-Happily Ever After

Prologue

This is just a scorecard for anyone new reading and for those of you still a little confused at the end of Truth or Die

We had several people found on an Island where they were brought to protect them from danger in PC.

Elizabeth and her two sons were presumed dead in a fire at GH started by Helena.

Karen Baldwin was the victim of a hit and run by Courtney who wanted her silenced about the sperm in NYC. She returned to Arizona to work, limping as a result of the accident. She also knew the real Logan Hayes died in Iraq.

Alan returned to Monica and is the new chairman of the hospital board.

Emily is a resident but broke up with Nik saying they were trying to recapture old feelings but she didn't love him that way anymore. Brenda and Skye are playing matchmaker for Jax and her.

Tony Jones is in Tennessee opening a medical clinic.

Georgie had some big secrets, like a marriage and a miscarriage. She is planning on moving into the top floor of the studio apartments after they are remodeled.

Tony Cassidine is the owner of the Island in the Azores where the not so dead have been staying. He hated Luke Spencer. His late love Alexandria Quartermaine died in the big freeze but they had a daughter who died after telling her father she has a child.

Stefan and Chloe, Stefan was deprogrammed from Helena's brainwashing and they are getting married. They intend to live in Paris leaving Alexis and Tony the only Cassidine's in PC.

Cooper Barrett is going to visit his mother Julia now that the truth is out. He has stayed in town to help Jason and his men protect his family but it is time to go.

Leticia is working for Jason and Elizabeth.

Reese and Summer have gone to Miami to start a new life there.

Lily Corinthos lost her child when the car exploded; she had extensive burns and came to like the Island. She is now visiting Juan and his father, but will be returning.

Maria Zachara was rescued and is now staying in PC. Audrey has invited her to move into her house, since the woman fears being alone. Tony C. has feelings for her.

Courtney was kept in a padded cell. We learn she suffered from something similar to what Sonny had but it was aggravated by her friendship with Carly.

Stan is home as well; he is going to work for Tony Cassidine, but expect that to change at some point. Cassius is his older brother.

Returned to town

Jeff Webber returned for his daughter's funeral, he is divorcing his wife and we learn that Carolyn has always resented Elizabeth. He is the new chief of staff and is trying to get close to his daughter.

Steven and Sarah were in town but Steven is working in NY and Sarah went to join her mother thinking she was carrying Lucky's child, she isn't. She was tricked.

Serena is attending PCU, Kevin and Lucy are in town because he is giving a series of lectures on criminal psychology. Gail and Lee are staying, Lee is ailing with just the normal aches and pains of getting old.

The real AJ came into town when he read about his sister's death in an old newspaper. He meet and came to care for Nadine, but is dealing with abandoning his family. Jason and he are growing close.

Skye is back after getting Lorenzo's money. She is living in the West Wing of the Quartermaine mansion with Emily. She has learned she is really Alan's daughter.

Ned, Lois and Dillon are bouncing in and out of town, except Brooklynn who is rooming in the dorms with Serena.

Frisco is in Port Charles on a leave of absence, Robert delayed telling him years ago that Georgie was his daughter. When he learned he kept a close eye of the girls but hasn't explained why he didn't come home to see them.

Johnny arranged for Lourdes and Sal to come to PC after learning that Trevor was behind their family's death. They are living at the Brownstone.

The late unlamented and manner of death:

The Spencer Family:

Lucky was drunk and wandered into a shoot out where he shot his sister with the gun he took off his former drug dealer. He was himself shot by the mysterious hitman, he later died at GH on the operating table.

Luke died in the old Campus Disco. He was being poisoned by our hitman but Laura would be the one to finish the job. She was upset over Lucky's death and Luke's many lies. It was about righting the wrongs she had done years earlier.

Carly was stripped of her sons, her career and her friends all except Courtney. She ignored a Judge's orders and was sentenced to Roselawn where she escaped only to die on the cliff road while arguing with Courtney.

Helena died at the hands of Nik's hitman after trying to kidnap Spencer and what he believed as killing Elizabeth and her sons.

The Corinthos Family

Sonny was later shot by the hitman while standing at the window on his estate.

