I'm back from my long absence and so continuing from where I left
off........
Confrontation
Skye sighed loudly and stepped back, his arm fell from its place on her shoulder.
"Jax what are you doing here?" She asked.
"I came to see you. We need to talk."
"Anything that needed to be said between us was said by our lawyers. I've had an extremely long day and I'd just like to get some sleep so could you please just go away." She tried so hard to sound convincing. Seeing him standing there, looking as handsome as the day they were married, made her heart ache for him.
"Please Skye there were so many things that were left unsaid between us-"
"And they can stay that way for all I care." She cut him off.
She started to walk away and he grabbed her arm.
"I'm not leaving till you talk to me Skye. I just want you to hear me out that's all."
Skye saw a light turn on inside the house and a man's frame begin walking towards the door.
'Great, just what I need. My first day back and I'm already causing a scene." She thought to herself.
"Fine I'll talk to you just not now. I think you should leave." She tried to pull away but Jax kept a firm grip on her.
"When and where?" He asked sensing she was just saying this to get rid of him.
"At the Grille at twelve tomorrow. Is that good enough for you?" She said as she watched her father walk towards them.
"Jax what are you doing here?" Alan asked in a slightly puzzled voice.
Skye tried to pull her arm away again and this time Jax released it.
"Jax was just leaving daddy."
Jax looked around at Alan. "Goodnight Alan. Sorry to disturb you." He said before walking towards Skye. He leaned down towards her and said in a voice that was almost a whisper.
"I just want you to know, that if you're not there tomorrow I'll be coming over here again. And even though I don't particularly want to have this conversation in front of your family but we will if you don't show up."
Skye looked up at him with eyes filled with rage, desire, sadness, love and hate.
"I'll be there. Just leave."
He walked past her and she ran her hands through her hair and began walking towards the house.
"Want to talk about it?" Alan asked placing his hand on her shoulder.
"Right now I just want to sleep."
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Skye walked into the Grille and quickly scanned the room. She saw him sitting at a table and immediately began walking towards him. She wasn't exactly sure why she'd come. She told herself it was because of Jax's little treat. After all there was enough drama in the Quartermaine household without her having to add more to it. But deep down she knew that wasn't it. She had come because she wanted to see him. She needed to see him. She needed to look into his eyes and hear his voice but more importantly she needed to say all the things she had wanted to say to him for two years.
Jax saw her the moment she walked in. She was stunning. She was wearing a white pants suit. Classic, elegant, sexy and oh so Skye. When she finally saw him he smiled but instead of smiling back she tucked her hair behind her ear and walked towards the table, sat down quickly and looked at him defiantly.
"I'm here Jax so say what you have to say so I can leave." Her voice was harsh and firm.
"Wouldn't you rather order first? I have to say I'm famished."
"Look I'm not here to eat. I'm here for you to say whatever it is you have to say so I can go on ignoring you while I'm in Port Charles. So just spit it out Jax."
Jax inhaled deeply. 'She really isn't going to make this easy, is she?' He thought to himself.
"Fine."He said looking into her eyes. " I want to apologise to you Skye. You left so suddenly that I never got a chance to. I want to say I'm sorry for pushing you away at a time I should have held on to you as tightly as I could. I'm sorry for the way I handled the situation with Brenda, needless to say it was not my finest hour. I treated you horribly and I think you should know how much I regret the choices I made then."
Jax was taken aback by the sound of Skye laughing. It wasn't the light, happy laughter he had heard from her so many times in the past. It was cold and cruel and matched the look in her eyes.
"You are just too much Jasper Jacks. You can't stand that there's even one woman in this world who doesn't look at you as some great knight in shining armour. You think you say you're sorry and that'll make everything all better. That by apoligising you can correct your little mistake and go back to being the embodiment of perfection. Well you know what Jax, I don't accept your apology and I really don't think that you expected me to. So if that's all, I have somewhere to be."
She started to get up but Jax held on to her hand. She turned and looked into his eyes. She sat back down but pulled her hand away and followed her arms.
"Skye please can't we talk. I just want to talk to you."
"What is there left to say between us Jax? You made it clear how you felt about me. And I didn't understand then but I understand now. You never loved me Jax. I was a replacement, a quick fix until the woman you really wanted came back."
"Skye how can you say that?"
