It was a few days before her wedding to Jake. She felt that her whole world was falling apart. The guilt was consuming her and she didn't know where to turn. She knew that her son knew the truth and was acting out on it. She loved Jake so much but what she had done was unforgiveable. She decided to ask Laura for some help. She wanted to tell the truth and she needed someone to take care of her children while she went and told Jake the truth. Then she knew that she needed to leave town for a little while. She was not afraid of how Carly or Sam would act towards her because she knew that she deserved it and also that she had been done worse by them.
She had her children with her and she told them the truth about Jake. Cameron was the only one that really remembered Jason. When she told them the truth it was hard for them to understand. Especially the part that their mother knew who Jake was and didn't tell him. They always thought that she would always tell the truth. That is when they realized that no one is perfect not even their mom.
Laura picked the kids up and took them over to Nik's house. Laura realized that Elizabeth might need more time alone than she first thought. I will give you some extra time by yourself. I know how this must feel so take as much time as you need. Elizabeth said good-bye to her sons and Laura. She already told Nik that she was telling Jake the truth.
She called Jake and asked her to meet her at home. She had something important to tell him. She went back home and waited. Her thoughts were so scattered that she didn't even hear Jake come in. "Hey, I am home. What did you want to talk about? I am all yours." Jake took Elizabeth into his arms and kissed her. She looked at him and started to cry. She knew that once the words were out of her mouth that she was going to lose him.
"There has been something that I have been keeping from you. I found out something at the nurses' ball that I should have told you then but I didn't. I love you so much and didn't want to change that but what I am about to tell you will change everything." Jake looked at her and tears came to his eyes too realizing that his world was about to spiral out of control.
"When I found out about Hayden not being your wife and what Ric did to you and to us I was beyond mad. I couldn't believe that he would do something like that to you and me. I was about to go find you when Nik came over to me. He told me that he knew who you were. He knew that you were not married to Hayden but that you were from here and was married to someone here in town. She is someone that you know and are friends with. You have met both of your sons. My son, Jake is one of those sons and Danny is your other son. You are Jason Quartermaine or Jason Morgan. The truth of who you are was something that I have been holding onto for a long time. When Jake was brought back to me I was so happy and wanted you to know that truth then but was afraid of losing you. That is the reason when you first proposed, I almost didn't except because I don't feel that I am good enough for you. I have always been honest almost to a fault until now and I am very ashamed about myself. The worst part is that I am no better than anyone who has hurt me in the past. I know that you will want to leave me and go after your wife, Sam. I am going to leave for a couple of days. It will give you time to absorb all that I have told you. I just want you to know that I love you. I loved you before, I love you now and I will always love you." Elizabeth left to go upstairs and pack her bags.
Jake just sat there in a daze. He couldn't believe that he was Jason or the fact that Elizabeth knew the truth. He watched her walk down the stairs. "Please call me when you get to wherever you are going? I am not sure how I feel about the lie but I know that I love you." He kissed her to let her know exactly how much he is feeling towards her and watched her leave. He realizes now that he needs to talk to Nik and find out why he never told him.
Jason makes his way to see Nik and sees Laura with his sons first. "Hi Laura. Is your son around? I have a lot of questions for him about me being Jason."
Laura looks at Jason and sighs. "I am not sure if Nik will be able to tell you anything but that Helena knew who you were and that is it. I have talked to my son and he only knew who you were not anything else. You need to talk to Helena but she will never tell you the true reason why she did it. There are many questions I have about her that I will never truly know the real reason why she does the things that she does." Jason looked at Laura and realized the truth. He would never truly know why this was done but he needed answers.
Nik came down and told him what he knew about Jason. The truth was Nik never really asked his grandmother why she did the things she did. Nik knew he didn't really want to know the true reasons why she did the things she did.
Jason explained that their mother went a trip because she wanted to give me time to adjust to being Jason without her trying to be someone that he was really ready to be. Jake was glad that his father knew the truth and that his family was finally coming together. Cameron and Aiden were happy to realize that Jason was alive too and that he was going to be a part of their lives.
Jason then went to see his mother, Monica and told her that he was Jason. He never told her that Elizabeth was the one who told him the truth because he didn't want anyone else to take their anger out on her when Helena was the real person to be mad at. He then told Carly, Spinelli and finally Sam. Sam was the hardest one to tell because he knew that her heart was with Jason. She would never let him go because she would want Jason to be the Jason that he was before going to the pier and getting shot. That Jason was gone a long time ago. Now his version of Jason was all that was left. He knew that it would not be enough for her and he didn't want to be with Sam. He wanted to be with Elizabeth. Talking with everyone just made it harder for him to think until Robin came back. Patrick had called Robin and told him about Jake being the real Jason after plastic surgery. She came back to town to tell him what was really going on when he got hit by the SUV.
