Shot in an Alley: Dying
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--------- Corinthos Penthouse
Elizabeth had been gone for a few hours. Jason could feel that she wasn't there. Before, he'd had such a sense that she wouldn't ever leave him. It made him nervous that she wasn't there now, like something had happened to her, like she needed him.
Jason wanted to get up, go see if she was okay, but as hard as he tried he couldn't. He knew Sonny was with him. He sounded far away. It was hard to understand him sometimes.
Also there was something cold running over him. That was all he could even feel now. At first there had been blinding pain and heat, but now all he could feel was that coldness.
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Sonny was still talking to Jason, telling him that it was all going to be okay, but in truth Sonny couldn't really be sure of that.
Of all the thoughts that were swirling in his mind there was the one he came back to. For all he knew he could be lying every time he said that to Jason. Carly may never come home and Jason may not live.
That scared him. Not too much could scare Sonny Corinthos anymore, but that did. Jason, of all the people who had claimed to care about him, was the only one who had stood by him. Even Carly had left him at different points. Mike left when he was a kid. His mother had died. Lily died. His two unborn children had died. Stone had died. Robin had left for Paris and didn't even speak with him anymore. Benny had died. Luke, Karen, Brenda. The list went on, but never Jason, not even when he and Carly had betrayed Jason. He had left town but still checked in, did work, talked with him.
And Carly. She was the only person, besides Jason, who could accept him. Not even his sister and father could do that. She could yell as loud, fight as hard and care as much for their family as he could. He had found his match in her. He had always somewhat admired her, even before he had slept with her that night. She got what she wanted and held on to it for her life.
He dunked the cloth into the cool water yet again. "Oh man Jase. What am I gonna do without you and Carly?"
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Elizabeth ran out of the elevator and to the door to Sonny's penthouse. Without knocking she rushed in.
Her eyes scanned the room. She soon found what she was looking for.
Jason...
She quickly moved to the couch next to Sonny. Elizabeth looked down at Jason. He was pale - the palest she had ever seen him. His breathing was slow and he had a veil of sweat over his heated body.
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Jason knew she was there. He was glad; he didn't want to be without her. He didn't feel anymore, not even the cool feeling he had felt before. All he could feel was her. He wanted to tell her, but no matter how hard he wanted it he knew he had waited too long. Jason wondered if she knew. Part of him knew she did.
Jason was scared. Not for himself but for them. What if the dream he had was what would happen? Emily and Monica unable to stop crying. Alan starting drugs again. Carly hating everyone for letting it happen. Elizabeth, Sonny...
No, he didn't want to think about it.
He didn't want them to be sad. Not even the Quartermaines. All he had ever wanted for them was to be happy. He had tried to make it so they were. He had taken care of Carly. Done what Sonny needed. Tried to make all of Emily's problems go away.
He hoped they could all be happy for him too. There was too much pain for him to return to. He wouldn't be able to do that, not even with her strength with him.
All he needed now was for her to know.
Elizabeth, I love you.
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Elizabeth raised her hand to Jason's face. She didn't hear what Sonny was saying or feel the heat of Jason's face. Only one thing got through to her.
Jason was dying.