"I can say that because it's true. I'm not angry anymore Jax and I'm not falling apart either. I understand what you did and why you did it. But what I will never understand is how you did it. You could have been honest with me and told me you didn't want me around when you got shot because you have Brenda now and you didn't need me. But did you tell me that? No, you pretended that you didn't want me around because you didn't want me to see you like that. Like I was fragile and seeing you in pain would send me over the edge or I was incapable of caring for another human being."
Jax looked her intently. She didn't look angry and her eyes weren't filled with tears. She looked calm, not like she was pretending or putting on a show but like she had really made peace with their past. 'I've lost her forever.' He thought to himself.
"I never thought that." He said.
"That doesn't matter now. It's over and I think that maybe it was for the best. While we were married your heart was still with Brenda and maybe it still is I don't know nor do I care. But it wasn't fair to me that you pretended to love me when it was so obvious, well to everyone but me, that the only woman you loved was her."
"That's not true Skye."
"It is and it's the reason you ended our marriage."
"You know why I ended our marriage."
"Oh yes, you divorced me because I lied to you about Brenda's illness or lack thereof. We both know that that was nothing but an excuse. Have you or anybody else in this town thought that if I hadn't investigated Brenda's health she might still think she was dying."
The anger and hurt Skye was trying so hard to hold back was slowly creeping into her voice.
"Did I get a thank you note or a pat on the back. No everyone was too busy rejoicing because Brenda the saint was healthy and reprimanding Skye the sinner for keeping it from them."
Just then Skye's cell phone rang.
"Excuse me," She said to Jax before taking the phone out of her purse.
"Hello."
"Skye I think you should get home right away."
"What is it AJ?"
"Grandfather's planning something."
"When isn't he? I'll be right there."
She hung up and looked at Jax.
"I have to go. You asked me to meet you and I have. You wanted to apologise and you have. So I think we can now safely see each other without being uncomfortable. And as you can see I'm doing fine. I won't lie to you when you left if did shatter my world but Skye Chandler Quartermaine has never been one to stay down long."
She got up and started to walk away.
"Jacks." He said and she turned around with a confused expression on her face. "Your name is Skye Chandler Quartermaine Jacks."
Skye face looked overcome with sadness. "I don't use that name anymore." She turned and walked away before he could see the tears threatening to fall.
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That's it. The next chapter should up pretty soon I hope. Just let me know what you think of this one. I've been out of practice for a while so I may be a little rusty.
Confrontation
Skye sighed loudly and stepped back, his arm fell from its place on her shoulder.
"Jax what are you doing here?" She asked.
"I came to see you. We need to talk."
"Anything that needed to be said between us was said by our lawyers. I've had an extremely long day and I'd just like to get some sleep so could you please just go away." She tried so hard to sound convincing. Seeing him standing there, looking as handsome as the day they were married, made her heart ache for him.
"Please Skye there were so many things that were left unsaid between us-"
"And they can stay that way for all I care." She cut him off.
She started to walk away and he grabbed her arm.
"I'm not leaving till you talk to me Skye. I just want you to hear me out that's all."
Skye saw a light turn on inside the house and a man's frame begin walking towards the door.
'Great, just what I need. My first day back and I'm already causing a scene." She thought to herself.
"Fine I'll talk to you just not now. I think you should leave." She tried to pull away but Jax kept a firm grip on her.
"When and where?" He asked sensing she was just saying this to get rid of him.
"At the Grille at twelve tomorrow. Is that good enough for you?" She said as she watched her father walk towards them.
"Jax what are you doing here?" Alan asked in a slightly puzzled voice.
Skye tried to pull her arm away again and this time Jax released it.
"Jax was just leaving daddy."
Jax looked around at Alan. "Goodnight Alan. Sorry to disturb you." He said before walking towards Skye. He leaned down towards her and said in a voice that was almost a whisper.
"I just want you to know, that if you're not there tomorrow I'll be coming over here again. And even though I don't particularly want to have this conversation in front of your family but we will if you don't show up."
Skye looked up at him with eyes filled with rage, desire, sadness, love and hate.
"I'll be there. Just leave."
He walked past her and she ran her hands through her hair and began walking towards the house.
"Want to talk about it?" Alan asked placing his hand on her shoulder.
"Right now I just want to sleep."
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Skye walked into the Grille and quickly scanned the room. She saw him sitting at a table and immediately began walking towards him. She wasn't exactly sure why she'd come. She told herself it was because of Jax's little treat. After all there was enough drama in the Quartermaine household without her having to add more to it. But deep down she knew that wasn't it. She had come because she wanted to see him. She needed to see him. She needed to look into his eyes and hear his voice but more importantly she needed to say all the things she had wanted to say to him for two years.
