The Oceanfront
Chapter 11
All girls dream about the day when their prince charming would enter their life and sweep them off their feet. All women want is a man who would love them no matter what and never leave them. They picture the guy going down on one knee in front of them and professing their undying love for her in a romantic setting. What women don't picture is a man demanding, not asking her to marry him. And yet that was her reality within a month apart she was facing yet another mob boss's demand that she marry him, not for love but for their own selfish needs.
He could tell by the look across her face that she was less then pleased by his announcement that they were going to get married. Maybe he could have told her in a different way but he doubted that her reaction would be any different since she blamed him for her father's death.
"You're joking right?" Carly asks breaking the moment's silence that was between them. Hoping for his sake that he was because if he wasn't he might not be alive to make it to the birth of their child.
Placing his empty glass onto the mini bar Sonny asks back "Does it look like I'm joking? You're carrying my child of course we're going to get married"
"Right. What was I thinking? Of course we have to get married. It's not like we love each other or anything. Let's just forget the fact that I hate your guts and that the only reason I'm here is because you kidnapped me. All that stuff doesn't matter, right? I'm pregnant so the hell with love and all that mushy stuff and let's get married for the baby. It's not like the baby will notice the fact his parents hate each other"
"I don't hate you" Sonny simply states.
"Why would you? It's not like I'm the reason why your father is dead"
Her words were like knives stabbing at his heart. It killed him inside knowing she was right and he had disappointed her. He had unwilling caused her pain something he would forever blame himself for but that didn't mean he would allow her to punish him by pushing him out of his child's life. Besides secrets never stay secret for long and sooner or later an enemy of his would find out that she was the mother of his child and she and their baby would be a target. Carly and the baby were safer with him then without him whether Carly knew it or not. "No but you're the reason why I almost missed out on being a father to my child. And you could have been the reason for putting our child at risk if I hadn't figured it out."
"I would never put my child at risk" Carly spats out since she kept the truth from Sonny in hopes to save her child from the blood shed of the mob.
"You did the second you lied about not being pregnant with my child. If an enemy of mine had found out the truth before I did both you and our child would be at risk" Sonny explains
"No one would have found out the truth Sonny"
"The truth always has a way of coming out and usually in the ugliest way when someone is trying to keep the truth hidden. Just count yourself lucky I found out the truth when I did instead of my enemy. I know how it feels to have blood on your hands and I wouldn't want that for you." Sonny explains.
Letting out a heavy sigh Carly mumbles out "You didn't even ask me to marry you. You just demanded that I married you without even going down on one knee to ask me"
"So you're telling me if I get down on one knee you would marry me?" Sonny questions back. He didn't feel like getting down on one knee to ask her to marry him after she tried to keep his
child away from him but if getting down on one knee was going to make things easier then he would.
"No of course I wouldn't marry you. I don't even like you let alone love you" Carly comments
"Then why did you even bring it up?!" Sonny asks back since she was making a big deal about the way the proposal came out.
"Because when you want a woman to marry you, you need to ask and not tell them to marry you" Carly explains
"Boss the doc is here" Johnny announces as he opens the penthouse door.
"Let him in Johnny" Sonny sighs out heavily
As the doctor walks inside the penthouse carrying a black medical bag Carly asks "Are you married?"
"Pardon?" the doc asks back; taking off guard by her question as Johnny quickly shuts the penthouse door shut.
"Carly leave him out of this" Sonny warns her since he didn't like airing out his personal business
"It's a simple question. Are you married or not?" Carly asks again ignoring Sonny's comment.
"Yes. I've been married for ten years" the doc responds back; silently wondering what his marriage had to do with checking out her leg. When Mr. Corinthos's bodyguard Johnny called him per Mr. Corinthos request to look at his fiancé leg he didn't expect her to question him about his personal life.
"Oh. How nice. Ten years that's amazing. Tell me something when you got engaged did you ask her to marry you or did you just demanded her to marry you?"
Glancing at Mr. Corinthos who was shooting a lethal look at his fiancé the doctor shifts on his feet as he utters out; while hoping Mr. Corinthos didn't get angry by his response "I got down on one knee and asked my wife to marry me on Christmas morning in front of our Christmas tree"
"How sweet" Carly smiles at him before turning her gaze towards Sonny "You see he asked his wife to marry him!"
"Mr. Corinthos would you like me to come back another time?" the doctor asked; feeling extremely uncomfortable at being in the penthouse right now.
