Jason groaned inwardly as he took in the sight of the person standing
across the pool table from him. He knew he'd half to handle this sooner of
later...He was just hoping it'd be later.
"What's wrong Elizabeth?" Jason said as he lifted his beer to his mouth, thinking that right now the more alcohol in his system the better.
"I heard some interesting news from Carly and Gia, and I was just wondering if it was true." Jason inwardly groaned he really didn't want to deal with this right now.
"Why don't you cut to the chase Elizabeth." Elizabeth frowned, Jason never talked to her like that.
"Carly said you married Gia, it's a crazy lie that Carly invented right? Because I know you and--"
"It's true, Gia and I are married." Jason cut her off with his confirmation before she could finish her sentence.
"Jason... How? Why? When? Why?" Looking at her response Jason started to regret the way he told her about him and Gia.
"Elizabeth, look--"
"What about us Jason? I thought we... I thought..." Elizabeth's sentence was cut off by the arrival of Lucky.
"Elizabeth what are you doing here? You really shouldn't be here?" Lucky said. "Why don't you stay away from her, you'll just put her in danger."
"Lucky--" Elizabeth said never taking her eyes away from Jason. Not saying anything Jason finished his beer, grabbed his coat and walked out of Jakes, not sparing a glance over his shoulder.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
~Harborview Towers~
Sonny was on the phone discussing business when Carly walked in with Gia. As soon as he saw them open the door he quickly discontinued his conversation.
Carly and Gia had taken a seat on the couch and were talking when Sonny had hung up the phone. He walked over to Carly and kissed her forehead before heading towards the wet bar. "Where've you been?" Sonny asked them.
"Oh you know, the usual. Where's Jason?" Carly asked, smiling as she noted the hint of blush that crept up Gia's face. "I was thinking," Carly said as she walked over to embrace Sonny.
"Uh-oh," Sonny joked.
"That's not funny." Carly said as she poked him in the ribs. "What I was going say was that we should all get together tonight for dinner. What do you say you want to cook for us, should we go to a restaurant, or do the two of you have to work tonight?"
"No, no, that sounds good. Gia?" Sonny and Carly turned towards Gia and waited for her confirmation.
"Yeah, sure, whatever."
"Great, you go into the kitchen and get started and I call Jase and let him know what's going on."
Sonny had gone into the kitchen and Carly was headed for the phone when Michael called her from upstairs, she decided she'd call Jason later or let Michael do it, that way he wouldn't be able to say no. "I'll be right back," Carly said to Gia as she headed toward the stairs.
Gia was left with only her thoughts. She didn't want to think, her life was so screwed up right now and she really didn't want to deal with it. She really didn't want to think about Jason--her husband, god, he was irritating! But she wasn't lying when she said he was hot. Actually that wasn't right, hot didn't do him justice, the guy was gorgeous. Just thinking about him made her want to--No she wasn't going to do that. But why not?! Why should she feel guilty about being attracted to her own husband? This was crazy. How was she going to do this?
"Hey where's Sonny and Carly?"
Gia looked up at her husband, her face turned bright red, foolishly afraid that he might be able to read her thoughts. She quickly turned away and when her mouth started to water and she tried to tell her self that it was from the smell of Sonny's cooking. She then remembered that he had asked her a question and she tried to answer it without stumbling. "They are um...I mean Sonny's in the kitchen cooking and Carly's upstairs with Michael." Jason nodded in return. They stood there in an awkward silence, neither knowing what to say.
They both looked at each other and then quickly looked away, neither wanting to be caught staring. Gia wanted to scream at the insanity of it all. How could two people that were husband and wife feel so awkward around one another. They were soon saved by the arrival of the Corinthos family and dinner.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ ~PCPD~
Taggert seethed as he listened to Mac and Scott formulate a plan to prove Jason and Gia's marriage was fake. So far they had nothing. Nothing good at least. He was beginning to think it was up to him to save Gia from that monster. And he would, if it was the last thing he did. Corinthos and Morgan wouldn't get away with this.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ ~Undisclosed Location~
"Morgan needs to pay for what he did, and Corinthos needs to be taught respect," a man said.
"What about Morgan's woman? She saw the whole thing she could point it at us," another man pointed out.
