Malcolm's Room, Penthouse Across from Sonny's:
Helena(enters)Hello, young Malcolm. How are you enjoying your new room.
Malcolm:Where's my mommy and daddy and why did I  have to leave Olin's?
Helena:Your mommy and daddy had to go away for awhile and Olin had to go 
with them, so they asked me to take care of you until they return. You may 
called me Grammy Helena. So, why don't you tell Grammy Helena how you like 
your room.
Malcolm:I like it just fine. It has some really neat toys.
Helena:How would you like for me to read you a bedtime story. I used to read 
them to my son, Stefan, all the time when he was a child.
Malcolm:Sure, all right.
Helena(holds up to  books)Look, they have two of Steffy's favorites. Which 
would you prefer. Little Red Riding Hood or Hansel and Gretel. One has a 
wolf who wants to eat that annoying Red Riding Hood and the other has a 
witch who wants to eat those two brats, Hansel and Gretel.
Malcolm:The witch.
Helena(smiles)That's my pick, too. Once upon a time there were these two 
annoying brats...you know, Hansel and Gretel sound so foreign. Why don't I 
americanize the tale for you. Instead of Hansel and Gretel we'll call the 
brats, Luke and Laura. And we'll call the witch Helena. How's that.
Malcolm:But isn't that your name. Why would you want the watch named after 
you. Isn't the witch the bad guy in this story.
Helena:Oh, no, the witch is the good guy. She's just minding her own 
business when those two little whelps, Luke and Laura, try to eat her 
gingerbread house. No, when the witch plans to eat them, she's only giving 
them what they deserve. They tried to eat her house, so she tries to eat 
them. It's an eye for an eye, if you see what I mean. Now where was I. Oh, 
yes, once upon a time...

Carly's Bedroom, the Brownstone:
Sonny(standing in the doorway)Are you awake?
Carly:(sits up)Yes, I've been trying to fall asleep, but I just haven't been 
able to drop off, yet. Why aren't you in bed asleep, yourself.
Sonny:I tried to go in the bedroom I shared with Brenda, but I just couldn't 
go in there. There's just too many memories. Whenever I try, I see Brenda 
wherever I look. Would you mind if I slept in here with you, tonight? Maybe 
if we slept together we could both get some sleep like that night Michael 
was kidnapped.
Carly:I think that's a wonderful idea.(she holds back the covers so he can 
climb in next to her)
Sonny(climbs under the covers and Carly snuggles up to him.)You know, when I 
was a child I always used to climb in bed with my parents, I even slept with 
my mother after Mike left, but when my mother married Deke all that changed.
Carly:I used to do the same thing with my mother, Virginia.
Sonny:(runs his fingers absently through her hair)Carly, I've been doing a 
lot of thinking.
Carly(looks up at him)About what.
Sonny:About us. About our divorce.
Carly:What about it.
Sonny:Do you want one?
Carly:Sonny, you know I've never wanted one. The only reason we were getting 
a divorce is because you wanted one.
Sonny:I know, but I wanted to make sure you hadn't changed your mind before 
I said anything. I wouldn't blame you if y ou had after the way I treated 
you after Brenda died and I found Michael missing.
Carly(caresses his cheek)Sonny, I love you and the only thing I want is to 
be with you. That's never going to change. Why are you asking me if I want a 
divorce or not?
Sonny:Because I don't want a divorce, either. And if you don't want one and 
I don't want one, I thought maybe we shouldn't get one.
Carly:Have you changed your mind about wanting a divorce because of Brenda. 
Because Brenda's dead.
Sonny:I won't lie to you. Brenda being gone is a big part of the reason I no 
longer want a divorce. If Brenda was alive I'd still be with her, now.
Carly:Eventhough I have two of your children and she'd only have one. 
Eventhough I'd need you more than she would.
