Chapter 21

Author's note- I really need to take a moment and say Thank You to every single person who has let a review on this story or on Rain Drenched Promises. RDP was the first fanfic I ever started. I started it because I was frustrated with Carly's story when Jennifer B was playing her. Then I posted it on a blog, chapter by chapter, that no one ever read.

When I came to I found a reason to keep working on RDP and to write more stories because I had people who enjoyed reading them. And I was able to read all the stories here and find better and more creative versions of GH than what is shown on the TV each day.

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One day later

Sonny felt extreme guilt about Jason being locked up. At first it felt justified. Jason tried to steal away my family, Sonny reasoned, and it was within my right to do anything I had to in order to get them back.

And Ric backed up his thinking one hundred percent. But in the month Jason had been locked up Sonny hadn't had any luck in wooing Carly. She hung around the house when she wasn't talking non stop about Jason and his case and her strategies to prove him innocent, but when Sonny tried to fix nice dinners for her and give her "that look" she turned and walked away.

Carly had never been good at resisting him. Now it seemed she could careless about his come-ons. Jason ruled her mind and heart.

Sonny felt like this whole thing was a waste of time since Carly hadn't budged in her devotion to Jason. He called Ric and said, "Hey. I think it's time we call this off."

"With Jason? You want to just let him take your kids and move around the world? Is that what you are telling me?" Ric asked

"He wouldn't do that."

"He already did!"

"That was a vacation. They would have been back."

"Are you sure about that?" Ric asked "Because I'm not. Morgan even mentioned that he was going to be the ring bearer in their wedding."

"Come on, Ric, you're making that up."

"Ask him." Ric bluff

"Well then Morgan is confused. Or you are. Carly would not be able to keep her mouth shut about it if Jason wanted to marry her. She would scream it from the top of the tallest building in town."

"Unless she knows it would set you off. Unless she wants to keep it a secret so they can run off, have Jason adopt your kids, and live in bliss without ever seeing you again. I doubt she would tell a soul if that was her plan."

"I always knew she wanted Jason." Sonny said, started to buy Ric's version of the truth. "She would kill for him."

"Would she kill you for him? Or let Jason kill you? Especially if they found out you are responsible for Jason being behind bars?"

"They both care about me. They would never do anything like that." But Sonny's voice betrayed he had no confidence in his words.

"I think they would do anything to be together. Even get rid of you." Ric said "Let's just see if you can win Carly back to your side before we go ahead and spring Jason. That way you have nothing to worry about. If Jason ever found out what you've done he wouldn't take revenge if Carly loves you."

"Jason is my friend. That is enough of a reason for him to not come after me."

"It wasn't enough of a reason for you to not lock him up. But if you think you can not get Carly back in your bed..."

"I can." Sonny said " I will." But in his heart he didn't want to keep up this fight. He wanted this to be over. But Sonny still couldn't face the idea of Jason being with Carly, of Carly wanting Jason over Sonny.

It's coming down

to nothing more than apathy

I'd rather run the other way

than stay and see

The smoke

and who's still standing when it clears

Everyone knows I'm in

Over my head

Over my head

With eight seconds left in overtime

She's on your mind, She's on your mind

The Fray

Jason was in his cell when Emily came up and said, "Hey, big brother."

He jumped off his bunk and came over to the bars. "What are you doing in here? Why didn't they bring me to the visitors room?"

"Because this is an unofficial visit. Lucky snuck me in."

"You shouldn't do things like that, Em. I don't want you in trouble."

" Mac wouldn't allow another visitor today, since Carly was here earlier. And I wanted to show you this in person." Emily pulled out the jewelers box from her pocket. "This is the one you wrote me about. I'm sure of it. It's exactly how you described it and I found it at your apartment in that lockbox in the hidden safe. Just like you said it would be."

Jason knew what he would see before she even opened the box. It was a ring he bought to give to Carly years ago. But things changed. Life took her from him and the ring stayed a secret only he knew about.

"That's the one. Thanks, Em."

Emily smiled at the tender look on her brother's face. She joked "I hope you don't expect me to propose to Carly for you? Because she so does not like me."

"She likes you enough. But no. I only want you to give it to her if I am convicted. Tell her to read the inscription. It says everything she needs to know."

Emily had read it already. She said, "You will give it to her yourself. I truly believe that."

"I've been waiting a long time to slip that on her finger," Jason said "and now I may never be able to.."

"I hired a private investigator to look into this witness, Paul Watkins, statements. I'll find a way to prove he is lying."

"Don't get involved in this. It not safe."

"Your my brother. I'm involved. And, plus, you know I am a sucker for romance. And this ring is just about the most romantic thing I have seen in quite some time."

Jason stuck his hand through the bars and Emily slipped the box into his hand. He took out the ring and ran his finger over the stone. At this moment he feared he would never see Carly wear this ring. He feared he would never get the chance to give her the future she was counting on with him.

Everyone knows

I'm in Over my head

Over my head

With eight seconds left in overtime

She's on your mind, She's on your mind

The Fray

That night Sonny sent Michael and Morgan to Bobbie's house. He skipped the flowers, candles and romantic dinner. He had tried all that with no results already. Tonight he would go for the one thing left.

Sonny ordered Marco to call Carly and tell her that Sonny was having an episode.

Sonny sat in the dark, holding a broken glass, when Carly walked in.

She flipped on a light and took in the room in shambles. "Sonny?" she asked softly

"Leave me alone." He said though that was the last thing he wanted. He knew she couldn't resist trying to save him when he was like this.

She moved to his side, crouching next to him, "Let me take that." she said, removing the shards of glass from his hand.

Sonny acted like he was too out of it to resist.

He turned his head and their eyes met. He said, "I'm no good. Everything around me turns ugly. No wonder you left me for Jason."

"That's not the way it happened," she said softly " and you know it. You should go up to bed, Sonny."

He commanded in a low voice "Come with me."

Carly took his hand and he stood up.

"You just need sleep, Sonny."

He took her in his arms and kissed her. " I need you, Carly."

She pushed him away. "You had me. But we both know that did not cure you. And it didn't make either of us happy. I'm sorry but no matter what you are going through I can't be the one to pull you through. Not this time."

Then she walked past him and back out of Greystone.

Sonny started to shake, for real, with fear as he realized if he couldn't convince her to come back to him that Carly and Jason would stay together, marry, maybe have kids, maybe leave town, and there wasn't anything he could do about it.

Except let Jason be found guilty.

And suddenly I become a part of your past

I'm becoming

the part that don't last

I'm losing you and its effortless

Without a sound

we lose sight of the ground

in the throw around

Never thought

that you wanted to bring it down

I won't let it go down till we torch it ourselves

Everyone knows

I'm in

Over my head

Over my head

With eight seconds left in overtime

She's on your mind, She's on your mind

The Fray