Hate to Friendship to Love
Five hours later, Jason wakes up with a warm body, on top of him. He notices Brenda has entangled her legs with his, so he can't really move. He looks down at her and realizes that this is the most she has looked peaceful in a while. She begins to stir, and then she looks up at him with lazy eyes. She gives him a gentle smile, and he returns it.
"How long have you been up," she says. And she looks at the time and notices it is three o'clock.
"Not long," he says indifferently.
"Well why didn't you wake me up," she says.
"You looked like you needed the sleep," he says.
"We both did," she says sincerely. She then reaches up and touches his forehead. "Your fever broke," she says smiling.
"Yeah, uh thanks for what you did, you know," he says. "Yeah I know," she says timidly.
"Well I bet you're tired of me by now, so I'm...," she starts. "I'm not," he interrupts. Wanting her to know that he really appreciated what she did for him. She then looks at him hearing the seriousness in his voice. "You're just saying that," she says, avoiding his face.
"I don't say something, unless, I want to Brenda, you of all people should know that," he argues. Look Brenda, what you did was brave, and I 'm thankful for it. You were strong, and you surprised me," he says truthfully.
"No I wasn't, she murmurs.
"What?" Jason says.
"I said no I wasn't, looking at him now with tears glistening in her eyes. The entire time, all I could think about was that I couldn't let you die. I mean, I tried to be strong, I really did Jason, but that thought kept popping up in my head, and I just stated giving up hope again. I...I care about you Jason, and believe it or not I consider you one of my best friends, I know you were just doing your job or whatever, but when you took that bullet for me, I was scared to death, and I would have given anything to reverse the situation. Since I've been around you, the more I've began to become dependent on you. Do you know I was mad at you, she said laughing to herself, you were bleeding to death, and I was angry, because I thought, who would protect me now, who would make me feel safe again," she said bitterly, looking at him with her pained eyes. And it hurt Jason to see her that way, the grief in her eyes, caused by him. She looked at him and saw that his expression was blank. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that," she apologies, and gets up to move, but is stopped by Jason.
"I didn't do it because it was my job Brenda, I..I did it because I care about you," he says, looking her in the eyes, wanting her to know that he meant every word he said. And Brenda smiles, thinking how eighteen words could mean so much to her. And then she hugs him, hesitantly at first, but then tighter, holding on to him like he was a life line. And Jason wraps his good arm around her, smiling to himself. And then she lets go, and looks him in the face, thanking him with her eyes.
"I better change your bandage," she says, untangling herself, and getting out of bed. She went to the bathroom , to return soon with a first aid kit. "I'm becoming real handy with this don't you think," she said jokingly.
"Yeah you've become a real pro," Jason says sarcastically, while giving her, his famous smirk.
"Oh my, was that a joke, I've rubbed off on Jason, better watch out," she says, secretly liking this other side of Jason, that's not so serious all the time. She sat on the edge of the bed, next to him, and helped him sit up. She slowly took off the bandage, apologizing every now and then, when he winced. Once she cleaned the wound, she bandaged him back up. "And you say I'm not a pro, she says, playfully glaring at him.
"Yeah you've bandaged me twice, they should give you a certificate and everything," he says mockingly.
"Wow, two jokes in one minute, are you sure you're feeling ok," she laughs, putting her hand on his forehead. And he laughs at that. He stops when he sees her staring at him, with this goofy smile on her face.
"What?" he ask, feeling a little weird by the way she was staring at him.
"Nothing, she says, shaking her head. It's just this bantering thing we got going on, it's nice, she says shyly, putting her hair behind her ear.
"Why do you always do that?" he asked, genuinely curious.
"What?" she asks, confused by his question.
"Put your hair behind your ear, every time you say something like that," he ask, with a smirk on his face.
"Because, you Jason Morgan, have an uncanny way of making me feel like a shy little school girl, she says lightheartedly. So are you hungry, because I'm starving," she ask getting up walking towards the door. She stops shortly, after noticing a weird grin on Jason's face.
"What?" she ask.
"You're going to cook in that," he says, raising his eyebrows. It's then that Brenda realizes that she's still clad in only her bra, and some shorts.
"Shit, she says. Don't say a word," she warns, looking at Jason. And she puts on a shirt, and walks out of the room, noticing that she wasn't as embarrassed as she thought she should be. "Weird," she thought.
