Sonny swiped a hand over his face as he sat down at the table in the lounge. He was wearing only a robe and his hair was messy. He took the first long sip of coffee, enjoying, savoring it. The door stormed open and he put the cup down and threw his head in his hands and groaned as Luke and Jason walked in.
Lu: "Let me tell you I must've danced all night-- and If I didn't I could've. I made 200 dollars in TIPS! 200 wonderful dollars for dancing to my kind of music with beautiful woman!" He looked at Jason. " You ever say anything to Laura and I'll kill you."
J: "Well you'll never believe it. I won a car! A CAR! A Ferrari to be exact!"
He laughs and turns to Luke.
J: "A Ferrari is so much better than 200 bucks."
Lu: "You're bluffing! Let me see the keys."
Jason pats his jean pockets and begins to worry when he doesn't feel them. But a smile returns to his face when he finds them in his jacket pocket. He pulls them out and dangles them in front of Luke.
J: "See 'em and weep."
Lu: "Well I'll be damned.."
He said as he turned to Sonny and grabbed a croissant, biting into it.
Lu: "You know, we had a great night..but we got a problem. We didn't look for the girl." He sat down and looked across at Sonny. "Did you find her or should we get the fuck out of here before it's to late?" Sonny looked up at him, sipping his coffee before he placed the mug down.
S: "Well.." He raised an eyebrow.
Brenda stretches and opens her eyes, blinking as they adjust to the sunlight. She looks over and doesn't see Sonny. She throws the sheet off her and grabs his shirt slipping it on. She walks out of his bedroom and spots him sitting on a chair at the table. She walks over to him and sits behind him on the same chair then wraps her arms around him and kisses the back of his neck.
B: "Mornin' handsome."
Lu: "Well I guess you found her.." He looked at Jason as Sonny lifted a hand to her arms that were wrapped tightly around his chest, he rubbed her arm softly.
S: "You sleep ok?"
Brenda smiled at his touch then leaned her head on his back.
B:"Wonderfully, but I missed you when I woke up."
Her hand ran up his chest and stroked it inside his robe.
Sonny looked down at her hand traveling down his chest and grinned slightly.
Lu: "Oh Jesus!"
Sonny looked over his shoulder at her.
S: "You want some coffee, or something to eat?"
B: "Mmm. Coffee would be great. My head is killing me."
Sonny held a cup of coffee up to his chest and her hand took the cup and she leaned over his shoulder taking the first sip.
Lu: "Ok, see you two are suppose to hate eachother! What the hell happened.' He pointed a finger at Sonny. "She's gonna throw your ass in jail when all is said and done."
Brenda almost chokes on her coffee after Luke's comment.
B: "Luke, you have no idea of my feelings for Sonny so I'd just appreciate it if you'd mind your own business where we're concerned."
Lu: "Look I don't care, you can fuck each other till the break of dawn night after night--but I will not let you manipulate him, to give us all up."
S: "Whoa! First of all, She knows nothing, and it's going to stay that way. It has nothing to do with her."
Jason sits down and watches as their talking seems to be getting more and more heated.
Brenda moved from behind Sonny and stood up, looking directly at Luke.
B: "You're talking about me like I'm some kind of spy. I'm a regular person with, what I'd like to think. a regular life. I'm not working now, I'm not going around pumping any of you for information so you have no cause to lay into Sonny about me."
Lu: "You're and FBI agent who was waiting to arrest the man your..ironically, sleeping with!"
B: "So what are you Mr. Innocent?? You bust them out of jail and get them to come down here with you. I'd think that you'd be happy that Sonny and I are getting along rather than the alternative."
Jason raises his eyebrows and thinks about what Brenda has just said then looks to Luke.
J: "Ya know, she does have a point. I mean if she ain't givin' him in she won't be givin' us in."
Luke turned to him.
Lu: "Who said she ain't?"
S: (sighs) "Look, why don't you two go to your room. I'll talk to you later."
Lu: "Fine!" He looked at Sonny. "Watch what you say."
Sonny nodded slightly and watched as they walked out of the hotel room.
Brenda put her hands on her face then walks over and sits on the couch. She sits with her feet crossed under her and sighs as she looks over at Sonny.
B: "I'm sorry you're friends are pissed at you because of me." (laughs) "God, this is worse than high school."
He walked over to her and sat down beside her, he placed his hand on her knee and kneaded it.
S: "They're just looking out for me.." He pushed a strand of hair and tucked it behind her ear. "Don't let them get to you."
She puts her hand on his cheek and looks right into his eyes.
B: "I'd never do anything to hurt, you know that don't you?"
He searched her eyes, unsure if he knew she wouldn't for sure.
S: "Yes." He whispered, placing his hand over hers. He let out a breath and stared at her. "I tell you what, I have to go do some things with the guys, but tonight I'll take you to dinner."
B: (smiling) "I'll be looking forward to it."
She moves closer to him before settling herself on his lap. She puts both her hands on his face.
B: "Promise me you'll be careful."
Sonny leaned his forehead against hers, and nodded. His thumbs caressed her cheeks.
Brenda leaned forward capturing his mouth with her own as her hands grabbed a hold of his robe. Her tongue sought out his as she moaned into his mouth. He pulled her against him as his hands wandered under his shirt that she was wearing. His lips devoured hers as his tongue worked each recess of her mouth.
Brenda pushes the robe off his shoulder as her tongue mingles with his. She pulls back breathlessly as she closes her eyes.
B: "Do we have time for this? Or do you have to leave?"
He placed his hands on her hips and groaned.
S: "Not the way we go at it." He smiled slightly as he kissed her lower lip.
B: "I guess you're right."
She buries her head in his neck and began kissing him softly.
He pushed the shirt down her shoulder and pressed his lips to her skin, his tongue traced it before he suckled.
S: (murmuring against her skin) "You taste so good.."
Brenda puts her head back against the couch before bringing her hands up to his hair, holding him in position.
B: "God Sonny.."
As his mouth moved to her neck, he began to unbutton the shirt with one hand. His teeth scraped against her the flesh of neck as he scooted further down onto the couch, pulling her down with him.
