A/N: Warning, I drop the f-bomb in this chapter. I hope that doesn't offend anyone. I'm so tired, but I got a lot of reviews so I decided to come through as promised and upate for you guys. Also, I am aware that people were not very happy about the verdict of the trial, but I need you all to trust me (sorry for that corny joke too, but it just kinda popped out).
luvthemorgans- Thank you for being one of the only ones not threatening to cause me severe bodily harm for making Jason guilty. And I am not offended about the JaSam story. I realize that some people are diehard Journey fans and I can respect that.
Seth Cohen's girlfriend- Crazy ramblings are good. We all do them and they're fun to read. The Quartermaines are evil. They are too dysfunctional for words.
SVUAngel- You certainly took the cake for the most uses of the term "lol" in one review! But it's funny! Lol. ( I don't know what's with the corny jokes today. I just can't turn them off). I am honored to know that I inspired you to write your own story. I can't wait to read it!
Journeylover062- I'm sorry that I upset you with the verdict. Keep reading, hopefully you won't be too mad at me to read!
emmalee05- Thank you for another one of your always excellent reviews. There were so many compliments in it, I don't even know where to begin with the thanks so here's one big umbrella gracias.
jordananne- Here's another quick update for you. Even though I'm exhausted, I took the time because I saw how much people like you are into the story.
anon14- I'm glad you think it's getting better and better. Keep reading and reviewing!
tydavislover- I can't tell you. I'm just going to have to keep you in suspense a little bit longer. There is always the posibilty that I do kill him. Afterall, there are no actor contracts in fiction so I can do whatever my evil little heart desires (evil cackle)
JulesMorgan- I haven't had a chance to review your new story yet (I skimmed it quickly) but I will get there. Thanks for the review and I'm glad you like it.
Eaglesgirl- "Death Penalty BAD": that was a funny sentance, even though I knew it shouldn't be : ) I'm glad you like it!
WATTERS- I'm sorry you didn't like the death sentance. But keep reading to find out more.
SuzieQ8487- Thank you for all of your catch up reviews. Not to sound mean here, but I'm glad I made you cry. It's my goal as a writer!I'm gladyougot to catch up on the last 5 chapters,and I know you haven't been around so just to let you know I've been updating everyday lately! Let's see how long this lasts!
middiegurl08-It's quite alright. I expect people to have lives, unlike myself (although in my defense, I've developed a summer cold which is killing me and making me look like Rudolf the red nosed raindeer, making me hesitant to go out in public). I'm glad you enjoyed the last three chapters, and, just as I said to Suzie, it's a good thing that I made you cry!
Chapter 16- Playing Detective
"I am here because I know. I know everything. But, that's nothing new to me. I know that you're pregnant. I know that you didn't tell Jason yet, and now your thinking you may never get the chance. I know that it is killing you to imagine that Jason is going to be executed. Oh, and I know that Jason didn't do it" said Carly, a determined look on her face.
"You believe that Jason didn't rape or murder that girl?" questioned Courtney.
"Yes, I do. And I can't believe it took me so long to come to my senses. This is our Jason we're talking about! Jason would never do something like that, and I am not about to let him rot in prison, or be executed"
"What are you suggesting?" asked Courtney.
"Get out your trench coat and magnifying glass, you and I are going to play detective" said Carly, a huge smile stretched out across her face.
The knock on the door was light, but he still heard it. Opening the door slightly, a smirk came to his face as he saw who it was. Grabbing her by the wrist, he pulled her into the apartment. The two immediately jumped on each other, the kisses becoming intense and passionate. Her shoes were off along with her skirt in a matter of seconds. His shirt was ripped off, and then his pants followed. Things got more intense and soon, they were both naked. Sucking, licking, thrusting, biting, and clawing. It was all done. Once the two were finished, she rolled off of him. They looked at each other, panting and breathing heavily. Was it worth it? Of course, it always was. She was done, even if he wasn't. She would be happy with just the man she was lying with. But he might not be happy with the woman he was lying with. But in the end, he knew it would all be worth it.
"We shouldn't be doing this" whispered Courtney as she and Carly hid behind the parked car. "Let's leave this all up to Sonny" she begged.
"My husband is doing little to help us, so I am taking matters into my own hands" said Carly.
"We're going to get killed. I'm pregnant, remember? And if we can't free Jason, the least we can do is protect his child. Please Carly, this is the last scrap of Jason that I still have. I can't lose our baby too."
