A Dangerous Game
By Misha

Disclaimer and Rating in the Introduction.

Part Ten: Conversations

"What gives you the right to interfere in my personal life?" Brenda demanded angrily the next morning, storming into Jason's study.

Jason winced. He had anticipated this reaction. Honestly, he didn't know what had prompted him to meddle. Except, the vulnerability on Brenda's face when she talked about her mother had shaken him. Had made him want to protect her.

"You did. I'm your husband, remember?" Jason said ruefully.

She glared at him. "A marriage in name only doesn't give you the right to interfere with my relationship with Sonny."

Jason sighed, knowing she was right. "I'm sorry, maybe I shouldn't have, but silly me, I was actually looking out for you."

"Why?" She asked softly.

Jason stared at her. "Why what?"

"Why do you care?" She challenged. "No one's ever really tried to protect me before. Not even Sonny, who claims to love me more than life."

"Maybe that's why." Jason told her. "Because no one else ever has."

"Then thank you." Brenda told him. "Don't get me wrong, I'm still mad at you for interfering in my life, but you were right, I can't handle being Sonny's mistress again."

Jason just nodded. "But you would have."

"Yes." She admitted. "Because at the same time, I can't say no to him. Sonny's a drug to me, I'll never be able to resist him. No matter how much damage he does to me."

Jason was quiet for a moment. Sonny had said something similar to him once. Years before, when Brenda was married to Jax and Sonny to Lily. He had told Jason that he could never resist Brenda, no matter how much he knew he should.

Jason hadn't really understood it then and he didn't understand it now. He had loved Robin, but it hadn't been like that. It hadn't been the obsession that Brenda and Sonny shared. He honestly thought that was a good thing. Love should make you happy, it shouldn't control you.

Brenda seemed to read his thoughts. "I'm not sure our relationship is the healthiest in the world." She said lightly. "Sometimes I'm not sure if it's love or obsession... I just know that from the moment we met, I belonged to Sonny."

"People don't belong to other people." Jason told her.

"Sometimes, they do." Brenda said sadly. "Jason, Sonny and I... If we could have broken whatever it was between us, we would have, long ago. Yet, here we are, still entwined."

"Is it worth it?" Jason asked.

Brenda gave him a sad smile. "I don't know. I honestly don't."