Chapter4
"Still causing trouble I see." Jasper said with a chuckle.
"Well Aunt Tracy isn't here so someone has to. How have you been? I missed you in Monaco the last few years."
Jasper didn't say anything at first. Jules knew he was thinking about Brenda. He knew about the pact. It was one of the first things she had told him about that first night. The question in Jules' mind was would he call her on it or let it go.
"You could have come back and claimed me."
"No I couldn't. Brenda needed you more than I did. Sonny was nearly destroying her. You were the only one who could save her and I knew it; even after the catacombs I knew I couldn't come back."
He looked surprised when she mentioned the catacombs. "How do you know about that? No wait don't tell me you have your ways. I sometimes think you have more spies in this town than Helena Cassidine."
"I do. Only the information I get isn't used to destroy people. Jasper, she needed you I didn't it's as simple as that."
"What about after Brenda?"
"I would have been a reminder of her and that was the last thing you needed. Then you and Chole Morgan got together. Although I must admit I did consider coming back while you were married to Alexis."
"Then why didn't you?"
Juliana couldn't believe this he actually had wanted to see her again. She began to wonder if they might have a future together. Maybe keeping him from Skye wouldn't be as hard as she thought it was going to be. She was about to answer when she heard the doors to the rose garden open.
"Hey Jules, I heard you were looking for me. How are things by the way?" Ned asked.
"Things are good, and I was only looking for you to see if you might know where Jasper was. But as you can see I found him. Mind if we play catch up later?"
"Jasper huh? No one calls him that. Brenda didn't even call him that. Want to tell me what's going on between you two."
"Not really Ned. " Jasper said before Jules had the chance. She had missed that. In Monaco they had always been on the same page, looked like things were going to be the same here in Port Charles.
"Okay, okay I got it the two of you want to be alone. Lunch Spencer tomorrow Kelly's noon sharp be there or I track you down and drag you."
"It's a date, unless of course I get a better offer from Mr. Jacks here. See you then. Oh and Ned sorry if I was a bit rude to you just now."
"Nah you were your usual mysterious self. Oh and I for one am glad you're back. I'll let that friend of yours know you may be a while. I think I have to save her from AJ."
"Thanks Ned, and don't worry about Sam. AJ is nothing compared to some of the loser ex-boyfriends she's had." Jules went to him and hugged him. He kissed the top of her head before going back inside.
"So you were saying you were tempted to come back when I was married to Alexis but didn't, why?"
"You were being noble, saving Chole's company from that wicked witch aunt of hers. I just figured I'd be in the way. Plus I didn't Chole or Alexis would take kindly to me bringing up a pact between me and Brenda, just so I could have you all to myself."
"What happened to the risk taker I met that first night?"
"Jasper, don't please." Jules went over to one of the rose bushes and played with one of the flowers. He came up behind her; she could tell he was resisting the urge to turn her around. They stood in silence for a bit before she finally spoke.
"Coming back would have meant facing things I wasn't ready to, especially if I had come back after Brenda's accident. I wasn't ready to do that. I'm not entirely sure I am now. So I guess you could say the risk taker has taken a vacation."
"What things? You never really did go into great detail about anything. Just said you'd been an orphan taken in by two families in Port Charles. So Juliana Spencer-Quatermaine are you ready to tell me the whole story?" Jasper asked turning her to face him.
"Still causing trouble I see." Jasper said with a chuckle.
"Well Aunt Tracy isn't here so someone has to. How have you been? I missed you in Monaco the last few years."
Jasper didn't say anything at first. Jules knew he was thinking about Brenda. He knew about the pact. It was one of the first things she had told him about that first night. The question in Jules' mind was would he call her on it or let it go.
"You could have come back and claimed me."
"No I couldn't. Brenda needed you more than I did. Sonny was nearly destroying her. You were the only one who could save her and I knew it; even after the catacombs I knew I couldn't come back."
He looked surprised when she mentioned the catacombs. "How do you know about that? No wait don't tell me you have your ways. I sometimes think you have more spies in this town than Helena Cassidine."
"I do. Only the information I get isn't used to destroy people. Jasper, she needed you I didn't it's as simple as that."
"What about after Brenda?"
"I would have been a reminder of her and that was the last thing you needed. Then you and Chole Morgan got together. Although I must admit I did consider coming back while you were married to Alexis."
"Then why didn't you?"
Juliana couldn't believe this he actually had wanted to see her again. She began to wonder if they might have a future together. Maybe keeping him from Skye wouldn't be as hard as she thought it was going to be. She was about to answer when she heard the doors to the rose garden open.
"Hey Jules, I heard you were looking for me. How are things by the way?" Ned asked.
"Things are good, and I was only looking for you to see if you might know where Jasper was. But as you can see I found him. Mind if we play catch up later?"
"Jasper huh? No one calls him that. Brenda didn't even call him that. Want to tell me what's going on between you two."
"Not really Ned. " Jasper said before Jules had the chance. She had missed that. In Monaco they had always been on the same page, looked like things were going to be the same here in Port Charles.
"Okay, okay I got it the two of you want to be alone. Lunch Spencer tomorrow Kelly's noon sharp be there or I track you down and drag you."
"It's a date, unless of course I get a better offer from Mr. Jacks here. See you then. Oh and Ned sorry if I was a bit rude to you just now."
"Nah you were your usual mysterious self. Oh and I for one am glad you're back. I'll let that friend of yours know you may be a while. I think I have to save her from AJ."
"Thanks Ned, and don't worry about Sam. AJ is nothing compared to some of the loser ex-boyfriends she's had." Jules went to him and hugged him. He kissed the top of her head before going back inside.
"So you were saying you were tempted to come back when I was married to Alexis but didn't, why?"
"You were being noble, saving Chole's company from that wicked witch aunt of hers. I just figured I'd be in the way. Plus I didn't Chole or Alexis would take kindly to me bringing up a pact between me and Brenda, just so I could have you all to myself."
"What happened to the risk taker I met that first night?"
"Jasper, don't please." Jules went over to one of the rose bushes and played with one of the flowers. He came up behind her; she could tell he was resisting the urge to turn her around. They stood in silence for a bit before she finally spoke.
"Coming back would have meant facing things I wasn't ready to, especially if I had come back after Brenda's accident. I wasn't ready to do that. I'm not entirely sure I am now. So I guess you could say the risk taker has taken a vacation."
"What things? You never really did go into great detail about anything. Just said you'd been an orphan taken in by two families in Port Charles. So Juliana Spencer-Quatermaine are you ready to tell me the whole story?" Jasper asked turning her to face him.
