Chapter 8- Kemen and the City
"That must be the food. It was certainly quick" she said as she got up to get the door.
She opened it, and her eyes widened at who she saw. She quickly slammed the door and turned to a confused Jason. "Or not".
"Who is it?" asked Jason as he got off the couch.
"It was no one" she said, as she tried to block the door so he couldn't open it. He picked her up underneath her elbows and moved her over so that he could get to the door. She didn't fight him as he did this, knowing that he would find out who it was eventually. He pulled back the door, expecting the worst. To his surprise, he came face to face with Kemen. He looked the man over. He was covered in black and blues, and he was bleeding from various cuts and scrapes.
"What happened to you?" Jason asked him.
"Can I come in?" asked Kemen
"Ah, sure" said Jason, moving away from the door.
Jason watched Serena's expression. She glared at Jason at first, and then turned to Kemen. She was looking at him like she was about to cut out a kidney. She seemed just a tad bit mad that he had showed up.
"Serena-" he started
"Don't" she said holding one hand up. "I know exactly what happened here. You chose the Sandoval's over me, and in their anger over my little… infidelity, one of them beat the crap out of you. And you thought you'd come here and expect me to welcome you with open arms. Well, that's not going to happen. You turned your back on me, and I'm going to turn my back on you" she said.
"Serena, come on. We have supported each other from the beginning. You and I only had each other and now-"
"I don't want to hear it. Get out" she said, cutting him off.
"Can I talk to you in the kitchen? Now!" asked Jason as he easily picked her up and threw her over his shoulder.
He walked into the kitchen and put her down so that she was sitting on the counter. Their faces were inches apart and she had her arms wrapped around his neck. His hands rested on her thighs.
"I can't let you do this" said Jason.
"Do what?" she asked with a sigh.
"Turn your brother away. I know how much he means to you. I know that you're all he's got. And you and I both know that if you don't help him, the guilt will consume you"
"Guilt sucks" she said with a pout.
"I know" he said, smiling at her.
"Alright, fine. And I'm guessing because you want me to help him, you're alright with him staying here until he can get his own place?"
"If you didn't suggest it, I was going to"
"Woo-hoo" she said sarcastically
"I know that he hurt you, but he you need to remember that he was in a bit of shock. We did kind of drop a big bomb on everyone that day"
"I know, you're right. As usual" she said with another sigh.
"I do like being right" he said with a smile
"Ahah" she said as she kissed him to shut him up.
The kiss deepened, but then Kemen walked in.
"Woah, that's my little sister dude" he said to Jason.
"Sorry" said Jason as he broke away from Serena. She brushed her lips against his once more, and he felt the compulsive need to hold her and kiss her some more. But he restrained himself for Kemen's sake.
"So we talked" said Serena to Kemen, "and we decided that you should stay here until you can sort everything out"
"Thanks hermana"
"It's the least I can do. You did raise me" she said
"I love you mi subió" he said
"I love you too" she said as she hopped off the counter and hugged Kemen.
Jason left the siblings hugging as he walked upstairs to get the guest room in order.
Kemen had settled into his new life. He had been staying in the guest room of the penthouse for about a month now. In this time, Serena had gotten closer with the Corinthos family, and Michael and Morgan basically regarded her as their aunt. Serena had also become quick friends with Emily and Liz, despite Carly's ant-Liz sentiment. Kemen had also become closer with everyone, and Sonny and Jason even gave him a job. Life was content for everyone involved. Serena's divorce papers had even come through. She was officially a single woman again. The Sandoval's hadn't tried to hurt them in any way. It had been Adrian who had beat up Kemen, but once he got his anger out, he was done. He still loved Serena, and was desperate to get her back, but he knew there was no way in hell that he could. He refused to let his father kill her; his love for her was far too strong. Morgan was a different story. But not yet. For now, Jason could hold on to his life.
