The Miracle
by Susanne

Chapter 8 - Dancing Hearts

Grace had after some hard work convinced Alexis to go to a restaurant tonight with Jax, Skye and Cameron Lewis to celebrate the fact that Kristina was all right. Jax and Skye had worked through Brenda coming back to Port Charles, and they were now on their way to become a happily, married couple. Brenda had left town a few weeks ago to go to Europe, and live her life there seeing as both Sonny and Jax had their own lives.

Alexis: "I don't know about this. Are you sure you can handle Kristina for one night on your own?" She asked, as she entered the livingroom from the bedroom wearing a black, sleeveless dress, which reached her to the knees together with a pair of black sandals and her hair was up in a French twist, which was held together by some antic hairpins Grace had lent her.

Grace: "I am not completely helpless you know? Besides…We have a pretty tough night ahead of us. After we go to 'Luke's' we're going to pick up some nasty men, and play a few rounds of strip poker!" She joked, as the two friends laughed.

Alexis: "OK, well…Jax and Skye will be here anytime now."

Grace: "What about Cameron?"

Alexis: "He's meeting us at the restaurant, I just pray to God that we don't run into some certain people."

Grace: "I'm sure that Carly is seducing Sonny as we speak. Have fun OK? Don't worry about us girls, all right?" She replied, as the doorbell rang, and she went to answer the door.

Man: "Hi! I'm Jasper Jacks and you must be the infamous Grace Robertson?"

Grace: "I sure am! Come on in, please!" She replied, as Jax and Skye entered the apartment.

Alexis: "Hi Jax, Skye!" She replied, as she hugged both Jax and Skye. Even though Alexis had never been the biggest fan of Skye, then she knew how much she'd been through lately, and wanted to show her support for their relationship.

Grace: "Well…I wouldn't want to keep you guys any longer. So…Have fun!" She replied, to Alexis, as Alexis returned 'the evil eye'.

Jax: "Well…We do have a reservation, shall we?" He asked, placing Alexis' coat on her shoulders.

Alexis: "Yes, let's!" She replied, as they made their way out of the apartment, and to Jax's waiting car.

When they entered the restaurant a waiter took care of Alexis and Skye's coats, as another waiter led them to the table Jax had reserved.

Alexis: "This place looks amazing Jax! How did you come across it?" She asked, as she was blown away by the simplicity of the place; the aroma of wild flowers along with small, round tables and scented candles on each of them.

Jax: "Well actually I recently bought it right under Corinthos' nose. I thought you'd might like it." He replied, as Alexis took another look around the restaurant.

Voice: "Sorry I'm late!" He apologized, as Alexis turned around to see her rescuer; Cameron Lewis standing behind her chair.

Skye: "That's OK! It's nice to see you again Dr. Lewis!"

Cameron: "Cameron please, Mrs. Jacks!"

Alexis: "You know each other?" She asked, amazed of how Skye could possibly know him.

Skye: "Cameron has helped Jax and me to find each other again. Jax? Why don't we go and check on today's special, huh?" She asked, as Jax and Skye made their way to the kitchen to give Cameron and Alexis some time alone.

Cameron: "It's good to see you again Ms. Davis!"

Alexis: "Alexis please. I never got a chance to really thank you, and when Kristina could go home with us I only concentrated on that."

Cameron: "We? So you and Ned are together for good then?"

Alexis: "Not exactly! An old friend of mine from my childhood has come to town, and she's been helping me out with Kristina."

Cameron: "But what about the father?"

Alexis: "Ned is only the father on paper. Biologically he isn't. I don't even know why I'm telling you this. Maybe because you're easy to talk to."

Cameron: "Well…That's what I'm here for." He smiled at her, as Jax and Skye rejoined them at the table.

Jax: "Don't look now but your ex - client has just entered this place. I tried everything I could to get him to leave, but he wouldn't budge."

Alexis: "It's OK. After all this is a free country. Don't worry about it Jax, I'm not!"

Jax: "OK! If you're sure!"

