Lois' Apartment, Bensonhurst: Brenda(walks in) Just think, Lo, it'll be like the good old days. Remember that time I spent the night at your old apartment. We gave each other facials and painted our nails and pigged out on pizza and had an all-night gabfest? Let's do that, tonight. I'll tell you about Jax and you can tell me about the current man in your life. Won't that be fun? Lois:(looks towards Brooke's bedroom)Are you sure you wouldn't be more comfortable at a hotel? Brenda:Of course not, Lo. I see you so seldom these days. I want to take advantage of this situation. And, do you know what just occured to me. It's been ages since I've seen Brooke. (she heads to Brooke's room)I'll just pop in and say hello. Lois(rushes over to stop her)No, don't do that. Brooke's asleep. We don't want to disturb her. Brenda:Oh, all right. I can see her in the morning. Why don't I order the pizza while you go and pop the popcorn. Lois:Sure, I'll do that. But first I think I'll go and peek in Brooke's room to make sure the doorbell didn't wake her up. I'll be right back.(she enters Brooke's room) Sonny(is tucking Brooke in)I think I wore her out, today. She dropped-off as soon as her head hit the pillow. Lois:Sonny, we've got a big problem. Brenda's out there. Sonny:What! Lois:The airports fogged in. Brenda's going to spend the night, here. Sonny:(starts pacing)Oh, great! How am I supposed to get out of here. There's only one way out. Lois:Sonny, maybe it's time you faced Brenda and told her the truth. Sonny:What? Are you mental. Forget it. That's a can of worms that would be a mistake to open. Look, Cerullo, it ripped my heart out when I forced myself to let Brenda go. I wanted a life with her more than I wanted the mob, more than I'd ever wanted anything in my life, but I knew I couldn't have it and that it would never work, so I did what I had to. Then I put Brenda behind me and I fell in love with you. I have no intention of re-opening that old wound. Lois:Don't you think she deserves to know the truth. Sonny:All right, let's say I go out there and tell her why I really left her standing at the altar. Do you really think it would end there? I know her. she'd keep coming back and coming back. Then Jax would get in the picture and make everything worse and the both of them would probably end up leading the mob to my doorstep. Lois:All right, we'll play it your way. You stay in here and I'll come and get you when the coast is clear.(she exits) Brenda:Is Brooke asleep? Lois:Yeah, she's all snug as a bug in a rug. I'll go make the popcorn now. Jax's Penthouse: Jax:(opens the door to V)V, what are you doing here. I thought I told you to watch Sonny. V:I've got someone watching him for me. Something happened this afternoon I thought I should tell you about. Mr. Morgan came to visit Mr. Corinthos at his Manhattan office. Jax:So? V:Jax, Sonny has made a career for himself out of messing up corporate raiders takeover attempts. Maybe Mr. Morgan was enlisting Mr. Corinthos o stop your takeover of ELQ? Jax:Not likely. I doubt Sonny wold jeopardize himself for ELQ. Most likely Morgan's having problems with the mob and he went to his great mobster mentor to tell him what he should do. V:If you're sure. Jax:I am. Trust me. Nothing is going to stop me from taking over ELQ, this time, especially not Sonny Corinthos. V:Well, then I guess I'd better be getting back to New York. Jax:Oh, you can't. Brender called. New York is fogged in. There's no flights in or out, tonight. V, I've just had a wonderful idea. Why don't you stay and have dinner with me. V:I don't know about that. You're a married man. People might get the wrong idea what with Brenda out of town for the night. Jax:Come on, V, if you leave I'll have to eat dinner all alone. What's the harm? Everyone knows you work for me. They'll assume we're just conducting business. V:Well, since you put it that way, all right, I'll stay. Lois' Apartment, Bensonhurst: Brenda(and Lois sitting on the sofa eating pizza)When was the last time we did this, Lo? Lois:I think it was just as I was getting involved with Ned and you were getting involved with Sonny. Brenda:Please don't remind me of the worst mistake of my life. I should have listened to you when you warned me about him. Sonny was just plain no good. Sonny(listening at the door of Brooke's room hears every word) Brenda:But that's the past and now I've finally gotten the man of my dreams. He's the most wonderful man in the world and I'm the luckiest woman alive. Sonny(makes a face similar to Brooke's, then he hears Brooke moaning and goes over to her)Hey, sweetie, what's wrong. Brooke:My tummy hurts. Sonny:(mutters)Does Cerullo always have to be right. Brooke:I want mommy. Sonny:Mommy's busy at the moment. Can you make do with me?(she nods. he lifts her out of the bed)Why don't we go sit in the rocking chair and I'll rock you and rub your tummy and tell you another Prince Candyboy/Sir Sonny story. Would you like that?