Carly walked into the happy couple's room. She smiled as she looked at them, so peaceful in bed. Jason was shirtless, and his bare chest was covered only by Serena's head resting on it. Jason had his arms wrapped tightly around her. It looked like he was afraid that if he let go, she would disappear. But by the looks of Serena's arms all over Jason, it was obvious that she wasn't going anywhere. Carly had half a mind to leave them sleeping in their peaceful, lovey state. However, she had to do what she needed to do. She raised the fog horn and pressed on it. A loud screech was emitted from it, waking the sleeping lovebirds. Jason shot up, reaching instinctively to the end table for his gun, and Serena gave a little gasp and rolled over, and fell on to the floor, also trying to grab her gun at the same time.
"Gee, paranoid much?" asked Carly
"Carly! What the hell?" cried Serena as she tried to untangle herself from the mess of blankets on the floor. Seeing her struggle, Jason climbed over and tried to help her.
"Serena! Do you not know what today is?" asked Carly
"Friday?" questioned a still disoriented Serena. At this point, Jason had managed to untangle her and the two climbed back into the bed, all cuddled up.
"Well it is true that today is Friday, it is also… shopping day!"
"Carly, everyday is shopping day with you" said Jason as he closed his eyes. Serena followed his lead and the two fell back into a half asleep state.
Carly sighed and pulled the blankets off, causing the two to whine and groan.
"Today is a special day. Come on Serena, we're going down to the city, remember? Girl's road trip?"
"Oh yeah. I forgot. Come get me in 15 minutes" said Serena, her eyes still closed.
"Alright" said Carly as she pretended to walk out. Hearing her fake footsteps, Serena was content that she had left. Carly waited a second, and then blew the fog horn again.
"15 minutes are up" said Carly with a bright smile.
Serena whined that she should go away and she pulled the pillow over her head. Meanwhile, Jason got out of bed and walked over to Carly. He pulled the fog horn from her hands, and gently but forcefully pushed her from their bedroom.
"Go bother your husband" he said. "And who the hell let you have a fog horn?" he asked tiredly.
"But shopping!" cried Carly
"Goodbye Carly" said Jason as he closed the door to the bedroom.
He climbed back into bed and Serena cuddled up next to him.
"Sorry about that" she mumbled. "I should have known Carly would take this shopping trip too seriously"
"It's ok. It's not your fault Carly's a psychotic"
Serena giggled and pressed her body closer to his, falling back to sleep.
Jason couldn't sleep though. Kicking Carly out had made him too alert. He didn't want to get out of bed though. He liked having Serena's body so close to his. He wrapped his arms even tighter around her and looked down at her beautiful face. He could hardly believe that not that long ago, he had been pining away for Courtney. He thought he could never be happy or loved again. Yet here he was, happier and more in love than he had ever been. He brushed back her hair and watched as it settled down on her back. He reached under her tank top and rubbed the bare skin of her flawless back. Well, almost flawless. There were a few scars there. He had no idea what they were from. Whenever he brought it up, she got all tense and changed the subject. He had the sickening feeling that they were from someone whose last name was Sandoval. He took a deep breath as a few scenarios of how those scars had gotten there ran through his head. He tried not to think about it. He only grew angry when he did. And he refused to let himself get angry. He wanted to only be happy. Only be happy with her in his arms. He pulled her even closer to him.
Eventually, Serena woke up. She opened her eyes to find Jason watching her sleep.
"Hi baby" she said as a smile crept on to her face, lighting up her already beautiful features.
"Hi" he said, a big goofy grin on his face as well. He bent down and kissed her lips. The kiss got more intense, and he started to pull off her tank top. He raised it over her head, exposing her breasts with their hard and turned on nipples. She ran her hand down his chest, stopping at the waist band of his boxers. She pulled back the elastic and slipped her hand down. She carefully avoided touching his penis, teasing him. She massaged his upper thigh and he groaned, becoming more turned on by the second. He tugged down her sweat pants, revealing a thin pair of panties. He kissed her neck through labored breaths, and her hand slowly made its way over to his hard errection. It was getting more intense when they were startled out of the moment of passion by a loud knock on the door. They both pulled away as quick as they could. Serena threw her tank top on and Jason pulled a blanket over both of their legs, hiding his errection and her nakedness. He had just pulled the blanket over them when Kemen burst in.
"I need a towel" he said. "Mind if I grab one?" he asked, oblivious to what was going on.
