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A/N: Sorry it took so long to update. I wasn't sure how I wanted this chapter to go and I'm still not sure if I like it.
-Chapter 3-
Jack looked at the women through the small window of the interrogation room. She certainly looked like Julia. Like the old Julia, he decided as he took in the vulnerable look on her face. She was paler than he remembered and her dark brown hair hung limply around her face, her eyes still puffy from crying. Jerking her head up when he answered, their eyes met and both held the other's gaze for a moment, before Jack finally looked away. "Jack!" She exclaimed, a small smile appeared on her face. "I knew you'd come."
Jack didn't smile back instead he frowned. His idea that she wasn't really Julia was proving to be false. "Julia." He answered, keeping his voice even.
"What's wrong? You seem upset? Aren't you happy to see me?"
Jack let out a short laugh? "Happy?" He asked incredulously. "Why would I be happy? After everything you've put me through."
"What?" Her voice was small.
"Don't act stupid, it really doesn't fit you. You made my life a living hell and took pleasure in it. You're sick."
Tears formed in her eyes as he spoke. "What are you talking about?"
Jack simply stared at her, he couldn't believe she would try to deny everything she had done to him and Carly and everyone else in Oakdale. "You know." He said. "Just admit it. Tell them everything and I'm sure you'll miss out on jail time. They'll probably give you a nice padded room."
"Padded room?" Even Jack could hear her pain and confusion, but he blocked it out. Refusing to let her get to him he shook his head and left.
"Well?" An officer asked when he exited the room. "Was it the right girl?"
"Yes." Jack answered simply and left the police station.
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"How did go?" Carly asked when Jack arrived home. It was late and Parker was sleeping upstairs, but Carly had waited up for him.
"It was her." He rubbed his forehead as he spoke.
Sensing a hesitation, she prodded him, "But?"
Jack sighed deeply before sitting down on the couch. "Something didn't seem right.
"What do you mean?"
"She seemed honestly confused."
Carly shrugged. "She's a good actress, she's fooled us before."
"Julia's crazy, not stupid. She knows we wouldn't believe her innocent act and after that letter, she doesn't seem like she wants to lie to us."
"So, what are you thinking?"
This time Jack shrugged. "I don't know, just that something seems to be a little off. I'm sure I'm just paranoid, but I feel like everything is happening to easily."
"Maybe its just time for something to come easily to us, we've had our share of hardships, we deserve a little happiness, don't you think?"
"We more than deserve it." He agreed and leaned in to kiss her. "I'm beat, can we talk more tomorrow?"
"Yeah, of course." She smiled.
After kissing her again, he stood up. "I'm going to check on Parker and then I'll meet you upstairs?"
"Sure." As she watched Jack walk away her smile quickly turned into a frown. If Jack thought something wasn't right, then something wasn't right. And she was going to find out just what that something was.
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"I have to go." Carly told Jack a few days later. "If I want Monte Carlo to be successful I need to these marketers and convince them to give their shelf space to my designers and not BRO."
"I understand." He told her, "I just hate it. I'm going to miss you."
Carly looked at him, a warm smile on her face. "I'll miss you too." She gave him a lingering kiss. "I love you." She sighed.
"I love you too." He kissed her again, but she pulled away.
"If you keep that up, I'm never going to leave."
Jack murmured, "Mmmm." And kissed her again.
Taking a step away, she told him firmly. "I'm leaving. You know where you can reach me. Parker!" She called up the stairs and the boy came bounding down. "Come give mommy a kiss goodbye."
Throwing his arms around her, he gave her a big hug and she placed a kiss on his cheek. "Bye mommy, I love you."
"I love you too, Parker. I'll be home soon."
"Bring me home a souvenir!"
She laughed softly. "I'll try." Was her promise. Giving him and Jack a last kiss she turned and left.
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"I'm here to see Julia Lindsay." Carly told the officer at the desk.
The women frowned at the list of prisoners. "Julia Lindsay?" She frowned at Carly.