Once her shirt is unbuttoned she shook herself out of it. As he laid down she sat on his waist and ran her fingers erotically up and down his chest. She looked down at him smiling seductively.
B: "I think we can make it fast, don't you?"
He stared at her lips, and then down at her as she pressed her body against his.
S: "What the hell.." He undid the belt of the robe and grabbed her hips, as he lifted his hips ramming into her.
Brenda threw her head back as she began rhythmically moving up and down on him. Her hands come down to his and she brings them up to rest on her breasts. He ran his thumbs over her nipples, gently squeezing her breasts in his fists as he arched upward. Jesus, what was she doing to him, he thought. His eyes widening as she bounced on his erection. He reached up and grabbed her face, pulling her lips down to his.
Her hands dug into his shoulders as she kisses him. The desire she felt for him continued as her tongue slipped into his mouth. She moaned as she felt him continue to arch up into her.
Luke started to knock on the door as Sonny continued to fill Brenda.
S: "C'mon.." He said breathless as beads of sweat began to form on his head.
Lu: "Did he say come in?"
Sonny moaned as he rubbed her back lavishly.
S: "Who gives a fuck."
he began kissing his neck continuing up to his ear.
B: (mumbles) "Not me."
She blew slightly in his ear before taking his earlobe in her mouth.
Luke began to pick the lock as Sonny shivered at her touch, a smile resting on his lips.
She pulls up and smiles at him.
B: "You like that huh?"
Her hand caresses his cheek softly.
B: "Well ya know what I'm liking? I'm liking the thought of getting a shower."
Her thumb slid down his jawline.
B:"It's really ashame that you'll be out with your boys while I'm here in your bed."
HE groaned.
S: "Baby..I gotta go." He kissed her nose. "When I come back." He said sitting up putting his robe on. He looked over at the door and saw the door knob jiggle. "Put the shit on, in two seconds we're gonna have company."
Brenda grabbed his shirt and quickly buttoned it back up. She pushed her hair off her face. She stood up and pulled him with her. She wraps her arms around his neck.
B: "You be careful, I want you back here one piece."
S: "You're becoming very protective Mrs. Fernandez." He said amused.
B: "Well somebody has to. Wouldn't want you going out acting all crazy now, would I? Besides I'm starting to become attached to me esposo. You gotta problem with it?"
He chuckled slightly and placed a gentle kiss on her lips as Luke and Jason fell as the door stammered open.
Brenda laughed when she heard the thud they made coming in the door. She looks at Sonny.
B: "How do you put up with those two? Wait don't answer that, I really don't want to know cause it just may rub off. Now I know you guys need some time so I'll go in my room. Let me know before you leave."
He nodded and turned to Luke as he helped Jason up.
S: "I'm gonna get dressed and we'll get out of here."
Lu: "What the hell were you doing all this time? Don't answer that."
Sonny chuckled and walked into his room to get dressed.

Jason steps out of the car first as the reach the office of Frank Smith. He watched as Luke and Sonny then stepped out.
J: "Okay so who's gonna do the talking once we get in there?"
Lu: "I will, after all this is about me."
Jason raised his eyebrows.
J: "As long as you know what you're doing cause I'd just like to get this over with."
Lu: "Do I look like I don't have things under control."
Sonny cleared his throat.
Lu: "Who asked you?"
J: "C'mon, c'mon, let's just go in."
Luke nodded and knocked on the door.
Fr: "Come in.." They walked in and he looked up from his desk. "I've been expecting you Spencer..what's the matter the girl to scared to come?"
Luke eyed Frank trying to read him.
L: "Excuse me?"
Fr: "The little lady that's been working with you, the one you helped escape, killing my men in the process."
Luke realizes that Frank is talking about Brenda.
L: "She has nothing to do with this. This is between us. Now, let's get down to business."
Fr: "Business is you killed my men, and now yours are going to pay."
Jason can sense that things are not going as Luke had planned. He scopes out the room as his hand makes its way to his gun.
L: "Wait a minute Frank. You're men, My men are none of your concern. We have much more important issues to discuss."
Fr: "Issues you chose to put behind you when you killed my men, for the girl." He said as he pulled out his gun, and aimed it between, Sonny and Jason. "Which, or both?"
L: "C'mon be reasonable. Those men we're very good if they couldn't do their job. So it's it really worth it for you to get so bent out of shape over this?"
Frank looked at him and then Sonny.
Fr: "You've messed with the wrong one TWICE..here's to seeing there isn't a third time." He aimed his gun and fired.
Luke watches in horror as Sonny is shot. Jason grabs Sonny before he falls to the ground.
J: "C'mon Sonny, man stay with me."
Frank put the gun down and stares at Luke.
Fr: "This is not a game."

Brenda was sitting on the couch reading a magazine when she heard the door open. She jumped up when she saw Jason and Luke walk in carrying Sonny. She ran over to them only to see him bleeding and unconscious.
B: "Oh My God! Luke what happened to Sonny?"
Lu: "We thought he was a deer--WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?! Get a Sheet and a towel!"
Brenda runs to the bathroom and grabs handfuls of towels and a sheet. She comes back from the lounge and stands over Sonny who is now on the couch.
B: "You have to call 911! I will not let him die."
She grabs a towel and begins applying pressure to his wound.
Jason looks at Brenda.
J: "We cant call 911 and he can't go to the hospital. We'll be caught for sure then."
Brenda looks over at Jason shocked.
B: "Well what are you planning to do? Luke?!"
Luke picked up the phone and dialed out.
Lu: "El doctor, Sanchez, esto es Suerte Spencer, yo lo necesito venir al El Conquistador, uno de mis hombres son el disparo. ¿Dónde? El Pecho. Dice en serio."
Jason turns and looks at Luke.
J: "He coming?"
B: "A doctor?"
Luke hung up the phone.
Lu: "He's on his way, but look at all the blood he's losing."
Jason looks down at Brenda.
J: "Keep applying pressure."
Brenda throws the bloody towel on the floor and grabs a clean one and pushes down again. She looks over at Luke.
B: "Where is this doctor? How long is it gonna take him to get here?"
LU: "I don't know! But don't get the blood on the floor, how the fuck are we gonna get it out?"
