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Quiet Before the Storm Part 3 Sonny made his way through the familiar halls of General Hospital. Moving like a man with an important mission in mind. Nodding and winking at the familiar faces of nurses he saw regularly, he noticed them blush at him from behind the nurse’s station. He smiled the smile he puts on for the world for a brief moment. No one knew that he hadn’t shared his true smile, dimples all ablaze in public in many months. The only person he felt comfortable enough with to let his guard down and show his true feelings to was that of the person he was going to visit. Reaching the end of the hallway he made eye contact with the man in the shadows, nodding the “ok” sign in reply. He took a deep breath before entering the room. Quietly closing the door behind him he made his way to the bassinet containing his baby girl. Picking her up he could see the excitement in her eyes. Speaking softly to her he smiled at her toothless and dimple filled grin, “Hey princess. How’s daddy’s little girl doing today?” Cameron, gaining his composure now found the ability to speak. Opening the door wider to let her in. “Alexis, it’s good to see you. Prompt as always I see.” Looking around the room Alexis replied, “Well, you know me. I just want this nightmare to be over. The sooner we start, the sooner I can leave.” “Alexis…” Seeing his look of hurt, she explains herself. “Cameron, you know I don’t mean it that way.” Pacing the room she continues as if speaking to herself, “It’s just that you know I hate even talking about this anymore. I’m getting better. I’m keeping track of my time and other than some strange dreams it seems like Kristina is almost gone. I can account for every hour of the day. Now my sleeping hours not so much, but who can really take notes on sleeping patterns unless they are not actually asleep or are only half asleep in which case you can’t really qualify it as sleeping and…” “Alexis,” he said, cutting off her rant. “Breathe.” “Hey my girl. You like that don’t you?” Sonny said in a singsong voice, grinning widely as he talked to his princess. The last round of tummy kisses he bestowed upon a giggling Kristina left her breathless and content. Moving towards the rocking chair in the room he sat down, bringing his daughter into his lap to have one of their now famous daddy-daughter talks. As he handed his daughter her favorite stuffed animal that he had given to her, a small baby chick, she immediately grabbed onto it, hugging it to her little chest as she snuggled against her daddy’s warm body. Eye’s slightly closed, readying for her afternoon nap. “You know Kristina, I love you soo much. And it kills me everyday that I come to see you that I have to hide the fact that I’m your father. I mean it’s great that I can see you regularly now, but I can’t stop wishing that I could take you home with me. That you, your mother and I could be a family. But I know that’s not possible right now. Your mother still hates me. I guess I can’t blame her. I wasn’t there for her when she needed me. But I want you to know that I never once stopped loving your mother. I did what was best for the both of you at the time. Things were crazy, and I needed to be away from you both to keep you safe. I hope that one day you’ll be able to understand that.” Kristina looked up at him with an angelic smile as if she understood. Grasping his thumb in her tiny little fist, she settled down once again into her daddy’s arms, drifting off to sleep. “I only hope that one day I will be able to tell your mother why I did what I did. But who knows if the time will come? She’d have to be willing to stay in the same room as me for us to talk, and I don’t see that happening any time soon. But I know I’ve got to do something. You won’t be here in the hospital forever Kristina. Soon enough I won’t have the option of stationing Johnny nearby to let me know when Alexis is around so I will know whether or not I can sneak in here and see you without her knowing. Once your mom is able to take you home, I’m pretty sure she’ll notice a 6 foot man standing outside her door,” he said with a weak laugh. Without divine intervention I can’t see any way for me to get her OR you back. But I promise you, whenever you or your mother really need me, I’ll be there. No questions asked.” Kissing her silky head he closed his eyes and rocked her now sleeping form, content to be able to hold someone that he loved and who loved him, close to his heart. “Alexis…Alexis,” Cameron said while waving a hand in front of her face. Are you still there? Shaking her head from her far away thoughts she remembered where she was. Letting out a small nervous laugh she looked away from Cameron. Not wishing to discuss where her thoughts had led her. Especially not wanting to discuss whom she was thinking about. The man who haunted her dreams every night lately. “I’m fine Cameron. It’s still me, Alexis. I was just daydreaming. Don’t get too excited, I still believe that’s an activity normal people experience. I may still have Kristina running around in my head sometimes, but I can still function on my own without her sometimes,” she said. Embarrassment covering her face as she tried to deflect. Laughing at the blush that crept across her face, he decided to see where this lead. “Where did you go on me Alexis?” “Oh, it was nothing. It’s just that I haven’t heard someone tell me to breathe in a long time.” “Sounds like something worth delving into Alexis. Who was this person? They sound like they meant a great deal to you.” Already knowing the answer, he asked her anyway. He may not know the man’s name, since Alexis never told him. But he did know the back-story. She had told him once about the man, but had never given any pertinent details as to who he was. No specifics at all. But he did know what the man had done to her when he left her for another woman, feeling broken and rejected. The stupidity of this man to leave Alexis for anyone else still left him dumbfounded as always. Trying his best to be helpful, he smiled, though he wanted to lash out for the injustice he felt. “She longs for a man who rejected her, but I want her! Just as she is. But I know it’s not enough. She has to want me too. All of me. But I know I’m not what she wants.” This was not a subject he himself wanted to get into with Alexis, but he knew he had to. “This is about helping her. Not pushing her to think about this will only hurt us both in the end. Whoever it is, she loves him. This I know is true.” Standing up from the couch, Alexis moved to the window, staring out at the setting sun. Cameron noticing this, waited for her to answer. He knew she was distancing herself. He knew she could hide her feelings if her back was to him. He could always read her thoughts just by looking into her eyes. What use to be a mystery to him, was now like an open book. Anyone could read her and tell what she was thinking, what she needed, and what she wanted. If only they cared enough to try. She was much more fragile than people gave her credit for. Her best defense mechanisms were to appear distant and calculated or to simply joke herself out of uncomfortable situations with her savvy “Alexis Davis Attorney at Law” wit and infallible banter. He would let her do neither of these things right now. The matter needed to be discussed, and right now. After giving her a few moments to collect her thoughts, he was about to broach the subject again when he was interrupted by her soft voice, as she looked sadly out of the window. “I was thinking about my baby’s father.”
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