WARNING, WARNING, WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS POSSIBLE SPOILERS. Since I had no notes or anything else to use, I used the outlandish spoilers that have been floating around for the last few weeks. The story has three parts, I broke it down to fourteen pages a piece. Mandy Warning you might need tissues for parts of this.
Part one
It was a dark and stormy night as Lucky Spencer stood on the pier and looked on as his father fawned over the man trying to take his place in his life. Seeing Lulu approaching and her way to friendly smile at the man who was supposedly their brother, he sneered and said to himself. "I have my own family. One that I have fought so hard to win. Now I need to make sure that it stays mine."
Getting into his car, he drove over to Elizabeth's little cottage, knowing that soon his family would be back where it belonged with him in his mother's house. Soon he would be the one who was the winner; he would lose to no one again.
Jason left GH sick to his stomach after watching as Carly and Michael fought. Between Claudia trying to find out what his nephew remembered and Sonny wanting him to let the shooting alone, no one seemed to care what he wanted. Driving down the road, he knew he shouldn't be heading out this way, but he had to see her. Just seeing her safe and with the boys, was enough, it had to be.
But he arrived just in time to see Spencer being let into the house after Elizabeth had hugged the little prick. He knew it was just a matter of time before she took him back and while it killed Jason, it also reassured him that she was able to move on. That she and the boys would someday be happy, he knew it wouldn't be with Spencer, that jerk would mess it up again, he always did.
Reaching the penthouse, he pulled down his box of memories, looking through the photos, knowing he had to destroy those of the people he loved most in this world. He had been successful so far, no one knew that Jake was his son and that he would die for Elizabeth. It was time to move on to the next part of his plan, letting go, no matter how much it hurt.
The tears were flowing as he slowly looked at the photos while he held the ring he had intended to give to Elizabeth last year. But as he tried to bring himself to destroy them, he found he couldn't as he set them down. Hearing a clang, he found the necklace that he had told Sam to keep. Shaking his head, he tossed it back inside as a reminder of his past mistakes.
Hearing a knock on the door, he saw Sam and asked what she was doing there.
"I found Fredo, he is in Italy." Wondering why Jason flinched, she walked in and set her stuff down, finding her necklace on the top of the items in the box, it gave her hope that maybe just maybe they had moved passed the mistakes in the past. "We should get going."
"I have to stay here; I made a promise to Michael to be here for his physical therapy." He said.
Knowing that he would not break a promise to his 'son', she shrugged and said "It doesn't look like he is going anywhere's anytime soon, but I thought you wanted to wrap this up. Deal with Claudia for harming Michael. No one should get away with harming a kid like that."
Shaking his head at the irony, Jason picked up the small bundle in his hand and said "I will be right back down." He never saw Sam smile or start to remove her shirt as he walked up the stairs to make sure that his photos of his family and Elizabeth's ring were placed someplace safe.
Walking into the bathroom, to toss water on his face, Jason started to head back downstairs grateful for her help but wanting to get rid of her. Just as he was walking down, he saw the cell light up and recognized the number. Stopping to answer, Jason listened as Elizabeth said she had to talk to him, that it was important. "We have made so many mistakes, Jason. But I don't want to live in the past any more. I can't. The boys deserve so much betters. They deserve a father who is going to be there for them."
"Okay, just let me know when." He said thickly while his heart was breaking, knowing she was going to tell him that she was back together with Spencer. He wasn't sure he could take the pain, but what more did he deserve after all it was his fault their son almost died. He deserved nothing, nothing at all.
Seeing Sam when he walked down, he never even realized she was without her shirt, until he heard Spinelli entering and acting flustered. As the geek fled, Jason saw Sam buttoning her shirt back up. "We need to talk." He said huskily.
Elizabeth watched as Lucky stormed off one final time, knowing that trying to live a lie would have been worse, much, much worse. As she moved to pack up the kids, Elizabeth realized she needed to brush her teeth to take away the taste of Lucky's breath from where he had just kissed her.
As she did so she thought back on the last hour and recalled all that had happened.
"Elizabeth, I was just hoping you were still up, I couldn't sleep with everything going on with dad."
Hugging him, Elizabeth let him into the house, knowing that Luke didn't get the pain he was inflicting on his son. Listening to Lucky rant, Elizabeth realized how much this way like listening to her five-year-old son Cameron talk about his day.
Stopping, she sat down abruptly, not realizing that Lucky took her shock as agreement to whatever he had just said.
"I am so glad you agree we will be able to overcome anything, together." With that, he leaned in to kiss her. Elizabeth was resigned to the kiss, then realized that it was wrong.
