Chapter 4
"We need to talk," Jason said.
"Whatever about?" She gave him a look that made him smile.
"I'm in love with you."
Alexis let out some noise that he'd never heard before. It was a cross between snorting and choking. If looks could kill, he'd be dead. He instantly smiled to her and leaned forward to take her hands in his.
"Alexis, I'm kidding." He grinned.
"Whaa...you..."
"It was a joke ... calm ... no ... um ..."
"You're a f--ing idiot," she said, not amused, pushing his hands away from hers.
"Sorry." Jason laughed, watching her pace in front of him. She went for her keys on the desk and turned the knob on the door, "Wait!! Alexis? Where are you going?"
Alexis turned to Jason and smiled sweetly, "I need to go find Lorenzo Alcazar. I need to sleep with him so he doesn't feel left out…I mean, he is the last 'mob' personality in town that I haven't f—cked…" She threw her keys back on the desk and began pacing again, "wait…does this mean that Max and Milo are on the list? Max is kind-a cute…in his own way…man you know, Jase, I'm really glad that Manny is no longer with us…he'd probably like to do it with a gun pointed to my head."
"Alexis!!" Jason laughed once more before placing his hands on her shoulders to steady her, "Please, just, sit with me…"
"Not in your lap right?" She gave him a look.
He smiled, "If you want …" he joked, but when he opened his eyes to that face … the one that said to go shove something somewhere, he released his hands and followed her to the couch. They sat in an uncomfortable silence for a moment.
"Jason … what happened?"
He shook his head and rubbed his eyes, "We were drunk. Alexis, it was unexplainable really, I mean, I wanted you …"
"And I wanted you …"
He looked in her eyes. He had missed her … Alexis his friend.
"Sonny left out of here extremely angry."
"Did you tell him?"
"Hell no!!"
"Yeah, he'd be upset if he knew I slept with his daughter's mother."
"No…it's not that Jase, he'd be upset that you slept with the woman that he's been sleeping with for the past month…"
Jason blinked twice, then one longer one, "Say that again."
Alexis looked down, "Sonny and I have been sleeping together for…"
"Oh my God."
"Yeah."
"No, Alexis … this is bad. This is really, really bad. Oh my God, oh my God, oh … my … God …"
"Now you know why I was acting like that this morning."
"When he came over … with the coffee … to give you energy for … oh my God!!"
Alexis nodded.
"Then … why was he angry when he left?"
"I wouldn't…" she showed with her hands, "you know."
"Oh my God."
"You really should move on from that phrase."
"Okay…holy sh--."
"You can say that again."
"Okay…holy…"
"Shut up."
"So he's mad that you didn't sleep with him this morning?"
"He's mad that I didn't tell him why I wouldn't."
Jason nodded, "Why wouldn't you?"
"Jason!!"
"What?"
"Ahhh!" She stood exasperated, "I had just SLEPT with you!! I…" Alexis looked to the door, than was wide open…there he was…not Sonny. Man, she wished it was Sonny.
"Ric?"
Ric looked from Alexis to Jason…not sure that he really just heard what he heard, "What the hell is going on?"
"Ric."
"Yes…it's me. Jason, you're under arrest." Ric said smugly, ripping out his cell phone to call the P.C.P.D.
Jason rolled his eyes on the couch and leaned back, looking up to Alexis who was standing before him with a 'deer in the headlights' look. She was staring at Ric, but once Viola walked in with the girls, her whole demeanor changed.
Her expression went to that of happiness and love, "Hey my girls!! Did you have fun with Daddy Ric last night?"
"Yes!!" Kristina answered as her mom picked up Molly. She looked over to the couch, "Jason!"
"Hey, Kristina."
"Where's Sam?"
Jason looked to Ric, "I'm not sure honey. She's traveling around the country to get you so many presents." He tickled her before Alexis took her hand.
"Come on, girls, Viola's taking you to the park!"
"Yay!!" Kristina and Molly said in unison.
"I am?" Viola expressed her confusion.
"Please…for the love of God…please."
"Okay…of course I will…come on sweeties." Violas smiled once more as Alexis kissed her girls good-bye.
