Ch.9

Brenda laid in Sonny's arms most of the night on the couch. It was
around 4am or so. She had never felt so safe before. She had never been 
in love before, but she knew she was in love with Sonny Corinthos.  She
just hoped that he didn't think of her as a slut for sleeping with
him.   She had never slept with anyone before and she had been scared
and at  the same time excited. She was scared that she would disappoint
him.  She was only 14, and he was 17. She knew he wasn't a virgin, in
fact he could have any girl in school he wanted, so why her?

Sonny had woken up. It was around 2am. He couldn't believe what he had
done. He had made love to a 14 year old. What was he thinking? She was a
virgin and she was 3 years younger than him. He had known her forever,
but only as a friend of Lois's. He knew nothing ABOUT her. As much as he
wanted to leave her on that couch he couldn't. He loved the way she felt
in his arms. She was so soft. They fit just right. Sonny looked down at
her sleeping in his arms. She was the most perfect thing he had ever
seen. He stifled a laugh, when he realized he was in love with a 14 year
old. She was so tiny. He wanted to protect her from the world, and be
with her forever.

  ************

Brenda woke up around 7. Everyone was still asleep in the Cerullo home. 
She looked at Sonny sleeping next to her. G*d he was sexy. She had
never  felt this way about anyone before. However, she was scared.
Scared that  he would regret what happened last night. She gathered up
her clothes and went up to Lois's room.  

Sonny woke up soon after to find himself alone. Maybe he had
disappointed her.  Maybe last night didn't mean to her what it meant to
him. He heard people getting up and quickly got dressed.

  ************

Everyone was seated around the Cerullo kitchen table. Everyone but
Brenda and Lois. 

"Mark would you please go wake up Lois Marie and Brenda. Tell them we're
not going to wait forever."

Just then Lois came down minus Brenda. "Where's Brenda?" Gloria asked.

"She had to go home early. She left a few minutes ago." Lois looked
right at Sonny. She was glaring at him.

  *************

Brenda had made it to her room without seeing anyone. she hated it here.
Julia was always putting her down, telling her how she was worthless.
Her father, well she didn't like to talk about him, her mother,
Veronica,  had never been the same after Nik left. Nik was the only one
who had ever cared about her. She missed her big brother. But she had a
feeling that he would have killed Sonny if knew what had happened.  

Brenda's thoughts were interrupted when her father slammed her door
open. 

"Brenda Leigh Barrett!! What in the hell do you call this?" He was
screaming at her. But Brenda had been used to that by now, he had been
doing it for years.  He was waving her last semesters report card. She
had gotten 2 A's and the rest B's, but that wasn't good enough for him. 
Nothing she did ever was. Harlan Barrett was a successful businessman,
they had money, but not as much as he wanted. He was gone a lot and
Brenda was glad when he was. She hated him more than she thought it was
possible to hate. The truth was, she wanted him dead. He continued to
scream at her and finally he grabbed her head and slammed her into the
wall. He took out his belt and went to work. 

Three hours later, Brenda laid on the floor sobbing. This was the worst
it had ever been. He had even hit her in the face several times. That
was the one thing he never did. He usually just beat her back with a
belt. No one could see the welts it left. But this time he had lost
control. She could feel her back bleeding. She couldn't move. G*D, all
she wanted was Sonny. She wanted him to take her away. To make it safe
for her. Everyone knew what Sonny and his mother put up with, but no one
knew about her except for Lois and Frannie. And she wanted it that way.



Chap 10-

Once she heard her father leave Brenda crawled over to the phone and
dialed Lois's house.

"Hello?"  It was Mark.

"Mark?  Can I talk to Lois?"

"Sure B. Hold on."  Mark moved away from the phone and she heard him
call Lois.  A few minutes later Lois picked up the phone.

"Bren?  What's up?"

"Could you and Frannie come over? And bring that stuff your mom has to
make the swelling go down faster?"

"Bren what happened?"

"Just come over Lo, okay?" Brenda could barely hold the phone she was
shaking so bad.

"We'll be over in about five minutes, okay?"

"Okay.  Just let yourself in. I'm up in my room."

"See you soon."

"Bye."  Brenda hung up the phone and curled up in a ball on her floor
rocking back and forth.

~*~*~*~*~

"Frannie! Mark have you seen Frannie?"  Lois said coming down the
stairs.

