Set during the time Carly was pregnant with Josslyn. Carly is a few months along, but Michael hasn't woken up yet.

Jason watched as Carly's heart monitor rose and fell with every beat of her strong, willful heart. She was so beautiful and when she was asleep she almost looked angelic. But she wasn't asleep; she was unconscious, possibly dying all because she had to give Jax a damn baby.

Morgan was scared praying that his mom would wake up; terrified she was like Michael was. Jason tried to comfort him but he was just as scared.

He knew from the beginning when Carly told him about her condition that he could lose her, but like Carly, he had convinced himself she would be fine and pull through with no problems. But they were stupid to think Carly was indestructible.

Jason watched as Carly's husband willed her awake talking to her about their baby, their family, their future.

But all Jason could think about was his. She was HIS best friend, the woman HE loved more than anything, the mother of the two boys he loved as HIS own. Carly had been HIS first and deep down she would always be HIS.

It killed him to watch her risk her life for other men, to grow with their children, to obsess about these ungrateful, unworthy pitiful excuses of men who hurt her over and over again.

He knew it was his fault though; he was the original ungrateful, unworthy pitiful excuse of a man. If he had just admitted to Carly that he loved her and wanted to be a family with Michael then none of this would be happening. Carly wouldn't have slept with Sonny, she wouldn't have miscarried, and she wouldn't have gotten kidnapped or shot in the head. The list went on and on.

Jason smiled slightly when he pictured the little girl Carly and he could have had. Just then he was brought out of his thoughts by Jax, "Do you want to talk to her?"

Jason nodded as Jax and Morgan stepped back. Jason knew what he had to say but he couldn't say it with them standing there, "Do you think you could give me a little alone time, please?"

Jax nodded as Jax as he led Morgan out and shut the door. Jason took a deep breath as he sat on the bed next to Carly and grabbed her hand, "Carly I know I have bad timing but I can't help it. I'm sick of sitting on the sidelines while man after man treats you like crap and I have to pick up the pieces. I want to love you and take care of you. I want to raise your children with you. I want to be the man you spend the rest of your life with… Carly I love you please come back to me so I can do all of that. I love you"

"Jase?"

Jason's head shot up to her beautiful eyes that were staring into his soul. They were filled with fear and questions. Jason had to laugh to himself, leave it to Carly to wake up while he was professing his love to her.

"Why am I in the hospital? Is the baby?"

Jason shushed her, "You passed out at home, you're blood pressure was sky rocketing, but you're okay now. The baby is fine"

Carly smiled as she placed her hand on her stomach, "I had the best dream. I dreamt we were at Jakes dancing and you were telling me how much you loved me. How you were a fool to stay on the sidelines and wanted to be the front man in my life"

Jason smiled as he kissed her hand that was still in his grasp, "Carly that wasn't a dream, yeah the dancing at Jake's was, but the words. I was saying them to you trying to get you to wake up"

Carly looked at him like he had grown another head, "You love me?"

Jason nodded, "I was a fool to push you away. I am sick of being the second man in your life. I want to be first"

Carly felt the tears in her eyes, "Oh Jase, you're always been first, I love you too"

Jason smiled as he rose out of his chair and placed a gentle kiss on her lips. Just then she pulled away, "Jase, we can't, I love you but I'm married and expecting a child with Jax. I can't hurt him like this. Besides you and Sam just got back together. You can't do this to her again"

Jason shook his head, "I don't care about them. I am tired of acting like I don't love you. That it doesn't kill me to see you with Jax that Sam means more to me than you. I understand this will be hard for them, but don't we deserve to be happy?"

"Jase… I can't keep Jax away from our daughter…"

"I'm not asking you to. He will still be her father; I would never take that from him. But he doesn't need to be your husband to be her father"

Carly nodded solemnly, "Why now Jase? After all these years of fighting it, fighting me, why now?"

Jason sighed, "Because it just dawned on me how quickly I could lose you and I don't want to waste anymore time. We aren't getting any younger Carly and I would hate myself for the rest of my life if you died and I didn't get to tell you how much I love you. I don't want to waste anymore time pretending we are just friends, when every fiber of my being wants to be more with you"

Carly smiled as she pulled him closer, "Wow, when you open your heart, you really know how to break down a girl's defenses. I love you Jase, I don't want to pretend anymore either"

Jason smiled as he kissed her again, this time more deeply enjoying the feel of her lips, the taste of her tongue. Just then they jumped back as Carly's daughter kicked them, "I guess she knows how happy her mom is right now"

Jason laughed and kissed her stomach before turning to Carly, "I should go get Morgan he would like to know you are awake"

Carly nodded, "Can you get Jax first, I would like to get this over with so we can stop wasting time"

Jason nodded, "Sure thing and I will go tell Sam tonight"

Carly smiled as he smiled back before going to retrieve her soon to be heartbroken, ex-husband.