~@~@ What Now?

I Disclaim

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 He felt incredibly good, and why shouldn't he. He had spent the entire night making love to the women he loves, okay it was on a leather couch, but they'd been too focus on each other to worry about where they were.

However, with the morning sun shining through the window, the couch now seemed the exact wrong place for him to make love to Emily for the first time. Of course it was also the last time, but as long as she stayed sleeping on his chest like his every dream, he wouldn't dwell on what happened next.

She just looked so beautiful, her hair cascading down her back and onto his chest, her hand curled into a fist resting by her mouth, revealing a past tendency to suck her thumb, and her gorgeous face relaxed with sleep, and free of all tension. In her sleep she reminded him of one of her early modeling picture, she had been advertising some shampoo, and it was then when she stole his heart.

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Flashback 2 1/2 years ago

Johnny felt out of place here, and he knew that Jason felt the same, but they would face just about anything for Emily. So for her they entered the Miles Photography Studio the place was packed with models and all kinds of industry people that were running around like chickens with their heads cut off.

 " Isn't this exciting?" Emily has a huge smile on her face like a kid on Christmas morning.

Jason turned and gave his bodyguard a raised eyebrow, who gave a small smile and shrugged his shoulders. " It's good, Emily."

She rolled her eyes and looked past to Johnny." Don't you think so?"

" Very exciting Miss Emily." He was glad they asked him to come, Jason was a great brother, but he still didn't fully understand certain things like his sister's need for reassurance and support, and he was happy to step in and help, after all Emily was a good kid.

A tall skinny red head made her way over to the trio, and let her eyes linger on Jason, before narrowing her eyes at Emily." Emily Bowen-Quartermain?"

" Yes."

" Good follow me, your entourage can wait over there." She pointed to a loud red couch kiss shaped couch in the corner, before walking off toward the back where a camera was set-up.

Jason looked at the couch with disdain, before looking back at his friend. " Why did you tell her it was exciting?" " This looks boring."

" Because she's excited and needs to know that we think what she's doing is good."

" Oh." Jason follows the direction that they took Emily in, and glares at the people that try to tell him to move. He must have been acting on pure instinct because they found Emily almost in tears and the photographer yelling.

" She's all wrong, what is she like twelve. " The man was no more then five feet tall, he was balding and fat, and in Johnny's mind had no business criticizing Emily.

" SHUT UP." Jason's legs eat up the distance between himself and the man attacking his sister, until they inches away form each other." YOU DON'T EVER TALK TO MY SISTER LIKE THAT."

Johnny followed ready to intervene, but no really sure he wanted to, the guy had Emily on the verge of tears and that was a deadly crime as far as he was concerned.

" Jason it's okay." Emily chocked back the tears, and laid a restraining hand on her brothers arm, 

" NO, IT'S NOT." Jason shrugged off the hand and bared his teeth, the need to hit the little man was almost more, and then he could bear.

" Von, it okay." A short African American woman stepped into the middle of the circle.

" No it's not we need a woman, we're selling an adult product not bubble gum."

" Von, just give me five minutes, she got a natural beauty that just needs to be magnified." The angry man known as Von walked off in a huff mumbling that he'd be ready in five minutes. She turned and gave Jason a small smile." Your sister is perfect, I apologize for him doesn't really see past his camera." " Emily if I could just have you follow me, I get you ready and then you can start."

Emily kisses Jason's cheek, before following after the woman, he relaxed a little but turned to Johnny." Watch Emily, I'll watch the him."

Following Jason's orders he walked over the small makeup table where Emily was now laughing and smiling at something the woman said. The smile always lightened his mood; she just had one of those smiles that seem to cure anything. The woman who introduced herself as Jane was combing out Emily's hair and spreading it around her shoulders, she had added some red lipstick to her lips, and gotten rid of the colorful sweater she had been wearing and replace it with a plain long sleeve white button down shirt.

It was that moment that she no longer looked like Emily, at least not Emily Jason's little sister, but Emily a woman, and it was that moment that he lost his heart.

" Johnny what do you think?" Emily turned from her seat and gave him her best smile, while her eyes twinkled with happiness.

" Breathtaking." Even as he mouth said the only thing he could think was that he was screwed.

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  He lifted his hand to smooth her hair back when he heard sound of ravel being crunched together, like a car was driving over it. Disentangling himself from the lovers embrace, he sprints over to the widow just in time to see Jason step out of a black Mercedes.

" Em get up." Johnny gather her clothes, and shook her awake." Baby go to your room, and get dressed."

"Mmmm." Emily shook he head, not wanting to wake, she was having the best dream about her favorite bodyguard. She and Johnny were relaxing on a white sandy beach, watching as their son built a…whoa. Emily eyes snap open as she wonders why after two years of dreaming this was the first time; she ever imagined a future with him.

" Em, baby Jason's here." Johnny struggled to put his slack on with one hand as he used the other gently tap the side of her face.

That statement cleared her of any residual sleep effects she might have been having. The night before comes back to her in Dolby stereo and Kodak color, and the thought of Jason finding them like this scares her senseless. Grabbing her clothes she runs out of the living room just as Jason open the door.

