~@~@ Complicated Ch.2

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" Well Jagger Cates." Taggert looks past his partner toward the fading headlights. " I see you found Jason's Morgan's only redeeming quality."

Jagger raised his eyebrow, and asked." Really, what's that?"

" His little sister, Emily Quartermaine."  Taggert shook his head ruefully, his couldn't imagine how someone as intelligent and sweet as Little Quartermaine could mixed up with so many thugs, but the girl was if nothing else loyal.

Jagger turned his head back just in time to catch the Mercedes turn the corner exiting the airport, and rolled his eyes. Morgan's sister was one thing, but a Quartermaine was quite another load of trouble. The last time he came in contact with a Quartermaine was when Dr. Alan Quartermaine had accused him of stealing drugs from the hospital. He had enough awkwardness being in Port Charles with his Ex-Wife Karen and her family with out annoying the riches family in town. " Tell me is she's so good why does she still deal with him?"

Taggert took out his keys and started walking toward the parking lot." It's a long story, but if you're going to dealing with Anger boy, you'll need to know, so how bout some coffee and a talk."

" Lead on." Jagger said as he followed behind his new partner silently wondering why all the pretty women he met had baggage.

Meanwhile Jason listened to Emily tales of Law school, as they rode to Kelly's. Her stories weren't really that interesting, it sounded like all she did was study and rehab her legs, but it was the tone that keep him listening. Emily's eyes sparkled, and although he could still see sadness hidden away, her voice was one of confidence and determination; the last time she had been like this was when she first returned from the Rehab clinic in Italy. " So you're a lawyer now, that's good you're smart."

" I think you may be a little biased though Jase."

" But I don't lye."

Emily watched him closely, one of the first things you learned in Law School is how to read people, and although Jason wasn't like other people she could tell that her brother was holding back. " No, you don't lye, so why don't you tell me what's wrong."

" Zander and Elizabeth are 'on' again."

 Emily fought off the cringe that was fighting its way to the surface, her once best friend Elizabeth had some how lost her way. True Blue Elizabeth had spent the last there years in a relationship limbo, with several men, including Jason, Lucky, and her current Zander.  " Really, I'm sorry to hear that."

" Don't be I'm don't care any more."

 She watched her brother and realized that he was once again being honest, he didn't' care anymore, for a quick second she found herself envying her brother. Tony Jones once said that Jason had no feelings or emotion, but the more accurate description seemed to be that Jason could simply control his, he didn't want to care any more so he didn't. " I know that feeling, but what else is going in Port Charles, Grandmother and the family refuse to tell me anything, and Lucky doesn't pay enough attention to understand things like you would."

" Nothing much Alexis and Sonny have finally agreed on a custody arrangement for Kristian, Carly finished renovating Jake's, and Michael's talking about girls."

Emily gave a little grin knowing that in Jason's mind he had just told updated her on everyone, or least everyone important to him." Really, and just what is my adorable god son saying about girls?"

Jason fought the grin, but lost. " They're fun to kiss."

" Okay now I'm scared he starting to sound a lot like most of the men I've meet, but what about you?"

" I think he's right girls are fun to kiss."

" Thanks for the opinion smarta**, I meant what are you doing, you said you don't care about Liz anymore and I know that's true, but have you been seeing anyone special." She caught a glint in his eyes and hurried to clarify. " And by that I mean someone of the opposite sex that you don't think of as a friend or sister, and not in a graphic 'I'm having sex with them way'."  " You know dating or casual flirting, a warm fuzzy feeling when they walked into the room."

" I'm not dating anyone, I don't think I know how to flirt, and I thought warm fuzzy feeling was a fever."  Jason didn't mention that there was one person on him mind constantly that he couldn't have, but she didn't give a warm fuzzy feeling, just a burning desire to possess her. " We're here."

Emily turned from Jason, and looked out the window at Kelly's, for several years this place had been her second home, where her second family meet and lived, and even now that there were no longer three musketeers waiting for her behind the doors, it was still one of few places where she feel safe. " Welcome Home."

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" So I've been told that you grew up here in PC, what do you remember about Jason Morgan?"

" I remember him being Jason Quartermaine, and on his way to being a doctor."  Jagger said leaving out the part where he stole Quartermaines' girlfriend.

" Yeah, well A.J. screwed that up, you know the story." Taggert grimaces at Jagger's nod." Plowed his car into a tree, and killed that one, leaving us with Anger boy."  " He doesn't really associate with his old family, except for Emily, his grandmother, His mom, and occasionally with his cousin Ned Ashton. " " But he's closest to Emily, which explains why she thinks it's okay to date her kidnapper." He looks up when hears a spoon drop and looks at his partners confused eyes." I'll give you a file on that later; but right now all you need to know is that Emily is a good kid, but she's been dealt some tough breaks, and the guy that always seems to be around after the fall out is Anger boy, so she protects him as fiercely as he protects her."

" Isn't it amazing how the bad guys always have good women by their side."

" Yeah it's a b****." Taggert looks up as his hear the door opens and meets Jason Morgan's cold eyes, and smirks at the anger he see there." And here's the man of the hour."

Jason pauses in the doorway, Taggert harassing him is not something he wants Emily to see her first night back, but all the other options for dinner involved the possibility of running into Quartermaines, Cassadines, and Spencer's, and he didn't want that. " Take a table, I got to make a phone call."

He stepped aside, and allowed her to enter before making his way toward the payphone, grimacing when he notice Taggert following behind him.

Emily picked a table in the center and watched the scene with amusement and annoyance, after all theses years Taggert still tried to take down Sonny and Jason. She had study law and knew without a doubt that her brother and his friend were in fact criminals, but after all the things she'd seen throughout her life she also knew that importing and exporting stolen items was a mild offence when you considered the other evils that was really lurking in Port Charles. Then again there again Taggert's job was to uphold the law, and Jason was breaking it. " Geez, Em take a break from Devil's advocate." She turned and to check out the crowd, and her eyes fell on a familiar pair of dark brown eyes. The jerk from the airplane was sitting at the table across from hers smirking at her.

" I'm sorry."

Emily turned to face him, with inquiring eyes. " Are you speaking to me?"

" Yes, I wanted to apologize for my behavior on the plane." Jagger shrugged his shoulders, and gave a sheepish grin. " I was having a ex moment." She stared at him confused and he continued." You know you're just talking to someone and then something happens or they say something that reminds you of an ex, and …"

" You start doing things you wished you done then." She nodded, she done it several since her break-up with Zander. " I know what you mean, I just never knew it had a name."  

" Well once again, I'd like to apologize, it was my fault and I'm terribly sorry."

" Apology accepted." Emily gave him a sincere smile, so the jerk wasn't a jerk just a guy with an EX complex." I hope you enjoy your stay in Port Charles."

" I'm not visiting, I'm moving back, you?" Jagger felt odd asking that question, on one hand he was like Taggert hoping that she was just visiting, but n the other hand for some strange reason he wanted her to stay. "

" No, I'm back to stay too."

" Emily." She turned to the sound of her name being called, and saw Jason coming toward her readjusting his leather jacket; he had a strange look in his eye. " Let's get something at the hotel." Emily shrugged her shoulder, before she stood and moved toward the door, before giving her airplane companion and small wave.

" Jason what's wrong?"  Her brother seemed tense, and she knew that although Taggert annoyed him, he never really bother Jason to this point, which made her think her brother was hiding something.

"I don't want to talk about it."

" Okay." She turned away and focused on the scenery, not catching the faraway look of longing and pain in his eyes.