Chapter 60

"Ok… that was… weird." Robin said as she downed her shot.

"It's not like her to just walk away. Maybe she didn't hear me." Elizabeth said with hope in her voice.

"Umm, did you see her face Liz, she heard you." Kelly added.

"I just, I can't believe she didn't freak out and get all Carly on me." Elizabeth said shaking her head.

Lainey raised her shot glass, "My turn for a toast. Forget about Carly. To Elizabeth and Jason, may they be happy and have lots of sssssex." The women all laughed as they drank their shot and Elizabeth drank the glass of water in front of her.

Emily waved over the waiter who instantly appeared at the table. "We need another bottle of tequila and a few dinner menus." He ran to fetch the requested items and Emily noticed the look of fear on Elizabeth's face. "Don't worry Liz, what's done is done. Deal with it tomorrow, tonight is our night to not worry about wedding stuff or baby stuff."

Elizabeth nodded and let out a sigh. She decided to change the subject, "So Em, tell us about your honeymoon. We want to know everything." Elizabeth said with a devious smile.

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Jason got Jake and Cameron down for the night and went down to the Livingroom to do a little work. No sooner did he pick up the first piece of paper did he hear a pounding on the door. He jumped to answer it so the boys did not wake up to the sound. He saw that Carly was standing on the other side. Her face was bright red and she looked like she was about to ruin his night.

"What do you want Carly." He growled as he opened the door.

She immediately entered the house and dropped her purse on the couch. "Well, I just came from the Metrocourt. Looks like Elizabeth and her coven of witches are having a little night on the town."

He rubbed his hand over his face, "I already know this Carly. Will you please stop calling her names."

"I overheard something and I now understand. I finally get it." She said snidely.

"Carly, can you get to the point, I have work to do, what are you talking about?"

"You are marrying Elizabeth because you got her pregnant again." He stared at her in shock and opened his mouth to speak but she cut him off. "I completely understand Jason. She trapped you and you are just being the responsible man here. I respect you for that but come on Jase, you don't have to do this. Many parents share custody. Hell me and Sonny do it and it works out great. You can still get out of this wedding fiasco Jason. If you just…"

"That's enough Carly!" he yelled.

"Come on Jason, you don't honestly think I believe that you want to…"

He interrupted her again, "Carly, shut up! How do you know about the baby?"

She stood with her hands on her hips. "Elizabeth told her little bitch friends. I guess they were trying to get her to drink and she had to get them to stop."

Jason walked over beside the couch and pointed at it, "Carly sit down." He demanded.

She shook her head, "No thanks, I'm fine standing."

"SIT! You are going to sit and fucking listen to me. Carly, SIT!" He yelled causing her to jump. She relented and sat on the edge of the cushion.

He sucked in a deep breath. "This ends right here. After tonight I will never discuss my relationship with Elizabeth with you again. I know you are looking out for me but this is my life Carly. I am marrying Elizabeth. I am marrying her in three days and there is nothing… NOTHING that you can do or say that will change that."

She opened her mouth to speak but he put his hand up motioning for her to stop. "Shut up, I'm not finished." He said. "This is none of your business but I am going to tell you anyway because I know that you will not give up if I don't tell you. For the record, I proposed to Elizabeth before we found out that she was pregnant. We only found out a couple days before you told us that you were pregnant. Baby or not I was and am marrying her."

Jason walked over and sat in the chair. "Carly, I understand you. Of all the people in this town I am probably the only person that understands how and why you do the things that you do. Believe me when I say that I do love you for it. BUT… this part of my life is off limits to you now. You have proven that you cannot accept that I am happy and the choices I have made. For the record Elizabeth could leave me in six months and I would NEVER change a thing. I cherish my time with her and I will take whatever I can get."

"Jase, I…"

"I'm not done yet! You are going to listen to me before you go running around town telling everyone that I am being tricked into getting married. I wanted to marry Elizabeth before she found out she was pregnant. I wanted to marry her before we got together after the ball. I wanted to marry her when Jake was born, before he was born, after our night together… I probably wanted to marry her before Sam and Courtney… all of it. Do you understand what I am saying Carly. This is something that I have always wanted. Maybe I never admitted it to myself or to her, but I did want it."

Carly's eyes began flooding with tears, he continued. "Her ring… I didn't tell her this but I bought it a long time ago, I had put it away, hoping that one day I would have the opportunity to give it to her. We are a family Carly… me, Elizabeth, Jake, Cameron and this baby inside of her, a family that I have always wanted and never allowed myself to have. I never thought I deserved them or to be happy like this. Elizabeth has made me realize that I do. I just… Carly… you need to understand that there is nothing… nothing you can do or say that is going to change this." He sighed, "And if you do try anything, you will not be welcome at the wedding or in this house ever again."

He stood from the chair and paced across the room waiting for her response. He turned and looked at her. She sat on the couch shocked as she wiped away her tears then recovered and stood. "Ok Jase."

He furrowed his brow, "Ok what?"

"Ok I will leave it alone. I will not bother you or Elizabeth anymore and I will not meddle in your relationship. I just… you need to know that I only meddle because I care about you."

"Carly, if you cared enough then you would see… I am happy."

She nodded her head, "I know Jase, I see that. I am just afraid that it wont last and that you will get hurt."

"I know that. It is a chance that I am willing to take. I have to because I believe in her and in our family."

"I just want you to be happy. I want you to have it all. Maybe I am jealous, I don't know why I am so persistent when it comes to her. Maybe it is because I am afraid that you won't need me anymore or listen to my rants or be Uncle Jason to the boys and the baby I have in me."

"Carly, you are part of my family, you, Sonny, the boys… you all are. Elizabeth and the boys are now too though."

Jason stood in silence as Carly sat on the couch staring at her hands. "Are we done?" He asked. She finally stood, nodded and walked over to him. She pulled him into a quick hug.

"I'll see you Saturday at the wedding." She said then left the house, much quieter then she was when she entered.

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This chapter was pretty short but I wanted it to be devoted to the Carly fall-out. I was going to go in a different direction but decided to go with the better Carly ending rather the Carly from hell ending.