The Miracle
by Susanne

Chapter 9 - Cameron & Carly

Sonny: "Alexis…" He sighed, as he watched her walk away from him, and it didn't take more than a few seconds before he felt a pair of arms around his waist.

Voice: "Guess who?"

Sonny: "Carly? What are you doing here?"

Carly: "I called Jason, and he said that you had a meeting here with Johnny and Max, and then I thought that you'd be happy to see me after all this time!"

Sonny: "Like Jason said then I have a meeting here with Johnny and Max, and I want to talk to them…In private."

Carly: "Go ahead, and then we can go back to PH4, and do what only we can do. What were you doing dancing with Alexis? Never mind! I don't even want to spend a second talking about that atrocious woman. You go, and play TOUGH employer, and I'll go to the bar and wait for you." She replied, as she kissed him on the cheek, and began to move away but Sonny stopped her.

Sonny: "Carly, wait!" Carly turned smiling, and threw herself at Sonny exclaiming

Carly: "You just can't deny me can you? That's OK baby, because I can't deny you either."

Sonny: "Let's take a walk?" He suggested, as Alexis glared at him from the table, as if he'd grown a pair of horns.

Skye: "Don't let them get to you Alexis. They're a perfect match. He's just as arrogant as she is. I mean…The nerve of…"

Jax: "Skye? Maybe we should change the subject!" He interrupted, seeing how outraged Alexis was becoming of Carly's behavior.

Skye: "OK!"

Waiter: "Mrs. Jacks?"

Skye: "Yes, Victor?" She replied, turning to him.

Victor: "Your brother; Mr. Quartermaine just called saying that it was a matter of life or death that you meet him on the docks right away!"

Skye: "Are you sure? I'm in the middle of a dinner with friends!"

Victor: "He was adamant that you meet him right away, Mrs. Jacks!" He replied, as Skye looked sadly at Jax, but went willingly out of the restaurant after having kissed Jax goodbye.

Cameron: "I'm afraid I have to leave too. The call was from a patient of mine who's having an identity crisis, and on the verge of suicide. But thank you for tonight!" He replied, kissing Alexis goodbye on the cheek, and shaking Jax's hand before exiting the restaurant.

Jax: "I guess that just leaves us!" He replied smiling, as they told Victor their orders.

Outside the restaurant Sonny and Carly were having a heated argument.

Carly: "You can't do this to me again Sonny! I love you! I might have lied to you before, but never about my love for you. And what about Michael? He needs his father!"

Sonny: "I'm not abandoning Michael, Carly! I just can't keep on doing this anymore. I love Michael very much, but I can't stay in this marriage because of him."

Carly: "So it's me then? You can't leave me Sonny; I won't let you! Where will you go? And who will you turn to? Alexis hates you, Brenda's in Europe! Stay Sonny; stay…" She begged, while pouting.

Sonny: "I'll handle my social life on my own, thank you very much. I'll have the divorce papers mailed to you by the end of this week. It's for the best Carly, we both know that it is!"

Carly: "Really? And I guess that you won't be staying with your ex - lawyer; Alexis Davis? You'll just live your life alone, huh? How stupid do you think I am Sonny? You're going to do one of two things: either run off to Europe to find your long - lost chica; Brenda Barrett or go to Alexis, and act daddy for her baby girl!"

Sonny: "Look woman! I've told you what I want, now I'm still Michael's legal father so I want equal visitation. I'm not going to Europe, and I'm not going to Alexis' either. I've got too much to take care of."

Carly: "Oh my God! Of course. Someone is threatening you, and therefore you want Michael and me out of your life. And then when it's all over you'll move us back into PH4!"

Sonny: "I want to start over, and I've realized something Carly; I'm all wrong for you. You need someone, who can put up with your lies, your manipulations, and your games. I don't want to put you, Michael or myself through this garbage again. I'm cutting my losses, before someone cuts them for me! Do you understand?"

Carly: "Oh yeah, I understand perfectly; you're going to cut Michael and me out of your life, so that you can play 'daddy' to Alexis' brat and make Alexis' dreams come true. Just try Sonny, and watch out!" She replied, running away from him.

Sonny: "Carly!" He yelled, until she was out of sight.

Cameron: "You sure have a way with the women Corinthos!" He exclaimed, exiting the restaurant.

