Shootout - Chapter 2
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Jason stepped off the elevator at it reached his Penthouse floor. He turns the key in the door when he hears someone call his name from behind him. He turns around to see Carly
" Carly, hey." says Jason
" Hey yourself. So I was thinking I could help you pick out an outfit for the engagement party at Luke's tonight." says Carly as she follows into his Penthouse
Jason smiles slightly as he moves out of her way to come in
" Sure Carly, come on in." says Jason sarcastically as he shuts the door behind them
" So where is it?" says Carly
" Where's what?" says Jason as he takes off his leather jacket and puts it in the closet
" The outfit your wearing tonight for the engagement party at Luke's." says Carly
" When did you get so into this? You don't even like Brenda." says Jason as he crosses his arms over his chest
" That is true, I actually think she's a stringy haired, nasty, horror of a woman..." says Carly quickly
Jason gives her a look at he begins to look through his mail
" Sorry. Just slipped." says Carly as she sits on the couch
" Uh huh..." says Jason continuing to look through his mail
Carly see's a nice button up shirt and pants on the side of the couch
" Oh, is this it? This is nice...I like this. Goes with your skin tone too..." rambles Carly as she begins take the shirt out of the platic wrap
" No, that's Sonny's. They brought it here by mistake this morning." says Jason
" Oh...then...oh no." says Carly as she looks at him
" What?" says Jason as he looks at her confused
" Is THAT what your wearing tonight? What you already have on?" says Carly
" Yeah...why not? I think it looks fine. And Carly we're not at the actual wedding yet. It's supposed to be casual. It's Luke's for god sakes not the No Name." says Jason
" Oh please, you know you would wear jeans and a black t-shirt if they let you." says Carly
Jason puts his hand on his forehead as someone knocks on his door
" Look at that. Saved by the knock." says Jason
" Very funny." says Carly as she leans against the couch
Jason opens the door to see Sonny
" Thank god, will you please get your wife out of my face?" jokes Jason
Sonny laughs
" Carly, when did you sneak over here? Come on, leave him alone. He has to get ready for tonight." says Sonny as he puts his hands on Carly's shoulders
" Alright, alright. But Jason, will you at least go through your closet and see if you can find something with color? Or at least..." says Carly
" Goodbye Carly!" says Jason as Sonny begins to drag her out of the Penthouse
" But Jason you can't..." says Carly as she leaves with Sonny and Jason shuts the door
Jason leans his back against the door as he begins to laugh
At Luke's...
Luke is doing the books in his office. He rummages through some papers looking for a check that had bounced
" Where did I put it, damn it?" he says with a cigar in his mouth
He opens a drawer when he see's a picture of Laura that he had shoved in there weeks ago. He couldn't stand to look at it every minute when he was at his desk day in and day out.