"Yeah she's in the kitchen with Ma.  Everything okay with Bren?" Sonny
looked up in interest.

"Yeah she's fine.  She just needs mine and Frannie's help moving some
boxes up to the attic."

"You sure?  She sounded funny on the phone like she'd been crying."

"Look she's fine Mark, okay? Just drop it.  I gotta go."  Lois left the
room and a few minutes later the kitchen door slammed.  Sonny looked
over at Mark.

"What was that all about?"

"I don't know but Lo was lying."

"I figured that out. Lois never did learn how to lie decently."

"So what do you want to do?"

"What do think?"

"Let's go."  Mark and Sonny headed out the front door to avoid Gloria
and headed down the street to Brenda's house.

~*~*~*~*~

"Damn Lois that hurt."

"I told you that disinfectant stings."

"It's not stinging.  It burns."

"Good that means it's working."

"Very funny Frannie."

"You should take a shower after we're done and then you are coming home
with us."

"I'm not going to your house looking like this."

"Sweetie our family loves you.  You're one of us."  Brenda smiled at
Lois's older sister as she applied the cream they brought over to her
bruised face.

"I wish I really was a Cerullo. Brenda Leigh Cerullo.  What do ya
think?"

"Perfect.  Maybe you and Mark will get married." The girls giggled. 
Just then a creak sounded in the hall.

"What was that?"

"Just the house."

"I don't think so. Lois go look."

"Okay." Lois hopped up and went to the door.  She poked her head out and
saw Sonny and Mark in the hall.  She pulled back in a minute. "I have to
go to the bathroom real fast.  Be right back."  Lois slipped into the
hall and shut the door before she started whispering furiously to her
brother and Sonny.  "What the hell are you two doing here?"


Ch.11

Lois stared at Sonny and Mark. "Did ya hear me? What in the hell are
you  two doing breaking into Bren's house?"

"Lois, I know something is wrong with Brenda, she was crying on the 
phone."

"Mark, she's fine. Now why don't you two just go, before someone catches
you in here."

Sonny looked at Lois. She was lying something was wrong with Brenda.
"Lois don't lie, you're not good at it. Now if I did anything to hurt
her  I want to know."

"Sonny, what could you have possibly done to Brenda that would make her
upset?" Sonny shot Mark a look.  "No, you didn't? With Brenda? Have you
lost your mind? She's 14!! When?"

"Mark, calm down."

"When Corinthos? Wait, oh don't tell me. Last night? In my house? No
wonder Brenda avoided breakfast this morning.  Sonny Bren's like my
little sister, so you have A LOT to answer for buddy. You know
something? Nik woulda killed you."

"Fine, you two go hash things out. At home. Look Sonny, this has nothing
to do with you. If you want to help Bren, then take Mark and leave her
alone.  

  ################

"What is taking Lois so long? I know she was lying about going to the 
bathroom."

"Yeah, well Lois neva' could lie good. How's your back?"

"It still hurts a lot. Did it stop bleeding yet?"

Frannie looked at her back. The marks were everywhere. This was the
worst Frannie had ever seen Brenda.  They had been keeping this a secret
for 8 years now. It made Frannie sick to look at Harlan Barrett. Nik
was  the smart one. He ran away. However, when he left, Harlan took out
all of his anger on Brenda. Nik. Nik was the one person in this G*d
awful family who loved Bren. Frannie decided then and there, that she
would  find Nik.

"Yeah, it stopped bleeding. Here, put this shirt on. Are you packed?"

"Yeah my emergency bag is in my closet."

Frannie got her bag out of the closet, and then helped Brenda up. She
could hardly walk, she was so sore. 

"C'mon kiddo let's go. We'll get Lois on our way out."

"Frannie? Could you get the teddy bear Nik got me? It's on my bed."

Frannie got the small brown bear and handed it to Brenda. Brenda was
very mature for her age and not just in the body. She amazed Frannie
sometimes. She had dealt with so much and yet she never let it get her
down.  But looking at  her now, scared hurt and holding that bear, she
looked like a little kid just wanting someone to love her.

They slowly walked out of the door and then stopped dead in their
tracks. Lois, Mark and Sonny stopped talking. they all stared at Brenda.
Sonny stared at her. 

"What the hell is going on?"




Chap 12-

"Lois did you tell them to come over?"

