Carly didn't know who to ask to go with her the following morning.Jason or
Bobbie.She just invited them both.They looked at many beautiful
places.Places she'd be proud to call home.But when they stopped at one
paticular house Carly was mesmerized and had to move in their.It was a sort
of secluded house.It was in the woods of Port Charles.It was a little far from
the main streets but it was so great looking.It was sort of small but still big.It
was two stories.The bottom floor had more windows than walls so she'd
definitely have to get a security system.But that was just one of the cons.She
looked at all the better things.She wouldn't be bothered and it had beautiful
scenery.There were lots of trees and mountains around.She loved to look
out the windows.There was a nice patio that surrounded the house.The walls
were very white and the floor was hardwood.It was so shiny she could see
herself in it.There was a sprial staircase and she went upstairs.Downstairs
there was the kitchen,front room,bathroom,and two big rooms for just about
anything.Upstairs there was another bathroom and three more big rooms.She
could do a lot with the place.She definitely wanted to add some color to the
place.She knew it was the perfect one and told the agent this was the
place.They told her all the paper work should be ready by the next
day.Carly was glad this always going quickly.She couldn't wait to live there.
 

The following morning she packed back up the little bit of things she had
taken out clothes etc.She wasn't going to be able stay in her house for a
couple of nights.They had to install a security system and she had to get her
furniture.She already had her keys though so she could bring her stuff over
there.Bobbie and Carly only had to make one trip to Carly's new house.She
put the few boxes she had upstairs in a closet.Carly and Bobbie made
another trip to go and get paint for Carly's house.Carly hated how unalive the
place was.After they got the paint they came back and started to liven the
place up.Carly got two colors she got a sky blue for upstairs and emerald
green for downstairs.Bobbie told her that the colors would clash and Carly
told her thats why she was doing upstairs and downstairs the other.Bobbie
laughed and told her ok since she didn't live.They painted upstairs within a
couple hours.It was so easy since she hadn't had any of her furniture in the
place yet.As they were painted the last and biggest room in the house Jason
came in.Bobbie saw how Carly was so much more happy when Jason got
there,"Hey,it looks nice."

"You haven't seen upstairs."Bobbie held back a laugh but a little giggle
escaped.

Jason looked upstairs,"Oh so you did do that."He said to Carly.

Bobbie rose her brow,"You know she was going to do that?"

"Yeah,Carly told me about it last night on the phone."Jason responded.

"You didn't tell her it was a bad idea?"Bobbie was surprised that Carly
called Jason.

Carly was over by one of the walls finshing up and laughing at her mom.

"Why it's not my place."Jason replied.

Carly went to stand next to Jason and nodded once,"See."Carly crossed her
arms.

Jason looked at Carly and grinned.

Bobbie raised her hands,"Then why not let him help you make the biggest
mistake of your life."Bobbie let the her paint brush fall to the covered floor.

Jason didn't realize this was a small silly fight until Carly got that look.She
had a certain look she would get when she was angry.Her forehead would
crinkle a little,she'd bit her lower lip,and squint her eyes.Carly finally
said,"Fine.Jason will you help me?"

Jason was snapped out of his thoughts but didn't say anything.

Bobbie cut him off,"See he doesn't want to help you with this.And besides
he's wearing a suit."

Carly was still upset,"Jason,is that why you won't help?"

Jason looked at his clothes,"I guess."

"Would it make you feel better if the suit was worthless?"Carly wasn't joking.

Bobbie's eyes got larger as Carly threw some paint at Jason's shirt.Jason
didn't care it was just one of the many one's he had and Carly knew it but
still he acted angry and started to chase her through out the house.Bobbie
shook her head,"Bye,Carly.Bye,Jason."

Jason had Carly al the way back into the room where they were
painting.Carly screamed while she was laughing,"Bye,Mom."