"No, just take a look at her leg. I want to make sure its healing alright. Also she's pregnant doc so she stopped taking the meds she's been proscribe for the pain since she feared it might hurt the baby"
"I'll take a look at her leg and don't worry I'll proscribe her something that won't have any ill effect on your unborn child Mr. Corinthos"
"You didn't even give me a ring Sonny." Carly goes on to say which just angered Sonny even more by the look across his face. Glancing at the doc she asks "Did you give your wife an engagement ring?"
As the doc looked like he wished he was anywhere but inside the penthouse Sonny says "Would you leave the doc alone Carly! We'll discuss this later"
As the doc ignores her question and starts to peel off her bandage Carly goes on to comment "I bet she got a ring"
Grabbing the brandy bottle he pours himself another drink as he shoots Carly a dirty look for ignoring his warnings about airing out their personal problems.
Meanwhile in Florida as his son walks into his office he states having a feeling it was about his friend Carly "I told Carly on the phone son she can't work here anymore because of your mother. She said she understood that I had to put my marriage first"
"I'm not here about that dad." Lenny comments as he shuts the door to his father office shut.
"I can tell something is wrong by the look across your face son. Whatever it is you know your mom and I will help you"
"It's Carly dad"
"Okay maybe not your mom then but I'll try to help her find a new job."
"Dad I told you it's not about the job. Carly's in big trouble"
Standing up from his chair he asks "What kind of trouble?"
"She's pregnant with Sonny Corinthos's baby dad"
"She's pregnant with Sonny Corinthos's baby?" he asks stunned as he falls back into his seat; not expecting to hear his son tell him that his daughter's best friend was carrying a mobster's baby.
"Yeah dad and I'm really scared for her."
"You should be son. The man is a criminal who has been getting away with murder for years now" he states since Sonny Corinthos face has been all over the news for years.
"I'm going to Port Charles dad to save Carly from that thug. I just stopped by to let you know I was leaving town"
"Like hell you are Lenny!"
"Dad Carly needs me!"
"The guy's a mobster! There's no way I'm going to let you risk your life by getting in between him and Carly. I already lost one child I won't lose another!"
"So you expect me to let that thug hurt Carly and do nothing about it? Dad he kidnapped Carly out of my own home. She came to me because she needs my help. I'm not going to turn my back on her. Besides I'm not going to go at it alone. There's a cop from Port Charles his name is Taggert. He reassured me that he could keep both Carly and me safe from Sonny. I just need to go to Port Charles to convince Carly to testify against Sonny for kidnapping her." Lenny explains.
"I don't like this"
"I don't either dad but I have to help Carly and her unborn child"
Letting out a heavy sigh he states "I know son"
As Carly drinks down one of the pills for the pain Sonny pulls out some cash from his pockets and hands it to the doc "Thanks for stopping by doc"
"Anytime Mr. Corinthos" he says; although he hoped the next time Mr. Corinthos needed him it would be under better circumstances. His bride to be was a pretty woman but being stuck in the middle of a fight between Mr. Corinthos and his fiancé was downright nerve racking.
Opening the penthouse door for the doc Sonny utters out to Johnny "I don't want to be disturb Johnny"
"Sure thing boss" Johnny nods as the doc rushes past him towards the elevator doors.
Shutting the door close, Sonny glances at Carly as she drank some water out of her glass. "We need to go over some rules"
"Rules?"
"Yeah rules. Now that you'll be living with me there are rules you need to follow" Sonny nods his head since he didn't like the fact Carly pulled his doctor into their personal problems.
"I'm not staying here Sonny. I already told you Florida is my home"
"And I told you that as my wife you'll live where I live which is here" Sonny remarks back as he makes his way towards her.
"But I'm not your wife nor will I ever agree to become your wife" Carly points out
"If it makes you feel better I am planning on buying you a ring. I just didn't have the time to buy you one yet."
"I don't want your ring Sonny. I was just making a point with the doc that a guy normally asks someone as they are down on one knee to marry them while holding out a ring. It might help you in the future if you find love one day because you'll know how to ask a woman for their hand in marriage"
"We're getting married Carly" Sonny states as he locks eyes with hers.
"UHHHHHHHHH! You're impossible! You know that?! You can't just order someone to marry you." Carly states frustrated that Sonny wouldn't let this go
Sitting down on the couch beside her, Sonny states "I want to give you and our baby a good life. I want to take care of my family"
"I won't marry someone I don't love" Carly says as she scoots herself away from him on the couch since the smell of his cologne was intoxicating, and she had a hard time thinking clearly with him being so close to her.
