I don't own anything. But what I wouldn't give to own Jason…hmmm. Sorry happy thoughts. LOL any here is Chapter one… tell me if you think I should keep it up…Kisses

A DREAM BALL

Carly: Hey.

Jason: What's going on?

Carly: Well, you tell me. Ric came by asking a whole bunch of questions about Sonny, wanted to know if I've seen him since last night or heard from him.

Jason: Ric came by my place fishing for the same information.

Carly: Sonny's okay, right?

Jason: There are problems.

Carly: What kind of problems?

Jason: Carly, I can't talk about it --

Carly: Yes, you can. If something happened to Sonny, you can tell me, Jason. What's going on?

Jason: I -- I just went through this with Kate, okay? I can't --

Carly: Wow. Kate? I was married to Sonny. I have two kids with him. You're my best friend, and now I'm in the same category as Sonny's new girlfriend, Kate?

Jason: That's not what I was doing, Carly.

Carly: That's exactly what you did. But you know what? I know how you can make it up to me. You can be my date to the black-and-white ball.

Jason: Huh. Okay, sure. What the hell are you up to?


Carly: Why do you always assume that I'm up to something?

Jason: Are you serious?

Carly: What? Can't I just go to the ball with my best friend?

Jason: You know I don't like getting dressed up or dancing -- my two favorite things.

Carly: I know, okay, but I thought maybe this once, you can make an exception. I mean, Emily is hosting the ball. Nikolas is giving a large endowment in Alan's name to the hospital, and you know it would mean so much to Emily for you to be there.

Jason: Since when do you care about Emily?

Carly: I don't, okay? I don't. But I know you do and this is me making an effort.

Jason: No. Something else is going on. If you really wanted to go to the ball, you would just have Jax take you.

Carly: But it's not the same.

Jason: Why? Why do you need me to take you?

Jason: Why are you working so hard to get me to go to this party?

Carly: It's a ball, Jason. It's a social event. Emily would be so happy if you were there.

Jason: She said she didn't mind if I stayed home.

Carly: Well, of course she said that -- that's Emily, the do-gooder. You know how happy she would be if you actually showed up to support her?

Jason: Okay, you know what? You said all this before, Carly, I don't believe a word you're saying. So why don't you tell me what's really going on?


Carly: Oh, my -- Jason, I am just trying to do something nice for you, that's all.

Jason: How is it nice to drag me to some stupid ball?

Carly: Come on, Jason.

Jason: Can you -- can you please just get to the point?

Carly: Nikolas is giving an endowment to the hospital in Alan's name. I just thought you'd want to be there to honor your father.

Jason: Don't even go there.

Carly: You're making me crazy, do you know that?

Jason: Me? This isn't about me!

Carly: It's about Emily! You know? Maybe you should be there!

Jason: Well, she has Nikolas.

Carly: Who's still having those freaky mood swings, he's having blackouts, but yet he's still having this party for her. You should be there to support her -- you know, just in case.

Jason: In case what?

Carly: In case something went wrong?

Jason: Like what? What are you afraid might go wrong?


Jason: What do you think's going to go wrong at this party?

Carly: Nikolas still hasn't been diagnosed yet. I mean, he could fly off into a fit of rage.

Jason: Oh, so you -- you think he might hurt you?

Carly: No, I don't, but I think Emily will have a better time if she's not worrying about Nikolas, and you can be there to reassure her.

Jason: You're covering something, Carly.

Carly: Oh, my God. I cannot believe how suspicious you are of me!

Jason: This is what you do!

Carly: What do I do, Jason?

Jason: Well, you come up with some crazy scheme in your head; you keep it a secret till it blows up on your face. Why don't you just tell me now so I know what to expect?

Carly: You know, trust me, okay? My instincts are good.

Jason: Yeah, but they get you in trouble.

Carly: Well, how much trouble can I be in if you were there with me?

Jason: Oh, so that's it -- you want me to be there as backup? Is that what --

Jax: Jason. So, you taking Carly to the ball?

Jason: Can't -- business.

Jax: Would this business have anything to do with Sonny's disappearance?

Jax: Look, I have two stepsons that love their father, and they want to know when Sonny's coming home. So if there's anything that we should know, would you please tell us?

Jason: I'm handling it. I got to get back to work.

Carly: We're not done talking about the ball, Jason.

Jason: Carly, I'm not going, okay?

Jax: Well, there's your answer.

Carly: I'm still going.

Jason sat at the hospital waiting room. His head in his hands. 'Jesus, was that the last real conversation he would have with her?' Would her last words to him really be those… Jason stood up going to the window trying not to remember her words, her eyes, the blood…her eyes as the accused him and loved him.

"Jason!!!!!" Carly's scream pieced; as she hurled her body in front of him, a human shield, as two shots were popped off in the silence of terror, that had far surpass that of the metro court. Jason could feel the impact of the shots as they hit her back her eyes looked into his, wide filled with a painful love, a single a touched her check as it slid down her face her body began to drop as well. Jason arms came around her than.

"No! Carly…why?" the last part coming out in a whisper. Jason and Carly came to the floor him holding her. He new there were person rushing around them herd another shot or was it two? Herd the screams' but he couldn't look away. He couldn't.

"I love you." At her answer Jason felt his eyes water. "You betrayed me." Her voice so soft, it shook from the pain in her. Jason could tell it wasn't about her wounds, he could feel her blood soaking his clothing.

"Carly… I" the water escaped his eyes. His eyes begging hers to live, to forgive, too still be …Carly.

"No." Jason almost didn't hear her so soft was the sound. He felt hands pull him back as people tried to help.

"Jason. Jason?" the voice brought him back to the present. He turned to find Lulu. He didn't even note that he was crying. "Jason she will make it. She's a fighter, remember?"

"I killed her."

"NO. Carly is going to make it. She will. We all need her too much. And she ran to you Jason, you didn't kill her. She saved you. She..."

"You didn't see her eyes Lulu. I killed her. We all did." Before Lulu could respond he walked away. Lulu watched him walk away. Wonder how after surviving…everything, that this could happen. How a night that started out so perfect could end a blood bath.