"Bye,Bobbie."Jason said before grabbing Carly from behind.Bobbie
watched a little more.Jason stuck the tips of his fingers in the paint and
flicked it at Carly.Carly put her hands in front of her face.He let go and they
just started to flick paint at each other.Bobbie smiled watching them but then
left.Carly finally grabbed Jason hands to stop him.Their faces were red from
laughing so hard,"Jason,ok you got me back.Stop wasting my paint."Carly
gave him an innocent smile.She looked like a little girl with all the paint on her
face and fingers it looked like she had been finger painting.Her hair was in a
pony tail but a stran had fallen in her face.She was wearing a pair of old
white overalls and a white shirt.It was all green now that they were
finished.Jason stared at her for a moment until Carly let go of his
hands,"Sorry."

"For what?"Jason asked still memerized by her innocent looking beauty.

"Getting you with the paint I just wanted to make sure you
helped.Sorry."Carly looked down at her overalls that had paint all over them
she shrugged and wiped her fingers on them.She picked up Bobbie's brush
and continued to paint.Jason was a little disappointed when she started to
paint again.Jason picked up the other brush and started to paint where she
left off.After awhile they finished and began to clean up.Jason and Carly
started to pick up the white sheets of paper Carly and Bobbie had put down
to keep the paint from damaging the floor.When they rolling up the last bit
they were looking at the ground.They walked faster rolling up the paper in
their hands.When they got to the middle they banged their heads against each
other.They both were so surprised that they fell down.Carly started to
giggled,"Ow."She whined and rubbed her head.

Jason smiled and stood.He stuck out his hands to help her up.Carly grabbed
them and climbed to her feet.They gazed into each other eyes forgeting the
pain of bumping their heads together.Carly felt like she had fallen into his
eyes and he was looking right through her.Jason couldn't help but start to
lean in for a kiss.She didn't want to but she closed her eyes and leaned
too.Their lips meet.Carly couldn't help but think she had never kissed anyone
the way she kissed Jason.Jason was so glad it happened.His feelings for her
were just getting stronger but she never gave him any real indication she felt
the same way.Carly didn't know how long it lasted but she didn't want it to
end but then she thought about her life she was starting and why she started
it.It was so Jason could be happy with Robin.Carly unwrapped her hands
from Jason's neck and pushed him away.She gave him a frighten look and
picked up the roll of paper,"I have to throw this away."Carly said and
walked out.

Jason stood confused.He was trying to figure out what he did wrong.Carly
walked out to the trash can out by the gate of her house.She held onto the
bars of the gate and held herself up.She knew it was over between Robin
and Jason but couldn't help but think it would happen again.No matter what
she did Robin could come in and out of his life whenever she wanted
too.Robin could hurt Jason in a million ways and he'd still love her
unconditionally.Carly pressed her head against the bars and cried.Jason told
her that he broke up with Robin but Carly didn't think that was true.Jason
would never dump the love of his life not for anyone for any reason.She
wasn't going to let everything she had worked so hard for slip through her
hands because she was falling in love with Jason all over again.No way.No
how.Not now.She regained her composure and walked back to her
house.Jason was looking out one of the many windows in her house.

Carly closed the door and Jason spun around to face her.Carly cleared her
throat,"Thanks for helping me."She was determined to move on more now
than before.

"Carly,I was begining to get worried."Jason looked so sincere.

Carly had to stop thinking he'd actually care,"You shouldn't worry about
things you can't fix."

Jason could feel his heartbreaking.He held back a tear that he wanted so bad
to let her see but he wasn't going to guilt her into something she didn't
want.Jason nodded and left.Carly felt like he really wanted the kiss to
happen but she shook the thought off.She grabbed her bookbag and locked
the door before leaving.