"Alright, fine, let's go" said Carly and the girls went to get up.
The door to the limousine they were staring at opened and Carly pushed Courtney's head back down.
"Get the tape recorder" she hissed at Courtney.
Courtney grabbed it and hit record. Carly took it from her and held it out as close as she could to the Mexican man getting out of the car.
"I don't want to hear it. This is a victory, we all got we wanted. More money's not in the equation. Look girlie, that doesn't concern you. I don't know? Just keep her there a little longer. I'll take care of it. Don't call me again, I'll call you" demanded Roberto Pareña into his cell phone as he spoke in Spanish.
Luckily Courtney spoke Spanish and as they watched him disappear into the building, Courtney translated for Carly.
"Who do you think he was speaking to?" she asked.
"I don't know. But who was the she that needed to be kept there longer? Something really isn't right here Carly, and we need to get to the bottom of this."
"You two done fucking around?" asked the girl as she emerged from the kitchen.
The other woman rolled her eyes at her and got up. The man wrapped the blanket around his waist. The two women glared at each other, and the man got inbetween them trying to prevent any fighting. They separated, one going into the living room and the other into the kitchen. The man sighed and ran his hands through his hair. He couldn't wait until this was all over. It was hell dealing with the two of them. Sitting down on the couch, he sighed and thought again and again about the same question he had been asking himself since this whole thing started. Was this all worth it?
"No vale la pena?" asked the girl, coming up to him, snaking her arms around his neck.
He brushed her off and grabbed his wallet and keys before leaving the apartment, and the woman sitting there, a pout on her face. It wasn't easy being as slutty as she was. Tramps have their needs too.
"Let's go over what we have so far" said Courtney, nursing her herbal tea.
"K, Pareña's paying someone for something. That someone is keeping someone else. And…nope, that's it, that's all we got" said Carly, taking a sip of her coffee as the two girls sat in Kelly's.
"We don't even know if Pareña was talking about something relating to Jason" said Courtney. "For all we know, he was talking about some other business"
"No, that was definitely about Jason. I know it" said Carly. "Oh great, here comes the peanut gallery" said Carly, looking over and seeing Jax walk in.
Courtney turned her head around and sighed as she saw Jax. She really didn't want to see him today. She braced herself for a fight, but to her surprise, Jax didn't even notice her. Instead, he went up to the counter and ordered some food to go.
"That's a lot of food for one person" commented Carly to Courtney as she listened in on Jax's conversation.
"Maybe we heard him wrong" said Courtney as Jax stormed out.
Carly and Courtney got up and walked over to Mike to find out what Jax ordered. He told them exactly what Jax had gotten, and they both had to admit, there was a lot of food. They were about to leave to follow him when Emily stopped them.
"I want to help" she said, immediately knowing what they were up to.
"Stay close, and keep quiet" said Carly, pulling them both by the hands out of Kelly's and on to Jax's tail.
They followed him to his apartment and watched as he fumbled for his keys.
"Nothing out of the ordinary" whispered Emily.
All of the sudden, the door opened and a thin hand reached out and pulled Jax in by the shirt.
"Was that who I thought it was?" whispered Carly.
"Jax and Sam are sleeping together?" asked a baffled Courtney.
"What does this all mean?" asked Carly as she sat in the park with Courtney and Emily.
"I don't know. For all we know, it has nothing to do with Jason's trial. But it seemed suspicious. When Jason and I got back together, both of them ended up hurt. Maybe it's some sort of payback"
"Yes, but how?" asked Emily.
"I don't know. I honestly can't even begin to think of how the two of them are working together"
"Maybe it is just mindless sex. Maybe there's no ulterior motive" said Emily.
"Emily, Emily, Emily. Always so innocent. Always so naive. Of course there is some ulterior motive! Samantha McCall doesn't do anything that doesn't have an ulterior motive!" shouted Carly.
"Hey, come on! Let's not fight with each other. Let's keep it together. For Jason's sake" said Courtney.
"For Jason's sake" agreed Carly and Emily, and the three girls clinked their water bottles together.
"Playing detective is exhausting. My feet are killing me" said Courtney, flopping down on the couch in her and Jason's penthouse.
"Welcome to pregnancy" said Carly, sitting down next to her.
"I wish today was more successful" complained Courtney.
