A/N: This is a bit short. I should probably put a disclaimer: I don't own any recognizable Ace Attorney characters and all Original Characters are mine, and mine alone. Any resemblance to any persons or other characters living or dead is pure coincidence. I promise. Also, lyrics belong to the band called Hurts. Listen to them and Florence + the Machine and I promise the pining and angst will come together perfectly!

Chapter Four: Only You

'But when I close my eyes, I see you standing before me,

And if you take my hand I'll leave it all behind.

Because only you can set me free.

So hold me close just like the first time.'

Only You lyrics by Hurts

Carly arrived at the house, exhausted and hungry at nine that morning. The house and the neighborhood was quiet as she made her self a smoothie and sat at the island to de-stress. She thought about the papers that had arrived from her step-brother at her work that past evening. More stress piled upon what she was already dealing with; a cranky client with misogynistic tendencies. The museum wasn't going to take his art, but the collection was worth a lot of money and guaranteed to bring more traffic to the museum.

Carly sighed and took the last drink of her smoothie. She was about to clean her cup, when, out of the corner of her eye, she spotted three pairs of flip-flops that were still damp. The hairs rose on the back of her neck. Only one pair was Jason's size. As she knelt down to look closer, she thought she heard the fitful snoring of her husband. Carly furrowed her brow and tilted her head, deducing that the noise was coming from the basement.

When she reached the bottom of the stairs she saw a sight that made her stop and giggle. She quickly put her hand to her mouth to muffle her giggles, but she knew at this point, nothing short of an earthquake would wake these guys. Jason was laying on his back on the couch and Will was draped on top of him, looking pretty content, which struck a nerve in Carly. A movement to her right caught her eye and she turned to see Klavier shifting in the lounge chair he chose to sleep in. She shook her head. She was jealous, deep down in her heart, but she knew Jason would have a good story for her when he woke up.

Jason's head felt like it was stuffed with cotton. He tried turning his head, but the pain reverberated through out his body. Something was pressing on his chest and he blinked his eyes open as slow as possible and found Will sleeping soundly on top of him. Focusing his eyes, he found he was in his own basement and lasts nights events came flooding into his brain. He groaned and his stomach gurgled.

"Will," Jason whispered as he stroked the mans hair out of his face. "Will, wake up."

Another thought drew itself into his head. Did Carly see him this way? Was she mad? After their conversation the other night, Jason thought Carly was fine. But seeing Will draped over him, knowing his feelings for Will...well, one would draw certain conclusions.

Will stirred and Jason found that they were both fully dressed. That necessarily didn't mean anything; there were things two consenting adults could to to each others bodies fully clothed. Those thoughts sent the blood rushing to his mid-section. He chuckled to himself. Even at thirty and hungover, his body responded to anything sexual.

"Jason?" Wills voice was dry and breathy. "Oh...I hurt."

He had his hand to his head and his hair went in every direction around his head.

"Yeah, me too," Jason stretched.

"Mmm...bathroom?"

"Down the hall, first door on your right," Jason pointed and Will bent and kissed him on the cheek. Jason watched Will as he shuffled across the room to the hallway as he touched his cheek and smiled.

Sitting up was a process that took longer than Jason liked, and he put his head in his hands to keep it from spinning.

"Huh," Will started. "Wonder when Klavier left?"

Jason heard him shuffle over to where he thought Klavier passed out.

"He left a note,"

Jason hummed a response.

"I'll let you read it later." Will shuffled over and sat next to his friend and rubbed his back in slow circles.

"Don't let what I'm about to do have any bearing on what you are doing now," Jason couldn't wait for Will's response as he ran to the bathroom.

Ten minutes later, Jason walked out and found Will looking down at his hands, laughing.

"You never could hold your liquor," Will stated as the other walked up to him and put his hands on the couch on either side of Will, essentially trapping him. "Oh, but you did remember to brush your teeth. I gotta respect you now."

Jason smiled and bent closer to Will and kissed his full lips. Will hummed his approval and opened his mouth to let Jason in. Jason practically melted; he had to straddle Will on the couch before his legs gave out. Will could feel his own excitement growing and he knew if he didn't stop it now, they wouldn't be able to stop. He pulled away and Jason whimpered.

"I know we both want to be with each other," Will said as he traced a finger along Jason's jaw. "But I don't think now is a good time. Carly could walk in any second and-"

"She would be hurt at first," Jason placed a finger on Will's mouth and went on. "But only because we didn't invite her."

"Oh my god, Jason, I don't think-"

"Oh yes, yes she does!" Jason nodded as he brought the key that Julie and Brad gave them out of his shorts pocket. "She loves watching me with other men, plus I get to see her with other women, so it really is a win win situation."

Will sat up straighter.

"You...you're swingers?"

"Yeah, is that a problem,"

Wills tired hazel eyes went back and forth between Jason's baby blues until the light bulb went off in his head.

