Lucky You Have Me

Chapter Six

His bathroom had her stuff everywhere. And he meant everywhere. It was annoying and comforting at the same time.

Jason had a towel around his waist when he walked into his bedroom and saw Carly sitting on his bed one morning, looking like she owned the place and had every right.

He stilled. "Hey!"

"I needed the bathroom."

"There are two more in this Penthouse."

She made a face that said that was a crazy thing to say. "But this is our bathroom."

The one downstairs had no shower and the other one they agreed the kids and Spinelli would use.

"You can't just stroll in my bedroom anytime you please."

"Oh, Jase, relax." She slowly got off the bed and looked him up and down. "Its not like I haven't seen it all before." Then she went into the bathroom.

"I'm serious! Stay out of here without knocking."

She just laughed.

Jason let in and out a breath. He grabbed some clothes and went to the boys room to get dressed. He was glad that his body hadn't reacted too severely to seeing Carly sitting there in a silk nightie and a silk robe.

If she didn't have that fucking robe on he would have gotten much harder and then what the hell was he supposed to say to her? They didn't need the complication between them right now.

He had to be here for her while she was figuring stuff out. As the days went on, though, he started to see how he had stuff still left to figure out too. Like if he had the guts to try and keep Carly in his Penthouse from now on.

That is if she really didn't go back to Jax. Jason had to keep reminding himself that with her he never knew what she was gonna do when it came to following her heart.

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A few days later Jason was on his cell phone to Carly "Yes, I'm listening to you but you are making no sense."

"Just be there, Jase. Please!"

"Kelly's at eight? Carly," he let out a breath. "I'm working, you know."

"You don't have an hour for us?"

"Don't put it that way. You know I will be there if I'm done."

Her tone was sure. "You won't miss our family dinner."

"What does our family have to do with Ethan?"

"He's my cousin, Jase. Its about time I get to know him. The whole family will be there except Lucky because he's working- which is really best because who knows when he will bring Liz with or not. Though it would be nice for you to see Jake."

He let out a long breath. "You are starting to give me a headache now. Bye."

"Jase!"

"Yeah?" he asked her, in a more gentle tone.

"Thank you."

"I said I would try. Try, Carly. Don't be mad if I can't make it."

"Try hard!" she said in a light tone that told him she really wanted him there.

He smiled a little. "Okay. Now bye. I have work to do, remember? I do work when I'm away from you. You know that, right?"

"Sure whatever." Click.

Jason smiled as he shook his head and shoved his phone in his pocket.

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When he walked into Kelly's that night she clapped her hands several times and smiled widely. Then she hurried over to him. "You made it!"

The restaurant was closed for the private party. It was filled with Spencers and friends of the family. Jason saw Sonny sitting at a table with Luke, Ethan and Dominic. Michael and Morgan were hanging out with Lulu, Spinelli and Maxie. Bobbie and Mike were playing host and hostess, it looked like, making sure everyone was fed and having a good time. Lesley was at a table with Cameron and Jake. Tracy was standing by the counter with a drink in her hand.

Jason's eyes were dragged away from them when Carly hugged him. She whispered "You alright?"

Pulling away he nodded "Yeah." He looked around some more and spotted Alexis, Kristina and Molly. But no Sam. She could be working or just not care about meeting her mother's old friend's new kid. Jason didn't care about meeting Ethan either but Carly cared so, in a way, Jason did care after all.

She grabbed his hand. "Come meet my cousin."

He let her drag him to the nearby table. She talked and he stood there saying nothing but, strange as it sounds, it was one of those moments when Carly made him feel like he belonged. She made him part of her world and made sure everyone knew that if you got one of them you got the other.

They never managed to screw that part of them up and Jason was glad for it.

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Carly couldn't stop smiling over Jason showing up at the Spencer family party. It felt like lately they were making their own little family unit in his Penthouse, different than they had before but still good and right, and she wanted him to be part of all she did these days.

Maybe she was just trying to make up for not having a husband on her arm but she didn't think so. It was something different. Something special that only Jason could help her create.

It had been a great idea to move in with him. She thought she'd just heal her heart but she had no idea they would actually get to a whole new level of closeness, compared to the last few crazy years.

Thinking back she knows that everything that happened with Liz could have tore her and Jason apart forever but she also knows there was no way she would had let that happen. She had been hurt and pissed and disappointed but she swallowed it down. She forgave and she tried to understand.

Because the only other option was walking away. And she was never walking away from him. Who knew where they were going but she was loving the ride again.

When he had to leave the diner to go back to work she kissed his cheek. "Thank you for showing up."

"Don't I always show up for you?"

Her face lit up at how his eyes twinkled just for her. Did any other woman see that look? If they did then Carly didn't wanna know about it. "Always."

"And I always will." He then stepped back. "I'm going to go deal with a shipment and then I'm going to stop at the store before I go home to buy you a big thick robe."

She let out a loud laugh as he walked out the door. He rarely joked but sometimes he did. When Jason was joking it meant he was really happy. He hadn't been that way in a long while. Not happy where his whole face showed it.

He was now.

Carly grinned and headed off to talk to her mother.