CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

BOBBIE’S BEDROOM, THE BROWNSTONE

Roy(wakes Bobbie up by trailing kisses down her back)Morning babe. Last night was incredible. You were like a wild woman.

Bobbie: I’m glad you enjoyed yourself, Roy. You bring out the animal with me.

Roy: So when do you want to head over to Spoon Island and collect Lucas.

Bobbie: I’ve been thinking. Maybe it would be better if I went there on my own, after all.

Roy: No way, babe. I’m sick of this guy giving you a hard time. It’s about time him and me had a little private chat. It’s time he knows if he messes with you, he’s messing with me.

TONY’S OFFICE, GENERAL HOSPITAL:

Stefan(as Tony examines him)I thought I should inform you about what happened last night. I was in my bedroom when I was suddenly hit with a shooting pain in my lower back and it was worse than anything I’ve ever felt before.

Tony: You didn’t do anything to bring it on, did you? You didn’t consume any alcohol did you. I told you that was one of the restrictions you had to follow.

Stefan: No, I had sex. It was very lust-filled and I suppose some might say somewhat strenuous. I was in bed with a real alley cat, if you must know. She nearly stripped the hide off my back with her fingernails. You didn’t tell me I couldn’t do that.

Tony: That’s really more information than I wanted to know.

Stefan: So what do you think is going on.

Tony: There’s a possibility your kidney may be deteriorating far quicker than we thought it would. We won’t know until we run some tests.

Stefan: From what you’re saying, it sounds like I may have to start looking into that transplant sooner that I anticipated.

Tony: Like I said, we won’t know what we’re dealing with until we see the results of some new tests I’m going to have run on you, this morning.

Stefan: Barbara did inform you that your son has been perfectly safe with me, hasn’t she?

Tony: Yes, she did. I’m trying to remember I’m your doctor and restrain myself from expressing my anger towards you for what you’ve put me through.

Stefan: It’s really no different than what you put Carly Benson through when you took her son from her. The only difference is, I didn’t take Lucas. It was he who came to me. He doesn’t want to go back and live at the brownstone with Barbara and Mr. DeLucca. If you would have respected his wishes, he would have never felt the need to come to me and you wouldn‘t have had a moment‘s worry.

Tony: You’re not the least bit sorry for what you put Bobbie and I through, are you?

Stefan: Not in the least. Lucas, came to me because no one was putting his feelings first and he knew I would. If he comes to me, again, I’ll have no compunction but to do the same all over again. And I have every intention of letting Lucas know that in his life he can count on at least one adult to put his feelings first and that person is me.

SONNY’S PENTHOUSE:

Carly(opens the door to Bobbie)Don’t be surprised if you receive a dozen roses from Sonny.

Bobbie: Why would Sonny be sending me flowers.

Carly: Because he’s thrilled I didn’t go with him to the coffee warehouse and he can escape the sexual tension for a few hours. Don’t ask. You don’t want to know. So why did you want to see me?

Bobbie: How are things going between you and Sonny.

Carly(smiles wickedly)Better than I ever dreamed they could. At the moment I spending all my time making Sonny mad with desire for me.

Bobbie: Carly, isn’t that cruel. You know you and Sonny can’t be together, yet.

Carly: He’s enjoying it as much as I am. Besides, I’m in exactly the same position as he is. I don’t think either one of us has been this horny since we were teenagers. I’m hoping when we finally can be together it’ll be like the first time. Sonny and I were so hot for it we practically ripped each other’s clothes off.

Bobbie: I thought you regretted what happened between you and Sonny and looked back on it as one of the worst moments of your life.

Carly: Mama, I generally don’t look back on anything I do. I just do it, keep moving and never look back. But the more time I spend with Sonny, the more I start to wonder if maybe if what happened between us that night isn’t going to turn out to be the best thing that’s ever happened to me in the end.

Bobbie: Are you saying you’re in love with Sonny?

Carly: No, I’m not saying I’m in love with Sonny or anything. Actually, the more time I spend with Sonny the more I start to wonder if I even know what love is. I was convinced what I had with Jason was this great love, but the things I’ve shared with Sonny recently, I never shared with Jason. For instance, when Sonny and I were taking a bath together, last night.(she notices the look Bobbie’s giving her)I’m not teasing and tormenting Sonny. I’m keeping him from brooding about the baby by giving him something else to think about. Anyway, there was a moment when we were in the tub together that I tried to imagine doing the same thing with Jason and I couldn’t. Jason would have never let me do the things to him that I was doing to Sonny. I couldn’t even get Jason to sleep with me. I can just imagine the look on his face if I suggested we took a bath together. Even when I do the same things with Sonny that I did with Jason they’re better when I do them with Sonny.

Bobbie: Like what things?

Carly: Like sex. With Jason that’s all it was, but with Sonny it’s so much more. He doesn’t just have sex with me, he makes love to me. At times it almost like he’s worshipping my body and he makes me feel like I’m something he cherishes. I thought it was just a bunch of romantic hooey that there was this big difference between having sex and making love, but now I know better.

Bobbie(snappishly)Well, I’m so glad the sex is so good between you, but there are other things besides sex. (thinking of herself and Stefan)You can have sex with someone you hate and it can be great but that doesn’t mean it’s better than when you’re with someone you love. The one man you’re meant to be with.

Carly: It’s not just about sex. I got mugged once and Jason gave me a copy of the rings AJ gave me so AJ wouldn’t know I’d lost them and I made a big production out of it. I had to practically force Jason to put the rings on my finger and Jason didn’t even understand why I wanted him to do it. He had no idea that in my head I was pretending like he was marryingme and slipping his ring on my finger. But when Sonny put this ring on my finger.(she holds up her engagement ring)he knew what he was doing and the things he said to me came from his heart and they meant so much more because I didn’t have to force them out of him. We even had this little ceremony where we promised to never leave each other.

Bobbie: That’s nice, but you and Sonny don’t love each other.

Carly: Bobbie, is this why you came over here? To rain on my parade. I’m happy with Sonny. Can’t you at least be happy for me.

Bobbie: Well, excuse me, but I have problems of my own and the last thing I need to hear at the moment is how happy you are with a man you hated when you first had sex with him.

Carly: Bobbie, what is this about?

Bobbie: I had sex with Stefan, last night, and it was just like when you and Sonny had sex together. We hate each other and we had sex together and now I’m terrified he’s going to tell Roy.