A
few days later Alexis was working in her office when Jax entered
looking worried. Alexis knew that this had to do with what she’d
told him yesterday evening. Alexis had come right out of the bush,
and told her ‘husband’ that Kristina’s parents would
give it a go – meaning of course that she and Sonny were going
to give their love a chance to blossom. Jax had taken the news rather
hard raving on Alexis about how she could be so naïve to think
that Sonny wanted her, and not just a pass to see Kristina whenever
he desired. Jax had then stormed out of the penthouse leaving Alexis
to wonder if she’d made the right choice by having dragged
Jax into this to start with. Therefore she was very surprised by
seeing Jax enter her office.
Jax: “Hi…” He replied sitting down in a chair opposite
Alexis.
Alexis: “Hey yourself…Are you OK?”
Jax: “Are you sure that you want to do this?”
Alexis: “Meaning…?”
Jax: “Giving Corinthos a free pass to Krissy?”
Alexis: “Jax…” She sighed getting up from her chair,
and walking to the window to stare out.
Jax: “If Corinthos has been so deeply in love with you ever
since your night together in 2002 then why didn’t he approach
you then? And why did he marry Carly? And why didn’t he offer
shared custody to you instead of insisting on sole custody?”
Alexis turned around from the window, and braced herself for a very
long explanation on her part about the man she loved.
Alexis: “Jax…We were both scared in 2002 – we didn’t
know where the road would end, and honestly I didn’t want to
know! Because of the dangers surrounding his life, and I know that
they won’t be gone just because I want them to but I’m
going to give ‘us’ a chance. He married Carly because
he didn’t think he was capable of loving another woman, and
he didn’t think that he deserved to…Lastly he wanted to
hurt me like I’d hurt him by asking for sole custody of Kristina,
but as we all know that didn’t work out…”
Jax: “Exactly! Which makes my point even more: with you living
together with Sonny at PH4 he’ll have unlimited access to Krissy,
and will have the opportunity to shut me out!”
Alexis: “How many times do I have to repeat myself? You won’t
be shut out, OK? I won’t let Sonny control me that way! I’m
NOT Carly, OK? Sonny doesn’t have a say in who I see or don’t
see…You’re my dearest friend Jax, and of course you’ll
see my daughter…Please don’t fight me on this Jax…I
couldn’t stand to lose you too…”
Jax: “Hey…I promise that you’re not going to lose
me, OK? You just surprised me the other night with this news! You
and Sonny? I don’t think that anyone in Port Charles could
have foreseen that one, huh?”
Alexis: “I love him Jax! I actually think that I’ve always
loved him. I wanted someone to come into my life, and sweep me off
my feet…” Jax eyed her skeptically saying
Jax: “Really? You don’t look the part…”
Alexis: “I know…But in my heart that’s always been
a secret dream of mine…And I know that the media will have
a field day writing about this, but Jax…Kristina deserves to
get to know her real father, and I deserve to have Sonny!”
Jax: “You deserve much more than Sonny! But if he’s the
one for you then I wish you all the best in the world, and I’m
going to hold you to your promise – that little girl means
the world to me…”
Alexis: “I promise Jax – you won’t be shut out of
her life, OK?”
Jax: “OK!” He exclaimed, as the two friends embraced each
other.
Alexis: “We’re OK now?”
Jax: “Of course we are…I only want you to be happy…”
Alexis: “Thanks…” She replied hugging him tight once
more before backing out of their embrace.
Jax: “So where is Sonny?”
Alexis: “He’s visiting Carly – he wants to be the
one telling her, and not the papers. It’s after all the only
right thing to do…”
Jax: “I suppose…But just watch your back, OK?”
Alexis: “What do you mean…?”
Jax: “I enjoyed Carly’s company years back when we built
up ‘Club 101’ together, but when you take something from
her you’d better watch out! She turns into an animal if she
thinks you took something that’s hers! And a husband would
be classified as hers…”
Alexis: “I will be careful, OK? But right now I need to get
through these files if I want to help Ric out when we go up against
Baldwin!”
Jax: “I can take a hint…Bye!” He replied kissing
her softly on the cheek, before venturing out the door.
