This is the second part to the What if: Liz at Nowhere. This will be a sad beginning, but it will be happy in the end. I hope you like it.
It was New Year's Eve when Liz started to think about her past few years and her future. She thought that she had found what she was looking for in Franco. She saw him differently, then most people. She believed that he had changed after the tumor was taken out.
The past few days, she started thinking about taking her boys and moving. She wanted a fresh start and thought that moving somewhere new, would be the right thing to do. She had found out about a position at the hospital where Patrick and Robin were working. Patrick missed having Liz as his scrub nurse in surgery.
Robin had also talked to her about it when she came to visit her mother at Christmas. Patrick needed to know by New Year's, if she wanted the position. She decided that she did want a fresh start. She went to talk to her grandmother about it. Audrey told her that it was probably the best thing for her to do. Moving to California, would be just what her sons and she needed to start fresh. They both knew that Cam would love to go to school with Emma again.
Jake and Aiden would go just so their mother was happy. The problem was Franco. She didn't know what to do about him. She could ask him to go, but she was not sure if she really wanted him there. Liz asked her grandmother if she would watch her sons for a few days. She was going to talk to Patrick one more time, but she believed that she had already figured out what she wanted to do. She needed this move. She didn't want to see Sam and Jason fall back in love again. It hurt too much. She could see that the two were just denying themselves.
She went back and talked to her sons about the move to California. She said that she was going to take a few days to think about it, and Grams wanted to see them before the decision was made. Cam was excited about moving to California and seeing Emma all the time. Jake and Aiden would do anything to make their mother feel better.
Liz took the boys over to her grandmother's house. She kissed them goodbye and told them that she would call later that night. She was going to have to put her notice in, the minute she accepted the job.
She went back home to talk to Franco. "I have a job opportunity in California. Patrick and Robin told me about a position working with them. I would be going back to being Patrick's scrub nurse. I realized too late, that you and I are better as friends. I can't commit to more than that. Jason coming back and finding out that the Jason who has been here is really his twin brother, Drew is just too much. I am so sorry. I don't want to hurt you and I feel that this move is the best thing for me."
Franco knew that she was right. He hated to see her leave, but he knew that being around in Port Charles and seeing everyone happy, had to be hard. He had been thinking about leaving too. He was going to make a fresh start in New York City. He even got back his old townhouse. He would be right in the middle of all the artists in Greenwich Village. "I want to thank you. Knowing that you believed in me and my talent has meant a lot. I am going back to Greenwich Village. I was going to ask you, but I think what you are doing is better for both of us. I just want you to know, that I will always love you. If you ever need me, just call. No matter what time it is. As an artist, I keep crazy hours, so just remember that."
Franco went upstairs to pack. He didn't have much and that made it easier. Liz called Patrick to tell him that she accepted the position. She needed to put in her two-week notice. Patrick told her about a home down the street from him. It had plenty of space and she could rent for a little while and then purchase it.
Liz then had to go to General Hospital and put in her notice. She saw Epiphany and asked if they could talk alone for a few minutes. Epiphany could see the look in her eyes, that she was leaving. "You coming to put in your notice? I see that look and I know that you have been feeling lost since "Jason" came back from Russia. I don't blame you. Did the good doctor Drake take my best nurse away from me?"
"You are too sure of yourself. I wish I could deny any of it, but you are right. One of these days, I am going to stump you. I have my resignation letter here. Patrick has found me a place to live. It is right down the street from him and Robin. I am going to have a moving company pack and move for me. It will be enough work to travel across the country in my SUV to California. I hope to make it at least a little fun. Thank you for everything. I am going to miss working for you."
Monica walked by while the two of them were talking. "I see that Jason is running you out of town. I would like to say that I am surprised, but you are engaged to Franco, well I think you had already lost your mind."
"Yeah, I told him about the move this morning. I am accepting a position at the hospital where Patrick and Robin work. You can visit the boys whenever you want. I just don't want to see Jason and Sam get back together. I already see it. He is moving back to Greenwich Village. Thank you for everything Dr. Quartermaine."
Now that everything was settled, at least job wise, Liz knew she needed to talk to Jason. Well actually both Jason and Drew.
Liz headed to Nowhere to think. She needed to make sure that she hadn't forgotten anything. She did bring up some alcohol, because she wanted to exorcize some ghosts while she was there.
She got to her favorite spot on the bridge and took out the whiskey. She started to think of all the good times that she had in Port Charles. She also thought about all the hurt and pain. She wanted to forget a lot of what had happened, but realized that it wouldn't be realistic. She needed the pain to enjoy the joy.
She had been there for an hour and was about to leave when she heard a motorcycle come into her view. She saw Jason get off his motorcycle. He saw her and was about to turn around and go back.
"Wait. Let's sit in my car and talk. I have made a decision that should make you happy. I am taking my boys and leaving town. Franco and I broke up today. He is going to Greenwich Village and I am heading to California. Patrick offered me a position at the hospital that he and Robin work in. The house is down the street from them."
"Why is that going to make me happy. I am glad that Franco is leaving, but not you or my boys. Jake is mine, but I always thought of Cam and Aiden as mine too. Well, I don't really know Aiden, but he is a part of you. I love you, Liz. I thought you knew that."
"That is rich coming from you. There was a time that I would jump at that, but I have seen you brooding over Sam. Every time you look at her, it is like your heart is breaking. You look at me like I don't even exist. Well, except the part that I was with Franco. Then I get your famous glare. If it was not for Jake, you and I would never even cross paths. You should be thrilled that I am leaving. I know that Carly and Sam will be happy that they are finally getting their biggest wish. Well, aside for having you all to themselves. I saw your mother. She wishes me well, I told her that she can come and visit anytime to see Jake. I don't that will happen though. She seems hooked on Sam, Drew and the kids. The offer is open to you, but I doubt that you will take me on it."
"You act as if, everyone that I care about is after you. You may be right about some things, but not when it comes to how I feel about you. I have kept my distance, because that is what you want from me. If you were to ask me to go with you to California, I would go. I love you, not Sam. Everyone seems to know how I feel. The thing is they don't ask, but assume they know how I feel. Ask me what you really want from me? I know you want too."
"If this is a dream and the whiskey talking, well at least it would make sense. Okay. I want you to know this, once and for all, I love you. I have been in love with you since Jake's and the time I took care of you in my studio. I never forgotten, how I felt, but I let everyone else dictate how I truly felt. Would you leave Port Charles with my children and me? I promise to never let you get bored. I promise to make you happy. I promise to let you know that I love you every day. Please make me the happiest woman in the world, and leave with me."
When Jason heard her say those words to him, he pulled her in for the kiss that he been wanting to give her, since his return. "Yes, I will leave with you. I love you Elizabeth, now and forever. Do you think once, everything is settled, would you marry me? I promise to make you happy and feel loved. I will also do that for my boys. I will have to figure out a way to see Danny, too. Just tell me that you believe me."
She looked at him and smiled for the first time in a very long time. Jason left his motorcycle and drove them back to town. He helped Liz get in her home and walked her up to her bedroom.
He then felt unsure of himself. Did he go upstairs and show them both he meant every word he said. Or did he run? He thought about how his life would be so much happier, if he took the risk of leaving Port Charles. He would never find out why he was taken for five years, but he felt that he was given a second chance to make things right with the one person who held his heart.
He walked up the stairs and he knew that he was where he was supposed to be.
A/N: Not sure if I should end it here or continue onto their new life in California? Okay, muses. What should I do?
