Title- The Truth Hurts
Couple- Jarly/Carjax triangle.
Disclaimer- These characters belong to TPTB at GH.
Premise- The current storyline takes a twist that threatens to end Jarly forever. The best description of this story's tone is fast and gritty.
Note-
1. For storyline purposes, Irina and Elizabeth both do not exist. There's no room for them in this story.
2. Carly sent the info about Alcazar to Diane via FedEx but Carly never made it to the courthouse herself.
3.Any medical stuff in this story is not meant to be realistic.
I shouldn't start another story but sometimes I just can't help myself when it comes to Jarly. They are the best supercouple ever presented on daytime television, imo, and their love story is inspiring in every way. This story will be pretty short.
Chapter One
Nothing put Jason Morgan into more of a panic than knowing that Carly was missing. Again.
He couldn't believe he had let it happen, but he had. He hated himself for that- but their wasn't time to think about all his mistakes, all his missteps, all the ways he should have done better by her, not right now.
He had rushed out of the courtroom only an hour before, as soon as the jury foreman said "We find the accused, Jason Morgan, in the top charge of this indictment- murder in the first degree- not guilty."
The bailiff had to hold him back from leaving until the judge officially released him by entering the ruling into the public record and banging his gavel. Jason had looked at Diane. "I can go?"
She nodded and then he was gone, running out of the building and jumping into the limo Max had waiting for Sonny at the curb. He wanted to go straight to the airport and get to Venezuela to pull Carly away from Jerry Jacks, who was only hours from getting a bullet to his brain if Jason had anything to say about it, but it wasn't that simple. Jason had to head to his Penthouse and grab clothes, his gun, and passport first.
Knock. Knock.
He jerked open the door. "I don't got time."
Jasper Jacks stared back at him, looking pale and disheveled. "You have time for this, believe me."
"What?" His tone was sharp, his mind already in South America.
Why didn't she listen to me? Jason asked himself. Why does Carly always do this? She knows it will kill me if something happens to her...nothing will happen to her...I won't let it.
Jax walked in, carrying a disc. "You need to watch this."
Jason took a second look at the man, taking a moment to really see the shape he was in. Jason's blood went cold, his mouth dry, his heart slowed down. "Just tell me what it is! Did your brother get Carly into some kind of trouble? I don't care what she says I'm not letting him ever get near her again after this..."
"Just watch it, will you? If you want to find her, you need to see this."
Jason didn't want to waste time on whatever this was but grabbed the disc and jammed it into the DVD player. A grainy surveillance video showed Carly strapped to a chair. Her hair was dirty and messy, her facial features slack. She was clearly drugged out of mind.
Jason's whole body went tense. Oh god, no, he thought. His eyes jerked over to Jax. "How could you let this happen?"
"Shut-up and listen."
He didn't want to listen though, Jason wanted to rush to wherever Carly was and save her. Now. To get her back. Bring her home. She shouldn't be out of his sight, held by some madman, tortured and threatened and in pain. It tore at his heart.
Jason forced his eyes back to the screen when he heard Jerry yell "You will tell me the truth this time. Those drugs flowing through you leave you very little choice, actually. I won't allow you to break my brother's heart with your faithless ways."
"He's a dead man," Jason hissed.
Jerry held a syringe in his hand. He moved close to Carly again.
Jason fingers clenched and unclenched. "Where are they?"
"It looks like a warehouse in town," Jax said. "See those crates in the back are marked Port Charles Harbor Authority."
"I'll find them," Jason said. He turned to run from the apartment, wanting to get to Carly and also not to see that video anymore. She looked lost, scared, abandoned, abused- like she needed him. He had to rescue her before it was too late.
His mind wasn't working at full speed or else he would have known to watch the whole recording, to get as many clues as possible. But all Jason knew was Carly was in trouble.
Jax stepped in front of him and pushed at his chest. "I said you need to watch it. All of it."
"Screw you." Jason punched him. "Your friggin brother did this. Look what he did to her!"
Jax, from his spot on the ground, wiped blood off his lip. His eyes were filled with anguish. "Its what you did to her, Jason. You put her in this position."
"No..."
On the TV, Jerry was right up in Carly's face. "You and your insufferable blabbering on about Jason. And what do you say about my brother? Not half as much. What brings that desperately needy look into your eye? Not saving your husband. No! Jason is the one you'd go to the ends of the earth for. You're going to be honest with me now, darling sister-in-law. Or I'll pump you so full of drugs you won't even remember who you are let alone anything about your best friend."
Jason's head spun back to look at the screen again.
