| Note: The flashbacks that I've written in are in no way connected to what the show does with Sonny's past. Chapter 4 Sonny and Carly walked into their penthouse. Sonny looked around and the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end. Someone had been in the penthouse. ~~~ Rosco looked at the back of his boss's chair. "Has the job been completed?" "Yes, Mercedes and Corinthos will find out soon," Rosco answered. "Good. How is our guest then?" "Comfortable." "Very good. Has the note been delivered?" "Yes." "Set up a meeting tomorrow. It's time for Sonny and Mercedes to find out who the enemy really is." ~~~ Mercedes fantically searched every room of the suite calling out for Bailey. She was no where to be seen. She heard Mateo start to stir as someone knocked on the door. Hoping, praying that it was Bailey, Mercedes opened the door. No such luck. It was a bellboy. "Mrs. Escobar?" "Yes," Mercedes said irratably. "This came for you." He handed her an envelope before leaving. Mercedes closed the door and opened the envelope. ********Mrs. Escobar, by now I'm assuming that you know that young Bailey is missing. I assure you that she is safe, for now, and will remain that way unless you and Mr. Corinthos fail to do what I want. I will contact you with my requests at a later time. Signed, A Stranger******** ~~~FLASHBACK August 12, 1979 Mercedes Blanco walked up to the house. She heard yelling inside and knew that Deke was home. She sighed and knocked on the door. Micheal's mother Adella answered. Mercedes looked up at her tear stained face and smiled sadly. Before anything could be said, Micheal came out of the house, jacket in hand, mumbling obscenities in Spanish. Mercedes silently followed him, knowing from experience that he needed to get his frustrations out before he would be coherant enough to hold a resonable conversation with anyone. Finally he turned to look at her. "I'm sorry Mercedes," he said. She smiled. "It's okay Micheal." They continued walking. "Where are we going?" He asked. "To the house. Mateo and Katarina are waiting for us." "Kat's back?" "Yeah, she came back last night." He nodded and took her hand in his. She smiled and laid her head on his shoulder. ~~~END Carly sensed Sonny's tension. She didn't know what was wrong. She hadn't said anything about the birth certificate or Mercedes even though she wanted to. For once in her life, she thought before she acted. Sonny walked over to the desk. His eyes scanned evey corner. Nothing in the room had been moved, save for the desk. The papers on top of it had been shifted. He noticed a white envelope on top of everything else. Carefully, he picked it up and opened it. *********Mr. Corinthos, I have your prescious daughter. If you want her back, safe, then you and Mrs. Escobar will give me what I want. I will contact you with my requests. Signed, A Stranger********** ~~~ Mercedes stared at the letter in her hand. It dropped to the ground. Her face was white and she was shaking. "Mateo?" Mateo walked over to her, half stumbling. "What is it hemana?" She looked down at the letter on the floor. He picked it up. It took a few minutes for him to actually read it. When he finished, Mercedes was already on the phone. "James, get some people to Port Charles now. It's Bailey. I'll explain when they get here. They'll be working with Sonny's men. Yeah." She hung up. She grabbed her coat, the letter and walked out the door. Mateo watched her, suddendly sober. He pulled out his cell phone. "What the hell are you doing?" He asked when the other party answered. ~~~FLASHBACK August 12, 1979, later that night Micheal and Mercedes walked out of the house hand-in-hand. The sun had already fallen and the stars were shining bright. "I'm leaving, Mercedes," he told her. "When?" "Soon. Joe offered me a position. As soon as I get enough saved up, I'm outta there." Mercedes nodded. "And what about your mother?" "I'll stay around for her and try to convince her to leave him." "Micheal, Mercedes, come back in here," Katarina Chandler yelled from the house. Micheal and Mercedes laughed as they walked back towards the house. Before they walked inside though, he leaned down and kissed her. A soft, passionate kiss. They pulled apart, both surprised by each other's actions. They smiled before walking inside. Katarina and Mateo had gotten dinner for them all and they sat down to eat. They ate in silence. ~~~END Mercedes stepped off of the elevator in Harborview Towers. She wiped the tears from her eyes as she went to Sonny's door. She didn't bother to knock before walking in. She saw Sonny. He looked up at her. His jaw was set and he held the piece of paper in his hands as he searched her eyes for confirmation. She nodded. ~~~FLASHBACK December 24, 1985 Sonny Corinthos held Mercedes in his arms. "Micheal, I have to tell you something," she said. "Think of it as an early Christmas present." He flashed her a dimpled smile. "And what would this present be?" "I'm pregnant," before she could finish the door opened and Kat stormed in. "You're what?" "Kat..." Mercedes began. "Kat what are you doing here?" Sonny asked. "Never mind," Kat said before leaving the room. Mercedes and Sonny looked at each other. He nodded and she walked out of the apartment. "Kat, wait up," Mercedes called out to her friend. She wrapped her coat tighter around herself as she caught up to her friend. "Kat, what's wrong?" Kat turned around. Mercedes could see tears in her eyes. "You b*tch," Kat said. "You knew that I was in love with him and you stole him from me." Mercedes took a step back. She hadn't expected this reaction. SHe knew that Kat had had feelings for Sonny in the past, but she'd told Mercedes that she was over them. "Kat, you said that you were over whatever feelings you had for Micheal." "Well I wasn't!" Kat screamed. "Just leave me alone Mercedes." Kat turned and walked down the street. Mercedes sighed and walked up to Sonny's apartment. ~~~END Sonny began to walk towards her. "Mercedes," he said. "Micheal..." She began before she collapsed. |