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Chapter 2

Beautiful. That was the only word in his mind. She was beautiful. Classically so. Alabaster skin, long curly brown hair, and the bluest eyes he'd ever seen in his life. Then his eyes fell on her lips and he almost groaned. Plump and shiny. He just bet they were soft as well.

"Stop staring." Francis leaned over and whispered to Jason. The blonde enforcer hadn't looked away from Elizabeth since she walked into the room. If Francis wasn't so worried about the young woman getting spooked he would be laughing. Jason looked like he'd been pole axed.

"What?" Jason said to his friend still looking at the petite brunette. He was unable to look anywhere else.

"You are staring at Elizabeth, stop it." Francis repeated still trying not to laugh.

From the moment he met her Francis thought she would be perfect for Jason. He couldn't come up with any concrete reasons why but he just knew that she was what the other man needed. He also had a strong feeling that she needed Jason just as much. Playing matchmaker wasn't his thing, but for these two he just might give it a try. Of course based on Jason's reaction it might not be necessary.

"Elizabeth, let me introduce you to Jason." Sonny said smiling and clapping his partner on the back. He carefully watched the interaction between them hoping to see some sort of spark. Of course these two both held emotions close so odds were he wouldn't get anything but a guy could hope.

Keeping Francis's words in mind Jason didn't offer her his hand but instead nodded in her direction. "Elizabeth."

"It's a pleasure to meet you Mr. Morgan." She said giving him a small smile. Of course Elizabeth had heard his name mentioned by the guys but she wasn't all prepared for how meeting him made her feel. She was trying not to stare but the man was gorgeous. However it wasn't just that. For some reason she wasn't feeling nervous around him. She never felt at ease around men she didn't know but with him she didn't feel the need to guard herself. It was kind of odd yet at the same time really nice.

When he looked directly at her Elizabeth's attention was immediately focused on his eyes. She'd only ever seen eyes that color once before. "I hope you won't think me forward for asking this but are you related to Lila Quartermaine?"

Sonny and Francis both looked at each other before looking away. She'd said more to Jason at this first meeting then she had to any of them during her first month working here. All they usually got was a good morning or an answer to a direct question. Even now she rarely started a conversation. Yeah this was looking like it stood a chance of actually working.

"You can call me Jason. Lila is my Grandmother." Jason said smiling he loved his Grandmother more than anyone else in the world. "How did you know?"

"Your eyes." Elizabeth said giving him a wide smile. "I have tea with her regularly she's a wonderful woman."

"How do you know her?" Jason didn't recall his Grandmother mentioning Elizabeth.

"I'm Audrey Hardy's granddaughter." Elizabeth said with no small amount of pride, she loved her Grandmother.

Jason shifted through the names in his memory. Audrey and his Grandmother had been friends since they were both young married women. The other woman had recently been diagnosed with a blood cancer, he couldn't remember which one. Lila had mentioned that none of Audrey's children could be bothered to help but that her granddaughter was doing all she could. Instantly his respect for Elizabeth Webber tripled. "I'm sorry to hear about your Grandmother's illness. If you need anything let me know."

"I will Mr. Morgan thank you. What would you like from Kelly's for lunch?" She held up her note pad and tried not to blush.

Elizabeth was happy to escape the warehouse for a bit. She needed the fresh air she would get during her walk to the diner to pick up the lunch order. She still was trying to make sense of her reaction to meeting Jason Morgan. The man was enough to make a girl think about dating. Particularly this girl. She hadn't been on a date in years and just this morning if asked she wouldn't have said the urge was not present. Now, well now she was giving it a lot of thought.

That was as far as it would go. Thinking about it and maybe fantasizing about it, but it wouldn't actually happen. She just didn't feel she was ready. She was beginning to worry that she'd never be ready. Her therapist said it was only a matter of time, but her therapist also had a Tinker Bell tattoo on her right ankle. So it was clear she believed in fairy tales.

Did it even matter if she was fantasizing about dating Jason? There wasn't the slightest indication that Jason was interested in her in that way. They'd only met for the first time an hour ago. In fact from what she'd heard he probably wouldn't be interested in her in that way. His reputation was as bad as Johnny's and it was said that Jason preferred blondes. Which was the story of her life, her sister Sarah was a blonde and all the boys preferred her.

If she was thinking about dating she should really try a more just getting back on the bike friendly model. Someone a bit less intense. Nadine had been trying to fix her up with Matt Hunter, a doctor over at the hospital, for the last few months. He seemed nice but meeting him hadn't made her tingle like meeting Jason had. Wait did she just say that Jason made her tingle? What was that about?

Elizabeth couldn't help but wonder if she picked Jason because he was so far out of her league. If she chose a guy she couldn't have then she could say oh well I tried but it didn't work. More thought on this was definitely required.

Entering Kelly's Elizabeth waved to Penny who was behind the counter. "Your order is being wrapped right now." They never kept Sonny waiting. "Anything good going on in your world?"

"Nada, how about you? Any hot new romances to report?" Elizabeth enjoyed these five-minute gossip sessions.

"Unfortunately not, but a girl is lost without hope. That Jesse Matthews is a possibility." Penny said smiling as she handed over the bag the cook gave her. "You need to introduce me to one of the guys you work with. If I worked with that many hot guys I wouldn't be able to concentrate." Both women laughed. Just because Elizabeth didn't want to date any of them didn't mean she was blind.

"Well you let me know which one you want and I'll see what I can do." Elizabeth said hoping the other woman didn't say Jason.

"Really? Cody Paul is pretty hot. He comes in on Saturday mornings after his run. Rawr." Penny said making claws and bobbing her eyebrows.

