Frozen: Best Friends
Okay, hello all. This chap is where Carly gets to see just how much Jason was covering. Can you all wait? LOL. So I'll just shut up and let you all read.
Thanks for the reviews last chapter by the way.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Corinthos Penthouse
Carly had given up pacing and was now sitting and reading a magazine. She couldn't really concentrate on it though. If Elizabeth didn't call her today she would just have to hunt the girl down. After their conversation last night she was even more worried about her best friend. She had to know if he was okay. No, he wasn't okay, she knew that. She needed to know if he was going to be okay. And he had to be okay.
The phone ring came to her in the middle of the page she had been reading for twenty minutes. Quickly Carly snatched it up and answered. "Hello?"
"Carly, this is Elizabeth."
Never before had she been happy to hear the Muffin's voice. "Address?"
"23 Weston Ave. Apartment 4B."
"Be right there." Carly promised. She didn't want to talk to little Lizzie Webber longer than she had to. She hung up the phone and flew out the door.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Elizabeth's Studio
Elizabeth hung up the phone calmly. She turned to Jason. He was sitting on the couch silently staring ahead at the wall blankly. After his painful revalation at breakfast she didn't push him to talk to her and he didn't talk at all. She wasn't sure what to say to him. But she had to give him some warning about Carly's arrival.
"Jason?" she spoke timidly almost. She wasn't sure if he was going to answer. And true to her instincts he didn't. He didn't even nod to tell her she could continue.
"Carly's going to be here soon. Do you want me to stay or go. I could give you guys some time alone if you want." She extended.
Slowly she moved towards him. His eyes blank and staring as if he didn't see her. She knew he did. But he just didn't want to deal with her or anything else. It was too bad. Carly was on her way.
"Maybe I could just go in the other room?" she asked again. But still he said nothing. Elizabeth decided not to push.
As if on cue there was a knock on the door. She could tell that Carly was trying to restrain herself from breaking down the door. She wasn't leaving him here unless he gave the okay. So the bedroom it was then. She walked to the door, quickly glancing at Jason to see if he had reacted. He had, he was not staring at the door instead of the wall. Well, that was a good thing maybe. At least she was sure he wasn't catatonic.
She opened the door and Carly stood there for a second. "How is he?" she asked quietly. Unsure if he could hear.
"Don't push him." Was the only advice she gave before leaving the two alone.
Carly watched the Muffin's retreat to the next room. This studio was a step up, even she had to admit it. She turned to see Jason staring at her. There was no emotion in his eyes. But then again, there wasn't ever emotion anymore.
"Hey Jase!" she greeted enthusiasticly. She wanted him to respond. Smile at her. Let her know that everything was okay. But that was what had partly gotten him in this mess.
Jason said nothing as he turned to look at the wall a second time.
"The babys kicking, you want to feel?" she offered when she felt Morgan kicking against her. Then she thought of the baby that Courtney had lost and felt instantly stupid.
She walked over to the side of the couch and sat down next to him. "Thats okay. You don't want to talk, I get it. So I'll just talk. We all know that I can keep up a one sided conversation." She said with a smile. He didn't look at her still. He was sitting there with the wall solidly around him.
"So, I went to Kelly's today. Bobbie says 'Hi'. I was telling her about the frozen pizza fiasco. I guess hiding it in your freezer didn't work out. Like you said it wouldn't. But I didn't listen did I Jase? Then sh-...."
Jason cut her off suddenly. "What do you want Carly?" he asked slightly harsh.
She was a little thrown by the tone of his voice. "To see if you're okay."
"Since when do you care so damned much?" He asked.
That threw her off completely. Since when did she care? What kind of question was that? She loved him. He was her best friend. And she told him that. "I care because I love you."
"What do you need Carly? Thats why you're here, isn't it? Tell me what you did. I'll fix it. Then will you just leave me alone?" he asked her, sounding tired suddenly.
She leaned into him, not touching him after she remembered what Elizabeth had said about that. She talked slowly to make sure he got the message. "I don't need you to fix something. I am here because you need me. I want to make this better for you. What do you want me to do, I'll do it. This isn't about me. This isn't about you helping me. I want to help you."
Jason shook his head. "No, its always about what you all need. You want me to be okay so you won't have to lose Sonny's and your right hand. Cause then what would you do?"
Carly felt her eyes tear up. "Its not that I don't want to lose my fix it guy. Its that I want to stop you from losing yourself!" she cried at him.