"Snyder. Julia Lindsay Snyder." She replied, using Julia's married name.
"Oh yes." The woman exclaimed, without smiling. "Follow me to the visiting area and I'll send her out." Leading Carly down the hall, she stopped at the doorway to a large room, with a row of visitors. Carly sat in an available chair and watched through the glass for Julia.
Julia frowned when she saw Carly, but sat across from her and picked up the phone. "Carly, what are you doing here?"
"I came to talk to you."
"Obviously."
Carly glared at her, but forced back a smart remark. "Why can't you leave Jack and I alone?"
Almost rolling her eyes, Julie responded. "Why couldn't you? Jack I were happy, we were happily married and you couldn't let go." She pointed out.
"That was different."
"How?"
"Well, I wasn't clinically insane for starters."
Julie shook her head. "Why does everyone keep saying that?"
"Because you are!"
Julie still didn't seem to understand. "But why? What did I ever do that was so insane?"
"How about what you did to Jack? And to JJ? You kidnapped an innocent baby just to get revenge on you ex-husband."
"I did what? I think you're insane Carly, I would never to do that. And what do you mean, ex-husband?"
Carly looked at her like she'd grown a second head. "Oh, don't even pretend like you don't know Jack and I are married. You showed up on our wedding day."
This time Julia didn't answer only stared at Carly through the glass. After a long silence she spoke softly into the phone. "I didn't do that, I wouldn't." And then she was gone, out of the room and back into her cell.
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Carly sat on the plane later that night, Julia's words echoing through her mind. "I didn't do that, I wouldn't. I did what? What did I ever do that was so insane?" Shaking her head she tried to block the voice out, but it was no use. Thinking back to their brief visit, she realized Jack was right. Even Carly thought she appeared to be honest. Carly could still remember when they had learned that Julia was crazy. She had been genuinely shocked. If anything, Julia had always appeared too nice, sugary sweet even. Then all the lies and betrayals had come out and then the revelation that Julia needed to be hospitalized. She knew that Jack had honestly loved Julia and she knew that it was probably the death of their baby that had sent her over the edge. While she had felt bad for her, no one deserved to lose a baby, the way Julia had behaved afterwards and all she had done made all her pity pretty much disappear.
The thought of Julia's baby made Carly think of her own. Her hands immediately went to her stomach and she looked down at it. "Hi, there." She spoke softly to her unborn child. "You, little one, have caused me quite a few problems, you know that? But don't worry about anything. Jack will be your daddy, he'll never know about Mike. I promise, I'll do whatever I can to make that happen." Giving her stomach a gentle pat, she leaned back in her seat and slowly drifted to sleep.
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"How was your business trip?" Carly had been avoiding talking about it since she had gotten home the previous night. Looking over at him, Carly sighed. She was keeping enough secrets from him as it was.
"Honestly?" She asked and he nodded. "There was no business trip."
Jack sighed. "What did you do know, Carly?"
"Well," She began. "Just know that I did it all for you, for us."
"Carly."
Rolling her eyes, she replied. "Fine, fine. No more avoiding. I went to see Julia."
"You did?"
"Yes, you said something seemed off so I decided to find out for myself."
Jack groaned. "You shouldn't have went there. I told you I didn't want you there."
Carly smiled. "Since when do I listen?"
He simply glared at her for a moment. "And? What did you find out?"
"The same as you. It's hard to believe she's lying, but she has to be. Right?"
"I guess. It just doesn't make any sense. What does she have to gain by lying?"
Carly shrugged. "I don't know, I guess that's what we need to figure out."
"Uh-uh," Jack said standing up. "There is no we. There's only an us, got that?"
"But."
"No, buts. As of now, you're out of this. Understood?" She crossed her arms firmly and leaned back against the couch. "Understood?" He repeated and she let out a long, loud sigh.
"Understood."
He gave a quick kiss. "Good, now I have to go the station. I love you." He smiled down at her.
"Yeah, yeah, I love you too." She smirked when the door shut behind him. Just because I understand doesn't mean I'm going to listen."
