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After the words came out of her mouth she stood there in stunned silence their gazes in a war of control; his eyes piercing holes into her. As she turned around to leave his voice made all the hairs on her neck stand on end, "You're really good at running away"

It was like putting match to flame and she felt the fire rise in her, "This isn't suppose to be happening Jason. I shouldn't care; I sure as hell shouldn't be standing in front of a gun because I can't imagine what I would do if I lost you too" she yelled a slight tremble in each word.

As he made a move to touch her she threw the leather jacket at him, "Don't…just don't" was the last thing she said as her toffee haired whipped around and she was gone.

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Slamming the door to the Penthouse he was greeted by Maxie on his couch flipping through a magazine, "What crawled up your butt" she asked her face twisted in annoyance.

Closing his eyes he wished she would go away but when he opened them she was still there staring at him, "Dude, you just got back from a vacation, you should not be this stressed" she told him before going back to her magazine.

Throwing his jacket over the chair he looked at her annoyed, "Don't you have your own apartment?"

"I like yours better. Okay seriously, what's wrong, because you are seriously interfering with my Cosmo time with all your negative energy?"

"SPINELLI!" he yelled.

A moment later the younger man was running down the stairs, "Stone Cold?"

"Get her out of here" he ordered.

Spinelli looked to a grinning Maxie and then back to his mentor who was wearing a deep scowl, "Maximista, why don't we retire to the regrettably pink room?"

Looking at him she smiled sweetly and then turned back to Jason, "Bye, bye Jasey" she said blowing a kiss before retreating up the stairs.

Beer…he needed a cold beer. On the way to the kitchen there was a knock on the door which made him want to punch his head into the walls. Opening the door he was greeted by the smile of his best friend, "Just the man I wanted to see" she said as she blazed in past him.

"Carly" he responded rubbing his neck.

When she looked at him she frowned, "You look like hell but I have to assume everything went okay since you are still in one beautiful piece, is Alexis okay?"

Giving her a funny look she continued, "What? We're not BFF's or anything but I don't want her to die, jeez. Anyway, are you okay, you sure?"

He shook it off, "I'm fine, what's up"

Once again a grin came to her face, "Okay so I need a favor"

This time he frowns…usually this does not end well…and even if he refuses her; somehow he ends up doing exactly what she wants anyway.

"Don't get that face, I didn't say I had a plan, Morgan wants to do something for Jax for Father's Day but he also brought up Sonny; I was thinking maybe a ball…and before you say that don't do those type of things; too bad, because you're my best friend, and you really, really need to be there…with Jake. Now here in lies the problem I ran into when making the guest list…I don't want to leave out kids like Kristina who don't really have a father. I mean I know Ric would step in and act all noble which makes me want to vomit so I came up with a brilliant idea"

"Okay"

"We do a carnival on Father's Day in Sonny's name"

Nodding he holds the emotion back…he had forgotten how hard it was to hear his name, "So what do you need from me"

"Just to show up" she said wrapping her arms around him.

Kissing her head he smiled, "I can do that"

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"Stupid, stupid, men, stupid, bad boy, leather jacket wearing" Alexis muttered kicking at the rocks on the cobblestone path back to Wyndamere.

Upon reaching the door Jerry stood on the porch and she reached down and picked up a loose stone and chucked it at him, "GO AWAY"

"Ow, darling" he started before she picked up another and threw, and another and another.

"Ow, ow, damn it, stop throwing pebbles at me" he yelled.

All the inner frustration with her feelings for Jason mixed with the pent up anger she had for Jerry just bubbled over as she kept chucking rocks at his head. After the first couple connected with his skin he finally stopped trying to talk to her and shuffled back across the road back to the launch. By then she was breathing hard and Sam came out, "I heard some commotion, are you okay?" she asked.

"Just dandy" she muttered walking towards the door.

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He needed to feel the wind whip around him, the power underneath him and as he drove the abandoned stretch of highway he was free of all thought. He didn't think of how his choices put the boy he considered his own in a coma, or that the man he looked up to for years was gone, and he sure as hell wasn't thinking about the way her lips felt against his, or the way her warm body felt against the hard plane of his chest. Sometimes he hated feeling…wished for the time just after his accident when he was numb all over, when everything meant nothing.

Stars illuminated the night sky as he drove and drove.

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Sitting on the bed she attempted to flip through a magazine. After reading the same article three times she chucked it at the wall. It made her think of Sonny…and by extension Jason. It wasn't fair…she never wanted him to invade her thoughts, she didn't invite him into her life…but he was there, slowly filling up every part. Every time he came close she pushed him away because she wasn't strong enough to get hurt again; to lose someone else or have them walk away.

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Driving down the lonely road he never saw the dip in the road until his tire was stuck, he could hear the grinding sound of it as he slowly sailed over the handlebars, and he didn't see it slide out from under him until his body was falling back down to the earth and landed on it with a sickening thud. Between the moment everything went black and when it happened he could feel the metal tearing through his leather jacket, and the bottom of his jeans slowly shredding on the tire. His body hit the ground with a hard thud and then everything slowly slipped away.

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Waking up early she was dying for a latte so she caught the launch back to the mainland and ended up at the coffee shop. Part of it was playing with fire, she knew it…wanting to see him more then she wanted to push away. As soon as she got in there she could tell something was off…there was a nervous energy buzzing around.

Spinelli was in front of her, "I need two extra hot vanilla lattes, a black coffee, and orange soda" he said sounding like he was on death's door.

"How is he doing?" the barista asked concerned.

She watched as his shoulder's sagged, "The Jackal has come to give nourishment to the Valkyrie and everyone who stands vigil"

The words intrigued her until he finished the sentence, "Stone Cold Sir's injuries are extensive but the healing ones are hopeful he can make a full recovery"

When it all clicked together in her head she felt her blood grow cold, "Spinelli" she asked her voice shaking.

"Yes Goddess Mother" he asked those puppy dog eyes filled with the weight of the world.

"Jas…Jason was hurt" she asked hoping to hide the fear.

First he looked at his shoes, "Yes, Stone Cold…Jason…had a motorcycle accident"

All she could do was nod because she knew once she opened her mouth she wouldn't be able to stifle back the sob….she had to see him...and she had to see him now.