Brenda shakes her head in disbelief.
B: "Do you think I give a shit if we get blood on the floor? I happen to be worried about Sonny here not the floor!"
Lu: "We're all worried about him, doesn't mean we have to ruin a rug!"
Jason jumps when he hears a knock on the door.
J: "I bet that's doctor."
He hurries to go and open it, finding the doctor standing there.
J: "C'mon in, he's over there."
Dr Sanchez walked over to Sonny.
Dr: "Usted tendrá que mover Señorita."
Brenda stands up and moves over to sit on the chair. She watches as the doctor looks over Sonny.
B: "Well is he going to help him or what?"
DR: "La bala es habitada en el pecho, yo tendré para realizar la cirugía para mantenerlo vivo. Pero yo no puedo proseguir con la cirugía a menos que tengamos sangre para un transfusion."
He looked at Luke.
"Sabe usted su tipo de sangre?"
Lu: "O." He looked at Jason. 'I remember from the last time he got shot.." He looked back at the doctor
DR: "Soy arrepentido, eso es un tipo raro de sangre."
Brenda watches as the doctor and Luke talk back and forth.
B: "Anybody gonna tell me what the hell he's saying? Is he gonna help Sonny?"
Lu: "He can't! His blood type is o, he'll need a transfusion to perform surgery and he doesn't have the blood."
B: "I'm type O. He can have my blood."
Brenda pulls up the sleeve to her shirt holding out her arm.
DR: "Ella está segura acerca de esto?"
Luke looked at Brenda
Lu: "Are you sure?"
B: "Of course, I'm sure. I'm not going to let him die. He can take as much of my blood as he needs to."
She looks down at Sonny.
B: "Can he just hurry with it because Sonny doesn't look so good."
The doctor sat her down and began to take blood from her.
Brenda sits there drinking a glass of orange juice watching as the doctor finishes up with Sonny. She stands up and looks over him as she speaks to the doctor.
B: "So what can I do for him now?"
She looks at Luke to relay the question for her.
Lu: "Qué puede hacer ella para él ahora?"
DR: "Está el toque tranquilo y va. Ore que él se despierte, y si él se cerciora él toma estas píldoras, para el dolor. Si su ha enrollado comienza a sangrar, llamarme apoyo."
Luke looked at Brenda.
Lu: "It's still touch and go. Pray he awakes, and if he does make sure he takes these pills, for pain. If his wound begins to bleed, call me back."
Brenda smiles and nods her head. She looks to the doctor.
B: "Gracias."
Then she turns around to look at Luke.
B: "Thank you."
Jason showed the doctor out and Luke looked at Brenda.
Lu: "Me and Jason have to attend to business, you can handle this?"
B: "Yeah, I'll sit with him. I'll ring your room if he wakes up or if things get worse."
Luke nodded and turned to Sonny.
Lu: (whispers) "Hang in there man." He walked towards the door and him and Jason left quietly.
Brenda kneels down next to Sonny. She runs her fingers in his curly hair. She remembers back to the last thing she said to him that morning. 'Promise me you'll be careful.' Of course he made a joke of it but she wasn't kidding. It hurt her to see him like this, to see him hurting and in pain.
B: "You're gonna be okay Sonny. I promise. You just rest and use all your energy in getting yourself better. I'll just sit here with you as long as you need me to." Sonny's chest rose and fell very slowly, with each breath he struggled to take.
Brenda stood up, grabbed a blanket and covered him gently. Then went to sit down in the chair directly across from the couch.
Hours passed on and Sonny still had not awoken.
Brenda was really beginning to worry. She thought that he would have woken up by now. She wasn't sure what to do. She didn't know whether she should wake him or leave him sleep. She began pacing infront of the couch trying to figure out what to do.
S: (Weak whisper) "You're making me ...dizzy."
She stopped pacing when she thought she heard his voice. She looked down and noticed that he was awake.
B: (Whispers) "Hi Sonny. How are you feeling?"
His eyes were barely open.
S: "Where's Luke.."
Brenda sat down on the floor next to him and held his hand.
B: "Luke and Jason are fine. They're in their suite next door. It's you I'm worried about. I'm so glad you woke up."
She kissed his cheek and turned around to pour a glass of water and open his bottle of pills.
B: "Here Sonny, you have to take this."
S: (Groaned) "What is it?"
B: "It's a pill. It's to keep you from getting an infection. I have some water for you too."
He lifted slight, wincing at the pain. He grabbed the water and downed the pill, before shoving the glass at Brenda and laying back down.
Brenda sets the glass down and pulls the blanket up further on Sonny.
B: "Thank you."
Her hand gently caressed his forehead as she smiled down at him.
B: "You just rest. I'll be right here."
He closed his eyes and whispered.
S: (Barely Audible) "Don't leave me.."
She leaned forward and kissed his cheek.
B: "I'm not going anywhere Sonny, I promise."
He nodded and fell back into a deep sleep.
Brenda smiled and went back to sitting on the chair after picking up the phone. She rang Luke and Jason's room.
B: "Luke it's Brenda."
Lu: "Should I call the doctor?!"
B: "No, no. I just wanted to tell you that he finally woke up and I got him to take his medicine."
Luke sighed, relieved.
Lu: "Thank god..how's he look to you?"
B: "He actually looks better. Starting to get the color back in his face. I just thought you and Jason would like to know, I know you both are worried about him too."
LU: "Well I appreciate it.. You take good care of him."
B: "I wouldn't think of doing it any other way. Thanks again Luke."
Luke was silent for a moment.
Lu: "Looks like your not that bad after all."
B: "Thanks Luke. I'll call you back if things change."
Lu: "Alright." He paused before he hung up the phone.
Brenda quietly hung up the phone and looked over at Sonny. She got up and moved the blanket checking on his bandage that was on his chest. She breathed a sigh of relief when it was still clean. She went back over to the chair to watch Sonny and wait until he wakes up again.
It was a while before he awoke again. He slowly opened his eyes and looked around the room.
S: (Hoarse) "Bren?"
Brenda opened her eyes and realized she had fallen asleep. She heard Sonny call her and she got up quickly and went over to him.
