Collected Shots

A/N: I really like writing one shots and short stories so I've decided to start a collection where I can group all of these together. This is mainly going to be my take on prompts from the RTN message board but the collection will also include anything I get inspired from. I hope you'll enjoy, and reviews are always a pleasure!

~ Bringing Work Home ~

FNF#42: Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.
-Eleanor Roosevelt-

"Babe I'm home!" Elizabeth yelled out as soon as she came home from work that day. As always after a long day working as a nurse at General Hospital, she couldn't wait to enjoy a nice dinner, kiss her boys if they were still up, take a comforting bath and finally cuddle up with her husband.

"Jason? Are you here?" She insisted as she couldn't hear any noise. Maybe something had come up with Sonny and he had to go back to work. She hoped not because she wanted to tell him all about her day. As she saw no babysitter in sight, she concluded he had to be home.

Elizabeth removed her shoes and jacket, standing in the scrubs she hadn't had the strength to change out of, and looked through the mail that was resting on a side table by the door. The tall blond man finally made an apparition down the stairs.

"You're home early." Jason said as he approached his wife and graced her pouting mouth of a delicate kiss.

"Yes, they didn't need me to stay after all. Are the boys asleep already?"

"Jason nodded. They were very tired. I think we might have played Frisbee outside for hours."

Elizabeth's mouth curled up instinctively as she imagined Jason and the boys running outside in the yard and felt a little guilty she had missed it. But she was glad Cam and Jake were spending some time alone with their father.

"Today was a really incredible day."

"Really? Well you can tell me all about it while we eat the nice dinner I cooked for you."

"Oh… dinner? Let me guess, you made your signature pesto pasta."

"Well… we can never surprise you Mrs. Morgan."

"No, you can be sure of that. But you also know I love your pesto. So let's eat; I'm starving!"

The couple hurried to the dining room where a table for two was nicely set up. Like a true gentleman, Jason pulled a chair out for Elizabeth to sit down and served some pasta on both their plates. He then took a sit in front of the brunette.

"This, is delicious!" Elizabeth exclaimed after she placed a bite in her mouth. "I bet the boys loved it!"

"They did, and don't be surprised if you see a green unidentified substance stuck in their hair when you kiss them good night. They were too tired for bath so I put them straight to bed."

A gentle laugh escaped the young mother.

"So how was your day?"

"Great actually. You know I told you about the case of the terminal patient Patrick has been working on. Well, the great Dr. Drake has proven just how great he is today. He found a way to operate when we all thought it was a lost cause."

"That's great news."

"Yes it is. The man might be extremely arrogant but he definitely is the best at his job. I don't know what General Hospital would be without him. Especially the nurses, they're all crazy about his looks." She said with a large smile.

"Oh…"

The young woman rolled her spaghetti around her fork and took another bite. "How about you? Sonny must be very happy to be back at the head of the organization."

"Yes, he is. He loves the power and I'm back working as his number two in command." The man declared without too much conviction.

The woman caught on his lack of enthusiasm. "I thought that was what you wanted?"

"It is. I just hope he won't run the organization into the ground that's all."

"Oh, talking about ground… the weirdest thing happened today at the hospital."

"Is anyone causing you trouble? The guards didn't tell me anything…"

"No, no… nothing like that, you don't have to worry. There was just this man today who started acting crazy because we couldn't keep his wife longer… some kind of insurance issue. So they were asked to go to Mercy and he completely blew up in the middle of the hospital, yelling insults at poor Nadine. The man could have been twice her size easily but then Matt came out of nowhere and defended her. Of course the other man didn't appreciate so they started fighting and Drake junior actually did a great job at defending himself. He ended up pinning the man on the floor."

"Oh really? Good for him." Jason added taking a sip of his water.

"Yeah. Could you pass me the parmesan please?" The brunette asked.

Jason handed her the cheese as he kept eating quietly.

"Oh, tomorrow is the day we're operating on this little girl's heart. You know I told you about her yesterday. Dr. Leo has been amazing with her, making her comfortable when she's so scared of hospitals. He's so sweet with kids; it's so adorable when he talks to her. You can see he'll make a great father one day."

Jason slowly chewed the last bits of pasta he put in his mouth and finished his glass of water in silence. Elizabeth started wondering if something had gone wrong during the day that he was hiding form her.

"Is there something wrong?"

"No why?"

"Because you've barely said three words since I got here."

"Three? Aren't you exaggerating a bit?" Jason said as he got up then carried his empty plate to the kitchen.

Elizabeth stood up and followed him arms crossed. "It's just a figure of speech Jason. So what is it? I know you, and I know that when something's wrong you get quieter than you already are."

"I told you there is nothing wrong. Stop asking me that." He said as he rinsed his plate and placed it in the dishwasher.

"Jason, you won't fool me. Is it Sonny? Is it about the business? What, you wanted to keep running things because you don't think he's up to it?"

"It's nothing like that." Jason said walking back towards the dining room, trying to avoid Elizabeth's questions.

The petite woman followed him closely. "I thought we discussed this and it was for the best; for us and the boys. So we could all be safe."

"It has nothing to do with this Elizabeth, where are you getting these ideas from?"

"So what is it about?" She burst out frustrated.

"Ok, you wanna know?"

"Yes! I want to know why you're mad at me!"

"First of all, I'm not mad ok? It's just that I am tired of you coming home to me and going on and on about the incredibly smart and strong doctors you work with."

"Oh." Was the only thing Elizabeth managed to say, as she could not have imagined this was the cause of Jason's torment.

"I get that you love your work and have great colleagues but really I'm starting to have a hard time standing them. First they get to spend all this time with my wife and you seem to admire them so much…" He paused. "I'm not a surgeon; I'm just this demoted mobster who since the situation in town has calmed down has nothing more to do but to hang out with Spinelli all day."

Elizabeth remained openmouthed as he told her everything that was on his mind. "Jason… I had no idea this was a problem for you. You always ask me about my day, always want to know about how work went and I just want to share with you that's all. Every day I rush home to you, so I can talk to you about all these things. You know that."

"I know… and actually… no. I'm just being ridiculous here. I shouldn't be complaining about this."

"Well I'm glad you did because I love it when you get all possessive and jealous." She said teasing her husband.

"Jealous? Me? Please!"

"What do you call that then?"

"Nothing… Just asking you to have more consideration for your… nearly unemployed alleged criminal husband, that's all."

The brunette let out a quiet chuckle. "Well… in other words, you're jealous! But it's ok, because I think you're very sexy when you act like this." She wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Really?" He asked lowering his face to hers.

"Really." She repeated before closing the gap and meeting his lips for a tender kiss.

The man unexpectedly swept the woman off her feet and carried her upstairs to their bedroom where they would properly make up after this minor argument.

~ The End ~