She was settling again. When Lucky tried to deepen the kiss, she pushed away and listened as he talked about not having any condoms, but that could be okay. "This way we can try for our own little boy."
Condoms? Little boy? What the heck was Lucky talking about? She thought to herself.
Then listening, she placed her hands on Lucky's shoulders and said "We need to talk."
"I agree, I mean, we have to discuss your moving back to our house, and telling--"
"Lucky, I am not moving back into the Spencer house. I am sorry, but we are not getting back together and we aren't having another child. Where would I have the time anyhow?" She asked wondering what he had been thinking.
"Well, maybe not now, but hopefully soon, I would love my own little boy--"
"Lucky, then what are Jake and Cameron?" She said furious with him.
"That, I didn't mean it like that." He tried backpedaling, but soon saw it was too late.
"Lucky, you seem to think we are getting together, we aren't. We are co-parenting that is all. We are back being friends. That is all it can ever be. I am sorry if I gave--"
"GAVE. GAVE? Oh course you gave me the impression, why else would I be here. I thought we were finished with all this Jason Morgan nonsense, I thought you understood, he is dangerous for the boys to be around, for you to be around." Lucky grabbed her shoulders and started to shake her. "Or didn't you get that message when Jake was grabbed. What is it going to take for you to see your hero has feet of clay? When one of the boys gets killed?"
Elizabeth freed herself then said "I think you need to leave Lucky. Now!"
"Fine, I am going, but don't call me the next time the boys want their daddy. I won't be available and we both know that Jason will out playing with Sam or hanging out with that freak friend of his. So you will be alone and that is all you and those bastards deserve."
Lulu was out on the porch, she had shown up to get Elizabeth's help in finding peace between Ethan and Lucky, like she had once did between Nik and Lucky. Stunned, she called her dad and told him that Lucky was hurting Elizabeth.
"I am on my way. Unless things escalate, don't go in." he ordered even as he left the Haunted Star and started speeding to Elizabeth's house. He had tried to warn her, but Elizabeth hadn't seen what he had the last few months, Lucky was a loose cannon again.
Elizabeth watched as Lucky stormed out, and Lulu stormed in. "Are you okay?" Asked the blond as she saw that Lucky had ripped Elizabeth's shirt during the argument.
"Fine, what are you doing here?" She asked too tired and depressed to really care.
"That isn't important, my dad is on the way. Elizabeth, what happened?"
"Nothing." She said well, nothing new. She thought to herself as she realized she had been deluding herself about Lucky.
When Luke arrived, he made Elizabeth promise to take the boys someplace safe; explaining that he was almost certain Lucky was using again. When Elizabeth protested, Luke sat her down and made her face facts. "Call Jason, have him hide you. Please Elizabeth, for Laura, for me." He said thankful she agreed to call Morgan.
After the promise, Luke went looking for his son, while Lulu went to see Ethan, needing some reassurance that this wasn't her fault. Calling Jason, Elizabeth was grateful to realize he was home, then when hanging up turned and saw Lucky standing there with hate in his eyes.
Walking over, he forced a kiss on her and said "I will prove I am right, I will make sure that Jason Morgan never takes anything from me again."
Elizabeth had driven carefully over to the penthouse but she never saw the man following her, knowing she couldn't wait any longer. But seeing Spinelli walking through the lobby and on the phone with Maxie, she froze in pain as she listened to what he had to say.
"Yes, they are back together, I just saw them. Sam and he were making out on the couch when I arrived. With her good news from Kelly Lee hopefully there will be little stone colds running around soon. Isn't that great?" He seemed to radiate happiness even as he destroyed what little hope she had left.
Not hanging around to be humiliated by knocking on his door in trouble again, she got the boys in the car, grateful that she had held it together. The pain where her heart once sat was intense. This was worse than finding out about Courtney and him, this time he had betrayed his son by getting together with the woman who had endangered him.
Driving slowly out of the garage, she couldn't go home and knew she couldn't go to see her grams. She had no place to go. Knowing that she had to get the boys to safety,
Elizabeth pulled off the side of the road worried about driving in the storm while upset, grateful that the boys were now sleeping. Crying until there was nothing left inside, she numbly pulled back onto the road, knowing she had to get to safety but when her safe place was no longer hers, where was there for her to turn.
"I couldn't agree more." Sam said with a big smile. "I had a visit to GH today, guess what, Kelly gave me some great news."
Jason felt sick knowing that it was time to deal with Sam as she talked about being able have kids. One layer of guilt came off his shoulders, but when she threw herself into his arms and kissed him. Jason felt nothing as he realized she meant for him to father these imaginary kids. Pushing on her shoulders to stop the kiss, Jason said "Sam, I am happy for you, but that is all."
