A
few days later the storm hadn’t settled, but Alexis was determined
to live her life, and not spend it worrying about Sonny. She’d
just entered the building where ‘Davis & Lansing –
attorneys at law’ was situated when her secretary: Beverly
greeted her with a smile.
Beverly: “Good morning Ms. Davis – how are you doing?”
Alexis: “OK…Considering…” She replied softly,
as she looked through the messages Beverly had just passed to her.
Beverly: “As you’ll see Mr. Corinthos has called all morning,
and he last called 15 minutes ago saying that he’d come here
in person if you wouldn’t answer his messages.”
Alexis: “If Mr. Corinthos calls again will you then please
tell him that he can contact me through my lawyer?”
Beverly: “Certainly Ms. Davis, but if you don’t mind me
saying: you had such a tough time the last time you and Mr. Corinthos
went to court over Kristina – I’d hate to see you that
miserable again.”
Alexis: “Beverly…There are a lot of things you don’t
understand about Sonny, and all I can tell you is that when it comes
to my daughter – nothing will keep me from making her happy!”
Ric: “Wouldn’t that include her father?” He asked
joining the twosome.
Alexis: “Ric…You standing up for your brother now?”
She asked going into her office where Ric followed her.
Ric: “We need to talk Alexis!”
Alexis: “And why is that?” She asked sitting down on her
chair.
Ric: “Are you seriously going to court to ask the judge to
give you sole custody of Kristina?”
Alexis: “You’ve been talking to Sonny?”
Ric: “Is it true?”
Alexis: “Are you saying that you agree with what he did?”
Ric: “Of course not! But the only person that’ll hurt
due to this is Kristina!”
Alexis: “I know that Ric, but I can’t seem to get it through
Sonny’s thick scull that he can’t control me. When he
can’t control me, he wants to control Kristina, and she isn’t
some possession of his – she’s a human being with feelings
and thoughts!”
Ric: “Are you sure that this isn’t more about you than
it’s about Sonny?” He asked taking a seat opposite Alexis.
Alexis: “This has got to do with Sonny, Ric! It has to do with
the fact that he can’t just leave – no questions asked
whenever there’s an emergency!”
Ric: “He was wrong, but his intentions were good!”
Alexis: “Really?” She asked arching an eyebrow.
Ric: “Haven’t you in your several years long association
with my brother found yourself explaining his behavior like that?”
Alexis: “Sadly: yes!” She exclaimed thinking back to a
time when such a situation had arisen between her and Sonny.
*** FLASHBACK ***
Sonny: “Some things can’t change and you can’t come
back from betrayal.”
Alexis: “There are…It depends on the circumstances.”
Sonny: “What are you talking about?”
Alexis: “I’m telling you that betrayal isn’t absolute.
Maybe the person was trying to protect you. He was wrong…But
maybe his intentions were good. And when the anger cools and you
start to consider what that person meant to you and the place that
that person had in your life, maybe that’s why that person
saved your life…”
Sonny: “You’re making excuses for Carly now?”
Alexis: “I’m debating whether or not to forgive you. Now,
what you did with Zander was reprehensible but from your perverse,
twisted, tragically a-moral view, it is conceivable that you thought
you were doing the right thing.”
Sonny: “It’s called having a “code.””
Alexis: “Ah! You see!”
Sonny: “See what?”
Alexis: “The “code”? You’re going to do the
“code” now? I’m trying to warm up to you here, and
now you just made me mad. I don’t know if the “code”
entitles you to run roughshod over everyone or if it just obligates
you to punish yourself for things that clearly aren’t really
your fault but in any case, it’s just plain barbaric and what
I find really egregiously offensive is that it’s probably why
you saved my life in the first place. You know, “code,”
men with machine guns, woman, gotta get in the middle.”
Sonny: “OK, you know what? First of all, I wasn’t thinking
when I jumped in front of the guns…It just happened.”
Alexis: “Exactly. That is precisely my point. You see, it just
comes so naturally to you, you don’t have to think about, it’s
just instinct.”
Sonny: “OK, second of all, I didn’t do it because you’re
a woman. I did it because you’re my friend. Or were.”