"No I swear Bren."  Brenda looked back at Sonny.  He was staring at
her.  She turned back and ran into her room shutting and locking the
door behind her.  She lay down on her stomach on the bed and buried her
face in the pillow.  She started to sob.

~^~^~^~

"What the hell happened to her?"  Mark demanded of his sisters.

"Harlan Barrett happened to her."

"Harlan?"

"Lois you promised."  Frannie admonished.

"I don't care anymore.  Frannie she's been getting beat up by that SOB
since she was six."

"You don't have to tell me that.  I've been right there with you while
we were taking care of her."  Frannie watched Sonny walk over to the
door and try to open it.

"It's locked." he said turning around.

"Figures."  An idea struck Frannie just then.  "Lo does Veronica still
lock Nik's room?"

"I don't think so. Why?"

"What are you thinking Frannie?"

"Brenda told me once that there were two entrances to the attic.  One
through her room and one through Nik's room."

"So if we go up into the attic through Nik's room we can come down
through Bren's room."

"Bingo."

"Let's go." Sonny said moving down the hall.

"Hold it. Mark you and Sonny go home and wait for us."

"Why?"

"Because for the last eight years the only people who've know about this
are me and Frannie.  Now you two know.   I think she's a little
overwhelmed."  Frannie saw that Sonny was about to protest.

"Sonny do you care about her? I mean really care."

"Yeah."

"Then do this for her please."

"Alright." Frannie and Lois moved down the hall while Mark and Sonny
went down the stairs and out the door.  About five feet from the
Cerullo's Mark turned to Sonny.

"What in God's name were you thinking?"



CH.13~ Julie

Sonny looked at Mark. "What do you mean what was I thinking?"

"You know what I am talking about! I am talking about what you were
thinking about when you had SEX with Brenda! She's only 14!! Do you have
any idea the trouble you could've gotten yourself into!?"

"Yes!! And we didn't have sex, Mark. We made love, there's a difference.
And I don't want you talking about this to ANYONE. Understand?!"

Mark looked at his best friend. "Oh man. You're in love with her aren't
you?"

"I'm not in love with her. I-I just. OK, I admit it!! I love her!!! I am
CRAZY in love with Brenda Barrett!"

Mark just stared at Sonny. "Listen, you're my best friend, but if you
hurt her I'll kill you. Got me?!"

"Mark, I just want to protect her from everything.  Especially from her
father. Listen I gotta get home, I need to see my mom. Call me if you
have any news on Brenda."

"Sure. Later, and don't worry, Bren's a lot tougher than she looks."

 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Sonny got home and walked into his kitchen. He saw his mom doing the
dishes. "Hey Mom, how are you?" he said kissing her cheek.

"Hola, mi hijo. Where have you been all morning?" Adella looked at her
son. There was something different in his eyes. He was happy. 

"Sorry, I- ah, a friend of mine was in trouble, I wanted to make sure
they were alright."

"And this friend, wouldn't happen to be a girl would it?"

"Ah," Sonny didn't know what to say. His mother had never really liked
the girls he had dated and she had hated Julia.  She always told him
that he could do better. 

"It's alright, hijo. I can tell. But she is more than a friend isn't
she? You are in love with this girl aren't you?"

Sonny was shocked. Was he that transparent? What would his mother say if
she knew he had made love to Brenda?

"No. Mom, I am not in love with anyone."

"Whatever you say hijo. But I hope that this girl is everything you
deserve. What I am trying to say is, I hope she loves you as much as you
love her." 

Sonny just looked at his mother. She got up and left the room.

 ***********************

It had been three days since they had found out about Brenda. Lois and
Frannie hadn't been able to open the door from the attic. Brenda had
locked it. She had been locked in her room and had refused to see or
talk to anyone. Sonny was becoming extremely worried, as was Lois.
Finally Sonny decided he had had enough.  He grabbed Lois and they went
to Brenda's house. They went up to her room. They knocked and got no
answer. Sonny started to get very worried. He started to pound on the
door. Still no answer. Finally he knocked down the door. That's when
they saw her. She was lying on the floor, in a pool of blood. She
was awake, but wasn't moving. It looked like she had had another run in
with her father. Sonny ran over to her. "Brenda? Sweetheart, it's
alright. I am going to take care of you."

He picked her up, carefully. She said nothing. She was blank. She did
flinch when he touched her back, but no other response came from her. 

