Sonny: “You missed me Preciosa?” He asked, as Kristina
hugged her father extremely tightly with her arms and legs wrapped
around Sonny.
Kristina: “Yeah, but uncle Ric read me, Michael and Morgan
some stories.”
Sonny: “Did he? That was extremely nice of him, huh?”
Kristina: “Of course…He’s your brother!” She
exclaimed, as Sonny let her down on the floor.
Carly: “Where have you been baby?” She asked kissing him
on the lips.
Sonny: “It was business!”
Skye: “See…The man you’ve spent hours worrying about
is just fine! As my ex-boyfriend of a nightmare would call him:
‘Teflon man’.” She whispered so that Sonny couldn’t
hear them.
Alexis: “Talking about Ned – have you seen him recently?”
Skye: “Nope, and I’m glad about that! He’s caused
nothing but trouble for us, and I am for one happy about him being
gone!”
Kristina: “Daddy? You know what mommy got me?”
Sonny: “No, what?” He asked squatting down in Kristina’s
height.
Kristina: “Barbie’s dream house!”
Sonny: “Wow! That must be some house, huh?”
Kristina: “It sure is! You want to see it?” She asked
with her big, brown eyes.
Sonny: “Sure! But first I have to talk to your mommy, OK?”
Kristina: “OK! She just walked into the kitchen with auntie
Skye…”
Sonny: “Thanks Preciosa!” He replied kissing Kristina
on the hair before venturing into the kitchen to speak to Alexis.
Skye: “Well, well, well…Look who’s decided to show
up at his own daughters birthday?” She replied sarcastically
when Sonny entered the kitchen.
Sonny: “Skye…Can I speak to Alexis – ALONE?”
Skye: “Sure! I need to discuss something with Cameron anyways!”
She exclaimed exiting the kitchen.
Alexis: “Nice of you to show up!” She exclaimed, while
she was putting small candles in Kristina’s cake.
Sonny: “Kristina didn’t seem to have noticed my absence.”
Alexis: “That might be due to the fact that Ric: your brother
stepped in, and read the kids stories! Sam saved your butt by asking
him to do that!”
Sonny: “Something came up, OK?”
Alexis: “NO! It’s not OK! If it had just been me you’d
forgotten about then I could handle it, but this was your daughter’s
8th birthday Sonny!”
Sonny: “Don’t you think I know that? I’m sorry that
I missed it OK? I’ll make it up to her next year!”
Alexis: “Next year? I’m not talking about next year; I’m
talking about right now! You’re not the one, who has to watch
her sad because her dad forgot to come, or because something came
up!”
Sonny: “You’re NOT going to cut me off from my daughter
– got it?”
Alexis: “Why would you leap to that conclusion?”
Sonny: “Maybe because that’s how this goes every, single
time you’re convinced that I’ve let my daughter down!”
Alexis: “You HAVE let your daughter down, and I don’t
know if I can take anymore sad expressions on her face!”
Sonny: “Kristina is my daughter, and no matter how close you
come to Dr. Feel Good then you and Kristina will ALWAYS be a part
of my family!”
Alexis: “WRONG! Kristina will be, but I won’t. Kristina
is your flesh and blood, OK? And no one can change that fact, but
I have my own life, and that life is focused around Kristina and
Cameron.”
Sonny: “You know how I feel about family, and you also know
that what is mine I keep!”
Alexis: “I am NOT your property, all right? And neither is
Kristina! You keep on forgetting that!” She exclaimed angrily.
Sonny: “I love Kristina, and you and I will always have a bond
because of Kristina. A bond that can’t be broken!”
Alexis: “Still that doesn’t make you my family, or me
yours! You have a family Sonny: Carly, Michael, Morgan, Kristina
and Mike.”
Sonny: “Mike? When did Mike enter this conversation?”
Alexis: “Mike is Kristina’s Grandfather, and he’s
a big part of her life – at least he knows when to show up
on his Granddaughters 8th birthday!”
Sonny: “You’re going to go back to that, huh? How about
we talk about why I didn’t hold Kristina at the hospital? You
want to explain that one?”
Alexis: “GO TO HELL!”
