Chapter Five

"Carly." he said softly. His hand could feel her heart racing.

"Jase...please. You're all I want." A tear slid down her cheek.

"Don't say that." he whispered. Part of him just wanted to lean forward and get lost in her lips, feel her hands on his body, forget the past and that tomorrow might rip them apart and just be with her. But if it didn't work out she might be out of his life forever after that.

I can't risk losing her, Jason thought. I need her too damn much

"Why shouldn't I say it?" Carly asked " It's true. Love me, Jason, and I swear it will all be all right this time."

She kissed him then, trying to use this chance to show him how good they could still be together, how much she wanted him above all other men.

"I can't." he said, pulling away. He stood up and walked out of the apartment. The door was left open as he hurried to the elevator.

"You mean you won't!" Carly yelled.

Tear down the mountains,

Yell, scream and shout.

You can say what you want, I'm not walking out.

Stop all the rivers, Push, strike and kill.

I'm not gonna leave you, There's no way I will!

Dreamgirl lyrics

Carly spent the hours after Jason left reevaluating her life. Should I stay here or go? She kept thinking.

Her heart said stay and wait on a bit longer. That was what she usually did but long ago the days had turned to months and the months to years and she was still just waiting on another chance to be the one he chose to love.

She could go back home and try to move on again. She had done that plenty of times in the past. Just put it aside and look for another guy to hold her at night. He wouldn't be Jason but what could she do about it?

Carly took a bite of pizza and chewed in frustration. To stay meant being here with Jason, loving every minute of it, but knowing it would end when he found a new, more suitable, woman to love. And to go meant going home to a house that would be even emptier now that she had spent a month so happy here.

I'm not giving up on you , Jason, and you can't make me! She thought to herself

There was a knock at the door. Then it opened and Max stuck his head inside.

"Hey, Mrs. C. You have a visitor."

"When did you show up?" Carly asked him

"Mr. Morgan sent me a few hours ago since he wouldn't be home. Sam McCall is here. Should I let her in?"

Carly nodded and then Sam was walking in saying "It's Samantha Cassadine now actually."

"That's nice. What do you want?"

'You broke your word, Carly. And I don't appreciate it."

Carly stood up. With attitude she said, "Really? And how did I do that?"

"I stayed away for the last month because you said you would take care of Jason. And the few times I saw him around town he looked happy. But then tonight I spotted him at Jake's and he looked as miserable as I have ever seen him. What did you do to him this time, Carly?"

"You have some nerve, Sam. You really do." Carly said as she walked past her and flung open the apartment door.

She said, "Come on, Max, you're taking me to Jake's."

Sam stood there with a smile on her face. If she couldn't be with Jason at least she could make sure Carly was with him. Anyone could see that even though Jason and Carly could get each other pretty riled up they also made each other happy.

Sam knew she had no chance of getting Jason back but she still wanted him to be loved by someone who would be devoted only to him.