horror and fear in them was too much. Of course he was fearful I shot him Sonny thought.

Lulu felt restless there was something wrong. Suddenly she felt Dante stiffen. Dante had opened his eyes to see Sonny Corinthos standing in the doorway. A strange look on the Mobster's face, almost like guilt, but Dante doubted that it was from shooting him. Dante struggled to get his emotions in check; he had started into the dream again only to be awoken when Lulu shifted. Now here he was defenseless looking at the man who he hated to have to call his father.

"What do you want?" Dante asked quietly. Lulu opened her eyes and saw Sonny standing at the end of the bed. Confused as to what he was doing there she only sat up and moved to the chair next to the bed.

"I just wanted to talk to you. I didn't know if you would be asleep so I stopped by. They said that you had some problems earlier and I wanted to make sure…" Sonny started. He was worried when Dr. Weber had told him that Dante's heart had been overstressed twice the night before. Now even more worried because Lulu had told Olivia that she was going home and that Dante was resting because he was tired and not to disturb him unless absolutely necessary. Sonny looked at the young woman trying to wake up in the chair, something had happened to bring her back to his son's side.

"Look we may be related by blood but it gives you no right to care what happens to me. You shot me and that is something we will never move past." Dante interrupts. He wants Sonny to leave. He had no right to be there. No right to interrupt them, not that they had been doing anything. Dante's anger flares as he sees Sonny's eyes flicker to Lulu, his father shouldn't' be allowed that privilege.

"I know that you don't like me…" Sonny tried again. He just wanted to know who his son really was. He was realistic and knew the probably would never agree on anything but this was still his son. He wanted the chance that maybe just maybe they could have a good relationship.

"Don't like you?" Dante asked. "How about despise, detest, or even hate? You have no idea how I feel." Dante spat out while the machine next to him started beeping.

"Sonny, you need to go." Lulu said before turning her attention to Dante. She knew that he had to calm down all this stress was not good. Not hearing Sonny move she turned "Now Sonny! I mean it. You're upsetting him and it's not good." Lulu glared at Sonny until he turned in defeat and left. Turning her attention back to Dante, "Calm down, he's gone, you can breathe now."

Dante knew better he wasn't gone. He wouldn't be gone until he was behind bars. "No he's not gone. He's just not in this room. He'll be back; he still wants to convince me that I shouldn't testify against him."

Lulu sighs; she knew how Dante got about his father. She turned away from Dante walking to shut the door, at the door she saw Dr. Weber coming down the hall and shook her head at him and mouthed he's fine. The doctor stopped at this and gave her a questioning look. Lulu just shut the door and turned back around. Dante was going to have to be strong enough to listen to her right now. She detested Sonny, hated him for the fact that he might have taken Dante away from her. Yet she couldn't help thinking about her own father and Lucky. Dante and Sonny would never see eye to eye but maybe if they just listened to each other then they could know what the other was really thinking. No she wouldn't help Sonny convince Dante to purger himself but maybe they just need to know why they enjoy their jobs. Understand each other and agree to disagree like her father and brother did. They weren't the best examples but at least they didn't hate each other so much that they could stand to be in the same town. "Ok we need to talk," Lulu said, knowing full well that this subject could cause their first real fight.

"How come that doesn't sound good" Dante asked studying her features. They weren't revealing much but it just seemed ominous those words coming out of her mouth.

"Ok I want you to promise that you'll hear me out, and at least consider what I have to say." Lulu said pausing for his response.

"I'm listening." Dante responded. He was getting angrier, somehow he had an inkling of what Lulu was going to say and he didn't think he'd like it.

"First I want you to know that whatever you decide I will stand by you. However I want you to consider talking to Sonny…"Lulu started but was interrupted by a scoff from Dante. She put a finger to his lips "You said you would listen. I'm not saying relationship but what if he doesn't go to prison, for whatever reason, can you both stand to be in the same town, or the same room. This is not a very big place, maybe if he understood who you are and you understood who he is then you could just exist and not bother each other. I know that your job may cause some interaction and if you can't put your anger behind you then you can't do your job as well, or even heal." Lulu looked at Dante and saw the fire blazing in his eyes. "I know my father and my brother are not on the same side of the law and they have a strained relationship at best but at least they can exist in the same town. Okay I've had my piece and if you say you want me to go I will."

Dante wanted to punch something. The girl that he loved, or maybe he just thought he did, was siding with his father. How could she? What had his father done to get to her? He just stares at her with anger burning in his eyes, then he sees it the worry in her eyes. "Why are you worried?" Dante asked giving her the illusion that he was actually considering what she was saying.

"I'm worried that you think I'm taking sides. I'll let you know right now that I'm always on your side. I just don't want you carrying around all that anger. It's not who you are." Lulu said looking straight back into his eyes that barely showed any emotion to her. She could feel her heart breaking looking into those eyes, she had just gotten him back and now with a few words she was losing him again.

"Look I'm not going to have a relationship with him. I'm not going to talk to him unless necessary. I'm not going to let him effect the life I'm building in this town specially my new job." Dante said, purposefully leaving Lulu out of his plans.

"Ok fine that's your choice…"

"Yes it is my choice and you can't change it." He knew he couldn't hold it any longer the anger that he felt towards her was bubbling to the surface so he let it go "What did he do that made you want this? Wh…"

"Don't you dare Dante Falconeri. Don't you even dare. I am purely concerned with the fact that every time that man comes in here that he sends your heart rate through the roof and that's a bad thing. I'm not trying to get you to do anything. I just want you to be safe and alive." Lulu screamed at him. Dante was frustrating her, and Lulu had reached her breaking point of just sitting back and keeping her mouth shut about what was happening. Calming herself down from screaming she gave him an evil glare and continued. "When I found out what he did I wanted to kill Sonny for it. And hell if I hadn't been pulled off of him then I would have killed him right there in the hospital lobby. How dare he take you away from me was the only thing I could think. I worry about you but I'm done walking around on eggshells. If I'm going to stand by you no matter what decisions you make then I should be able to have some input."

Dante's anger flared. How dare she yell at him. She was the one siding with her father. "Really so you're telling me that you should rule my life. That I should just take your opinion of Sonny and make it mine. No way!"

"Why are you so stubborn?" Lulu asked frustrated that he had gone back on his promise to listen to her. He was jumping to major conclusions in her opinion

"Why are you being a …"Dante started

"Stop right now Dante Angelo Falconeri. I know that you aren't going to say what I think is coming out of your mouth right there cause I raised my son better." Olivia yelled over her son's comment because she knew that deep down no matter what had caused this fight Dante loved Lulu.

A/N: Okay so it was Sonny at the door, I just see him as someone who tends to lurk around watching people.

I expect and will accept criticism for the fight that Lulu and Dante have. Before you berate me let me explain that I enjoy Lulu and Dante as a couple but they never fight it's almost too perfect. They have too much passion for them not to fight about something. Plus when I watch the show it's like Lulu is biting her tongue around Dante so as not to upset him, it just rubs me the wrong way. I don't want them to argue the entire time but I think that eventually they will fight about Sonny and this is my take on it.

Thank you for your reviews and please review more. Tell me what you like or don't like. I will take all compliments or criticisms into consideration.

Also I wanted to let you know that when I originally started this chapter it was to be the last. But I got stuck on how to end it and then I just cut about half the chapter and saved it in a different document - just cause I may use some of it later- When I started to write again it ended up that the story took on a life of it's own. I'll try and update soon as I can but I want to make sure that I have a beginning to another chapter before I come back to do any rewrites so I know where my chapter should be going.