Sonny: "Oh stow it!" He snapped, before joining Johnny and Max inside the restaurant.

Jax and Alexis had just received their orders, but Jax could sense that something was bothering Alexis, and it wasn't the food.

Jax: "All right! What's up?" He asked, when Alexis had turned her salad for what seemed like the 153rd time.

Alexis: "What do you mean?" She asked, as she took a sip of her wine.

Jax: "OK! You've just danced with both Cameron and Sonny, you watched Carly fondle Sonny on the dance floor, and now you're denying a special made salad just for you! Something's up, and don't' say 'it's nothing'."

Alexis: "OK…It's Ned!"

Jax: "Ned? What about him?"

Alexis: "Jax…He's really starting to scare me. He's beginning to treat Kristina like a piece of property, and I'm worried that somehow the truth will come out." She whispered the last part of her sentence just in case Sonny was listening to their conversation.

Jax: "Are you sure? This doesn't sound like Ned at all. You're sure that being cooped up in the NICU didn't just make him a little crazy?"

Alexis: "As you know Grace has been there for me lately. Ned hasn't even checked in with me concerning Kristina, and he didn't show up when I took her home."

Jax: "Are you sure he knew?"

Alexis: "I overheard Grace and him having an argument, and he just brushed it off saying 'well I'm here now aren't I?'. That isn't like Ned to behave that way!"

Jax: "He has been through a lot lately, and you did drop a bomb by telling him that you wanted to raise Kristina by yourself. I've talked to him, and I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary."

Alexis: "Well…You aren't the one catching all his anger now are you? I just want Kristina to be safe, and I don't consider Ned safe at all, Jax!"

Jax: "Look…I'll have a talk with him OK? There is one thing that's been bugging me about him, though!"

Alexis: "What?"

Jax: "He's been getting a lot of strange phone calls from someone named Faith. But I'm sure it's just a business partner or something like that. Listen Alexis…All of your strength should be focused on Kristina. Take care of her, and I'll deal with Ned, OK? I've got to talk to him later this week anyways so it'll be perfect timing." He replied, as they began eating their dinner.

A few tables away Sonny had heard Jax mentioning the Faith name, and he knew immediately that it had to be Faith Roscoe; the widower of Joseph Sorel's former chief enforcer.

Sonny: "Max? I want you to keep a close eye on Ned Ashton, and if Faith Roscoe happens to drop by you stay on her, not Ashton, understood?"

Max: "Got it boss!"

Sonny: "Something's about to come down, I can feel it!" He replied, as Max left Sonny and Johnny alone by the table to go and find Ned Ashton.

Johnny: "Boss? I hope I'm not overstepping the boundary here but if Ms. Davis is as scared as she just told Mr. Jacks then she should be protected."

Sonny: "I know Johnny, and that's why you're going to watch her day and night until whatever Ned is up to goes away. I care very much about her Johnny, and I don't want the same mess to occur, that occurred when you were supposed to watch her when Helena and Stavros were on the prowl." He warned him.

Johnny: "I understand Sir! Do you want me to start right away?"

Sonny: "Yes I do! This protection includes Alexis, Kristina and also Grace Robertson. Alexis cares very much for this Grace person. As soon as dawn breaks I'll send some more people, OK?"

Johnny: "Got it!" He replied, as they could see Jax and Alexis going to the wardrobe to leave. Johnny went in pursuit of them.

Jax: "You're sure you'll be OK? I can drive you home!"

Alexis: "I'd just prefer walking, thanks though! Bye Mr. Jacks!" She smiled at Jax, before they hugged and went their separate ways.

Jax: "Corinthos?" He said, standing behind Sonny's chair.

Sonny: "I don't have time for this Jax!" He replied getting up from the chair.

Jax: "Well…You're going to listen whether you like it or not. Alexis is my friend, and furthermore she's also a mother. Anything happens to her it's on your head."

Sonny: "Ned seems to be the problem at the moment Jax!"

Jax: "We both know that Faith is the Faith Roscoe! I kept this from Alexis because she doesn't need to worry about this too. Let's just hope that Johnny can protect her this time around!" He replied, before leaving Sonny at the table.

Sonny: "Alexis will be just fine Jax - and if she isn't I'll make sure whoever's responsible will pay…Dearly!" He promised exiting the restaurant as well.

chapter 10