"But Jason we can have that family you have always wanted." She said not sure why he was backing away. "Unlike Elizabeth, I am not scared of your life, I know you and I will protect our children from the danger."
Jason felt the pain from the last eight months building and turned on her saying "Danger? DANGER? Most of the danger to my son, to my family came from YOU! You are the primary reason that I don't trust myself around my son and Elizabeth. YOU! Sam, you are the reason I don't have my family. The one I have wanted for years. Go find some other sucker to fall for your lines. Get out of my life."
"But Jason you forgave me." She said stunned.
"Sam, you don't get it do you? I have NEVER FORGOTTEN. Get out of here and don't even think of going anywhere's near Elizabeth or her boys. Do you understand me?" He asked realizing his hands were shaking with rage.
Sam looked at him and said "Sit here pining the angel of Port Charles, but we know the truth, you are too much of a coward to ever claim your son because honestly they aren't the family you truly want. Even Elizabeth knows that, lets face it, the only family you want is Carly's. Shame you didn't have a kid with her, why else would you be so up and interested in Michael's killer but not doing anything to find out what happened with Jake?" With that she started out the door.
Stopping she turned and gave him a small grin and said "You know even Elizabeth knows that truth, why else would she walk away from you. So keep dreaming, Jason and someday your dream family with Carly might come true. She will always be your first and last. I was willing to accept that, but no women with any kind of self-esteem will.
Jason looked at her and shook his head. "Sam, what does that say about you?"
Storming out, she slammed the door knowing that her last stand was over. All that was left was to take away what he cared about most.
Jason watched and thought about what she had said; knowing that part of it was true.
Elizabeth more than likely believed Carly was more important than she was. The pain of that, added to knowing he couldn't run after Elizabeth and make her realize the truth, was worse than the time Elizabeth had left him after Sonny's fake death.
Needing to get out of here before Spinelli returned or he went to Elizabeth's and begged for a chance for them, Jason ran downstairs and grabbed his bike in spite of the rain and lightning.
Lucky arrived as Jason pulled out, this might even work out better, he thought to himself putting away his gun. A motorcycle accident on a rain slicked road. Then all that was left to erase Jason from Elizabeth's world was to deal with Jake. The little bastard that had taken his child's place.
Seeing Sam watching Jason with a malevolent expression, he smirked as he found the perfect scapegoat. Taking a few pills to get him through this encounter, he rolled down the window and asked if she was in need of any help.
Smirking, she got in, knowing she had the best possible way to solve her problems. Elizabeth had been passing Jason's kid off as Lucky's. Well she was going to pass Lucky's kid off as Jason's after making sure he couldn't run back to his precious Elizabeth.
Lucky knew Jason would head out the cliff roads; he had just enough time when he felt Sam feel up his growing erection. Pulling into a dark corner of the garage, he took his time, knowing that it was the last bit of sex Sam would ever have. Telling her he had to track down something and would then be more than willing to do that again, he never saw
Sam looking around to make sure that none of the camera's saw them.
Elizabeth drove into the safe house drive, stunned to see lights in the windows and flowers in the front. When she went to pull around the back, the sight of the half-built playground hurt. She realized Jason truly had moved on, he had gotten rid of their hideaway. Needing to get away, she called Epiphany who was relieved to hear from her.
"The Drakes have been calling worried about you. Luke Spencer is raising a ruckus all over town worried about you according to them. What is going on?"
Just giving her the facts about Lucky, Elizabeth explained needing to get away. "Go girl; get those kids and yourself someplace safe." Said the nurse. Wondering where Morgan was, Epiphany hung up when she saw Spencer senior approaching.
Telling him that Elizabeth was on her way to safety, he sighed sure that Morgan had her someplace safe. When he arrived at the Towers he saw his son's car in the corner and seeing what was going on; felt disgusted with the two of them.
Once at the penthouse, he saw the kid that lived with Morgan carefully entering the penthouse with his eyes covered. Listening to what he was saying, Luke decided to burst his bubble.
"Sorry to disillusion you, Mr. Jackal, but I just saw your goddess and my son downstairs in the garage having sex. So I think it is safe for you to uncover your eyes and tell me were your Master is."
Confused, Spinelli looked around, then saw that no one was home. "I don't mean to be at odds with the wizened one, but I assure you that Stone Cold and the Goddess are well on their way to making a miniature stone cold."
