Elizabeth is rich and runs a children's heart charity for her family. She has a secret that no one except her parents know about that drives her. Her boyfriend Johnny O'Brien is a brilliant businessman. Jason Morgan is complicated and twisty. He can be intimidating and serious, but is sexy as hell. What happens when their worlds collide?

A/N – Alright my dears, I was going to post this chapter earlier, but work was a bear. I'm changing the design of the penthouse in this one. There are no stairs. It's way bigger with an open layout, very artsy and NYC. Going inside will be the same. Living room will be bigger and formal dining room next to. Where the stairs are is a hallway leading to the bedrooms and kitchen is right behind the dining room. It's where Liz lives, not Jason. Sticking close to their original ages so Liz is 26 and Jason is 27.

If you haven't seen the banner so you know what some of the characters look like, then please visit my profile for the link. I'm using a lot of characters (old and new) in different ways. There is no mob. The story is centered around the hospital and will focus on several characters that are your favorites. There will be lots of family drama. It's very soapy. As I said before, I picture Johnny as Jason Morgan, the model. You can google him. Yum. Michelle Pfieffer will be playing Andrea, Elizabeth's mom. And the hot actor from Under the Tuscan Sun (Raoul) will be Francis. Liz and Jason will be friends first, just like the show. Warning - it will be a long time before that changes. This one starts out with a bang.

Chapter 1

Elizabeth walked into her penthouse at Harborview Towers and kicked off her heels. It had been a very long day. She was tired and just wanted a hot bath. Her life was consumed with work, so much so that she rarely socialized due to the long hours she kept. The new children's wing at General Hospital was scheduled to go live the next week and there was still a lot to do. She was overseeing all of the construction and the charity ball to raise funds for some specialized equipment. Her life was dedicated to helping children and their families cope with devastating illnesses. It was her passion and she was very good at it.

Unfortunately, the construction was not going well. There had been a disagreement with the contractor and he had pulled his men. That led to a huge argument and her threatening him with a lawsuit, but in the end the stupid man still wouldn't budge. Elizabeth managed to secure a smaller company to put the finishing touches on it and the owner would send some guys over in the morning. Make no mistake, she was still going to sue the pants off of the original contractor and she knew that she would win.

Turning on the water, she threw in a bubble bomb and then went down to the kitchen and got herself a glass of wine. When she finally sunk down into it, she let out a languid sigh as the jets caressed her body. It was heavenly.

About fifteen minutes later, her eyes fluttered open. "Hey."

Johnny O'Brien stood in the doorway watching her. She was beautiful and his, something he never took for granted. "Hello gorgeous."

He moved into the room and sat down on the edge. He had changed into jeans before coming over to see her.

She stared up at his handsome face. "I missed you." They had been dating for four months and Elizabeth thought it could definitely lead to something more serious if they could actually clear their schedules. Their jobs were hectic, so they didn't get to see each other a lot, but they tried to make the most of it when they did. Johnny ran a very successful software company that mainly developed programs for security surveillance, but also dabbled in internet security as well.

He smiled. "I missed you too. Did you have a rough day?"

She groaned. "I'm still having construction nightmares."

"Did you call Francis?"

"Yes, he's sending over a crew tomorrow."

"Good."

Francis was an old friend. He had just moved to the area in the last year and had set up a construction business which didn't please his major rival. Corelli & Co was flourishing. Elizabeth had met him and liked him right off the bat. He was kind and had a big heart. Johnny was glad that she had thought to call him because he knew that his friend would take care of her.

"You relax for a while. I'll be in the living room."

"Okay."

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About a half hour later, Johnny's eyes snapped open and met her gaze. Liz looked sexy as hell in a short negligee. "Well hello again."

She smiled and straddled him. "Hello."

He put his hands on her hips as they sensuously kissed. When she bucked against him, he grinned against her mouth. "Little minx."

She licked his lips and then sunk her tongue into his mouth again, making him moan. He never could get enough of her. Swiveling her hips, she drove him absolutely crazy until he had to have her. As soon as he had pushed his jeans out of the way, she impaled herself on him and rode him hard and fast until they were both in ecstasy. Several minutes later, he carried her to her room and made love to her again for good measure.

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Jason Morgan sat in Jake's downing his second beer.

"Hey."

He didn't even need to turn his head since he knew that voice anywhere. "You have off the rest of the night?"

"Yes." Her body was brimming with excitement. Jason was the hottest man she had ever been with and he definitely knew how to please a woman.

"Let's go."

He stood and finally looked her in the eye. She licked her lips and he shot her a sexy glare before holding out his hand.

