Reality is all about Perception


Disclaimer: Characters and settings are the property of ABC/Disney and the writers/producers of General Hospital. No copyright infringement is intended.

AN: Waring… warning… It's all paperwork, but it's also all relative. Damn, I was hoping to get to Sonny/Sam this chapter; maybe next time. I haven't had this much fun writing fanfiction in a long time. I'm not done with Jax just yet, and for Lil-Leti… watch what you wish for.


Rushing into General Hospital, Bobbie clutched her purse protectively against her chest. As she moved as fast as her feet would allow. Breathing hard, she rushed down to the Blood Laboratory. Bobbie was slightly out of breath when she placed her purse down on the table.

"Whoa, Bobbie where is the fire?" Epiphany laughed until she saw Bobbie's face. "What happened?"

"Jerry Jax, he implied that something he did something to Josslyn," Bobbie chocked out as she pulled out several tubes of blood. "Carly's destroyed. I got these here as soon as I could. I need to have her blood tested…"

"We'll make this a priory one," Epiphany comforted as she watched one of the strongest women she knew crack just a bit. "We'll test it and then re-test it; that smug slimy bastard won't get away with this."

"Who won't get away with what?" Robin asked as she stood in the doorway.

"Doctor Scorpio, just the person I was looking for. We have a priory one rush, on these vials of blood for an unknown contamination. Check for everything, and then recheck," Epiphany ordered as the short woman toddled into the lab.

"Whose blood is it?" Robin asked as she picked up one of the vials.

"Patient confidentiality prevents me from saying," Epiphany covered. "Bobbie and I are going to dinner at Kelly's if you need me." Quickly Epiphany maneuvered Bobbie out of the lab.

"You really didn't have to cover," Bobbie whispered as she struggled to control her emotions.

"Oh yes, I did. As much as Robin would like to calm that she's over everything havening to do with Carly, everyone knows she's not. Now, I'm not saying that she wouldn't do her job; she would just take extra long to do so. And at this point, we needed that information yesterday," Epiphany explained. "Plus, I don't have to hear any ranting or raving."

Chocking back on her laughter, Bobbie smiled. "Well, that's so beyond true."


~Jarly~


Jason struggled to control his anger as he closed the bedroom door. He watched as Michael took a step back from him instinctually. Forcing his body to relax, Jason took a deep breath before he faced Michael again.

"Michael, you didn't this," Jason stated when he noticed the tension in Michael's body.

"But I had Josslyn," Michael countered.

"Thank God for that. Stop and think it through. If Josslyn had been at the house, Jerry would have truly done something to her. Right now, we're just making sure that everything is fine, instead of scrambling to find a cure for some disease," Jason reasoned.

"So you think he was bluffing too," Michael hoped.

"At this point, all we have is his word. If he brought any evidence it would be at the house," Jason explained. "Of which will be found and then brought here. You did good tonight, you stayed calm and you helped your mother stay calm."

"It helps to know that he's dead. He is dead, right?" Michael replied.

"Very much so," Jason said as he moved towards the living room where Morgan sat next to Milo on the couch. Jason observed Morgan for signs of trauma, noting that the kid was jumpy and constantly looking back towards the bedroom where Carly was currently sleeping.

"Morgan, your mama is sleeping right now," Jason started to explain.

"But she's alright, right? I mean, the bad guys can't get to us here, can they?" Morgan rushed.

"Breath," Jason ordered seeing Morgan about to go on a tangent. 'Of all the things to get from Carly, he gets the long winded tangents.' Clearing his throat, Jason takes a seat in the leather chair opposite of Morgan. "She will be fine; she has all of her children here with her. I have five guards stationed around the house. No one is getting inside but my people."

"That's good. Mama trusts you to watch over us," Morgan reasoned as he relaxed a bit.

"Good, now I know it's been a long night, but it is time for bed. You and Michael will be sharing a room. Don't be surprised if your mother comes in and checks on you," Jason stated as Michael took a hold of Morgan's hand, leading him towards their bedroom. Jason saw Morgan break away from Michael and rush over to him. The impact of his small body hitting him, was only slightly less forceful then Carly's.

"Thank you, not even daddy couldn't have handled this as well as you can," Morgan whispered into his ear as Jason groaned a bit over the tightening of the little boys arms. And just like that, he was released. 'Great another thing he got from her.'

"Boss, Max called. He says that he found several documents that he thinks you need to see. And that everything is a go on your orders," Milo stated as he got up from the coach.

"Milo, wait for Max to get here, and then go home. Get some sleep, be back here by nine thirty," Jason ordered as he got up to check on the boys.


~Jarly~


Max struggled to control his body's reaction, he knew he was sweating he could feel his clothes sticking to him. Grumbling, he took a swig of water from the bottle in his car's console. Swallowing his throat was already dry.

"This is going to be bad. Cheer up Max, Jason can only kill you once," Max stated as he attempted to give himself a pep talk. As he reached over, he picked up the multiple files that were found at the house. "However, if Carly were to find out she would be over the moon, before she became a right terror. I don't know which one would be worst right now." Taking one last swig, of his water, Max got out of the car. "I need to start storing vodka in the car."

As he approached the safe house, Max watched as his little brother stepped outside to greet him as was their custom from watching over Carly and the boys for so long.

"Hey Max, did you find anything?" Milo inquired.

"More then I wanted too," Max answered. "DON'T leave without me."

"Ah, Max…."

