Family Ties
by Susanne

Chapter 5 - Sonny's Return

Alexis was sitting at a table at 'The Grille' waiting for her good friend Jasper Jacks to meet her for dinner, as she needed a favor from him.

When Jax entered the dining area of 'The Grille' he immediately spotted Alexis, and walked up to her, kissed her on the cheek, and uttered after having taken a peak at a legal document she was reading

Jax: "The party of the first part will pay for the party of the second part to attend the party of the party of the third part?"

Alexis: "Now you made me lose count of all my parties and parts!" She exclaimed giving up working.

Jax: "Hmm…" He replied sitting down opposite Alexis.

Alexis: "You're early! I love a man who can't wait to see me." She joked before taking of her glasses.

Jax: "Well…Your message sounded like a S.O.S."

Alexis: "It is - I need you to do me a huge favor."

Jax: "Name it!"

Alexis: "Would you mind terribly babysitting Kristina this weekend? I know it's short notice, but…"

Jax: "I would love too, and I bet that Skye would too. She's actually been talking a lot about Kristina lately, and it'll certainly get our minds away from wondering how to expand our family."

Alexis: "You're sure?" She asked not wanting to dump her daughter into Jax and Skye's laps like this.

Jax: "100 % - besides I think that it's high time that I spend some quality time with my Goddaughter!" He smiled.
Alexis: "Cameron has booked a suite for us at a remote cabin, and I need to get away with him after everything's that's gone down lately - you do understand, right?"

Jax: "Off course I do. I want you to spend some time with the man you love. And you're right after everything Corinthos' death has done to you and Kristina you do need to get away. And I'd be happy to accommodate a place for your darling daughter to stay, while you and Cameron have a joyous weekend."

Alexis: "What would I do without you?"

Jax: "You tell me?" He smiled playfully in full-blown Jax-style.

Alexis: "Funny…" She smiled fiddling with her pen.

Jax: "Alright! This has got to be about more than your weekend with Cameron - what's up?" He asked taking her pen away from her.

Alexis: "After you, Nikolas, Zander and Emily left after Kristina's birthday party, I was tucking Kristina in and she told me something that disturbed me in more ways than one."

Jax: "What?" He asked taking a sip of water.

Alexis: "She told me that Sonny was alive!"

Jax: "Come again!" He exclaimed coughing so much that he accidentally spit some water out onto the tablecloth.

Alexis: "Are you alright?" She asked concerned.

Jax: "I'm fine! Kristina told you that Sonny was alive? How would she know? Why do you even believe her? We talked about how children believed what they wanted to believe."

Alexis: "I know, but Jax…She had hard evidence!"

Jax: "Alexis - Kristina is 7 years old now - she's not the D.A. What kind of hard evidence?"

Alexis: "Sonny's mother; Adela has this ring that Sonny once gave to Brenda as an engagement ring, and then suddenly my daughter has it in her possession on a gold chain."

Jax: "Yeah…I remember Brenda mentioning that ring once or twice, but how in God's name did it end up around Kristina's neck?"

Alexis: "That's my question too! I didn't want to believe either you or Cameron when you mentioned the theory of Sonny faking his death, but maybe he did! But still I can't believe that he would risk his daughter for his job."

Jax: "I hate to bring this up but we are dealing with Sonny Corinthos, and you know as well as I do that Sonny is selfish, and he's controlling. It is conceivable that he went to your house on Kristina's birthday to see her, and then he gave her the chain and the ring."

Alexis: "But when? When didn't we…Oh my God! When Kristina was down at the swings I didn't have a clear view of her. No! This is ridiculous! Sonny wouldn't sacrifice Kristina like that - no way!"

*** FLASHBACK ***

Alexis: "I feel that you are a domineering, chauvinistic, morally bankrupt criminal with a great deal of personal charm. Which you exploit on a regular basis to get people to do things that they would never do for you under any circumstances whatsoever. But you have a great heart, and one, two, maybe three times a year you actually choose to show that. The rest of the time you're mildly enjoyable to deal with, when you're not being a complete nightmare. Anything else?"

*** FLASHBACK ***

Suddenly Alexis' cell phone rang pushing her out of her walk down memory lane, and she answered it saying

Alexis: "Alexis Davis! What? No! I'll be right there!" She exclaimed hanging up turning to Jax looking used.

Jax: "What is it?"