Robin met Jason at the Floating Rib. They sat down and had a few drinks when she started to tell him a story of how he came to be. "First of all, I had been kidnapped for a long time. When I was able to make it back, it was the day of Patrick's wedding to Sabrina. I threw everything into chaos. I also found out about you being shot off of the pier and drowned. I was very upset about that. It took a while but Patrick and I got back together. Then one of the Cassadines told me that you were frozen along with Helena and Stavros. He was Helena's brother-in-law and he wanted me to bring you back from the dead. I didn't believe him at first but once I saw he was telling me the truth then I decided to help out. I had to lie to my family about you and that I was going somewhere else to save humanity. If I were to tell the truth then my family would be in danger. Patrick knew the truth and he didn't want me to leave. I could not leave you and let you stay dead if I could help you. I left and worked very hard on bringing you back from the dead. There were other things going on at the clinic that we were at. Someone had kidnapped Lulu, Maxi, Dante and Nathan. Around that same time, I was able to unfreeze you. Then once my work was done, I was also being held hostage. The day we escaped, everything blew up. We had gotten into a car accident just before getting into town. You walked with me to my home and then you were on your way to Sonny's house. I am not sure what happened to you until now. I know that you were programmed to do the Cassadine bidding. Helena wanted both of us back but you never made it there. I heard from Patrick that you were hit by an SUV and taken to General Hospital and had plastic surgery. I think that is all I can tell you. You are loved by a lot of people in this town. Elizabeth is my best friend and I know she loves you." Jason listened to every word that Robin had said to him. The facts were so crazy that it had to be true.
"Thank you Robin for letting me know how I was able to come back from the dead and that you saved me. Can you tell me what Helena wanted to do with us if they had caught me? I just need to know that some of my dreams are real about that time. I have glimpses and then they are gone. There was one where we were together and Helena said that she had big plans for us. Is that true?"
Robin looked at Jason and knew that he should be told the truth. "I think that she wanted us to have a baby. I think that she wanted to have a legion of the very brightest and bravest men and women for her little army. She didn't want them to think on their own but to do what she wanted them too. She wanted them smart and lethal. Since you were never brought over, there wasn't anything else said about that." Jason gave Robin a hug and paid their bill and walked out of the Floating Rib. The sunlight hit him just right and he felt like he was blinded for a minute. He then received a text from Elizabeth. He went to his motorcycle and rode it out to Vista Point.
The text read: Jason, I just left NYC bound for somewhere that is very special to both of us. I will give you a few clues and if you guess it then I know that we are meant to be together. I know that I haven't been fair and you need your time but this is something that I have promised myself that I would do it if I ever got the chance. I love you always, Liz.
Jason read the text and he felt that he knew where she was going. He didn't know why but he felt that she was going to Italy. He decided to call Spinelli and ask him if Rome was a place that Elizabeth would go to if she wanted to get away. "Spinelli, when you get this, call me. Call Jason. Thanks." Spinelli got the message and called a little while later.
"I am so glad that you are back. Samantha called me and told me the great news. What can I do for you?" Jason realized how much he really liked Spinelli. He also realized why he choose him as a friend.
"I got a text from Elizabeth and she left so I could figure out what I want to do. I have talked to Diane about reinstating myself as being alive and divorcing Samantha. I just need to figure out where Elizabeth would go if she was to go away. I have a feeling it is Italy but I am not sure why?" Spinelli listened to his best friend and realized that Samantha was not going to be happy on the way things turned out.
"You used to talk about going there together all the time. You had even told me there was a time that you asked her to go with you but she couldn't leave Lucky. I think it really hurt you but I know that you probably don't want to remember that anyway. You, Elizabeth and Samantha have been waging this battle between the three of you and also with Lucky. I do think that your best bet is to go to Italy and you will find her. Or I can try to locate her another way."
"Spinelli, I think I have this one. It will truly make me feel like I know what I am doing and she will know that I truly love her. Thanks for your help." Jason hung up on Spinelli and went to see Diane. She had all of his paperwork in hand waiting for his signature. He would now be Jason Quartermaine. He didn't want to be reminded of being Jason Morgan or working for Sonny. He wanted a fresh start with Elizabeth and their sons. Danny was his son and that was not going to change but his name might change. Diane was not sure on whether to go that far or not with Danny. He was thinking about how much his family had been hurt by him changing his name and even though he didn't remember them yet, he knew that it would help make his mother feel better.
