The Oceanfront

Chapter 4

The men were cleaning up the place spotless as the doctor worked on Carly. When the doctor arrived she
was in a direr state and he had yet to hear news about Carly. Sonny had stayed in the room not willing or wanting to leave her side ever since Luke called him over to tell him where Carly was.

Walking over towards Luke who was drinking some scotch Jason states "With all the stuff I had to oversee with the cleanup crew I didn't get a chance to ask you why or how you even knew to show up here when you did"

"I wish I could tell you I came here to give you some good news but I'm afraid I can't. We're having a drug problem at Luke's. Sorel's men have been pushing their product near my place of business because word had it Savage had killed Sonny. I went to see Benny and he reassured me that Sonny was alive and he told me where I could find you. Benny had warned me to be careful because Savage was still alive and out for Sonny's blood or anyone associated to him. Before leaving Port Charles Laura made me promise to be careful so I wore a bullet vest under my jacket once I arrived in Florida. When I finally arrived at the safe house I spotted Savage and his goons standing in front of the front door. I heard a gunshot go off and one of your men fall to the ground. Then I heard a chick yell out as Savage and his men went running after her so I ran towards one of the back windows took off my jacket and climb through the window that I saw was open. I figured Sonny would have some guns in the closet in the room since he always made sure to have guns in every room of his safe houses. I found a machine gun and loaded it as fast as I could. Then I heard the lady call Savage a bastard and that's when I popped out of the room pushed her out of the way and started shooting. "Luke explains

"You saved her life" Jason simply remarks grateful for Sonny's sake Luke showed up when he did even though the reason why he showed up was because Sorel thought he could push his drugs on Sonny's turf.

"It was pure luck and good timing my friend"

"Sonny will be grateful regardless"

"So Sonny and the blonde are an item?" Luke questions curiously and a little stun since Sonny didn't go for blondes. As long as he knew him Sonny was always chasing after the skirts of the pretty brunettes and he was never serious about them because of his line of work. He always made it clear that he wouldn't let himself get attach to anyone because his life was too dangerous to have a family.

"Sonny has grown an attachment towards her" Jason remarks truthfully although he doubted if Carly lived she would want anything to do with Sonny once Sonny breaks the horrible news to her that Savage had killed her father.

"She must be something special than" Luke remarks since Sonny was set in his rules and ways about how he ran his life.

"Jason"

Removing his gaze from off Luke Jason glances towards one of the guards that was part of the cleaning
crew called Austin "What is it?"

"Gary was supposed to be here right?" Austin asks wanting to be sure he heard right.

"Yeah. You didn't find his dead body?" Jason questions back since he had assumed Gary had died in the line of duty like Ryder did and his dead body was somewhere on the grounds.

"No. We search everywhere for his body and he was nowhere to be found" Austin explains

"Are you sure?" Jason demands

"Positive" Austin nods his head

"Fucking bastard!" Jason yells out with a clench jaw as it dawns on him HOW Savage found the safe house which would explain why Gary was a no show. Grabbing his cellphone he dials Gary's phone number as the answering machine kicks in he gets his confirmation that Gary had indeed betrayed Sonny since all the guards knew to answer their phones no matter what. Shoving his cellphone back into his
pocket he states "Once the cleanup is done I want everyone available searching for Gary. Sonny is going to one to deal with him personally once he finds out about this"

With a nod of his head Austin leaves the living room to help the others finish up the cleanup.

He had been through long police interrogations without breaking a sweat. He had been shot at and almost died many times because of his line of work but he had never felt this kind of fear he did before other than when he was a child growing up with that bastard Deke Woods when he would lock him up in a closet before beating his mother. He had long ago promise himself that he would never love someone because he didn't want a woman to pay the price of his lifestyle and now here he was living his worst fears. Watching as his doctor worked on Carly he hated himself for what happened and he even hated her a little for coming into his life the way she did. She would have been better off never knowing him. This just proved what he already knew that women had no place in the mob.

"Mr. Corinthos"

"Is she going to die?" Sonny asks with a trembling lip; afraid to hear his answer.

"She was lucky. I removed the bullet and patched her up. She has a fever which is normal under the circumstances but I believe she should make it. She seems to be a strong woman Mr. Corinthos. I'm going to leave her some medicine because she's going to need it for the pain and of course she's going to need lots of rest. I gave her some medication but it would be best for someone to take a cold wet facecloth to bring down the fever until the medication kicks in"

"I'll take care of it" Sonny states grateful that she was going to survive.

"Do you want me to check your injury before I leave?"

"I'm fine. Thanks for coming by doc" Sonny utters out as he makes his way towards the washroom to get a cold wet washcloth to bring down her fever.

"I'll see myself out than" The doctor replies before leaving the room.

A little while later Luke walked into the guest room where the blonde was and spots Sonny by her side sitting on the bed as he dabbed her face and neck with a wet facecloth as another facecloth laid over her forehead. "How's she doing man?"

