This is going to be a one year in the life for my favorite couple. They are going to wish on a star for true love on New Year's Eve. I love Liz and Jason together and I hope the powers that be will bring them back together. I do not own the characters of GH. AH
Jason was taking a walk along the docks on New Year's Eve. It was 2003 and he hoped that 2004 would be a better year. It was a few minutes to midnight when he saw a fallen star and made a wish. "I wish that I find true love this year and will be happy for New Year's Eve next year."
Elizabeth was standing alone outside on the balcony overlooking the crowd in Times Square. She was surrounded by people but she never felt so alone. It was a few minutes to midnight when she saw the same fallen star. She also made the same wish that Jason had made at the same time. She just wanted to find true love. The ball started to drop at that time and her ex-boyfriend Lucky came out looking for her.
"I know that you need a kiss right now. It's midnight. Happy New Year Liz!" Lucky kissed Elizabeth but she did not return the kiss. She knew deep down that she needed to get out of New York City and find a new life.
She had been around the city and heard from one of the owners about a new gallery that was opening up in Boston. The owner wrote down the information for Elizabeth so she could try to get a job there. She had worked at different galleries already in the city while going to school. She even had a show of her paintings and got some great critiques from it and also some hard earned cash from the paintings. She now had a business degree and a talent for showing great paintings including her own.
Jason had been working for Sonny but had decided that he needed to live his own life and start somewhere new. He had planned on going to Boston to see if he could make sense of his life and hopefully find something that intrigued him. He had plenty of money because of the money his family had and also because of some good investments that he made while working for Sonny Corinthos. He needed to tell Sonny that he was leaving and that he wasn't sure if he was coming back. He also needed to tell his family of him moving to Boston. He was a few credits shy of his MBA in Business Administration. He had got the information that he needed and sent some information to Harvard University. He had already received his Bachelor's Degree in Medicine but after his accident he needed a new start. He was not going to work for his grandfather either but he wanted to finish his degree and start his own adventure. He didn't know it but his adventure would bring him love.
Elizabeth got in touch with the gallery owner in Boston a few days after the new year. She had an interview the next afternoon in Boston so she was packed and headed up to her future. She had looked on-line and found an inexpensive apartment for rent that was fully furnished. She had saved enough from her painting that she could afford a few months without worrying about getting a job. She just preferred working right away and not having to worry about her money running out.
She found her apartment was not far the blue line that would take her right into Boston. The gallery was along the blue line so she could just get a pass for the subway and she would be all set for her transportation back and forth to work. She would have her car for when she needed to go shopping or if she wanted to see more of her surrounding than just taking mass transit.
When she walked into her new apartment, it was a lot smaller than she was used too but she didn't need a lot of space. Her last apartment was in New York with four of her best friends. They all shared expenses and worked for them but they were now all going their separate ways since they just graduated.
She had picked up her groceries on her way into the area where she had moved too. It was a good size grocery store that had everything she needed to move in. She had already met her landlord and she was getting the first look of her apartment. She didn't have much to bring in so that was good. She had a murphy bed that pulled out from the wall. She had a small sofa and coffee table. She had internet already set up for her move and there was a decent size television with the cable hook up already done. She loved the fact that all the utilities were added into her rent. She just had to take care of her groceries and phone.
She cleaned the apartment and then settled in for the night. She had her interview the next day and was very excited about it. She fell asleep just as her head hit the pillow.
Jason had found a nice apartment not far from Harvard. He was in walking distance to everything but he had both his truck and his motorcycle with him. Only when he went into the city that he planned on taking public transportation or he would call for a taxi. It was nice having money and not having to worry about anything except for himself. His family was really happy about his move because he was getting away from Sonny. Sonny didn't take the news too well but he did wish him well. He also had to tell the five families and was lucky because they decided that he could go but that they may need his services from time to time while he lived in Boston.
Jason found a great housekeeping company that took care of getting his apartment ready for him to move in and soon as he drove up. They even went and did his grocery shopping for him. He just had to bring his things and move in. The apartment was fully furnished and had a great view of the city. He couldn't wait to get started and hoped while he was in school that he could find something that interested him.
Elizabeth went to meet the owner of the Star Line Gallery. It was a smaller size gallery but the works of art in there were top of the line. The owner Michelle had heard some great things about Elizabeth and even owned a piece of her art. She loved one of the smaller watercolors that Elizabeth did in her first year of college. Her teacher was a friend of Michelle's and told her about Elizabeth. He had her in his classes for the past four years and she did an internship at one of the galleries that was owned by the college.