Jason soon got tired of the bed, so he got up, and walked out of the bedroom, which led him to the living room. He noticed that there was a pillow and a comforter on the couch. "Brenda must have slept on the couch," he thought. He heard some crashing coming from a hall way on the other side of the living room, and figured that was the kitchen. He then remembered Sonny, and the tape. "Brenda!" he yelled. Where is your cell phone," he asked." "In my jacket pocket," she yelled back. Jason saw Brenda's jacket lying on the sofa. He walked towards it and stopped short, when he noticed, so much blood covering it. He got the cell phone out of the jacket pocket, and dialed up Sonny's number.
"Yeah," Sonny said harshly.
"Yeah, it's me," Jason said.
"Jason, where are you, are you ok, is Brenda there with you, is she....," Sonny started bombarding Jason with a million questions.
"Yeah Sonny, I'm fine, Brenda's fine too, but we know who killed Alcazar," he said.
"What, who?" Sonny asked anxiously.
"It was Rick," he said.
"Rick, your lawyer," Sonny asked surprised.
"Yeah, we have proof too, go to the docks, and on the edge of the docks, there's a ledge underneath, you'll find a tape there," Jason said carefully.
"Ok, right now, stay where you are, I'll keep in touch," he said.
"Ok bye," Jason said, and then hung up the phone. Jason then made his way to the kitchen. He noticed Brenda was struggling a bit by the stove. "So what are you cooking," he asked. Brenda jumped, startled by his voice.
"Shit Jason, you scared me, don't sneak up on me like that," she said, giving him a smile, and returning her attention to the stove. "So what did Sonny say," she said, stirring the rice. Jason was marginally surprised that she knew he called Sonny, but got over it.
"He's going to check Rick out, and get back at us," he said nonchalantly. She just nodded her head. "So I noticed that you're sleeping on the couch, he said, leaning against the counter.
"Jason before you start, it's ok I can handle the couch for awhile," she said, turning around.
"Brenda this is your house, I don't want to put you out of your own bed," he said.
"Jason you're injured, I'm not letting you sleep on the couch with a injured arm," she said adamantly.
"And I'm not going to kick you out of your own bed, this is your....,"he started, but was cut short by Brenda.
"Ok Jason, I'm not going to argue with you about this, you're keeping the bed and that's final, she said resolutely, crossing her arms over her chest, looking directly at Jason. Ok, I'll tell you what, once your arm gets better, then I'll kick you out, ok?" she said.
"Alright," he said knowing there was no point in arguing with her about this anymore.
"Good, know get your ass over here, and help me," she said, smiling. And he just laughed. "I thought I was too injured to do anything," he said smiling.
"You got one good arm don't you, you can stir the rice, now get over here," she said.
"Fine," he said.
"And you should do that more often," she said, putting her hair behind her ear. This didn't go unnoticed by Jason.
"What?" he asked, turning around.
"Laugh and smile, it looks good on you. Is it that painful to smile and laugh every now and then?" she asked.
"Yeah it excruciating, he said sarcastically. "Shut up," she laughed, throwing a towel at him, and he caught it of course. Just then the phone rang, and Jason hurried to the living room.
"Yeah," Jason said, answering the phone. Then all Brenda could see was Jason nodding his head, and then he hung up the phone. He turned to Brenda, and said, "that Rick was a mob boss, and came to Port Charles to take over Alcazar's territory. He killed him and framed us. Sonny gave the tape to Taggert and we're cleared of all the charges, but Rick is still out there, so Sonny thinks it will be better if we stayed here a week, while he had people looking for Rick."
"So we stay here a week, and then we go home," asked Brenda. And Jason just nodded his head.
A week went by, and Jason and Brenda became the best of friends in one week than in a life time. Brenda was the only person that made Jason laugh or smile, and Jason was the only person that made Brenda feel completely content. And Jason's arm was slowly healing.
"Jason have you seen my comb?" Brenda asked, coming out of the bathroom clad in just a bra and pajama pants.
"No," said Jason, looking up from one of Brenda's father's books. That was happening often, Brenda just wearing her bra around the house, not uncomfortable that Jason saw her, and to be honest, he didn't feel uncomfortable either. And sometimes Jason would just be clad in his boxers. Then they heard the phone ring. Jason hurried to answer it. He did and hung up.
"We can go home," he said nonchalantly.
"They found Rick?" she asked.
"No, but Sonny's close, and he's going to have extra guards protecting the PH," he said.
"Oh," she said quietly. And Jason turned to look at her noticing that she didn't look that happy about the news.
"I thought this was a good thing?" he asked confused.
"Oh, it is, I'll go get ready," she said turning around, secretly disappointed that this experience was coming to an end.
