"Lucky, what are you doing here?" Sam asks in surprise.

Lucky shifts his weight to one side. "We need to talk. Can I come in?"

"Um I don't know." She hesitates. "Scott doesn't think its a great idea for me to talk to anyone connected to the case. Not after what happened with Lulu."

Lucky sighs. "I'm sorry about that. It's a Spencer thing."

"I am sorry about what happened. Liz wasn't my favorite person but she didn't deserve to die. How are you and the boys holding up?" Sam leans against the doorframe

Lucky takes a breath. "It's hard, harder than anything I've had to go through, including kicking the drugs and being held captive by Helena. Cameron…he asks about her all the time. I've explained it to him but he doesn't really get it. How can he when I don't understand it myself?"

"Oh Lucky I'm so sorry." Sam moves to the side so he can enter. "I can't imagine…those poor boys. It has to eat at you too that Carly's on the run instead of taking responsibility for what she did."

Lucky nods. "Yeah it's hard. I need her here. That's the reason I came to see you. I'm asking you…no I'm begging you to tell the truth, Sam."

"What do you mean?" Sam backs up a step. "I saw it Lucky. I'm not lying. They were on the docks. Liz turned to walk away and Carly pushed her into the water."

Lucky shakes his head. "I don't believe it. Carly wouldn't do that to me and she wouldn't do that to my boys."

"Carly only cares about Carly." Sam snaps. "Liz was a threat to her relationship with Jason and Carly couldn't handle it. You know how insecure she's been about Liz over the years. Now Jason has a child with her. Carly found out and next thing we know Liz is dead. Do the math Lucky."

Lucky pins her with a glare. "I am doing the math. Jason left you. The truth came out about Jake and the only person he was concerned with was Carly. I saw him the night he came to her house to tell her he wanted to be with her. He wanted to come home." Sam winces but Lucky continues. "I know what it's like Sam. I've been there. You get filled with this hurt and rage and you want to lash out and hurt the ones who hurt you. I get it but this isn't the way. You want to hurt Jason and Carly? Live your life. Show them they didn't break you. Don't try to have an innocent woman thrown in jail. Don't use the death of my kids' mom to take another mom away from her children."

Sam swipes at the tears that have started to fall. She sets her jaw. "I know what I saw Lucky. I'm sorry it's not what you want to hear but I will swear to it in a court room. Carly caused Liz's death."

"I'm sorry too." Lucky sadly shakes his head. "I was hoping we could talk and you could see that what you're doing is hurting people. I was hoping to give you a chance to make this right."

Sam folds her arms over her chest. "It will be right when Carly pays for what she did."

"Right." Lucky sighs and heads for the door. "Just remember whatever happens next…I tried."

Sam gapes at him. "Are you threatening me?"

"No." He says simply. "My way was for you to do the right thing." He shuts the door behind him.

Once he's in his car, he takes out his satellite phone and dials a familiar number. Jason answers on the second ring. He can hear splashing and laughter in the background.

"Tell Carly I tried. She's sticking to her story."

Jason's voice is short. "Okay."

"Jason…"

Jason blows out a breath. "How is Jake?"

"He's doing okay. He cries for her but not as often as he used to."

Jason frowns. "If you need anything at any time…"

"I know." Lucky acknowledges still uneasy with getting along with Jason. The two reached a tentative truce based solely on the two people they both love…Carly and Jake.

Carly sits on Jason's lap and takes the phone from him. "How are you holding up Luck?"

"I'm clean and sober." Lucky sighs. "That's as good as it gets. Just taking it a day at a time and focusing on my boys."

Carly rests her head on Jason's shoulder. "I wish I could be there to help."

"So do I but it's too dangerous. Baldwin is determined to try and convict you or get you to flip on Jason and Sonny in order to save yourself." Lucky anger resurfaces. "Unless Sam recants her statement I don't see this going away."

Carly rises and walks to the other end of the deck. "So I take it your visit didn't go like we hoped."

"No." He drums his finger on the steering wheel. "The hurt is running deep."

Carly snorts. "Hurt my ass. That's spite mixed with hate pure and simple. Jealous bitch."

