CHAPTER 6
Three whole days have passed and Brenda has
managed to avoid Sonny at all costs. She still hasn’t
figured out how she should feel about him. He was
the love of her life, yet he left her on what was
supposed to be their wedding day. Then she comes
to find out he did it to protect her. She wanted to be
mad at him yet she could help but still love him. To
make matters worse Jax was coming home today
and she still hadn’t told him that Sonny was back in
town. She wasn’t ready to hear Jax lecture her about
how much of a criminal Sonny was. She gets up off
the couch, puts down her coffee and picks up the
newspaper. On the front page, there is a big picture
of Sonny and Luke “Welcome Home party with
special guest Babyface”. ‘Great’, she thought to
herself, ‘I just hope Jax doesn’t see this before I have
the chance to tell him Sonny’s back’. She puts the
paper under the sofa and goes upstairs to change.
That afternoon at Luke’s
Luke is sitting at the bar with Sonny when Jax
comes in. Jax sees Sonny and marches right up
in his face.
J- Well, I just had to see it for myself. PC’s most
notorious criminal is back in town and (looks at
Luke) you’re throwing him a party? You must be
as crazy has he is.
S- What’s the matter Candyboy, wake up on the
wrong side of the bed?
J- I had to see if all the talk in this town was true.
(points his finger at Sonny) Listen here and listen
good, if you think that you are gonna get Brenda
back you’ve got another thing coming. She
doesn’t want anything to do with you, she’s happy
with me.
S- What’s the matter, a little insecure, are ya
Jaxyboy?
J- I happen to be very secure, I’m just telling it
like it is.
S- Well, let me tell you it like it is. If I wanted
Brenda back I could get her at any time. So you
better watch your back because I always get what
I want.
J- (puts his finger in Sonny’s chest) If you know
what’s good for you, you’d go back to wherever
it is you came from.
S- (puts his hands on Jax’s shoulders) Is that a
threat?
J- (pushes Sonny’s hands off him) I don’t make
threats. That’s a promise Corinthos.
Lu- (sensing there could be a fight) Jasper why
don’t you just go home.
Jax leaves and heads for the PC Grille. He’s not
ready to go home yet and face Brenda.
Night at Luke’s
Sonny, Lois, Ned, Jason, and Robin are seated
together and enjoying the concert.
R- Does anybody know if Brenda’s coming
tonight?
L- I’m not sure, I haven’t talked to her in a few
days. How about you Sonny?
S- I haven’t seen her. If she does come, I hope
she doesn’t bring the Corporate Kangaroo with
her. One run-in a day is too much.
L- He’s back?
S- I didn’t know he was gone?
R- He was away on business.
Ja- Well, I bet Brenda’s happy. (he says this
sarcastically, only Lois, Ned and Robin realize it
though)
Jax/Brenda’s place
Brenda is sitting on sofa watching Letterman when
Jax comes in. He staggers through the door obviously
drunk and walks right to the liquor cabinet. Brenda
turns around to watch him pour himself a brandy.
B- Where have you been? I thought you were going
to be home this afternoon?
J- What do you care were the hell I’ve been? I hear
your mobster is back in town.
B- So? I’m not chasing after him, I’m with you,
remember?
J- Sure like I believe you. You’ve probably been
shacked up with him at his place. God, knows you
could never keep your legs shut.
B- Ok, Jax, don’t take your jealousy out on me or
I’m leaving. I don’t need this.
J- Oh you’re leaving. Leaving to go where? Straight
to Corinthos’s bed? He claims he can get you any
time, any place and I bet he’s right.
B- That’s it Jax. Your drunk. I’m gonna spend the
night at Lois’s. I’ll call you tomorrow.
J- (he grabs her arm as she’s walking out the door)
You’re NOT going anywhere! (he pulls her back
in and tosses her toward the sofa) You’re gonna
stay right here and listen to what I have to say.
B- (rubbing the fresh bruises on her arms) Jax, please
just let me go.