(she nods again) Brooke:You forgot Sir Sonny. Sonny(picks up the teddy bear) We wouldn't want to do that. You know, now that I've gotten you a Sir Sonny. I'll have to get you a Prince Candyboy, too. How would you like me to buy a stuffed jackass?(he sits down in the rocker and begins to rock her)In this tale, Sir Sonny travels down to Aussieland, Prince Candyboy's homeland, to dig up some dirt on him to open the stupid villagers eyes to Prince Candyboy's true nature. Once there, he learns Prince Candyboy's daddy, the evil King Goatface, has been terrorizing the people of Aussieland. One brave peasant known only as Mr. Smashed Fingers, gives Sir Sonny the lowdown on Prince Candyboy and King Goatface and Sir Sonny jumps on his charger and gallops back to Port Charles to blow Prince Candyboy right out of the water... Jax's Penthouse: Jax(and V sit on the sofa laughing while he fills their glasses with champagne, again)You know, I haven't had this much fun since we were in Malibu together. Do you ever wonder what might have happened between us if Sonny and Brender had run off together like they planned? V:I don't like to indulge in what might have been and prefer to concentrate on what is. That way you don't build up foolish hopes. Jax(runs a finger caressingly along V's cheek)I guess that's a philosophy I should learn to adopt. Lately, all I can think of is the road not travelled. Of how different my life would be, today, if when you and I returned to Port Charles we'd continued to work on Dog and Bird together and became more than friends. I'm really sorry I didn't follow through with Dog and Bird. V:That's all right, Jax. You got involved with all of Brenda's problems and you simply forgot about it. It's okay. I understand. Jax:No, V, it's not all right. I shouldn't have gotten so sucked in to Brender's problems, that I forgot about you and Dog and Bird. We were going to work on Dog and Bird together and I threw it and you aside to play protector for a woman who dumped me for another man. I haven't treated you very well, V. You don't know how deeply I regret it.(he leans in to kiss her. What starts out as a friendly kiss between friends, quickly turns into a hungry out-of-control kiss that only lovers share. Before long they begin removing all their clothes in a frenzy of uncontrollable passion) Stefan's Study, Wyndemere: Stefan(going through a file on Bobbie, on of many files he possesses on anyone of importance in Port Charles or who has any slight connection to the Spencers or the Cassadines. he stops when he comes to a photo)Of course. Roy DeLucca. That's who that peasant looks like. So Barbara's attracted the attention of a man who resembles her dead lover. Interesting. But what was he doing in Mr. Jacks penthouse? (he takes out a file on Jax and goes through it)So, that was Jerry Jacks. this grows more fascinating by the second. (he takes out a micro-recorder and begins speaking into it)Note to myself. Begin extensive file on Jerry Jacks. (he shuts off the recorder, then turns it back on)Also, find someway to dissuade Katherine from this marriage nonsense. Brooke's Bedroom, Bensonhurst: Lois(enters, looking over her shoulder in case Brenda should appear)Sonny, Brenda just went in to take a shower. You can slip out, now. (she notices Sonny and Brooke sound asleep in the rocking chair and doesn't have the heart to wake them. She kneels down beside the rocker and runs her fingers through Sonny's hair)How long can we go on like this, Bensonhurst? Eventually, Brenda and Ned are going to find out about us and I don't even wnat to think about the mob finding you. What's going to happen to us when everything eventually catches up to us? Alexis' Room, Port Charles Hotel: Alexis(opens the door to a visibly upset Ned)Ned, what's wrong? Ned:I just got my first report back from the person I've got investigating Michael Corelli. He told me Michael Corelli is dead. He died when he was a child. Alexis:How is that possible? Ned:The guy I have working for me is a computer hacker. he broke into the Social Security Administration computer and got access to Corelli's social security card number. And through that he managed to get a copy of Corelli's birth certificate. He got suspicious that Corelli hadn't applied for a social security card until two years ago. then he hacked his way into the DMV and found until two years ago, Corelli hadn't applied for a driver's license, either. When he dug a little deeper he also came up with a death certificate for Corelli. The real Michael Corelli dies when he was five of pneumonia. Apparently, it's a common practice to steal the identity of someone dead to acquire yourself a new identity. But you haven't heard the worst, yet. My friend faxed me a copy of Corelli's driver's license. Alexis, Michael Corelli is really Sonny Corinthos. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com