Courtney died again after learning that she was unwanted by everyone except her brother. She would also learn that Carly had used her as a substitute for herself in Jason's life. Her grabbing the wheel of the getaway car while having a psychotic break was responsible for the accident.

Mike was responsible for keeping Jason and Liz from learning some secrets to protect his money source and his daughter's wants in that order. He was found drunk in an alley but Jason's men killed him.

The Lansing's

Trevor was shot in the groin. Anthony hired the hitman after learning Trevor had faked Maria's death and held her hostage for years. Then Ric saw the opportunity to slip into his hospital room and smother him with a pillow.

Ric would follow his father into hell, he was shot by the hitman and soon died after being disbarred and having the fact he was sterile come out.

The Zachara's

Claudia tried to stage a coup; she was shot by the hitman and couldn't move anything below her head. Later on she died after Anthony ordered the hitman to finish the job.

Anthony had an incurable illness and wanted to die on his own terms so he arranged for the last hit to take him out. He was shot in his rose garden at Crimson Point.

The incidental deaths

Scott was found out to be behind several crimes, but Anthony wanted him to die for the trial he put Johnny though. The hitman had his own reasons for wanting him dead. Scott had lied to the man, years before telling him his grandson had died so that he could access the kid's trust fund. He lay in his kitchen bleeding out for a couple of days Serena found his body.

Sam died after losing everything. She was shot in a repeat of the Ruiz family shooting then was killed in the hospital. We still don't know who her real killer is, Sophie Germaine was the suspect, the hitman knows she wasn't the actual killer.

John Durant faked his death; Jason and co brought him back. He was the hit man's first victim.

Jerry Jax tried to kill Georgie and Elizabeth was shot by them and after going to jail died trying to escape.

Who am I?

Jason is the father of both of Elizabeth's sons. Cameron Lewis switched the records to help his son but to also protect Elizabeth.

Molly Lansing was Sonny's daughter, Ric used sperm he got with Reese's unknowing help to get Alexis pregnant. He had bought sperm at a bank in NYC that belonged to JQ and had used some of it on Elizabeth; the child she miscarried was Jason's.

Michael was the son of the faux AJ who was really a Brady. The family came to town to help get him out of his coma through blood transfusions. He is about to wake up and learn his parents are dead.

Spencer was the result of Carly's eggs via Courtney. Nik learned that his father wasn't a Cassidine but one of Helena's henchmen.

Durant tricked Carly; her father was really one of her mother's johns.

Matt Hunter is the son of Holly Sutton and Luke.

Sam was conning everyone. She was the daughter of the serial killer Ryan Chamberlain and used her ties to Kevin Collins to read people in PC's files. She came to town to hide from the Ruiz family and had a history with the Devlin's.

Tony Cassidine is looking for his missing grandson, who he thinks might be Spinelli. Edward and he are in a race to claim the young man as their own.

Alexis is aware that her child is out there, but not that Tony and Stefan have an idea who he or she is.

Marriages and Divorces

Jason and Elizabeth got married at Vista Point, Jason in jeans and Elizabeth had Lily stand up for her.

Jax didn't have to divorce Carly because with Courtney alive his marriage was invalid.

Georgie had married Johnny the previous year then had amnesia when the club they went to exploded. We have learned that Claudia was behind it trying to kill Trevor, they have not.

Robin and Patrick got married and had a daughter named Annabeth.

Stefan and Chloe eloped to Milan and got married.

Hookups and Breakups

Nik/Emily over, he is in Greece with Lesley, Lulu, Laura and Spencer.

Jax/Carly & Courtney he is now a widower since one died and the other marriage was invalid.

Tracy had her heart broken by Luke who loved her but felt an obligation to Laura.

Kate stood Sonny up at the altar, but Lily made plans to divorce him.

Maxie & Spinelli had unprotected sex, love each other but are too scared to talk to each other.

AJ likes Nadine, but she is leery of him now that she has learned he is a Quartermaine.

Truth or Die was getting the poison out, now we are moving to the happy ever after, the road to which will be filled by misunderstanding and insecurities.

