This is the first story I've done with a chapter outline. I like just writing as I go, but I got this idea right before I fell asleep, and decided to write it down, because I knew I'd forget it. So, I wrote out the plot, and then did a chapter outline to see how long it would be, and it came out at 7 chapters. I'm going to write all seven before I post, but I'll be sending them as I go to my betas. But my betas all know to STILL REPLY when I post… Right? LOL!!! This will seem incredibly strange, because this is S&B and not S&C. I usually only like Sonny and Carly, but I had the strangest urge to make Sonny and Brenda together. I've changed quite a bit (Don't I always?), but I don't think it'll be hard to follow.
Sonny and Brenda are married. Carly was never in town… Forget ALL of that (I don't believe I'm doing this)! Brenda was never thought dead, and never involved with Jax. Elizabeth is their only child.
Elizabeth was raped, but grew up in PC with her parents. She did date Lucky, and he was thought to be dead. She met Jason at Jake's, saved him in the snow, all that stuff. Everything was the same with them. She walked out on him back when Sonny faked his death. Minus Brenda being in the safe house. Brenda was the one handling the mob, and being the grieving widow.
Courtney was never involved with Jason. Ric was never involved with Elizabeth. Ric, Courtney, and Sonny are brothers and sister. All Corinthos. Ric isn't a reckless sociopath, and Courtney isn't a whiney, cheating, lying, stripping hoe. Courtney is married to Jasper Jax, and Ric is seriously dating Alexis Davis. Alexis and Sonny never "dated" or slept together. Kristina was born, but she's Ric's daughter. Alexis did hide her paternity with Ned, but now Ric knows the truth. Hope is Courtney and Jax's daughter. Her name's Hope because Courtney thought she could never conceive due to a past mob related accident. So, Hope Miracle Corinthos-Jacks was what they named her.
See, I told you it wouldn't be hard to remember. Okay, I'm posting this on LU, FFW, FF.Net, and the site I share with Ashley, Nathan, and Renee. Feel free to archive! If you want to post anywhere else, please ASK! This is an extremely long author's note! Okay, I'll stop now. Lots of love!
Elizabeth: Great. Do you have any idea how foolish I feel right now? Do you even care that you've trampled my trust or that you've ruined any chance we ever had of being together? Or is that a small price to pay knowing you did your job the way Sonny wanted?
Jason: I tried to warn you. I told you that there would be things that I can't tell you. Come on, I didn't like that I was hurting you and I was keeping secrets from you, but lives were at stake, and that's just part of my job.
Elizabeth: Where does the truth fit in? Or the trust? I turned myself inside out to prove that I deserved both from you. And not only did you go and throw it in my face, you do something that makes it impossible for me to trust you.
Jason: Look, you -- you have a right to be mad, but just try to understand this has nothing to do with you.
Elizabeth: Uh-uh, no. Sorry. I'm here and I'm in it and I count. You know what the ironic thing is? Is that you actually did tell me the truth. I just didn't want to hear it. When you kept pushing me away and you warned me about who you really are, I should have listened instead of making you up in my head. But you are Sonny's ... Sonny's enforcer, first... last... and always. I hope it's enough.
"Elizabeth, your aunt was speaking to you. I'm sorry, Courtney. I have no idea what's wrong with her. Liz, are you okay?" Brenda touched her daughter's hand gently. Elizabeth's eyes shot up, and met Jason's across the table. He quickly looked away and asked his date a question. It was some woman she'd never met. She was actually quite beautiful, but Elizabeth couldn't help but feel jealousy.
"Oh, I'm sorry. What did you say, Aunt Courtney?" Elizabeth asked, plastering a fake smile on her face.
"I asked if you were going to be displaying any of your work at the local gallery again anytime soon?" Courtney took a bite of her spaghetti. She loved having weekly family dinners, but she knew why Liz was being so quiet. Usually, she was bubbling with energy like her mother, but today she was silent. It was because Jason had come, and worst of all… He had brought a date. Courtney knew that his date, Ashley, was just a friend. Nothing more. Ashley was actually in a serious relationship with Johnny, but he was out of town. So, Jason took Sonny up on his offer for dinner, and brought Ashley. Courtney had a feeling that Elizabeth didn't know all of that.
"Yes, I am. In about a month, I'll be having my own show at the Ritz Gallery. I've chosen an old piece, and several newer ones. Then, I'll be painting quite a few more," Elizabeth looked down at her plate, and only Jason noticed her depressed demeanor.
"So, Lizzie… Where were you when you spaced?" Elizabeth's uncle, Ric, asked with a smile. Elizabeth locked eyes with Jason, but quickly looked away.