As the geek explained things, Luke looked at him with pity. "You want my opinion, that was a last ditch effort on the part of your partner to get Morgan to take her back. All you saw was her without a shirt, my guess is she volleyed, he rejected. As for your Stone Cold, he has a son already with a woman much better suited to being a mother."
Luke walked out, annoyed with the kid as he protested Luke's view.
Jason was speeding down the cliff roads sure that no one else would be driving in this weather. As he drove, instead of taking away the pain, all it did was intensify it. Hearing a chirping, he pulled over and answered his phone. "Morgan, where are you?"
"What do you want Luke?"
"I just want to know if you got Elizabeth to safety?"
Freezing, Jason said "What are you talking about. What is wrong with Elizabeth? What the hell did that son of yours do now?"
Luke leaned against his car, turning white. "Elizabeth had a confrontation with Lucky tonight. He shook her so bad, he ripped her shirt. I caught up with him just as he was leaving Elizabeth's house for the second time. Waited until she had drove to see you. When I saw her arriving at the Towers, I went off looking for Lucky. Morgan, he is using again."
The pain ripping through him, Jason said "I talked to Elizabeth earlier, but she said nothing about this. She must have shown up at the penthouse after I left."
"She was there less than fifteen minutes after talking to you." Reported the silver haired man as he gripped the door handle.
Jason wondered if she had run into Sam. Oh god! He thought. Please tell me she just went to the safe house, please, oh god please. Please let her be safe, please let them be at the safe house.
"I will call you back in just a bit, but find your son, Spencer." Was all Jason said before he drove to the safe house. Seeing tire prints in the mud, he saw they had pulled up then left. Taking out his phone to call Spinelli he was grateful that Elizabeth' car had a GPS unit in it.
"Felicitations on the reunion, Stone Cold." Greeted the enthusiastic geek.
"What? Never mind. I need you to track down Elizabeth Webber's van. There is a GPS unit on it."
"Are you telling the Maternal One about your reunion with the Goddess, that is wonderful, she can get back with the Stalwart Detective and things will be like they should have been all along." He said gleefully.
"Spinelli, I am NOT GETTING BACK WITH SAM. Now can you do what I asked or should I find another way?" He said his hand gripping the phone to keep from reaching through it and strangling the kid.
Taken aback, Spinelli started up his computer wondering what had gone wrong with Fair Samantha's plans for a reunion with the man who owned her heart, and whose heart he was sure would fall back in love with the woman who fit into his world. Finding the information, he said to Jason. "She is stationary on the old Cliff roads, mile marker 24."
Not bothering to thank him as he started to talk about Sam again, Jason realized she was barely a mile ahead of him. Wondering if the storm was why she had pulled off on such a dangerous stretch of the road, Jason drove towards her slowly.
Mac was in the squad room when the call came in. "Mac; Spencer's airbag on his car was deployed on the old Cliff roads."
Ordering a medical team out there, he got into his car and drove towards the accident. Harper had come to him earlier that day, saying he thought that his partner was using drugs again. He wanted a blood sample and had plans to take it to the lab himself.
Jason came around the corner and found the wreckage and moaned at what he saw.
Elizabeth's minivan was mess of twisted metal and the other car was jammed into the driver's side door. Pulling on the passenger side doors, with his bare hands, he tore into his skin getting Elizabeth free. As he pulled her over and carried her to safety, he was shocked to realize that the boys were not in the car any longer and there was glass everywhere.
Calling out, he saw the light blond hair of his two-year-old son sitting next to the bloody body of Cameron. "NNoooo!" He moaned as he approached. "Jake, let me look at Cameron." Looking down at his side, he knew that Elizabeth was unconscious, but Cameron, Cameron was in bad shape.
Luke Spencer arrived on the scene horrified as he saw his son's car had t-boned Elizabeth's. Hearing what sounded like a wild animal in pain, he saw Jason had Elizabeth lying next to him as Jake was crying. But the sight of Elizabeth's eldest son had Spencer sick to his stomach.
"Jason, what do you need. What can we do for him? Snap out of it. He needs help and you are the only one available right now." He said going back to see what he could find in his car to help.
Seeing Morgan trying to stem the flow of blood, he handed him the clean dress shirt from the bag and looked to see what else he could find. Hearing the sound of rescue trucks, he called out. "Over here, we have an injured woman and a little boy; he is in really bad shape."
The medic moved Jason out of the way, as they called for a medivac chopper. "Spencer."
He heard. Turning he saw Mac. "Were you driving Lucky's car?"
"No, he is here someplace. But Mac he did this deliberately." Said the man.
Mac saw the medics checking over Elizabeth suddenly moving with more urgency and calling for a second chopper. "What is it?"
