A/N: Thanks for all your kind reviews...and hey, keep them coming! Glad to see some people can warm up to the idea of Jason and Alexis!

Carly had kept Jax in bed late that morning...so she made sure while he was in the shower to order in breakfast. As the deliveryman knocked she sauntered over the door. After paying him she reached down to grab the Port Charles Herald knowing that Jax liked to play catch up. She heard Jax coming down the stairs and as she turned to him reading the tag line...what it said caused their eggs and toast to be strewn all over the couch.

"Carly what is it?" Jax asked jogging down the rest of the stairs to his pale fiancée.

They both looked down at the headline and Carly gasped again; looking to Jax...she uttered just one word, "Alexis"

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The Quartermaines sat down to breakfast like they have forever. Emily sat with a book open trying to ignore everyone, Dillon and Lulu were stealing secret glances over the table. Tracy was removing the flask from Luke's hand, Edward was busy yelling at Skye that her mobster boyfriend was not allowed in his house to which Monica was reminding him that it was her house. When big Alice came they were all loudly arguing until she let out a shrill whistle.

"Good Lord Alice, do you have to do that so early in the morning" Edward exclaimed.

The look on her face silenced everyone, "Mr. Quartermaine...I thought you should see this" she said handing them the newspaper. Tears came to Edwards eyes to which he quickly blinked away as he handed the newspaper to Alan and Monica...Monica placed her hand over her mouth and began to cry as Alan sat shocked pulling her close to him. Emily stood behind her parents and gasped and then her mind went to the little boy with blue eyes and she only thought of one word, "Alexis"

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Ric was enjoying his venti latte when his secretary walked in and dropped the paper on his desk.

"Mr. Lansing, you may want to look at the headline"

When he did it caused him to spit his coffee all over the desk and hiss, "Jason"

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Sonny was already at the coffee house doing paperwork when Max knocked on the door.

"Sir" he said shuffling his feet.

Sonny assumed it was about Carly because that seemed to be the only time the bodyguard became flustered.

"What did Carly do?" he asked putting his pen down annoyed.

Max shook his head, "no...not Carly" he said handing over the paper.

Sonny read the headline and saw the picture...he was out of his seat before he could read the caption.

"Max, let's go" he said grabbing his coat.

The bodyguard didn't have to ask where...because there was only one place he would be going...to Alexis.

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She felt the mug shatter and the hot liquid hit her bare feet...but she couldn't feel. She silently thanked God that the girls had gone with Nikolas for the weekend. She walked inside numbly and sat on the couch running her finger over his picture in the paper...a part of her was elated...to see him...alive...and then a part of her broke...she had dreams about the day he would come back to her...and he had come back; just not for her...and that in itself was like losing him over again.

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Sonny's cell started to go off as soon as he got into the car.

"Corinthos" he answered.

He heard his ex-wife's voice on the other line "Please tell me you have the seen the paper, and please tell me you didn't know about this"

Sonny sighed deeply, "yes I saw and God no Carly...I...this...I wasn't involved."

"Well thank goodness for that; have you talked to Alexis? I mean Jax is worried about her" she said trying to cover the fact that Jax wasn't the only one.

"I'm on my way over right now, okay?" he said before closing his phone.

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She got up from her couch and started to make coffee..she didn't notice the banging on the door until she heard the baby start crying and Max came tumbling down with her door. Alexis stood there with JJ in her arms.

"Was that necessary?" she asked Sonny walking towards the kitchen.

When she wouldn't answer the door he had ordered Max to break it down...for a second he wondered whether or not she had even seen the paper...that was until he saw it laying on the coffee table. He walked towards the kitchen. She had laid JJ down in his basket and was preparing the bottle on the stove. It was then he smelled something funny...but Alexis seemed oblivious. When he went towards the pan he noticed the plastic of the bottle had already started to melt because she hadn't filled the pan with water.

"Alexis, you didn't fill this with water" he shouted as he threw the pan in the sink.

It was then she seemed to break out of her trance, "I didn't" was all that came out before she almost fell to the ground. Luckily he grabbed her as she sobbed and motioned for Max to take JJ. He watched the burly bodyguard cuddle the little boy to his chest and it made his heart ache.

When she finally composed herself she turned to him, "please tell me you didn't"

All he had to do was shake his head and she believed him...a part of her had wished he did...that this nightmare at least had an explanation.

"I don't understand...we..." she trailed off.

Sonny looked at her, "I don't understand either...but we will find out...you are not alone"

She smiled at him...then why did her heart feel broken all over again?"

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They were flying commercial back into the states with an eerie warning from Helena. The marriage was to look real...or else face the consequences. Jason wasn't known to be scared of much but Helena Cassadine had proven to lethal, and he knew that Alexis had been hurt by her one too many times. Just thinking of her name made his heart swell...and break. He had assumed that Helena would leak the photographs to the papers. He figured by now everyone in Port Charles had seen Sam and him taking their vows. He could picture her going to the front door in her pj's ready to read the paper with her cup of coffee...he always set the timer so that it would be ready when she woke up...it was their routine...their...the word at the time seemed so minuscule now it seemed precious.