Alexis: "Apparently you, Cameron and Kristina have been right all along. The father of my child is alive and well and at the Port Charles Police Department - let's go!" She exclaimed, as she and Jax exited 'The Grille'.

Meanwhile at the Port Charles Police Department Sonny was standing in the middle of the room opposite Taggert and Mac.

Taggert: "You seem to cheat death quite frequently Sonny Boy!"

Sonny: "Why am I being held here Mac?" He asked completely ignoring Taggert as usual.

Mac: "Well…Faking your own death, and making this department use unneeded resources doesn't sit well with me - so I think that I have the right to hold you for questioning!" He replied smirking.

Taggert: "I must say that I can't wait for you to be yelled at!"

Sonny: "By you or what you baldheaded jerk?"

Taggert: "Watch it Sonny Boy! No, actually I was referring to the mother of your child - Alexis Davis - remember her? When she arrives, which she will momentarily it'll be better than SoapNet."

Jason: "Courtney - just wait!" He exclaimed, as Courtney ran into PCPD, and came face to face with her alive brother.

Courtney: "I don't believe you!" She exclaimed slapping Sonny, as hard as she humanly could.

Taggert: "This IS better than SoapNet!" He exclaimed smirking.

Courtney: "How could you do this? To Michael? To Kristina? To me? To your family?" ANSWER ME SONNY!"

Sonny: "I needed to protect you all!"

Courtney: "Really? And how would that work, huh? Your own daughter practically had a breakdown because she was told that you were dead. Do you even care about that? Not to mention the hell you put Alexis through - the mother of your child!"

Sonny: "Alexis wanted to raise Kristina without any interference from me when this kind of stuff would go down, and furthermore I don't want to discuss this here."
Taggert: "And why is that exactly Sonny Boy? Is it because you've got something you'd like to confess to?"

Carly: "My husband has just been through an ordeal - do we have to do this now?"

Mac: "Why not now Mrs. Corinthos? The sooner Sonny gives us a statement - the sooner all of this will be over!"

Kristina: "DADDY!!!!" Suddenly Kristina came running into the PCPD, and Sonny picked her up amazed that she was here too.

Cameron: "I don't believe it!" He exclaimed amazed that Sonny would put his family through this hell just to resurface later - alive.

Sonny: "What are you doing here Preciosa?"

Kristina: "Uncle Cameron came down to pick up some papers, and he said I could come with you! Look Daddy! I've still got the chain, and the ring that belonged to Grandma Adela!"

Sonny: "I can see that honey…"

Courtney: "You've known all along haven't you?" She angrily asked her sister-in-law.

Carly: "Off course! Sonny and I don't have any secrets."

Cameron: "Since when?" He scoffed.

Courtney: "Cameron's right - you two haven't been agreeing on anything lately, and at least I now know why you didn't look like the mourning wife at my brother's funeral!"

Jason: "Just take it easy - Court!"

Courtney: "Don't even try it Jason - you knew too - you had too. You just let Alexis, Kristina, Ric, Cameron, me and the rest of Port Charles go around thinking that you were dead?"

Sonny: "I had no choice - I did what I had to do in order to keep my family safe!"

Courtney: "That's a load of crap Sonny, and you know it! Keeping your family safe is the only answer you've got when you get caught when your hand in the cookie jar so to speak!"

Outside the PCPD Jax stopped Alexis before she walked up the stairs to the police department.

Jax: "Don't go charging in there yelling at him, OK?"

Alexis: "Why not? It's what he deserves!"

Jax: "True! But as you said in the car then Cameron's probably in there with Kristina, and you don't want to upset Kristina anymore, right?"

Alexis: "You're right! OK! I'll take it easy, and I won't raise my voice, while Kristina's in the same room that is!" She exclaimed, as she and Jax climbed the stairs, which led up to the PCPD.

Courtney: "I don't care what you use as an excuse for this Sonny! You can't be trusted with anything. You go behind our backs, and you keep yourself hidden in a safe house knowing that your family and friends are mourning you - there's no excuse for that - none - whatsoever."
Kristina: "Mommy!" She exclaimed separating herself from her father before running over to her mother hugging her around Alexis' waist.

Jax: "Welcome back from the dead Corinthos - once more!" He replied scoffing.

Alexis: "Cameron, why don't you take Kristina home, while I have a little chat with Sonny?" She asked, as she walked directly into the interrogation room no questions asked.

Sonny: "Excuse me!" He exclaimed releasing himself from Carly's grasp before following Alexis.

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