"Lois grab some of her things. We're going to take her to my house."

"Sonny, are you sure that's a good idea?" Sonny knew she was talking
about Deke. 

"He's gone for a few days. Besides your place is the first place her
father will look." 

 Sonny held Brenda as Lois grabbed her things and they headed off to
Sonny's.




Part 14~ by Lori

Sonny carried Brenda through the front door of his house.  His mother
was sitting on the couch talking to Gloria Cerullo.

"Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Lois Marie what happened?" Gloria said as she
and Adella stood.  Sonny carefully laid Brenda down on the couch.

"Michael did she get into a fight?"  Adella asked as she looked at the
unconscious girl on her couch.

"Yeah she got into a fight alright.  With her father's belt."  Lois
said.  "Guess who won."

"Oh my God.  Gloria go into the kitchen and get some disinfectant and
some ice."

"Lois come with me."  Lois followed her mother.  Sonny knelt next to
Brenda and brushed the hair out of her eyes.

"She'll be alright Michael."

"I hope so." He took her hand and pressed it to his face.

~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~

"Hey Mark have you seen Lois or Brenda lately?" Frannie asked her
brother as she walked into the kitchen.

"Lois took off a minute ago with Sonny to see if they could get Brenda
to open the door and talk to them." Mark looked up from the magazine he
was reading and at his sister.  "Why? What's going on?"

Frannie sat down across from her brother.  "I think I found Nik."

"What? Where?"

"I called in a few favors from some friends upstate and they called in a
few favors and to make a long story short I think we found Nik playing
sax in some jazz bar in Albany."

"Are you sure it's him?"

"No that's where you come in.  I need a ride to Albany.  What do you
say?"

"I say let's go before Ma comes home." Mark and Frannie headed out the
kitchen door.




Ch.15

Frannie and Mark had driven all night to get to Albany.  They found the
club that Nik was supposedly working at. They walked in and saw that it
was packed. There was a jazz band playing, but no Nik. They waited and
watched four bands. They had been there for five hours. Mark was
starving and Frannie was dead tired. They wanted to leave and were just
about to. 

"Frannie we've been here for ever. Can't we leave? We'll come back
tomorrow."

"Fine, but we have to find him, Mark. We told Pops we would be back
tomorrow and he'll skin us if we're not."

They got up and started to leave, when the next band came on the crowd
started to cheer. They were the main attraction. Frannie turned to look
at the band and noticed the sax player. It was Nik. 

 **********************

Lois had helped Adella and Gloria clean Brenda's back. Harlan had
reopened all the wounds he had put there only a few days ago.  Brenda
had gone in and out of consciousness, mostly she was trying to avoid the
pain.  Sonny had watched them clean her up. He wanted to kill Harlan
Barrett. Brenda was smaller than his own mother, and Harlan was a lot
bigger than Deke. He couldn't imagine what she felt. Well, yes he could,
but at least now he could fight back, but she couldn't and it made him
sick.  

"Hijo?" Adella came up to her son. She had figured out that this was the
girl that he had fallen for. She was happy. She had always liked Brenda,
but seeing her like this, she was afraid what Sonny would do.

"Yeah? What's going on? Is she going to be OK?"

"Well, Lois is going home with Gloria. I told her we would keep Brenda
for the night."  Adella saw Sonny nod slightly at her words, but he
wasn't listening, he was to busy watching Brenda sleep on the couch.

"Adella, Lois and I are going home, but call if anything happens with
Brenda. She's sleeping right now. The poor thing probably hasn't slept
in days. Or eaten for that fact. I think she needs a healthy dose of
motherly love."

"Well, Sonny and I will take care of her. She'll be safe here."

Gloria and Lois left. Sonny didn't even notice. He was staring at
Brenda, in fact he hadn't taken his eyes off her all night.

"Hijo, she needs rest and so do you. Go to bed, I'll sit up with her."

It was four in the morning when Brenda woke up. She had had a nightmare.
Well, for her it a reality. Her dream was that of her father, beating
her repeatedly when he had found out that she had had a boy in his home.
He had somehow found out about Sonny and Mark coming to the house that
day. She had tried to explain to him that it was only Mark and his
friend looking for Lois, but Harlan hadn't believed her. But then again
he never did. She looked around, she didn't know where she was until she
spotted Adella asleep in the chair. She was at Sonny's. She vaguely
remembered him carrying her, but the rest was blank. She got up and
realized she was only wearing a big white T-shirt. She walked down the
hall looking for his room. She finally found it. He was lying awake in
his bed staring at the ceiling. He heard a creak in the hall and turned
to the door. He saw her standing there. Even beaten up she was beautiful
to him. They spoke no words. He held open his arms and she went to him.
She crawled in bed next to him, and he held her as she cried. They both
fell asleep that night in each other's arms. Glad to be together, but
terrified of what had brought them there.