After a couple of days Carly's furniture came and this was the day she really
moved in.She had a computer upstairs and a labtop downstairs.Each room
had it's own special design in terms of furniture and scenery.Carly had a table
in almost every corner of the biggest room in her house(the front room)she
had a couch in the middle of the room so she could sit there and see through
all the windows she had.She had a black chaise lounge chair by a window on
left side.On the right side she had a small desk for her labtop.It was black
and so was the rolling chair.She had a tall lamp besides the labop table.There
was a coffee table, two in tables,and two lamps on the tables by the
couch.Her couch was blood red and really went well with the rest of her
black furniture in the room.It was still dark but different.And last of all in the
room she had a book case in the only corner without and in table had a
bookcase.She had her very favorite books like Foxfire by Joyce Carol
Oates,poetry,and romance novels cluttering the selves along with a CD
player.In the kitchen the only thing was new was the solid oak table she had
gotten.In her hallway she had some art paintings and posters.One of her big
rooms was used for a media room.It had dark green furniture and a black
entertainment system.The other room was where she worked on paintings
and other various art.Upstairs the first room had Carly's computer and
notepads for her ideas but besides that nothing.The next room was Michael's
and the last room was Carly's.Carly knew for sure the house fit her
now.Carly walked into her front room with her favorite CD in hand,the Great
Expectations Soundtrack.She programmed her CD player for number
seven,six,and three.She had all the lights off and she was black shorts,a short
white shirt,and a long sleeved green/black/gray flannel shirt.She laid on her
couch and looked out at the rain that fell down her window.Her tears fell
frequently as she thought about the kiss,Jason,and how her life was going so
good but was now a wreck.She cried listening to the words that were so true
to her.She had Bobbie listen to the song and Bobbie didn't quite understand
it but Carly understood it perfectly.

Duncan Sheik
Great Expectations Soundtrack
Wishful Thinking

Listen to the waves
Everything communicates
Will it ever be
Anything more
than wishful thinking?

Oh no there you go
Looked away and
missed the show
How much wasted time
Will you survive?

Feel the blades of grass
How it brings you back
It will always be
Only as green
as you can see

Oh no there you go
Looked away and
missed the show
How much wasted time
will you survive?
Oh yeah fooled again
I don't know how
and I don't know when
Not much else to blame
But wishful thinking

Little breakdowns
In coastal towns
They come suddenly
Crashing over you
They come easily
I'm falling
through the skies
And frozen places

Oh no there you go
Looked away and
missed the show
How much wasted time
Will you survive?
Oh yeah fooled again
I don't know how
and I don't know when
Not much else to blame
But wishful thinking

And I try to realize
That I needn't look
any further
The whole of the universe
Is plain to see
And I try not to rely
On another world
or the future
The whole of the universe

Is a mystery

And it gets me over
Yeah it gets me over you
And it gets me over
Yeah it gets me over you
 

As her next song began she slowly got up and walked over to the pictures
she had on one of her in tables.She picked up one of her newer pictures of
Jason and Michael.She started to sniffle as she wiped away her tears.

Pulp
Great Expectation Soundtrack
Like A Friend

Don't bother saying sorry
Why don't you come in?
Smoke all my cigarettes - again.
Everytime I get no further
How long has it been?
Come on in now
Wipe your feet on my dreams.

You take up my time
Like some cheap magazine
When I could have been
learning something
Well, you know what I mean.

I've done this before
And will do it again
C'mon and kill me baby
While you smile like a friend
And I'll come running
Just to do it again

The beat started to kick in and Carly put her picture own.She jumped up
and down while spinning.She didn't know that Bobbie was knocking on the
door.Bobbie went to look at Carly through the window.Bobbie had talked
to Jason earlier and he told her what happened.

You are the last drink I never should have drunk
You are the body hidden in the trunk
You are the habit I can't seem to kick
You are my secrets on the front page every week.
You are the car I never should have bought
You are the train I never should have caught
You are the cut that makes me hide my face
You are the party that makes me feel my age.

Carly stopped jumping but still danced.She ran her hands half way through
her hair and held on to the soft strands while she shook her hips side to
side.Bobbie knew Carly was trying to forget what was happened.Jason had
confused her.She was getting use to her new life but now that thought was
gone.Jason didn't know it at the time but he had changed everything.