Jason went and met Diane at the Metro-Court. They had a couple of drinks and he signed the papers to reinstate his old name. He received his money and he needed to get a passport to see the love of his life. Diane had a passport ready for him so he could fly out at any time. Money talks and Jason had lots of it. He thanked Diane and he knew that he needed to see his boys one more time before going to see Elizabeth.
Jason sent Elizabeth a text: I know that you are in Italy. For some reason, that was the first place I thought of when you left. I am not sure exactly why but when I talked to Spinelli, I realized I was right. Well, I hope I am right. I have had my old name reinstated, I am now Jason Quartermaine. I do not want to be considered Jason Morgan and go back to my old life as Sonny's enforcer. I am going to divorce Sam and ask for joint custody of Danny. If I am right, please text me back. I love you, Jason.
Elizabeth received her text from Jason was very happy to see that he figured it out on his own. She was staying at one of the Marriott's in Rome. She wanted to be as close to the center of Rome as possible. Elizabeth sent him a text back: Jason, you are right I am staying at the Marriott closest to the Vatican. I love you so much and I can't wait to see you. Love always, Liz.
Jason went to see Sam and tell her what he had planned to do. He knew that she was going to heart broken but it needed to be done. Sam opened the door and went to give him a kiss. Jason pulled back and the look on her face told Jason everything he already knew. "I am sorry but I am not coming here as Jason Morgan but as Jason Quartermaine. I am trying to get as far away from being Sonny's enforcer as I possibly can. My memory is starting to come back piece by piece but I still haven't found the Jason that you have been telling me about. I talked to Robin and she explained how I was saved and what Helena planned to do to me before I was hit by that SUV. Robin saved me and we escaped before the building blew up. We got into an accident and walked into town. I walked Robin home while I continued on to Sonny's house. I think someone was following me there and I got spooked and that is why I ending up running into the middle of the road where I got hit by the SUV. Helena kidnapped Robin and forced her to go with her or she would harm the family. She has never been there of her free will. I told her that her parents can help her with Helena. She needs to be caught or killed or both. I woke up and the first person I saw was Elizabeth. I felt like I knew her. She felt safe and like home. I love her. I loved her before and I love her now. I don't feel that way towards you. I am sorry but this is the truth. I want to get to know our son. I have Diane starting up our divorce papers and joint custody of Danny. I don't want to fight with you on this. I just want you to know where I stand and how I feel. You have a great guy in Patrick. He loves you and will take great care of you." Danny came downstairs with Emma and ran into his father's arms.
"Daddy, you came to see me. Are you going to stay with us or are we going away with you?" Jason looked into his son's eyes and saw the sadness in them. He felt the same way but he was not going to let his life be driven another way because Sam wants it that way. He could tell that she had been coaching him into what to say.
"Danny, I am going to go away for a few days. When I get back, how would you like to meet your new brothers? There are three of them, Cameron is the oldest, Jake is in the middle and Aiden is the youngest. I am going to marry their mother so you will be their brother." Sam grabbed Danny and told him to go back upstairs that she needed to speak to his dad.
"You are not going to divorce me so you can marry that bitch. How dare you want to have our son call Elizabeth his stepmother? I don't understand after all that she has done to us and to our son that you would want her near him. I won't let you divorce me. You will realize that I am right, and that our love is the true love and not hers." Sam opened the door and pushed Jason out of it.
Jason walked to his motorcycle while Patrick was driving up beside him with Robin. The two had been talking and realized that he still loved his wife. "Patrick, if I can give you a warning, don't give Sam any bad news today because she is going to blow. She literally opened up your front door and pushed me out of it. She told me that she will never divorce me and that Elizabeth will never be a step-mother to Danny. I just thought the two of you should know." Jason waved to the two of them and took off to see his sons.
Jason went to see his boys at Nik's home. He loved going over to the island but there were times when he realized that some really bad things had happened there. Laura opened the door and was very surprised to see Jason back so soon. He had a big smile on his face and she went over to him and hugged him. "The boys are upstairs playing with Spencer. The four of them together is something else. Have you decided what you are going to do now? Did you talk to anyone who could help you find out what had happened to you?" Jason sat down because he knew that Nik would want to know what his grandmother did.