Chap. 16~

Sonny awoke the next morning to find Brenda gone and a note in her
place.  He rubbed the sleep from his eyes and unfolded the note.

Hi You,

Woke up around seven and you were still sleeping.
I didn't think it was the best idea for your mom to 
find me in your bed so I went back to the couch. 
See you when you wake up and until then in my 
dreams.

Love you.

Love,
Me

Sonny smiled as folded the note back up.  One of these days Brenda, he
thought silently,  you're gonna be there when I wake up.  He got out of
bed and went into the kitchen.  His mother was making breakfast.

"Morning Mom.  Is Brenda still sleeping?" He looked at the clock.  It
was 10:00.

"She was until about fifteen minutes ago. Then she got a call from Lois
ordering her to come over. She wants you to come over after you
wake-up."

"Oh OK." He turned to go take a shower.

"Hijo wait."  He turned around.

"Brenda's the friend you were so worried about the other day, isn't
she?"  She smiled at her son.

"Yeah sorta."

"She's a lovely girl that Brenda.  So much nicer than her sister."

"Yeah she's a lot nicer than Julia."  Mom had really despised Julia.

"Does she make you happy?  Brenda I mean."

"Yeah she does."

"That's all I wanted for you.  You just be sure you make her happy too."

"I know Mom. I will."

"Now go get dressed so you can join your friend at Gloria's and be sure
to thank Gloria for all her help yesterday."

"I will."  Sonny went to get dressed.

~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~

"I can't believe you're really here."  Brenda said into her brother's
shoulder.

"Well I am so you better start believing it." Nik Barrett said as he
held his sister.  It had taken some doing but Frannie and Mark had
finally convinced him to come home for awhile. The first sight of his
sister in over a year had made him glad he came.  He wanted to rip his
father apart.  Brenda was a small petite girl and Harlan Barrett was
over six feet tall.  They had been standing in the Cerullo's living room
hugging each other for the last ten minutes.

"How long are you here for?"  She said pulling back to look him in the
face.

"As long as you need me."

"Forever."  He smiled at her.  Then he looked at her closely.  Something
was different about her.  It wasn't just the bruises on her face.  It
was her eyes.  They were happy.  She noticed his staring then. "What?"

"I was just looking at my little sister and noticing that she wasn't so
little anymore.  When did you grow up Ren?"

"When you weren't looking Nikky."

"Ain't that always the way?"

"I have something I need to tell you Nik."

"Okay."

"Let's sit down."  They sat on the Cerullo's couch.  Brenda looked at
her brother. "I'm in love."

"You are?  That's great.  Who is it?"

"Sonny Corinthos."
Ch.17~ Julie

Sonny got out of the shower. He got dressed and made sure he looked
great. He had shaven and put on a new aftershave. He then went to join
his mom for breakfast.

Adella smiled at her son. It was the happiest she had ever seen him. He
was whistling and smiling. He was definitely head over heels in love
with Miss Brenda Barrett. Adella was glad too. She really did like her,
and she loved the way Sonny had been with her last night. He was never
like that with anyone but
her(Adella). 

"Comes tu almuerzo, hijo." (Sorry if the Spanish is wrong, it's been
awhile)

Sonny ate his entire breakfast in two bites. 

"Bye Mom, I don't know when I'll be back." He kissed her on the cheek
and headed for the door.

"Tell, Brenda I said hello, and please hijo, tell her she is welcome to
stay with us tonight if she feels safer here. I like her very much and
would like to get to know my future daughter-in-law."

Sonny blushed slightly. "I'll tell her mom, well all but that last part.
Bye!!"

 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nik looked at his sister. "What the hell do you mean Sonny Corinthos!!!"

Nik and Sonny had not been friends since Sonny and Julia broke up. They
had been friends, even though Nik was two years older than Sonny, but
Julia and Sonny had had a nasty break up and Nik sided with family. He
had always thought that Corinthos was something of a punk kid. But there
was something about him that you just had to like. But, when it came to
Ren, no way was she getting involved with him.

