When Carly felt a little better Bobbie finally told her about Jason. As soon as she found out she wanted to go see him, but Bobbie didn't think it was a good idea. Of course that didn't stop Carly. She waited until Bobbie headed home to shower, change, and spend a little time with BJ and Lucas, and then slipped on her robe and snuck out of her room. She figured that since Jason had had brain surgery he was in ICU so that's where she headed. She felt so bad about all of this. She felt so guilty. She didn't realize that this was all AJ's fault.

As she made her way down the hall she heard a familiar voice so she stopped to listen.

"There was no alcohol or drugs involved. " Alexis said. "So you won't be charged with anything, and the police won't be speaking to the children. They agreed that there was no need to cause them any further stress."

"That's good." Ned replied. "Jason opened his eyes this morning, but he still hasn't responded to anything, or anyone. How's Carly?"

"Banged up pretty good. It would have been worse if she hadn't had her seatbelt on." Alexis replied. "I was just on my way to see her when I saw you. Sam's pretty upset. She and Jax are out buying her something to cheer her up."

"I'm glad she's ok." Ned said. "I feel so awful, Alexis. That poor girl could have been hurt far worse, Jason is hurt far worse, and it's all my fault."

"It's not your fault, Ned." Alexis replied. "It was just an accident. That road is known for deer accidents this time of year."

"It is my fault." Ned protested. "I was the one driving the car."

"He's lying!" Carly said as she came around the corner. She'd been confused by the conversation the two here having, she couldn't figure out why Ned was blaming himself, then she heard what he said about driving and it set her off. "Alexis! He's lying! He wasn't driving the car, AJ was!"

Alexis was startled by Carly's suddenly appearance. She wished she could be startled by what she was saying, but she knew Ned, and she knew that he would do something like this. She walked over to the girl and put her hands on Carly's shoulders. "Carly, sweetie, you need to calm down. You have a severe concussion, you shouldn't be out of bed."

Angry tears welled in Carly's eyes as she shook her head. "He's lying! He wasn't even there! AJ was driving the car!"

"Carly." Alexis said firmly as she gave the teen the same look she gave Sam and Kristina when she wanted them to listen to her. "You need to calm down. Go back to your room and I'll be there in a moment and you can tell me what happened."

"Why?" Carly sniped. "So you can help him lie and cover this up? He thinks that just because him and his family are rich they can get away with everything! I heard you! He isn't going to get in trouble for this, AJ would. AJ should, he was the one driving and he was drunk! Please Alexis!"

"Carly, I won't help cover anything up, I promise" Alexis said as she held tight to the girl's upper arms. Carly shouldn't be on her feet, she was wobbly, and Alexis could feel it in the girl's muscles.

"Alexis." Ned said from behind them. He had been hoping to talk to the girl, to convince her to go with the story, but Bobbie hadn't left her alone until now.

Alexis held up her hand to shut him up. "Go back to your room, sweetheart. You shouldn't be on your feet yet, Carly." She said firmly as dark eyes locked with blue. She did a quick scan of the area and caught sight of a nurse who she asked to help Carly back to bed. "Go. Now."

Carly stood there for a long moment before she turned around and left. She didn't trust many people, in fact she could count the number on one hand, Alexis just happen to be one of those few.

Alexis watched until she was sure Carly was back in her room before wheeling on Ned. "You son of bitch. You're covering up for him again aren't you?"

"Alexis." Ned said with a shake of his head. "She's wrong. She hit her head. She's confused about what happened."

She walked up to him slowly, and when she was close enough so no one would over hear, she told him something Carly had told her after a small freak out about getting into a car with Jax. "When Carly was a little girl she and her best friend went to a sleep over at another friend's house. Her mother couldn't pick her up the next day because she was working a double shift, so her best friend's father picked them up. He was drunk. He drove over a guardrail. The father and Carly were hurt pretty badly. Carly's best friend was killed in the crash. She doesn't like being in cars, Ned, they kind of make her claustrophobic. She has to trust someone a lot before she'll ride with them. She'd never get into a car with you."

"But she'd get into one with AJ?" Ned asked.

"No, she wouldn't." Alexis replied. "Not on her own."

"So you're saying AJ forced her?" Ned asked.

"He's been harassing her for her weeks." She could tell he was getting angry but she didn't care. She understood the need to protect your family, but she also knew that there had to be a line. "Covering this up isn't the way to handle this, Ned. Jason isn't out of the woods yet; he could still die. Carly could have been hurt worse then she was. If he doesn't take responsibility for his own actions, next time, and there will be a next time, he will kill someone."

"Alexis, how do you think Monica and Alan are going to feel if they find out one son almost killed the other?" Ned asked as he reached out to stop her from walking away. "What's done is done. Please. Help me convince her to go along…"

"No." Alexis said as she shook her head. "No, I'm not going to tell Carly to lie about this. You need to find another lawyer for AJ and yourself. You lied about an accident. You covered up an accident where two teenage kids were nearly killed; one still might die."

"Alexis!" Ned shouted at her as she jerked away from him. "Don't do this!"

Alexis kept walking. She went to Carly's room but before going inside she told one of the nurses that Ned Ashton was to be kept away from Carly. Going into the room she walked over and sat beside the girl. "Talk to me sweetheart. Tell me what happened."

Carly nodded as she wiped tears from her cheeks. She told Alexis everything, including how scared she was. She was a little surprised when Alexis moved from the chair to sit on the bed so she could hug her, but the surprise faded and Carly returned the woman's hug. Alexis called Bobbie and the police. They were both there with Carly as the teen told the police her story. Alexis and Bobbie both knew that this was going to cause fall out, but they also knew AJ had to be stopped.

Once Carly had talked to the police and Bobbie was sure she was alright and resting she slipped out into the hall. "Alexis." She greeted the younger woman who was waiting. "Thank you. I know how easily she could have been lost in this Quartermain maelstrom. I know it couldn't have been easy for you to side against Ned."

"I care about Carly." Alexis replied. "She's family. As far as Ned goes, protecting AJ to protect his family's name isn't going to help AJ in the long run."

"I whole heartedly agree." Monica said as she came up to the two women. "Oh, Bobbie, I am so sorry." She hugged her best friend and then stepped back. "AJ will face what he's done no matter what Ned and Edward say."

When the adults moved off to talk so Carly couldn't hear them she slipped out of her room again. This time she made it all the way to Jason's. As she walked up to the window and looked at him she gasped and covered her mouth. Tears welled in her eyes as she looked at the tubes, wires, and his bandaged head while she listened to the beeping coming from the nurse's desk. He had tried to stop AJ, to keep her safe, and now he was lying in a hospital bed. She slipped into his room and over to his bed. They hadn't been friends, they barely knew each other, and yet her heart was breaking.

"Please don't die, Jason." She whispered as she took his hand into hers. She held his hand tight and closed her eyes. She sent up a little prayer that he would be ok. She nearly jumped out of her skin when he squeezed her hand back. Her eyes flew open just in time to see his fluttering open.

"Carly." He whispered behind his oxygen mask.