Nik and Hayden sat down on the opposite coach from Laura and Jason. "I have found out some things from Robin and now I know what happened to me at Crichton Clarke. Everyone knows the story of me being shot by Faison and being pushed into the harbor. Somehow, I don't think I will ever really know how or why I was pulled out of the river and frozen. Helena and Stavros were also frozen. Helena's brother-in-law persuaded Robin to help him by saving me first as a guinea pig and then using the protocol to save Helena and Stavros. Robin was able to bring me back and lied to Patrick saying she tried to save me but failed. She did this because Helena and company threatened to kill Patrick and Emma. They were the ones to get Rafe to drive Patrick off the road. Sabrina's baby was the casualty and also a wake-up call for Robin. There were other things going on there too. When I started coming out of the proto-col, they didn't need Robin anymore and chained her up in one of the rooms. I was in a semi-coma and when I came out of it I was able to get out of the room and somehow found Robin. We were trapped again and that is when Helena found us. We escaped right around the time the building blew up. We almost made it to town when we got into an accident. We walked into town, Robin went home first and I was on my way to Sonny's. I think I got spooked at Sonny's and ran away. Robin was captured and they were after me but I walked into the road and was hit by the SUV. The rest they say is history. I did find it amusing that Robin thinks we were supposed to make this legion of babies or army with Robin's brains and my skills." Jason looked from Nik to Laura. He could see in their eyes that she would do something like that.
"I am sure that my grandmother had plans for you but probably not that. She must have loved your skills because I remember the things that you did while you were under her spell or should I say implant. She is definitely a schemer. Mom knows firsthand what she is capable of right, mom?"
"Well the good thing about that is that I have you for my son. Sometimes I wonder if there is more Cassadine in you than I thought. I will get your sons for you." Laura went up to get her grandsons.
Jake ran down the stairs when he heard his father was there. He felt at peace knowing that no matter what he would always have someone watching his back. He felt alone and unloved while he was stuck on Cassadine Island but he was too proud to let anyone know.
Jason hugged his sons and sat them down. "I am going to Italy to see your mother. I know what she did was wrong but I understand why she did it. She loves our family and she didn't want me to leave and break it up. Once you find out about a secret like that and you don't act on it at once then it becomes easier to think that the secret will never come out. Secrets have a way of coming out and she knew that if she didn't tell me herself that it would be harder for me to understand. You three boys are a very important part of our lives and our love for each other. I want you to know how much I love and care for you all. Okay, does anyone have anything that I can bring to your mom so she can see how much she is loved and missed? I was thinking that maybe you can do a little video telling her that and so she would see it and would want to come right back here. How does that sound?" The three of them took off and had Spencer help them with a video message to their mom. The three of them sang one of her favorite songs and then they each told her how much they love and miss her.
Aiden being the youngest love following his brothers but he wanted to talk first. "Mom, I love and miss you. I have three things that I am thankful for this upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. I am very thankful that I have the most beautiful mother in the world. You are the best part of our family. I am also thankful for my brothers. Cameron has always been the best big brother and having Jake back with us is not just something to be thankful for but is also a miracle. The last thing that I am thankful for is Jason coming into our lives. I have heard the stories about him and all the things that he has done but the things that he is doing now is much more incredible. I know that he loves us very much and he loves you. The thing that I am most thankful for is our family. We may have fights but we come together when we need too. I love you mommy." Aiden stepped away and Jake went next.
"Mom, I want to tell you how much I love and miss you. When I was away, you never forgot about me and prayed for me every night. I know this because my brothers have told me. You are someone who truly loves everyone and I hope someday to be just like you. I am thankful that Lucky, Laura and Luke found me and brought me back here. I am also thankful to my brothers who have stood by me and never forgot me. Well Aiden was too little to remember me but I know that Cam told him stories about me. I am also thankful to Jason. He is my father and the reason why I am here. He has taken us all in with his love and I am very grateful for that. I am most thankful that I have a great family who loves me and I love them." Jake stood back to let Cameron finish the video out.
"Mom, I love and miss you. I realize that we are all not perfect and that we all make mistakes. I have seen you try so hard to be the perfect mother and person that you think we all need but you need to give yourself some relief too. You need this little break to breathe and take time for yourself. You deserve to be happy and loved. Jason is just the man to do that for you. I am thankful for having the world's greatest mom. You are wonderful, sweet and I can feel the love you give me every day. My brothers feel the same way. I am grateful for my brothers who will always have my back and I will always have their back. I am grateful for Jason coming back into our lives. When he was Jake, I knew that there was something about him that reminded me of Jason but couldn't figure it out. The thing that I am most grateful for is our whole family. We may get on each other's nerves but you know there is love. I hope you enjoy our little video."
"We love and miss you, mommy." The boys finished up the video and Spencer was able to save it to a flash drive so Jason could bring it to Elizabeth.
Cameron, Spencer, Jake and Aiden came downstairs and gave Jason the flash drive. "Here is the flash drive that you wanted. Be careful, it might make you cry. It is very heart felt and your sons love you and Auntie Elizabeth." Jason hugged everyone and headed out to Italy to see his future wife.