Jax: I left a message for dr. Drake earlier.

Nurse: Yes, it's right here, mr. Jax.

Jax: I don't need it anymore. You can throw it away.

Nurse: Ok.

Jax: What's the matter? You're upset. Did something happen?

Carly: Sonny's with michael. Jason talked me into it. He said it was good for michael.

Jax: Well, i don't often agree with jason, but this time he's right.

Carly: I am so -- i am so angry with sonny right now. All these years, jax -- all these years, no matter how crazy and wrong things got between us, no matter how badly sonny hurt me, i could always hold on to the fact that he loved those kids. He loved those kids more than he loved his own life. And he would do anything he could to protect them.Turned out not to be true.

Sonny: I -- i've seen your mother furious, but never -- never like this. She'd happily put a knife in my heart, and i can't really blame her. I let you down, buddy. I just -- i was -- i was supposed to protect you. That was my job. That was my privilege. But i did not honor it. I keep -- i keep wondering, you know, put myself in your place, trying to figure out -- did you hear a noise? Did -- how you saw it -- did you have time to be afraid? Did you ever think for one second, why didn't daddy save me?

Sonny: I failed you in the worst possible way. I -- i'm going to carry that -- i'm going to carry that for the rest of my life, but you know what? You're not going to have to because you're a better person than i am. You will not fail yourself. If you can hear me, little boy that i love so much, wake up. Come back to us. All you have to do -- listen, it's not that hard. You got to make a choice. You've got to choose to live. Your mommy and daddy need you so much.

Patrick: You know, i have been paying attention to fathers and babies. Yes, i know, i'm very surprised myself even. But, you know, i've been watching the way they interact. Everybody giggling and cooing, everybody's all cute and bundly. Then out of nowhere, for no apparent reason, the kid starts screaming and wailing. And then --

robin: And you want to run to the nearest race track, get in your car and floor it to 180 miles per hour.

Patrick: Basically, yes. Straight into a wall.

Robin: Poor patrick.

Patrick: I just -- you know, i don't know. I mean, dirty diapers and daddy boot camp? I mean, what is daddy boot camp anyways? But still, i can't deny that this kid is coming. Especially when i see your belly popping out a little bit more every day.

Robin: See, there it is -- the ugly truth.

Patrick: What are you talking about?

Robin: I will spare you from having to say it out loud -- i am fat. I am. You think it and i know it.

Carly: The only person who carries more of the blame than sonny in all this is me.

Jax: How do you figure?

Carly: Because i chose him. And i wouldn't stop until sonny was entrenched in my life.

Jax: This anger isn't helping anyone, ok? You need to harness all your positive energy and focus it on michael. I'm not saying that you can't be angry. Or that you should reconsider sonny's place in the boys' lives. But that can be put on hold because right now it's aboutmichael. And michael needs his parents to be acting in concert, ok? Listen to me -- the best thing you can do for your boy is to get along with his father within these walls.

Carly: This coming from a man who hates sonny and every single thing he stands for.

Jax: And that hasn't changed. But for now, we need to focus on michael. And i would really like to go and tell my stepson that's exactly what we're going to do. Hey -- are you going to stand with me or not?

Sonny: You've always been so much like your mother -- the same stubbornness, determination, strength. That's a good thing because you are going to need that to draw from. Michael, you don't want to go into that deep, still place. Do you hear me? You don't --

sonny: Um, i'm going to come by tomorrow. And i'm going -- i'll just call ahead if that's all --

carly: You don't have to do that. You can come whenever you want.

Sonny: I just want to -- i don't want to --

carly: We can deal with what is going on with us later. Michael matters right now.@@uuppxx|~
Patrick: You're not fat, you're pregnant -- and there's a huge difference.

Robin: Operative word being huge. And don't tell me you haven't noticed that i can't stop stuffing my face. I mean, how many cookies did you have, one?

Patrick: None, actually. I mean, i thought we were going to share, but that's ok.

Robin: Exactly -- i mean, i literally can't stop myself. I'm puffed up like a blowfish, and my feet are swollen, but i still want more. More ribs, more ice cream, more cookies. I mean, i look like a cross between a penguin and a cow.

Patrick: That's not true -- you glide across the room like poetry in motion.

Robin: That's really nice of you to say that you think i'm still pretty even though i'm crammed to the gills with a baby you don't even want in the first place.

