There was nothing like having a gourmet meal while being stranded in a hurricane. The four of them were sitting in separate corners of the room. They hadn't spent this much time in the same room in months. But things had changed and they had grown apart. So much had happened and somehow they went from being inseparable to unable to stand being in the same room with each other. Sure most of that was partly due to the fact that none of them trusted or even liked their new significant others.

Their silence was interrupted by Carly's laughing. She ignored the strange look the three were giving her.

"Uh, Carly... are you okay?" Courtney asked. Although, Carly's sanity could be argued at times. But that wasn't an argument they were going to have. Especially not now when they were all stuck with her.

"I was just remembering the time when Sonny almost burnt the house down trying to make this same dinner..." She said laying on the couch still dying from laughter. The memory hit Jason and Courtney and they joined Carly in her laughter.

"I didn't almost burn the house down," Sonny stated. "The fire was always under control. We never had anything to worry about." he said, pleading his case.

"We didn't have anything to worry about until you got a hold of the fire extinguisher." Courtney added, wiping away her tears.

"You have to admit they are telling the truth man." Jason said still laughing and walking over to Sonny and patting him on the back.

"You know not many people are allowed to pick on the big bad Sonny Corinthos." Carly stated.

"Only you." Sonny replied with his dimpled grin. She was right. Not many people were given the chance to see the other side of Jason Morgan or Sonny Corinthos. Let alone both. But she and Courtney had captivated there hearts they were the only two women who had been able to worm there way into the hearts of the two most feared men in Port Charles. And truth be told they were still the owners of those two very guarded hearts.

Jason looked around the room and saw the grins on everyone's faces. It had been quite awhile since they had shared a moment like this together. He couldn't remember the last time he and sonny had been in the same room without talking about business or arguing. It was nice to have a change of pace. Then he looked at his best friend. Carly had been there for as long as they both could remember thy had been through so much. Now though the unthinkable was happening they were drifting apart slowly but surely. Then there was Courtney who he would still do anything for but couldn't. Their love wasn't strong enough to hold them together through their lost and no matter how much they didn't want to admit it that baby was the one thing that tore them apart. It was the only one they were ever gonna have and now that little girl was gone.

While the four at the penthouse were laughing and sharing memories, the four at The Cellar were in silence. Barley making a sound dealing with their emotions over what they found in the box. The pictures. The letters. They all seemed so in love. They saw the closeness that was shared between them. And no matter how much they wanted to be apart of their club, they weren't accepting anymore members. No matter how much any of them wanted to believe it, it hadn't changed. Sam knew that Jason still carried his wedding ring with him all the time. Lorenzo and Reese saw the far off looks that Carl and Sonny got at night when they tucked Michael or Morgan into bed. The look of what once was. What could have been. And Jax knew that some nights Courtney took out her and Jason's wedding picture, and sat looking at it for hours. Little things that tore each of their hearts to pieces. Little things that still showed their connection to each other.

Sam was sitting on the steps with the image of their wedding picture seared to her brain. He seemed so happy. He looked at her with so much love and he had the biggest smile on his face. You could tell that they were in love with each other and that day was the best day of their lives. Why didn't he ever look at her that way? He had never looked at her with that sparkle in his eyes. He had never smiled that big with her. What was it that his blue eyed blonde ex had that she didn't?

Jax sat in the booth staring at the journal sitting in front of him. Did he read it and violate her privacy or let it torture him sitting on the table? He didn't care if what he read hurt him, he couldn't stop himself. When he opened the journal he hadn't expected to read half of the truth that he got...even from just one page.

Dear Diary,

It shouldn't have happened. All I know is that one second I was worried sick about him and the next we were standing in the rain outside of Jake's. We were inches away from each other and before I knew what was happening our lips met. I knew it was wrong. I am married to AJ but my feelings for Jason... I don't really know what my feelings for Jason are at the moment. I am so torn. I should have these feelings for my husband and my husband only. Not another man. Especially not his brother. But what if it's true? What if my own husband had stalked me for months just so he could be the one to safe me. He wouldn't...would he? Jason would never do something like that to me. I think that's why I let the kiss happen, because even for those few moments being in his arms his lip on mine, it felt like heaven it felt right, I can't deny that...

Jax stopped. He knew about her past but to read her thoughts and her feelings. Her and Jason's relationship had begun the way it should have. With her falling in love with him the way it was meant to be. Not with some plan to get back at her brother a.k.a. the bet. But hey they were in love now weren't they?

Dear Diary,

Today was the day. The day that all of my dreams were supposed to come true. I was supposed to marry Jason. But none of that happened. I didn't get to walk down the isle to Jason with my dad at my side. Carly was kidnapped and now Michael is in the hospital unable to speak. How did it happen? How did the best day of my life turn into the worst. My best friend is kidnapped and my heart is broken. Maybe this is a sign. Maybe Jason and I should never get married...

He stopped again. He could only handle so much at a time. It was killing him to read the words that his wife wrote about another man. But he couldn't help but think that she didn't feel this way about him.

Dear Diary,

It's over. I know I have said that before but this time it's real. He signed the divorce papers . And tonight we said goodbye. We kissed and said the words. I listened as he opened up and told me how hurt he was. I knew what was coming but that didn't change how I felt the moment he said the words. The ironic thing, we kissed in the rain. We began in the rain and now I guess we ended in the rain... No matter what my future holds no man will ever hold my heart like Jason. He was my once in a lifetime. The love of my life. You just don't get the kind of love we had. You get one chance at love and it's up to you how you make it or break it. But for as long as I live he will always be my life and I will always love him...