Jason's eyes softened and he moved closer to her. "Too late. Your Jason Morgan is dead. I am everything I was once against. I lie. I keep secrets. I let people control me. I did it for you. I did it for you all. You needed me to be that way. So I became it. I can't go back when you decided that you don't like this. I am what you wanted."
Carly was shocked. That was what he thought. The worst part was about how it made some kind of sense. But that wasn't how she felt. Was it how she acted? "No Jason." Was all she whispered.
She felt the tears leaking out of her eyes. "Thats not what I want for you. Thats not you Jase. You do what you want. Don't change for us. You wouldn't for the Quartermaines, why would you change yourself to be what you think we need?" she demanded.
Jason just shrugged and turned away again. It was clear that his side of the conversation was over. Everything in her was screaming to shake him until he reacted. To make him see it her way. To make her Jason come out. She made a silent promise that if he did come back to her then she wouldn't take him for granted. She would take care of him better. But after a minute it was clear that it wasn't going to happen just like that. She remembered what Elizabeth had said. Not to push him. Slowly she let out a deep breath. She could do this. She could stop herself from pushing.
"I love you Jason. Anytime you want to talk to me. Or just want to sit here in silence with me then call. I will come over in a second."
Carly got up and walked to the door where Elizabeth was. She knocked on it and spoke thru the door without waiting for her to go. "I'm going. I'll be back sometime soon. But I'll call first okay? Take care of him."
And with that Carly left.
Elizabeth walked into the room and went closer to Jason. "Are you okay?"
Jason nodded. "Yeah."
Elizabeth looked right at him. "Okay, now you can tell me the truth. Are you okay? You aren't doing anything until you let go. I won't hurt you again. Trust me Jason. You can scream and cry if you want. But you are going to tell me whats going on with you. You are going to let me in."
Jason looked up at her. "No."
CLIFFHANGER WARNING!
Can't you all just see the tension in the room? Its going to be an intresting chapter. I will either make Jason's confessions last one or two chapters. Then of course we get the nice (hopefully long) road to recovery. And Elizabeth's maybe too. And with all that bonding who wouldn't fall back in love completely? And start to trust eachother again. Cause thats whats going to happen for the two of them. See? An extreamly vauge overview of the story. But thats not the juicy stuff. And the more (long...Please?) reviews I get the better chances you guys have of getting a nice heartwrenching Liason-y goodness chapter.
So, REVIEW!!!!!
Okay, hello all. This chap is where Carly gets to see just how much Jason was covering. Can you all wait? LOL. So I'll just shut up and let you all read.
Thanks for the reviews last chapter by the way.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Corinthos Penthouse
Carly had given up pacing and was now sitting and reading a magazine. She couldn't really concentrate on it though. If Elizabeth didn't call her today she would just have to hunt the girl down. After their conversation last night she was even more worried about her best friend. She had to know if he was okay. No, he wasn't okay, she knew that. She needed to know if he was going to be okay. And he had to be okay.
The phone ring came to her in the middle of the page she had been reading for twenty minutes. Quickly Carly snatched it up and answered. "Hello?"
"Carly, this is Elizabeth."
Never before had she been happy to hear the Muffin's voice. "Address?"
"23 Weston Ave. Apartment 4B."
"Be right there." Carly promised. She didn't want to talk to little Lizzie Webber longer than she had to. She hung up the phone and flew out the door.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Elizabeth's Studio
Elizabeth hung up the phone calmly. She turned to Jason. He was sitting on the couch silently staring ahead at the wall blankly. After his painful revalation at breakfast she didn't push him to talk to her and he didn't talk at all. She wasn't sure what to say to him. But she had to give him some warning about Carly's arrival.
"Jason?" she spoke timidly almost. She wasn't sure if he was going to answer. And true to her instincts he didn't. He didn't even nod to tell her she could continue.
"Carly's going to be here soon. Do you want me to stay or go. I could give you guys some time alone if you want." She extended.
Slowly she moved towards him. His eyes blank and staring as if he didn't see her. She knew he did. But he just didn't want to deal with her or anything else. It was too bad. Carly was on her way.
"Maybe I could just go in the other room?" she asked again. But still he said nothing. Elizabeth decided not to push.
As if on cue there was a knock on the door. She could tell that Carly was trying to restrain herself from breaking down the door. She wasn't leaving him here unless he gave the okay. So the bedroom it was then. She walked to the door, quickly glancing at Jason to see if he had reacted. He had, he was not staring at the door instead of the wall. Well, that was a good thing maybe. At least she was sure he wasn't catatonic.
She opened the door and Carly stood there for a second. "How is he?" she asked quietly. Unsure if he could hear.