"Ms. Webber, I am so glad that you could make it here today. I have heard a lot of great things about you and in fact I have actually bought a piece of your early work when you were a freshman in college. I loved it so much that I have put it in my gallery but I would never sell it. I have received some pretty good offers for it but I wouldn't part with it. Do you have any work to show me? I could use a little more color in here." Elizabeth went over to the piece that she was talking about and actually remembered when it was sold because it was her first piece that was bought and not given to someone.
"I remember that painting and I was shocked the someone wanted it. It made me know that this is what I want to do with my life. Art is very important to me and I love to paint and I also love to display great art and watch the customer's face as they buy the paintings that they have been admiring."
"I want you to call me Michelle and not Ms. Smith. I like to be informal here when there are no clients here but when there is a show, it is as formal as you get. I knew the minute that I bought your painting that I would love to have you work with me. I am just so happy that we can actually work together. I will give you six months to learn the ropes and then we can do a couple of shows together before I let you go on your own. If you would like to sell any of your paintings, let me look through them and maybe one of your first shows will be your own." Elizabeth took out her paintings and showed Michelle her favorite paintings. She had brought five with her but she had over twenty done.
"These are my favorite paintings that I have done. This one here is of my old hometown of Port Charles. This is a young man that I sketched that was looking into the water from the docks. He was my favorite person to sketch when I was in high school. He is probably married by now but you can see why he was my favorite distraction." Michelle nodded and she looked very happy at her new employee and her works of art.
"I can see why he was your main distraction. These pictures are beautiful and I know that we can get a great price for them. How would you like to start working Monday morning? That would give you a week to get settled into your new surroundings. Be here around nine and we shall set up your paintings." Elizabeth shook her boss's hand and left with a big smile on her face.
Jason had settled into a new routine going to class and then going home. He started dating one of the young ladies that lived in the building and also went to Harvard with him. She had told him about a little gallery that was having a showing for a new artist that Friday night. "Jason, how would you like to escort me to one of the galleries in the city for a new and upcoming artist? I heard that she does great paintings and I think your apartment needs something bright in here." Jason only agreed to take his girlfriend, Amanda to shut her up. He knew that if he didn't than she would nag him until he agreed. He just didn't want to fight with her.
The night of Elizabeth's showing was a wonderful but frantic night. She was so excited about her work and her boss, Michelle loved every piece that was put in it. There were a few other artists too but it was mainly for Elizabeth. Her paintings were the showstoppers.
The gallery was in a heavily travelled area which was going to help bring in the crowds. The other big draw was that a new artist was having her first showing. Elizabeth had invited her friends from New York and also her teacher who believed in her work. She would have invited family but they were scattered everywhere and it would have been too much to get in touch with everyone.
Her friends arrived just as the doors opened. Her best friend Emily, who she had known since high school was the only friend to attend. The rest of her gang just couldn't leave the city because of work. She was grateful for Emily coming and that Lucky stayed behind. When Emily looked at her best friend's work she was surprised because she recognized the young man in the pictures on the docks. It was her brother, Jason Quartermaine. She never realized that Elizabeth knew her brother or that she had some strong feelings towards him.
"Elizabeth, do you know who is all of the paintings of yours? I know him because he is my brother, Jason." Elizabeth was shocked because even though Emily had told me all about her adoptive brother, she never really knew who he was except that he got into an accident with their older brother and he lost his memory.
"I thought so but I just wondered was all. I heard that he moved her to Boston to finish up his MBA at Harvard. First he was going to be a doctor like our father but now he is going into finance." Just then Emily and Elizabeth turned around and in walked Jason and his girlfriend, Amanda.
Jason saw his younger sister, Emily and then he saw her friend. He realized that she was the up and coming artist. He looked at her paintings and realized that she was the one who he used to see on the docks sketching all the time. He loved watching her work but she was so young that he never really did anything about it. Now, he saw how beautiful she was and also talented. He walked over and introduced his girlfriend to his sister. "Emily, I would like you to meet my friend, Amanda. Amanda, this is my sister, Emily and her friend."
"Jason, this is my best friend and also the artist here, Elizabeth Webber. Elizabeth, this is my brother, Jason and his friend, Amanda." Michelle walked over with her teacher, Mr. Huggins. He was her favorite teacher ever. He was a great teacher and if you had any talent he could hone it and make you a hundred times better. He knew that Elizabeth had talent and he proved it.
"Your sketches have come to life. I finally get to meet your obsession. Hi, I am Elizabeth's teacher, Mr. Huggins. You must be the man this young woman has been drawing since she was sixteen. I always wondered if you were real or if you were just fantasy." Michelle pulled Elizabeth away to meet other clients of hers that loved Elizabeth's work. They also loved that the man from the paintings was actually there. It was definitely a night that was going to be start of a wish on a fallen star by two lonely people.