" Johnny, what's going on?" Jason surveyed the room with confusion nothing was really worn, unless you took in account the fact that Johnny was half-dressed, and they were candles on the coffee table.

" Hey Jason." He tried to buttoned his shirt, but in her haste Emily had rip several of them off." We lost the power last night, I stayed out here watch over things."

He nodded, and looked into the kitchen." Where's Emily?"

As if on cue, she emerged dressed in jeans and a t-shirt that simply read 'angel', a large smile working its way onto her face as she took in the sight of her brother." Jase."

" You're walking, Sonny said you were, but it's better to see it with my own eyes." Jason gave one of his rare smiles, as he opened his arm, which was quickly filled by his little sister. " I missed you."

" I missed you more." She laughed as he twirled her around in a circle, until her eyes met Johnny's brown ones she had spent the entire night looking into those eyes, she had seen them aflame with desire, confusion, but what she saw now was grim acceptance. She had asked for a night with him, and he gave it to her, completely aware of the she wasn't ready for more, except now she was.

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Jason watched his sister from the corner of his eye, he didn't want to have to have this conversation with her, but he needed to " We need to talk." " Emily I know you're don't like the guards, but things are dangerous right now"

Emily stares ahead into the mirror and meets brown eyes, holding gaze," I don't mind a guard, but I won't walk around with a regiment."

" Good, then I'll get Joe to guard you." Jason stared out the window, and began mentally listing all the things he had to do.

" Do I have to break in some new recruit?" Suddenly the thought of a bodyguard seemed almost enjoyable, especially if it's the dark haired man driving her now.

" No, do you have a preference?"

She once again caught he eyes, and held it." Yeah, I want Johnny." She turned to gauge her brother's reaction, but as usual his face was blank." So?"

" Yeah, that's a good idea, I'll clear it with Sonny permanently, and he can just stay with you." Johnny would be ideal, he and Emily got along, Johnny knew the people he didn't want around her, and most importantly he would take special care of his little sister. " You okay with that Johnny?"

" Yeah."

" Good, now that that's settled, I should get back to the warehouse and help Sonny, unless you need me to stay…"

" No, I was just going to visit the family, and I know how that give you a headache."

" Thanks for sparing me." Jason kisses her cheek, and looks out the window, as they get ready to past the docks. " You can drop me here."

" Bye Jase." Emily waves to him as he step onto the curb and starts walking in the direction of the warehouse.

" Would like me to drive you to the Quartermain's or do you need time to prepare." He raised his an eyebrow and narrowed his eyes.

" I think I need time to prepare, let's go to the bluff."

Johnny eyes widened in shock, the Bluff the make out point of Port Charles, he didn't need to imagine what was going through her mind, she had that look on her face again, and since late last night he had learned that that look was trouble. Turning onto highway 7 he tried to not to think of what might happen when they arrived.

Fifteen minute later he was no calmer then he was when she first gave their destination. Not surprised to find the bluff deserted at 3 pm on a Saturday, he parked the car in a spot that gave them a perfect view of city. " We've reached our destination, Miss Quartermain,"

" Thank you Johnny." Ignoring his questioning look she step out of the car and moved to sit on a large rock nearby, and waited for him questions, and was quickly rewarded by the his appearance in front of her looking perplexed and angry.

" What's going on?" He was confused and rightly so, since they had left the safe house, he was pretty sure that Emily had been flirting with him, catching his eye in the mirror and winking at him giving him all kinds of come hither looks, she had even gone as far as to request him as her personal bodyguard. Thankfully Jason was to preoccupied to catch onto to his little sister's show, but he 's sure Jason would have been just as confused. " Why did you want me to guard you?"

" Because you're the best Johnny." You're also handsome, funny, intelligent, and except for the fact that you're ten years older then me and a gangsters bodyguard, my parents would love you as much as I do, she kept the last part to herself, and granted him with another smile. " Besides you know my family, and they seem to dislike the least of all Jason's associates."

" Is that all?"

" Should there be more?" He narrowed his eyes, and she began to rethink her game plan, she didn't want to play games with Johnny. "Yes there is actually ……uh…"

Johnny felt an uneasy sensation settled in his stomach, last time he got this feeling his high school girlfriend dumped him for star quarterback." Just tell me."

Emily left her seat on the rock and began pacing." Well it's not that easy considering what happened last night, not that I regret it, and in fact my feelings are the total opposite of regret." " I'm trying to tell you that I like you."

He fell onto the rock that she had vacated, and stared at her in shock. She liked him, he felt like he was seventeen again, the way just those words could cause such joy.

" I think you heard me." In all of her years she had admitted her feeling to three other guys, and she had received different reactions from each. Nikolas told he cared for her as a sister; Juan had smiled and suggested they sleep together, and Zander had told her to run as far away from him as she could, but none had just stared at her stunned. " Johnny?"

" This will be difficult." Johnny stood and wipes a hand over his face, he moved closer to her, but stayed out of touching distant." I'm too old for you, I'm in the wrong business, your brother would kill me, and your family will hate me."

Emily closed the distance and gently touched his cheek. " My family hates all my boyfriends."

He lowered his head until their lips were inches apart." Boyfriend makes me sound like and fifteen year old high schooler."

" Okay then Lover." She gave him a wicked smile before claiming his lips.