A/N – Thanks for the comments! I'm glad you like the progression. There are a lot of twists to come.

MA - NC-17

Chapter 36

Carly breezed by Max whose warnings went unheeded and entered Sonny's office. Her jaw dropped open as she took in the complete mess before her.

"It was worse. We cleaned up a lot. The guys just took a break."

She spun on her heel. "What happened?"

"He lost it because of Paul and Jason."

"Who is Paul?"

"He's a boss from California. Apparently, he and Jason are friends and he came here to support Elizabeth and Emily because of Nikolas."

Her brow went up. "Is he a threat?"

"I don't know, but Carly…," he paused to shut the door behind him, "he's out of control. I've never seen him like this and he's just asking strange."

"Strange how?" Truth be told, she knows that Sonny has been on edge, but hoped it would pass.

"I'm not sure, but he might be up to something."

Carly swallowed hard. "Is Michael in danger?"

"Um…"

"Max, I know you don't want to betray him, but I have to know. Should Michael be around Sonny right now?"

Max shook his head and then averted his eyes.

Tears sprang into her eyes. "I'll call mama and go home and get my things. Is he there?" She loves Sonny, but they were in a rough patch because he was so difficult to deal with and she had been laying low so she wouldn't make him angry.

"No. He gave me the night off."

"You let him out of your sight?"

He held up his hand. "Not exactly, Milo has him in his sight." Max knew he could lose his job over it, but with Sonny's rash behavior, he needed to make sure he didn't do anything stupid.

"Then where is he?"

"The Oasis."

Her head tilted. "Seriously?"

"He's by himself and has had a few drinks. No one is approaching him and Milo said he seems fine."

She pushed pass him. It is time to confront her husband whether he likes it or not.

IiIiIiIiIiIiIiIiIiIiI

Jason shut the penthouse door and then made his way upstairs. He had taken a shower before going to see Carly and was really hoping that Elizabeth hadn't fallen asleep. After leaving a message for Sonny that he'd meet him in the morning, he had turned his phone off. Nothing is going to interrupt this night. Quietly, he opened the bedroom door and scoped the room, frowning when he didn't find her. A faint light illuminated the bathroom, catching his attention when he realizes it is candles.

"Close your eyes and sit in the chair."

Her voice makes his hairs stand on end and he does as he is told and then takes off his shoes and socks.

In the bathroom, Elizabeth climbs out of the bathtub and dries off and slips on a very sexy negligee before covering herself with a towel and then slowly walking into the other room. When he hears her, his body tenses and his eyes snap open and languidly rake her up and down.

She had never felt so turned on in her life. He hadn't even touched her and her body is vibrating from his stare. Gathering her courage, she gazes into his eyes. "Take your shirt off."

For a moment, he said nothing as if he was locked in a trance and then he practically ripped the offending material off his body and then watched as she licked her lips as she lustfully perused his chest. He squeezes the arms of the chair so he won't pounce on her and then lets out the tiniest whimper when she moves to free herself from the towel which gives Elizabeth all the courage she needs. When it slips to her feet, his eyes take her in and he whispers, "Beautiful."

Her feet have a mind of their own and she moves towards him and he spreads his legs so she can move closer and then leans forward, sniffing the air as the smell of lavender fills his nostrils while one hand brushes up her leg and the other fists her hair and brings her head closer to his.

His voice is harsh and heavy with emotion as he says, "I might have a problem controlling myself. If I scare you or I'm too rough, I need you to just say stop." While his intention is to go slow, she is driving him crazy with want.

"Okay."

Her breath caresses his lips and with a groan his tongue flicks against hers and Elizabeth's fingers wrap in his hair as Jason pulls her onto his lap and possessively kisses her as she straddles him. She sighs out his name when he suddenly leaves a trail of wet kisses as he sucks on her neck. He moves to cup her bottom, but quickly jerks back to gaze into her eyes when all he feels is skin. "You're a very naughty girl, Elizabeth."

God, she loves how he says her name. With lust-filled eyes, he grips her ass and squeezes before moving to her breasts, making her blush when she moans loudly as he pulls her closer and she feels him pulsing through his jeans.

