Chapter 5

"Come on in Carly."

Carly enters Jason's penthouse cautiously. Her eyes immediately scan the room for her, she isn't here. Carly stalks to the couch to sit down almost instantly remembering what she just walked in. She jerks herself back up, shoots Jason a fowl look and sits in the chair instead.

"Sit now!. Where is she? Couldn't face me after I caught the two of you doing what you were doing."

Carly, she had to get dressed."

"Then what took you so long to open the door? It's not like you guys kept going – oh my god you were. Eww. Nevermind. What the hell where you thinking Jason? A few weeks ago you were torn up inside after what almost happened to Jake. You said you ended things with Elizabeth. That it would be better for everyone if you stayed away. Next thing I know, I'm walking in on – in on. Oh god I think I'm going to be sick." Carly tried to compose herself, but she was having extreme difficulties getting the image of Jason and Elizabeth out of her head.

"Earth to Carly, what are you doing here? Have you even noticed the weather outside? How did you even get here?"

"Well, I stayed at the Metro Court last night. You know, New Years Eve party, or at least it was supposed to be. We lost power due to the storm. Anyway, I was on the ballroom terrace looking at the snow and Jax came in and said all these confusing things about loving me, but that he wasn't enough for me to sever ties with you and Sonny. Then he went into the divorce and wished it wasn't happening and then when the clock struck midnight, he gave me this intensely passionate kiss and then left. So when I got up this morning and got everything settled with the hotel and Morgan, I decided to take a walk and clear my head. Think about things between me and Jax. I needed someone to talk to, so I called you cell – no answer. Then I called your home phone – no answer. I got worried with the storm we had last night, so I decided to walk over here and check on you.

You should have knocked." Hanging up the phone on the desk. Carly didn't catch the little smirk on his face as he hung up the phone.

"Yeah right. I'm pretty sure you wouldn't have heard me even if I did. So I'll ask you again, what in the hell were you doing?"

"Having sex Carly – surely you remember what sex looks like?" Elizabeth snickered. She loved sticking it to Carly when given the opportunity. Serves her right walking in like she did. Didn't she learn her lesson from the last time?

"What a mouth on you Lizzie! I never figured you for a woman who could just have casual sex."

"Carly-"

"No Jase – you said it yourself. It was over between the two of you. What I walked in on," she shutters having to remind herself what she did just walk in on, "was far from being over."

"Well it wasn't over until you – interrupted us." Elizabeth shot her a look. She was going to have fun with this while she could.

"Carly, we didn't plan this. We got snowed in last night, Elizabeth fell in the marina and the elevator was broken and hypothermia and so this was different."

"I see, this was different. So let me get this straight. A blizzard, a dip in the marina, the broken elevator and hypothermia. And that" pointing at the couch, "was the only thing that you could come up with to preoccupy your time."

Carly – I love her, you know that. I can't describe how she makes me feel, but I -."

"I get that, but you said ."

"I know what we said Carly. But I just can't imagine my life without Jason. Before you came in we had actually began to discuss our situation."

"Really, I can only imagine what conclusion you came to doing....that." Hastily shaking her finger at the couch where the two sat.

Both Jason and Elizabeth link their fingers together and smile at each other. "We're working on it. Now that the papers have claimed me as Jason's girlfriend. Jason's enemies know that he has a weakness and Jason wants to put guards on me and the boys. - Look Carly, I know you love Jason – so do I. We agreed we need to try and have a relationship to see if things will really work out between us. Not just flirt with the notion of being together only to have stolen moments."

"Well its about damn time."

"Excuse me!" They both exclaim.

"Jesus – the two of you make me sick. Look, I'm not going to pretend I like you or trust you – but you make Jason happy and you have a child together." Carly turns her attention to Jason. "I have to agree with Elizabeth. God that was hard. Anyway, the only way the two of you are ever going to know if this will work out is to try. Maybe then the rest of us won't have to suffer the Jason and Elizabeth trials and tribulations of loving from afar. Just don't you hurt my best friend muffin – or you will live to regret it."

With that Carly leaves shaking her head as she walks out the door. She was going to need therapy after what she just walked in on. Jason and Elizabeth return to the couch and discuss the day. They finally bust out in an infectious giggle. The look on Carly's face was indeed priceless when she walked in on them.

"Are you sure about this Elizabeth? I mean you know what this will mean, a relationship with me out in the open. Guards, security systems, a driver. We will need to tell Lucky as well. I'm not saying I'm going to announce it from the rooftops that Jake is my son. Few people know that Jake is my son. Plus once it does come out that I am Jake's father we are going to have to deal with the perjury. I want this to be about the three of us for awhile. So are you sure?"

"No – but isn't that the point. A relationship is about taking steps toward the big picture. If that means marriage and more children for us then so be it. But every relationship has obstacles. I'm naive to that. I don't expect that things will be easy for us. They never have,so why would they start now. What because we finally got our shit together and decided enough was enough. The only thing I am sure about is that we love each other. We love the boys and we want to be together as a family. Can't that be enough for now?"

Jason smiled as he placed a sweet chaste kiss to her lips. He stood from the couch lifting her to his side. They made a quick stop at the front door to lock it before he guided her upstairs to give her his answer.

Ok guys – hope you enjoy this round. Please review and let me know your thoughts. My next chapters are going to center around everyone's reaction to Jason and Elizabeth together. Up first will be Grams, Lucky and Sam. So please enjoy.

Thanks.