"Well maybe we can teach Morgan and Corinthos a lesson and get rid of the model at the same time."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ ~Jason's Penthouse~
Jason and Gia walked back into their penthouse after a family dinner with the Corinthos. Gia was about to say goodnight and head up to bed when her cell phone rang. She dug the phone out of her purse, and looked at the caller ID, Gia grimaced when she saw it was Laura. "Hello?... Yes I know... but you don't understand.... I know and I'm sorry, I should have called you... you can't fire me! What about Carly?... Well I care about what Carly thinks! I sorry you feel that way." Gia hung up her cell phone.
"Everything ok?" Jason asked Gia, knowing it wasn't, he could tell by how flushed her face was, and by the distant look in her eyes.
"Yeah fine." Gia responded, not really wanting to talk to Jason about it.
"You don't look fine. Want to talk about it?"
"That was Laura. She doesn't think a mob wife is right person to represent Deception. She wants me to come in tomorrow and review my contract, something about a publicity clause."
Gia's news hit Jason harder than he thought, he felt horrible for her, and what made it worse was that happened because of him. "I'm really sorry Gia," he said as he sat down next her on the couch.
Gia didn't look up from the floor, she just shrugged and said, "s'okay, I'm just worried about what Carly will do." At that Jason groaned and which made Gia laugh.
"Seriously though, are you okay?" Jason asked, surprised by how concerned he actually was.
"Yeah, I'm okay. I guess it kinda sucks, but modeling wasn't really my thing. I mean the pay was good, but I mainly did it for Carly." Gia said sincerely. "And I couldn't let Liz win," Gia said with a smile.
Jason laughed and asked, "Well, what is 'your thing?'"
"I don't know, I guess I really like school." Gia looked at Jason after she said that, and the expression he had on his face made her laugh.
"If you need any help with anything let me know," Jason offered.
"Thanks, that's really nice of you," Gia said shyly.
"No problem, I am your husband after all." At that comment they both laughed. Their eyes then locked and the laughter died out, they could both feel the fire burning between them. Before it got out of control Jason said, "You've had a long day, you're probably tired."
"Yeah, I am," Gia said, completely confused by what was happening between them, and even more confused by Jason's reaction. "You're right though, I think I'll go to bed now, 'night." Gia said.
"Night," Jason returned.
"What's wrong Elizabeth?" Jason said as he lifted his beer to his mouth, thinking that right now the more alcohol in his system the better.
"I heard some interesting news from Carly and Gia, and I was just wondering if it was true." Jason inwardly groaned he really didn't want to deal with this right now.
"Why don't you cut to the chase Elizabeth." Elizabeth frowned, Jason never talked to her like that.
"Carly said you married Gia, it's a crazy lie that Carly invented right? Because I know you and--"
"It's true, Gia and I are married." Jason cut her off with his confirmation before she could finish her sentence.
"Jason... How? Why? When? Why?" Looking at her response Jason started to regret the way he told her about him and Gia.
"Elizabeth, look--"
"What about us Jason? I thought we... I thought..." Elizabeth's sentence was cut off by the arrival of Lucky.
"Elizabeth what are you doing here? You really shouldn't be here?" Lucky said. "Why don't you stay away from her, you'll just put her in danger."
"Lucky--" Elizabeth said never taking her eyes away from Jason. Not saying anything Jason finished his beer, grabbed his coat and walked out of Jakes, not sparing a glance over his shoulder.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
~Harborview Towers~
Sonny was on the phone discussing business when Carly walked in with Gia. As soon as he saw them open the door he quickly discontinued his conversation.
Carly and Gia had taken a seat on the couch and were talking when Sonny had hung up the phone. He walked over to Carly and kissed her forehead before heading towards the wet bar. "Where've you been?" Sonny asked them.
"Oh you know, the usual. Where's Jason?" Carly asked, smiling as she noted the hint of blush that crept up Gia's face. "I was thinking," Carly said as she walked over to embrace Sonny.
"Uh-oh," Sonny joked.
"That's not funny." Carly said as she poked him in the ribs. "What I was going say was that we should all get together tonight for dinner. What do you say you want to cook for us, should we go to a restaurant, or do the two of you have to work tonight?"
"No, no, that sounds good. Gia?" Sonny and Carly turned towards Gia and waited for her confirmation.
"Yeah, sure, whatever."