"Okay so we don't love each other but we do have a connection and we need to do what's right for our baby. I won't bring shame to our child by not marrying his mother" Sonny comments since ever since he laid eyes on her he felt a pull and connection towards her.
"Shame? Sonny we're not in the 1800's. Lots of people get pregnant and don't marry. People don't care anymore if the kids parents are married or not and even if they did I never gave a damn what other people think anyways" Carly comments
"I don't care what lots of people do. We're getting married and that's final"
"Oh no we're not"
"The decision has been made already Carly and I'm done talking about this." Sonny remarks as he stands up from the couch and heads back towards his desk to look at the mail that was left on his desk during his absence
As Sonny walks away from her Carly tells him "The hell this is over! This discussion is only
over when I win!" As Sonny ignores her by picking up his mail and sorting through it Carly grabs a throw pillow that was on the couch and tosses it at him.
As the pillow smacks him in the head Sonny removes his gaze from off his mail and back onto her as he comments "You're lucky you're hormonal or you would be in trouble for that"
"Oh you haven't seen what kind of damage my hormones can do but you will find out if you don't drop this stupid subject about us getting married"
"It's been a long day and it's not even over yet so why don't you take a nap and rest for a little bit? After some rest you might have a better prospect on things"
"STOP ordering me around! I'm not one of your men you can boss around. I don't need you to tell me to take a nap! And YOU'RE THE ONE who needs a fresh NEW PROSPECT on life because I'm not the one who goes around kidnapping people and then ordering them to marry them"
"You're a little emotional right now but maybe when your hormones calm down a bit you'll see to reason and realize that we're going to get married because it's the right thing to do"
Grabbing another pillow from off the couch Carly flings it at him as she yells out "I can't believe you're blaming my hormones on this! You're such a jerk!"
As he ducks before the pillow that Carly threw his way hits him Sonny states "I told you not to do that" Picking up the two pillows that Carly threw at him Sonny makes his way towards the couch and tosses the pillows on the other side of the couch.
"I need chocolate" Carly mumbles out since chocolate always made her feel better when she was having a bad day.
"I don't have chocolate but I can make you something to eat if you're hungry"
"Corinthos don't you dare hold out on me! I'm having a crappy day thanks to you so the least you can do is share your chocolate stash with me" Carly snaps out annoyed that not only that Sonny kidnapped her twice but now he was trying to keep all his chocolate for himself.
"I'm not holding out on you. I really don't have chocolate. I don't eat the stuff expect on rare occasions and when I do eat chocolate I only eat expense stuff not the crap you find at your local gas stations."
"Now look who's the liar"
"You're calling me a liar?" Sonny asks back
"Yes! Everyone likes chocolate Sonny no matter where it comes from. And you're such a snob putting your nose down on gas station food. Chocolate bars at gas stations are great along with snow cones and some chips." Carly comments
"I'm not a snob. I just like quality food which you can't find at your local gas station"
Reaching towards him Carly places her hand inside his pocket
"Hey! What are you doing?" Sonny asks as she pulls out his cash from his pants pocket
Taking a twenty from out of the pile of cash Sonny had in his pocket Carly hands him the rest of his money. Hopping off the couch Carly makes her way towards the penthouse door.
"Carly what are you doing?" Sonny asks again as he watches her hop away from him.
Opening the penthouse door Carly hands Johnny the twenty she took from Sonny's pocket as she states "Hey cutie do me a favor and go to the gas station and buy me some chocolate and some chips too. Oh what the hell add a snow cone."
Shaking his head as Johnny face turned red at Carly calling him cutie Sonny makes his way towards the doorway. "Johnny don't you dare leave your post to go on a chocolate run for Carly."
Turning around Carly asks "You're going to deny me chocolate now along with my freedom?"
"I didn't realize you were imprisoned" Sonny comments
"What do you call someone who's being kidnapped?" Carly asks back
Exhaling sharply Sonny says "For like the millionth time I didn't kidnap you. I just took you to your new home" Snatching the money Carly gave Johnny Sonny goes on to remark "And she doesn't think you're cute! Can't you tell when a woman is playing ya Johnny?!"
"Don't listen to him Johnny. Of course I think you're cute. Sonny doesn't know me as well as he thinks he does"
"Oh I know exactly what type of person I'm dealing with and I'm telling you right now it's not going to work. You're not going to manipulate my men into doing your bidding."