That was the last entry. The words kept ringing through his mind. "No man will ever hold my heart..." "My life and I will always love him..." What did this mean for them? Did his wife even love him? Or was what they had, if anything, just something to fill her time.

They had settled back into silence. But it wasn't an awkward silence. It was comfortable. All of them remembering their good times together. And all wanting to hold on to this moment. Not ready to lose each other again. They were each off in their own memories. Remembering people and places and things that once were. They family that had once occupied them all. The love that they had all shared. They happiness that they had found in each other. Then the grief and depression that they had suffered together, and thought they had handled together. Unfortunately they had masked their troubles and now were left with nothing but empty relationships and broken promises.

"I actually had fun tonight." Carly said what the rest of them had been too scared to. "It felt like-- I don't know-- like we were a family again." She continued, looking at everyone to remember this moment because it probably wouldn't happen again. She looked over at her son who had fallen asleep at one end of the couch. "I'm going to go put him in his old room" she said quietly as she picked Morgan up gently.

"Night Morgan" Courtney whispered to her sleeping nephew as she kissed his forehead and let Carly proceed up the stairs with the peaceful child.

It killed Jason to watch Courtney with Morgan. Every time he saw her face light up when her nephews were around the extra bounce in her step. It was evident that she would make a great mother. But unfortunately she would never have the chance because she was at the wrong place at the wrong time and he hadn't been there to save her. The burden of their miscarriage was to much to carry alone and impossible to share. She had lost her chance, they had lost their chance.

The three remaining adults were left in an uncomfortable silence. All three giving each other an occasional glance but then refocusing heir eyes somewhere else, anywhere else. It was sad it had come to this. Sitting in this room were siblings, best friends, lovers and yet they couldn't come up with one single word to say to each other. When Carly returned down the stairs and joined Courtney on the far side of the couch she took a good long look at what was the closest family at one point. "What happened to us?" she asked as she looked around at the three people who had become her whole life.

Leave it to Carly to break the ice and say what everyone else was afraid to. "Nothing happened to us...We all just changed and we couldn't deal with the changes in our lives and instead of dealing with them we pushed each other away." Courtney said truthfully.

Not wanting to get into any serious conversation where he might just have to admit that he was wrong and/or sorry for some of the things that had torn their little family apart he decided to end the conversation before it had the chance to escalade. "Well there isn't much we can do tonight so I am going to go on to bed..." Sonny said suggestively hoping they all would take the hint and shack up somewhere.

Carly nodded. It had been a long day for everyone. "Sonny I'm gonna stay in the guest room" she informed as she got up. "You guys staying here or..."she asked her voice tinged with suggestions of where they should stay.

"Goodnight Carly" they said in unison throwing her a warning look.

"Well I'll see you in the morning then." she smiled knowing that Jason wouldn't leave Courtney here with her and Sonny alone. She gave Courtney a wink before turning and almost dancing up the stairs.

" Well..." Jason said into the silence. "I think I will head on over." he said walking to the door. "You know, I have an extra room if you want to sleep in a bed and not on a couch." he offered.

"Okay..." she smiled and got up to follow him.

"Good night Carly" he shouted as he heard her giggle. "Only Carly" he sighed as Courtney laughed and followed him to his home."So--uhh-- you can take my bed, or there is the guest room." Jason offered awkwardly.

"The guest rom is fine..." She stated. The thought of sleeping in his bed just didn't feel right. She took a moment to look around it seemed as though Sam hadn't changed anything. Everything from the pool table to the couch to the desk it all seemed to be in place. Even the stain on the left corner of the carpet. She remember that night.

"Hey babe" she said as she waltzed down the stairs.

He turned to see his beautiful blonde angel almost dancing down the stairs with a bottle of wine and a box of chocolate. "Hey what's the occasion?" he asked playfully as she gave him a peck on the lips and continued to the couch.

She smiled as she popped in a movie. "You and I are going to have date." she stated in a firm serious tone of voice.

"Now?" he asked slightly confused.

"No next year" she joked as she walked into the kitchen.

He sighed the thought of a date didn't sound to appealing but the though of what could come after or during that date did. He smiled as he took off his jacket and threw his keys on the desk.

"Good" she ;laughed as she brought his beer and sat down on the couch. "No interruptions."

"So what's the movie you put in?" he asked cautiously as he sat down and pulled her into his lap.

"It's this awesome film it's called The Breakfast Club." she said excitedly as the credits started to play.

Deciding to make the best of his undisturbed time with his wife he settled in for what he was sure would be the only annoying part of this "date". Making the best of what he thought was a bad situation he gently stated to kiss her neck.

"Jase" she whined as she turned her body slightly to look at him. "JASE" she squealed as he knocked her wine glass out of her hand and all over the carpet. She laughed "You're cleaning that up" she said.

"I'll just buy you a new rug." he said quickly as he kissed her and their movie was long forgotten.

She started walking up the stairs already knowing where to go. She stopped briefly at his bedroom door and when she realized he wasn't behind her, she walked inside. Nothing had changed. Everything was the way she had decorated it. It made her smile thinking that a place that was so intimate was still the way she left it.

Deciding it was time to leave, she walked out. But not before sneaking a glance at the dressed. It was gone. Their wedding picture was gone. Leaving the room with a little piece of her heart broken even more, she crossed the hall and climbed into bed. That night was the first night she had cried herself to sleep since the divorce.