Chapter 21

Monica was still bothered by Carly's presence in Jason's life and the way that he was making her the center of everything in his life. It was easier when he was just doing it discreetly while still living his life with other women. Not as though she would have ever approved of Sam…

Liz had watched the entire confrontation and although she knew all about the secrets floating around in her own life. It shocked and infuriated her that Jason had a triple life with three women. Jason should be hers. But he had publicly accepted Carly as his lover while pretending that they had done nothing. Jason knew she was lying when she said she wanted Lucky. Jason knew that their relationship went beyond words Liz thought in anger.

She decided that it was time to make Jason uncomfortable to teach him how he needed to live with her.

"Monica, are you alright?"

"Oh I am fine. It's just with Lucas and everything…" Monica said worriedly.

"Really,…, I thought it might be Jason that was worrying you?" Liz said innocently.

"It is." Monica admitted. "I love Bobbie and all of the Spencers really, but Carly and the Quartermaines we just have too much bad history. And then Jason getting entangled with her again. After everything that happened last time."

"I know. But it is Jason. He told me that Sonny was talking about taking the kids from Carly and that he couldn't support that. Maybe this is like the Michael paternity thing?" She suggested. "He is just trying to protect the kids from the toggle war that happens constantly between Sonny and Carly."

"I don't think so. I was always surprised that you and Jason never made a go of things after you became so close to him."

"Well, we never did." Liz finished hesitantly causing Monica to look at her in surprise. It was common knowledge that Liz and Jason had never done anything before her marriage to Lucky, which would mean that her son had been seeing a very married Liz…

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Lucky knew things about Liz. Things that bothered him. Like the way she watched Jason and how she always played up her pregnancy around Carly. Almost in a sick way to show off that Carly had trouble bearing healthy children. He had always known that something was off about Liz.

After all you don't go from being a hellion one second to an angel the next. Her Gram had always smoothed everything over and Liz had a tendency to be self-righteous. It was one thing for him and Nik to get upset at Lulu's abortion another for Liz to preach to her on Catholicism and being a sinner. Everyone was a sinner; no one escaped that particular affliction. That was why there was penance after all.

He had spoken to Emily the last few weeks about some of the things he suspected. Emily told him she wasn't sure what was going on and that she and Jason were still a little awkward since Alan had died. Lucky had decided that he was done paying his penance. He didn't want to stay married to Liz any more, he was in love with Emily just as he had been since he met her at twelve.

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It was two am when she felt Jason lay beside her in their bed. Their bed she thought in amusement.

"You shouldn't be awake." He whispered gently as he smoothed her hair softly.

"You shouldn't keep me awake." She answered sleepily.

He smiled as he felt her breath evening out.

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Michael woke up around 6am. He knew for a fact that his mom nor Uncle Jason would be awake. As much as everyone teased her mom about sleeping in; Uncle Jason and most people with the last name of Spencer were all just as bad.

Uncle Jason could wake up before eight am, but he was mean as a wet cat when he had to get up early. Then again both of them could stay up night after night for weeks and feel only a little tired. Speaking of a wet cat. Where were the dogs?

"Jayla, Mac" he called softly from the living room. Suddenly Jayla and Mac peeked around the corner of the kitchen and trotted towards him. Michael turned on his favorite cartoons and began to pet them as he laid on the floor between them.

Jason found him sprawled there between the dogs fast asleep from all of the excitement from the last few days.

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Lulu was still a mess and she wasn't sure what had brought her here of all places, but nothing else made sense. She needed to come.