a/n: It's been while, I know and I'm sorry. I'm changing the format a little bit. I am hoping to complete the story because I hate to leave a story incomplete.

Karen sat at the bar twirling her cocktail straw with her thumb and index finger. She glanced at the clock above the bar, 10:20 pm. Where the hell was Chris? she wondered. He was supposed to meet her at the Outback over 2 hours ago. She turned her head to watch Eve and Jack on the dance floor. Neither one of them seemed to have a care in the world.

"May I buy you a drink?" she heard from that all too familiar voice. She closed her eyes and let out a sigh.

"What are you doing here?" she asked turning around to come face to face with Jagger.

"I stopped by for a drink. What's your excuse?"

"Jagger, I don't want to get into this again. Just let it die. I did...a long time ago." She started to get up when he gently grabbed her arm.

"Please, Karen..." He nodded toward the dance floor. "One dance? " he asked flashing a smile revealing his dimples.

"Jagger...I..."

"Please..." he begged. Karen took a deep breath. "Fine, one dance."

Jagger lead her to the dance floor in an awkard silence. He was looking for just the right thing to say. "So you made it." He started. "You came back to Port Charles with your head held high."

"I came back for my grandparents," she said dryly. "My grandfather really wanted me to come home, and I had nothing to lose. You were already gone."

"I'm sorry, Karen. I lost sight of what was important I guess."

"No Jagger, you just reprioritized and I fell to the bottom of the list. So why did you come back to Port Charles? Feeling guilty?"

Jagger looked away briefly, "Do you want the truth?" She nodded looking him square in the eye. "Yes, I was feeling guilty. Among other things. When you left me, my world crumbled. So instead of trying to fix it, I turned all focus to my work. I took the cowards way out. I have missed you so much. But I didn't realize how much I missed you until I saw you in your father's office that day. I decided right then that I was going to make things right with you no matter what it took."

"The time to make things right between us is long gone, Jagger. I've moved on with my life and you are no longer a part of it. Chris and I are getting married. He loves me and respects me. Something that you've forgotten how to do."

"If he respects you so much, why were you sitting at the bar waiting for him? He's what, 2 hours late?"

Karen stopped dancing. She pushed away from Jagger just before smacking his face. "You no longer have the right to care," she screamed as she headed for the door. Jagger turned to follow her, but was stopped by Jack grabbing his arm.

"Let her cool off, man. Just let her go."