"You're very hurtful." Carly comments
"What?!" Sonny asks confused by her statement
"You just called Johnny ugly and you don't think that's hurtful to him?" Carly asks back
"I didn't call him ugly!"
"Well…" Johnny goes to say but stops himself when the boss shoots him a deadly look
"You see you did hurt his feeling" Carly remarks
"I never said he was ugly. I just said you don't really think he's cute." Sonny defends himself.
"Which is the same right? Because if I didn't think he was cute then that would mean he was ugly. It's only logical"
Rubbing the temple of his forehead Sonny remarks since Carly was proving to be a lot more work than even he thought she was "I'm in hell"
"You're in hell?! Really?! You're complaining when you were the one who kidnapped me?!" Carly asks back since he had nooooooooo right to complain since he created the situation.
"You're being a pain in the ass so yeah I'm complaining" Sonny spats out as his slams the door shut in Johnny's face since he didn't want his men gossiping about his personal problems.
"I'm a pain in the ass?!" Carly asks back since Sonny had some nerve calling her a pain in the ass since he was the one who kidnapped her and was demanding her to marry him.
"Oh don't act so shock. I can't be the first one to call you out" Sonny remarks back
"No what's shocking is that you think I'm a pain in the ass now when you haven't seen just how much damage I can do"
"You do realize who you're talking to right? I'm Sonny Corinthos sweetheart and you're well-"
"Very close to going Carly Babes on your ass" Carly interrupts him as she leans herself against Sonny's desk for support
"I was actually going to say a cheerleader" Sonny grins at her; flashing her, his irresistible dimples.
"Wait how did you know I was a cheerleader?" Carly questions back
"When someone crosses my path its protocol to do a background check" Sonny explains, before going on to ask "Was Carly Babes a cheerleader nickname?"
"No it wasn't but if you continue to push me you'll find out soon enough the meaning behind Carly Babes" Carly says with a smirk across her face since Sonny didn't know her as well as he thought he did. He may have invaded her privacy but she was sure there was a
lot about her that wasn't in her background check that Sonny had done on her.
As she hops her way past him, Sonny questions "Where are you going?"
"Away from you" Carly simply remarks as she hops her way towards the staircase
"You don't even know where everything is upstairs" Sonny points out to her since he had yet to give her the full tour of the penthouse.
"I'll figure it out" Carly comments as she starts hopping up the staircase
"Be careful on those stairs Carly" Sonny calls out to her since he didn't like seeing her hopping up those stairs in her condition.
Letting out a heavy sigh Sonny reopens the penthouse door. Glaring at Johnny who was shifting on his feet Sonny states "You need to be smarter Johnny. You have to learn that whatever Carly tells you it's bullshit! She's upset because she doesn't want to be here and she plans on using you to do her dirty work. Now if you can't handle her you need to tell me right now so I can replace you with someone who will be able to tell when she's trying to manipulate them"
"I can handle it boss"
"Yeah, we'll see about that" Sonny remarks dryly since he wasn't too convince he could since he blushed like a school girl whenever Carly looked his way which he didn't like one bit. However Johnny was a man he knew he could trust to protect his family because he's proven his loyalty over the years which is why he was giving Johnny another chance.
Shutting the penthouse door Sonny makes his way towards the kitchen to make himself and Carly a late lunch.
Back in Florida Jason pulls out his plane ticket from out of his leather jacket as he utters out to Logan "Make sure you and the men are ready once Sonny's jet arrives. Carly is probably going to want her things as soon as possible"
"We will be, but are you sure you don't want to just wait for the jet to get back to Florida?" Logan asks since he found it strange that Jason wouldn't just wait for the boss's jet to get back.
"Yeah I'm sure. My flight is about to leave so I'll get back to Port Charles faster. I have a feeling Sonny is going to need me since it's not like Carly is thrilled to be in Port Charles" Jason comments
"Hey isn't that the cop from Port Charles that is always harassing the boss with Carly's old roommate?" Lenny comments as he glances over Jason's shoulder
Turning around Jason spots Taggert with Lenny sitting together a few feet away from him "Yeah" he simply remarks
"That can't be good" Lenny notes
"No it's not" Jason utters out since no good could come from anything involving Taggert and Carly's friend Lenny.
Well that's all for now. I wanted to thank everyone for all their wonderful feedback. I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter as well. As always all feedback is welcomed and very much appreciated it encourages me to write
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