"I mean that I am in love with him. What's so hard about that to figure
out?" 

"Ren, he is three years older than you, and he does have a reputation
with chics."

 "Well, so do you Nikolas."

 "Yeah, but I don't want him near you. How far have you two gone? What I
mean to say is have you been dating long?"

Brenda didn't look him in the eyes. "Well, we haven't actually gone out
on an official date."

"And you think you're in love with him? Ren you're 14, you don't know
what love is yet." Then he looked at his sister again. The reality was
hitting him like a ton of bricks. She had really grown up, in fact she
had the body and face of someone 19, not 14. That's when he knew. "You
had sex with him didn't you Brenda Leigh?"

Before Brenda could answer, Sonny came through the front door. Nik took
one look at him and punched him.


Chap 18~ Lori

"Oh my God! Nik what the hell is wrong with you?"  Brenda rushed to
where Sonny was lying.  Mark, Lois, and Frannie came in from the kitchen
when they heard the commotion.

"Oh Lord, what happened?"  Frannie asked Nik while Lois and Mark knelt
down next to Sonny.

"I just found out my little sister was taken advantage of by him."  He
said pointing to Sonny who was now sitting up.

"He did not take advantage of me." Brenda said, as she stood up to face
her brother.  "I took advantage of him."

"What?"  Frannie and Nik shouted.

"What I mean is that I wanted him as much as he wanted me."  Brenda
stared down her brother.

"Frannie, I think Sonny needs ice and I need to talk to my sister alone
so could you guys scram?"

"Sure Nik.  C'mon you guys."  Frannie led her sister, brother, and Sonny
out of the room. When they were gone Nik turned to his sister.

"Now Ren-"

"Don't you dare try and reason with me Nikolas.  I can't believe you're
still ticked at Sonny for what happened with him and Julia.  It wasn't
even his fault.  She cheated on him not the other way around."

"Brenda c'mon.  The guy is three years older than you and way more
experienced."

"Grandpa was five years older than Gram and they got married."

"Bren, you're my sister and I love you.  I just don't want you to get
hurt."

"He's not gonna hurt me Nik."

"Ren you don't know that."

"Yes she does."  A voice spoke up from the kitchen door.  "Your left
hook's gotten better Nik."  Sonny walked into the living room.  "Bren,
can I talk to your brother alone for a minute?"

"Sure.  I'll be in the kitchen.  Don't kill each other, okay?  Gloria
would kill us if we got blood on the carpet."

"Sure Ren." Brenda smiled at her brother and walked to the kitchen
door.  Before she left the room she turned to face Sonny. Nik's back was
to her so she took the chance and mouthed to Sonny,  "I love you." He
nodded and smiled at her. Then she went into the kitchen and left Sonny
and Nik alone to face each other.



Ch.19

Sonny looked at Nik. They were staring each other down. Finally Nik
spoke. "Why her? Why Ren? Are you trying to make a point to my family by
sleeping with their 14 year old daughter?"

"Nik, calm down."

"Calm down?! What if you had a sweet, innocent, beautiful little sister,
and you found out that she was taken advantage of by some guy that is
only going to hurt her? What would you do Corinthos?"

"Nik, I love Brenda. I didn't take advantage of her, I never would. Nik,
I know that you don't believe me, but it's true. I love her."

Sonny didn't know what else to say. He had told the truth, he did love
Brenda, more every day. 

Nik stared at him. He didn't want to admit it, but he believed Sonny.
"If you hurt her, I'll kill you. " That was all he said.

Nik, walked into the kitchen.  Everyone looked up. "Ren, I think he
wants to see you." Brenda kissed her brother on the cheek, whispered
thank you, and headed to the living room.

"Sonny? Are you OK?"

He smiled. "Yeah. Hey, I missed you this morning."

"I missed you too, but I didn't think it would be a good idea for your
mom to find me in your bed. I really want her to like me, and that
didn't seem like the best way to go about it."

Sonny laughed. "She's crazy about you. And so am I."

He stood up and swallowed her in his arms. This felt right. This was all
he needed. Having her in his arms. Forever. 

"I love you Brenda." He whispered it so softly she barely heard him, but
she did. 

"I know. I love you too."

Continued


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