J- Awe, you scared? Please, Jax, please. If you really
want me that badly you don’t have to beg. I’d be glad
to give it to you.
Brenda gets up and grabs her purse and tries to get out
the door, but again he grabs her. He throws her to the
floor and pins her down. She begs for him to stop but
he continues to undress her. Tears pour down her face
as she tries to fight back, but he is just too strong. Every
time she tries to fight him he slaps her harder. She
has no choice than to let him hurt her. He rapes her,
gets dressed and leaves the penthouse. Brenda is
still lying on the floor when he leaves. She wants to
get out of there before he comes back. She gets
dressed as fast as she can and drives herself over
to the gatehouse.
Brenda pulls up and knocks on the door. After a few
minutes Lois answers and is shocked to see Brenda
there looking so bad. Lois goes to take Brenda’s arms,
but Brenda pulls quickly away from her. They walk in
and sit down.
L- Bren, what happened.
B- (hysterically crying) I was attacked Lois. I was
raped.
L- Who did this to you?
CHAPTER 7
L- Who did this to you?
B- He did it. I couldn’t stop him..(crying)...I tried,
but he kept hitting me. Lois, I tried so hard. (Brenda
puts her head in her hands)
L- Bren, I’m gonna help you, but you have to tell me
who did this to you.
B- Jax.
L- (shocked) Jax?
B- He was drunk. G*d Lois, he was so angry. I’ve
never seen him like that before. He kept yelling at me
about Sonny. I tried to leave but he wouldn’t let me go.
He wouldn’t let me go.
L- Brenda, I’m taking you to the hospital. You need
to be checked out.
B- No, Lois. I’m not going to the hospital tonight.
L- Yes you are. I’m just gonna go tell Ned to watch
the kids and then we’re leaving.
Lois/Ned bedroom -
L- Ned, Ned wake up.
N- (rubs his eyes) What’s going on?
L- Brenda’s here. Watch the kids because I have
to take her to GH.
N- Why do you have to take her to GH? What
happened? Was it Sonny?
L- No, it was Jax. Ned, Jax raped her and beat
her up pretty badly.
N- I’ll kill that pig.
L- If he shows up here call the police. I’ll call you when
we know anything.
N- Ok, I’ll be waiting to hear from you.
GH
Lois is waiting in the waiting room. Monica was in
with Brenda, because Brenda refused to have Alan
check her. Lois decides to call Sonny. She walks
over to the payphone and begins to dial his number.
Sonny’s appt.
Sonny is working on the books for the club when a
strange feeling comes over him. At first he thinks that
he’s getting sick but he realizes that he hasn’t felt this
way in a long time. He immediately knows that Brenda’s
hurt. He goes to call Lois but before he can pick up
the phone, it rings.
S- Hello?
L- Sonny, it’s Lois.
S- I was just about to call you.
L- Sonny, I’m at GH.
S- GH? What’s wrong with Brenda? What happened
to her?
L- Sonny she was beaten and raped. I think she could
use you here.
S- (getting really upset) I’m on my way.
He hangs up the phone and runs out the door.
GH
Ten minutes later Sonny has arrived at the hospital.
He runs to the nurses desk when Lois spots him.
L- Sonny!
S- Lois, where is she?
L- Monica’s in with her now.
S- Well, haven’t they told you anything yet?
L- No, I’m still waiting. Sonny you should have
seen her. She looked so hurt. I can’t believe he
could do this to her.
S- Who? Who hurt her Lois?
L- Sonny, it was Jax.
S- When I get my hands on him... I mean he was
pretty pissed when he came to see me. I should have
known. I should have been there to help her.
L- How could you have known he would do this to
her? You had no way of knowing. Don’t beat yourself
up over something you had no control over. She’s
gonna need your help to get through this.
Brenda’s room
Monica has finished checking her over. She has run
tests for AIDS, STD’s and pregnancy. Brenda is lying
in the bed. She can’t believe how much her body hurts.
M- Brenda, you don’t have a concussion, which is
good. Your bruises will eventually heal themselves.
