Family Secrets

"You'll be getting a bill for that," Todd replied calmly from behind his desk.

The blonde sitting on his lap turned her head in their direction. Her back was towards them and her shoulder length hair cascaded over her face camouflaging everything except for one shining green eye. "Who the hell do you think you are?" she asked.

"Unfuckingbelievable. You call this consulting with an employee?"

Todd half-sneered. "What if it is?"

Jason smirked at him. "I'm sure you're wife will be interested in this."

The woman’s stare automatically went back to Todd’s face at Jason's remark. She ran a finger down his scar and then kissed him lightly before getting up to face Jason and Johnny.

"And just who do you think his employee is?" Blair asked sweetly.

Johnny shook his head and tried to cover up a chuckle. Jason simply stood there unamused. The fucker was good, he'd give him that.

"Now," Todd stood as well. "If you don't mind, we're not quite done here."

Jason took the couple in. Both had their arms crossed and both looked pissed. Just by looking at them, he knew they were unnerved. They were expecting him.

Blair walked in front of Todd's desk and perched herself on top, crossing her long legs. "Like I said before . . . Who the hell do you think you are busting in like that?"

Jason and Johnny both took in the sight before them. Johnny raised an eyebrow as he stared at Blair. He'd never seen legs that long before.

"Hey!" Todd broke in. "Stop gawking at my wife!"

Jason walked further into the office and stood close in front of Blair. She simply raised her head defiantly. No sign of fear. Todd stalked towards them and stood next to Blair as he glared at Jason.

"If you want to keep breathing, Morgan, back the fuck off my wife."

Jason continued to watch Blair and she never wavered. Johnny stood next to Jason.

"I wouldn't make threats if I were you right now," Johnny answered with a grin.

"Well you're not me are you asshole?" Todd growled as he continued to glare at Jason. Todd wedged himself in between Jason and Blair and narrowed his eyes down at him. "Get the fuck away from my wife.”

Johnny pulled his gun from the back of his jeans and aimed it at Todd. Not one flinch.

"Are you deaf or just stupid?" Todd asked Jason.

Johnny cocked the gun and jabbed it into Todd's chest. Again, no flinch.

"Back off," Johnny ordered.

Jason slowly glanced between Todd and Blair. He wasn't afraid and neither was she.

"Johnny," Jason simply said. Johnny lowered the gun with a roll of his eyes and Jason took a step back.

"Good," Todd smiled. "Now you can either get the fuck out of my office or you can tell me what it is that you want so my editor and I can finish our --" he cast Blair a sideways glance that screamed of pure lust, "meeting."

He sat next to her as she grinned wickedly at him.

Jason shook his head and looked at Blair. "We can discuss this in private."

"Oh no," Todd began. "You see, I don't keep things from my wife."

Blair raised an eyebrow at that statement and looked at Todd. He looked at her and smirked. "Well not lately anyway."

She shook her head and chuckled. She hopped off the desk and walked behind it, taking a seat in Todd's chair.

Jason pinched the bridge of his nose, already tired of their cat and mouse game, and then reached into the inside pocket of his jacket. He threw the photos of Todd, Blair and the kids onto the desk as Todd and Blair looked on.

"Why don't you tell me what the fuck this is about?" Jason told him.

Blair's mouth fell slightly open, for the first time shocked by the day's events. She pulled open the side drawer of the desk and threw the pictures she received of Carly and her family on the desk with the others. Todd glanced back at Jason, whose eyes grew cold.

"Funny, I was gonna ask you the same thing," Todd answered.

All four of them stared at the scattered photos on the desk. Both of their families' lives were mixed together in front of their eyes.

"OK," Blair breathed, "what the fuck is going on?"

