Fate
by Susanne

Chapter 14 - Meant To Be

A few hours later Jason and Courtney had congratulated Sonny and Alexis on their engagement and left when it had been time for Kristina to be put to bed. Sonny was in the kitchen making a light snack for him and Alexis, while Alexis was standing by the window looking over the city thinking back to a time when everything had been so simple for her and Sonny.

*** FLASHBACK ***

Alexis: "What about women?"

Sonny: "Well, the last time I looked, you fell into that category."

Alexis: "You know what I mean."

Sonny: "What about them?"

Alexis: "Will you stop being difficult? You need to flash those dimples for an actual date."

Sonny: "Oh, now you want to control my love life."
Alexis: "I might be able to do a better job than you do. Maybe I'll take out a personal ad."

Sonny: "You know, I don't want to sound conceited, Alexis, but I've never really had a problem finding women."

Alexis: "I'm very well aware of the fact that this bar is draped with bleached blondes wearing pieces of spandex, and I'm sure any one of them would be just panting to follow you home. But I was referring to…"

Sonny: "Right."

Alexis: "Actually being able to have a conversation with a woman."

Sonny: "Assuming I want to."

Alexis: "That's not funny."

Sonny: "All right. What would you put in that personal ad?"

Alexis: ""Single, white male, attractive, successful…" oh, I don't think we should get specific as to how you became successful."

Sonny: "Yeah. Yeah, it makes sense."

Alexis: ""Seeking female, twenty -fi…Thirty-five to forty, intelligent, attractive, not intimidated by power and position." We should probably add, "Not hampered by strict ethical adherence to the law," although that may turn off a few viable candidates."

Sonny: "Good point."

Alexis: "You know, "can move smoothly through any social circle and warm, companionable, has her own career interest.""

Sonny: "You know…I don't…This is starting to sound like someone I know."

Alexis: "Yeah, who?"

Sonny: "You."

Alexis: "I was…It was just hypothetical."

Sonny: "Right, right."

Alexis: "I mean, I'm certainly not about to take out a personal ad for you."

Sonny: "Right. Of course."

Alexis: "Look at the time. Oh, I can't because I'm not wearing a watch."

Sonny: "Getting late."

Alexis: "Yeah."

Sonny: "It's getting real late, yeah."

Alexis: "Well…we've done very well."

Sonny: "How do you mean?"

Alexis: "Well, you know, we stayed out long enough so that your brotherly over protectiveness won't seem so overbearing…Ahem…That is if you can control yourself."

Sonny: "Of course I can."

*** FLASHBACK ***

Suddenly Alexis could feel a pair of arms around her waist, and knew that it was Sonny immediately because he stroked her neck with his warm and moist lips before asking

Sonny: "What are you doing?"

Alexis: "Thinking…About us; our past, present and future."

Sonny: "Oh…You know what I'd like to do now?"

Alexis: "No." She smiled turning around to face him.

Sonny: "Dance once more with my beautiful fiancée before we really begin remembering this night." He smiled devilish, as he gathered Alexis' hand in his, and guided her to the middle of the livingroom floor where he gathered her in his arms, as the voice of Celine Dion singing the classic Etta James song "At Last".

"At Last" Performed by Celine Dion

At last
My love
Has come along
My lonely days are over
And life is like
A song

Oh yeah yeah

At last
The skies above are blue
My heart was wrapped up in clover
The night I looked at you

I found a dream
That I could speak to
A dream that I
Can call my own
I found a thrill to press
My cheek to
A thrill that I
Have never known

Oh yeah yeah

And you smile you smile
And then the spell was cast
And here we are in heaven
For you are mine
At last

(Celine Dion - A New Day)

As the tunes of the song began to fade away Sonny and Alexis locked eyes with one another, and suddenly they were kissing extremely passionately, as only they could. Sonny's hands immediately went to the back of the black dress Alexis was wearing and unzipped the zipper, which was placed in the back of the dress. Alexis' fingers immediately went to Sonny's shirt, which she unbuttoned as quickly as possible before throwing the shirt onto the floor.

After the dress had slid off of Alexis' body she simply stepped out of it, and was led by Sonny to the couch where Alexis laid down on her back, and Sonny laid down with his legs positioned between her legs. Just as Alexis was ready to unbuckle Sonny's belt Kristina began crying upstairs in the newly renovated nursery.

Alexis: "I'd better go get her!" She exclaimed, as Sonny kept on kissing the side of her mouth, as she tried to get up.

Sonny: "Why?" He moaned out of frustration.

Alexis: "Because Kristina needs me!" She exclaimed getting up, and stepping into the dress once more, as Sonny groaned

Sonny: "I need you too…"

Alexis: "Why don't you head upstairs, and make our bedroom a little more romantic, and then I'll join you in a minute!" She suggested kissing Sonny softly on the lips before heading upstairs to Kristina.

When Alexis arrived in the nursery she found a grinning Kristina wearing a purple romper suit with images of white bunnies sewn into the fabric.

Alexis: "What are you grinning about you sneak? You're just having the time of your life, huh little one?" She cooingly asked, as she picked Kristina up, and walked with her in her embrace to the window facing the city.

Kristina: "Lyghts…"

Alexis: "That's right! There are lights shining out there in the horizon. Don't you think that you could sleep now little one?" She asked going with Kristina to the crib, but then discovered that she was already asleep.

Sonny had in the meantime lit some scented candles in their bedroom, and when Alexis entered the bedroom he asked

Sonny: "What took you so long?"

Alexis: "Your daughter has her father's abilities to trick you!"

Sonny: "So she's only my daughter when she tricks her unsuspecting mother?"

Alexis: "Mm Hmm…My daughter would never do something so nasty!" She laughed, as she wrapped her hands around Sonny's neck, and their lips met in a passionate kiss.

Sonny: "I'll show you nasty!" He exclaimed, as he led her to their bed, and they both got lost in the other person.

The End!