Once alone, Alexis walked up to Ric, leaving Jason on the couch, "Ric, don't do this."
He closed his cell phone after making the call.
"You slept with him?"
"It was an accident." Alexis looked away.
"Oh, so his thing just found its way…"
"Oh My GOD!! Ric!! You're forgetting how you slept with MY DAUGHTER last year!!"
"He's a fugitive, Alexis, and a cop-killer, he's toast."
"He didn't…"
"Yes, I did," Jason interrupted, moving to stand in front of Alexis, "I killed him."
"Jason?" Alexis moved from around him and stood between the two men, "Shut the hell up."
"Are you his lawyer now, too, Alexis?"
"Ric…please go wait outside for the cops."
"Like hell, he could easily sneak out the window and leave!"
To that, Jason responded, "I could also easily kick your ass and walk out the front door."
"Jesus." Alexis was exhausted from all of the drama. Jason placed his hand sweetly on her shoulder.
"You okay?"
Ric quickly maneuvered between them and took Alexis off to the side, not allowing Jason to leave his peripheral vision.
"Are you? Okay?"
"No. I'm not. Why did you come home…I mean, here, so early?"
Ric winced when she corrected the word home. He used to live here with her. This used to be his home. They made love right over there on the floor. On that table…on the couch. He wondered where Jason and she…he quickly diverted his attention back to her.
"You're mad because I came early? Why? Cause you didn't have time to hide the fugitive you have living with you?"
The cops arrived…knocking loudly on the door.
Ric and Alexis both walked toward the door, but Jason stopped them, "No, I'll get it. It's for me anyway." He smiled at Alexis who didn't return it.
"I'll call Sonny."
While Jason was getting handcuffed, Alexis stepped toward him.
"Do you need me to represent you?"
"I'm pleading guilty."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"Alexis."
"Jason!!"
"It's over." He leaned in closer so only she could hear, "Sam's free."
Alexis' eyes darted down, then to her left, her right, then back to him, "It's not over."
"You need to tell Sonny…everything Alexis. You need to tell him everything, before Ric does."
"Jason?" Alexis was helpless.
"Just…look, it's okay."
"I'm getting you out, Jase!"
Before he could respond, he was escorted out. Alexis looked around the room, furious that Ric was still there.
"I can't believe this," Ric said motionless, looking out the window.
"Ric, you need to leave."
"Why?"
"Because I asked you to."
"So that's why you had me take the girls? So you could stay here and f-- Jason Morgan?"
"You're disgusting." Alexis walked past him and he grabbed her arm, swinging her around. Sonny walked in just in time to see it. He ran toward Ric and held him roughly against the wall.
"You touch her again asshole and I will not hesitate to kill you."
"Sonny?" Alexis called to him, rubbing her arm.
Ric mumbled something. Sonny loosened up again, "What was that little brother?"
"I asked her if she was sleeping with YOU TOO!"
Sonny breathed in slowly, then exhaled the same, "Get out."
"Gladly. You two have fun now." Ric joked snidely as he closed the door behind him.
Alexis walked to the couch and sat, Sonny joining her.
"You slept with Ric?"
She shook her head 'no'. Sonny was confused.
"Then why did he…"
"Sonny," Alexis looked into his eyes and saw him for the first time in years, she saw him…the man that she just figured out that she loved…madly…she was in love with him…and it was about to quickly be taken away again, but she had to. She had to tell him. He interrupted her.
"I don't care. Screw Ric, are you okay?"
"Jason…"
"I know, I ran into the cops outside … we'll go down to the station in a bit, first though, Alexis…"
"Sonny…I…"
"I love you," Sonny blurted out, "I'm in love with you and…I just…I wanted to come back and apologize for leaving you like that before."
Alexis closed her eyes, shaking her head to wake herself up from this dream…or was it a nightmare? No, it was a dream. He loved her…she should tell him…
"Sonny, I have to tell you something." She looked in his eyes…at his face…at his fingers intertwined in hers…she had to… "I…um…" she shook her head, "I love you, too."