"Don't. I don't want you to feel embarrassed for wanting me. I'll do whatever you want—touch you wherever—I just want you to feel good."

Her hand brushes against his cheek and then she kisses him as he lets her take control and then she gets bolder and soon grinds against him as he moans his approval. They are kissing torridly and his hands make it their mission to explore her entire body. When his thumb glances against her nipple she mewls into his mouth as he kisses her wantonly, sucking and licking as her body trembles. Suddenly, he gets to his feet and then quickly closes the distance to the bed and lays her down before pulling back and taking in her appearance. Her hair is wild and her lips are slightly swollen and he swears under his breath as his cock gets impossibly hard. Carefully, he eases down his zipper and discards his pants as she watches.

"I have wanted you for so long. It's almost like a dream that I finally get to have you." When he drops his briefs, she gasps at the size of his cock wondering how that will ever fit inside her, but getting insanely wet at the thought.

He grabs her hands and pulls her up and then takes off her top, not letting another second go by before he takes her mouth again as he pushes her onto her back and presses himself against her, causing her to groan. She locks her legs around his hips and Jason grunts when he slides against her wetness. It is moving too fast, but he is almost powerless to stop it, but when his tip finds her entrance he freezes, leaving her to wonder if he has changed his mind. "Jason?"

His heavy breathing fills her ear as he buries his head into her neck. "Give me a second." His hips pull away from her as he struggles not to come and before she can wrap her legs tighter, he retreats, kissing a blazing path down her neck to her breast which he lavishes with attention, making her peaks grow hard as he sucks and teases them.

"Oh God, Jason. Please…"

Her desperate plea was lost on him as he flicked his tongue into her belly button and then stops at the juncture of her thighs, gently kissing one of them as he stares. "I always wanted to know what you taste like." Before she could respond, his mouth is on her and she is lost in a myriad of sensations as her body writhes and tingles. Her hands clench the comforter as his tongue teases her clit and his finger slides into her center. "Yes!" she yells as her body starts to reach the brink.

"Come for me, baby," he begs before another finger is added into the mix and she making noises he has never heard. When he sucks his clit into his mouth and hums, she lets out a scream as her body convulses, and wave after wave of pleasure assaults her senses as she shudders to completion and Jason laps it all up. When her legs drop onto the bed, he slowly kisses his way back up and then lines himself up and starts to ease inside as they both moan. "Crap," he says before pulling out and then rushing to the nightstand to grab a condom which he promptly rips out of the package and eases on.

"I don't want to hurt you."

"You won't. I have waited for you for so long. Please…"

He has every intention of finishing this, but is thinking that maybe she should be on top. "If it hurts too much, we'll switch positions."

"Hurry."

He smiles at her impatience and then starts to push inside her again. She is so incredibly tight that he is scared he's going to erupt far too soon. "So good," he moans until he is embedded to the hilt.

With hooded eyes, she takes in the sight as her walls are stretch to the limit to accommodate him, but it feels so damn good. "More."

He slowly pulls back and then sinks into her again and again and then her pleas to go faster are met as he drills into her over and over, knowing he can't take much more.

"Yes! Harder!" she cried, so close to climaxing again.

Jason grunts as he thrusts inside of her, trying to get deeper when he is already striking against her cervix. "I'm gonna come," he harshly states before moving his hand between them and manipulating her clit. She lets out three long pants as her body tenses and she grips him so tightly that he yells out her name and pounds into her as he comes harder than he ever has and then falls onto her body as her arms encircle him.

After a minute she starts to giggle and that turns into a laugh and he pulls out of her and collapses onto to his back.

"That was insanely good," she says happily.

A soft smile graces his face. "Yeah. I'll be right back."

When he disappears into the bathroom, she lifts her arms into the air and celebrates as she grins like a crazy person.

Jason quickly cleans up and then joins her again, pulling her into his arms. "I never want to leave this bed."

She giggles. "I feel the same way. I'm so happy and it's all because of you."