While we’re waiting for the results of your tests to
come back, I really recommend that you talk to Gail
Baldwin soon. She’s really helpful and she’ll listen if
you just want to talk about how you’re feeling.
B- Thanks Monica. I’ll do that, but now I just really
want to go home.
A nurse comes in and hands Monica a folder. Monica
opens it and it’s Brenda’s test results.
M- Brenda the test for AIDS and STD’s are negative.
The pregnancy test is .......
CHAPTER 8
A nurse comes in and hands Monica a folder. Monica
opens it and it’s Brenda’s test results.
M- Brenda the test for AIDS and STD’s are negative.
B- Monica, am I pregnant?
M- No, Brenda, you’re not, but you should think
about pressing charges against your attacker.
B- (relieved) Yeah, I will. Could you send Lois in now
please.
M- Sure.
Waiting room
Monica comes from Brenda’s room and approaches
Lois. Lois was talking to Sonny and looks up when
she sees Monica coming.
L- Monica, how is she?
M- Physically she’ll be okay in few weeks once the
bruises heal, but it’s her emotional state that I’m most
worried about.
S- When can we see her?
M- Lois, she asked me to send you in.
Lois looks at Sonny, he nods, and she follows Monica
to Brenda’s room. Lois and Monica go in.
M- Brenda, I’m gonna get you a prescription for a
sedative and then you can go.
B- Thanks, Monica, for everything.
M- I’m glad I could be here for you. (Monica leaves)
B- Hi Lo.
L- Hey Bren, how are you feeling?
B- I don’t know, I’m still numb inside. Would you mind
if I stayed at your place tonight, I don’t want to go home.
L- I wouldn’t have it any other way. I already had
Ned prepare the guest room for you.
B- Thanks.
L- Um, Bren, I hope you’re not gonna get upset but I
called Sonny and he’s in the waiting room.
B- Okay. Lo, they gave me a pregnancy test.
l- OMG, are you?
B- No, but what would I have done if I was pregnant.
Every time I would have seen that baby I would have
remembered what Jax did to me. (crying) How could
he do that to me? He said such awful things, he accused
me of being back with Sonny. He wouldn’t believe me,
Lois. What am I gonna do now?
L- You are gonna come home with me. You’ll get
through this Bren. We’ll all be here to help you.
We love you.
B- Thanks Lois, you’re the best.
Monica comes in and gives Brenda her prescription
and her discharge papers. They go to the waiting
room where Sonny is pacing.
Sonny looks up and sees Brenda with Lois. His heart
breaks when he sees her. He can’t understand how
Jax could hurt her so badly. Brenda sees Sonny and
she runs to him. She wraps her arms tightly around
him and he responds by pulling her close. She closes
her eyes and takes in the safety in his arms. They stay
this way until Lois comes over to them. Brenda pulls
away and looks into his eyes. She can see all the love
he feels for her. He gently picks her up in his arms and
they all go back to the gatehouse.
CHAPTER 9
Hours later at the gatehouse all is calm and everyone
is asleep. Brenda is asleep upstairs and Sonny is
asleep on the couch. He insisted that he needed to
stay so Lois fixed the couch up for him.
He lays there thinking about Brenda and how much
he loves her. He can’t understand how Jax could do
such a thing to her, he was supposed to love her too.
He vows to himself never to let Jax hurt her again. He
will not stand for Brenda to get hurt like his mother.
Even if that means taking care of Jax himself.
We see Brenda sleeping. She’s tossing and turning and
shaking her head. “No, no” “Please stop” “Please”
“Noooo”. She jumps up and realizes that it was just
a dream. She’s afraid to go back to sleep so she gets
up and goes downstairs to get a drink of water.
Brenda walks through the dark and stubs her toe on
the end table.
B- Ouch. Darn it.
Suddenly Sonny sits up and turns on the light.
S- Hey you okay?
B- Sonny. I’m sorry if I woke you. I was going to
get a drink and I bumping into the table.
S- That’s okay.
