Against All Odds
by Susanne

part 11 -- The Heartfelt Awakening

At ‘General Hospital’ Alexis had been placed in a room where she’d been hooked up to different machines, which measured her vital stats. Jax, Grace, Ric, Ned and Skye were sitting in the waiting room waiting for Tony Jones to emerge from Alexis’ room to give them an update on her condition.

Grace: “Who would do something like this to Lex? She was happy, and now she’s lying in that bed fighting for her life.”

Skye: “I can name one…” She whispered under her breath immediately thinking of Carly.

Ned: “Now Skye…We don’t know if the driver of the car was Carly! It might as well be a drunk driver.”

Skye: “Oh, please Ned…Alexis has moved in with Carly’s soon–to–be ex–husband! The only thing that makes sense is that Carly either drove the car or had someone do it for her.”

Ric: “Well…In any case that’s for the PCPD to figure out! Let’s leave the detective work to the police, OK? And let’s just all concentrate on Alexis getting better?”

Grace: “Ric is right, you guys…Alexis’ health is what matters right now!” She exclaimed, as they all turned to watch Sonny come running down the hallway.

Jax: “Corinthos!” He acknowledged the man Alexis had chosen to be with.

Sonny: “Yeah…Any word?” He asked frantically.

Grace: “Dr. Jones is still in with Lex.”

Sonny: “OK…”

Grace: “Hey…I’m sure she’ll be OK! Lex is a very tough woman!”

Suddenly the door into Alexis’ room opened up and Tony and Bobbie joined the gang in the waiting room, who wanted answers.

Sonny: “How is she Dr.?”

Tony: “Mrs. Jacks is OK – considering she’s just been involved in a hit and run. She’s got a battered face, and her body is covered in bruises. I’ve given her some pain medication, and now we’re just waiting for her to wake up. Jax…? May I speak to you in private for a minute?”

Jax: “Sure Tony!” He exclaimed following Tony down the hall so that the others couldn’t overhear them.

Tony: “I don’t know if you were aware of this but your wife…”

Jax: “What about Alexis?”

Tony: “She was pregnant at the time of the hit and run.”

Jax: “Was?”

Tony: “Yeah, unfortunately she lost the baby, but that’s not strange seeing as she was merely one week into her pregnancy!”

Jax: “Oh my God…” He replied putting his hands in front of his face sighing.

Sonny: “Listen to me Johnny: I want the person responsible for this ‘paralyzed’ – got it?”

Johnny: “I understand!”

Sonny: “Good…” He exclaimed, as Johnny exited the hospital and Sonny re–joined the gang just as Jax and Tony returned.

Tony: “I have to go in, and check on Mrs. Jacks once more before I can allow any visitors, and I’ll only permit one visitor at the time, OK?”

Jax: “That’s fine, Dr.!”

Tony: “OK – excuse me please…” He replied entering the room Alexis was in once more.

Bobbie: “Tony? She’s starting to wake up…”

Tony: “Good…” He replied heading towards the bed so that he stood next to Alexis when she finally opened her eyes.

Alexis: “What happened…?” She asked after having slowly opened her eyes.

Tony: “Alexis? You were involved in a hit and run, but you’re OK! We’ve got you hooked up to some machines, and we’re giving you some pain medications for the injuries you took in the accident.”

Alexis: “What aren’t you saying Dr.?” She asked knowing that he was leaving something out.

Tony: “Alexis…I don’t know if you even knew this before the accident, but you were pregnant – 1 week to be exact!” He explained with sad eyes.

Alexis: “I was pregnant…? You mean…?” She asked with a raspy voice.

Tony: “Unfortunately you lost the baby – I’m so very sorry Alexis…”

Alexis: “Oh God!” She exclaimed putting her hands up in front of her face in a way of hiding her feelings from Tony and Bobbie.
Outside in the waiting room Jax and Sonny were only left because Ric, Grace, Ned and Skye had gone home considering they couldn’t do more for Alexis.

Jax: “Listen! Tony just told me that Alexis was pregnant at the time of the accident…”

Sonny: “What?”

Jax: “She was 1 week pregnant when she got hit by the car.”

Sonny: “My God!”