The only happy couples will be Jason and Liz as well as Georgie and Johnny. We will be seeing them be an oasis of peace while others work towards their place in the hearts of those they love.

However outside forces can still cause some problems for our couples. We will have the new house to contend with, the Festival will play a big part in the future and we will have a wedding at Boldt Castle.

The hitman has left town, but he will leave some evidence behind that will cause trouble for Jason. We will also learn about the Heart Glass, and it's connection to obtaining lasting peace in PC.

On to the story:

Robin curled up on the sofa, looking at the fabric book and going over what she wanted to use to make curtains at their new home. Seeing the leather sofa that Patrick and her had fought about so long ago, she smiled at the memory.

"Now that is an interesting smile." She heard as she was lifted off the sofa a bit so that he could slide under her. "Now after telling me how you spent the day with our daughter, we talk about it."

"Later, I think there is something you need to see." She said dragging him into the baby's room. Seeing the huge bear that Brenda got their daughter, he missed what she was trying to show him.

"Patrick!" She exclaimed as she turned his head to the window, "We need to move soon. They are tearing down the building across the street."

"Relax, Elizabeth said they are finishing with the changes and are going to be moving stuff into the new place after the Festival."

"We can't stay here; the noise is going to bother Annabeth." She insisted.

Patrick read the large sign across the road, turned to Robin and said that they would be starting next week. We only have two days to deal with it. Let's move her into our room for now."

"Fine, but I want to know who this Moose Construction Company is and why they feel the need to build a new mall here in Port Charles."

Jason was playing with Cameron and Jake as Elizabeth finished dinner; Leticia was helping with Michael's transfer to GH this evening.

As his youngest son handed him the next piece of the pulled apart toy, Jason was amused to see the serious look on both boys' faces. "Daddy, are you going to be able to fix the train?" Asked Cameron when he stopped for a minute.

"Yes, now why don't hand me the wheel and we will see if it works now." Said Jason as they snapped into place the last piece. Hearing a knock on the door at the same time that his boys started cheering for the moving train, he went to open it only to see Diane standing there.

"We need to talk, now." She said returning to the porch.

Jason let Elizabeth know and followed. "What' up?"

"Mac called he needs you down at the station, now."

"Is this about Carly?" He asked a little worried that something had gone wrong.

"No, but I got the feeling it was serious by the way he sounded."

Going back in Jason kissed the boys and told them he had to go to work, before letting Elizabeth know what was going on.

Johnny stood over his father's body, shocked to realize he felt something at his death. Regret and sorrow for a man, who had made his life miserable for years, he shook his head at the idea.

Calling Georgie he had her go to tell Maria before the news crews got a hold of the information. Turning to Harper, he said "Might I see the letter."

"It's evidence." He was told.

"I would like to remind the detective that my client was not responsible for his father's death. He has a right to read it, just like it was a suicide note."

"Here, I will place it on the table, but you may not actually touch it." Said the detective as he laid the covered note on the table.

Johnny read as his father took responsibility for his actions in the past, as well as for the actions of Trevor and Claudia. Reading that his sister was the one responsible for the bomb that took Georgie away from him hurt, but wasn't completely a shock.

When he came to the part where his father stated he was the person behind the hitman and that the man's last target had been himself, he shivered at the idea of hiring someone to kill one's self.

"Thank you, detective. May my client leave?" Asked Jordan.

"Yes, get him out of here. We will notify you when we can release the body to you."

"Where is Mac Scorpio?" Asked Johnny as they left his father's house.

"At the station, something about a ghost from the past. Where are you going now, in case the police want to know?"

"To see my wife and my mother. What happens to the estate?"

"You inherit, except for the house; he left that to the Botanical Society for research into roses." She said.

"Good, transfer the money into my accounts, then have my father's orders in regards to the business followed."

"He wanted most things shut down. The more innocuous items are to be transferred to Jason Morgan. Are you okay with this?"

"Yes, he discussed those things with me, what about the families?"

"There is an agreement in place, pending your remarriage to Georgie and the finding of the glass."

"What do you know about it?"

"Just that it is a symbol of peace." She said shrugging.