"Her head is swelling; my guess is she has an internal head injury."
Jason just held onto Jake, watching bleakly as his life was slowly dying in front of his eyes. When the first chopper arrived, he turned to Luke and said "Please go with Elizabeth and Cameron. Be there until I can arrive."
"You go."
"I can't. They won't let Jake on with us." He told him. "I will be there as soon as I can."
"Commissioner, over here." They all heard as the medic insisted on only taking Cameron.
"We are only taking one medic as well. This boy needs to get to GH as soon as possible." The glass sticking out of the back of his head did not look good.
"My mother is Monica Quartermaine, please have her take care of my son." Asked Jason as he kept Jake from reaching out for Cameron. "Spencer, give me your keys."
"You are in no shape to drive. I will take you." He said grimly then seeing Mac arriving, he said "Not now."
"Spencer, Lucky is in really bad shape, same with Sam McCall."
"Good, I hope she chokes on her own blood." He said. Looking at Mac, he told him what he had seen earlier at the Towers also outing Jake's parentage, knowing that Mac would keep it quiet.
Looking at Morgan as he talked to Jake while never taking his eyes off of Elizabeth Webber, Mac got that there was more to this than he was telling but said "What about your son? Do you want to ride in the ambulance with him?"
The second chopper arrived with Alexis Davis on it while the medics loaded Elizabeth and took off; she wanted to know about her daughter. "She is being loaded into an ambulance even as we speak."
Rushing over, Alexis saw that she had cuts on her head, they were strapping her into a backboard and there was an awful lot of blood. "Why didn't she go in the chopper?"
"The other patient had bleeding on the brain. This looks worse than it is."
Alexis walked over to Mac and listened as the accident investigator explained. "Van was going slowly, it had to be doing about 30. This is a 55 zone. Car was doing about 90, driver was getting a blowjob so he had to be distracted, but the strange thing is, the car swerved into the van, straight at the back driver side."
"Are you sure?" Asked Mac as they looked inside the van and saw the car seat on that side.
"Yes, the driver was either aiming for the back seat or trying to avoid hitting the van driver."
"Mac, a word." Said the uniformed officer standing there looking bloodied and grim.
"What is it Hastings?" He asked the rookie who looked at the DA and knew she was connected to the girl.
"This wasn't an accident. Spencer and the girl were still conscious. He asked if the little bastard was still alive. He asked if he had finally managed to kill the f-ing thing, his words not mine."
"The girl with him, kept giggling in spite of the pain and saying something like Little Jakie gone for good this time." He said shaking his head in disgust.
Alexis felt sick, but Mac wanted to know how Cameron was the one who looked like he wasn't going to make it. Turning to the investigator he asked how the other little boy ended up hurt the worst. "You aren't going to like this."
"I don't like any of it." He replied watching as Morgan and Spencer drove off following a speeding police car as the ambulance with Sam and the one with Lucky got ready to go.
"He backed up and hit the car a second time. The second little boy, it looked like he was in the middle of the vehicle, not the side with his booster. It looks like he freed himself first. From the blood trail, he tried to get his little brother to safety. My guess is that mom was already unconscious after the first hit of the other car. The glass is from the passenger side. It looks like he tried to pick up his little brother."
Alexis and Mac silently drove to GH, neither wanting to deal with this. "Alexis, I know she's your daughter, but she is going to prison for this, so help me god."
Alexis knew that, she also knew that there was nothing to be done for Sam, this time claiming she had a moment of weakness wouldn't work.
Patrick and Monica were up at the heliport wondering why they wanted a heart specialist there for what was being described as a serious head trauma. When they arrived, Patrick was shocked to see Cameron Webber was the incoming five-year-old. "Dr. Quartermaine, your son, asked to have you stay with his son until he arrived. The boy's mother is coming in on the second chopper."
Monica was stunned. Seeing Patrick and his team taking care of the little boy, she held his hand and promised to stay with him until his mommy and daddy got there. Seeing all the blood, she was well aware that his chances were not good.
Robin was suiting up for the second chopper when Epiphany came in and gave her the news. "Oh my god, Cameron and Elizabeth."
Working up the courage to take care of her friend, she called back to Epiphany, please keep me up to date about Cameron. What about Jake?
Jason held his son as Spencer followed the officer weaving in and out of traffic. When they arrived at GH he saw that Jax was walking out the doors, looking dejected. Hearing the Aussie calling his name, he ignored him as he rushed up to the surgical floor. Seeing the blond nurse, he asked "Where is my son?"