Serena just shook her head and motioned with her hand to the bathroom. She was breathing too heavily to speak. Kemen was babbling about god knows what as he looked for a towel. He came out of the bathroom with one, gave them both a big smile, and then walked out of their bedroom, shutting the door behind himself. As soon as he was gone, Serena let out a breath that she wasn't aware she was holding, and fell backwards so that she was lying down on the bed. She gave a little growl and Jason said "from now on, we make sure he has plenty of towels in his bathroom"
"How 'bout from now on he moves out?" she said.
"Serena" Jason warned, not wanting her to say something she would later regret.
"Come on Jason, let's face it. We are still in the touchy feely stage of our relationship, and there is nothing wrong with wanting a little bit of privacy"
"Yeah, I agree. But he's your brother"
"Jason, he is perfectly capable of moving out. He has the money, and there are plenty of nice places for him to rent around here" she said.
"I know that, and you know that, but Kemen doesn't"
"Alright, so I'll go tell him" she said.
"Serena, I just don't think he's ready to move out. He's very protective of you, and he wants to keep an eye on you"
"I'm not 12 years old, I'm 26. I can take care of myself"
"Just give him some time" said Jason
"Fine, whatever. I'm going to go start breakfast; Carly's must be going crazy waiting for me"
"Ok" said Jason as she got up and walked toward the door.
He didn't follow her, and she turned to him and asked "you coming"
"Ah, in a second" said Jason, his eyes going down to his lap.
"Ohhhh" said Serena, her eyes widening as she realized what was wrong. "Naked grandma" she whispered as she walked out the door and downstairs. Jason smiled at her in a thank you, and she heard him repeating it over and over to himself as she walked down the stairs.
Somehow, Serena got herself ready and out of the house that morning. She and Carly decided to spend the night in the city- Sonny had a penthouse there as well. This way, they could have two days of uninterrupted shopping. Plus, Serena was making Carly see Rent. Serena was crazy about that show. Now, she and Jason were standing in the Corinthos' penthouse, waiting for Carly to bring her stuff downstairs. Kemen and Sonny were at the warehouse, waiting for a shipment. Sonny had given Jason the morning off. Now, he was standing in the living room, saying goodbye to Serena. Goodbye was a big deal; they had yet to spend the night apart since Serena had come to live with Jason. Jason sighed and pulled her into a tight hug.
"I'm going to miss you" he said.
"I'm going to miss you too" she said as she buried her head into his chest. She breathed in deep, taking in his smell. He was perfect. He had the world's greatest body. His perfect abs and strong arms were always there to engulf her in the best hugs. She pulled her head from his chest and looked up into his eyes. They were such a beautiful blue. He still had his arms around her but that didn't stop her from reaching up to caress his face. His skin was smooth from shaving less than an hour ago. She stood on her tip toes and was able to press her cheek next to his, resting her chin on his shoulder. They both loved the feeling of the other's soft cheek against their own. He held her tighter and she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I love you" he whispered into her ear, so softly that she felt chills running down her spine.
"I love you too" she whispered back. They pulled away a little so that they could kiss. They loved kissing each other. They were passionately kissing when Carly walked down the stairs.
"It's one night" she said as she rolled her eyes.
Serena and Jason reluctantly broke away.
"I'll miss you" he said
"I'll miss you too" she replied
"Alright, let's go" said Carly as she pulled Serena away by her arm with another eye roll.
"I love you" Serena called back
"I love you too" said Jason, as he sadly watched her go.
The truth of the matter was that neither wanted to be away from the other for any length of time, let alone a night. They both knew they wouldn't be able to sleep that night without being in one another's arms. When Serena expressed this concern to Carly, she brushed her off, saying she was crazy.
"That's the pot calling the kettle black" mumbled Serena.
"What did you say?" asked Carly.
"Nothing" said Serena with a smile.
"I heard you" said Carly with another smile at her. "You and Jason really love each other, don't you?" she asked.
"We really do" said Serena, as she had on the same goofy lovesick smile that Jason got.
Carly laughed as she recognized the smile, and the two started gossiping as Sonny's limo rolled on to the city and their shopping trip.
A/N: You know the deal, the more reviews I get, the quicker I update. And don't forget to check out Trust either. I should be coming out with a Jasam story too soon. BTW, happy summer to everyone!