“Davis… this is Sonny Corinthos”

He ran

The brisk December air and he still ran

He did no matter where he was

England

France

Italy

Germany

It didn’t matter

He wasn’t a health nut

He lavished in imported chocolates and decedent deserts

He would just run

Every morning as the sun would rise

He said it made him feel good, helped him start his day

Alexis knew it was the way he cleared his head, thought things through

This morning, she knew exactly the thoughts he was running to

The same thoughts she had as she starred out the window and sipped her coffee

“I want to buy a hundred boxes of this cereal and take it back home with me!”

Alexis turned to see Davis coming towards her with a bowl in hand

“Davis that bowl is as big as your head!” Alexis said amused

“I could eat my weight in this stuff!”

“I think you already have”

“I can’t believe I can’t get this in London”

“I’m kind of glad you can’t. You would be on a sugar high for the rest of your life!”

“Speaking of home… when are we going back? Do we have to wait until Helena is in jail?” Davis asked innocently

“No, no we don’t” Alexis said hopeful that Davis did want to put this all behind her and leave the United States

“I mean if I have to go to court…”

“I told you, you don’t have to do anything…”

“I want to do what needs to be done but I also just want to go back home and go back to the way things were”

A change in subject

“Remember New Years in Sydney? All the fireworks…”

“I remember you kissing daddy” Davis said grinning

Alexis looked at Davis a bit embarrassed

“Some people are grossed out by their parents kissing” Alexis raised her brow to Davis comment “But I think it’s cool. I mean you guys just really love each other”

Alexis smiled

“And you know what I really love you!” Alexis said pulling Davis in to her arms

A knock at the door interrupted them

“Mrs. Jacks, I’m sorry to interrupt but Mr. Corinthos is here to see you”

Davis felt her mother’s arms tighten around her

“Mom?” Davis questioned

Alexis didn’t answer her

“Um yeah…” was all Alexis could say to Mike

Sonny appeared in the open doorway

He knew Davis was there. He didn’t expect she would be right there

The startled look on his face

The suspicious look on Davis’ face

This had been the closest he had been to her in almost 15 years

“Um Sonny…” Alexis wasn’t quite sure how to introduce or reacquaint them. “Davis… this is Sonny Corinthos”

Davis still could sense how strangely nervous her mother was but she stuck out her hand politely

“Hi, nice to meet you”

Alexis didn’t breathe

But neither did Sonny

He took her hand and gave it a light cordial shake

“Davis, Sonny helped look for you”

“Oh… thank you”

“You’re welcome. I’m glad you’re safe and sound Davis”

It was all he could think to say

And before the conversation could get any more awkward Jax made his way through the door

Davis quickly forgot her polite conversation with Sonny and made her way to Jax

She didn’t see the look on Jax’s face at the sight of them there together

His arms went around Davis, his eyes to Alexis

Her eyes… they screamed fear

“Sonny what are you doing here?”

“I was wanted to speak with you”

Jax looked back at Alexis

Alexis thought quickly

“Davis why don’t you go and get dressed and we’ll go shopping. We could use a little retail therapy” Alexis said placing a grin purposefully on her face

“We can go shopping but I can take a hint when you want me to just go to my room”

Both Jax and Sonny couldn’t help but grin. She was to smart for her own good

“Go!”

“I’m gone” Davis said amused with herself

They waited until Davis disappeared from the living room

“She seems ok” Sonny said truly concerned

“She seems to be” Alexis said letting him know that she couldn’t quite comprehend why Davis was so ok

Sonny hesitated for a moment…

“Sonny, Alexis knows” Jax confessed

Sonny quickly looked at Alexis

“And I don’t want you to do it” she stated

Davis eyes widened as she leaned slightly around the corner to see her mother, father and Sonny Corinthos standing there

“Alexis” Jax said as if he were still pleading with her

“Look if you two still need to discuss this”

“Does it matter?” Alexis said turning her attention to Sonny “Won’t you do whatever you want to anyway. Especially if Jax isn’t going to do it?”

“No… not if you don’t want me to”

“And what makes this time different?” Alexis lowered her voice and Davis strained to hear her mother but she couldn’t. “She’s your daughter…why wouldn’t you kill Helena for kidnapping her?”

All Davis heard was ‘kill Helena’

Davis backed herself towards her room and quietly closed the door

The thought of her dad wanting to murder someone heavy on her mind

“Because I’m trying to do the right thing. If you tell me not to I won’t. I’ve made too many mistakes…”

“You won’t?”

“Not if you don’t want me to”

Alexis looked at Jax

“Ok… you have my word too”

Alexis sighed but it wasn’t of relief

“I know… I mean don’t you think I understand more than anyone about want revenge on Helena? But I just can’t do it. I can’t now for Davis’ sake. And I can’t let you two either because you will have to pay for it. That’s how Helena always wins…”

“Then let’s just focus on finding her. And we’ll let the justice system take care of the rest” Jax said trying to appease Alexis

Sonny shook his head agreeing

“Uh there’s one other thing”

Sonny’s dark eyes looked at Alexis

She knew that look well

It was a look that at a moments notice could go from being hurt to the one whocaused hurt

“When are you going to tell her?”

Alexis and Jax both froze

“Tell her?”  The words finally slipped from Jax’s mouth

“Yeah, tell her I’m her father”

Sonny’s voice became heartless in an instant

“Sonny you can’t think I would tell her something like that after she’s been away from her family for the last couple of months” Alexis said outraged

“She’s old enough to know Alexis”

“Not emotionally, not now” Alexis disagreed

“Sonny you have to agree with that” Jax said trying to make his voice sound reasonable

Sonny grabbed his coat from where he had laid it on the back of the chair

“She’s sixteen, she should know who her real father is. You can’t just pretend that I don’t exist like you have been I won’t allow it. I’ll tell her myself”

Alexis closed her eyes tight to stop herself from getting emotional

“Sonny we know we have to tell her who you are… but please don’t do anything irrational. Everything is already crazy and confusing for her. Please don’t make it worse”

Sonny looked at them both and then headed for the door

“If you don’t tell her soon I will. She has to know”

Sonny left Jax and Alexis standing in a room full of silence

They stood arms length apart but neither made a move to console the other

“I don’t know what to do, I don’t know even what to say”

Alexis broke her stare on the wall before her

“Davis and I are going shopping… you can go and carry our bags”

Any other time Alexis would say this to Jax she would have a persuading grin on her face

This time it was more deliberate, a clear cover to mask the emotional breakdown she was having inside

“You can’t just pretend like that conversation didn’t just happen Alexis”

“I’m not… I just need time to think. And I wouldn’t tell her today… not today”

“We’ll get through this” Jax assured

Alexis looked at him

“You know it’s not her I’m so worried about. She knows her biological father is out there. And she’s smart enough to know I couldn’t keep that secret forever. It’s me that I’m not sure of; it’s me that I’m worried that I can’t get through it”

“Davis gets her strength from you”

Alexis let out a breathy un-amused laugh

“Shopping… I need to see if Davis is ready”

Jax let her go

He watched her make her way to Davis’ room

He heard the sound of Alexis voice… completely fine

He wasn’t sure he would get through it either

End Ch. 14