Chapter 4 - Carly's Jealousy

Alexis was upstairs in the bathroom, bathing Kristina in the bathtub together with Mike, who'd stopped by wanting to see his 1st grandchild, while Nurse Larson was preparing lunch. Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Nurse Larson went to answer the door.

Nurse Larson: "Yes?" She replied upon opening the door and facing Sonny.

Sonny: "You must be Nurse Larson! I'm Sonny Corinthos, and I'm…"

Nurse Larson: "You're the man, who's uprooted poor Ms. Davis and Kristina! Well…I hope you're proud of yourself!" She replied harshly, as Sonny entered the penthouse before closing the door behind him.

Sonny: "Have I done something to offend you in some way?" He asked, not understanding where all this hostility was coming from.

Nurse Larson: "Actually; YES! You act like you're some holy man, who can do nothing wrong by giving Judge Zuma no other choice but to grant shared custody. That beautiful, little girl will never have a quiet moment because of you - that's why I have a problem with you Mr. Corinthos!" She exclaimed.

Sonny: "Where is Kristina?"

Nurse Larson: "Upstairs with her mother! Ms. Davis is giving her a bath! Are you staying here for lunch too?" She asked making it clear she wanted him gone as soon as possible.

Sonny: "No, I've got plans with my wife!"

Nurse Larson: "Of course you do! It's a good thing that you've got plans because Dr. Lewis is joining Ms. Davis and Kristina for lunch today, and it might get a little awkward." She replied, wanting Sonny to know that Alexis had moved on, and that Cameron was a far better choice then the local 'mob boss' of Port Charles.

Sonny: "Cameron Lewis? Her shrink?" He asked surprised.

Nurse Larson: "Her very best FRIEND! But that's not something you'd know anything about, right? I mean…You almost lost your best friend because of his involvement with your sister!"

Sonny: "Maybe I should come back sometime later?" He suggested sensing that he'd never be able to sway Nurse Larson with his charms.

Nurse Larson: "You might as well go on up! Your father is up there together with Ms. Davis and Kristina!"

Sonny: "My father?" He asked not believing that Mike had gone to Alexis' without informing his son.

Nurse: "Uh-huh!" She replied going into the kitchen to finish preparing lunch, while Sonny hurried up the stairs into the bathroom.

Alexis: "Mike? Could you hand me that towel, please?" She asked laughing because Kristina had just splashed water all over her mother's clothes.

Mike: "Sure!" He exclaimed laughing too, as he handed Alexis the towel she'd asked for. Alexis wrapped Kristina in a red blanket, and placed her on the changing table where she dried the baby off, before putting a diaper on her together with a romper suit where it said 'Baby Angel'.

Alexis: "There! We are all ready to begin our day - or afternoon!" She exclaimed before kissing Kristina on her forehead and handing her over to her grandfather.

Mike: "God! To believe they've been this little?" He replied looking down into the brown eyes of his granddaughter.

Alexis: "Pretty amazing, huh?" She replied caressing Kristina's soft head.

Sonny: "What are you doing here Mike?" He asked from the doorway.

Mike: "Michael? I actually came to see you but Johnny said you were out so I went across the hall to check in with Alexis."

Alexis: "I was just about to give Kristina a bath so the timing was perfect for Mike and I to talk about everything!"

Sonny: "Including how he'll screw up Kristina's life if he even get's anywhere near her?"

Mike: "Michael…"

Alexis: "Mike? Would you mind going into the kitchen with Kristina? I'd like to have a few words with Sonny!" She replied, as Mike complied by leaving Sonny and Alexis alone in the bathroom.

Sonny: "Don't even start in on me now Alexis!" He replied leaving the bathroom, and heading towards the livingroom where he sat down on the couch.

Alexis: "Sonny…What happened to you as a child was terrible but just because Mike left you, and made way for Deke to ruin you and your mother's lives does not mean that you can go on relentlessly punishing Mike for it. Mike can't do to Kristina what he did to you and Courtney. I'm not saying that I condole what he did - all I'm saying is that Mike isn't the one in charge of Kristina here - we are!" She replied sitting down on the couch and trying to help him.

