Accidentally In Love - Chapter 11
Jason lay in bed utterly spent and thoroughly satisfied. In a surprising turn of events, he'd spent most of the night before making love to his new bride. Making love to Alexis reminded him of the first time he drove a Harley. One ride and nothing else could compare. He chuckled at his mind's comparison, guessing that Alexis wouldn't appreciate it.
"What's so funny?" She chuckled. He felt her lips on his abdomen warming his flesh with her kisses. She made her way up to his chest. His body began to tingle all over. He wanted her but he was too tired to move.
"Oh no you don't," he released a breath, "I'm exhausted."
"Party pooper." She kissed him on the mouth.
He kissed her back, smiling in the process. Soon, he shortened the kiss which had begun to intensify. "You are relentless."
"It's a gift." She lay back on the pillow.
He ran his fingers through her hair while he took in her elegant features. His mind asked how he could have missed how beautiful she was for so many years. "You are an amazing woman, Alexis." Her cheeks reddened. "Why are you blushing? Apparently, you haven't heard the truth enough."
"Flattery will get you everywhere." She kissed him again. Her mouth moved from his mouth to his jaw line to his collarbone.
"Alexis," he stretched her name like Taffy. Once more, he shook his head "no." "I'm serious. I'm exhausted."
Playfully, she sighed aloud. "Fine." She pretended to pout. "Tell you what, you rest and I'll make you some breakfast."
"Ah, if I can't give you what you want, you threaten to kill me." One thing his wife wasn't was proficient in the kitchen. A soft punch landed against his arm. "Ouch." He kissed her forehead. "What's the plan today?"
In a glance, he could tell her mood had shifted. "Today is doomsday. I have lunch with Kate and Diane to officially tell Kate we got married...and that I'm no longer D.A. Afternoon tea with Jax, which I expect to go less well and then I'm meeting Sam at Nicholas's just before dinner. I really expect she won't be speaking to me after I tell her we got married."
"Maybe she will consider that if you could forgive her for Ric, who you were married to at the time she slept with him, she can forgive you for anything."
"I'm sure she will. And then pigs will take flight in air. Cows will jump over the moon..."
He ran his finger along the bridge of her nose. "Right now you could tell me you shot my best friend and I'd forgive you."
"Your best friend is Carly, don't tempt me."
He couldn't help chuckling. "Okay, okay. But don't let Sam make you feel guilty. She and I were done a long time ago." He stroked her cheek. "You know, when you caught Sam with Ric, I began to remember who you were. In the moment of your worst pain, you were still thinking about everyone else but yourself: protecting her, protecting me."
"Self-sacrifice: it's my gift." She smiled and poked him in the chest. "You make me sound like someone else I know."
"Who?"
"You. Remember you gave up your son and the woman you loved so she could be with your best friend. And somehow you still managed to stay friends with both of them."
He truly hoped he and Sonny could work things out, but this time he would not let go of his family to please Sonny. His lips met hers, once and then again. "Well, my days of self-sacrifice are over because I damn sure am not going to give you up anytime in the foreseeable future."
Alexis giggled. "I like the sound of that."
"One more thing, you and I were friends before everything got all messed up between us. Now that we have that back, I don't want to lose it. But..." He remembered Graciella's words about Alexis scaring easily.
"But what?" She stared at him intently. For a moment, he was lost in her eyes.
He chose his words carefully. "But I don't want either one of us to be afraid of where things might go."
He was certain he could feel her trembling. Her voice crackled, "I can't make you any promises. Promises seem to ruin everything."
"Not anymore." He twisted a strand of her hair around his finger. "I'm not like the men you were with before. I will never use our girls against you and after last night, I know I'll never want anyone else. Alexis Davis, get used to someone taking care of you." He kissed her forehead.
A tear slipped down her cheek as she snuggled into his chest. "I'm not sure I know how to do that."
"Just leave yourself in my hands." Beneath the sheets, his hands moved her body closer to his. He began to move them along her back then lower. Simultaneously, his tongue jutted along her neck.
Her eyes fluttered shut and she smiled as she felt Jason's hands graze her thighs and move up. "Ah yes, Mr. Morgan, very capable they are."
A couple of hours later, he and Alexis finished an amazing breakfast lovingly prepared by Graciela after she learned the good news of their nuptials. He suspected she'd also figured out the marriage had been consummated. Not once during breakfast did Alexis raise the issue of what happened between them either the night before or that morning. He knew it was best to let her lead on difficult conversations, so he too said nothing. He prayed silently that they would have many more nights and mornings like this.
As she and Viola ushered the girls out of the door; there was no goodbye kiss, just a promise that he'd take her and the girls to dinner when they returned. However, when she opened the door two seconds later, away from their family's prying eyes, she gave him a kiss he wouldn't soon forget.
The sound of the door closing behind her shook him from his trance. He had his own news to deliver. Thinking one of them might need to be in decent spirits at dinner, he thought he'd use a strategy that was opposite to hers... He'd announce their decision to the worst first: Carly.
Carly arrived at the Penthouse about an hour after Alexis left. As she entered, her eyes darted around the room.
"Alexis is gone, Carly."
"You've thrown her out?" Carly threw her arms around Jason's neck and hugged him tightly. "I'm so happy you've come to your senses. Now things can go back to normal." Jason remained silent and still. Carly released her hold on him. "Jase, what is it?"
"Alexis and I got married yesterday."
Carly shook her head in disbelief. "This can't be happening."
"It is. And Carly, if you really are my best friend, you'll be happy for me."
Tears flowed down Carly's face. He hated that his choice caused his friend so much agony, though he was not sorry for any of the choices he'd made since Alexis and the girls had come into his life. "How can I be happy, Jase? Alexis stole my husband's heart and now she's married the love of my life."
"You do what I did the night I found you and Sonny together less than 24 hours after I told you how much you meant to me. You fake it. You fake it until you understand it. Then you accept it and you get over it."
Carly stared at him fiercely. "You're wrong Jason. I'm never going to understand you being with Alexis. And you can forget about me ever accepting it."
"Then I guess you'll just have to get over it."
Without a word, Carly left, slamming the door behind her.
Just as he suspected, everyone took the news slightly better than Carly had. Once again, Elizabeth seemed hurt, but after a talk she suggested that Alexis's and the girls' presence might make her more amenable to allowing Jake overnight visits at his house. Monica's reaction could best be described as slightly puzzled. But after a brief conversation, she seemed almost comforted by the idea. Bernie actually mentioned that his brother had always questioned why Sonny let Alexis get away.
By five he was exhausted. When Milo opened the door, he expected Alexis and the girls to walk through. He was surprised when he found it was Sonny.
"Sonny?" He stared at the man who was once his mentor.
"Yeah?" Sonny answered without leaving the doorframe.
"Why are you here?"
"Because of Alexis."
A chip began to weigh on his shoulder. "Look Sonny, if you're here to tell me how I shouldn't be with Alexis, you're wasting your..."
"Alexis said some things to me last night that made some sense."
Jason sighed. "Like what?"
"She said I was overreacting to her being with you and she was right. I did some soul searching to figure out why."
"Why?"
"Because I'm in love with her."