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"You know you're stuck here, right? This storm isn't gonna let up till morning.", Claudia said as she held the remote turning the TV down.
Jason looked at the television and then brought his focus to Claudia. She was damn gorgeous. How couldn't he have seen this before?! His eyes followed down her body. If he was stranded, I guess he didn't mind if he were with her. Claudia met his stare and smiled at the thought of Jason Morgan checking her out.
" Jason, you're soaked.", Claudia blurted, finally noticing he could probably get pneumonia and not to mention he was destroyingher new couch flown in from Milan.
Jason looked down at his clothes and laughed. " Yeah, I guess I am."
" I could get you something from John's room, if you want.", she suggested. Jason nodded. Claudia rose from the couch and went to John's room.
She came back with a shirt and some sweats and handed them to him.
" Thank you.", he said.
" Wow, I get two thank yous in less than an hour and from you of all people...who would've ever guessed."
Jason smiled. " Your bathroom?"
" Oh.", she said pointing right. Jason walked to the bathroom and closed the door. Claudia let out a big sigh. Jason Morgan was on her side. This was the last thing she expected tonight. One less thing to worry about.
When Jason finally came out she asked " Everything fit?" Being that they were stretch pants and the shirt was a little big, she was certain that it would. Not that John was scrawny or anything, just that Jason was, well.. huge.
" Yeah, thanks."
" Third one! Wow, you keep this up and I'm gonna have to check your temperature.", Claudia said with laughter. Jason laughed too.
" I just wanted to let you know I appreciate what you're doing for me.", he said to her, all jokes aside.
" What is that?", she asked.
" Looking out for me, helping me. I want to do the same for you. Speaking of that, what's going on with you and Ric?", Jason asked as he flopped down next to her. She could tell he was serious.
" N-Nothings going on with me and Ric.", Claudia said, messing with the strings on her robe.
Jason noticed her continuous fidgeting and furrowed his eyebrows. " Are you sleeping with him?"
" Ric? Ric Lansing?" she asked him, disgusted at the thought.
" You don't have to lie to me."
" I'm not sleeping with him!", she yelled.
" Okay, okay." Jason said surrendering his hands. " I'll take your word for it but something is going on with you two and if you're in trouble you need to tell me now."
Claudia looked up at Jason and saw the concern in his eyes. She never thought she'd see that in his eyes, not for her. She couldn't tell him though, could she?
" I-I'm not in trouble.", she said.
" You sure? Anthony's not bothering you? I heard that he bad mouthed you the other day and Sonny saved you.", Jason explained.
Claudia began to fidget again as tears began to form in her dark eyes. For some strange reason, her father got to her. It hurt her to know that her father loved her brother more than her. Not that she'd hate John or hold it against him; she loved her brother and no one would ever get in the way of that. She'd do anything for him. Including sleep with Ric Lansing. It was just that she'd never be as important. He didn't care if she lived or died. And Claudia definitely didn't believe his fake attempt to apologize and the sudden professed love.
" You keeping tabs on me?", She asked with a mixture of laughter and sobs.
Jason brushed her tears away with his thumb " Diane told me."
Claudia sniffled. " It's nothing new, Jason. He calls me slut, whore, you name it. Nothing I can't take though"
Jason knew better. Underneath her dark, tough facade, he knew that there was a softer side to her. He knew she had feelings and that she had a heart just like any other person; she just hid it well.
" You can only take so much, Claudia. He doesn't define who you are and you shouldn't let him."
" You sound like Sonny.", She said with laughter. She could see Jason had gotten uncomfortable. " Sorry."
Jason shrugged it off. " It's better for Anthony that I wasn't there. I would have dumped him out of his wheelchair and broke off his arms, permanently."
They both laughed.
" Really?" she asked laughing, picking at her thumb.
Jason nodded yes and she smiled. Jason Morgan cared about her.
" If I were crazy I'd think you care about me.", she said bumping his shoulder with hers.
Jason blushed. " You are crazy."
Claudia's mouth dropped as she laughed. She hit Jason with a pillow.
" But you thought right", Jason said causing the laughter to stop. Their eyes met and they both began leaned towards each other.
knock. knock. They both sighed. Claudia rose and went to look in the peep hole. It was her father. Claudia sighed and opened the door.
" You hear from your brother?", Anthony asked as he wheeled into the room. " Morgan, what are you doing here? You sleeping with him Claudia?"
Claudia inhaled. " No daddy, Jason was just stopping by."
" Sure he was, right into your bed."
" Watch it, Anthony." Jason blurted. He wasn't going to sit there and let Anthony disrespect Claudia in his presence.
" You are aren't ya? You're sleeping with my daughter.", Anthony said, noticing how protective Jason was becoming of Claudia.
" That's none of your damn business.", Jason said filling in the gap between them.
" Claudia, tell your boyfriend to calm down. I'm here about John.", Anthony ordered, his stare never leaving Jason's.
" I told you I haven't heard from him.", Claudia said as she opened the door.
" You heard her" Jason said, his eyes dim and dark, " get the hell out."
Anthony was silent, holding the longing stare between he and Jason.
Anthony finally broke the stare once he figured Jason wasn't going to budge. He wheeled to the door and said " Get your boyfriend under control" Anthony wheeled backwards out the door, eyeing them both. Something just didn't sit right with this he thought.
" She doesn't take order from you and neither do I.", Jason said and slammed the door in Anthony's face.
Claudia was shocked. Jason was taking their new formed friendship seriously. Where was this coming from and why all of a sudden?
Claudia cleared her throat. "Thank you"
Jason nodded " You're welcome"
Jason made his way back to the couch as Claudia made her way to the bar. She needed a drink, bad.
Jason couldn't help but notice her shape. Maybe it was the rain or the scotch talking but he couldn't help but imagine taking Claudia into that bedroom. Jason was still staring down her body when Claudia turned around. She'd been watching him. She knew that look and she knew exactly what he was thinking about.
After taking a sip out of her vodka she asked " Why not just ask me?"
Jason snapped back into focus. " Ask you what?"
Claudia let out a devilish laugh. " I know what you want, Morgan."
" What is that?" he asked, curious to know what she was getting at, hoping she didn't know the truth.
" Me", she said. Jason gulped. She was right, dead on right. He had for a long time. That's why he'd hate to bump into her or have her show up unexpected. She probably thought it was because he hated her guts but she was wrong. He hated to see her because she was reminding him of what he couldn't have.
Jason's body moved before his brain or mouth could respond, making his way to Claudia. When he did, he crashed his lips opon Claudia's as she wrapped her arms around his neck. Damn this felt good he thought.