Lucky You Have Me

Chapter Nine

Jason woke up that night because there was suddenly someone crawling on his bed. By smell and feel alone he knew it was Carly.

Reaching out he flipped on the light. He saw she was still in her long red silk gown, diamond necklace and bracelet and silver heels. He gave her a wide eyed look.

"What do you think you're doing?" he asked her, as she settled against the headboard.

She was all smiles. She smacked his arm. "You gotta hear this!"

"Carly, I was asleep. This can't wait?"

"Liz is knocked up again and the baby daddy might not be my cousin." She made a big O with her mouth. "Is that just not perfect karma?"

"What? That's not our business."

"Get this. She slept with his brother! And she calls me a whore. Takes one to know one, whore."

He shook his head at her. "Is this what you did at that party? Got in her business?"

"That's the whole reason I asked Nikolas to be my date. I heard rumors about Liz and her bun in the oven and wanted to go to a close source. Well, Jase, I hit pay dirt! Cause Nikolas could be the baby daddy. You know this totally affects you and Jake, right? Cause if Lucky leaves Liz then you need to step in and-"

"Hold up. Let me get this straight." He stared in her eyes. "You went out with Nikolas so you could get dirt on Liz?"

"Don't be mad. You know I need to know this stuff to sleep at night. After all she did to me over the years-"

But Jason was not listening anymore. He had spent all night drinking because he thought Carly had found a new man she was interested in. Now that he knew she hadn't it made him feel like a huge weight was off his shoulder. His hands cupped her face and he quickly brought his mouth to hers before he could think of all the fears that used to hold him back.

Her hands came up and held his face. Their kiss was different than when they were young. Still as desperate but filled with an even deeper amount of love because they had been through so much together now.

Jason was shaking slightly when he broke away from her so he could breathe. He kept his forehead against hers. "I would have gone to that charity thing with you tonight."

"Jase....you just kissed me."

He moved back, letting go of her face, and looked in her eyes. She looked a little shell shocked.

Jason sat with his back against the headboard too. He let out a long breath.

Carly said, her word barely above a whisper, "Hey," as she brought her hand up to caress his cheek and make him look at her.

His hand rose to hold the arm that was raised so she could cup his face in her hand. "Carly."

"Do that again."

With a small grin on his lips he leaned over and their lips met again. She let out a broken sounding moan and when Jason tried to pull back she moved forward and kept the kissing going, as she wrapped her arms around his neck. When they did break apart her lips were quivering and tears were in her eyes.

Her arms stayed around his neck.

She asked him "Wow, how is that better than I remember? I thought my memory was pretty vivid. Lord knows, I've replayed every kiss we ever shared a million times in my mind."

His breathing was shallow. After a moment he told her "I don't want to make you promises I can't keep. I don't want to set either of us up to be hurt. But I do want this....I want you, Carly. Even more than that....I need you."

She stared in his eyes, searching them, "Jase-"

He took her face in his hands. "You make this Penthouse a home again. You and the boys. I have my family here and, Carly, I just don't think I can stand it if you walk away now."

Jason held back on kissing her. He wanted her to tell him what she wanted. When she didn't say anything he went to move away. She grabbed his shirt and pulled him back, pressing her mouth to his, and that next time they broke apart she was smiling with happy tears in her eyes.

Simply she told him "I could stay."

"Good. Thanks." And he kissed her again and again as his arms held her close. He kissed her gently and sweetly, letting her know that she was the most precious woman he had ever gotten to kiss in all his life.

Letting her know that it was all about her. Then and now and tomorrow it would still be.

Jason pulled back and took in and out a gasp of air. Carly nibbled her bottom lip. Her eyes still searched his for answers. He reached up and started to remove the pins in her hair, letting it fall down, and the tangled his fingers in it. Moving his cheek next to hers they stayed that way for a moment, nuzzling each other and just clinging close.

She whispered "I thought you didn't love me like this anymore, Jase."

"I've never been happier in all my life then when I've shared a home with you. I didn't think I could feel this again. Its...peaceful....I know its right, Carly. I can feel how right it is between us now."

He moved so he could look in her eyes. She nodded at him and then he kissed her again.