"She's going to make it" Sonny replies with a small grin across his face. Removing his gaze off her Sonny goes on to say "I owe you for saving her life"

"You don't owe me a thing partner" Luke states since Sonny was one of his closest friends and he would do almost anything for him.

Looking back at her, Sonny comments "I was supposed to keep her safe. I promised her she would be safe here and I failed her. She believed in me and she almost died because I made her stay here. I even had myself believing my own lies. I told myself that I could keep her safe but I knew-I KNEW I couldn't really keep that promise. How many times did I tell you that I couldn't allow myself to get attach to anyone because of the life I choose to live huh?!" Before Luke could respond Sonny yells out "Like I billion times! That's how many! So why the fuck didn't I follow my own rules?! How the hell did I manage to get attach to someone I hardly know?! What the hell is wrong with me?!"

"We can't always help how we feel about people. Some people you can know a lifetime and not give a fig about them and others they just captivate you man" Luke remarks

"I wish we never met" Sonny states since he almost cost her, her life and he knew once he broke the truth to her about her father she would never want to see his face ever again. This woman who he had met in such a short time had more effect on him than any other woman he crossed paths with other than his mother that is.

Grabbing a chair that was by the bed as he watches Sonny place the washcloth in a small bucket of water before dabbing it back against her flesh Luke asks "How did you two meet anyways?"

"She stupidly risked her own life to save mine after Savage tried to kill me. She knew who I was and hoped I would save her from having to marry that sick bastard in return for saving my life. She went to me because she foolishly placed her trust in me. She thought I could save both her and her father from Savage and free her from having to repay her father's debt by wedding Savage." Sonny declares. Tossing the washcloth angrily back into the small bucket Sonny goes on to say "Savage killed her father before he tried to kill her and when she wakes up I'm going to have to break her heart and tell her he's dead. She told me he was the only family she had. How am I supposed to look her in the eyes and tell her, her world will never be the same because of my incompetence?"

"Sonny" Jason calls out as he walks into the room preventing Luke from replying back

"Hey" Sonny sighs out heavily

"I spoke with the doc and I'm happy she's going to make it and I wish I could be here for you but I need to locate Gary before he becomes untraceable"

Frowning, Sonny questions confused since he had assumed Gary was lying dead somewhere like Ryder was "What are you talking about?"

"The cleanup crew search the grounds and they couldn't locate him Sonny. I don't think Gary ever came back. I tried calling him and he isn't answering his phone. I believe he was the one to tell Savage where to find Carly"

Standing up from his spot on the bed, Sonny yells out; his body stiffen with rage "Are you fucking telling me that bastard is the reason why CARLY almost died?!"

"Yeah" Jason nods

"I want you to find that son of a bitch and bring him to me!" Sonny yells out

"I won't come back until I do" Jason declares before leaving the room.

When Luke tries to speak up Sonny shouts out "I DON'T WANT TO HEAR

IT!" since he had a feeling Luke was about to try and make him feel better about this. Well he didn't want to feel better about this. He had placed his trust into a man who betrayed him and it almost cost Carly her life.

As he suddenly hears a soft moan coming from the bed Sonny sits himself down back on the bed beside her as he softly calls out her name "Carly"

Blinking her eyes open a small smile appears on her face as she gazes into his face "Sonny"

Letting out a small whimper Carly tries to sit up only to be stopped by Sonny as he carefully
pushes her back down onto the mattress as the facecloth on her forehead falls down on the bed beside her.

"Hey, hey what do you think you're doing?"

"I was just trying to sit up" Carly explains

"Well don't. You lost a lot of blood and the doc said you needed your rest"

"Is Savage dead?" Carly questions since she blacked out after the same man who was sitting near the bed had pushed her out of the way and started shooting like he was Rambo

"Yeah he's dead. He can't hurt anyone anymore"

"That's good" Carly notes as she grabs Sonny's hand… "Sonny?"

"Yeah?"

"After Savage shot me he said something to me but it couldn't be true right? He was just trying to hurt me as much as he could. He said that he killed my father and he dismantled his head from his body for you to give to me and he was disappointed when he found out I didn't get it." As she watches Sonny blink his eyes shut Carly removes her hand away from his as she goes on to say "He was lying wasn't he?! Sonny tell me he was LYING!"

Blinking his eyes open he locks eyes with her as he whispers out "I'm sorry" seconds later his head jerks back as Carly sits herself up in bed and angrily strikes him across the face as she screams out to him with tears streaming down her face...

"I HATE YOU! GET THE HELL AWAY FROM ME!"

Well that's all for now. I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter. I wanted to thank everyone for all their wonderful feedback and please note that the ending is just a bump in the road since this is a Sonny and Carly fanfic. As always all feedback is welcomed and very much appreciated

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