Georgie got off the phone with Elizabeth, her grams was taking Maria to the Hardy cabin for the next few days and she felt guilty knowing that Audrey had plans with her grandsons.

Entering the towers, she went up to talk to Maxie who had been rather fragile since she returned from work earlier. Entering the penthouse, she could hear Maxie talking to Spinelli and left heading to the station.

Jason sat down in the interrogation room, wondering why he was here.

"Thank you for coming, Diane, Jason." They heard as Mac entered along with Jagger and Frisco.

"Why is my client here?"

"Something that Spencer did before his death has come back."

"What does this have to do with my client, Mr. Spencer was fired for having harassed my client and his wife."

"Jason, how are you involved with this hitman Mr. E?" Asked Mac.

Diane asked what did they mean?

"Spencer found in the file on the man some DNA evidence and ran it through NCDB. It came back today. According to the DNA strand he sent in, Jason is related to the hitman."

Jason was keeping a blank face, but wondering about AJ when Mac continued. "Spencer may have fabricated the evidence, he wasn't beyond doing that, but the thing is even he knew that this hitman was busiest while Jason was still in school. Putting that together with Scott's bloodstained note regarding Susan Moore, we think Jason is the key."

"Who is Susan Moore?" Asked Diane confused.

"My biological mother, she died when I was very young. I never knew her, you know that Mac." Stated Jason.

"Yes, we also know that her only family locally was Heather Grant and her mother Alice. Alice is dead, but Heather is an opportunist of the first order."

"Mac what are you asking?"

"Just this Diane, we now know that Anthony hired the hitman, but what is the connection between your client and this man. Some of the so-called victims are people who hurt Jason and Elizabeth, so I am asking if he knows anything."

"You would believe him if he told you no?" She said dubiously.

"Actually yes. However let's just lay our cards on the table. Jason is rather efficient at what he does for a living. This hitman was the best in the world for years. He had connections to the British govt for years. Then he went rogue about the time of Susan's death."

"He was taking jobs for money now instead of working for the govt. He goes quiet about the time you went to work for Sonny. Now he shows up at a time when you are under siege."

"Mac, I have no knowledge about my family. Have you talked to anyone who knew Susan?" Asked Jason.

"Yes, I also talked to Jeff about Heather. He was married to her and she is Steven's mother. He pointed out his marriage was less than ideal and then gave me the only name he could recall. It turned out to be a relative of Heathers not your mother."

"I really can't help."

"My client and I would like to leave now if you are finished with your fishing expedition." Stated Diane as she glared at Mac.

"Go, but Jason be careful. I would like to enjoy some peace for a while." Warned the commissioner as they walked out the door.

"Jason, have you heard about Anthony?" Asked an entering Georgie. Seeing Frisco there, she turned to leave, but stayed after taking a deep breath.

"I think I have something you need to know." She said to Mac.

"What is it?" He asked.

"I think that Maxie is planning on killing Spinelli." She baldly stated.

"Why would she do that, what has he done to your sister." Fumed the man.

"Told her he loved her, that he wanted a future with her. She then threatened to rip his hair out and toss his computer out the window if he ever said that to her again. You need to talk to her."

"And say what, I think she should move home?"

"No, let her know that she is making a mistake. Dad she is convinced she can never marry since she can't have kids."

"What happened? Why is this now coming up?"

"Trust me you don't want to know." She said. "Just please deal with her."

Jason entered the quiet house, turned off the lights Elizabeth left on for him and headed up to their bedroom. Seeing Elizabeth cuddled up with his pillow, Jason slipped into bed and eased her into his arms, trying unsuccessfully not to wake her.

"Ummm." He heard as she curled up on him. "What happened?"

"Nothing, it's about Susan Moore. I think I need to learn about my mother." He said as he rested his hands on her stomach. "How are you feeling?"

"Just tired. No throwing up yet. Kelly wants me to stop in this week. She wants to keep a close eye on me after what happened with Jake."

"May I come too?" He asked knowing she would say yes.

"Of course. Now since we are both here and it is barely nine o'clock, I say we find something to occupy our time." She said reaching up to kiss him.

