AU Scene from when Jason went to Carly's rescue, only to have Carly step in front of the gun for Jerry Jacks (aka Mr. Craig).

Standard disclaimer: Insert various copyright comments here. If I owned General Hospital or anything having to do with it, would I be here writing fanfiction? Heck no. I'd be sitting in some paradise sipping on mango martinis and declaring it so that Jason and Carly would be together forever!

Summary: Just how unbreakable is an unbreakable bond? Jason Morgan is about to find out.

Viscosity

"Quick, out the back door before I change my mind…"

"Jason…"

It had all gone down so quickly. And if he'd really thought about it, he never would have shot Jerry Jacks in her home anyway. He would never have done that to her or put her in that position. If only he'd thought before acting. But as the ruthless criminal had used Carly as a shield, her divided loyalty as an advantage, he'd escaped out the back. And Jason had pulled the trigger in an attempt to keep that evil from touching anything else he loved.

"Jason…" Her voice as she'd fallen to the floor still rang loudly in his ears. The blood that had grotesquely dotted her skin was so vivid amid the gray of everything else. The blue of her eyes as they had teared up had been so clear. The sound of her body as it had hit the floor would forever haunt him. And even the infamous Mr. Craig had paused in horror at Jason Morgan's actions.

"Never thought you'd do it, mate…" The kidnapper, the extortionist, the murderer had said that to him. Before escaping out into the night unscathed. The bullet he had meant to avenge his father with had brought down the only steady pillar in his life. He, Jason Morgan, had shot the only person in this life he knew for certain he couldn't live without.

"Jason…" Her voice had called only his name. And it hadn't been an accusation. She had said it like she had always said it… like he was her world. Like he was going to fix whatever had gone wrong.

Only this time, he was what was wrong. He had done the unimaginable. And he wasn't sure how he could fix this. He had failed her once, and he was on his way to failing her again…