Chapter 13- An Endless Trail of Nothing
Jason's next stop was the park. He was walking through it, about to give up hope when he saw her. But she wasn't alone. His eyes widened in surprise at the sight he saw, and his heart seemed to fall out of her chest. Serena, his girlfriend, his life, his reason for living, was kissing…AJ!
Jason couldn't believe it. Serena was kissing his brother. Without thinking, he let his anger get the best of him. He stormed over to the bench the two were sitting on and yanked AJ up and was about to punch him. Serena jumped up as well and was behind Jason in a half a second, grabbing his arm that was about to hit AJ.
"Jason, what the hell is going on?" she asked
"You two know each other?" asked AJ
"Serena, this is AJ, my brother" cried Jason, ignoring AJ.
"This is AJ!" asked Serena in shock. She had heard more than enough AJ stories to know that she hated the guy. She was regretting kissing him more and more, and she began to feel very grossed out. "Eww! I kissed him!" she said
"I know!" said Jason, his blue eyes turning icy cold with anger
"Jason, baby, I am so sorry. I had no idea. But technically, you have no right to be mad at me. I know why you're here. You're going to break up with me."
"What? Where'd you get that idea from?" asked Jason
"Look Goldenboy, it doesn't matter where she got the idea from, because the point is she's with me now. Not you"
"I don't think so" said Serena. "If I had known who you were, I definitely wouldn't be kissing you"
"Oh come on. Admit it, your attracted to me" said AJ, grabbing her arm
"Don't touch me" she said, trying to shake his arm off of hers, but AJ refused to let go.
"She said not to touch her" said Jason, ripping AJ's fingers off of her arm. "Get the hell out of here" said Jason
"Public place. You can't tell me what to do" said AJ with a smirk
"Let me help you leave" said Jason, punching AJ in the face.
An angry AJ got up and tried to punch Jason, but he blocked it and sent AJ tumbling to the ground.
"I think you should go" said Jason angrily
"And I think I should file an assault claim with the police" said AJ
"And I think…" said Serena as she kicked him in the gut while he was still down.
AJ just groaned as he looked up at the two angry figures bearing down at him.
"You two need anger management" said AJ, as he struggled to get up. Once he was up, he threw one last smirk at them before limping off.
Serena and Jason just stood there with one another, unsure of what to say. Jason was angry that she was kissing AJ, but at the same time, he was confused that she thought he was going to break up with her. Unless she left before him and Sonny had finished their conversation. Of course, that made sense.
"So, at what point in our conversation did you leave?" asked Jason, breaking the silence
"What?" asked Serena, turning so she could view his flawless features. She was hoping that this wasn't the last time she would get to look at him as her boyfriend. She wanted so desperately to reach up and caress his cheek, feeling his strong features. She wanted to wrap her arms around him and cuddle into his chest. But that wasn't going to happen.
"My conversation with Sonny. I know you were listening in. But you obviously left before we were finished, so I just wanted to fill you in on what you missed"
"I wasn't listening in on-"
"Serena, come on" said Jason, resisting the urge to take her hand in his and intertwine their fingers.
"You and Sonny were discussing how you and I were going to take a break. I mean come on Jason! What is this, Friends?" she asked.
Jason gave her a puzzled look.
"Right, you don't watch TV" said Serena with a slight roll of her eyes. "Never mind"
"Serena, if you had stuck around, you would have known that I fought Sonny on it. I told him that I couldn't live without you. I need you. And I wasn't about to waste any time away from you" he said
"Oh" said Serena, her face getting red. "So Sonny's not going to break us up?" she asked.
"No, Sonny is not going to break us up"
"Are you going to break up with me anyway?" she asked
"Why would I do that?" asked Jason
"Because I was making out with your disgusting brother" said Serena, staring down at her feet
"People make mistakes. And I love you too much to let AJ come in between us. Besides, kissing AJ was punishment enough. I don't want you to suffer any more than you already did" said Jason with a smile.
"I love you" she said, taking a step closer to him and slipping her hands into his.
"I love you too" he said as he leaned down and kissed her.
The kiss got more intense, and Jason undid his fingers from hers and placed his hands on her back. She winced and flinched as he did.
"Right, sorry" said Jason, feeling terrible that he had caused her pain.
"It's alright" she said, leaning into his chest and taking deep breaths as she waited for the moment of pain to pass. Even after his hands were gone, it still hurt.
"Come on, I'm taking you to the hospital"
"No, please don't. Just take me home" she said
Identifying with her hate for hospitals, he took his hand in hers and the two headed home.
