This is a story that I just wrote as a one-shot. I am going to make it into a bigger story. They are still going to meet and marry in Las Vegas. I am going to continue from when they first come back to Port Charles and start their lives together with her three sons. I don't own the characters, they belong to General Hospital and The Young and the Restless. Enjoy!
The newlyweds headed back to Port Charles. Dylan knew that he needed to go back to Genoa City but that could be done in a couple of weeks. He knew that there would be big adjustments to living with his new wife and her three sons. He just knew that it was something he both needed and wanted in his life.
Liz was a bit scared to deal with all the craziness that her new marriage was going to cause in her hometown. Her sons hopefully would not bear any repercussions for her rash but wonderful decision to stay married to a man she just met. She also knew that most people were going to judge her because of who he looked like. They would say that she married him only because he looked like the old Jason. She showed Dylan the pictures of Jake's father and he knew that the two of them looked alike. The only difference was that Dylan had served our country and Jason never did. He served Sonny, Carly and Sam.
The two of them took a cab home and her Grams showed up a few minutes later. Her grandmother almost passed out when she saw Dylan. "You told me that he looked a lot like Jason but you never said that he could be a double for the old Jason. Wow! It is funny that you marry a man that looked like the man you used to love."
"Okay, Grams! I get it. I also know that everyone else is going to think the same thing. The only thing that I want you to know is that we are trying to turn a wonderful drunken mistake into something that will benefit the both of us. Dylan may look like Jake's father but he is nothing like him otherwise. Dylan served our country. He was also on the police force in Genoa City. His father is the police chief and his mother is Niki Newman. I know that you have heard the name, "Newman". His step-father is known the world over like Sonny Corinthos is known all over."
Jake looked at Dylan and he knew that his mother had found someone that was going to make her happy. Cameron and Aiden just stared at him like they had seen a ghost. Dylan went over to each boy and said hi.
"Okay, you are Cameron. You are 12 years old and you have crazy curly hair. You like Emma who now lives in California. You are Jake. You are Jason's son. I can see that everyone is going to think that you are my son. Well I guess you are because I am your step-father now. Aiden, you are the youngest at 6. Your father is Lucky Spencer and he lives in Nashville now. I have heard his music and it is pretty good."
"I want you to know that your mother and I have thought about it and realized that even though it was a strange way of meeting and marrying that we want to make this work. I am going to sell my coffee shop back in Wisconsin and build a new one here. Your mother plans on painting again and owning an art gallery. We hit it big in Las Vegas so we will be able to get started on our future. If you would like to know anything about me or my life before I met your mother, just ask or you can google me on the internet. My name is Dylan McAvoy. I hope that we can and become friends. I don't want to overstep with your fathers but I also want you to know that I will be there for you when you need me."
Jake could tell that his mother was a bit overwhelmed but happy. It had been a while since she truly had a smile on her face. She knew that leaving the hospital would be the best thing for her to do. The more space she put between her past with Jason, the better. She did call Franco and tell him about her marriage. She also sent him a picture of the two of them so he wouldn't be blindsided by it.
Monica was someone that she hoped she wouldn't have to deal for a while except when it came to her son. That was another reason why she wanted to leave the hospital. Her best friends were there working so she could see them but she didn't have to deal with seeing everyone else.
Her grandmother gave her granddaughter a kiss on her cheek. She hugged her new grandson and wished them well.
The rest of the evening was wonderful because no one else knew about the wedding. She was wrong and soon the doorbell started ringing.
The first to come see the happy couple was Carly and Sonny. She saw the picture of Liz and Dylan in their daily paper. She was shocked that Liz had flown to Vegas and met a random guy and married him. The bigger shock was the fact that he looked like her best friend. She also saw how they hit the jackpot out there.
"I wanted to see with my own eyes that what I saw in the paper was true. I guess you must be Dylan. You are going to be her next ex-husband. She is sure to bore you to tears and you will leave here screaming. I am sorry that you are going to have to find that out on your own. She couldn't handle the life that my best friend, Jason had so he got lucky. I see she likes the same type of guy."
Sonny just stood back and let her run her mouth. He went over to Dylan and shook his hand. "I am sorry about my wife. I think that she was curious because we saw the picture of the two of you and she was stunned. I would not be able to hear the end of it unless I took her over here to see you."
"It is okay. I know all about drama from the town I lived in. It is like this all over the place there. It is nice to meet you, Sonny. I have read a lot about you and your ex-enforcer, Jason. I did know already that I looked like him before the accident. I just want you to know that Liz and I just want to try a way to be together because we really like what we see already and I know it will only get better."
Sonny and Carly left after a few more digs in from Carly. Liz had to laugh because she knew that what she said is what everyone else was going to think. She worried about her sons getting caught up in all of that but if that happened she would just home-school them.
An hour later, the doorbell rang again. This time it was Jason and Sam. Sam was showing and it made Liz feel even better about Dylan. Jason went over to see his son, Jake. He asked Jake if he wanted to leave there and move in with him and Sam. "I can take you away from this circus and you won't have to worry about it anymore. Sam and I were talking about going to court and filing for full custody. I know that Diane would have a field day with this. She is the best in the area."
Dylan looked at Jason and then at Sam. "I think that your wife should go home and get some rest. She looks haggard and that can't be good for the baby. I think that with one on the way and another at home that she has her hands full right now. Jason, I want you to know that even though you might think that this is crazy and that you will be able to take Jake away from Liz that easy, I can assure you that it won't. I know things that have happened here and so do a lot of other people. I know how Liz stood by you when everyone turned their backs. I know that she loved you unconditionally and that she was afraid of losing you. She made a mistake. You think that I am a mistake but I am not one. I may look like the old you but I am so different from you that it is ironic. I have served our country. I have worked in Law Enforcement and I am very faithful to the ones I love. You were an enforcer in the mob. Your wife was a con artist. She watched your son get kidnapped. These are known to the people of Port Charles. Liz is a mother to three wonderful boys. She is an artist and a nurse. Her big crime was lying to you. Can you say that you never lied to her? Did you lie to protect her or to protect your mob boss? These things bring up the character of someone. You tried to blow up a yacht killing everyone on board. I know it was because of a chip implanted into your brain. It was not your fault. Liz loving you was not her fault. You have turned one mistake into the biggest lie in the history of lies. You can't even look her in the eye. It is like everything that two of you have been together was for nothing. Jake was the one thing that was great about the two of you. He is the best of both of you and you should be very proud. You only see your son when you try to hurt his mother. I would like to see if you can prove me wrong? I want to see that you will be there for your son, Jake when he really needs you not when you are trying to hurt his mother."
Jason, Sam and Liz looked at Dylan. Liz loved that Dylan stood up for her like that. These were things that she talked about when she was drunk. She never thought that he was truly listening to her but he was and that was the proof. Tomorrow was going to be another big day but for now, she was just happy that Dylan stood up for her and put both Jason and Sam in their places.
Jason looked at his son and knew that Dylan was right about a lot of things but he wasn't going to admit that to anyone.