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Five hours later, Jason wakes up with a warm body, on top of him. He notices Brenda has entangled her legs with his, so he can't really move. He looks down at her and realizes that this is the most she has looked peaceful in a while. She begins to stir, and then she looks up at him with lazy eyes. She gives him a gentle smile, and he returns it.
"How long have you been up," she says. And she looks at the time and notices it is three o'clock.
"Not long," he says indifferently.
"Well why didn't you wake me up," she says.
"You looked like you needed the sleep," he says.
"We both did," she says sincerely. She then reaches up and touches his forehead. "Your fever broke," she says smiling.
"Yeah, uh thanks for what you did, you know," he says. "Yeah I know," she says timidly.
"Well I bet you're tired of me by now, so I'm...," she starts. "I'm not," he interrupts. Wanting her to know that he really appreciated what she did for him. She then looks at him hearing the seriousness in his voice. "You're just saying that," she says, avoiding his face.
"I don't say something, unless, I want to Brenda, you of all people should know that," he argues. Look Brenda, what you did was brave, and I 'm thankful for it. You were strong, and you surprised me," he says truthfully.
"No I wasn't, she murmurs.
"What?" Jason says.
"I said no I wasn't, looking at him now with tears glistening in her eyes. The entire time, all I could think about was that I couldn't let you die. I mean, I tried to be strong, I really did Jason, but that thought kept popping up in my head, and I just stated giving up hope again. I...I care about you Jason, and believe it or not I consider you one of my best friends, I know you were just doing your job or whatever, but when you took that bullet for me, I was scared to death, and I would have given anything to reverse the situation. Since I've been around you, the more I've began to become dependent on you. Do you know I was mad at you, she said laughing to herself, you were bleeding to death, and I was angry, because I thought, who would protect me now, who would make me feel safe again," she said bitterly, looking at him with her pained eyes. And it hurt Jason to see her that way, the grief in her eyes, caused by him. She looked at him and saw that his expression was blank. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that," she apologies, and gets up to move, but is stopped by Jason.
"I didn't do it because it was my job Brenda, I..I did it because I care about you," he says, looking her in the eyes, wanting her to know that he meant every word he said. And Brenda smiles, thinking how eighteen words could mean so much to her. And then she hugs him, hesitantly at first, but then tighter, holding on to him like he was a life line. And Jason wraps his good arm around her, smiling to himself. And then she lets go, and looks him in the face, thanking him with her eyes.
"I better change your bandage," she says, untangling herself, and getting out of bed. She went to the bathroom , to return soon with a first aid kit. "I'm becoming real handy with this don't you think," she said jokingly.
"Yeah you've become a real pro," Jason says sarcastically, while giving her, his famous smirk.
"Oh my, was that a joke, I've rubbed off on Jason, better watch out," she says, secretly liking this other side of Jason, that's not so serious all the time. She sat on the edge of the bed, next to him, and helped him sit up. She slowly took off the bandage, apologizing every now and then, when he winced. Once she cleaned the wound, she bandaged him back up. "And you say I'm not a pro, she says, playfully glaring at him.
"Yeah you've bandaged me twice, they should give you a certificate and everything," he says mockingly.
"Wow, two jokes in one minute, are you sure you're feeling ok," she laughs, putting her hand on his forehead. And he laughs at that. He stops when he sees her staring at him, with this goofy smile on her face.
"What?" he ask, feeling a little weird by the way she was staring at him.
"Nothing, she says, shaking her head. It's just this bantering thing we got going on, it's nice, she says shyly, putting her hair behind her ear.
"Why do you always do that?" he asked, genuinely curious.
"What?" she asks, confused by his question.
"Put your hair behind your ear, every time you say something like that," he ask, with a smirk on his face.
"Because, you Jason Morgan, have an uncanny way of making me feel like a shy little school girl, she says lightheartedly. So are you hungry, because I'm starving," she ask getting up walking towards the door. She stops shortly, after noticing a weird grin on Jason's face.
"What?" she ask.
"You're going to cook in that," he says, raising his eyebrows. It's then that Brenda realizes that she's still clad in only her bra, and some shorts.
"Shit, she says. Don't say a word," she warns, looking at Jason. And she puts on a shirt, and walks out of the room, noticing that she wasn't as embarrassed as she thought she should be. "Weird," she thought.
