CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE

EXAMINING ROOM, GENERAL HOSPITAL:

Dr. Meadows(enters the room and looks around) Where’s Sonny.

Carly: I told him to leave.

Dr. Meadows: I could see he isn’t entirely happy about this.

Carly: That’s the understatement of the year. Sonny has himself convinced no child of his will survive long enough to be born. Our son wasn’t the first unborn child that he’s lost. Sonny was raised very catholic so he thinks our child dying was God’s way of telling him he’s not meant to have a child of his own. And he’s convinced himself this child won’t live to be born, either. Dr. Meadows, please tell me he’s wrong.

Dr. Meadows: I can’t give you a one hundred percent guarantee but amazingly as small as this child is she’s developing normally.

Carly(tearfully rubbing her stomach)There’s nothing wrong with her?

Dr. Meadows: Not that I can detect, but we’ll need to monitor you very closely throughout your pregnancy.

Carly(laughed)I knew this baby was perfectly fine. I knew Sonny was wrong, not that this news is going to change his mind about this.

Dr. Meadows: I have a suggestion for you in regards to Sonny.

Carly: I’ll take any help I can get. I have no intention of allowing Sonny to withhold himself from our daughter and have her thinking her daddy doesn’t love her every minute of her life.

Dr. Meadows: I noticed you and Sonny didn’t sign up for Lamaze classes when I sent you the literature on it.

Carly: Dr. Meadows, I have a very low pain threshold.

Dr. Meadows: Far be it from me to tell you what to do, but if you did take Lamaze classes Sonny would be forced to take a part in your pregnancy. Maybe it’s something you should think about.

Carly: I will.(as she left the office she began talking to the baby.)Well, I’m going to have to redecorate the nursery. This time in pink. Your daddy and I got rid of everything, including the wallpaper after your brother died. How about white wallpaper with pink roses and a very feminine crib. Maybe something with a canopy over it. When I was a little girl I always wanted to sleep in a canopy bed. (she sighed)You know, you’re going to have to be very patient and very understanding with your daddy. Deep down he loves you as much as I do, he’s just afraid to show it because he doesn’t want to get hurt again. (she suddenly bumps into somebody)Oh, excuse me.

Stefan: Carly? You’re back? Did someone call you and tell you about Bobbie.

Carly: What about Bobbie?

Stefan: Then you don’t know? Bobbie was attacked by the Sex Toy Stalker.

Carly; My god, you’re kidding. Is she all right?

Stefan: The doctors say she’ll be fine. She fell down the stairs while she was fighting with her.

Carly: Her?

Stefan; Chloe Morgan is the Sex Toy Stalker.

Carly: Chloe Morgan? That’s so hard to believe. She always acts so sweet. She’s the very last person you’d suspect of doing something like this.

Stefan: If you don’t mind me asking, what are you doing back from your honeymoon.

Carly: Bobbie called us back from our honeymoon.

Stefan: Then Bobbie told you I’m your father.

SCORPIO HOUSE:

Mac(opened the front door to Taggart and Alexis)Taggart. Alexis. What are you doing here. (he belted his robe closed).

Taggart: (and Alexis entered)We had a break in the Sex Toy Stalker case. Alexis, here, knows who it is.

Mac: You’re kidding, what happened?

Alexis: For reasons I don’t really want to get into, Stefan became convinced Bobbie was going to be the Stalker’s next victim. We rushed over to Bobbie’s and we caught the Stalker attacking her.

Mac; Is Bobbie all right?

Alexis: When we showed up the Stalker shoved Bobbie down the stairs but the doctor’s said she only has a concussion and should be out of it for another day.

Mac: But you saw the Stalker’s face.

Alexis: Stefan and I both did. It was Chloe Morgan.

Chloe(came bouncing down the stairs wearing only Mac’s shirt)Did I hear someone mention my name.