Alexis: “Am.”
Sonny: “Am what?”
Alexis: “You’re going to make me say it, aren’t you?”
Sonny: “Well, you know what? Maybe I need to hear it.”
Alexis: “OK. Fine. Despite your recent despicable conduct and
your inability to understand the concept of morality and ethical
behavior, you are my friend. And I’m yours.”
Sonny: “Thanks. Well, you know what? To friendship and to the
future.”
*** FLASHBACK ***
Ric: “So…?” He asked after Alexis had been lost in
her own thoughts for some time.
Alexis: “So what?” She asked getting up from the chair
to stand by the window looking out.
Ric: “I don’t know much of your and Sonny’s relationship
back when Kristina was conceived, but after what I’ve heard
from both Elizabeth and Skye then you loved him, but he couldn’t
love you back because of Carly.”
Alexis: “If you’re going to start say something like I’m
jealous of Sonny and Carly, and that’s because I’m doing
this then you couldn’t be more wrong!”
Ric: “I know that what you’re doing you’re doing
for Kristina’s sake, but please consider the consequences of
your actions before calling a judge.”
Alexis: “I just need some time to myself, OK?” She replied
turning to look at Ric.
Ric: “You got it!” He exclaimed walking to the door.
Alexis: “Ric?”
Ric: “Yeah!” He exclaimed turning around.
Alexis: “Thanks…” She smiled at her partner.
Ric: “Not a problem – listen…I’ll tell Beverly
to head on home – it’s Saturday after all! Elizabeth is
waiting for me at home – you’ll be OK by yourself?”
Alexis: “Yeah, I need to look over some documents for Monday
– otherwise Baldwin will be on top of his game…”
Ric: “Isn’t he always?” He laughed exiting the office,
as Alexis took a seat behind her desk, and began looking through
some papers. Her eyes continued to wander to the phone wondering
if she should call Judge Farmer or not. She suddenly found her hand
moving to the cradle of the phone. She dialed the number to Judge
Farmer’s chambers, and waited until the phone was answered.
Voice: “Judge Farmer! Hello? Is somebody there? Hello?”
She continued asking because Alexis felt frozen. She gulped before
hanging up the phone.
Sonny: “What’s wrong? I thought you’d decided on
asking for sole custody?” He asked from the doorway, startling
Alexis so much that she accidentally threw some papers on the floor.
Alexis: “Great!” She exclaimed moving from the chair to
the floor to pick up the papers, but Sonny was faster, and picked
up the papers before handing them to her.
Sonny: “Here you go…”
Alexis: “Thanks!” She exclaimed taking the papers from
him before placing them on the desk.
Sonny: “The first civil words you’ve spoken to me ever
since…”
Alexis: “…Ever since you decided to take control over
me, Kristina and anyone else that might care about you!”
Sonny: “I’ve told you…”
Alexis: “…Oh yeah, that you did it to protect Kristina
and me! You still don’t get it do you? Do you have any idea
of how it hurt to watch our daughter cry herself to sleep upon learning
that her precious daddy was dead?”`
Sonny: “There are risks in this business…”
Alexis: “…Risks?! These risks are destroying Kristina:
our daughter – remember her?”
Sonny: “Don’t act as if I don’t care about Kristina
– she’s my daughter, and I’ll always care about her!”
Alexis: “Well, you’ve got a funny way of showing that!”
Sonny: “What is this really about? What has Cameron been telling
you? Or is it Jax, who’s made you doubt me?”
Alexis: “Neither Jax or Cameron has anything to do with this!
Why can’t you ever take the blame for something that you’ve
created? It’s always Jax, Cameron, Ric or someone else that’s
to blame!”
Sonny: “I protect the people I care about, and you and Kristina
fall under that category! I care about both of you deeply!”
Alexis: “Yeah, right…” She replied walking past him.
Sonny: “Hey…” He replied placing a hand on her arm
making her turn around.
Alexis: “What?” She asked looking deeply into Sonny’s
eyes.
Sonny: “Just…” He was cut of in mid-sentence when
a huge blast went off in the building. Sonny and Alexis had both
been hurled across the room, and both were unconscious.