B: "Sonny, you okay? What's the matter?"
He tried to sit up but could only prop his head up.
S: "Nothing.." He winced. "C'mere.."
She knelt down and smiled at him.
B: "It's okay I'm still here. I'm glad you woke up I think it's time for you to have another pill."
S: "No more.." He shook his head and then looked at her. "I'm sorry if I frightened you."
She smiled at him.
B: "No need to apologize and I don't wanna know how it happened. I'm just glad you're gonna be okay."
She ran her hand down his arm and took his hand in hers.
He stared at her, in awe.
S: "Your something else you know that.."
B: "Nah, I'm nobody special, really.
He shook his head.
S: "You just don't know it.." He whispered. "You make it easy for a guy to want to fall in love with you.."
She laughed.
B: "Ah, you're not so bad yourself, when you're not getting shot and scarin' me half to death."
S: "I'm serious." He said sincerely.
Brenda smiles at him and kisses his forehead.
B: "Thanks."
S: "NO thanks required." He said softly, as he gazed into her eyes.
B: "Okay." She says before leaning down to kiss his lips gently.
He mumbled against her lips.
S: "I owe you dinner."
B: "You owe me a lot more than that, but I'll settle for a nice romantic dinner, just me and you as soon as you're better."
S: "You got it.." He tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "Anything you want."
B: "I'm gonna remember you said that." She smiles before putting her hand over his.
He smiled weakly.
S: "So what are you my personal nurse?"
B: "Yeah, I guess I am, why you got a problem with that Corinthos?"
S: "Not at all.." He grinned. "Too bad we can't get you one of those cute little uniforms."
Brenda shakes her head.
B: "Yeah, it's a real shame."
She watches as he winces when he tries to move.
B: "You okay? You want another pill? Or at least a drink of water?"
S: "Stop worrying.." He patted the small space next to him on the couch and whispered. "C'mere."
She gets up and sits where he's made space for her.
B: (softly) "What?"
S: "I gotta have a reason to want you close?"
B: "Of course not." She smiles. "I love being close to you."
He nodded.
S: "That's the answer I was looking for." His serious face faded and he struggled to chuckle.
B: "Awe, then I'm glad I could oblige."
She laughed and brought her hand to his face letting her thumb caress his dimpled cheek.
B: "Just kidding, you know there's no place I'd rather be than here with you."
He looked at her.
S: (Low) "Don't be to sure about that.."
B: "Hey, c'mon now. Don't be like that. I thought we decided not to think of the past or the future but about the here and now, and here and now there's no other place that I'd rather be."
S: (Sighs) "I'm gonna be straight with you." He stared into her eyes seriously. "I trust you, but more importantly I care about you. That's why I'm telling Luke to put you on the first plane to New York."

Chapter 8

Brenda quickly stands up glares down at him. She doesn't understand, that after she's told him that she actually wants to be there with him, he's sending her away.
B: "What the hell are you talking about? There is no way I'm going back now! Look at you, you can't even move."
S: "Don't get excited ok!" He groaned as he tried to sit up. "Fuck!" He grabbed his chest and looked at her frustrated. "I appreciate you're help and that you didn't run off long ago..but the jig is up."
B: "The jig is up? What the hell is that supposed to mean? What you just used me for sex and now that you can't get it up your tossin' me out? SHIT! Sonny, I really thought we had something good here."
He swiped a hand over his face.
S: "Oh man.." He threw his hand to his side and looked at her. "Why can't you see that I'm doing this out of RESPECT for you?"
B: "RESPECT??"
Brenda shakes her head and began pacing back and forth.
B: "You making me feel like some trashy whore is out of respect?! That's real high class."
S: "You're taking this the wrong way, for God's sake!"
B: "Oh yeah go ahead turn this back on me again."
S: "Brenda, since you got here, all I heard over and over is how you didn't want to be here. I forced you to stay. You tried to KILL me, because your friends missed you. Now I'm not holding you here anymore. GO home, live your life."
Brenda sighs, he's not holding her there, her heart is.
B: "Just so you got this straight I wouldn't have killed you. Secondly, here..."
She picks up the phone and hands it to him.
B: "You need anything, you call Jason or Luke. I'm sure they'll coming running and sit and watch you sleep all night!"
S: "I wish you wouldn't get so fucking mad."
B: "Fucking mad? Oh I'm way past that. This is so much deeper than that. Maybe once you realize that you'll come to your senses. Until then, I don't wanna hear any more of this leaving shit because I ain't going anywhere."
Sonny took the phone in his hand and dialed out.
S: "Luke, it's Sonny..I'm fine. I want you to book Brenda, on the next flight out, to New York."
Sonny took the phone in his hand and dialed out.
S: "Luke, it's Sonny..I'm fine. I want you to book Brenda, on the next flight out, to New York."
Brenda stood up in complete disbelief. He was actually, making her, forcing her to leave him.
B: "You remember what you're doing tonight because I'm never, never going to forget this."
Sonny looked at her.
S: "You'll thank me later on."
B: "Don't count on it."
Sonny sighed as he hung up the phone.
S: "You better go pack."
Brenda flips him off before walking over to her bedroom and slamming the door shut behind her. As soon as she knows he can't see her the tears come to her eyes. She roughly wipes them away as she grabs her bag out of the closet. She doesn't have much stuff but what she does have she begins throwing on the bed as a million thoughts run through her mind. 'Why are you doing this to us Sonny?'
Sonny stared at the door to her room a few moments before closing his eyes, and silently prayed he was doing the right thing.
Minutes later Brenda comes walking out of her room carrying her bags. She doesn't even look at Sonny before walking past him and over to the chair. She sits waiting for Luke to come for her.
S: "You're gonna leave like this?"
B: "Excuse me?"
She turned around to look at him.
B: "Sorry but I'd rather not be leaving at all, but if I have to, I might as well get outta here. Now that there's no one keeping me here."
S: "You're just gonna leave mad?"
B: "You expect me to be happy about it?"
S: "You're leaving, I don't know when I'm going to see you again. I rather not see you leave mad at me."
B: "Tough."
Sonny looked down.
S: "Fine."