Like a car crash I can see but just can't avoid
Like a plane I've been told I never should board
Like a film that's so bad but
I've just got to stay 'til the end
Let me tell you -
it's lucky for you that we're friends.
 

During the last part of the song Carly started to cry again she ignore it but it
will still be there.She would've still kissed Jason and he would have still
kissed back.Her life was changing and she didn't want it to now.The last
song she programmed began to play.

Mono
Life In Mono

The stranger sang a theme
From someone else's dream
The leaves began to fall
And no one spoke at all
But I can't seem to recall
When you came along

Ingenue

Ingenue

I just don't know what to do

The tree lined avenue
Begins to fade from view
Drowning past regrets
In tea and cigarettes
But I can't seem to forget
When you came along

Ingenue

Bobbie couldn't take watching her daughter cry.Bobbie went back the door
and punded her fist,"Carly!It's me,Bobbie."Bobbie shouted.

"Mom?"Carly lifted her head a little then yelled,"Go Away!"

Bobbie groaned,"Carly,I know what happened.Jason told me."

Carly laughed in self pity and then screamed,"I don't want to
talk!Please,"Carly lowered her voice,"Go away."

Bobbie sighed,"Ok,Carly.I'm leaving but call me if I can help."

Carly whispered,"Nobody can help."Carly then stood and went to the in
table where she had most of her pictures.She lifted up Virginia's
picture,"Except maybe you but you not here are you?"Carly felt the rage pile
in her,"And I'm stuck!"Carly then threw the picture at a wall.

Do Do Do Do Do Do Do
I just don't know what to do

Do Do Do Do Do Do Do
I just don't know what to do

(Repeat until end)

Carly looked at the broken glass on the ground.She carefully went over to
pick up the picture,"What have I done,Momma?I'm sorry."She cleared the
glass from the frame and saw that luckily the picture wasn't scratched.She
put the picture back and cleaned up.When Calry went to lay in her bed she
realized she hadn't seen her mom in over a year.She nodded to herself,"I'll
see you soon."And fell asleep.
 

Jason couldn't get to sleep.He wanted to do something to help or make up
for what he had done.He tried to think as hard as he could.He looked at the
picture he had of Carly and Michael.He was sadden by that famous
thought,'What Could Have Been?'He smiled slightly and laid the picture back
down.As he walked back to his room he got an idea that Carly would love.
 

Carly was up early packing.She was going to see when the earliest flight to
Florida was.She threw a few things besides her clothes and zipped it up.She
made sure everything was intact and took her suitcase downstairs.She put
her suitcase down for a second and checked downstairs.Right as she was
about to leave there was a knock.Carly thought for a second,"Bobbie?"She
ran to the door and opened it with the greeting of,"Bobbie!"

Jason was holding Michael,"I'm sorry were you expecting her."

Carly smiled,"No it's ok.Hi,Michael."She grabbed Michael and kissed his
forehead,"Jason,why are you here?"

"I have a surprise for you."Jason said and put his hands behind his back.

Carly was curious,"What surprise?"

"Well,Michael and I were hoping that if you were free you might want to
come with us."Jason teased.

"Where?"Carly asked.

"Florida."Jason replied,"I thought you might want to go."

Carly wanted to cry.It was so sweet,"Jason,that's so nice."Carly hugged
him,"Thank you.I would love to go."

Jason looked past her and saw a suitcase,"Were you going somewhere?"

"Yeah.Florida."Carly grinned and Jason was glad he surprised her.
 

On the plane there...

Carly made sure Michael was asleep and looked at Jason who gazed
outside.She rubbed her hands against her knees and got up.She sat next to
Jason and took his hand.Jason's head quickly turned.Carly had a tear
fall,"Thank you."

"It's ok,Carly.I wanted to make up for my mistake."Jason shifted his body to
face her,"I shouldn't have kissed you."

Carly shrugged,"I'm begining to think it wasn't a mistake."Carly patted his
hand and went back to her seat next to Michael.Jason felt a tingle inside and
looked away.This trip came at the perfect time.