Carly whimpered, "What do you want to know? I'll tell you anything...just let me go...I need to get home to my boys...Micheal and Morgan...my beautiful babies...so much like Jason, both of them,...its crazy cause he's not even their father, not bio...bio...what did you give me? I feel funny."
"You like talking. Talk. You have a little issue with honesty, though, don't you? So I thought I'd make it simple for both of us. You aren't going home to lie to Jax and make a million promises about a future that will never happen. You're going to sit right here in this room and tell him the truth. Smile for the camera, Carly. Jax is probably home by now, back from looking for me and wondering where his wifey is...say hello."
"Please, let me go."
Tears pricked the back of Jason's eyes. He let out a harsh breath.
Carly went on, "Someone did this to me before...I can't take being tied up like this...you're making a mistake...Sonny will hunt you down but Jason will be the one who finds you...you don't want that, Jerry,...I don't want to have to tell Jax what Jason did to you...that you got what you deserve...it'll break Jax, I know it will...don't make me break him...don't...let me go home."
"Hmmm. Maybe you do care for him, some. But is it enough that I will let you survive? What do you think?" Jerry pulled out a gun and pointed at her heart.
Jason looked at Jax. "He doesn't?"
For the time it took for Jax to open his mouth and answer, a few heartbeats, Jason didn't breathe.
"No."
"If he just goes on like this, with his insane rants, then I don't need to hear it. I got to go look for her, get Spinelli working on enhancing this disc so we can figure out where it was shot-"
Jerry asked Carly, "Which man do you love most? Is it your ex-husband, Sonny? Your supposed love of your life, Jax? Or is it, truly deep down in that bitter little thing you call a soul, Jason who you love, honor and cherish above all others? Answer me, you conniving little wench."
"Yes, yes, yes, I love them, yes. Is that good enough for you? I told you the truth."
"What truth? You love them all? No, that's not how this game is played, precious. Just like you only get one father in life, and you only get one soulmate. One. So who owns the biggest piece of that ugly mangled clump in your chest you pass off as a heart?"
"My boys."
"Don't you dare play games with me. I'm not talking children, and you bloody well know it. I want to know if I had this gun here," he ran it over her chest "pointed at Jason what would you do? Jump in front of it and let yourself be killed for him? Leave my brother mourning a woman who never really loved him at all?"
"I do love Jax. He's my future."
"He's no more than your third or fourth choice. Anyone can see that."
"Put the gun down. Don't kill me...I have children that need me...I have to get home...Jason will be so mad at me...but I had to save him. I need to see him...He needs me...you don't understand and that's okay but Jason needs me right now so I have to go..."
"There you go with the Jason talk again! Just answer the question. Now."
"What? I'll tell you anything if you will let me go."
"Then tell me!"
"What?" She was sobbing now. "What? I told you everything already. I don't know what you want."
"Are you in love with Jason Morgan?"
"Yes, of course, that's not any secret...everyone knows...Jax knows...he's not mad...please let me go to the courthouse like you promised. Jason will help us find Jax...he won't let me down. He loves me...he'll help us, Jerry. You'll see. I need to go. I was supposed to be watching Spinelli. You don't want Jason to find out you kept me from doing that...he could hurt you...I won't be able to protect you if he finds out about this, whatever this was about, let me go."
"You're not going anywhere, Carly. Not until Jax knows what a liar you are. Why did you even marry him?" There was true distaste for her, and pain for his brother, in Jerry's words "You can't be in love with my brother and Jason and Sonny at the same time, you crazy little tramp."
"I'm not crazy! I married Jax because we want the same things. We're going to be a happy, perfect family together. Normal. Stable. With more babies and even grandchildren one day. I didn't lie. I love him. I do...its not my fault I love Jason more...don't kill me over that...please...I'll try harder to not love Jason...I just need to try harder..give me more time to try..please..."
He raised the gun he was holding to point it at her head.
"No, don't!"
Jerry spun around and shot out the camera recording them.
Jason was shaking with fury. He turned to flee the Penthouse but Jax's words froze him in place.
"Did you catch it?" Jax asked. "Right before the screen went dark Carly mouthed something. I watched it several times already. I think it's a clue about where she is...watch it again. I thought I made it out but it makes no sense...not really...so I think she must have said something else. If I didn't need your help to figure it out I wouldn't even be here so look at her- look at that women you claim to know so well- and tell me what she said!"
Jason rewound it ten seconds back. He studied Carly. She mouthed one word- but it was all he needed to know. He ran for the stairs, taking them two at a time, desperate to find her before it was too late.
Jax tried to keep up with him but when Jason jumped on his bike and roared out of the parking garage Jax lost sight of him.
Jason was sure Jax didn't know what the message Carly sent meant, but Jason did. She had mouthed "Diego."