Brenda takes one last long look at him to keep in her memory. She looks over when she hears the door open and Luke walks in. She stands up and grabs her bags.
B: "I guess you're here for me."
Lu: "I guess I am.." He looked over at Sonny who turned his head.
She looked from Luke to Sonny.
B: (softly) "Bye Sonny. Make sure you take the pills."
He turned and looked at her.
S: (Hoarse) "Take care of yourself, Brenda."
B: "Yeah you too."
She quickly looked away then walked out the door without looking back.
Luke looked at Sonny, and shook his head before closing the door quietly. Sonny sighed heavily and spotted a dress of hers laying over the back of a chair. He closed his eyes.
Brenda and Luke drive to airport in silence. Once they arrive Brenda steps out and looks at Luke.
B: "Take care of him for me. Make sure he takes his pills and all."
She wipes the tears from her eyes.
Luke nodded.
LU: "You know Corinthos, he'll be fine." He paused. "I'm sorry I was harsh to you."
B: "It's all in that past. No hard feelings on this end."
Brenda quickly writes her cell number on a piece of paper and hands it to Luke.
B: "Will you call me if anything changes with him?"
Luke took the piece of paper in his hands.
Lu: "Are you sure you want me to call?"
B: "I'm not sure about anything anymore. I just want to know that he's okay."
Lu: "I'll call.."
B: "Thanks, I guess I should go now..."
She walks away from him toward the airport. She looks back quickly before going in. She knows that Luke'll look after him and that's all she could hope for now. Luke shoved his hands in his pockets as he watched her walk towards the terminal.
It's been a while since Luke has left so Jason decides he should check on Sonny. He walks in and over to Sonny.
J: "Hey man you feeling okay?"
S: "What are you referring to? The whole in my chest or the one in my heart?"
J: "Yeah Luke told me you were sending her home. What did she do?"
He shook his head.
S: "She did not a thing but be there for me, she was honest with me, and made the best of a bad situation." He looked at Jason. "I was holding her here, because I thought she'd turn us in, and I let her go because I trust her and she deserves better."
J: "That's good of you man, but I must say she was pretty adamant about staying with you last night. Especially after everything."
Sonny looked at him.
S: "She was incredible."
J: "Yeah, I mean she looked like she was gonna pass out when the doc was taking all the blood from her but she pulled through." He laughs.
S: (Squinted) "What do you mean?"
J: "What she didn't tell you? You needed a transfusion and you both had the same blood-type so she gave her blood for you. You would have died if it wasn't for her."
Sonny ran his fingers through his hair.
S: "Oh shit.." He whispered gruffly.

Brenda is sitting, in a seat, by the window on her way back to New York. Her mind goes back to when they were first headed to Puerto Rico. She had never expected to fall for him, but now she had and couldn't get him off her mind no matter how hard she tried.

Sonny sighed heavily. She had given him a second chance, and he truly believe that he had did the right thing by letting her go, before either of them got hurt or worse to attached-yet he felt like he already had.

Chapter 9

Sonny swiped a hand over his face as he sat down at the table in the
lounge. He was wearing only a robe and his hair was messy. He took
the first long sip of coffee, enjoying, savoring it. The door stormed
open and he put the cup down and threw his head in his hands and
groaned as Luke and Jason walked in.
Lu: "Let me tell you I must've danced all night-- and If I didn't I
could've. I made 200 dollars in TIPS! 200 wonderful dollars for
dancing to my kind of music with beautiful woman!" He looked at
Jason. " You ever say anything to Laura and I'll kill you."
J: "Well you'll never believe it. I won a car! A CAR! A Ferrari to be
exact!"
He laughs and turns to Luke.
J: "A Ferrari is so much better than 200 bucks."
Lu: "You're bluffing! Let me see the keys."
Jason pats his jean pockets and begins to worry when he doesn't feel
them. But a smile returns to his face when he finds them in his
jacket pocket. He pulls them out and dangles them in front of Luke.
J: "See 'em and weep."
Lu: "Well I'll be damned.."
He said as he turned to Sonny and grabbed a croisant, biting into it.
Lu: "You know, we had a great night..but we got a problem. We didn't
look for the girl." He sat down and looked across at Sonny. "Did you
find her or should we get the fuck out of here before it's to late?"
Sonny looked up at him, sipping his coffee before he placed the mug
down.
S: "Well.." He raised an eyebrow.
Brenda stretches and opens her eyes, blinking as they adjust to the
sunlight. She looks over and doesn't see Sonny. She throws the sheet
off her and grabs his shirt slipping it on. She walks out of his
bedroom and spots him sitting on a chair at the table. She walks over
to him and sits behind him on the same chair then wraps her arms
around him and kisses the back of his neck.
B: "Mornin' handsome."
Lu: "Well I guess you found her.." He looked at Jason as Sonny lifted
a hand to her arms that were wrapped tightly around his chest, he
rubbed her arm softly.
S: "You sleep ok?"
Brenda smiled at his touch then leaned her head on his back.
B:"Wonderfully, but I missed you when I woke up."
Her hand ran up his chest and stroked it inside his robe.
Sonny looked down at her hand traveling down his chest and grinned
slightly.
Lu: "Oh Jesus!"
Sonny looked over his shoulder at her.
S: "You want some coffee, or something to eat?"
B: "Mmm. Coffee would be great. My head is killing me."
Sonny held a cup of coffee up to his chest and her hand took the cup
and she leaned over his shoulder taking the first sip.
Lu: "Ok, see you two are suppose to hate eachother! What the hell
happened.' He pointed a finger at Sonny. "She's gonna throw your ass
in jail when all is said and done."
Brenda almost chokes on her coffee after Luke's comment.
B: "Luke, you have no idea of my feelings for Sonny so I'd just
appreciate it if you'd mind your own business where we're concerned."
Lu: "Look I don't care, you can fuck eachother till the break of dawn
night after night--but I will not let you manipulate him, to give us
all up."
S: "Whoa! First of all, She knows nothing, and it's going to stay
that way. It has nothing to do with her."
Jason sits down and watches as their talking seems to be getting more
and more heated.
Brenda moved from behind Sonny and stood up, looking directly at
Luke.