Sonny: “Really? You’re the one, who’s going to keep
my daughter away from me, and I’m the one, who’s supposed
to go to hell!!??” He yelled smashing his hand onto the kitchen
counter, where he broke several wine glasses, and cut his hand.
Kristina: “Stop fighting! I don’t want you two yelling
and screaming over me!”
Sonny: “Preciosa, what are you doing here?” He asked,
as Alexis saw just how badly his hand was cut.
Alexis: “Baby, go into the livingroom, OK?”
Kristina: “Not until you promise not to yell at each other
anymore!”
Alexis: “We promise, OK?”
Kristina: “Daddy?”
Sonny: “I promise too…” He replied trying not to
show his little girl just how badly his hand was cut.
Kristina: “OK!” She exclaimed entering the livingroom
where everyone acted as if they hadn’t heard the confrontation
in the kitchen.
Skye: “Maybe I should go into the kitchen, and check on them?”
Cameron: “Let them work this out on their own, Skye! The reason
why we’re all here is because Sonny and Alexis never did discuss
things surrounding their relationship. Ned was the first one to
cause that!” He exclaimed, as everyone got back to talking
trying not to worry about the twosome in the kitchen.
Carly: “That’s it! I’m going out there!” She
exclaimed just as Jason caught her arm to prevent her from going
anywhere.
Jason: “Leave them alone Carly! They need to talk things through!”
Courtney: “Jason is right Carly!”
Carly: “Alexis is probably out there swooning over my husband!”
Jason: “Takes one, to know one Carly!” He exclaimed being
fed up by Carly’s attitude towards Alexis especially since
Jason knew what kind of turmoil was waiting for Alexis and Kristina
in particular.
In the kitchen Sonny and Alexis were sitting at the table, where
Alexis was cleaning Sonny’s cut – removing the pieces
of glass and putting a bandage over the cut to prevent any infection
to take place.
Sonny: “You’re pretty good at this…” He replied
amazed how a woman like Alexis knew how to clean a cut so brilliantly
and bandage it.
Alexis: “Well…Having a tomboy for a daughter will make
your bandaging skills better!” She smiled, as she fastened
the bandage one last time.
Sonny: “Listen…I’m sorry about being late tonight!
But seriously it couldn’t be helped. That’s why Jason
and I sent Courtney and Carly ahead with the kids.”
Alexis: “I appreciate that you sent Michael and Morgan over
here – Kristina loves spending time with her brothers.”
She replied sadly.
Sonny: “Hey…What aren’t you telling me?” He
asked softly touching her hand.
Alexis: “Nothing! It’s just been a long day – that’s
all!” She exclaimed taking the bowl of water and leftover bandage
over to the kitchen counter.
Sonny: “I know that I let both you and Kristina down tonight,
but I’m willing to work on being better at showing up at special
occasions.”
Alexis: “But it’s not something that you can promise me…”
Sonny: “Sadly – NOT! Come on Alexis – you knew this
about me when you first started representing me.”
Alexis: “It wasn’t as though I had intended to become
pregnant with your child back in 1999.”
Sonny: “I know that! But things are what they are, and there
isn’t that much that either one of us can do to change them.”
He replied walking to the kitchen counter so that he and Alexis
were standing no more than 5 cm apart.
Cameron: “Hey…Is everything OK?” He asked, as Alexis
immediately put some distance between her and Sonny.
Alexis: “Yeah, everything is just fine…” She replied
turning to look at Sonny’s deep-brown eyes.
Cameron: “Good because I think that it’s about time we
sang to Kristina, and had a piece of that cake!”
Alexis: “You’re right!” She exclaimed, as Cameron
and Sonny walked into the livingroom, while Alexis lit the candles
on the cake before entering the livingroom, which had been darkened
for this purpose, as everyone sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to
Kristina, who was sitting on Sonny’s lap, as Alexis placed
the cake on the coffee table.
Ric: “The floor is yours, Ms. Kristina!” He smiled holding
Elizabeth tight.
Sonny: “Now…Remember to make a wish before blowing out
the candles, OK?”
Kristina: “I know just what to wish for…” She replied
looking at both her mother and father before blowing out the candles.
Both Sonny and Alexis knew what Kristina had wished for, and somewhere
within they wanted that wish to come true just as much as Kristina
did.