Jax: “I’ll head on home since you’ll probably be the one she’ll want to see…Take care of her, OK?” He replied extending his hand to Sonny, which took a lot of guts seeing how much they hated each other.

Sonny: “I will!” He exclaimed shaking hands with him right before Jax exited the hospital, and left Sonny alone with his shattered dreams.

Bobbie: “Tony has just given Alexis a sedative, as she was very upset upon learning that her baby had died. You can go on in, and sit with her if you’d like…?”

Sonny: “Yeah, I’d like that!” He exclaimed passing Tony on his way into the room.

Tony: “Sonny Corinthos and Alexis Davis–Jacks – who would have thought it?”

Bobbie: “They’ve always been very close, and hopefully Alexis will let him in when she has to mourn the death of her baby. I saw what kind of hell she went through when Kristina was in NICU, and I can tell you this: I’ve never seen a more brave woman go through it than Alexis!” She exclaimed, as the two former spouses walked away together to give Sonny and Alexis some quiet time together.

When Sonny entered the room, he spotted Alexis lying in the bed with bruises covering her face, and hooked up to multiple machines. This wasn’t the Alexis he had been with this morning. The Alexis he’d woken up with was a vibrant beautiful woman, and nothing like this fragile bruised woman, whom he was watching take slow, steady breaths.

Sonny walked to the side of the bed Alexis was lying in, and pulled a chair up next to it. He took a seat on the chair before enveloping Alexis’ hands within his before speaking from his heart.

Sonny: “You know what? This wasn’t how our life was supposed to be. We were supposed to enjoy our next pregnancy together, and not mourn the death of our second child. But we have to remember that we’ve still got Kristina along with the chance of making another child sometime down the line. I love you Lex, and I’m going to do just that until the end of time…” He replied kissing her knuckles before placing his head on Alexis’ lap, where he fell asleep.

A little while later the door opened, and Sonny immediately looked up, and spotted Johnny, who signaled to him to meet him outside the room.

Sonny: “I’ll be right back baby…” He replied kissing Alexis softly on the forehead before heading out to where Johnny was.

Johnny: “Boss? I figured out who drove the car, which struck Mrs. Jacks!”

Sonny: “Tell me!”

Johnny: “It was Gordon Kelly…”

Sonny: “…The contract killer…?”

Johnny: “Yep! Max and I roughened him up a bit, and afterwards he was very charitable with information, but you won’t like it…!”

Sonny: “And why is that?”

Johnny: “Kelly said that the person, who hired him was…”

Sonny: “Stop stalling Johnny…Who hired Kelly?”

Johnny: “Carly!”

Sonny: “Come again…?”

Johnny: “Mrs. Corinthos hired Kelly – it’s evident when looking where he got his money from, and Kelly has an habit of taping his meetings with clients, and it’s 100 % Carly on the tape…”

Sonny: “My God!” He sighed heavily.

Johnny: “What do you want done?”

Sonny: “Make Kelly disappear! I don’t want him bothering anyone anymore! And I’ll personally take care of Carly!” He said his voice becoming filled with steel.

Johnny: “Got it!” He exclaimed exiting the hospital, as Sonny returned to Alexis’ room.

Sonny: “Well baby…Now all I need is for you to wake up…” He replied placing his head on Alexis’ lap once more falling asleep together with the woman he was destined to be with.

‘From This Moment On’, performed by Shania Twain

(I do swear that I’ll always be there. I’d give
anything and everything and I will always care.
Through weakness and strength, happiness
and sorrow, for better, for worse. I will love you
with every beat of my heart.)

From this moment life has begun
From this moment you are the one
Right beside you is where I belong
From this moment on

From this moment I have been blessed
I live only for your happiness
And for your love I’d give my last breath
From this moment on

I give my hand to you with all my heart
Can’t wait to live my life with you, can’t wait to start
You and I will never be apart
My dreams came true because of you

Chorus:

From this moment as long as I live
I will love you, I promise you this
There is nothing I wouldn’t give
From this moment on

You’re the reason I believe in love
And you’re the answer to my prayers from up above
All we need is just the two of us
My dreams came true because of you

(Chorus X 2)

(Shania Twain – Come On Over)

part 12