Kelly took it and followed him upstairs to his room. When they got there, he roughly pushed her against the door and devoured her mouth, making her knees buckle. Jason could practically look at her and she would come. They had been sleeping together for a couple of weeks. He didn't want a relationship and neither did she. It was simply a form of stress relief and they were more than happy to keep it that way.

His fingers tweaked her nipples as she moaned into his mouth.

"Get a room," someone muttered as they walked by.

Kelly grinned against his lips and he pulled her into him so he could put the key into the knob. She could feel his hard shaft against her stomach and moaned again. As soon as they got into the room, clothes flew off and Jason fucked her senseless, rested, and then they did it two more times before falling into an exhausted sleep. There was no stress left in either one of their bodies.

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The next morning, Elizabeth rushed to the hospital. She was meeting Francis and his crew. Hopefully, they would bail her out.

"Hey, I got you some coffee."

Liz smiled. "Thank you. How are you Francis?"

"I'm good. Let me introduce you to the crew."

"This is Cody, Milo, Nathan, and Jason."

"It's nice to meet you," Cody said.

Jason openly studied her. She had beautiful porcelain skin and a fit body. He wondered why she didn't look familiar. Liz felt exposed under his stare and looked away. He was gorgeous, but way more intense than she was used to. She had seen him a couple of times before, usually on docks, but they had never spoken to each other since they ran in different circles.

The rest of the men greeted her and then Liz told them what she needed.

She headed to her temporary office around the corner as they got to work and then Francis approached her.

"I need to go check on my other site. Jason is in charge of the men. He's not much of talker, but they respect him and he'll make sure that they do a good job."

"Thank you. The deadline is nearing and you are a lifesaver."

Francis smiled. "I'm glad I could help." The job would pay well and it shouldn't take too long. He left, and Elizabeth started making some calls. She took off her jacket and closed her eyes as she spoke to her office manager, Brooklyn, who was on the pediatric floor where Liz normally worked from. Jason moved forward into the room. She looked very sexy and he couldn't take his eyes off of her. She gasped as her eyes opened and connected with his. "Brooklyn, I have to call you back." Ditching the phone, she looked up at him as she held her hand over her heart. "Jesus you're so quiet. I didn't even hear you come in."

"You were busy."

"How can I help you?"

"I need to show you something."

She got up and followed him.

"Watch your step," he said before rounding a corner.

She carefully walked over a few boards, struggling to keep up and finally, he stopped.

"See right there? They used the wrong bolts for these beams. It will compromise it and due to the stress, it will cause it to deform over time and I think you'll have a structural failure at some point."

The wind was ominously howling outside. There had been thunderstorm warnings and wind advisories, but it was supposed to pass in the next few hours.

She groaned. "Please don't tell me that this will completely delay the process."

"Well, we can do some things to strengthen it. They should fix their mistakes, but it sounds like that isn't an option right now." He hated sloppy work, but the other foreman's arrogance didn't surprise him at all.

Liz was determined to sue their asses until she owned that company. She had a friend who lived for these type of lawsuits. "What do you think is best?"

Jason rubbed his hands together as he perused the area, "Well, it appears to just be this section. I think we could shore it up and then replace the bolts. It will take a few days though." Jason's eyes wandered to the ceiling. There was one floor above the section and they were at the very end of the wing.

"Do what you have to. Can we still make the deadline?"

"We'll have to put in extra hours, but it can be done."

Liz sighed. "Jason, this is a really important project for the hospital and for me personally. There are going to be kids in this wing and I need to know that they will be safe. I'll pay for the overtime. If it turns out that we can't meet the deadline, then I'll deal with." There would be a lot of disappointed people, but safety was paramount.

He nodded. "Alright, I'll call it in."

She watched him pause and thought she noticed a flicker of fear in his eyes. It was storming outside and the wind had picked up even more. A tremor suddenly shook the building and Liz gasped.

Jason quickly assessed the situation. The intensity of the wind picked up and it was deafening. "Run!"

They started to move. Liz being in heels made it very difficult to go fast. Suddenly, there was a cracking noise and Jason grabbed her and pulled her into him and the ceiling crashed down on top of them, knocking them to the ground. The rain pelted the area while they lay there unconscious. Cody and the guys rushed to the area and were stunned to see the damage.

"Where's Jason?" Nathan asked.

"He was going to get Elizabeth to show her the beam," Milo said.

"Shit. That means they are probably in there. Call 911. We'll need some heavy equipment to get them out of there."

Cody moved as far as he could down the hallway, "Jason!" There was no response. The wind was loud so he figured they wouldn't be able to hear him anyway. He whipped out his phone. "Francis. We have a huge problem."

"The news just said a small tornado just went through town. Did it hit you?"

"Yes. Add that to the fact that there were some structural issues and the back section of the wing collapsed."