Brenda goes into the kitchen and pours herself a
glass of water. She comes back into the living room
and walks toward the couch. Sonny sits up so she
can sit next to him.
S- Here sit.
Brenda gladly sits next to him. Sonny wraps his
arms around and feels her shaking.
S- Brenda, what’s wrong? You’re trembling.
B- Nothing I’m fine.
S- Don’t pull that with me. You know I can tell
when something’s wrong.
B- I had a bad dream. More like a nightmare. (she
looks at Sonny) How could he do this to me? Why?
What did I do?
S- You didn’t do anything sweetheart. This wasn’t
your fault. C’mere baby.
Sonny holds Brenda in his arms and they both lay
down together. Sonny runs his fingers through her
beautiful hair and soon she is fast asleep. After
watching her he too falls asleep.
The next morning Lois comes downstairs and sees
Sonny and Brenda together. She knows that somehow
they will make it back to each other. She wishes that
there was something more that she could do for
Brenda, but she realizes all Brenda needs right now
is Sonny.
Sonny wakes up and smiles when he feels Brenda
in his arms. Brenda stirs next to him and sits up.
She looks deeply into his eyes and all she can see
is love.
B- Thanks for last night, Sonny.
S- It was my pleasure. Now, I’m gonna go take a
show are you gonna be okay here by yourself?
B- Yeah, I’m fine.
Sonny goes upstairs and Lois comes out of the
kitchen and sits next to Brenda. She hugs her best-
friend tightly when there is a loud knock at the door.
Lois goes to open it and when she does she is completely
shocked to see Jax standing there.
J- Is Brender here?
L- I’m sure she doesn’t want to see you ever again.
J- Please just let me apologize to her.
Lois looks to Brenda who silently nods her head. Lois
opens the door wider and allows Jax to enter. Jax walks
over to where Brenda is sitting and kneels down in-front
of her. He looks up to her with tears in his eyes.
J- I’m so sorry love. I never meant to get out of control.
I had too much to drink and I promise that it’ll never
happen again. I can’t lose you Brender, you are my life.
I’m nothing without you. Please say you forgive me.
B- Jax....
J- I’ll do anything to have you forgive me. I’m so sorry.
You’ll never know how sorry I am. I’ll use everyday
of the rest of my life to make it up to.
Brenda looks deeply into his eyes and can see that
he’s genuinely sorry for what he’s done. She reaches
over and hugs him.
B- (whispers in his ear) I forgive you. I know you
didn’t mean it.
J- (smiles) Then you’ll come home with me?
Brenda nods and Jax stands up and reaches his
hands out for her. She stands up and walks over
to the door.
L- Brenda, are you sure you know what you’re doing?
B- Yeah, thanks for last night Lo, it really meant a lot.
Lois and Brenda hug and Jax and Brenda leave
the gatehouse together. They get in his car and he
hit her across her face. Brenda looks back at him with
shock. His face suddenly turns mean and hateful and
before Brenda can try to get out of the car he speeds off.
Back at the gatehouse Sonny comes rushing down the
stairs expecting to see Brenda still sitting on the couch.
He’s surprised to see Lois sitting there instead with
her head in her hands.
S- Lo, where’s Brenda? Lo, where’s Brenda??!!!
L- She went back with him Sonny.
S- Back with who? Jax?!
L- Yeah, he came here and begged her for
forgiveness and she went back with him.
S- And you just let her go with him. Why didn’t you
call me. Well, never mind I have to go after them.
He’s gonna hurt her and I have to stop him. Where
are they staying? Come on Lois I gotta hurry.
L- Umm.. PC Hotel Room number 417.
S- Thanks I’ll call you after I find her.
Sonny rushes out the door and to the hotel.
CH. 10
Brenda and Jax get back to their penthouse and he
isn’t acting any better. He’s madder than ever. Brenda
is totally afraid of him and sits quietly on the couch
while Jax pours himself more to drink.
Sonny rushes into the PC Hotel and immediately gets
onto the elevator. Once on it he pushes the button
for the 4th floor.