B: "You're talking about me like I'm some kind of spy. I'm a regular
person with, what I'd like to think. a regular life. I'm not working
now, I'm not going around pumping any of you for information so you
have no cause to lay into Sonny about me."
Lu: "You're and FBI agent who was waiting to arrest the man
your..ironically, sleeping with!"
B: "So what are you Mr. Innocent?? You bust them out of jail and get
them to come down here with you. I'd think that you'd be happy that
Sonny and I are getting along rather than the alternative."
Jason raises his eyebrows and thinks about what Brenda has just said
then looks to Luke.
J: "Ya know, she does have a point. I mean if she ain't givin' him in
she won't be givin' us in."
Luke turned to him.
Lu: "Who said she ain't?"
S: (sighs) "Look, why don't you two go to your room. I'll talk to you
later."
Lu: "Fine!" He looked at Sonny. "Watch what you say."
Sonny nodded slightly and watched as they walked out of the hotel
room.
Brenda put her hands on her face then walks over and sits on the
couch. She sits with her feet crossed under her and sighs as she
looks over at Sonny.
B: "I'm sorry you're friends are pissed at you because of me."
(laughs) "God, this is worse than high school."
He walked over to her and sat down beside her, he placed his hand on
her knee and kneeded it.
S: "They're just looking out for me.." He pushed a strand of hair and
tucked it behind her ear. "Don't let them get to you."
She puts her hand on his cheek and looks right into his eyes.
B: "I'd never do anything to hurt, you know that don't you?"
He searched her eyes, unsure if he knew she wouldn't for sure.
S: "Yes." He whispered, placing his hand over hers. He let out a
breath and stared at her. "I tell you what, I have to go do
somethings with the guys, but tonight I'll take you to dinner."
B: (smiling) "I'll be looking forward to it."
She moves closer to him before settling herself on his lap. She puts
both her hands on his face.
B: "Promise me you'll be careful."
Sonny leaned his forehead against hers, and nodded. His thumbs
caressed her cheeks.
Brenda leaned forward capturing his mouth with her own as her hands
grabbed a hold of his robe. Her tongue sought out his as she moaned
into his mouth.He pulled her against him as his hands wandered under
his shirt that she was wearing. His lips devoured hers as his tongue
worked each recess of her mouth.
Brenda pushes the robe off his shoulder as her tongue mingles with
his. She pulls back breathlessly as she closes her eyes.
B: "Do we have time for this? Or do you have to leave?"
He placed his hands on her hips and groaned.
S: "Not the way we go at it." He smiled slightly as he kissed her
lower lip.
B: "I guess you're right."
She buries her head in his neck and began kissing him softly.
He pushed the shirt down her shoulder and pressed his lips to her
skin, his tongue traced it before he suckled.
S: (murmering against her skin) "You taste so good.."
Brenda puts her head back against the couch before bringing her hands
up to his hair, holding him in position.
B: "God Sonny.."
As his mouth moved to her neck, he began to unbutton the shirt with
one hand. His teeth scraped against her the flesh of neck as he
scooted further down onto the couch, pulling her down with him.
Once her shirt is unbuttoned she shook herself out of it. As he laid
down she sat on his waist and ran her fingers erotically up and down
his chest. She looked down at him smiling seductively.
B: "I think we can make it fast, don't you?"
He stared at her lips, and then down at her as she pressed her body
against his.
S: "What the hell.." He undid the belt of the robe and grabbed her
hips, as he lifted his hips ramming into her.
Brenda threw her head back as she began rhythmically moving up and
down on him. Her hands come down to his and she brings them up to
rest on her breasts. He ran his thumbs over her nipples, gently
squeezing her breasts in his fists as he arched upward. Jesus, what
was she doing to him, he thought. His eyes widening as she bounced on
his erection. He reached up and grabbed her face, pulling her lips
down to his.
Her hands dug into his shoulders as she kisses him. The desire she
felt for him continued as her tongue slipped into his mouth. She
moaned as she felt him continue to arch up into her.
Luke started to knock on the door as Sonny continued to fill Brenda.
S: "C'mon.." He said breathless as beads of sweat began to form on
his head.
Lu: "Did he say come in?"
Sonny moaned as he rubbed her back lavishly.
S: "Who gives a fuck."
he began kissing his neck continuing up to his ear.
B: (mumbles) "Not me."
She blew slightly in his ear before taking his earlobe in her mouth.
Luke began to pick the lock as Sonny shivered at her touch, a smile
resting on his lips.
She pulls up and smiles at him.
B: "You like that huh?"
Her hand caresses his cheek softly.
B: "Well ya know what I'm liking? I'm liking the thought of getting a
shower."
Her thumb slid down his jawline.
B:"It's really ashame that you'll be out with your boys while I'm
here in your bed."
HE groaned.
S: "Baby..I gotta go." He kissed her nose. "When I come back." He
said sitting up putting his robe on. He looked over at the door and
saw the door knob jiggle. "Put the shit on, in two seconds we're
gonna have company."
Brenda grabbed his shirt and quickly buttoned it back up. She pushed
her hair off her face. She stood up and pulled him with her. She
wraps her arms around his neck.
B: "You be careful, I want you back here one piece."
S: "You're becoming very protective Mrs. Fernandez." He said amused.
B: "Well somebody has to. Wouldn't want you going out acting all
crazy now, would I? Besides I'm starting to become attached to me
esposo. You gotta problem with it?"
He chuckled slighly and placed a gentle kiss on her lips as Luke and
Jason fell as the door stammered open.
Brenda laughed when she heard the thud they made coming in the door.
She looks at Sonny.
B: "How do you put up with those two? Wait don't answer that, I
really don't want to know cause it just may rub off. Now I know you
guys need some time so I'll go in my room. Let me know before you
leave."
He nodded and turned to Luke as he helped Jason up.
S: "I'm gonna get dressed and we'll get out of here."
Lu: "What the hell were you doing all this time? Don't answer that."
Sonny chuckled and walked into his room to get dressed.

Jason steps out of the car first as the reach the office of Frank
Smith. He watched as Luke and Sonny then stepped out.
