Walls Will Crumble

Carly and Jason

Chapter 7

Early March 2007

Just like the night before he was sitting on her couch when she came downstairs from tucking in Morgan for bed.

Carly curled against Jason's side. He draped his arm around her shoulder. She tucked her feet under her and then let out a yawn.

He smiled a little. "Tired, huh?"

"Do you know how smug you sound right now?" she teased.

"Hey, I admit I'm tired too."

Caressing his cheek she leaned her forehead against his. "Being with you was so amazing."

"I need to be with you again. Will you spend the weekend with me? The boys are gonna be with Sonny, right?"

"Yeah." Her eyes lit up as she stared into his eyes. "I can hardly wait!" She patted his chest.

They stared to kiss again and he pulled her onto his lap, sitting so her back was against the arm of the couch, but after a minute he broke away. "Carly, we can't do this right now. Michael is still awake."

She groaned a little and crawled off him, but not before brushing her hand over the bulge in his jeans. He plucked her hand off and gave her a fake stern look before smiling. She could see how happy he was in that moment.

Carly could stare at Jason for hours when he looked like this. Making love earlier that day had not only been hot and sexy but also spiritual. She felt so connected to him now.

"I wish you could spend the night."

"The boys need time to adjust. You and Jax just broke up last month."

"I know. But they love you already so it won't be that hard on them."

"I don't know. We'll see."

"Don't worry, Jase. My boys love you and they will love having you around more often. And their Mom will be all smiles so that's always a good thing."

After a long moment of staring at her he said, very abruptly, "I should go," and quickly stood up.

Smiling she grabbed at him and tried to make him stay. He smiled and moved away. She said "But Jase its early!"

"I need to go."

"No, you need to stay."

"I need to go, Carly, before I don't go and Michael catches us."

She moved into his arms near the door. Her hands caressed his face. "Today meant the world to me. You mean the world to me, Jason."

He gazed at her with a love struck look on his face. Happy because she was happy and happy because they were in a good place finally. "You and the boys mean everything to me."

She teased him "You know we need to have a baby together, right?"

He chuckled. "Good night!"

She followed him out on the porch and they shared a long kiss. He whispered to her, as his hands held her face, "If there's any way possible I will give you everything that I can. Just know that. But in the right time. There's no need to rush because that will just make things crazy when they don't need to be. We don't need to get in over our heads. If we go slow we'll get there...right where you want to be."

Carly hugged Jason tight and got teary. In her mind she heard him say: We're gonna get married and have a daughter. Don't worry. I love you and I will never walk away again.

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"So I rushed over," Lulu said as she walked into Carly's house the next day. "You said its an emergency."

"You will not believe it! Its too unbelievable. Guess!"

"Ummm...you and Jax-"

"Nope! I'm very much over Jax. All I did was kiss Sonny the night we were taken hostage and Jax acts like I committed a federal offense when he is the one who snuck off to see Brenda. But he thought I didn't know what he was really up to."

"Okay, so its not Jax but that smile says its some guy."

"Jason."

"Jason...what?"

"This smile is from Jason. From being with him for two blissful hours yesterday."

"Being with...being with him, as in...sleeping with him?"

"Exactly!"

"OH MY GOD!"

"I know. That's what I said yesterday!"

"Carly. Wow. Wow. Oh...that's surprising. I thought you two had a line you didn't cross-"

"Totally crossed it and never looking back again."

"Tell me how this all came about. I thought him and Sam were still talking."

"If they were they won't be anymore. He's quite satisfied where he is right now."

"Cocky much?"

Carly laughed. "I can't stop bragging now that I've started. My Mom almost hung up on me when I called her this morning. First she was ticked that I woke her up on her day off and then she said she didn't want to hear about how good Jason is between the sheets. But he is...oh my God, he's fantastic, Lu! The best lover I ever had. So good that I can barely walk today."

"Okay, too much information."

"You have to be in the wedding!"

"There's gonna be a wedding already? Whoa! You two really must be hot together to hook up one day and get engaged right away."

"We're not engaged but one day there will be a wedding. Mark my words. Everything is going to fall into place for us this time. I'm going to have the family I've always wanted most. Jason and my kids all under one roof. It might take a while but it will happen. I don't even want a wedding to happen right away, even though it sucks to be away from him at night right now, because I want to savor this. This is the last time I will ever fall in love."

Lulu smiled. "Wow, well, I'm happy for you!"

They hugged.

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Jason walked through the rose garden at the Quartermaine mansion and then up to the French doors. He checked his watch and then waited a minute more before his sister slipped outside.

"Hey," she said with a smile and a searching look. "So you wanted to see me right away?"

"You have time to talk, right?"

"Sure. I don't work till afternoon."

He looked into the distance. "So how is Monica?"

"She's hanging in there but its hard."

"Yeah." His eyes got misty. He cleared his throat. "Edward? His heart...its not acting up, is it?"

"Grandfather is quiet lately. And Alice stays on top of him to make sure he takes his medicine and eats right. He complains but he secretly loves the attention."

"I want to...come around more. For Alan. I owed more to him than I ever gave him."

"I'm sure Mom and Grandfather will be thrilled to have you around here more often."

There was a long moment of silence. "I can't make it up to Alan. I know that. And I can't make it up to Monica and Edward for the years that are gone but I can do better today than yesterday."

Emily touched his arm. "Jase, they love you and they understand."

They hugged.

He stepped back first. "Carly and me...we're dating," he smirked a little and his eyes lit up as he remembered their time together "It just started but...we both want it to last this time. We know better than to let it fall apart. No matter how hard it gets. I wanted you to hear it from me."

"That's...wonderful. You two have such a strong connection and have for almost as long as I've been a Quartermaine. I hope things work out just the way you want."

"I know you and Carly have had your differences but I need your support. And with...the family...I need your support there too."

"You'll always have my support."

"I know last year we fought a lot but I love you...you're my sister...and I always want us on the same side."

"Me too."

"So the next time Carly says something out of line to you just remember this conversation and please try not to fight with her."

Emily smiled a little. "I will do my best. For you. I love you, Jason, and I only want to see you happy. You're my big brother and I hate when you're hurting. If Carly can make you smile like you just did when you said you're dating her...then I guess I should thank Carly. Cause its wonderful seeing you happy again."

They hugged another time.

Then Jason said "I guess I'll say hello to Edward since I'm here."

They went inside together, found Edward having his tea and scones, and Jason talked to him for a while. It was a small start but that morning was the first day Jason put in effort to come back into the family again, all the way and not just a tiny bit when he felt he had no choice.

He still had mixed feelings about that mansion and the expectations the Quartermaines had of him but he knew he would live to regret it if he didn't try to be a son and grandson fully again. They loved him through him treating them horribly and now he needed to show his love for them back.

Because his father might have died having doubts about how deeply Jason did love him. And Jason didn't want to let history repeat itself ever again.