A/N: Sorry it took so long to update. I wasn't sure how I wanted this chapter to go and I'm still not sure if I like it.
-Chapter 3-
Jack looked at the women through the small window of the interrogation room. She certainly looked like Julia. Like the old Julia, he decided as he took in the vulnerable look on her face. She was paler than he remembered and her dark brown hair hung limply around her face, her eyes still puffy from crying. Jerking her head up when he answered, their eyes met and both held the other's gaze for a moment, before Jack finally looked away. "Jack!" She exclaimed, a small smile appeared on her face. "I knew you'd come."
Jack didn't smile back instead he frowned. His idea that she wasn't really Julia was proving to be false. "Julia." He answered, keeping his voice even.
"What's wrong? You seem upset? Aren't you happy to see me?"
Jack let out a short laugh? "Happy?" He asked incredulously. "Why would I be happy? After everything you've put me through."
"What?" Her voice was small.
"Don't act stupid, it really doesn't fit you. You made my life a living hell and took pleasure in it. You're sick."
Tears formed in her eyes as he spoke. "What are you talking about?"
Jack simply stared at her, he couldn't believe she would try to deny everything she had done to him and Carly and everyone else in Oakdale. "You know." He said. "Just admit it. Tell them everything and I'm sure you'll miss out on jail time. They'll probably give you a nice padded room."
"Padded room?" Even Jack could hear her pain and confusion, but he blocked it out. Refusing to let her get to him he shook his head and left.
"Well?" An officer asked when he exited the room. "Was it the right girl?"
"Yes." Jack answered simply and left the police station.
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"How did go?" Carly asked when Jack arrived home. It was late and Parker was sleeping upstairs, but Carly had waited up for him.
"It was her." He rubbed his forehead as he spoke.
Sensing a hesitation, she prodded him, "But?"
Jack sighed deeply before sitting down on the couch. "Something didn't seem right.
"What do you mean?"
"She seemed honestly confused."
Carly shrugged. "She's a good actress, she's fooled us before."
"Julia's crazy, not stupid. She knows we wouldn't believe her innocent act and after that letter, she doesn't seem like she wants to lie to us."
"So, what are you thinking?"
This time Jack shrugged. "I don't know, just that something seems to be a little off. I'm sure I'm just paranoid, but I feel like everything is happening to easily."
"Maybe its just time for something to come easily to us, we've had our share of hardships, we deserve a little happiness, don't you think?"
"We more than deserve it." He agreed and leaned in to kiss her. "I'm beat, can we talk more tomorrow?"
"Yeah, of course." She smiled.
After kissing her again, he stood up. "I'm going to check on Parker and then I'll meet you upstairs?"
"Sure." As she watched Jack walk away her smile quickly turned into a frown. If Jack thought something wasn't right, then something wasn't right. And she was going to find out just what that something was.
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"I have to go." Carly told Jack a few days later. "If I want Monte Carlo to be successful I need to these marketers and convince them to give their shelf space to my designers and not BRO."
"I understand." He told her, "I just hate it. I'm going to miss you."
Carly looked at him, a warm smile on her face. "I'll miss you too." She gave him a lingering kiss. "I love you." She sighed.
"I love you too." He kissed her again, but she pulled away.
"If you keep that up, I'm never going to leave."
Jack murmured, "Mmmm." And kissed her again.
Taking a step away, she told him firmly. "I'm leaving. You know where you can reach me. Parker!" She called up the stairs and the boy came bounding down. "Come give mommy a kiss goodbye."
Throwing his arms around her, he gave her a big hug and she placed a kiss on his cheek. "Bye mommy, I love you."
"I love you too, Parker. I'll be home soon."
"Bring me home a souvenir!"
She laughed softly. "I'll try." Was her promise. Giving him and Jack a last kiss she turned and left.
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"I'm here to see Julia Lindsay." Carly told the officer at the desk.
The women frowned at the list of prisoners. "Julia Lindsay?" She frowned at Carly.
