This is going to be a two-part story. The first part is going to be very sad and dark. The second part will have Jason thinking of what he should have done to help the love of his life. I don't own the characters, they belong to ABC and General Hospital.
This is an alternate history. Get your tissues ready.
Jason and Liz had a one night stand that led to the birth of a beautiful healthy son. The two of them kept the truth from Sam and Lucky so they wouldn't get hurt. Sam finds out the truth and goes to Lucky. Lucky still is taking drugs and his life is far from getting any better.
Sam tells Jason that she is going to tell Lucky the truth so maybe once and for all, the truth will set them all free. "I think that Elizabeth needs to find out that lying to your spouse is not the way to have a perfect family. I know that deep down you still love her and that you want her over me. The problem is you don't have the balls to do anything about it. It is sad, because everyone fears you so much. The one thing that you fear is having someone break your heart. You can't see the truth in front of you so I am going to make it easier for you. I will tell Lucky the truth. He will divorce that bitch and then the two of you can get back together. The only thing standing in the way is you because you are not man enough to tell her that you love her." Jason looked like he was going to either kill Sam or cry. Sam was not taking any chances and she left.
Jason thought about what Sam said and feared that she was right. He knew that Lucky was out of control and if Sam did tell him then Lucky would go crazy. Sam had put off telling Lucky the truth until the night of Emily and Nik's engagement party. The party was in full swing when the storm hit. The timing was right for Sam to tell Lucky the truth.
Sam cornered Lucky in the ballroom. "I have to tell you something, so I need you to look me in the eyes. I know that you are probably high right now, and might not remember what I said. Jake is not your son. Your wife had a one-night stand with my boyfriend, Jason. Jake is Jason's son. Elizabeth had a paternity test and it came back as Jason's. I think you need to ask her if it is true. I wonder what lies she will tell you to "protect you"? I know that she thinks that you are weak. She also knows about you and Maxie. That is why she cheated on you, she found the two of you in your bed."
"You are lying. I don't know why but you are. How can you say those things about Elizabeth? You can just look at my son and know that he is mine. You need to take back what you said."
Jason and Liz came up on Sam talking to Lucky. Jason knew that she just told him because of the wild look in his eyes. Elizabeth looked like an angel to Lucky but when he saw her with Jason, he lost it.
"Did you cheat on me with him? Is Jake my son or Jason's. I need the truth right now."
Emily came by when she heard the commotion. She looked at her brother and best friend. Nik tried to get Lucky away from Elizabeth and Jason but it was too late. Lucky grabbed a hold of Elizabeth's arm and pulled her away from everyone. When she didn't move fast enough, he punched her and knocked her out. That was when he put her over his shoulder and took off somewhere he could be alone with her.
Emily looked at her brother and she couldn't understand why Lucky was so upset with Elizabeth. Sam knew that she was in trouble but she didn't care. No one knew what was going to happen to the young couple that left the ballroom but Jason knew it wasn't going to be good.
Lucky had his gun on him but he was so angry that he knew that he didn't need it. He just couldn't wrap around his mind that Elizabeth would cheat on him with Jason. Then the child that he thought was his, wasn't his but Jason's. It broke him to the core. He felt that his life didn't mean anything and that the one person who he thought always would stand by him would hurt him this way. He didn't care if the reason she did it was because she saw him with Maxie. Liz always forgave him for all the stupid things he did. What she did was ten times worse than what he ever did to her.
He waited for her to come too. Then, he slapped her around. "I want you to know that I don't forgive you for sleeping with Morgan. You are never going to see him again or our children. You are mine and I will do with you what I want. You are so stupid thinking that you could do this to me behind my back and I wouldn't care."
Jason, Emily and Nik were desperately trying to find Lucky and Elizabeth. They all knew that if they didn't stop Lucky, he would kill them both. The mansion was huge and it was hard to know where he would take care. The problem was Lucky knew the mansion in and out. He also knew all the passageways to get off the island.
Elizabeth looked at Lucky and kicked him. It was enough to knock him off balance because he was high. She ran out of the room and headed to the roof.
She prayed that Jason would find her before Lucky did. She also prayed that if something did happen to her, Jason would take care of her sons. She had written a will for him to get both Jake and Cameron. She didn't have anything else but she did have her sons.
When she got to the top, it was raining very hard. She found a spot that she could stay under till the rain went away. Lucky got up to the roof a few minutes after Elizabeth did. He grabbed her and threw her down, knocking her out. He ripped her gown and raped her. He just couldn't stop hurting her. He found his knife and started to stab her. The first two stabs had killed her but he kept on stabbing her. He then got up and was a little shaky. He heard his brother yell to him and he backed up, not knowing that he was too close to the edge. Nik saw Liz's body and started screaming. Emily and Jason ran up to Nik and saw Liz. Nik ran to his brother, but when he did, Lucky backed up some more and went right over the edge. He fell to his death on the rocks below.