Jason soon got tired of the bed, so he got up, and walked out of the bedroom, which led him to the living room. He noticed that there was a pillow and a comforter on the couch. "Brenda must have slept on the couch," he thought. He heard some crashing coming from a hall way on the other side of the living room, and figured that was the kitchen. He then remembered Sonny, and the tape. "Brenda!" he yelled. Where is your cell phone," he asked." "In my jacket pocket," she yelled back. Jason saw Brenda's jacket lying on the sofa. He walked towards it and stopped short, when he noticed, so much blood covering it. He got the cell phone out of the jacket pocket, and dialed up Sonny's number.
"Yeah," Sonny said harshly.
"Yeah, it's me," Jason said.
"Jason, where are you, are you ok, is Brenda there with you, is she....," Sonny started bombarding Jason with a million questions.
"Yeah Sonny, I'm fine, Brenda's fine too, but we know who killed Alcazar," he said.
"What, who?" Sonny asked anxiously.
"It was Rick," he said.
"Rick, your lawyer," Sonny asked surprised.
"Yeah, we have proof too, go to the docks, and on the edge of the docks, there's a ledge underneath, you'll find a tape there," Jason said carefully.
"Ok, right now, stay where you are, I'll keep in touch," he said.
"Ok bye," Jason said, and then hung up the phone. Jason then made his way to the kitchen. He noticed Brenda was struggling a bit by the stove. "So what are you cooking," he asked. Brenda jumped, startled by his voice.
"Shit Jason, you scared me, don't sneak up on me like that," she said, giving him a smile, and returning her attention to the stove. "So what did Sonny say," she said, stirring the rice. Jason was marginally surprised that she knew he called Sonny, but got over it.
"He's going to check Rick out, and get back at us," he said nonchalantly. She just nodded her head. "So I noticed that you're sleeping on the couch, he said, leaning against the counter.
"Jason before you start, it's ok I can handle the couch for awhile," she said, turning around.
"Brenda this is your house, I don't want to put you out of your own bed," he said.
"Jason you're injured, I'm not letting you sleep on the couch with a injured arm," she said adamantly.
"And I'm not going to kick you out of your own bed, this is your....,"he started, but was cut short by Brenda.
"Ok Jason, I'm not going to argue with you about this, you're keeping the bed and that's final, she said resolutely, crossing her arms over her chest, looking directly at Jason. Ok, I'll tell you what, once your arm gets better, then I'll kick you out, ok?" she said.
"Alright," he said knowing there was no point in arguing with her about this anymore.
"Good, know get your ass over here, and help me," she said, smiling. And he just laughed. "I thought I was too injured to do anything," he said smiling.
"You got one good arm don't you, you can stir the rice, now get over here," she said.
"Fine," he said.
"And you should do that more often," she said, putting her hair behind her ear. This didn't go unnoticed by Jason.
"What?" he asked, turning around.
"Laugh and smile, it looks good on you. Is it that painful to smile and laugh every now and then?" she asked.
"Yeah it excruciating, he said sarcastically. "Shut up," she laughed, throwing a towel at him, and he caught it of course. Just then the phone rang, and Jason hurried to the living room.
"Yeah," Jason said, answering the phone. Then all Brenda could see was Jason nodding his head, and then he hung up the phone. He turned to Brenda, and said, "that Rick was a mob boss, and came to Port Charles to take over Alcazar's territory. He killed him and framed us. Sonny gave the tape to Taggert and we're cleared of all the charges, but Rick is still out there, so Sonny thinks it will be better if we stayed here a week, while he had people looking for Rick."
"So we stay here a week, and then we go home," asked Brenda. And Jason just nodded his head.
A week went by, and Jason and Brenda became the best of friends in one week than in a life time. Brenda was the only person that made Jason laugh or smile, and Jason was the only person that made Brenda feel completely content. And Jason's arm was slowly healing.
"Jason have you seen my comb?" Brenda asked, coming out of the bathroom clad in just a bra and pajama pants.
"No," said Jason, looking up from one of Brenda's father's books. That was happening often, Brenda just wearing her bra around the house, not uncomfortable that Jason saw her, and to be honest, he didn't feel uncomfortable either. And sometimes Jason would just be clad in his boxers. Then they heard the phone ring. Jason hurried to answer it. He did and hung up.
"We can go home," he said nonchalantly.
"They found Rick?" she asked.
"No, but Sonny's close, and he's going to have extra guards protecting the PH," he said.
"Oh," she said quietly. And Jason turned to look at her noticing that she didn't look that happy about the news.
"I thought this was a good thing?" he asked confused.
"Oh, it is, I'll go get ready," she said turning around, secretly disappointed that this experience was coming to an end.
Thanks for all of your reviews. I appreciate them. A new chapter coming soon.