"Snyder. Julia Lindsay Snyder." She replied, using Julia's married name.
"Oh yes." The woman exclaimed, without smiling. "Follow me to the visiting area and I'll send her out." Leading Carly down the hall, she stopped at the doorway to a large room, with a row of visitors. Carly sat in an available chair and watched through the glass for Julia.
Julia frowned when she saw Carly, but sat across from her and picked up the phone. "Carly, what are you doing here?"
"I came to talk to you."
"Obviously."
Carly glared at her, but forced back a smart remark. "Why can't you leave Jack and I alone?"
Almost rolling her eyes, Julie responded. "Why couldn't you? Jack I were happy, we were happily married and you couldn't let go." She pointed out.
"That was different."
"How?"
"Well, I wasn't clinically insane for starters."
Julie shook her head. "Why does everyone keep saying that?"
"Because you are!"
Julie still didn't seem to understand. "But why? What did I ever do that was so insane?"
"How about what you did to Jack? And to JJ? You kidnapped an innocent baby just to get revenge on you ex-husband."
"I did what? I think you're insane Carly, I would never to do that. And what do you mean, ex-husband?"
Carly looked at her like she'd grown a second head. "Oh, don't even pretend like you don't know Jack and I are married. You showed up on our wedding day."
This time Julia didn't answer only stared at Carly through the glass. After a long silence she spoke softly into the phone. "I didn't do that, I wouldn't." And then she was gone, out of the room and back into her cell.
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Carly sat on the plane later that night, Julia's words echoing through her mind. "I didn't do that, I wouldn't. I did what? What did I ever do that was so insane?" Shaking her head she tried to block the voice out, but it was no use. Thinking back to their brief visit, she realized Jack was right. Even Carly thought she appeared to be honest. Carly could still remember when they had learned that Julia was crazy. She had been genuinely shocked. If anything, Julia had always appeared too nice, sugary sweet even. Then all the lies and betrayals had come out and then the revelation that Julia needed to be hospitalized. She knew that Jack had honestly loved Julia and she knew that it was probably the death of their baby that had sent her over the edge. While she had felt bad for her, no one deserved to lose a baby, the way Julia had behaved afterwards and all she had done made all her pity pretty much disappear.
The thought of Julia's baby made Carly think of her own. Her hands immediately went to her stomach and she looked down at it. "Hi, there." She spoke softly to her unborn child. "You, little one, have caused me quite a few problems, you know that? But don't worry about anything. Jack will be your daddy, he'll never know about Mike. I promise, I'll do whatever I can to make that happen." Giving her stomach a gentle pat, she leaned back in her seat and slowly drifted to sleep.
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"How was your business trip?" Carly had been avoiding talking about it since she had gotten home the previous night. Looking over at him, Carly sighed. She was keeping enough secrets from him as it was.
"Honestly?" She asked and he nodded. "There was no business trip."
Jack sighed. "What did you do know, Carly?"
"Well," She began. "Just know that I did it all for you, for us."
"Carly."
Rolling her eyes, she replied. "Fine, fine. No more avoiding. I went to see Julia."
"You did?"
"Yes, you said something seemed off so I decided to find out for myself."
Jack groaned. "You shouldn't have went there. I told you I didn't want you there."
Carly smiled. "Since when do I listen?"
He simply glared at her for a moment. "And? What did you find out?"
"The same as you. It's hard to believe she's lying, but she has to be. Right?"
"I guess. It just doesn't make any sense. What does she have to gain by lying?"
Carly shrugged. "I don't know, I guess that's what we need to figure out."
"Uh-uh," Jack said standing up. "There is no we. There's only an us, got that?"
"But."
"No, buts. As of now, you're out of this. Understood?" She crossed her arms firmly and leaned back against the couch. "Understood?" He repeated and she let out a long, loud sigh.
"Understood."
He gave a quick kiss. "Good, now I have to go the station. I love you." He smiled down at her.
"Yeah, yeah, I love you too." She smirked when the door shut behind him. Just because I understand doesn't mean I'm going to listen."