Burn
Chapter 7
oh god... oh god... oh god...
Carly chanted the prayer over and over in her head.
Flashes of scenes from earlier that night played over and over in her head. She wanted to die. Curl up into a ball and never wake up.
It had all started simple enough- she gone down for dinner and then... nothing.
Nothing that would stick anyway. She could vaguely recall one of the guards carrying her upstairs. Then there was a flash of Sonny leaning over her- she could hear him talking to her, telling her that Jason would enjoy the show... whatever that meant. Honestly, she really didn't want to think about it all that close.
Shaking her head she remembered at one point that she had thought she was actually in bed with Jason. It had been Jason taking her clothes off and touching her naked body. But, then she would see Sonny's face.
She knew what had happened... it was all there if she really forced herself to believe it. But, that was the thing, she didn't want to remember, didn't want to believe it. Looking around her dark room she told herself that it was all a bad dream- a nightmare. Nothing had happened. She refused to believe it- it was that simple- she didn't believe it was anything more than a nightmare and that's what it would stay.
"You are fucking crazy- you do know this, right?" Johnny laughed as he hooked Jason's rappelling harness to the rope.
"You'll be lucky someday if you get this crazy over someone." Jason smirked, pulling on some gloves.
"Whatever man, Francis is keeping an eye on Sonny. Lucky said the security is handled. Now you just gotta get down to penthouse window without killing yourself." Johnny shook his head again and tested the knots on the ropes and harness.
"Just consider this a test run, cause I think you might be joining me the next time I do this... Sonny, would never see a tactical assault coming... He's too stuck in his own little power trip." Jason frowned as he begin to think about Carly being stuck in with that asshole.
"We're going to get her away from him. I- I was going to tell Luke earlier, but Rey heard something and I think you should know it going down there. He's not planning on ever letting her go. Rey heard him tell Rick that she wouldn't be leaving him alive." Johnny watched Jason for a reaction carefully.
"He's a dead man- maybe not tonight, but soon." Jason said through clenched teeth. "Alright, let's get going."
Slowly working the window open, Jason pulled himself into the room. It took a minute for his eyes to adjust to the darkness, but as he unhooked his harness, Jason looked around the room. He could see the bed in the corner- the empty bed.
Cursing he squinted his eyes and looked toward the bathroom door. It was cracked open slightly, the light from a nightlight casting a dim glow to peek through. Opening the door, his breath caught in his throat.
His Carly, his brave girl, was huddled in blankets on the floor next to the toilet. It was obvious that she must have been sick earlier and had fallen asleep on the cold floor. Cursing Sonny one more time under his breath, he wrapped his arms around her carefully.
Carly felt someone lifting her and she thought her nightmare was starting over again. With a muffled sob, she threw out her arms, "No! Don't... Don't touch me!"
Jason felt a rage unlike anything he had ever experienced hit him. He could hear her fear and could feel the trembling of her body.
Lowering her quickly on to her bed he grabbed her face to get her to look at him, "Carly. Carly! It's me, Jason. It's me... open your eyes, baby."
Carly shook her head, "No... you're not here. It's just a dream... You're not real!"
Grabbing her hands he placed them on his chest, choking back his own emotion he begged her, "Look at me. Carly, I'm right here, baby. It's Jason. Please. Open your eyes !"
Carly felt his heart pounding beneath her palms, opening her eyes slowly, she blinked back her tears, "Jase?"
Breathing a sigh of relief, he pulled her into his arms, "Yeah, baby. I'm here."
Breaking down into sobs Carly clung to him, "I knew you would save us. I knew it."
Brushing her hair out of her face, Jason rocked her slowly, "Shhh. I'm going to make sure no one ever hurts you again... you and our baby."
Carly pushed away from him gently, "Are you angry?"
Jason closed his eyes at the fear in her voice, "Never. How could I be angry when you are giving me something so precious? Are you feeling ok? Is everything ok with the baby?"
Choking back a sob, Carly closed her eyes and nodded slowly. Jason lowered her down and placed his warm hands on her belly. He couldn't believe the possessive feeling that swept him as he felt the evidence of growing life beneath his hands, "Carly, this is my child. Mine. Do you believe me? Sonny doesn't matter. This is OUR baby."
Smiling Carly nodded her head, "Yes."
Laying down beside her, he kept one hand on her belly and used the other to pull her tight next to him, "I can't take you out of here tonight. You are going to have to trust me, ok. We are going to get you out of here."
Carly pressed a kiss to his face, "I do trust you. Now that you are here, I can do this. Just don't take too long cause I really want you to be there when your children are born."
Jason sat up quickly, "Children?"
Biting her lip she gave a shy smile at his shock, "Well, the ultrasound wasn't really clear, but Dr. Meadows thinks that I might be bringing two little Morgan's into the world."
Staring down at her in awe, Jason leaned forward and kissed her on the lips and then placed a tender kiss to her belly. He didn't bother to wipe the tears from his cheeks, "Hey little babies, I'm your daddy. I am going to take good care of you and your mommy. Your big brother, Michael, is going to be so excited to meet you."
Carly watched her lover in awe, this man surprised her on so many levels. But this, watching him talk to his children- he amazed her. There was so much they would need to talk about, but for now she just wanted to be with him. Then she caught the end of his sentence- she heard Michael's name and tensed.
Jason felt her tense beside him and mentally kicked himself, looking into her eyes he smiled, "I brought Michael home, Carly. He's at Lucky's with Leticia and Bobbie. No one is taking our son from us ever again."
Carly flew up into his arms and wrapped her arms tightly around his neck, "God, I love you!"
Closing his eyes, he held onto her tightly, "I love you, too. Always."
Pulling back, she bit her lip, "How long can you stay?"
Jason frowned, tucking a curl behind her ear, "I've got to go now, but I don't want to. Please believe that. I want to carry you out of here right now."
Carly smiled sadly, "I wish you could. But you'll take us home soon, right?"
Kissing her gently, Jason wiped a stray tear off her cheek, "Soon. I promise. Then I'm never letting you go again."
Tony stood watching as his boss stepped on to the elevator. He hadn't liked this whole business with Carly from the beginning. But, what could he do? Sonny was the boss, so he had kept his mouth shut and continued to do what he was told.
But, tonight, Sonny had crossed the line. Tony wouldn't hesitate to put a bullet into another man, but standing by while a woman- a pregnant woman- was drugged and raped wasn't something he could stomach.
He had wanted to shoot Sonny himself after he had been told to carry an unconscious Carly to her room. But, then that wouldn't help anybody. He just didn't know what he could do to help her.
Seeing Francis standing in the lobby he quickly made a decision. Francis could talk to Johnny- Johnny could get to Luke- Luke would take care of it.
Knowing that by going to Francis with what he knew, he was betraying Sonny he made his decision. He wasn't stupid and he knew that something big was about to go down- heading over to the other guard, Tony knew without a doubt that he had just switched sides from here on out.
