It started out innocently enough...a young woman comes to Port Charles to find her family, and manages to fall in love. Then the truth comes out: She is the daughter of Sonny Corinthos, and her new love is none other than his enemy AJ Quartermaine. Will she have to choose between them? If so, who will she choose?

Cleo Windsor arrived in Port Charles with a misson. She wanted to find her father, and had very little clues. She took up residence in the Port Charles Hotel. Deciding to explore Port Charles, Cleo met AJ Quartermaine on the docks. He had just returned to Port Charles with his young daughter Alana, his last gift from a dying Lydia. The two seemed to click instantly, and before long were on their first date. Going to the Cellar, AJ and Cleo ran into it's owner Carly Corinthos. AJ tried to speak to Carly about letting his daughter see Michael but it ended badly. Carly also got a good look at AJ's new girlfriend. The pair began spending more time together with AJ introducing her to Lucy Coe, a woman who will help her set up a new fashion house in Port Charles. He also began helping her sort out the details of her true parentage.

At the same time, Sonny's lawyer had discovered information that he thought his boss might want to know. When Sonny was a teenager, he had fathered a daughter. Sonny told his lawyer to track down the girl. His search led to none other than Cleo Windsor. Sonny even found out that his daughter was in Port Charles. When he mentioned it to Carly, she was shocked to realize that Sonny's daughter was the same woman she had seen with AJ. He began to worry - what if AJ was using his newfound daughter as some sort of revenge against him much the same way he had used Courtney against him? Carly urged Sonny to visit Cleo to find out more about his daughter and the nature of her relationship with AJ. Sonny quickly went to the Port Charles Hotel to meet with his daughter in her penthouse. The two were getting to know one another when AJ showed up. The fight began!

AJ immediately accused Sonny of poisoning Cleo against him, while Sonny countered that AJ was just using Cleo as a pawn in some sort of revenge game. Cleo was distraught at seeing her newfound father and the man she loved fighting and fainted, hitting her head and knocking herself unconscious. Sonny allowed AJ to help him get her to the couch and took his daughter to the hospital himself. He got the help of Dr. Steven Webber, who did some testing and said that she had a mild concussion and should stay for observation. During all this, AJ showed up and he and Sonny could not resist fighting again! Finally Sonny broke away...he wanted to see his daughter.

Sonny finally managed to get a few minutes of peace with his new daughter when he visited her in the hospital room. He wanted to explain why he and AJ did not get along. He told her about Michael, and he and Carly's first son that was lost when she feel down the stairs at the Quartermaines. He also told her about AJ's marriage to his sister Courtney and how he ended up stalking her. He wanted her to be prepared for the idea that AJ might be using her to get back at him. Cleo began to defend AJ and insisted that his wife, Carly hated her, so Sonny decided to change the subject. He told her about her two brothers and then asked to learn more about her life. She explained how she had been adopted and raised in England. She had been an Olympic swimmer and engaged to a charming young man. Then it all changed...a man named Alcazar had the boat carrying her adoptive parents and her fiance killed. Sonny filed this information away, wondering which Alcazar brother did it. He then left her to sleep, hoping that they could form a relationship but knowing that AJ stood between them.

Without telling her husband, Carly showed up in Cleo's room, interested in meeting Sonny's daughter. It wasn't a successful first meeting. Carly tried to explain what had happened between herself and AJ and why she refused to let AJ near Michael. Cleo again defended AJ and also revealed that she had lost her fiance's twins after he died. The two momentarily understood the pain the other had gone through. Carly told Cleo that she has two younger brothers. Cleo wanted to meet them and Carly agreed - on one condition: AJ could not be with her when she spends time with Michael and Morgan. Cleo then drew back, saying that she did not know when she could get to know her brothers. Frustrated, Carly gave up and left.

Carly found Sonny in the hospital and confessed that she had been to visit Cleo. Both realized that she was going to defend AJ. Sonny also agreed that he had to protect Michael and Morgan from AJ, even if that meant cutting Cleo out of their lives. She was old enough to make her own decisions, where as his sons still need his protection. AJ was the next one in Cleo's room, and found out what was said during Carly and Sonny's visits. Angry that they had upset her, AJ called Carly and tried to drawl them into a fight. Both refused to have AJ dictate their actions and went home just as Cleo slipped into a coma. AJ went back into the room and tearfully begged Cleo to wake up before calling Sonny to let him know.

Sonny and Carly both came back to the hospital where the two joined AJ at Cleo's bedside. For the time being, AJ and Sonny would be at peace for Cleo's sake. AJ even surprised Carly by offering her an olive branch as well. Sonny and AJ both pleaded with Cleo to wake up while the young woman dreamed of her family. She finally opened her eyes to the relief of everyone. Cleo told Sonny she had spoken with her mother, and that her mother wanted her daughter and Sonny to be happy together. Sonny wanted the same.

AJ decided to give Sonny and Cleo some time to talk, and walked to the park. He ran into his ex-wife Courtney. After a few tense minutes, AJ and Courtney managed to be civil towards one another. AJ told her about Alana, his daughter. He then told her about Cleo, Sonny's daughter. She was surprised, and a little annoyed that she had to find out from AJ and not Sonny. She and AJ returned to the hospital. Courtney got to meet her niece and when AJ presented Cleo with a present, Sonny and Courtney left to give them some privacy. The siblings sat down a few feet from Cleo's room and began to talk. Sonny caught her up on Cleo. She then asked about Jason, and Sonny carefully told her he suspected Jason had found love with someone else. The two were interrputed by Ema Madison, Sonny's friend from Brooklyn and General Hospital's newest nurse. Ema expressed a need to talk to Sonny but Courtney was suspicious. Sonny told them he just needed to go home and sleep. It had been a long two days.

Sonny went in to say goodbye to his daughter for the time being. He found her packing to go home. For a moment, they sat and talked, bonding for the first time as father and daughter. Touched, Sonny went home to his wife happy but tired as well. He practically unplugged all the phones and then swooped his wife, their two sons, Jason and Sam away on vacation!

Meanwhile, AJ and Cleo headed back to his place. Things started to get passionate but they were interuppted by Emilla. Cleo didn't react well to the other woman's prescense. Emilla was there to remind AJ of the plan to take down Sonny. She wanted money to make her first steps. He reluctantly gave in and got rid of her so he could turn his attentions back to the woman he loved. Cleo and AJ took their relationship to the next level by finally making love. They spent a glorious night together before Cleo went to work for her first day at ReVamped. AJ went to the airport and picked up his sister, Jaslyn and headed back to the Quartermaine mansion to receive some horrible news: Justus was dead.

This storyline is continued on in both La Familia Corinthos and Quartermainia

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