***Anything in italics is dialogue taken directly from the show. The emotions as what I think they felt though. I do not own GH or the characters, but boy do I wish I owned Jason Morgan. Lol. This takes place during Jason's return in 2000. There is more dialogue before the part I started at, but this is where I wanted to start my story.***

"Did you and Sonny have a boy or a girl?"

Carly sighed as she looked at the teddy bear Jason had brought, "It was a boy, but he didn't make it"

Jason felt his heart drop, "What happened?"

"I fell at the Quartermaine's, I got in a fight with AJ and I lost my balance on the stairs…"

"But Sonny was supposed to get you out of there I gave him the information"

Carly nodded, "He did, probably the same night you left he came for us and had AJ sign away his rights to Michael, it was really great. I shouldn't have ever gone back, but I wanted to see Lila… AJ was drunk. And you know me; I can't walk away from a fight, even at five months pregnant."

Jason had to look away as the pain consumed him; he wished that he had been there to help her, to catch her with she fell.

"I woke up in the hospital and the baby was already gone. It was the worst thing ever… worst then Fern cliff."

Jason couldn't even imagine the pain Carly must have felt as she moved away from him to sit on the arm of the couch, "I still think about him though"

"I wish I'd known"

Carly smiled sadly, her voice breaking from the pain and tears, "Why didn't you call?"

"I thought it would be easier on you"

"You thought it'd be easier on me to wonder whether or not you hated me. If I had wrecked the best thing I ever had in my life? I know that I hurt you, and I know that what I did was so wrong, but you didn't even say good-bye. And you promised…"

Carly's voice broke as the tears came harder, "You promised that you were going to take care of me and I believed you… Why did you leave me?"

Jason's heart broke into a million pieces when he heard the pain in Carly's broken voice. He quickly was at her side and wrapped his arms around her holding her as she cried. He knew he had made a mistake leaving her and that if he had stayed maybe her baby would still be alive. But he couldn't live in the 'what ifs'. All he could do was be there for her now, because there was no way he could leave her now.

Sonny opened the door slowly looking to see if Carly was downstairs and was shocked to find her in Jason's arms. His heart ached as he watched Jason console her. It was then he knew what he had to do for her and him, but most of all for Michael. He quickly backed out of the doorway and headed back to Alexis's penthouse.

Jason pulled away and gently wiped her tears away with the pads of his thumb. Carly smiled slightly as she leaned her face into his palm, realizing how much she had truly missed him. Just then she heard Michael's chatter from upstairs. Her smile grew bigger as she looked into Jason's blue eyes, "Do you want to see Michael?"

Jason nodded as she grabbed his hand and led him up the stairs. Jason stopped in shock when he saw Michael standing in his crib smiling like his mother, "Dada!"

Jason was immediately at his side lifting him up with a kiss to his fire red hair. Carly watched on with tears of joy in her eyes, "He remembers me?"

Carly nodded, "Of course he does; you're his father"

Jason smiled as they headed downstairs. Jason couldn't let Michael go as he sat on the couch with him, he had missed him so much it hurt and it hurt twice as much seeing him so big. Carly sat next to them holding Michael's favorite giraffe in her hands as she told Jason stories about Michael.

Sonny came back into the penthouse seeing the perfect family and knew he was going to be doing the right thing for once. Carly and Jason were in total heaven she didn't even notice that Sonny had come home until Michael said, "Unca Sonny"

Both Carly and Jason's heads whipped around to find Sonny standing in the doorway. Jason handed Michael to Carly before they both rose up to greet him. Sonny pulled Jason into a hug exchanging pleasantries before looking at Carly.

Carly quickly realized they wanted to talk business, acting offended she spoke to Michael, "Michael do you see that? That macho look, what is that like 'get rid of the girl'. If my son ever does that…"

"No Michael's cool he knows when sometimes people need private time. Right Michael?" Sonny joked.

"I'm gonna find out sooner or later" Carly threatened.

"How 'bout later" Sonny responded.

Carly rolled her eyes as Jason and Sonny said their good nights to Michael.

Once Carly had gone upstairs Jason turned to Sonny, "How are you holding up? Carly told me what happened, with the baby and Mike"

Sonny looked down as he shrugged his shoulders, "The baby dying hurt but I had to be strong for Carly and she helped me get through it. But with the Mike situation; I just got done discussing my options with Alexis. Carly is the only one who can tell them what happened and the only way for her to not have to testify is if she skips town or…"

Jason leaned in wanting to know, "Or what?"

"Or we have to get married"

Jason sighed, "I can take Michael and Carly out of town tonight"

Sonny shook his head, "No, I won't ask them to uproot their lives, there's another option Alexis didn't mention but I have thought of"

Jason waited for Sonny to finish, "What?"

"I could skip town, move to another country"

Jason shook his head, "Sonny if you left you could never come back"

Sonny nodded, "I'm okay with that, you're here to run the business, I trust you. And I know you love Carly, you can finally have the family you always wanted. I was wrong with everything I did and this is my way of making things right again. If Carly had to choose she would choose you again and again, this way we don't have to put her in that situation."

"You really think Carly would choose me after everything you two have been through?"

Sonny nodded, "No matter what you were always on her mind. Didn't you see it tonight?"

Jason nodded, "so when are you leaving?'

"Tonight, I'm only taking a couple things and then I'm gone. I will contact you once I get to my destination, but other than that we shouldn't have too much contact"

Jason nodded as Sonny ascended the stairs to retrieve a few personal items before stopping in Michael's room. He watched the little boy he loved sleep and kissed his forehead, he felt confident he was doing what was best for Michael and that was all the motivation he needed.

Once he returned downstairs he noticed Carly standing by the window. He set his bag down and approached her cautiously as she looked at him with sad eyes. She then wrapped her arms around him tightly, "I'm so sorry for making you do this"

Sonny pulled back and pushed the hair out of her face, "its okay, this is how things should have been, I should have never come back before."

Carly pulled away and looked to Jason who joined them. He too hugged Sonny before Sonny picked up his bag and left the penthouse.

Once he was gone Jason looked to see Carly standing there in shock of what had happened, but he noticed she wasn't crying, "Carly are you okay?"

She nodded, "I'm sad to see Sonny have to leave; he helped me through a lot. But on the other hand I'm glad he's leaving. Now Michael and I don't have to be on the run and I don't have to marry him"

Jason looked at her shocked, "You were listening?"

Carly rolled her eyes, "Jason do you know me at all?"

Jason cracked a smile as he pulled her into his arms. Carly basked in the warmth and strength of his body but pulled back slightly, "So what does this mean for us?"

Jason shrugged, "Why don't we take it one day at a time?"

Carly nodded as she went to pull out of the embrace only have him pull her closer meeting his lips to hers. Carly was shocked at first but soon reciprocated. The kiss turned passionate instantly and before they knew it Jason was lifting Carly onto his waist as he took her upstairs to her bedroom.

As he gently laid her down on the bed they broke their kisses and stared into each other's eye. Carly ran a hand down his jaw line and smiled, "I've missed you Jase"

Jason smiled back, "I love you Carly"

Carly felt the tears of joy sting her eyes as she pulled him down on top of her. Jason pulled back slightly, "Say it back"

Carly laughed, "I didn't think I would have too but, I love you too. It's always been you for me Jase and it always will be"

Jason smiled as he descended his mouth against her skin, marking her as his forever.