Jason and Elizabeth parted ways earlier that night, and Jason headed toward the penthouse. He couldn't shake what she had told him out of his head. He couldn't stop thinking about what she had said about imagining ways that it could work. The thing he realized is that he did the same thing. All the time. He was always thinking about ways that they could be together. But then things happen like had just happened to Michael. And it was because of that, that he knew they could never be together, despite how much they loved each other.
Then Carly visited him. She had told him she had asked Sonny to give up his parental rights to his children, which reminded him of when Elizabeth had asked him to let Lucky continue being Jake's father, and then again when they had decided together that Lucky should continue being Jake's father after he had found out that Jason was actually his father.
It wasn't until Robin came over. Elizabeth had saved his sanity earlier that night, and then it was Robin who saved his future. She had reminded him how much he exactly how much he did care about the people he loved, which also meant that he would do anything to protect the people he loved. He went to bed after Robin had left and slept amazingly well, considering everything that was going on lately. It must have been the prospect of a brighter future.
He was awoken bright and early by his phone ringing on the table beside the bed. Immediately answering, he instantly sat up in bed.
"Yeah?" he answered.
Over the line came Sonny's voice, "I need to talk to you now."
Jason sighed, "I'm on my way."
He hung up the phone and put it back on the table, rubbing his face, he sighed again and got off the bed, heading to the shower.
A half hour later, he arrived at Casa Corinthos. Max opened the door, "Hey, Jason. Sonny is waiting for you." Max gestured toward the room behind him.
"Thanks, Max."
Jason walked into the room and Sonny was staring out the glass doors across the room. Knowing who had entered the room, Sonny began talking.
"I'm sure Carly told you what happened."
"Yeah, she came to the pent house last night."
Sonny turned around, "Kate can never find out."
Jason nodded, even though he didn't understand.
"Things just happened in the moment. Carly and I are not getting back together or anything like that, especially after she pulled, you know, what she did after."
Finally, Jason caught on to what Sonny was confessing to him.
"So, here's what I'm going to do." Sonny said, walking over closer to him. "I want you to take over the business."
"Ok, I'll take over," Jason said without a moments hesitation, surprising Sonny. Taking Sonny even more by surprise, Jason continued, "If you give up Michael and Morgan."
Sonny flinched. He couldn't actually believe that those words had just come out of Jason's mouth. "Excuse me, Jason. That's not any of your business."
"No, you're right," Jason admitted. "Neither you nor Carly should bring me into the middle of your messed up lives, and I'm not going to do it any more."
"You're damned straight, you're not!" Sonny yelled at him. "After this, you and I will no longer be friends, you got that."
"So, you're saying you're going to give up Michael and Morgan?"
Sonny glared at him. "Let me get this straight: I give over the business to you, I have to give up my children, and if I continue on as things are, I still can't be with my children."
"I'm not the one who made this decision, Sonny."
"No, you just went behind my back and sided with my conniving ex wife! You've betrayed your loyalty to me!" Sonny yelled at him. "Well, if that's how it is going to be…" Sonny got gravely silent, "This is the end of our arrangement. From here on out, you and I are enemies."
Jason shook his head, "No. You're right that this is the end, but from now on, I will not have any enemies. I no longer choose to be like you, Sonny."
Sonny went back to yelling at him, "You know it's not that easy, Jason! You can't just get out of this business."
"No! You're wrong about that, Sonny." Jason was yelling now as well. "You're always saying that to me, but it never applies to you. Nothing applies to you. I'm out, and I'm going to stay out."
"Get out of my home, Mr. Morgan, and I never want to see you here, or anywhere near my property again!"
Sonny ordered him out of his life, which Jason didn't mind in the least. He turned around on his heel, and exited the room.
"Good bye, Max," Jason said, walking past the henchman.
Max knew what that good bye meant and hung his head as he replied, "Good bye, Jason."
Jason walked out the door, leaving it wide open. Max walked up to the door and slowly shut it, not looking forward to what was to come with Mr. Corinthos.
Jason took out his cell phone as he walked down the way toward his bike. He dialed and put the phone to his ear. It rang and rang until reaching the voice mail. "Hey. It's me. Meet me at my place. I'm headed there right now. I've got a surprise for you." He closed the phone and put it back in his pocket, mounting his bike. He had to see her. He had to hold her in his arms, and this time, nothing was going to make him let go this time.
He sped down the road toward the penthouse. She was all around him, filling his senses. She was in his head and his heart, and she was forever going to be his, and he was forever going to be hers. And he was finally going to be able to claim Jake as his own. And he would step in and be a father for Cam as well. They were going to have the "happily ever after" both of them could only dream about.
He raced down the road, feeling the wind in his face and the scenery rushing by him. Then he thought of the painting she had given him years ago. The Wind. She was right. It was exactly what the wind looked like. She had captured it perfectly, just as she had captured his heart all those years ago. He sighed. When Elizabeth had said she had loved him longer than he had loved her, he wondered just how true that was. He couldn't remember a time that he didn't love her.
He took a deep breath, careening his bike around a turn. There, in the road ahead, a vehicle was swerving into the wrong lane, his oncoming lane. He veered off away from the vehicle and it continued on it's way.
Elizabeth took a deep breath. What could Jason want to see her so much about? What surprise could he have for her? She closed her phone and put it away. Her shift was just about over. She didn't think anyone would mind if she ducked out early. She'd be sure to check in a little earlier tomorrow.
The elevator ride from the lobby to the parking garage, and the walk from the elevator to her car, seemed to take forever. What seemed to take even longer was the drive from the hospital over to Jason's place. She just missed him every time she was away from him, and after last night, when they had shared that kiss before she left him on that highway in the rain, she missed him even more.
Being engaged to him for the short time they were was one of the happiest and saddest times of her life. But what did this call mean? What did he wish to talk to her about? What was he going to -- Jason?
There was his bike, just laying on the side of the road like it had been tossed like a toy, but where was Jason? She pulled the car over to the side of the road and got out.
"Jason," she called out to him.
She walked over to his bike, and then she saw him, a few yards away. Running over to him, she dropped down on her knees beside him. He had hit his head hard. Pretty sure he had been thrown from his bike, she knew she mustn't move him. She pulled out her phone and dialed 911.
"Yes, this is Elizabeth Webber. There's been an accident."
Elizabeth talked to dispatch taking his hand in hers. She whispered to him, "Don't worry, Jason. I'll take care of you."