"Just…let me take another run at her. I gave her a lot to think about." Lucky reasons. "Maybe in a day or two…"

Carly sighs and glances back at Jason. "I don't think that's going to happen Luck but I'll try. It's been six months and she hasn't come to her senses yet. Bobbie, she tries daily to get Sam to fess up. Lulu even went a few rounds with her. The woman is determined to see me hang."

"I talked to Bobbie. She said you're really starting to show." Lucky switches the subject.

Carly rolls her eyes. "Starting to show huh? I guess she was being nice. I'm frickin huge already. We have an appointment tomorrow. They want to check and make sure I'm not carrying twins; that's how big I am." Jason makes a motion to wrap it up. "Okay I have to go but I'll talk to you soon?"

Lucky has to smile. They talk daily but Carly always asks like she's afraid they won't. After really getting to know her he learned her abandonment scars run deeper than he could've imagined. He promised her and himself that he would never be another person on her list of disappointments. For Lucky Spencer his devotion and loyalty to his cousin was a long time coming but now that it's here its absolute.

"Same time tomorrow." He assures her.

Carly grins. "Love ya Cuzzo."

"Love you too."

Carly walks back to Jason and hands him the phone. He pulls her to sit on his lap. One hand rests comfortably on the back of her neck while the other rests on her expanding belly.

"Jase…" She begins.

Jason kisses her. "I know what you're going to ask and the answer is no."

"But…"

Jason eyes turn hard. "I let Lucky take a run at her. He couldn't get it done so now I'm going to."

"I have no use for Sam, you know that, but you loved her once." Carly says quietly. "It's going to hurt you to do this. I know it even if you won't admit it."

Jason lifts her chin so she can look into his eyes. "I loved her once but those feelings are dead for me. She had a problem with the fact I left her. Okay. She should have come after me. I could handle that. What I can't handle is her coming after you. She knew what targeting you would do to me. She knew or she should have known that losing you would kill me and she tried to do it anyway. So no Caroline, it won't hurt me when I take her life. She tried to take mine."

Carly shivers and looks away. She knows who Jason is. She has no delusions about the man she's in love with but sometimes…it's hard seeing it up close and personal.

Jason gently turns her face back to his. "Don't do that. Don't turn away. You've always told me you're the one person who sees me for me…all of me. Well this is me."

"I know babe." Carly sighs. "It's just…sometimes it's hard to reconcile the person who sleeps beside me every night; the man who plays with my boys and is so gentle and caring with the man I see in your eyes sometimes."

Jason strokes the back of her neck. "Family is family baby. A threat is a threat. It's that black and white."

"We could stay here." Carly says thoughtfully. The time away from Port Charles has been a pleasant experience all things considered. Granted being in another country where she doesn't speak the language has been a challenge but the quality time with the boys and Jason is well worth it. She relearned what she already knew. Home is where Jason and the boys are.

Jason nods. "We could and if you want to we will but when and if we decide to leave Port Charles for good we'll walk…not run." Jason will not be swayed from this. Carly will not spend the rest of her life on the run for something she didn't do.

"I don't know Jase. This just feels wrong." Carly chews her lip. "To have to kill a woman because I didn't kill a woman…I can't make it make sense in my head and you know me; I can make anything make sense. There will always be a cloud of doubt hanging over my head if we do it this way. It's not that I'm not guilty, you know? We just got rid of the so called witness. People will still think it's true."

Jason starts to get angry. "I don't care what they think! What I care about is keeping you safe. Do you want to go back and put your life, our life, our kids' life in the hands of twelve people who don't give a fuck about us? Baldwin is going to paint you in the worst possible light. Every stunt every scheme that you've pulled will be laid out there. Tony Jones shooting in open court will show that you have violent impulsive tendencies. Your time in Shady brook; all of it will be used against you."

"And Liz will be painted as a saint." Carly concludes. "A stand up member of the community. She was a nurse and mother of two. She was the wife of a police officer. I'm a mob moll. Oh god." She stands up and starts to pace.

Jason stands in her path and wraps his arms around her. "I promised you I would always do my best to take care of you and our family and I can't see any other way Carly. Unless Sam changes her mind in the next twenty-four hours, I just don't see any other way."