Sam sat silent through much of the flight. Now she toyed with the gold band around her finger. It once seemed like her dream come true to be married to Jason. Now it seemed like a nightmare. She was on her way home to see Alexis and JJ when Helena had struck...she now regretted not going earlier...she just needed time to mourn Jason on her own. She looked over to him; most people thought that Jason was emotionless...but once you got to know him it was hard not to read all the emotion in his eyes. It was how she could tell his inner turmoil...she knew he wondered if he was going to be able to fix this.

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Sonny felt his pocket vibrating, "Corinthos" he answered Alexis' still cradled under his other arm.

"Sonny, this is Lucky Spencer...listen I just heard Ric talking about a jet coming in that Jason and Sam are on touching ground at noon...I figured you would want to know"

He sighed, "thanks Lucky"

Alexis had pulled away from him, "I'm sorry"

He shook his head, "don't be...but Alexis...there is more...that was Lucky Spencer...he just told me that Jason and Sam's plane is coming in at noon"

She nodded and he saw her put on her game face, "well then I should be there so Jason can meet his son" she said short and clipped.

Sonny made no move to argue; she had earned her right to give Jason hell..

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As soon as Ric got the passenger log and found out which flight they were going to be on he began to freak out..Jason Morgan being alive was something he hadn't counted on.

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Mac Scorpio was tired of mobster's and their fake deaths...and he was just as ready to let this one just go...until Mayor Floyd called him and told him to have a team assembled at the airport to arrest Jason Morgan. When they got down there he found out the mayor had also alerted the media...and instead of an easy arrest it had turned into a circus.

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When the plane touched down the lobby was filled with people. Carly and Jax had taken JJ for the afternoon after Sonny convinced her not to bring the baby. He couldn't convince her not to come.

She watched the plane land, and she felt her stomach tighten...so many feelings coursed through her veins...anger, rage, disbelief, sadness, and joy...indescribable joy on the fact that he was alive.

As she watched the passengers exit the jet she felt the knot in her stomach become tighter.

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Jax shook his head as he watched his new Porsche tear off...he knew he shouldn't have pushed her to get her license again.

Carly drove down the roadway towards the airport...there was no way in hell she was letting Jason waltzed back into town like he hadn't broke all of their hearts.

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Sam walked in front of Jason towards the door when it was suddenly rushed by reporters.

"Miss McCall, or shall I say Mrs. Morgan" one threw out as the flashes started to go off. Jason made an attempt to grab her but he was grabbed first and shoved away from the press' grasp into an empty bathroom. It was dark and before his eyes adjusted he heard her yell.

"What the hell are you thinking Jason, ugh" his best friend yelled flicking on the light.

"Faking your death...isn't that a little Sonny-esque for you? And you married Sam, are you high?" she asked pacing.

If it wasn't so real; he would have laughed. Instead he grabbed her, "Carly...it's not what you think...okay. I can't tell you anymore...please Carly. I need to see Alexis, please" he begged.

Carly looked into his clear blue eyes and believed what he was saying, "fine...but you owe me like so big" she said.

He hugged her quickly, "thank you" he said.

"Wait here" she said turning off the light and slipping out.

She saw the reporters descend on Alexis.

"Miss Davis, how do you feel about your babies father marrying your daughter after allegedly faking his death" one asked.

Carly decided to jump in, "how the hell do you think she feels, get off of her" she said pushing her way towards Alexis.

She embraced her to which threw Alexis off until Carly whispered in her ear, "there is a men's bathroom around the left hall, go there...I will handle them" she said as Alexis slipped by the reporters.

As soon as she turned the knob she felt someone pull her in and place their hand over her mouth. She was about to fight back until she heard his voice, "please don't scream" he said releasing her.

A part of her wanted to, but instead she turned around...and fought the desire to embrace him. Soon after came the emotion she did let herself revel in, "You bastard" she said in a loud whisper.

"Alexis" he said reaching for her the pain in his voice palpable.

"No, no, don't say my name...don't...you have no right...don't touch me, how could you do this...I would have told you to go if you wanted to leave...how could you...how could you" she said starting to pound in his chest.

He let the blows hit him, he wanted to absorb her pain, and when she finally broke her brought her into his arms, "don't, don't...shhh...please...listen, listen to me" he said pulling her away to look in her eyes.

The pounding on the door only made him pause for a second, "this isn't what you think Alexis, I swear, please believe me...I can't" he tried to explain the threats to break in the door making it hard to express himself.

"I gotta go" he said to which she shook her head more confused.

He let her go only to come back to her and grab her face and kissed her with wild abandon. She melted in his kiss and as he let her go he cupped her cheeks once more, "It's you...only you...always" he said before kissing away the tears.

"Remember that, he said before finally opening the door a crack to let the police arrest him as she hid in the shadows confused as ever.