"I don't know," Jason replied honestly.

~~~~~~~~~~~~

Manny didn't know why he was surprised when he saw her round the corner and head into the Manning Building.

"Motherfucker," he cursed loudly. "She's fuckin' insane!"

He pulled his cell from his pocket and quickly dialed Jason's number. No one picked up.

"Jesus, Joseph, and Mary," he muttered. He hit Johnny's number and his voice mail came on.

"Sonofabitch," he continued to curse. When he saw that her guard wasn't following her, he pounded his fist into the wall.

"So much for keeping an eye on her, Joe," he spat.

Manny wasn't about to leave his post though. Carly was one thing, the cops or hired guards were another.

He shook his head determined to stand his ground. "Sorry, bros," he muttered.

~~~~~~~~~

A few moments later, Lou strolled into the office with a smile on her face.

"What?" Todd yelled.

"Don’t yell at her," Blair told him.

Blair came from around the desk and stood next to Lou.

"So how was the meeting?" Lou asked with a slight chuckle.

"Unfortunately," Blair started as she glared at Jason and Johnny, "It ran short."

"Oh, and I'm sure you were heartbroken considering how much you love those meetings."

"Lou," Todd interrupted, "Why the hell did you let these two," he waved his hands around, "Assholes in my office?"

Lou glanced at him for a second and continued to speak to Blair. "So how 'bout lunch?"

Todd shook his head at her. "Damn women," he muttered.

Johnny began to chuckle at the scene, which caught Lou's attention. "Excuse me, I don’t remember asking you to join in on this conversation."

Blair smiled at her friend and shook her head at her. Lou rolled her eyes and turned her attention back to Todd. "Boss--"

"Don't call him that," Blair told her.

"Come on, Blair," Todd sighed.

"What?" she asked innocently.

Lou placed a hand on Blair's arm. "Boss man, thought you might want to know that a Carly Morgan," her eyes shifted to Jason, "is on her way up here. Your wife, I presume?" she asked Jason.

Jason closed his eyes at the information. Today was not turning out to be a good day. He felt like he was stuck in some weird TV show.

"Great!" Todd yelled. "Everyone, get the hell out of my office."

A resounding "no" was his reply.

“Why the hell is she here?” Todd yelled.

“I’m guessing to find her husband,” Blair offered.

“Actually,” Lou interrupted. “She’s here for you, Blair.”

“Me? Why would she come here to see me?”

Lou shrugged quickly. “Don’t know, but that’s who she asked for at the front desk.”

“What the hell?”

“And she was directed to this office instead of yours downstairs.”

"Hi, I’m looking for Bl--" came the voice from behind.

Jason hung his head and pinched the bridge of his nose at the familiar voice.

“Jason?” he turned to her when she called his name.

“What are you doing here, Carly?”

“What are you doing here?” she asked as she walked further into the office and looked between him and Johnny. "This obviously isn't a social call."

Her eyes landed on Blair who was standing next to the man Carly recognized as her husband.

"You must be Blair Manning."

"Maybe," Blair stated as she crossed her arms over her chest.

Carly smirked at her and crossed her arms as well. "Well, Blair, I’m sure you know why I’m here.”

“Can’t say that I do,” Blair replied.

“I received a strange little package a few days ago filled with pictures of you and your kids."

"You don't say?" Blair answered in a bored tone.

Carly chuckled humorlessly and raised an eyebrow at her. "You mind telling me who sent that to me?"

"Gee, I don't know. Maybe it was the same person that sent me pictures of you and your kids."

Carly’s jaw tightened as she glared at the taller woman. "Are you trying to scare me?" she asked in a challenging voice.

"No, princess. I’m telling you that I got a 'strange little package' too." Blair motioned her head in the direction of Todd’s desk, but never moved from her spot. “Look for yourself."

Carly kept her eyes on Blair as she made her way to the desk. She picked up the stack of pictures and began to rummage through the pile. "What the fuck kind of sick game is this?" she yelled as she threw the pictures back onto the desk.

"That's what I want to know!" Blair answered in the same tone.

“Are you trying to threaten my family?” Carly growled at her.

