***This takes place when Carly and the kids moved into the penthouse, except they stayed.***

Jason and Sam laid on his bed lost in their make out session, Sam started running her hands along the hem of his shirt gently tugging on it for him to take it off. Jason in turn did the same to her, removing her pants as well. Sam had just gotten the button of Jason's pants undone when they heard Josslyn's wails break through the night.

Jason stopped immediately, instincts to go comfort the infant kicking in. He pulled away from Sam and made a move to get off the bed when Sam placed a gentle hand to his bicep. Jason looked down at her as she smiled sweetly, "Let Carly handle her"

Jason nodded as he tried to get back to Sam but Josslyn's persistent cries kept him distracted. He could hear Carly trying to comfort her, but it wasn't working. He pulled away again and looked at Sam apologetically, "I'm sorry but I need to see if she needs help, Josslyn has been having a hard time lately"

Sam nodded in understanding as Jason left the room. Jason approached the room Carly and Josslyn were staying in but stopped before they could see him. Carly was gently rocking her fussy daughter and humming a lullaby to her, quieting her cries.

Jason loved watching Carly with her daughter; well Jason loved watching Carly with any child. But it was different now with Josslyn. Carly had always wanted a girl and had fought tooth and nail to bring her into this world. There was calm to Carly now, a sense of peace that he had never seen before.

Jason basked in the vision Carly and her daughter made leaning his frame against the doorjamb while Carly rocked obliviously. This was how Sam found him.

She had heard Josslyn's cries cease a while ago and had come to check and see how much longer Jason was going to be. She stopped dead in her tracks as she watched Jason stare at Carly and Josslyn with pure love and adoration written all over his face.

Sam hung her head and quickly retreated down the stairs without alerting Jason. Jason soon shook himself out of his trace and decided that Carly had Josslyn under control. He headed back to his bedroom only to find Sam gone.

He headed downstairs; she wasn't in the living room. He moved to the kitchen, gone. He knew she had left the penthouse. Jason grabbed his leather jacket and left to find her.

Sam was enjoying a beer in her own apartment when she heard a knock on the door. She wasn't surprised to find Jason on the other side, "Why did you leave?"

Sam allowed him in as she prepared herself for what she had to do next, "I saw you watching Carly and felt that it would be best if I left"

Jason looked down in shame, "You didn't need to do that"

Sam smiled, "Yes I did, Jason I love you, but we're kidding ourselves here. We don't belong together; you don't love me like you love her"

Jason shook his head, "That's not it Sam you know how I feel about her and you"

"You're afraid of her. She has the power to destroy you and that terrifies you. So you settle for me. You see the traits you love in her, in me but without the undying love and devotion so you can't get hurt"

"No, we are perfect for each other…"

"We are perfect as partners, but not as lovers. She has your heart and I think it's about time you told her"

"But I love you and I don't want to hurt you"

Sam smiled as she placed a loving hand to his cheek, "I know that, that's why I'm letting you go. Go be with her, make her happy, have that family you've always dreamed of, be truly happy for once"

Jason nodded as he placed a kiss to her palm, "Thank you, I hope we can still be friends"

Sam nodded as she watched him go and for once wasn't devastated; because as much as she loved Jason, she wanted him to be happy more. Besides she would rather be the one to let him go rather than be the one who was left behind when he realized he couldn't live without Carly by his side.

Carly smiled as she placed her sleeping daughter in her crib, softly brushing the infant's forehead with her fingers she stared in wonder at her beautiful little girl. She then turned to her picture glass window staring out into the night sky. She wondered where Jason was.

She had felt his eyes watching her as she had rocked Josslyn back to sleep but he never made a move to come in or let her know he was there. Then he left abruptly. She turned her head slightly when she heard the penthouse door open. Throwing a robe on, she headed downstairs.

Jason was trying to be quiet so he didn't wake anyone but stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Carly descending the stairs looking like an angel in white. Carly smiled sweetly, "Hi"

Jason smiled back, "Hey"

"Where were you?"

Jason shrugged, "Sam's"

Carly made an 'oh' face before Jason continued, "We broke up"

Carly nodded with sympathy, "What happened, I thought you two were doing great"

Jason shrugged, "She said she couldn't come second again"

Carly looked at him confused as Jason grabbed her hand and led her to the couch. He had been rehearsing what he was going to say for the last hour but he couldn't remember half of it now that she was standing there in front of him.

"I've been leaving in fear for a while now. Settling for women who have only made me feel half of what you make me feel to ensure that I can't be broken like you broke me years ago"

Carly looked down in shame as Jason pulled her chin to look at him so he could continue, "But because of it I have been only half living. I realized today, with Sam's help, that being with you is worth risking the heartbreak. That I would rather be destroyed by you then only barely feel alive with anyone else."

Carly smiled, "Gee thanks"

Jason smiled, "You know what I mean"

Carly nodded, "You seem to think that I will destroy you, but what if I don't. What if we've matured enough that we could actually be happy together?"

Jason sighed as he brushed her hair out of her face, "I guess there's only one way to find out"

He gently placed his lips against hers savoring the feel of her lips after all these years. Carly was in heaven as she kissed her soul mate for the first time in seven years, since the hotel fire. She felt Jason's tongue run across her lips seeking permission to enter, which she allowed immediately.

Jason gently pushed her back onto the couch running his hands up and down her body as Carly wrapped her arms around his neck, playing the hairs on the back on his head when they heard the wail of Josslyn break the night silence.

Pulling back slightly they laughed, kissing briefly before going to attend to the infant together hand in hand.