That night, Serena lay in bed, trying to fall asleep. Deciding it was too painful to lie on her back, she flipped over to her stomach. This didn't go unnoticed by Jason, and he peered over at her. With the light of the moon pouring into the window, and the digital numbers of the clock illuminating the room, he was able to see her bruised back. It killed him. He should have been the one in pain. He was supposed to protect her. Yet she was the one suffering, and he had only the tiniest cut on his hand. She had a completely bruised back. He kissed her bare shoulder, and she smiled at him. She reached up and ran her hand through his short hair, and she pushed off a strand that was falling on to his forehead. He smiled at her as well, and kissed her inner arm that was lingering near his mouth as she played with his hair.
She scooted over to him and threw her arm over his chest as she buried her face into his shoulder. He wrapped his arm around her lower body, and let it rest on the back of her thigh rather than her back.
"I love you" he whispered.
"I love you too" she whispered back as she kissed his shoulder. "Goodnight"
"Goodnight beautiful" whispered Jason
She was not leaning back on to the couch, and Sonny noticed it. He sighed. He knew she refused to go to the hospital for the bruises, and he knew that it was killing Jason to watch her in pain. He looked over at Jason, who was sitting at the desk of the Corinthos penthouse, typing away at the laptop as he accessed Herena's files.
Sonny walked over to the couch and handed Serena the cup of coffee. She just glared at him.
"Serena, I'm sorry" he said, sitting down next to her.
Jason glanced up, curious to see Serena's reaction. She turned the other way.
"I was upset that the plan didn't go how it was supposed to. And I snapped. I don't want you thinking I want you gone. You've become my surrogate little sister. Your Carly's friend, and the boys adore their aunt Serena. And don't even get me started on Jason" said Sonny, glancing over to where Jason was sitting. Jason looked up for a second and smiled at her. "Can you accept my apology?" asked Sonny
"Fine" said Serena curtly as she grabbed the cup of coffee from his hands.
Sonny just sighed, knowing that she would eventually get over it.
Kemen walked into the penthouse, eager to begin work. He kissed his baby sister's forehead, and made sure she was ok. She lied and told him she was.
"Got it" said Jason, as he uploaded Herena's money records. The group crowded around the laptop. Jason was in the chair with Serena on his lap, and Kemen and Sonny stood behind.
"There" said Serena as she pointed to the screen. "Delivery took place one week before explosion"
"That's our mark" said Sonny.
"Here's the address said Jason writing it down. "And look, its right here in Port
Charles."
"Figures" mumbled Sonny. "Alright, Jason, Kemen, go check it out"
"Alright, let's go" said Serena
"You're staying here" said Sonny.
"I don't think so" she said, getting off of Jason's lap so that she could be eye to eye with Sonny.
"Serena…" warned Sonny
"Sonny, no! I am not going to stay here and wait for everyone else to find something out. I am coming"
"Serena, you're hurt" said Sonny
"Barely" she scoffed.
"Alright" said Kemen. "Lean back against the couch than" he challenged.
"Fine" she said. She sat down and gritted her teeth, and lay back against the couch. It hurt having the pressure on her back, but she sucked it up. "There" she said
"Stay there for ten minutes and if you can, than you can go" said Kemen
"I'm with Kemen on this one" said Sonny
"Fine" said Serena, trying not to wince. She looked into Jason's eyes. She knew that he didn't want her coming. If she did, he would be so worried about her. He was convinced that something bad would happen again. And he definitely didn't want to see her hurt.
After 5 minutes, Serena thought her back was going to fall off. But she wasn't about to let Sonny win.
"Alright, enough! Stop!" yelled Jason as he looked over at her.
He had been watching her the whole time, and seeing her sit there in pain was more than he could bear.
"What's wrong man?" asked Sonny
"Serena, look at yourself. You are in too much pain" he said as he gently pulled her by the arms so that she wasn't leaning back anymore. "Just sit this one out. Please. For me?" asked Jason, looking into her eyes pleadingly.
"Fine" she said, dolefully.
"Thank you" said Jason, much more relaxed now that she wasn't sitting on the couch about to cry from the pain. He gently kissed her lips, feeling her soft lips massage his. He moaned a little as they broke away. He never wanted to leave her kisses. She touched his face and pressed her forehead to his.
"Be careful" she said softly
"I will be" he said as he kissed her one last time.