J: "Okay so who's gonna do the talking once we get in there?"
Lu: "I will, after all this is about me."
Jason raised his eyebrows.
J: "As long as you know what you're doing cause I'd just like to get
this over with."
Lu: "Do I look like I don't have things under control."
Sonny cleared his throat.
Lu: "Who asked you?"
J: "C'mon, c'mon, let's just go in."
Luke nodded and knocked on the door.
Fr: "Come in.." They walked in and he looked up from his desk. "I've
been expecting you Spencer..what's the matter the girl to scared to
come?"
Luke eyed Frank trying to read him.
L: "Excuse me?"
Fr: "The little lady thats been working with you, the one you helped
escape, killing my men in the process."
Luke realizes that Frank is talking about Brenda.
L: "She has nothing to do with this. This is between us. Now, let's
get down to business."
Fr: "Business is you killed my men, and now yours are going to pay."
Jason can sense that things are not going as Luke had planned. He
scopes out the room as his hand makes its way to his gun.
L: "Wait a minute Frank. You're men, My men are none of your concern.
We have much more important issues to discuss."
Fr: "Issues you chose to put behind you when you killed my men, for
the girl." He said as he pulled out his gun, and aimed it between,
Sonny and Jason. "Which, or both?"
L: "C'mon be reasonable. Those men we're very good if they couldn't
do their job. So it's it really worth it for you to get so bent out
of shape over this?"
Frank looked at him and then Sonny.
Fr: "You've messed with the wrong one TWICE..here's to seeing there
isn't a third time." He aimed his gun and fired.
Luke watches in horror as Sonny is shot. Jason grabs Sonny before he
falls to the ground.
J: "C'mon Sonny, man stay with me."
Frank put the gun down and stares at Luke.
Fr: "This is not a game."

Chapter 10

Brenda in the hotel room- Jason opens door and they drag a bloody sonny into the hotel room I was thinking let shave him shot in the chest-- more dramatic and they can call in a crooked doctor like on the show
Brenda was sitting on the couch reading a magazine when she heard the door open. She jumped up when she saw Jason and Luke walk in carrying Sonny. She ran over to them only to see him bleeding and unconscious.
B: "Oh My God! Luke what happened to Sonny?"
Lu: "We thought he was a deer--WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?! Get a Sheet and a towel!"
Brenda runs to the bathroom and grabs handfuls of towels and a sheet. She comes back from the lounge and stands over Sonny who is now on the couch.
B: "You have to call 911! I will not let him die."
She grabs a towel and begins applying pressure to his wound.

Jason looks at Brenda.
J: "We cant call 911 and he can't go to the hospital. We'll be caught for sure then."
Brenda looks over at Jason shocked.
B: "Well what are you planning to do? Luke?!"
Luke picked up the phone and dialed out.
Lu: "El doctor, Sanchez, esto es Suerte Spencer, yo lo necesito venir al El Conquistador, uno de mis hombres son el disparo. ¿Dónde? El Pecho. Dice en serio."
Jason turns and looks at Luke.
J: "He coming?"

B: "A doctor?"
Luke hung up the phone.
Lu: "He's on his way, but look at all the blood he's losing."
Jason looks down at Brenda.
J: "Keep applying pressure."
Brenda throws the bloody towel on the floor and grabs a clean one and pushes down again. She looks over at Luke.
B: "Where is this doctor? How long is it gonna take him to get here?"
LU: "I don't know! But don't get the blood on the floor, how the fuck are we gonna get it out?"
Brenda shakes her head in disbelief.
B: "Do you think I give a shit if we get blood on the floor? I happen to be worried about Sonny here not the floor!"
Lu: "We're all worried about him, doesn't mean we have to ruin a rug!"
Jason jumps when he hears a knock on the door.
J: "I bet that's doctor."
He hurries to go and open it, finding the doctor standing there.
J: "C'mon in, he's over there."
Dr Sanchez walked over to Sonny.
Dr: "Usted tendrá que mover Señorita."
Brenda stands up and moves over to sit on the chair. She watches as the doctor looks over Sonny.
B: "Well is he going to help him or what?"
DR: "La bala es habitada en el pecho, yo tendré para realizar la cirugía para mantenerlo vivo. Pero yo no puedo proseguir con la cirugía a menos que tengamos sangre para un transfusion."
He looked at Luke.
"Sabe usted su tipo de sangre?"
Lu: "O." He looked at Jason. 'I remember from the last time he got shot.." He looked back at the doctor
DR: "Soy arrepentido, eso es un tipo raro de sangre."
Brenda watches as the doctor and Luke talk back and forth.
B: "Anybody gonna tell me what the hell he's saying? Is he gonna help Sonny?"
Lu: "He can't! His blood type is o, he'll need a transfusion to perform surgery and he doesn't have the blood."
B: "I'm type O. He can have my blood."
Brenda pulls up the sleeve to her shirt holding out her arm.
DR: "Ella está segura acerca de esto?"
Luke looked at Brenda
Lu: "Are you sure?"
B: "Of course, I'm sure. I'm not going to let him die. He can take as much of my blood as he needs to."
She looks down at Sonny.
B: "Can he just hurry with it because Sonny doesn't look so good."
The doctor sat her down and began to take blood from her.
Brenda sits there drinking a glass of orange juice watching as the doctor finishes up with Sonny. She stands up and looks over him as she speaks to the doctor.
B: "So what can I do for him now?"
She looks at Luke to relay the question for her.
Lu: "Qué puede hacer ella para él ahora?"
DR: "Está el toque tranquilo y va. Ore que él se despierte, y si él se cerciora él toma estas píldoras, para el dolor. Si su ha enrollado comienza a sangrar, llamarme apoyo."
Luke looked at Brenda.
Lu: "It's still touch and go. Pray he awakes, and if he does make sure he takes these pills, for pain. If his wound begins to bleed, call me back."
Brenda smiles and nods her head. She looks to the doctor.
B: "Gracias."
Then she turns around to look at Luke.
B: "Thank you."
Jason showed the doctor out and Luke looked at Brenda.
Lu: "Me and Jason have to attend to business, you can handle this?"