"Excuse me?" She asked stunned at the forceful tone even as the Corinthos family and
Jacks who had come back upstairs stared.
"Cameron Webber, where is he?"
"Jason!" Called out Monica, "Down here."
Arriving, he listened as she explained that a piece of glass had wedged itself between Cameron's spinal cord and brain core. "We can operate to save his life without permission, but that is all. Do you know who has to sign the papers? Is it Lucky?"
Epiphany had already faked up the paperwork. As long as no one looked to closely, she was covered. "Jason, you do. Elizabeth changed it last year after the fire."
"Where do I sign?" He asked well aware what she had done.
When Robin came down the hall, she saw Jason holding Jake and came over. "Jason, she needs me to remove the blood pressure on her brain, do I have your permission to do so?"
Jason nodded, then hearing someone calling his name turned to see Carly and Sonny standing there. "Jase, what is going on and why do you have Jake?" She asked while looking at the blood all over her friend.
"Car accident. I can't deal with you right now. So what ever you need or want, please let it go." He begged before holding Jake tightly enough for the little boy to protest. "Mom, I am going to the chapel. Please keep everyone away." Monica knew that she had to get him taken care of, but let it go for now. She could see the pain and confusion on Jason's face and while she wanted to help him, she realized the best thing she could do is let him be.
Carly looked at Monica with tears at the pain on his face and asked "How bad?"
Bobbie had been pushing Michael down the hall, when he stopped wondering what was going on. Seeing the look on Monica's face, she could recall a day when she had seen that expression. "NNooo, please no!"
Carly got what was going on and whispered "Are you sure?"
"He has very bad internal injuries but there is glass wedged between where his brain core connected to his spinal cord. Drake had better pull every single miracle he can out of his bag of tricks."
"What happened?" Asked Sonny soberly.
"My bastard of a son." Said Luke as he came up to them. Seeing Bobbie's expression, he told them what he knew. "Sam McCall was along for the ride. I just talked to one of the officers; they were trying to kill them. They were asking if they succeeded when they were being brought here for treatment."
Sonny felt guilt; it was his mistake that had kept Sam McCall in their lives.
Carly was going to see what she could do for Jason, when she saw them rolling Elizabeth towards an operating room. Robin's grim expression told her how serious it was and she knew that Jason would not want her there right now. All she could do for her friend was pray. "Monica is there anything we can do. Anything at all?"
"Give Jason room, we both know that he is blaming himself. Let him be with Jake right now."
Michael slipped off in the wheelchair, he had planned on talking to his uncle, and he was not going to be put off by a car accident. Arriving at the chapel, he saw the closed sigh and the dark skinned nurse leaving the area.
Wheeling in, he saw Jason holding Lucky's son and talking to the little boy. Jealously reared its ugly head at first, then he listened in shock.
"You know, your mom and I have had some significant moments here." He told his son who was resting against his chest. "It was here that I was given hope my sister would live after having cancer. I can still recall that day. You know it was the first time I realized that my mistakes had cost me your mom's love. At first I blamed her, and others, but it was both of us. I was so angry at her not trusting me, but I never gave her a reason to. She was right to leave me, but I also realized something else that day. That part of me, no matter what would love her until the day I died."
Mikey could see the glazed expression on his uncle's face and was stunned to realize he had loved Elizabeth Webber for all these years.
"The second moment, was when she almost died bringing you into the world. I came into here, praying that god would save her. When she woke up, I swore I would let her live her life in safety. That I would let her be happy. That my world was too dark."
"Then Robin and Patrick got married here. I came to see her that day. I don't dream, but that day, all I could think was if someone hadn't shot Michael. That's your cousin, I know you haven't met, at least I don't think so. Anyhow, it could have been us. I asked her to marry me again; I was on top of the world. Then I got the call. But Michael wasn't safe, and I had screwed up his life by bringing him into this world. I wasn't going to make the same mistake with Cameron and you. I wanted you safe."
Michael felt the pain, floating from his uncle and it hurt like hell. Sitting there, he was stunned to realize that his uncle had a son. A son he hadn't claimed because of Michael getting shot. While others had moved on with their lives after he got shot, Uncle Jason hadn't. Instead he had moved backwards.
Some of the pain he had been feeling receded knowing that. He sat there watching and listening to the man talking to his son, waiting for word about the woman he loved very deeply and Michael felt something change inside of himself. Wheeling out into the hall, he saw the large nurse looking harried.
"Mr. Corinthos people are look--"
"I'm sorry, Nurse Johnson." He replied stunning her. "I went to see Uncle Jason, but got stuck in the walkway to the chapel, it won't happen again." With that he wheeled himself into his room, ignoring his parents as he asked for help getting back into bed.