"Don't push him." Was the only advice she gave before leaving the two alone.
Carly watched the Muffin's retreat to the next room. This studio was a step up, even she had to admit it. She turned to see Jason staring at her. There was no emotion in his eyes. But then again, there wasn't ever emotion anymore.
"Hey Jase!" she greeted enthusiasticly. She wanted him to respond. Smile at her. Let her know that everything was okay. But that was what had partly gotten him in this mess.
Jason said nothing as he turned to look at the wall a second time.
"The babys kicking, you want to feel?" she offered when she felt Morgan kicking against her. Then she thought of the baby that Courtney had lost and felt instantly stupid.
She walked over to the side of the couch and sat down next to him. "Thats okay. You don't want to talk, I get it. So I'll just talk. We all know that I can keep up a one sided conversation." She said with a smile. He didn't look at her still. He was sitting there with the wall solidly around him.
"So, I went to Kelly's today. Bobbie says 'Hi'. I was telling her about the frozen pizza fiasco. I guess hiding it in your freezer didn't work out. Like you said it wouldn't. But I didn't listen did I Jase? Then sh-...."
Jason cut her off suddenly. "What do you want Carly?" he asked slightly harsh.
She was a little thrown by the tone of his voice. "To see if you're okay."
"Since when do you care so damned much?" He asked.
That threw her off completely. Since when did she care? What kind of question was that? She loved him. He was her best friend. And she told him that. "I care because I love you."
"What do you need Carly? Thats why you're here, isn't it? Tell me what you did. I'll fix it. Then will you just leave me alone?" he asked her, sounding tired suddenly.
She leaned into him, not touching him after she remembered what Elizabeth had said about that. She talked slowly to make sure he got the message. "I don't need you to fix something. I am here because you need me. I want to make this better for you. What do you want me to do, I'll do it. This isn't about me. This isn't about you helping me. I want to help you."
Jason shook his head. "No, its always about what you all need. You want me to be okay so you won't have to lose Sonny's and your right hand. Cause then what would you do?"
Carly felt her eyes tear up. "Its not that I don't want to lose my fix it guy. Its that I want to stop you from losing yourself!" she cried at him.
Jason's eyes softened and he moved closer to her. "Too late. Your Jason Morgan is dead. I am everything I was once against. I lie. I keep secrets. I let people control me. I did it for you. I did it for you all. You needed me to be that way. So I became it. I can't go back when you decided that you don't like this. I am what you wanted."
Carly was shocked. That was what he thought. The worst part was about how it made some kind of sense. But that wasn't how she felt. Was it how she acted? "No Jason." Was all she whispered.
She felt the tears leaking out of her eyes. "Thats not what I want for you. Thats not you Jase. You do what you want. Don't change for us. You wouldn't for the Quartermaines, why would you change yourself to be what you think we need?" she demanded.
Jason just shrugged and turned away again. It was clear that his side of the conversation was over. Everything in her was screaming to shake him until he reacted. To make him see it her way. To make her Jason come out. She made a silent promise that if he did come back to her then she wouldn't take him for granted. She would take care of him better. But after a minute it was clear that it wasn't going to happen just like that. She remembered what Elizabeth had said. Not to push him. Slowly she let out a deep breath. She could do this. She could stop herself from pushing.
"I love you Jason. Anytime you want to talk to me. Or just want to sit here in silence with me then call. I will come over in a second."
Carly got up and walked to the door where Elizabeth was. She knocked on it and spoke thru the door without waiting for her to go. "I'm going. I'll be back sometime soon. But I'll call first okay? Take care of him."
And with that Carly left.
Elizabeth walked into the room and went closer to Jason. "Are you okay?"
Jason nodded. "Yeah."
Elizabeth looked right at him. "Okay, now you can tell me the truth. Are you okay? You aren't doing anything until you let go. I won't hurt you again. Trust me Jason. You can scream and cry if you want. But you are going to tell me whats going on with you. You are going to let me in."
Jason looked up at her. "No."
CLIFFHANGER WARNING!
Can't you all just see the tension in the room? Its going to be an intresting chapter. I will either make Jason's confessions last one or two chapters. Then of course we get the nice (hopefully long) road to recovery. And Elizabeth's maybe too. And with all that bonding who wouldn't fall back in love completely? And start to trust eachother again. Cause thats whats going to happen for the two of them. See? An extreamly vauge overview of the story. But thats not the juicy stuff. And the more (long...Please?) reviews I get the better chances you guys have of getting a nice heartwrenching Liason-y goodness chapter.
So, REVIEW!!!!!