Jax saw her the moment she walked in. She was stunning. She was wearing a white pants suit. Classic, elegant, sexy and oh so Skye. When she finally saw him he smiled but instead of smiling back she tucked her hair behind her ear and walked towards the table, sat down quickly and looked at him defiantly.
"I'm here Jax so say what you have to say so I can leave." Her voice was harsh and firm.
"Wouldn't you rather order first? I have to say I'm famished."
"Look I'm not here to eat. I'm here for you to say whatever it is you have to say so I can go on ignoring you while I'm in Port Charles. So just spit it out Jax."
Jax inhaled deeply. 'She really isn't going to make this easy, is she?' He thought to himself.
"Fine."He said looking into her eyes. " I want to apologise to you Skye. You left so suddenly that I never got a chance to. I want to say I'm sorry for pushing you away at a time I should have held on to you as tightly as I could. I'm sorry for the way I handled the situation with Brenda, needless to say it was not my finest hour. I treated you horribly and I think you should know how much I regret the choices I made then."
Jax was taken aback by the sound of Skye laughing. It wasn't the light, happy laughter he had heard from her so many times in the past. It was cold and cruel and matched the look in her eyes.
"You are just too much Jasper Jacks. You can't stand that there's even one woman in this world who doesn't look at you as some great knight in shining armour. You think you say you're sorry and that'll make everything all better. That by apoligising you can correct your little mistake and go back to being the embodiment of perfection. Well you know what Jax, I don't accept your apology and I really don't think that you expected me to. So if that's all, I have somewhere to be."
She started to get up but Jax held on to her hand. She turned and looked into his eyes. She sat back down but pulled her hand away and followed her arms.
"Skye please can't we talk. I just want to talk to you."
"What is there left to say between us Jax? You made it clear how you felt about me. And I didn't understand then but I understand now. You never loved me Jax. I was a replacement, a quick fix until the woman you really wanted came back."
"Skye how can you say that?"
"I can say that because it's true. I'm not angry anymore Jax and I'm not falling apart either. I understand what you did and why you did it. But what I will never understand is how you did it. You could have been honest with me and told me you didn't want me around when you got shot because you have Brenda now and you didn't need me. But did you tell me that? No, you pretended that you didn't want me around because you didn't want me to see you like that. Like I was fragile and seeing you in pain would send me over the edge or I was incapable of caring for another human being."
Jax looked her intently. She didn't look angry and her eyes weren't filled with tears. She looked calm, not like she was pretending or putting on a show but like she had really made peace with their past. 'I've lost her forever.' He thought to himself.
"I never thought that." He said.
"That doesn't matter now. It's over and I think that maybe it was for the best. While we were married your heart was still with Brenda and maybe it still is I don't know nor do I care. But it wasn't fair to me that you pretended to love me when it was so obvious, well to everyone but me, that the only woman you loved was her."
"That's not true Skye."
"It is and it's the reason you ended our marriage."
"You know why I ended our marriage."
"Oh yes, you divorced me because I lied to you about Brenda's illness or lack thereof. We both know that that was nothing but an excuse. Have you or anybody else in this town thought that if I hadn't investigated Brenda's health she might still think she was dying."
The anger and hurt Skye was trying so hard to hold back was slowly creeping into her voice.
"Did I get a thank you note or a pat on the back. No everyone was too busy rejoicing because Brenda the saint was healthy and reprimanding Skye the sinner for keeping it from them."
Just then Skye's cell phone rang.
"Excuse me," She said to Jax before taking the phone out of her purse.
"Hello."
"Skye I think you should get home right away."
"What is it AJ?"
"Grandfather's planning something."
"When isn't he? I'll be right there."
She hung up and looked at Jax.
"I have to go. You asked me to meet you and I have. You wanted to apologise and you have. So I think we can now safely see each other without being uncomfortable. And as you can see I'm doing fine. I won't lie to you when you left if did shatter my world but Skye Chandler Quartermaine has never been one to stay down long."
She got up and started to walk away.
"Jacks." He said and she turned around with a confused expression on her face. "Your name is Skye Chandler Quartermaine Jacks."
Skye face looked overcome with sadness. "I don't use that name anymore." She turned and walked away before he could see the tears threatening to fall.
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That's it. The next chapter should up pretty soon I hope. Just let me know what you think of this one. I've been out of practice for a while so I may be a little rusty.