Patrick: Hey, you have a sweet little bump, and you're glowing. You're more beautiful than ever.

Claudia: Hey, you the moron on the motorcycle going 90 down the alley?

Jason: I guess so.

Claudia: You almost made me run into a dumpster.

Jason: Well, you were doing 50 going the wrong way.

Claudia: Ok, so maybe we both like to go a little too fast. Neither one of us can call the cops on the other one, so it looks like a standoff. You think it's a trend?

Kate: I saw your car come in, and i'm worried about you.

Sonny: I'm here.

Kate: Right, ok, um, i shouldn't have come.

Sonny: No, no --

kate: No, you made it clear that my presence is painful since it reminds you of protecting me instead of michael.

Sonny: Please -- you've got to understand something, ok? I don't blame you, and i don't regret saving your life. It's precious to me, and i love you very much. But i just don't know, right now, how to fix this.

Kate: Neither do i. Maybe we shouldn't try right now. Maybe you should just let me hold you.

Jax: I'm sorry, michael. I'm sorry this happened to you. I'm sorry that i wasn't here. But i always carry you in my heart wherever i go. It will always be that way. You know, you changed the
course of my life. Instead of shutting me out and seeing me as an obstacle keeping your parents apart, you opened your heart. You welcomed me into your home. Then you taught me how to fit into a functioning family with all the ups and downs and everyday chaos The best thing that ever happened to me. I've loved being your stepfather. Yeah, from the big moments like going to disney world, tucking you into bed at night -- it's been a joy watching you grow up.

Carly: Hold on -- why does it

sound like you're saying goodbye to him?

Robin: This is nice.

Robin: I've missed us.

Patrick: Yeah, me too. It's been weird for like a year. Together, apart, somewhere in the middle. One thing has always stayed the same though, i -- i love you just as much as ever.

Robin: I love you, too. You know, maybe that can be -- maybe that can be enough for now, if we just love each other. Maybe everything else will just work itself out.

Patrick: You think we can do that?

Robin: I think it's worth a try

patrick: Yeah, it is. Although i would like to put something on record.

Robin: Ok.

Patrick: I meant what i said earlier. You're more beautiful than ever.

Robin: I don't believe you. I think you're just into my big boobs.

Patrick: But i do like them, so bring them over here.

Claudia: How's michael?

Jason: No change.

Claudia: I was with carly when she found out.

Jason: Why's that?

Claudia: No reason, i just was there. I was at the hotel. We got into an argument -- business as usual. I was with her when she got the call. And so, i just -- i don't think that people in our line of work should procreate. It's not fair to the kids, making them grow up in that environment. When they grow up with bodyguards, and guns, and bulletproof glass. Even if they manage to adjust or they live long enough to make their own choices, they usually become nothing but gangsters themselves. I personally have always known kids were not in my future, and i am ok with that. I have nothing to lose and a whole lot less to regret, right? I think we're alike in that way, too.

Carly: Look, i know it's scary to see michael like this. You find yourself thinking that he's not going to recover. Because look at him -- he's so small and tiny and helpless. But michael is getting stronger. His color is coming back in his cheeks. He's gathering strength to come back to us, and i know it. I know it. I'm his mother. You have to believe me, jax, and you have to believe in michael.

Jax: You have the best instincts of anyone i've ever known. If you say that he's coming back, then i'm a believer.

Carly: He's coming back.

Kate: Well, it's a good sign

carly let you in to see michael.

Sonny: Yep, i guess. She still holds me responsible for what happened. But, you know, jason -- he's a good guy, you know. He convinced her that it's the best thing for michael.

Kate: I just wish she wouldn't take her pain and anger out on you.

Sonny: I can take what i deserve.

Sonny: You know what i realized?

Kate: What?

Sonny: It's very easy for me to tap into despair, to go into the dark place. But i'm not going to let that happen. Do you know why?

Kate: Why?

Sonny: Because that would mean that i'm just being self-indulgent. And that would mean that i would be abandoning michael. And as God is my witness, i will never let that happenagain.


>> On the next "General Hospital" --

Lulu: The Haunted Star is reopening tonight.

Lucky: And I was hoping you would go with me.

Carly: He's going to wake up, and I am going to be here.

Jason: We're going to find who shot Michael. We're going to go after