EPILOGUE

This chapter is dedicated to all the J and C fans who still believe in this couple and especially J C Morgan and Ashyen, for reviewing nearly every chapter I have ever posted. Thanks!

This chapter was written because of the conversation Jason and Carly had in chapter 3.

OVER 17 years after the Road Trip

Spring

HONK. HONK.

The teenager bounded down the stairs, her blond ponytail bouncing behind her. "That's my ride."

"Hold up, little girl," her mother said "Where do you think you are going?"

"No where," answered her father for her.

"Dad," the teenager whined, dragging out the word.

HONK. HONK. HONK.

"If he doesn't stop honking that damn horn," Jason said to Carly

Carly turned toward their child and said, "You know the rules. Your friend has to come up to the door, knock and then come in and meet us."

"We're in a rush. The boat leaves in twenty minutes!" Jake cried, her name was short for Jacqueline Jean Morgan.

"She thinks she's going on a boat," Jason said to Carly, laughing and shaking his head.

He turned toward his daughter, dead serious now, "You're not going on any boat."

"It's just a three hour cruise on the Cassadine yatch. Spencer throws the most killer parties."

"Full of his killer family," Jason said "I don't think so. You're not going around any of them unless I am with you."

HONKKKKKKKK.

The door opened and Morgan walked in. "There's some long haired loser in the driveway on a motorcycle."

Jason said, " A motorcycle?"

He walked to the front door, looked out and yelled "She's not coming!"

He slammed the door.

HONK. HONK. HONK. HONK.

Jason spun around and yanked back open the door, a murderous look on his face.

"You never let me do anything!" Jake yelled at her dad.

Carly rushed over and pulled Jason back inside. She waved for the boy to come in.

"At least let him introduce himself," Carly said. "You have to let Jake have her first date sometime."

"No, I don't." Jason said

Morgan laughed.

His sister slapped his arm. Jake whispered to him, "You know this is unfair, Mor! You're supposed to be on my side. It's us against them. When I tell Michael you sided with them over me..."

"You're gonna tell on me?" Morgan asked, incredulous.

Jake and Morgan had a playful back and forth teasing sibling relationship. Michael was already married and he guided both of them with a firm hand. Jake worshipped him, and Morgan idolized him.

Carly said to Jason, "If you don't give her some freedom she will only rebel and start sneaking around like I did at her age. What harm can one date do?"

Jason gave her a look. "I'd rather not find out. She's a baby!"

"She's sixteen."

"Exactly!" Jason said, he dropped his voice. "You need to be on my side. It's us against them."

"Uh, hey, yeah, what's the hold up?" asked the guy standing in the doorway. He had long shaggy brown hair and piercing blue eyes.

Jake smiled at him.

Carly said, "Come in." She introduced herself, Jason and Morgan and then said "And you're name is?"

"Cole," he said in a lazy drawl.

"Cole what?" Jason asked giving him a lethal stare.

"Huh?" the kid asked.

"Just Cole?" Jason asked "Like Madonna? One name will do?"

"My Donna? Your Donna who?" asked Jake

Carly turned to her daughter, in a surprised voice she questioned

"You don't know who Madonna is?"

Morgan said to Jake, "She was popular in like 1985."

Jake rolled her eyes. "Okay, then. Mom and Dad this is Cole. Now you know his name. Can we go? Please?"

"Do you have a last name Cole?" asked Jason

"Yeah, Coleman." the kid said

"Cole Coleman?" Jason asked in a suspicious voice.

"No, man, Tyler Coleman. But call me Cole." the kid said in a DUH voice "You coming Jake or what?"

"Or what," Jason and Morgan said at the same time.

"Ugh, traitor," Jake whispered to her brother before dashing over to her father.

"Daddy! I'll only be gone a few hours, okay? Please let me go."

Jason gave her a look that clearly said no way.

Jake whined, "Mom, talk to him."

"Jason, I'm sure Tyler is a nice boy who comes from a nice family. Right?" Carly asked Tyler

"Guess." Tyler shrugged.

"See?" Carly said to Jason.

"See what?" Jason asked her." I don't see anything but some juvenile delinquent in my house THINKING he is taking my daughter out of here."

"I'm going!" Jake cried

"No, you are not." Jason told her

Father and daughter stared at each other. Neither one backing down.

"Why don't we all sit down and get to know each other better," Carly said. "That way my husband will feel more comfortable with you spending time with Jake."

Tyler shuffled over to the couch and plopped down. "What you want to know? My pops owns a bar. My mom was a stripper who ran off when I was a baby. But that's why me and Jake get along. We both come from outcast families."

Morgan asked, "Who you calling outcasts?"

Tyler shrugged.

Jake said, "Cole, sorry about my parents. They are so...old. You're lucky your dad is cool."

Jason shook his head in frustration.

Carly said, "Jason, if you don't let Jake go today then when are you going to let her date?"

He wanted to say never. Instead he just gave his wife a look.

Morgan grinned, then suggested "I'll go with them." He met Jason's eyes. "She won't get out of my sight."

Jake groaned.

Carly said, "That sounds like a good compromise."

"Fine, fine. Lets go." Jake said

Jason told her, "Be home in three and a half hours."

"What?!" Jake screeched.

Jason raised his eyebrow.

"All right, dad." Jake said. She gave him a big smile and mouthed, "Love ya."

For all her temper tantrum and plaaaans she was still a daddy's girl at heart.

"Be careful." Jason said to her and Morgan. "Find out where the life jackets are on the yatch. Keep your cell phones on. If the boat crashes..."

"The boat is not going to crash, Jase." Carly said

"I got it handled." Morgan said

"Bye Mom," Jake said "See you in three and a half hours."

She rolled her eyes, and Carly chuckled.

Once the kids the gone, Carly said to her husband. "Isn't it fun raising teenagers?"

"No."

"I tried to warn you..."

"I know."

"You would have thought you learned when Michael was a teen that you can't be on top of their every movement."

Jason disagreed, "I was with him, with Morgan, and I will be with Jake. Those kids aren't getting away with anything."

Carly wrapped her arms a around his waist. "With you as their dad, I'm sure they won't."

He dropped a kiss on her forward. "We have three hours alone..."

She grabbed his hand and pulled him onto the couch. "You read my mind."

The moment his wife's mouth met his, Jason forgot everything but her.

And Carly remembered everything that happened from Jake's to the road trip, from the unplanned pregnancy to the day their daughter was born, from the moment Jason admitted he loved her and never wanted to be without her again till now.

Together they were a perfect mix of past, present and future. Parents. Best friends. Lovers. Soulmates. Family.

They were The Morgan's, just who they were meant to be.

NOTE- There is one more part to go. The Milo and Lulu epilogue.