Alexis: “Bye…” She smiled before going behind her
desk to sit down and get some papers done.
The door to Alexis’ office opened a little while later, and
Grace popped her head inside replying
Grace: “Knock, knock…”
Alexis: “Hey…Come on in!” She exclaimed looking up
from her papers before removing her glasses from the tip of her
nose.
Grace: “Did it go well…?” She asked taking a seat
in the chair Jax had vacated.
Alexis: “It went as well as it could have gone – you’ve
been pretty quiet about my news ever since I told you, which is
so not you! What do you think?”
Grace: “I just want you to be happy, and if Sonny can ensure
that – then I’m all for it!”
Alexis: “You’re not usually this positive – could
this be the influence of Ric?”
Grace: “Maybe Ric has made me see what kind of a man Sonny
is beneath the steel, and controlling manor! I now believe that
he does care about you deeply, and what he put you through during
the trial he did because he was hurt. But you’ve still got
some healing, and dealing to do…”
Alexis: “I know…And that’s going to happen at the
same time, as we’re both going to connect with our little girl…”
Grace: “That’s good…I’m really happy for you
Lex, and I do mean that!”
Alexis: “I know you do…I just have this strange feeling
in my gut that something’s about to happen – and it isn’t
good!”
Grace: “What do you mean…?”
Alexis: “I don’t know…It’s just a feeling! But
I’ll bet that it’s only my imagination playing games with
my mind…”
Grace: “You’re probably right!” She smiled exiting
the office knowing that Alexis probably had a lot of stuff to think
about.
Alexis walked to the window wondering if her feeling that something
was about to go wrong was for real or just indigestion? Alexis could
finally feel a pair of familiar arms around her waist, and knew
immediately whom they belonged to: Sonny.
Sonny: “Hey…”
Alexis: “Hi…” She replied turning around in his arms
knowing that it must have been hard telling Carly that their marriage
was over.
Sonny: “As you can probably guess it didn’t go well!”
He exclaimed sitting down on the desk, as Alexis stood in front
of him between his legs.
Alexis: “What happened…?”
Sonny: “Well…After I’d told her, Michael came home
with Leticia, and Carly of course began ranting and raving right
in front of him. I’ll tell you – I’m this close to
asking for sole custody of both Michael and Morgan…” He
replied holding two fingers no more than a millimeter from each
other.
Alexis: “So it didn’t go well…?”
Sonny: “That must be this years understatement…I just
don’t get why she has to subject Michael to all of this…?”
Alexis: “That’s pretty clear…She wants him to witness
his father being ‘mean’ to his mother! Carly is very smart
when she wants someone to feel sorry for her – even if this
someone is her son.”
Sonny: “You’re right…Makes me wonder if her accident
was staged or real…?”
Alexis: “I’d go with option (A) if I were you!”
Sonny: Come again…?”
Alexis: “Jax discovered when Carly returned that her accident
had a lot of gaps that would have made it a real accident! Sonny
– she wanted her husband back, and she got her wish…”
Sonny: “Hey, hey, hey…Not anymore!” He explained
taking Alexis’ face in his hands before capturing her lips
in a scorching kiss.
Alexis: “This would be a perfect time for some soft music…”
She mumbled around Sonny’s mouth, and she got her wish because
Sonny pushed on a button and the voice of Tim McGraw sang ‘My
Best Friend’.
‘My Best Friend’, performed by Tim McGraw
I’ve never had no one
That I could count on
I’ve been let down so many times
I was tired of hurtin’
So tired of searchin’
Til you walked into my life
It was a feelin’ I’d never known
And for the first time, I didn’t feel alone
Chorus 1:
You’re more than a lover
There could never be another
To make me feel the way you do
Oh, we just get closer
I fall in love all over
Everytime I look at you
Chorus 2:
I don’t know where I’d be
Without you here with me
Life with you makes perfect sense
You’re my best friend
You’re my best friend, oh yeah
You stand by me
And you believe in me
Like nobody ever has
When my world goes crazy
You’re right there to save me
You make me see how much I have
And I still tremble when we touch
And oh the look in your eyes
When we make love