" My Laura..." says Luke as he takes the cigar out of his mouth
Suddenly Luke hears someone calling his name
" What..." says Luke feeling like he was in a daze
He looks up and see's Lulu standing in the doorway. She looks at him awkwardly
" Dad...are you ok?" says Lulu as she shuts the door behind her
" Oh, yeah darlin' I'm fine. Just looking for something. As usual." says Luke as he puts the picture back in the drawer and shuts it
" I could have sworn I heard you talking to someone..." says Lulu
" No one. Just to myself. Like I said I was looking for something." says Luke
Lulu smiles
" Oh ok. Um, the delivery people are out front. They need you to sign for the lights and stuff." says Lulu
" Oh alright. Tell them I'll be right there." says Luke
" Ok." says Lulu as she turns to leave
She turns back around and looks at Luke
" Your sure that your ok?" says Lulu
Luke stands up and walks over to Lulu. He touches her left cheek with his hand
" I am fine. I swear you worry enough for our whole family put together." says Luke
Lulu smiles as she hugs Luke
" I love you dad. I just want you to be happy." says Lulu
" So do I darlin', so do I." says Luke
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Jason stepped off the elevator at it reached his Penthouse floor. He turns the key in the door when he hears someone call his name from behind him. He turns around to see Carly
" Carly, hey." says Jason
" Hey yourself. So I was thinking I could help you pick out an outfit for the engagement party at Luke's tonight." says Carly as she follows into his Penthouse
Jason smiles slightly as he moves out of her way to come in
" Sure Carly, come on in." says Jason sarcastically as he shuts the door behind them
" So where is it?" says Carly
" Where's what?" says Jason as he takes off his leather jacket and puts it in the closet
" The outfit your wearing tonight for the engagement party at Luke's." says Carly
" When did you get so into this? You don't even like Brenda." says Jason as he crosses his arms over his chest
" That is true, I actually think she's a stringy haired, nasty, horror of a woman..." says Carly quickly
Jason gives her a look at he begins to look through his mail
" Sorry. Just slipped." says Carly as she sits on the couch
" Uh huh..." says Jason continuing to look through his mail
Carly see's a nice button up shirt and pants on the side of the couch
" Oh, is this it? This is nice...I like this. Goes with your skin tone too..." rambles Carly as she begins take the shirt out of the platic wrap
" No, that's Sonny's. They brought it here by mistake this morning." says Jason
" Oh...then...oh no." says Carly as she looks at him
" What?" says Jason as he looks at her confused
" Is THAT what your wearing tonight? What you already have on?" says Carly
" Yeah...why not? I think it looks fine. And Carly we're not at the actual wedding yet. It's supposed to be casual. It's Luke's for god sakes not the No Name." says Jason
" Oh please, you know you would wear jeans and a black t-shirt if they let you." says Carly
Jason puts his hand on his forehead as someone knocks on his door
" Look at that. Saved by the knock." says Jason
" Very funny." says Carly as she leans against the couch
Jason opens the door to see Sonny
" Thank god, will you please get your wife out of my face?" jokes Jason
Sonny laughs
" Carly, when did you sneak over here? Come on, leave him alone. He has to get ready for tonight." says Sonny as he puts his hands on Carly's shoulders
" Alright, alright. But Jason, will you at least go through your closet and see if you can find something with color? Or at least..." says Carly
" Goodbye Carly!" says Jason as Sonny begins to drag her out of the Penthouse
" But Jason you can't..." says Carly as she leaves with Sonny and Jason shuts the door
Jason leans his back against the door as he begins to laugh
At Luke's...
Luke is doing the books in his office. He rummages through some papers looking for a check that had bounced
" Where did I put it, damn it?" he says with a cigar in his mouth
He opens a drawer when he see's a picture of Laura that he had shoved in there weeks ago. He couldn't stand to look at it every minute when he was at his desk day in and day out.
" My Laura..." says Luke as he takes the cigar out of his mouth
Suddenly Luke hears someone calling his name
" What..." says Luke feeling like he was in a daze
He looks up and see's Lulu standing in the doorway. She looks at him awkwardly
" Dad...are you ok?" says Lulu as she shuts the door behind her
" Oh, yeah darlin' I'm fine. Just looking for something. As usual." says Luke as he puts the picture back in the drawer and shuts it
" I could have sworn I heard you talking to someone..." says Lulu
" No one. Just to myself. Like I said I was looking for something." says Luke
Lulu smiles
" Oh ok. Um, the delivery people are out front. They need you to sign for the lights and stuff." says Lulu
" Oh alright. Tell them I'll be right there." says Luke
" Ok." says Lulu as she turns to leave
She turns back around and looks at Luke
" Your sure that your ok?" says Lulu
Luke stands up and walks over to Lulu. He touches her left cheek with his hand
" I am fine. I swear you worry enough for our whole family put together." says Luke
Lulu smiles as she hugs Luke
" I love you dad. I just want you to be happy." says Lulu
" So do I darlin', so do I." says Luke