"Let me guess, he ordered you home once I got here," Max sighed.

"Yeah," Milo stated. "That bad?"

"Depends on how Carly reacts," Max retorted. He watched his little brother pale at his response. "But it can also be a good thing."

"Can is the opportune word, right?" Milo countered. "I'm back here at nine thirty."

"Yeah," Max whispered as he handed over the keys to the car. As he moved into the house he noted several guards in strategic positions around the house. 'He's prepared for outside attack, he won't be prepared for this.'

He had just finished putting the paperwork down in some semblance of order when he heard Jason's footfalls. Max squared his shoulders as tension sung within him.

"It's really that bad?" Jason inquired as he took up the leather seat again.

"Depends on your mood," Max choked out.

"Max, I'm not going to kill you. Just give it to me straight," Jason grumbled as he picked up one of the files. He flipped it open, and was stunned. "How!"

"We think Sam or Sonny or both… she was the only one who would have had that much access at the time. It was a crazy time Boss. But Sam could only have had that much access with Sonny's permission and authorization. Carly was too busy trying to convince the doctor to operate on you to notice any of the paperwork Sam or Sonny were filing out on your behalf," Max rushed out.

"Call Spinelli; get him here. NOW!" Jason roared as his eyes became glacier cold. He leaped up from his chair and started to pace the length of the room as he looked over the file in front of him. "I want to know when this happen, who authorized it and why I wasn't informed as soon as the doctor cleared me."

Max unsteadily opened his phone and hit the speed dial for Milo. He heard it ring twice before his brother's voice came over the line. "Pick up Spinelli, get Jason's extra special at No Name and put the lead on it," Max swiftly ordered before he hung up.

"What's in the other folders?" Jason queried as he passed Max.

"Jax was moving land into Carly's name and medical supplies. I can't make heads or tails of that one but it looks like he was setting her up for something big. There is one in there on his agreement with Elizabeth Webber for … surrogacy and pregnancy impregnation technique. Which just confused me, I thought she reneged on the whole deal," Max probed.

"I thought she did also. It was something for him and Courtney," Jason offered.

"Yeah, I thought that was the case, but then why is Carly's name mentioned in the file?" Max pondered.

"Which one?" Jason demanded as he stopped dead.

"Third file in," Max responded quickly. "You don't think Jax did…"

Jason whipped the file off the table and started to read the contents. "Oh, god," Jason muttered as he nearly fell into the leather chair in shock. "He didn't. There is no way she would have agreed." Jason pulled the file apart. Sucking in his breath sharply, Jason growled as he clutched several pages. "Call Puerto Rico, get Johnny up here. Then call Diane, find out where she is on the custody of Jake. I want a new paternity test done on him; confirming both parents. Put a rush on it."

"Yes Boss," Max replied as he called Diane first. He looked over towards Jason to view him pulling out his own cell phone. He quickly explained the situation to Diane and gave her Jason's orders. He added his own version of sweet talk before turning back to business.

"Bobbie…"

Shaking his head as if to clear it, Jason was momentarily perplexed until understanding dawned on him. "No Bobbie, she's still sleeping. Look I'm calling about Josslyn. Yes, I understand that it's too soon to tell about any possible…."

Max observed his normally composed boss, struggle with his tormented emotions. Swallowing the lump in his throat, Max almost regards bringing Spinelli here.

"Bobbie!" Jason cuts off hitting his limit. "Jax was no saint. If I'm right, he's the one that did this. Have whoever is testing Josslyn's blood do a paternity test. Jax was infertile as well as impotent." Jason took a deep breath as he pinched the bridge of his nose. "Test it against me. Trust me; you don't want to know how."

"Jason! Jason!" Carly gushed as she ran into the room. "What happened? I heard shouting."

"It's just Maxie driving him crazy with her wedding plans," Spinelli explained as he cautiously entered the abode. "She's not taking 'no' for an answer and I fear that Stone Cold is fastly approaching his limitless patience with her."

"Oh," Carly exhaled as she completely relaxed. "You inform Maxie, that I'm the only one who gets to give Jason headaches. And if she doesn't watch herself, she'll meet hurricane Carly. Hundred miles an hour and all," Carly threatened as she quickly looked over the room.

"The kids are in their rooms, come on I'll show you," Jason offered as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

"You did real good there Spinelli," Max complimented as he watched Jason lead Carly towards the boy's room. "Real good, now I'm sure that Milo has already explained the situation to you, but since then it's gotten a whole lot more complicated. Milo put the food on the table; Spinelli, we have several files that we need more information on. They are also on the table. I'll be right back."

"Where are you going?" Milo demanded softly. He hated being left out.

"I'm stepping outside to call DeMarco back from Puerto Rico," Max responded.

"Oh god," Milo breathed.

"Who's DeMarco?" Spinelli asked as he set up his computer on the table.


~Jarly~


Epiphany observed her co-workers growing paler before she pulled the phone away from her ear. Trying not to be a gossip, she knew something had just shattered in Bobbie's world. "Everything okay?" Epiphany probed gently.

"Maybe, but maybe not," Bobbie whispered still completely shell shocked. "But I think we have a little problem."

"What's that?" Epiphany asked as she tucked into a piece of her desert.

"We need to do a paternity test on Josslyn's blood," Bobbie answered as her face started to regain color.

"Against whom?" Epiphany wondered.

"Jason," Bobbie whispered.

"Oh yeah. We got a problem," Epiphany laughed.

~Jarly~

TBC