"You make me really happy too."

"I never knew it could be so good."

He kisses the top of his head. "Before—it just never came close to this." Just touching her skin is a complete turn on and when you add the fact that he is so in love with her on top of that, making love to her was so overwhelmingly good that he didn't have the words to describe it.

She propped herself up on her elbow and then traced his face with her finger, leaving a blazing trail down his chin to his chest, where she slowly and lightly brushes her fingers against it. "You're body is so beautiful. I really don't think you have any idea how perfect you are, like you were made just for me to love and draw." His breathing starts to get erratic when her finger tip glances across his nipple and then down to is abs. When her mouth replaced her finger, a tortured moan escaped his lips. She mewls as she kisses his torso and then Jason's gasp fills the air when her small hand grips his cock and then starts to bring it back to life. "Elizabeth…"

"Mmmm," she said as she licked the tip. "I've always wanted to do this."

His fist hits the bed as he watches himself disappear into her wet, hot mouth. "Oh God…," he gasps as he hits the back of her throat and his hips slightly rise. Her tongue skirts down his shaft and then back up before licking his ridge and he just about lost his mind. "Elizabeth!"

She looks up at him coyly. "Yes, Jason?"

He growls and grabs her and the next thing she knows, she's flat on her stomach as he reaches for another condom. She waits with baited breath as he slips it on and then lifts her up on her knees. When his hand lightly glances against her cheek, she shudders.

"This won't be gentle." His raspy voice sends a shiver down her spine.

"I wouldn't want it to be."

He roughly grabs her hips and runs his cock down her crack and she grips the covers when he slides home.

With a grunt, he starts to gyrate his hips and then shallowly hammers into her and Elizabeth starts to chant his name, driving him crazy with lust as he began to go deeper. It was a mix of pleasure and pain as he filled her to the brim, occasionally smacking her ass, not to hurt her, but to turn her on even more and Elizabeth love every minute of it. The fact that he wasn't treating her like some broken doll and trusted her made her feel so empowered and sexy.

Sensing she is close, he suddenly slows it down and makes her lay flat, keeping her legs closer together as he lays on her back and circles his hips.

"Yes!"

"You feel so good, baby."

She moans as he slowly moves in and out, still pressing against her. Her senses are on overload and she starts to shake and then freezes before her body jolts and she lets out a keening cry as the first wave hits her and then he changes his angle, rubbing against her g-spot and she almost blacks out from the sensation as a second orgasm, much larger and intense, hits her and she hears Jason cry out her name as he continues to pump as he falls over the edge.

For the longest time, she can't speak and he actually gets worried and turns her over.

"You okay?"

"Mmmmm."

"Look at me."

She gazes at him with hooded eyes. "Beautiful."

He smirks. "Guys aren't beautiful."

"You are."

"I love you, Elizabeth."

"I love you too."

IiIiIiIiIiIiIiIiIiIiI

Francis pulls out Violet's chair and takes a seat.

She eyes some ribs on other people's plates. "That looks so good."

"They just reopened after being closed for a few years. A family member decided to revive it."

"Well, I can't wait to dig in."

He is glad that she is willing to eat in front him. It was one thing he likes about Elizabeth. She isn't intimated by food and loves Eli's.

They order and then he chuckles when he sees the Sarducci's plus Johnny in the corner. He waves and then turns back to Violet.

"I guess great minds think alike."

She smiles. "Yeah."

He orders a beer and she joins him.

"So, have you been to California?"

"Yes, but it has been a while."

"Can you believe that I've only seen snow once?"

His eyes grow wide. "It snows a lot here."

"Well, maybe I can visit for Christmas."

"I would like that." He had been thinking of inviting his mom to stay for Christmas, but now, he'll ask her to come up for Thanksgiving.

She smiles and they chit chat for a while before the meal comes and she quickly digs in. "Oh my God, these are so good."

He chuckles as he watches her enjoy them and takes a few bites himself. There isn't much conversation as they both chow down. The Sarducci's wave when they leave, and then finally, Francis and Violet come up for air.