"Shit," he said grabbing his coat. "I'm on my way. See if you can shore it up. Who did we lose?"

"Jason and Elizabeth."

Francis stopped in his tracks. This was bad. Jason was a good friend and he had grown fond of Elizabeth. "I'll be right there."

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The hospital was abuzz over the news. There had been some damage on another wing as well, but it was just a few windows that blew out. The storm had hit the new wing dead on and then turned and clipped another one. Nothing had collapsed on the existing one though. Jeff Webber rushed towards the lobby which was now blocked by several emergency first responders. A nurse had overheard what was going on and called him.

"I'm sorry sir. You can't go back there. It's not safe."

"My daughter is back there."

"Are you sure?"

Jeff nodded. They had looked everywhere else for her and paged her and got no response. "Do we know what happened?"

"Tornado from what we can tell."

"Dear God. That's a new wing. There's a construction crew back there too."

"Do you know how many?"

"No."

Jeff ran his hand through his hair. He just prayed that Elizabeth was okay.

Nathan walked towards them and introduced himself, and they all started pelting him with questions.

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Elizabeth moaned. There was something laying on top of her that was making it hard for her to breathe. She could move her right arm, but she felt around and realized what it was. "Jason?"

He was out cold.

"Jason!" Cody yelled. "Elizabeth?"

She faintly heard him and began to yell as loud as she could, hoping they would hear her.

"Listen. Was that a scream?" Cody asked Milo.

"I think so."

"Elizabeth, if that was you, than do it again."

Liz tried to take a deep breath and screamed at the top of her lungs. Jason moaned slightly as he struggled to wake up.

Cody waved the firefighters over who were headed towards him. "We just heard Elizabeth. They are in there. I just can't tell exactly where. We put a few beams up to try and secure the hallway."

"Alright, we might need your help. Be our eyes. If something looks like it's coming down, then let us know."

Cody nodded and both men took up a position across from the responders and held up some flashlights.

Francis rushed towards them. "Are they in there?"

"Yes. We heard Elizabeth, but it sounds like they are buried."

He wanted to kick the guy's ass who ran the other crew. Pulling out his phone, he dialed Johnny.

"Hello?"

"Johnny. You need to get down to General Hospital."

"Why?"

"Elizabeth has been hurt. Part of the wing collapsed, partly due to the storm."

Johnny was momentarily stunned as his stomach dropped. "I'll be right there."

"Be careful. I don't know the condition of the roads."

"I will."

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Jason blinked his eyes. It was almost pitch black. "Where am I?"

"General Hospital."

He tried to get his bearings and then felt the unbelievable pain in his back and head.

She heard him moan. "What hurts?"

"My head, back, legs, everything."

"The wing collapsed. Someone yelled for me. They know that we're here."

He realized the voice was coming from underneath him. "Sorry if I'm crushing you."

She was too. "I'll deal. Just don't move." There was a possibility that his back was broken and just the little he had shifted told her that her ribs might be broken.

"Who are you?"

Liz frowned. "Jason?"

"Is that my name?" He felt the panic build in his stomach as he realized the enormity of the situation. He was hurt badly. His head was fuzzy and he felt a little nauseous too.

"Damn," she said softly. "I'm Elizabeth. I hired your construction team because another one quit on me and you found out that the building wasn't safe. You were showing me what was wrong when it started to collapse from the storm."

Jason was quiet for a few minutes, trying to process what she said.

"Elizabeth?" Francis yelled.

"Here!" she screamed.

"It's Francis. There's a rescue dog here. We had him smell your sweater. He'll find you so that we can try to figure out a way to get to you. Is Jason with you?"

"Yes. Hurt bad."

They could barely hear her through the din of the wind.

"Okay. We'll get there as soon as we can."

His guys had successfully shored up the hallway. Thankfully, the rain had let up. The officer let the dog go and he started walking through the rubble, trying to pick up her scent. There wasn't a lot of space to maneuver, but due to his size, it was easier for him to get around the decimated terrain.

"Elizabeth, say something."

"Help!"

The dog looked up and carefully made his way to what would have been the center of the hallway and then sniffed and whined as he rubbed his paws over a piece of wood.

Dante shined a light on him. "He found them. There's a fallen beam and a lot of twisted up metal and debris." Whatever the tornado didn't discard from the second floor had basically fallen on and around them.

"It's not safe to bring in bigger equipment yet," Francis said.

"Everything is so unstable. I know this is risky, but what if we use the larger equipment to remove some of the layers on top of them?" Cody asked.

"It could cause things to shift," Dante said. It definitely was a huge risk, but at this point, they didn't have any other choice.

A/N – Let me know what you think.