"Oh, Oh God no, Will," Jason scrubbed his face. "I swear that it was coincidence that we were at the same beach. How was I supposed to know you lived here in L.A.?"

Will shook his head. He hated that he had thought that Jason and Carly were just using him. His old demons were coming forth. He placed a hand on Jason's arm and looked up at him.

"I-I'm sorry, Jason, I'm so used to being used and hurt."

"I know and I am so sorry,"

Jason leaned down and kissed Will like he was going to disappear.

They were panting by the time they parted but leaned their foreheads together.

"You are testing my resolve," Will said as he brought his hand up to touch Jason's face.

"Good. You test mine whenever I am near you," Jason said as he brought his hips down on Wills lap and started wriggling. Will grabbed his thighs.

"Jason, I – hhnngg..." Will moaned and threw his head back.

Watching Will, Jason found himself on the edge, and he knew if he didn't stop he would push both of them into something they didn't want to do at that moment.

"Oh God Will," Jason quickly stood and adjusted himself.

Will straighted and drew a deep breath.

"God you are a tease," Will said as he tried to stand. "Looks like another cold shower for me."

"We are volatile," Jason said breathlessly.

Will smiled and turned away. "That's one word for us."

When he started to leave, Jason blurted out: "Come to the pool party on Saturday."

"What?" Will stopped and turned around.

"Our neighbors are throwing a party for us," Jason gestured with his thumb. "You should come. You could meet some new friends and the three of us can talk."

Will smiled again and nodded. "I'd like that. See you then."

Will walked up the stairs and left through the garage.

A shower and caffeine and a quick jog in the salty ocean air, made Jason feel almost human again. He made a small brunch and more coffee and brought them up to Carly.

"Carly," he said in a soft sing-song voice. "Carly, wake up."

He crawled into bed and curled around her tiny body, kissing her where ever there was skin exposed. Jason nuzzled her neck and planted a kiss at the base of her neck, a spot he knew would draw a moan and a fidget.

Carly smiled and turned over to face her husband.

"Good afternoon," he said and kissed her button nose.

"Mmm...yes, I guess it would have to be afternoon," she yawned and he blinked.

"You have some wicked morning breath," he smiled.

She shook her head and kissed him.

"Must not be that bad,"

"Well..." he shrugged.

"You're such a clown," she said as she sat up and rubbed her eyes. Jason watched as she put her hair up in a messy bun on top of her head.

"It's amazing to me that you can wake up, no matter what you did the night before, and still look gorgeous," he scooted closer to her and wrapped his arm around her mid-section.

"Oh, you never saw me on the day after graduation, did you?" she chuckled at the memory as she ran her fingers through Jason's dark locks.

"Mmm...no, you were too busy going to the Caribbean with Charlotte,"

"Did you make me brunch in bed?"

"Yes," he hopped out of bed and placed the tray in her lap. He grabbed a small light blue bag that he had hidden earlier. "I also picked up a surprise for you!"

Her eyebrows shot up as she drank her coffee and she reached out her hand and made a grabby gesture. Jason teased her for a minute before she finally grabbed it.

"Oh my God, Jason," Carly's Hazel eyes sparkled as she pulled out a lacy, black and red panty and bra set. "This is the one I had my eye on the other day!"

"See, I do pay attention once in a while,"

"Shut up and kiss me," She said as she carefully leaned over her brunch tray.

"I figured you could wear it after the pool party tomorrow," he winked as he brought out the key.

"Oh," she mumbled around a bite of strawberry. "Oh, my gosh, I am so looking forward to that. It's going to be so much fun."

"Um," Jason looked down at his hands as he wrung them together. Carly furrowed her brow as she spread cream cheese on the bagel she was holding. She had an idea what he was going to say. "I...I'm sure you saw Will draped all over me this morning as we slept."

"I did, yes," Carly nodded as she kept her voice level.

"I wanted to, one apologize, but two, I want you to know that nothing happened," he paused. "Well, maybe a lot of heavy petting and kissing but..."

Carly leaned over and placed a hand over his and looked into his eyes.

"Jason, I wouldn't be honest with you if I said I wasn't jealous. I saw you two laying there and imagined what you guys must have had in college. You fit together like two puzzle pieces, albeit, pieces with rough edges, and I was jealous." Carly paused to gather her thoughts. "But then I thought, I have got to keep an open mind, with the type of relationship we have, I can't let jealousy play games with my head." She sighed. "You still love him don't you?"

Jason nodded.

Carly sighed. "I love you too much and I know in our type of relationship, we have to be prepared to spread our love. Did you invite him to the party tomorrow?"

"Yes, I figured it would be a way for everyone and you to get to know him,"

"I think that's a great idea," She smiled and leaned over and kissed him with the passion of a thousand poets.