February 25, 2000
February 25, 2000[Sonny gets out of the elevator at General Hospital, where Carly is waiting to leave. She greets him by saying, “Hi, Dad.”]
Carly: So, are you on the way to take your blood test?
Sonny: You?
Carly: Just finished.
Sonny: Everything alright?
Carly: Not really.
Sonny: Not really? The baby?
Carly: The baby is alright. The test isn’t dangerous or I wouldn’t have taken it, order or no order.
Sonny: I wouldn’t have asked.
Carly: Yeah. Whatever you say.
Sonny: I mean, you know, you and I don’t...we don’t do very well, but you got to trust me on this. I would...I’m not going to do anything to hurt this baby. Never. [Carly gives a little smile.]
Sonny: You eating? Sleeping?
Carly: I'm all right.
Sonny: How are the Quartermaines treating you?
Carly: Edward was extra solicitous today. He offered to come with me, hold my hand.
Sonny: Wow. What’s his angle?
Carly: You know, that off chance the baby might be Jason’s. Or the gardener’s or Reginald’s or the guy who prunes the trees. anybody but you.
Sonny: You’re not saying there’s a chance that...
Carly: No chance, no. Nobody gets that about me, you know? I mean, maybe I hate my husband, but that doesn’t mean I sleep around, you know? [Sonny just stares at her.] Ok, so I occasionally lose my mind, but doesn’t happen everyday. Not like, you know, what happened with us.
Sonny: I got it. I got it.
Carly: You got what?
Sonny: The guy who prunes the Quartermaines’ trees wouldn’t end up in your bed.
Carly: Why, because he doesn’t make enough money?
Sonny: No, because you’re not a slut. I know. I mean, I’ve called you names and...doesn’t mean I meant them all.
[A nurse arrives and interrupts.]
Nurse: Excuse me. The doctor is ready for you now.
Sonny: Ok, I’ll be there in a second.
Nurse: Sure. .
Sonny: All right. I’ll see you later. Take care of yourself.
Carly: I try. Thanks.
Sonny: Yeah.
[Sonny comes out of the elevator to find Carly standing in front of the penthouse with Johnny.] Sonny: You all right?
Carly: Yeah, I just got to talk to you.
Sonny: [To Johnny.] What’s wrong with you? It’s cold out here. How long has she been waiting? You couldn’t offer her a chair?
Johnny: My instructions were never to let her...
Sonny: Well, your instructions are changed as of now. You don’t...you don’t keep a pregnant lady standing in the hall. You get what I’m saying?
Johnny: Got it.
Sonny: Ok.
Johnny: Sorry.
Sonny: Don’t let it happen again?
Sonny: Why didn’t you tell him?
Carly: He’s going to believe me? I don’t hardly believe it myself yet.
Sonny: You want some hot chocolate? Hot tea?
Carly: No. I want something, but I need a lot more than that.
Sonny: Well, you’re not going to drink alcohol, I’ll tell you that right...
Carly: I'm not talking about a cocktail. I couldn’t knock one back if I wanted to. I’m just tired, you know? I’m tired man. I’m bone tired. Do you know what I’m saying?
Sonny: You want to stretch out?
Carly: No, I want...I need some peace of mind. Where do I go to get that?
Sonny: Well, you came here.
Carly: Yeah, it’s hilarious, right? That just goes to show you how desperate I am. Look, you’re the one who told me I should take care of myself, right?
Sonny: Yeah.
Carly: How am I supposed to do that when I’m being attacked on all fronts?
Sonny: I'm not attacking you.
Carly: You are attacking me. You’re trying to take my child away from me.
Sonny: Away from the Quartermaines.
Carly: Sonny, if I leave the Quartermaines, then they’re going to fight me for Michael. And if I stay with them, then you’re going to fight me for the baby. What the heck am I supposed to do? Tear myself in half or...you know...
Sonny: You know what? You shouldn’t even talk like that.
Carly: I'm being yanked in a zillion different directions. I don’t know. I don’t know what to do.
Sonny: Well, you need to calm down, that is what you should do.
Carly: What, would I calm down and decide which baby I want to keep? I’m not going to give up on my kids. You know, somebody’s going to have to cut me a break.
Sonny: So you want it to be me?
Carly: I want...I want you to come up with an idea. You know, I want you to come up with some suggestions. I haven’t heard one thing, not one thing that works for everybody. You know, it works for you, works for the Quartermaines. Doesn’t work for me and my kids. You say you love Michael. What do you want me to do, then? You want me to abandon my son? “I’m sorry, Michael, bye-bye. Mommy’s got to go?”
Sonny: You’re going to make yourself sick, Carly.
Carly: So what do I do, Sonny?
Sonny: I don’t know. We’re going to figure it o ut. But you can’t go to pieces. That’s not going to help. I mean, you know, you look exhausted. I mean, have you eaten?
Carly: I had a scone today. You know, this afternoon, this morning or something.
Sonny: Well, I’ll make you something.
Carly: You’re going to cook for me now?
Sonny: What, you got a problem with that?
Carly: Besides disbelief, no.
Sonny: Ok, well, relax, lie down, close your eyes. I’ll be back in a little bit.
[They are sitting at the table, Carly is eating.]
Carly: I’ve always hated fish.
Sonny: Now you tell me.
Carly: No, I mean, I’ve never had smoked salmon before...in an omelette, especially. It’s really good. It’s delicious, actually. Thank you.
Sonny: No biggie. You know, you need protein. It was quick. You feeling better?
Carly: About smoked salmon? Yeah. Sure. Future still looks kind of bleak though.
Sonny: Then why not...why not stop obsessing about the future and concentrate on the here and now?
Carly: What should I do, Sonny? What, do you think I should build myself a nice, safe place between you on one side and the Quartermaines on the other side?
Sonny: Would you stop lumping me with the Quartermaines? I’m nothing like them.
Carly: Yeah, you’re both trying to take my baby from me, so...
Sonny: I'm not trying to take anything. I’m just demanding that, you know, I have a right to be in my own baby’s life. I grew up without a father. I’m not going to do that to my own kid.
Carly: Yeah, well, I grew up without a father, too. My adoptive father took off, so...
Sonny: So what are you saying, that you turned out all right?
Carly: What are you saying, that a mother is expendable?
Sonny: No.
Carly: Only if she’s me, right?
Sonny: I didn’t say that.
Carly: No, you did say that. You know what? You’ve said that many, many times.
Sonny: All right. You know what?
Carly: What?
Sonny: I take it back. I’m not going to take your baby from you. [Carly gives a little laugh.]
Carly: That last thing, can I have that in writing?
Sonny: Can you listen to my side for five seconds? You’re going to give birth to my one and only child. Do you want me to press my nose to the Quartermaine gates and watch while they raise my kid?
Carly: Fine. Then you need to get me out of there. The hitch is with Michael. Can you do that? [There is a knock on the door.]
Johnny: He says he has to talk...
[Edward bursts in.]
Edward: How predictable of you to swoop down on this girl the moment my back is turned. [To Carly.] Are you all right, dear?
Carly: I'm fine, Eddie. I was just getting some...
Edward: No, no, you don’t need to explain. Coercion is what Sonny does best.
Sonny: Edward, you got two choices...you either let yourself out or wail till you’re taken out.
Edward: Oh, I have no wish to linger here. I only came to bring you this. [He hands Sonny a piece of paper.] As you can see, it’s a restraining order keeping you fifty feet away from Carly.
