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Skye: Jax, are you ok? Of course you're not. I'm sorry, I'm not very good at this. You know, the whole way over here on my drive, I, I kept trying to think of something to say, something to, to offer that, that could make it better, but I couldn't come up with anything.
Jax: It's not up to you to make it better.
Skye: I just hate seeing you like this, that's all.
Jax: You know, I've known Carly for a long time. We've got a lot of history. Her and I being friends, I mean, you know, that's pretty recent. I don't even know how it happened.
Skye: Well, you have this sometimes annoying habit of not giving up on people. You force them to reveal themselves to you, and in the end, they end up liking themselves better than they ever would have thought. Some more willingly than others.
Jax: You know, I was, I was bored when Carly came to me with the idea to open up the club and me financing it. I, I thought I may as well just sit back and watch her try to make a go of it. I didn't give her a snowball's chance in actually succeeding, but she did. And she surprised me, and she surprised Sonny. But I think mostly she surprised herself. You want to hear something truly appalling? Ever since the news hit that it may have been Carly's car that went into the lake, business at the club has gone through the roof. Attendance is almost up 35%. I mean, how morbid is that? People are lining up at the chance that Carly might be dead. So I made a decision. I'm going to close the club.
Skye: Jax, no, you can't do that.
Jax: I don't want the club open without Carly.
Skye: Well, shutting that club down would be a big mistake.
Jax: The way these vultures are circling, you expect me to condone that, Skye? Forget it.
Skye: That will pass, Jax. Come on, people move on. They always do. I, I really think that Carly would want you to keep this club open.
 Jax: Based on what?
Skye: Based on my personal observation, ok? And for whatever reason, Carly felt like she had to make a statement. And it was a long time coming, so it had to be loud and emphatic and unmistakable. Something that nobody would miss. Something that would say, "this is going to make up for all my mistakes, all my humiliations." Something defining, something that would say to the world, "this is who I am now." That thing, Jax, was her club. Clearly, she threw everything that she had into it. And as much as I hate to admit it, Carly pulled it off. She wouldn't want that club shut down to a monument to the past. No, she would want those lights on, the music blaring, the drinks flowing, people dancing on table tops. It would be a way of saying that no one's keeping her down, not even now. Keeping that club open would be a fitting tribute. I really believe that. An act of affirmation, an act of life.
Jax: You have a point, Skye. Closing down Carly's club would be a mistake.
Skye: Well, I have no right to speak for her, but I, I truly believe Carly would thank you.
 Jax: You know, underneath that beautiful, truly remarkable facade lies a generous and caring person.
Skye: Let's not get carried away.
Jax: No, by opening yourself up, you opened my eyes. For that I'm truly grateful.
Skye: Could we change the subject? All of this self-examination is making me a little uncomfortable.
Jax: Yeah, but you did it anyway, for Carly's sake. That means a lot to me.
Skye: It's not me. I don't know, it's this house. Whenever I'm here, it just has this way of making everything seem so much less complicated.
Jax: Yeah. I feel that, too, when I'm here.
Skye: Personally, I've never liked the idea of the country, but, I don't know, this place feels different. Everything I'm dealing with, my family, it just makes it all seem so very far away.
Jax: Then I have a proposition for you. You know, this place has been a refuge for me. When the world is closing in, it's a place to come and just think or just be. I like to share that with you. So whenever you need to get away, whenever you need to just be alone or whatever, I want this place to be available to you.
Skye: Jax, I, I couldn't. I'd just be in your way.
Jax: Well, I wouldn't have offered if I thought you were in my way.
Skye: I appreciate the thought and everything. Really, I'm grateful. I just...
Jax: Ok, you know, this is just, you know, I'm just offering it to you. It's an option.
Skye: I just don't know if it's a good idea, that's all.
 Jax: Why not? I mean, too much beauty? You think you might actually enjoy yourself? Instead of trying to think of a way to decline, why don't you just say "thank you"?
Skye: Thank you.
Jax: Was that so hard?
Skye: Yes.
Jax: Come here.
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