Pretending to fall sleep, Michael plotted revenge at the same time as vowing to find a way to help his uncle and the family he had lost.
Robin finished wrapping the small incision; grateful she hadn't had to cut Elizabeth's hair.
Then found herself shaking her head knowing vanity would be Elizabeth's last worry.
Walking out into hall, she snuck into the chapel to tell Jason before going to give everyone the good news while a stunned Audrey Hardy sat there looking like she was ready to have a heart attack.
"She is going to be unconscious for a while but she will be fine. Thank god she was wearing her seatbelt. Have you heard anything about Cameron?"
"They took care of the bleeders for now, but are still worried about the spine and head."
Said Monica as Sonny and Carly returned. "Did you find Michael?"
"He is in his room, asleep. Momma said Elizabeth should be fine." She stating it like a question.
"Yes, I heard Lucky is in bad shape though." Said Robin. Leo Julian was doing his best, but Lucky had gone through the window, she wasn't certain he was going to want to live when he learned what was waiting for him.
"What about Sam?" Asked Sonny.
"Broken ribs, that is all, she will live." Said Alexis, only mentioning the worst injury. Nik was currently giving blood to help her, in spite of not wanting to. He had been sickened to learn what Lucky and her had been saying while being brought in.
Not for long thought Jason as he carried a sleeping Jake out to where everyone is waiting.
Audrey looked up and saw the look on his face and wanted to protest his being there, but looking around knew that she would look like a fool.
Moving so that Jason could sit down, Jax offered to take Jake for a few minutes. Seeing the man shaking his head no, the blond saw the little boy waking up. Seeing the confusion in the little boys blue eyes, he looked up at the twin set right above him and got it.
Jake was Jason's son. He had had the courage to do what Sonny never would, walk away to protect his son. Jax found himself giving the man the respect he never would to Sonny.
"Jason, has Jake been checked out?" Asked Robin gently. Seeing the stunned expression, she led her friend off with the little boy and made sure he was okay.
"How is he?" He asked huskily feeling guilty for not having had him checked out.
"Fine, a little upset and from the looks of things confused. But he will be fine." She said as the boy reached out for Jason from the exam table. As his father picked him up, Jake pulled his t-shirt into his mouth and sucked on it. Seeing Jason's hands, Robin glared at the man and insisted he let her clean them up. Fifteen minutes later Robin went to get a hungry Jake some juice and something to eat.
Leo came out of the operating room just as Robin led Jason into Elizabeth's recovery room. The rest of the group shifted to watching Luke as Leo explained, "He is in a coma, we weren't able to repair his legs though. Too much damage was done."
"What about his arm?" Asked Nik joining them.
"42 stitches, but he will have use of it again." Explained the doctor as he walked away. The blood tests had shown enough oxycodone in the body that Spencer more than likely hadn't felt anything while destroying lives that evening.
Alexis saw a nurse approaching. "Miss Davis, your daughter is waking up."
Seeing the look on Luke's face, Sonny drew him off before he followed Alexis. "Don't do it man."
"She is the reason for part of this. My son started it but she has been egging this on for months." He said furiously. Seeing Spinelli and Maxie Jones approaching, he said "Tell that little creep to get the blond tart out of here."
Sonny kept calm, he walked over and suggested that Spinelli head down to the office. "But Stone Cold--"
"Jason is busy right now. You would only be a distraction."
"I know that the goddess is hurt, it is--" Mac tried to pull Sonny off of Spinelli when the man had the computer hacker up against the wall and choking him. "Corinthos stop, Jax, help me." He said as they along with Dr. Julian and an orderly pried the Cuban off of kid.
"Maxie, get him out of here. Better yet don't. I get the feeling he has something to do with this mess. Officer Hastings, please place this man in a cell under a material witness order."
Harper entered Sam McCall's hospital room, Mac had intended to read her; her rights, but he was going to take care of it instead. Approaching the newly awakened woman, he said
"Sam McCall you are under arrest for three counts of attempted vehicular homicide, three counts of conspiracy to commit murder. You had better hope to god that Cameron Webber lives, or I will personally be there when they give you that lethal injection."
Slapping the handcuffs on each wrist and the extras to the railing he told the officer outside that no one was allowed into that room. "Do you understand me?"
Claudia thanked Johnny for the ride as they walked into the hospital, seeing Michael asleep and no one around, she thanked her lucky stars until she happened to hear two nurses talking about Sonny beating up Jason Morgan's computer geek.