The party ended and the police were called to the scene. Mac asked everyone what had happened. Jason told Mac that he was Jake's father. Sam told Lucky that night at the party. Lucky was agitated, high and coming unglued. He was very hurt about Jake being Jason's son and not his. Lucky asked Liz the truth and she told him. Then he grabbed her and took off with her. She must have escaped and Lucky found beat her, raped and stabbed her. Nik tried to get his brother's attention, Lucky kept backing up and before he knew it, he went over.
Mac asked Nik and Emily the same thing and they both said what Jason told Mac. The scene was totally chaotic and Emily was so hurt and upset. She couldn't believe that her best friend was killed by her husband. She knew that Lucky was not himself but she wanted to think that she knew that he wouldn't hurt her like that.
Nik was in shock. His brother was dead and so was his sister-in-law. Then he thought about Cameron and Jake. Jason knew that he needed to talk to Mrs. Hardy. She needed to know that Elizabeth was dead and so was Lucky.
He went to Mrs. Hardy's door and rang the bell. The boys were already asleep and when Audrey went to answer the door she was in shock. She saw the blood all over his tux and wondered who's blood it was. "I need you to sit down and listen to me. Elizabeth was murdered tonight by her husband, Lucky. Lucky found out that Jake is my son and not his. Sam told him when Lucky was high on something. I am not sure what it was, but it hurt him so bad that he grabbed Elizabeth after she told him the truth. He beat her up, raped her and stabbed her. When Nik found them on the roof, Lucky was close to the edge. He probably didn't realize it but when Nik went to talk to him, Lucky backed up some more and fell off the roof. I just wanted to tell you what happened so you can take care of the boys. Elizabeth told me about her will and that she is giving me the boys. I am not sure how I am going to take care of them but I want you to know that I love Elizabeth and her sons. I just wished that I had told her before. She deserved so much more in life. I am so sorry. I don't know what else to say or do."
"Jason, I want you to hear me now. I know that you are Jake's father. I knew the minute that he was born. He looks just like you. Elizabeth did tell me a little later but she was afraid of what Lucky would do if he found out. She has this all written in her will. I will have the boys ready for you tomorrow morning. I need to make plans for her funeral. If you don't mind, I need to be alone."
"Mrs. Hardy, I will make the arrangements. There is so much that I should have done, please let me do this." Audrey shook her head. She just couldn't let him see her cry. She loved Elizabeth like she was her daughter. She knew how hard she had it in her family. She also knew that her family would not be there for the funeral and that they would only want what she had left and that was her boys. She couldn't do that to Jason. She knew that he loved her but she wished that he had stood up for her and took her away from all the craziness in Port Charles.
Jason went home to his penthouse. Sam was there waiting for him, she knew that he was going to have his son back and she wanted to be there for him. "I am sorry about Elizabeth. My timing sucks. I guess I should have waited till he was sober." She didn't know how to play it out but she was going to try. She wanted him and she felt that she deserved him more than Elizabeth ever did. Now she was going to raise the son that Elizabeth had stolen from her. She felt that he owed her that.
"Sam, I want you out of here. I never want to see you again. You destroyed my life and I have no feelings for you at all. I wish that I could say that I hate you but I don't even feel that for you. If you don't get out of here in the next fifteen minutes, then prepare your will. If you think for one moment that I believe you are sorry for Elizabeth being murdered, you are wrong. You will never be around her children and you will never be in my life. I have a funeral to plan and I need you gone."
"How can you say that I did that on purpose. How would I know that Lucky would kill her? I am an innocent bystander. She had the child that I always wanted. When I found out about Jake being yours, I was hurt. I thought that Lucky would divorce her and take the boys away from her. I didn't think he would kill her and then himself."
"Were you there? I didn't see you but how do you know Lucky died too?"
"Yes, I was there. I was on the roof and saw the whole thing. I heard how she told him she was sorry. How she told him that she loved you, Jason. I saw him hit her. He beat her bad. She was knocked out and then he tore her dress in a rage and savagely raped her. He then took out a knife and kept on stabbing her. The look in his eyes told me that I would never have been able to reach out to him and then Nik came up to the roof and you know the rest."
"Go, Sam! I will have my men pack your stuff and send it to your mother's." Sam couldn't believe that he was treating her that way. She really thought that Jason would need her and that she could worm her way back in but she was wrong.
The next day, Jason made the arrangements for Elizabeth's funeral. He found her a beautiful casket and found one of her favorite outfits to be buried in. He got her photos to make a beautiful video to be shown at her wake. Emily helped him pick out the flowers and the place to bury her at and she also was going to give a eulogy for her best friend. Emily also went to see her nephews at their great grandmother's house.
Emily filled Audrey in on the wake and funeral. She told her about what Jason had planned for her burial and what he planned on doing for her sons. He talked to Sonny and decided that he needed to retire. The two of them went to the five families and he was granted with his retirement. He planned on taking the boys to live in Colorado, where their mother grew up. He wanted to be close to her and he knew that she would have loved moving there and raising their sons.
He kept thinking to himself if he had just told her how he truly felt about her when they were together that one night, that maybe she would still be alive. How he wished he could go back in time and set things straight.