As he waits on the elevator the minutes seem like hours.
He can only stand there and hope that she’s alright
and he has gotten worried for nothing. He thinks of
a way to get her to come home with him. He knew
he needed to get her out of there and he would go
through Jax if he had too.
He arrives on the 4th floor and runs down the hall until
he reaches room 417. He bangs on the door and there
is no answer. Sonny is growing increasingly more upset
the longer no one is answering the door. He decides the
only way to get into the room is to break the door down.
He slams into it and it pops open.
He steps in the room and begins calling her name. He
walks all around the downstairs and then moves on
to the up. He walks into the first room and it’s her
bedroom.
A sick feeling comes over him as he sees Brenda
lying on the bed. She seems to be asleep but when
he tries to wake her up, he notices her labored breathing.
She’s unconscious.
The walks over to the phone and quickly dials 911.
He paces back and forth and walks over to her. He
runs his hands in her hair.
S- Come baby, you can’t leave me. I love you too
much. I just got you back. Come on sweetheart just
wake up, please wake baby.
As he’s talking to Brenda the EMT’s come in the
room. The get Brenda settled and they head off for
the hospital.
Once they arrive at the hospital Sonny goes to follow
them into the trauma room but Alan Quartermaine
stops him.
S- No, no, I have to be with her. She needs to know
I’m here.
A- Sonny, listen we’re going to give her the best care
possible. Now go to the waiting room and we’ll fill
you in soon.
Sonny paces up and down outside the trauma room.
‘Alan just doesn’t get it. I need her. I can’t live
without her, I tried it once. This all my fault I shouldn’t
have let Jax near her. G*d, I’m supposed to protect her.’
Lois runs in the hospital and over to the nurses desk.
Amy points over to where Sonny was pacing. She
walks over to Sonny and hugs him tightly. Sonny
sinks into her arms and collapses. Lois holds him
on the floor outside the trauma room as he sobs.
S- She can’t leave me Lois. I can’t live without her
anymore. I can’t breathe without her.
Lois stays there until he composes himself. Sonny
and Lois walk over to the waiting room as he wipes
his eyes.
S- Sorry I lost it there on ya Lo.
L- Sonny, it’s okay, but you need to know that this
is not your fault. Don’t argue with me over this.
S- How did you know I was here.
L- I was pulling in to the hotel when I saw the
ambulance pull out. I just had a bad feeling so I
followed it here.
S- Well were are they? Alan said he’d be out to
tell me.
L- They’re probably still running tests.
They sit there for another hour when Sonny gets up
and starts pacing again. Lois tries to look through a
magazine but her mind just keeps going back to
Brenda. Sonny looks up as Alan walks over to them.
S- What’s the news? How is she?
Lois takes notice of Alan’s grim expression and stands
up next to Sonny. She grabs his arm for support.
A- (sighs) It’s not too good. She has a lot of internal
injuries. But they can be kept under control. Our
main focus is on her brain which has a slight swelling.
She has regained consciousness so we don’t know
what the effect of the swell is.
S- It could just be nothing right?
A- That’s always a possibility, but the next 24-48
hours are going to be critical. She’s going to be
monitored very closely.
L- When can we see her?
A- They should be taking her to her room now, so
I’ll find out the room number and I’ll let you know.
S- Thanks Alan.
Alan puts his hand on Sonny’s shoulder.
A- It was the least I could do for her Sonny. If you
notice her condition changing in any way page me
right way.
S- Okay.
Sonny finds out Brenda’s room number and then
tells Lois where he’ll be. He slowly opens the door
to her room. His heart breaks to see her lying there
so bruised and battered. He just can’t understand
how Jax could hurt someone so precious.
He sits there just holding her hand.
S- I love you Brenda. Please don’t leave me, we
have second chance. I need you to fight for us
sweetheart.
Sonny brings her hand to his mouth and gently kisses
it. Suddenly her monitor starts beeping. He looks up
and sees that her heart rate monitor was flat-lining.
He runs to the door and starts yelling for help.