Sonny:Carly, I loved Brenda faults and all. I knew her better than anyone 
else did, eventhough Jax thought he knew he better than me. Brenda was a 
very fragile and needy person. She wasn't strong like you. You could have 
ten children and Brenda could only have one and Brenda would still need me 
more than you do. If I had left you at the altar the way I did Brenda, you 
would have never had a breakdown the way Brenda did. You'd more than likely 
hunt me down and shoot me for doing that to you.
Carly:Is that why when Brenda told you she was pregnant  you left me for 
her. Because you felt she needed you more than I do.
Sonny:Carly, I was with Brenda because I love her. I always have and I 
always will. But I would have continued to stay with Brenda because I knew 
she needed me more than you do. Carly, this isn't clear-cut. It's messy and 
complicated. I'm in love with both you and Brenda. About the only way I can 
come close to possibly choosing between the both of you is by who I feel 
needs me the most. And the person who always needed me the most was Brenda.
Carly:Sonny, I may be stronger than Brenda, but that doesn't mean I don't 
need you just as much as Brenda did. You said Brenda being dead was one of 
the reasons you want to stay married to me. Is the other reason because of 
Michael and Adella.
Sonny:Yes, our son and daughter have a great deal to do with it, too. I want 
to give them the kind of family you and I always wanted as we were growing 
up but we never had. I want them to be able to climb in bed with us on a 
cold winter's night to cuddle or to tell scary ghost stories on a stormy 
night. But the most important reason I want to stay married to you is 
because I'm in love with you. I really do love you, you know.(he lowered his 
mouth to hers and kissed her)
Carly:(smiled)I know. I've always known. I'm just glad you've finally 
admitted it.(she playfully punches his arm)It took you long enough.
Sonny:(laughs)Well, sometimes I can be slow when it come to my feelings. (he 
turned serious)I've also been doing some thinking about out living 
arrangements. How would you feel about us moving back to the penthouse?
Carly:Are you kidding? I'd love it. Eventhough Michael and I have been 
living here for awhile, I still think of the penthouse as our real home. But 
why do you want to move back. I thought you enjoyed living here.
Sonny:(looked around)Yeah, I've enjoyed living here. It was a different way 
of life than I'm used to. But it's never really felt like home to me, 
really. I've always felt like I was ust living a part that didn't really fit 
me. Now that Brenda's gone I no longer have to live a different kind of life 
just so I can be with her. I can go back to living the life I was meant to 
live. I can be true to myself, again, and stop being someone I'm really not.
Carly:Why do I have a feeling you're not just talking about a change in our 
living arrangements.
Sonny:I'm not. I'm going to do something you need to know about. I'm going 
to take over the trusteeship of the Cassadine estate from your grandmother.
Carly:How?
Sonny:Your father is going to court to have Helena removed as trustee and 
have himself appointed, instead. When he does, I intend to step forward and 
apply for that position, myself, as Michael's father and legal guardian. How 
do you feel about that? About me taking over the positioni of trustee from 
your grandmother and father.
Carly:If I haven't told you this before, let me say it now. If there's a 
choice between you and someone else--and that includes my grandmother and 
father--I'll always pick you.
Sonny:Then you don't mind?
Carly:Not at all. Besides, as Michael's father the position rightfully 
belongs to you, not my grandmother or father. You're the one who should have 
it so you can protect our son's birthright until he's old enough to handle 
things, himself.
Sonny;You do know they'll try to stop me. Stefan and Helena. They won't want 
someone they'll consider an outsider being in charge of the House of 
Cassadine.
Carly:Well, we won't let them, will we.
Sonny:This is going to change our lives, forever. If I succeed, you and I 
will be head of the House of Cassadine.
Carly:Sort of like the King and Queen of a small country. I've always wanted 
to be royalty.
Sonny:I wouldn't go that far. So you don't mind?
Carly:Sonny, whether it's the mob, the Cassadine empire or the brownstone, 
as long as I'm by your side, that's all that matter to me.


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