She stood up and hugged Kemen goodbye, also telling him to be careful. The two grabbed their jackets and guns and walked out, running into Carly and the boys as they did.
"Hey" said Carly to her husband and Serena.
"Hey" answered Serena with a sigh as she went to help Michael with his jacket.
"What's wrong?" asked Carly
"Business" said Sonny
Carly just rolled her eyes. "How come Serena gets to know?" asked Carly with a mock pout.
"Carly, you know why" said Sonny.
"Carly, do you mind if I talk to Sonny for a second?" asked Serena.
"Ah, sure, no problem. Come on Michael" said Carly as she walked up the stairs with Morgan
"What is it?" asked Sonny
"I just wanted to thank you" she said
"Thank me for what?"
"For looking out for me. The fact that you didn't want me going really means something to me" said Serena
"Oh, your welcome" said Sonny as he smiled at her
"I really do think of you as my big brother you know" she said with a shy smile
"And you will always be my baby sister" said Sonny as the two hugged.
"Go play with your kids" said Serena
"And what will you do"
"I dunno, maybe go get some lunch with Emily. She always wants to go"
"Alright, be safe" said Sonny as she walked out
"I always am" she said with a smile.
Jason carefully picked the lock on the door and walked into the house, Kemen on his tail. He walked down the long hallway, his gun out and ready for action. He stopped at the end of the corridor and peered around the corner.
"Shit" he whispered
"What?" whispered Kemen
"Guards" hissed Jason. "Come on" he said motioning back with his hand. He tried the first door in the hallway that they had just come through. It was unlocked, and he carefully opened it.
"Take the room to my left. Look for any paper work or identification" whispered Jason to Kemen
"Got it" whispered Kemen as he left Jason to the first room.
The room was some sort of office. Jason's gloved hands opened the desk drawer, and he started looking through the paper work. Yet there was nothing useful. He opened up the file cabinets and rooted around on the book shelf, but nothing. He was about to leave the room when he knocked something off the shelf. He cursed under his breath at the noise it made, and was about to run out, when something caught his eye. The fallen object had broken, and inside of it was a key. He glanced at the key and pocketed it, unsure of what it led to.
"Who the hell are you?" asked a guard coming into the room and seeing Jason
Jason grabbed his gun and was about to shoot the guard when he felt excruciating pain in his abdomen. He doubled over from the pain and put his hands to it. When he pulled back, he was covered in blood. He had been shot. The guard's gun rang out a few more bullets, and Jason crumbled to the ground in a mess of blood.
Serena and Emily sat in the MetroCourt, talking and talking. Serena missed having girlfriends. She had a few good ones in college, but after she met Adrian and got involved in the assassin business, she had lost contact with them.
"So, how are things with my brother?" asked Emily
"Things are…incredible" said Serena with a smile as she shyly looked down at her meal, her face getting red.
"You really do love him" said Emily with a smile. She recognized the look. The 'I'm so in love that it's disgusting' look.
"Yeahhh, I do" said Serena with a giggle.
"You planning on getting married?" she asked
"I don't know!" said Serena, laughing a little.
"If he asked you to, would you say yes?" asked Emily
"In a heart beat. But things are complicated right now. Business is a mess, and I just got out of a marriage. We just need to take things slow. And marriage or not, I know that the two of us will always be there for each other"
"And your ok with his business?" asked Emily, worried that her brother's heart would be broken once again
"Of course I am. I'm in it too. I'll admit it though; I worry. I worry that he won't come home to me. I worry that something terrible will happen. But I have to push it behind me. I just don't know what I would do without him. I don't know what I would do if something happened to him. If he got injured, or-. Oops, sorry, I have to take this" said Serena as her cell phone rang.
"How'd it go Kem?" she asked as she flipped her hair back behind her shoulder, ready to hear her brother's good news.
"No" she said, her hand flying to her mouth and her eyes brimming with tears. They spilled, and her cheeks became soaked. "NO!" she cried as Emily looked on in horror, knowing exactly what was wrong. The tears soaked down her face too, and she grabbed Serena's hand and gave it a squeeze.
A/N: Congratulations to Serena who guessed just who it was that Serena was kissing. Thanks to my only other reviewer, 5432run. Also, if anyone here is a JaSam fan, I have a new story up called Girl in Your Dreams which you should check out. To see what the deal with Jason is, you have to review. Remember, 5 reviews are necessary! I have another 10 chapters of this story already written, and I'm still writing away. it's going to be a long one if people just take a little time out of their lives and drop me a line!