AJ entered the mansion, after talking to Nadine he knew he was going to have to wear down her defenses and convince her he really cared for her. Seeing the red head chasing a little girl, he stopped the toddler saying "Just where do you think your going?"

"No bath!" He heard. Laughing he handed her back to Skye saying "I would say do you have time for a talk, but from the looks of things your busy. I would like to get together and have coffee some time."

"Same here, but I'm rather busy with the Festival this week. Why don't you stay and after I get Lilarae down, we can talk?"

"AJ!" They heard as Emily came rushing down the stairs and throw herself into his arms. "About time big brother, I think you have been to see everyone else in town today."

"I asked for you at the hospital, then at Kelly's both times you had just left. You are a rather busy young woman I hear."

"Join us, we are having coffee in our wing. I get the feeling you are avoiding Edward." She said to AJ.

"Not really, I just want the meeting to be on my terms." He said following them into their new quarters. Admiring the changes, he sat down in their sitting room while listening as the youngster gave the two women a hard time.

When they entered twenty minutes later, he had fallen asleep on the sofa. Covering him up, Emily kissed his forehead, saying welcome home AJ.

As they went down the hall Emily warned Skye to stop interfering in her love life. That Jax and her were barely friends.

"I think you are walking away from something that could be good for you. He was wrong for me. Jax went from trying to rescue me to finding out Brenda was alive to losing Brenda again. But he is a great guy who would make you a great husband." She said to her sister.

"You are just so weird."

Anna, Robert and Sean meet in the back of Luke's old club. "What do we know for sure?" Sean asked his friends and employees.

"There are three outstanding pieces of the window. Jason Morgan purchased one in 2000 gave it to Elizabeth Webber. Holly stole it and left a replacement. I have yet to figure out where it is and how to exchange them.

"We may have to go to Elizabeth and tell her."

"Last resort. Morgan also purchased the second piece. That was in May of 2001. That was the vase that had been carved out. This was also for Elizabeth Webber."

Sean shook his head, "Was it a case of wanting an expensive gift to give her flaunting his money?"

"That's just it, he never told her how much they cost. She has no idea she is the owner of over a million dollars worth of glass. Frisco then purchased the two pendants after I sent him looking for a present for Maxie and Georgie. We now know that Maxie more than likely tossed the gifts as they came."

"Why?"

"Blame Captain Obvious over there. He never told Frisco that Georgie was his daughter for a few years and by then the two girls were calling Mac daddy. Frisco felt they were better off with two parents who were there then one who traveled all the time. Maxie resents her biological father."

"So we have to find the two that the Jones girls have. Then talk to Elizabeth. Try talking to Jeff, he has helped us with medical emergencies before."

"He won't help. He is trying to rebuild his relationship with Elizabeth. Plus he found out about Carolyn and that she was editing the files we were sending on Elizabeth. He blames us."

"Great, so Frisco is one more blowup from walking away from his job, and our only other way of finding this glass is furious with us. What do we do now?"

"Anna what about your plans for the wedding at the Castle. What when wrong there."

"Johnny and Georgie spent time there, they might be aware of the treasure and it's Port Charles and mob connections. We have to tread lightly."

"We only have until Christmas folks. Let's get this done. I have to call my contact at MI6. I want the man of the hitman." Steamed Sean. Their only other chance of finding the treasure had been Trevor Lansing.

They needed to find this map and the power it gave before the mob did. Jason would need it to prevent what was going to be coming at him soon. Sonny Corinthos and Trevor Lansing's private war was going to cost the people of that small town more than they knew.

Holly picked up the pay phone receiver and dialed the eight hundred number and asked to be connected to her boss. "We might have a problem. My son learned the truth about his parentage. I no longer have leverage against Robert."

"I don't have a problem, you do. Solve it. I want those necklaces. You were freed from that prison for this purpose and given a very large sum of money to make this go away. Now do so." She heard before the sound of the dial tone told her that her time was up.

Looking at the file on Jason Morgan and Elizabeth Webber, she sighed. Dumb mobster just had to take the vase out of his bank vault and give it to his wife.

At least the Jones girls no longer had their pendants. Maxie had taken care of that for her years ago. Thank god for children resenting their parents.