The Sins of the Fathers

Written by Robowitch on 09-Sep-2002 2:11 PM [#122]:

...So am I''

''And there is something else I need to tell you....I've just gotten married to the man who tried to kill you. I guess that makes me your... Oh my God, how can I be? How can I have....? how.....? *gasp*.''

Strong hands fall on her shoulders, ''Alexis, breathe.''

Alexis whips around ready to strike the man behind her, but Sonny deftly catches her hand mere inches from his face. ''Now my darling wife, you wouldn't want to strike your husband before we even get to take our honeymoon, do you?''

''Sonny, I married a man I thought cared about family, and now I found that Zander is your son and you tried to have him murdered? I believe this shows our marriage contract was in bad faith and therefore null and void. I shall be having it annulled immediately,'' Alexis' voice cracks as she says the words, the pain and betrayal evident in her eyes.

''Alexis, you don't know the whole story. I was paid to have the hit put out on Zander. I had no idea he was my son until it was already in motion. I did everything in my power to stop it before it was carried out.''

What happens next?
''How can I trust you Sonny?''
''Thank goodness.''