B: "Yeah, I'll sit with him. I'll ring your room if he wakes up or if things get worse."
Luke nodded and turned to Sonny.
Lu: (whispers) "Hang in there man." He walked towards the door and him and Jason left quietly.
Brenda kneels down next to Sonny. She runs her fingers in his curly hair. She remembers back to the last thing she said to him that morning. 'Promise me you'll be careful.' Of course he made a joke of it but she wasn't kidding. It hurt her to see him like this, to see him hurting and in pain.
B: "You're gonna be okay Sonny. I promise. You just rest and use all your energy in getting yourself better. I'll just sit here with you as long as you need me to." Sonny's chest rose and fell very slowly, with each breath he struggled to take.
Brenda stood up, grabbed a blanket and covered him gently. Then went to sit down in the chair directly across from the couch.
Hours passed on and Sonny still had not awoken.
Brenda was really beginning to worry. She thought that he would have woken up by now. She wasn't sure what to do. She didn't know whether she should wake him or leave him sleep. She began pacing infront of the couch trying to figure out what to do.
S: (Weak whisper) "You're making me ...dizzy."
She stopped pacing when she thought she heard his voice. She looked down and noticed that he was awake.
B: (Whispers) "Hi Sonny. How are you feeling?"
His eyes were barely open.
S: "Where's Luke.."
Brenda sat down on the floor next to him and held his hand.
B: "Luke and Jason are fine. They're in their suite next door. It's you I'm worried about. I'm so glad you woke up."
She kissed his cheek and turned around to pour a glass of water and open his bottle of pills.
B: "Here Sonny, you have to take this."
S: (Groaned) "What is it?"
B: "It's a pill. It's to keep you from getting an infection. I have some water for you too."
He lifted slight, wincing at the paing. He grabbed the water and downed the pill, before shoving the glass at Brenda and laying back down.
Brenda sets the glass down and pulls the blanket up further on Sonny.
B: "Thank you."
Her hand gently caressed his forehead as she smiled down at him.
B: "You just rest. I'll be right here."
He closed his eyes and whispered.
S: (Barely Audible) "Don't leave me.."
She leaned forward and kissed his cheek.
B: "I'm not going anywhere Sonny, I promise."
He nodded and fell back into a deep sleep.
Brenda smiled and went back to sitting on the chair after picking up the phone. She rang Luke and Jason's room.
B: "Luke it's Brenda."
Lu: "Should I call the doctor?!"
B: "No, no. I just wanted to tell you that he finally woke up and I got him to take his medicine."
Luke sighed, relieved.
Lu: "Thank god..how's he look to you?"
B: "He actually looks better. Starting to get the color back in his face. I just thought you and Jason would like to know, I know you both are worried about him too."
LU: "Well I appreciate it.. You take good care of him."
B: "I wouldn't think of doing it any other way. Thanks again Luke."
Luke was silent for a moment.
Lu: "Looks like your not that bad after all."
B: "Thanks Luke. I'll call you back if things change."
Lu: "Alright." He paused before he hung up the phone.
Brenda quietly hung up the phone and looked over at Sonny. She got up and moved the blanket checking on his bandage that was on his chest. She breathed a sigh of relief when it was still clean. She went back over to the chair to watch Sonny and wait until he wakes up again.
It was a while before he awoke again. He slowly opened his eyes and looked around the room.
S: (Hoarse) "Bren?"
Brenda opened her eyes and realized she had fallen asleep. She heard Sonny call her and she got up quickly and went over to him.
B: "Sonny, you okay? What's the matter?"
He tried to sit up but could only prop his head up.
S: "Nothing.." He winced. "C'mere.."
She knelt down and smiled at him.
B: "It's okay I'm still here. I'm glad you woke up I think it's time for you to have another pill."
S: "No more.." He shook his head and then looked at her. "I'm sorry if I frightened you."
She smiled at him.
B: "No need to apologize and I don't wanna know how it happened. I'm just glad you're gonna be okay."
She ran her hand down his arm and took his hand in hers.
He stared at her, in awe.
S: "Your something else you know that.."
B: "Nah, I'm nobody special, really.
He shook his head.
S: "You just don't know it.." He whispered. "You make it easy for a guy to want to fall in love with you.."
She laughed.
B: "Ah, you're not so bad yourself, when you're not getting shot and scarin' me half to death."
S: "I'm serious." He said sincerely.
Brenda smiles at him and kisses his forehead.
B: "Thanks."
S: "NO thanks required." He said softly, as he gazed into her eyes.
B: "Okay." She says before leaning down to kiss his lips gently.
He mumbled against her lips.
S: "I owe you dinner."
B: "You owe me a lot more than that, but I'll settle for a nice romantic dinner, just me and you as soon as you're better."
S: "You got it.." He tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "Anything you want."
B: "I'm gonna remember you said that." She smiles before putting her hand over his.
He smiled weakly.
S: "So what are you my personal nurse?"
B: "Yeah, I guess I am, why you got a problem with that Corinthos?"
S: "Not at all.." He grinned. "Too bad we can't get you one of those cute little uniforms."
Brenda shakes her head.
B: "Yeah, it's a real shame."
She watches as he winces when he tries to move.
B: "You okay? You want another pill? Or at least a drink of water?"
S: "Stop worrying.." He patted the small space next to him on the couch and whispered. "C'mere."
She gets up and sits where he's made space for her.
B: (softly) "What?"
S: "I gotta have a reason to want you close?"
B: "Of course not." She smiles. "I love being close to you."
He nodded.
S: "That's the answer I was looking for." His serious face faded and he struggled to chuckle.
B: "Awe, then I'm glad I could oblige."
She laughed and brought her hand to his face letting her thumb caress his dimpled cheek.
B: "Just kidding, you know there's no place I'd rather be than here with you."
He looked at her.
S: (Low) "Don't be to sure about that.."
B: "Hey, c'mon now. Don't be like that. I thought we decided not to think of the past or the future but about the here and now, and here and now there's no other place that I'd rather be."
S: (Sighs) "I'm gonna be straight with you." He stared into her eyes seriously. "I trust you, but more importantly I care about you. That's why I'm telling Luke to put you on the first plane to New York."