Chapter Seven

As soon as the walked in the Penthouse Jason started rifling through papers on the desk. Then he picked up his phone.

"Hey, hey, hey" Carly objected "No work right now." She plucked the phone out of his hand and put it on the desk. He turned toward her and she snaked her arms around his neck. " I do believe you and I have unfinished business."

"You're the one that ran Bernie out of here earlier. I have to get back to him on some stuff."

"Later."

Jason gave her a You really want to go there? look.

Carly's heart started pounding. Now or never, girl she told herself Lay it all on the table.

"Carly..."

"Jason don't tell me it can't work. I can't hear you say those words again. I just can't when I know that what you really mean is you don't want it to work between us. You don't think I'm right for you. But how can anyone else be the one for you, Jase? How can they when I feel like I do. When I've loved you everyday and never wanted to stop, even when I knew I should. I'm not asking you for forever..."

He gave her a look.

"Okay, okay, Jase, I am asking you forever. I can't help it. That's what I have always wanted when it comes to you because I could see us being happy sharing a life together."

"We already do that, carly." he said softly

"Sharing a bed together, too." She corrected. She gave him a smile though it lacked her usual fire. She felt like she was in the fight of her life. " I don't expect you to say you'll love me for the rest of your life right this instant. Though that would be nice."

He said, "What do you want then? Exactly?"

"Just let me live here with you. Let me be the one you love this time around. I swear to God if you do you will never regret it."

"We could both get hurt so bad, Carly." Jason said, his voice filled with the ache of years worth of pain that he never acknowledged but was there ever since the morning he saw her come down the stairs from Sonny's bedroom.

"Only if you think I will burn you again." Carly said. "But I know I won't."

Jason gently broke away from here and walked over to the fireplace. Carly felt all her energy leaving her body.

He's going to say no, Carly thought. She should be use to this feeling by now. This feeling of getting close just to not get anywhere at all in the end.

Carly had tried to not feel this way over the years but it was who she was.

I love this man, Carly thought, And nothing can change that. Not even him not loving me back.

When he turned back around he said, "Don't you get tired of doing this? Pushing for something more and having me push you away?"

"Yes I get tired of it!" she said "But, no, I won't stop- ever. Because I believe in us. And either I am as crazy as everyone says I am or we have something special between us that we can't find with anyone else on the planet."

His eyes were on hers. And she could see the mixture of pain and love and longing that was in his features.

Jason said, "You're not crazy."

"Ok, then, you think we should go for this?"

"If it doesn't work out..." he said slowly. He walked toward her.

"It will." She moved across the living room closing the gap between them.

"You never going to let this go, are you?"

"Nope. I won that game of pool so I don't have to. You're mine, Jase."

He pulled her close to him, wrapping his arms around her waist.

He thought, Wherever she is that's my home.

It had been years since they had lived together and in one short month Carly filled Jason's home with light again. She made coming home fun and everyday a memory he never wanted to forget.

His lips slowly crept towards hers. At any moment Carly feared he would pull back and say he changed his mind. Her body shook as she felt all her dreams coming to life in that moment. If Jason would agree to try again they would never spend another moment lonely for the rest of their lives, she believed.

She thought, Kiss me, already! You always keep me waiting so -

"I've always been yours, Carly." His voice was a caresses over her lips "You know that, don't you?"

And then his mouth was on hers and they were dancing with fire together.

When he pulled his head back slightly she held his face in her two hands and said, "Took you long enough to admit it."

Smiling he said, "Don't push your luck."

"I don't need luck, Jase, I got you."

I'm not living without you,

I'm not living without you.

I don't want to be free. I'm staying, I'm staying,

And you, and you, and you, you're gonna love me.

Ooh, you're gonna love me. You're gonna love me!

Dream girls lyrics

THE END

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Bye,

SMP