Sonny: "Kristina is my flesh and blood, and I'll be damned if I let someone like Mike screw her life up. He may 'only' be her grandfather but he can still hurt her. He can hurt her by promising her things he'll never live up to in real life!"

Alexis: "Don't you think it's time for you and Mike to sit down and talk about this? If you can't do it for yourself or for Mike or even for Courtney then do it for Kristina!"

Sonny: "I'll never let anything bad happen to Kristina, which reminds me…I know that you've already baptized her, and given her a name but…"

Alexis: "I think I know what you're going to ask me - read this!" She exclaimed handing him a copy of the piece of paper, which contained Kristina's legal name.

Sonny: "Kristina Adela Davis…You named her after my mother?" He asked with tears in his eyes after having read his daughter's legal name out loud.

Alexis: "I've always known how very special your mother was for you, and since I named her after my sister, who was very special for me I figured that it would only be right for our daughter to be named after two strong women!"

Sonny: "Thanks!" He exclaimed placing one arms around Alexis' waist, and bringing the other up to her neck, almost crushing her body against his.

Nurse Larson: "Excuse me…Ms. Davis?" She asked entering the livingroom together with Mike and Kristina.

Alexis: "Yes Gina?" She asked distancing herself from Sonny by standing up, and facing Mike, Kristina and Gina.

Mike: "I really have to get going but thanks for everything Alexis!" He exclaimed, handing Kristina over to her mother.

Alexis: "You're very welcome Mike!" She exclaimed watching Mike leave the penthouse.

Nurse Larson: "When will Dr. Lewis be arriving Ms. Davis?"

Alexis: "Actually he called a while ago saying that he had to check up on his son so he won't be joining us for lunch!"

Nurse Larson: "Very well!" She exclaimed looking ice cold at Sonny, who couldn't help but smile over the failed attempt of getting Alexis together with a new man.

Sonny: "Come here sweetheart!" He exclaimed after Nurse Larson had left the livingroom, and took Kristina into his embrace. Suddenly there was an insistent knock on the door, which Alexis went to answer.

Alexis: "Oh great!" She replied quietly after having seen through the peephole, who was on the other side of the door.

Carly: "Isn't this just 'The Brady Bunch'?" She sarcastically replied entering PH2.

Sonny: "What are you doing here Carly?" He asked putting Kristina back in her playpen to avoid her seeing Carly being her usual intolerable self.

Carly: "What I'm doing here? What are you doing here Sonny? We had a dinner date, remember? At 'The Grille"?" She asked becoming more and more furious.

Alexis: "It was my fault Carly - we got to talking, and…"

Carly: "SHUT UP YOU MISERABLE WHORE!!" She screamed frightening Kristina so much that she began crying her little heart out.

Sonny: "THAT'S QUITE ENOUGH CARLY!!" He raised his voice upon seeing how much Carly was upsetting his daughter.

Alexis: "Come here sweetie!" She exclaimed picking Kristina up from the playpen, and heading into the kitchen to escape Carly.

Carly: "Do you even GET how very upsetting this is for me? You've got shared custody over a baby you created together with Alexis, and you just expect me to be OK about it? I don't think so Sonny - that's not how things work!"

Sonny: "I'm hurting just as much as you are Carly over having lost yet another child but let's not forget that, that baby was Ric Lansing's - not mine!"

Carly: "He tricked me into sleeping with him!"

Sonny: "You didn't come to me when you first found out!"

Carly: "Did Alexis?" She asked knowing that, that would hurt most of all because Sonny had never come over having found out that Alexis had kept the truth about Kristina's true paternity from Sonny for months.

Sonny: "I want you to leave Carly…"

Carly: "Fine! I'll come back in a few hours!" She exclaimed turning to leave.

Sonny: "No, I want you to leave for good!" He added making Carly stop dead in her tracks.

Carly: "Don't do this to our family Sonny!"

Sonny: "What family?" He asked, as he could hear Carly throwing a fit before opening the front door, and shutting it close.

Alexis: "Are you OK?" She asked entering the livingroom with Kristina in her arms.

Sonny: "For now!" He replied hopefully.

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