"No where special," Elizabeth shook her head, and forced a fork of the pasta into her mouth. Jason and Ashley stood, and smiled at everyone else.
"Well, we'll be on our way. Ashley's tired, and I want to get some work done," They left without another word. Elizabeth brightened immediately.
"Sorry, but having your EX at dinner with some girl is kind of a drag," Elizabeth took a bite of her garlic bread, as everyone laughed.
"Liz, could you watch the girls? We want to go dancing," Brenda asked, hoping she'd be okay with it.
"Of course! Hope, and Krissy are angels!" Elizabeth tickled the little blonde girl next to her. Hope Miracle. She was a spitting image of her mother. She would be Jax and Courtney's only child. Courtney had been in an explosion. The same one that killed her father's first wife, and child. She had ended up with internal damage, and was told that she would never conceive. Their daughter was their Hope, and their Miracle. Kristina was an angel of her own. Her mother's and father's saving grace. Kristina Grace.
"Oh, you're the angel! Are you sure? I mean, you could come, and Jason could watch them," Brenda stood, and began clearing the dishes. Courtney nodded, and stood to help her. Alexis followed suit. Liz just sat, and let her mother, and Aunts clear the table. Well, actually Alexis wasn't her Aunt. Yet. But that didn't matter. She was family. Plus, it was only a matter of time before Ric proposed and they got married.
"I'm positive. I feel like just sitting at home, and playing with toddlers. The world is so innocent, and clear for them. It's just a beautiful place, but when you grow up, you gain knowledge. That knowledge taints that beauty. It makes you see the world as we see it. As a dangerous place full of ugliness. But they see it as it is," Elizabeth sighed, and got the girls out of their high chairs. She moved to the living room, and sat on the floor with them. She could tell they'd both fall asleep soon.
"Elizabeth, is that how you see the world? Through a child's eye?" Sonny asked, generally curious as to where this conversation was going.
"No, papa. I see the world just like all of you. I see it as an ugly, disgusting place full of danger. I'm just saying that, that's not how the world is. We just take all the things in our head, and it forces us to see the world as we do. But they see it as a beautiful, glorious place. That's what the world is. To bad we can't see it like them. I'd give almost anything to see it as they do. To go back, and preserve the image in my mind. It's horrible that soon they will also lose sight of what's true. I wish with all my heart that I could prevent it, but I know that it would just prove futile. So, I'll just stick to wishing on my star to make it happen. Although, I know it won't, I'll wish for Hope, and Kristina. Just for them," Elizabeth stared at the small girls playing with their little dolls. Elizabeth smiled, and watched them. The adults just listened to her, and watched. They didn't know what to say. She had said it all, and none of them could disagree. Brenda kissed her daughter's head before heading for the door.
"Okay, we won't be long. I just want to pop into this place to hear a new potential client, and I'm dragging the entire gang along. I love you," Brenda headed out the door, and was followed by everyone else. Elizabeth smiled, and waved good bye. She saw Jason get off the elevator as they got on right before the front door shut. Elizabeth bit her lip, and turned back to the little girls.
Elizabeth laid Kristina into the second crib upstairs. She was glad that her father had put both cribs into the spare room for when the girls were there. She flipped on the baby monitors, and clipped the other one onto her jeans. She quietly walked down the stairs, and saw a woman's figure sitting on the desk in the living room. The woman was masked, and Elizabeth had no way of knowing who it was.
"Who are you, and what do you want?" Elizabeth's voice was strong and clear. It showed no signs of fear, and it didn't break once.
"Your going to be my warning, got that? Come with me. We're going for a quick walk as your parents and those people return. They'll find you missing, and begin to panic. Then, you'll ride up in the elevator. Simple," The woman's voice was soft, but cold. Elizabeth nodded. She knew not to fight. She had been a warning enough times to know to just go along with it. The woman took Elizabeth down the stairs, as everyone arrived home. She heard Brenda frantically calling her name, and pulled out her cell phone.
"Morgan," Jason's voice was gruff and to the point.
"Go into the hall, and wait for the elevator. A surprise will be waiting for you. Don't ask questions or you'll be sorry," The call was disconnected, and Jason did as told. He knew how to handle this life. The mob was an easy task for him. Jason waited as the elevator doors slid open slowly. His left hand was on his gun, ready to shoot. He froze. Elizabeth was spiraled across the elevator floor. Jason checked her pulse, and made sure she was breathing she was. Jason gently smacked her cheeks, and tried to wake her. He got no response. He tried calling her name, but he still got no response.
Elizabeth was dead to the world, and she wouldn't wake up.