“I should be the one asking you that,” Blair growled back.

"Who the hell do you think you are?" Carly asked her as she walked back towards Blair. "You send me pictures of your sick family and I’m supposed to be what? Scared? Pissed off? What?"

"Sick family?" Blair screamed at her. "I don't have a sick family. That’s describes yours maybe, but not mine!"

Carly laughed humorlessly at her. "If that's what helps you get through the day, more power to you, honey."

"You little bitch. You got a lot of nerve coming into this office and saying that. Do you know who you're dealing with?"

Carly narrowed her eyes. "I don't think you know who you're dealing with."

Blair licked her bottom lip and grinned at Carly. "You mean your brain damaged John Gotti wannabe?"

Carly bit the inside of her cheek and shot daggers at the other woman. "As opposed to your rape convicted Scarface wannabe?"

Blair clenched her teeth together and crossed her arms over her chest. "Is that supposed to scare me? Make me cry? What?"

"No, your husband is excellent at doing all of that to you on his own."

"You know what, Caroline. Me and Todd are real good at fighting each other. But we're at our best when we're fighting together. So you should be scared, little girl."

Carly glared at the woman in front of her. "You know you have got to be really stupid. How could you still be with this jerk after he told you that your baby was dead?"

"At least I can say that I've been faithful to Todd and vice versa. I didn't go around and sleep with his best friend. Does that sound familiar to you? Oh wait, you did that didn’t you? My bad."

"You bitch," Carly snapped. "You have a lot of fucking nerve to even go there."

"Try it -- I dare you," Blair sneered as she leaned in further.

"Twenty on the blonde," Johnny whispered.

"Which one?" Lou chuckled.

"That's enough. Back off," Jason said as he came closer to the two women.

Blair raised an eyebrow at Jason. "I don't remember asking for your input, Lucky Luciano."

Todd smirked slightly at the sight of his wife. He loved it when she got snarky. She had no problem holding her own which was one of the reasons why he loved her so much.

Jason scratched the side of his face already bored with the day's events. "Too damn bad. I'm giving it to you."

"What's the matter?" Blair goaded. "Scared I'll hurt your wifey?"

Jason pulled the gun from the back of his jeans and held it as his side. She merely smiled at him. "I'm not scared of you," she said confidently.

Jason cocked his head to the side, she wasn't lying. Todd's previous smirk melted away and was replaced by pure anger. He strode up and stepped in between Blair and Jason. Blair raised her eyebrows at his movement and shifted so that she was standing directly to his right.

"I'd watch it if I were you. That's the second time you've pulled a gun today and it's gonna be your last. Stop threatening my wife. Now."

"I could kill you right here, right now," Jason replied.

"Go ahead," Todd shrugged. "Cause there'd be witnesses, Blair and Lou. But let's say you decide to kill them too. Then there's the twenty or so guards you passed on your way up here. Not to mention the little security cameras all over the building. So go ahead and shoot, Morgan. Me and Blair, we'll be dead and you and your wife will go to jail and all four of our kids will be put into foster care. Hey, wouldn't it be cool if they ended up together in the same house?"

"You're insane!" Carly shouted.

"Not as much as you are, Caroline," Blair smirked.

Todd chuckled lightly. "Your wife belongs back in the loony bin."

"So does your wife," Jason answered. "I'd watch yourself if I were you, Manning. Your wife shot her ex-husband in the back."

Todd smirked at him. "Your wife shot her ex-fiancée in the chest, so she's no better."

"Hey that's kinda cool you guys have a lot in common," Lou said happily. "Blair and Carly are both obviously married to assholes. Both of them did time for trying to kill ex-lovers --"

"Shut up," they all shouted.

"Damn, all right already. I'm leaving. You're all insane anyways."

Lou walked out of the office and Johnny followed her.

"I'm sane," Johnny told her with a smile.

"You wish," Lou replied with a smile of her own.