"Great, you go into the kitchen and get started and I call Jase and let him know what's going on."
Sonny had gone into the kitchen and Carly was headed for the phone when Michael called her from upstairs, she decided she'd call Jason later or let Michael do it, that way he wouldn't be able to say no. "I'll be right back," Carly said to Gia as she headed toward the stairs.
Gia was left with only her thoughts. She didn't want to think, her life was so screwed up right now and she really didn't want to deal with it. She really didn't want to think about Jason--her husband, god, he was irritating! But she wasn't lying when she said he was hot. Actually that wasn't right, hot didn't do him justice, the guy was gorgeous. Just thinking about him made her want to--No she wasn't going to do that. But why not?! Why should she feel guilty about being attracted to her own husband? This was crazy. How was she going to do this?
"Hey where's Sonny and Carly?"
Gia looked up at her husband, her face turned bright red, foolishly afraid that he might be able to read her thoughts. She quickly turned away and when her mouth started to water and she tried to tell her self that it was from the smell of Sonny's cooking. She then remembered that he had asked her a question and she tried to answer it without stumbling. "They are um...I mean Sonny's in the kitchen cooking and Carly's upstairs with Michael." Jason nodded in return. They stood there in an awkward silence, neither knowing what to say.
They both looked at each other and then quickly looked away, neither wanting to be caught staring. Gia wanted to scream at the insanity of it all. How could two people that were husband and wife feel so awkward around one another. They were soon saved by the arrival of the Corinthos family and dinner.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ ~PCPD~
Taggert seethed as he listened to Mac and Scott formulate a plan to prove Jason and Gia's marriage was fake. So far they had nothing. Nothing good at least. He was beginning to think it was up to him to save Gia from that monster. And he would, if it was the last thing he did. Corinthos and Morgan wouldn't get away with this.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ ~Undisclosed Location~
"Morgan needs to pay for what he did, and Corinthos needs to be taught respect," a man said.
"What about Morgan's woman? She saw the whole thing she could point it at us," another man pointed out.
"Well maybe we can teach Morgan and Corinthos a lesson and get rid of the model at the same time."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ ~Jason's Penthouse~
Jason and Gia walked back into their penthouse after a family dinner with the Corinthos. Gia was about to say goodnight and head up to bed when her cell phone rang. She dug the phone out of her purse, and looked at the caller ID, Gia grimaced when she saw it was Laura. "Hello?... Yes I know... but you don't understand.... I know and I'm sorry, I should have called you... you can't fire me! What about Carly?... Well I care about what Carly thinks! I sorry you feel that way." Gia hung up her cell phone.
"Everything ok?" Jason asked Gia, knowing it wasn't, he could tell by how flushed her face was, and by the distant look in her eyes.
"Yeah fine." Gia responded, not really wanting to talk to Jason about it.
"You don't look fine. Want to talk about it?"
"That was Laura. She doesn't think a mob wife is right person to represent Deception. She wants me to come in tomorrow and review my contract, something about a publicity clause."
Gia's news hit Jason harder than he thought, he felt horrible for her, and what made it worse was that happened because of him. "I'm really sorry Gia," he said as he sat down next her on the couch.
Gia didn't look up from the floor, she just shrugged and said, "s'okay, I'm just worried about what Carly will do." At that Jason groaned and which made Gia laugh.
"Seriously though, are you okay?" Jason asked, surprised by how concerned he actually was.
"Yeah, I'm okay. I guess it kinda sucks, but modeling wasn't really my thing. I mean the pay was good, but I mainly did it for Carly." Gia said sincerely. "And I couldn't let Liz win," Gia said with a smile.
Jason laughed and asked, "Well, what is 'your thing?'"
"I don't know, I guess I really like school." Gia looked at Jason after she said that, and the expression he had on his face made her laugh.
"If you need any help with anything let me know," Jason offered.
"Thanks, that's really nice of you," Gia said shyly.
"No problem, I am your husband after all." At that comment they both laughed. Their eyes then locked and the laughter died out, they could both feel the fire burning between them. Before it got out of control Jason said, "You've had a long day, you're probably tired."
"Yeah, I am," Gia said, completely confused by what was happening between them, and even more confused by Jason's reaction. "You're right though, I think I'll go to bed now, 'night." Gia said.
"Night," Jason returned.