"It was successful. It's important that Jax and Sam are sleeping together. Something is very off with that. And I know that it's related to Jason" said Carly.
"I don't know how much longer I'm going to last" said Courtney. "I need to get to the bottom of it! I need to find out just who it is that is framing Jason, how they did it, and why! We know that it's not only the Pareña's. They're working with someone or someones. And we know at least one of them is a girl. This is just too much" said Courtney, putting her head in her hands and sobbing.
"It'll all be ok" said Carly, hugging Courtney tightly to her. 'We will find out what's going on, we will. We just need to have a little faith" said Carly.
"Faith?" asked Courtney.
"Faith" repeated Carly.
"Wait a second, Faith"
"Honey, I'm not following"
"Faith Roscoe!"
"Is dead. Remember that, whole Michael's fake death thing? Took place like a year or two ago?" asked Carly, waving her hands around.
"Yes, I know that. But Faith was always able to get around everything. Remember that she was able to get around GH, no matter what?"
"Yeah, sure. But I don't know how this helps"
"It helps because it proves that it's possible. General Hospital has security issues. It's easy enough to get a set of scrubs and sneak in, and possibly falsify evidence. Rachel did it when she was framing me!"
"Rachel was a doctor there, it was easier"
"Maybe this person's a doctor too"
"Like who? Allen? Allen doesn't hate Jason that much, believe me. He wouldn't sacrifice his whole career to bring Jason down"
"Maybe he would"
"Courtney, trust me on this one, Allen does have a conscious"
"Maybe your right" said Courtney with a sigh. "But that still doesn't bring us any closer to the truth"
"I know. But we'll figure it out. We will" said Carly determinedly. No one hurts her best friend and gets away with it.
"I want out of here" said Carmen, staring intently at Jax.
"Carmen, for the last time, you need to stay here until we receive word from your father"
"I don't want to wait around here anymore watching you screw this slut" she said, jerking a thumb at Sam.
"Oh, I'm the slut" scoffed Sam.
"Why are you doing this anyway?" she asked. "I mean, his reasons are obvious. He wants to get Morgan out of the picture so he can get to the blonde. But what about you?"
"That's none of your business"
"I think it is" she said. "Cause I can just tell my daddy to cancel your check"
"And then I can go to the police" said Sam.
"Nah-ah. You're in too deep. Spill is Sam" said Carmen.
"Look, he needs to pay for what he did to me. I love him, but if I cant have him, then no one will, especially not Courtney. I gave him more than enough chances to back out, to save his own life, but he just brushed them away. So now, he's suffering. And so is she" said Sam, a devious grin on her face.
Jason certainly was suffering. His day had been filled with suffering. He was awoken early by the sound of a bell. He was given a crappy breakfast, and then had been given the lovely job of bathroom duty. Apparently, there was a rotation, but the new guy always got the grunt of the dirty work. It was up to him to clean out those disgusting bathrooms. After that, there was a crappy lunch, which Jason suspected was just leftover from breakfast, and then there was free time in the prison courtyard. Jason could handle himself, that wasn't the problem. But there were bigger guys, and guys with more anger. His mob reputation followed him, so no one messed with him. But he was sure that if someone was to start, he might not be able to make it out on top. After that, there was dinner, which was just as bad as lunch and breakfast. That was followed by a cold shower that lasted all of two minutes anyway, and then it made him feel even dirtier. Next was lights out and back to his cell. Jason decided that this would be his favorite time. This was the time when he could just daydream about Courtney without being bothered. He could imagine her beautiful face, and see her perfect body. He could imagine the happier times like she told him too. He could imagine that she was planting kisses all over his body. He could imagine that as he told her all about his terrible day, she would kiss his chest, and his neck, and his face all over. He could hold her in his arms and make the day just fade away. But no amount of imagining would stop the inevitable. His days were numbered. And he would never again, in his whole miserable life, get to fall asleep with Courtney in his arms. He would never again get to kiss away her tears, or make her smile. He would have to die, knowing that he hadn't gotten to give her a proper goodbye.
A/N: I threw ina little Jason angst for good measure at the end. Hoping to pull on some heartstrings. Keep in mind, I haven't been to prison in this life so I'm basing this all on other people's stories that I've read, TV, and my good 'ole imagination. I hope this chapter clerified some stuff, but I have a feeling it just confused you all more! Don't worry my little chickadees, all will be revealed in due time!