Alexis: "I am. I'm not going to let Sonny control where I eat or with who I eat." She replied, and Cameron could somehow sense that Sonny was putting Alexis in the wrong mood. The band had started playing and Cameron asked

Cameron: "How about a dance? I'll try not to step on your toes." He asked, as Alexis nodded her head, and they made their way to the dance floor.

Skye: "They do make a great couple."

Jax: "Yeah, but at this time anything's better than the likes of Sonny Corinthos. I don't want Alexis to take the same path as Lily or Brenda. Especially not now that she has Kristina to take care of."

Skye: "You two really are close aren't you?"

Jax: "Yeah, she's been by me in some tough times, and I stood by her when Kristina died, she's like the sister I never had, even though I have been married to her!" He smiled, as Skye snuggled closer to him while they watched Cameron and Alexis dance.

Alexis: "You've figured it out haven't you?" She asked, as she and Cameron had been staring at each other for a couple of minutes.

Cameron: "Figured what out?"

Alexis: "Who Kristina's father is?"

Cameron: "Ah…Well I do believe that every child deserves both a father and a mother, but I also know what's it like to be stranded, and considering who the father is I don't blame you one bit. But the remaining question is that now you've cut Ned out of Kristina's life will he tell Sonny?"

Alexis: "I pray to God that he won't. But if he does I'll deal with it. Just like I've dealt with everything else that's happened to me. One thing's for sure though; no one's going to take my child away from me - she's mine forever."

Cameron: "If you need to talk sometime, my door is always open!"

Alexis: "I appreciate that Cameron I really do. I mean…If it hadn't been for you my little girl might be laying in a grave instead of a crib right now. I'll never be able to repay you for your kindness."

Cameron: "Well…Unlike Luis Alcazar I'm not one to leave an expectant mother in labor in a deserted park. I'm just glad that I could help, and that it did help both you and your daughter."

Alexis: "It did - more than you'll ever realize." She smiled at him, as she placed her head on his shoulder, feeling more at peace than ever before in that instant.

Sonny was sitting a few tables behind Jax and Skye but still he could see Alexis dancing with a man. He could feel the anger in him rising, as he watched Alexis' hips move slowly and her dance partner's hands move around from side to side in the waist area.

Johnny: "Boss? Is something wrong?" He asked, as he and Max couldn't understand why their employer was staring at something on the dance floor.

Sonny: "Johnny, Max - excuse me, please?" He replied, as he stood up, and made his way to the dance floor, and Skye replied

Skye: "Here we go!" Jax and Skye looked on intently, as Sonny made his way to where Cameron and Alexis were dancing.

Sonny: "Hmm, hmm!" He cleared his throat, wanting Alexis to remove her head from Cameron's shoulder and look at him.

Cameron: "Can I help you?" He asked, as both he and Alexis looked at Sonny as if he was nuts.

Alexis: "What are you doing Sonny?" She asked, slightly upset that he couldn't just let her be by herself.

Sonny: "May I cut in?"

Alexis: "NO comes to mind!" She exclaimed, as she could hear a beeper go off.

Cameron: "That's mine, I've got to get this!" He explained, as he made his way to the phones.

Sonny: "I guess that means you're free?" He smiled his dimpled smile, which he used whenever he wanted something, and for the life of Alexis she couldn't grasp what it was she could do for him other than a right hook for having interrupted her dance with Cameron.

Alexis: "Who exactly do you think you are?" She asked, as Sonny placed his right arm around Alexis' waist, and grasped her right hand in his left.

Sonny: "Someone, who'd like to dance with a very beautiful woman? And since you're vacant I don't see the problem!" He replied, as they began swaying to the rhythm of the song.

Alexis: "You know? You didn't use to be this arrogant! Why aren't you with Carly, so that she can feed you the lie of the week?"

Sonny: "Carly and I aren't together at the moment?"

Alexis: "Gee! Why doesn't that surprise me? Well…For what ever reason you're not with her I don't want to be your consolation prize one more time."

Sonny: "What happened?"

Alexis: "I'm lost! What happened when?"

Sonny: "To make us fall apart like this?"

Alexis: "You really don't know? Try turning around!" She suggested, as she got out of Sonny's grip, and made her way to where Cameron, Jax and Skye were sitting, as Carly made her move on Sonny.

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