Chapter Four

Author's note- Thanks to Dark Princess, Cait ,Charmed, Jen, Zendall 10 and the biggest thanks to JC Morgan and Ashyen for all the great and detailed reviews.

2 am- 10 hours before the wedding

Carly wandered how long it would be before the lights came back on. How long would God give her to lay here in Jason's arms with the darkness engulfing them and shutting out the rest of the world?

Already she was fearing having to leave this moment and him. He placed a kiss on her forehead.

She cuddled closer to him. She couldn't speak. What was there to say now? He knew her heart as well as he knew his own.

He knew it all.

Jason said, "It will be hard at first but we can get through this."

Carly's eyes closed. Why was he talking about tomorrow and ruining everything? She only wanted to stop time and let her hands roam over his chest, her lips press to his, to keep him right here, hers, until she could gather enough strength to send him back to Sam.

Because she knew he was going back. He wouldn't break his word to Sam. Carly would have to be the one to lose out this time- again.

"Don't blame yourself, Carly. I did this. I wanted this."

"Shhh, please."

"I'll take the fall when people find out. I'll shelter you from that."

"Okay, Jase. Sure, whatever you say." She moved away from him.

Carly stood and slid back into her clothes. Jason stood and helped her zip up the dress.

He moved aside her hair and said in her ear, "You okay?"

Why wouldn't I be? This is the best and worst moment of my life, that's all, Carly thought but she said

"Fine."

He slid on his clothes.

Jason wants me but not enough to make me his wife, she thought.

He pulled her back into his arms. She clung to him and, though she tried to stop it, the tears fell.

"Just so you know, Jase, if Sam hurts you again I will have to kill her. Not kick her ass, kill her."

Jason stilled. He backed away from Carly.

Carly said, "Oh, please, at least allow me a little snark about your future wife. She gets you. I think I should get to have my revenge fantasies without you making me feel guilty! As long as you keep quiet about tonight I will to. We can both have our weddings and move on like this..." she nearly choked on the words, "never happened."

"You're still going through with it?

"Aren't you?"

Jax pried opened the door of the elevators and screamed, "Carly! You in here?"

Sam said "Do you see the car?"

"It's a few floors down."

"Climb down to it."

Jax turned around. "I don't have any equipment for that, Sam. I'm not spiderman you know."

"Then go get some equipment. Now." Sam pushed past him and yelled into the elevator shaft "Jason!"

Carly said "The calvary has arrived."

Jason said, "I'll lift you up and you can open the door at the top of the elevator. Then call up to them."

She followed his instructions and Sam called back "Jax will get you guys out soon. Don't worry!"

Jason called out to Sam "We're fine. We'll wait till the electricity comes on. It will be safer that way."

Sam scowled. She sat down in the hallway to wait for Jax to return.

Jason brought Carly back down, her body sliding down over his, his breath quickened.

"I don't think I can be your best person, Carly."

"Don't do this to me, Jay. Come on. I need you. Are you saying we aren't even friends now?"