Without Hate – Chapter 14
Sonny's kisses were feather-light as his hands made their presence known in her hair. Alexis felt lightheaded as though she were intoxicated. He was gentle; yet, not devoid of passion. Alexis was surprised at the way Sonny made her feel. He kissed her as though he wanted her; yet, he didn't push. As they kissed, he waited for her to respond; he was careful not to overwhelm her.
Alexis wasn't the only one who was surprised, but it wasn't kissing her that surprised Sonny. Admittedly, he expected to be kissing his beautiful attorney someday. It may have seemed arrogant, but it was true. From the verbal gymnastics they played the first time he met her, he suspected they would be more than just attorney and client. What he hadn't expected was their friendship. He never knew he would come to value her presence in his life as much as he had. Everyday, he anticipated her smile, her laugh, and her opinion. Now, as he kissed her, these feelings for her, feelings he could not completely describe, began to intensify. His emotions surprised him as did Alexis when she slipped her tongue across his lip and into his mouth.
Her boldness made him lose a bit of his well-known control; their kisses intensified. Neither of them had any desire to stop. However, Alexis's cell phone had other ideas. Finally, after three rings, they separated.
"You should get that." Sonny whispered before placing a soft kiss at her ear.
Alexis didn't speak, she couldn't. She simply stared at Sonny and smiled before she ran a finger across his lips.
The phone continued to ring.
"Sounds important." Sonny smiled. Truth was he needed the distraction. If not, his previous speech about waiting until she explicitly stated she wanted him would have become fiction.
"Alexis Davis."
"Alexis, are you okay?" the familiar Aussie voice questioned. "You sound distracted."
His choice of words made her chuckle, though she still shifted in her seat. "Jax, I'm fine. Where are you?"
Sonny now regretted his prayer for a distraction. Softly, he said, "I should go."
"Jax, can you hold on a minute?" Alexis carefully placed the phone on mute. "Sonny, you don't have to go."
Jax's call was a large dose of reality Sonny hadn't been expecting. Jax was her ex and the father of her unborn baby, though Jax was still clueless about the latter. "Yeah, I got some things I need to take care of."
"See you tomorrow?" Alexis asked, her voice filled with hope.
"Yeah, yeah." He touched her cheek then left without a word.
In Penthouse Four, Jason and Carly were in the midst of a bit of a crisis. Jason's baby sister, Emily, one of the three Quartermaines he'd chosen to remain related to, had stopped by with what Jason believed to be wonderful news: It was beginning to look likely that AJ would drop the charges at his court hearing later that week. Apparently, Emily, Monica and Lila ganged up on AJ and demanded he consider Michael's best interests. There was one catch: he and Carly would have to agree to some sort of visitation with AJ. Because of the guards, Jason knew AJ would be supervised, even if a court didn't order supervision. Aside from that, he and Carly would be free to live their lives as a normal couple. He'd said just as much to Carly, expecting relief or some sort of happiness. Instead, worry crossed her brow.
"So, what does this mean for us, Jase?"
"It means we don't have to sneak around anymore. We can get a place together and raise Michael without being on the run."
"And how long are we going to do that until you get bored with us?"
"What are you talking about?"
"When Michael and me are safe from AJ, how long is it going to be until you need to rescue some other chick that needs help? I know your type, Jase, you know, like little Miss Helpless Elizabeth Webber or maybe you'll go save Dr. Robin "the Brave" Scorpio."
"Carly," he took her by her shoulders, "don't you understand there's no going back for me now? We're a family: you, me and Michael. You have to trust that. Please, don't do anything to mess this up."
"You promise me you're not going to get sick of me or want to get rid of me? Because if you do, I don't know what I'm going to do."
"I'm not going anywhere." Jason folded her into her arms and kissed the top of her head.
Their tender moment was interrupted by Sonny's entrance. "Hey, I don't mean to interrupt. I'll be in the kitchen."
Carly wiped the tears that had fallen from her eyes and put on the usual façade of toughness she wore around Sonny. "You don't have to go. I'm going to head across the hall and check on Michael."
"Maybe you should wait a couple of minutes. Alexis is talking to Jax." Sonny's expression changed in a way that neither Jason nor Carly could completely read.
"Jax is back?"
"No, they're on the phone."
Sonny didn't need to say another word before Carly disappeared against his advice.
Once she was gone, Sonny apologized again for the interruption. Jason explained that they'd just received some good news. He tried to explain Carly's reaction, but she'd confused him. Honestly, she confused him most of the time, he just learned he should roll with the punches.
"How's Alexis?"
Sonny shrugged. "She's good, I guess."
"You okay?"
"Yep." He rubbed the tension from his neck. "I don't know what I'm getting myself into man, but other than that I'm fine."
Jason laughed out loud. "Join the club because it's been a year with Carly and I still don't know."
Sonny leaned against the wall, "You and Carly were friends first, even though I still can't understand why. Is it worth it, you know, putting your friendship on the line?"
Jason walked to the desk drawer and pulled out a small velvet box. He popped the top and revealed a beautiful diamond engagement ring. "Does this answer your question?"
Much to her disappointment, Carly entered Penthouse Two just as Alexis hung up the phone. "So, what did Jax want?"
Alexis thought about ignoring her or telling her to mind her own business, but in the end, she knew Carly would pester it out of her. "He just called to say he hadn't made any headway with Chloe and he was going to be staying in Europe for a couple more weeks. He also mentioned he might have a surprise when he got back."
"What kind of surprise?"
"He didn't say."
"Won't be half as big as the surprise you have for him." Carly laughed as Alexis rolled her eyes. "Unless, you've changed your mind and decided just to let Sonny be the baby's father."
Alexis looked at Carly with amazement. "Carly, you just can't pick a baby's father like a designer purse."
"Sure you can."
"And when Sonny has a son who is blonde and six foot three at 15, no one is going to ask any questions, right?" Alexis began to laugh. When Carly barely managed a smile, Alexis became concerned. "Carly, is everything okay?"
"Do you think Jase is going to dump me?"
"What?"
"When this thing is all over with, do you think Jase is going to dump me?"
Alexis moved toward Carly and placed a hand on her shoulder. The gesture was poignant because neither woman was touchy-feely, at least not with their girlfriends. "Jason loves you and he will never hurt you. If he does, I'll kick his butt until he speaks in lengthy sentences."
The two friends began to laugh until their stomachs hurt. When they recovered, Carly smiled at Alexis, "I'm glad we're friends."
"Me, too."
"So friend, when were you going to tell me you kissed Sonny?"