Johnny was on his way out when he saw Lulu crying. Stopping, he asked if there was anything he could do.
"No, my brother almost killed Elizabeth and her boys tonight. He and Sam McCall rammed them with his car. Cameron might not make it. They are doing a blood drive even as we speak." Seeing the pain in her eyes, he hugged her as he recalled seeing her with the beautiful young mother and her boys.
"Lulu, what blood type?" He asked.
Hearing her answer, he went to see what he could do. Grabbing Claudia who was watching the tableau down the hall, he dragged her with him. Seeing the scary head nurse, he approached and said "Can you give blood if you are pregnant?"
"What?" Asked both of them. Claudia looked at him like he was insane, while Epiphany looked at him and said "For the Webber boy?"
"Yes." He answered.
"No." she replied looking at Claudia.
Johnny said "Then I guess I am your only donor."
"What the heck are you doing Johnny?" Why would you help some random kid?" She asked.
"Because his father tried to kill him tonight. Any other questions?" He asked. Claudia was stunned and listened as he explained what he knew.
When she heard that the boy might die, she walked to the corner and sat down watching but not really seeing the television as they talked about what had happened. When she heard the two gossiping women coming her way, she felt sick at the guilt when she realized they would need many, many more donors to save the little boy.
Knowing what she had to do, she reached the doctor she was blackmailing and had her draw the blood. "Remember, you forgot to ask the patient's name."
Kelly walked into the testing center and said "Another pint to test."
"Patient name?"
"I will find out. Just cross check then get it to Elizabeth's son." She told Rebecca who hurried to do so.
Jason watched as Jake fell asleep again this time on the cot that Monica had arranged.
Brushing her hair back, Jason talked to Elizabeth, telling her all he could recall from his Italian guidebook. As the tears ran down his face, he alternated between that and begging her to wake up.
Jax had slipped out to take care of some things, returning he went to check on Michael.
Dropping off the books when he saw his stepson was asleep, he went to find Morgan.
Michael sat up and reached out to grab the bag. Opening it up, he saw the books on surfing, astronauts and a few other things he had expressed an interest in over the years, he felt anger at the Aussie for trying to be nice to him. Lying back on the pillows, he tried to figure out why it bothered him so much.
Jason heard a soft knock on the door, seeing Carly's husband holding out a bag, he asked "What is this?"
"Clothes, I will sit with Elizabeth and Jake. I would suggest you use that bathroom before she wakes up and sees all the blood on you. Epiphany said they got two more blood donations."
"Mom said that Edward and Luke are working together to get more." He said flatly. "Jax, thank you for this."
"She has been a good friend to me. I wish I could say I didn't see this coming but Spencer has always had a few screws loose when it came to her."
Jason showered quickly, not wanting to abandon Elizabeth and their sons. Walking Jax out past the police guard standing there, he got Sonny's attention as he was arguing with Epiphany about something. As he approached he heard them saying that with his drug regimen he couldn't help Cameron.
Jason reluctantly handed Jake off to Nadine the perky blond not so perky as she explained that she was going to take him and the guard following them to the peds ward to get some food.
Finding out that Monica was in the operating room, he approached the theater but couldn't bring himself to walk and watch.
"Jason, go back and stay with Elizabeth." Said Audrey. "She is going to need you when she awakens with questions. Let me be here, it is about all I can do for either of them."
"I walked away so that something like this would never happen." He admitted. "I have to do this."
"No you don't. For my younger grandson's sake, don't look down there, whatever you do.
If this doesn't-- if this surgery doesn't work, remember that little boy like he was." She said starting to fall apart. Jason awkwardly hugged her, as they drew strength from one another.
Returning to the room, he saw that someone was standing at the foot of Elizabeth's bed. When his eyes got used to the darkness, he almost attacked Ric Lansing. "What the hell do you want?"
"I donated blood; I just wanted to see her. You know I will always love her." He said. When he reached out to touch Elizabeth Jason almost ripped his hand off. "Cameron, he is a good kid, I never understood Spencer not appreciating him."
Wanting to make remarks, Jason found he couldn't. He could see the genuine pain in Lansing's eyes and found that for once he and the man got one another. When Ric turned to leave, he said "I'm leaving town, the tests proved I'm not the father of Claudia's kid.
But Morgan, don't turn your back on her. Don't let her harm Elizabeth's sons the way she did Michael or I will be back."
Jason called out to Ric. "Lansing."
Turning Ric waited for the insults but was pleasantly surprised. "You were right all those years ago. I did love Elizabeth. I just wanted better than me for her."
"I know, trust me that is one thing I do know." With that he walked away for the last time.
TBC