How It Is (Chapter 1)

Carly and Liz were civil and agreed not to fight in front of the kids.

“Sure, let me get him dressed.”

“Okay, I’ll go and get Carly”

“Max? We’re heading out for a tree, can you get Marco to cover?”
“Yes Jason, I’ll call him.”

“Michael? Are you coming or not?” Carly called to her teenaged son.
“No Mom, I’m going to the twins’ house.”
“Ok, well I’ll drop you off on the way.”
“Carly? Liz is just getting Cameron dressed.” Jason had just entered the penthouse.
“Ok, Leticia is staying with Sam and Morgan is ready, but let me check on Sam first. Can you take Morgan down and I will meet you at the car?”
“Yeah I can, and Carly….you’re a good person in spite of everything that has happened. I think Sonny would be proud.”
“Thanks Jase,” Carly headed to Sam’s room to make sure she didn’t need anything.

“Ticia? Jason has Morgan, I’m just seeing if Sam needs anything.”
“Ok Carly”
“Thanks again for coming over”

Carly quietly entered the room, Sam had been going through a form of depression before her baby was due to be born. Dr. Meadows had said it was normal considering Sam had a high risk pregnancy cause of the stress she had suffered from recently. Though Sam knew Sonny didn’t love her, everything that had happened with her brother, Sonny leaving town, the problems with the cops had put her in a new category for stress.

Carly would never forget how Sam came to stay with her. Carly finally had admitted the truth to Sonny about Kristina. He was angry and hurt that Carly hadn’t told him. She explained to him that she was a mother and with the request Alexis had asked she felt she need to keep the secret. Jason had done it for her and she did it for Alexis. He was angry and told her he needed some time to sort things out. He told Michael that he had business to take care of and that it could take some time. Before he left, he told Alexis that he knew the truth and hadn’t decided what to do. Alexis ran straight to Ric and he in turn offered her a home. She and Kristina were living with him.

Flashback November 2004
After Sonny had left, Jason visited but Sam became ill and Jason was swamped with work. Jason had approached Carly for a favor.

“Carly? I need a favor from you.”

“What’s that Jason?”

“Since Sonny left, I’ve gotten very busy with work and now that Sam is sick and is on bed rest, I’m having a hard time watching her.”

“So what are you asking me Jase?”

“Could Sam stay in your old room, so Leticia could give you a hand?”

Carly didn’t know what to say or how she felt. But she knew that she owed it to Sonny to help.

“Alright then, let me tell the boys first though.”

Later that week, Sam moved in. She was very quiet, she thanked Carly but never left the upstairs. Carly and Leticia brought her meals up and Jason hired more help to clean and cook. Next thing Carly knew Jason started seeing Liz and she was moving in.

“Sam? I’m headed out to get a tree, do you need anything?”

Sam rolled over and Carly could tell she had been crying.

“It’s ok, but thanks.”

“Alright well Leticia is here and she’ll check on you.”

Carly left and Sam lie there staring at the ceiling, just then her cell phone rang.

“Hello?”
“Sam? It’s Sonny.”
“Hi Sonny”
“How’s the baby?”
“Growing”
“Carly tells me you haven’t been feeling well.”
“No, not really but Dr. Meadows said it’s normal on the last visit we went to.”
“We?”
“Yes, me and Carly”
“She takes you?”
“Yeah she drops off Morgan at her mom’s and then heads to the hospital with me”

Sonny suddenly got quiet and didn’t know what to say. Carly hadn’t shared this with him. With all the problems, she was truly a compassionate mother. But wasn’t that what it always about with Carly, the rights and feelings of the mother.

“Well I’m glad she’s been helping you, I would have never thought”
“She’s a good person. I don’t know how she does it”
“Ok well I have to got to a meeting.”
“Thanks for calling Sonny.”

Sonny still spoke with Carly a few times a week but mainly about the boys. She would mention how Sam was doing but never realized how much Carly was helping. He wasn’t ready to return because he didn’t know what to do about Kristina. He was consulting Justus and was aware that Alexis was living with Ric and what he was sure about was Ric would not be Kristina’s father. NEVER!