"I'll keep my ear to the ground and let you know if he's single." Elizabeth signed the bill since they had an account at the diner. "I'll see you next week." She waved as she headed back to the warehouse. By the time she got there the guys should be ready to break for lunch.

Jason watched as she handed out sandwiches, refreshed the coffee urns and brought out another plate of snacks. This time it was cookies, Snicker doodles that were requested by Milo. 'Why the hell can't I look away?' He asked himself. Since she'd walked back into the conference room he hadn't looked anywhere else. Hell, he didn't think he could look anywhere else. She was just so graceful and light and man he was in more trouble than he first suspected.

Just as she was leaving she walked over to Francis and leaning down whispered in his ear. "Frannie do you think you could come change the locks on my apartment door sometime this week?"

"Is there a problem?" Francis asked frowning.

"No problem." She was chewing on her bottom lip while she answered. The guys all knew that meant she was nervous. She always got nervous when she asked one of them for help. It was like she fully expected them to say no. "I would just feel better with a stronger lock."

"Sure thing Lizbits, I'll pick one up." He told her giving her a smile.

"Thanks Frannie. I'll give you the money when you come over." She said smiling back.

When she left the room it was Max who spoke up. "She wants you to change the locks?"

Francis nodded. He didn't think she realized how well sound traveled in this room. "It's not an unusual request, she does live alone."

"Last week she asked me about security systems for apartments. More specifically ones that will contact the police department." Renaldo volunteered from down the table.

"I swapped out the locks on her window the week before last." Milo added to the conversation.

"Is someone bothering her?" Sonny asked. They wouldn't tolerate her being harassed.

"I'll find out when I switch out the locks." Francis noted that the other repair took place while he was out-of-town. He worried about both Diane and Elizabeth when he had to leave on business. Diane had finally agreed to move in with him and they were going to be living in penthouse four at the Towers. That left the other penthouse vacant and everyone knew that Sonny was saving it for Jason. "Are there any vacant units at the Towers, other than penthouse two?"

"She won't move in until her lease is up on the place she lives in now. I already offered." Most of the guys who worked for them lived in the Towers low-cost housing was a perk of the job. As Sonny's assistant she would get a unit at no cost. "I have unit fourteen oh one ear marked for her when she's ready." Sonny told the room. They took care of their own.

"She live in a bad neighborhood?" Jason asked.

Sonny tried not to grin at Jason's concern. Normally Jason didn't take part in conversations. It wasn't that he was being rude, he just wasn't overly talkative. "It's okay. Lots of young single people. Not a lot of major crime activity, but she's tiny." And if you touched her she panicked which didn't put her in a great position to defend herself. "Without a weapon or extensive training she isn't taking anyone out."

"Has anyone offered to work with her?" Jason asked looking around the table.

"We make her uncomfortable I think the last thing she wants is any of us grabbing her." Milo pointed out. "I run with her most mornings, she's fast if nothing else."

"Sonny why don't you talk to her? See what you can set up?" Because if someone hurt her Jason was going to kill them it was as simple and as complicated as that.

"I'll ask tomorrow." Sonny said. Looking up at Francis he could tell they were both thinking the same thing. That didn't take long at all. Now all they had to do was figure out what was up with Elizabeth.

She ran from the warehouse mumbling under her breath about not watching the time. This was the last thing that she wanted to be late for. Her Gram wouldn't care. Having worked at General Hospital for over thirty years she had plenty of people to keep her company until Elizabeth arrived. But it was her Gram that had kept her sane during the darkest period of her life so the least she could do was arrive on time to hold her hand while she underwent her chemo.

Even though she was rushing Elizabeth made sure to check the back seat of her car before opening the door and sliding behind the wheel. Rubbing the dashboard for luck she put her key in the ignition and turned it. Nothing. "No. Please not today. Today I need you to behave. You can have a tantrum tomorrow I promise just right now please start." The car was old. It had been her Gram's before Elizabeth got it. With all the bills she had a new car wasn't an option. Sonny had offered her a company car but she didn't feel comfortable driving those big SUV's.

Elizabeth closed her eyes and prayed really hard. Pumping the gas she tried again with the same result. "Oh come on." Elizabeth said smacking the steering wheel. Getting out she mentally reviewed the bus schedules. She wouldn't make it to the corner on time. With no choice left Elizabeth threw her purse over her shoulder and ran from the parking lot.

"Look." Johnny said as the group walked out of the warehouse.

"Not again." Francis just shook his head in disgust before pulling out his phone. "Elizabeth call me."

"What?" Jason asked his two friends the three of them were heading to Francis's house to set up for poker. Some of the other guys would be over later.

"That piece of shit is Elizabeth's car." Johnny dreamed of stealing the car, driving it to a lonely stretch of road and taking a bat to it. It was a disgrace to the fine history of automobiles.

"How old is it?" Jason asked as he walked around the car.

"About twenty-five years." Francis filled in. "It was her Grandfather's, when he died her Grandmother drove it, when she got sick Elizabeth took it. She only drives it on days that her Gram is getting chemo, so she can take Audrey back home."

"They're close?" Jason asked, he wanted to ask his Grandmother about Elizabeth but Lila was sharp and would guess why he was asking. Since he was still sorting through his own emotions he wasn't ready to defend them to someone else. Jason Morgan did not believe in love at first sight, but even he couldn't deny that he had felt something the instant he set eyes on Elizabeth.

"If you ask Liz about her family, that's who she'll talk about. She never mentions the rest of them." Johnny told his friend.

"Come on we'll get everything set up at my place." It was the last time he was hosting in his old apartment. The next time it would be in the home he shared with Diane. Francis had waited a long time to start a relationship, but his lady was definitely worth it. "When she calls I'll find out when Audrey will be done and I'll go run them home."

Johnny and Jason headed for their bikes while Francis went to his car.

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