Only Her Hero

Disclaimer: I do not own General Hospital. Carly and Jason are the property of ABC and Disney.

Jason prayed in that hallway for what seemed like hours to Max. His boss was dead to the outside world, focused only on Carly and her survival. Max took care of things for Jason while they waited for news of Carly's condition.

Max called Sonny to let him know what happened, and he told him to keep Michael and Morgan with him until they had more news on Carly. Max also called Bobbie, and he told her to spread the news that Carly delivered a healthy baby boy, but was suffering some complications. And when Jasper Jax arrived, Max went over to talk to the man and keep him away from Jason.

"Jax," Max greeted the man.

Jax just nodded at the guard in return.

"Carly…Carly will be just fine," Max tried to assure him, using Carly's name for once. It was ironic – Carly always told him to greet her casually, and the one time he does she's not around to hear him.

"She's a fighter," Jax agreed quietly. "She won't leave her boys."

"Have you seen your son yet?" Max questioned, trying to distract the man from his wife's condition.

Max knew he could not comfort Jason right now – his boss was too far gone and did not want to deal with anything but his own thoughts and prayers. But Max believed that Carly would appreciate Max's efforts at soothing Jax, and keeping him from pestering Jason.

The last thing she would want was her best friend and her husband fighting outside her hospital room.

Probably because her husband might end up dead and her best friend in jail if Jax confronted Jason right now.

"I'm waiting for Carly," Jax finally responded to Max's question.

The two men fell silent then, lost in their own thoughts just as Jason was. Jason eventually picked himself up off the floor, and he had taken to pacing back and forth in front of Carly's door.

Bobbie and Lulu soon arrived, worried for Carly and unable to stay away. Spinelli followed a short while later, hoping to provide assurance to Stone Cold that the Valkyrie would prevail. But Spinelli could not find the words faced with a distraught Jason, and instead held Lulu's hand as they all waited together for a doctor.

Sonny called every once in a while, wanting to see if there was any change.

For over four hours, there wasn't.

Dr. Lee finally exited Carly's room. She had scrubbed out, and had an unreadable expression on her face. When Jason spotted her, he practically cornered her and demanded information.

"Mr. Jacks, is it all right if..?" Dr. Lee asked her patient's husband, deciding to follow protocol and not disclose Carly's medical confidentiality unless Jax approved.

"It's fine," Jax said, just wanted to hear if his wife was alright.

"The good news is we stopped the bleeding, and Carly made it through surgery," Dr. Lee said. "Unfortunately…"

"Unfortunately what?" Lulu cut her off. "Just say it! We've been waiting for hours!"

"There was another baby that we did not see in any of the sonograms. Carly passed out immediately giving birth to the first, so we had to perform an emergency cesarean. The second baby, a girl, is alive but quite small. We do not know if she will make it through the night," Dr. Lee informed them sadly.

Jax sucked in a breath. A second baby?

"I…what's wrong with her?" he managed to ask.

"Both of her lungs have not yet inflated, and she is not able to breathe on her own yet. We have her hooked up to a machine that breathes for her. Also, she was not delivered in a timely fashion, so if she does survive…there may be other problems," the doctor told them.

"Problems?" Jax asked.

"Mental. Developmental. There may also be something wrong with her heart, but at this stage it is hard to tell for sure," Dr. Lee said.

"May I see her?" Jax questioned, and even he was unsure whether he meant his wife or his newborn baby daughter.

"Carly should wake up within the next few hours, barring any further complications," Dr. Lee told him. "You can see your wife whenever you want. She may also have other visitors, but only one in her room at a time. Mr. Jacks, you may also see your daughter at any time you want. She's in neo-natal ICU."

Jax thanked Dr. Lee for her help. He was torn whether to go to Carly or his baby girl, but one look at Jason gave him the answer.

Jason would take care of Carly, and Carly would be there for Jax to see later. His little girl…they weren't sure how much time she had left. Dr. Lee said her chances would improve considerably if she made it through the night, and all that was left to do for her was pray and wait.

Quite like they had all been doing for the past five hours now.

"I'm going to see the baby," Jax told Jason quietly. "You're welcome to go in to see Carly first. I know she'd be happy to see you."

Jason almost snapped at the man that Jax couldn't stop him from seeing Carly first, but he managed to hold his tongue. He knew that Carly's husband was just talking to fill the silence. So Jason just nodded, and told him to go see to baby Jessica.

"Jessica?" Jax questioned.

"Jessica Jane," Jason replied. "That's what Carly wanted to name her baby if she had a girl."

Jax nodded, knowing Jason was right. That was the name that he and Carly had agreed on for a girl.

"I know," Jax responded. "But I'm not going to fill out the birth certificate until Carly wakes up, just in case she changed her mind."

Jason chuckled softly, glad for the break in tension.

"That's probably a good idea," he agreed softly.

With that, the men went their separate ways. Jason went into Carly's post-op room, and Jax headed towards neo-natal ICU. Max guarded Carly's door, standing silent vigil over his boss and the woman that held many hearts.

And Bobbie, Lulu, and Spinelli headed towards the nursery, hoping to catch their first glimpse of baby Jason Jasper. They were relieved that Carly was going to be alright, and worried about the new baby, but they decided to focus their energy on cooing over the newest healthy member of the family.

Bobbie also remembered to call Sonny, telling him that Carly made it through the surgery. She told him to bring Michael and Morgan as soon as he could to meet their little brother. And Bobbie also informed him sadly that their little sister may not make it through the night.

Jane Jax received a call from her younger son some time later, telling her that she had two new grandchildren to welcome into the world. She jumped on the first plane to New York – hoping that she would make it in time to meet the younger one.

And Jax also called his older brother Jerry, informing him that he was now an uncle.

While news traveled about Carly and her two newest babies, Jason just sat silently next to her bed. He thanked God that Carly had pulled through, and he hoped that her daughter would do the same.

Because he knew Carly would break if her baby girl didn't.